Siemens SISTORE MX, User Manual

Page 1: ...Building Technologies Fire Safety Security Products SISTORE MX Hybrid Video Recorder User Manual Version 2 70 and higher ...

Page 2: ...lication software Instructions for installation and setup and technical specifications can be found in the SISTORE MX Installation Manual A complete version of this manual can be found in Adobe Acrobat format PDF on the SISTORE MX CD This is the most recent version All subsequent alterations have been included as far as possible Trademarks SISTORE is a trademark of Siemens Fire Security Products G...

Page 3: ...dow 23 9 4 Toolbar 24 9 5 Status bar 25 9 6 Video display area 27 9 6 1 Toggle video display area 28 9 6 2 Toggle full screen mode 29 9 7 Video image display modes 29 9 7 1 Changing the number of cameras shown 30 9 7 2 Enlarging camera windows 30 9 7 3 Regrouping camera windows 31 9 8 System condition and system information 31 9 8 1 Showing hiding system information 31 9 8 2 Meaning of the display...

Page 4: ... Panel ShuttlePRO2 60 16 5 Dome cameras 61 17 Playback 62 17 1 Description of the menus 63 17 1 1 Menu File 63 17 1 2 Menu View 63 17 1 3 Menu Database 63 17 2 Cash box search 66 17 3 Logbook in playback 68 17 4 Multi channel playback 70 17 5 Reference frame for replay 71 17 6 Audio playback 72 17 7 Timeline display 73 17 8 Database scan 75 17 9 Search for changes in videos with SearchMask 75 17 1...

Page 5: ...ls 108 19 10 2 Acknowledge alarm list entry 108 19 10 3 Display live image of the camera which triggered the alarm 109 19 11 Connection protocol 109 19 12 AVI remote export 110 19 13 Backup 110 19 14 Evaluation of video sequences in playback mode 112 19 15 Remote control of alarm outputs 114 19 16 Local revision of existing databases 114 19 17 Remote system reboot 114 19 17 1 Configuring the video...

Page 6: ...6 Siemens Building Technologies Fire Safety Security Products 01 2008 21 Index 134 ...

Page 7: ... have the opportunity to adjust the video recording to the actual surveillance task in question and thereby maximise the performance of your system In addition SISTORE MX possesses a user administration function By issuing different user rights it allows for each user to have access to certain functions on an individual basis according to his her range of tasks such access may also be denied to ot...

Page 8: ...order services the product and repairs it Product already in use and requiring servicing 2 2 Work safety information Read the general safety precautions before operating the device Follow all warnings and instructions marked on the device Keep this document for reference Always pass this document on together with the product Burn hazard Do not touch the housing of the device while it is in operati...

Page 9: ...ses z The appropriate safety measures must be observed when working in explosion hazard zones Installation and setup z If auxiliary equipment such as a ladder is required for the installation safe equipment appropriate to the task in hand must be used z If devices from third party firms are to be operated the responsible person must be present Changes to the product Changes to the product and the ...

Page 10: ...Conventions When used for operation according to the UVV accident prevention regulations for banks the SISTORE MX must be installed and configured with observance of BGI 819 7 installation guidelines for optical room surveillance systems Important information for observance of BGI 819 7 guideline z It is not permissible to hide all cameras this particularly applies to those in the counter area z W...

Page 11: ...y injury may result WARNING A dangerous situation can occur Minor injuries may result NOTE Technical or operating information Disregarding this information may lead to damage to the product or property in the product s vicinity 2 4 Meaning of the hazard symbols The nature of the hazard is indicated by icons Dangerous situation Electrical voltage External voltage Ground the component before making ...

Page 12: ...communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case users will be required to correct the interference at their own expense CAUTION Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment This class of digital apparatus meets all requirements o...

Page 13: ...ot pattern Events z alarm contacts z motion detection z Time control z TCP IP command Alarm signalling via monitor connection digital output LAN WAN to RemoteView station Digital inputs 4 for AND operations and system control Uin 5 24 V max 10 mA 8 for AND operations and system control Uin 5 24 V max 10 mA Digital outputs 8 alarm key outputs configurable switching rising or falling edge duration U...

Page 14: ... 0 1 to 50 times forward backward pause frozen image Image search by means of date time camera number recording event graphic activity search logbook Smartsearch Video display formats 1x1 2x2 1 5 3x3 2 8 4 9 4x4 6x6 4 32 7x7 1 48 8x8 64 System self monitoring function hardware software watchdog Power supply 100 230 V AC 50 60 Hz approx 120 W Power input appliance inlet Temperature range operation ...

Page 15: ...tal with DVD 11 0 kg SISTORE MX 3208 250 200 DVD S24245 F5085 A3 Hybrid recorder 8 analog cameras 32 network cameras 250 GB 100 ips analog 100 ips digital with DVD 11 0 kg SISTORE MX 3216 500 200 DVD S24245 F5085 A5 Hybrid recorder 16 analog cameras 32 network cameras 500 GB 100 ips analog 100 ips digital with DVD 11 0 kg SISTORE MX 3232 1000 200 DVD S24245 F5085 A7 Hybrid recorder 32 analog camer...

Page 16: ...s and 16 relay outputs USB ISDN module 2GF4811 8FC For use on the SISTORE MX 0 8 kg SISTORE MX USB mouse A5Q00009353 As a replacement device SISTORE MX USB keyboard A5Q00009346 For SISTORE MX without keyboard External USB DVD burner GBQ S80817 For SISTORE MX without internal DVD burner CMTC1525 TFT monitor 2GF3124 8AA 15 inch TFT colour monitor for CCTV 6 0 kg CMTC1725 TFT monitor 2GF3125 8AA 17 i...

