Mitsubishi DX-PC3, Instruction Manual

Page 1: ...tion in the US and other regions The official name of Windows is Microsoft Windows Operating System IntelliMouse is a trademark of the Microsoft Corporation in the US and other regions This software is based in part on the work of the Independent JPEG Group All other company and product names appearing herein are the property of their respective owners Windows 98SE is an abbreviation of Microsoft ...

Page 2: ...ther this Software or it s Instruction Manual by User is strictly prohibited by this agreement and Copyright Law Software specifications software design and the contents of this Instruction Manual are subject to change without notice to User This Software is designed to playback display copy and save digitally recorded audio and video data Unauthorized copying by User of copyright protected audio ...

Page 3: ... Panel Bottom 3 3 Information Panel Right 3 4 Status Bar 3 5 Shortcuts Menu 3 6 Hint Display 4 File Menu 4 1 Media Command 4 2 Save As Command 4 3 Print Command 5 Edit Menu 5 1 Copy Command 6 Network Menu 6 1 Connect Command 6 2 Disconnect Command 6 3 Add recorder Command 6 4 Recorder list Command 6 5 Renew Info Command 7 Search Menu 7 1 Comment Find Next Command 7 2 Previous Alarm Next Alarm Comm...

Page 4: ...B Command 9 4 Repeat between A and B Command 10 View Menu 10 1 Operation Panel Status Bar Information Panel Commands 10 2 Quick Zoom Command 10 3 Zoom Command 10 4 Options Command 10 5 Smoothing Command 10 6 Audio Command 10 7 Camera Command 11 Help Menu 11 1 Help Command 11 2 About Command 12 Appendices 12 1 Restrictions 12 2 Connection to Networks ...

Page 5: ...e image acquisition 1 2 Operating Environment IBM PC AT compatible with Intel Pentium series or Intel Celeron series CPU 400MHz or faster Microsoft Windows 98SE Windows 2000 or Windows Me RAM 128MB or more Display resolution 800 pixels x 600 lines minimum 1024 pixels x 768 lines or more recommended Use a video card and monitor capable of displaying 32 000 or more colors Free HD space 200MB or more...

Page 6: ...communication line or other causes the digital recorder will operate in the following way 1 The connection indicator stays illuminated for 3 minutes During this time the recorder cannot accept most operation commands or new communication requests 2 When the recorder is in the above state a press of the COMMUNICATION button will turn off the connection indicator light but the recorder will not acce...

Page 7: ...etworks 2 2 Uninstalling DX PC3 To uninstall DX PC3 open the Install Remove Applications dialog box in the Operation Panel and select DX PC3 for removal Alternatively select the Uninstall DX PC3 command from the Start menu and follow the series of instructions that appear on screen to complete the procedure 2 3 Starting Ending a Session DX PC3 is included on the Start menu following installation T...

Page 8: ... to yellow to indicate the most recently updated field By clicking the primary mouse button left clicking in the standard setting within any of the displayed image fields the multi screen display can be changed to a single screen display Alternatively by clicking the secondary mouse button right clicking in the standard setting within any of the displayed fields the following menu can be accessed ...

Page 9: ...try and will appear in that position at the start of the next session Note If the same camera number is assigned to more than one field in the display these fields will be updated at the same time and will show identical images 3 2 Operation Panel Bottom The bottom portion of the Operation Panel is shown in Figure 3 2 Figure 3 2 Operation Panel bottom portion Position slider 1 ...

Page 10: ...in the reverse direction Also starts skip reverse playback when Skip Playback has been selected in the Operation menu Field Reverse Moves to the previous field and stops Stop Stops playback If the audio command is ON audio playback continues after image playback has stopped Audio playback does not occur when Stop is used during playback in communication mode Field Advance Moves to the next field a...

Page 11: ...l and click on desired camera s number s 1 16 at same time Clicking multiple buttons will initiate sequential display During live communication i e when acquiring new images via the communication mode only active cameras can be selected the buttons for inactive cameras will not respond Buttons for cameras currently recording are displayed in red Furthermore display can be shifted to full screen se...

Page 12: ...r decreased down Using Fast the default setting images from each device will be renewed at the device s maximum speed Slow on the other hand adds roughly a 3 second wait to each frame shown at maximum speed The slider provides 100 adjustment steps between Fast and Slow A playback speed is adjusted by changing the transfer rate in the operation of internal The Operation Panel can be displayed or hi...

