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ALIEN214

USER MANUAL

4 Channel networkable DVR with mouse & IR remote

Recording resolution CIF/2CIF/4CIF all at 25fps

Substream QCIF 25fps – CIF 6fps

4 Audio inputs and 1 output

2 x USB and 1 Hard Drive bay

Small

size

315(W)

230(D)

x45(H)mm

VERSION 1.0

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Page 1: ...ER MANUAL 4 Channel networkable DVR with mouse IR remote Recording resolution CIF 2CIF 4CIF all at 25fps Substream QCIF 25fps CIF 6fps 4 Audio inputs and 1 output 2 x USB and 1 Hard Drive bay Small si...

Page 2: ...dropping it may cause damage to the sensitive electronics within the unit Use the DVR in conjunction with a UPS if possible Power down the unit before connecting and disconnecting accessories and peri...

Page 3: ...gs 22 4 1 Before setting Record Settings 22 4 2 Initialising Record Settings 22 4 3 Scheduling Recording 24 4 4 Starting a Manual Recording 25 4 5 Protect Recorded Files 25 4 6 Locking Unlocking Recor...

Page 4: ...ising HDDs 64 11 2 Setting HDD Groups 64 11 3 Setting HDD Status 65 11 3 1 Setting HDD to Read Only 65 11 4 Checking HDD Status 66 11 5 Configuring HDD Alarms 68 12 DVR Management 69 12 1 Configuring...

Page 5: ...ndependent video encoding parameters including frame rate resolution bit rate video quality etc Normal and event recording parameters configurable for per individual camera Support dual stream Encodin...

Page 6: ...be set to read only Video data search and playback by channel number recording type time etc Digital zoom function in playback mode Pause play fast play slow skip forward and skip backward when in pl...

Page 7: ...on of parameters remote import export of device configuration parameters Remote access of device running status system log and alarm status Remote formatting of hard disk upgrade reboot shutdown and o...

Page 8: ...he ones found on the front panel including 1 POWER Turn on off DVR 2 DEV Enable Disable Remote Control 3 Alphanumeric Same as Alphanumeric buttons on front panel 4 EDIT Same as JKL EDIT button on fron...

Page 9: ...with this DVR To use a USB mouse 1 Plug USB mouse into one of the USB ports on the front panel of the DVR 2 The mouse should automatically be detected If in a rare case that the mouse is not detected...

Page 10: ...esents Lowercase Designates lowercase 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...

Page 11: ...connector for audio output 6 LAN Connector for LAN Local Area Network 7 VGA DB15 connector for VGA output Display local video output and menu 8 USB Connector for USB devices 9 RS 232 Interface DB9 co...

Page 12: ...t light please apply power to the DVR to start it The POWER indicator will light green and the startup window will appear To shut down the DVR 1 Enter the Shut Down menu shown in Figure 1 by clicking...

Page 13: ...not appear next time until the factory default settings are resumed but if you select the checkbox as the device will automatically access the Setup Wizard dialog box when it starts up next time Figu...

Page 14: ...Next button to enter the HDD Management dialogue box shown in Figure 5 Figure 5 HDD Management 6 To access HDD management interface click the Enter button 7 If a new HDD has been recently installed se...

Page 15: ...he Schedule tab shown in Figure 7 Figure 7 Schedule Settings 12 Click Edit button to enter a new recording schedule shown in Figure 8 13 Check both the Enable Schedule and All Day checkbox This will e...

Page 16: ...e been entered click Done to finish and exit the Setup Wizard You ve completed the Setup Wizard The next step in the initial setup process is to setup the system date and time After completion of Setu...

Page 17: ...17 Figure 10 General Settings 4 Enter the correct date and time in System Time 5 Click the Apply button to save the setting...

Page 18: ...iggered from motion or alarm Event Alarm Record Note Status for video loss alarm is only valid with analogue cameras 3 2 Live Preview Operation In Live View mode you can operate the following function...

Page 19: ...nter Playback mode of the selected camera PTZ Enter PTZ Control mode of the selected camera Digital Zoom Enter Digital Zoom interface of the selected camera Menu Enter Main menu Start Auto switch Enab...

