Conceptronic C8XVR User Manual

8-Channel Hybrid DVR

C8XVR

User Manual

Digital Video Recorder User Manual

User Manual

About this Manual

This Manual is applicable to HD Digital Video Recorder (DVR).

The Manual includes instructions for using and managing the product. Pictures, charts, images and
all other information hereinafter are for description and explanation only. The information
contained in the Manual is subject to change, without notice, due to firmware updates or other
reasons. Please find the latest version in the company website.

Please use this user manual under the guidance of professionals.

Legal Disclaimer

REGARDING TO THE PRODUCT WITH INTERNET ACCESS, THE USE OF PRODUCT SHALL BE WHOLLY
AT YOUR OWN RISKS. OUR COMPANY SHALL NOT TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITES FOR ABNORMAL
OPERATION, PRIVACY LEAKAGE OR OTHER DAMAGES RESULTING FROM CYBER ATTACK, HACKER
ATTACK, VIRUS INSPECTION, OR OTHER INTERNET SECURITY RISKS; HOWEVER, OUR COMPANY
WILL PROVIDE TIMELY TECHNICAL SUPPORT IF REQUIRED.

SURVEILLANCE LAWS VARY BY JURISDICTION. PLEASE CHECK ALL RELEVANT LAWS IN YOUR
JURISDICTION BEFORE USING THIS PRODUCT IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT YOUR USE CONFORMS
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USED WITH ILLEGITIMATE PURPOSES.

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Regulatory Information

FCC Information

Please take attention that changes or modification not expressly approved by the party responsible

for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

FCC compliance: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class 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
EMC Directive 2014/30/EU, the LVD Directive 2014/35/EU, 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: www.recyclethis.info

2006/66/EC (battery directive): This product contains a battery that cannot be disposed of
as unsorted municipal 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:

www.recyclethis.info

Industry Canada ICES-003 Compliance

This device meets the CAN ICES-3 (A)/NMB-3(A) standards requirements.

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Indicates a potentially hazardous situation, which
if not avoided, could result in equipment
damage, data loss, performance degradation, or
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Safety Instructions

 Proper configuration of all passwords and other security settings is the responsibility of the

installer and/or end-user.

 In the use of the product, you must be in strict compliance with the electrical safety

regulations of the nation and region. Please refer to technical specifications for detailed
information.

 Input voltage should meet both the SELV (Safety Extra Low Voltage) and the Limited Power

Source with 100 to 240 VAC or 12 VDC according to the IEC60950-1 standard. Please refer to
technical specifications for detailed information.

 Do not connect several devices to one power adapter as adapter overload may cause

over-heating or a fire hazard.

 Please make sure that the plug is firmly connected to the power socket.
 If smoke, odor or noise rise from the device, turn off the power at once and unplug the power

cable, and then please contact the service center.

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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Product Key Features

General

 Connectable to HDTVI and analog cameras;
 Supports UTC (Coaxitron) protocol for connecting camera over coax;
 Connectable to AHD cameras;
 Connectable to HDCVI cameras;
 Connectable to IP cameras;
 Each channel supports dual-stream. And sub-stream supports up to WD1 resolution;
 The main stream of 720P DVR support up to 720p resolution;
 For 720P DVR, 1080p lite mode is applicable to all the channels;
 Independent configuration for each channel, including resolution, frame rate, bit rate, image

quality, etc.;

 Encoding for both video stream and video & audio stream; audio and video synchronization

during composite stream encoding;

 Support enabling H.264+ to ensure high video quality with lowered bitrate;
 One-key enable or disable H.264+;
 Support configuring night to day sensitivity, day to night sensitivity, and IR light brightness for

the connected analog cameras supporting these parameters;

 Watermark technology.

Local Monitoring

 HDMI/VGA output
 8 screen live view is supported, and the display sequence of screens is adjustable;
 Live view screen can be switched in group and manual switch and automatic cycle live view are

also provided, the interval of automatic cycle can be adjusted;

 Quick setting menu is provided for live view;
 The selected live view channel can be shielded;
 Motion detection, video-tampering detection, video exception alarm, video loss alarm and

VCA alarm functions;

 Privacy mask;
 Several PTZ protocols (including Omnicast VMS of Genetec) supported; PTZ preset, patrol and

pattern;

 Zooming in/out by clicking the mouse and PTZ tracing by dragging mouse.

HDD Management

 One 3.5" disk slot supports disk capacity of up to 6TB

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 Remaining recording time of the HDD can be viewed;
 Support cloud storage;
 S.M.A.R.T. and bad sector detection;
 HDD sleeping function;
 HDD property: redundancy, read-only, read/write (R/W);
 HDD group management;
 HDD quota management; different capacity can be assigned to different channels.

Recording and Playback

 Holiday recording schedule configuration;
 Cycle and non-cycle recording modes;
 Normal and event video encoding parameters;
 Multiple recording types: manual, continuous, alarm, motion, motion | alarm, motion & alarm

and Event;

 8 recording time periods with separated recording types;
 Support Channel-Zero encoding;
 Main stream and sub-stream configurable for simultaneous recording;
 Pre-record and post-record for motion detection triggered recording, and pre-record time for

schedule and manual recording;

 Searching record files and captured pictures by events (alarm input/motion detection);
 Customization of tags, searching and playing back by tags;
 Locking and unlocking of record files;
 Local redundant recording and capture;
 When HDTVI, AHD, or HDCVI input is connected, the information including the resolution and

frame rate will be overlaid on the bottom right corner of the live view for 5 seconds. When
CVBS input is connected, the information such as NTSC or PAL will be overlaid on the bottom
right corner of the live view for 5 seconds.

 Searching and playing back record files by camera number, recording type, start time, end time,

etc.;

 Smart playback to go through less effective information;
 Main stream and sub-stream selectable for local/remote playback;
 Zooming in for any area when playback;
 Multi-channel reverse playback;
 Supports pause, fast forward, slow forward, skip forward, and skip backward when playback,

locating by dragging the mouse on the progress bar;

 8-ch synchronous playback;

Backup

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 Export data by a USB, and SATA device;
 Export video clips when playback;
 Video and Log, Video and Player, and Player selectable to export for backup;
 Management and maintenance of backup devices.

Alarm and Exception

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

input/recording resolution mismatch, illegal login, network disconnected, IP confliction, record
exception, HDD error, and HDD full, etc.;

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

and alarm output;

 VCA detection alarm is supported;
 Support coaxial alarm;
 Automatic restore when system is abnormal.

Other Local Functions

 Manual and automatic video quality diagnostics;
 Operable by mouse and remote control;
 Three-level user management; admin user can create many operating account and define their

operating permission, which includes the permission to access any channel;

 Completeness of operation, alarm, exceptions and log writing and searching;
 Manually triggering and clearing alarms;
 Importing and exporting of configuration file of devices;
 Getting cameras type information automatically;
 Unlock pattern for device login for the admin;
 Clear-text password available;
 GUID file can be exported for password resetting.

Network Functions

 1 self-adaptive 10M/100M/1000M network interface or 1 self-adaptive 10M/100Mbps network

interface provided;

 IPv6 is supported;
 TCP/IP protocol, PPPoE, DHCP, DNS, DDNS, NTP, SADP, SMTP, NFS, iSCSI, UPnP™ and HTTPS are

supported;

 Supports access by Guarding Vision;
 TCP, UDP and RTP for unicast;
 Auto/Manual port mapping by UPnPTM;

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 Remote search, playback, download, locking and unlocking the record files, and 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 HDD formatting and program upgrading;
 Remote system restart and shutdown;
 Support upgrading via remote FTP server;
 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;
 Two-way audio and voice broadcasting;
 Output bandwidth limit configurable;
 Embedded WEB server;
 If DHCP is enabled, you can enable DNS DHCP or disable it and edit the Preferred DNS Server

and Alternate DNS Server.

Development Scalability

 SDK for Windows and Linux system;
 Source code of application software for demo;
 Development support and training for application system.

