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D1 Realtime H.264 DVR

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Page 1: ...English 1 4 8 Channel D1 Realtime H 264 DVR M_4 8_3000H230412E English ...

Page 2: ...ations that prohibit or limit the use of cameras and to comply with the applicable laws and regulations FCC Regulation for USA Prohibition against eavesdropping Except for the operations of law enforcement officers conducted under lawful authority no person shall use either directly or indirectly a device operated pursuant to the provisions of this Part for the purpose of overhearing or recording ...

Page 3: ...3 Recording Schedule 24 Search Playback 25 Search Backup 26 Search Event 27 Search Log Search 27 The Playback Interface 28 Network General 29 Network Advanced 30 Network Advanced DDNS 31 Network Advanced NTP 31 Network Advanced IP Filter 32 Network Network Status 32 Network Advanced Email Settings 33 Alarm Motion 34 Alarm Motion Detection Configuration 35 Alarm Motion Detection Action 36 Alarm Vid...

Page 4: ...ed to the same network as the DVR The network must support DHCP and UPnP Connect your DVR to your cameras power and a network as shown on page 6 Ensure that your network uses DHCP addressing and supports UPnP Universal Plug and Play see page 29 Install the MyDVR software on a computer connected to the same network as the DVR see page 9 Login to your DVR view images and configure settings see page ...

Page 5: ... on the front of the DVR and using the rear port for the mouse 9 eSATA Port To connect an external hard drive to which you can backup footage 10 PTZ RS485 Port To connect the RS485 cables to control a PTZ pan tilt zoom device to the DVR 11 DC 12V Power Input Where you connect the included DC 12V power adapter Use only the supplied power adapter with the DVR and use the power adapter only with the ...

Page 6: ...Output from the power supply to the power input Connect the power supply to a wall outlet Connect the mouse to the USB2 0 port If you ve got a monitor with VGA but not HDMI connect it to the VGA output on the DVR Ifyou vegotaTVormonitor with HDMI in connect to the HDMI port on the DVR Connect an ethernet cable from the LAN port on the DVR to a spare port on your router Connection Diagram ...

Page 7: ...ey re often built into cameras An external hard drive with an eSATA port can be connected to the eSATA port on the DVR An external hard drive with a USB compatible interface USB 2 0 recommended can be connected to the front USB port of the DVR The front USB port also supports USB solid state storage such as flash drives The PTZ port RS485 can be used to connect compatiblePTZdevices such as this Sw...

Page 8: ...ek Keep this in mind when choosing a location for installation 1 Standby Sends the DVR into standby mode No recording will occur while the DVR is set to Standby 2 Login Lock Locks the DVR so that it requires a password to re open or initiates unlocking the DVR if it s already locked Only works once the password function has been enabled and a password set see page 42 for details 3 Number Buttons C...

Page 9: ... CD into your computer Locate the file called MyDVR exe and run this file You may be asked by UAC User Account Control to allow MyDVR to make changes to your system Select Allow or Continue You llseeaninstallationwizard Simplyfollowtheprompts to install the software Once the MyDVR software has been installed it should automatically detect your DVR on your network Minimum PC Requirements 2 0GHz or ...

Page 10: ...ervice your address will be yourDDNSname swanndvr net Enter the Server Port for the DVR it won t be able to automatically detect this over the Internet you ll need to remember it Enter your Username and Password Choose Login If you re logging in to the DVR for the first time via a local network then use the following settings IP This field will self populate when you select a DVR from the list Ser...

Page 11: ...e same way as those you ll find on the DVR itself Image Controls You can alter the brightness contrast saturation and hue of your images here They operate in the same way as those in the DVR s menu see Camera Display on page 20 for more information Viewing Modes Choose between single camera viewing quad mode 2 x 2 showing four cameras and all 3 x 3 showing eight cameras 8ch model only Volume Contr...

Page 12: ...the transcoding takes place For best results try not to over burden your computer just let it transcode the footage in peace Auto Login When selected MyDVR will automatically login to and open the Preview screen for the DVR it is currently connected to Simply un check Auto Login if you don t want MyDVR to do this anymore or you want to change the default device you ll just need to go through the m...

Page 13: ...make up your image From highest to lowest resolution D1 HD1 CIF FrameRate HowmanyimagespersecondtheDVRwillcapture Realtime is 30fps NTSC or 25fps PAL BitRate Limit The maximum size that your video files will be The higher this is set the better recordings will look however they ll also fill the hard drive faster Recording Advanced Config see page 23 Overwrite Whether the DVR will erase old recordi...

Page 14: ...his port The default value is 9000 This is the port used for remote access from a mobile device HTTP Port The second of two ports the DVR needs to communicate over your network Ensure nothing else uses this port The default value is 85 This is the port number you ll use when logging in over the Internet from the MyDVR software NTP Setup see page 31 NTP Domain or IP Address The server you intend to...

Page 15: ...his will be to record video It can also be a cue to trigger an email alert or to sound the DVR s internal buzzer Alarm Video Loss see page 37 Action Check boxes Whether you d like the DVR to send an email alert or to sound the DVR s internal buzzer Arm Schedule The times of day week you d like the DVR to be armed to detect video loss Alarm Exception see page 37 ExceptionType What event type you d ...

