EverFocus HRG8, HRG4, HRG16 User Manual

User Guide

Performance Series

Embedded DVR

HRG4 HRG8 HRG16

Document 800-12005V1 – Rev A – 08/2012

User Guide

Revisions

Issue Date Revisions

A 08/2012 New document 800-12005V1 to replace 800-12005. Replaced various screen shots

throughout to improve quality and legibility. Edited the system diagram. Replaced the front-panel photograph for the HRG8/HRG16 model, and rear-panel photographs of the HRG8 and HRG16 models.

Added the Cautions and Warnings, Regulatory Statements, Safety Instructions, and Warranty and Service sections and the Specifications appendix.

Added the About This Document chapter.

Corrected the Operating Temperature range in the Specifications chapter.

Cautions and Warnings

CAUTION

THIS SYMBOL INDICA TES THAT DANGEROUS VOLTAGE CONSTITUTING A RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK IS PRESENT WITHIN THE UNIT.

CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC

SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE THE COVER.

NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE.

REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE

PERSONNEL.

THIS SYMBOL INDICA TES THAT IMPORTANT OPERATING AND• MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS ACCOMPANY THIS UNIT.

RISK OF ELECTRIC

SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

Installation and servicing should be performed only by qualified and experienced technicians to conform to all local codes and to maintain your warranty.

CAUTION 12 VDC models require the use of CSA Certified/UL

Listed Class 2 power adapters to ensure compliance with electrical safety standards.

Regulatory Statements

Information to the User: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits

for a Class A digital device. Pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules, these limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference, in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.

CAUTION Changes or modifications not expressly approved by

the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

Canadian Compliance Statement

This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Cet appareil numérique de la Classe A est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada.

North America

The equipment supplied with this guide conforms to UL 60950-1 and CSA C22.2 No. 60950-1.

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Europe

The manufacturer declares that the equipment supplied is compliant with the essential requirements of the EMC directive 2004/108/EC, conforming to the requirements of standards EN 55022 for emissions, EN 50130-4 for immunity, and EN 60950 for Electrical Equipment safety.

Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE)

Correct Disposal of this Product (applicable in the European Union and other

European countries with separate collection systems).

This product should be disposed of, at the end of its useful life, as per applicable local laws, regulations, and procedures.

Safety Instructions

BEFORE OPERATING OR INSTALLING THE UNIT, READ AND FOLLOW ALL INSTRUCTIONS. AFTER INSTALLATION, retain the safety and operating instructions for future reference

1. HEED WARNINGS - Adhere to all warnings on the unit and in the operating instructions.

2. INSTALLATION

• Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.

• Installation and servicing should be performed only by qualified and experienced technicians to conform to all local codes and to maintain your warranty.

• Do not install the unit in an extremely hot or humid location, or in a place subject to dust or mechanical vibration. The unit is not designed to be waterproof. Exposure to rain or water may damage the unit.

• Any wall or ceiling mounting of the product should follow the manufacturer’s instructions and use a mounting kit approved or recommended by the manufacturer.

3. POWER SOURCES - This product should be operated only from the type of power source indicated on the marking label. If you are not sure of the type of power supplied to your facility, consult your product dealer or local power company.

4. HEAT - Situate away from items that produce heat or are heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other products (including amplifiers).

5. WATER AND MOISTURE - Do not use this unit near water or in an unprotected outdoor installation, or any area classified as a wet location.

6. MOUNTING SYSTEM - Use only with a mounting system recommended by the manufacturer, or sold with the product.

7. ATTACHMENTS - Do not use attachments not recommended by the product manufacturer as they may result in the risk of fire, electric shock, or injury to persons.

8. ACCESSORIES - Only use accessories specified by the manufacturer.

9. CLEANING - Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners. Use a damp cloth for cleaning.

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10. SERVICING - Do not attempt to service this unit yourself as opening or removing covers may expose you to dangerous voltage or other hazards. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel.

