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 If a DVR is not connected to Smart 
Viewer, it is displayed in gray and “Not 
Connected” appears in the Status 
column. 
For software upgrade, click the following button 
to open the DVR firmware file.
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After selecting a firmware file, click Open and 
select Upgrade. 
The progress of the upgrade is displayed at the 
bottom of the screen.
Smart Viewer enables you to extract the menu 
settings for the connected DVR. After selecting a 
DVR, click Export.
The DVR settings are stored into a data file (*.dat). 
By clicking Import, the stored data file can be 
copied to your DVR to recover the settings.
If you want to recover the network settings also, 
check the following check box. 
CAUTION
 Be sure to stop all the DVR 
operations such as recording, Menu 
setup, backup, and playback before 
upgrading the DVR software.
  During the software upgrade, don’t 
turn off the power of DVR. The 
software upgrade takes about 5 
minutes. 
  If the software upgrade is 
accidentally suspended, the 
previous software is left intact. 
You can download the upgraded DVR 
firmware from the CCTV part at www.
samsung.com.
MONITORING MODE
To connect a DVR or site, select a DVR or site 
from the list and click the connection button as 
shown in the picture.
For this connection, you should have set 
the DVR information such as name, IP, 
and password in the Setup Mode. If you 
select a site, it enables connection to 
multiple DVRs contained in the site. 
Connection Failure Cases
1.  Password certification failure
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If the network password of a DVR differs from 
the connection password set in Smart Viewer, 
a login message appears to let you input the 
correct password manually.
2.  Duplicate Admin user connection
 
When the DVR that you want to connect to has 
been already occupied by an Admin user but 
you retry connection with the Admin privilege, 
the previously connected session is automatically 
disconnected.
The system allows simultaneous access 
to DVR by up to 3 users, which include 
one Admin privilege user and 2 user 
privilege users. (But in case of Multicast, 
up to 5 users are allowed.)
CAUTION
Once occupied by 3 users, the DVR 
does not permit more connection.
Connection Screen
CAUTION
If you change the settings such as 
video size and color quality while 
Smart Viewer is running, Smart Viewer 
may fall into an unexpected state. In 
this case, you must terminate Smart 
Viewer.
Mode Conversion Button
These buttons enables you to switch between 
Monitoring mode and Search mode.
Time Information
When Smart Viewer is connected to a DVR, 
the current date, day, and time of the DVR are 
displayed. Otherwise, the current date, day, and 
time of your PC are displayed.
Connection Information
When Smart Viewer is connected to DVR, the 
connection button will display the connection 
status. 
If you click the connection button again, the DVR 
is disconnected.
OSD Information Display
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1.  The channel number, camera name, and  video size are displayed. Available video 
sizes are (C)CIF, (N)Normal, and (L)Large.
2. 

If the video data of the current channel is 
being recorded on your PC, REC appears 
on the screen.
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3.  When audio signal is available, the audio mark appears.
4. 
It displays whether the PTZ controls are 
active.
5. 

The current channel alarm status is 
displayed.
6. 

The name and IP address of the connected 
DVR are displayed.
  Clicking the speaker icon changes the 
audio On and Off. 
 
: Audio Off   : Audio On
  When the audio function is disabled, the 
following icon is displayed. 
 
: Audio Disabled
  When the alarm or motion is detected, 
its status is displayed on the screen in 
real time with the corresponding icon.
 
