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SAFETY INSTRUCTION ......................................................................................................................... 1
Chapter 1 Product Overview ................................................................................................................ 1
1.1 Rear Panel ..................................................................................................................................... 1
1.2 Remote Controller (For Reference Only)....................................................................................... 2
Chapter 2 DVR Installation & Connection ........................................................................................... 3
2.1 HDD Installation ............................................................................................................................. 3
2.2 Connection Diagram ...................................................................................................................... 4
2.3 Power Supply Connection ............................................................................................................. 4
Chapter 3 DVR Common Operations ................................................................................................... 5
3.1 Using the Supplied Mouse ............................................................................................................. 5
3.2 Using the Virtual Keyboard ............................................................................................................ 5
3.3 Password ....................................................................................................................................... 6
Chapter 4 DVR Starting up ................................................................................................................... 7
4.1 Start Wizard ................................................................................................................................... 7
4.2 Live View Screen Overview ......................................................................................................... 14
4.2.3.1 Unlock and Lock Screen ............................................................................................................... 16
4.2.3.2 Shutdown ...................................................................................................................................... 17
Chapter 5 DVR System Setup ............................................................................................................ 18
5.1 Channel ....................................................................................................................................... 18
5.1.1.1 Analog Channels ........................................................................................................................... 19
5.1.1.2 IP Channels ................................................................................................................................... 19
5.1.1.3 Protocol Manage ........................................................................................................................... 21
5.1.4.1 PTZ control ................................................................................................................................... 24
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5.1.8.1 PID (Perimeter Intrusion Detection) .............................................................................................. 31
5.1.8.2 LCD (Line Crossing Detection)...................................................................................................... 33
5.1.8.3 SOD (Stationary Object Detection) ............................................................................................... 35
5.1.8.4 PD (Pedestrian Detection) ............................................................................................................ 37
5.1.8.5 FD (Face Detection) ...................................................................................................................... 39
5.1.8.6 CC (Cross-Counting) ..................................................................................................................... 40
5.1.8.7 Intelligent Analysis ......................................................................................................................... 43
5.1.8.8 Intelligent Schedule ....................................................................................................................... 43
5.2 Record ......................................................................................................................................... 44
5.2.2.1 Record .......................................................................................................................................... 45
5.2.2.2 Record Schedule........................................................................................................................... 46
5.2.3.1 Capture ......................................................................................................................................... 47
5.2.3.2 Capture Schedule ......................................................................................................................... 47
5.3 Alarm ............................................................................................................................................ 48
5.4 Network ........................................................................................................................................ 51
5.4.4.1 PPPoE .......................................................................................................................................... 52
5.4.1.2 3G ................................................................................................................................................. 53
5.4.1.3 Port Configuration ......................................................................................................................... 53
5.4.3.1 Email Configuration ....................................................................................................................... 55
5.4.3.2 Email Schedule ............................................................................................................................. 56
5. 5 Device ......................................................................................................................................... 58
5.5.1.1 Disk Group .................................................................................................................................... 59
5.5.1.2 S.M.A.R.T ..................................................................................................................................... 60
5.6 System ......................................................................................................................................... 62
5.6.1.1 Date and Time ............................................................................................................................... 63
5.6.1.2 NTP Settings ................................................................................................................................. 64
5.6.1.3 DST Settings ................................................................................................................................. 64
5.6.2.1 LIVE-OUT ..................................................................................................................................... 66
5.6.3.1 Changing Password ...................................................................................................................... 67
5.6.3.2 Add New Users ............................................................................................................................. 68
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5.6.3.3 Setting User Permissions.............................................................................................................. 68
5.6.4 Maintenance ......................................................................................................................... 70
5.6.4.1 Log ................................................................................................................................................ 70
5.6.4.2 Load Default.................................................................................................................................. 71
5.6.4.3 Upgrade ........................................................................................................................................ 72
5.6.4.4 Parameter Management ............................................................................................................... 72
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
5.6.6.2 Channel Information...................................................................................................................... 75
5.6.6.3 Record Information........................................................................................................................ 76
5.6.6.4 Network State................................................................................................................................ 76
Chapter 6 Search, Playback & Backup.............................................................................................. 77
6.1 Using Search Function ................................................................................................................ 77
6.1.1 Search & Play Video in General ........................................................................................... 79
6.1.1.1 Video Clip Backup......................................................................................................................... 79
6.1.2 Event Search, Playback & Backup ....................................................................................... 81
6.1.2.1 Event Playback Control................................................................................................................. 82
6.1.3 Sub-periods Playback ........................................................................................................... 83
6.1.4 Smart Search & Playback ..................................................................................................... 84
6.1.4.1 Smart Search Area........................................................................................................................ 85
6.1.5 Picture Search & View .......................................................................................................... 86
6.1.5.1 Picture Preview Control................................................................................................................. 87
Chapter 7 Remote Access via Web Client......................................................................................... 88
7.1 Basic System Environment Requirements .................................................................................. 88
7.2 Web Plugin Download and Installation ........................................................................................ 88
7.3 Web Client Manager .................................................................................................................... 91
7.3.1 Live Interface ........................................................................................................................ 91
7.3.2 Playback ............................................................................................................................... 93
7.3.2.1 Playback Control Buttons.............................................................................................................. 94
7.3.3 Remote Setting ..................................................................................................................... 96
7.3.4 Local Setting ......................................................................................................................... 96
Chapter 8 Viewing Backed Up Video on PC/Mac ............................................................................. 97
Chapter 9 Remote Access via Mobiel Devices ............................................................................... 100
Chapter 10 Appendix......................................................................................................................... 103
10.1 Troubleshooting ....................................................................................................................... 103
10.2 Usage Maintenance................................................................................................................. 104
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SAFETY INSTRUCTION
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
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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
12
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
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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
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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
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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
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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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4.2.3.2 Shutdown
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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 Channel
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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.
Custom Protocol : Protocol Name: Enable Substrearm: Type: Port: Resources Path:
Only RTSP available now.
Input the RTSP port of your IP camera.
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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5.1.5 Motion
This menu allows you to config ur e motion parameters. When motion has been detected by one or more cameras, your DVR will alert you to a potential threat at y our hom e. It does this by sending you an email alert w ith an attached image from the camera to use as a reference (if this option is enabled) and/or sending push notifications via the mobile app.
: Click icon into the setup page.
Setup
Switch Sensitivity
sensitivit y level.
: Enable or disable motion det ection.
: Set the sensitivity level. Lev el 1 the lowest sensitivity level while lev el 8 is the highest
Motion Detection Area:
The whole screen is marked for motion detection (red blocks) as default. If you want to disable the motion det ection o n a certain area, click the grid cur sor and then drag the mouse to highlight the scope to unmark the area into transparent blocks. After setting is completed, click the right button of your mouse to return and click Save to make the area setup effective.
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Click
button to configure the motion detection alarm function:
Alarm
Buzzer:
duration in seconds when t he motion is detected.
Alarm Out
set to emit an alarm tone.
Latch Time Record
detection is triggered.
Post Recording
The recommended recording length is 30 seconds but it can be set higher up to 5 minutes.
Show Message
detected.
Send Email Full Screen
channel in full screen.
FTP Upload
please view 5.4.4 FTP
The DVR can use its intern al buzzer to emit an alarm tone. You can set the buzzer
: Optional function. If your DVR support to connect to external alarm devi ce, you can
: To configure the external alarm time when motion is detected.
: Click icon and choose which channel(s) you want t o rec or d w hen t he m ot ion
: You can set how long after an event occurs t hat the DVR will continue to record.
: Check the box to display
: You can let the DVR to send you an auto-email when the m ot io n is det ect ed. : If this function is enabled and a motion is detected in a channel, you will see that
: To upload alarm images to FTP server when motion is detected. To enable FTP,
.
icon on the live view screen when the motion is
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5.1.6 PIR
This is an optional functio n. If your camera has PIR function, you can configure the PIR recording here.
Switch Sensitivity
: Enable or disable PIR recor ding.
: Set the sensitivity level. Lev el 1 the lowest sensitivity level while lev el 8 is the highest
sensitivit y level.
: Click icon into the setup page.
Setup
PIR Detection Area:
Click Select All to set the whole screen of the camera as PIR detection area. Click Delete
All to clear the area.
You can also set an area in the screen by drawing a pentagon in the screen. If you want to edit the size of the area, please check the box and change the position.
After setting is completed, click the right button of your mouse to return and click Save to make the area setup effective.
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Click
button to configure the PIR detection alarm function:
Alarm
Buzzer:
duration in seconds when t he PI R is detected.
