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Ness Ultimate Series

Setup & User’s Manual

4ch / 8ch / 16ch DVRs

revision 1.6

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Page 1: ...Ness Ultimate Series Setup User s Manual 4ch 8ch 16ch DVRs revision 1 6 ...

Page 2: ...372 Head Office Ness Security Products Pty Ltd ABN 28 069 984 372 4 167 Prospect Hwy Seven Hills NSW 2147 Australia Ph 61 2 8825 9222 Fax 61 2 9674 2520 ness ness com au NSW 4 167 Prospect Highway Seven Hills NSW 2147 Ph 02 8825 9222 Fax 02 9674 2520 sales ness com au VIC 24 Terracotta Drive Blackburn VIC 3130 Ph 03 9875 6400 Fax 03 9875 6422 nessmelb ness com au QLD Unit 3 471 Lytton Road Morning...

Page 3: ...top cover Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners Use only a damp cloth for cleaning Always shut down the system prior connecting or disconnecting accessories with the exception of USB devices Lithium battery Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced Replace with the same or equivalent type of batteries recommended by the manufacturer Dispose used batteries according to the bat...

Page 4: ...r dealer for assistance Rack Mounting Consult with the supplier or manufacturer of your equipment rack for the proper hardware and procedure of mounting this product in a safe fashion Avoid uneven loading or mechanical instability when rack mounting units Make sure that units are installed to get enough airflow for safe operation The maximum temperature for rack mounted units is 40 C Check product...

Page 5: ...nu 20 3 5 System Date Time Setting 21 3 5 1 Set Date Time 21 3 5 2 Daylight Saving Time 22 3 6 Record Schedule Quality Setting 23 3 6 1 Record Mode 23 3 6 2 Schedule Setup 24 3 6 3 Preset Record Configuration 24 3 6 4 Per Camera Configuration 25 3 6 5 To Record Event Video Only 25 4 Basic Operation 26 4 1 Viewing Live Playback Video 26 4 1 1 Viewing Modes 26 4 1 2 Digital Zoom 27 4 1 3 Viewing Liv...

Page 6: ...orting 35 4 4 1 3 Digital Signature 36 4 4 1 4 Erase Disc 36 4 4 2 Quick Video Export through Front Panel 36 4 4 2 1 ezBurn Introduction 37 4 4 2 2 To Export Normal Video 37 4 4 2 3 To Export Event Video 38 4 5 Deleting Recorded Video 39 4 6 Dome Control 39 4 6 1 Dome Connection 40 4 6 2 Dome Protocol Setup 40 4 6 3 RS485 Setup 41 4 6 4 Dome Controlling Key 42 4 6 5 Setting Preset Points 43 4 6 6 ...

Page 7: ...corded video images and enables remote configuration The remote software is stored in Full featured MPEG 4 DVR and deployed over a LAN WAN or Internet connection to remote Windows based computers This simplifies the installation and maintenance of the software components so all remote users are kept up to date Below lists the front panels of Full featured MPEG 4 DVR family the difference between t...

Page 8: ...USB ThumbDrive DVD RW or Internet Remote Application Up to 4 internal hard disk drives support up to 1TB capacity Hard disk drive full alarm for noticing 2X Digital Zoom available in live mode Export video AVI DRV with audio and digital Signature Exported AVI file can be played in any PC with DivX decoder installed Automatic camera detection Plug Play Covert camera operation provides enhanced secu...

Page 9: ... video surveillance solution The figure shows also the expandability and flexibility of this digital recording system 2 System Setup The notices and introduction on system installation will be described particularly in this chapter Please follow the description to operate the unit In order to prevent the unit from data loss and system damage that caused by a sudden power fluctuation use of an Unin...

Page 10: ...t and always leave a space for air ventilation on the unit s bottom side 2 2 Selecting Video Format The Full featured MPEG 4 DVR is designed to operate under either NTSC or PAL video formats The switch is positioned on the rear panel 2 3 Connecting Devices to the Unit This section lists some notices that should be given before making any connections to the Full featured MPEG 4 DVR NOTE Connect sho...

Page 11: ...installations The following figure shows the connectors by name and followed by the detailed description of each connector Main Monitor S Video BNC Both S Video and BNC output connectors are offered for connecting to a main monitor The main monitor displays live image and playback recorded video in full screen or split window format Call Monitor BNC The call monitor is used to display full screen ...

