DVRSystems 2U Series User Manual

2U Series Standalone DVR User’s Manual

Version 3.0

Table of Contents

1 FEATURES AND SPECIFICATIONS................................................................ 10

1.1 Overview ...............................................................................................................................................10

1.2 Features................................................................................................................................................10

1.3 Specifications .......................................................................................................................................11

1.3.1 4 HDDs Series.................................................................................................................................11

1.3.2 8 HDDs (Without the Audio Function) Series .............................................................................14

1.3.3 8 HDDs (Extra stream CIF/QCIF) Series ....................................................................................18

1.3.4 8 HDDs (Extra stream QCIF) Series............................................................................................21

2 OVERVIEW AND CONTROLS ......................................................................... 26

2.1 Front Panel ...........................................................................................................................................26

2.2 Rear Panel............................................................................................................................................28

2.3 Connection Sample.............................................................................................................................29

2.4 Remote Control....................................................................................................................................30

2.5 Mouse Control......................................................................................................................................32

2.6 Virtual Keyboard & Front Panel.........................................................................................................34

2.6.1 Virtual Keyboard..............................................................................................................................34

2.6.2 Front Panel ......................................................................................................................................34

3 INSTALLATION AND CONNECTIONS............................................................. 35

3.1 Check Unpacked DVR........................................................................................................................35

3.2 About Front Panel and Real Panel ...................................................................................................35

3.3 HDD Installation...................................................................................................................................35

3.3.1 8 HDD series ...................................................................................................................................35

3.3.2 4 HDD Series...................................................................................................................................36

3.4 Rack Installation ..................................................................................................................................36

3.5 Connecting Power Supply..................................................................................................................37

3.6 Connecting Video Input and Output Devices ..................................................................................37

3.6.1 Connecting Video Input..................................................................................................................37

3.6.2 Connecting Video Output...............................................................................................................38

3.7 Connecting Audio Input & Output, Bidirectional Audio ..................................................................38

3.7.1 Audio Input....................................................................................................................................... 39

3.7.2 Audio Output....................................................................................................................................39

3.8 Alarm Input and Output Connection .................................................................................................40

3.8.1 Alarm Input and Output Details.....................................................................................................41

3.8.2 Alarm Input Port ..............................................................................................................................42

3.8.3 Alarm Output Port ...........................................................................................................................42

3.9 RS232....................................................................................................................................................43

3.10 RS485....................................................................................................................................................43

3.11 Other Interfaces ...................................................................................................................................43

4 OVERVIEW OF NAVIGATION AND CONTROLS ............................................ 45

4.1 Login, Logout & Main Menu ...............................................................................................................45

4.1.1 Login .................................................................................................................................................45

4.1.2 Main Menu .......................................................................................................................................46

4.1.3 Logout...............................................................................................................................................46

4.1.4 Auto Resume after Power Failure ................................................................................................47

4.1.5 Replace Button Battery ..................................................................................................................47

4.2 Manual Record.....................................................................................................................................47

4.2.1 Live Viewing.....................................................................................................................................47

4.2.2 Manual record..................................................................................................................................47

4.3 Search & Playback ..............................................................................................................................49

4.4 Schedule ...............................................................................................................................................52

4.4.1 Schedule Menu ....................................................................................................................................52

4.4.2 Snapshot ..........................................................................................................................................54

4.4.3 Image FTP ....................................................................................................................................... 56

4.4.4 Snapshot Disk (For special series only) ......................................................................................56

4.5 Detect ....................................................................................................................................................57

4.5.1 Go to Detect Menu...............................................................................................................................57

4.5.2 Motion Detect........................................................................................................................................57

4.5.3 Video Loss.............................................................................................................................................59

4.5.4 Camera Masking..................................................................................................................................60

4.6 Alarm Setup and Alarm Activation ....................................................................................................61

4.6.1 Go to alarm setup interface ...........................................................................................................61

4.6.2 Alarm setup......................................................................................................................................61

4.7 Backup ..................................................................................................................................................63

4.7.1 Detect Device.......................................................................................................................................63

4.7.1 Backup..............................................................................................................................................63

4.8 PTZ Control and Color Setup ............................................................................................................ 64

4.8.1 Cable Connection ................................................................................................................................64

4.8.2 PTZ Setup.............................................................................................................................................64

4.8.3 3D Intelligent Positioning Key............................................................................................................66

4.9 Preset/ Patrol/Pattern/Scan................................................................................................................66

4.9.1Preset Setup .........................................................................................................................................67

4.9.2 Activate Preset.....................................................................................................................................68

4.9.3 Patrol setup (Tour Setup)...................................................................................................................68

4.9.4 Activate Patrol (tour) ...........................................................................................................................68

4.9.5 Pattern Setup.......................................................................................................................................68

4.9.6 Activate Pattern Function...................................................................................................................68

4.9.7 Auto Scan Setup ................................................................................................................................. 69

4.9.8 Activate Auto Scan..............................................................................................................................69

4.10 Flip .........................................................................................................................................................69

5 UNDERSTANDING OF MENU OPERATIONS AND CONTROLS ................... 70

5.1 Menu Tree ............................................................................................................................................70

5.2 Main Menu ............................................................................................................................................70

5.3 Setting ...................................................................................................................................................71

5.3.1 General.............................................................................................................................................71

5.3.2 Encode .............................................................................................................................................73

5.3.3 Schedule ..........................................................................................................................................74

5.3.4 RS232...............................................................................................................................................74

5.3.5 Network ............................................................................................................................................75

5.3.6 Alarm.................................................................................................................................................84

5.3.7 Detect ...............................................................................................................................................84

5.3.8 Pan/Tilt/Zoom ..................................................................................................................................84

5.3.9 Display..............................................................................................................................................85

5.3.10 Default..........................................................................................................................................86

5.4 Search ...................................................................................................................................................87

5.5 Advanced ..............................................................................................................................................87

5.5.1 HDD Management..........................................................................................................................88

5.5.2 Abnormity .........................................................................................................................................91

5.5.3 Alarm Output....................................................................................................................................92

5.5.4 Manual Record................................................................................................................................92

5.5.5 Account.............................................................................................................................................92

5.5.6 Auto Maintain...................................................................................................................................95

5.5.7 TV Adjust..........................................................................................................................................95

5.5.8 Video Matrix.....................................................................................................................................96

5.5.9 Card Overlay....................................................................................................................................96

5.5.10 Config File Backup..................................................................................................................... 98

5.6 Information............................................................................................................................................99

5.6.1 HDD Information .............................................................................................................................99

5.6.2 BPS.................................................................................................................................................100

5.6.3 Log ..................................................................................................................................................100

5.6.4 Version ...........................................................................................................................................101

5.6.5 Online Users..................................................................................................................................101

5.7 Shutdown............................................................................................................................................102

6 ABOUT AUXILIARY MENU ............................................................................ 103

6.1 Go to Pan/Tilt/Zoom Menu ...............................................................................................................103

6.1.1 3D Intelligent Positioning Key .....................................................................................................103

6.2 Preset /Patrol / Pattern /Border Function.....................................................................................104

6.2.1 Preset Setup..................................................................................................................................105

6.2.2 Activate Preset .............................................................................................................................. 1 05

6.2.3 Patrol Setup ...................................................................................................................................105

6.2.4 Activate Patrol ...............................................................................................................................105

6.2.5 Pattern Setup.................................................................................................................................105

6.2.6 Activate Pattern Function.............................................................................................................106

6.2.7 Border Setup..................................................................................................................................106

6.2.8 Activate Border Function .............................................................................................................106

6.2.9 Flip ..................................................................................................................................................106

7 WEB CLIENT OPERATION ............................................................................ 108

7.1 Network Connection..........................................................................................................................108

7.2 Login....................................................................................................................................................108

7.2.1 Real-time Monitor..........................................................................................................................111

7.2.2 PTZ .................................................................................................................................................113

7.2.3 Color ...............................................................................................................................................115

7.2.4 Picture Path and Record Path ....................................................................................................115

7.3 Configure ............................................................................................................................................116

7.3.1 System Information.......................................................................................................................116

7.3.2 System Configuration...................................................................................................................119

7.3.3 Advanced .......................................................................................................................................138

7.3.4 Additional Function .......................................................................................................................145

7.4 Search .................................................................................................................................................147

7.5 Alarm ...................................................................................................................................................150

7.6 About ...................................................................................................................................................151

7.7 Log out ................................................................................................................................................152

7.8 Un-install Web Control......................................................................................................................152

8 PROFESSIONAL SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM ................................................ 153

9 FAQ................................................................................................................. 154

APPENDIX A HDD CAPACITY CALCULATION ................................................. 159

APPENDIX B COMPATIBLE BACKUP DEVICE LIST........................................ 160

APPENDIX C COMPATIBLE CD/DVD DEVICE LIST............................................ 164

APPENDIX D COMPATIBLE DISPLAYER LIST ................................................. 165

APPENDIX E COMPATIBLE SWITCHER LIST .................................................. 167

APPENDIX F COMPATIBLE WIRELESS MOUSE LIST..................................... 168

APPENDIX G EARTHING.................................................................................... 169

APPENDIX H TOXIC OR HAZARDOUS MATERIALS OR ELEMENTS................ 174

Welcome

Thank you for purchasing our DVR!

This user’s manual is designed to be a reference tool for the installation and operation of your

system.

Here you can find information about this series DVR features and functions, as well as a detailed

menu tree.

Before installation and operation please read the following safeguards and warnings carefully!

Important Safeguards and Warnings

1．Electrical safety

All installation and operation here should conform to your local electrical safety codes.

We assume no liability or responsibility for all the fires or electrical shock caused by improper

handling or installation.

2．Transportation security

Heavy stress, violent vibration or water splash are not allowed during transportation, storage and

installation.

3．Installation

Keep upwards. Handle with care.

Do not apply power to the DVR before completing installation.

Do not place objects on the DVR

4．Qualified engineers needed

All the examination and repair work should be done by the qualified service engineers.

We are not liable for any problems caused by unauthorized modifications or attempted repair.

5．Environment

The DVR should be installed in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight, inflammable,

explosive substances and etc. This series product shall be transported, storage and used in the environment ranging from 0℃ to 40 ℃

6. Accessories

Be sure to use all the accessories recommended by manufacturer.

Before installation, please open the package and check all the components are included.

Contact your local retailer ASAP if something is broken in your package.

7. Lithium battery

Improper battery use may result in fire, explosion, or personal injury!

When replace the battery, please make sure you are using the same model!

1 FEATURES AND SPECIFICATIONS

1.1 Overview

This series product is an excellent digital monitor product designed for security field. It adopts

embedded Linux OS to maintain reliable operation. Popular H.264 compression algorithm and

G.711 audio compression technology realize high quality, low bit stream. Unique frame by frame

play function is suitable for detail analysis. It has various functions such as record, playback,

monitor at the same time and can guarantee audio video synchronization. This series product

has advanced technology and strong network data transmission function.

This series device adopts embedded design to achieve high security and reliability. It can work in

the local end, and at the same time, when connecting it to the professional surveillance software

(PSS), it can connect to security network to realize strong network and remote monitor function.

This series product can be widely used in various areas such as banking, telecommunication,

electric power, interrogation, transportation, intelligent resident zone, factory, warehouse,

resources, and water conservancy.

1.2 Features

This series product has the following features:

z Real-time monitor

It has analog output port, VGA port and HDMI port. You can use monitor or displayer to realize

surveillance function.

System supports TV/VGA/HDMI output at the same time.

z Storage function

Special data format to guarantee data security and can avoid vicious data modification.

z Compression format

Support multiple-channel audio and video. An independent hardware decodes the audio and

video signal from each channel to maintain video and audio synchronization.

z Backup function

Support backup operation via USB port (such as flash disk, portable HDD, burner) and eSATA

port.

Client-end user can download the file to local HDD to backup via network.

z Record playback function

Support each channel real-time record independently, and at the same time it can support search,

forward play, network monitor, record search, download and etc.

Support various playback modes: slow play, fast play, backward play and frame by frame play.

Support time title overlay so that you can view event accurate occurred time

Support specified zone enlargement.

z Network operation

Support network remote real-time monitor, remote record search and remote PTZ control.

z Alarm activation function

Several relay alarm outputs to realize alarm activation and on-site light control.

The alarm input port and output has the protection circuit to guarantee device safety.

z Communication port

RS485 port can realize alarm input and PTZ control.

RS232 port can connect to keyboard to realize central control, and can also connect to PC COM

to upgrade system and realize maintenance, and matrix control.

Standard Ethernet port can realize network access function.

z PTZ control

Support PTZ decoder via RS485.

Support various decode protocols to allow the PTZ to control the speed dome.

z Intelligent operation

Mouse operation function

In the menu, support copy and paste setup function

z UPnP

It is to establish the mapping relationship between the LAN and the WAN via the UPnP protocol.

Slight function differences may be found due to different series.

1.3 Specifications

1.3.1 4 HDDs Series

Parameter

4-ch 8-ch 16-ch

Main Processor

High-performance industrial embedded micro controller

Embedded LINUX

System Resources

Multiplex operations: Multiple-channel record, multiple-channel playback and network operation simultaneously

Interface

User-friendly graphical user interface

Input Devices

Front panel, USB mouse, remote control

Input Method

Arabic number, English character, donation and extension Chinese (optional)

System

Shortcut Function

Copy/paste operation, USB mouse right-key shortcut menu, double click

USB mouse to switch screen. Video Compressio n

H.264

Compression Standard

Audio Compressio n

G.711A

Video Input

4-CH composite video

input: (NTSC/PAL)

BNC (1.0V

P- P,

B75Ω)

8-CH composite video input: (NTSC/PAL) BNC (1.0VB

P- P,

B75Ω)

16-CH composite video input: (NTSC/PAL) BNC (1.0V

P- P,

B75Ω)

Video Output

1-ch PAL/NTSC, BNC (1.0VP- P, 75Ω) composite video signal output.

1-ch VGA output.

1-ch HDMI output.

Support TV/VGA/HDMI video output at the same time. Video Standard

PAL (625 line, 50f/s), NTSC (525 line, 60f/s)

Record Speed

Real-time Mode: PAL 1f/s to 25f/s per channel and NTSC 1f/s to 30f/s

per channel

Video Partition

1/4 windows(Optional) 1/4/9 windows 1/4/9 /16 windows

Monitor Touring

Support monitor tour functions such as alarm, motion detection, and

schedule auto control.

