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User Manual of EVD-16/400A1DH Series DVR

Figure 6.31 Right-click Menu under Playback

You can press button

to set the full screen as target searching area. After drawing area(s), press button

to execute smart search in this area.

Note:

Multi-area and full-screen searching modes are supported.

Figure 6.32 Draw Area of Smart Search

Results of intelligent analysis:

Video type bar:

: Normal record file;

: Event record file;

: Dynamic record file.

The hidden list of record files displays when moving the mouse to the right of the playback interface.

Summary of Contents for EVD-16/400A1DH Series

Page 1: ...EVD 16 400A1DH Series DVR User Manual Version 2 0 1 ...

Page 2: ...of as unsorted municipal waste in the European Union For proper recycling return this product to your local supplier upon the purchase of equivalent new equipment or dispose of it at designated collection points For more information see www recyclethis info 2006 66 EC battery directive This product contains a battery that cannot be disposed of as unsorted municipal waste in the European Union See ...

Page 3: ... must be connected to a UL approved completely enclosed power supply of the proper rated voltage and current No user serviceable parts inside the power supply System Grounding Earthing To avoid shock ensure that all AC wiring is not exposed and that the earth grounding is maintained Ensure that any equipment to which this device will be attached is also connected to properly wired grounded recepta...

Page 4: ...perchlorate material Taiwan battery recycling Please recycle batteries Thermal and Mechanical Injury Some components such as heat sinks power regulators and processors may be hot care should be taken to avoid contact with these components Electro Magnetic Interference This equipment has not been tested for compliance with emissions limits of FCC and similar international regulations This device is...

Page 5: ...ntact dealer This manual is applicable to EVD 16 400A1DH series DVR This manual may contain several technically incorrect places or printing errors and the content is subject to change without notice The updates will be added into the new version of this manual We will readily improve or update the products or procedures described in the manual ...

Page 6: ...is properly secured to a rack or shelf Major shocks 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 and disconnecting accessories and peripherals A factory recommended HDD should be used for this device Improper use or replacement of the battery may...

Page 7: ...ic cycle can be adjusted Quick setting menu is provided for live view The selected live view channel can be shielded Motion detection tamper proof video exception alert and video loss alert functions Privacy mask Several PTZ protocols supported PTZ preset patrol and pattern Zooming in by clicking the mouse and PTZ tracing by dragging mouse HDD Management Up to 4 SATA hard disks can be connected ea...

Page 8: ...ance center sending email and alarm output and upload captured pictures to FTP Automatic restore when system is abnormal Other Local Functions Users can operate by front panel mouse remote control and control keyboard Three level user management admin user is allowed to create many operating accounts and define their operating permission which includes the limit to access any channel Operation ala...

Page 9: ...res can be sent to the FTP and the FTP can be upgraded remotely Remote PTZ control Remote JPEG capture Two way voice talk and voice broadcasting Embedded WEB server Development Scalability SDK for Windows and Linux system Source code of application software for demo Development support and training for application system ...

Page 10: ... in Live View Mode 31 3 3 Adjusting Live View Settings 34 3 4 Locking the System 36 C H A P T E R 4 37 PTZ Controls 37 4 1 Configuring PTZ Settings 38 4 2 Setting PTZ Presets Patrols Patterns 39 4 2 1 Customizing Presets 39 4 2 2 Calling Presets 40 4 2 3 Customizing Patrols 41 4 2 4 Calling Patrols 42 4 2 5 Customizing Patterns 43 4 2 6 Calling Patterns 44 4 3 PTZ Control Toolbar 46 C H A P T E R ...

Page 11: ...T E R 7 98 Backup 98 7 1 Backing up Record Files 99 7 1 1 Quick Export 99 7 1 2 Backing up by Normal Video Search 101 7 1 3 Backing up by Event Search 108 7 1 4 Backing up Video Clips 111 7 2 Backing up Pictures 113 7 3 Managing Backup Devices 115 C H A P T E R 8 118 Alarm Settings 118 8 1 Setting up Motion Detection 119 8 2 Setting up Sensor Alarms 122 8 3 Detecting Video Loss 125 8 4 Detecting V...

Page 12: ... 164 10 7 Checking S M A R T Information 166 10 8 Configuring HDD Error Alarms 167 C H A P T E R 11 168 Camera Settings 168 11 1 Configuring OSD Settings 169 11 2 Configuring Privacy Mask 170 11 3 Configuring Video Parameters 171 C H A P T E R 1 2 173 DVR Management and Maintenance 173 12 1 Viewing System Information 174 12 1 1 Viewing Device Information 174 12 1 2 Viewing Camera Information 174 1...

Page 13: ...3 3 Configuring More Settings 187 13 4 Managing User Accounts 188 13 4 1 Adding a User 188 13 4 2 Deleting a User 190 13 4 3 Editing a User 191 13 4 4 Changing Password of Admin 192 13 5 Locking Shutting down Rebooting Device 193 C H A P T E R 1 4 194 Appendix 194 Glossary 194 FAQ 195 ...

Page 14: ...User Manual of EVD 16 400A1DH Series DVR 13 C H A P T E R 1 Introduction ...

Page 15: ...44 and keyboard at the same time and the SHIFT button is not used Indicator turns orange a when the DVR is controlled by IR remote control with the address from 1 244 and keyboard at the same time and the SHIFT button is used as well b when the DVR is controlled by IR remote control with the address from 1 244 and the SHIFT button is used ALARM Alarm indicator turns red when a sensor alarm is dete...

Page 16: ...yback mode this button can be used to add the default tag 7 DIRECTION The DIRECTION buttons are used to navigate between different fields and items in menus In Playback mode the Up and Down button is used to speed up and slow down recorded video In All day Playback mode the Left Right button can be used to select the recorded video of next previous day in Playback by Normal Video Search the Left R...

Page 17: ... 1 2 they include Table 1 2 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 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 the PLAY ...

Page 18: ...nse 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 control panel or the mouse 2 Check and remember DVR ID The default ID is 255 This ID is valid for all IR remote controls 3 Press the DEV button on the remote control 4 Enter the DVR ID from step 2 5 Press the ENTER button on the remote I...

Page 19: ...your provider The operation of the mouse Table 1 3 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 between single screen and multi screen Click and Drag PTZ control Wheeling Tamper proof privacy mask and motion detection Select target area Digital zoom in Drag a...

Page 20: ...od Description Figure 1 3 Soft Keyboard Description of the buttons on the soft keyboard Table 1 4 Description of the Soft Keyboard Icons Icons Description Icons Description English Capital English Numbers Symbols Lowercase Uppercase Backspace Space Enter Exit ...

Page 21: ...ctor for audio output This connector is synchronized with CVBS video output VGAAUDIO OUT RCA connector for audio output This connector is synchronized with VGA video output 6 LOOP OUT Optional 7 RS 232 Interface Connector for RS 232 devices 8 VGA DB15 connector for VGA output Display local video output and menu 9 HDMI HDMI video output connector 10 USB Connect to USB mouse or USB flash memory devi...

Page 22: ...ts the power supply 2 Press the POWER button on the front panel The Power indicator LED should turn green The unit will begin to start 3 After startup the Power indicator LED remains green blue Shutting down the DVR Steps There are two proper ways to shut down the DVR To shut down the DVR OPTION 1 Standard shutdown 1 Enter the Shutdown menu Menu Shutdown Figure 1 7 Shutdown Menu 2 Select the Shutd...

