Digimerge VB300 SERIES, VB300P SERIES Instruction Manual

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DIGIMERGE-BLADE

MICRO FORM FACTOR, H.264

DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

English Version 3.0

™

MODELS:

VB300 SERIES

www.digimerge.com

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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:

• VB300 Series

• VB300P Series

To learn more about the this product, and to learn about our complete range of accessory products, please visit our website at:

www.digimerge.com

CAUTION

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN

CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RICK 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 manufacture process of yo ur 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.

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. C amera Extension Cables – Ch eck 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: Maintain electrical safety. Powerline 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.

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

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Important Safeguards

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.

A. When the power supply cord or plug is damaged.

B. If liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the video product.

C. If the video product has been exposed to rain or water.

D. 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.

E. If the video product has been dropped or the cabinet has been damaged.

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.

F. When the video product exhibits a distinct change in performance. This indicates a need for service.

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.

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Important Safeguards

FCC CLASS B NOTICE

Note

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device , pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment genera tes, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not in-stalled and used in accordance with the instruction, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.

However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception (which can be determined by turning the equipment on and off), the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna

• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the rec eiver is connected

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio or television technician for assistance

General Precautions

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

2. Remove the plug from the outlet before cleaning. Do not use liquid aerosol detergents. Use a water dampened cloth for cleaning.

Do not use this unit in humid or wet places.

4. Keep enough space around the unit for ventilation should not b

e blocked.

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

tenna, and cables to

protect the unit from electrical surge.

. Slots and openings in the storage cabinet

This equipment has been certified and found to comply with the limits regulated by FCC, EMC,

d LVD. Therefore, it is design

ated to provide reasonable protection against interference and will

not cause interference with other appliance usage. However, it is imperative that the user follows this manuals guideline to

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 not

ice from time to time.

avoid improper usage

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Important Safeguards

Features

• 16 CH DVR

• Ultra small form factor (8.5 x 11 x 1.25”) stand alone, LCD VESA mount

• Pentaplex operation: View, record, playback, local, remote simultaneously

• 1280x1024 3D Direct digital DVI output (No A/D conversion loss), VGA and analog output

also supported

• Network Viewer: 16 clients can connect simultaneously

• Email notification of events

• AVI file conversion with network viewer

• Multi-screen playback

• Ease of operation: “FLEX” IR extender, mouse, front panel, remote client network

• Supports external keyboard controller and matrix switch

• Web browser support

• Quick setup

• Individual settings per channel

• Two-way audio over the network

• Copy: USB flash memory, External HDD, optical drive, HDD disk array, and disk mirroring

• Built-in File viewer on copied media

• Search: Calendar, Time, Event, Block, File, Bookmark, Text, Log file

• Time synchronization: Internet time adjustment, manually, Daylight Savings Time

• ATM support, POS support with easy text string search, AVE compatible

• Digital watermark support

• Data recovery

• CMS (Central Management Software): 64CH display and unlimited number of DVR

management

• Supports 2 x SATA 2.5” HDD

• 4 channel programmable audio

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Basic Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Mount the DVR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Connect the Cameras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Connect a DVI monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

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

Connect the IR Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

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

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

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

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

Menu Navigation Tips and Tricks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

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

Starting the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

On-Screen Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Display Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Additional Display Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Auto Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Freeze . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Picture-in-Picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

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

Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Event Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Recording Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Playback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

CALENDAR SEARCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

SEARCH & COPY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

TIME SEARCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

EVENT SEARCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

BLOCK SEARCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

FILE SEARCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

BOOKMARK SEARCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

TEXT SEARCH* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

LOG FILE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Using the Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

QUICK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

SCREEN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

AUTO SEQUENCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

DISPLAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

TITLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

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MULTI SCREEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

COVERT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

SPOT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

CAMERA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

RECORD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

RECORD SETUP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

RECORD PROGRAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

PREVIEW QUALITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

AUDIO RECORD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

REPEAT RECORD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

HOLIDAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

RECORD LIMIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

BACKUP MODE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

EVENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

MOTION DETECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

EVENT SCREEN MODE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

EVENT CHECK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

EVENT MESSAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

EVENT BUZZER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

SENSOR INPUT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

RELAY OUTPUT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

SYSTEM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

HDD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

CLOCK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

VIDEO STANDARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

LANGUAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

REMOTE CONTROL ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

KEY ECHO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

ADVANCED SETUP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Managing Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

FIRMWARE UPGRADE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

LINK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

NETWORK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

RS485 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

PTZ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

E-MAIL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Optional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

DVR NAME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

DVR LOCATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

DYNAMIC DNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

BANDWIDTH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

COPY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

COPY STATUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

MEDIA FORMAT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

STATUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

DVR STATUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

NETWORK STATUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

RECORDING BITRATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

SAVE / EXIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

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DigiClient 5.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Installing DigiClient . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Installing Roxio© UDF Reader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Launching DigiClient . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Adding a DVR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Connecting to a DVR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

DigiClient Main Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Live Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Display Views and Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Changing Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Auto Sequence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Playback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Closing Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Time Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Event Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Block Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Calendar Search. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Text Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Log Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

HDD Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

File Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Saving Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Viewing Recorded Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Converting Video Files to AVI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Playing AVI Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Controlling Your System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

DVR Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

PTZ Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Saving the Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Adding Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Printing the Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Copying to PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Copying To USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Microphone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Remote Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Quick Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

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AUTO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Link. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Download . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Configuring DigiClient . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Managing Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Adding a New User. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Editing Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Deleting Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Password Check. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Arranging Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Appendix A: System Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Appendix B: Setting up Remote Viewing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Appendix C: Setting Up DDNS Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Appendix D: Connect PTZ Cameras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Appendix E: Connecting a Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Appendix F: Connecting Motion / Alarm Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Appendix G: Full Connectivity Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Appendix H: Replacing the Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Appendix I: Using Listen-in Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Appendix J: File Viewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Appendix K: Using Disk Mirroring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Appendix L: Compatible Recordable Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Appendix M: Remote Viewing using Internet Explorer . . . . . . . . . . 126

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

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GETTING STARTED

1 X BLADE DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER

1 X POWER ADAPTER

HARDWARE & SOFTWARE MANUALS, QUICKSTART GUIDE, & SOFTWARE CD

1 X REMOTE CONTROL

1 X MOUNTING PLATE

4 X SCREWS

2 X AA BATTERIES

1 X CAMERA OCTOPUS CABLE*

2 X RCA "Y" ADAPTER

1 X IR EXTENDER

The system comes with the following components:

*Two octopus cables included in 16-channel model

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

ATTENTION: You can only mount the Blade DVR to an LCD

monitor with a VESA mount and an independent stand.

Figure 1.0 Attach the mounting plate to the monitor

Figure 1.1 Mount the system to the monitor

Figure 1.3 Connect the IR extender

Figure 1.2 Connect the Ethernet cable to the LAN port

The system is designed to mount securely to the back of most LCD monitors with a VESA mount. If desired, you can also leave the system in a standard horizontal position.

1. Mount the DVR

a. Position the mounting plate on the back of the

LCD monitor (with a VESA mount) until the mounting holes on the back of the monitor are clearly visible. Use the included screws to fasten the mounting plate tightly to the monitor—make sure the hooks are facing up.

b. Carefully place the system (front panel facing up)

over the system should be flush against the mounting plate and sitting completely over all four hooks.

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d slide

down in

to pla

ce. The

2. Connect the Cameras

a. Connect up to eight BNC cameras to the included

octopus cable. Connect the VGA connector of the octopus cable to the Camera Input port on the rear panel of the Blade DVR.

3. Connect a DVI monitor

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

port on the rear panel of the Blade DVR to the DVI port on the back of your LCD monitor.

OPTIONAL: Use a DVI-to-VGA adapter to co VGA monitor.

4. Connect the Ethernet cable

a. Connect the included 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 (not included).

5. Connect the IR Extender

a. Connect the IR extender to the port on the front

panel of the system. Position the IR extender near the front of your monitor, or where it will receive a clear signal from the remote control.

nnect to a

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FRONT PANEL

14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

1. Power Button: Press to turn the system ON/OFF

†

2. Mini-Jack (2.5mm): Connect an IR extension cable.

3. LEDs: System power and Alarm LED indicators.

4. Channel Buttons: Press to

view channels 1~9; press +10 then 0~6 to select channels 10~16*.

5. Spot Monitor Out/ESC: Press to view the Spot Monitor; In system menus, returns to previous menu.

6. Navigation Buttons:

 S: Navigate Up; open System Menu  T: Navigate Down; open Picture-in-Picture (PIP)  W: Navigate Left; open Alarm  X: Navigate Right; open Zoom

NOTE: You can use the Navigation Buttons to control movement of connected PTZ cameras (not included).

7. Stop: Press to stop playback.

8. Play: Press to st

/: Press to pause playback; press again to resume playback.

10. FF: Press to increase pla

11. Playback Direction: Press to swit

12. Record: Press to comm

13. LEDs: Record, HDD

14. USB Port: Connect external USB

art playback.

yback speed: 1X, 2X, 4X, 16X, 32X, 64X, 128X.

ch between Reverse and Forward playback.

ence Recording.

, and LAN LED indicators.

hard drives or external CD-RW/DVD-RW drives for system backup;

connect USB flash drive to install firmware updates; connect a USB mouse.

15. : Press to switch display modes: Single, Quad, 6, 7, 9, 10, 13, and 16-split screen.

16. Audio: Select audio channels.

*Channels 9~16 only available on 16-channel models.

†If you have passwords enabled on the system, the system will prompt you for your password prior to shut-down.

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Front Panel (cont’d.)

14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

17. SEQ: Start/stop Auto-Sequence mode; increases, decrease, or changes values of selected menu options.

18. Freeze: Press to

start Freeze mode; press to focus control of PTZ; increases, decrease, or changes

values of selected menu options.

19. Enter: Press to select menu options; opens the Settings menu.

20. Preset: Press to

pen the Copy menu.

21. Menu: Press to open the System Menu; enables Auto Focus

22. Bookmark

(PTZ): Press to add

a bookmark while video is paused during playback; open PTZ

controller

23. Func: N/A

PS/2 mouse (optional).

24. PS/2 Port: Connect

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REAR PANEL

1. Camera In: Camera input ports for camera octopus cables*.

2. Video: BNC port for a Spot Monitor

3. Audio In: Two 3.5" RCA ports for audio inp

ut (Y-cables included); the left port is for audio

channels 1 and 2, the right port for audio channels 3 and 4.

4. Audio Out: RCA port

5. DVI: DVI output for connecting to a DVI mo

for audio output (mono).

nitor: use a DVI-to-VGA adapter (not included) to

connect to a VGA monitor.

6. USB Ports (x2): Connect ext

ernal USB hard drives or external CD-RW/DVD-RW drives for

system backup; connect USB flash drive for to install firmware updates

NOTE: Only the top USB port supports a USB mouse. Do not connect a USB mouse to the bottom por t.

7. Ethernet: Networking port for a 10/100 Base-T RJ-45 network cable.

8. Alarm/Sensor/RS485: Connection block for alarms and sensor; connection for an

RS485

PTZ camera**.

9. DC 12V: Port

for 12V DC 5A power adapter

cable (included).

*Channel port 9-16 only available on 16-channel models. **PTZ cameras are not included with this system

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REMOTE CONTROL

1. REMOTE CONTROL ID: Press buttons 1~4 to match Remote Control ID entered in the System Menu.

2. IRIS-/+, Z -/+:

• IRIS -/+: Press to open/close of a PTZ camera*;

press for Frame-by-Frame (field by field) playback

• Z -/+: Zoom in/out using PTZ camera*

3. ESC/SPOT: Press to return to the previou s menu; press to open/close Spot mode.

4. ENTER/(HOME): Press to select a menu option; press to go home in the PTZ Menu.

S/MENU: Move cursor up when navigating

5. menus; press to open the System Menu.

X/D-ZOOM: Mode cursor right when navigating

menus; control zoom in/out.

7. W/ALARM RESET: Move cursor left when navigating menus; release the Event Signal.

8. T/PIP: Move cursor down when navigatign menus; enter Picture-in-Picture mode.

9. A AUTO/F-: Press to start Auto Sequence mode; press to decrease value of selected menu option; focus control of PTZ camera*

10. B FRZ/F+: Press to open/close Freeze Mode; press to increase value of selected menu option; focus control of PTZ camera*

11. SEARCH/COPY/BOOKMARK:

• SEARCH (PRESET): Press to open the Search

Menu; enter the preset while in PTZ mode.

• COPY (AF): Press to open the Copy Menu; enable

Auto-Focus while in PTZ mode.

• BOOKMARK / (PTZ): Press to set Bookmark/

press to open PTZ mode (PTZ camera must be connected).

12. Playback Controls:

• SLOW: Press to slow-down playback speed.

• PLAY/PAUSE: Press to begin playback; press

again to pause;

• FAST: Press to increase playback speed.

• LV/PB: Convert the screen into real display mode

during playback

• DIR: press to change the direction of playback.

• RECORD: Press to start/stop recording.

13. MULTI, AUDIO SEL, TEXT:

• MULTI: Change between display modes

• AUDIO SELECT: Change audio channels

• TEXT: Use when the DVR is connected to a P.O.S. system

14. CHANNEL ID: Press to view full screen view of individual channels (4CH, 8CH, 16CH).

15. FUNCTION: N/A

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MOUSE CONTROL

MONITOR w/ DVR

PS/2 MOUSE

Connect a PS/2 mouse to the port on the side panel

Control scheme for a USB or PS/2 mouse (optional).

