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TruVision NVR 70 User 
Manual 

P/N 1073062-EN • REV A • ISS 15JUL15 

 

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Page 1: ...TruVision NVR 70 User Manual P N 1073062 EN REV A ISS 15JUL15...

Page 2: ...l apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 Cet appareil mum rique de la classe A est conforme la norme NMB 003 du Canada ACMA compliance Notice This is a Class A product In a domestic environment thi...

Page 3: ...scription 15 Access the web browser 16 Web browser interface 17 Chapter 5 Live view 19 Web browser live view 19 Custom views 21 Digital zoom 22 Control a PTZ dome camera 22 Chapter 6 Playback function...

Page 4: ...ia the browser 47 Chapter 10 Camera setup 50 IP camera status 50 Import and export IP camera configuration settings 52 Camera recording settings 52 Camera OSD 54 Motion detection 55 Privacy mask 56 Ca...

Page 5: ...age management 91 HDD information 91 Add a network storage system 92 Install HDDs 93 Storage mode 94 S M A R T settings 96 RAID settings 97 Chapter 16 User management 100 Add a new user 100 Customize...

Page 6: ...f hazards that could result in injury or loss of life They tell you which actions to take or to avoid in order to prevent the injury or loss of life Caution Caution messages advise you of possible equ...

Page 7: ...tegration with the UTC portfolio of security solutions and offers a seamless product experience within the TruVision brand The recorder can fully integrate with the license free TruVision Navigator so...

Page 8: ...The default password is 2222 Guest The default user name is guest The default password is 3333 Note The default passwords should be changed for security reasons Default network settings The network se...

Page 9: ...emes of heat or cold beyond the specified operating temperature limits may reduce the life expectancy of the recorder Do not install the unit on top of other hot equipment Leave 44 mm 1 75 in of space...

Page 10: ...ecorder connect a main monitor for basic operation Once all required connections are done enter the relevant data in the setup wizard see page 10 Note For every hardwired alarm input connect one wire...

Page 11: ...the reset button for seven seconds to reset the network settings Note This might cause the cameras to stop recording and the software to be unable to connect to the recorder 10 USB 3 0 port X2 Connec...

Page 12: ...t panel will light up To reboot the recorder Connect to the recorder through the web browser interface or TruVision Navigator and reboot the recorder if needed See Restart the recorder on page 87 for...

Page 13: ...n password and create additional users To change the admin password select the admin user line and click the Edit button In the Edit User pop up window enter the default admin password 1234 and the ne...

Page 14: ...r the time and date shown on screen are set in the camera settings Click OK and then Next to move to the next page or click Back to return to the previous page 6 HDD initialization The hard drives are...

Page 15: ...xt to move to the next page or click Back to return to the previous page 8 Recording configuration Configure your recording settings as required The settings apply to all cameras connected to the reco...

Page 16: ...Manual 9 When all the required changes have been entered a summary page appears showing all the settings Click Finalize to exit the Wizard The recorder is now ready to use For a description of the rec...

Page 17: ...ost cases we describe procedures using the browser You can also use the TVK 800 keypad from TVK 800 firmware version 1 0i to control PTZ cameras directly or TVE DEC10 decoder to display TVN 70 camera...

Page 18: ...inking RED light indicates that the recorder is not connected to any network HDD A steady GREEN light indicates that the recorder is accessing the HDD in a read or write operation A blinking RED light...

Page 19: ...When using TruNav RTSP port 554 Server Client software port 8000 For more information on port forwarding see Appendix B Port forwarding information on page 110 Web browser interface The recorder s web...

Page 20: ...ed menu function Move the mouse over a menu function and click to select it There are four menu modes Live View Playback Log Search and Configuration 2 Submenu panel Submenus for the selected menu fun...

Page 21: ...owser lets you view record and play back videos as well as manage all aspects of the recorder from any PC with Internet access The browser s easy to use controls give you live view to all the recorder...

Page 22: ...er Single multiview or full screen 7 Streaming and recording toolbar Switch between main stream and substream for all cameras Start stop live streaming from all cameras Start stop local recording from...

