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H.264 Pentaplex DVR 

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User Manual 

V1.0 

[ 4 / 8 / 16  Channel DVR ] 

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The information in this manual was current when published. The manufacturer reserves the right to revise and 

improve its products. All specifications are therefore subject to change without notice. 

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Summary of Contents for H.264 Pentaplex

Page 1: ...16 Channel DVR Notice The information in this manual was current when published The manufacturer reserves the right to revise and improve its products All specifications are therefore subject to chang...

Page 2: ...dio Setup 21 3 1 1 Camera 21 3 1 2 Monitor SPOT 23 3 1 3 Sequence Event Display 24 3 1 4 OSD Display Position 25 3 1 5 Screen Mode 26 3 2 Record Setup 27 3 2 1 Record Policy 27 3 2 2 Record Quality 28...

Page 3: ...lay Option 70 5 2 2 Control Buttons 71 5 3 Playback Launcher 72 5 3 1 Control Buttons 73 5 3 2 Playback Trick Mode 74 5 4 PTZ Control 75 5 5 Recording 75 Chapter 6 Protect Video Audio Files 79 6 1 Pro...

Page 4: ...on if the appliance become wet Turn the power off and refer servicing to qualified service personnel Moisture may damage the appliance and also cause electric shock Do not use strong or abrasive deter...

Page 5: ...the product package If there are any missing items contact your distributor Part Name Quantity H 264 Standalone DVR 1 IR Remote Control 1 DC Power Adapter 1 Power Cable 1 Install CD 1 AAA Battery 2 H...

Page 6: ...wer Client Program NVR NetViewer Speaker DC Power Adapter 1 1 Basic Security System Configuration Chapter 1 Understanding Your DVR External HDD HDMI Monitor AVE VSI Pro Max Hitron System Keyboard Powe...

Page 7: ...ame rate resolution and picture quality Video Audio data backup via USB 2 0 or CMS Support Authentic Video Image Player High speed network transmission Dynamic Static IP address support Own Client IE...

Page 8: ...ain menu window 17 KEYLOCK Locks any keys from functioning 18 PTZ Control PTZ camera s connected to your DVR 19 TELE Zooms in on a specific area when using the PTZ function 20 WIDE Zooms out of that s...

Page 9: ...put Output connectors and features are different from each model part Please contact distributors to check the exact part number with your desired Input Out connectors and features This manual describ...

Page 10: ...17 REW Rewind select a speed from 1 2 3 and 4 for faster rewind 18 FF Fast forward select a speed from FF1 2 3 and 4 19 Play Play a recorded file 20 Pause Pause a video during playback mode Backup fu...

Page 11: ...nd power cable to HDD s correctly Step 7 Replace the top cover of DVR and fix it with screws After HDD installation Step 8 Turn the DVR power ON Step 9 DVR will detect HDD s during the booting and wil...

Page 12: ...rly for network connection between DVR and Net Web Viewer Please follow the instructions in next section to configure your router correctly If your Broadband Modem does not support internal loop back...

Page 13: ...matically you can enable DHCP option in the Network Setup menu of your DVR and your Router In this case you can skip the procedures described on this page We recommend assigning IP address to DVR manu...

Page 14: ...signed in DVR You can change port numbers in Network Setup menu to avoid conflict with other network servers Your DVR uses 3 port numbers and the default Port numbers are 9350 1 and 80 9350 1 are for...

Page 15: ...will appear To log in right click any area on the screen and a live menu will appear Click to any menu and it will prompt you to login dialog Enter ID and Password by using the virtual keyboard and c...

Page 16: ...freeze Playback or Live scene 5 STOP ALARM Stops the alarm output and the event monitoring Refer to Event Monitoring 6 RECORD STOP Starts stops the standard recording 7 PLAY Plays the search result da...

Page 17: ...s a exclamation this indicates that the DVR has not been registered in our DDVRLS server Password will only show half of the registered password You can enter up to 8 characters max If four character...

Page 18: ...tton it will take you to the next four channels For an 8 channel DVR the arrow button will only allow you to navigate to intervals of 4 channels For a 16 channel you can use this mouse navigation when...

Page 19: ...rst four channels This function will also apply to the 16 channel DVRs If a channel is selected has yellow border you can use the remote control by using the arrow buttons to navigate to individual ch...