11. REPLACEMENT PARTS - When replacement parts are required, be sure the service technician has used replacement parts specified by the manufacturer or have the same characteristics as the original part. Unauthorized substitutions may result in fire, electric shock or other hazards.

Warranty and Service

Subject to the terms and conditions listed on the Product warranty, during the warranty period Honeywell will repair or replace, at its sole option, free of charge, any defective products returned prepaid.

In the event you have a problem with any Honeywell product, please call Customer Service at

1.800.796.CCTV for assistance or to request a Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA)

number.

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Be sure to have the model number, serial number, and the nature of the problem available for the technical service representative.

Prior authorization must be obtained for all returns, exchanges, or credits. Items shipped to

Honeywell without a clearly identified Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) number may be refused.

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Contents 1

Figures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

About This Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Overview of Contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Related Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Typographical Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Product Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

System Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Operating the HRG DVR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

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

Using the IR Remote Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Using a USB Mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Using the Virtual Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

2 Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Starting and Shutting Down the HRG DVR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Starting the HRG DVR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Shutting Down the HRG DVR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Rebooting and Locking the HRG DVR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Using the Setup Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Setting the Date and Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

3 Live View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

On-screen Display in Live View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Live View Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Operating Live View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Using the Mouse in Live View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Using the Digital Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Configuring the Live View Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Setting the Camera Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

4 Recording Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Configuring Recording Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Initializing Recording Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Scheduling Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Starting a Manual Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Protecting Recorded Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Locking and Unlocking Recorded Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Setting the Hard Drive to Read-Only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

5 Playback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Video Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Playback Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Playback by Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Playback in Live View Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Playback by System Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Playback Frame-by-Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

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Digital Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

6 Backup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Backing Up Recorded Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Exporting Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Exporting Video Clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Managing Backup Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

7 Alarm Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Configuring Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Motion Detection Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Sensor Alarm Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Manual Alarm Triggering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Video Loss Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Video Tampering Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Exception Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Understanding Exception Trigger Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

8 Network Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Configuring Network Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Configuring General System Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Configuring PPPoE Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Configuring DDNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Configuring NTP Server Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Configuring Remote Alarm Host Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Configuring Multicast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Configuring Server and HTTP Ports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Configuring Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

9 PTZ Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Navigating the PTZ Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Configuring PTZ Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Setting PTZ Presets, Patrols and Patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Understanding PTZ Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Customizing Presets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Customizing Patrols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Customizing Patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

10 Camera Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

OSD Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Image Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Privacy Mask Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

11 Hard Drive Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Managing Hard Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Initializing Hard Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Setting HDD Groups. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Setting HDD Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Checking HDD Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Configuring HDD Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

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Configuring System Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Configuring General Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Configuring Advanced Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Setting the RS-232 Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Managing User Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Adding a New User . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Deleting a User . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Modifying a User. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Managing the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Importing and Exporting the Configuration File. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Updating the System Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Restoring the Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Viewing the System Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Viewing the System Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

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Appendix A Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Appendix B Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Troubleshooting the HRG DVR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Troubleshooting the IR Remote Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Appendix C Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

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Figures

Figure 1-1 System Diagram (HRG4 DVR shown) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Figure 1-2 HRG4 Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Figure 1-3 HRG8 and HRG16 Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Figure 1-4 IR Remote Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Figure 1-5 Virtual Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Figure 1-6 HRG4 Rear Panel Connections and Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Figure 2-1 Shutdown Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Figure 2-2 Setup Wizard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Figure 2-3 User Permission Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Figure 2-4 Entering the HDD Management Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Figure 2-5 HDD Management Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Figure 2-6 Entering the Record Settings Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Figure 2-7 Schedule Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Figure 2-8 Entering a New Recording Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Figure 2-9 Copying a Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Figure 2-10 Entering the Network Settings Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Figure 2-11 Network Settings Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Figure 2-12 Setting the Date and Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Figure 3-1 Live View Shortcut Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Figure 3-2 Digital Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Figure 3-3 Display Settings Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Figure 3-4 Camera Order Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Figure 4-1 General Record Settings Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Figure 4-2 More Record Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Figure 4-3 Advanced Record Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Figure 4-4 Schedule Record Settings Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Figure 4-5 Manual Record Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Figure 4-6 Video Search Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Figure 4-7 Video Search Result List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Figure 4-8 HDD Management Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Figure 4-9 HDD Property Settings Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Figure 5-1 Playback Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Figure 5-2 Playback Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Figure 5-3 Video Search Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Figure 5-4 Playback Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Figure 5-5 Playback Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Figure 5-6 Log Search Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Figure 5-7 Digital Zoom in Playback Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

