Configuring the Vivotek ST3402 Scheduling/Recording

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Vivotek ST3402 Software Scheduling/Recording

Scheduling

The Scheduling tool helps the user to schedule the time to record the media stream of the selected channels from the remote Video Server / Network Camera series product. With both the graphic user interface and time period selection options, you can easily schedule each channel.

The main features of the Scheduling tool are depicted as follows:

User-friendly graphic interface for schedule editing

Flexible schedule scheme suitable for most applications need

Individual schedule for each channel

Automatic period recording

Starting the Scheduling Tool

Before starting the Scheduling tool, click on the “Configuration Menu \ Scheduler…” as shown above, there must be at least one camera on the camera list. Otherwise, the Scheduling tool cannot be invoked. You will need to specify the database directory of the schedule schemes and the video stream in the path “Configuration Menu \ Global Settings \ Directory Settings”. Refer to Vivotek Software User Manual for more detailed information. After all of the above are set, you can click on “Configuration Menu \ Scheduler…” to invoke the Scheduling tool.

Layout of the Scheduling Tool

The layout is roughly divided into 4 parts:

Channel Selection Area:

It provides the IP addresses and location information fo the connected channel. You can select one channel in this area and start to edit a dedicated schedule scheme for it.

Primary Schedule

It consists of day time-line, week time-line, begin time selector, end time selector, and event mode settings.

Secondary Schedule:

It consists of event mode settings.

Operation Buttons:

It contains operation buttons for the user to fine tune the edited schedule-scheme of the selected channel, and close the Scheduling tool window.

Primary Schedule

Schedule with Time Lines

There are two time-lines of different scales: hour unit time-line and week unit time-line. You can make your own schedule scheme by plotting markers in all time-lines. These two time lines are associated with each other. That is, if you make changes in one time-line, the corresponding changes will be applied, in scale, to the other time-lines in the same schedule scheme.

Fig. below shows the Week time-line. It includes the time-line, scheduling information, and the selected day of the week.

Marking/Unmarking the Recoding Time

The corresponding changes for the markers on the week time-line will be automatically added to the hour time-line, as shown in the figure above. You can also mark and unmark the plotted bar by using the left and right mouse buttons.

NOTE: Time hint will be popped up when mouse cursor enters the hour time-line.

You only need one click on the left mouse button to mark the time on this time-line. The operating method for the hour time-line is the same as that of the week time-lines.

NOTE: If you want to inquire about the scheduling information on Hour time-line, you can double-click the marked-rectangle. Start time and end time will be displayed on the time picker automatically described in the next section.

Schedule with Time Picker

Begin and End Time

There are three controlling units in both “Begin Time” and “End Time” selectors, as shown above.

The first part of each of these two selectors is the Day Picker. You can select the day of the week with it and set the beginning time and the ending time for the recording interval.

The second and third units are the Hour Picker and the Minute Picker. You can change the hour and minute settings for the beginning and ending time with them.

NOTE: Normally, the time set in “Begin time” must be earlier than that in “End time”. But if this is not the case, it means the time is over two days.

Add and Erase Buttons

After you have selected the time period with the “Begin time” and “End time” pickers, you can apply the period picker, shown in Fig. 4-9 and set the type of time interval that associates with the beginning and end time. After having the settings in “Begin Time”, “End Time” and “Period Picker” done, click on the “Apply” button to confirm the settings. Click on the “Erase” button to clear all scheduling information just entered. All newly entered scheduling time interval information will take effect only after the “Apply” button has been clicked.

Schedule in Event Mode

You can select to record in Event mode or Continuous mode by the Schedule mode selector as shown below. Event mode allows you to start and stop recording based on the digital relay input on the camera itself.

Schedule in Continuous mode

If you have selected the Continuous mode then it will record continuously according to the schedule set up by the user.

Secondary Schedule

Secondary schedule is for time recording outside of the Primary Schedule.

There are three selections in the Secondary schedule mode selector: Disable, Event mode, and Continuous mode. You can disable the Secondary schedule, choose the Event mode or choose the Continuous mode. The two modes are the same as those in the Primary schedule.

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