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Quick Start Guide of Digital Video Recorder 

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JOG SHUTTLE 
Control 

Move the active selection in a menu. The inner ring will move the selection up and 
down; the outer ring will move it left and right.   
In Playback mode, the inner ring is used to jump 30s forward/backward in video 
files. The outer ring can be used to speed up/slow down the video.     
In Live View mode, it can be used to cycle through different channels. 
In PTZ control mode, in can control the movement of the PTZ camera. 

 

Front Panel4: 

 

Description of Front Panel 

No. 

Name 

Function Description 

POWER ON/OFF 

Power on/off switch. 

IR Receiver

 

Receiver for IR remote 

Status 

Indicators 

ALARM 

Turns red when a sensor alarm is detected. 

READY 

Ready  LED  is  normally  blue,  indicating  that  the  device  is 

functioning properly. 

STATUS 

Turns blue when device is controlled by an IR remote. 

Turns  red  when  controlled  by  a  keyboard  and  purple  when  IR 

remote and keyboard is used at the same time. 

HDD 

Flashes red when data is being read from or written to HDD. 

MODEM 

Reserved for future usage. 

TX/RX

 

Flashes blue when network connection is functioning properly. 

GUARD 

Guard LED turns blue when the device is in armed status; at this 

time, an alarm is enabled when an event is detected.   

The LED turns off when the device is unarmed. The arm/disarm 

status  can  be  changed  by  pressing  and  holding  on  the  ESC 

button for more than 3 seconds in live view mode. 

DVD-R/W   

Slot for DVD-R/W. 

Control 

Buttons 

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 

Summary of Contents for CW-AR505-8

Page 1: ...Digital Video Recorder Quick Start Guide ...

Page 2: ...ler Connection 19 Termination Switch Operation 20 HDD Storage Calculation Chart 21 Menu Operation 22 Menu Structure 22 Startup and Shutdown 22 Setting the Admin Password 23 Login and Logout 24 User Login 24 User Logout 24 Live View 25 Adding IP Cameras 25 PTZ Control 27 Record 28 Instant Recording 28 All day Recording 29 Playback 29 Backup 30 Access by Cloud P2P 31 Accessing by Web Browser 32 Logg...

Page 3: ...sclaimer REGARDING TO THE PRODUCT WITH INTERNET ACCESS THE USE OF PRODUCT SHALL BE WHOLLY AT YOUR OWN RISKS OUR COMPANY SHALL NOT TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITES FOR ABNORMAL OPERATION PRIVACY LEAKAGE OR OTHER DAMAGES RESULTING FROM CYBER ATTACK HACKER ATTACK VIRUS INSPECTION OR OTHER INTERNET SECURITY RISKS HOWEVER OUR COMPANY WILL PROVIDE TIMELY TECHNICAL SUPPORT IF REQUIRED SURVEILLANCE LAWS VARY BY J...

Page 4: ...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 EMC Directive 2004 108 EC the RoHS Directive 2011 65 EU 2012 19 EU WEEE directive Products marked with this symbol cannot be disposed of as unsorted municipal wa...

Page 5: ...cal safety regulations of the nation and region Please refer to technical specifications for detailed information Input voltage should meet both the SELV Safety Extra Low Voltage and the Limited Power Source with 100 240 VAC or 12 VDC according to the IEC60950 1 standard Please refer to technical specifications for detailed information Do not connect several devices to one power adapter as adapter...

Page 6: ...it is properly secured to a rack or shelf Major shocks or jolts to the unit as a result of dropping it may cause damage to the sensitive electronics within the unit Use the device in conjunction with an UPS if possible Power down the unit before connecting and disconnecting accessories and peripherals A factory recommended HDD should be used for this device Improper use or replacement of the batte...

Page 7: ...55 ºC 14ºF 131ºF 8 Environmental humidity should be within the range of 10 90 Hard Disk Installation Before you start Before installing a hard disk drive HDD please make sure the power is disconnected from the DVR A factory recommended HDD should be used for this installation Up to 8 SATA hard disks can be installed on your DVR Tools Required Screwdriver As the installation steps of HDD are simila...

Page 8: ...screws HDD Installation B Steps 1 Remove the cover from the DVR by unfastening the screws on the back and side 2 Install the HDD to the HDD rack using the provided screws and then fasten the screws to fix the HDD 3 Connect one end of the data cable to the motherboard of DVR and the other end to the HDD 4 Connect the power cable to the HDD 5 Re install the cover of the DVR and fasten screws ...

