Hikvision DS-8700 User Manual

DS-8700 Series Net DVR

User Manual

V2.2

Thank you for purchasing our embedded Net DVR. This manual is applicable for DS-8700 series Net DVR. Please read this User Manual carefully to ensure that you can use the device correctly and safely.

The contents of this Manual are subject to change without notice.

Index

Safety Precaution .............................................................................................................................. 5

Chapter1 Product Introduction.................................................................................................. 8

1.1 Summary ................................................................................................................... 8

1.2 Model Description ..................................................................................................... 8

1.3 Features ..................................................................................................................... 9

1.4 Typical Application ................................................................................................. 11

Chapter2 Installation ............................................................................................................... 12

2.1 Check DVR and It’s Accessories ............................................................................ 12

2.2 HDD Installation ..................................................................................................... 12

2.3 DVR Rear Panel ...................................................................................................... 15

2.4 External Alarm In/Out Connection ......................................................................... 16

2.5 Powering up ............................................................................................................ 17

Chapter3 Operational Instructions .......................................................................................... 18

3.1 DVR Front Panel ..................................................................................................... 18

3.2 IR Control ............................................................................................................... 20

3.3 OSD Menu Description ........................................................................................... 22

3.3.1 Main Menu Items ............................................................................................ 22

3.3.2 Menu Operation .............................................................................................. 23

3.4 Character Input ........................................................................................................ 26

Chapter4 Basic Operation Guide ............................................................................................ 27

4.1 Power on ................................................................................................................. 27

4.2 Live View ................................................................................................................ 28

4.3 Login ....................................................................................................................... 32

4.4 PTZ Control ............................................................................................................ 33

4.5 Manual Record ........................................................................................................ 35

4.6 Playback .................................................................................................................. 37

4.7 Backup Recorded Files ........................................................................................... 44

4.8 Turn off DVR .......................................................................................................... 48

Chapter5 Advanced Operation Guide ..................................................................................... 50

5.1 User Management ................................................................................................... 51

5.1.1 Add User ......................................................................................................... 52

5.1.2 Delete User ...................................................................................................... 54

5.1.3 Password Modification .................................................................................... 55

5.1.4 User Rights ...................................................................................................... 57

5.2 Device ID and Language ......................................................................................... 60

5.3 Video Standard and VGA Setup .............................................................................. 61

5.4 Day and Time Setup ................................................................................................ 63

5.4.1 Day and Time Setting ...................................................................................... 63

5.4.2 Day and Time Display Mode .......................................................................... 64

5.5.3 Daylight Saving Time Setup ........................................................................... 66

5.5 Camera Setup .......................................................................................................... 67

5.5.1 Camera Name Setup ........................................................................................ 67

5.5.2 Video Parameters Setup .................................................................................. 68

5.6 Mask Area Setup ..................................................................................................... 70

5.7 View Tampering Alarm ........................................................................................... 72

5.8 Video Loss Alarm .................................................................................................... 74

5.9 Motion Detection Alarm ......................................................................................... 76

5.10 Live View Setup ...................................................................................................... 80

5.11 Recording Setup ...................................................................................................... 83

5.12 Alarm I/O Setup ...................................................................................................... 88

5.13 Network Setup......................................................................................................... 93

5.13.1 Network Basic Settings ................................................................................... 93

5.13.2 Network Advanced Settings ............................................................................ 94

5.13.3 DHCP Function ............................................................................................... 94

5.13.4 PPPoE Function .............................................................................................. 95

5.13.5 IP Server Solution for DHCP .......................................................................... 96

5.13.6 DDNS setup ......................................................................................................... 97

5.13.7 Email setup ........................................................................................................... 97

5.14 PTZ Setup ............................................................................................................... 97

5.14.1 PTZ Connection .............................................................................................. 98

5.14.2 PTZ Settings .................................................................................................... 98

5.14.3 PTZ Control .................................................................................................. 100

5.14.4 Preset Setup ................................................................................................... 100

5.14.5 Sequence Setup ............................................................................................. 101

5.14.6 Tour Setup ..................................................................................................... 103

5.15 RS232 Setup .......................................................................................................... 104

5.15.1 Console Mode ............................................................................................... 104

5.15.2 Transparent Channel Mode ........................................................................... 104

5.16 Exceptions Setup ................................................................................................... 104

Chapter6 Utilities .................................................................................................................. 106

6.1 Restore Parameters ................................................................................................ 107

6.2 Hard Disk Management ........................................................................................ 108

6.3 Clear Alarm Out .................................................................................................... 108

6.4 Reboot ................................................................................................................... 108

6.5 Power Off .............................................................................................................. 108

6.6 View Log ............................................................................................................... 109

6.7 System Information ............................................................................................... 112

6.8 Multi-Playback ...................................................................................................... 112

Chapter7 Firmware Upgrade ........................................................................................ 114

7.1 Upgrade from USB Flash ...................................................................................... 114

7.2 Upgrade from FTP Server ..................................................................................... 115

7.2.1 FTP Server Setup........................................................................................... 115

7.2.2 Use DVR FTP Upgrade Function.................................................................. 117

7.2.3 Use RS-232 Serial Command ....................................................................... 117

7.3 Use Client Software to Upgrade............................................................................ 120

Appendix A HDD Capacity Calculation ................................................................................... 121

Appendix B DVR Connector Definition ................................................................................... 122

1 RS485 Connecting ........................................................................................................ 122

2 UTP Network Connecting ............................................................................................. 123

3 RS232 Connecting ........................................................................................................ 125

Appendix C Specifications ........................................................................................................ 128

Appendix D Quick Search ......................................................................................................... 130

Appendix E Troubleshooting .................................................................................................... 132

Appendix F Product Service ..................................................................................................... 134

Appendix G Customer Information Card .................................................................................. 135

Safety Precaution

Caution:

To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not remove cover, (unless you wish to install hard disks, please see the section "Hard Disk Installation").

No User-serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing to qualified service personnel.

Important Safeguards:

1. Read these instructions.

2. Keep these instructions.

3. Heed all warnings.

4. Follow all instructions.

5. Do not use this apparatus near water.

6. Clean only with a dry cloth.

7. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer's

instructions.

8. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other

apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat.

9. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding-type plug. A polarized

plug has two blades with one wider than the other. A grounding-type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong. The wide blade or third prong are provided for your safety. If the provided plug does not fit into the outlet, consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet.

10. Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs,

convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the apparatus.

11. Only use attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer.

12. Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table specified by the manufacturer,

or sold with the apparatus. When a cart is used, use caution when moving the cart/apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip-over.

13. Unplug this unit during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time.

14. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing is required when the

apparatus has been damaged in any way, such as power-supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus, the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture, does not operate normally, or has been dropped.

15. Moving - Disconnect the power before moving the unit. The unit should be moved with

care. Excessive force or shock may result in damage to the unit and the hard disk drives.

16. Power Sources - This unit 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 supply you plan to use, consult your appliance dealer or local power company.

17. Overloading - Do not overload outlets and extension cords as this can result in a risk

of fire or electric shock.

18. Object and Liquid Entry - Never push objects of any kind into this unit through

openings, as they may touch dangerous voltage points or short out parts that could result in a fire or electric shock. Never spill liquid of any kind on the unit.

19. 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.

20. Coax Grounding - If an outside cable system is connected to the unit, be sure the

cable system is grounded. U.S.A. models only--Section 810 of the National Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA No.70-1981, get information from professional electrician to proper grounding of the mount and supporting structure, grounding of the coax to a discharge unit, size of grounding conductors, location of discharge unit, connection to grounding electrodes, and requirements for the grounding electrode.

21. To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, this apparatus should not be exposed to

rain or moisture and objects filled with liquids, such as vases, should not be placed on this apparatus.

22. Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or

equivalent type. Dispose of the replaced battery in an environmentally friendly way.

Cleaning

You can clean the unit with a moist fluff-free cloth or shammy leather cloth.