 : Motion Detection   : Alarm Event
  If you have set PTZ cameras for the 
DVR, the PTZ icon is displayed on the 
screen. Select a PTZ camera channel 
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nd use the PTZ buttons for control. (For 
more information, refer to Chapter 5, 
“PTZ Camera Control.”)
Event Log Display Window
Click Log to activate the log display window. 
It displays the events such as alarms, connection 
events, and setup change events in real time.
The displayed events are:
  Connecting..: When trying to connect 
to a DVR is in progress.
  Connected..: When connection is 
made to a DVR.
  Connection Failed: When connection 
to a DVR fails.
  Disconnected..: When the DVR is 
disconnected.
  Setup (Remote): When any DVR 
settings are changed by Smart Viewer.
  Setup Start/End (Local): When the 
Menu Setup window for the DVR is 
started or ended.
  Video Loss CH[N]: When a video loss 
in a channel is detected.
  Time Change: When the date and time 
of the DVR are changed. 
  Load Factory Default: When the DVR 
system is initialized.
  Network Change: When the DVR 
network setup is changed. 
  System Shutdown: When the DVR 
system is terminated.
  HDD Format: When the HDD 
formatting is initialized. 
  D
 isk Full:
 When there is no more space 
in the HDD of DVR.
  Power Failure Recovery: When the 
DVR resumes after power failure.
  Backup Start/End/Fail/Stop: Backup 
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or the DVR is started, finished, failed, or 
stopped.
  Network Traffic Busy: Data transport 
through the network is not smoothly 
going.
  Access Denied (Limit Over): No 
more access is allowed because the 
connection limit is over.
CAUTION
When specific events such as 
time change, load factory default, 
network change, system shutdown, 
or HDD format are detected, Smart 
Viewer automatically terminates the 
connection.
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Camera Connection Indication 
Window
The window displays the connection state of 
DVR and the connected cameras.
 Yellow: When Smart Viewer is 
successfully connected to a DVR. When 
the camera is connected for monitoring.
  Black: When Smart Viewer cannot be 
connected to a DVR.
  Blue: When Smart Viewer can connect 
to a DVR but it is disconnected now. 
Screen Split Selection Buttons
The buttons present modes like full screen, 
single, 4-split, 9-split, and 16-split modes. 
You can change to any of them under 
monitoring.
Sequence Mode Button
When this button is selected, screens are 
switched at a preset interval. The interval can 
be set in Monitoring of Setup Menu. In Single 
Mode, the channel numbers are sequentially 
switched from 1 to 16. In Quad (4-split) Mode, 
the screens are changed like 1st 4 channels 
(1,2,3,4) --> 2nd 4 channels (5,6,7,8) --> 3rd 
4 channels (9,10,11,12) --> 4th 4 channels 
(13,14,15,16). In 9-split Mode, the screens are 
changed from 9 channels (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9) to 
7 channels (10,11,12,13,14,15,16). In 16-split 
Mode, the screen refreshes at the preset interval. 
Monitoring State Display
The screen split status and playing status are 
displayed on the screen. 
: When monitoring in Quad Mode
: When monitoring in Single Mode
: Cameras are turned Off
The numbers in the screen icons indicate 
the screen positions in Smart Viewer.
:  The orange icon indicates that the current 
channel is connected to a specific camera.
:  The gray icon indicates that the current channel is connected to a camera but not 
displayed in the screen.
:  The black icon with a slash indicates that the current channel is not connected to 
any camera.
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NEXT Button
When this button is clicked, next screen follows. 
In Single Mode, the channel numbers are 
sequentially switched from 1 to 16. In Quad 
(4-split) Mode, the screens are changed like 
1st 4 channels (1,2,3,4) --> 2nd 4 channels 
(5,6,7,8) --> 3rd 4 channels (9,10,11,12) 
--> 4th 4 channels (13,14,15,16). In 9-split 
Mode, the screens are changed from 9 
channels (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9) to 7 channels 
(10,11,12,13,14,15,16). In 16-split Mode, the 
screen is refreshed.
CALLBACK Button
If you press this button, the callback window 
is activated to receive event messages. When 
receiving a message, Smart Viewer automatically 
connects to the corresponding DVR. The 
messages are video loss events, alarm events, 
and motion detection events. You can decide 
whether the received event will bring up alarming 
sound or not. 
FAVORITE Button
If you press this button, the favorite window is 
activated.
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1.  The cameras set for Favorite are displayed on the screen. 
2. 
Clicking Delete removes a favorite setting. 
Clicking Delete All removes all the favorite 
settings.
3. 

Click this button to save the new favorite 
number and name.
4. 

