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The Alien Pro Lite Digital Video Recorder
Operations Manual

Models

ALIEN404 ALIEN408 ALIEN416

VERSION 5.

PLUS

4/8/16 Channel Real Time Recording - 25fps in CIF

4/8/16 Channel Simultaneous Playback

SPECIAL FEATURE

1fps background recording switching to 25fps on motion detect

Intelligent Security and Fire Ltd

Summary of Contents for ALIEN404

Page 1: ...s ALIEN404 ALIEN408 ALIEN416 VERSION 5 PLUS 4 8 16 Channel Real Time Recording 25fps in CIF 4 8 16 Channel Simultaneous Playback SPECIAL FEATURE 1fps background recording switching to 25fps on motion...

Page 2: ...from the DVR Ensure environmental conditions meet factory specifications Ensure unit is properly secured to a rack or shelf Major shocks or jolts to the unit as a result of dropping it may cause dama...

Page 3: ...guring Settings for Recording 23 4 2 Initialising Record Settings 23 4 3 Scheduling a Recording 25 4 4 Starting a Manual Recording 25 4 5 Protecting Recorded Files 26 4 6 Configuring Advanced HDD Sett...

Page 4: ...8 11 3 Setting HDD Status 59 11 4 Checking HDD Status 60 11 5 Configuring HDD Alarms 61 12 DVR Management 62 12 1 Configuring General Settings 62 12 2 Configuring Advanced Settings 62 12 3 Configuring...

Page 5: ...play supports 1024 x 768 resolution Supports 1 4 9 16 screen live view channel sequence is adjustable Supports live view group switch manual switch and automatic sequencing the interval of automatic s...

Page 6: ...loss and video output standard mismatch Supports various alarm responses such as camera recording relay out on screen warning audible warning and upload to center Supports auto recovery from exception...

Page 7: ...icator turns red when a sensor alarm is detected Ready Ready indicator turns green when DVR is functioning properly Status Status indicator turns green when DVR is controlled by an IR remote HDD HDD i...

Page 8: ...d Privacy Mask menus SHIFT The SHIFT button is used for switch button action between numeric button and control button 4 Direction Enter Buttons DIRECTION Buttons The DIRECTION buttons are used to nav...

Page 9: ...as Alphanumeric buttons on front panel 4 EDIT Button Same as EDIT button on front panel 5 A Button Same as A button on front panel 6 REC Button Same as REC button on front panel 7 PLAY Button Same as...

Page 10: ...IR receiver on DVR is not obstructed 1 4 3 Using a USB Mouse A regular 3 button Left Right Scroll wheel USB mouse can also be used with this DVR To use a USB mouse 1 Plug USB mouse into one of the US...

Page 11: ...ercase input is being used Uppercase Designates uppercase input is being used Switch to Lowercase Switch to lowercase input Switch to Uppercase Switch to uppercase input Number Designates number input...

Page 12: ...r for audio output x 1 The connection is synchronised with Video Out 5 Video Loop Out 16 channel DB15 connector for video loop out 6 VGA VGA output Display local video output and menu 7 RS232 DB9 conn...

Page 13: ...output The connection is synchronised with Video Out 5 Video Loop Out DB15 connector for 8 x video loop out 6 VGA VGA output Display local video output and menu 7 RS232 DB9 connector for RS232 8 LAN...

Page 14: ...utput The connection is synchronised with Video Out 5 Video Loop Out DB15 connector for 4 channel video loop out 6 VGA VGA output Display local video output and menu 7 RS232 DB9 connector for RS232 8...

Page 15: ...ar panel OPTION 2 Manual Shutdown 1 Press and hold the POWER button for 3 seconds 2 Enter the administrator s username and password in the authentication dialogue box 3 Click the Yes button 4 Message...

Page 16: ...by leaving the Start Wizard when DVR starts checkbox checked To start using the Setup Wizard 1 Click the Next button on the Wizard window This will take you to the User Permission window shown below 2...

Page 17: ...ta from it 8 After the HDD has been initialised click the OK button which will take you back to the Setup Wizard window 9 Click the Next button This will take you to the Record Settings window as show...

Page 18: ...Next button This will take you to the Network Settings window shown 16 To configure network settings click the Enter button 17 Enter the IP Address Subnet Mask and Default Gateway 18 Click the OK but...

Page 19: ...tton on the remote or front panel You can also go to the Menu window by right clicking with the mouse and clicking the Menu button 2 Click the Setting icon 3 Click the General icon You will be taken t...

Page 20: ...from a schedule and or triggered from motion or alarm 3 3 Operating the Live Preview In Live Preview mode you can 1 Display Single Camera Using Front Panel Remote Use Alphanumeric buttons Using Mouse...

Page 21: ...clicking this feature will switch to the next set of displays Playback Enter into Playback mode PTZ Enter PTZ Control mode Digital Zoom Enter Digital Zoom interface Menu Enter Main menu Start Auto swi...

Page 22: ...ll automatically detect if a VGA display is connected If VGA is connected main CVBS will not show you any images If VGA is not connected main CVBS will show you main GUI Note Spot out only one window...