Page 20: ...ther a VGA display is connected or not 2 When a VGA monitor is connected to DVR then the VGA will be used as the main video output and all menu operations are accessible by mouse front panel or IR rem...

Page 21: ...Settings Operate the following steps to set camera order 1 Enter the Display Settings menu Menu Settings Display and click on Set in the Camera Order menu 2 Select the video output port and the displa...

Page 22: ...Settings 1 Click Menu Settings Record to access the Record Settings dialogue box shown in Figure 1 Figure 1 General Record Settings 2 Select the camera you want to configure 3 Configure the following...

Page 23: ...files will not be option would be deleted The actual period for record files storage is determined by the available HDD space Record Audio Enable or disable audio record of the selected camera Click...

Page 24: ...nable recording for entire day or select different periods for each day Up to 8 time periods can be scheduled Note The time periods scheduled must not overlap 8 Select recording Type Recording type ca...

Page 25: ...the following configuration 1 Click Menu Manual Record to enter the Manual Record menu shown in Figure 5 Figure 5 Manual Record Menu 2 Start manual recording by selecting ON or OFF for each camera 4 5...

Page 26: ...ers will be displayed 4 Select the file you want to lock unlock 5 Click the Lock button to lock file If the file is already locked click the Unlock button to unlock file Locked files will be shown wit...

Page 27: ...own in Figure 9 Figure 9 HDD Property Settings Menu 5 Set HDD Status to Read only and then click OK to finish the settings Note 1 Once set to read only the HDD cannot be written to until it is set bac...

Page 28: ...g figure 16 11 2009Mon11 55 19 Playback Panel Playback Control Panel Figure 1 Playback Interface The Playback Control Panel as shown in Figure 2 provides various control buttons for video playback Aud...

Page 29: ...d time as shown in Figure 3 Figure 3 Video Search Menu 3 Click the Play button on the front panel to start playback of all the files found or click the Search button to access the list of search resul...

Page 30: ...face as shown in Figure 5 Figure 5 Playback Interface Multi camera Playback 1 Select the cameras from the camera list you want to have simultaneous playback 2 Click to stop the ongoing video playback...

Page 31: ...5 5 Playback Frame by Frame To play back frame by frame in the Playback interface By Using a Mouse 1 Click the Slow Forward button on the Playback Control Panel until the speed changes to Single fram...

Page 32: ...32 Figure 7 Digital Zoom in Playback Mode...

Page 33: ...to enter the Record Backup menu shown in Figure 1 Figure 1 Record Backup 2 Select desired parameters to search for files to export 3 On the toolbar press the Export button to enter the Record Backup i...

Page 34: ...s exported from drop down list USB Flash Drive USB HDD DVD Writer If backup device is not recognised Click the Refresh button Reconnect device Check for compatibility from vendor 7 Click Start to begi...

Page 35: ...n on the Playback Control Panel and select the start and end of the video clip during playback 3 Repeat for additional clips 4 Click the Quit Playback button to exit from the Playback interface You ll...

Page 36: ...cess 6 3 Managing Backup Devices To manage backup devices you must first be in the Export menu shown in Figure 7 The Export menu can be accessed by following the steps shown in the previous section Se...

Page 37: ...Settings Camera to access the Camera Settings menu as shown in Figure 1 Figure 1 Camera Management Interface 2 Select the Advanced tab to enter the Advanced Camera Settings menu shown in Figure 2 Fig...

Page 38: ...tection area Figure 3 Motion Detection Area 5 Right click mouse or press the MENU button on the front panel to set the Motion Detection Sensitivity shown in Figure 4 Higher sensitivity value correspon...

Page 39: ...to be enabled Schedule can be set for all week or any day of the week with up to 8 time periods per day Note After having configured the schedule the DVR must be restarted for the new settings to tak...

Page 40: ...nsor Alarm Settings Recordings can also be triggered from an external relay alarm device To set up sensor alarms 1 Click Menu Settings Alarm to enter the Alarm Settings menu shown in Figure 8 Figure 8...

Page 41: ...Figure 10 Figure 10 Triggered Cameras Menu 7 User may select the PTZ camera to link with the alarm input and then set the callup of preset patrol and pattern for alarm linked actions 8 Click the OK bu...

