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USER MANUAL 

Chapter 8

 

Viewing Backed Up Video on 

PC/Mac 

This section will help you to play the backup files with the powerful video player which is attached 

in the CD.   

For Mac users, please install the app “VideoPlayer_x.x.xx_xxxx_xx_x.dmg”, for example: 

VideoPlayer_1.0.15_2017_01_6.dmg. 

For PC users, please install the software “VideoPlayer_x.x.xx_xxxx_xx_xx.exe”, for example: 

VideoPlayer_1.0.15_2017_01_06.exe. 

 

Minimum System Requirements

 

 

Intel Pentium 4 or above 

 

Microsoft Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8 / 10 

 

256MB RAM 

 

16MB video memory 

 

1.

 

Install the Video Player software in the CD and run. 

 

2.

  Copy the backup files to your computer. 

3.

  Click 

Open File

 button or click 

+

 button on the Play List to load single or multiple video files. It 

supports to add & play “.rf”, “.avi”, “.mp4”, “.264” and “.265” files. Click 

 button to load a 

folder with backed-up videos.   

 

 

 

 

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Summary of Contents for VT-1104WL

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Page 2: ...1 1 Start Wizard 7 4 1 2 Network Configuration 7 4 1 3 Date Time 9 4 1 4 IP Camera 10 4 1 5 Disk 12 4 1 6 Resolution 12 4 1 7 Mobile 13 4 1 8 Summary 13 4 2 Live View Screen Overview 14 4 2 1 Camera Q...

Page 3: ...3 2 Capture Schedule 47 5 3 Alarm 48 5 3 1 Motion 48 5 3 2 I O 48 5 3 3 PIR 49 5 3 4 PTZ Linkage 49 5 3 5 Exception 50 5 4 Network 51 5 4 1 General 51 5 4 4 1 PPPoE 52 5 4 1 2 3G 53 5 4 1 3 Port Conf...

Page 4: ...deo Clip Backup 79 6 1 2 Event Search Playback Backup 81 6 1 2 1 Event Playback Control 82 6 1 3 Sub periods Playback 83 6 1 4 Smart Search Playback 84 6 1 4 1 Smart Search Area 85 6 1 5 Picture Searc...

Page 5: ...he authorized dealer or service center 7 Do not try to remove the upper cover Warning Do not remove the cap of DVR so as to avoid electric shock 8 Handle with care If DVR does not work normally becaus...

Page 6: ...onnect to your digital TV or monitor with HDMI input LAN Connect to your home network e SATA Optional Connect to e SATA HDD for recording backup RS 485 Connect to PTZ devices Sensor Alarm Optional Con...

Page 7: ...ss to enter the selected menu item and edit the setting 9 Left Right key Decrease increase parameter value of control bar 10 Down arrow key Volume decrease 11 Press to rewind during video playback 12...

Page 8: ...sk drive while the device power is turned ON HDD Installation 1 Cut power firstly and then remove screws on both sides rear panel and open DVR upper cover 2 Connect the data and power cables to the HD...

Page 9: ...purchased 2 3 Power Supply Connection Caution Use only the supplied power adapter that came with the DVR Connect one end of the power adapter to the power connector on the back of the DVR Plug the oth...

Page 10: ...nu mode 2 Right Button o Click once to open the Taskbar on the Live Viewing screen View Taskbar on 4 2 2 Taskbar o In menus click to go back close menus 3 Scroll Wheel o In menus scroll to move up dow...

Page 11: ...entheses Default ID is 000000 View more about Device ID on 5 6 1 General New Admin name To set your own administrator name New Admin Password To set your own password The password must be a combinatio...

Page 12: ...p 4 1 2 Network Configuration If you connect to a router allows to use DHCP please check the DHCP box The router will assign automatically all the network parameters for your DVR Unless the network is...

Page 13: ...will use to send information through e g using the mobile app If the default port 9000 is already taken by other applications please change it RTSP Port This is the port that the DVR will be allowed t...

Page 14: ...date Time Click to set the system time Date Format Choose from the dropdown menu to set preferred date format Time Format Choose time format between 24Hour and 12Hour Time Zone Set the correct time z...

Page 15: ...o offset for DST Time Mode Choose to set the daylight saving time in weeks or in days Start Time End Time Set the start time and end time for daylight saving 4 1 4 IP Camera This menu allows you to ad...

