Avycon AVR-T908A-1T, AVR-T908A-2T, AVR-T908A-3T, AVR-T908A-4T, AVR-T908A-6T User Manual

User Manual for TVI DVR

Notes

 Please read this user manual carefully to ensure that you can use the device correctly and

safely.

 There may be several technically incorrect places or printing errors in this manual. The

updates will be added into the new version of this manual. The contents of this manual are
subject to change without notice.

 This device should be operated only from the type of power source indicated on the

marking label. The voltage of the power must be verified before using the same. Kindly
remove the cables from the power source if the device is not to be used for a long period of
time.

 Do not install this device near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves or

other devices that produce heat.

 Do not install this device near water. Clean only with a dry cloth.
 Do not block any ventilation openings and ensure proper ventilation around the machine.
 Do not power off the device at normal recording condition.
 This machine is for indoor use only. Do not expose the machine in rain or moist

environment. In case any solid or liquid get inside the machine’s case, please turn off the

device immediately and get it checked by a qualified technician.

 Do not try to repair the device by yourself without technical aid or approval.
 When this product is in use, the relevant contents of Microsoft, Apple and Google will be

involved in. The pictures and screenshots in this manual are only used to explain the usage of
our product. The ownerships of trademarks, logos and other intellectual properties related to
Microsoft, Apple and Google shall belong to the above-mentioned companies.

 This manual is suitable for many models. All examples and pictures used in the manual are

from one of the models for reference purpose.

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Contents ...................................................................................................................................... i

1 Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 1

1.1 Summary ..................................................................................................................... 1

1.2 Features ....................................................................................................................... 1

1.3 Front Panel Descriptions ............................................................................................. 4

1.4 Rear Panel Descriptions .............................................................................................. 4

1.5 Connections ................................................................................................................ 7

2 Basic Operation Guide ................................................................................................ ...... 9

2.1 Startup & Shutdown .................................................................................................... 9

2.1.1 Startup .............................................................................................................. 9

2.1.2 Shutdown ......................................................................................................... 9

2.2 Remote Controller ....................................................................................................... 9

2.3 Mouse Control .......................................................................................................... 11

2.4 Text-input Instruction ................................................................................................ 11

2.5 Common Button Operation ....................................................................................... 12

3 Wizard & Main Interface ............................................................................................... 13

3.1 Startup Wizard........................................................................................................... 13

3.2 Main Interface ........................................................................................................... 17

3.2.1 Main Interface Introduction ........................................................................... 17

3.2.2 Setup Panel ..................................................................................................... 18

3.2.3 Main Functions .............................................................................................. 20

4 Camera Management ...................................................................................................... 22

4.1 Signal Access Set ...................................................................................................... 22

4.2 Add/Edit Camera ...................................................................................................... 22

4.2.1 Add Camera ................................................................................................... 22

4.2.2 Edit Camera.................................................................................................... 23

4.3 Add/Edit Camera Group ........................................................................................... 24

4.3.1 Add Camera Group ........................................................................................ 24

4.3.2 Edit Camera Group ........................................................................................ 25

5 Live Preview Introduction .............................................................................................. 26

5.1 Preview Interface Introduction .................................................................................. 26

5.2 Preview Mode ........................................................................................................... 27

5.2.1 Preview By Display Mode ............................................................................. 27

5.2.2 Quick Sequence View .................................................................................... 28

5.2.3 Scheme View In Sequence ............................................................................. 29

5.2.4 Spot View ....................................................................................................... 30

5.3 Preview Image Configuration ................................................................................... 30

5.3.1 OSD Settings .................................................................................................. 30

5.3.2 Image Settings ................................................................................................ 31

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5.3.3 Mask Settings ................................................................................................. 31

5.3.4 Image Adjustment .......................................................................................... 32

6 PTZ ................................................................................................................................... 35

6.1 PTZ Control Interface Introduction ........................................................................... 35

6.2 Preset Setting ............................................................................................................ 39

6.3 Cruise Setting ............................................................................................................ 40

6.4 PTZ Protocol Setting ................................................................................................. 41

7 Record & Disk Management .......................................................................................... 42

7.1 Record Configuration ................................................................................................ 42

