Bolide SVR8000s User Manual

Introduction

Getting Started

Live Preview

Record Settings

Product Key Features

Product Application Diagram

Operating Your DVR

Rear Panel Diagram

Starting and Shutting Down Your DVR

Rebooting and Locking Your DVR

Using the Setup Wizard

Setting Date & Time

Watching a Live Preview

Operating the Live Preview

Configuring Live Preview Displays

Configuring Settings for Recording

Using the Front Panel Controls

Using the IR Remote Control

Using a USB Mouse

Using the Soft Keyboard

Understanding Live Preview Icons

Using the Mouse in Live Preview

Using Digital Zoom

Setting Camera Order

Initializing Record Settings

Scheduling a Recording

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SVR-8000S Series DVR

USER’S MANUAL

SVR-8000S User’s Manual

Network Digital Video Recorder User’s Manual

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Preventive and Cautionary Tips

Before connecting and operating your DVR, please be advised of the following tips:

•Ensure unit is installed in a well-ventilated, dust-free environment.

•Unit is designed for indoor use only.

•Keep all liquids away from the DVR.

•Ensure environmental conditions meet factory specifications.

•Ensure unit is properly secured to a rack or shelf. Major shocks or jolts to the unit as a result of dropping it may cause damage to the sensitive electronics within the unit.

•Use the DVR in conjunction with an UPS if possible.