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Figure 6-1 Record Backup Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Figure 6-2 Video Search Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Figure 6-3 Export Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Figure 6-4 Backup Progress Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Figure 6-5 Export Successful Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Figure 6-6 Save Video Clips Prompt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Figure 6-7 Export Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Figure 7-1 Camera Settings Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Figure 7-2 Advanced Camera Settings - Motion Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

Figure 7-3 Motion Detection Area Settings Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Figure 7-4 Motion Detection Sensitivity Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Figure 7-5 Exception Handle Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Figure 7-6 Schedule Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Figure 7-7 Handle Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Figure 7-8 Alarm Settings Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Figure 7-9 Alarm Input Settings Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Figure 7-10 Alarm Input Handle Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Figure 7-11 Alarm Output Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Figure 7-12 Alarm Output Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Figure 7-13 Manual Alarm Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Figure 7-14 Camera Settings Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Figure 7-15 Advanced Camera Settings - Video Loss Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Figure 7-16 Schedule Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Figure 7-17 Handle Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Figure 7-18 Camera Settings Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Figure 7-19 Advanced Camera Settings - Tamper Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79

Figure 7-20 Schedule Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Figure 7-21 Handle Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Figure 7-22 Exception Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Figure 8-1 Network Settings Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Figure 8-2 Network Status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Figure 8-3 Advanced Network Settings Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Figure 8-4 PPPoE Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Figure 8-5 DDNS Settings Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Figure 8-6 NTP Settings Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Figure 8-7 Host/Others Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Figure 8-8 Host/Others Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Figure 8-9 Host/Others Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Figure 8-10 Email Settings Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Figure 9-1 PTZ Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Figure 9-2 PTZ Settings Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Figure 9-3 PTZ Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Figure 9-4 Preset Management Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Figure 9-5 Patrol Management Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Figure 9-6 Patrol Configuration Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Figure 9-7 Patrol Management Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Figure 9-8 Pattern Management Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Figure 10-1 Camera Settings Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Figure 10-2 Advanced Camera Settings Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

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Figure 10-3 Image Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Figure 10-4 Advanced Camera Settings Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Figure 10-5 Setting Mask Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Figure 11-1 HDD Management Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Figure 11-2 HDD Group Settings Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Figure 11-3 HDD Property Settings Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Figure 11-4 Log Search Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Figure 11-5 Log Search Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Figure 11-6 HDD SMART Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Figure 11-7 HDD SMART Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Figure 11-8 Exception Menu, HDD Error . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Figure 12-1 General Settings Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Figure 12-2 More Settings Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Figure 12-3 RS-232 Settings Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Figure 12-4 User Settings Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Figure 12-5 Add User Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Figure 12-6 Permission Settings Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Figure 12-7 Network Permission Settings Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Figure 12-8 Camera Permission Settings Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Figure 12-9 Modify User Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Figure 12-10 Import/Export Configuration Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Figure 12-11 Firmware Update Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Figure 12-12 FTP Firmware Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Figure 12-13 Default Settings Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Figure 12-14 System Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Figure 12-15 Log Search Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Figure 12-16 Log Search Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Figure 12-17 Log Search Export Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

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Tables

Table 1-1 HRG4 Front Panel Controls and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Table 1-2 IR Remote Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Table 1-3 Mouse Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Table 1-4 Virtual Keyboard Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Table 1-5 HRG4 Rear Panel Connections and Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Table 1-6 HRG8 and HRG16 Rear Panel Connections and Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

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About This Document

This document introduces the HRG Performance Series DVRs. It covers how to install and operate the HRG Performance Series DVRs.

This document is intended for system integrators, installers, and end-user operators.

