Bosch Video Management System

MBV-BPRO-40

en Operator's Manual
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Table of contents
1 Using the Help 6
1.1 Finding information 6
1.2 Printing the Help 6
2 Introduction 8
3 System overview 9
3.1 Hardware requirements 9
3.2 Software requirements 9
3.3 License requirements 9
4 Getting started 10
4.1 Installing Bosch VMS Archive Player 10
4.2 Starting Bosch VMS Archive Player 10
5 Displaying camera images 11
5.1 Displaying a camera in an Image pane 11
5.2 Finding an item in the Logical Tree 11
5.3 Arranging Image panes 11
5.4 Displaying the Alarm Image window 11
5.5 Starting manual recording 12
5.6 Starting a pre-configured camera sequence 12
5.7 Starting an automatic camera sequence 13
5.8 Using one channel audio mode 14
5.9 Using multichannel audio mode 14
5.10 Using digital zoom 14
5.11 Saving a single image 15
5.12 Printing a single image 15
5.13 Switching to full-screen mode 15
5.14 Displaying or hiding the Image pane bars 15
5.15 Displaying information on a camera 15
5.16 Starting instant playback 16
5.17 Assigning a camera to a monitor 16
5.18 Using audio mode 16
5.19 Displaying metadata (for NVR recordings only) 16
5.20 Using the Intercom functionality 17
5.21 Locking the control of a PTZ camera 18
5.22 Updating the reference image 18
6 Using maps and the PTZ cameras 19
6.1 Displaying a map 19
6.2 Controlling PTZ cameras 19
6.3 Using in-window control of a camera 19
7 Using favorites and bookmarks 21
7.1 Adding items to the Favorites Tree 21
7.2 Creating/editing views 21
7.3 Adding a bookmark 22
7.4 Editing a bookmark 22
7.5 Displaying a bookmark 23
8 Managing recorded videos 24
8.1 Using the Timeline 24
8.2 Playing a specific recording mode 24
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8.3 Playing recorded videos 24

8.4 Authenticating video data (for NVR recordings only) 25
8.5 Changing the playback speed 25
8.6 Protecting video 25
8.7 Deleting video data 26
8.8 Exporting video data 26
8.9 Importing video data 27
8.10 Performing a Forensic Search (only VRM recordings) 27
8.11 Finding motion (only NVR recordings) 28
8.12 Finding Logbook entries 28
8.13 Finding recorded video data 29
9 Handling alarms 30
9.1 Accepting an alarm 30
9.2 Adding comments to an alarm 30
9.3 Clearing an alarm 31
9.4 Customizing the Alarm List window 31
9.5 Displaying the Live Image window 32
9.6 Starting a workflow 32
9.7 Un-accepting an alarm 32
10 Using a CCTV keyboard 34
10.1 CCTV keyboard user interface 34
10.1.1 Status display 35
10.2 Using a keyboard connected to a workstation 36
10.2.1 Starting the keyboard 36
10.2.2 Entering operation modes 36
10.2.3 Displaying cameras 37
10.2.4 Using the joystick 37
10.2.5 Using softkeys 38
10.3 Using a keyboard connected to a decoder 39
10.3.1 Starting the keyboard 40
10.3.2 Displaying cameras 40
10.3.3 Using the joystick 40
10.3.4 Using softkeys 41
11 User interface 42
11.1 Live Mode 42
11.2 Playback Mode window 44
11.3 Alarm Mode (Alarm Display) 46
11.4 Menu commands 48
11.5 Reference Image dialog box 52
11.6 Select Search Parameters dialog box 52
11.7 ATM/POS Options dialog box 54
11.8 Device Selection dialog box 54
11.9 Event Selection dialog box 54
11.10 Logbook Results: dialog box 54
11.11 Options dialog box 55
11.12 Search dialog box 56
11.13 Favorites Tree window 56
11.14 Export Video dialog box 56
11.15 Exports window 57

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11.16 Map window 57

11.17 PTZ Control window 58
11.18 Monitors window 59
11.19 Image window 59
11.20 Image pane 60
11.21 Timeline window 61
11.22 Motion Search dialog box 63
11.23 Delete Video dialog box 64
11.24 Forensic Search dialog box (only VRM recordings) 64
11.25 Protect Video dialog box 65
11.26 Unprotect Video dialog box 65
11.27 Motion Search Results window 65
11.28 Alarm List window 66
11.29 Used icons 66
12 Keyboard shortcuts 70
12.1 General controls 70
12.2 Playback controls 70
12.3 Image window controls 70
13 Concepts 71
13.1 Alarm handling 71
13.2 Enterprise System 72
13.2.1 Scenarios 72
13.2.2 Permissions 75
13.2.3 Types of user groups 75
13.2.4 Licensing 75
13.3 Allegiant CCL commands supported in Bosch VMS 76
14 Troubleshooting 78
14.1 Updating an old Bosch VMS Archive Player version 78

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1 Using the Help

To find out more about how to do something in Bosch Video Management System, access the
online Help using any of the following methods.
To use the Contents, Index, or Search:
4 On the Help menu, click Help. Use the buttons and links to navigate.
To get Help on a window or dialog:
4
On the toolbar, click .
OR
4 Press F1 for help on any program window or dialog.

1.1 Finding information

You can find information in the Help in several ways.
To find information in the Online Help:
1. On the Help menu, click Help.
2. If the left-hand pane is not visible, click the Show button.
3. In the Help window, do the following:

Click: To:

Contents Display the table of contents for the Online Help. Click each book to
display pages that link to topics, and click each page to display the
corresponding topic in the right-hand pane.

Index Search for specific words or phrases or select from a list of index
keywords. Double-click the keyword to display the corresponding topic
in the right-hand pane.

Search Locate words or phrases within the content of your topics. Type the
word or phrase in the text field, press ENTER, and select the topic you
want from the list of topics.

Texts of the user interface are marked bold.

4 The arrow invites you to click on the underlined text or to click an item in the application.
4
Click to get step-by-step instructions
Related Topics
4 Click to display a topic with information on the application window you currently use.
This topic provides information on the application window controls.
Concepts, 71 provides background information on selected issues.

Caution!
Medium risk (without safety alert symbol): Indicates a potentially hazardous situation.
If not avoided, this may result in property damage or risk of damage to the unit.
Cautionary messages should be heeded to help you avoid data loss or damaging the system.

Notice!

i This symbol indicates information or a company policy that relates directly or indirectly to the
safety of personnel or protection of property.

1.2 Printing the Help

While using the Online Help, you can print topics and information right from the browser
window.
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To print a Help topic:

1. Right-click in the right pane and select Print.
The Print dialog box opens.
2. Click Print. The topic is printed to the specified printer.

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2 Introduction
Bosch VMS Archive Player displays exported recordings.

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3 System overview
If you plan to install and configure Bosch Video Management System, participate in a system
training on Bosch Video Management System.
Refer to the Release Notes of the current Bosch Video Management System version for
supported versions of firmware and hardware and other important information.
See data sheets on Bosch workstations and servers for information on computers where
Bosch Video Management System can be installed.
The following software modules can optionally be installed on one PC.
Tasks of the software modules
Management Server: Stream management, alarm management, priority management,
Management logbook, user management, device state management. Additional Enterprise
System license: Managing a server list that contains multiple Management Server
computers.
VRM: Distributing storage capacities on iSCSI devices to the encoders, while handling
load balancing between multiple iSCSI devices.
Streaming playback video and audio data from iSCSI to Operator Clients.
MVS: Provides a transcoding service that adapts the video stream from a camera
configured in Bosch Video Management System to the available network bandwidth. This
enables mobile video clients like an iPhone to receive live or playback video data via
unreliable network connections with limited bandwidth. Not supported on Windows XP.
Configuration Client: System configuration and administration for Operator Client.
Operator Client: Live monitoring, storage retrieval and playback, alarm and accessing
multiple Management Server computers simultaneously.

3.1 Hardware requirements

See the data sheet for Bosch Video Management System. Data sheets for platform PCs are
also available.

3.2 Software requirements

See the data sheet for Bosch Video Management System.
Bosch Video Management System must not be installed on a computer where you want to
install Bosch VMS Archive Player.

3.3 License requirements

See the data sheet for Bosch Video Management System for the available licenses.

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4 Getting started
This chapter provides information on how to get started with Bosch Video Management
System and with Bosch VMS Archive Player

4.1 Installing Bosch VMS Archive Player

Caution!
Install Bosch VMS Archive Player only on a computer where Bosch Video Management is not
installed.

You can include the setup for Bosch VMS Archive Player in an export you create with
Bosch VMS Operator Client.
If there is no setup available with the export, you can find it on a computer where Bosch VMS
is installed: C:\<Installation directory>\Bosch\VMS\Update\NvrArchivePlayer
\NvrArchivePlayerSetup.exe
To install:
1. Copy the Setup program file on a computer where Bosch VMS is not installed.
2. Start NVRArchivePlayerSetup.exe.
3. Follow the instructions on the screen.

4.2 Starting Bosch VMS Archive Player

You install Bosch VMS Archive Player only on a computer where Bosch Video Management
System is not installed.
To start Bosch VMS Archive Player:
4 From the Start menu, select Programs > Bosch VMS > Bosch VMS Archive Player.
The application starts.

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5 Displaying camera images

This chapter provides information on how to display camera images.
Some of the features described in this chapter can be deactivated for your user group.

5.1 Displaying a camera in an Image pane

Main window
To assign a camera image to an Image pane:
4 Drag a camera from the Logical Tree window to an Image pane.
The selected camera image is displayed in the Image pane.
Or:
1. Select an Image pane.
2. In the Logical Tree window, double-click a camera.
The selected camera image is displayed in the Image pane.
3. Repeat the above steps for every camera you want to display.
You can also drag maps and documents to Image panes.
Or:
4 In the Logical Tree, right-click a camera and click Show in next free Image pane.
The camera is displayed.
To move a camera within the Image window:
4 Drag the camera into another Image pane.
To zoom digitally:
4 Right-click anywhere on an Image pane and click Zoom in.

5.2 Finding an item in the Logical Tree

Main window
To find an item in the Logical Tree:
1. Right-click the root node or a child node of the Logical Tree and click Tree Search.
The Search dialog box is displayed. This dialog box appears on the monitor where it was
closed earlier. It is always on top.
2. In the Search for: field, type a search string representing the display name of an item.
3. Click Find.
The first item that matches the search string is marked. If you want to display it in an
Image pane, double-click it.
4. Click Next to mark the next matching item.
5. Click Close.

5.3 Arranging Image panes

Main window
To arrange Image panes:
1. Move the slider for the Image pane pattern.
2. Drag an item from the Logical Tree window to an Image pane. Repeat this until all
required cameras are displayed.
If an object is already displayed in a target Image pane, this object is replaced.
3. Drag a camera from one Image pane to another, if required.
To resize an Image pane:
1. Point to an Image pane corner. The pointer appears as a double-headed arrow.
2. Drag the corner to resize the Image pane.

5.4 Displaying the Alarm Image window

Main window

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You can switch from the Image window to the Alarm Image window if at least one alarm is in the
Alarm List.

Notice!

i A map displayed in an Alarm Image pane is optimized for display and contains only the initial
view of the basic .dwf file.

To display the Alarm Image window:

4
In an Image window, click .
The Alarm Image window is displayed.
To display the Image window again:
4
In an Image window, click .
Live Mode or Playback Mode is displayed depending on the Mode that was displayed
before.

5.5 Starting manual recording

Main window
You can start recording for each camera manually. The quality level of alarm recording mode is
used. The duration of alarm recording is configured in the Configuration Client.
If the selected camera is already recording, the quality level is changed to alarm recording
mode. The alarm recording can be protected when NVR recording is used. With VRM
recording, the alarm recording is not protected.
Note: You cannot start manual recording for a DiBos camera.
To start recording:
1. Select an Image pane displaying a camera.
2.
Click .
Recording is started.
Notes:

NVR recordings only: The icon in the Image pane bar changes to . Click to stop
recording. If you do not click to stop recording, manual recording stops after the configured
manual recording time. In the Timeline of the camera, the manual recording is displayed as
alarm recording.
VRM recordings only: You cannot manually stop recording. The recording stops after the
configured alarm recording time. In the Timeline of the camera, the pre-alarm recording is
displayed as alarm recording, if pre-alarm recording is configured in Configuration Client.

5.6 Starting a pre-configured camera sequence

Main window
With a camera sequence, a group of cameras are displayed one after the other. The pre-
configured camera sequences are configured in the Configuration Client and appear in the
Logical Tree.
A sequence can be configured to use more than one Image pane. If there are not enough Image
panes to display the whole sequence, only those Image panes are displayed which fit into the
Image window. The remaining Image panes are not displayed and an appropriate message is
displayed.
Under the following conditions, a sequence is not being displayed:
Video loss
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Connection to the camera lost

No permission to display the camera
Camera not configured
In addition, for sequences displayed on an analog monitor via a decoder, DiBos cameras
cannot be displayed.

