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VR-3800D Series Digital Video Recorder 

 

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Page 1: ...VR 3800D Series Digital Video Recorder 1 Specification 148 210MM width height U n R e g i s t e r e d ...

Page 2: ...g reserves the right to change specifications or functions described in this manual without notice and without obligation Safety Precaution Do abide by the following precautions when using this product 1 Containers with liquid should not be put on DVR 2 DVR should be put at well ventilated places 3 DVR should work under the allowable limit of temperature and humidity 4 Short circuit will be caused...

Page 3: ...s privacy masking l Supports multiple PTZ protocols PTZ preset patrol and pattern l Supports one SATA HDD hard disks 2TB l Video recording and playback l Both cycle recording and non cycle recording are supported l Recording mode manual recording scheduled recording alarm recording motion detection recording l 8 recording periods can be set each day and recording mode can be set independently for ...

Page 4: ...ts manual alarm triggering and alarm off l Configuration information import and export l Supports reset after system crashes l 10M 100M adaptive network interface l Network protocols TCP IP PPPoE DHCP DNS DDNS NTP etc l Remote search playback download and HTTP l Remote obtaining setting importing and exporting of device parameters l Remote obtaining of running status system log and alarm status l ...

Page 5: ...l BNC 1 channel BNC Audio in 4chanelRCA 8channelRCA 16channelRCA Audio out 1channelRCA 1channelRCA 1channelRCA Alarm 4channel in 1channel out 4channel in 1channel out 4channel in 1channle out Playback NTSC D1 48fps PAL D1 40fps NTSC CIF 240fps PAL CIF 200fps NTSC CIF 480fps PAL CIF 400fps RS485 One RS485 One RS485 One RS485 Power supply DC 12V 3A DC 12V 3A DC 12V 3A U n R e g i s t e r e d ...

Page 6: ...meters Setup 15 2 4 System Locking 16 3 Recording setup 17 3 1 Coding Parameters Setup 17 3 2 Scheduling a Recording 18 3 3 Setting up Motion Detection 20 3 4 Setting up Alarm Recording 22 3 5 Manual Recording 24 3 6 Other recording mode setup 25 4 Playback 26 4 1 PlayingBack 26 4 2 Synchronous Playback 27 5 Backup 29 6 Alarm 31 6 1 Motion Detection Alarm 31 6 2 Setting up Sensor Alarms 32 6 3 Det...

Page 7: ... 2 Setting up Privacy Mask 53 9 3 Adjusting Display Settings 54 10 HDD Management 55 10 1 Initializing a HDD 55 10 2 Checking HDD Status 56 10 3 Configuring HDD Alarms 56 11 User Management and System Maintenance 57 11 1 Manaring User Account 57 11 2 Viewing System Log 59 11 3 Importing Exporting Configuration 59 11 4 Updating System Firmware 60 11 5 Other Settings 61 12 Other settings 62 12 1 Con...

Page 8: ... Buttons 1 Menu mode move the cursor for menu setup 2 Change preview channel 3 PTZ control Enter 1 Menu mode confirm menu setup 2 Selecting ON OFF in checkbox Selecting list box calendar edit box 4 Menu Exit Enter main menu or return to previous menu 5 Alphanumeric Buttons 1 Switching to the corresponding channel in Preview or PTZ Control mode 2 Inputting numbers and characters in Edit mode 3 6 7 ...

Page 9: ...C Earthing NG power 12V from left to right 17 Network interface Supports 10M 100M adaptive network interface 18 power switch 12V control power 1 2 Mouse operating instruction Name Operation Description Left mouse button click Select confirm Double click Switching between single screen and multiscreen in playback and preview mode Hold down the left button and drag the mouse 1 Set the area for priva...

Page 10: ...rd login interface 3 Number key channel button Input 0 9 in setupinterface Under preview mode press channel button to select the corresponding channel picture to be displayed 4 Multi Screen Change the view mode to four channel picture display or multi channel picture display 5 MENU Press MENU to display main menu under preview mode 6 PTZ Call PTZ control interface 7 EXIT Close the menu window or r...

Page 11: ...ss it for the first time to pause the picture keep pressing wouldplay the video frame by frame Press PLAY to return to normal speed 14 AUDIO Audio button 15 MUTE Stop audio output The right way to use remote Press LOGIN LOCK Input device ID OK NOTE Please make sure that the batteries are correctly installed and aim the IR transmitter of the remote at the IR receiver of the DVR If the remote does n...