Page 17: ...Security Products 01 2008 6 Scope of delivery z SISTORE MX z Mouse z Mains cable z 8 x digital I O connector SISTORE MX 3204 z 14 x digital I O connector SISTORE MX 3208 3232 z Activation form z CD with the SISTORE MX application software and complete documentation ...

Page 18: ...26 files can however not be reproduced using other movie player models data protection of the SISTORE MX video files The user should therefore always copy the file SISTOREPlayer exe from the Windows directory e g Windows to the target data medium disk CD R CD RW DVD R DVD RW or network drive using the Windows explorer This ensures that the exported files can be reproduced using the SISTORE player ...

Page 19: ...atabase and allows fast and easy tracking of received alarms and their respective video sequences with all relevant additional information It is also possible to save important pictures in currently used formats or even whole video sequences as evidence Access to the playback mode is only possible with the Playback user authorisation 8 3 Configuration mode All system settings are defined in this m...

Page 20: ...ual keyboard NOTE Alternatively a USB keyboard is available as an option see Section 5 Details for ordering 1 Connect the mouse supplied to a USB port 2 Switch the device on Î The SISTORE MX application software will be started automatically 3 Click the Login icon Î The virtual keyboard will appear 4 Enter the password by clicking the appropriate letters and characters on the virtual keyboard 5 Cl...

Page 21: ...Prerequisite z The SISTORE MX application software has been started You have the following options to log into the system 1 Select the menu option File Login OR Click the button in the toolbar Î The following dialog box opens Fig 3 SISTORE MX login 2 Enter your user name and password in the appropriate text fields NOTE Your user name and password will be created for you by your administrator The e...

Page 22: ... registrations This function is not available when you log in for the first time 2 Select the desired user name Î The SISTORE MX login dialog opens see Fig 3 3 Enter the password 4 Click OK Î You are logged into the system NOTE Every time a user attempts to log into SISTORE MX the following information is recorded in the logbook z User name z Time of the login z Information on whether or not the u...

Page 23: ...sation for controlling a PTZ camera See Section 16 2Camera PTZ control The start frame is also available if no user is registered 3 Status bar See Section 9 5 Status bar 4 Video display area See Section 9 6 Video display area 5 Camera window 6 SISTORE MX tool bar See Section 9 4 Toolbar 7 Menu bar After SISTORE MX is started you will automatically be in display mode This mode is the control centre...

Page 24: ...case you should contact your installer 9 4 Toolbar The software functions can be called up by selecting the appropriate button in the SISTORE MX toolbar Fig 5 SISTORE MX toolbar 1 Login See Section 9 2 Login 2 View logbook 3 Next group See Section 10 11 Display camera group 4 Automatic scan 5 6 Video display modes See Section 9 7 Video image display modes 7 Show event window 8 Show map See Section...

Page 25: ... section 6 Date and time 7 Application running time in hours and minutes 8 Symbol showing whether a camera has detected a motion Motion detected No motion detected 9 Symbol showing whether SISTORE MX is currently recording an alarm Alarm No alarm 10 Status indication of the tamper detection Tamper detection active no tampering detected At least one camera has detected a tamper event 11 Symbol show...

Page 26: ...ation of the hard disk where current recording is taking place the disk s available capacity and its maximum capacity Stage 4 Shows in text form the available capacity and the maximum capacity of all hard disks authorised for recording The display form set last is stored and used automatically again when SISTORE MX is restarted This does not apply to SISTORE MX RemoteView RemoteView status display...

Page 27: ...iguration and the chosen order of the windows Only those cameras are displayed which have been configured in the configuration mode and released for display The name of the camera date and time may also be displayed within the camera picture Position and colour for these text titles can be set in the configuration mode Right clicking on a camera window will open the appropriate context menu This c...

Page 28: ...electing View Display off in the display mode you can switch the video display area on and off even if a user is currently logged on Prerequisite z You are logged into SISTORE MX and the display mode is opened 1 Select Display off or Display on in the View menu Î The video display area is switched off or on Fig 8 View menu ...

Page 29: ...ze of the camera window If the picture supplied by the camera is larger than the display area it will be scaled down to an appropriate size so it can be displayed in the camera window Only one camera window can be enlarged at a time 9 7 Video image display modes You can choose how many camera windows will be displayed simultaneously in the video display area The camera windows are displayed equall...

Page 30: ...duce the number of cameras shown 1 Click either or in the toolbar Î The number of cameras shown is increased or reduced The window split is defined within the configuration mode which is automatically active after starting SISTORE MX 9 7 2 Enlarging camera windows Each camera window can be enlarged and displayed centrally 1 Right click on the corresponding video image in the video display area Î T...

Page 31: ...amera picture to the desired window while holding the left mouse button pressed Î The positions of the two camera windows are interchanged 9 8 System condition and system information 9 8 1 Showing hiding system information Prerequisites z The SISTORE MX application software has been started z You are logged into SISTORE MX See Section 9 2 Login z The SISTORE MX application software is in display m...

Page 32: ...ow 2nd from left The alarm output is not configured and is not being used Green top row 2nd from left The alarm output is inactive Red top row 3rd from left The alarm output is active Red Green surrounded by a rectangular field top row 1st from left This alarm output can be activated or deactivated by the user manually Red means that the alarm output is currently active Green indicates inactive st...

Page 33: ... Tab 3 Meaning of the status displays If the mouse indicator rests on a status display a Quickinfo window pops up Indication of the free hard disk capacity Underneath the status displays there is a graphic display of the available capacity of the hard disks enabled for recording Fig 11 Indication of the free hard disk capacity NOTE When the system is not recording e g in the configuration mode the...

