Cantek CT-NR500-32 User Manual

Network Video Recorder

User Manual

User Manual of Network Video Recorder

Regulatory information
FCC information

FCC compliance: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a digital device, pursuant

to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful
interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and
can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may
cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to
cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.

FCC conditions

This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

1. This device may not cause harmful interference.

2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

EU Conformity Statement

This product and - if applicable - the supplied accessories too are marked with "CE" and comply therefore with the
applicable harmonized European standards listed under the Low Voltage Directive 2006/95/EC, the EMC
Directive 2004/108/EC, the RoHS Directive 2011/65/EU.

2012/19/EU (WEEE directive): Products marked with this symbol cannot be disposed of as unsorted municipal
waste in the European Union. For proper recycling, return this product to your local supplier upon the purchase of
equivalent new equipment, or dispose of it at designated collection points. For more information see:

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waste in the European Union. See the product documentation for specific battery information. The battery is
marked with this symbol, which may include lettering to indicate cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), or mercury (Hg). For
proper recycling, return the battery to your supplier or to a designated collection point. For more information see:

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Preventive and Cautionary Tips

Before connecting and operating your device, 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 device.

• 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 device in conjunction with an UPS if possible.

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

• A factory recommended HDD should be used for this device.

• Improper use or replacement of the battery may result in hazard of explosion. Replace with the same or

equivalent type only. Dispose of used batteries according to the instructions provided by the battery
manufacturer.

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Series

Model

Type

NRA00

NRA00-16
NRA00-32
NRA00-64

Network Video Recorder

NRA0R

NRA0R-16
NRA0R-32
NRA0R-64

Network Video Recorder
NR500

NR500-16
NR500-32

Network Video Recorder

NR50P

NR50P6-16
NR50P6-32

Network Video Recorder

Thank you for purchasing our product. If there is any question or request, please do not hesitate to contact dealer.
The figures in the manual are for reference only.

This manual is applicable to the models listed in the following table.

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Product Key Features

General

 Connectable to network cameras, network dome and encoders.
 Connectable to the third-party network cameras like ACTI, Arecont, AXIS, Bosch, Brickcom, Canon,

PANASONIC, Pelco, SAMSUNG, SANYO, SONY, Vivotek and ZAVIO, and cameras that adopt
ONVIF or PSIA protocol.

 Connectable to the smart IP cameras.
 PAL/NTSC adaptive video inputs.
 Each channel supports dual-stream.
 Up to 64 network cameras can be connected for NRA00&NRA0R and NR500 series NVR, and 32

network cameras for NR50P series.

 Independent configuration for each channel, including resolution, frame rate, bit rate, image quality, etc.
 The quality of the input and output record is configurable.

Local Monitoring

 Simultaneous HDMI, VGA and CVBS outputs.
 HDMI output and VGA output at up to 1920×1080 resolution.
 Multiple screen display in live view is supported, and the display sequence of channels is adjustable.
 Live view screen can be switched in group, and manual switch and automatic cycle live view are also

provided, and the interval of automatic cycle can be adjusted.

 Quick setting menu is provided for live view.
 Motion detection, video tampering, video exception alert and video loss alert functions.
 Privacy mask.
 Multiple PTZ protocols supported; PTZ preset, patrol and pattern.
 Zooming in by clicking the mouse and PTZ tracing by dragging mouse.

HDD Management

 For NR50P&NR500 series, up to 4 SATA hard disks and 1 eSATA disk can be connected. For

NRA00&NRA0R series, up to 8 SATA hard disks and 1 eSATA disk can be connected. (Each disk with a
maximum of 4TB storage capacity.)

 8 network disks (8 NAS disks, or 7 NAS disks+1 IP SAN disk) can be connected.
 Support eSATA disks for recording or backup.
 Support S.M.A.R.T. and bad sector detection. (Not supported with NRA0R series NVR.)
 HDD group management.
 Support HDD standby function.
 HDD property: redundancy, read-only, read/write (R/W).
 HDD quota management; different capacity can be assigned to different channel.
 Hot-swappable HDD supporting RAID0, RAID1, RAID5 and RAID10 storage scheme. And 8 virtual

disks can be configured. (Only for the NRA0R series NVR.)

 Support disk clone to the eSATA disk.

Recording, Capture and Playback

 Holiday recording schedule configuration.
 Continuous and event video recording parameters.
 Multiple recording types: manual, continuous, alarm, motion, motion | alarm, motion & alarm.
 8 recording time periods with separated recording types.
 Pre-record and post-record for alarm, motion detection for recording, and pre-record time for schedule

and manual recording.

 Searching record files and captured pictures by events (alarm input/motion detection).

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 Tag adding for record files, searching and playing back by tags.
 Locking and unlocking record files.
 Local redundant recording and capture.
 Provide new playback interface with easy and flexible operation.
 Searching and playing back record files by channel number, recording type, start time, end time, etc.
 Smart search for the selected area in the video.
 Zooming in when playback.
 Reverse playback of multi-channel.
 Supports pause, play reverse, speed up, speed down, skip forward, and skip backward when playback,

and locating by dragging the mouse.

 Up to 16-ch synchronous playback at 4CIF real time.
 Manual capture, continuous capture of video images and playback of captured pictures.

Backup

 Export video data by USB, SATA or eSATA device.
 Export video clips when playback.
 Management and maintenance of backup devices.
 Either Normal or Hot Spare working mode is configurable to constitute an N+1 hot spare system.

Alarm and Exception

 Configurable arming time of alarm input/output.
 Alarm for video loss, motion detection, tampering, abnormal signal, video input/output standard

mismatch, illegal login, network disconnected, IP confliction, abnormal record/capture, HDD error, and
HDD full, etc.

 Alarm triggers full screen monitoring, audio alarm, notifying surveillance center, sending email and

alarm output.

 Automatic restore when system is abnormal.

Other Local Functions

 Operable by front panel, mouse, remote control, and control keyboard.
 Three-level user management; admin user is allowed to create many operating accounts and define their

operating permission, which includes the limit to access any channel.

 Operation, alarm, exceptions and log recording and searching.
 Manually triggering and clearing alarms.
 Import and export of device configuration information.

Network Functions

 2 self-adaptive 10M/100M/1000M network interfaces, and various working modes are configurable:

multi-address, load balance, network fault tolerance, etc. (Two NIC are only for the NRA00 and NRA0R
series NVR.)

 Up to 16 independent PoE network interfaces are provided for NR50P series.
 IPv6 is supported.
 TCP/IP protocol, PPPoE, DHCP, DNS, DDNS, NTP, SADP, SMTP, SNMP, NFS, and iSCSI are

supported.

 TCP, UDP and RTP for unicast.
 Auto/Manual port mapping by UPnPTM.
 Remote web browser access by HTTPS ensures high security.
 Remote reverse playback via RTSP.
 Support accessing by the platform via ONVIF.

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 Remote search, playback, download, locking and unlocking of the record files, and support downloading

files broken transfer resume.

 Remote parameters setup; remote import/export of device parameters.
 Remote viewing of the device status, system logs and alarm status.
 Remote keyboard operation.
 Remote locking and unlocking of control panel and mouse.
 Remote HDD formatting and program upgrading.
 Remote system restart and shutdown.
 RS-232, RS-485 transparent channel transmission.
 Alarm and exception information can be sent to the remote host
 Remotely start/stop recording.
 Remotely start/stop alarm output.
 Remote PTZ control.
 Remote JPEG capture.
 Virtual host function is provided to get access and manage the IP camera directly.
 Two-way audio and voice broadcasting.
 Embedded WEB server.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter 1 Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 11

1.1 Front Panel .................................................................................................................................... 12

1.2 Rear Panel ..................................................................................................................................... 21

Chapter 2 Getting Started ......................................................................................................................... 23

2.1 Starting Up and Shutting Down the NVR ...................................................................................... 24

2.2 Using the Wizard for Basic Configuration..................................................................................... 26

2.3 Adding and Connecting the IP Cameras ........................................................................................ 31

2.3.1 Adding the Online IP Cameras............................................................................................. 31

2.3.2 Editing the Connected IP Cameras and Configuring Customized Protocols ........................ 34

2.3.3 Editing IP Cameras Connected to the PoE Interfaces .......................................................... 37

Chapter 3 Live View .................................................................................................................................. 40

3.1 Introduction of Live View ............................................................................................................. 41

3.2 Operations in Live View Mode ...................................................................................................... 42

3.2.1 Front Panel Operation on Live View .................................................................................... 42

3.2.2 Using the Mouse in Live View ............................................................................................. 43

3.2.3 Using an Auxiliary Monitor ................................................................................................. 44

3.2.4 Quick Setting Toolbar in Live View Mode .......................................................................... 44

3.3 Adjusting Live View Settings ........................................................................................................ 47

3.4 Channel-zero Encoding ................................................................................................................. 49

3.5 User Logout ................................................................................................ ................................... 50

Chapter 4 PTZ Controls ............................................................................................................................ 51

4.1 Configuring PTZ Settings .............................................................................................................. 52

4.2 Setting PTZ Presets, Patrols & Patterns......................................................................................... 53

4.2.1 Customizing Presets ............................................................................................................. 53

4.2.2 Calling Presets ..................................................................................................................... 54

4.2.3 Customizing Patrols ............................................................................................................. 54

4.2.4 Calling Patrols ..................................................................................................................... 56

4.2.5 Customizing Patterns ........................................................................................................... 57

4.2.6 Calling Patterns .................................................................................................................... 58

4.3 PTZ Control Panel ......................................................................................................................... 59

Chapter 5 Recording and Capture Settings ............................................................................................. 60

5.1 Configuring Parameters ................................................................................................................. 61

5.2 Configuring Recording/Capture Schedule ..................................................................................... 64

5.3 Configuring Motion Detection Recording and Capture ................................ ................................. 68

5.4 Configuring Alarm Triggered Recording and Capture................................................................... 70

5.5 Manual Recording and Continuous Capture .................................................................................. 72

5.6 Configuring Holiday Recording and Capture ................................................................................ 74

5.7 Configuring Redundant Recording and Capture ............................................................................ 76

5.8 Configuring HDD Group for Recording and Capture.................................................................... 78

5.9 Files Protection .............................................................................................................................. 79

5.9.1 Locking the Recording Files ................................................................................................ 79