7.1.1 Mode Configuration ....................................................................................... 42

7.1.2 Advanced Configuration ................................................................................ 43

7.2 Encode Parameters Setting ........................................................................................ 43

7.3 Schedule Setting ........................................................................................................ 44

7.3.1 Add Schedule ................................................................................................. 44

7.3.2 Record Schedule Configuration ..................................................................... 47

7.4 Record Mode ............................................................................................................. 47

7.4.1 Manual Recording .......................................................................................... 47

7.4.2 Timing Recording .......................................................................................... 48

7.4.3 Motion Based Recording ................................................................................ 48

7.4.4 Sensor Based Recording................................................................................. 48

7.5 Disk Management ..................................................................................................... 48

7.5.1 Storage Mode Configuration .......................................................................... 48

7.5.2 View Disk and S.M.A.R.T. Information ......................................................... 49

8 Playback & Backup ......................................................................................................... 51

8.1 Instant Playback ........................................................................................................ 51

8.2 Playback Interface Introduction ................................................................................ 51

8.3 Record Search & Playback ........................................................................................ 54

8.3.1 Search & Playback by Time-sliced Image ...................................................... 54

8.3.2 Search & Playback by Time ........................................................................... 55

8.3.3 Search & Playback by Event .......................................................................... 56

8.3.4 Search & Playback by Tag ............................................................................. 57

8.4 Backup ...................................................................................................................... 57

8.4.1 Backup by Time ............................................................................................. 57

8.4.2 Backup by Event ............................................................................................ 59

8.4.3 Image Management ........................................................................................ 59

8.4.4 View Backup Status ....................................................................................... 60

9 Alarm Management ........................................................................................................ 61

9.1 Sensor Alarm ............................................................................................................. 61

9.2 Motion Alarm ............................................................................................................ 62

9.2.1 Motion Configuration ..................................................................................... 62

9.2.2 Motion Alarm Handling Configuration .......................................................... 63

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9.3 Exception Alarm ....................................................................................................... 63

9.3.1 IPC Offline Settings ....................................................................................... 63

9.3.2 Video Loss Settings ........................................................................................ 64

9.3.3 Exception Handling Settings .......................................................................... 64

9.4 Alarm Event Notification .......................................................................................... 65

9.4.1 Alarm-out ....................................................................................................... 65

9.4.2 E-mail ............................................................................................................. 65

9.4.3 Display ........................................................................................................... 65

9.4.4 Buzzer ............................................................................................................ 66

9.5 Manual Alarm ........................................................................................................... 66

9.6 View Alarm Status .................................................................................................... 66

10 Account & Permission Management.............................................................................. 68

10.1 Account Management ............................................................................................. 68

10.1.1 Add User ...................................................................................................... 68

10.1.2 Edit User ...................................................................................................... 69

10.2 User Login & Logout .............................................................................................. 70

10.3 Permission Management ......................................................................................... 70

10.3.1 Add Permission Group ................................................................................. 70

10.3.2 Edit Permission Group ................................................................................. 72

10.4 Black and White List ............................................................................................... 72

11 Device Management ........................................................................................................ 73

11.1 Network Configuration ........................................................................................... 73

11.1.1 TCP/IPv4 Configuration ............................................................................... 73

11.1.2 Port Configuration ........................................................................................ 73

11.1.3 DDNS Configuration .................................................................................... 74

11.1.4 E-mail Configuration .................................................................................... 77

11.1.5 UPnP Configuration ..................................................................................... 78

11.1.6 NAT Configuration ....................................................................................... 79

11.1.7 View Network Status .................................................................................... 79

11.2 Basic Configuration ................................................................................................ 79

11.2.1 Common Configuration ................................................................................ 79

11.2.2 Date and Time Configuration ................................................................ ....... 80

11.3 Factory Default........................................................................................................ 81

11.4 Device Software Upgrade ....................................................................................... 81

11.5 Backup and Restore ................................................................................................. 81

11.6 View Log ................................................................................................................. 82

11.7 View System Information ........................................................................................ 82

12 Remote Surveillance ........................................................................................................ 83

12.1 Mobile Client Surveillance ..................................................................................... 83

12.2 Web LAN Access .................................................................................................... 83

12.3 Web WAN Access ................................................................................................... 84

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12.4 Web Remote Control ............................................................................................... 85

