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Digimerge DH200+R Series Instruction Manual

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DH200+R Series
Digital Video Surveillance Recorder
16 H.264 CMS-DH 3G Mobile
Instruction Manual
English Version 1.0
www.digimerge.com
Copyright © 2012 Digimerge Technologies Inc.
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CAUTION
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK
DO NOT OPEN
CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER. NO USER SERVICABLE PARTS INSIDE.
REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.
The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the products ' enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock.
The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance.
WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS UNIT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.
CAUTION: TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, MATCH WIDE BLADE OF THE PLUG TO THE WIDE SLOT AND FULLY INSERT.
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Important Safeguards
In addition to the careful attention devoted to quality standards in the manufacturing process of your video product, safety is a major factor in the design of every instrument. However, safety is your responsibility too. This sheet lists important information that will help to assure your enjoyment and proper use of the video product and accessory equipment. Please read them carefully before operating and using your video product.
Installation
1. Read and Follow Instructions - All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the video product is operated. Follow all operating instructions.
2. Retain Instructions - The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference.
3. Heed Warnings - Comply with all warnings on the video product and in the operating instructions.
4. Polarization - Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding-type plug.
A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other.
A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong.
The wide blade or the third prong are provided for your safety.
If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet, consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet.
5. Power Sources - This video product should be operated only from the type of power source indicated on the marking label. If you are not sure of the type of power supply to your location, consult your video dealer or local power company. For video products intended to operate from battery power, or other sources, refer to the operating instructions.
6. Overloading - Do not overload wall outlets of extension cords as this can result in the risk of fire or electric shock. Overloaded AC outlets, extension cords, frayed power cords, damaged or cracked wire insulation, and broken plugs are dangerous. They may result in a shock or fire hazard. Periodically examine the cord, and if its appearance indicates damage or deteriorated insulation, have it replaced by your service technician.
7. Power Cord Protection - Power supply cords should be routed so that they are not likely to be walked on or pinched by items placed upon or against them, paying particular attention to cords at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the video product.
8. Ventilation - Slots and openings in the case are provided for ventilation to ensure reliable operation of the video product and to protect it from overheating. These openings must not be blocked or covered. The openings should never be blocked by placing the video equipment on a bed, sofa, rug, or other similar surface. This video product should never be placed near or over a radiator or heat register. This video product should not be placed in a built-in installation such as a bookcase or rack unless proper ventilation is provided or the video product manufacturer’s instructions have been followed.
9. Attachments - Do not use attachments unless recommended by the video product manufacturer as they may cause a hazard.
10. Camera Extension Cables – Check the rating of your extension cable(s) to verify compliance with your local authority regulations prior to installation.
11. Water and Moisture - Do not use this video product near water. For example, near a bath tub, wash bowl, kitchen sink or laundry tub, in a wet basement, near a swimming pool and the like.
Caution
operated equipment or accessories connected to this unit should bear the UL listing mark of CSA certification mark on the accessory itself and should not be modified so as to defeat the safety features. This will help avoid any potential hazard from electrical shock or fire. If in doubt, contact qualified service personnel.
12. Accessories - Do not place this video equipment on an unstable cart, stand, tripod, or table. The video equipment may fall, causing serious damage to the video product. Use this video product only with a cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table recommended by the manufacturer or sold with the video product. Any mounting of the product should follow the manufacturer’s instructions and use a mounting accessory recommended by the manufacturer.
: Maintain electrical safety. Powerline
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Service
13. Servicing - Do not attempt to service this video equipment yourself as opening or removing covers may expose you to dangerous voltage or other hazards. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel.
14. Conditions Requiring Service - Unplug this video product from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions:
• When the power supply cord or plug is damaged.
• If liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into
the video product.
• If the video product has been exposed to rain or
water.
• If the video product does not operate normally by
following the operating instructions. Adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating instructions. Improper adjustment of other controls may result in damage and will often require extensive work by a qualified technician to restore the video product to its normal operation.
• If the video product has been dropped or the cabinet
has been damaged.
• When the video product exhibits a distinct change
in performance. This indicates a need for service.
Use
19. Cleaning - Unplug the video product from the wall outlet before cleaning. Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners. Use a damp cloth for cleaning.
20. Product and Cart Combination - Video and cart combination should be moved with care. Quick stops, excessive force, and uneven surfaces may cause the video product and car combination to overturn.
21. Object and Liquid Entry - Never push objects for any kind into this video product through openings as they may touch dangerous voltage points or “short-out” parts that could result in a fire or electric shock. Never spill liquid of any kind on the video product.
22. Lightning - For added protection for this video product during a lightning storm, or when it is left unattended and unused for long periods of time, unplug it from the wall outlet and disconnect the antenna or cable system. This will prevent damage to the video product due to lightning and power line surges.
15. Replacement Parts - When replacement parts are required, have the service technician verify that the replacements used have the same safety characteristics as the original parts. Use of replacements specified by the video product manufacturer can prevent fire, electric shock or other hazards.
16. Safety Check - Upon completion of any service or repairs to this video product, ask the service technician to perform safety checks recommended by the manufacturer to determine that the video product is in safe operating condition.
17. Wall or Ceiling Mounting - The cameras provided with this system should be mounted to a wall or ceiling only as instructed in this guide, using the provided mounting brackets.
18. Heat - The product should be situated away from heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other products (including amplifiers) that produce heat.
General Precautions
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General Precautions
1. All warnings and instructions in this manual should be followed.
2. Remove the plug from the outlet before cleaning. Do not use liquid aer water dampened cloth for cleaning.
3. Do not use this unit in humid or wet places.
4. Keep enough space around the unit for ventilation. Slots and openings in the storage cabinet should not b
5. During lightning storms, or when the unit is not used for a long time, disconnect the power supply
e blocked.
, antenna, and cables to protect the unit from electrical surge.
osol detergents. Use a
This equipment has been certified and found to comply with the limits regulated by FCC, EMC, and LVD. Therefore, it is designated to provide reasonable protection against interference and will not cause interference with other appliance usage.
However, it is imperative that the user follows the guidelines in this usage which may result in damage to the unit, electrical shock and fire hazard injury.
In order to improve the feature functions and quality of this product, to change without notice from time to time.
manual to avoid improper
specifications are subject
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Features
• H.264 Compression, supports D1 resolution video recording
• Lite Touch Operation, simple GUI
• Mobile apps: iPhone, BlackBerry, Android, iPad, Android Tablets
• Fully PC / Mac Compatible
• CMS-DH application supports up to 300 DVRs, 64 channels per screen, e-mapping
• Real-time 480 fps recording
• Up to 3TB of storage
• USB 2.0 back-up
• Touch Screen compatible (Windows 7)
• Free DDNS by Digimerge
• Video outputs: HDMI, composite (BNC), spot, VGA
*Please visit www viewing
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.digimerge.com for information, firmware, and compatibility updates for mobile
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Basic Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1. Connect the cameras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
2. Connect a monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
3. Connect the mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
4. Connect the Ethernet cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
5. Connect the power cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Remote Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Mouse Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Mouse Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Touch Screen Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Touch Screen Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Using the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
On-Screen Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Using the Virtual Remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Using the Virtual Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Setting the Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Multi-Screen Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Repositioning Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Continuous Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Event Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Motion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Video Loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Schedule Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Recording Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Playback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Playback Virtual Remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Quick Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Event Record Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Event Preview Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Motion Area Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
External Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
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Event Source Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Setting up Sequencing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Sequence mode & Shift mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Event View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Configuring the EVENT tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Setting up Motion Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Triggering secondary cameras in Motion recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Triggering cameras to record during Video Loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Using the Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
DISPLAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
GENERAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
SWITCH / EVENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
CAMERA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
RECORD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
GENERAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
MODE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
DAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
DAY EVENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
NIGHT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
NIGHT EVENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
SCHEDULE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
CHART . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
HOLIDAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
DISK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
DISK MANAGER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Recording Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
NETWORK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
ETHERNET . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
GENERAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
EMAIL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
DDNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
DEVICE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
GENERAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
ALARM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
PTZ EVENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
SYSTEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
GENERAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
TIME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
ACCOUNT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
UPDATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
INFO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Backup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Backing up to a USB Device or CD/DVD Burner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Backing up to an FTP Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Viewing Backup Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Using MCD Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
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Playing AVI Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
CMS-DH Central Management Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Installing CMS-DH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Starting CMS-DH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Adding a Virtual DVR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Creating New Group Folders & Sub folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Configuring General System Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Adding Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Recording Video to the hard drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Playing back recorded video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Remote Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Video Playback Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Local Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
Saving Video Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Converting video files to AVI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Schedule Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Schedule Backup to Local Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Configure Backup to FTP Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Taking Screen Captures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
Viewing File Download Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Changing Viewing Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Digital Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Sequencing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
E-Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
E-Map Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Viewing video on E-Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Configuring E-Map camera settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Zooming into the E-Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Removing camera icon in the E-Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Adding Multiple E-Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Viewing DVR Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Closing windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Locking Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
DVR Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Setting PTZ Pre-Sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Upgrading the Firmware Remotely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Configuring Post Event Action Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Setting up Post Event Actions on a NO/NC Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Configuring Alarm Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Setting message pop-up notifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Setting Video pop-up notifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Configuring other Post Action Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
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POS Data Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Running CMS-DH on multiple monitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
iSMS Client (Remote Viewing on the Mac). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Installation Steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98
Using the iSMS Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
iSMS Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Configuring OSD Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Searching for video remotely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Searching for video locally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Configuring PTZ settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Configuring PTZ Protocols in the iSMS Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Configuring the iSMS Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
iPhone: Digi iMobile Touch App. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Compatible Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Configuring Digi iMobile Touch Lite/Pro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Digi iMobile Touch Lite Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Digi iMobile Touch Pro Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
About the Search and Control menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Digi iMobile Touch Pro Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Android: Digi iMobile Touch Lite App . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Compatible Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Configuring Digi iMobile Touch Lite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Digi iMobile Touch Lite Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Installing the BDVRViewer App on your Blackberry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Step 1 of 4: Download the BDVRViewer Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Step 2 of 4: Clear your browser cache . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Step 3 of 4: Enable APN (Access Point Name) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Step 4 of 4: Log in to BDVRViewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Viewing Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Appendix A: System Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
System Specifications (continued) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Appendix B: Setting up Remote Viewing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
What Do I Need? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130
How Do I Find My IP and MAC addresses? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Finding Your External IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
How Do I Enable Port Forwarding? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Appendix C: Digimerge Auto Port Forward Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
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Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135
Appendix D: Setting Up DDNS Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
How Do I Enable DDNS On My System? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141
Appendix E: Connecting PTZ Cameras. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Using a PTZ Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Setting Pre-Sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
PTZ Compatibility List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Appendix F: Connecting Additional External Monitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Appendix G: Connecting Motion / Alarm Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Appendix H: Replacing the Hard Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Removing the Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Replacing the Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Formatting the Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150
Appendix I: Using Listen-in Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Appendix J: Remote Viewing using Internet Explorer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Appendix K: Touch Screen Monitor Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Step 1 of 3: Connect the Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Step 2 of 3: Power on the Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Step 3 of 3: Test the Touch Screen Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Troubleshooting (cont’d.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157
Remote Connectivity Trouble Shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
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GETTING STARTED
The system comes with the following components:
HARD DRIVE SIZE, NUMBER OF CHANNELS, AND CAMERA CONFIGURATION MAY VARY BY MODEL. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR PACKAGE FOR SPECIFIC CONTENT DETAILS.
CHECK YOUR PACKAGE TO CONFIRM THAT YOU HAVE RECEIVED THE COMPLETE SYSTEM, INCLUDING ALL COMPONENTS SHOWN ABOVE.
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BASIC SETUP
Connect the Octopus cable to the system and connect the cameras to the Octopus cable
Connect to a VGA, HDMI or Video Out (USB port shown below)
Connect an Ethernet cable and mouse
Connect the power cable and press the power button
1. Connect the cameras
a. Connect the Octopus cable to the CAMERA IN 1~16
port on the rear panel and connect BNC cameras to the Octopus cable.
