PI Manufacturing DVR-TVI-04, User Manual

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Digital Video Recorder User Manual
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Table of Contents
Product Key Features ......................................................................................................................................... 6
Chapter 1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 12
1.1 Front Panel .................................................................................................................................... 13
1.2 IR Remote Control Operations ...................................................................................................... 15
1.3 USB Mouse Operation .................................................................................................................. 17
1.4 Input Method Description ............................................................................................................. 18
1.5 Rear Panel ..................................................................................................................................... 19
Chapter 2 Getting Started ................................................................................................................... 20
2.1 Starting Up and Shutting Down the DVR ..................................................................................... 21
2.2 Activating the Device .................................................................................................................... 22
2.3 Basic Configuration in Startup Wizard .......................................................................................... 22
2.3.1 Configuring the Signal Input Channel ................................................................................. 22
2.3.2 Using the Wizard for Basic Configuration ........................................................................... 23
2.4 Login and Logout .......................................................................................................................... 26
2.4.3 User Login ........................................................................................................................... 26
2.4.4 User Logout ......................................................................................................................... 26
2.5 Adding and Connecting the IP Cameras ........................................................................................ 27
2.5.1 Activating the IP Camera ..................................................................................................... 27
2.5.2 Adding the Online IP Cameras ............................................................................................ 27
2.5.3 Editing the Connected IP Cameras ...................................................................................... 29
2.6 Configuring the Signal Input Channel ........................................................................................... 30
Chapter 3 Live View ............................................................................................................................ 31
3.1 Introduction of Live View ............................................................................................................. 32
3.2 Operations in Live View Mode ..................................................................................................... 33
3.2.1 Using the Mouse in Live View ............................................................................................ 33
3.2.2 Main/Aux Output Switching ................................................................................................ 34
3.2.3 Quick Setting Toolbar in Live View Mode .......................................................................... 34
3.3 Channel-Zero Encoding ................................................................................................................ 36
3.4 Adjusting Live View Settings ........................................................................................................ 37
3.5 Manual Video Quality Diagnostics ................................................................................................ 38
Chapter 4 PTZ Controls ...................................................................................................................... 39
4.1 Configuring PTZ Settings ............................................................................................................. 40
4.2 Setting PTZ Presets, Patrols and Patterns ...................................................................................... 41
4.2.1 Customizing Presets............................................................................................................. 41
4.2.2 Calling Presets ..................................................................................................................... 41
4.2.3 Customizing Patrols ............................................................................................................. 42
4.2.4 Calling Patrols ..................................................................................................................... 43
4.2.5 Customizing Patterns ........................................................................................................... 43
4.2.6 Calling Patterns .................................................................................................................... 44
4.2.7 Customizing Linear Scan Limit ........................................................................................... 44
4.2.8 Calling Linear Scan ............................................................................................................. 45
4.2.9 One-touch Park .................................................................................................................... 45
4.3 PTZ Control Panel ......................................................................................................................... 47
Chapter 5 Recording Settings ............................................................................................................. 48
5.1 Configuring Encoding Parameters................................................................................................. 49
5.2 Configuring Recording Schedule .................................................................................................. 52
5.3 Configuring Motion Detection Recording ..................................................................................... 54
5.4 Configuring Alarm Triggered Recording....................................................................................... 55
5.5 Configuring Event Recording........................................................................................................ 56
5.6 Configuring Manual Recording ..................................................................................................... 57
5.8 Configuring Holiday Recording .................................................................................................... 58
5.9 Configuring Redundant Recording ................................................................................................ 60
5.10 Configuring HDD Group ............................................................................................................... 62
5.11 Files Protection .............................................................................................................................. 63
5.12 Configuring 1080P Efficient.......................................................................................................... 65
Chapter 6 Playback .............................................................................................................................. 66
6.1 Playing Back Record Files ............................................................................................................ 67
6.1.1 Instant Playback ................................................................................................................... 67
6.1.2 Playing Back by Normal Search .......................................................................................... 67
6.1.3 Playing Back by Event Search ............................................................................................. 68
6.1.4 Playing Back by Tag ............................................................................................................ 69
6.1.5 Playing Back by Smart Search ............................................................................................. 70