Warning

This device is intended for use in public areas only. Surreptitious recording of oral communications is may prohibited by law.

Unpacking

Check the package for visible damage. If any items appear to have been damaged in shipment, notify the shipping company. Unpack carefully. This is electronic equipment and should be handled with care to prevent damage to the unit. Do not attempt to use the unit if any components are damaged. If any items are missing, notify the dealer.

The shipping carton is the safest container in which to transport the unit. Save it and all packing materials for future use. If the unit must be returned, use the original packing materials.

Packaging contents

The package should contain the following items:

1. Digital Video Recorder

2. Accessories box

DS - 87 xx H I

Oversea product

Model name (H)

Camera number

Embedded DVR code name

Digital Surveillance

Chapter1 Product Introduction

1.1 Summary

DS-8700HI series network digital video recorder is an excellent digital surveillance product. It uses the embedded MCU and embedded operating system (RTOS), combining the most advanced technology in Information Industry such as video and audio encoding/decoding, hard disk record and TCP/IP. The firmware is burned in the flash, more stable and reliable.

DS-8700 series device has both the features of digital video recorder (DVR) and digital video server (DVS). It can work stand alone, also be used to build a powerful surveillance network, widely used in bank, telecommunication, transportation, factories, warehouse, irrigation, etc.

1.2 Model Description

1.3 Features

Compression

 Support 16 channels video input (PAL/NTSC) at most. Each channel is

independent, H.264 hardware compression and real time (PAL: 25 FPS, NTSC: 30FPS). Support both variable bit rate and variable frame rate

 Support 4 channels audio input at most. Each channel is independent,

OggVorbis compression and bit rate is 16Kbps

 Compressed video and audio are synchronous. You can select either mixed

stream or only video stream

 Support 4CIF, DCIF, 2CIF, CIF and QCIF resolution

 Support multi area motion detection

 Support OSD and changeable OSD position

 Support LOGO and changeable LOGO position

Local functions

Record

 Support multiple record type, including real time, manual record, motion

detection, external alarm, motion&alarm, motion|alarm

 Support 4 SATA HDDs maximum and each HDD can support 2000GB maximum

 Support FAT32 file system

 Support HDD S.M.A.R.T technology

 Support cycle or none cycle record

 Support backup the recorded files and clips. Support USB memory, USB HDD,

USB CD/DVD, SATA CD/DVD writer for backup

Preview and playback

 Support BNC analog monitor and VGA output for main output

 Support multiple preview modes

 Support Dual-stream

 Support sensitive area mask

 Support camera spiteful block alarm

 Support multi-ch playback. Support play forward, backward, pause, frame by

frame, etc

 Support play back by files or by time

 Display local record status

PTZ

 Support many kinds of PTZ protocol

 Support preset, sequence and Tour

Alarms

 Support exception alarm, motion detection alarm, external alarm, etc

Others

 Support IR control

 Support RS-485 keyboard

 Support multi-level user management

Network

 Support TCP, UDP, RTP, Multicast for network preview

 Support PPPoE for board band dialup

 Support remote parameters setup

 Alarm information can be sent to remote center

 Network control PTZ

 Network record the real time stream

 Network download and playback the recorded files in DVR

 Remote upgrade the firmware

 RS-232 supports transparent channel function so that the remote PC can use

DVR to control serial devices

 Support bi-direction voice talk or one-way voice broadcast

 Support IE to preview and configure DVR

 Support log.

Development support

 Provide network SDK

 Provide client demo source code

USB-related function

 Add USB device [Format], [New Folder], [Delete File] and [Backup] functions.

 Backup segment, Multi-backup, all day backup (default in first divisional root

directory).

 Record files in USB devices could be played.

 Add log backup function.

 Add device configuration backup function.

1.4 Typical Application

Chapter2 Installation

2.1 Check DVR and It’s Accessories

When you get the product, check that all the items are included in your product package. There is a list in the package. If any of the items is missing, please contact your dealer.

2.2 HDD Installation

Installing the hard disks must be done only by qualified personnel. Unauthorized installation of hard disks may result in permanent damage of the disk and the recorder, and is at own risk.

Caution:

When working with electrostatic sensitive devices such as a hard disk or the DVR unit, make sure you use a static-free workstation. Any electrostatic energy coming in contact with the hard disk or DVR main board can damage it permanently.

1： Loosen the Screws and open the metal cover.

2：Fix the hard disk in bracket. If the hard disk is installed in underlayer, the uplayer

bracket should be removed firstly.

3：Connect the motherboard and hard disk by data cable.

4：Connect the power cable to hard disk.

5：Mount back the metal cover, and fixed by screws.

6: Press [MENU] key to enter into DVR main menu. Go to the "Utilities" menu and

choose "Hard disk" to format the hard disks, Check if all installed disks are detected by the DVR, and if the capacity is OK. Choose "Format" and select "All" to format all hard disks. When all disks are formatted a confirmation message will be shown on the screen. Check if all installed disks have the status "OK".

The installation of HDD is complete.

2.3 DVR Rear Panel

Index

Physical Interface

Description

Video input

Standard BNC

Audio Input

Standard BNC

Spot video output

Spot monitor for live video and playback

Spot audio output

Spot monitor for live audio and playback

Main video output

Main monitor for live video playback and menu

Main audio output

Main monitor for live audio and playback

Line in

Line input for audio

VGA interface

VGA display

RS-232

Connect RS-232 devices. Refer to Appendix B for pin definition

Network interface

Connect network devices. Refer to Appendix B for pin definition

USB Interface

USB flash memory, USB HDD, USB CD/DVD or USB mouse

E-SATA

Optional. Extend 1st internal SATA to E-SATA.

SW1

RS-485 terminal resistor switch. Default is off. The

resistor is 120Ω

RS-485

PTZ connection. Using T+/T- to connect PTZ.

Keyboard interface

Using D+/D- for keyboard and DVR cascade connection.

Alarm input

16 sensor alarm in

Relay output

4 relay outputs

GND

Ground

AC input

100~240VAC

DS-8716HI Rear Panel

2.4 External Alarm In/Out Connection

Alarm input port (dry node): G (GND): Connect the GND of sensor.

1~8: Alarm input, support normal open/normal close.

0: Reserved.

Alarm output: 1G~4G: 4 relay output.

Alarm input dry node

Alarm output connection

Connect with DC device

Connect with AC device

2.5 Powering up

1. Switch on all connected equipment.

2. Connect the power cable to the unit

3. Switch on the power

Chapter3 Operational Instructions

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

ENTE

9090

Tx/Rx

LINK

HDD

MOD

ALAR

STATU

REA

HIKVISION

1 2 3

4 5 6

7 8 9

0 F1 F2

ABC DEF

GHI JKL MNO

PQRS TUV WXYZ

EDIT PTZ

MENU ESC A PREV

PLAY

REC INFO VOIP

WIPE

AUT

IRIS

FOCU

ZOO

SHO

＋

－

4 5

PUSH

Index

Type

Name

Description

IR receiver

State Lamps

1 - 16

Show 1-16 camera status. Green means recording; Red means network transmission; Orange means recording and network transmission.

POWER

Device switch with power indicator lamp. Green means DVR is working; Red means DVR is powered off; No light means no power is supplied.

