Digital Video Surveillance System User Manual ※The picture & functions & supplied items might differ according to the specification and model. ※Contents of this user manual are protected under copyrights and computer program laws. DVR 1st Edition : H.264 HD-SDI DVR (VHD-400/800/1600/800X/1600X series) : 20 Apr. 2013 Thank You! Before operating the system, please read this User Manual and retain it for future reference.
WARNING TO REDUCE FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THE UNIT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. The installation should be made by a qualified service person and conformed to all local codes.
Cautions Read Before System Operation Follow these details to prevent material damage or personal injury. Signs of Caution and Warning Warning: This sign indicates that the user could die or be seriously wounded if not used or installed properly. Caution: This sign indicates that the user could be wounded or could expect property damage if not used or installed properly. Warning: Do not expose the product to fog, rain or too much humid to decrease danger from electric shock or fire.
4 3. The air inhaler of the front panel and air outlet of the back panel must not be blocked during installation. The internal temperature of the product would be greater than allowable and could cause malfunction or fire. 4. Do not touch the product or the power cord when there is thunder. It may cause electric shock. 5. Do not install the product near or on top of heating source. The internal temperature of the product would be greater than allowable and could cause malfunction or fire. 6.
5 Contents 1. GETTING STARTED .......................................................................................................................................... 6 1.1 CHECKING SUPPLIED ITEMS.................................................................................................................................. 6 1.2 SYSTEM STARTUP ................................................................................................................................................. 7 1.
6 1. Getting Started 1.1 Checking Supplied Items Make sure that you have following items supplied with your DVR. If any of these items is missing or damaged, notify your vendor immediately. Keep the packing utilities for moving or storage purposes afterwards. Items Photo User Manual and Remote Software Quantity 1 Set (*) Quick Manual and CD 12V D/C Adaptor and Power Cable 1 Set (*) In case of 16ch model, only Power Cable is included.
7 1.2 System Startup After connecting all peripheral devices, connect power cord to the DVR for system startup. Once the DVR is started, image will be displayed on the screen. To operate the DVR, login is required as the administrator. The factory default of password is “1234”. The factory default of user and password are “ADMIN” and “1234” respectively. Admin user can fully control the entire DVR system. Note Do not forget the administrator’s password that was set for the first time.
8 1.3 System Shutdown To turn off the power, click “TOOL” button and then click “SHUTDOWN” in the GUI software as below. Do not pull off the power by pulling the power plug. When the system asks User & Password, input them which have the rights to system shutdown.
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10 2. Operation 2.1 User Log-in Check the power connection. Input USER and PASSWORD for login after turning on the system. The factory default of user and password are “ADMIN” and “1234” respectively. Admin user is to fully control the entire DVR system. Note 1) LOGIN window will be permanently displayed in monitor as above picture until user logs in with the correct ID and password. 2) If DVR is set not to check the ID and password, login process is not necessary. Please refer to the “Section 3.1.
11 2.2 Live Display Mode 2.2.1. Channel Selection Real-time live image can be seen by easy button operation after power-on. The images can be seen on real-time by 1, 4, 9, 16 screen. Whenever the channel mode icon in the menu bar or the layout mode in the pop-up menu is clicked, channel mode will be changed accordingly. By pressing [DISPLAY] button on the front panel, channel mode will be changed sequentially.
12 2.2.2. Menu(Tool) Bar When user place USB mouse pointer in the bottom of the monitor in live mode, menu(tool) bar will be appeared as below picture. [MENU] button on the front panel works the same. Sequence button makes screen display change, based on the current display mode, sequentially. To stop the sequence mode, click the same button again. Cross icon button means “instant (emergency) recording”, which is activate all events set in the DVR.
13 2.2.3. Icons In real time live mode, icons or messages will be indicated on the screen to notify the system mode or status. Below are the icon categories, which are indicated on the monitor. Icon to be shown at right-upper corner on each channel screen Icon to be shown at right-bottom corner on full screen. Continuous Recording Showing sequence mode All events(Motion, Alarm In, Panic) Recording Using Emergency Recording Audio Connected Channel Using PTZ Sensor Activated Motion Detected 2.2.4.
