User’s Guide (Ver. 1.0) Models: D8HU/D16HU 8/16 Channel Higher MP HD-TVI & IP Full Hybrid DVR 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 Desktop: D8HU / D16HU Remote Control Battery 1.5V (AAA x2) Quick Setup Guide Quick User Guide USB Mouse Software & Manual CD Rack mount (x 2) & Screw (x 6) Adaptor (DC12V 5A or DC12V 6.
Specifications MODEL NAME D8HU D16HU Operational Mode (HD-TVI, Analog, IP) Flexible for all channels Video HD-TVI Up to 8 Up to 16 Analog Up to 8 Up to 16 IP Camera Highest Max. 3840x2160 (8MP) Max. 3840x2160 (8MP) Input Resolution Output Audio Input Main Monitor VGA(Max. 1920x1080) and HDMI (Max. 3840x2160) Sub Monitor CVBS or SPOT HD-TVI, Analog Loop Output 8 16 Local Input 8 16 Remote Input from IP 8 16 1 1 Camera Output I/O Local Output (RCA) Audio Codec G.
Backup Storage Playback Speed x0.25, x0.5, x2, x4, x8, x16, x32, x64 Media USB drive, External HDD, Network File Format BMP, AVI, Proprietary Format Huge Backup Yes (Max.
Table of Contents 1. Main Features ............................................................................................................................... 9 2. Initial Boot-up Process................................................................................................................. 10 2-1. Initial Boot up and Basic Time Setup ........................................................................................ 10 2-2. Setting up Daylight Savings Time .............................
6-1. Still Image Backup onto USB Flash Drive ........................................................................... 67 6-2. Video Backup onto USB Flash Drive during playback ......................................................... 68 6-3. EZCopy: Video Backup onto USB Flash Drive during playback ........................................... 69 6-4. Transferring Still Images or Video from the ARCHIVE List ................................................ 70 6-5. Playback of Backup Video ..................
1. Main Features Easy Record, Copy and Setup Easy Search by Thumbnail Preview Easy Network Easy IP Camera Setup Recording Rate: D16HU: 400fps @ QHD, D8HU: 160fps @ QHD Digital Deterrent, audio message output upon event H.
2. Initial Boot-up Process 2-1. Initial Boot up and Basic Time Setup 1. During the first boot up, the following logo will be displayed. 2. After the logo, select the language and set date and time as specified below. 1) User has to set a password before using. Can not use ‘1111’ when the initial boot up password set. But user can set ‘1111’ as a password through [Setup > User Management > Password Setup] 2) DVR will not proceed when user put the password ‘1111’.
2-2. Setting up Daylight Savings Time To enable Daylight Saving feature/NTP synchronization, take the following steps. 1. Enter the Setup mode. The default Username is “admin” and enter a password set on the initial boot-up process. 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.
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NH New Hampshire GMT-5 GMT-4 NJ New Jersey GMT-5 GMT-4 NM New Mexico GMT-7 GMT-6 NY New York GMT-5 GMT-4 NC North Carolina GMT-5 GMT-4 ND North Dakota GMT-6 GMT-5 ND North Dakota (W) GMT-7 GMT-6 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 Tenness
2-4. EZ Setup Quick installation Menu for HU and IP Camera Easy installation(Right-Click on the Main Screen) Figure 2.4. EZ Setup Screen 2.4.1. Setup EZ Record, Date & Time, and IP Camera configurations.
7 8 Figure 2.4.1. EZ Record Setup Procedure ① Select EZ Record for Date/Time and Recording Setup, and click “next” to proceed. ② When the description of EZ Record Setup is displayed, click “next” to proceed. ③ Set up the Date/Time settings and click “next” to get to the recording setup. ④ Select the recording mode and click “next” to get to the record video quality setup. ⑤ After setup the Record Video Quality, click “next” to to proceed.
Figure 2.4.2. EZ Network Setup Procedure ① DVR automatically checking the network and configuration by scanning in few seconds. ② DVR will show the DDNS host name when configuration is finished automatically. ③ If you need to edit the host name please select ‘edit’ button. ④ Everything is OK, then select ‘finish’. Host name and status pop-up screen will be showed.