Page 34: ...ve been granted permission to change your password by an administrator or admin user 1 Select New password in the File menu Î The Password modification dialog opens see Fig 12 Fig 12 Password modification dialog 2 First enter the old password and then enter the new one into the field below 3 Enter the new password once more into the Confirmation field 4 Click OK ...

Page 35: ...1 In the Action menu select the option Audio on or Audio off Fig 13 Action menu 10 3 Clear errors Prerequisites z You are logged into SISTORE MX and the display mode is opened z There is a malfunction z 1 Select Clear errors in the Action menu See Fig 13 NOTE Errors include for instance a defective hard disk or the untimely termination of SISTORE MX e g as a result of a power failure etc ...

Page 36: ...comment will be saved to the logbook together with the user name 10 5 Show signal states The signal states of the cameras alarm inputs alarm outputs and digital inputs can be displayed on the server To do this select Signal state in the Action menu The meaning of the symbols is as follows Symbol Meaning Motion detected by camera Signal loss on camera Tamper event detected by camera LED light red A...

Page 37: ... Signal status 10 6 Display connection status and terminate connections Display the RemoteView clients that are currently connected to the server 1 Select Connect state in the Action menu Î The window which appears contains information on the connection status see Fig 16 Fig 16 SISTORE MX connections ...

Page 38: ...ormation on this can be found in the SISTORE MX Configuration Manual z At least one cash box has been added to the cash box list and configured Further information on this can be found in the SISTORE MX Configuration Manual 1 Select the option Show cashdata in the Action menu Î The SISTORE MX cash box data dialog opens see Fig 17 2 In the Options group field under Cash select either all cash boxes...

Page 39: ... The context menu will open 2 Select Settings in the context menu Î The following window will appear Fig 18 Setting image parameters in the display mode Camera parameters 1 Brightness 2 Contrast 3 Colour saturation 3 Move the slide controls to the desired positions 4 Click OK Î The settings have been saved Black white mode When black and white mode is activated the slide control for colour saturat...

Page 40: ...iew Generate reference image 1 Select the menu sequence Administration Configuration Camera Î The camera configuration dialog appears Î The system automatically generates a camera frame and saves this under a preset name The frames are stored in the application s main directory e g C Programs SIEMENS SISTORE under the name camrefx jgp where x stands for the camera number Display reference image Di...

Page 41: ...onitor or by selecting the appropriate button on the toolbar If an alarm occurs where the images of a specific camera are to be switched to the monitor in compliance with configuration that camera has priority over manual selection The automatic picture sequence is interrupted for the duration of event 10 11 Display camera group If more cameras are released for display than can be displayed simult...

Page 42: ...d NOTE The event view window 1 can be opened at any time by clicking the button Show event window Fig 20 Display site plan in single monitor mode 1 Event view The video image of the camera that was selected in the site plan will be displayed in this area In our example the camera has been tampered with by spraying on paint 2 In this area 4 video images are displayed simultaneously Depending on the...

Page 43: ... opened Fig 21 Camera context menu 10 12 3 Status displays Status display Meaning Blinking green frame around a live image Motion is being recorded Blinking red frame around a live image Alarm recording is taking place Blinking red frame around an alarm input The alarm input has been triggered Green frame around an alarm output The alarm output has been activated NOTE If any of these status displa...

Page 44: ...east have the same or a higher level of authorisation Fig 22 User data and user rights The following tables give an overview of the different user rights Global user rights Global rights are user rights that apply to all cameras They cannot be assigned to a user only for particular cameras The following table describes the global user rights Authorisation Description Administration z Configure all...

Page 45: ...requisite Playback authorisation CDM search z Start CDM search when both banking mode and CDM system are activated Playback authorisation is not mandatory for this A user who has CDM search authorisation without playback authorisation can switch to playback mode but he can only carry out CDM search functions The logbook for instance will not be displayed CDM search authorisation can be assigned in...

Page 46: ...text must be activated in the hardware configuration of the configuration mode NOTE Please note that pre alarm images will be saved permanently only after an alarm is triggered If no alarm is triggered then the pre alarm images will not be saved permanently An alarm may be triggered either by an event e g motion detection or by an operator for instance when pressing the alarm button during or afte...

Page 47: ...2 2 Triggering trial recording Trial recording can be triggered with activated bank operation in the recording mode via the menu Action Test alarm As a result all cameras with the exception of the CDM Cash Dispensing Machine cameras record image sequences of 5 frames Triggering trial recordings is recorded in the log book so that it is possible to search selectively for trial recordings at a later...

Page 48: ...mpleted part of the action relative to the overall process as well as the corresponding percentage data z a button for aborting the action The remaining time display always relates to the remaining time for all parallel running activities Fluctuations in the display are possible because the estimated remaining time is calculated from the already existing elapsed time and the progress achieved with...

Page 49: ... are two possible modes of event triggered recording z without pre alarm history z with pre alarm history Recording without pre alarm history means that the recording is triggered either via an alarm contact through motion detection or via the software interface Recording with pre alarm history means that the camera must already be recording If no alarm occurs the recording pre trigger time is ove...

Page 50: ...e of the latter because only those pictures are saved where there has been a change in the content of the picture Parameters for the motion detection have to be adjusted separately for each camera In addition it is also possible to define sections of the video picture where motion detection should not or should only be carried out This enables movements to be ignored e g movement of trees caused b...

Page 51: ...this message The message and confirmation are recorded in the logbook The message disappears if no confirmation is received within 15 minutes An entry is then made in the logbook that the message was not confirmed If several messages occur that are not confirmed only the first message is displayed and registered for each camera With alarm messages it is possible to give the user instructions etc a...