•Power down the unit before connecting and disconnecting accessories and peripherals.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
C H A P T E R 1.....................................................................................................................................	7
Introduction............................................................................................................................................	7
Overview.........................................................................................................................................	8
Product Key Features ..............................................................................................................	8
Product Application Diagram................................................................................................	10
Operating Your DVR.............................................................................................................	10
Rear Panel Diagram ..............................................................................................................	15
C H A P T E R 2...................................................................................................................................	16
Getting Started ....................................................................................................................................	16
Starting and Shutting Down Your DVR ........................................................................................	17
Rebooting and Locking Your DVR...............................................................................................	17
Using the Setup Wizard.................................................................................................................	18
Setting Date & Time .....................................................................................................................	21
C H A P T E R 3...................................................................................................................................	23
Live Preview ........................................................................................................................................	23
Watching a Live Preview ..............................................................................................................	24
Understanding Live Preview Icons .......................................................................................	24
Operating the Live Preview ..........................................................................................................	24
Using the Mouse in Live Preview.........................................................................................	24
Using Digital Zoom ..............................................................................................................	25
Configuring Live Preview Displays..............................................................................................	26
Setting Camera Order............................................................................................................	27
C H A P T E R 4...................................................................................................................................	28
Record Settings....................................................................................................................................	28
Configuring Settings for Recording..............................................................................................	29
Initializing Record Settings...................................................................................................	29
Scheduling a Recording ........................................................................................................	30
Starting a Manual Recording.................................................................................................	31
Protecting Recorded Files .............................................................................................................	32
Locking and Unlocking Recorded Files................................................................................	32
Setting HDD to Read-Only ...................................................................................................	33
Configuring Advanced HDD Settings...........................................................................................	34
Setting up HDD Redundancy................................................................................................	34
C H A P T E R 5...................................................................................................................................	37
Playback...............................................................................................................................................	37
Playing Back a Recording.............................................................................................................	38
Understanding the Playback Interface...................................................................................	38
Playing Back from Search.....................................................................................................	39
Playing Back from Live Preview ..........................................................................................	40
Playing Back from System Log ............................................................................................	40
Playing Back Frame-by-Frame .............................................................................................	41
Using Digital Zoom ......................................................................................................................	41
C H A P T E R 6...................................................................................................................................	43
Backup .................................................................................................................................................	43
Backing up Recorded Files ...........................................................................................................	44
Exporting Files......................................................................................................................	44
Exporting Video Clips...........................................................................................................	46
Managing Backup Devices ...........................................................................................................	47
C H A P T E R 7...................................................................................................................................	48
Alarm Settings.....................................................................................................................................	48
Configuring Alarms.......................................................................................................................	49
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Setting up Motion Detection .................................................................................................	49
Setting up Sensor Alarms......................................................................................................	51
Triggering Alarm Outputs Manually.....................................................................................	53
Detecting Video Loss ............................................................................................................	54
Detecting Video Tampering...................................................................................................	55
Setting Exception ..........................................................................................................................	56
Understanding Exception Trigger Options............................................................................	57
C H A P T E R 8...................................................................................................................................	58
Network Settings .................................................................................................................................	58
Configuring Network Settings ......................................................................................................	59
Configuring Basic Settings ...................................................................................................	59
Configuring PPPoE Settings .................................................................................................	60
Configuring DDNS ...............................................................................................................	61
Configuring an NTP Server...................................................................................................	62
Configuring a Remote Alarm Host........................................................................................	63
Configuring Multicast ...........................................................................................................	64
Configuring Server and HTTP Ports.....................................................................................	65
C H A P T E R 9...................................................................................................................................	66
PTZ Controls.......................................................................................................................................	66
Navigating PTZ Menus.................................................................................................................	67
Configuring PTZ Settings .............................................................................................................	67
Setting PTZ Presets, Patrols & Patterns........................................................................................	68
Understanding PTZ Controls ................................................................................................	68
Customizing Presets..............................................................................................................	69
Customizing Patrols ..............................................................................................................	69
Customizing Patterns ............................................................................................................	71
C H A P T E R 1 0................................................................................................................................	73
Camera Management .........................................................................................................................	73
Configuring OSD Settings ............................................................................................................	74
Setting up Privacy Mask ...............................................................................................................	74
Adjusting Display Settings............................................................................................................	75
C H A P T E R 1 1................................................................................................................................	77
HDD Management ..............................................................................................................................	77
Managing HDDs ...........................................................................................................................	78
Initializing HDDs..................................................................................................................	78
Setting HDD Groups.............................................................................................................	78
Setting HDD Status...............................................................................................................	79
Checking HDD Status...........................................................................................................	80
Configuring HDD Alarms .....................................................................................................	82
C H A P T E R 1 2................................................................................................................................	83
DVR Management ..............................................................................................................................	83
Configuring System Settings ........................................................................................................	84
Configuring General Settings................................................................................................	84
Configuring Advanced Settings ............................................................................................	84
Configuring RS-232 Port Settings ................................................................................................	85
Managing User Accounts ..............................................................................................................	86
Adding a New User...............................................................................................................	86
Deleting a User......................................................................................................................	89
Modifying a User ..................................................................................................................	89
Managing System..........................................................................................................................	90
Importing & Exporting Configuration ..................................................................................	90
Updating System Firmware ..........................................................................................................	90
Restoring Default Settings ............................................................................................................	92
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Viewing System Information ........................................................................................................	92
Viewing System Logs ...................................................................................................................	93
C H A P T E R 1 3................................................................................................................................	95
Appendix..............................................................................................................................................	95
Glossary ........................................................................................................................................	96
FAQ...............................................................................................................................................	97

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C H A P T E R 1

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Overview

Thank you for your purchase of SVR-8000S series Digital Video Recorder (DVR). To get the most out of your DVR, please read through the Installation’s Manual and this User’s Manual thoroughly.

The SVR-8000S series DVR, shown in Figure 1, is a new generation product developed by Bolide. Built on an embedded platform and combining the latest in advanced H.264 video encoding and decoding technologies, the SVR-8000S contains the perfect combination of rock-solid reliability and high performance.

Figure 1. SVR-8000S Series DVR

•Compression:

•Support PAL/NTSC video input.

•Adopt H.264 video compression standard.

•Video encoding parameters of each channel can be set separately, including resolution, frame rate, bit rate, image quality.

•Each channel supports normal continuous and event compression parameters.

•Supports both composite stream and video only stream. Audio and video are strictly simultaneous.

•Monitoring:

•High definition VGA display supports 1024*768 resolution.

•Supports 1/4/9/16 screen live view, channel sequence is adjustable.

•Support live view group switch, manual switch and automatic cycle, the interval of automatic cycle can be adjusted.

•Supports digital zoom on live view.

•Supports shielding the assigned live view channel.

•Supports motion detection, view tampering alert, video exception alert and video loss alert.

