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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 

 

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Chapter 2 

 

Getting Started 

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Summary of Contents for LTD9224T-FA

Page 1: ...Digital Video Recorder User Manual Available from A1 Security Cameras www a1securitycameras com email sales a1securitycameras com...

Page 2: ...ause undesired operation EU Conformity Statement This product and if applicable the supplied accessories too are marked with CE and comply therefore with the applicable harmonized European standards l...

Page 3: ...s or jolts to the unit as a result of dropping it may cause damage to the sensitive electronics within the unit Use the DVR in conjunction with an UPS if possible Power down the unit before connecting...

Page 4: ...registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC The products contained in this manual are authorized by HDMI Licensing LLC with the use right of the HDMI technology VGA is the trademark of IBM UPnPTM is a...

Page 5: ...er The figures in this manual are for reference only This manual is applicable to the models listed in the following table Series Model Type ST Series 4CH 8CH 16CH Network DVR FT Series 4CH 8CH 16CH N...

Page 6: ...g detection video exception alarm and video loss alarm functions Privacy mask Several PTZ protocols supported PTZ preset patrol and pattern Zooming in out by clicking the mouse and PTZ tracing by drag...

Page 7: ...ers full screen monitoring audio alarm notifying surveillance center sending email and alarm output Automatic restore when system is abnormal Other Local Functions Manual and automatic video quality d...

Page 8: ...ng via remote FTP server RS 232 RS 485 transparent channel transmission Alarm and exception information can be sent to the remote host Remotely start stop recording Remotely start stop alarm output Re...

Page 9: ...g the Mouse in Live View 39 3 2 3 Using an Auxiliary Monitor 39 3 2 4 Main Aux Output Switching 40 3 2 5 Quick Setting Toolbar in Live View Mode 40 3 3 Channel zero Encoding 42 3 4 Adjusting Live View...

Page 10: ...Frame 93 6 2 2 Digital Zoom 93 6 2 3 Reverse Playback of Multi channel 93 Chapter 7 Backup 95 7 1 Backing up Record Files 96 7 1 1 Backing up by Normal Video Search 96 7 1 2 Backing up by Event Searc...

Page 11: ...A R T Information 160 10 8 Detecting Bad Sector 161 10 9 Configuring HDD Error Alarms 162 Chapter 11 Camera Settings 163 11 1 Configuring OSD Settings 164 11 2 Configuring Privacy Mask 165 11 3 Confi...

Page 12: ...iguring More Settings 181 13 5 Managing User Accounts 182 13 5 1 Adding a User 182 13 5 2 Deleting a User 184 13 5 3 Editing a User 184 13 6 Logging out Shutting down Rebooting Device 186 Appendix 187...

Page 13: ...User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 13 Chapter 1 Introduction Available from A1 Security Cameras www a1securitycameras com email sales a1securitycameras com...

Page 14: ...the light is red when there is an alarm occurring HDD the indicator flickers red when HDD is reading writing Tx Rx TX RX indicator flickers green when network connection is functioning normally 2 USB...

Page 15: ...input and functions of the composite keys Input letter or numbers when the light is out Realize functions when the light is red 5 Control Buttons Directional buttons In menu mode the direction buttons...

Page 16: ...ontrol with the address from 1 254 and the SHIFT button is used ALARM Alarm indicator turns red when a sensor alarm is detected HDD HDD indicator blinks in red when data is being read from or written...

Page 17: ...slow down recorded video The Left and Right button will select the next and previous record files In Live View mode these buttons can be used to cycle through channels In PTZ control mode it can cont...

Page 18: ...Description of the IR Remote Control Buttons No Name Description 1 POWER Power on off the device 2 DEV Enables Disables Remote Control 3 Alphanumeric Buttons Same as Alphanumeric buttons on front pane...

Page 19: ...n the front panel If there is no response after you press any button on the remote follow the procedure below to troubleshoot Steps 1 Go into Menu Settings General More Settings by operating the front...

Page 20: ...Table 1 4 Description of the Mouse Control Name Action Description Left Click Single Click Live view Select channel and show the quick set menu Menu Select and enter Double Click Live view Switch bet...

Page 21: ...n of the buttons on the soft keyboard Table 1 5 Description of the Soft Keyboard Icons Icons Description Icons Description English Capital English Numbers Symbols Lowercase Uppercase Backspace Space E...

Page 22: ...r for VGA output Display local video output and menu 5 HDMI HDMI video output connector 6 USB Port Universal Serial Bus USB port for additional devices 7 Network Interface Connector for network 8 RS 4...