12.4.1 Remote Preview ........................................................................................... 86

12.4.2 Remote Playback .......................................................................................... 89

12.4.3 Remote Backup ............................................................................................ 90

12.4.4 Remote Configuration .................................................................................. 90

Appendix A FAQ ................................................................................................................... 91

Appendix B Calculate Recording Capacity ........................................................................ 96

Appendix C Compatible Device List ................................................................................... 98

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1 Introduction

1.1 Summary

Based on the most advanced SOC technology and embedded system in the field, this series of
the DVR adopt the new designed human interface and support the smart management of analog
cameras and IP cameras and the record search of slice. This series of the DVR which are
powerful and easy to use are provided with excellent image quality and stable system. They are
centralized monitoring management products with high performance and high quality specially
designed for video monitoring field.
This series of the DVR can be widely used to security system of banks at home and abroad,
schools, intelligent mansions, traffic, environmental protection, supermarkets, petrol service
stations, residential quarters and factories and so on.

1.2 Features

Basic Functions

 Support local device and network device access including IP camera/dome and the third
party IP cameras

 Support standard ONVIF protocol
 Support dual stream recording of each camera (max 3MP resolution)
 Support IP cameras to be added quickly or manually
 Support batch or single configuration of the cameras’ OSD, video parameters, mask,

motion and so on
 Support a maximum of 8 user permission groups including Administrator, Advanced and
Ordinary which are the default permission groups of the system
 Support a maximum of 16 users to be created, multiple web clients login by using one
username at the same time and the user’s permission control to be enabled or disabled
 Support a maximum of 10 web clients login at the same time

Live Preview

 Support 1920×1080/1280×1024 HDMI and VGA high definition synchronous display
 Support multi-screen modes
 Support auto adjustment of the camera’s image display proportion
 Support audio monitoring of the camera to be enabled or disabled
 Support manual snap of the preview camera
 Support the sequence of the preview cameras to be adjusted
 Support display mode to be added and saved and the saved modes can be called directly
 Support quick tool bar operation of the preview window
 Support scheme view in sequence, quick sequence view and dwell time setting
 Support motion detection and video mask
 Support multiple popular P.T.Z. control protocol and setup of the preset and cruise
 Support direct mouse control of the dome including rotating, zoom, focusing and so on
 Support single camera image to be zoomed by sliding the scroll wheel of the mouse

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 Support any area of the image to be zoomed in to a maximum of 16 times of the current
size

 Support image and lens adjustment (only available for some cameras)
 Support quick camera adding in the camera window of the live preview interface

Disk Management

 The DVRs with the 2U case can add a maximum of 8 SATA HDDs; a maximum of 4
SATA HDDs with the 1.5U case, a maximum of 2 SATA HDDs with the 1U case and a
maximum of 1 SATA HDD with the small 1U case

 Each SATA interface of the DVR supports the HDDs with max 6TB storage capacity
 Support disk group configuration and management and each camera can be added into

different disk groups with different storage capacity

 Support disk information and disk working status viewing
 Support batch formatting of the disks

Record Configuration

 Support main stream and sub stream recording at the same time and batch or single
configuration of the record stream

 Support manual and auto record modes
 Support schedule recording, sensor alarm recording and motion detection recording
 Support schedule recording and event recording setting with different record streams
 Support record schedule setting and recycle recording
 Support pre recording and delay recording configuration of the event recording

Record Playback

 Support time scale operation in quick playback and the playback date and time can be set
randomly by scrolling the mouse; the time interval of the time scale can be zoomed

 Support record searching by time slice/time/event/tag
 Support time view and camera view in searching by time slice mode
 Support time slice searching by month, by day, by hour and by minute and time slice to be

displayed with camera thumbnail

 Support event searching by manual/motion/sensor events
 Support tag searching by the manual added tags
 Support instant playback of the selected camera in the live preview interface
 Support acceleration(maximum 32 times of the normal speed), deceleration (minimum

1/32 times of the normal speed) and 30s’ addition or reduction to current playing time

Record Backup

 Support record to be backed up through USB (U disk, mobile HDD) interface
 Support record to be backed up by time/event/image searching
 Support record cutting for backing up when playing back
 Support a maximum of 10 backup tasks in background and backup status viewing