Notice!
When the configuration is changed and activated, a camera sequence (pre-configured or auto-
matic) usually is continued after restart of the Operator Client.
But in the following cases the sequence is not continued:

i A monitor where the sequence is configured to be displayed has been removed.

The mode of a monitor (single/quad view) where the sequence is configured to be displayed
has been changed.
The logical number of a monitor where the sequence is configured to be displayed is
changed.
To start and control a camera sequence:
1.
Drag the required sequence from the Logical Tree window to an Image pane.

The sequence is displayed indicated by the symbol.

2. Click a playback control icon of the Image window toolbar to control the sequence.

5.7 Starting an automatic camera sequence

Main window
With a camera sequence, a group of cameras are displayed one after the other.
You configure the dwell time for these sequences in the Options dialog box (Extras menu,
Options... command).
Under the following conditions, a sequence is not being displayed:
Video loss
Connection to the camera lost
No permission to display the camera
Camera not configured
In addition, for sequences displayed on an analog monitor via a decoder, DiBos cameras
cannot be displayed.

Notice!
When the configuration is changed and activated, a camera sequence (pre-configured or auto-
matic) usually is continued after restart of the Operator Client.
But in the following cases the sequence is not continued:

i A monitor where the sequence is configured to be displayed has been removed.

The mode of a monitor (single/quad view) where the sequence is configured to be displayed
has been changed.
The logical number of a monitor where the sequence is configured to be displayed is
changed.
To start a camera sequence:
1. Select an Image pane where you want the sequence to be played.

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2. Right-click a folder in the Logical Tree or Favorites Tree window and click Show as
sequence in selected Image pane.
The cameras of the selected folder are displayed one after the other in the selected

Image pane. indicates that the sequence is running.

To pause a camera sequence:
4
In the Image window toolbar, click .

The sequence stops playing, as indicated by .

To jump to the previous / next step of a camera sequence:
4
In the Image window toolbar, click or .
The sequence jumps to the previous or next step.

5.8 Using one channel audio mode

Main window
You use one channel audio mode when you want to hear only one audio source assigned to a
camera. You cannot activate audio for another camera.
To activate / de-activate multichannel audio mode:
1. On the Extras menu, click Options....
2. Select the Playback audio of the selected Image pane check box.

5.9 Using multichannel audio mode

Main window
You use multichannel audio mode when you want to hear different audio sources at the same
time. You can activate different audio sources assigned to a camera in the Image pane of each
camera.
To activate / de-activate multichannel audio mode:
1. On the Extras menu, click Options....
2. Select the Multichannel audio playback check box.

5.10 Using digital zoom

Main window
Every Image pane provides a digital zoom function. This digital zoom has 11 levels: 1x, 1.35x,
1.8x, 2.5x, 3.3x, 4.5x, 6x, 8.2x, 11x, 14.9x, 20.1x.
When you save a Favorites View, the current setting of the digital zoom and the image section
are saved.

When you click , the current setting of the digital zoom and the image section are used
for instant playback.
When Operator Client restarts, the current setting of the digital zoom and the image section
are retained.
To use digital zoom:
1. Right-click anywhere on an Image pane and click Zoom in.

indicates that the digital zoom was used.

2. Repeat the previous step to zoom in.
3. Drag the image to navigate to the desired image section.
4. Right-click the Image pane and click Zoom 1:1 to return to the original size.

disappears.

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Note:
You can also use the controls for digital zoom in the PTZ Control window.

5.11 Saving a single image

Main window
To save a single image:
1. Select an Image pane.
2.
Click .
A dialog box for saving the image file is displayed.
3. Select the desired directory, enter a file name, and select the desired file type. JPG and
BMP are available.
4. Click OK.
The image is saved. The file contains additional information about the camera.

5.12 Printing a single image

Main window
To print a single image:
1. Select an Image pane.
2.
Click .
A dialog box for selecting the printer is displayed.
3. Click OK.
The image is printed. The printout contains additional information about the camera.

5.13 Switching to full-screen mode

Main window
Full-screen mode hides many control elements, for example the menu commands or the Alarm
List if no alarm monitor was switched to full-screen mode. For accessing these control
elements, leave the full-screen-mode.
To display the entire Image window in full-screen mode:
4
On the Image window toolbar, click .
The Image window is displayed in full-screen mode.
To leave the full-screen mode:
4
Click .
To maximize a selected Image pane:
4 Right-click an Image pane and click Maximize.
The selected Image pane is displayed using the entire Image window.

5.14 Displaying or hiding the Image pane bars

Main window
To display / hide the toolbars:
4
Click to display the toolbars.

Click to hide the toolbars.

5.15 Displaying information on a camera

Main window
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To display information:
4 Right-click an Image pane with a camera assigned and click Properties.
A dialog box with the camera properties is displayed.

5.16 Starting instant playback

Main window >

You can view the recordings of a camera in an Image pane in the Live Mode.
The current setting of the digital zoom and the image section are used for instant playback.
The start time (number of seconds in the past or rewind time) for instant playback is configured
in the Options dialog box (Extras menu, Options... command).
To start instant playback:
1. Select the required Image pane.
2.
Click .
The recording is played.

To return to live image, click .

Note: More than one Image pane with instant playback is possible, even multiple instant
playbacks of the same camera.

5.17 Assigning a camera to a monitor

Main window > > tab

You can assign IP devices to a decoder. This displays the video signal on the analog monitor
and plays the audio signal on the speakers if connected to the decoder. DiBos and Bosch
Allegiant cameras cannot be assigned this way.
To assign a camera image to a monitor:
1.

Click the tab and the tab.

2. Drag a camera from the Logical Tree window to the desired monitor.

5.18 Using audio mode

Main window
If available you can activate audio for a selected camera.
To hear the audio signal of multiple cameras simultaneously, activate multichannel audio
mode.
You switch the audio mode in the Options dialog box (Extras menu, Options... command).
To activate / de-activate audio:
1. Select an Image pane.
2.
Click to de-activate or to activate audio.

5.19 Displaying metadata (for NVR recordings only)

Main window >

Main window
You can display metadata of the selected camera such as ATM / POS / Barcode if available.

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To display metadata in a separate window:

1. Select an Image pane.
2. In the Camera menu, click Show Metadata....
A window is displayed with the available metadata.
When you close the selected Image pane, the Metadata window is closed too.

5.20 Using the Intercom functionality

Main window >

You can use the Intercom functionality only when Live Mode is active.
Ensure that the microphone is active on your sound card and its volume is not 0. You perform
this task in the Control Panel of your workstation computer. Additionally ensure that in the
recording control of your sound card only the microphone is selected, not the stereo mix. For
Windows 7: Disable all input devices except the one you want to use for Intercom
functionality.
The following screenshot shows an example:

If you change the setting from stereo mix to microphone after the first start of Operator
Client, the setting is overridden after the next start of Operator Client.
We recommend to use a headset instead of a microphone-loudspeaker combination to avoid
acoustic feedback.
The Intercom functionality only works with an encoder that has both audio-in and audio-out.
Ensure that the volume settings for the encoder microphone and loudspeakers are not 0. You
perform this task in Configuration Client.

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To use Intercom functionality on your workstation your user group must be granted to use it.
You perform this task in Configuration Client.
In the Options dialog box, you can configure half duplex or full duplex mode.
To use Intercom functionality:
1. Select an Image pane with an audio encoder.
2.
Click and hold the mouse button. If audio was off for this Image pane, it is switched
on automatically.

The icon changes to .

Now you can talk. If configured, the other side can talk also, regardless whether the icon
is clicked or not.
3. Release the mouse button. The transfer is interrupted.
Audio remains on for this Image pane.

Notice!
i An incoming auto pop-up alarm can interrupt the transfer.

5.21 Locking the control of a PTZ camera

Main window >

You can lock the control of a PTZ camera for other users. A user with a higher priority can take
over the control and lock the camera control. A timeout can be configured for this explicit PTZ
locking. If you only take over the control without manually locking it before, the control is
locked for the user with lower priority for 5 seconds.
To lock a PTZ control:
1. Select one of the following items:
Image pane with PTZ camera
PTZ camera in the Logical Tree
PTZ camera in the Favorites Tree
PTZ camera in the Map window
2. Right-click the Image pane or the PTZ camera and click Lock.
The users with lower priorities cannot use the PTZ control any longer. On their displays a
corresponding message box is displayed.
To stop the locking of the PTZ control, right-click the Image pane or the PTZ camera and
click Unlock.
The locking ends automatically after a configured time period or when you log off.

5.22 Updating the reference image

Main window >

You can update the reference image.
To update the reference image:
1. Right-click an Image pane and click Reference Image....
The Reference Image dialog box is displayed.
2. Click Update.
The image of the time when you click Update is displayed.

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6 Using maps and the PTZ cameras

This chapter provides information on how to use the Map window and the PTZ Control
window.
You can view a map in the required ratio and zooming factor. Hence, you see all your devices
and their places at a glance.
You can activate that the map of the camera in the selected Image pane is automatically
getting the focus. This map is displayed in the Map window of the Control monitor.
Some of the features described in this chapter can be deactivated for your user group, your
Enterprise User Group or your Enterprise Account.

6.1 Displaying a map

Main window
You can display a map in the Map window or in an Image pane. In the Image pane, the 4:3 ratio
applies.

Notice!

i A map displayed in an Alarm Image pane is optimized for display and contains only the initial
view of the basic .dwf file.

To view a map in the map window:

4

Drag a map from the Logical Tree to the tab, wait until the Map window is
displayed, and drop the map on the Map window.
The map is displayed.
To view a map in an Image pane:
4 Drag a map from the Logical Tree window to an Image pane.
The map is displayed in the Image pane.

6.2 Controlling PTZ cameras

Main window > tab

You can zoom and control the cameras in the PTZ Control window or in the Image pane.
The digital zoom function is not available for dome and pan/tilt cameras.
Controlling/zooming cameras in the PTZ Control window:
1. Select the required Image pane.
2. Click the various control elements in the PTZ Control window to control the camera.

6.3 Using in-window control of a camera

Main window
After you have assigned a PTZ camera to an Image pane, you can use the camera control
functions directly in this Image pane.
To use control functions:
1. Move the cursor on the Image pane which displays a PTZ camera.
The cursor changes depending on the location in the Image pane.
2. Move the cursor to the left side of the Image pane.
The cursor changes to an arrow.
Click to swivel to the left direction in a small step. Keep the mouse button pressed to
swivel continuously. Drag to the outside direction to accelerate.

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3. Move the cursor to another direction and perform a corresponding tilt or swiveling task.
4. Move the cursor to the center of the Image pane.
The cursor changes to a magnifying class.
In the upper area, use the zooming in function.
In the lower area, use the zooming out function.

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7 Using favorites and bookmarks

This chapter provides information on how to use the Favorites Tree and the Bookmark Tree.
Favorites Tree
You can add every item of the Logical Tree to the Favorites Tree to create your own subset of
the Logical Tree. At any time you can add or delete devices in the Favorites Tree.
Additionally, you can save the assignment of cameras or other objects to Image panes and the
Image pane pattern.
At any time you can restore this View.
Bookmark Tree
You can save a time period of live view or a recording in a bookmark. A bookmark saves a start
and an end time, the cameras assigned to Image window at this time, and the entire Image pane

pattern. A time period of 0 seconds is possible. Bookmarks are saved in the pane.
Deleting a bookmark does not affect the corresponding recordings. You cannot add or remove
cameras from a bookmark. To change a bookmark, load it, make your changes and save it.
If a recording is deleted, the corresponding bookmark is not synchronized. If loaded, a black
Image pane is displayed.
Note: Do not add more than 4 cameras in one bookmark to avoid performance issues when
loading the bookmark.

7.1 Adding items to the Favorites Tree

Main window > > tab

or

Main window > > tab

You can add each item of the Logical Tree to the Favorites Tree. This allows you to define your
own subset of the Logical Tree.
To add an item:
4 Right-click an item and click Add To Favorites.

7.2 Creating/editing views

Main window > > tab

or

Main window > > tab

After having assigned cameras, maps, and HTML files to Image panes, you can save this
assignment and the Image pane pattern in a View.

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To create a new View:

1. Arrange the cameras in the Image window in Live Mode and in Playback Mode.
If desired, use the digital zoom and select an image section.
When displaying a View, the live image of the camera is displayed in Live Mode and the
recorded video of the camera is displayed in Playback Mode.
2.
In the Image window toolbar, click .

A new View is added. Enter a name for the new View.

