Digimerge DH2361TBB, DH2381TBB, DH2581TBB, DH2562TB, DH2581TB User Manual

Thank you for purchasing this product. Digimerge is committed to providing our customers with a high quality, reliable security solution.

This manual refers to the following models:

• DH230 Series (4/8/16 channel)

• DH250 Series (8/16 channel)

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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.

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.

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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

FCC CLASS A NOTICE

NOTE

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the manufacturer’s instruction manual, may cause harmful interference with radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference, in which case you will be required to correct the interference at your own expense.

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1. All warnings and instructions in this manual should be followed.

2. Remove the plug from the outlet before cleaning. 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

5. During lightning storms, or when the unit is not used for a long time, disconnect the power suppl

not be blocked.

y, antenna, and cables to protect the unit from electrical surge.

Do not use liquid aerosol detergents. Use a

This equipment has been certified and found to comply with the limits regulated by FCC, EMC, and LVD. There cause interference with other appliance usage.

However, it is imperative that the user follows the 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.

fore, it is designated to provide reasonable protection against interference and will not

guidelines in this manual to avoid improper

the specifications are subject

DH230 Features

• Real Time Recording: 120fps @ D1, 240fps @ 2CIF, 480fps @ CIF

• Event Log Search, Preview Search, Motion Area

• Search, Go To Search

• SMART network transfer

• HDMI, VGA, Spot, Looping Outputs

• Disk Mirroring Function

• Advanced user configuration

• Security Certified Hard Disk with up to 6TB of storage

• Hardware watch-dog/power Failure recovery: auto-reboot while maintaining settings and data

• DVR temperature alert, auto power-off

• S.M.A.R.T. HDD

• PC/Mac Compatible

• 3G Smartphone (BlackBerry, iPhone, Android)

• Tablet Compatible (iPad, Android, Windows)

• CMS-DH application supports up to 300 DVRs,

• 64 ch/screen, E-Map, full control, 8 screen display

*Please visit www.digimerge.com/Touch for information, firmware, and compatibility updates for mobile viewing

DH250 Features

• Real Time Recording (480fps @D1, 720 x480)

• Event log Search, Preview Search, Motion Area Search, Go To Search

• HDMI, VGA, Spot, Looping Outputs

• Disk Mirroring Function

• Advanced User Configuration

• Security certified hard disk with up to 8TB internal storage

• Hardware Watch-Dog/Power Failure Recovery: Auto

• Reboot while Maintaining Previous Settings & Data

• Alarm Notification (MAX 5 users): e-mail alert

• DVR Temperature alert: Auto Power-Off

• S.M.A.R.T HDD

• PC/Mac Compatible

• 3G Smartphone (BlackBerry, iPhone, Android)

• Tablet Compatible (iPad, Android, Windows)

• CMS-DH application supports up to 300 DVRs, 64 ch/ screen, E-Map, full control, 8 screen display

*Please visit www.digimerge.com for information, firmware, and compatibility updates for mobile viewing

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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

DH230: Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

DH230: Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

DH250: Front panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

DH250: Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Remote Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Mouse Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Mouse Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Touch Screen Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Touch Screen Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Touch Panel Tips and Tricks (DH230 only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Using the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

On-Screen Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Using the Virtual Remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Using the Virtual Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Setting the Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Multi-Screen Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Repositioning Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Continuous Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Event Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Motion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Video Loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Schedule Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Recording Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Playback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Quick Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Event Record Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Event Preview Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Motion Area Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

External Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Event Source Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Setting up Sequencing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Sequence mode & Shift mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Event View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Configuring the EVENT tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Connecting a SPOT OUT / CAMERA OUT monitor (DH230/250) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Setting up Motion Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Triggering secondary cameras in Motion recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Triggering cameras to record during Video Loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Using the Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

DISPLAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

GENERAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

SWITCH / EVENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

CAMERA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

RECORD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

GENERAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

MODE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

DAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

DAY EVENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

NIGHT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

NIGHT EVENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

SCHEDULE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

CHART . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

HOLIDAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

DISK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

DISK MANAGER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Recording Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

NETWORK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

ETHERNET . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

GENERAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

EMAIL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

DDNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

DEVICE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

GENERAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

ALARM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

PTZ EVENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

SYSTEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

GENERAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

TIME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

ACCOUNT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

UPDATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

INFO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Backup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Backing up to a USB Device or CD/DVD Burner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Backing up to an FTP Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Viewing Backup Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Using MCD Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

CMS-DH Central Management Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Installing CMS-DH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Starting CMS-DH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Adding a Virtual DVR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Creating New Group Folders & Sub folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Configuring General System Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Adding Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Recording Video to the hard drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Playing back recorded video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Remote Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Video Playback Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Local Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78

Saving Video Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Converting video files to AVI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Schedule Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Schedule Backup to Local Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Configure Backup to FTP Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Taking Screen Captures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84

Viewing File Download Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Changing viewing modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Sequencing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

E-Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

E-Map Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Viewing video on E-Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Configuring E-Map camera settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Zooming into the E-Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Removing camera icon in the E-Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Adding Multiple E-Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Viewing DVR Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Closing windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Locking Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

DVR Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Setting PTZ Pre-Sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Upgrading the firmware remotely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Configuring Post Event Action Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Setting up Post Event Actions on a NO/NC Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Configuring Alarm Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Setting message pop-up notifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Setting Video pop-up notifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Configuring other Post Action Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

POS Data Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Running CMS-DH on multiple monitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

iSMS Client (Remote Viewing on the Mac). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Installation Steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Using the iSMS Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

iSMS Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Configuring OSD Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Searching for video remotely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Searching for video locally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Configuring PTZ settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Configuring PTZ Protocols in the iSMS Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Configuring the iSMS Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

iPhone: Digi iMobile Touch App. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Compatible Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Installation Steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Starting Digi iMobile Touch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117

Configuring Digi iMobile Touch Lite/Pro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Connecting to your DVR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Digi iMobile Touch Lite Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Digi iMobile Touch Pro Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120

About the Search and Control menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Changing Viewing Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Rotating the Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Toggling the On Screen Display (OSD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

PTZ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Digi iMobile Touch Pro features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123

Device Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Android: Digi iMobile Touch Lite App . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Compatible Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Installation Steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Starting Digi iMobile Touch Lite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Configuring Digi iMobile Touch Lite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Connecting to your DVR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Digi iMobile Touch Lite Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Changing Viewing Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Rotating the Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Toggling the On Screen Display (OSD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

PTZ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

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Installing the BDVRViewer App on your Blackberry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Step 1 of 4: Download the BDVRViewer Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Step 2 of 4: Clear your browser cache . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Step 3 of 4: Enable APN (Access Point Name) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Step 4 of 4: Log in to BDVRViewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Viewing Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Appendix A: System Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

DH230 Specs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

DH230 Specs (cont’d.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

DH250 Specs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

DH250 Specs (cont’d.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Appendix B: Setting up Remote Viewing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

What Do I Need? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138

How Do I Find My IP and MAC addresses? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Finding Your External IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

How Do I Enable Port Forwarding? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Appendix C:Digimerge Auto Port Forward Wizard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Obtaining Your Router Model Number and Version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143

Initial Startup: Select language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Step 1: Populate the router database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143

Step 2: Enter your router settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Step 3: Update the router settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Step 4: Test your connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Configuring multiple routers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Scenario A: Router/Modem combination + Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Scearnio B: Multiple Routers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Appendix D: Setting Up DDNS Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

How Do I Enable DDNS On My System? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150

Appendix E: Setting Up Mobile Access. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Registering your DVR for Mobile Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Viewing Video from your Mobile Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

Appendix F: Connecting PTZ Cameras. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

Using a PTZ Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

Setting Pre-Sets and Tour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

Appendix G: Connecting Additional External Monitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

75 OHM Switch (DH230 16-channel models only / DH250) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

Appendix H: Connecting Motion / Alarm Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Appendix I: Full Connectivity Diagram. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

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Appendix J: Replacing the Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

DH230: Removing the Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

DH230: Replacing the Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

DH230: Installing 2 hard drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

DH250: Removing the Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

DH250: Replacing the Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

DH250: Installing Multiple hard drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

Formatting the Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .175

Appendix K: Using Listen-in Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

Playing AVI Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

Appendix L: Remote Viewing using Internet Explorer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178

Appendix M: DH230/250 Series Touch Screen Monitor Setup . . . . . . . . 180

Step 1 of 3: Connect the Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180

Step 2 of 3: Power on the Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181

Step 3 of 3: Test the Touch Screen Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182

Troubleshooting (cont’d.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .183

Remote Connectivity Trouble Shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184

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GETTING STARTED

DH230 DVR*

INSTRUCTION MANUAL, QUICKSTART GUIDE, & SOFTWARE CD

REMOTE CONTROL

ETHERNET CABLE

Camera Out-OCTOPUS CABLE

[16-CHANNEL, DH230 SERIES ONLY]

POWER SUPPLY

DH250 DVR*

*Verify with the system package to confirm your system type. This package includes ONE (1) DVR

9-PIN TO RCA AUDIO CABLE

(Note: 16-channel models include two

9-PIN to RCA Audio Cables)

POWER CORD

REMOTE CONTROL

INSTRUCTION MANUAL, QUICKSTART GUIDE, & SOFTWARE CD

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.

