ARM Electronics XR&HD480 Series User Manual

Premium H.264 DVR

Setup Guide

Package Content

Inspect the packaging carton. Make sure the Premium H.264 DVR is properly delivered. Remove

all items from the box and make sure the box contains the following items.

SATA Cable Remote Controller Power Cord

Premium H.264 DVR

Mounting Kit Software CD-CMS User’s Manual

Front Panel

1 Channels

2 Shuttle/ Jog
3 USB 2.0 Port

Power LED

1. In Live and Playback modes, press any key to view the corresponding
video in full-screen.

2. In input interface, 1~10 can be used for direct input of numbers 0~9.

3. In Dome Camera Control mode, 1 is for entering the Set/ Go preset
menu; 2 is for hiding or displaying the hint screen; 11~16 is for quick
access of preset points 1~6.

This is used to control playback operations.
The USB 2.0 port allows users to connect an external USB device to the

unit, such as a USB ThumbDrive© or a USB mouse.
It lights up when power source is connected.

HDD LED
Alarm LED

4

Network LED

Record LED
5 SEARCH
6 MENU
7 SEQ
8 FREEZE

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It lights up when data is processed to or from the connected HDD(s).

It lights up when an alarm is triggered.
It lights up when network is connected. In addition, it blinks when data is

being transmitted via the network.
It blinks when videos are being recorded.

Press this key to search recorded video by date/time or event.

Press this key to enter the OSD setup menu.

Press this key to start automatic sequence display of cameras.

Press this key to freeze the current viewing screen.

9 PLAY/STOP

Press once to start the playback of recorded video. Press again to exit.

10 MODE
11 COPY
12 CALL

13 Direction Keys

14 ENTER

15 ESC
16 DOME

Rear Panel

Press this key to view in full-screen or multiple window modes.

This key is used for marking time in quick video export function.

Press this key to control call monitor or 2nd main monitor.

1. In Zoom mode, these keys function as normal direction keys.

2. 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.

1. In OSD menu or selection interface, press these key to make the
selection or save settings.

2. In live full-screen viewing mode, press this key to view a 2× zoom
image; press it again to return.

Press this key to cancel or exit from certain control mode.

Press this key to enter Dome Camera Control mode.

Main Monitor

1

Audio Out
Main Monitor

2

(BNC)
Call Monitor

3

(BNC)

4 Video In (BNC)

Video Out

5

(BNC)
Main Monitor

6

(S-Video)

7 Audio In

Main Monitor

8

(Digital Output)
Main Monitor

9

(VGA)
Alarm I/O &

10

RS-485

11 NAS Device

USB 2.0 Ports

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(×2)

A RCA connector is provided to output audio associated with the main
monitor.

A BNC connector is provided for connecting to a main monitor.

A BNC connector is provided for connecting to a call monitor.

A group of BNC connectors is offered for video input streams from
installed cameras. The number of connectors equals to the number of
channels.
The same amount of BNC connectors underneath Video IN (BNC) is
offered for looping out the video input.

An S-Video connector is provided for connecting to a main monitor.

The DVR provides audio in connectors (a terminal block) for each
channel to connect its individual audio source device.
A digital output connector is provided for connection to a displaying
device that transfers data digitally to show the best video quality.

A VGA output connector is offered for connecting to a VGA main monitor.

The DVR provides alarm I/O and RS-485 ports that offer users the
flexibility required to connect the unit to other devices.
The NAS connector allows users to connect to a Network-Attached
Storage (NAS) device to expand HDD capacity of the DVR.
Two USB 2.0 ports are located on the rear panel for users to connect
external USB devices to the unit, such as ThumbDrive® or a USB mouse.

2

LAN

13

10/100/1000M
(RJ-45)

14 RS232

Audio Out

15

(Optional)

16 Power Switch
17 Power Jack

The DVR is capable of networking and it allows the videos to be viewed

over the LAN network or the Internet by using the Internet Explorer.

The DVR provides a RS232 communication port for sending and
receiving signals.
Optional Audio Out connectors can be installed for each channel to
connect its individual audio output device.
Use this switch to power on / off the DVR.
Connect the power supply cord shipped with the DVR. Use of other
power supply cords may cause overloading.

NOTE: Refer to User’s Manual Appendix E: Simultaneous Output Options

information about monitor functionality.

