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PRO SERIES DVR User’s Guide

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Figure 13-19: Blur Image

Moving playback frames

While viewing several playback screens, the entire screen or background screen
may be unclear. The directional icons can be used to move each playback video
to different parts of the screen. Click on the separate directions to position your
video in the right place.

See the images below that demonstrate this function.

Figure 13-20: Viewing more than one playback clip

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Summary of Contents for Pro 12/2

Page 1: ...l Video Recorders user s Manual This manual covers models Pro 16 2 Pro 12 2 Pro 8 2 Pro 4 2 Pro 4 1 Before installing and using this unit please read this manual carefully and be sure to keep it handy for later reference ...

Page 2: ...s of the contents The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice Edition First Edition August 30 2005 by NESS SECURITY PRODUCTS PTY LTD Copyright This publication contains information that is protected by copyright No part of it may be reproduced transmitted transcribed stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language without permission from the copyrigh...

Page 3: ... Do not spray the cleanser directly onto the display Safety Instructions Digital Video Recorder 1 Follow all warnings and instructions marked on the Digital Video Recorder 2 Do not operate your Digital Video Recorder near a source of heat or in direct sunlight 3 Do not use the Digital Video Recorder in a potentially flammable work area 4 Do not use your Digital Video Recorder on an unstable workin...

Page 4: ...use the Digital Video Recorder with a different adapter 3 Do not allow anything to rest on the power cord Do not place the Digital Video Recorder where people will walk on the cord 4 When you disconnect cords remember to pull them by the plugs and not by the cords themselves This will prevent damage to the cords plugs ports and jacks 5 If an extension cord is used with this Digital Video Recorder ...

Page 5: ...0 Chapter 6 39 Account Settings 39 Chapter 7 43 System Settings 43 Chapter 8 52 Alarm Settings 52 Chapter 9 62 Alarm Log 62 Chapter 10 64 User Log 64 Chapter 11 66 Configuring General Purpose I O 66 Chapter 12 68 Pan Tilt Zoom 68 Chapter 13 74 Playback 74 Chapter 14 87 Printing 87 Chapter 15 92 Remote Surveillance 92 Appendix A 117 Pro Series software probe function 117 Appendix B 124 Troubleshoot...

Page 6: ...high performance with Embedded Linux Operating Software and enhanced IDE Intelligent Drive Electronics hard disk drive HDD provide you with extra processing power for handling complex graphics For maximum expandability your Digital Video Recorder features a standard LAN Local Area Network module allowing you to connect a computer system or workstation to monitor activity from afar Also featured is...

Page 7: ...PRO SERIES DVR 8 2 16 2 models At the front of the Digital Video Recorder you will find two doors with a retaining latch in the middle which cover the hard disk drive cage and connectors respectively Make sure these doors are in a closed position when the Digital Video Recorder is installed and in operation To open the doors follow these steps 1 Turn the knob anti clockwise The latch will unclick ...

Page 8: ... 4CH CHANNEL 120Gb HDD Front View Figure 1 1 Front View of the DVR Rear View Please refer to Figure 1 2 and the descriptions that follow to identify the components on the rear side of the Digital Video Recorder Figure 1 2 Rear View of the Digital Video Recorder Camera BNC Inputs 4in 4out IO VGA Output System Fan Power Input Mouse Keyboard Power Voltage Switch Power button LAN Port USB Port ...

Page 9: ...ions that follow to identify the components on the front side of the digital video recorder Figure 1 4 Front Inside View of the Digital Video Recorder 1 Removable HDD Tray The metal HDD trays enable a secure fit for the HDD and the air ventilation holes in front provide HDD airflow cooling 2 HDD Lock This lock uses a dedicated key to open and close the HDD tray Using an inappropriate key will caus...

Page 10: ...side of the Digital Video Recorder f Figure 1 6 Rear View of Digital Video Recorder 1 Power Fan This is the main cooling fan for the power supply 2 System Ventilation Fan This fan generates ventilation for the entire system 3 BNC Camera Input Use these four BNC camera inputs cards to connect 16 NTSC or PAL compatible cameras 4 Ethernet LAN Port Use an RJ 45 LAN cable to connect to a LAN or Interne...

Page 11: ...itch of 110 240V 2 RS 232 Port Connection to an external modem for remote access alarm transmission or RS 232 to RS 485 converter to control a Speed Dome Camera 3 USB Port This socket is used to connect the USB devices for the use of data output 4 Speaker Audio Out connection for alarm messages Preparing the Digital Video Recorder for Operation To prepare your Digital Video Recorder for operation ...

Page 12: ... 1 Attach the cameras to the BNC outputs at the back of the DVR 2 Connect a TFT LCD Monitor or CRT Monitor to the VGA Input 3 Connect a RJ 45 LAN cable to the Ethernet LAN Card 4 Connect a printer to the Printer Port 5 Connect a keyboard Mouse to their respective PS 2 Ports 6 Power cords differ from region to region Use the correct power cord based on your region 7 Check the Voltage Switch so that...

Page 13: ...will display the cameras attached See Figure 2 3 You will automatically be able to see all cameras connected If a No Signal screen is displayed this means that the respective camera is not operating correctly please check all connections power supplies and the camera for the Video output fault ...