BASIC SETUP

Figure 1.0 Connect BNC cameras to the system

Figure 1.1 Connect to a VGA, HDMI or Video Out (USB port shown below)

Figure 1.3 Connect an Ethernet cable and mouse

Figure 1.4 Connect the power cable (DH250, left, DH230, right)

DH230 LAN and USB port

DH250 USB and LAN port. Note that you can only connect to LAN1 or LAN2 at any given time.

LAN1 & LAN2

USB port

LAN port

1. Connect the cameras

a. Connect BNC cameras to the BNC ports on the

rear panel.

2. Connect a monitor

If you are using a touch screen monitor (not included), connect a USB cable (not included) from a USB port on the front or rear panel of the system to the monitor.

a. Connect a VGA cable (not included) from the VGA

OUT port on the rear panel to the VGA port on your monitor, OR

b. Connect a HDMI cable (not included) from the

HDMI port t

o the HDMI port on your monitor, OR

c. Connect a BNC terminated cable from one of the

VIDEO OUT ports to a TV or

d. Power on the monitor.

3. Connect the mouse

a. Connect the mouse to the USB mouse port on the

front or rear panel.

4. Connect the Ethernet cable

a. Connect an Ethernet cable to the LAN port (DH230)

/ LAN1 or LAN 2 port (DH250) on the rear panel of system; connect the other end of the Ethernet cable to an empty LAN port on your router or switch (not included).

NOTE: DH250 models: Connect an ethernet cable to

either LAN1 or LAN2.

5. Connect the power cable

CCTV monitor.

a. DH230: Connect the power supply to the DC12V

port on the rear panel of the system. DH250: Connect the power cord to the AC IN port in system’s rear panel. Connect the power cable to an outlet, power strip, or surge protector.

b. Press the PO

WER button on the front panel.

DH230: FRONT PANEL

1. Indicators:

• HDD: Flickers green to indicate hard drive activity.

• REC: Glows red to indicate system is recording.

• Backup: Opens the backup menu.

• Search: Opens the time-search menu.

• Display: Change split-screen views.

• Cancel: Press to exit from menus. In the main viewing window, press to toggle the on-screen display on/off (i.e system time, recording indicators).

• Enter: Press to confirm a selection within menus.

2. Navigati

• Use the direction cursors ( During Playback:

• : Pause (Still Mode) / Play the video.

• : Rewind video. During Still Mode, press the Rewind button to move images frame-by-frame in reverse.

• : Fast forward video. During Still Mode, press the Fast forward button to move images frame-by-frame forward.

• :

• : Stop playback.

on cursor:

) to navigate the system menus.

Start/Stop recording (password required for stoppage)

DH230: Front Panel

DH230: Front Panel (cont’d.)

During live view:



• : Press to open the Main Menu, and to confirm menu selections.

•

• : Press to display the system Log.

• : Press to confirm menu options/selections/ enter sub-menu options.

• : During Playback and menu navigations, press to exit the menu. In Live view, press to

•

3. PO

4. Channel n

• 1~1

• +10: Press the +10 button and a channel number to access channels 11 or greater. For example,

• : Increase/decrease values within system menus.

5. IR r If your remote does not respond to the DVR, ensure the IR receiver is not blocked by objects.

6. USB P connect a USB flash drive for firmware upgrades

: Press to open the Log-In window.

toggle the OSD on/off.

Press to toggle the Alarm window (appears on the top of the screen). The alarm window

displays any alarms that has triggered on the system.

WER: Press to power the system ON/OFF (password required. Default password = 000000).

umbers:

0/0: Use these buttons to enter numerical values within system menus, or to enter in the

user passwords. During Live view, press buttons 1~10/0 to view channels 1~10 in single channel view. The 10/0 button has a numerical value of 0.

press +10 and 1 to access channel 11, press +10 and 5 to access channel 15 etc.



eceiver: IR receiver for the remote control. Keep the IR receiver clear from obstructions.

ort: Connect a USB flash drive, mouse, HDD, or optical drive for critical data backup;

DH230: REAR PANEL

1 2

8 9 10

Rear panel (16-channel model shown)

1. CAMERA OUT (16 channel only): Port for octopus cable (16-channel models only). Connect up to 16 additional Loop Out monitors.

2. 75 Ohm (16-channel only): Controls the DVR’s impedance when using loop-out monitors. This prevents the colors connected to loop-out monitors from being "washed out".

3. CAM

4. DC 12V: Port for 12V DC 5A (4-channel) / DC 6A (8/16 channel) power supply (included).

8. HDMI:

ERA IN: Camera input ports for BNC cameras

ALARM IN: Alarm block to connect external alarm or motion devices (not included).

•

RS422 : Connection block for an RS422 PTZ camera (not included).

LAN: Connect an Ethernet cable to connect the system to a router or switch (not included).

• USB port: connect a USB mouse, USB memory key, or external hard drive.

VGA: VGA port to connect the system to a VGA monitor.

HDMI port to connect the system to a HDMI TV/monitor.

NOTE: The HDMI port outputs to a maximum resolution of 1920 x 1080i. 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.

AUDIO IN (Top port): One 3.5" RCA port (mono) for recording audio from an audio capable

9. camera (not included).

•

AUDIO OUT (Bottom port): One 3.5" RCA port (mono) for audio output.

10. VIDEO OUT (Top Port): Video output (BNC) to connect the system to a secondary monitor or DVR.

• SPOT OUT: Video output to connect the system to an external monitor (not included). Spot Out mode

displays channels switching in an automatic sequence.

DH250: FRONT PANEL

1. Power Button: Press to power on/off the system (Password required).

2. Number Ke when pressed during live view. Within menus, press the number keys to enter numbers. The 0/10 acts as "0" when pressed within menus.

3. Lock,

CK: Press to lock the system.

• LO

• BACKUP: Press to open the back up menu.

• EXT.SEARCH: Press to open the External Search menu. The External Search menu searches for video on external storage devices (i.e. external USB hard drive).

• USB: Connect an external USB device (i.e. USB mouse or external USB hard drive).

4. DV

D-RW: Insert a blank CD-R / DVD-R media to back up video files.

5. Navigati

• :

• ENTER: Press to confirm a selection or save changes.

• CANCEL: Press to cancel a selection.

• MENU: Press to open the main menu.

• - / +: Press the - / + buttons to increase or decrease values within menus.

6. Play

back & Display buttons:

• STOP: Press to stop all recording (password required).

• REC: Press to resume recording after the system stops recording.

• PLAY: During playback, press to begin playback.

• STILL: Press to pause video.

• DISPLAY: Press to change split-screen views.

• ZOOM: During live view, press to open the zoom menu.

• P/T/Z FOCUS: In single-channel view, press to open the PTZ menu.

ys: Press to view channel in full screen mode. The 0/10 button acts as channel 10

Backup, and Search:

on buttons:

Press to navigate the system menu.

• LOG IN / LOG OUT: Press to log in / log out of the system (password required)

Shuttle Wheel

Jog Ring

Using the Shuttle Wheel

During playback, twist the shuttle wheel clockwise to increase the playback speed. The further you turn the shuttle wheel, the faster the system fast forwards. Release the shuttle wheel to pause playback.The same applies when twisting the shuttle wheel counter-clockwise, except the video plays backwards (reverse playback).

