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Quick Operation Guide of Network Video Recorder 

Front Panel

 

No. 

Name 

Function Description 

POWER

 

POWER indicator turns green when DVR is powered up. 

STATUS 

STATUS indicator lights in red when data is being read from or written to HDD. 

Tx/Rx

 

Tx/Rx indictor blinks green when network connection is functioning properly. 

DIRECTION 

The DIRECTION buttons are used to navigate between different fields and items 

in menus.   

In  the  Playback  mode,  the  Up  and  Down  button  is  used  to  speed  up  and  slow 

down recorded video. The Left and Right button will select the next and previous 

record files. 

In Live View mode, these buttons can be used to cycle through channels. 

In PTZ control mode, it can control the movement of the PTZ camera. 

ENTER 

The ENTER button is used to confirm selection in any of the menu modes.   

It can also be used to 

tick 

checkbox fields.   

In Playback mode, it can be used to play or pause the video.   

In single-frame Playback mode, pressing the button will advance the video by a 

single frame. 

MENU 

Access the main menu interface. 

ESC 

Exit and back to the previous menu. 

IR Receiver 

Receiver for IR remote. 

USB Interface 

Connects USB mouse or USB flash memory devices. 

Summary of Contents for NVR-PRE8M-P

Page 1: ...2yr Warranty 1080p Resolution Prime Series NVR User s Manual Motion Activated Recording PTZ Control View From Anywhere NVR PRE8M P ...

Page 2: ...pecification 8 HDD Storage Calculation Chart 9 Accessing by Web Browser 10 Logging In 10 Live View 10 Recording 11 Playback 13 Log 14 Menu Operation 15 Menu Structure 15 Startup and Shutdown 15 Live View 16 Adding IP Cameras 16 Recording 18 Instant Recording 18 All day Recording 18 Playback 18 Backup 20 OUR UNITS DO NOT SUPPORT PAL ...

Page 3: ...nterference received including interference that may cause undesired operation EU Conformity Statement This product and if applicable the supplied accessories too are marked with CE and comply therefore with the applicable harmonized European standards listed under the Low Voltage Directive 2006 95 EC the EMC Directive 2004 108 EC the RoHS Directive 2011 65 EU 2012 19 EU WEEE directive Products ma...

Page 4: ...gh Definition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC The products contained in this manual are authorized by HDMI Licensing LLC with the use right of the HDMI technology VGA is the trademark of IBM UPnPTM is a certification mark of the UPnPTM Implementers Corporation Other names of companies and product contained in this manual may be trademarks or regis...

Page 5: ... NVR Installation During the installation of the NVR 1 Use brackets for rack mounting 2 Ensure there is ample room for audio and video cables 3 When routing cables ensure that the bend radius of the cables are no less than five times than its diameter 4 Connect both the alarm and RS 485 cable 5 Allow at least 2cm 0 75 inch of space between racks mounted devices 6 Ensure the NVR is grounded 7 Envir...

Page 6: ...ide of Network Video Recorder 5 3 Connect the power cable to the HDD 4 Place the HDD on the bottom of the device and then fasten the screws on the bottom to fix the HDD 5 Re install the cover of the NVR and fasten screws ...

Page 7: ... slow down recorded video The Left and Right button will select the next and previous record files In Live View mode these buttons can be used to cycle through channels In PTZ control mode it can control the movement of the PTZ camera ENTER The ENTER button is used to confirm selection in any of the menu modes It can also be used to tick checkbox fields In Playback mode it can be used to play or p...

Page 8: ...ork Interface 1 10 100 1000 Mbps self adaptive Ethernet interface 5 Audio Out RCA connector for audio output 6 VGA Interface DB9 connector for VGA output Display local video output and menu 7 USB Interface Universal Serial Bus USB ports for additional devices such as USB mouse and USB Hard Disk Drive HDD 8 Ground Ground needs to be connected when NVR starts up 9 Power Switch Switch for turning on ...

Page 9: ...3MP 1080P UXGA 720P VGA 4CIF DCIF 2CIF CI F QCIF Capability 4 ch 1080P 8 ch 720P 6 ch 1080P 16 ch 4CIF 12 ch 720P 6 ch 1080P Hard disk SATA 1 SATA interface for 1 HDD 2 SATA interfaces for 2 HDDs Capacity Up to 4TB for each disk External interface Network interface 1 RJ 45 10 100 1000 Mbps self adaptive Ethernet interface USB interface 1 USB 2 0 and 1 USB 3 0 Alarm in out Optional 4 1 PoE Interfac...