Alarm Management

 Support alarm schedule setting

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 Support enabling or disabling of the motion detection, external sensor alarm input and
exception alarms including IP address conflict alarm, disk IO error alarm, disk full alarm, no
disk alarm, illegal access alarm, network disconnection alarm, IPC offline alarm and so on,
alarm trigger configuration supportable

 Support IPC offline alarm trigger configuration of PTZ, snap, pop-up video, etc.
 Support event notification modes of alarm-out, pop-up video, pop-up message box, buzzer,

e-mail and so on

 The snapped images can be attached into the e-mail when alarm linkage is triggered
 Support alarm status view of alarm-in, alarm-out, motion detection and exception alarm
 Support alarm to be triggered and cleared manually
 Support system auto reboot when exception happens

Network Functions

 Support TCP/IP and PPPoE, DHCP, DNS, DDNS, UPnP, NTP, SMTP protocol and so on
 Support allow and block list function and the allow and block IP address/IP segment/MAC

address can be set
 Support multiple browsers including IE8/9/10/11, Firefox, Opera, Chrome (available only
for the versions lower than 45) and Safari in MAC system
 Support remote achievement, configuration, import and export of the DVR parameters and
other system maintenance operations including remote upgrading and system restart
 Support remote camera configuration of the DVR including video parameters, image
quality and so on

 Support remote searching, playback and backup of the DVR
 Support manual alarm to be triggered and cleared remotely
 Support NVMS or other platform management software to access the DVR and manage it
 Support NAT function and QRCode scanning by mobile phone and PAD
 Support mobile surveillance by phones or PADs with iOS or Android OS
 Support DVR to be accessed remotely through telnet and the telnet function can be

enabled or disabled

Other Functions

 The DVR can be controlled and operated by the buttons on the front panel, the remote
controller and the mouse
 Setting interfaces can be switched to one another conveniently by clicking the main menus
on the top of the setting interfaces
 Support DVR information viewing including basic, camera status, alarm status, record
status, network status, disk and backup status
 Support factory restoring, import and export of the system configuration, log view and
export and local upgrading by USB mobile device
 Support auto recognition of the displayer’s resolution

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1.3 Front Panel Descriptions

Name

Descriptions

REC

When recording, the light is blue

Net

When access to network , the light is blue

Power

Power indicator, when connection , the light is blue

Fn

No function temporarily

Name

Descriptions

Power

Power Indicator, when connected, the light is blue

HDD

The light turns blue when reading/writing HDD

Net

The light turns blue when it is able to access the network

Backup

The light turns blue when backing up files and data

Play

The light turns blue when playing video

REC

Power Indicator, when connected, the light is blue

AUDIO /+

1. Adjust audio 2. Increase the value in setup

P.T.Z / -

1. Enter PTZ mode 2. Decrease the value in setup

MENU

Enter Menu in live

INFO

Check the information of the device

BACKUP

Enter backup mode in live

SEARCH

Enter search mode in live

Exit

Exit the current interface

Manually record

Play/Pause

Speed down

Speed up

1-9

Input digital number and select camera

0/--

Input number 0, the number above 10

Direction Key

Change direction

Multi-Screen Switch

Change the screen mode

Enter

Confirm selection

USB

To connect external USB device like USB mouse or USB
flash

The following descriptions are for reference only.
Type I:

Type II:

1.4 Rear Panel Descriptions

Here we only take a part of real panels for example to introduce their interfaces and
connections. The interfaces and locations of the interfaces are only for references. Please take
the real object as the standard.

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No.

Name

Descriptions

1

AUDIO IN

Audio input; connect to audio input device, like
microphone, pickup, etc

2

ALARM IN

Alarm inputs for connecting sensors

3

ALARM OUT

Relay output; connect to external alarm

4

GND

Grounding

5

AHD VIDEO IN

4 CH AHD video inputs

6

AUDIO OUT

Audio output; connect to sound box

7

CVBS

CVBS video output; connect to monitor

8

VGA

Connect to monitor

9

HDMI

Connect to high definition display device

10

LAN

Network port

11

USB

Connect USB storage device or USB mouse

12

DC12V

DC12V power input

13

RS485

Connect to keyboard or speed dome. A is TX+; B is TX-

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No.

