Digital Watchdog NVR-4CH User Manual

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INSIDE OF THE BUILDING, OR ANY SIMILAR WORD.

Note: Keep this manual handy every time you operate this equipment. Also, check with your dealer

return and for long-term storage of the NVR unit.

Safety Information

The safety information is provided for the wellness of the equipment and for the safety of the operator. Please review and observe all instructions and warnings in this manual.

for further assistance and for the latest revision of this manual. Your dealer might provide you with a digital version of this manual. We also ask to keep the original box and packing materials in case of

Preparations before installation

T o protect your NVR from damage and to optimize performance, be sure to keep the NVR away from dust, humidity, and area with high voltage equipment such as refrigerator.

Do not install or place equipment in areas where the air vents can be obstructed, such as in tight enclosures or small utility closet. Keeping the unit in a temperature-controlled room with ample regulated power is highly recommended. Do not overload the wall outlet, as this can result in the risk of fire or electric shock.

Uninterruptible power devices such as UPS power surge protectors are recommended, and the NVR units must at least be connected with UL, CUL, or CSA approved power surge protector. Avoid direct sun light and avoid heat.

FCC Information

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits of Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and radiates radio frequency energy, and if not installed and used in

Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense. Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment under FCC rules.

accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.

UL Information

- for pluggable equipment, the socket-outlet shall be installed near the equipment and shall be easily accessible

- if the battery is placed elsewhere in the equipment, there shall be a marking close to the battery or statement in the servicing instructions.

AUTION RISK OF EXPLOSION IF AN INCORRECT TYPE REPLACES BATTERY.

DISPOSE OF USED BATTERIES ACCORDING TO THE INSTRUCTION. THIS EQUIPMENT IS FOR INDOOR USE, AND ALL THE COMMUNICATION WIRING IS LIMITED TO

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Contents

CHAPTER 1 : NVR USER MANUAL

1 GETTING STARTED 5

1.1 Checking Supplied Items 5

1.2 Connecting Peripheral Device 7

1.3 System Startup 7

2 EXPLANATION FOR EACH FUNCTION 9

2.1 Front Panel 9

2.2 Rear Panel 10

3 OPERATION 11

3.1 User Log-in 11

3.2 Quick Setup 12

3.3 Live Display Mode 13

3.4 Playback of Recorded Video 17

3.5 Simultaneous Live and Playback (CAMEO) 19

3.6 Quick Backup during Live & Playback 19

3.7 Search Recording Image 21

3.8 DST Setting and Screen Saver 24

3.9 Screen Saver 25

4 SETTING 26

4.1 System 27

4.2 Device 34

4.3 Record 37

4.4 Alarm 39

4.5 Network 43

5 WEB CLIENT 47

5.1 Web Login 467

5.2 Web monitoring 48

5.3 Web Playback 51

5.4 Web Configuration 52

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CHAPTER 2 : PIVOT™ CLIENT SOFTWARE USER MANUAL

6 PIVOT™ USER GUIDE 53

6.1 PC Requirements 54

6.2 Software Installation 54

6.3 Software removal 545

6.4 Basic Operations 556

6.5 Pivot Functions 656

6.6 Pivot Setup 7271

CHAPTER 3 : MAC ACS CLIENT SOFTWARE USER MANUAL

7 MAC ACS USER GUIDE 777

7.1 System Requirement 78

7.2 Install 78

7.3 Basic Operation 80

CHAPTER 4 : MOBILE PHONE SOFTWARE USER MANUAL

8 MOBILE PHONE SOFTWARE USER GUIDE 85

8.1 iPhone application software 86

8.2 Android application software 956

9 APPENDIX : NETWORK SETUP FOR EXTERNAL USAGE 106 10 APPENDIX : SPECIFICATION 107

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Chapter 1

NVR USER MANUAL

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Items

Photo

Quantity

1 GETTING STARTED

1.1 Checking Supplied Items

Make sure that you have the following items supplied with your NVR. If any of these items are missing or damaged, notify your vendor immediately. Keep the packing utilities for moving or storage purposes afterwards.

