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Summary of Contents for DS-8104

Page 1: ...Thank you for purchasing our product Please read this User s Manual before using the product Change without Notice 4 8 CH DVR User s Manual ...

Page 2: ...water Clean only with a dry cloth z Do not block any ventilation openings And ensure well ventilation around the machine z Do not power off the DVR at normal recording condition The correct operation to shut off DVR is to stop recording firstly and then 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 expo...

Page 3: ...ile lock protection 4 8 sensor input and 1 relay output Motion detection Pre and Post event record Channel related trigger record PTZ control Multi PTZ protocol support Programmable 128 Preset points and 8 cruises Related trigger preset point control Authority account setup 1 admin and 15 users account USB mouse control To use USB mouse to control on friendly GUI Playback search mode by time or ev...

Page 4: ...er menu from live view 1 Decrease the value in setup Backup 1 Enter backup mode from live view 1 Quit play mode STOP ESC 1 Exit the current menu or status IR Receiver 1 For remote control Enter button 1 To confirm the choice or setup 1 Direction up Direction up CH 1 single channel switch 1 Direction down Direction down Split 1 Change screen display single 4 9 screens 1 Direction left Direction lef...

Page 5: ...om and GND Com and Grounding Audio in 4 CH Audio input POWER INPUT DC12V Tab 2 4 Definitions of Front Panel Buttons The rear Panel interface for 8 ch is shown as Fig 2 9 Fig 2 9 Rear Panel for 8 ch Name Description Video out Connect to monitor Audio out Audio output connect to the sound box Video in Video input channels from 1 8 POWER INPUT DC12V FAN For cooling the device VGA port VGA output conn...

Page 6: ...ose multi screen display mode 6 SEARCH Button To enter search mode 7 MENU Button To enter menu 8 ENTER Button To confirm the choice or setup 9 Direction Button Move cursor in setup or pan title PTZ 10 Button To increase or decrease the value in setup 11 Playback Control Button To control playback Fast forward rewind stop single frame play 12 AUDIO Button To enable audio output in live mode 13 Auto...

Page 7: ...2 It supports digitals letters and symbols input Fig 2 12 Digital Numbers and Letters Input Window Users can change some value by the wheel such as time Move cursor onto the value and roll the wheel when the value blinks It supports mouse drag I e Set motion detection area click customized hold left button and drag to set motion detection area Set schedule hold left button and drag to set schedule...

Page 8: ...ease check up whether other device has menu display firstly or long press ESC key to wait for login dialog box to appear 2 1 2 Power off User can power off the device by using remote controller keyboard and mouse By remote controller Step1 press Power button the Shut down window will appear click OK the unit will power off after a while Step2 disconnect the power By keyboard and mouse Step1 enter ...

Page 9: ...ay button to playback the record Refer to Figure3 3 User can do concrete operation by click the buttons on screen Fig 3 3 live playback 1 Playback process button Play pause stop frame forward rewind 2 Playback screen mode Full quad 3 Playback screen magnifier Screen digital zoomx2 4 Playback volume Volume mute on off 5 Playback bar Hide playback tool bar 6 Playback close Exit playback to search pa...

Page 10: ...annel setup and volume 4 Audio Audio channel setup and volume 5 PTZ Into PTZ control mode 6 Record Manual record 7 Playback Playback the nearest file 8 Main Menu Into main OSD Fig 4 1 main menu toolbar Click Menu button the interface will pop up as Fig 4 2 press MENU button on the front panel or operate with remote controller also can display the main menu Fig 4 2 system setup Full channel switch ...

Page 11: ...nt right in system configuration Show time display time in live Show wizard tick off this item there will display an opening wizard with time zone and time setup information Max network uses set the max user amount of network connection VGA resolution the resolution of live display interface range from VGA800 600 VGA1024 768 VGA1280 1024and CVBS Note When switch between VGA and CVBS will change th...

Page 12: ...can setup camera name adjust colors brightness hue saturation and contrast Step1 enter into system configurationÆlive configurationÆlive refer to Fig 4 6 Fig 4 6 live configurationÆlive Step2 tick off camera name click setting button a window will pop up as Fig 4 7 Fig 4 7 live color adjustment Step3 in this interface user can adjust brightness hue saturation and contrast in live click default but...

Page 13: ... dwell picture Step5 click default button to resort default setting click apply button to save the setting click exit button to exit current interface 3 2 3 Mask User can setup private mask area on the live image picture max threes areas Fig 4 10 live configuration mask Setup mask area click Setting button enter into live image to press left mouse and drag mouse to set mask area refer to below pic...