Page 16: ...s the United States Canada Japan and so on PAL operates at 25 frames per second and has a effective resolution of 720 x 576 It s used in countries with 50Hz power such as most of Europe the United Kingdom and Australia If this is not set correctly images on your DVR may be black and white flickering or simply not there at all If you change the System Standard it automatically forces a reboot of th...

Page 17: ...tty sure this was science fiction just a few short years ago You ll need a compatible mobile device At the time of writing there are apps for iOS iPhone iPad and Android based devices We re working on apps for other mobile platforms To download the latest mobile viewing apps operating guides and to check the compatibility of your device log onto www swann com swannview Above A screen capture of Sw...

Page 18: ...ed by motion though the motion icon will also be present if there s motion detected The motion icon indicates that the DVR has detected motion coming from this camera It doesn t necessarily mean it s recording the camera icon will be there too if that s the case Video Loss indicates that the channel displaying this has lost the feed from its camera If you see this icon onscreen it ll be lurking in...

Page 19: ...Motion HDD General Option Backup Advanced Video Loss S M A R T User Lock Email Settings DDNS NTP IP Filter Output Schedule Event Log Status Exceptions PTZ Information Shutdown Maintenance Reboot Recording Search Network Alarm Device System Shut Down Menu Layout ...

Page 20: ...lly improve the quality of the images being recorded by the DVR This can be particularly useful for improving the accuracy of your Motion Detection settings Mask When checked allows you to create place and shape a privacy mask which obscures the view of part of the image on the associated channel Brightness Changes how light the image appears to be However it can t make the camera see further in t...

Page 21: ...l be 1080p as even screens which don t have that many pixels can still display the image just with less detail Check your television s documentation to learn this value If your television can t display 1080p then use 720p instead Transparency You can set the DVR s menus to be partially transparent see though in case you need to keep an eye on things while adjusting settings or it makes you feel li...

Page 22: ...second will either save hard drive space or improve the data rate per frame depending how you set the bit rate see the next point Remember that your FPS count is the same as saying take X photograph per second where X is your FPS setting 5fps doesn t sound like much but it s still five individual photographs per second If maintaining image clarity while reducing HDD consumption is your priority it...

Page 23: ... intruder or potential target triggers the motion detection but pauses in view then post record being enabled will get a much better look at them We think that 30 seconds is a reasonable length for the post record setting but can be higher the options are 1 2 5 or 10 minutes depending on your unique circumstances Pack Duration Pack Duration is a measurement of how long the DVR will record for befo...

Page 24: ...l or channels Recording Modes There are two types of recording to choose from Normal The DVR will constantly record for any period where Normal is selected You won t miss anything but constant recording will fill your hard drive very quickly The DVR does record the equivalent of a DVD film every two hours on every channel so that s rather a lot of data Typically we suggest Motion as a better recor...

Page 25: ...ch processing power and we ve configured it so that it has more resources dedicated to recording than to playback Whileyou replayingbackfootage the DVR continues to monitor and record normally Recordingfromfouroreight channels at once depending on your model is so resource intensive that playback is limited to two channels simultaneously in realtime If you do require playback of more channels than...

Page 26: ...coding while a straight forward process is very processor intensive You may notice significant slow down or apparent non responsiveness on your DVR while the transcoding takes place While the backup process is executed the DVR will display a pair of progress meters The top one indicates the progress of the current video event the lower one shows the overall progress To end the backup process befor...

Page 27: ...y as the main playback search the only difference is you ll select an Event Type rather than a Video Type The Log Search screen operates in the same way as the other search screens but is able to access the entire DVR s event log not just recorded footage If you re looking for an event which has no recorded footage associated with it such as a lost video signal hard drive error Internet communicat...

Page 28: ... usually be 1 30th NTSC or 1 25th PAL of a second Fast Forward Speeds up playback Slow Plays back footage at reduced speed Press multiple times to further reduce the speed 1 2 speed 1 4 speed 1 8th speed 1 16th speed and so on Recording Type Whether the video being played back was recorded under normal recording blue or based on motion or an alarm event red Hide Console Maximizes the area onscreen...

Page 29: ... like 255 255 255 0 Default Gateway This is the address of the way to the Internet to continue the road analogy this is like your local access point to the highway This is an IP address in the same format as the others and is typically very similar to the IP address of the DVR To continue the above examples it might be something such as 192 168 1 254 Auto DNS Static DNS Choose how you d like to de...

Page 30: ...evices programs However particularly if you have another DVR or DVR like device something might be using this port already If this is the case change this value to be unique You ll need to know this port value when logging in from a mobile device or the MyDVR software so if you change it remember what it is HTTP Port This is the port through which you will be able to log in to the DVR Like the ser...

Page 31: ...me is the email address you used to register the account The password is whatever you selected when you registered Static and Dynamic IP Addresses In much the same way as your home network can use static or dynamic IP addresses many Internet providers don t issue or charge more for a static IP address for users The easiest way to find out is to contact your Internet service provider Alternately yo...