Quick Start Guide

CD (Manual & Software) Rubber Mount

12V 3A DC Adaptor Power Cable

48V 1.4A PoE Adaptor Power Cable

1 Set

1 Set 1 Set (4 Pieces)

1 Set

Option

USB Mouse

1 Set

NOTE

Install the system in a location with good ventilation to prevent overheating.

1.2 Connecting Peripheral Devi c e

This section describes how to connect peripheral devices efficiently to the NVR. Install the NVR on flat surface. If required, attach a rubber mount for installation.

4 Channel NVR Compact Case Dimensions: 4.5” W x 6.5” H x 9.8” D

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contact your vendor.

major brands such as DELL, MICROSOFT, LOGITECH, or SAMSUNG.

1.3 System Startup

1.3.1 System Startup

After connecting peripheral devices such as cameras, monitors and a mouse to the NVR, power up the NVR by connecting DC12V 3A adaptor to the power jack on the rear panel. The boot logo will display as shown below. Please wait until the boot process completes. Optional PoE needs independent power input of 48VDC.

T o login, right-click anywhere on the screen. This will bring up the login screen, where you can enter the username and password. There is only one Administrator Account configurable in the NVR. It is assigned with an unchangeable User ID marked as ‘admin’. The default password is empty (No Password). Administrator account has full access to the NVR and its configurable parameters. The Administrator Account also has the ability to create new users and to assign rights to the new user accounts. Those new users created by the Administrator can also login with a specific password set by the Administrator.

OTE Do not forget the administrator’s password that was set for the first time. In case the password is lost,

OTE The mouse is included. In case you need to replace it, it is highly recommended to choose well-known

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NOTE

User can type in the password using the virtual keyboard.

1.3.1 System Shutdown and change password

The system can be power off by ‘Shut Down’ button. The ‘Shut Down’ can be done by clicking a right button of mouse.

The default password for ‘admin’ account is none. Therefore, just click ‘OK’ button on the popup window . If you change the password for ‘admin’ account, please type in the changed password to login.

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No.

Items

Functions

Press the button twice to restart the system

2 EXPLANATION FOR EACH FUNCTION

2.1 Front Panel

[4CH (W) 114x (H) 166x (D) 248mm]

1 USB Port USB Port (Ver. 2.0) for Mouse Operation, Backup Device or Firmware Update

2 LED Indicator Indicate Power, Record, Network

3 Standby Button

Press the button one time to set the system on stand-by mode.

No.

I/O

Functions

PoE Power Input

PoE Power Input (48V/1.4A)

ALARM IN/OUT

Alarm Input/output (1Relay output)

USB Port (Ver. 2.0) for Mouse Operation, Backup Device or Firmware Update

PoE Ports

PoE Ports for Camera Connection

Ethernet

WAN Port

HD OUTPUT

True HD Output

DC12V

Main Power Input (12V/3A)

NOTE

Carefully check whether the specification of the peripheral devices match the NVR’s specification.

2.2 Rear Panel

[4CH (W) 114x (H) 166x (D) 248mm]

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3 USB

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address can be allocated properly to the NVR.

button at the right bottom of the ‘Quick Setup’ menu.

3 OPERATION

3.1 User Log-in

The NVR has various setting categories. The administrator can set the system password and <User> to prevent unauthorized changes to setting values and alteration of recorded file.

Enter the <Admin> or <User> password which has been set by using the virtual keyboard.

OTE 1) <LOGIN> window will be permanently displayed in monitor as above picture until user logs in with the

right ID and password. The default user ID is ‘admin’ and password is none (No password).

2) If it is set as Auto Log-In, NVR does not require LOG-IN. (Please refer to 4.1.2 User.)

3) Please be sure that the PoE Adapter is connected to the NVR after the NVR is turned on so that the IP

The “HELP” button will help you understand how to setup several important settings, even without the user’s manual book. For example, if you need help about how to set “Quick Setup”, click “HELP”

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3.2 Quick Setup

Quick Setup is specially designed to enable easier and faster NVR configuration for the major NVR settings such as network setup and IP camera search and registration. When the NVR boots up for the first time, the Quick Setup will be launched automatically. You can disable the Quick Setup wizard by pressing the cancel button, or access it any time from the NVR’s Setup menu.