Name

Descriptions

1

CVBS

CVBS video output; connect to monitor

2

ALARM IN

Alarm inputs for connecting sensors

3

GND

Grounding

4

AUDIO OUT

Audio output; connect to sound box

5

AUDIO IN

Audio input; connect to audio input device, like microphone,
pickup, etc

6

ALARM OUT

Relay output; connect to external alarm

7

VIDEO IN

8 CH video inputs

8

HDMI

Connect to high definition display device

9

VGA

Connect to monitor

10

LAN

Network port

11

RS485

Connect to keyboard or speed dome. A is TX+; B is TX-

12

USB

Connect USB storage device or USB mouse

13

DC12V

DC12V power input

No.

Name

Descriptions

1

RS485

Connect to keyboard or speed dome. A is TX+; B is TX-

2

AUDIO IN

Audio input; connect to audio input device, like microphone,
pickup, etc

3

AHD VIDEO IN

16 CH AHD video inputs

4

HDMI

Connect to high definition display device

5

VGA

Connect to monitor

6

LAN

Network port

7

AUDIO OUT

Audio output; connect to sound box

8

CVBS

CVBS video output; connect to monitor

9

USB

Connect USB storage device or USB mouse

10

DC12V

DC12V power input

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1.5 Connections

 Video Connections

Video Output: Supports VGA/HDMI video output. You can connect to monitor through these
video output interfaces simultaneously or independently.

 Audio Connections

Audio Input: Connect to microphone, pickup, etc.
Audio Output: Connect to headphone, sound box or other audio output devices.

 Alarm Connections

Some models may support this function. Take 16 CH alarm inputs and 1 CH alarm output for
example.

Alarm Input:
Alarm IN 1~16 are 16 CH alarm input interfaces. There are no type requirements for sensors.
NO type and NC type are both available.
The way to connect sensor and the device is as shown below:

The alarm input is an open/closed relay. If the input is not an open/closed relay, please refer to
the following connection diagram:

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Note:
The pluggable block of some models may not be connected into the terminal block and you shall obtain it
from the accessories.

Alarm Output:
The way to connect alarm output device:
Pull out the green terminal blocks and loosen the screws in the alarm-out port. Then insert the
signal wires of the alarm output devices into the port of NO and COM separately. Finally,
tighten the screws. Provided that the external alarm output devices need power supply, you can
connect the power supply as per the following figures.

 RS485 Connection

There are two types of RS485 interfaces:

（Type 1） （Type 2）

Type 1: The P/Z interfaces are used to connect speed dome. K/B interfaces are used to connect
keyboard.
Type 2: The RS485 interfaces are not only used to connect speed dome but also to connect
keyboard.
The way to connect speed dome to the DVR:
Type 1: Disconnect pluggable block from the RS485 terminal block and then loosen the fixed
screws from the pluggable block, insert signal cables into Y and Z port separately (Y is TX+; Z
is TX-) and tighten the fixed screws. Next, connect pluggable block back into terminal block.
Finally, connect the video cable of the speed dome to the video input interface of the DVR.
Type 2: Disconnect pluggable block from the RS485 terminal block and then loosen the fixed
screws from the pluggable block, insert signal cables into A and B port separately (A is TX+; B
is TX-) and tighten the fixed screws. Next, connect pluggable block back into terminal block.
Finally, connect the video cable of the speed dome to the video input interface of the DVR.

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2 Basic Operation Guide

2.1 Startup & Shutdown

Please make sure all the connections are done properly before you power on the unit. Proper
startup and shutdown are crucial to expending the life of your device.

2.1.1 Startup

① Connect the output display device to the VGA/HDMI interface of the DVR.
② Connect with the mouse and power. The device will boot and the power LED would turn

blue.
③ A WIZARD window will pop up (you should select the display language the first time you
use the DVR). Refer to 3.1 Startup Wizard for details.

2.1.2 Shutdown

You can power off the device by using remote controller or mouse.

By remote controller:

① Press Power button. This will take you to a shutdown window. The unit will power off
after a while by clicking “OK” button.
② Disconnect the power.

By mouse:

① Click StartShutdown to pop up the Shutdown window. Select “Shutdown” in the
window. The unit will power off after a while by clicking “OK” button.
② Disconnect the power.