To display a View:
4 Double-click the View. The assignment saved in this View is displayed in the Image
window.
Note: You can also right-click the View and click Load Cameo View to display.
To edit a View:
1.
Double-click the View which you want to edit.
2. Make the required changes, e.g., assign cameras to Image panes.
3. Right-click the required View and click Update Cameo View.
To rename a View:
1.
Right-click the required View and click Rename.
2. Enter the name of the View and click press ENTER.
To delete a View:
4 Right-click the View and click Remove.
The View is removed from the Favorites Tree.

7.3 Adding a bookmark

Main window > > Assign desired cameras to Image panes

or

Main window > > Assign desired cameras to Image panes

To add a bookmark:
1. Using the Hairline, select the time period on the Timeline .
2.
In the toolbar, click .
The Edit Bookmark dialog box is displayed.
3. The selected time period is copied to the appropriate fields.
4. Make changes if required.
5. Click OK.
P The bookmark is saved in the Bookmark Tree.

7.4 Editing a bookmark

Main window > >

or

Main window > >

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To edit a bookmark:
1. Right-click a bookmark and click Edit Bookmark.
The Edit Bookmark dialog box is displayed.
2. Make changes if required.
3. Click OK.
P The bookmark is saved in the Bookmark Tree.

7.5 Displaying a bookmark

Main window > > tab

or

Main window > > tab

To display a bookmark:
4 Drag a bookmark to the Image window. The entire Image window layout saved in the
bookmark is displayed in the Timeline. The Hairline is positioned at the start time of the
bookmark.
P The previous Image window is overwritten.

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8 Managing recorded videos

This chapter provides information on how to manage recordings.
Some of the features described in this chapter can be deactivated for your user group.

8.1 Using the Timeline

Main window > tab

You can access a specific time in the Timeline via the Hairline.
To navigate in the Timeline:
4 Click somewhere in the Timeline.
The images of the selected point in time are displayed in the Image window.
Or:
1. In the date and time field, enter the required values.
2.
Click .
The Hairline jumps to this time. The images of the entered point in time are displayed in
the Image window. Use a Timeline control for the required playing option.
You can select a time period in the Timeline using the Hairline. You can use this selection for
further tasks such as for exporting video data.
4 Drag the bottom handles of the Hairline to select a time period or to change this
selection.
Drag the upper handles to move the hairline or selection.

8.2 Playing a specific recording mode

Main window > > tab

Main window > tab

You can play specific recordings like alarm or video loss recording.
To play a specific recording mode:
4 In the list of recording modes, select the required one.
The Hairline jumps to this time. The images of the entered point in time are displayed in
the Image window.

Click to jump to the previous change of the recording mode, or click to jump
to the next change of the recording mode.

8.3 Playing recorded videos

Main window > tab

Note:
Bosch Allegiant cameras are not recorded within Bosch Video Management System.
To play recorded videos:
1. Assign a camera to an Image pane.

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2. Use a Timeline control for the required playing option.

8.4 Authenticating video data (for NVR recordings only)

Main window > tab

The authenticity of all the cameras displayed in the Image window is checked to see whether
they have been changed. You can only check the authenticity of DiBos and Bosch VMS NVR
cameras. Other cameras are ignored.
If non-authentic data is found, the process stops and the date and time of theses data is
displayed.
To authenticate several images:
1. Using the Hairline, select the time period on the Timeline.
2. Right-click this time period and click Verify Authenticity....
The Verify Authenticity dialog box is displayed.
The current Hairline value in the Timeline is copied to the Start: and End: lists. If
required, change the values.
3. Click Verify to start authentication.
A message shows you whether the video data is authentic.

8.5 Changing the playback speed

Main window > > tab >

Main window > tab >

To change the playback speed for playing a video forward or reverse:
4 Move the slider to the left to decrease the playback speed, and to the right to increase
the playback speed.
A system alarm is triggered if the video cannot be played at the set speed. The playback
speed is then automatically reduced.

8.6 Protecting video

Main window > > tab

You can protect the images of the displayed cameras against being overwritten.
1. Using the Hairline, select the time period on the Timeline.
2. Right-click this time period and click Protect Video....
The Protect Video dialog box is displayed.
The selected time period is copied to the Start: and End: fields.
If required, change the values.
3. Click Protect.
The video data is protected.
Note:
To remove the protection, select the protected period in the Timeline, right-click and click
Unprotect Video....

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8.7 Deleting video data

Main window > > tab

Note: You cannot restore deleted video data.
You can delete video data from the beginning of the recording to the position of the hairline.
The video data of all cameras available in the Timeline are deleted.
VRM recordings: Protected recordings are not deleted.
NVR recordings: When protected recordings are available, the deleting is not started.
To delete video:
1. Move the Hairline to the desired position on the Timeline.
On the Timeline menu, click Delete Video....
The Delete Video dialog box is displayed.
2. Make the appropriate settings.
For detailed information on the various fields, see the Online Help for the appropriate
application window.
4 Click Delete.
Confirm the warning message.
When deleting is finished, click Done.

8.8 Exporting video data

Main window
You can export video and audio data to a local drive, a CD/DVD drive, a Blu-Ray disk, a
network drive, or a USB drive.
All cameras that are assigned to the Image window are exported.
Note: If you use a USB drive, use a fast USB device to avoid failures.
The data is exported in native (Bosch VMS Archive Player) or ASF format.
When you export a video in native format, you can add Bosch VMS Archive Player as a viewer.
And you can protect the exported data with a password.
Data in ASF format can be played with standard software such as Windows Media Player.
You export the video and audio data of the displayed cameras.
Note: You need a permission for each camera that you want to export.
If exporting video data on a hard drive was not successful, the already exported video data is
deleted.
To export a time period (only availabe in Playback Mode):
1.

Click the tab.

2. Using the Hairline, select the time period on the Timeline.
3.
Click .
The Export Video dialog box is displayed.
The selected time period is copied to the Start: and End: fields.
4. Make the appropriate settings.
5. Click OK. The files are exported to the selected data medium.
To export a single search entry (only availabe in Playback Mode):
1. Perform a search for video data.

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2.

Click the tab or the tab.

3. Click an entry in the search result list.
4.
Click .
The Export Video dialog box is displayed.
5. Make the appropriate settings.
6. Click OK. The entry is exported to the selected data medium.
For detailed information on the various fields, see the Online Help for the appropriate
application window.

8.9 Importing video data

Main window
Exported audio and video files can be imported to display their saved images.
1. On the Timeline menu, click the Load Exported Video... command.
The dialog box for opening export files is displayed.
2. Select the required file and click Open.
The imported video is displayed in the Exports window.

For playing the imported video, expand the entry and drag to an Image pane.
The Export Tree entries are removed when you exit the Operator Client.

For removing the exported video, right-click and click Unload Export.

8.10 Performing a Forensic Search (only VRM recordings)

Main window > > tab > Select an Image pane

You can check the video in the selected Image pane for motion. Forensic Search allows you to
search for specific properties.

Notice!
i Forensic Search must be licensed and it must be enabled on your workstation.

1. Select the Image pane where you want to find motion.

2. Using the Hairline, select the time period on the Timeline and select the corresponding
Image pane.
3.
Click .
The Forensic Search dialog box is displayed.
The selected time period is copied to the Start: and End: fields.
If required, change the values. Click .
4. In the Algorithm: list, select an IVA entry.
5. In the Surveillance Tasks field, configure your Forensic Search.
See the Online Help of the IVA version that you use.

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6. Click Search to start the Forensic Search.

The window with the matching entries is displayed.

7. For playing the corresponding video, double-click the entry. The corresponding video is
displayed.

8.11 Finding motion (only NVR recordings)

Main window > > tab > Select an Image pane

Main window > tab > Select an Image pane

You can check the video in the selected Image pane for motion.
To find motion:
1. Select the Image pane where you want to find motion.
2. Using the Hairline, select the time period on the Timeline.
3.
Click . The Motion Search dialog box is displayed. The selected time period is
copied to the Start: and End: fields.
If required, change the values.
4. If required, select Display Grid. A grid is placed above the image. You can select every
cell in the grid for searching.
5. Select the cells you want to check for motion. To select the cells, drag an area.
The selected area is displayed in half transparent yellow.
To clear a selected area, drag the selected area again.
6. Click Start Search. The search results for the selected Image pane are listed in the

window.
7. For playing the corresponding video, double-click the entry. The corresponding video is
displayed.

8.12 Finding Logbook entries

Main window > Tools menu > Find in Logbook... command > Select Search Parameters dialog
box
or
Main window > Tools menu > Find in Logbook... command > Please select a Server dialog box
> Select Search Parameters dialog box
In the Logbook, you can search for particular events, alarms, devices, and strings of events.
You can save the search criteria as a filter.
To find Logbook entries:
1. In an Enterprise System, select the desired Management Server for searching.
2. In the Filter list, select a pre-defined filter if available.
A filter contains all the settings that you make in this dialog box.
You can save, load, and delete the selected filter. You can reset the settings of the
selected filter.

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3. In the Date and Time field, enter start date and time and end date and time for the
search process.
4. In the Result Count list, limit the number of matching entries that result from the search.
5. Click Add Event to limit the search to specific events.
6. Click ATM / POS to enter search criteria for these devices.
7. Click Virtual Inputs to enter search criteria for these devices.
8. In the Alarms field, select search criteria to limit the search to specific alarms.
9. Click Add Device to limit the search to specific devices.
10. In the Details: field, type a search string. You can use * as a wildcard.
11. In the User: field, type a user name to search for.
12. Click Search.
The Logbook Results: dialog box with the matching entries is displayed.
For detailed information on the various fields, see the Online Help for the appropriate
application window.
Notes:
You can remove events or devices from the search.

8.13 Finding recorded video data

Main window > > Tools menu > Find Video... command > Select Search Parameters
dialog box
or
Main window > Tools menu > Find in Logbook... command > Please select a Server dialog box
> Select Search Parameters dialog box
For detailed information on the various fields, see the Online Help for the appropriate
application window.
To find video data:
1. Enter or select the required search criteria.
2. Click Search.

The window with the matching entries is displayed.

3. For playing the corresponding video, double-click the entry. The corresponding video is
displayed.

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9 Handling alarms
This chapter provides information on how to handle alarms.
Some of the features described in this chapter can be deactivated for your user group.

Notice!

i A map displayed in an Alarm Image pane is optimized for display and contains only the initial
view of the basic .dwf file.

9.1 Accepting an alarm

Main window > > tab

or

Main window > > tab

You can accept a single alarm or multiple alarms for clearing or starting a workflow.
To accept an alarm:
1.

Select the desired alarm entry and click .

2.
For returning to the Image window, click .
When an alarm is accepted, several things happen simultaneously:
The alarm is removed from Alarm Lists of all other users.
If not already displayed, an Alarm Image window replaces the Live Image window on the
monitor that has been enabled for alarms.
The alarm content (live video, instant playback video, or site maps) is shown in a row of
Alarm Image panes in the Alarm Image window.

If there is a workflow associated with the alarm, the workflow button is enabled.
You can now clear the alarm or start a workflow. If the alarm has been configured to
"force workflow", then you must complete the workflow before you can clear the alarm.
To display an alarm camera on an analog monitor:
4 Drag the camera image from its Alarm Image pane to an analog monitor group.

9.2 Adding comments to an alarm

Main window > > tab > Select the desired alarm >
or

Main window > > tab > Select the desired alarm >
You can only comment an alarm after you have accepted it.

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To add a comment to an alarm:

1.

Click .
The Workflow dialog box is displayed for entering a comment and displaying the action
plan for this alarm. If no action plan is assigned to the alarm, the dialog box only displays
the Comment: field.
2. In the Comment: field, type your comment.
3. Click Close.
4. Clear the alarm.
The comment is added as a separate entry in the Logbook and added to the alarm entry in
the Logbook.

9.3 Clearing an alarm

Main window > > tab

or

Main window > > tab

To clear an alarm:
4

Select the desired alarm entries and click .

If the alarm has the Comment or Force Workflow attribute, you cannot clear the alarm
directly. In these cases you must first display the action plan and enter a comment.
The alarm is cleared and removed from your Alarm List.
If no other alarms are currently being displayed, the Alarm Image window is closed and the
Image pane is displayed.

9.4 Customizing the Alarm List window

Main window > > tab

or

Main window > > tab

To sort the table:
1. Click a column heading.
The arrow in the column heading indicates whether the table is sorted in ascending or
descending order.
2. To change the sorting order, click the column heading again.
To add or remove columns:
4 Right-click the column heading and click a marked entry to remove the corresponding
column or click an unmarked entry to add the corresponding column.
To change the sequence of columns:
4 Drag a column title and move it to the required position.

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To change the column width:

4 Point to the right border of the column heading. The pointer becomes a double-headed

arrow . Drag the column border to the left or the right.

or
4 To quickly make the column wide enough to show all of its contents, double-click the
right border of the column heading.