14 2.2.5. Video Loss “Video Loss” is shown on the display screen when camera is disconnected on a certain channel. If a channel doesn’t have a connected camera from the beginning, channel logo is shown. When camera is disconnected, warning sound shall be generated depending on the system setting. 2.3 Sequence When “Auto Seq” is selected, icon is shown on the right-bottom corner of the screen and display screen will be sequentially changed.
15 2.4 Search Recorded Image User can search recorded image by clicking the right mouse button and select Search button or clicking Tool button in the menu bar and select Search button. 2.4.1. Instant Search When the Instant Search is selected, DVR automatically playback the video clip that is recorded 10 minutes before.
16 2.4.2. Calendar Search User can select date and time to search for a certain image within the recorded image. The red colored date means there are record data on that day. When the date is selected, user can check the time which has record data by the blue colored column at the time bar. And user can move to the desired time to search by dragging the grey colored slide bar.
17 2.4.3. Event Search The Event search is used to find particular event, quickly and easily. In order to find a specific event, select a date/time and camera/event type. When the “Get Index” button is clicked, user can check events under the selected condition. After playback the searched data, click the right mouse button and select “Playback Exit” to return to live monitoring mode.
18 2.5 PTZ Operation User can get into PTZ mode by clicking right mouse button and selecting “PTZ” in the pop-up menu or select joystick button in the menu bar appeared in the bottom of the main screen. When the mouse pointer is moved to the middle-bottom side of the screen, control buttons will be shown. User can control pan/tilt/zoom and others such as focus by clicking the buttons with the mouse. Exit button 2.6 leads user to exit the PTZ mode.
19 2.7 Alarm Out User can manually activate every single relay and beep sound of the DVR. At “Alarm Out” of the pop-up menu, click the relay number to activate that relay operation. To stop the operation, click the relay number again. When the “Buzzer” is clicked, DVR makes a beep sound. Click “Buzzer” again to stop sound. 2.8 Playback Recorded Images To playback recorded image, press Play button on the menu bar. Then, the recorded images of 10minutes before will be played.
20 2.9 Backup during Playback User can easily archive video while watching video playback. In playback mode, user can click Backup button on the menu bar or select Backup in the pop-up menu start backup setting. Select time/channel & media (USB or CD/DVD) to backup. Backup file is saved as “.exe” file to check at the PC, automatically.
21 3. Setting General setting structure consists of “System”, “Device”, “Record”, “Network”, “Backup” and “Quick Setup” as below. Main Classification SYSTEM DEVICE RECORDING NETWORK BACKUP EASY SETUP 3.1 Sub Classification INFORMATION USER EXPORT/IMPORT HDD DEFAULT CAMERA AUDIO SENSOR MOTION EXTRA ALARM PTZ CAMERA SCHEDULE NETWORK DDNS NTP NOTIFICATION BACKUP EASY NETWORK EASY RECORDING System User can find the menu button on the menu bar or pop-up menu of mouse right button.
22 3.1.1. Information DVR NAME User can designate the DVR name by using virtual keyboard as below. DVR ID User must setup DVR ID to match with the ID setting of IR Remote Controller, if user wants to use it to control DVR. 20(0~19) different ID can be set. Date Put the mouse cursor on the desired column(year, month or date) to be changed and change it by up/down arrow button clicking. Date Format / Date Separator User can change date display format.
23 Time Format User can change time display format(12hours or 24hours). Language User can select language for menu. Current Version It shows the current firmware version. Update Firmware User can update firmware via USB memory Stick. Caution Do not click CANCEL button during firmware upgrade. It may cause serious damage on the system. Do not turn off the power of the DVR. It may cause serious damage on the system and DVR may not be turned on after that.
24 1) Put USB thumb-drive which was formatted by FAT/FAT32 in any USB port of DVR that shall be compatible with USB 2.0 version 2) Once the system detects the thumb-drive, user can see a new version after clicking “Read USB” button. 3) Click “Update” button to start update. (*) It is not allowed to use the partitioned and/or password-encoded USB memory. (*) Do not take the USB memory stick from the port during upgrade. It may cause serious damage to the DVR.
25 3.1.2. User The ADMIN user (default password is 1234) has got the full authority for system setting, and can change the system password or assign different permission level to each group. There are 6 different functions to be selected according to the permission level.
26 3.1.3. Export/Import User can copy and paste the system configuration values in this menu. “Send Setup” allows user to copy the setting values of this system to USB memory devices. “Receive Setup” allows user to call up the setting values of other system from USB memory devices. During import process, make sure that the F/W version of source DVR has to be the same as the one of target DVR which user wants to import setting values to. “View Log” allows user to check log of the DVR.