Alarm Out
set to emit an alarm tone.
Latch Time Record
is triggered.
Post Recording
The recommended recording length is 30 seconds but it can be set higher up to 5 minutes.
Show Message
detected.
Send Email Full Screen
in full screen.
The DVR can use its intern al buzzer to emit an alarm tone. You can set the buzzer
: Optional function. If your DVR support to connect to external alarm devi ce, you can
: To configure the external alarm time when PIR detection is triggered.
: Click icon and choose which channel(s) you want t o rec or d w hen t he PI R detection
: You can set how long after an event occurs t hat the DVR will continue to record.
: Check the box to display PIR on the live view screen when t he PIR alarm is
: You can let the DVR to send you an auto-email when PIR d et ection is triggered. : If this function is enabled and PIR is detected in a channel, you will see t hat c hannel
5.1.7 Video Cover
This menu allows you to creat e pr iv acy zone(s) if you want to partially cov er s om e cer t ai n par t of the image. You can create up to 4 privacy zones in any siz e and location on the camera image.
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Enable the Privacy Zone, and c hoose how many zones you need. The zone(s) appear as “red box”. Click the edge of the red box and drag it to any size to create a privacy zone.
The area of privacy zones you had set will be i nvisible in both live view & recording video.
Note:
5.1.8 Intelligent
The optional intelligent fun c t ions, including
,
Detection
Counting
Stationary Object Detect ion, Pedestrian Detectio n, Face Detection
.
Perimeter Intrusion Detection
,
Line Crossing
, and
Cross
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5.1.8.1 PID (Perimeter Intrusion Detection)
Perimeter Intrusion Detection fun ction detects people, vehicle or other objects which enter and loiter in a pre-defined virtual r egion, and some certain actions can be taken when the alarm is triggered.
Channel Switch: Buzzer
detection is triggered
Sensitive
: Select the channel you w ant t o configure
Enable or disable the PID f unct ion
: Disable or to active the buz zer t o emit an alarm tone in 10, 20, 40 or 60 seconds when the
: The sensitivity level is from 1 to 4. Higher sensitivity will be easier to trigger
the detection.
Scene
: Scene setting includes Indoor and Outdoor. Please choose the scene to
match with the place your camera installed.
Post Recording
Latch Time
Alarm Out
tone.
Show Message: Send Email: Full Screen: Record Channel:
: You can set how long after an event occurs that the DVR will co nt inue to record.
: To configure the external alarm time when the detection is triggered.
: If your DVR support to connect to external alarm device, you can set t o em it an alarm
A letter “S” will be displayed on the screen when the PID fun c tion is triggered.
If an alarm is triggered, an Email will be sent to your preset email acco unt .
When t he det ection is triggered, the channel will be enlarged into full screen.
to select the channel(s) you want to record when a detection is tr iggered.
Area:
Click [
] to draw a virtual region in the ca mera picture.
Setup
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1.
Choose one of the Rule Number. It is the number of PID area. Maximum 4 areas you can set
for PID function.
2.
To enable the detection in
3.
Choose a
AB: DVR will only detect t he act ion from side A to side B; BA: DVR will only detect t he act ion from side B to side A; AB: DVR will detect the acti on from either side B to side A or side A to side B.
4.
Use your mouse to click 4 points in the camera picture to draw a virtual region. The sharp of
the region should be a convex poly gon. Concave polygon will be not able to save.
5.
Click
6.
If you want to modify the position or sharp o f region, clic k the red box in the region, t he borders
of the region will be chan ged to red c olor. Long press the left button of your mouse t o move the position of the region, or drag t he c orner s t o r esize the region.
7.
If you want to remove one of the regions from the camera picture, click the red box in the
region and then click
Notice:
1)
The perimeter shall not be too close to the edges/corners of the camera picture, since it may
fail to trigger the detection w hen the target pass through the edges/corner s.
2)
The shape of the regions s hall not b e too nar row/ s mall, sinc e it may fail t o trigg er the detection
when the target passes thr ough outside the perimeter.
Rule T ype
to save your settings.
Save
Rule Switch
.
Remove
button. Click
.
Remove All
will delete all regions.
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5.1.8.2 LCD (Line Crossing Det ec ti on)
Line Crossing Detection function detects people, vehicle or other objects which cross a pre-defined virtual line, and some certain actions can be taken when the alarm is triggered.
Channel Switch Buzzer
detection is triggered
Sensitive
detection.
Scene
place your camera installe d.
Post Recording Latch Time Alarm Out
tone.
Show Message: Send Email: Full Screen: Record Channel:
: Select the channel you want t o configure : Enable or disable the LC D fu nct ion : Disable or to active the buz zer t o emit an alarm tone in 10, 20, 40 or 60 seconds when the
: The sensitivity level is from 1 to 4. Higher sensitivity will be easier to trigger the
: Scene setting includes Indoor and Outdoor. Please choose the scene to match with the
: You can set how long after an event occurs t hat the DVR will cont inu e t o record.
: To configure the exter nal alarm time when the detection is triggered.
: If your DVR support to connect to ext ernal alarm device, you can set to emit an alarm
A letter “S” will be displayed on the screen when the LCD function is triggered.
If an alarm is triggered, an Email will be sent to your preset email acco unt .
When t he det ection is triggered, the channel will be enlarged into full screen.
to select the channel(s) you want to record when a detection is tr iggered.
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Click [
Area:
1.
Choose one of the Rule Number. It is the number of LCD lines. Maximum 4 lines you can
draw.
2.
To enable the detection in
3.
Choose a
AB: DVR will only detect t he act ion from side A to side B; BA: DVR will only detect t he act ion from side B to side A;
] to draw a virtual line in the camera picture.
Setup
.
Rule T ype
Rule Switch
.
AB: DVR will detect the action from either side B to side A or side A to side B.
4.
Use your mouse to click 2 points i n t he camera picture to draw a virtual line.
5.
Click
6.
If you want to modify the position or length of the line, click the red box in the line, the color of
the line will be changed to red col or. Long pr ess th e left button o f y our mous e to m ove t he line , or drag the terminals to modi fy t he lengt h or position of the line.
7.
If you want to remove one of the l ines fro m the cam era pictur e, clic k the red box in t he li ne and
then click
Notice:
1) The lines shall not be to o close t o th e e dges of the ca mera pictur e, t o avoi d any fa ilure t o trig ger an alarm when the target cr oss through it.
2) The lines shall not be set too short, to avoid any failure to trigger an alarm when the target passes outside it.
to save your settings.
Save
Remove
button. Click
Remove All
will delete all lines.
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5.1.8.3 SOD (Stationary Object Detection)
Stationary Object Detect io n function detects the objects left over or lost in the pre-defined region such as the baggage, purse, danger ous mater ia ls, etc ., and a s eries of act ion s can be ta ken w hen the alarm is triggered.
Channel Switch Buzzer
the detection is triggered
Sensitive
easier to trigger the detection.
Scene
place your camera installe d.
Post Recording Latch Time Alarm Out
tone.
Show Message:
triggered.
Send Email: Full Screen: Record Channel:
Area:
: to select the channel you want t o c onf ig ur e : to enable or disable the SO D function
: to disable or to activ e t he buzzer to emit an alarm tone in 10, 20, 40 o r 60 seconds when
: The sensitivity level is from 1 to 4, with a default value of 2. Higher sensitivity will be
: Scene setting includes Indoor and Outdoor. Please choose the scene to match with the
: You can set how long after an event occurs t hat the DVR will cont inu e t o record.
: To configure the exter nal alarm time when the detection is triggered.
: If your DVR support to connect to external alarm device, you can set to emit an alarm
A letter “S” will be displayed on the screen when the intell ig ent detection is
If an alarm is triggered, an Email will be sent to your preset email acco unt .
When t he det ection is triggered, the channel will be enlarged into full screen.
to select the channel(s) you want to record when a detection is tr iggered.
Click [
] to draw a virtual region in the ca mera picture.
Setup
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1.
Choose one of the Rule Number. It is the num ber of SOD area. Maximum 4 areas you can set
for SOD function.
2.
To enable the detection in
3.
Choose a
Legacy: DVR will only detec t t he left-over objects; Lost: DVR will only detect t he lost objects; Legacy & Lost: DVR will detect both left-over & lost objects.
4.
Use your mouse to click 4 points in the camera picture to draw a virtual region. The sharp of
the region should be a convex poly gon. Concave polygon will be not able to sav e.
5.
Click
6.
If you want to adjust the size of the region, click the red box in the region, the borders of the
region will be changed to red color. Long press the left button of your mouse to move the whole region, or drag the cor ner s t o r esize the region.
