Digital Video Recorder User Manual
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Regulatory information FCC information FCC compliance: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Preventive and Cautionary Tips Before connecting and operating your DVR, please be advised of the following tips: • • • • • Ensure unit is installed in a well-ventilated, dust-free environment. Unit is designed for indoor use only. Keep all liquids away from the DVR. Ensure environmental conditions meet factory specifications. Ensure unit is properly secured to a rack or shelf.
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Thank you for purchasing our product. If there is any question or request, please do not hesitate to contact dealer. The figures in this manual are for reference only. This manual is applicable toTurbo HD DVR. Some function is only for certain models, check the specification for whether it supports the function.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Product Key Features General z Connectable to HD-TVI and analog cameras; z Connectable to the Coaxitron camera/dome with long transmission distance; z Connectable to IP cameras from our company for HDVR series; z Each channel supports dual-stream. Main stream supports up to 1080P resolution and sub-stream supports up to WD1 resolution; z Independent configuration for each channel, including resolution, frame rate, bit rate, image quality, etc.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder z Normal and event video encoding parameters; z Multiple recording types: manual, continuous, alarm, motion, motion | alarm, motion & alarm; z 8 recording time periods with separated recording types; z Pre-record and post-record for motion detection triggered recording, and pre-record time for schedule and manual recording; z Searching record files by events (alarm input/motion detection); z Customization of tags, searching and playing back by tags; z Locking and unlock
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder z Extranet access by SIMPLEDDNS.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Table of Contents Product Key Features ................................................................................................................................. 6 Chapter 1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................. 13 1.1 Front Panels ...............................................................................................................................
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 5.3 Configuring Motion Detection Record .......................................................................................... 67 5.4 Configuring Alarm Triggered Record ............................................................................................ 69 5.5 Manual Record .............................................................................................................................. 71 5.6 Configuring Holiday Record ..................
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 9.2.6 Configuring the Remote Alarm Host ................................................................................. 135 9.2.7 Configuring Multicast ........................................................................................................ 136 9.2.8 Configuring RTSP.............................................................................................................. 136 9.2.9 Configuring Server and HTTP Ports ..........................
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 13.5.1 Adding a User .................................................................................................................... 178 13.5.2 Deleting a User .................................................................................................................. 180 13.5.3 Editing a User .................................................................................................................... 180 13.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Chapter 1 Introduction 13
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 1.1 Front Panels Figure 1. 1 Front Panel of 4ch/8ch/16ch 720P Models Table 1. 1 Description of Front Panel No. 1 Name Function Description POWER POWER indicator turns green when DVR is powered up. STATUS STATUS indicator lights in red when data is being read from or written to HDD. Tx/Rx Tx/Rx indictor blinks green when network connection is functioning properly. The DIRECTION buttons are used to navigate between different fields and items in menus.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder STATUS 5 ALARM HDD Tx/Rx DVD-ROM DIRECTION 6 ENTER SHIFT 1/MENU 2ABC/F1 3DEF/F2 7 4GHI/ESC 5JKL/EDIT 6MNO/PLAY 7PQRS/REC 8TUV/PTZ Indicator turns green when DVR is controlled by an IR remote control with the address from 1~254; Indicator turns red when the SHIFT button is used; Indicator does not light when the DVR is controlled by a keyboard or by the IR remote control with the address of 255; Indicator turns green when the DVR is controlled by IR remote
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 9WXYZ/PREV 0/A 8 JOG SHUTTLE Control Access PTZ control interface. Enter numeral “9”; Enter letters “WXYZ”; Multi-camera display in live view; In Playback mode or MenuÆPlaybackÆTag playback interface, this button can be used to delete the selected tag. Enter numeral “0”; Switch between input methods (upper and lowercase alphabet, symbols and numeric input). In Playback mode, this button can be used to add the default tag. Move the active selection in a menu.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder PLAY/AUTO call a PTZ preset. Enter the Playback menu; Auto scan in the PTZ Control mode. ZOOM+ Button In PTZ control mode, the ZOOM+ button is used to zoom in the PTZ camera. A/FOCUS+ Adjust focus in the PTZ Control mode. Switch between input methods (upper and lowercase alphabet, symbols and numeric input). Edit text fields. When editing text fields, it will also function as a Backspace button to delete the character in front of the cursor.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 1.2 IR Remote Control Operations The DVR may also be controlled with the included IR remote control, shown in Figure 1. 4. Batteries (2×AAA) must be installed before operation. Figure 1. 4 Remote Control The keys on the remote control closely resemble the ones found on the front panel. Refer to Table 1. 3, they include: Table 1. 3 Description of the IR Remote Control Buttons No. Name Description 1 POWER Power on/off the device.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder No. Name Description 3 Alphanumeric Buttons Same as Alphanumeric buttons on front panel. 4 EDIT Button Same as EDIT/IRIS+ button on front panel. 5 A Button Same as A/FOCUS+ button on front panel. 6 REC Button Same as REC/SHOT button on front panel. 7 PLAY Button Same as the PLAY/AUTO button on front panel. 8 INFO Button Same as the ZOOM+ button on front panel. 9 VOIP/MON Button Same as the MAIN/SPOT/ZOOM- button on front panel.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 1.3 USB Mouse Operation A regular 3-button (Left/Right/Scroll-wheel) USB mouse can also be used with this DVR. To use a USB mouse: Steps: 1. Plug USB mouse into one of the USB interfaces on the front panel of the DVR. 2. The mouse should automatically be detected. If in a rare case that the mouse is not detected, the possible reason may be that the two devices are not compatible, please refer to the recommended the device list from your provider.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 1.4 Input Method Description Figure 1. 5 Soft Keyboard Description of the buttons on the soft keyboard: Table 1.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 1.5 Rear Panel Figure 1. 6 Rear Panel of 720P Series Table 1. 6 Description of Front Panel No. Item Description 1 VIDEO IN BNC interface for TVI and analog video input. 2 AUDIO IN RCA connector 3 AUDIO OUT RCA connector 4 VGA DB15 connector for VGA output. Display local video output and menu. 5 HDMI HDMI video output connector. 6 USB Port Universal Serial Bus (USB) port for additional devices.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Table 1. 7 Description of Front Panel No. Item Description 1 VIDEO IN BNC interface for TVI and analog video input. 2 VIDEO OUT BNC connector for video output. 3 AUDIO IN RCA connector 4 USB Port Universal Serial Bus (USB) port for additional devices. 5 HDMI HDMI video output connector. 6 VGA DB15 connector for VGA output.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Chapter 2 Getting Started 24
