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Table Of Contents

Chapter 1 Product introduction
- Product overview
Chapter 2 Installation
- Installation environment
- Unpacking the TVN 21 and its accessories
- Back panel
- Wiring the keypad
- RS-485 ports
- RS-232 port
- 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 21
- Using the front panel
- Using the mouse
- Using the IR remote control
- Menu overview
Chapter 5 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 6 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 7 Playing back a recording
- Overview of the playback window
- Playback pop-up menu
- Instant playback
- All-day playback
- 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 8 Archiving recorded files
- Archiving files
- Creating and archiving video clips
- Archiving snapshots
- Managing backup devices
- Playing back archived files on a PC
Chapter 9 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
- Dual streaming
- Controlling a PTZ dome camera in the web browser
- Capturing text insertions
- Text overlay
- Using a network storage system
Chapter 10 Recording
- Initializing recording settings
- Using an external recording device
- Defining a recording schedule
- Daily schedules
- Holiday schedules
- Motion detection schedules
- External alarm schedules
- Protecting recorded files
- Configuring redundant recording
- Capturing text insertions
Chapter 11 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 12 Network settings
- Configuring general network settings
- Configuring an NTP server
- Configuring e-mail
- Configuring SNMP
- Configuring the FTP server
- Configuring a remote alarm host
- Configuring multicast
- Configuring the server and HTTP ports
- Configuring the RTSP service port
- Checking network status
- Exporting network packet data
- Port forwarding
Chapter 13 HDD management
- Initializing HDDs
- Controlling disk space on the HDD
- Setting up HDD groups
- Setting the HDD property
- Checking HDD status
- Configuring HDD alarms
- Managing eSATA
- Checking the S.M.A.R.T. information
Chapter 14 Camera settings
- Adding/removing IP cameras
- Configuring the camera OSD settings
- Setting up privacy masking
- Adjusting video image settings
Chapter 15 NVR management
- Configuring the RS-232 port
- Updating system firmware
- Restoring default settings
- Viewing system information
- Searching system logs for events
Chapter 16 User management
- Adding a new user
- Customizing a user’s access privileges
- Deleting a user
- Modifying a user
- Changing the Admin password
Appendix A Specifications
Appendix B PTZ protocols
Appendix C Port forwarding information
Appendix D KTD-405 keypad
- Supported firmware
- Wiring the keypad
- Setting up the keypad to work with the TVN 21
- Operating the keypad
Appendix E Maximum pre-recording times
Appendix F Supported PTZ commands
Appendix G Default menu settings
Glossary
Index

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RS-485 ports

There are two RS-485 ports on the rear panel of the NVR. See Figure 5 below for

the serial pin outs.

• Dome RS-485:

A and B: Connect pan, tilt, zoom control of PTZ dome cameras. A = +, B = -

C and D: Not used

G: Ground of dome camera

G: Ground of keypad

• Keyb: Connect the keypad.

Figure 5: RS-485 pins

RS-232 port

Use the RS-232 port to connect CBR-PB3-POS (point-of-sale) and ATM devices

to the NVR.

Monitor connections

Connect the unit to a monitor via a 75-ohm video coaxial cable with the BNC

connector. The unit provides a 1 Vp-p CVBS signal. See Figure 1 on page 5 for

connecting a monitor to a TVN 21.

The TVN 21 supports up to 1920 × 1080 / 60 Hz resolution in VGA. The monitor

resolution should be at least 800 × 600. Adjust your monitor accordingly to this

resolution.

Audio inputs and output

The unit is equipped with 1 audio input and two audio outputs. Both the audio

outputs and the audio inputs are line-level.