5.9.2 Setting HDD Property to Read-only .................................................................................... 81

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Chapter 6 Playback .................................................................................................................................... 83

6.1 Playing Back Record Files ............................................................................................................ 84

6.1.1 Playing Back by Channel ..................................................................................................... 84

6.1.2 Playing Back by Time .......................................................................................................... 86

6.1.3 Playing Back by Event Search ............................................................................................. 88

6.1.4 Playing Back by Tag ............................................................................................................ 90

6.1.5 Smart Playback .................................................................................................................... 93

6.1.6 Playing Back by System Logs ............................................................................................. 94

6.1.7 Playing Back External File .................................................................................................. 96

6.2 Auxiliary Functions of Playback ................................................................................................... 97

6.2.1 Playing Back Frame by Frame ............................................................................................. 97

6.2.2 Smart Search ........................................................................................................................ 97

6.2.3 Digital Zoom ........................................................................................................................ 99

6.2.4 Reverse Playback of Multi-channel ..................................................................................... 99

6.3 Picture Playback .......................................................................................................................... 101

Chapter 7 Backup .................................................................................................................................... 103

7.1 Backing up Record Files ............................................................................................................. 104

7.1.1 Quick Export ...................................................................................................................... 104

7.1.2 Backing up by Normal Video Search ................................................................................. 105

7.1.3 Backing up by Event Search .............................................................................................. 112

7.1.4 Backing up Video Clips ..................................................................................................... 114

7.2 Backing up Pictures ..................................................................................................................... 117

7.3 Managing Backup Devices .......................................................................................................... 119

7.4 Hot Spare Device Backup............................................................................................................ 122

7.4.1 Setting Hot Spare Device ................................................................................................... 122

7.4.2 Setting Working Device ..................................................................................................... 123

7.4.3 Managing Hot Spare System.............................................................................................. 123

Chapter 8 Alarm Settings ........................................................................................................................ 126

8.1 Setting Motion Detection Alarm .................................................................................................. 127

8.2 Setting Sensor Alarms ................................................................................................................. 129

8.3 Detecting Video Loss Alarm ........................................................................................................ 132

8.4 Detecting Video Tampering Alarm .............................................................................................. 134

8.5 Detecting VCA Alarm ................................................................................................................. 136

8.6 Handling Exceptions Alarm ......................................................................................................... 138

8.7 Setting Alarm Response Actions ................................................................................................. 139

8.8 Triggering or Clearing Alarm Output Manually .......................................................................... 142

Chapter 9 Network Settings .................................................................................................................... 143

9.1 Configuring General Settings ...................................................................................................... 144

9.2 Configuring Advanced Settings ................................................................................................... 146

9.2.1 Configuring PPPoE Settings .............................................................................................. 146

9.2.2 Configuring DDNS ............................................................................................................ 146

9.2.3 Configuring NTP Server .................................................................................................... 150

9.2.4 Configuring SNMP ............................................................................................................ 150

9.2.5 Configuring Remote Alarm Host ....................................................................................... 151

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9.2.6 Configuring Multicast ........................................................................................................ 152

9.2.7 Configuring RTSP .............................................................................................................. 152

9.2.8 Configuring Server and HTTP Ports .................................................................................. 152

9.2.9 Configuring HTTPS Port ................................................................................................... 153

9.2.10 Configuring Email ............................................................................................................. 155

9.2.11 Configuring NAT ............................................................................................................... 156

9.2.12 Configuring High-speed Download ................................................................................... 159

9.2.13 Virtual Host Settings .......................................................................................................... 160

9.2.14 Telnet Settings.................................................................................................................... 161

9.3 Checking Network Traffic ........................................................................................................... 162

9.4 Configuring Network Detection .................................................................................................. 163

9.4.1 Testing Network Delay and Packet Loss ............................................................................ 163

9.4.2 Exporting Network Packet ................................................................................................. 163

9.4.3 Checking the Network Status ............................................................................................. 164

9.4.4 Checking Network Statistics .............................................................................................. 165

Chapter 10 RAID (Only for NRA0R series NVR) ................................................................................... 167

10.1 Configuring Array and Virtual Disk ............................................................................................ 168

10.1.1 One-touch Configuration ................................................................................................... 169

10.1.2 Manually Creating Array and Virtual Disk ........................................................................ 170

10.2 Rebuilding Array ......................................................................................................................... 175

10.2.1 Automatically Rebuilding Array ........................................................................................ 175

10.2.2 Manually Rebuilding Array ............................................................................................... 176

10.3 Repairing Virtual Disk ................................................................................................................. 178

10.4 Deleting Array / Virtual Disk ....................................................................................................... 179

10.4.1 Deleting the Virtual Disk ................................................................................................... 179

10.4.2 Deleting the Array .............................................................................................................. 179

10.5 Upgrading Firmware ................................................................................................................... 181

Chapter 11 HDD Management ................................................................................................................. 183

11.1 Initializing HDDs ........................................................................................................................ 184

11.2 Managing Network HDD ............................................................................................................ 186

11.3 Managing eSATA ........................................................................................................................ 188

11.4 Managing HDD Group ................................................................................................................ 189

11.4.1 Setting HDD Groups .......................................................................................................... 189

11.4.2 Setting HDD Property ........................................................................................................ 190

11.5 Configuring Quota Mode............................................................................................................. 192

11.6 Configuring Disk Clone .............................................................................................................. 194

11.7 Checking HDD Status ................................................................................................................. 196

11.8 HDD Detection ............................................................................................................................ 198

11.9 Configuring HDD Error Alarms .................................................................................................. 200

Chapter 12 Camera Settings ..................................................................................................................... 201

12.1 Configuring OSD Settings ........................................................................................................... 202

12.2 Configuring Privacy Mask........................................................................................................... 203

12.3 Configuring Video Parameters .................................................................................................... 204

Chapter 13 NVR Management and Maintenance ................................................................................... 205

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13.1 Viewing System Information ....................................................................................................... 206

13.1.1 Viewing Device Information .............................................................................................. 206

13.1.2 Viewing Camera Information ............................................................................................. 206

13.1.3 Viewing Record Information ............................................................................................. 206

13.1.4 Viewing Alarm Information ............................................................................................... 207

13.1.5 Viewing Network Information ........................................................................................... 207

13.1.6 Viewing HDD Information ................................................................................................ 208

13.2 Searching & Export Log Files ..................................................................................................... 209

13.3 Importing/Exporting IP Camera Info ........................................................................................... 212

13.4 Importing/Exporting Configuration Files .................................................................................... 213

13.5 Upgrading System ....................................................................................................................... 214

13.5.1 Upgrading by Local Backup Device .................................................................................. 214

13.5.2 Upgrading by FTP ............................................................................................................. 214

13.6 Restoring Default Settings ........................................................................................................... 216

Chapter 14 Others ...................................................................................................................................... 217

14.1 Configuring RS-232 Serial Port................................................................................................... 218

14.2 Configuring General Settings ...................................................................................................... 219

14.3 Configuring DST Settings ........................................................................................................... 220

14.4 Configuring More Settings for Device Parameters ...................................................................... 221

14.5 Managing User Accounts............................................................................................................. 222

14.5.1 Adding a User .................................................................................................................... 222

14.5.2 Deleting a User .................................................................................................................. 224

14.5.3 Editing a User .................................................................................................................... 224

Appendix 226

Glossary ................................................................................................................................................. 227

Troubleshooting ..................................................................................................................................... 228

List of Compatible IP Cameras .............................................................................................................. 234

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Chapter 1 Introduction

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No.

Name

Function Description

1

POWER ON/OFF

Power on/off switch.

2

IR Receiver

Receiver for IR remote

3

Status

Indicators

ALARM

Turns red when a sensor alarm is detected.

READY

Ready LED is normally blue, indicating that the device is
functioning properly.

STATUS

Turns blue when device is controlled by an IR remote.

Turns red when controlled by a keyboard and purple when IR
remote and keyboard is used at the same time.

HDD

Flashes red when data is being read from or written to HDD.

MODEM

Reserved for future usage.

TX/RX

Flashes blue when network connection is functioning properly.

GUARD

Guard LED turns blue when the device is in armed status; at this
time, an alarm is enabled when an event is detected.

The LED turns off when the device is unarmed. The arm/disarm
status can be changed by pressing and holding on the ESC
button for more than 3 seconds in live view mode.

4

DVD-R/W

Slot for DVD-R/W.

5

Control

Buttons

DIRECTION

The DIRECTION buttons are used to navigate between different
fields and items in menus.

In the Playback mode, the Up and Down button is used to speed
up and slow down recorded video. The Left and Right button
will select the next and previous record files.

In Live View mode, these buttons can be used to cycle through
channels.

In PTZ control mode, it can control the movement of the PTZ
camera.

ENTER

The ENTER button is used to confirm selection in any of the
menu modes.

It can also be used to tick checkbox fields.

1.1 Front Panel

Figure 1. 1 NRA00&NRA0R

Table 1. 1 Description of Control Panel Buttons

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No.

Name

Function Description

In Playback mode, it can be used to play or pause the video.

In single-frame Playback mode, pressing the button will advance
the video by a single frame.

In Auto-switch mode, it can be used to stop /start auto switch.

6

USB Interfaces

Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports for additional devices such as
USB mouse and USB Hard Disk Drive (HDD).

7

Front Panel Lock

You can lock or unlock the panel by the key.

8

Composite

Keys

ESC

Back to the previous menu.

Press for Arming/disarming the device in Live View mode.

REC/SHOT

Enter the Manual Record setting menu.

In PTZ control settings, press the button and then you can call a
PTZ preset by pressing Numeric button.

It is also used to turn audio on/off in the Playback mode.

PLAY/AUTO

The button is used to enter the Playback mode.

It is also used to auto scan in the PTZ Control menu.

ZOOM+

Zoom in the PTZ camera in the PTZ Control setting.

A/FOCUS+

Adjust focus in the PTZ Control menu.

It is also used to switch between input methods (upper and
lowercase alphabet, symbols and numeric input).

EDIT/IRIS+

Edit text fields. When editing text fields, it will also function as a
Backspace button to delete the character in front of the cursor.

On checkbox fields, pressing the button will tick the checkbox.

In PTZ Control mode, the button adjusts the iris of the camera.