Page 20: ...apter 3 Main Menu Setup Main Menu Tree VIDEO AUDIO RECORD DEVICE CAMERA POLICY STORAGE MONITOR SPOT RECORD QUALITY SENSOR VIDEO LOSS DET SEQUENCE EVENT DISPLAY SCHEDULE ALARM SCHEDULE OSD DISPLAY POSI...

Page 21: ...no action taken no images pictures recordings etc COVERT 1 Video pictures will not appear and will be blank black but icons and camera name will appear Despite being in covert the DVR will continue to...

Page 22: ...preference by adjusting the channel 1 Brightness 2 Contrast 3 Color 4 Click the Init to initialize settings back to the default 50 5 When the desired setting is entered click OK Privacy Region You ca...

Page 23: ...OUT monitoring is independent of live mode which monitors a specific channel through the SPOT OUT port SEQUENCE MODE ON OFF SPOT OUT monitoring is in auto sequence mode when it is ON ORDER SPOT OUT C...

Page 24: ...of channels in sequence mode similar to slide show in PC Select the interval channel setup and Duration SEQUENCE 1 Interval You may select OFF position or 30 sec maximum 2 Single Mode By clicking the...

Page 25: ...BORDER COLOR WHITE BLACK OFF Select the color of border line on multiple channel display mode Choose from WHITE BLACK OFF OFF will not display the colored border line 3 ICON ON OFF Select ON or OFF to...

Page 26: ...s 1 Live Screen Select split modes for the Live screen 4 split screens are included by default 2 Play Screen Select split modes for the playback screen Single screen and 4 split screen are provided by...

Page 27: ...recording OFF Manual recording is disabled on selected camera s 2 SCHEDULE S ON OFF ON Schedule record enabled DVR will record as your schedule setup on page 20 OFF Schedule record disabled on select...

Page 28: ...own recording schedule and trigger type To enable this feature schedule recording feature at RECORD POLICY SCHEDULE menu must be turned ON Using direction keys and ENTER button choose preferred recor...

Page 29: ...arm Schedule as well 1 Select Record in Main Menu and click Holiday 2 A calendar for Holiday setup will appear 3 By using your mouse or buttons select year or month and click OK or ENTER 4 Select a de...

Page 30: ...to POSITION menu To set up Motion Recording you will need to do three 3 essential steps These steps does not have to be in these necessary order but must be executed for Motion Recording 1 Under Reco...

Page 31: ...idual button 4 When selected Individual Motion Region window will appear and you can select cells one by one or drag the mouse to desired area to select motion region 5 Select Selected cell is set to...

Page 32: ...from the oldest file and will record the new video file when the HDD is full If you select OFF the DVR will stop recording when the HDD s is full If HDD OVERWRITE is OFF when the HDD is full the DVR w...

Page 33: ...e shown if installed You can have up to 4 HDDs and CD DVD Burner with certain model FORMAT You can format each HDD if necessary Select Format and a window formatting the HDD will appear The window wil...

Page 34: ...2 TYPE N O N C N O Normal mode Open Two sensor lines are not connected open in the normal mode Sensor lines will be connected close in the activation mode N C Normal mode Close Two sensor lines are co...

Page 35: ...ill always generated alarm On scheduled time 2 OFF Marked in Black no alarm is generated even if an event occurs 3 Event Sync Marked in Green it generates alarm Only when an event occurs 4 When the al...

Page 36: ...d of camera movement 1 5 The higher number indicates faster speed 4 When the PTZ setup is complete click OK 3 3 5 SYSTEM CONTROLLER You can set the RS 485 communicator for use of PTZ Camera and system...

Page 37: ...If you change settings for the device and press OK while the POS USE is not checked the changes for POS will not be saved 2 POS COMMUNICATION SETUP WITH DVR This allows communication setups for the PO...

Page 38: ...ition it will still Log and Record without the display 2 Protocol Select device Protocol Currently only have Hitron 3 Display You can set the display to OFF specific seconds or continuous Once the Vid...

Page 39: ...urs or 12 Hours AM PM 3 Time Zone Sets the time zone of your area based on the Greenwich Mean Time GMT GMT is a standard World Time and the basis of world time zone 4 DST Set up Daylight Saving Time w...

Page 40: ...ed language using ENTER button and press MENU to save and exit Select your video signal format type NTSC or PAL Use ENTER key to select the type and press OK button Changing the video signal setup of...

