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1  Welcome 

 

Thank you for purchasing the G4-HDE series DVR!  This quick start guide will help you to 

become familiar with our DVR in a very short time.  Topics include hardware installation, cable 

connections, web operations and general operation information such as system setup, record, 

search, backup, alarm setup and PTZ operation.  Before installation and operation, please read 

the following safeguards and warnings carefully. 

 

1.1  Important Safeguards and Warnings 

 
1.1.1  Electrical safety 
 

All installations and operations should conform to your local electrical safety codes.  We assume 

no liability or responsibility for fires or electrical shock caused by improper handling or installation.  

 

1.1.2  Shipping instructions 
 

When shipping, please use the original packaging and padding, this will protect the DVR under 

most circumstances. 

 

1.1.3  Installation 
 

Always handle electronic devices with care.  Do not apply power to the DVR before completing 

the installation.  Do not place objects on the DVR 

 
1.1.4  DVR Repairs 
 

Examination and repair work should be done by qualified service engineers.  Unauthorized 

modifications or repairs may void any warranty agreements.  We are not liable for any problems 

caused by unauthorized modifications or repairs. 

 

1.1.5  Environment 
 

The DVR should be installed in a cool, dry area away from direct sunlight.  Please ensure that 

the DVR has sufficient ventilation. 

 

1.1.6  Accessories 
 

Be sure to use accessories recommended by the manufacturer.  Before installation, open the 

accessory kit and check that all of the components are included.  Contact your vendor ASAP if 

any components are missing. 

 

Summary of Contents for G4-HDE Series

Page 1: ...G4 HDE Series DVR Quick Start Guide ...

Page 2: ...2 5 2 Alarm Input Port 8 2 5 3 Alarm Output Port 8 3 Overview of Navigation and Controls 9 3 1 Login Logout Main Menu 9 3 1 1 Login 9 3 1 2 Main Menu 9 3 1 3 Logout 10 3 1 4 Auto Resume after Power Failure 10 3 2 Recording Operation 11 3 2 1 Live Viewing 11 3 2 2 Status Icons 11 3 3 Recording Setup Schedule 11 3 3 1 Schedule Menu 11 3 3 2 Manual Record Menu 12 3 3 3 Encode 13 3 3 4 Snapshot 14 3 3...

Page 3: ...instructions When shipping please use the original packaging and padding this will protect the DVR under most circumstances 1 1 3 Installation Always handle electronic devices with care Do not apply power to the DVR before completing the installation Do not place objects on the DVR 1 1 4 DVR Repairs Examination and repair work should be done by qualified service engineers Unauthorized modification...

Page 4: ...nally remove the DVR from the packaging materials 2 2 HDD Installation If your DVR was ordered with a hard disk drive HDD preinstalled please skip this step The G4 HDE series DVR may contain only one SATA HDD If installing or upgrading please use a HDD of 7200rpm or higher Please refer to the User s Manual for recommended HDD brands and models Please follow the instructions below to install upgrad...

Page 5: ...y activated control In playback mode click these buttons to control the playback bar Left 2 Right 3 In text mode input number 2 or 3 Return to previous menu or cancel current operation ESC ESC When in playback mode click to restore real time monitor mode Select current operation Go to default button Enter ENTER Go to menu Record REC Manually start or stop recording Use with direction keys or numer...

Page 6: ...6 In playback mode skip to next file In menu or setup mode go to the next field Play Next 9 In text mode input number 9 In playback mode click to pause In pause mode click to resume playback Play Pause 5 In text mode input number 5 USB port Used for connection of USB storage device or USB mouse Network abnormal indication Net Lit when network error occurs or if there is no network connection HDD a...

Page 7: ...ion 1 Analog video input 2 Audio input 3 Composite BNC video output 4 Audio output 5 Ethernet port 6 USB port 7 HDMI video port 8 RS 232 port 9 VGA video output 10 Alarm input alarm output RS 485 port 11 Power input port 12 Power switch When connecting to the Ethernet port use a straight through cable to connect to a switch or router or use a crossover cable to connect directly to a PC ...

Page 8: ...Figure 2 5 for connection samples Figure 2 5 2 5 Alarm Input and Output Connection There are two alarm input types for you to select normal open NO and normal close NC 2 5 1 Alarm Input and Output Details Figure 2 6 RS 485 A B Connection port ...

Page 9: ...lease refer to the following for more information 4 8 16 ch grounding alarm inputs Normal open or Normal close type Please parallel connect COM end and GND end of the alarm detector Provide external power to the alarm detector Please parallel connect the Ground of the DVR and the ground of the alarm detector Please connect the NC port of the alarm sensor to the DVR alarm input ALARM Use the same g...