Page 23: ...User Manual of EVD 16 400A1DH Series DVR 22 Steps 1 Enter the Shutdown menu by clicking Menu Shutdown 2 Click Reboot to reboot the DVR ...

Page 24: ...User Manual of EVD 16 400A1DH Series DVR 23 C H A P T E R 2 Getting Started ...

Page 25: ...cel button You can also choose to use the Setup Wizard next time by leaving the Start wizard when DVR starts checkbox in checked status 2 Click Next button on the Wizard window to enter the Login window as shown in Figure 2 2 Figure 2 2 Login Window 3 Enter the admin password By default the password is 12345 4 To change the admin password check the New Admin Password checkbox Enter the new passwor...

Page 26: ...l take you to the Network Setup Wizard window as shown in Figure 2 4 You can configure the following settings NIC Type IPv4 Address IPv4 Gateway MTU and DNS Server Figure 2 4 Network Configuration 7 Click Next button after you have configured the network parameters This will take you to the HDD Management window shown in Figure 2 5 ...

Page 27: ...nitialize the HDD click the Init button Initialization will remove all the data saved in the HDD 9 Click Next button to enter the Record Settings window as shown in Figure 2 6 Figure 2 6 Record Settings 10 Click Copy to copy the settings to other channels as shown in Figure 2 7 ...

Page 28: ...User Manual of EVD 16 400A1DH Series DVR 27 Figure 2 7 Copy Record Settings 11 Click OK to complete the startup Setup Wizard ...

Page 29: ...User Manual of EVD 16 400A1DH Series DVR 28 C H A P T E R 3 Live View ...

Page 30: ... depending on which menu you re on will bring you to the Live View mode Live View 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 find problems as soon as possible Table 3 1 Description of Live View Icons Icons Description Alarm video loss tampering motion detection or sensor alarm...

Page 31: ... the main video output for live view playback recording PTZ control and menu operations When the aux output is enabled the main output can t do any operation and you can do some basic operation on the live view for the Aux output 3 2 1 Front Panel Operation Table3 2 Front Panel Operation in Live View Functions Front Panel Operation Show single screen Press the corresponding Alphanumeric button E g...

Page 32: ...clicking mouse on this camera Figure 3 1 Right click Menu 3 2 3 Using an Auxiliary Monitor Certain features of the Live View are also available while in an Aux monitor These features include Single Screen Switch to a full screen display of the selected camera Camera can be selected from a dropdown list Multi screen Switch between different display layout options Layout options can be selected from...

Page 33: ... during the last five minutes Digital Zoom can zoom in the selected area to the full screen Left click and drag the red box for target zooming area as shown in Figure 3 3 Figure 3 3 Digital Zoom Image Settings icon can be selected to enter the Image Settings menu There are four preset modes for selection according to the real situation Below is the explanation for each mode Standard in general lig...

Page 34: ... 33 Figure 3 4 Image Settings Preset You can also choose the Customize mode to set the image parameters like brightness contrast saturation and hue Click the Restore button to restore the previous settings Figure 3 5 Image Settings Customize ...

Page 35: ...eneral The settings available in this menu include Video Output Interface Designates the output to configure the settings for Outputs include VGA HDMI Main CVBS and Spot Output1 Live View Mode Designates the display mode to be use for Live View Dwell Time The time in seconds to dwell between switching of channels when enabling auto switch in Live View Enable Audio Output Enables disables audio out...

Page 36: ... Figure 3 7 Live View Camera Order To set the camera order 1 Select View 2 Click the up and down button at each screen to select the channel you would like to display Setting an X means the channel will not be displayed 3 Click the Apply button ...

Page 37: ...the live view mode and if you want to do some operation you need to enter user name and password tog in again Steps 1 Enter the Shutdown menu Menu Shutdown Figure 3 8 Shutdown 2 Click Lock Note After you have locked the system any click on the screen is invalid It is required a user name and password to unlock the system ...

Page 38: ...User Manual of EVD 16 400A1DH Series DVR 37 C H A P T E R 4 PTZ Controls ...

Page 39: ...hat the PTZ and the DVR are connected properly through RS 485 interface Steps 1 Enter the PTZ Settings interface Menu Camera PTZ Figure 4 1 PTZ General 2 Choose the camera for PTZ setting next to Camera label 3 Enter the parameters of the PTZ camera Note All the parameters should be exactly the same as the PTZ camera parameters 4 Click Copy if you want to configure same settings to other PTZ camer...

Page 40: ...amera to point to when an event takes place Steps 1 Enter the PTZ Control interface Menu Camera PTZ More Settings Figure 4 2 PTZ More Settings 2 Use the directional button to wheel the camera to the location where you want to set preset 3 Click the round icon before Save Preset 4 Click the preset number to save the preset Repeat the steps2 4 to save more presets If the number of the presets you wa...

Page 41: ...terface Steps 1 Enter the PTZ Control interface Menu Camera PTZ More Settings 2 Check the round icon before Call Preset Figure 4 4 PTZ Call Preset 3 Choose the preset number Call preset in live view mode Steps 1 Press the PTZ button on the front panel or click the PTZ Control icon in the quick setting bar to enter the PTZ setting menu in live view mode Figure 4 5 PTZ Toolbar 2 Choose Camera in the...

Page 42: ...ce Menu Camera PTZ More Settings 2 Select patrol number 3 Select the under Patrol option box to add key points for the patrol Figure 4 6 PTZ Add Key Point 4 Configure key point parameters such as the key point No duration of staying for one key point and speed of patrol The key point is corresponding to the preset The Key Point No determines the order at which the PTZ will follow while cycling thr...

Page 43: ...by clicking the trash icon Figure 4 8KeyPoints Deletion 4 2 4 Calling Patrols Purpose Calling a patrol makes the PTZ to move according the predefined patrol path Calling patrol in the PTZ setting interface Steps 1 In the PTZ setting interface Menu Camera PTZ More Settings 2 Select the patrol number and then click to call the patrol 3 Click to stop it Figure 4 9 Calling Patrol ...

Page 44: ...toolbar 2 Choose Patrol on the control bar 3 Click the patrol you want to call Figure 4 10 PTZ Toolbar Patrol 4 2 5 Customizing Patterns Purpose Patterns can be set by recording the movement of the PTZ You can call the pattern to make the PTZ movement according to the predefined path Steps 1 Enter the PTZ Control interface Menu Camera PTZ More Settings 2 Choose pattern number in the option box Fig...

Page 45: ...e procedure to move the PTZ camera according to the predefined patterns Calling pattern in the PTZ setting interface Steps 1 Enter the PTZ Control interface 2 Select the pattern number 3 Click then the PTZ moves according to the pattern Click to stop it Figure 4 12 PTZ Calling Pattern Call pattern in live view mode Steps 1 In the live view mode press PTZ control on the front panel or on the remote...

Page 46: ...User Manual of EVD 16 400A1DH Series DVR 45 Figure 4 13 PTZ Toolbar Pattern ...

Page 47: ... the PTZ toolbar Figure 4 14 PTZ Toolbar Table 4 1 Description of the PTZ toolbar icons Icon Description Icon Description Icon Description Direction button and the auto cycle button Zoom Focus Iris Zoom Focus Iris The speed of the PTZ movement Light on off Wiper on off Zoom Middle Preset Patrol Pattern Menu Previous item Next item Start pattern patrol Stop the patrol or pattern movement Minimize w...

Page 48: ...User Manual of EVD 16 400A1DH Series DVR 47 C H A P T E R 5 Record and Capture Settings ...