Page 23: ...to include in the custom view Repeat for each camera to be included in the custom view 4 Click the Add Custom View button The list of selected cameras appears Enter the name of the custom view in the...

Page 24: ...zoom in or out of a camera image in live view mode and playback using the digital zoom command The zoom command magnifies the camera image four times To quickly zoom in out on a camera image 1 Click t...

Page 25: ...adow tours available 12 Modify brightness contrast saturation and hue values Presets Presets are previously defined locations of a PTZ dome camera It allows you to quickly move the PTZ dome camera to...

Page 26: ...ly moves through the preset tour To add a preset tour 1 In live view click the PTZ Video parameters button to open the PTZ controls panel Select the desired camera from the camera list 2 Click the Pre...

Page 27: ...tours 3 Select the desired shadow tour and click the run button The camera immediately carries out the shadow tour movement Click the stop button to stop the tour To set up a shadow tour 1 In live vi...

Page 28: ...from a camera while simultaneously playing back video on that camera display You must have the access privilege to play back recordings see Customize a user s access privileges on page 101 for more in...

Page 29: ...PC to play back recordings 7 Streaming Select the streaming type Main stream or substream 8 Smart Search button Smart search for motion detection Click to enter the motion search view 9 Playback contr...

Page 30: ...amera name on top right of window Speed up Click to scroll through the different speeds available single frame 1 8 speed speed speed normal X2 speed X4 speed X8 speed maximum speed Current speed is di...

Page 31: ...of the screen under Camera No See Figure 10 below Figure 10 Associating a camera with a video tile To select the display order of cameras 1 Click Playback in the menu toolbar The playback interface ap...

Page 32: ...t it is easy to follow events across recordings Note Up to 16 cameras can be played back simultaneously To synchronize play back from several cameras 1 Click Playback in the menu toolbar The playback...

Page 33: ...o normal view Capture snapshots You easily capture a snapshot of a video image for later reference The image is saved on the unit in JPEG format To capture a snapshot 1 In playback mode when you see a...

Page 34: ...jump start box The yellow time line jumps to this position If there multiple video tiles open first select the desired tile 2 Click the Bookmark Management button and select which bookmark type you wa...

Page 35: ...can easily search and play back recorded videos by time and date and events A search will usually produce a list of files which may extend to several pages The files are listed by date and time The mo...

Page 36: ...Search and play back recordings by time and video type on page 35 for further information 7 Search Call up Search result list See below for further information 8 Search results Search for motion event...

Page 37: ...lick the Stop All Playback button to stop play back and click a camera or click the Search button to return to playback Search and play back recordings by time and video type You can search recorded v...

Page 38: ...dow to close it To lock recordings to prevent overwriting 1 In playback click the Advanced Search button and select the Time Date tab 2 Select the desired cameras record type file type stream type as...

Page 39: ...and end times of the desired period 3 Select the desired alarm inputs If you selected Text Insertion also enter the desired keyword If you selected VCA Alarms also enter the event type 4 Click Search...

Page 40: ...screen Note A message appears if no bookmarks are found 4 You can carry out several actions on the listed bookmarks To rename a bookmark Click on the Edit button or double click on the name of the de...

Page 41: ...hange of Sound Intencity Alarm Stopped Face Detected Alarm Started Face Detected Alarm Stopped Defocus Detected Alarm Started Defocus Detected Alarm Stopped Sudden Scene Change Alarm Started Sudden Sc...

Page 42: ...on Spare Work Device Information Remote Add Delete Work Device 4 Select the search start and end date and times 5 Click the Search button A list of results appears The columns are File number log time...

Page 43: ...n external storage device click Save Log In the Save As window that appears enter the file name and select the location to save the file It will be saved in txt format 8 To archive the results of a lo...

Page 44: ...le via the mouse Auto archive You can configure the recorder to automatically archive files following a predefined schedule to the selected connected storage media See Auto archiving on page 74 for mo...

Page 45: ...o start and click the Start Clip button 4 Click the playback timeline where you want the video clip to stop and click the End Clip button 5 Repeat for additional clips 6 The video clips are automatica...