7.
If you want to remove one of the regions from the camera picture, click the red box in the
region and then click
Notice:
Rule T ype
to save your settings.
Save
Rule Switch
.
Remove
button. Click
.
Remove All
will delete all regions.
1) The area for detection shall be greater than or equal to the size of the detected object, such as the detection of a white bott le.
2) The detected object ca nnot be c overed.
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5.1.8.4 PD (Pedestrian Detection)
Pedestrian Detection function detects the moving people in a pre-defined region, and a series of actions can be taken when the alarm is triggered.
Channel Switch Buzzer
the detection is triggered
Level
: to select the channel you want to c onf ig ur e : to enable or disable the PD function : to disable or to activ e t he buzzer to emit an alarm tone in 10, 20, 40 o r 60 seconds when
: Small, Middle & Big. Small level is recommended to detect objects in long
distance. Big level is recommended to detect objects in short distance.
Scene
: Scene setting includes Indoor and Outdoor. Please choose the scene to
match with the place your camera installed.
Post Recording
Latch Time
Alarm Out
tone.
Show Message:
triggered.
Send Email: Full Screen: Record Channel:
Click [
Area:
: You can set how long after an event occurs t hat the DVR will cont inu e t o record.
: To configure the external alarm time when the detection is triggered.
: If your DVR support to connect to external alarm device, you can set to emit an alarm
A letter “S” will be displayed on the screen when the intell ig ent detection is
If an alarm is triggered, an Email will be sent to your preset email acco unt .
When t he det ection is triggered, the channel will be enlarged into full screen.
to select the channel(s) you want to record when a detection is tr iggered.
] to draw a virtual region in the ca mera picture.
Setup
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1.
Choose one of the Rule Number. It is the number of PD area. Maximum 4 areas you can set
for PD function.
2.
To enable the detection in
3.
Choose a
Rule T ype
, only Normal available for t his detection.
Rule Switch
.
4.
Use your mouse to click 4 points in the camera picture to draw a virtual region. The sharp of
the region should be a convex poly gon. Concave polygon will be not able to sav e.
5.
Click
6.
If you want to adjust the size of the region, click the red box in the region, the borders of the
region will be changed to red color. Long press the left button of your mouse to move the whole region, or drag the cor ner s t o r esize the region.
7.
If you want to remove one of the regions from the camera picture, click the red box in the
region and then click
Notice:
1) The region for detection shal l not be in the area that people cannot reach.
2) The detected people shoul d be completely surrounded in the region.
to save your settings.
Save
Remove
button. Click
Remove All
will delete all regions.
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5.1.8.5 FD (Face Detection)
Face Detection functio n detects the faces of moving people appear i n a pr e-defined region, and a series of actions can be taken when the alarm is triggered.
Channel Enable
Buzzer
the detection is triggered
Level
: to select the channel you want to c onf ig ur e : to enable or disable the FD fun ct ion : to disable or to activ e t he buzzer to emit an alarm tone in 10, 20, 40 o r 60 seconds when
: Small, Middle & Big. Small level is recommended to detect objects in long
distance. Big level is recommended to detect objects in short distance.
Scene
: Scene setting includes Indoor and Outdoor. Please choose the scene to
match with the place your camera installed.
Post Recording
Latch Time
Alarm Out
tone.
Show Message:
triggered.
Send Email: Full Screen: Record Channel:
Click [
Area:
: You can set how long after an event occurs t hat the DVR will cont inu e t o record.
: To configure the external alarm time when the detection is triggered.
: If your DVR support to connect to external alarm device, you can set to emit an alarm
A letter “S” will be displayed on the screen when the intell ig ent detection is
If an alarm is triggered, an Email will be sent to your preset email acco unt .
When t he det ection is triggered, the channel will be enlarged into full screen.
to select the channel(s) you want to record when a detection is tr iggered.
] to draw a virtual region in the ca mera picture.
Setup
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1.
Choose one of the Rule Number. It is the number of FD area. Maximum 4 areas you can set
for FD function.
2.
To enable the detection in
3.
Choose a
4.
Use your mouse to click 4 points in the camera picture to draw a virtual region. The sharp of
the region should be a convex poly gon. Concave polygon will be not able to sav e.
5.
Click
6.
If you want to adjust the size of the region, click the red box in the region, the borders of the
region will be changed to red color. Long press the left button of your mouse to move the whole region, or drag the cor ner s t o r esize the region.
7.
If you want to remove one of the regions from the camera picture, click the red box in the
region and then click
Notice:
1) The region for detection shal l not be in the area that people cannot r each.
2) The region should include t he c omplete front face.
Rule T ype
to save your settings.
Save
Rule Switch
, only Normal available for t his detection.
Remove
button. Click
.
Remove All
will delete all regions.
5.1.8.6 CC (Cross-Counting)
Cross-Counting function counts t he t i me s for moving objects or people across t he virtual lines.
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Channel Switch Buzzer
the detection is triggered
Sensitive
easier to trigger the detection.
Scene
place your camera installe d.
Post Recording Latch Time Alarm Out
tone.
Show Message:
triggered.
Send Email: Full Screen: Record Channel: Area:
: to select the channel you want to c onf ig ur e : to enable or disable the C C function : to disable or to activ e t he buzzer to emit an alarm tone in 10, 20, 40 o r 60 seconds when
: The sensitivity level is from 1 to 4, with a default value of 2. Higher sensitivity will be
: Scene setting includes Indoor and Outdoor. Please choose the scene to match with the
: You can set how long after an event occurs t hat the DVR will cont inu e t o record.
: To configure the exter nal alarm time when the detection is triggered.
: If your DVR support to connect to external alarm device, you can set to emit an alarm
A letter “S” will be displayed on the screen when the intell ig ent detection is
If an alarm is triggered, an Email will be sent to your preset email acco unt .
When t he det ection is triggered, the channel will be enlarged into full screen.
to select the channel(s) you want to record when a detection is tr iggered.
Click [
] to draw a virtual region in the ca mera picture.
Setup
1.
Choose one of the Rule Number. It is the number of virtual lines you can draw. Maximum 4
lines.
2.
To enable the detection in
3.
Choose a
Object Pedestrian
4.
Use your mouse to click 2 points in the camera picture to draw a virtual line. From Side A to
Side B is Enter, fr om Side B to Side A is Exit.
5.
Click
6.
If you want to modify the position or length of the line, click the red box in the line, the color of
Rule T ype
: Will count for only moving objects.
: Will count only moving people.
to save your settings.
Save
Rule Switch
.
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the line will be changed to red c olor. Long pr ess the left but ton o f your mou se to mov e t he line , or drag the terminals to modi fy t he lengt h or position of the line.
7.
If you want to remove one of the lines from the cam er a pict ure, cl ick the re d b ox in th e line a nd
then click
Remove
button. Click
Remove All
will delete all lines.
Notice:
1)
2)
3)
The lines shall not be too close to the edges of the camera picture, to avoid any failure to trigger an alarm when the target cross through it. The lines should be in the area t hat det ec t ed object can be reach. The lines shall not be set too short, to avoid any failure to trigger an alarm when the target passes outside it.
You are able to search & view the s t at ist i cal result of cross counting in
Analysis
.
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The statistical result can b e queried by Da ily / Weekly / Monthly / Annual for Cross In & Cross Out .
5.1.8.8 Intelligent Schedule
In order to active the intelli gent function, you need to config the sc hedule. The schedule will be active in 24 hours x 7 days. To set the schedule, choose one channel then drag t he cur s or to mark the slots. The sky-blue blocks in the time slots will be activ e f or Intelligent detections. The schedule is valid only for the selected channel each t ime when y ou set. If you wan t to use the s ame sc hedule for other chann els, use
function. Click
Copy
to save your settings .
Save
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5.2 Record
This menu allows you to config ur e t he r ecor ding parameters
5.2.1 Encode
This menu allows you to conf igure the recording video or network transmission picture quality. Generaly, Mainstream defines the r ecording video quanlity which will be saved in the HDD; Substream defines the vid eo quality which is being viewed via remote access, for example web client & CMS; Mobilestrea m de f ines the video quality which is being viewed via remote access via mobile devices.
Resolution
: This parameter d efines the number of frames per secon d t he DVR will record.
FPS Video Encode Type:
Bitrate Control
constant bitrate ( (
VBR
Bitrate Mode:
want to select the predefined bitr at e, choose
Bitrate:
video. Recordings that ar e encoded at higher bitrates, will be of b et t er quality.
Audio:
connected to the DVR or using a camera with audio capability.
