SecurOS Quick User Guide

Version 8
Quick User Guide

SecurOS Quick User Guide (QUG - EN, build 23 on 05.11.2014).
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Contents
Contents
1 Preface 5
1.1 Scope
........................................................................... 5
1.2 Target
. . . Audience
........................................................................ 5
1.3 Using
. . .This
. . . .Manual
.................................................................... 5
1.4 Getting
. . . .Technical
. . . . . . . . .Support
.............................................................. 5
1.5 SecurOS
. . . . . Editions
. . . . . . . .Naming
. . . . . . .Convention
....................................................... 6
1.6 Design
. . . .Convention
....................................................................... 7
1.7 Design
. . . .Elements
....................................................................... 7
2 Launching SecurOS 8
3 Authorization 9
4 User Interface 10
4.1 Operator
. . . . . . Desktop
..................................................................... 10
4.2 Control
. . . . .Panel
...................................................................... 11
4.2.1 Control. .Panel
. . . . .Activation
.............................................................................. 11
4.2.2 Basic Operations
. . . . . . . . . .With
. . . . The
. . . .Control
. . . . . . .Panel
............................................................ 12
4.2.2.1 Desktop Administration.......................................................................... 12
4.2.2.2 User Session Administration
.......................................................................... 12
4.2.2.3 Hide Control Panel .......................................................................... 12
4.3 Monitor
. . . . . -. .Application
. . . . . . . . . .To
. . .Display
. . . . . . And
. . . . Work
. . . . . With
. . . . .Video
................................... 12
4.3.1 Activating
. . . .Cameras
................................................................................. 13
4.3.2 Layouts. . And
. . . .Pages
............................................................................... 14
4.3.3 Cameras. . .In
. .Cells
................................................................................ 14
4.3.3.1 Reordering Cameras. . . . . .In. .Cells
.................................................................. 14
4.3.3.2 Moving Camera. .To . . Cell
...................................................................... 15
4.3.3.3 Displaying Controls
. . . . .In. Camera
. . . . . . . Cell
............................................................. 16
5 Changing User And Logging Off 17
6 Working With Video Received From The Camera 18

6.1 Start/Stop
. . . . . . . Recording
.................................................................... 18
6.2 Arming/Disarming
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cameras
............................................................. 19
7 Controlling Camera Using The PTZ Device 21

7.1 Mouse
. . . . Controls
....................................................................... 21
7.2 PTZ
. .Control
. . . . . . .Panel
.................................................................. 22
7.3 Joystick
. . . . . .Control
..................................................................... 22
8 Working With Video Records 24

8.1 Switching
. . . . . . . To
. . .Playback
. . . . . . . . Mode
......................................................... 24
8.2 Navigating
. . . . . . . .Video
. . . . . Archive
. . . . . . . Using
. . . . . .Time-Line
................................................. 25
8.3 Playback
. . . . . . .Controls
.................................................................... 26
8.4 Searching
. . . . . . . for
. . . Recorded
. . . . . . . . .Video
........................................................ 26
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9 Exporting Video Records And Frames In Standard Formats 28

9.1 Exporting
. . . . . . .Video
. . . . . .In. .AVI/ASF
. . . . . . .Format
..................................................... 28
9.2 Exporting
. . . . . . .And
. . . .Printing
. . . . . . . Frames
......................................................... 30
10 Working With Map v2 31

10.1 Display
. . . . . .Image
. . . . . .From
. . . . .The
. . . .Camera
...................................................... 31
10.2 Moving
. . . . . .A
. .Camera
. . . . . . .From
. . . . .Map
. . . .v2
. . .To
. . The
. . . .Monitor
. . . . . . . Cell
................................... 32
10.3 Start/Stop
. . . . . . . . Video
. . . . . .Recording,
. . . . . . . . . .Arm/Disarm
. . . . . . . . . . Cameras
......................................... 32
11 Advanced Operations for Experienced Users 34

11.1 Camera
. . . . . . related
. . . . . . .Operations
.............................................................. 34
11.1.1 Camera. . .Cell
. . . .Controls
.............................................................................. 34
11.1.2 Monitoring
. . . . . .Camera
. . . . . . .States
. . . . . and
. . . .Events
............................................................... 35
11.1.3 Digital
. .Zoom
................................................................................... 37
11.1.4 Image. .Enhancements
................................................................................... 37
11.1.5 Changing
. . . . .Format
. . . . . .of
. . Displayed
. . . . . . . . .Video
. . . . . Image
.......................................................... 38
11.2 Operations
. . . . . . . . . with
. . . . Bookmarks
.............................................................. 38
11.2.1 Setting
. . Bookmarks
................................................................................... 38
11.2.2 Setting
. . Bookmarks
. . . . . . . . . . .for
. .a
. .Time
. . . . Interval
................................................................ 39
11.3 Working
. . . . . . .with
. . . .the
. . . Video
. . . . . .Archive
....................................................... 40
11.3.1 Creating
. . . .Long-Term
. . . . . . . . . Archive
........................................................................ 40
11.3.2 Searching
. . . . .Alarms
. . . . . . and
. . . .Bookmarks
. . . . . . . . . .in
. . Archives
.......................................................... 41
11.3.3 Smart. Search
.................................................................................... 43
12 Keyboard Shortcuts 44
12.1 Working
. . . . . . .with
. . . .Video
. . . . . .Monitor
. . . . . . .Window
................................................... 44
12.2 Working
. . . . . . .with
. . . .Event
. . . . . .Protocol
. . . . . . . Window
................................................... 46
12.3 Working
. . . . . . .with
. . . .Map
. . . . v2
. . .(Map2
. . . . . .Editor
. . . . . Application)
.............................................. 47
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Preface
1 Preface
This section contains general information about the document, the means of its design and use, as well
as how to get additional technical support for the product.
1.1 Scope
This document describes the SecurOS basic features of the user interface on an Operator Workstation,
as well as procedures to perform common security tasks. It contains illustrated examples of working
with the system.
It is assumed that the user has already deployed the security network physically and installed the
SecurOS software on all computers of this network.
1.2 Target Audience