Page 10: ...sername default Password default hidden user You can use a USB mouse front panel or remote control to input When using the mouse input method left click the button to switch between numeric upper case lower case and special characters Note For security reason please modify password after you first login Three account login failures within 30 minutes will result in a system alarm and five account l...

Page 11: ...re 3 4 Figure 3 4 The other way to log out is to press and hold the power button on the front panel for at least 3 seconds this will stop all system operations You may then click the power button on the front panel to turn off the DVR Please note before replacing the HDD shut down the DVR and unplug the power cable 3 1 4 Auto Resume after Power Failure By default the DVR will automatically write v...

Page 12: ...r continuous record mode You can set the recording types and periods in the Schedule menu 3 3 1 Schedule Menu From the main menu highlight the Schedule icon and press Enter or left click the mouse to go to the Schedule menu See Figure 3 5 The following is a list of configurable values Channel Each input channel may be configured individually Please select the channel number to configure or select ...

Page 13: ... the setup click the save button and the system will return to the previous menu At the bottom of the Schedule menu a color bar is shown for your reference A green bar represents regular continuous recording yellow represents motion detection recording and red represents alarm recording You may copy your defined parameters to another channel or weekday by pressing the Copy button selecting the des...

Page 14: ... VBR CBR stands for Constant Bit Rate which means the DVR will always use this bit rate without regard to the video image VBR stands for Variable Bit Rate which means that the DVR will adjust the bit rate according to the video image e g more motion or a more complex image will utilize a higher bit rate If VBR mode is selected you can set the video quality Quality There are six levels ranging from...

Page 15: ...nterval In the General menu configure the upload interval to define how often snapshots are uploaded to the FTP server In the Schedule menu enable the snapshot function Please refer to the following figure for examples See Figure 3 8 Figure 3 8 3 3 4 2 Activation Mode Activation mode will create snapshots based upon motion detection or alarm events In the General interface configure the upload int...

Page 16: ...ormation See Figure 3 10 Please refer to the User s Manual included on the resource CD for detailed information After enabling the scheduled snapshot or activation snapshot Chapter 3 3 4 the system can upload image files to the FTP server Figure 3 10 3 3 6 Search and Playback To open the playback window click the search button from the main menu The playback interface is shown below See Figure 3 1...

Page 17: ...the page up down button if there is more than one page 3 3 7 1 Normal Playback Select the file name from the search results in the file list portion of the screen and press the enter button or double click on the file name to view file content Number Function 1 Play 2 Reverse 3 Stop 4 Slow play 5 Fast play 6 Previous frame 7 Next frame 8 Volume 9 Previous file 10 Next channel 11 Next file 12 Previ...

Page 18: ...ckup menu 3 3 7 6 Slow playback and fast playback Refer to the following table for slow and fast playback functions Button Illustration Remarks Fast play button In playback mode click this button to switch between the 4 available fast playback speeds such and normal playback mode Slow play button In playback mode click this button to switch between the 4 available slow playback speeds and normal p...

Page 19: ...tion automatically Use of DHCP to acquire a dynamic IP address is not recommended TCP port Default TCP communications port value is 37777 UDP port Default UDP communications port value is 37778 HTTP port Default HTTP TCP communications port value is 80 Max connection The DVR can support a maximum of 10 concurrent user connections 0 means there is no connection limit Transfer mode Select the priori...

Page 20: ... setup includes the following items Please select channel first See Figure 3 13 Protocol Select corresponding PTZ protocol such as PELCOD Address Input corresponding PTZ address Baud rate Select the baud rate Data bit Select the number of data bits Default value is 8 Stop bit Select the number of stop bits Default value is 1 Parity Select the parity There are three choices none odd even Default va...

Page 21: ...ue ranges from 1 to 8 Zoom Focus Iris Click the and icons to adjust zoom focus and iris Figure 3 15 In Figure 3 15 click the directional arrows See Figure 3 16 to control PTZ position There are a total of 8 directional arrows If you use remote control you can only use four directions up down left and right Figure 3 16 Figure 3 17 ...

Page 22: ...button in Figure 3 15 or click REC button in the front panel to set preset tour and pattern for the PTZ You can click the Page Switch button in Figure 3 15 or click Fn button in the front panel to change PTZ function interfaces ...

Page 23: ...ping DVR IP address Usually the return time to live TTL value should be less than 255 If you want to uninstall the ActiveX web control please run uninstall webrec bat 4 2 Login Open Internet Explorer and enter the DVR IP address in the address column For example if your DVR IP address is 10 10 3 16 enter http 10 10 3 16 in the address column The system will display warning information to confirm t...

Page 24: ...r of the screen and you are using Internet Explorer 8 you need to view the page using Compatibility View Tools Compatibility View from the IE top line menu To open a channel highlight one of the video windows by clicking on it and click the channel name on the left side For detailed operation information please refer to the User s Manual Figure 4 2 ...

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