Page 46: ...order If so when opening the file player on your PC the software will prompt a message stating that a full version of the player is available for download from our website You can include multiple fil...

Page 47: ...tect them from alterations Watermarking on an image is only visible during playback of exported video using the TruVision platform export video player The recorder supports watermarking from TruVision...

Page 48: ...further information on using the Mac Safari operating system To have complete functionality of the web browser interface and the recorder player with Windows 8 and above do the following Run the Brow...

Page 49: ...lendar displayed and then click Search The timeline below the page indicates video recorded for the specified day The timeline also classifies by color the type of recording with each type Click and d...

Page 50: ...the image scale in a video tile Options are full screen 4 3 or 16 9 Default is full screen 4 Video File Size Specifies the maximum file size Options include 256M 512M or 1G Default is 512M 5 Latency...

Page 51: ...tion TruVision NVR 70 User Manual 49 Option Description 12 Save Clips when Playback to Specifies the directory for saving video clips in playback mode 13 Save Downloaded File to Specifies the director...

Page 52: ...mera configuration settings are saved on the recorder Supported IP cameras The recorder supports the following IP cameras TruVision IP cameras at HD UltraView IP cameras Onvif PSIA IP cameras Selected...

Page 53: ...sswords 6 Custom Protocol Configure custom RTSP streams 7 Refresh Update the information displayed on a camera in the recorder device list To search the network and add an IP camera 1 From the menu to...

Page 54: ...s that share the setting An error message will appear on screen Camera recording settings You can set different resolution frame rate video quality stream type and maximum bit rate for each camera For...

Page 55: ...te Mode If General is selected a list of predefined bit rates is displayed If Custom is selected any bit rate can be entered 9 Max bit rate Specifies the maximum allowed bit rate A high image resoluti...

Page 56: ...SD The recorder lets you configure which information is displayed on screen for each individual camera The on screen display OSD settings appear in live view mode and include the camera name time and...

Page 57: ...s during a programmed time schedule To set up motion detection 1 From the menu toolbar click Configuration Remote Configuration Camera Setup Motion Detection 2 Select the camera to detect motion Each...

Page 58: ...he Actions window Select the method by which you want the recorder to notify you of the alarm see page 81 for the list of alarm notification types available Notify Alarm Host is the default selection...

Page 59: ...in the camera view window over the desired area Click the Stop Draw button to stop drawing If you want to draw another privacy mask click Start Draw again To delete all masks click Clear All You cann...

Page 60: ...can be recorded You can schedule up to eight time periods in a day Default is 24 hours Note Time periods defined cannot overlap 7 Specify the linkage method when an event occurs Click the Actions tab...

Page 61: ...nd maximum bit rate Kbps 4 Select the screen order of the cameras 5 Click Save to save the settings Video analytics VCA video content analysis is the intelligent analysis of video to detect events of...

Page 62: ...s it 5 Click the Arming Schedule tab to set the schedule for the linked actions 6 Click the Actions button to define which actions are required with the VCA events from each camera Set the alarm linki...

Page 63: ...f the recorder on the network You must correctly configure your recorder s network settings before using it over the networking order to Connect IP cameras to it Connect to the recorder over the LAN C...

Page 64: ...e bandwidth is divided over the two LAN ports with one IP address Multi address Each LAN port is separate with its own IP address This allows one LAN port for the IP cameras and the other for client P...

Page 65: ...uter Check your router s browser interface or contact your ISP for the information 13 Alternate DNS Server Enter the alternate domain name server to use with the recorder It must match the DNS server...

Page 66: ...onfiguration Network Settings PPPOE 2 Check the Enable PPPoE box 3 Enter your user name and password and confirm the password 4 Click Save and manually reboot the recorder to save the settings DDNS se...

Page 67: ...m length for the host name field is 64 characters This limit does not include tvn ddns net An example of a host name could be max64chars tvr ddns net Or DynDNS Select DynDNS and enter the server addre...

Page 68: ...for time synchronization To set up an NTP server 1 From the menu toolbar click Configuration Remote Configuration Network Settings NTP 2 Check the NTP box to enable feature It is disabled by default 3...