In Playback mode, it can be used to generate video clips for
backup.

Enter/exit the folder of USB device and eSATA HDD.

MAIN/SPOT/ZOO

M-

Switch between main and spot output.

In PTZ Control mode, it can be used to zoom out the image.

F1/ LIGHT

Select all items on the list when used in a list field.

In PTZ Control mode, it will turn on/off PTZ light (if
applicable).

In Playback mode, it is used to switch between play and reverse
play.

F2/ AUX

Cycle through tab pages.

In synchronous playback mode, it is used to switch between
channels.

MENU/WIPER

Press the button will help you return to the Main menu (after
successful login).

Press and hold the button for 5 seconds will turn off audible key
beep.

In PTZ Control mode, the MENU/WIPER button will start wiper
(if applicable).

In Playback mode, it is used to show/hide the control interface.

PREV/FOCUS-

Switch between single screen and multi-screen mode.

In PTZ Control mode, it is used to adjust the focus in
conjunction with the A/FOCUS+ button.

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No.

Name

Function Description

PTZ/IRIS-

Enter the PTZ Control mode.

In the PTZ Control mode, it is used to adjust the iris of the PTZ
camera.

9

Alphanumeric Buttons

Switch to the corresponding channel in Live view or PTZ
Control mode.

Input numbers and characters in Edit mode.

Switch between different channels in Playback mode.

The light of the button is blue when the corresponding channel is
recording; it is red when the channel is in network transmission
status; it is pink when the channel is recording and transmitting.

10

JOG SHUTTLE Control

Move the active selection in a menu. It will move the selection
up and down.

In Live View mode, it can be used to cycle through different
channels.

In the Playback mode: For NRA00 series, the ring is used to
jump 30s forward/backward in video files.

In PTZ control mode, it can control the movement of the PTZ
camera.

11

SLOW DOWN/SPEED UP

Slow down/speed up in playback mode.

No.

Name

Function Description

1

POWER ON/OFF

Power on/off switch.

2

USB Interface

Connect to USB mouse or USB flash memory.

3

IR Receiver

Receiver for IR remote control. devices.

4

POWER

Power indicator lights in green when DVR is powered up.

READY

Ready indicator is normally green, indicating that the DVR is functioning properly.

STATUS

Indicator turns green when DVR is controlled by an IR remote control with the
address from 1~254;
Indicator turns red when the SHIFT button is used;
Indicator does not light when the DVR is controlled by a keyboard or by the IR
remote control with the address of 255;
Indicator turns green when the DVR is controlled by IR remote control (with the
address from 1~254) and keyboard at the same time , and the SHIFT button is not
used;
Indicator turns orange : (a) when the DVR is controlled by IR remote control (with
the address from 1~254) and keyboard at the same time and the SHIFT button is used
as well; (b) when the DVR is controlled by IR remote control (with the address from
1~254) and the SHIFT button is used.

ALARM

Alarm indicator turns red when a sensor alarm is detected.

Figure 1. 2 NR500&NR50P

Table 1. 2 Description of Control Panel Buttons

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HDD

HDD indicator blinks in red when data is being read from or written to HDD.

Tx/Rx

TX/RX indictor blinks in green when network connection is functioning properly.

5

DVD-ROM

Slot for DVD-ROM.

6

DIRECTION

The DIRECTION buttons are used to navigate between different fields and items in
menus.
In Playback mode, the Up and Down button is used to speed up and slow down
recorded video.
In All-day Playback mode, the Left/Right button can be used to select the recorded
video of next/previous day; in Playback by Normal Video Search, the Left/Right
button can be used to select the next/previous recorded file.
In Live View mode, the directional buttons can be used to cycle through channels.
In PTZ control mode, it can control the movement of the PTZ camera.

ENTER

Confirm selection in any of the menu modes. It can also be used to tick checkbox
fields.
In Playback mode, it can be used to play or pause the video.
In Single-frame Playback mode, pressing the ENTER button will advance the video
by a single frame.
In Auto-switch mode, it can be used to stop /start auto switch.

7

SHIFT

Switch of compound keys between the numeric/letter input and functional control.

1/MENU

Enter numeral “1”;
Access the main menu interface.

2ABC/F1

Enter numeral “2”;
Enter letters “ABC”;

The F1 button can be used to select all items on the list;
In PTZ Control mode, the F1 button can be used to zoom out (zoom-) the PTZ
camera;
In live view or playback mode, the F1 button can be used to switch between main
and spot video output.

3DEF/F2

Enter numeral “3”;
Enter letters “DEF”;
In PTZ Control mode, the F1 button can be used to zoom in (zoom+) the PTZ
camera;
The F2 button can be used to cycle through tab pages.

4GHI/ESC

Enter numeral “4”;
Enter letters “GHI”;

Exit and back to the previous menu.

5JKL/EDIT

Enter numeral “5”;
Enter letters “JKL”;

Delete characters before cursor;
Select the checkbox and ON/OFF switch;
Start/stop record clipping in playback.

6MNO/PLAY

Enter numeral “6”;
Enter letters “MNO”;

In Playback mode, it is used for direct access to playback interface.

7PQRS/REC

Enter numeral “7”;
Enter letters “PQRS”;

Manual record, for direct access to manual record interface; manually enable/disable
record.

8TUV/PTZ

Enter numeral “8”;
Enter letters “TUV”;

Access PTZ control interface.

9WXYZ/PREV

Enter numeral “9”;
Enter letters “WXYZ”;

Multi-camera display in live view;
In Playback mode or MenuPlaybackTag playback interface, this button can be
used to delete the selected tag.

0/A

Enter numeral “0”;
Switch between input methods (upper and lowercase alphabet, symbols and numeric
input).
In Playback mode, this button can be used to add the default tag.

8

JOG SHUTTLE
Control

Move the active selection in a menu. The inner ring will move the selection up and
down; the outer ring will move it left and right.

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In Playback mode, the inner ring is used to jump 30s forward/backward in video
files. The outer ring can be used to speed up/slow down the video.
In Live View mode, it can be used to cycle through different channels.
In PTZ control mode, in can control the movement of the PTZ camera.

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No.

Name

Description

1

POWER

Power on/off the device.

2

DEV

Enables/Disables Remote Control.

3

Alphanumeric Buttons

Same as Alphanumeric buttons on front panel.

4

EDIT Button

Same as EDIT/IRIS+ button on front panel.

5

A Button

Same as A/FOCUS+ button on front panel.

6

REC Button

Same as REC/SHOT button on front panel.

7

PLAY Button

Same as the PLAY/AUTO button on front panel.

8

INFO Button

Reserved.

IR Remote Control Operations
The NVR may also be controlled with the included IR remote control, shown in Figure 1. 3.

Batteries (2×AAA) must be installed before operation.

The keys on the remote control closely resemble the ones on the front panel. See Table 1. 3.

Figure 1. 3 Remote Control

Table 1. 3 Description of the Soft Keyboard Icons

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No.

Name

Description

9

VOIP/MON Button

Same as the MAIN/SPOT/ZOOM- button on front panel.

10

MENU Button

Same as the MENU/WIPER button on front panel.

11

PREV Button

Same as the PREV/FOCUS- button on front panel.

12

DIRECTION/ENTER
Buttons

Same as the DIRECTION/ENTER buttons on front panel.

13

PTZ Button

Same as the PTZ/IRIS- button on front panel.

14

ESC Button

Same as the ESC button on front panel.

15

RESERVED

Reserved for future usage.

16

F1 Button

Same as the F1/LIGHT button on front panel.

17

PTZ Control Buttons

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

18

F2 Button

Same as the F2/AUX button on front panel.

Troubleshooting Remote Control:

Make sure you have installed batteries properly in the remote control. And you have to aim the remote
control at the IR receiver in the front panel.

If there is no response after you press any button on the remote, follow the procedure below to troubleshoot.

Steps:

1. Go to Menu > Settings > General > More Settings by operating the front control panel or the mouse.

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

3. Press the DEV button on the remote control.

4. Enter the NVR ID# you set in 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.

If the remote still can’t function properly, please change a remote and try again, or contact the device provider.

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Name

Action

Description

Left-Click

Single-Click

Live view: Select channel and show the quick set menu.
Menu: Select and enter.

Double-Click

Live view: Switch between single-screen and multi-screen.

Click and Drag

PTZ control: pan, tilt and zoom.
Video tampering, privacy mask and motion detection: Select target area.
Digital zoom-in: Drag and select target area.
Live view: Drag channel/time bar.

Right-Click

Single-Click

Live view: Show menu.
Menu: Exit current menu to upper level menu.

Scroll-Wheel

Scrolling up

Live view: Previous screen.
Menu: Previous item.

Scrolling down

Live view: Next screen.
Menu: Next item.

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

1. Plug USB mouse into one of the USB interfaces on the front panel of the NVR.

2. The mouse should automatically be detected. If in a rare case that the mouse is not detected, the possible

reason may be that the two devices are not compatible, please refer to the recommended the device list
from your provider.

The operation of the mouse:

Table 1. 4 Description of the Mouse Control

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Icon

Description

Icon

Description

…

Number

…

English letter

Lowercase/Uppercase

Backspace

Switch the keyboard

Space

Positioning the cursor

Exit

Symbols

Reserved

Input Method Description

Figure 1. 4 Soft Keyboard (1)

Figure 1. 5 Soft Keyboard (2)

Description of the buttons on the soft keyboard:

Table 1. 5 Description of the Soft Keyboard Icons

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No.

Item

Description

1

VIDEO OUT

BNC connector for video output.

2
CVBS AUDIO OUT

BNC connector for audio output. This connector is synchronized with
CVBS video output.

VGA AUDIO OUT

BNC connector for audio output. This connector is synchronized with
VGA video output.

3

LINE IN

BNC connector for audio input.

1.2 Rear Panel

Figure 1. 6 NRA00 and NRA0R

Figure 1. 7 NR500

Figure 1. 8 NR50P6-8

Figure 1. 9 NR50P6-16/32

Table 1. 6 Description of Rear Panel Interfaces

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No.

Item

Description

4

RS-232 Interface

Connector for RS-232 devices.

5

VGA

DB9 connector for VGA output. Display local video output and menu.

6

HDMI

HDMI video output connector.

7

eSATA (Optional)

Connects external SATA HDD, CD/DVD-RM.