2-5 . IP Camera SETUP (through SpecoTech Web Viewer) HU Series allows remote access to the IP Cameras through "IP Camera Setup" menu in SpecoTech Web Viewer. ① Click the mouse right button ② Select “IP Camera Setup”. ③ Select Channel Number. ④ It launches the camera’s web setup page. In order for the web pages to launch from the “IP Camera Setup” menu when accessed from the WAN, Ports 59011 to 59254 on the router must be port forwarded to the HU.
3. Front and Rear Panels 3-1. Front Panel Figure 3.1.1. DVR Front panels Table 3.1.1. Front LED and Ports of Desktop Models (D16HU/D8HU) Name POWER HDD USB Port Description LED light is on when power is applied to the system. LED light is on when the system is recording video data. This USB port for archiving footage into a USB device. (USB 2.0 connector) Table 3.1.2.
3-2. Rear Panel Connectors Do not power this system on before all the connections are attached. Make sure all the connections are properly secured. Faulty connection may result in the system being damaged. 1 4 8 6 12 3 9 7 5 2 11 10 13 D16HU 1 3 12 4 7 6 2 5 11 10 9 13 D8HU Figure 3.2.1. Connectors ① Ground: Use for ground port. ② VIDEO IN: Video input port.
3-3. Remote Control ① ID: To set the remote control ID. ② REC: To start and stop manual recording ③ SEARCH: To go to SEARCH menu. ④ F/ADV: During playback – To move the playback position 60 seconds forward . During Pause – To move the playback position moves 1 frame forward ⑤ F/REW: During playback – To move the playback position 60 seconds back. During Pause – To move the playback postion 1 frame back. ⑥ FF: To fast forward the recording.
4. Setting up the DVR The following sections detail the initial setup of the DVR. Menu screen will close if user response is not received in 5 minutes. 4-0. 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. Figure 4.
4-1. Setup – IP CAMERA Press the SETUP button and enter the password. The setup menu is displayed as picture below. Select IP Camera icon and press SEL button to enter the setup menu item. Figure 4.1.1 IP Camera mode setup screen Table 4.1.1. Menu items in IP Camera mode setup Item CHANNE Description To manually connect each camera, click on the “select” to get this window: L Under the column labeled Type, Select IP Camera Manufacturer.
IP Address: Enter the address of IP camera to connect, or select from scanned list. Stream Port: Enter the port number of IP camera to connect Web Port: Enter the web port number of IP camera to connect Others: Change the IP camera setting. Double click the empty box and then Log-In box will be pop-up. (Enter ID and PASSWORD of IP Camera) Protocol Scan IP Select the protocol for the IP Camera Automatic IP Camera search on the local network. Set up IP camera address.
4-1-1. Scan Menu Scan for IP Camera on network using SPECO/ONVIF/HIKVISION protocols. . Figure 4.1.2 IP Camera Setup Screen Figure 4.1.3 Left Image using ONVIF Protocol Scan, Right Image using SPECO Protocol Scan Figure 4.1.4 ONVIF Protocol Profile SCAN Image ① Select the protocol used by the IP Camera and then click the scan button. ② Select the IP Camera from the list and then click the register button. ③ After registering, the basic information is displayed.
4-1-2. ONVIF Setup Menu Figure 4.1.2 IP Camera Setup Screen (ONVIF) The NS Series can search for IP Cameras that are conformant to ONVIF (Open Network Video Interface Forum). In order to search for ONVIF Cameras, the field associated with VENDOR has to be set to ONVIF. Click on the Box associated with Scan to scan the networks for ONVIF Conformance cameras. Figure 4.1.
Figure 4.1.5 ONVIF Profile Scan Window ① Select ONVIF for Vendor and click the SCAN button. ② Select the camera on the list and then click the register button. ③ Then, PROFILE and ONVIF setting button will be displayed on the menu. Click PROFILE button and then the detail information of ONVIF will be searched and listed. (If there is not one listed, the ONVIF protocol of IP CAM is not compatible with Hybrid DVR and therefore not supported. ) ④ Double click the listed profile to apply.
SYSTEM System information and change your password, factory reset and the camera is rebooting. 4-2. Setup – SYSTEM 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. Figure 4.2.1.
Table 4.2.1. Menu Items in SYSTEM Setup Screen Item DESCRIPTION Description Press the button to view the system information. (Software Version, Storage Size, IP Address, MAC Address and DDNS Status) LANGUAGE Select the display language using the mouse or the remote control. Once a language is selected, the display language will change. DATE DISPLAY Select the date display format using the mouse or the remote control.