Overview of Contents

This document contains the following chapters and appendixes:

• Chapter 1, Introduction, introduces the HRG Performance Series DVRs, the main features; the typical setup; the front panel, IR remote control, mouse, and virtual keyboard controls; and the back panel connections.

• Chapter 2, Getting Started, explains how to start up and shut down the DVR, how to reboot and lock the DVR, how to use the Setup Wizard for initial setup, and how to set the date and time.

• Chapter 3, Live View, describes the Live View on-screen display, how to use the mouse to control Live View, how to zoom in Live View, and how to configure the Live View display.

• Chapter 4, Recording Settings, explains how to configure recording settings and how to protect recorded files.

• Chapter 5, Playback, describes the playback interface, explains how to search recordings and the system log, and how to play back recorded video.

• Chapter 6, Backup, explains how to export files and video clips, and how to manage backup devices.

• Chapter 7, Alarm Settings, explains how to configure alarms, including motion detection, sensors, video loss and video tampering detection, and how to managed exception settings.

• Chapter 8, Network Settings, explains how to configure network settings, including email notification.

• Chapter 9, PTZ Control, explains PTZ configuration, including PTZ presets, patrols, and patterns.

• Chapter 10, Camera Management, explains OSD settings, image settings, and privacy mask settings.

• Chapter 11, Hard Drive Management, explains how to configure and manage hard drives.

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• Chapter 12, HRG DVR Management, explains how to configure system settings such as language, time zone, date and time, mouse speed, and password; how to configure the RS-232 port, how to manage user accounts and system configuration; how to update the firmware; how to restore default settings; how to view system information and system logs.

• Appendix A, Glossary, explains commonly used terms in this guide.

• Appendix B, Solutions, provides possible solutions for resolving system malfunctions that may occur from time to time.

•The Index provides a searchable list for easy access to the document.

Typographical Conventions

This document uses the following typographical conventions:

Font What it represents Example

Helvetica

Keys on the keyboard Press Ctrl+C

Lucida Values of editable fields that are mentioned in the

body text of the document for reference purposes, but do not need to be entered as part of a procedure

Text strings displayed on the screen

Syntax

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The Time from field can be set to Hours:Minute:Seconds.

The message Unauthorized displays.

(object) entered

Font What it represents Example

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Swiss721 BT Bold Words or characters that you must type. The word

“enter” is used if you must type text and then press

Enter or Return key.

the

Menu titles and other items you select Double-click Open from the File menu.

Buttons you click to perform actions Click Exit to close the program.

Italic Placeholders: words that vary depending on the

situation

Cross-reference to external source Refer to the System Administrator Guide.

Cross-reference within document See Chapter 2, Installation.

Enter the password.

Enter your user name.

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Introduction 1

This chapter introduces the Honeywell HRG 4-Channel, 8-Channel, and 16-Channel Performance Series DVRs and provides an overview of how to operate the HRG DVR using various methods.

Overview

Developed using the latest technology, the Honeywell HRG Performance Series DVRs (HRG DVRs) combine the latest in advanced H.264 video encoding and decoding technologies to deliver high performance, rock-solid reliability, and longer recording times.

The Honeywell HRG DVRs can be used either as standalone video surveillance products or used to build a powerful surveillance network. This flexibility makes them perfect for small business applications.

Product Features

Feature Overview

• 4, 8, or 16 video inputs (model dependent).

• H.264 video compression with excellent reliability and superior definition.

• 4 audio inputs, 1 audio output.

• IR remote controller and mouse included

• Independent video encoding parameters, including frame rate, resolution, bit rate, and

• Remote access from iPhone and Android devices.

• Multi-site software.

• Recording rates up to 120 (4-channel), 240 (8-channel) and 480 (16-channel) ips @ 4CIF

•PTZ dome control.

video quality.

resolution.

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Local Monitoring Features

• Up to 1280 × 1024 resolution for VGA output display.

