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USER MANUAL

ST-DVR8708BG

8-Channel Digital Video Recorder

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Page 1: ...v2 0 11 8 11 1 USER MANUAL ST DVR8708BG 8 Channel Digital Video Recorder ...

Page 2: ...RATION 14 1 POWERING ON and SHUTTING DOWN 14 Powering On 14 Shutting Down 14 2 ACCESSING SYSTEM MENU 15 3 USER ACCESS RIGHTS 15 4 PREVIEW MODE 16 5 MAIN MENU 16 6 RECORDING OPERATION 18 Manual Recording 18 Auto Recording 19 Auto Recording Motion Detection Recording 20 Auto Recording Video Blind 23 Auto Recording Video Loss 24 Auto Recording Alarm Recording 25 7 PLAYBACK OPERATION 27 8 BACKING UP R...

Page 3: ...User Account Management 52 Online User 54 Output Adjust 55 Auto Maintain 55 Restore Defaults 56 Upgrade 56 Device Information 57 12 SYSTEM INFORMATION 57 Hard Disk Information 57 Code Stream Statistics 58 Log Information 58 Edition Version Information 59 13 MISCELLANEOUS FUNCTIONS and SETTINGS 60 Disk Event 60 Color Settings 60 REMOTE MANAGEMENT USING CLIENT SOFTWARE 62 1 CMS SOFTWARE INSTALLATION...

Page 4: ...ce network in residences offices banks warehouses factories prisons or any environment requiring surveillance monitoring Important Notes The DVR s embedded PTZ controller is designed to perform a wide variety of PTZ camera control functions However the utility of any PTZ controller is highly dependant upon the particular PTZ camera to be controlled as each camera has not only its own functions but...

Page 5: ... 14 Motion Detection 8x8 Detection Areas Multiple Sensitivity Levels 15 Storage 2pcs SATA HDD up to 2TB or 1 SATA HDD and 1 DVD R W 16 Backup Network USB DVD 17 HDD Capability Channel Audio 28 8Mbytes hr Video 25 450Mbytes hr 18 Controller Front Panel Buttons Remote Controller USB Web 19 Operating System Linux 20 Image Display Full Screen 1 4 Split 21 Network Port RJ45 10M 100M Adaptive Ethernet N...

Page 6: ...his DVR is for indoor use only and must be installed in a safe ventilated and dry area c Open the DVR case only to install the hard drive s There are no serviceable parts inside the unit d If liquids spill inside the DVR s case immediately turn off all power to the unit disconnect the unit from its power source and have a qualified technician check it for damage e Do not install the DVR in an envi...

Page 7: ... Using a quality 75 ohm coax cable with a BNC connector connect the video monitor to the DVR s MON Out port If the display is a VGA monitor then connect the monitor s VGA cable to the DVR s VGA port c If audio monitoring is required connect the audio monitoring device to the DVR s RCA A OUT port d To control a PTZ camera using the DRV s embedded PTZ controller use the DVR s RS485 A and B connectio...

Page 8: ...ive is initialized it will be formatted Formatting the drive will erase any existing data on the drive Important Note Regarding Hard Drives Not all hard drives are fully compatible with DVRs If you have an existing hard drive you wish to use with the DVR you may install it at your own risk and determine if the DVR recognizes the drive and correctly records data to it If you are considering the pur...

Page 9: ... 2 GG 2 Ground Connections 3 COM NO G G COM Normally Open and Grounds 4 12V Not used in this mode b The alarm input has no restriction i e normal can be either open or close c The alarm input is a grounding alarm input The grounding of the power supply and the alarm sensor must be shared when using an external power supply d The GND alarm detector is connected to the alarm sensor s COM via a paral...

Page 10: ...Resistance Load Rating Maximum Switch Current 1A Contact to Contact 1000VAC for 1 minute Contact to Coil 1000VAC for 1 minute Isolation Interface and Winding 1000VAC for 1 minute Surge Voltage 1500VAC 10x160us Turn on Time Turn off Time 3ms Maximum 3ms Maximum Mechanical 50x106 MIN 3Hz Longevity Electrical 200x103 MIN 0 5Hz Environmental Temperature 40 F 158 F ...

