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The Alien Pro Digital Video Recorder

Operations Manual

Models

ALIEN504 ALIEN508 ALIEN516

Version 9.00

Networkable and Mobile

Phone monitoring

Summary of Contents for Pro ALIEN504

Page 1: ...The Alien Pro Digital Video Recorder Operations Manual Models ALIEN504 ALIEN508 ALIEN516 Version 9 00 Networkable and Mobile Phone monitoring...

Page 2: ...nstructions 16 3 1 DVR Front Panel 16 3 2 IR Control 17 3 3 OSD Menu Description 19 3 3 1 Main Menu Items 19 3 3 2 Navigating Menus 20 3 3 3 Menu Operation 23 3 4 Character Input 24 Chapter 4 Basic Op...

Page 3: ...6 7 View Tampering Alarm 44 6 8 Video Loss Alarm 45 6 9 Motion Detection Alarm 46 6 10 Live View Setup 49 6 11 Recording Setup 49 6 12 Alarm I O Setup 52 6 13 Network Setup 55 6 13 1 Network Settings...

Page 4: ...B DVR Connector Definition 65 Appendix C Specifications 69 Appendix D Quick Search Manual Guide 70 Appendix E Days Recording per HDD for ALIEN504 71 Appendix F Days Recording per HDD for ALIEN508 72...

Page 5: ...g lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time 10 Always disconnect the power before moving the unit 11 To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock this apparatus should not be exposed to...

Page 6: ...IP transmission The firmware is burnt onto a flash memory which makes it more stable and reliable than software programs that run from a standard disk drive The Alien Pro series combine features of bo...

Page 7: ...ction Supports OSD and changeable OSD position Supports LOGO and changeable LOGO position Local functions Record Supports multiple record methods including real time manual record motion detection ext...

Page 8: ...n detection alarm external alarm etc Miscellaneous Supports IR Remote control Supports RS 485 keyboard Support multi level user management Network Supports TCP UDP RTP Multicast for network viewing Su...

Page 9: ...e DVR to control serial devices Note that RS232 is not supported Supports bi directional audio or one way audio broadcast Supports IE to view and configure the DVR Supports activity log 1 4 Typical Ap...

Page 10: ...permanently Installing SATA HDD 1 Before installation of the HDD switch the recorder off and unplug the power cable 2 Place the recorder on a flat table and make sure you take proper ESD precautions W...

Page 11: ...able with the mounting side facing upwards 6 Place the metal hard disk bracket on top of the hard disks and fasten each hard disk with 4 screws to the bracket 7 Reinstall the bracket and then connect...

Page 12: ...o DVR main menu Go to the Utilities menu and choose Hard disk to format the hard disks Check that all installed disks are detected by the DVR shown in the menu Choose Format and select All to format a...

Page 13: ...USB Interface USB Memory stick USD HDD USB CD DVD or USB mouse 4 VGA Interface VGA Display RS232 Connect RS232 devices See Appendix B 5 Network Interface Connect Network devices See Appendix B SW1 RS...

Page 14: ...for live audio and playback 4 Line In Line input for audio 5 VGA Interface VGA Display RS232 Connect RS232 devices See Appendix B 6 Network Interface Connect Network devices See Appendix B 7 USB Inter...

Page 15: ...ensor 1 8 Alarm input support normally open normally closed 0 Reserved Alarm output 1G 4G 4 relay output Alarm output connection Powering Up Note Complete all cable connections before powering on the...

Page 16: ...means reading writing to HDD Link Green means there is a network connection 4 Status Lamps Tx Rx Flickering Green means data is being transmitted Numeric Keys Input numbers lower case uppercase and sy...

Page 17: ...main spot video output control mode 2 ZOOM in PTZ control Control Keys Direction Keys Composed of up down left and right arrow 1 Menu mode Use direction keys to select press Enter or Edit key to edit...

Page 18: ...e IR controller won t control the DVR Turn off the DVR 1 When IR controller status is on press the POWER key for several seconds 2 The DVR will be powered off Troubleshooting the IR Remote 1 Always ai...

Page 19: ...19 3 3 OSD Menu Description 3 3 1 Main Menu Items...

Page 20: ...expander may be used to add additional USB connectivity to the DVR This could be helpful in exporting files to a USB device and when updating the firmware Do not place a mouse pad on the top cover of...

Page 21: ...ck on the numbers you want don t forget leading zeros Always remember to navigate to the Confirm button and press Enter to update your selections Otherwise the selections will not be updated A right c...

Page 22: ...d press Enter to select Enter or Edit will also change check box selections Select the Setup button next to time date You are now in a Sub Sub menu Select the Day window next to Date arrow keys then E...

Page 23: ...and password The default user name is admin and password is 12345 Main Menu Description Main menu One section of the menu screen will be highlighted to indicate the input cursor position The Active w...

Page 24: ...button to enter into sub menu Press Confirm to save parameters and return to the previous menu Press the Cancel key to cancel and return to previous menu Grayed out buttons indicate they can be operat...