3.2.1 NVR Network Setup

There are two ways for connecting to network setup: DHCP or Static IP . See section 4.5 Network for more information on how to setup the NVR’s network settings.

The NVR’s network factory setting is as followings:

[WAN Por t]

IP Address: 192.168.1.160 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 Gateway: 192.168.1.1

[Local Port: Switch Setting]

IP Address: 10.10.1.1 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 Gateway: 10.10.1.1

3.2.2 IP Camera Connection

When the IP cameras are connected directly to the NVR, you can search for the connected cameras by clicking ‘Search’ button. Once the cameras are found, check the box of each camera to add them to the NVR. For each camera, select a channel. If needed, press the ‘Edit’ button to enter the camera’s user ID and password. Press ‘Save’ to save all changes or cancel to exit.

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stream.

NOTE

To select a channel using the mouse, perform a slow and clear click of the left mouse button.

3.3 Live Display Mode

3.3.1 Full HD(1080p) Live Display

Full HD Live Display can be supported in live mode by using the NVR’s HD output.

OTE In playback mode, the maximum resolution is 1920x1080 on the first stream and 640x360 on the second

3.3.2 Display

Channel selection can be done by following one of the steps below:

1. CH1~CH4 buttons in the IR Remote Control.

2. 1~4 virtual buttons at the bottom of the GUI display. The live images can be displayed in 1, 4 screen splits.

[1 Ch] [4 Ch]

T o select a channel to view in single channel mode, click on the channel using the USB mouse. To return to the previous display mode, click anywhere on the screen again.

T o view the pop-up menu, right-click anywhere on the display screen

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Icon to be shown

at Left-upper corner on each channel screen

Icon to be shown

at Left-bottom corner on full screen.

Recording

To st op, press the button agai n, or right click on the screen and select ‘SEQUENCE’

settings (Default: 30FPS @ 960x480).

then 60% of HDD space has been used.

main setup menu.

3.3.3 Icons Description

The live mode display’s icons or messages will be indicated on the screen to indicate the system mode or status. Below are the icon categories that are indicated on the monitor.

Continuous Recording

Motion Detection Recording

Sensor Activating Recording Motion Detection + Sensor Activating

Instant Recording (Emergency Rec)

Continuous Recording + Motion Recording

Sequence display on

Digital zoom on

Audio Channel

OTE If you cannot find any colored-mark in the top right corner of the live screen mode, then it means that the

system does not record any image. In this case, you need to check recording schedule or camera of the

T o show the menu bar, move the mouse’s cursor to the bottom of the screen. The menu bar will be displayed. To hide the menu bar, move the mouse’s cursor away from the menu bar. Right-click the USB mouse to access the pop up menu.

Menu Bar

Menu button. When pressed, System Setup, Search, Backup, Logout will appear. Screen split options- Select from single channel, 4 channel, 9 channel, or 16-channel display. Sensor Output Activation

Sequence- if pressed, the system will start displaying all the channels in sequence mode.

CH. Buttons- view a specific channel in full screen mode. Instant (emergency) recording- The system will record video based on the panic record

PTZ mode- Control any supported PTZ cameras by moving the mouse pointer. Go to Instant playback.

HDD usage indicator- Indicates the percentage of your HDD being used. If it shows 60%,

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3.3.4 Pop-up Menu

Right clicking anywhere on the screen will open up the pop up sub-menu as shown below.

DISPLAY- Select the display split from the available options:

- 1 Screen- Single channel. Automatically displays CH1. If 1 Screen is selected again, next chronological channel will be displayed.

- 4 Screen- Quad mode. Automatically displays channels 1~4.

ALARM STATUS- System alarm and Camera alarm will be displayed in icons. System alarm includes HDD S.M.A.R.T , Fan failure, Disk Error and No Disk and Recording failure. Camera alarm displays network connection status, motion event and sensor event from connected cameras. Motion and sensor events will only be displayed when network camera supports motion and sensor.

