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H.264 Networkable DVR

USER MANUAL

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Page 2: ...t bench or kitchen table and inventory items Connect cameras to the DVR video inputs a monitor or TV to the DVR video output and then connect power to the cameras Turn the DVR on the cameras will be visible on the DVR live view screen Turn DVR power off to install the hard drive into the DVR turn on the DVR and familiarize yourself with the DVR menus and functions Permanently install the cameras c...

Page 3: ...RATION ______________________________________________________ 29 Installing Client Viewer Software ________________________________________________________ 29 Log into Client Viewer Software _________________________________________________________ 30 Client Viewer Local Setup ______________________________________________________________ 30 Add DVR Server to Client Viewer ________________________...

Page 4: ...USB interface USB 2 0 for data backup USB 2 0 for mouse operation Support one 3 5 SATA HDD Special file system for security 16 bit color translucent user friendly GUI with notes for selected menu items Optimized four channel simultaneous playback Two level user management Support live view parameter setting and copy playback via network 1 2 1 SPECIFICATION Description 4CH 8CH 16CH Compression H 26...

Page 5: ... prolong life of this device please pay attention to the following When installing this device please comply with all the electrical product safety criteria Do not drop liquid on DVR or insert any objects Use soft dry cloth to clean DVR do not use chemical cleaners Please disconnect this device from the power if not used for long duration 1 4 PACKAGE CONTENTS QTY DESCRIPTION 1 DVR 1 IR Remote Cont...

Page 6: ...Press to exit menu or sub menu 10 Cursor navigation Move the cursor up down left right or select 11 USB Flash drive for file backup 12 Power Turns the unit ON OFF 2 1 2 Rear Panel 16 Channel DVR Shown NO Name Function 1 Video output 1 BNC composite video output 2 Audio output 1 RCA line level audio output 3 Video input 4 BNC composite video camera inputs 4 Audio input 4 RCA line level inputs 5 VGA...

Page 7: ...rive into the DVR 1 Remove the cover from the DVR and locate the four screw holes and ventilation slots 2 Remove the four screws and foam isolation pads from the accessory box see photo below 3 Remove the paper backing and place the isolation pads over the screw holes ...

Page 8: ...rew holes and isolation pads as shown below 5 Insert the screws through the bottom of the chassis through the isolation pads and into the mounting screw holes of the hard drive NOTE After installation the new hard drive must be formatted ...

Page 9: ...in split screen double click on a channel to view the selected channel in full screen double click the channel again to return to split screen view Right Button Click to open a Sub Menu Scroll Wheel No function Figure 1 1 Mouse button operation 2 Virtual Keyboard Mouse When using the mouse input values using the onscreen virtual keyboard You will need to use the Virtual Keyboard when entering your...

Page 10: ...back speed Move cursor in menus down Channel down OK In menus press to confirm selections 9 In menus press to adjust values 10 RECORD Press to start manual recording 11 STOP Press to stop manual recording 12 EXTRA Not applicable 13 Playback controls Increase reverse playback speed 2X 4X 8X 16X 32X Press to start playback Press to increase forward playback speed 2X 4X 8X 16X 32X Press to slow playb...

Page 11: ...NU TREE Use the mouse to control the DVR and navigate the menus The tree diagram below is a quick reference to help keep track of menu levels and functions The menu functions are explained on the following pages ...

Page 12: ... 2 SYSTEM LOGIN By default passwords are disabled on the system you do not need to enter a password when accessing any system menus However for security purposes it is highly recommended to enable passwords on the system using the Password Menu If you have enabled password and set up user accounts you will see the following screen when you log into the DVR Input device ID and user password and pre...

Page 13: ...H04 Click to select the channel to change settings CHN NAME Click to enter channel description names into the system POSITION Click to switch name location there are 5 options COLOR Click to enter camera setting interface as follows See below for detailed information LIVE Click to select Open the view of the camera Close the view of the camera LIVE TIME Display time while in live view Open Yes Clo...

Page 14: ...ng disabled BITRATE Click to select the bitrate for best data compression RESOLUTION Click to select the resolution of recorded video D1 720 x 480 Half D1 720 x 240 CIF 352 x 288 FRAME RATE Click to select the recoded frame rate AUDIO Not applicable MODE Always DVR will begin recording at startup Schedule DVR will record by a set schedule PACK TIME Four options 15min 30min 45min 60min this breaks ...

