Digimerge DH200 SERIES, Touch DH200 SERIES Instruction Manual

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DIGIMERGE TOUCH

H.264 DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER WITH

TOUCH SENSITIVE CONTROL

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

English Version 4.0

DH200 SERIES

Right For Business

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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:

• DH200 Series

• DH200P Series

For more information on this product, firmware updates, and accessory products, please visit us at:

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CAUTION

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER. NO USER SERVICABLE PARTS INSIDE.

REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.

The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the products ' enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock.

The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance.

WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS UNIT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.

CAUTION: TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, MATCH WIDE BLADE OF THE PLUG TO THE WIDE SLOT AND FULLY INSERT.

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Important Safeguards

In addition to the careful attention devoted to quality standards in the manufacturing process of your video product, safety is a major factor in the design of every instrument. However, safety is your responsibility too. This sheet lists important information that will help to assure your enjoyment and proper use of the video product and accessory equipment. Please read them carefully before operating and using your video product.

Installation

1. Read and Follow Instructions - All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the video product is operated. Follow all operating instructions.

2. Retain Instructions - The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference.

3. Heed Warnings - Comply with all warnings on the video product and in the operating instructions.

4. Polarization - Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding-type plug.

A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other.

A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong.

The wide blade or the third prong are provided for your safety.

If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet, consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet.

5. Power Sources - This video product should be operated only from the type of power source indicated on the marking label. If you are not sure of the type of power supply to your location, consult your video dealer or local power company. For video products intended to operate from battery power, or other sources, refer to the operating instructions.

6. Overloading - Do not overload wall outlets of extension cords as this can result in the risk of fire or electric shock. Overloaded AC outlets, extension cords, frayed power cords, damaged or cracked wire insulation, and broken plugs are dangerous. They may result in a shock or fire hazard. Periodically examine the cord, and if its appearance indicates damage or deteriorated insulation, have it replaced by your service technician.

7. Power Cord Protection - Power supply cords should be routed so that they are not likely to be walked on or pinched by items placed upon or against them, paying particular attention to cords at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the video product.

8. Ventilation - Slots and openings in the case are provided for ventilation to ensure reliable operation of the video product and to protect it from overheating. These openings must not be blocked or covered. The openings should never be blocked by placing the video equipment on a bed, sofa, rug, or other similar surface. This video product should never be placed near or over a radiator or heat register. This video product should not be placed in a built-in installation such as a bookcase or rack unless proper ventilation is provided or the video product manufacturer’s instructions have been followed.

9. Attachments - Do not use attachments unless recommended by the video product manufacturer as they may cause a hazard.

10. Camera Extension Cables – Check the rating of your extension cable(s) to verify compliance with your local authority regulations prior to installation.

11. Water and Moisture - Do not use this video product near water. For example, near a bath tub, wash bowl, kitchen sink or laundry tub, in a wet basement, near a swimming pool and the like.

Caution

operated equipment or accessories connected to this unit should bear the UL listing mark of CSA certification mark on the accessory itself and should not be modified so as to defeat the safety features. This will help avoid any potential hazard from electrical shock or fire. If in doubt, contact qualified service personnel.

12. Accessories - Do not place this video equipment on an unstable cart, stand, tripod, or table. The video equipment may fall, causing serious damage to the video product. Use this video product only with a cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table recommended by the manufacturer or sold with the video product. Any mounting of the product should follow the manufacturer’s instructions and use a mounting accessory recommended by the manufacturer.

: Maintain electrical safety. Powerline

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Service

13. Servicing - Do not attempt to service this video equipment yourself as opening or removing covers may expose you to dangerous voltage or other hazards. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel.

14. Conditions Requiring Service - Unplug this video product from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions:

• When the power supply cord or plug is damaged.

• If liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into

the video product.

• If the video product has been exposed to rain or

water.

• If the video product does not operate normally by

following the operating instructions. Adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating instructions. Improper adjustment of other controls may result in damage and will often require extensive work by a qualified technician to restore the video product to its normal operation.

• If the video product has been dropped or the cabinet

has been damaged.

• When the video product exhibits a distinct change

in performance. This indicates a need for service.

Use

19. Cleaning - Unplug the video product from the wall outlet before cleaning. Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners. Use a damp cloth for cleaning.

20. Product and Cart Combination - Video and cart combination should be moved with care. Quick stops, excessive force, and uneven surfaces may cause the video product and car combination to overturn.

21. Object and Liquid Entry - Never push objects for any kind into this video product through openings as they may touch dangerous voltage points or “short-out” parts that could result in a fire or electric shock. Never spill liquid of any kind on the video product.

22. Lightning - For added protection for this video product during a lightning storm, or when it is left unattended and unused for long periods of time, unplug it from the wall outlet and disconnect the antenna or cable system. This will prevent damage to the video product due to lightning and power line surges.

15. Replacement Parts - When replacement parts are required, have the service technician verify that the replacements used have the same safety characteristics as the original parts. Use of replacements specified by the video product manufacturer can prevent fire, electric shock or other hazards.

16. Safety Check - Upon completion of any service or repairs to this video product, ask the service technician to perform safety checks recommended by the manufacturer to determine that the video product is in safe operating condition.

17. Wall or Ceiling Mounting - The cameras provided with this system should be mounted to a wall or ceiling only as instructed in this guide, using the provided mounting brackets.

18. Heat - The product should be situated away from heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other products (including amplifiers) that produce heat.

General Precautions

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General Precautions

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. Do not use liquid aerosol detergents. Use a water dampened cloth for cleaning.

3. Do not use this unit in humid or wet places.

4. Keep enough space around the unit for ventilation. Slots and openings in the storage cabinet should not be blocked.

5. During lightning storms, or when the unit is not used for a long time, disconnect the power supply, antenna, and cables to protect the unit from electrical surge.

This equipment has been certified and found to comply with the limits regulated by FCC, EMC, and LVD. Therefore, it is designated to provide reasonable protection against interference and will not cause interference with other appliance usage.

However, it is imperative that the user follows the guidelines in this manual to avoid improper 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, the specifications are subject to change without notice from time to time.

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Features

• H.264 compression, supports D1 resolution video recording

• Security Certified Hard Disk with up to 2TB of data storage

• Backup through USB port to flash and optical drives*

• Excellent quality live and recorded video and audio

• CMS application supports up to 10 DVRs simultaneously, 64 individual channels, view & playback

• GUI with mouse for easy set-up and programming

• 3G Smart phone viewing and control with Windows Mobile™

• Lite Touch pad control

*Please visit www.digimerge.com/Touch 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 (USB or PS/2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

4. Connect the Ethernet cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

5. Connect the power cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Remote Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Mouse Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Mouse Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Touch Panel Tips and Tricks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Using the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Quick Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Using Quick Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Enabling/Disabling Quick Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

On-Screen Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Using the Virtual Remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Using the Virtual Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Setting the Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Multi-Screen Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Repositioning Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Sequential Setup (Auto Sequence) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Continuous Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Event Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Motion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Video Loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Schedule Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Recording Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Playback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

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Using the Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

DISPLAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Sequential Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Auto Sequence with Front Panel and Remote Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

CAMERA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

MOTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

RECORD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

ALARM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

SCHEDULE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Stopping Scheduled Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Overnight Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

NETWORK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

EMAIL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

DDNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

MISC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

SYSTEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

GENERAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

TIME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

ACCOUNT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

DISK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Formatting Disks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Overwrite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Disk Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

UPDATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

INFO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Backup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

USB Flash Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

External USB HDD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

USB CD/DVD-RW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Time Search and Backup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Viewing Backup Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Using MCD Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

DVR NetView . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Installing DVR NetView . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Using DVR NetView. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Adding a DVR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Editing a DVR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Deleting a DVR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

DVR NetView Main Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

DVR NetView Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Live Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

DVR Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Camera Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

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Display Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Changing Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Onscreen Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Sub-Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Clearing Health Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Health Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Health Report Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

PTZ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Remote Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Playback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Remote Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Playback Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Remote Download . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

Local Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

File Naming Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Playing Backup Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Virtual DVR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Creating a Virtual DVR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Editing a Virtual DVR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Deleting a Virtual DVR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Virtual DVR Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Configuring a Virtual DVR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Deleting Cameras from a Virtual DVR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Remote Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

DISPLAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Sequential Setup (Auto Sequence) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

CAMERA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

MOTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

RECORD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

ALARM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

SCHEDULE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

NETWORK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

EMAIL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

DDNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

SYSTEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

TIME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

PASSWORD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

CONTROL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Appendix A: System Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

DVR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

DVR (cont’d.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

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Appendix B: Setting up Remote Viewing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

What Do I Need? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

How Do I Find My IP and MAC addresses? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Finding Your External IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

How Do I Enable Port Forwarding? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Appendix C: Setting Up DDNS Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

How Do I Enable DDNS On My System? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Appendix D: Setting Up Mobile Access. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Registering your DH200 for Mobile Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Viewing Video from your Mobile Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Appendix E: Connecting PTZ Cameras. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Using a PTZ Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Compatible PTZ Cameras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Appendix F: Connecting Additional External Monitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Appendix G: Connecting Motion / Alarm Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Appendix H: Full Connectivity Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Appendix I: Replacing the Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Removing the Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Replacing the Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Formatting the Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Appendix J: Using Listen-in Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Appendix K: Converting Video Files to AVI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Playing AVI Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92

Appendix L: Remote Viewing using Internet Explorer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Using Live Viewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Appendix M: DVR Properties and Log Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

DVR Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95

Virtual DVR Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

CMS Log List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

DVR Log List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Advanced Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Troubleshooting (cont’d.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Remote Connectivity Trouble Shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

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GETTING STARTED

DIGIMERGE TOUCH DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER

POWER SUPPLY

INSTRUCTION MANUAL, QUICKSTART GUIDE, & SOFTWARE CD

REMOTE CONTROL

ETHERNET CABLE

MOUSE

OCTOPUS CABLE [16-CHANNEL ONLY]

The system comes with the following components:

HARD DRIVE SIZE, NUMBER OF CHANNELS, AND CAMERA CONFIGURATION MAY VARY BY MODEL. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR PACKAGE FOR SPECIFIC CONTENT DETAILS.

CHECK YOUR PACKAGE TO CONFIRM THAT YOU HAVE RECEIVED THE COMPLETE SYSTEM, INCLUDING ALL COMPONENTS SHOWN ABOVE.

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BASIC SETUP

Figure 1.0 Connect BNC cameras to the system

Fi gu re 1. 2 C on ne ct t o a VGA o r C CTV m on it or, o r a TV

Figure 1.3 Connect an Ethernet cable and mouse

Figure 1.4 Connect the power cable

Figure 1.1 Octopus cable port (16-channel only)

1. Connect the cameras

a. Connect BNC cameras to the BNC ports on the

rear panel (4/8-channel models).

a. 16-CHANNEL MODELS ONLY: Connect the single

end of the octopus cable to the VIDEO IN1-16 port (see figure 1.1).

b. Connect BNC cameras to the octopus cable.

2. Connect a monitor

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

port on the rear panel to the VGA port on your monitor.

a. Connect a BNC terminated cable from one of the

Video OUT ports to a TV or CCTV monitor.

3. Connect the mouse (USB or PS/2)

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

rear panel.

NOTE: If using a PS/2 mouse, a USB adapter will

be required (not included).

4. Connect the Ethernet cable

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

5. Connect the power cable

a. Connect the power supply to the DC 12V port on

the rear panel of the system; connect the power cable to an outlet, power strip, or surge protector.

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FRONT PANEL

8 9

11 1413

Figure 1.5 Front panel (8-channel model shown)

1. Channel buttons: Press to view channels individually in full-screen.

2. : Press to increase values in menu options.

3. : Press to switch between full-screen single channel, quad, and split-screen display views.

4. : Press to confirm menu options.

5. / : Press to perform the following:

•

Live viewing

•

Playback

•

6. CLR: Press to perform the following:

•

Live viewing

•

Playback

•

7. /: Press to perform the following:

•

Live viewing

password required for stoppage)

•

Playback

•

8. LEDs: REC will be solid red during recording; HDD will flash green when the system is accessing the HDD.

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

: Start/Stop recording (password required for stoppage)

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

: Move cursor left

: Show/hide onscreen display (OSD)

: Play/pause playback

: Move cursor up

: Start/stop scheduled recording (Recording Schedule must already be configured;

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

: Move cursor right

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Front Panel

8 9

Figure 1.6 Front panel (8-channel model shown)

Front Panel (cont’d.)

10. : Press to decrease values in menu options.

11. : Press to open/close the Time Search menu.

12. : Press to open/close the Backup menu.

13. MENU/ESC: Press to open/close the Main Menu; press to close menu windows.

14. /: Press to perform the following:

•

Live viewing

•

Playback

•

: Open the Log menu

: Stop playback

: Move cursor down

15. USB Port: Connect a USB flash drive, HDD, or optical drive for critical data backup; connect a USB flash drive for firmware upgrades.