Page 49: ...k the storage mode of the HDD 1 If the HDD mode is Quota please set the maximum record capacity and maximum picture capacity For detailed information see Chapter 10 5 Configuring Quota Mode 2 If the HDD mode is Group you should set the HDD group For detailed information see Chapter 5 9 Configuring HDD Group for Recording and Capture Figure 5 2 HDD Advanced Steps 1 Enter the Record settings interfa...

Page 50: ...e as 5 seconds then the DVR will start to record at 9 59 55 Post record The time you set to record after the event or the scheduled time For example when an alarm triggered recording ends at 11 00 and if you set the post record time as 5 seconds then it will record till 11 00 05 Expired Time The expired time is the longest time for a record file to be kept in the HDD if the deadline is reached the...

Page 51: ...cking Copy if the setting can also be used for other channels Figure 5 5 Copy Camera Settings Note The redundant record capture is to decide whether you want the camera to save the record files or captured pictures in the redundant HDD You must configure the redundant HDD in HDD settings For detailed information see Chapter 10 4 2 Setting HDD Property 3 Encoding Parameters for Capture 1 Select the...

Page 52: ...other channels Note The interval is the time period between two capturing actions You can configure all the parameters on this menu on your demand 5 2 Configuring Record Capture Schedule Purpose Set the record schedule and then the camera will automatically start stop recording according to the configured schedule Steps 1 Enter the Record Schedule interface Menu Record Schedule 2 Configure Record ...

Page 53: ...set schedule 6 To schedule an all day recording check the checkbox after the All Day item Figure 5 8 Edit Schedule 7 To arrange other schedule leave the All Day checkbox blank and set the Start End time Note Up to 8 periods can be configured for each day And the time periods can t be overlapped each other Repeat the above steps5 7 to schedule recording capture for other days in the week If the sch...

Page 54: ...d back to upper level menu 9 Click Apply in the Record Schedule interface to save the settings You can repeat steps 5 8 to set schedule for other channels If the settings can also be used to other channels click Copy and then choose the channel to which you want to copy Figure 5 10 Copy Schedule to Other Channels ...

Page 55: ...certain channels to start recording or trigger full screen monitoring audio warning notify the surveillance center and so on Steps 1 Enter the Motion Detection interface Menu Camera Motion Figure 5 11 Motion Detection 2 Configure Motion Detection 1 Choose camera you want to configure 2 Check the checkbox after Enable Motion Detection 3 Drag and draw the area for motion detection by mouse If you wa...

Page 56: ...mation will pop up Figure 5 13 Motion Detection Handling 5 Select the channels which you want the motion detection event to trigger recording 6 Click Apply to save the settings 7 Click OK to back to the upper level menu 8 Exit the Motion Detection menu 3 Enter Schedule settings interface Menu Record Schedule Record Capture Schedule ...

Page 57: ...ter the Enable Schedule item 2 Click Edit to enter the following interface Figure 5 15 Edit Schedule Motion Detection 3 In the message box you can choose the day to which you want to set schedule 4 Set the Type as Motion 5 To schedule an all day recording check the checkbox after the All Day item ...

Page 58: ...can t be overlapped each other Repeat the above steps11 13 to schedule motion detection triggered recording capture for all the week If the schedule can also be set to other days click Copy Figure 5 17 Copy Schedule to Other Days 7 Click OK to back to upper level menu You can repeat steps to set schedule for other channels if the settings can also be used to other channels click Copy and then choo...

Page 59: ...User Manual of EVD 16 400A1DH Series DVR 58 Figure 5 18 Copy Schedule to Other Channels ...

Page 60: ...m triggered recording or capture Steps 1 Enter the Alarm setting interface Menu Configuration Alarm Figure 5 19 Alarm Settings 2 Click Alarm Input Figure 5 20 Alarm Settings Alarm Input 1 Select Alarm Input number and configure alarm parameters 2 Choose N O normally open or N C normally closed for alarm type 3 Check the checkbox for Setting ...

Page 61: ...settings 8 Click OK to back to the upper level menu Repeat the above steps to configure other alarm input parameters If the setting can also be applied to other alarm inputs click Copy and choose the alarm input number Figure 5 22 Copy Alarm Input 3 Enter Record Capture Schedule setting interface Menu Record Schedule 1 Click Record Capture Schedule 2 Check the checkbox after the Enable Schedule ...

Page 62: ... check the checkbox after the All Day item 7 To arrange other schedule leave the All Day checkbox blank and set the Start End time Note Up to 8 periods can be configured for each day And the time periods can t be overlapped each other Repeat the above steps4 7 to schedule alarm triggered recording capture for all the week If the schedule can also be set to other days click Copy 8 Click OK to back ...

Page 63: ...capture Steps 1 Enter the Manual settings interface Menu Manual Or press the REC button on the front panel Figure 5 24 Manual Record 2 Enabling Manual Record 1 Select Record on the left bar 2 Click the status button before camera number to change to 3 Disable manual record Click the status button to change to Note After rebooting all the manual records enabled are canceled 4 Enabling and disabling...

Page 64: ...tinuous Capture 2 Enable the continuous capture by clicking the status button before camera number to change to 3 You can also disable continuous capture by clicking the status button to change to Note After rebooting all the continuous capture will be canceled ...

Page 65: ...t year You may want to have different plan for recording and capture on holiday Steps 1 Enter the Record setting interface Menu 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 after Enable Holiday 3 Select Mode from the dropdown list ...

Page 66: ...le dropdown list Figure 5 28 Edit Schedule Holiday 5 Select Motion from the Type dropdown list 6 If you need all day recording check the All Day checkbox Otherwise leave it blank 7 Set start end time for holiday schedule Note Up to 8 periods can be configured for each day And the time periods can t be overlapped each other In the time table of the channel both holiday schedule and normal day sched...

Page 67: ...o Chapter 5 3 and Chapter 5 4 In this chapter the configuration for Motion Alarm and Motion Alarm triggered recording and capture will be described only Steps 1 Enter the Record setting interface Menu Record Schedule 2 Select Record Capture Figure 5 29 Record Schedule 3 Schedule Motion Alarm or Motion Alarm triggered recording 1 Select the channel you want to set schedule 2 Check the check box aft...

Page 68: ...be configured for each day And the time periods can t be overlapped each other Repeat the above steps to schedule for all the week If the schedule can also be applied to other days click Copy 7 Click Apply to save settings 8 Click OK to back to the upper level menu Repeat the above steps to schedule Motion Alarm or Motion Alarm triggered recording capture to other channels If the setting can also ...

Page 69: ... and captured pictures not only in the R W HDD but also in the redundant HDD will effectively enhance the data safety and reliability Steps 1 Enter HDD Information interface Menu HDD Figure 5 31 HDD General 2 Select the HDD and click to enter the Local HDD Settings interface 1 Set the HDD property to Redundant Figure 5 32 HDD General Editing 2 Click Apply to save the settings ...

Page 70: ... least another HDD which is in Read Write status 3 Enter the Record setting interface Menu Record Encoding 1 Select Record Figure 5 33 Encoding Record 2 Select Camera you want to configure 3 Click More Settings Figure 5 34 Encoding Record More 1 Set the Redundant Record Capture to Yes 2 Click OK to save settings and back to the upper level menu Repeat the above steps to configure other channels If...

