User Guide (Ver. 2.4) Model: D4RS, D8RS, D16RS, D4WRS, D8WRS, D16WRS 4, 8, 16 Channel Digital Video Recorder About This User’s Guide Before operating the unit, please read this user‟s guide thoroughly and retain it for future reference.
Cautions Explanation of Graphical Symbols This symbol indicates the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the product. This symbol indicates the presence of “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock, property damage, personal injury, or death. WARNING To reduce a risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this product to rain or moisture.
These Precautions must be Followed for Safety Reasons Warning Do not use if the unit emits smoke. Do not disassemble the unit. Do not place any heavy or sharp objects on the unit. Do not place on uneven surface. Do not expose to shock or vibration. Do not move the unit when the unit is powered on. Do not block, and allow dust to accumulate in the air vents. Do not restrict airflow of the unit; doing so can damage the unit.
Product Components Please make sure the following components are included as specified below. DVR Unit (D4WRS/D8WRS/D16WRS or D4RS/D8RS/D16RS) Remote Control Battery1.
Specifications ITEM Input Video D4RS/D4WRS 4CH / 8CH / 16CH Composite, 1.0Vp-p, 75ohm Signal Format NTSC/PAL Video Loss Check Yes VGA 1 VGA (1024x768, 1280x1024) CVBS 1 BNC 1 BNC 1 BNC SPOT - 1 BNC 1 BNC Input & Output 4 CH Line input & 1 CH Line output Audio Codec G.711 Sensor/ Sensor Input - 4 (NC / NO Selectable) Alarm Out - 1 Alarm Out by Sensor, Motion and Alarm Video Loss Compression H.
USB Port USB Flash drive Video & Still Image Network Video & Still Image Huge Backup Yes (up to 24 hours) Backup User I/F RS-485 2 (Front 1, Rear 1) Menu Display GUI Input Method Remote control, Mouse PTZ control - 1 RS-485 Dynamic DNS Network Network Interface Dual Encoding for Network Streaming 1 RS-485 Yes (Free DDNS) 10/100 base-TX Ethernet (RJ-45) CIF 60fps/50fps 10/100/ 1000 base-TX Ethernet (RJ-45) CIF 120fps/100fps Web Viewer (1:1) Live, Search, Backup, Remote Setup, PTZ contr
Table of Contents 1. Main Features ............................................................................................................................. 10 2. Initial Boot up Process .................................................................................................................. 11 2-1. Initial Boot up and Basic Time Setup ............................................................................................ 11 2-2. Setting Daylight Saving Time ...........................
5-3-7. Log List ..................................................................................................................................... 50 5-4. Play Mode .................................................................................................................................... 51 6. Back Up .......................................................................................................................................... 52 6-1. Still Image Backup onto USB Flash Drive ..........
10-2. App Viewer for Android Phone .................................................................................................... 86 APPENDIX: Network Connection - LAN ............................................................................................. 88 APPENDIX: Network Connection – Internet and DDNS ...................................................................... 90 APPENDIX: E-SATA CONNECTION ..........................................................................................
1. Main Features H.264 Video Compression Reliable File System 4 Channel Audio Recording NOTE: Under federal law, The Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, Title III of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, as amended by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 (18 Individual Channel Operation U.S.C. § 2510, et seq.), and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801, et seq.
2. Initial Boot up Process 2-1. Initial Boot up and Basic Time Setup 1. During the first boot up, the following logo and message will be displayed. 2. After the system initializing is completed, select the language and set date and time as specified below.
2-2. Setting Daylight Saving Time To enable Daylight Saving feature/NTP synchronization, take the following steps. 1. Enter the SETUP mode. The default Username is “ADMIN” and Password is “1111”. 2.
3. Select ON from the DAYLIGHT SAVING dropdown menu. 2-3. Setting NTP (Network Time Protocol) 1. SETUP > SYSTEM > NTP SETUP > ON 2. Select the proper TIME ZONE time. Table2.3.1.