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REAR PANEL

1 2

8 9 10 11 12

Figure 1.7 Rear panel (8-channel model shown)

Figure 1.8 Octopus cable VIDEO IN (16-channel only)

1. CAMERA IN: Camera input ports for BNC cameras (4/8-channel);

VIDEO IN 1-16: Port for octopus cable (16-channel models only—see figure 1.8)

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

3. AUDIO IN: One 3.5" RCA port (mono) for recording audio from an audio capable camera (not included).

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

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

6. MOUSE: USB port to connect a USB or PS/2 mouse (PS/2 mouse requires USB adapter). NOTE: Do not connect a USB flash drive to the "Mouse" port. The USB port on the front panel has been

specifically designed for high-speed data transfer to a USB flash drive.

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

8. SPOT OUT: Video output to connect the system to an external monitor (not included). Spot Out mode only displays channels switching in an automatic sequence.

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

10. RS422 / 485 / OUT: Connection block for an RS422/485 PTZ camera (not included).

NOTE: The RS232 ports are for development purposes only. A PTZ camera cannot be controlled from these ports.

11. DC 12V: Port for 12V DC 3A power supply (included).

12. Exhaust fan: Do not block. Keep clear to allow for proper ventilation.

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REMOTE CONTROL

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

1. LED Indicator: Flashes red with every button-press.

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

3. Navigation/Menu:

• S: Press to move cursor up

• T: Press to move cursor down

• W: Press to move cursor left

• X: Press to move cursor right

• MENU: Press to open the Main Menu

4. : Press to switch between single channel full-screen, quad, and split-screen displays.

5. : Press to confirm menu options/selections.

6. Playback controls:

• : Press to increase reverse playback speed 1X,

2X, 4X, 8X, and 16X.

• WX: Press to begin playback; press to switch

between forward and reverse playback

• : Press to increase forward playback speed 1X,

2X, 4X, 8X, and 16X

• : During playback, press to pause; press

repeatedly for frame-by-frame playback; during live viewing, press to open the PTZ menu

• : Press to stop playback

• : During playback, press to pause; press

repeatedly for frame-by-frame playback; during live viewing, press to Spot Out.

7. Channel buttons: Press to view channels 1~8 individually in full-screen; press to input passwords; when entering camera titles, press for alpha-numeric characters.

8. : Press to open the Time Search menu.

9. CANCEL/ESC: Press to close menu windows; press to show/hide the on-screen display (OSD); press to clear channel indicators (loss, alarm, etc.).

10. +: Press to increase values in menu options.

11. - : Press to decrease menu options in menu options.

12. z: Press to start/stop manual recording.

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MOUSE CONTROL

1 2

The mouse is the primary control device for the system. To connect a USB mouse:

• Connect a USB / PS/2 mouse to the USB port on the rear panel—

NOT

connect the mouse to the USB port on the front panel. The USB

port on the front panel is strictly intended for data transfer.

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

3. Scroll-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 to confirm your changes.

Touch Panel Tips and Tricks

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

• CLR:

viewing

• /:

viewing

• / : playback speed;

• /: playback speed;

• Press the MENU/ESC button to open the main menu AND close windows/exit

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.

• Press the button to increase values for selected menu options

Menus

: move cursor up;

: show/hide OSD; clear channel icons

Menus

: move cursor down;

: open Log menu

Menus

: move cursor left;

Live viewing

Menus

: move cursor right;

Live viewing

Playback

: start/stop recording

Playback

: start/stop scheduled recording

: pause playback;

: stop playback;

: increase reverse

: increase forward

Live

• Press the button to decrease values for selected menu options

• Press the button to enter/confirm.

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USING THE SYSTEM

The default system password is 000000

Figure 2.0 Quick Setup menu

To power the system ON/OFF:

1. Connect the power cable to the port on the rear panel.

2. Press the POWER button on the front panel or remote control.

NOTE: You need to press the Power button for initial startup

viewing screen on subsequent resets.

NOTE: You will need to input your system password to power off the system.

only

. The system will load the live

Quick Setup

By default, the system has Quick Setup enabled. Quick Setup lets you quickly adjust the time and record mode on the system. The system menu will appear as the Quick Setup menu with only Time and Record options available.

Using Quick Setup

Use Quick Setup to set the time and configure basic recording settings.

To set the time:

1. Under the Time tab, select DATE and press the ENTER button. Enter the month, day, and year.

2. Select TIME and enter the time (hh/mm/ss).

NOTE: If using the mouse, you will enter the date and time with the Virtual Keyboard.

3. Press the ENTER button to save your changes.

To configure recording settings:

1. Stop ALL RECORDING on the system. Enter your system password (by default, 000000).

2. Under the RECORD tab, select RECORD MODE and select one of the following: CIF 4CH,

FIELD 4CH, FRAME 4CH, CIF 8CH, FIELD 8CH, FRAME 8CH, or CIF + FRAME.

NOTE: If "CIF + FRAME" recording mode is selected, only channel 1 will record in frame—the

remaining channels will record in CIF.

3. Under the RECORD tab, select RECORDING DAYS. Press the +/ - buttons and select 12 HOURS, 1~6 DAYS, 1~20 WEEKS, or NONE.

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Using the System

Figure 3.0 Enable password (optional)

Using Quick Setup (cont’d.)

4. Under PRIORITY, select QUALITY (the quality of the video) or RATE (frames per second). If you select RATE, the video quality and frames per second will be at the lowest possible setting. This will reduce overall video quality, but will maximize the available hard drive space. Adjust this setting to best suit your recording environment and security needs. For details on configuring recording options,

NOTE: The necessary recording parameters will appear under RECORD SETUP INFO at the

bottom of the Quick Setup window.

5. Press the ENTER button to save your settings.

see “RECORD” on page 24.

Enabling/Disabling Quick Setup

You must disable Quick Setup in order to access the full system main menu.

To disable Quick Setup:

1. Under the ADVANCED tab, select RUN ADVANCED.

2. Select ON and press the ENTER button. The window closes. Quick Setup has been disabled. The full main menu will appear when you press the MENU button.

To enable Quick Setup:

1. Press the MENU button. The Main menu opens.

2. Select DISPLAY and press the ENTER button.

3. Under the DISPLAY SETUP tab, move the cursor to QUICK SETUP, select ON and press the ENTER button.

4. Press the CANCEL/ESC button to exit.

5. Press the MENU button again to open the Quick Setup menu.

Password

The default system password is 000000. However, you do not have to enter a password upon initial startup. You can enable this option in Main Menu>System> on page 29. For complete information on changing your password and managing users on the system, see “ACCOUNT” on page 29.

General. For details, see “GENERAL”

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Using the System

Figure 4.0 Main system display

On-Screen Display

The system shows the following for all display views:

1. Recording: "REC" indicates that continuous recording is enabled on at least one channel.

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

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

3. Camera Status: Will display a green Motion icon, purple Loss icon, or red Alarm icon.

4. Channel number: By default, the individual channel number appears at the bottom of the frame with either a RED number (recording) or WHITE number (no recording).

NOTE: A white number may mean that a channel has been assigned motion recording. For

details,

see “Recording” on page 16.

5. Status: Shows recording, display type, and network status. "R" indicates recording;

indicates schedule recording. NOTE: Always check for these icons. If "R" does not appear in the status bar, the system is NOT

RECORDING. If

does not appear in the status bar, Schedule Recording is NOT ENABLED.

6. Channel Title: You can customize the channel with a unique name for each channel. See “CAMERA” on page 23.

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

8. HDD/Record days: The percentage of free space remaining on the hard disk; number of recording days remaining.

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Using the System

Figure 4.1 Virtual Remote

• : Time Search

• Window Positioning

•

: Log

• : Spot Out

• System Info

• Backup

• : Display Mode

• Zoom

• : PTZ

Using the Virtual Remote

Right-click anywhere on the screen to open the Virtual Remote. The Virtual Remote gives you quick access to many of the system’s features using only a USB mouse (included).

1. Quick Function Keys:

2. Navigation/Menu:

• S: Move cursor up

• T: Move cursor down

• W: Move cursor left

• X: Move cursor right

• MENU: Press to open/close the Main Menu; press to close menu

windows

• : ENTER/confirm menu options/selections

• : 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

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

• X: Start playback; press to switch between forward and reverse

playback

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

• z: Start manual recording (if scheduled recording is not active)

• : Starts/stops Schedule Recording

• : 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 buttons: Click to view channels 1~8 individually in full-screen; click to input passwords; when entering camera titles, click for alpha-numeric characters.

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Figure 4.2 Virtual Remote during Playback

Figure 4.3 Virtual Keyboard

Playback

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

1. Navigation/Menu:

• S: Move cursor up

• T: Move cursor down

• W: Move cursor left

• X: Move cursor right

• ZOOM: Click to open/close the Zoom windows. Click to activate

zoom then click + / - to increase 2X, 4X.

• : Click to confirm menu options/selections

• : 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

• X: Start playback; press to switch between forward and reverse playback

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

3. Quick Function Keys:

• : Click to open the Time Search menu

• : Click to open the Log menu

• : 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.

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Using the System

Figure 5.0 Time menu

Setting the Time

It is highly recommended to set the time on the system prior to doing any recording.

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

To set the date and time:

1. Stop recording on the system by pressing / on the front panel, or pressing the button on the 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.

2. Press the MENU button to open the system menu. Select SYSTEM and press the ENTER button. The System menu opens.

3. Select the TIME tab.

4. Select DATE and enter the date (mm/dd/yyyy).

5. Select TIME and enter the time (hh/mm/ss).

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

6. Press the ENTER button to save your changes.

7. Press / on the front panel, or press the button on the remote control to resume Continuous Recording.

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

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Using the System

Full-Screen

Quad

Split-Screen 1

Split-Screen 2

(16-channel

models only)

Figure 6.0 Blue Window cursor is in channel 1

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

Figure 6.1 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:

1. Using the mouse, remote control, or front panel, place the main display screen in either a 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.

1. Using the mouse, right-click anywhere on the screen to open the Virtual Remote.

2. From the Virtual Remote, click . The Blue Window cursor appears in the top-left channel (typically channel 1).

3. 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

• Front Panel: Press the button for the channel you wish to place in the location of the Blue Window cursor

4. Press the STWX to change the location of the Blue Window cursor.

5. Press the ENTER button to save your settings.

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OPTIONAL:

Once the frame is visible, you can also perform the following:

• Press + / - to shrink the

frame

• Press the ENTER button to zoom in 2X

Figure 7.0 Zoom frame (full-screen only)

Zoom

Use the system’s built-in 2X digital zoom to get a closer look at images in full-screen (full-screen mode only).

To use zoom:

1. From live viewing, press the number buttons on the front panel or remote control to select a channel to view in full-screen.

NOTE: The zoom function will not work if the main display screen is in quad or split-screen

configurations.

2. Press the ENTER button. The OSD disappears. A black frame appears in the center of the screen.

3. Once the frame is visible, perform any of the following:

• Press STWX to move the frame anywhere on the screen

• Press the ENTER button to zoom in 1X

• Press

4. Press the CANCEL/ESC button to exit zoom and return to live viewing.

+ to zoom in 2X; press - to zoom out 1X

STWX to scan the image

Sequential Setup (Auto Sequence)

Sequential Setup (Auto Sequence) allows you to view connected cameras in an automatic sequence. Sequential Setup can include both full-screen and split screen modes.

For more details on Sequential Setup, see see “Sequential Setup” on page 22.

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RECORDING

Figure 8.0 Continuous recording on all channels (4CH model shown)

• In this example, Continuous Recording is on ALL channels (default)

By default, the system is set to immediately record at startup from connected cameras— continuous recording. It is highly recommended to keep continuous recording on at all times.

The system can perform Continuous Recording, Event Recording, and Schedule Recording. However, the system can only perform one type of recording at a given time.

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, "R" appears in the status bar at the bottom of the OSD, and any connected cameras will have their channel numbers in RED (see figure 0.0).

Event Recording

The system includes three modes of event recording:

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

• 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 24.

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Recording

Figure 8.1 Motion assigned to channel 4 (4CH model shown)

• In this example, motion detection was assigned to camera 4, so the channel number is WHITE

• Continuous Recording remains on channels 1~3

Figure 8.2 Motion was detected on camera 4 (4CH model shown)

• In this example, motion was detected on camera 4—the motion icon appears and the channel number turns RED

• Continuous Recording remains on channels 1~3

Motion

Motion Detection must be applied to specific cameras. If you assign Motion Detection to a camera, that camera will only record when a motion event is triggered. The camera enabled with Motion Detection will have a

WHITE number on the OSD (see figure 8.1).

NOTE: A white number can also indicate that recording on a camera has been 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, and the channel number will

RED (see figure 8.2).

turn

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

clear the motion icon.

NOTE: If you assign motion detection to ALL cameras, the REC icon will not appear in the top-left

corner, but the "R" will remain in the status bar of the OSD.