SETUP over variable-latency data networks. 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.
MAIL PORT: Assign Mail Port number. SECURE OPTION: Select the secure mail server connection method. (SSL or TLS) ID: Enter the appropriate mail server ID. PASSWORD: Enter the appropriate mail server PASSWORD MAIL TO: Enter the appropriate email address to enable sending e-mail reports using a virtual keyboard. MAIL FROM: To set the email address sent to the destination host. TEST : E-mail settings sent a test mail to the registered account UNIT NAME Name the HYBRID (e.g.
HEALTH CHECK – OFF, ON (Allows the user to set MAIL STATUS periodically) : DAILY or WEELY or MONTHLY VIDEO CLIP SETUP: Setup the duration of video clip for PRE RECORD and POST RECORD. EVENT AND NOTIFICATION – OFF, ON (Allows the user to set EVENT NOFICIATION ON or OFF) HEALTH CHECK / RESTART / SHUTDOWN / PANIC RECORD - Enable Email Notification in the event a problem occurs with the VS. ALARM-IN – Enable Email Notification when the camera detects sensor.
1-4) Set Video clip duration 2) How to playback 2-1) Playback through PC : Log in Google Drive and select a file and playback 2-2) Playback through Mobile device : Use ‘SpecoPlayer’ Notice – Support iOS from ‘1.5.8_150316’, Android from ‘3.2.2.7_150316’ How to use ‘SNS’ - Notice : User have to make an Twitter account for DVR in order to follow the Twitter followers. - DVR send event message to Twitter followers when EVENT Triggered.
1) Message receiving (Following) 2) Message receiving (Following) 2-1) Follow the DVR twitter account 2-2) Followers can see received messages HYBRID SETUP Each channel can be configured to be HD-TVI & Analogue or IP Camera. However, Local channels take priority to ip cameras when it comes to channel order.
4-3. Setup – RECORD Mode In the SETUP menu, select the RECORD tab. Then, the RECORD menu is displayed as pictured below. Navigate through the menu items or change the settings using the mouse or the remote control. Figure 4.3.1. RECORD Setup Screen Table 4.3.1. Menu Items in RECORD Setup Screen Menu Item SITE Description Select a channel for applying the following settings using the mouse or the remote control. To change the values of all channels, take the following steps.
RESOLUTION Select HD TVI or 960H for analog cameras using the mouse or 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.
NONE: Disable recording during selected timeframe (Highlighted in White) CONTINUOUS: CONTINUOUS recording (Highlighted in Green) MOTION: MOTION recording (Highlighted in Yellow) SENSOR: SENSOR recording (Highlighted in Red) CLEAR: Clears the schedule 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 or change the settings using the mouse or the remote control. Figure 4.4.
SITE Select specified channel for motion zone setup. MOTION ZONE Select either Full Zone or Partial Zone for motion detection. MOTION SENSITIVITY Set the motion sensitivity for the selected channel. Control the motion sensitivity from 1 to 9. (9 – Highest sensitivity, 1 – Lowest sensitivity) KEY TONE Enable/disable key tone from front panel usage. REMOTE CONTROL ID Set the remote control ID. 1. Select ID. 2. Input the remote control ID number. 3.
Select the play button to hear message after export. SCHEDULE Schedule the sound file considering the expected situation.
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. Figure 4.4.2.1. Device Mode Setup Screen ② Open the PTZ sub menu by selecting the submenu button. Figure 4.4.2.2. PTZ Control Setup Screen Note: Connect PTZ cameras that support RS-485 directly to the RS-485 port.
Figure 4.4.2.3 Controller Selection Screen Notice: DxxHU series can use UTC feature. : UTC(Up The Coax) allows for control of the camera OSD menu via the coax cable. User does not need extra connection via RS-485 to control the camera OSD menu - How to set (Setup > Device > PTZ & Controller > PELCO C-PROTOCOL) 4-4-3. Spot Out Figure 4.4.3.
Table 4.4.3. Menu Item in SPOT-OUT Setup Screen Item Description SPOT ON EVENT Enable/disable channel change if an event occurs on a channel. SPOT EVENT Set the dwell time for the display of the event activated channel. DWELL TIME (3-10sec) SEQUENCE Enable/disable sequential display of spot channel in full screen. If select ON, the selected channel will be displayed on the monitor periodically. SEQUENCE Set the dwell time for the spot channel display.