Page 11: ...ht cursor key and pan right under PTZ Control 10 ENTER Power On button Enter function 11 DOWN Down cursor key and pan down under PTZ Control 12 LEFT Left cursor key and pan left under PTZ Control 13 USB Port USB Port for backup drive or flash drive 14 MENU Provides access for logging into the system and Main Menu 15 ESC Exit a function or operation 16 QUAD Select between a 1 or 4 window monitor di...

Page 12: ...oolbar II Rewind video playback Up Down Left and Right direction buttons MENU Provides access to the DVR s main menu OK OK serves as an Enter key ZOOM ZOOM Camera zoom in and out under PTZ Control 1 0 Numeric keys PTZ Displays the PTZ Control window BACK Exit an operation or function same as an ESC key DEV If using multiple DVRs select DVR1 DVR2 FN Assist function for PTZ Control and Color Setting...

Page 13: ...s used to activate a pop up menu This menu is simply a short cut menu for select DVR functions The Short cut Menu is similar to the one displayed below Main Menu Calls up the Main Menu Record Mode Calls up the Record Mode Screen Play Back Calls up the playback interface for playback control PTZ Control Calls up the PTZ Control Interface HighSpeed PTZ Calls up the High Speed Control Interface Alarm...

Page 14: ...D message will be displayed If no hard drive is installed power down the DVR install the hard drive and turn on the DVR The system will then detect the drive and request to format if necessary If a hard drive is installed but the DVR issues the not detected message i the hard drive could be faulty and require replacement and or ii the power and SATA cable connections between the hard drive and DVR...

Page 15: ...cess menus and make menu selections will depend upon the user s access rights as described below 3 USER ACCESS RIGHTS There are 2 default access settings from the factory Admin Top authority with all privileges permissions Guest Privileges permissions limited to preview and video playback Admin and User privileges permissions cannot be changed However their passwords can be modified In addition th...

Page 16: ...annel Camera lock current user login does not have rights to view that channel 5 MAIN MENU The Main Menu provides user access to all DVR functions and operations This section will highlight each Main Menu function with detailed operational instructions provided in subsequent sections Accessing the Main Menu can be done by pressing MENU on the DVR s front panel or by clicking on the Right Mouse But...

Page 17: ... preview display Main Menu Sub Menu Description Record Config Set the recording configuration recording type time session Playback Playback a recorded file Includes file search capability by record mode channel time etc Record Backup Detect or format backup storage backup selected files Motion Detection Configure and or change video motion detection settings Video Blind Configure and or change vid...

Page 18: ...ore Restore specific settings to the DVR s factory default Upgrade Interface for upgrading DVR software Advanced Device Info Display DVR audio in alarm in alarm out configuration HDD Info Hard disk capacity and free space View recording times Code Stream Statistics Display code stream statistics Log Information Select and display various log data System Information Edition Information DVR serial n...

Page 19: ...ter settings are completed the user must click OK and exit Auto Recording Automatic recording can take 3 forms Regular The default setting is 24 hours non stop recording after the DVR s initial boot Detection Allows automatic recording when the camera detects motion in a given area the camera is blinded or there is video signal loss Alarm Allows the automatic recording when an external event trigg...

Page 20: ...ng unless Period set for specific time slot Video file type is R Detect Recording is triggered by a motion detection video blind or video loss event The video file type is M Alarm Recording is triggered by an external alarm The video file type is A h Upon completing all desired settings click SAVE Note If the recording configuration requires Detection Motion Detection Video Blind or Video Loss and...

Page 21: ...etected and recorded The non colored boxes represent areas that will not trigger motion detection To adjust the motion detection region position the mouse cursor on a block click the right mouse button and drag the mouse over the area to be defined Use the left mouse button to de select Right click the mouse button and select UpWindow from the pop up menu and return to the Motion Detection setup s...

Page 22: ... event of a motion detection or other alarm a PTZ camera can be activated and set to automatically pan and or cruise among pre determined spots By clicking on SET a PTZ Activation screen similar to the one below appears For each PTZ camera select the type of PTZ function desired from the drop down menu When done click OK Note for PTZ activation to work the PTZ camera has to be configured by going ...