Page 23: ...l devices 6 HDMI HDMI video output connector 7 VGA DB15 connector for VGA output Display local video output and menu 8 Network Interface Connector for network 9 RS 485 Interface Connector for RS 485 d...

Page 24: ...erface Connector for RS 485 devices T and T pins connect to R and R pins of PTZ receiver respectively D D pin connects to Ta Tb pin of controller For cascading devices the first DVR s D D pin should b...

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Page 26: ...r LED should turn on indicating that the unit begins to start up 3 After startup the Power indicator LED remains on Shutting down the DVR Steps There are two proper ways to shut down the DVR To shut d...

Page 27: ...ed you can turn on the device by pressing the POWER button on the remote control Rebooting the DVR While in the Shutdown menu Figure 2 1 you can also reboot the DVR Steps 1 Enter the Shutdown menu by...

Page 28: ...atus Figure 2 3 Start Wizard Interface 2 Click Next button on the Wizard window to enter the Login window as shown in Figure 2 4 Figure 2 4 Login Window 3 Enter the admin password By default the passw...

Page 29: ...Figure 2 6 General Network Configuration 7 Click Next button after you having configured the network parameters which will take you to the Advanced Network Setup Wizard window as shown in Figure 2 7 F...

Page 30: ...nitialize the HDD click the Init button Initialization will remove all the data saved in the HDD 11 Click Next button to enter the Record Settings window as shown in Figure 2 9 Figure 2 9 Record Setti...

Page 31: ...Right click the mouse when you in the live view mode to show the right click menu Right click Menu 2 Select Add IP Camera in the pop up menu to enter the IP Camera Management interface Figure 2 10 Add...

Page 32: ...ace 2 You can edit the IP address protocol management port and other information of the IP camera to be added 3 Click Add to add the camera OPTION 2 Steps 1 Enter the Camera Management interface Menu...

Page 33: ...ete the IP camera Advanced settings of the camera Update the IP camera 3 For the encoders with multiple channels only check the checkbox of Channel No in the pop up window as shown in the following fi...

Page 34: ...hoose the channel to connect by selecting the channel port No in the dropdown list 2 Click OK to save the settings and exit the editing interface To edit advanced parameters Steps 1 Drag the horizonta...

Page 35: ...o Recorder 35 Figure 2 17 Password Configuration of the Camera 3 Click Apply to save the settings and click OK to exit the interface Available from A1 Security Cameras www a1securitycameras com email...

Page 36: ...User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 36 Chapter 3 Live View Available from A1 Security Cameras www a1securitycameras com email sales a1securitycameras com...

Page 37: ...ew Icons In the live view mode there are icons at the right top of the screen for each channel showing the status of the record and alarm in the channel so that you can know whether the channel is rec...

Page 38: ...it will be the main output If the HDMI is not used the VGA output will be the main output See the table below Table 3 2 Priorities of Interfaces HDMI VGA CVBS Main output Auxiliary output 1 HDMI VGA...

Page 39: ...ont panel or VOIP MON button on IR remote control and then press the Enter button Figure 3 1 Right click Menu 3 2 3 Using an Auxiliary Monitor Certain features of the Live View are also available whil...

Page 40: ...ration More Settings to Auto or HDMI VGA and then restart the device to switch the main output back to HDMI VGA output 3 2 5 Quick Setting Toolbar in Live View Mode On the screen of each channel there...

Page 41: ...two modes Outdoor the image is relatively clearer and sharper The degree of contrast and saturation is high Figure 3 4 Image Settings You can adjust the image parameters including brightness contrast...

Page 42: ...as an option for you Steps 1 Enter the Live View Settings interface Menu Configuration Live View 2 Select the Channel Zero Encoding tab Figure 3 5 Live View Channel Zero Encoding 3 Check the checkbox...

Page 43: ...when enabling auto switch in Live View Enable Audio Output Enables disables audio output for the selected camera in the live view mode Event Output Designates the output to show event video if availa...

Page 44: ...Video Quality Diagnostics 2 Check the checkboxes to select the channels for diagnostics 3 Click the button Diagnose and the results will be displayed on a list You can view the video status and diagn...

Page 45: ...to enter user name and password to log in again Steps 1 Enter the Shutdown menu Menu Shutdown Figure 3 10 Shutdown 2 Click Logout Note After you have logged out the system menu operation on the scree...