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Recording

Figure 8.3 Schedule Recording screen

ATTENTION: Schedule Recording takes priority over all other recording modes.

Alarm

When an alarm is triggered, the system will continue to record, but can apply unique recording parameters that you can set in the Alarm menu (Main Menu>Alarm). For details, page 24.

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

clear the alarm icon.

see “ALARM” on

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 WHITE.

NOTE: 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.

Schedule Recording

Schedule Recording can be set manually or at startup. Schedule Recording features customizable recording parameters that you assign to each camera.

The Schedule recording icon— —indicates schedule recording is enabled. If you do not see the

icon, schedule recording is NOT ENABLED.

For details on setting a recording schedule, see “SCHEDULE” on page 25.

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 J: Using Listen-in Audio” on page 90.

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PLAYBACK

Figure 9.0 Playback display view

View recorded video on the system through playback mode.

To begin playback:

1. Press the WX button on the remote control. The system will play the last few minutes of the most recently recorded video.

2. Press the following buttons on the remote control to use playback functions:

• WX: Press to switch between forward and reverse playback

• : Press to pause playback; press repeatedly for frame-by-frame reverse playback

• : Press to pause playback; press repeatedly for frame-by-frame forward playback

: Press to increase reverse playback speed 1X, 2X, 4X, 8X, and 16X

•

: Press to increase forward playback speed 1X, 2X, 4X, 8X, and 16X

•

: Press to stop playback and return to live viewing

•

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Figure 10.0 Time Search menu

Figure 10.1 Time Search sub-menu

Search for recorded video data on the system using the Time Search menu.

To open the Time Search menu:

• Press the button on the front panel or remote control

To search for recorded video:

1. Press WX to select the month.

2. PressT to move the cursor to the calendar. The date is highlighted with a black square.

3. Press STWX to select dates with either Alarm, Motion, or Normal recordings and press the ENTER button. The detailed Time Search menu opens.

4. Press STWX to select recording blocks in Hour, Minute, or Camera and then press the ENTER button. Recording blocks are distinguished by Alarm (red), Motion (green), and Normal (orange).

5. Use the playback buttons on the remote control or the front panel to control playback.

6. Press  to stop playback and return to live viewing.

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USING THE MAIN MENU

Figure 11.0 System Main Menu

To open the Main Menu:

• Press the MENU button on the front panel or the remote control

NOTE: Quick Setup must be disabled in order to view the full system Main Menu. For more

details

see “Setting the Time” on page 13.

1. DISPLAY: Adjust OSD borders, camera titles, colors, split-screen configuration, and Auto Sequence settings.

2. CAMERA: Adjust brightness, color, contrast, title, PTZ settings, and enable/disable convert.

3. MOTION: Configure the motion grid, sensitivity, and motion recording time.

4. RECORD: Enable/disable recording for each camera; set video quality and frame rate.

5. ALARM: Enable/disable alarm recording for each camera; set alarm type, configure alarm setup.

6. SCHEDULE: Customize four kinds of recording modes according to a daily or weekly schedule.

7. NETWORK: Configure IP, email, and DDNS settings.

8. SYSTEM: Configure various system settings including date/time, quick setup, users, HDD settings, and system information.

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Using the Main Menu

Figure 12.0 Display menu Figure 12.1 Auto Sequence setup

DISPLAY

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

To change display settings:

1. Select the DISPLAY SETUP tab, and configure the following:

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

• CAMERA: Select to show the CAMERA NO. or the CAMERA TITLE or both.

• BORDER LINE: Set the color for the borders of the OSD: WHITE, BLACK, DARK GREY, or GREY

• BACKGROUND: Set the background color for disconnected cameras on the main display: GRAY, WHITE, BLUE, or DARK GREY

• SPLIT MODE: Set up to four split-screen display modes

• QUICK SETUP: Select ON/OFF to enable/disable the quick setup menu

Sequential Setup

Configure Sequential Setup (Auto Sequence) settings.

To configure Sequential Setup settings:

1. Select the SEQUENTIAL SETUP tab and configure the following:

• DWELL TIME: Set from 1~30 seconds.

• SEQ. MODE: Set the display mode, from single channel full-screen to 8-channel split-screen

NOTE: You

display modes to enable Auto Sequence mode. If none of these modes are selected, Auto Sequence

• FULL SCREEN: Select channels for full-screen display. If selected, these channels will appear in full-screen during Auto Sequence mode

2. Press the ENTER button to save your settings and enable Auto Sequence. Auto Sequence will immediately begin.

3. Press the DISPLAY button to stop Auto Sequence.

must

select one of these

will not

begin.

2. Press ENTER to save your changes and exit.

Auto Sequence with Front Panel and Remote Control

Once you have configured the Auto Sequence settings in the Display menu, you can use the remote control to turn Auto Sequence on/off.

To enable/disable Auto Sequence:

1. Press and hold on the front panel or remote control for 2 seconds.

2. To exit press . The main screen will return to a quad display.

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Using the Main Menu

Figure 13.0 Camera menu

Figure 14.0 Motion menu

CAMERA

Configure various camera settings, such as brightness, contrast, title, and covert.

To configure camera settings:

1. Under CAMERA SELECTION, press WX to

select the camera.

2. Press T to configure the following:

• COVERT: Select YES/NO. If YES, the camera channel will be obscured from live viewing to give the impression that no camera is recording. Use this option if the display monitor is in public view.

NOTE: The Covert channel will use the

same background color as a disconnected camera. To change the background color, page 22.

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

• TITLE: Use the alpha-numeric buttons on the remote control to enter a name/title for the camera. Press WX to move the cursor left/ right. If you make a mistake, press CANCEL/ ESC to return to the Main Menu and start again.

• PTZ MODEL: Select the model of your connected PTZ camera (not included).

• PTZ ID: Enter your PTZ ID (PTZ ID should match the camera channel to which you have connected the PTZ camera)

see “DISPLAY” on

MOTION

Configure the motion grid and motion sensitivity for specific channels.

NOTE: If motion detection is applied to a

camera, the system will record from that camera

To configure motion settings:

1. Under RECORD TIME, adjust the time from 10~300 seconds.

2. Press T to select CAMERA SELECTION and press

3. Press T to select SENSITIVITY, and adjust from 1~20. The higher the number, the greater the sensitivity.

4. Press T to select MOTION GRID. Press + to move the cursor to the Motion Grid.

5. Press + to select blocks on the grid. A green motion icon

appears on the grid.

• Press STWX to select a

only when motion is detected.

NOTE: The set recording time is

applicable to all channels.

WX to select the camera.

block on the grid

3. Repeat for other camera connected to the system.

4. Press ENTER to save your settings. Press

CANCEL/ESC to close remaining menu

windows.

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Using the Main Menu

Select ALL.

Clear.

Figure 15.0 Record menu

Figure 16.0 Alarm menu

TIP!

When you have configured settings for one camera, press

to apply the settings for

the rest of the cameras!

• Press + enable/disable motion sensitivity.

Disabled blocks are colored blocks will be is detected. Move an object in front of the selected camera to test sensitivity and enable/disable the appropriate blocks

• Press - to exit the grid

• Press WX to select All/Clear and then press

turquoise-colored

grey

6. Press ENTER to save your settings. Press

CANCEL/ESC

to close remaining menu windows.

RECORD

Configure recording parameters for each channel.

. Active

when motion

3. Press ENTER to save your settings. Press

CANCEL/ESC to close remaining menu

windows.

ALARM

Configure recording parameters for alarm recording.

NOTE: An external alarm device is not included with the system.

To configure alarm settings:

1. Under RECORD SETUP, press ST to

select a camera. Press option and press

+ / - to configure the

following:

• USE: Select ON/OFF. If OFF, the selected camera(s) will not record.

WX to select an

To configure recording settings:

1. Press ST to select a camera.

2. Press WX to select an option and the

press

+ / - to configure the following:

• USE: Select ON/OFF. If OFF, the selected camera(s) will not record.

• QUALITY: Select LOW, MIDDLE, HIGH, SUPER, and ULTRA.

• RATE: Select 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, or 15 fps.

• AUDIO: Select ON/OFF. Audio capable cameras or microphones are required for audio recording.

• MOTION: Select ON/OFF. Motion Grid and sensitivity must be configured in the Motion menu.

See “MOTION” on page 23.

• QUALITY: Select LOW, MIDDLE, HIGH, SUPER, and ULTRA.

• RATE: Select 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, or 15 fps.

• AUDIO: Select ON/OFF. The number of audio input channels varies by model.

• INPUT: Select N.O/ N.C.

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Using the Main Menu

Figure 16.1 Alarm Setup

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.

Figure 17.0 Alarm Setup

2. Under ALARM SETUP, configure the following:

• RECORD TIME: Set from 10~300 seconds (in increments of 10 seconds).

• RECORD CAMERA: Select ALL or 1:1. If you select ALL, the system will record on all channels; if you select 1:1, the system will only record for the designated channel

• ALARM BUZZER: Select ON/OFF. If ON, the system will sound a beep when the external alarm is triggered

• ALARM OUT1: Set the type of Alarm Out video (external monitor required, not included). Select SYSTEM, VIDEO LOSS, MOTION, ALL

ALARM, or ALARM IN1~8, and then select ON/OFF.

SCHEDULE

Set four recording modes in a daily or weekly schedule.

NOTE: Daily has priority over a Weekly

schedule.

To set a recording schedule:

1. Press WX to select MODE1 (red), MODE2

(orange), MODE3 (green), or MODE4 (blue).

2. With a mode selected, configure the following:

3. Press ENTER to save your settings. Press

CANCEL/ESC to close remaining menu

windows.

NOTE: Ala rm re cordi ng w ill take pri orit y ove r

continuous recording, even if a camera is disabled in standard recording parameters.

• USE: Select ON/OFF. If OFF, the selected camera(s) will not record.

• QUALITY: Select LOW, MIDDLE, HIGH, SUPER, and ULTRA.

• RATE: Select 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, or 15 fps.

• AUDIO: Select ON/OFF. Audio channels vary by model.

• MOTION: Select ON/OFF. Motion Grid and sensitivity must be configured in the Motion menu.

See “MOTION” on page 23.

3. Select the CHART tab and select ALL, SUN, MON, TUE, WED, THU, FRI, or SAT, and press the ENTER button or +/-. The Schedule sub-menu opens.

4. Enter BEGIN and END times, and select the MODE for ten time slots.

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Using the Main Menu

Figure 17.1 Schedule recording

Figure 17.2 Split the overnight recording time

5. Press the ENTER button to save your settings. The Schedule sub-menu closes. The assigned mode appears in the main Schedule window.

6. Press CANCEL/ESC to close remaining menu windows.

7. To enable the recording schedule, press

/ on the front panel or on the

Virtual Remote.

Stopping Scheduled Recording

If you need to stop a recording schedule, press

/ on the front panel or on the Virtual

Remote and enter your 6-digit system password (by default, 000000).

NOTE: Always look for the icon in the

status bar. If you do not see the icon, schedule recording is NOT ENABLED.

Overnight Recording

If you want to program an overnight recording schedule, you will need to split the time using the available time slots in the Schedule sub-menu.

2. Customize the video quality, frame rate, and

motion detection for the desired channels.

For this example, Mode 1 will have cameras 1 and 2 set to ULTRA and 15 fps,

while the remaining cameras will be set to HIGH and 7 fps.

3. Select the CHART tab and select MON and then press the

ENTER button. The

Schedule sub-menu opens.

4. Under BEGIN, press the number buttons on the front panel or remote control to enter

21:00. Under END, enter 23:59.

NOTE: If using the front panel, you can select

digits by pressing + / -. You need to press + / - to select 0.

5. Under MODE, select MODE1.

6. Press X to move the cursor to BEGIN in the right-hand column. Enter END, enter

08:00.

00:00. Under

7. Under MODE, select MODE1.

8. Press the ENTER button to save your settings and return to the main Schedule menu. Mode 1 (red) will appear in the designated time block in the schedule.

9. Repeat steps 1~8 for Tuesday~Friday.

10. Press / on the front panel or on the Virtual Remote to enable scheduled recording.

Example

You are a small business owner that wants your custom recording schedule to record from 9 PM to 8 AM, Monday to Friday.

To set the schedule:

1. From the Schedule menu, select MODE1~4.

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Using the Main Menu

Figure 18.0 Network menu (IP setup)

Figure 18.1 Email menu

NETWORK

Configure network and DDNS options.

To configure IP Setup:

1. Connect an Ethernet cable to the LAN port on the rear panel of the system.

2. Disconnect the power cable and let the system power down for a few moments. Reconnect the power cable. The system automatically powers on.

3. Under CONFIG, select STATIC or DHCP. DHCP allows you to instantly obtain an IP address when first networking your system. STATIC IP lets you manually enter a fixed IP address. If you select STATIC, go to step 4.

