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DVR User Manual 

 
 
 
 
 

For H.264 4/8/16-channel digital video recorder 

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Page 1: ...DVR User Manual For H 264 4 8 16 channel digital video recorder All rights reserved ...

Page 2: ...at 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 z 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 a...

Page 3: ...1 Power On 8 3 1 2 Power Off 8 3 2 Login 8 3 3 Live Preview 9 3 4 Live Playback 9 4 Main Menu Setup Guide 10 4 1 Basic Configuration 10 4 1 1 System 11 4 1 2 Time Date 11 4 1 3 DST 12 4 2 Live Configuration 12 4 2 1 Live 12 4 2 2 Main Monitor 13 4 2 3 Mask 13 4 3 Record Configuration 14 4 3 1 Enable 15 4 3 2 Record Bitrate 15 4 3 3 Time 16 4 3 4 Stamp 16 4 3 5 Recycle Record 17 4 3 6 Snap 17 4 4 S...

Page 4: ...y Image 36 5 5 Backup 36 6 Manage DVR 38 6 1 Check System Information 38 6 1 1 System Information 38 6 1 2 Event Information 38 6 1 3 Log Information 38 6 1 4 Network Information 38 6 1 5 Online Information 38 6 1 6 Record Information 38 6 1 7 QRCODE 38 6 2 Disk Management 39 6 3 Upgrade 40 6 4 Logoff 40 7 Remote Surveillance 41 7 1 IE Remote Surveillance by NAT 41 7 1 1 NAT Settings 41 7 1 2 NAT ...

Page 5: ...0 7 6 Remote System Configuration 50 7 7 Tools 51 7 8 Remote Management 51 Appendix A FAQ 52 Appendix B Calculate Recording Capacity 56 Appendix C Compatible Devices 57 Appendix D 4 CH Specifications 58 Appendix E 8 CH Specifications 59 Appendix F 16 CH Specifications 60 ...

Page 6: ...VEILLANCE x Supports HDMI VGA output x Supports 4 8 16 CH HD TVI video input x Supports channel security by hiding live display x Display the local record state and basic information x Supports USB to make full control RECORD MEDIA x Supports one SATA HDD to record for a longer time without any limitation BACKUP x Supports USB 2 0 devices to backup x Supports saving recorded files with AVI standar...

Page 7: ...RK x Supports TCP IP DHCP PPPoE DDNS protocol x Supports NAT technology x Supports IE browser to do remote view x Supports QRCODE Scanning through mobile phone client x Supports setup client connection amount x Supports dual stream Network stream is adjustable independently to fit the network bandwidth and environment x Supports picture snap in remote live x Supports remote time and event search a...

Page 8: ...d safe field 2 Please calculate HDD capacity according to the recording setting Please refer to Appendix B Calculate Recording Capacity ķ Loosen the screws on the back and side ʓ Take out the HDD of the device to remove the cover ʔ Put the HDD on the bottom of the ʕ Turn over the device and fix the HDD device with the screws ʖ Connect the power and data cables ʗ Install the cover back and fix it w...

Page 9: ...n it is able to access the network Backup indicator The light turns blue when backing up files and data Play indicator The light turns blue when playing video REC indicator The light turns blue when recording Record button Record manually Play button Enter play interface REW button Rewind key FF button Fast forward MENU button 1 Enter menu in live 2 Increase the value in setup BACKUP button 1 Decr...

Page 10: ...Check IR controller sensor for any masking If it still doesn t work please change a new remote controller to try or contact your dealers The interface of remote controller is shown below Name Descriptions DC12V DC12V Power Input USB To connect external USB devices like USB mouse or USB storage device LAN Network Port HDMI HDMI Port Connect to high definition display device VGA VGA Port Connect to ...

Page 11: ... the input box and click An input window will appear as below It supports digits alphabets and symbols input Click Shift button to input Capital letters and symbols click Shift button again to return It supports mouse drag Take setting up motion detection area for example Click customized hold down the left button and drag to set motion detection area Button Function REC Record manually Search To ...