[Alarm Deactivated] [Alarm Activated]

SEQUENCE- when selected, icon will appear on the bottom right corner of the screen, and the display screen will change sequentiall y.

ZOOM- Enables/ disables digital zoom function. When enabled, icon will appear and zoomed area will be displayed on the bottom right corner. User can select “Zoom-In size (x1.5, x2, x2.5 or x3)” on zoom pop-up menu. The Zoom will automatically focus on the center of the camera’s display. To adjust it, go to the small zoom display at the bottom of the camera display and move the yellow frame to the area you would like to view. To move the yellow frame, use your mouse to drag the lines to the desired location. To go back to live display mode, right-click on the screen and select “ZOOM” again. This feature is available in single channel mode only.

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FREEZE- Click the right button on the mouse and select the Freeze mode while viewing a live image. In the Freeze mode, the image pauses; the date/ time information does not; and the system clock continues running. Press FREEZE to pause the live view. To resume the live view, press FREEZE again, or click the right button on the mouse and select the FREEZE again.

REGISTRATION- When user wants to change the camera source, registration menu enables to search and to register connected network cameras easily . Click the right button on the mouse and select ‘Registration’ to move.

INSTANT REC- In the case of emergency, user enables Instant Record. Click the right button on the mouse and select ‘Instant Record’ and the icon will be appeared and changed to Red ( )

After clicking ‘Instant Rec’, the icon will be changed as picture below. Click ‘Instant Rec’ once again to escape. PLAYBACK- Select playback option:

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- 10, 15, 30, 60 seconds- start playback from the selected number of seconds ago.

- 2, 3, 5, minutes- start playback from the selected number of minutes ago.

- Open Playback Mode- automatically go to instant playback.

SEARCH- Select video search options:

- Date/ Time- open calendar search.

- First/ Last Data- Go to the first or last recorded data.

- System/ Event Log- open log search window .

- Bookmarks- open bookmark search.

SETUP- open the NVR’s main menu. BACKUP- Open the backup screen to export data from the NVR to an external USB drive. SHUT DOWN- Power off the NVR. LOGOUT- User logout.

When a camera is disconnected, a warning sound may be generated depending on the system settings. Users can set the warning sound from ‘Network Failure’ section on the System Alarm of the Alarm menu.

As the Admin user, you can setup up multiple users with different levels of authorization. If a certain user is not allowed to view a certain camera in live or playback, then no image will appear on the display screen. To create, delete, or modify users, go to the main menu and select system settings. See section 4.1.2 User for more information.

3.4 Playback of Recorded Video

Use the USB mouse to control the VMAXIP’s GUI and playback recorded video. Press the rewind and fast-forward buttons, and the playback speed can be controlled in steps of 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x, 32x speed when playing backwards( ) or forward( ).

Play ‘Frame by Frame’ by clicking or buttons. ‘Backward’ is only available for playing ‘I-frame by frames per second (FPS)’.

Click the playback button to automatically play the latest video clip.

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Button

Function

Jump to first data. If recording is set to motion, system will jump to previous recorded motion video.

Fast rewind

Frame-by-Frame rewind

Play video in rewind

Pause video

Stop playback. When selected, the playback menu window will appear.

Playback video

Frame-by Frame playback

Fast playback

Jump to last data. If recording is set to motion, system will jump to the next recorded motion video.

Go to calendar search

Bookmark Video

Backup

Exit playback to live mode.

In the playback screen, user can make various playback modes, make an instant manual backup (archive), go to calendar search mode, change channel, and change screen modes. By clicking the left mouse button in the colored-time bar, the user can jump to a different time in the recording. In addition, user can move the vertical search bar and release by dragging it back and forth to search the desired time in detail.

3.5 Simultaneous Live and Playback (CAMEO)

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The VMAX IP supports Single-channel playback during live monitoring. To activate this feature, right-click on the channel that you wish to view in playback mode and select ‘Cameo’ to activate this function. The channel will start playing the latest playback video, and will be indicated with a blue frame.