Page 41: ...up configuration 1 Upgrade Upgrade DVR firmware with USB memory stick at local USB port 2 Import Configuration Import and copy the DVR configuration file from a USB memory stick How to upgrade firmwar...

Page 42: ...OG You can browse logs on the system and events System Log shows log and timestamp on every system start system shutdown and any changes on system settings You can retrieve log information by calendar...

Page 43: ...ge Admin s ID and Password By clicking on the ID a virtual keyboard will appear to type in ID This also applies to Password and Confirm PW Once you have entered your ID and PW click OK 2 By default th...

Page 44: ...en deactivated Select to display the virtual keyboard Enter a group name You can add up to 10 groups Delete Deletes a user group that is already registered Selecting Delete will delete all user accoun...

Page 45: ...property use Edit User The Edit User window appears when you select a desired item to be changed in the User window 2 When the user setup is complete click OK You can set the permissions of the group...

Page 46: ...the value Checked Box Restricted Not Accessible Unchecked Box Accessible If box is checked in Restricted Access a user can access the item only if the user has permission in Group Authority setting B...

Page 47: ...y Important If you are not familiar with network configuration and find any difficulties during this setup please consult with your IT specialist or contact your distributor When No Router Is Used 1 S...

Page 48: ...bnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Gateway 192 168 1 1 Once connected to the IP router it prompts with password While entering nothing to the User Name field enter admin into the password field and press OK to a...

Page 49: ...ECTION MODE 1 Connection Mode Sets the network connection mode 2 Bandwidth Sets the maximum data flow to be transferred Upload speed Options will vary depending on the selected connection mode For Sta...

Page 50: ...u will need to click ok and re enter ID Registration For a complete setup of your DVR you must register your DVR to our DDVRLS server Here you will need to enter your Network ID and Password If your I...

Page 51: ...characters to an IP consisting of numbers 64 233 189 104 DDNS Dynamic DNS is a service that registers a domain name and the floating IP address with the DDNS server so that the domain name can be rout...

Page 52: ...ex DVR 52 3 5 4 LIVE TRANSFER You can set the quality of the image that is transferred from the DVR to the network 1 Record Rate Choose from OFF to 30fps Highest 2 Record Quality Level 1 Lowest to Lev...

Page 53: ...Port Sets the communication port 4 User Authentication Click the check box next to User Authentication if the SMTP server requires user authentication The account input box will be activated 5 User E...

Page 54: ...ent Transfer Select an event type to send if an even occurs If the selected event occurs an e mail will be sent to the group that has the recipient authority 3 When the event setting is complete click...

Page 55: ...Windows Media Player on a PC H4V You can backup your file with this format 5 Filename You can set the back up file name 6 Check Capacity Shows that size of the selected back up data used and available...

Page 56: ...Enter a time to perform the search or use the up down to select one 7 Zoom In The map enlarges in detail It will switch in the sequence of 24 hours 18 hours 8 hour 4 hour 8 Zoom Out The map will swit...

Page 57: ...record button on the DVR 2 Schedule You can search for data that has been recorded under the scheduled setting 3 Motion You can search for data that has been recorded under motion setting 4 Alarm You...

Page 58: ...ion buttons to set the search criteria and press the ENTER button 2 All record events on a specific date will be recorded and can be retrieved Normal Schedule recording included 3 Date Time Preview If...

Page 59: ...n area to Manual Press the button to display the area setting window 4 Date Time The Date Time will be automatically set by the hour and the end time will be automatically set to one hour later than t...

Page 60: ...ource channel camera number To see the captured image click on the Date Time Preview section The image will appear on display pane of the desired Image To view the image in a normal enlarged viewing c...

Page 61: ...the screen 4 Select a data item and click Play The screen switches to the POS data playback mode You can search for data in the POS device that is connected to the DVR 4 6 POS 4 7 VIDEO ANALYSIS You c...

Page 62: ...ff 4 Freeze 5 Stop Alarm 6 Record 7 Play 8 Search 9 Backup 10 Main Menu 11 Information 12 Hide Show Launcher 13 Logout 1 Full Screen 2 Spot Out 3 PTZ Control 4 Zoom In 5 Audio 6 Freeze 7 Stop Alarm 8...