NOTE: DCHP allows you to quickly connect to your network by obtaining an IP address from the router. After the initial setup, we recommend that you disable DHCP and set the IP address between 1~100. For example, if your IP address is 192.168.0.107, change the last digits to 90 (i.e.

192.163.0.90). This ensures that port forwarding will not change in the event of power failure or resetting of your network.

4. Press ENTER to save your settings. Press

CANCEL/ESC to close remaining menu

windows.

Configure settings for email notification of events on the system.

To configure email settings:

1. Under USE, select DEFAULT or SMTP (your own email server). If you select DEFAULT, go to step 7. If you select SMTP, go to step

2. Under SMTP SERVER, enter your SMTP email server.

3. Under SMTP PORT, enter your SMTP port.

4. Under SMTP AUTH, select ON.

5. Under SMTP USER ID, enter your SMTP

user name.

6. Under SMTP PASSWORD, enter your SMTP

password

7. Under EMAIL ADDRESS, enter the recipient email address for the email notification. You can add up to five email addresses.

8. Press ENTER to save your settings. Press

CANCEL/ESC to close remaining windows.

NOTE: When an event is triggered, you will

receive an email alert. If no events occur in the next 5 minutes, you will no receive another email. If a new event is triggered during that minutes, you will only receive the new email 5 minutes after the first email.

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Using the Main Menu

Figure 18.2 DDNS menu

Figure 18.3 MISC menu

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:7000

DDNS URL

Port Number

NOTE: If you change your default port number (port 7000) to a different port, you still need to enter your port number after the DDNS address.

DDNS

Configure Digimerge DDNS settings.

NOTE: You must register for the FREE

Digimerge DDNS service prior to configuring DDNS settings.

To configure DDNS settings:

1. Under USE, select DIGIMERGE or OFF.

2. Under DOMAIN NAME, enter only the first 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 Digimerge DDNS

user name

4. Under PASSWORD, enter your Digimerge

DDNS password

tomsmith

in the text

MISC

Configure additional network settings.

To configure bandwidth settings:

1. Under BANDWIDTH, select 64 KBPS, 128

KBPS

, 256 KBPS, 512 KBPS, 1 MBPS, 2 MBPS,

4 MBPS, 8 MBPS, or UNLIMITED.

NOTE: By default, the system is set to

UNLIMITED. Change the bandwidth setting to maximize your network performance.

2. Press ENTER to save your settings. Press

CANCEL/ESC to close remaining windows.

NOTE: Obtain your Digimerge DDNS user

name and password from the confirmation email.

5. Under DDNS TEST, select START. If successful, you will see "GOOD." If unsuccessful, you will see "ERROR." If you receive an error, please check your network connections and carefully re-enter your Digimerge DDNS information.

6. Press ENTER to save your settings. Press

CANCEL/ESC to close remaining windows.

NOTE: You can also enter DDNS information

remotely using DVR NetView. For details, see “DDNS” on page 65.

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Using the Main Menu

Figure 19.0 Setup menu

Figure 19.1 Account menu

SYSTEM

Configure System settings.

GENERAL

To configure general system settings:

1. Select the GENERAL tab and configure the

following:

• AUTO LOCK: Select ON/OFF. If ON, the front panel

touch-screen will be disabled after 3 minutes of inactivity. Enter your system password (by default,

000000) to disable.

NOTE: Auto Lock is not available if

Password is set to "OFF."

• PASSWORD: Select ON/OFF. If ON, the system will

prompt you for a password when opening the main menu

NOTE: You must set the Password to

"ON" in order to use the Auto Lock.

• FACTO RY DEFA ULT: Select START and press the

ENTER button to restore the system to the original

factory settings

• KEY SENSITIVITY: Adjust the sensitivity of the

buttons on the front panel from

1 (low) ~ 5 (high)

2. Press ENTER to save your settings. Press

CANCEL/ESC to close remaining windows.

TIME

For more details, on setting the date and time, see “Recording” on page 16.

ACCOUNT

Only the ADMIN can configure user authorities on the system.

• KEY TONE: Select ON/OFF. If ON (default), the

system will "beep" whenever a button is pressed on the front panel or remote control

• RECORD MODE: Displays the current resolution

on the system. To edit, you must use DVR NetView remote client software (included). For details, “SYSTEM” on page 65.

• PB INTERLACE: Select ON/OFF. If ON, image

flickering will be reduced, but overall image quality may also be reduced. If OFF, there will be better image quality on still images, but image flickering during live viewing and playback.

• RUN ON BOOT: This option sets the default

recording mode when the system starts up. Select

CONTIN. REC for Continuous recording; select SCHEDULE REC for the system to record

according to a recording schedule(s). For more details on setting recording schedules, see “SCHEDULE” on page 25.

see

To configure user and account settings:

1. Select the ACCOUNT tab, and configure the following:

• USER: Select ADMIN or USER1~5.

• ACTIVATE: Select ON/OFF to enable the settings

for the specific user type

• AUTHORIZATION: Select MONITORING,

BACKUP, NETWORK, PLAYBACK, CONFIGURATION, or SHUTDOWN

• PASSWORD: Enter a 6-digit password for the

user

2. Press the ENTER button to save your settings.

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Using the Main Menu

Figure 19.2 Disk menu

ATTENTION: You must stop all recording

before attempting to format the internal HDD.

DISK

Use the Disk menu to format the internal HDD, external USB flash drive (not included), external USB HDD, and configure Overwrite and Disk Monitor settings.

Formatting Disks

Overwrite

Disk overwrite will overwrite the oldest data on the internal HDD once it full.

To enable/disable disk overwrite:

1. Under the DISK, select OVERWRITE and select

ON/OFF. If OFF, the system will stop

recording once the HDD is full.

NOTE: By default, the system is set to

overwrite.

2. Press the ENTER button to save your settings.

Disk Monitor

If enabled, Disk Monitor will alert you if the internal HDD fails.

To enable/disable disk monitoring:

1. Under the DISK tab, select START/STOP.

2. Press the CANCEL/ESC button close.

To format the internal HDD/external HDD/USB flash drive:

1. Under the DISK tab, select FORMAT and select Internal HDD, USB HDD, or USB

Memory Stick

2. Under ACTION, select START. Formatting begins. Once formatting is complete the

only

system will reset (internal HDD

3. Press CANCEL/ESC to close windows (USB flash drive

only

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Using the Main Menu

Figure 19.3 Update menu

Figure 19.4 System Info 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 Digimerge website.

2. Copy the firmware to a blank USB flash

drive.

NOTE: Do not have any folders on the USB

flash drive—just the firmware file.

3. Connect the USB flash drive to the USB

port on the front panel.

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 SYSTEM.

6. Under the UPDATE tab, select UPDATE.

7. Select START and press the ENTER button.

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

Do not

remove

press any

INFO

View important system information:

• MODEL: The model of the system

• 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

• INTERNAL HDD: 1 HDD, size and space remaining

• USB PORT: The status of the USB port on the rear panel—will show "NONE" or "CONNECT"

• MOUSE PORT: The status of the USB mouse port on the front panel—will show "NONE" or "CONNECT"

• IDE BUS: The status of the HDD—will show "GOOD" or "ERROR"

When upgrade is finished, press the ENTER button in the prompt window to restart the system.

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BACKUP

Figure 20.0 Backup menu—USB flash drive

Backup critical video data on your system to a USB flash drive, external USB HDD, or an external USB CD/DVD-RW drive (not included).

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.

USB Flash Drive

To backup recorded video:

1. Connect a blank USB flash drive to the USB port on the front panel.

2. Format the USB flash drive if you have not already done so. For details on formatting the USB flash drive,

3. Press the BACKUP button on the front panel.

4. Under DEVICE, make sure to select USB (FRONT

PANEL)

5. Under SELECT, select specific cameras or select ALL. Select recording. Select all boxes if desired.

6. Under RANGE, enter date and time for the system to scan for video. If the system finds a file, it will immediately begin backing up the data. Monitor the backup progress in the ACTION frame.

see “DISK” on page 30.

NORMAL, ALARM, or MOTION

NOTE: If there is no video available in the range, the system will prompt, "STATUS: NO FILE."

7. Under ACTION, select START and press ENTER.

8. Once backup is complete, press CANCEL/ESC to close remaining windows.

9. You will be prompted to re-start recording on the system. Press CANCEL/ESC to close the

prompt, and Recording.

/ to resume Continuous Recording; press / to resume Schedule

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Backup

ATTENTION: You must STOP ALL RECORDING on the system prior to backing up any video data to an

external USB HDD or external USB CD/DVD-RW drive.

Figure 20.1 Backup menu—USB HDD

Figure 20.2 Backup menu—USB CD/DVD-RW

External USB HDD

To backup recorded video:

1. Connect an external USB HDD to the USB port on the front panel.

2. Format the external USB HDD if you have not already done so. For details on formatting the external USB HDD,

see “DISK” on page 30.

3. Press the BACKUP button on the front panel.

4. Under DEVICE, make sure to select USB HDD.

5. Under SELECT, select specific cameras or select ALL. Select boxes if desired.

6. Under RANGE, enter date and time for the system to scan for video. If the system finds a file, it will immediately begin backing up the data. Monitor the backup progress in the ACTION frame.

NORMAL, ALARM, or MOTION recording. Select all

NOTE: If there is no video available in the range, the system will prompt, "STATUS: NO FILE."

7. Under ACTION, select START and press ENTER.

8. Once backup is complete, press CANCEL/ESC to close remaining windows.

9. You will be prompted to re-start recording on the system. Press CANCEL/ESC to close the

prompt, and

/ to resume Continuous Recording; press / to resume Schedule

Recording.

USB CD/DVD-RW

To backup recorded video:

1. Connect an external USB CD/DVD-RW drive to the USB port on the front panel.

2. Insert a CD/DVD-R/W disc into the drive.

3. Press the BACKUP button on the front panel.

4. Under DEVICE, make sure to select USB - CD/DVD-RW.

5. Under RANGE, enter date and time for the system to scan for video. If the system finds a file, it will immediately begin backing up the data. Monitor the backup progress in the ACTION frame.

NOTE: If there is no video available in the range, the

system will prompt, "STATUS: NO FILE."

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Backup

Figure 20.1 Time Search sub-menu

Figure 20.2 Backup menu

6. Under ACTION, select START and press ENTER. If your backup data spans more than one disc, the system will eject the completed disc and prompt you to insert a new blank disc. Backup will continue as normal.

7. Once backup is complete, press CANCEL/ESC to close remaining windows.

8. You will be prompted to re-start recording on the system. Press CANCEL/ESC to close the

prompt, and

/ to resume Continuous Recording; press / to resume Schedule

Recording.

Time Search and Backup

Use the Time Search menu to set a Time Range, then use the Backup menu to backup critical video to a USB flash drive, external USB HDD, or external USB CD/DVD-RW drive (not included).

To set the Time Range:

1. Press the button on the front panel or remote control.

2. Press WX to select the month.

3. PressT to move the cursor to the calendar. The date is highlighted with a black square.

4. Press STWX to select dates with either Alarm, Motion, or Normal recordings and press the ENTER button. The detailed Time Search menu opens.

5. Press STWX to select recording blocks in Hour, Minute, or Camera and then press the ENTER button. Recording blocks are distinguished by Alarm (red), Motion (green), and Normal (orange).

6. Press - set a START TIME. The block will turn grey.

7. Press STWX to select other blocks in your desired time range. Press + to set the END TIME. All the block in the time range will turn grey.

8. Press CANCEL/ESC to exit.

To backup video:

1. Press the BACKUP button on the front panel.

2. Under DEVICE, make sure to select USB (FRONT) -

MEMORY STICK, USB - HDD,

or USB - CD/DVD-RW.

3. Under SELECT, select specific cameras or select ALL. Select

NORMAL, ALARM, or MOTION recording. Select

all boxes if desired.

4. Under RANGE, the START and END TIMES you select in the Time Search menu should appear.

5. Under ACTION, select START and press ENTER.

6. Once backup is complete, press CANCEL/ESC to close remaining windows.

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Backup

Figure 20.3 Backup video player file

Figure 20.4 Playback in McdPlayer

Viewing Backup Video

Along with copying the files, the system adds a Backup Video Player (McdPlayer) and an AVI converter 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 HDD with the backed up video data to your PC; or insert the CD/DVD-R/W disc into your PC’s CD/DVD-RW drive.

2. McdPlayer should launch automatically. If Autorun does not start, search the drive/disc and double-click Backup Video Player. McdPlayer launches and begins to load your backed up video. For more details,

see “Viewing Backup Video” on

page 35.

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 can begin to playback the video.

4. You can also view backup video on the DVR NetView remote client software. For details, see “Playing Backup Files” on page 54.