This guide has been designed particularly for SecurOS operators. It is assumed that the user has basic
knowledge of using a mouse and keyboard.
This manual is recommended to read after the SecurOS simple configuration, to get acquainted with the
product's basic functionalities.
1.3 Using This Manual

This document is organized in such a way that the user can use both its printed and electronic versions.
In the latter case one can use Adobe Reader's Bookmarks feature as well as cross-reference hyperlinks
to navigate through content.
1.4 Getting Technical Support
If you have any questions after reading this manual, please address them to your system administrator
or supervisor.
For any further information you can contact the Intelligent Security Systems Technical Support Team:
in USA:
phone: +1 732 855 1111 (Monday to Friday, 8:30am - 6pm EST);
e-mail: support@isscctv.com
in Russia:
phone: +7 (495) 645 21 21 (Monday to Thursday, 9am - 6pm MST; Friday 9am - 5pm MST);
e-mail: support@iss.ru
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in Ukraine:
phone: +38 (044) 238 24 83 (Monday to Friday, 9am - 6pm EET);
e-mail: support@isscctv.com.ua
in Brazil:
phone: +55 11 2262 2894 (Monday to Friday, 9am - 6pm BRT);
e-mail: suporte@isscctv.com
in Mexico:
phone: +52 1 551330 0181 (Monday to Friday, 9am - 6pm CDT);
e-mail: supportlatam@isscctv.com
in Colombia/Ecuador:
phone: +57 300 442 2808 (Monday to Friday, 9am - 6pm COT/ECT);
in Chile:
phone: +56 9 6573 2993 (Monday to Friday, 9am - 6pm CLT);
in Peru/Bolivia:
phone: +51 997 111 678 (Monday to Friday, 9am - 6pm PET/BOT);
in Argentina:
phone: +54 91152528779 (Monday to Friday, 9am - 6pm ART);
1.5 SecurOS Editions Naming Convention

This document represents a common manual for several editions of the "SecurOS security system" that
differ in functional capabilities:
SecurOS Monitoring & Control Center;

SecurOS Enterprise;
SecurOS Premium;
SecurOS Prof essional;
SecurOS Xpress;
SecurOS Lite.
For product designation regardless of its edition the SecurOS general term is used in the framework of
the given document.
Sections that describe the functionality available for some editions are marked by a special footnote as
in the example below:
The functionality is available in the following editions: SecurOS Monitoring & Control Center,
SecurOS Enterprise, SecurOS Premium, SecurOS Prof essional, SecurOS Xpress, SecurOS Lite.
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1.6 Design Convention

For representation of various terms and titles the following fonts and formatting tools are used in this
document.
Font Description
Used in writing workstation names, utilities or screens, windows

bold type and dialog boxes as well as the names of their elements (GUI
elements).
italic type Used to mark out the SecurOS objects.
bold italic type Used to mark out the elements of homogeneous lists.
Used to mark out macro text and programming code, file names and
monospace their paths. Also it is used to specify the necessary options, to mark
out values specified by the user from the keyboard (manually).
Used to mark out the cross-references within the document and

green
links to the external available ones.
1.7 Design Elements

Warning! Serves to alert the user to information which is necessary for the correct perception of the text set
out below. Typically, this information has a warning character.
Note. Note text in topic body.
Additional Information
Used to display additional information. These type of elements contain, for example, the description of options for
executing a task or reference to additional literature.
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Launching SecurOS
2 Launching SecurOS
To launch SecurOS manually, click the Start button in the Windows taskbar. The system will display
the Start menu. Sequentially select All Programs SecurOS SecurOS menu items (see Figure 1).
Figure 1. The Start menu (All Programs)
The system can also be launched by means of SecurOS shortcuts in the Start menu, on the Windows Desktop or in
the Windows taskbar.
Note. Starting the system by one of these alternative methods is possible if the corresponding SecurOS
shortcuts are created by the administrator at system configuration.
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Authorization
3 Authorization
System login is done from the Authorization window which is displayed after successful system
startup and loading of configuration (see Figure 2).
Figure 2. The Authorization window
To log in enter user name and the personal account password in the corresponding fields. Click the
Login button.
1. To get a User/Password personal account, contact the system administrator.
2. When starting the system from a "Remote Operator Workstation", in addition to the authorization parameters
specified in the Connect field, it is required to set a Video Server IP address to which it is necessary to connect to.
To get the Video Server IP address contact the system administrator.
3. The option to log in automatically can be configured by the system administrator.
Note. If login attempts with the wrong login information are performed, the Authorization Error window
will be displayed. If the incorrect data is entered 3 times in a row, the system will enter a 30-second waiting
mode, then the next login attempt will be given.
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User Interface
4 User Interface
This section describes basic components of the GUI.
4.1 Operator Desktop

On working with the system, different applications are used (for example, the Monitor and the Map v2).
With their help the operator has the ability to work with video received from the camera, to control
camera PTZ, to work with the video recordings, etc..
Some applications can be grouped into independent Desktops. Only one Desktop's applications can be
used simultaneously. The number of Desktops and its components are set by the system administrator.
Example. For example, the administrator has set two operator Desktops. The first Desktop includes only one
application — the Monitor (see Figure 3), the second Desktop consists of the Monitor and the Map v2
applications (see Figure 4).
Figure 3. Desktop 1
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Figure 4. Desktop 2
4.2 Control Panel

