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

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Table 8: Mouse menu for monitor A (main monitor)

Item

Name Description

Menu Enter the Main menu.

This option is not available from monitor B.

Single Camera Switch to a full-screen view for the selected camera from

the dropdown list.

Multi Camera Switch between the different multiview options from the

dropdown list.

Previous Screen In single-camera mode, display the previous camera. In

multi-camera mode, display the previous screen cameras.

Next Screen In single-camera mode, display the next camera. In multi-

camera mode, display the next screen cameras.

Start Sequence Turn on sequence mode. The window automatically

sequences between cameras. See “Multiview” on page 68.

Go to Menu > Display Mode Settings > Layout > Dwell

Time

to set up.

All-day Playback Playback the recorded video of the selected day from the

selected camera. The current day is selected by default.

See “All-day playback” on page 89 for more information.

Monitor B Switch between monitors A (main) and B (event).

Advanced Search Enter the advanced video search menu. See “Searching

recorded video” on page 90 for more information.

10.

Output Mode Select Standard, Bright, Soft, or Vivid mode to display.

. Close Tme Bar Open/close the time bar.

Table 9: Mouse menu for monitor B (event monitor)

Item

Name Description

. Single Camera Switch to a full-screen view for the selected camera from

the dropdown list.

. Multi Camera Switch between the different multiview options from the

dropdown list.

. Previous Screen In single-camera mode, display the previous camera. In

multi-camera mode, display the previous screen cameras.

. Next Screen In single-camera mode, display the next camera. In multi-

camera mode, display the next screen cameras.

. All-day Playback Playback the recorded video of the selected day from the

selected camera. The current day is selected by default.

See “All-day playback” on page 89 for more information.

. Monitor A Switch between monitors A (main) and B (event).