LUXSAR VDR840C Quick Start Manual Download Page 4

 

To set up dome protocol and ID, press 

MENU

 to access the Main menu, and select <

Camera Setup

>. The available 

protocols include <

DynaColor

>, <

Pelco D

>, <

Pelco P

>, <

AD422

> and <

None

> (default). Note that ID number must 

match the ID address defined by the dome. 

 

To configure the RS-485 parameters, select <

System Setup

> from Main menu, and then select <

RS485 Setup

>. The 

default 

Luxsar

 

VDR840C/VDR440C

 RS-485 settings are 9600 Baud, 8 Data Bits, 1 Stop Bit and No Parity. 

 

Dome Control Button: 

 

Basic Playback Operation 

Searching Recorded Video by Time: 

 Press 

SEARCH

 button to enter the 

Search

 menu; the From Time and End Time of the available video is listed on top of 

the screen. The value is unchangeable. 

 

Use Direction buttons to move the cursor for setting the Start Time; adjusting the date and time values by 

UP

/

DOWN

 

keys. Press 

ENTER

 to confirm or 

ESC

 to abort. 

 

Move the cursor to <

Begin Playback

> and press 

ENTER

 to start playing back the selected video. Press 

PLAY/STOP

 

again to return to live video. 

NOTE:

 If there is no available recorded video that matches your specified time and date, the unit starts to playback 

from the next available video. 

 

Searching Recorded Video by Event: 

 

Press 

SEARCH

 button to enter the 

Search

 menu. 

 

To search event video that was recorded on a specific camera, use 

LEFT

/

RIGHT

 keys to move the cursor and press 

ENTER

 to select or de-select a channel. 

 

Move the cursor to <

Event List

> and press 

ENTER

 to list the event video of the selected channels.   

 

The list displays each event by date, time, triggered camera and alarm type. The latest recorded event video will be 
listed on the top. To exit the event list, press 

ESC

 

Use 

UP

/

DOWN

 to scroll through the Event List. Press 

ENTER

 to play back the selected event record.

 

Playback Controls: 

Button 

Description 

LEFT

 

The button is for rewinding the recorded video while playing back. Press the button repeatedly to increase the 
speed of reverse playback by 1

×

, 2

×

, 4

×

, 8

×

, 16

×

, or 32

×

RIGHT

 

The button is used to play the recorded video fast forward. Press the button repeatedly to increase the speed of 
forward playback by 1

×

, 2

×

, 4

×

, 8

×

, 16

×

, or 32

×

FREEZE

 

Press 

FREEZE

 to pause the playback video. When the recorded video is paused, press 

LEFT

 / 

RIGHT

 to resume 

playback video single step reverse / forward respectively. Press 

FREEZE

 again to continue playing video. 

PLAY/STOP

 

Press to play back video or to stop playing back video and back to live mode. 

 

Using Remote Software 

Setup Requirements: 

 

Network connection to PC. 

 

IP address of your 

Luxsar

 

VDR840C/VDR440C

. To check the DVR’s IP address, press 

MENU

 key on the unit and enter 

password to access OSD Main menu; select <

System Setup

>, <

Network Setup

> to check the IP. 

Changing Internet Setting: 

  Start IE; select <

Tools

> from the main menu of the browser, then <

Internet Options

> and then click the <

Security

tab. 

NOTE:

 To use the 

Luxsar

Remote

 remote software, ActiveX component is required, and of all web browsers, only IE 

supports ActiveX. 

 Select 

<

Trusted sites

> and click <

Sites

> to specify its security setting. 

  Disable Require server verification (https:) for all sites in this zone. Type the IP address of the unit in field and click 

<

Add

> to add this website to the zone. 

 Click 

<

OK

> to accept the settings and close the <

Security

> screen. 

 

Using the Remote Software: 

 

Start IE and enter the IP address of your 

Luxsar

 

VDR840C/VDR440C

 in the address field.   

  The ActiveX controls and plug-ins dialog will show twice for confirmation, click <

YES

> to accept ActiveX plug-ins. The 

Luxsar

Remote

 plug-ins will be downloaded and installed on your PC automatically when the connection is successfully 

made.  

NOTE:

 Do not enter any leading 0 characters in the address, for example, “192.068.080.006” should be entered 

“192.68.80.6”.  

NOTE:

 If the default trigger port 80 is changed into another one, port 81 for example, you should enter the IP address as 

“192.68.80.6:81”. 

 

Version verification starts automatically to verify whether 

Luxsar

Remote 

was installed. This process may take up to 30 

seconds. 

 

When the software is completely downloaded, the Login Screen is displayed. 

 

Enter your username and password. The default username and password is: user/ 4321. 

Instant

recording

Audio On/Off

Selecting display

mode

Viewing

live

camera

Viewing

playback

video

Entering

configuration

menu

Bandwith

selection

 

For more information on 

Luxsar

Remote

, see 

Luxsar

Remote

 user’s manual. 

 

Luxsar

Remote 

Lite

 Playback 

To Playback Local *.drv File: 

 Click 

<

Open

> and the file selection screen is displayed. Select the *.drv video file to playback and click <

OK

>. 

 Click 

<

OK

> in the <

Local Playback

> Screen to start the operation, or click <

Cancel

> to abort the playback. 

 

View the video playback using the Playback controls. 

 

After playback, click <

Live

> to return to live video.

 

 

Playback Controls: 

 

 

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