Page 13: ...ludes terminal name of the connected DVR memo and the range of recording times If the connected device is in the middle of recording the display will automatically be updated approximately every three minutes to reflect the continuous change in data During live communication i e the acquisition of the most current images through the communication mode the DVR information displays the name of the c...

Page 14: ...ve Zoom from 100 to 800 is possible For details regarding the Zoom Combo box please refer to Section 10 3 Zoom Command Time Search Figure 3 3 4 Time Search Enter the desired date and time for your search in the text boxes and click the Search button Images will be displayed for the recordings made closest to the specified time If no recorded images are available for the date specified nothing will...

Page 15: ...command in the View menu 3 5 Shortcuts Menu By clicking the secondary mouse button right clicking in the standard setting anywhere within the image the following Shortcuts menu can be accessed Figure 3 6 Figure 3 6 Shortcuts menu For details on each of the menu commands please refer to Section 5 1 Copy Command and 10 3 Zoom Command 3 6 Hint Display Placing the mouse pointer over the on screen butt...

Page 16: ...Figure 4 1 which allows to select the media This function works during playback of SCSI connected device only Figure 4 1 Media dialog box The following information is displayed in this box The bender ID and the revision can be acquired by sending the SCSI INQUIRY command HA HostAdapter No ID SCSI ID LUN LUN No VenderID Revision ...

Page 17: ... Windows bitmap format the recording time and comments for that image get saved in an accompanying text file txt of the same name When saving an image as an JPEG file the image gets saved as a JPEG file jpg the same name Comments are included within the HTML file using the following format Format Comment Line 1 DX PC3 version Mitsubishi DX PC3 Line 2 Recording date time frame number 01 23 01 12 34...

Page 18: ...the Print command in the File menu opens the following window Figure 4 3 After making desired adjustments to Margin Printer settings and other options click the Print button to create a printout of the image Figure 4 3 Print window ...

Page 19: ...x This function is not available however with printers that do not support printing of multiple copies Clicking the Printer Settings button opens the standard Windows Printer Settings dialog box which allows selection of the printer paper type page orientation and other items Various elements are included in the printout Date and time are printed in the margin above the image Mitsubishi DX PC3 the...

Page 20: ...20 5 Edit Menu Figure 5 Edit menu 5 1 Copy Command The currently displayed image can be copied to the clipboard by using the Copy command in the Edit menu ...

Page 21: ...mpted operation will halt in the middle of data acquisition Before making a connection please be sure to confirm that the recorder contains some recorded data 6 2 Disconnect Command Connection to a recorder can be terminated using the Disconnect command in the Network menu This command does not work when there is no active connection to a recorder 6 3 Add recorder Command Clicking the Add recorder...

Page 22: ...ing dialog box Figure 6 3 1 New recorders can be registered and added to the list by entering information in each of the fields Figure 6 3 1 Recorder Property box DVR name field The recorder to be registered can be given an easily recognizable terminal name In the abbreviated Recorder list window this is the only field that is displayed Up to 40 characters can be entered although the default displ...

Page 23: ...r list window Figures 6 3 and 6 4 Connections to recorders that are currently recording can also be made Connect button Please refer to Section 6 4 Recorder list Command Disconnect button Please refer to Section 6 4 Recorder list Command Details checkbox Removing the check from this box hides the IP address and memo columns converting the Recorder list window to its abbreviated version Figure 6 4 ...

Page 24: ... 4 Recorder list window abbreviated Connect button Connection to a selected recorder indicated on the list through inverted coloring can be established by clicking this button If while connected this button is used again to select a different recorder connection to a second recorder will be made In this case connection to the first unit will be terminated Multiple computers cannot connect to the s...

Page 25: ...on The networking feature will activate its Automatic Disconnect function 30 minutes after a connection to a recorder has been established and a message box will be appear on screen Figure 6 5 1 Figure 6 5 1 If the Disconnect Now button is selected the connection will be terminated after two minutes and the following message will be displayed Figure 6 5 2 Figure 6 5 2 If the Continue button is sel...