8

Network Interface

1 network interface provided for NR500&NR50P and 2 network
interfaces for NRA00&NRA0R.

9

Termination Switch

RS-485 termination switch.
Up position is not terminated.
Down position is terminated with 120Ω resistance.

10

RS-485 Interface

Connector for RS-485 devices.

Controller Port

D+, D- pin connects to Ta, Tb pin of controller. For cascading devices,
the first NVR’s D+, D- pin should be connected with the D+, D- pin of
the next NVR.

ALARM IN

Connector for alarm input.

ALARM OUT

Connector for alarm output.

11

GROUND

Ground (needs to be connected when NVR starts up).

12

AC 100V ~ 240V

AC 100V ~ 240V power supply.

13

POWER

Switch for turning on/off the device.

14

USB interface

Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports for additional devices such as USB
mouse and USB Hard Disk Drive (HDD).

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Network Interfaces with
PoE function (supported
by NR50P only)

Network interface for the cameras and to provide power over Ethernet.

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Chapter 2 Getting Started

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2.1 Starting Up and Shutting Down the NVR

Purpose:

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

Before you start:

Check that the voltage of the extra power supply is the same with the NVR’s requirement, and the ground
connection is working properly.

Starting up the NVR:

Steps:

1. Check 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 device. The Power indicator LED on
the front panel should be red, indicating the device gets the power supply.

2. Press the POWER button on the front panel. The Power indicator LED should turn blue indicating that the

unit begins to start up.

3. After startup, the Power indicator LED remains blue. A splash screen with the status of the HDD appears on

the monitor. The row of icons at the bottom of the screen shows the HDD status. ‘X’ means that the HDD

is not installed or cannot be detected.

Shutting down the NVR

Steps:

There are two proper ways to shut down the NVR.

 OPTION 1: Standard shutdown

1. Enter the Shutdown menu.

Menu > Shutdown

Figure 2. 1 Shutdown Menu

2. Click the Shutdown button.

3. Click the Yes button.

 OPTION 2: By operating the front panel

1. Press and hold the POWER button on the front panel for 3 seconds.

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

3. Click the Yes button.

Do not press the POWER button again when the system is shutting down.

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Rebooting the NVR

In the Shutdown menu, you can also reboot the NVR.

Steps:

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

2. Click the Logout button to lock the NVR or the Reboot button to reboot the NVR.

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2.2 Using the Wizard for Basic Configuration

By default, the Setup Wizard starts once the NVR has loaded, as shown in Figure 2. 2.

Figure 2. 2 Start Wizard Interface

Operating the Setup Wizard:

1. The Setup Wizard can walk you through some important settings of the NVR. If you don’t want to use the

Setup Wizard at that moment, click the Cancel button. You can also choose to use the Setup Wizard next
time by leaving the “Start wizard when the device starts?” checkbox checked.

2. Click Next button on the Wizard window to enter the Login window, as shown in Figure 2. 3.

Figure 2. 3 Login Window

3. Enter the admin password. By default, the password is 12345.

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

confirm the password in the given fields.

5. Click the Next button to enter the date and time settings window, as shown in Figure 2. 4.

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Figure 2. 4 Date and Time Settings

6. After the time settings, click Next button which takes you back to the Network Setup Wizard window, as

shown in Figure 2. 5.

NRA00 and NRA0R

NR500

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NR50P

Figure 2. 5 Network Configuration

Dual-NIC is only supported in NRA00 and NRA0R device. And for NR50P series NVR, the internal NIC
IPv4 address should be configured for the cameras connecting to the PoE network interface of the NVR.

7. Click Next button to enter the Array Management window (supported by NRA0R series).

Figure 2. 6 Array Management

8. Click Next button after you configured the network parameters, which takes you to the HDD Management

window, shown in Figure 2. 7.

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Figure 2. 7 HDD Management

9. To initialize the HDD, click the Init button. Initialization removes all the data saved in the HDD.

10. Click Next button. You enter the Adding IP Camera interface.

11. Click Search to find online IP Camera. Select the IP camera to be added, and click the Add button.

Figure 2. 8 Search for IP Cameras

12. Click Next button. Configure the recording for the searched IP Cameras.

Figure 2. 9 Record Settings

13. Click Copy to copy the settings to other channels, as shown in Figure 2. 10.

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Figure 2. 10 Copy Record Settings

14. Click OK to complete the startup Setup Wizard.

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2.3 Adding and Connecting the IP Cameras

2.3.1 Adding the Online IP Cameras

Purpose:

The main function of the NVR is to connect the network cameras and record the video got from it. So before you
can get a live view or record of the video, you should add the network cameras to the connection list of the device.

Before you start:

Ensure the network connection is valid and correct. For detailed checking and configuring of the network, please
see Chapter Checking Network Traffic and Chapter Configuring Network Detection.

 OPTION 1:

Steps:

1. Right-click the mouse when you in the live view mode to show the right-click menu.

Figure 2. 11 Right-click Menu

2. Select Add IP Camera in the pop-up menu to enter the IP Camera Management interface.

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Icon

Explanation

Icon

Explanation

Edit basic parameters of the camera

Add the detected IP camera.

The camera is connected.

The camera is disconnected; you can
click the icon to get the exception
information of camera.

Delete the IP camera

Advanced settings of the camera.

Figure 2. 12 Adding IP Camera Interface

3. The online cameras with same network segment will be displayed in the camera list. Click the button to

add the camera.
Or you can click the One-touch Adding button to add all the online IP cameras.

Table 2. 1 Explanation of the icons

4. To add other IP cameras:

1) Click the Custom Adding button to pop up the Add IP Camera (Custom) interface.

Figure 2. 13 Custom Adding IP Camera Interface

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Icon

Explanation

Icon

Explanation

Edit basic parameters of the camera

Add the detected IP camera.

The camera is connected; you can
click the icon to get the live view of
the camera.

The camera is disconnected; you can
click the icon to get the exception
information of camera.

Delete the IP camera

Advanced settings of the camera.

2) You can edit the IP address, protocol, management port, and other information of the IP camera to be

added.

3) Click Add to add the camera.

 OPTION 2:

Steps:

1. Enter the Camera Management interface.

Menu> Camera> Camera

Figure 2. 14 Main Menu

1. Repeat the step 3 and 4 of OPTION 1 to add the camera.

2. (For the encoders with multiple channels only) check the checkbox of Channel No. in the pop-up window, as

shown in the following figure, and click OK to finish adding.

Figure 2. 15 IP Camera Management Interface

Table 2. 2 Explanation of the icons

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Figure 2. 16 Selecting Multiple Channels

2.3.2 Editing the Connected IP Cameras and Configuring

Customized Protocols

After the adding of the IP cameras, the basic information of the camera lists in the page, you can configure the
basic setting of the IP cameras.

Steps:

1. Click the icon to edit the parameters; you can edit the IP address, protocol and other parameters.

Figure 2. 17 Edit the Parameters

Channel Port: If the connected device is an encoding device with multiple channels, you can choose the
channel to connect by selecting the channel port No. in the dropdown list.
Transfer Protocol: Auto, TCP and UDP are selectable; you can select the transfer protocol according to the
network condition.

2. Click OK to save the settings and exit the editing interface.

To edit advanced parameters:

Steps:

1. Drag the horizontal scroll bar to the right side and click the icon.

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Figure 2. 18 Network Configuration of the Camera

2. You can edit the network information and the password of the camera.

Figure 2. 19 Password Configuration of the Camera

3. Click Apply to save the settings and click OK to exit the interface.

Configuring the customized protocols

Purpose:

To connect the network cameras which are not configured with the standard protocols, you can configure the
customized protocols for them.

Steps:

1. Click the Protocol button in the custom adding IP camera interface to enter the protocol management

interface.

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Figure 2. 20 Protocol Management Interface

There are 16 customized protocols provided in the system, you can edit the protocol name; and choose whether
to enable the sub-stream.

2. Choose the protocol type of transmission and choose the transfer protocols.

Before customizing the protocol for the network camera, you have to contact the manufacturer of the
network camera to consult the URL (uniform resource locator) for getting main stream and sub-stream.

Example: The format of the URL is: [Type]://[IP Address of the network camera]:[Port]/[Path]. E.g.,
rtsp://192.168.1.55:554/ch1/main/av_stream.

 Protocol Name: Edit the name for the custom protocol.
 Enable Substream: If the network camera does not support sub-stream or the sub-stream is not needed

leave the checkbox empty.

 Type: The network camera adopting custom protocol must support getting stream through standard RTSP.
 Transfer Protocol: Select the transfer protocol for the custom protocol.
 Port: Set the port No. for the custom protocol.
 Path: Set the resource path for the custom protocol. E.g., ch1/main/av_stream.

The protocol type and the transfer protocols must be supported by the connected network camera.
After adding the customized protocols, you can see the protocol name is listed in the dropdown list, please refer to
Figure 2. 21.

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Figure 2. 21 Protocol Setting

3. Choose the protocols you just added to validate the connection of the network camera.

2.3.3 Editing IP Cameras Connected to the PoE Interfaces

This chapter is only applicable for NR50P series NVR.
The PoE interfaces enables the NVR system to pass electrical power safely, along with data, on Ethernet cabling to
the connected network cameras.
The NR50P series NVR provides up to 16 PoE interfaces which can connect to 16 network cameras directly; and if
you disable the PoE interface, you can also connect to the online network cameras. And the PoE interface supports
the Plug-and-Play function.

Example:

As for NR50P6-8 NVR, when you want to connect 2 online cameras and connect 6 network cameras via PoE
interfaces, you must disable 2 PoE interfaces in the Edit IP Camera menu.

To add Cameras for NVR supporting PoE function:

Before you start:

Connect the network cameras via the PoE interfaces.

Steps:

1. Enter the Camera Management interface.

Menu> Camera> Camera

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Figure 2. 22 List of Connected Cameras

The cameras connecting to the PoE interface cannot be deleted in this menu.

2. Click the button, and select the Adding Method in the drop-down list.

• Plug-and-Play: It means that the camera is connected to the PoE interface, so in this case, the

parameters of the camera can’t be edited. The IP address of the camera can only be edited in the Network

Configuration interface, see Chapter 9.1 Configuring General Settings for detailed information.

