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DVR User Manual 

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Main Menu Setup Guide 

Click right mouse or press ESC button on the front panel and then the control bar will display 
at the bottom of the screen. Refer to Fig 4-1: 

 

 

Fig 4-1 Main Menu Toolbar 

 

Screen Mode: Click to select screen  mode like 1/4/6/8 channels. Click the 

  icon beside 

the screen display mode to select channels. Images can drag to any place to display in the live 
interface.   
PIP:  Click  this  button  to  select  a  channel  and  then  click  “None”  button  to  select  another 
channel. After that, you will see a picture in picture.   
Dwell: Dwell means to display live images from different cameras in a sequence. The images 
may be displayed as a single channel or in a grid fashion from different cameras. Dwell mode 
is enabled only when the chosen display mode is not able to display all the available cameras. 
Color: If this button is enabled, you can adjust the color of live pictures. 
E-Zoom: Single channel large screen electronic amplification. 
Audio: Enable sound. 
PTZ: Click the PTZ button to control rotation position, speed and auto scan of the PTZ. 
Snap: Click this button to snap the live pictures. These pictures will automatically be saved in 
the SATA disk. 
Record: Click this button to start/stop recording. 

Playback:  Click  this  button  to  playback  the  record  files.  Click  the 

  icon  beside  the 

playback  icon  to  select  playback  time.  For  example,  if  2  minutes  is  selected  and  then  click 
playback button, it will start to play from 2 minutes ago. 
 

User can click 

  button and drag it anywhere with the left mouse. 

 

Click Menu 

  button to pop up a window as Fig 4-2. You can also press MENU button 

on the front panel or operate with remote controller to display the main menu. Clicking Setup 
icon will pop-up the configuration menu: 
 

Summary of Contents for JN204X

Page 1: ...JN204X User Manual v1 00 00 For H 264 4 channel digital video recorder All rights reserved ...

Page 2: ...t normal recording condition The correct operation to shut off DVR is to stop recording firstly and then to select shut down button at the right of the menu bar to exit and finally to cut off the power This machine is indoor using equipment Do not expose the machine in rain or moist environment In case any solid or liquid get into the machine s case please cut off the power supply immediately and ...

Page 3: ...ON 9 3 1 Power On Off 9 3 1 1 Power On 9 3 1 2 Power Off 9 3 2 Login 9 3 3 Live Preview 10 3 4 Live Playback 10 4 MAIN MENU SETUP GUIDE 12 4 1 Basic Configuration 13 4 1 1 System 13 4 1 2 Time Date 14 4 1 3 DST 14 4 2 Live Configuration 15 4 2 1 Live 15 4 2 2 Main Monitor 16 4 2 3 Mask 16 4 3 Record Configuration 17 4 3 1 Enable 18 4 3 2 Record Bitrate 18 4 3 3 Time 19 4 3 4 Stamp 19 4 3 5 Recycle...

Page 4: ...k Allow List 36 5 SEARCH PLAYBACK BACKUP 37 5 1 Time Search 37 5 2 Event Search 38 5 3 File Management 38 5 4 Search by Image 39 5 5 Backup 39 6 MANAGE DVR 41 6 1 Check System Information 41 6 1 1 System Information 41 6 1 2 Event Information 41 6 1 3 Log Information 41 6 1 4 Network Information 41 6 1 5 Online Information 41 6 1 6 Record Information 41 6 2 Manual Alarm 41 6 3 Disk Management 41 6...

Page 5: ...layback 2 7 3 2 Remote Backup 5 7 4 Remote System Configuration 5 7 5 Tools 6 7 6 Remote Management 6 APPENDIX A FAQ 7 APPENDIX B CALCULATE RECORDING CAPACITY 11 APPENDIX C COMPATIBLE DEVICES 12 APPENDIX D 4 CH DVR SPECIFICATIONS 13 ...

Page 6: ...play the local record state and basic information Supports USB to make full control RECORD MEDIA Supports one SATA HDD to record for a longer time without any limitation BACKUP Supports USB 2 0 devices to backup Supports saving recorded files with AVI standard format to a remote computer through internet RECORD PLAYBACK Record modes Manual Schedule Motion detection and Sensor alarm recording Suppo...