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 or change the settings using the mouse or the remote control. To return to the previous setup menu screen, press the Cancel button. Figure 4.5. DISPLAY Setup Screen Table 4.5. Menu Items in DISPLAY Setup Screen Item Description OSD Enable/disable on-screen-display.
SEQUENCE Set the dwell time of each, single channel display in sequential display DWELL TIME mode (3~60seconds) SITE Select a channel to apply the name and covert settings change using the mouse or the remote control. Select a channel to apply the following settings using the mouse. NAME Set the channel name. Press the right square button and set the channel name and select OK using the mouse. The name can be made up to 36 characters.
4-6. Setup – NETWORK Mode Select the NETWORK tab. Then, the network menu is displayed as pictured below. Navigate through the menu items or change the settings using the mouse or the remote control. Figure 4.6. NETWORK Setup Screen Table 4.6. Menu Items in NETWORK Setup Screen Item NETWORK TYPE Description DHCP: DVR will automatically retrieve an IP address. STATIC: Network information must be manually configured.
WEB PORT/ Enter the port number for connection using web. HTTPS PORT (Default web port : 80, Default https port : 443) NETWORK Sets the camera display settings for network streaming. STREAM 4-6-1. Network Types 4-6-1-1. DHCP An IP address is automatically assigned by the DHCP server, which automatically assigns the IP address and other parameters to new devices. 4-6-1-2. STATIC IP address, Subnet Mask, Gateway, and DNS are manually assigned by the user.
Table 4.6.2. DDNS Item Description ENABLE DDNS Turn DDNS on/off HOST NAME This item allows the user to setup a domain name manually, using virtual keyboard displays as shown. SUBMIT/UPDATE When manual host name input is done, move the cursor to this item and select ON to submit the settings. ezDDNS Enable/disable ezDDNS to register the host name automatically. 4-6-3.
Figure 4.6.4. NETWORK Setup Screen – Network Stream 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 or change the settings using the mouse or the remote control. Figure 4.7.
Table 4.7. Menu Items in USER MANAGEMENT Setup Screen Item Description AUTHORITY Only the Admin will have access to the menu. SETUP PASSWORD CHECK: Select the Checkbox to enable the functions or leave the Checkbox blank to disable the functions.
“PASSWORD CHANGED” is displayed. It is highly recommended to assign a new password to protect the system. AUTHORITY OF Set authority level of playback on each user. PLAYBACK Checked box: authorized to playback. Blank check box: no authority. REMOTE Disconnect the remote playback after the specific time (Disable, 5min, 10min, 15 min, PLAYBACK 30min, 60min.
Network User User can select network access user number (4 users of 12 users). Limits DVR system will be restarted if user change this network user number. 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 or change the settings using the mouse or the remote control. Figure 4.8.
Table 4.8. 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. When disabled, recording will stop once the hard drive is full. DISK FORMAT You will have an option of YES or NO for formatting the Hard Drive. After formatting HDD, the DVR will reboot. Caution: It is recommended to archive any data that you may need in the future before formatting the hard drive.
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 or change the settings using the mouse or the remote control. 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.
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. For D16HUModels: - Folder name – “d16hu - File name – “main_D16HUspeco_*.*.*_201****”.bin For D8HU Models: - Folder name – “d8hu - File name – “main_D8HUspeco_*.*.*_201****”.bin 3. Plug in the USB flash drive on the rear panel. 4. Navigate to CONFIG menu of SETUP. 5. Select SOFTWARE UPGRADE. 6.
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. When the mouse is right clicked, and the quick operation window will be displayed as below. Figure 5.1.1. Live Screen and Quick Operation Window On the bottom of the screen, various On-Screen Display (OSD) symbols, which indicate the status of the DVR, are described in Table 5.1.1. Table 5.1.1.
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. When Overwrite is not enabled, this displays the percent of the hard disk usage from 0-99%. When Overwrite is enabled, the Bar will indicate with Overwrite 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.
Digital Deterrent “Right now it just says “use”. Site Information Press the button to view the record setting of a selected channel. System Information Press the button to view the system information. Export Help Displays window with instructions for exporting video. System Lock Locks the DVR from user access. System Shutdowm Click this button to shutdown system. 5-1-1. PTZ Control Table 5.1.3.