Page 16: ...dual IP camera to a single channel Click Search button to search IP cameras and then click one of the IP camera in the device list IP Address Domain IP address or domain name of the IP camera Alias Na...

Page 17: ...n the HDD when the HDD is full For example if you choose the option 7 days then only the last 7 days recordings are kept on the HDD To prevent overwriting any old recordings select Disable If you have...

Page 18: ...obile app to view the DVR remotely 4 1 8 Summary You can check the system summary information you had set in the start wizard and finish the wizard Tick Don t show this window next time if you don t w...

Page 19: ...his indicates that the camera connected is an IP camera Status Icons This indicates that the DVR is currently recording This icon appears when the camera has detected motion The icon indicates that th...

Page 20: ...ocess the icon will be in red color Click one more time to stop manual record Click to save a snapshot of the current camera image Manual Capture must be enabled to use this feature For details on ena...

Page 21: ...isconnected 4 2 3 Start Menu With the start menu you can switch user search playback enter system setup menu lock unlock the screen shut down reboot logout the system 4 2 3 1 Unlock and Lock Screen To...

Page 22: ...u and the check the further action you want to move Click OK button system will require to input the Admin password to authenticate If you choose Logout the system the live viewing screen will be disa...

Page 23: ...igure the DVR for Channel Record Alarm Network Device System from Start Menu Setup 5 1 Channel In this section you are allowed to configure the camera live view display manage IP cameras adjust IP cam...

Page 24: ...ble an analog channel uncheck the box and click Apply to save To disable an analog channel can increase an IP channel input To do so you need to enable the XVR mode in advance at System General Mode v...

Page 25: ...the camera name on the screen Port Port of the IP camera Protocol Choose the protocol of the IP camera from the dropdown menu User Name User Name of the IP camera Password Password of the IP camera Bi...

Page 26: ...ion Custom Protocol The system support max 10 custom protocol options Protocol Name To give a name to your custom protocol Enable Substrearm Check the box if you want to enable sub stream Type Only RT...

Page 27: ...lue for the image color Adjust the Saturation value for the image color Refresh Rate of the camera for IP camera only To show the camera name in live view screen To show the system time in live view s...

Page 28: ...of the camera Select the desired built in IR cut filter mode to ensure the camera works properly both in the day and night Set the delay time of IR CUT switching Check to enable lens flip and angle f...

Page 29: ...nt in individual packages The DataBit indicates the number of bits sent while the EndBit indicates the end of the package and the beginning of the next information package The available parameters for...

Page 30: ...Click up down left right arrow to move cursor in UTC OSD menu C Click to switch to auto pan mode 6 ZOOM Zoom Click to zoom in out FOCUS Focus Click to adjust the focus IRIS Iris Click to adjust the ir...

Page 31: ...k icon into the setup page Switch Enable or disable motion detection Sensitivity Set the sensitivity level Level 1 the lowest sensitivity level while level 8 is the highest sensitivity level Motion De...

Page 32: ...you want to record when the motion detection is triggered Post Recording You can set how long after an event occurs that the DVR will continue to record The recommended recording length is 30 seconds...

Page 33: ...nsitivity level Setup Click icon into the setup page PIR Detection Area Click Select All to set the whole screen of the camera as PIR detection area Click Delete All to clear the area You can also set...

Page 34: ...ggered Post Recording You can set how long after an event occurs that the DVR will continue to record The recommended recording length is 30 seconds but it can be set higher up to 5 minutes Show Messa...

Page 35: ...it to any size to create a privacy zone Note The area of privacy zones you had set will be invisible in both live view recording video 5 1 8 Intelligent The optional intelligent functions including P...

Page 36: ...ludes Indoor and Outdoor Please choose the scene to match with the place your camera installed Post Recording You can set how long after an event occurs that the DVR will continue to record Latch Time...

Page 37: ...r settings 6 If you want to modify the position or sharp of region click the red box in the region the borders of the region will be changed to red color Long press the left button of your mouse to mo...

Page 38: ...Scene setting includes Indoor and Outdoor Please choose the scene to match with the place your camera installed Post Recording You can set how long after an event occurs that the DVR will continue to...

Page 39: ...o save your settings 6 If you want to modify the position or length of the line click the red box in the line the color of the line will be changed to red color Long press the left button of your mous...