Page 46: ...User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 46 Chapter 4 PTZ Controls Available from A1 Security Cameras www a1securitycameras com email sales a1securitycameras com...

Page 47: ...ce Menu Camera PTZ lt Figure 4 1 PTZ Settings 2 Choose the camera for PTZ setting in the Camera dropdown list 3 Click the RS 485 Settings button to set the RS 485 parameters Figure 4 2 PTZ General 4 E...

Page 48: ...the location where you want to set preset and the zoom and focus operations can be recorded in the preset as well 3 Enter the preset No 1 255 in the preset text field and click the Set button to link...

Page 49: ...igure 4 4 PTZ Panel General 4 Click to enter the preset No in the corresponding text field 5 Click the Call Preset button to call it 4 2 3 Customizing Patrols Purpose Patrols can be set to move the PT...

Page 50: ...n to save the key point to the patrol You can delete all the key points by clicking the Clear button for the selected patrol or click the Clear All button to delete all the key pints for all patrols 4...

Page 51: ...TZ camera and click the Stop button to stop it The movement of the PTZ is recorded as the pattern 4 2 6 Calling Patterns Purpose Follow the procedure to move the PTZ camera according to the predefined...

Page 52: ...e PTZ Control interface Menu Camera PTZ Figure 4 10 PTZ Settings 2 Use the directional button to wheel the camera to the location where you want to set the limit and click the Left Limit or Right Limi...

Page 53: ...on again to stop it You can click the Restore button to clear the defined left limit and right limit data and the dome needs to reboot to make settings take effect 4 2 9 One touch Park Purpose For som...

Page 54: ...he park time The undefined preset will be skipped Park Patrol 1 The dome starts move according to the predefined patrol 1 path after the park time Park Preset 1 The dome moves to the predefined preset...

Page 55: ...isplayed when a mouse is connected with the device If no mouse is connected the icon appears in the lower left corner of the window indicating that this camera is in PTZ control mode Figure 4 13 PTZ P...

Page 56: ...User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 56 Chapter 5 Recording Settings Available from A1 Security Cameras www a1securitycameras com email sales a1securitycameras com...

Page 57: ...tion see Chapter 5 9 Configuring HDD Group for Recording Figure 5 2 HDD Advanced Steps 1 Enter the Record settings interface to configure the encoding parameters Menu Record Encoding Figure 5 3 Record...

Page 58: ...ant Record The redundant record is to decide whether you want the camera to save the record files in the redundant HDD You must configure the redundant HDD in HDD settings For detailed information see...

Page 59: ...am Encoding 2 Select a camera in the camera dropdown list 3 Configure the parameters 4 Click Apply to save the settings 5 Optional If the parameters can also be used to other cameras click Copy to cop...

Page 60: ...es Model ST Series Model Figure 5 6 Record Schedule 2 Choose the camera you want to configure in the Camera dropdown list 3 Check the checkbox of Enable Schedule 4 Configure the record schedule Edit t...

Page 61: ...ule recording for other days in the week If the schedule can also be set to other days click Copy Figure 5 9 Copy Schedule to Other Days Note The Holiday option is available when you enable holiday sc...

Page 62: ...ea except for the schedule table to finish and exit the drawing You can repeat step 4 to set schedule for other channels If the settings can also be used to other channels click Copy and then choose t...

Page 63: ...so on Steps 1 Enter the Motion Detection interface Menu Camera Motion Figure 5 13 Motion Detection 2 Configure Motion Detection 1 Choose camera you want to configure 2 Check the checkbox after Enable...

Page 64: ...ly to save the settings 7 Click OK to back to the upper level menu 8 Exit the Motion Detection menu 3 Configure the schedule Please refer to the step 4 of Chapter 5 2 Configuring Record Schedule while...

Page 65: ...Configuration Alarm Figure 5 16 Alarm Settings 2 Click the Alarm Input tab Figure 5 17 Alarm Settings Alarm Input 1 Select Alarm Input number and configure alarm parameters 2 Choose N O normally open...

Page 66: ...er alarm input parameters If the setting can also be applied to other alarm inputs click Copy and choose the alarm input number Figure 5 19 Copy Alarm Input 3 Configure the schedule Please refer to th...

Page 67: ...ule Figure 5 20 Draw Schedule Holiday 1 Check the checkbox after the Enable Schedule item 2 Click Edit Figure 5 21 Edit Schedule POS 3 In the message box you can choose the day to which you want to se...