9.5 Displaying the Live Image window

Main window > > Alarm Image window

or

Main window > > Alarm Image window

You can switch to the Live or Playback Image window when the Alarm Image window is
displayed.
To display the Image window:
4
In an Alarm Image window, click . The Image window is displayed.

9.6 Starting a workflow

Main window > > tab

or

Main window > > tab

To start a workflow:
1.

Select the required alarm entry and click .

If this alarm has been configured to force a workflow, the action plan is displayed (if
configured for this alarm). Additionally you can enter a comment if this is configured.
2. Perform the required actions.
3. Clear the alarm.

9.7 Un-accepting an alarm

Main window > > tab

or

Main window > > tab

When you recall the acceptance of an alarm, it returns to Active state in your Alarm List, and it
reappears in the Alarm Lists of all users that originally received the alarm.

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To "un-accept" an alarm:
4

Select the accepted alarm entry and click .

The alarm is displayed as active again.

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10 Using a CCTV keyboard

This chapter describes how to use Bosch Video Management System with a CCTV keyboard.
The language of display texts in the keyboard is English.

10.1 CCTV keyboard user interface

Notice!
i Every input on the keyboard is cleared after some seconds if no further input is made.

This chapter describes the user interface of the CCTV keyboard.

The following illustration shows the various interface elements of the keyboard:

1 2

MON CAM
D1 1 1
DSrv 1 Srv 1

Clr
Prod Mon

Shot
3
1 2 3

4 5 6

7 8 9

1 4

1 Softkeys and softkey display Allow you to use a fixed set of commands or to
control the Logical Tree. The commands
displayed in the softkey display change
depending on the operation mode.

2 Status display Changes dynamically and displays information on

the current operation mode.

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3 Function keys Allow you to control certain functions directly.

Prod: Starts a scan process to find the connected
workstation. If scanning is successful: In the
softkey display, Terminal and Keyboard Control
menus are displayed. For selecting Bosch Video
Management System, press the Terminal softkey.
Mon: Allows you to enter a monitor number
(digital or analog monitor).
Clr: Clears any numeric entry or has a Back-
function.

: Currently not supported.

Shot: Allows you to select a camera pre-position
or to leave Selection mode.

4 Numeric keypad with ENTER key Allows you to enter logical numbers. The number
is displayed in the status display.
Unless preceded by pressing the Mon or Shot
key, a numeric entry is interpreted as a logical
camera number. The camera with the entered
number is displayed in an Image pane or an
analog monitor.

10.1.1 Status display

The status display changes dynamically to display information about the keyboards present
mode of operation.
The following illustration shows the various elements of the status display:

1 2

7
MON CAM
A0
6 D1 1 1
PTZ
DSrv 1 Srv 1
3
5

4 4 3

1 Monitor Displays the selected analog monitor or Image pane

number.

2 Camera Displays the selected camera number.

3 Server Displays the server number of the Management Server

where the currently selected camera is configured.

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4 Default Server Displays the server number of the Management Server

of an Enterprise System that the keyboard uses as
default server. The Logical Tree of this server is
displayed in the Tree Mode.

5 PTZ / JOGSHUTTLE Displays the current operation mode.

6 D1 Displays the selected computer monitor number.

7 A0 Displays the selected analog monitor number.

10.2 Using a keyboard connected to a workstation

A keyboard connected to a Bosch Video Management System workstation offers a wide variety
of features. Both the analog and the digital mode are available.
If the keyboard is connected to a decoder, the feature set is reduced. Only the analog mode is
available.
When connected to a workstation that is using an Enterprise System, you must first select the
desired Management Server and then the camera configured on this Management Server.

10.2.1 Starting the keyboard

The keyboard must be connected to a COM port of a workstation.
1. Start the Operator Client on the workstation.
2. Press the Prod button.
The keyboard scans for connected devices.
3. Press the Terminal softkey.
The Selection Mode is displayed.

10.2.2 Entering operation modes

You can use the keyboard in the following modes:
Selection Mode
This mode allows you to select an Image pane by moving the joystick in the desired
direction.
PTZ Mode
This mode allows you to control fixed and PTZ cameras, maps, and documents in Live
Mode.
Jogshuttle Mode
This mode allows you to control cameras in instant playback or in Playback Mode.
To enter Selection Mode:
1. Start the Operator Client and the keyboard.
or
2. Press ENTER to leave PTZ or Jogshuttle Mode and to return to Selection Mode.
To enter PTZ Mode:
1. Select a PTZ camera.
2. Press Shot.
To start a preposition, press Shot again, press the number of a preposition, and press
ENTER.
To enter Jogshuttle Mode:
1. Start Playback Mode.
2. Press Shot.
To leave PTZ or Jogshuttle Mode:
4 Press ENTER to leave PTZ or Jogshuttle Mode and start Selection Mode again.

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10.2.3 Displaying cameras

Enter a numeric command to display the camera with this logical number in the active Image
pane or analog monitor.
To display cameras of an Enterprise System, select the Management Server where these
cameras are configured.
Toggling between analog mode and workstation mode
4 Press Mon twice.
Displaying a camera in a computer monitor
1. Switch to a digital mode.
2. Press Mon, press 1 - 4 to select the desired workstation monitor, press the number of the
desired Image pane and press ENTER.
The numbering of Image panes is from left to right and top to bottom.
3. Press the desired number of the camera and press ENTER.
The desired camera is displayed.
Example: Press Mon, 412, and ENTER. Then press 7 and ENTER. Camera 7 is displayed on
the 12th Image pane on workstation monitor 4.
Selecting a Management Server of an Enterprise System:
1. Press NEXT.
2.
Press the softkey and enter the server number.
The server number is configured in Configuration Client in the Server Number list.
When you now enter the logical number of a camera, a camera configured on this
Management Server is displayed.
Displaying a camera in an analog monitor
1. Switch to analog mode.
2. Press Mon, press the number of the desired monitor, and press ENTER.
Monitor numbers are configured in the Configuration Client.
3. Press the desired number of the camera and press ENTER.
The desired camera is displayed.
Example: Press Mon, 3, and ENTER. Then press 4 and ENTER. Camera 4 is displayed in
the 3rd analog monitor.

Notice!

i When you call up a PTZ camera by a numeric command, the system automatically enters PTZ
mode.

10.2.4 Using the joystick

In Selection Mode, the joystick allows you to use the following features:
Tilt the joystick to select an Image pane.
In PTZ Mode, the joystick allows you to use the following features:
Twist the joystick to zoom in and out.
Tilt the joystick to pan and tilt a PTZ camera.
Use Focus and Iris buttons for a PTZ camera.
In Jogshuttle Mode, twist the joystick to use the following features:
Play forward/backward as long as you twist.
Change the playback speed: Speed depends on the degree of rotation.
Stop a video when playing.
In Jogshuttle Mode, tilt the joystick to use the following features:

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Tilt up / down when video is stopped: Play forward / backward.

Tilt up / down when video is playing: Set the playback speed.
Tilt right / left: Pause and step forward / backward.
In Jogshuttle Mode, the Focus and Iris buttons allow you to use the following feature:
Press Focus or Iris to move the hairline in the Timeline forward or backward. Focus
moves the hairline for a larger amount of time forward or backward, Iris moves the
hairline for a smaller amount of time forward or backward.
To lock the system in the current playback speed, press the Shot button while twisting
the joystick.

10.2.5 Using softkeys

The following operation modes are available:
Tree Mode
You use this operation mode to control devices that are available in the Logical Tree of
the Operator Client.
Command Mode
You use this operation mode to send commands like switch to Playback Mode.
To toggle between Tree Mode and Command Mode:
1. In the Tree Mode: Press the left Level Up softkey as often as needed to display the root
level and then press the Exit softkey to display the Command Mode.
or
2. In the Command Mode: Press the Tree Mode softkey.
To use the Logical Tree mode:
4 Switch to the Tree Mode.
Right side of the softkey display:
4 Press a softkey to control the item (e.g. display a camera or switch a relay).
When you press a map or a folder (black background), it moves to the left side. The right
side displays the its content.
Left side of the softkey display:
1. Press a softkey on the left side to select a folder or a map and to display its content on
the right side of the softkey display.
To display a map, press the softkey once to mark it (with a rectangle) and press the
softkey again to display it in the selected Image pane.
2. Press Level Up to enter the next upper level of the Logical Tree.
3. Press UP to move the selection upward or DOWN to move downward.

The following figures show an example of a Logical Tree and its representation on the softkey
display of the keyboard.

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UP

Level Up Camera2

Map1 Camera1

Map2 Folder1

Map3

DOWN DOWN

To use the Command Mode:

1. Switch to the Command Mode.
2. Press a softkey to execute the desired command.
The following commands are available:

: Load a sequence. In the Status Display, enter the sequence number.

: Sequence play, pause

/ : Sequence step forward / backward

: Maximize / restore selected Image pane

: Close selected Image pane

: Toggle between Live Mode and Playback Mode

: Toggle selected Image pane between Live Mode and instant playback

/ : Show more Image panes / less Image panes

/ : Start /stop alarm recording

: Audio on / off
NEXT: Switch to next page

/ / / : Trigger a user event (1-4), only available with single Management
Server

: Set the default Management Server, only available when you log on to Operator
Client as a user of an Enterprise User Group.

: Image pane bars on / off

: Full-screen on / off

10.3 Using a keyboard connected to a decoder

A keyboard connected to decoder gives you access to the Management Server without
Operator Client software. Hence, you must log on. Only the analog mode is available.
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10.3.1 Starting the keyboard

After starting the keyboard you must log on to the Management Server.

Notice!
Only Bosch Video Management System users with number-only user names and number-only
i passwords can use the analog mode of a CCTV keyboard.
The user must have access rights for the decoder connected to the CCTV keyboard.

To start the keyboard:

4 Press the Terminal softkey.
The following logon display is shown:

User #
___
BOSCH VMS

4 Enter the user name.

Password
______
BOSCH VMS

After successful logon, the Terminal and Keyboard Control softkeys are displayed in the
softkey display.

10.3.2 Displaying cameras

1. Press Mon, press the number of the desired monitor, and press ENTER.
Monitor numbers are configured in the Configuration Client.
2. Press the desired number of the camera and press ENTER.
The desired camera is displayed.
Example: Press Mon, 3, and ENTER. Then press 4 and ENTER. Camera 4 is displayed in
the 3rd analog monitor.
When the selected monitor displays a PTZ camera, the keyboard switches to PTZ mode
automatically.

10.3.3 Using the joystick

The joystick allows you to use the following features:
Twist the joystick to zoom in and out.
Tilt the joystick to pan and tilt a PTZ camera.
Use Focus and Iris buttons for a PTZ camera.

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10.3.4 Using softkeys

The following operation mode is available:
Command Mode
To use the Command Mode:
4 Press a softkey to execute the desired command.
The following commands are available:
Start /stop alarm recording
Log off

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11 User interface
This chapter contains information on all windows available in Operator Client of Bosch Video
Management System.
This chapter contains information on all windows available in Bosch VMS Archive Player of
Bosch Video Management System.

11.1 Live Mode

Main window >

You automatically access Live Mode every time you log on.
Allows you to move, resize, or hide all control elements as required.
You can right-click to display the context menu.
If an incoming alarm has a lower priority than the currently displayed Image window, the

tab starts blinking and indicates an alarm.

If an incoming alarm has a higher priority than the currently displayed Image window, the
incoming alarm is automatically being displayed (automatic pop-up alarm).

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1 Menu bar Allows you to select a menu command.

2 Toolbar Displays the available buttons. Point to an icon to display a

tooltip.

3 Playback controls Allows you to control instant playback or a camera sequence

or alarm sequence.

5 Performance meter Displays the CPU usage and the memory usage.

6 Slider for Image pane pattern Allows you to select the required number of Image panes.

7 Image window Displays the Image panes. Allows you to arrange the Image
panes.

8 Image pane Displays a camera, a map, an image, a document (HTML file).

9 Displays all alarms that the system generates.

Allows you to accept or clear an alarm or to start a workflow,
for example, by sending an E-mail to a maintenance person.
Alarm List window
The Alarm List is not being displayed, when the connection to
the Management Server is lost.

10 Displays the configured analog monitor groups.

Allows you to switch to the next or previous analog monitor
group if available.
Monitors window (only available if
Note:
at least one analog monitor group has been
The Monitors tab is not visible if your Operator Client is
configured)
connected to more than one Management Server.

Allows you to control a PTZ camera.

PTZ Control window

11 Displays the devices your user group has access to. Allows
you to select a device for assigning it to an Image pane.

Logical Tree window

Allows you to organize the devices of the Logical Tree as

required.

Favorites Tree window

Allows to manage bookmarks.

Bookmarks window

Displays a site map. Allows you to drag the map to display a

particular section of the map.
If activated, a map is displayed automatically for each camera
Map window
displayed in an Image pane. In this case, the camera must be
configured on a map.