Page 23: ...just to indicate the selected days and time periods When done click OK f ALARM OUTPUT If an external signal e g bell is to be activated upon a video blind event highlight the checkbox g DELAY Period during which the alarm sounds after the alarm input returns to standby status Set a delay in the range of 10 to 300 seconds h RECORDING CHANNEL Select one or multiple recording channels for the video s...

Page 24: ...fter all selections are made click OK Auto Recording Video Loss When there is a video loss situation it is possible to create an alarm and display a video loss message on the security monitor The process of setting up auto recording for video loss is similar to Motion Detection and Video Blind a Go to Main Menu click the Alarm icon and then click the Video Loss icon A Video Loss setup screen simil...

Page 25: ...ctivation to work the PTZ camera has to be configured by going to Main Menu clicking the System icon and clicking the PTZ Config icon and entering the settings Once done the PTZ s presets pattern or cruise settings must be created This is done by calling up the PTZ Control through the Short cut Menu j DELAY Once the alarm stops the recording will continue for a set period of 10 to 300 seconds then...

Page 26: ...larm icon followed by the Alarm Input icon An Alarm Input setup screen similar to the one below will be displayed d ALARM IN Select the alarm input from the drop down menu e ENABLE Highlight the checkbox if the Alarm Input is to be enabled f TYPE From the drop down menu select whether the alarm is Normal Open or Normal Close g PERIOD To set the day and time period for the alarm to take place click...

Page 27: ...appears For each PTZ camera select the type of PTZ function desired from the drop down menu When done click OK Note for PTZ activation to work the PTZ camera has to be configured by going to Main Menu clicking the System icon and clicking the PTZ Config icon and entering the settings Once done the PTZ s presets pattern or cruise settings must be created This is done by calling up the PTZ Control t...

Page 28: ...the drop down menu Then using the adjacent drop down menu select from where the file is located on the DVR s hard disk configured for Read Write or from a Backup Device CHANNEL Select the appropriate channel by highlighting the channel checkbox START TIME and END TIME Using the mouse and the soft keyboard enter the requested dates and times By clicking on the calendar icons a soft calendar will ap...

Page 29: ...nd pause Repeat playback Play backwards Full screen Stop Fast playback I Slow playback I Next frame I Previous frame I Next file I Previous file e While in the Playback File Search screen a click of the right mouse button will display a pop up menu with the following options UpWindow Return to previous menu Show Desktop Return to preview Stop Playing Cease playback Full Screen Display full channel...

Page 30: ...backup storage device such as USB flash drive The DVR should automatically detect the device If not click the DETECT button The detected device will appear in the list box on the top portion of the screen Select the desired device by highlighting the device s checkbox ERASE erases data from the backup drive STOP aborts the backup process f Click the BACKUP button Doing so will display a Backup scr...

Page 31: ...similar to the one below will appear b Install a backup storage device such as USB flash drive The DVR should automatically detect the device If not click the DETECT button The detected device will appear in the list box on the top portion of the screen If more than one backup device is listed select the desired device by highlighting the device s checkbox ERASE erases data from the backup drive S...

Page 32: ... of PTZ camera control functions However the utility of any PTZ controller is highly dependant upon the particular PTZ camera to be controlled as each camera has not only its own functions but specific methods of how those native functions are accessed and managed Further a particular PTZ controller s terminology may differ from that used by a particular PTZ camera Therefore it will be necessary f...

Page 33: ...down box select the DVR channel the PTZ camera is on c In the PROTOCOL drop down box select the PTZ camera s protocol e g PELCOD d In the ADDRESS field input the PTZ camera s device ID e g 1 e In the BAUD RATE drop down box select the PTZ camera s baud rate f In the DATA BIT STOP BIT and PARITY drop down boxes select the parameters that match those for the PTZ camera Defaults are respectively 9600...