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Table of Contents

Product Key Features ............................................................................................................... 6

Chapter 1 Introduction ................................................................................................................... 15

1.1 Front Panel ............................................................................................... 15

1.2 USB Mouse Operation ............................................................................. 15

1.3 Input Method Description ....................................................................... 16

1.4 Rear Panel ................................................................................................ 17

Chapter 2 Getting Started .............................................................................................................. 18

2.1 Starting Up and Shutting Down the DVR ................................................. 18

2.2 Activating the Device ............................................................................... 19

2.3 Using the Unlock Pattern for Login .......................................................... 21

2.3.1 Configuring the Unlock Pattern ............................................................... 21

2.3.2 Logging in via Unlock Pattern................................................................... 23

2.4 Basic Configuration in Startup Wizard ..................................................... 25

2.4.1 Configuring the Signal Input Wizard ........................................................ 25

2.4.2 Using the Wizard for Basic Configuration ................................................ 25

2.5 Login and Logout ..................................................................................... 30

2.5.1 User Login ................................................................................................ 30

2.5.2 User Logout .............................................................................................. 31

2.6 Resetting Your Password .......................................................................... 32

2.7 Adding and Connecting the IP Cameras .................................................. 33

2.6.1 Activating the IP Camera .......................................................................... 33

2.6.2 Adding the Online IP Camera ................................................................... 35

2.6.3 Editing the Connected IP Camera ............................................................ 38

2.8 Configuring the Signal Input Channel ...................................................... 39

Chapter 3 Live View ....................................................................................................................... 41

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

3.2 Operations in Live View Mode .......................................................................................... 41

3.2.1 Using the Mouse in Live View .................................................................. 42

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

3.3 Channel-Zero Encoding ....................................................................................................... 46

3.4 Adjusting Live View Settings ............................................................................................. 46

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3.5 Manual Video Quality Diagnostics .................................................................................... 48

Chapter 4 PTZ Controls ................................................................................................................. 50

4.1 Configuring PTZ Settings .......................................................................... 50

4.2 Setting PTZ Presets, Patrols and Patterns ................................................ 52

4.2.1 Customizing Presets ................................................................................. 52

4.2.2 Calling Presets .......................................................................................... 53

4.2.3 Customizing Patrols.................................................................................. 53

4.2.4 Calling Patrols........................................................................................... 54

4.2.5 Customizing Patterns ............................................................................... 55

4.2.6 Calling Patterns ........................................................................................ 56

4.2.7 Customizing Linear Scan Limit ................................................................. 57

4.2.8 Calling Linear Scan ................................................................................... 58

4.2.9 One-touch Park ........................................................................................ 59

4.3 PTZ Control Panel ..................................................................................... 60

Chapter 5 Recording Settings ........................................................................................................ 62

5.1 Configuring Encoding Parameters ........................................................... 62

5.2 Configuring Recording Schedule .............................................................. 66

5.3 Configuring Motion Detection Recording ................................................ 69

5.4 Configuring Alarm Triggered Recording ................................................... 70

5.5 Configuring Event Recording.................................................................... 72

5.6 Configuring Manual Recording ................................................................ 74

5.7 Configuring Holiday Recording ................................................................ 74

5.8 Configuring Redundant Recording ........................................................... 76

5.9 Configuring HDD Group ........................................................................... 78

5.10 Files Protection ........................................................................................ 79

5.11 One-Key Enabling and Disabling H.264+ for Analog Cameras ................. 81

5.12 Configuring 1080P Lite ............................................................................. 83

Chapter 6 Playback ......................................................................................................................... 85

6.1 Playing Back Record Files ......................................................................... 85

6.1.1 Instant Playback ....................................................................................... 85

6.1.2 Playing Back by Normal Search ................................................................ 85

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

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

6.1.5 Playing Back by Smart Search .................................................................. 93

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6.1.6 Playing Back by System Logs .................................................................... 96

6.1.7 Playing Back by Sub-Periods .................................................................... 97

6.1.8 Playing Back External File ........................................................................ 98

6.2 Auxiliary Functions of Playback ............................................................... 99

6.2.1 Playing Back Frame by Frame .................................................................. 99

6.2.2 Digital Zoom ............................................................................................. 99

6.2.3 Reverse Playback of Multi-Channel ....................................................... 100

Chapter 7 Backup .......................................................................................................................... 102

7.1 Backing up Record Files ......................................................................... 102

7.1.1 Backing up by Normal Video/Picture Search ......................................... 102

7.1.2 Backing up by Event Search ................................................................... 104

7.1.3 Backing up Video Clips ........................................................................... 105

7.2 Managing Backup Devices ..................................................................... 106

Chapter 8 Alarm Settings ............................................................................................................. 108

8.1 Setting Motion Detection ...................................................................... 108

8.2 Setting Sensor Alarms ............................................................................ 110

8.3 Detecting Video Loss ............................................................................. 112

8.4 Detecting Video Tampering ................................................................... 114

8.5 Setting All-day Video Quality Diagnostics ............................................. 115

8.6 Handling Exceptions............................................................................... 117

8.7 Setting Alarm Response Actions ............................................................ 119

Chapter 9 VCA Alarm .................................................................................................................. 122

9.1 Face Detection ....................................................................................... 122

9.2 Vehicle Detection ................................................................................... 123

9.3 Line Crossing Detection ......................................................................... 125

9.4 Intrusion Detection ................................................................................ 126

9.5 Region Entrance Detection .................................................................... 128

9.6 Region Exiting Detection ........................................................................ 129

9.7 Loitering Detection ................................................................................ 130

9.8 People Gathering Detection .................................................................. 130

9.9 Fast Moving Detection ........................................................................... 130

9.10 Parking Detection................................................................................... 131

9.11 Unattended Baggage Detection ............................................................. 131

9.12 Object Removal Detection ..................................................................... 132

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9.13 Audio Exception Detection .................................................................... 132

9.14 Defocus Detection.................................................................................. 133

9.15 Sudden Scene Change ............................................................................ 134

9.16 PIR Alarm ............................................................................................... 134

Chapter 10 VCA Search ................................................................................................................ 136

10.1 Face Search ............................................................................................ 136

10.2 Behavior Search ..................................................................................... 138

10.3 Plate Search ........................................................................................... 139

10.4 People Counting ..................................................................................... 140

10.5 Heat Map ............................................................................................... 141

Chapter 11 Network Settings ...................................................................................................... 143

11.1 Configuring General Settings ................................................................. 143

11.2 Configuring Advanced Settings .............................................................. 144

11.2.1 Configuring PPPoE Settings .................................................................... 144

11.2.2 Configuring Guarding Vision (Mobile access) ........................................ 144

11.2.3 Configuring DDNS .................................................................................. 147

11.2.4 Configuring NTP Server .......................................................................... 148

11.2.5 Configuring NAT ..................................................................................... 149

11.2.6 Configuring More Settings ..................................................................... 151

11.2.7 Configuring HTTPS Port .......................................................................... 152

11.2.8 Configuring Email ................................................................................... 154

11.2.9 Checking Network Traffic ....................................................................... 155

11.3 Configuring Network Detection ............................................................. 156

11.3.1 Testing Network Delay and Packet Loss ................................................. 156

11.3.2 Exporting Network Packet ..................................................................... 157

11.3.3 Checking Network Status ....................................................................... 157

11.3.4 Checking Network Statistics ................................................................... 158

Chapter 12 HDD Management ................................................................................................... 160

12.1 Initializing HDDs ..................................................................................... 160

12.2 Managing Network HDD ........................................................................ 161

12.3 Managing HDD Group ............................................................................ 164

12.3.1 Setting HDD Groups ............................................................................... 164

12.3.2 Setting HDD Property ............................................................................. 165

12.4 Configuring Quota Mode ....................................................................... 166

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12.5 Checking HDD Status ............................................................................. 167

12.6 Checking S.M.A.R.T Information ............................................................ 168

12.7 Detecting Bad Sector ............................................................................. 169

12.8 Configuring HDD Error Alarms ............................................................... 170

Chapter 13 Camera Settings ........................................................................................................ 171

13.1 Configuring OSD Settings ....................................................................... 171

13.2 Configuring Privacy Mask....................................................................... 172

13.3 Configuring Video Parameters ............................................................... 173

13.3.1 Configuring Image Settings .................................................................... 173

13.3.2 Configuring Camera Parameters Settings .............................................. 175

Chapter 14 DVR Management and Maintenance ..................................................................... 177

14.1 Viewing System Information.................................................................. 177

14.2 Searching Log Files ................................................................................. 177

14.3 Importing/Exporting IP Camera Info ..................................................... 180

14.4 Importing/Exporting Configuration Files ............................................... 180

14.5 Upgrading System .................................................................................. 181

14.5.1 Upgrading by Local Backup Device ........................................................ 181

14.5.2 Upgrading by FTP ................................................................................... 182

14.6 Restoring Default Settings...................................................................... 182

Chapter 15 Others ......................................................................................................................... 184

15.1 Configuring General Settings ................................................................. 184

15.2 Configuring DST Settings ........................................................................ 185

15.3 Configuring More Settings ..................................................................... 185

15.4 Managing User Accounts ....................................................................... 186

15.5.1 Adding a User ......................................................................................... 187

15.5.2 Deleting a User ....................................................................................... 190

15.5.3 Editing a User ......................................................................................... 190

Chapter 16 Appendix ................................................................................................................... 194

16.1 Specifications ......................................................................................... 194

16.2 Glossary ................................................................................................. 195

16.3 Troubleshooting ..................................................................................... 197

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1.1 Front Panel

No.

Icon

Description

1

Turns red when DVR is powered up.

2

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

3

Flickers blue when network connection is functioning
properly.

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

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Chapter 1 Introduction

Figure 1-1 Front Panel of DVR

Table 1-1 Descriptionon of Front Panel

1.2 USB Mouse Operation

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

Step 1 Plug USB mouse into one of the USB interfaces on the front panel of the DVR.
Step 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 1-2 Description of the Mouse Control

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multi-screen.