2.2 Remote Controller

① It uses two AAA size batteries.
② Open the battery cover of the remote controller.
③ Place batteries. Please take care the polarity (+ and -).
④ Replace the battery cover.

Key points to check in case the remote doesn’t work.

1. Check batteries polarity.

2. Check the remaining charge in the batteries.

3. Check IR controller sensor for any masking.

If it still doesn’t work, please change a new remote controller to try, or contact your dealers.
You can just turn the IR sensor of the remote controller towards the IR receiver of the DVR to
control it when you are controlling multiple devices by remote controller.
There are two kinds of remote controller. The interface of remote controller is shown as below.

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Button

Function

Power Button

Switch off—to stop the device

Record Button

To start recording

-/-- /0-9

Input number or choose camera

Fn1 Button

Unavailable temporarily

Multi Button

To choose multi screen display mode

Next Button

To switch the live image

SEQ

To go to sequence view mode

Audio

To enable audio output in live mode

Switch

No function temporarily

Direction button

To move cursor in setup or pan/title PTZ

Enter Button

To confirm the choice or setup

Menu Button

To go to menu

Exit Button

To exit the current interface

Focus/IRIS/Zoom/PTZ

To control PTZ camera

Preset Button

To enter into preset setting in PTZ mode

Cruise Button

To go to cruise setting in PTZ mode

Track Button

No track function temporarily

Wiper Button

No function temporarily

Light Button

No function temporarily

Clear Button

No function temporarily

Fn2 Button

No function temporarily

Info Button

Get information about the device

To control playback. Play(Pause)/Stop/Previous
Frame/Next Frame/Speed Down/Speed Up

Snap Button

To take snapshots manually

Search Button

To go to search mode

Cut Button

No function temporarily

Backup Button

To go to backup mode

Zoom Button

To zoom in the images

PIP Button

No function temporarily

Note:
You shall press P.T.Z button to enter PTZ setting mode, choose a channel and press P.T.Z button again to
hide the P.T.Z control panel. Then you can press preset, cruise, track, wiper or light button to enable the
relevant function.

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Button

Function

REC

Record manually

Search

To enter search mode

MEUN

To enter menu

Exit

To exit the current interface

ENTER

To confirm the choice or setup

Direction button

To move cursor in setup

ZOOM

To zoom in

PIP

No function temporarily

To control playback. Play(Pause)/Next Frame/Speed
Up/Stop/Previous Frame/Speed Down

Multi

To choose multi screen display mode

Next

To switch the live image

SEQ

To go to sequence view mode

INFO

Get information about the device

Note: Mouse is the default tool for all operations unless an exception as indicated.

2.3 Mouse Control

 Mouse control in Live Preview & Playback interface

In the live preview & playback interface, double click on any camera window to show the
window in single screen mode; double click the window again to restore it to the previous size.

In the live preview & playback interface, if the interfaces display in full screen, move the
mouse to the bottom of the interface to pop up a tool bar. The tool bar will disappear
automatically after you move the mouse away from it for some time; move the mouse to the
right side of the interface to pop up a panel and the panel will disappear automatically after you
move the mouse away from it.

 Mouse control in text-input

Move the mouse to the text-input box and then click the box. The input keyboard will pop up
automatically.

2.4 Text-input Instruction

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Button

Meaning

Button

Meaning

Backspace key

Switch key of punctuation character

Delete Key

Enter key

Switch key between upper
and lower letter

Space key

Switch key of language

Button

Meaning

Click it to show the menu list.

Click it to change the sequence of the list.

Click it to change the camera displaying mode.

Click it to close the current interface.

Click it to go to the earliest date of camera recording.

Click it to go to the latest date of camera recording.

The system includes two input boxes. Refer to the above pictures. The left box is the number
input box and the right box is the input box which provides inputs of numbers, letters and
punctuation characters. The introductions of keys on the input boxes are shown below.

2.5 Common Button Operation

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3 Wizard & Main Interface

3.1 Startup Wizard

The disk icons will be shown on the top of the startup interface. You can view the number and
status of each disk quickly and conveniently through these icons ( : no disk; : unavailable
disk; : RW available disk).

