Digital Video Recorder
User
Manua
l
SP-8HDSET
EFB Elektronik GmbH
www.efb-elektronik.de
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User Manual
About this Manual
This Manual is applicable to HD-TVI Digital Video Recorder (DVR).
The Manual includes instructions for using and managing the product. Pictures, charts, images and all other
information hereinafter are for description and explanation only. The information contained in the Manual is
subject to change, without notice, due to firmware updates or other reasons. Please find the latest version in the
company website
Please use this user manual under the guidance of professionals.
Legal Disclaimer
REGARDING TO THE PRODUCT WITH INTERNET ACCESS, THE USE OF PRODUCT SHALL BE
WHOLLY AT YOUR OWN RISKS. OUR COMPANY SHALL NOT TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITES FOR
ABNORMAL OPERATION, PRIVACY LEAKAGE OR OTHER DAMAGES RESULTING FROM CYBER
ATTACK, HACKER ATTACK, VIRUS INSPECTION, OR OTHER INTERNET SECURITY RISKS;
HOWEVER, OUR COMPANY WILL PROVIDE TIMELY TECHNICAL SUPPORT IF REQUIRED.
SURVEILLANCE LAWS VARY BY JURISDICTION. PLEASE CHECK ALL RELEVANT LAWS IN YOUR
JURISDICTION BEFORE USING THIS PRODUCT IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT YOUR USE CONFORMS
THE APPLICABLE LAW. OUR COMPANY SHALL NOT BE LIABLE IN THE EVENT THAT THIS
PRODUCT IS USED WITH ILLEGITIMATE PURPOSES.
IN THE EVENT OF ANY CONFLICTS BETWEEN THIS MANUAL AND THE APPLICABLE LAW, THE
LATER PREVAILS.
Regulatory Information
FCC Information
FCC compliance: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device,
pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful
interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and
can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may
cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to
cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.
FCC Conditions
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
1. This device may not cause harmful interference.
2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
EU Conformity Statement
This product and - if applicable - the supplied accessories too are marked with "CE" and comply
therefore with the applicable harmonized European standards listed under the EMC Directive
2004/108/EC, the RoHS Directive 2011/65/EU.
2012/19/EU (WEEE directive): Products marked with this symbol cannot be disposed of as unsorted
municipal waste in the European Union. For proper recycling, return this product to your local
supplier upon the purchase of equivalent new equipment, or dispose of it at designated collection
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points. For more information see: www.recyclethis.info
2006/66/EC (battery directive): This product contains a battery that cannot be disposed of as unsorted
municipal waste in the European Union. See the product documentation for specific battery
information. The battery is marked with this symbol, which may include lettering to indicate
cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), or mercury (Hg). For proper recycling, return the battery to your supplier or to a
designated collection point. For more information see: www.recyclethis.info
Industry Canada ICES-003 Compliance
This device meets the CAN ICES-3 (A)/NMB-3(A) standards requirements.
Safety Instruction
These instructions are intended to ensure that user can use the product correctly to avoid danger or property loss.
The precaution measure is divided into “Warnings” and “Cautions”
Warnings: Serious injury or death may occur if any of the warnings are neglected.
Cautions: Injury or equipment damage may occur if any of the cautions are neglected.
Warnings Follow these
safeguards to prevent serious
injury or death.
Cautions Follow these precautions
to prevent potential injury or
material damage.
Warnings
Proper configuration of all passwords and other security settings is the responsibility of the installer
and/or end-user.
In the use of the product, you must be in strict compliance with the electrical safety regulations of the
nation and region. Please refer to technical specifications for detailed information.
Input voltage should meet both the SELV (Safety Extra Low Voltage) and the Limited Power Source
with 100 to 240 VAC or 12 VDC according to the IEC60950-1 standard. Please refer to technical
specifications for detailed information.
Do not connect several devices to one power adapter as adapter overload may cause over-heating or a
fire hazard.
Please make sure that the plug is firmly connected to the power socket.
If smoke, odor or noise rise from the device, turn off the power at once and unplug the power cable, and
then please contact the service center.
