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USER MANUAL

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Digital Video Recorder

DVR

Notes on Safety

n Please read this user manual

carefully to ensure that you can use the device correctly and safely.

n 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.

n 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.

n Do not install this device near any

heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves or other devices that produce heat.

n Do not install this device near water.

Clean only with a dry cloth.

n Do not block any ventilation

openings and ensure proper ventilation around the machine.

n Do not power off the device at

normal recording condition.

n 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.

n Do not try to repair the device by

yourself without technical aid or approval.

n 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 abovementioned companies.

n This manual is suitable for many

models. All examples and pictures used in the manual are from one of the models for reference purpose.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction .......................................................... 6

1.1. Summary ................................................................6

1.2. Features ................................................................. 6

1.3. Front Panel Descriptions ...........................9

1.4. Rear Panel Descriptions ...........................10

1.5. Connections ......................................................12

2. Basic Operation Guide .................................... 14

2.1. Startup & Shutdown ...................................14

2.1.1 . Startup .................................................................14

2.1.2. Shutdown .......................................................... 14

2.2. Remote Controller .........................................14

2.3. Mouse Control ..................................................16

2.4. Text-input Instruction ................................16

2.5. Common Button Operation .................... 17

3. Wizard & Main Interface ................................ 18

3.1. Startup Wizard .................................................18

3.2. Main Interface .................................................20

3.2 .1 . Main Interface Introduction ............20

3.2.2. Setup Panel .................................................... 20

3.2.3. Main Functions .............................................21

4. Camera Management .................................... 23

4.1. Signal Access Set ........................................23

4.2. Add/Edit Camera ...........................................23

4.2 .1 . Add Camera ....................................................23

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 ................................... 24

5. Live Preview Introduction ............................25

5.1. Preview Interface Introduction .......... 25

5.2. Preview Mode .................................................. 25

5.2 .1 . Preview By Display Mode ................. 25

5.2.2. Quick Sequence View ...........................26

5.2.3. Scheme View In Sequence .............26

5.2.4. Spot View ...........................................................27

5.3. Preview Image Conﬁguration ............... 27

5.3.1. OSD Settings .................................................27

5.3.2. Image Settings .............................................27

5.3.3. Mask Settings .............................................. 28

5.3.4. Image Adjustment ....................................28

6. PTZ ........................................................................ 30

6.1. PTZ Control Interface Introduction .30

6.2. Preset Setting .................................................32

6.3. Cruise Setting .................................................32

6.4. PTZ Protocol Setting ................................. 33

7. Record & Disk Management .......................34

7.1. Record Conﬁguration.................................34

7.1.1 . Mode Conﬁguration ................................34

7.1. 2 . Advanced Conﬁguration....................35

7.2. Encode Parameters Setting .................35

7.3. Schedule Setting .......................................... 35

7.3 .1 . Add Schedule ................................................35

7.3. 2 . Record Schedule Conﬁguration .36

7.4. Record Mode .................................................... 37

7.4.1. Manual Recording ......................................37

7.4.2. Timing Recording ........................................37

7.4.3. Motion Based Recording ....................37

7.4.4. Sensor Based Recording ...................37

7.5. Disk Management ......................................... 37

7.5 .1 . Storage Mode Conﬁguration .........38

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

Information ......................................................38

8. Playback & Backup ......................................... 39

8.1. Instant Playback............................................39

8.2. Playback Interface Introduction .......39

8.3. Record Search & Playback .....................41

8.3.1. Search & Playback by

Time-sliced Image .....................................41

8.3.2. Search & Playback by Time.............41

8.3.3. Search & Playback by Event ......... 42

8.3.4. Search & Playback by Tag ...............42

8.4. Backup ..................................................................42

8.4.1. Backup by Time ..........................................43

8.4.2. Backup by Event........................................43

8.4.3. Image Management ................................43

8.4.4. View Backup Status ..............................44

9. Alarm Management ........................................ 45

9.1. Sensor Alarm ................................................... 45

9.2. Motion Alarm ....................................................46

9.2 .1 . Motion Conﬁguration ............................46

9.2.2. Motion Alarm Handling

Conﬁguration ................................................46

9.3. Exception Alarm............................................. 47

9.3.1 . IPC Ofﬂine Settings .................................47

9.3.2. Video Loss Settings ................................47

9.3.3. Exception Handling Settings ..........47

9.4. Alarm Event Notiﬁcation ......................... 47

9.4.1. Alarm-out...........................................................47

9.4.2. E-mail .................................................................... 48

9.4.3. Display..................................................................48

9.4.4. Buzzer ..................................................................48

9.5. Manual Alarm ...................................................48

9.6. View Alarm Status .......................................48

10. Account & Permission Management ......49

10.1. Account Management ...............................49

10.1.1. Add User ............................................................49

10.1. 2 . Edit User.............................................................49