Page 68: ...schedule motion detection triggered recording for all the week If the schedule can also be set to other days click Copy Figure 5 23 Copy Schedule to Other Days 7 Click OK to back to upper level menu...

Page 69: ...Manual Record 2 Enable manual record Click the status icon before camera number to change it to Or click the status icon of Analog to enable manual record of all channels 3 Disable manual record Clic...

Page 70: ...u Record 2 Choose Holiday on the left bar Figure 5 26 Holiday Settings 3 Enable Edit Holiday schedule 1 Click to enter the Edit interface Figure 5 27 Edit Holiday Settings 2 Check the checkbox of Enab...

Page 71: ...ures below Figure 5 28 Edit Schedule Holiday Figure 5 29 Draw Schedule Holiday Note Up to 8 periods can be configured for each day And the time periods cannot be overlapped each other In the time tabl...

Page 72: ...ailed information please refer to Chapter 10 4 Managing HDD Group There should be at least another HDD which is in Read Write status Steps 1 Enter HDD Information interface Menu HDD Figure 5 30 HDD Ge...

Page 73: ...onfigure 3 Check the checkbox of Redundant Record 4 Click Apply to save settings If the encoding parameters can also be used to other channels click Copy and choose the channel you want to apply the s...

Page 74: ...group 1 Choose a group number for the HDD group 2 Click Apply to save your settings 3 Click OK to back to the upper level menu Repeat the above steps to configure more HDD groups 5 Choose the Channel...

Page 75: ...ecking the checkbox to 3 Configure the record type file type start time and end time 4 Click Search to show the results Figure 5 36 Export Search Result 5 Protect the record files 1 Find the record fi...

Page 76: ...Editing 3 Set the HDD to Read only 4 Click OK to save settings and back to the upper level menu Notes You cannot save any files in a Read only HDD If you want to save files in the HDD change the prop...

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Page 78: ...nter the Playback interface Mouse Right click a channel in live view mode and select from the menu as shown in Figure 6 2 Figure 6 2 Right click Menu under Live View Front Panel press PLAY button to p...

Page 79: ...l Zoom Smart Search Pause Reverse play Single frame reverse play Stop Pause play Play Single frame play 30s reverse 30s forward Speed down Speed up Previous day Next day Scaling up down the time line...

Page 80: ...ck to select a date on the calendar Figure 6 5 Playback Calendar Note If there are record files for that camera in that day in the calendar the icon for that day is displayed as Otherwise it is displa...

Page 81: ...the record files represents normal recording manual or schedule represents event recording motion alarm motion alarm motion alarm Playback progress bar use the mouse to click any point of the progres...

Page 82: ...y back the file You can click the Back button to back to the search interface Note Pre play and post play can be configured 6 Optional If multiple channels are triggered recording by the alarm input c...

Page 83: ...ag Tag management Digital Zoom Smart Search Not supported Pause Reverse play Single frame reverse play Stop Pause play Play Single frame play 30s reverse 30s forward Speed down Speed up Previous day N...

Page 84: ...k 2 Search and play back the record file s Refer to Chapter 6 1 1 Playing Back by Channel for the detailed information about searching and playback of the record files Figure 6 12 Interface of Playbac...

Page 85: ...box to search the tag on your command Figure 6 14 Video Search by Tag 3 Click button to play back the file You can click the Back button to back to the search interface Note Pre play and post play can...

Page 86: ...l frames 6 1 5 Playing Back by Smart Search Purpose The smart playback function provides an easy way to get through the less effective information When you select the smart playback mode the system wi...

Page 87: ...the button and specify 4 points to set a quadrilateral region for intrusion detection Only one region can be set Motion Detection Click the button and then click and draw the mouse to set the detectio...

Page 88: ...ents smart search recording Table 6 5 Detailed Explanation of Smart Playback Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Smart search Stop Pause play Play Process bar Scaling up down the time l...

Page 89: ...System Log Search 3 Choose a log with record file and click button to enter Playback interface Note If there is no record file at the time point of the log the message box No result found will pop up...

Page 90: ...s Steps 1 Enter Tag Search interface Menu Playback 2 Select the External File in the drop down list on the top left side The files are listed in the right side list You can click the button to refresh...

Page 91: ...tart and End time you can enter keyword in the textbox to search the text on your command Figure 6 23 Event Playback Interface Alarm Input Figure 6 24 Exact match set Note Match condition can choose E...

Page 92: ...x to select one channel for playback or select multiple channels for synchronous playback Note 4 ch 8 ch 16 ch devices support 8 ch 16 ch and 16 ch synchronous playback respectively 6 Playback interfa...