The Control Panel is intended for switching between operator Desktops, switching system users, and
system shutdown. Its appearance is shown in Figure 5.
Figure 5. SecurOS Control Panel
The Control Panel can also be used to launch special system control commands. The given possibility depends on
the system settings.
Only active Desktops and Macros are displayed on the Control Panel. The number of displayed objects of
each type is defined by the system settings and changes dynamically. If the max value is exceeded, all
additional objects are hidden and can be activated from the appropriate menu:
— for the Desktops;
— for the Macros.
4.2.1 Control Panel Activation
By default, after logging in, the system Control Panel is hidden. To display it after logging in, press and
hold the Ctrl key on your keyboard while moving the mouse pointer to the top edge of the screen.
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The Control Panel can also be activated by double clicking on the SecurOS application icon in the Windows taskbar
(system tray), or by means of the application icon context menu.
4.2.2 Basic Operations With The Control Panel
This section describes the following operations performed with the help of the Control Panel:
Desktop Administration;
User Session Administration;
Hide Control Panel.
4.2.2.1 Desktop Administration

By default, after logging into the system, the operator Desktop defined in the system settings (by the
administrator) is displayed.
For switching between Desktops (or for Desktop activation if all Desktops are hidden) click the
corresponding Desktop button, or select the Desktop from the menu (see Control Panel section).
4.2.2.2 User Session Administration

The Control Panel allows to switch the user and shutdown the system. Click the Change user/
Shutdown system button ( , see Control Panel section) and select the necessary command
from the drop-down list. A detailed description is in the Changing User And Logging Off section.
4.2.2.3 Hide Control Panel

After the Control Panel is activated it is permanently displayed on the desktop over all other windows.
To hide it manually click the Hide Control Panel button ( ).
4.3 Monitor - Application To Display And Work With Video

The Monitor represents the main application used by the operator, and is intended for the display and
operation with the video received from the cameras.
Video from separate cameras is displayed in cells of which the central (working) area of the Monitor
consists. The camera cell contains control elements intended for performance of typical operations with
video. Along the edges of the working area, there are toolbars serving for performance of other
operations. The Monitor's appearance with default settings is shown in Figure 6.
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Figure 6. Monitor in live mode
By default (if default settings were not changed) the Monitor opens automatically when an
administrator logs into the system. There can be several Monitors configured by the administrator in the
system. The settings of each Monitor can different.
4.3.1 Activating Cameras
To activate a camera do the following:

1. Choose a corresponding camera from the Camera Block (see Figure 7).
Figure 7. Choosing camera from the Camera Block
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2. Click on the required one. Video from the camera will be displayed in theMonitor active cell.
4.3.2 Layouts And Pages
Video received from all cameras connected to the system and added to the Monitor's Camera list, is
displayed on the Monitor simultaneously, in a page mode. The Monitor page is the working area that
contains the number of cells which is defined by a current layout. The Monitor layout is set by mouse
click on the corresponding button of the Layouts Bar (see figure 8) which is highlighted.
Figure 8. Layout bar
The number of Monitor pages depends both on the current layout, and from the total quantity of cameras
connected to the system. If the total quantity of the cameras connected to the system exceeds an
admissible number of the cells displayed on one page at the selected layout, the remaining cells are
displayed on the next page. Switching to the next page (paging) in manual or in automatic mode is
carried out by means of Camera Control Bar (see figure 9).
Figure 9. Camera Control

Bar
Example. If 20 cameras are connected to the system and the 3x3 layout is selected then the total number of
Monitor pages is 3, thus the last page will contain only 2 cells.
4.3.3 Cameras In Cells
By default, the camera order in the cells of the Monitor pages is set by the system and can be changed by
the user.
4.3.3.1 Reordering Cameras In Cells

To change the camera order in the page cells do the following:
1. If needed switch to the page which contains the cameras needed to be reordered. To switch between
pages use the camera control bar (see Layouts And Pages section).
2. Left-click the cell title of the camera that needs to be moved and holding the button drag the camera
to the new cell location (see figure 10).
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Figure 10. Reordering Cameras in Cells
Note. The camera can be moved both to a blank cell, and to a cell occupied by any other camera.
4.3.3.2 Moving Camera To Cell

To move a camera to a page cell do the following:
1. If needed switch to the page which contains the camera list that needs to be changed/reordered. To
switch between pages use the camera control bar (see Layouts And Pages section).
2. From the Camera Block (see figure 11) select the camera which needs to be moved to the selected page.
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Figure 11. Selecting camera from the Camera Block
3. Click and drag the selected camera icon to the necessary page cell.
4.3.3.3 Displaying Controls In Camera Cell

To display control elements it is necessary to activate a camera cell. For the activation click the cell title.
The camera cell is automatically activated when the cell order is changed or when a cell is added on a page.
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Changing User And Logging Off
5 Changing User And Logging Off

The SecurOS Control Panel is used to change the user and shutdown the system if necessary.
Note. Logging off from one user is done to give control to another user. When the new user logs in, the
system starts with the settings defined by the new user's User Rights Policy. This procedure does not lead to a
stop of system operation and its restart.
To change the user/shutdown the system do the following:

1. Activate the SecurOS's Control Panel.
2. Click the Change user/Shutdown system button ( , see figure 12).
Figure 12. Change user/ Shutdown system menu

options
3. From the drop-down list select the command:

Log of f user — the system will close the session of the current user and will display the
Authorization window. A new user can log into the system with new user name and password
values.
Shutdown — the system will close the session of the current user, and will stop all running
applications.
Log off and system shutdown operations can also be done by the commands of the SecurOS icon in the notification
field of the Windows task bar (system tray). Shutting down the system can also be done from the Authorization
window after user accounts definition.
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Working With Video Received From The Camera
6 Working With Video Received From The

Camera
This section describes the following operations, performed with the help of the Camera controls:
Start/ Stop Recording;
Arming/ Disarming Cameras.
6.1 Start/Stop Recording

To start/stop recording do the following:
1. Activate the camera for which it is necessary to start/stop recording. The camera control buttons will
be displayed in the activated cell (see Figure 13).
Figure 13. Control elements and indicators
2. To start/stop recording click the Start/ Stop recording button. When switching to the corresponding
mode, the recording indicators state mode changes:
/ (Recording indicator) — the recording is turned on/off (see Figure 13).
/ (the Start/ Stop recording) button) — the recording is turned on/off (see Figure 13).
Procedures of start/stop recording can also be done from the camera context menu in the Camera Block.
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6.2 Arming/Disarming Cameras