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Chapter 1 Preventive and Cautionary Tips
Before connecting and operating your device, please be advised of the following tips:
• Ensure unit is installed in a well-ventilated, dust-free environment.
• Unit is designed for indoor use only.
• Keep all liquids away from the device.
• Ensure environmental conditions meet factory specifications.
• Ensure unit is properly secured to a rack or shelf. Major shocks or jolts to the unit as a result of dropping it
may cause damage to the sensitive electronics within the unit.
• Use the device in conjunction with an UPS if possible.
• Power down the unit before connecting and disconnecting accessories and peripherals.
• A factory recommended HDD should be used for this device.
• Improper use or replacement of the battery may result in hazard of explosion. Replace with the same or
equivalent type only. Dispose of used batteries according to the instructions provided by the battery
manufacturer.
Symbol Conventions
The symbols that may be found in this document are defined as follows.
Symbol
Description
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation, which if not avoided,
could result in equipment damage, data loss, performance
degradation, or unexpected results.
Provides additional information to emphasize or supplement
important points of the main text.
ATTENTION!
If you want to expand your video system, please use only original accessories!
The use of NOT original accessories can cause considerable damage to the
device and leads to a loss of warranty!
Original accessories you can get from your local dealer.
Accessories Item no.:
SP-8HDKAM - Full HD Camera Extension
SP 8HDKAB - Camera connection cable
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Product Key Features
General
Connectable to HD-TVI and analog cameras;
Connectable to the Coaxitron camera/dome with long transmission distance;
Connectable to IP cameras;
The IP camera connection is not supported.
Each channel supports dual-stream. Main stream supports up to 1080P resolution and sub-stream
supports up to WD1 resolution;
The DVR supports up to 1080p lite (960×1080) resultion.
Independent configuration for each channel, including resolution, frame rate, bit rate, image quality, etc.
Encoding for both video stream and video & audio stream; audio and video synchronization during
composite stream encoding;
Watermark technology.
Local Monitoring
HDMI/VGA output at up to 1920×1080 resolution;
1/4/6/8/9/16/25/36-screen live view is supported, and the display sequence of screens is adjustable;
Live view screen can be switched in group and manual switch and automatic cycle live view are also
provided, the interval of automatic cycle can be adjusted;
Quick setting menu is provided for live view;
The selected live view channel can be shielded;
Motion detection, video-tampering detection, video exception alarm, video loss alarm and VCA alarm
functions;
Privacy mask;
Several PTZ protocols supported; PTZ preset, patrol and pattern;
Zooming in/out by clicking the mouse and PTZ tracing by dragging mouse.
HDD Management
1 SATA hard disk can be connected; disk with a maximum of 3TB storage capacity;
S.M.A.R.T. and bad sector detection;
HDD sleeping function;
HDD property: read-only, read/write (R/W);
Recording and Playback
Holiday recording schedule configuration;
Cycle and non-cycle recording modes;
Normal and event video encoding parameters;
Multiple recording types: manual, continuous, alarm, motion, motion | alarm, motion & alarm and Event;
8 recording time periods with separated recording types;
Pre-record and post-record for motion detection triggered recording, and pre-record time for schedule
and manual recording;
Searching record files by events (alarm input/motion detection);
Customization of tags, searching and playing back by tags;
Locking and unlocking of record files;
Local redundant recording;
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Searching and playing back record files by camera number, recording type, start time, end time, etc.;
Smart playback to go through less effective information;
Zooming in for any area when playback;
Multi-channel reverse playback;
Supports pause, fast forward, slow forward, skip forward, and skip backward when playback, locating by
dragging the mouse on the progress bar;
4/8-ch synchronous playback;
Backup
Export data by a USB device;
Export video clips when playback;
Management and maintenance of backup devices.
Alarm and Exception
Configurable arming time of alarm input/output;
Alarm for video loss, motion detection, video tampering, abnormal signal, video input/recording
resolution mismatch, illegal login, network disconnected, IP confliction, record exception, HDD error,
and HDD full, etc.;
Alarm triggers full screen monitoring, audio alarm, notifying surveillance center, sending email and
alarm output;
Support coaxial alarm;
Automatic restore when system is abnormal.