Page 34: ...l cameras support remote iris adjustment e DIRECTION CONTROL Control the camera s pan and tilt by clicking on any one of the 8 direction arrows f PAGE SWITCH Clicking this button presents consecutive pages for setting up PTZ camera presets scans tours etc g SET Provides access to a screen for creating presets used in PTZ camera tours patterns and border scan h PTZ TRACE Clicking this buttion displ...

Page 35: ...e PTZ Control interface e To remove a preset click the DEL PRESET button on the above screen f To call a preset from the PTZ Control interface screen click the PAGE SWITCH button once to display a page for calling presets patterns tours and scans The control page displayed will be similar to the one below g Using the left mouse button and soft keyboard enter the desired preset number to be called ...

Page 36: ...ne number PATROL NO Then click ADD PRESET d To set the interval or dwell time time the camera will remain on a preset point before moving to the next point enter the desired value in the INTERVAL field e Repeat the above steps until all presets are added for each tour line Patrol Line under Tour f To remove a preset enter the preset value and click the DEL PRESET button g To remove a tour line ent...

Page 37: ...be controlled to repeatedly scan tour lines a Click the SET button on the PTZ Control interface screen b Using the screen below as an example click the PATTERN button and use the mouse and soft keyboard to input the pattern value c Click BEGIN Doing so will return to the PTZ Control interface screen where zoom focus iris direction etc adjustments can be made d Click SET on the PTZ Control interfac...

Page 38: ...e desired pattern number to be called h Click the PATTERN button and the camera will travel along the configured line Border Scan A scan between preset left and right positions is possible a Using the direction buttons on the PTZ Control interface screen move the camera to the desired left boundary point Click the SET button on the PTZ Control interface screen b Using the screen below as an exampl...

Page 39: ...k the RIGHT button e To call a border scan from the PTZ Control interface screen click the PAGE SWITCH button once to display a page for calling presets patterns tours and scans The control page displayed will be similar to the one below f Using the left mouse button and soft keyboard enter the desired border scan number to be called g Click the AUTOSCAN button and the camera will travel between t...

Page 40: ...lear all PTZ data settings click the RESET button NOTE If the FLIP and or RESET buttons are grayed out on the PTZ Control screen those functions are not supported by the DVR Other PTZ Control Functions By clicking the PTZ Control interface screen s PAGE SWITCH button twice an auxiliary function screen similar to the one below appears Auxiliary equipment can be controlled through this interface The...

Page 41: ... and clicking on the System icon Upon doing so the System Sub menu will appear General Settings Go to Main Menu click on the System icon then the General icon General settings include system time and date date format and separator time format language hard drive full management options video format etc The General menu screen displayed is similar to the one below a SYSTEM TIME Position the mouse c...

Page 42: ... disk becomes full the DVR can either overwrite the hard disk or stop recording Select the desired option from the drop down menu h DVR NO Assign a DVR address for the infrared remote Used when the remote is to control multiple DVRs i VIDEO STANDARD From the drop down menu select either NTSC or PAL Use NTSC for operation in the U S A j AUTO LOGOUT If desired for security purposes the DVR can autom...

Page 43: ...RESOLUTION Resolution types are D1 HD1 CIF QIF For the main video stream it is recommended D1 or HD1 be used For extra video steams CIF and QIF are recommended d FRAME RATE Selectable from 1 to 30 FPS using the drop down menu e BIT RATE TYPE Select VBR variable bit rate or CBR constant bit rate from the drop down menu When selecting VBR six image quality options are provided f QUALITY Six levels o...

Page 44: ...efault is 255 255 255 0 The Gateway default address is 192 168 1 1 The Gateway allows access to the network and often is the same address as the network router The DNS IP address is provided by the ISP Once the address is set the DVR must be rebooted A DNS is not often necessary See the network administrator regarding the specifics for setting the DNS c TCP PORT Default is 34567 Note 34567 is assi...

Page 45: ...PPPoE is a specification for connecting the users by Ethernet to the Internet through a common broadband medium PPPoE generally involves the use of a DSL modem or cable modem If PPPoE is to be used the IP address account name and password are required The system must be rebooted after saving After the reboot the DVR will automatically setup the PPPoE network connection and the ISP will modify auto...