Additional Inf ormation
When arming a camera, motion detection will be enabled for that camera's Zone(s). When motion is detected, the
camera frame and title will be highlighted in red (see figure 14). If the system is configured to record on alarm, the
camera will start recording video automatically and stop when the alarm (motion detection) ends.
Figure 14. Arm camera cell
To arm/disarm a camera perform the following actions:

1. Activate the necessary camera by clicking on it. In the activated cell, camera control elements will be
displayed (see figure 15).
Figure 15. Controls elements and indicators
2. To arm/disarm camera click the Arm/ Disarm button. When switching to the corresponding mode
the arming indicators state mode changes:
/ (Arming indicator) — the camera is armed/disarmed (see figure 15).
/ ((Arm/ Disarm) button) — the camera is armed/disarmed (see figure 15).
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Additional Inf ormation

Camera arming/disarming can also be done by means of the camera context menu in the Camera Block.
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Controlling Camera Using The PTZ Device
7 Controlling Camera Using The PTZ

Device
The ability to control a camera using a PTZ device depends on the type of camera used. PTZ (optical)
enabled cameras are displayed in the Camera Block with the icon showed in Figure 16.
Figure 16. Camera with

PTZ device icon
In the PTZ camera cell there will be a corresponding control button displayed (see Figure 17).
7.1 Mouse Controls

To control a PTZ camera using a mouse, perform the following steps:
1. Activate the PTZ camera.
2. In the camera cell click the Mouse mode for PTZ control button (see Figure 17).
Figure 17. The Mouse mode for PTZ control button
3. The mouse pointer in the PTZ control mode will become as illustrated in the figure above. To control
the PTZ camera/device, click and hold the left mouse button and move the pointer to the required
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direction (up/down, left/right). Release the mouse button to stop movement.
To zoom in/out of the image, click and hold the left/right mouse buttons accordingly.
7.2 PTZ Control Panel
Note. The enabling/disabling of the display of the PTZ Control Panel is done by the system administrator.
The Monitor PTZ Control Panel is activated only when a PTZ enabled camera/device is selected. For non-PTZ
cameras, the PTZ Control Panel will stay dis-activated.
To control the camera using the PTZ Control Panel do the following:
1. Activate (click on) the PTZ camera. The system will activate the Monitor PTZ Panel (see figure 18).
Figure 18. The Monitor

PTZ Control Panel
2. To control the camera, click the corresponding navigation buttons. For the camera to quickly stop,
click the STOP button.
3. To control tour mode use the (Play stored tour) and the (Stop stored tour) buttons.
The additional functions of the panel are available depending on the camera model used and the system settings.
7.3 Joystick Control

The functionality is available in the following editions: SecurOS Enterprise, SecurOS Premium,
SecurOS Prof essional, SecurOS Xpress.
To use joystick controls:

1. Move the joystick to where you want the PTZ camera to turn (combined motion “right–left” and
“forward–backward”). Camera motion speed depends on joystick speed movement.
2. Click on the corresponding joystick buttons (configured by administrator) to zoom in/zoom out of
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the image.
3. Click on the corresponding joystick buttons (configured by administrator) to focus on forefront or
background.
Warning! Access to PTZ control by joystick is blocked when the PTZ Control Panel is used (see PTZ Control
Panel). Joystick PTZ control is unblocked when the PTZ Control Panel is not used for 15 seconds or more.
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Working With Video Records
8 Working With Video Records

The archive video records are stored on a computer hard disk in folders which are set by the
administrator. The main operator application to work with video records is the Monitor. For the
operator the access to video records and control of browse modes is done by means of the elements
allocated in a camera cell.
8.1 Switching To Playback Mode

To switch to playback mode do the following:
1. Activate the camera for which it is necessary to playback video.
2. Click the Switch view mode button (see Figure 19). The system will go to the playback mode.
Figure 19. The Switch view mode button
It is also possible to switch to the playback mode by right-clicking anywhere in the live video of a camera cell. When
entering the playback mode, the time-line will be visible. The record counter pointer of the time-line will be
automatically placed in the front of the last recorded video file (video files that are still "writing" might not be
visible yet). The Switch View button will change to the following: .
In addition to the time-line, playback controls will also appear when playback mode is entered
(see Figure 20).
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Figure 20. Camera cell in playback mode
The time-line is designed to quickly navigate through the video records using the playback control
buttons. Playback controls will include standard (start/stop playback, pause, video record scrolling)
and special operations (frame review, playback speed control, etc..).
8.2 Navigating Video Archive Using Time-Line

Each video record corresponding to a certain time interval is designated on a time-line by an orange
colored line. The pointer of the current position counter — is a green vertical marker (see figure 20). The
time-line range is restricted to the earliest and latest dates of the video records stored on the recording
hard drive(s).
Video records consist of a set of files of certain sizes which are played back sequentially, starting from
the current position of the pointer.
The pointer is set on the desired position of the video record by clicking on it. To be able to scroll
through the time-line, the cursor should look as in Figure 21.
Figure 21. Video record counter positioning
On the time-line, video records of a limited time frame are displayed. To view video records outside the
currently displayed time frame, it is necessary to change/shift the displayed time-line. To do this click
the time-line and holding the mouse button move the cursor in the necessary direction (right - for older
records; left - for newer records).
To change the time intervals on the time-line click the left (to increase intervals) or right (to decrease
intervals) mouse button on the time scale.
It is possible to shift and scale a time-line if the cursor takes the form illustrated in Figure 22.
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Figure 22. Time-Line Shifting/ Scaling
8.3 Playback Controls