Page 12: ... other power supply may cause overloading Power Switch Used to power up and shut down the unit Audio In Out115 The Full featured MPEG 4 DVR provides two channels of audio recording and playback Audio In RCA connector is offered for connecting an audio source device e g external amplified microphone to the unit Audio Out RCA connector is offered for connecting an audio output device e g amplified s...

Page 13: ...general operations through the front panel easily The following subsections introduce the general operations of the unit The regular displayed OSD information and its displayed positions are shown as following figure The channel title will be displayed on the top left side of the window either in full screen mode or in multiple channel mode The current operating mode including Call mode Dome Contr...

Page 14: ...The LED lit during the period when the correct power is connected to the unit HDD LED Yellow The LED should be lit while the HDD is processing data to or from the connected HDD Alarm LED Red The LED should be lit during an alarm is triggered Network LED Green The LED should be lit when Full featured MPEG 4 DVR is connected to a network and blink when the data is being transferred REC LED Green The...

Page 15: ...SB CD RW and ThumbDrive etc Detailed operation refer to OSD Menu Setup Guide Section Quick Video Export through Front Panel Direction Keys In Zoom mode these keys function as Direction keys In the OSD setup menu the Direction keys are used to move the cursor to previous or next fields To change the value in the selected field press UP DOWN keys DOME Press the key to enter dome control mode Please ...

Page 16: ... password protection hasn t been enabled press ESC for two second to lock unlock the functions of these keys NOTE Please go to the Password menu to enable or disable the password protection NOTE For Full featured MPEG 4 DVR Turbo Model Call key will still take effect when the unit is under key locked mode It is used for accessing Two Main Monitor Out function MODE Press repeatedly to select for wa...

Page 17: ...ck and Live mode user can press SEARCH to call the Search menu for searching and playing back recorded video by date and time or events MENU Press the key to call the OSD setup menu ZOOM ENTER In OSD menu or selection interface press the key to make the selection or save settings In live full screen view mode press to view a 2 zoom image press it again to return CHANNEL When in both Live and Playb...

Page 18: ...when the DVR unit has been in Playback mode y While playing back video you can use the shuttle ring to select different speed of forward and backward playing Rotating the shuttle ring counterclockwise causes the unit to playback into faster forward backward playing speed According to the angle you rotate the shuttle ring you can choose the playing speed from 1 2 4 8 16 and 32 in both forward and r...

Page 19: ...e two possible situations when you install a HDD into your DVR If you install whole new HDDs the DVR will format it and add it into your database automatically If you install an used HDD which doesn t have the DVR format the DVR will show up 1 disk s with wrong data format Please format them and then add to the database manually Then please follow the steps as we describe below Please enter the me...

Page 20: ...Restart Shutdown the Unit To restart shutdown the unit you have to enter the OSD setup menu and select the Shutdown menu Note to enter the OSD setup menu with correct Administrator Password or the Shutdown menu will be unable to access Press MENU and input the administrator password to access the OSD Main menu Select Shutdown in Main Menu and press ENTER to enter the Shutdown menu which displays a...

Page 21: ...words are all the same as shown in the following table The same passwords both administrator passwords and user passwords are used for entering the remote viewing software DVRRemote Administrator Password User Password 1234 4321 NOTE It is strongly suggested to change the passwords to prevent unauthorized access to the unit After entering the correct password the Main menu is displayed Main Menu 1...

Page 22: ...r 1 st Sun 02 00 Apr Last Sun 02 00 60 Min 3 5 1 Set Date Time Set Date Time Select Date Time and press ENTER for adjusting the settings LEFT RIGHT keys are used to move the cursor to previous or next field ENTER is for selecting and UP DOWN are used to change the value in the selected field NOTE The reset date time setting applies to record new video the date and time of previously recorded video...

Page 23: ...ime display to Date First or Time First Use UP DOWN keys to change the setting 3 5 2 Daylight Saving Time Daylight Saving Time The item is for those people who live in certain regions to observe Daylight Saving Time Select ON to enable or OFF to disable the function If the function is disabled the DST Start End time and DST Bias will be grayed out and cannot be accessed NOTE If this function is en...

Page 24: ... Audio Recording 10 Purge Data 720 240 120PPS Standard 0 Days 15 Sec ON ON 3 6 1 Record Mode The Record Mode is for selecting resolution and recording rate The relative record settings such as preset configuration will follow the record mode setting In normal circumstance we recommend you to select 720 240 120PPS 720 288 100PPS in PAL format Move the cursor to Record Mode and press ENTER then sele...