Page 40: ...ne Scene setting includes Indoor and Outdoor Please choose the scene to match with the place your camera installed Post Recording You can set how long after an event occurs that the DVR will continue...

Page 41: ...ncave polygon will be not able to save 5 Click Save to save your settings 6 If you want to adjust the size of the region click the red box in the region the borders of the region will be changed to re...

Page 42: ...and Outdoor Please choose the scene to match with the place your camera installed Post Recording You can set how long after an event occurs that the DVR will continue to record Latch Time To configure...

Page 43: ...lick Save to save your settings 6 If you want to adjust the size of the region click the red box in the region the borders of the region will be changed to red color Long press the left button of your...

Page 44: ...r and Outdoor Please choose the scene to match with the place your camera installed Post Recording You can set how long after an event occurs that the DVR will continue to record Latch Time To configu...

Page 45: ...st the size of the region click the red box in the region the borders of the region will be changed to red color Long press the left button of your mouse to move the whole region or drag the corners t...

Page 46: ...ne Show Message A letter S will be displayed on the screen when the intelligent detection is triggered Send Email If an alarm is triggered an Email will be sent to your preset email account Full Scree...

Page 47: ...move button Click Remove All will delete all lines Notice 1 The lines shall not be too close to the edges of the camera picture to avoid any failure to trigger an alarm when the target cross through i...

Page 48: ...to config the schedule The schedule will be active in 24 hours x 7 days To set the schedule choose one channel then drag the cursor to mark the slots The sky blue blocks in the time slots will be acti...

Page 49: ...u choose H 265 live view screen of the IP channel will display Decoding Failed Bitrate Control Select the bitrate level For a simple scene such as a gray wall is suitable constant bitrate CBR For more...

Page 50: ...le the recording in this channel Stream Mode Choose the recording quality If you choose Dualstream the system will record in both Mainstream Substream PreRecord If this option is enabled the DVR start...

Page 51: ...edule for other channels use Copy function Click Apply to save your settings Channel Select the channel to set its recording parameters Normal When the time slot is marked green this indicates the cha...

Page 52: ...am Type Select the image resolution by mainstream or substream Normal Interval Time interval to capture an image in normal recording Alarm Interval Time interval to capture an image when motion IO ala...

Page 53: ...annel 5 3 Alarm In these section you can configure the alarm parameters 5 3 1 Motion Operation is same as 5 1 5 Motion 5 3 2 I O This is an optional function it will appear if your DVR supports sensor...

Page 54: ...d To enable FTP please view 5 4 4 FTP 5 3 3 PIR Operation is same as 5 1 6 PIR 5 3 4 PTZ Linkage If you had connected the PTZ cameras you can set the linkage between PTZ cameras and Motion Alarm and o...

Page 55: ...he buzzer duration when the event occurs Off 10s 20s 40s 60s To disable buzzer select OFF Latch Time This is an optional function Determine how long the external alarm device to sound 10s 20s 40s 60s...

Page 56: ...t probably your network type is DHCP unless the network is manually addressed If you need an authentication user name and password to the Internet then choose PPPoE If you want to use mobile network c...

Page 57: ...a neighborhood The subnet address also consists of four groups of numbers separated by periods For example 255 255 000 000 Gateway This address allows the DVR to access the Internet The format of the...

Page 58: ...ser name password according to the instruction of your 3G dongle device Prior using the mobile network you need to connect a 3G dongle to the DVR 5 4 1 3 Port Configuration Web Port This is the port t...

Page 59: ...allows you to configure DDNS settings The DDNS provides a static address to simplify remote connection to your DVR To use the DDNS you first need to open an account on the DDNS service provider s web...

Page 60: ...ail when an alarm is triggered HDD becomes full HDD is in error state or Video Loss occurs 5 4 3 1 Email Configuration Email Check to enable Encryption Enable if your email server requires the SSL or...

Page 61: ...all settings are correct click Test Email The system sends an automated email message to your inbox If you received the test email it means the configuration parameters are correct 5 4 3 2 Email Sched...

Page 62: ...ice over FTP FTP Enable Click to enable FTP function Server IP Enter your FTP server IP address or domain name Port Enter the FTP port for file exchanges Name Password Enter your FTP server user name...