Page 71: ... Group If not set it to Group For detailed information please refer to Chapter 10 4 Managing HDD Group 3 Select General in the left bar Click to enter editing interface 4 Configuring HDD group 1 Choose a group number for the HDD group 2 Click Apply and then in the pop up message box click Yes to save your settings 3 Click OK to back to the upper level menu Repeat the above steps to configure more ...

Page 72: ... number in the dropdown list of Record on HDD Group 3 Check the channels you want to save in this group 4 Click Apply to save settings Note After you have configured the HDD groups you can configure the Recording and Capture settings following the procedure provided in Chapter 5 2 5 7 ...

Page 73: ...iles from being overwritten Protect file by locking the record files Steps 1 Enter Playback setting interface Menu Playback Figure 5 37 Playback 2 Select the channels you want to investigate by checking the checkbox to 3 Configure the record type file type start end time 4 Click Search to show the results Figure 5 38 Playback Search Result 5 Protect the record files ...

Page 74: ...nly the record files with size bigger than 1GB can be locked otherwise it can t be protected by locking it 2 Click to change it to to unlock the file and the file is not protected Figure 5 39 Unlocking Attention Protect file by setting HDD property to Read only Steps 1 Enter HDD setting interface Menu HDD Figure 5 40 HDD General 2 Click to edit the HDD you want to protect ...

Page 75: ...settings and back to the upper level menu Note You can t save any files in a Read only HDD If you want to save files in the HDD change the property to R W Note If there is only one HDD and is set to Read only the DVR can t record any files Only live view mode is available If you set the HDD to Read only when the DVR is saving files in it then the file will be saved in next R W HDD If there is only...

Page 76: ...User Manual of EVD 16 400A1DH Series DVR 75 C H A P T E R 6 Playback ...

Page 77: ...hoose a channel in live view mode using the mouse and click the button in the quick setting toolbar Note Only record files recorded during the last five minutes on this channel will be played back Figure 6 1 Instant Playback Interface All day Playback by channel 1 Enter the All day Playback interface Mouse right click a channel in live view mode and select All day Playback from the menu as shown i...

Page 78: ...ck process 2 Playback management The toolbar in the bottom part of Playback interface can be used to control playing progress as shown in Figure 6 3 Figure 6 3 All day Playback Interface The channel and time selection menu displays by moving the mouse to the right of the playback interface Select the channel s if you want to switch playback to another channel or execute simultaneous playback of mu...

Page 79: ...se Speed down Speed up Previous day Next day Hide toolbar Exit Process bar Video type bar Note 1 Playback process bar use the mouse to click any point of the process bar or drag the process bar to locate special frames 2 About video type bar represents normal recording manual or schedule represents event recording motion alarm motion alarm motion alarm 6 1 2 Playing Back by Time Purpose Play back ...

Page 80: ...interface can be used to control playing process as shown in Figure 6 7 Figure 6 7 Interface of Playback by Time Figure 6 8 Toolbar of Playback by Time Table 6 2 Detailed Explanation of Playback by time Toolbar Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Audio on Mute Start Stop clipping Add default tag Add customized tag ...

Page 81: ...ion alarm 6 1 3 Playing Back by Normal Video Search Purpose Play back video files searched out by restricting recorded file type and recording time The video files in the result list are played back sequentially and channel switch is supported Recording types contain Normal Motion Alarm Motion Alarm Motion Alarm Manual and All Steps 1 Enter Record File Search interface Menu Playback Set search con...

Page 82: ...annels for simultaneous playback are the same as the channels chosen to search record files in step 1 And the channel with the recorded file selected in step 2 is the main channel during multi channel playback and it is displayed at the upper left corner Figure 6 11 Select Channels for Synchronous Playback 4 Synchronous Playback interface The toolbar in the bottom part of Playback interface can be...

Page 83: ...ck interface Figure 6 13 4 ch Synchronous Playback Interface with Video List Figure 6 14 Toolbar of Normal Playback Table 6 3 Detailed Explanation of Normal playback Toolbar Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Audio on Mute Start Stop clipping Add default tag Add customized tag Tag management Stop playing Pause playing Play Single frame 30s forward ...

Page 84: ...motion alarm 6 1 4 Playing Back by Event Search Purpose Play back record files on one or several channels searched out by restricting event type e g alarm input and motion detection Channel switch is supported Steps 1 Enter the playback interface Menu Playback 2 Select Event tab to enter the Event Playback interface 3 Select Alarm Input as the event type 4 Click Search button to enter the Search R...

Page 85: ...larm input pressing button takes you to Full screen Playback interface of this channel If several channels are triggered pressing button takes you to step 7 and then step 8 Note Pre play and post play can be configured Figure 6 17 Result of Video Search by Alarm Input 6 Click Details button to view detailed information of the record file e g start time end time file size etc ...

Page 86: ...s Interface 7 Playback interface The toolbar in the bottom part of Playback interface can be used to control playing process Figure 6 19 Interface of Playback by Event The hidden list of events will be displayed by moving the mouse to the right of the playback interface ...

Page 87: ...reverse Speed down Speed up Previous event Next event Event search Hide toolbar Exit Process bar Video type bar Note 1 Playback process bar use the mouse to click any point of the process bar or drag the process bar to locate special frames 2 About video type bar represents normal recording manual or schedule represents event recording motion alarm motion alarm motion alarm 6 1 5 Playing Back by T...

Page 88: ...e Note Max 64 tags can be added to a single video file 2 Tag management Press button to check edit and delete tag s Figure 6 23 Tag Management Interface Steps 1 Enter Playback interface Menu Playback Press Tag tab to enter Playback by Tag interface Choose channels tag type and time and press Search to enter Search Result interface Note Two tag types are selectable All and Tag Keyword Input keyword...

Page 89: ...me of the record file you want to play back it can be edited or deleted Pre play and post play time can be set according to actual needs Note Pre play time and post play time is added to the time point of the tag Figure 6 25 Result of Video Search by Tag 3 Playback by tag Choose a tag and press button to play back the related record file ...

Page 90: ...interface Figure 6 27 Interface of Playback by Tag with Video List Figure 6 28 Toolbar of Playback by Tag Table 6 5 Detailed Explanation of Playback by tag Toolbar Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Audio on Mute Start Stop clipping Add default tag Add customized tag Tag management Stop playing Pause playing Play Single frame play 30s forward ...

Page 91: ...l or schedule represents event recording motion alarm motion alarm motion alarm 6 1 6 Playing Back by System Log Purpose Play back record file s associated with channels after searching system logs Steps 1 Enter Log Search interface Menu Maintenance Log Search 2 Set search time and type and press Search button Figure 6 29 System Log Search Interface 3 Choose a log with record file and press button...

Page 92: ... 16 400A1DH Series DVR 91 Figure 6 30 Result of System Log Search 4 Playback interface The toolbar in the bottom part of Playback interface can be used to control playing process Figure 6 29 Interface of Playback by Log ...

Page 93: ...n toolbar Using the Front Panel Rotate the inner control on Jog Shuttle counterclockwise or press the button to set the speed to Single frame One click on button represents playback or adverse playback of one frame 6 2 2 Smart Search Purpose In order to locate motion detection event easily and accurately in the playback progress bar you are allowed to analyze a certain area scene dynamically and t...

Page 94: ...awing area s press button to execute smart search in this area Note Multi area and full screen searching modes are supported Figure 6 32 Draw Area of Smart Search Results of intelligent analysis Video type bar Normal record file Event record file Dynamic record file The hidden list of record files displays when moving the mouse to the right of the playback interface ...