Page 46: ... a designated recipient in the event an alarm event has taken place Note the DVR must be configured to identify an alarm caused by motion detection video loss physical contact etc The Email configuration screen is similar to the one below Highlight the ENABLE checkbox SMTP SERVER Use the mouse cursor left mouse button and soft keyboard to enter the email server s IP address This could be an IP add...

Page 47: ... bit IP addresses are supported on both white and black lists If an IP address is on both the white and black list the black list takes precedence The IP Filter configuration screen is similar to the one below Highlight the ENABLE check box f DDNS Dynamic Domain Name Server DDNS permits a DDS name to be synchronized with a dynamic IP address The DDNS configuration screen is similar to the one belo...

Page 48: ... s user name PASSWORD Input the user s password MAX FILE LENGTH Specifies the maximum length of the upload file DIR NAME Specify the directory for the uploading files h MOBILE The DVR can be configured to support smartphone access and management Note a compatible remote client must be installed on the smartphone and a router must direct the smartphone client to the mobile port A Mobile configurati...

Page 49: ...hen monitoring using remote management software such as CMS MOBILEPORT The router will automatically distribute the Mobile Port for the DVR when a smartphone is accessing and monitoring GUI Display Settings The DVR s GUI can be set to a number of configurations for displaying channel name channel title time alarm status recording status and other information in Preview mode Video File mode and rem...

Page 50: ...ighlight the Region Cover checkbox click SET then place and adjust the black out area using the mouse When done click the right mouse button and select UpWindow to return to the GUI Display setting screen Finally highlight the corresponding channel window j TIME DISPLAY CHANNEL TITLE The time display and or the channel title can be repositioned Highlight the appropriate checkbox the click SET Left...

Page 51: ...ive capacity From the screen 6 drive operations are possible Select the hard drive and click on the desired button NOTE the number of supported hard drives is DVR specific READ WRITE Data can be written to and read from the drive READ ONLY No data can be written to the disk REDUNDANCY Double backup the video files to a ReadWrite disk Note a second hard drive is required FORMAT DISK Hard drives nee...

Page 52: ...rs in the string However a space before or after the string is invalid Acceptable characters are letters numbers underline minus sign and dot The maximum password length is 6 characters Users can be assembled as a group The group name and a user name cannot be the same Further a user can belong only to one group a MODIFY USER Clicking this button displays the Modify User screen where group permiss...

Page 53: ...s the Add User screen where a new user can be added with a password Group and permission attributes are assigned through this screen e ADD GROUP Clicking this button displays the Add Group screen where the group name is created and group permissions are set ...

Page 54: ...g a particular group Online User Information on those users accessing the DVR through the network is displayed Individual users can be disconnected from the DVR and locked out until the DVR s next reboot or change the user s permissions From Main Menu click the Advanced icon followed by the Online User icon An Online User screen similar to the one below will be displayed ...

Page 55: ...ing the right mouse button select Output Adjust from the Short cut Menu The Output Adjust screen is similar to the one below Auto Maintain Using the drop down menus the DVR can be configured to automatically reboot and or automatically delete old files From Main Menu click the Advanced icon followed by the AutoMaintain icon The displayed AutoMaintain screen is similar to the one below ...

Page 56: ...x Upgrade From time to time the factory will provide upgrades to the DVR s system software Securitytronix will announce any upgrades and the upgraded software will be downloaded from a Securitytronix site to a USB device e g flash drive That USB device will then be inserted into the DVR for download to the unit NOTE If a DVD burner is installed upgrading must be done via the network From the Main ...

Page 57: ... down the DVR Device Information From Main Menu click the Advanced icon followed by the Device info icon A Device Info screen will be displayed indicating the number of Audio In Channels Alarm In Channels Alarm Out Channels and SD Card Record 12 SYSTEM INFORMATION Hard Disk Information From Main Menu click the System Information icon followed by the HDD Info icon The HDD Info screen displays hard ...

Page 58: ...n Menu click the System Information icon followed by the Code Stream Statistics icon The display is updated in real time Log Information From Main Menu click the System Information icon followed by the Log Information icon A Log information screen similar to the one below will appear ...