•Supports privacy mask.

•Supports various PTZ protocols, PTZ preset, patrol and pattern.

•Supports zoom in by clicking the mouse and trace function by dragging mouse.

•HDD Management:

•Supports 4 SATA HDD. Each HDD can support up to 2TB capacity.

•Supports S.M.A.R.T. technology.

•Supports HDD standby function.

•Supports hard disk group management.

•HDD file system is compatible with Windows. Use pre-allocating hard disk management technology, and no disk fragments.

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•Recording and Playback:

•Supports cycle and non-cycle recording mode.

•Supports normal and event video encoding parameters.

•Supports multiple recording types, including manual, continuous, alarm, motion, motion | alarm and motion & alarm recording, etc.

•Supports 8 recording time periods with separate recording types.

•Supports Pre-record and Post-record time for alarm and motion detection.

•Supports lock and unlock video files.

•Supports local redundant recording.

•Supports setting hard disk to read only.

•Supports video data search and playback by channel number, recording type, time, etc.

•Supports digital zoom function in playback.

•Supports pause, play fast, play slow, skip forward, and skip backward when playback, locating in progress bar by dragging the mouse.

•Backup:

•Supports USB device backup.

•Supports SATA CD/DVD-R/W backup.

•Supports backup by file or by time.

•Supports backup device maintenance and management.

•Supports video clips backup when playback.

•Alarm & Exception:

•Supports alarm in/out arming schedule setting.

•Supports various alarm input such as hard disk full, illegal access, network break, IP conflicted, hard disk error, video exception, and video output standard mismatch.

•Supports various alarm response such as camera recording, relay out, on screen warning, audible warning and upload to center, etc.

•Supports auto recovery from exceptions.

•Network:

•Supports 10/100M adaptive network interface.

•Supports TCP/IP protocols, PPPoE, DHCP, DNS, DDNS, NTP, and SADP, etc.

•Supports unicast and multicast, support TCP, UDP, and RTP for unicast.

•Supports remote search, playback and download video files, support breakpoint resume.

•Supports remote configuration, support remote import and export of DVR settings.

•Supports remote acquisition of device status, system log and alarm status.

•Supports remote button operation, remote locking and unlocking of panel buttons.

•Supports remote format of hard disk, upgrade, reboot, shutdown and other system maintenance operations.

•Supports RS-232 and RS-485 transparent channel transmission.

•Supports event alarm and exceptions upload to remote management host.

•Supports remote manual recording.

•Supports remote PTZ control.

•Supports voice talk and broadcast.

•Built-in WEB Server.

•Other:

•Supports front panel, mouse, and IR control.

•Supports multi-level user management, each user can have individual DVR access rights.

•Powerful DVR log, including operation, alarm and exception log.

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Figure 2. Product Application Diagram

There are numerous ways to navigate and operate your DVR. You may use the Front Panel Controls, the included IR (Infra-Red) Remote, a Mouse and the Soft Keyboard.

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1	Lamp		IR receiver
2	Status	PWR	Power lamp
	Lamps		Green means DVR is working
			Red means DVR is shut down
			No light means no power is supplied
		READY	DVR is ready
		STATUS	Green means you can use IR remote control
		ALARM	Red means there is alarm
		MODEM	Green means modem connection and dial-up successful
		HDD	Twinkle in red means reading or writing HDD
		LINK	Green means network is OK
		Tx/Rx	Twinkle in green means data is being transmitted
3	Status	1-16	Show 1-16 camera status. Green means recording; Red means
	Lamps		network transmission; Orange means recording and network
			transmission.
4	Button	POWER	Press [POWER] button for more than 5 seconds to shut down DVR
5	Control	Direction	Composed of [] , [], [] and []
	Button	Buttons	1.	Menu mode, use direction keys to select, press [Enter] or [Edit]
				key for edit
			2.	PTZ direction control
			3.	Playback speed control
		Enter	1.	Menu confirmation
			2.	Select  or × to enable or disable
			3.	Pause playback
6	Numeric		Input number, lower case, upper case character and symbols
	Button
7	Function	MENU	1.	Switch preview mode into menu
	Buttons		2.	[WIPER] in PTZ control
			3.	Press [MENU] for more than 5 seconds to cancel button beep
				sound
		ESC	Cancel and back to parent menu