Page 95: ...lt tag Add customized tag Tag management Stop playing Pause playing Play Single frame play 30s forward 30s reverse Speed down Speed up Previous smart result Next smart result Tag search Hide toolbar Exit Process bar Video type bar Smart search bar Note 1 Playback progress bar use the mouse to click any point of the process bar or drag the progress bar to locate special frames 2 About video type ba...

Page 96: ...ill be quadrupled Figure 6 35 Draw Area for Digital Zoom Figure 6 36 Right click Menu under Playback The right click menu Note This menu differs slightly from one playback interface to another Table 6 7 Detailed Explanation of Right click Menu under Playback Button Function Return to Search interface Enter Digital Zoom interface Motion Analysis against a specified area Show hide control interface ...

Page 97: ...hoose Picture tab Set channel picture type and time and press Search button to enter Search Result interface Note Picture types include Normal Motion Alarm Motion Alarm Motion Alarm Capture and Continuous Capture Figure 6 37 Picture Search 3 View pictures Choose a picture you want to view and press button Figure 6 38 Result of Picture Search 4 Picture Playback interface ...

Page 98: ...n list of captured pictures will be displayed by moving the mouse to the right of the playback interface Figure 6 40 Playback Interface with Picture List Figure 6 41 Picture Playback Toolbar Table 6 8 Detailed Explanation of Picture playback Toolbar Button Function Button Function Button Function Button Function Play reverse Play Previous picture Next picture Picture search Hide Exit ...

Page 99: ...User Manual of EVD 16 400A1DH Series DVR 98 C H A P T E R 7 Backup ...

Page 100: ... files on a specified channel cannot exceed one day Otherwise the message box Max 24 hours are allowed for synchronous quick export will pop up 3 The number of channels for synchronous export cannot exceed 4 Otherwise the message box Max 4 channels are allowed for synchronous quick export will pop up Figure 7 1 Quick Export Interface 2 Export Go to Export interface choose backup device and press E...

Page 101: ...interface until all record files are exported Figure 7 3 Export Finished 3 Check backup result Choose the record file in Export interface and press button to check it Note The Player player exe will be exported automatically during record file export Figure 7 4 Checkup of Quick Export Result Using USB1 1 ...

Page 102: ...Enter Export interface Menu Export Normal 2 Set search condition and press Search button to enter the search result interface Figure 7 5 Normal Video Search for Backup 3 Select record files you want to back up Press button to play the record file if you want to check it Check the checkbox before the record files you want to back up Note The size of the currently selected files is displayed in the ...

Page 103: ...lso format USB flash drives or USB HDDs via the device Figure 7 7 Export by Normal Video Search using USB Flash Drive Stay in the Exporting interface until all record files are exported with pop up message box Export finished Figure 7 8 Export Finished 5 Check backup result Choose the record file in Export interface and press button to check it Note The Player player exe will be exported automatic...

Page 104: ... Export Normal 2 Set search condition and press Search button to enter the search result interface Figure 7 10 Normal Video Search for Backup 3 Select record files you want to back up Press button to play the record file if you want to check it Tick record files you want to back up Note The size of the currently selected files is displayed in the lower left corner of the window ...

Page 105: ... and start backup Note If the inserted USB writer or SATA writer is not recognized Click the Refresh button Reconnect device Check for compatibility from vendor Figure 7 12 Export by Normal Video Search using USB Writer Stay in the Exporting interface until all record files are exported with pop up message box Export finished ...

Page 106: ... HDDs Steps 1 Enter Record Advanced and set the working mode of eSATA HDD at Export Menu Record Advanced Choose eSATA and set its mode at Export Click Yes when pop up message box System will reboot automatically if the usage of eSATA is changed Continue Note The working modes of eSATA HDD contain Record Capture and Export And changes in working mode will take effective after rebooting the device 2...

Page 107: ... to back up Note The size of the currently selected files is displayed in the lower left corner of the window Figure 7 16 Result of Normal Video Search for Backup 4 Export Click Export button and start backup Note Please format the eSATA first when using it for the first time If the inserted eSATA HDD is not recognized Click the Refresh button Reconnect device Check for compatibility from vendor Y...

Page 108: ...ce until all record files are exported with pop up message Export finished Figure 7 18 Export Finished 5 Check backup result Choose the record file in Export interface and press button to check it Note The Player player exe will be exported automatically during record file export Figure 7 19 Checkup of Export Result Using eSATA HDD ...

Page 109: ...pe 2 Select the alarm input No and time 3 Press Search button to enter the Search Result interface Figure 7 20 Event Search for Backup 2 Select record files to export 1 Select an alarm input in the list and press Quick Export button to enter Export interface 2 Pressing Details button will take you to the interface with detailed information of all channels triggered by the selected alarm input Note...

Page 110: ... size etc Note The size of the currently selected files is displayed in the lower left corner of the window Figure 7 22 Event Details Interface 3 Export Click Export button and start backup Note If the inserted USB device is not recognized Click the Refresh button Reconnect device Check for compatibility from vendor You can also format USB flash drive or USB HDDs via the device ...

Page 111: ...y in the Exporting interface until all record files are exported with pop up message Export finished Figure 7 24 Export Finished 4 Check backup result Note The Player player exe will be exported automatically during record file export Figure 7 25 Checkup of Event Export Result Using USB Flash Drive ...

Page 112: ... 3 Quit Playback interface after finishing clipping and you will then be prompted to save the clips Note A maximum of 30 clips can be selected for each channel Figure 7 26 Interface of Playback by Time 4 Click Yes to save video clips and enter Export interface or click No to quit and do not save video clips Figure 7 27 Attention to Video Clip Saving 5 Export Press Export button and start backup No...

Page 113: ... in the Exporting interface until all record files are exported with pop up message Export finished Figure 7 29 Export Finished 6 Check backup result Note The Player player exe will be exported automatically during record file export Figure 7 30 Checkup of Video Clips Export Result Using USB Flash Drive ...

Page 114: ...nel s picture type start time and end time and click Search button to enter the Search Result interface Figure 7 31 Picture Search for Backup 2 Select pictures you want to back up Check the checkbox before the pictures you want to back up and click Export button Note Here we take USB flash drive as an example For more backup devices please refer to section Backing up by Normal Video Search Figure ...

Page 115: ...rt backup Figure 7 33 Export Pictures Using USB Flash Drive Stay in the Exporting interface until all picture files are exported with pop up message Export finished Figure 7 34 Export Finished 4 Check backup result Figure 7 35 Checkup of Picture Export Using USB Flash Drive ...

Page 116: ...ote At least one channel shall be selected Figure 7 36 Normal Video Search for Backup 2 Select record files you want to back up Click Export button to enter Export interface Note At least one record file shall be selected Figure 7 37 Result of Normal Video Search for Backup 3 Backup device management Press New Folder button if you want to create a new folder in the backup device Select a record fi...

Page 117: ...atibility from vendor Figure 7 38 USB Flash Drive Management Management of USB writers and SATA writers 1 Enter Search Result interface of record files Menu Export Normal Set search condition and press Search button to enter Search Result interface Note At least one channel shall be selected Figure 7 39 Normal Video Search for Backup 2 Select record files you want to back up Press Export button to...

Page 118: ...nt Press Erase button if you want to erase the files 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 device Check for compatibility from vendor Figure 7 41 USB Writer Management ...

Page 119: ...User Manual of EVD 16 400A1DH Series DVR 118 C H A P T E R 8 Alarm Settings ...