Page 12: ...ve 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 13: ... Wizard please click Exit button to exit Press and hold FN ESC key to switch the output between VGA and HDMI 3 1 2 Power Off You can power off the device by using remote controller keyboard and mouse ʒ Go to Menu and then select Shut Down icon to pop up the Shut down window ʓ Click OK Then the unit will power off after a while ʔ Disconnect the power 3 2 Login User can login or log off the DVR syst...

Page 14: ... Interface 3 4 Live Playback Click Playback button to playback the record Refer to Fig 3 3 User can do complete operation by clicking the buttons on screen Fig 3 3 Live Playback Symbol Meaning Green Manual record Yellow Motion detection record Blue Schedule record ...

Page 15: ...vailable cameras 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...

Page 16: ...r name and the password for performing corresponding operations Show System Time If selected the current time will be displayed during live monitoring Max Online Users To set the max number of concurrent user logins in the DVR Video Output The resolution of live display interface Language Set up the menu language Note After changing the language and video output the device needs to login again Log...

Page 17: ... the setting 4 1 3 DST ʒ Go to MenuÆSetupÆBasic ÆDST interface Refer to Fig 4 5 Fig 4 5 Basic Configuration DST ʓ In this interface enable daylight saving time time offset mode start end month week date etc ʔ Click Apply button to save the setting 4 2 Live Configuration Live configuration includes three submenus live main monitor and mask 4 2 1 Live In this interface you can set up camera name To ...

Page 18: ...etting 4 2 2 Main Monitor The main monitor settings allow you to set camera sequence in live display mode Operate the following steps to set main monitor ʒ Go to MenuÆSetupÆLive ÆMain Monitor interface Refer to Fig 4 7 Fig 4 7 Live Configuration Main Monitor ʓ Select display mode and channel ʔ Select dwell time Click button to set up the previous channel groups of dwell picture Click button to set...

Page 19: ...mask setting interface ʖ Click Apply button to save the setting To delete mask area ʒ Click Setting button in the mask interface ʓ Select a certain masked area and double click to delete that masked area ʔ Then click Apply button to save the setting Fig 4 9 Setting Mask Area 4 3 Record Configuration Record configuration includes six sub menus enable record bit rate time recycle record stamp and sn...

Page 20: ... channels 4 3 2 Record Bitrate ʒ Go to MenuÆSetupÆRecord ÆRecord Bitrate Refer to Fig 4 11 Fig 4 11 Record Configuration Record Bitrate ʓ Set up rate resolution quality encode and max bit stream ʔ Select All to set the same settings for all channels ʕ Click Apply button to save the setting Parameter Meaning Record To enable disable recording for the channel Audio To enable disable audio recording ...

Page 21: ... expiration time for recorded video If the set date is overdue the recorded files will be deleted automatically ʔ Click Apply to save the setting 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 set up stamp as follows ʒ Go to MenuÆ SetupÆRecordÆStamp interface Refer to Fig 4 ...

Page 22: ...e Record 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 ʒ Go to MenuÆSetupÆRecord ÆRecycle Record interface ʓ Checkmark recycle record to activate auto recycling If the option is disabled or not selected the DVR would stop recording once ...

Page 23: ...ig 4 14 ʓ 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 14 Schedule Configuration Schedule You can also set week schedule by double clicking in the grinding area This will take you to see a dialog...

Page 24: ...ur sub menus motion video loss other alarm and alarm out 4 5 1 Motion Alarm Motion includes two sub menus motion and schedule The steps to set motion alarm are as follows ʒ Go to MenuÆSetupÆAlarm ÆMotion Refer to Fig 4 16 ʓ Enable motion alarm set alarm hold time which refers to the time till which the system will wait for further detection of motion e g If the holding time is set to 10 seconds on...