Detailed information:
Menu commands, 48
Logical Tree window
Favorites Tree window, 56
Map window, 57
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PTZ Control window, 58

Monitors window, 59
Image window, 59
Image pane, 60
Alarm List window, 66

11.2 Playback Mode window

Main window >

Main window
You can right-click to display the context menu.
If an incoming alarm has a lower priority than the currently displayed Image window, the

tab starts blinking and indicates an alarm. If the incoming alarm has a higher priority
than the Live or Playback Image window, the Alarm Image window is displayed automatically.
The priorities are configured in the Configuration Client.

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1 Menu bar Allows you to select a menu command.

2 Toolbar Displays the available buttons. Point to an icon to display a

tooltip.

5 Performance meter Displays the CPU usage and the memory usage.

6 Slider for Image pane pattern Allows you to select the required number of Image panes.

7 Image window Displays the Image panes. Allows you to arrange the Image
panes.

8 Image pane Displays a camera, a map, an image, a document (HTML file).

9 Allows to you to navigate through the recorded videos.

Timeline window

Allows you to find motion.

Motion Search Results window

Allows you to find recorded videos.

Video Search Results window

Displays all alarms that the system generates.

Allows you to accept or clear an alarm or to start a workflow,
for example, by sending an E-mail to a maintenance person.
Alarm List window
The Alarm List is not being displayed, when the connection to
the Management Server is lost.

10 Displays the configured analog monitor groups.

Allows you to switch to the next or previous analog monitor
group if available.
Monitors window (only available
Note:
if at least one analog monitor group has
The Monitors tab is not visible if your Operator Client is
been configured)
connected to more than one Management Server.

Allows you to control a PTZ camera.

PTZ Control window

11 Displays the devices your user group has access to. Allows
you to select a device for assigning it to an Image pane.

Logical Tree window

Allows you to organize the devices of the Logical Tree as

required.

Favorites Tree window

Allows you to load exported video data to display it or to

search for particular data.

Exports window

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Allows to manage bookmarks.

Bookmarks window

Displays a site map. Allows you to drag the map to display a

particular section of the map.
If activated, a map is displayed automatically for each camera
Map window
displayed in an Image pane. In this case, the camera must be
configured on a map.

Detailed information:
Menu commands, 48
Logical Tree window
Favorites Tree window, 56
Exports window, 57
Map window, 57
PTZ Control window, 58
Monitors window, 59
Image window, 59
Image pane, 60
Timeline window, 61
Motion Search Results window, 65
Video Search Results window
Alarm List window, 66

11.3 Alarm Mode (Alarm Display)

Main window > or > tab > Select an alarm >

The Alarm Image window displays live or instant playback video from a camera to be displayed in
case of an alarm. The Alarm Image window is displayed automatically if the incoming alarm has
a higher priority than the Live or Playback Image window. The priorities are configured in the
Configuration Client.
Allows you to view the alarm cameras. Alarm cameras are configured in the Configuration
Client.
If an incoming alarm has a lower priority than the currently displayed Image window, the

tab starts blinking and indicates an alarm.

When more alarms are displayed than Alarm Image rows are available, the display in the last
row is sequenced. You can control the alarm sequence with the playback controls in the Alarm
Image window toolbar. You cannot perform instant playback in the last row.

Notice!

i A map displayed in an Alarm Image pane is optimized for display and contains only the initial
view of the basic .dwf file.

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1 Menu bar Allows you to select a menu command.

2 Toolbar Displays the available buttons. Point to an icon to display a

tooltip.

3 Playback controls Allows you to control instant playback or a camera sequence

or alarm sequence.

5 Performance meter Displays the CPU usage and the memory usage.

6 Alarm Image window Displays the Alarm Image panes.

7 Alarm Image pane Displays a camera, a map, an image, a document (HTML file).

8 Alarm priority Displays the priority value that was configured in the
Configuration Client for the automatic display behavior.

9 Time Displays the time when the alarm was triggered.

10 Alarm Sequence buttons Click to display the previous or next Alarm Image pane.

11 Number of alarms Displays the number of the currently displayed alarm and the
number of all alarms.

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12 Displays all alarms the system generates.

Allows you to accept or clear an alarm or to start a workflow,
for example, by sending an E-mail to a maintenance person.
Alarm List window
The Alarm List is not being displayed, when the connection
to the Management Server is lost.

13 Event type Indicates the type of event that triggered the alarm.

14 Displays the configured analog monitor groups.

Allows you to switch to the next or previous analog monitor
group if available.
Monitors window (only available
Note:
if at least one analog monitor group has
The Monitors tab is not visible if your Operator Client is
been configured)
connected to more than one Management Server.

Allows you to control a PTZ camera.

PTZ Control window

15 Displays the devices your user group has access to. Allows
you to select a device for assigning it to an Image pane.

Logical Tree window

Allows you to organize the devices of the Logical Tree as

required.

Favorites Tree window

Allows to manage bookmarks.

Bookmarks window

Displays a site map. Allows you to drag the map to display a

particular section of the map.
If activated, a map is displayed automatically for each camera
Map window
displayed in an Image pane. In this case, the camera must be
configured on a map.

Detailed information:
Menu commands, 48
Logical Tree window
Favorites Tree window, 56
Map window, 57
PTZ Control window, 58
Monitors window, 59
Image window, 59
Image pane, 60
Alarm List window, 66

11.4 Menu commands

System menu commands

Playback Mode / Live Mode Switches to Playback or Live Mode depending on

the current state.

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Change Password... Displays a dialog box for entering a new

password.

Logoff Exits the program and displays the dialog box for
logging on.

Exit Exits the program.

Camera menu commands

Save Image... Displays a dialog box for saving an image of the

selected camera.

Print Image... Displays a dialog box for printing an image of the

selected camera.

Audio On/Audio Off Turns audio of the selected camera on or off.

Record Camera Starts recording of the selected camera. The Alarm

recording Mode quality level is used.

Instant Playback Starts playback of the selected camera for the

configured rewind time. (Not in Playback Mode)

Reference Image... Displays the Reference Image dialog box for the
currently selected Image pane. (Not in Playback
Mode)

Show Metadata... Displays the Metadata window with metadata if

available. (Not in Live Mode)

Close Closes the selected Image pane.

Tools menu commands

Find in Logbook... Displays the Select Search Parameters and the

Logbook Results: dialog box.
When you logged on as a user of an Enterprise User
Group, the Please select a Server dialog box is
displayed.

Find Video... Available only in Playback Mode.

Click to display the Select Search Parameters
dialog box.

Toggle Image Pane Bars Hides or displays the Image pane bars.

Show Less Image Panes Decreases the number of displayed Image panes.

Show More Image Panes Increases the number of displayed Image panes.

Timeline menu commands (Playback Mode only)

First Recording Moves the hairline to the oldest recording.

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Last Recording Moves the hairline to the latest recording.

Play Plays forward starting from the current position of

the hairline.

Pause Stops playback at the current position. Click Play

to resume.

Reverse Play Plays backward from the current position of the

hairline.

Protect Video... Displays the Protect Video dialog box.

Unprotect Video... Displays the Unprotect Video dialog box.

Delete Video... Displays the Delete Video dialog box.

Verify Authenticity... Displays the Verify Authenticity dialog box.

(Only for NVR recordings)

Export Video... Displays the Export Video dialog box.

Load Exported Video... Displays a dialog box for selecting an export file.
The exported file is then displayed in the Exports.

Alarms menu commands

Accept Selected Alarms Sets all selected alarms to the alarm state
Accepted and displays them in the Alarm Image
window.

Accept All New Alarms Sets all new alarms to the alarm state Accepted.

Clear All Accepted Alarms Sets all accepted alarms to the alarm state
Cleared. The entry is removed from the Alarm List
and from the Alarm Image window.

Clear Selected Alarms Sets all selected alarms to the alarm state
Cleared. The entry is removed from the Alarm List
and from the Alarm Image window.

Workflow... Displays the action plan for the selected alarm if

available.

Extras menu commands

Add Favorite Saves the current Image pane pattern as a View in

the Favorites Tree.

Mute System Turns off audio of the available Image panes and
the alarm sound.

Options... Displays the Options dialog box.

Default Settings Restores the settings for monitor layout, user

interface and options to the factory default
settings.

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Last Settings Restores the settings for monitor layout, user

interface and options to the last loaded settings.

Help menu commands

Display Help Displays the Bosch Video Management System

Online Help.

About... Displays a dialog box containing information on

the installed system, for example the version
number.

System menu commands

Exit Exits the program.

Camera menu commands

Save Image... Displays a dialog box for saving an image of the

selected camera.

Print Image... Displays a dialog box for printing an image of the

selected camera.

Audio On/Audio Off Turns audio of the selected camera on or off.

Show Metadata... Displays the Metadata window with metadata if

available.

Close Closes the selected Image pane.

Tools menu commands

Toggle Image Pane Bars Hides or displays the Image pane bars.

Show Less Image Panes Decreases the number of displayed Image panes.

Show More Image Panes Increases the number of displayed Image panes.

Timeline menu commands (Playback Mode only)

First Recording Moves the hairline to the oldest recording.

Last Recording Moves the hairline to the latest recording.

Play Plays forward starting from the current position of

the hairline.

Pause Stops playback at the current position. Click Play

to resume.

Reverse Play Plays backward from the current position of the

hairline.

Verify Authenticity... Displays the Verify Authenticity dialog box.

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Export Video... Displays the Export Video dialog box.

Load Exported Video... Displays a dialog box for selecting an export file.
The exported file is then displayed in the Exports.

Extras menu commands

Mute System Turns off audio of the available Image panes and
the alarm sound.

Help menu commands

Display Help Displays the Bosch Video Management System

Online Help.

About... Displays a dialog box containing information on

the installed system, for example the version
number.

11.5 Reference Image dialog box

Main window > > Right-click an Image pane > Reference Image... command
Allows you to display and update the Reference image.
Camera view:
Displays the live view of the selected camera.
Reference image:
Displays the reference image after clicking Update.
Update
Click to set the reference image. The image of the time when you click Update is used.

11.6 Select Search Parameters dialog box

Main window > Tools menu > Find in Logbook... command
or
Main window > Tools menu > Find in Logbook... command > Please select a Server dialog box
> Select a Management Server in an Enterprise System
or

Main window > >

Allows you to define and save search criteria for finding entries in the Logbook. If you start this
dialog box from within the Playback Mode via Tools menu, the time period selected in the
Timeline is copied into the Date and Time fields.

If you start this dialog box via , the cameras of the current Image window are preselected
for the search and the Management Server of the camera displayed in the selected Image pane
is preselected. If no camera is displayed in the Image window, the first Management Server of
the Logical Tree is preselected.
Filter
Select a filter name with predefined search criteria or type a name for a new filter.

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Delete
Click to remove the entry selected in the Filter list.
Load
Click to load the search criteria of the selected filter name.
Save
Click to save the search criteria with the selected filter name.
Reset
Click to clear all search criteria of the selected filter name.
Date and Time
Type the date and time to define the period you want to search.
Result Count
Select an entry in the list to limit the number of matches that result from the search.
Add Event
Click to display the Event Selection dialog box.
Remove Event
Click to remove a selected event entry.
Remove All Events
Click to remove all event entries.
ATM / POS
Click to display the ATM/POS Options dialog box.
Virtual Inputs
Click to display the Select Virtual Inputs Filter Settings dialog box.
Priority:
Select an alarm priority to search for.
Alarm state:
Select an alarm state to search for.
Record only
Click to select for searching record-only alarms.
Force workflow
Click to select for searching force workflow alarms.
Auto-clear
Click to select for searching auto-clear alarms.
Add Device
Click to display the Device Selection dialog box.
Remove Device
Click to remove a selected device entry.
Remove All Devices
Click to remove all device entries.
Details:
Type a string to search for. Some important events contain strings to better find them. For
example, a particular SystemErrorEvent has the string Server alarm queue capacity reached!.
You can use * as a wildcard. For example, enter *triggered* to find the string An alarm was
triggered by a network failure.*triggered or triggered* will not find this string.
User:
Type a user name to search for.
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Search
Click to start the search. The Logbook Results: dialog box is displayed.
Close
Click to close the dialog box. No search is executed. If you did not save your search criteria
with a filter name, they get lost.

11.7 ATM/POS Options dialog box

Main window > > Tools menu > Find in Logbook... command > Select Search
Parameters dialog box > ATM / POS button
Allows you to select the appropriate ATM/POS search criteria for finding Logbook entries and
recorded videos.
ATM Data
Click to search for ATM data.
POS Data
Click to search for POS data.
ATM number:
Type the number of the device.
Transaction number:
Type the appropriate transaction number.
Bank account:
Type the appropriate account number.
Bank routing code:
Type the appropriate bank routing code.
Amount:
Type the appropriate amount of withdrawn money.
POS String:
Type an appropriate search string.