Page 25: ...firm the settings or ESC to cancel If you want to have a weekend record choose YES to enable the Weekend Schedule in advance and then set the Weekend Start End time Press ESC to back to previous page 3 6 3 Preset Record Configuration The Preset Config is used to select the preset recording quality and frame rate In normal circumstances we strongly suggest you set the item to Standard the default B...

Page 26: ...ng Direction keys and press ENTER to select an item Change the value using UP DOWN keys Press ENTER to confirm the settings or ESC to abort Press ESC to return to Record Setup menu Please note that the total normal pps for all channels cannot exceed 60 NTSC 720 240 60PPS 50 PAL 720 288 50PPS To increase one channel s pps you may have to reduce other s first Event pps is not restricted to this rule...

Page 27: ...the following sections 4 1 1 Viewing Modes The Full featured MPEG 4 DVR supplies user versatile ways of viewing both live and recorded video Following presents these view formats Viewing in Full Screen Press any CHANNEL key directly to view the corresponding camera image in full view format Viewing in Multi window Various multi window view formats are offered for selecting To switch between availa...

Page 28: ...hile viewing live image the image pauses but the date time information does not and the system clock continues running Press FREEZE to pause the live image press FREEZE again to resume the live camera view 4 1 4 Viewing Recorded Video To view recorded video user can press PLAY STOP key directly When press the PLAY STOP key the unit starts to continue playing back the recorded video from the suspen...

Page 29: ...layback video When the recorded video is paused press LEFT RIGHT to resume playback video single step reverse forward respectively Press FREEZE again to continue playing video PLAY STOP Press to start playing back video or to exit current mode or stop playing back video and back to live mode Pause Playback and Single Step Forward To pause and resume recorded video follow these steps Press one of t...

Page 30: ... and viewing in different mode through the second Main Monitor To perform this function you have to reset a jumper positioned on the Turbo Module inside the unit To use this function the VGA and BNC connectors positioned on the rear panel have to be connected with monitors respectively The VGA monitor is treated as the Main Monitor and BNC monitor the second Main Monitor Press CALL key for 3 secon...

Page 31: ...with Main Monitor Automatic sequence function can be used in any view mode Select certain view format and press SEQ to toggle the automatic sequential sequence press ESC to stop sequencing The figure below displays the 4 camera and 9 camera sequencing view modes 4 2 2 Sequence with Call Monitor Users are allowed to use the Full featured MPEG 4 DVR front panel to control a call monitor display with...

Page 32: ...ess ESC to return the front panel to Main monitor control mode 4 3 Searching Recorded Video The Full featured MPEG 4 DVR is capable of searching and playing back recorded video by date and time or events Entering the specific date and time of the wanted video the unit will then search for the matched video and play it on the monitor Alternatively user can search event video by selecting channel as...

Page 33: ...layback from the next available video NOTE The date time information will be shown on the screen with a DST icon if the Daylight Saving Time function is enabled S indicates summer time and W indicates wintertime 4 3 2 Searching by Event Event List allows you to search wanted video by event The Event List is displayed as below figure Event List First Page Date Time 2005 03 17 11 26 50 2005 03 17 09...

Page 34: ...ecord Press PLAY STOP to return to live mode 4 4 Video Export The following sections will guide you how to export video throng the OSD Setup menu and through the hot keys positioned on the front panel respectively 4 4 1 Export from OSD Setup Menu The Video Export menu enables the administrator to export recorded video with digital signature to a USB ThumbDrive a CD RW or to DVD RW drive Administra...

Page 35: ...available external devices for exporting video will be listed by name and free size in Select Device menu The Select Device menu displays as follows Select Device Device Name xxx xxx x x xx xx xxx xx xxxx Available 256 MB 1 5 GB Sel NO NO The Full featured MPEG 4 DVR only supports EXT3 file system If you connect an external HDD to the unit ensure the format of HDD is EXT3 Device Name The item show...

Page 36: ...ust the selected date and time value by UP DOWN keys NOTE The exported data between the Start Time and End Time includes both normal and event video Select Events Select the item to display the event list for exporting event video Move the cursor scroll the event list and press ENTER to select the event you want to export Data Type The item is used to select exporting video type The options are No...

Page 37: ...pg file name is as the last eight MAC Media Access Control address of the unit Make sure that you have an external storage device such as a USB Hard Drive or USB ThumbDrive available and connected to the appropriate port for export For more information on verifying digital signature see Appendix D Verifying Digital Signature 4 4 1 4 Erase Disc This function is used to remove data found on a CD RW ...