You can quickly configure the DVR by wizard setup to make the DVR work normally. You
must configure the wizard if you start the DVR for the first time (or click “Skip” to cancel the
wizard next time).

Click “Wizard Setup” to start wizard. The setting steps are as follows.
① System Login. Set your own password or use the default when you use the wizard for the
first time (the default username of the system is admin and the default password of admin is

123456); select the login username and enter the corresponding password next time.

Click “Edit Security Question” to set questions and answers for password security of admin. If
you forget the password, please refer to Q4 in Appendix A FAQ for details.
Click “Next” to continue or click “Cancel” to exit the wizard.

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② Date and Time Configuration. The date and time of the system need to be set up if you
use the wizard for the first time. Refer to the following figure. Set the time zone, system time,
date format and time format. The DST will be enabled by default if the time zone selected

includes DST. Click “Next” to continue.

③ Network Settings. Check “Obtain an IP address automatically” and “Obtain DNS
automatically” to get the IP address and DNS automatically (the DHCP function of the router
in the same LAN should also be enabled), or manually input them. Input the HTTP port, RTSP
port and Server port (please see 11.1.2 Port Configuration for details). Click “Next” to
continue.

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④ QRCode. You can scan the QRCode through mobile client which is installed in the mobile
phone or PAD to log in the mobile client instantly. Please refer to 12.1 Mobile Client
Surveillance for details.

⑤ Add Camera. Click “Refresh” to refresh the list of online IP cameras which are in the
same local network with DVR and then click to add the searched camera. Click “Add
All” to add all the cameras in the list. Click to delete the added camera. Click “Delete

All” to delete all the added cameras.

Click to edit the searched IP camera as shown on the below left. Input the new IP address,
subnet mask, gateway and the password of the camera. Click “OK” to save the settings.

Click to edit the added camera as shown on the above right. Input the new camera name,
IP address, port, username and the password of the camera. You can click “Test” to test the

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effectiveness of the input information. Click “OK” to save the settings. You can change the
camera name only if it’s an analog camera or the added IPC is online. Click “Next” to continue.

⑥ Disk Settings. You can view the disk number, disk capacity of the DVR and serial number,
R&W status of the disk. Click “Formatting” to format the disk. Click “Next” to continue.

⑦ Record Settings. Two record modes are available: auto and manual.
Auto: Select one auto mode in the interface as shown below and then click “OK” button to save

the settings. See 7.1.1 Mode Configuration for details.

Manual: Set the “Sensor Record”, “Motion Record” and “Schedule Record” of each camera.
Click “OK” to save the settings. See 7.1.1 Mode Configuration for details.

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3.2 Main Interface

Button

Meaning

Start button. Click it to pop up area ③.

Full screen button. Click it to show full screen; click it again to exit the full screen.

Screen mode button.

Dwell button (see 5.2.2 Quick Sequence View and 5.2.3 Scheme View In Sequence for
details).

Click it to enable OSD; click to disable OSD.

Click to set the default playback time before starting instant playback (8.1 Instant
Playback) or going to the playback interface for playback operations (8.2 Playback Interface

Introduction); click to go to the playback interface. For instance, if you choose “5
minutes ago” as the default playback time, you can playback the record from the past five
minutes.

Manual record button. Click it to enable/disable record.

Manual alarm button. Click it to trigger or clear the alarm-out manually in the popup
window.

Record status button. Click it to view the record status.

Alarm status button. Click it to view the alarm status.

3.2.1 Main Interface Introduction

The buttons in area ① are introduced in the table below.

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Button

Meaning

Disk status button. Click it to view the disk status and RAID status.

Network status button. Click it to view the network status.

Information button. Click it to view system information.

Icon / Button

Meaning

It shows the current login user.

Click it to go to record search interface, see 8.3 Record Search &
Playback for details.

Click it to go to playback interface (click on the tool bar at the
bottom of the live preview interface to set the default playback time),
see 8.2 Playback Interface Introduction for details.

Click it to go to backup interface, see 8.4 Backup for details.

Click it to pop up the setup panel, see 3.2.2 Setup Panel for details.

Click it to log out the system.

Click it and then select “Logout”, “Reboot” or “Shutdown” in the
popup window.