• Connect a USB mouse to the USB port on the front panel, or the top USB port on the rear panel—DO NOT connect the mouse to the bottom port on the rear panel. T he botto m USB port is strictly intended for data transfer.

• Connect a PS/2 mouse to the PS/2 port on the

e panel.

sid

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 op double-click anywhere on the screen to return to the previous menu.

3. Scroll-Wheel: Move the scroll wheel up or

to increase/decrease the value of a

down selected menu option.

en the System Menu;

Menu Navigation Tips and Tricks

Use the navigation buttons on the remote control as the primary input for the user interface. The following buttons are frequently used when navigating the menus:

• Press the button to open the system Main Menu.

• Press the butt menu options.

• Press the button to decrease values for selected menu options.

• Press the button to enter/confirm.

• Press the button to return to a previous menu / close windows / quit menus.

on to increase values for selected

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USING THE SYSTEM

Figure 2.0 Initial startup screens

Starting the System

Press the POWER button on the front panel to turn the system ON/OFF.

NOTE: Make sure all cameras a

system

At startup, the system performs a basic system check and runs an initial loading sequence.* After

ew moments, the system loads a live display view.

a f

nd cables are properly connected prior to powering on the

Password

You do not have to enter a password upon initial startup. However, for security measures, you should change your ADMIN and user passwords after first purchasing the system. See “ADVANCED SETUP” on page 41.

Figure 2.1 Passwords

*The system may perform "Time Trimming" at startup. This is a normal function that the system uses to correct its internal clock.

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On-Screen Display

Figure 3.0 Main system display

The system shows the following for all of display views:

Using the System

1. HDD percentage: The percentage of free space remaining on the ha

rd disk; other system

functions, such as Freeze, Auto-Sequence, and Playback will display in this top-left corner.

2. Camera channels:

• Yellow: Continuous recording for connected cameras ite: Disconnected/inactive camera

• Wh

• Red: Event recording: motion, alarm

3. Chann

4. Date-Stamp: (yyy

5. Channel name: By default, the individual channel number ap

el display: (single channel or multi-channel)

y/mm

/dd; 24HR clock)

pears at the bottom of the frame. You can customize the channel with a unique name for each channel. See “TITLE” on page 26.

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Using the System

Single channel (full-screen)

16-channel (grid)

10-channel*

9-channel*

7-channel*

Quad *

*Customize the layout for the five multi-screen display views from Main Menu>Screen>Multi Screen.

See “MULTI SCREEN” on page 26.

16-channel (grid)

Figure 3.1 Multi-screen displays

Display Views

You can view connected cameras on the system in various configurations. Press the button on the remote control to change between display views.

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Using the System

Figure 3.2 Auto-Sequence displays

Additional Display Functions

The system includes Auto Sequence, Freeze, and Picture-in-Picture to help maximize your security needs.

Auto Sequence

Auto Sequence allows you to view all channels in sequence. You can customize what display modes to include or exclude from Auto Sequence, including full-screen single channels and video loss channels. See “AUTO SEQUENCE” on page 24.

To enable Auto Sequence:

1. Press the button on the remote control.

2. Press the button again to stop Auto Sequence.

Freeze

You can freeze the display image in both live mode and during playback. To freeze the display image:

1. Press the button on the remote control.

2. Press the button again to unfreeze.

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Using the System

Figure 3.3 Picture-in-Picture display

Picture-in-Picture

Monitor a second channel while in full-screen (single channel) mode using Picture-in-Picture (PIP).

To enable PIP:

1. Press channel buttons 1~16 on the remote control to view the channel in full screen.

2. Press the button on the remote control. The PIP window opens in the top-left corner.

3. Once in PIP mode, you have access to the following options:

• CHAN

NEL: Press channel buttons 1~16 to cha

• MOVE: Press the

• SIZE: Press the

button to resize the PIP window

buttons to reposition the PIP window anywhere on the screen.

nge the display channel in the PIP window

4. Press the button to exit PIP mode.

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Using the System

Figure 4.0 Clock menu

Setting the Time

It is highly recommended to set the time on the system prior to d oing any re cording. You can set the time manually, or set the time according to an Internet server (Internet connection and DDNS service required)

To set the date and time:

1. Press the

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

2. Select CLOCK and press the button.

3. Fro

4. Press the buttons to

m the CLOCK menu, select DATE&TIME and press the button.

select the year, month, day

Press the buttons to adjust the date and time

, hour, minute, and seconds.

5. Press the button to save the date and time.

6. Press the button on the remote control until you see the Save/Exit screen. Select SAVE

You can a Int

ONLY or SAVE AND EXIT to save your settings.

lso configure the time zone, daylight savings time, and have the system to use the

ernet to set the time (network connection required). See “CLOCK” on page 39.

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Using the System

Recording

By default, the system is set to immediately record video from connected cameras in Continuous Record Mode. Also, the system is set to record based on a certain Recording Schedule and Record Program. The system uses ten Record Programs that you can customize to best fit your needs. See “RECORD PROGRAM” on page 29.

Event Recording

The system includes three modes of event recording:

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

• Alarm: The system records when an alarm or sensor is triggered.

• Video Loss: The system record s when a camera is disconnected or suffers video loss. Th e 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 SETUP” on page 29. Event Recording is also useful in Search Mode, as you can filter recorded video data according to event types. See “EVENT SEARCH” on page 18.

Recording Audio

The system can record up to 4 channels of audio. You must have audio enabled cameras (not included) connected to the system in order to use this function. See “AUDIO RECORD” on page 31.

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Playback

Figure 5.0 Playback display view

View recorded video on the system through playback mode.

Using the System

To begin playback:

1. Press the button on the remote control. The system will play the last 10 minutes of the most recently recorded video. You could also press to begin reverse playback.

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

• : Press to pause playback; press again to resume playb

• : View playback in slow motion (1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/16, 1/32, 1/64, 1/128)

• : Press to increase playback speed (2X, 4X, 8X, 16X, 32X, 64X, 128X).

• : Press to exit Playback mode and return to Live mode

• : From Live mode, press to begin reverse playback; during forward playback, press to

begin reverse playback

NOTE: To rewind, or reverse video during begin reverse playback, then press the button to increase playback speed.

3. Press the button to exit Playback mode.

forward playback, press the button to

ack

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Using the System

Figure 6.0 Calendar search screen

Search for recorded video data on the system according to the following:

• Calendar Search

• Search & Copy

• Time Search

• Event Search

• Block Search

• Press the button on the remote control to quickly open the Search menu.

CALENDAR SEARCH

Search for recorded video according to date.

• File Search

• Bookmark Search

• Text Search

• Log File

To search by calendar date:

1. From the SEARCH menu, select CALENDAR SEARCH and press t

button.

2. Press the buttons to select a date on the calendar and press

the button—only dates in yello

contain recorded data. The SEARCH RESULT screen open

NOTE: To chang month an

d press the

e the month, select the

buttons; to change

the year, select the year and press the buttons.

3. From the SEARCH RESULT screen, press the buttons to select an hour

from the 24 HOUR bar at the bottom

block

Figure 6.1 Search Result screen

the screen and press the button.

a brief pause, the video begins

After playing.

NOTE: Gree

n blocks contain video da white blocks do not contain video data. If you attempt to play a white hour block, the system will playback the most recently recorded data.

4. During playback, you have access to the following options:

• Press the Playbac

k Buttons on the remote control to pause, fast forward, or rewind video.

ta;

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Using the System

Figure 6.2 Search & Copy screen

• Press the button to change display views; press the CHANNEL ID buttons to view single channels in full screen.

• Press the button and then press the

button to add a bookmark. See

“BOOKMARK SEARCH” on page 20.

NOTE: These options are available during playback in all Search modes. Please allow for a brief pause when switching between single channels or between multi-screen display views.

5. Press the button to exit playback mode (left-click or move the scroll wheel of

a mouse).

using

SEARCH & COPY

Search & Copy lets you search for recorded video and instantly backup the data to a USB external drive or USB flash drive (not included).

3. Under COPY MEDIA, press the buttons to select USB_FRONT, USB_REAR1, or USB_REAR2 (INTERNAL CD-RW/DVD-RW is not applicable).

NOTE: The front panel USB port is t

ypically used for a USB flash drive; the bottom USB port on the rear panel is used for USB external drives that remain connected to the system during normal use.

4. If not already connected, connected a USB drive to the system based on your

lection in step 3.

5. Select START COPY and press the button.

6. Enter an 8-digit numeric password if you want t

o protect your f

ile. If you do not want

to protect the file, press the button to begin copying. The system returns to the

isplay screen, with copy pro

live d

gress shown as a percentage in the top right corner.

To use Search & Copy:

1. Under SEARCH START TIME, press the buttons to select the year, month,

day, hour, minute, and second, and then press the

buttons to change the

values.

2. Press the button to playback the

recorded video. Press the button to return to the Search & Copy screen.

NOTE: Copy progress ma

y take several

moments depending on the size of the file. NOTE: Mo

are compatible with the syste

st USB flash drives (up to 8GB)

m. For details on compatible media, see “Appendix L: Compatible Recordable Media” on page 125.

NOTE: Most external USB h

ard drives are also compatible with the system. Prior to using the external USB hard drive, make sure to format the hard drive using Media Format in the COPY menu. For more details on Formatting, see “MEDIA FORMAT” on page 50.

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Using the System

Figure 6.3 Time Search screen

Figure 6.4 Event Search screen

TIME SEARCH

Use Time Search to search for recorded video date from a specific date and time.

To use Time Search:

1. Under SEARCH TIME, press the buttons to select the year, month, day,

hour, minu the

2. Press the button to playback the recorded video.

3. Press the button to exit playback mode and return to live mode (If using a mouse: right-click or to exit playback).

te, and second, and then press

buttons to change the values.

move the scroll wheel

EVENT SEARCH

Use Event Search to quickly search for recorded video according to motion, alarm, or video loss events.

To use Event Search:

1. Under HDD ID, select NORMAL, HDD 1, or H

DD 0.

NOTE: No

the single hard drive included system.

2. Under CHANNEL, press the select channels 1~16 or ALL. Under EVENT, select SENSOR

3. MOTION, or ALL.

4. Under SEARCH TIME, press the buttons to select the year, month, day,

hour, minute, and second, and then

rmal is the default selection for

with the

buttons to

, V-LOSS,

press

the

buttons to change the values.

5. Press the button to view the events for the selected date and time.

6. Press the

buttons to select an

event and then press the button to playback the video.

7. Press the button to exit playback mode and return to live mode (If using a mouse: right-click or move the

scroll wheel

to exit playback).

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Using the System

Figure 6.5 Block Search screen

Figure 6.6 File Search screen

BLOCK SEARCH

Use Block Search to search for recorded video according to blocks on the hard disk.

NOTE: Block Search is recommended in case of a failure when using modes.

To use Block Search:

1. Under HDD ID, select NORMAL, HDD 1, or HDD 0.

NOTE: No

rmal is the default selection for the single hard drive included system.

2. Under SEARCH TIME, press the buttons to select the year, month, day,

ur, minute, and second, and then

the

buttons to change the values.

3. Press the button to view the blocks for the selected date and time.

4. Press the

buttons to select a block

and then press the button to playback the video.

5. Press the button to exit playback mode and return to live mode (If using a mouse: right-click or move th to exit playback).

other search

with the

press

e scroll wheel

FILE SEARCH

Use File Search to search for video files saved to an external USB drive or USB flash drive (not included).

To use File Search:

1. If you already have an external USB drive nnected to the system, procee

2. If not, connect a USB flash drive (that contains saved video data) to the front panel of the system.

2. From the SEARCH menu, select FILE

CH and press the button.

MEDIA, press the

SEAR Under

select USB_FRONT, USB_R USB_REAR2 and press the button. A

list of

.dvr files appears on the screen.

4. Press the

buttons to select a file

and press the button to begin playback.

5. Press the button to exit playback

mode and return to live mode (If using a mouse: right-click or move the to exit playback).

d to step

buttons to

EAR1, or

scroll wheel

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Using the System

Figure 6.7 Bookmark Search screen

BOOKMARK SEARCH

Use Bookmark Search to quickly search recorded video according to set bookmarks.

NOTE: You must ha in Playback mode in order to use Bo Search.

To set bookmarks:

ve set bookmarks while

okmark

To use Bookmark Search:

1. From the SEARCH menu, select BOOKMARK SEARCH and press the

button.

2. Under HDD ID, select NORMA or H

DD 0.

HDD 1,

NOTE: Normal is the default selection for

the single hard drive included

with the

system.

3. Press the button to view all the bookmarks on the system. Go to step 4.

3. Press the buttons to select a specific date and time. Pr

ess the buttons to

change the values and then press the button to view bookmarks.

4. Press the

buttons to select a

bookmark from the list and then press the

button to begin playback.

1. During playback, press the

2. Press the button to set the bookmark. The bookmark is saved to the system.

3. Pres

s the

button again to resume

playback.

button.

5. Press the button to exit playback mode and return to live mode (If using a mouse

: right-click or move the

scroll wheel

to exit playback).

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Using the System

Figure 6.8 Text Search screen

Figure 6.9 Log File screen

TEXT SEARCH*

Use the Text Search to find recorded data from a P.O.S. system.