Using the Jog Ring

The Jog Ring allows you to play video frame-by-frame (advance frame) during playback.

To use the Jog Ring, pause the video, then turn the shuttle wheel forward or backward to play video frame-by-frame.

• TIME SEARCH: Opens the time search menu.

• LOG: Opens the system log menu.

• SHUTTLE HOLD: During the fast forward , or reverse playback mode using the Jog Ring/ Shuttle wheel, press the SHUTTLE HOLD button to lock the playback speed.

7. Jog Ring / Shuttle Wheel: Use the Jog Ring/ Shuttle Wheel to fastforward or rewind video during playback.

DH250: REAR PANEL

8 9

12 13 14 15 16

1. CAMERA IN: Camera input ports for BNC cameras.

2. CAM

3. AC

4. 75

5. AUDI

6. AUDI

7. VIDEO OUT: Video

8. SPO

9. VGA

10. HDMI: HDMI po

ERA OUT: Connect up to 16 additional Loop Out monitors.

IN: Connect a power cable to the AC IN port. Connect the other end of the cable to a power

outlet.

OHMS: Controls the DVR’s impedance when using loop-out monitors. This prevents the

colors connected to loop-out monitors from being "washed out".

O IN: Connect an audio-in octopus cable (9-pin to RCA) to connect up to 16

audio-enabled cameras or powered mic (not included).

O OUT: Connect one 3.5" RCA port (mono) for audio output.

output (BNC) to connect the system to a secondary monitor or DVR.

T OUT: Video output to connect the system to up to 3 external monitors (not included).

Spot Out mode displays channels switching in an automatic sequence.

OUT: VGA port to connect the system to a VGA monitor.

rt to connect the system to a HDMI TV/monitor.

NOTE: The HDMI port outputs to a maximum resolution of 1920 x 1080i. 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.

11. eSA

TA: Connect up to two eSata external hard drives for data backup.

12. USB: Connect an e

13. LAN1 &

LAN2: Connect an ethernet cable to connect the system to a router or switch (not

xternal USB device (i.e. USB mouse or external USB hard drive).

included). Connect an ethernet cable to either LAN1 or LAN2.

14. RS23

15. ALARM IN / RELA

16. Exhaus

2C: Not in use.

Y : Connect alarm sensors/ PTZ cameras to the ALARM IN / RELAY block.

t Fan: Keep the exhaust vent clear at all times.

Remote Control

You can use the channel buttons on the remote control to enter numbers, letters, and other characters.

REMOTE CONTROL

1. DVR ID: Pairs the DVR with the remote (optional). For details, see “GENERAL” on page 56.

2. POWER: Press to power the system ON/OFF (password required).

3. S

ystem configuration buttons:

• TIME SEARCH: Press to open the Time Search

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 ( ):Press to switch between single

•

channel full-screen, quad, and split-screen di

splays.

• 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. Navigatio

: Press to move cursor up

•

• : Press to move cursor down

• : Press to move cursor left

• : Press to move cursor right

• ME

menu selections.

• ENTER ( ): Press to confirm menu 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.).

• + / - :

n/Menu:

NU: Press to open the Main Menu, and to confirm

Press to increase/decrease menu options.

Remote Control

You can use the channel buttons on the remote control to enter numbers, letters, and other characters.

5. Playback controls:

: 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

6. Channel buttons: Press to view channels 1~16 individually in full-screen; press to 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).

Mouse Control

1 2

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: While in a split-screen display mode, 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; double-click to open the next menu.

2. Right

3. Scr

-Button: Right-click anywhere on the screen to open the Virtual Remote; double-click anywhere on the screen to return to the previous menu.

oll-Wheel: Move the scroll wheel up or down to increase/decrease the value of a selected menu

option.

Mouse Tips

When using the mouse, the ENTER and EXIT buttons appear in the top-right corner of every menu window. When you change system settings and configurations, click (ENTER) to changes.

save your

Remote Control

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 port on the front or rear panel of the system t

o the monitor.

2. Connect a VGA cable (not included) from the

VGA OUT port on the rear panel to the monitor, OR

• Connect an HDMI cable (not included) from the HDMI port on the rear panel to the monitor.

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. For details, see “Using the Virtual Remote” on page 16. Tap outside 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.

Touch Screen Tips

When using a touch screen, the ENTER and EXIT buttons appear in the top-right corner of every menu window. When you change system settings and configurations, tap (ENTER) changes.

to save your

You can reposition camera channels using a touchscreen. For det

ails, see “Repositioning Channels” on page 19.

Remote Control

Touch Panel Tips and Tricks (DH230 only)

If using the Touch panel, you will often use the following buttons when controlling the system:

• :

• /:

• /:

• /:

• Press the MENU button to open the main menu AND close

• Press the button to increase values for selected menu options

Menus

: move cursor up;

viewing

: show/hide OSD/ Alarm OSD;

Menus

: move cursor down;

: open Log menu

viewing

Menus

: move cursor left;

playback speed;

Menus

playback speed;

windows/exit. Press the MENU button to confirm menu selections.

NOTE: This manual refers to the CANCEL/ESC button on the remote control for closing/exiting menu windows. If using the front panel, press MENU/ESC to close/exit menu windows.

Live viewing

: move cursor right;

Live viewing

Playback

: start/stop recording

: open the log in window.

: pause playback;

Playback

: stop playback;

: increase reverse

: increase forward

Live

• Press the button to decrease values for selected menu options

• Press the button to confirm a selection.

USING THE SYSTEM

The default system password is 000000

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 Stop button (

2. Enter your system password.

3. Press the PO

4. Enter your system password to shut down the system.

POWER button on the front panel or remote control.

)to halt system recording.

WER button 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>

users on the system, see “ACCOUNT” on page 56.

ACCOUNTS. For complete information on changing your password and managing

Using the System

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:

2. Display: Show live video and playback in single channel full-screen, quad, and split-screen configurations.

If REC does not appear on the onscreen display the system is NOT RECORDING.

3. Recording Status & Channel indicator ( ): The number indicates the channel number. The colors have different meanings:

• Black - No recording in progress.

•

Yellow - Continuous recording in progress.

• Red - Event (Motion/Alarm) Recording in progress.

Channel Title: You can customize the channel with a unique name for each channel. See

“CAMERA” on page 40.

5. Camera Status ( ): Will display a green Motion icon, purple Loss icon, or a yellow Alarm icon.

Using the System

CD/DVD Drive Indicator

USB Indicator (Front panel)

USB Indicator (Rear panel)

User Status

Audio Indicator

Connected Users

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: Shows the date (mm/dd/yyyy), day of the week, and time (24-hour clock).

8. HDD/Rec

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 is recorded will be deleted (f

irst in first out).

ord days: Shows the remaining hard drive space and the number of recording days before the

9. Spot Monitor Indicator: Displays the monitor that is currently in Spot Out mode.

Using the System

• : 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)

Quick Function Keys:

2. Navigation/Menu:

: Move cursor up

•

• : Move cursor down

• : Move cursor left

• : Move cursor right

NU: Press to open the Main Menu, and to confirm menu

• ME selections.

•

: Press to confirm menu options/selections/ enter

sub-menu options.

•

ESC: Close menu windows; press to show/hide the onscreen

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 between forward and reverse playback

• :

: 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 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 butt camera titles, click for alpha-numeric characters.

NOTE: The button labeled 0/10 means 0 when entering passwords, and 10 when entering channel 10 for the 16

channel model DVR.

ons: Click to view channels 1~8 individually in full-screen; click to input passwords; when entering

Playback

Virtual Remote during Playback

During playback, you can right-click anywhere on the screen to open a condensed version of the Virtual Remote.

Navigation/Menu:

• : Move cursor up

• : Move cursor down

• : Move cursor left

• : Move cursor right

NU: Opens system’s main menu.

• ME

•

: Click to confirm menu options/selections

• ESC: Click to close menu windows; click to show/hide the onscreen

display (OSD); click to clear channel indicators (loss, alarm, etc.)

• +: Increase values in menu options.