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 2.1 Starting Up and Shutting Down the DVR Purpose: Proper startup and shutdown procedures are crucial to expanding the life of the DVR. Before you start: Check that the voltage of the extra power supply is the same with the DVR’s requirement, and the ground connection is working properly. Starting up the DVR Steps: 1. Check the power supply is plugged into an electrical outlet.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder z Do not press the POWER button again when the system is shutting down. z The device remains standby mode after shutting down, and the POWER indicator turns red; you can turn on the device by pressing the POWER button on the remote control. Rebooting the DVR While in the Shutdown menu (Figure 2. 1), you can also reboot the DVR. Steps: 1. Enter the Shutdown menu by clicking Menu > Shutdown. 2. Click the Logout button to log out or the Reboot button to reboot the DVR.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 2.2 Using the Wizard for Basic Configuration By default, the Setup Wizard will start once the DVR has loaded, as shown in Figure 2. 3. Steps: 1. Please select the system language in the drop-down list on your demand. Figure 2. 3 Language Selection 2. The Setup Wizard can walk you through some important settings of the DVR. If you do not want to use the Setup Wizard at this time, click the Cancel button.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 2. 5 Login Window 4. Enter the admin password. By default, the password is 12345. You are highly recommended to change the default password right after the first login to avoid safety problem. 5. To change the admin password, check the New Admin Password checkbox. Enter the new password and confirm the password in the given fields. 6. Click the Next button to enter the date and time settings window, as shown in Figure 2. 6. Figure 2.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 2. 7 General Network Configuration 1 self-adaptive 10M/100M network interface for 4ch 720P 1U chassis models; 2 self-adaptive 10M/100M/1000M network interfaces for 2U chassis models; 1 self-adaptive 10M/100M/1000M network interface for other models. 8. Click Next button after you having configured the network parameters, which will take you to the Advanced Network Setup Wizard window, as shown in Figure 2. 8.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 2. 8 Advanced Network Configuration 9. Set the parameters of port No., Auto UPnP or DDNS if required. 10. Click Next button after configuring the advanced network parameters, which will take you to the HDD Management window, shown in Figure 2. 9. Figure 2. 9 HDD Management 11. To initialize the HDD, click the Init button. Initialization will remove all the data saved in the HDD. 12. Click Next button to enter the Record Settings window, as shown in Figure 2.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 2. 10 Record Settings 13. Click Copy to copy the recording setting to other cameras. 14. Click OK to save the settings and exit the wizard.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 2.3 Adding and Connecting the IP Cameras 2.3.1 Adding the Online IP Cameras Purpose: The main function of the NVR is to connect the network cameras and record the video got from it. So before you can get a live view or record of the video, you should add the network cameras to the connection list of the device. Before you start: Ensure the network connection is valid and correct. For detailed checking and configuring of the network, please see Chapter 9.1, 9.3and 9.4.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 2. 12 Adding IP Camera Interface 3. The online cameras with same network segment will be displayed in the camera list. Click the to add the camera. button Or you can click the Add All button to add all the detected online IP cameras. Table 2. 1 Explanation of the icons Icon Explanation Icon Edit basic parameters of the camera Explanation Add the detected IP camera.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 3) Click Add to add the camera. y OPTION 2: Steps: 1. Enter the Camera Management interface. Menu> Camera> Camera Figure 2. 14 Main Menu 2. Repeat the step 3 and 4 of OPTION 1 to add the camera. Figure 2. 15 IP Camera Management Interface Table 2. 2 Explanation of the icons Icon Explanation Icon Explanation Edit basic parameters of the camera Add the detected IP camera.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 2. 16 Selecting Multiple Channels 2.3.2 Editing the Connected IP Cameras and Configuring Customized Protocols After the adding of the IP cameras, the basic information of the camera lists in the page, you can configure the basic setting of the IP cameras. Steps: 1. Click the icon to edit the parameters; you can edit the IP address, protocol and other parameters. Figure 2.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 2. 18 Network Configuration of the Camera 2. You can edit the network information and the password of the camera. Figure 2. 19 Password Configuration of the Camera 3. Click Apply to save the settings and click OK to exit the interface.
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 3.1 Introduction of Live View Live view shows you the video image getting from each camera in real time. The DVR will automatically enter Live View mode when powered on. It is also at the very top of the menu hierarchy, thus hitting the ESC many times (depending on which menu you’re on) will bring you to the Live View mode.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 3.2 Operations in Live View Mode In live view mode, there are many functions provided. The functions are listed below. • Single Screen: show only one screen on the monitor. • Multi-screen: show multiple screens on the monitor simultaneously. • Auto-switch: the screen is auto switched to the next one. And you must set the dwell time for each screen on the configuration menu before enabling the auto-switch. Menu>Configuration>Live View>Dwell Time.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 3.2.2 Using the Mouse in Live View Table 3. 4 Mouse Operation in Live View Name Description Menu Enter the main menu of the system by right clicking the mouse. Single Screen Switch to the single full screen by choosing channel number from the dropdown list. Multi-screen Adjust the screen layout by choosing from the dropdown list. Previous Screen Switch to the previous screen. Next Screen Switch to the next screen.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 3.2.3 Using an Auxiliary Monitor Certain features of the Live View are also available while in an Aux monitor. These features include: • Single Screen: Switch to a full screen display of the selected camera. Camera can be selected from a dropdown list. • Multi-screen: Switch between different display layout options. Layout options can be selected from a dropdown list.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 3.2.5 Quick Setting Toolbar in Live View Mode On the screen of each channel, there is a quick setting toolbar which shows when you point the mouse to the bottom of the screen. Figure 3. 3 Quick Setting Toolbar Table 3.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder • Outdoor: the image is relatively clearer and sharper. The degree of contrast and saturation is high. Figure 3. 5 Image Settings You can adjust the image parameters, including brightness, contrast, saturation, hue, sharpness and denoising. You can also click Default to restore the default settings and click Copy to copy the image settings to other analog cameras. Refer to the Chapter 11.3 Configuring Video Parameters for details.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 3.3 Channel-zero Encoding This chapter is applicable to 1080P series. Purpose: Sometimes you need to get a remote view of many channels in real time from web browser or CMS (Client Management System) software, in order to decrease the bandwidth requirement without affecting the image quality, channel-zero encoding is supported as an option for you. Steps: 1. Enter the Live View Settings interface. Menu> Configuration> Live View 2. Select the Channel-Zero Encoding tab.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 3.4 Adjusting Live View Settings Purpose: Live View settings can be customized according to different needs. You can configure the output interface, dwell time for screen to be shown, mute or turning on the audio, the screen number for each channel, etc. Steps: 1. Enter the Live View Settings interface. Menu> Configuration> Live View Figure 3.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 2) Click a window to select it, and then double-click a camera name in the camera list you would like to display. Setting an ‘X’ means the window will not display any camera. 3) You can also click channels. Click to start live view of all channels in order and click or to go to the previous or next page. 4) Click the Apply button.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 3.5 Manual Video Quality Diagnostics Purpose: The video quality of the analog channels can be diagnosed manually and you can view the diagnostic results from a list. Steps: 1. Enter the Manual Video Quality Diagnostics interface. Menu> Manual >Manual Video Quality Diagnostics Figure 3. 9 Video Quality Diagnostics 2. Check the checkboxes to select the channels for diagnostics. 3. Click the button Diagnose, and the results will be displayed on a list.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 3.6 User Logout Purpose: After logging out, the monitor turns to the live view mode and if you want to do some operation, you need to enter user name and password to log in again. Steps: 1. Enter the Shutdown menu. Menu>Shutdown Figure 3. 11 Shutdown 2. Click Logout. After you have logged out the system, menu operation on the screen is invalid. It is required a user name and password to login the system.