Pin Definition of Alarm I/O & RS-485

4ch-Model / 8ch-Model:

for detailed

Pin Definition Pin Definition Pin Definition

1 RS485 D+ 8 Normal Close B 15 Alarm In 5 (8ch model)
2 RS485 D− 9 Common Node B 16 Alarm In 6 (8ch model)
3 Ground 10 Normal Open B 17 Alarm In 7 (8ch model)
4 Normal Close A 11 Alarm In 1 18 Alarm In 8 (8ch model)
5 Common Node A 12 Alarm In 2 19 N/A
6 Normal Open A 13 Alarm In 3 20 N/A
7 Ground 14 Alarm In 4

16ch-Model:

Pin Definition Pin Definition Pin Definition Pin Definition

1 RS485 D+ 9 Common Node B 17 Alarm In 1 25 Alarm In 9
2 RS485 D− 10 Normal Open B 18 Alarm In 2 26 Alarm In 10
3 Ground 11 Ground 19 Alarm In 3 27 Alarm In 11
4 Normal Close A 12 Normal Close C 20 Alarm In 4 28 Alarm In 12
5 Common Node A 13 Common Node C 21 Alarm In 5 29 Alarm In 13
6 Normal Open A 14 Normal Open C 22 Alarm In 6 30 Alarm In 14
7 Ground 15 Ground 23 Alarm In 7 31 Alarm In 15
8 Normal Close B 16 Ground 24 Alarm In 8 32 Alarm In 16

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Pin Definition of Audio In / Audio Out

For terminal blocks of Audio In and Audio Out, shown as below pictures, pins on the upper row are

Audio In / Audio Out connectors for all channels, in sequential order from left to right. All other pins

on the bottom row are for ground connection.

4ch-Model:

8ch-Model:

16ch-Model:

Power On the DVR

Please follow the proper power on procedures to avoid damaging the DVR.

• Connect all necessary components, e.g. monitor and cameras, before power on the DVR.

• Check the type of power source before plugging in the power cord to the DVR. The acceptable

power input is between AC110V ~ AC240V.

• Press the power switch on the rear panel to power on the DVR.

Select Viewing Mode:

• Press MODE button repeatedly to select the wanted display mode. The available viewing modes

are full-screen, 2×2, 3×3, and 4×4 split-window.

• Press FREEZE to pause the current viewing image.

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Basic Setup

Enter the OSD main menu and setup some basic configuration of the DVR. The basic configuration

can be set via either the DVR or DVRRemote, the remote software.

Enter OSD Main Menu:

• Press MENU to enter the OSD main menu.

• Select the administrator account “admin” to login. Enter the preset password “1234”.

• It is strongly suggested to change the password to prevent unauthorized access.

Date / Time Setting:

Follow steps below to setup date/time before the recording starts. Refer to the User’s Manual for

advanced setup of Time Sync function.

• Select <Date/Time> in System Setup menu.

• Select the date and time using LEFT/RIGHT keys; then adjust the value using UP/DOWN keys.

• The new date and time settings take effect after the changes are confirmed.

Language Setting:

If users wish to change language of the DVR system, follow the steps below.

• Select <Language> in System Setup menu and press ENTER.

• Press the UP/DOWN keys to select the desired language.

Network Setup

Configure the LAN setup when users plan to use a LAN, WAN, or Internet connection without a

dialup modem. It requires an Ethernet connection to a network. The default ID of the Premium
H.264 DVR must be changed to avoid network conflicts.

• From OSD main menu, select <System Setup> Æ <Network Setup>, set the <LAN Select>
item to <LAN> or <PPPoE> according to the network application, and enter <LAN Setup>.

• For DHCP users, set the DHCP to <ON>. The IP address, Netmask, Gateway and DNS settings

are retrieved from network servers. DHCP is dynamic that the settings change from time to time.

• For Non-DHCP users, set the DHCP to <OFF>. IP address, Netmask, Gateway and DNS

settings must be set. Please obtain the information from the network service provider.

• To change the IP address, Netmask, Gateway and DNS value, press UP/DOWN keys to move
the cursor to the item. Use LEFT/RIGHT keys to access each section of the value and press
ENTER, then change the value using UP/DOWN keys.

• PPPoE users must set the <PPPoE Account>, <PPPoE Password> and <PPPoE Max Idle>

as well.

• When the settings are complete, press ENTER to confirm and save the settings; or ESC to

abort.

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Dome Camera Control

Dome Camera Connection & Settings:

• See section Pin Definition of Alarm I/O & RS-485

for RS-485 port pin definition.

• Refer to the following figure. Connect the R+, R− terminals on the dome camera to the D+, D−

terminals on the RS-485 port by RS-485 cable respectively.

• To set up dome camera’s protocol and ID, press MENU to access the OSD main menu, and
select <Camera Setup>. Then select <Dome Protocol> and choose the corresponding
protocol. Next select <Dome ID> and choose a preferred ID number. Note that the ID number

must match the ID address defined by the dome camera.