Page 15: ...ttings 3 4 2 3 NETWORK SETUP Click the NETWORK to enter network settings interface TYPE Two options DHCP and Static IP address STATIC TYPE Select Static to set your preferred DVR IP address on your network PORT This is the out bound port for video transmission WEB PORT This is the in bound contact port for HTTP IP ADDRESS Set an IP address and press Enter Address should not conflict with automatic...

Page 16: ...ng DDNS or Close if you are not using DDNS service with your DVR SERVICE The DVR supports 3 DDNS services 3322 dyndns and perfecteyes HOST NAME Input the host name you created when you opened your DDNS account USERNAME Input the user name you created when you opened your DDNS account PASSWORD Input the password you created when you opened your DDNS account Click Apply then Exit then reboot your DV...

Page 17: ...ay the recording status for that date the search result will be displayed in the detail files screen DAY Will show all the recording status of the day to playback the recorded file click the corresponding period PLAY You can enter a number directly into the time field by overtyping the current time After setting the time move the cursor to PLAYBACK and press APPLY to enter video playback of that t...

Page 18: ... to a USB thumb drive by clicking Backup 2 Select the channels you wish to view and click Apply to move to the playback screen If all channels have recorded files the DVR will playback all channels simultaneously 3 If setup as Open in the RECORD TIME in DISPLAY it will show the date time when playback record file If setup as Close it will not display time 4 In playback mode press to slow playback ...

Page 19: ... checked Click Backup to begin exporting files to the USB flash drive If the backup files are larger than available space on the flash drive the DVR will display Space no enough You can remove the flash drive immediately after backup LOG SEARCH Move the cursor to LOG SEARCH and press APPLY to enter into the log file list of DVR as follow window TYPE Alarm types are Alarm Motion and Scheduled TIME ...

Page 20: ...tted HDD an H will be displayed on the live view You can reformat the HDD from this menu OVERWRITE Two options available for recording to the HDD ENABLE allow the DVR to overwrite older files with newer DISABLE the DVR will only record to the end of the HDD storage capacity When less than 500 MB remains available on the HDD the DVR will display on the live view please shutdown and replace HDD You ...

Page 21: ...is is only applicable if HDD Overwrite is enables VIDEO LOSS Select Open to display video loss in live view when a channel has no video ALARM CONTRL Controls the alarm buzzer output and duration associated with an alarm event OUTPUT The alarm output duration can be set to 0 10 20 40 or 60 seconds BUZZER The buzzer output duration can be set to 0 10 20 40 or 60 seconds DURATION The post alarm recor...

Page 22: ...t value Sender E mail Enter your e mail address Sender PWD Enter your e mail password Receiver E mail Enter the e mail address of the intended recipient PTZ SETUP Click PTZ to enter the PTZ settings interface CH01 CH04 Click to select and set up the channel a PTZ camera is connected to PROTOCOL Click to select the camera communication protocol The DVR supports Pelco D and P protocol the default is...

Page 23: ...st the iris aperture of an equipped camera Speed Set the PTZ camera control speed Channel select Select the channel of the PTZ camera to control CruiseSet Turn on the preset auto cruise Exit Return to the previous screen Go to preset point Go immediately to a preset point Set Point Set up specific or fixed points for the PTZ camera Clear Delete the selected preset Oripoint Set an origin point into...

Page 24: ...t must be forwarded in your router Please note that the DVR server port is not the same value as the mobile server port NETWORK Select the mobile network 2 5G 2 7G 3G or WIFI MOTION DETECT Click MOTION to enter the motion detection settings interface CHN Select the channel to set up and enable motion detection SENSITIVITY Set the sensitivity level highest high middle and low If you receive a lot o...

Page 25: ...segment green indicates the cursor is on a specific grid segment left click to activate the segment When set up is complete select exit to return to the previous menu screen Remark IR Operation press Menu key to select or cancel the entire screen Mouse operation click left and drag the frame to setup the region for motion detection 3 4 2 6 SYSTEM SETUP Click SYSTEM to enter the system settings int...

Page 26: ...RMAT Click to choose your preferred time format 12 Hours or 24 Hours DST Click to select Daylight Saving Time as applicable to your region Click Apply to save the new settings PASSWORD Click PASSWORD to enter the password settings interface DEVICE ID Enter a number between 000000 and 000255 to create a unique device ID for the DVR PASSWORD Click to choose if you will require a password to log into...