Page 7: ... control and remote live view Supports 1 administrator and 63 users Supports event log recording and checking events unlimited NETWORK Supports IE browser to do remote view Supports setup client connection amount Supports dual stream Network stream is adjustable independently to fit the network bandwidth and environment Supports picture snap and color adjustment in remote live Supports remote time...

Page 8: ...HDD as Fig 2 2 Fig 2 1 Connect HDD Fig 2 2 Screw HDD Note For convenience installation please connect the power and data cables first and then wind the screws to fix the HDD 2 2 Front Panel Descriptions Notice The front panel descriptions are only for reference please make the object as the standard Type Name Description Power The power indicator turns blue when DVR is powered up HDD The light tur...

Page 9: ...o select items Multi screen Change screen display mode like1 4 8 channel Input button Enter button Confirm selection IR receiver IR For remote controller USB USB port To connect external USB devices like USB flash USB HDD for backup or update firmware or connect to USB mouse POWER POWER Switch off 2 3 Rear Panel Instructions Fig 2 3 Rear Panel for 4 ch Item Name Description 1 Audio out Audio outpu...

Page 10: ...t Connect to external alarm 4 ALARM IN Connect to external sensor 1 8 5 Video in Video input channels from 1 8 6 VGA port VGA output connect to monitor 7 HDMI port Connect to high definition display device 8 LAN Network port 9 USB port Connect USB mouse or connect external USB devices 10 DC12V POWER INPUT 11 RS485 Connect to speed dome or keyboard 12 Audio out Audio output connect to the sound box...

Page 11: ...l by channel Video would be displayed without OSD 2 4 Remote Controller It uses two AAA size batteries Step 1 Open the battery cover of the remote controller Step 2 Place batteries Please take care the polarity and Step 3 Replace the battery cover Fig 2 6 Remote Controller Button Function REC Record manually Search To enter search mode MEUN To enter menu Exit To exit the current interface ENTER To...

Page 12: ...g live Double click on any camera window to see the full screen Double click again to return to the previous screen Right click to reveal the control menu on the screen Right click again to hide the menu In Configuration Click to enter a particular option Right click to cancel the option or to return to the previous menu In order to input a value in a particular screen move cursor to the input box...

Page 13: ...mode In Backup Click to choose the options Right click to return to previous picture In PTZ Control Click left button to choose the buttons to control the PTZ Click right button to return to live Note Mouse is the default tool for all operations unless an exception as indicated ...

Page 14: ...t of time if there is live image display without menu options then please check if there is display on other device monitor or long press ESC key to wait for login dialog box to appear Long press ESC key can switch the output between BNC and VGA HDMI 3 1 2 Power Off User can power off the device by using remote controller keyboard and mouse By remote controller Step 1 Press Power button This will ...

Page 15: ...ng users please refer to section 4 7 User Management Configuration 3 3 Live Preview Fig 3 2 Live Preview Interface 3 4 Live Playback Click Play button to playback the record Refer to Fig 3 3 User can do complete operation by clicking the buttons on screen Symbol Meaning Green Manual record Yellow Motion detection record Red Sensor Alarm record Blue Schedule record ...

Page 16: ...DVR User Manual 11 Fig 3 3 Live Playback ...

Page 17: ...lay mode is not able to display all the available cameras Color If this button is enabled you can adjust the color of live pictures E Zoom Single channel large screen electronic amplification Audio Enable sound PTZ Click the PTZ button to control rotation position speed and auto scan of the PTZ Snap Click this button to snap the live pictures These pictures will automatically be saved in the SATA ...

Page 18: ...nitions for every parameters display as below Device Name The name of the device It may display on the client end or CMS that help user to recognize the device remotely Device ID This ID is used to map the DVR with IR remote controller and speed dome cameras Video Format Two modes PAL and NTSC User can select the video format according to that of camera Password Check If this option is enabled the...