Page 38: ...SEARCH and CALL and THREE touches are all you need for completing the export The whole exporting process will be done through the front panel but no need to enter the OSD setup menu The ezburn export process is illustrated as below figure The whole process is described step by step in the following sections 4 4 2 2 To Export Normal Video To Export normal video to external device follow these step ...

Page 39: ...try ESC Exit Press ENTER to start the export or press ESC to abort 4 4 2 3 To Export Event Video To export event video follow these steps Press SEARCH and play wanted event video To play event video refer to OSD Menu Setup Guide Section Searching Recorded Video After entering the playback mode press CALL The ezBurn window displays as below figure The information shown on it is for read only ezBurn...

Page 40: ...ge set the forth item Start to Purge to YES and press ENTER to start the deleting process Purge All Data Select the item to delete all normal recorded video from database Purge All Event Data Select the item to delete all event video from database Purge Event Before The item is used to delete event video that recorded before a specific date 4 6 Dome Control Full featured MPEG 4 DVR allows user to ...

Page 41: ...485 port by RS 485 cable respectively 4 6 2 Dome Protocol Setup The Dome Protocol item lists the available dome protocols for communicating with dome cameras connected to the Full featured MPEG 4 DVR From the Main menu select Camera Setup and press ENTER The following menu is displayed Camera Setup 1 Camera Select 2 Dome Protocol 3 Dome ID 4 Camera Title 5 Covert 6 Termination 7 Brightness 8 Contr...

Page 42: ...rameters set in dome camera Users are allowed to change the RS 485 settings of the Full featured MPEG 4 DVR Select System Setup in Main menu then select RS485 Setup from the System Setup menu and press ENTER The following menu is displayed RS485 Setup 1 Unit ID 2 Baud Rate 3 Bits 4 Stop 5 Parity 224 9600 8 1 None The ID number must match the ID address set by the dome The Unit ID is in the range o...

Page 43: ...ormation while controlling dome camera Press this key to hide the screen Press it again to redisplay the screen Iris Open Use to open the Iris on the dome camera Focus Near Use to focus the dome camera near Zoom In Use to zoom the dome camera in This function is for user to choose the viewing area more or less of it ESC Use to leave dome control mode and return to live and full screen viewing mode...

Page 44: ... depends on the dome manufacturer Follow the steps to set preset points Press a Channel key to view the corresponding camera in full screen Then press DOME to enter dome control mode And a Hint Screen shown as blow figure displays on the screen Press 2 again to hide the dome control Hint Screen press 2 one more time to toggle the Hint Screen Use Direction keys to position the dome camera to desire...

Page 45: ...oints Press a Channel key to view the corresponding camera in full screen Then press DOME to enter dome control mode And a Hint Screen shown as blow figure displays on the screen Press 2 again to hide the dome control Hint Screen press 2 one more time to toggle the Hint Screen Press 1 to access the Set Go Preset function Dome Preset Index 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Set Preset NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Go Preset NO ...

Page 46: ...eo Original Speed Recording Compression Method MPEG 4 Advanced Simple Profile Recording Mode Schedule Alarm Motion Detection Pre Alarm 0 30 sec 720x480 120 pps 720x240 240 pps NTSC 360x240 480 pps 720x576 100 pps 720x288 200 pps Resolution Rate PAL 360x288 400 pps Recording Quality 8 levels presets adjustable Image Size 2K to 20K Byte picture Storage Mode Linear Circular Playback Playback Play Sto...

Page 47: ...ware DVRRemote Access Control 2 Level Password Remote Operation Monitoring Playback Recording System Setup Dome Camera Control RS232C D sub 9 pin female RS485 Terminal Block Dome Control Protocol DynaColor Pelco P Pelco D AD422 Fastrax 2 ...

Page 48: ...nd 19 Alarm In 3 4 Normal Close 1 20 Alarm In 4 5 Common Node 1 21 Alarm In 5 6 Normal Open 1 22 Alarm In 6 7 Ground 23 Alarm In 7 8 Normal Close 2 24 Alarm In 8 9 Common Node 2 25 Alarm In 9 10 Normal Open 2 26 Alarm In 10 11 Ground 27 Alarm In 11 12 N A 28 Alarm In 12 13 N A 29 Alarm In 13 14 N A 30 Alarm In 14 15 Ground 31 Alarm In 15 16 Ground 32 Alarm In 16 ...

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