PAL/NTSC

Real-time monitor：

D1 704×576/704×480

Playback：

1/16-ch: D1 704×576/704×480 (6f/s, when other channels’ resolution

are all CIF, the first channel and the ninth channel can support 25f/s.) ,

CIF 352×288/ 352×240 , QCIF 176×144/176×120

Resolution (PAL/NTSC )

Support dual streams: extra stream resolution QCIF 176×144/176×120

Image Quality

6-level image quality (Adjustable)

Privacy mask

Support one privacy mask of user-defined size in full screen.

Support max 4 zones. Image Information

Channel information, time information and privacy mask zone.

TV Adjust Adjust TV output zone suitable to anamorphic video.

Channel Lock

Cover secret channel with black screen though system is encoding

normally.

Screen-lock function to prevent unauthorized user seeing secret video. Channel Information

Channel name, recording status, screen lock status, video loss status

and motion detection status are shown on the bottom left of display

screen.

Video monitor

Color Configuratio n

Hue, brightness, contrast, saturation and gain setup for each channel.

Audio Input

4-ch 200-2000mv

10KΩ(BNC)

8-ch 200-2000mv 10KΩ(BNC)

16-ch 2002000mv 10KΩ (BNC)

Audio Output

1-ch audio output 200-3000mv 5KΩ(BNC)

Audio

Bidirectional Audio

1-ch audio talk input 200-3000mv 10KΩ（BNC）

1-ch audio talk output 200-3000mv 5KΩ(BNC)

Hard Disk

4 built-in SATA port. Support 4 HDDs.

Hard disk

Hard Disk Occupation

Audio：PCM 28.8MByte/h

Video：56-900MByte/h

Recording Mode

Manual recording, motion detection recording, schedule recording and

alarm recording

Priority: Manual recording> alarm recording>motion detection

recording>schedule recording. Recording Length

1 to 120 minutes single record duration (Default setup is 60 minutes)

Playback Repeat Way

When hard disk is full, system can overwrite previous video file.

Record Search

Various search engines such as time, type and channel.

Playback Mode

Various fast play, slow play speeds, manual frame by frame playback

and reverse play mode. Various File Switch Ways

Can switch to previous or next file or any file in current play list.

Can switch to file on other channel of the same time. (If there is a file)

Support file continuous play, when a file is end system auto plays the

next file in the current channel Multichannel Playback

There is 1/4/9/16-channel playback mode.

(It may vary due to different series.)

Window Zoom

Switch between self-adaptive screen/full screen when playback

Record and playback

Partial Enlargemen t

When in one-window full-screen playback mode, you can select any zone

to activate partial enlargement function.

HDD backup

Support peripheral USB backup device. (Flash disk, portable disk, USB

burner and etc.)

Support peripheral eSATA backup device.

Backup function

Backup Mode

Support network download and backup

View monitor channel remotely.

DVR configuration through client-end and web browser

Upgrade via client or browser to realize remote maintenance.

View alarm information such as external alarm, motion detection and

video loss via client.

Support network PTZ lens control

File download backup and playback

Multiple devices share information via corresponding software such as

professional surveillance software (PSS)

Duplex transparent COM

Network alarm input and output

Network Function

Network control

Bidirectional audio. Motion Detection

Zone setup: support 396((PAL 22×18, NTSC 22×15)) detection zones.

Various sensitivity levels.

Alarm can activate record or external alarm or screen message prompt. Video Loss Alarm can activate external alarm or screen message prompt. External Alarm

Support record activation function or activate external alarm or screen

message in specified period. Manual Alarm Control

Enable or disable alarm input channel

Support analog alarm signal to specific alarm output channel.

Motion Detection and Alarm

Alarm Input

4-ch alarm input（You

can set normal open or

normal close type to

select the alarm type. ）

8-ch alarm input（You can set normal open or normal close type to select the alarm type. ）

16-ch alarm input （You can set normal open or normal close type to select the alarm type. ）

Alarm Output

6-channel relay output, including one controllable DC +12V output port.

Alarm Relay

30VDC 2A，125VAC 1A（activation alarm ） USB

Interface

2 USB 2.0 ports.

Network connection

RJ45 10M/100M self-adaptable Ethernet port

RS485

PTZ control port

Support various PTZ control protocols.

Interface

RS232

Ordinary COM (Debug),keyboard connection and transparent serial

port(COM input and output via network ) Hard Disk Information

Display HDD current status

Data Stream Statistics

Data stream statistics for each channel (in wave mode)

Log statistics

Backup to 1024 log files.

Support various search engines such as time and type.

Version

Display version information: channel amount, alarm input and output

amount, system version and release date.

System Information

On-line user Display current on-line user

Multi-lever user management; various management modes

Integrated management for local user, serial port user and network user.

Configurable user power.

User Manageme nt

Support user /group and its corresponding rights modification.

No limit to the user or group amount.

Password modification

Administrator can modify other user’s password.

User Management

Password Authenticati on

Account lock strategy

Five times login failure in thirty minutes may result in account lock.

Upgrade

Web browser, client-end and update tool.

Password login protection to guarantee safety

User-friendly interface when login. Provide the following options: Logout

/shutdown/ restart.

Right authentication when shut down to make sure only those proper

people can turn off DVR Power

AC90~264V 50+2% Hz （Max 75W） Power

Consumptio n

13W (Exclude HDD)

Working Temperatur e

0℃－＋55℃

Working Humidity

10%－90%

Air Pressure

86kpa－106kpa

Dimension

2U standard industrial case. 440(W) x450 (D) x89mm(H)

Weight 5.5-6.5KG(Exclude HDD)

General Parameter

Installation Mode

Desktop/rack installation

1.3.2 8 HDDs (Without the Audio Function) Series

Parameter

4-ch 8-ch 16-ch

Main Processor

High-performance industrial embedded micro controller

Embedded LINUX

System Resources

Multiplex operations: Multiple-channel record, multiple-channel playback

and network operation simultaneously Interface

User-friendly graphical user interface Input

Devices

Front panel, USB mouse, remote control

Input Method

Arabic number, English character, donation and extension Chinese

(optional)

System

Shortcut Function

Copy/paste operation, USB mouse right-key shortcut menu, double click

USB mouse to switch screen. Video Compressio n

H.264

Compression Standard

Audio Compressio n

G.711A

Video Input

4-CH composite video

input: (NTSC/PAL)

BNC (1.0V

P- P,

B75Ω)

8-CH composite video input: (NTSC/PAL) BNC (1.0V

P- P,

B75Ω)

16-CH composite video input: (NTSC/PAL) BNC (1.0V

P- P,

B75Ω)

Video Output

1-ch PAL/NTSC, BNC (1.0VP- P, 75Ω) composite video signal output.

1-ch VGA output.

1-ch HDMI output.

Support TV/VGA/HDMI video output at the same time. Video Standard

PAL (625 line, 50f/s), NTSC (525 line, 60f/s)

Record Speed

Real-time Mode: PAL 1f/s to 25f/s per channel and NTSC 1f/s to 30f/s

per channel

Video Partition

1/4 windows(Optional) 1/4/9 windows 1/4/9 /16 windows

Monitor Touring

Support monitor tour functions such as alarm, motion detection, and

schedule auto control.

PAL/NTSC

Real-time monitor：

D1 704×576/704×480

Playback：

1/16-ch: D1 704×576/704×480 (6f/s, when other channels’ resolution

are all CIF, the first channel and the ninth channel can support 25f/s.) ,

CIF 352×288/ 352×240 , QCIF 176×144/176×120

Resolution (PAL/NTSC )

Support dual streams: extra stream resolution QCIF 176×144/176×120

Image Quality

6-level image quality (Adjustable)

Privacy mask

Support one privacy mask of user-defined size in full screen.

Support max 4 zones. Image Information

Channel information, time information and privacy mask zone.

TV Adjust Adjust TV output zone suitable to anamorphic video.

Video monitor

Channel Lock

Cover secret channel with black screen though system is encoding

normally.

Screen-lock function to prevent unauthorized user seeing secret video.

Channel Information

Channel name, recording status, screen lock status, video loss status

and motion detection status are shown on the bottom left of display

screen. Color Configuratio n

Hue, brightness, contrast, saturation and gain setup for each channel.

Audio Input

N/A N/A N/A

Audio Output

N/A

Audio

Bidirectional Audio

N/A

Hard Disk

8 built-in SATA port. Support 8 HDDs.

Hard disk

Hard Disk Occupation

Audio：PCM 28.8MByte/h

Video：56-900MByte/h

Recording Mode

Manual recording, motion detection recording, schedule recording and

alarm recording

Priority: Manual recording> alarm recording>motion detection

recording>schedule recording. Recording Length

1 to 120 minutes single record duration (Default setup is 60 minutes)

Playback Repeat Way

When hard disk is full, system can overwrite previous video file.

Record Search

Various search engines such as time, type and channel.

Playback Mode

Various fast play, slow play speeds, manual frame by frame playback

and reverse play mode. Various File Switch Ways

Can switch to previous or next file or any file in current play list.

Can switch to file on other channel of the same time. (If there is a file)

Support file continuous play, when a file is end system auto plays the

next file in the current channel Multichannel Playback

There is 1/4/9/16-channel playback mode.

(It may vary due to different series.)

Window Zoom

Switch between self-adaptive screen/full screen when playback

Record and playback

Partial Enlargemen t

When in one-window full-screen playback mode, you can select any zone

to activate partial enlargement function.

HDD backup

Support peripheral USB backup device. (Flash disk, portable disk, USB

burner and etc.)

Support peripheral eSATA backup device.

Backup function

Backup Mode

Support network download and backup

View monitor channel remotely.

DVR configuration through client-end and web browser

Upgrade via client or browser to realize remote maintenance.

View alarm information such as external alarm, motion detection and

video loss via client.

Support network PTZ lens control

File download backup and playback

Multiple devices share information via corresponding software such as

professional surveillance software (PSS)

Duplex transparent COM

Network alarm input and output

Network Function

Network control

Bidirectional audio.

Motion Detection

Zone setup: support 396((PAL 22×18, NTSC 22×15)) detection zones.

Various sensitivity levels.

Alarm can activate record or external alarm or screen message prompt. Video Loss Alarm can activate external alarm or screen message prompt. External Alarm

Support record activation function or activate external alarm or screen

message in specified period. Manual Alarm Control

Enable or disable alarm input channel

Support analog alarm signal to specific alarm output channel.

Alarm Input

4-ch alarm input（You

can set normal open or

normal close type to

select the alarm type. ）

8-ch alarm input（You can set normal open or normal close type to select the alarm type. ）

16-ch alarm input （You can set normal open or normal close type to select the alarm type. ）

Alarm Output

6-channel relay output, including one controllable DC +12V output port.

Motion Detection and Alarm

Alarm Relay

30VDC 2A，125VAC 1A（activation alarm ） USB

Interface

2 USB 2.0 ports.

Network connection

RJ45 10M/100M self-adaptable Ethernet port

RS485

PTZ control port

Support various PTZ control protocols.

Interface

RS232

Ordinary COM (Debug),keyboard connection and transparent serial

port(COM input and output via network ) Hard Disk Information

Display HDD current status

Data Stream Statistics

Data stream statistics for each channel (in wave mode)

Log statistics

Backup to 1024 log files.

Support various search engines such as time and type.

Version

Display version information: channel amount, alarm input and output

amount, system version and release date.

System Information

On-line user Display current on-line user

Multi-lever user management; various management modes

Integrated management for local user, serial port user and network user.

Configurable user power.

User Manageme nt

Support user /group and its corresponding rights modification.

No limit to the user or group amount.

Password modification

Administrator can modify other user’s password.

User Management

Password Authenticati on

Account lock strategy

Five times login failure in thirty minutes may result in account lock.

Upgrade

Web browser, client-end and update tool.

Password login protection to guarantee safety

User-friendly interface when login. Provide the following options: Logout

/shutdown/ restart.

Right authentication when shut down to make sure only those proper

people can turn off DVR Power

AC90~264V 50+2% Hz （Max 75W）

General Parameter

Power Consumptio n

13W (Exclude HDD)

Working Temperatur e

0℃－＋55℃

Working Humidity

10%－90%

Air Pressure

86kpa－106kpa

Dimension

2U standard industrial case. 440(W) x450 (D) x89mm(H)

Weight 5.5-6.5KG(Exclude HDD) Installation

Mode

Desktop/rack installation

1.3.3 8 HDDs (Extra stream CIF/QCIF) Series

Parameter

4-ch 8-ch 16-ch

Main Processor

High-performance industrial embedded micro controller

Embedded LINUX

System Resources

Multiplex operations: Multiple-channel record, multiple-channel playback

and network operation simultaneously Interface

User-friendly graphical user interface Input

Devices

Front panel, USB mouse, remote control

Input Method

Arabic number, English character, donation and extension Chinese

(optional)

System

Shortcut Function

Copy/paste operation, USB mouse right-key shortcut menu, double click

USB mouse to switch screen. Video Compressio n

H.264

Compression Standard

Audio Compressio n

G.711A

Video Input

4-CH composite video

input: (NTSC/PAL)

BNC (1.0V

P- P,

B75Ω)

8-CH composite video input: (NTSC/PAL) BNC (1.0V

P- P,

B75Ω)

16-CH composite video input: (NTSC/PAL) BNC (1.0V

P- P,

B75Ω)

Video Output

1-ch PAL/NTSC, BNC (1.0VP- P, 75Ω) composite video signal output.

1-ch VGA output.

1-ch HDMI output.

Support TV/VGA/HDMI video output at the same time. Video Standard

PAL (625 line, 50f/s), NTSC (525 line, 60f/s)

Record Speed

Real-time Mode: PAL 1f/s to 25f/s per channel and NTSC 1f/s to 30f/s

per channel

Video Partition

1/4 windows(Optional) 1/4/9 windows 1/4/9 /16 windows

Monitor Touring

Support monitor tour functions such as alarm, motion detection, and

schedule auto control.

Video monitor

Resolution (PAL/NTSC )

PAL/NTSC

Real-time monitor：

D1 704×576/704×480

Playback：

D1 704×576/704×480

HD1 352x576/352x480

BCIF 720x288/720x240

CIF 352×288/ 352×240

QCIF 176×144/176×120

Support dual streams.

Extra stream resolution:

CIF 352×288/ 352×240

QCIF 176×144/176×120 Image Quality

6-level image quality (Adjustable)

Privacy mask

Support one privacy mask of user-defined size in full screen.