		PLAY	1.	Local playback
			2.	[AUTO] in PTZ control
		REC	1.	Manual record
			2.	[SHOT] in PTZ control (call PTZ preset)
		EDIT	1.	In edit state, delete the current cursor character
			2.	[IRIS+] in PTZ control
			3.	Select  or × to enable or disable
		PTZ	1.	Enter into PTZ control mode
			2.	[IRIS-] in PTZ control
		A	1.	Input switch (number, lower case, upper case and symbol)
			2.	[FOCUS+] in PTZ control
			3.	In preview mode, display or hide the channel status bar
		PREV	1.	Multi screen preview switch
			2.	Switch menu mode into live view
			3.	[FOCUS-] in PTZ mode
			[ZOOM+] in PTZ control

		Main/Aux	1.	Switch main/aux video output control mode
			2.	[ZOOM-] in PTZ control
		F1	[LIGHT] in PTZ control

		F2	[AUX] in PTZ control

8	Jog		Control playback speed
	Shuttle
9	USB		USB interface for USB memory, USB mouse, etc

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Your DVR may also be controlled with the included IR remote control, shown in Figure 4. Batteries (2x AAA) must be installed before operating.

Figure 4. IR Remote Control

The keys on the remote control closely resemble the ones found on the front panel. Referring to Figure 5, they include:

1.POWER Button: Power off DVR.

2.DEV Button: Enables/Disables Remote Control.

3.Alphanumeric Buttons: Same as Alphanumeric buttons on front panel.

4.EDIT Button: Same as EDIT button on front panel.

5.A Button: Same as A button on front panel.

6.REC Button: Same as REC button on front panel.

7.PLAY Button: Same as PLAY button on front panel.

8.INFO Button: Reserved.

9.VOIP Button: Reserved.

10.MENU Button: Same as MENU/WIPER button on front panel.

11.PREV Button: Same as PREV/FOCUSbutton on front panel.

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12.DIRECTION/ENTER Buttons: Same as DIRECTION/ENTER buttons on front panel.

13.PTZ Button: Same as PTZ/IRISbutton on front panel.

14.ESC Button: Same as ESC button on front panel.

15.RESERVED: Reserved.

16.F1 Button: When it is used in a list field will select all items on the list.

17.PTZ CONTROL Buttons: Buttons to adjust the iris, focus and zoom of a PTZ camera.

18.F2 Button: It is also used to cycle through tab pages.

Aim the remote control at the IR receiver located at the front of the unit to test operation. If there is no response:

1.Using the front control panel or the mouse, go into Menu > Settings > General > More Settings.

2.Check and remember DVR ID#. The default ID# is 255. This ID# is valid for all IR controls.

3.Press the DEV button on the remote.

4.Enter the DVR ID# from step 2.

5.Press the ENTER button on the remote.

If the Status indicator on the front panel turns blue, the remote control is operating properly. If the Status indicator does not turn blue and there is still no response from the remote, please check the following:

1.Batteries are installed correctly and the polarities of the batteries are not reversed.

2.Batteries are fresh and not out of charge.

3.IR receiver is not obstructed.

A regular 3-button (Left/Right/Scroll-wheel) USB mouse can also be used with this DVR. To use a USB mouse:

1.Plug USB mouse into one of the USB ports on the front panel of the DVR.

2.The mouse should automatically be detected. If in a rare case that the mouse is not detected, please refer to the recommended device list from your provider.

The buttons on the mouse corresponds to:

1.Left Button:

•Single-Click: Select a component of a menu, such as a button or an input field. This is similar to pressing the ENTER button on the remote/front panel controls.

•Double-Click: Switch between single screen and multi-screen mode in Preview mode.

•Click and Drag: Clicking and dragging the Left mouse button can be used to control the pan/tilt of a PTZ camera as well as to vary the position of digital zoom area and camera OSD. It can also be used to setup the alarm areas.

2.Right Button:

•Single-Click: Shows pop-up menu.

3.Scroll-Wheel:

•Scroll Up: In Preview mode, scrolling up will switch to the previous screen. In Menu mode, it will move the selection to the previous item.