Page 93: ...sing the front panel Not supported with FT series Press the button to set the speed to Single frame One click on the playback screen or press button on the front panel represents playback or adverse p...

Page 94: ...yback is supported Steps 1 Enter Playback interface Menu Playback 2 Check more than one checkboxes to select multiple channels and click to select a date on the calendar Figure 6 27 4 ch Synchronous P...

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Page 96: ...s 1 Six different Record types are selectable Continuous Motion Alarm Motion Alarm Motion Alarm Command Triggered and Manual The command triggered record is configured by the platform when the device...

Page 97: ...evice is not recognized Click Reconnect device Check for compatibility from vendor You can also format USB flash drives or USB HDDs via the device USB writer and DVD R W cannot be formatted Figure 7 3...

Page 98: ...sage box Export finished Figure 7 5 Export Finished 5 Check backup result Choose the record file in Export interface and click button to check it Note The Player player exe will be exported automatica...

Page 99: ...ed Continue Note The usages of eSATA HDD contain Record and Export And changes in usage will take effective after rebooting the device 2 Enter Export interface Menu Export Normal Set search condition...

Page 100: ...compatibility from vendor You can also format eSATA HDD via the device Figure 7 9 Export by Normal Video Search Using eSATA HDD Stay in the Exporting interface until all record files are exported with...

Page 101: ...ample 2 Select the alarm input No and time 3 Click to enter the Search Result interface Figure 7 11 Event Search for Backup 2 Select record files to export 1 Select an alarm input in the list and clic...

Page 102: ...Reconnect device Check for compatibility from vendor You can also format USB flash drive or USB HDDs via the device Figure 7 13 Export by Event Using USB Flash Drive Stay in the Exporting interface u...

Page 103: ...devices USB flash drives USB HDDs USB writer or DVD R W Steps 1 Enter Playback interface and play back the record file you want to set video clips Please refer to Chapter 6 1 Playing Back Record File...

Page 104: ...o not save video clips Figure 7 17 Attention to Video Clip Saving 5 Export Click and start backup Note If the inserted USB device is not recognized Click Reconnect device Check for compatibility from...

Page 105: ...are exported with pop up message Export finished Figure 7 19 Export Finished 6 Check backup result Note The Player player exe will be exported automatically during record file export Figure 7 20 Chec...

Page 106: ...dition in the textbox to search the text on your command 3 Click to enter the Search Result interface Figure 7 21 POS Search for Backup 6 Select record files to export 3 Select an alarm input in the l...

Page 107: ...Reconnect device Check for compatibility from vendor You can also format USB flash drive or USB HDDs via the device Figure 7 23 Export by POS Using USB Flash Drive Stay in the Exporting interface unt...

Page 108: ...ed 8 Check backup result Note The Player player exe will be exported automatically during record file export Figure 7 25 Checkup of POS Export Result Using USB Flash Drive Available from A1 Security C...

Page 109: ...k up Click Export button to enter Export interface Note At least one record file shall be selected Figure 7 27 Result of Normal Video Search for Backup 3 Backup device management Click New Folder butt...

Page 110: ...es Menu Export Normal Set search condition and click Search button to enter Search Result interface Note At least one channel shall be selected Figure 7 29 Normal Video Search for Backup 2 Select reco...

Page 111: ...es from a re writable CD DVD Note There must be a re writable CD DVD when you make this operation Note If the inserted USB writer or SATA writer is not recognized Click the Refresh button Reconnect de...

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Page 113: ...and sensitivity Check checkbox to enable motion detection use the mouse to draw detection area s and drag the sensitivity bar to set sensitivity Click to set alarm response actions Figure 8 2 Set Dete...

Page 114: ...chedule of Motion Detection 5 Click Linkage Action tab to set up alarm response actions of motion alarm please refer to Chapter 8 7 Setting Alarm Response Actions Repeat the above steps to set up armi...

Page 115: ...ed alarm input Check the Setting checkbox and click button to set its alarm response actions Figure 8 7 Alarm Input Settings Interface 3 Select Trigger Channel tab and select one or more channels whic...

Page 116: ...inking tab and set PTZ linkage of the alarm input Set PTZ linking parameters and click the OK button to complete the settings of the alarm input Note Please check whether the PTZ or speed dome support...

Page 117: ...User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 117 Figure 8 10 Copy Settings of Alarm Input Available from A1 Security Cameras www a1securitycameras com email sales a1securitycameras com...