To use Text Search:

1. From the SEARCH menu, select TEXT SEARCH and press the button.

2. Unde

3. Press the button to view all the Text

3. Press the buttons to select a specific

4. Press the

5. Press the button to exit playback

r HDD ID, select NORMA

L, HDD 1,

or HDD 0. NOTE: No

the single hard drive included

rmal is the default selection for

with the

system.

marks on the system. Go step 4.

date and time. Pr

ess the buttons to

change the values and then press the button to view bookmarks.

buttons to select a Text

mark from the list and then press the button to begin playback.

mode and return to live mode (If using a mouse: right-click or move th

e scroll wheel

to exit playback).

LOG FILE

Use the Log File to see a list of the activities and events on the system.

NOTE: You must connect a USB drive to the system in order to view log files.

To view the Log

1. If not already connected, connect a USB flash drive

2. From the SEARCH menu, select LOG FILE and press the button.

3. Press the entire system.

3. Under SEARCH FILE, press the butt

ons to select a spec

ess the buttons to change the values

and then press the button to view the log for that specific date.

4. Press the the list of files.

5. To save the log file, press the button to return to SEARCH FILE. Select SAVE

LOG a is saved to the connected USB drive as

DvrLog.txt

File:

to the front panel of the system.

button to view log for the

ific date and time.

buttons to scroll down

nd press the button. The log

file

*Compatible P.O.S. system required.

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USING THE MAIN MENU

Figure 7.0 System Main Menu

To open the Main Menu:

• Press the

button on the remote control to open the Main Menu.

1. QUICK: Opens up the Quick Setup menu

2. SCREEN: Adjust display, camera

3. RECORD: Adjust Record Setup, Program, Preview Quality, Audio Record, and Holid

4. EVENT: Adjust Motion Detection, Event options, and Senso

5. SYSTEM: Adjust HDD options, set the system time

6. LINK: Adjust networking, PTZ, and Email notification o

7. SEARCH: Opens Search menu. Search by calendar, time, event, a

8. COPY: Opens Copy (backup) menu.

9. STATUS: Op

10. SAVE/EXIT: Opens menu to Save Only, Save an

title, multi-screen, covert, spot, and Camera.

ay.

r input.

, video standard, and language.

ptions.

nd bookmark.

ens menu to view DVR Stat

us, Network Status, and Recording Bitrate.

d Exit, or Exit Without Saving.

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Using the Main Menu

Figure 8.0 Quick Setup menu

QUICK

Open the Quick setup menu to easily apply recording parameters for the system. NOTE: QUICK overrides any recording program you may enable from the

RECORD menu.

QUICK

Set Quick Setup to AUTO, MANUAL, or OFF.

OFF: Disables Quick Setup. MANUAL: Change the values for all the

tions of the Quick Setup menu.

• IMAGE SIZE: 720x480, 720x240, 360x240

• RECORD FRAME: Varies Size

• IMAGE QUALITY: Low, No

• EVENT: Alarm, Alarm & Loss, Alarm & Motion, Loss & Motion, All, and Off

• PRE RECORD TIME: The length of time the system seconds

• POST RECORD TIME: The leng system continues to record after an event. Set from 0~60 seconds

• PREVIEW QUALITY: Select to open the Record Quality menu. Change the Record Quality to Low, Normal,

UDIO RECORD: Set to O

• A

• REMOTE CONTROL ID: Designate an I the remote control to use with the system. Set

records prior to an event. Set from 0~5

NOTE: Note: You must have Record disabled

V-Loss (Video loss), Motion,

to view the Record Quality screen.

based on Image

rmal, Fine, and Best

th of time the

Fine, or Best.

n/Off

D for

from 11, 12, 13, 14, 21, 22, 23, 24, 31, 32, 34, 41, 42, 43, 44, and ALL

• SAVE: Select to save your settings.

AUTO: Use AUTO to quickly maximize your recording time based on images size, quality, and recording time.

• IMAGE SIZE: 720x480, 720x240, 360x240

• IMAGE QUALITY: Low, Norma

• RECORD TIME: Set fr

• MAX RECORDABLE TIME: The sys calculates the maximum recording time available on the hard drive based on chan ges to Image Size, Image Quality, and Record Time (non-selectable).

• TOTAL RECORD values you input for Record Time, Image Size, and Image Quality, the system calculates the adequate frames-per-second for the recording. A short recording time will result in a higher FPS rate (i.e. 30 fps), while a long recording period will result in a lower FPS rate (i.e. 16 fps)

• PREVIEW QUALITY: Record Quality menu. Change the Record Quality to Low, Normal, Fine, or Best.

• AUDIO RECORD: Enable/ recording

NOTE: An audio capable camera (not included) or micro necessary is necessary for audio recording.

• REMOTE CONTROL ID: Design the

remote control to use with the system. Set from 11, 12, 13, 14, 21, 22, 23, 24, 31, 32, 34, 41, 42, 43, 44, and ALL

• SAVE: Select to save your settings.

om 1~999 days.

FRAME: Base

Select to o

phone (not included) are

l, Fine, and Best

tem

d on the

pen the

disable audio

ate an ID for

Select SAVE and press the button on the remote control (double-click SAVE if using a mouse) to save your settings.

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Using the Main Menu

Figure 9.1 Auto-Single options

SCREEN

Open the Screen Menu to configure the following options:

• AUTO SEQUENCE

• DISPLAY

• TITLE

• COVERT

• SPOT

• CAMERA

AUTO SEQUENCE

Change the dwell times for both split-screen Auto Sequence and single channel (full-screen) Auto Sequence modes.

To turn pages:

Remote Control

Press the buttons.

Mouse:

Click

WX at the bottom of the screen.

• AUTO-SINGLE: Set the dwell time for each

single channel (full-screen) while in Auto Sequence mode. Select the view and press the buttons to increase/ decrease the value. Set from 0~60 seconds (by default,



VIDEO LOSS SKIP: Enable/disable

3 seconds).

skipping video loss channels from Auto Sequence mode. If set to ON (default), all Video Loss channels will be skipped while in Auto Sequence mode.

• AUTO-SPLIT: Set the dwell time for each

split-screen display while in Auto Sequence mode. Select the view and press he buttons to increase/decrease the value. Set from 0~60 seconds (by default, 3 seconds).



single channels from Auto Sequence mode. If set to OFF (default), all single (full-screen) channels will be skipped while in Auto Sequence mode.

ADD AUTO SINGLE: Enable/disable

Press the button on the remote control until you see the Exit screen. Select S

AVE

ONLY or SAVE AND EXIT to save your

settings.

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Using the Main Menu

Figure 9.2 Display menu

DISPLAY

Edit the various elements of the on-screen display.

Press the buttons to select a menu option. Press the buttons to change the value of the selected option.

• HDD FREE SPACE: Select ON/OFF to display the remaining capacity of the internal hard

• HDD FREE SPACE MODE: Select the display format for the remaining hard drive space as PERCENT or GIGABYTE.

drive.

• TITLE DISPLAY: Select ON/OFF to display the channel title.

• TITLE MODE: Select TEXT/BITMAP (by default, TEXT). You can create bitmap text to use in place of the default titles using DigiClient Remote Client Software. Please

refer to the DigiClient Software Manual for more details.

NOTE: Only one bitmap per channel can be saved on the system.

• BORDER COLOR: Select WHITE/ BLACK as the border color for each channel while in a split-screen display view.

• REMOTE CONTROL ID: Select ON/OFF to display or hide the remote control ID in use with the system. By default, this option is set to OFF.

Press the button on the remote control until you see the Save/Exit screen. Select SAVE ONLY or SAVE AND EXIT to save your settings.

• RECORD STATUS: Select ON/OFF to display the recording status for each channel.

• CLOCK DISPLAY: Select ON/OFF (by default, ON) to display the date and time on screen.

• DATE&TIME MODE: Select the format for the date and time display.

YY/MM/DD: Date and time is displayed with digits (e.g. 2005/10/02 00:00:00).

MM/DD/YY: characters (e.g. OCT/02/2005 00:0 0: 00 ).

DD/MM/YY: characters (e.g. 02/OCT/2005 00:0 0: 00 ).

Months

Days are displaye

are displayed with

d with

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Using the Main Menu

Figure 9.3 Title menu

Figure 9.4 Multi Screen menu

TITLE

Edit the titles (names) for each channel.

To change a channel title:

1. Press the buttons to select a channel and then press the button.

Press the buttons to turn pages.

MULTI SCREEN

Change the configurations for the five multi-screen display views.

To change screen configurations:

1. Press the buttons to select MULTI 4E, MULTI 7, MULTI 9B, MULTI 10, or

2. In the Character Table screen, use the

buttons to select characters for

the title and then press the button. NOTE: Titles can only be seven char

acters in length. Use blank spaces in the Character Table for spaces in your title.

3. Press the button on the remote control until you see the Save/Exit screen. Select SAVE ONLY

or SAVE AND EXIT

to save your settings.

To change the BITMAP TITLE, you must use the client software to transfer a

new bitmap file.

MULTI 13 and the

2. Under DISPLAY, press the

n press the button.

buttons

and select ON/OFF to enable/disable the specific multi-display. If set to OFF, the screen

display will not appear when

pressing the button.

3. Press the

buttons to select

a number in the layout. These numbers represent the cha

nnels being displayed on

screen.

4. Press the

buttons to change the

selected channel.

5. Press the button on the remote control until you see the Save/Exit screen. Select SAVE ONLY or SAVE AN

D EXIT

to save your settings.

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Using the Main Menu

Figure 9.5 Covert menu

COVERT

Use the Covert function to conceal recording from a camera channel(s). Covert is especially useful if your monitor is in public view.

To enable/disable the Covert function:

1. Press the buttons to select channels.

• LIVE: Selected channels appear hidden during live mode

• NETWORK: Selecte hidden on network viewer screen

• PLAY: Selected channels appear hidden dur

ing playback

d channels appear

• LV&NW: Selected channels appear hidden during live mode and in the network viewer

• LV&PB: (Live and Playback): Selected channels appear hidden during live mode and playback

• PB&NW: Selected channels appear hidden during playback and in the network viewer

• LV&PB&NW: Selected channels appear hidden during live mode, playback, and in the network viewer

2. Press the

buttons to select ON/OFF

(by default, OFF). If ON, selected channel will display a black screen, as if n

o camera

were connected.

3. Under SELECT, press the

buttons and

choose one of the following covert modes:

4. Under COVERT TITLE DISPLAY, select ON/OFF (by default, OFF). If ON, the title, "COVERT" will appear as the chann

el title

on screen.

5. Press the button on the remote control until you see the Save/Exit screen. Select SAVE ONLY or SAVE AND EXIT to save your settings.

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Using the Main Menu

Figure 9.6 Spot menu

Figure 9.7 Camera menu

SPOT

Adjust the settings for the Spot monitor (not included).

To change Spot settings:

1. Press the buttons to select a menu option. Press the buttons to

change the value of the selected option.

• SPOT MODE: Press the buttons to

select the following:

• MANUAL: Manually select the channel for the Spot Monitor

• SEQU

• EVEN

• SPOT SEQUENCE TIME: Set the dwell time for the channels appearing on the spot monitor (from 1~60 seconds). The higher the dwell time, the longer the channel will be displayed on screen on the spot monitor.

• VIDEO LOSS SKIP: You can omit channels with video loss from the sequence to the spot monitor. Set to ON/ OFF.

ENCE: Single channels (full screen)

ill be displayed in an alternating

w sequence

T: The channel wher (motion, alarm, sensor) has occurred will be displayed on the Spot Monitor

e an event

CAMERA

Adjust brightness, contrast, hue, and saturation for each camera.

To change camera settings:

1. Press the buttons to select a menu option. Press the buttons to

change the value of the following options

• BRIGHTNESS

• CON

• HUE

• SATURATION

You can chang

2. Press the button on the remote control until you see the Save/Exit screen. Select SAVE ONLY or SA to save your settings.

TRAST

e the value from 0%~100%.

VE AN

D EXIT

2. Press the button on the remote

control until you see the Save/Exit screen. Select SAVE ONLY

or SAVE AND EXIT

to save your settings.

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Using the Main Menu

Figure 10.0 Record Setup menu

Figure 10.1 Record Program menu

RECORD

Use the Record menu to set options for recording, image quality, audio recording, and holiday recording.

RECORD SETUP

Use the Record Setup menu to set a recording schedule using predefined programs (0~9). Combine these predefined programs during the week to best fit your recording needs.

To configure Record Setup:

RECORD PROGRAM

By default, there are 10 different predefined programs (0~9) available for you to use in the RECORD SETUP menu. You can customize the options in these predefined programs to suit your recording needs. For example, you can create a program for motion detection or continuous recording.

1. Press the buttons to select the day.

2. Press the (24-hour clock). The Record Setup grid is

divided into 3-hour segments (0~3, 4~6, etc.,).

Press the buttons to change the predefined program (0~9). You can apply the predefined program to all h day using the ALL column.

4. With an hour selected (highlighted in green), press the button to

RECORD PROGRAM men mouse, double-click an screen).

buttons to select the hour

ours of the

open the

u (using the

ywhere on the

To open the RECORD PROGRAM menu:

• From the Record menu, press the buttons to select R and press the button.

• From the RECORD SETUP menu, press the button with an hour hi green (mouse: double-click anywhere on the screen).

ECORD PROGRAM

ghlighted

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Using the Main Menu

Figure 10.2 Record Program menu

CAUTION: EXIST 0 FRAMES IN GROUP A.

RECORD PROGRAM (cont’d.)

To edit a program:

1. Under REC PROGRAM, press the buttons to select PROGRAM0~9.

2. Press the buttons to select program options; press the

buttons to change the value of the following o

ptions for each chan

• IMAGE SIZE: Set the actual resolution for

each camera: 360x240, 72 720x480.