Drag

PTZ control: Wheeling.

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.
Icon

Description

Icon

Description

…

Number

…

English letter

Lowercase/Uppercase

Backspace

Switch the keyboard

Space

1.3 Input Method Description

Figure 1-2 Soft Keyboard

Description of the buttons on the soft keyboard:

Table 1-3 Description of the Soft Keyboard Icons

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Positioning the cursor

Enter

Symbols

Reserved

1.4 Rear Panel

No.

Item

Description

1

VIDEO IN

BNC interface for HDTVI and analog video input.

2

HDMI

HDMI video output connector.

3

VGA

DB15 connector for VGA output. Display local video
output and menu.

4

AUDIO OUT

RCA connector

5

AUDIO IN

RCA connector

6

Network
Interface

Connector for network
7

USB Port

Universal Serial Bus (USB) port for additional devices.

8

Power Supply

12 VDC power supply.

9

GND

Ground

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Figure 1-3 Rear Panel of DVR

Table 1-4 Description of Rear Panel

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Chapter 2 Getting Started

2.1 Starting Up and Shutting Down the DVR

Purpose

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

Before you start

Check that the voltage of the extra power supply is the same with the DVR’s requirement, and the

ground connection is working properly.

Starting up the DVR

Step 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.

Step 2 Turn on the power switch on the rear panel, and the Power indicator LED should turn on

indicating that the unit begins to start up.

Step 3 After startup, the Power indicator LED remains on.

Shutting down the DVR

There are two proper ways to shut down the DVR. To shut down the DVR:

 OPTION 1: Standard shutdown

Step 1 Enter the Shutdown menu.

Menu > Shutdown

Figure 2-1 Shutdown Menu

Step 2 Select the Shutdown button.
Step 3 Click the Yes button.
Step 4 Turn off the power switch on the rear panel when the note appears.

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Figure 2-2 Shutdown Tips

Rebooting the DVR

While in the Shutdown menu (Figure 2-1), you can also reboot the DVR.

Step 1 Enter the Shutdown menu by clicking Menu > Shutdown.
Step 2 Click the Logout button to log out or the Reboot button to reboot the DVR.

2.2 Activating the Device

Purpose

For the first-time access, you need to activate the device by setting an admin password. No
operation is allowed before activation. You can also activate the device via Web Browser, SADP or
Client Software.

Step 1 Input the same password in the text field of Create New Password and Confirm New

Password.

Figure 2-3 Settings Admin Password

STRONG PASSWORD RECOMMENDED-We highly recommend you create a strong password of
your own choosing (Using a minimum of 8 characters, including at least three of the following
categories: upper case letters, lower case letters, numbers, and special characters.) in order to
increase the security of your product. And we recommend you reset your password regularly,
especially in the high security system, resetting the password monthly or weekly can better protect
your product.

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Step 2 Click OK to save the password and activate the device.



Clear-text password is supported. Click the icon and you can see the clear text of the
password. Click the icon again and the content of the password restores invisible.



For the old version device, if you update it to the new version, the following dialog box will
pop up once the device starts up. You can click YES and follow the wizard to set a strong
password.

Figure 2-4 Warning

Step 3 After the device is activated, the Attention box pops up as below.

Figure 2-5 Attention

Step 4 (Optional) Click Yes to export GUID. The Reset Password interface pops up. Click Export to

export GUID to the USB flash disk for password resetting.

Figure 2-6 Export GUID

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Step 5 After exporting GUID, the Attention box pops up as below. Click Yes to duplicate the

password or No to cancel it.

Figure 2-7 Duplicate the Password

2.3 Using the Unlock Pattern for Login

Purpose

For the admin, you can configure the unlock pattern for device login.

2.3.1 Configuring the Unlock Pattern

After the device is activated, you can enter the following interface to configure the device unlock
pattern.

Figure 2-8 Set Unlock Pattern

Step 1 Use the mouse to draw a pattern among the 9 dots on the screen. Release the mouse

when the pattern is done.

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Figure 2-9 Draw the Pattern



Connect at least 4 dots to draw the pattern.



Each dot can be connected for once only.

Step 2 Draw the same pattern again to confirm it. When the two patterns match, the pattern is

configured successfully.

Figure 2-10 Confirm the Pattern

If the two patterns are different, you must set the pattern again.

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Figure 2-11 Reset the Pattern

2.3.2 Logging in via Unlock Pattern



Only the admin user has the permission to unlock the device.



Please configure the pattern first before unlocking. Please refer to Chapter 2.3.1
Configuring the Unlock Pattern.

Step 1 Right click the mouse on the screen and select the menu to enter the interface.

Figure 2-12 Draw the Unlock Pattern

Step 2 Draw the pre-defined pattern to unlock to enter the menu operation.

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

You can right click the mouse to log in via the normal mode.



If you have forgotten your pattern, you can select the Forget My Pattern or Switch User
option to enter the normal login dialog box.



When the pattern you draw is different from the pattern you have configured, you should
try again.



If you have drawn the wrong pattern for 7 times, the account will be locked for 1 minute.

Figure 2-13 Normal Login Dialog Box

Figure 2-14 Lock the Account

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2.4 Basic Configuration in Startup Wizard

2.4.1 Configuring the Signal Input Wizard

Purpose

After the startup and login, the device system enters the Wizard for configuring the signal input.

You can also click Menu > Camera > Signal Input Status to configure the signal input.

Step 1 Check the checkbox to select different signal input types: HD/CVBS and IP.
Step 2 Click Apply to save the settings.

Figure 2-15 Configure Signal Input Type

For detailed information of signal input, you can refer to Chapter 2.8 Configuring the Signal Input
Channel for reference.

2.4.2 Using the Wizard for Basic Configuration

Purpose

By default, the Setup Wizard starts once the device has loaded. You can follow it to complete the
basic configuration.

Selecting the language:

Step 1 Select the language from the drop-down list.
Step 2 Click Apply button.

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Figure 2-16 Language Configuration

Operating the Setup Wizard:

Step 1 The Start Wizard can walk you through some important settings of the device. If you don’t

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

Figure 2-17 Start Wizard Interface

Step 2 Click Next button to enter the Change the Password interface.

1) Input the Admin Password.

2) (Optional) Check the checkbox of New Admin Password, input the New Password and

confirm it.

3) (Optional) Check the checkbox of Enable Pattern Unlock and draw the unlock pattern.

Or click icon of Draw Unlock Pattern to change the pattern. Refer to Chapter 2.3
Using the Unlock Pattern for Login for reference.

4) (Optional) Click icon of Export GUID to export GUID to the connected USB flash

disk for resetting password. Refer to Chapter 17.5.3 Editing a User for reference.

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Figure 2-18 Change the Password

Clear-text password is supported. Click the icon and you can see the clear text of the password.
Click the icon again and the content of the password restores invisible.

Step 3 Click Next button and the Attention box pops up as shown below. Click Yes to duplicate the

password of the device to IP cameras that are connected with default protocol. Or click No
to enter the Date and Time Settings interface.

Figure 2-19 Duplicate the Password

Figure 2-20 Date and Time Settings

Step 4 After the time settings, click Next button to enter the General Network Setup Wizard

interface as shown below.

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Figure 2-21 General Network Configuration



1 self-adaptive 10M/100M/1000M network interface or 1 self-adaptive 10M/100Mbps
network interface provided.



If DHCP is enabled, you can check the checkbox of Enable DNS DHCP or uncheck it and edit
the Preferred DNS Server and Alternate DNS Server.

Step 5 Click Next button after you configured the basic network parameters.

Then you will enter the Guarding Vision interface. Configure the Guarding Vision according
to your need. Refer to Chapter 12.2.2 Configuring Guarding Vision for detailed operations.

Figure 2-22 Guarding Vision Interface

Step 6 Click Next button to enter the Advanced Network Parameters interface. You can enable

DDNS and set other ports according to your need.

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Figure 2-23 Set Advanced Network Parameters

Step 7 Click Next button after configuring the advanced network parameters, which will take you

to the HDD Management interface as shown in Figure 2-24.

Figure 2-24 HDD Management

Step 8 To initialize the HDD, click the Init button. Initialization will remove all the data saved in the

HDD.

Step 9 Click Next button to enter the IP Camera Management interface.
Step 10 Add the IP camera.

1) Click Search to search the online IP Camera. The Security status shows whether it is active

or inactive. Before adding the camera, make sure the IP camera to be added is in active
status. If the camera is in inactive status, you can click the inactive icon of the camera to

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set the password to activate it. You can also select multiple cameras from the list and click
the One-touch Activate to activate the cameras in batch.

2) Click the Add to add the camera.

Figure 2-25 IP Camera Management

Step 11 After finishing IP Camera settings, click Next to enter the Record Settings interface.
Step 12 Click the icon , and you can enable the continuous recording or motion detection

recording for all channels of the device.