Page 69: ...l range represents the time range in between the alarm images being sent For example if you set the interval range at two seconds the second alarm image will be sent two seconds after the first alarm...

Page 70: ...required settings 4 Click Apply to save the settings and click Exit to return to live view Using a network storage system You can use a network storage system NAS or storage area network SAN to remote...

Page 71: ...ular external port settings and IP addresses required to connect to the desired router see Figure 17 below Figure 17 UPnP manual configuration screen To enable UPnP 1 Connect the recorder to the route...

Page 72: ...name IP address and days of validity there are more parameters but you do not need to add anything to them and click OK 4 Check Enable HTTPS Note This only works if you have entered the address in the...

Page 73: ...live view and playback To check network statistics 1 From the menu toolbar click Configuration Remote Configuration Network Settings Network Statistics 2 The latest information is displayed on the ba...

Page 74: ...e its own recording schedule The schedules are visually presented on a map for easy reference See Figure 29 on page 89 for a description of the recording schedule window Note If a camera is set up for...

Page 75: ...hen the auto delete mode ADM was set The maximum number of days that can be set is 365 However the actual number of days permitted depends on the HDD capacity If the value is set to 0 the option is di...

Page 76: ...ction and or an alarm If set to TimeLapse TL Hi or TL Lo the recorder records continuously 8 Repeat steps 5 to 7 for other days of the week or to copy the schedule settings to another day To copy the...

Page 77: ...o the recorder 2 From the menu toolbar click Configuration Remote Configuration Recording Auto Archive Settings 3 Check Enable Auto Archive 4 Select the start and end date and time periods during whic...

Page 78: ...If an alarm occurs during a manual recording the alarm recording has priority over the manual recording If a scheduled recording is already in progress when a manual recording is started it continues...

Page 79: ...ing properly the following points must be taken into account A stable network connection is required There must be at least 10 Mbps of unallocated bandwidth available with the main recorder This unall...

Page 80: ...hing that does not work as expected device errors network issues and video loss Set up alarm inputs The recorder can be configured to record when an alarm is triggered by an external alarm device for...

Page 81: ...ts are triggered when an event occurs 8 Select the cameras to be triggered when an external alarm is detected In the Actions window specify which channels are triggered when an event occurs 9 Select t...

Page 82: ...s of the recorder Clicking a trigger once enables the alarm clicking a second time disables the alarm To trigger or clear alarm outputs manually 1 From the menu toolbar click Configuration Remote Conf...

Page 83: ...FTP server Trigger Alarm Output Triggers an alarm output or multiple alarm outputs when a notification is detected for an external alarm To set up alarm notifications 1 From the menu toolbar click Co...

Page 84: ...spare HDD Cross Line Detected People vehicles and objects have been detected crossing a pre defined line or an area on screen Perimeter Intrusion Detected Someone has been detected entering a pre defi...

Page 85: ...tify you of the alarm Enable Alarm Audio Notify Alarm Host Send Email see page 80 for the description of these alarm notification types 6 Repeat steps 2 to 6 for another camera 7 Click Save to save th...

Page 86: ...o start upon login Import export configuration files Upgrade the firmware Set up holiday periods Enable text insertion Configure RS 232 settings Time and date settings You can set up the date and time...

Page 87: ...ly It depends on the time zone selected Default is Disable 4 Enable DST Manually define DST If this option is selected the Auto DST adjustment option is disabled Default is Disable Click the check box...

Page 88: ...recording device You can use an external storage device such as an eSATA HDD to backup video or to add its recording capacity to that of the recorder itself If you change this option you must reboot...

Page 89: ...mask gateway MTU NIC working mode server port and default route are not restored to factory default settings Note Only the administrator can restore factory default settings To restore parameters to...

Page 90: ...securityproductspages eu videoupgrades 2 From the menu toolbar click Configuration Remote Configuration Device Management Upgrade Firmware 3 Select the firmware file and click Upgrade Click Yes to beg...

Page 91: ...r 2 From the menu toolbar click Configuration Remote Configuration Device Management Text Insertion 3 Check Enable Text Insertion 4 Under Access Device select the access device from the drop down list...