2. Connect a monitor
a. Connect a VGA cable (not included) from the VGA port
on the rear panel to the VGA port on your monitor, OR
b. Connect a HDMI cable (not included) from the HDM
port to the HDMI port on your monitor, OR
c. Connect a BNC terminated cable from the VIDEO OUT
port
to a TV or CCTV monitor.
d. If you are using a touch screen monitor (not included),
c
onnect a USB cable (not included) from a USB port on
the front or rear panel of the system to the monitor.
e. Power on the monitor.
I
3. Connect the mouse
a. Connect the mouse to the USB port on the front or
rear panel.
4. Connect the Ethernet cable
a. Connect an Ethernet cable (not included) to the LAN
port.
5. Connect the power cable
a. Connect the power supply to the DC12V port on the
rear panel of the system.
b. Press the PO
WER button on the front panel.
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FRONT PANEL
1 2 6 8 9
10
3
4 5
7
1. Channel Buttons:
• 1~10/0: During Liv Use these buttons to enter numerical values within system menus, or to enter in the user passwords. The 10/0 button has a numerical value of 0.
• +10: Press the +10 button and a channel number to access channels 11 or greater. For example, press +10 and 1 to access channel 11, press +10 and 5 to access channel 15 etc.
: Increase/decrease values within system menus.
2. ENTER: In menus, pr
3. DISPLAY:
4. CANCEL: In
Press to cycle split-screen modes.
menus, press to exist without saving changes. During live view, press to hide the
on-screen-display and alert icons.
5. SEARCH: Pres
6. Navigation Curs
• Press
 to move the cursor in menus.
• During Live-Viewing:
• : Press to enter the Backup menu.
e view, press buttons 1~10/0 to view channels 1~10 in single channel view.
ess to save changes.
s to open Calendar and Time Search menu.
ors
•
•
•
: Press to log in or out of the DVR.
: Press to access system log.
: Press to start/stop recording.
• During Playback:
• : Press to pause/play video.
•
•
•
: Press to fast forward. While video is paused, press to advance video forward
frame-by-frame.
: Press to exit Playback.
: Press to rewind. While video is paused, press to reverse video frame-by-frame.
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8
9
10
3
4 5
7
Front Panel
7. IR Receiver: IR receiver for the remote control. Keep the IR receiver clear from obstructions.
8. Indicators:
• REC: Glows red to indicate system is recording.
• HDD:
Flickers green to indicate hard drive activity.
9. PO
WER: P
10. USB Port: Connect a
ower the system on/off (password required. Default password = 000000).
USB flash drive, mouse, external HDD, or optical drive for critical data
backup; connect a USB flash drive for firmware upgrades.
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REAR PANEL
1 2
7 8
9
Rear panel (16-channel model shown)
5
4 6
3
1110 12
1. CAMERA IN 1~16: Connect the Octopus cable to connect up to 16 BNC cameras.
2. VIDEO OUT: Video output (BNC)
3. SPO
T OUT: Video output to connect the system to an external monitor (not included). Spot Out
mode displays channels switching in an automatic sequence.
4. AUDI
O IN: One 3.5" RCA port (mono) for recording audio from an audio-capable camera (not
included).
5. AUDI
6. VGA
7. HDMI:
O OUT: One 3.5" RCA port (mono) for audio output.
: VGA port to connect the system to a VGA monitor.
HDMI port to connect the system to a HDMI TV/monitor.
to connect the system to a secondary monitor or DVR.
NOTE: The
HDMI port outputs to a maximum resolution of 1920 x 1080. However, the recording resolution is a maximum of 720x480 (D1 resolution). This means that when viewing pre-recorded video, the image will not display in true HD form.
8. LAN:
9. USB: Connect a USB
10. ALARM IN
• ALARM I
Connect an Ethernet cable to connect the system to a router or switch (not included).
mouse, USB memory key, external hard drive, or optical drive.
/ OUT / RS422-RS485:
N: Input for alarm sensor devices.
• OUT: Output for alarm relay devices.
• RS422-RS485: Input for compatible PTZ cameras.
NOTE: The RS232 P
orts are for development purposes only. A PTZ camera can not be controlled
from these ports.
11. DC
12. Gr
12V: Connect the included DC12V 3A power supply.
ound
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REMOTE CONTROL
3
2
4
5
You can use the channel buttons on the remote control to enter numbers, letters, and other characters (for example, for camera title or email setup).
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1. DVR ID: Pairs the DVR with the remote (optional). page 50.
2. PO
WER: Press to power the system ON/OFF
(password required).
3. Sys
tem configuration buttons:
• TIM menu.
• EXTERNAL-SEARCH: Press to open the External Search menu. The External Search menu allows you to browse for content on an external hard drive connected to the DVR.
• LOG: Press to open the system log.
• SPOT OUT: Press to select SPOT OUT output.
• INFO: Press to view vital system information.
• BACKUP: Press to open the Backup Menu.
• DISPLAY ( ): single channel full-screen, quad, and split-screen displays.
• ZOOM: Press to open the zoom field (live view, single channel only). Press ENTER to zoom in.
• P/T/Z: Press to open the PTZ menu.
4. Navigation/Menu:
• : Press to move cursor up.
• : Press to move cursor down.
• : Press to move cursor left.
• : Press to move cursor right.
• MENU: Press to open the Main Menu, and to confirm menu selections.
• ENTER ( ): options/selections/enter sub-menu options.
• CANCEL/OSD: Press to close menu windows; press to show/hide the on-screen display (OSD); press to clear channel indicators (loss, alarm, etc.).
• + / - : Press to increase/decrease menu options.
For details, see “GENERAL” on
E SEARCH: Press to open the Time Search
Press to switch between
Press to confirm menu
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5. Playback controls:
You can use the channel buttons on the remote control to enter numbers, letters, and other characters (for example, for camera title or email setup).
3
2
4
5
1
6
• : Press to stop playback.
•
: Press repeatedly to increase reverse
playback speed.
• : Press to begin playback; press to switch between forward and reverse playback.
: Press repeatedly to increase forward
• playback speed.
: Press to start/stop manual recording.
•
• SCH/LOGIN: Opens the Login window to log in or out of the system.
• and During playback, press to pause; press repeatedly for frame-by-frame playback.
Pr
6. Channel buttons: 1~16 individually in full-screen; press to
ess to view channels
input passwords; when entering camera titles, press for alpha-numeric characters. Note that the 0/10 button means "0" when entering passwords, and "10" when accessing channel 10 (16-channel models only).
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Mouse Control
1 2
3
Enter
Exit
Enter
Exit
The mouse is the primary control device for the system. To connect a USB mouse:
• Connect a USB mouse to the USB port on the front or rear panel.
1. Left-Button: Whil double-click an individual channel to view it in full-screen; double-click again to return to the split-screen display mode. While navigating menus, click to select a menu option.
u
2. Right-B
3. Scroll-Wheel: M menu option.
tton: Right-click anywhere on the screen to open the Virtual Remote.
e in a split-screen display mode,
ove the scroll wheel up or down to increase/decrease the value of a selected
Mouse Tips
When using the mouse, the ENTER ( ) and EXIT (X) buttons appear in the top-right corner of every menu window. When you change system settings
and configurations, click
to save your changes.
Touch Screen Control
A touch screen monitor (not included) can be used as a substitute for mouse control. Touch screen monitors must be Windows 7® Touch compatible to work with the system.
To connect a touch screen monitor:
1. Connect a USB cable (not included) from a USB to the monitor.
2. Connect a VGA cable (not included) from the VGA port
• Connect an HDMI cable (not included) from the HDMI
3. Power on the monitor, and then power on the system.
To control the system using a touch screen:
• While in viewing or playback mode, press and hold anywhere on the screen to access the Virtual Remote to exit.
• While in a split-screen display mode, double-tap an individual channel to view it in full-screen. Double-tap again to return to split-screen display mode.
• While navigating menus, tap to select a menu option.
Remot
e. For details, see “Using the Virtual Remote” on page 12. Tap outside the Virtual
port on the front or rear panel of the system
on the rear panel to the monitor, OR
port on the rear panel to the monitor.
Touch Screen Tips
When using a touch screen, the ENTER ( ) and EXIT (X) buttons appear in the top-right corner of every menu window. When you change system set
You can reposition camera channels usin see “Repositioning Channels” on page 14.
8
tings and configurations, tap
to save your changes.
g a touchscreen. For details,
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USING THE SYSTEM
System
Password Field
To power the system ON:
1. Connect the power cable to the port on the rear panel.
2. Press the
To power the system OFF:
1. Press the Record button (
2. Enter your system password.
3. Press the POWER butt
4. Enter your system password to shut down the system.
POWER button on the front panel or remote control.
) on the front panel to halt system recording.
on on the front panel or remote control.
Using the System
Password
The default system password is 000000. You can configure the system password through the Main Menu>System>ACCOUNTS. For complete information on changing your password and
managing users on the system, see “ACCOUNT” on page 50.
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Using the System
1
2
7
8
3
4
5
6
On-Screen Display
The system shows the following for all display views:
1. Recording Indicator: "REC" indicates that continuous recording is enabled on at least one channel.
NOTE: If REC does not appear on the on-screen display the system is NO
T RECORDING.
2. Display: Show live video and playback in single channel full-screen, quad, and split-screen
onfigurations.
c
3. Recording Status & Channel indicator (
): The number indicates the channel
number. The colors have different meanings:
• Black - No recording in progress. Y
ellow - Continuous recording in progress.
•
• Red - Event (Motion/Alarm) recording in progress.
4. Channel Title:
You can customize the channel with a unique name for each channel. See
“CAMERA” on page 36.
5. Camera Status (
): Will display a green Motion icon, purple Loss icon, or a yellow
Alarm icon.
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6. Status Indicators
• CD/DVD Drive Indicator: Indicates that a CD/DVD writer is connected to the DVR. The indicator
glows blue when CD/DVD burning is in progress.
• USB Indicator (Front panel): Glows blue when a USB device is connected the front USB port
to perform a system backup.
• USB Indicator (Rear panel): Glows blue when a USB device is connected the rear USB port to
perform a system backup.
• User Status: Indicates what type of user is currently logged in.
• : The system administrator is logged in.
•
: A user is logged in.
•
: The system is locked.
• Audio Indicator: During video playback, if there is audio present, the Audio Indicator glows blue.
• Connected Users: Shows the number of users who are connected to the system via the network
(i.e through the web browser or smartphone).
7. Date/Time: Sho
ws the date (mm/dd/yyyy), day of the week, and time (24-hour clock).
8. HDD/Record days: Shows the remaining hard drive space and the number of recording days
before the hard drive is full. Note that if the hard drive capacity is less than 5GB, the icon appears to indicate overwrite is enabled. When overwrite is enabled, the first video that
orded will be deleted (first in first out).
is rec
9. Spot Monitor Indicator: Displays the monitor that is currently in Spot Out mode.
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Using the System
2
3
1
4
• : Time Search
•
:Window
Positioning
• Log
• Spot Out
• System Info
• Backup
• : Display Mode
• Zoom
• PTZ: Opens the PTZ menu.
• :F1 button.
• : F3 button.
• :External Search
Using the Virtual Remote
Right-click anywhere on the screen to open the Virtual Remote. The Virtual Remote gives you quick access to many of the system’s features using only a USB mouse (included).
1. Quick Function Keys:
2. Navigation/Menu:
• : Move cursor up.
• : Move cursor down.
• : Move cursor left.
• : Move cursor right.
Press to open/close the Main Menu.
NU:
• ME
•
: Press to confirm menu options/selections/enter sub-menu
options.
•
ESC: Close menu windows; press to show/hide the on-screen
display (OSD); press to clear channel indicators (loss, alarm, etc.).
• +: Increase values in menu options.
- : Decrease menu options in menu options.
•
3. Playback controls:
• : Stop playback / stop system recording.
: Increase reverse playback speed 1X, 2X, 4X, 8X, and 16X.
•
• : Start playback; press to switch betw
: Increase forward playback speed 1X, 2X, 4X, 8X, and 16X.
•
•
: Start manual recording (if scheduled recording is not active).
•
: Log in/ Log out of the system (password required).
• : During playback, click to pause; click repeatedly for reverse frame-by-frame playback; during live viewing,
click to open the PTZ menu.