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 4.1 Configuring PTZ Settings Purpose: Follow the procedure to set the parameters for PTZ. The configuring of the PTZ parameters should be done before you control the PTZ camera. Steps: 1. Enter the PTZ Settings interface. Menu >Camera> PTZ Figure 4. 1 PTZ Settings 2. Choose the camera for PTZ setting in the Camera dropdown list. 3. Click the RS-485 Settings button to set the RS-485 parameters. Figure 4. 2 PTZ- General 4. Enter the parameters of the PTZ camera.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder For the Coaxitron camera/dome connected, you can select the PTZ protocol to HDCAM-C (Coaxitron) or PELCO-C (Coaxitron). Make sure the protocol selected here is supported by the connected camera/dome. When the Coaxitron protocol is selected, all the other parameters like the baud rate, data bit, stop bit, parity and flow control are not configurable. 5. Click Apply button to save the settings.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 4.2 Setting PTZ Presets, Patrols & Patterns Before you start: Please make sure that the presets, patrols and patterns should be supported by PTZ protocols. 4.2.1 Customizing Presets Purpose: Follow the steps to set the Preset location which you want the PTZ camera to point to when an event takes place. Steps: 1. Enter the PTZ Control interface. Menu>Camera>PTZ Figure 4. 3 PTZ Settings 2.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 1. Click the button PTZ in the lower-right corner of the PTZ setting interface; Or press the PTZ button on the front panel or click the PTZ Control icon select the PTZ option in the right-click menu to show the PTZ control panel. in the quick setting bar, or 2. Choose Camera in the dropdown list. 3. Click the button to show the general settings of the PTZ control. Figure 4. 4 PTZ Panel - General 4. Click to enter the preset No. in the corresponding text field. 5.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 4. 5 PTZ Settings 2. Select patrol No. in the drop-down list of patrol. 3. Click the Set button to add key points for the patrol. Figure 4. 6 Key point Configuration 4. Configure key point parameters, such as the key point No., duration of staying for one key point and speed of patrol. The key point is corresponding to the preset. The Key Point No. determines the order at which the PTZ will follow while cycling through the patrol.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 2. Click the button to show the general settings of the PTZ control. Figure 4. 7 PTZ Panel - General 3. Select a patrol in the dropdown list and click the Call Patrol button to call it. 4. You can click the Stop Patrol button to stop calling it. 4.2.5 Customizing Patterns Purpose: Patterns can be set by recording the movement of the PTZ. You can call the pattern to make the PTZ movement according to the predefined path. Steps: 1. Enter the PTZ Control interface.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 4.2.6 Calling Patterns Purpose: Follow the procedure to move the PTZ camera according to the predefined patterns. Steps: 1. Click the button PTZ in the lower-right corner of the PTZ setting interface; Or press the PTZ button on the front panel or click the PTZ Control icon select the PTZ option in the right-click menu to show the PTZ control panel. 2. Click the in the quick setting bar, or button to show the general settings of the PTZ control. Figure 4.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 4. 10 PTZ Settings 2. Use the directional button to wheel the camera to the location where you want to set the limit, and click the Left Limit or Right Limit button to link the location to the corresponding limit. The speed dome starts linear scan from the left limit to the right limit, and you must set the left limit on the left side of the right limit, as well the angle from the left limit to the right limit should be no more than 180º. 4.2.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder You can click the Restore button to clear the defined left limit and right limit data and the dome needs to reboot to make settings take effect. 4.2.9 One-touch Park Purpose: For some certain model of the speed dome, it can be configured to start a predefined park action (scan, preset, patrol and etc.) automatically after a period of inactivity (park time). Steps: 1.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 4.3 PTZ Control Panel To enter the PTZ control panel, there are two ways supported. OPTION 1: In the PTZ settings interface, click the PTZ button on the lower-right corner which is next to the Back button. OPTION 2: In the Live View mode, you can press the PTZ Control button on the front panel or on the remote control, or choose the PTZ Control icon , or select the PTZ option in the right-click menu.
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 5.1 Configuring Encoding Parameters Before you start: 1. Make sure that the HDD has already been installed. If not, please install a HDD and initialize it. (Menu>HDD>General) Figure 5. 1 HDD- General 2. Click Advance to check the storage mode of the HDD. 1) Whether the HDD mode is Quota, please set the maximum record capacity. For detailed information, see Chapter 10.5 Configuring Quota Mode. 2) If the HDD mode is Group, you should set the HDD group.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 1) Select the Record tab to configure. 2) Select a camera number in the camera dropdown list. You can configure the stream type, the resolution, the video quality and other parameters on demand for Main Stream (Continuous) and Main Stream (Event) respectively. The Input Resolution of camera connected will be displayed in the live view for 5 seconds when the camera is connected, or the DVR is powered on.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 5. 4 Copy Camera Settings 3. Set encoding parameters for sub-stream. 1) Select the Substream tab. Figure 5. 5 Sub-stream Encoding 2) Select a camera in the camera dropdown list. 3) Configure the parameters. 4) Click Apply to save the settings. 5) (Optional) If the parameters can also be used to other cameras, click Copy to copy the settings to other channels.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 5.2 Configuring Record Schedule Purpose: Set the record schedule, and then the camera will automatically start/stop recording according to the configured schedule. Steps: 1. Enter the Record Schedule interface. Menu> Record> Schedule 4/8/16ch 720P Series Other Models Figure 5. 6 Record Schedule 2. Choose the camera you want to configure in the Camera dropdown list. 3. Check the checkbox of Enable Schedule. 4. Configure the record schedule.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 5. 7 Edit Schedule- All Day 4) To arrange other schedule, leave the All Day checkbox blank and set the Start/End time. Figure 5. 8 Edit Schedule- Set Time Period Up to 8 periods can be configured for each day. And the time periods cannot be overlapped with each other. Repeat the above steps 1)-4) to schedule recording for other days in the week. If the schedule can also be set to other days, click Copy. Figure 5.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 5. 10 Draw the Schedule Descriptions of the color icons are shown in the figure below. Figure 5. 11 Descriptions of the Color Icons 2) Click and drag the mouse on the schedule. 3) Click on the other area except for the schedule table to finish and exit the drawing. You can repeat step 4 to set schedule for other channels. If the settings can also be used to other channels, click Copy, and then choose the channel to which you want to copy. 5.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 5.3 Configuring Motion Detection Record Purpose: Follow the steps to set the motion detection parameters. In the live view mode, once a motion detection event takes place, the DVR can analyze it and do many actions to handle it. Enabling motion detection function can trigger certain channels to start recording, or trigger full screen monitoring, audio warning, notifying the surveillance center, sending email and so on. Steps: 1. Enter the Motion Detection interface.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 5. 14 Motion Detection Settings 5) Select the channels which you want the motion detection event to trigger recording. 6) Click Apply to save the settings. 7) Click OK to back to the upper level menu. 8) Exit the Motion Detection menu. 3. Configure the schedule. Please refer to the step 4 of Chapter 5.2 Configuring Record Schedule, while you may choose Motion as the record type.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 5.4 Configuring Alarm Triggered Record The 4ch/8ch/16ch 720P series do not support the alarm input by default. Purpose: Follow the procedure to configure alarm triggered recording. Steps: 1. Enter the Alarm setting interface. Menu> Configuration> Alarm Figure 5. 15 Alarm Settings 2. Click the Alarm Input tab. Figure 5. 16 Alarm Settings- Alarm Input 1) Select Alarm Input number and configure alarm parameters. 2) Choose N.O (normally open) or N.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 6) Check the checkbox 7) Click Apply to save settings. 8) Click OK to back to the upper level menu. to select channel. Repeat the above steps to configure other alarm input parameters. If the setting can also be applied to other alarm inputs, click Copy and choose the alarm input number. Figure 5. 18 Copy Alarm Input 3. Configure the schedule. Please refer to the step 4 of Chapter 5.2 Configuring Record Schedule, while you may choose Alarm as the record type.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 5.5 Manual Record Purpose: Follow the steps to set parameters for the manual record. Using manual record, you don’t need to set a schedule for recording. Steps: 1. Enter the Manual settings interface. Menu> Manual Figure 5. 19 Manual Record 2. Enable manual record. Click the status icon Or click the status icon before camera number to change it to . of Analog to enable manual record of all channels. 3. Disable manual record.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 5.6 Configuring Holiday Record Purpose: Follow the steps to configure the record schedule on holiday for that year. You may want to have different plan for recording on holiday. Steps: 1. Enter the Record setting interface. Menu>Record 2. Choose Holiday on the left bar. Figure 5. 