WATCHER TOTAL PROTECTION
XL Series
User Manual
Version 6.0
12/26/2012
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Page 2: ...ntents Main display 4 Camera Setup 7 Group Setup and Recording Schedule 9 Setting up IP Cameras 11 Setting up Recording for the IP Cameras 14 Video Playback and Features 15 Burning Video 19 Setup Disp...
Page 3: ...to be a reference tool to assist with the installation and operation of your DVR system Here you can find information about all of the DVR features and functions Before installation and operation ple...
Page 4: ...Do not place any objects on top of the DVR case Repair Work Service Qualified Service Engineers are needed to perform all examination and repair work We are not liable for any problems caused by unau...
Page 5: ...30 seconds and start a recording Image Capture Will capture a single still image of a camera Manual Record Press it to start recording and press it again to stop the recording System Information displ...
Page 6: ...Continued E Map Not Commonly Used Lock Locks the system This will make the system view only Minimize Button Minimize the program Close button Closes out the program Menu Brings up the system menu Netw...
Page 7: ...er the time shown Start Alarm Popup Plays the videos that triggered an alarm Disk Record Status View the disk record status of your PC Record Time Calculation shows the amount of recording time OSD Ad...
Page 8: ...Should always be set to NTSC for America and surrounding areas Everywhere else including Canada should be setup to PAL Camera Can enable or disable the camera SubStream Frame fps Sets the sub stream r...
Page 9: ...o 128x128 pixels file sized bmp format Record Days Select the exact amount of days to save recorded video for each camera Note If the hard drive space runs out it will delete the oldest video regardle...
Page 10: ...ream Enables or Disables sub stream recording This is used to lower the video quality to allow for playback on either lower end computer systems or mobile devices Select Camera Select the cameras for...
Page 11: ...ee the section Motion Setup and Testing Click the motion detect icon then select your schedule time by dragging and dropping for the times would like that group of cameras to record motion For example...
Page 12: ...If the version number is lower than 5 71 please contact Watcher Products upgrade to the newest Hybrid NDVR Software i This version of the DVR software has a built in IP camera finder As long as the I...
Page 13: ...at doesn t find the camera try the DG or NV Series IPC Search functions 4 Any connected IP Cameras should appear in the list You will need to assign an individual IP address to each camera and assign...
Page 14: ...ss by clicking the Network tab on the main screen of the DVR Software The Server Name field indicates the camera name in the software This can be set to any name you would like to name the camera Ex I...
Page 15: ...a Alarm Type Motion Detect b Level Set to the highest sensitivity if the camera is covering a large area c Handling Current Alarm Checked d Upload to Center Checked 3 Click Save and Exit Verify the c...
Page 16: ...ion XL Series User Manual Video Playback and Features 1 Open DVR Software 2 Click the Playback button at the bottom of the screen 3 Select the date from the right side calendar a The dates in blue ind...
Page 17: ...ntinued 4 The window outlined in red indicates where the video will be shown when it starts playing a Select another window by clicking it You can playback video in up to 16 windows at once 5 You can...
Page 18: ...screen The time is shown in 24 hour format Simply move the mouse along the timeline next to the camera you wish to view next double click to begin playing the video 7 The arrows to the right of the ti...
Page 19: ...ayback between two or more camera windows If you are trying to watch multiple cameras simultaneously select the camera window that is at the correct time then click the Synchro button This will cause...
Page 20: ...19 Watcher Total Protection XL Series User Manual Burning Video 1 Open NDVR client software 2 Click on Playback button 3 Click back up and select Backup record by time...
Page 21: ...tter of the drive here 5 Select the Begin time and date of the recording 6 Select the End time and date of the recording 7 Check the boxes next to the cameras to add to the recording 8 Click the check...
Page 22: ...Manual Burning Video Continued 13 Click Add File 14 Choose C Drive highlight _backup_ Click Open 15 Insert CD or DVD into disk drive 16 Close out the box that pops up 17 Click burn CD Disk Drive will...
Page 23: ...o windows appear on the front screen when system loads and shows the different cameras Window 1 Camera 1 Window 2 Camera 10 Window 3 Camera 13 Window 4 Camera 7 Window 5 Camera 3 Window 6 Camera 12 Wi...
Page 24: ...otal Protection XL Series User Manual Setup Display Groups Continued 9 Click the monitor at the bottom and save 10 Click on Matrix and Display right side of NDVR main page and select Display group you...
Page 25: ...ou can test each camera to see what causes the motion to be detected 1 Open the DVR Program 2 Click on the Motion Button By Default the entire screen is setup as motion detection area This is indicate...
Page 26: ...he Motion Value bar is used to set the size of the object that will trigger the motion The smaller the percentage the smaller the object will need to be trigger the motion alarm Tip If there is nothin...
Page 27: ...Shipping Returns Any product being returned it is recommended that you send back in its original packaging If original packaging is unavailable please go to www watcherproducts com to see the requirem...
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