Figure 2. 23 Edit IP Camera Interface - Plug-and-Play

• Manual: You can disable the PoE interface by selecting the manual while the current channel can be

used as a normal channel and the parameters can also be edited.
Input the IP address, the user name and password of administrator manually, and click OK to add the IP
camera.

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Figure 2. 24 Edit IP Camera Interface - Manual

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Icons

Description

Alarm (video loss, video tampering, motion detection or sensor alarm)

Record (manual record, schedule record, motion detection or alarm triggered record)

Alarm & Record

Event/Exception (motion detection, sensor alarm or exception information, appears at the
lower-left corner of the screen. Please refer to Chapter 8.7 Setting Alarm Response
Actions for details.)

3.1 Introduction of Live View

Live view shows you the video image getting from each camera in real time. The NVR automatically enters Live
View mode when powered on. It is also at the very top of the menu hierarchy, thus pressing the ESC many times
(depending on which menu you’re on) brings you to the Live View mode.

Live View Icons

In the live view mode, there are icons at the upper-right of the screen for each channel, showing the status of the
record and alarm in the channel, so that you can know whether the channel is recorded, or whether there are alarms
occur as soon as possible.

Table 3. 1 Description of Live View Icons

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HDMI

VGA

CVBS

Main output

Auxiliary

output

1

√ √ √

HDMI

VGA

2

√ × √

HDMI

CVBS

3

× √ √

VGA

CVBS

4

× × √

CVBS

Functions

Front Panel Operation

Show single screen

Press the corresponding Alphanumeric button. E.g. Press 2 to display only the
screen for channel 2.

Show multi-screen

Press the PREV/FOCUS- button.

Manually switch screens

Next screen: right/down direction button.
Previous screen: left/up direction button.

Auto-switch

Press Enter button.

Playback

Press Play button.

Switch between main
and aux output

Press Main/Aux button.

3.2 Operations in Live View Mode

In live view mode, there are many functions provided. The functions are listed below.

• Single Screen: showing only one screen on the monitor.

• Multi-screen: showing multiple screens on the monitor simultaneously.

• Auto-switch: the screen is auto switched to the next one. And you must set the dwell time for each screen on

the configuration menu before enabling the auto-switch.
Menu>Configuration>Live View>Dwell Time.

• Start Recording: continuous record and motion detection record are supported.

• Output Mode: select the output mode to Standard, Bright, Gentle or Vivid.

• Add IP Camera: the shortcut to the IP camera management interface.

• Playback: playback the recorded videos for current day.

• Aux/Main output switch: the NVR checks the connection of the output interfaces to define the main and

auxiliary output interfaces. The priority level for the main and aux output is HDMI>VGA>CVBS. This means
if the HDMI is used, it will be the main output. If the HDMI is not used, the VGA output will be the main
output. See the table below.

Table 3. 2 Priorities of Interfaces

 √ means the interface is in use, × means the interface is out of use or the connection is invalid. And the

HDMI, VGA and CVBScan be used at the same time.

When the aux output is enabled, the main output can’t do any operation, and you can do some basic operation on
the live view mode for the Aux output.

3.2.1 Front Panel Operation on Live View

Table 3. 3 Front Panel Operation in Live View

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Name

Description

Menu

Enter the main menu of the system by right clicking the mouse.

Single Screen

Switch to the single full screen by choosing channel number from the dropdown
list.

Multi-screen

Adjust the screen layout by choosing from the dropdown list.

Previous Screen

Switch to the previous screen.

Next Screen

Switch to the next screen.

Start/Stop Auto-switch

Enable/disable the auto-switch of the screens.

Start Recording

Start continuous recording or motion detection recording of all channels.

Add IP Camera

Enter the IP Camera Management interface, and manage the cameras.

Playback

Enter the playback interface and start playing back the video of the selected
channel immediately.

Output Mode

Four modes of output supported, including Standard, Bright, Gentle and Vivid.

Aux Monitor

Switch to the auxiliary output mode and the operation for the main output is
disabled.

3.2.2 Using the Mouse in Live View

Table 3. 4 Mouse Operation in Live View

 The dwell time of the live view configuration must be set before using Start Auto-switch.
 If you enter Aux monitor mode and the Aux monitor is not connected, the mouse operation is disabled; you

need to switch back to the Main output with the MAIN/AUX button on the front panel or remote.

 If the corresponding camera supports intelligent function, the Reboot Intelligence option is included when

right-clicking mouse on this camera.

Figure 3. 1 Right-click Menu

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Icon

Description

Icon

Description

Icon

Description

/

Enable/Disable
Manual Record

Instant Playback

/

Mute/Audio on

Capture

PTZ Control

Digital Zoom

Image Settings

Live View

Strategy

Stream

Information

Close

3.2.3 Using an Auxiliary Monitor

Certain features of the Live View are also available while in an Aux monitor. These features include:

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

dropdown list.

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

dropdown list.

• Next Screen: When displaying less than the maximum number of cameras in Live View, clicking this feature

will switch to the next set of displays.

• Playback: Enter into Playback mode.

• PTZ: Enter PTZ Control mode.

• Main Monitor: Enter Main operation mode.

In the live view mode of the main output monitor, the menu operation is not available while Aux output

mode is enabled.

3.2.4 Quick Setting Toolbar in Live View Mode

On the screen of each channel, there is a quick setting toolbar which shows when you single click the mouse in the
corresponding screen.

Figure 3. 2 Quick Setting Toolbar

Table 3. 5 Description of Quick Setting Toolbar Icons

Instant Playback only shows the record in last five minutes. If no record is found, it means there is no record

during the last five minutes.

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zoom in, as shown in Figure 3. 3.

Figure 3. 3 Digital Zoom

Image Settings icon can be selected to enter the Image Settings menu.

Figure 3. 4 Image Settings- Preset

You can also choose the Customize mode to set the image parameters like brightness, contrast, saturation and hue.

Figure 3. 5 Image Settings- Customize

Live View Strategy can be selected to set strategy, including Real-time, Balanced, Fluency.

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Figure 3. 6 Live View Strategy

Move the mouse onto the icon to show the real-time stream information, including the frame rate, bitrate and

resolution.

Figure 3. 7 Information

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3.3 Adjusting Live View Settings

Purpose:

Live View settings can be customized according to different needs. You can configure the output interface, dwell
time for screen to be shown, mute or turning on the audio, the screen number for each channel, etc.

Steps:

1. Enter the Live View Settings interface.

Menu> Configuration> Live View

Figure 3. 8 Live View-General

The settings available in this menu include:

• Video Output Interface: Designates the output to configure the settings for. Outputs include HDMI

(depends on the model), VGA, Main CVBS and Spot Output.

• Live View Mode: Designates the display mode to be used for Live View.

• Dwell Time: The time in seconds to dwell between switching of channels when enabling auto-switch in Live

View.

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

• Volume: Adjust the volume of live view, playback and two-way audio for the selected output interface.

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

• Full Screen Monitoring Dwell Time: The time in seconds to show alarm event screen.

2. Setting Cameras Order

Figure 3. 9 Live View- Camera Order

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1) Select a View mode in , including 1/4/6/8/16/25/32/36-window division modes

are supported.

2) Select the small window, and double-click on the channel number to display the channel on the

window.
You can click button to start live view for all the channels and click to stop all the live

view.

3) Click the Apply button to save the setting.

You can also click-and-drag the camera to the desired window on the live view interface to set the camera
order.

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3.4 Channel-zero Encoding

Purpose:

Sometimes you need to get a remote view of many channels in real time from web browser or CMS (Client
Management System) software, in order to decrease the bandwidth requirement without affecting the image quality,
channel-zero encoding is supported as an option for you.

Steps:

1. Enter the Live View Settings interface.

Menu > Configuration> Live View

2. Select the Channel-Zero Encoding tab.

Figure 3. 10 Live View- Channel-Zero Encoding

3. Check the checkbox after Enable Channel Zero Encoding.

4. Configure the Frame Rate, Max. Bitrate Mode and Max. Bitrate.

After you set the Channel-Zero encoding, you can get a view in the remote client or web browser of 16 channels in
one screen.

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3.5 User Logout

Purpose:

After logging out, the monitor turns to the live view mode and if you want to do some operation, you need to enter
user name and password tog in again.

Steps:

1. Enter the Shutdown menu.

Menu>Shutdown

2. Click Logout.

After you have logged out the system, menu operation on the screen is invalid. It is required to input a
user name and password to unlock the system.

Figure 3. 11 Shutdown

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4.1 Configuring PTZ Settings

Purpose:

Follow the procedure to set the parameters for PTZ. The configuring of the PTZ parameters should be done before
you control the PTZ camera.

Before you start:

Check that the PTZ and the NVR are connected properly through RS-485 interface.

Steps:

1. Enter the PTZ Settings interface.

Menu >Camera> PTZ

Figure 4. 1 PTZ- General

2. Choose the camera for PTZ setting in the Camera dropdown list.

3. Enter the parameters of the PTZ camera.

All the parameters should be exactly the same as the PTZ camera parameters.

4. Click Apply button to save the settings.

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4.2 Setting PTZ Presets, Patrols & Patterns

Before you start:

Please make sure that the presets, patrols and patterns should be supported by PTZ protocols.

4.2.1 Customizing Presets

Purpose:

Follow the steps to set the Preset location which you want the PTZ camera to point to when an event takes place.

Steps:

1. Enter the PTZ Control interface.

Menu>Camera>PTZ>More Settings

Figure 4. 2 PTZ- More Settings

2. Use the directional button to wheel the camera to the location where you want to set preset.

3. Click the round icon before Save Preset.

4. Click the preset number to save the preset.

Repeat the steps2-4 to save more presets. If the number of the presets you want to save is more than 17, you can
click […] and choose the available numbers.

Figure 4. 3 More Presets

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4.2.2 Calling Presets

Purpose:

This feature enables the camera to point to a specified position such as a window when an event takes place.

Call preset in the PTZ setting interface:

Steps:

1. Enter the PTZ Control interface.

Menu>Camera>PTZ>More Settings

2. Check the round icon of Call Preset.

Figure 4. 4 PTZ- Call Preset

3. Choose the preset number.

Call preset in live view mode:

Steps:

1. Click the button PTZ in the lower-right corner of the PTZ setting interface;

Or press the PTZ button on the front panel or click the PTZ Control icon in the quick setting bar to

enter the PTZ setting menu in live view mode.