Page 14: ...wable screen Main Screen The first viewable screen shows the cameras connected and also gives users a first glance at the GUI Graphical User Interface The viewable screen takes up 75 of the screen while the controls are to the right of the viewable cameras ...

Page 15: ...licking this icon will display a Log on screen 5 Single View Icon Clicking this icon will place you in Single view mode 6 Quad View Icon Clicking this icon will display four camera images 7 9 Camera Viewable Icon Clicking this icon will display nine camera images 8 16 Camera Viewable Icon Clicking this icon will display sixteen camera images 9 Expandable Icon Clicking this icon will expand the vie...

Page 16: ... Icon Clicking this icon will remove the specified motion detection frame 4 Zoom in Icon Clicking this icon will zoom in on the selected camera 5 Zoom out Icon Clicking this icon will zoom out on the selected camera 6 Snapshot Icon Clicking this icon will take a single picture of the camera and save it into the database for printing 7 PTZ Icon Clicking this icon will allow users to view more icons...

Page 17: ... administrative rights Creating users to access the DVR will be explained later under Creating Users However in order to enter the configuration panel and all other configuration settings you must perform the following Logging On 1 Step 1 Click the Logon Icon 2 Step 2 Under Username type in or select admin default under Password type in admin default Figure 2 5 Entering the default Username Passwo...

Page 18: ...sy to use Digital Recorder It is easy to Logon Logoff and Shutdown In order to shutdown the DVR follow these few steps 1 Step 1 Click the Logon Icon 2 Step 2 Click the Shutdown icon Figure 2 8 Shutting down the system After shutting down the system the product version number of the system will be shown on the top of right of the screen for example v3 1 2 ...

Page 19: ... over any of the icons a sub note will appear explaining what that icon does Once you have started the Digital Video Recorder icons to the right of the main viewable area will give you access to different parts of the digital video recorder The following brief description explains how to enter those different screens Figure 3 1 The Main GUI Screen Settings Panel 1 Step 1 Click the settings icon on...

Page 20: ...VR The first window is the Camera screen as shown above See the chapter on Configuring your much later in this manual Playback Panel 1 Step 1 Click the playback icon on the right side toolbar 2 Step 2 View the database of videos under the Playback Screen Click on a selected file and play the recorded data The red circle indicates the playback window video images ...

Page 21: ... the database log See the chapter on Viewing Playback images on your PRO SERIES DVR much later in this manual Single View Camera Screen 1 Step 1 Click the single view camera icon on the right side toolbar 2 Step 2 Select a camera from the main screen and click the Single View Camera mode The image will expand to single view mode As shown below Figure 3 4 The Single Camera View Screen ...

Page 22: ...s view can be configured to display four camera viewpoints at 6 second intervals Figure 3 5 The Quad Camera View Screen Depending how your system is configured the DVR can be configured to display four separate cameras at 6 second intervals This can be configured in the main Settings Panel This will be covered later in this manual 9 Camera View Screen 1 Step 1 Click the 9 Camera view icon on the r...

Page 23: ...separate cameras at 6 second intervals This can be configured in the main Settings Panel This will be covered later in this manual 16 Camera View Screen only for PRO 16 2 DVR CD RW 4U 1 Step 1 Click the 16 Camera view icon on the right side toolbar 2 Step 2 The screen will display sixteen cameras in one screen Figure 3 7 The Sixteen Camera View Screen ...

Page 24: ...nected to the DVR in Full Screen Mode If the system has 16 cameras sixteen cameras will occupy the entire screen Figure 3 8 The Full Screen Camera View Screen Depending how your system is configured the PRO SERIES DVR can be configured to display one to sixteen cameras in Full Screen Mode This can be configured in the main Settings Panel This will be covered later in this manual ...

Page 25: ...rmation shown on screen set the background colours adjust the lighting of each camera set the image format and resolution change the image quality frame rate and adjust the motion detection zones Camera Settings To change each camera settings for the DVR follow these instructions 1 Click the Setup icon on the Main Screen 2 Click the diamond icon for the camera you want to configure 3 The small win...

Page 26: ...hree options i No Recording Motion Detection Recording Only ii Recording Continuous Fulltime Recording iii Scheduled Time Date Scheduled Recording Only Figure 4 3 Recording Selection Field Adding Colour for Text Text Background 4 Tick the Display Status checkbox to change the Text Colour and Background Colour i For Text Colour users can choose to have text in Black Red Green Blue White ii For Back...

Page 27: ...e of difference from the achromatic light source of colour intensity iii Brightness Is the attribute of light source by which emitted light is ordered continuously from light to dark iv Contrast Is to compare or appraise in respect to differences While changes are made the camera image is automatically updated To return to previous settings click on Default Figure 4 5 Camera Colour Contrasting Set...

Page 28: ...u can select the quality and frame rate of each camera Figure 4 7 Recording Quality and Frame Rate FPS Frame Per Second Setting Motion Detection Under Motion Detection users can select i Sensitivity To set the sensitivity relative to the motion detection zone from 1 to 5 The higher the value the more sensitive the detection will be ii Differentia A Pulse Count factor that distinguishes differences...