- : Decrease menu options in menu options

•

2. Playback controls:

: Stop playback

•

: Increase reverse playback speed 1X, 2X, 4X, 8X, and 16X

•

Start playback; press to switch between forward and reverse playback

• :

: Increase forward playback speed 1X, 2X, 4X, 8X, and 16X

•

Using the System

3. Quick Function Keys:

• : Click to open the Time Search menu

• Log: Click to open the Log menu

• : During playback, click to pause; click repeatedly for frame-by-frame playback

: During playback, click to pause; click repeatedly for frame-by-frame playback

•

Using the Virtual Keyboard

When configuring certain options, such as Camera Title, the Virtual Keyboard opens to make mouse input easier.

Using the System

All recording must be stopped on the system in order to set the time.

Date Time

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. Stop recording on the system by pressing remote control and enter your 6-digit system password (by default, 000000).

NOTE: If using the mouse, right-click and then click  on the Virtual Remote.

 on the front panel, or press the  button on the

2. Press the MENU

button to open the system menu. Select SYSTEM and press the ENTER

button. The System menu opens.

3. Select the TIM

4. Select DA

5. Select TIME and

NOTE: If using the mouse, use the Virtual Keyboard to enter the date and time.

6. Press the ENTER

7. Press the Canc

E tab.

TE and enter the date (yyyy/mm/dd).

enter the time (hh/mm/ss).

button to save your changes.

el button on the front panel, or press the ESC button on the virtual remote to

exit to the Live viewing window.

8. Press press the  butt

on on the remote control to resume Continuous Recording.

NOTE: If using the mouse, right-click and then click  on the Virtual Remote.

NOTE: Ensure the REC symbol appears on the top-left corner.If you do not see the REC symbol,

the DVR has stopped recording.

Using the System

Full-Screen

Quad

Split-Screen 1

Split-Screen 2

(16-channel

models only)

Blue Window cursor is in channel 1

Press the 3 button to move channel 3 to the channel 1 position.

Channels repositioned

Channel 3 is now in the channel 1 position.

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. Using the mouse, remote control, or front panel, quad display, or in a multi split-screen configuration.

NOTE: Repositioning will not work if the main display screen is in full-screen single channel.

place the main display screen in either a

2. Using the mouse, right-click anywhere on

3. From the Virtual Remote, click

. The Blue Window cursor appears in the top-left channel

the screen to open the Virtual Remote.

(typically channel 1).

4. Reposition the channels through the following:

• Remote Control: Press the button for the channel you wish to place in the location of the Blue 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 Blue Window cursor, then press the desired channel number that you wish to change to.

nt Panel: Press the button for the channel you wish to place in the location of the Blue

• Fro Window cursor

5. Press the  to change the location of the Blue Window cursor.

6. Press the

MENU button to save your settings.

Using the System

Press and hold inside channel 3 and drag your finger to move channel 3 to the channel 1 position.

Channels repositioned

Channel 3 is now in the channel 1 position.

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-scr

een

configuration.

NOTE: Repositioning will not work if the main display screen is in full-screen single channel.

2. Press and hold inside the channel you would like to move. Drag your finger to the channel you to reassign it to and release.

wish

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.

RECORDING

Continuous recording on all channels (4CH model shown)

• 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, E However, the system can only perform one type of recording at a given time.

vent 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:

• Mo

• 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 menu. See “RECORD” on page 41.

tion: The system only records when motion is detected by the affected camera

Recording

Motion assigned to channels (16- channel model shown).

Black icon = No recording

Motion was detected on the DVR (16 CH model shown)

Green Icon = Motion 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.

NOTE: A black icon indicates that recording on a camera is disabled. For better security it is

highly recommended to keep continuous recording for all cameras on at all times. Use caution when assigning motion detection to specific cameras.

When motion is detected by the camera, the motion icon will appear.

NOTE: Press the CANCEL/ESC button on the remote control, front panel, or Virtual Remote to

clear the motion icon.

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

clear the alarm icon.

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.

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 features customizable recording parameters that you assign 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 RE

3. In the GENERAL tab, Under SCHEDULE USE, select ON.

CORD.

4. Click the DAY, DAY EVENT tabs to configure scheduled recording. For details on scheduled recording, see “RECORD” on page 41.

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 K: Using Listen-in Audio” on page 176.

PLAYBACK

Playback display view

CAM1

Playback speed indicator

View recorded video on the system through playback mode.

To begin playback:

1. Select the number of channels you wish to playback (i.e singl

e channel, or quad view etc.)

2. Press the Play butt 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 (  ) 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 1X, 2X, 3X, 4X, 5X

: Press to increase forward playback speed 1X, 2X, 3X, 4X, 5X

 to stop playback and return to live viewing

SEARCH

- button

Select the date, hour, and minute

Enter button

+ button

Video playback buttons

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 remote control ( ).

To search for recorded video with Multi-channel playback:

1. Beside the "Day" field, click on the date you wish t

o search for. Then scroll DOWN (or click + on the virtual remote) on the mouse to select the Hour. Select the desired hour. Scroll DOWN (or click + on the virtual remote) again to select the desired minute.

2. Click the Enter button on the remote to begin video playback.

• Right-click to open the playback virtual remote. Use the video c slow down the video.

3. Press

 to stop playback and return to live viewing.

ontrol buttons to speed up or

EVENT RECORD search

Quick Search

To perform a quick search:

1. Press and hold the Sear Time Input menu appears.

2. Double-click the INPUT field, and use the virtual k wish to search for.

ch Button ( ) on the front panel of the system for 2 seconds. The

eyboard to enter the date and time that you

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 bu

tton ( ) on the front panel or remote control ( ).

2. Under SEARCH MODE, click the +/- buttons and select EVENT RECORD (default).

3. Click EN

4. Double-click on the event in the calendar that you wish to view (events are highlighted in red).

TER to begin the search.

Figure 10.7 Time Search Chart - Preview mode

Enter button

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 (

) on the front panel or remote control ( ).

2. Beside the "Day" field, click on the date you wish to 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 y

ou wish to preview

search.

4. Select the preview image that you wish to watch. A box outlines the preview image to indicate the sel

ection.

5. Right-click to open the virtual remote, and then

6. To exit, right-click to open the virtual remote, and then click the Stop button (

click the Enter button to begin viewing.

).

Event Select button

Motion Area

Select all

Select none

Custom select

Select channel

If you click on Custom Select, double-click the grid to enable the selected area to search for motion.

Selected grids turn blue.

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 Ev

4. Double-click the Search Mode field, and click +/- to select MO

ent Select button.

TION AREA. Note that by

default, the entire motion area is selected by default.

5. In the Motion Area window, configure the area of motion (see below).

6. Press the MENU

button to search for video with your particular settings.

the screen that you wish to search for

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 search.

5. Press the ENTER butt

6. The Time Search menu appears. Perform a search to search for videos on your external hard driv

on. The system scans the external hard drive.

select 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 button (

3. Click the Ev

4. Under SEARCH MODE, click -/+ and select EV

5. Under Event Status, configure the following:

• ALARM: Select the alarm input you wish to search (input 1~4) TION: Select the channel that you wish to search for motion (channels 1~16)

• MO

• VLOSS: Select the channel that you wish to search for Video Loss (channels 1~16)

6. Press MENU t

ent Select button.

o begin the search.

) on the front panel or ( ) on the virtual remote.

ENT SOURCE.

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 change continuously within each channel cell.

To set up regular sequence mode:

1. Press the MENU

• If using a mouse, right-click to ope

2. Click DISPL

button on the remote or front panel to open the main menu. Press ENTER

n the virtual remote, then click MENU.

AY.

3. Click the SWIT

4. Beside DEVICE, select MAIN t monitor. If you select SPOT, ensure a spot monitor is connected to the SPOT OUT port on the rear panel.

5. Configure the following:

WELL TIME: Select the dwell time (the time duration before the channel changes).

• D

• 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 on the r

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.

CH tab.

o configure the main monitor or SPOT to configure the spot

emote or click ENTER.

Y button for 2 seconds on the

Setting up Sequencing

Display

Switch

Ensure that the number under MOTION matches the channel number.

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:

1. Press the MENU button

• If using a mouse, right-click to open the virtual remote, then click MENU.

2. Click DISPLA

on the remote or front panel to open the main menu.

