5.1.1.1 Analog Channels ........................................................................................................................... 19
5.1.1.2 IP Channels ................................................................................................................................... 19
5.1.4.1 PTZ control ................................................................................................................................... 24
5.2 Record ......................................................................................................................................... 44
5.2.2 Record .................................................................................................................................. 45
5.2.2.1 Record .......................................................................................................................................... 45
5.2.2.2 Record Schedule........................................................................................................................... 46
5.4.1.3 Port Configuration ......................................................................................................................... 53
5. 5.1 Disk ...................................................................................................................................... 58
5.5.1.1 Disk Group .................................................................................................................................... 59
5.6 System ......................................................................................................................................... 62
5.6.1 General ................................................................................................................................. 62
5.6.1.1 Date and Time ............................................................................................................................... 63
5.6.4.4 Auto Reboot .................................................................................................................................. 73
5.6.5 IP Camera Maintain .............................................................................................................. 73
5.6.5.1 Upgrade IP Camera ...................................................................................................................... 74
5.6.5.2 Load Default Settings for IP Camera............................................................................................. 74
5.6.6 System Information ............................................................................................................... 75
5.6.6.1 Information .................................................................................................................................... 75
Please carefully read the foll ow ing safety instruction so as to avoid personal injuries and prevent
the equipment and other connection devices from being damag ed.
1. Power sources (note: pl ease use the power supply attached or s peci f ied by the
manufacturer)
Never operate the equipm ent by using unspecified power supply.
2. Never push object s of any kind through openings of DVR
Never push objects of any kind thr ough openings of DVR so as to avoid e lectr ic shock or other
accidents.
3. Do not put the eq uipment in the dusty field
Do not put the equipment in the dusty field.
4. Do not place the equipment under rai n or humid environment
Do not place the equipment under humid environment like basem ent . If the equipment is
accidentally in contact with water, please unplug the power cable and immediately contact your
local dealer.
5. Keep the surface of the equipment clean and dry
Use soft damp cloth to clean the out er c ase of DVR (do not use liquid aerosol cleaners)
6. Do not operate if any probl em s ar e found
If there are any strange smel l or sound from DVR, unplug the power cab le a nd contact the
authorized dealer or serv i ce c ent er.
7. Do not try to remove the upper cover
Warning
8. Handle with care
If DVR does not work normally because of hitting on the hard object, please contact the
authorized dealer for repai r or replacement.
9. Use standard lithium battery (Note: Use the batteries attached or speci f i ed by the
manufacturer)
After cutting off the power supply, if the system clock cannot continu e t o work, please replace
the standard 3V lithium bat t er y on the main board.
Warning:
electric shock. Please properly dispose of the used batteries.
10. Put the equipment in a pl ace with good ventilation
The DVR system includes HDD, w hich produces large amount of heat duri ng operation. As a
result, do not block the ventilation op enings (on t he top, bottom, bot h sides and t he rev erse side)
for cooling the system during operation. Install or put the equip ment i n the place with good
ventilation.
11. The att ached power adapter can only be used for 1 set of DVR. Do not co nnect more
equipment, or DVR may be restarted repeatedly because of insufficient power.
12. Prevent the e quipment from water dropping or splashin g. Do not place objects
containing water, such as flower vase, on the equipment.
: Do not remove the cap o f DVR so as to avoid electric shock.
Turn of f DV R before replacing the batteries, or you may be suffered from serious
Chapter 1 Product Overview
1.1 Rear Panel
Item Description
VIDEO INPUT Connect with video input devices, standard BNC port
AUDIO INPUT Connect with audio input signals, RCA port
AUDIO OUTPUT Audio signal output, RCA port
USB port
VGA Connect to your TV or a monitor with VGA input.