Page 25: ...t would be recorded in case of an alarm Click OK button to save the setting ʖ After clicking Area button a dialog box will pop up as Fig 4 18 ʗ In the Area interface you can drag slide bar to set the sensitivity value 1 8 The higher the value is the more sensitive it is to motion Since the sensitivity is influenced by color and time day or night you can adjust its value according to the practical ...

Page 26: ...hapter 4 4 1 for more details 4 5 2 Video Loss This DVR can be set up to detect video loss The setting steps are as follows ʒ Go to MenuÆSetupÆAlarm ÆVideo Loss Refer to Fig 4 19 ʓ The setup steps of video loss trigger are similar to motion trigger setting See Chapter 4 5 1 Motion ÆTrigger setting for more details Fig 4 19 Alarm Configuration Video Loss 4 5 3 Other Alarm This tab gives a choice to...

Page 27: ...er alarm hold time This would trigger the buzzer when the system is on an alarm 4 6 Network Configuration Network configuration includes six submenus Network Sub Stream Email Server NAT and Other Settings Network settings must be configured if DVR is used for monitoring over network 4 6 1 Network To set up network ʒ Go to MenuÆSetupÆNetworkÆNetwork tab Refer to Fig 4 22 ʓ Set HTTP port The default...

Page 28: ...ain 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 automatically dial up into your network ʖ Test the effectiveness of the network by clicking Test button after ...

Page 29: ...y of the mailbox 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 ʒ In the server interface select Enable as shown in the Fig 4 25 ʓ Check the IP address and port of the transfer media server in the ECMS NVMS The default server port for auto report is 2009 If it is modif...

Page 30: ...ill automatically connect this device 4 6 5 NAT ķ Go to MenuÆSetupÆ NetworkÆNAT interface Refer to Fig 4 26 ĸ Enable NAT and input the NAT Server and Port number The default NAT Server is www autonat com the default Port number is 8989 Ĺ Click Apply to save the settings Fig 4 26 Network Configuration NAT 4 6 6 Other Settings If your DVR is set to use PPPoE as its default network connection you may...

Page 31: ...a domain name online After the successful application user can access the device from the IE client by inputting that domain name Enable UPnP Select UPnP here and then enable UPnP function in your router Therefore there is no need for you to forward LAN IP address and port in the router in connection of internet After that you can check the WAN IP address in the router Domain name Registration Tak...

Page 32: ...ng 3 Login IE browser and input registered domain name http www xxx dvrdydns com connect to DVR client You can also quickly register the domain name in this interface 1 Set the IP address manually in the network tab and then click Other Settings tab Check DDNS 2 Select www autoddns com in DDNS Type column as shown above 3 Enter the host name at random like 123 4 Click Register to register the doma...

Page 33: ... name supplier Password Password for log in the website of domain name supplier Host domain The domain name user registered at the supplier s website Update interval The interval time of upgrading DVR IP address 4 7 User Management Configuration This tab allows you to add normal or advanced users To add user and set up user authority ʒ Go to MenuÆSetupÆUsers Refer to Fig 4 28 Fig 4 28 User Managem...

Page 34: ...eration rights for particular user Refer to Fig 4 30 ʗ Click OK to save the setting Fig 4 30 Add User Authority To delete user ʒ Go to MenuÆSetupÆUsers interface ʓ Select the added user you want to delete and then click Delete button To modify user ʒ Go to MenuÆSetupÆUsers interface ʓ Select the added user you want to modify and then click Modify button to do the relevant operation To change user ...

Page 35: ...setting and track setting Go to MenuÆSetupÆ P T Z ÆAdvanced Refer to Fig 4 32 Fig 4 32 P T Z configuration advanced 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 ST...

Page 36: ...f zoom focus and iris of the dome ʕ Select the serial 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 ʖ Click Save button to save the setting Click icon to hide the tool bar Right click to view this bar again Click icon to ex...

Page 37: ... can click those icons to adjust the position of preset point Click Preview button to preview the cruise line Click OK button to save the setting To set up track ʒ In the Advanced interface click track Setting button to see a dialog box as Fig 4 37 ʓ 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...