3. Click the SWIT

4. Beside DEVICE, select MAIN or

CH tab.

SPOT.

5. Configure the following:

• MODE: Sel

ect EVENT

• SPLIT MODE (MAIN configuration only): Select the desired split-screen style.

• USE CHANNEL: Select the channels you want to view.

6. Click the EV

ENT 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 ENTER.

Setting up Sequencing

Camera 1

This tells camera 1 that if camera 5 detects motion, then camera 1 becomes the main channel.

Connect a monitor to the VIDEO OUT or SPOT OUT port (DH230) / CAMERA OUT port(DH250)

Connect the octopus cable (16-channel only) to the CAMERA OUT port , then connect loop out monitors.

DH230

DH250

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 MO

2. Click EN

TER to save your settings.

TION.

Connecting a SPOT OUT / CAMERA OUT monitor (DH230/250)

The SPOT OUT and VIDEO OUT ports allow you to connect addition monitors as outputs.

Setting up Motion Recording

Click camera button

Motion detection area. Blue areas indicate that the screen is enabled for motion recording.

Record

DAY

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.

Step 1: Configure Camera motion sensitivi

1. Press the MENU

button on the remote or front panel to open the main menu.

• If using a mouse, right-click to ope

2. Click CA

MERA.

ty & Configure Event frame rates

n the virtual remote, then click MENU.

3. Click the camera number button to select the camera you wish to configure.

4. Click the ( ) button to select the entire screen (selected by default) or click ( ) to select certain portions of the screen by double-clicking the portions of the scr

een you wish to

enable motion.

5. Beside MOTION LEVEL, press -/+ to adjust the motion sensitivity.

6. Click EN

7. Click RE

TER to save your settings. CORD>DAY.

NOTE: You

can also click on RECORD> under SCHEDULED USE, select ON. Click the NIGHT tab

and follow the same instructions below.

8. Under EVENT, enter the number of frames you want the camera to record in if it detects

IMPORTANT

It is critical that the camera number under MOTION is the same as the channel number you are configuring.

This ensures that when there is motion to that particular camera, that it will trigger motion recording.

SCHEDULE

motion, 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, enter the desired video quality when the camera detects motion.

10. Click EN

TER to save your settings.

Step 2: Configure Cameras that have motion Enabled

1. Click the DA

Y EVENT tab.

2. Ensure that under MOTION, the camera number matches the number in CH.

Step 3: Configure Schedule settings

1. Click SCHEDULE.

Setting up Motion Recording

Double-click on the day to configure.

The green motion icon and red channel icon indicates that the channel is set up for motion recording.

2. Double-click the days that you wish to enable Motion recording.

3. Configure the following:

• MODE: Cl

ick 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 still apply to the schedule.

• BEGIN: Ent

er the time you want the scheduled recording to start.

• END: Enter the time you want the scheduled recording to end.

4. Click EN

TER 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 events will appear as EVENT. If the channel number does not

recording. During video search, motion

turn red, then motion recording has

not been enabled. Double-check to see that you have enabled motion recording in Step 1.

Setting up Motion Recording

Event Edit icon

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 and 3 detects motion, the system can trigger Camera 1 to begin recording as an event.

To configure custom Motion re

cording settings:

1. Under the DAY EVENT or NIGHT EVENT tab, click ( ) beside the channel that you wish to configure.

2. Under MOTION, ensure that whatever channel y

ou 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 EN

TER to save your settings.

Final Result

When camera 2 and 3 detects motion, camera1 begins recording as an event.

Setting up Motion Recording

Event Edit icon

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 ar Camera 1 is selected. Select cameras 2 and 3.

3. Click EN

TER to save your settings.

e configuring is selected. In this example,

Final Result

When video loss occurs on cameras 2 or 3, camera 1 begins recording as an eve

nt.

Using the Main Menu

System Main Menu

USING THE MAIN MENU

To open the Main Menu:

• Press the MENU butt

on on the front panel or the remote control

1. DIS

2. CAM

3. RE

4. SCHEDULE:

5. DIS

6. NETW

7. DEV

8. SY

PLAY: Adjust OSD borders, split-screen configuration, and Auto Sequence settings.

ERA: Adjust brightness, camera titles, color, contrast, title, PTZ settings, and enable/

disable convert.

CORD: Enable/disable recording for each camera, configure the recording quality, frame

rate, and motion.

Customize DAY and NIGHT recording modes according to a daily or weekly

schedule.

K: Configure hard drive mirroring options, monitor hard drive status, and setting hard

drive modes (i.e. setting hard drive to master or slave)

ORK: Configure IP, email, and DDNS settings.

ICE: Configure post recording time, key sensitivity, audio recording, and alarm settings.

STEM: Configure video output settings, audio recording, alarm settings and PTZ event

settings.

Using the Main Menu

Display Tab

DISPLAY

Use the Display menu to configure the OSD and Auto Sequence settings.

The Display menu categorizes in 3 sections --"GENERAL",

"SWITCH" and "EVENT".

2. Click ENTER to save your changes and exit.

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 30.

GENERAL

To configure the "GENERAL" display tab:

1. Select the GE following:

• STATUS BAR: Select to Show or Hide the status bar on the OSD.

MERA INFO: Select to show the CAMERA

• CA NUMBER. or the CAMERA TITLE or both.

• BORDE of the OSD.

CKGROUND: Set the background color for

• BA disconnected cameras on the main display.

• OSD ALIGNMENT: Con 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: Select the Split modes that you

• SP want activated when you press the DISPLAY button on the remote.

NERAL tab, and configure the

R LINE: Set the color for the borders

figure the DVR’s main

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 c

onfigure the desired camera.

2. Configure the following:

• BRIGHTNESS, CONTRAST, COLOR: Adjust from 0~100.

• MOTION LEVEL : Se of the system. The greater the number, the more sensitive the system is to motion. By default, the motion level is set to 20.

• MOTION GRID: that you wish to enable motion recording.

lect the motion sensitivity

Select the area of the screen

• PTZ : Click PTZ settings. Enter your PTZ ID, Model, and Baudrate. The PTZ ID should match the camera channel to which you have connected the PTZ camera.

NOTE:

the SETUP button to configure your

PTZ devices are connected to the RS-422 ports located on the rear panel. Multiple PTZ cameras are connected by daisy-chaining the camera connection in the RS-422 ports.

NOTE: For details on connecting PTZ

cameras, see “Appendix F: Connecting PTZ Cameras” on page 155.

• TITLE: Enter the desired camera title.

3. Repeat for other camera connected to the system.

4. Click ENTER t

CANCEL/ESC to close remaining menu

o save your settings. Press

windows.

• TITLE: Use t 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.

he alpha-numeric buttons on the

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 GE default).

2. Configure the following:

• SCHEDULE US NIGHT and NIGHT EVENT tab. By default, Schedule Use is turned off.

• BOOTUP RECORD: Turn this setting ON (default) so that the DVR begins recording automatically at system bootup. 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 at 12:00:00, and you have the pre-recording

NERAL tab (selected by

E: Select ON to configure the

time marked at 5 seconds, then during the search, the video will begin at11:59:55.

3. Click ENTER t

• POST RECORD: Configur time the system marks an event after an event occurrs. Select from 5 seconds ~ 300 seconds.

o save your changes.

e the amount of

MODE

To configure the MODE tab: Prerequisite: Stop the

before configuration. If the system is still recording, you will not be able to edit the settings in the MODE tab.

1. Click the MOD

2. Beside the camera number that you wish o configure, set the following:

• Under RES. MAX F/S, se 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 fr  button on the remote control to resume Continuous Recording.

system recording

E tab.

lect the frame rate

ont panel, or press the

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 DAY re Scheduled recording menu.

To configure the DAY tab:

1. Click the DA

2. Beside the desired channel you wish to onfigure, adjust the following for

c Continuous and Event recording:

• Under F/S, of the particular channel during DAY recording.

• Under QUALITY, select the recording quality during daytime recording.

3. Click EN

Y tab.

select the frames per second

TER to save your settings.

cording in the

To configure the DAY EVENT tab:

1. Click the DA

2. Configure the following for each channel:

• ALARM: Sel 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.