Page 52: ...fic range of a video image in the video image Any change in the video image within this detec tion range is then registered An alarm can then be emitted depending on the settings for detection parameters NOTE You can stipulate several detection ranges per video input live image NOTE For tamper detection the detection range should always lie within an image section where generally there are only a ...

Page 53: ...rial interface RS232 or RS485 via converter can be controlled by SISTORE MX Several PTZ cameras can be connected as long as the following conditions have been fulfilled z All cameras connected to a serial interface COM Port use the same log z All cameras connected to a serial interface COM Port have their own RS485 address There are several possibilities to control a PTZ camera z Keyboard z Standa...

Page 54: ...ystem goes to a position if it has been selected Movement to the first 5 stored set positions is possible using the control elements to The position names are also displayed with these control elements Pushing the button the PTZ camera will move to the stored position automatically in an adjustable time The PTZ symbol is bordered in yellow in the live image of the camera currently being operated b...

Page 55: ...the camera is currently being controlled by a user it will be blocked for all other users The blocking is terminated when z the other user has logged off z a certain period of time has expired after the last PTZ control command was sent to the camera This period of time can be defined please refer to the Configuration Manual z the automatic preset PTZ positions cycle is activated Users without any...

Page 56: ...emi circle like a controller The lowest speed position is at left stop 270 degrees and the highest speed position is at right stop 90 degrees In Fig 29 the PTZ control is set to medium speed Click To Pos Some LAN PTZ cameras support the function Click to Position A click on the left mouse button in the camera s live image and the camera drives to the required point and positions it centrally in th...

Page 57: ...ded for this and are divided into three groups see Fig 30 z Group 1 Selection keys Numeral keys 0 9 Cam Mon Mem Pos Start Stop z Group 2 Function keys F1 F10 z Group 3 Camera control 0 Joystick Fig 30 Control elements of the CKA4810 4820 Description of the selection keys Key Key sequence Camera selection for the PTZ control Camera no Camera selection for the enlarged view Camera no Cam Switch came...

Page 58: ...k Zoom out Press key or turn joystick left Zoom in Press key or turn joystick right Focus near Press 0 Focus far Press NOTE As an entry can consist of several keys in this group a preset period of time time out parameter is supplied by SISTORE MX is waited after every key is pressed before the entry is considered to be completed Only one and two digit figures are accepted Please see the operating ...

Page 59: ...Fire Safety Security Products 01 2008 3 Click OK Î The System Configuration Utility dialog box opens 4 Now select the Startup tab 5 Untick the checkbox cka48xx Default settings z Interface Baud rate 9600 Parity none z Interface protocol Simatrix RS232 ...

Page 60: ...case of problems with the product please contact the manufacturer NOTE The Multimedia Control Panel simulates keyboard entries The device can be freely configured if the requisite key codes are known Further information on this can be found in the manufacturer s instruction manual The Multimedia Control Panel offers the following features z Control of various functions of the SISTORE MX in playbac...

Page 61: ...rward One frame forward 9 PTZ Pos 5 Play forward Play forward 10 PTZ left Reduce playback speed Reduce playback speed 11 PTZ right Increase playback speed Increase playback speed 12 PTZ up Volume down Volume down 13 PTZ down Triplex Full screen 14 Full screen Volume up Volume up 15 Switch to playback mode Switch to live mode Close 16 PTZ speed Single frames Single frames 17 PTZ zoom Fast forward r...

Page 62: ...hether recording is running or not Recording remains active even if SISTORE MX is in playback level Playback is possible both in the SISTORE MX application as well as per remote control using the SISTORE MX RemoteView program Access to the playback level is achieved by selecting Administration Playback in the display mode or by clicking the appropriate button in the toolbar Prerequisite You must h...

Page 63: ...dministrator can stop a backup process This option is only available when a backup process is currently running 17 1 2 Menu View Cash box search Show search mask see Section 17 2 Cash box search 17 1 3 Menu Database Delete all recorded data This function deletes all recordings This is possible only for a user with Delete authorisation NOTE The function Delete all recorded data is only available wh...

Page 64: ...fined period z the average number of images per day If the period is 1 day a computer forecast takes place z the average amount of hard disk space per day If the period is 1 day a computer forecast takes place Limits as for all fields in common z The average amount of motions per day If the period is 1 day a computer forecast takes place z The average amount of alarms per day If the period is 1 da...

Page 65: ... running for a while and the recordings were overwritten several times This re indexing helps to shorten the search process display of the timeline when the archive is opened Pack database Compresses the database Export record database Exports recorded data Export message database Exports logbook messages Export EXT database Exports an external database e g cash dispenser cash box or banking data ...

Page 66: ... is also possible to search using wildcards z Specification of the cash box whose data is required You can either select all or specify a single cash box The search results will be listed in a table where they can be selected Playback will be started from the selected table entry plus a preset lead time and a preset follow up time At the end of the follow up time the sequence associated with the n...

Page 67: ...ed text same as CDM search z Playback will be started from the selected table entry time plus a preset lead time and a preset follow up time e g 10 sec each At the end of the follow up time the sequence associated with the next table entry will be played including the lead time The table entry that is currently being played is always highlighted z It is not possible to perform a search using an al...

Page 68: ...ght mouse button and selecting an appropriate filter out of the context menu Using these routines it is also easily possible to jump to the beginning and end of the list All filters can be set and changed while the program is being executed The filter only affects the display of the messages All the messages are still saved in the database Navigation can further be facilitated using logbook based ...

Page 69: ...ack 69 Siemens Building Technologies Fire Safety Security Products 01 2008 Fig 34 Triplex display with activated logbook 1 Display area for recorded image s 2 Timeline 3 Display windows for live images 1 2 3 ...