Page 12: ...own Through front panel button or remote Press and hold the POWER button for 3 seconds if the system has enabled the Password it will pop up a dialog box Please input user name and password The default pass word is 12345 for authentication If the system has not enabled Password a shutdown confirmation prompt will pop up click OK Note When the system prompt that the system is under shutting down pl...

Page 13: ...ing recording Illegal shutdown Unplug the power cord directly Please try to avoid unplugging the power cord directly especially it is during recording NOTE Under some circumstances the power supply does not work orderly which may result in the disorders of DVR and seriously it may damage the DVR Stabilized power supply is recommended under such circumstances U n R e g i s t e r e d ...

Page 14: ...manual scheduled motion detection recording Indicates the current channel is in audio output Indicate there is an alarm or exception 2 2 Preview operations Functions Front panel operation Mouse operation Full screen preview Number key Select single camera in right click menu Multi screen preview MODE Select multi camera in right click menu Manual switch Previous screen Left direction button Next s...

Page 15: ...dwell time the time between switching of channels in Live preview configuration 2 3 Preview parameters setup Live Preview displays can be customized to your own needs These settings can be accessed by entering the Display Settings menu Name Descriptions Single camera Switch to a full screen display of the selected camera Camera can be selected from a drop down list Multi camera Switch between diff...

Page 16: ...d in Live Preview l Audio Enables disable audio output for the selected video output l Border Adjustment To adjust the border of video output NOTE It the audio preview has not been enabled the live preview would be soundless 2 4 System locking Steps 1 Enter shutdown interface by clicking on Menu Shutdown 2 Select the LOCK button NOTE The system would return to preview mode after being Locked To re...

Page 17: ...d initialization Path Main menu Hard disk management If the system has not been installed with HDD please install the HDD and start initialization If the system has not been initialized please initialize it Steps 1 Select the disk and click initialization 2 Click OK NOTE Formatting a disk would lose all the its record After initialization the disk space usage would be shown as in the graphic Confi...

Page 18: ...ate l Max Bit Rate Select or define custom maximum bit rate for recordings 2 Click ADVANCED This will bring up another menu with more advance recording options Set additional record settings l Overwrite Sets to overwrite the HDD to continue recording when it is full l Pre record Sets the time in seconds to pre record before the actual recording begins l Post record Sets the time in seconds to post...

Page 19: ... time periods cannot be overlapped 8 Select recording Type Recording type can be based on time and triggered by schedule motion detection motion or alarm and alarm Motion detected and alarm triggered recordings are further explained in Configuring Alarms 9 Click the OK button to finish configuration 10 Repeat steps 3 9 for other cameras or copy settings from one schedule to the next under the Copy...

Page 20: ...mber of days your DVR is able to record It will only record relevant events rather than recording everything making searching for an event easier To set up motion detection 1 Enter Camera Settings Enter the Camera Settings interface by navigating to Menu Configuration Camera Settings Select channel to configure motion detection on 2 Select the Advanced tab to open up the Advanced Camera Settings m...

Page 21: ...mum area is the whole screen You can left click mouse hold and drag it to mask the Motion Detection area 6 Right click mouse to set the Motion Detection Sensitivity 7 Right click mouse to select Save to return to the Camera Settings menu 8 Click the Handle button to open the Handle menu Select the Triggered Camera tab 9 Select cameras to trigger for recording when motion is detected by checking th...

Page 22: ...larm Settings Select the Alarm Input and click the Set button This will open the Alarm Input Setting menu 2 Set the alarm input type The options available are Normally Opened N O and Normally Closed N C Select the checkbox next to Handle Alarm In as and click the Handle button to enter the Alarm Input Handle menu 3 Select the Triggered Camera tab Select cameras to trigger for recording when alarm ...

Page 23: ... all the cameras alarm input configurations are the same please select All under Copy To section as shown 5 Navigate to Menu Configuration Record Settings You will be taken to the Record Settings menu Select the Schedule tab to open the Schedule menu Click the Edit button U n R e g i s t e r e d ...

Page 24: ...iguration Repeat steps 5 6 for other cameras If all the cameras settings are the same proceed to 7 7 If all the cameras recording settings are the same please select ALL under COPY TO section To copy this configuration to other camera select COPY and click OK to save the settings 3 5 Manual Recording A manual recording can be started at any time Enter manual record interface by pressing REC on the...