Figure 2-26 Record Settings

Step 13 Click OK to complete the wizard settings.

2.5 Login and Logout

2.5.1 User Login

Purpose

You have to log in to the device before operating the menu and other functions

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Step 1 Select the User Name in the drop-down list.

Figure 2-27 Login Interface

Step 2 Input the Password.
Step 3 Click OK to log in.



Clear-text password is supported. Click the icon and you can see the clear text of the
password. Click the icon again and the content of the password restores invisible.



In the Login interface, for the admin, if you have entered the wrong password for 7 times,
the account will be locked for 60 seconds. For the operator, if you have entered the wrong
password for 5 times, the account will be locked for 60 seconds.

Figure 2-29 User Account Protection for the Operator

2.5.2 User Logout

Purpose

Figure 2-28 User Account Protection for the Admin

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

Step 1 Enter the Shutdown menu.

Menu > Shutdown

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Figure 2-30 Logout

Step 2 Click Logout.

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

2.6 Resetting Your Password

Purpose

When you forget the password of the admin, you can reset the password by importing the GUID
file. The GUID file must be exported and saved in the local USB flash disk after you have activated
the device (refer to Chapter 2.2 Activating the Device).

Step 2 On the user login interface, click Forget Password to pop up the Import GUID interface.

Figure 2-31 Import GUID

Step 3 Select the GUID file from the USB flash disk and click Import button to pop up the Reset

Password interface.

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Figure 2-32 Reset Password

Step 4 Input the new password and confirm the password.
Step 5 Click OK to save the new password. Then the Attention box pops up as shown below.

Figure 2-33 GUID File Imported

Step 6 Click OK and the Attention box as below pops up to remind you to duplicate the password of

the device to IP cameras that are connected with default protocol. Click Yes to duplicate the
password or No to cancel it.

Figure 2-34 Duplicate the Password



If you want to retrieve the password when you forget it, you must export the GUID file first.



Once the password is reset, the GUID file will be invalid. You can export a new GUID file.
Refer to Chapter 17.5.3 Editing a User for reference.

2.7 Adding and Connecting the IP Cameras

2.6.1 Activating the IP Camera

Purpose

Before adding the camera, make sure the IP camera to be added is in active status.

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Step 1 Select the Add IP Camera option from the right-click menu in live view mode or click

Menu> Camera> IP Camera to enter the IP Camera Management interface.

For the IP camera detected online in the same network segment, the Security status shows
whether it is active or inactive.

Figure 2-35 IP Camera Management Interface

Step 2 Click the inactive icon of the camera to enter the following interface to activate it. You can

also select multiple cameras from the list and click the One-touch Activate to activate the
cameras in batch.

Figure 2-36 Activate the Camera

Step 3 Set the password of the camera to activate it.

Use Admin Password: When you check the checkbox, the camera (s) will be configured
with the same admin password of the operating DVR.

Create New Password: If the admin password is not used, you must create the new
password for the camera and confirm it.

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Figure 2-37 Set New Password

STRONG PASSWORD RECOMMENDED-We highly recommend you create a strong password of
your own choosing (Using a minimum of 8 characters, including at least three of the following
categories: upper case letters, lower case letters, numbers, and special characters.) in order to
increase the security of your product. And we recommend you reset your password regularly,
especially in the high security system, resetting the password monthly or weekly can better protect
your product.

Step 4 Click OK to finish the acitavting of the IP camera. And the security status of camera will be

changed to Active.

2.6.2 Adding the Online IP Camera

Purpose

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 12 Network Settings.

 OPTION 1:

Step 1 Select the Add IP Camera option from the right-click menu in live view mode or click

Menu> Camera> IP Camera to enter the IP Camera Management interface.

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Figure 2-38 IP Camera Management Interface

Step 2 The online cameras with same network segment will be detected and displayed in the

camera list.

Step 3 Select the IP camera from the list and click the button to add the camera (with the

same admin password of the DVR’s). Or you can click the One-touch Adding button to add
all cameras (with the same admin password) from the list.

Make sure the camera to add has already been actiavted by setting the admin password, and the
admin password of the camera is the same with the DVR’s.

Step 4 (For the encoders with multiple channels only) check the checkbox of Channel Port in the

pop-up window, as shown in the following figure, and click OK to add multiple channels.

 OPTION 2:

Figure 2-39 Select Multiple Channels

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Step 1 On the IP Camera Management interface, click the Custom Adding button to pop up the

Add IP Camera (Custom) interface.

Figure 2-40 Custom Adding IP Camera Interface

Step 2 You can edit the IP address, protocol, management port, and other information of the IP

camera to be added.

If the IP camera to add has not been actiavated, you can activate it from the IP camera list on the
IP Camera Management interface.

Step 3 Click Add to add the camera.

For the successfully added IP cameras, the Security status shows the security level of the
password of camera: strong password, weak password and risky password.

Figure 2-41 Successfully Added IP Cameras

Please refer to Chapter 18.1 Specifications for the number of connectable IP cameras for different
models.

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Icon

Explanation

Icon

Explanation

Edit basic parameters of
the camera

Add the detected IP camera.

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

Delete the IP camera
Play the live video of the
connected camera.

Advanced settings of the
camera.

Upgrade the connected IP
camera.

Security

Shows the security status of
the camera to be
active/inactive or the
password strength
(strong/medium/weak/risky)

Table 2-1 Explanation of the icons

2.6.3 Editing the Connected IP Camera

Purpose

After the adding of the IP cameras, the basic information of the camera is listed on the interface,
and you can configure the basic settings of the IP cameras.

Step 1 Click the icon to edit the parameters. You can edit the IP address, protocol and other

parameters.

Figure 2-42 Edit IP Camera

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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 drop-down list.

Step 2 Click OK to save the settings and exit from the editing interface.
Step 3 Drag the horizontal scroll bar to the right side and click the icon to edit the advanced

parameters.

Figure 2-43 Network Configuration of the Camera

Step 4 You can edit the network information and the password of the camera.

Figure 2-44 Password Configuration of the Camera

Step 5 Click OK to save the settings and exit the interface.

2.8 Configuring the Signal Input Channel

Purpose

You should configure the analog and IP signal input types.

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Step 1 Enter the Signal Input Status interface.

Menu > Camera > Signal Input Status

Step 2 Check the checkbox to select different signal input types: HD/CVBS and IP. If you select

HD/CVBS, four types of analog signal inputs including HDTVI, AHD, HDCVI, and CVBS can be
connected randomly for the selected channel. If you select IP, IP camera can be connected
for the selected channel.

Figure 2-45 Configure Signal Input Type

Step 3 Click Apply to save the settings.



Four kinds of analog signal inputs including HDTVI, AHD, HDCVI and CVBS can be connected.
The analog signal inputs can be recognized automatically and can be mixed randomly.



When HDTVI, AHD, or HDCVI input is connected, the information including the resolution
and frame rate (e.g., 720P25) will be overlaid on the bottom right corner of the live view
for 5 seconds. When CVBS input is connected, the information such as NTSC or PAL will be
overlaid on the bottom right corner of the live view for 5 seconds. When there is no video
signal for the channel, the connectable video signal type message will not be displayed on
the screen. When the unsupported signal input is connected, no video message is displayed
on the screen. You can refer to the specifications for the supported resolution of the analog
signal input types.



You can view the max. IP camera accessible number in the Max. IP Camera Number text
field.

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Icons

Description

Alarm (video loss, tampering, motion detection, VCA 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. For details, see Chapter 8.6 Handling Exceptions.)

Chapter 3 Live View

3.1 Introduction of Live View

Live view shows you the video image getting from each camera in real time. The DVR will
automatically enter Live View mode when powered on. It is also at the very top of the menu

hierarchy, thus hitting the ESC many times (depending on which menu you’re on) will bring you to

the Live View mode.

Live View Icons

In the live view mode, there are icons at the right top 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

3.2 Operations in Live View Mode

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

 Single Screen: show only one screen on the monitor.
 Multi-screen: show multiple screens on the monitor simultaneously.

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S.N

HDMI

VGA

Main output

1

√ or ×

√ or ×

VGA/HDMI

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 drop-down list.

Multi-Screen

Adjust the screen layout by selecting from the drop-down list.

Previous
Screen

Switch to the previous screen.
Next Screen

Switch to the next screen.

 Start 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: normal record and motion detection record are supported.
 Output Mode: select the output mode to Standard, Bright, Gentle or Vivid.
 Playback: play back the recorded videos for current day.
 Aux/Main Monitor: the DVR checks the connection of the output interfaces to define the

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

The VGA/HDMI output is the main output. The priority relationship is shown as Table 3-2.

Table 3-2 Priorities of Outputs

√ means the interface is in use, × means the interface is out of use or the connection is invalid. And
the HDMI and VGA can be used at the same time.

3.2.1 Using the Mouse in Live View

You can refer to Table 3-3 for the description of mouse operation in live view mode.