Page 70: ...contain an optional additional line at the bottom of the display where the file name and frame number can be displayed This additional line can be switched on and off globally for all playback windows The standard setting is switched off The frame information is switched on using the context menu of the playback window or the menu View Show frame information There is always an active playback wind...

Page 71: ... cameras to the playback windows Only the first window top left is taken over if you switch back over from multi channel to single channel playback 17 5 Reference frame for replay The reference frame for a respective camera can be opened in all replay modes during replay This allows the image section of the recorded scene to be compared with the reference frame To do so move the mouse pointer over...

Page 72: ...s of the sound card are correctly installed If an audio playback is taking place a loudspeaker symbol is displayed between the playback control elements to signal this Fig 38 Playback toolbar with speaker symbol The following should be checked if there is no sound despite the loudspeaker symbol being displayed z Are the system s volume regulator mixer and possibly the hardware loudspeaker amplifie...

Page 73: ...rs 1 hour 15 minutes and 3 minutes Each field of the diagram describes a time window of greater or smaller size depending on the set time range Clicking with the left mouse key on a field provides the corresponding image In this case SISTORE MX seeks an image that was recorded at the start of the time period described by the selected field If no image has been stored at that time SISTORE MX search...

Page 74: ...e finest setting 3 minutes has not already been selected When zooming in the timeline SISTORE MX selects the appropriate time range which is the iterative closest to the selected time range from the available stages The selected range is displayed centrally Marking Marking in the timeline is also possible with the following buttons Click in the timeline the starting point of the range to be chosen...

Page 75: ...ion of SISTORE MX can no longer read the database and therefore cannot play back any recordings With inserted logbook the corresponding event is marked for each displayed image see Section 17 11 Logbook This enables you to establish which entry of the logbook belongs to the displayed image If on the other hand you select an entry in the logbook the system shows from the selected camera the first i...

Page 76: ... search As the server can only carry out one search at a time in multi client operating mode the search will not start if another user is already carrying out a search An information message is displayed A search always takes place in forward direction i e from an older to a newer point in time A reverse backwards search is not possible The search can only be started if play is not running and if ...

Page 77: ...layed flush left of the logbook or the Search Mask dialog in a column The image size is QCIF format The image can be digitally enhanced by double clicking on it The number of displayed cameras depends on the VGA resolution of the system With a resolution of 1024 x 768 2 cameras are displayed with a resolution of 1280 x 1024 4 cameras If there are more cameras than can be displayed camera groups ar...

Page 78: ...up If a filter option has been selected the respective alarm messages will be displayed upon switching to playback mode Fig 41 Filtering options for logbook Menu option Description Show holdup recordings Display of holdup recordings Show alarm recordings Display of alarm recordings Show motion recordings Display of motion recordings Show suspicion recordings Display of suspicion recordings active ...

Page 79: ...ge previously marked Î A protected range is displayed in yellow in the timeline To remove the write protection again proceed in the same manner Fig 42 Menu Write protection For instance if an event occurs and you are unable to evaluate the sequences right away you can protect all previous recordings to prevent them from being overwritten NOTE Should SISTORE MX return to you the announcement Record...

Page 80: ...rom the active camera window The usual Windows printer dialog only appears when SISTORE MX is started for the first time Once the printer has been selected and printing has been confirmed the picture in question is then printed Additional information is printed depending on the printing alignment chosen by you The transaction data in the cash dispenser archive is printed as well With upright forma...

Page 81: ...When exporting AVI files the relevant sound files if there are any will be exported as well Video sequences with sound are identified in the timeline by an additional dark green line See Section 17 7 Timeline display NOTE The selected directory must not be on a CD or DVD drive For information on exporting video sequences see Section 17 16 2 Burning image sequences to CD DVD Generating individual f...

Page 82: ...w is also possible insofar as the connected server supports multiple export i e as of server version 2 45 If not SISTORE MX RemoteView does not offer the option of Create multiple AVIs It is also possible to generate a CD DVD with all exported sequences see Section 17 16 2 Burning image sequences to CD DVD NOTE From version 2 35 on SISTORE MX saves all files as k26 files instead of avi files The S...

Page 83: ...ires too many system resources which can lead to a breakdown in the recording frame rate with SISTORE MX or in extreme cases to watchdog errors of the recording hardware SISTORE MX supports writing of several sessions For this reason SISTORE MX writes exclusively in multi session format and never closes sessions There is a possibility of errors in reading the media if using older CD or DVD drives ...

Page 84: ...VD burner to a free USB port 3 Wait for a moment to allow the system to detect and install the external hardware 4 Start the SISTORE MX application by clicking the icon SISTORE MX on your desktop Î The menu item Write multiple AVI sequences to CD DVD is now active Î You can start writing to CD 17 16 5 Writing files of a directory to CD DVD The user has to select a directory All files that are in t...

Page 85: ...itten to the hard disk first the files are written to disk and then deleted The period marked in the timeline is exported from the active camera yellow surround This function can also be called up using the context menu of the timeline SISTORE MX automatically requests additional disks if the exported film sequence is too large to fit on one disk This function is not available in SISTORE MX Remote...

Page 86: ...17 17 Export of CDM data There are several possibilities to export cash dispenser images z Print scene The image currently displayed will be printed z Save scene as BMP or JPG file When saving individual images bmp or jpg an additional ASCII file is created which contains the relevant cash dispenser data as text The data of each field is written to a separate line in the following form notifier va...