Page 25: ...ct the day you would like to set M A recording for and copy that schedule to the whole week Select recording type as M A recording Select to record the entire day by clicking All Day or at different time periods Up to 8 time periods can be scheduled It is important to note that time periods cannot be overlapped Click the OK button to finish configuration Repeat steps 1 2 for other cameras or copy ...

Page 26: ...wards Select to playback the recording files forward at the speed of x1 2 1 4 1 8 Hide Select to hide the playback control panel Exit Select to exit playback Playback progress To drag the playback progress to a desired time Recording Type indicate the recording types during the period Note Blue Record Time Line designates schedule manual recording while red one shows event recording 4 1 Playing ba...

Page 27: ...lti channel Synchronous playback and channel switching Steps 1 Enter Video Search menu by clicking Menu Video Search Set specified search criteria and click the Search button to bring up the list of search results 2 Select the channel you would like to playback After search results are presented select the file you would like to playback U n R e g i s t e r e d ...

Page 28: ...R 3800D Series Digital Video Recorder 28 3 Click PLAY to enter playback interface 4 In synchronous play back interface playback progress can be controlled through playback toolbar U n R e g i s t e r e d ...

Page 29: ...ect the channel you want to back up Click BACKUP to enter Search Results menu 2 Select the files to export You may also click the Play button to verify that these files are indeed the ones you would like to export The size of the currently selected files is displayed in the lower left corner of the window Select the Next button to enter the Backup menu 3 Select device to export to from drop down l...

Page 30: ...gital Video Recorder 30 l Reconnect device l Check for compatibility If the USB flash drives or USB HDD is not compatible you can format the device through DVR Click Start to begin backup process U n R e g i s t e r e d ...

Page 31: ...figure motion detection on Select the Advanced tab to open up the Advanced Camera Settings menu 2 Check the checkbox next to Video Motion Detection and enable Motion Detection as Click the Area Settings button to enter the Motion Detection area and Sensitivity configuration interface 3 Click the Handle button to open the Handle menu Select the Schedule tab to set arm time U n R e g i s t e r e d ...

Page 32: ...onfiguration Repeat steps 2 3 for other camera If other camera settings are the same proceed to step 4 4 I f other cameras settings are the same copy this settings to other camera 6 2 Setting up Sensor Alarms Alarming circuit description If connected to N C normal close alarm set the DVR main controller board to N C alarm mode Then the 1 0 alarm input would trigger alarm under low level voltage U ...

Page 33: ...k the Set button This will open the Alarm Input Setting menu 2 Set the alarm input type The options available are Normally Opened N O and Normally Closed N C Select the checkbox next to Handle Alarm In as and click the Handle button to enter the Alarm Input Handle menu If you want to link alarm to PTZ please select channel and linkage method Note Before setting PTZ linkage please check whether you...

Page 34: ...nt sensor alarm to be enabled Schedule can be set for all week or any day of the week with up to 8 time periods per day It is important to note that time periods cannot be overlapped Click APPLY to finish configuration Repeat steps 2 3 for other camera If other camera settings are the same proceed to step 4 4 I f other cameras settings are the same copy this settings to other camera U n R e g i s ...

Page 35: ...ideo Loss Detection checkbox to enable feature Click the Handle button to enter the Handle menu Select the Handle tab to configure exceptions handling 3 Select the Schedule tab Set the schedule of when you want video loss detection to be enabled Schedule can be set for all week or any day of the week with up to 8 time periods per day It is important to note that time periods cannot be overlapped U...

Page 36: ...amera Settings menu by clicking Menu Configuration Camera Settings Select the Advanced tab and select camera to configure tamper detection Select the Tamper Detection checkbox Select the sensitivity of the camera tamper detection HIGH MEDIUM and LOW Note Only if the camera is totally blocked alarm would be triggered 2 Set the schedule of when you want video tampering detection to be enabled Schedu...

Page 37: ...rt you when irregular events occur The triggering options that you may select include Audio Warning Trigger Alarm Output Send Email Audio Warning Trigger an audible beep when exception is detected To set up audio warning Setting video tampering alarm as an example 1 Select Advanced tab in camera settings interface to configure video tampering alarm for the selected channel Select the Tamper Detect...

Page 38: ...guration Alarm Settings Select the output you would like to configure and click the Set button This will bring up the settings page for the selected channel 2 Set the schedule of when you want Alarm output to be enabled Schedule can be set for all week or any day of the week with up to 8 time periods per day It is important to note that time periods cannot be overlapped U n R e g i s t e r e d ...