Page 120: ...camera you want to set up motion detection Menu Camera Motion Figure 8 1 Motion Detection Setup Interface 2 Set up detection area and sensitivity Tick Enable Motion Detection use the mouse to draw detection area s and drag the sensitivity bar to set sensitivity Press Handling button and set follow up action Figure 8 2 Set Detection Area and Sensitivity ...

Page 121: ...be set within each day Note Time periods shall not be repeated or overlapped Figure 8 4 Set Arming Schedule of Motion Detection 5 Click Handling tab to set up follow up action of motion alarm please refer to Chapter 8 6 Repeat the above steps to set up arming schedule of other days of a week You can also use Copy button to copy an arming schedule to other days Click OK button to complete the motio...

Page 122: ...User Manual of EVD 16 400A1DH Series DVR 121 Figure 8 5 Copy Settings of Motion Detection ...

Page 123: ...tings interface Figure 8 6 Alarm Status Interface of System Configuration 2 Set up the handling method of the selected alarm input Check the Setting checkbox and click Handling button to set up its alarm response action Figure 8 7 Alarm Input Setup Interface 3 Select Trigger Channel tab and select one or more channels which will start to record capture or become full screen monitoring when an exte...

Page 124: ...ing schedule to other days Figure 8 8 Set Arming Schedule of Alarm Input 6 If necessary click PTZ Linking tab and set PTZ linkage of the alarm input Set PTZ linking parameters and press OK to complete the settings of the alarm input Note Please check whether the PTZ or speed dome supports PTZ linkage One alarm input can trigger presets patrol or pattern of more than one channel But presets patrols...

Page 125: ...User Manual of EVD 16 400A1DH Series DVR 124 Figure 8 10 Copy Settings of Alarm Input ...

Page 126: ...nu Camera Video Loss Figure 8 11 Video Loss Setup Interface 2 Set up handling method of video loss Check the checkbox of Enable Video Loss Alarm and press Handling button to set up handling method of video loss Figure 8 12 Set Handling Method of Video Loss 3 Set up arming schedule of the channel Select Arming Schedule tab to set the channel s arming schedule Choose one day of a week and up to 8 ti...

Page 127: ...please refer to Chapter 8 6 Repeat the above steps to set up arming schedule of other days of a week You can also use Copy button to copy an arming schedule to other days Click OK button to complete the video loss settings of the channel 5 If you want to set up video loss handling method for another channel repeat the above steps or just copy the above settings to it Figure 8 14 Copy Settings of V...

Page 128: ...ct video tampering Menu Camera Tamper proof Figure 8 15 Tamper proof Setup Interface 2 Set up the video tampering handling method of the channel Check the checkbox of Enable Video Tampering Drag the sensitivity bar and choose a proper sensitivity level Use the mouse to draw an area you want to detect video tampering Press Handling button to set up handling method of video tampering Figure 8 16 Set...

Page 129: ...g Schedule of Video Tampering 4 Select Handling tab to set up alarm response actions of video tampering alarm please refer to Chapter 8 6 Repeat the above steps to set up arming schedule of other days of a week You can also use Copy button to copy an arming schedule to other days Click OK button to complete the video tampering settings of the channel 5 If you want to set up video loss handling met...

Page 130: ...cted Duplicated IP address Illegal Login Incorrect user ID or password Abnormal Video Signal Unstable video signal Input Output Video Standard Mismatch I O video standards do not match Abnormal Record Capture No space for saving recorded files or captured images Steps Enter Exception interface of System Configuration and handle various exceptions Menu Configuration Exceptions Please refer to Chapt...

Page 131: ...monitoring Audible Warning Trigger an audible beep when an alarm is detected Notify Surveillance Center Sends 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 detection mode when remote alarm host is configured Please refer to Chapter 9 2 6 for details of al...

Page 132: ...thin each day Note Time periods shall not be repeated or overlapped Figure 8 21 Set Arming Schedule of Alarm Output 3 Repeat the above steps to set up arming schedule of other days of a week You can also use Copy button to copy an arming schedule to other days Click OK button to complete the alarm output settings of the channel 4 You can also copy the above settings to another alarm output No ...

Page 133: ...User Manual of EVD 16 400A1DH Series DVR 132 Figure 8 22 Copy Settings of Alarm Output ...

Page 134: ...he alarm can be cleared only by pressing Clear button in the following interface Steps Select the alarm output you want to trigger or clear and make related operations Menu Manual Alarm Press Trigger Clear button if you want to trigger or clear an alarm output Press Trigger All button if you want to trigger all alarm outputs Press Clear All button if you want to clear all alarm output Figure 8 23 ...

Page 135: ...User Manual of EVD 16 400A1DH Series DVR 134 C H A P T E R 9 Network Settings ...

Page 136: ...ay MTU and DNS Server If the DHCP server is available you can check the checkbox of DHCP to automatically obtain an IP address and other network settings from that server Note The valid value range of MTU is 500 1500 4 After having configured the general settings click the Apply button to save the settings 9 2 Configuring Advanced Settings 9 2 1 Configuring PPPoE Settings Purpose Your DVR also all...

Page 137: ...to save and exit the interface 6 After successful settings the system will ask you to reboot the device to enable the settings and the PPPoE dial up will be automatically connected after reboot You can go to Menu Maintenance System Info Network interface to view the status of PPPoE connection Please refer to Chapter 12 1Viewing System Information for PPPoE status 9 2 2 Configuring DDNS Purpose If ...

Page 138: ...9 4 Figure 9 3 DDNS Settings Interface 3 Check the DDNS checkbox to enable this feature 4 Select DDNS Type Four different DDNS types are selectable IPServer DynDNS PeanutHull and NO IP IPServer Enter Server Address for IPServer Figure 9 4 IPServer 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 th...

Page 139: ...tHull website Figure 9 6 Peanut Hull Settings Interface NO IP Enter the account information in the corresponding fields Refer to the DynDNS settings 1 Enter Server Address for NO IP 2 In the DVR Domain Name text field enter the domain obtained from the NO IP website www no ip com 3 Enter the User Name and Password registered in the NO IP website ...

Page 140: ...re the accuracy of system date time Steps 1 Enter the Network Settings interface Menu Configuration Network 2 Select the NTP tab to enter the NTP Settings interface as shown in Figure 9 9 Figure 9 8 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 actions with NTP server The uni...

Page 141: ...tomized network NTP software can be used to establish a NTP server used for time synchronization 9 2 4 Configuring FTP Server Purpose The FTP can be configured on your DVR to realize dual directional transmission of control files over Internet And the captured pictures of DVR can be uploaded to FTP server as well Steps 1 Enter the Network Settings interface Menu Configuration Network 2 Select the ...

Page 142: ...e when the Secondary Directory is selected you can use the Camera Name or Camera No as the name of the directory 5 Click the Apply button to save and exit the interface Note Please make sure the remote FTP server has been started up before setting the FTP parameters 9 2 5 Configuring SNMP Purpose You can use SNMP protocol to get device status and parameters related information Steps 1 Enter the Ne...

Page 143: ...the SNMP please download SNMP software and manage to receive the device information via SNMP port By setting the Trap Address the DVR is allowed to send the alarm event and exception message to the surveillance center 9 2 6 Configuring Remote Alarm Host Purpose With a remote alarm host configured the DVR will send the alarm event or exception message to the host when an alarm is triggered The remo...