• Simultaneous VGA and CVBS output.

• Multi-camera video live view, with an adjustable camera order.

• Group switch, manual switch, and automatic cycles modes that are selectable for video live view, with a configurable auto-cycle period.

• Digital zoom in live mode.

• Shield of assigned channels for live view.

• Privacy masking support.

• Multiple PTZ protocols support, including the setting and call up of presets, patrols, and patterns.

• Video image zoom-in by clicking the mouse and tracing by dragging the mouse in PTZ control mode.

Hard Disk Drive Management Features

• S.M.A.R.T. technology.

• HDD standby function.

Recording Features

• Cycle and non-cycle recording mode.

• Normal and event video encoding parameters.

• Multiple recording types, including manual, normal, alarm, motion, motion/alarm, and motion + alarm recording.

• Eight recording time periods, with separate recording types.

• Pre-record and post-record time intervals for alarm and motion detection, and pre-record time intervals for scheduled and manual recording.

• Lock and unlock video files.

• HDD can be set to read-only.

• Video data search and playback by channel number, recording type, and time.

• Digital zoom function in playback mode.

• Pause, fast forward play, slow play, skip forward, and skip backward available during playback.

• Up to 4/8/16-channel synchronous playback.

Backup Features

• Back up recorded files to a USB or SATA device.

• Bunch backup by file or by time.

• Recorded files edited for backup in playback.

• Management and maintenance for backup devices.

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Alarm and Exception Features

• Configurable arming time for alarm in/out.

• Support of various exception alarm types, including: alarms for video loss, motion detection, video tampering, unmatched video in/out format, illegal access, network disconnection, IP conflict, hard disk error, and hard disk full.

• Support of various exception alarm handling methods, including: pop-up alarm image on the monitor, audible warnings, surveillance center notifications, alarm output triggers, and send emails.

• Auto recovery from exceptions.

Other Features

• Use a mouse or the IR remote control to control the HRG DVR.

• Three-level user management. Each user has individual operating permission for the HRG DVR and cameras.

• Powerful recording and searching of operation, alarm, and exception logs.

• Import/export of device configuration files.

Network Features

• 10M/100M adaptive network interface.

• TCP/IP protocol suites, PPPoE, DHCP, DNS, DDNS, NTP, SADP protocols.

• Unicast and multicast supported; TCP and UDP protocols applicable in unicast

• Remote search, playback and download, lock/unlock of video files.

• Breakpoint resume support.

• Remote access and configuration of parameters; remote import/export of device

• Remote access of device running status, system log, and alarm status.

• Remote formatting of hard disk, upgrade, reboot/shutdown, and other system

• Event alarm and exceptions upload to a remote management host.

• Remote video image capture in JPEG format.

• Remote PTZ control.

• Voice talk and broadcast.

• Built-in WEB Server.

System Diagram

transmission.

configuration parameters.

maintenance operations.

Connect your HRG DVR as shown in Figure 1-1.

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Figure 1-1 System Diagram (HRG4 DVR shown)

Operating the HRG DVR

You can use the following tools to navigate and operate your HRG DVR.

• the front panel controls (see Front Panel on page 26)

• the IR (Infrared) remote (see Using the IR Remote Control on page 29)

• a mouse (see Using a USB Mouse on page 30)

• the virtual keyboard (see Using the Virtual Keyboard on page 31)

Front Panel

Familiarize yourself with the front panel controls for your HRG DVR.

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Figure 1-2 HRG4 Front Panel

Table 1-1 HRG4 Front Panel Controls and Indicators

Position Control/Indicator Function

1 Status Indicators

POWER Turns green when the HRG DVR is on.

STATUS Illuminates when the compound key switches to numeric/letter input mode.

Tx/Rx Flickers green when the network connection is functioning normally.

2 IR Receiver Sensor for IR Remote Controller.

3 Compound Buttons

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1/MENU Enter number “1”; Access the main menu.