HDMI Connect to your digital TV or monitor with HDMI input
LAN Connect to your home network
e-SATA Optional. Connect to e-SATA HDD for recording & backup
RS-485 Connect to PTZ devices
Sensor & Alarm Optional. Connect to external sensor & alarm devices
Power Connect to the supplied power adaptor
Power Switch Turn on /off power supply
Connect the supplied mouse or USB flash memory
AUDIO INPUT (5-16)
For some models to connect to audio inputs with supplied connector
AUDIO INPUT (1-4) & VIDEO INPUT (25-32)
For some 32CH DVR to connect to audio inputs & video inputs (25CH ~ 32CH) with supplied connector
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1.2 Remote Controller (For Ref er e nce O nly)
No.
Icon
Description
Press to enter the selecte d me nu item and
value of control bar.
recording search menu
video playback
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5
11
14
16
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Table 2-1
1 1-8
1
2
2
3 ALL
4
4 Menu Press to enter or exit the Main Menu
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5 Mute Mute On/off
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6 Submenu Go to submenu
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9
7
10
8 SEL
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13
15
9
9
、
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
Numeric keys
Press to display channel 1~8
0
Numeric keys
Press to display all chann els
Multiple display mode
Up arrow key; Volume increase
edit the setting
Left/Right key; Decrease/ increase parameter
Down arrow key; Vol u me decrease
Press to rewind during video play back
Press to fast forward during video playback
Press to play recorded v ideo or ent er t he
Press to start manual recording
Press to stop manual recording or s t op the
Press to pause the video playback or enter
frame-playback mode
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Chapter 2 DVR Installation & Connection
2.1 HDD Installation
Depending on the package you have purchased, the hard disk drive may be included in the full
package. If it is not pre-ins talled, follow the installation instruct ions on this user manual.
Caution: DO NOT install or remove the hard disk dr ive while the device power is turned ON.
HDD Instal la tion:
(1) Cut power firstly, and t hen re move screw s on both s ides & rear panel, a nd ope n DVR upper cover .
(2) Connect the data and power cables to the HDD and plac e t he H DD on the DVR case.
Carefully flip the DVR case and s ecure the HDD to the DVR with the screws.
(3) Put the upper cover back carefully, and fix the cover with screws.
Note: Above procedures a r e for r ef er ence only . The practical operation may be different
depending on the DVR you pur chased.
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2.2 Connection Diagram
Speaker
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Note: Above diagram is for reference only . The practical connection may be di fferent depending
on the DVR you purchase d.
2.3 Power Supply Connection
Caution: Use only the suppl ied power adapter t hat ca me with the DVR
Connect one end of the p ower adapter t o the power connect or on the b ack of th e DVR. Plug the ot her
end of the power adapter into t he wall outlet.
For some specific models, you may need to press the Power switch to turn on the power.
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Chapter 3 DVR Common Operations
Move the cursor to left
Move the cursor to right
3.1 Using the Supplied Mouse
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1.
Left Button:
o
Click to select menu optio ns.
o
During live viewing in split -s cr een view, double-click on a channel to view it in full-screen.
Double-click the channel again to return to split-screen v iew i ng.
o
Click upon a channel on Live Viewing screen to open Camera Quick Toolbar.
o
Click and hold to drag sliders and s cales on menu mode
2.
Right Button:
o
Click once to open the Taskbar on the Live V iew ing s creen. View Taskbar on 4.2.2 Taskbar
o
In menus, click to go back / close menus.
3.
Scroll Wheel:
o
In menus, scroll to move up / down through the menu content.
o
While hovering over the volume control wheel, scroll to turn system volume up / down.
3.2 Using the Virtual Keyboard
You will see the virtual keyboard automatically on the screen when you need to enter data
Click to toggle the keyboa rd to
upper case and more punctuation
Click to delete a
character
Click to complete
the enter
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3.3 Password
For the first time when you run the DVR, you must be required to set your own password
immediately in order to pr ot ect your privacy. Please be sure to record your username and
password and save them in a secure place.
Language:
Device ID:
ID on
New Admin name:
New Admin Password:
characters.
Corfirm Password:
Click
password to
Choose an OSD langua ge
Input the device ID in the par ent heses. Default ID is 000000. View more about Device
5.6.1 General
to confirm your settings and goes t o t he login interface. Enter your user name &
Apply
.