AUTOSCAN Press the right key(▶) to start auto scan. Press the left key (◀) to stop auto scan. PRESET Select PRESET, then press the left key(◀). A number input window will appear. Set the number (3digits) using the number key, then press the SEL to confirm the preset number for the current position. Press the right key (▶) and enter the number (3digits) to go to the preset position. TOUR Select TOU and press the right (▶) key. A number input window will open.
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. Search Screen There are 7 options in the Search Menu, they are: EZSearch, Smart Search, Time Line (Calendar), Event, Go To First Time, Go To Last Time, Go To Specific Time, Archive list, and Log list on the screen. 5-3-1. EZSearch The EZSearch window is used to find stored video with ease using the thumb nail playback screen. Figure 5.3.2.
Figure 5.3.4. Second Thumbnail Screen When the EZSearch menu is selected, a calendar is displayed that highlights dates with recorded data. 1. Select a specific date on the calendar. 2. Select a channel from Channel Selection Screen. Then the Thumbnail Search screen displays 24 thumbnails, one for each hour of the day. 3. Second step shows every 2 minutes and 30 seconds screen. 4. Playback the selected image. 5-3-2. Smart Search Smart Search is search the selected area quickly.
1) Select the start time and End time that user want to search 2) Set Zone as ‘Partial’ or ‘Full’ 3) Partial zone can select the area that user want. 4) Click “select” button after selection as ‘Partial’ then user can drag the area. 5) Click right mouse button when the area selection was finished. 6) Select ‘search’ then show the detected motion lists at the right blank.
7) Click the list that user want to playback. 8) ‘export’ and ‘e-mail’ icon will be activate for backup or mail notice 5-3-3. Time Line Search The Calendar Search window is used to find the stored video by using the time line bar.
Figure 5.3.7. Calendar Screen Figure 5.3.8. 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. Press the “play” button after selecting the specific time. Press the “prev” to return to the Search window. 5-3-4.
Figure 5.3.10. Event Search Screen 5-3-5. Go To First Time You can access the oldest recorded data on the DVR hard drive by selecting Go To First Time on the Search window. Press the “prev” to return to the Search window. 5-3-6. Go To Last Time You can access the latest recorded data on the DVR hard drive by selecting Go To Last Time on the Search window. Press the “prev” to return to the Search window. 5-3-7.
5-3-9. Log List You can access the LOG list search screen by selecting LOG on the SEARCH window. Figure 5.3.12. Log List Screen When the Log menu is selected, the user can see a calendar, which has a log data. Select a specific date and press NEXT button, and then the log data will be displayed. Press the SAVE button to save the data and then the data is saved as a text file format. 5-4. Play Mode During playback of a recorded event, the mode changes from SEARCH to PLAY.
Jump/Step backward. The playback position moves 60 seconds backward. Press to play or pause recorded video. Jump/Step forward. Playback position moves 60 seconds forward. 2x, 4x, 8x,16x for D8HU 2x, 4x, 8x for D16HU Single Channel forward playback speed 1x, 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x, 32x, 64x Slow Mode play. Forward playback speed x1/4, x1/2 Press to back up the video. User can select archive file formats (Still image, NSF, AVI and EXE). EZCopy button. User can copy video data as NSF, AVI and EXE format.
6. Export and 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 USB external hard drive in live mode or while playing back recorded video. 1. Select a specific channel, which wants to back up on live screen. 2. When you press “Snapshot” button on Quick operation window, the media selection window screen will display. 3. Once you press “start” button, the system will capture a still image and archive onto a USB flash drive.
6-2. Video Backup onto USB Flash Drive during playback Video can be captured and archived onto the USB flash drive or a hard drive while playing back the recorded video. In playback mode, press the 1. When you press “Export” button to launch the backup function. “Export” button on the selected channel or all channels, the DVR will ask whether to archive a Still Image, NSF, AVI or EXE and select the proper media type. 2. Select USB Drive (Flash Drive) to back up less than an hour.
5. The following shows the image to complete the backup. Select lose to return to the previous screen. 6-3. EZCopy: Video Backup onto USB Flash Drive during playback Using EZCopy feature, Video can be easily archived onto the USB flash drive or a hard drive. In playback mode, press the “EZCopy” button to launch the backup function. 1. Press “EZCopy” button on the selected channel or all channels. 2. Then, EZCopy START time will display. 3.
