User Manual

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Table Of Contents

Chapter 1 Product introduction
- Product overview
- Default settings to access the device
Chapter 2 Installation
- Installation environment
- Unpacking the recorder and its accessories
- Back panel
- Monitor connections
- Audio inputs and output
- RS-485 port
- RS-232 port
- PTZ dome camera set up
- Connecting a KTD-405 keypad and dome camera to the recorder
- Brackets
Chapter 3 Getting started
- Turning on and off the recorder
- Using the setup wizard
Chapter 4 Recording
- Initializing the recording settings
- Defining a recording schedule
- Daily schedules
- Holiday schedules
- Motion detection schedules
- External alarm schedules
- Protecting recorded files
- Manual recording
- Capturing text insertions
Chapter 5 Alarm settings
- Description of alarm notification types
- Setting up motion detection
- Setting up external alarms
- Triggering or clearing alarm outputs manually
- Setting up system notifications
- Detecting video loss
- Detecting video tampering
Chapter 6 Network settings
- Configuring general network settings
- Configuring DDNS
- Configuring an NTP server
- Configuring email
- Configuring UPnP
- Configuring SNMP
- Configuring an FTP server to store snapshots
- Configuring a remote alarm host
- Configuring multicast
- Configuring the server and HTTP ports
- Configuring the RTSP service port
- Telnet setup
- Checking network status
- Exporting network packet data
Chapter 7 HDD management
- Initializing HDDs
- Setting the HDD quota
- Setting the HDD property
- Checking HDD status
- Configuring HDD alarms
- Checking the S.M.A.R.T. information
- Searching video using disk analysis
- Configuring redundant recording
- Setting up HDD groups
Chapter 8 Operating instructions
- Controlling the recorder
- Using the front panel
- Using the mouse
- Using the IR remote control
- Menu overview
Chapter 9 Live view
- Description of live view
- Video output
- Controlling live view
- Single and multiview display formats
- Sequencing cameras
- Accessing frequently used commands
- Configuring live view
- Configuring time and date
- General settings
- V-stream encoding
Chapter 10 Controlling a PTZ camera
- Configuring PTZ settings
- Calling up presets, preset tours and shadow tours
- Setting and calling up presets
- Setting and calling up preset tours
- Setting and calling up a shadow tour
Chapter 11 Playing back a recording
- Overview of the playback window
- Instant playback
- All-day playback
- Searching recorded video
- Playing back recordings by time and video type
- Playing back recordings by event
- Slideshow of snapshots
- Playing back recordings from the system log
- Motion search
- Playing back frame-by-frame
- Digital zoom in playback
Chapter 12 Archiving recorded files
- Archiving files
- Creating and archiving video clips
- Archiving snapshots
- Managing backup devices
- Playing back archived files on a PC
Chapter 13 Recorder management
- Configuring the RS-232 port
- Updating system firmware
- Restoring default settings
- Viewing system information
- Searching system logs for events
Chapter 14 Camera settings
- Configuring the OSD settings
- Setting up privacy masking
- Adjusting video image settings
- Watermarking
- Hiding a camera image from view
Chapter 15 User management
- Adding a new user
- Customizing a user’s access privileges
- Deleting a user
- Modifying a user
- Changing the Admin password
Chapter 16 Using the web browser
- Windows Vista and 7 users
- Accessing the web browser
- Web browser overview
- Using the web browser to configure the device
- Searching and playing back recorded video
- Searching for event logs
- Controlling a PTZ dome camera in the web browser
- Text overlay
- Capturing text insertions
Appendix A Specifications
Appendix B PTZ protocols
Appendix C Port forwarding information
Appendix D KTD-405 keypad
- Supported firmware
- Wiring the keypad
- Setting the keypad to work with the recorder
- Operating the keypad
Appendix E Maximum pre-recording times
Appendix F Supported PTZ commands
Appendix G Default menu settings
Index

8 TruVision DVR 12 User Manual

Items shipped with the product include:

• IR (infrared) remote control

• Two AAA batteries for the remote control

• AC power cords

• 12 VDC PSU

• USB mouse

• TVR 12

• Video loop through cable

• CD with software and manuals

• TruVision DVR 12 Quick Start Guide

• TruVision DVR 12 User Manual (on CD)

• TruVision Recorder Operator Guide (on CD)

Back panel

The figures on the next page show the back panel connections and describe

each connector on typical TVR 12 digital video recorder. Details may vary for

specific models.

Before powering up the recorder, connect the cameras and a main monitor for

basic operation. Once all required connections are done, enter the relevant data

in the setup wizard (see page 18).