Page 23: ...ecord You will be taken to the Record Settings menu shown below 3 Select the camera you would to configure the settings for 4 Configure settings for Encoding Parameters Select the encoding parameters...

Page 24: ...o 0 the option would be disabled Redundantly Record Select to enable or disable redundant recording on the particular channel Record Audio Select to record audio of the camera or not 7 Click the OK bu...

Page 25: ...elect recording Type Recording type can be based on time and triggered by motion detection and or alarm Motion detected and alarm triggered recordings are further explained in Configuring Alarms 9 Cli...

Page 26: ...the Video Search menu by navigating to Menu Video Search The Video Search menu is shown below 2 Search for desired recording by entering search parameters Search parameters include Camera number Video...

Page 27: ...ly 1 Navigate to the HDD Management menu by going to Menu HDD Management The HDD Management menu is shown below 2 Select the General tab 3 Select the HDD to set to read only 4 Click the Property butto...

Page 28: ...ected failures of hard disk drives it is recommended to set up HDD redundancy It is important to note that in order to set up HDD redundancy you will need more than one HDD in your DVR To set up HDD r...

Page 29: ...redundancy 10 Next to More Settings click on the Set button This will bring up additional settings for the selected camera as shown below 11 Set Redundantly Record to Yes 12 Click the OK button to sav...

Page 30: ...g the Playback Interface There are various controls on the Playback interface that makes viewing recordings more efficient A screenshot of the Playback interface is shown below The Playback Control Pa...

Page 31: ...bring up the list of search results After search results are presented select the file you would like to playback and press Play 4 Recordings will automatically be play backed in the Playback interfac...

Page 32: ...n the right hand side of the Playback interface Using the Front Panel Remote 1 Press the PLAY button This will take you into the Playback interface 2 Enter the channel you would like to watch recordin...

Page 33: ...Control Panel until the speed changes to Single frame 2 Click the Pause button to advance the video frame by frame Using the Front Panel Remote 1 Rotate the inner control on Jog Shuttle anticlockwise...

Page 34: ...parameters to search for files to export 3 Press the Export button This will take you to the Video Search menu 4 Select the files to export as shown below You may also click the Play button to verify...

Page 35: ...rom vendor 7 Click Start to begin backup process 8 After the backup process has completed see below you may select the files from your device and click the Play button to verify that it has been expor...

Page 36: ...5 Click the Yes button to enter Backup interface or select No to exit to Playback interface 6 At the Backup interface select the Start button to begin the Backup process Using the Front Panel Remote 1...

Page 37: ...vious section See Exporting Files Once in the Export menu you may Create New Folder Creates a new folder on the export device Delete Delete a file or folder from the export device Play Play the select...

Page 38: ...rface by navigating to Menu Setting Camera Select channel to configure motion detection on 2 Select the Advanced tab to open up the Advanced Camera Settings menu shown below 3 Tick the checkbox to the...

Page 39: ...when motion is detected by ticking the checkboxes under the desired camera numbers 10 Click OK to complete motion settings for the selected camera You may now add a schedule to start recording when m...

Page 40: ...en N O and Normally Closed N C 4 Tick the checkbox next to Setting and click the Handle button to enter the Alarm Input Handle menu 5 Select the Triggered Camera tab 6 Select cameras to trigger for re...

Page 41: ...on This will bring up the settings page for the selected channel 3 Configure the settings for selected output 4 Select OK to save and exit Note If the Hold For option is selected as Manually Stop the...

Page 42: ...1 Enter Camera Settings menu by clicking Menu Setting Camera 2 Select camera under Channel number to configure video loss detection and click the Set button 3 Select the Advanced tab 4 Tick the Video...

Page 43: ...tected and set to trigger an action on your DVR To setup video tempering detection 1 Enter Camera Management Settings menu by clicking Menu Setting Camera 2 Select camera under Channel number to confi...

Page 44: ...rigger Options 11 Select the Schedule tab Set the schedule for when you want video loss detection to be enabled Schedule can be set for all week or any day of the week with up to 8 time periods per da...

Page 45: ...The triggering options that you may select include Pop up Image on Monitor When an alarm is triggered the local monitor VGA or BNC monitor will display an image under Live Preview mode This alarm can...

Page 46: ...d other network settings from that server check the DHCP checkbox You may check the DHCP status by going to the Network Status tab as shown below 4 If you would like to configure your own settings ent...

Page 47: ...DNS to enter the DDNS settings menu shown below 4 Check the DDNS checkbox to enable feature 5 Select DDNS Type There are three different DDNS type to choose from IpServer PeanutHull and DynDNS IpServe...

Page 48: ...rmally 7200ms If the DVR is used on a public network you should use an NTP server that has a time synchronisation function such as the server at the National Time Center IP Address 210 72 145 44 If th...

Page 49: ...pans the Class D IP range of 224 0 0 0 to 239 255 255 255 It is suggested that the IP address range of 239 252 0 0 to 239 255 255 255 be used To set up multicasting 1 Enter the Network Settings menu b...

Page 50: ...ver Port has a port range of 2000 65535 and is used for remote client software access The HTTP port is used for remote internet browser access To change the default ports 1 Enter the Network Settings...