Page 10: ... Rate Storage Used 96K 42M 128K 56M 160K 70M 192K 84M 224K 98M 256K 112M 320K 140M 384K 168M 448K 196M 512K 225M 640K 281M 768K 337M 896K 393M 1024K 450M 1280K 562M 1536K 675M 1792K 787M 2048K 900M 4096K 1 8G 8192K 3 6G 16384K 7 2G Please note that supplied values for storage space used is just for reference The storage values in the chart are estimated by formulas and may have some deviation from...

Page 11: ...s 12345 You may use one of the following listed web browsers Internet Explorer 6 0 Internet Explorer 7 0 Internet Explorer 8 0 Internet Explorer 9 0 Internet Explorer 10 0 Apple Safari Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome The supported resolutions include 1024 768 and above When you log in for the first time the system will remind you to install the Plug in control After the installation you can conf...

Page 12: ...window select a playing window by clicking the mouse 2 Double click a camera from the device list to start the live view 3 You can click the button on the toolbar to start the live view of all cameras on the device list Refer to the following table for the description of buttons on the live view window Icon Description Icon Description Select the window division mode Open Close audio Start Stop al...

Page 13: ... to record in different time sections check the Customize checkbox Set the Start Time and End Time Up to 8 segments can be configured and each segment cannot be overlapped 2 Select a Record Type The record type can be Continuous Motion Alarm Motion Alarm Motion Alarm and VCA 3 Check the checkbox of Select All and click Copy to copy settings of this day to the whole week You can also check any of t...

Page 14: ...ayback Status Displays the playback status including channel number and playback speed 6 Calendar You can select the date to play Start Playback Steps 1 Click Playback on the menu bar to enter playback interface 2 Click the camera from the device list for playback 3 Select the date from the calendar and click Search 4 Click the Play button to play the video file searched on the current date 5 Use ...

Page 15: ...ion and information of device Before you start The Log function can be realized only when the device is connected with HDD or network disk Steps 1 Click Log on the menu bar to enter the Log interface 2 Set the log search conditions to refine your search including the Major Type Minor Type Start Time and End Time 3 Click the Search button to start searching log files 4 The matched log files will be...

Page 16: ... vary according to different models Startup and Shutdown Proper startup and shutdown procedures are crucial to expanding the life of the NVR To start your NVR Steps 1 Check the power supply is plugged into an electrical outlet It is HIGHLY recommended that an Uninterruptible Power Supply UPS be used in conjunction with the device 2 Turn on the power switch on the rear panel The Power LED should tu...

Page 17: ...reen for each channel showing the status of the record and alarm in the channel so that you can find problems as soon as possible Alarm video loss tampering motion detection or sensor alarm Record manual record continuous record motion detection or alarm triggered record Alarm Record Event Exception event and exception information appears at the lower left corner of the screen Adding IP Cameras Yo...

Page 18: ...n yellow Explanation of the icons Icon Explanation Icon Explanation Edit basic parameters of the camera Add the detected IP camera The camera is connected The camera is disconnected you can click the icon to get the exception information of camera Delete the IP camera Advanced settings of the camera 4 To add other IP cameras 1 Click the Custom Adding button to pop up the Add IP Camera Custom inter...

Page 19: ...d are canceled Instant Recording On the live view window of each channel there is a quick setting toolbar which shows on the bottom of the window when you click on it Click the icon to enable the record and the icon turns to And click icon to disable the record then the icon turns to All day Recording Steps 1 On the live view window right lick the window and move the cursor to the Start Recording ...

Page 20: ...select Playback from the menu Front Panel if available press PLAY button to play back record files of the channel under single screen live view Under multi screen live view record files of the selected channel will be played back Pressing numerical buttons will switch playback to related channels during playback process 2 Playback management The toolbar in the bottom part of Playback interface can...

Page 21: ...ecorded files can be backed up to various devices such as USB flash drives USB HDDs or a DVD writer Steps 1 Enter Video Export interface Choose the channel s you want to back up and click on the Quick Export button 2 Enter Export interface choose backup device and click Export button to start exporting 3 Check backup result Choose the recording file in Export interface and click button to check it...

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