Page 29: ... effective detection zones Avoid nuisance false alarm objects such as busy roadways flickering TV VGA monitors shrubs trees and any object that is movable by drafts and wind or mechanical movement Click on Stop After you have finished drawing to hide all zones To show all zones click on Draw Area To cancel current motion detection settings click Clear Area to erase all the frames one by one When a...

Page 30: ...ffect the overall capacity of your Digital Video Recorder Schedule your recordings according to your requirements Schedule Settings Once the PRO SERIES DVR is in record mode various scheduling times must be set for each camera according to the option chosen Follow these instructions to configure scheduling 1 Click on the Setup icon on the Main Screen 2 Click on the Schedule Tab Figure 5 1 Schedule...

Page 31: ...igure 5 2 Record Mode Selection Bar Once ii Daily Provides a recording option for Hours and Minutes Figure 5 3 Record Mode Selection Bar Daily iii Weekly Provides a recording option set date Sun through Sat and time for recording every week ...

Page 32: ...PRO SERIES DVR User s Guide 32 Figure 5 4 Weekly Schedule Settings iv Monthly Provides a recording option that allows users to set date and time for recording every month ...

Page 33: ... The relative information will be shown in the schedule recording list 6 If you wish to delete a particular entry Select the entry and the Delete button 7 If you wish to modify a particular entry Select the entry and the Modify button 8 If you wish to delete all entries click the Del All button 9 Click Apply and OK to confirm your changes The screen will return to viewer mode Once Only Scheduling ...

Page 34: ...iving users the freedom to choose activate cameras at different times This can be for PTZ Dome cameras and normal cameras 1 Select the Once option Figure 5 6 Selecting Record Mode 2 Select the number of the camera you wish to configure 3 Select the recording duration Figure 5 7 Duration Selection 4 Click Add Daily Scheduling Choosing the Daily scheduling mode to set a particular period for recordi...

Page 35: ...nfigure 3 Select the recording duration Figure 5 9 Duration Selection 4 Click Add Weekly Scheduling Choosing the Weekly scheduling mode the user can set the desired day for recording every week and then select a particular time for that date 1 Select the Weekly option The Daily option Select cameras ...

Page 36: ...36 Figure 5 10 Selecting Record Mode 2 Select the camera you wish to configure 3 Select the day of the week for recording 4 Select the recording duration Figure 5 11 Duration Selection 5 Click Add The Weekly option Select cameras ...

Page 37: ... the desired date for recording every month and then select a particular time for that date 1 Select the Monthly option Figure 5 12 Selecting Record Mode 2 Select the camera you wish to configure 3 Select the recording duration Figure 5 13 Duration Selection 4 Click Add The Monthly option Select cameras ...

Page 38: ... record mode and record option then click on the Modify button Deleting Schedule Settings Deleting recorded data will permanently delete information from the hard disk drive thus to free up disk space 1 Select the recorded scheduled period with care Figure 5 14 Delete Schedule Settings 2 Click the delete button To Delete All 3 Click the Del all icon ...

Page 39: ... is Normal A Normal user does not have supervisory powers and is limited to certain user ability of the PRO SERIES DVR system The administrator of the PRO SERIES DVR system can give users local remote access and can allow users only to access certain cameras Follow these few steps to create and configure user access to the PRO SERIES DVR system 1 Click on the Setup icon on the Main Screen 2 Click ...

Page 40: ...gain in the ReType field to reconfirm Figure 6 2 Name Password Confirmation Field 5 Click the checkbox next to Enable to select the user s type and authority 6 Select Supervisor to give a user total control over the DVR or Normal to limit the user s access Click Enter the name of the user followed by a Specified password ...

Page 41: ...ssword can be set from remote to enable users to change their username and password through a browser over the LAN or Internet 11 Select Allow config from remote to enable users to change their system configuration through a browser over the LAN or Internet 12 Click Allow Playback to enable users to playback the recording files 13 Click Allow Control PTZ to enable users to control PTZ cameras 14 S...

Page 42: ...e user 2 Make the changes in the Main Account Panel 3 Click Modify button 4 Click Apply then OK to confirm changes Figure 6 5 Modifying User Settings To Delete Users 1 Select the user 2 Click delete 3 Click Apply then OK to confirm the changes ...

Page 43: ...y important settings will ensure that the DVR system may be correctly viewed both locally and remotely Incorrect system configuration may result in abnormal operation and could make tech support more complex and time consuming Follow these steps to set up your DVR 1 Click the Setup icon on the Main Screen 2 Click the System Tab Figure 7 1 System Menu ...

Page 44: ...to 32 letters for the purpose of machine identification when sending an email alarm 4 Enter an IP address Subnet Mask and depress the LAN diamond to activate the Default Router Type in the Default Router Gateway that your Administrator assigned you 5 Click Apply and OK ...

Page 45: ...d from ISP 2 Click the Dial button to test the dial up procedure If it is successful the Disconnect field will revert to the IP assigned by ISP This will be finished when the connection is idle for 30 seconds the connection will then be disconnected by the system automatically and the IP field will revert to Disconnect 3 If the DVR will use a dialup modem for e mail delivery the Network connection...

Page 46: ...upports a variety of user selectable back up devices CD RW or Memory Card 1 Click on Backup Config 2 The list of back up device selection to Export will be displayed Figure 7 3 Back up devices selection 3 Select the desired back up device 4 Click OK Restoring settings from the Back up device The DVR system can restore the system configuration settings from the back up device The system supports di...