Support max 4 zones. Image Information

Channel information, time information and privacy mask zone.

TV Adjust Adjust TV output zone suitable to anamorphic video.

Channel Lock

Cover secret channel with black screen though system is encoding

normally.

Screen-lock function to prevent unauthorized user seeing secret video. Channel Information

Channel name, recording status, screen lock status, video loss status

and motion detection status are shown on the bottom left of display

screen. Color Configuratio n

Hue, brightness, contrast, saturation and gain setup for each channel.

Audio Input

4-ch 200-2000mv

10KΩ(BNC)

8-ch 200-2000mv 10KΩ(BNC)

16-ch 2002000mv 10KΩ (BNC)

Audio Output

1-ch audio output 200-3000mv 5KΩ(BNC)

Audio

Bidirectional Audio

1-ch audio talk input 200-3000mv 10KΩ（BNC）

1-ch audio talk output 200-3000mv 5KΩ(BNC) Hard Disk

8 built-in SATA port. Support 8 HDDs.

Hard disk

Hard Disk Occupation

Audio：PCM 28.8MByte/h

Video：56-900MByte/h

Recording Mode

Manual recording, motion detection recording, schedule recording and

alarm recording

Priority: Manual recording> alarm recording>motion detection

recording>schedule recording. Recording Length

1 to 120 minutes single record duration (Default setup is 60 minutes)

Playback Repeat Way

When hard disk is full, system can overwrite previous video file.

Record Search

Various search engines such as time, type and channel.

Playback Mode

Various fast play, slow play speeds, manual frame by frame playback

and reverse play mode.

Record and playback

Various File Switch Ways

Can switch to previous or next file or any file in current play list.

Can switch to file on other channel of the same time. (If there is a file)

Support file continuous play, when a file is end system auto plays the

next file in the current channel

Multichannel Playback

There is 1/4/9/16-channel playback mode.

(It may vary due to different series.)

Window Zoom

Switch between self-adaptive screen/full screen when playback

Partial Enlargemen t

When in one-window full-screen playback mode, you can select any zone

to activate partial enlargement function.

HDD backup

Support peripheral USB backup device. (Flash disk, portable disk, USB

burner and etc.)

Support peripheral eSATA backup device.

Backup function

Backup Mode

Support network download and backup

View monitor channel remotely.

DVR configuration through client-end and web browser

Upgrade via client or browser to realize remote maintenance.

View alarm information such as external alarm, motion detection and

video loss via client.

Support network PTZ lens control

File download backup and playback

Multiple devices share information via corresponding software such as

professional surveillance software (PSS)

Duplex transparent COM

Network alarm input and output

Network Function

Network control

Bidirectional audio. Motion Detection

Zone setup: support 396((PAL 22×18, NTSC 22×15)) detection zones.

Various sensitivity levels.

Alarm can activate record or external alarm or screen message prompt. Video Loss Alarm can activate external alarm or screen message prompt. External Alarm

Support record activation function or activate external alarm or screen

message in specified period. Manual Alarm Control

Enable or disable alarm input channel

Support analog alarm signal to specific alarm output channel.

Alarm Input

4-ch alarm input（You

can set normal open or

normal close type to

select the alarm type. ）

8-ch alarm input（You can set normal open or normal close type to select the alarm type. ）

16-ch alarm input （You can set normal open or normal close type to select the alarm type. ）

Alarm Output

6-channel relay output, including one controllable DC +12V output port.

Motion Detection and Alarm

Alarm Relay

30VDC 2A，125VAC 1A（activation alarm ） USB

Interface

2 USB 2.0 ports.

Network connection

RJ45 10M/100M self-adaptable Ethernet port

RS485

PTZ control port

Support various PTZ control protocols.

Interface

RS232

Ordinary COM (Debug),keyboard connection and transparent serial

port(COM input and output via network ) Hard Disk Information

Display HDD current status

Data Stream Statistics

Data stream statistics for each channel (in wave mode)

System Information

Log statistics

Backup to 1024 log files.

Support various search engines such as time and type.

Version

Display version information: channel amount, alarm input and output

amount, system version and release date. On-line user Display current on-line user

Multi-lever user management; various management modes

Integrated management for local user, serial port user and network user.

Configurable user power.

User Manageme nt

Support user /group and its corresponding rights modification.

No limit to the user or group amount.

Password modification

Administrator can modify other user’s password.

User Management

Password Authenticati on

Account lock strategy

Five times login failure in thirty minutes may result in account lock.

Upgrade

Web browser, client-end and update tool.

Password login protection to guarantee safety

User-friendly interface when login. Provide the following options: Logout

/shutdown/ restart.

Right authentication when shut down to make sure only those proper

people can turn off DVR Power

AC90~264V 50+2% Hz （Max 75W） Power

Consumptio n

13W (Exclude HDD)

Working Temperatur e

0℃－＋55℃

Working Humidity

10%－90%

Air Pressure

86kpa－106kpa

Dimension

2U standard industrial case. 440(W) x450 (D) x89mm(H)

Weight 5.8-6.8KG(Exclude HDD)

General Parameter

Installation Mode

Desktop/rack installation

1.3.4 8 HDDs (Extra stream QCIF) Series

Parameter

4-ch 8-ch 16-ch 32-ch

Main Processor

High-performance industrial embedded micro controller

Embedded LINUX

System Resources

Multiplex operations: Multiple-channel record, multiple-channel playback

and network operation simultaneously Interface

User-friendly graphical user interface Input

Devices

Front panel, USB mouse, remote control

Input Method

Arabic number, English character, donation and extension Chinese

(optional)

System

Shortcut Function

Copy/paste operation, USB mouse right-key shortcut menu, double click

USB mouse to switch screen.

Compression Standard

Video Compressio n

H.264

Audio Compressio n

G.711A

Video Input

4-CH composite

video input:

(NTSC/PAL)

BNC (1.0V

P- P,

B75Ω)

8-CH composite video input: (NTSC/PAL) BNC (1.0V

P- P,

B75Ω)

16-CH composite video input: (NTSC/PAL) BNC (1.0V

P- P,

B75Ω)

32-CH composite video input: (NTSC/PAL) BNC (1.0V

P- P,

B75Ω)

Video Output

1-ch PAL/NTSC, BNC (1.0VP- P, 75Ω) composite video signal output.

1-ch VGA output.

1-ch HDMI output.

Support TV/VGA/HDMI video output at the same time. Video Standard

PAL (625 line, 50f/s), NTSC (525 line, 60f/s)

Record Speed

Real-time Mode: PAL 1f/s to 25f/s per channel and NTSC 1f/s to 30f/s

per channel

Video Partition

1/4

windows(Option

al)

1/4/9 windows 1/4/9 /16

windows

1/4/9 /16 /25/36 windows

Monitor Touring

Support monitor tour functions such as alarm, motion detection, and

schedule auto control.

PAL/NTSC

Real-time monitor：

D1 704×576/704×480

Playback：

D1 704×576/704×480 (6f/s, when other channels’ resolution are all CIF,

/9th /17th /25th -channel can support 25f/s.) , CIF 352×288/ 352×240 ,

QCIF 176×144/176×120

Resolution (PAL/NTSC )

Support dual streams.

Extra stream resolution:

QCIF 176×144/176×120 Image Quality

6-level image quality (Adjustable)

Privacy mask

Support one privacy mask of user-defined size in full screen.

Support max 4 zones. Image Information

Channel information, time information and privacy mask zone.

TV Adjust Adjust TV output zone suitable to anamorphic video.

Channel Lock

Cover secret channel with black screen though system is encoding

normally.

Screen-lock function to prevent unauthorized user seeing secret video. Channel Information

Channel name, recording status, screen lock status, video loss status

and motion detection status are shown on the bottom left of display

screen.

Video monitor

Color Configuratio n

Hue, brightness, contrast, saturation and gain setup for each channel.

Audio Input

4-ch 200-

2000mv

10KΩ(BNC)

8-ch 2002000mv 10KΩ(BNC)

16-ch 2002000mv 10KΩ (BNC)

The 1st to the 16th channel, 200-2000mV 10KΩ（BNC）

Audio

Audio Output

1-ch audio output 200-3000mv 5KΩ(BNC)

Bidirectional Audio

1-ch audio talk input 200-3000mv 10KΩ（BNC）

1-ch audio talk output 200-3000mv 5KΩ(BNC) Hard Disk

8 built-in SATA port. Support 8 HDDs.

Hard disk

Hard Disk Occupation

Audio：PCM 28.8MByte/h

Video：56-900MByte/h

Recording Mode

Manual recording, motion detection recording, schedule recording and

alarm recording

Priority: Manual recording> alarm recording>motion detection

recording>schedule recording. Recording Length

1 to 120 minutes single record duration (Default setup is 60 minutes)

Playback Repeat Way

When hard disk is full, system can overwrite previous video file.

Record Search

Various search engines such as time, type and channel.

Playback Mode

Various fast play, slow play speeds, manual frame by frame playback

and reverse play mode. Various File Switch Ways

Can switch to previous or next file or any file in current play list.

Can switch to file on other channel of the same time. (If there is a file)

Support file continuous play, when a file is end system auto plays the

next file in the current channel Multichannel Playback

There is 1/4/9/16-channel playback mode.

(It may vary due to different series.)

Window Zoom

Switch between self-adaptive screen/full screen when playback

Record and playback

Partial Enlargemen t

When in one-window full-screen playback mode, you can select any zone

to activate partial enlargement function.

HDD backup

Support peripheral USB backup device. (Flash disk, portable disk, USB

burner and etc.)

Support peripheral eSATA backup device.

Backup function

Backup Mode

Support network download and backup

View monitor channel remotely.

DVR configuration through client-end and web browser

Upgrade via client or browser to realize remote maintenance.

View alarm information such as external alarm, motion detection and

video loss via client.

Support network PTZ lens control

File download backup and playback

Multiple devices share information via corresponding software such as

professional surveillance software (PSS)

Duplex transparent COM

Network alarm input and output

Network Function

Network control

Bidirectional audio. Motion Detection

Zone setup: support 396((PAL 22×18, NTSC 22×15)) detection zones.

Various sensitivity levels.

Alarm can activate record or external alarm or screen message prompt. Video Loss Alarm can activate external alarm or screen message prompt. External Alarm

Support record activation function or activate external alarm or screen

message in specified period.

Motion Detection and Alarm

Manual Alarm Control

Enable or disable alarm input channel

Support analog alarm signal to specific alarm output channel.

Alarm Input

4-ch alarm input

（You can set

normal open or

normal close

type to select

the alarm

type. ）

8-ch alarm input （You can set normal open or normal close type to select the alarm type. ）

16-ch alarm input（You can set normal open or normal close type to select the alarm type. ）

Alarm Output

6-channel relay output, including one controllable DC +12V output port.

Alarm Relay

30VDC 2A，125VAC 1A（activation alarm ） USB

Interface

2 USB 2.0 ports.

Network connection

RJ45 10M/100M self-adaptable Ethernet port

RS485

PTZ control port

Support various PTZ control protocols.

Interface

RS232

Ordinary COM (Debug),keyboard connection and transparent serial

port(COM input and output via network ) Hard Disk Information

Display HDD current status

Data Stream Statistics

Data stream statistics for each channel (in wave mode)

Log statistics

Backup to 1024 log files.

Support various search engines such as time and type.

Version

Display version information: channel amount, alarm input and output

amount, system version and release date.

System Information

On-line user Display current on-line user

Multi-lever user management; various management modes

Integrated management for local user, serial port user and network user.

Configurable user power.

User Manageme nt

Support user /group and its corresponding rights modification.

No limit to the user or group amount.

Password modification

Administrator can modify other user’s password.

User Management

Password Authenticati on

Account lock strategy

Five times login failure in thirty minutes may result in account lock.

Upgrade

Web browser, client-end and update tool.

Password login protection to guarantee safety

User-friendly interface when login. Provide the following options: Logout

/shutdown/ restart.

Right authentication when shut down to make sure only those proper

people can turn off DVR Power

AC90~264V 50+2% Hz （Max 75W） Power

Consumptio n

13W (Exclude HDD)

Working Temperatur e

0℃－＋55℃

Working Humidity

10%－90%

Air Pressure

86kpa－106kpa

Dimension

2U standard industrial case. 440(W) x450 (D) x89mm(H)

General Parameter

Weight 5.8-6.8KG(Exclude HDD)

Installation Mode

Desktop/rack installation

2 Overview and Controls

This section provides information about front panel and rear panel. When you install this series

DVR for the first time, please refer to this part first.

2.1 Front Panel

The front panel is shown as in Figure 2-1 and Figure 2-2.

Figure 2-1

Figure 2-2

Please refer to the following sheet for front panel button information.

Name Icon Function

Power button

Power button, press this button for three seconds to boot up or shut down DVR.

Number button 0-9

Input Arabic number Switch channel

Input number more than 10

-/--

If you want to input a number more than 10, please click this button and then input.

In textbox, click this button to switch between numeral, English(Small/Capitalized),donation and etc.

Shift



Enable or disable tour. Activate current control, modify setup, and then move up and

down.

Increase/decrease numeral.

Up/ Down

S、T

Assistant function such as PTZ menu.

Left/ Right

W X

Shift current activated control, and then move left and right.

When playback, click these buttons to control playback bar.

Go to previous menu, or cancel current operation.

ESC ESC

When playback, click it to restore real-time monitor mode.

Confirm current operation

Go to default button

Enter ENTER

Go to menu

Record REC

Manually stop/start recording, working with direction keys or numeral keys to select the recording channel.

Slow play

Multiple slow play speeds or normal playback.

One-window monitor mode, click this button to display assistant function: PTZ control and image color.

Backspace function: in numeral control or text control, press it for 1.5seconds to delete the previous character before the cursor.

In motion detection setup, working with Fn and direction keys to realize setup.

In text mode, click it to switch between numeral, English character(small/capitalized) and etc.

In HDD management interface, you can click it to switch HDD record information and other information (Menu prompt)

Assistant Fn

Realize other special functions.

Fast play



Various fast speeds and normal playback.

Play previous

In playback mode, playback the previous video

Reverse/Pause

W

In normal playback or pause mode, click this button to reverse playback In reverse playback, click this button to pause playback.

Play Next

In playback mode, playback the next video In menu setup, go to down ward of the dropdown list.

