INTRODUCTION

ThankstothescalabilityofGVSeries,youcaneasilyintegratesurveillancesystemandIPcameras,andloadanaloganddigitalvideo
dataintothesameinterfacetobecomeacomprehensivehybridsolution.TheGVSeriesSurveillanceSystemV8.5isabletoprocess
videosignalsfromIPcamerasoverTCP/IPnetwork.Combiningthebestofboththeanaloganddigitalworlds,theGVHybridDVRisa
versatilevideomanagementplatform.ItanswersneedsforatransitionfromalegacyanaloginfrastructuretowardsapureIP
surveillanceenvironment.
Intheversion8.5,theGVHybridDVRcomeswitharichpaneloffeaturestostreamlinesurveillanceoperationsandenhance
managementcapabilities.Remotesurveillanceisimplementedvia3GPP,IEbrowserandGeoVisionGVMultiView.Forthepurposeof
centralmonitoring,theGVHybridDVRoffersanextensiblesolutionformultisitesurveillanceandcontroltomanagenumerous
camerasfromsubscribers.
SupportedIPCameraList

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VERSION8.5NEWFEATURES
MainSystem:
o SupportfornewGVVideoCaptureCards:GV600B,
GV650B,GV800B,GV900AandGV4008A
o AAC16kHz/16bitaudiocodec
o Objecttrackinginfisheyeview
o SupportforrecordinginstandardtypeofH.264,
MPEG4andJPEGcodec
o Liveviewbufferandframeratecontrol
o WideAngleLensDewarping
o SupportfornewGeoVisionIPdevices:GVBL120D,
GVBL130D,GVBL220D,GVBL320D,GVBX120DW,
GVBX130D,GVBX520D,GVCB120,GVCB220,
GVFD120D,GVFD130D,GVFD220D,GVFD320D,
GVFE420/421,GVFE520/521,GVMFD120,
GVMFD130,GVMFD220,GVMFD320,GVMFD520,
GVVD120D,GVVD220D,GVVD320D,GVCompact
DVRV3(4CH),GVCompactDVRV3(8CH)and
GVVS04H
ViewLog/SinglePlayer
o SupportforsavingdewarpedfisheyeviewinAVI
format
AuthenticationServer
o SupportforWindowsActiveDirectory
o SupportforACTiTCM7811
o SupportformoreArecontVisionIPcameras:AV10005,
AV2825,AV1325,AV5125DN,AV5115,AV3115and
AV3125
o SupportformoreAXISIPcameras:M3113andP5532
o SupportformoreDLinkIPcameras:DCS2102,
DCS3410andDCS3430
o SupportforHUNTIPcameras:HLC15M,HLC81Mand
HLC84M
o SupportformorePelcoIPcameras:D5118,IM10C10
andIX10DN
o SupportforSamsungSNB3000
o SupportforSonySNCCH120
o SupportforTAKEXIPcameras(onlyforJapanmarket):
NCC130P,NBC130PandNSC130
o WideAngleLensDewarping

ControlCenter
o MultipleScreenwithwhichavideowallcanbe
established
GIS
o ThreerecordingmodesavailableforMobileHosts: o Userdefinedstoragegroupsandrecyclesettings
manualrecording,recordbyeventandrecordupon
inputtrigger
NewApplication
o MobileServerforaccessingGVSystemusingRTSP
protocols

Improved:
MainSystem:
o EnhancedH.264decodingandsupportforGPU o SupportforPTZfunctionsthroughONVIF
decoding o Addedenvironmentalchangefiltertoreducefalse
o Supportforconfigurationchangewithoutstopping alarminAdvancedMotionDetection
recording o AddedsensitivityadjustmentinFaceDetection
o Addeddisplayratioadjustmentforfisheyeview o AddednoisetoleranceadjustmentinObjectIndexand
o SupportforconnectionwithPOSdevicesusingOPOS FaceDetection
andTCP/IPprotocol o AddedsnapshotfrequencyforVideoSnapshot
o AddedadvancedvideoattributesadjustmentforGVIP o SupportfordualstreaminGVIPSpeedDome
cameras o AddedautoiristoPTZcontrolpanelforGVIPSpeed
o AutomaticsetupofIPdeviceswithinanIPrange Dome
ViewLog
o Enhancedmultichannelplaybacktoprovidehigher o SupportforbackuptobluraydiscusingOSburning
framerates o Displayofaveragevehiclespeedwhenplayingback
o AddedDirectMergetosavevideosinAVIformatata videorecordedbyGVCompactDVRV3
fasterspeed
o Addedfacemaskfunctiontodetectandblurhuman
facesforprivacypurposes