•Scroll Down: In Preview mode, scrolling down will switch to the next screen. In Menu mode, it will move the selection to the next item.

When a mouse is used to perform task on the DVR, clicking on a text input field will bring up the Soft Keyboard, shown in Figure 5.

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Figure 5. Soft Keyboard

The buttons on the soft keyboard represents:

Lowercase: Designates lowercase input is being used.

Uppercase: Designates uppercase input is being used.

Switch to Lowercase: Switch to lowercase input.

Switch to Uppercase: Switch to uppercase input.

Number: Designates number input is being used.

Symbols: Switch to symbols input.

Backspace: Delete the character in front of the cursor.

Enter: Confirm selection.

ESC: Exit out of Soft Keyboard.

Figure 6. Soft Keyboard Buttons

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Take SVR-8000S for illustration:

Figure 7. Rear Panel Diagram

No.	Item	Description
		BNC connector for video output. If VGA is connected, the interface will not function. If VGA
	VIDEO OUT	is not connected, the interface is used as the main video output with local video display and
1		menu operations.
	VIDEO SPOT	BNC connector for monitor. Single window view.
	OUT	BNC connector for monitor. Single window view.
	OUT
2	VIDEO IN	BNC connectors for analog video input.
3	AUDIO IN	RCA connectors for analog audio input.
4	AUDIO OUT	RCA connector for audio output. This connector is synchronized with VIDEO OUT.
5	Video LOOP	16-ch DB15 connector for video loop out
5	OUT	16-ch DB15 connector for video loop out
	OUT
6	VGA	VGA output. Display local video output and menu.
7	RS232	DB9 connector for RS232
8	LAN Interface	Connector for LAN (Local Area Network).
9	USB Interface	Connector for USB devices.
10	RS-485	Connector for RS-485 devices. T+, T- pin connects to PTZ.
10	Interface	Connector for KB devices. D+, D- pin connects to special keyboard.
	Interface
11	ALARM IN	Connector for alarm input.
11	ALARM OUT	Connector for alarm output.
	ALARM OUT	Connector for alarm output.
12	GROUND	Ground(needs to be connected when DVR startup)
13	POWER	AC 100~240V

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Proper startup and shutdown procedures are crucial to expanding the life of your DVR.

To startup your DVR:

1.Ensure the power supply is plugged into an electrical outlet. It is HIGHLY recommended that an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) be used in conjunction with the unit.

2.Turn on the switch on rear panel

3.After startup, the Status indicator LED will remain green.

There are two proper ways to shut down DVR:

•OPTION 1: Shutdown in Menu

1.Enter the Shutdown menu, shown in Figure 1 by clicking on Menu > Shutdown.

Figure 1. Shutdown Menu

2.Select the Shutdown button.

3.Turn off switch on rear panel.

•OPTION 2: Manual Shutdown

1.Press and hold the POWER button for 3 seconds.

2.Enter the administrator’s username and password in the dialog box for authentication.

3.Click the Yes button.

4.Message “Are you sure to turn off DVR?” will popup.

5.Click “Yes” then message “Shutting down” will pop up.

6.Turn off switch on rear panel.

While in the Shutdown menu (Figure 1), you may also reboot or lock your DVR. Locking your DVR will return you to the Live Preview mode, which will require an user name and password to exit out of it. The Reboot button will reboot your DVR.

To reboot or lock your DVR:

1.Enter the Shutdown menu by clicking Menu > Shutdown.

2.Select the Lock button to lock the DVR or the Reboot button to reboot the DVR.

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By default, the Setup Wizard will start once the DVR has loaded, as shown in Figure 2. The Setup Wizard will walk you through some of the more important settings of your DVR. If you do not wish to use the Setup Wizard at this time, click the Cancel button. You may also choose to use the Setup Wizard at a later time by leaving the “Start Wizard when DVR starts?” checkbox checked.

Figure 2. Setup Wizard

To start using the Setup Wizard:

1.Click the Next button on the Wizard window. This will take you to the User Permission window, shown in Figure 3.

Figure 3. User Permission

2.Navigate to the Admin Password input field.