Page 39: ...n Advanced tab Note If there is time delay please remove alarm manually through Manual Alarm menu in MENU interface Send Email 1 Enter the Network Settings menu by clicking Menu Configuration Network Settings Select the General tab to set IP Address Subnet Mask Default Gateway DNS Server Select the Advanced tab 2 Click Email Settings button to enter email setup menu U n R e g i s t e r e d ...

Page 40: ... Video Recorder 40 3 Enter Email Settings Select Attached Picture if you want to send email with alarm images the interval of two adjacent pictures is 30s You can also set SMTP port and enable SSL here U n R e g i s t e r e d ...

Page 41: ...s If the DVR is connected to ADSL PPPoE should be selected DHCP Select DHCP in Network Access and then click OK Set Server Port and HTTP Port Note Every port including the SERVER PORT HTTP PORT must be forwarded in the router If the HTTP Port number is 80 or 8080 the port number can be omitted For example http 192 168 0 233 if the port number is 81 then it should be http 192 168 0 233 81 This can ...

Page 42: ...ess Note If the HTTP Port number is 80 or 8080 the port number can be omitted For example http 192 168 0 233 if the port number is 81 then it should be http 192 168 0 233 81 This can be applied to WAN as well PPPoE status Menu Configuration Network Settings Check the PPPoE status in Network Status tab Static Select General tab in Network Settings interface by clicking Menu Configuration Network U ...

Page 43: ... number is 81 then it should be http 192 168 0 233 81 This can be applied to WAN as well 7 2 Configuring Advanced Settings 7 2 1 DDNS DDNS Dynamic Domain Name Server providing access by domain names can effectively solve the problems caused by dynamic IP To setup DDNS 1 Enter the Network Settings menu by clicking Menu Configuration Network Settings Select the Advanced tab Select the Set button nex...

Page 44: ...m the website www 3322 org Lastly enter the User Name and Password registered in the 3322 network DynDNS Enter Device Domain Name i e test dyndns org obtained from the website www dyndns com Lastly enter the User Name and Password registered in the DynDNS network Peanut Hull Enter the User name and password registered in Peanut Hull network U n R e g i s t e r e d ...

Page 45: ... Advanced tab Select the Set button next to NTP to enter the NTP settings menu 2 Check the NTP checkbox to enable feature and Set NTP settings Note If the DVR is used on a public network you should use a NTP server that has a time synchronization function such as the server at the National Time Center IP Address 210 72 145 44 If the DVR is setup in a more customized network NTP software can be use...

Page 46: ...er the Network Settings menu by clicking Menu Configuration Network Settings Set IP Address Subnet Mask Default Gateway DNS Server MAC Address Server Port HTTP port Select the Advanced tab 2 Click the Set button next to E mail to enter the E mail menu 3 Enter e mail settings U n R e g i s t e r e d ...

Page 47: ...ies Digital Video Recorder 47 Select Attached Picture if you want to send email with alarm images the interval of two adjacent pictures is 30s You can also set SMTP port and enable SSL here U n R e g i s t e r e d ...

Page 48: ... in a display while in PTZ control mode will bring up the PTZ settings menu Note All the settings including Baud rate Data Bit Stop Bit Parity Flow Ctrl PTZ Protocol and address should be in accordance with that of PTZ decoder 8 2 Setting up and calling PTZ Presets Patrols Patterns Note Configure presets patrols and patterns in PTZ Control interface and check whether your PTZ decoder supports thes...

Page 49: ...ton to delete all presets Select a Preset and click the Call button to call preset Note Only valid presets can be called and deleted Setting up and Calling PTZ Patrols 1 Enter the PTZ Control interface by clicking PTZ in the mouse menu or the PTZ button on the front panel Select the Patrol button or Patrol in right click menu to enter the Patrol Management menu 2 Select a Patrol Number to set Sele...

Page 50: ... the order at which the PTZ will follow while cycling through the patrol The Duration refers to the time span to stay at the corresponding key point The settings of Patrol is determined by PTZ Protocols 3 Call patrol Select a valid Patrol Number Click the Start button to call the patrol select the stop button to stop the patrol Setting up and Calling Patterns 1 Select the Pattern button to enter t...