Industry standard buttons are used for playback control.
The buttons that will be used for playback (start, stop, rewind, etc..) are standard buttons used by many
3rd party media players.
Depending on the current playback mode, the control buttons can be used to change the playback speed.
8.4 Searching for Recorded Video

To search for and play back a recorded video sequence, perform the following steps:
1. Activate the camera which recorded the video that you wish to review, and switch to the archive
playback mode.
2. Right-click the timestamp label (where date and time is displayed) on the top-right corner of the
camera cell. A search panel will open (see 23).
Figure 23. Video search panel
3. Set the date and time interval for which it is necessary to find the recorded video. Click the Search
button. The list of all video recordings corresponding to the given search conditions will be
displayed.
4. Select the line corresponding to the record start time (see Figure 24).
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Figure 24. Setting video start time
5. Click on the selected line. In a camera cell, the system will place the time-line counter pointer on the
selected position of the video record.
6. Activate the camera cell. Use playback controls. Use the time-line for local navigation.
For a quick search of dates that contain video recordings click the button on the search panel. The system will
display a calendar in which all dates on which there are video recordings will be underlined (see Figure 25).
Scroll through the calendar and select the necessary date by double clicking on it. The system will display a list of
all video recorded on that date.
Figure 25. The calendar grid on a search

panel
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Exporting Video Records And Frames In Standard Formats
9 Exporting Video Records And Frames

In Standard Formats
This section describes the following video export operations:
Exporting Video In AVI/ ASF Format;
Exporting And Printing Frames.
9.1 Exporting Video In AVI/ASF Format

Exporting video to a file of the standard AVI/ASF format allows to play back the video records with
any standard media player.
A single or multiple video segments can be exported to the same or multiple AVI/ASF files.
To save a video sequence in a AVI/ASF format do the following:

1. Click the DVR button on the Monitor to activate Monitor's DVR Export Panel (see Figure 26).
Figure 26. Running the Monitor DVR Export Panel
The DVR mode panels will appear. By default the DVR Export Panel is displayed in the bottom-right of
the Monitor (see Figure 27).
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Figure 27. DVR Export Panel
2. Define the Start time and the End time parameters. Click the Open export video sequence dialog
button (see Figure 27).
3. The export dialog window will appear (see Figure 28).
Figure 28. The export dialog

window
4. In the dialog window select the cameras for which the video sequences should be exported.
5. Fill in the Export directory field, click the Browse button and using the file manager select the folder
to save the video records to. Click the OK button.
By default the current Monitor page cameras are selected.
6. The system will search for the selected video and perform the export procedure. The status of the
export procedure and additional system messages on possible errors will be displayed in the
corresponding information area.
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9.2 Exporting And Printing Frames

When playing back a recorded video sequence, any frame can be saved/exported to a standard graphic
format or even printed. Frame exporting and printing are possible from live and playback mode.
Frame exporting and printing is done for the image displayed in the camera cell at the moment of the
operation.
To export a frame by means of the Monitor cell do the following:

1. While displaying the frame which should be exported, right-click the Export/ Print image button in
the camera cell (see Figure 29).
Figure 29. The Export/ Print image button
2. Select from the context menu the corresponding command. At the choice of the print command the
system will display the print setup window. At the choice of the export command the system will
display the export image panel (see Figure 30).
Figure 30. Export frame parameters panel
3. Click the Browse button. Define the folder to save the file to. Set the file format and image quality.
Click the OK button.
To quickly repeat the last export/print action using the same exact parameters press the Repeat last action button.
To change settings from the last export/print procedure, use the export/print context menu.
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Working With Map v2
10 Working With Map v2

Map v2 represents the graphic plan of the protected territory on which cameras are allocated according
to their physical layout on the territory. Similar to the Monitor, the Map v2 is displayed in a separate
window. The image from any camera allocated on the Map v2 can also be displayed on the Monitor. An
example of Map v2 is shown in Figure 31.
Figure 31. Map v2
10.1 Display Image From The Camera

To get video from a camera using Map v2 do the following:
1. Activate the Map v2 window.
2. Click the required camera icon.
Warning! The image will be displayed if the Monitor is set to work in the Show only one active camera mode.
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Working With Map v2
10.2 Moving A Camera From Map v2 To The Monitor Cell

To move a camera from Map v2 to the Monitor cell do the following:
2. In the Map v2 window place the cursor over the camera which should be moved. Click and drag the
desired camera icon to the Monitor cell.
Figure 32. Moving a camera from Map v2 to Monitor cell
Note. This procedure is possible on a Desktop which includes both the Map v2 application, and the Monitor
one.
10.3 Start/Stop Video Recording, Arm/Disarm Cameras

The start/stop recording and arm/disarm operations are executed from the context menu of the
corresponding camera icons on Map v2.
The indicator of a camera's current mode is located in the status bar below the camera icon:
Disarmed — arm mode off;
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Working With Map v2
Armed — arm mode on.

If the camera is recording, the status bar updates to the new status description (Record).
To start/stop recording or arm/disarm camera do the following:

2. In the Map v2 window point the mouse on the camera icon. The selected camera will be marked by a
green frame (see Figure 33).
Figure 33. Map v2: selected camera
3. Right-click the selected camera. The context menu will appear (see Figure 34).
Figure 34. Map v2: camera context menu
4. From the context menu select one of the following commands:

Start record — to start recording;
Stop record — to stop recording;
Arm — to arm camera;
Disarm — to disarm camera.
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Advanced Operations for Experienced Users
11 Advanced Operations for Experienced

Users
This section describes advanced operations that should be performed by experienced SecurOS users.
11.1 Camera related Operations

This section describes Camera cell controls and indicators and operations performed with these
elements:
Camera Cell Controls;
Monitoring Camera States and Events;
Digital Zoom;
Image Enhancements;
Changing Format of Displayed Video Image.
11.1.1 Camera Cell Controls
Each camera video frame is displayed in a certain cell in the SecurOS Monitor. Controls and indicators
are placed along the cell edges (see Figure 35).
Playback of video archives is also performed from the camera cells. Each cell plays back video archives
made from the associated camera only. To simultaneously play back several archive records made from
different cameras, several camera cells are used.
Figure 35. Camera cell controls
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A camera cell has the following control elements (numbered in Figure 35):