Page 14: ... 11 Fig 4 11 record configuration enable Step2 tick off record audio and record time Step3 user can setup all channels with same parameters tick off all then to do relevant setup Step4 click default button to resort default setting click apply button to save the setting click exit button to exit current interface Definitions and descriptions of Record Parameter Meaning Record Record switch of ever...

Page 15: ...ystem configurationÆrecord configurationÆ time refer to Fig 4 12 Fig 4 12 record configuration time Pre alarm record time the record time before event happen i e record time before motion detection or sensor alarm is triggered Post alarm record set the post recording time after the alarm is finished five options 10s 15s 20s 30s and 60s Expire time the hold time of saved records If the set date is ...

Page 16: ...ep4 click default button to resort default setting click apply button to save the setting click exit button to exit current interface 3 3 5 Recycle record Step1 enter into system configurationÆrecord configurationÆrecycle record Step2 tick off recycle record the recycle record function will enable it will cover the earlier recorded files and keep recoding when HDD is full if disenable this functio...

Page 17: ...e week schedule Click add button to add a certain day schedule click delete button to delete the selected schedule Copy user can copy the specify schedule to other dates Click OK button to save the setting click Exit button to exit current interface User can apply the schedule setting of certain channel to other or all channels just only select channel and click Copy button Step3 click default but...

Page 18: ...arm configuration includes five sub menus sensor motion video loss other alarm and alarm out 3 5 1 Sensor Sensor includes three sub menus basic alarm handling and schedule Basic Step1 enter into system configurationÆalarm configurationÆsensorÆbasic refer to Fig 4 18 Fig 4 18 alarm configuration sensor basic Step2 enable sensor alarm set the alarm type according to triggered alarm type Two option N...

Page 19: ...ct any channel and multi channels as linked channels Click OK button to save the setting click Exit button to exit the current interface Step4 user can setup all channels with same parameters tick off all then to do relevant setup Step5 click default button to resort default setting click apply button to save the setting click exit button to exit current interface Schedule Step1 enter into system ...

Page 20: ...y is influenced by color and time day or night user can adjust its value according to the practical conditions click icon set the whole area as detection area click icon the set detection area will be cleared click icon user can test whether the sensitivity value and motion area are suitable accordingly refer to following picture Click icon to save the setting click icon exit current interface Not...

Page 21: ...ther alarm Fig4 26 other alarm Step1 enter into system configurationÆother alarm refer to Fig 4 26 Step2 select a hard disk in the pull down list box when the disk capacity is lower than that value there will appear some text information on the lower right of the live image Step3 click default button to resort default setting click apply button to save the setting click exit button to exit current...

Page 22: ...submenus network and network stream 3 6 1 Network Step1 enter into system configurationÆnetwork configurationÆnetwork refer to Fig4 28 Fig 4 28 network configuration network Step2 HTTP port the default value is 80 If the value changed user needs to add the port number when typing IP address in IE address blank i e set HTTP port to 82 IP address http 192 168 0 25 user needs to input that address ht...

Page 23: ...DNS server Website provided by dynamic domain name supplier The optional www meibu com www dyndns com User name User name for log in the website of domain name supplier Password Password for log in the website of domain name supplier 3 6 2 Network stream Step1 enter into system configurationÆnetwork configurationÆsub stream refer to Fig 4 32 Fig 4 32 network configuration sub stream Step2 select f...

Page 24: ...e SMTP Server smtp gmail com Port 465 SSL Check V Send Address alan gmail com Receive Address1 test yahoo com 3 6 4 Other settings Step1 enable DDNS server user needs to input user name password and host domain name of the registered website click TEST to test the effectively of relevant information Fig 4 32 network configuration other settings STEP2 click default button to resort default setting ...

Page 25: ...s not bind with the specify computer the the user can log in DVR on the binding computer after set the specific binding MAC address Authority Admin Admin have full control of DVR DVR could have only one admin account Advance Besides firmware upgrade reset factory default shut down and change other user s password advance account could control DVR like an admin account Normal Normal account can onl...

Page 26: ...Æ P T Z configurationÆadvance refer to Fig 4 37 Fig 4 37 P T Z configuration advance Step2 in the Advance interface click preset Setting button a dialog box will pop up as Fig 4 38 Fig 4 38 advance preset setting a in the preset set interface click Setting button a dialog will pop up as Fig 3 39 Fig 3 39 preset set setting Parameter Meaning Address The address of the PTZ device Baud rate Baud rate...

Page 27: ...reset point User 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 click Exit button to exit current interface c select a preset point in the cruise line list box click Delete button to delete that cruise line click Clear all button to clear all cruise line from the list box click OK button to save the s...

