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Getting All Analog Inputs to Show on Video Out

Affected Systems – Hybrid LC units running Ubuntu version 10.04 or 12.04. 

Symptom – Unable to display all 16 analog channels  on a spot monitor via the Video Out in a 4×4 format.

Resolution – We must change the default value in dahua.ini to force the desired video standard.

  1. Log into the system as the Admin – Log out of the user profile, and log into Admin (default password: admin256)
  2. Close any open exacqVision Client instances
  3. Open Terminal – press Ctrl-Alt-T on the keyboard or select Applications > Accessories > Terminal
  4. Open dahua.ini for editing – type sudo nano /etc/dahua.ini and press Enter; default password: admin256
  5. Edit dahua.ini – Locate the line labeled DefaultVideoStandard=0. Change the 0 value to 1 for PAL or 2 for NTSC
  6. Save and close – press Ctrl-X on the keyboard and confirm the changes with y.
  7. Restart exacqVision Server service – type sudo /etc/init.d/edvrserver restart to restart the exacqVision Server service
  8. Confirm resolution – Open the exacqVision Client software and confirm that we are able to show all 16 analog channels on a spot monitor in a 4×4 format.