To set your own administrator name.
Enter your own passwor d again.
the DVR system.
Login
To set your own password. The password m ust be a combination of 8
NOTE:
If you forget your password, you will be unable to login th e
system, please contact your reseller to reset the password.
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Chapter 4 DVR Starting up
4.1 Start Wizard
Startup Wizard will help to conf igure the system and get the DVR works q uic kly.
4.1.1 Start W iz ard
Click the
Start Wizard
to proceed to the next st ep
4.1.2 Networ k Configuration
If you connect to a router allow s t o use DHCP, please check the
automatically all the net work parameters for your DVR. Unless the network is manual ly addressed
below parameters:
IP Address
numbers between 0 to 255, separ at ed by periods. For example, “192.168.001.100”.
: The IP address identifies the DVR in the networ k. It consists of four groups of
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box. The router w ill assign
DHCP
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Subnet Mask
can be used in a network. If IP address is like a street where you live t hen subnet mask is like a
neighborhood. The subnet addres s also consists of f our groups of numbers, separat ed by periods.
For example, “255.255.000.000”.
Gateway
address is the same as the
DNS1/DNS2
be enough just to enter the DNS1 server address.
: Subnet mask is a networ k par ameter which defines a range of IP addresses that
: This address allows the D VR to access the Internet. The for mat of the
IP Address
: DNS1 is the primary D NS s erver and DNS2 is a backup DNS server. Usual ly should
. For example, “192.168.0 01.001”.
Gateway
Port
Web Port:
Client). If the default port 80 is already taken by other applications, please change it.
Client Port:
mobile app). If the default port 9000 is already taken by other applicatio ns, pl ease change it.
RTSP Port :
device (e.g. using a streaming Media player.).
UPNP:
forwarding in your router. Enable this option if your router supports the UPn P. In this case, y ou do
not need to configure manual ly port forwarding on your router. If your router does not su pport
UPnP, make sure the port forwarding is compl et ed manually in your router.
This is the port that you will use to log in remotely to the DVR (e. g. using the Web
This is the por t t hat the DVR will use to send information through (e.g. using the
This is the por t t hat the DVR will be allowed to transmit real-time strea ming t o ot her
If you want to log in remotely t o t he DV R using Web Client, you need to c omplete the port
PPPoE
This is an advanced protocol t hat allows the DVR to connect to the networ k m ore directly via DSL
modem.
Check the “Enable PPPOE” box, and then enter the User name & Passw ord of the PPPoE.
3G
This is a prior using the mobile netw ork, you need to connect a 3G dongle to the D VR.
Enable the 3G option, ent er t he APN, Dial Code, User name & password according to the
instruction of your 3G dongle device.
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4.1.3 Date/Time
This menu allows you to config ur e t he Date, Time, D at e Format, Time Format, Time Zone, NTP
and DST.
Date and Ti m e
Click on the calendar icon to set the current system date.
Click on the calendar icon to set t he system date.
Date:
Click to set the system ti m e.
Time:
Date Format:
Time Format:
Time Zone :
Choose from the dro pdow n menu to set preferred date format.
Choose time format betw een 24Hour and 12Hour.
Set the correct time zone.
NTP
NTP stands for Netw ork Time Protocol. This feature allows you to synchronize the date and time
automatically on the DVR ov er Inter net. Therefore, the DV R needs to be conn ected to t he Internet.
Check the “
” box, and select the NTP server.
NTP
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DST
DST stands for Day light Savings Time.
: Enable if Daylight Saving Time (DST) is observed in your region
DST
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Time Offset
Time Mode
Start Time/End Time
: Select the amount of time to offset for DST
: Choose to set the daylight saving time in weeks or in days
: Set the start time and end ti m e for daylight saving
4.1.4 IP Camera
This menu allows you to add IP cameras to the DVR.
Click
Search
add, and then click
to search IP cameras in the same network. Choose the I P camera(s) you want to
icon to add to the DVR.
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Enter the camera’s user name & password to add the camera(s).
