Keyboard Overview
Solution
Operation
Keyboard Overview
Overview - Appearance
LCD Display Panel
Common Area DVR Area PTZ Camera Area Joystick LED Indicator
Overview - Interface
NKB1000
KBD1000
KB1000
Solution
Keyboard to controls PTZ cameras
1 keyboard controls max. 32 PTZ cameras.
RS485 Connection …
All 3 models
1 keyboard controls max. 2048 PTZ cameras.
Network Connection Network
…
NKB1000 only
Keyboard to controls DVR/NVR
1 keyboard controls max. 1 DVR/NVR.
RS232 Connection
NKB/KBD1000 only
1 keyboard controls max. 2048 DVR/NVRs.
Network Connection Network
NKB1000 only
Keyboard to controls DVR/NVR
1 keyboard controls max. 384 DVR/NVRs.
RS485
RS232
…
RS485
RS232
RS485-RS232 Box
…
All 3 models
…
RS485
RS232
…
1 keyboard 32 RS485-RS232 boxes, 1 RS485-RS232 box 12 RS232 connections
Keyboard to controls SmartPSS
1 keyboard controls max. 1 PC.
USB to SmartPSS
NKB1000 only
Commonly Used Operations
Adding devices to keyboard
Zones
“zone” list
Tips: Every device that needs to be controlled by keyboard must be added as a “zone”
first.
Menu of Keyboard
1 This menu is for configuring the network for
the keyboard (NKB1000 only).
2 This menu is for adding a device (zone) to
3 This menu is for controlling the device after the keyboard control list.
you added the device to the keyboard.
Adding Zones
After you’ve entered the “zone” menu. You’ll see the following parts:
ID: This is the id of zones, you can set any number between 0~2048.
Name: This is the name of zones, you can set any name with characters and digital numbers.
Type: This is the type, you can choose DVR, NVR, SD, etc.
Link: This is the connection type, you can choose NET, COM232, COM485.
Based on the link type, you’ll have 3 different configurations as follows:
Link type: COM232 Link type: COM485
Link type: NET
232 Addr: RS232 address of device 485 Addr:
IP Addr: IP of the device
Rule: Control protocol Rule:
Port: Port of the device
Baud Rate: Baud Rate:
Rule: Control protocol “DH-2”
Databit: Databit:
PW: Password for admin account
Parity: Parity:
of the device
Stop Bit: Stopbit:
Commonly Used Operations
Control PTZ Camera
(HDCVI/Analog/IP)
Network
…
Controlling PTZ Cameras – Via RS485 - Setup
Suppose the RS485 address of the
PTZ camera is 100, baud rate is 9600,
protocol is Pelco-D, then we should
add a “zone” in the keyboard as RS485
follows:
ID: 1
Name: Door1
Type: SD
Link: COM485
485Addr: 100
Rule: PELCOD
BaudRate: 9600
DataBit: 8 Note: you can set any ID or Name, but should set other parts based on the actual
Parity: None configuration of the PTZ camera.
StopBit: 1 RS485connection is available for NKB1000/KBD1000/KB1000.
Controlling PTZ Cameras – Via Network - Setup
Suppose the IP address of the PTZ
camera is 10.15.7.3, port is 37777,
password of admin is “qwerty”.
Then we should add a “zone” in the Network
keyboard as follows:
ID: 1
Name: Door1
Type: SD
Link: NET
IPAddr: 10.15.7.3
Port: 37777
Rule: DH-2 Note: you can set any ID or Name, but should set other parts based
PW: qwerty on the actual settings of the PTZ camera.
Network connection is only available for NKB1000.
Controlling PTZ Cameras
After you’ve added the PTZ camera to the “zone” list of the keyboard.
Enter the “Zone Control” menu, input the ID of the PTZ camera, click “ENTER”, the keyboard will connect to the PTZ
camera and show the following interface.
You can also choose other ways to connect: name, address, etc.