Page 27: ...Click to select the video resolution for the VGA output 1024 768 1280 1024 1920 1080 1440 900 VOLUME Click Volume to enter settings for the volume level Reboot the DVR after making changes to the Audio and Video settings LANGUAGE Click LANGUAGE to enter the language settings interface Select the language you want the DVR to display Chinese English Russian Portuguese Spanish Turkish Italian Persian...

Page 28: ... setting interface AUTO MAINTAIN Click to set the DVR for auto maintenance Close turns off auto maintenance Open turns on auto maintenance and allows you to schedule regular system reboots UPDATE Click to start a software update on a flash drive create a folder called dvrupgrade and copy the software update to that folder Insert the flash drive into the USB port on the DVR and press Enter The syst...

Page 29: ...lient Software allows you to operate the DVR from your PC 4 1 1 Install NVClient software The Client Software can be found on the CD included in the accessory box 4 1 1 1 Load the CD into your CD DVD drive and open the CMS file folder Double click NVCL to install the Client Software A shortcut will be placed on your desktop double click to launch NVClient NOTE Full instructions for use of NVClient...

Page 30: ...your DVR You will use this name and password each time you launch NVClient in the future Username Enter a username that you will use each time you launch NVClient Password Enter a password that you will use each time you launch NVClient Re Input Confirm the password that you will use each time you launch NVClient 4 1 2 1 Local Setup Click Local Setup to enter into the server setup menu ...

Page 31: ...pe Select Main Stream Enable Auto Logon Click to allow NVClient to log into the DVR Channel Num Select the active number of channels in the DVR User Name Enter the user name used to log into the DVR Password Enter the password used to log into the DVR 4 1 2 3 Setup Ex Tab Enable Sync Time On Server Open Check On Start App Auto Open Server Check On Check Camera Select Open Image at Free Position On...

Page 32: ... on the NVClient shortcut on your PC desktop to launch NVClient User Name Enter the user name you chose for NVClient in step 4 1 2 Password Enter the user name you chose for NVClient in step 4 1 2 4 2 USE A DYNAMIC DOMAIN NAME TO OPERATE THE DVR FROM A PC OVER THE INTERNET Now that you have mastered operation of the DVR using NVClient software and a PC on your home network you will want to operate...

Page 33: ...at the location the DVR will be running The IP address of your current location is shown below the IP Address field We recommended you set up your DYN account using a PC connected to the network the DVR will be connected Add To Cart Click Add To Cart and then proceed to checkout The web site will walk you through account registration and send an e mail to you with a link you must click before fina...

Page 34: ...t with automatically assigned addresses DHCP from the router I E 192 168 1 222 NETMASK Enter the Netmask settings this is normally a default setting GATEWAY Enter the Gateway settings this is the address of your router on your network I E 192 168 1 1 4 2 2 2 DDNS settings DDNS Setup In the Network Setup Menu click DDNS Setup DDNS Select Open to use a Dynamic Domain Name Service with the DVR SERVIC...

Page 35: ...orward ports in your router 4 2 3 1 Log into your router Use a web browser like Internet Explorer to access the router setup interface Address Enter the IP address of your router then press enter I E 192 168 1 1 User Name Enter the user name you selected when you initially set up your router Password Enter the password you selected when you initially set up your router If your ISP set up your rout...

Page 36: ...taring port for a range of ports to forward 7777 for DVR video streaming 80 for http access from the internet and 8888 for the mobile port END Enter the ending port for a range of ports to forward It is OK to have the same port number in both start and end Protocol select Both IP Address Enter the IP address you assigned your DVR in network setup Enable Click to enable the port Close your web brow...

Page 37: ...cut on the PC desktop 4 2 5 Local setup Click Local Setup to enter into the server settings interface Server Manage Under the server manage tab click on Add to enter the Add Server menu Server Type Click to choose the DVR server type select 37DVR Address Enter the DDNS host name of the DVR from the network setup menu Local Name Assign a name to easily recognize a DVR if you have more than one I E ...

Page 38: ... server functions Enable Sync Time On Server Open Check On Start App Auto Open Server Check On Check Camera Select Open Image at Free Position On Open Server Select Auto Open Camera Enable Back Connect Check Listen Port Enter the port number used on your router to stream video from the DVR 7777 4 2 5 1 Click on OK then exit NVClient and launch the client again to view cameras ...