You can also click button to add individual IP camera to a sing le ch annel.
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Click
Search
IP Address/ Domain:
Name of the IP camera
Alias:
Position:
Port of the IP ca mera
Port:
button to search IP cameras, and then click one of the IP camera in the device list.
Position to display the camera name on the screen.
IP address or d omain name of the IP camera
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Protocol:
User Name:
Password:
Bind channel:
Choose the protocol of t he I P camera from the dropdown menu
User Name of the IP camera
Password of the IP camera
4.1.5 Disk
Choose a channel of the DVR y ou w ant to attach to
If the HDD is installed in the D V R for t he first time, it must be formatted. Select the HDD and then
click
Format HDD
Overwrite
example, if you choose the option 7 days t hen only the last 7 days recor dings are kept on t he HDD.
To prevent overwriting any old recordings, select Disable. If you h ave disab led this function, ple ase
check the HDD status regularly, t o ma ke sur e t he HDD is not full.
Record On ESATA
record the video to e-SATA HDD.
: Use this option to overwrite the old recordings on the HDD whe n t he HDD is full. For
button to format the HDD.
: If your DVR comes with an e-S ATA port on the rear panel , you can enable to
4.1.6 Resolution
Choose an output resolution matches to your monitor. The DVR support s t o adjust the output
resolution automatically to match the best resolution of your monitor w hen the system is starting
up.
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4.1.7 Mobile
If your DVR come with a P2P I D, y ou can sca n the Q R cod e wit h your mob ile a pp to v iew the DV R
remotely.
4.1.8 Summary
You can check the system sum m ar y information you had set in the start w iz ar d and finish the
wizard.
Tick “
Don't show thi s window next time
reboot next time. Click
Finish
button to save & exit.
" if you don’t want to display St ar t Wizard when system
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4.2 Live View Screen Overview
Camera Quick Toolbar
Start Menu
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Status Icons Camera Title
Task Menu Bar
Camera Title
To display the camera title
: This indicates that the camera connected is an AHD ca mer a
A-
: This indicates that the camera connected is a TVI camera
T-
: This indicates that the camera connected is a CVI camera
C-
: This indicates that the camera connected is an IP camer a
IP
Status Icons
This indicates that the DVR is currently recording.
This icon appears when the camera has detected motion.
The icon indicates that the external I/O alarm device is triggered
This icon indicates that the HDD is in error to work
This icon indicates the HDD is unformatted
This icon indicates the HDD is full.
System Date & Time
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This icon indicates the HDD is read-only.
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VIDEO LOSS:
No Camera:
Decoding Failed :
The analog camera is discon nected.
IP camera is disconnected.
The DVR doesn’t support t his kind of IP camera compression sta ndar d, please
change to H.264 compres sion st andard.
Click to open Quick Add menu to add IP camera
Click to edit current IP camera
4.2.1 Camera Quick Toolbar
In live viewing, click the left but t on of your mouse on a connected camera to di splay the Camera
Quick Toolbar.
Click to manually record the channel immediately . If the manually recording is in process, the
icon will be in red color. Clic k one more time to stop manual record.
Click to save a snapshot of the current camera image. M anual Capture must be enabled to
use this feature. For details on enabling Manual Capture, see
5.2.3.1 Capture
.
Click to play the latest 5 minutes recording of this channel
Click to enter PTZ control panel
Click to zoom-in the channel. When the icon appears, press and hold the left button of
your mouse to drag the area y ou want to zoom in.
Click to adjust the image color of the channel. You can adjust t he HUE, BRIG HT, CON TRAST
& SATURATION of the image.
4.2.2 Taskbar
Click to open the Start Menu
Click to choose different layout for live view
Click to choose more layouts for live view
Click to start viewing channels in a sequence
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.
Search & Playback. V iew more on Chapter 6 Search, Playback & Backup
Lock & unlock screen. View on 4.2.3.1 Unlock a nd Lock Screen.
system for further operati on.
Quick playback. You can choose to play the latest recording for all channels from the beginning
of the day, or you can choose the playback from the latest 5s, 10s, 30s, 1Min, 5Min.