Y EVENT tab.

ect from 1~4 or ALL. This tells

DAY EVENT

Configuring the DAY EVENT tab

The Day Event tab allows you to configure how the

system will record an event if an alarm trigger, motion or video loss occurs when the DVR is in "DAY" recording mode. This setting is used in the SCHEDULE menu, where you can assign the system to record in "DAY" mode.

• 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.

• By default, the VLOSS channels are paired to each other (i.e Channel 1 has "1" under VLOSS, Channel 2 has "2" under VLOSS etc.)

• Indicates multiple devices are configured (See Event Edit below).

• (EVENT EDIT) : Click this icon to open

Select ON

GENERAL tab

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 as an event. 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.

Using the Main Menu

NIGHT

Configuring the NIGHT tab

The NIGHT tab allows you to configure how the system will the Scheduled recording menu.

To configure the NIGHT tab:

1. In the RECORD menu, click the GENER tab.

2. Beside SCHEDULE USE, select ON.

record during Night recording in

To configure the EVENT EDIT window:

1. Configure the following:

• ALARM I

N: Select the Alarm In devices 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, by default, all of the VLOSS settings are selected. This means that if any of the cameras are disconnected (i.e. if a vandal cuts a camera wire), it will trigger an event recording on the camera you are currently configuring.

3. Click the NIGHT tab

4. Beside the desired channel you wish to c

onfigure, adjust the following for

Continuous and Event recording:

• Under F/

S, select 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 t

o save your settings.

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 during Night EVENT recording in the scheduled recording menu.

1. Configure the following:

• ALARM: S the system to mark the video as an event when an alarm input triggers for the selected channel.

• indicates multiple devices connected

 (See "About the EVENT EDIT window") 

elect from 1~4 or ALL. This tells

• (EVENT EDIT) : Click this ic the EVENT EDIT menu

About the EVENT EDIT window

The EVENT EDIT window allows you to trigger other cameras to record if an e 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.

To configure the EVENT EDIT window:

1. Configure the following:

• ALARM IN: Sel 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, by default, all of the VLOSS settings are selected. This means that if any of the cameras are disconnected (i.e. if a vandal cuts a camera wire), it will trigger an event recording on the camera you are currently configuring.

2. Click ENTER t

ect the Alarm In devices that

o save your settings.

vent is detected.

on to open

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 you have configured the DAY and

NIGHT recording settings in the Recording menu. Select NO REC to disable recording. For details, see “RECORD” on page 41.

3. Configure the following:

• MODE: appl, DAY, NIGHT orecording. Select NO REC to disable recording.

NOTE: You cannot configure NIGHT

recording to have a beginning and end time. However, if NIGHT recording is chosen, the NIGHT recording parameters still apply to the schedule.

• BEGIN: Ent scheduled recording to start.

• END: Enter the time you want the scheduled recording to end.

4. Click ENTER t

Click the +/- buttons to change to

er the time you want the

o save your settings.

CHART

To set a recording schedule in the CHART tab:

1. Click the CHART t

2. Double-click the day that you wish to c

onfigure.

ab (default).

HOLIDAY

Configuring the Holiday schedule

The holiday schedule allows you to apply a cus

tom recording schedule for a set duration. This is useful if you will be away from the system, and want to automate a specific recording schedule.

Pre-requisites:

• Ensure that you have configured the DAY and NIGHT r Recording menu. For details, see “RECORD” on page 41.

• Ensure that you have configured a recording schedule in the CHART tab for each date (Sunday - Saturday).

ecording settings in the

Using the Main Menu

To configure the Holiday schedule:

1. Click the HOL

IDAY tab.

2. Configure the following:

• MODE:

Select the recording mode you wish to 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 schedule occurs on the

same day as a weekday schedule, the holiday schdule overrides the weekday schedule.

3. Click EN

TER to save your settings.

Using the Main Menu

DISK

Use the Disk menu to format the

internal HDD, and configure Overwrite, Disk Monitor and Disk mirroring settings.

DISK MANAGER

Disk Manager Tab

• Damaged: The hard drive is unusable.

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 system:

1. Install the new internal hard drive to the R.

2. Under DEVICE, select the hard drive. The

naming c this : "INT-A: Unknown".

3. In the ACTION field, click +/- and

Assign to Record.

4. Click Start t

the formatting is complete, the hard drive shows up in the RECORDING DISK tab.

Mirroring (RAID 1)

onvention looks something like

o format the hard drive. After

to the

select

The Disk manager tab allows you to view connected hard drives/ configure hard drive mirroring, and hard drive health.

CD/DVD writers,

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

• CD/D 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.

column:

VD: A CD/DVD drive is connected to

The mirroring feature allows two hard drives to write duplicate data to onto eachother. event that one hard drive fails, there will always be a back up hard drive with identical data.

To set up disk mirroring:

1. Ensure you have two internal hard drives nstalled in the system.

2. Under DEVICE, select the two hard drives

ou wish to set up for disk mirroring.

3. In the ACTION field, click +/- and sel

Assign to R&M (R&M stands for Record and Mirroring).

NOTE: The two hard drives should be

identical in brand/model/capacity. If one hard drive is smaller, the system will recognize the smaller hard drive as the maximum storage capacity.

4. Click Start t

the formatting is complete, the hard drives will be set up in mirror mode.

o format the hard drive. After

In the

ect

Using the Main Menu

Record + Mirror

The Record+Mirror function allows you turn a hard drive

that is assigned as a recording hard

drive, into a mirroring hard drive.

1. Ensure you have two internal hard drives talled in the system.

ins

2. Under DEVICE, select the hard drive you

to set up for disk mirroring.

wish

3. In the ACTION field, click +/- and sel

ect

MIRROR ON INT-A.

NOTE: The two hard drives should be

identical brand/model/capacity.

4. Click Start t

o format the hard drive. After the formatting is complete, one hard drive will be set up for mirroring, and the other for recording.

Initializing (formatting) a hard drive for backup

Before the system can detect an internal hard drive, it must be ini

tialized.

3. In the ACTION field, click +/- and sel

ect

Link Record Disk.

4. Click Start t

o begin the process.

Limitations of the Record Disk function:

• You must remove the original hard drive bef

ore installing the new hard drive from

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 internal hard drive to the stem.

2. Under DEVICE, select the drive you wish to

lize.

initia

3. In the ACTION field, click +/- and sel

ect

Initialize for backup.

4. Click Start t

o begin formatting.

Link Record Disk

The Link Record Disk function allows you to install

a hard drive from a different DH230 series DVR without formatting. This is useful if you have several DH230s, 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 sys

tem.

2. Under DEVICE, select the drive you wish to

lize.

initia

The Recording Disk menu displays the

llowing:

• SIZE, RANGE: Displays the har

d 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.

•

SYNC: The system is copying data from

the master to slave hard drive.

•

RE-SYNC:The system is forcing

pending buffered disk writes to the new hard drive.

•

RECOVER: The system is forcing

pending buffered disk writes to the slave drive.

•

FAULTY: Hard drive error.

• ACTION: Click the REMOVE button to

unmount a hard drive. Click YES when the confirmation window appears to unmount the hard drive from the system.

Using the Main Menu

NETWORK

Configure network and DDNS options.

ETHERNET

The ethernet tab displays the current system IP, netmask, gateway and DNS server IP.

Configuring Network Type: STATIC vs DHCP

The system has the ability to operate in DHCP mode an 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 ST

2. Click EN

To manually configure IP settings:

1. Beside CONFIG, select ST

2. Configure the following:

3. Click EN

d Static IP mode. DHCP allows the

ATIC IP or DHCP.

TER to save your settings.

ATIC IP.

• IP ADDRESS

• NETMASK ATEWAY

• G

• PRI. DNS SERVER

• SEC. DNS SERVER

TER 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: CESS PORT: Enter the desired system

• AC 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 algorithim 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. Click ENTER t

o save your settings.

Using the Main Menu

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

ecommended):

1. Beside USE, select DEF

2. Configure the following:

• EV

ENT: Select how frequent you want the 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.



AULT.

• Log (Email Sour 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.

3. Click ENTER t



• Ev

ent Edit ( ): Click this icon to

configure the type of alarm settings that will cause the system to send out email alerts.

ce): Select the Log

o save your settings.