Page 59: ...ic date and time period use the mouse cursor left mouse button and soft keyboards to enter the desired date and time c Click the SEARCH button d NEXT PAGE If the list of log messages exceeds a page click the NEXT PAGE button e REMOVE To delete all log messages click the REMOVE button Edition Version Information Hardware and software version numbers build date and serial number can be viewed by goi...

Page 60: ... BUZZER To notify the user of the abnormal event highlight the desired checkboxes to display a message and or activate a buzzer d When done click the SAVE button Color Settings For each channel display window it is possible to customize the color brightness contrast saturation hue and gain settings Further these settings can be set fixed or set for two user defined time periods This can be used fo...

Page 61: ...time periods b SETTINGS SLIDER Using the mouse cursor and left mouse button drag the slider s to the desired position c ADVANCED By clicking the Advanced button a pop up menu appears with the following options UpWindow return Show Desktop return to preview mode Cold Color Warm Color and Default Color By selecting Warm Cold or Default Color the sliders will self adjust d When done click OK ...

Page 62: ...s of Remote Management Client software a Center Manager System CMS and b Super NetSurveillance SNS Functionally both are very similar It may be a matter of personal preference which software is selected 1 CMS SOFTWARE INSTALLATION To install the software on a Microsoft Windows PC a Place the included CD in the PC s CD or DVD drive and run A screen similar to the one below will appear b Click the S...

Page 63: ...tion for the application files If acceptable click NEXT or enter an alternate location and click NEXT e A Select Program Folder dialog box appears displaying a default Program Folder name If acceptable click NEXT or select an alternate name and click NEXT f A series of screens will appear as part of the software installation g Click the Center Manager System application icon to launch the applicat...

Page 64: ...me there is no password to login Simply click OK CONFIGURING and USING THE CMS CLIENT a After successful login the DVR Client application icon the DVR remote screen similar to the one below will appear b Click on the SYSTEM bar in the lower right corner The Device Manager screen will appear ...

Page 65: ...f the screen d An Edit entry box will appear Enter the device name IP address port number user name and user password Note the IP address and port number should be the same as configured under the Network setup on the DVR User name and password must already be registered in DVR under Accounts When done click OK ...

Page 66: ...the left side of the screen Double click the device name Shortly thereafter the DVR s camera channel list will be displayed and the screen transitions to Monitor Mode Connection status will be displayed in the center bottom portion of the screen Note If connection to the DVR is to be made over the Internet a Virtual Private Network VPN connection may be necessary to direct the remote management so...

Page 67: ...ter lower portion of the screen h For PTZ camera control click the PTZ bar in lower right portion of the screen Using the PTZ controls on the right side of the screen the camera can be panned tilted and zoomed Focus and iris adjustments are possible as well Note For the PTZ control function to work the PTZ camera s must be configured with the DVR either through the DVR s PTZ configuration setup me...

Page 68: ...e the desired adjustments j To Record position the cursor into the camera window to be recorded Click the right mouse button and a pop up menu will appear with the following selections Close Window Close All Windows Audio Local Record Snapshot Device Config Select Local Record and the recording process will begin To stop recording return to the pop up menu and deselect Local Record ...

Page 69: ...PC i e the PC running CMS For example C Program Files CMS Picture The user may select the desired storage area by clicking the System bar clicking the Local Config icon and entering the relevant information drive directory sub directory see I System Settings and Configuration below k To Search for and Playback files click the Search bar in the lower right portion of the screen Upon doing so a Sear...

Page 70: ...n will appear Specific local files can be backed up by clicking the Local Playback tab performing a file search highlighting the file s and clicking the BACKUP button l System Settings and Configurations The CMS software allows for both local based PC settings as well as remote setting of the DVR To begin click the System bar in the lower right portion of the screen Icons for the following will ap...

Page 71: ...v2 0 11 8 11 71 The Alarm Setting tab provides for Alarm I O Trigger Video Motion Detection Video Blind and Video Loss alarm settings ...

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Page 73: ...nput o System Setup General Encode Network NetService CAM Name and PTZ Config o Advanced Account AutoMaintain and Default o Info HDD Info Log and Version The settings process using CMS is very similar to using the DVR s menus When done with each setting be sure to click OK or APPLY to save the configuration A sample of one of the Remote Config screens is below ...