ARM:
: This parameter defines how large the recorded image will be.
For IP camera on ly. DVR support H.264 IP camer a only. If you choose H.265,
live view screen of the IP channel will display “Decoding Failed
: Select the bitrate level. For a si m ple scene, such as a gray wall is suitable
). For more complex scene, s uch as a busy street is suitable variable bit rate
CBR
).
If you want to set the bitrat e by yourself, then choose
Predefined
This parameter corresponds to the speed of data transfer that the D VR will use to record
Select this option i f y ou w ant to record audio along with video and have a m icrophone
If A RM option is checked, this channel will be r ecor ded in maximum frame rate & bitrate
when an alarm (motion or I/O alarm) happens to this channel.
mode.
User-defined
”.
mode. If you
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5.2.2 Record
This menu allows you to config ur e t he c hannel recording parameters.
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5.2.2.1 Record
Record Switch
: Check to enable the recording in this channel.
Stream Mode
both Mainstream & Substr eam.
PreRecord
event occurs. Use this option i f y our pr i mary recording type is motion or I/ O alarm b ased.
: Choose the recording quality. I f you choose Dualstream, the system will recor d in
: If this option is enabled, t he DVR starts recording a few seconds before an alarm
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5.2.2.2 Record Schedule
This menu allows you to specify when the DVR records video and defines t he recording mode for each channel. The r ecor ding schedule lets you set up a schedule like, daily and hourly by normal (continuous) recording, motion recording, I/O alarm record ing & PIR recording (if your DVR supports). To set the recording mode, clic k first on th e mode r adio butt on (Nor mal, Moti on, IO, PI R), then drag the cursor to mark the slot s. The recording schedule is valid only for one channel. If you want to use the same recording sc hedule for other channels, use save your settings.
function. Click
Copy
Apply
to
Channel Normal
for that time slot.
Motion
motion is detected during that time slot.
: When the time slot is marked red, t his indicates the channel records o nly when the sensor is
IO
triggered during that time slot.
PIR
triggered during that time slot.
No Record
: Select the channel to set its r ecording parameters.
: When the time slot is mar ked green, this in dicates t he channel per forms nor mal record ing
: When the time slot is marked yellow, t his i ndicates the channel records only when a
: When the time slot is mar ked pur ple, this indicates the channel recor ds only when the PIR is
: A time slot marked black means that there is no r ecording scheduled for the ti me s l ot .
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5.2.3 Capture
This menu allows to confi gur e t he image capture function.
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5.2.3.1 Capture
Enable Capture Stream Type Normal Interval Alarm Interval Manual Captur e
: Enable or disable automatic capturing on the channel.
: Select the image resolut ion by mainstream or substream.
: Time interval to capture an image in normal rec or di ng.
: Time int erval to capture an image when motion, I O alarm or PIR is triggered
: Enable or disable manual c apt ur e in the channel
5.2.3.2 Capture Schedule
Channel
: Select the channel to set its capture parameters.
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Normal
for that time slot.
Motion
a motion is detected during that time slot.
IO
sensor is triggered during t hat time slot.
PIR
PIR is triggered during that t ime s lot.
No Capture
you can manually capture images if you enable the manual captur e f unc t i on in the channel.
: When the time slot is mar ked gr een, t his indicates the channel performs normal capture
: When the time sl ot is marked y el low, this indicates the channel capture images only when
: When the time slot is marked red, t his indicates the channel capture images only when the
: When the time slot is marked pur ple, this ind icates the chan nel capture images only when the
: A time slot marked b lac k mea ns that it won’t capture any images for the time slot , bu t
5.3 Alarm
In these section, you can configure the alarm parameters.
5.3.1 Motion
Operation is same as 5.1.5 Motion
5.3.2 I/O
This is an optional function, it will appear if your DVR supports sen sor I / O, you connect external sensor I/O alarm devices to work with the DVR.
Alarm In: Alarm T ype:
Choose the one to match your sensor type, or choose OFF to close the sensor trigger function.
Buzzer:
duration in seconds when a sensor is triggered.
Alarm out: Latch Time:
20s, 40s, and 60s).
Record
detection is triggered.
I/O channel.
There are 3 ty pes for your choice: Normally-Open, Nor ma l ly-Close, and OFF.
The DVR can use its internal buzzer to emit an alarm tone. You can set the buzzer
Tick to enable external alarm device to e m it an alarm tone when a sensor is triggered.
you can set how long the buzzer will sound when external sensor is tr iggered (10s,
: Click icon and choose which channel(s) you want t o rec or d w hen t he m ot ion
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Post Recording:
2minutes, 5minutes).
Show Message: Send Email: Full Screen:
screen mode.
FTP Upload
please view 5.4.4 FTP
You can set how long alarm record will last when alar m e nds (30s, 1minutes,
Display the alarm messages on the screen when sensor is trigg er ed. Set to send email to spec ified email when sensor is triggered. When sensor is triggere d, the corresponding channel will be switched to the full
: To upload alarm images to FTP server when I/O alarm is triggered. To enable FTP,
.
5.3.3 PIR
Operation is same as
5.1.6 PIR
5.3.4 PTZ Linkage
If you had connected the PT Z cameras, you can s et the linkag e betwee n PTZ ca meras and M otion Alarm and/or external I/O sensor alarm. With the linkage funct io n, you can turn your PTZ cameras focus to the preset point w hen a motion or I/O alarm happens.
Switch Motion: IO: PTZ:
PTZ control
: Enable or disable the PTZ linkage function.
Motion detection alar m will trigger the PTZ linkage function it is checked.
IO alarm will trigger the PT Z l in kage function it is checked.
Click icon to associate the PTZ cameras with preset points. View preset point at
.
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5.3.5 Exception
This menu allows you to set t he t ype of events that you want the DVR to inform you.
Event Type
-
No Space on Disk
-
Disk Error
-
Video Loss
Switch Buzzer
select
Latch Time:
(10s, 20s, 40s, 60s) if your DV R support to connect external alarm dev ice.
Alarm Out
an optional function.
Show Message
Error , or Video Loss event happens.
: Select the event type from b el ow options:
: When an HDD is full.
: If the HDD is not detect ed properly .
: If a camera is not connected properly. : Check the box to enable the mo nitoring of the event. : Set the buzzer durat ion w hen the event occurs (Off/10s/20s/40s/60s). To disable buzzer,
OFF.
This is an optional function. Determine how long the external alarm device to sound
: This is an optional function. Cl ick to ena ble the exter nal a lar m device t o sound. Th is is
: Check the box to display a message on t he screen when No Space on Disk, Dis k
Send Email
: Let the DVR to send you an auto-email when an event occurs.
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5.4 Network
This menu allows you to c onfigure netw ork para meters, such as PPP oE, DHC P, and 3G. The most common types are DHCP. Most probably your network type is DHCP, unless the network is manually addressed. If you need an authentication user name and password to the Internet, then choose PPPoE. If you wa nt to use mobile network connection, then choose 3G.
5.4.1 General
If you connect to a router allow s t o use DHCP, please check the
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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”.
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.
: The IP address identifies the DVR in the networ k. It consists of four groups of
: Subnet mask is a networ k par ameter which defines a range of IP addr esses 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
5.4.4.1 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. Click
to save, system will reboot to act iv e the PPPoE setting.
Apply
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5.4.1.2 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. Prior using the mobile net w or k, you need to connect a 3G dongle to the DVR
5.4.1.3 Port Configur ation
Web Port
Client). If the default port 80 is already taken by other applications, please change it.
: This is the port that you will use to log in remotely to the DVR (e.g. using the Web
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Client Port
9000 is already taken by other applications, please change it.
RTSP Port:
change it.
UPNP
forwarding. Enable this option i f your router supports the UPnP. You need to enable UPnP both, on DVR and router. In this case, you do not need t o co nfigure manu ally port forw ar ding on y our r outer. If your router does not sup por t UP nP, make sure the port forw ar ding is completed manually
: This is the port t hat the DVR will use to send information through. If the default port
Default is 554, if the default port 554 is already taken by other applications, pleas e
: If you want to log in remotely t o the DVR using Web Client, you need to complete the port
5.4.2 DDNS
This menu allows you t o c onfigur e DD NS sett ings. T he DD NS pr ovid es a stat ic addres s t o simpl ify remote connection to your DV R. To use the DDNS, you first need to open an account on the DDNS service provider’s web page.
DDNS Server
DNSEXIT).
Domain
be the address you type in the U RL box when you want to connect remotely to the DVR via PC. Fox example: dvr.no-ip.org.
User/Password
the DDNS service provide r’s web page.