3.6 Quick Backup during Live & Playback

User can easily archive video while viewing the video playback. See section 4.5 Backup for more information on manual backup from the setup menu.

1. In live mode, right-click anywhere on the screen and select ‘Backup’ to open the backup menu.

2. In playback mode, press the ‘Backup’ button on the popup menu bar to open the backup menu.

3. Adjust the following options:

a. Select the channels to be included in the backup file. b. Adjust the start and end time of the backup file. c. Select to include the Backup Viewer with the archived file. d. Press the ‘Calculate’ button to see the expected size of the backup file. e. Press the ‘Scan’ button next to the device to find the USB drive for backup. f. Edit the file name and add a protection password if needed. g. Press ‘Start’ to start the backup process. A progress bar will appear on the screen.

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Color

Recording Mode

No Color

Camera has no recorded data for the selected time.

Red

Panic recording triggered by the user.

Yellow

Continuous recording.

Green

The system records only when motion is detected

Blue

“Continuous” + “Motion”-The system records continuously and will switch to motion recording

motion area.

1 2 3

3.7 Search Recording Image

3.7.1 Date/Time Search

T o search your recorded data by date/ time, follow one of the options below:

1. Hover your mouse over the left side of the menu bar and click the quick Menu button, then select Search Date/ Time.

Right-click anywhere on the screen, select Search Date/ Time.

The calendar window will appear. Days with recorded data will be indicated in RED.

1. S el ect from the calendar the date. If necessary, use the manual year and month options on the left side to adjust the calendar view.

2. The ‘Intelli-Search Bar’ at the bottom of the window will display hours when recorded data is available in color code. Once the recorded video data of the selected date is shown, user can adjust the vertical search line to the time that user wants to search by dragging a mouse. As the vertical line is moving back and forth, user can see “the Search time” clock is also changing. When user decides the Search time, click Play to see the selected video data

3. The recording mode will be distinguished in the time bar according to color:

configuration if motion is detected. The system will also send a “motion event” message to the Pivot Client Software. If “MOTION ALARM” is disabled in the “DEVICE” menu, and recording is set to “CONT + MOT”, the system will record with continuous recording even when motion is detected in

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Orange

The system records when a sensor is triggered and only during the dwell time as set in “SENSOR” is set to “SENSOR”, the system will not record even though a sensor is triggered.

Pink

“Motion” + “Sensor”-The system records only when motion is detected AND when a sensor is

activated.

NOTE

If the Alarm does not activate even though the alarm input setting has been made, check the alarm

Intelli-Search Bar on playback mode.

of the “DEVICE” menu. If “SENSOR” is disabled under the “DEVICE” menu, and recording schedule

triggered at the same time. If ‘MOTION’ and ‘SENSOR’ are both disabled in the “DEVICE” menu, the system will not record nor notify the Pivot Client Software when motion occurs or a sensor is

AUTION

4. T o view video from the selected time, follow one of the options below:

Press the ‘Play’ button at the bottom of the window. The system will display all channels in playback mode, corresponding to the selected date and time.

Dark Blue Color

The data recorded during DST (Daylight Saving Time) will be indicated in Dark Blue color in the

a. Use the manual hour option to view specific hours of the day. b. Using the table, click on the hour you would like to view in playback.

3.7.2 Event Log

The Event log search allows you to search for a particular event, displaying the search results in a detailed table.

1. T o open Event Log Search, select one of the following options:

a. Click the button in the quick menu and select Search Event Log. b. Right-click anywhere on the screen and select Search Event Log.

2. Select the date you would like to search.

3. Select which events to include in the report. Select from Sensor, Motion, Connection Failure, Instant Recording, HDD Full, or All

4. Press ‘Search’. The system will display all search results in the table, starting with the latest events.

5. Use the buttons on the bottom of the window to switch between the report’s pages.

6. Export the log report to a USB memory device in text file format.

a. Attach a USB memory stick to the USB port. b. Press “SCAN” to detect the USB stick. c. Press “EXPORT” to copy the log information to the media.

