Digiop BLK-DH200400D, BLK-DH200800D, BLK-DH201600D User Manual

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Products: BLK-DH200400D, BLK-DH200800D, BLK-DH201600D

PLEASE READ THIS MANUAL BEFORE USING YOUR RECORDER, and always follow the

instructions for safety and proper use. Save this manual for future reference.

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CAUTION

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Operate this system only in environments where the temperature and humidity is within the recommended range. Operation in temperatures or at humidity levels outside the recommended range may cause electric shock and shorten the life of the product. Refer to the specications for each system component for more information.

LEGAL NOTICE

DIGIOP™ products are designed to meet safety and performance standards with the use of specic DIGIOP authorized accessories. DIGIOP disclaims liability associated with the use of non-DIGIOP authorized accessories.

The recording, transmission, or broadcast of any person’s voice without their consent or a court order is strictly prohibited by law.

DIGIOP makes no representations concerning the legality of certain product applications such as the making, transmission, or recording of video and/or audio signals of others without their knowledge and/or consent. We encourage you to check and comply with all applicable local, state, and federal laws and regulations before engaging in any form of surveillance or any transmission of radio frequencies.

Microsof t, Windows, Windows Media, and Inte rnet Explorer are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Android is a trademark of Google Inc. Use of this trademark is subject to Google Permissions. Apple, iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. Intel and Pentium are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Other trademarks and trade names may be used in this document to refer to either the entities claiming the marks and names or their products. DIGIOP, Inc. disclaims any proprietary interest in trademarks and trade names other than its own.

No part of this document may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means without the express written permission of DIGIOP, Inc.

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Table of Contents

SECTION 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

SECTION 2 Hardware Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

2.1 Front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

2.2 Rear panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

2.3 Remote Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

SECTION 3 System Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

3.1 Starting the system for the rst time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

3.1.1 Entering the SETUP menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

3.2 DISPLAY menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

3.3 RECORD menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

3.3.1 Recording Schedules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

3.4 DEVICE menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

3.4.1 ALARM OUT submenu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

3.4.2 SPOT-OUT setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

3.4.3 PTZ Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

3.4.4 MOTION ZONE Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

3.5 STORAGE menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

3.6 SYSTEM menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

3.7 SECURITY menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

3.8 NETWORK menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

3.8.1 DHCP networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

3.8.2 ADSL (PPPoE) networks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

3.8.3 LAN networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

3.8.4 DDNS option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

3.8.5 Network ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

3.8.6 Network stream . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

3.8.7 CONFIG menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

3.9 Save setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

SECTION 4 Live, Search, and Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

4.1 SEARCH menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

4.1.1 TIME-LINE search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

4.1.2 EVENT search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

4.1.3 GO TO FIRST TIME search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

4.1.4 GO TO LAST TIME search. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

4.1.5 GO TO SPECIFIC TIME search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

4.2 ARCHIVE search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

4.3 PLAY mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

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SECTION 5 PTZ Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

SECTION 6 Backup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

6.1 Still image backup onto USB ash drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

6.2 Video backup onto USB ash drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

6.3 Copy still images or video from the ARCHIVE list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

6.4 Playing backed up video clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

SECTION 7 Firmware Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

SECTION 8 UMS Single Client Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

8.1 PC Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

8.2 Installing the UMS Single Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

8.3 UMS Single Client initial display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

8.4 Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

8.4.1 General Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

8.4.2 Site Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

8.4.3 Event Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

8.4.4 Event Search Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

8.4.5 Record Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

8.4.6 Record Disk Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

8.4.7 Language Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

8.5 Connecting to a DVR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

8.5.1 Bidirectional Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

8.6 Remote Search mode and functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

8.6.1 Searching for and playing video recorded by the DVR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

8.6.2 Backing up video from the DVR on the UMS Single Client PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

8.6.3 Image capture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

SECTION 9 UMS Multi Client Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

9.1 PC Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60

9.2 Installing the UMS Multi Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60

9.3 UMS Multi Client initial display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

9.4 Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

9.4.1 General Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

9.4.2 Event Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

9.4.3 Event Search Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

9.4.4 Record Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

9.4.5 Record Disk Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

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9.4.6 OSD Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67