Page 9: ...ten the hard disk mounting handle to the hard disk with screws 2 Insert the key and turn in clockwise direction to open the panel lock 3 Press the buttons on the two sides of the front panel to open it 4 Insert the hard disk along the slot until it is placed into position ...

Page 10: ...t Guide of Digital Video Recorder 9 5 Repeat the above steps to install other hard disks onto the DVR After having finished the installation of all hard disks close the front panel and lock it with the key again ...

Page 11: ...nd 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...

Page 12: ...ks in green when network connection is functioning properly 5 DVD ROM Slot for DVD ROM 6 DIRECTION The DIRECTION buttons are used to navigate between different fields and items in menus In Playback mode the Up and Down button is used to speed up and slow down recorded video In All day Playback mode the Left Right button can be used to select the recorded video of next previous day in Playback by N...

Page 13: ...ack mode this button can be used to add the default tag 8 JOG SHUTTLE Control Move the active selection in a menu The inner ring will move the selection up and down the outer ring will move it left and right In Playback mode the inner ring is used to jump 30s forward backward in video files The outer ring can be used to speed up slow down the video In Live View mode it can be used to cycle through...

Page 14: ...ill tick the checkbox In PTZ Control mode the button adjusts the iris of the camera In Playback mode it can be used to generate video clips for backup MENU WIPER Return to the Main menu after successful login Turn off audible key beeper by pressing and holding the button for 5 seconds Start wiper if applicable in PTZ Control mode F1 LIGHT The F1 LIGHT button when used in a list field will select a...

Page 15: ...controlled by a keyboard and purple when IR remote and keyboard is used at the same time HDD Flashes red when data is being read from or written to HDD MODEM Reserved for future usage TX RX Flashes blue when network connection is functioning properly GUARD Guard LED turns blue when the device is in armed status at this time an alarm is enabled when an event is detected The LED turns off when the d...

Page 16: ... is also used to switch between input methods upper and lowercase alphabet symbols and numeric input EDIT IRIS Edit text fields When editing text fields it will also function as a Backspace button to delete the character in front of the cursor On checkbox fields pressing the button will tick the checkbox In PTZ Control mode the button adjusts the iris of the camera In Playback mode it can be used ...

Page 17: ...n different channels in Playback mode The light of the button is blue when the corresponding channel is recording it is red when the channel is in network transmission status it is pink when the channel is recording and transmitting 10 JOG SHUTTLE Control Move the active selection in a menu It will move the selection up and down In Live View mode it can be used to cycle through different channels ...

Page 18: ...rfaces 6 VGA DB15 connector for VGA output Display local video output and menu 7 AUDIO OUT RCA connector 8 Network Interface Connector for network 9 RS 485 Connector for RS 485 devices T and T pins connect to R and R pins of PTZ receiver respectively KB D D pin connects to Ta Tb pin of controller For cascading devices the first DVR s D D pin should be connected with the D D pin of the next DVR ALA...

Page 19: ...oad jumpers should be left open you must remove the jumper on the motherboard in the DVR Use an external relay for safety as shown in the figure above There are 4 jumpers JP1 JP2 JP3 and JP4 on the motherboard each corresponding with one alarm output By default jumpers are connected To connect an AC load jumpers should be removed Example If you connect an AC load to the alarm output 3 of the DVR t...

Page 20: ...PTZ to the DVR 1 Disconnect pluggable block from the RS 485 terminal block 2 Press and hold the orange part of the pluggable block insert signal cables into slots and release the orange part Ensure signal cables are in tight 3 Connect A on PTZ to T on terminal block and B on controller to T on terminal block Fasten stop screws 4 Connect pluggable block back into terminal block To connect a control...

Page 21: ...means the speed domes are connected with each other via the R and R of RS 485 serial interface But due to the impedance of 485 wire the longer the wire is the greater the impedance gets To avoid the signal reduction caused by the great impedance of long distance transmission please connect two 120Ω resistors in the circuit one resistor between the DVR and the nearest speed dome and the other one a...

Page 22: ...Bit 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 76G 8192K 3 52G 16384K 7 03G Please note that supplied values for storage space used are just for reference Storage space used is estimated by formulas and may have some deviation from actual...