Page 25: ...indicates correct operation of the DSP and the presence of a disk drive installed in one of the eight available drive locations An X indicates improper operation or an uninstalled drive Note If no dri...

Page 26: ...a 12 Press the EDIT key to manually sequence live views You can set auto preview mode in the menu refer to section 5 2 Press the PREV key to switch multi screen views Press the Enter key to pause resu...

Page 27: ...ions Direction control keys ZOOM control keys ZOOM ZOOM FOCUS control keys FOCUS FOCUS IRIS control keys IRIS IRIS Adjust preset keys REC SHOT Auto control key PLAY AUTO Wiper control key WIPER MENU L...

Page 28: ...all and stop all buttons 1 Channel Indicates available camera inputs 2 Status Indicates one of four settings means idle Green means the channel is recording or set to record including Continuous reco...

Page 29: ...ne only the main channel will playback 3 Rec Type Use or to select recorded files type The file type options have All All Time Motion Detect Alarm and Manual 4 Time Selection You can define the search...

Page 30: ...or keys to select a page In the file list box use the keys to move the scroll bar to the desired file and press ENTER to playback the file If a second channel is selected these two channels can playb...

Page 31: ...data to be saved for a long period of time The required information could range from a short video clip up to the entire database This section addresses ways to export video from the DVR Back up selec...

Page 32: ...bort the process Press Confirm again at the File Copied message Note The backup function is effective when two channels are played back synchronously In such case each channel can backup 30 segments s...

Page 33: ...ect password is entered three times the unit will return to the live view mode Note A message will display indicating Power Off in Process Do not press any additional keys while the shutdown is taking...

Page 34: ...ailable in the Spot mode If you can t perform a function ensure that you are in the Main monitor mode 5 2 Main and Spot Monitor Output Live View The Main output is typically used for control of all DV...

Page 35: ...e 16 camera mode 16 screen in the mode selection Move the Active Window to one of the segments and press the Enter or EDIT key to enter into the Edit mode Press numeric keys to input a camera for that...

Page 36: ...nu Motion detection alarm schedule in Image menu External alarm schedule in Alarms menu Alarm output schedule in Alarms menu RS232 mode in RS232 menu Change video output standard in Display menu Chang...

Page 37: ...he User Management interface use the keys to select a user then use to move the Active Window to the Del button and press ENTER 2 In the displayed confirmation box press Confirm to delete the selected...

Page 38: ...ns the right is assigned to that user 2 After assignment press the Confirm button to save the settings or Cancel to abort User rights description Local Rights Local rights are for local operation such...

Page 39: ...MAC address only the PC with this MAC address can access the DVR using that user name and password At PC end in the DOS prompt you can use the ipconfig command to see the PC MAC address 6 2 Device ID...

Page 40: ...o save or Cancel to abort 6 4 Date and Time Setup Setting the Date Time 1 Enter Display section 2 Click on Date Time Setup 3 Confirm settings 4 Select Confirm in Display mode 6 3 Video Standard and VG...

Page 41: ...he image consists of a 22x15 grid NTSC 22x18 PAL Use the keys to move the OSD position 5 Press the EDIT key to select OSD time date format Options include MM DD YYYY day in week hh mm ss default MM DD...

Page 42: ...able the check box beside camera name edit box The disable flag is If you enable the check box you can setup the camera name position You can copy the position to any other camera The setup steps are...

Page 43: ...tive area where it would be advantageous to mask a portion of the image to prevent viewing and recording A Privacy Mask can be applied to any camera This area will be blacked out on the viewed and rec...

Page 44: ...Tampering Alarm With this function enabled an alarm will be produced when the camera view is blocked 1 Enter the Camera Input Adjustment menu 2 Select a camera Use keys to select a camera 3 Reach the...

Page 45: ...m setup After selecting the setup parameters press Confirm to return Camera Input Adjustment menu In the Camera Input Adjustment menu press Confirm to save the setup and return to the main menu or Can...

Page 46: ...ed in a camera view Setting Up Motion Detection 1 Enter the Camera Input Adjustment menu 2 Select camera Use to select one camera 3 Select motion detection sensitivity There is a selection button to t...

Page 47: ...ane near the start position of the area you want to clear Press EDIT and the yellow pane will turn black Use the keys to enlarge or shrink the black area Press the EDIT key to clear this part motion a...

Page 48: ...Note Time periods must not overlap 4 Motion alarm handling setup You can select one or more response methods such as On Screen Warning Audible Warning Upload to Center Trigger Alarm Output and Send E...

Page 49: ...providing alarm outputs as selected Select Camera Use the keys to select a camera Stream Type There are two options one is Audio Video stream and the other is Video stream only If you want to record...

Page 50: ...enable motion detection recording or external alarm recording You can define a prerecord time The options are No Prerecord 5 Seconds default selection 10 Seconds 15 Seconds 20 Seconds 25 Seconds 30 Se...

Page 51: ...ble the All Day option means disable and means enable 4 Select the Record type The Rec Type options are All Time Motion Detect Alarm Motion Alarm and Motion Alarm For the All Day record mode only one...