20 Holiday Settings 3. Enable Edit Holiday schedule. 1) Click to enter the Edit interface. Figure 5. 21 Edit Holiday Settings 2) Check the checkbox of Enable.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 4. Configure the record schedule. Please refer to the Chapter 5.2 Configuring Record Schedule, while you may choose Holiday in the Schedule dropdown list, or you can draw the schedule on the timeline of Holiday. See the two figures below. Figure 5. 22 Edit Schedule- Holiday Figure 5. 23 Draw Schedule- Holiday Up to 8 periods can be configured for each day. And the time periods cannot be overlapped each other.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 5.7 Configuring Redundant Recording Purpose: Enabling redundant recording, which means saving the record files not only in the R/W HDD but also in the redundant HDD, will effectively enhance the data safety and reliability. Before you start: You must set the Storage mode in the HDD advanced settings to Group before you set the HDD property to Redundant. For detailed information, please refer to Chapter 10.4 Managing HDD Group.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 5. 26 Encoding Parameters 2) Select Camera you want to configure. 3) Check the checkbox of Redundant Record. 4) Click Apply to save settings. If the encoding parameters can also be used to other channels, click Copy and choose the channel you want to apply the settings.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 5.8 Configuring HDD Group for Recording Purpose: You can group the HDDs and save the record files in certain HDD group. Steps: 1. Enter HDD setting interface. Menu>HDD>Advanced 2. Select Advanced on the left bar. Check whether the storage mode of the HDD is Group. If not, set it to Group. For detailed information, please refer to Chapter 10.4 Managing HDD Group. 3. Select General in the left bar. Click to enter editing interface. 4. Configuring HDD group.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 5.9 Files Protection Purpose: You can lock the recorded files or set the HDD property to Read-only to protect the record files from being overwritten. Protect file by locking the record files Steps: 1. Enter Playback setting interface. Menu> Export Figure 5. 28 Export 2. Select the channels you want to investigate by checking the checkbox to . 3. Configure the record type, file type, start time and end time. 4. Click Search to show the results. Figure 5.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder To edit HDD property, you need to set the storage mode of the HDD to Group. See Chapter 10.4 Managing HDD Group. Steps: 1. Enter HDD setting interface. Menu> HDD Figure 5. 30 HDD General 2. Click to edit the HDD you want to protect. Figure 5. 31 HDD General- Editing 3. Set the HDD to Read-only. 4. Click OK to save settings and back to the upper level menu. z You cannot save any files in a Read-only HDD.
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 6.1 Playing Back Record Files 6.1.1 Playing Back by Channel Purpose: Play back the recorded video files of a specific channel in the live view mode. Channel switch is supported. z OPTION 1 Choose a channel in live view mode using the mouse and click the button in the quick setting toolbar. Only record files recorded during the last five minutes on this channel will be played back. Figure 6. 1 Instant Playback Interface z OPTION 2 Steps: 1.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 4ch/8ch/16ch 720P 1080P Figure 6. 2 Right-click Menu under Live View Front Panel: press PLAY button to play back recording files of the channel under single-screen live view mode. Under multi-screen live view mode, the recorded files of the top-left channel will be played back. For the models with front panel, pressing numerical buttons will switch playback to the corresponding camera during playback process. 2. Playback management.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 6. 4 Toolbar of Playback Table 6.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 6. 5 Playback Calendar If there are record files for that camera in that day, in the calendar, the icon for that day is displayed as . Otherwise it is displayed as In the Playback interface: The toolbar in the bottom part of Playback interface can be used to control playing process, as shown in Figure 6. 6. Figure 6. 6 Interface of Playback by Time Figure 6. 7 Toolbar of Playback by Time Table 6.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Pause play/ Play/ Stop / 30s forward Speed down Previous day Next day Full Screen Exit Process bar Video type bar z The z 30s reverse Single-frame play Speed up Scaling up/down the / time line Video type indicates the start time and end time of the record files. represents normal recording (manual or schedule); represents event recording (motion, alarm, motion | alarm, motion & alarm).
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 6. 9 Search Result Bar 5. Click button to play back the file. You can click the Back button to back to the search interface. Pre-play and post-play can be configured. 6. (Optional) If multiple channels are triggered recording by the alarm input, clicking the button will pop up a synchoronouse playback channel selection window. Select channel(s) you want to play and click the OK button. 7. Playback management.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 6. 11 Toolbar of Playback by Event Table 6.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 6. 12 Interface of Playback by Time Click button to add default tag. Click button to add customized tag and input tag name. Max. 64 tags can be added to a single video file. 3. Tag management. Click button to check, edit and delete tag(s). Figure 6. 13 Tag Management Interface Steps: 1. Select the Tag from the drop-down list in the Playback interface. 2. Choose channels, edit start time and end time, and then click Search to enter Search Result interface.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 6. 14 Video Search by Tag 3. Click button to play back the file. You can click the Back button to back to the search interface. Pre-play and post-play can be configured. Figure 6. 15 Interface of Playback by Tag Figure 6.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Table 6.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 6. 17 Smart Playback Interface Table 6. 5 Detailed Explanation of Smart Playback Toolbar Button Operation Button Stop Smart search result z Operation Operation / up/down the Scaling Pause play/ / Play time line Video type / Process bar represents normal recording (manual or schedule); motion | alarm, motion & alarm); and Button picture represents event recording (motion, alarm, represents the video with motion.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 6. 18 System Log Search Interface 2. Click Log Search tab to enter Playback by System Logs. Set search time and type and click Search button. Figure 6. 19 Result of System Log Search 3. Choose a log with record file and click button to enter Playback interface. If there is no record file at the time point of the log, the message box “No result found” will pop up. 4. Playback management.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 6. 20 Interface of Playback by Log 6.1.7 Playing Back External File Purpose: Perform the following steps to look up and play back files in the external devices. Steps: 1. Enter Tag Search interface. Menu>Playback 2. Select the External File in the drop-down list on the top-left side. The files are listed in the right-side list. button to refresh the file list. You can click the 3. Select and click the button to play back it. Figure 6.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 6.2 Auxiliary Functions of Playback 6.2.1 Playing Back Frame by Frame Purpose: Play video files frame by frame, in order to check image details of the video when abnormal events happen. Steps: • Using a Mouse Go to Playback interface and click button and until the speed changes to Single frame. One click on the playback screen represents playback or adverse playback of one frame. It is also feasible to use button in toolbar.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 3. Click and drag the mouse to draw area(s). You can click button searching area. After drawing area(s), press button to set the full screen as target to execute smart search in this area. Multi-area and full-screen searching modes are supported. Figure 6. 23 Draw Area of Smart Search The results of smart search will be marked as in the progress bar. Figure 6. 24 Smart Search Result with Video List Figure 6.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 6.2.3 Digital Zoom Steps: 1. Click the button on the playback control bar to enter Digital Zoom interface. 2. Use the mouse to draw a red rectangle and the image within it will be enlarged up to 16 times. Figure 6. 26 Draw Area for Digital Zoom 3. Right-click the image to exit the digital zoom interface. 6.2.4 Reverse Playback of Multi-channel Purpose: You can play back record files of multi-channel reversely.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 6. 27 4-ch Synchronous Playback Interface 3. Click to play back the record files reversely.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Chapter 7 Backup 97