Figure 4. 5 PTZ Panel

2. Choose Camera in the list on the menu.

3. Double click the preset in the Preset list to call it.

4.2.3 Customizing Patrols

Purpose:

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on to the next key point. The key points are corresponding to the presets. The presets can be set following the steps
above in Customizing Presets.

Steps:

1. Enter the PTZ Control interface.

Menu>Camera>PTZ>More Settings

2. Select patrol number in the drop-down list of patrol.

3. Select the under Patrol option box to add key points for the patrol.

Figure 4. 6 PTZ- Add Key Point

4. Configure key point parameters, such as the key point No., duration of staying for one key point and speed of

patrol. The key point is corresponding to the preset. The Key Point No. determines the order at which the

PTZ will follow while cycling through the patrol. The Duration refers to the time span to stay at the

corresponding key point. The Speed defines the speed at which the PTZ will move from one key point to the

next.

Figure 4. 7 Key point Configuration

5. Click OK to save the key point to the patrol.

Repeat the above steps to add more key points.

You can also delete all the key points by clicking the trash icon .

Select a key point, then click or button to adjust the order of the key points.

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Figure 4. 8 KeyPoints Deletion

4.2.4 Calling Patrols

Purpose:

Calling a patrol makes the PTZ to move according the predefined patrol path.
Calling patrol in the PTZ setting interface:
Steps:

1. In the PTZ setting interface.

Menu> Camera> PTZ> More Settings

2. Select the patrol number, and then click to call the patrol.

3. Click to stop it.

Figure 4. 9 Calling Patrol

Calling patrol in live view mode:
Steps:

1. Click the button PTZ in the lower-right corner of the PTZ setting interface;

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Or press the PTZ button on the front panel or click the PTZ Control icon in the quick setting bar to

enter the PTZ setting menu in live view mode.

2. Choose Patrol on the control bar.

3. Double click the patrol or select the patrol and click to call it.

Figure 4. 10 PTZ Panel- Patrol

4.2.5 Customizing Patterns

Purpose:

Patterns can be set by recording the movement of the PTZ. You can call the pattern to make the PTZ movement
according to the predefined path.

Steps:

1. Enter the PTZ Control interface.

Menu > Camera > PTZ > More Settings

2. Choose pattern number in the option box.

Figure 4. 11 PTZ- Pattern

3. Click and use your mouse to drag the image or click the eight directional buttons in the control box

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under the image to move the PTZ camera.

The movement of the PTZ is recorded as the pattern.

4. Click to save the pattern.

4.2.6 Calling Patterns

Purpose:

Follow the procedure to move the PTZ camera according to the predefined patterns.

Calling pattern in the PTZ setting interface

Steps:

1. Enter the PTZ Control interface.

Menu>Camera>PTZ>More Settings

2. Select the pattern number.

3. Click , then the PTZ moves according to the pattern. Click to stop it.

Figure 4. 12 PTZ- Calling Pattern

Call pattern in live view mode.

Steps:

1. Click the button PTZ in the lower-right corner of the PTZ setting interface;

Or press the PTZ button on the front panel or click the PTZ Control icon in the quick setting bar to

enter the PTZ setting menu in live view mode.

2. And then choose Pattern on the control bar.

3. Double click the pattern or select the pattern and click to call it.

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Icon

Description

Icon

Description

Icon

Description

Direction button and

the auto-cycle button

Zoom+, Focus+,

Iris+

Zoom-, Focus-, Iris-

The speed of the

PTZ movement

Light on/off

Wiper on/off

3D-Zoom

Image

Centralization

Preset

Patrol

Pattern Menu

Previous item

Next item

Start pattern/patrol

Stop the patrol or

pattern movement

Minimize

windows

Exit

4.3 PTZ Control Panel

To enter the PTZ control panel, there are two ways supported.

OPTION 1:
In the PTZ settings interface, click the PTZ button on the lower-right corner which is next to the Back button.
OPTION 2:

In the Live View mode, you can press the PTZ Control button on the front panel or on the remote control, or
choose the PTZ Control icon .

Click the Configuration button on the control panel, and you can enter the PTZ Settings interface.

In PTZ control mode, the PTZ panel will be displayed when a mouse is connected with the device. If no

mouse is connected, the icon appears in the lower-left corner of the window, indicating that this

camera is in PTZ control mode.

Figure 4. 13 PTZ Panel

Table 4. 1 Description of the PTZ panel icons

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Chapter 5 Recording and Capture Settings

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5.1 Configuring Parameters

Purpose:

By configuring the parameters you can define the parameters which affect the image quality, such as the
transmission stream type, the resolution and so on.
Before you start:

1. Make sure that the HDD has already been installed. If not, please install a HDD and initialize it.

(Menu>HDD>General)

Figure 5. 1 HDD- General

2. Check the storage mode of the HDD

1) Click Advanced to check the storage mode of the HDD.

2) If the HDD mode is Quota, please set the maximum record capacity and maximum picture capacity.

For detailed information, see Chapter Configuring Quota Mode.

3) If the HDD mode is Group, you should set the HDD group. For detailed information, see Chapter

Configuring HDD Group for Recording and Capture.

Figure 5. 2 HDD- Advanced

Steps:

1. Enter the Record settings interface to configure the recording parameters:

Menu>Record>Parameters

Figure 5. 3 Recording Parameters

2. Parameters Setting for Recording

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1) Select Record tab page to configure. You can configure the stream type, the resolution, and other

parameters on your demand.

• Pre-record: The time you set to record before the scheduled time or event. For example, when an

alarm triggered the recording at 10:00, if you set the pre-record time as 5 seconds, the camera
records it at 9:59:55.

• Post-record: The time you set to record after the event or the scheduled time. For example, when

an alarm triggered the recording ends at 11:00, if you set the post-record time as 5 seconds, it
records till 11:00:05.

• Expired Time: The expired time is the longest time for a record file to be kept in the HDD, if the

deadline is reached, the file will be deleted. You can set the expired time to 0, and then the file will
not be deleted. The actual keeping time for the file should be determined by the capacity of the
HDD.

• Redundant Record/ Capture: Enabling redundant record or capture means you save the record

and captured picture in the redundant HDD. See Chapter Configuring Redundant Recording and
Capture.

• Record Audio: Check the checkbox to enable or disable audio recording.

• Video Stream: Main stream and sub-stream are selectable for recording. When you select

sub-stream, you can record for a longer time with the same storage space.

2) Click Apply to save the settings.

 The redundant record/capture is to decide whether you want the camera to save the record files or

captured pictures in the redundant HDD. You must configure the redundant HDD in HDD settings. For
detailed information, see Chapter 11.4.2.

 The parameters of Main Stream (Event) are read-only.

3. Parameters Settings for Sub-stream

1) Enter the Sub-stream tab page.

Figure 5. 4 Sub-stream Parameters

2) Configure the parameters of the camera.

3) Click Apply to save the settings.

4. Parameters Settings for Capture

1) Select the Capture tab.

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Figure 5. 5 Capture Parameters

2) Configure the parameters.

3) Click Apply to save the settings.

The interval is the time period between two capturing actions. You can configure all the parameters on
this menu on your demand.

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5.2 Configuring Recording/Capture Schedule

Purpose:

Set the record schedule, and then the camera automatically starts/stops recording according to the configured
schedule.

In this chapter, we take the record schedule procedure as an example, and the same procedure can be applied

to configure schedule for both recording and capture. To schedule the automatic capture, you need to choose

the Capture tab in the Schedule interface.

Steps:

1. Enter the Record Schedule interface.

Menu>Record/Capture>Schedule

2. Configure Record Schedule

1) Select Record/Capture Schedule.

Figure 5. 6 Record Schedule

2) Choose the camera you want to configure.

3) Select the check box after the Enable Schedule item.

4) Click Edit button or click on the color icon under the edit button and draw the schedule line on the panel.

Edit the schedule:

I. In the message box, you can choose the day to which you want to set schedule.

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Figure 5. 7 Recording Schedule Interface

You can click the button to set the accurate time of the schedule.

II. To schedule an all-day recording, check the checkbox after the All Day item.

Figure 5. 8 Edit Schedule

III. To arrange other schedule, leave the All Day checkbox blank and set the Start/End time.

Up to 8 periods can be configured for each day. And the time periods can’t be overlapped each

other.

IV. Select the record type in the dropdown list.

 To enable Motion, Alarm, M | A (motion or alarm), M & A (motion and alarm) and VCA (Video

Content Analysis) triggered recording and capture, you must configure the motion detection settings,
alarm input settings or VCA settings as well. For detailed information, refer to Chapter 8.1, Chapter

8.2 and Chapter 8.5.

 The VCA settings are only available to the smart IP cameras.
Repeat the above edit schedule steps to schedule recording or capture for other days in the week. If the
schedule can also be applied to other days, click Copy.

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Figure 5. 9 Copy Schedule to Other Days

V. Click OK to save setting and back to upper level menu.

VI. Click Apply in the Record Schedule interface to save the settings.

Draw the schedule:

I. Click on the color icons, you can choose the schedule type as continuous or event.

Figure 5. 10 Draw the Schedule

Descriptions of the color icons are shown in the figure below.

Figure 5. 11 Descriptions of the color icons

II. Click the Apply button to validate the settings.

3. (Optional) If the settings can also be used to other channels, click Copy, and then choose the channel to

which you want to copy.

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4. Click Apply to save the settings.

Figure 5. 12 Copy Schedule to Other Channels

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5.3 Configuring Motion Detection Recording

and Capture

Purpose:

Follow the steps to set the motion detection parameters. In the live view mode, once a motion detection event takes
place, the NVR can analyze it and do many actions to handle it. Enabling motion detection function can trigger
certain channels to start recording, or trigger full screen monitoring, audio warning, notify the surveillance center
and so on. In this chapter, you can follow the steps to schedule a record which triggered by the detected motion.

Steps:

1. Enter the Motion Detection interface.

Menu>Camera>Motion

Figure 5. 13 Motion Detection

2. Configure Motion Detection:

1) Choose camera you want to configure.

2) Check the checkbox after Enable Motion Detection.

3) Drag and draw the area for motion detection by mouse. If you want to set the motion detection for all the

area shot by the camera, click Full Screen. To clear the motion detection area, click Clear.