Page 87: ...eplay toolbar with activated banking mode Click the button Search for CDM data Î The replay window changes The Timeline display is removed and the CDM Search is inserted It is not possible to display the logbook in this mode Fig 48 Replay with activated CDM Search The following search options are available in the left section of the CDM Search z Bank code z Account no z Device z Transaction number...

Page 88: ...s have been found and that you have to refine your search The display of the search results can be sorted upwards or downwards by clicking on the output field of the headings After an entry has been marked in the results list all cameras that have supplied images for this process are displayed in the Camera field Fig 49 Camera selection Once a camera has been selected the image data is displayed T...

Page 89: ... combination Function in the display mode Function in playback mode Function in the SISTORE Player PTZ Pos 1 Play backward PTZ Pos 2 One frame back PTZ Pos 3 STOP PTZ Pos 4 One frame forward PTZ Pos 5 Play forward Next PTZ camera Go to beginning PTZ patrol mode Timeline zoom in Next group Timeline zoom out Change split mode Go to end PTZ left Reduce playback speed PTZ right Increase playback speed...

Page 90: ... x 7 5 25 images per second Start PTZ zoom in Speed x 20 50 images per second Start PTZ zoom in Speed x 50 200 images per second Play backward Play forward PTZ up Volume down PTZ down Triplex Full screen Volume up Switch to playback mode Switch to live mode Stop PTZ zoom in out Stop Signal status Start PTZ zoom out Speed x 0 1 Start PTZ zoom out Speed x 0 5 Start PTZ zoom out Speed x 1 Start PTZ z...

Page 91: ...rame back Full screen Full screen Next group Play backward Play forward Change split mode Change split mode Change split mode Change split mode Change split mode Change split mode Change split mode Change split mode Change split mode Logbook comment End program Move to PTZ position 1 9 PTZ up Increase playback speed PTZ down Reduce playback speed PTZ left Single frames forward PTZ right Single fra...

Page 92: ...olume down Play Pause Volume up Volume down Mute One frame forward One frame back Play Pause Numeric keypad PTZ left down Numeric keypad PTZ right down Numeric keypad PTZ center Numeric keypad PTZ left up Numeric keypad PTZ right up Numeric keypad PTZ focus near Numeric keypad PTZ zoom in Numeric keypad PTZ zoom out Numeric keypad PTZ focus near Numeric keypad PTZ focus far Numeric keypad PTZ focu...

Page 93: ... connection to the SISTORE MX system must be established via LAN DSL or ISDN Up to 10 SISTORE MX devices can be accessed via RemoteView 19 1 Starting SISTORE MX RemoteView 1 Start SISTORE MX RemoteView using the desktop icon Fig 50 Desktop Icon SISTORE MX RemoteView 19 2 Program window SISTORE MX RemoteView Î After the SISTORE MX RemoteView is started the SISTORE MX RemoteView dialog appears Fig 5...

Page 94: ...anual switching to the next camera group See camera groups in Section 9 6 Video display area Automatic scan Automatic switching to the next camera group See camera groups in Section 9 6 Video display area Show less cameras Show more cameras Clicking the arrow opens a window showing the possible screen splits Show event view In the event of an alarm a message will be displayed Cameras on monitor Se...

Page 95: ...can be simultaneously connected to several MX servers max 10 Prerequisite z The SISTORE MX RemoteView application software has been started There are two possible ways to set up a connection 1 Click the arrow next to the button Connect in the toolbar Î A menu showing the SISTORE MX servers that have been configured appears 2 Click on the desired connection Î The connection will be established NOTE...

Page 96: ... to SISTORE MX RemoteView Fig 53 Server connections 19 5 1 Open address book Prerequisite z The SISTORE MX RemoteView application software has been started Opening the address book There are two possible ways to open the address book 1 Click the button Connect in the toolbar Î The SISTORE MX RemoteView address book dialog box is opened OR Select the menu sequence File Connect Î The SISTORE MX Remo...

Page 97: ...s supplied by the cameras at the site that is currently connected to RemoteView will be displayed when the virtual guard function is activated The Cameras field is a function of the virtual guard Here you can define the cameras whose live images are to be displayed manual connection If no camera is selected no live images will be displayed In the Name field you can activate the Virtual guard funct...

Page 98: ...l entries for an IP address in the address book This permits cameras to be combined in groups and their pictures to be displayed over different connections 2 Only ciphers and the symbols and can be entered into the text field Server phone number 3 Filling in the field Server location is optional 3 Select the desired connection type in the Connect via section Make sure that the necessary configurat...

Page 99: ... click OK 19 5 4 Editing entries Prerequisites z The SISTORE MX RemoteView application software has been started z The address book is opened in the SISTORE MX RemoteView application software See Section 19 5 1 Open address book page 96 1 Click the Edit entry button Î The Address book entry dialog box appears Please also refer to Section 19 5 3 Add entry page 97 19 5 5 Deleting entries Prerequisit...

Page 100: ...he column header above the address book server list is a new feature The sequence of the virtual guard tours will however be changed 19 5 7 Select cameras Using the button you can select the cameras whose live images are to be displayed after a connection has been set up NOTE In the SISTORE MX RemoteView application software a maximum of 36 cameras 6x6 matrix can be displayed simultaneously In the...

Page 101: ...n to the server has been established The cameras configured on the server are listed with name Fig 57 Select cameras connected to server z 2nd possibility Connection to the server was not possible A numbered list is shown for selection of the cameras The camera names are displayed only if there is a connection to the server NOTE Nos 1 to 64 of the list are reserved for analogue cameras no 65 and h...

Page 102: ...ftware See Section 19 5 1 Open address book page 96 There are two possible ways to search for a SISTORE MX Server 1 Click Search Or Enter the port in the TCP IP Port text field Î The address book will be searched for SISTORE MX Servers Î All existing SISTORE MX Servers on the network will be displayed NOTE The search is carried out for only one specified port If there are SISTORE MX servers in the...