State Lamps

READY

DVR is ready

STATUS

Green means you can use IR remote control

ALARM

Red means there is alarm

Modem

Green means modem connection and dial-up successful

HDD

Twinkle in red means reading or writing HDD

LINK

Green means network is OK

Tx/Rx

Twinkle in green means data is being transmitted

Input Keys

Numeric Keys

Input number, lower case, upper case character and symbols F1

[LIGHT] in PTZ control

[AUX] in PTZ control

Function Keys

1. Switch preview mode into menu

2. Brush control short key [WIPER]

3. Press [MENU] for more than 5 seconds to cancel button beep sound

ESC

Cancel and back to parent menu

PLAY

1. Local playback

3.1 DVR Front Panel

2. [AUTO] in PTZ control

REC

1. Manual record

2. [SHOT] in PTZ control (call PTZ preset)

EDIT

1. In edit state, delete the current cursor character

2. [IRIS+] in PTZ control

3. Select  or × to enable or disable

PTZ

1. Enter into PTZ control mode

2. [IRIS-] in PTZ control

1. Input switch (number, lower case, upper case

and symbol)

2. [FOCUS+] in PTZ control

3. In preview mode, display or hide the channel

status bar

1. Multi screen preview switch

2. Switch menu mode into live view

3. [FOCUS-] in PTZ mode

INFO

[ZOOM+] in PTZ control

Main/Aux

1. Switch main/aux video output control mode (This

function is not available for DS-8704HI-S DVR)

2. [ZOOM-] in PTZ control

Control Keys

Direction

Keys

Composed of [] , [], [] and []

1. Menu mode, use direction keys to select, press

[Enter] or [Edit] key for edit

2. PTZ direction control

3. Playback speed control

ENTER

1. Menu confirmation;

2. Select  or × to enable or disable;

3. Pause playback.

3.2 IR Control

Index

Name

Description

POWER

Turn off device

DEV

Enable/Disable IR remote control

Numeric Keys

Same as numeric keys of front panel

EDIT

Same as [EDIT] key of front panel

Same as [A] key of front panel

REC

Same as [REC] key of front panel

PLAY

Same as [PLAY] key of front panel

INFO

Same as [INFO] key of front panel

VOIP

Same as [Main/Aux] key of front panel.

Same as [MENU] key of front panel.

Same as [PREV] key of front panel.

Direction Keys ENTER

Same as direction keys and enter key of front panel

PTZ

Same [PTZ] key of front panel

ESC

Same as [ESC] key of front panel

Reserved

Reserved for future usage

Same as [F1] key of front panel

Lens control

IRIS, FOCUS ZOOM for lens control

Same as [F2] key of front panel

Loading the batteries into the IR controller

1. Remove the battery cover.

2. Insert the battery. Please take care that the poles (+ and -) are correctly

positioned.

3. Replace the battery cover.

Start to use IR controller

Press [DEV] key, input the DVR device ID (default is “88”, can be changed in

“Display” menu) and then press [ENTER] key. If the “STATUS” lamp of DVR front

panel is turned into green, it means you can use IR controller to operate this DVR. Stop using IR controller

When IR controller status is on, press [DEV] key again, the “STATUS” lamp will

be turned off. The IR controller can not control this DVR.

Switch the DVR off

When IR controller status is on, press [POWER] key for several seconds, the

DVR will be powered off.

When IR controller can not work normally

 Check batteries poles.  Check the remaining charge in the batteries.  Check IR controller sensor is mask.

Please change another IR controller to try again. If the problem is still existed,

please contact administrator.

3.3 OSD Menu Description

Menu Name

Function

Menu Name

Function

Display

Device ID Require Password Video standard Brightness Menu transparency Screen saver VGA resolution DST Date and Time Preview

Camera

Camera name and position Color OSD Display mode, position and OSD style setup Mask area setup View tampering area and response setup Video signal loss Motion detection sensitivity, area and response setup

Recording

Overwrite/Stop recording Recording parameters setup Record schedule PreRecord time PostRecord time

Network

DVR IP address DNS IP Multicast IP address Remote host IP and port PPPoE setup

Alarms

Alarm input type (Normal open/ Normal close) Alarm response and PTZ linkage Alarm output and schedule Exception setup

PTZ

PTZ parameters Preset setup Sequence setup Tour setup

User

Add or delete user Password setup User rights setup

Utilities

RS232 setup Restore factory parameters Multi-Playback Upgrade firmware HDD management Stop alarm output Reboot Power off View log System information Tools

3.3.1 Main Menu Items

3.3.2 Menu Operation

How to enter into menu mode

 Press [MENU] key to enter into DVR main menu  Press [PLAY] key to enter into playback menu  Press [REC] key to enter into manual record menu  Press [PTZ] key to enter into PTZ control interface

Notes: You must input user name and password. The default user name is “admin”

and password is “12345”.

Main Menu Description

The main menu interface is following:

There is one small rectangle frame named “Active Frame”. It can be moved from one item to another by using direction keys ([↑] [↓] [] []). When the “Active Frame” is located on one item and highlight it, you can press [ENTER] key to enter into the sub menu. For example, move the “Active Frame” to “Camera” item, press [ENTER] to enter into the secondary menu as following:

Each menu contains different kinds of items. There is a small rectangular frame

named “Active Frame” which is pointing to the selected item. This “Active Frame” can be

moved by direction keys ([↑] [↓] [] []). There are such kinds of menu items:

a) Check Box: Provide 2 options, “” means enable and “×” means disable. You

can use [ENTER] or [EDIT] key to switch over.

b) List Box: Provide more than 2 options. However, only one of them can be

selected. You can press [ENTER] or [EDIT] to enter into edit mode, then use [↑] and [↓] to select one option. For example, on the right side of “Select Camera”, there is a list box for you to select one camera.

c) Edit Box: This is for you to input characters. Press [EDIT]key to enter into edit

status, you can input characters as following:

 Press [A] key to select number, upper case, lower case or symbols;  Use [] and [] keys to move cursor;  Use [EDIT] key to delete the character in front of cursor;  Press [ENTER] or [ESC] to exit edit.

d) Button: Execute a special function or enter into next sub-menu. For example,

press “Policy” button to enter into sub-menu. Press [Confirm] to save parameters and return to parent menu. Press [Cancel] button to cancel and return to parent menu. The button in grey means it can be operated only after it is enabled.

How to exit menu

Press [PREV] or [ESC] key to exit menu and return to preview mode.

3.4 Character Input

In the menu interface, if you enter into edit status, for example, in the “camera name”

edit box at the bottom of screen, the input status is appeared:

Here it means you can press numeric keys to input digital number. Press [A] key to change input methods. You can select “number”, “Uppercase”, “Lowercase” or “Symbol”.

Uppercase

Lowercase

Symbol

There are 24 symbols in all. They are divided into 4 pages, and you can press [0] key to

turn to next page.

Chapter4 Basic Operation Guide

4.1 Power on

Note: Please make sure the power supply matches DVR and AC cable connected correctly. Before switch DVR on, please connect one monitor with VOUT or VGA interface. Otherwise, you can not see graphic user interface and can not operate.

If [POWER] lamp is off, please do as following:

Step1: Connect AC cable correctly;

Step2: Switch on the power button on the real panel.

If [POWER] lamp is in red, just press [POWER] button to start DVR. When DVR is started, [POWER] lamp is in green. On the monitor or VGA display,

DSP and HDD initialization process will be shown.

The first line represents DSP initialization. If the DSP icon is “×”, it means that the

DSP is initialized error, please contact administrator at once.

The second line represents HDD initialization. Icons of each SATA HDD are displayed. If the HDD icon is “×”, it means the corresponding HDD is not installed or not detected. If HDD is not detected, please contact administrator.

Note: If HDD is not installed or not detected, there is “No Disk” text string in

DVR preview screen.

4.2 Live View

DVR will enter into live view mode after it is started. On preview screen, you can see date, time, camera’s name and camera status icon.

Set system date and time in “Display” menu, referring to 5.4; Change camera name in

“Camera” menu, referring to 5.5.

In the screen, it will display alarm icon, record and alarm status of each camera. Record and alarm status will switch over automatically. Alarm icon only appears when alarm happens.

Press button [A] to switch 【Display all status indicator ->Close all status indicator

->Display alarm info->Display camera status indicator】

Mouse operation:

Right click the mouse can change the status.【Show Alarm Status-> Show Chan Status-> Show Status-> Close status】

Large font OSD display: In multi-screen mode, press ESC button to display/hide

Icon

Icon Color

Status Description

White

No video signal

Yellow

Video input

Pink

Manual recording

Green

Continuous recording

Blue

Motion detect recording

Red

External alarm recording

large font OSD. Right click mouse by selecting the 【Show Date OSD/Close Date OSD】 to display/hide the large font OSD.