• : During playback, click to pause; click repeatedly for frame-by-frame playback; during live viewing, click
to SPOT OUT.
4. Channel buttons: Click to view channels 1~8 individually in full-screen; click to input passwords; when entering camera titles, click for alpha-numeric characters.
NOTE: The button labe channel 10.
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led 0/10 means 0 when entering passwords and 10 when entering
een forward and reverse playback.
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Using the System
Date Time
Using the Virtual Keyboard
When configuring certain options, such as Camera Title, the Virtual Keyboard opens to make mouse input easier.
Setting the Time
It is highly recommended to set the time on the system prior to doing any recording.
To set the date and time:
1. Right-click, and then click (by default, 000000) to stop continuous recording.
NOTE: Y button on the remote control.
2. Right-click and then click
MENU>S
3. Select DATE and enter the date (yyyy/mm/dd).
4. Select TIME and enter the time (hh/mm/s
5. Press the ENTER button save your changes.
6. Press the Cancel butt the front panel, or press the ESC button on the virtual remote to exit to the Live viewing window.
7. Right-click and click the button on the Recording.
ou may also stop recording on the system by pressing
YSTEM>TIME.
s).
on the Virtual Remote and enter your 6-digit system password
to
on on
on the front panel or the
Virtual Remote control to resume Continuous
NOTE: Y re
NOTE: Ensure the REC symbol appears on the top-left corner.If you do not see the DVR has stopped recording.
ou may also press on the front panel or remote control to resume continuous
cording.
the REC symbol,
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Using the System
Multi-Screen Display
The system can display channels in full-screen single channel, quad, and multi split-screen displays.
Repositioning Channels
You can reposition the channels on the display screen. This can be very useful when monitoring a live location(s).
To reposition the display channels using a mouse:
1. Place the main display screen in either a quad display, or in a sp
lit-screen configuration.
NOTE: Repositioning will not w
2. Click-and-drag the channel you would like to mo
ork if the main display screen is in full-screen single channel.
ve to the desired location. The channels
switch places.
To reposition the display channels using a touch screen monitor:
1. Place the main display screen in either a quad display, or in a multi split-screen c
onfiguration.
NOTE: Repositioning will not w
ork if the main display screen is in full-screen single channel.
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2. Press and hold inside the channel you would like to move. Drag your finger to the channel you wish to reassign it to and release.
NOTE: If the Virtual Remote appears while doing this, you may ignore it. After repositioning the
channel, tap anywhere outside the Virtual Remote to exit.
To reposition display channels using the front panel
1. Using the mouse, remote control, or front panel, plac
buttons or remote control:
e the main display screen in either a
quad display, or in a split-screen configuration.
w
NOTE: Repositioning will not
2. Using the mouse, right-click anywhere on the scr
3. From the Virtual Remote, click
ork if the main display screen is in full-screen single channel.
een to open the Virtual Remote.
. The Window cursor appears in the top-left channel
(typically channel 1).
4. Reposition the channels through the following:
• Remote Contro
l: Press the button for the channel you wish to place in the location of the Window cursor. For example, if the cursor is on channel 1, and you want to have channel 4 in its location, press the 4 button on the remote control. You can also press F2 on the remote to open the Window cursor, then press the desired channel number that you wish to change to.
• Front Panel: Press the button for the channel you wish to place in the location of the Window cursor
5. Press the
buttons to change the location of the Window cursor.
6. Press the MENU button
to save your settings.
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RECORDING
Continuous recording on all channels
• In this example, Continuous Recording is on ALL channels (default)
REC icon
By default, the system is set to immediately record at startup from connected cameras. This is called continuous recording. It is highly recommended to keep continuous recording on at all times.
The system can perform Continuous Recording, Ev However, the system can only perform one type of recording at a given time.
ent Recording, and Schedule Recording.
Continuous Recording
By default, all camera channels are enabled with continuous recording. During Continuous Recording, the REC icon appears in the top left corner of the OSD.
Event Recording
The system includes three modes of event recording:
• Motion: The
• Alarm: The system records when an alarm or sensor is triggered
• Video Loss: The system records when a camera is disconnected or suffers video loss. The system employs a pre-record function to capture video seconds before the video loss occurred
You can customize the recording parameters (video quality, frames-per-second) of Event Recording in the Record me
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system only records when motion is detected by the affected camera
nu. See “RECORD” on page 37.
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Recording
Motion was detected on the DVR
Green Icon = Motion recording
Motion assigned to channels
Black icon = No recording
Motion
When motion is detected, the system will continue to record, but can apply unique recording parameters for each camera that you can set in the EVENT and DAY EVENT MENU [Main Menu > Record > DAY or NIGHT (EVENT) > DAY or NIGHT EVENT]. The camera enabled with Motion Detection will have a RED icon number on the OSD.
When motion is detected by the camera, the motion icon will appear.
Press the CANCEL/ESC button on the remote control, front panel, or Virtual Remote to clear the motion icon.
NOTE: A black ic highly recommended to keep continuous recording for all cameras on at all times. Use caution when assigning motion detection to specific cameras.
on indic
ates that recording on a camera is disabled. For better security it is
Alarm
When an alarm is triggered, the system will continue to record, but can apply unique recording parameters that you can set in the EVENT and DAY EVENT menu (Main Menu>Record>Day or
NIGHT EVENT). A red channel icon appears when an alarm event occurs on the channel.
NOTE: Press the CANCEL/ESC button on the remote control, front panel, or Virtual Remote to
ear the alarm icon.
cl
Video Loss
If a camera is disconnected or is damaged, the video loss icon will appear for the affected channel. The channel number will turn BLACK. Once video has been restored, press the CANCEL/ESC button on the remote control, front panel, or Virtual Remote to clear the video loss icon.
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Recording
ATTENTION: Schedule Recording takes priority over all other recording modes.
Schedule Use
Schedule Recording
Schedule Recording can be set manually or at startup. Schedule Recording allows you to assign customized recording parameters to each camera.
To access the Schedule Recording tab:
1. Press the MENU button on the front panel, or virtual remote (right-click > MENU).
2. Click REC
3. In the GENERAL tab, under SCHEDULE USE, select ON.
ORD.
4. Click the DAY, DAY EVENT, NIGHT, and NIGHT EVENT tabs to configure scheduled recording.
5. Click Enter (
6. Configure the weekly schedule as needed. See “SCHEDULE” on page 41. For details on scheduled recording, see “RECORD” on page 37.
) to save changes.
Recording Audio
The system can record one channel of audio. You must have an audio enabled camera or self-powered microphone connected to the system in order to use this function. For details on connected audio recording devices, see “Appendix I: Using Listen-in Audio” on page 1
51.
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PLAYBACK
View recorded video on the system through playback mode.
To begin playback:
1. Select the number of channels you wish to playback (i.e. single channel,
or quad view, etc.)
2. Press the Play button system will play the last few minutes of the most recently recorded video.
3. Press the following buttons on the remote control to use playback functions:
•
• : Press to pause playback; press repeatedly for frame-by-frame reverse playback.
• : Press to pause playback; press repeatedly for frame-by-frame forward playback.
•
•
To return to Live viewing:
• Press
(  ) on the remote control or press on the Virtual Remote. The
: Press to switch between forward and reverse playback.
: Press to increase reverse playback speed.
: Press to increase forward playback speed.
to stop playback and return to live viewing.
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Playback Virtual Remote
2
3
1
Virtual Remote during Playback
During playback, you can right-click anywhere on the screen to open a condensed version of the Virtual Remote.
1. Navigation/Menu:
• : Move cursor up. Move cursor down.
• :
• : Move cursor left.
• : Move cursor right.
• MENU: Opens system’s main menu.
: Click to confirm menu options/selections.
•
• ESC
: Click to close menu windows; click to show/hide
the on-screen display (OSD); click to clear channel indicators (loss, alarm, etc.).
•
+: Increase values in menu options.
•
- : Decrease values in menu options.
2. Playback co
•
: Stop playback and return to live view.
•
: Increase reverse playback speed.
• : Start playback; press to switch between forward and reverse playback.
: Increase forward playback speed.
•
3. Quick Function Keys: : Click to open the Time Search menu.
•
• Log: Click to
• : During playback, click to pause; click repeatedly for frame-by-frame reverse playback.
•
: During playback, click to pause; click repeatedly for frame-by-frame playback.
ntrols:
open the Log menu.
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SEARCH
Search for recorded video data on the system using the Time Search menu.
To open the Time Search menu:
• Press the Search button ( ) on the front panel or on the virtual remote control or remote co
ntrol ( ).
Search
To search for recorded video with Multi-channel playback:
1. Beside the "Day" field, click on the date you wish to search for. Then perform the following to ect the time:
sel
• Scroll DOWN (or click + on
the virtual remote) on the mouse and then click the Hour you would
like to search.
• Repeat up to 2 more times to select time in 5 minute and 1 minute intervals.
• At any time you may double-click a time or press the Enter ()
button on the remote control
or front panel to start video playback at the selected time.
• TIP: Right-click to open the playback virtual remote.
2. Press
to stop playback and return to live viewing.
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Search
Event Select
Quick Search
To perform a quick search:
1. Press and hold the Search Butt
The Time Input menu appears.
2. Double-click the INPUT field, and use the virtual keyboard to enter the date and time that you
wish to search for.
3. Click or press the Enter (
on ( ) on the front panel or remote control for 2 seconds.
) button to begin playback.
Event Record Search
The Event Record Search option allows you to search for any events that occurred on the system.
To perform an Event Record Search:
1. Press the SEARCH button (
).
(
2. Click Event Se
lect.
) on the front panel, remote control, or virtual remote control
3. Under SEARCH MODE, click the +/- buttons and select EVENT RECORD (default).
Click ENTER ( ) to begin the search.
4.
5. Double-click on the event in the calendar that you wish to view (events are highlighted in red).
• TIP: Click on a time and scroll down to select specific hours or minutes.
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Search
Event Preview Search
The Event Preview search allows you to view searched results as a thumbnail preview. This works in single-channel search only.
To perform a preview search:
1. Press the Search button (
2. Beside the "Day" field, click on the date you wish to
) on the front panel or remote control ( ).
search for. Then scroll DOWN on the mouse to select the Hour. Select the desired hour. Scroll DOWN again to select the desired minute. You can also press the -/+ button on the virtual remote to select the hour and minute.
3. Right-click to open the virtual remote, and then click on the channel that you wish to preview search
.
4. Select the preview image that you wish to watch. A box outlines the preview image to indicate the selection.
5. Right-click to open the virtual remote, and then click the ENTE viewing.
6. To exit, right-click to open the virtual remote, and then click the Stop button ().
R ( ) button to begin
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Search
Event Select button
Motion Area Search
The Motion Area Search allows you to search for video with a pre-defined criteria.
To begin Event Area Search:
1. Press the Search button (
) on the front panel or ( ) on the virtual remote.
2. Click on the date that you wish to search for. Right-click to open the Virtual Remote. Click the + button to select the hour. After you have selected the hour, click the + button again to select the desired minute you wish to search under.
3. Click the Even
t Select button.
4. Double-click the Search Mode field, and click +/- to select MOTION AREA. Note that by default, the entire motion area is selected by default.
5. In the Motion Area window, configure the area of the screen that you wish to search for motion (see below).
6. Press the MENU button to search for video with your particular settings.
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Search
External Search
External search allows you to search for video footage stored on an external device such as an external hard drive. Note that the DVR can only search for video that is from the same model DVR.
Prerequisites:
• A USB 2.0 hard drive with data backed up from the same model DVR.
To perform an External Search:
1. Connect a external USB hard drive to the USB port on the front or rear panel of the system.
2. Right-click to open the virtual remote, and then click
3. Enter your system password if required.
4. In the EXTERNAL SEARCH menu, click -/+ and sel search.
5. Press the ENTER
6. The Time Search menu appears. Perform a search to search for videos on your external hard drive.
( ) button. The system scans the external hard drive.
ect the external device that you wish to
.
Event Source Search
Event Source search allows you to search for video on channels that have an alarm, motion, or video loss event.