Page 103: ... the names of all servers and on a subordinate level the camera names The cameras can be activated and deactivated by clicking the corresponding checkboxes The activated cameras are displayed in the timeline The live images of max 36 cameras can be displayed simultaneously 19 7 Multi monitor mode In multi monitor mode SISTORE MX RemoteView supports max 2 monitors A configuration of the monitor dis...

Page 104: ...RemoteView 104 Siemens Building Technologies Fire Safety Security Products 01 2008 Fig 59 SISTORE MX RemoteView Camera pictures in multi monitor mode Fig 60 SISTORE MX RemoteView Site plan of the connected server ...

Page 105: ...arm time has expired the camera image will be blanked Display live image in full screen format Prerequisite z No site plan is opened z The event window is not activated 1 Double click the left mouse button on the corresponding camera window in the display area OR Right click on das corresponding camera window in the display area Î A context menu will open 2 Select Full screen in the context menu Î...

Page 106: ...u sequence File Connect Î The Address book dialog box appears Fig 61 SISTORE RemoteView address book 2 Activate the option Show all Î The columns Duration Cameras Server name IP address Port RAS and Phone number will be displayed 3 Select the desired connection in the address book 4 Set a connection duration in seconds in the Duration column 5 In the Cameras column select the cameras whose images ...

Page 107: ...the virtual guard There are two possible ways to terminate the virtual guard 1 Click the button in the toolbar Or 1 Select the Administration menu in the menu bar 2 Select the menu option End virtual guard Logging on to the server A log in on the server takes place automatically The user rights for this automatic log in however are very restricted Replay and configuration are not possible If you w...

Page 108: ...n about recording modes z In the SISTORE MX RemoteView system configuration the option Use alarm list must be activated For more information please refer to the SISTORE MX Configuration Manual Section 29 8 1 Initial display mode selection 19 10 1 Show alarm details In SISTORE MX RemoteView you can display the following information on each alarm z Date and time of the alarm z Camera which triggered...

Page 109: ...ge size is 384 x 288 irrespective of the transmitted image size All received images are scaled up down to this size and stored The quality of the stored images naturally cannot be better than that of the received images the opposite however does apply The function must be enabled by the user The directory where these AVI files are to be stored can also be specified by the user To do this proceed a...

Page 110: ...ncluding the database for a preset period and transmit that to the RemoteView system This consists of all video files of all cameras that have been generated during the period required by you being copied without change An extract from the database which also corresponds with the required period is also generated The advantage of this process is that all known playback and search functions are ava...

Page 111: ...on to the server is interrupted while the video data is being copied or if copying is aborted by the user it is possible to continue transfer of the missing video data at a later date This is achieved by setting up a connection again to the same SISTORE MX server and switching to playback Without having to mark any range beforehand in the timeline data extraction can be started again immediately f...

Page 112: ...ayback authorisation If this is the case you can get to the playback mode of SISTORE MX RemoteView via the menu Administration Playback or by clicking the button displayed above in the toolbar The dialog box which then opens corresponds almost exactly to that in Section 17 Playback Some functions are however not available for manual reorganization of the database The following functions are availa...

Page 113: ... cameras simultaneously in the preview You select the cameras by clicking into the list with the same name The context menus in the live images offer additional options Fig 64 Context menu of the live image You can start and stop the image transmission for each camera or step up as single images So you can freeze a scene print and save it ...

Page 114: ...em without LAN or ISDN connections Both Message and Record database must be available for this to take place You open a database via the menu Administration Playback or by clicking the button Play s header in the toolbar The dialog box Select Directory will then appear in which the directory containing the database should be entered and the database clicked on After confirmation using the Select b...

Page 115: ...n the View menu Fig 66 SISTORE Remote View View menu Auto matrix The display area is split automatically 1 64 cameras Up to 64 cameras can be selected to be viewed simultaneously depending on the number of cameras configured Event view The event window is opened Map The site plan is opened Less cameras The number of camera pictures displayed is reduced More cameras The number of camera pictures di...

Page 116: ...s tooltips provides information on the corresponding object object name and description server IP address and port NOTE The site plan can also be displayed without a connection to a server See Section 1 1 Left click on the desired site plan in the tree structure Î The site plan will be opened in the display window NOTE When the mouse pointer is moved across an object on the site plan a tooltip is ...

Page 117: ...View of the site plan without connection to a server Prerequisite z There is no connection to a server z A site plan must have been configured at the RemoteView client PC Click the button Show map in the toolbar Î The site plan is displayed in the following manner Fig 67 SISTORE MX RemoteView Site plan without a connection to a server ...

Page 118: ... the button Connect in the toolbar Î The address book will be opened Fig 68 SISTORE Remote View address book 2 Select a server 3 Click the Connect button Î The following dialog box will appear Fig 69 SISTORE Remote View Login 4 Enter your user name and password 5 Click OK Î The connection to the server has been established NOTE Only one connection can be established to a server at a time ...

Page 119: ... Site plan Fig 70 SISTORE MX RemoteView Site plan with connection to a server A QuickInfo is displayed when the mouse pointer is moved across an object in the site plan The following information on the object will be displayed z The name and description of the object as configured on the server z The IP address and port of the server NOTE If there is no connection to the server only part of the Qu...

Page 120: ...itor mode the site plan will be displayed in full screen mode on the second monitor see Section19 7 Multi monitor mode The selected camera pictures will be displayed on the first monitor see Fig 59 and Fig 60 Fig 71 SISTORE MX RemoteView Camera pictures in multi monitor mode Fig 72 SISTORE MX RemoteView Site plan of the connected server ...