7. Click play icon to play back the selected event data.

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connection of the NVR rear panel and Network camera alarm.

NOTE

3.7.3 System Log

The system log search allows you to search for any changes made to the system, displaying the search results in a detailed table.

1. T o open System Log Search, select one of the following options:

a. Click the button in the quick menu bar and select Search System Log. b. Right-click anywhere on the screen and select Search System Log.

2. Select the date you would like to search.

3. Select which events to include in the log report. Select from System, Setup, Network, or All.

4. Press ‘Search’. The system will display all search results in the table, starting with the latest events.

5. Export the log report to a USB memory device in text file format. a. Attach a USB memory stick to the USB port. b. Press “SCAN” to detect the USB stick. c. Press “EXPORT” to copy the log information to the media

20 numbers of log record will be shown on one page of the <System Log> and <Event Log> window. User can click the arrow icon to search the log records on another page.

3.7.4 First Data

Go to the first screen of the recorded video. This is the oldest video recorded.

3.7.5 Last Data

Go to the last screen of the recorded video. This is the latest video recorded.

3.7.6 Bookmark

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Go to the bookmark list to search recorded video in the bookmark list. Users can make their own bookmark list by clicking the

button during playback. The first ‘Bookmark’ press will indicate the start time for the bookmarked video. Press the

button again to end the bookmark and save it. Click the button next to any bookmark event to playback video.

The bookmark will be available up to 32 times.

3.8 DST Setting and Screen Saver

DST starts at 2:00AM local time on 2nd Sunday of March, and ends at 2:00AM DST on 1st Sunday of November. During DST (Daylight Saving Time), the NVR’s clock needs to be adjusted according to regional time zone. The NVR’s time

will shift one hour after the DST settings start, and the NVR will restore the time clock back to normal after DST ends. T o enable DST setting on the NVR, right-click anywhere on the screen and go to: SYSTEM > SYSTEM INFO and click

“DATE/TIME” to get the DST setting window. Check the box next to “USE DST” and select the DST “Begin & End” time.

Since the clock jumps from 2:00 to 3:00, when you go to search mode, you can see there is no data in all channels for one hour due to DST. When DST ends, there is an hour of overlapped video. The overlapped video will be indicated in a dark blue color on the Intelli-Search Bar during playback mode.

When user click on such overlapped period, a message titled “Recorded video Selection” will pop up. The user can then select whether to play DST data or Non-DST data.

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continues to record while the monitor is turned off.

Click OK to play DST image. Click CANCEL to play Non-DST image.

[“DST” image is displayed on screen] [“Non-DST” image is displayed on screen]

3.9 Screen Saver

The Screen Saver features protects the screen and data of the NVR by turning off after a set time of inactivity. To enable the Screen Saver, right-click anywhere on the screen and go to the menu setup: SYSTEM > SYSTEM INFO and click “SCREEN SAVER”. Set the WAITING TIM E for when the monitor will automatically turn off.

OTE WAITING TIME: Users can select the WAITING TIME from NONE, 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,20,30,40,50, and

up to 60 MIN. T he SCREE N SAVER will not work when WAI T IN G TIME is set to “NONE”. SCREEN SAVER may not work, during system upgrade, HDD format, or data backup process. The system

4 SETTING

General setting structure consists of “Quick Setup”, “System”, “Device”, “Record”, “Alarm,” and ‘Network” as shown below.

T o open System Log Search, select one of the following options:

1. Click the button in the quick menu bar and select Setup Menu.

2. Right-click anywhere on the screen and select Setup Menu.

T o view the sub-menu categories for each menu option, hover the mouse over the menu option. To enter the setup menu, click on the desired category.