Other Local Functions
Manual and automatic video quality diagnostics;
Operable by mouse and remote control;
Three-level user management; admin user can create many operating account and define their operating
permission, which includes the permission to access any channel;
Completeness of operation, alarm, exceptions and log writing and searching;
Manually triggering and clearing alarms;
Importing and exporting of configuration file of devices;
Getting cameras type information automatically.
Network Functions
1 self-adaptive 10M/100M network interface is supported;
TCP/IP protocol, PPPoE, DHCP, DNS, DDNS, NTP, SADP, SMTP, UPnP™ and HTTPS are supported;
Extranet access by HiDDNS;
Support access by Cloud P2P;
TCP, UDP and RTP for unicast;
Auto/Manual port mapping by UPnPTM;
Remote search, playback, download, locking and unlocking the record files, and downloading files
broken transfer resume;
Remote parameters setup; remote import/export of device parameters;
Remote viewing of the device status, system logs and alarm status;
Remote keyboard operation;
Remote locking and unlocking of control panel and mouse;
Remote HDD formatting and program upgrading;
Remote system restart and shutdown;
Support upgrading via remote FTP server;
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Alarm and exception information can be sent to the remote host;
Remotely start/stop recording;
Remotely start/stop alarm output;
Remote PTZ control;
Remote JPEG capture;
Two-way audio and voice broadcasting;
Embedded WEB server.
Development Scalability
SDK for Windows and Linux system;
Source code of application software for demo;
Development support and training for application system.
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Preventive and Cautionary Tips..................................................................... ..................... 4
Chapter 2 Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 11
2.1 Front Panel ........................................................ ......................................... ............................ ....... 11
2.2 USB Mouse Operation ................................................................... .......................................... ..... 12
2.3 Input Method Description............................................................................................................. . 13
2.4 Rear Panel .............................................................................................................. ....................... 14
Chapter 3 Getting Started ................................................................................................................... 15
3.1 Starting Up and Shutting Down the DVR...................................................................................... 15
3.2 Activating the Device ........................................................................... ....................................... .. 16
3.3 Using the Wizard for Basic Configuration.............................................................. ....................... 17
3.4 Login and Logout ........................................................................................................................ .. 21
3.4.1 User Login ............................................................ ......................................... ...................... 21
3.4.2 User Logout ......................................................................................................... ................ 21
3.5 Live View ...................................................................... ......................................... ....................... 22
3.6 Introduction of Live View ............................................................................................................ . 22
3.7 Operations in Live View Mode............................................... ............................................ ........... 23
3.7.3 Using the Mouse in Live View............................................................................................. 23
3.7.4 HDMI and VGA Non-Simultaneous Output ........................................................................ 24
3.7.5 Quick Setting Toolbar in Live View Mode .......................................................................... 25
3.8 Adjusting Live View Settings ............................................................... ....................................... .. 26
3.9 Manual Video Quality Diagnostics .......................................................................................... ...... 28
3.10 User Logout .................................................................................................................. ................. 29
Chapter 4 PTZ Controls ..................................................................................................................... . 29
4.1 Configuring PTZ Settings.................................................... ......................................... ................. 29
4.2 Setting PTZ Presets, Patrols and Patterns .................................................................................... .. 31
4.2.1 Customizing Presets............................................................................................................. 31
4.2.2 Calling Presets .................................................................. ......................................... .......... 31
4.2.3 Customizing Patrols .......................................................................................................... ... 32
4.2.4 Calling Patrols ..................................................................................................................... 33
4.2.5 Customizing Patterns .......................................................................... ................................. 34
4.2.6 Calling Patterns...................................................... .............................................................. 35
4.2.7 Customizing Linear Scan Limit .......................................................................................... . 35
4.2.8 Calling Linear Scan ............................................................................................................. 36
4.2.9 One-touch Park .................................................................................................................... 37
4.3 PTZ Control Panel ..................... .......................................... ......................................... ................. 38
Chapter 5 Recording Settings............................................................................................................. . 39
5.1 Configuring Encoding Parameters................................................................................................. 39
5.2 Configuring Recording Schedule ................................................................................................. . 42
5.3 Configuring Motion Detection Recording ........................................................ ............................ . 45
