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Digital

Video

Recorder

Operation Manual

TR-1508

Summary of Contents for TR-1508

Page 1: ...Digital Video Recorder Operation Manual TR 1508 ...

Page 2: ...ividuals who are not familiar with its use seek technical assistance from their retailer regarding product installation and use If you need to disassemble the product for functionality expansion or repair purposes you must contact your retailer and seek professional assistance Both retailers and users should be aware that this product has been certified as being electromagnetically compatible for ...

Page 3: ...ug this equipment from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions A When the power supply cord or the plug has been damaged B If liquid is spilled or objects have fallen into the equipment C If the equipment has been exposed to rain or water D If the equipment does not operate normally by following the operating instructions adjust only those ...

Page 4: ...NCE AT THEIR OWN EXPENSE WARNING CHANGES OR MODIFICATIONS NOT EXPRESSLY APPROVED BY THE PARTY RESPONSIBLE FOR COMPLIANCE COULD VOID THE USER S AUTHORITY TO OPERATE THE EQUIPMENT THIS CLASS OF DIGITAL APPARATUS MEETS ALL REQUIREMENTS OF THE CANADIAN INTERFERENCE CAUSING EQUIPMENT REGULATIONS WEEE Waste Electrical Electronic Equipment Correct Disposal of This Product Applicable in the European Union...

Page 5: ...or any problems resulting from the use thereof The information contained herein is subject to change without notice Revisions or new editions to this publication may be issued to incorporate such changes The software included in this product contains some Open Sources You may obtain the corresponding source code which we have to distribute according to the license policy Go to System Setup About p...

Page 6: ...amera 15 Status 15 Context Menu Access 17 Video Recording 17 Panic Recording 17 Video Recording Playback 18 Playback 18 Context Menu 18 Part 2 Configuration 19 Menu Use 19 Text Input via Virtual Keyboard 19 Batch Assignment 20 Mouse 20 System Setup 20 General 20 Date Time 25 User 26 Storage 28 System Event 28 About 29 Record Setup 30 General 30 Schedule 31 Pre Event 33 ...

Page 7: ...m Out 38 Network Setup 39 General 39 LAN 40 FEN 41 RTSP 42 Notification Setup 43 Callback 43 Mail 44 Schedule 45 Display Setup 45 OSD 45 Main Monitor 46 Spot Monitor 47 Part 3 Search 48 Searching Video 48 Search Menu 48 Context Menu 49 Event Log Search 49 Record Table Search 51 Bookmarks 52 Clip Copy 52 Overlapped Recording Search 53 3 ...

Page 8: ...8 Part 4 Appendix 54 Index 54 4 ...

Page 9: ...ct admin and then OK without entering a password to log in Leaving the admin account unassigned with a password poses a security risk Please assign a password at your earliest convenience A warning message will continue to be displayed until a password is assigned Click on the button next to the password field using the mouse This will bring up a virtual keyboard you can use to assign a password F...

Page 10: ...SD or Status OSD On and Off Previous Next Group Loads the previous next screen group Freeze Freezes the screen Select Freeze again to unfreeze Alarm Pressing this button while the alarm has been activated resets all DVR outputs including the built in buzzer Panic Recording Activates deactivates Panic Recording Sequence Initiates Sequence by putting the mouse pointer on the right side of the screen...

Page 11: ... UTC Up The Coax function Edit Group Enter to the Edit Group mode in the split screen layout Information Displays currently connected camera information and recording status Search Exits the live monitoring mode and enters the search mode Setup Used to access the Setup menu Status Allows you to check the status of the DVR s system event and storage Video Display Area Left click on the video displa...

Page 12: ...Search modes 1 While displaying a split screen page select the Edit Group option from the context menu A yellow border is drawn around the page Use the mouse to select a different page 2 Use the mouse right button to select a camera Selected camera is then loaded on to the selected page Repeat to assign other channels to the page 3 Select Exit Group Edit from the context menu to exit the Edit Grou...

Page 13: ...le to use the mouse wheel to zoom in out Logging in with an account that has PTZ Control Authority is necessary in order to control PTZ cameras A message will prompt if there is no PTZ camera displayed on the Live screen To exit PTZ mode click the Exit icon from the menu Setting Up a PTZ Preset While in PTZ mode click on the right mouse button to display the Move to Preset window and assign the cu...

Page 14: ...n use the mouse to control PTZ cameras Left click on the mouse and drag to move the camera in the desired direction and use the mouse wheel to zoom in out While in PTZ mode place the mouse pointer close to the bottom edge of the screen to display the PTZ Tools window PTZ Camera Pan and Tilt Zoom In Out Focus Near Far IRIS Open Close Set Move to Preset Device Menu supported by the camera The exact ...