9.4.7 Language Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67

9.5 Connecting to a DVR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67

9.5.1 Bidirectional Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

9.5.2 Capture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

9.5.3 Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

9.6 Remote playback and backup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

9.6.1 Remote playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

9.6.2 Backing up video from the DVR on the UMS Multi Client PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72

9.7 Local playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74

9.7.1 AVI backup during playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75

SECTION 10 WebViewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

10.1 Connecting to the DVR with IE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77

10.2 Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82

10.2.1 Setup Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82

10.2.2 Setup Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83

10.2.3 Setup Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83

10.2.4 Setup Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85

10.2.5 Setup System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85

10.2.6 Setup Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87

10.2.7 Setup Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88

10.3 DVR Search. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88

10.3.1 Playing recorded video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90

10.4 Backup recorded video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90

10.4.1 Capture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91

SECTION 11 Specications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

APPENDIX A HDD Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

APPENDIX B Device Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

APPENDIX C DVR Setup Menu Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

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SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION

SECTION 1

Introduction

Features

• H.264 Video Compression

• Reliable File System

• Live and Event Pop-up

• VGA display interface (1280 x 1024)

• 4 Channel Audio Recording

• Bidirectional Audio

• Individual Channel Operation

• Motion Detection

• Automatic Video Input and Video Loss Detection

• Covert Camera Operation Provides Enhanced Security

• Built-In PTZ Camera Control

• User friendly operator interface

• Record scheduler

• Software upgradable

• Backup via USB ash drive, Network or DVD-R/W

• Exclusive le format backup

• AVI backup

• Network Access via WebViewer (embedded browser-based client), UMS Client (for monitoring a single DVR), UMS Multi Client

(for monitoring multiple DVRs concurrently), and smartphone apps for Apple® iPhone® and Android™.

Your DVR includes:

• DVR with DVD-R/W drive and hard disk drive (HDD)

• Software CD containing the UMS Client, UMS Multi Client, and the DVR user manual (this document)

• Remote Control

• Battery 1.5V (2 x AAA)

• Power Adaptor (12VDC, 5A) and cable

• Mouse

• Quick Start Guide document

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SECTION 2

Hardware Overview

2.1 Front panel

4/8/16 Channel DVR Front Panel

Table 1. Front Panel LED Indicators

No. Name Descript ion

A CH1~16 Indicates that the channel is b eing recorded.

B HDD Indicates that the system is accessing the hard disk .

C ALARM Indicates when a sensor is triggered or motion is detec ted.

D NETWORK Indicates that a net work client is connec ted.

E BACKUP Indicates that a USB or DVD -R/W stor age device is storing images or vide o.

F POWER Indicates that the system is switched on.

Table 2. Front Panel Buttons

No. Name Descript ion

Channel keys. For chann el 10, press the 0 key. For channel 11, press the +10 and 1 key. For channel 16, press the +10 and 6 key.



Press to rewind the vid eo in playback mode.



AUDIO

Press to selec t audio mode such as SINGLE (highlighte d channel), MIX (combin e all channels), or MUTE (all c hannels).

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No. Name Descript ion



AUDIO

Jump/step back ward. In playback mode, the play back position moves 60 seconds backward.



Press to fast forward the footage in playback m ode.



ALARM

Press to enable/disable ALARM operation.



ALARM

Jump/Step forward. In p layback mode, t he playback position moves 6 0 seconds for ward.

REC

Press to star t or stop manual recording.



/ ll

Press to open th e SEARCH menu in live display mode.



/ ll

Press to play/pause the recording in playb ack mode.

SETUP

Press to enter SE TUP menu.