5.4 Configuring Manual Recording .................... ........................................ ....................................... .. 46
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5.5 Configuring Holiday Recording ............................. .......................................... ............................. 47
5.6 Files Protection.............................................................................................................................. 49
5.7 Configuring 1080p Lite ................................................................................................................. 51
Chapter 6 Playback ............................................................................................................................. . 52
6.1 Playing Back Record Files ................................................................... ....................................... .. 52
6.1.1 Instant Playback ................................................................................................................... 52
6.1.2 Playing Back by Normal Search .......................................................................................... 52
6.1.3 Playing Back by Event Search .............................................. ............................................ ... 55
6.1.4 Playing Back by Tag ........................................................................................................... . 56
6.1.5 Playing Back by Smart Search ............................................................................................. 58
6.1.6 Playing Back by System Logs ............................................................................................. 59
6.1.7 Playing Back by Sub-Periods.............................................................................................. . 60
6.1.8 Playing Back External File ........................................................................................ .......... 61
6.2 Auxiliary Functions of Playback .................................................................................................. . 62
6.2.1 Playing Back Frame by Frame ............................................................................................ . 62
6.2.2 Digital Zoom....................................................................................................................... . 62
6.2.3 Reverse Playback of Multi-channel ..................................................................................... 63
Chapter 7 Backup ............................................................................................................................. ... 64
7.1 Backing up Record Files ......................................... ......................................... ............................. 64
7.1.1 Backing up by Normal Video Search ................................................................................... 64
7.1.2 Backing up by Event Search ................................................................................................ 66
7.1.3 Backing up Video Clips ...................................................................................................... . 67
7.2 Managing Backup Devices ..................................................................................... ....................... 68
Chapter 8 Alarm Settings .................... ......................................... .......................................... ............. 69
8.1 Setting Motion Detection............................................................................................................... 69
8.2 Detecting Video Loss.................................................................................................................... . 71
8.3 Detecting Video Tampering ........................................................................................................... 72
8.4 Setting All-day Video Quality Diagnostics .................................................................................... 74
8.5 Handling Exceptions .............................................................................................. ....................... 75
8.6 Setting Alarm Response Actions ................................................................................................... 76
Network Settings ............................................................................................................................................ 77
8.7 Configuring General Settings ....................................................................................................... . 77
8.8 Configuring Advanced Settings ................ ..................................................................................... 78
8.8.1 Configuring PPPoE Settings ................................................. ............................................ ... 78
8.8.2 Configuring Cloud P2P ........................................................................................................ 78
8.8.3 Configuring DDNS .............................................................................................................. 79
8.8.4 Configuring NTP Server ..................................................................................................... . 84
8.8.5 Configuring NAT ................................................................................................................. 85
8.8.6 Configuring More Settings................................................................................................... 86
8.8.7 Configuring HTTPS Port ..................................................................................................... 87
8.8.8 Configuring Email ............................................................................................................... 89
8.9 Checking Network Traffic ............................................................................................................. 90
8.10 Configuring Network Detection .................................................................................................... 91
8.10.1 Testing Network Delay and Packet Loss.............................................................................. 91
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8.10.2 Exporting Network Packet ................................................................. .................................. 91
8.10.3 Checking Network Status..................................................................................................... 92
8.10.4 Checking Network Statistics ................................................................................................ 93
Chapter 9 HDD Management.............................................................................................................. 94
9.1 Initializing HDDs .................................................... ......................................... ............................. 94
9.2 Managing Network HDD ............................................................................................................. . 95