Also these functions support in Aux video out.

Camera record status is following:

Note: When alarm happens, no matter it displays alarm icon or not, press [zoom +] key can enter “alarm/exception information” interface. If it needs password, it will pop-up the login interface. Mouse control is only effective on alarm icon displayed!

Icon

Icon Color

Status Description

White

Video signal lost

Yellow

View tampering alarm

Pink

Motion & External alarm

Green

No alarm

Blue

Motion alarm

Red

External alarm

Alarm/Exception information interface

Alarm/Exception information interface contains: list box, page and refresh OCX.

Refresh button used for refresh present alarm information.

Camera alarm status is following:

Press numeric keys to switch over individual camera live view. If DVR has less than

10 channels, press one numeric key to switch corresponding channel. For example, press [2] key to preview 2nd camera. If DVR has 10 or more than 10 channels, press two

numeric keys to switch to corresponding channel. For example, press [0] [2] to preview 2nd camera; and press [1] [2] keys to preview 12th camera.

Press [EDIT] key to manual sequence preview. You can set the auto preview mode in

“Preview” menu, referring to 5.10.

Press [PREV] key to switch multi-screen preview. Press [Enter] key to pause live preview.

4.3 Login

Note: When DVR is delivered from factory, there is only one default

administrator named “admin”, and password is “12345”. The administrator’s name

can not be modified, while the password can be modified. The administrator can create 15 users and define their user rights.

Use [] / [] keys to select one user, press [] key to enter into “Password” edit box, input corresponding password, press [ENTER] key to exit edit box. The “Active Frame” will be moved to “Confirm” button. Press [ENTER] key to enter into main menu. If there is beeper alarm, it means the user name and password are not matched. After three error times, DVR will enter into live view mode.

4.4 PTZ Control

Note: The user must have the “PTZ control” right. Please refer to “PTZ Setup” in chapter 5.14.

PTZ control interface

In preview mode, press [PTZ] key, in the login dialog, select one user name and input the correct password, you can enter into PTZ control interface.

In menu mode, press [PTZ] key, you can enter into PTZ control interface directly.

There is “PTZ Control” prompt in the PTZ control interface. The displayed camera

name means which channel’s PTZ is under control. For example, “Camera 01” means you

are controlling the 1st camera PTZ.

Select channel

In PTZ control mode, you can press numeric keys to select channel. If DVR has less than 10 channels, press one numeric key to select. For example, press [2] key to select 2nd camera PTZ. If DVR has 10 or more than 10 channels, you must press two

numeric keys to select. For example, press [0] [2] to select 2nd camera PTZ, and press [1] [2] to select 12th camera PTZ.

After you select the camera PTZ, you can use the short keys to control PTZ.

PTZ control keys description

Direction control keys: [↑], [↓], [←], [→] ZOOM control keys: [ZOOM+], [ZOOM-] FOCUS control keys: [FOCUS+], [FOCUS-] IRIS control keys: [IRIS+], [IRIS-] Adjust preset keys: [REC/SHOT]; Auto control key: [PLAY/AUTO] Wiper control key: [WIPER/MENU] Light control key: [LIGHT/F1] Auxiliary control key: [AUX/F2]

Call preset description

In PTZ control mode, press [REC/SHOT] key, and press the preset number (three numeric keys), DVR will call the corresponding preset number. Repeat pressing [REC/SHOT] key, and press the preset number, DVR will call that preset number.

When you exit PTZ control mode, the camera will stay at the current position.

Note: The PTZ preset number is set already. Please refer to PTZ menu for preset setup.

Start/Stop auto in PTZ control mode

In PTZ control mode, press [PLAY/AUTO] key to start PTZ auto function. Press [PLAY/AUTO] key again to stop.

When PTZ is in auto mode, if you exit PTZ control mode, PTZ will continue auto function. You must enter into PTZ control mode again, and press [PLAY/AUTO] key to stop.

Exit PTZ control mode

Press [ESC] or [ENTER] to exit and return live view mode.

4.5 Manual Record

Note: The user must have the corresponding right, DVR has HDD and HDD is

formatted already.

Manual record

In live view mode, press [REC] key, in the pop-up login dialog, select the name and

input the correct password, you can enter into the “Manual Record” interface.

In menu mode, press [REC] key to enter into “Manual Record” interface directly.

Description

Manual record interface has following parts: channel number, channel status, start/stop record, start all and stop all buttons.

Channel: List the channel number that DVR has. Status: Channel work status has 4 cases: means idle. Green means the channel

is recording (including continuous recording, alarm recording, motion detection recording). Red means network transmission. Orange means both recording and network transmission.

Start/Stop: “” means enable corresponding channel recording. “Blank” means stop

recording.

Start All: Press this button to start all channels recording. Stop All: Press this button to stop all channel recording.

Exit manual record

Press [ESC] key to enter into preview mode. Press [MENU] key to enter into main menu. Press [PLAY] key to enter into playback menu. Press [PTZ] key to enter into PTZ control mode.

4.6 Playback

Note: The user must have “Playback” right.

Playback interface

In live view mode, press [PLAY] key, in the pop-up login dialog, select username and

input correct password, you can enter into “Playback” interface.

In menu mode, press [PLAY] key, you can enter into “Playback” interface directly. The

Play back interface is different when you enable or disable the multi-playback function.

Multi-playback Enabled Multi-playback Disabled

Multi-playback Enabled

If DVR enable the multi-playback function, you can maximum select 16-channels.

Main Channel: Use [↑] or [↓] key to select one channel.

Slave Chan: If DVR enable multi-channel playback, you can select [Setup] to

enable/disable relevant channels. These enabled channels can be playback

synchronously. If no Slave channel is selected, only the main channel is playback.

Rec Type: Use [↑] or [↓] to select recorded files type. The file type options have “All”,

“All Time”, “Motion Detect”, “Alarm” and “Manual”.

Time Section: You can define the search time section. Move “Active Frame” to the

time edit box, use numeric keys to input the detail time.

Search: Search the matched recorded files and display them in the list box. If there is

not matched file, a corresponding dialog box will be pop-up.

Play by Time: Playback the recorded stream directly based on the time section. Select Page: In the file list box, each page will only display 8 files. If the matched files

are more than 8, you can select page to list other files. 500 pages (4000 files) can be searched in one time. You can use numeric keys or [↑] [↓] keys to select page.

File List Box: List the matched files. File started time, file size are displayed in the list

box. You can use [↑] [↓] keys to move the scroll bar to select file.

SaveDevices: You can select USB flash, USB HDD, USB CD/DVD or SATA CD/DVD

to backup the files or clips.

Device: You can select USB device through this menu, and you can create or delete

folders under root directory. In this menu, the HDD free space also will be displayed.

Multi-playback Disabled

Description

If DVR only supports one channel playback, you can not select second channel. If DVR can support two channels playback, you can select second channel.

Main Channel: Use [↑] or [↓] key to select one channel.

Second: If DVR support 2-ch playback, you can use [↑] or [↓] key to select the

second channel except the main channel. These two channels can be playback synchronously. If you select the second channel as none, only the main channel is playback.

Rec Type: Use [↑] or [↓] to select recorded files type. The file type options have “All”, “All Time”, “Motion Detect”, “Alarm” and “Manual”.

Time Section: You can define the search time section. Move “Active Frame” to the

time edit box, use numeric keys to input the detail time.

Search: Search the matched recorded files and display them in the list box. If there is

not matched file, a corresponding dialog box will be pop-up.

Play by Time: Playback the recorded stream directly based on the time section. Select Page: In the file list box, each page will only display 8 files. If the matched files

are more than 8, you can select page to list other files. 500 pages (4000 files) can be searched in one time. You can use numeric keys or [↑] [↓] keys to select page.