After all parameters are e nt er ed, click “Network is unreachable o r DNS is incor re ct”, please chec k whether t he n etwor k wor ks fine, or the DDNS information is correct or not.
: Check to enable DD NS.
: Select the preferred DDNS server (DDNS_3322, DYNDNS, NO_IP, CHANGEIP,
: Enter the domain na me y ou c reated on the DDNS service provider’s web page. This will
: Enter the user name and p assword you obtained when creating an account on
Te st DDNS
to test the DDNS settings. If the test result is
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5.4.3 Email
This menu allows you to config ur e email settings. Please complete these settings if you want to receive the system notif ications on y our ema il when an al arm is trigger ed, HD D become s full, HDD is in error state, or Video Loss occurs.
5.4.3.1 Email Configuration
: Check to enable.
Email Encryption
set to be
SMTP Port
: Enable if your email server r equires the SSL or TLS verification. If you are not sure,
Auto.
: Enter the SMTP por t of y our email server.
SMTP Server:
Enter the SMTP ser ver address of your email.
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User Name Password Receiver 1~3
DVR.
Interval
To make sure all settings are correct, clic k message to your inbox. If you received the test email, it means the configuration parameters are correct.
: Enter your email address.
: Enter the password of your email.
: Enter the email address w her e you want to receive the event notifications from the
: Configure the length of the time inter val between the notification emails from the DVR.
T est Em ail
. The system sends an aut omated email
5.4.3.2 Email Schedule
You need to configure the schedule to fully implement the Email notification.
The color codes on email schedule have the following meanings:
Green Yellow Red Purple
: Slot for Motion detection.
: Slot for I/O Alarm (optional).
: Slot for Exception (H D D full, HDD error, or Video Loss).
: Slot for PIR (optional).
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5.4.4 FTP
This menu allows you to enab le F TP function to view and load captured snapshots from DVR to your storage device over FTP.
FTP Enable Server IP
: Enter the FTP por t f or fi le ex c hanges.
Port Name/ Password Directory Name Test FTP
: Click to enable FTP function.
: Enter your FTP ser ver IP address or domain name.
: Enter your FTP ser ver user name and password.
: Enter the default director y name for the FTP file excha nges.
: Click to test the FTP settings.
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5. 5 Device
In this section, you can configure the internal HDD & Cloud storage function.
5. 5.1 Disk
This menu allows you to chec k & configure the internal HDD(s). You need to format the HDD only at the first startup and if you r epl ace a new HDD.
Format HDD
you need to enter your user name and password and then click formatting.
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 check the HDD status re gular ly, to ma ke sure the HDD i s not full. Recording w ill be s topped if HDD is full.
Record on ESATA
the rear panel. It will allow t o rec or d t he video to external e-SATA HDD to enh ance your HDD capacity. If the e-SATA recording function is enabled, e-SATA backup function will be disabled.
If your DVR supports to install
to edit the HDD as below:
: Select the HDD you want to format and then c l ick
: Use this option to overwrite the old recordings on the HDD whe n t he HDD is full. For
. If you have disabled this function, please
OFF
: This menu only displayed when your DVR is coming with an e-SATA port on
multiple
HDDs, the
edit icon appears in y our system, you can click it
Format HDD
to confirm to continue
OK
. To start formatting,
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Disk Type:
Read-write mode is the normal status for a HDD t o save recording or search recording to pl ay. To prevent important video data from being overwritt en dur ing cyclic recording, the HDD can be set as still search recording fro m this read-only HDD to play. A
Redundant
(read-write) hard drive. When a redu ndant HDD is s et, t he sy stem can be set t o record c amer as in parallel to both the recording har d drive and the redundant hard drive in case of hard drive failure.
Read-write, read-only, and redundant.
Read-only
mode. New recording will be not abl e t o s ave into this read-only HDD. You can
HDD can be used to auto m at ically backup video footage on the recor di ng
5.5.1.1 Disk Group
If your DVR supports to inst all m ult i pl e HDDs, you can configure the HDD to be different groups. HDD groups allow you to balanc e r ecordings across multiple hard dr iv es. For example, you can record channels 1~4 to on e har d dr iv e and 5~8 to a second hard drive. This can reduce the amount of wear on the hard driv es and may extend the life of the hard drives.
1. Use the dropdow n next to
Disk Group Type
to select the type of group to configure.
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2. Use the dropdow n next to type.
3. Click the numb ered boxes representing channels to rec ord c hannels to HDDs in the selected group.
4. Click
Apply
to save.
Disk Group
to select the specific gro up within the selected group
5.5.1.2 S.M.A.R.T
This function can be used to disp lay technical information on the hard dr iv e installed inside your DVR. You can also perform a test (there are three types av ailable) t o eval uat e and detect potential drive errors.
Whole Evaluati on not passed, continue to use the disk:
developed a fault (such a s one or more bad se ctors) , you can ins truct y our DVR to co ntinue sav ing to the drive.
Self-check T ype: Short:
and internal memory.
Long:
This test verifies major co m ponents of the hard drive such as read/wr ite heads, electronics
This is a longer test that ver ifies t he above as well as performing a surface scan to reveal
There are three types available:
If for some reason the hard drive has
problematic areas (if any ) and forces bad sector relocation
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Conveyance:
working.
Note: When performing a test, your DVR will continue to work as normal. If an HDD S.M.A.R.T error found, the HDD can be continued to use, but there will be a risk to lose recor ding data. It is recommended to replace a new HDD.
This is a very quick test that verifies the mechanical parts of the hard drive ar e
5.5.2 Cloud
Your DVR has the ability to upl oad snapshots to the cloud service via Dr opbox which is a free service that allows you to easi ly s t or e and share snapshots and always have them on hand when you need them.
Before activating the cloud function, we recommend that you create a Dropbox account using the same email address an d p assword used for your DV R. Go t o ww w.dropbox.com, input your name, email address and password, agree to the terms & conditions then click the sign up button.
Cloud Storage Cloud Type Alarm Detection
motion or triggered by I / O alarm.
: Check to enable the function.
: Only Dropbox is supported currently .
: Enable if you want to upl oad snapshots to Dropbox when the ca mera detects a
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Drive Name Activate Cloud
on-screen. An activation link has been sent t o your email (the email address which you had set to receive email alerts in 5.4.3 Email taken to the Dropbox webs ite. Click “Allow” to finalize the activ at ion. Repeat these steps if you would like to enable cloud s t or age f or t he ot her c ameras available.
: Enter the cloud stor age name for your DVR.
: Click to activate the function. A fter a shor t m oment, you will see a message
). Check your email then click the link to activate. You will be
5.6 System
Change general system information such as date, time and region, edit passwords and permissions, and more.
5.6.1 General
Device Name
numbers.
Device ID
only be composed of number s. For example, 2pcs DVRs are installed in the same place, the Device ID is 000000 for one of the DVRs, and 111111 for anot her DVR. When you want to operate the DVR with a remote contr oll er, both of the DVR may receive the signal from cont r oller & act at the same time. If you want to control only the DVR with ID 1111 11, you can input the Device ID 111111 in login page with remote controller for further oper at io ns.
: Enter the desired name for your DVR. The name can include both letters and
: Enter the desired ID for your DVR. The device ID is used to i dentify the DVR, and can
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Language
languages are available.
Video Format Menu Timeouts
when idle. You can also disable this by selecting “OFF” (password protection will be tempor ar ily disabled).
Mode
mode from XVR to DVR, all added IP cameras will be deleted.
Show Wizard
turn on or reboot your DVR.
: Select a language you w ould like the system menus to be displayed in. Multiple
: Select the correct video standard for your region.
: Click the drop-down menu t o select the time your DVR will exit the Ma in Menu
: XVR or DVR. XVR model w ill al low you to add IP Cameras to the D VR. If you change the
: Click the checkbox if you would like to display the Start up Wizard each time you
5.6.1.1 Date and Time
Date & Time
Click the calendar icon to change the date.
Date: Time: Date Format Time Format Time Zone
Click the dialogue box to chan ge t he t ime.
: Select the preferred dat e f ormat.
: Select the preferred time format.
: Select a time zone relevant to your region or city.
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5.6.1.2 NTP Settings
The NTP (Networ k Time Protocol) function allows your DVR to automatical ly sync its clock with a time server. This gives it the ability t o constantly have an accurate time setting (your DVR will periodically sync automat ically).
Check to enable the NTP, and select a Server
Address, click Update No w t o manu ally sync
the date & time.
Click Apply to save your settings.
When NTP function is enabled, system will update the system time at 00:07:50 per day, or every time when the system is st ar t ing up.