Page 23: ...etect Video Tampering User Video Loss HDD Detect Image VQD Manual VQD Alarm RS 232 Camera VCA Normal Event Tag Smart External File Menu structure varies according to different models Startup and Shutdown Proper startup and shutdown procedures are crucial to expand the service time of the DVR To start the DVR Check the power supply is plugged into an electrical outlet It is HIGHLY recommended that ...

Page 24: ... operation is allowed before activation You can also activate the device via Web Browser SADP or Client Software Steps 1 Input the same password in the text field of Create New Password and Confirm New Password STRONG PASSWORD RECOMMENDED We highly recommend you create a strong password of your own choosing using a minimum of 8 characters including upper case letters lower case letters numbers and...

Page 25: ...ce has logged out you must login the device before operating the menu and other functions Steps 1 Select the User Name in the dropdown list 2 Input Password 3 Click OK to log in In the Login dialog box if you have entered the wrong password for 7 times the current user account will be locked for 60 seconds User Logout Purpose After logging out the monitor turns to the live view mode and if you wan...

Page 26: ... soon as possible Indicating that there is an alarm or are alarms Alarm includes video loss tampering motion detection or sensor alarm etc Recording manual record continuous record motion detection or alarm triggered record Alarm Recording Event Exception event and exception information appears at the lower left corner of the screen Adding IP Cameras OPTION 1 Steps 1 Select the Add IP Camera optio...

Page 27: ...d of the camera is the same with the DVR s 4 For the encoders with multiple channels only check the checkbox of Channel Port in the pop up window as shown in the following figure and click OK to add multiple channels OPTION 2 Steps 1 On the IP Camera Management interface click the Custom Adding button to pop up the Add IP Camera Custom interface 2 You can edit the IP address protocol management po...

Page 28: ...rity status of the camera to be active inactive or the password strength strong medium weak risk PTZ Control To enter the PTZ control panel there are two ways supported OPTION 1 In the PTZ settings interface click the PTZ button on the lower right corner which is next to the Back button OPTION 2 In the Live View mode you can press the PTZ Control button on the front panel or on the remote control ...

Page 29: ...ows Record Before you start Make sure that the HDD has already been installed If not please install a HDD and initialize it You may refer to the user manual for detailed information Purpose Two kinds of record types are introduced in the following section including Instant Record and All day Record And for other record types you may refer to the user manual for detailed information After rebooting...

Page 30: ... click the Yes button in the popup Attention message box to confirm the settings Then all the channels will start to record in the selected mode The right click menu varies according to different models Playback Play back the record files of a specific channel in the live view menu OPTION 1 Choose a channel under live view using the mouse and click the button in the shortcut operation menu Only re...

Page 31: ...hannel or channels if you want to switch playback to another channel or execute simultaneous playback of multiple channels Backup Recorded files can be backed up to various devices such as USB flash drives USB HDDs or USB DVD writers To export recorded files 1 Enter Video Export interface Choose the channel s you want to back up and click the Quick Export button 2 Enter Export interface choose bac...

Page 32: ...ttings interface 3 Check the Enable Cloud P2P checkbox to activate this feature 4 If required check the Enable Stream Encryption checkbox to encrypt the video stream 5 Enter the verification code of the device The verification code consists of 6 capital letters and is located at the bottom of the device You can also use the scanning tool of your phone to quickly get the code by scanning the QR cod...

Page 33: ...upported resolutions include 1024 768 and above Steps 1 Open web browser input the IP address of the device and then press Enter 2 Login to the device If the device has not been activated you need to activate the device first before login 1 Set the password for the admin user account 2 Click OK to login to the device STRONG PASSWORD RECOMMENDED We highly recommend you create a strong password of y...

Page 34: ...is supported 3 Play Control Bar Play control operations are supported 4 PTZ Control Pan tilt zoom operations are supported as well as preset editing and calling PTZ function can only be realized if the connected camera supports PTZ control 5 Video Parameters Configuration Brightness contrast saturation and hue of the image can be edited Start Live View Steps 1 In the live view window select a play...

Page 35: ...box of Enable Record Schedule to enable recording schedule 4 Click Edit to edit record schedule 5 Choose the day in a week to configure scheduled recording 1 Configure All Day or Customize Record If you want to configure the all day recording please check the All Day checkbox If you want to record in different time sections check the Customize checkbox Set the Start Time and End Time The time of e...

Page 36: ...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 the buttons on the toolbar to operate in playback mode Button Description Button Descri...

Page 37: ... when the device is connected with HDD or network disk And make sure the HDD or network disk has been initialized for the first time to use 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 b...

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