AR Arkansas GMT-6 GMT-5 CA California GMT-8 GMT-7 CO Colorado GMT-7 GMT-6 CT Connecticut GMT-5 GMT-4 DC District of Columbia GMT-5 GMT-4 DE Delaware GMT-5 GMT-4 FL Florida GMT-5 GMT-4 FL Florida (W) GMT-6 GMT-5 GA Georgia GMT-5 GMT-4 HI Hawaii GMT-10 NA ID Idaho (N) GMT-8 GMT-7 ID Idaho (S) GMT-7 GMT-6 IL Illinois GMT-6 GMT-5 IN Indiana GMT-5 GMT-4 IN Indiana (SW / NW) GMT-6 GMT-5 IA Iowa GMT-6 GMT-5 KS Kansas GMT-6 GMT-5 KS Kansas (W) GM
OH Ohio GMT-5 GMT-4 OK Oklahoma GMT-6 GMT-5 OR Oregon GMT-8 GMT-7 OR Oregon (E) GMT-7 GMT-6 PA Pennsylvania GMT-5 GMT-4 RI Rhode Island GMT-5 GMT-4 SC South Carolina GMT-5 GMT-4 SD South Dakota (E) GMT-6 GMT-5 SD South Dakota (W) GMT-7 GMT-6 TN Tennessee (E) GMT-5 GMT-4 TN Tennessee (W) GMT-6 GMT-5 TX Texas GMT-6 GMT-5 TX Texas (W) GMT-7 GMT-6 UT Utah GMT-7 GMT-6 VT Vermont GMT-5 GMT-4 VA Virginia GMT-5 GMT-4 WA Washington GMT-8 GMT-7 WV W
3. Name, Function and Connection 3-1. Front Panel DxxRS DxxWRS Figure 3.1.1. Front panel Table 3.1.1. Front LED and Port of DxxRS Name Description LED light is on when power is applied to the system. POWER LED light is on when the system is recording video data. HDD This USB port for archiving footage into a USB device. (USB 2.0 connector) USB Port 3-2. Connectors Do not power this system on before all the connections are completed. Make sure all the connections are properly secured.
D8RS/D8WRS D16RS/D16WRS Figure 3.2.1. Connectors ① VIDEO IN: Video input port. ② VIDEO OUT: D4RS: Switchable (Composite Video Output or Spot Monitor) D8RS, D16RS: CVBS1 – Composite Video Output / CVBS2 – Spot Monitor ③ VGA: VGA (Video Graphics Array) output port. Connects to the PC VGA monitor. ④ RS-232C (for D8RS/D16RS/D8WRS/D16WRS only): For engineering use only, the function is used by a gender through the VGA output. ⑤ AUDIO IN: Four connectors for audio input.
3-3. Remote Control ① ID: To set the remote control ID. ② REC: To start and stop manual recording ③ 0~9: To select channel (1,2,3,..) or to enter a DVR ID number or use as number key. ④ F/REW: During playback – To move the playback position 60seconds back. During Pause – To move the playback postion 1 frame back. ⑤ F/ADV: During playback – To move the playback position 60seconds forward . During Pause – To move the playback position moves 1 frame forward ⑥ REW: To rewind the recording.
4. Setting up the DVR The following sections detail the initial setup of the DVR. Menu screen will close if user input is not received in 5 minutes. 4-1. Setup – Main Live Screen To enter the setup menu, right click on the mouse and select setup from the submenu or press the setup button on the remote control. Table 4.1.1. Live Screen and Quick Operation Window When the DVR prompts the LOG-IN window, enter the PASSWORD using the virtual keyboard, or the front panel, or the remote control.
4-2. Setup – SYSTEM Mode In the SETUP menu, select the SYSTEM tab. Then, the SYSTEM menu is displayed as pictured below. Navigate through the menu items using the mouse or the remote control and change the value of the menu item. Figure 4.2.1. SYSTEM Setup Screen Table 4.2.1. Menu Items in SYSTEM Setup Screen Item Description DESCRIPTIO Press the button to view the system information.
DATE DISPLAY Select the date display format using the mouse or the control button on the remote FORMAT control. Options are: MM/DD/YYYY, YYYY/MM/DD, DD/MM/YYYY, YYYY-MM-DD, MMDD-YYYY, DD-MM-YYYY DATE&TIME Select the display date and time using the mouse or the control button on the remote SETUP control and press OK button to set the present date and time. Select DAYLIGHT SAVING using the mouse and the control button on the remote control and select the appropriate daylight saving time zone.
PRIMARY SNTP SERVER: Input the address of the primary NTP time-server. SECONDARY SNTP SERVER: Input the address of the secondary NTP time-server. TIME ZONE: NTP synchronizes with GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) regardless of geography, user must set their own time difference. CONNECTON MODE: Select the NTP time-server connection mode from TIME, INTERVAL, and ONCE. CONNECTION PERIOD - TIME – Refresh the time at the designated time (e.g.
ID: Enter the appropriate mail server ID. PASSWORD: Enter the appropriate mail server PASSWORD. MAIL FROM: To set the email address sent to the destination host. UNIT NAME Name the DVR (e.g. Factory) This feature is to identify the name of the DVR under the same network. 4-3. Setup – RECORD Mode In the SETUP menu, select the RECORD tab. Then, the RECORD menu is displayed as pictured below.