Page 47: ...ding process When the hard disk drive is full an alarm will be triggered indicating that the system disk is full However if the system has Recycle Rec enabled the system will continue to record over old video data thus replacing previously recorded data 1 Click the System Tab 2 Under Others click the checkbox next to Recycle Rec Figure 7 6 Recycle Rec 3 Click Apply then OK to activate the changes ...

Page 48: ...ra Mode it will automatically show different cameras at six second intervals 1 Click the System Tab 2 Under Others click the checkbox next to Cam Auto Switch 3 Click Apply then OK to activate the operation Figure 7 8 Cam Auto Switch Settings Minimize Video Size ___________________________________________________ Minimizing the video size allows the DVR System to save more hard disk space but the s...

Page 49: ...al changes necessary to form the next frame rather than an entire new frame The greater the number of P frames after each I frame the more space will be saved on the hard disk but the more computation will be needed to uncompress the video for playback To use this setting 1 Click the system settings tab 2 Under the Others item adjust the Number P Frames after I Frame setting 29 is the default sett...

Page 50: ...ts Possible P Frame setting values range from 0 60 Enable telnet The Enable telnet setting refers to start or stop the telnet domain The default setting allow user to login DVR system from remote site using telnet utility for maintenance For security consideration user can disable this function as following 1 click the System tab 2 under the Others item uncheck the Enable telnet 3 Click Apply then...

Page 51: ... a company the network server the ftp server the e mail server that should be used through Internet connections or there are several DVR hosts providing service outwards then a Virtual Server should be an ideal solution Virtual Server allows multiple applications to share one legal IP by assigning various application requirements respectively to the internal virtual IP of the company Basically fun...

Page 52: ...ons The most important is setting alarms for motion detection on different cameras This is a complex task so in order to understand this area please read over this part carefully There are also alarms for disk failure and disk capacity Users have options to relay alarms to a number of devices Take a look at the detailed description below to understand alarm settings Setting Motion Detection on eac...

Page 53: ...nd field gives users the option to select the Camera or other alarm settings Figure 8 2 Camera Settings 4 The third field is to select a Trigger Period 5 Click the checkbox next to Enable under Trigger Period select Enable again and enter the period of time required Figure 8 3 Trigger Period Field 2 Then select one of the Triggering Devices from the tab windows below ...

Page 54: ...re The following shows how to use Record Alarm 1 Click the Alarm Tab 2 From General select the Duration for motion detection triggering and click the checkbox next to Motion Rec See Figure 8 5 to select the frame speed for motion detection Figure 8 5 General Field 3 Select the Camera to configure Figure 8 6 Camera Settings 4 Select the first Enable field for 24 hour recording reaction or select th...

Page 55: ...ms can be assigned to Sounds follow the instructions below to set Alarm Sounds 1 Click the Alarm Tab first 2 Select the Camera 3 Tick off the entire Enable field first then select Enable under Trigger Period 4 Click the Sound Tab Figure 8 8 Sound Tab 5 Click on the Select button to choose an alarm sound from the sound list window ...

Page 56: ...tion Window 6 Choose a wav file from the above window and click OK 7 Select how many times you would like to repeat the alarm sound up to 10 times Figure 8 10 Select Repeated playback of sound 8 Then click Add 9 Click Apply and OK Alarm Message triggering ...

Page 57: ...ge 1 Click the Alarm Tab 2 Select the Camera see Figure 8 6 3 Select a Trigger Period see Figure 8 7 4 Click the Message Tab Figure 8 11 Message Tab 5 Then click Add the window below will show Message 6 Click Apply and OK For example once this function is enabled and Motion Detection is enabled on that particular camera a pop up screen will appear as below to warn users that the DVR has detected m...

Page 58: ...t notice and video file by email at the time of detecting alarm Follow the instructions below 1 Click the Alarm Tab 2 Select the Camera see Figure 8 6 3 Select a Trigger Period see Figure 8 7 4 Click the Email Tab Figure 8 14 Email Tab 5 Setup the email address to Mail to and cc set up Send x secs video for the seconds of video to be attached and sent In addition enable the icon in front of the At...

Page 59: ...e instructions below to set Alarm Voice 1 Click the Alarm Tab to select the Camera 2 Select a Trigger Period see Figure 8 7 3 Click the Voice Tab any type in the Telephone Number 4 Delay seconds means how many seconds you d like to delay before the Alarm Voice is sent and 1 to 10 seconds may be sent see picture below 5 Repeat Times is used to set the times you d like to trigger the alarm and 1 to ...

Page 60: ...5 Type in the Fax Number 6 Choose from the Send drop down list how many pictures you would like to fax 1 to 30 pictures may be chosen 7 Then click Add the window below will show Fax with the selections made 8 Click Apply and OK Alarm Relay Output Triggering Alarm Relay Output activate the relay output port at the time of detecting the alarm Follow these instructions to set the Output Port 1 Click ...

Page 61: ...f seconds the delay time may be set from 0 to 999 seconds 8 Under the Active Duration there are 0 to 999 seconds to choose The setting of 0 second means permanent triggering 9 Then click Add the window below will show Output Port with the selections made 10 Click Apply and OK Tick off to Enable Disable The Delay Trigger The Active Duration Note An external standard 56K modem is required to transmi...