4. EZCopy window will display. The DVR will ask whether to archive a NSF, AVI or EXE. 5. After backup format is selected, also select media type and channel(s) to archive the data to the media. 6-4. 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.
6-5. Playback of Backup Video 6-5-1. AVI Format AVI format: AVI format video can be played back by Window Media Player™ or other media player that is compatible with AVI format video. 1. Please install the Decoder Filter that the DVR copies “DvrPlayer” folder on USB flash drive with the video. Decoder Filter is exported to the “/DvrPlayer” folder of the USB drive. Decoder Filter 2. Otherwise, the video and time stamp over video can’t be properly played back and won’t be displayed on Window Media Player™.
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 the network. 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.
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.
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. Display the site information and the connection status. CONNECT Click this icon to connect the selected site/sites. DISCONNECT Click this icon to disconnect the selected site/sites.
To change a timeline scale from 24 hours to 60 minutes. The timeline shows recorded data in color on the bar. You can adjust the timeline scale and move it to the time you wish to playback. Then click the play icon to display the recorded video. Playback buttons. EZSEARCH: Thumbnail search over the network. - Shows 24 thumbnail images, one for each hour from 00:00 to 23:00. - Each hour is further broken up 24 segments; each is 150sec.
7-5-3. SMART SEARCH 1) User can search with selected area 2) Click right mouse button when playback 3) ‘Smart Search’ will search in the selected area only. 4) ‘Smart Search’ checking the motion and event from the selected area.
6) Select any of search Thumbnail then selected event will playing.
7-6. Setup of SpecoTech Multi Client Click the setup icon to setup the configuration of SpecoTech 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. Language English, French and Spanish is selectable.
7-6-6. 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. (NOTE: The password is same with DVR setup password.
7-7-1. System Select System to set system and time settings. DATE DISPLAY FORMAT: Select the date display format. CLIENT ACCCESS: Enable/Disable remote access through network client software. NTP SETUP: Sets whether to synchronize the time using NTP server or not. o Primary SNTP Server: Input the NTP primary server address. o Secondary SNTP Server: Input the NTP secondary server address. o Time Zone: Select the time zone.
o SEND MAIL TEST: Examine the function with registered information. USER NAME: Name the DVR SYSTEM RESTART SYSTEM EVENT NOTIFICATION Allows the user to set EVENT NOFICIATION ON or OFF o HEALTH CHECK (Allows the user to set MAIL STATUS periodically) : DAILY or WEELY or MONTHLY o HDD TEMPERATURE o HDD BAD SECTOR o HDD ALMOST FULL o VIDEO CLIP SETUP: Setting the duration for pre and post recording.
7-7-2. Record Select RECORD tab to set the recording conditions. These settings apply to the specified channel only. Recording Setup o RESOLUTION: Sets the resolution for the recordings. The value applies to an individual channel. o FRAME RATE: Sets the recording rate. o QUALITY: Sets the image quality in 5 levels. o RECORDING: Sets the recording mode. o RECORDING MODE: CONTINUOUS, SCHEDULE, MOTION, SENSOR o PRE RECORD: Sets whether to perform or not prerecording.
7-7-3. Device Select Device to set Spot Out, Enable/Disable CVBS Out, motion zone. ALARM OUT: Set the alarm out duration. DIGITAL DETERRENT: Set the schedule of digital deterrent function and upload the sound file to DVR. CONTROLLER: Set the controller baud rate and ID. PTZ: Set the PTZ baud rate, protocol, and ID. SPOT: Enable/Disable the SPOT OUT and SEQUENCE. MOTION: Setup the motion detection area and the sensitivity.
7-7-4. Display Select the DISPLAY tab to set the DISPLAY conditions. These settings apply to all channels. OSD: Sets whether to display or not, the date and time as well as channel number on the screen. OSD CONTRAST: Adjust the character contrast on the screen. MAIN MONITOR SEQUENCE: Setting for automatically switching the displayed video. SEQUENCE DWELL TIME: Sets the interval for automatically switching the screens.