10.2. User Login & Logout ................................... 50

10.3. Permission Management ........................50

10.3.1. Add Permission Group ......................... 50

10.3.2. Edit Permission Group ..........................50

10.4. Black and White List ....................................51

11. Device Management ...................................... 52

11.1. Network Conﬁguration .............................52

11.1.1. TCP/IPv4 Conﬁguration .....................52

11.1.2. Port Conﬁguration ...................................52

11.1.3. DDNS Conﬁguration ...............................53

11.1.4. E-mail Conﬁguration .............................. 54

11.1.5. UPnP Conﬁguration ............................... 54

11.1.6. NAT Conﬁguration....................................55

11.1.7. View Network Status............................55

11.2. Basic Conﬁguration .....................................55

11.2.1. Common Conﬁguration.......................55

11.2.2. Date and Time Conﬁguration ........ 55

11.3. Factory Default ..............................................56

11.4. Device Software Upgrade ......................56

11.5. Backup and Restore ...................................56

11.6. View Log .............................................................. 57

11.7. View System Information ....................... 57

12. Remote Surveillance ......................................58

12.1 . Mobile Client Surveillance ......................58

12.2. Web LAN Access...........................................58

12.3. Web WAN Access .........................................58

12.4. Web Remote Control ..................................60

12.4.1. Remote Preview .........................................60

12.4.2. Remote Playback ......................................62

12.4.3. Remote Backup ..........................................62

12.4.4. Remote Conﬁguration..........................62

13. Appendix .............................................................63

13.1. Appendix A

FAQ ................................................................................

....................................................................................63

13.2. Appendix B

Calculate Recording Capacity .............66

13.3. Appendix C

Compatible Device List .............................67

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

conguration 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

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

` Suppor t 1920×1080/1280×1024

HDMI and VGA high denition

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

` 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 conguration

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 conguration

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 conguration 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

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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

` 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 conguration supportable

` Support IPC offline alarm trigger

conguration of PTZ, snap, pop-up video, etc.

` Support event notication 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,

conguration, import and export of the DVR parameters and other

system maintenance operations including remote upgrading and system restart

` Support remote camera

conguration 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

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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

conguration, log view and export and local upgrading by USB mobile

device

` Support auto recognition of the

displayer’s resolution

1.3 Front Panel Descriptions

The following descriptions are for reference only.

Type I:

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

Type II:

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 net work

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 PT Z 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

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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.

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

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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

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

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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:

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.

n Note: The pluggable block of some

models may not be connected into the terminal block and you shall obtain it from the accessories.

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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 St ar tup

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. 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.

Button Function

Power Button

Switch off—to stop the device

Record Button To star t 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 inter face

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

Tra ck B ut ton No track function temporarily

Wiper But ton No function temporarily

Light But ton No function temporarily

Clear But ton 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

n 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 inter face

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

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.

n Note: Mouse is the default tool for

all operations unless an exception as indicated.

2.4 Text-input

Instruction

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

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characters. The introductions of keys on the input boxes are shown below.

Button Meaning

Backspace key

Delete Key

Switch key between upper and lower letter

Switch key of language

Switch key of punctuation character

Enter key

Space key

2.5 Common Button Operation

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.

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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.

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.

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 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.

3 Wizard & Main Interface

3.2 Main Interface

3.2.1 Main Interface Introduction

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

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 but ton (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 Inter face Introduction); click

to go to the playback inter face. 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 but ton. Click it to trigger or clear the alarm-out manually in the popup window.

Record status but ton. Click it to view the record status.

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

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.

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:

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 inter face (click

on the tool bar at the bot tom 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.

3.2.2 Setup Panel

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

3 Wizard & Main Interface

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.

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 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.

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