Page 62: ...ls the administrator which cameras set off the alarm at what time the alarm was triggered and provides a description of what happened The log is simple and allows the administrator only two options a to delete a single log b to delete all log files Follow the next few steps to achieve this Deleting a Log 1 Click the Alarm Log Tab Figure 9 1 Alarm Log 2 Select the file you wish to delete Figure 9 2...

Page 63: ...pply then OK to complete the task Deleting all Logs 1 Click the Alarm Log Tab Figure 9 4 Alarm Log 2 Click Del all 3 A confirmation pop up screen will appear asking to reconfirm see Figure 9 5 below Figure 9 5 Confirmation Window 4 Click Confirm to continue or Cancel to restart 5 Click Apply then OK to complete the task ...

Page 64: ...P address This is only a log and the information cannot be cleared or changed Information in this log can only be deleted or the entire log file can be deleted Follow these few steps to delete files Deleting a Log 1 Click the User Log Tab Figure 10 1 User Log 2 Select the file you wish to delete Figure 10 2 Selection File 3 Click Del 4 A confirmation pop up screen will appear asking to reconfirm s...

Page 65: ...g Tab Figure 10 4 User Log 2 Click Del all 3 A confirmation pop up screen will appear asking to reconfirm see Figure 10 5 below Figure 10 5 Confirmation Window 4 Click Confirm to continue or Cancel to restart 5 Click Apply then OK to complete the task ...

Page 66: ... OUTPUTS The GPIO provides connections to multiple Alarm Inputs and Dry contact closure Outputs All models come standard fitted with a 4 in out alarm I O Optional I O ports can be added to max 16 in out module making system integration easy and fuss free Figure 11 1 GPIO Window ...

Page 67: ...rding to integration requirements Individual delay timer periods can be set so that the interval time of the DVR alarm inputs can be started when the sensors are triggered Figure 11 2 DI Field Output Settings The DVR is able to provide 16 relay outputs for external sensor connections and can be set to active ON or active OFF Application requirements The GPIO ports are optional products Figure 11 3...

Page 68: ...t Please consult your dealer for more information on how best to configure your system with leading PTZ camera providers This chapter shows users how to configure a PTZ camera that is compatible with the PRO SERIES DVR Let s take a look at the PTZ window in more detail Click the PTZ Tab Figure 12 1 PTZ Tab On the left side of the window you will see a live view from your PTZ camera This allows you...

Page 69: ...3 Dome Settings Dome Controls To maneuver the PTZ camera at different speeds click the drop down list next to Speed Users can set the speed range from 1 8 If you are not familiar with this system or using a PTZ camera please consult your dealer for advice Focus When connecting a PTZ camera to your PRO SERIES digital video recorder you have the option to focus in on the picture Use to focus in to f...

Page 70: ...ke the iris close or use to make the iris open Preset Setup The PRO SERIES digital video recorder gives you 128 preset functions For each preset function users can adjust the speed and time of the camera 1 Click the Preset to set the serial number from 0 to 128 0 means NULL that is NO MOTION 2 Set the Speed of the PTZ camera range from 0 to 7 and then adjust the Dome direction Figure 12 4 Dome Spe...

Page 71: ... Save to complete 8 To view any of the preset point camera pictures at a later time just appoint a number in Preset field Grouping Preset The PRO SERIES Digital Video Recorder gives users the option to set up to 128 presets Of the 128 presets preset 1 to 4 make up Group one preset 5 to 8 make up Group Two preset 9 to 12 make up Group Three and preset 13 to 16 make up Group Four The rest presets ar...

Page 72: ...igure 12 9 Pan Group Example Setting Group 1 Choose Group 1 and click Set Group button Function To operate presets 1 to 4 automatically in the mode of Auto Pan Setting Group 1 and Group 2 Choose Group 1 and Group 2 and click Set Group button Function To operate presets 1 to 8 in the mode of Auto Pan Setting Group 1 Group 2 and Group 3 Choose Group 1 Group 2 and Group 3 then click Set Group button ...

Page 73: ...RO SERIES DVR supports the below brand please choose from the following icon CD 55 Min King CD 55H Min King CD 56 Min King CD65 Min King Lilin DynaColor Hsintek MD Nicecam Megasys Neon Neno T Pelco D Star Note Different Speed Dome models have different functionality please refer to the user guide of the Speed Dome you wish to connect ...

Page 74: ...everse Play Rewind All these features are covered later in this chapter Lets first take a look at how we can review playback To view Playback click the playback icon A pop up database will appear giving you the choice of selecting a file selecting the date searching or by checking the list At the bottom of the screen you will notice a set of icons These icons will help later when using the playbac...

Page 75: ...to view 3 Camera Search Select the camera you want to view playback images 4 Search Button Click the search button to search for a file 5 List Button Click this button to display a list of the recorded database 6 Open Click here to view a file 7 Cancel Button Cancel any action 8 Reset Button Click this button to reset any functions Understanding the Bottom Toolbar The Bottom Toolbar appears only w...