File List Box: List the matched files. File started time, file size are displayed in the list

box. You can use [↑] [↓] keys to move the scroll bar to select file.

SaveDevices: You can select USB flash, USB HDD, USB CD/DVD or SATA CD/DVD

to backup the files or clips.

Device: You can select USB device through this menu, and you can create or delete

folders under root directory. In this menu, the HDD free space also will be displayed.

USB backup file local playback:

The files which saved in the USB device could be playback locally and the suffix

name of file should be “.mp4”.

Backup: You can select all channels files and Backup all recorded files.

Two kinds of playback mode

1. Search and playback file: In the playback interface, you can select main channel,

Slave Chan (Multi-ch playback), record type, time section. Move “Active Frame” to “Search” button and press [ENTER] key, DVR will search and list the matched files.

One channel search

If the matched files are more than 8, you can use “Page No.” to select page (use numeric keys or [↑] [↓] keys to select page). In the file list box, use [↑] [↓] keys to move the scroll bar to the file, press [ENTER] key to playback the file. If the second channel is selected, these two channels can be playback synchronously.

If DVR can not find the matched files, a message dialog will be pop-up.

2. Playback by Time: In the playback interface, select main channel, slave channel

(Multi-channel playback), record type and time section, move “Active Frame” to “Play” button, press [ENTER] key, DVR will start to playback based on time section.

Operation when playback

Playback when multi-playback disabled:

Single-Channel Playback

: Backward 30 seconds.

: Decrease the play speed.

: Play/Pause the video.

: Increase the play speed.

: Forward 30 seconds.

: Disable the volume.

: Start/Stop to record the video for backup.

: Display/Hide the control bar

: It will prompt a blue area, you can drag this area by mouse and double click it to

enlarge it to full screen.

Playback when multi-playback enabled:

Multi Channels Playback

: Switch to previous group channels video.

: Switch to next group channels video.

: Switch to 2/4/9/16-screens playback.

At the bottom of image, there is an information bar and the following information is included: Volume, Play Progress, Play Speed, Played Time and File Total Time.

 Display/Hide information bar: [MENU]  Open/Close sound: [PLAY]  Adjust play progress: [←] (Backward), [→] (Forward). The unit is “%”.  Adjust play speed: Normal speed is “1x”. Use [↑] to increase play speed (2X,

4X, 8X and MAX). Use [↓] to decrease play speed (1/2X, 1/4X, 1/8X and Frame by Frame)

 Pause/Continue: Press [ENTER] to pause/continue playback. If played

frame by frame, Press [ENTER] to play one frame.

 Copy segment: [EDIT]  Exit: [ESC]  Playback switch: When in multi-channel playback, press [PREV] to switch

between main channel and the other channels.

Note: When DVR is busy, if you select high play speed, maybe there is difference for actual play speed.

Exit playback

In playback interface, press [ESC] key to enter into preview mode. In playback interface, press [MENU] key to enter into main menu, press [REC] key to

enter into manual record, and press [PTZ] key to enter into PTZ control mode.

4.7 Backup Recorded Files

Note: The user must have “Playback” right. Please connect with backup

devices before you start to backup.

In the playback interface, you can backup the recorded files.

In the preview mode, press [PLAY] key, in the login dialog, select username and input the correct password, you can enter into the playback interface.

In the menu mode, just press [PLAY] key, you can enter into playback interface directly.

Backup intraday recorded files

In the playback interface, move “Active Frame” to “Backup” button, press [ENTER] key, all intraday recorded files of any or all channels can be backup to the save device. A pop-up dialog will display the backup status.

If backup device is not connected correctly or DVR do not detect the backup device, “Device Error” message dialog will be pop-up. Please ask administrator for more information.

Backup the files that matched your requirement

Step 1: Search the matched files

In the playback interface, select one channel and record type, input the time section, move “Active Frame” to “Search” button, press [ENTER] key, DVR will start to find and list the matched files.

Step 2: Select the files that you want to backup

In the file list box, use [↑] or [↓] keys to move the scroll bar. When the scroll bar stays at the file you wan to backup, press [EDIT] key to select it. The symbol “” is the selection tag. You can use the same method to select other files you want to backup. After finish, you can do next step. Step 3: Select backup device

Please confirm the backup device: USB flash memory, USB HDD, USB CD/DVD,

SATA CD/DVD or SATA HDD, and select the corresponding backup device.

Step 4: Start and finish backup

Move “Active Frame” to “device” button and press [ENTER] key to enter into USB device menu.

Select a backup folder, and click Backup File button to copy files.

Backup File

Backup video clips

You also can backup the video clips when the file is being playback. The steps are:

1) Enter into the interface of playback the files or playback by time;

2) Press [EDIT] key to start selecting the current playback image, and press [EDIT] again to stop selecting. This segment is selected;

3) You can repeat step 2 to select many segments. 30 segments can be selected in all;

4) After you select all segments, press [ESC] key, a message window will pop-up. If

you press “Confirm” button, DVR will start to backup the selected segments. If

you press “Cancel” button, DVR will abort backup.

Backup Video Clips

Note: The backup function is effective when two channels are playback synchronously. In such case, each channel can backup 30 segments so 60 segments can be backup for two channels.

Playback backup video files

You can use our file player software to playback the video files in PC. You can find the

player software in attached CD.

Exit playback interface Please refer to chapter 4.6.

4.8 Turn off DVR

Note: Do not switch off the power directly in case of damaging HDD. The correct step is using “Power Off” in the “Utilities” menu, or [POWER] key on the front panel or on IR controller.

Shut down DVR normally

Use menu

Enter into “Utilities” menu, move “Active Frame” to “Power Off” button and enter into power off dialog, press “Confirm” to shut down the DVR.

Use [POWER] key of front panel or IR controller

Press [POWER] key for above 3 seconds.

In preview mode, a login dialog will pop-up, select user name and input password, press [Enter] to enter into power off dialog and press “Confirm” to shut down DVR. If you input error password for three times, DVR will return preview mode.

In menu mode, if the user has “Utilities” right, you can enter into power off dialog, press “Confirm” to shut down DVR. Otherwise, the user can not shut down DVR.

If DVR is shut down correctly, the [POWER] lamp is in red. Shut down DVR abnormally

Use the power switch of real panel

When DVR is run, if you switch off the power, the HDD in DVR will be damaged.

Please avoid such operation.

Take away the power cable

Please avoid taking away the power cable directly.

Note: In some cases, when the power supply is abnormal, DVR will be damaged. We suggest you to use those stable power supplies.

Chapter5 Advanced Operation Guide

Only the users that have “Parameters Setup” right need to read this chapter. When the following parameters are modified and saved, you must reboot the DVR to make the new parameters take into effective. Other parameters do not need to reboot.

 Any network parameters in “Network” menu  Stream type, resolution and record schedule in “Recording” menu  External alarm sensor type in “Alarms” menu  View tampering alarm schedule in “Camera” menu  Video lost alarm schedule in “Camera” menu  Motion detection alarm schedule in “Camera” menu  External alarm schedule in “Alarms” menu  Alarm output schedule in “Alarms” menu  RS232 work mode in “RS232” menu  Change video output standard in “Display” menu  Change PTZ parameters in “PTZ” menu

5.1 User Management

When DVR is left from factory, there is one default administrator. The name is “admin”

and password is “12345”. The name can not be changed, while the password can be.

Move “Active Frame” to “User” item, press [ENTER] key to enter into “User

Management” menu.

5.1.1 Add User

The steps are following:

Step 1: Enter into “User Management” menu

Step 2: Add new user name

In the “User Management” menu, move “Active Frame” to “Add” button and press

[ENTER], in the pop-up dialog, input the new user name, press [ENTER] and return “User Management” menu. 15 users can be added in all.

Step 3: Setup the password for new user

After you add one new user, the password is null. You can skip this step if you do not want to change the password.