RESOLUTION Select D1, Half D1 or CIF using the mouse or the control button on the remote control. FRAME RATE Set the frame rate for the specified channel. The sum of the frame rate values from each channel cannot exceed the maximum frame rates for a specific recording resolution. QUALITY Select the recording quality for the selected channel. Options are; Level 1 (Low), Level 2, Level 3, Level 4, and Level 5 (High) RECORDING Assign the recording mode for the selected channel.
4-3-1. Recording Schedules To setup a recording schedule, select SCHEDULE in the RECORD menu. Navigate through the items using the mouse or the control button. Select CHANNEL > select NONE, CONTINUOUS or MOTION > HIGHLIGHT AREA To copy a schedule to a different channel, select the channel from the COPY SCHEDULE menu. . Figure 4.3.2.
4-4. Setup – DEVICE Mode In the SETUP menu, select the DEVICE tab. Then, the device menu is displayed as pictured below. Navigate through the menu items using the mouse or the control button on the remote control and change the value of the menu item. Figure 4.4.1. DEVICE Setup Screen Table 4.4.1. Menu Items in DEVICE Setup Screen Item ALARM OUT Description Set the sensor, motion, and video loss for triggering alarm relay HDD Error and Video Loss can trigger beeping. (D4RS does not support ALARM OUT.
SENSITIVITY Control the motion sensitivity from 1 to 9. (9 – Highest sensitivity, 1 – Lowest sensitivity) KEY TONE Enable/disable key tone. REMOTE Set the remote control ID. CONTROL ID 1. Select ID. 2. Input the remote control ID number. 3. An icon will indicate on the Live Screen if the remote control ID is synchronized. The options are from 0 to 99 Select the type of each sensor. SENSOR Option is Off, Normal Open or Normal Close. 4-4-1. Alarm-Out Figure 4.4.2. ALARM-OUT Setup Screen Table 4.4.
4-4-2. Keyboard Controller & PTZ Setup To control the PTZ functions of the camera, connect the PTZ controller to the RS-485 port on the back of the chassis with CAT5 (or equivalent) cable. ① Connect the RS-485 cables of PTZ camera to the RS-485 port on the rear panel. [D4WRS] [D8/16RS, D8/16WRS] Figure 4.4.3. Device Mode Setup Screen Figure 4.4.4. Device Mode Setup Screen ② Open the PTZ sub menu by selecting the submenu button. Figure 4.4.5.
Note: Connect PTZ cameras that support RS-485 directly to the RS-485 port. If the camera is controlled through an RS-232C interface, use an RS-232C to RS-485 to RS-232C signal converter.
4-4-4. Motion Zone Setup Select MOTION ZONE using the mouse or the control button on the remote control and select either PARTIAL ZONE or FULL ZONE using the mouse control. The default value is FULL ZONE. If FULL ZONE is selected, the motion zone grid screen is not displayed. Only set the level of sensitivity for MOTION SENSITIVITY. FULL ZONE: The motion sensor is active on the whole screen. PARTIAL ZONE: The motion sensor is active in the set detection frame.
4-5. Setup – DISPLAY Mode In the SETUP menu, select the DISPLAY tab. Then, the DISPLAY menu is displayed as pictured below. Navigate through the menu items using the mouse or the control button on the remote control and change the value of the menu item. To return to the previous setup menu screen, press the ESC button. Figure 4.5.1. DISPLAY Setup Screen Table 4.5.1. Menu Items in DISPLAY Setup Screen Item Description OSD Enable/disable on-screen-display.
VIDEO OUTPUT D4RS/D4WRS (VGA) When VGA REOSLUTION is set at 1024 x 768, CVBS OUTPUT(Simultaneous Video Output): ON SPOT OUTPUT: OFF When VGA RESOLUTION is set as 1280 x1024, CVBS OUTPUT(Simultaneous Video Output): OFF SPOT OUTPUT: ON D8RS/D16RS/D8WRS/D16WRS CVBS1: Composite Video Output CVBS2: Spot-Out port 4-6. Setup – NETWORK Mode Select the NETWORK tab. Then, the network menu is displayed as pictured below.
Table 4.6.1. Menu Items in NETWORK Setup Screen Item NETWORK TYPE Description DHCP: DVR will automatically retrieve an IP address from the network. STATIC: Network information must be manually configured. IP Enter IP address that is assigned for the DVR SUBNET MASK Enter Subnet Mask that is assigned for the DVR GATEWAY Enter Gateway that is assigned for the DVR.