5.6.1.3 DST Settings
The DST (Daylight S aving Time) funct i on allows you to select the amount of time that Daylight Saving has increased by in your particular time zone or region.
Enable DST
: If Daylight Saving applies t o your time zone or region, check this optio n to enable.
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Time Offset
This refers to the difference in minutes, between Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) and the local time.
Enable DST:
Week:
example, 2 a.m. on the first Sunday of a particular month.
Date:
and ends.
Start Time / End Time
: Select the amount of time that Daylight Saving has increased by in y our time zone.
You can select how Daylight Saving starts and ends:
Select the month, a particu lar day and time when Daylight Saving star t s and ends. For
Select the start date (click the calendar i con), end date a nd time whe n D aylight Sav ing start s
: Set the start time and end ti me for Daylight Saving.
5.6.2 Output Configuration
This menu allows you to config ur e video output parameters.
Video Output
: To choose the output options:
LIVE-OUT SPOT-OUT
is used to configure the main output parameters.
is an optional option to con fig the VGA spot output par ameters.
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Choose
SEQ Mode
sequence mode.
SEQ Dwell Time:
channel in sequence mode before displaying the next video channel (300 seconds is the maximum).
Output Resolutio n
most TVs. If your DVR supports 4K o utput reso lution, y ou can select either 2K (2560 x 1440) or 4K (3840 x 2160) to take advant age of the higher resolution that your 4K TV provides.
Scale and Offset
your monitor or TV. Click
LIVE-OUT
: Select how many video channels you would like to display when your DVR is in
from the Video Output dr op-down menu.
Enter in seconds the maximu m le ngth of time you would like to display a video
: Select a display resolut io n that is suitable for your TV. 1920 x 1080 will suit
: The DVR supp or t s t o adju s t t he size & position of the display screen to matc h
Setup
button to adjust.
Scale: To adjust the size of the displayed
screen by scale.
X Offset: To move the displayed screen to left
or right.
Y Offset: To move the displayed screen t o up or
down.
Click once or long press the le ft but t on of your mouse on the arrow to adjust the size and position, or you can scroll the wheel of the mouse t o ad just. C lick the r ight butt on of y our mouse t o exit, an d click
Cursor Hidden Del ay
cursor when idle. You can also disable this by selecting “O FF” ( password protection will be temporarily disabled).
Cursor Acceleration Transparency
Main Menu will appear on-screen. Adjust accordingly .
to save your modifications.
Apply
: Click the drop-down menu to select the time y our DVR will hide the mous e
: To adjust the speed to move the mouse cursor.
: Click and hold the slider left or right t o change how transparent the Menu Bar and
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5.6.3 Multi-user
This menu allows you to config ur e t he us er name, password and user per mission.
The system supports the foll ow in g ac count types:
ADMIN — System Administrator
•
can change both administrator and user passwords and enable/disable password protection.
USER — Normal User
•
other functions. You may set up multiple user accounts with varying lev els of access t o the system.
: Users only hav e access to live viewing, search, playbac k, and
: The administrator has full control of the system, and
5.6.3.1 Changing Password
To change the password for the administrator or user accounts, click the User Edit icon . The password has to be a minimum of 8 characters and can contain a mixture o f numbers and letters. Enter your new password again to confirm, and then click will be required to input your old pa ssword to authenticate.
Password Enable:
you want to disable the p assword protection, please ensure your DVR is placed in a secur e place.
It’s strongly rec om mended to enable the password to protect your privacy. If
to save your new password. You
Save
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5.6.3.2 Add New Users
1. Select one of the user accounts that is currently disabled, click the User Edit icon .
2. Select
3. Click the field next t o
4. Select
5. Click the field next t o
6. Click the field next t o
7. Click
Enable
Enable
Save
from the drop-down next to
User Name
from the drop-down next to
Password Confirm
. You will be required to input your Admin password to authenticate.
to change the user nam e for t he account.
to enter the desire d passw ord.
to reenter the password.
User Enable
Password Enabl e
.
.
5.6.3.3 Setting User Permissions
The administrator accou nt is t he only ac count that has full control of all system functions. You can enable or disable access to cer t ain menus and functions of each user acco unt .
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2.
Check the boxes next to any system menus or capabilities you would like the user to access. Click
3.
Click
Save
to check all boxes. Click
All
to save your modifications.
to check none of the boxes.
Clear
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5.6.4 Maintenance
In this section, you will be able t o s earc h & view the system log, load default s et t ings, upgrade the system, export & import s ystem parameters and manager syst em auto reboot.
5.6.4.1 Log
The system log shows you important system events, such as motion alarms and system warnings. You can easily create a backup file of the system log for a set time period to a USB flash drive.
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Log Searching and Backing Up:
1. Click the field next t o search from the on-screen calendar.
2. Click the field next to the on-screen calendar.
3. Select the ty pe of events you would like to search for from the drop dow n next to select
4. Click
5. Browse system log events from your search period:
o
Video events can be pl ayed back instantly by clicking in the return to your search results.
o
Use the / buttons in the bottom-right corner of the menu to move bet ween pages of system log events.
6. Click your flash derive has been connected to the DVR’s USB port.
7. The backup driv e menu appears. Navigate t o the folder y ou want t he backup file to be sav ed in, then click OK to begin.
to see the entire system log for t he selected time period.
All
Search
Backup
.
to create a backup of the system log for your search period. Please mak e sur e
Start Date & Start Time
End Date & End Time
to choose the starting date & time for your
to choose the end date & ti me for your search from
, or
Playback
Log Type
column. Right-click to
5.6.4.2 Load Default
Reset the DVR settings to its out-of-box state. You can choose to reset all settings at once, or just settings on specific menus. Restoring default settings will not delete recordings and snapshots saved to the hard drive.
Check the items you want restore, or check default settings of your ch osen items.
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5.6.4.3 Upgrade
1. Copy the firmwar e file (.sw file) to y our USB drive, an d insert the USB fl ash drive int o the DVR’s USB port.
2. Click Select Fil e but ton to choose the firmware file in y our USB fla sh drive, then Click OK.
3. Click
Upgrade
minutes, please do NOT power off the DV R or r emove the USB from DVR during firmwar e upgrade.
button to start sy stem upgrade. The system upgrade will last around 5-10
5.6.4.4 Parameter Management
You can export the main menu settings you have configured to a USB flash drive, or import an exported setting file from USB flash drive to the DVR.
Save Settings
required to input the Admin password to aut henticate.
Load Settings
another DVR. C lick
import from your USB flash driver.
authenticate.
: Click to save the DVR curr ent system settings to the USB device. You will be
: Once you have created a system se t t ings export, you can import the settings on
Load Settings
button to
You will be required to input t he Admin password to
navigate to the system settings file you want to
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5.6.4.4 Auto Reboot
This menu allows the system to auto reboot the DVR regularly. It is recommended to leave this function enabled, as it maint ains t he operational integrity of your DV R.
Auto Reboot Time:
You can set the DVR to reboot by day, week or month.
: Check to enable.
5.6.5 IP Camera Maint ain
This menu allows you to upgrad e the IP camera’s firmware and restore default settings of IP camera.
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5.6.5.1 Upgrade IP Camera
1. Choose one of the IP cameras you want to upgrade firmware.
2. Click
3. Click IPC Upgr ade button to start upgrading. You will be required to input the Admin password
Select File
to authenticate. Please do NOT power off the DVR and IP camera or remove the USB during the upgrading.
select the update file fro m y our US B f lash dr ive, then click OK.
5.6.5.2 Load Default Settings for IP Camera
1. Choose the IP cameras you want to restore.
2. Click
Load Default
authenticate.
to restore settings. You will be required to input t he Admin password to
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5.6.6 System Inf ormation
This menu allows you to view t he system information, channel information, record information & network status.
5.6.6.1 Information
View system information such as device ID, device model name, IP address, MAC address, firmware version and more.
If your DVR supports P2P function, you will find the P2P I D & P2P QR code in the information page. You can scan this QR cord with mobile app to remote view the DVR.
5.6.6.2 Channel Information
View channel information for each connected ca mera such as alias, mainstream and subst ream recording specification s, motion detection status & privacy zone.
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5.6.6.3 Record Information
View recording information for each connected camera such as bitrate, stream type, recording resolution and frame rate (FPS).
5.6.6.4 Network State
View network information.
Total Band Width: Used Band Width:
It shows the DVR’s tot al input band width for IP cameras.
It shows the used band w idth of IP cameras.