Page 63: ...ith 4 different display positions by pressing direction keys up and down button repeatedly To exit from this mode press PIP To change PIP mode and display position with a mouse right click and press M...

Page 64: ...ut port in connection with a monitor you can select a output screen mode 1 In Live Mode right click any area on the screen The Mouse Menu Live Menu will appear 2 Click Spot Out Supports the Spot outpu...

Page 65: ...SE MENU ZOOM In Single Live Mode select a desired area and use the Zoom function to enlarge It will enlarge the area X 2 Select Zoom In and click to enlarge You can use the direction keys or the mouse...

Page 66: ...Pentaplex DVR 66 5 1 6 MOUSE MENU STOP ALARM 5 1 7 MOUSE MENU RECORD STOP 5 1 8 MOUSE MENU PLAY Stops the alarm output and the event monitoring Will stop all recordings You can play data stored in th...

Page 67: ...ice By clicking the Backup tab from the Mouse Menu it will direct you to the Main Menu Backup You can perform search for recorded data by the time or by the search criteria such as an event Once you c...

Page 68: ...H 264 Pentaplex DVR 68 5 1 12 MOUSE MENU HIDE SHOW LAUNCHER Shows or hides the Launcher...

Page 69: ...m of the live screen Some of the menu buttons will appear in the Live Launcher Mouse Menu and Playback Launcher for the convenience of not having to go back and forth to navigate to desired action All...

Page 70: ...H 264 Pentaplex DVR 70 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 Switching the Screen Mode Auto Sequence Mode PIP Mode Full Screen Mode 4 Split Mode 5 6 5 6 Search Menu Record 5 2 1 Screen Display Option...

Page 71: ...INGLE LIVE MODE CAPTURE IMAGES MUTE OR AUDIO OFF STOPS THE ALARM IF IT S ACTIVATED FREEZES THE LIVE SCREEN TEMPORARILY PRINTS IMAGES CAPTURED BACKUP YOUR DATA BY USING USB DRIVE DISPLAYS CURRENT DATE...

Page 72: ...rates may be supported 3 Playback Information Displays the date and time of the current data in the top corner 4 Mode Switch Select a desired play mode or press the MODE button to switch the screen mo...

Page 73: ...T Allows you to Print image either in Live or Playback Mode BACKUP Backup you data by using USB Drive or External HDD PROTECT You can protect recorded data from HDD overwriting CAPTURE You can capture...

Page 74: ...eing playback 1 2 You can FF REW and pause during the playback mode FF and REW have 6 different speeds During the playback you can watch pictures in frame by frame mode To view next or previous I Fram...

Page 75: ...ection with the PTZ camera is selected GETTING STARTED WITH PTZ The PTZ camera is available only if a channel is selected in the following way 1 Using the Mouse Menu Click PTZ to display the Mouse Men...

Page 76: ...H 264 Pentaplex DVR 76 Direction Buttons Zoom In Out Iris Focus Auto Pattern Scan Preset Camera Setup Delete Edit Menu Expansion Button Exit...

Page 77: ...points one at a time 7 Pattern Makes the PTZ camera remember and follow the past route 8 Edit You can change the preset numeric value to personal value name 9 Delete Preset You can delete the names to...

Page 78: ...sing the ZOOM button IRIS You can adjust the entering light amount by using the IRIS button Focus You can adjust the focus by using the FOCUS button 6 ESC Allows you to exit the program without saving...

Page 79: ...TECT LIST REGISTER window IMPORTANT 1 You can register up to 5 files per each HDD in your DVR under the PROTECT LIST 2 You cannot register the file still in recording You must finish recording to regi...

Page 80: ...nces for any incidents You can make a copy of protected files into USB memory same as ordinary backup function of your DVR How to backup protected files 1 Go to PROTECT LIST menu 2 Select a file to ba...

Page 81: ...lick capture you will see a channel select menu to select channels to save into HDD Using direction keys or a mouse and ENTER button you can designate which channels to save You can select multiple ch...

Page 82: ...can save up to 100 captured images into our HDD You should erase some saved images to save new captured images How to remove captured image files IMPORTANT If there are 100 captured images in your HD...

Page 83: ...KUP button When the backup is completed BACKUP COMPLETED message will be appeared on the screen Captured image files are very important and are valuable evidences for any incidents You can make a copy...