Page 42: ...ed output 4 Select OK to save and exit Note If the Hold For option is selected as Manually Stop the alarm will only stop when you manually stop it See Triggering Alarm Outputs Manually 7 3 Manual Alar...

Page 43: ...e previous menu 7 4 Video Loss Detection Your DVR can be set up to detect video loss and trigger an action To set up video loss detection 1 Click Menu Settings Camera to enter Camera Settings menu sho...

Page 44: ...day Note After having configured the schedule the DVR must be restarted for the new settings to take effect Figure 16 Schedule Settings for Video Loss Detection 7 Select the Handle tab to configure e...

Page 45: ...2 Select the Advanced tab 3 Select the camera to be configured with video tampering detection 4 Check the Tamper Detection checkbox to enable this feature as shown in Figure 19 Figure 19 Camera Settin...

Page 46: ...nfigure settings for other channels 7 6 Exception Settings The exception setting allows the DVR to alert you when irregular events occur These events include HDD Full All installed HDDs are full HDD E...

Page 47: ...r When an alarm is triggered the local monitor VGA or BNC monitor will display an image in Live Preview mode This alarm can be configured under the Popup Alarm Image handle method For alarms that are...

Page 48: ...rk to enter the Network Settings menu shown in Figure 1 Figure 1 Network Settings Menu 2 Select the General tab Configure the settings on the interface 3 If you have a DHCP server running and would li...

Page 49: ...with your DVR 5 Click OK to save settings and exit the Network Settings menu 8 2 Configuring PPPOE Settings NOTE PPPOE is not generally used in the UK and therefore not applicable Your DVR also allow...

Page 50: ...d exit Network Settings menu You may be now asked to restart your DVR for settings to take place To check on the status of your PPPoE connection go to Menu Settings Network and select the Network Stat...

Page 51: ...DynDNS i e members dyndns org Under DVR Domain Name enter the domain obtained from the DynDNS web site Finally enter the User Name and Password registered in the DynDNS network Figure 7 DynDNS Settin...

Page 52: ...as a time synchronisation function such as the server at the National Time Center IP Address 210 72 145 44 If the DVR is setup in a more customised network NTP software can be used to establish an NTP...

Page 53: ...3 Click the Set button next to Host Others to enter the Host Others menu 4 Set Multicast IP as shown in Figure 10 When adding a device to the Network Video Surveillance software the multicast address...

Page 54: ...54 Figure 11 Host Others Menu Note The Server 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...

Page 55: ...Call Preset Call a PTZ preset Call Patrol Call a PTZ sequence Call Pattern Call a PTZ pattern Preset Settings Enter PTZ preset configuration menu Patrol Settings Enter PTZ sequence configuration menu...

Page 56: ...mera connected 9 3 Setting PTZ Presets Patrols Patterns The DVR allows you to program presets patrols and patterns for a connected PTZ camera Understanding PTZ Controls The PTZ control panel provides...

Page 57: ...n of the preset Select a Preset number and click the Set button to save preset location Clear Preset Select a Preset number and click the Clear button to delete the preset You may also select the Clea...

Page 58: ...atrol 1 Select a Patrol Number to set 2 Select valid presets See Customise Presets and click the Set button to enter the Patrol configuration menu A sequence should have at least 2 valid presets 3 Set...

Page 59: ...Call Patrol 1 Select a valid Patrol Number 2 Click the Start button to call the patrol and select the Stop button to stop the patrol as shown in Figure 7 Figure 7 Patrol Management Menu 9 3 3 Customis...

Page 60: ...of the PTZ Use the PTZ control 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 P...

Page 61: ...OSD display position including the camera name position and the date time display position 10 1 Display Settings Display settings such as the brightness contrast saturation and hue can also be adjust...

Page 62: ...gs Camera to enter the Camera Settings menu 2 Click the Advanced tab to enter the Advanced Camera Settings menu as shown in Figure1 Select channel for privacy mask settings in Camera Figure 1 Advanced...

Page 63: ...63 Figure2 Setting Mask Area 6 Select Exit to save settings and exit the Mask Area Settings interface...

Page 64: ...be initialised 3 Click the Init button 4 Select OK button to start initialisation After the HDD has been initialised the status of the HDD will change from Abnormal to Normal 11 2 Setting HDD Groups Y...

