Toolbar

Some of the toolbar functions are permission-based, which means that they will only be visible to a user that possesses the necessary privileges to access their functionality.

The toolbar contains the following buttons:

Button	Description
	The Template button opens a new dialog for different layouts of the Operator Console.
	The Customize button opens a new dialog for various modifications of the Operator Console.
	The Remoting button opens a new dialog for screen layout configuration of Remote Consoles.
	This button opens the Quick Export dialog window. You can perform an export or create a cut list from cameras which are shown in the viewers.
	The Reporting button opens the Reporting dialog window. In this window you can generate reports about alarms based on different criteria.
	The Failover button opens the dialog that displays the states of all NVRs in the system.
	The Mute button mutes alarms.
	The Video Sound button mutes video sounds.
	The Speak button enables or disables the microphone, facilitating audio transmission to a camera equipped with a speaker.
	The Sync button turns on/off viewer synchronization mode for all/selected viewers. The first selected viewer will be the master viewer. All other viewers will get play mode and time stamp from the master viewer.
	The Select All button selects all viewers of the current screen.
	The Stretched View button turns on/off the Stretched View Mode. In stretched mode, the video frames of the camera fill all the viewer, and the viewer header is hidden. When stretched mode is off, the video frames of the camera are stretched accordingly to the camera type aspect ratio, and the viewer header is shown.
	With the Activity Areas button turned on, areas with activities are marked within the viewer.
	The OSD button opens the OSD settings dialog window where you can select which information (camera name and time, event information, viewer number) should be shown in the viewers.
	The Timeline button turns on/off the timeline. When it is off, the buttons which activate play modes are shown directly in the selected viewer.
	The Search Mode button enables you to perform a MOS (Motion On Screen) search. When the Search Mode is on, you can set up zones in the viewers where the search will be performed and get results.
	The Tabbed Lists button is used for showing/hiding the tab page lists and for changing tab page and lists items.
	The Alarms button shows/hides the alarm screen when alarms with automatic display are present.
	The Camera Check button opens the dialog that displays the result of the camera check.

Template

Definition of templates:

You can define templates and use them for various purposes. Some work best for operational use, some for auditing purposes, some for video walls, some for different screen sizes, etc. The options are self explanatory, other than the reason for "Reconnect All". In our experience, some combinations of network equipment and configurations seem to freeze some connections arbitrarily. If that happens, you can use this button as a workaround until the network issue is sorted out (whether it is configuration, firmware upgrade, or some other cause).

Definition of screens:

Additionally, you can define the screens (and their order) on which the user interface should start up. This allows some screens to be used for non-G-SIM functionality. An example would be if G-SIM was integrated to a fire alarm system. The fire alarms could be displayed in G-SIM, and only if necessary for further intervention would the user then switch to the fire alarm system on another screen. In such a way one can keep one screen open for other systems which are not used that often, while still using most of the screens for the monitoring functionality which G-SIM provides.

To open the associated dialog, click on Template, which contains tabs for Single Screen Templates and Favorite Layouts.

Single Screen Templates

Under the Single Screen Templates tab, you have the following options:

• Select any template on this tab to immediately change the view of the selected screen in the Operator Console.

• Identify and delete the viewers of the template.

• Show or hide empty or filled templates or linked layouts.

• Change the alignment of the templates.

Favourite Layouts

You can save and recall a specific set of viewers and maps as a favorite. The difference between templates and favorites is that favorites include the content whereas a template is simply an empty layout.

A favorite set as default will be used when you start up G-SIM. In this way you can always start your shift with a certain layout already populated if necessary.

You can save the current layout and restore it later as a favorite. To make the layout appear in the list, click on Save Current Layout as a Favourite and give it a name.

Maps and Tours in Populated Layouts

Remote Control:

• Guard tours are marked in purple.
• Cameras and maps have a preview image shown.
• Locked viewers (not selected ; selected ) have a red border with a brighter color if set.
• Drag and drop and clear is not enabled for locked viewers.

Template Selector:

The template selector is used for selecting screen templates for both the Remote Consoles and the current Operator Console.

The Populated Templates and Linked Layouts sections also display the content as configured in the Management Console.

Guard Tours, maps and cameras are marked as follows:

Marking	Description
	Guard Tour
	Guard Tour (locked)
	Map
	Map (locked)
	Camera
	Camera (locked)
	Empty
	Empty (locked)

Customize

To customize settings, click on Customize. The associated dialog box with the tabs General and Input / Devices opens.

Under the tab General, you can make the general settings for language and time.

Under the tab Input / Devices there are the following options.

They are only displayed if you have installed devices such as an MBeg controller or GeViSoft.

Remoting

The Remoting button allows you to configure the screen layout for any Remote Console as well as to save favorite screen setups for them. See Remote Consoles for detailed information on Remote Consoles and their remote control.

Reporting

The Reporting button opens the dialog for reporting alarms. Here, you can set user-defined filters to create alarm reports.

Failover

The Failover button opens the Failover Overview dialog.

Here the states of all NVRs in the system can be displayed in a graphical view:

State	Description
C (Connected)	Indicates whether the recorder is connected or not.
A (Available)	Indicates that the recorder is a spare and ready to handle a failover.
F (Failover)	Indicates that another recorder is in a failover state and handled by this recorder.

Camera Check

The Camera Check button opens the dialog that displays the result of the camera check.

Marking	Description
	With this button you can turn an image from the livestream into a reference image. The service immediately applies it for comparison.
	With this button you can remove a reference image.
	With this button you can set the manual status to "OK" by clicking this button.
	With this button you can set the manual status to "Not OK" by clicking this button.
	Indication of the camera location.
	LEDs indicating the camera status: Green: camera status okay Red: camera status failed Grey: camera status unknown Blue: camera status offline
	Indication of the camera name.
	Information on the selected camera is displayed.

Speak

The Speak button is an integral part of the 2-way audio transmission feature. It empowers the operator to transmit audio through a microphone to a camera. This is applicable to cameras that are configured with the ONVIF plugin and are equipped with either an internal or an external speaker.

How to configure the input device:

1. Open the Settings in the OpCon log in window and navigate to Additional Settings > Audio Transmission.

   

2. Select the Audio Transmission Speak Mode to configure the Speak button behavior. You have two options here:

   • Hold: Voice is transmitted while button is pressed.

   • Click and release: First click activates voice transmission. Second click deactivates voice transmission.

3. In the Default Input Device drop-down menu, select the default microphone.

How to set up the camera for audio transmission:

In the ManCon interface, in the section NVR & Cameras > Mediasources > Recorder > Mediachannels, ensure that the camera (either possessing a speaker or connected to one) is marked as capable of Audio Transmission.

Indication of the status of the Speak button:

The Speak button is normally grayed out. It is only active if a camera capable of audio transmission is selected in a viewer. If you select such a camera and click the Speak button, the icon changes from a muted icon to an active microphone icon. Additionally, a blinking red recording symbol appears in the viewer.

It is not possible to select multiple viewers simultaneously for multicast or broadcast audio.