User manual

Digital Video Recorder User Manual
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Table of Contents
Product Key Features ................................................................................................................................. 8
Chapter 1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 14
1.1 Front Panel .................................................................................................................................... 15
1.2 IR Remote Control Operations ...................................................................................................... 17
1.3 USB Mouse Operation .................................................................................................................. 19
1.4 Input Method Description .............................................................................................................. 20
1.5 Rear Panel ..................................................................................................................................... 21
Chapter 2 Getting Started ................................................................................................................... 23
2.1 Starting Up and Shutting Down the DVR ...................................................................................... 24
2.2 Activating the Device .................................................................................................................... 25
2.3 Basic Configuration in Startup Wizard .......................................................................................... 26
2.3.1 Configuring the Signal Input Channel ................................................................................. 26
2.4 Login and Logout .......................................................................................................................... 32
2.4.2 User Login ........................................................................................................................... 32
2.4.3 User Logout ......................................................................................................................... 33
2.5 Adding and Connecting the IP Cameras ........................................................................................ 34
2.5.1 Activating the IP Camera ..................................................................................................... 34
2.5.2 Adding the Online IP Camera .............................................................................................. 35
2.5.3 Editing the Connected IP Camera ........................................................................................ 37
2.6 Configuring the Signal Input Channel ........................................................................................... 39
Chapter 3 Live View ............................................................................................................................. 40
3.1 Introduction of Live View ............................................................................................................. 41
3.2 Operations in Live View Mode ...................................................................................................... 42
3.2.1 Using the Mouse in Live View ............................................................................................. 42
3.2.2 Main/Aux Output Switching ................................................................................................ 43
3.2.3 Quick Setting Toolbar in Live View Mode .......................................................................... 43
3.3 Channel-Zero Encoding ................................................................................................................. 46
3.4 Adjusting Live View Settings ........................................................................................................ 47
3.5 Manual Video Quality Diagnostics ................................................................................................ 48
Chapter 4 PTZ Controls ...................................................................................................................... 49
4.1 Configuring PTZ Settings .............................................................................................................. 50
4.2 Setting PTZ Presets, Patrols and Patterns ...................................................................................... 52
4.2.1 Customizing Presets ............................................................................................................. 52
4.2.2 Calling Presets ..................................................................................................................... 52
4.2.3 Customizing Patrols ............................................................................................................. 53
4.2.4 Calling Patrols...................................................................................................................... 54
4.2.5 Customizing Patterns ........................................................................................................... 54
4.2.6 Calling Patterns .................................................................................................................... 55
4.2.7 Customizing Linear Scan Limit ........................................................................................... 56
4.2.8 Calling Linear Scan.............................................................................................................. 56
4.2.9 One-touch Park .................................................................................................................... 57
4.3 PTZ Control Panel ......................................................................................................................... 58
Chapter 5 Recording Settings .............................................................................................................. 59
5.1 Configuring Encoding Parameters ................................................................................................. 60
5.2 Configuring Recording Schedule .................................................................................................. 63
5.3 Configuring Motion Detection Recording ..................................................................................... 66
5.4 Configuring Alarm Triggered Recording ....................................................................................... 67
5.5 Configuring Event Recording ........................................................................................................ 69
5.6 Configuring Manual Recording ..................................................................................................... 71
5.7 Configuring Holiday Recording .................................................................................................... 72
5.8 Configuring Redundant Recording ................................................................................................ 74
5.9 Configuring HDD Group ............................................................................................................... 76
5.10 Files Protection .............................................................................................................................. 77
5.11 Configuring 1080P Lite ................................................................................................................. 79
Chapter 6 Playback .............................................................................................................................. 80
6.1 Playing Back Record Files ............................................................................................................ 81
6.1.1 Instant Playback ................................................................................................................... 81
6.1.2 Playing Back by Normal Search .......................................................................................... 81
6.1.3 Playing Back by Event Search ............................................................................................. 83
6.1.4 Playing Back by Tag ............................................................................................................ 85
6.1.5 Playing Back by Smart Search ............................................................................................. 87
6.1.6 Playing Back by System Logs.............................................................................................. 89