Page 65: ...The status of an HDD can be set to read only or read write R W 11 3 1 Setting HDD to Read Only An HDD can be set to read only to avoid important recorded files from being overwritten when the HDD beco...

Page 66: ...f the status is listed as Normal or Hibernate the HDD is in working order If it is listed as Abnormal and has already been initialised the HDD needs to be replaced If the HDD is Uninitialised you will...

Page 67: ...og Search Results 8 Select log item to view and click the Details button 9 A detail list of SMART information as shown in Figure 6 will be displayed Figure 6 HDD SMART Information User can also click...

Page 68: ...s uninitialised or in an abnormal state To set HDD alarms 1 Click Menu Settings Exception to enter Exception menu shown in Figure 8 Figure 8 Exception Menu 2 Select HDD Error under Exception Type 3 Se...

Page 69: ...e Default language used in DVR menus CVBS Output Standard Video output standard NTSC and PAL VGA Resolution VGA output resolution Time Zone Time zone to use for DVR Menu Date Format Format for date Sy...

Page 70: ...ut Brightness Video output brightness Transparency Menu transparency Operation Timeout Set timeout time for menu inactivity For example if timeout time was set to 5 minutes after 5 minutes of inactivi...

Page 71: ...t Transparent Channel Connect a serial device directly to the DVR The serial device will be controlled remotely by the PC through the network and the protocol of the serial device 12 4 Managing User A...

Page 72: ...wo way audio in network settings and all parameters in channel settings Guest By default the Guest user cannot configure network settings but can configure the local playback as well as the remote pla...

Page 73: ...Remotely configure parameters restore parameters to factory defaults and import settings to as well as export settings from DVR Remote Serial Port Control Configure settings for RS232 and RS485 ports...

Page 74: ...control PTZ cameras Remote PTZ Control Remotely control PTZ cameras Local Video Export Locally backup recorded files from any of the channels 10 Click the OK button to save and exit menu 12 4 2 Deleti...

Page 75: ...o exit menu 12 5 Importing Exporting Configuration Configuration information from your DVR can be exported to a USB device and imported into another DVR This will allow you to efficiently setup the sa...

Page 76: ...ude updating via an USB device or over the network via a FTP server SPECIAL NOTE Do not attempt a firmware update unless you know that the version can be used on this DVR An incorrect firmware update...

Page 77: ...u by clicking Menu Maintenance Upgrade 3 Select the FTP tab shown in Figure 12 Figure 12 FTP Firmware Update 4 Input the FTP server address 5 Select Upgrade to begin update process 6 After the system...

Page 78: ...ck Menu Maintenance Information to enter the Information menu shown in Figure 14 Figure 14 System Information 2 Select OK to exit to the previous screen 12 8 Viewing System Log Many events of your DVR...

Page 79: ...you may also view the associated video to the selected log entry by clicking the Play button 6 Log files can also be exported onto a USB device To export a log file connect a USB device to the DVR sel...

Page 80: ...ed device such as a router or computer system using the Internet Protocol Suite to notify a domain name server to change in real time ad hoc the active DNS configuration of its configured hostnames ad...

Page 81: ...ke sure there are no fluorescent lamps in use Why does the PTZ seem unresponsive If the PTZ seem unresponsive please check 1 Check that the RS 485 cable is properly connected 2 Check that the dome dec...

Page 82: ...tion is detected to 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 ente...

Page 83: ...you enter the Handle option 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 cam...

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Page 85: ...MAINSTREAM CIF 25FPS MAINSTREAM 2CIF 25FPS MAINSTREAM 4CIF 25FPS SUBSTREAM CIF 6FPS SUBSTREAM QCIF 25FPS TCP CONNECTIONS TOTAL TCP CONNECTIONS 18 TOTAL PER CHANNEL 6 TOTAL TCP CONNECTIONS This is the...

Page 86: ...HDD Interface 1 x SATA interface Max 2Tb Network interface 1 RJ45 10M 100M adaptive Ethernet Serial interface 1 RS 485 interface 1 RS 232 interface USB interface 2 x USB2 0 Alarm in 4 Alarm out 1 Powe...

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