Page 118: ...checkbox of Enable Video Loss Alarm Click button to set up handling method of video loss 3 Set arming schedule of the channel Select Arming Schedule tab to set the channel s arming schedule Choose one...

Page 119: ...ction tab to set up alarm response action of video loss please refer to Chapter 8 7 Setting Alarm Response Actions 5 Click the OK button to complete the video loss settings of the channel Repeat the a...

Page 120: ...ox of Enable Video Tampering 3 Drag the sensitivity bar and choose a proper sensitivity level 4 Click to set handling method of video tampering Set arming schedule and alarm response actions of the ch...

Page 121: ...er days of a week You can also use Copy button to copy an arming schedule to other days 4 Click the OK button to complete the video tampering settings of the channel Repeat the above steps to finish s...

Page 122: ...ll be detected 4 Click to set handling method of video tampering Set arming schedule and alarm response actions of the channel 1 Click Arming Schedule tab to set the arming schedule of response action...

Page 123: ...rded files Steps 1 Enter Exceptions interface and handle various exceptions Menu Configuration Exceptions FT Series Without the Alarm Module ST Series With the Alarm Module Figure 8 16 Exception Setti...

Page 124: ...ure 8 17 Detailed Event 3 Set the alarm linkage actions For details see Chapter 8 7 Setting Alarm Response Actions 4 Click Apply to save the settings Available from A1 Security Cameras www a1securityc...

Page 125: ...nds an exception or alarm signal to remote alarm host when an event occurs The alarm host refers to the PC installed with Remote Client Note The alarm signal will be transmitted automatically at detec...

Page 126: ...apped Figure 8 19 Set Arming Schedule of Alarm Output 3 Repeat the above steps to set arming schedule of other days of a week You can also use Copy button to copy an arming schedule to other days Clic...

Page 127: ...red only by clicking Clear button in the following interface Steps Select the alarm output you want to trigger or clear and make related operations Menu Manual Alarm Click Trigger Clear button if you...

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Page 129: ...l settings click the Apply button to save the settings Multi address Mode The parameters of the two NIC cards can be configured independently You can select LAN1 or LAN2 in the NIC type field for para...

Page 130: ...able Stream Encryption checkbox to encrypt the video stream 5 Enter the verification code of the device Note The verification code consists of 6 capital letters and is located at the bottom of the DVR...

Page 131: ...rver Settings Interface DynDNS 1 Enter Server Address for DynDNS i e members dyndns org 2 In the DVR Domain Name text field enter the domain obtained from the DynDNS website 3 Enter the User Name and...

Page 132: ...e is defined in the DVR it will replace the old one registered on the server You can register the alias of the device domain name in the HiDDNS server first and then enter the alias to the Device Doma...

Page 133: ...ter and changed it to port No except 80 you have to enter http www hiddns com alias HTTP port in the address bar to access the device You can refer to Chapter 9 2 5 Configuring NAT for the mapped HTTP...

Page 134: ...ister the Device Register the device on the LTS DDNS server 1 Go to the LTS DDNS website http ns1 dvrlists com 2 Click to register an account if you do not have one and use the account to log in Figur...

Page 135: ...er s e mail address Password is for the DDNS account created Confirm is the DDNS password again The password is not the e mail account password The default DDNS type is LTS and the default server is n...

Page 136: ...ettings interface Figure 9 17 NTP Settings Interface 3 Check the Enable NTP checkbox to enable this feature 4 Configure the following NTP settings Interval Time interval between the two synchronizing...

Page 137: ...ose Universal Plug and Play UPnP can permit the device seamlessly discover the presence of other network devices on the network and establish functional network services for data sharing communication...

Page 138: ...External Port Settings dialog box Steps 1 Click to activate the External Port Settings dialog box Configure the external port No for server port http port and RTSP port respectively Note You can use...

Page 139: ...s the alarm monitoring port configured in the software default port is 7200 Multicast IP The multicast can be configured to realize live view for more than the maximum number of cameras through networ...

Page 140: ...0 0 64 you may access the device by inputting https 192 0 0 64 443 via the web browser Notes The HTTPS port can be only configured through the web browser Steps 1 Open web browser input the IP addres...

Page 141: ...iguring Email Purpose The system can be configured to send an Email notification to all designated users if an event is detected e g an alarm or motion event is detected etc Before configuring the Ema...