To perform an Event Source search:
1. Press the Search butt
2. Click on the date that you wish to search for. Right-click to open the Virtual Remote. Click the + button to select the hour. After you have selected the hour, click the + button again to select the desired minute you wish to search under.
3. Click the Even
4. Under SEARCH MODE, click -/+ and select EVE
t Select button.
on ( ) on the front panel or ( ) on the virtual remote.
NT SOURCE.
5. Under Event Status, configure the following:
• ALARM: Select the alarm input you wish to search (input 1~4)
• MO
TION: Select the channel that you wish to search for motion (channels 1~16)
• VLOSS: Select the channel that you wish to search for Video Loss (channels 1~16) o
6. Press MENU t
begin the search.
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Setting up Sequencing
Display
Switch
SETTING UP SEQUENCING
Sequencing allows you to view channels in a rotating interval. There are three modes of sequence setup: sequence mode, shift mode, and event mode.
Sequence mode & Shift mode
Sequence mode allows you to display channels on a regular rotating interval. For example, the monitor can display channels 1~4, then channels 5~8. Shift sequence mode retains the same split screen view, but the channels in each cell continually increase by 1. For example, the monitor can display channels 1~4, then channels 2~5.
To set up sequence mode:
1. Press the MENU button on the r
• If using a mouse, right-click to open the virtual remote, then click MENU.
2. Click DISPLAY.
emote or front panel to open the main menu.
3. Click the SWITCH tab.
4. Beside DEVICE, select MAIN to configure the main monitor or SPOT to configure the spot monitor. If you select SPOT, ensure a spot monitor is connected to the SPOT OUT port on the rear panel.
5. Configure the following:
• DWELL TIME: Sel
• MODE: Select SEQUENCE or SHIFT.
• SPLIT MODE (MAIN configuration only): Select the desired split-screen style.
• USE CHANNEL: Select the channels you want to view in sequence view.
6. Press MENU
7. Exit to the main viewing window. Press and hold the DISPLA remote or front panel to begin sequence view. To exit sequence view, press DISPLAY on the remote or front panel or press the camera number on the remote.
ect the dwell time (the time duration before the channel changes).
on the
remote or click ENTER ( ).
Y button for 2 seconds on the
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Setting up Sequencing
Event View
Event view allows the channel that detects an event (i.e. motion or alarm) to appear in the main channel. This is especially useful if you set up sequence in single-channel view, but want to see immediately any channels that detect motion.
To set up Event sequence mode:
butt
1. Press the MENU
• If using a mouse, right-click to open
2. Click DISPLA
Y.
3. Click the SWITCH tab.
on on the remote or front panel to open the main menu.
the virtual remote, then click MENU.
4. Beside DEVICE, select MAIN or SPOT.
5. Configure the following:
• MODE: Sele
ct EVENT.
• SPLIT MODE (MAIN configuration only): Select the desired split-screen style.
• USE CHANNEL: Select the channels you want to view.
6. Click the EVENT tab.
7. In the MOTION column, ensure the number matches the channel number as shown in the image above. For example, Channel 1 will have a Motion value of 1 etc.
8. Click ENTE
R ( ).
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Setting up Sequencing
9. Exit to the main viewing window. Press and hold the DISPLAY button for 2 seconds on the remote or front panel to begin sequence view. To exit sequence view, press DISPLAY on the remote or front panel or press the camera number on the remote.
Configuring the EVENT tab
The EVENT tab allows you to set up cameras to trigger each other. For example, you can set up Camera 1 (front door) to trigger Camera 5 (side door) to be the main channel when someone approaches Camera 1 (front door).
Scenario: Camera 1 triggers camera 5 to be the main camera
1. Beside CH1, select camera 5 under MOTION.
2. Click ENTER ( ) to save your settings.
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SETTING UP MOTION RECORDING
Motion recording allows the system to mark events as motion recording. This allows you to search for footage that only has movement.
t
Step 1: Configure Camera motion sensitivi
1. Press the MENU butt
on on the remote or front panel to open the main menu.
• If using a mouse, right-click to open
2. Click CAM
ERA.
3. Click the camera number button to select the camera you wish to configure.
y & configure Event frame rates
the virtual remote, then click MENU.
4. Beside MOTION GRID, click ( ) to enable motion detection on the entire screen (selected
by default) or click (
) to enable certain portions of the screen by double-clicking the
portions of the screen you wish to enable motion.
5. Beside MOTION LEVEL, press -/+ to adjus
6. Click ENTE
7. Click REC
R ( ) to save your settings.
ORD>DAY.
NOTE: If you would like to create a schedule with different settings at different times, you can
click on RECORD>GENERAL, and under SCHEDULED USE, select ON. Then, click the NIGHT
t the motion sensitivity.
tab and follow the same instructions below.
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Setting up Motion Recording
SCHEDULE
Double-click on the day to configure.
8. Below EVENT, enter the frame rate for motion recording on this camera under F/S. Repeat for any other cameras that you wish to enable motion recording.
NOTE: If you want to disable continuous recording, under CONTINUOUS, under F/S, select OFF. This causes the system to record only when the cameras detect motion.
9. Under QUALITY, ent
10. Click ENTE
R ( ) to save your settings.
er the desir
Step 2: Configure Schedule settings (o
ed video quality when the camera detects motion.
ptional)
NOTE: By default, Day recording settings are used 24/7. If you would like to create a custom
schedul
e, click on RECORD>GENERAL, and under SCHEDULED USE, select ON.
1. Click SCHEDULE.
2. Double-click the days that you wish to configure the Day and Night recording schedule.
3. Configure the following:
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Setting up Motion Recording
• MODE: Click the +/- buttons to change to apply DAY recording, or NO REC to disable recording. If you configured DAY recording in Step 1, select DAY.
NOTE: You cannot configure NIGHT recording to have a beginning and end time. However, if NIGHT recording is chosen, the NIGHT recording parameters apply to sections of the schedule that are not included in DAY or NO REC.
• BEGIN: Ent
er the time y
ou want the scheduled recording to start.
• END: Enter the time you want the scheduled recording to end.
4. Click ENTE
R ( ) to save your settings.
Final Result
When the camera detects motion, the (
) symbol appears, and the channel number turns red
). The channel number turns red to indicate alarm recording. During video search, motion
( events will appear as EVENT. If the channel number does not turn not been enabled.
Double-check to see that you have enabled motion recording in Step 1.
red, then motion recording has
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Setting up Motion Recording
Camera 1 must be selected
Example
Select cameras 2 and 3.
Triggering secondary cameras in Motion recording
You can configure secondary cameras to begin motion recording when surrounding cameras detect motion. For example, if Camera 2 or 3 detects motion, the system can trigger Camera 1 to begin recording as an event.
To configure custom Motion recording
1. Under the DAY EVENT or NIGHT EVENT tab, click (
settings:
) beside the channel that you wish to
configure.
2. Under MOTION, ensure that whatever channel you are configuring is selected. In this example, Camera 1 must be is selected, since it is the camera you are configuring. Select cameras 2 and 3.
3. Click ENTER ( ) to save your settings.
Final Result
When camera 2 and 3 detects motion, camera 1 begins recording
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Setting up Motion Recording
Select camera 1 and 2
Example
Triggering cameras to record during Video Loss
If video loss occurs, the system can trigger secondary cameras to begin recording as an event. For example, if a vandal attempts to cut the camera wiring, as soon as the cable wire is cut, the system triggers other cameras to detect as a motion event.
1. Under the DAY EVENT or NIGHT EVENT tab, click (
) beside the channel that you wish to
configure.
2. Under VLOSS, ensure that whatever channel you are configuring is selected. In this example, Camera 1 is selected.
Select cameras 2 and 3.
3. Click ENTE
R ( ) to save your settings.
Final Result
When video loss occurs on cameras 2 or 3, camera 1 begins recording as an eve
t.
n
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Using the Main Menu
System Main Menu
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
USING THE MAIN MENU
To open the Main Menu:
• Press the MENU button on the front panel or the remote control. OR
• Right-click to open the virtual remote control and click MENU.
1. DISPLAY: Adjus
2. CAMERA: Adjus
3. RECORD: rate, and motion.
4. SCHEDULE: Cus schedule.
5. DISK: backup drives.
6. NETWORK:
7. DEVICE:
8. SYSTEM: Configur settings.
Enable/disable recording for each camera, configure the recording quality, frame
Configure hard drive options, monitor hard drive status, and format hard drives or
Configure post recording time, key sensitivity, audio recording, and alarm settings.
t OSD borders, split-screen configuration, and Auto Sequence settings. t brightness, camera titles, color, contrast, title, and PTZ settings.
tomize DAY and NIGHT recording modes according to a daily or weekly
Configure IP, email, and DDNS settings.
e video output settings, audio recording, alarm settings, and PTZ event
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Using the Main Menu
DISPLAY
Use the Display menu to configure the OSD and Auto Sequence settings.
GENERAL
To configure the "GENERAL" display tab:
1. Select the GENE following:
• STATUS BAR: Select to Show or Hide the status bar on the OSD.
RAL tab, and configure the
SWITCH / EVENT
The SWITCH and EVENT tab allows you to configure Sequencing display options for the main and spot out monitor.
For details on setting up sequencing mode, see “Setting up Sequencing” on page 26.
• CAMERA INFO: Sel NUMBER. or the CAMERA TITLE or both.
• BORDER LINE: Set the of the OSD.
• BACKGROUND: Set the back disconnected cameras on the main display.
• OSD ALIGNMENT: Config output to output to a VGA or CCTV monitor. If you use a VGA monitor, select OVERSCAN. If you use a CCTV monitor, select UNDERSCAN.
LIT MODE: Sel
• SP want activated when you press the DISPLAY button on the remote.
ect to show the CAMERA
color for the borders
ground color for
ure the DVR’s main
ect the Split modes that you
2. Click ENTER ( ) to save your changes and exit.
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Using the Main Menu
Camera number button
Select all
De-select all
Custom Select
If using "custom select", double click on the grid to select the desired area that you wish to activate motion.
CAMERA
Configure various camera settings, such as brightness, contrast, and title.
To configure camera settings:
1. Click the camera number button to configur
2. Configure the following:
• BRIGHTNESS, CONTRAST, COLOR: Adjust
• MOTION LEVEL: Sele
• MO
e the desired camera.
from 0~100.
ct the motion sensitivity of the system. The greater the number, the more sensitive the system is to motion.
TION GRID: Se
that you wish to enable motion recording.
lect the area of the screen
• PTZ: C
lick the SETUP button to configure your PTZ settings. Ent Baudrate. The PTZ ID should match the camera channel to which you have connected the PTZ camera.
er your PTZ ID, Model, and
NOTE: PTZ devices are connected to the RS-422/RS-485 ports located on the rear panel. Multiple PTZ cameras are connected by daisy-chaining the camera connection in the RS-422/RS-485 ports.
NOTE: F ca
or details on connecting PTZ
meras, see “Appendix E: Connecting PTZ
Cameras” on page 142.
3. Repeat for other cameras connected to the t
em.
sys
4. Click ENTER
Press CANCEL/ESC t
( ) to save your settings.
o close remaining
menu windows.
• TITLE: Use on-screen keyboard or the alpha-numeric buttons on the remote control to enter a name/title for the camera. Press  to move the cursor left/right. If you make a mistake, press CANCEL/ESC to return to the Main Menu and start again.
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Using the Main Menu
MODE tab
Used FPS
Tot al FP S
RECORD
Configure recording parameters for each channel.
GENERAL
To configure the GENERAL tab:
1. Click the GENE default).
2. Configure the following:
• SCHEDULE USE: Sel NIGHT and NIGHT EVENT tab. By default, Schedule Use is turned off, and DAY recording settings are used 24/7.
• BOOTUP RECORD: Turn this setting ON (default) so that the DVR begins recording automatically at system boot up. If this setting is turned off, the DVR will not record until you press the record button.
• DISK OVERWRITE: Turn this setting ON (default) so that the hard drive automatically erases the oldest data once the hard drive is full (first in first out). If Disk Overwrite is turned off, the system will stop recording once the hard drive is full.