11.8 Device Selection dialog box

Main window > Tools menu > Find in Logbook... command > Select Search Parameters dialog
box > Add Device button
Allows you to select the appropriate devices for finding Logbook entries and recorded videos.

11.9 Event Selection dialog box

Main window > Tools menu > Find in Logbook... command > Select Search Parameters dialog
box > Add Event button
Allows you to add events for filtering purposes.

11.10 Logbook Results: dialog box

Main window > Tools menu > Find in Logbook... command > Select Search Parameters dialog
box > Search button
Displays the results of a Logbook search.
Back to Filter
Click to display the Select Search Parameters dialog box.
Save Results
Click to display a dialog box for saving a text file with Logbook entries as CSV file.

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Notice!
When you open such an exported CSV file in Microsoft Excel, it can happen that time related

i cells do not display seconds.

To change this behavior, change the formatting of these cells from m/d/yyyy h:mm to m/d/
yyyy h:mm:ss

11.11 Options dialog box

Failover VRM
Select to enable retrieving recordings from the Failover VRM.
Main window > Extras menu > Options... command
Allows you to configure parameters for using Bosch Video Management System.
Control tab
Dwell time for automatic sequences [s]:
Enter the required number of seconds a camera is to be displayed in an Image pane. This time
is also valid for alarm sequences.
PTZ Control Speed
Move the slider to adjust the control speed for PTZ cameras.
Rewind time of instant playback [s]:
Enter the amount of seconds for the rewind time of instant playback.
Display the map containing the camera of the selected Image pane
Click to activate that the map of the camera in the selected Image pane is getting the focus.
The map is displayed in the Map window of the Control monitor. If the selected camera is not
configured on any map, the Map window is cleared.
The displayed map is the first found map in the Logical Tree beginning from the root item, that
contains the selected camera.
If a camera sequence is running within the selected Image pane, after each sequence step the
map in the Map window is updated accordingly.
Display tab
Image pane aspect ratio
For each connected monitor select the required aspect ratio for the Image panes in Operator
Client. Use 16:9 for HD cameras. This setting overrides the setting that was made in
Configuration Client for the initial startup of Operator Client.
Display Logical Number
Select to display the logical number of a camera in the Logical Tree.
Audio tab
Playback audio of the selected Image pane
Select to activate audio playback for the video in the selected Image pane.
Multichannel audio playback
Select to enable simultaneous audio playback for all videos displayed in the Image panes.
Alarm and event sound volume:
Move the slider to adjust the sound volume of alarm sounds.
Half Duplex
Select to enable half duplex mode for the Intercom functionality.
Full Duplex
Select to enable full duplex mode for the Intercom functionality.

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Playback tab
Allows you to configure where to get playback information for all cameras that are assigned to
an Image pane in Playback Mode. You use this setting when the VRM server is not available.
Primary VRM (default)
Select to enable retrieving recordings from the primary VRM.
Encoder
Select if the VRM server is not available.

11.12 Search dialog box

Main window > > tab > Right-click the root node> Click Tree Search
or

Main window > > tab > Right-click an item > Click Tree Search
Allows you to find an item in the Logical Tree
Search for:
Type a search string representing the display name of an item. Use * and ? as wildcards.
Previous
Click to mark the previous item that matches the search string.
Next
Click to mark the next item that matches the search string.
Find
Click to mark the first item that matches the search string.
Close
Click to close the dialog box.

11.13 Favorites Tree window

Main window > > tab

or

Main window > > tab

You can save, organize, and delete devices of the Logical Tree and Views on Image panes in the
Favorites Tree as required.
The current setting of the digital zoom and the image section are saved.

11.14 Export Video dialog box

Main window > > Timeline menu > Export Video... command
Main window > Timeline menu > Export Video... command
Allows you to export video data in Bosch VMS Archive Player or ASF format. You can change
the time period for the export.

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You can export video and audio data to a local drive, a CD/DVD drive, a Blu-Ray disk, a
network drive, or a USB drive.
All cameras that are assigned to the Image window are exported.
Note: If you use a USB drive, use a fast USB device to avoid failures.
The data is exported in native (Bosch VMS Archive Player) or ASF format.
When you export a video in native format, you can add Bosch VMS Archive Player as a viewer.
And you can protect the exported data with a password.
Data in ASF format can be played with standard software such as Windows Media Player.
You export the video and audio data of the displayed cameras.
Note: You need a permission for each camera that you want to export.
If exporting video data on a hard drive was not successful, the already exported video data is
deleted.
Name:
Type the name for the exported file.
Start:
Select the check box to set a start time for exporting. In the lists, select date and time.
End:
Select the check box to set an end time for exporting. In the lists, select date and time.
Native format
Click to select the Bosch VMS Archive Player format.
Export file viewer
Click to select that a setup for Bosch VMS Archive Player is stored in the location selected
under Data Medium.
ASF (Media Player Compatible)
Click to select the ASF format (Windows Media Player compatible). In the list, select an entry
for the quality.
Disk:
Click Browse to select a hard disk partition for exporting.
CD/DVD/Blu-Ray:
In the list, select a CD/DVD/Blu-Ray writer for exporting.
Comment:
Enter a comment for the export.
Click to get step-by-step instructions:
Exporting video data, 26

11.15 Exports window

Main window
You can import exported video data, display it in an Image pane, search for particular data in
it, and unload it again.

11.16 Map window

Main window > > Drag a map from the to the tab
or

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Main window > > Drag a map from the to the tab
Displays a site map, it cannot display video content and is not limited to a 4:3 ratio.
If a map cannot be displayed completely in the Map window, you can drag the map. A special
cursor is displayed.

11.17 PTZ Control window

Main window > > PTZ Control tab

The PTZ Control window becomes active when a PTZ camera or a swiveling/tilting camera is
displayed in the selected Image pane.
Allows you to control a camera with the corresponding functions displayed in the selected
Image pane.

Click to zoom in or out digitally. These controls are active even

when a non-PTZ camera is selected.

Click an arrow or drag the joystick in the center to swivel the

camera in all directions.

Click to zoom in the picture angle (zoom angle) / zooming out the picture
angle (wide angle).

Click to set the focus near / focus far.

Click to close the iris / open the iris.

Prepositions:
Select an entry to move the PTZ control to the predefined position.

Click to save the current position of the PTZ camera to the selected preposition entry.

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AUX Commands:
Select an entry to execute this command.

11.18 Monitors window

Main window > > Monitors tab

Notice!

i The Monitors tab is not visible if your Operator Client is connected to more than one Manage-
ment Server.

Displays the available analog monitor groups. This tab is only visible if at least one analog
monitor group is configured and the analog monitor group is assigned to this workstation. If
the computer is not configured as a workstation, this assignment is not required.
Allows you to switch to the next or to the previous analog monitor group.
Allows you to switch to the previous or next alarm when there are more alarm cameras than
available monitors.

11.19 Image window

Main window

Displays a variable number of Image panes. Minimum is 1 Image pane. You can display one
camera in several Image panes simultaneously.

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Allows you to perform the following tasks (not all tasks are available in Bosch VMS Archive
Player):
Setting the number of displayed Image panes.
Arranging the Image panes with high flexibility, changing the pattern of the Image panes,
and saving this arrangement as a View in the Favorites Tree.
Toggling between Live Mode and Playback Mode (and Alarm Mode if alarms are available)
Switching on/off all audio sources (application must be configured for multi-channel
mode)
Starting a sequence
Switching on/off the Image pane toolbars
Performing instant playback
Using Intercom functionality

11.20 Image pane

Main window
Bosch VMS Archive Player offers only a restricted feature set.
Allows you to display:
Live video from any video source (Live Mode only)
Instant playback video
Recorded video (Playback Mode only)
Maps
Documents (HTML files)
A yellow border indicates that this Image pane is selected, for example, for displaying a
camera image in this Image pane. It always has a 4:3 ratio.
Cameras in the map are displayed as hot spots. You can activate a camera in the map by
double-clicking, context menu, or dragging and dropping to an Image pane.
When a PTZ camera is displayed, you can use in-window control function.
Double-click a camera in the Logical Tree to display it in the next free Image pane.

1 Audio Click to switch audio on or off.

2 Manual alarm recording Click to start / stop manual recording.

3 Instant playback Click to start instant playback.

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4 Digital zoom If activated, indicates that digital zoom has been

applied.

5 Camera sequence If activated, indicates that a camera sequence is

playing.

6 Camera Indicates the type of camera and its recording

state.

7 Camera name Displays the camera name.

8 No. of sequence step Displays the number of the currently displayed

camera sequence step and the number of all
steps available in this sequence.

9 Minimize /Maximize Click maximize or minimize the Image pane.

10 Close button Click to close the Image pane.

11.21 Timeline window

Main window > > tab

Main window > tab

Allows you to control the playback of recorded videos. You can display several cameras
simultaneously.
Audio playback is only possible when you play the video in normal speed.
If you are authorized to display recorded videos, you can also listen to the accompanying
audio recording.
Allows you to navigate through recorded videos. The playback of all displayed Image panes is
synchronized.
Many features enable the precise finding of scenes you are searching for.
The Timeline for NVR recordings in Operator Client and Bosch VMS Archive Player displays the
following information indicated by a color or hatching:

NVR recording Color

Continuous recording Dark gray-blue

Alarm recording Red

Pre-alarm recording Light red

Motion recording Yellow

Pre-event recording Light yellow

Results of motion search White

No video signal Black

No recording Light gray

Protected data Diagonal stripes

Audio data available Thin green line above the Timeline

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The Timeline for VRM recordings in Operator Client and Bosch VMS Archive Player displays the
following information indicated by a color or hatching:

VRM recording Color

Continuous recording Dark gray-blue

Alarm recording Vertical line

Results of motion search White

No recording Light gray

Protected data Diagonal stripes

Click to zoom in or zoom out the Timeline.

/

Move the slider to adjust the playback speed for the selected cameras.

Changing the playback speed, 25

Use the controls to control the playback of the selected cameras.

From left to right:
Jump to the oldest recording
Single frame backward no matter what frame type
Play backward, you can change the playback speed with the speed
slider
Pause play or backward play
Play, you can change the playback speed with the speed slider
Single frame forward no matter what frame type
Jump to the newest recording

Enter the time for rapid positioning the Hairline in the Timeline.

Using the Timeline, 24

Click to move the Hairline to the time in the time field.

Using the Timeline, 24

Select the desired recording mode where you want to jump to.

Click to display the Select Search Parameters dialog box.

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Click to display the Motion Search dialog box.

Finding motion (only NVR recordings), 28

Click to display the Export Video dialog box.

Exporting video data, 26

Displays all cameras displayed in the Image window.

Displays the Timelines of the cameras in the camera list.

Allows you rapid time positioning for playing the corresponding videos.

Using the Timeline, 24

Exporting video data, 26
Finding motion (only NVR recordings), 28
Finding recorded video data, 29
Authenticating video data (for NVR recordings only), 25
Protecting video, 25
Deleting video data, 26

Displays the Timelines of the cameras in the camera list.

Allows you rapid time positioning for playing the corresponding videos.

Using the Timeline, 24

Exporting video data, 26
Finding motion (only NVR recordings), 28
Authenticating video data (for NVR recordings only), 25

11.22 Motion Search dialog box

Main window > > tab

Main window > tab >

Allows you to set up a search filter for motion in designated areas of a camera image. You
select the zones where you want to detect motion. You can search for motion only in the
selected Image pane.
Start:
Enter date and time for starting the search for motion. Clear the check box if you want the
search start at the very beginning of the recording.

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End:
Enter date and time for finishing the search for motion. Clear the check box if you want the
search stop at the present point in time.
Select All
Click to select the whole image.
Clear Selection
Click to remove the selection.
Invert Selection
Click to invert the selection.
Display Grid
Click to select or clear for displaying a grid for defining the sensitive area where motion search
is performed.
Start Search
Click to start the search. The results are displayed in the Motion Search Results window.

11.23 Delete Video dialog box

Main window > > Timeline tab > Move the Hairline to the desired position > On
the Timeline menu, click Delete Video...
Allows you to delete video data from the beginning of the recording to the position of the
hairline.
Including:
The current selection of the Hairline is displayed. Change the value if required.

11.24 Forensic Search dialog box (only VRM recordings)

Main window > > Timeline tab > Select time period with Hairline > Click
Allows you to find video data with selecting a Forensic Search type, for example IVA. You
configure the Forensic Search in the Surveillance Tasks field. You can search for motion only
in the selected Image pane.
Algorithm:
Select the required analysis algorithm. By default, only MOTION+ is available this offers a
motion detector and essential recognition of tampering. The current alarm status is displayed
for information purposes.