For example, if you enter the host name as “D4RS”, then the address will be: http://d4rs.ddns.specoddns.net Select NETWORK>DDNS. The menu displays as below. Figure 4.6.3. NETWORK Setup Screen – DDNS Table 4.6.2. DDNS Item Description ENABLE DDNS Enable/disable the Dynamic Domain Name Service. HOST NAME This item allows the user to setup a domain name manually, using virtual keyboard displays as shown.
4-7. Setup – USER MANAGEMENT Mode In the SETUP menu, select the USER MANAGEMENT tab. Then, the USER MANAGEMENT menu is displayed as pictured below. Navigate through the menu items using the mouse or the control button on the remote control and change the value of the menu item. Figure 4.7.1. USER MANAGEMENT Setup Screen Table 4.7.1. Menu Items in USER MANAGEMENT Setup Screen Item Description AUTHORITY Only the Admin will have access to the menu.
ADMIN, USER1, USER2, USER3: Selected Checkbox: The user can access the function. Blank Checkbox: The user can not access the function. PASSWORD Options are ADMIN, USER1, USER2 and USER3. SETUP Select USER PASSWORD using the mouse or the control button on the remote control and press SEL button. Select user type and enter the current password. And, enter a new password, enter the same password again to confirm and select OK. Then the message “PASSWORD CHANGED” is displayed.
4-8. Setup – STORAGE Mode In the SETUP menu, select the STORAGE tab. Then, the STORAGE menu is displayed as pictured below. Navigate through the menu items using the mouse or the control button on the remote control and change the value of the menu item. Figure 4.8.1. STORAGE Setup Screen Table 4.8.1. Menu Items in STORAGE Setup Screen Item OVERWRITE Description When enabled, the DVR will continue recording and overwrite the oldest existing recorded data once the hard drive is full.
DISK INFO Hard drive information. Displays the following information; RECORDING Enable/disable recording limit. LIMIT RECORDING Set the recording limit days. (1- 90 days) LIMIT DAYS If the RECORDING LIMIT DAYS are set to 1, the data will be overwritten after 24 hours. S.M.A.R.T Set the alarm and beep by setting the HDD temperature limit. Alarm will trigger alarm output. Buzzer will trigger beeping from the internal speaker.
4-9. Setup - CONFIG Mode In the SETUP menu, select the CONFIG tab. Then, the configuration menu is displayed as pictured below. Navigate through the menu items using the mouse or the control button on the remote control and change the value of the menu item. Figure 4.9.1. CONFIGURATION Setup Screen Table 4.9.1. CONFIGURATION Setup Item Description EXPORT TO User can save the current configuration (Setting values) of the DVR to the USB USB flash drive.
LOAD Press the button to reset the system to the default settings. DEFAULT The following settings such as Language, DVR ID, Security User Authentication, Security User P/W, Date format, DLS settings, Network settings, HDD overwrite, Limit recording, HDD serial number, and HDD ERROR time will not be included. LOAD Press the button to reset the system to the factory default settings. FACTORY DEFAULT SOFTWARE Upgrade softeware to the latest version.
4-9-1. Firmware Upgrade 1. Create a new folder named “upgrade” in the USB flash drive root directory. 2. Create sub-folder for each model under “upgrade” folder and copy each firmware. D4RS: “main_D4RS_speco_*.*.*_201****” D8RS: “main_D8RS_speco_*.*.*_201****” D16RS: “main_D16RS_speco_*.*.*_201****” D4WRS: “main_D4WRS_speco_*.*.*_201****” D8WRS: “main_D8WRS_speco_*.*.*_201****” D16WRS: “main_D16WRS_speco_*.*.*_201****” 3. Plug in the USB flash drive on the rear panel. 4.
Figure 4.9.3 Figure 4.9.4 NOTICE 1. If selecting REBOOT LATER, the upgraded software will not be applied until the system reboots. 2. If selecting REBOOT NOW when the USB flash drive is plugged, the following message will pop up. Remove the USB flash drive and select OK.
5. Live, Search and Playback 5-1. Live View In the Live screen, video inputs from the cameras are displayed as they are configured in the Display Setup screen. Various On-Screen Display (OSD) symbols, which indicate the status of the DVR, are described in Table 5.1.1. Figure 5.1.1. Live Screen and Quick Operation Window Table 5.1.1. Status Indicator Icons in Live Viewing Screen Icon Description Indicates the DVR is locked. Note) to unlock, right click on the live view screen and click on Unlock.
Indicates that a network client is connected to the DVR. Indicates that sequencing mode is enabled. Displays the current date and time. RC: ALL Remote control ID display. If a remote ID is not set, the message “ALL” is displayed. Displays the amount of recording on the hard disk from 0-99%. Indicates that HDD is recycled. Continuous recording in progress. Manual recording in progress. To set the Manual recording mode, press the Record button on the front panel. Motion alarm recording in progress.
Table 5.1.2. Menu Items in Quick Operation Window Icon Description SETUP Setup button. Click this button to go to a setup menu. AUDIO Audio button. Click this button to set an audio reception type; (Channel 1 through 4, Audio Mute). SEARCH Search button. Click this button to enter the search menu. SNAPSHOT Snapshot button. Click this button to create a snapshot. (JPEG STILL IMAGE) CAMERA PTZ Pop up the PTZ user interface. (D4RS does not support CAMERA PTZ) SEQUENCE Sequence button.
5-1-1. PTZ Control Table 5.1.3. Menu Items in PTZ Control Window Item Description INITIALIZE Initialize the PTZ settings of the selected camera PAN/TILT Select PAN/TILT using the ▲▼◀ and ▶button, then press SEL. Adjust the tilt (UP/DOWN)/pan (LEFT/RIGHT) position using the ▲▼◀and ▶ buttons. ZOOM/FOCUS Select ZOM/FOCUS using the▲▼◀ and ▶ buttons, then press SEL. Adjust the zoom (UP/DOWN)/ focus (LEFT/ RIGHT)position using the ▲▼◀ and ▶ buttons. OSD Select OSD to enter the menu.
5-2. Digital Zoom in Live and Playback Screen RS series supports Digital Zoom feature during live and playback mode. 1. Double click the target channel. 2. Click the left button of the mouse and drag to make rectangular shape. 5-3. SEARCH Screen To enter the search screen menu, select SEARCH menu on the screen using the mouse or press SEARCH icon on live screen. Figure 5.3.1.
5-3-1. Time Line Search The CALENDAR Search window is used to find the stored video by using the time line bar. Figure 5.3.2. Calendar Screen Figure 5.3.3. Time-Line Search Screen When the Timeline menu is selected, the user can see a calendar, which displays recorded dates with highlights. Select a specific date and time. Click and drag the red time indicator bar to the desired hour. User can select a specific minutes using a button in the above red box.
5-3-2. Event Search The Event Search window is used to find stored video. Figure 5.3.4. Event Search Screen When the Event menu is selected, the user can see a calendar, which has recorded data. Select a specific date and the event log will be displayed. Press the PLAY button to playback the data or the SAVE button to save the data after selecting the specific data. User can find a data of the specific channel and event using a button in the above red box as following Figure 5.2.5.
SPECIFIC TIME menu. Use the mouse or the control button on the remote control to change the date and time value and press the PLAY button after setting. If there is no video data in the set date and time, No Data Exist message displays. 5-3-6. Archive List The ARCHIVE Search window is used to find previously stored video or images. Figure 5.3.6. Archive Search Screen When the Archive menu is selected, the user can see a calendar, which has recording data.
5-4. Play Mode During playback of a recorded event, the mode changes from SEARCH to PLAY. While in PLAY mode, you may return to the SEARCH screen by pressing the X button on the status bar. Figure 5.4.1. Play Mode Screen The following status bar hides automatically and appears again if a mouse pointer is positioned to the bottom of the screen. Table 5.4.1.
6. Back Up 6-1. Still Image Backup onto USB Flash Drive Still images can be captured and archived onto a USB flash drive or an external hard drive in live mode or while playing back recorded video. In the live mode, press the BACKUP button to launch the archive function or select BACK UP menu on the screen using the mouse. 1. Select a specific channel, which wants to backup on live screen. 2. When you press BACKUP button, the archiving screen will display. 3.
3. Select USB STICK (Flash Drive) to back up less than an hour. Select USB HDD (Huge Backup) to back up from 1 hour to 24 hours. 4. Once you select the channel and duration, the system will start to archive the data to the USB flash drive. 5. The following image pops up in case of starting backup on one channel screen. 6. The following image shows the progress of archiving the data.
7. The following shows the image to complete the backup. Select lose to return to the previous screen. 6-3. Transferring Still Images or Video from the ARCHIVE List The stored data in the hard drive can be found in the ARCHIVE list in the SEARCH window. User can back up still images or video into the storage device from the ARCHIVE list. 1. Select the date to begin searching and navigate through the days using the mouse or the control button or the remote control. 2.
Figure 6.3.1. Archive Search Screen 6-4. Playback of Backup Video AVI format: AVI format video can be played back by Window Media Player™ or other media player that is compatible with AVI format video. NSF format: NSF format video can be played back using the player that the DVR copies on USB flash drive with video. Digital Zoom Feature: Use the mouse scroll to use digital zoom in and out feature.