Table 3-3 Mouse Operation in Live View

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Start/Stop
Auto-Switch

Enable/disable the auto-switch of the screens.

The dwell time of the live view configuration must be set before using
Start Auto-Switch.

Start
Recording

Start recording of all channels, Continuous Record and
Motion Detection Record are selectable from the drop-down
list.

Add IP
Camera

A shortcut to enter the IP camera management interface.

Playback

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

PTZ Control

A shortcut to enter the PTZ control interface of the selected
camera.

Output Mode

Output Mode is configurable with Standard, Bright, Gentle
and Vivid options.

Aux Monitor

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

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 F1 button on front panel or VOIP/MON button on IR
remote control and then press the Enter button.

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Icons

Description

Icons

Description

Icons

Description

/

Enable/Disable
Manual Record

Instant
Playback

/

Mute/Audio
on

PTZ Control

Digital Zoom

Image
Settings

Close Live View

Face
Detection

Information

Figure 3-1 Right-click Menu

3.2.2 Quick Setting Toolbar in Live View Mode

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

Figure 3-2 Quick Setting Toolbar

You can refer to Table 3-5 for the description of Quick Setting Toolbar icons.

Table 3-4 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.

Digital Zoom can zoom in the selected area to the full screen. Click and draw to select the

area to zoom in, as shown in Figure 3-3.

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Figure 3-3 Digital Zoom

Image Settings icon can be selected to enter the Image Settings menu. You can drag the mouse

or click to adjust the image parameters, including brightness, contrast, and saturation. Refer
to the Chapter 13.3 Configuring Video Parameters for details.

Figure 3-4 Image Settings

Face Detection can be enabled if you click the icon. The dialog pops up as shown in Figure 3-6.

Click Yes and the full-screen live view of the channel is enabled. You can click to exit from the
full-screen mode.

Figure 3-5 Enable Face Detection

You can configure face detection only when it is supported by the connected camera.

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Move the mouse onto the Information icon to show the real-time stream information,

including the frame rate, bit rate, resolution and stream type.

Figure 3-6 Information

3.3 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.

Step 1 Enter the Live View Settings interface.

Menu> Configuration> Live View

Step 2 Select the Channel-Zero Encoding tab.

Figure 3-7 Live View- Channel-Zero Encoding

Step 3 Check the checkbox after Enable Channel-Zero Encoding.
Step 4 Configure the Frame Rate, Max. Bitrate Mode and Max. Bitrate.
Step 5 Click the Apply button to activate the settings.
Step 6 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.

3.4 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.

Step 1 Enter the Live View Settings interface.

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Menu> Configuration> Live View

Figure 3-8 Live View-General (1)

Figure 3-9 Live View-General (2)

The settings available in this menu include:

 Video Output Interface: Selects the output to configure the settings.

HDMI/VGA serves as the video output interface.

 Live View Mode: Selects 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 camera in the live view

mode.

 Volume: Adjust the volume of the audio output.
 Event Output: Designates the output to show event video. If available, you can select a

different video output interface from the Video Output Interface when an event occurs.

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

Step 2 Set the camera order.

1) Click View tab and select the Video Output Interface from the drop-down list.

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Figure 3-10 Live View-Camera Order

2) Click a window to select it, and then double-click a camera name in the camera list you

would like to display. Setting an ‘X’ means the window will not display any camera.

3) You can also click to start live view of all channels in order and click to stop live

view of all channels. Click or to go to the previous or next page.

4) Click the Apply button.

3.5 Manual Video Quality Diagnostics

Purpose

The video quality of the analog channels can be diagnosed manually and you can view the
diagnostic results from a list.

Step 1 Enter the Manual Video Quality Diagnostics interface.

Menu> Manual >Manual Video Quality Diagnostics

Figure 3-11 Video Quality Diagnostics

Step 2 Check the checkboxes to select the channels for diagnostics.
Step 3 Click the button Diagnose, and the results will be displayed on a list. You can view the video

status and diagnostics time of the selected channels.

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Figure 3-12 Diagnostics Result



Connect the camera to the device for the video quality diagnostics.



Three exception types can be diagnosed: Blurred Image, Abnormal Brightness and Color
Cast.

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Chapter 4 PTZ Controls

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.

Step 1 Enter the PTZ Settings interface.

Menu >Camera> PTZ

Figure 4-1 PTZ Settings

Step 2 Select the camera for PTZ setting in the Camera drop-down list.
Step 3 Click the PTZ Parameters button to set the PTZ parameters.

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Figure 4-2 PTZ- General

Step 4 Select the parameters of the PTZ camera from the drop-down list.



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



For the Coaxitron camera/dome connected, you can select the PTZ protocol to UTC
(Coaxitron). Make sure the protocol selected here is supported by the connected
camera/dome.



When the Coaxitron protocol is selected, all the other parameters like the baud rate, data
bit, stop bit, parity and flow control are not configurable.

Step 5 (Optional) Click Copy button to copy the settings to the other channels. Select the channels

you want to copy to and click OK to return to the PTZ Parameters Settings interface.

Figure 4-3 Copy to Other Channels

Step 6 Click OK to save the settings.

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Step 7 (Optional) Check the checkbox of Enable Omnicast Control to enable the PTZ control of the

selected camera via Omnicast VMS of Genetec.

4.2 Setting PTZ Presets, Patrols and 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.

Step 1 Enter the PTZ Settings interface.

Menu>Camera>PTZ

Figure 4-4 PTZ Settings

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

preset; and the zoom and focus operations can be recorded in the preset as well.

Step 3 Enter the preset No. (1~255) in the preset text field, and click the Set button to link the

location to the preset.

Repeat the steps from 2 to 3 to save more presets.

You can click the Clear button to clear the location information of the preset, or click the
Clear All button to clear the location information of all the 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.

Step 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, or select the PTZ option in the right-click menu to show the PTZ control panel.

Step 2 Choose Camera in the drop-down list.
Step 3 Click the General tab to show the general settings of the PTZ control.

Figure 4-5 PTZ Panel-General

Step 4 Click to enter the preset No. in the corresponding text field.
Step 5 Click the Call Preset button to call it.

When the Coaxitron camera/dome connected and the PTZ protocol is selected to UTC (Coaxitron),
you can call the preset 95 to enter the menu of the connected Coaxitron camera/dome. Use the
directional buttons on the PTZ control panel to operate the menu.

4.2.3 Customizing Patrols

Purpose

Patrols can be set to move the PTZ to different key points and have it stay there for a set duration
before moving 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.

Step 1 Enter the PTZ Settings interface.

Menu>Camera>PTZ

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Figure 4-6 PTZ Settings

Step 2 Select patrol No. in the drop-down list of patrol.
Step 3 Click the Set button to add key points for the patrol.

Figure 4-7 Key point Configuration

Step 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.

Step 5 Click the Add button to add the next key point to the patrol, or you can click the OK button

to save the key point to the patrol.

You can delete all the key points by clicking the Clear button for the selected patrol, or click
the Clear All button to delete all the key pints for all patrols.

4.2.4 Calling Patrols

Purpose

Calling a patrol makes the PTZ to move according the predefined patrol path.

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Step 1 Click the button PTZ in the lower-right corner of the PTZ Settings interface;

Or press the PTZ button on the front panel or click the PTZ Control icon in the quick
setting bar, or select the PTZ option in the right-click menu to show the PTZ control panel.

Step 2 Click the General tab to show the general settings of the PTZ control.

Figure 4-8 PTZ Panel - General

Step 3 Select a patrol in the drop-down list and click the Call Patrol button to call it.
Step 4 You can click the Stop Patrol button to stop calling it.

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.

Step 1 Enter the PTZ Settings interface.

Menu > Camera > PTZ

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Figure 4-9 PTZ Settings

Step 2 Choose pattern number in the drop-down list.
Step 3 Click the Start button and click corresponding buttons in the control panel to move the PTZ

camera, and click the Stop button to stop it.

The movement of the PTZ is recorded as the pattern.

4.2.6 Calling Patterns

Purpose

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

Step 1 Click the button PTZ in the lower-right corner of the PTZ Settings interface;

Or press the PTZ button on the front panel or click the PTZ Control icon in the quick
setting bar, or select the PTZ option in the right-click menu to show the PTZ control panel.

Step 2 Click the General tab to show the general settings of the PTZ control.

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Figure 4-10 PTZ Panel - General

Step 3 Click the Call Pattern button to call it.
Step 4 Click the Stop Pattern button to stop calling it.

4.2.7 Customizing Linear Scan Limit

Purpose

The Linear Scan can be enabled to trigger the scan in the horizantal direction in the predefined
range.

This function is supported by some certain models.

Step 1 Enter the PTZ Settings interface.

Menu > Camera > PTZ

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Figure 4-11 PTZ Settings

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

limit, and click the Left Limit or Right Limit button to link the location to the corresponding
limit.

The speed dome starts linear scan from the left limit to the right limit, and you must set the left
limit on the left side of the right limit, as well the angle from the left limit to the right limit should
be no more than 180º.