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 7.1 Backing up Record Files Before you start: Please insert the backup device(s) into the device. 7.1.1 Backing up by Normal Video Search Purpose: The record files can be backed up to various USB devices, such as USB flash drives, USB HDDs, and USB writer. Backup using USB flash drives, USB HDDs, and USB writer Steps: 1. Enter Export interface. Menu>Export>Normal Figure 7. 1 Normal Export Interface 2.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 4. Export. Click Export button and start backup. If the inserted USB device is not recognized: • Click the Refresh button. • Reconnect device. • Check for compatibility from vendor. You can also format the USB device by clicking the Format button. Figure 7. 3 Export by Normal Video Search using USB Flash Drive Figure 7.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder This function is supported by 1080P series DVR. Steps: 1. Enter Record>Advanced and set the usage of eSATA HDD at “Export”. Menu>Record>Advanced Choose eSATA and set its usage at Export. Click Yes when pop-up message box “System will reboot automatically if the usage of eSATA is changed. Continue?” The usages of eSATA HDD contain Record and Export. And changes in usage will take effective after rebooting the device. 2. Enter Export interface.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 7. 6 Export by Normal Video Search Using eSATA HDD Stay in the Exporting interface until all record files are exported with pop-up message “Export finished”. 5. Check backup result. Choose the record file in Export interface and click button to check it. The Player player.exe will be exported automatically during record file export. Figure 7. 7 Checkup of Export Result Using eSATA HDD 7.1.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder z Here we take the backup by motion detection as the example. z Backup by alarm input is supported by 1080P series DVR. 2) Check the checkbox of cameras and set the search time. 3) Click Search button to enter the Search Result interface. Figure 7. 8 Event Search for Backup 3. Select record files to export. 1) Select an alarm input in the list and click Quick Export button to enter Export interface.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 7. 10 Event Details Interface 4. Export. Click the Export button and start backing up. If the inserted USB device is not recognized: • Click the Refresh button. • Reconnect device. • Check for compatibility from vendor. You can also format USB flash drive or USB HDDs via the device. Figure 7. 11 Export by Event Using USB Flash Drive Stay in the Exporting interface until all record files are exported with pop-up message “Export finished”. 5.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 7. 12 Checkup of Event Export Result Using USB Flash Drive 7.1.3 Backing up Video Clips Purpose: You may also select video clips to export directly during Playback, using USB devices, such as USB flash drives, USB HDDs, and USB writers. Steps: 1. Enter Playback interface. Please refer to Chapter 6 Playback. Figure 7. 13 Interface of Playback by Time 2. During playback, use buttons 3.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 7. 14 Clips Export Up to 30 items of video clips can be selected for backup at one time. 4. Click the button Export to export the selected video clips to the backup device. If the inserted USB device is not recognized: • Click the Refresh button. • Reconnect device. • Check for compatibility from vendor. You can also format USB devices by clicking the Format button. Figure 7.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 6. Click Yes to save video clips and enter Export interface, or click No to quit without saving video clips. 7. Check backup result. The Player player.exe will be exported automatically during record file export. Figure 7.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 7.2 Managing Backup Devices Steps: 1. Enter Search Result interface of record files. Menu>Export>Normal Set search condition and click Search button to enter Search Result interface. At least one channel shall be selected. Figure 7. 18 Normal Video Search for Backup 2. Select record files you want to back up. Click Export button to enter Export interface. At least one recording file shall be selected. Figure 7. 19 Result of Normal Video Search for Backup 3.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 7. 20 USB Flash Drive Management Click New Folder button if you want to create a new folder in the backup device. Select a record file or folder in the backup device and press button Select a record file in the backup device and press button if you want to delete it. to play it. Click Format button to format the backup device. If the inserted USB device is not recognized: y Click the Refresh button. y Reconnect device. y Check for compatibility from vendor.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Chapter 8 Alarm Settings 109
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 8.1 Setting Motion Detection Steps: 1. Enter Motion Detection interface of Camera Management and choose a camera you want to set up motion detection. Menu> Camera> Motion Figure 8. 1 Motion Detection Setup Interface 2. Set detection area and sensitivity. Check checkbox to enable motion detection, use the mouse to draw detection area(s) and drag the sensitivity bar to set sensitivity. Click to set alarm response actions. Figure 8.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Time periods shall not be repeated or overlapped. Figure 8. 4 Set Arming Schedule of Motion Detection 5. Click Linkage Action tab to set up alarm response actions of motion alarm (please refer to Chapter 8.7 Setting Alarm Response Actions). Repeat the above steps to set up arming schedule of other days of a week. Click the OK button to complete the motion detection settings of the channel. 6.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 8.2 Setting Sensor Alarms This function is not supported by 4ch/8ch/16ch 720P series. Purpose: Set up handling method of an external sensor alarm. Steps: 1. Enter Alarm Settings of System Configuration and select an alarm input. Menu> Configuration> Alarm Select Alarm Input tab to enter Alarm Input Settings interface. Figure 8. 5 Alarm Status Interface of System Configuration 2. Set the handling method of the selected alarm input.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 8. 7 Set Arming Schedule of Alarm Input 5. Select Linkage Action tab to set up alarm response actions of the alarm input (please refer to Chapter 8.7 Setting Alarm Response Actions). Repeat the above steps to set up arming schedule of other days of a week. You can also use Copy button to copy an arming schedule to other days. 6. If necessary, select PTZ Linking tab and set PTZ linkage of the alarm input.
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 8.3 Detecting Video Loss Purpose: Detect video loss of a channel and take alarm response action(s). Steps: 1. Enter Video Loss interface of Camera Management and select a channel you want to detect. Menu> Camera> Video Loss Figure 8. 10 Video Loss Setup Interface 2. Set up handling method of video loss. Check the checkbox of “Enable Video Loss Alarm”. Click button to set up handling method of video loss. 3. Set arming schedule of the channel.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 4. Select Linkage Action tab to set up alarm response action of video loss (please refer to Chapter 8.7 Setting Alarm Response Actions). 5. Click the OK button to complete the video loss settings of the channel. Repeat the above steps to finish settings of other channels, or click the Copy button copy the above settings to them.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 8.4 Detecting Video Tampering Purpose: Trigger alarm when the lens is covered and take alarm response action(s). Steps: 1. Enter Video Tampering interface of Camera Management and select a channel you want to detect video tampering. Menu> Camera> Video Tampering Detection Figure 8. 12 Video Tempering Interface 2. Check the checkbox of “Enable Video Tampering”. 3. Drag the sensitivity bar and choose a proper sensitivity level. 4.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Chapter 8.7 Setting Alarm Response Actions). Repeat the above steps to set arming schedule of other days of a week. You can also use Copy button to copy an arming schedule to other days. 4) Click the OK button to complete the video tampering settings of the channel. Repeat the above steps to finish settings of other channels, or click the Copy button copy the above settings to them. 5. Click the Apply button to save and activate the settings.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 8.5 Setting All-day Video Quality Diagnostics Purpose: The device provides two ways to diagnose the video quality: manual and all-day. Perform the following steps to set the threshold of the diagnosing and the linkage actions. Steps: 1. Enter Video Quality Diagnostics settings interface of Camera Management and select a channel you want to detect video tampering. Menu> Camera> Video Quality Diagnostics 2. Check the checkbox of Enable Video Quality Diagnostics. 3.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 8.6 Handling Exceptions Purpose: Exception settings refer to the handling method of various exceptions, e.g. • • • • • • • HDD Full: The HDD is full. HDD Error: Writing HDD error, unformatted HDD, etc. Network Disconnected: Disconnected network cable. IP Conflicted: Duplicated IP address. Illegal Login: Incorrect user ID or password. Input/Recording Resolution Mismatch: The input resolution is smaller than the recording resolution.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 8. 16 Detailed Event 3. Set the alarm linkage actions. For details, see Chapter 8.7 Setting Alarm Response Actions. 4. Click Apply to save the settings.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 8.7 Setting Alarm Response Actions Purpose: Take alarm response actions will be activated when an alarm or exception occurs, including Full Screen Monitoring, Audible Warning (buzzer), Notify Surveillance Center, Send Email and Trigger Alarm Output. Full Screen Monitoring When an alarm is triggered, the local monitor (HDMI, VGA or CVBS monitor) display in full screen the video image from the alarming channel configured for full screen monitoring.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 8. 17 Alarm Output Settings Interface 2. Set up arming schedule of the alarm output. Choose one day of a week and up to 8 time periods can be set within each day. Time periods shall not be repeated or overlapped. Figure 8. 18 Set Arming Schedule of Alarm Output 3. Repeat the above steps to set arming schedule of other days of a week. You can also use Copy button to copy an arming schedule to other days.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 8.8 Triggering or Clearing Alarm Output Manually This function is not supported by 4ch/8ch/16ch 720P series. Purpose: Sensor alarm can be triggered or cleared manually. If “Manually Clear” is selected in the dropdown list of dwell time of an alarm output, the alarm can be cleared only by clicking Clear button in the following interface. Steps: Select the alarm output you want to trigger or clear and make related operations.