Page 15: ...e not shown Camera title and status icons are not shown Users that have a cover Covert Camera View are able to view both images from and status icons for all Covert 1 and Covert 2 cameras Status Refer to the Menu Use on page 19 for basic information on using the Setup menus Event Status This screen displays an overview of all events When an event occurs the corresponding channel flashes for 5 seco...

Page 16: ... normally If the HDD is partially damaged indicates the bad sector percentage Error If the HDD s bad sector ratio is higher than as designated by the user Generates a system event Temperature N A Unable to detect the disk s temperature Good Operating within normal temperature range Bad Disk temperature higher than as designated by the user Generates a system event S M A R T N A A disk that does no...

Page 17: ...g will only take place if all the connections are made correctly as per information contained in Part 2 of this operation manual For more information on video recording settings refer to the Record Setup on page 30 Panic Recording Select Live or Search menu s Panic Recording icon to commence panic recording on all registered cameras To stop Panic Recording select the Panic Recording icon again If ...

Page 18: ...ta Audio playback of the selected recording is available in full screen mode only Covert protection on cameras also applies to video recording playback Playback 1 Bring up Menu while in Live mode 2 Select the Search Mode icon 3 The selected search mode will be initiated For more information on data search refer to the Part 3 Search on page 48 Context Menu While in Search mode right click on the mo...

Page 19: ...up 2 Record Setup 3 Event Setup 4 Camera Setup 5 Status Setup 6 Network Setup 7 Notification Setup 8 Display Setup 2 Left click on the option using the mouse 3 Change the setting and then select Save to save the change To apply default settings select the Default button located on the left bottom corner of the setup window Text Input via Virtual Keyboard Click on the key using the mouse Toggle cas...

Page 20: ... information on using the Setup menus General This Setup menu contains general system options Site Used to enter a description about the system s installation site no description by default You can edit the information using the virtual keyboard Language Choose a language Version Indicates the software version Upgrade Upgrade the system Selecting the USB port displays the USB search window You wil...

Page 21: ...ect the Export at the bottom of the screen and then designate a file name To export the system log information connect the USB device to the DVR A virtual keyboard allows you to enter the file name Selecting Export will save the log information in txt file format on the USB device In order to display the system_log txt file you must use the correct character encoding settings and use a fixed width...

Page 22: ...ate and time settings will only be applied after clicking Next For more information on date and time settings refer to the Date Time section under System Setup on page 20 3 Choose the desired Recording Method and click Next 4 Choose the desired Recording Quality and click Next Higher recording quality uses up more disk space ...

Page 23: ...Very high 30 ips Time Event Time High Very High 15 ips Event Very High Very High 30 ips Time Standard High 5 ips Event High Very High 15 ips Continuous Very high Very high 30 ips High Very High 15 ips Standard High 5 ips 5 Click Finish to exit Quick Wizard Network Wizard After exiting from Quick Wizard you can click Go to Network Setup and set up the network with Network Wizard 1 Select Network Wi...

Page 24: ... the router s UPnP function refer to the router s operation manual 4 Enter in the FEN Name field the DVR name to be registered on the FEN server and then click Check to check its availability The FEN name you register on the FEN server will be a unique name used to identify the DVR Once registered the name can be used to access the DVR directly from clients such as the IDIS Center Check the name s...

Page 25: ...ed to change the system s date and time formats Time Zone Used to designate the system s time zone Refer to the map displayed on the screen and change the time zone using the mouse or the arrow buttons Use Daylight Saving Time Enables DST correction Time Sync Select a time server for the system to synchronize with 1 Select Automatic Sync 2 Enter the Time Server s IP address or domain name or selec...

Page 26: ...ed holidays recording takes place according to the holiday recording schedule specified under Record Schedule 1 Select the button at the bottom of the window 2 Select a date 3 Select OK to apply and exit Select the icon to delete the existing holiday date User Use this option to register users and assign permissions 1 Select Group and enter a group name A group name can be up to 15 characters in l...

Page 27: ...ogout Group Permissions System Shutdown May shutdown the system from the system menu Upgrade May upgrade the system from the system menu System Setup Color Control May adjust each camera s brightness contrast saturation and hue settings Video Position May adjust the video position in left right directions System Check May view System Check results PTZ Control Menu Control May control PTZ cameras A...