Page 84: ...is for professional administrator who manages it from remote site To control the DVR remotely simply type in the DVR IP address in the Internet browser Once you have entered the IP address a Login wi...

Page 85: ...isplayed on the screen You may adjust the resolution of main video output and configure the Spot output Your DVR can display each live video channel in full screen or a group of channels in sequence m...

Page 86: ...n record a live video by manual schedule event motion detection and or external sensor and by network user s command You can set the recording policy for each camera independently Setup the record qua...

Page 87: ...press ENTER key to set it highlighted Press ENTER again to change schedule recording option by color You can set different recording schedule and type for each camera channel or you can apply current...

Page 88: ...n an event Pre Event Post Event You can enable disable HDD overwriting feature 8 2 6 Motion Region See DVR user manual 3 2 5 Motion for detailed information instruction See DVR user manual 3 2 6 Event...

Page 89: ...here are two different types of sensors N O Normal Open and N C Normal Close Press APPLY button to change and select the sensor type 8 3 3 Video Loss Detection Video Loss Detection Select ON or OFF fo...

Page 90: ...5 communicator for use of PTZ with the DVR You can set the values of each communication setup of the remote device 8 3 4 Alarm Schedule You can set the conditions and operating hours for scheduled ala...

Page 91: ...languages Video Signal Select your video signal format type NTSC or PAL 8 4 3 System Information This menu will display software version and MAC address The menu will help you to configure DVR for bas...

Page 92: ...icking on the ID a virtual keyboard will appear to type in ID This also applies to Password and Confirm PW Once you have entered your ID and PW click OK 2 By default the ID and Password are set to adm...

Page 93: ...t of the user setup appears in the User window To change the use property use Edit User The Edit User window appears when you select a desired item to be changed in the User window 2 When the user set...

Page 94: ...y 9350 9351 is set TCP It has better stability and lower speed when compared to UDP and recommended for internet environments 2 Web Viewer Port Enter the port number for the Web Viewer Initially it is...

Page 95: ...e network 1 Record Rate Choose from OFF to 30fps Highest 2 Record Quality Level 1 Lowest to Level 8 Highest You can send e mail to a registered DVR user at a specific time interval or if an events occ...

Page 96: ...You can set the interval and type of event that will be sent to the user 8 5 5 3 Mailing Service Recipient See DVR user manual 3 5 6 3 Recipient for detailed information instruction See DVR user manua...

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Page 98: ...H 264 Pentaplex DVR 98 POS Configuration...

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Page 100: ...d even search the record through the info The series DVR also support network keyboard operation You can operate the DVR from the keyboard controls instead of using the control pad on the front of the...

Page 101: ...H 264 Pentaplex DVR 101 ATM Configuration Please refer to the diagram above for basic VSSI PRO connection This is a basic system drawing for the ATM to video interface...

Page 102: ...omputer are in same intranet LAN and are connected each other through router you will see successful ping test If you get time out message at ping test you should fix this problem before going to next...

Page 103: ...H 264 Pentaplex DVR 103 Open Network Connections Select Properties of Local Area Connection Set IP address Subnet mask and Gateway address of your PC Select Internet Protocol TCP IP Select Properties...

Page 104: ...n Use the following IP address Type in Subnet mask and Gateway address of DVR into these fields Type in IP address like example Do ping test again With the test result you can figure out whether or no...

Page 105: ...h Korea Taiwan Burma and some Pacific island nations and territories Also the name of U S standardization body that adopted the National Television System Committee broadcast standard PAL Phase Altern...

Page 106: ...UENCE NO DISK DISK FULL DISK ERROR FREEZE RECORDING ZOOM IN MOTION EVENT PTZ SET READY AVAILABLE PTZ ACTIVATED SENSOR EVENT LOG ON AUDIO ON AUDIO OFF PROCESSING BACKUP CIF RESOLUTION 2CIF RESOLUTION 4...

Page 107: ...H 264 Pentaplex DVR 107 Net Viewer DVR RECORDING SPEAKER ON CONNECT ADD DVR DEVICE ADD VIDEO SERVER LOCAL RECORDING SPEAKER OFF DISCONNECT ADD IP CAMERA MICROPHONE ON...

Page 108: ...Implement ffdshow exe file If recorded time and date are not showing on the screen please follow the instruction below 1 Click down arrow key for access application menu on the top title Go to Play C...

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