Figure 5. 14 Motion Detection- Mask

4) Click Settings, and the message box for channel information pop up.

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Figure 5. 15 Motion Detection Handling

5) Select the channels which you want the motion detection event to trigger recording.

6) Click Apply to save the settings.

7) Click OK to back to the upper level menu.

8) Exit the Motion Detection menu.

3. Edit the Motion Detection Record Schedule. For the detailed information of schedule configuration, see

Chapter Configuring Recording/Capture Schedule.

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5.4 Configuring Alarm Triggered Recording

and Capture

Purpose:

Follow the procedure to configure alarm triggered recording or capture.

Steps:

1. Enter the Alarm setting interface.

Menu> Configuration> Alarm

Figure 5. 16 Alarm Settings

2. Click Alarm Input.

Figure 5. 17 Alarm Settings- Alarm Input

1) Select Alarm Input number and configure alarm parameters.

2) Choose N.O (normally open) or N.C (normally closed) for alarm type.

3) Check the checkbox for Setting .

4) Click Settings.

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Figure 5. 18 Alarm Settings

5) Choose the alarm triggered recording channel.

6) Check the checkbox to select channel.

7) Click Apply to save settings.

8) Click OK to back to the upper level menu.

Repeat the above steps to configure other alarm input parameters.
If the settings can also be applied to other alarm inputs, click Copy and choose the alarm input number.

Figure 5. 19 Copy Alarm Input

3. Edit the Alarm triggered record in the Record/Capture Schedule setting interface. For the detailed

information of schedule configuration, see Chapter Configuring Recording/Capture Schedule.

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5.5 Manual Recording and Continuous

Capture

Purpose:

Follow the steps to set parameters for the manual recording and continuous capture. Using manual recording and
continuous capture, you need to manually cancel the record and capture. The manual recording and manual
continuous capture is prior to the scheduled recording and capture.

Steps:

1. Enter the Manual settings interface.

Menu> Manual

Or press the REC/SHOT button on the front panel.

Figure 5. 20 Manual Record

2. Enable the Manual Recording.

1) Select Record on the left bar.

2) Click the status button before camera number to change to .

3. Disable manual record.

Click the status button to change to .

Green icon means that the channel is configured the record schedule. After rebooting, all the
manual records enabled will be canceled.

4. Enabling and disabling the continuous capture

1) Select Continuous Capture on the left bar.

Figure 5. 21 Continuous Capture

2) Click the status button before camera number to change to .

3) Disable continuous capture.

4) Click the status button to change to .

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Green icon means that the channel is configured the capture schedule. After rebooting, all the
continuous capture will be canceled.

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5.6 Configuring Holiday Recording and

Capture

Purpose:

Follow the steps to configure the record or capture schedule on holiday for that year. You may want to have
different plan for recording and capture on holiday.

Steps:

1. Enter the Record setting interface.

Menu > Record > Holiday

Figure 5. 22 Holiday Settings

2. Enable Edit Holiday schedule.

1) Click to enter the Edit interface.

Figure 5. 23 Edit Holiday Settings

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2) Check the checkbox after Enable Holiday.

3) Select Mode from the dropdown list.

There are three different modes for the date format to configure holiday schedule.

4) Set the start and end date.

5) Click Apply to save settings.

6) Click OK to exit the Edit interface.

3. Enter Record/Capture Schedule settings interface to edit the holiday recording schedule. See Chapter 6.2

Configuring Recording/Capture Schedule.

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5.7 Configuring Redundant Recording and

Capture

Purpose:

Enabling redundant recording and capture, which means saving the record files and captured pictures not only in
the R/W HDD but also in the redundant HDD, will effectively enhance the data safety and reliability. .

Steps:

1. Enter HDD Information interface.

Menu> HDD

Figure 5. 24 HDD General

2. Select the HDD and click to enter the Local HDD Settings interface.

1) Set the HDD property to Redundancy.

Figure 5. 25 HDD General-Editing

2) Click Apply to save the settings.

3) Click OK to back to the upper level menu.

You must set the Storage mode in the HDD advanced settings to Group before you set the HDD property to

Redundant. For detailed information, please refer to Chapter 11.4.1 Setting HDD Property. There should be

at least another HDD which is in Read/Write status.

3. Enter the Record setting interface.

Menu> Record> Parameters

1) Select Record tab.

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Figure 5. 26 Record Parameters

2) Select Camera you want to configure in the drop-down list.

3) Check the checkbox of Redundant Record/Capture.

4) Click OK to save settings and back to the upper level menu.

Repeat the above steps for configuring other channels.

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5.8 Configuring HDD Group for Recording and

Capture

Purpose:

You can group the HDDs and save the record files and captured pictures in certain HDD group.

Steps:

1. Enter HDD setting interface.

Menu>HDD

Figure 5. 27 HDD General

2. Select Advanced on the left side menu.

Figure 5. 28 Storage Mode

Check whether the storage mode of the HDD is Group. If not, set it to Group. For detailed information,

please refer to Chapter 11.4 Managing HDD Group.

3. Select General in the left side menu

4. Click to enter editing interface.

5. Configuring HDD group.

1) Choose a group number for the HDD group.

2) Click Apply and then in the pop-up message box, click Yes to save your settings.

3) Click OK to back to the upper level menu.

Repeat the above steps to configure more HDD groups.

6. Choose the Channels which you want to save the record files and captured pictures in the HDD group.

1) Select Advanced on the left bar.

2) Choose Group number in the dropdown list of Record on HDD Group

3) Check the channels you want to save in this group.

4) Click Apply to save settings.

After having configured the HDD groups, you can configure the Recording and Capture settings
following the procedure provided in Chapter 5.2-5.7.

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5.9 Files Protection

Purpose:

You can lock the recording files or set the HDD property to Read-only to protect the record files from being
overwritten.

5.9.1 Locking the Recording Files

Lock File when Playback

Steps:

1. Enter Playback interface.

Menu> Playback

2. Check the checkbox of channel(s) in the channel list and then double-click to select a date on the calendar.

Figure 5. 29 Normal Playback

3. During playback, click the button to lock the current recording file.

In the multi-channel playback mde, clicking the button will lock all the record files related to the
playback channels.

4. You can click the button to pop up the file management interface. Click the Locked File tab to check

and export the locked files.

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Figure 5. 30 Locked File Management

In the File Management interface, you can also click to change it to to unlock the file and the file
is not protected.

 Lock File when Export

Steps:

1. Enter Export setting interface.

Menu> Export

Figure 5. 31 Export

2. Select the channels you want to investigate by checking the checkbox to .

3. Configure the record type, file type start/end time.

4. Click Search to show the results.

Figure 5. 32 Export- Search Result

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5. Protect the record files.

1) Find the record files you want to protect, and then click the icon which will turn to , indicating

that the file is locked.

The record files of which the recording is still not completed cannot be locked.

2) Click to change it to to unlock the file and the file is not protected.

Figure 5. 33 Unlocking Attention

5.9.2 Setting HDD Property to Read-only

Steps:

1. Enter HDD setting interface.

Menu> HDD

Figure 5. 34 HDD General

2. Click to edit the HDD you want to protect.

Figure 5. 35 HDD General- Editing

To edit HDD property, you need to set the storage mode of the HDD to Group. See Chapter Managing
HDD Group.

3. Set the HDD property to Read-only.

4. Click OK to save settings and back to the upper level menu.

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 You cannot save any files in a Read-only HDD. If you want to save files in the HDD, change the

property to R/W.

 If there is only one HDD and is set to Read-only, the NVR can’t record any files. Only live view mode is

available.

 If you set the HDD to Read-only when the NVR is saving files in it, then the file will be saved in next

R/W HDD. If there is only one HDD, the recording will be stopped.

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6.1 Playing Back Record Files

6.1.1 Playing Back by Channel

Purpose:

Play back the recorded video files of a specific channel in the live view mode. Channel switch is supported.

Instant playback by channel

Steps:

Choose a channel in live view mode using the mouse and click the button in the quick setting toolbar.

In the instant playback mode, only record files recorded during the last five minutes on this channel will be

played back.

Figure 6. 1 Instant Playback Interface

Playback by channel

1. Enter the Playback interface.

Mouse: right click a channel in live view mode and select Playback from the menu, as shown in Figure 6. 2.

Figure 6. 2 Right-click Menu under Live View

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Button

Operation

Button

Operation

Button

Operation

Button

Operation

/

Audio on/

Mute

Adjust volume

/

Start/Stop

clipping

Capture

File lock

Add default tag

Add

customized tag

File

Management

Front Panel: press PLAY button to play back record files of the channel under single-screen live view mode.

Pressing numerical buttons will switch playback to the corresponding channels during playback
process.

2. Playback management.

The toolbar in the bottom part of Playback interface can be used to control playing progress, as shown in

Figure 6. 3.

Figure 6. 3 Playback Interface

Click the channel(s) to execute simultaneous playback of multiple channels.

Figure 6. 4 Toolbar of Playback

 The indicates the start/end time of the record.
 About video type bar: represents normal recording (manual or schedule); represents event

recording (motion, alarm, motion | alarm, motion & alarm, VCA).

 Playback progress bar: use the mouse to click any point of the progress bar to locate special frames, and

drag the cursor to show the thumbnail of the current time.

Table 6. 1 Detailed Explanation of Playback Toolbar

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Button

Operation

Button

Operation

Button

Operation

Button

Operation

Digital Zoom

/

Pause reverse

play/

Reverse play/

Single-frame

reverse play

Stop

/

Pause play/

Play/

Single-frame

play

30s forward

30s reverse

Speed down

Speed up

Previous day

Next day

/

Scaling

up/down the

time line

Process bar

Video type bar

Playback type /

picture

Full screen

Exit

6.1.2 Playing Back by Time

Purpose:

Play back video files recorded in specified time duration. Multi-channel simultaneous playback and channel switch
are supported.

Steps:

1. Enter playback interface.

Menu>Playback

2. Check the checkbox of channel(s) in the channel list and then double-click to select a date on the calendar.

Figure 6. 5 Playback Calendar

If there are record files for that camera in that day, in the calendar, the icon for that day is displayed as .
Otherwise it is displayed as .

In the Playback interface:
The toolbar in the bottom part of Playback interface can be used to control playing process, as shown in Figure 6.