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Backup

Figure 20.5 McdPlayer main window (image simulated)

• : Reverse playback -4X

• : Reverse playback -2X

• : Reverse playback -1X

• : Backward step (frame-by-frame)

• : Forward step (frame-by-frame)

• : Forward play 1X

• : Forward play 2X

• : Forward play 4x

Using MCD Player

MCD Player is a small application that the system places on your USB flash drive when you backup critical video.

To use MCD Player:

1. Connect the USB flash drive or external HDD with the backed up video data to your PC; or 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.

3. When the purple progress bar has loaded, you can begin to playback the video.

4. Use the playback buttons at the top of the main screen to control playback.

5. To view full-screen, click the number buttons. Click the split-screen buttons to view Quad and multi Split-Screen.

6. Click and drag the purple playback slider to pause, advance or restart playback.

7. Click W to for a watermark on the file. If the file has a watermark, the following prompt will appear: "Has not been tampered with."

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

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

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DVR NETVIEW

DVR NetView is an advanced content management software (CMS) that allows live viewing, playback, and control from up to 10 DVRs simultaneously and 64 individual channels.

System Requirements

Prior to using DVR NetView, make sure your system meets or exceeds the following system requirements:

Description Requirement

CPU 2.4 GHz Pentium® 4 or above

Operating System

Browser Internet Explorer 7 or greater

Memory 1 GB RAM (more than 1 GB recommended)

Video 16 MB of video memory

HDD 2 GB of free space

Network (LAN) 10/100 Base-T Network

Network (WAN)

*High-speed Internet connected recommended

Windows XP/Vista

384 Kbps upstream*

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INSTALLING DVR NETVIEW

Figure 21.0 DVR NetView installation window

Figure 21.1 Click Next and then Install

Figure 21.2 Click Close to finish the installation

To install DVR NetView:

1. Insert the software CD into your computer’s CD/DVD-R drive. At the prompt, run or double-click

NetViewinstaller.exe

NOTE: This process refers to an installation on Windows Vista. Certain steps and images may differ in Windows XP

2. From the Security Warning window, click Run.

3. Click Next to continue the installation. Select/deselect the boxes for shortcuts if desired.

4. Click Install to install DVR NetView to the default location (C:\Program Files\Net View) or click

Browse... to change the save location.

NetViewInstaller.exe. If Autorun does not start, search your CD/DVD-R drive for

5. Once the installation finishes, click Close. A shortcut icon appears on your desktop.

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USING DVR NETVIEW

Figure 22.0 DVR NetView main screen

With the application installed, you can open DVR NetView from the desktop icon or the Start menu.

NOTE: Make sure you have connected the system to your network and have DHCP turned ON.

To open DVR NetView:

1. Double-click the DVR NetView icon on the desktop or select Start>Programs>NetView. The DVR NetView main screen opens.

NOTE: By default, DVR NetView opens to a black multi-screen display. You must add a DVR to DVR NetView before images will be visible on the main screen.

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Using DVR NetView

Figure 22.1 DVR auto-detected by the Set List Manager

NOTE: From the Set List Manager window you can also perform a Remote Setup of your system. For details, see “Remote Setup” on page 59.

Adding a DVR

To add a DVR:

1. From the main screen, click . The Set List Manager window opens.

2. Click Auto Scan. Any DVRs connected to the local network will appear in the list frame.

3. If your DVR does not appear after Auto Scan, you can add it manually to the list:

• SET NAME: enter a title for the DVR (e.g. DVR1)

• IP/DDNS: enter the IP address of the DVR or DDNS domain name, followed by .digimerge.net

(i.e. tomsmith.digimerge.net)

• PORT: 7000 (default)

• PASSWORD: Enter the system password (by default, 000000)

• Click ADD TO LIST to save the DVR

4. Click PROPERTY to view the properties of your DVR.

5. Click OK to save your settings or click CANCEL to exit without saving.

You will automatically log in to this DVR when you launch DVR NetView.

Editing a DVR

To edit a DVR:

1. Select a DVR from the list frame.

2. Change the Set name, IP address, port, or password and click APPLY.

3. Click OK to save your settings.

Deleting a DVR

To delete a DVR:

1. Select a DVR from the list frame.

2. Click DEL FROM LIST.

3. Click OK to save your changes.

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DVR NetView Main Screen

Figure 22.2 DVR NetView main screen

*Live images simulated.

Using DVR NetView

1. Main Display Screen: Shows live video and playback.

2. Screen Selector: Single channel full-screen, quad, and multi split-screen.

3. Mode Display: Current mode of DVR NetView—Live or PB (Playback)

4. Date & Time: The date and time on the connected DVR.

5. Mode Selector: Click to switch between Live viewing and PB (Playback)

6. Quick Buttons: Record, Capture, OSD (Onscreen Display), and Setup.

7. Playback Control: Forward, Reverse Play, Stop, Next, Previous, and Playback Speed slider.

8. PTZ: Controls for a PTZ camera (not included).

9. Audio: Volume control and mute. Audio is available in full-screen mode only.

10. Channel: Camera channel number.

11. Health: Health report of the connected DVRs.

12. DVR Indicator: DVRs currently connected to DVR NetView.

13. Virtual DVR: Group of Virtual DVRs.

14. Add DVR: Add or delete a DVR.

15. Add Virtual DVR: Add or delete a Virtual DVR.

16. Power: Turn DVR NetView ON/OFF.

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Using DVR NetView

Figure 23.0 DVR NetView setup—General 1

Figure 23.1 DVR NetView setup—General 2

Figure 23.2 DVR NetView setup—General 2

Figure 23.3 DVR NetView setup—General 2

DVR NetView Setup

You should configure DVR NetView prior to initial use.

To use setup:

1. From the DVR NetView main screen, click SETUP. The Setup menu opens.

2. Under the GENRAL 1 tab, configure the following:

• OSD SETUP: Choose the elements to appear on the

onscreen display. Select/deselect TIME, CAMERA

NUMBER, FRAME RATE, SET NAME, and CAMERA NAME

• OVERLAY (default): It is highly recommended to

keep overlay enabled for a faster video transmission. Only disable the overlay of any invalid driver is distorting the screen image. If the problem persists, reduce hardware acceleration

NOTE: If you change the Overlay option, you will be prompted to restart DVR NetView.

• VIDEO MODE: Select NTSC or PAL depending on

your region (NTSC for USA, Canada; PAL for Europe)

• DOWNLOAD: Choose a save location for recorded

video and screen captures

• VERSION: Displays the current software version of

DVR NetView

3. Under the GENERAL 2 tab, configure the following:

• ETC: Select AUTO FULL SCREEN... to display the

triggered alarm channel in full-screen; select USE AUDIO to turn on audio transmission from an audio capable camera (not included); select LOG DISLAY LIMIT to cap the NetView log file to 1000 events

4. Under the PASSWORD tab, enter a new password FOR DVR NETVIEW ONLY (no password by default). Click APPLY, not OK, to save the password.

NOTE: If changing your password at a later date, make sure to enter your old password along with your new password.

5. Under the SOUND tab, configure the following:

• PLAY SOUND: Select CONNECT, DISCONNECT, for

DVR NetView to make a sound when it connects/ disconnects to a DVR; select ALARM, MOTION, and VIDEO LOSS for DVR NetView to make a sound when any of these events are triggered on the system.

6. Click APPLY and then click OK to close the Setup menu.

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LIVE MODE

Figure 24.0 Live viewing

7.6 FPS

Once connected, you can monitor the system in real-time. You can also record, playback, and backup video from a connected DVR.

1. Camera Title: Camera number, title

2. Time: The current time on the DVR.

3. DVR Status: REC, Wait (initial connection), Loss (video loss), Close (disconnected from DVR), Alarm, Motion, PB (playback), Live (live viewing)

4. Frame Rate: Network transmission speed, not the FPS on the DVR.

DVR Indicators

Use the DVR Indicator list at the bottom of the main screen to check the status of connected DVRs.

• Normal: Blue indicator shows that the DVR is functioning properly

• Network—Connection in progress: Orange indicator shows that the DVR is being

access through the network; click to view the connection progress

• Network—Error/Disconnect: Pink indicator shows that the connection to the DVR has

been disrupted by a network error or invalid password. DVR NetView will try to re-establish the connection every 30 seconds. Click to determine of the problem is network or password related

• System Abnormality: Orange indicator shows that there has been an abnormal event

or system error. Click to view the Client log list

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Live Mode

Figure 24.1 DVR Indicator

Figure 24.2 Display modes

Figure 24.3 Click and drag channels in DVR NetView

Camera Indicators

Use the camera indicator for each connected DVR to change channels in full-screen and observe camera status.

• Blue: Video input is connected without recording

• Dark Blue: Video loss

• Red: Actively recording

Display Views

• Click the display mode buttons to the right of the

main display screen to view channels in full-screen, quad, and various split-screen configurations

• If you have multiple systems connected, click

buttons 25, 36, 49, and 64 to view the in large split-screen modes

• Double-click any channel to view it in single channel

full-screen; double-click again to return to the previous split-screen mode

• While in split-screen, you can right-click any

channel and select FULL SCREEN to view that channel in single channel full-screen mode

Changing Channels

If viewing a a system in full-screen, you can change channels while in full-screen.

• Select your system from the DVR list at the bottom

of the main screen

• Double-click any of the displayed channels to view

that channel in full-screen—active channel will be highlighted in red

• Click and drag a channel to another desired

location

Onscreen Display

• Click to show/hide the onscreen

display

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Live Mode

Figure 17.4 DVR list

Figure 24.4 Sub-menu

Figure 24.5 DVR delete

Sub-Menu

Use the sub-menu from the DVR list to quickly access short-cuts to pertinent information.

To open the sub-menu:

1. Select a DVR from the DVR List at the bottom of the main screen.

2. Right-click the DVR to view the sub-menu.

3. From the sub-menu, select any of the following:

• LIVE: Resume live viewing in the previous split-screen configuration

• PROPERTY: Open the Properties menu for the selected DVR

• CMS LOG LIST: Open the CMS log

• DVR LOG LIST: Open the DVR log

• For details on properties and log lists, see “Appendix M: DVR Properties and Log Files” on

page 95.

• SETUP: Open the Setup menu. For details, see “Remote Setup” on page 59.

• REMOVE: Remove the selected DVR from the DVR List

• If you select REMOVE, click OK in the confirmation window to remove the DVR, or click Cancel

4. Click anywhere on DVR NetView to close the sub-menu.

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Live Mode

Figure 26.0 Health Report main window

Health

DVR NetView features an onscreen indication of the health of your connected DVRs. The Health indicator icon displays the names of the last five DVRs to experience any problems or events. The color of the Health Indicator icon will change depending on the errors reported by the DVR.

• Blue: The DVR is functioning properly. The name of the DVR is only displayed during

record, backup, and schedule.

• Yellow: Events and problems on the DVR are detected—video loss, video loss recover

alarm detect, motion detect, record stop, schedule off, backup operation stop.

• Red: Critical functions of the DVR have failed—connection fail, connection time out,

disconnected power fail, HDD fail, power fail recover, system fail recover, and HDD fail recover.

Clearing Health Status

To clear the health status (return to blue indicator):

1. Double-click the Health Indicator icon. The Health Report Opens.

2. View the Health Report.

3. Click OK. The Health Report closes and the Health Indicator returns to blue.

Health Report

The Health Report provides a quick overview of each system. You can check the status of various system components (up to 300).

To view the health report:

1. Double-click the Health Indicator icon at the bottom of the main screen.

2. Double-click the DVR name in the Health report to view the DVR properties and CMS log file.

3. Click PRINT to print the health report or click OK to close the window.

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Health Report Color Codes

Block Color Condition

Solid RED An event or a problem had occurred.

Blinking RED A current event or problem.

Solid YELLOW Current status of the DVR.

Health Report Conditions

• HDD FAIL: HDD failure.

• EVENT: AL=alarm, MO=motion, VL=video loss

• OVER TEMP: NOT SUPPORTED IN THIS MODEL.

• REC. OFF: Indicates REC LED ON/OFF on the DVR.

• SCHE. OFF: Indicates SCHEDULE LED ON/OFF on the DVR.

• BACKUP OFF: Indicates the Backup status of the DVR.

Live Mode

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Live Mode

Figure 27.0 PTZ control

1 2

PTZ

If you have PTZ cameras (not included) connected to your system, click PTZ to view the PTZ control

The PTZ control includes the following:

1. Navigation buttons: Click STWX to pan and tilt the camera.

2. Click to switch between Full PTZ control and Compact PTZ control

3. + / - : Click to zoom in/out

4. Focus: Focus near (+), Focus far (-), Auto Focus (A).

5. Iris: Open (+), Close (-), Auto Iris (A).

6. Tour: Set Tour , Go To, call preset

, Auto Tour .

7. Special Function: Various functions will depend on the PTZ camera.

8. Pan/Tilt Boundary: Set Auto Pan to Left boundary, Auto Pan to right boundary, and Tour.

9. ME, Speed Up/Down: M=menu, E=escape; Increase/decrease speed

10. Power: Power for Auto Pan/Auto Tilt; stand-by Pan/Tilt; turn PTZ light on/off

menu.