• NORMAL: Set the images (frames) per

second (IPS) for normal continuous recording. Set from 0, 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 15, and 30, from a shared pool of frames-per-second. Total IPS depends on your DVR model and resolution. The total IPS cannot exceed the total IPS on the system.

nel:

0x240, and

• CH-SUM: Displays the total amount of frames available on the system (non-selectable).

• QUALITY: Set the recording quality for each channel for Normal and Event recording. The left column is for Normal recording, the right column is for Event recording: L (low), Normal), Fine), Beast).

• PRE/POST: Set the Pre-Recording and Post-Recording times. Pre-Recording is the length of time the system records before an event (0~5 seconds); Post-Recording is the length of time the system records after an event (0~60 seconds). The left column is for Pre-Recording, the right column is for Post-Recording.

NOTE: Pre-Record all chann

els; Post-Recording can be set for

ing can only be set for

individual channels.

• EVENT TYPE: Set the recording for each channel:

trigger for Event

A (Alarm), L (video loss), M (motion detection), or - (no event type).

3. Press the button on the remote control until you see the Save/Exit screen. Select SAVE ONLY or SAVE AN

D EXIT

to save your settings. NOTE: If yo

u have 0 frames in ei

ther the normal or Event columns, you will receive a warning message from the system:

• EVENT: Set the frames per second (FPS) for event recording (motion detection, alarm, video loss). Set from 0, 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 15, and 30, from a shared pool of frames-per-second. Total IPS depends on your DVR model and resolution. The total IPS cannot exceed the total IPS on the system.

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Using the Main Menu

Figure 10.3 Record Program menu

Figure 10.4 Audio Record menu

PREVIEW QUALITY

View the size of each image and how long you can record on the installed hard disk.

NOTE: Reco

rding must be off in order to

see the Preview Quality screen.

To set the record quality:

1. Press the buttons to select between

LOW, NORMAL, FINE, or BEST.

AUDIO RECORD

Enable/disable recording for the four audio channels.

To enable/disable audio recording:

1. Press the

channel.

2. Press the buttons to select ON/OFF.

buttons to select the audio

• RECORD TIME: The amount of time you have recorded so far.

• TOTAL TIME: The amount of time you can record depending on your settings.

2. Press the button on the remote control until you see the Save/Exit screen. Select SAVE ONLY

or SAVE AND EXIT

to save your settings.

3. Press the button on the remote control until you see the Save/Exit screen. Select SAVE ONLY or SA

VE AN

D EXIT

to save your settings. NOTE: Audio capable cameras or

microphones must be connected in order to record audio.

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Using the Main Menu

Figure 10.5 Audio Record menu

Figure 10.6 Holiday Recording menu

REPEAT RECORD

Set overwrite options for the installed hard disk.

To set Repeat Record and Repeat Alarm:

1. Press the buttons to select the audio record options.

2. Press the buttons to change the values for the selected options.

HOLIDAY

Set a unique recording schedule for holidays. With Holiday Recording enabled, you can set different recording parameters for times when you may be away from your home or business.

NOTE: The system records like the Sunday schedule when set to Holiday

• Press the buttons to select the holiday record options.

recording.

• RE

PEAT RECORD: Set to ON/OFF. If set to ON, recorded da be overwritten once the hard disk is full. By default, REPEAT RECORD is set to OFF.

• REPEAT RECORD ALARM: Set an alarm signal for percentage remaining on the hard disk: set from 5~10% and OFF.

3. Press the button on the remote control until you see the Save/Exit screen. Select SAVE ONLY or SA to save your settings.

ta on the hard disk will

VE AN

D EXIT

• Press the buttons to change the values for the se

To set holiday recording:

1. Under HOLIDAY RECORD, select ON (by default, OFF).

2. Under HOLIDAY SETU

buttons to select up to 40

dates for holiday recording (mm/dd). Press the buttons to change the months and

days.

3. Press the button on the remote control until you see the Save/Exit screen. Select SAVE ONLY or SAVE AND to save your settings.

lected options.

P, press the

EXIT

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Using the Main Menu

Figure 10.7 Setting the Record Limit

Figure 10.8 Backup Mode: Event

RECORD LIMIT

Set a recording limit for your system.

To set the record limit:

1. Press the buttons to set the value for the record limit. Set from 1~6 days, 1~4

eks, 1~11 months, 1

year, and OFF.

BACKUP MODE

Use Backup Mode to automatically copy recorded events (motion detection, alarm, video loss) to an external USB hard drive, or to enable disk mirroring. Mirroring enables the system to write data to the internal hard disk and an external USB hard drive(s) simultaneously.

NOTE: In order to use Event or Mirror backu USB hard drive connected to either of the USB ports on the rear panel of the system.

p, you must have at least one external

2. Press the button on the remote control until you see the Save/Exit screen. Select SAVE ONLY to save your settings.

or SAVE AND EXIT

Event

With your Backup Mode set to Event, the system will copy only recorded events (motion detection, alarm, video loss) to a connected USB external hard drive.

To set Event backup mode:

1. Select BACKUP MODE.

2. Press the but

3. Press the button on control until you see the Save/Exit screen. Select SAVE ONLY or SAVE AN to save your settings.

tons and select EVENT.

the remote

D EXIT

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Using the Main Menu

ATTENTION: You must have Overwrite

enabled on the system in order to use disk mirroring. The connected external USB hard drive must be of equal or larger capacity than the internal hard drive of the system.

Figure 10.9 Backup Mode: Mirror

Mirror

With your Backup Mode set to Mirror, the system will write data to its internal hard disk and a connected external USB hard drive (not included) simultaneously.

NOTE: Make sure you have connected an external USB ports on the rear panel of the system prior to enabling the disk mirror function.

hard drive to either of the USB

To enable disk mirroring:

1. Select BACKUP MODE.

2. Press the butto

ns and select

MIRROR.

3. Press the button on the remote control until you see the Save/Exit screen. Select SAVE ONLY or SAVE AND EXIT to save your settings.

For details

on disk mirroring, see “Appendix K:

Using Disk Mirroring” on page 123.

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Figure 11.0 Motion Detection grid

Figure 11.1 Motion grid setup

EVENT

Open the Event menu to configure the following options:

Using the Main Menu

• MOTION DETECTION

• EVENT SCREEN MODE

• EVENT CHECK

• EVENT MESSAGE

MOTION DETECTION

Configure motion detection for all camera channels.

To set motion detection:

• EVENT MESSAGE RESET

• EVENT BUZZER

• SENSOR INPUT

• RELAY OUTPUT

NOTE: An enab disab

led (inactive) cell is green.

led (active) cell is clear; a

1. Under CHANNEL, press the buttons to select the channel for which to set motion de

2. Under SENSITIVITY, press th

tection.

e buttons to set the motion sensitivity from 1~5. The

higher the sensitivity, the

sensitive the detection.

3. Under AREA SETUP, press the button to open the Area Setup Grid.

4. Press the buttons to select cells on the grid. Press the

button to enable/disable the cell. When finished

, press the button to ex

it the

Area Setup Grid.

5. Under TEST MOTION, press the button to test your motion detection

settings

. To verify y

our settings, wave your hand in front of the selected camera: active cells will appear pink while inactive cells will appear green.

6. Press the button on the remote control until you see the Save/Exit screen. Select SAVE ONLY or SAVE AN

D EXIT

to save your settings.

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Using the Main Menu

Figure 11.2 Event menu—Event Screen Mode

EVENT SCREEN MODE

Set the type of on-screen display when an event is triggered.

To set the event screen mode:

1. From the Event menu, press the

buttons to select EVENT SCREEN MODE.

2. Press the press the buttons to change the value for the Event Screen Mode:

EVENT CHECK

Enable/disable the system to record only when events are detected.

• From the EVENT menu, press the buttons to set ON/OFF.

EVENT MESSAGE

Enable a warning message to display on-screen when an event occurs.

• From the EVENT menu, press the buttons to set ON/OFF. If set to ON, a warning occurs.

message appears when an event

EVENT BUZZER

Enable an audio signal when an event occurs.

• From the EVENT menu, press the buttons to set ON/OFF.

• SCREEN HOLD: The current screen remain triggered.

• EVENT FULL: Display the channel for the triggered event in full-screen.

• EVENT MULTI: Display the channel(s) for the triggered event in multi (split)-screen.

• EVENT F_RTN: Display the channel for the triggered event in full-screen momentarily but then return to the previous screen.

• EVENT M_RTN: Display the channel(s) for the triggered event in multi (split)-screen momentarily and then returns to the previous screen.

3. Press the button on the remote control until you see the Save/Exit screen. Select SAVE ONLY or SA to save your settings.

s displayed even if an event is

VE AN

D EXIT

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Using the Main Menu

Figure 11.3 Sensor input menu

Figure 11.4 Relay Output menu

• REC

• USER

• POWER (N.C.)

• HDD ERROR

• MOTION

• LOSS

• ALARM

• NOT USED

SENSOR INPUT

Configure the sensors connected to the system. Depending on your model, you can connect from 4 to 16 sensors.

To set sensor input:

1. Press the buttons to select the sensor channel. Press the buttons

to switch between pages.

2. Press the buttons to set the value of the sensor input:

RELAY OUTPUT

Configure the relays on the system.

To set the relay output:

1. Select RELAY SELECT and press the buttons to set the type of relay:

2. Select RELAY OUTPUT TIME and

the buttons to set the length relay time: 1~30 seconds.

press

of the

• NORMAL OPEN: The sensor is o

pen at

normal times

• NORMAL CLOSE: The senor is closed at normal times

• NOT USED: No sensors are connected to the system (default for all channels)

3. Press the button on the remote control until you see the Save/Exit screen. Select SAVE ONLY

or SAVE AND EXIT

to save your settings.

3. Press the button on the remote control until you see the Save/Exit screen. Select SAVE ONLY or SA

VE AN

D EXIT

to save your settings. NOTE: You can set the Relay Output for

channels 1

~4 by setting the relay to the

following:

• POWER: The relay is working when the system is powered off

• USER: The user can operate th

e relay manually: press the FUNCTION butto to operate Relay 4 manually.

NC— NO: and then press the button

NC: and then press the button

NO—

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Using the Main Menu

Figure 12.0 HDD menu

ATTENTION: Initializing (formatting)

the HDD erases all data on the hard disk. This step cannot be undone.

SYSTEM

Open the System menu to configure the following options:

• HDD

• CLOCK

• VIDEO STANDARD

• LANGUAGE

HDD

Format a new hard disk and configure internal hard disk settings.

• REMOTE CONTROL ID

• KEY ECHO

• ADVANCED SETUP

• FIRMWARE UPDATE

4. Press the button on the remote control until you see the Save/Exit screen. Select SAVE ONLY or SA

VE AN

D EXIT

to save your settings. NOTE: If you replace the intern al 2

.5" hard disk, you should always initialize the new disk. If you do not initialize (format) the new hard disk, it may not be properly read by the system.

To initialize the hard disk:

1. From the System menu, select HDD and press the button.

2. From the HDD menu,

press the button

to open the HDD Initialize screen.

3. Select YES a [Select

cancel, or the button.] The

nd press the button.

NO and press the button to

system formats the hard disk, erasing all recorded video data. System settings and configurations rema

in intact. After a few moments the system returns to the HDD menu.

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CLOCK

Figure 12.1 Clock menu

Figure 12.2 Time Adjust menu

Configure the date and time for the system.

Using the Main Menu

You can also configure the time zone, daylight savings time, and have t

he system to use the Internet to set the time (network cable required).

To configure the time settings:

1. From the Clock menu, select TIME

ADJUST and press the button.

To set the date and time:

1. From the Clock menu, select DATE&TIME and press the button.

2. Press

month, day, hour, minute, and seconds. Press

the buttons to select the year,

the buttons to adjust the date and time.

2. Press the

buttons to

select and configure the following options:

• INTERNET TIME ADJUST: Set to ON/ OFF. If ON, the system time will be updated b

y an Internet server.

• SELECT TIME SERVER: If you enable Internet Time, enter the IP address for the Internet time server.

• SELECT TIME ZONE: Select the time zone based on + / - GMT (Greenwich Mean Time). For example, New York is GMT

-06:00, Los Angeles is GMT -08:00.

• DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME: Set to ON/ OFF to enable/disable daylight savings time (DST). If ON, you can enter the start time and end time for DST.

• START TIME / END TIME: Start and end times for daylight savings time. Only selectable if DST is enabled.

3. Press the button to save the date and time.

4. Press the button on the remote control until you see the Save/Exit screen. Select SAVE ONLY or SAVE AN to save your settings.

D EXIT

3. Press the button on the remote control until you see the Save/Exit screen. Select SAVE ONLY or SAVE AND

EXIT

to save your settings.

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Using the Main Menu

VIDEO STANDARD

To set the video standard for the system:

1. From the System menu, select VIDEO

NDARD. Press the

STA select NTSC, PAL, or AUTO.

NOTE: If you

automatically detect NTSC or PAL.

2. Press the button on the remote control until you see the Save/Exit screen. Select SAVE ONLY to save your settings.

select

AUTO, the system will

or SAVE AND EXIT

buttons to

LANGUAGE

To set the language for the system:

1. From the System menu, select LANGUAGE. Press the

select ENGLISH, FRENCH, SPANISH,

GERMAN, JAPAN PORTUNGESE, TURKISH, RUSSIAN, or POLISH.

ESE, ITALIAN,

buttons to

KEY ECHO

Enable/disable the keep beep when pressing buttons on the remote control or front panel.