Page 92: ...the end of a transmission of a serial communication message Default is 1 4 Parity The method used to detect errors in the number of bits being transmitted Default is None 5 Flow Ctrl Flow control is t...

Page 93: ...the menu toolbar click Configuration Remote Configuration Storage Management HDD Information 2 Note the status of the HDDs listed under the Status column If the status is listed as Normal or Sleeping...

Page 94: ...le overwrite when the HDDs are full 1 From the menu toolbar click Configuration Remote Configuration Storage Management HDD Information 2 Enable Overwrite Caution If the overwrite option is disabled a...

Page 95: ...dling the HDDs make sure you are properly grounded to avoid ESD damage To install a HDD 1 Unpack the recorder box 2 Unpack the recorder HDD box Note HDDs for TVN 70 are delivered separately from the c...

Page 96: ...the warranty of the recorder 9 Initialize the new HDDs if needed See Initialize a HDD on page 92 Storage mode To ensure an efficient use of the storage space available on HDDs you can control an indi...

Page 97: ...Configuration Storage Management Storage Mode 2 Under Mode select Group 3 Under Record on HDD Group select a number for the HDD group 4 Check the channels to be added to this group Note By default al...

Page 98: ...ing Technology reports on a variety of hard drive attributes It helps ensure that the HDD is functioning properly at all times while protecting video stored on the hard drive Note The recorder with RA...

Page 99: ...Save to save the settings RAID settings RAID is data storage technology It combines multiple disk drives into a single logical unit for the purposes of data redundancy or performance improvement Note...

Page 100: ...omplete data on the RAID group is displayed Note You can create a RAID array of RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 and RAID 10 If you choose RAID 0 at least 2 HDDs must be installed If you choose RAID 1 2 HDDs need...

Page 101: ...14BChapter 15 Storage management TruVision NVR 70 User Manual 99...

Page 102: ...m functions There can only be one administrator The user name is admin The name cannot be modified The default password is 1234 Operator The operator account includes reduced menu access to Video sett...

Page 103: ...below for the permission descriptions for each permission group 8 Click OK to save the settings The list of users is shown Customize a user s access privileges Only an administrator can allocate acces...

Page 104: ...tion Remotely start stop manual recording on any of the channel Remote Playback Remotely play and download recorded files that are on the recorder Remote PTZ Control Remotely control PTZ dome cameras...

Page 105: ...ious window Change the Admin password The administrator s password can be changed in the User Management menu To change the admin password 1 From the menu toolbar click Configuration Remote Configurat...

Page 106: ...ion and encoding version number of channels number of HDDs number of alarm inputs and number of alarm outputs 3 To view camera information click Camera You can view the information on each camera came...

Page 107: ...tatus stream type frame rate bit rate Kbps resolution record type and active schedule 5 To view alarm input information click Alarm Inputs You can view the alarm input number alarm name alarm type ala...

Page 108: ...lt gateway IPv6 address IPv6 default gateway preferred DNS server alternate DNS server enable DHCP MAC address enable PPPoE server port HTTP port multicast IP RTSP service port enable Telnet receive b...

Page 109: ...Vision NVR 70 User Manual 107 9 To view RAID information click Raid Info You can view the version physical HDD count array count RAID type hot spare type and support rebuild 10 Click Live View on the...

Page 110: ...6 MPX 5 MPX 3 MPX 1080P UXGA 720P VGA 14CIF DCIF 2CIF CIF QCIF Audio output 1 ch RCA Dual stream recording Up to 16 channels Auto archiving Yes Stream type Video Video Audio Recording modes Time lapse...

Page 111: ...nt 2 USB 3 0 back Alarm in 16 Alarm out 8 Miscellaneous Power supply 2 100 to 240 VAC 6 3 A 50 to 60 Hz Power consumption without HDD 70 W Power consumption with 16 2TB RAID HDDs 150 W Operating tempe...

Page 112: ...0 Client Software Port Used to connect to video streams Port 554 RTSP Port Real time streaming protocol Used to record video remotely Port 1024 RTSP Port for 3G 4G Use with mobile apps Used for 3G 4G...

Page 113: ...Port forwarding information TruVision NVR 70 User Manual 111 If you cannot find any information for your particular router please contact your router manufacturer or internet service provider for furt...

Page 114: ...ecorders TVR12HD v1 0 i TVR44HD v1 0 c TVN10 v2 0 f TVN21 v3 0 b TVR42 v1 2 d TVR12 v1 2 c Plug in installation 1 Download the TruVision Mac Safari Browser Plug In v1 0 file from the Interlogix web pa...

Page 115: ...x C TruVision Mac Safari Browser Plug in v1 0 TruVision NVR 70 User Manual 113 3 Open the file by clicking open 4 Follow the installation instructions 5 Enter the computer s Username and Password when...

Page 116: ...l installation close the installation dialog window 7 Open Safari and connect to any supported device Known Limitations Only the Safari browser supported not Chrome Does not support two way audio Does...

Page 117: ...tart Live View No Enable Intelligent Information No Save Record Video in Live View to Save Snapshots in Live View to Save Snapshots when Playback to Save Clips when Playback to Save Download File to R...

Page 118: ...m Type Main Stream Protocol RTSP Transfer Protocol Auto Port 554 Stream Path Null IPC Import Export Configuration File Null Camera Recording Settings Camera Null Stream Record Mode Main Stream TL Hi S...

Page 119: ...No Trigger Alarm Output No Text Overlay V stream Encoding Enable V stream Disabled Max Bitrate Null Frame Rate Null Screen Order VCA Camera Null Enable VCA Alarm Enabled VCA Type Cross Line Detected A...

Page 120: ...mit 409600 Kbps Outgoing Bandwidth Limit 409600 Kbps PPPOE Enable PPPOE Disabled User Name Null Password Null Confirm Null DDNS Enable DDNS Disabled DDNS ezDDNS Server Address www tvr ddns net Host Na...

Page 121: ...irectory Parent Directory Null Secondary Directory Null SNMP Enable SNMP Disable SNMP Version SNMP Port 161 Read Community public Write Community private Trap Address Null Trap Port 162 Netork Storage...

Page 122: ...d Audio Yes Auto Delete day 0 Redundant Record Capture No Auto Archive Settings Enable Auto Archive Disabeld Start Time Current date and time End Time Current date and time Interval 1 hour Select Came...

Page 123: ...me Null Time Out 5 s Trigger No Arming Schedule All day for whole week Manual Trigger Trigger No Buzzer Settings System Buzzer Time Continuous Camera Buzzer Time Continuous Notifications Event Hint Se...

Page 124: ...T Disabled From Apr 1st Sun 2 00 To Oct last Sun 2 00 DST Bias 60 minutes General Settings Device Name TVN 70 eSATA Record Start Wizard oupon login Enabled Configuration Files Restart Restore Default...

Page 125: ...apacity Null HDD Capacity GB Null Max Record Capacity GB Null Max Snapshot Capacity GB Null S M A R T Settings Use when the disk has failed to self evaluate Disabled HDD No 1 Capasity Null Model Null...

Page 126: ...ink Sum Preview Link Info Record Camera No Recording Status Stream Type Frame Rate Bitrate Kbps Resolution Record Type Active Schedule Redundant Alarm Input Alarm No Alarm Name Alarm Type Status Trigg...

Page 127: ...ix D Default menu settings TruVision NVR 70 User Manual 125 HDD Label Status Capacity Free Space Status Type Property RAID Info Version Physical HDD COunt Array Count RAID Count Hot Spare Type Support...

Page 128: ...ettings 64 Default settings restore 87 Digital zoom description 22 playback 31 DST 84 E Email notifications set up 66 eSATA 85 Export configuration settings 52 87 Export video TruVision Navigator 43 E...

Page 129: ...dome cameras control 22 R RAID array create 97 rebuild 97 Recorder name change 85 Recording schedules daily 73 88 define 72 Remote alarm host settings 83 RS 232 port configure 89 S S M A R T informati...

Page 130: ...128 TruVision NVR 70 User Manual accessing 16 configure 47 Wizard enable disable 85...

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