27 3.1.4. HDD User can check model, total size, available size and status of the installed HDD. User can select “Overwrite” or “Stop” when HDD becomes full and also can easily format new HDD or existing HDD by clicking “Erase All Data” button. Note 1) The system always reserves some space in each built-in HDD to effectively utilize archiving memory. 2) When the format is done, all data in the HDD will be deleted. 3.1.5.
28 3.2 Device 3.2.1. Camera User can set each camera’s name, motion area and covert function, etc.. Name In order to distinguish the channel from the others, user can designate the channel name. Covert If a channel is set as COVERT, image is not displayed but channel logo is displayed. Sensitivity User can set the sensitivity for motion detection. Set(Motion Area) User can set motion detection area for each camera. The area can be selected by clicking block or drag of the mouse.
29 3.2.2. Audio User can select the usage of audio input. The number of audio channel may differ depending on DVR model.
30 3.2.3. Sensor It allows user to set alarm generation when the external sensor device, connected to the DVR, detects signal. On/Off Turn on or turn off the sensor. Camera Select the associated camera. Relay Select the associated alarm output. I. Rec(Intensive Recording) When alarm is triggered, system instantly assigns “remaining fps” to alarm-triggered channel and increases recording speed to maximum fps within the remaining fps.
31 Notification User can select how to be alerted upon sensor is activated by clicking “Notification” button. The system will generate buzzer sound in the selection of “Buzzer” and/or make pop-up screen of the camera in the selection of “Full Screen”. The system can send mail in the selection of “E-Mail”. Note Check the setting of the sensor type (N/O or N/C). The alarm might not work if the used sensor type and the system setting are inconsistent.
32 3.2.4. Motion Alarm Motion alarm is to start the recording when motion is detected by installed camera based on the area setting. The system will trigger alarm signal via the selected sensor-out channel. On/Off Turn on or turn off the motion alarm. Relay Select the associated alarm output. I. Rec(Intensive Recording) When alarm is triggered, system instantly assigns “remaining fps” to alarm-triggered channel and increases recording speed to maximum fps within the remaining fps.
33 3.2.5. Extra Alarm There are two extra alarm functions available on the system such as SMART & VIDEO LOSS. S.M.A.R.T It is to trigger alarm signal when HDD might be about to be out of operation. It can be notified via Buzzer and/or E-Mail. VIDEO LOSS It is to trigger alarm signal when the camera signal is disconnected. It can be notified via Buzzer and/or E-Mail. “Apply To All” make the same setting to all other channels.
34 3.2.6. PTZ User can set detail for connecting PTZ camera to the DVR. Check the below items for proper P/T/Z operation. Check if the protocol of the connected PTZ camera is correct. Check if the communication setting including baud rate of the connected PTZ camera is in accordance with the assigned value for that P/T/Z protocol. Check if the address of the connected PTZ camera is correct. Check if wiring to P/T/Z controllers is correct.
35 Note PTZ operation works properly only when the PTZ setup in the DVR is the same as that of PTZ camera. 3.3 Record 3.3.1. Camera Recording Type User can select recording type among Continuous, Event & Pre-Event In case of Event & Pre-Event, user can set Period for each type. On Select to record each channel. Name In order to distinguish the channel from the others, user can designate the channel name. It can be set at the Camera in Device menu, either.
36 3.3.2. Schedule Set recording schedule for each camera. User can set schedule for each camera, differently, or can set all cameras with the same schedule by “Apply To All” button. Recording can be set by each hour from 00 through 23 a day. Camera Select a camera to set schedule. Continuous In continuous mode, the system records all the time. It is shown with Red color. All Events(Motion, Alarm In, Panic) In this mode, the system records only when any event occurs. It is shown with Blue color.
37 Table for schedule is divided into three rows as WD(weekday), WE(weekend), HD(holiday). Note Emergency Recording User can record instantly with Cross icon button in the Tool bar. When the Emergency Recording starts, system works the same as if all events occur. However, if no event is set, Emergency Rocording doesn’t work. During Emergency Recording, is shown in the right-bottom of the screen.