To enable/disable key echo:

1. From the System menu, select KEY ECHO. Press t

or OFF.

2. Press the button on the remote control until you see the Save/Exit screen. Select SAVE ONLY or SA to save your settings.

buttons to select ON

VE AN

D EXIT

2. Press the button on the remote control until you see the Save/Exit screen.

lect SAVE ONLY

Se to save your settings.

or SAVE AND EXIT

REMOTE CONTROL ID

To set the remote control ID for the system:

1. From the System menu, select REMOTE

NTROL ID. Press the

select 1 1,12, 13, 14, 21, 22, 23, 24, 31, 32, 33, 34, 41, 42, 43, 44

2. Press the button on the remote control until you see the Save/Exit screen. Se

lect SAVE ONLY

to save your settings.

, or ALL.

or SAVE AND EXIT

buttons to

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Using the Main Menu

Figure 12.3 Advanced Setup menu

Figure 11.4 Advanced Setup menu

ATTENTION: For security, you should

change your ADMIN and USER password after first purchasing the system.

ADVANCED SETUP

Configure advanced system settings, including passwords, user authority, and DVR menu setup.

From the SYSTEM menu, select ADVANCED SETUP and press the

Managing Passwords

button.

3. Select ADMIN, or USER1~USER4 and press the

button. The password input

screen opens.

4. Under NEW PASSWORD, press channel buttons 1~9 on the remote control to enter an 8

-digit password. Under RE-TYPE,

enter the password again for verification.

5. Press the button on the remote control until you see the Save/Exit screen. Select SAVE ONLY or SAVE AND EXIT to save your settings.

only use channel buttons

NOTE: Yo 1~9 to enter the pa

u can

ssword. The password must be 8 digits long. The default system passwords are the following:

• ADMIN: 11111111

• USER1: 22222222

• USER2: 33333

333

To change your password:

1. From the Advanced Setup menu, select PASSWORD CHECK and press the

buttons to set to ON/OFF. NOTE: If you leave Password Check set to

OFF, you cannot edit p

asswords.

• USER3: 44444444

• USER4: 55555555

NOTE: The system supports a maximum of 16 simultaneous users. Fo

r example, one person logged in as ADMIN, five persons logged in as USER 1, four persons logged in as USER 2, three persons logged in as USER 4, and three persons logged in as USER 5.

NOTE: The number of connected users can affect network performan

ce. Please keep in mind bandwidth restrictions and LAN settings if allowing multiple users to log in to the system.

2. Select SET PASSWORD and press the

button. The password screen opens.

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Using the Main Menu

Figure 12.5 Advanced Setup menu

ADVANCED SETUP (cont’d.)

User Authority

Set the limits and parameters for users of the system.

To set user authority:

1. From the Advanced Setup menu, select USER AUTHORITY and press the

button.

2. Press the

buttons to select from

the following options:

• REC

• SEARCH&PLAY

• COPY

• LIVE AUDIO

• DVR SETUP

• DVR STATUS

• PTZ CONTROL

DVR MENU SETUP

Use the DVR Menu Setup option to save your system settings to a USB flash drive, load system settings, and restore system settings to factory defaults.

To save your system settings:

1. Insert a USB flash drive into the USB port on

the front panel of the syst

2. From the Advanced setup menu, select SAVE MENU TO FILE and press the

button.

3. Press the button on the remote control until you see the Save/Exit screen. Select SAVE ONLY or SA to save your settings.

To load system settings:

1. Insert the USB flash drive with your previously saved system set USB port on the front panel of the system.

2. From the Advanced setup menu, select LOAD MENU FROM FILE and press the

button.

3. Press the button on the remote control until you see the Save/Exit screen. Select SAVE ONLY or SAVE AN to save your settings.

em.

VE AN

D EXIT

tings into the

D EXIT

3. Press the buttons to select a user (U1~U4). Press the buttons to set the

authority ON/OFF. NOTE: If ON, the u

required to perform default, all authorities are set to OFF.

4. Press the button on the remote control until you see the Save/Exit screen. Select SAVE ONLY to save your settings.

ser password will be the desired function. By

or SAVE AND EXIT

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Using the Main Menu

ATTENTION: Running MENU INITIALIZE

restores only system settings. Recorded video data on the hard disk is not affected.

ATTENTION: You can only perform a

firmware upgrade from the USB port on the front panel. DO NOT use the USB ports on the rear panel to perform firmware upgrades.

DVR MENU SETUP (cont’d.)

To restore factory defaults:

1. From the ADVANCED SETUP menu, select MENU INTIALIZE and press the

button. The Menu Initialize screen

opens.

2. Select YES to restore factory defaults a press the

the cancel.

3. Press the button on the remote control until you see the Save/Exit screen. Select SAVE ONLY or SAVE AN to save your settings.

button. Select NO and press

button or press the button to

D EXIT

FIRMWARE UPGRADE

Firmware upgrades can help improve the functionality of your system. Check the manufacturer’s website for the availability of firmware upgrades.

To perform a firmware upgrade:

1. Insert a USB flash drive into the USB port on the front panel of the syste

2. From the ADVANCED SETUP menu, select FIRMWARE UPGRADE and pre

the

button.

3. Select YES to perform a firmware upgrade from the USB port on the front panel and

press th the

button. Select NO and press

button or press the button to

cancel.

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Using the Main Menu

Figure 13.0 Advanced Setup menu

LINK

Open the Link menu to configure the following options:

• NETWORK

• RS485

• PTZ

NOTE: Some networking knowledge is suggested when configuring option s in the Link menu.

• E-MAIL

• DVR NAME

• DVR LOCATION

• BANDWIDTH

NETWORK

Configure networking and DDNS options. DDNS service is required for some of the following network options.

NOTE: Make sure you have connected an Ethernet cable (not included) to the panel of the system to make use of the networking functions of the system.

rear

forwarding will not change in the event of power failure or resetting of your network.

• PORT: By default, 5400 is th

e TCP port of

the system.

NOTE: The port number on the system must be the same as that in the client software.

NOTE: If you use a PPPoE network, you must use a router to connect the Internet, as this unit DOES NOT use PPPoE protocol.

the system to

• NETWORK FRAME: Press the

buttons to select STILL, MOTION, or GOP (Group of Pictures).This sets the type of image to be sent from the DVR to the remote client software.

• DHCP and other networking options: nfigure the settings DHCP (Dynamic

Co Host Configuration Protocol) settings. This affects how your system communicates with the router.

NOTE: DCHP Mode a conn

ect the first time by obtaining an IP address from the router. After the initial setup, we recommend that you set DHCP to OFF and set the IP address between 1~100. For example, if your IP address is

192.168.0.107, change the last digits to 50 (i.e. 192.163.0.50).This ensures that port

llows you to quickly

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Using the Main Menu

Figure 13.1 RS485 menu

Figure 13.2 PTZ menu

RS485

Configure options for a RS485 controller.

To configure RS485 options:

1. Press the options.

2. Press the buttons to change the values.

• SYSTEM ID: Set the system ID from

0~255.

NOTE: The system ID on controller and the order for the controller to function properly.

buttons to select

the RS485

system must match in

PTZ

Set the model, speed, and ID for connected PTZ cameras (not included).

NOTE: Consult the own PTZ camera for more information on configuring these settings.

To configure PTZ options:

1. Press the channels. Press the

select between MODEL, SPEED, and ID; press to chan

ge pages (16-channel model

only).

2. Press the

buttons to change the

values.

er’s manual of your

buttons to select

buttons to

3. Press the button on the remote

• BAUD RATE: Set the transmission rate the RS485 controller: 1200, 2400,

for 4800, 9600, 19200, 57600.

• DATA BIT: Set the size of each bit of data

sent to the RS485 controller: 6, 7, or 8.

• PARITY BIT: Set the error checking for the

data to EVEN, ODD, or NONE.

• STOP BIT: Set bit for ending a

transmission to 1 or 2.

control until you see the Save/Exit screen. Select SAVE ONLY or SA

VE AN

D EXIT

to save your settings.

• MODEL: Select from PCS-SERIES, EZ, SK-D106, TK-C655/C676, BOSCH, PELCO P-TYPE/D-TYPE, LPT-A100L, DMP23

, CS-854, DSC-230, SD-290,

VC-C4R, SRX-100B, SPD, and NONE.

• SPEED: Select from 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 57600

• ID: Select from 0~255.

3. Press the button on the remote control until you see the Save/Exit screen. Select SAVE ONLY or SAVE AND EXIT to save your settings.

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Using the Main Menu

Figure 13.3 PTZ menu

E-MAIL

Configure options for email notifications. By default, the system is setup to use the free Digimerge DDNS service.

NOTE: To use email notification, you must use a DDNS service.

To ena

ble E-mail notification:

Optional

Once you enter the SMTP and email address, you can also enter the user ID and password for the email account.

You can add up to 10 additional email addresses to send email notifications.

1. Select SEND E-MAIL and press the buttons to select 1MIN, 2MIN, 3MIN, 4MIN, or 5MIN. This is the frequency that an email will be set when an event occurs. Select OFF to disable email notification.

2. Select SMTP SERVER and press the button to open the character table. Press

the

and buttons to

enter the IP address of the SMTP server.

3. Select DVR E-MAIL ADDR and press the

button to open the character table.

Press the

and buttons

to enter the email address to which you want to send the notifications.

4. Pre

ss the button on the remote control until you see the Save/Exit screen. Se

lect SAVE ONLY

or SAVE AND EXIT

to save your settings.

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Using the Main Menu

Figure 13.4 Character Table—DVR name

Figure 13.5 Character Table—DVR location

DVR NAME

Enter a name for the system. This name will appear in outgoing email notifications when events occur.

To enter a name for the DVR:

1. From the LINK menu, select DVR NAME and press the

table opens.

button. The character

DVR LOCATION

Enter a location for the system. This location will appear in outgoing email notifications when events occur.

To enter a location for the DVR:

1. From the LINK menu, select DVR LOCATION and press the

character table opens.

button. The

2. Press the

and buttons

to enter a name for the system. The name can be alpha-numeric and have a maximum of nine characters.

Press the button on the remote control until you see the Save/Exit screen. Select SAVE ONLY or SAVE AN

D EXIT

to save your settings.

2. Press the

and buttons

to enter a location for the system. The location can be alpha-numeric and have maximum of nine characters.

3. Press the button on the remote control until you see the Save/Exit screen. Select SAVE ONLY or SAVE AND EXIT to save your settings.

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Using the Main Menu

DYNAMIC DNS

ddns.digimerge.net and then enter the

information to configure DDNS settings on your system.

• DDNS: Set to ON/OFF to enable or d the system from connecting to your DDNS server

• DOMAIN NAME: Use the Character table to enter the domain name for the DDNS server

• USER NAME: Use the Character Table to enter your DDNS username

• PASSWORD: Use the Character Table to enter your DDNS password

• DDNS STATUS: Once you have entered your DDNS information, select DDNS STATUS and press the check the status of the connection

button to

isable

BANDWIDTH

Set the bandwidth used by the system. To set the bandwidth:

1. From the LINK menu, select BANDWIDTH.

2. Press th 0MB~10MB.

3. Press the button on the remote control until you see the Save/Exit screen. Select SAVE ONLY or SAVE AN to save your settings.

buttons and select from

D EXIT

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Using the Main Menu

Figure 14.0 Copy screen

COPY

Open the COPY menu to copy recorded video data to an external USB drive or USB flash drive, check copy status, and format media.

• Press the

button on the remote control to quickly open the Copy menu.

COPY

Copy recorded video data on the hard drive to an external USB drive or USB flash drive.

To use Copy:

1. From the COPY menu, select COP press the

button.

2. Under MEDIA, press the select USB_FRONT, USB_REAR1, or USB_REAR2 (INTERN

AL CD-RW/DVD is

not applicable).

3. Under HDD, select NORMAL, HDD 1, or

HDD 0.

Y and

buttons to

then press the

button to add/remove

the channel from the list.

5. Under COPY START TIME, press the

buttons to select the year, month,

day, hour, minute, and second, and then press the

buttons to change the

values.

6. Under COPY END TIME, press the

buttons to select the year, month,

e ee

day, hour, minute, and second, and then press the

buttons to change the

values.

7. Press the button to start copying.

8. Enter an 8-digit numeric password if you o protect your file. If you do not wa

want t to protect the file, press the button to

begin copying. The system returns to the

display screen, with copy progress

live shown as a percenta

ge in the top right

corner. NOTE: Copy progress may take several

moments depending on the size of th

e file.

4. Under CHANNEL, select the channels you

NOTE: Norma

l is the default selection f

or the single hard drive included with the system. Select HDD 0 or HDD 1 only if you have added a second 2.5" hard disk to the system. See “Appendix H: Replacing the Hard Drive” on page 115.

want to include when copyin

buttons to select the channel and

g. Press the

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Using the Main Menu

ATTENTION: Formatting erases all data

on the USB drive. This step cannot be undone.

Figure 14.1 Media Format screen

COPY STATUS

Use Copy Status to view information for the active file copy.

To use Copy Status:

1. From the COPY menu, select COP STATUS an

d press the

button.

2. View information for the following:

• COPY START TIME: The date and time

selected to beg

in copying

• COPY END TIME: The date and time

selected to end copying

• COPY CUR TIME: The current date and

time of the copying progress. Use in conjunction with the Copying% in live mode to gauge copy progress

3. Press the button to exit.

MEDIA FORMAT

Use Media Format to format any connected USB drives.