Page 38: ...Allow List Fig 4 38 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 such IP a...

Page 39: ...th highlighted borderline indicates presence of data ʔ Set the start time by clicking a particular grid or by entering the specific value in the start time field ʕ 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 and click...

Page 40: ...derline indicates presence of data ʔ Checkmark Motion or All accordingly ʕ Click Search button to display the searched event information in the event list box ʖ Double check a certain record file to playback 5 3 File Management ʒ Go to MenuÆSearchÆFile Management interface Refer to Fig 5 3 Fig 5 3 Search Configuration File Management ʓ Select date and channels The date with highlighted borderline ...

Page 41: ...ect data and channels on the right hand side ʔ Press Search button to search for a recorded image ʕ 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 copy all images on the...

Page 42: ...n 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 43: ...hich 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 interface...

Page 44: ...Note please format the hard disk before record ʓ Click Refresh button to refresh the disk information in the list box ʔ Select a hard disk and click Format button to start format Note All recorded files in the hard disk will be lost after formatting To check other information of disk After you Go to Disk ManagementÆAdvanced tab you can check model S N firmware health status of the disk in this int...

Page 45: ...torage device ʓ Connect the USB flash drive to the USB port ʔ Enter MenuÆUpgrade tab You will see the upgrade software name displaying in the upgrade list box ʕ Select that software and then click Upgrade button The system will be upgraded automatically Note Please wait for a while when the system reboots Any power interruption is not allowed during upgrading 6 4 Logoff A log off dialogue box will...

Page 46: ...and port number The default NAT Server is www autonat com the default port number is 8989 ļ Click Apply to save the parameters Please refer to 4 6 5 NAT for details 7 1 2 NAT Access After finishing the NAT settings you can enter the NAT Server on the PC Input http www autonat com to go to the IE client If you are the first time to access the NAT the network will download the ActiveX automatically ...

Page 47: ...fault username and password is admin and 123456 7 2 2 Via WAN There are two ways for the DVR to connect to internet 1 Connect the DVR to internet through router or virtual server ķ Enter into the DVR s Main MenuÆSetupÆNetwork interface to input IP address Subnet Mask etc If using DHCP please enable DHCP in both the DVR and router ĸ Forward IP address and port number in Virtual Server setup of the ...

Page 48: ...ough Apple PC Note Because the current plug in version of client end just only supports 32 bit mode so the safari browser shall start 32 bit mode If the browser is the earlier MACOS version the default setting is 32 bit mode and the setting can be skipped The setting steps are as follows ʒ Right click safari icon and select Show in Finder ʓ Select ApplicationsÆRight click Safari App ÆSelect Get In...

Page 49: ...tp 192 168 1 100 81 here 192 168 1 100 is LAN IP of DVR 81 is the http port of DVR and click button Then the browser will download Active X control as shown below ʖ Click icon and then select the Active X control the welcome interface will be shown Click Continue Æ Install button the following window will pop up Input the name and password of Apple PC and then click OK to install this Active X con...

Page 50: ...2 1 2 Connect the DVR to internet directly ʒ The network setups are the same as step one of point 2 on WAN of IE remote surveillance ʓ Enter WAN IP and http port in the Safari browser to install the Active control The concrete steps are the same as step 5 and 6 of Chapter 7 2 1 7 4 The Remote Live Preview Fig 7 1 Remote Live Preview Interface 1 Channel indicator 2 Screen display mode 3 Volume 4 St...

Page 51: ...ome upwards to rotate the dome diagonally up left to rotate the dome diagonally up right to rotate the dome downwards to rotate the dome diagonally down right to rotate the dome diagonally down left to rotate the dome towards left to rotate the dome towards right to stop rotating the dome Drag the scroll bar to adjust rotating speed of the dome Iris button Click button near Iris button to increase...