3.Enter the admin password into the Admin Password input field. By default, the password is 12345.

4.To change the admin password, check the New Admin Password checkbox. Enter the new

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password and confirm the password in the given fields.

5.Click the Next button. This will take you to the HDD Management window, shown in Figure 4.

Figure 4. HDD Management

6.To start HDD management, click the Enter button.

7.If a new HDD was recently installed, select the HDD from the list to initialize it. Initializing the HDD will format and remove all data from it.

8.After the HDD has been initialized, click the OK button which will take you back to the Setup Wizard window.

9.Click the Next button. This will take you to the Record Settings window, as shown in Figure 5.

Figure 5. Record Settings

10.To enter the Record Settings window, click the Enter button.

11.Select the Schedule tab, shown in Figure 6.

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Figure 6. Schedule Settings

12.Click the Edit button. This will open up a new recording schedule, shown in Figure 7.

13.Check both the Enable Schedule and All Day checkbox. This will enable the recording schedule and have it record continuously all day.

Figure 7. Edit Schedule Settings

14.Click the OK button. This will take you back to the Schedule tab. To copy the schedule to a different channel, select the channel or all under Copy To and click the Copy button.

15.Click the Next button. This will take you to the Network Settings window, shown in Figure 8.

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Figure 8. Network Settings

16.To configure network settings, click the Enter button.

17.Enter the IP Address, Subnet Mask and Default Gateway.

18.Click the OK button to return to the Setup Wizard.

19.If all the settings are entered as desired, click the Done button to finish and exit the Setup Wizard.

Congratulations! You’ve completed the Setup Wizard. The next step in the initial setup process is to setup the system date and time.

It is extremely important to setup the system date and time to accurately timestamp recordings and events.

To setup date and time:

1.Open the Menu window by clicking the MENU button on the remote or front panel. You can also go to the Menu window by right clicking with the mouse and clicking the Menu button.

2.Click the Setting icon.

3.Click the General icon. You will be taken to the General Settings window, as shown in Figure 9.

Figure 9. General Settings

4.Enter the correct date and time under System Time.

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5.Click the Apply button to save the settings.

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The Live Preview mode is automatically started after the DVR boots up. It is also at the very top of the menu hierarchy, thus hitting the ESC multiple times (depending on which menu you’re on) will bring you to the Live Preview mode.

There are multiple icons on each display in Live Preview mode to indicate different camera status. These icons include:

Event Icon: Indicates video loss or tampering, motion detection and/or sensor alarm.

Record Icon: Indicates the current channel is recording. The recording may have been started manually, from a schedule, and/or triggered from motion or alarm.

Figure 1. Live Preview Icons

In Live Preview mode, you can:

1.Display Single Camera:

•Using Front Panel/Remote: Use Alphanumeric buttons.

•Using Mouse: Select Single Camera in right-click menu.

2.Preview Layout Switch:

•Using Front Panel/Remote: Click PREV button.

•Using Mouse: Select Multi-Camera in right-click menu.

3.Manual Switch:

•Using Front Panel/ Remote: To move to the previous screen, click the Left direction button. To

move to the next screen, click the Right direction button.

•Using Mouse: Select Next screen in right-click menu.

4.Auto Switch:

•Using Front Panel/Remote: Click ENTER button.

•Using Mouse: Select Start Sequence in right-click menu.

5.Digital Zoom:

•Using Mouse: Select Digital Zoom in right-click menu.

Many features of the Live Preview can be quickly accessed by clicking the right-button of the mouse (shown in Figure 2). These features include:

•Single Camera: Switch to a full screen display of the selected camera. Camera can be selected from a drop down list.

•Multi-Camera: Switch between different display layout options. Layout options can be selected from a

drop down list.

•Next Screen: When displaying less than the maximum number of cameras in Live Preview, clicking this feature will switch to the next set of displays.

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•Playback: Enter into Playback mode.

•PTZ: Enter PTZ Control mode.

•Digital Zoom: Enter Digital Zoom interface.

•Menu: Enter Main menu.

•Start Auto-switch: Enable sequencing in Live Preview mode.

Note: The dwell time of the preview configuration should be set before using Start Auto-switch.