To use

MEDIA FORMAT:

1. From the COPY menu, select MEDIA FORMAT an

d press the

button.

2. Under FORMAT MEDIA, press the buttons to select USB_FRONT, USB_REAR1, or USB_REAR2 (INTERNAL CD-RW/DVD is not applicable).

NOTE: Once you select the media, you view the following media information:

• MEDIA TOTAL: The size of the USB drive (i.e. 1 GB, 5 GB, 250 GB, etc.)

• MEDIA FREE: The size of free space on the USB drive

can

NOTE: To ensu re proper functionality, you should always format USB drives before using them with the system.

NOTE

: Most USB flash drives (up to 8GB)

are compatible with the system.

3. Select MEDIA FORMAT and press the button.

4. In the next screen, select YES and press the

select NO and press the

button to format the USB drive, or

button to

cancel. NOTE: Formatting may take several

moments depending on the size of the connected USB drive.

NOTE:

For more details on media

compatible with the system, see “Appendix

mpatible Recordable Media” on

L: Co page 125.

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Using the Main Menu

Figure 15.0 DVR Status screen

STATUS

Open the STATUS menu to view DVR Status, Network Status, and Recording Bitrate.

To open the STATUS menu:

1. Press the

2. Press the press the

button to open the Main Menu.

buttons to select (icon should turn green) and

button.

DVR STATUS

Use DVR Status to view available hard drive space, type of active record program, and software and hardware versions.

• USB CD/DVD: Not applicable on this system

• SOFTWARE VERSION: The firmware currently installed on the system

• HARDWARE VERSION: The hardware type of the system

• FIXED HDD TOT of total storage sp

AL SPACE: The amount

ace on the system’s

internal hard drive(s*)

• FIXED HDD FREE SPACE: The amount of storage space remaining on the system’s internal hard drive(s*)

• RECORD PROGRAM: The type of recording program currently used by the system (i.e PROGRAM0~9, QUICK SETUP)

• USB STORAGE: The location of the USB external drive (REAR1 or REAR2) or USB flash drive (FRONT)

*The system supports a maximum of 2 x 2.5" SATA HDD (1 TB).

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Using the Main Menu

Figure 15.1 DVR Status screen

Figure 15.2 DVR Status screen

NETWORK STATUS

Displays networking information for the system.

• DHCP: Configuration Protocol ON/OFF

• IP ADDRESS system

Displays the Dynamic Host

: The IP address of the

RECORDING BITRATE

Displays the recording bitrate for the system channels in Kbps.

SAVE / EXIT

A shortcut to the save / exit

screen. You normally access the Save / Exit screen by pressing the repeatedly from menu screen. You can also

button

• SUBNET MASK: The Subnet Mask address for the system

• GATEWAY: The Gateway address for the system

• DNS: DDNS address for the system.

• PORT: Port number for the system. By default, 5400

• DYNAMIC IP SERVER: Dynamic IP server address for the system

• BACKUP IP SERVER: Backup IP server address for the system

• MAC ADDRESS: The physical address of the system

• IP SERVER RESPONSE: Displays CONNECT or DISCONNECT

access the screen from the Ma

1. Press the

button to open the Main

in Menu screen:

Menu.

2. Press the

buttons to select

the SAVE / EXIT icon (icon should turn green) and press the

button.

3. Select one of the following:

 SAVE ONLY: Save your changes

but keep system menu open

 SAVE AND EXIT: Save your

changes and exit the system menu

 EXIT WITHOUT SAVE: Close the

system menu without saving

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DigiClient 5.0

DigiClient is a remote surveillance software that allows you to monitor and control your digital video recorder locally or remotely from any PC with an Internet connection.

System Requirements

Prior to installing DigiClient, make sure your system meets or exceeds the following system requirements:

Description Requirement

CPU Pentium Operating

System Memory 128 MB RAM Video 16 MB of video memory Network (LAN) 10/100 Base-T Network Network (WAN) 384 Kbps upstream*

*High-speed Internet connected recommended when using DigiClient

Windows XP/Vista

4 or above

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INSTALLING DIGICLIENT

Figure 16.0 DigiClient install window

Figure 16.1 Installation progress

1. Insert the DigiClient Software CD into your computer’s CD/DVD-R drive. If Autorun does not start, search your CD/DVD-R drive for

2. Click Next to continue the installation.

3. Click Install to install DigiClient to the default location (C:\Program Files\DVR\DVR-Viewer)

r first click Browse to change the save location.

o NOTE: Click Abort during the installation

SETUP.exe.

if you wish to cancel.

4. Once the installation finishes, click OK. The DigiClient 5.0 icon appears on your d

esktop.

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Installing DigiClient

Figure 16.2 Roxio© UDF Reader dialogue window

Figure 16.3 Roxio© UDF Reader install window

Figure 16.4 Installation progress

Installing Roxio© UDF Reader

Once the DigiClient installation finishes, you will be prompted to install the Roxio© UDF Reader.

To install Roxio© UDF Reader:

1. Click Yes to continue the installation of Roxio© UDF Reader.

Select your language from the drop-down menu and click Next.

3. In the next wind

4. Click Reboot to restart your sys

ow, click Install to start the installation.

tem.

NOTE: You must restart your system for the changes to take effect.

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LAUNCHING DIGICLIENT

Figure 17.0 DigiClient login

Figure 17.1 DVR Search window

With DigiClient installed, open DigiClient from the desktop icon or the Start menu.

NOTE: Make sure you have connected the DVR to your network an

To launch DigiClient:

1. Double-click the DigiClient icon on the desktop or select Start>Programs>DigiClient 5.0>DigiClient.

2. At the login window, enter your username and password—by default, username: ADMIN; password:

3. To exit, close the DigiClient main window, enter your username

[leave BLANK]—and click OK.

d have DHCP turned ON.

and password and click OK.

Adding a DVR

To add a DVR:

1. From the DigiClient main window, click .

2. Click Search in the DVR Search window.

3. Select the DVR

4. Wh

*Live images simulated.

en finished, close the DVR Search window.

and click Add to List. Click OK in the next window to confirm.

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Launching DigiClient

Figure 17.2 DVR List window

• RS-232 / RS485

• Use IP Server

• Port number

• DDNS

• Domain Name

• Serial Port

• Baud Rate

• Password

• Description

Connecting to a DVR

With your DVR now added to DigiClient, you can connect to the DVR to monitor and control the system remotely.

To connect to a DVR:

1. From the DigiClient main window, click .

2. Enter your username and password and click OK. Your DVR should appear

in the list.

3. Select your DVR from the list and click Connect. Go to step 4.

3a. Select your DVR fr

When finished, click Change (se

4. Enter your 8-digit DVR password and click OK. See step 3a for info DVR password.

NOTE: Refer to the instruction manual of your DVR for details on setting and enabling passwords.

om the list. If necessary, configure the following options:

ttings for the DVR are sa

ved). Click Connect.

rmation on saving your

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DigiClient Main Window

Figure 18.0 DigiClient main window

2 3 4 5 76

DIGICLIENT MAIN WINDOW

Once you have added and connected to a DVR, you can monitor and control the system in real time.*

1. Main Window: Displays live camera images and recorde

d video images.

2. DVR List: Opens the DVR List window to connect to DVRs.

3. DVR Search: Opens

the DVR

Search window to search for connected DVRs on the network.

4. HDD Search: Opens the HDD search window.

5. File Search: Opens the File Search window to search for saved video files on

6. Arrange Windows: When you have multiple windo

ws open, click to arrange the windows

neatly on your desktop.

7. Viewer Op

tions: Opens the configuration window for Digi

Client.

your PC.

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DigiClient Main Window

Figure 18.1 DigiClient main window

2 3 4 5 76

8. Close/Separate Window: Close the connection/window to a DVR. Toggle between the Main Window and Separate Windows with Mini-Viewer.

9. HDD%/Channel Indicators: Displays the space remaining on the h

ard disk (%); Channel Indicators: Display the recording status of the DVR—White: continuous recording; Red: event recording active: Gray: event recording inactive (DVR not recording); click channels to view in full-screen.

10. Playback Controls: Click buttons to Play (forward and reverse playback),

pause, rewind,

fast forward, and record.

11. Tim

12. Channels: Click the channel buttons

e/Version: Displays the current time; displays the software version of DigiClient.

to view the selected

channel in full-screen.

13. Multi/Auto: Click Multi to view various split-screen display views; click Auto

enable/disable

Auto-Sequence mode. Click the arrows to increase/decrease dwell time.

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DigiClient Main Window

• DVR Controller: N/A

• Setup: Open the Remote Setup menu for the connected DVR

• Print: Take a snapshot of the live image with several print options.

• Microphone: Enable/disable microphones

• PTZ: Opens the PTZ control window.

• Status: View system and network status of the connected DVR.

• Copy: Copy recorded video data directly to your PC.

• Audio: Enable/disable listen-in audio.

Figure 18.2 DigiClient main window

2 3 4 5 76

• Time: Search by time

• Event: Search by Event (motion, alarm, video loss)

• Block: Search by blocks on the hard disk

• Calendar: Search by specific date

• Text: Search by Text data (for a DVR connected

to a P.O.S. system)

• Log: View the log file for the connected DVR

14. System Controls: Click the buttons to view the following:

15. Search options: Click the buttons to view the following:

16. Conne 17

. Live/Play/RLY: Click to view Live mode; Click to begin playback. Frames per secon

ction list: DV

displayed for live

Rs, File Search, or HDD search.

and recorded video. Relay; Displays the free space remaining on your

computer’s hard drive.

d also

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LIVE MODE

Figure 19.0 DigiClient Live viewing Figure 19.1 Channel/display buttons

Once connected, you can monitor the system in real-time. You can record, playback, search, and backup data from multiple systems in separate windows.

Display Views and Controls

• Click button switch between various split-screen views.

• Click button during live viewing to pause the image.

• Click to resume live viewing

Changing Channels

To change channels:

1. Click the Channel Buttons.

2. Click individual channels in the Channel Indicator to view single chan

3. Double-click a channel on a Multi-screen display to view that selected channel in full-screen.

nels in full-screen.

Auto Sequence

• Click to enable/disable Auto Sequence mode.

• Click to adjust the dwell time (in seconds). A higher dwell time means single channels will remain on screen longer.

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Live Mode

Figure 19.2 Live recording

Recording

You can instantly record live video from the DigiClient main window. To record live video:

1. While in Live Mode, click . Channel Indicator bar is highlighted in red. DigiClient will record live video data from connected cameras to the default save folder on your PC (

C:\Program Files\DVR\Save).

2. Click to begin playback.

3. Click to stop recording.

Playback

You can immediately view recorded video from the DigiClient main window. To playback recorded video:

1. While in Live Mode, Click . The oldest recorded video file begins playing in the DigiClient main window.

2. Use the playback controls to control the video:

3. Click to return to Live Mode.

Closing Windows

To close the DigiClient main window, or individual windows:

1. Click .

2. Enter your username and password and click OK to log off.

To close conne

1. Select a connection from the Connection List.

ctions (but not DigiClient):

2. Click . The selected connection closes, and the next connection

main window. NOTE: If there is no connection, the Dig

appears in the DigiClien

iClient main window remain grey.

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Figure 20.0 Search buttons

• Time Search

• Event Search

• Block Search

• Calendar Search

• Text Search

• Log Search

• HDD Search

• File Search

Figure 20.1 Time Search window

DigiClient offers several options for searching and filtering recorded video data:

Time Search

Search for recorded data on your connected DVR according to date time.

To use Time Search:

1. From the DigiClient main window, click . The Time Search window opens.

2. Select a file from the list.

3. Under HDD, select a hard drive from the drop-down menu (by default, NORMAL).

4. Under Channel, select ALL, or an individual channel.

Under Search Time, enter a time manually using your keyboard, or click to open the po

p-up calendar. You can also use the Date and Time sliders at the bott

select the date and time.

6. Click Play. Playback begins in the Dig

om of the window to

iClient main window.

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Figure 20.2 Event Search window

Event Search

Search for recorded data on your connected DVR according to detected events, such as motion, alarm, and video loss.

To use Event Search:

1. From the DigiClient main window, click . The Event Search window opens.

2. Select a file from the list.

3. Click Play. Playback begins in the Dig

2. Under HDD, select a hard drive from the drop-down menu (by default, NORMAL).

3. Under Channel,select AL

4. Under Event, check/uncheck the boxes for Alarm, Loss, or Motion. Under Search Time, enter a time manually using your keyboard, or click to open the

5. po

p-up calendar. You can also use the Date and Time sliders at the bott

select the date and time.

6. Click Search.

7. Click Play. Pla

yback begins in the Dig

L, or an individual chan

iClient main window.

nel.

om of the window to

iClient main window.

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Figure 20.3 Block Search window

Block Search

Search for recorded data on your connected DVR according to the physical recording block on the hard disk.

To use Calendar Search:

1. From the DigiClient main window, click . The Time Search window opens.

2. Select a file from the list.

3. Click Play. Pla

2. Under HDD, select a hard drive from the drop-down menu (by default, NORMAL).

3. Under Search Time, enter a time manually using your keyboard, or click to open the po

p-up calendar.

4. Click Play. Playback begins in the Dig

yback begins in the Dig

iClient main window.

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Figure 20.4 Calendar Search window

Calendar Search

Search for recorded data on your connected DVR according to date and time. To use Calendar Search:

1. From the DigiClient main window, click . The Calendar Search window opens Dates with recorded data appear in yellow.

2. Click to select the year and/or month. Click one of the dates highlighted in yellow. DigiClient searches for recorded data. The results appear in yellow hour blocks at the b ottom of the window.