Page 121: ...You have admin user rights Transmitting files 1 Make sure that the file to be transmitted is not open 2 Select the menu option Send file in the File menu Î The following dialog box will appear Fig 73 File transfer 3 Select the file to be transmitted 4 Select the target directory on the server The file name of the source file is identical with that of the destination file Receiving files Data recep...

Page 122: ...enter z Phone 49 89 9221 8000 Monday to Friday 07 30 to 17 00 z Email fs support sbt siemens com 19 20 Multi server mode Up to 10 SISTORE MX devices can be accessed via RemoteView NOTE The connection of several SISTORE MX devices is only possible in a LAN network and not over ISDN Fig 74 RemoteView Live image display The cameras are displayed in a tree structure The available cameras and audio cha...

Page 123: ... displayed in the SISTORE MX RemoteView title line The server related status displays include z Time z Alarm outputs z HDD capacity indicator z Recording duration z Start stop of recording Global status displays are activated when any of the following events occurs on one of the connected servers z Motion z Alarm z Loss of video z Camera tamper z Error z Connection Commands e g menu commands are n...

Page 124: ...well as the cash box search are disabled when more than one server is connected to the RemoteView client Terminate connections Using the button you can terminate either individual connections or all connections at a time Playback Fig 77 RemoteView Playback Just like during live image display the list of cameras is also displayed in playback mode The cameras to be viewed are selected in the same ma...

Page 125: ...igned an audio channel 1 Mark the checkbox next to the loudspeaker symbol of the camera for which you want to activate sound transmission Î Audio transmission will be activated NOTE SISTORE MX can currently transmit only one audio channel Fig 78 SISTORE MX camera list Logbook The logbook cannot be displayed when several servers are connected to the RemoteView It is only possible to open the logboo...

Page 126: ...moteView client provided that the server has been configured accordingly z The main disadvantage of multi server operation is the high network load when several RemoteView clients are simultaneously connected to the same servers z Furthermore there are various limitations in multi server mode z Remote configuration is only possible when the RemoteView is connected to one server only z Simultaneous...

Page 127: ...m SISTORE MX Starting the SISTORE Player using the desktop icon Prerequisite z The SISTORE Player is installed on the SISTORE MX device 1 Double click the desktop icon SISTORE Player Î The SISTORE Player has been started Starting the SISTORE Player from SISTORE MX NOTE This function is also available with SISTORE MX RemoteView Prerequisites z The SISTORE MX application software has been started z ...

Page 128: ...g ways Î By drag and drop Î Click the button in the program window of the SISTORE Player 2 Select the file you want to play or view in the dialog box that appears and click the Open button NOTE From version 2 35 on SISTORE MX saves all files as k26 files instead of avi files The SISTORE player makes no difference between these two file types The k26 files can however not be reproduced using other ...

Page 129: ...st image of the current file Go to the first image of the current file Single image back Single image forward Go to a selected image position Start loop mode Stop loop mode Start of loop End of loop Save current image as BMP files or JPEG file Print current image Open video file Close video file Go to a selected image position Direct position selection Display of the current image position 219 her...

Page 130: ...back speed setting 9 Slide control for colour contrast right click reset to default value 10 Slide control for playback speed 11 Slide control for brightness right click reset to default value The following sizes are available for displaying the video signal window 96 x 72 pixels 176 x 132 pixels 192 x 144 pixels 320 x 240 pixels 352 x 240 pixels 352 x 288 pixels 384 x 288 pixels 576 x 432 pixels ...

Page 131: ...ayer 1 Move the cursor in the area of the video window 2 Press the left mouse button and drag a rectangle in the video window 3 Left click Î The portion of the image in the selected rectangle will be displayed in full screen mode Left click again to exit the zoom function 20 4 4 Parameters for displaying video sequences The following video sequence parameters can be set with slide controls z Brigh...

Page 132: ...esired end point of the segment 5 Click the button Î The starting and end points of the video segment have been defined Playing video segments in a loop Prerequisites z The starting and end points of the video segment have been defined z The loop mode has been activated the button Loop is visible 1 Click the button Play Î The video segment will be played in a loop Playing the whole video sequence ...

Page 133: ...ightness contrast colour saturation etc 1 Click the button 2 Specify the print settings in the dialog box that appears 3 Click OK 20 8 Signature check During export video files are provided with a signature 1 Click the icon in the SISTORE Player Î If the file is authentic i e it has not been altered then a small lock icon appears Î If the file is not authentic i e it has been altered then a small ...

Page 134: ...119 Database scan 79 Detector 53 Display mode 19 Display modes 23 24 30 74 E Event triggered recording 52 Export Pictures 85 Export of CDM data 91 I Image sequences Export to CD DVD 18 83 85 86 87 L Logbook 79 82 Logbook in playback 72 Login 21 24 Long time recording 52 M Motion detection 53 Multi channel playback 74 P Password New 36 Pictures Export 85 Printing 84 Playback mode 19 66 Printing pic...

Page 135: ... Fire Safety Security Products 01 2008 W Writing directory to CD DVD 88 Writing film sequences to CD DVD 90 Writing multiple film sequences to CD DVD 90 Writing to CD DVD Directory 88 Film sequences 90 Multiple film sequences 90 Z Zooming 84 ...

Page 136: ...sruhe www sbt siemens com 2008 Copyright by Siemens Building Technologies AG Data and design subject to change without notice Supply subject to availability Printed in the Federal Republic of Germany on environment friendly chlorine free paper Document No A24205 A336 B412 Edition 01 2008 ...