Page 74: ...v2 0 11 8 11 74 Account Users can be added and deleted User passwords can be modified User groups can also be added and deleted Sample Account screens are below ...

Page 75: ...messages Log message types include Operation and Alarm messages o Operation Messages Types Video Playback Backup User Manager Map Client Config Device Config and System Operation o Alarm Message Types I O Trigger Video Motion Video Loss Video Blind Disk Error and Disk Full ...

Page 76: ...r to the one below will appear The folder contains the following software CMS remote management software SNS Super NetSurveillance remote management software Player A video file player Active X plug in Mobile Monitor Software for remote DVR access and management using Symbian and Microsoft Windows Mobile Smartphones This software has not been field tested Video Converter Tool Video file converter ...

Page 77: ...an alternate location and click NEXT e A Select Program Folder dialog box appears displaying a default Program Folder name If acceptable click NEXT or select an alternate name and click NEXT f A series of screens will appear as part of the software installation g Click the Super NetSurveillance application icon to launch the application It s advisable to place the SNS application icon on the deskt...

Page 78: ...d USING THE SNS CLIENT a After successful login the DVR Client application icon the DVR remote screen similar to the one below will appear b A Device Management screen will also appear If not click the next to Device As no DVR is yet connected to the SNS client it will be necessary to add a device Click ADD on the Device Management screen ...

Page 79: ...er password and channel number Note the IP address and port number should be the same as configured under the Network setup on the DVR User name and password must already be registered in DVR under Accounts When done click OK The Device Management screen will then be updated with the new device information ...

Page 80: ...v2 0 11 8 11 80 d The SNS screen will now have the new device name under the Device List on the right side of the screen e By double clicking on the Device Name the DVR s camera channels will be listed ...

Page 81: ...v2 0 11 8 11 81 f Double clicking on cameras on the list will display the camera channel ...

Page 82: ...ra control click the PTZ button on the upper right side of the screen Using the PTZ controls on the right side of the screen the camera can be panned tilted and zoomed Focus and iris adjustments are possible as well Note For the PTZ control function to work the PTZ camera s must be configured with the DVR either through the DVR s PTZ configuration setup menu or through the SNS system configurator ...

Page 83: ...0 11 8 11 83 i To adjust the image color contrast or brightness in any given channel window click the Color button in the upper right side of the screen and use the sliders to make the desired adjustments ...

Page 84: ...Path screen will appear identifying where the local recording file will be stored on the PC Click OK To stop recording return to the pop up menu and deselect Local Record k To take a Snapshot of an image position the mouse cursor in the camera window click the right mouse button and select Snapshot from the pop up menu Upon doing so a Change Path screen will appear identifying where the local imag...

Page 85: ...nus to locate the file Files will appear in a list window To play those files highlight the appropriate checkboxes and click the Play button Use the screen s Playback toolbar to control the playback To save them to the local PC highlight the checkboxes and click the Download button A dialog box will appear and provide a file name for saving the file in the SNS Download folder ...

Page 86: ... the Playback toolbar A dialog window will appear listing files saved on the PC in the SNS Download folder Select the desired file click the Open button and the recording will play in the Playback screen n To adjust Local Settings click the Local Config button and a Config Manager screen will appear ...

Page 87: ...v2 0 11 8 11 87 Alarm settings and alarm linkages can be created using the Alarm Setting screens ...

Page 88: ...v2 0 11 8 11 88 User passwords can be modified via the User Manager screen The System Settings screen is limited to the option of allowing auto connect to the last monitoring channel ...

Page 89: ...v2 0 11 8 11 89 The About screen displays SNS version information ...

Page 90: ...onfiguration of the DVR s settings for o Recording o Alarms Video Motion Video Blind Video Loss and Alarm Input o System Setup General Encode Network NetService CAM Name and PTZ Config o Advanced Account AutoMaintain Default and Reboot o Info HDD Info Log and Version The settings process using SNS is very similar to using the DVR s menus When done with each setting be sure to click OK or APPLY to ...

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