Page 63: ...HDD is full For example if you choose the option 7 days then only the last 7 days recordings are kept on the HDD To prevent overwriting any old recordings select OFF If you have disabled this functio...

Page 64: ...e recording read write hard drive When a redundant HDD is set the system can be set to record cameras in parallel to both the recording hard drive and the redundant hard drive in case of hard drive fa...

Page 65: ...hree types available to evaluate and detect potential drive errors Whole Evaluation not passed continue to use the disk If for some reason the hard drive has developed a fault such as one or more bad...

Page 66: ...ropbox which is a free service that allows you to easily store and share snapshots and always have them on hand when you need them Before activating the cloud function we recommend that you create a D...

Page 67: ...eral system information such as date time and region edit passwords and permissions and more 5 6 1 General Device Name Enter the desired name for your DVR The name can include both letters and numbers...

Page 68: ...rarily disabled Mode XVR or DVR XVR model will allow you to add IP Cameras to the DVR If you change the mode from XVR to DVR all added IP cameras will be deleted Show Wizard Click the checkbox if you...

Page 69: ...ving Time function allows you to select the amount of time that Daylight Saving has increased by in your particular time zone or region Enable DST If Daylight Saving applies to your time zone or regio...

Page 70: ...ight Saving starts and ends For example 2 a m on the first Sunday of a particular month Date Select the start date click the calendar icon end date and time when Daylight Saving starts and ends Start...

Page 71: ...of the display screen to match your monitor or TV Click Setup button to adjust Click once or long press the left button of your mouse on the arrow to adjust the size and position or you can scroll th...

Page 72: ...t up multiple user accounts with varying levels of access to the system 5 6 3 1 Changing Password To change the password for the administrator or user accounts click the User Edit icon The password ha...

Page 73: ...able from the drop down next to Password Enable 5 Click the field next to Password to enter the desired password 6 Click the field next to Confirm to reenter the password 7 Click Save You will be requ...

Page 74: ...icon under Permission tab 2 Check the boxes next to any system menus or capabilities you would like the user to access Click All to check all boxes Click Clear to check none of the boxes 3 Click Save...

Page 75: ...fault settings upgrade the system export import system parameters and manager system auto reboot 5 6 4 1 Log The system log shows you important system events such as motion alarms and system warnings...

Page 76: ...n Right click to return to your search results o Use the buttons in the bottom right corner of the menu to move between pages of system log events 6 Click Backup to create a backup of the system log f...

Page 77: ...e 5 6 4 4 Parameter Management You can export the main menu settings you have configured to a USB flash drive or import an exported setting file from USB flash drive to the DVR Save Settings Click to...

Page 78: ...mmended to leave this function enabled as it maintains the operational integrity of your DVR Auto Reboot Check to enable Time You can set the DVR to reboot by day week or month 5 6 5 IP Camera Maintai...

Page 79: ...k IPC Upgrade button to start upgrading You will be required to input the Admin password to authenticate Please do NOT power off the DVR and IP camera or remove the USB during the upgrading 5 6 5 2 Lo...

Page 80: ...vice model name IP address MAC address firmware version and more If your DVR supports P2P function you will find the P2P ID P2P QR code in the information page You can scan this QR cord with mobile ap...

Page 81: ...ach connected camera such as bitrate stream type recording resolution and frame rate FPS 5 6 6 4 Network State View network information Total Band Width It shows the DVR s total input band width for I...

Page 82: ...snapshots to a USB flash drive 6 1 Using Search Function Click Search button in the Start Menu to enter search section 1 Search Options the system provides various search playback methods General Even...

Page 83: ...to your USB flash drive If the video playback is in split screen view move the mouse cursor to the channel you want to capture and then click the icon to save the snapshot 6 Timeline Continuous record...

Page 84: ...0 to 24 00 5 Click button to start playback 6 Control the playback with buttons on Video Playback Controls 7 Use the timeframe options to view a smaller or larger time period 8 If you want to quickly...

Page 85: ...k to save the video clip 8 Select a file type for your backup files click Save button to save the video clips Please make sure your USB driver has enough space to save the video clips 9 The backup dri...

Page 86: ...to search or check Channel to choose all channels 4 Click icon to start search 5 Events fitting your search criteria are displayed in list form You can double click the left button of your mouse upon...

Page 87: ...x next Select to select all events in the page 10 The number of selected files total size information will be displayed at the right bottom of the screen 11 After selecting file you can click icon to...