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RECORDING

Figure 28.0 Recording directly to PC

You can instantly record live video to your PC using DVR NetView.

NOTE: Recording does not have to be enabled on the DVR for you to record onto your PC.

To record live video:

1. From live viewing, select a DVR from the DVR Indicator list at the bottom of the main screen.

2. Click . The system immediately begins recording live video from the selected DVR to your PC. The RECORD button will remain light blue while DVR NetView is recording.

3. Click RECORD again to stop. The RECORD button quickly flashes dark blue to indicate recording has stopped.

4. By default, files are saved to C:\Program Files\NetView\Download. To change the location click SETUP to open the DVR NetView Setup menu. For more details, Setup” on page 42.

You can playback the recorded video files using Playback Mode in DVR NetView. For more details, see “Local Playback” on page 53.

see “DVR NetView

Remote Recording

You can start/stop all recording on your system using Remote Setup in DVR NetView. For details, see “CONTROL” on page 66.

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PLAYBACK

Figure 29.0 Playback mode (default)

Figure 29.1 Remote Search menu)

Use Playback mode (PB) to view recorded video on a connected DVR or download the video to your PC.

NOTE: While in Playback mode, only one of the connected DVRs can be accessed at a time.

To activate playback:

1. Click . DVR NetView switches to Playback Mode.

2. Click SEARCH at the bottom of the main screen. The Remote Search menu opens.

3. Select a DVR from the DVR Set List at the top of the window. The dates with recorded video are highlighted in the calendar.

4. Click REMOTE or LOCAL. Remote is for video on the DVR, local is for video recorded directly to your PC.

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Playback

Figure 29.2 Remote Playback—time blocks

Remote Playback

To use remote playback:

1. Click REMOTE and then select a DVR from the Set List. The dates with recorded video are highlighted in the calendar: RED=alarm, GREEN=motion, YELLOW=normal.

2. Select a date in the calendar. Hour and minute blocks for the video appear in the time field (see figure 29.2).

3. Click time blocks for Hour and Minute.

4. Click and drag the green cursor in the minute field to set a longer playback time.

5. Click PLAY. Playback immediately begins in the main screen.

Playback Controls

Control playback with the following buttons:

• Playback:

• Reverse playback

• Stop

• Forward playback

• Reverse frame-by-frame (click repeatedly)

• Forward frame-by-frame (click repeatedly)

• Playback speed slider: Pause=center; 1X, 2X, 4X, 8X

forward and -1X, -2X, -4X, -8X reverse

• Cameras: click to view the camera channel in

full-screen (active channel is highlighted in green)

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Playback

Figure 29.3 Remote Playback—time blocks

Figure 29.4 Download window

Remote Download

Remote Download allows you to download and save video from your system directly to your PC.

To use remote download:

1. From the Remote Search window, click REMOTE and select a DVR from the Set List.

2. Select a date in the calendar. Hour and minute blocks for the video appear in the time field.

3. Click time blocks for Hour and Minute.

4. Click and drag the green cursor in the minute field to set a longer playback time.

5. Click DOWNLOAD. The default save location is C:\Program Files\NetView\Download. Open the

DVR NetView Setup menu to change the save location. For details,

see “DVR NetView Setup” on

page 42.

NOTE: File transfer may take several moments, depending of the size of the file.

6. When the transfer is complete, click OK to close the window.

7. Click to return to live viewing.

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Playback

Figure 29.5 Local Playback—PC options

Local Playback

View video you have recorded directly to your PC, video you have downloaded to your PC, or video you have copied to a USB flash drive.

To use remote playback:

1. Click LOCAL and then select a DVR from the Set List. Video on your PC is highlighted on the on the calendar: RED=alarm, GREEN=motion, YELLOW=normal.

2. Select a date in the calendar. Hour and minute blocks for the video appear in the time field.

3. Click time blocks for Hour and Minute.

4. Click and drag the green cursor in the minute field to set a longer playback time.

5. For playback, click PLAY.

6. For PC options, click the following:

• DELETE: Delete the selected file. Click YES in the confirmation window to delete

• SAVE AS: Save the file to a new location on your PC; browse for the location and click OK

• OPEN FILE: View video recorded directly to your PC, downloaded to your PC from a DVR, or

backup video copied to a USB flash drive—Select the CMS file and click Open. Playback begins in the main screen

File Naming Conventions

Files saved by DVR NetView carry the following naming convention:

yyyy_mm_dd_hh_mm_ss_channel#_channel#_channel#_channel#.cms

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Playback

Figure 29.6 Open file dialogue window

Playing Backup Files

To play files backed up to a USB flash drive:

1. Connect a USB flash drive (not included) to your PC.

2. Open DVR NetView on your PC.

3. Open Playback Mode and click SEARCH.

4. Click LOCAL and select a DVR from the Set List.

5. Select a file from the calendar and time fields.

6. Click OPEN FILE.

7. Select a CMS file and click Open. The file immediately begins playing in the DVR NetView main screen.

8. You can also play files on the MCD Player loaded onto the USB flash drive during backup. For more details,

see “Viewing Backup Video” on page 35.

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VIRTUAL DVR

ATTENTION: If you are only using one DVR with DVR NetView, please skip this section.

Figure 30.0 Virtual DVR Set List Manager

Virtual DVR is a unique feature of DVR NetView that can help you manage multiple DVRs. A Virtual DVR is not an actual DVR system, but represents a group of many DVRS already listed in the DVR Indicator window. For each Virtual DVR set, up to 64 DVRs can be added, using one camera from each DVR. The Virtual DVR behaves in the same manner as real DVR, save for the warning notifications.

Creating a Virtual DVR

Use the Virtual Set List Manager to help you create a Virtual DVR.

To create a Virtual DVR:

1. From the DVR NetView main screen, click (Add Virtual DVR). The Virtual DVR Set List manager opens.

2. Under NAME, enter a title for your Virtual DVR. For example, GROUP1.

3. Click ADD VIRTUAL SET.

NOTE: APPLY is only used to edit changes to an existing Virtual DVR. Click APPLY, then OK.

4. Optional: select the following options:

• Auto Arrange: NetView will arrange cameras with any events occurring from a Virtual DVR

with registered cameras—cameras with triggered events are moved to channel 1, then arranged in order of priority

• Auto Insert & Arrange: NetView will add, prioritize and arrange cameras with any of the

events occurring from any cameras

• Alarm, Motion, Video Loss: Select these options to have cameras with alarm, motion, or video

loss triggers be prioritized and arranged automatically in Auto Arrange or Auto Insert & Arrange

5. Click OK to save the Virtual DVR and close the window.

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Virtual DVR

Figure 30.1 Virtual DVR Property menu

Editing a Virtual DVR

To edit a Virtual DVR:

1. Select a Virtual DVR from the list frame.

2. Change the Name and select options and click APPLY.

3. Click OK to save your settings.

Deleting a Virtual DVR

To delete a Virtual DVR:

1. Select a DVR from the list frame.

2. Click DEL FROM LIST.

3. Click OK to save your changes.

Virtual DVR Properties

• From the Virtual DVR Set List Manager window, click PROPERTY to open the Property menu.

The Property menu displays information about your Virtual DVR: name, total number of connected DVRs, total numbers of connected cameras and IP information.

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Virtual DVR

Figure 30.2 Virtual DVR Indicator

Figure 30.3 Add a DVR—DVR1 (4CH DVR) is added to channel 4 on the screen

DVR1 CH 1

DVR1 CH 2

DVR1 CH 3

DVR1 CH 4

DVR1 CH 1

DVR1 CH 2

DVR1 CH 3

DVR1 CH 4

Figure 30.4 Add a Camera—CH 1 from DVR 2 is added to channel 8 on the screen

DVR1 CH 1

DVR1 CH 2

DVR1 CH 3

DVR1 CH 4

DVR2 CH 1

Configuring a Virtual DVR

Once you have created a Virtual DVR, you can register DVRs and cameras to that Virtual DVR.

To configure a Virtual DVR:

1. From Live viewing, double-click a Virtual DVR icon from the Virtual DVR Indicator at the bottom of the main screen. The appears on the main screen.

2. Use the Split-screen selector in the right of the main screen to a select a split-screen mode.

3. Drag a DVR from the DVR Indicator to a desired location on the screen.

4. Add DVRs to the Virtual DVR:

• Click and drag a DVR from the DVR Indicator to a desired channel on the screen

NOTE: Cameras will be added in numerical order from the selected channel to the end, depending on the number of cameras connected to the DVR

X indicator appears on the icon and a blank split-screen

4. Add cameras to the Virtual DVR:

• Select a DVR from the DVR indicator

• Drag specific cameras to a desired channel on the screen

NOTE: The newly selected camera will replace the existing camera if there is a conflict.

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Virtual DVR

Figure 30.5 Right-click and select REMOVE

Figure 30.6 Drag the camera to a DVR or different Virtual DVR

Deleting Cameras from a Virtual DVR

To delete a camera from a Virtual DVR:

1. Double-click a Virtual DVR icon from the Virtual DVR indicator.

2. From live viewing, right-click a camera and select REMOVE.

2. Drag the camera back to the DVR icon in the DVR Indicator.

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REMOTE SETUP

Figure 31.0 Remote Setup menu

Use DVR NetView to remotely configure connected DVRs.

To open remote setup:

1. From the DVR NetView main screen, right-click a DVR icon from the DVR Indicator and select

Setup. The Display window opens. NOTE: You can also open Remote Setup from the Set List Manager menu.

2. Click the buttons on the left side of the main screen to configure the following options:

• Display

• Camera

• Motion

• Record

• Alarm

• Schedule

• Network

• System

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Remote Setup

Figure 32.0 Display options

Figure 32.1 Sequential Setup

DISPLAY

To configure Display options:

1. Under the DISPLAY SETUP tab, configure the following:

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

• CAMERA: Select to show the CAMERA NO. or the CAMERA TITLE or both.

• BORDER LINE: Set the color for the borders of the OSD: WHITE, BLACK, DARK GREY, or GREY

• BACKGROUND: Set the background color for disconnected cameras on the main display: GRAY, WHITE, BLUE, or DARK GREY

• FULL SCREEN MODE: Select channels for full-screen display. If selected, these channels will appear in full-screen during Auto Sequence mode

2. Click APPLY and then OK to save your settings and close the window.

With at least one Sequential Mode option selected, Auto Sequence will begin on the DVR only.

To disable sequential setup:

1. Deselect all options under Sequential Mode.

2. Click APPLY and then OK to save your settings and close the window.

Sequential Setup (Auto Sequence)

To enable sequential setup:

1. Under the SEQUENTIAL SETUP tab, configure the following:

• DWELL TIME: Set from 1~30 seconds.

• SEQUENTIAL MODE: Set the display mode, from single channel full-screen to 8-channel split-screen

NOTE: You modes to enable Auto Sequence mode. If none of these modes are selected, Auto Sequence

must

select one of these display

will not

begin.

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Remote Setup

Figure 33.0 Camera options

Figure 34.0 Motion options

Figure 34.1 Motion icons

CAMERA

To configure Camera options:

1. Select a camera icon at the top of the window.

2. For the selected camera configure the following:

• COVERT: Select YES/NO. If YES, the camera channel will be obscured from live viewing to give the impression that no camera is recording. Use this option if the display monitor is in public view.

NOTE: The Covert channel will use the same background color as a disconnected camera. To change the background color, see

see “DISPLAY” on page 60.

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

• TITLE: enter a name/title for the camera

• PTZ MODEL: Select the model of your connected PTZ camera from the drop-down menu

• PTZ ID: Enter your PTZ ID (PTZ ID should match the camera channel to which you have connected the PTZ camera)

3. Repeat steps 1~2 for any remaining cameras.

4. Click APPLY and then OK to save your

settings and close the window.

MOTION

To configure Motion options:

1. Under RECORD TIME, adjust the time from

10~300 seconds.

NOTE: The set recording time is applicable

to all channels.

2. Under CAMERA SELECT, select a camera icon.

3. Under SENSITIVITY, and adjust from 1~20. The

higher the number, the greater the sensitivity.

4. Under MOTION GRID, click one of the grid icons to apply a motion grid to the selected camera.

NOTE: Disabled blocks are colored

grey

. Active blocks will

turquoise-colored

when motion is detected.

5. Repeat steps 1~4 for any remaining cameras.

6. Click APPLY and then OK to save your settings and close the window.

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Figure 35.0 Record options

Figure 36.0 Alarm options

RECORD

To configure continuous recording options:

1. Select a camera. NOTE: Number of displayed cameras depends

on model number of your system.

2. For each camera configure the following:

• USE: Select ON/OFF. If OFF, the selected camera(s) will not record.