Page 28: ...is being used for recording purposes Disks that were used in different systems will show up as Other Select Information to check the saved data s time information or select Delete to erase the data Select Format to prepare the disk as a storage for data recording Disks formatted with Use As set to Not Using will not be used for data recording This DVR supports SATA2 HDDs System Event Use this opti...

Page 29: ... disk reaches the specified capacity 80 to 99 Disk Full Generates an event when all disks reach their maximum capacity Disk Bad Generates an event when the specified percentage of the disk becomes damaged Set to between 10 and 90 in 10 intervals Disk Temperature Specify the threshold temperature Once any disk reaches this threshold the system will issue an alert Disk S M A R T Monitors disks that ...

Page 30: ...dec Automatically lowers bitrate when any motion is not detectd Dual Track Recording Automatically records low quality sub stream in addition to the main stream In full screen mode the main stream is played and in split screen mode the sub stream in played in real time During dual recording the recording icon is displayed as Use H 265 Encoding Check to use H 265 codec and uncheck to use H 264 code...

Page 31: ...Lapse Recording may not be guaranteed in certain situations Use Panic Recording Enable disable Panic Recording Panic Recording Duration Disable Panic Recording automatically Select between 5 mins and 1 hr If you do not wish to disable the feature automatically select No Limit ips Allow you to set the images per second for Panic recording Quality Allow you to set the recorded image quality for Pani...

Page 32: ...ording commences as per the ips Quality Resolution selected for time under Setup When an event occurs the icon changes into icon and recording commences as per the ips Quality Resolution selected for events under Setup Channel Select which cameras to apply the schedule to Settings Select to configure default values for Time Lapse and Event Recording modes Advanced Mode Options Select to configure ...

Page 33: ...plied When setting up separately for each channel of an event you can select any resolution supported by the camera mode 720 960 HD Full HD 3M 4M 5M Event 720 Mode 960 Mode HD Mode Full HD Mode 3MP Mode 4MP Mode 5MP Mode Pre Event When an event occurs enabling this option includes the specified duration prior to the event in the event triggered recording No Select which cameras to apply Pre Event ...

Page 34: ...ection window Clear Clear the block selection in the selection window Reverse Clear the blocks selected within the selection window and select all unselected blocks within the selection window Select All Select all blocks Clear All Clear all block selections Reverse All Clear all selected blocks within the screen and select all unselected blocks within the screen OK Save the changes and exit the m...

Page 35: ...rs In order to use the Callback feature the DVR must be registered on the remote program Daytime Setup Specify when daytime starts and ends Adjust the time frame in 15 minute increments Times outside the specified range will be assumed as nighttime by the system Alarm In No Enable disable alarm ins Title Use the virtual keyboard to enter titles Type Change the alarm in type Actions Specify which a...

Page 36: ... Use on page 19 for basic information on using the Setup menus General Enable disable the covert view and rename cameras No Turn the camera number On or Off Title Edit the camera s name Use Set the camera as Normal Covert 1 or Covert 2 Live images and video recordings from cameras that have been set as Covert 1 or Covert 2 will not be available to users who do not have covert camera access Setting...

Page 37: ...Mode Select None or UTC UTC is only used for HD and Full HD cameras Privacy Masking Configure privacy masking zone for Live and Recording screen No Turn on off the camera number Privacy Zone Display the full screen live mode of the channel and you can configure the privacy zone area by dragging on the area with the mouse The privacy masking zone can be configured up to 4 areas Delete Delete the se...

Page 38: ... add a schedule You can apply different schedules for different Days of the week Select icon to delete the schedule Dwell Time Select a value between 5 secs and 15 mins as the alarm out duration Title Designate a name for the alarm out Reverse Relay Reverse the alarm out type connected to the DVR rear panel NO NC Range Change the schedule time frame Mode Select Event On or Off Event Generates an a...

Page 39: ...ransfer Speed settings The transfer speed you set is the maximum speed Depending on the network environment this speed may not be achieved Network Bandwidth Limit Configure the bandwidth to limit If you configured the Network Bandwidth Limit the live video may not be displayed smoothly in a remote program Remote Audio Channel Transmits the selected channel s audio to the remote program Select Sele...

Page 40: ...lug and Play feature select Use UPnP If using an IP router or NAT UPnP service allows the device to automatically forward the port to the DVR This port is used to access a port that has a private IP address In order to use the UPnP service the IP router or NAT must support UPnP port forwarding and have the relevant options enabled Port number cannot be changed with Use UPnP selected Status Indicat...

Page 41: ...ed to connect remotely at the same time Contact the service center for more information FEN If using a dynamic IP address FEN service makes it easy to connect to the DVR from a remote program without having to configure dynamic IP or router settings Use FEN Check if you wish to use FEN service FEN Server Enter the FEN server s IP address or domain name If you have configured the DNS Server setting...

Page 42: ...es to register the DVR s name to the FEN server If FEN has been configured correctly the FEN server s help desk information will be displayed in the Help Desk field the next time you access the FEN Setup screen RTSP RTSP service allows you to monitor real time using the Real Time Streaming Protocol RTSP Port Set the port number of the RTSP server obtained from your system administrator RTP Port Se...

Page 43: ...ame as pressing the MENUbutton on the front panel Enter or Return Pressing the Enter or Return key selects the highlighted item or completes an entry that you have made during system setup It is the same as pressing the Play Pause button on the front panel d or PaceUP PageDown Pressing the d or PageUp or PageDown key toggles between different display formats It is the same as pressing the LAYOUT b...

Page 44: ...to play CBF files you need to download and install a remote client program from IDIS website SMTP Setup Select SMTP Setup at the bottom right corner of the screen to configure an SMTP server 1 Enter the SMTP Server s IP address or domain name and then configure the Port and Sender settings Default SMTP server port number is 25 Select Test to send out a test mail using the current settings Select S...

Page 45: ...19 for basic information on using the Setup menus OSD Show OSD On Screen Display information on the bottom of the screen Status Zoom The icon displays on the enlarged video Network The icon displays when the unit is connected to a network via Ethernet The icon displays on each camera when audio communication is available between the DVR and a PC running IDIS Center via Ethernet Freeze Sequence The...

Page 46: ...ays them full screen In the cameo sequence mode the bottom right window in a multi screen format sequences through the cameras Interval Select between 1 secs and 1 mins For more information on Sequence refer to the Sequence on page 10 Event Monitoring On With Event Monitoring enabled video feed from the camera configured to start recording when an event occurs is shown on the screen For more infor...

Page 47: ...the box in the Channels column You can define which cameras display sequentially on the spot monitor when in the single screen display format Selecting the box under Camera toggles between On and Off You can adjust the display dwell time by selecting the box under Dwell You can select dwell intervals ranging from 1 to 20 seconds ...

Page 48: ...irst recorded image Go to the Last Displays the last recorded image Go to the Date Time Displays the Go to the Date Time screen 3 Bookmarks Add the current playback point to the bookmark list The maximum number of bookmarks that can be saved is 64 4 Display Used to change the screen layout to single screen and 2x2 OSD On Off Enables disables the OSD feature 5 6 Previous Next Group Loads the previo...

Page 49: ...oints A and B Status Allow you to check the status of the DVR s system event status and storage Selecting Status will only be enabled for a user who has System Check authority Data Source Record Search recording data contained in the main recording device Exit Exit the search mode and enter the live monitoring mode Context Menu Right click on the Camera screen to access the context menu Zoom Zoom ...

Page 50: ...e between the selected From and To points will be searched If Check Time Overlap has not been selected events from the entire From and To range will be searched Camera Filter Alarm In Select which channels to search alarm in events in Motion Select which channels to search motion detection events in Video Loss Select which channels to search video loss events in Record Channel Select which record ...

Page 51: ...ording Purple Event Recording Yellow Pre Event Recording Red Panic Recording 2 Zoom Select zoom in to compose recording data in 1 minute segments and select zoom out to compose recording data in 3 minute segments Selecting zoom out displays more time in one screen than zoom in screen If recording from points in time prior or after the time frame displayed on the screen is available scrolls appear ...

Page 52: ...an be saved is 64 Clip Copy Clip Copy Select Export Clip Copy from the Search menu while in Live or Playback mode to open up the Clip Copy setup window Specify the From and To settings A B Clip Copy Designate a start point and an end point and copy the data in between Select Clip Copy A B Clip Copy from the Search menu to set point A The icon will appear on the status indicator area on the upper r...

Page 53: ...blem and the aforementioned error message will continue to be displayed each time you attempt a backup If this is the case you will need to format the HDD or use a recovery program to repair the damage to the drive s file system Overlapped Recording Search If the system s clock is changed to a point in the past overlapping recordings may be produced Overlapped recordings have to be searched in seg...

Page 54: ...54 Index A Alarm In 35 Alarm Out 38 E Event Monitoring 15 L LAN 40 M Mouse 20 O OSD 45 P Panic Recording 17 Pre Event 33 R Recording 17 S Search 48 Storage 28 V Video Analytics 34 Part 4 Appendix V1 0 ...

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