1. The camera frame. The following colors are used to define video mode and camera state:
blue — live video, camera is inactive;
turquoise — live video, camera is active;
reddish-yellow — live video, an alarm event was detected;
light green — archive mode, camera is active;
dark green — archive mode, camera is inactive;
red — archive mode, an alarm event was detected.
2. Arming indicator and button (Armed button);
3. Camera Title;
4. Zooming indicator;
5. Date and time of the displayed video frame;
6. Live/Archive mode switch button (Archive button);
7. PTZ-device control button (PTZ button). Present only when camera is equipped with PTZ control;
8. Wiper control button;
9. Record Start/Stop button (Rec button) and recording indicator;
10.Export button for video frame export/print;
11.Image button for additional image features menu: image contrast, grid display, changing video
format display;
12.Digital zoom button: on/off frame zooming (Zoom button);
13.Bookmarking button (Bookmark button; appears in recording or archive mode only);
14.Time-Line (appears in archive mode only);
15.Show/Hide Time-Line button;
16.Standard playback control buttons.
Note. Only video, arming indicator, camera title and zooming indicator are displayed on an inactive camera
cell.
11.1.2 Monitoring Camera States and Events
The Camera list provides an easy way to look after the camera states and to switch between active
cameras. Each camera button (including icon inside) reflects its camera's state by different colors
(see table 1). If camera cell changes then not only its cell changes (for example, border color, or buttons
color), but also color and shape of its button on the panel.
Table 1. Camera state icons
Icon State description
Detached camera
Inactive camera
Active camera
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Camera equipped with PTZ controller. These cameras are located at the
end of the list
Active camera in archive mode
Inactive camera in archive mode
Active camera in record mode
Inactive camera in record mode
Active camera armed
Inactive camera armed
Active camera armed in record mode
Inactive camera armed in record mode
Active camera alarmed
Inactive camera alarmed
Active camera alarmed in record mode
Inactive camera alarmed in record mode
A context menu is available from the Camera list (see Figure 36).
To activate the context menu of the camera button, right-click on the corresponding icon on the camera
button panel.
Figure 36.
Camera list
context menu
Note. The available set of commands in the camera list context menu depends on the operating mode and
current camera state.
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11.1.3 Digital Zoom
It is possible to zoom any area of the camera cell up to 16 time, both in live and archive mode.
To zoom camera image do the following:

1. Activate the necessary camera cell.
2. Click Zoom button.
3. Left-click the area of the camera image that you wish to enlarge (one click stands for zoom increasing
of 25 %).
4. Right-click the image to zoom it down (one click stands for zoom decreasing of 25 %).
5. To drag scaled image click-hold and move it around with the mouse.
To leave zoom mode click Zoom button again.
If there is scroll wheel on the mouse, it can be used to zoom image in and out.
Warning!
1. The zoom mode does not affect motion detection. Even though the moving object is not seemed
when zoomed in, it will still be detected and handled.
2. The zoom mode does not affect archive recording. Native frame format of the video stream will not
be changed when recording.
11.1.4 Image Enhancements
The following image enhancements can be applied to the camera view:

Contrast enhancement;
Grid lines for motion detection.
To apply image enhancements do the following:

1. Activate the necessary camera cell.
2. Right click the Image button to open the image enhancements context menu (see Figure 37).
3. Click the corresponding menu item to turn currently set enhancements on/off.
Figure 37. Image

enhancement context menu
When choosing the Grid menu item, the grid settings window will appear with parameters to define
the grid (step, offset), see Figure 38. To display grid in the camera view check the Show grid box.
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Figure 38. Grid parameters window
Note. Grid lines can be used to control an object's visual size when working with intelligent modules, such as,
for example, SecurOS Auto.
11.1.5 Changing Format of Displayed Video Image
To change the format of the image displayed in the camera cell, activate the camera, right click the
button, then select the required format in the context menu (see Figure 39):
Use camera settings;
Keep aspect ratio;
Stretch to cell;
4:3.
Figure 39. Image settings

context
11.2 Operations with Bookmarks

This section describes the following operations with Bookmarks:
1. Setting Bookmarks;
2. Setting Bookmarks for a Time Interval.
11.2.1 Setting Bookmarks
When working in the live video display mode (while camera is recording) the bookmark is set to the
current frame of the video stream. When working in the archive mode the bookmark is set to the
current position of the record counter (see Navigating Video Archive Using Time-Line).
To set a bookmark on the desired frame when working in the live video display mode (while camera is
recording) click the (Set bookmark) button.
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To set a bookmark when navigating through the video archive using the time-line, move the counter to
the desired position, then click the button.
To set a bookmark when playing video records in the archive mode, click the button on the
desired frame.
Default name of the bookmark will take the following format:

<Camera Title> <current frame time stamp>.
11.2.2 Setting Bookmarks for a Time Interval
Setting up bookmarks for a time interval is performed just like regular bookmarks, with the help of the
(Set bookmark) button. To set up bookmarks for a time interval, right click the Set bookmark
button. The system will display the bookmark settings window (see figure 40).
Figure 40. Bookmark settings window

To specify parameters use the following text boxes:
1. Bookmark name —unique bookmark title. Default value is in the <Camera Title> Bookmark
<current_frame_time_stamp> format.
2. Start time — start date and time of the interval. Date and time of the current frame are set by default.
3. End time — end date and time of the interval. Date and time of the current frame are set by default.
The date and time borders of the interval can be set manually or taken from the archive (specified with
the help of the time-line).
To set borders manually click the button, then moving on a calendar grid double click the
necessary date. To set the time click the time text box and move the cursor to the necessary position (HH,
MM, SS or SSS), then use the buttons or keyboard to enter the correct values.
To specify the interval using the time-line move the cursor to the desired start position, then click the
(Get from camera) button. Move the cursor to the desired end of the interval, then click the
button.
To set a bookmark with the specified parameters click the Save button. To cancel the operation and
close the bookmark settings window without saving click Cancel.
The bookmark cursor will be set to the first frame of the specified interval.
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11.3 Working with the Video Archive