Figure 2. Live Preview Mouse Menu

To use digital Zoom in Live Preview mode:

1.Right-click using the mouse in Live Preview mode.

2.Select Digital Zoom from Mouse menu.

3.Left-click and drag the red box to the desired area for zoom. The zoomed image will be magnified by 4x. A sample of this can be seen in Figure 3.

Figure 3. Digital Zoom

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Live Preview displays can be customized to your own needs. These settings can be accessed by entering the Display Settings menu.

Figure 4. Display Settings

To access the Display Settings menu:

1.Click the MENU button.

2.Click the Setting icon.

3.Click the Display icon.

The settings available in this menu include:

•Video Output: Designates the output to configure the settings for. Outputs include Main Vout and Auxiliary Vout.

•Mode: Designates the display mode to be use for Live Preview (Spot out only one window).

•Dwell Time: The time in seconds to dwell between switching of channels when Start Sequence is

selected in Live Preview.

•Camera Order: The order of the cameras to be used in the selected display mode (See Setting Camera Order).

•Enable Audio Output: Enable/disable audio output for the selected video output.

•Event Output Port: Designates the output to show event video on.

•Event Dwell Time: The time in seconds to show event screen.

Note: DVR will automatically detect if a VGA display is connected. If VGA is connected, main CVBS won’t show you any image. If VGA is not connected, main CVBS will show you main GUI.

Note: Spot out only one window

Note: VGA can’t work together with Main CVBS

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Setting the camera order allows you to logically position cameras for more efficient monitoring of your own individual location.

Note: Spot out only has one window division

Figure 5. Camera Order Setting

To set the camera order:

1.Enter the Display Settings menu, shown in Figure 5 (Menu > Setting > Display).

2.Click the Set button.

3.Select the display mode you would like to set the camera order for under Mode.

4.Using the up and down button at each display, select the camera you would like to set. Setting an ‘X’ will mean the camera will not be displayed.

5.Click the OK button.

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There are multiple ways to setup your DVR for recording. They include setting up a recording schedule, triggering a recording by motion detection and/or a sensor alarm, and manually starting the recording.

Before setting your DVR up for recording, certain settings should be configured first. The steps to configuring these settings are:

1.If you have not initialized a HDD either through the Setup Wizard or through HDD management, you must do so before proceeding.

2.Navigate to Menu > Setting > Record. You will be taken to the Record Settings menu, shown in Figure 1.

Figure 1. General Record Settings

3.Select the camera you would to configure the settings for.

4.Configure settings for:

•Encoding Parameters: Select the encoding parameters, either Normal or Event.

•Stream Type: Type of stream to record, either video or video & audio.

•Resolution: Select the resolution of the recording. The options include 4CIF, 2CIF, CIF and QCIF.

•Bit Rate Type: Select either Variable or Constant bit rate.

•Video Quality: Select the quality to record cameras at.

•Frame Rate: Select recordings frame rate.

•Max Bit Rate: Select or define custom maximum bit rate for recordings.

5.Click the Set button under More Settings. This will bring up another menu with more advance recording options, as shown in Figure 2.

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Figure 2. Additional Record Settings

6.Set additional record settings:

•Pre-Record: Sets the time in seconds to pre-record before the actual recording begins.

•Post-Record: Sets the time in seconds to post-record after the actual recording has ended.

•Recording Expired Time: Sets the expiration time in days for recorded video. Recordings after

expiration time would be deleted. If it’s set to ‘0,’ the option would be disabled.

•Redundantly Record: Select to enable or disable redundant recording on the particular channel.

•Record Audio: Select to record audio of the camera or not.

7.Click the OK button to finish and return to the previous menu.

8.Select the Advanced tab, this will open the Advanced settings menu, shown in Figure 3.

9.Enable or disable the Overwrite setting. Enabling the Overwrite setting will cause recorded files to be overwritten once the HDD is full.

10.Click Apply and then the OK button.

Figure 3. Advanced Record Settings

Description

Scheduling a recording allows you to setup the DVR to only record when you want it to. To setup a recording schedule:

1.Enter the Record Settings menu (Menu > Setting > Record).

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