• To configure the RS-485 parameters, select <System Setup> from OSD main menu, and then
select <RS485 Setup>. The default RS-485 settings are 9600 Baud, 8 Data Bits, 1 Stop Bit and

No Parity.

Control Buttons in Dome Camera Control Mode:

1 Set / Go Preset 5 Zoom In 9 Iris Open 13
2 Toggle Hint Screen 6 Focus Far 10 Enter / Auto

3 Go Presets 1~6 7 Focus Near 11 Pan / Tilt
4 Zoom Out 8 Iris Close 12 ESC

Enter Dome Camera
Control Mode

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Basic Playback Operation

Search By Time:

• Press SEARCH to enter the Search menu.

• Move the cursor to “From” and press ENTER will start playing recorded video from the specified

“From” time.

• Move the cursor to “End” and press ENTER will start playing recorded video from the specified

“End” time.

• Move the cursor to “Select” and press LEFT/RIGHT to choose date/ time. Press ENTER and
adjust the values by UP/DOWN keys. Press ENTER again to confirm or press ESC to abort.

• Move the cursor to <Begin Playback> and press ENTER to start playing back recorded video of
the selected time. Press PLAY/STOP again to return to live video.

NOTE: If there is no available recorded video that matches the specified time and date,

the unit starts to playback from the next available video.

Calendar Search:

• Press SEARCH to enter the Search menu.

• Move the cursor to <Calendar Search> and press ENTER. A calendar will show up.

• Move the cursor to year/ month and press ENTER. Then press UP/DOWN to adjust the value

and press ENTER again to confirm.

• Move the cursor and press ENTER to select any date shown in bold and underlined font. The

bar below the calendar will change according to the recorded data of the selected date.

• Then select preferred time from the time bar. Alternatively, move the cursor to the time shown at

the bottom. Press ENTER and adjust the values of hour/ minute/ second via UP/DOWN keys.

• The <From> and <End> buttons allows users to playback video from the beginning or end of

the database.

• Note that the time blocks highlighted in red represent events occurred.

• Select <Begin Playback> and press ENTER to start playing back selected video.

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Smart Search:

• Press SEARCH to enter the Search menu.

• Move the cursor to <Smart Search> and press ENTER. The Smart Search menu will show up.

• Specify the From/End time to search for recorded video within the period.

• Choose a channel for smart search and setup the monitoring area.

• Specify detection sensitivity and threshold according to environment and required application.

• Specify the time interval to separate the time period into segments.

• When the criteria are all set, select <Smart Search List> and press ENTER to start the smart

search.

• When the Smart Search List is displayed, use Direction keys to scan through the list.

• Press ENTER to playback any desired item, or press ESC to exit the list.

Search by Event:

• Press SEARCH to enter the Search menu.

• To search event video that was recorded on a specific camera, use LEFT/RIGHT keys to move

the cursor and press ENTER to select or de-select a channel.

• Move the cursor to <Event List> and press ENTER to list the event video of the selected

channels.

• The list displays each event by date, time, triggered camera and alarm type. The latest recorded

event video will be listed on the top. To exit the event list, press ESC.

• Use UP/DOWN keys to scroll through the Event List. Press ENTER to play back the selected
event record.

NOTE: The event list displays only the first 1024 events; as some events are deleted,

others are displayed.

Playback Controls:

Button Description

The button is for rewinding the recorded video while playing back. Press the button

LEFT

repeatedly to increase the speed of reverse playback by 1×, 2×, 4×, 8×, 16×, or 32×.

RIGHT

FREEZE

PLAY

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The button is used to play the recorded video fast forward. Press the button

repeatedly to increase the speed of forward playback by 1×, 2×, 4×, 8×, 16×, or 32×.

Press FREEZE to pause the playback 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.

Press to start the playback or to stop playing back video and return to live mode.

DVR Status Bar Icons

Icons that will be displayed in the status bar are listed in the following table with their descriptions.

Item Icon Description Item Icon Description

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

Main Monitor

Call Monitor

Monitor Active/Inactive

Sequence

Record

Event Record

Freeze @ Live Mode

Dome Camera Control

Zoom

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

Quick Export

Stamp A

Stamp B

Lock

Disk Error

Disk Full

Disk Overheat

No Disk

Disk Almost Full

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Forward Playback Speed:

1x, 2x,
4x, 8x,

23

HDD Usage

16x, 32x

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Pause @ Playback mode

24

Guest

12

Backward Playback Speed:

1x, 2x,
4x, 8x,

16x, 32x

25

User’s Authority Level

13

End of Video

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Connect the DVR via the Remote Software

Setup Requirements:

• Make sure the PC is connected to the Internet.