This section describes operations with different types of archives, performed with the help of the
different SecurOS objects:
Creating Long-Term Archive;
Searching Alarms and Bookmarks in Archives;
Smart Search.
11.3.1 Creating Long-Term Archive
To create long-term archive do the following:
1. Switch to the Archiver Dialog window ( button on the Windows Task Bar).
2. In the Archiver Dialog window (see Figure 41) specify the following parameters and record search
conditions:
Figure 41. Archiver Dialog window
Archiver, which will be used by the archive creation procedure.

Time interval, that defines the set of relevant records, which will be copied into the long-term
archive, if they exist in the system.
Channel (Channels) - source of the video (camera/cameras).
3. Click Start button. The system will scan the operative archive and copy all records, that are
compliant with the search conditions, into the long-term archive. The log window (the right area of
the Archiver Dialog window) will display information about performed operations, which can be
deleted by clicking the Clear log button.
4. To copy video records relevant to other time intervals or video sources, specify the new parameters
and click the Start button again.
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11.3.2 Searching Alarms and Bookmarks in Archives
DVR search panel is used to search Alarms and Bookmarks in DVR mode.
To turn the DVR mode on click the button on the Monitor's Layouts bar (see Layouts And Pages
section). On the DVR search panel (see Figure 42) do the following:
Figure 42. DVR search panel
1. Specify the search conditions:

Set the search time interval (Start time/End time);
Set the appropriate Search mode:
Alarm search - multiple cameras to search Alarm events;
Bookmarks to search Bookmarks;
Alarm search - active camera mask to search alarms in specified area of the image in the
camera cell (see Smart search section).
Select the desired camera(s).
2. Click the Search button. All the search results will be displayed in the search result area (see Figure
43).
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Figure 43. Search results
To view a search result double click it. The time-line cursor will be set to the first frame of the search
result.
Search results having the Bookmark type can be edited or deleted. To edit a result right-click it, then
select the Edit entry command in the context menu. In the settings window specify new values for the
start time and end time and/or Bookmark's name. To apply changes click the Save button.
To delete a search result select the Delete entry command in the context menu.
Warning! Deletion is performed without confirmation. Please, be careful while deleting.
The search result window contains the following buttons:

— select all entries in the list;
— unselect all entries;
— export entries. By clicking the export button the system will display a window where the
export directory can be specified (see Figure 44).
Figure 44. Select export directory

window
To specify the export directory click the Browse button, select the required folder using the SecurOS file
manager. To start the export click the OK button. The system will display the Export window
(see Figure 45).
Figure 45. Export window
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The window displays the export status percentage for each of the exported segments. An export task
can be canceled if the percentage of the file preparation is less than 100. To cancel a task click the
Cancel button.
Warning! All unfinished export jobs are canceled.
After the export operation for all video segments is completed click the Hide button.
11.3.3 Smart Search
Searching the video archive for events in a specific part of a camera view is called Smart Search. Smart
Search is performed with the help of DVR search panel and is possible under the following conditions:
1. The Zone object, specified for the given camera, should be configured to perform smart search (see
SecurOS Administration Guide).
2. The search area (mask) specified in the DVR search panel should be completely covered by the
motion detection Zone area defined for the given Camera.
To search alarms by mask within the scope of the motion detection zone do the following:
1. Activate the desired camera cell;
Note. Searching alarms by mask is always performed only for the active camera.
2. Activate DVR search panel and select Alarm search - active camera mask mode (see
Searching Alarms and Bookmarks in Archives);
3. Define the Start time and End time manually or set current date and time using the Get from camera
button.
4. To create the mask click the Draw mask button. Define the mask. To draw the mask, left-click and
drag the mouse cursor inside the camera cell. As a result a rectangle will be drawn. In the camera
cell, some rectangles can overlap or be completely separated. The drawn rectangles will be yellow in
color. To edit or remove unwanted parts of the mask, right-click and drag with the mouse cursor.
Warning! Make sure that the selected search mask covers at least one of camera detection zones! The system
will search for motion events within the specified mask. To configure camera motion detection zone(s),
consult with a system administrator.
5. Click Search button.
In the Search result panel there will be a list of looked-for alarms specified by alarm time and search
mask. Alarm records are arranged in chronological order. The record syntax is the following::
<camera_title>, <alarm_start_time>, <alarm_duration>
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Keyboard Shortcuts
12 Keyboard Shortcuts
Note. All keyboard shortcuts work with the English keyboard layout only.
12.1 Working with Video Monitor Window

Table 2. Keyboard Shortcuts for Video Monitor Window
Shortcuts Description
Cameras and Layouts Listing
Ctrl + Page Up Switch to layouts listing mode.
Ctrl + Page Down Switch to cameras listing mode.
Ctrl + Home Enable automatic listing mode (due to activated mode).
Ctrl + End Disable automatic listing mode (due to activated mode).
Moving by cameras (the camera becomes active). Works for the

, , ,
current monitor layout.
Switch to the previous page in camera listing mode/move to the

Page Up
previous layout in layout listing mode (only for named layout).
Switch to the next page in camera listing mode/move to the next

Page Down
layout in layout listing mode (only for named layout).
Select monitor layout for the current tab. 1 — first layout (from left
0...9
to right), 2 — second layout, etc.
W Switch to the next layout from the list for the current tab.
Q Switch to the previous layout from the list for the current tab.
Switch to the "1 camera" layout/switch back to the active camera