3. Click one of the yellow hour b main window.

locks and then click Play.

Playback begins in the DigiClient

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Text Search

Figure 20.5 Text Search window

Use the Text Search to find recorded data from a P.O.S. system.

Note: A P.O.S. system (not included), along with add be connected to your DVR in order for Text Search to function properly.

To use Text Search:

1. From the DigiClient main window, click . The Time Search window opens.

2. Select a file from the list.

3. Click Play. Pla

yback begins in the Dig

iClient main window.

itional components (not included), must

2. Under HDD, select a hard drive from the drop-down menu (by default, NORMAL).

3. Under Channel, select ALL or an individual channel

4. In the Text field, enter text that you want to find in the search.

5. Under Search Time, enter a time manually using your keyboard, or click to open the po

p-up calendar.

6. Click Play. Playback begins in the Dig

If desired, click Save All to save the text search list to your PC.

iClient main window.

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Figure 20.6 Log Search window

Log Search

Search for, and save log files from a connected DVR. To use Log Search:

1. From the DigiClient main window, click . The Log Search window opens.

2. Select a file from the list. Go to step 5.

2. Under Search Time, enter the date and time manua open the pop-up calendar.

3. Select a date from the pop-up calendar and click OK.

4. From the Log Search window, click Search.

5. Click Save Log. The Save As window opens.

6. Select a save lo NOTE: To view the file, open it using a text editor or word p

cation; enter a file name with the extension

lly in the search field,

.txt and click Save.

rocessing program on your PC.

or click to

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Figure 20.7 Search DVR HDD window

HDD Search

HDD Search allows you to search for recorded video on backup hard drives formerly installed in you DVR. For example, if you replace the hard drive in your DVR, you can view the data on the old drive without needing to reinstall it in your DVR. Simply p lace the old drive in an enclosure (set it to SLAVE mode) and connect it to your PC. You can then use HDD Search in DigiClient to view recorded video data on the old drive.

To use HDD Search:

1. Connect a backup hard drive to your PC. NOTE: Make su

Click to open HDD Search.

3. Select your hard drive from the list. If desired, use the drop-down menus to select an individual channel number and video mode (NTSC/PAL).

Click OK. The Time Search window opens.

5. Select a file from the list.

Under Channel,select ALL, or an individual chan

7. Under Search Time, enter a time manually using your keyboard, or click to open the po

p-up calendar. You can also use the Date and Time sliders at the bott

select the date and time.

8. Click Play. Pla

re the drive is set to Slave mode.

yback begins in the Dig

iClient main window.

nel.

om of the window to

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Figure 20.8 File Search window

File Search

Use File Search to playback video data saved to your PC. See “Saving Video” on page 71.

To use File Search:

1. Click to open File Search.

2. Select the file you want to view, or click Fold with saved video data from your DVR. Use the Search Time field, Date, and Time sliders to jump to specific dates and/or times.

3. Click Play. The

4. Click the Playback Controls to control the video.

5. Click to close the

file plays in the DigiClient

file and return to live mode.

er Select to browse for the

main window as a separate connection.

folder on your PC

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Saving Video

Figure 21.0 Select a file for playback

SAVING VIDEO

Once you have found recorded using one of DigiClient’s search functions, you can save the video to your PC.

To save searched video:

1. Once you have found a desired video clip, pause pla necessary).

2. Click and then click to begin playback. As the video plays in DigiClient, it is also being saved to the default save location on your PC (

3. Click to stop recording.

y back (rewind clip to beg

C:\Program Files\DVR\Save).

inning if

Viewing Recorded Video

Use File Search to playback video data saved to your PC. You can also convert saved .dvr files into more common

.avi files.

To playback video:

1. Click to open File Search.

2. Select the file you want to view, or click Folder Select to browse for the with saved video data from your DVR. Use the Search Time field, Date, and Time sliders to jump to specific dates and/or times.

3. Click Play. The file plays in the DigiClient

4. Click the Playback Controls to control the video.

5. Click to close the

folder on your PC

main window as a separate connection.

file and return to live mode.

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Saving Video

Figure 21.1 Covering to AVI

Figure 21.2 AVI files after conversion

Converting Video Files to AVI

The DVR saves recorded video data in the .dvr format. File Viewer allows you convert .dvr files to increased flexibility when playing back the video in third-party media Player™. Converting the file to AVI can be particularly useful if you need to provide authorities with copies of you r video data if there is a security incident at your business or home.

NOTE: The DivX or XviD codec (not included) is required if viewing AVIs in Windows Media Play

To convert video files to AVI:

1. Open File Viewer.

2. From the File Viewer main window, click to open the Search Window.

3. Click AVI Convert., or cl File Viewer begins to convert the file.

players, such as VLC™ and DivX

ick Folder Select to browse for the folder with your saved .dvr files.

.avi for

er™.

NOTE: By defau CD/DVD.

4. In the Success window, click OK. NOTE: File conversion may take several moments depending on the size of the original file.

lt, converted files are

saved to the AVI folder on your connected USB drive or

Playing AVI Files

To playback AVI files:

1. On your PC, open the folder where you saved the AVI file. By default, converted files use t he following naming

convention:

Dvr-YYYYMMDD-HHMMSS_CH##_[screenxresolution]_#fps.avi

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Saving Video

ATTENTION: You can only view AVI files if your media player has the DivX or XviD

codec (not included). VLC™ and DivX Player™ can play AVI files natively. If you are using Windows Media Player

or Quicktime Player®, you need to install the

DivX or XviD codec.

2. Double-click the file to open in your default media player, or right-click to open the file with a AVI-compatible media player.

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Controlling Your System

Figure 22.0 System buttons

1. DVR Controller

2. PTZ Controller

3. Setup

4. Status

5. Print

6. Copy

7. Microphone

8. Audio

Figure 22.1 DVR controller buttons

CONTROLLING YOUR SYSTEM

You can setup and control your DVR remotely using DigiClient. You can also control connected PTZ cameras, enable audio, check system status, copy

data, and print and save live images.l

saved

DVR Controller

• Click to open the DVR Controller window. The DVR Controller contains buttons similar

to what you will find on the your DVR’s front panel or remote control.

NOTE: Some of the functions of the DVR Controller may not work with all DVR makes and models.

1. Camera / Number Input: Click to view ind

ividual channels in

channel 10; click 10+ 1~6 to view channels 11~16*

2. Menu Buttons: Click the following to na

vigate menus:

full screen. Click 10+ 0 to view

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Controlling Your System

Figure 22.2 PTZ Controller

• Spot/ESC: Return to the previous menu; press to open/close Spot mo de.

• MENU/ : Open the system main menu; move cursor up when navigat ing menus.

• LV/PB: Switch between live view and playback modes. Re

• ALARM RESET/ :

lease the Event buzzer; move cursor left when navigating menus.

• STATUS/ : Open s

menus.

• D-ZOOM/ : Contro

• AUTO/(F-): Star

camera*

• PIP/ : Enter Picture-in-Picture mode; move cursor down when navigating menus.

• FREEZE/(F

control of PTZ camera*

t Auto Sequence mode; decrease value of selected menu option ; focus control of PTZ

+): Open

ystem status menu; confirm selections, advance options when navigating

l zoom +/-; move cursor right when navigating menus.

/close Freeze Mode; press to increase value of selected menu option; focus

3. Playback Buttons: Click the following to control playback, search, and PTZ:

• REC: Click to start/stop recording.

• SLOW: Click to slow down playback speed.

PAUSE: Click t

• PB/

• FAST: Click to increase playback speed: 1X,

• DIR: Click to switch between Re

• SEARCH/PRESET: Click to open the Search Menu; enter the preset while in PTZ mode.

COPY/AF: Click t

•

• PTZ: Click to open PTZ mode (PTZ camera must be

o pause playback; press again to resume playback.

2X, 4X, 16X, 32X, 64X, 128X.

verse and Forward playback.

o open the Copy Menu; enable Auto-Focus while in PTZ mode.

connected).

PTZ Controller

Use the PTZ Controller to remotely control any connected PTZ cameras (not included).

NOTE: You must have a PTZ camera

To use the PTZ Controller:

1. Click to open the PTZ Controller.

2. Click the drop-down menu and to select the channel with a connected PTZ ca

3. Click the AF buttons to pan/tilt the camera.

connected to your DVR in order to use the PTZ Controller.

mera.

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Controlling Your System

Figure 22.3 Status Window

4. Under Zoom / Focus, click + - to zoom in and adjust the focus.

5. Under Speed, click the radio buttons to select 1X, 2X, or 4X.

6. Click buttons 1~16 at the bottom of the window to enter presets for your PTZ camera. NOTE: Please refer to your camera’s instructio

n manual for a complete list of preset codes.

Setup

See “Remote Setup” on page 82.

Status

The Status window displays four types of information about your DVR:

• System: Displays Video Type, Software Version,

Hardware remaining, number of hard disks connected)

• Record: Displays status of recording, type of

recording program, and repeat record (on/off)

• Network: Displays network information for the

connected DVR.

• Bitrate: Displays the rate of transmission for each

camera channel (in Kbps)

Version, and hard disk information (space

To view DVR status:

1. Click to open the Status window.

2. Click the tabs to view different status information from your DVR.

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Figure 22.4 DigiClient Print Window

Use the Print function to take live snapshots of selected channels (full-screen single channels only). You can save the snapshot to your PC and/ or print the snapshot to a networked printer (not included).

To take a snapshot:

1. Select a channel to view in full-screen.

2. Click button. If you click while in Multi-Screen, the Print function will take a snapshot of channel 1 by default.

Once

you have taken a snapshot, more options

become available:

• Zoom: Click + / —

Controlling Your System

NOTE: This does not increase the size of the image on the page, it only increase the size of the image on screen.

• Paper Size: Click the drop-down menu to select

from A3, A4, A5, B4, B5, legal, and letter

• Memo: Add text to the page. By default, all text

appears be

• Font: Change th

• Date Print: Check/u

low the image on the page

e font size, color, and appearance of the memo text

ncheck the box to apply/remove the date-stamp from the image

Saving the Snapshot

To save the image:

1. Click Save As. A Save As window opens.

2. From the

NOTE: Only the image is saved as a JPEG or BMP (Bitmap). Any text you add to the page not be saved.

Save As window, select a save location, file name, and click Save.

will

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Controlling Your System

Figure 22.5 Memo appears below image

Adding Text

To add text:

1. From the DigiClient Print window, click Memo.

2. Click inside the text box.

3. Type your de to customize the font for the memo. You the font after you have written the memo.

4. When you are finished, click Memo to close the text box. Th

sired text in the box. If desired, click Font

can also edit

e text appears below the image on the page.

NOTE: Changes you make in the memo.

to the font will apply to all text

Printing the Snapshot

To print the image:

1. Click Print. The image and accompanying text are imme

diately printed to your default network printer.

1. Click Printer to open the Printer Options.

2. Adjust Print Proper

ties, select your printer, and click Print.

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Copy

Figure 22.6 Copy From DVR Window:

Use Copy Time, Copy Start/Copy End, and the slider to adjust the date and time you want to copy.

Use the Copy function to copy recorded video data from your DVR to your PC, or USB drive connected to your DVR.

Copying to PC

To copy from the DVR to your PC:

1. Click . The Copy From DVR window opens.

2. Select your DVR from the list or from the Hdd drop-down menu. The Start and End times appear in are the dates and times available to copy.

NOTE: The default hard drive of your system is shown as Norma drop-down menu.

the list—these

l in the Hdd

Controlling Your System

3. Click in the Copy Start an fields to type in the date an

d Copy End

d time you wish to copy. Click the Copy Time arrows to adjust the copy time in minutes.

3. Click to open a pop-up calendar and select the year, month, and/or day. See SIDEBAR.

3. Click th

e Copy Time arrows to set a

time interval (in minutes). Click the slider at the bottom of

the window to quickly advance the date and time between the Start and End times. NOTE: Copy T ime lets you increase the time to a maximum of 60 minutes. To cop y more than

60 minutes, manually type in the t

ime in the Copy End field.

4. If necessary, enter your DVR’s password in the Password text field.

5. Under Channel, check/un

check boxes for t

he channels you want copied.

6. Under File Name, click to change the save location and file name for the copy file. The default save location is

C:\Program Files\DVR\Copy

NOTE: Copy files are saved with the extension .dvr

7. Click Copy. Copy progress appears at the bottom of the DigiClient main window. When copying has finished, you can close the Copy Completed message window.

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Controlling Your System

Figure 22.7 Copy progress from DVR to USB

NOTE: If no data is available, the following message box appears on-screen:

Use the Search function to find a date and time that contains recorded video data. See “Search” on page 63.

Copying To USB

To copy to a USB flash drive:

1. Connect a USB flash drive to the front panel of your DVR. NOTE: The USB drive should be formatted to work with

your DVR (please refer to your DVR’s instruction manual for information on formatting USB drives). Also, ensure the drive is empty, or has sufficient free space for copying.

2. Enter the date and time you want copied using Copy Time, Copy Start/Copy En

d, or the

slider at the bottom of the window (see Figure 1.0).

3. If necessary, enter your DVR’s password in the Password text field.

4. Under Channel, check/un

check boxes for t

he channels you want copied.

5. Under File Name, click to change the save location and file name for the copy file.

6. Click the drop-down box at the bottom of the window and select USB FRONT. NOTE: INTERNAL CD-RW/DVD is not applicable.

7. Click DVR Copy.

DVR copying begins in a few moments. Copy progress appears in

message boxes in the DigiClient main window.