• AUTO DELETE: Configure the duration the system should keep the data on the hard drive before it is deleted. Select from 12 hours ~ 30 days. For example, if you choose 12 hours, the system keep the last 12 hours of recording, deleting the older footage.
• PRE RECORD: Configure the amount of time the system records before an event recording. Select from 5 seconds ~ 300 seconds. For example, if an event occurred
RAL tab (selected by
ect ON to configure the
at 12:00:00, and you have the pre-recording time marked at 5 seconds, then during the search, the video will begin at11:59:55.
• POST RECORD: Configure the amount of time the system marks an event after an event occurs. Select from 5 seconds ~ 300 seconds.
3. Click ENTER
( ) to save your changes.
MODE
To configure the MODE tab: Prerequisite: Stop the s
before configuration. If the system is still recording, you will not be able to edit the settings in the MODE tab.
1. Click the MODE
2. Beside the camera number that you wish to configure, set the following:
• Under RES., MAX F/ and resolution the channel should record in.
• As you adjust the frame rates, the frame counter tells you how many frames you have left to assign to remaining channels (Used FPS).
• If you go over the total frame count, a warning message appears. Click YES to disable the last channel so that the remaining channels can use the extra frame rates.
3. Press /on the front panel, or pr button on the remote control to resume Continuous Recording.
ystem recording
tab.
S, select the frame rate
ess the
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Using the Main Menu
Event Edit icon
DAY
Configuring the DAY tab
The DAY tab allows you to configure how the system will record during Scheduled recording menu.
To configure the DAY tab:
1. Click the DAY ta
2. Beside the desired channel you wish to configure, adjust the following for Continuous and Event recording:
• Under F/S, sel of the particular channel during Day recording.
• Under QUALITY, select the recording quality during daytime recording.
3. Click ENTE
ect the frames per second
R ( ) to save your settings.
Day recording in the
b.
DAY EVENT
Configuring the DAY EVENT tab
The Day Event tab allows you to configure how the system will trigger, motion or video loss occurs when the DVR is in Day recording mode.
record an event if an alarm
To configure the DAY EVENT tab:
1. Click the DAY
2. Configure the following for each channel:
• ALARM: Select from 1~1 the system to mark the video as an event when an alarm input triggers for the selected channel.
• VLOSS: Select a channel if you want the camera to record when video loss occurs on this channel, or select ALL for the camera to record when video loss occurs on any other channel. For example, if you are configuring channel 1, and enter channel 8 in the VLOSS column, this tells the system that when a video loss occurs in channel 8, it will also cause channel 1 to record, and mark the recorded video as an event.
NOTE: Even when OFF is selected, video loss
ways causes an event on to occur on the
al affected channel.
• : Indic configured (See About the "EVENT EDIT window" below).
EVENT tab.
6 or ALL. This tells
a
tes multiple devices are
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Using the Main Menu
Select ONGENERAL tab
• (EVENT EDIT): Click this icon to open the EVENT EDIT menu.
About the EVENT EDIT window
The EVENT EDIT window allows you to have other cameras trigger the camera you
are configuring to record events. For example, you can tell the system to have camera 1 record, when there is video loss in camera 3. Likewise, you can tell camera 1 to record as an event when there is motion detected in camera 5.
To configure the EVENT EDIT window:
1. Configure the following:
• ALARM I
ect the Alarm In devices
N: Sel that, when triggered, will cause the camera you are configuring to record as an event.
• MOTION: Set the camera (i.e. Camera A) that you want to trigger the system to record when the camera (Camera A) detects motion. For example, if you are configuring channel 1, and enter channel 8 in the motion column, this tells the system that when a motion event occurs in channel 8, it will cause channel 1 to record, and mark the recorded video as an event.
• VLOSS: Select the channels to monitor for Video Loss. For example, if you select channel 3, the camera you are currently configuring will start event recording on the camera you are currently configuring.
NOTE: By defa
ult, a video loss event will be
logged on the same channel that it occurs.
NIGHT
Configuring the NIGHT tab
The NIGHT tab allows you to configure how the system will record during Night recording in the Scheduled recording menu.
To conf
1. In the RECORD menu, click the GENERAL
2. Beside SCHEDULE USE, select ON.
3. Click the NIGHT tab.
4. Beside the desired channel you wish to
igure the NIGHT tab:
b.
ta
configure, adjust the following for Continuous and Event recording:
S, sel
• Under F/
ect the frames per second of the particular channel during NIGHT mode recording.
• Under QUALITY, select the recording quality during NIGHT mode recording.
5. Click ENTER
( ) to save your settings.
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Using the Main Menu
Event Edit icon
NIGHT EVENT
Configuring the NIGHT EVENT tab
The NIGHT EVENT tab allows you to configure how the system will record EVENT recording in the scheduled recording menu.
during Night
About the EVENT EDIT window
The EVENT EDIT window allows you to trigger other cameras to record if an event is detected. For example, if the camera outside your garage (camera 5) detects movement, you can trigger the camera inside the garage (camera
6) to begin recording as an event.
1. Configure the following:
• ALARM: Select from 1~1
6 or ALL. This tells the system to mark the video as an event when an alarm input triggers for the selected channel.
• MOTION: Select the camera that you want to trigger the camera being configured to record as an event.For example, if you are configuring channel 2, and enter channel 8 in the MOTION column, this tells the system that when a video loss occurs in channel 8, it will also cause channel 2 to record, and mark the recorded video as an event.
• VLOSS: Set the camera that you want to trigger the camera you are configuring to record, when the camera detects video loss. For example, if you are configuring channel 1, and enter channel 8 in the VLOSS column, this tells the system that when a video loss occurs in channel 8, it will also cause channel 1 to record, and mark the recorded video as an event
• indicates multiple devices connected
(See "About the EVENT EDIT window")
To configure the EVENT EDIT window:
1. Configure the following:
• ALARM IN: Sel
ct the Alarm In devices that
e
will trigger an alarm recording.
• MOTION: Select the camera that will begin recording when motion is detected.
For example, if you are configuring channel 1, and in the MOTION box, you select channel 3, this means that when channel 1 detects movement, channel 3 will begin to record as a motion event.
• VLOSS: Select the channels to monitor for Video Loss. For example, if you select channel 3, the camera you are currently configuring will start event recording on the camera you are currently configuring.
a
NOTE: By def
ult, a video loss event will be
logged on the same channel that it occurs..
2. Click ENTER
( ) to save your settings.
• (EVENT EDIT) : Cl
ick
the EVENT EDIT menu
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Using the Main Menu
Double-click on the day to configure.
SCHEDULE
Set a custom recording schedule for the days of the week.
Pre-requisites:
• Ensure that SCHEDULE USE is turned ON (RECORD>GENERAL).
• Ensure that and NIGHT recording settings in the Recording menu. For details, see “RECORD” on page 37.
you have configured the DAY
3. Configure the following:
• MODE: Click the +/- buttons t or NIGHT recording. Select NO REC to disable recording.
NOTE: You cannot configure NIGHT
ecording to have a beginning and end time.
r NIGHT recording settings apply to parts of the schedule where neither DAY or NO REC are selected.
• BEGIN: Ente scheduled recording to start.
• END: Enter the time you want the scheduled recording to end.
4. Click ENTER
r the time you want the
( ) to save your settings.
o select DAY
CHART
To set a recording schedule in the CHART tab:
1. Click the CHART tab
2. Double-click the day that you wish to configur
e.
.
HOLIDAY
Configuring the Holiday schedule
The holiday schedule allows you to apply a custom This is useful if you will be away from the system, and want to automate a specific recording schedule.
Pre-requisites:
recording schedule for a set duration.
• Ensure that SCHEDULE USE is turned ON (RECORD>GENERAL).
• Ensur and NIGHT recording settings in the Recording menu. For details, see “RECORD” on page 37.
• Ensure that you have configured a recording schedule in the CHART tab for each date (Sunday - Saturday).
e that you have configured the DAY
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Using the Main Menu
To configure the Holiday schedule:
1. Click the HOLI
2. Configure the following:
• MODE: Select the recording mode you wish t
o apply. Choose from OFF, DAY, NIGHT,
SUNDAY~SATURDAY, or CUSTOM.
• MM/DD: Enter the month and date you want the holiday recording to start.
• DAYS: Enter how many days you want the holiday recording to last. For example, if you select 2 days, holiday recording will be enabled for 2 days, and then resume to the regular recording mode (continuous).
NOTE: If a holiday schedul same day as a weekday schedule, the holiday schedule overrides the weekday schedule.
3. Click ENTE
DAY tab.
e occurs on the
R to save your settings.
DISK
Use the Disk menu to format the internal HDD, and configure
Overwrite and Disk Monitor settings.
DISK MANAGER
Disk Manager Tab
The Disk manager tab allows you to view connected hard drives/ CD hard drive health.
Understanding the Status readings
The Status column indicates devices that are connected to the system, and the health of the hard drive.
Below is a list of titles that you may see under the Status column:
/DVD writers, and
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• CD the system.
• Unknown: A new hard drive is installed, but not formatted.
• Empty: The hard drive has been formatted, but not currently used in the system.
• Record Data: There is data on the hard drive, but it is not currently used in the system to record.
• Back up Data: The hard drive has back up data stored.
• Other Data: The hard drive does not include backup or recording data.
• Damaged: The hard drive is unusable.
A CD/DVD drive is connected to
/DVD:
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Using the Main Menu
Formatting a new hard drive
You must format a new hard drive before it can be used for recording.
To format
a new hard drive connected to the
system:
1. Install the new internal hard drive to the R
.
DV
2. Under DEVICE, select the hard drive. The
naming conv
ention looks something like
this : "INT-A: Unknown".
3. In the ACTION field, click +/- and sel
ect
Assign to Record.
4. Click Start to
format the hard drive. After the formatting is complete, the hard drive shows up in the RECORDING DISK tab.
Initializing (formatting) an external hard drive o
USB flash drive for backup
r
Before the system can detect an external hard drive or USB
flash drive, it must be initialized.
3. In the ACTION field, click +/- and sele
ct
Link Record Disk.
4. Click Start to begin
the process.
Limitations of the Record Disk function:
• You must remove the original hard drive bef
e installing the new hard drive from
or
another system.
• The hard drive must be from the same DVR series.
Recording Disk
The Recording Disk tab lists the drives that are currently used for system recording.
To initialize a hard drive:
1. Connect the USB flash drive or external har
drive to the system.
d
2. Under DEVICE, select the drive you wish to
ze.
initiali
3. In the ACTION field, click +/- and select
Initi
alize for backup.
4. Click Start to begin f
ormatting.
Link Record Disk
The Link Record Disk function allows you to install
hard drive from a different DH216+R
a or DH230 series DVR without formatting. This is useful if you have several DVRs, and wish to swap hard drives for viewing/backup purposes.
To use the Link Record Disk function:
1. Connect the internal/external hard drive to
the syst
em.
2. Under DEVICE, select the drive you wish to
ze.
initiali
The Recording Disk menu displays the following:
• SIZE, RANGE: Displays the hard
drive size,
and the duration of recording.
• DEVICE: Displays the type of device connected to the system.
• STATUS: Displays the hard drive health status.
• STABLE: The hard drive works
properly.
•
RE-SYNC: The system is forcing
pending buffered disk writes to the new hard drive.
•
FAULTY: Hard drive error.
• ACTION: Click the REMOVE button to
un-mount a hard drive, and then click YES to confirm.
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NETWORK
Configure network and DDNS options.
ETHERNET
The Ethernet tab displays the current system IP, netmask, gateway, and DNS server address.
Configuring Network Type: STATIC vs DHCP
The system has the ability to operate in DHCP mode and router to assign an IP to the DVR. Static IP mode fixes the IP of the DVR. Fixing an IP of the DVR ensures that the IP will not change.
To change between Static IP and DHCP:
1. Beside CONFIG, select STA
2. Click ENTE
To manually configure IP settings:
1. Beside CONFIG, select ST
2. Configure the following:
• IP ADDRESS
• NETMASK
• G
• PRI. DNS SERVER
• SEC. DNS SERVER
3. Click ENTE
Static IP mode. DHCP allows the
TIC IP or DHCP.