4.2.8 Calling Linear Scan

Purpose

Follow the procedure to call the linear scan in the predefined scan range.

Step 1 Click the button PTZ in the lower-right corner of the PTZ Settings 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.

Step 2 Click the One-touch tab to show the one-touch function of the PTZ control.

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Figure 4-12 PTZ Panel - One-touch

Step 3 Click Linear Scan button to start the linear scan and click the Linear Scan button again to

stop it.

You can click the Restore button to clear the defined left limit and right limit data and the
dome needs to reboot to make settings take effect.

4.2.9 One-touch Park

Purpose

For some certain model of the speed dome, it can be configured to start a predefined park action
(scan, preset, patrol and etc.) automatically after a period of inactivity (park time).

Step 1 Click the button PTZ in the lower-right corner of the PTZ Settings 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.

Step 2 Click the One-touch tab to show the one-touch function of the PTZ control.

Figure 4-13 PTZ Panel - One-touch

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Step 3 There are 3 one-touch park types selectable. Click the corresponding button to activate the

park action.

Park (Quick Patrol): The dome starts patrol from the predefined preset 1 to preset 32 in
order after the park time. The undefined preset will be skipped.

Park (Patrol 1): The dome starts moving according to the predefined patrol 1 path after the
park time.

Park (Preset 1): The dome moves to the predefined preset 1 location after the park time.

The park time can only be set through the speed dome configuration interface. The default value is
5s.

Step 4 Click the button again to inactivate it.

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 in the quick setting bar, or select the PTZ Control

option in the right-click menu.

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.

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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

Menu

Switch to the
PTZ control
interface

Switch to the
one-touch
control
interface

Switch to the
general settings
interface

Exit

Minimize
windows

Figure 4-14 PTZ Control Panel

You can refer to Table 4-1 for the description of the PTZ panel icons.

Table 4-1 Description of the PTZ panel icons

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Chapter 5 Recording Settings

5.1 Configuring Encoding Parameters

Before you start

Step 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

Step 2 Click Advanced tab to check the storage mode of the HDD. (Menu>HDD>Advanced>Storage

Mode)

1) If the HDD mode is Quota, please set the maximum record capacity. For detailed

information, see Chapter 12.4 Configuring Quota Mode.

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

Chapter 5.9 Configuring HDD Group.

Figure 5-2 HDD- Advanced

Steps

Step 1 Enter the Record Parameters interface to configure the encoding parameters.

Menu>Record>Parameters

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Figure 5-3 Record Parameters

Step 2 Set the parameters for recording.

1) Select the Record tab to configure.

2) Select a camera from the camera drop-down list.

3) View the Camera Resolution.

When HDTVI, AHD, or HDCVI input is connected, you can view the information including the input
signal type, resolution and frame rate (e.g., 720P25). When CVBS input is connected, you can view
the information such as NTSC or PAL.

4) Configure the following parameters for the Main Stream (Continuous) and the Main

Stream (Event): Stream Type: Set the stream type to be Video or Video & Audio.

Resolution: Set recording resolution.



Four kinds of analog signal inputs including HDTVI (including 1080p and 720p signal), AHD,
HDCVI and CVBS can be connected. The analog signal inputs can be recognized
automatically and can be mixed randomly.



If the configured encoding resolution conflicts with the resolution of the front-end camera,
the encoding parameters will adjust automatically to meet the front-end camera. E.g., if the
resolution of the front-end camera is 720p, then the encoding resolution of the main
stream will adjust to 720p automatically.



The resolution of 960 × 1080 (1080P Lite) is available when the 1080P Lite is enabled in the
Record>Advanced Settings interface (refer to Chapter 5.12 Configuring 1080P Lite).



Please refer to the Appendix-Specifications for the supported resolutions of different
models.

Bitrate Type: Set the bitrate type to be Variable or Constant.

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Video Quality: Set the video quality of recording, with 6 levels configurable.

The Stream Type, Resolution, Bitrate Type and Video Quality are not configurable for the Main
Stream (Event) of the IP Camera.

Frame Rate: Set the frame rate of recording.

Max. Bitrate Mode: Set the mode to General or Custom.

Max Bitrate (Kbps): Select or customize the maximum bit rate for recording.

Max. Bitrate Range Recommended: A recommended max. bit rate range is provided for

reference.

Max. Average Bitrate (Kbps): Set the max. average bit rate which refers to the average
amount of data transferred per unit of time.

Video Encoding: only H.264 can be seleted for the video encoding.

Step 3 Check the checkbox of Enable H.264+ to enable this function. Enabling it helps to ensure

the high video quality with a lowered bitrate.



After enabling the H.264+, the Bitrate Type, Video Quality, Max. Bitrate Mode, Max.
Bitrate(Kbps) and Max. Bitrate Range Recommend are not configurable.



The H.264+ is not supported simultaneously with SVC.



For the connnected IP camera, the H.264+ should be supported by the camera and added
to the DVR with the supported protocol.



You should reboot the device to activate the new settings after enabling the H.264+.

Step 4 Click More Settings to configure more parameters.

Figure 5-4 More Settings of Record Parameters

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.

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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 time for keeping the record files in the HDDs, once exceeded, the files
will be deleted. The files will be saved permanently if the value is set as 0. The actual
keeping time for the files should be determined by the capacity of the HDDs.
Redundant Record: Enabling redundant record means you save the record in the
redundant HDD. See Chapter 5.8 Configuring Redundant Recording.
Record Audio: Enable this feature to record the sound and disable it to record the video
without sound.
Video Stream: Main stream, Sub-stream and Dual-stream are selectable for recording.
When you select sub-stream, you can record for a longer time with the same storage
space.



The Redundant Record option is only available when the HDD mode is Group.



Redundant HDD is required for the redundant record function. For detailed information, see
Chapter 14.3.2 Setting HDD Property.



For network cameras, the parameters of Main Stream (Event) are not editable.

Step 5 Click Apply to save the settings.
Step 6 Optionally, you can click Copy to copy the settings to other analog channels if needed.



The analog signal inputs can be recognized automatically and mixed randomly. So you can
copy the same settings of the selected analog camera to any other analog channel.

Step 7 Set encoding parameters for sub-stream.

1) Select the Sub-Stream tab.

Figure 5-5 Sub-Stream Encoding

2) Select a camera in the camera drop-down list.

3) Configure the parameters.

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4) Click Apply to save the settings.

5) (Optional) If the parameters can also be used to other cameras, click Copy to copy the

settings to other channels.

5.2 Configuring Recording Schedule

Purpose

Set the record schedule, and then the camera will automatically start/stop recording according to
the configured schedule.

Step 1 Enter the Record Schedule interface.

Menu > Record > Schedule

Figure 5-6 Record Schedule

Different recording types are marked in different color icons.

Continuous: scheduled recording.

Event: recording triggered by all event triggered alarm.

Motion: recording triggered by motion detection.

Alarm: recording triggered by alarm.

M/A: recording triggered by either motion detection or alarm.

M&A: recording triggered by motion detection and alarm.

Step 2 Choose the camera you want to configure in the Camera drop-down list.
Step 3 Check the checkbox of Enable Schedule.

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Step 4 Configure the record schedule.

Edit the schedule

1) Click Edit.

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

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

Figure 5-7 Edit Schedule- All Day

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

Figure 5-8 Edit Schedule- Set Time Period



Up to 8 periods can be configured for each day. And the time periods cannot be overlapped
with each other.

5) Repeat the above steps 1)-4) to schedule recording for other days in the week. If the

schedule can also be set to other days, click Copy.

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Figure 5-9 Copy Schedule to Other Days

The Holiday option is available when you enable holiday schedule in Holiday settings. See Chapter

5.7 Configuring Holiday Record.

6) Click OK to save setting and back to upper level menu.

Draw the schedule

1) Click on the color icon to select a record type in the event list on the right-side of the

interface.

Figure 5-10 Draw the Recording Schedule

2) Click and drag the mouse on the schedule.

3) Click on the other area except for the schedule table to finish and exit from the drawing.

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You can repeat step 4 to set schedule for other channels. If the settings can also be used to
other channels, click Copy, and then choose the channel to which you want to copy to.

Step 5 Click Apply in the Record Schedule interface to save the settings.

5.3 Configuring Motion Detection Recording

Purpose

Follow the steps to set the motion detection parameters. In the live view mode, once a motion
detection event takes place, the DVR 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, notifying the surveillance center, sending email and so on.

Step 1 Enter the Motion Detection interface.

Menu>Camera>Motion

Figure 5-11 Motion Detection

Step 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.

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Figure 5-12 Motion Detection- Mask

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

Figure 5-13 Motion Detection Settings

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.

Step 3 Configure the schedule.

Please refer to the step 4 of Chapter 5.2 Configuring Recording Schedule, while you may
choose Motion as the record type.

5.4 Configuring Alarm Triggered Recording

Purpose

Follow the procedure to configure alarm triggered recording.