• Obtain IP address of the Premium H.264 DVR. To check the DVR’s IP address, press MENU on

the front panel and select <System Setup> Æ <Network Setup> Æ <LAN Setup> Æ <IP> to

check the IP.

Changing Internet Setting:

• Start the IE; select <Tools> from the main menu of the browser, then <Internet Options> and
then click the <Security> tab.

• Select <Trusted Sites> and click <Sites> to specify its security setting.

• Uncheck “Require server verification (https:) for all sites in this zone”. Type the IP address of the

unit in field and click <Add> to add this website to the zone.

• In the Security Level area, click <Custom Level>. Under <ActiveX controls and plug-ins>, set
all items to <Enable> or <Prompt>.

• Click <OK> to accept the settings and close the <Security Settings> screen.

Using the Remote Software:

• Start the IE and enter the IP address of the Premium H.264 DVR in the address bar.

• The ActiveX controls and plug-ins dialog will show up twice for confirmation; click <YES> to

accept ActiveX plug-ins. The DVRRemote plug-ins will be downloaded and installed on the PC

automatically when the connection is successfully made.

NOTE: Do not enter any leading “0” characters in the address, for example,

“192.068.080.006” should be entered “192.68.80.6”.

NOTE: If the default trigger port 80 is changed into another one, take port 81 for

example, users should enter the IP address as “192.68.80.6:81”.

• Version verification starts automatically to verify whether DVRRemote was installed. This

process may take up to 30 seconds.

• When the software is completely downloaded and installed, the Login Screen is displayed.

• Enter username and password. The default username and password is admin and 1234.

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The following picture shows the display window of the DVRRemote:

Refer to the table below for brief description of functional items:

Item Description Item Description

1 Select Picture Size 9 HDD Health Status
2 Download DVRPlayer 10 Playback Control
3 View Live Camera 11 Instant Recording
4 Playback Video 12 Audio On/Off
5 Setup Menu 13 Select Camera
6 Search Event List 14 Display Mode
7 Capture Snapshot 15 Bandwidth – Normal/Dual Stream
8 4:3 Viewing Aspect 16 Dome Camera Control Panel

For more information on DVRRemote, see User’s Manual.

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DVRRemote Playback

Playback Remote Video:

• Click <Play> on the main window toolbar, and then <Remote Playback> tab.

• The <From> and <To> on top of the screen display the date and time from which recorded video

is available for playback.

• Choose <Playback> in <Select> field for playback recorded video.

• Select the date and time of the segment to play back from the <Start> field. Users can change

the date and time either by typing desired numbers directly or using the arrow buttons.

• Click <OK> to start the playback, or click <Close> to abort.

Playback Local *.drv File:

• Click <Play> on the main window toolbar, and then <Local Playback> tab.

• Click <Open> and the file selection screen is displayed. Select the *.drv video file to playback

and click <OK>.

• Click <OK> to start the playback, or click <Cancel> to abort.

• View the video playback using the Playback controls.

• To end the playback, click <Live> to return to live video.

Playback Local *.avi Files:

• Start the windows media player or other media player from <Start> menu (or any other possible

access).

• Select <File> and then <Open>.

• Select the wanted *.avi file, and click <Open>.

NOTE: The *.avi files for each channel are stored separately. Therefore the video can

be played back in single channel, full screen mode only.

Playback Event Video:

• Click SEARCH on the main window toolbar. The Event List appears.

• Scroll through the Event List and highlight the interested events.

• Double-click on the desired event to view the event video.

Playback Controls:

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Mobile View Software

Mobile View software allows users to timely monitor via a mobile device with internet connection.

Refer to below for brief introductions of installation (JAVA mobile devices) and basic operations.

Download and Installation:

• Access the java installation menu on a JAVA mobile device and connect the website that

provides Mobile View software to directly download the software to the mobile device.

• After the download is completed, follow the instruction shown on the JAVA mobile device to

installed Mobile View software.

Basic Operation:

Locate the installed Mobile View software and launch it. The main window will be shown as below

on the left.

• Access <Connect to device> and users can create bookmarks for DVRs or IP cameras via

entering hostname/IP address, port, username, and password of the devices.

• If a DVR is connected, the available functions will be listed as shown above on the right. Users

can select <Live Monitoring> to view the live video. <Normal Playback> and <Event Playback>

allow users to playback recorded normal and event videos. <Menu Config> enables users to

setup part of the DVR’s configuration.

• If an IP camera is connected, live video of the IP camera will be directly shown on the screen.

• <Snapshot Viewer> is where the snapshot pictures can be viewed after they were saved to the

database of the mobile devices.

Refer to Mobile View Software User’s Manual for installation on Blackberry phones and detailed

information of all functions.

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