7. Network Access Using the Multi-Sites Network Viewer 7-1. Overview The SpecoTech Multi Client is a multiple site monitoring client software with; video, audio, and alarm signals from the DVRs over networks. The SpecoTech Multi Client does not limit the number of DVR units to register. The program displays up to 16 DVRs and supports dual monitors. On the program, user may control PTZ cameras on the DVRs.
7-3. Installation of the Program 1. Insert the provided CD in the CD drive and double-click “SpecoTech Multi Client (XXXX).exe” 2. Select a destination folder and click “Next”. 3. Select the program folder and click “Next”. 4. The installation status screen is displayed. 5. After the installation is completed, “SpecoTech Multi Client” icon displays on the desktop screen.
7-4. Live Window When installation is completed, double click the “SpecoTech Multi Client” icon on your desktop to start the program. 7-4-1. Main User Interface 7-4-2. Control Buttons Button Description Click this icon to run a playback window to search and play videos that LOCAL PLAYBACK are recorded in the local PC. Click this icon to run a playback window to search and play videos that REMOTE PLAYBACK are recorded in the remote DVR.
THUMBNAIL REFRESH: Click this icon to refresh and renew thumbnail image of the connected sites. SITE ADDITION: Click this icon to open „Site Addition‟ window. SITE DELETE: Click this icon to delete site from the index window, after disconnect a site. SITE MANAGEMENT NET FINDER: Select the site from the index window and click this icon to modify the information of specific site. CONNECT DISCONNECT Click this icon to connect the selected site/sites. Click this icon to disconnect the selected site/sites.
7-5. Search and Playback Window 7-5-1. Main User Interface You can access to search window by clicking the search icon (Local Playback / Remote Playback) on the upper right of the Live Window. 7-5-2. Main Control Panel Button Description Click this icon to run a playback window to search and play videos that LOCAL PLAYBACK are recorded in the local PC. Click this icon to run a playback window to search and play videos that REMOTE PLAYBACK are recorded in the remote DVR.
CONNECT Click this icon to connect the selected site/sites. DISCONNECT Click this icon to disconnect the selected site/sites. SETUP CAPTURE EVENT LIST Click this icon to setup configuration of SpecoTech Multi Client. Click this icon to capture a still image. Opens list of events logged by the UMS Multi Client. Click this icon to set the beginning time for backup of the recorded MARK IN video in AVI format.
7-6. Setup of SpecoTech Multi Client Click the setup icon to setup the configuration of UMS Multi Client software. The SETUP window is displayed as below. 7-6-1. General Security Option: Set a password for security options. Select security options and set a password. Then when you access any of selected functions, you need to enter the password. You can also set the save path for capturing and backup Save Path: Specify the location to save captured still image for Capture and Backup data.
7-6-2. Event Event log can be archived and searched. Event Log: Specify the location to save event logs and select event to archive. Event Search: Event log can be searched from the selected time.
7-6-3. Record Record Setup: You can set the recording conditions as the following; Always, Event, or Auto record. And you can also select target DVR/DVRs and channel/channels. When you set the recording condition to event, you can set event for motion or alarm with duration. Record Local Storage Setup: You can select the local disk to record and the amount of disk space you want to allow the program to use for recording.
7-6-4. Display You can select the OSD (On Screen Display) to be displayed. 7-6-5. About “About” provides network client version information.
7-7. Remote Setup The menu settings for the DVR unit can be set over network. Put the cursor of the mouse on the channel, which is connected to the site and right click on the mouse to open the submenu. Then the following window is displayed as below. Select the REMOTE SETUP. Then the setup window is displayed. The specified menu screen is displayed on the upper left of the screen. Enter the password of the DVR when prompted.
7-7-1. System Select System to set system and time settings. 1. Date Display Format: YYYY/MM/DD, MM/DD/YYYY, DD/MM/YYYY, YYYY-MM-DD, MM-DD-YYYY, DD-MM-YYYY 2. Client Access: Enable/Disable remote access through network client software. 3. NTP: Sets whether to synchronize the time using NTP server or not. - Primary SNTP Server: Input the NTP primary server address. - Secondary SNTP Server: Input the NTP secondary server address. - Time Zone: Select the time zone.
7-7-2. Record Select RECORD tab to set the recording conditions. These settings apply to the specified channel only. 1. Recording Setup - Resolution: Sets the resolution for the recordings. The set value applies to an individual channel. - Frame Rate: Sets the recording rate. - Quality: Sets the image quality in 5 levels. - Recording: Sets the recording mode. - Recording Mode: CONTINUOS, SCHEDULE, MOTION - Pre Record: Sets whether to perform or not pre recording.