Change favorites at the preset interval. 
  The FAVORITE button is available only 
when you connect to a site.
  The FAVORITE settings are saved in the 
Config file even after you disconnect the 
site.
  When you change the DVR list that 
makes the site in Setup, the FAVORITE 
settings are initialized.
Video Recording Button
If you select a channel and click REC, the video 
data will be saved in a DVR file on your PC. 
The directory, file naming convention, and 
recording time can be configured in Viewer 
Setup for Setup Mode. The saved video file can 
be played in Search mode. To stop recording, 
click this button again. But this action is possible 
in 10 seconds after the recording starts. 
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Audio Volume Control Button
You can adjust the audio volume level (0 to 10) 
of a channel or mute it. 
Video Brightness/Contrast Control 
Button
After selecting a channel, you can adjust the 
brightness and contrast levels (0 to 10) of video 
image using the control buttons (+,-). The default 
value is 5. To return the default settings, press 
the button on the right. 
 The adjusted audio volume, brightness, 
and contrast values are saved on your 
PC and remain unchanged even if 
Smart Viewer restarts.
  The brightness and contrast adjustment 
may not work depending on the model. 
PTZ Camera Control Buttons
You can handle the following PTZ operations 
after selecting a PTZ-enabled channel. 
 Panning Left/Right
  Tilting Up/Down
  Diagonal controls
The channel number is displayed at the center of 
PTZ control buttons.
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    Power Zoom
After the Power Zoom button is clicked, 
you can use the Zoom In and Out 
functions.
  
  Zoom In/Out 
The PTZ (Pan/Tilt/Zoom) controls 
are available in all cameras. But, this 
Power Zoom controls are supported by 
Samsung smart dome cameras only, and 
they support the tilting operation below 
45°.
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1  PRESET
If you press this button, the Preset setup 
window appears.
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a.  If you select a preset, the camera moves  to the preset position.
b. 
You can delete the selected preset or all 
presets.
c. 

You can save the new preset number 
and name.
2    AUTOPAN: The camera moves between 
starting and ending points.
3    SCAN: The camera moves circulating the 
preset positions.
4    PATTERN: The camera moves following the 
route that you have defined.
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The preset function is supported by all 
cameras. You can set up to 20 presets. 
But an active directory (AD) protocol 
camera can have 7 presets.
The names of 2,
3 , and 
4 may vary 
depending on the camera vendor. And 
those functions may not be supported by 
some product.
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Samsung cameras support those 
functions.
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In case of Panasonic cameras, the 
names of AUTOPAN, SCAN, and 
PATTERN are as following:
2  SEQUENCE 
3 AUTOPAN 
4 SORT. 
  In case of PELCO cameras, the names 
of AUTOPAN, SCAN, and PATTERN 
are  as following:
2 FRAME SCAN 3 AUTO SCAN 
4 PATTERN. 
  The other cameras do not support 
those functions. 
Self Menu Setup of PTZ device
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1.  You can configure the camera-related 
settings using the PTZ camera menu.
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1.  This is the camera self menu screen. The screen can be shown on Smart Viewer.
2.  Use the Direction buttons for movement  between menus.
3.  The button operates the same as the  ENTER button.
The Camera Menu Setup function is 
supported for Samsung and Panasonic 
cameras only.
CAUTION
When a DVR is using the PTZ camera 
controls, Smart Viewer cannot control 
the PTZ camera. The PTZ camera 
controls can be used by the Admin 
user.
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1.  The screen shows the playback channels. 
2.  Click this to move to the Search mode for searching and playing the video files 
recorded.
3. 

Click this to move to the Remote mode for 
playing back the recorded DVR video images 
remotely.
4. 

Click this to move to the Local mode for playing 
back the DVR files recorded on your PC.
5.  Use this calendar to select year, month, and  date for search.
6. 

Use buttons for adjusting the audio volume 
and video brightness/contrast.
7. 

Click any of screen display modes.
8.  Use buttons for recording, converting,  printing, and setup.
9. 

Use buttons for playback of searched video 
file.
10. 