5.1.2 Delete User

In “User Management” interface, you can use [] [] keys to select one user, then use [], move “Active Frame” to “Del” button, press [ENTER], in the pop-up confirmation dialog, press “Confirm” button to delete the selected user and return. Press “Cancel” or [ESC] to abort deleting.

5.1.3 Password Modification

Press [MENU] key, in the login dialog, select the username as “admin”, use [→] key,

move cursor to password edit box, input “12345”, press “Confirm” to enter into

administrator menu.

Move “Active Frame” to “User” icon, press [ENTER] key to enter into “User Management” menu.

In the user name list box, all users are listed. You can use [][] keys to select one user, and use [→] key to move “Active Frame” to password edit box, and press [EDIT] key to enter into edit status. Press numeric keys to input the new password. The password is only combined by 16 numerals at most. Input the password and verify it, press [ENTER] key to exit. Move “Active Frame” to “Verify password” edit box, input the verify password. Move “Active Frame” to “Confirm” button, and press [ENTER], if password and verify password are the same, the password will be saved and taken into effective.

If password and verify password are not same, a warning message box will be appeared.

In this case, press [ENTER] to return password edit box, and input new password again.

5.1.4 User Rights

The new added user has not any operational rights. You must setup rights for him.

In the users list box of “User Management” menu, use [] [] keys to select the new user name, then use [] key to “Set Privileges” button, press [ENTER], the user will have the default rights. The default rights include local playback, remote playback and view log.

If you want to define the detail rights, move “Active Frame” to “Setup Rights” button

and press [ENTER] to enter into rights setup menu as following:

Operational rights are divided into “Local Rights” and “Remote Rights”. You can assign the necessary rights to the user. Use [] [] key to move “Active Frame” to the corresponding right items, press [ENTER] or [EDIT] key to enable or disable the item. “” means the right is assigned to that user.

After assignment, press “Confirm” button, the user’s rights will be saved and return “User Management” menu. If you press “Cancel” button, the user’s rights will be aborted.

Save user’s rights

In the “User Management” menu, press “Confirm” button, the user’s rights will be

saved and return main menu. If you press “Cancel” button, the configuration of user’s

rights will be aborted.

User rights description

“Local Rights”:

Local rights are for local operation, such as the operation using front panel, IR

controller and RS-485 keyboard.

PTZ control: Locally control PTZ; Record: Manual start/stop recording; Playback: Local playback and backup the recorded files; Parameters Setup: Locally setup the DVR parameters; Log: Locally view the log on DVR; Utilities: Locally upgrade firmware, format HDD, reboot DVR and shut down DVR,

etc.

Power: to shut down or reboot the device.

“Remote Rights”:

PTZ Control: Remote control PTZ; Record: Remote manual start/stop recording; Playback: Remote playback, download the recorded files on DVR; Parameters Setup: Remote setup the DVR parameters; Log: Remote view the log on DVR; Utilities: Remote upgrade firmware, format HDD, reboot DVR and shut down DVR,

etc.

Power: to shut down or reboot the device.

Voice: Client talks with DVR; Preview: Network live preview; Alarm: Remote control DVR alarm output; Local Video Out: Remote control DVR video output; Com Control: DVR RS-232 transparent channel function.

2-way aud: 2 independent audio talk lines.

MAC address

This MAC address is not the address of DVR but the PC that will access DVR. If you setup this MAC address, only the PC with this MAC address can access this DVR.

At PC end, in DOS prompt, you can use “ipconfig” command to get the PC MAC

address (6 bytes).

5.2 Device ID and Language

5.2.1 Device ID

When you use IR controller to operate DVR, you must use device ID to select DVR.

The default device ID of DVR is “88”. If there are more than one DVR in one place, please

define different device ID for each DVR. Otherwise, the IR controller will control all DVR with the same device ID at the same time.

In “Display” menu, move “Active Frame” to the device ID edit box, in the edit status,

you can use numeric keys to input new device ID. The device ID value is ranged among 01-255.

After you finish the modification, press “Confirm” button to save and take effect or

press “Cancel” to abort modification.

5.3 Video Standard and VGA Setup

Video standard

You can modify video standard to match video input.

In “Display” menu:

There is a list box named “Video Standard”, you can use [] [] key to select PAL or

NTSC video standard.

VGA setup (No this option in FPGA DVR)

There is one VGA interface at the real panel of DVR. You can use it to connect with VGA display. You can define VGA resolution, refresh frequency in “Display” menu.

There are following options: 1024*768/60Hz, 800*600/60Hz and 800*600/75Hz. You can use [] [] key to select.

Press “Confirm” button to save or “Cancel” to abort.

5.4 Day and Time Setup

5.4.1 Day and Time Setting

In “Display” menu, you can setup DVR system date and time.

5.4.2 Day and Time Display Mode

You can setup display properties for each camera, including display status, position and format. Of course, you can copy the properties of one camera to all cameras.

In “Image Setup” menu as following, select one camera:

Display mode: There are several display modes: Opaque&Steady, Transparent&Steady, Transparent&Flashing, Opaque&Flashing,

Move “Active Frame” to “OSD” item, you can select one mode.

Display position and format: Move “Active Frame” to “Position” button on the right side of “OSD”, press [ENTER] to enter into setup image, you can find there are 22*18 (for

NTSC, 22*15) small panes, and OSD position is in red. You can use [] [] [] [] keys to move the OSD position.

Press [EDIT] key or right click the mouse by selecting “Date Format” to select OSD format. Press [A] key or right click the mouse by selecting “Time Format” to switch 12/24 hours standard. There are following OSD formats:

MM DD YYYY hh:mm:ss (default)

MM DD YYYY hh:mm:ss

YYYY MM DD hh:mm:ss

Here YYYY means year, MM means month, DD means day, W means weekday, hh means hour, mm means minute and ss means second.

Press [ENTER] to save and return “Image” menu or press to [ESC] abort modification.

5.5.3 Daylight Saving Time Setup

In “Display” interface, you can press DST “Setup” button to enter into DST setup interface.

DST means Daylight Saving Time, select the check box to enable the function, and you can set DST start time and end time.

5.5 Camera Setup

5.5.1 Camera Name Setup

Camera Name

In “Image Setup” menu, you can define name for each camera. Please notice that

camera’s name can not be copied.

The steps of camera name setup:

Step 1: Select one camera.

Step 2: Move “Active Frame” to camera name edit box, press [EDIT] key to enter into

edit status, you can input digital number, uppercase and lowercase characters (refer to Chapter 3.4). The camera name can support 32 characters.

Step 3: Press [ENTER] key to exit edit status.

Move “Active Frame” to “Confirm” button, press [ENTER] to save the modification and you can see the new camera name. Press “Cancel” button or [ESC] key to abort.

Setup Camera Name Position

If you do not want to display camera name, just disable the check box beside camera name edit box. Blank box means disable. If you enable the check box, you can setup the camera name position. You can copy the position to any other camera. The setup steps

are:

Step 1: Enter into “Image Setup” menu.

Step 2: Select one camera.

Step 3: Enable the check box on the right side of camera name, then you move

“Active Frame” to “Position” button, press [ENTER] to enter into camera name position setup interface, in that interface, you can use [] [] [] [] keys to move camera name position. When the position is fixed, press [ENTER] and return “Image Setup” menu, and press “Confirm” button to save it. In the “Image Setup” menu, press “Cancel” button or

[ESC] key, you can abort the modification.

5.5.2 Video Parameters Setup

For different camera and different background, in order to get the best video image, you need to adjust video parameters such as brightness, saturation, contrast and hue, etc.

You can setup the camera individually, and also you can copy the video parameters of one camera to any other cameras. Here are the setup steps:

Step 1: Enter into “Image Setup” menu:

Step 2: Select camera: Please use [] [] keys to select one camera.

Step 3: Click “Color” setup button and enter into sub menu. Adjust brightness, contrast, saturation and hue:

Move “Active Frame” to the “Adjust” button on the right side of Brightness, Contrast,

Saturation and Hue, press [ENTER] key, you will enter into the corresponding adjust interface. In the adjust interface, there is one scroll bar at the bottom, you can use [] [] keys to adjust and can find the video image will be changed at the same time. When you are satisfied with the real time video image, press [ENTER] to return “Image Setup” menu.