SEQ

Enable/disable the automatic sequence display of channels in f ull screen, quad-split, and 9-split display mode.

PTZ

Press to contro l Pan/Tilt/ Zoom operations.

BACKUP

Press to capture live or playback mode v ideo in JPEG format.

t (LEFT)

Press to move lef t or to change the value s in Setup mode. When entering a p assword, it inserts a 4.

p (UP)

Press to move up th e menu in Setup mode. When entering a password, it insert s a 1.

u (RIGHT )

Press to move right or to change the values in Setup mode. When entering a p assword, it inserts a 2.

q (DOWN)

Press to move down the menu in Setup mode. When entering a p assword, it inser ts a 3.

SEL

Press to selec t desired menu item or to store the setup valu e.

ESC

Press f or temporar y storage of the changed value or to return to the previous menu scre en.

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Use with a USB ash drive to archive s till images and v ideos, and upgrade r mware, or use to connec t a USB mouse to the DVR.



To open and close the inser t tray, press the button

23 DVD Drive To save vide o, insert a CD-R/DV D-R

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2.2 Rear panel

4-Channel DVR Rear Panel

8-Channel DVR Rear Panel

16-Channel DVR Rear Panel

Table 3. Rear Panel Connectors

No. Name Descript ion

1 VIDEO IN 16 connec tors for video inpu t.

2 CVBS

Spot out 1: Live view s creen. Spot out 2: One channel screen w ith an event image.

3 AUDIO IN 4 RCA connectors for audio input.

4 AUDIO OUT RCA connector for au dio output.

5 VGA Connector for a VGA monito r.

6 RS-232 For factor y use only.

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No. Name Descript ion

7 ETHERNET RJ- 45 connector for LAN connection.

8 SENSOR IN 4 connectors for sens or device conne ction.

9 AL ARM OUT Connec tor for alarm repor ting device. Provides simple On/O s witching by using a relay. 0.5A /125V, 1A/30V

10 RS-485 RS-485 control terminal

11 POWER SO CKET Connec t DC12V 5A adaptor

12 USB

Use with a USB ash drive to archive s till images and v ideos, and upgrade r mware, or use to connec t a USB mouse to the DVR.

13 SATA Connector for e xternal SATA device

14 COOLING FAN

2.3 Remote Control

Typical Remote Control

NOTE

The remote control provided with your DVR may appear dierent from the one shown above. However, the buttons function as described in the table below.

Table 4. Remote Control Button Functions

No. Name Function

1 ID When a remote cont rol ID number is se tup in DVR, press this bu tton before the number.

2 RE C To start and sto p manual recording.

3 0 .. 9 To select channel (1, 2, 3, ..) or to enter a DVR ID number.

4 F/RE W

During Playback – To move the p layback position 60 secon ds back. During Pause – To move the playback position 1 frame back.

5 F/ADV

During Playback – To move the p layback position 60 secon ds forward. During Pause – To move the playback position moves 1 frame for ward.

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No. Name Function

6 RE W To rewind the re cording. Pres s again to increas e the rewind spe ed.

7 PL AY/PAUSE To play or to p ause the recording in playback mode.

8 FF To fast forward the recordin g. Press again to increas e the fast forward spee d.

Direc tion Buttons

Press to move to menu items or select a channel.

10 SETUP To open the SETUP menu.

11 SEARCH To go to the SEARCH menu.

12 ESC

During setup – To return to the previous menu screen. During playback – To exit p layback mode System lock – To lock a s ystem when pressin g ESC button f or 5 seconds. System unlock – To unlock a sy stem when pressing ESC but ton for 5 seconds.

13 BACKUP To start a backup operations in live or playback mode.

14 SEQ To start auto se quencing the screen in full screen mode. ( Toggle)

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System Setup

3.1 Starting the system for the rst time

When booting the system for the rst time, the following messages appear. After the initialization sequence completes, select your preferred language and set the date and time.