Page 19: ...he device will auto logout and return to login interface Show Wizard If selected the GUI would launch the startup wizard on every boot allowing the user to do basic setup No Image When Logout If selected there will be no image showing when logging out 4 1 2 Time Date Step 1 Enter into Menu Setup Basic Date Time interface Refer to Fig 4 4 Fig 4 4 Basic Configuration Date Time Step 2 Set the date fo...

Page 20: ...and adjust colors To setup camera name Step 1 Enter into Menu Setup Live Refer to Fig 4 6 Fig 4 6 Live Configuration Live Step 2 A software keyboard will pop up by clicking camera name area Click the letters and or digital numbers on the keyboard to input the name you want to display in live image Step 3 Checkmark the camera name in the show name area All channels will show the camera name by chec...

Page 21: ...ra sequence in live display mode Operate the following steps to set main monitor Step 1 Enter into Menu Setup Live Main Monitor interface Refer to Fig 4 8 Fig 4 8 Live Configuration Main Monitor Step 2 Select display mode and channel Step 3 Select dwell time Click button to setup the previous channel groups of dwell picture Click button to set the latter channel groups of dwell picture Step 4 Clic...

Page 22: ...set mask area as shown below Step 4 Right click to exit the mask setting interface Step 5 Click Apply button to save the setting To delete mask area Step 1 Click Setting button in the mask interface Step 2 Select a certain masked area and double click to delete that masked area Step 3 Then click Apply button to save the setting Setup Mask Area 4 3 Record Configuration Record configuration includes...

Page 23: ...tep 3 Select All to setup the same settings for all channels 4 3 2 Record Bitrate Step 1 Enter into Menu Setup Record Record Bitrate Refer to Fig 4 12 Step 2 Setup rate resolution quality encode and max bit stream Step 3 Select All to set the same settings for all channels Step 4 Click Apply button to save the setting Fig 4 12 Record Configuration Record Bitrate Parameter Meaning Record To enable ...

Page 24: ...the set date is overdue the recorded files will be deleted automatically Step 3 Click Apply to save the setting Fig 4 13 Record Configuration Time 4 3 4 Stamp This provides an option to enable or disable the Camera Name and the Time stamp on the video The user can also choose a position for the stamp on the screen To setup stamp as follows Step 1 Enter into Menu Setup Record Stamp interface Refer ...

Page 25: ...This option is used to recycle the HDD space once it is full If enabled the system will automatically delete the old records and recycle the space if it is completely utilized The setting steps are as follows Step 1 Enter into Menu Setup Record Recycle Record interface Step 2 Checkmark recycle record to activate auto recycling If the option is disabled or not selected the DVR would stop recording ...

Page 26: ... Fig 4 15 Step 2 Select channel and click button to add a certain day schedule Click button to delete the selected schedule If you want to apply the schedule setting of a certain channel to other or all channels you need to select channel and click Copy button Fig 4 15 Schedule Configuration Schedule You can also set week schedule by double clicking in the grinding area This will take you to see a...

Page 27: ... sensor based recording The setting steps are as follows Step 1 Enter into Menu Setup Schedule Sensor interface Step 2 The setup steps for schedule for sensor based recording are similar to normal schedule setup see Chapter 4 4 1 Schedule for details Note The default schedule of sensor based recording is 24 7 If you want to activate ⅹ sensor based recording you must enable sensor alarm and setup s...

Page 28: ...riggered alarm type Two option NO and NC Step 4 Click Apply button to save the setting Step 5 Enter into Alarm Handling tab Refer to Fig 4 17 Select hold time and then click Setting button to pop up a dialog box as shown in Fig 4 18 Fig 4 17 Alarm Configuration Sensor Alarm Handling Step 6 Enter into alarm tab to select the options to handle alarm Fig 4 18 Alarm Handling Trigger ...

Page 29: ... of a sensor based alarm Single or multiple PTZ units could be programmed to perform this function on the same alarm Step 9 Enter into Schedule tab The setting steps for schedule for sensor based alarm are similar to normal schedule setup You can refer to 4 4 1 Schedule for details This step is very important for sensor alarm Even if you have enabled the sensor alarm for all channels and setup the...