Step 4: You can copy the video parameters of current camera to any other cameras. Or you can repeat setp2 and step3 to adjust for any other camera.

After adjust, in “Image Setup” menu, press “Confirm” button to save parameters and

make them into effective. Otherwise, press “Cancel” button or [ESC] key to abort modification.

5.6 Mask Area Setup

In some cases, maybe you want mask the sensitive area. This area will not be preview and recorded. The mask area setup steps are following:

Step 1: Enter into “Image Setup” menu:

Step 2: Select one camera: You can use [] [] keys to select one camera.

Step 3: Click “Advanced settings” setup menu:

Step4: Enable “Privacy Mask” option, click “Area” button to enter into mask area setup interface:

Enable the check box beside “Privacy Mask” item, you can press [EDIT] key to

change the flag into “”, and active “Area” button. Move “Active Frame” to “Area” button

on the right side of mask check box, press [ENTER] key to enter into mask area setup interface.

Step 5: Setup mask area: In the mask area setup interface, there is one small yellow pane on the upper left side. For PAL camera, the whole screen is divided into 22*18 panes (22*15 for NTSC), you can use [] [] [] [] keys to move the yellow pane to your hope position and press [EDIT] key, the yellow pane will be turned into red, then you can use [] [] [] [] keys to extend the red pane. This red area is the mask area.

After setting the red mask area, you can press [EDIT] key to save. Press [ESC] key to cancel the mask area. The maximum mask area size is 8*8 panes and the minimum

size is only one pane. You can setup 4 mask areas at most.

After you finish setup, press [ENTER] key to return “Image Setup” menu. You can

press [A] key to clear all mask areas.

Step 6: Save mask area: You can repeat step2, step3 and step4 to setup mask area

for other cameras. In “Image Setup” menu, press “Confirm” button to save the mask area,

press “Cancel” button to abort.

5.7 View Tampering Alarm

If you enable this function, when someone blocks the camera spitefully, DVR will

make warning alarm.

Step 1: Enter into “Image Setup” menu:

Step 2: Select camera: Please use [] [] keys to select one camera.

Step 3: Enter into “Advanced settings” setup menu:

Select sensitivity: You can use [] [] keys to select the sensitivity for “View

Tampering” item. The sensitivity options are: Low, Normal and High. Selecting one of them will active “Area Setup” and “Policy Setup” functions.

Step 4: View tampering area setup: Move “Active Frame” to “Area” button, press [ENTER] key to enter into area setup interface. The setup methods are same as that of

mask area setup. After setting up the area, press [ENTER] key to return “Image Setup” menu. You can press [ESC] key to abort.

Only one view tampering area can be setup.

Step 5: View tampering alarm setup In “Advanced settings” menu, move “Active Frame” to “View tampering policy” button, press [ENTER] key to enter into “View Tampering Handle” menu:

Step 6: Alarm schedule setup: When there is view tampering alarm happened, DVR will handle the alarm based on the schedule. You can set 4 periods for each day one week. Also you can copy the schedule of one day to other days.

Notes: Time periods can not overlap. Please reboot DVR to make the parameters into

effective.

Step 7: Setup alarm policy: If there is view tampering alarm happened during schedule, DVR will response based on the policy. You can select one or more solution

including “On Screen Warning”, “Audible Warning”, “send Email”, “Upload to Center” and “Trigger Alarm Output”. You can use [] [] and [EDIT] key to enable or disable them. Blank means disable and “” is enable.

Step 8: Save alarm setup: After your setup, press “Confirm” button and return “Image Setup” interface. In “Image Setup” menu, press “Confirm” button to save current

camera parameters and return main menu.

Step 9: Save all cameras: If you want to setup other cameras, please repeat from

step2 to step 8. In “Image Setup” menu, press “Confirm” key to save all cameras

parameters. Press “Cancel” button or [ESC] key to abort.

5.8 Video Loss Alarm

When the video cable or camera has something wrong, the video image is lost. If you enable video loss alarm, in such case, DVR will make alarm.

Step 1: Enter into “Image Setup” menu:

Step 2: Select camera: Use [] [] keys to select one camera.

Step 3: Enter into “Advanced settings”, enable “Signal Loss” option:

Step4: Enter into “Video Signal Loss Handle” interface:

Step 5: Setup alarm schedule: You can setup working schedule. Only when the video loss is happened in the schedule, DVR will response.

Note: The 4 time periods can not overlap. Please reboot DVR to make parameters into effective.

Step 6: Setup alarm policy: You can select one or more solution including “On Screen Warning”, “Audible Warning”, “send Email”, “Upload to Center” and “Trigger Alarm Output”. You can use [] [] and [EDIT] key to enable or disable them. Blank means disable and “” is enable.

Step 7: Save alarm setup: After your setup, press “Confirm” button and return

“Image Setup” interface. In “Image Setup” menu, press “Confirm” button to save current

camera parameters and return main menu.

Step 8: Save all cameras: If you want to setup other cameras, please repeat from

step2 to step 6. In “Image Setup” menu, press “Confirm” key to save all cameras parameters. Press “Cancel” button or [ESC] key to abort.

5.9 Motion Detection Alarm

If you enable this function, when there is motion detected, DVR will make alarm.

Step 1: Enter into “Image Setup” menu:

Step 2: Select camera: Use [] [] key to select one camera.

Step 3: Select motion detection sensitivity: On the right side of “Motion Det. Level”

item, there is a list box. That is motion detection sensitivity. There are 7 options, from 0

(the lowest) to 5 (the highest) and “Off”. You can use [] [] keys to select one. If you

select “Off” option, DVR will not response even if there is motion detection. If you select

other options, “Motion Area Setup” button and “Policy Setup” button will be active. If you

select low sensitivity such as 0, only when there is great motion detection, DVR can response. On the other side, for high sensitivity such as 5, DVR will response with small motion detection. The default sensitivity is 2.

Step 4: Motion area setup: You must define motion areas so that DVR will response when there is motion in those areas. Move “Active Frame” to “Area” button on the right side of sensitivity list box, press [ENTER] key, you can enter into “Motion Area Setup”

interface.

The whole screen is divided into 22*18 panes (NTSC: 22*15). There is one yellow panel on the upper left side. The motion area setup steps are the same as that of mask area setup (refer to chapter 5.6). The only differences are that you can use [PTZ] key to set the whole screen as motion area, and multi motion areas can be defined. Press [A]

key to clear all motion areas.

Setup multi areas: After you setup one motion area, press [EDIT] key, the yellow pane will appear again, then you can setup another motion area.

Clear motion area:

Clear part of motion area: Move the yellow pane to the start clear position of motion area, press [EDIT], you will find the yellow pane is turned into black pane. You can use [↓] [→] key to enlarge or shrink the black area. Press [EDIT] key to clear this part motion

area.

Press [Enter] key to save and return “Image” menu. Press [ESC] to cancel.

Clear all motion areas: Press [A] key to clear all motion areas of this channel.

The keys used to setup motion areas are following:

 [↑] [↓] [←] [→]: Move yellow panel to any position;

 [EDIT]:Yellow panel and red panel switch key:;

 [→]: Right enlarge red pane;

 [←]: Left shrink red pane;

 [↓]: Down enlarge red pane;

 [↑]: Up shrink red pane;

 [PTZ]: Set whole screen as motion area;

 [A]: Clear all motion areas;

 [ENTER]: Save and return “Image Setup” menu;

 [ESC]: Cancel setup and return “Image Setup” menu;

Step 5: Motion alarm policy: Move “Active Frame” to the corresponding “Policy”

button of motion detection alarm, press [ENTER] key to enter into “Motion Alarm Handle” menu:

Step 6: Motion alarm record channel setup: When there is motion alarm happened,

you can trigger related camera to start recording. In “Motion Alarm Handle” menu, you can

select one or more record channels. Please use [ENTER] or [EDIT] key to enable the flag

into “”.