9.3 Managing HDD Group ..................................................................................... ............................. 97
9.3.1 Setting HDD Groups................................................................................................... ......... 97
9.3.2 Setting HDD Property.......................................................................................................... 99
9.4 Configuring Quota Mode.......................................................................................................... ... 100
9.5 Checking HDD Status ................................................................................................................. 101
9.6 Checking S.M.A.R.T Information ....................................................... ........................................ 102
9.7 Detecting Bad Sector ....................... ............................................................................................ 103
9.8 Configuring HDD Error Alarms .................................................................................................. 104
9.9 Checking and Editing Firmware .................................................................................................. 104
9.10 Configuring OSD Settings ........................................................................................................... 105
9.11 Configuring Privacy Mask........................................................................................................... 106
9.12 Configuring Video Parameters ........................................................................ ............................ 107
Chapter 10 DVR Management and Maintenance ............................................................................. 109
10.1 Viewing System Information ....................................................................................................... 109
10.2 Searching Log Files ......................... ....................................... ............................................ ......... 109
10.3 Importing/Exporting IP Camera Info .......................................................................................... . 111
10.4 Importing/Exporting Configuration Files .................................................................................... 112
10.5 Upgrading System ...................................................................................................................... . 112
10.5.1 Upgrading by Local Backup Device ................................................................................. . 112
10.5.2 Upgrading by FTP ............................................................................................................. 113
10.6 Restoring Default Settings .......................................................................................................... . 113
Chapter 11 Others ............................................................................................................................. ... 115
11.1 Configuring General Settings ...................................................................................................... 115
11.2 Configuring DST Settings ................................. ......................................... ................................. 116
11.3 Configuring More Settings ............................................ ......................................... ..................... 116
11.4 Managing User Accounts............................................................................................................. 117
11.4.1 Adding a User .................................................................... ......................................... ....... 117
11.4.2 Deleting a User .................................................................................................................. 119
11.4.3 Editing a User ...................................................................................................... .............. 120
Chapter 12 Appendix ................................................................................................................ ........... 121
12.1 Specifications ......................................................................................................... ..................... 121
12.2 Glossary....................................................................................................................................... 122
12.3 Troubleshooting.......................................................................................................................... . 123
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Chapter 2 Introduction
2.1 Front Panel
Figure 2. 1 Front
Panel
Table 2. 1 Description of Front Panel
No.
Icon
Description
1
Turns red when DVR is powered up.
2
Turns red when data is being read from or written to HDD.
3
Flickers blue when network connection is functioning properly.
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2.2 USB Mouse Operation
A regular 3-button (Left/Right/Scroll-wheel) USB mouse can also be used with this DVR. To use a USB mouse:
Steps:
1. Plug USB mouse into one of the USB interfaces on the front panel of the DVR.
2. The mouse should automatically be detected. If in a rare case that the mouse is not detected, the possible
reason may be that the two devices are not compatible, please refer to the recommended the device list from
your provider.
The operation of the mouse:
Table 2. 2 Description of the Mouse Control
Name
Action
Description
Left-Click
Single-Click
Live view: Select channel and show the quick set menu.
Menu: Select and enter.
Double-Click
Live view: Switch between single-screen and multi-screen.
Click and Drag
PTZ control: Wheeling.
Privacy mask and motion detection: Select target area.
Digital zoom-in: Drag and select target area.
Live view: Drag channel/time bar.
Right-Click
Single-Click
Live view: Show menu.
Menu: Exit current menu to upper level menu.
Scroll-Wheel
Scrolling up
Live view: Previous screen.
Menu: Previous item.
Scrolling down
Live view: Next screen.
Menu: Next item.
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2.3 Input Method Description
Figure 2. 2 Soft
Keyboard
Description of the buttons on the soft keyboard:
Table 2. 3 Description of the Soft Keyboard Icons
Icon
Description
Icon
Description
…
Number
…
English letter
Lowercase/Uppercase
Backspace
Switch the keyboard
Space
Positioning the cursor
Exit
Symbols
Reserved
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2.4 Rear Panel
The rear panel vaires according to different models. Please refer to the actual product. The following figures are
for reference only.
Figure 2.
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Table 2. 4 Description of Front Panel
No.
Item
Description
1
VIDEO IN
BNC interface for TVI and analog video input. Up to 8 ch.
2
HDMI
HDMI video output connector.
3
VGA
DB15 connector for VGA output. Display local video output and menu.
4
AUDIO OUT
RCA connector.
5
AUDIO IN
RCA connector.
6
Network Interface
Connector for network
7
USB Port
Universal Serial Bus (USB) port for additional devices.
8
GND
Ground
9
Power Supply
12 VDC power supply.
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Chapter 3 Getting Started
3.1 Starting Up and Shutting Down the DVR
Before you start:
Check that the voltage of the extra power supply is the same with the DVR’s requirement, and the ground
connection is working properly.
Starting up the DVR
Steps:
1. Check the power supply is plugged into an electrical outlet. It is HIGHLY recommended that an
Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) be used in conjunction with the device.
2. Turn on the power switch on the rear panel, and the Power indicator LED should turn on indicating that the
unit begins to start up.
3. After startup, the Power indicator LED remains on.
Shutting down the DVR
Steps:
There are two proper ways to shut down the DVR. To shut down the DVR:
OPTION 1: Standard shutdown
1. Enter the Shutdown menu.
Menu > Shutdown
Figure 3. 1 Shutdown
Menu
2. Select the Shutdown button.
3. Click the Yes button.
Figure 3. 2 Shutdown Tips
Rebooting the DVR
While in the Shutdown menu (Figure 3. 1), you can also reboot the DVR.
Steps:
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1. Enter the Shutdown menu by clicking Menu > Shutdown.
2. Click the Logout button to log out or the Reboot button to reboot the DVR.
3.2 Activating the Device
Purpose:
For the first-time access, you need to activate the device by setting an admin password. No operation is allowed
before activation. You can also activate the device via Web Browser, SADP or Client Software.
Steps:
1. Input the same password in the text field of Create New Password and Confirm New Password.
Figure 3. 3 Settings Admin
Password
STRONG PASSWORD RECOMMENDED– We highly recommend you create a strong
password of your own choosing (using a minimum of 8 characters, including upper case letters,
lower case letters, numbers, and special characters) in order to increase the security of your
product. And we recommend you reset your password regularly, especially in the high security
system, resetting the password monthly or weekly can better protect your product.
2. Click OK to save the password and activate the device.
For the old version device, if you update it to the new version, the following dialog box will pop up once the
device starts up. You can click YES and follow the wizard to set a strong password.
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Figure 3. 4
Warning
3.3 Using the Wizard for Basic Configuration
By default, the Setup Wizard starts once the device has loaded.
Figure 3. 5 Start Wizard
Interface
Operating the Setup Wizard:
1. The Start Wizard can walk you through some important settings of the device. If you don’t want to use the
Start Wizard at that moment, click Exit. You can also choose to use the Start Wizard next time by leaving
the “Start wizard when device starts?” checkbox checked.
2. Click Next to enter the date and time settings window.
Figure 3. 6 Date and Time Settings
3. After the time settings, click Next button which will take you back to the General Network Setup Wizard
window, as shown in Figure 3. 7.
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Figure 3. 7 General Network Configuration
4. Click Next button after you configured the basic network parameters. Then you will enter the Cloud P2P
interface. Configure the Cloud P2P according to your need.
Figure 3. 8 Advanced Network Configuration
5. Click Next button to enter the Advanced Network Parameter interface. You can enable PPPoE, enable
DDNS and set other ports according to your need.
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Figure 3. 9 Advanced Network Parameters
6. Click Next button after you configured the network parameters Array Management
7. Click Next button after configuring the advanced network parameters, which will take you to the HDD
Management window, shown in Figure 3. 10.
Figure 3. 10 HDD Management
8. To initialize the HDD, click the Init button. Initialization will remove all the data saved in the HDD.
9. Click Next to enter the IP Camera Management window (only supported by HDVR series).
10. Click Search to search the online IP Camera and the Security status shows whether it is active or inactive.
Before adding the camera, make sure the IP camera to be added is in active status.
If the camera is in inactive status, you can click the inactive icon of the camera to set the password to
activate it. You can also select multiple cameras from the list and click the One-touch Activate to activate
the cameras in batch.
Click the Add to add the camera.
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Figure 3. 11 IP Camera Management
11. After finishing IP Camera settings, click Next to enter the Record Settings window.
12. Click the icon , and you can enable the continuous recording or motion Detection recording for all
channels of the device.
Figure 3. 12 Record Settings
13. Click OK to complete the wizard settings.
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3.4 Login and Logout
3.4.1 User Login
Purpose:
If the device has logged out, you must login the device before operating the menu and other functions.