Page 30: ...d drag to delete area Click icon to set the whole area as detection area Click icon to clear the set detection area Click icon to test the sensitivity as per the local conditions Once motion is sensed it displays a figure icon Click icon to save the setting Click icon to exit the current interface Fig 4 20 Motion Area Note Prior to setting motion detection field it is recommended that you click ic...

Page 31: ...down menu and select the event or the alarm Step 3 Check the required trigger options If the selected event is Disk Full then use the drop down box for Disk Shortage Alarm to choose a threshold value for remaining HDD space If the threshold value is reached the system will trigger the Disk Full Alarm Step 4 Click Apply to save the setting 4 5 5 Alarm Out Alarm out includes three sub menus alarm ou...

Page 32: ...based alarm or sensor based alarm you will not see the result of alarm out if no schedule is added here To set up buzzer Step 1 Enter into Menu Setup Alarm Out Buzzer Step 2 Checkmark Buzzer and set buzzer alarm hold time This would trigger the buzzer when the system is on an alarm 4 6 Network Configuration Network configuration includes five submenus network sub stream Email server and other sett...

Page 33: ...dress subnet mask and gateway IP and DNS server If you want to configure your own settings disable Obtain an IP address automatically item and input the IP address subnet mask gateway IP and DNS server If you connect internet through PPPoE disable Obtain an IP address automatically item and check PPPoE checkbox and then enter username and password Once the setup is completed your DVR will automati...

Page 34: ... the validity of the mailbox Fig 4 26 Network Configuration Email Attaching image If selected the system will attach images when sending emails 4 6 4 Server This function is mainly used for connecting ECMS NVMS The setting steps are as follows Step 1 In the server interface select Enable as shown in the Fig 4 27 Parameter Meaning FPS Frames per second Resolution Support CIF Quality The quality of ...

Page 35: ...ark DDNS select dvrdydns at the DDNS Sever pull down list box and input user name and password Step 2 Enter into configuration interface of the router to map the server port and IP address if the user enables UPnP function he can skip this step Click Save button to save the setting Step 3 Login IE browser and input registered domain name http www xxx dvrdydns com connect to DVR client DDNS server ...

Page 36: ...ddress and input this address Step 4 Click OK to save the setting Note When the default value of binding PC MAC Address is 0 the user is not bound with the specified computer If the bind option is used the user would be able to log into the DVR only through the specific computer carrying the MAC address Step 5 Select Authority tab and then assign the operation rights for particular user Refer to F...

Page 37: ...n To change user password Step 1 Enter into Menu Setup Users interface Step 2 Select the added user you want to change its password and then click Change Password button 4 8 P T Z Configuration P T Z configuration includes two submenus serial port and advanced Serial port settings are as follows Step 1 Enter into Menu Setup P T Z Serial Port interface Refer to Fig 4 32 Step 2 Select Enable and set...

Page 38: ...et Setting button to see a dialog box as Fig 4 34 Parameter Meaning Address The address of the PTZ device Baud rate Baud rate of the PTZ device Range form 110 300 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 34800 57600 115200 230400 460800 921600 Protocol Communication protocol of the PTZ device Range from NULL PELCOP PELCOD LILIN MINKING NEON STAR VIDO DSCP VISCA SAMSUNG RM110 HY N control Simulative Cruise If...

Page 39: ...l number of the preset point Click button to enable the PTZ wiper and click button to enable the PTZ light Note PTZ must support wiper and light button and these two buttons are just available when selecting PELCOP or PELCOD Step 5 Click Save button to save the setting Click icon to hide the tool bar Right click to view this bar again Click icon to exit the current interface Step 6 Return to the A...

Page 40: ...of preset point Click Preview button to preview the cruise line Click OK button to save the setting To set up track Step1 In the Advanced interface click track Setting button to see a dialog box as Fig 4 38 Step 2 Control the dome by rotating up up left down right down left left down right and up right and adjust the rotate speed and the value of zoom focus and iris of the dome Step 3 Click Start ...

Page 41: ... 3 Block Allow List Fig 4 39 Block Allow List Here authorized user can prohibit computer users within a certain IP address range from accessing to DVR or allow computer users within a certain IP address range to access DVR E g if an admin user doesn t want computer users within IP address range from 192 168 000 002 to 192 168 000 004 to access the DVR he can check Block list option and then input ...

Page 42: ...h highlighted borderline indicates presence of data Step 3 Set the start time by clicking a particular grid or by entering the specific value in the start time field Step 4 Select the channel display mode and click Play button to play record Use the playback toolbar to control the playback To set backup during a certain period in the playback interface Select the start time by dragging the slider ...

Page 43: ... presence of data Step 3 Checkmark Motion Sensor or All accordingly Step 4 Click Search button to display the searched event information in the event list box Step 5 Double check a certain record file to playback 5 3 File Management Step 1 Enter into Menu Search File Management interface Refer to Fig 5 3 Fig 5 3 Search Configuration File Management Step 2 Select date and channels The date with hig...

Page 44: ...ab Step 2 Select data and channels on the right hand side Step 3 Press Search button to search for a recorded image Step 4 Once an alarm image has been identified the user can double click the image to play recording Fig 5 4 Search Configuration Image Lock Select the image and click Lock button to lock this image Save Click Save button to copy the image on the HDD Save All Click Save All button to...

Page 45: ... In the backup information interface you can check the relevant information of backup files storage type save file type etc Then click Start button to start backup Note If the backup files are saved in DVR format please check backup player Only this player can play these files in DVR format If the backup files are saved in AVI format you can play these files with common media player ...

Page 46: ... which includes Operation Setup Playback Backup Search Check Information and Error This report can further be saved on a USB flash drive as an html file using the export button 6 1 4 Network Information In this interface you can check relevant parameters of network 6 1 5 Online Information In this interface you can check the details of the connected online users Refresh Refresh the current interfa...

Page 47: ... so as to protect its data 6 4 Upgrade At present it only supports USB update Get the software from your vendor when there is a new software version The upgrade steps are as follows Step 1 Copy the upgrade software which gets from vendor into the USB storage device Step 2 Connect the USB flash drive to the USB port Step 3 Enter Menu Upgrade tab You will see the upgrade software name displaying in ...

Page 48: ...sed on the DVR The default username and password is admin and 123456 7 1 2 On WAN There are two ways for the DVR to connect to internet 1 Connect the DVR to internet through router or virtual server Step 1 Enter into the DVR s Main Menu Setup Network interface to input IP address Subnet Mask etc If using DHCP please enable DHCP in both the DVR and router Step 2 Forward IP address and port number i...

Page 49: ...he browser will download Active X control Step 3 The following setting steps are as the same as Step 4 and Step 5 in Point 1 7 2 The Remote Live Preview Fig 7 1 Remote Live Preview Interface Symbol and function definitions 1 Channel indicator 2 Screen display mode 3 Volume 4 Start recording 5 Snapping picture 6 Bidirectional talk 7 Start IE record 8 Playback 9 PTZ control 10 Color 11 Master sub st...

Page 50: ...of channel Drag the scroll bar to adjust the contrast of channel Drag the scroll bar to adjust the saturation of channel Drag the scroll bar to adjust the hue of channel Click this button to recover the default value of brightness contrast saturation and hue Save the adjustment PTZ control Please connect speed dome to the device via RS485 firstly make sure the protocol of the speed dome is support...

Page 51: ... locale picture of this camera Click button near Zoom button to zoom out the locale picture of this camera Focus button Click button near Focus button to have long focus Click button near Focus button to have short focus Go to the Preset Select and do auto cruise Track Auto scan Wiper button Light button Click the right mouse on the live interface This will take you to a pull down menu Fig 7 2 Rig...

Page 52: ...ote Playback Click button to go into record playback interface Refer to Fig 7 3 Select the record date and channels and double click the file name in the record file list box Then you can play that file and preview the picture Fig 7 3 Play Record File Interface This DVR supports remote time search event search and file management By Time Search Step 1 Enter into Search Time Search Refer to Fig 7 4...