Controlling PTZ Cameras - Operation
OTHER: Speed dome OSD menu
PRESET: Set/call preset
SCAN: Set/call scan
PAN: Call pan
TOUR: Set/call tour
PATTERN: Set/call pattern
Pan/Tilt/Zoom
IRIS: control the aperture
FOCUS: control the focus
ZOOM: zoom in/out
Commonly Used Operations
Control DVR/NVRs
Network
Controlling DVR/NVRs – Via Network - Setup
Network
1 Connect the keyboard and the DVR/NVR to the same network.
Controlling DVR/NVRs – Via Network - Setup
2 Check the IP address and the port number of the DVR/NVR.
Controlling DVR/NVRs – Via Network - Setup
ID: 1
Name: MyDVR
Type: NVR
Link: NET
IPAddr: 10.15.6.108
3 Add the DVR/NVR as a “zone” in the keyboard.
Port: 37777
Rule: DH-2
PW: admin
Controlling DVR/NVRs – Via RS232 - Setup
1 Connect RS232 cable directly from keyboard to DVR/NVR.
Controlling DVR/NVRs – Via RS232 - Setup
2 Check the address of the DVR/NVR in its menu.
Controlling DVR/NVRs – Via RS232 - Setup
3 Check the RS232 configuration of the DVR/NVR.
Controlling DVR/NVRs – Via RS232 - Setup
ID: 1
Name: MyDVR
Type: DVR
4 Add the DVR/NVR as a “zone” in the keyboard. Link: COM232
232Addr: 8
Rule: DH-2
BaudRate: 9600
DataBit: 8
Parity: None
StopBit: 1
Connecting DVR/NVR
After you’ve added the DVR/NVR to the “zone” list of the keyboard.
Enter the “Zone Control” menu, input the ID of the DVR/NVR, click “ENTER”, the keyboard will connect to the
DVR/NVR.
Operation
Joystick up/down: switch among different display layout,
such as 1/4/6/8/9/16/25 split, etc.
Operation
Joystick left/right: switch cameras under current display
spit.
e.g. : When it’s display 1-4 channels in 4-split, move the
joystick right direction will display 5-8 channels in 4-split.
Operation
NUM + MULT: change different split.
e.g. : 8+MULT will change the DVR/NVR to 8 split.
Operation
NUM + CAM: choose specific channel to display in full-
screen mode.
e.g. : 1+CAM will put channel 1 in full-screen.
Operation
NUM + PTZ: control PTZ for specific channel.
e.g. : suppose channel 5 of DVR/NVR is connected to a
PTZ camera, then 5+PTZ will put the camera in full-screen
mode and you can use the joystick to control PTZ
operations, also to see the OSD menu, set preset, tour
and etc.
Operation
For more specific operations on DVR/NVR, please refer to the user’s manual of NKB1000/KBD1000/KB1000.
Commonly Used Operations
Control SmartPSS
Controlling SmartPSS via USB
After connecting NKB1000 to the PC,
USB start SmartPSS software, it will detect
the keyboard automatically.
Controlling SmartPSS via USB
When adding devices in
SmartPSS, click the keyboard
icon, you can edit the number
of all channels.
You can use this number to Step 2
quickly switch between
different cameras.
Step 1
Controlling SmartPSS via USB - Preview
NUM + MULT: choose specific screen layout, e.g., 8 + MULT choose 8 split display.
Controlling SmartPSS via USB - Preview
“8+MULT”
Controlling SmartPSS via USB - Preview
NUM + ID: choose specific window, e.g., 3 + ID choose the 3rd window. You can also
use the joystick to choose a window.
Controlling SmartPSS via USB - Preview
“3+ID”
Controlling SmartPSS via USB - Preview
NUM + CAM: choose specific camera to display in current selected window.
ENTER: switch current window between full screen and current display mode.
Controlling SmartPSS via USB - Preview
“1+CAM”
“ENTER”
Click “ENTER” again
Controlling SmartPSS via USB - Preview
PTZ: if current window is displaying video from a PTZ camera, use this key to enter
PTZ control for it.
Controlling SmartPSS via USB - Preview
OTHER: Speed dome OSD menu
PRESET: Set/call preset
SCAN: Set/call scan
PAN: Call pan
TOUR: Set/call tour
PATTERN: Set/call pattern
Pan/Tilt/Zoom
IRIS: control the aperture
FOCUS: control the focus
ZOOM: zoom in/out