When the Set date and time window opens, use the dropdown lists to show the correct date and time, then click Finish. The date and time setting is used to timestamp recordings.

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Typical System Desktop Display With One Camera Active

3.1.1 Entering the SETUP menu

1. To enter the SETUP menu, right click on the desktop or press the SETUP button on the remote control, then click the Setup

entry in the pop-up menu. A LOG-IN window

will open.

2. In the LOG-IN window, open the virtual keyboard and enter the PASSWORD, or use the direction buttons on the front panel. The default password is “1111”. For improved security, DIGIOP recommends that you change the password at this time. You can select a new password through the SECURITY tab in the SETUP menu.

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Virtual Keyboard Button

After entering the password, the SETUP window will open.

Shift Tab List Left/Right Buttons

You can shift the tab list by clicking the left or right buttons in the upper-right corner of the window. Open a menu by clicking the tab. To close the window, click Cancel. To save changes made to the menus before closing the window, click OK. The SETUP menus include the following tabs:

— DISPLAY — RECORD — DEVICE — STORAGE — SYSTEM — SECURITY — NETWORK — CONFIG — QUICK SETUP

For a summary of the elements in each SETUP submenu (tab), refer to Appendix C.

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Navigating the menus

Navigate through the menu items using the direction button, p, q, t, or u and change option values with the SEL button. You can also navigate through the menu system, change option values, and click buttons with the mouse. Always select (or click) OK to save new settings and close the SETUP menus. Press the ESC button at any time to exit the SETUP menus.

NOTE

In the following descriptions of the SETUP menus, the instructions for navigating the system includes use of the front panel buttons only. Using a mouse for menu navigation and setup of system options can be easier and faster.

3.2 DISPLAY menu

Opening the SETUP menu, or clicking the DISPLAY tab, opens the DISPLAY menu.

Open Submenu Button

Table 5. DISPLAY menu options

Item Descript ion

OSD Enable/disable the on-screen display.

OSD CONTR AST Set the visibili ty level of the OSD. (0 ~ 100)

SEQUENCE Enable/disable s equential display of video in f ull screen mode.

SEQ-DWELL TIME Set the dwell time of each quad-split or 9-channel display in sequential display mode. (3 - 60 seconds)

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Item Descript ion

CHANNEL

Highlight the eld with the p or q bu ttons, use the t or u but tons to display a c hannel you want, t hen press SEL. You can also highlight and select the submenu but ton to open the DiSPLAY PROPERTY window. In the DiSPLAY PROPERTY window, use the p, q, t, and u buttons to highlight a par ameter, press SEL, use the p, q, t,

and u but tons to change the parameter v alue, then press SEL. Highlight t he OK button and pres s SEL to conrm the s ettings and clos e the window.

NAME

Speci fy the channel name. Press SEL to open the vir tual keyboard, use the p, q, t, and u but tons and SEL button to enter the channel name. Highlight the OK button and press SEL to conr m the settings and close th e keyboard window. The channel

name can have 10 characters at mos t.

COVERT Enable/disable display of the specied video channel in live display m ode.

BRIGHTNESS Change t he brightness value of the selected channel. (0 ~ 100)

CONTRAST Change the contras t value of the selected channel. (0 ~ 100)

HUE Change the hue value of the s elected channel. (0 ~ 100)

SATURATION Change the saturation value of the selected channel. (0 ~ 100)

3.3 RECORD menu

Clicking the RECORD tab opens the RECORD menu.

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Table 6. Menu Items in Recording Mode Setup

Menu Item D escription

CHANNEL

Highlight the eld with the p q buttons, use th e t u buttons to display a channel you want, then pre ss SEL. You can also highlight and select the submenu button to open the RECORD PROPERTY window. In the RECORD PROPERTY window, use the p, q, t, and u buttons to highlight a p arameter, press SEL, use the p, q, t,

and u but tons to change the parameter v alue, then press SEL. Highlight t he OK button and pres s SEL to conrm the s ettings and clos e the window

RESOLUTION

Selec t either CIF, Half D1, or D1 using th e p, q, t, and u but tons.