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Chapter 6 Search, Playback & Backup
The Search function gives y ou the ability t o search f or and pl ay prev iously rec orded v ide os as wel l as snapshots that are stored on your DVR’s hard drive. You have the choice of playing video that matches your recording schedule, manual recordings or motion events only. The Backup function gives you the ability to sav e i mport ant events (both video and snapshots) to a USB flash drive.
6.1 Using Search Function
Click
1. Search Optio ns:
Search
button in the Start Menu to enter search section.
the system provides var ious search & playback methods: G eneral, Events,
Sub-periods, Smart & Pict ur es
2. Search Date:
3. Search Type:
4. Channel Sele ct i on :
5. Video Playback Controls:
Enlarge the video playback to full screen
Rewind, x2, x4, x8 and x16
Slow Play, 1/2, 1/4 and 1/8, 1/16 speed
search by a date to play back.
the system provides different search types to narrow your search.
to choose the channels you want to search & play.
to control the video playback.
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Play
Pause
Play frame by frame. Click once to play a fra me o f the video
Stop
Fast Forward, x2, x4, x8 and x16
Digital Zoom: Click to zoom in then click-and-drag on a camera image during playback to
zoom in on the selected area. Right-click to return to regular playback.
Video Clip. Quickly save a section of video to a US B f lash drive. View more on
Video Clip Backup
Save Video Clip.
Volume Control
Snapshots: to capture a snapshot image to your U SB flash drive. If the video playback is
in split-screen v iew, move the mouse cursor to the channel you want t o c apt ure, and then click the icon to save the snapshot.
6. Timeline:
recording (legend shown i n the bottom-right corner of the display). Use the timeframe options ( ) to view a smaller or larger time peri od.
Different types of recording shown in different colors:
Continuous Recording in
Continuous recordings ar e s hown with colored bars to represent different types of
: scroll the slider bar to increase or decrease volume.
Green
color;
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Motion Recording in I/O Recording in Motion & I/O Recording in Intelligent Recording in PIR Recording in
7. Playback Status:
Orange
Blue
color;
color;
color;
color;
Yellow
color;
Red
Purple
display the video play status.
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6.1.1 Search & Play Video in General
This menu gives an option to search & play recording for a selected dat e.
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1.
Select a date to search for video record ing from the calendar.
2.
Choose a search type.
3.
Check channels you would like to search, or check
4.
The search result will display on the timeline from 00:00 to 24:00.
5.
Click butt on t o st ar t playback.
6.
Control the playback with buttons on
7.
Use the timeframe options ( ) to view a sma ll er or larger time period.
8.
If you want to quickly save a section of vide o dur i ng playing back to a USB flash drive, us e t he
Video Clip
backup function.
Video Playback Contr ols.
Channel
to search all connected c hannels.
6.1.1.1 Video Clip Backup
1.
Insert your USB flash drive to the DVR.
2.
Start a video recording playback.
3.
Click icon.
4.
Check the channel(s) you want to make a v ideo clip backup.
5.
Move the mouse cursor to the timeline wher e you want to start the video clip.
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6.
Press and hold the left button of your mouse, a nd drag t he drag the c ursor to t he timeline w here
you want to end the video clip.
7.
The icon has been chan ged to icon, click to save the video clip.
8.
Select a file type for your backup files, cl ic k
sure your USB driver has enou gh space to save the video clips.
9.
The backup driv e menu appears. Navigate to the folder you want the backup files to save in.
10.
Click OK to begin. The progress bar at the bottom of the window shows you the progress of
the backup.
button to save the video cli ps. Please make
Save
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6.1.2 Event Search, Playback & Backup
Event search lets you view a list of video recordings with the channe l, s t ar t and end t ime, and recording type conveniently summarized. You can also quickly back up events to a USB flas h drive.
To search, play & back up for events:
1. Choose the date & t i me y ou want to search.
2. Check the recor di ng types you want to search, or check Search Type to choo se al l.
3. Choose the chan nels you want to search, or check Channel to choose all channels.
4. Click icon to start search.
5. Events fitting your search criteria are displayed in list form. You can double click the left but t on of your mouse upon one of the ev ent s to play the video immediately.
6. Click icons in the bottom-right corner of the menu to browse between pages of events, or input the page you want to browse.
7. You can switch th e view of list form in by clicking below icon s w hich is show at the right bottom corner of the screen:
Thumbnails v i e w.
List view.
The events wil l be di splayed in list.
You can view the snapshots of the events.
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Detailed view.
In the detailed view mode, y ou can lock the video ev ents t o keep ev ents fro m being ov erwr itten in the hard drive. Click the icon to lock or click to unlock the events.
8. When you click the left but ton of y our mouse u pon one of the event, system will show the ev ent information on the left bott om c or ner of the screen.
9. Check the box next t he number of the event to select files, or chec k the box next select all events in the page.
10. The number of selected files, total size information will be displayed at the right bot tom of the screen.
11. After selecting file, you can click icon to save the video to USB flash drive. Or click icon into event playback control window to play the video.
You can view the details of the events.
Select
to
6.1.2.1 Event Playback Control
1. Event List, y ou can s el ect the events here.
2. Click icon to save your selected event videos to USB flash driv e. C lick icon to play video.
3. Control the playbac k with buttons on right button of your mouse t o exit t he playback and return to event search window.
Video Play back Contr ols.
You can click icon or click
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4. The event you are playing now will be displayed on the timelin e.
5. Use the timeframe options ( ) to view a smaller or larger time period.
6.1.3 Sub-periods Playback
Sub-periods playback al lo ws you to play multiple normal recordings and motion events simultaneously from a single channel. With normal and event r ec ordings, the video is divided evenly depending on the split-scr een mode that has been se lecte d. For exa mple, if the v ideo is an hour long and you have selecte d Sp lit-screens x 4, each split-screen w il l play for 15 minutes.
To search & play video in sub-periods:
1. Choose the date & t i me y ou want to search.
2. Choose the split -screens you want the videos to be played i n.
3. Check the recor di ng types you want to search, or check Search Type to choo se al l.
4. Choose the c han nels y ou want to search. Please not e that this funct ion on ly s upport s to searc h & play one channel at a time.
5. Click the play but ton to start playing. Control the playbac k with butt ons on
Controls.
6. Videos are being played in split-screens.
7. Click the left button of your mouse upon a particular split -sc reen, the time period of the video split-screen will be displayed on the timeline. The color bar on the top of the time l ine i ndicates the time span of the video split-s creen you have clicked. The co lor bar on the bottom of the timeline indicates the time span f or t he w hole videos you have searched.
8. Use the timeframe options ( ) to view a smaller or larger time period.
Video Playback
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6
6.1.4 Smart Search & Playback
Smart mode allows you to easi ly search & play the motion events in one or mor e specific areas of the channel.
To start a smart search & playback:
1. Choose the date & t i me y ou want to search.
2. Check the recor di ng types you want to search, or check Search Type to choo se al l.
3. Choose the chan nel you want to search, the motion recor ding in the selected channel will be searched automatically. Please note that this function only supp or t s to search & play one channel at a time.
4. Click the play butt on on the to start playing. Control the playback with b uttons on
Playback Controls
5. Videos are being played in the screen.
6. The color bar on the top of the timeline indicates the time span of the motion recordings you have searched. The color bar on the botto m of the timeline ind icates the c omplete ti me span for the whole recordings you have specified.
.
Video
7. Use the timeframe options ( ) to view a smaller or larger time period.
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6.1.4.1 Sm art Search Area
The smart search function searches t he motion reco rdings in t he whole area of channe l by default. You can specify one or more par t icular areas to narrow your search.
Click this icon on Video Playback Controls, the c am er a w ill be shown in full screen and the Smart controls bar will be v isib le.
You can click and hold the edge o f the cont r ols bar to reposition it.
Smart Controls Bar
Click this to define a full screen detection area
Click this to delete all areas created.
Click this to search and play video based on the areas de fined.
Click this to return to the playback interface.
To define one or more specif i c ar eas, please do the following:
1. Click and drag to select the area that you want to define. Multiple areas can be define d. You can also use the same action to remove sections of the defined area or t o del ete it entirely. When finished, click the s ear ch but ton to play video based on the areas def in ed.
2. You’ll be returned back to the playback interface. Segments matching your sear ch c rit eria will be shown on the timeline in blue color.
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6.1.5 Picture Search & View
This function can be used to sear ch, play and copy snapshots to a USB flash drive.
To search, play & back up pictures:
1. Choose the date & t i me y ou want to search.
2. Check the pictur e capture types you want to search, or check Search Type to choose all.
3. Choose the chan nels you want to search, or check Channel to choose all channels.
4. Click button to start search.
5. Pictures fitting your search criteria are displayed in l ist form. You can double click one of the pictures to get a larger view.