Click to adjust audio volume
Click to switch all IP channels between mainstream and substream (for live view resolution)
Click to switch among real-time, balanced, or smooth view. The view effect modes affect only
the live view video quality by bitrate and frame rate but do not affect the recording quality.
To start or stop Manual Record and Manual Alarm.
To view system information, channel information, record info and network state.
This icon will appear if the network is disconnected.
4.2.3 Start Menu
With the start menu, you c an sw it ch user, search & playback, enter system setup m enu, loc k &
unlock the screen, shut dow n, r eboot & lo gout the system.
4.2.3.1 Unlock and Lock Screen
To switch user. To enable multi-user, please view on 5.6.3 M ulti-user
DVR System Setup. View on Chapter 5 DVR Sy st em
Shutdown, reboot & logou t the system. View on 4.2.3.2 Shutdown.
The screen will be locked to pr ot ect unauthorized OSD operation wh il e
the DVR is not in menu operat ion 1 minute.
If necessary, you can also lock the scre en oper ation ma nual ly. To do so,
go to Star Menu, and then click th e Lock Screen icon to lock the
system immediately.
If the system is locked, you can cl ick the Unlock icon to unlock the
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Click the
Click OK button, system will re quire to input the Admin password to authenticate.
If you choose
login the system for further oper at ions.
Shutdown
button from Star Menu, and t he check the further action you want to mov e.
Logout
the system, the live v iew i ng screen will be disappeared. You will need to
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Chapter 5 DVR System Setup
You are able to configure t he D VR for Channel, Record, Alarm, Network, Device & Sy s t em from
Start Menu
Setup
.
5.1 Channel
In this section, you are allowed to configure the camera, live v iew display, manage IP cameras,
adjust IP camera’s image, PTZ setup, motion setup, convert mode, and more.
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5.1.1.1 Analog Channels
The DVR supports to disable a nalog channels to increase IP channels. If you want to disable an
analog channel, uncheck the box and click
increase an IP channel input. To do so, you need to enable the XVR mode in advanc e at
General Mode
, view more on
5.6.1 General
Apply
to save. To disable an analog channel can
System
.
5.1.1.2 IP Channels
If you enable the XVR mode for the DVR, it supports to add IP cameras & modify IP channels.
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Click
Search
Add All
Click
Search
IP Address/ Domain:
to search IP cameras from local network, click
to add all IP cameras.
button to search IP cameras, and then click one of the IP camera in the device list.
to add individual IP c amera, c lick
Add
IP address or d omain name of the IP camera
Name of the IP camera
Alias:
Position:
Port:
Protocol:
User Name:
Password:
Bind channel:
Auto Assign IP to Camera(s)
address is not in the same network segment with D V R. With this function to reassign an IP
address to all added IP cameras.
Channel Delete
Position to display the camera name on the screen.
Port of the IP ca mera
Choose the protocol of the IP camera from the dropdown menu
User Name of the IP camera
Password of the IP camera
Choose a channel of the DVR y ou w ant to attach to
: The added IP camera would be not able to connect if its IP
: Choose one or more added I P cameras, and click this button to det ele.
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5.1.1.3 Protocol Manage
With the Protocol Manage , you can edit your own RTSP prot ocol for IP camera connection.
The system support max . 10 custom protocol options.
To give a name to your custom protocol.
Check the box if you want to enable sub-stream.
Input the RTSP address of your IP ca mera.
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5.1.2 Live
Choose a channel to configure
Give a name to the camera
Date format to display for the camera (for IP camera only)
Adjust the Bright value for the image color
Adjust the Contrast value for the image color
Adjust the Saturation value for the image color
To show the camera name in live view screen
To show the system time in live view screen
Choose a camera type (Auto, AHD, TVI, CVI) for analog camera
Choose an AHD EQ (Enhanced Quality) level depends on your
Adjust the Hue value for the image color
To configure camera para meters.
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Channel
: Display channel name.
: Click icon into the setup page.
Setup
Time format to display for the camera (for IP camera only)
Refresh Rate of the camera (for IP camera only)
camera video cable
Check the box If you want to hide the live image of this channel
Click Default to load default settin gs, cl ick Apply to save settings,
click right buttons of your mouse to exit.
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5.1.3 Image Control
Set the shutter mode
Choose the exposure time of the camera
Set the delay time of IR-CUT switching
Choose the backlight compensation level
Choose a channel to configure
To enable or disable 3D noise reduction function
Set the 3D noise reduction level
Set the WDR level
Automatic Gain Control
Configure white balance
Use in foggy environments to improve the video quality
This menu allows you to contr ol im age settings for supported IP cameras.
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Channel:
Setup
Channel name.
: Click icon into the setup page.
Select the desired built-in IR cut filter mode to ensure the camera
works properly both in the day and night.
Check to enable lens flip and angle flip
Set the flip angle
To enable or disable Backlight compensation
Enable to allow automatically adjust the brightness and contrast of the
video when shooting in the darkness with bright light sources.
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5.1.4 PTZ
This menu allows you to config ur e t he PTZ (Pan-Tilt-Zoom) settings for the dome camera
Channel:
Signal Type:
Protocol:
your camera support UTC ( Up t he C oax) f unc tion, you can choose COAX1 or COAX2 t o display
your camera OSD menu o r control the UTC PTZ function.
Baudrate:
sure it matches the compatibi l it y level of your PTZ-capable camera.
DataBit / StopBit:
individual packages. The
end of the package and the beginning o f the next (inform ation) pac kage. The av ailable para meters
for
Parity
setting.
Cruise
number of preset points.
Address
camera needs a unique address t o f unction properly
Channel name
Ana log for analog channels, Analog & Digital for IP channels.
Choose the communication protocol between the PTZ capable c amera and DVR. If
The speed of the information sent from the DVR to the PTZ-capable camera. Make
The information between the DVR and PTZ-capable camera is sent in
DataBit
DataBit
are: 8, 7, 6, 5. the available parameters f or the
: For error check. See the documentation of your PTZ-capable camera, to configure this
: Enable to use the Cruise mod e. In order to use the Cruise mode, you need t o set a
: Set the command addr ess of the PTZ system. Please be noted that each PTZ-capable
indicates the number of b its sent , whi le the
StopBit
are 1 or 2.
EndBit
indicates the
5.1.4.1 PTZ contr ol
After finishing the PTZ setup, you can use the PTZ function to contro l your PTZ camera.
1) Click left your mouse upon a channel on Live Viewing screen to open Cam era Quick Toolbar
and choose the PTZ control ic on .
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,
2) PTZ control panel will be displayed.
If you have chosen protocol f or t his channel as COAX1 or
A) Click the direction arrow t o select the direction of the PTZ
- ZOOM +
Zoom
Click to zoom in/out.
- FOCUS +
Focus
Click to adjust the focus
- IRIS +
Iris
Click to adjust the iris setting
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1
2
3
4 Speed Speed Adjust the PTZ speed
5
6
7
8 Total Total Display the total number of preset points
9 No. No. Number of preset point
10 Time Time Set t he t ime how long the camera will stay in the pre set point
11 Save Save Click to save the settings and preset points
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Channel Click to select the channel of the PTZ camera.
Cruise
UTC
Menu
Pointer
Panel
PRESET To display or hide the preset point panel
set
Start / stop PTZ cruise by pr eset points. Make sure you had
enable the Cruise function for t his channel in 5.1.4 PTZ
COAX2, the UTC menu but ton will be display. Click this icon to
enter UTC OSD menu. It is also the confirm button for your
selection in the UTC OSD men u.
camera
B) Click up/down/left/right ar row to move cursor in UTC OSD
menu
C) Click to switch to auto pan mode
Enter the number of a specific preset point, click this button to
move your PTZ camera to the preset point
.
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Delete Click to delete the selected pr eset point
Go to
Click to set a specific preset point on a PTZ camera.
You can add up to 255 preset points for the DVR.
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