7-7-3. Device Select Device to set Spot Out, Enable/Disable CVBS Out, motion zone. 1. Motion: Setup the motion detection area and the sensitivity. - SITE: Select the channel - MOTION ZONE: FULL Zone or PARTIAL Zone - Motion Sensitivity: 1~9 (High sensitivity level) 2. Key Tone: Sets On or Off of Key Tone. 3. Remote Controller ID: Sets an ID number on the supplied remote control for its identification.
7-7-4. Display Select the DISPLAY tab to set the DISPLAY conditions. These settings apply to all channels. 1. OSD: Sets whether to display or not date and time as well as channel number on the screen. 2. OSD Contrast: Adjust the character contrast on the screen. 3. Sequence: Setting for automatically switching the displayed video. 4. Sequence-Dwell Time: Sets the interval for automatically switching the screens. 5.
7-7-5. Network 1. Network Type - STATIC: The address setting mode is manual. Input IP, Gateway, Subnet Mask, and DNS server IP. - DHCP: The address setting mode is automatic. Addresses and other information do not need to be set. 2. DDNS: Set whether to use DDNS service or not. - Host Name: Allows the user to setup a domain name manually - SUMBIT/UPDATE: Select ON to submit the settings - ezDDNS: Enable/disable ezDDNS to register the host name automatically 3.
7-7-6. Storage Select Storage to configure continued recording settings by overwriting the hard disk and the storage period for the recording data. 1. Overwrite: To continue recording by overwriting when the hard disk becomes full, check the checkbox. 2. Record Limit: Sets whether to limit or not the recording data storage period. - Record Limit Days: Sets a recording data storage period. 3. S.M.A.R.T.: Sets the TEMPERATURE LIMIT of the Hard Disk to trigger the ALARM and the BUZZER. 7-7-7.
7-8. Operation 7-8-1. Addition, Delete, and Modify of DVR Sites 7-8-1-1. Addition of Sites 1. Click SITE ADDITION button. And then the following window will be displayed as below. o Site Name: Input a name that properly describes a site. o IP Address: Input IP address (Public IP address of a router that DVR is connected.) or Domain name o Port Number: Default Port Number is “5445”. o ID: Input ID of DVR. Default ID is “admin”. o Password: Input network password of DVR. Default Password is “1111”.
7-8-1-3. Modify of Sites 1. Select the site/sites to modify from the directory window. 2. Click NET FINDER button. And then the following window will be displayed as below. 3. Click MODIFY button. And then the modified information is displayed as below.
7-8-2. Connect and Disconnect 7-8-2-1. Connect 1. Select site/sites to connect from the directory window. 2. Click CONNECT button, and then site/sites displays/display as connected. 7-8-2-2. Disconnect 1. Select site/sites to disconnect from the directory window. 2. Click DISCONNECT button, and then selected site/sites disconnected.
7-8-3. Still-image Capture During Live 1. Double-click a channel to capture from the display screen. (Otherwise all channels will be captured.). 2. Click CAPTURE button. And then a Capture window will be displayed as below. 3. Set Save Path, File Name, and File Format. And then click OK button. 4. Still image is saved as set in Capture window.
7-8-4. Recording Video on Local PC During Live 1. Click SETUP button. And then a setup window will be displayed as below. 2. Select Record and set the values. 3. Select Disk and set the values. 4. Click RECORD ON button. And the color of button is changed. 5. Live video data is recorded as set in Record and Disk setup. These video data can be searched and play-backed with Local Playback.
7-8-5. Local Playback and Remote Playback 7-8-5-1. Playback of Recorded Video on a Local PC 1. Click LOCAL PLAYBACK. And then Playback Window will be displayed over the Live Window. 2. Select site/sites to connect from the directory window. 3. Click CONNECT button. And then Green bar displays on Search calendar and timeline scale window. 8. Move the marker on the timeline scale to where there is video data and press the PLAY button. 9. Video data that is recorded on local PC will be play-backed. 10.
7-8-5-2. Playback of Recorded Video on Remote DVR 1. Click REMOTE PLAYBACK. And then Playback Window will be displayed over the Live Window. 2. Select the site to connect from the directory window. 3. Click CONNECT. And then Green bar displays on Search calendar and timeline scale window. 4. Move the marker on the timeline scale to where there is video data and press the PLAY button. 5. Video data that is recorded on the remote DVR is play-backed.
7-8-6. AVI Backup during Playback You can back up the recorded videos in AVI format during playback. 1. Double-click the target channel to backup. 2. Select the beginning time by using the search calendar and timeline scale bar. 3. Click MARK IN button on the timeline scale to select the beginning point of the backup. 4. Click MARK OUT button on the timeline scale to select the ending point of the backup.
6. You can also set the beginning time and ending time on this window. After selecting a channel for backup, click the OK button. The backup will begin. 7. AVI video data is recorded as set in AVI Backup window. AVI format video can be played back by using Window Media Player™ or other media player that is compatible with AVI format video.