Notice!
Additional analysis algorithms with comprehensive functions such as IVMD and IVA are availa-
i ble.
If you select one of these algorithms, you can set the corresponding parameters directly.

Presets:
Select an entry to load Forensic Search settings that you have saved earlier.

Click to save the settings for the Forensic Search. You can enter a descriptive name.
Start:
The current position of the Hairline is displayed.

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Enter the point in time when the search starts.

If you uncheck, all recordings until the specified end date are searched.
End:
The current position of the Hairline is displayed.
Enter the point in time when the search ends.
If you uncheck, all recordings beginning with the specified start date are searched.
Click to update the selection in the Timeline with the data of the Start: and End: fields.
Only the selected video is managed.
Search
Click to start the Forensic Search.

11.25 Protect Video dialog box

Main window > > Timeline menu > Protect Video... command
Allows you to protect the selected video data.
Start:
The current selection of the Hairline is displayed.
Enter the point in time when the protection starts.
If you uncheck, all recordings until the specified end date are protected.
End:
The current selection of the Hairline is displayed.
Enter the point in time when the protection ends.
If you uncheck, all recordings beginning with the specified start date are protected.
Protect
Click to protect the selected time period.

11.26 Unprotect Video dialog box

Main window > > Timeline menu > Unprotect Video... command
Allows you to protect the selected video data.
Start:
The current selection of the Hairline is displayed.
Enter the point in time when the protection starts.
If you uncheck, all recordings until the specified end date are unprotected.
End:
The current selection of the Hairline is displayed.
Enter the point in time when the protection ends.
If you uncheck, all recordings beginning with the specified start date are unprotected.
Unprotect
Click to unprotect the selected time period.

11.27 Motion Search Results window

Main window > > tab

Main window > tab

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Displays entries for video data containing motion for the camera displayed in the selected
Image pane. You can select an entry for playback, protection, authenticity checking, archiving,
or export.
Displays the recordings that match the search criteria.

11.28 Alarm List window

Click to accept an alarm.

The alarm is removed from all Alarm Lists and alarm video displays of the other operators.

Click to display a dialog box displaying an action plan. If configured, you can enter a comment.

Click to clear an alarm.

You cannot clear an alarm that has the comment or force workflow attribute before you have
displayed the action plan and entered a comment. If the alarm is configured as an auto-clear
alarm, the alarm is removed from the Alarm List after the auto-clear time (configured in the
Configuration Client).

Click to revoke the acceptance of an alarm.

/
Click to turn alarm audio on / off.
The latest incoming alarm triggers an alarm sound.

Click to display the Alarm List.

11.29 Used icons

The following table lists the icons used in Operator Client. For the icons used in the Timeline
see chapter Timeline window, 61.

New configuration available. Log off and log on again to accept.

Root node of the Logical Tree in an Enterprise System. If the node does
not have any child nodes, no configuration is available.

Operator Client is connected to a Management Server.

License feature failure

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Unavailable. For a Management Server: No configuration available

Disconnected

Not authorized

Live Mode

Playback Mode

Slider to adjust audio volume of all Image panes.

Audio on / off
/

Click to display / hide the toolbar of each Image pane.

Click to display the Image pane in full-screen mode.

Click to print an image of the selected Image pane.

Click to save an image file of the selected Image pane.

Click to add a Favorites View.

Click to add a bookmark.

Click and hold to speak on the loudspeakers of an encoder with audio

configured. The button is active when an encoder with audio function is
selected in an Image pane.

Instant playback

Root node (user assigned name of the Logical Tree)

Folder containing various items

Folder containing various items and having assigned a map

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Camera

Connection lost

Recording camera

Video loss

Matrix camera

Live only camera with local storage

DiBos camera

Recording DiBos camera

State unknown

Too bright

Too dark

Too noisy

Reference check failed (for example because the camera was moved)

Relay

Inputs

Command Script

Document

Camera sequence

Camera sequence is interrupted

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Camera sequence is playing.

Digital zoom

Root node of the Favorites tree

Click to display the Alarm Image window (only available if alarms are
pending).

Click to display Live or Playback Mode again when the Alarm Image
window is displayed.

See also
Timeline window, 61

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12 Keyboard shortcuts
This section lists the available keyboard shortcuts for a US keyboard layout.
+ indicates that each key must be pressed simultaneously (for example, Control+z means to
press the Control key and the z key simultaneously).
On your Setup CD you find an Acrobat file for printing. The name of this file is
keyboard_layout_en.pdf.

12.1 General controls

To Press

Display Online Help F1

Rename (for example in favorites) F2

12.2 Playback controls

To Press

Play / Pause Space

Previous frame ,

Next frame .

Set direction to forward Enter

Set direction to backward Backspace

Jump to oldest recording Home

Jump to latest recording End

Increase playback speed Page Up

Decrease playback speed Page Down

12.3 Image window controls

The following keyboard shortcuts only work when the Image window has the focus.

To Press

Move selected Image pane Cursor keys

Close Image pane Delete,

Close all Image panes Control + Delete

Show less Image panes F7

Show more Image panes F8

Show / hide Image pane bars F9

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13 Concepts
This chapter provides background information on selected issues.

13.1 Alarm handling

Alarms can be individually configured to be handled by one or more user groups. When an
alarm occurs, it appears in the Alarm List of all users in the user groups configured to receive
that alarm. When any one of these users starts to work on the alarm, it disappears from the
Alarm List of all other users.
Alarms are displayed on a workstations alarm monitor and optionally on analog monitors. This
behavior is described in the following paragraphs.
Alarm flow
1. An alarm occurs in the system.
2. Alarm notifications appear in the Alarm Lists of all users configured for this alarm. Alarm
video is immediately displayed on configured monitors. If it is an automatically displayed
alarm (auto pop-up), the alarm video is also automatically displayed on the Operator
Client workstations alarm monitors.
If the alarm is configured as an auto-clear alarm, the alarm is removed from the Alarm List
after the auto-clear time (configured in the Configuration Client).
On analog monitors, any quad views from VIP XDs are temporarily replaced by full-screen
displays.
3. One of the users accepts the alarm. The alarm video is then displayed on this user's
workstation (if it is not already displayed via auto pop-up). The alarm is removed from all
other Alarm Lists and alarm video displays.
4. The user who accepted the alarm invokes a workflow that can include reading an action
plan and entering comments. This step is optional - requirements for workflow can be
configured by the administrator.
5. Finally, the user clears the alarm. This removes the alarm from his Alarm List and alarm
display.
On an analog monitor group, the monitors return to the cameras that were displayed before
the alarm occurred.
Alarm Image window
1. To display alarm video, the Alarm Image window replaces the Live or Playback Image
window on the monitor that has been configured for alarm display.
2. Each alarm gets a row of Image panes. Up to 5 Image panes can be associated with each
alarm. These Image panes can display live video, playback video, or maps.
On an analog monitor group, each alarm can call up cameras on a row of analog monitors.
The number of cameras in the row is limited by the number of columns in the analog
monitor group. Monitors in the row that are not used for alarm video can be configured to
either continue with their current display or to display a blank screen.
3. Higher priority alarms are displayed above lower priority alarms on both analog monitor
rows and the Operator Client workstation display alarm rows.
4. If the Alarm Image window is completely full of Alarm Image rows and an additional alarm
must be displayed, the lowest priority alarms "stack up" in the bottom row of the Alarm
Image window. You can step through the stacked alarms with the controls at the left side
of the alarm row.
You can step through the alarm stacks on analog monitor groups with control buttons in
the Monitors window of the Operator Client workstation display. Analog monitors in
alarm are indicated by red icons with blinking "LEDs".

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The alarm title, time, and date can be optionally be displayed on all analog monitors, or
only the first monitor in the alarm row.
5. For equal priority alarms, the administrator can configure the order behavior:
Last-in-First-out (LIFO) mode: in this configuration, new alarms are inserted above
older alarms of the same priority.
First-in-First-out (FIFO) mode; in this configuration, new alarms are inserted below
older alarms of the same priority.
6. An alarm's Image row can appear in the Alarm Image window in one of two ways:
When it is generated (auto pop-up). This occurs when the alarm priority is higher
than display priority.
When the alarm is accepted. This occurs when the alarm priority is lower than
display priority.
Auto pop-up alarms
Alarms can be configured to automatically display (pop up) in the Alarm Image window, based
on the alarm priority. Each user group's live and playback displays are also assigned priorities.
When alarms are received with priority higher than that of the user's display, the alarm
automatically displays its alarm row in the Alarm Image window. If the Alarm Image window is
not currently displayed, it automatically replaces the Live or Playback Image window on the
alarm-enabled monitor.
Although auto pop-up alarms are displayed in the Alarm Image window, they are not
automatically accepted. They can be displayed on multiple users' displays simultaneously.
When a user accepts an auto pop-up alarm, it is removed from all other users Alarm Lists and
alarm displays.

13.2 Enterprise System

The target of a Bosch VMS Enterprise System is to enable a user of Operator Client to
simultaneously access multiple Management Server computers.
The Management Server where you configure a list of further Management Server computers is
called Enterprise Management Server. This server can additionally play the role of a normal
Management Server.

13.2.1 Scenarios
The following three scenarios are covered.
Scenario 1: A dedicated server plays the role of an Enterprise Management Server. This
server has the only task to manage the simultaneous access of an Operator Client
workstation to multiple Management Server computers.
An Operator Client workstation logs on to an Enterprise Management Server. After successful
logon the user of Operator Client has access to the devices of all configured Management
Server computers.

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Figure 13.1: Enterprise Scenario 1

Scenario 2: A Management Server computer has the additional task of an Enterprise
Management Server to manage the access to all Management Server computers including
itself.

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Figure 13.2: Enterprise Scenario 2

Scenario 3: The classic client-server architecture remains supported.

Figure 13.3: Classic Scenario 3

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13.2.2 Permissions
Permissions on an Enterprise System
For an Enterprise System you configure the following groups of permissions:
Operating permissions of Operator Client that the user needs for working with the
devices of all configured Management Server computers, for example the user interface
of the alarm monitor.
Use an Enterprise User Group. Configure it on the Enterprise Management Server.
Device permissions valid on each Management Server.
Use Enterprise Access. Configure it on each Management Server.
Permissions on a single Management Server
For managing the access to only one Management Server, use the standard user group. You
configure all permissions on this Management Server in this user group.
You can configure dual authorization user groups for standard user groups and for Enterprise
User Groups. Dual authorization is not available for Enterprise Access.

13.2.3 Types of user groups

Name of the user Does it contain Available configuration Where do you
group type users? settings configure?

User group Yes Operating and device Management

permissions Server

Enterprise User Yes Operating permissions Enterprise

Group Per Management Management
Server in the server Server
list: Name of the
corresponding
Enterprise Account
with logon credentials

Enterprise Access No Device permissions Management

Logon credentials Server

Dual authorization No Management Server Management

user group permissions Server

Enterprise dual No Per Management Enterprise

authorization Server: Name of the Management
corresponding Server
Enterprise User Group
with logon credentials
Table 13.1: Types of user groups

13.2.4 Licensing
Bosch VMS Enterprise (MBV-BENT) version license is required at each Enterprise Management
Server to enable the feature.
Per connecting Management Server planned to be a member of an Enterprise System, 1
license is required (MBV-XSUB).

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To update an existing Bosch VMS license to an Enterprise System, you need an Enterprise
Upgrade license (MBV-FEUP).
Per workstation the existing workstation license (MBV-XWST) is required.

13.3 Allegiant CCL commands supported in Bosch VMS

To use the CCL commands you need the CCL User Guide. This manual is available in the
Online Product Catalog in the document section of each LTC Allegiant Matrix.

Supported command Description Remarks

Switching/Sequence

LCM Switch Logical Camera to LCM, LCM+ and LCM- are

Monitor equivalent.

LCMP Switch Logical Camera to

Monitor with Pre-position
Call

MON+CAM Switch Physical Camera to

Monitor

MON-RUN Run Sequence by Monitor

Number

MON-HOLD Hold Sequence by Monitor

Number

SEQ-REQ Sequence Request

SEQ-ULD Sequence Unload

Receiver/Driver

R/D Basic Control commands

REMOTE-ACTION Simultaneous Pan/Tilt/

Zoom Control commands

REMOTE-TGL Toggle Pan/Tilt/Zoom

Control commands

PREPOS-SET Set Pre-position

PREPOS Call Pre-position

AUX-ON Auxiliary Control

AUX-OFF commands
Auxiliary On
Auxiliary Off

VARSPEED_PTZ Variable Speed Control

commands

Alarm Used to control virtual inputs. For

example "+alarm 1" closes virtual
input 1, "-alarm 1" opens virtual
input 1

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Supported command Description Remarks

Switching/Sequence

+ALARM Activate an alarm Opens a virtual input in

Bosch VMS.