Step 1 Enter the Alarm Setting interface.

Menu > Configuration > Alarm

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Step 2 Click the Alarm Input tab.

Figure 5-14 Alarm Settings

Figure 5-15 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 of Setting.

4) Click the button.

Figure 5-16 Alarm Handling

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.

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Repeat the steps from 1) to 8) to configure other alarm input parameters.

If the setting can also be applied to other alarm inputs, click Copy and choose the alarm input
number.

Figure 5-17 Copy Alarm Input

Step 3 Configure the schedule.

Please refer to the step 4 of Chapter 5.2 Configuring Recording Schedule, while you may
choose Alarm as the record type.

5.5 Configuring Event Recording

Purpose

The event triggered recording can be configured through the menu. Then events include the
motion detection, alarm and VCA events (face detection/face capture, line crossing detection,
intrusion detection, region entrance detection, region exiting detection, loitering detection, people
gathering detection, fast moving detection, parking detection, unattended baggage detection,
object removal detection, audio loss exception detection, sudden change of sound intensity
detection, and defocus detection).



DVR supports 1-ch VCA (line crossing detection and intrusion detection). Channels with
audio support audio exception detection.



For the analog channels, the line crossing detection and intrusion detection conflict with
other VCA detection such as sudden scene change detection, face detection and vehicle
detection and heat map or people counting functions. You can only enable one function.

Step 1 Enter the VCA settings interface and select a camera for the VCA settings.

Menu > Camera > VCA

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Figure 5-18 VCA Settings

Step 2 Configure the detection rules for VCA events. For details, see the step 6 in Chapter 10.3 Line

Crossing Detection.

Step 3 Click the icon to configure the alarm linkage actions for the VCA events.

Select Trigger Channel tab and select one or more channels which will start to record when
VCA alarm is triggered.

Step 4 Click Apply to save the settings.

Figure 5-19 Set Trigger Camera of VCA Alarm

The PTZ Linking function is only available for the VCA settings of IP cameras.

Step 5 Enter Record Schedule Settings interface (Menu> Record> Schedule>Record Schedule), and

then set Event as the record type. For details, see step 2 in Chapter 5.2 Configuring

Recording Schedule.

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5.6 Configuring Manual Recording

Purpose

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

Step 1 Enter the Manual Record interface.

Menu > Manual

Figure 5-20 Manual Record

Step 2 Enable manual record.

Click the status icon before camera number to change it to .

Or click the status icon of Analog to enable manual record of all channels.

Step 3 Disable manual record.

Click the status icon to change it to .

Or click the status icon of Analog to disable manual record of all channels.

After rebooting all the manual records enabled are canceled.

5.7 Configuring Holiday Recording

Purpose

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

Step 1 Enter the Record setting interface.

Menu > Record

Step 2 Choose Holiday on the left bar.

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Step 3 Enable Edit Holiday schedule.

1) Click to enter the Edit interface.

Figure 5-21 Holiday Settings

Figure 5-22 Edit Holiday Settings

2) Check the checkbox of Enable.

3) Select Mode from the drop-down list.

There are three different modes for the date format to configure holiday schedule. By
Month, By Week, and By Date are selectable.

4) Set the start and end date.

5) Click Apply to save settings.

6) Click OK to exit the Edit interface.

Step 4 Configure the record schedule.

Please refer to the Chapter 5.2 Configuring Recording Schedule, while you may choose
Holiday in the Schedule drop-down list, or you can draw the schedule on the timeline of
Holiday.

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Figure 5-23 Edit Schedule- Holiday



Up to 8 periods can be configured for each day. And the time periods cannot be overlapped
each other.



In the time table of the channel, both holiday schedule and normal day schedule are
displayed.



Repeat the above step 4 to set Holiday schedule for other channels. If the holiday schedule
can also be used to other channels, click Copy and choose the channel you want to apply
the settings.

5.8 Configuring Redundant Recording

Purpose

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

Before you start

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 12.3 Managing HDD
Group. There should be at least another HDD which is in Read/Write status.

Step 1 Enter HDD Information interface.

Menu> HDD

Figure 5-24 HDD General

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

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1) Set the HDD property to Redundant.

Figure 5-25 HDD General-Editing

2) Click Apply to save the settings.

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

Step 3 Enter the Record setting interface.

Menu> Record> Parameters

1) Select the Record tab.

2) Select Camera you want to configure.

3) Click More Settings button.

Figure 5-26 More Settings

4) Check the checkbox of Redundant Record.

5) Click OK to save the settings.

6) If the encoding parameters can also be used to other channels, click Copy and choose the

channel you want to apply the settings.

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5.9 Configuring HDD Group

Purpose

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

Step 1 Enter HDD setting interface.

Menu>HDD>Advanced

Step 2 Select Storage Mode tab.

Check whether the storage mode of the HDD is Group. If not, set it to Group. For detailed
information, please refer to Chapter 12.3 Managing HDD Group.

Step 3 Select General in the left bar.

Click to enter editing interface.

Step 4 Configuring HDD group.

1) Choose a group number for the HDD group.

2) Click Apply to save your settings.

3) Click OK to back to the upper level menu.
Step 5 Repeat the above steps to configure more HDD groups.
Step 6 Choose the Channels which you want to save the record files in the HDD group.

1) Enter Storage Mode interface.

Menu>HDD>Advanced> Storage Mode

Figure 5-27 HDD Advanced

2) Choose Group number in the drop-down list of Record on HDD Group

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

4) Click Apply to save settings.

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After you have configured the HDD groups, you can configure the recording settings following the
procedure provided in Chapter 5.2-5.7.

5.10 Files Protection

Purpose

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

Protect file by locking the record files

Step 1 Enter Export Settings interface.

Menu> Export

Figure 5-28 Export

Step 2 Select the channels you want to investigate by checking the checkbox to .
Step 3 Configure the record mode, record type, file type, start time and end time.
Step 4 Click Search to show the results.

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Figure 5-29 Export-Search Result

Step 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.

Protect file by setting HDD property to Read-only

Before you start

To edit HDD property, you need to set the storage mode of the HDD to Group. See Chapter 12.3
Managing HDD Group.

Step 1 Enter HDD setting interface.

Menu> HDD

Figure 5-30 HDD General

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

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Figure 5-31 HDD General- Editing

Step 3 Set the HDD to Read-only.
Step 4 Click OK to save settings and back to the upper level menu.



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 DVR cannot record any files. Only live
view mode is available.



If you set the HDD to Read-only when the DVR 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.

5.11 One-Key Enabling and Disabling H.264+ for Analog Cameras

Purpose

You can one-key enable or disable H.264+ for the analog cameras.

Task 1: One-Key Enabling H.264+ for All Analog Cameras

Step 1 Enter the Record menu

Menu > Record

Step 2 Click Advanced to enter the Advanced Settings interface.

Figure 5-32 Advanced Settings

Step 3 Click Enable to enable H.264+ for all the analog cameras and the following attention box

pops up.

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Figure 5-33 Attention Box

Step 4 Click Yes to enable the function and reboot the device to have new settings taken effect.

If H.264+ is already enabled for all the analog cameras, when you click Enable button, the following
attention box pops up to remind you that H.264+ is already enabled for all analog cameras.

Figure 5-34 Attention Box

Task 2: One-Key Disabling H.264+ for All Analog Cameras

Step 1 Enter the Record menu

Menu > Record

Step 2 Click Advanced to enter the advanced interface.

Figure 5-35 Advanced Settings

Step 3 Click Disable to disable H.264+ for all the analog cameras and the following attention box

pops up.

Figure 5-36 Attention Box

Step 4 Click Yes to enable the function and reboot the device to have new settings taken effect.

If H.264+ is already disabled for all the analog cameras, when you click Disable button, the
following attention box pops up to remind you that H.264+ is already disabled for all analog
cameras.

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Figure 5-37 Attention Box

5.12 Configuring 1080P Lite

Purpose

When 1080p lite mode is enabled, the encoding resolution at 1080p lite (real-time) is supported. If
not, up to 1080p (non-real-time) is supported.

You can enable 1080p lite mode in two ways.

Task 1: Enabling 1080P Lite Mode in Live View

Step 1 In live view mode, connect 1080p signal to the DVR.

Then the interface as shown below will pop up to remind you to enable 1080p lite mode.

Figure 5-38 Attention

Step 2 Click Yes to reboot the device and enable 1080p lite mode.

Or click No to cancel it.



The Attention interface will only pop up in live view mode. If you enter the main menu, it
will not pop up. If you exit from the main menu and the device detects the signal, it will pop
up.



When the 1080p signal is connected to multiple channels and the interface already pops up
for one channel, the interface will not pop up for other channels.



If you click No, the interface will not pop up again if you do not disconnect it. If you
disconnect it and connect it again, the interface will pop up.



The interface will not disappear if you do not operate.

Task 2: Enabling 1080P Lite Mode in Advanced Settings

Step 1 Enter the Record menu

Menu > Record

Step 2 Click Advanced to enter the advanced interface.