38 3.4 Network DVR can be connected to network or internet through either fixed IP or dynamic IP by proper setting of DVR & router. 3.4.1. Network Static/DHCP(Network Type) At the first startup the system, it is set as DHCP and searches IP. User can select either STATIC IP or DHCP for dynamic IP according to the network environment. MAC It is the unique identity number for each system and cannot be changed. IP Address Set the IP Address of the DVR.
39 TCP Port It is for setting value transmission. Input the port number to use when connecting locally or remotely.(Default : 9020) It is for use with Remote Software P/C (RMS & CMS) & mobile device(MMS). UDP Port It is for image transmission. Input the port number to use when connecting locally or remotely.(Default : 9021) It is for use with Remote Software P/C (RMS & CMS). UDP Port number should be +1 from the TCP Port.
40 3.4.2. DDNS User can use either a public DDNS server or the DDNS server operated by DVR maker (cctv-link.net) to connect through dynamic IP. It is recommended to use maker’s DDNS server for stable network connection. DDNS Server Type Default is “www.cctv-link.net” and user can change it into “dyndns.org” or “no-ip.com”. Input necessary information based on your network environment, and then click [OK] button. Note DDNS Server Type : Select one of three types and check at “Auto Sync”.
41 3.4.3. Router Setting (Port Forwarding) If user wants to use router for network connection, necessary Port Forwarding in the router (both static IP and dynamic IP) is required. The procedure described as below is just one of the example for the reference and the captured figures may differ depending on the model of the router. Please refer to the manual of the router for details. 1) Login to the router through M/S IE browser.
42 For Web Port of DVR If you use 80 for Web Port (mentioned as above), you have to forward Port # 80 to DVR LAN IP. Note : If you change DVR Web Port to 8080, you have to open and do Port Forwarding for 8080. DVR needs several ports to be opened for remote image transmission, configuration and etc. Please refer to below port list to make sure that those ports are not blocked by firewall or other network setting. It may differ depending on the model of the router.
43 3.4.4. NTP NTP function can use standard internet time server and “pool.ntp.org” is recommended. In order to use this function, select the timezone and click [Sync To Server]. Timezone Select correct Timezone. NTP Server Default is “pool.ntp.org”. NTP Server TIme Click [Query] button to receive current time from the NTP server. NTP Port Default is “123” Update It is for period setting to check the current time with the NTP server. User can select the period from 10 minutes to 24 hours.
44 3.4.5. Notification DVR can notify the event to registered e-mail address. Receiver Click [Receiver] to register e-mail address to receive event notification. Click the empty column and input e-mail address with virtual keyboard and click [Add] button. If there is any e-mail address to delete, select one of them and click [Del] button.
45 Sender Click [Sender] to set server to send e-mail. SMTP Server Type / SMTP Server Select SMTP server. If user wants to use a specific server, select “User Defined” and input in the SMTP Server column with virtual keyboard. SMTP Port Input port number to be used for sending e-mail at the SMTP server.(Default : 587) If a SMTP server requires SSL authentication(ex, Gmail, N mail and so on), check at “Use SSL Connector”. User If a SMTP server requires login for sending e-mail, input user ID.
46 3.5 Backup 3.5.1. Backup User can archive video clip recorded for a certain period for a selected channel or channels to USB memory stick or CD/DVD. Backup file is saved as “ .exe” file to check at the PC, automatically. And the player program is saved together with video clip. Recording Period / Period Select starting date/time and ending date/time of images to backup. It can be set easily with calendar & time slide bar by clicking calendar icon. Type Select record file type one of two type(H.
47 3.5.2. Backup Video Retrieve After archiving, there would be file created as “ .exe”. Double click the file to play the backup images at the PC.
48 3.6 Easy Setup Easy Setup is to help user make easy configuration for network, recording mode & quality. The setting made by Easy Setup will get the first priority to apply on the system whatever user sets configurations in other menu. 3.6.1. Easy Network User can make network setup in this menu. For each setup, please refer to the “Section 3.4.1 Network” for details. 3.6.2. Easy Recording User can setup recording mode and quality for all channels at once.
49 4. Q & A 1. There is nothing displayed on the monitor though electric power is supplied to DVR. 1) Please check if the power is supplied properly. When the power is supplied, you can hear the noise from FAN and HDD operation. 2) Please check the cable connection with the DVR. Remove all the cable connections, except for the monitor cable, and then apply power to the DVR again and check booting status.