Page 76: ...ay Click this icon to play the file Click this icon to slow forward the clip press once to go forward in speed of 1 2 press twice in speed of 1 4 press three times in speed of 1 6 Click this icon to fast forward the clip and the optional speeds are 1x 2x 4x 6x 8x and 10x Press once to play at the speed of 2x press twice at speed of 4x Click this icon to jump to the next section of the clip If the ...

Page 77: ...lect a date and time from the calendar Figure 13 5 Calendar Camera Selection 3 Select a camera 4 Click Search List to show all the clips 5 Then the recorded database will be listed on the screen if the camera is defined with a name the name will appear in the field of Description ...

Page 78: ...se the recorded clip to play Figure 13 7 Camera Selection 7 Double click the selection or click Open The selected file will appear in front of the Main Screen Figure 13 8 Recorded playback data 8 Click play from the Bottom Toolbar 9 Double click the image to enlarge ...

Page 79: ...VR User s Guide 79 Figure 13 9 Enlarged Image 10 Double click the image again to enlarge Figure 13 10 Full size Playback image 11 To reduce the size or go back to the original size just click the right mouse button ...

Page 80: ...vices USB Playback from a connected media device with saved data USB HDD or USB handy drive Memory Stick Please note that the USB device should be connected to DVR before powering on Neighbor Playback recorded data stored on a server hard drive through a Network connection LAN WAN Direct connect Floppy FDD Playback recorded data from a floppy drive CDROM Playback recorded data from the external US...

Page 81: ...the alarm icon A database of alarm triggered playback files will appear Alarm Log Figure 13 11 Alarm Log Please select the file you want from the alarm video log Double click it Or click Open The selected clip will appear on the Main screen Click play to view the clip Figure 13 12 Alarm Triggered File ...

Page 82: ...ow Figure 13 13 Tag field 2 Type in the Tag name first 3 Click Insert button the information about the camera Tag time Description the camera name will be added to the system automatically and then be listed Figure 13 14 Tagged frame 4 The particular clip is then saved and can be searched and viewed for later reference by means of tag And the camera number and the time is in sync with the tag 5 Th...

Page 83: ...s 1 Click on this icon The following image will appear Figure 13 16 Export image 2 The image highlights the hours minutes and seconds Use the drop down list to select the time frame you would like to export Click Next to continue 3 The DVR then asks you to choose the media and the place you d like to export the clip to and the name of the clip Once complete click OK to confirm ...

Page 84: ...to clarify the image more clearly Figure 13 18 Sharpen Image Open the recorded image Click on this icon to blur the image Click on this icon to sharpen the image The blur Icon and the Sharpen Icon is at the same position only one of them will appear at the same time When Blur Icon appears you can use it to blur the image while Sharpen Icon appears you can use it to sharpen the image ...

Page 85: ... entire screen or background screen may be unclear The directional icons can be used to move each playback video to different parts of the screen Click on the separate directions to position your video in the right place See the images below that demonstrate this function Figure 13 20 Viewing more than one playback clip ...

Page 86: ...PRO SERIES DVR User s Guide 86 Figure 13 21 More than one playback image ...

Page 87: ...om an image on your monitor The PRO SERIES DVR accepts many forms of printers Please consult your dealer to see what printers are compatible with the PRO SERIES DVR Configuring your Printer Follow these few easy steps to setup print function 1 Click the Setup icon on the Main Screen 2 Click the System Tab Figure 14 1 System Tab 3 Click the Printer Setup icon 4 The next screen will give a list of p...

Page 88: ...aper Size to set the size of paper and Resolution to set the resolution and then Colour depth Unprint Mode to set the colours for colour printers 6 Click OK 7 A pop up screen will appear prompting you to print a test page Figure 14 3 Printer Test Page 8 Click Confirm to continue View your printed material ...

Page 89: ... selecting a file selecting the date searching or by checking the list At the bottom of the screen you will notice a set of icons These icons will help later when using the playback image Pop up Database Bottom Toolbar Figure 14 4 The Playback Screen 2 Select a date and time from the calendar Figure 14 5 Calendar Camera Selection ...

Page 90: ...arch List or Open 5 The database for that camera will open Figure 14 6 Camera Database 6 Select the date and time to view the clip Figure 14 7 Camera Selection 7 Double click the selection or click Open The selected clip will appear in front of the Main Screen ...

Page 91: ...ot icon and a new window will appear to show the image that has been taken Before taking a snapshot press the pause button to freeze the picture 10 Click the Export from the Bottom Toolbar to print the image 11 If the print is successful a new window will appear to give you a notice Click Confirm to view the printed data ...

Page 92: ...me functions like the PRO SERIES DVR All functions available on the local system can be operated from a browser remotely Once you have setup the local LAN and Internet functionality from the System Window you are able to easily and conveniently view material from your digital video recorder remotely Let s take a closer look at what happens when you want to view data remotely 1 Click on the Configu...

Page 93: ...s Guide 93 Figure 15 2 Browser IE 5 In the address field enter the IP address 6 Hit Enter The remote window will appear Figure 15 3 Browser Window 7 Under Name enter admin 8 Under Password enter admin The default password ...

Page 94: ...yback Setup and Logout Monitor Click this area to preview still images and monitoring live images and video Playback Click this area to view playback recorded data Setup This part has 8 kinds of remote setting functions Camera Schedule Account System Alarm Alarm Log User Log and GPIO Logout Click this area to close all operations and return to the DVR remote login screen Lets go over each section ...