Page 32: ...r advanced users only Tinkering with things here if you re not sure what you re doing is more likely to break things than making anything better Network Advanced IP Filter Network Network Status The Network Status screen shows you a quick summary of your network settings You can t alter things here see the General and Advanced tabs for places to actually alter things ...

Page 33: ...s included for future development it won t do anything yet In a future firmware release you ll have the option of using any i e other email providers with the DVR If you require use of this feature contact Swann and we ll fix you up with an update though we still recommend Gmail SMTP Port The SMTP port used by the email provider of your choice This field will automatically self populate if you use...

Page 34: ...n features of the DVR for each channel We suggest that motion detection is under most circumstances the most practical recording method for the DVR to employ How it Works Once motion detection has been enabled for a channel it will register to the DVR as an Motion Event Thus you can use the Motion recording mode in the schedule to trigger the DVR to record when motion detection triggers an alarm s...

Page 35: ...ture will seem more sensitive at night particularly when using low light or active infrared cameras We recommend that you test your motion detection sensitivity both during the day and at night to ensure your sensitivity setting is suitable for either lighting condition Notes Wireless cameras are not recommended for use with the motion detection Motion detection is not recommended for use with PTZ...

Page 36: ...hereas one occurring at four in the morning might indicate something much more severe is happening Some tips to customizing your motion detection actions Consider how important it is to be notified of motion events as they happen Using the email alerts is a great way to be kept up to speed on what s happening but may quickly become annoying if something occurs which will generate a number of false...

Page 37: ...is event occurs It s set in the same way as the Action for any other event Alarm Video Loss Action Audio Warning The DVR will use its internal buzzer to emit an alarm tone It sounds like an old computer indicating an error or a large truck backing up Send Email The DVR will send an auto email alert when the event type you ve selected occurs The Email Settings button will take you to the same email...

Page 38: ...ems connecting to the Internet This may indicate a problem with the DVR s configuration a fault with your network or a problem with your Internet Service Provider ISP IP Conflict This event will occur if the DVR detects another device on the same network with a conflicting IP address It s a little like two houses with the same number being on the same street one house might get the other s mail or...

Page 39: ...elling the DVR how it s going Status The current condition of the hard drive It should say Good If it says anything else this indicates there s a problem with your hard drive If there s no problem there s little else to do here unless reading the output of the dozens of self tests the hard drive performs on itself is of interest to you IfyouhavebeenconfrontedwithaHDD Error or the Status entry does...

Page 40: ...ted Speed How fast the camera will move The higher the number the faster the movement Note that the actual speed of movement will depend upon the capabilities of your particular PTZ device Zoom Increases or decreases the magnification of a vari focal lens Not all PTZ devices have vari focal lenses Focus Alters the focal point of a PTZ device with a vari focal lens Try adjusting this control if you...

Page 41: ... DVR exactly when it commences and ends in your locality First turn DST on We suggest setting the Daylight Saving Time Mode to Date and manually entering the dates and times that daylight savings time applies to and from in your locality Note Some NTP servers are NOT fully compatible with DST This may cause your system to double count adding one or removing one more hour than they should or cancel...

Page 42: ...Operators Guest By default a Guest user has access to the live images on the DVR and can search through recorded events They cannot change any settings or configure the DVR in any way Operator The default permissions of an Operator allow them to access and configure all aspects of the DVR You can easily customize the level of access each individual user has Simply choose the Permission button on e...

Page 43: ... help us track down any known issues or catalogue new issues as they come to light It also helps us figure out if you re running the most recent firmware on the DVR and whether you d benefit from an upgrade System System Information System Device State The Device State menu contains information about devices and their current state If you don t know what any of this means this indicates two things...

Page 44: ...upgrade to ensure proper operation of the DVR You can retain your settings recording schedule and so on by using the Import Export Configuration function Configuration Export Creates a file containing all the settings you ve customized including your recording preferences schedule user list and so on To export your settings Insert a USB flash drive into the USB port on the front of the DVR Ensure ...

Page 45: ...re likely to get See Alarm Motion on page 34 for more detailed information about setting motion detection 1 Mask any redundant movement This includes the obvious things like trees blowing in the wind roads with cars passing and so forth Some less obvious things which might cause false triggers include the flickering of screens monitors or fluorescent lights reflections of movement in windows mirro...

Page 46: ...solution NTSC D1 704x480 HD1 704x240 CIF 352x240 PAL D1 704x576 HD1 704x288 CIF 352x288 Frame Rate NTSC 30fps channel PAL 25fps channel Feature Display Single Quad Octo 8ch only All 8ch only SEQ Auto Sequence Recording Bitrate Up to 2 5Mbps Record Modes Manual Motion Detection Schedule HDD Interface 1 SATA Fixed HDD Capability SATA up to 2000GB 2TB Playback Search Time Date Event Lists USB Interfa...

Page 47: ...ted with its use are the responsibility of the end user This warranty applies to the original purchaser of the product only and is not transferable to any third party Unauthorized end user or third party modifications to any component or evidence of misuse or abuse of the device will render all warranties void By law some countries do not allow limitations on certain exclusions in this warranty Wh...

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