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 9.1 Configuring General Settings Purpose: Network settings must be properly configured before you operate DVR over network. Steps: 1. Enter the Network Settings interface. Menu > Configuration > Network Figure 9. 1 Network Settings Interface 1 self-adaptive 10M/100M network interface for 4ch 720P 1U chassis models; 2 self-adaptive 10M/100M/1000M network interfaces for 2U chassis models; 1 self-adaptive 10M/100M/1000M network interface for other models; 2.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Working Mode There are two 10M/100M/1000M NIC cards provided by certain models, and it allows the device to work in the Multi-address, Load Balance and Net-fault Tolerance modes. Multi-address Mode: The parameters of the two NIC cards can be configured independently. You can select LAN1 or LAN2 in the NIC type field for parameter settings. You can select one NIC card as default route.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 9.2 Configuring Advanced Settings 9.2.1 Configuring PPPoE Settings Purpose: The DVR also allows access by Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE). Steps: 1. Enter the Network Settings interface. Menu > Configuration > Network 2. Select the PPPoE tab to enter the PPPoE Settings interface. Figure 9. 2 PPPoE Settings Interface 3. Check the PPPoE checkbox to enable this feature. 4. Enter User Name and Password for PPPoE access.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 9. 3 DDNS Settings Interface 3. Check the DDNS checkbox to enable this feature. 4. Select DDNS Type. Five different DDNS types are selectable: IPServer, DynDNS, PeanutHull, NO-IP and SIMPLEDDNS. y IPServer: Enter Server Address for IPServer. Figure 9. 4 IPServer Settings Interface y DynDNS: 1) Enter Server Address for DynDNS (i.e. members.dyndns.org). 2) In the DVR Domain Name text field, enter the domain obtained from the DynDNS website.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 9. 7 NO-IP Settings Interface y SIMPLEDDNS: 1) The Server Address of the SIMPLEDDNS server appears by default: www.simpleddns.com. 2) Enter the Device Domain Name. You can use the alias you registered in the SIMPLEDDNS server or define a new device domain name. If a new alias of the device domain name is defined in the DVR, it will replace the old one registered on the server.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 9. 10 Register the Device The device name can only contain the lower-case English letter, numeric and ‘-’; and it must start with the lower-case English letter and cannot end with ‘-’. Access the Device via Web Browser or Client Software After having successfully registered the device on the SIMPLEDDNS server, you can access your device via web browser or Client Software with the Device Domain Name (Device Name).
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 9. 11 Access Device via CMS 5. Click the Apply button to save and exit the interface. 9.2.3 Configuring NTP Server Purpose: A Network Time Protocol (NTP) Server can be configured on your DVR to ensure the accuracy of system date/time. Steps: 1. Enter the Network Settings interface. Menu > Configuration > Network 2. Select the NTP tab to enter the NTP Settings interface. Figure 9. 12 NTP Settings Interface 3.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 9.2.4 Configuring SNMP Purpose: You can use SNMP protocol to get device status and parameters related information. Steps: 1. Enter the Network Settings interface. Menu > Configuration > Network 2. Select the SNMP tab to enter the SNMP Settings interface. Figure 9. 13 SNMP Settings Interface 3. Check the Enable SNMP checkbox to enable this feature. 4. Configure the following SNMP settings: • Trap Address: IP Address of SNMP host. • Trap Port: Port of SNMP host.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Default Route of the device should be in the same network segment as that of the LAN IP address of the router. Steps: 1. Enter the Network Settings interface. Menu > Configuration > Network 2. Select the NAT tab to enter the UPnP™ settings interface. Figure 9. 15 UPnP™ Settings Interface 3. Check checkbox to enable UPnP™. 4. Select the Mapping Type as Manual or Auto in the drop-down list.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 9. 17 External Port Settings Dialog Box 2) Click Apply button to save the settings. 3) You can click Refresh button to get the latest status of the port mapping. Figure 9. 18 UPnP™ Settings Finished-Manual 9.2.6 Configuring the Remote Alarm Host Purpose: With a remote alarm host configured, the DVR will send the alarm event or exception message to the host when an alarm is triggered.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 4. Click the Apply button to save and exit the interface. 9.2.7 Configuring Multicast Purpose: The multicast can be configured to realize live view for more than 128 cameras through network. A multicast address spans the Class-D IP range of 224.0.0.0 to 239.255.255.255. It is recommended to use the IP address ranging from 239.252.0.0 to 239.255.255.255. Steps: 1. Enter the Network Settings interface. Menu > Configuration > Network 2.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Steps: 1. Enter the Network Settings interface. Menu > Configuration > Network 2. Select the More Settings tab to enter the More Settings interface, as shown in Figure 9. 23. 3. Enter new Server Port and HTTP Port. Figure 9. 23 Host/Others Settings Menu 4. Enter the Server Port and HTTP Port in the text fields. The default Server Port is 8000 and the HTTP Port is 80, and you can change them according to different requirements. 5.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 9. 24 HTTPS Settings OPTION 1: Create the self-signed certificate 1) Click the Create button to create the following dialog box. Figure 9. 25 Create Self-signed Certificate 2) Enter the country, host name/IP, validity and other information. 3) Click OK to save the settings. OPTION 2: Create the authorized certificate 1) Click the Create button to create the certificate request.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder The system can be configured to send an Email notification to all designated users if an event is detected, e.g. an alarm or motion event is detected, etc. Before configuring the Email settings, the DVR must be connected to a local area network (LAN) that maintains an SMTP mail server. The network must also be connected to either an intranet or the Internet depending on the location of the e-mail accounts to which you want to send notification.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 5. You can click the Test button to test whether your Email settings work. The corresponding Attention message box pops up. Figure 9. 28 Email Testing Attention 9.2.12 Telnet Settings Purpose: Telnet function provides an easy way to get access to the DVR. You can see the advanced information about the device by inputting command; as well the configuration can also be realized through telnet connection. Steps: 1.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder The telnet function turns invalid after the device shutting down or rebooting, you have to enable it again if required.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 9.3 Checking Network Traffic Purpose: You can check the network traffic to obtain real-time information of DVR such as linking status, MTU, sending/receiving rate, etc. Steps: 1. Enter the Network Traffic interface. Menu > Maintenance > Net Detect Figure 9. 31 Network Traffic Interface 2. You can view the sending rate and receiving rate information on the interface. The traffic data is refreshed every 1 second.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 9.4 Configuring Network Detection Purpose: You can obtain network connecting status of DVR through the network detection function, including network delay, packet loss, etc. 9.4.1 Testing Network Delay and Packet Loss Steps: 1. Enter the Network Traffic interface. Menu > Maintenance > Net Detect 2. Click the Network Detection tab to enter the Network Detection menu. Figure 9. 32 Network Detection Interface 3. Select a NIC to test network delay and packet loss. 4.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 3. Select the backup device from the dropdown list of Device Name. Click the Refresh button if the connected local backup device cannot be displayed. When it fails to detect the backup device, please check whether it is compatible with the DVR. You can format the backup device if the format is incorrect. Figure 9. 34 Export Network Packet 4. Click the Export button to start exporting. 5. After the exporting is complete, click OK to finish the packet export.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 9.4.3 Checking Network Status Purpose: You can also check the network status and quick set the network parameters in this interface. Steps: Click Status on the right bottom of the page. Figure 9. 35 Checking Network Status If the network is normal the following message box pops out. Figure 9.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 1. Enter the Network Statistics interface. Menu > Maintenance> Net Detect 2. Click the Network Stat. tab to enter the Network Statistics menu. Figure 9. 38 Network Stat. Interface 3. View the bandwidth of Remote Live View, bandwidth of Remote Playback, and bandwidth of Net Total Idle. 4. Click Refresh button to get the latest bandwidth statistics.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Chapter 10 HDD Management 147