Page 51: ...camera Call Preset Call a PTZ preset Call Patrol Call a PTZ sequence Call Pattern Call a PTZ pattern Patrol Setting Enter PTZ sequence configuration menu Pattern Setting Enter PTZ pattern configurati...

Page 52: ...Light Turns PTZ light if applicable on and off 7 Wiper Turns PTZ wiper if applicable on and off 8 Zoom In Instantly zooms PTZ in 9 Center Centers PTZ 9 3 1 Customising Presets Presets can be set to m...

Page 53: ...r the Patrol Management menu shown below 3 In the Patrol Management menu you may Configure Patrol 1 Select a Patrol Number to set 2 Select valid presets See Customising Presets and click the Set butto...

Page 54: ...d Patrol Number 2 Click the Start button to call the patrol select the stop button to stop the patrol as shown below 9 3 3 Customising Patterns Patterns can be setup by recording the movement of the P...

Page 55: ...l panel to move the PTZ The PTZ movements will be recorded until the Stop Record button is clicked 5 To run a pattern click the Run Pattern button on a valid pattern The PTZ will move according to the...

Page 56: ...amera 2 Select channel to setup OSD settings under Channel number Click the Set button 3 Configure desired OSD settings 10 2 Setting up Privacy Mask You may setup privacy mask to mask off sensitive or...

Page 57: ...menu To adjust display settings 1 Enter the Camera Settings menu by clicking Menu Setting Camera 2 Select channel to adjust display settings under Channel number 3 Select the Advanced tab to enter the...

Page 58: ...HDD has been initialised the status of the HDD will change from Abnormal to Normal 11 2 Setting HDD Groups Your DVR can separate multiple HDDs into groups Videos from specified channels can be set to...

Page 59: ...e data will be recorded to the next HDD If there is only one HDD present setting it to read only will cause the DVR to not record 11 3 2 Setting HDD to Redundancy In order to use HDD redundancy on you...

Page 60: ...ctions You may also view the SMART information on installed HDDs SMART short for Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology is a monitoring system for hard disk drives to detect and report on v...

Page 61: ...n abnormal state To set HDD alarms 1 Enter Exception menu shown below by clicking Menu Exception 2 Select HDD Error under Exception Type 3 Select trigger action Trigger actions are further explained i...

Page 62: ...A Resolution VGA output resolution Time Zone Time zone to use for DVR Menu Date Format Format to use for date System Time System time and date Mouse Pointer Speed Speed of mouse pointer Enable Passwor...

Page 63: ...on this unit support for this service is not available To configure RS 232 devices to be used with the DVR 1 Enter the RS 232 Settings menu shown in by clicking Menu Setting RS232 2 Configure RS 232...

Page 64: ...password is changed and lost or a mistake is made in inputting the new password the menu may not be accessible and the unit will have to be returned to the supplier It is therefore recommended that be...

Page 65: ...AC address 5 Select the Permission button to enter the Privilege Settings menu shown below 6 Configure privileges for local settings under Local Permission tab The local settings include Local Log Sea...

Page 66: ...Remotely shutdown or reboot the DVR 8 Click on the Channel Permission tab to configure channel privileges as shown below The channel settings include Remote Live View Select and view live video over t...

Page 67: ...our DVR can be exported to a USB device and imported into another DVR This will allow you to efficiently setup the same configuration on numerous DVRs To import or export DVR configuration 1 Enter the...

Page 68: ...Menu Maintenance Upgrade 3 Select the Local Upgrade tab 4 Select the firmware on the USB device 5 Select Upgrade to begin the update process 6 After the system firmware has been updated reboot the DVR...

Page 69: ...Settings menu shown below by clicking Menu Maintenance Default Select OK to restore factory defaults Note Network information such as IP address subnet mask and gateway will not be restored If alarm s...

Page 70: ...ion about a particular log entry select the entry and click the Details button 5 If applicable you may also view the associated video to the selected log entry by clicking the Play button 6 Log files...

Page 71: ...71 7 Click Cancel to exit out of menu I n t e l l i g e n t S e c u r i t y a n d F i r e L t d...

Page 72: ...ices where individual users connect to the ADSL transceiver modem over Ethernet and in plain Metro Ethernet networks Not used in UK DDNS Dynamic DNS is a method protocol or network service that provid...

Page 73: ...seem unresponsive If the PTZ seems unresponsive 1 Check that the RS 485 cable is properly connected 2 Check that the dome protocol type is correctly set in menu 3 Check that the dome baud rate is cor...

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Page 77: ...revert to 25fps recording 1 Enter System Settings 2 Select camera number required 3 Ensure Encoding Parameters set to Normal 4 Reduce frame rate to low rate 5 Select OK and re enter Record Settings 6...

Page 78: ...you can tick the Pop up image on Monitor to display a single screen display of the triggered camera 15 Click on OK and confirm in each menu to save 16 Repeat for other camera channels 17 To check that...

Page 79: ...ng menu 4 Click on Exception menu 5 Click on Exception Type drop down arrow and select ALL followed by OK This will now cancel the alarm 6 Click on General menu 7 Change CVBS Output Standard from NTSC...

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