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 CenterV2
o QuickinsertionofsubscribernameandIDtoemail
andSMSnotificationmessages
o Eventcategorytabsonthemainwindow(onlyforPro
version)
o Aconfigurablecategorytabonthemainwindow,
showingtheeventscustomizedforthetab(onlyfor
Proversion)
o Alertlevelfeaturewithwhicheventsofdifferentalert
levelsaredistinguishedbycolor(onlyforProversion)
o SupportforGVI/OBoxesofEthernetmodule
connectedtotheCenterV2Serverthroughthe
network
DispatchServer
o ManualdispatchofsubscriberstoanyonlineCenter
V2Servers
DispatchServer
o Devicetree,showingsubscribers,theirdevicesand
statusonthemainwindow
o Aconfigurablecategorytabonthemainwindow,
showingtheeventscustomizedforthetab
o Alertlevelfeaturewithwhicheventsofdifferentalert
levelsaredistinguishedbycoloronthemainwindow
VSM
o Devicetree,showingsubscribers,theirdevicesand
statusonthemainwindow
o Aconfigurablecategorytabonthemainwindow,
showingtheeventscustomizedforthetab
o Alertlevelfeaturewithwhicheventsofdifferentalert
levelsaredistinguishedbycoloronthemainwindow
ControlCenter
o LiveviewdisplayonVMDwindowwhenaninputis
triggeredand/oraspecifiedtemperatureisreachedor
exceeded
o WideAngleLensDewarpingforcorrectingimage
distortion
BackupServer
o RecyclesettingsforBackupServerindependentfrom
thoseforGVSystem
iPod/iPadApplication
o GVEyeHDV1.0andGVEyenowsupports1.3
megapixelliveview
GV-Hybrid V8.5
o ImagesizeadjustmentontheEZplayerwindowwith
whichsourceimagescanbeadjustedtofittheEZ
playerwindow
o SupportforStorageGroup,andvariablerecyclesize
whichincreaseswhenthenumberofconnected
channelsincreases
o WideAngleLensDewarpingforcorrectingimage
distortion
o Supportforautomaticdistributionofasubscribertoa
userdefinedCenterV2Serverwheneverthisserveris
online
o Temperaturealarmtonotifytheoperatorwhenthe
subscriber(mostGVIPCamerasandGVSystemwith
GV3008Card)hasreachedorexceededthespecified
temperature
o Notificationmessagesforalostorundetectable
device,recyclingofGVSystemrecordings,login
changeofGVSystemsubscribers,andPOSconnection
status
o Temperaturealarmtonotifytheoperatorwhenthe
subscriber(mostGVIPCamerasandGVSystemwith
GV3008Card)hasreachedorexceededthespecified
temperature
o Notificationmessagesforalostorundetectable
device,recyclingofGVSystemrecordings,login
changeofGVSystemsubscribers,andPOSconnection
status
o Searchfeaturewhichqueriesfortheeventsoccurred
atDVRhostsunderthecriteriadefined
o Userconfigurablemonitordisplaypositionforeach
matrix
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FULLFEATURELIST
Monitoring
Supportfor32channelsinGVSystemandCMS Onscreenvideolossmessage
applications Videodeinterlacefilter
SupportforGPUdecoding Emap
SupportfortwoGVVideoCaptureCardsinGVSystem Windowslockup
(*) Imagesizeindicator
DigitalMatrix,supportmaximum8monitorsdisplay Synchronizedvideoanaudio
HybridSolutionintegratinganalogvideoswithdigital Backlightcompensation
videosfromGVIPvideoproductsandthirdpartyIP Videoautogaincontroller(*)
cameras(*) Videoscalingfilter
Codecs:GeoH264,GeoMPEG4 AVIrepairutility
MultithreadingEncoding(*) Systemlog
HigherUIScreenResolutions(1920x1200,1680x1050, Support1,000accountsforloginsandpasswords
1600x1200,1280x800,1440x900,1920x1080and Multilevelpasswordsprotection
1280x1024) UseMicrosoftRemoteDesktoptocontrolanother
NoiseToleranceforMotionDetection GVSystem
NoiseDetectiontoReduceFileSize(*) TwinDVR
NoiseFiltertoFilterOutVideoandAudioNoise(*) EmbeddedI/Odevicescontrol
ReportGenerator EmbeddedPTZcontrolpanel
SupportforCardholderdatafromGVVideoServer SupportdynamicIPaddress
TouchScreenSupport PasswordExpirationManagement
Fullscreenview SystemIdleProtection
DualdisplayoperationforlivemonitoringandViewLog SpotMonitorController
playbackontwomonitors POSLiveViewer
Screenpopupsonmotionoralarmactivation PhotoIDIntegration(GVWT)
AdvancedMotionDetection HardDiskCalculator (*)
Digitalwatermark AuthenticationServer
Videolostdetection ColorfulModetoenhancevideocolor
IntelligentRecording&PlaybackMonitoring
Choiceofrecordingat30,60,120,240,480and960 AdvancedRoundTheClockRecording(*)
fps(*) Videolostdetection
Recordingtriggerbyroundtheclock,motiondetection, InstantPlayback
alarmandschedule TimeMergeFromDifferentClips
Adjustablerecordingqualityandframerateforeach SplittingFilesforBackupontoMultipleDiscs
camera ExtractingFramesfromaVideoClipDuringPlayback
Premotionandpostmotionrecording SupportforDaylightSavingTime(DST)
SupportsWindowsXP/Vista/7/Server2008burning PlaybackofGPStracksfromGVCompactDVRand
software GVVideoServer
PreRecordingUsingHDD(*)
Audio
32channelsofliveaudiostreamingandrecording
VideoAnalytics
EnhancedObjectCounting AdvancedMissingObjectDetection(**)
PeopleCounting PanoramaView(**)
IntrusionAlarm VideoStabilization(**)
FaceDetection DefogFunction(**)
PrivacyMask CrowdDetection(**)
UnattendedandMissingObjectDetection ObjecttrackingandzoomingbyPTZdomes(*)
SceneChangeDetection SinglePTZTracking(*)
AdvancedSceneChangeDetection(**) DigitalObjectTracking
AdvancedUnattendedObjectDetection(**) FaceCount
Note:Thefeaturewith(**)markneedstoworkwithanAVPdonglewhichyouneedtopurchaseadditionally.
Notification
Emailnotificationwithattachedvideoimagesonmotion SMSalertsavailableinMainSystem,CenterV2andVital
andalarmactivation SignMonitor
EmailortelephonenotificationonvideolostorI/Oerror Alarmsonobjectsthatpassbetweenpredefinedregions
DirectsPTZdometoapresetlocationonmotionand
alarmactivation