To stop DVR copying to the USB:

1. Click .

2. From the Copy From DVR window, click Stop DVR Copy.

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Microphone

Click to enable/disable connected microphones.

Audio

Click to mute unmute listen-in audio. A red speaker icon appears in the top right corner of the channel window.

NOTE: Audio is o audio.

nly available on cha

nnels 1~4. RCA Y-adaptor cables are required for listen-in

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Figure 23.0 Remote Setup main window

REMOTE SETUP

Use DigiClient to setup and configure your DVR(s) from any remote location. To open Remote Setup:

1. Click .

2. Enter your DVR password and click OK. The Remote Setup window opens.

The following

tabs appear at the top of the Remote

Setup Window:

• QUICK SETUP

• SCREEN

• RECORD

• EVENT

• SYSTEM

• LINK

• DOWNLOAD

Click the tabs to open the respective menus. The following buttons appear at the bottom of the

window:

• READ FROM FILE: Load settings from your PC.

• SAVE TO FILE: Save you

• LOAD FROM DVR:

• UPDATE TO DVR: Load s

• CLOSE: Close Remote Setup windo

r settings to your PC.

Load settings from the connected DVR.

ettings to the connected DVR.

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Figure 23.1 Quick Setup: Auto

Quick Setup

Use the Quick Setup menu to quickly apply recording parameters (image size, frame rate) to your DVR.

Manual

From the QUICK SETUP drop-down menu, select MANUAL. The following options become available:

• IMAGE SIZE: Select 720x480, 720x240, or 360x240

• RECORD FRAME: Select frame rate—frame rate var

• IMAGE QUALITY: Select Low, Normal, Fine, or Be

• EVENT

Motion, Alarm & Loss, Alarm & Motion, Loss & Motion, All, or Off

• PRE RECORD TIME: Set the length of time the system records prior to an event. Set from 0~5 seconds

• POST RECORD TIME: Set the le the system continues to record after an event. Set from 0~60 seconds

UDIO RECORD: Set to ON/OFF

• A

• REMOTE CONTROL ID: De the remote control to use with the system. Set from 11, 12, 13, 14, 21, 22, 23, 24, 31, 32, 34, 41, 42, 43, 44, and ALL

ies based on Image Size

: Select Alarm, V-Loss (Video loss),

ngth of time

te: An audio capable camera (not

included) o necessary is necessary for audio recording.

r microphone (not included) are

signate

an ID for

AUTO

From the QUICK SETUP drop-down menu, select AUTO. The following options become available:

• IMAGE SIZE: Select 720x480, 720x240, or 360x240

• IMAGE QUALITY: Select Low, Normal, Fine, or Best

• RECORD TIME: Set

• MAX RECORDABLE TIME: (Non-sele The system calculates the maximum recording time available on the hard drive based on changes to Image Size, Image Quality, and Record Time (non-selectable).

om 1~999 days.

ctable)

• TOTA

L RECORD FRAME: (Non-selec Based on the values you input for Record Time, Image Size, and Image Quality, the system calculates the adequate frames-per-second for the recording. A short recording time will result in a higher FPS rate

table)

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Figure 24.0 Screen: Auto Sequence

(i.e. 30 fps), while a long recording period will result in a lower FPS rate (i.e. 16 fps)

• AUDIO RECORD: Set to ON/OFF

te: An audio capable camera (not

included) o necessary is necessary for audio recording.

EMOTE CONTROL ID: Designate

• R the remote control to use with the system. Set from 11, 12, 13, 14, 21, 22, 23, 24, 31, 32, 34, 41, 42, 43, 44, and ALL

r microphone (not included) are

an ID for

To save your settings to the DVR, click Update to DVR.

Screen

The Screen tab contains the following options:

Auto Sequence

Configure full-screen and multi-screen display settings for Auto Sequence mode.

To configure Auto Sequence:

1. Under AUTO-SINGLE, click to increase/decrease for individual channels. The

higher the dwe

channel will remain displayed on screen.

2. Check VIDEO LOSS SKIP to remove disconnected channels from Aut Sequence.

3. Check ADD AUTO SINGLE to enable/ disable single channels from Auto Sequence. If disabled, all single (full-screen) channels will be in Auto Sequence.

4. Under AUTO-SPLIT, click to increase/decrease the dwell time for the various multi-screen displays.

5. To save your sett Update to DVR.

ll time, the longer the

skipped while

ings to the DVR, click

• AUTO SEQUENCE

• DISPLAY

• TITLE

• MULTI SCREEN

• COVERT

• SPOT

• CAMERA

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Figure 24.1 Bitmap title options

Display

Configure various display settings on the DVR. To configure Display settings:

1. Adjust the following options:

• HDD FREE SPACE: Select ON/OFF to

display the remaining capacity of the internal hard drive.

• HDD FREE SPACE MODE: Select the

display format for the remaining hard drive space as PERCENT or GIGABYTE.

• RECORD STATUS: Select ON/OFF to

display the recording status for each channel.

• CLOCK DISPLAY: Select ON/OFF (by

default, ON) to display the date and time on screen.

• DATE & TIME MODE: Select the format for the date and time display.

• YY/MM/DD: Date and time is displayed wit

h digits (e.g. 2005/10/02 00:00:00).

DD/YY: Months are

• MM/ characters (e.g. OCT/02/2005 00:0 0: 00 ).

MM/YY: Days ar

• DD/ characters (e.g. 02/OCT/2005 00:0 0: 00 ).

displayed with

e displayed with

Title

Edit the titles (names) and/or bitmap text for selected channels.

To edit titles, click the text field for the selected channel and type the new title.

AY:

• TITLE DISPL

Select ON/OFF to display

the channel title.

• TITLE MODE: Select TEXT/BITMAP (by

default, TEXT). See Title.

• BORDER COLOR: Select WHITE/BLACK

as the border color for each channel while in a split-screen display view.

• REMOTE CONTROL ID: Select ON/OFF to

display or hide the remote control ID in use with the system. By default, this option is set to OFF.

• SPOT TITLE DISPLAY: Set to ON/OFF to display a title on the spot monitor.

Note: Spot monitor must be connected in order

to select this option.

2. To save your settings to the DVR, click Update to DVR.

To edit bitmap text:

NOTE: Make su text in Screen>Display>TI

re you have enabled Bitmap

TLE MODE

before editing bitmaps in the Title menu.

1. From the TITLE tab, click the text field for the selected channel. The channe

l number will change in the bitmap grid at the bottom of the TITLE tab.

2. Click the text field above the bitmap grid and enter a new title for

NOTE: The text should not ex

the channel.

ceed the width of the bitmap grid. If the text is longer than what can fit on the grid, the text will not display properly on the system.

3. Click Font to edit the font and font size.

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Figure 24.2 Multi Screen options

Figure 24.3 Covert options

NOTE: Thought you can select font color, only black can be displayed by the system.

4. Click Make Bitmap to create the bitmap text in the grid. If ne erase the text on the grid.

5. Click to reposition the text on the grid.

6. Click Download to DVR.

In the pop-up Success screen, click OK. NOTE: Only one bitmap per channel can

saved on the system.

cessary, click Clear to

save the bitmap to your

Multi Screen

Use Multi Screen to configure which channels are displayed in each multi-screen display, and to enable/disable specific multi-screen displays.

2. Check/uncheck the boxes for LIVE 4E, LIVE 6, LIVE 7, LIVE 9B, LIVE 10 to

ble/disable the respective displays

ena from the DVR.

3. To save your settings to your DVR, click Update to DVR.

Covert

Use the Covert function to conceal recording from a camera channel(s). Covert is especially useful if your monitor is in public view.

To configure multi screen:

1. Under LIVE 4E, LIVE 6, LIVE 7, LIVE9B, LIVE 10, AND LIVE 13, click to select

the cha multi-screen display.

nnel for use in each respective

To configure covert options:

1. Select ON/OFF for each respective channel.

2. Under SELECT, and select the following displays for the covert channels:

click the drop-down menu

options

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Figure 24.4 Spot options

• LIVE: Selected channels appear hidden during live mode

• PLAY: Selected channels appear hidden duri

ng playback

• NETWORK: Selecte hidden on network viewer screen

d channels appear

• LV&PB (Live and Playback): Selected channels appear hidden during live mode and playback

• LV&NW: Selected channels appear hidden during live mod

e and in the network

viewer

• PB&NW: Selected channels appear hidden during playback and in the network viewer

• LV&PB&NW: Selected channels appear hidden during live mode, playback, and in the network viewer

3. Under COVERT TITLE DISPLAY, select ON/OFF fro

m the drop-down menu.

If ON, the title, "COVERT" will appear as the channel title on screen.

4. To save your settings to your DVR, click Update to DVR.

Spot

Adjust the settings for the Spot monitor (not included).

To configure spot options:

1. Under SPOT MODE, select one of the following from the drop-down menu:

• MANUAL: Manually select the channel for the Spot Monitor

• SEQU

• EVENT:

ENCE: Single channels (full screen) will be displayed in an alternating sequence

he channel where an event (motion, alarm, sensor) has be displayed on the Spot Monitor

occurred will

2. Under SPOT SEQUENCE TIME, click to increase/decrease the dwell tim

e for the channels appearing on the spot monitor (from 1~60 seconds). The higher the dwell time, the longer the channel will be displayed on screen on the spot monitor.

3. Under ADD SPOT MULTI, select ON/OFF from the drop-down menu. If ON,

this

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Figure 25.0 Record tab

enables multi-screen displays on the spot monitor.

NOTE: You must have a spot monitor connected to your DVR to option.

4. Under VIDEO LOSS SKIP, select ON/OFF from the drop-down menu. If ON, you will omit channels with video loss from the sequence to the spot monit

5. To save your settings to your system, click Update to DVR.

configure this

or.

Camera

Adjust brightness, contrast, hue, and saturation for each camera.

To configure camera options:

1. Under BRIGHTNESS, CONTRAST, HUE, an

d SATURAT respective values (from 0~100) channe

2. To save your se Update to DVR.

ION, click

ttings to your DVR, click

to adjust the

for each

Record

The Record tab contains the following options:

• RECORD

• RECORD PROGRAM

• AUDIO

• HOLIDAY

Record

Use the Record menu to set a recording schedule using predefined programs (0~9). Combine these predefined programs during the week to best fit your recording needs

The Recording Schedule is shown in grid

ntain the days of the we

co day (24-hrs).

To configure the recording schedule:

1. Under MON~SUN, click the text boxes for hours 0~24 and type in 0~9

1. Under ALL, click the text box and type in 0~9. This will apply the program to all hours of the day.

2. Click SCHEDULE RECORD ON/OFF. This ena

bles the recording program for the

ek and hours of the

selected recording

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Figure 25.1 Record Program options

selected hour or day (if ALL selected). The selected text field should turn green.

NOTE: If yo

u double-click a text fi

eld, you will jump to the RECORD PROGRAM tab, which allows you to customize the selected recording program. For more details on configuring recording programs, see Record Program.

3. Configure the remaining Record options:

• REPEAT RECORD: Select ON/OFF. If set to ON, recorded data on the hard disk will be overwritten once the hard disk is full. By default, REPEAT RECORD is set to OFF.

EPEAT RECORD ALARM: Select

• R

5%~10

alarm will sound when there is 5%~10% free space remaining on the hard drive.

• R weeks, 1~11 months, 1 year, or OFF.

• PLAY MODE: Select FIELD or FR

%, or OFF. If enabled, the system

ECORD LIMIT: Select

1~6 days, 1~4

AME.

Record Program

By default, there are 10 different predefined programs (0~9) available for you to use in the RECORD menu. You can customize the options in these predefined programs to suit your recording needs. For example, you can create a program for motion detection or continuous recording.

4. To save your settings to your DVR, click Update to DVR.

To configure record programs:

1. Under REC PROGRAM, click to select programs 0~9.

2. For each channel, configure the following options:

• IMAGE SIZE: Set the actual resolution for

each camera: 360x240, 720x240, and 720x480.

• NORMAL IPS: Set the images (frames) per

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Figure 25.2 Audio options

• EVENT: IPS—Set the images (frames) per second (IPS) for event recording (motion detection, alarm, video loss). Set from 0, 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 15, and 30, from a shared pool of frames-per-second. Total IPS depends on your DVR model and resolution. The total IPS cannot exceed the total IPS on the system.

• CH-SUM—Displays the total images per second (IPS) for the selected channel (non-selectable).

• QUALITY N/E: Set the recording quality for each channel for Normal and Event recording. The left column is for Normal recording, the right column is for Event recording: L (low), N (normal), F (fine), B (best).

• PRE/POST TIME: Set the Pre-Recording and Post-Recording times. Pre-Recording is the length of time the system records before an event (0~5 seconds); Post-Recording is the length of time the system records after an event (0~60 seconds). The left column is for Pre-Recording, the right column is for Post-Recording.

Note: Pre-Recording can only be set for all channels; Post-Recording can be set for individual channels.

• EVENT A/L/M: Set the trigger for Event recording for each channel: A (Alarm), L (video loss), M (motion detection), or - (no event type).

3. To save your settings to your DVR, click Update to DVR.

Audio

Enable/disable recording for the four audio channels.

To configure audio:

1. Click the drop-down menu and select ON/ OFF for ea

ch audio channel. of available audio channels depends on your DVR.

2. To save your settings to your DVR, click Update to DVR.

The number