Steps:
1. Select the User Name in the dropdown list.
Figure 3. 13 Login Interface
2. Input Password.
3. Click OK to log in.
In the Login dialog box, if you have entered the wrong password for 7 times, the current user account will be
locked for 60 seconds.
Figure 3. 14 User Account Protection
3.4.2 User Logout
Purpose:
After logging out, the monitor turns to the live view mode and if you want to perform some operation, you need to
enter user name and password log in again.
Steps:
1. Enter the Shutdown menu.
Menu > Shutdown
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Figure 3. 15
Logout
2. Click Logout.
After you have logged out the system, menu operation on the screen is invalid. It is required to input a user name
and password to unlock the system.
3.5 Live View
3.6 Introduction of Live View
Live view shows you the video image getting from each camera in real time. The DVR will automatically enter
Live View mode when powered on. It is also at the very top of the menu hierarchy, thus hitting the ESC many
times (depending on which menu you’re on) will bring you to the Live View mode.
Live View Icons
In the live view mode, there are icons at the right top of the screen for each channel, showing the status of the
record and alarm in the channel, so that you can know whether the channel is recorded, or whether there are alarms
occur as soon as possible.
Table 3. 1 Description of Live View Icons
Icons
Description
Alarm (video loss, tampering, motion detection or sensor alarm)
Record (manual record, schedule record, motion detection or alarm triggered record)
Alarm & Record
Event/Exception (motion detection, sensor alarm or exception information. For details,
see Chapter 8.5 Handling Exceptions.)
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3.7 Operations in Live View Mode
In live view mode, there are many functions provided. The functions are listed below.
• Single Screen: show only one screen on the monitor.
• Multi-screen: show multiple screens on the monitor simultaneously.
• Auto-switch: the screen is auto switched to the next one. And you must set the dwell time for each screen on
the configuration menu before enabling the auto-switch. Menu>Configuration>Live View>Dwell Time.
• Start Recording: normal record and motion detection record are supported.
• Quick Set: select the output mode to Standard, Bright, Gentle or Vivid.
• Playback: play back the recorded videos for current day.
The priority level for the main output is HDMI/VGA. See the table below.
Table 3. 2 Priorities of Interfaces
S.N
VGA/HDMI
Main output
1 √ VGA/HDMI
3.7.3 Using the Mouse in Live View
Table 3. 3 Mouse Operation in Live View
Name
Description
Menu
Enter the main menu of the system by right clicking the mouse.
Single Screen
Switch to the single full screen by choosing channel number from the dropdown
list.
Multi-screen
Adjust the screen layout by choosing from the dropdown list.
Previous Screen
Switch to the previous screen.
Next Screen
Switch to the next screen.
Start/Stop
Auto-switch
Enable/disable the auto-switch of the screens.
The dwell time of the live view configuration must be set before using Start Auto-switch.
Start Recording
Start recording of all channels, Normal Record and Motion Detection Recording
are selectable from the dropdown list.
Quick Set
Output Mode is configurable with Standard, Bright, Gentle and Vivid options.
Playback
Enter the playback interface and start playing back the video of the selected
channel immediately.
PTZ Control
A shortcut to enter the PTZ control interface of the selected camera.
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Figure 3. 16 Right-click Menu
The Add IP Camera is not supported
3.7.4 HDMI and VGA Non-Simultaneous Output
DVR support HDMI and VGA non-simultaneous output.
Steps:
1. Enter the Configuration Menu
Menu > Configuration
2. Click More Settings to enter the more settings interface.
Figure 3. 17 More Settings Interface
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3.7.5 Quick Setting Toolbar in Live View Mode
On the screen of each channel, there is a quick setting toolbar which shows when you point the mouse to the
bottom of the screen.
Figure 3. 18 Quick Setting Toolbar
Table 3. 4 Description of Quick Setting Toolbar Icons
Icons
Description
Icons
Description
Icons
Description
/
Enable/Disable
Manual Record
Instant Playback
/
Mute/Audio on
PTZ Control
Digital Zoom
Image Settings
Close Live View
Instant Playback only shows the record in last five minutes. If no record is found, it means there is no record
during the last five minutes.