6.

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Button

Operation

Button

Operation

Button

Operation

Button

Operation

/

Audio on/

Mute

Adjust volume

/

Start/Stop

clipping

Capture

File lock

Add default tag

Add

customized tag

File

Management

Digital Zoom

/

Pause reverse

play/

Reverse play/

Single-frame

reverse play

Stop

/

Pause play/

Play/

Single-frame

play

30s forward

30s reverse

Speed down

Speed up

Previous day

Next day

/

Scaling

up/down the

time line

Process bar

Figure 6. 6 Interface of Playback by Time

Figure 6. 7 Toolbar of Playback by Time

 The indicates the start/end time of the record.
 About video type bar: represents normal recording (manual or schedule); represents event

recording (motion, alarm, motion | alarm, motion & alarm, VCA).

 Playback progress bar: use the mouse to click any point of the progress bar to locate special frames, and

drag the cursor to show the thumbnail of the current time.

Table 6. 2 Detailed Explanation of Playback-by-time Interface

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Button

Operation

Button

Operation

Button

Operation

Button

Operation

Video type bar

Playback type /

picture

Full screen

Exit

6.1.3 Playing Back by Event Search

Purpose:

Play back record files on one or several channels searched out by restricting event type (e.g. alarm input and
motion detection).

Steps:

1. Enter the Playback interface.

Menu>Playback

2. Select the Event in the drop-down list on the top-left side.

3. Select Alarm Input, Motion or VCA as the event type, edit the Start time and End time.

Here we take playback by motion as the example.

Figure 6. 8 Motion Search Interface

4. Click Search button to get the search result information. You may refer to the right-side bar for the result.

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Figure 6. 9 Search Result Bar(Motion)

5. Click button to play back the file.

You can click the Back button to back to the search interface.

Pre-play and post-play can be configured.

6. Playback interface.

The toolbar in the bottom part of Playback interface can be used to control playing process.

Figure 6. 10 Interface of Playback by Event

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Button

Operation

Button

Operation

Button

Operation

Button

Operation

/

Audio on/

Mute

Adjust volume

/

Start/Stop

clipping

Capture

File lock

Add default tag

Add

customized tag

File

Management

Digital Zoom

/

Pause reverse

play/

Reverse play/

Single-frame

reverse play

Stop

/

Pause play/

Play/

Single-frame

play

30s forward

30s reverse

Speed down

Speed up

Previous day

Next day

/

Scaling

up/down the

time line

Process bar

Video type bar

Playback type /

picture

Full screen

Exit

Figure 6. 11 Toolbar of Playback by Event

 The indicates the start/end time of the record.
 About video type bar: represents normal recording (manual or schedule); represents event

recording (motion, alarm, motion | alarm, motion & alarm, VCA).

 Playback progress bar: use the mouse to click any point of the progress bar to locate special frames.

Table 6. 3 Detailed Explanation of Playback-by-event Toolbar

6.1.4 Playing Back by Tag

Purpose:

Video tag allows you to record related information like people and location of a certain time point during playback.
You are also allowed to use video tag(s) to search for record files and position time point.

Before playing back by tag:

1. Enter Playback interface.

Menu>Playback

2. Search and play back the record file(s). Refer to Chapter 6.1.1 for the detailed information about searching

and playback of the record files.

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Figure 6. 12 Interface of Playback by Time

Click button to add default tag.

Click button to add customized tag and input tag name.

Max. 64 tags can be added to a single video file.

3. Tag management.

1) Click button to enter the file management interface.

2) Click the Tag tab, and you can check, edit and delete tag(s).

Figure 6. 13 Tag Management Interface

Steps:

1. Select the Tag from the drop-down list in the Playback interface.

2. Choose channels, edit start time and end time, and then click Search to enter Search Result interface.

You can enter keyword in the textbox to search the tag on your demand.

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Figure 6. 14 Video Search by Tag

3. Click button to play back the file.

You can click the Back button to back to the search interface.

Pre-play and post-play can be configured.

Figure 6. 15 Interface of Playback by Tag

Figure 6. 16 Toolbar of Playback by Tag

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Button

Operation

Button

Operation

Button

Operation

Button

Operation

/

Audio on/

Mute

Adjust volume

/

Start/Stop

clipping

Capture

File lock

Add default tag

Add

customized tag

File

Management

Digital Zoom

/

Pause reverse

play/

Reverse play/

Single-frame

reverse play

Stop

/

Pause play/

Play/

Single-frame

play

30s forward

30s reverse

Speed down

Speed up

Previous day

Next day

/

Scaling

up/down the

time line

Process bar

Video type bar

Playback type /

picture

Full screen

Exit

 The indicates the start/end time of the record.
 About video type bar: represents normal recording (manual or schedule); represents event

recording (motion, alarm, motion | alarm, motion & alarm, VCA).

 Playback progress bar: use the mouse to click any point of the progress bar to locate special frames.

Table 6. 4 Detailed Explanation of Playback-by-tag Toolbar

6.1.5 Smart Playback

Purpose:

The smart playback function provides an easy way to get through the less effective information. When you select
the smart playback mode, the system will analyze the video containing the motion or VCA information, mark it
with green color and play it in the normal speed while the video without motion will be played in the 16-time
speed.

Steps:

1. Enter Playback interface.

Menu>Playback

2. Select the Smart in the drop-down list on the top-left side.

3. Select a camera in the camera list and select a date in the calendar.

4. Click the button to play.

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Button

Operation

Button

Operation

Button

Operation

Smart search

Stop

/

Pause play /

Play

Process bar

/

Scaling

up/down the

time line

Playback type /

Picture

Figure 6. 17 Smart Playback Interface

 The indicates the start/end time of the record.
 About video type bar: represents normal recording (manual or schedule); represents event

recording (motion, alarm, motion | alarm, motion & alarm, VCA); and represents the smart search
result.

 Playback progress bar: use the mouse to click any point of the progress bar to locate special frames.
 The smart search area is set as full screen by default. Click the button to enter the search area editing

interface, refer to Chapter 6.2.2 for details.

Table 6. 5 Detailed Explanation of Smart Playback

6.1.6 Playing Back by System Logs

Purpose:

Play back record file(s) associated with channels after searching system logs.

Steps:

1. Enter Log Information interface.

Menu>Maintenance>Log Information

2. Click Log Search tab to enter Playback by System Logs.

Set search time and type and click Search button.

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Figure 6. 18 System Log Search Interface

3. Choose a log with record file and click button to enter Playback interface.

If there is no record file at the time point of the log, the message box “No result found” will pop up.

Figure 6. 19 Result of System Log Search

4. Playback interface.

The toolbar in the bottom part of Playback interface can be used to control playing process.

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Figure 6. 20 Interface of Playback by Log

6.1.7 Playing Back External File

Purpose:

Perform the following steps to look up and play back files in the external devices.

Steps:

1. Enter Playback interface.

Menu>Playback

2. Select the External File in the drop-down list on the top-left side.

The files are listed in the right-side list.

You can click the button to refresh the file list.

3. Select and click the button to play back it. And you can adjust the playback speed by clicking and

.

Figure 6. 21 Interface of External File Playback

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6.2 Auxiliary Functions of Playback

6.2.1 Playing Back Frame by Frame

Purpose:

Play video files frame by frame, in case of checking image details of the video when abnormal events happen.

Steps:

• Using a Mouse:

Go to Playback interface.
If you choose playback of the record file: click button until the speed changes to Single frame and one click
on the playback screen represents playback of one frame.
If you choose reverse playback of the record file: click button until the speed changes to Single frame and

one click on the playback screen represents reverse playback of one frame. It is also feasible to use button in
toolbar.

• Using the Front Panel:

Rotate and hold the outer ring on Jog Shuttle counter clockwise (for NR500) or click the button to set the
speed to Single frame. One click on button, one click on the playback screen or Enter button on the front panel

represents playback or reverse playback of one frame.

6.2.2 Smart Search

Purpose:

In order to locate events easily and accurately in the playback progress bar, you are allowed to analyze a certain
area (scene) dynamically, and to get all the related events that occurred in this area. The supported smart search
rules include intrusion detection and motion detection.

Before you start:

To get the smart search result, the corresponding event type must be enabled and configured on the IP camera.
Here we take the intrusion detection as an example.

1. Log in the IP camera by the web browser, and enable the intrusion detection by checking the checkbox of it.

You may enter the motion detection configuration interface by Configuration> Advanced Configuration>

Events> Intrusion Detection.

Figure 6. 22 Setting Intrusion Detection on IP Camera

2. Configure the required parameters of intrusion detection, including area, arming schedule and linkage

methods. Refer to the user manual of smart IP camera for detailed instructions.

Steps:

1. Enter the Smart Playback interface and play a record file. Refer to Chapter 6.1.5 for the details.

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Figure 6. 23 Interface of Smart Playback

2. Click the on the playback control toolbar to enter Smart Search mode.

Figure 6. 24 Draw Area of Smart Search

3. Set the smart search rules.

Intrusion Detection

Click the button, and then specify 4 points to set a quadrilateral region for intrusion detection.

Only one region can be set.

Motion Detection

1) Click the to set the search area manually, or click the button to set the full screen as the area.

2) Click and drag the mouse to draw target searching area(s).

4. Click the to search, and then the result will be displayed as in the progress bar of the Smart

Playback interface.

Or you can click the button to clear all the set areas.

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6.2.3 Digital Zoom

Steps:

1. Click the button on the playback control bar to enter Digital Zoom interface.

2. Use the mouse to draw a red rectangle and the image within it will be enlarged up to 16 times.

Figure 6. 25 Draw Area for Digital Zoom

3. Right-click the image to exit the digital zoom interface.

6.2.4 Reverse Playback of Multi-channel

Purpose:

You can play back record files of multi-channel reversely. Up to 16-ch (with 1280*720 resolution) simultaneous
reverse playback is supported; up to 4-ch (with 1920*1080P resolution) simultaneous reverse playback is
supported and up to 1-ch (with 2560*1920 resolution) reverse playback is supported.

We use the interface of NR500 series (unless stated) as example to describe the following settings.

Steps:

1. Enter Playback interface.

Menu>Playback

2. Check more than one checkboxes to select multiple channels and click to select a date on the calendar.

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