-ALARM Deactivate an alarm Closes a virtual input in

Bosch VMS.

System

TC8x00>HEX Set Hexadecimal Mode

TC8x00>DECIMAL Set Decimal Mode

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14 Troubleshooting
This chapter contains information on how to handle known problems using Bosch Video
Management System Operator Client Bosch VMS Archive Player.
Problems with playing recorded videos

Caution!
Do not attempt to play recorded videos exported with Bosch Video Management System V.1.1
with Archive Player from Bosch Video Management System V.1.0. This can result in data loss.

Issue Cause Solution

Archive Player cannot play Archive Player is from Bosch Update Archive Player to
recorded videos. Video Management System V. Bosch Video Management
1.0. Recorded video data has System V.1.1.
been exported with Bosch See Updating an old Bosch
Video Management System V. VMS Archive Player version,
1.1. 78.

Problems with the settings in the recording control of your soundcard

Issue Cause Solution

Feedbacks occur when using In the recording control of Change the setting in the
a microphone for Intercom your soundcard the configuration file of Operator
functionality. microphone must be Client to microphone.
selected, not the stereo mix
(or something else).
Operator Client checks its
configuration file during
startup and changes the
settings in the recording
control accordingly. This
configuration file contains a
default entry which might not
match your system
configuration. This setting is
restored during each start of
Operator Client.

Crashing Operator Client

Issue Cause Solution

Operator Client crashes. DiBos Web client is installed Uninstall the DiBos Web
and has been started on the client.
computer where Operator
Client is installed.

14.1 Updating an old Bosch VMS Archive Player version

To update:
4 Export video data (see Exporting video data, 26).
In the Export Video dialog box, select Native format and Export file viewer.
A setup for installing Bosch VMS Archive Player is stored in the selected location.
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Glossary
Alarm Image window Duplex
Image window for displaying one or more Alarm Term used to define the direction of data
Image panes. transmission between two parties. Half-duplex
Alarm priority allows data transmission in both directions but
Each alarm is assigned a priority. Alarms can be not simultaneously. Full-duplex allows
configured to automatically display (pop up) in simultaneous data transmission.
the Alarm Image window, based on the alarm Dwell time
priority. Each user's live/playback display is also Preset amount of time a camera is displayed in an
assigned a priority. When alarms are received with Image window until the next camera is displayed
priority higher than that of the user's display, the during a camera sequence.
alarm automatically displays its alarm row in the Encoder
Alarm Image window. If the Alarm Image window Changes an analog stream to a digital stream, e.g.,
is not currently displayed, it automatically to integrate analog cameras in a digital system like
replaces the Live or Playback Image window on Bosch Video Management System. Some encoders
the alarm-enabled monitor. can have a local storage like a flash card, a USB
Analog monitor group hard disk, or they can store their video data on
A set of analog monitors connected to decoders. iSCSI devices. IP cameras have an encoder built
The analog monitor group can be used for alarm in.
processing in a given physical area. For example, Enterprise Access
an installation with three physically separated Collection to give one or more Enterprise
control rooms might have three monitor groups. Accounts access to devices of Management Server
The monitors in an analog monitor group are computers.
logically configured into rows and columns and
Enterprise Account
can be set to full-screen or quad view.
Authorization that enables an Enterprise Operator
ATM Client to connect to devices of a Management
Automatic Teller Machine Server that is part of an Enterprise System. In an
Bookmark Enterprise Account all permissions for the devices
Used for storing a time period of live or recorded of this Management Server are configured. This
video. This allows for tagging particular scenes for Enterprise Operator Client can simultaneously
later investigation. Additionally you can share your connect to multiple Management Server
investigation results with other users by exporting computers. This access is controlled by the
a bookmark. membership to an Enterprise User Group, this
Camera sequence Enterprise User Group is related to an Enterprise
A list of cameras that are displayed one after the Account, this Enterprise Account is related to a
other. Each camera is displayed for a specific time Management Server.
(dwell time). There are two types of sequences: Enterprise Management Server
predefined and automatic. Predefined sequences Bosch VMS Management Server containing a list
are defined by the administrator. Icons for these of further Management Server computers that a
sequences are located in the Logical Tree. user of Operator Client can simultaneously
Automatic sequences are created when you drag a access. Can also act as a normal Management
multiple selection or a folder from the Logical Server.
Tree to an Image pane or a decoder. All cameras Enterprise System
in this folder or selection sequences in the Image Feature of Bosch Video Management System that
pane. You can create your own sequences by allows a user of Operator Client to access
creating a folder in your Favorites Tree. multiple Management Server computers
simultaneously.

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Enterprise User Group environmental conditions and is therefore largely

User group that is configured on an Enterprise non-sensitive to perturbing influences such as rain
Management Server. Defines the users that are and tree movement. Especially when used for
authorized to access multiple Management Server forensic search, IVA allows for filtering moving
computers simultaneously. Defines the operating objects by their color specifications. With the aid
permissions available for these users. of IVA algorithm extensive video material can be
Event searched selectively for objects with specific color
A circumstance or state that is linked to an alarm properties.
and/or an action. Events can arise from many IVMD
sources such as cameras, archivers, directories, Intelligent Video Motion Detection. Software
digital inputs, etc. They can include start- algorithm that detects moving objects within an
recording states, loss of signal states, disk full environment monitored by a video camera and
messages, user logons, digital input triggers, etc. generates alarm events that can be processed
Hot spot further in Bosch Video Management System. IVMD
Mouse sensitive icon in map that is configured in makes it possible to capture and evaluate
Configuration Client. Hot spots are cameras, directional motion of objects, thereby largely
relays, Command Scripts. The user uses it for preventing false alarms. IVMD adapts
localizing and selecting a device in a building. automatically to changing environmental
conditions and is therefore non-sensitive to
Image pane
perturbing influences such as rain and moving
Used for displaying live and recorded video of a
plants.
single camera, a map, or an HTML file.
Logbook
Image pane pattern
Container for logging all events in Bosch Video
Arrangement of Image panes.
Management System.
Image window
Logical number
Container for Image panes, structured by an
Logical numbers are unique IDs assigned to each
Image window pattern.
device in the system for ease of reference. Logical
Instant playback numbers are only unique within a particular device
Plays the recorded image of the selected camera type. Typical use of logical numbers are Command
in an Image pane on the live screen. The start time Scripts.
(number of seconds in the past, or rewind time)
Logical Tree
can be configured.
Tree with a customized structure of all the
Intercom functionality devices. The Logical Tree is used in the Operator
Used to talk on the loudspeakers of an encoder. Client to select cameras and other devices. In the
This encoder must have audio-in and audio-out. Configuration Client, the "Full Logical Tree" is
The Intercom functionality can be granted per configured (on the Maps and Structure page) and
user group. tailored for each user group (on the User Groups
IVA page).
Intelligent Video Analysis. Algorithm that detects Management Server
specific properties and the behavior of objects in Computer in the Bosch Video Management
a scene monitored by a video camera and from System environment for central management.
this generates alarm events that, in turn, can be
Metadata
processed in a CCTV system. Recording with IVA
Data of a POS or ATM like date and time or bank
settings activated is a precondition to be able to
account number stored with the corresponding
selectively and quickly search through video
video data to provide additional information for
material later. IVA makes it possible to capture
evaluation.
and evaluate directional movement of objects in
such a way that false alarms are prevented to a
large extent. IVA adapts automatically to changing
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NVR may be used to represent any concept. It consists

Bosch Network Video Recorder; computer in the of a Management Server, usually Configuration
Bosch Video Management System storing audio Client and multipe Operator Client installations.
and video data, acting as Failover NVR, or as Timeline
Redundant NVR. This NVR is different from the Part of the Bosch Video Management System user
VIDOS NVR which can be integrated in Bosch interface. Displays lines as graphical
Video Management System. representations of the recordings of the selected
Operator Client cameras. The Timeline allows you to navigate
Component of Bosch Video Management System through recorded videos.
that provides the user interface for system User group
monitoring and operation. User groups are used to define common user
Playback Mode attributes, such as permissions, privileges and
Feature of Operator Client. Used to playback and PTZ priority. By becoming a member of a group, a
search through archived videos. user automatically inherits all the attributes of the
POS group.
Point of sale. View
PTZ camera Collection of cameras assigned to Image panes
Camera with pan, tilt, and zoom function. that you can recall for instant live viewing. Image
panes with maps or HTML files can be part of a
Reference image
View. Sequences cannot be part of a View.
A reference image is continuously compared with
the current video image. If the current video VRM
image in the marked areas differs from the Video Recording Manager. Software package in
reference image, an alarm is triggered. This allows Bosch Video Management System which manages
you to detect tampering that would otherwise not storing video (MPEG-4 SH++ and H.264) and audio
be detected, for example if the camera is turned. data on iSCSI devices in the network. VRM
maintains a database containing the recording
Rewind time
source information and a list of associated iSCSI
Number of seconds in the past when an Image
drives. VRM is realized as a service running on a
pane is switched to instant playback.
computer in the Bosch Video Management System
Site network. VRM does not store data itself but
User-created entity for grouping related system distributes storage capacities on iSCSI devices to
resources together for ease of viewing and the encoders, while handling load balancing
management. Typically, a site corresponds to a between multiple iSCSI devices. VRM streams
physical location, like a building or a floor, but it playback video and audio data from iSCSI to
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Index
A D
accessing the Help, 6 data sheet, 9
add bookmark, 22 delete video, 61
alarm camera digital keyboard, 34
analog monitor, 30 digital zoom, 14, 21
Alarm Images window, 11 displaying
alarm map, 19 screens, 11
alarm recording, 12, 60 dome camera , 19
NVR recordings, 12 DWF files
VRM recordings, 12 initial view, 19
alarm sequence, 46
E
analog monitor group, 43, 45, 48 edit bookmark, 22
application windows, 42 Enterprise System, 72
audio, 14, 16 entire screen, 15
Audio Intercom functionality, 17, 55 export
authenticity, 61 video, 26, 57, 61
automatic alarm popup behavior, 72
automatic display of alarms, 72
F
Favorite, 21
automatic pop-up alarm, 42
finding
automatic sequence, 13
information in the Help , 6
B Logbook entries, 28, 29, 52
bank routing code, 54 Forensic Search, 27
bank sort code, 54 full-screen mode, 15
bookmark, 21
add, 22
G
general settings, 55
display, 23
edit, 21, 22 H
save, 22 Hairline, 61
Bosch Video Management System HD camera, 55
Online Help, 6 help, 6
Bosch VMS Archive Player, 26, 56, 57, 78 help , 6
HTML files , 59
C
cameo, 11, 15, 60
cameo space , 59
camera round, 12, 13
camera sequence, 12, 13
automatic, 13
pre-configured, 12
CCTV keyboard, 34
analog mode, 39
Command Mode, 39
digital mode, 36
icons, 39
color, 61
Command Mode, 39
crash
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I P
icons, 66 playback, 44
CCTV keyboard, 39 playback , 44
I-Frame search, 61 playback control
Image pane, 11, 15, 60 jump to latest recording, 62
in-window PTZ, 19 jump to oldest recording, 62
image section, 14, 21 pause, 62
Images window , 59 play, 62
import play backward, 62
video data, 27 single frame backward, 62
initial view single frame forward, 62
DWF files, 19 Playback Mode, 44
instant playback, 14, 16 Playback Mode , 44
instant replay, 16 playback video , 59
Intercom functionality, 17 point in time, 61
IntuiKey keyboard, 34 pre-configured sequence, 12
in-window PTZ, 19, 60 printing the Help, 6
protect video, 61
L
Live Mode, 42, 57 PTZ blocking, 18
live video, 42 PTZ camera , 19
live video , 59 PTZ control, 58
Logbook, 28, 29, 52 blocking, 18
logging, 54 push-to-talk, 17
Logical Tree R
search, 11 recording quality, 12
reference image, 18, 52
M
Management Server, 9, 72 Release Notes, 9
manual recording, 12, 60 resize, 11
map , 59 S
metadata, 16, 29 save bookmark, 22
metadata , 16 search
motion search, 27, 28 Logical Tree, 11
multichannel, 14 search for motion, 27, 28, 61
searching for Logbook entries, 28, 29, 52
N
NVR, 9 sequence, 12, 13
NVR recordings shortcuts, 70
alarm recording, 12 single frame
backward, 62
O forward, 62
online application Help, 6
smart motion search, 28, 61
options, 55
sound, 42, 44
sound , 44
specific event, 61
storage failure, 56
system requirements, 9

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T V
Timeline, 44, 61 video
Timeline , 44 export, 26, 57, 61
toggle, 11 video data
toolbar, 15 import, 27
View , 21
U
update reference image, 18 view camera, 11
used icons, 66 viewing
screens, 11
VRM failure, 56
VRM recordings
alarm recording, 12

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