Enter
layout.
Working with active camera
A Arm/Disarm the active camera.
Arm/Disarm all cameras. If there is an armed camera, then on first

Ctrl + Shift + A
shortcut using all cameras will be disarmed.
Ctrl + A Open zone editing context menu.
E Export frame (with current export settings).
Ctrl + E Open export frame context menu.
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P Print frame (with current printing settings).
Ctrl + P Open print frame context menu.
I, Ctrl + I Open image enhancement context menu.
Set a bookmark for the active camera which is recording (in live
B
video mode) or has archive (in archive mode).
Ctrl + B Open expanded bookmark window.
R Start/Stop record on the active camera.
Start/Stop record on all cameras. If there is a recording camera, then

Ctrl + Shift + R
on first shortcut using all cameras will stop recording.
H Turn archive mode On/Off.
Ctrl + H Open archive type menu.
Ctrl + T Turn mouse control of PTZ camera On/Off.
Ctrl + Z Turn zoom mode On/Off.
Ctrl + W Start active camera wiper.
Ctrl + Shift + W Start wipers of all cameras.
Esc Deactivation of the current active camera.
Working in zoom mode
Home Zoom In for an active camera frame image.
End Zoom Out for an active camera frame image.
, , , Moving across frame area.
Working with main monitor window
Enable/Disable full screen mode. While Video Monitor works in the

F11
only-view mode.
S Turn DVR mode On/Off (Open/Close DVR Panel).
Working with archive
F Open/close active camera search window.
Space, X Play/Pause current video record.
Crtl + Space Play/Pause all video records.
C Stop current video record.
Z, "<" (less than), "," (comma) Rewind all records - if the record was not played/not stopped.
V, ">" (greater than), "."(dot) Fast forward all records - if the record was not played/not stopped.
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Z, "<" (less than), "," (comma) Decrease playback speed - if the record is playing.
V, ">" (greater than), "."(dot) Increase playback speed - if the record is playing.
Z, "<" (less than), "," (comma) Move 1 frame back - if the record is paused.
V, ">" (greater than), "."(dot) Move 1 frame forward - if the record is paused.
Working with DVR Panel
Change archive playback mode in DVR Panel - play one frame/

Ctrl + M continuous frame play. For the playback block on DVR Panel use
shortcuts for working with archive.
Working with active camera search window
"/ ", Enter Open calendar window.
Use the selected date (from the calendar window) as Date field
Space, Enter
value.
Move by the fields and buttons: Date, Start time, End time, Reset
Tab
button, Search button.
, Move by the parameters in the selected field area.
Change the selected parameter value in the selected field area:

,
increase/decrease.
, Move by search result strings - on position on any string.
12.2 Working with Event Protocol Window
Note. In the Event Protocol Window, keyboard shortcuts are only used.
Table 3. Keyboard Shortcuts for Event Protocol Window
Space Confirm alarm.
Move to one record up.
Move to one record down.
Page Up, Shift + Page Up Switch to previous page.
Page Down, Shift + Page Switch to next page.

Down
Home, Shift + Home Switch to the top of the list.
End, Shift + End Switch to the end of the list.
- (Num Pad) Decrease font size.
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Keyboard Shortcuts
+ (Num Pad) Increase font size.
Save current window parameters (font size, log window and

Ctrl + S
commentary window separator, column's size and order).
12.3 Working with Map v2 (Map2 Editor Application)

Table 4. Keyboard Shortcuts for Map v2 (Map2 Editor)
Ctrl + N New map.
Ctrl + O Open map.
Ctrl + S Save map.
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5 Changing User And Logging Off 17

6 Working With Video Received From The Camera 18

7 Controlling Camera Using The PTZ Device 21

8 Working With Video Records 24

9 Exporting Video Records And Frames In Standard Formats 28

10 Working With Map v2 31

11 Advanced Operations for Experienced Users 34

1.2 Target Audience

1.3 Using This Manual

1.4 Getting Technical Support

1.5 SecurOS Editions Naming Convention

SecurOS Monitoring & Control Center;

1.6 Design Convention

Used in writing workstation names, utilities or screens, windows

italic type Used to mark out the SecurOS objects.

Used to mark out the cross-references within the document and

1.7 Design Elements

Note. Note text in topic body.

Figure 1. The Start menu (All Programs)

Figure 2. The Authorization window

4.1 Operator Desktop

4.2 Control Panel

Figure 5. SecurOS Control Panel

— for the Desktops;

— for the Macros.

4.2.1 Control Panel Activation

4.2.2 Basic Operations With The Control Panel

4.2.2.1 Desktop Administration

4.2.2.2 User Session Administration

4.2.2.3 Hide Control Panel

To hide it manually click the Hide Control Panel button ( ).

4.3 Monitor - Application To Display And Work With Video

Figure 6. Monitor in live mode

4.3.1 Activating Cameras

To activate a camera do the following:

Figure 7. Choosing camera from the Camera Block

4.3.2 Layouts And Pages

Figure 8. Layout bar

Figure 9. Camera Control

4.3.3 Cameras In Cells

4.3.3.1 Reordering Cameras In Cells

Figure 10. Reordering Cameras in Cells

4.3.3.2 Moving Camera To Cell

Figure 11. Selecting camera from the Camera Block

4.3.3.3 Displaying Controls In Camera Cell

5 Changing User And Logging Off

To change the user/shutdown the system do the following:

2. Click the Change user/Shutdown system button ( , see figure 12).

Figure 12. Change user/ Shutdown system menu

3. From the drop-down list select the command:

6 Working With Video Received From The

6.1 Start/Stop Recording

Figure 13. Control elements and indicators

6.2 Arming/Disarming Cameras

Figure 14. Arm camera cell

To arm/disarm a camera perform the following actions:

Figure 15. Controls elements and indicators

/ ((Arm/ Disarm) button) — the camera is armed/disarmed (see figure 15).

Additional Inf ormation

7 Controlling Camera Using The PTZ

Figure 16. Camera with