8. Network Access Using the Web-Browser Viewer The DVR provides a live remote monitoring feature by web-browser viewer. (NOTE: Web-Brower is only available for Internet Explorer) 1. Check the IP address of the DVR from SETUP>SYSTEM>DESCRIPTION>IP ADDRESS or 2. Input the IP address or Domain name address that you pre-registered. 3. Click this bar. Then the dialog box is displayed. 4. Click “Install” to download and install the ActiveX control. 5.
Site Name: Input a name that properly describes a site. IP Address: Input IP address (Public IP address of a router that DVR is connected.) or Domain name Port Number: Default Port Number is “5445”. ID: Input ID of DVR. Default ID is “admin”. Password: Input network password of DVR. Default Password is “1111”. 7. Then the cameras connected to the DVR are displayed on the screen. 8. Use mouse scroll to digitally zoom in and out from a single channel display.
9. Network Access Using the Smart Phone Viewer 9-1. App Viewer for iPhone 1. Enter the Apple App Store. 2. Search “Speco Viewer” in the App Store. Notice SPECO VIEWER is for the RS, WRS and HD series DVRs. SPECO VIEWER is not compatible with the T Series DVR‟s (TH, TN or TL) or the PC Series DVR‟s. 3. Install the “Speco Viewer” app. 4. Open the installed “Speco Viewer” App 5. Select the in the top right corner for site addition 6.
7. Select the saved site from “My Site List” 8. Select a channel (s) to view. 9. After selecting a channel, the app will display the channel (s). Notice Data Usage applied without Wi-Fi connection. Please check with your Phone Carrier.
10-2. App Viewer for Android Phone 1. Enter the Android Market. 2. Search “Speco Viewer” in the Android Market and install the “Speco Viewer” app. 3. Open the installed “Speco Viewer” App 4.
5. Input the “Site Information” and select CONFIRM to save the “Site Information” 6. Select the saved site from “My Device” for network connection. 7. The app will display the live streaming video. Notice Data Usage applied without Wi-Fi connection. Please check with your Phone Carrier.
APPENDIX: Network Connection - LAN 1. Install the network client software from the supplied CD. 2. Check the IP address from SETUP > SYSTEM > DESCRIPTION or SETUP>NETWORK of DVR. 3. Run the network client software.
4. Input Site Name, Site Address (IP address), Port Number, and Password on the connect window. Site Name: Input a name that properly describes a site. IP Address: Input IP address Port Number: Default Port Number is “5445”. ID: Input ID of DVR. Default ID is “admin”. Password: Input network password of DVR. Default Password is “1111”. 5. Select a site by checking the box, and Press 89 button to connect to the site.
APPENDIX: Network Connection – Internet and DDNS Dynamic Domain Name System (DDNS) allows a domain name to be constantly synchronized with a dynamic IP address. A current dynamic IP address is being associated with a static domain name. 1. Go to SETUP>NETWORK>DDNS and set the DDNS SERVER to ON. If you set ezDDNS to ON, the host name is automatically generated and registered. 2. Go to SETUP>NETWORK>DDNS>HOST NAME. Manually enter a domain name using the virtual keyboard and click ENTER button.
3. When a manual host name is completed, Go to SETUP>NETWORK>DDNS>SUBMIT/UPDATE and select ON to submit the settings on the SPECO DDNS. Once the setting is completed, the DDNS address will be: http://hostname.ddns.specoddns.net For example, if you enter the host name as “D4RS”, then the address will be: http://d4rs.ddns.specoddns.net 4. When DDNS setting is done, click the APPLY button. Otherwise DDNS setting will not be applied. 5. When you exit SETUP menu, DDNS NOTIFIY window will pop up. 6.
8. Port forward the network PORT (Default: 5445) and WEB PORT (Default: 80) of the private IP Address of the DVR on the network router. Please refer to the user manual and guide for the detailed steps for port forwarding for specific router model. 6. Run the network client software. 7. Input Site Name, Site Address (IP address), Port No., and Password on the connect window. Site Name: Input a name that properly describes a site.
8. And select the OK button. Then, press button after checking the left check box.
APPENDIX: E-SATA CONNECTION Please read the following instructions before using the E-SATA port. Failure to do so may cause serious damage to the recorded video. SPECO is not responsible for data loss caused by improper usage. Use ONLY a new HDD or a HDD that is pre-formatted on a PC. Turn off the DVR before plugging the E-SATA HDD. DO NOT disconnect the E-SATA port while the DVR power is on. The purpose of the E-SATA port is to extend recording capacity.