2/ABC/F1 Enter number “2” or letters “A”, “B”, “C”; The F1 button when used in a list field will

select all items on the list. In PTZ Control mode, it will turn on/off PTZ light.

3/DEF/F2 Enter number “3” or letters “D”, “E”, “F”; The F2 button is used to cycle through tab

pages. It will also bring up the Channel and OSD Position settings.

4/GHI/ESC Enter number “4” or letters “G”, “H”, “I”; Exit and back to the previous menu.

5/JKL/EDIT Enter number “5” or letters “J”, “K”, “L”; Delete characters before cursor; Select the

check box and ON/OFF switch; Start/stop record clipping in playback.

6/MNO/PLAY Enter number “6” or letters “M”, “N”, “O”; Playback, for direct access to playback

interface.

7/PQRS/REC Enter number “7” or letters “P”, “Q”, “R”, “S”; Manual record, for direct access to

manual record interface; manually enable/disable record.

8/TUV/PTZ Enter number “8” or letters “T”, “U”, “V”; Access to PTZ control interface.

9/WXYZ/PREV Enter number “9” or letters “W”, “X”, “Y”, “Z”; Multi-camera display in live view.

0/A Enter number “0”; Switch between input methods (upper and lowercase alphabet,

symbols and numeric input).

4SHIFT Switches the compound keys functions from inputting the numeric/letter values to

the functional controls.

5 Control Buttons Directional buttons: In menu mode, the direction buttons are used to navigate

between different fields and items and select setting parameters. In playback mode, the Up and Down buttons are used to speed up and slow down record play, and the Left and Right buttons are used to select the recording 30s forwards or backwards. In Live View mode, these buttons can be used to cycle through channels.

Enter: The Enter button is used to confirm selection in the Menu mode; or used to select check box fields and ON/OFF switch. In playback mode, it can be used to play or pause the video. In single-frame play mode, pressing the Enter button advances the video by a single frame. And in auto sequence live view mode, the buttons can be used to pause / resume auto sequence.

6 USB Port Connection for a USB mouse or USB flash memory device.

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HRG8 and HRG16 Front Panel

Figure 1-3 HRG8 and HRG16 Front Panel

Position Button/Indicator Function

1 USB Port

2 Status Indicators

POWER Turns green when the HRG DVR is on.

READY Turns green when the device is running normally.

STATUS Illuminates when the compound key switches to numeric/letter input mode.

ALARM Turns red when there is a sensor alarm occurring.

HDD Flickers red when the HDD is reading or writing.

Tx/Rx Flickers green when the network connection is functioning normally.

3 IR Receiver Sensor for IR Remote Controller.

4 Compound Buttons

1/MENU Enter number “1”; Access the main menu.

2/ABC/F1 Enter number “2” or letters “A”, “B”, “C”; The F1 button when used in a list field will

3/DEF/F2/SPOT Enter number “3” or letters “D”, “E”, “F”; The F2 button is used to cycle through tab

4/GHI/ESC Enter number “4” or letters “G”, “H”, “I”; Exit and back to the previous menu.

5/JKL/EDIT Enter number “5” or letters “J”, “K”, “L”; Delete characters before cursor; Select the

Connection for a USB mouse or USB flash memory device.

select all items on the list. In PTZ Control mode, it will turn on/off PTZ light.

pages. It will also bring up the Channel & OSD Position settings. SPOT - reserved at this time.

check box and ON/OFF switch; Start/stop record clipping in playback.

6/MNO/PLAY Enter number “6” or letters “M”, “N”, “O”; Playback, for direct access to playback

7/PQRS/REC Enter number “7” or letters “P”, “Q”, “R”, “S”; Manual record, for direct access to

8/TUV/PTZ Enter number “8” or letters “T”, “U”, “V”; Access to PTZ control interface.

9/WXYZ/PREV Enter number “9” or letters “W”, “X”, “Y”, “Z”; Multi-camera display in live view.

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interface.

manual record interface; manually enable/disable record.