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 SmartSearch&EasePlayback
TimelineSearch ContinuesplaybackofsetframesAtoB
FaceDetectionforObjectIndex EXEformatexport,playablewithanythirdpartyplayers
Objectsearch AVIformatexportinmultiplescreensmode
Indexsearch DVDformatexportforHybridCardformatfiles
ObjectIndex Optionforrecyclingtheinputtriggeredevents(Never
Thumbnailbrowseforeaseofsearchforspecificframes recyclefunction)
withinvideofootage Backup,saveAVIandBMPfunctionsaccessibleinLAN
Exportavideofootagewithinaspecifiedtimerange ViewLog
Synchronizedaudioandvideoforbothliveandplayback AutomaticrefreshofthevideoeventlistinLANViewLog
modes
WebCamRemoteSurveillance
POSLiveViewviaIEBrowser EventListQuery
3GMobilePhoneSupport(3GPP) DownloadCenter
SSLEncryptConnectionSupport DragandDropSupportforCamera,PTZandI/OIconson
UPnPSupport the2WindowsofMPEG4EncoderViewer
ControlPanelonSingleViewtoProvideInstant RemoteEMap
InformationandOperation PopupLiveImagesuponInputTriggerinRemoteEMap
SupportPIP,PAP,DefoggingLiveVideos,andVideo Multicast
StabilizerinSingleView AudioBroadcast
RestrictingPowerUserandUsertoAccessWebCam
ServeratSpecifiedTimeLength
AdvancedI/OControl
VisualAutomation MultipleI/OTypesSelection
VirtualI/OControl LatchTriggerFeature
OneClickI/OStatusControl
MobilePhoneApplication
Support4,9,and16screendivisions Channelswitchviamiddlebutton
PTZcontrolviadirectionalbuttons SupportforNokiaS603rdEdition
ProfileManagement
SelectableGUISkin CustomizingSystemFeatures
CustomStartUpSplashScreen,NonActiveVideo& EasyConfigurationBackup&Restore
VideoLostScreen CustomDVRSetting'sTemplate
RemoteMonitoringSoftware
POSLiveViewviaIEBrowser EventListQuery
3GMobilePhoneSupport(3GPP) DownloadCenter
SSLEncryptConnectionSupport DragandDropSupportforCamera,PTZandI/OIconson
UPnPSupport the2WindowsofMPEG4EncoderViewer
ControlPanelonSingleViewtoProvideInstant RemoteEMap
InformationandOperation PopupLiveImagesuponInputTriggerinRemoteEMap
SupportPIP,PAP,DefoggingLiveVideos,andVideo Multicast
StabilizerinSingleView AudioBroadcast
RestrictingPowerUserandUsertoAccessWebCam
ServeratSpecifiedTimeLength
ITTechnology
RSANetworkSecurity AuthenticationServer:centralcontrolofpassword
settingsinlocalGVDVRs
CentralMonitoringStation(CMS)
CenterV2 ControlCenter
VitalSignMonitor GVGIS(GeographicInformationSystem)
DispatchServer
IntegrationSolution
PointOfSale MegapixelIntegration
EASIntegration LicencePlateRecognition
AccessControl CentralMonitoringStation