Note: In order to make the cameras start recording, in “Recording” menu, you must

enable recording schedule and set “Rec Type” as “Motion Detection” or “Motion | Alarm”.

Please refer to chapter 5.11 for recording setup.

Step 7: Motion alarm schedule: When the motion alarm is happened in schedule,

DVR will response such as “On Screen Warning”, “Audible Warning”, “Upload to Center”

and “Trigger Alarm Output”. You can setup 4 time periods for one day and 7 days for one

week.

Note: Time periods in one day can not overlap.

Step 8: Motion alarm handle method setup: You can select one or more handle

methods such as “On Screen Warning”, “Audible Warning”, “Upload to Center” and

“Trigger Alarm Output”.

Description: If “On Screen Warning” is enabled, when there is motion alarm

happened and DVR is in preview mode, DVR will pop-up the related camera. If you trigger more than one camera, DVR will pop-up them one by one every N seconds (The value of N dependent on the switch time in preview setup). When the motion alarm is disappeared, DVR will restore preview mode.

Step 9: Save motion alarm setup: Press “Confirm” button to return “Image Setup”

menu. In the “Image Setup” menu, press “Confirm” button to save the current camera

parameters.

Step 10: Save all cameras: You can repeat from step2 to step8 to setup motion detection parameters for other cameras. Also you can copy the parameters of one camera to any other cameras.

Note: Motion alarm area can not be copied.

If you want to disable motion alarm area and motion alarm policy, you just need to select the motion alarm sensitivity as “Off”.

5.10 Live View Setup

In “Display” menu, you can setup live view properties.

In “Preview” menu, you can setup select out, preview mode, screen switch time, enable or disable audio preview and preview layout.

Select Out: Use “Select Out” to select the main or Spot outputs

Preview mode: For preview mode item, you can use [↑] [↓] key to select one mode.

If DVR has only 1 channel, you can select only “1 Screen” option. If DVR has 4 channels,

there are “1 Screen” and “4 Screen” options. If DVR has more than 4 but less than 9

channels, there are “1 Screen”, “4 Screen” and “9 Screen” options. If DVR has 16

channels, there are “1 Screen”, “4 Screen”, “9 Screen” “12 Screen” and “16 Screen”

options.

Dwell: That is image preview switch time. You can use [↑] [↓] keys to select switch

time. There are many options, including “5 Seconds”, “10 Seconds”, “20 Seconds”, “30

Seconds”, “1 Minutes”, “2 Minutes”, “5 Minutes” and “Never”. If you select “Never”, the

preview image will not be switched automatically. For example, for 16 channels DVR, if

you select “4 Screen” preview mode and “20 Seconds” switch time, DVR will cycle display

4 channels image every 20 seconds.

Audio enable/disable: If you enable audio preview (“”), when you preview single

camera, DVR will play the audio of that channel.

Alarm/Aux Out: This configures the monitor that will switch to full screen on alarm.

Duration: In motion detection handle menu or sensor alarm handle menu, if you

enable “On Screen Warning” option. When there is alarm happened, DVR will switch the corresponding camera live image on screen. When there are several alarms happened, DVR will switch camera live image one by one based on “Display Delay” time.

layout: There is a square frame divided into many windows. If you select “4 Screen” preview mode, this frame is divided into 4 windows. Each window represents one camera.

You can move “Active Frame” among the windows. There is one bar under the square to

display the preview order of all cameras.

First select the biggest screen preview mode, for example, for 16-channel DVR,

select “16 Screen” preview mode so that all windows are display in the square.

Secondly, move “Active Frame” to one of these windows, press [Enter] or [EDIT] key

to enter into “Edit” status, then press numeric keys to input camera index (If DVR has less

than 10 channels, just use one numeric key, otherwise, use 2 numeric keys). The small

window will display that camera number. In this way you can change the display order. If you press 0 or 00, then the corresponding window will not display live video.

After you define the camera preview order, you can select preview mode to meet your demand. Save setup: Press “Confirm” button to confirm preview configuration and return “Display” menu, press “Confirm” button to save changed parameters. Press “Cancel” or [ESC] key to abort.

You can press [PREV] button to enter into live preview and change preview screen mode.

5.11 Recording Setup

In main menu, there is an icon named “Recording”. You can enter into recording

menu as following:

Recording menu description:

Select Camera: Here all channels are listed. You can use [↑][↓] keys to select one.

Enable eventPara: Enable this function can set two types of recording parameters.

When event happens, the record parameters will be changed.

Stream Type: There are two options, one is “Audio&Video” stream and the other is “Video” stream only. If you want to record video and audio, please select “Audio&Video” option, otherwise you can select “Video” option to record only video.

Note: If you change this option, please reboot DVR to make parameter into effective.

Resolution: The higher resolution is, the clearer the image is. The resolution options from low to high are: QCIF, CIF, 2CIF, DCIF, 4CIF.

For DS-8700HI series DVR: Can support QCIF/CIF/2CIF real time recording, DCIF@15FPS, 4CIF@12FPS recording.

Note: If you change this resolution option, please reboot DVR to make it into effective.

Bit Rate: For different resolution, different frame rate, you can select different bit rate. The bit rate value has following options (bps): 32K, 48K, 64K, 80K, 96K, 128K, 160K, 192K, 224K, 256K, 320K, 384K, 448K, 512K, 640K, 768K, 896K, 1M, 1.25M, 1.5M, 1.75M,

2M and “User define”.

The max bit rate selection has relations with resolution. If you select high resolution, you must select high bit rate. For CIF resolution, the typical max bit rate is 384K~768Kbps for real time compression. For 2CIF/DCIF resolution, the typical bit rate is 512K~1Mbps real time compression. For 4CIF resolution, the typical bit rate is 1.25Mbps~1.75Mbps for real time compression. Of course, you will select the proper bit rate based on the camera, background and image quality requirement.

Frame Rate: Frame per second. Options are: Full (PAL is 25 FPS and NTSC is 30FPS), 20, 16, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2, 1, 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/16. For low frame rate, you can select low bit rate size.

PreRecord Time: When you enable motion detection recording or external alarm recording, you can define prerecord time. The options are: No PreRecord, 5 Seconds (default selection), 10 Seconds, 15 Seconds, 20 Seconds, 25 Seconds, 30 Seconds and Max PreRecord.

MaxPreRecord is to save all data in PreRecord buffer. The PreRecord time is related with bit rate. The lower bit rate, the longer PreRecord time is.

If the bit rate (Max bit rate) is very low, and you select “PreRecord Time” as “5

Seconds”, maybe the actual perrecord time is more than 5 seconds. On the other side, if

the bit rate is high, and set “PreRecord Time” as “30 Seconds”, the actual prerecord time

maybe is less than 30 seconds.

PostRecord Time: When external alarm or motion alarm is stopped, DVR will continue recording time. The options are: 5 Seconds (default), 10 Seconds, 30 Seconds, 1 Minute, 2 Minutes, 5 Minutes and 10 Minutes.

Enable Rec: Enable or disable selected camera record function. Blank box means disable and “” means enable.

Schedule: When you enable recording function, you can setup recording schedule.

Note: When the camera’s recording schedule is modified, you must reboot DVR to

make it into effective.

All day recording setup:

Step 1: Enter into recording schedule menu

In recording menu, use [ENTER] or [EDIT] key to enable record function (“” flag), press “Schedule” button to enter into recording schedule menu.

Step 2: Select one day and enable all day recording option

For “Day” item, there are options: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Use [↑] [↓] keys to select one day. Move “Active Frame” to the

check box on the right side of “All Day” item, press [ENTER] or [EDIT] key to enable “All Day” option. Blank box means disable and “” means enable.

Step 3: Record type

For “Rec Type” item, the options are: All Time, Motion Detect, