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Table Of Contents

Chapter 1 Product overview
- Installation environment
- Default settings to access the device
Chapter 2 Installation
- Installation environment
- Unpacking the TVN 10 and its accessories
- Back panel
- Monitor connections
- Audio inputs and output
- Brackets
Chapter 3 Getting started
- Turning on and off the NVR
- Using the setup wizard
Chapter 4 Operating instructions
- Controlling the TVN 10
- Using the front panel
- Using the mouse
- Using the IR remote control
- Using a keypad
- Menu overview
Chapter 5 Recording settings
- Configuring recording settings
- Configuring recording schedules
- Daily schedules
- Holiday schedules
- Manual recording
- Motion detection schedules
- External alarm schedules
- Protecting recorded files
- Configuring redundant recording
Chapter 6 Alarm settings
- Description of alarm notification types
- Setting up motion detection
- Setting up system notifications
- Setting up external alarms
- Triggering or clearing alarm outputs manually
- Detecting video loss
- Detecting video tampering
Chapter 7 Network settings
- General network settings
- NTP server setup
- Email setup
- FTP server setup to store snapshots
- SNMP setup
- UPnP setup
- Remote alarm host setup
- Multicast setup
- Server and HTTP ports setup
- RTSP service port setup
- Telnet setup
- Checking network status
- Exporting network packet data
- Port forwarding
Chapter 8 Storage management
- Initializing HDDs
- Controlling disk storage mode on the HDD
- Setting up HDD groups
- Setting the HDD property
- Checking HDD status
- Configuring HDD alarms
- Checking the S.M.A.R.T. information
- Bad sector detection
Chapter 9 Camera settings
- Cameras supported
- Adding/removing IP cameras
- Configuring the camera OSD settings
- Setting up privacy masking
- Adjusting video image settings
- Watermarking
- Hiding a camera image from view
- PoE power budget
Chapter 10 Live view
- Description of live view
- Video output
- Audio output
- Controlling live view mode
- Multiview format
- Sequencing cameras
- Accessing frequently used commands
- Configuring live view
- General settings
- Configuring time and date
Chapter 11 Controlling a PTZ camera
- Calling up presets, tours and shadow tours
- Setting and calling up presets
- Setting and calling up preset tours
- Setting and calling up a shadow tour
Chapter 12 Playing back a recording
- Overview of the playback window
- Playback pop-up menu
- Instant playback
- 24-hour playback
- Playback speed and skip time
- Searching recorded video
- Playing back recordings by time and video type
- Playing back recordings by event
- Creating and playing back bookmarked recordings
- Slideshow of snapshots
- Playing back recordings from the system log
- Playing back frame-by-frame
- Digital zoom in playback
Chapter 13 Archiving recorded files
- Archiving files
- Creating and archiving video clips
- Archiving snapshots
- Managing backup devices
- Playing back archived files on a PC
Chapter 14 NVR management
- Updating system firmware
- Restoring default settings
- Importing and exporting configuration settings
- Viewing system information
- Searching system logs for events
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
- Text overlay
- Controlling a PTZ dome camera
Appendix A Specifications
Appendix B Port forwarding information
Appendix C Maximum pre-recorded times
Appendix D Default menu settings
Appendix E Product codes
Index

Chapter 4: Operating instructions

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Menu overview

The TVN 10 has an icon-driven menu structure that allows you to configure the unit’s

parameters. Each command icon displays a window that lets you edit a group of

settings. Most menus are available only to system administrators.

The window is divided into three sections. The currently selected command icon and

submenu item are highlighted in green. See Figure 6 below.

You must be in live view mode to access the main menu.

Figure 6: Menu structure

1. Menu toolbar: Setup options available for the selected menu function. Move the mouse over a

command icon and click to select it. See Table 5 below for a description of the icons.

2. Submenu panel: Submenus for the selected menu function are displayed. Click an item to select it.

3. Setup menu: All the details for the selected submenu are displayed. Click a field to make changes.

Table 5: Description of the menu toolbar icons

Icon Name Description

Display mode settings

Configures display settings including system date and time,

audio output, device name, dwell time, schedule, language,

and display formats. See “Configuring live view” on page 76

and “Holiday schedules” on page 29.