Page 95: ...creen Remote Monitoring Each camera view has a checkbox with the cameras name or identification depending on how you configured the local machine 2 Click the Clean All link to view disable all camera connections 3 Click the checkbox next to a particular camera to view a live feed 4 Click Monitor to view that particular camera 5 Click as many checkboxes as you wish or as many cameras that are conne...

Page 96: ...PRO SERIES DVR User s Guide 96 Single Remote View Figure 15 6 Single Remote View Quad Remote View Figure 15 7 Quad Remote View ...

Page 97: ...View Figure 15 9 12 Camera Remote View Depending on the speed of your LAN or Internet connection the viewing quality will change Faster connections means better viewing capability Configuring Setup Remotely The functions for setup remotely are exactly the same as they are locally Lets take a closer look ...

Page 98: ...he Remote Camera Configuration Screen All remote functionality is similarly setup as the local machine The only difference is the way the interface looks On the left side of the main viewing area are the links to all the setup functions Clicking on each of them will link you to the respective functions Select a camera and various other parameters from the drop down list Setup Link ...

Page 99: ...hedule Settings Figure 15 12 Remote Schedule Screen The remote schedule screen is divided into various parts for easy configuration Select the recording mode and cameras to start the configuration Figure 15 13 Remote Scheduling 4 Select the date icon A pop up calendar will appear ...

Page 100: ... DVR User s Guide 100 Figure 15 14 Remote Calendar scheduling 5 Click Add to activate the settings Once you have completed all schedule settings you can view a log of all changes Figure 15 15 Remote Schedule Log ...

Page 101: ...e 101 Modifying Scheduled Settings 1 Click the data you wish to modify Figure 15 16 Remote Modify Window 2 Click the Modify icon Figure 15 17 Remote Modify Parameters 3 View the modifications Click on the data intended to modify ...

Page 102: ...chedule remotely Remote Account Settings Configuring remote account settings provide administrators the chance to configure user settings from a remote site This enables the administrator to make changes to the PRO SERIES DVR without the need to visit the DVR ...

Page 103: ...ill see the main remote account screen Figure 15 19 Remote Account Settings Screen 2 Click Add to add a user The screen below shows how a new user has been added with his her respective rights Figure 15 20 Adding users remotely The same ease of use can be done with other functions Remote System Setup ...

Page 104: ...rator you do not have to change the IP address functions on this screen If these changes are made you will lose the connection One of the changes made to the main local setup screen is the fact that here you are able to backup data to an external device If you are using backup storage and you intend to backup data on your digital video recorder please consult your dealer on how to use this functio...

Page 105: ...tions give users the opportunity to change alarm functions from a remote site Figure 15 22 Remote Alarm Settings Once you have made the selective choices available under Remote Alarm settings click OK to make the changes effective Figure 15 23 Remote Alarm verification ...

Page 106: ... view and delete all alarm logs Click on the Alarm Log link You will see the screen below Figure 15 24 Remote Alarm Log If you would like to delete all logs click in the checkbox next to Select All To delete individual logs click next to the checkbox of the file you want to delete and click the Delete icon ...

Page 107: ...valuation of users accessing the machine Click the Login Log link to view the user log remotely Figure 15 25 Remote User Log If you would like to delete all logs click in the checkbox next to Select All To delete individual logs click next to the checkbox of the file you want to delete and click the Delete icon The next step is to view all playback material remotely ...

Page 108: ...o back to the Main Screen Figure 15 26 The Remote Playback Link Understanding the Playback Side Toolbar The playback sidebar gives users many choices These choices give users the freedom to manipulate the image to their benefit Lets take a closer look ...

Page 109: ...e playback 7 Previous Button Click this button to go to the previous frame 8 Next Button Click this button to go to the next frame 9 Snapshot Button Click this button to take a snapshot and print it out 10 Export Button Click this button to export and save an image to disk 11 Tag Button Click this button to find a tagged image or file 12 Speed Drop Down List Click this list to change the viewing s...

Page 110: ...on keys of each video screen You may fast forward at 2 4 6 8 or 10 times speed Slow forwarding at 1 2 1 4 1 6 1 8 or 1 10 times speed There is a horizontal scroll bar on the top of the playing window which facilitates the user to fast search films You may press and hold the left mouse button on it and drag it from left to right Once you have found your searched video image click the Play button at...

Page 111: ...dow will appear 1 Select the camera and the time you wish to preview 2 Click the search button to list all recorded data for that particular time frame Figure 15 29 Playback by File Move the mouse to the file you want to play and double click the file to play it Figure 15 30 File Selection Once you have clicked the file a frame will appear showing the selected image ...

Page 112: ...ack Enlarged Image Taking a Snapshot The PRO SERIES DVR gives users the opportunity to take pictures of recorded data While viewing the playback image there might be a time when you would like to take snapshots of video and print it out In order to do this 1 Click the Snapshot button 2 From the pop up window select the resolution size of your print The system provides three resolutions 320x240 480...

Page 113: ...esolution and click Print You will be prompted to select a printer Figure 15 34 Printer Selection 4 Select your printer and click OK Exporting an Image Exporting an image allows users to access images from the hard disk and save it onto your local hard drive Press the Print button ...