Page 142: ...ess The Email address of sender Select Receivers Select the receiver Up to 3 receivers can be configured Receiver The name of the receiver of the Email Receiver s Address The Email address of the rece...

Page 143: ...ettings Interface 2 Check the checkbox of the Enable Telnet 3 Click the Save button to save the setting 4 You can open the Command Prompt window in your PC and input telnet IP Address to connect with...

Page 144: ...status MTU sending receiving rate etc Steps 1 Enter the Network Traffic interface Menu Maintenance Net Detect Figure 9 33 Network Traffic Interface 2 You can view the sending rate and receiving rate i...

Page 145: ...tion address in the text field of Destination Address 5 Click the Test button to start testing network delay and packet loss The testing result pops up on the window If the testing is failed the error...

Page 146: ...please check whether it is compatible with the DVR You can format the backup device if the format is incorrect Figure 9 36 Export Network Packet 4 Click the Export button to start exporting 5 After th...

Page 147: ...38 Checking Network Status If the network is normal the following message box pops out Figure 9 39 Network Status Checking Result If the message box pops out with other information instead of this on...

Page 148: ...tics interface Menu Maintenance Net Detect 2 Click the Network Stat tab to enter the Network Statistics menu Figure 9 41 Network Stat Interface 3 View the bandwidth of Remote Live View bandwidth of Re...

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Page 150: ...n 4 Select the OK button to start initialization Figure 10 3 Start Initialization 5 After the HDD has been initialized the status of the HDD will change from Uninitialized to Normal Figure 10 4 HDD St...

Page 151: ...f Enable HDD Sleeping by default and the HDDs which are free of working for a long time will be set to sleep Uncheck the checkbox of Enable HDD Sleeping and the HDDs will be set to work for all time A...

Page 152: ...0 7 HDD Information Interface 3 Add the allocated NetHDD 4 Select the type to NAS or IP SAN 5 Configure the NAS or IP SAN settings Add NAS disk 1 Enter the NetHDD IP address in the text field 2 Click...

Page 153: ...e selected IP SAN disk Note Up to 1 IP SAN disk can be added Figure 10 9 Add IP SAN Disk 5 After having successfully added the NAS or IP SAN disk return to the HDD Information menu The added NetHDD wi...

Page 154: ...ng up by Normal Video Search for operating instructions Record use the eSATA for record Refer to the following steps for operating instructions Figure 10 11 Set eSATA Mode 3 When the eSATA type is sel...

Page 155: ...s shown in Figure 10 13 Figure 10 13 Storage Mode Interface 3 Click the Apply button and the following Attention box will pop up Figure 10 14 Attention for Reboot 4 Click the Yes button to reboot the...

Page 156: ...the storage mode to Group refer to step1 4 of Chapter 10 4 1 Setting HDD Groups A HDD can be set to read only to prevent important recorded files from being overwritten when the HDD becomes full in o...

Page 157: ...to save the settings and exit the interface 5 In the HDD Information menu the HDD property will be displayed in the list Note At least 2 hard disks must be added on your DVR when you want to set a HDD...

Page 158: ...ecord Capacity GB 5 You can copy the quota settings of the current camera to other cameras if required Click the Copy button to enter the Copy Camera interface as shown in Figure 10 19 Figure 10 19 Co...

Page 159: ...ure 10 20 View HDD Status 1 Note If the status of HDD is Normal or Sleeping it works normally If the status is Uninitialized or Abnormal please initialize the HDD before use And if the HDD initializat...

Page 160: ...e HDD Detect interface Menu HDD HDD Detect 2 Click the S M A R T Settings tab to enter the interface 3 Select the HDD to view its S M A R T information list as shown in Figure 10 22 Note If you want t...

Page 161: ...Bad Sector Detection tab to enter the interface 3 Select a HDD and click the Detect button to start detecting Figure 10 24 Bad Sector Detecting 4 You can click the Pause button to pause the detection...

Page 162: ...HDD error as shown in Figure 10 25 The linkage actions can be selected to Audible Warning Notify Surveillance Center Send Email and Trigger Alarm Output Note Trigger alarm output is applicable to the...

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Page 164: ...ion Interface 6 You can use the mouse to click and drag the text frame on the preview window to adjust the OSD position 7 Copy Camera Settings 1 If you want to copy the OSD settings of the current cam...

Page 165: ...zones will be marked with different frame colors Note Up to 4 privacy mask zones can be configured and the size of each area can be adjusted 5 The configured privacy mask zones on the window can be cl...