Use the button to display the next screens in 
order.
11. 

Use this button to renew the information 
about changing to channel/DVR, calendar, 
and time line. 12. 
 It shows the time line for displaying the time 
information for search of the recorded video 
data.
  When connecting to a site, select a DVR 
for search.
  W
 ith a user privilege, you cannot access 
the Search mode.
S
elect a site or DVR first and click the connection 
button. 
You can also select a DVR. 
SEARCH MODE
The Search mode has two separate modes such as Remote mode to search/play the DVR video data, and 
Local mode to play the DVR files that have been saved in the designated directory on your PC.
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Remote Mode
This mode transfers the video data recorded on 
DVR through the network for playback. Up to 4 
channels are allowed for simultaneous search 
and playback. The video data is played at the 
position where the time bar is located. 
When clicking this button, it changes to the 
Remote mode.
Calendar Window
If the video data has been recorded on a date, 
the date is distinguished in red. If you click the 
date, the recorded video information is displayed 
in the time line. If you select a date, it turns thick 
red. Clicking  changes to the previous month 
and clicking   changes to the next month. 
Audio Volume, Video Brightness/
Contrast Buttons
Those buttons operate the same as the controls 
in Monitoring Mode. The brightness and contrast 
adjustment may not work depending on the 
model.
Screen Split Selection Buttons
You can use any of full screen, single, quad 
(4-split), 9-split, and 16-split modes. 
In the Remote mode, 9-split mode is not 
available while in the Local mode, quad 
and 9-split modes are not available.
Video Save (Backup)/Video 
Conversion/Print/Setup
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Video Save button
During playback (play/reverse play/fast 
forward/fast backward), if you select a 
channel and click this button, the video 
data is saved in a DVR file. (It is saved in the 
designated folder on your PC.)
The directory, file naming convention, and 
recording time can be configured in Viewer 
Setup for Setup Mode. You can set the 
recording duration ranging from one minute 
to 10 minutes. To stop recording, click this 
button again. But this action is possible in 10 
seconds after the recording starts.
If the video file is not playing, this button 
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nables you to perform backup, which brings 
up the following window. 
You can set the starting and ending times for 
backup and select a file format for saving. 
Clicking Start begins the backup process. 
The backup file is saved in the folder which 
was defined by Setup > Viewer Setup > 
Video Recording > Video Location.
To stop the backup process, click Stop.
This function is enabled only when the 
playback actions are in progress.
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2. File Conversion button
When this button is clicked, the system 
converts a DVR file into JPEG or AVI format.
To perform this function
a.  Click Open to select a DVR file to be  converted.
b. 

Select JPEG Frame or AVI Video.
c.  Click Start to convert the file. To stop  conversion, click Stop.
 If JPEG Frame is selected, the file is 
converted to “*.jpg” file after clicking 
Start. The converted JPG file is saved 
according to the preset route: Setup 
> Viewer Setup > File Converting > 
Jpeg Location.
  If AVI Video is selected, the file is 
converted to the “*.avi” file after clicking 
Start. The converted AVI file is saved 
according to the preset route: Setup 
> Viewer Setup > File Converting > 
AVI Location.
  In case of AVI backup, you need the 
divX codec for playing saved files. The 
divX codec can be found at www.divx.
com.
3.  Print button
This button prints the playback screen that is 
now being displayed.
4.  Setup Mode button
This button brings up the Setup Mode 
window.
5.  Play buttons
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1.  Reverse Play: Performs Reverse Play
2.  Play: Performs playback
3.  Fast Backward: Reverse-plays faster
4.  Stop: Stops playing
5.  Fast Forward: Plays faster
6.  Go to Last: Plays the latest (last) image 
in the time line
7. 

Step Backward: Performs one step 
reverse-play by one second
8. 

Step Forward: Performs one step 
forward by one second
9. 

Go to First: Plays the first image in the 
time line
During play (Play/RevPlay/FF/FB), 
disconnection or change to both 
Monitoring and Local modes is not 
permitted. Click Stop first before any 
change.
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