Page 114: ...this file to disk and click OK Figure 15 36 Save to disk 4 Choose the location and click save Figure 15 37 Saving to Location Inserting a Tag Inserting a tag allows users the choice to watermark an image or recorded video so that they can reference it in the future To create a tag 1 Click the Tag button on the playback side toolbar ...

Page 115: ...g File Figure 15 39 Tag File List 5 Select the file you wish to view 6 Click Open to view the image or delete to discard the file Figure 15 40 The Tagged playback file Remote GPIO Settings The operation on remote GPIO is the same with local settings on DVR host Once you have added all the GPIO modes click OK in the right corner to save the changes to the DVR Host and make them effective ...

Page 116: ...VR User s Guide 116 Figure 15 41 Remote GPIO Screen After completing all the settings or after using this function click Main to use other remote functions Or you can click Log out to leave remote monitoring system ...

Page 117: ...ION In order to use Backup to NAS NTP and Multi Playback functions of your DVR you must purchase and install one KEYPROBE from your vendor this is optional Connect the optional KEYPROBE with the print port The printer port remains operational and can be connected to a printer ...

Page 118: ...rger than common file data the demand on storage space will be higher NAS can support IP network protocols therefore users can backup their DVR data to NAS through Internet LAN at anytime Steps 1 Click the Setup icon on the main screen 2 Click the System tab 3 Click the NAS button to popup the Nas Setup windows ...

Page 119: ... checkbox to enable it Once overwrite is enabled NAS will initiate deleting files The deletion will be based on the free space lesser or equal to the Lower band This procedure will be continued until the free space is more or equal to the Upper band 9 Backup Period DVR will not continuously archive data to NAS the Backup Period is the time interval to make ensure NAS synchronized with the DVR and ...

Page 120: ... Time Protocol The Network Time Protocol NTP is used to synchronize the clock of a DVR to another reference time source Steps 1 Click the Setup icon on the main screen 2 Click the System tab 3 Click the NTP button to popup the NTP setup windows ...

Page 121: ... server 6 Deactivate the selected NTP server 7 Delete Delete the selected NTP server in the list 8 Enable Clicking the Enable checkbox enables time interval updates to the DVR every hour day week or month as nominated Note The DVR will only connect to the top first highlighted NTP server within the list and if the connection fails the DVR will connect to the next one and so on 9 Time Adjust manual...

Page 122: ...1 Click the playback button on the main screen and then click multi playback you ll see the Multi Playback windows as below 2 Click to select the playback clips according to cameras and date time 3 Click the slice4 slice9 or slice16 to select 4 camera 9 camera or 16 camera synchronous multi playback respectively ...

Page 123: ...Click OK and then click the icon to playback 5 You can use Hour and Minute to change the start playback time Example Click the hour the playback time will be changed from 14 00 to 15 00 6 You can click any camera view to zoom the image ...

Page 124: ... these devices are turned on Improperly connected cables cause often problem If you are using peripherals such as a mouse or keyboard make sure they are properly connected to their respective ports Ensure that none of the connectors pins are bent or broken Check all cables connected to the Digital Video Recorder If any are cut frayed or damaged in any way replace them right away Never use a damage...

Page 125: ... or disconnected cables If the Digital Video Recorder is too close to a wall a cable connection may be loose or the cables may be crimped 2 When you are certain that you have power available and all connections are good turn the Digital Video Recorder on again If the Digital Video Recorder still does not start you may have a hardware problem Note Do not substitute the Digital Video Recorder s cabl...

Page 126: ...y chip failure In general if the POS detects a system board failure a critical error the Digital Video Recorder halts and sends out a series of beeps If failure is detected in an area other than the system board such as the display keyboard or mouse an error message is displayed on the screen and testing is stopped It is important to remember that the POST does not test all areas of the Digital Vi...

Page 127: ...on If the problem persists after trying all of these suggestions turn off the digital video recorder and consult your dealer or a qualified service technician Problem Solution The Digital Video Recorder keeps making a beeping noise at regular intervals When the Digital Video Recorder is low on hard disk drive capacity it emits an audible warning signal Turn off the Digital Video Recorder and repla...

Page 128: ...lem is something that requires the Digital Video Recorder to be taken to the dealer Before you call your dealer however prepare the following information How is your Digital Video Recorder configured Your dealer needs to know what peripheral devices you are using What messages if any are on the screen What have you done already to try to solve the problem If you have overlooked a step your dealer ...

Page 129: ...be configured in the way below Click the Tool Icon under MS Internet Explore to select Internet choices Click Security Tab Method 1 Lower the Security Level of Internet Lowering the level is only required during setup do not leave in this lowest setting Figure b 1 Security Tab Method 2 Set to be Trusted Sites Only trusted sites authority of the configured website 1 Click to choose the Trusted Site...

Page 130: ... 2 Creditable Website Tab 2 Click Sites Icon Figure b 2 Creditable Website Tab 3 Add this website to this field 4 Cancel the selection of Require server verification https for all sites in this zone 5 Click Add then OK to complete the setting ...

Page 131: ...ix D Warranty One year warranty from the date of purchase against defects in materials or workmanship when the PRO SERIES DVR is installed and operated in accordance with the instructions provided in this user s manual and is in normal use ...

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