Page 28: ...nnels Step4 click Play button to playback record click the relevant buttons on the screen to do operation Playback buttons Note when the monitor resolution is VGA800 600 the time search interface will appear a hide button click this button the whole interface can be expanded 4 2 Event search Step1 enter into Search configurationÆevent search refer to Fig 5 2 Fig 5 2 Search configuration event sear...

Page 29: ...e manager column Step4 double click an unlocked item to playback Note when the monitor resolution is VGA800 600 the file manager interface will appear a hide button click this button the whole interface can be expanded 4 4 Backup This unit supports backup by external SATA DVD Writer and USB Flash through the USB port on the front panel User also can make backup by IE browser via internet Refer to ...

Page 30: ...system information Check system information includes five submenus system event log network and online user 5 1 1 System information In this interface user can check the hardware version MCU version kernel version device ID etc refer to Fig 6 1 Fig 6 1 system information 5 1 2 Event information In this interface user can check record events according to set date refer to Fig 6 2 Fig 6 2 event info...

Page 31: ...p1 enter into disk manager interface refer to Fig 5 7 Fig 6 7 disk manager Note please format the hard disk before record If not being formatted it will show the status of the disk free space and total space show OM at the bottom of screen Step2 click Refresh button to refresh the disk information of the list box set the property of the disk then click Apply button to save the setting Step3 checke...

Page 32: ...make sure it is corresponding with the DVR User can check the USB information in Disk manager 5 1 8 Logoff Click Log off icon a log off dialogue box will popup click OK button the device will log off If user wants to log in again click icon to enter into user name and password to relogin 5 1 9 Shut Down Note DVR going to power off ...

Page 33: ...the DVR to internet through a router or virtual server Step1 Input IP address Subnet Gateway If using DHCP please enable DHCP in both the DVR and router Step2 Enter Video to set network video parameters like resolution frame rate etc Step3 Forward IP address and port number in Virtual Server setup of the router or virtual server Close firewall Notice Forwarding block may be different in different ...

Page 34: ...y the live pictures 8 channels can be selected at most Then click OK button to confirm the setting Snap pictures Click Snap icon the system will automatically capture pictures and save those pictures in the computer User should set up the save path for those picture in the Remote Preview interfaceÆConfigurationÆLocal configuration Color adjustment Drag the slide bar to adjust Brightness Contrast H...

Page 35: ...ack Auto scan Click the right mouse on the live interface a pull down menu will appear as below Fig 7 4 right key sub menu Stream this DVR supports master stream and sub stream Master stream has higher frame rate max 25FPS PAL 30 FPS NTSC for every channel but it needs higher network bandwidth simultaneously second stream has low frame rate max 6FPS PAL 7FPS NTSC for every channel it requires low ...

Page 36: ...layed in the data information list box the highlight date in the area means have record data click those data select the record channels in area Step3 User can set the data playing time and display mode in the area as required Step4 Select certain item from the data information list box click play button to playback Step5 Click the relevant buttons in the interface user can do some operations such...

Page 37: ...nt search interface Step2 click the highlight date and select record channels and then tick off the event type motion and sensor click search button Step3 the events will be display in the event list box double click certain item to playback File Management Step1 Enter into SearchÆfile management refer to Fig 7 9 ...

Page 38: ...ill be displayed in the file list box Step2 select backup files click browse button to set the save path and then click backup button to start backup The backup files will be saved on user s PC 6 4 Remote System configuration User can remote setup the parameters of the device Functions of remote configurations include basic configuration live configuration record configuration schedule configurati...

Page 39: ...above settings click default button will recover the original settings 6 5 Remote Management Remote Information Search The system will automatically record the working condition and operation process during the period of work User can view information such as username IP address and so on Enter into INFO Log user can set the start time to view the log record as follows Fig 7 12 Remote information ...

Page 40: ...hones with Windows Mobile Step1 Firstly activate the network access on mobile phone and then run Internet Explorer Input the server s address and the connection is built up shown as below Step2 Click on the software name A dialog box pops up Step3 Click Yes to start downloading and installing Step4 PCam will be opened automatically after installed Step5 Input the server s address ID and password r...

Page 41: ...ow will pop up and requires a package Click the software name to download Step4 A security windows will pop up after downloading and ask if install the package Click YES to install Step5 A Scam shortcut icon appears on the system menu after finished Step6 Run Scam program It will enter a function interface Live view to do mobile live view Image view to check the pictures snapped in live view Syste...