Play/Pause

f

In normal playback click this button to pause playback In pause mode, click this button to resume playback.

Window switch Mult Click it to switch one-window/multiple-window.

Shuttle(outer ring)

In real-time monitor mode it works as left/right direction key. Playback mode, counter clockwise to forward and clock wise to backward.

Jog(inner dial)

Up/down direction key. Playback mode, turn the inner dial to realized frame by frame playback. (Only applies to some special versions.)

USB port

To connect USB storage device, USB mouse.

Remote control indication light

ACT Remote control indication light

Status indication light

Status If there is Fn indication light, current status indication light is null.

Power indication light

PWR Power indication light

Record light 1-32

For 4/8/16-channel series

It becomes on when system is recording.

For 32-channel series

When the light flashes slowly, it means the corresponding channel of 1-16 channel is recording now. When the light flashes fast, it means the corresponding channel of 17-32 channel is recording now. When the light becomes on, It means the corresponding 2-channel is recoding now.

IR Receiver IR It is to receive the signal from the remote control.

2.2 Rear Panel

The 4/8/16-channel series DVR rear panel is shown as below. See Figure 2-3.

Figure 2-3

Please refer to the following sheet for detailed information.

1 Power button 2 Power input port 3 Fan 4 Loop video output 5 1st to 4th-channel audio input 6 Video input 7 DB25 port (5th to 16th-channel audio input port) 8 Audio output 9 Bidirectional talk input port

10 Bidirectional talk output port 11 Network port 12 eSATA port

13 RS232 port

14 USB port 15 HDMI port

16 Video VGA output

17 Alarm input/alarm output/RS485 port

18 Video CVBS output

19 Video matrix output

The 32-channel series DVR rear panel is shown as below. See Figure 2-4.

Figure 2-4

Please refer to the following sheet for detailed information.

1 Power button 2 Power input port 3 Fan 4 1-32 channel video output 5 1st to 4th-channel audio input 6 DB25 port (5th to 16th-channel audio input port) 7 Audio output 8 Bidirectional talk input port 9 Bidirectional talk output port 10 Network port 11 eSATA port 12 RS232 port

13 USB port

14 HDMI port 15 Video VGA output

16 Alarm input/alarm output/RS485 port

17 Video CVBS output

18 Video matrix output

When connect the Ethernet port, please use crossover cable to connect the PC and use the

straight cable to connect to the switcher or router.

2.3 Connection Sample

Please refer to X281H281H281HFigure 2-5 for connection sample.

The following figure is based on the 16-channel series product.

Figure 2-5

2.4 Remote Control

The remote control interface is shown as in X282H282H282HFigure 2-6.

Please note remote control is not our standard accessory and it is not included in the accessory

bag.

Figure 2-6

Serial Number Name Function 1 Power button Click it to boot up or shut down

the device.

2 Address Click it to input device number,

so that you can control it.

3 Forward Various forward speeds and

normal speed playback.

4 Slow play Multiple slow play speeds or

normal playback.

Next record In playback mode, playback the

next video.

Previous record In playback mode, playback the

previous video. In pause mode, click this button to realize normal playback. In normal playback click this button to pause playback.

7 Play/Pause

In real-time monitor mode, click this button to enter video search menu. Reverse playback pause mode, click this button to realize normal playback.

Reverse/pause

In reverse playback click this button to pause playback.

Cancel Go back to previous menu or

cancel current operation (close upper interface or control)

10 Record Start or stop record manually

In record interface, working with the direction buttons to select the record channel. Click this button for at least 1.5 seconds, system can go to the Manual Record interface.

11 Direction keys Switch current activated control,

go to left or right. In playback mode, it is to control the playback process bar. Aux function(such as switch the PTZ menu)

12 Confirm /menu key go to default button

go to the menu

13 Multiple-window switch Switch between multiple-window

and one-window. In 1-ch monitor mode: pop up assistant function：PTZ control and Video color. Switch the PTZ control menu in PTZ control interface.

14 Auxiliary key

In motion detection interface, working with direction keys to complete setup.

Input password, channel or switch channel.

15 0-9 number key

Shift is the button to switch the input method.

2.5 Mouse Control

System pops up password input dialogue box if you have not logged in. In real-time monitor mode, you can go to the main menu. When you have selected one menu item, left click mouse to view menu content. Implement the control operation.

Modify checkbox or motion detection status.

Left click mouse

Click combo box to pop up drop down list

In input box, you can select input methods. Left click the corresponding button on the panel you can input numeral/English character (small/capitalized). Here ← stands for backspace button. ＿ stands for space button.

In English input mode: _stands for input a backspace icon and ← stands for deleting the previous character.

In numeral input mode: _ stands for clear and ← stands for deleting the previous numeral.

When input special sign, you can click corresponding numeral in the front panel to input. For example, click numeral 1 you can input“/” , or you can click the numeral in the on-screen keyboard directly.

Implement special control operation such as double click one item in the file list to playback the video.

Double left click mouse

In multiple-window mode, double left click one channel to view in full-window. Double left click current video again to go back to previous multiple-window mode. In real-time monitor mode, pops up shortcut menu: one-window, four-window, nine-window and sixteen-window, Pan/Tilt/Zoom, color setting, search, record, alarm input, alarm output, main menu. Among which, Pan/Tilt/Zoom and color setting applies for current selected channel. If you are in multiple-window mode, system automatically switches to the corresponding channel.

Right click mouse

Exit current menu without saving the modification. In numeral input box: Increase or decrease numeral value. Switch the items in the check box.

Press middle button

Page up or page down Move mouse

Select current control or move control

Select motion detection zone Drag mouse

Select privacy mask zone.

2.6 Virtual Keyboard & Front Panel

2.6.1 Virtual Keyboard

The system supports two input methods: numeral input and English character (small and

capitalized) input.

Move the cursor to the text column, the text is shown as blue, input button pops up on the right.

Click that button to switch between numeral input and English input (capitalized and small), Use

> or < to shift between small character and capitalized character.

2.6.2 Front Panel

Move the cursor to the text column. Click Fn key and use direction keys to select number you

wanted. Please click enter button to input.

3 Installation and Connections

Note: All the installation and operations here should conform to your local electric safety rules.

3.1 Check Unpacked DVR

When you receive the DVR from the forwarding agent, please check whether there is any visible

damage. The protective materials used for the package of the DVR can protect most accidental

clashes during transportation. Then you can open the box to check the accessories.

Please check the items in accordance with the list on the warranty card (Remote control is

optional). Finally you can remove the protective film of the DVR.

Note

Remote control is not a standard accessory and it is not included in the accessory bag.

3.2 About Front Panel and Real Panel

The model label in the front panel is very important; please check according to your purchase

order.

The label in the rear panel is very important too. Usually we need you to represent the serial

number when we provide the service after sales.

3.3 HDD Installation

3.3.1 8 HDD series

This series DVR max supports 8 SATA HDDs. Please use HDD of 7200rpm or higher. It has no

requirement for HDD capacity. You can refer to the appendix for recommended HDD brand.

Please follow the instructions below to install hard disk.

1. Loosen the screws of the

er cover.

2. Remove the HDD upper

bracket

3. Now you can see the bottom

bracket

4. Line up the HDD to the

four holes of the HDD bracket.

5. Use four screws to fix HDD.

6. Install the upper bracket and then

Use screws to fix HDD in the

bracket.

Important

If the HDD amount is less than four, you do not need to install the HDD bracket.

When there is a bracket, please make sure the installation direction of HDDs is the same.

3.3.2 4 HDD Series

This series DVR max supports 4 SATA HDDs. Please use HDD of 7200rpm or higher. It has no

requirement for HDD capacity.

You can refer to the appendix for recommended HDD brand.

Please follow the instructions below to install hard disk.

After completing HDD installation, please check connection of data ribbon and power cord.

3.4 Rack Installation

7. Unfasten the HDD power cable.

9. Use the special data cable to

connect the HDD and the SATA

port. Close the chassis and fix

the screws to secure firmly.

8. Insert the HDD power

cable.

1. Loosen the screws of the

er cover.

2. Line up the HDD to the four

holes of the HDD bracket.

3. Use four screws to fix HDD.

4. Unfasten the HDD power

cable.

5. Use the special data cable to

connect the HDD and the SATA

port

6. Insert the HDD power cable.

Close the chassis and fix the

screws to secure firmly.

The DVR occupies 2 rack units of vertical rack space.

z Use twelve screws to fix the unit z Please make sure the indoor temperature is below 35℃ (95°f).

z Please make sure there is 15cm (6 inches) space around the device to guarantee sound

ventilation.

z Please install from the bottom to the top.

z If there are more accessories connected in the rack, please take precaution measures in

case the rack power is overload.

3.5 Connecting Power Supply

Please check input voltage and device power button match or not.

We recommend you use UPS to guarantee steady operation, DVR life span, and other peripheral

equipments operation such as cameras.

3.6 Connecting Video Input and Output Devices

3.6.1 Connecting Video Input

The video input interface is BNC. The input video format includes: PAL/NTSC BNC（1.0VB

P- P ，

B75Ω.） See X283H283H283HFigure 3-1.X

The video signal should comply with your national standards.

The input video signal shall have high SNR, low distortion; low interference, natural color and

suitable lightness.

Guarantee the stability and reliability of the camera signal:

The camera shall be installed in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight, inflammable,

explosive substances and etc.

The camera and the DVR should have the same grounding to ensure the normal operation of the

camera.

Guarantee stability and reliability of the transmission line

BTTTB

Please use high quality, sound shielded BNC. Please select suitable BNC model according to the

transmission distance.

If the distance is too long, you should use twisted pair cable, and you can add video

compensation devices or use optical fiber to ensure video quality.

You should keep the video signal away from the strong electromagnetic interference, especially

the high tension current.

Keep connection lugs in well contact

BTTTB

The signal line and shielded wire should be fixed firmly and in well connection. Avoid dry joint,

lap welding and oxidation.

BTTTB

Figure 3-1

3.6.2 Connecting Video Output

Video output includes a BNC(PAL/NTSC 1.0V

P-P

，75Ω）output ,a VGA output and HDMI

output. System supports BNC, VGA and HDMI output at the same time. See

X284H284H284HFigure 3-2X.

When you are using pc-type monitor to replace the monitor, please pay attention to the following

points:

z To defer aging, do not allow the pc monitor to run for a long time.

z Regular demagnetization will keep device maintain proper status.

z Keep it away from strong electromagnetic interference devices.

Using TV as video output device is not a reliable substitution method. You also need to reduce

the working hour and control the interference from power supply and other devices. The low

quality TV may result in device damage.

Figure 3-2

3.7 Connecting Audio Input & Output, Bidirectional Audio

Important

Please note there is a series product does not support audio function. For this series product

user, you can skip the following contents.

3.7.1 Audio Input

These series products audio input port adopt BNC port, matrix and loop use BNC port. Device

supports bidirectional talk via BNC.

Due to high impedance of audio input, please use active sound pick-up. See

X285H285H285HFigure 3-3.

Audio transmission is similar to video transmission. Try to avoid interference, dry joint, loose

contact and it shall be away from high tension current.

Figure 3-3

3.7.2 Audio Output

The audio output signal parameter is usually over 200mv 1KΩ (BNC). It can directly connect to

low impedance earphone, active sound box or amplifier-drive audio output device.

If the sound box and the pick-up cannot be separated spatially, it is easy to arouse squeaking. In

this case you can adopt the following measures:

z Use better sound pick-up with better directing property.

z Reduce the volume of the sound box.

z Using more sound-absorbing materials in decoration can reduce voice echo and improve

acoustics environment.

z Adjust the layout to reduce happening of the squeaking.

Please refer to

X286H286H286HFigure 3-4X.

Figure 3-4

3.8 Alarm Input and Output Connection

Please refer to the following sheet for alarm input and output connection. See X287H287H287HFigure 3-5.X

Figure 3-5

There are two alarm input types for you to select: normal open (NO) and normal close (NC).

1. Alarm input

a. Please make sure alarm input mode is grounding alarm input.

b. Grounding signal is needed for alarm input.

c. Alarm input needs the low level voltage signal.

d. Alarm input mode can be either NC (normal Open) or NO (Normal Close)

e. When you are connecting two DVRs or you are connecting one DVR and one other device,

please use a relay to separate them,

2. Alarm output

The alarm output port should not be connected to high power load directly (It shall be less than

1A) to avoid high current which may result in relay damage. Please use the co contactor to

realize the connection between the alarm output port and the load.

3. How to connect PTZ decoder

a. Ensure the decoder has the same grounding with DVR, otherwise you may not control the PTZ.

Shielded twisted wire is recommended and the shielded layer is used to connect to the grounding.

b. Avoid high voltage. Ensure proper wiring and some thunder protection measures. c. For too long signal wires, 120Ω should be parallel connected between A, B lines on the far end

to reduce reflection and guarantee the signal quality.

d. “485 A, B” of DVR cannot parallel connect with “485 port” of other device.

e. The voltage between of A,B lines of the decoder should be less than 5v.

4. Please make sure the front-end device has soundly earthed.

Improper grounding may result in chip damage.

3.8.1 Alarm Input and Output Details

You can refer to the following sheet and X288H288H288HFigure 3-6X for alarm input and output information.

Important

Please refer to the specifications for the alarm input and output channel amount. Do not

merely count the alarm input and out channel amount according to the ports on the rear

panel.

Figure 3-6

In the first line, from the left to the right,: 1，2，3，4，5，

6，7，8，9，10， 11，12，13，14， 15，16

ALARM 1 to ALARM 16. The alarm becomes active in low voltage.

In the second line, from the left to the right: NO1 C1，

NO2 C2， NO3 C3， NO4 C4,

NO5 C5 NC5

The first four are four groups of normal open activation output (on/off button) NO5 C5 NC5 is a group of NO/NC activation output (on/off button)

CTRL 12V Control power output. You need to close the device power to cancel

the alarm.

+12V It is external power input. Need the peripheral equipment to provide

+12V power (below 1A).

Earth cable.

485 A/B 485 communication port. They are used to control devices such as

PTZ. Please parallel connect 120TΩ between A/B cables if there are too many PTZ decoders.T

3.8.2 Alarm Input Port

Please refer to the following sheet for more information.

z 4/8/16-ch grounding alarm inputs. (Normal open or Normal close type)

z Please parallel connect COM end and GND end of the alarm detector (Provide external

power to the alarm detector).

z Please parallel connect the Ground of the DVR and the ground of the alarm detector.

z Please connect the NC port of the alarm sensor to the DVR alarm input(ALARM)

z Use the same ground with that of DVR if you use external power to the alarm device.

z Use the controllable +12V power to reset the smoke sensor remotely.

Figure 3-7

3.8.3 Alarm Output Port

z Provide power to peripheral alarm device.

z To avoid overloading, please read the following relay parameters sheet carefully.

z For controllable +12V, it can be used to provide power to devices such as reset smoke

sensor.

z RS485 A/B cable is for the A/B cable of the PTZ decoder.

Relay Specification

Model:

JRC-27F

Material of the touch

Silver

Rated switch capacity 30VDC 2A, 125VAC 1A

Maximum switch power 125VA 160W

Maximum switch voltage 250VAC, 220VDC

Rating （Resistance Load）

Maximum switch currency 1A Between touches with same

polarity

1000VAC 1minute

Between touches with different polarity

1000VAC 1minute

Insulation

Between touch and winding 1000VAC 1minute

Surge voltage

Between touches with same polarity

1500V (10×160us)

Length of open time

3ms max

Length of close time

3ms max

Mechanical 50×106 times (3Hz)

Longevity

Electrical 200×103 times (0.5Hz)

Temperature

-40℃ ~+70℃

3.9 RS232

You can connect the DVR with POS or Keyboard through RS232.

With POS system, the DVR can communicate through RS232 and network. For the POS system, the

DVR can integrate the text content and even search the record through the info.

The series DVR also support NKB operation. You can operate the DVR from the keyboard controls

instead of using the control pad on the front panel of the unit.

To connect a NKB keyboard to the DVR:

1. Assemble the KBD keyboard according to the instructions in its accompanying installation manual.

2. Connect the KBD keyboard into one of the RS232 ports on the DVR or through network.

3.10 RS485

When the DVR receives a camera control command, it transmits that command up the coaxial cable

to the PTZ device. RS485 is a single-direction protocol; the PTZ device can’t return any data to the

unit. To enable the operation, connect the PTZ device to the RS485 (A,B) input on the DVR. See

X289H289H289HFigure 3-8X.

Since RS485 is disabled by default for each camera, you must enable the PTZ settings first. This

series DVRs support multiple protocols such as Pelco-D, Pelco-P.

To connect PTZ devices to the DVR:

1. Connect RS485 A,B on the DVR rear panel.

2. Connect the other end of the cable to the proper pins in the connector on the camera.

3. Please follow the instructions to configure a camera to enable each PTZ device on the DVR.

Figure 3-8

3.11 Other Interfaces

There are still other interfaces on the DVR, such as USB ports. You can refer to the X290H290H290HFigure 3-9X for

more information.

485 Port

Figure 3-9

4 Overview of Navigation and Controls

Before operation, please make sure:

z You have properly installed HDD and all the cable connections.

z The provided input power and the device power are matched.

z The external power shall be: AC90~264V 50+2% Hz

z Always use the stable current, if necessary UPS is a best alternative measure.

4.1 Login, Logout & Main Menu

4.1.1 Login

After system booted up, system pops up the startup wizard.

Click the Cancel button; you can go to the system login interface.

Click the Next Step button; you can go to the startup wizard interface. Here you can set the

system basic information. See Figure 4-1.

Figure 4-1

The system login interface is shown as in Figure 4-2.

System consists of four accounts:

z Username: admin. Password: admin. (administrator, local and network)

z Username: 888888. Password: 888888. (administrator, local only)

z Username: 666666. Passwords: 666666(Lower authority user who can only monitor, playback,

backup and etc.)

z Username: default. Password: default(hidden user)

You can use USB mouse, front panel, remote control or keyboard to input. About input method:

Click

to switch between numeral, English character (small/capitalized) and denotation.

Note:

For security reason, please modify password after you first login.

Within 30 minutes, three times login failure will result in system alarm and five times login failure

will result in account lock!

Figure 4-2

4.1.2 Main Menu

After you logged in, the system main menu is shown as below. See Figure 4-3.

There are total six icons: search, information, setting, backup, advanced and shutdown.

You can move the cursor to highlight the icon, and then double click mouse to enter the sub-

menu.

Figure 4-3

4.1.3 Logout

There are two ways for you to log out.

One is from menu option:

In the main menu, click shutdown button, you can see an interface is shown as below. See

Figure 4-4.

Figure 4-4

There are several options for you. See Figure 4-5.

Figure 4-5

The other ways is to press power button on the front panel for at least 3 seconds, system will

stop all operations. Then you can click the power button in the rear panel to turn off the DVR.

4.1.4 Auto Resume after Power Failure

The system can automatically backup video and resume previous working status after power

failure.

4.1.5 Replace Button Battery

Please make sure to use the same battery model if possible.

We recommend replace battery regularly (such as one-year) to guarantee system time

accuracy.

Note:

Before replacement, please save the system setup, otherwise, you may lose the data

completely!

4.2 Manual Record

4.2.1 Live Viewing

After you logged in, the system is in live viewing mode. You can see system date, time and

channel name. If you want to change system date and time, you can refer to general settings

(Main Menu->Setting->General). If you want to modify the channel name, please refer to the

display settings (Main Menu->Setting->Display)

Preview Zoom Function

Move your mouse to the left top corner of the preview interface; you can see the preview

zoom button. See Figure 4-6. Left click the icon; you can see a hook icon. Now you have

enabled the preview zoom function. You can drag the mouse to zoom in the image.

Figure 4-6

4.2.2 Manual record Note:

You need to have proper rights to implement the following operations. Please make sure the

HDD has been properly installed.

4.2.2.1 Manual record menu

Recording status

Video loss

Motion detection

Camera lock

Preview

zoom button

There are two ways for you to go to manual record menu.

z Right click mouse or in the main menu, Advanced->Manual Record.

z In live viewing mode, click record button in the front panel or record button in the remote

control.

Manual record menu is shown as in Figure 4-7.

4.2.2.2 Basic operation

There are three statuses: schedule/manual/stop. Please highlight icon“○” to select

corresponding channel.

z Manual: The highest priority. After manual setup, all selected channels will begin ordinary

recording.

z Schedule: Channel records as you have set in recording setup (Main Menu->Setting-

>Schedule)

z Stop: All channels stop recording.

Figure 4-7

4.2.2.3 Enable/disable record

Please check current channel status: “○” means it is not in recording status, “●” means it is in

recording status.

You can use mouse or direction key to highlight channel number. See Figure 4-8.

Figure 4-8

4.2.2.4 Enable all channel recording

Highlight ○ below All, you can enable all channel recording.

z All channel schedule record

Please highlight “ALL” after “Schedule”. See Figure 4-9.

When system is in schedule recording, all channels will record as you have previously set

(Main menu->Setting->Schedule).

The corresponding indication light in front panel will turn on.

Figure 4-9

z All channel manual record Please highlight “ALL” after “Manual.” See Figure 4-10.

When system is in manual recording, all scheduled set up you have set in will be null ((Main

menu->Setting->Schedule)).

You can see indication light in front panel turns on, system begins manual record now.

Figure 4-10

4.2.2.5 Stop all channel recording

Please highlight “ALL” after “Stop”. See Figure 4-11.

System stops all channel recording no matter what mode you have set in the menu (Main

menu->Setting->Schedule)

Figure 4-11

4.3 Search & Playback

Click search button in the main menu, search interface is shown as below. See Figure 4-12.

Usually there are three file types:

z R: Regular recording file.

z A: External alarm recording file.

z M: Motion detection recording file

Figure 4-12

Please refer to the following sheet for more information.

SN Name Function

Display window

zHere is to display the searched picture or file. zSupport 1/4/9/16-window playback.

Search type

zHere you can select to search the picture or the recorded file. zWhen there is displayed picture on the left pane, you can set the corresponding setup

3 Calendar

zThe blue highlighted date means there is picture or file. Otherwise, there is no

picture or file.

zIn any play mode, click the date you want to see, you can see the corresponding

record file trace in the time bar.

Playback mode and channel selection pane.

zPlayback mode：1/4/9/16. (It may vary due to different series.)  In 1-window playback mode: you can select 1-16 channels.  In 4-window playback mode: you can select 4 channels according to your

requirement.

 In 9-window playback mode, you can switch between 1-9 and 10-16 channels.  In 16-window playback mode, you can switch between1-16 and 17-32

channels. zThe time bar will change once you modify the playback mode or the channel option.

56 7 8

12 9

File list switch button

zDouble click it, you can view the picture/record file list of current day. zThe file list is to display the first channel of the record file. zThe system can display max 128 files in one time. Use the S/T or the mouse to

view the file. Select one item, and then double click the mouse or click the ENTER button to playback.

zYou can input the period in the following interface to begin accurate search. zFile type：R—regular record； A—external alarm record ； M—Motion detect

record.

Card number search

The card number search interface is shown as below.

►/

Play/Pause There are three ways for you to begin playback.

z The play button z Double click the valid period of the time bar. z Double click the item in the file list.

In slow play mode, click it to switch between play/pause.

■ Stop

Backward play In normal play mode, left click the button, the file begins backward play. Click it again to pause current play. In backward play mode, click ►/ to restore normal play.

│W/ X│

In playback mode, click it to play the next or the previous section. You can click continuously when you are watching the files from the same channel. In normal play mode, when you pause current play, you can click W│ and │X to begin frame by frame playback. In frame by frame playback mode, click ►/ to restore normal playback.

►

Slow play In playback mode, click it to realize various slow play modes such as slow play 1, slow play 2, and etc.



Fast forward In playback mode, click to realize various fast play modes such as fast play 1,fast play 2 and etc.

Note: The actual play speed has relationship with the software version.

Smart search

Playback control pane.

The volume of the playback

8 Time bar

zIt is to display the record type and its period in current search criteria.

zIn 4-window playback mode, there are corresponding four time bars. In other

playback mode, there is only one time bar.

zUse the mouse to click one point of the color zone in the time bar, system begins

playback. zThe time bar is beginning with 0 o'clock when you are setting the configuration. The time bar zooms in the period of the current playback time when you are playing the file.

zThe green color stands for the regular record file. The red color stands for the

external alarm record file. The yellow stands for the motion detect record file.

Time bar unit

●The option includes: 24H, 12H, 1H and 30M. The smaller the unit, the larger the zoom rate. You can accurately set the time in the time bar to playback the record.

zThe time bar is beginning with 0 o'clock when you are setting the configuration. The time bar zooms in the period of the current playback time when you are playing the file.

10 Backup

Select the file(s) you want to backup from the file list. System max supports files from four channels. Then click the backup button, now you can see the backup menu. Click the start button to begin the backup operation. Check the file again you can cancel current selection. System max supports to display 32 files from one channel.

11 Clip

zIt is to edit the file.

●Please play the file you want to edit and then click this button when you want to edit. You can see the corresponding slide bar in the time bar of the corresponding channel. You can adjust the slide bar or input the accurate time to set the file end time. Click this button again and then save current contents in a new file. .

Record type

In any play mode, the time bar will change once you modify the search type.

Smart search

z When system is playing, you can select a zone in the window to begin motion

detect. Click the motion detect button to begin play.

z Current button is null once the motion detect play has begun. z The system will take the whole play zone as the motion detect region by

default.

z The motion detect play stopped once you switch the play file. z Operations such as set time bar, click the play button, or any file list operation

will stop current motion detect play.

Other Functions

Other channel synchronization switch to play when playback

When playing the file, click the number button, system can switch to the same period of the corresponding channel to play.

15 Digital zoom

When the system is in full-screen playback mode, left click the mouse in the screen. Drag your mouse in the screen to select a section and then left click mouse to realize digital zoom. You can right click mouse to exit.

Note:

All the operations here (such as playback speed, channel, time and progress) have

relationship with hardware version. Some series DVRs do not support some functions or

playback speeds.

4.4 Schedule

After system booted up, it is in default 24-hour regular mode. You can set record type and

time in schedule interface.

4.4.1 Schedule Menu

In the main menu, from setting to schedule, you can go to schedule menu. See Figure 4-13. z Channel: Please select the channel number first. You can select “all” if you want to set for

the whole channels.

z Week day: There are eight options: ranges from Saturday to Sunday and all.

z Pre-record: System can pre-record the video before the event occurs into the file. The value

ranges from 1 to 30 seconds depending on the bit stream.

z Redundancy: System supports redundancy backup function. It allows you backup recorded

file in two disks. You can highlight Redundancy button to activate this function. Please note,

before enable this function, please set at least one HDD as redundant. (Main menu-

>Advanced->HDD Management) Please refer to chapter 4.4.1.2 for detailed information.

z Snapshot: You can enable this function to snapshoot image when alarm occurs.

z Record types: There are four types: regular, motion detection (MD), Alarm, MD & alarm.

Please highlight icon to select the corresponding function. After completing all the setups

please click save button, system goes back to the previous menu.

At the bottom of the menu, there are color bars for your reference. Green color stands for

regular recording, yellow color stands for motion detection and red color stands for alarm

recording. The white means the MD and alarm record is valid. Once you have set to record

when the MD and alarm occurs, system will not record neither motion detect occurs nor the

alarm occurs.

Figure 4-13

4.4.1.1 Quick Setup

This function allows you to copy one channel setup to another. After setting in channel 1, you can

click paste button and turn to channel 2 and then click copy button. You can finish setting for one

channel and then click save button or you can finish all setup and then click save button to

memorize all the settings.

4.4.1.2 Redundancy

Redundancy function allows you to memorize record file in several disks. When there is file

damage occurred in one disk, there is a spare one in the other disk. You can use this

function to maintain data reliability and safety.

In the main menu, from Setting to Schedule, you can highlight redundancy button to enable

this function. See Figure 4-13.

In the main menu, from Advanced to HDD management, you can set one or more disk(s) as

redundant. You can select from the dropdown list. See Figure 4-14. System auto overwrites

old files once hard disk is full.

Please note only read/write disk or read-only disk can backup file and support file search

function, so you need to set at least one read-write disk otherwise you can not record video.

Note

About redundancy setup:

z If current channel is not recording, current setup gets activated when the channel begin

recording the next time.

z If current channel is recording now, current setup will get activated right away, the current file

will be packet and form a file, then system begins recording as you have just set.

After all the setups please click save button, system goes back to the previous menu.

Figure 4-14

Playback or search in the redundant disk.