Introduction of area ②:
Click “Camera” to view all the added cameras in the camera list. Select one camera window on
the left side of the interface and then double click one IP camera in the list to preview the
camera image in the selected window.
Click “Customize Display Modes” to view all the display modes in the display mode list (refer
to 5.2.1 Preview By Display Mode for detail configuration of the display mode). Double click
one display mode in the list to switch to the display mode for previewing.

Introduction of area ③:

3.2.2 Setup Panel

Click StartSettings to pop up the setup panel as shown below.

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The setup panel includes seven modules. Each module provides some function entries with
links for convenient operation.
Here we take Camera module as an example. The Camera module provides convenient links
such as “Add Camera”, “Edit Camera”, “Image Settings”, “Motion” and “PTZ”. Click Camera
to go to the camera management interface as shown below.

There are some function items on the left side of the camera management interface. Click each
item to go to corresponding interface or window. For instance, click “Add Camera” to pop up
the window as shown below.

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Click the main menus on the top of the camera management interface to go to corresponding
interfaces. Refer to the picture below. For instance, you can go to system setup interface by
clicking “System” tag.

3.2.3 Main Functions

 Camera

The module covers the functions such as Camera Management (see Chapter 4 Camera
Management for details), Image Settings (see 5.3 Preview Image Configuration for details),
Motion (see 9.2.1 Motion Configuration for details) and PTZ (see Chapter 6 PTZ for details)
and so on.

 Record

The module covers the functions such as Encode Parameters and Record Schedule and so on.
Please see Chapter 7 Record & Disk Management for details.

 Disk

The module covers the functions such as Disk Management, Storage Mode and Disk
Information and so on. Please see Chapter 7 Record & Disk Management for details.

 Alarm

The module covers the functions such as Sensor and Motion Alarm Handling and Alarm Out
Settings. Please see Chapter 9 Alarm Management for details.

 Network

The module covers the functions such as TCP/IPv4, DDNS, Port, E-mail and Network Status

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and so on. Please see 11.1 Network Configuration for details.

 Account and Authority

The module covers the functions such as Account Management (see 10.1 Account
Management for details) and Permission Management (see 10.3 Permission Management for
details) and so on.

 System

The module covers the functions such as Basic Configuration (see 11.2 Basic Configuration
for details), Device Information (see 11.7 View System Information for details), Log
Information (see 11.6 View Log for details) and Configuration File Import&Export (see 11.5
Backup and Restore for details) and so on.

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4 Camera Management

4.1 Signal Access Set

Click StartSettingsCameraManage CameraSignal Access Set to go to the interface as
shown below.
There are two types of analog signals: TVI and AHD. If the access signal is TVI, you should
check TVI in the following interface to show the camera image normally; if you check AHD,
then there will be no image or the image has no color. The default selection of the signal is
Auto. If you check Auto, then the image of the camera will be shown normally regardless of
the access signal type.

4.2 Add/Edit Camera

4.2.1 Add Camera

The network of the DVR should be set before adding IP camera (see 11.1.1 TCP/IPv4
Configuration for details).

Refer to the pictures below. Click Add Camera in the setup panel or in the top right
corner of the preview window to pop up the “Add Camera” window as shown below. You can
quickly add or add the IP camera manually.

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 Quickly Add
Check the cameras and then click “Add” to add cameras. Click to edit the camera’s IP

address, username and password and so on. Click “Default Password” to set the default
username and password of each camera.

 Add Manually

Input the IP address, port, username and password of the camera and then select the protocol.
Click “Test” to test the effectiveness of the input information and then click “Add” button (you
can input one camera’s information or above such as IP address, username and password before

clicking “Add” button). Click to delete the camera. Click “Default Password” to set the
default username and password of each camera.

4.2.2 Edit Camera

Click “Edit Camera” in the setup panel to go to the interface as shown below. Click to
view the live image of the camera in the popup window. Click to edit the camera (see
Add camera in 3.1Startup Wizard for details). Click to delete the IP camera.

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4.3 Add/Edit Camera Group

4.3.1 Add Camera Group

Click “Edit Camera Group” in the above interface to go to the interface as shown below.

Click to pop up the window as shown below. Set the group name and dwell time in the
window. Check the cameras and then click “Add” to add group. Click to view the

cameras in the group after adding group.