Page 42: ... The operation method for iPhone mobile clients At present the software only supports version of iPhone os2 2 and above if phone firmware lower than this version please upgrade it Below is the operation method for iPhone mobile clients Step1 Enter into App Store function of iPhone Step 2 Enable search function to search SuperCam the required programs will be displayed on the top of search box Step...

Page 43: ...s icon a function interface will appear Step 6 Click System setting enter into login interface Enter into server s IP address or domain name user s ID and password Click Back to save Step 7 Click Live View the default Cam1 picture will be displayed Click to capture picture Step 8 On function interface click Image View to view the captured picture Click or to switch to next or previous picture Clic...

Page 44: ...l button underneath Meanwhile please note below functions 1 Switch channels 2 Picture snap 3 PTZ control if server camera is PTZ Camera only pic4 PTZ Control buttons Item Buttons Explanations Item Buttons Explanations 1 pan 2 Zoom in Zoom out 3 Long Focus Short Focus 4 Lighter Darker 5 return to live Image View Pic 4 Pic 5 Item Buttons Explanations Item Buttons Explanations Item Buttons Explanatio...

Page 45: ...ent from that of the cameras Please change DVR system format Q4 Cannot find HDD a The power of the adapter is not enough Please change an adapter to try b Connection problem Please check the power and data cables c The HDD is damaged Change a new one Q5 Cannot record a Don t format HDD Please format it manually first b Don t enable record function or incorrect setup Please refer to Chapter 5 Recor...

Page 46: ...copy it into U disk and then select upgrade in the menu If upgrading the kernel procedure please refer to the following method firstly insert U disk into DVR and then input adwsws in the password of system login and the system will upgrade kernel procedure automatically After finished please restart DVR to achieve Notice Do not power off in the system upgrading process Otherwise it may cause that ...

Page 47: ...IRADEON 7500 X300 OS Windows 2000 SP4 above Windows XP SP2 above VISTA DirectX 9 0 Q13 What are the PC configurations for 8 ch real time product with fully open channel mainstream PC Module Parameters CPU Intel Core TM 2 Duo CPU E4600 Motherboard G31 P31 chip HDD 80G RAM 1GB VGA GMA3100 NVIDIA GeForce 8400 ATI RADEON HD3450 OS Windows 2000 SP4 above Windows XP SP2 above VISTA DirectX 9 0 ...

Page 48: ... 466 Higher 768k 295 Medium 512k 235 Low 384k 175 Lower 256k 56 4 PAL CIF 25 Lowest 128k 45 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 PAL cameras set resolution to CIF video quality to Lower frame rate to 25 fps for enabling total 16 channels He wants the unit to record c...

Page 49: ...d Model Wyvo SAF 588S 3 Compatible HDD 4 8CH Brand Quantity Model 2T 20EVDS FW 63T3B0 2T 2001FASS FW 00U0B0 2T 20EARS FW 00S8B1 1 5T 15EARS FW 00Z5B1 1T 10EURS FW 630AB1 1T 10EVDS FW 63U8B0 500G 5000AVJS FW 63YJA0 500G 5000AVVS FW 63M8B0 500G 5000AVDS FW 63U7B0 500G 5000AAKS FW 00V1A0 500G 5000BUDT FW 63G8FY0 Western Digital WD 160G 1600AAJS FW 00L7A0 1T ST31000528AS FW CC38 Seagate 500G ST3500418...

Page 50: ...ccount If you already have an account please jump to step 5 2 If you choose to create an account you will get into register procedure You need to fill the following information to register Username Password Confirm password Email Confirm email Subscribe to Security Image and check I agree with then please click Create Account to continue ...

Page 51: ... mail address to verify the registration 4 Click the URL Link in your mailbox to activate your DDNS account 5 Visit DynDNS website Click Sign In to login Fill the Username and Password then click Log in 6 Enter management page select Add Host Services ...

Page 52: ...ddress Default IP Address 192 168 1 1 Suggestion Mail Routing Do not need to check Suggestion What do you want to use this host for Work From Home Office or VPN vpn Suggestion Hosting and Design For Web Sites and Blogs web page Suggestion Remote Access For Devices dvr Suggestion 8 Shopping cart preview page for double checking click Next to continue ...

Page 53: ...e Services to Finish 10 DDNS activated You can also see some detail information below 11 Fill all setting on DHx093 DVR then click Test to verify Then click Apply to Finish DVR network setting Menu Network Other Settings ...

Page 54: ...as step 2 Password xxxxxx your account password on DynDNS website as step 2 Host Domain dvr4093 dyndns org you create on DynDNS website as step 7 Update Interval M 12x60 a time period to sync with DynDNS service 12x60 means 12 hr 12 You could also visit DynDNS website to check if the setting works ...

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