R ( ) to save your settings.
TIC IP.
A
A
TEWAY
R ( ) to save your settings.
GENERAL
The general tab allows you to configure the system port number and various security settings.
To configure the GENERAL tab:
1. Configure the following:
• ACCESS PORT: Ent port number (default port 80).
• BANDWIDTH: Select from UNLIMITED, 4, 8,16, 32, 64,128, 256, 512 KBPS; 1,2,4,8 MB.
• PING BLOCK: Select ON to prevent outside connections from pinging the DVR.
• SCAN BLOCK: Select ON to prevent outside connections from scanning the DVR.
• STREAM MODE: Select from DUAL or OPTIMIZED. Select OPTIMIZED to allow the DVR’s built-in algorithm to determine the best video and audio streaming settings. Select DUAL to configure your own streaming quality under STREAM PROPERTY.
• STREAM PROPERTY: Configure the frame rate the video streams during remote viewing. To configure the Stream Property, Under STREAM MODE, select DUAL. Select the video streaming quality (choose from Low~Ultra). The higher the video quality, the greater the bandwidth consumption.
• 2 WAY AUDIO: Enable 2-way audio communication between the DVR and a remote client using CMS-DH (external speaker/microphone required).
2. Click ENTER
( ) to save your settings.
er the desired system
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Event Edit icon
To configure the EVENT EDIT (EMAIL) window:
1. Configure the following:
• ALARM IN: Select the alarm in devices that will cause the system to send email notifications if an alarm is triggered.
• MOTION: Select the channels that will cause the system to send email notifications if motion is detected.
• SYSTEM: Select the events that will cause the system to send out email notifications. For a list of icons and what they mean, see the next page.
• Click ENTER to save your settings.
EMAIL
The DVR can send out email notifications when a motion or alarm event occurs.
To use the Digimerge email server (recommended):
1. Beside USE, select DEFA
2. Configure the following:
• EVENT: Select ho system to send out email alerts. Note that the system only sends out a email notification if there is an event trigger (i.e. motion or alarm trigger).
• Log: Select how long the system logs should be (select from 1 day or 1 week).
• Retry Count: Enter the number of times the system attempts to re-send the email notification.
• Log (Email Source): Select the Log checkbox if you want the system to email a system log.
• Attach Picture: Select ON for the system to attach an image in the email alerts.
• Email Address: Enter up to 5 email addresses that will receive email notifications from the system.
TE
3. Click EN
R ( ) to save your settings.
• Event Edit ( ): Click this configure the type of alarm settings that
ULT.
w frequently you want the
icon to
will cause the system to send out email alerts.
What the SYSTEM icons mean:
1.
HDD DISK FAIL: A hard drive error
occurred.
2.
RECORD SYSTEM FAIL: The system
stopped recording.
3.
TEMPERATURE WARNING: The
system is overheating.
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Using the Main Menu
Select SMTP
Digimerge DDNS is the only DDNS service supported by Digimerge. Digimerge will not provide support for DYNDNS or any other DDNS services. Please contact your DDNS provider for support for other DDNS services.
IMPORTANT
4. VOLTAGE WARNING: There was a surge in electrical output.
5.
6.
LOW RTC BATTERY WARNING: The
system’s internal clock battery is low.
EXTERNAL DEVICE EVENT: A USB
device has been removed.
3. Configure the following:
• Server: Ent
• Port: Enter the SMTP port number.
• Authentication: Select ON/OFF.
• User ID: Enter your SMTP user ID.
• Password: Enter your SMTP password.
• Send Test: Click the Start button to send out a test email to your SMTP email account.
4. Click ENTER
er the SMTP server name.
( ) to save your settings.
7.
To use a custom SMTP email server:
1. In the EMAIL tab, select SMTP.
2. Click the SMTP tab.
NETWORK LINK DISCONNECT: The
ethernet cable was unplugged.
DDNS
Configure Digimerge DDNS settings.
NOTE: You must register for the FREE Digimer
http://ddns.digimerge.net prior to
c
onfiguring DDNS settings.
ge DDNS service at
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To configure DDNS settings:
1. Under USE, select DIGIMERGE.
2.
Under DOMAIN NAME, enter only the firs portion of your DDNS domain from the confirmation email. For example, if your domain name is tomsmith.digimerge.net, you only need to enter field.
3. Under USER ID, enter your Digimerg
DDNS user name.
tomsmith
in the text
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Connecting to your system
After you have port forwarded the required port, created a DDNS account, and enabled DDNS on your system, you must enter the DDNS URL into Internet Explorer to access your DVR.
The DDNS URL must include http:// , the name of your DDNS URL, followed by a colon, then the port number of your DVR.
For example:
http://tomsmith.digimerge.net:80
DDNS URL
Port Number
NOTE: If you change your default port number (port 80) to a different port, you still need to enter your port number after the DDNS address.
Entering DDNS information using the remote
• Press the + / - buttons to enter alpha-numeric characters.
OR
• Press the number buttons on the remote to enter letters and numbers.
• Press the arrow keys to move to the next character.
4. Under PASSWORD, enter your Digimerge
DDNS password.
NOTE: Obtain your Digimerge DDNS user
name and password from the confirmation email.
5. Under UPDATE TEST, click ST successful, you will see "GOOD." If unsuccessful, you will see "ERROR." If you receive an error, please check your network connections and carefully re-enter your Digimerge DDNS information.
6. Click ENTE
R to save your settings.
ART. If
DEVICE
Configure Alarm Out, Alarm Buzzer, and alarm input settings.
GENERAL
The GENERAL tab allows you to configure Post Recording time, Audio recording, Key Tone (key "beeps"), and Key Sensitivity.
1. Configure the following in the General tab:
• DISPLAY: Sel
• HDMI AUTO: Automatically detects HDMI monitor and resolution when checked.
• AUDIO RECORD: Select the channel you would like to assign to audio recording or select OFF to disable audio recording.
• KEYPAD MODEL: Select the PTZ keyboard model and baud rate.
• EXTEND DEVICE: Select the desired device.
• PTZ EVENT: Select the duration of a PTZ event.
• ALARM OUT: Select the duration of an alarm out event.
2. Click ENTER
ect the output resolution.
( ) to save your settings.
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Edit Event icon
ALARM
The ALARM tab allows you to configure the system Alarm Buzzer and Alarm Input type on each channel (i.e. N.O and N.C (normally open and normally closed) settings))
1. Configure the following in the Alarm tab:
• INPUT: Sel
the alarm type connected to
ect the particular channel. Select from N.O. or N.C. (Normally Open, or Normally Closed).
• OUTPUT: Select N.O. (Normally Open) or N.C. (Normally Closed). Under INACTIVE, select the event type (Manual or Event).
• BUZZER: Select ON/OFF. Under INACTIVE, select the event type (Manual or Event).
• CONTROL: Turn the OUTPUT/ BUZZER on or off. To enable the ON button, under INACTIVE select MANUAL.
.
N.C or N.O before you can access the Edit Event window.
4. Configure the following in the EVENT EDIT (ALARM OUT 1) Window:
• ALARM IN: Select
the other alarms that will also trigger when Alarm OUT 1/ BUZZER activates.
• MOTION: Select the cameras that will cause ALARM OUT 1/BUZZER to activate when motion is detected.
• VLOSS: Select the cameras that will cause ALARM OUT1/BUZZER to activate when video loss occurs in one of the cameras.
• SYSTEM: Select the events that will cause ALARM OUT 1/BUZZER to activate.
TE
2. Click EN
R ( ) to save your settings.
3. Click the EDIT EVENT icon( OUTPUT/BUZZER to configure the actions
that f
ollow when an alarm output occurs /
buzzer. The alarm output must be set to
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) beside
5. Click ENTER Press CANCEL/ESC t menu windows.
( ) to save your settings.
o close remaining
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PTZ EVENT
TIP!
If an alarm is triggered on
the system, press the Cancel/ESC button to
cancel the buzzer (if
enabled). Cancelling the
buzzer
will not
stop
recording.
The PTZ Event menu allows you to configure the PTZ camera to go to a pre-defined pre-set or tour setting when an event occurs. For example, if camera 1 detects movement, the PTZ camera (camera 2) will automatically pan towards the front door.
To configure the PTZ Event tab:
1. Configure the following:
• CHANNEL: Sele PTZ camera is connected to.
• ACTIVE: This setting instructs what action the PTZ camera performs when an event occurs. Select from NONE, GOTO or TOUR.
• In the number field, enter the GOTO or TOUR preset number. This number is programmed into the PTZ by the user.
• INACTIVE: This setting instructs what action the PTZ camera performs after an event has ended. Select from NONE, GOTO, or TOUR.
• In the number field, enter the GOTO or TOUR preset number. This number is programmed into the PTZ by the user.
ct the channel number the
Using the Main Menu
2. EDIT EVENT (
): Click this icon to open the PTZ EVENT EDIT window. This allows y
ou to configure the type of events
that will trigger the PTZ camera.
3. Configure the following:
• ALARM IN: Select the alarms tha
t triggers the PTZ camera to move to a pre-defined location when the Alarm Input triggers.
• MOTION: Select the cameras that triggers the PTZ camera to move to a pre-defined location when the cameras detect motion.
• VLOSS: Select the cameras that cause the PTZ camera to move to a pre-defined location when Video Loss occurs on the selected cameras.
4. Click ENTER
( ) to save your settings.
Alarm recording will take priority over continuous recording, even
if a camera is
disabled in standard recording parameters.
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SYSTEM
Configure System settings.
GENERAL
To configure general system settings:
1. Configure the following:
• CONTROL ID: This setti a DVR with a remote. If you have several DVRs in the same room, this allows you to control each one with a specific remote, so that the remote will only control that particular DVR. To pair a remote to the DVR, enter a number from 00~99. Click ENTER to save your settings. On your remote control, press and hold the DVR ID button while pressing the number of the CONTROL ID. The Control ID number and the number you enter into your remote control must be the same.
• DVR NAME: Enter the desired DVR name. This name will appear when you connect to the DVR remotely.
• KEY TONE: Select ON/OFF to enable or disable the ’beep’ when you press the buttons on the front panel.
• PB DEINTERLACE: Turn this setting ON to reduce image flickering, with lowered picture quality. Turn this setting OFF to have better picture quality, but with some image flickering.
• AUTO LOGOUT: Turn OFF to disable users from being automatically logged off of the system or enter the desired time before a system logs a user off.
ng allows you to pair
• SMART MONITOR: Turn ON/OFF to show or hide the hard drive S.M.A.R.T status in the DISK menu.
• KEY SENSITIVITY: Press -/+ to increase or decrease the button sensitivity on the front panel of the system.
TIME
For more details, on setting the date and time, see “Setting the Time” on page 13.
ACCOUNT
Only the ADMIN can configure user authorities on the system.
To configure user and account settings:
1. Select the ACCOUNT tab, and configure the fo
llowing:
• USER/NAME: configure the user type. You can change the default admin login name. Configure up to 5 users.
• ACTIVATE: Select ON/OFF to enable or disable Users 1~5.
• PRIVILEGE: Select the type of menus that the user can control.
• NETWORK: Enter the network password for the particular user, or deny users entirely from connecting remotely. Select from DENY, CUSTOM P/W, or SYSTEM P/W.
• CHANNEL (COVERT): Define which channels can be seen by the particular user. Checked channels are visible; unchecked channels are hidden.
• PASSWORD: Enter your new user or admin password.
2. Click ENTER
Click the -/+ button to
( ) to save your settings.
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UPDATE
Use the Update menu to upgrade system firmware.
t
NOTE: The sys brands of USB flash drives with a capacity of 10 MB ~ 16 GB.
To upgrade firmware:
1. Download the latest firmware update from the Digimerg
2. Copy the firmware to a blank USB flash drive.
em supports most major
e website.
INFO
TE: Do not hav
NO
flash drive—just the firmware file.
3. Connect the USB flash drive to the USB port on the front or back
4. Stop all recording on the system.
NOTE: You must stop all recording in order
to perform the upgrade.