NOTE: The system will automatically reset if you enable/disable any cameras.

• QUALITY: Select LOW, MIDDLE, HIGH, SUPER, and ULTRA.

• RATE: Select 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, or 15 fps.

• AUDIO: Select ON/OFF. Audio capable cameras or microphones are required for audio recording.

• MOTION: Select ON/OFF. If Motion is set to ON, the system will only record from the selected camera when motion is detected.

NOTE: Motion Grid and sensitivity must be configured in the Motion menu. on page 61.

3. Click APPLY and then OK to save your changes and close the window.

See “MOTION”

ALARM

To configure alarm settings:

1. Under RECORD SETUP, configure the following:

• USE: Select ON/OFF. If OFF, the selected camera(s) will not record.

• QUALITY: Select LOW, MIDDLE, HIGH, SUPER, and ULTRA.

• RATE: Select 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, or 15 fps.

• AUDIO: Select ON/OFF. The number of audio input channels varies by model.

• INPUT: Select N.O/N.C.

2. Under ALARM SETUP, configure the following:

• RECORD TIME: Set from 10~300 seconds (in increments of 10 seconds).

• RECORD CAMERA: Select ALL or 1:1. If you select ALL, the system will record on all channels; if you select 1:1, the system will only record for the designated channel

• ALARM BUZZER: Select ON/OFF. If ON, the system will sound a beep when the external alarm is triggered.

3. ALARM OUT1: Set the alarm type in the Alarm Out menu. Select SYSTEM, VIDEO LOSS, MOTION, ALL ALARM, or ALARM IN1~8, and then select ON/OFF

4. Click APPLY and then OK to save your settings and close the window.

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SCHEDULE

Figure 37.0 Schedule options

Figure 37.1 Mode tab options

Figure 37.2 Daily schedule input

NOTE: Daily has priority over a Weekly

schedule.

To set a recording schedule:

1. Select MODE1 (red), MODE2 (orange), MODE3 (green), or MODE4 (blue) and configure the following:

Remote Setup

2. Select the CHART tab and select ALL, SUN, MON, TUE, WED, THU, FRI, or SAT. The Schedule sub-menu opens.

3. Enter BEGIN and END times, and select the MODE for ten time slots and click OK.

4. Click APPLY and then OK to save your settings and close the window.

NOTE: You must enable scheduled recording directly on your system. DVR NetView will only let you edit and configure the recording schedule(s).

NOTE: For an example on setting a recording schedule, page 26.

see “Overnight Recording” on

• USE: Select ON/OFF. If OFF, the selected camera(s) will not record.

• QUALITY: Select LOW, MIDDLE, HIGH, SUPER, and ULTRA.

• RATE: Select 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, or 15 fps.

• AUDIO: Select ON/OFF. Audio channels vary by model.

• MOTION: Select ON/OFF

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Figure 38.0 Network information

Figure 38.1 Email options

NETWORK

The Network displays network information in a "General" tab and email options in an "Email" tab.

To view network information:

1. Select the GENERAL tab (default) and view the following:

• CONFIG: Displays your current

networking configuration—by default, DHCP

• IP SETUP: Displays your current IP

address, gateway, subnet mask, and port (by default, 7000)

2. Under BANDWIDTH, select the following from the drop-down menu:

KBPS

, 256 KBPS, 512 KBPS, 1 MBPS, 2 MBPS,

4 MBPS, 8 MBPS, or UNLIMITED.

3. Click APPLY and then OK to save your settings and close the window.

64 KBPS, 128

To configure email options:

1. Enter up to five email addresses in E-MAIL field 1~5. They will be the email addresses that receive the email notifications from the DVR.

2. Under EMAIL USE, select DEFAULT (recommended) or SMTP. If you select DEFAULT, go to step 8. If you selected SMTP, go to step 3.

3. Under SMTP SERVER, enter your SMTP email server.

4. Under SMTP PORT, enter your SMTP port.

5. Under SMTP AUTH, select ON.

6. Under SMTP USER ID, enter your SMTP

user name.

7. Under SMTP PASSWORD, enter your SMTP

password

8. Click APPLY and then OK to save your settings and close the window.

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Figure 38.2 DDNS options

Figure 39.0 System options—General

DDNS

To configure DDNS options:

1. Under USE, select DEFAULT.

2. Under DOMAIN NAME, enter your Digimerge DDNS domain name from the confirmation email.

3. Under USER ID, enter your Digimerge DDNS

user name/ID

4. Under PASSWORD, enter your Digimerge DDNS password.

5. Click APPLY and then OK to save your settings and close the window.

SYSTEM

To configure general system options:

1. Select the GENERAL TAB (default) and configure the following:

• AUTO KEY LOCK: Select ON/OFF. If ON,

the front panel touch-screen will be disabled after 3 minutes of inactivity. Enter your system password (by default, 000000) to disable

• KEY TONE: Select ON/OFF. If ON (default),

the system will "beep" whenever a button is pressed on the front panel or remote control

• OVERWRITE: Select ON/OFF. If ON, the

system will overwrite the earliest recorded video on the hard disk when the HDD is full

• RESOLUTION: From the drop-down menu

select CIF 4CH, FIELD 4CH, FRAME 4CH,

CIF 8CH, FIELD 8CH, FRAME 8CH, or CIF + FRAME.

NOTE: Recording must be stopped on the DVR

in order to change the resolution. NOTE: Resolution may vary by model.

2. Click APPLY and then OK to save your settings and close the window.

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Remote Setup

Figure 39.1 System options—Time

Figure 39.2 System options—Control

TIME

To set the time:

1. Stop all recording on the DVR. To stop recording remotely, select the Control tab from the System menu and click RECORD STOP.

2. Select the TIME tab and configure the following:

• DATE: Enter a date

• TIME: Enter a time

3. Click APPLY and then OK to save your settings and close the window.

PASSWORD

N/A

CONTROL

The Control tab allows you to start and stop the primary functions of the system.

To control the DVR:

1. Select the CONTROL tab.

2. Click STOP RECORD to stop continuous recording on the system. Click START RECORD to resume continuous recording.

3. Click SCHEDULE ON to enable/disable scheduled recording. The button will be highlighted in light blue when scheduled recording is enabled.

NOTE: A recording schedule must already be entered on the system prior to enabling/disable schedule recording remotely. For details on setting a recording schedule, on page 25.

4. Click ALARM 1 to enable/disable the alarm.

5. Click APPLY and then OK to save your settings and close the window.

see “SCHEDULE”

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APPENDIX A: SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS

DVR

Description Specification

Video Input

Video Output 1 composite (BNC)

Audio Input 1 x line-in (RCA)

Audio Output 1 x line-out (RCA)

Audio 1-way audio conference (via network)

Video Compression H.264 hardware codec

Audio Compression G.711

Supply Voltage 100VAC - 240VAC, 12VDC , 3A, 50/60Hz

Power Consumption Approx. 19.2 watts (HDD 250GB)

Operating Temp. Range

Hard Disk Capacity 1 HDD (Max 2TB), 100% duty cycle

Operating System Linux (embedded)

OSD Navigation USB mouse, IR controller, or 20 key front panel

Backup via USB to flash and optical drives

4/8/16 x 1.0Vp-p, CVBS, 75ohms, BNC

1 spot output, programmable 1 VGA

-32°~104° F / 0° ~ 40° C

Backup File Format Embedded player; convertible to AVI

Recording Resolution

Image Size 5-30 KB (720x480, 720x576) FPS

Record Scheduling Daily, Weekly; adjust specific HR per channel

Pre/Post Alarm recording

360 x 240 : 120/100 (NTSC/PAL)

720 x 240 : 60/50 (NTSC/PAL)

720 x 480 : 30/25 (NTSC/PAL)

3-19 KB (720x240, 720x288) FPS

2-12 KB (360x240, 360x288) FPS

5 seconds (Pre); 5 minutes (Post), programmable per camera

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DVR (cont’d.)

Description Specification

Event/Log Search Unlimited for user login/out, configuration changes, remote access, connects/disconnects

Playback Single, Quad, 8, 16 CH Simultaneous

Alarm Input 4/8/16 x TTL, programmable as NC/NO

Alarm Output 1 x Relay with NO/NC contact; 24VDC/2A,

240VAC/2A resistive

Activity Detection Sensitivity levels: 20

PTZ Control RS-485/RS-422 Interface

Mobile Viewing 3G Smart Phone view and control

Front Key Max 20 (Touch Sensor)

Front LED Power, REC, HDD

Unit Weight 1.91 kg/4.2 Lbs

Remote Functions Live View, Live Recording, Search, Set-up, Backup

Network Speed Control

Network Protocol TCP/IP, DDNS and Web

Network Interface 10/100-Base-TX, RJ-45

8 levels (64KB ~ 8MB)/sec.

Dimensions

As our products are subject to continuous improvement, Digimerge Technology Inc. and its subsidiaries reserve the right to modify product design, specifications, and prices without notice and without incurring any obligation. E&OE

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APPENDIX B: SETTING UP REMOTE VIEWING

ROUTER

(Not Included)

INTERNET

(Not Included)

DVR*

*8-channel model shown.

Setting up the Remote Viewing Feature requires several steps. Networking skills are required to correctly configure the remote viewing functions.

What Do I Need?

• DVR System

• A PC with the installed DVR NetView software

• A router (not provided with the system) and High Speed Cable or DSL Internet Connectivity (for remote viewing outside your network)

Network Setup / Remote Access Overview

To setup remote viewing:

1. With the system powered off, connect the system to the router using an Ethernet cable.

2. Power the system on. You must connect the system to the router prior to turning on the system. This allows the system and router to communicate over the network.

3. Press and hold the Enter button on the front panel to find your system's IP address.

4. Enable Port Forwarding on your router. Refer to the included Router Guide and Basics of Remote Video Access Guide for further assistance with your specific network setup and hardware.

5. Setup an account at http://ddns.digimerge.net

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Figure 40.0 DVR Status screen

How Do I Find My IP and MAC addresses?

The IP and MAC address of your system are necessary for DDNS setup. DDNS allows you to view and control your system from a remote location.

To find your IP and MAC addresses:

1. Open the MAIN MENU and select SYSTEM.

2. Under the INFO tab you will find your system’s IP address and MAC address.

Finding Your External IP Address

If you wish to find your external IP address, you can use a third-party website such as

www.showmyip.com

Your external IP address can also be found within your Router settings. Refer to your router user guide for further details.

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PC Internal IP

192.168.0.2

DVR Internal IP

192.168.0.3

Router Internal IP

192.168.0.1

Router External IP

216.13.154.34

Internal NetworkInternet

How Do I Enable Port Forwarding?

You need to enable port forwarding on your router to allow for external communications with your system for the following port:

• 7000

Computers, DVRs, and other devices inside your network can only communicate directly with each other within the internal network. Computers and systems outside your network cannot directly communicate with these devices. When a system on the internal network needs to send or receive information from a system outside the network (i.e. from the Internet), the information is sent to the router.

NETWORK EXAMPLE

When a computer on the Internet needs to send data to your internal network, it sends this data to the external IP address of the Router. The Router then needs to decide where this data is to be sent to. This is where setting up Port Forwarding becomes important.

Port Forwarding tells the router which device on the internal network to send the data to. When you set up port forwarding on your Router, it takes the data from the external IP address:port number and sends that data to an internal IP address:port number (i.e. Router External IP

216.13.154.34 to DVR Internal IP 192.168.0.3:7000).

The instructions found online in the Router Configuration Guides will assist you in the port forwarding configurations for a selection of different router models. Visit our Consumer Guides Support website at http://www.digimerge.com/ for more details.

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APPENDIX C: SETTING UP DDNS SERVICE

Figure 41.0 Create a DDNS account

Figure 41.1 Enter personal information

Figure 41.2 System information

Digimerge offers a free DDNS service for use with your DVR. A DDNS account allows you to set up a web site address that points back to your local network. The following outlines how to set up your free DDNS account.

To setup your free Digimerge DDNS account:

1. In your browser, go to http://

ddns.digimerge.net and click Create Account.

2. Complete the Account Information fields with your personal information. Complete the Warranty Information with your purchase details (optional).

3. Complete the System Information fields:

• Product License: Select your product model

from the Product License drop down menu (e.g. VB300)

• <Product Code> - <MAC Address>:

Locate the MAC address of your (recorded while loading the System)

• URL Request: Choose a URL for your DDNS

connection (i.e. your name, your company or business name, or anything of your choice.)

4. Once the information has been entered, click Create New Account.

5. Your Account information will be sent to you at the email Address you used in Step 2.

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Appendix C: Setting Up DDNS Service

Username:

Domain name*:

Password:

* Only the first part of the Domain Name is required for setup on the system. For example, if the full domain name is

tomsmith.digimerge.net

, you only need to enter

tomsmith

on the system.