Digital Zoom can zoom in the selected area to the full screen. Click and draw to select the area to zoom in, as
shown in Figure 3. 19.
Figure 3. 19 Digital
Zoom
Image Settings icon can be selected to enter the Image Settings menu.
Four modes are selectable according to the real situation:
• Standard: for general lighting conditions (default).
• Indoor: the image is relatively smoother.
• Dim Light: the image is smoother than the other two modes.
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• Outdoor: the image is relatively clearer and sharper. The degree of contrast and saturation is high.
Figure 3. 20 Image
Settings
You can adjust the image parameters, including brightness, contrast, saturation, hue, sharpness and denoising. You
can also click Default to restore the default settings and click Copy to copy the image settings to other analog
cameras.
Refer to the Chapter 9.12 Configuring Video Parameters for details.
3.8 Adjusting Live View Settings
Purpose:
Live View settings can be customized according to different needs. You can configure the output interface, dwell
time for screen to be shown, mute or turning on the audio, the screen number for each channel, etc.
Steps:
1. Enter the Live View Settings interface.
Menu> Configuration> Live View
Figure 3. 21 Live View-General
The settings available in this menu include:
• Video Output Interface: Designates the output to configure the settings
• Live View Mode: Designates the display mode to be used for Live View.
• Dwell Time: The time in seconds to dwell between switching of channels when enabling auto-switch in
Live View.
• Enable Audio Output: Enables/disables audio output for the selected camera in the live view mode.
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• Volume: Adjust the volume of the audio output.
• Event Output: Designates the output to show event video; if available, you can select a different video
output interface from the Video Output Interface when an event occurs.
• Full Screen Monitoring Dwell Time: The time in seconds to show alarm event screen.
2. Set the camera order.
1) Select View tab.
Figure 3. 22 Live View- Camera Order
2) Click a window to select it, and then double-click a camera name in the camera list you would like to
display. Setting an ‘X’ means the window will not display any camera.
3) You can also click to start live view of all channels in order and click to stop live view of all
channels. Click or to go to the previous or next page.
4) Click the Apply button.
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3.9 Manual Video Quality Diagnostics
Purpose:
The video quality of the analog channels can be diagnosed manually and you can view the diagnostic results from
a list.
Steps:
1. Enter the Manual Video Quality Diagnostics interface.
Menu> Manual >Manual Video Quality Diagnostics
Figure 3. 23 Video Quality Diagnostics
2. Check the checkboxes to select the channels for diagnostics.
3. Click the button Diagnose, and the results will be displayed on a list. You can view the video status and
diagnostics time of the selected channels.
Figure 3. 24 Diagnostics Result
Connect the camera to the device for the video quality diagnostics.
Three exception types can be diagnosed: Blurred Image, Abnormal Brightness and Color Cast.
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3.10 User Logout
Purpose:
After logging out, the monitor turns to the live view mode and if you want to do some operation, you need to enter
user name and password to log in again.
Steps:
3. Enter the Shutdown menu.
Menu>Shutdown
Figure 3. 25
Shutdown
4. Click Logout.
Chapter 4 PTZ Controls
4.1 Configuring PTZ Settings
Purpose:
Follow the procedure to set the parameters for PTZ. The configuring of the PTZ parameters should be done before
you control the PTZ camera.
Steps:
1. Enter the PTZ Settings interface.
Menu >Camera> PTZ
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Figure 4. 1 PTZ
Settings
2. Choose the camera for PTZ setting in the Camera dropdown list.
3. Click the PTZ Parameters button to set the PTZ parameters.
Figure 4. 2 PTZ-
General
4. Enter the parameters of the PTZ camera.
All the parameters should be exactly the same as the PTZ camera parameters.
For the Coaxitron camera/dome connected, you can select the PTZ protocol to VISION-C (Coaxitron). Make sure
the protocol selected here is supported by the connected camera/dome.
When the Coaxitron protocol is selected, all the other parameters like the baud rate, data bit, stop bit, parity and
flow control are not configurable.
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