Using the Main Menu

Select SMTP

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.

4. VOLTAGE WARNING: There was a surge in electrical output.

5. LOW RTC BATTERY WARNING: The system’s internal clock battery is low.

3. Configure the following:

• Serv

er: Enter the SMTP server name.

• 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 t

o save your settings.

6. EXTERNAL DEVICE EVENT: A USB device has been removed.

7. NETWORK LINK DISCONNECT: The ethernet cable was unplugged.

To use a custom SMTP email server:

1. In the EMAIL tab, select SMTP.

2. Click the SMTP ta

Using the Main Menu

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

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.



• Press the number buttons on the remote to enter letters and numbers.

• Press the arrow keys to move to the next character.

DDNS

Configure Digimerge DDNS settings.

NOTE: You must register for the FREE

Digimerge DDNS service prior to configuring DDNS settings.

re-enter your Digimerge DDNS information.

6. Click ENTER t

o save your settings.

To configure DDNS settings:

1. Under USE, select

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

user name

4. Under PASSWORD, enter your

DDNS password

NOTE: Obtain your Digimerge DDNS user

name and password from the confirmation email.

5. Under UPDATE TEST, click successful, you will see "GOOD." If unsuccessful, you will see "ERROR." If you receive an error, please check your network connections and carefully

DIGIMERGE.

tomsmith

in the text

Digimerge DDNS

Digimerge

START. If

Using the Main Menu

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:

PLAY: Select the output resolution.

• DIS

• AUDIO RECORD: Select ON or OFF to enable or disable audio recording.

• KEYPAD MODEL: Select the PTZ keyboard model and baud rate.

• EXTENDED 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 EN

TER to save your settings.

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 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.

2. Click ENTER t

ect the alarm type connected to

o save your settings.

Using the Main Menu

Edit Event icon

PTZ EVENT

3. Click the EDIT EVENT icon( ) beside OUTPUT/BUZZER to configure the actions

follow when an alarm output occurs /

that buzzer. The alarm output must be set to N.C or N.O before you can access the Edit Event window.

4. Configure the following in the EVENT EDIT (ALARM OUT 1)

• ALARM I

N: Select the other alarms that

Window:

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.

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: Sel

ect the channel number the

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.

5. Click EN

CANCEL/ESC to close remaining menu

TER to save your settings. Press

windows.

2. EDIT EVENT ( ): Click this icon to

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.

open the PTZ EVENT EDIT window. This

ows you to configure the type of events

all that will trigger the PTZ camera.

3. Configure the following:

• ALARM I

N: Select the alarms that 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 EN

TER to save your settings.

Using the Main Menu

Alarm recording will take priority over con

tinuous recording, even if a camera is

disabled in standard recording parameters.

Using the Main Menu

SYSTEM

Configure System settings.

GENERAL

To configure general system settings:

1. Configure the following:

• CONTR a DVR with a remote. For example, if you have several DVRs in the same room, and you want to control them with one remote, you can pair the remote to the DVR, 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 ON/OFF to enable or disable users from being automatically logged off of the system. Enter the desired time before a system logs a user off.

OL ID: This setting 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 18.

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 f

ollowing:

•

USER/NAME: Click the -/+ button to

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 to save your settings.

Using the Main Menu

UPDATE

Use the Update menu to upgrade system firmware.

NOTE: The system supports most major

brands of USB flash drives with a capacity of 10 MB ~ 16 GB.

To upgrade firmware:

1. Download the latest firmware update from the Digimer

2. Copy the firmware to a blank USB flash

driv

NOTE: Do not have any folders on the USB

flash drive—just the firmware file.

3. Connect the USB flash drive to the USB

on the front or back panel.

port

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

6. Under the UPDATE tab, select

7. Select Firmware upgrade begins. the USB flash drive until the upgrade process is complete. buttons or power off the system during the upgrade process.

When upgrade is finished, click the REBOOT button in the prompt window to restart the system.

ge website.

SYSTEM.

UPDATE.

START and press the ENTER button.

Do not

remove

press any

INFO

View important system information:

• S/W VERSION: The curr firmware version.

• DOMAIN NAME: Your Digimerge DDNS domain name.

• MAC: The physical 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

• 0 MIRROR: the hard drive is in RAID mo

• SYSTEM HEALTH: Indicates system temperature and voltage.

• DISK ORDER: Displays the internal system disk order.

• EXTERNAL 1 & EXTERNAL 2: Displays devices connected to the USB port.

• USB (FRONT): The status of the USB port on the front panel.

• USB (REAR): The status of the USB port on the rear panel.

ent system

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 the CD/DVD-RW drive in the system (specified models only. Some models may not ship with a built-in 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 / e

xternal hard drive to the USB port on the front panel, or insert a blank CD/DVD into the CD/DVD drive.

2. If using a USB drive, format the flash drive if you have not

USB already done so.

3. Press the

front panel. Enter the system password if required.

4. Under DEVICE, select the name of

ur USB device.

5. Under CHANNEL, select the

annels you wish to back up.

6. Under SELECT, select AL

EVENT ONLY to back up videos marked as an event.

7. Under FILE, select from ’DE

’DEFAULT WITHOUT MCDPLAYER’ to backup the file without MCD Player, or select AVI.

BACKUP button on the

L DATA to back up all video data within a time range, or select

FAULT WITH MCDPLAYER’ to backup the file with MCD Player;

NOTE: When selecting "AVI", the system automatically converts the file from the proprietary

format, to a standard AVI file format. AVI file formats are recognized by most computers, and does not require an extra player to run the video.

8. Under RANGE, enter date and time for the system to scan for video

9. Click the ST

10. Once backup is complete, press

11. You will be prompted to re-start recording on the system. Press

prompt, and Recording.

ART button.

CANCEL/ESC to close remaining windows.

CANCEL/ESC to close the

/ to resume Continuous Recording; press / to resume Schedule

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 83.

To test an existing FTP connection:

1. Press the BA

CKUP button on the

front panel. Enter the system password if required.

2. Select A

UTO BACKUP.

3. Under DEVICE, click SE

4. Under TEST, click ST

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

TUP.

ART to test

Backup

To configure a schedule for FTP backup:

By default, the system will backup all video data to FTP

in 24-hour intervals. You can configure a

daily schedule to only backup data from a specified time range.

NOTE: FTP connection must be active before scheduling FTP backup.

1. Press the

BACKUP button on the front

panel. Enter the system password if required.

2. Select A

UTO BACKUP.

3. Under RANGE, select ENABLE and

onfigure the start time and end time

(24-hour clock) for daily backups.

NOTE: When you 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

ART.

NOTE: The message ‘‘Wait a next file

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.

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.

To view backup video:

1. Connect the USB flash drive or external USB

with the backed up video data to your PC;

HDD or insert the CD/DVD-R/W disc into your PC’s CD/DVD-RW drive.

2. McdPlayer should launch automatically. If

orun does not start, search the drive/disc

Aut and double-click Backup Video Player. McdPlayer 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

mcdplayer.exe to launch the

OK.

3. When the purple progress bar has loaded, you

an begin to playback the video.

Backup

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 back

insert the CD/DVD-R/W disc into your PC’s CD/DVD-RW drive.

2. Double-click

mcdplayer.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.

ed up video data 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

NOTE: The date and time will appear below the printed image.

PRINT ICON to immediately print a still frame from the video to your default printer.

Backup

CMS-DH CENTRAL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

Minimum system requirements

• Windows XP SP 1

• Pentium 4, 2.4Ghz

• 512 MB RAM

• 64 MB AGP video card

• 1024 x 768 monitor resolution

• Direct X 7.0

• 100MB Ethernet LAN

• 10 GB free storage space

Recommended system requirements

• Windows XP SP 1

• Pentium 4, 3.0 Ghz

• 1GB RAM

• 256 MB, PCI-E video card

• 1600 x 1200 monitor resolution

• Direct X 9.0

• 100MB Ethernet LAN

• 40 GB free storage space

CMS-DH is a central management software that allows you to view and manage up to 300 DH230 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: Y continue.

3. Follow the on-screen instructions to install the software.

ou may receive installation warnings.This is normal. Accept the security warnings to

4. Click Ye

s to restart the computer when prompted.