6. Click icons in the bottom-right corner of the menu to browse between pages of pictures, or input the page you want to browse.
7. You can switch th e view of list form in by clicking below icons which is show at t he r ight bottom corner of the screen:
Thumbnails view. You can view the snapshots of the event s.
List view. The events w il l be displayed in list.
Detailed view. You can view the details of the events.
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8. When you click the left button of y our m ouse upon one of the pictures, sy st em will show the picture information on the left bottom corner of the screen.
9. Check the box next t he number of the event to select files, or chec k the box next select all pictures in the page.
10. The number of selected files, total size information will be displayed at the right bot tom of the screen.
11. After selecting file, you can click button to save the pictures t o US B flash drive. Or click
button to go into picture preview control window.
Select
to
6.1.5.1 Picture Preview Control
1. Picture List, y ou can s elect the pictures here.
2. Click button to save your selected pictures to a USB flash dr ive. Click button to view the pictures in slideshow.
3. Press button to exit preview control window and go back to picture search window. Press button to pause, press to r esume s lid eshow. Press button to display prev ious snapshot or group of snapshots, press to display the next snapshot or group of snaps hots. Click button to view a single snapshot at a time, click button t o view four snapshots at a time, press buttons to view nine snapshots at a time.
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Hard Drive
500G or more
1000G or more
Display RAM
2G or more
4G or more
Display Resolution
1280*1024
1920*1080
DirectX
DirectX 11
Direct3D
Acceleration Function
Ethernet Adapter
10/100/1000M Ethernet Adapter
Chapter 7 Remote Access via Web Client
Use the Web Client to r emotely access your DVR at any time via a P C. Before you access the Web Client, you need t o ensure that the internet settings of the DV R are configured properly.
7.1 Basic System Environment Requirements
The minimum requirements for hardware and OS required to run Web Client are given as below.
Item Minimum Recommended CPU RAM 4G or more 8G or more
Intel® Core™ i5 CPU
Intel® Core™ i5 CPU or higher
OS
IE Microsoft Internet Explor er (Ver. 11,10,9,8). It doesn’t supp or t Edge. Mozilla Firefox V51 or below. It doesn’t support V52 or above v er si on. Google Chrome V44 or below. It doesn’t support V45 or above version. Mac Safari 5.1 or above
Web Plugin Download and Installati on
7.2
To access the Web Client, do the following:
Windows 7 or above
Mac OS X® 10.9 or above
For IE/Chrome/Firefox:
Launch the explorer on your PC an d ent er t he DVR IP address or DDNS doma in n ame (Host
1.
Name) you have set on DVR in the URL box.
For the first time you run the web cl ient , system will require to install the we b cli ent pl ugin. Click
2.
download
to download the plugin and i nst all to your computer.
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After installing the plug-in, close & launch again your browser and r epeat step 1 to open the
3.
login page. Input your user nam e and password to login the web client.
: If you use Google Chrome, ple ase use Version V41 or below. I f y ou us e V42 to V44, you
Note
need to enable NPAPI plugins. Please enter chrome://flags/#enable-npapi on URL bar to find and enable NPAPI. It doesn’t support V 45 or above so far.
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For Mac Safari:
Launch the Safari in your Mac , and ent er t he DVR IP address or DDNS doma in name (Host
1.
Name) you have set on DVR in the URL box.
Download the plug-in "Survei llanc eClient.dmg", locate the downloaded file and double click it.
2.
Click on "Continue" --> "Inst all". Enter user name and password for Mac co mp ut er,
3.
Click on "Install Software" --> "Close" to finish installation.
2
1
3
Close Safari and open again to repeat step 1 to open the Web Client login page.
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7.3 Web Client Manager
The web client supports to fully control the DVR with administrator account. Please make sure to protect your user name & passw ord for preventing illegal login.
7.3.1 Live Interf ac e
This is the first screen th at opens a fter you hav e logg ed in to the Web Client. Here y ou can ope n or close live preview, record video to local comput er manually, take snapshots of the screens , PTZ control, color adjustment , et c.
1- Channel List:
Click button to display the Channel List. Click button to hide the Channel List.
Turn the Live video stream on/off. Th e but t on is in blue color if the live video stream is
on.
Manual Recording buttons. Click to start manually recording liv e st r eam video. Click
again to stop recording. Manual recordings are saved to your comp ut er. While in recording, the button is in blu e color.
Manual
computer.
Bitrate button. Set camer a to use mainstream, substrea m or mobile stream video
settings. Mobile stream is av aila bl e for IP channels only.
Open the channel list for quick camera function
snapshot
button. Click to save a snapshot of the current live display to your
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2- Live Video Stream Options:
Directional Arrows: Click to move the PTZ c amera
Automatic line scan.
PTZ Speed: Click to set the speed of the PTZ camera’s mov ement.
Zoom: Click –/+ to zoom in or out.
Focus:
Iris: Click –/+ to adjust iris.
Preset Point: Add, remove, or go to preset point.
Cruise:
Mainstream: Substream: Mobile Stream:
View all live videos using high-quality mainstream video settings.
View all live videos using middle-quality substream video settings.
View all live video using lower-quality mobile stream video settings to
conserve bandwidth. Available for IP channels only.
3- Main Menus:
View live video from cameras.
Live: Playback: Remote Setting: Local Settings :
and choose file type for video f il es.
4- Information: 5- Exit.
View recorded video which is saved in DVR’s H DD.
Access functions of the DVR setting menus.
Set download locations for recordin gs and snapshot s taken u sing Web Client,
Hover over to see syst em details.
6- Color Control s. Click to display or hide the color controls.
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7-
PTZ Controls:
8-
PTZ Controls
Click to display or hide the PTZ controls for using PTZ cameras.
Click –/+ to adjust focus.
Start/stop PTZ cruise
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9- Live View Control Buttons:
Open the images on Live window .
Close all the Live channels Original Proportions: Shows live video at the or ig inal proportions Stretch: Stretch live video to fit the full area for each channel on screen.
T o enlarge the web client to full screen.
Manual Recording: Click t o st ar t manu ally recording for all displayed chann els. Click
again to stop recording. Manual recordings are saved to your comp uter.
Snapshot: Click to save snapshots of all curre nt di s play ed channels to your computer.
Digital Zoom: Click upon on a live image, then click-and-drag over an ar ea of the live
image to enlarge. Right-cli ck to return to the normal display.
Volume Control. Volume is mute.
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10- Navigation:
keys to switch between pages.
11- Page View: Click to select how many channels appear on scre en at a t ime.
Shows current page num ber f or t he c hannels shown on screen. Use the arrow
7.3.2 Playback
You can search & play recor ding videos stored in the HDD inside the DVR, and download the videos to your computer.
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To search recordings:
1. Click Playback in the top-right corner of the window.
2. Select a day on the calendar to search for recordings fro m. D ays with recordings appear with a red underline.
3. Select the recording type to search for from the dropdow n next to Type, or select All to search for all recordings.
4. To choose the video stream you want to search & play . I f you want to play Substream recordings, please make sure you had set the DVR to record with Dualstream at
Record.
5. Check the channels you would like to search for recor dings from. Check Synchronous
playback to play all channels at once.
6. Click Search.
7. Recordings that fit your search will be displayed in th e timel ine. Click a sec tion of v ideo w here you would like to begin play back and click the play button.
5.2.2.1
7.3.2.1 Playback Control Buttons
Play the recordings
Pause
Stop
Go Forward One Frame:
Synchronous pl a yback
Move frame-by-frame through play back. Only available when the
option is not checked.
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Click upon one of the channels which is being played and the n click record button to record
current video to your com put er. Click again to stop recording.
Click upon one of the channels which is being played and the n c l ick capture button to take a
snapshot and save to y our c om put er.
Opens the Download menu, which allows you to do wnload several video recordings at once.
Choose the files you want to download, press download status. Press
Playback Speed.
Play All Channels:
when the
Synchronous pl a yback
enlarge. Right-click to ret urn to the normal display.
Synchronous p lay ba ck
Stop All Channels:
Digital Zoom: Click upon on a pl aying video, then click-and-drag over an area of the v ideo to
Original Proportions: Shows the playing vid eo at t he or iginal proportions Stretch: Stretch the playing video to fit the full area for each channe l on screen.
T o enlarge the web client to full screen.
Stop Downloa d
Click to choose the playing s peed.
Click to play all channels y ou have chosen to searched. Only available
option is not checked. Click to stop playing al l channels. Only available when the option is not checked.
Start Download
button to stop.
button to begin, you will see the
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