Position Button/Indicator Function

See HRG4 Front Panel on page 27 and HRG8 and HRG16 Front Panel on

page 28 for more about front panel controls.

Table 1-2 IR Remote Control

# Button Function

1POWER Turn On/Off the HRG DVR.

2DEV Enable/Disable Remote Control

3Alphanumerics Same as front panel

4EDIT Same as JKL/EDIT on front panel.

5A Same as 0/A on front panel.

6REC Same as 7/PQRS/REC on front panel.

7PLAY Same as 6/MNO/PLAY on front panel.

8INFO Reserved.

9VOIP Same as 2/ABC/F1 on front panel.

10 MENU Same as 1/MENU on front panel.

11 PREV Same as 9/WXYZ/PREV on front panel.

12 DIRECTION/ENTER Same as on front panel.

13 PTZ Same as 8/TUV/PTZ on front panel.

14 ESC Same as ESC on front panel.

15 RESERVED Reserved.

16 F1 Same as 2/ABC on front panel.

17 PTZ CONTROL Buttons Use to adjust the iris, focus, and zoom.

18 F2 The F2 button is used to cycle through tab

pages. It can also be used to enter the Channel and OSD Position settings.

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0/A Enter number “0”; Switch between input methods (upper and lowercase alphabet,

5SHIFT Switches the compound keys functions from inputting the numeric/letter values to

6 Control Buttons Directional buttons: In menu mode, the direction buttons are used to navigate

symbols and numeric input).

the functional controls.

Enter: The Enter button is used to confirm a selection in the Menu mode; or used to select check box fields and the ON/OFF switch. In playback mode, it can be used to play or pause the video. In single-frame play mode, pressing the Enter button advances the video by a single frame. And in auto sequence live view mode, the buttons can be used to pause / resume auto sequence.

Using the IR Remote Control

Your HRG DVR may also be controlled with the IR remote control. Batteries (2 x AAA) must be installed before operation.

Figure 1-4 IR Remote Control

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Configuring the IR Remote Control

Aim the remote control at the IR receiver located at the front of the unit to test operation. If there is no response, try the following steps:

1. Use the front control panel or the mouse to navigate to Menu  Settings  General  More Settings.

2. Check and remember the HRG DVR ID number. The default ID number is 255. This ID number is valid for all IR remote controls.

3. Press DEV on the remote.

4. Enter the DVR ID number from step 2.

5. Press ENTER on the IR remote control.

The Status indicator on the front panel should turn green to indicate that the remote control is operating properly.

Using a USB Mouse

A regular 3-button (Left/Right/Scroll-wheel) USB mouse can also be used with this HRG DVR.

Connecting a USB Mouse

• Plug the USB mouse into one of the USB ports on the front panel of the HRG DVR.

The mouse should automatically be detected. If, in a rare case, that the mouse is not detected, pleased refer to the recommended device list from your provider.

USB Mouse Controls

Table 1-3 Mouse Controls

Control Action Result

Single click Select a menu component, such as a button or an

input field. This is similar to pressing the ENTER button on the remote/front panel controls.

Double click Switch between single screen and multi-screen

mode in Live View/ Playback mode.

Left button

Right button Single click Shows pop-up menu.

Scroll wheel

Click and drag Click and drag the Left mouse button to control the

pan/tilt of a PTZ camera as well as to vary the position of the digital zoom area and the camera OSD. It can also be used to setup the alarm areas.

Scroll up In Live View mode, scrolling up will switch to the

previous screen. In Menu mode, it will move the selection to the previous item.

Scroll down In Live View mode, scrolling down will switch to the

next screen. In Menu mode, it will move the selection to the next item.

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Contents 1

Figures

Tables

About This Document

Overview of Contents

Related Documents

Typographical Conventions

Introduction 1

Overview

Product Features

System Diagram

Operating the HRG DVR

Front Panel

Using the IR Remote Control

Using a USB Mouse