FRAME RATE Set the frame rate for the specied channel. The sum of the frame rate value s from each channel cannot exce ed the maximum

frame rates f or a specic re cording resolutio n. The maximum video f rame rate is 120 fps.

QUALIT Y Selec t the recording quality for the specied channel. Options ar e: Network , Standard, High, Superior and Ultra.

RECORDING Assign the recording mode for each channel. Options are: Continuo us, By Motion, By Senso r, By Schedule, or Disable.

PRE RECORD Enable/dis able pre-event reco rding. Pre-event re cording time is 5 seconds (video from 5 s econds befo re the event is recorded

with the event t). Only intra-f rames are recorded during pre- event recording.

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Menu Item D escription

POST EVENT RE CORD Set the post event recording time duration fo r the specie d channel. (10 ~ 30 secon ds)

SENSOR R ECORDING

Enable s etting up to 4 sensor s for the spec ied channel using the p, q, t, or u but tons.

AUDIO Enable/disable audio recording for the specied channel. Available only on channel 1 through channel 4.

SCHEDULE Set the recording schedule. Press SEL to open the SCHEDULE window. .

3.3.1 Recording Schedules

To setup a recording schedule, select SCHEDULE in the RECORD menu. Navigate through the items using the p , q, t, and u buttons.

[CHANNEL]: Select the specic channel.

[SETUP]: Use

p and q buttons to highlight a record type (None, Continuous, Motion, Sensor), then press SEL to select it. Use the

p, q, t, and u buttons to highlight a timeslot in the schedule, then press SEL to apply the record type to that timeslot. Repeat

this to apply other record types to other time slots. Select the ALL option to apply the schedule to all cameras channels. You can select or deselect any option by clicking it with a mouse, and you can select a block of timeslots by clicking and dragging the mouse across them. Timeslots are color coded for the record type applied to them: CONTINUOUS - green, MOTION - yellow, and SENSOR red, None - white.

[COPY Schedule]: To copy the schedule setup on channel 1 to channel 2, select the channel 1 schedule, select COPY using the

p, q,

and u buttons, select CH2 using the p, q, t, and u buttons, then press the SEL button.

To return to SETUP menu screen, press the ESC button.

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3.4 DEVICE menu

Clicking the DEVICE tab opens the DEVICE menu. To return to SETUP menu, press the ESC button.

Table 7. Menu Items in Device Setup Screen

Item Descript ion

VIDEO OUT Opens a submenu to select the VGA vide o resolution: 1024 x 768 or 1280 x 1024

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Item Descript ion

ALARM OUT Set the sensor, motion, and vide o loss for each alarm.

PTZ Set the PTZ cam era speed, number, type and ID.

SPOT-OUT Set th e conguration for SPOT 2 monito ring only.

CHANNEL Selec t specied channel for motion zone setup.

MOTION ZONE Selec t either Full Zone or Par tial Zone for motion sensing.

MOTION SE NSITIVITY Set the motion sensitivity for the sp ecied channel. (1 ~ 9).

KEY TONE Enable/dis able tone when key is pressed. .

REMOTE CONTROL ID Sele ct an ID for the remote control.

1. Selec t ID number.

2. On the remote control, press the same number a s the ID set in the DVR.

3. An icon will be displayed on L ive screen that corresponds to the remote control. (0 ~ 99)

SENSOR Selec t sensor numb er. (1 ~ 4)

TYPE Set the type of sensor for the specie d channel. (OFF, N/O (normal op en), N/C (normal closed)).

3.4.1 ALARM OUT submenu

Table 8. Menu Item in ALARM-OUT Setup Screen

Item Descripti on

ALARM OUT 1 only.

SENSOR IN Enable s etting 1 of 4 cameras f or each alarm.