You will need this information for remote access to your system. Record your information below:

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Figure 41.3 DDNS menu

If your domain name is http://tomsmith.digimerge.net, you only need to enter tomsmith in the text field.

For Example:

How Do I Enable DDNS On My System?

Once you have registered for free DDNS service, use the information in the confirmation email to configure DDNS settings on your system.

To enable DDNS on your system:

1. Open the MAIN MENU and click NETWORK.

2. Select the DDNS tab.

3. Under USE, select DIGIMERGE.

4. Under DOMAIN NAME, enter only the first portion of your DDNS domain from the confirmation email.

5. Under USER ID, enter your Digimerge DDNS user name.

6. Under PASSWORD, enter your Digimerge DDNS password.

NOTE: Obtain your Digimerge DDNS user name and password from the confirmation email.

7. Under DDNS TEST, select START. You should receive a "SUCCESS" message. If there is an error, check your network connections; check that you have entered the correct domain name, user ID, and password.

8. Press ENTER to save your settings. Press CANCEL/ESC to close remaining windows.

With DDNS entered on your system, you can access your DVR from a remote location by using DVR NetView remote software or by entering the Digimerge DDNS domain name in your browser.

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APPENDIX D: SETTING UP MOBILE ACCESS

Figure 414: Registration screen. Click Register to begin registration.

This guide shows you how to view video streams from your DH200 remotely using your iPhone® or Blackberry® .

Before You Begin

You must complete these two steps before starting:

1. Register your DH200 with the Digimerge DDNS service. See “Appendix C: Setting Up DDNS Service” on page 72.

2. Enable DDNS on your DH200. See “How Do I Enable DDNS On My System?” on page 74.

Registering your DH200 for Mobile Access

Before you can log in to your DH200 with a mobile device, you must create a mobile account.

To create a mobile account:

1. Go to http://mobile.digi1.net/ on your web browser and click Register (Figure 41.4).

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Figure 41.5: Sign up screen. Enter in desired user ID and password.

Figure 41.6: DVR management window. Click ADD DVR to add your DH200.

Registering your DH200 for Mobile Access Cont’d

2. The sign up screen opens. Enter your desired user ID and password and click Register (Figure 41.5).

NOTE: Your password must be at least six characters long.

3. The DVR registration window opens. Click ADD DVR (Figure 41.6).

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Figure 41.7: DVR registration window. Enter DVR name and DDNS domain name.

Figure 41.8: Enter your DVR domain name into the DOMAIN NAME field.

Registering your DH200 for Mobile Access Cont’d

4. The EDIT DVR INFORMATION window opens (Figure 41.7).

5. Enter any desired DVR name (the default name is "DVR"). Enter your DDNS domain name.

NOTE: You do not have to enter the entire DDNS address under DOMAIN NAME.

For example, if your registered DDNS name is myoffice.digimerge.net, you would enter: myoffice in the DOMAIN NAME field (Figure 41.8.)

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Figure 41.9: Once you have entered in all the fields, click APPLY to continue.

Figure 41.10: Click on desired camera name to begin video feed.

Registering your DH200 for Mobile Access Cont’d

6. Enter your DH200’s user name and password. Click the Apply button.

NOTE: If you change the password of the DH200, you must update your account with the latest

password.

7. A new window opens that shows: DVR

Click on DVR (the name of your dvr).

(the name of your dvr)

, ADD DVR, LOG OUT, SIGN UP.

8. The DVR camera list opens (Figure 41.10.) Click the desired camera to start viewing video feed.

9. Congratulations! Your DH200 is registered and ready for mobile access.

Viewing Video from your Mobile Device

Once you have completed the registration steps, enter http://mobile.digi1.net/ on your iPhone or Blackberry browser. Enter in your user name and password created in

Once you are logged in, select the DVR you wish to view, and click on the desired camera to begin viewing live video.

To view other cameras, click the Back button to view the list of connected cameras.

step 2 to log in.

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APPENDIX E: CONNECTING PTZ CAMERAS

DVR*

PTZ CAMERA

(not included)

Figure 42.0 Connecting a PTZ camera (not included)

You can connect RS-422/485 PTZ cameras (not included) to the PTZ Control Block on the rear panel of the system.

To install a PTZ Camera:

1. Connect the Transmit Cable to the RS-422/485 TX (+) port of the PTZ block on the rear panel.

2. Connect the Receive Cable to the RS-422/485 TX (-) port of the PTZ block on the rear panel.

3. Connect the video cable to a BNC port (usually channel 1).

4. Open the Main Menu and select CAMERA.

5. Under PTZ MODEL, select the model of your PTZ camera.

6. Under PTZ ID, select the PTZ ID (PTZ ID should match the camera channel to which you have

connected the PTZ camera). NOTE: The PTZ camera settings depend on the type of PTZ camera. Please refer to the specific camera

manual for your brand and model of PTZ camera.

7. Press the ENTER button to save your settings.

*8-channel model shown.

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Using a PTZ Camera

Figure 42.1 PTZ Short-cut menu

To control a PTZ camera:

1. With your PTZ connected to the system, view the active PTZ channel in full-screen.

2. Press PTZ button on the front panel, remote control, or Virtual Remote (mouse only). The Short-cut Menu opens.

3. Press any of the buttons on the Short-Cut menu to open the PTZ Help Menu.

The PTZ Help Menu contains the following:

Button Result/Action

ENTER button

ESC button

MENU button

• Press to open the PTZ Help Menu; press again to close the

• Press to cancel all PTZ operation

• Press to open the PTZ Virtual Remote; press

again to return to the Short-cut menu

Navigation buttons

• Press ST to tilt up/down

• Press WX to pan left/right

Increase/Decrease buttons

• Press + / - to zoom in and out

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Button Result/Action

• Set PRESET position; Spot Out on the remote control

• Move PTZ to a desired location

• Press the preset button

• Illuminate Custom 1

• Set the # for the Preset location

• Press ENTER to save and exit

• Go to the preset position; INFO on the remote control

• Press the GO button

• Enter the desired Preset # and press ENTER

• Start AUTO TOUR

• Press the Auto Tour button

• Press + and enter the range of preset and press ENTER

• For example, Auto Tour button, +5 will start the tour of 1~5

presets of the PTZ camera

• PTZ custom function 1; Display on the remote control

• PTZ custom function 2; Zoom on the remote control

• PTZ custom function 3; PTZ on the remote control

• Speed has 8 increments—keep pressing the buttons to

increase/decrease speed

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Appendix E: Connecting PTZ Cameras

Compatible PTZ Cameras

NOTE: The default baude rate is 9600, unless otherwise stated in the system’s Camera menu.

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Appendix F: Connecting Additional External Monitors

DVR*

Monitor

(not included)

Spot Monitor

(not included)

*8-channel model shown.

Figure 43.0 Spot Out button

APPENDIX F: CONNECTING ADDITIONAL

EXTERNAL MONITORS

Use the Video port (BNC) on the rear panel of the system to use the Monitor Out function. Monitor Out displays the exact on-screen display of the system.

Use the Spot port (BNC) to use the Spot Out function. Spot Out displays connected cameras on the system.

NOTE: A BNC-to-RCA adapter (not included) is required to connect a monitor with RCA inputs.

To use spot out functions:

1. With a spot monitor connected, press the SPOT OUT button on the remote control or Virtual Remote followed by the numeric button for the channel you wish to view (full-screen).

2. Press the SPOT OUT button twice to begin Auto Sequence (by default, Spot Out on the system is set to Auto Sequence).

When an alarm is triggered, Spot Out will display the triggered channel in full-screen.

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APPENDIX G: CONNECTING MOTION / ALARM

ALARM or SENSOR

(Not Included)

DVR*

*8-channel model shown.

DEVICES

You can enable motion detection and alarm control from the Main Menu. You can also connect additional motion sensor devices to the system (i.e. motion sensors, door/window sensors). Use a motion detector or sensor to send a signal to the system to begin camera viewing and recording on the matching camera channel (when enabled in the Menu).

To connect an external alarm sensor (ALARM INPUT) to the system:

1. Connect the Signal Cable to the desired Channel number + port in the alarm block.

2. Connect the Ground cable to the Ground port (G) in the alarm block.

3. Open the MAIN MENU and select ALARM.

4. Select the corresponding alarm channel and select INPUT.

5. Select N.C. (Normally closed) or N.O. (normally open) depending on your alarm/sensor setup. Make sure the channel is set to

6. Press the ENTER button to save your settings.

ON.

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Connecting an Alarm OUT device

8 Channel

16 Channel

1A (+)

1B (-)

1A (+)

1B (-)

After you have connected an Alarm IN device (i.e. alarm or sensor), you must connect an alarm OUT device (i.e. strobe light etc. (not included)).

To connect a device to the Alarm Out port in the alarm block:

1. Connect the wires on the device to 1A and 1B of the alarm output. 1A is positive (+); 1B is negative (-).

Enabling the connected Ouput device in the Alarm menu

To enable the output device in the Alarm menu:

1. Open the main menu>ALARM>ALARM SETUP

2. Beside Alarm Out1, select the desired trigger type by clicking + and - .

Beside the ON/OFF box, select ON and then click on the upper right corner of the screen to save your settings.

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Appendix H: Full Connectivity Diagram

*Number of cameras varies by model. †8-channel model shown.

SPOT

MONITOR

(Not Included)

POWER

BNC CAMERAS*

VGA MONITOR

(Not Included)

DVR

†

EXTERNAL

MONITOR

(Not Included)

LINE OUT/AMPLIFIED

SPEAKERS

(Not Included)

AUDIO CAPABLE

CAMERA

(Not Included)

SELF-POWERED

MICROPHONE

(Not Included)

PTZ CAMERA

(Not Included)

USB or PS/2 (with adapter)

MOUSE

APPENDIX H: FULL CONNECTIVITY DIAGRAM

The following diagram outlines a general set of connections available with the DVR.

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APPENDIX I: REPLACING THE HARD DRIVE

ATTENTION: Do not remove the two screws near the fan on the side of the housing.

Figure 44.0 Slide the cover and lift away from housing

Figure 44.1 Support the HDD and remove the mounting screws underneath the housing

The system comes with a pre-installed 3.5" SATA hard drive. The system supports up to 2 terabytes (TB) of SATA storage—one 2TB 3.5" SATA HDD.

NOTE: Make sure that the system is changing the hard drive.

Removing the Hard Drive

To remove the hard drive:

1. Remove the four short screws on the side panels of the housing and the eight screws on the rear panel. Keep these sets of screws separate.

NOTE: The center screw at the top of the rear panel and the screws along the audio and video ports are longer than the other screws.

2. Carefully slide the cover away from the front panel and lift away from the housing.

NOTE: Make sure the cover is clear of all ports and connectors on the rear panel.

OFF

and the power cable has been disconnected before

3. Disconnect the cables from the hard drive.

4. With one hand supporting the hard drive, remove the four mounting screws from underneath the housing.

5. Remove the hard drive from the housing.

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Appendix I: Replacing the Hard Drive

Figure 44.2 Place the HDD on the rubber mounting feet

Figure 44.3 Reconnect the power and data cables

Replacing the Hard Drive

To replace the hard disk:

1. Carefully position the new hard drive on the four rubber mounting feet in the housing. The connections end of the hard drive should face the data and power cables.

2. With your hand supporting the hard drive, replace the four mounting screws underneath the housing.

3. Reconnect the cables to the hard disk. Make sure the cables are connected firmly.

4. Carefully replace the cover over the housing and slide towards the front panel. The cover should be flush on all sides.

5. Replace the screws on the rear panel: 3 short screws at the corners, 1 longer screws at the top, and 4 longer screws along the video ports.

6. Replace the short screws on the side panels.

7. Reconnect all cameras and cables. Re-mount the unit the back of your monitor if desired.

8. Power on the system. If you have installed a new hard disk, you must format the hard disk before using the system.

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Formatting the Hard Drive

ATTENTION: Formatting the HDD erases

all data

on the hard disk.

This step cannot

be undone

. System settings will not be erased.

Figure 44.4 HDD format

To format the hard disk:

1. Under the DISK tab, select FORMAT and select INTERNAL HDD.

2. Under ACTION, select START. Formatting begins.

3. When formatting is complete, press CANCEL/ESC to close windows (USB flash drive

only

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Appendix J: Using Listen-in Audio

LINE OUT / AMPLIFIED SPEAKERS

(not included)

DVR*

AUDIO CAPABLE CAMERAS

(not included)

*8-channel model shown.

APPENDIX J: USING LISTEN-IN AUDIO

Listen-in audio allows you to listen to, and record live audio on the system.

To enable listen-in audio:

1. Connect the audio cable (RCA) from an audio capable camera (not included) to the AUDIO IN port on the rear panel of the system.

2. Open the MAIN MENU and select RECORD.

3. Under channel 1, select AUDIO.

NOTE: The number of audio inputs varies by model.

4. Select ON.

5. Press the ENTER button to save your settings.