Starting CMS-DH

Device

Scan button

DVRs that were discovered on the LAN

NOTE: By default, when adding a DVR from the LAN, the DVR name will automatically be named the last 3 digits of the IP address.

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 l

ocate connected DVRs on the network.

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Apply

If you have changed the default password of the DVR, you must select the DVR from the list, then manually re-enter the new password in the Password field, and then click Apply and then OK.

1. Select the DVR you want to connect.

2. Click the Offline button

Double-click to connect to DVR

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 butt

5. Double-click the name of the DVR to connect to the system.

on.

NOTE: T

o 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.

Adding a DVR using a DDNS address

Device

Add

If you have DVR systems that have DDNS set up, you can add them to CMS-DH.

Prerequisites

• Create a DDNS account.

er the DDNS information into the DVR locally.

• Ent

• 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.

3. Beside the Type drop-down menu, select DV

vice.

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Enter the DVR name

Enter the DVR’s Port number

Enter the DVR’s user name

Enter the DVR’s password

Enter the DVR’s DDNS address

Apply

4. Enter the following into the blank fields:

• Name: E

nter the DVR name of your choice.

• IP/DDNS: Enter the DVR’s DDNS address (for example tomsmith.digimerge.net)

• 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)

5. Click A

pply>Ok.

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1. Click the Offline button

2. Double-click DVR icon

Click the tab to switch DVR

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. click on the tabs near the top of the window.

To switch DVR,

Adding a Virtual DVR

DVR # 1

DVR # 2

Example

Virtual DVR

Video feed from DVR #1

Video feed from DVR #2

In the example below, multiple video sources from two DVRs are grouped into the Virtual DVR.

(Combined video feeds from DVR #1 & DVR #2)

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

w VDVR button ( ).

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Virtual DVR icon

Click the + symbol to expand menu tree

Example

Drag

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: Y

ou 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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New Group folder

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 Group.

w sub group.

Configuring General System Settings

Setup

To configure general system settings:

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1. Open CMS-DH to access the Login window and then click Setup (Or,

you are logged in to CMS DH)

2. Configure the following in the Setup menu:

• OSD Setup: (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:

Configure the on-screen display items that you want to appear in the channel

click File> Setup once

• Ch

eck Watermark: Checks the system screenshots to ensure that they have not been

tampered.

• Keep Opened restart the program.

• E-Map Link occurs (setup required).

• De-interlac

• Sequenc

• Al

ert Window Time: Enter the amount of time the Alert window remains on screen.

• Vi

deo Standard: Select 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.

• 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.

Window: Automatically re-opens the windows that were closed after you

Event: When selected, the E-map will open pop-up windows when an event

e: Enable De-interlace to reduce "feathering" effect of video playback.

e Time: Enter the sequence time of each DVR.

Adding Users

Select the DVR the user will have access to

Select the menus the user will have access to

Add

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 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 the user will have access to.

6. Click Ad

To remove a user:

1. Log in to CMS-DH as the administrator (default user name: ad

2. Click Fil

d and then click OK to save your settings.

min, default password: 0)

e>CMS-DH Account.

3. Click the user name that you wish to remove.

4. Click the Del butt

on to remove the user.

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 butt NOTE: If y

channel in full screen mode, then click the Rec button. NOTE: If y

mode, and then click the Rec button.

ou want to capture a single channel of video, double-click the channel to view the

ou want to capture all channels, ensure that you are viewing the DVR in split screen

on ( ). The Rec button turns red.

2. Click the Rec but NOTE: The fil

save directory of the video files, click File>Setup, and look under Download Folder to determine where the file is saved.

ton ( ) again to stop recording.

e is saved into the default save directory of the CMS-DH software. To locate the

Playing back recorded video

Open button

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 Fil

2. Click the Open butt

3. Select the desired file you wish to play and click Open.

on.

e>File Playback.

4. Use the video playback controls to watch the video.

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CDC

Play button

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

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.

Search.

3. Click the Play

button to begin watching the video.

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Use the playback controls to control video speed

Select hour

Select minute

Video speed slider

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.

2. To search for the video:

Play button

Save As button

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 Sav

e As button.

3. Select the desired save directory, and click OK t

o save the file.

Converting video files to AVI

AVI Convert button

Select camera checkbox

Click the browse button to select save directory

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

ch)

Sear

To 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 ( ) and select the file output directory.

4. Click the AV

I Convert button.

• CMS-DH converts the file, and stores it in the output directory.

Schedule Recording

Device button

To enable/disable schedule recording:

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1. Right-click on the DVR you wish to configure and then click Contr

• Click Start

to enable schedule recording. Click Stop to stop schedule recording.

ol>Schedule>Start / Stop

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

e is less than 3GB)

• 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 ( ).

3. Select On to enable schedule backup.

Select channels you wish to back up

4. Select Dail

• Select Hour

y to back up 24 hours of video to your hard drive. Go to step 6.

ly 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 r

ecording. 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

er 5:00pm (05:00hr), the backup will start at 5:00pm, and end at 4:49am (the next day).

ent Enter the hourly time in 24-hour format.

7. Select the channels that you wish to enable schedule backup.

8. Click A

pply and then click OK to save your settings.

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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 “Backing up to an FTP Server” on page 59.

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 Sys

3. Configure the following:

• Se

on the right.

NOTE: Do not include the ftp:// prefix.

tem>FTP Backup.

rver: Enter the URL or IP address for your FTP server on the left. Enter the port number

• 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.

4. Click Start to begin FTP connection.

Click the Print button to print the image to a printer.

NOTE: To confirm that the FTP connection has been made successfully, you must test the FTP connection using the local menus on the DVR.

5. Click Ok>Appl

The DVR begins FTP backup immediately. The DVR will backup data startin

See “Backing up to an FTP Server” on page 59.

g 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 Cap

2. Click the Sav

e As button. Enter the desired picture name, and select the desired save

directory, and then click Save. NOTE: T

o take a screen capture of a full-screen, double-click the desired channel, then click

the Capture button.

ture ( ).

Viewing File Download Status

Click to change viewing modes

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 To

ols> Downlo ad>Sta tus.

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3. To cancel the download, click Ca

ncel.

Changing viewing modes

To change the viewing modes of CMS-DH:

1. Log in to CMS-DH, and connect to a DVR.

2. Click ( )to change the viewing mode (single-channel, quad-channel etc).

Sequencing

Sequence button

The two DVR tabs will continually switch between eachother

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 Sequenc

NOTE: T

desired sequence time in seconds, and click Ok.

o change the sequence time, click File>Setup. Under "Miscellaneous", enter the

e button ( ).

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Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

GETTING STARTED

BASIC SETUP

1. Connect the cameras

2. Connect a monitor

3. Connect the mouse

4. Connect the Ethernet cable

5. Connect the power cable

DH230: FRONT PANEL

DH230: REAR PANEL

DH250: FRONT PANEL

DH250: REAR PANEL

Remote Control

Mouse Control

Mouse Tips

Touch Screen Control

Touch Screen Tips

Touch Panel Tips and Tricks (DH230 only)

USING THE SYSTEM

Password

On-Screen Display

Using the Virtual Remote

Playback

Using the Virtual Keyboard

Setting the Time

Multi-Screen Display

Repositioning Channels

RECORDING

Continuous Recording

Event Recording

Motion

Alarm

Video Loss

Schedule Recording

Recording Audio

PLAYBACK

SEARCH

EVENT RECORD search

Quick Search

Event Preview Search

Motion Area Search

External Search

Event Source Search

Setting up Sequencing

Sequence mode & Shift mode

Event View

Configuring the EVENT tab

Connecting a SPOT OUT / CAMERA OUT monitor (DH230/250)

Setting up Motion Recording

Triggering secondary cameras in Motion recording

Triggering cameras to record during Video Loss

Using the Main Menu

DISPLAY

SWITCH / EVENT

GENERAL

CAMERA

RECORD

GENERAL

MODE

DAY EVENT

NIGHT

NIGHT EVENT

SCHEDULE

CHART

HOLIDAY

DISK

DISK MANAGER

Recording Disk

NETWORK

ETHERNET

GENERAL

EMAIL

DDNS

DEVICE

GENERAL

ALARM

PTZ EVENT