Page 144: ...ore Settings Interface 3 Enter Alarm Host IP and Alarm Host Port in the text fields The Alarm Host IP refers to the IP address of the remote PC on which the Network Video Surveillance Software e g iVMS 4000 is installed and the Alarm Host Port must be the same as the alarm monitoring port configured in the software default port is 0 Figure 9 14 Configure Alarm Host 4 Click the Apply button to save...

Page 145: ...ettings interface as shown in Figure 9 14 3 Set Multicast IP as shown in Figure 9 19 When adding a device to the Network Video Surveillance Software the multicast address must be the same as the DVR s multicast IP Figure 9 15 Configure Multicast 4 Click the Apply button to save and exit the interface 9 2 8 Configuring RTSP Purpose The RTSP Real Time Streaming Protocol is a network control protocol...

Page 146: ...and exit the menu 9 2 9 Configuring Server and HTTP Ports Purpose You can change the server and HTTP ports in the Network Settings menu The default server port is 8000 and the default HTTP port is 80 Steps 1 Enter the Network Settings interface Menu Configuration Network 2 Select the More Settings tab to enter the More Settings interface as shown in Figure 9 14 3 Enter new Server Port and HTTP Por...

Page 147: ...designated users if an alarm event is detected etc an alarm or motion event is detected Before configuring the Email settings the DVR must be connected to a local area network LAN that maintains an SMTP mail server The network must also be connected to either an intranet or the Internet depending on the location of the e mail accounts to which you want to send notification Steps 1 Enter the Networ...

Page 148: ...e name of sender Sender s Address The Email address of sender Select Receivers Select the receiver Up to 3 receivers can be configured Receiver The name of user to be notified Receiver s Address The Email address of user to be notified Enable Attached Picture Check the checkbox of Enable Attached Picture if you want to send email with attached alarm images The interval is the time of two adjacent ...

Page 149: ...tain real time information of DVR such as linking status MTU sending receiving rate etc Steps 1 Enter the Network Traffic interface Menu Maintenance Net Detect Figure 9 21 Network Traffic Interface 2 You can view the sending rate and receiving rate information on the interface The traffic data is refreshed every 1 second ...

Page 150: ...face Menu Maintenance Net Detect 2 Click the Network Detection tab to enter the Network Detection menu as shown in Figure 9 23 Figure 9 22 Network Detection Interface 3 Enter the destination address in the text field of Destination Address 4 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 message box w...

Page 151: ...elect the backup device from the dropdown list of Device Name as shown in Figure 9 25 Note Click the Refresh button if the connected local backup device cannot be displayed When it fails to detect the backup device please check whether it is compatible with the DVR You can format the backup device if the format is incorrect Figure 9 24 Export Network Packet 4 Click the Export button to start expor...

Page 152: ...User Manual of EVD 16 400A1DH Series DVR 151 C H A P T E R 1 0 HDD Management ...

Page 153: ... be initialized before it can be used with your DVR Steps 1 Enter the HDD Information interface Menu HDD General Figure 10 1 HDD Information Interface 2 Select HDD to be initialized 3 Click the Init button Figure 10 2 Confirm Initialization 4 Select the OK button to start initialization Figure 10 3 Start Initialization ...

Page 154: ...VD 16 400A1DH Series DVR 153 5 After the HDD has been initialized the status of the HDD changes from Uninitialized to Normal Figure 10 4 HDD Status Changes to Normal Note Initializing the HDD will erase all data on it ...

Page 155: ...as network HDD Steps 1 Enter the HDD Information interface Menu HDD General Figure 10 5 HDD Information Interface 2 Click the Add button to enter the Add NetHDD interface as shown in Figure 10 6 Figure 10 6 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 ...

Page 156: ...ress in the text field 2 Click the Search button to the available IP SAN disks 3 Select the IP SAN disk from the list shown below 4 Click the OK button to add the selected IP SAN disk Note Up to 1 IP SAN disk can be added Figure 10 8 Add IP SAN Disk 6 After having successfully added the NAS or IP SAN disk return to the HDD Information menu The added NetHDD will be displayed in the list Note If the...

Page 157: ...User Manual of EVD 16 400A1DH Series DVR 156 Figure 10 9 Initialize Added NetHDD ...

Page 158: ...A Export use the eSATA for backup Refer to Backup using eSATA HDDs in Chapter 7 1 2 Backing up by Normal Video Search for operating instructions Record Capture use the eSATA for record capture Refer to the following steps for operating instructions Figure 10 10 Set eSATA Mode 3 When the eSATA type is selected to Record Capture enter the HDD Information interface Menu HDD General 4 Edit the propert...

Page 159: ...User Manual of EVD 16 400A1DH Series DVR 158 Figure 10 11 Initialize Added NetHDD ...

Page 160: ...terface Menu HDD Advanced 2 Set the Mode to Group as shown in Figure 10 12 Figure 10 12 Storage Mode Interface 3 Click the Apply button and the following Attention box will pop up Figure 10 13 Attention for Reboot 4 Click the Yes button to reboot the device to activate the changes 5 After reboot of device enter the HDD Information interface Menu HDD General 6 Select HDD from the list and click the...

Page 161: ...ite R W Before setting the HDD property please set 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 overwrite recording mode When the HDD property is set to redundancy the video can be recorded both onto the redundancy HDD and the R W HDD simultaneous...

Page 162: ...W Read only or Redundancy 4 Click the OK button 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 installed on your DVR when you want to set a HDD to Redundancy and there is one HDD with R W property ...

Page 163: ...s shown in Figure 10 17 Note The DVR must be rebooted to enable the changes to take effect Figure 10 17 Storage Mode Settings Interface 3 Select a camera for which you want to configure quota 4 Enter the storage capacity in the text fields of Max Record Capacity GB and Max Picture Capacity GB as shown in Figure 10 18 Figure 10 18 Configure Record Picture Quota 5 You can copy the quota settings of ...

Page 164: ...o be configured with the same quota settings You can also click the checkbox of Analog to select all cameras 7 Click the OK button to finish the Copy settings and back to the Storage Mode interface 8 Click the Apply button to apply the settings Note If the quota capacity is set to 0 then all cameras will use the total capacity of HDD for record and picture capture ...

Page 165: ...ach HDD which is displayed on the list as shown in Figure 10 20 Figure 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 initialization is failed please replace it with a new one Checking HDD Status in HDD Information Interface Steps 1 Enter the System Information ...

Page 166: ...User Manual of EVD 16 400A1DH Series DVR 165 Figure 10 21 View HDD Status 2 ...

Page 167: ...s a monitoring system for HDD to detect and report on various indicators of reliability in the hopes of anticipating failures Steps 1 Enter the S M A R T Settings interface Menu HDD S M A R T 2 Check the checkbox of Enable S M A R T 3 Select the HDD to view its S M A R T information list as shown in Figure 10 22 Figure 10 22 S M A R T Settings Interface ...

Page 168: ...rom the dropdown list 3 Click the checkbox s below to select the HDD error alarm type s as shown in Figure 10 23 Note The alarm type can be selected to Audio Warning Notify Surveillance Center Send Email and Trigger Alarm Output Please refer to Chapter 8 6 Follow up Actions of Alarms Figure 10 23 Configure HDD Error Alarm 4 When the Trigger Alarm Output is selected you can also select the alarm ou...

Page 169: ...User Manual of EVD 16 400A1DH Series DVR 168 C H A P T E R 11 Camera Settings ...