MOTION ON Enable setting 1 of 4 cameras for each alarm.

VIDEO LOSS ON Enable set ting 1 of 4 cameras for each alarm.

ALARM DURATION Set the alarm dwell time. (5 ~ 6 0 seconds).

ERROR ALARM Set the error type for the alar m activation. (OFF, ALL, HDD ERROR , VIDEO LOSS).

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3.4.2 SPOT-OUT setup

Table 9. Menu Item in SPOT-OUT Setup Screen

Item Descript ion

SPOT OUT SPOT 2 only

SPOT TYPE SPOT 2 supports FUL L type.

SPOT ON EVENT Enable/disable display of the channel when an event is act ive. SPOT 2 displays when event is ac tive.

SPOT EVENT DWELL TIME Set the dwell time for the event activated c hannel (1 - 10 sec).

SEQUENCE Enable/disable sequential display of sp ot channel(s) in full s creen. If ON is selec ted, the spot channel is displaye d.

SEQUENCE-DWELL TIME Set the dwell time for the spot channel display (1-10 sec).

SPOT CHANNEL

Selec t a channel for spot monitoring. Press SEL and s elect channel using the p, q, t, and u butto ns, then press SEL.

3.4.3 PTZ Setup

To control the PTZ functions of the camera, connect the PTZ controller to the RS-485 port on the back of the chassis with CAT 5 (or equivalent) cable.

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RTS-485 D+

RTS-485 D-

Open the PTZ submenu by selecting the submenu button.

NOTE

Connect speed dome cameras that support RS-485 directly to the RS-485 port. If the camera is controlled through an RS-232C interface, use an RS-232C to RS-485 signal converter.

Use the PTZ setup screen to select the following options for the camera PTZ controller:

CHANNEL: Channel connected to a PTZ device NAME: Protocol type SPEED: 19200, 14400, 9600, 4800, 2400 ID: 0 ~ 63

3.4.4 MOTION ZONE Setup

Select MOTION ZONE using the p, q, t, and u buttons, select either PARTIAL ZONE or FULL ZONE, then press SEL.

FULL ZONE: The motion sensor is active on the whole screen. Set the level of sensitivity for MOTION SENSITIVITY. PARTIAL ZONE: The motion sensor is active in the set detection frame (highlighted in green). To select or deselect a block

for motion detection, use the

p, q, t, and u buttons to move to the block, then press SEL. Press ESC to return to the

DEVICE menu.

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Partial Zone Detection Area (in green)

3.5 STORAGE menu

Clicking the STORAGE tab opens the storage menu. Navigate through the menu items using the p, q, t, and u buttons, press SEL to select the item, use the

p, q, t, and u buttons to change the value, then press SEL again to conrm that value. Move to

the next item you want to change using the

p, q, t, and u buttons. To return to setup menu screen, press ESC.

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Table 10. Menu Items in STORAGE Setup Screen

Item Descript ion

OVERWRITE If enabled, the DVR will continue recording when the drive is full, overwriting the oldest information rst. If dis abled, record-

ing will s top when the hard drive is f ull.

DISK FORMAT Selec t YES or NO to format th e hard drive (disk). Caution: Formatting the hard dri ve will erase all information on the disk.

Archive all data that you may need before formatting the disk.

DISK INFO Hard dri ve information

RECORDING LIMIT Enable/disable a recording limit.

RECORDING LIMIT DAYS Set the recording limit in days (1- 90 days). If set to 1 day, data old er than 24 hours will b e removed.

S.M.A .R.T. Use to set the HDD temperature limit.

3.6 SYSTEM menu

Clicking the SYSTEM tab opens the system menu. Navigate through the menu items using the p, q, t, and u buttons, press SEL to select the item, use the

p, q, t, and u buttons to change the value, then press SEL again to conrm that value. Move to the

next item you want to change using the

p, q, t, and u buttons. To return to SETUP menu screen, press the ESC button.