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 10.1 Initializing HDDs Purpose: A newly installed hard disk drive (HDD) must be initialized before it can be used with your DVR. Steps: 1. Enter the HDD Information interface. Menu > HDD>General. Figure 10. 1 HDD Information Interface 2. Select HDD to be initialized. 3. Click the Init button. Figure 10. 2 Confirm Initialization 4. Select the OK button to start initialization. Figure 10. 3 Start Initialization 5.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder consumption of the device and extend the life of the HDDs. Click Menu > HDD > Advanced. Figure 10. 5 Enable HDD Sleeping Check the checkbox of Enable HDD Sleeping (by default), and the HDDs which are free of working for a long time will be set to sleep. Uncheck the checkbox of Enable HDD Sleeping, and the HDDs will be set to work for all time.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 10.2 Managing Network HDD Purpose: You can add the allocated NAS or disk of IP SAN to DVR, and use it as network HDD. Steps: 1. Enter the HDD Information interface. Menu > HDD>General Figure 10. 6 HDD Information Interface 2. Click the Add button to enter the Add NetHDD interface, as shown in Figure 10. 7. Figure 10. 7 HDD Information Interface 3. Add the allocated NetHDD. 4. Select the type to NAS or IP SAN. 5. Configure the NAS or IP SAN settings.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 10. 8 Add NAS Disk • Add IP SAN: 1) Enter the NetHDD IP address in the text field. 2) Click the Search button to the available IP SAN disks. 3) Select the IP SAN disk from the list shown below. 4) Click the OK button to add the selected IP SAN disk. Up to 1 IP SAN disk can be added. Figure 10. 9 Add IP SAN Disk 5) After having successfully added the NAS or IP SAN disk, return to the HDD Information menu. The added NetHDD will be displayed in the list.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 10.3 Managing eSATA Purpose: When there is an external eSATA device connected to DVR, you can configure eSATA for the use of Record or Export, and you can manage the eSATA in the DVR. Steps: 1. Enter the Advanced Record Settings interface. Menu >Record>Advanced 2. Select the eSATA type to Export or Record from the dropdown list of eSATA. Export: use the eSATA for backup. Refer to Backup using eSATA HDDs in Chapter 7.1.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 10.4 Managing HDD Group 10.4.1 Setting HDD Groups Purpose: Multiple HDDs can be managed in groups. Video from specified channels can be recorded onto a particular HDD group through HDD settings. Steps: 1. Enter the Storage Mode interface. Menu > HDD > Advanced 2. Set the Mode to Group, as shown in Figure 10. 13. Figure 10. 13 Storage Mode Interface 3. Click the Apply button and the following Attention box will pop up. Figure 10. 14 Attention for Reboot 4.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 10. 15 Local HDD Settings Interface 7. Select the Group number for the current HDD. The default group No. for each HDD is 1. 8. Click the OK button to confirm the settings. Figure 10. 16 Confirm HDD Group Settings 9. In the pop-up Attention box, click the Yes button to finish the settings. 10.4.2 Setting HDD Property Purpose: The HDD property can be set to redundancy, read-only or read/write (R/W).
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 10. 17 Set HDD Property 3. Set the HDD property to R/W, Read-only or Redundancy. 4. Click the OK button to save the settings and exit the interface. 5. In the HDD Information menu, the HDD property will be displayed in the list. At least 2 hard disks must be added on your DVR when you want to set a HDD to Redundancy, and there is one HDD with R/W property.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 10.5 Configuring Quota Mode Purpose Each camera can be configured with allocated quota for the storage of recorded files. Steps 1. Enter the Storage Mode interface. Menu > HDD > Advanced 2. Set the Mode to Quota, as shown in Figure 10. 18. The DVR must be rebooted to enable the changes to take effect. Figure 10. 18 Storage Mode Settings Interface 3. Select a camera for which you want to configure quota. 4. Enter the storage capacity in the text field of Max.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 10.6 Checking HDD Status Purpose: You may check the status of the installed HDDs on DVR so as to take immediate check and maintenance in case of HDD failure. Checking HDD Status in HDD Information Interface Steps: 1. Enter the HDD Information interface. Menu > HDD>General 2. Check the status of each HDD which is displayed on the list, as shown in Figure 10. 20. Figure 10. 20 View HDD Status (1) If the status of HDD is Normal or Sleeping, it works normally.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 10.7 Checking S.M.A.R.T Information Purpose: The S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) is a monitoring system for HDD to detect and report on various indicators of reliability in the hopes of anticipating failures. Steps: 1. Enter the HDD Detect interface. Menu > HDD > HDD Detect 2. Click the S.M.A.R.T. Settings tab to enter the interface. 3. Select the HDD to view its S.M.A.R.T. information list, as shown in Figure 10. 22.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 10.8 Detecting Bad Sector Purpose: You can detect the bad sector of the HDD to check the status of the HDD. Steps: 1. Enter the HDD Detect interface. Menu>HDD>HDD Detect Figure 10. 23 Bad Sector Detection 2. Click the Bad Sector Detection tab to enter the interface. 3. Select a HDD and click the Detect button to start detecting. Figure 10. 24 Bad Sector Detecting 4.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 10.9 Configuring HDD Error Alarms Purpose: You can configure the HDD error alarms when the HDD status is Uninitialized or Abnormal. Steps: 1. Enter the Exception interface. Menu > Configuration > Exceptions 2. Select the Exception Type to HDD Error from the dropdown list. 3. Check the checkbox(s) below to select the linkage action(s) for HDD error, as shown in Figure 10. 25.
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 11.1 Configuring OSD Settings Purpose: You can configure the OSD (On-screen Display) settings for the camera, including date /time, camera name, etc. Steps: 1. Enter the OSD Configuration interface. Menu > Camera > OSD 2. Select the camera to configure OSD settings. 3. Edit the Camera Name in the text field. 4. Configure the Display Name, Display Date and Display Week by checking the checkbox. 5. Select the Date Format, Time Format, Display Mode and the OSD font.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 11.2 Configuring Privacy Mask Purpose: You are allowed to configure the four-sided privacy mask zones that cannot be viewed or recorded by the operator. Steps: 1. Enter the Privacy Mask Settings interface. Menu > Camera > Privacy Mask 2. Select the camera to set privacy mask. 3. Check the checkbox of Enable Privacy Mask to enable this feature. Figure 11. 3 Privacy Mask Settings Interface 4. Use the mouse to draw a zone on the window.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 11.3 Configuring Video Parameters Steps: 1. Enter the Image Settings interface. Menu > Camera > Image Figure 11. 5 Image Settings Interface 2. Select the camera to set image parameters. 3. Two periods for different image settings are provided, select the period name in the dropdown list. The time periods cannot be overlapped with each other. 4. Select the mode from the drop-down list of Mode, there are four modes selectable: Standard, Indoor, Dim Light and Outdoor.