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Figure 5-39 Advanced Interface

Step 3 Check the checkbox of 1080P Lite Mode.
Step 4 Click Apply and the attention box pops up as below.

Figure 5-40 Attention

Step 5 Click Yes to reboot the device and enable 1080p lite mode.

Task 3: Disabling the 1080P Lite Mode

Step 1 On the Advanced Settings interface, uncheck the checkbox of 1080P Lite Mode.
Step 2 Click Apply and the attention box pops up as below.

Figure 5-41 Attention

Step 3 Click Yes on the pop-up interface to reboot the device and disable 1080p lite mode.

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Chapter 6 Playback

6.1 Playing Back Record Files

6.1.1 Instant Playback

Purpose

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

supported.

Instant playback by channel

Choose a channel in live view mode 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

6.1.2 Playing Back by Normal Search

Playback by Channel

Enter the Playback interface.

Right click a channel in live view mode and select Playback from the menu, as shown in the
following figure:

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Figure 6-2 Right-click Menu under Live View

Playback by Time

Purpose

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

Step 1 Enter Playback interface.

Menu>Playback

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

on the calendar.

Figure 6-3 Playback Calendar

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Button

Operation

Button

Operation

Button

Operation

/

Audio
on/Mute

/

Start/Stop
clipping

Lock File

Add default
tag

Add
customized tag

File
management
for video clips,
locked files and

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 .

Playback Interface

You can select the main stream or sub stream from the drop-down list for playback.

You can also use the toolbar in the bottom part of Playback interface to control playing progress,
as shown in the following figure.

Figure 6-4 Playback Interface

Select the channel(s) if you want to switch playback to another channel or execute simultaneous
playback of multiple channels.

Figure 6-5 Toolbar of Playback

Table 6-1 Detailed Explanation of Playback Toolbar

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Button

Operation

Button

Operation

Button

Operation

tags

/

Reverse
play/Pause

Stop

Digital Zoom
30s forward

30s reverse

/

Pause/Play

Fast forward

Previous day

Slow forward

Full Screen

Exit

Next day

Save the clips

Process bar

/

Scaling
up/down the
time line



The indicates the start time and end time of the record
files.



represents normal recording (manual or schedule); represents event recording

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



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

6.1.3 Playing Back by Event Search

Purpose

Play back record files on one or several channels searched out by restricting event type (motion
detection, alarm input or VCA). Channel switch is supported.

Step 1 Enter the Playback interface.

Menu>Playback

Step 2 Click and select to enter the Event Playback interface.
Step 3 Select Alarm Input, Motion, VCA as the event type, and specify the start time and end time

for search.

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Figure 6-6 Video Search by Motion Detection

Step 4 Click Search, and the record files matching the search conditions will be displayed on a list.
Step 5 Select and click button to play back the record files.

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

If there is only one channel triggered, clicking button takes you to Full-screen Playback
interface of this channel.

If several channels are triggered, clicking button takes you to the Synchronous
Playback interface. Check checkbox to select one channel for playback or select
multiple channels for synchronous playback.

The maximum number of channels for synchronous playback supported varies to different models.

Figure 6-7 Select Channels for Synchronous Playback

Step 6 On the Event Playback interface, you can select the main stream or sub-stream from the

drop-down list for playback.

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

Figure 6-8 Interface of Playback by Event

Pre-play and post-play can be configured for the playback of event triggered record files.

Pre-play: The time you set to play back before the event. For example, when an alarm triggered
the recording at 10:00, if you set the pre-play time as 5 seconds, the video plays back from 9:59:55.

Post-play: The time you set to play back after the event. For example, when an alarm triggered the
recording ends at 11:00, if you set the post-play time as 5 seconds, the video plays back till
11:00:05.

Step 7 You can click or button to select the previous or next event. Please refer to Table

6-1 for the description of buttons on the 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

Step 1 Enter Playback interface.

Menu>Playback

Step 2 Search and play back the record file(s). Refer to Chapter 6.1.2 Playing Back by Normal

Search for the detailed information about searching and playback of the record files.

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Figure 6-9 Interface of Playback by Time

Click button to add default tag.

Click button to add customized tag and input tag name.

Figure 6-10 Add Tag

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

Step 3 Tag management.

Click button to check, edit and delete tag(s).

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Figure 6-11 Tag Management Interface

Steps

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

Figure 6-12 Video Search by Tag

Step 3 Click button to play back the file.

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

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Pre-play and post-play can be configured.



You can click or button to select the previous or next tag. Please refer to Table 6-1
for the description of buttons on the toolbar.

6.1.5 Playing Back by Smart Search

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. The smart playback rules and areas are
configurable.

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.

Step 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 6-13 Setting Intrusion Detection on IP Camera

Step 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

Step 1 Enter the Playback interface.

Menu>Playback

Step 2 Select the Smart in the drop-down list on the top-left side.
Step 3 Select a camera in the camera list.

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Button

Operation

Button

Operation

Button

Operation

Draw line for
the line
crossing
detection

Draw
quadrilateral
for the
intrusion
detection

Draw
rectangle for
the intrusion
detection

Set full
screen for
motion
detection

Clear all

/

Start/Stop
clipping

File
management
for video
clips

Stop playing

/

Pause playing
/Play

Smart
settings

Search
matched video
files

Filter video
files by
setting the
target

Figure 6-14 Smart Playback Interface

Step 4 Select a date in the calendar and click the button to play.

Refer to Table 6-2 for the descriptions of the buttons on the Smart Playback Toolbar.

Table 6-2 Detailed Explanation of Smart Playback Toolbar

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characters

Step 5 Set the rules and areas for smart search of VCA event or motion event.

 Line Crossing Detection

Select the button , and click on the image to specify the start point and end point of the
line.

 Intrusion Detection

Click the button, and specify 4 points to set a quadrilateral region for intrusion detection.
Only one region can be set.

 Motion Detection

Click the button and then click and draw the mouse to set the detection area manually.

You can also click the button to set the full screen as the detection area.

Step 6 Click to configure the smart settings.

Figure 6-15 Smart Settings

Skip the Non-Related Video: The non-related video will not be played if this function is
enabled.

Play Non-Related Video at: Set the speed to play the non-related video. Max. 8/4/2/1 are
selectable.

Play Related Video at: Set the speed to play the related video. Max. 8/4/2/1 are selectable.

Pre-play and post-play is not available for the motion event type.

Step 7 Click to search and play the matched video files.
Step 8 (Optional) You can click to filter the searched video files by setting the target

characters, including the gender and age of the human and whether he/she wears glasses.

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Figure 6-16 Set Result Filter

The Result Filter function is supported by the IP camera only.

6.1.6 Playing Back by System Logs

Purpose

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

Step 1 Enter Log Information interface.

Menu>Maintenance>Log Information

Figure 6-17 System Log Search Interface

Step 2 Click Log Search tab to enter System Log Search interface.

Set search time and type and click Search button.

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Figure 6-18 Result of System Log Search

Step 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.

Step 4 Playback management.

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

Figure 6-19 Interface of Playback by Log

6.1.7 Playing Back by Sub-Periods

Purpose

The video files can be played in multiple sub-periods simultaneously on the screens.

Step 1 Enter Playback interface.

Menu>Playback

Step 2 Select Sub-periods from the drop-down list in the upper-left corner of the page to enter

the Sub-periods Playback interface.

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Step 3 Select a date and start playing the video file.
Step 4 Select the Split-screen Number from the drop-down list. Up to 16 screens are configurable.

Figure 6-20 Interface of Sub-periods Playback

According to the defined number of split-screens, the video files on the selected date can be
divided into average segments for playback. E.g., if there are video files existing between 16:00 and
22:00, and the 6-screen display mode is selected, then it can play the video files for 1 hour on each
screen simultaneously.

6.1.8 Playing Back External File

Purpose

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

Step 1 Enter the Playback interface.

Menu>Playback

Step 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.

Step 3 Select and click the button to play back it.

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Figure 6-21 Interface of External File Playback

6.2 Auxiliary Functions of Playback

6.2.1 Playing Back Frame by Frame

Purpose

Play video files frame by frame, in order to check image details of the video when abnormal events
happen.

Step 1 Go to Playback interface and click button until the speed changes to Single frame.
Step 2 One click on the playback screen represents playback or adverse playback of one frame.

You can use button in toolbar to stop the playing.

6.2.2 Digital Zoom

Step 1 Click the button on the playback control bar to enter Digital Zoom interface.
Step 2 Use the mouse to draw a red rectangle and the image within it will be enlarged up to 16

times.

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Figure 6-22 Draw Area for Digital Zoom

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

6.2.3 Reverse Playback of Multi-Channel

Purpose

You can play back record files of multi-channel reversely. Up to 16-ch simultaneous reverse
playback is supported.

Step 1 Enter Playback interface.

Menu>Playback

Step 2 Check more than one checkboxes to select multiple channels and click to select a date on

the calendar.

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