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VERSION8.5GVHybridDVRSpecifications

NVR
Model GVNVR(GV) GVNVR

VideoInput 32 1,2,4,6,8,10,12,14,16,18,20,22,24,26,28,30,32

AudioInput 32 1,2,4,6,8,10,12,14,16,18,20,22,24,26,28,30,32

VideoCodec MJPEG,MPEG4,H.264

AudioCodec AAC(16kHz/16bit)

VideoResolution FromCIFto5Megapixel
Networking TCP/IP,LAN,WAN,Internet,ModemDialup,ModemtoModem,ISDN
BackupDevice HDD,NAS,CDR/RW,DVD+R/+RW,DVD+R(DL),ZIP,JAZ,Bluray,GVStorageSystem

MobilePhone/PDA SymbianS60(2.X~3.X),WindowsMobile(5.0~6.1),Blackberry(4.2.1~4.7),iPhone(2.2~3.1)
Czech/Danish/English/French/German/Hebrew/Hungarian/Italian/Japanese/Polish/Portuguese/Russian/Serbian/
Language
SimplifiedChinese/Spanish/TraditionalChinese

MinimumSystemRequirements
32bit WindowsXP,WindowsVista,Windows7,WindowsServer2008
OS
64bit Windows7,Server2008
CPU Core2Duo,2.4GHz/Core2Quad,2.4GHz/Corei7,2.8GHz
RAM 2GBDualChannels/4GBDualChannels(seeNote1)/8GBDualChannels(seeNote2)
VGA ATIRadeonX1300PCIE/NVIDIAGeForce7300PCIE
Note:
1. Fortheusersof32bitWindows,thememorylimitofGVNVRis1.7GBwith2GBRAM.Fortheusersof64bitWindows,thememorylimitof
GVNVRis1.7GBwith2GBRAMand3GBwith4GBRAM.Ifthehighmemoryissuepersists,theGVNVRwillbecomeunstable.
2. ToapplyGPUdecoding,therecommendedRAMfor64bitOSis8GBormore,for32bitOSis4GB.

Frameratelimitinasingleharddisk
SincethesizeoftransmitteddatafromIPcamerasmaybequitelargeandreachbeyondthetransferrateofaharddisk,youshouldnotethetotalof
recordingframeratesthatyoucanassigntoasingleharddisk,aslistedbelow:
MJPEG H.264 MPEG4
Videoresolution
FrameRate BitRate FrameRate FrameRate BitRate FrameRate
2560x1920(5M) 30fps 102.26Mbit/s 240fps 21.24Mbit/s
2560x1600(4M) 60fps 73.49Mbit/s 240fps 15.28Mbit/s
2048x1536(3M) 60fps 64.73Mbit/s 480fps 10.52Mbit/s
1600x1200(2M) 120fps 41.16Mbit/s 480fps 9.16Mbit/s
1280x960(1.3M) 200fps 30.04Mbit/s 480fps 5.77Mbit/s 480fps 6.30Mbit/s
640x480(VGA) 480fps 11.42Mbit/s 640fps 2.54Mbit/s 640fps 3.27Mbit/s
320x240(CIF) 480fps 5.16Mbit/s 640fps 0.75Mbit/s 640fps 1.03Mbit/s
Note:TheabovedatawasdeterminedusingthebitratelistedaboveandharddiskswithaverageR/Wspeedabove80MB/s.
Theframeratelimitisbasedontheresolutionofvideosources.Thehighervideoresolutions,thelowerframeratesyoucanassigntoasingleharddisk.
Inotherwords,thehigherframeratesyouwishtorecord,themoreharddisksyouneedtoinstall.Fortheinformationofrecordingframerates,youmay
consulttheusersmanualoftheIPcamerathatyouwishtoconnectto.

GVDONGLEPOLICY
BothGVHybridandGVNVRcomewith32freeIPchannelswhenconnectingtoGeoVisionIPvideodevices.

However,toperformthirdpartyIPvideodeviceswiththeGVHybridorGVNVR,youwillneedaNVRdongletoruntheGVSystem.Therearetwotypes
ofdongles:internalNVRdonglewithhardwarewatchdogfunctionandexternalNVRdongle.Thedongleoptionsinclude1,2,4,6,8,10,12,14,16,18,
20,22,24,26,28,30,32IPchannels.

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