Page 52: ...the parameters and return to the main menu Note 1 If the selected record type is Motion Detect or other related types you must setup Motion Detection in order to trigger motion recording refer to cha...

Page 53: ...ltiple alarms will sequence on the screen When the external alarm clears the display will return to the previous screen view 8 Save setup In Alarm in Handling sub menu press the Confirm button to retu...

Page 54: ...p If you select the Manual option the alarm output will not stop until you select the Clear Alarm button in Utilities menu So the actual alarm output time is made up of alarm input time and this delay...

Page 55: ...s if there is no DHCP service available If the DVR uses the PPPoE function the DVR can dialup the internet and this information will display in the menu Note that the PPPoE function is mainly used in...

Page 56: ...d as PPPoE not used in the UK Enter the DVR Network menu Enable PPPoE option 1 Input PPPoE username which is from ISP 2 Input PPPoE password which is from ISP 3 Input PPPoE password again to verify 4...

Page 57: ...those required by the PTZ protocol PTZ address Each PTZ has a different address PTZ type The DVR has the following PTZ protocols YouLi LinLin 1016 LinLin 820 Pelco p DM DynaColor HD600 JC 4116 Pelco d...

Page 58: ...nish adjusting press ENTER then press the Save button to save the preset information You can repeat this step to setup additional preset positions for this camera 2 After you finish the setup of all p...

Page 59: ...ave the modification Please make sure the PTZ you are using can support the sequence function 6 14 6 Cruise Pattern Setup Cruise often referred to as pattern remembers a pre selected series of camera...

Page 60: ...ilence the alarm tone Reboot Reboot the DVR Power Off Turn off DVR power View Log View the DVR activity log System Information List of DVR information versions etc 7 1 Default Parameters Restore facto...

Page 61: ...Exception and All For each major type there are associated minor types including Power On Shut Down Abnormal Shut Panel Login Panel Logout Panel Config Panel File Play Panel Time Play Local Start Reco...

Page 62: ...rmation and also select page number to view more information 5 Press Return to the Utilities menu By Time View the log during a selected time period 1 Select By Time for Query option to active Start T...

Page 63: ...ware Upgrade It should be noted that Firmware Upgrade is a non User configurable function Uploading incorrect or incompatibly firmware may result in permanent damage to your equipment and will invalid...

Page 64: ...64 Appendix A HDD Capacity Calculation...

Page 65: ...onnected to UTP Network Connection Materials and Tools Required CAT5 cable The length depends on the installation no to exceed Network guidelines 100m Two standard RJ45 connectors Crimping tool for RJ...

Page 66: ...following method to make a network cable when the DVR is connected directly to the client end PC End to end relationship of a cross over cable RS232 Connection Materials and Tools Required CAT5 cable...

Page 67: ...output The configuration of the cable changes depending on the DVR model The following four configurations are provided 1 The serial port of the DVR is connected with a DTE device with DB25 plug in t...

Page 68: ...r internal connection is defined as follows Connection for DB25 and DB9 4 The serial port of the DVR is connected with a DCE device like a MODEM one end of the cable is an 8 pin RJ45 plug The other en...

Page 69: ...nel BNC Linear Electrical Level 600 Audio Compression OggVorbis 16 Kbps Audio 1 channel BNC Linear Electrical Level 1K Comms Interface 1 RJ45 10M 100M Ethernet 1 RJ45 RS232 Port RS485 Port 1 Port T T...

Page 70: ...ate Frame rate Image quality etc 6 11 Playback Playback by time file slow fast pause frame 4 6 HDD Recording Backup Backup recorded files and video clips 4 7 Preview Mode Monitor VGA display Switching...

Page 71: ...20 5 30 8 41 2 CIF 25 3 2 6 5 10 3 13 2 16 4 20 5 30 8 41 2 DCIF 6 5 2 10 5 16 4 21 0 26 3 32 9 49 4 65 9 2CIF 6 6 5 13 2 20 5 26 3 32 9 41 2 61 7 82 4 CIF 12 6 5 13 2 20 5 26 3 32 9 41 2 61 7 82 4 CI...

Page 72: ...8 2 10 2 15 4 20 5 CIF 25 1 5 3 2 5 1 6 5 8 2 10 2 15 4 20 5 DCIF 6 2 5 5 2 8 2 10 5 13 2 16 4 24 6 32 9 2CIF 6 3 3 6 5 10 3 13 2 16 4 20 5 30 9 41 1 CIF 12 3 3 6 5 10 3 13 2 16 4 20 5 30 9 41 1 CIF...

Page 73: ...2 1 6 3 2 5 0 6 5 8 2 10 3 15 4 20 5 CIF 6 3 2 6 5 10 3 13 1 16 4 20 5 30 9 41 2 QCIF 25 3 2 6 5 10 3 13 1 16 4 20 5 30 9 41 2 QCIF 12 6 5 13 1 20 5 26 3 32 9 41 2 61 8 82 4 Note that the above settin...

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