Page 39: ...es to the PC 4 3 1 Launch Internet Explorer Address Bar Enter the DVR IP address or Host Name into the address bar I E http 192 168 1 222 or http talosdvr dyndns tv IP Address The IP address must match the IP address from the DVR Network setup menu Use the IP address to operate the DVR from a PC on the same local area network as the DVR DDNS The Host Name must match the DDNS host name from the DVR...

Page 40: ...it IE Click OK then Apply then OK Close Internet Explorer to save the new set up 4 3 2 3 Reset Default Security After you successfully log into the DVR for the first time you will want to restore Internet Explorer s default security settings Tools On the IE toolbar click on the Tools tab Internet Options In the drop down menu click on Internet Options Security In the Internet Options menu click on...

Page 41: ...internet WAN or the DVR IP address over your network LAN Username Enter the user name you have set in your DVR I E admin Password Enter the password you use to log into your DVR The DVR will load the Live view from the cameras using the built in web server ...

Page 42: ...cle in the center to stop ZOOM Click to zoom out or in Click to focus far or near Click to close or open the iris aperature PTZ PRESET To save a camera view type a location number into the box to the right of POS and then click SET To move the camera to a preset position enter the location number into the box to the right of POS and click CALL To remove a camera preset position from memory enter t...

Page 43: ...he local PC Note While the video file is playing the system won t allow you to download video files After viewing the selected file click DOWNLOAD to save the file to the local PC When download is complete a dialog box will be displayed showing the path for the file on the local PC Playback control The above purple progress bar shows download progress green progress bar shows playback progress Cli...

Page 44: ...etting and System information seven menus ENCODE SETTING Video Parameters setting allows you to change the way the DVR encodes video to maximize storage space and video streaming AV Channel Bind setting allows you to change which video channels are tied to which audio channels For example an inside paging system can be bound to all interior cameras or an outdoor call box can be bound to all video ...

Page 45: ...ge the video and color levels making camera images look more natural and easier to see Note you can copy settings to any or all channels using the COPY SETTINGS TO button RECORD SETTING Click Record Setting to enter the record setting interface ...

Page 46: ...ing to enter the Alarm Setting interface Device Alarm allows you to set the DVR to monitor the hard drive for low available space or hard drive failure Click Enable On or OFF Channel Alarm allows you to set the DVR to respond to various alarm events Channel allows you to set the desired channel for alarm trigger Event Type allows you to define the type of alarm trigger the DVR will respond to Enab...

Page 47: ...connection you will use with your DVR DHCP or Static IP Address allows you to set a specific address on your network Preferred DNS allows you to use the DVR with an external IP address and Domain Name Service Media Port is the port on your router the DVR uses to transmit a video stream Gateway is the address of your router on your network MAC is the specific identity of the DVR allowing devices to...

Page 48: ...ETTING Click Mobile to enter the mobile settings interface Port is the port on your router used for streaming to a Smartphone Network Type allows you to choose the type of network used by your Smartphone or tablet ...

Page 49: ... Time Zone allows you to set the time zone the DVR will operate in with reference to GMT Daylight Savings Time DST allows you to tune daylight savings time ON or OFF DST Mode allows you to choose between default and custom DST Start allows you to set the start of custom DST End allows you to set the end of custom DST Date Time Sync Date allows you to select the date select from the calendar pop up...

Page 50: ... to toggle ON or OFF Mode allows you to set the frequency of auto maintenance reboots the DVR Time allows you to set the time of day for auto maintenance Setup allows you to save the settings Refresh sets enable to OFF and clears all fields SYSTEM INFO Click to enter the System Information interface Version Info Device SN is the serial number of the DVR Device Type is the manufacturer style of DVR...

Page 51: ...to set the account number for a user 1 5 Enable allows you to turn an account ON or OFF accounts 2 5 User Name allows you to assign a user name to an account Password allows you to assign a password to accompany a user name Control allows you to assign permission for PTZ control Parameter Set and Upgrade Format system Note Only admin users can add users modify user names and passwords The default ...

Page 52: ...ng video recorded from the DVR server to the local PC Frame Save Path allows you to set a path to a folder for saving an image captured from the DVR server to the local PC File Save Path allows you to set a path to a folder for saving video downloaded from the DVR server to the local PC LOGOUT Click Logout to return to the login screen ...

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