There are two ways for you to playback or search in the redundant disk.

z Set redundant disk(s) as read-only disk or read-write disk (Main menu->Advanced->HDD

management). See Figure 4-14.System needs to reboot to get setup activated. Now you can

search or playback file in redundant disk.

z Dismantle the disk and play it in another PC.

4.4.2 Snapshot

4.4.2.1 Schedule Snapshot

In Encode interface, click snapshot button to input snapshot mode, size, quality and

frequency.

In General interface please input upload interval.

In Schedule interface, please enable snapshot function.

Please refer to the following figure for detailed information. See Figure 4-15

Figure 4-15

4.4.2.2 Activation Snapshot

Please follow the steps listed below to enable the activation snapshot function. After you

enabled this function, system can snapshot when the corresponding alarm occurred.

z In Encode interface, click snapshot button to input snapshot mode, size, quality and

frequency.

z In General interface please input upload interval.

z In Detect interface please enable snapshot function for specified channels. Or in alarm

interface please enable snapshot function for specified channels.

Please refer to the following figure for detailed information. See Figure 4-16.

Figure 4-16

4.4.2.3 Priority

Please note the activation snapshot has the higher priority than schedule snapshot. If you

have enabled these two types at the same time, system can activate the activation snapshot

when alarm occurs, and otherwise system just operates the schedule snapshot.

4.4.3 Image FTP

In Network interface, you can set FTP server information. Please enable FTP function and

then click save button. See Figure 4-17.

Please boot up corresponding FTP server.

Please enable schedule snapshot (Chapter 4.4.2.1) or activation snapshot (Chapter 4.4.2.2)

first, now system can upload the image file to the FTP server.

Figure 4-17

4.4.4 Snapshot Disk (For special series only)

Set one disk as snapshot (Main menu->Advanced->HDD management) and then click execute

button. See Figure 4-18. System needs to reboot to get current setup activated.

Figure 4-18

All scheduled snapshot files or activated snapshot files will be memorized in the snapshot

disk.

You can search the corresponding images via Web. See Figure 4-19.

Please input the

corresponding information

here, if you just upload the

image FTP.

Figure 4-19

4.5 Detect

4.5.1 Go to Detect Menu

In the main menu, from Setting to Detect, you can see motion detect interface. See Figure

4-20.There is three detection types: motion detection, video loss, camera masking.

4.5.2 Motion Detect

Detection menu is shown as below. See Figure 4-20

z Event type: from the dropdown list you can select motion detection type.

z Channel: select the channel to activate recording function once alarm occurred. Please make

sure you have set MD record in encode interface(Main Menu->Setting->Schedule) and

schedule record in manual record interface(Main Menu->Advanced->Manual Record)

z Latch: when motion detection complete, system auto delays detecting for a specified time.

The value ranges from 10-300(Unit: second)

z Region: Click select button, the interface is shown as in Figure 4-21. Here you can set

motion detection zone. There are 396(PAL)/330(NTSC) small zones. The green zone is

current cursor position. Grey zone is the motion detection zone. Black zone is the disarmed

zone. You can click Fn button to switch between the arm mode and disarm mode. In arm

mode, you can click the direction buttons to move the green rectangle to set the motion

detection zone. After you completed the setup, please click ENTER button to exit current

setup. Do remember click save button to save current setup. If you click ESC button to exit

the region setup interface system will not save your zone setup.

z Sensitivity: System supports 6 levels. The sixth level has the highest sensitivity.

Select search

engine here

You can see result here. Double click

file name, you can view the image

content.

There are max 100 files in one

page. Click here to view more.

Select a file and then

click here to view

image content.

z Show message: System can pop up a message to alarm you in the local host screen if you

enabled this function.

z Alarm upload: System can upload the alarm signal to the network (including alarm centre)

if you enabled current function.

z Send email: System can send out email to alert you when alarm occurs.

z PTZ activation: Here you can set PTZ movement when alarm occurs. Such as go to preset,

tour &pattern when there is an alarm. Click “select” button, you can see an interface is

shown as in

X305H305H305HFigure 4-22X.

z Period: Click set button, you can see an interface is shown as in Figure 4-23. Here you can

set for business day and non-business day. In Figure 4-23 click set button, you can see an

interface is shown as in Figure 4-24. Here you can set your own setup for business day and

non-business day.

z Anti-dither: Here you can set anti-dither time.

z Alarm output: when alarm occurred, system enables peripheral alarm devices.

z Tour: Here you can enable tour function when alarm occurs. System one-window tour.

Please go to chapter 5.3.9 Display for tour interval setup.

z Video matrix: Once you enable this function, the selected alarm channel will be displayed in

video output channel.

z Snapshot: You can enable this function to snapshoot image when alarm occurs.

z Buzzer: Highlight the icon to enable this function. The buzzer beeps when alarm occurs.

Please highlight icon

to select the corresponding function. After all the setups please click

save button, system goes back to the previous menu.

Note:

In motion detection mode, you can not use copy/paste to set channel setup since the video in

each channel may not be the same.

In Figure 4-21, you can left click mouse and then drag it to set a region for motion detection.

Click Fn to switch between arm/withdraw motion detection. After setting, click enter button to exit.

Figure 4-20

Figure 4-21

Figure 4-22

Figure 4-23

Figure 4-24

4.5.3 Video Loss

In Figure 4-20, select video loss from the type list. You can see the interface is shown as in

Figure 4-25.This function allows you to be informed when video loss phenomenon occurred.

You can enable alarm output channel and then enable show message function.

Tips:

You can enable preset activation operation when video loss occurs.

Please refer to chapter 4.5.2 motion detection for detailed information.

Figure 4-25

4.5.4 Camera Masking

When someone viciously masks the lens, or the output video is in one-color due to the

environments light change, the system can alert you to guarantee video continuity. Camera

masking interface is shown as in Figure 4-26.

Tips:

You can enable preset/tour/pattern activation operation when video loss occurs.

Please refer to chapter 4.5.2 motion detection for detailed information.

Note:

In Detect interface, copy/paste function is only valid for the same type, which means you can

not copy a channel setup in video loss mode to camera masking mode.

Figure 4-26

4.6 Alarm Setup and Alarm Activation

Before operation, please make sure you have properly connected alarm devices such as

buzzer.

4.6.1 Go to alarm setup interface

In the main menu, from Setting to Alarm, you can see alarm setup interface. See Figure 4-27.

4.6.2 Alarm setup

Alarm interface is shown as below. See Figure 4-27.

z Alarm in: Here is for you to select channel number.

z Event type: There are two types. One is local input and the other is network input.

z Type: normal open or normal close.

z PTZ activation: Here you can set PTZ movement when alarm occurs. Such as go to preset,

tour& pattern when there is an alarm. Click “select” button, you can see an interface is

shown as in Figure 4-28.

z Period: Click set button, you can see an interface is shown as in Figure 4-29. Here you can

set for business day and non-business day. In Figure 4-29, click set button, you can see an

interface is shown as in Figure 4-30. Here you can set your own setup for business day and

non-business day.

z Anti-dither: Here you can set anti-dither time.

z Show message: System can pop up a message to alarm you in the local host screen if you

enabled this function.

z Alarm upload: System can upload the alarm signal to the network (including alarm centre)

if you enabled current function.

z Send email: System can send out email to alert you when alarm occurs.

z Record channel: you can select proper channel to record alarm video (Multiple choices). At

the same time you need to set alarm record in schedule interface (Main Menu->Setting-

>Schedule) and select schedule record in manual record interface (Main Menu->Advance-

>Manual Record).

z Latch: Here is for you to set proper delay duration. Value ranges from 10 to 300 seconds.

System automatically delays specified seconds in turning off alarm and activated output after

external alarm cancelled.

z Tour: Here you can enable tour function when alarm occurs. System supports one-window

tour. Please go to chapter 5.3.9 Display for tour interval setup.

z Video matrix: Once you enable this function, the selected alarm channel will be displayed in

video output channel.

z Buzzer: Highlight the icon to enable this function. The buzzer beeps when alarm occurs.

For snapshot operation, please refer to chapter 4.4.2.

Please highlight icon

to select the corresponding function. After setting all the setups

please click save button, system goes back to the previous menu.

Figure 4-27

Figure 4-28

Figure 4-29

Figure 4-30

4.7 Backup

DVR support USB device backup and network download. Here we introduce USB backup

and eSATA backup. You can refer to Chapter 7 Web Client Operation for network download

backup operation.

4.7.1 Detect Device

Click backup button, you can see an interface is shown as in Figure 4-31. Here is for you to

view devices information.

You can view backup device name and its total space and free space. The device includes

USB burner, flash disk, SD card, portable HDD and eSATA.

Figure 4-31

4.7.1 Backup

Select backup device and then set channel, file start time and end time.

Click add button, system begins search. All matched files are listed below. System

automatically calculates the capacity needed and remained. See Figure 4-32. system only backup files with a √ before channel name. You can use Fn or cancel button to delete √ after file serial number.

Click backup button, you can backup selected files. There is a process bar for you reference.

When the system completes backup, you can see a dialogue box prompting successful

backup.

Figure 4-32

Click backup button, system begins burning. At the same time, the backup button becomes

stop button. You can view the remaining time and process bar at the left bottom. See Figure

4-33.

Figure 4-33

The file name format usually is: SN_CH+channel number+time Y+M+D+H+M+S. In the file

name, the YDM format is the same as you set in general interface. (Main Menu ->Setting -

>General).File extension name is .dav.

Tips:

During backup process, you can click ESC to exit current interface for other operation. The

system will not terminate backup process.

Note:

When you click stop button during the burning process, the stop function becomes activated

immediately. For example, if there are ten files, when you click stop system just backup five

files, system only save the previous 5 files in the device (But you can view ten file names).

4.8 PTZ Control and Color Setup

Note: All the operations here are based on PELCOD protocol. For other protocols, there

might be a little difference.

4.8.1 Cable Connection

Please follow the procedures below to go on cable connection

z Connect the dome RS485 port to DVR 485 port.

z Connect dome video output cable to DVR video input port.

z Connect power adapter to the dome.

4.8.2 PTZ Setup

Note: The camera video should be in the current screen. Before setup, please check the

following connections are right:

z PTZ and decoder connection is right. Decoder address setup is right.

z Decoder A (B) line connects with DVR A (B) line.

Boot up the DVR, input user name and password.

In the main menu, click setting, and then click Pan/Tilt Control button. The interface is shown

as in Figure 4-34. Here you can set the following items:

z Channel: select the current camera channel.

z Protocol: select corresponding PTZ protocol(such as PELCOD)

z Address: default address is 1.

z Baud rate: select corresponding baud rate. Default value is 9600.

z Data bits: select corresponding data bits. Default value is 8.

z Stop bits: select corresponding stop bits. Default value is 1.

z Parity: there are three options: odd/even/none. Default setup is none.

Figure 4-34

After completing all the setting please click save button.

In one window display mode, right click mouse (click “Fn” Button in the front panel or click

“Fn” key in the remote control). The interface is shown as in Figure 4-35.

Figure 4-35

Click Pan/Tilt/Zoom, the interface is shown as below. See Figure 4-36.

Here you can set the following items:

z Step: value ranges fro 1 to 8.

z Zoom

z Focus

z Iris

Please click icon

and to adjust zoom, focus and iris.

Figure 4-36

In Figure 4-36, please click direction arrows (See Figure 4-37) to adjust PTZ position. There are

total 8 direction arrows.

Figure 4-37

4.8.3 3D Intelligent Positioning Key

In the middle of the eight direction arrows, there is a 3D intelligent positioning key. SeeFigure

4-38.

X Please make sure your protocol supports this function and you need to use mouse to

control.

Click this key, system goes back to the single screen mode. Drag the mouse in the screen to

adjust section size. The dragged zone supports 4X to 16X speeds. It can realize PTZ

automatically. The smaller zone you dragged, the higher the speed.

Figure 4-38

Here is a sheet for you reference.

Name Function

key

function Shortcut

key

Function key

function Shortcut

Key

Zoom

Near

Far



Focus

Near

│_

Far

►

│

Iris

W

Open

f

4.9 Preset/ Patrol/Pattern/Scan

In Figure 4-36, please click the “set” button. The interface is shown as below. See Figure 4-39.

Here you can set the following items:

z Preset

z Tour

z Pattern

z Border

Figure 4-39

In X328H328H328H Figure 4-36, click page switch button, the interface is shown as in Figure 4-40.

Here you can activate the following functions:

z Preset

z Tour

z Pattern

z Auto scan

z Auto pan

z Flip

z Reset

z Page switch

Figure 4-40

Note:

z Preset, tour and pattern all need the value to be the control parameter. You can define it as

you require.

z You need to refer to your speed dome user’s manual for Aux definition. In some cases, it

can be used for special process.

z The following setups are usually operated in the

X332H332H332HFigure 4-36, Figure 4-39 and Figure 4-40.

4.9.1Preset Setup

In Figure 4-36, use eight direction arrows to adjust camera to the proper position.

In Figure 4-39, click preset button and input preset number. The interface is shown as in Figure

4-41.

Now you can add this preset to one tour.

Figure 4-41

4.9.2 Activate Preset

In Figure 4-40, please input preset number in the No. blank, and click preset button.

4.9.3 Patrol setup (Tour Setup)

In Figure 4-38, click patrol button. The interface is shown as in Figure 4-42.Input preset number

and add this preset to a patrol (tour). For each patrol (tour), you can input max 80 presets.

Figure 4-42

4.9.4 Activate Patrol (tour)

In X341H341H341H Figure 4-39, input patrol (tour) number in the No. blank and click patrol button

4.9.5 Pattern Setup

In Figure 4-39, click pattern button and then click “begin” button. The interface is shown as in

Figure 4-43. Then you can go to Figure 4-36 X to modify zoom, focus, and iris.

Go back to Figure 4-43 and click “end” button. You can memorize all these operations as pattern

Figure 4-43

4.9.6 Activate Pattern Function

In X346H346H346H Figure 4-39, input mode value in the No. blank, and click pattern button.

4.9.7 Auto Scan Setup

In X347H347H347H Figure 4-38, click border button. The interface is shown as in X348H348H348H Figure 4-43.

Please go to

X349H349H349H X349H349H349HFigure 4-35, use direction arrows to select camera left limit

Then please go to

X350H350H350H Figure 4-43X and click left limit button

Repeat the above procedures to set right limit.