7-7-6. User Management Select the USER MANAGEMENT tab to set the DISPLAY conditions. 7-7-7. Storage Select Storage to configure continued recording settings by overwriting the hard disk and the storage period for the recording data. OVERWRITE: Continues recording by writing over previous recordings when HDD is full. DISK INFO: Shows the information of HDD installed in DVR RECORDING LIMIT: Sets whether to limit or not, the recording data storage period. 7-7-8.
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”.
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. 6. Move the marker on the timeline scale to where there is video data and press the PLAY button. 7. Video data that is recorded on local PC will be play-backed. 8.
7-8-5-2. Playback of Recorded Video on Remote DVR 1. Click REMOTE PLAYBACK. And then Playback Window will be displayed. 2. Select the site to connect from the directory window. 3. Click CONNECT. And then Green bar displays on Search calendar and timeline scale. 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 EZCOPY START button on the timeline scale to select the beginning point of the backup. 4. Click EZCOPY END button on the timeline scale to select the ending point of the backup.
7. AVI video data is recorded as selected 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”. 7. Password: Input network password of DVR that is same with DVR setup password. 8. Then the cameras connected to the DVR are displayed on the screen. 9. Use mouse scroll to digitally zoom in and out from a single channel display.
9. Network Access Using the Smart Phone Viewer Notice Data Usage applied without Wi-Fi connection. Please check with your Phone Carrier. 9-1. App Viewer for iPhone 1. Enter the Apple App Store. 2. Search “Speco Player” in the App Store. Notice SPECO Player is for the HU, VX, VT, HT, HS, ZS, NS, DS, RS, WRS and HD series DVRs. SPECO VIEWER is not compatible with the T Series DVR’s (TH, TN or TL) or 9-1-1. Live 1. Open the installed “Speco Player” App and click button to add a remote device. 2.
4. The app will display the selected channel(s). Double tap the channel screen to switch 1 channel display to 4, 8, 10, 16 channels split display depending on the DVR. 5. To select the display mode(1, 4, 9, 10 or 16 split display), tap the arrow menus button 6. Drag and drop channels Touch and drag one channel to the other channel to swap the channel location. To swap the channel, drag a channel to another channel. 7. Digital Zoom In-Out Double tap on the desired channel to view in 1channel mode.
9-1-2.PTZ Control To control the PTZ functions of the camera, tap the menu button. Then PTZ menu icons will display. Using the PTZ icon on the screen, can control PTZF functions. 9-1-3. Playback 1. Select mode as ‘Playback’ and click ‘Connect’ button. Then select Date & Time and click ‘Connect’ button. 2. The app will display the selected channel(s). Double tap the channel screen to switch 1 channel display to 4, 8, 10, 16 channels split display depending on the DVR.
3. Tap the menu button. Then Playback menu icons will display. 9-2. App Viewer for Android Phone 1. Enter the Android Play Store. 2. Search “Speco Player” in the Android Market and install the “Speco Player” app. Notice SPECO Player is for the HU, VX, VT, HT, NS, HS, DS, RS, WRS and HD series DVRs. SPECO VIEWER is not compatible with the T Series DVR’s (TH, TN or TL) or the PC 9-2-1. Live 1. Open the installed “Speco Player” App and select the “Live view / Playback”.
3. The app will display the selected channel(s). Double tap the channel screen to switch 1 channel display to 4 channels split display. 9-2-2. Playback 1. Select the registered device and select ‘Play back’ and select up to 4 channels to search. Then click ‘Start’ button. As soon as setting the date and time to search, the app will start the playback.
2. The app will display the selected channel(s). Double tap the channel screen to switch 1 channel display to 4 channels split display. 9-2-3.PTZ Control To control the PTZ function of the camera, tap the channel screen, and then the channel name will be highlighted in Light Green. Using the PTZ menu icons on the screen, control PTZF.
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”.
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.
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. DDNS registration status can be checked from SYSTEM INFORMATION or SETUP>SYSTEM>DESCRIPTION>DDNS STATUS 7. Check the NETWORK PORT (Default: 5445), WEB PORT (Default: 80), and the IP Address of the DVR from SETUP>NETWORK. 8.
9. Run the network client software. 10. 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. IP Address: Domain name or Public IP address of a router that DVR is connected. Port Number: Default Port Number is “5445”. ID: Input ID of DVR. Default ID is “admin”. Password: Input network password of DVR that is same with DVR setup password. 11. And select the OK button.