Page 88: ...eens you want the videos to be played in 3 Check the recording types you want to search or check Search Type to choose all 4 Choose the channels you want to search Please note that this function only...

Page 89: ...annel will be searched automatically Please note that this function only supports to search play one channel at a time 4 Click the play button on the to start playing Control the playback with buttons...

Page 90: ...ull screen detection area Click this to delete all areas created Click this to search and play video based on the areas defined Click this to return to the playback interface To define one or more spe...

Page 91: ...to start search 5 Pictures fitting your search criteria are displayed in list form You can double click one of the pictures to get a larger view 6 Click icons in the bottom right corner of the menu t...

Page 92: ...B flash drive Or click button to go into picture preview control window 6 1 5 1 Picture Preview Control 1 Picture List you can select the pictures here 2 Click button to save your selected pictures to...

Page 93: ...t on DVR in the URL box 2 For the first time you run the web client system will require to install the web client plugin Click download to download the plugin and install to your computer Item Minimum...

Page 94: ...login page Input your user name and password to login the web client Note If you use Google Chrome please use Version V41 or below If you use V42 to V44 you need to enable NPAPI plugins Please enter...

Page 95: ...DVR in the URL box 2 Download the plug in SurveillanceClient dmg locate the downloaded file and double click it 3 Click on Continue Install Enter user name and password for Mac computer Click on Inst...

Page 96: ...Open the channel list for quick camera function Click button to display the Channel List Click button to hide the Channel List Turn the Live video stream on off The button is in blue color if the liv...

Page 97: ...ctions of the DVR setting menus Local Settings Set download locations for recordings and snapshots taken using Web Client and choose file type for video files 4 Information Hover over to see system de...

Page 98: ...are saved to your computer Snapshot Click to save snapshots of all current displayed channels to your computer Digital Zoom Click upon on a live image then click and drag over an area of the live ima...

Page 99: ...ubstream recordings please make sure you had set the DVR to record with Dualstream at 5 2 2 1 Record 5 Check the channels you would like to search for recordings from Check Synchronous playback to pla...

Page 100: ...Press Stop Download button to stop Playback Speed Click to choose the playing speed Play All Channels Click to play all channels you have chosen to searched Only available when the Synchronous playbac...

Page 101: ...ord Path Click to browse for and select the folder where you would like the manual video recordings to be saved on your computer Download Path Click to browse for and select the folder where you would...

Page 102: ...the software VideoPlayer_x x xx_xxxx_xx_xx exe for example VideoPlayer_1 0 15_2017_01_06 exe Minimum System Requirements Intel Pentium 4 or above Microsoft Windows XP Vista 7 8 10 256MB RAM 16MB vide...

Page 103: ...Controls Play Pause Stop Play frame by frame Click once to play a frame of the video Slow Play 1 2 1 4 and 1 8 1 16 speed Fast Forward x2 x4 x8 and x16 4 Volume control Multi screen play It allows to...

Page 104: ...creen to full screen 6 Advanced Setup Menu allows to choose the OSD language of the video player and configure the setting of video player Basic Settings Set on top mode Capture Settings Set the forma...

Page 105: ...access via mobile devices based on Android iOS operating system 1 Search RXCamView from Google Play Store for android devices or App Store or iOS devices and install 2 Run the app it will display the...

Page 106: ...USER MANUAL 4 Choose Manual and input the DVR information 5 After all settings completed touch Save to save the app will turn to Live view display if the device is well connected 101...

Page 107: ...ANUAL 6 Touch icon to open the Menu list where you can check configure the live view playback local recorded videos captured pictures push alarm notifications Device manager Local Setting Help documen...

Page 108: ...y and life of the DVR 5 Q The remote controller of DVR doesn t work while the monitor screen is OK and panel keys are functional Why A Operate again by aiming the remote controller at the IR receiver...

Page 109: ...ase change the setting to No Record To stop Startup recording please change record mode to scheduled recording or manual recording Then you may stop recording by the prescribed methods And another way...

Page 110: ...USER MANUAL 10 3 Accessories For reference only USB mouse CD Power Adapter Remote Controller Warranty Card 105...

Page 111: ...o guarantee is given as to the correctness of its contents We do not undertake any responsibility for the harms cause by using our product The model of the products in the user s manual only for recog...

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