5. Open the Main Menu and select SY
6. Under the UPDATE tab, select UPDA
7. Select START and pr button. Firmware upgrade begins. remove the USB flash drive until the upgrade process is complete. any buttons or power off the system during the upgrade process.
When upgrade is finished, click the REBOOT button in system.
the prompt window to restart the
e any folders on the USB
panel.
S
TEM.
TE.
ess the ENTER ( )
Do not
Do not
press
View important system information:
• S/W VERSION: The current sys firmware version.
• DOMAIN NAME: Your Digimerge DDNS domain name.
• MAC: The MAC address of the DVR on your network.
• LANGUAGE: The current system language.
• NETWORK: The IP address of the system.
• RECORD DISK: HDD, size and space remaining.
• DISK SUMMARY: The status of the HDDs, and what state they are in.
• STREAM: the hard drive is in recording mode.
• SYSTEM HEALTH: Indicates system temperature and voltage.
• USB (FRONT): The status of the USB port on the front panel.
• USB (REAR): The status of the USB port on the rear panel.
tem
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Backup
ATTENTION: You must STOP ALL RECORDING on the system prior to backing up any video
data to an external USB HDD or external USB CD/DVD-RW drive.
BACKUP
Backup critical video data on your system to a USB flash drive, external USB HDD, FTP server, or an external CD/DVD-RW drive.
NOTE: The system supports most major brands of USB flash drives with a capacity of 10 MB ~
4 GB. Most major brands of USB HDDs and CD/DVD-RW drives are supported.
Backing up to a USB Device or CD/DVD Burner
To backup recorded video:
1. Connect a blank USB flash drive, ext
ernal hard drive, external CD/ DVD-R drive to the USB port on the front panel.
2. If using a USB flash drive or external hard drive, format the USB flash drive if you have not already done so.
3. Right-click and click the Backup
bu
tton ( Enter the system password if req
uired.
• Press to access the backup menu.
4. Under DEVICE, select the name of your USB device.
5. Under CHANNEL, select the channels you wish to back up.
6. Under SELECT, select ALL D EVENT ONLY to back up videos marked as an event.
7. Under FILE, select from ’DEF ’DEFAULT WITHOUT MCDPLAYER’ to backup the file without MCD Player, or select AVI.
NOTE: When selecting "A format, to a standard AVI file format. AVI file formats are recognized by most computers, using Windows Media Player or VLC Media Player.
8. Under RANGE, enter date and time for the system to scan for video.
9. Click the ST
10. Once backup is complete, press CAN
11. Right click and then click
• Press / on the front panel to resume Continuous Recording.
) on the virtual remote.
/ on the front panel
ATA to back up all video data within a time range, or select
AULT WITH MCDPLAYER’ to backup the file with MCD Player;
VI", the system automatically converts the file from the proprietary
ART but
ton.
on the virtual remote to resume Continuous Recording.
CEL/ESC to close remaining windows.
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Backing up to an FTP Server
Click to test FTP connection
Start time End time
NOTE: The message "+1 Day" appears when the start
time specified is later than the end time. The system will still create backups.
NOTE: Using the system locally, you can only configure the backup interval and test the connection for an
existing
must use the CMS-DH software. For instructions, see “Configure Backup to FTP Server” on page 77.
To test an existing FTP connection:
1. Press the BACKUP button on the front panel. Enter the system password if required.
2. Select AU
TO BACKUP.
3. Under DEVICE, click SETU
4. Under TEST, click START to the FTP connection. Good is displayed if FTP connection is working. If an error is displayed, check your FTP settings and ensure that the system can be accessed through CMS-DH.
FTP connection. To setup automatic backup to an FTP server, you
P.
test
Backup
To configure a schedule for FTP backup:
By default, the system will backup all video data to FTP
in 24-hour interv
als. You can configure a
daily schedule to only backup data from a specified time range.
NOTE: FTP connection mus
1. Press the BAC
KUP button on the front
t be active before scheduling FTP backup.
panel. Enter the system password if required.
2. Select AUTO BACKUP.
3. Under RANGE, select ENABLE and configur
e the start time and end time
(24-hour clock) for daily backups.
NOTE: When y
ou configure FTP backup schedule, the system will backup future data only. For example, if it is 12:00 and you set an interval of 15:00 to 20:00, The system will begin to backup recordings at 15:00. If the interval has already started, the system will not begin backup until the next day.
4. Under ACTION, click ST
NOTE: The message ‘‘Wait a next file
ART.
completion" indicates that the schedule changes will be sent to the FTP server when the system creates the next recording file (files are created every 5 minutes). Your settings will be saved when you click
to exit the menu.
5. Click
to save your changes.
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Backup
NOTE: The "C" button stands for Capture. The "D" button stands for de-interlace.
Viewing Backup Video
Along with copying the files, the system adds a Backup Video Player (McdPlayer) to the USB flash drive, external HDD, and external USB CD/DVD-RW drive. Use the Video Player to view the backed up video files on your PC.
NOTE: You can also view the files using the browser-based remote surveillance software.
o view backup video:
T
1. Connect the USB flash drive or external USB HDD with the back or insert the CD/DVD-R/W disc into your PC’s CD/DVD-RW drive.
2. McdPlayer should launch automatically. If Autorun does not start, search the drive/disc and double-click mcdplayer.exe Backup Video Player. McdPlayer launches and begins to load your backed up video.
NOTE: If the drive contains more than one video
e, first select the file and click OK.
fil
ed up video data to your PC;
to launch the
3. When the purple progress bar has loaded, you ca
n begin to playback the video.
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McdPlayer main window (image simulated)
• : Reverse playback -4X
• : Reverse playback -2X
• : Reverse playback -1X
• : Backward step (frame-by-frame)
• : Forward step (frame-by-frame)
• : Forward play 1X
• : Forward play 2X
• : Forward play 4x
Using MCD Player
MCD Player is a small application that the system places on your USB flash drive when you backup critical video.
To use MCD Player:
1. Connect the USB flash drive or external HDD with the backed up video dat insert the CD/DVD-R/W disc into your PC’s CD/DVD-RW drive.
2. Double-click mcdplay
er.exe to launch the Backup Video Player. The Video Player launches
and begins to load your backed up video.
NOTE: If the drive contains more than one video file, first select the file and click OK.
a to your PC; or
3. When the purple progress bar has loaded, you can begin to playback the video.
4. Use the playback buttons at the top of the main screen to control playback.
5. To view full-screen, click the number buttons. Click the split-screen buttons to view Quad and multi Split-Screen.
6. Click and drag the purple playback slider to pause, advance or restart playback.
7. Click
W to for a watermark on the file. If the file has a watermark, the following prompt will
appear: "Has not been tampered with."
8. Click the
PRINT ICON to immediately print a still frame from the video to your default printer.
The date and time will appear below the printed image.
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ATTENTION: An AVI media player such as VLC or DivX is required to playback AVI files. You
can also install the XviD, DivX, or ffdshow codecs to play the AVI files in Windows Media Player.
Playing AVI Files
If you selected AVI to save your backup video files, they will open in your default video player.
To playback AVI files:
1. On your PC, open the folder where you saved the AVI file. By default, converted files use the
owing naming convention:
foll
yyyy_mm_dd_hh_mm_ss_channel#_channel#_channel#_channel#.avi
2. Double-click the file to open in your default media player, or right-click to open the file with a AVI-compatible media player.
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CMS-DH CENTRAL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE
CMS-DH is a central management software that allows you to view and manage up to 300 Touch Series DVRs.
System Requirements
Your system must meet the system requirements below:
Prerequisites
• Port forward port 80 (default port) to the router that the DVR is connected to
• Create a DDNS account
• Enable DDNS in the DVR
• Enter the DDNS information into the DVR
• DVR must have access to the Internet or Local Area Network (LAN)
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Installing CMS-DH
To install CMS-DH:
1. Locate the CMS-DH software included with the software CD.
2. Double-click the CMS-DH setup file. NOTE: You may receive installation warnings.This is normal. Accept the security warnings to
ontinue.
c
3. Follow the on-screen instructions to install the software.
4. Click Yes to restart the computer when prompted.
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Starting CMS-DH
To start CMS-DH:
• Double-click the CMS-DH icon ( ) on the desktop.
Adding a DVR from the Local Area Network (LAN)
Once you open CMS-DH, you can add a DVR.
To add a DVR to CMS-DH:
1. Click Devic
2. Click Scan to locate connected DVRs on the network.
e.
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3. Click on the DVR you wish to add to CMS-DH, and then click Apply>OK.
• The DVR appears on the left panel.
4. Click on the DVR you want to connect, and click the Offline button.
5. Double-click the name of the DVR to connect to the system.
NOTE: To add another DVR from the network, you must click the Online button to disconnect the DVR. Then repeat steps 1-5 to add the new DVR.
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Adding a DVR using a DDNS Address
If you have DVR systems that have DDNS set up, you can add them to CMS-DH.
Prerequisites
• Create a DDNS account.
• Enter the DDN
S information into the DVR locally.
• Port forward the required port (default, port 80) to the router.
To add a DVR using a DDNS address:
1. Make sure the DVRs have been disconnected from CMS-DH. Click De
2. In the Device manager window, click Add.
vic
e.
3. Beside the Type drop-down menu, select DVR.
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4. Enter the following into the blank fields:
• Name: Enter the DVR name of your choice.
• IP/
DDNS: Enter the DVR’s DDNS address (for example,
• Port: Enter the DVR’s port number (by default, port 80).
• User: Enter the DVR’s user name (by default, admin).
• Password: Enter the DVR’s password (by default, 000000).
tomsmith.digimerge.net
).
5. Click Apply>Ok.
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6. Click the Offline button to connect to the DVR. Double-click the DVR icon to begin viewing.
Final Result
Once you have added the DVR, you can add multiple DVRs and view them in the tab. To switch DVR, click on the tabs near the top of the window.
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Adding a Virtual DVR
A virtual DVR allows you to add video sources from multiple DVRs into one main window.
Prerequisites
• Ensure the DVRs are online, and connected to CMS-DH.
To add a Virtual DVR:
1. Click the Ne
VR button ( ).
w VD
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2. Double-click the virtual DVR icon in the tree menu on the left.
3. Click the + symbol to expand the DVR menu tree.
4. Drag the desired camera into the Virtual DVR window. NOTE: You can drag the camera into any desired channel in the virtual DVR.
5. Repeat step 3-4 as required for different DVRs.
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Creating New Group Folders & Sub folders
Creating group folders and sub-folders helps you organize multiple DVRs. For example, you can create a new folder for each different DVR.
To create group folders:
1. Right-click on the Group folder, then click Ne
2. Drag the desired DVR into the new folder.
To create a sub-group:
• Right-click on the Group folder, then click Ne
w Gr
oup.
w sub gr
oup.
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Configuring General System Settings
1. Open CMS-DH to access the Login window and then click Setup (Or, click File> Setup once you are logged in to CMS DH)
2. Configure the following in the Setup menu:
• OSD Setup:
Configur
e the on-screen display items that you want to appear in the channel
(i.e. camera name, time, frame rate, etc.).
• Password: Change the CMS-DH login name and password. Enter your desired ID (user name)
and password, and then click OK to save your settings.
.
• Miscellaneous: Select the items you wish to enable:
• Check Watermark:
Checks the system screen-shots to ensure that they have not been
tampered with.
• Keep Opened
Windo
w: Automatically re-opens the windows that were closed after you
restart the program.
• E-Map Link Ev
ent: When selected, the E-map will open pop-up windows when an event
occurs (setup required).
• De-interlac
• Sequence Time: Ent
• Alert Window Time: Ent
• Video Standard: Sel
: Enable De-interlace to reduce "feathering" effect of video playback.
e
er the sequence time of each DVR.
er the amount of time the Alert window remains on screen.
ect from NTSC or PAL video output.
• Video Render: Select the DirectX type of your system. Select VMR7 if your system uses Direct
X 7.0. Select VMR9 if your system uses Direct X 9.0.
• Video Channel: Select the maximum amount of DVR channels that the software displays.
Choose Max 16 for 16 maximum channels, Max 64 for 64 maximum channels.