Page 170: ...he text field 4 Configure the Display Name Display Date and Display Week by clicking the checkbox 5 Select the Date Format Time Format and Display Mode Figure 11 1 OSD Configuration Interface 6 You can use the mouse to click and drag the text frame on the live view window to adjust the OSD position 7 Copy Camera Settings 1 If you want to copy the OSD settings of the current camera to other cameras...

Page 171: ...t be viewed by the operator Steps 1 Enter the Privacy Mask Settings interface Menu Camera Privacy Mask 2 Select the camera to set privacy mask 3 Click the checkbox of Enable Privacy Mask to enable this feature Figure 11 3 Privacy Mask Settings Interface 4 Use the mouse to draw a zone on the window The zones will be marked with different frame colors Note Up to 4 privacy mask zones can be configure...

Page 172: ...on to save the settings 11 3 Configuring Video Parameters Steps 1 Enter the Image Settings interface Menu Camera Image Figure 11 5 Image Settings Interface 2 Select the camera to set image parameters 3 Select the mode from the dropdown list of Mode Five modes are selectable Standard Indoor Dim Light Outdoor and Customize 4 When the mode is selected to Customize you can adjust the video parameters ...

Page 173: ...re 11 6 Configure Customized Image Settings 5 You can click the Copy button to copy the image settings of the current camera to other cameras Please refer to step 7 of Chapter 11 1 Configuring OSD Settings 6 Click the Apply button to save the settings ...

Page 174: ...User Manual of EVD 16 400A1DH Series DVR 173 C H A P T E R 1 2 DVR Management and Maintenance ...

Page 175: ...o tab to enter the Device Information menu to view the device name model serial No firmware version and encode version as shown in Figure 12 1 Figure 12 1 Device Information Interface 12 1 2 Viewing Camera Information Steps 1 Enter the System Information interface Menu Maintenance System Info 2 Click the Camera tab to enter the Camera Information menu to view the status of each camera as shown in ...

Page 176: ...er the System Information interface Menu Maintenance System Info 2 Click the Record tab to enter the Record Information menu to view the recording status encoding parameters of each camera as shown in Figure 12 3 Figure 12 3 Record Information Interface 12 1 4 Viewing Alarm Information Steps 1 Enter the System Information interface ...

Page 177: ...rm information as shown in Figure 12 4 Figure 12 4 Alarm Information Interface 12 1 5 Viewing Network Information Steps 1 Enter the System Information interface Menu Maintenance System Info 2 Click the Network tab to enter the Network Information menu to view the network information as shown in Figure 12 5 Figure 12 5 Network Information Interface ...

Page 178: ...ing HDD Information Steps 1 Enter 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 6 HDD Information Interface ...

Page 179: ...Steps 1 Enter the Log Search interface Menu Maintenance 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 start search log files 4 The matched log files will be displayed on the list shown below Note Up to 2000 log files can be displayed each time Figure 12 8 Log...

Page 180: ... Export menu as shown in Figure 12 10 Figure 12 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 create new folder in the backup device or click the Format button to format the backup device before log export Note 1 Please connect the backup device to ...

Page 181: ...arameters Steps 1 Enter the Import Export Configuration 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 configuration file select the file from the selected backup device and click the Import button After the import process is completed you must reboot the ...

Page 182: ... upgrade menu as shown in Figure 12 12 Figure 12 12 Local Upgrade Interface 4 Select the update file from the backup device 5 Click the Upgrade button to start upgrading 6 After the upgrading is complete reboot the DVR to activate the new firmware 12 4 2 Upgrading by FTP Before you start Configure PC running FTP server and DVR to the same Local Area Network Run the third party TFTP software on the...

Page 183: ...A1DH Series DVR 182 Figure 12 13 FTP Upgrade Interface 3 Enter the FTP Server Address in the text field 4 Click the Upgrade button to start upgrading 5 After the upgrading is complete reboot the DVR to activate the new firmware ...

Page 184: ...erface Menu Maintenance Default Figure 12 14 Restore Factory Default 2 Click the OK button to restore the default settings Note Except the network parameters including IP address subnet mask gateway default route and server port all other parameters of the device will be restored to factory default settings ...

Page 185: ...User Manual of EVD 16 400A1DH Series DVR 184 C H A P T E R 1 3 Others ...

Page 186: ...ters must be the same as the DVR s when connecting with the PC serial port 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 Steps 1 Enter the RS 232 Settings interface Menu Configuration RS 232 Figure 13 1 RS 232 Settings Interface 2 Configure RS 232 parameters including...

Page 187: ... English CVBS Output Standard Select the CVBS output standard to NTSC or PAL which must be the same with the video input standard Resolution Select the output resolution which must be the same with the resolution of the monitor screen Time Zone Select the time zone Date Format Select the date format System Date Select the system date System Time Select the system time Mouse Pointer Speed Set the s...

Page 188: ... Edit the name of DVR Device No Edit the serial number of DVR The Device No can be set in the range of 1 255 and the default No is 255 Output Mode Select the output mode to Standard Bright Gentle or Vivid CVBS Output Brightness Adjust the video output brightness Operation Timeout Set timeout time for menu inactivity E g when the timeout time is set to 5 Minutes then the system will exit from the c...

Page 189: ...ator user name is admin and the password is 12345 The Administrator has the permission to add and delete user and configure user parameters 13 4 1 Adding a User Steps 1 Enter the User Management interface Menu Configuration User Figure 13 4 User Management Interface 2 Click the Add button to enter the Add User interface Figure 13 5 Add User Menu ...

Page 190: ...a Configuration and local remote log search User s MAC Address The MAC address of the remote PC which logs onto the DVR If it is configured and enabled it only allows the remote user with this MAC address to access the DVR 4 Click the OK button to save the settings and go back to the User Management interface The added new user will be displayed on the list as shown in Figure 13 6 Figure 13 6 Adde...

Page 191: ... Remote Advanced Operation Remotely operating HDD management initializing HDD setting HDD property upgrading system firmware clearing I O alarm output Remote Shutdown Reboot Remotely shutting down or rebooting the DVR Camera Configuration Remote Live View Remotely viewing live video of the selected camera s Local Manual Operation Locally starting stopping manual recording picture capturing and ala...

Page 192: ...n to delete the selected user 13 4 3 Editing a User Steps 1 Enter the User Management interface Menu Configuration User 2 Select the user to be edited from the list as shown in Figure 13 9 Figure 13 9 Edit a User 3 Click the icon to enter the Edit User interface as shown in Figure 13 10 ...

Page 193: ...4 4 Changing Password of Admin Purpose The password of the Admin user account can be changed in the User Management menu Steps 1 Enter the User Management interface Menu Configuration User 2 Click the Change Password tab to enter the Change Password menu as shown in Figure 13 11 Figure 13 11 Change Password 3 Enter the old password new password and confirm password on the menu 4 Click the Save but...

Page 194: ...s 1 Enter the Shutdown interface Menu Shutdown Figure 13 12 Shutdown Menu 2 Click the Lock button to lock the device or Click the Shutdown button to shut down the device or Click the Reboot button to reboot the device Note After locking the device you need to log in again to operate the device ...

Page 195: ... to the ADSL transceiver modem over Ethernet and in plain Metro 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 notify a domain name server to change in real time ad hoc the active DNS configuration of its configured hostnames addresses or other in...

Page 196: ...me decoder type is correct c The dome decoder speed configuration is correct d The dome decoder address bit configuration is correct e That the main board RS 485 interface is not broken Why is there no video recorded after setting the motion detection If there are no recorded video after setting the motion detection please check a The recording schedule is setup correctly by following the steps li...

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