Hardware Installation

1. Turn off and unplug computer from Mains Power, remove PC cover.  

2. Carefully plug Capture Card into a free PCI expansion slot.

3. Connect the CCTV Camera(s) or other composite video source into RCA socket(s).

4. Replace the computer cover.

Software Installation

1. Turn on your computer, place installation CD-ROM into CD Drive and let it boot up.

2. Windows will detect the newly added hardware and display the following message.

 3. If not found by installation program point the installation process to CD Drive containing installation CD-ROM. This adapter requires both video and audio drivers therefore computer will repeat the same procedure to install audio driver after the video driver installation process is completed.

4. If your PC has or has previously had a video capture card installed, the card, it's driver, registry and system entries must be removed otherwise they will cause conflicts.

5. Follow the directions to finish the driver installation.

6. Run autorun.exe to install  GoVideo4-TCP/IP Surveillance System or Remote View software.

Surveillance System Operation

Main Window:

*** Close any unused windows (channels without a video signal).

Monitor Window:

Record State:

When this icon displays red colour, the monitor is recording.

Camera Name:

Shows Camera Name for this Window

Start Record:

Set the filename and start recording

Snapshot:

Press this icon to open the Snapshot Window

  Restore Window Size:

You can press this icon to restore the default window size

Snapshot Window:

Save Picture:

Save this picture to a Bitmap file

Paste Picture:

 Paste this picture to a clipboard

Print:

Print this picture

Tool Bar Area:

System Setup/Exit:

Press the “System” button to set-up camera properties or exit system.

Add/Remove Camera:

Press the “Camera” button or icon to add or remove a camera.

Snapshot:

Press the ”Snap” button or icon to open Snapshot Window.  

Set-Up Bar Tables:

Using these Set-Up Tables the system parameters and mode of operation may be set (motion, alarm, Enable/Disable remote function, camera set-up, recorded file path, etc).

Press the “system” icon in the tool bar area to show or hide this Set-Up Bar

Set-Up Bar Table: (Motion Detection)

Choose the camera to set mode or function.

Change the Recording Mode:

System may be set to Record and play Alarm when image changes are detected or to Record in Time-Lapse mode.

Motion Detect Area:

Areas of the image may be masked in Motion Detection mode and customised as follows:

Add Detect Area

Remove Detect Area

Select All

Inverse Detect

Clear All

Change Mask area Style and Colour

Change Sensitivity

Show Detect area on Monitor

Set action when motion is detected, 'Play Alarm File' and/or 'Record Images', click load to change audio wav file.

Set permission to send Video to Remote Site (PC).

Remote Connect Set-Up

TCP/IP Server Port number shown is default value, change if necessary.

Set-Up Bar Table: (Record)

Camera Name

Enter Camera Title or Name.

Image Quality

Record File Path 

Enter HDD, Folder and Filename for storage of images.

Date / Time Information

Set information box properties, Font, Colour, Background Colour  or Transparent.

Set-Up bar Table: (Video Set-Up)

Use these slide bars to adjust: Brightness, Contrast, Saturation and *Hue (*NTSC only). 

Video Standard

  Set video standard to suit Cameras (for Australia = PAL-B,D,G,H,I. for USA/Japan = NTSC)

Remote View Operation

Install 'Remote' application on Remote PC (Windows 95/98, 2000 or NT OS), only one Remote PC can connect to server at the same time.

To connect to Server PC:

Enter the IP address (Server PC) in "Connection Network Set-Up".
Port number must match port number used on Server PC.
Password must match that entered in Server PC.

Press Icon to connect to Server.

Press Icon to disconnect from Server.

Enter HDD, Folder and Filename to record images on Remote PC.

Record File Database: (Server PC)

All recorded images are accessible for replay, deletion or export via this DataBase. 

Playback Video

Select the Camera number and Date / Time and press Play button. 

Next Frame

Previous Frame

First Frame

Last Frame

Pause

Delete or Export recorded Video Data:

Select Camera Number and item by Date / Time and press mouse right button to display pop-up dialog box, click on "Export", "Delete" or "Refresh".

Playback Set-Up

Image size may be scaled and Playback speed increased.

Troubleshooting

Make sure that TCP/IP protocol has been set-up on both Server and Remote PCs.
Make sure Sever has a real IP address (Internet).
If IP address is virtual make sure that the Server and Remote match (Intranet).

To determine your IP address run "winipcfg".

Check that password is correct.

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