• Encryption Method: Not applicable.
• Download Folder: Select the download destination on your hard drive. The download folder
stores saved videos and images. Click the browse button ( ) to select the default download directory.
• Service Download: Check to enable scheduled backups even if CMS-DH is not running.
NOTE: The
PC must be on and not in hibernate or sleep mode.
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Adding Users
You can add multiple users to CMS-DH, specifying the DVR menus that each user is allowed to access.
To add a new user:
1. Log in to CMS-DH.
2. Click Fil
3. Enter the following:
• ID: E
• Password: Enter the desired user password.
• Confirm Password: Re-enter the user password.
e>CMS-DH Account.
nter the desired user name.
4. Under the Uses DVR List, click the checkbox to select the DVR the user will have access to.
5. Under ’Uses,’ click the checkbox to select the type of menus
6. Click Ad
d and then click OK to save your settings.
To remove a user:
1. Log in to CMS-DH as the administrator (default user name: ad left blank)
2. Click Fil
e>CMS-DH Account.
3. Click the user name that you wish to remove.
4. Click the Del butt
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Recording Video to the hard drive
CMS-DH allows you to record video to your local hard drive. The amount of video that you can record depends on the size of your computer’s hard drive.
To record video:
1. During live view, click the Rec button NOTE: If you want to capture a single channel of video, double-click the channel to view the
channel NOTE: If you want to capture all channels, ensure that you are viewing the DVR in split screen
mode,
in full screen mode, then click the Rec button.
and then click the Rec button.
( ). The Rec button turns red.
2. Click the Rec button ( ) again to stop recording. NOTE: The file
save directory of the video files, click File>Setup, and look under Download Folder to determine where the file is saved.
is saved into the default save directory of the CMS-DH software. To locate the
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Playing back recorded video
The video is saved as a proprietary file that is playable only by CMS-DH.
To play back previously recorded video files:
1. From the main window, click File
>File Playback.
2. Click the Open button.
3. Select the desired file you wish to play and click Open.
4. Use the video playback controls to watch the video.
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Remote Search
Remote search allows you to search for archived video on the DVR.
Prerequisite
• Ensure you are connected to the DVR that you wish to search from.
To search for video:
1. Right-click on the DVR that you wish to search video from, then click Remote Sear
2. To search for the video:
a. Click
to select the desired month. b. Select the date of the video. c. Select the hour.
d. Select the minute
.
ch.
3. Click the Play butt
on to begin watching the video.
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Video Playback Controls
Once the video begins to play, use the video controls to manipulate video playback.
Local Search
Local search allows you to search for video stored locally on the computer hard drive.
Prerequisite
Ensure you are connected to the DVR that you wish to search from.
To search for videos stored on your hard drive:
1.
Right-click on the DVR that you wish to search video from, then click Local Search.
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2. To search for the video:
a. Click
to select the desired month. b. Select the date of the video. c. Select the hour. d. Select the minute
3. Click the Play button to begin watching the video.
Saving Video Files
You can save the proprietary video files to your local hard drive from the Search menu. The video file ends in a .cms extension, and requires CMS-DH for playback.
To save video files from the search menu:
1. Select the month, date, and time of the video
2. Click the Save
As button.
3. Select the desired save directory, and click OK to
.
save the file.
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Converting video files to AVI
Converting proprietary .CMS video files to AVI allows you to play the video on a computer that does not have the CMS-DH software.
Prerequisite
• Make sure that you are in the Local Search menu (Right-click on the DVR, and click Local
Sear
ch)
T
o convert video files to .AVI:
1. Select the month, date, and time of the video
.
2. Select the checkbox beside the camera you wish to back up video from.
3. Click the browse button (
4. Click the AVI
Convert button.
) and select the file output directory.
• CMS-DH converts the file, and stores it in the output directory.
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Schedule Recording
To enable/disable schedule recording:
CMS-DH Central Management Software
1. Right-click on the DVR you wish to configure and then click Contro Stop.
• Click Start
to enab
le schedule recording. Click Stop to stop schedule recording.
l>Schedule>Start /
Schedule Backup to Local Hard Drive
You can schedule regular backup of video to your local hard drive. The schedule can be configured to back up 24 hours of video, or during a specified time only.
Prerequisite
• 3GB of hard drive space (backup will not function if ther
• DVRs must be in offline mode.
To configure Schedule Backup settings:
1. Click the DVR that you wish to configure.
2.
Click the Device button ( ).
is less than 3GB).
e
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3.
Select On to enable schedule backup.
4. Select Daily t
• Select Hourl
o back up 24 hours of video to your hard drive. Go to step 6.
y to back up every hour of video to your hard drive. Go to step 5.
5. In the Minute drop-down menu, enter how many minutes the system should wait before rec
ording. For example, if you enter 10 minutes, the system will backup video footage from
8:10 a.m to 9:10 a.m.
6. In the Hour drop-down menu, enter the time you wish to begin backup. For example, if you
r 5:00pm (05:00hr), the backup will start at 5:00pm, and end at 4:49am (the next day).
ente Enter the hourly time in 24-hour format.
7. Select the channels that you wish to enable schedule backup.
8. Click Apply and then click OK t
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FTP server URL or IP address (exclude ftp://)
Port number
Configure Backup to FTP Server
You can schedule regular backup of video to an FTP server. The schedule can be configured to backup 24 hours of video, or during a specified time only.
NOTE: To schedule a backup interval other than 24 hours, follow the instructions below first to set up your FTP connection. Then, see “Configure Backup to
Prerequisite
Ensure you are connected to the DVR you wish to schedule backup for. FTP server URL or IP address, user ID, and password.
To configure backup to FTP:
1. Right-click the DVR you wish to configure and click Setup.
2. Select Syst
em>FTP Backup.
3. Configure the following:
• Server: Ent
er the URL or IP address for your FTP server on the left. Enter the port number
on the right.
NOTE: Do not include the ftp:// prefix.
FTP Server” on page 77.
• Authentication: Select On if the FTP server requires authentication. Otherwise, select Off.
• User ID: If using authentication, enter the user ID for the FTP server.
• Password: If using authentication, enter the password for the FTP server.
• Connection: If your FTP server uses an Active connection, select Active. Otherwise, select
Passive.
• Backup path: Enter the backup directory on the FTP server.
• Channel: Select the channels you would like to back up. Channels that are checked will be
backed up; unchecked channels will not be backed up.
• Select: Select All data to backup all recordings; select Event only to backup event recordings
only.
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4. Click Start to begin FTP connection.
NOTE: To confirm that the FTP connection has been made successfully, you must test the FTP connection using the local menus on the DVR. See “Backing up to an FTP Server” on page 53.
5. Click Ok>Apply.
The DVR begins FTP backup immediately. The DVR will backup data starting when
the connection
is established; it does not backup any data from the past 24 hours.
Taking Screen Captures
You can capture screen shots as JPeg or Bitmap images (JPG or BMP).
To take a screen capture:
1. During live view, click Capt
ure ( ).
2. Click the Save As button. Enter the desired picture name, and select the desired save directory, and then click Save.
NOTE: To take a screen capture of a full-screen, double-click the desired channel, then click the Ca
pture button.
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Viewing File Download Status
To check the download status of your video files:
1. Connect to the DVR you wish to check the video status on.
2. Click on Too
3. To cancel the download, click Cancel.
ls >Downlo ad>Status.
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Changing Viewing Modes
To change the viewing modes of CMS-DH:
1. Log in to CMS-DH, and connect to a DVR.
2. Click ( etc.).
)to change the viewing mode (single-channel, quad-channel,
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Digital Zoom
Zoom in
Zoom out
Restore default view
Move zoom area
You can activate Digital Zoom in live view and playback. You can zoom in on a single channel or a split-screen view.
To use Digital Zoom:
1. Click
• Click + / - or use the mo
and out.
• Click the arrows to move the zoom area.
• Press the button below the zoom controls to
restore the default view.
• Click again to exit Digital Zoom and
restore the default view.
.
use wheel to zoom in
Sequencing
If you monitor multiple DVRs, you can have each tab change continuously. This process is called sequencing. You can perform sequencing as long as you have two or more DVRs. Virtual DVR’s work with sequencing as well.
Prerequisite
• Log in to two or more DVRs.
To start a sequence:
• Click the Sequence butt
on ( ).
NOTE: To change the sequence time, click Fil
desired sequence time in seconds, and click Ok.
80
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E-Map
The E-Map feature allows you to visually map your cameras over a Jpeg image.
Prerequisite
• Ensure the DVRs are online.
To set up an E-Map:
1. Click the E-Map button
(
).
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2. Click File>Background. Locate the file you wish to import, and then click Open.
3. Drag the desired cameras from the camera list, over the image.
You can also drag the DVR icon and E-MAP icon over the image.
TIP:
E-Map Setup
To configure the E-Map setup menu:
1. Click File
2. Configure the following:
• Title: Change
• Show Description: Show/hide camera name.
• Lock: Locks the camera position.
• Description color: Change e-map font color.
3. Click Ok t
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Right-click on the camera to open camera sub-menu options.
Viewing video on E-Map
Once you have mapped your cameras on E-Map, you can view and search channels from the E-Map directly.
To view live video on E-Map:
• Double-click on the desired camera icon to open live view.
Configuring E-Map camera settings
To configure E-Map camera settings:
1. Right-click on the camera you wish to configure.
2. Configure the following:
• Description Edit: Edit the camera
name on the E-Map.
• Remote Search: Opens the video
search menu.
• Live: Opens a live view window of the
camera.
• Property: View DVR properties.
• Rotate: Rotates the camera icon in the
E-Map.
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Zooming into the E-Map
• To zoom into the E-Map, click the Zoom In / Zoom Out buttons ( ).
Removing camera icon in the E-Map
• Select the camera icon in the e-map, and click the Remove Item button ( ).
Adding Multiple E-Maps
To add multiple E-Maps:
• Right-click the Group folder, and click New E-Map.
To remove the E-Map:
• Right-click on the E-Map, and then click Remo
Tip: After you have cre
E-Map.
ated a second E-Map, you can drag the E-Map icon over a Jpeg image in the
ve.
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Viewing DVR Health
To view the status of the DVR:
1. Select the DVR on the menu tree on the left.
CMS-DH Central Management Software
2. Click the Healt
h button ( ).
Closing windows
To close open tabs:
• Click the Close butt
on, and select Close or Close All.
Locking Windows
• To prevent the tab from being dragged, click the Tab Unlock button.
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DVR Log
The DVR log allows you to check events that occurred in the DVR, such as hard drive malfunction, video loss, motion detection, and alarm settings.
To access the DVR log:
1. Connect to the DVR that you wish to view the log from.
2. Right-click on the DVR, and click Log.
3. Configure the following:
• Begin & End: Specify
the start and end date and time.
• Query: Select the event type you wish to search for.
4. Click Search t
o populate results.
NOTE: Select the event and click the Ex
port bu tto n to exp ort th e log as a tex t f ile. Th e log al lows
you to see any events logged by the DVR (i.e motion loss etc.).
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CMS-DH System Log
The CMS-DH log allows you to view video events that occurred in the system (i.e motion and camera loss events).
Prerequisite:
• Ensure the DVR(s) are online and connected to CMS-DH.
To view the system log:
1. Click the CMS-DH Log button (
).
2. Configure the following settings:
• Begin: Ent
er the Month, Date, Year, and time you wish to begin to search the log.
• End: Enter the Month, Date, Year, and time you wish the log search to stop.
• Channel: Enter the channel number you wish to search.
3. Click the Search but
• A list of results populate. Double-click the event in the search results to begin event playback.
Use the playback c
ton.
ontrols to control playback speed.
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PTZ
To activate the PTZ control, click the PTZ button ( ).
NOTE: You must select the channel that has a PTZ camera before using PTZ controls.
Setting PTZ Pre-Sets
1. Click the Pan & Tilt buttons to move the camera to the desired position.
2. Click the Save and then click Ok.
Preset button ( ). Enter the desired pre-set number (between 0 - 9999)
To access a pre-set
• Click the Go t
o
Preset button ( ). Enter the pre-set number, and then click Ok.
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