Page 52: ...nable audio Enable or disenable audio Full screen The live preview picture will display with full screen and the tool bar will be hid Double click left mouse or click right mouse to return Zoom in Single channel large screen electronic amplification Click the channel which needs to be zoomed Right click to select zoom in button to zoom in the image Double click or right click to exit 7 5 Remote Pl...

Page 53: ...and record channels in area Ĺ ʔ Click Search button The record data will be displayed in the data information list box ʕ Set the data playing time and display mode in the area ķ as required ʖ Click Play button to playback 8 CH DVR only supports single channel display Fig 7 4 Time Search Interface ʗ Click the relevant buttons in the interface for operation like FF pause change channel mode etc Refe...

Page 54: ...lay Fig 7 6 Event Search Interface File Management ʒ Go to SearchÆFile Management interface Refer to Fig 7 7 Fig 7 7 File Management Interface ʓ Select highlighted date and channels ʔ 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...

Page 55: ...ckup files will be saved on user s PC 7 6 Remote System 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 set up the relative paramete...

Page 56: ...rd drive s 7 8 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 exampl...

Page 57: ...that the channels are not programmed as hidden channels and check the status from admin login Q4 The HDD cannot be found a The power from the adapter may be not enough for operating the DVR Please use the power adaptor supplied along with the DVR b It could be wiring issue Please check the power and data cables of the HDD c The HDD could have gone bad Change a new one Q5 The DVR cannot record a Ma...

Page 58: ...7 1 Fig 7 2 Q8 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 possible that the DVR was forced to stop because HDD has a bad sector and it may have caused the system to halt Check with a good known HDD or try formatting the existing HDD Q9 How to input password and digital numbers Click the password...

Page 59: ...nded Q11 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 Q12 How to handle the situation that the codec Control is blocked when downloading in the VISTA or Win7 system This problem ca...

Page 60: ...hen double click 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 b...

Page 61: ...edium 4096 1800 Low 3072 1350 Lower 2048 900 Lowest 1024 450 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 720P video quality to Lowest frame rate to 30 fps for enabling total 4 channels He wants the unit to record continuously in a month Below ...

Page 62: ...city SSK 512MB 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 3TB Seagate SV35 3 1T Seagate Pipeline HD 2 500G Maxtor Diamondmax 160G HITACHI Deskstar 80G 160G WD WD1600JS 160G Samsung HD161HJ 160G ...

Page 63: ...0FPS PAL 120FPS NTSC Record Frame Rate 720P 100FPS PAL 120FPS NTSC 1080P 50FPS PAL 60FPS NTSC Audio Input RCA 1 Audio output RCA 1 Record Mode Manual Timer Motion detection Simplex Duplex Triplex Pentaplex Network Interface RJ45 LAN INTERNET PTZ control YES Communication interface RS485 USB2 0 2 one for backup another for USB mouse Disk info SATA 1 Remote controller YES Power consumption 9W withou...

Page 64: ...FPS PAL 240FPS NTSC Record Frame Rate 720P 200FPS PAL 240FPS NTSC 1080P 100FPS PAL 120FPS NTSC Audio Input RCA 1 Audio output RCA 1 Record Mode Manual Timer Motion detection Simplex Duplex Triplex Pentaplex Network Interface RJ45 LAN INTERNET PTZ control YES Communication interface RS485 USB2 0 2 one for backup another for USB mouse Disk info SATA 1 Remote controller YES Power consumption 14W with...

Page 65: ...0FPS PAL 480FPS NTSC Record Frame Rate 720P 400FPS PAL 480FPS NTSC 1080P 200FPS PAL 240FPS NTSC Audio Input RCA 1 Audio output RCA 1 Record Mode Manual Timer Motion detection Simplex Duplex Triplex Pentaplex Network Interface RJ45 LAN INTERNET PTZ control YES Communication interface RS485 USB2 0 2 one for backup another for USB mouse Disk info SATA 1 Remote controller YES Power consumption 20W wit...

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