Page 51: ... to move the PTZ The PTZ movements will be recorded until the Stop Record button is clicked 3 Call Pattern Select a valid Patrol Number Click the Start button to call the patrol select the stop button to stop the patrol 8 3 Understanding PTZ Controls Before setting presets patrols and patterns it s important to understand some of the features of the PTZ control panel U n R e g i s t e r e d ...

Page 52: ... the menu of PTZ PTZ Settings Enter PTZ setting menu Button Function Button Function Button Function Controls the movement and the direction of PTZ Center button is also used to start auto scan of PTZ Used to zoom in with the PTZ Used to zoom out with the PTZ Speed Adjusts the movement speed of the PTZ Turns PTZ light if applicable on and off Turns PTZ wiper if applicable on and off Instantly zoom...

Page 53: ...the Set button 2 Configure desired OSD settings The OSD is shown in each display during Live Preview mode and includes the time and date as well as the camera name 9 2 Setting up Privacy Mask To setup privacy mask 1 Enter the Camera Management Settings menu by clicking Menu Configuration Camera Settings Select channel to setup privacy mask under Channel Click the Set button Select the Advanced tab...

Page 54: ...g Display Settings Display settings such as the brightness contrast saturation and hue can also be adjusted in the Camera Management menu To adjust display settings 1 Enter the Camera Management Settings menu by clicking Menu Configuration Camera Settings Select the Advanced tab to enter the Advanced Camera Settings menu 2 Click the Set button next to the Image Settings label 3 Adjust the display ...

Page 55: ...ement 10 1 Initializing a HDD 1 Enter the HDD Management menu by clicking Menu HDD Management Select HDD to initialize Click the Init button Note Initializing the HDD will erase all data on it Click OK button to start initialization U n R e g i s t e r e d ...

Page 56: ...d the detailed information of HDD Note This can only work when the HDD is in good status If the HDD status indicates the HDD has not been initialized or worked abnormally please start initialization and change a disk if necessary 10 3 Configuring HDD Alarms HDD alarms can be set to trigger when an HDD is full or in an abnormal state To set HDD alarms Enter Exception menu by clicking Menu Configura...

Page 57: ...he authority to add delete or configure parameters for many of the system functions To add new users 1 Enter the User Settings menu by clicking Menu Configuration User Management Select the Add button to enter the Add User menu Note You may add up to 11 new users to your DVR 2 Enter information for new user Select the Permission button to enter the Permission Settings menu 3 Configure the Configur...

Page 58: ... Management Select user to delete Click the Delete button to delete user Click the OK button to exit menu Note The Administrator can not be deleted To modify a user 1 Enter the User Settings menu by clicking Menu Configuration User Management Select user to modify Click the Modify button to enter the Modify menu U n R e g i s t e r e d ...

Page 59: ...earch button to begin search 2 If logs matching the search criteria are found it will be displayed 11 3 Importing Exporting Configuration Configuration information from your DVR can be exported to a USB device and imported into another DVR This will allow you to efficiently setup the same configuration on numerous DVRs To import or export DVR configuration Enter the Import Export Configuration men...

Page 60: ... Cancel to exit out of menu 11 4 Updating System Firmware To update via an USB device Connect USB device to DVR The firmware file must be located in the root directory of your USB device Enter the Firmware Update menu by clicking Menu Maintenance Firmware Upgrade Select the firmware on the USB device Select Upgrade to begin the update process After the system firmware has been updated reboot the D...

Page 61: ...u Maintenance Default Settings Select OK to restore factory defaults Note All the parameters settings except for language video standard time zone display date format and system time would be restored to default factory settings Viewing System Information Enter into the Information menu by clicking Menu Maintenance System Information U n R e g i s t e r e d ...

Page 62: ...era and the output the TV VGA or HDMI you may notice flickering in Live Preview mode PAL NTSC optional Video out supports PAL and NSTC while video input standard is adaptive 12 2 Device ID and Device Name settings Enter the General Settings menu by clicking Menu Configuration General Settings Click the More Settings tab this will take you to the More Settings menu Enable the password Device ID ran...

Page 63: ... and click Trigger to trigger its output Trigger All Trigger all alarm outputs at once Clear All Stop all alarm outputs at once 12 4 Locking Shutting Down and Rebooting Your DVR Enter the Shutdown menu by clicking on Menu Shutdown Select Lock button to lock the DVR Shutdown to shutdown it and Reboot button to reboot it Locking your DVR will return you to the Live Preview mode which will require an...

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