Page 26: ...he box and clicking the Find Next button The image is then displayed if it is found If the Up command of Direction is selected the search will be made towards earlier recorded times The Down command performs a similar function through later recording times Figure 7 1 Find window Clicking the Find Next in the Search menu starts the search of the comment which is designated in Comment command This f...

Page 27: ...window Figure 7 3 Figure 7 3 Alarm List window Display can be moved to a desired alarm position by selecting the alarm time from the list box and clicking the Search button A tab sectioned text file of the alarm list can be made by clicking the Save button 7 4 Time Command Clicking the Time command in the Search menu opens the following window Figure 7 4 Figure 7 4 Time Search Searches can be made...

Page 28: ...ith large amount of recording blocks such as DDS 2 or DDS 3 to a PC with a slow CPU or a small amount of on board memory it may take a long time to open the Block search window The list box contains the block number its recording start time its recording end time the flag and the camera number The following table indicates symbols used in the flag field and their meanings Flag Meaning A Contains a...

Page 29: ... for a recorder without multiplexer functions Figure 8 2 Skip mode window Adding a check to the Skip Mode checkbox allows the recorder to start skip playback at the designated interval In the Number of Field to Skip the number of cameras used for recording in the medum can be set Clicking or button of Camera Select will switch the images to the designated camera during playback This function can b...

Page 30: ...ame function as the Bookmark button on the Operation Panel 9 2 Bookmarks quick search Command Marked bookmarks image can be transferred selecting the Bookmarks list 1 30 in the Bookmarks menu 9 3 Bookmarks A B Command Using the Bookmarks A B command in the Bookmarks menu the current position can be stored as either the A point or B point for the Repeat between A and B function 9 4 Repeat between A...

Page 31: ...enu These settings will be saved in the registry 10 2 Quick Zoom Command The Quick Zoom window can be displayed or hidden using the Quick Zoom command in the View menu This setting will be saved in the registry 10 3 Zoom Command Clicking the Zoom command in the View menu brings up a submenu with a list of selectable display magnifications 100 200 400 800 You can also have images automatically adju...

Page 32: ...o 32767 fields Network Number of times in search Sets the base speed for search playback with devices in communication mode Selections include 0 5 min 1 min 15 min 1 hr 4 hr and 24 hr Audio Play Sets the audio play Selection include Short Middle Long OK button Click to save settings in the registry 10 5 Smoothing Command Smooth display of the stopped image can be obtained by adding a check mark to...

Page 33: ...vailable Note The audio playback period will vary depending on the recording settings recording interval recording image qualit y etc of the medium 10 7 Camera Command Figure 10 7 Camera commands When performing media playback from a unit that has the multiplexer function the Camera command in the View menu lets you select the playback camera Selecting ALL initiates sequential playback of all came...

Page 34: ...11 Help menu 11 1 Help Command Help can be displayed by selecting the Help command in the Help menu 11 2 About Command Information on the version of DX PC3 being used can be accessed through the About command in the Help menu ...

Page 35: ... cannot be correctly performed Depending on the printer or the printer driver used there may be instances where images and or text data do not get printout out correctly DX PC3 consumes a large amount of memory in order to display and update image data Please avoid running other application programs while using DX PC3 The DVR s Lock function is activated during communication mode which halts use o...

Page 36: ...e digital recorder s 3 Connect the PC and the digital recorder s to the LAN 4 Confirm LAN connection using the PING command 5 Start up DX PC3 then register and connect to the recorder s Details of the procedure for Windows 98SE 1 Go to Start Settings Operation Panel Network Select TCP IP within the Network dialog box then click the Property button Next select the IP address select Specify an IP ad...

Page 37: ...network If only one recorder is being connected to one PC a cross cable can be used and the switching hub can be omitted 4 Go to the Start menu and open MS DOS Prompt Enter ping_192 168 1 100 the number string corresponding to the recorder s IP address and press the Return key Initiating the PING command will cause the recorder s Receive indicator and Transmit indicator to illuminate for a moment ...

Page 38: ... the IP address entered using PING is correct Do not enter zero e g 001 Be sure to enter a space between ping and the IP address d Change cables e Restart the PC and the recorder s The switching hub address gets entered into memory as a result of the restarting process f Leave the connected units alone for a little while with their power ON Depending on the type of switching hub used there are ins...