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Table 11. Menu Items in SYSTEM Setup Screen

Item Descript ion

DVR ID

Selec t the submenu button to open the vir tual keyboard. Press SEL to open the virt ual keyboard, use the p, q, t, and u and SEL buttons to enter t he DVR ID, then highlight the OK b utton and pre ss SEL to conrm your sele ction and clo se the keyboard window. The DVR ID c an have a most 10 characters.

DESCRIPTION Press the SEL but ton to view system information (hardware version, sof tware ver sion, storage size, IP ad dress, MAC address,

and DDNS s tatus).

LANGUAGE

Selec t the display language using the p, q, t, and u but tons. When a language is selec ted, the scre en language change s. Options inc lude: English, Korean, Jap anese, SP Chine se, TR Chinese, Czech, Finnish, French, Greek, Italian, Dutch, Norse, Russian, Spanish, Turkish, Polish, Danish, Persian, Croatian, Ger man, Portuguese, Portu guese (Brazil), Arabic..

DATE FORMAT

Selec t the date format using the p, q, t, and u buttons. Options include: YYYY/MM/DD, MM/DD/Y YYY, DD/MM/YYYY, YYY Y-MM-D D, MM-DD -YYY Y, DD-MM-YY YY.

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Item Descript ion

SET DATE & TIME

To set the date and tim e, move the cursor to SET DATE & TIME submenu but ton using the p, q, t, and u but tons, then press t he SEL button.

In the SET DATE & TIME window, use th e t and u buttons to change the timestamp component value, then pres s SEL to conrm i t and move to the next eld. To move to another eld without changing it, use the p and q buttons. Highlight the OK button and press SEL to conrm your sele ction and clo se the window, or press ESC but ton to return to SYSTEM setup menu.

DAY LIGHT SAVING: Move the cursor to DAYLIGHT SAVING using the p and q but tons, change t he option shown with the

t and u but tons, then pre ss SEL to conrm your sele ction. Sele ct the appropriate daylight savin g time zone using t he p, q, t, and u but tons. If choo sing EU or OTHERS, s et the applicable conditions. The o ptions are:

USA: Applies the USA daylight saving time. EU: Applie s the EU daylight saving time. Select the GMT AREA and the time dierence from standard time usin g the p, q,

t, and u but tons.

OTHERS: If the time zone is neither USA nor EU, set the BEGIN and END date and time of the daylight saving period using the p, q, t, and u but tons, then press the SEL button. Pre ss the ESC but ton to return to SET DATE & TIME s etup menu. CAUTION: Do not set the s tart time to 2 3:00 for DLS. DLS can’t be applied if the date of BEGIN and END is the same.

CLIENT ACCESS Enable/Disable remote access through net work client soft ware.

BANDWIDTH SAVING

Enable/Disable only key frame transmission. “ON” mode is recommended for use on low-band width network s. Set to “OFF” for nor mal use.

SEND EMAIL Enable/dis able the send email feat ure (ON/OFF).

TRANSMISSION MODE: When an alarm is triggere d, send an image of only the channel that triggered the alarm. IP NOTIFIC ATION: Enable/disable sending email when the IP address of your DVR is changed. EVENT AL ARM: When an alarm is triggered, enable/disable sending email repor ts of the channel that triggered t he alarm. MAIL TO: Us e the virtual keybo ard to enter the email addre ss of the recipient. MAIL SERVER: Use t he virtual keyboard to enter the mail s erver infor mation. ID: Use the vir tual keyboard to spec ify the user ID for the mail server. PASSWORD: Use the v irtual keyb oard to specify the connection password f or the mail ser ver. MAIL FROM: Use the virt ual keyboard to specify the email addres s sent to the destination hos t.

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Item Descript ion

NTP NTP (Net work Time Protocol): Us e to synchroni ze the clocks of computer systems over variable-latency dat a network s.