Page 166: ...each other 4 Select the mode from the drop down list of Mode there are four modes selectable Standard Indoor Dim Light and Outdoor 5 Adjust the image parameters according to actual needs The parameter...

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Page 168: ...own in Figure 12 1 Figure 12 1 Device Information Interface 12 1 2Viewing Camera Information Steps 1 Enter the System Information interface Menu Maintenance System Info 2 Click the Camera tab to enter...

Page 169: ...System Information interface Menu Maintenance System Info 2 Click the Alarm tab to enter the Alarm Information menu to view the alarm information as shown in Figure 12 4 Figure 12 4 Alarm Information...

Page 170: ...ter the System Information interface Menu Maintenance System Info 2 Click the HDD tab to enter the HDD Information menu to view the HDD status free space property etc as shown in Figure 12 6 Figure 12...

Page 171: ...intenance Log Search Figure 12 7 Log Search Interface 2 Set the log search conditions to refine your search including the Start Time End Time Major Type and Minor Type 3 Click the Search button to sta...

Page 172: ...2 10 Export Log Files 7 Select the backup device from the dropdown list of Device Name 8 Click the Export to export the log files to the selected backup device You can click the New Folder button to c...

Page 173: ...vices by importing the excel file to it Steps 1 Enter the camera management interface Menu Camera IP Camera Import Export 2 Click the IP Camera Import Export tab the content of detected plugged extern...

Page 174: ...ation File interface Menu Maintenance Import Export Figure 12 11 Import Export Config File 2 Click the Export button to export configuration files to the selected local backup device 3 To import a con...

Page 175: ...start upgrading 6 After the upgrading is complete reboot the DVR to activate the new firmware 12 5 2Upgrading by FTP Before you start Configure PC running FTP server and DVR to the same Local Area Net...

Page 176: ...Factory Default 2 Click the OK button to restore the default settings Note Except the network parameters including IP address subnet mask gateway MTU default route and server port all other parameter...

Page 177: ...User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 177 Chapter 13 Others Available from A1 Security Cameras www a1securitycameras com email sales a1securitycameras com...

Page 178: ...PC serial port Transparent Channel Connect a serial device directly to the device The serial device will be controlled remotely by the PC through the network Note RS 232 serial port is available for...

Page 179: ...e the same with the video input standard for ST series only Resolution Select the output resolution which must be the same with the resolution of the VGA HDMI display Time Zone Select the time zone Da...

Page 180: ...ation General 2 Choose DST Settings tab Figure 13 2 DST Settings Interface You can check the checkbox before the Auto DST Adjustment item Or you can manually check the Enable DST checkbox and then you...

Page 181: ...t in the range of 1 255 and the default No is 255 CVBS Output Brightness Adjust the video output brightness via the CVBS interface Auto Logout Set timeout time for menu inactivity E g when the timeout...

Page 182: ...u 3 Enter the information for new user including User Name Password Level and User s MAC Address Level Set the user level to Operator or Guest Different user levels have different operating permission...

Page 183: ...on Local Log Search Searching and viewing logs and system information of DVR Local Parameters Settings Configuring parameters restoring factory default parameters and importing exporting configuration...

Page 184: ...ed camera s Remote Playback Remotely playing back recorded files of the selected camera s Local PTZ Control Locally controlling PTZ movement of the selected camera s Remote PTZ Control Remotely contro...

Page 185: ...ission level and MAC address Check the checkbox of Change Password if you want to change the password and input the new one in the text field of Password and Confirm Admin You are only allowed to edit...

Page 186: ...lick the Logout button to log out or Click the Shutdown button to shut down the device or Click the Reboot button to reboot the device Note After you have logged out the system menu operation on the s...

Page 187: ...User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 187 Appendix Available from A1 Security Cameras www a1securitycameras com email sales a1securitycameras com...

Page 188: ...Ethernet networks DDNS Dynamic DNS is a method protocol or network service that provides the capability for a networked device such as a router or computer system using the Internet Protocol Suite to...

Page 189: ...o do the further process There is a beep sound after a new bought device starts up Possible Reasons a No HDD is installed in the device b The installed HDD has not been initialized c The installed HDD...

Page 190: ...t is solved by the above steps If it is solved finish the process If not please contact the engineer from our company to do the further process The image gets stuck when DVR is playing back by single...

Page 191: ...correct Select Playback and verify the channel and time are correct 3 Verify the HDD status is normal Select Menu HDD General to view the HDD status and verify the HDD is detected and can be read and...

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