Figure 4-44

4.9.8 Activate Auto Scan

In Figure 4-40, click “Auto Scan” button, the system begins auto scan. Correspondingly, the auto

scan button becomes Stop button. Click stop button to terminate scan operation.

4.10 Flip

In Figure 4-40, click page switch button, you can see an interface is shown as below. See Figure

4-45. Here you can set auxiliary function. The aux value has relation ship with the Aux button of

the decoder.

Click page switch button again, system goes back to Figure 4-36.

Figure 4-45

5 Understanding of Menu Operations and Controls

5.1 Menu Tree

This series DVR menu tree is shown as below.

Backup

Information

HDD Info BPS Log Version Online Users

Setting General Encode

Schedule RS232

Menu Network

Alarm Detect Pan/ Tilt/Zoom Display

Default Search Advanced HDD Management

Alarm Output

Abnormity Manual Record Account Auto Maintain TV Adjust Video Matrix Title Overlay Config Backup

Shutdown

5.2 Main Menu

After you logged in, the system main menu is shown as below. See Figure 5-1.X There are total

six icons: search, Information, setting, backup, advanced and shutdown. Move the cursor to

highlight the icon, then double click mouse to enter the sub-menu.

Figure 5-1

5.3 Setting

In main menu, highlight setting icon and double click mouse. System setting interface is shown

as below. See Figure 5-2.

Figure 5-2

5.3.1 General

General setting includes the following items. See X357H357H357HFigure 5-3X.

z System time: Here is for you to set system time

z Date format: There are three types: YYYYY-MM-DD: MM-DD-YYYYY or DD-MM-YYYY.

z Date separator: There are three denotations to separate date: dot, beeline and solidus.

z DST: Here you can set DST time and date. Please enable DST function and then click set

button. You can see an interface is shown as in Figure 5-4. Here you can set start time and

end time by setting corresponding week setup. In Figure 5-4X, enable date button, you can

see an interface is shown as in Figure 5-5. Here you can set start time and end time by

setting corresponding date setup.

z Time format: There are two types: 24-hour mode or 12-hour mode.

z Language: System supports various languages: Chinese (simplified), Chinese (Traditional),

English, Italian, Japanese, French, Spanish (All languages listed here are optional. Slight

difference maybe found in various series.)

z HDD full: Here is for you to select working mode when hard disk is full. There are two options:

stop recording or rewrite. If current working HDD is overwritten or the current HDD is full

while the next HDD is no empty, then system stops recording, If the current HDD is full and

then next HDD is not empty, then system overwrites the previous files.

z Pack duration: Here is for you to specify record duration. The value ranges from 60 to 120

minutes. Default value is 60 minutes.

z DVR No: When you are using one remote control (not included in the accessory bag) to

control several DVRs, you can give a name to each DVR for your management.

z Video standard: There are two formats: NTSC and PAL.

z Auto logout: Here is for you to set auto logout interval once login user remains inactive for a

specified time. Value ranges from 0 to 60 minutes.

z Startup wizard: Once you check the box here, system will go to the startup wizard directly

when the system restarts the next time. Otherwise, it will go to the login interface.

z Device ID: Please input a corresponding device name here.

Note:

Since system time is very important, do not modify time casually unless there is a must!

Before your time modification, please stop record operation first!

After completing all the setups please click save button, system goes back to the previous menu.

Figure 5-3

Figure 5-4

Figure 5-5

5.3.2 Encode

Encode setting includes the following items. See Figure 5-6.

Please note some series do not support extra stream.

z Channel: Select the channel you want.

z Type: Please select from the dropdown list. There are three options: regular/motion

detect/alarm. You can set the various encode parameters for different record types.

z Compression: System supports H.264.

z Resolution: System supports various resolutions, you can select from the dropdown list. The

main stream supports D1/HD1/BCIF/CIF/QCIF and the extra stream option may vary due to

different series.

 For 4 HDDs series, main stream supports D1/CIF/QCIF. Please note the frame rate may

vary due to different channels. The extra stream supports QCIF only.

 For 8 HDDs series, there are two series. One series main stream supports D1/CIF/QCIF

while the extra stream supports QCIF. The other series main stream supports

D1/HD1/BCIF/CIF/QCIF. The channel extra stream supports CIF/QCIF.

z Frame rate: It ranges from 1f/s to 25f/s in NTSC mode and 1f/s to 30f/s in PAL mode.

Note:

For 4HDDs series, we take 8-ch series DVR for example. Please refer to the following

information:

 If the 1-channel resolution is D1and the frame rate is more than 6f/s, then the rest seven

channels (the second channel to the eights channel) resolution shall be CIF or QCIF.

 If the 1-channel resolution is D1 and the frame rate is or less than 6f/s, then the rest seven

channels (the second channel to the eighth channel) resolution shall be D1/CIF/QCIF. Right

now in D1 resolution, the max frame rate is 6f/s.

z Bit rate type: System supports two types: CBR and VBR. In VBR mode, you can set video

quality.

z Quality: There are six levels ranging from 1 to 6. The sixth level has the highest image

quality.

z Video/audio: You can enable or disable the video/audio.

z Overlay: Click overlay button, you can see an interface is shown in Figure 5-7.

 Cover area (Privacy mask): Here is for you to set privacy mask section. You can drag you

mouse to set proper section size. In one channel video, system max supports 4 zones in one

channel.

 Preview/monitor: privacy mask has two types. Preview and Monitor. Preview means the

privacy mask zone can not be viewed by user when system is in preview status. Monitor

means the privacy mask zone can not be view by the user when system is in monitor status.

 Time display: You can select system displays time or not when you playback. Please click

set button and then drag the title to the corresponding position in the screen.

 Channel display: You can select system displays channel number or not when you playback.

Please click set button and then drag the title to the corresponding position in the screen.

Please highlight icon

to select the corresponding function.

Figure 5-6

Figure 5-7

5.3.3 Schedule

Please refer to chapter 4.4 schedule.

5.3.4 RS232

RS232 interface is shown as below. There are five items. See Figure 5-8.

z Function: There are various devices for you to select. Console is for you to use the COM or

mini-end software to upgrade or debug the program. The control keyboard is for you to

control the device via the special keyboard. Transparent COM (adapter) is to connect to the

PC to transfer data directly. Protocol COM is for card overlay function. Network keyboard is

for you to use the special keyboard to control the device. PTZ matrix is to connect to the

peripheral matrix control.

z Baud rate: You can select proper baud rate.

z Data bit: You can select proper data bit. The value ranges from 5 to 8.

z Stop bit: There are three values: 1/1.5/2.

z Parity: there are five choices: none/odd/even/space mark.

System default setup is:

z Function: Console

z Baud rate:115200

z Data bit:8

z Stop bit:1

z Parity: None

After completing all the setups please click save button, system goes back to the previous menu.

Figure 5-8

5.3.5 Network

Here is for you to input network information. See Figure 5-9.

z IP address: Here you can input IP address.

z DHCP: It is to auto search IP. When enable DHCP function, you can not modify IP/Subnet

mask /Gateway. These values are from DHCP function. If you have not enabled DHCP

function, IP/Subnet mask/Gateway display as zero. You need to disable DHCP function to

view current IP information. Besides, when PPPoE is operating, you can not modify

IP/Subnet mask /Gateway.

z TCP port: Default value is 37777.

z UDP port: Default value is 37778.

z HTTP port: Default value is 80.

z Max connection: system support maximal 10 users. 0 means there is no connection limit.

z Preferred DNS server: DNS server IP address.

z Alternate DNS server: DNS server alternate address.

z Transfer mode: Here you can select the priority between fluency/video qualities.

z LAN download: System can process the downloaded data first if you enable this function.

The download speed is 1.5X or 2.0X of the normal speed.

After completing all the setups please click save button, system goes back to the previous menu.

Figure 5-9

5.3.5.1 Advanced Setup

Advanced setup interface is shown as in Figure 5-10. Please draw a circle to enable

corresponding function and then double click current item to go to setup interface.

Figure 5-10

5.3.5.2 IP Filter

IP filter interface is shown as in Figure 5-11. You can add IP in the following list. The list

supports max 64 IP addresses.

Please note after you enabled this function, only the IP listed below can access current DVR.

If you disable this function, all IP addresses can access current DVR.

Figure 5-11

5.3.5.3 NTP Setup

You need to install SNTP server (Such as Absolute Time Server) in your PC first. In Windows XP

OS, you can use command “net start w32time” to boot up NTP service.

NTP setup interface is shown as in Figure 5-12.

z Host IP: Input your PC address.

z Port: This series DVR supports TCP transmission only. Port default value is 123.

z Update interval: minimum value is 1. Max value is 65535. (Unit: minute)

z Time zone: select your corresponding time zone here.

Here is a sheet for your time zone setup.

City /Region Name Time Zone

London GMT+0 Berlin GMT+1 Cairo GMT+2 Moscow GMT+3 New Deli GMT+5 Bangkok GMT+7 Beijing (Hong Kong) GMT+8 Tokyo GMT+9 Sydney GMT+10 Hawaii GMT-10 Alaska GMT-9

Pacific Time(P.T) GMT-8 American Mountain Time(M.T) GMT-7 American Central Time(C.T) GMT-6 American Eastern Time(E.T) GMT-5 Atlantic Time GMT-4 Brazil GMT-3 Middle Atlantic Time GMT-2

Figure 5-12

5.3.5.4 Multiple Cast Setup

Multiple-cast setup interface is shown as in Figure 5-13.

Figure 5-13

Here you can set a multiple cast group. Please refer to the following sheet for detailed

information.

z IP multiple cast group address

-224.0.0.0-239.255.255.255

-“D” address space

z The higher four-bit of the first byte=”1110”

z Reserved local multiple cast group address

-224.0.0.0-224.0.0.255

-TTL=1 When sending out telegraph

-For example

224.0.0.1 All systems in the sub-net

224.0.0.2 All routers in the sub-net

224.0.0.4 DVMRP router

224.0.0.5 OSPF router

224.0.0.13 PIMv2 router

z Administrative scoped addressees

-239.0.0.0-239.255.255.255

-Private address space

z Like the single broadcast address of RFC1918

z Can not be used in Internet transmission

z Used for multiple cast broadcast in limited space.

Except the above mentioned addresses of special meaning, you can use other addresses. For

example:

Multiple cast IP: 235.8.8.36

Multiple cast PORT: 3666.

After you logged in the Web, the Web can automatically get multiple cast address and add it to

the multiple cast groups. You can enable real-time monitor function to view the view.

Please note multiple cast function applies to special series only.

5.3.5.5 PPPoE

PPPoE interface is shown as in Figure 5-14.

Input “PPPoE name” and “PPPoE password” you get from your ISP (Internet service provider).

Click save button, you need to restart to activate your configuration.

After rebooting, DVR will connect to internet automatically. The IP in the PPPoE is the DVR

dynamic value. You can access this IP to visit the unit.

Figure 5-14

5.3.5.6 DDNS Setup

DDNS setup interface is shown as in Figure 5-15.

You need a PC of fixed IP in the internet and there is the DDNS software running in this PC. In

other words, this PC is a DNS (domain name server).

In network DDNS, please select DDNS type and highlight enable item. Them please input your

PPPoE name you get from you IPS and server IP (PC with DDNS ) . Click save button and then

reboot system.

Click save button, system prompts for rebooting to get all setup activated.

After rebooting, open IE and input as below: http：//(DDNS server IP)/(virtual directory name)/webtest.htm e.g.: http：//10.6.2.85/DVR _DDNS/webtest.htm.)

Now you can open DDNSServer web search page.

Figure 5-15

Please note NNDS type includes: CN99 DDNS、NO-IP DDNS、Private DDNS、Dyndns DDNS

and sysdns DDNS. All the DDNS can be valid at the same time, you can select as you

requirement.

Private DDNS function shall work with special DDNS server and special Professional

Surveillance Software (PSS).

5.3.5.7 UPNP

The UPNP protocol is to establish a mapping relationship between the LAN and the WAN.

Please input the router IP address in the LAN in Figure 5-9. Double click the UPNP item in Figure

5-9, you can see the following interface. See Figure 5-16.

z UPNP on/off ：Turn on or off the UPNP function of the device.

z Status: When the UPNP is offline, it shows as “Unknown”. When the UPNP works it shows

“Success”

z Router LAN IP: It is the router IP in the LAN.

z WAN IP: It is the router IP in the WAN. z Port Mapping list： The port mapping list here is the one to one relationship with the router’s

port mapping setting.

z Enable Switch

: ：It shows that the function of port mapping is enabled in this port.

z List：

 Service name：Defined by user.

 Protocol： Protocol type

 Internal port：Port that has been mapped in the router.

 External port：Port that has been mapped locally.

z Default: UPNP default port setting is the HTTP, TCP and UDP of the DVR.

z Add to the list: Click it to add the mapping relationship.

z Delete: Click it to remove one mapping item.

Double click one item; you can change the corresponding mapping information. See Figure 5-17.

Important:

When you are setting the router external port, please use 1024~5000 port. Do not use well-

known port 1~255 and the system port 256~1023 to avoid conflict.

For the TCP and UDP, please make sure the internal port and external port are the same to

guarantee the proper data transmission.

Figure 5-16

Figure 5-17

5.3.5.8 Email

The email interface is shown as below. See Figure 5-18.

z SMTP server: Please input your email SMTP server IP here.

z Port: Please input corresponding port value here.

z User name: Please input the user name to login the sender email box.

z Password: Please input the corresponding password here.

z Sender: Please input sender email box here.

z Title: Please input email subject here. System support English character and Arabic number.

Max 32-digit.

z Receiver: Please input receiver email address here. System max supports 3 email boxes.

z SSL enable: System supports SSL encryption box.

z Interval: The send interval ranges from 0 to 3600 seconds. 0 means there is no interval.

z Health email enable: Please check the box here to enable this function. This function allows

the system to send out the test email to check the connection is OK or not.

z Interval: Please check the above box to enable this function and then set the corresponding

interval. System can send out the email regularly as you set here. Click the Test button, you

can see the corresponding dialogue box to see the email connection is OK or not. See

Figure 5-19.

Please note system will not send out the email immediately when the alarm occurs. When the

alarm, motion detection or the abnormity event activates the email, system sends out the email

according to the interval you specified here. This function is very useful when there are too many

emails activated by the abnormity events, which may result in heavy load for the email server.

Figure 5-18

Figure 5-19

5.3.5.9 FTP

You need to download or buy FTP service tool (such as Ser-U FTP SERVER) to establish FTP

service.