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Main MENU

Sub MENU

NVR

SYSTEM INFO

USER

EXPORT/IMPORT

HDD

BACKUP

MONITORING

FACTORY DEFAULT

CAMERA

AUDIO

SCHEDULE

RECORD SETUP

HOLIDAY

SENSOR

SYSTEM ALARM

MOTION ALARM

NOTIFICATION

NETWORK

DDNS

IP FILTER

QUICK SETUP

SYSTEM

DEVICE

RECORD

ALARM

NETWORK

4.1 System

4.1.1 System Info

The System Info sub-menu includes the following options: Date/ Time, HDMI Resolution, Language, Remote ID, Version & System Upgrade, Video Signal, IP & MAC Addresses for both the NVR and camera switch, Keyboard Setup, NTP Setup, Display Setup, and Screen Saver Setup.

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NOTE

The FTP server address is subject to change without a prior notice

- Date/ Time- Using the available options, manually adjust the date and time, select the display mode for the time and the

date, and select the appropriate time zone. If applicable, check the ‘USE DST’ box. See 3.12 DST setting for more information.

- HDMI Resolution- Select the NVR’s output resolution. NVRs support the following video resolutions: 640x360,

1280x720, 1280x1024, and 1920x1080.

- Language- Select the NVR’s display language from the available in the drop-down menu.

- Remote ID- Set the NVR’s remote ID, which should be the same as the IR Remote Control (default ID is 1).

- Firmware Version & upgrade- when a new version is available use the easy upgrade menu to upgrade your NVR. It is

always recommended to maintain your NVR up to date with the latest firmware to guarantee the NVR’s proper functionality. To upgrade your system:

Upgrading system using USB memory stick:

1. Insert a USB drive with the firmware file formatted by FAT32 in any USB port of NVR (compatible with USB

2.0).

2. Select ‘USB’ from the Method drop down options and press the ‘Scan’ button.

3. Once the system detects the USB drive, it will display the firmware file under ‘Upgrade File Name’ and the

‘New Ver’.

4. Click “OK” to confirm.

Upgrading system using Digital Watchdog’s FTP server:

1. Select FTP in the drop-down options under ‘Method’.

2. Enter the FTP’s address: ftp.dwcc.tv

3. Enter the username and password (these should be filled out automatically). Username: vmax960, password:

vmax960.

4. Click ‘Check’ to allow the NVR to connect to the FTP server and check the latest Firmware version. If a new

firmware is available, the NVR will ask you whether you want to upgrade it or not.

5. Click ‘OK’ to confirm and click ‘START’ to start upgrading.

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and performance. If necessary, you can return system to its default settings.

AUTION It is recommended to format the HDD after firmware upgrades because the data recorded by previous

firmware may cause malfunction of NVR. It is highly recommended to check all functions and menus after a firmware upgrade for proper layout

- V ideo Signal- Displays the video out signal from the NVR. This is a default information and will display NTSC or PAL, depending on the signal from the cameras.

- IP & MAC A ddresses- This information is necessary when connecting to the NVR via its web viewer or the Pivot Client Software. This information includes the NVR’s IP address as well as the MAC address of the NVR and the switch that powered the IP cameras. See section 4.5 Network for more information and setup.

- NTP Setup- Setup the NVR to automatically sync with a Network Time Protocol. There are two types of TIME SYNC MODE:

o Server Mode- the NVR is set as a T ime Sync Server, which can synchronize its own time with other NVRs

connected over the same network.

o Client Mode- the NVR is set as the client NVR. Enter the IP address or URL of another NVR, Advanced Client

Software (ACS), or Central Management System (CMS), as a Time Sync Server in “SYNC SERVER”. This will cause your NVR to synchronize its time with a Time Sync Server in the set interval time.

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Digital Watchdog NVR-4CH User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

1 GETTING STARTED

1.1 Checking Supplied Items

1.2 Connecting Peripheral Devi c e

1.3 System Startup

2 EXPLANATION FOR EACH FUNCTION

2.1 Front Panel

2.2 Rear Panel

3 OPERATION

3.1 User Log-in

3.2 Quick Setup

3.3 Live Display Mode

3.4 Playback of Recorded Video

3.5 Simultaneous Live and Playback (CAMEO)

3.6 Quick Backup during Live & Playback

3.7 Search Recording Image

3.8 DST Setting and Screen Saver

3.9 Screen Saver

4 SETTING

4.1 System