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 12.1 Viewing System Information Steps: 1. Enter the System Information interface. Menu > Maintenance > System Info 2. You can click the Device Info, Camera, Record, Alarm, Network and HDD tabs to view the system information of the device. Figure 12. 1 System Information Interface This alarm information is not available for the 4/8/16ch 720P series. 12.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 2. Set the log search conditions to refine your search, including the Start Time, End Time, Major Type and Minor Type. 3. Click the Search button to start search log files. 4. The matched log files will be displayed on the list shown below. Up to 2000 log files can be displayed each time. Figure 12. 3 Log Search Results 5. You can click the button of each log or double-click it to view its detailed information, as shown in Figure 12. 4.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 12. 5 Export Log Files 7. Select the backup device from the dropdown list of Device Name. 8. Click the Export to export the log files to the selected backup device. You can click the New Folder button to create new folder in the backup device, or click the Format button to format the backup device before log export. z Please connect the backup device to DVR before operating log export.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 12.3 Importing/Exporting IP Camera Info Purpose: The information of added IP camera can be generated into an excel file and exported to the local device for backup, including the IP address, manage port, password of admin, etc. And the exported file can be edited on your PC, like adding or deleting the content, and copy the setting to other devices by importing the excel file to it. Steps: 1. Enter the camera management interface.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 12.4 Importing/Exporting Configuration Files Purpose: The configuration files of the DVR can be exported to local device for backup; and the configuration files of one DVR can be imported to multiple DVR devices if they are to be configured with the same parameters. Steps: 1. Enter the Import/Export Configuration File interface. Menu > Maintenance > Import/Export Figure 12. 6 Import/Export Config File 2.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 12.5 Upgrading System Purpose: The firmware on your DVR can be upgraded by local backup device or remote FTP server. 12.5.1 Upgrading by Local Backup Device Steps: 1. Connect your DVR with a local backup device where the update firmware file is located. 2. Enter the Upgrade interface. Menu > Maintenance > Upgrade 3. Click the Local Upgrade tab to enter the local upgrade menu, as shown in Figure 12. 7. Figure 12. 7 Local Upgrade Interface 4.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 12.6 Restoring Default Settings Steps: 1. Enter the Default interface. Menu > Maintenance > Default Figure 12. 9 Restore Factory Default 2. Click the OK button to restore the default settings. Except the network parameters (including IP address, subnet mask, gateway, MTU, default route and server port), all other parameters of the device will be restored to factory default settings.
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 13.1 Configuring RS-232 Serial Port Purpose: The RS-232 port can be used in two ways: Parameters Configuration: Connect a PC to the device through the PC serial port. Device parameters can be configured by using software such as HyperTerminal. The serial port parameters must be the same as the device’s when connecting with the PC serial port. Transparent Channel: Connect a serial device directly to the device.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 13.2 Configuring General Settings Purpose: You can configure the output resolution, system time, mouse pointer speed, etc. Steps: 1. Enter the General Settings interface. Menu > Configuration > General 2. Select the General tab. 720P Series Other Models Figure 13. 1 General Settings Interface 3. Configure the following settings: • Language: The default language used is English.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 13.3 Configuring DST Settings Steps: 1. Enter the General Settings interface. Menu >Configuration>General 2. Choose DST Settings tab. Figure 13. 2 DST Settings Interface You can check the checkbox before the Auto DST Adjustment item. Or you can manually check the Enable DST checkbox, and then you choose the date of the DST period.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 13.4 Configuring More Settings Steps: 1. Enter the General Settings interface. Menu > Configuration > General 2. Click the More Settings tab to enter the More Settings interface, as shown in 0. 4/8/16ch 720P Series Other Models Figure 13. 3 More Settings Interface 3. Configure the following settings: • Device Name: Edit the name of DVR. • Device No.: Edit the serial number of DVR. The Device No. can be set in the range of 1~255, and the default No. is 255.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 13.5 Managing User Accounts Purpose: There is a default account in the DVR: Administrator. The Administrator user name is admin and the password is 12345. The Administrator has the permission to add and delete user and configure user parameters. 13.5.1 Adding a User Steps: 1. Enter the User Management interface. Menu > Configuration > User Figure 13. 4 User Management Interface 2. Click the Add button to enter the Add User interface. Figure 13. 5 Add User Menu 3.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 13. 6 Added User Listed in User Management Interface 5. Select the user from the list and then click the button to enter the Permission settings interface, as shown in Figure 13. 7. Figure 13. 7 User Permission Settings Interface 6. Set the operating permission of Local Configuration, Remote Configuration and Camera Configuration for the user. Local Configuration • Local Log Search: Searching and viewing logs and system information of DVR.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder • Local Manual Operation: Locally starting/stopping manual recording and alarm output of the selected camera(s). • Remote Manual Operation: Remotely starting/stopping manual recording and alarm output of the selected camera(s). • • • • • Local Playback: Locally playing back recorded files of the selected camera(s). Remote Playback: Remotely playing back recorded files of the selected camera(s).
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 13. 10 Edit User Interface-operator and guest Figure 13. 11 Edit User Interface-admin 4. Edit the parameters. • Operator and Guest You can edit the user information, including user name, password, permission level and MAC address. Check the checkbox of Change Password if you want to change the password, and input the new one in the text field of Password and Confirm. • Admin You are only allowed to edit password and MAC address.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 13.6 Logging out/Shutting down/Rebooting Device Steps: 1. Enter the Shutdown interface. Menu > Shutdown Figure 13. 12 Shutdown Menu 2. Click the Logout button to log out, or Click the Shutdown button to shut down the device, or Click the Reboot button to reboot the device. After you have logged out the system, menu operation on the screen is invalid. It is required a user name and password to login the system.
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Glossary • Dual Stream: Dual stream is a technology used to record high resolution video locally while transmitting a lower resolution stream over the network. The two streams are generated by the DVR, with the main stream having a maximum resolution of 1080P and the sub-stream having a maximum resolution of CIF. • DVR: Acronym for Digital Video Recorder.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Troubleshooting z No image displayed on the monitor after the device is starting up normally. Possible Reasons: a) No VGA or HDMI connections. b) Connection cable is damaged. c) Input mode of the monitor is incorrect. Steps: 1. Verify the device is connected with the monitor via HDMI or VGA cable. If not, please connect the device with the monitor and reboot. 2. Verify the connection cable is good.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 2) If not, please contact the engineer from our company to do the further process. z Live view stuck when video outputs locally. Possible Reasons: a) The frame rate has not reached the real-time frame rate. Steps: 1. Check the parameters of Main Stream (Normal) and Main Stream (Event). Select “Menu > Record > Encoding > Record”, and set the resolution of Main Stream (Event) the same as the one of Main Stream (Normal). 2. Verify the frame rate is real-time frame rate.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Possible Reasons: a) The time setting of system is incorrect. b) The search condition is incorrect. c) The HDD is error or not detected. Steps: 1. Verify the system time setting is correct. Select “Menu > Configuration > General > General”, and verify the “Device Time” is correct. 2. Verify the search condition is correct. Select “Playback”, and verify the channel and time are correct. 3. Verify the HDD status is normal.
