User Manual

Digital Video Recorder User Manual
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Table of Contents
Product Key Features ................................................................................................................................. 6
Chapter 1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 12
1.1 Front Panel .................................................................................................................................... 13
1.2 IR Remote Control Operations ...................................................................................................... 20
1.3 USB Mouse Operation .................................................................................................................. 22
1.4 Input Method Description .............................................................................................................. 23
1.5 Rear Panel ..................................................................................................................................... 24
Chapter 2 Getting Started ................................................................................................................... 28
2.1 Starting Up and Shutting Down the DVR ...................................................................................... 29
2.2 Activating the Device .................................................................................................................... 30
2.3 Basic Configuration in Startup Wizard .......................................................................................... 31
2.3.1 Configuring the Signal Input Channel ................................................................................. 31
2.3.2 Using the Wizard for Basic Configuration ........................................................................... 32
2.4 Login and Logout .......................................................................................................................... 36
2.4.3 User Login ........................................................................................................................... 36
2.4.4 User Logout ......................................................................................................................... 37
2.5 Adding and Connecting the IP Cameras ........................................................................................ 38
2.5.1 Activating the IP Camera ..................................................................................................... 38
2.5.2 Adding the Online IP Cameras ............................................................................................. 39
2.5.3 Editing the Connected IP Cameras ....................................................................................... 41
2.6 Configuring the Signal Input Channel ........................................................................................... 43
Chapter 3 Live View ............................................................................................................................. 45
3.1 Introduction of Live View ............................................................................................................. 46
3.2 Operations in Live View Mode ...................................................................................................... 47
3.2.1 Using the Mouse in Live View ............................................................................................. 47
3.2.2 Main/Aux Output Switching ................................................................................................ 48
3.2.3 Quick Setting Toolbar in Live View Mode .......................................................................... 48
3.3 Channel-Zero Encoding ................................................................................................................. 51
3.4 Adjusting Live View Settings ........................................................................................................ 52
3.5 Manual Video Quality Diagnostics ................................................................................................ 53
Chapter 4 PTZ Controls ...................................................................................................................... 54
4.1 Configuring PTZ Settings .............................................................................................................. 55
4.2 Setting PTZ Presets, Patrols and Patterns ...................................................................................... 57
4.2.1 Customizing Presets ............................................................................................................. 57
4.2.2 Calling Presets ..................................................................................................................... 57
4.2.3 Customizing Patrols ............................................................................................................. 58
4.2.4 Calling Patrols...................................................................................................................... 59
4.2.5 Customizing Patterns ........................................................................................................... 59
4.2.6 Calling Patterns .................................................................................................................... 60
4.2.7 Customizing Linear Scan Limit ........................................................................................... 61
4.2.8 Calling Linear Scan.............................................................................................................. 61
4.2.9 One-touch Park .................................................................................................................... 62
4.3 PTZ Control Panel ......................................................................................................................... 63
Chapter 5 Recording Settings .............................................................................................................. 64
5.1 Configuring Encoding Parameters ................................................................................................. 65
5.2 Configuring Recording Schedule .................................................................................................. 68
5.3 Configuring Motion Detection Recording ..................................................................................... 71
5.4 Configuring Alarm Triggered Recording ....................................................................................... 72
5.5 Configuring Event Recording ........................................................................................................ 74
5.6 Configuring Manual Recording ..................................................................................................... 76
5.7 Configuring Holiday Recording .................................................................................................... 77
5.8 Configuring Redundant Recording ................................................................................................ 79
5.9 Configuring HDD Group ............................................................................................................... 81
5.10 Files Protection .............................................................................................................................. 82
5.11 Configuring 1080P Lite ................................................................................................................. 84
Chapter 6 Playback .............................................................................................................................. 85
6.1 Playing Back Record Files ............................................................................................................ 86
6.1.1 Instant Playback ................................................................................................................... 86
6.1.2 Playing Back by Normal Search .......................................................................................... 86
6.1.3 Playing Back by Event Search ............................................................................................. 88
6.1.4 Playing Back by Tag ............................................................................................................ 90
6.1.5 Playing Back by Smart Search ............................................................................................. 92