Page 53: ...hannel mode etc Refer to Fig 7 5 Fig 7 5 Time Search Playback By Event Search Step 1 Enter into Search Event Search interface Refer to Fig 7 6 Step 2 Click the highlight date and select record channels Step 3 Checkmark the event type motion and sensor Step 4 Click Search button Step 5 Double click certain item to play ...

Page 54: ... date and channels Step 3 Click Search button to search the recorded files Lock Select certain file item in the file list box and then click Lock button to lock this file that ca not be deleted or overlaid Unlock Select a locked file and then click Unlock button to unlock this file Delete Select an unlock file and then click Delete button to delete this file from file list ...

Page 55: ...m Configuration You can do remote setup of the device which includes functions like basic configuration live configuration record configuration schedule configuration alarm configuration network configuration PTZ configuration and user configuration You should select an option from the menu list on the left and then setup the relative parameters Only one user can do configuration setup at a given ...

Page 56: ...e s 7 6 Remote Management The Info interface provides a web based interface to access the general information pertaining to the DVR s settings The interface includes five submenus System Event Log Network and Online users Note There may be subtle differences with respect to functions of remote surveillance between through IE and through Apple PC Here we only take IE remote access for example ...

Page 57: ... Q4 Why are no images displayed on few or all channels of the DVR a It could be a wiring issue Please check the cable and the ports of the cameras and DVR b The problem can also be related to cameras Please check the same c Please make sure that the channels are not programmed as hidden channels and check the status from admin login Q5 The HDD cannot be found a The power from the adapter may be no...

Page 58: ...vel Refer to Fig 8 1 Step 3 Enable all the sub options under ActiveX controls and plug ins Refer to Fig 8 2 Then click Ok to finish setup b Other plug ins or anti virus blocks ActiveX Please uninstall or do the required settings Fig 8 1 Fig 8 2 Q9 DVR displays please wait all the time a HDD power cable and data cable may not be well connected Please check the connections for HDD b It is also possi...

Page 59: ...he migrated disk being installed would have to be formatted In general migrating disks from one DVR to another is not recommended Q12 What is the minimum configuration required for remote monitoring PC Module Parameters CPU Intel Celeron 2 4G Motherboard Intel 845 HDD 80G RAM 512M VGA NVIDIA GeForce MX440 FX5200 ATIRADEON 7500 X300 OS Windows 2000 SP4 above Windows XP SP2 above VISTA DirectX 9 0 Q...

Page 60: ...ick to open your USB disk to find your backup files and backup player Double click icon to install backup player After you install it open this player and click Open Path button to open your backup file Next click play button to play the backup file Double click the image and then right click to enable audio If you save your backup files in AVI format you can directly open your file by using the m...

Page 61: ... 450 D1 30 NTSC 25 PAL Low 768 338 The calculation format is Total Recording capacity Used space per hour MB h coverage rate of hard disk recording time hour channel numbers For instance one customer uses NTSC cameras set resolution to D1 video quality to Low frame rate to 30 fps for enabling total 4 channels Below is the calculation to record continuously for a month Total Recoding capacity 338 m...

Page 62: ...2MB 1G 2GB Netac 4GB Kingston 2GB Aigo 2GB Smatter vider 1GB SanDisk 4GB 2 Compatible HDD list Brand Capacity Seagate Barracuda 80G 160G 250G 320G 1 5T 2TB Seagate SV35 3 1T Seagate Pipeline HD 2 500G Maxtor Diamondmax 160G HITACHI Deskstar 80G 160G WD WD1600JS 160G Samsung HD161HJ 160G ...

Page 63: ...ame Rate 100FPS PAL 120FPS NTSC Record Frame Rate 100FPS PAL 120FPS NTSC Audio Input RCA X4 Audio output RCA X1 Alarm Input NO or NC 4CH Alarm output 1CH Record Mode Manual Sensor Timer Motion detection Simplex Duplex Triplex Pentaplex Network Interface RJ45 LAN INTERNET PTZ control YES Communication interface RS485 USB2 0 x 2 one for backup another for USB mouse Disk info SATA x 1 Remote controll...

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