Please install Ser-U FTP SERVER first. From “start” -> “program” -> Serv-U FTP Server -> Serv-

U Administator. Now you can set user password and FTP folder. Please note you need to grant

write right to FTP upload user. See Figure 5-20.

Figure 5-20

You can use a PC or FTP login tool to test setup is right or not.

For example, you can login user ZHY to

H140H140H140HTUFTP://10.10.7.7UTH and then test it can modify or delete

folder or not. See Figure 5-21.

Figure 5-21

System also supports upload multiple DVRs to one FTP server. You can create multiple folders

under this FTP.

In Figure 5-9, select FTP and then double click mouse. You can see the following interface. See

Figure 5-22.

Please highlight the icon

in front of Enable to activate FTP function.

Here you can input FTP server address, port and remote directory. When remote directory is null,

system automatically create folders according to the IP, time and channel.

User name and password is the account information for you to login the FTP.

File length is upload file length. When setup is larger than the actual file length, system will

upload the whole file. When setup here is smaller than the actual file length, system only uploads

the set length and auto ignore the left section. When interval value is 0, system uploads all

corresponding files.

After completed channel and weekday setup, you can set two periods for one each channel.

Click the Test button, you can see the corresponding dialogue box to see the FTP connection is

OK or not. See Figure 5-23.

Figure 5-22

Figure 5-23

5.3.5.10 Alarm Centre

This interface is reserved for you to develop.

5.3.6 Alarm

Please refer to chapter 4.6 Alarm Setup and Activation.

5.3.7 Detect

Please refer to chapter 4.5 Detect.

5.3.8 Pan/Tilt/Zoom

The pan/tilt/zoom setup includes the following items. Please select channel first. See Figure 5-24.

z Protocol: Select corresponding PTZ protocol such as PELCOD.

z Address: input corresponding PTZ address.

z Baud rate: Select baud rate.

z Data bit: Select data bit.

z Stop bit: Select stop bit.

z Parity: There are three choices: none/odd/even.

After completed all the setups please click save button, system goes back to the previous menu.

For detailed setup, please refer to chapter 4.9 preset/patrol/pattern/scan.

Figure 5-24

5.3.9 Display

Display setup interface is shown as below. See Figure 5-25.

z Transparency: Here is for you to adjust transparency. The value ranges from 128 to 255.

z Channel name: Here is for you to modify channel name. System max support 25-digit (The

value may vary due to different series). Please note all your modification here only applies to

DVR local end. You need to open web or client end to refresh channel name.

z Time display: You can select to display time or not when system is playback.

z Channel display: You can select to channel name or not when system is playback. z Resolution: There are four options: 1280×1024(default),1280×720,1024×768,800×600.

z Enable tour: Activate tour function.

z Interval: System supports 1/4/8/9/16-window tour. Input proper interval value here. The

value ranges from 5-120 seconds. In tour process, you can use mouse or click Shift to turn

on window switch function.

Stands for opening switch function, stands for closing

switch function.

z Monitor tour type: System support 1/8-window tour.

z Alarm tour type: System support 1/8-window tour.

Please highlight icon

to select the corresponding function.

After completing all the setups please click save button, system goes back to the previous menu.

Figure 5-25

In Figure 5-25, click modify button after channel. You can see an interface is shown as in Figure

5-26. Please note all your modification here applies to local end only. You need to refresh web or

client-end to get the latest channel name. System max support 25-digital character.

Figure 5-26

In tour mode, you can see the following interface. On the right corner, right click mouse or click

shift button, you can control the tour. There are two icons:

stands for enabling window switch

and

stands for disabling window function. See Figure 5-27.

Figure 5-27

5.3.10 Default

Click default icon, system pops up a dialogue box. You can highlight to restore default factory

setup. See X381H381H381HFigure 5-26.

z Select all

z General

z Encode

z Schedule

z RS232

z Network

z Alarm

z Detect

z Pan/tilt/zoom

z Display

z Channel name

Please highlight icon

to select the corresponding function.

After all the setups please click save button, system goes back to the previous menu.

Warning!

System menu color, language, time display mode, video format, IP address, user account will not

maintain previous setup after default operation!

Figure 5-28

5.4 Search

Please refer to chapter 4.3 Search.

5.5 Advanced

Double click advanced icon in the main window, the interface is shown as below. See Figure

5-29.There are total eight function keys: HDD management, alarm output, abnormity, manual

record, account, auto maintenance, TV adjust and video matrix.

Figure 5-29

5.5.1 HDD Management

Here is for you to view and implement hard disk management. See Figure 5-30.

You can see current HDD type, status, capacity and record time. When HDD is working properly,

system is shown as O. When HDD error occurred, system is shown as X.

z Alarm set: Click alarm set button, the interface is shown as below. See Figure 5-31. (This

interface is just like the abnormity setup). Please refer to chapter 5.5.2 for detailed

information.

z HDD operation: You can select HDD mode from the dropdown list such as read-only or you

can erase all data in the HDD. Please note system needs to reboot to get all the modification

activated.

Figure 5-30

Please highlight icon to select the corresponding function.

Figure 5-31

For the HDD group setup operation, please note:

z Each channel’s records can be stored into the specified HDD Group.

z Each HDD Group is corresponding to several hard disks, while one hard disk is only

included in one HDD Group.

z Each channel is only corresponding with one HDD Group, while one HDD Group can

store records from several channels.

z HDD Group is only available for read-write HDD and self-defined disks, other types of

hard disks cannot be set as HDD Group.

Important:

z e-SATA also supports this function, you can manage e-SATA hard disk as local hard disk.

z Current series software version can only set the HDD group operation of the read-write

HDDs. It is not for the redundancy HDD.

HDD Setting

Click the button “HDD Settings” at the top right corner of the Figure 5-30, system will pop up an

interface as below. See Figure 5-32.

The number of hard disk from 1 to 12 is shown in the “HDD No.” column. If there is a mark

in the front of the number, it means this interface have access to the hard disk, otherwise it does

not have access to the hard disk.

The “HDD Group” column lists the HDD Group number of current hard disk.

When you are setting the HDD Group, please check the box of the hard disk, and then choose

the corresponding HDD Group number and save the settings.

In Figure 5-32, you can see the system has two working hard disks at the 6th and 7th position,

and the 6th position hard disk belongs to HDD Group 1, the 7th position hard disk belongs to

HDD Group 2.

Figure 5-32

In Figure 5-33, you can see the 6th and 7th position hard disks both belong to HDD Group 2.

Important

Once you change the HDD Group settings, system will pack the records and snapshots, and

then reboot.

Figure 5-33

Channels Setting

Click the button named with “Channels Settings” at the top right corner of the Figure 5-30,

system will pop up an interface shown as in Figure 5-34.

When you are setting the configurations of the channels setting, please select relevant channels

first (such as channel 1 to 16), and then select the HDD Group NO. Please click the Save button

to save current setup.

The Figure 5-34 and Figure 5-35 show that channels 1 to 16 are associated to HDD Group NO 1,

and channels 17 to 32 are associated to HDD Group NO 2. Therefore the records of channels 1

to 16 are stored into the hard disk(s) which belong to HDD Group NO 1, and the records of

channels 17 to 32 are stored into the hard disk(s) which belong to HDD Group NO 2.

Important

Once you change the HDD Group settings, system will pack the records and snapshots, and

then reboot.

Figure 5-34

Figure 5-35

5.5.2 Abnormity

Abnormity interface is shown as in Figure 5-36.

z Event type: There are several options for you such as disk error, no disk, disconnection,

IP conflict and etc.

z Alarm output: Please select alarm activation output port (multiple choices).

z Latch: Here you can set corresponding delaying time. The value ranges from 10s-300s.

System automatically delays specified seconds in turning off alarm and activated output after

external alarm cancelled.

z Show message: system can pop up the message in the local screen to alert you when

alarm occurs.

z Alarm upload: System can upload the alarm signal to the network (including alarm centre)

if you enabled current function.

z Send email: System can send out email to alert you when alarm occurs.

z Buzzer: Highlight the icon to enable this function. The buzzer beeps when alarm occurs.

Figure 5-36

5.5.3 Alarm Output

Here is for you to set proper alarm output.

Please highlight icon

to select the corresponding alarm output.

After all the setups please click OK button, system goes back to the previous menu. See Figure

5-37.

Figure 5-37

5.5.4 Manual Record

Please refer to chapter 4.2.2 manual record.

5.5.5 Account

Here is for you to implement account management. See Figure 5-38. Here you can:

z Add new user

z Modify user

z Add group

z Modify group

z Modify password.

For account management please note:

z For the user account name and the user group, the string max length is 6-byte. The

backspace in front of or at the back of the string is invalid. There can be backspace in the

middle. The string includes the valid character, letter, number, underline, subtraction sign,

and dot.

z System account adopts two-level management: group and user. No limit to group or user

amount.

z For group or user management, there are two levels: admin and user.

z The user name and group name can consist of eight bytes. One name can only be used

once. There are four default users: admin/888888/666666 and hidden user “default”. Except

user 6666, other users have administrator right.

z Hidden user “default” is for system interior use only and can not be deleted. When there is

no login user, hidden user “default” automatically login. You can set some rights such as

monitor for this user so that you can view some channel view without login.

z One user should belong to one group. User right can not exceed group right.

z About reusable function: this function allows multiple users use the same account to login.

After all the setups please click save button, system goes back to the previous menu.

Figure 5-38

5.5.5.1 Modify Password

Click password button, the interface is shown as in Figure 5-39.

Here you can modify account password.

Please select the account from the dropdown list, input the old password and then input the new

password twice. Click the Save button to confirm current modification.

For the users of user account right, it can modify password of other users.

Figure 5-39

5.5.5.2 Add/Modify Group

Click add group button, the interface is shown as below. See Figure 5-40.

Here you can input group name and then input some memo information if necessary.

There are total 60 rights such as control panel, shut down, real-time monitor, playback, record,

record file backup, PTZ, user account, system information view, alarm input/output setup, system

setup, log view, clear log, upgrade system, control device and etc.

The modify group interface is similar to the Figure 5-40.

Figure 5-40

5.5.5.3 Add/Modify User

Click add user button, the interface is shown as in Figure 5-41.

Please input the user name, password, select the group it belongs to from the dropdown list.

Then you can check the corresponding rights for current user.

For convenient user management, usually we recommend the general user right is lower than

the admin account.

The modify user interface is similar to Figure 5-41.

Figure 5-41

5.5.6 Auto Maintain

Here you can set auto-reboot time and auto-delete old files setup. You can set to delete the files

for the specified days. See Figure 5-42.

You can select proper setup from dropdown list.

After all the setups please click save button, system goes back to the previous menu.

Figure 5-42

5.5.7 TV Adjust

Here is for you to adjust TV output setup. See Figure 5-43.

Please drag slide bar to adjust each item.

After all the setups please click OK button, system goes back to the previous menu.

Figure 5-43

5.5.8 Video Matrix

Here you can set matrix output channel and its interval. See Figure 5-44.

Figure 5-44

5.5.9 Card Overlay

The card overlay function is for financial areas. It includes Sniffer, information analysis and title

overlay function. The Sniffer mode includes COM and network.

5.5.9.1 COM Type

The COM interface is shown as below. See Figure 5-45.

z Protocol: Please select from the dropdown list.

z Setting: Click COM setting button, the interface is shown as in RS232 interface. Please refer

to Chapter 5.3.4 RS232.

z Overlay channel: Please select the channel you want to overlay the card number.

z Overlay mode: There are two options: preview and encode. Preview means overlay the card

number in the local monitor video. Encode means overlay the card number in the record file.

z Overlay Position: Here you can select the proper overlay position from the dropdown list.

Figure 5-45

5.5.9.2 Network Type

The network type interface is shown as below. See Figure 5-46.

Here we take the ATM/POS protocol to continue.

There are two types: with or without the protocol according to client’s requirements.

With the protocol

For ATM/POS with the protocol, you just need to set the source IP, destination IP (sometimes

you need to input corresponding port number).

Figure 5-46

Without the protocol

For the ATM/POS without the protocol, the interface is shown as in Figure 5-47.

Source IP refers to host IP address that sends out information (usually it is the device host.)

Destination IP refers to other systems that receive information.

Usually you do not need to set source port and target port.

There are total four groups IP. The record channel applies to one group (optional) only.

Six frame ID groups verification can guarantee information validity and legal.

Figure 5-47

Click Data button you can see an interface is shown as in Figure 5-48.

Here you can set offset value, length, title according to your communication protocol and data

package. .

Figure 5-48

5.5.10 Config File Backup

The configuration file backup interface is shown as below. See Figure 5-49.

This function allows you to copy current system configuration to other devices.

Figure 5-49

5.6 Information

Here is for you to view system information. There are total five items: HDD (hard disk

information), BPS (data stream statistics), Log and version, and online user. See Figure 5-50.

Figure 5-50

5.6.1 HDD Information

Here is to list hard disk type, total space, free space, video start time and status. See X391H391H391H See Figure 5-51.○ means current HDD is normal. X means there is error. - means there is no HDD.

If disk is damaged, system shows as “?”. Please remove the broken hard disk before you add a

new one.

Once there is a hard disk confliction, please check hard disk time and system time is the same or

not. Please go to setting then general to modify system time. At last, reboot the system to solve

this problem.

After system booted up, if there is any confliction, system goes to HDD information interface

directly. Please note, system does not ask you to deal with it forcedly.

When HDD confliction occurs, you can check system time and HDD time are identical or not. If

they are not identical, please go to General (Chapter 5.3.1) to adjust system time or go to HDD

Management (Chapter 5.5.1) to format HDD and then reboot the DVR.

Figure 5-51

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Tips:

Please click Fn button or left click mouse to view HDD record time and HDD type and time.

5.6.2 BPS

Here is for you to view current video data stream (KB/s) and occupied hard disk storage (MB/h).

See Figure 5-52.

Figure 5-52

5.6.3 Log

Here is for you to view system log file. System lists the following information. See Figure 5-53.

Log types include system operation, configuration operation, data management, alarm event,

record operation, log clear and etc.

Pleased select start time and end time, then click search button. You can view the log files.

System max displays 100 logs in one page. It can max save 1024 log files.

Please page up/down button to view if there are more than ten files.

System also supports the backup function; you can click the backup button to save the log files in

the USB devices.

Figure 5-53

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