PRIMARY SNTP SERVER: Use the vir tual keyboard to enter the address of the primary NTP time s erver. SECONDARY SNTP SERVER: Use the vir tual keyboard to enter the address of the secondar y NTP time server. TIME ZONE: Select the oset from GMT (Greenwich Mean Time). CONNECTON MODE: Select an NTP time server connection mode (INTERVAL/TIME). INTERVAL: Synchronize the clock by hours shown on the connection period option. TIME: Synchronize the clock at t he time daily show n on the connec tion period m enu. CONNECTI ON PERIOD: 1 ~ 24.

3.7 SECURITY menu

Clicking the SECURITY tab opens the security menu. Navigate through the menu items using the p, q, t, and u buttons, press SEL to select the item, use the

p, q, t, and u buttons to change the value, then press SEL again to conrm that value. Move to

the next item you want to change using the the

p, q, t, and u buttons. To return to setup menu screen, press the ESC button.

NOTE

You must be a user with Admin permissions to congure the SECURITY menu.

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Table 12. Menu Items in PASSWORD Setup Screen

Item Descript ion

USER AUTHENTIC ATION PASSWORD CHECK: Select either V or nothing for the functions such as SETUP, PB (playback), PTZ, R/O FF (record o),

and Net work.

In the PASSWORD CHECK row, check or uncheck t he box to selec t for all users, o r check or uncheck the individual settings for each user. Pres s ESC to return to the SECURITY menu.

USER PASSWORD

In the USER PASSWORD window, move the cur sor to the USER eld with p and q but tons, then use the t and u buttons to display the username. Op en the virtual keyboard fo r each subsequent entry to sp ecify the p asswords. Move to the OK button and press SEL to conrm t he setting s and return to the SECURITY menu. The message “PASSWORD CHANGED” will be displayed. The fac tory default password is 1111.

NOTE

For improved system security, it is strongly recommended that you change the factory default password during the initial setup of your system.

3.8 NETWORK menu

Clicking the SECURITY tab opens the security menu. Navigate through the menu items using the p, q, t , and u buttons, press SEL to select the item, use the p, q, t, and u buttons to change the value, then press SEL again to conrm that value. Move to the next item you want to change using the

p, q, t , and u buttons. To return to setup menu screen, press ESC.

NOTE

You must be a user with Admin permissions to congure the NETWORK menu.

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Table 13. Menu Items in the NETWORK menu

Item Description

NETWORK TYPE Select a typ e of network connec tion. Options are: DH CP, ADSL, LAN. NOTE: D epending on the selectio n, the options in t he

network menu will change app ropriately.

DHCP If selec ted, the DVR automatically acquires an IP address from a DHCP server. This address may c hange withou t notice.

ADSL (PPPoE) ID: Registere d ID is necessary for ADSL conn ection.

Password: A registered p assword is necessary for an ADSL connec tion.

LAN IP: Enter t he IP address as signed to the DVR . This address is xed until it is manually change.

GATEWAY: Enter the Gateway IP address assigned for the DVR. SUBNET MASK: E nter the Subnet Mask for the subnet where the DVR is conne cted.

DDNS Enable/disable use of a do main name server through which you acce ss the DVR. If “ON ”, the DDNS server name appears in the

eld. DDNS 1: Select one of the fo llowing DDNS server s: in USA, use ww w.ddnscenter.com, in Korea, use ww w.okddn s.com, or if in the eu, or use w ww.bestd dns.com.

DDNS 2: Select this t ype to use a gener al-purpos e DDNS Server. DDNS INTERVAL: Set t he connection interval (5 - 6 0 minutes).

NETWORK PORT Set a por t number for connec ting to network.

PORT Port number (default: 5445)

WEB PORT Web sever po rt number (def ault: 80)

PORT FORWARD Set the port f orwarding for connecting to network.

NETWORK STREAM Set t he value for net work streaming.

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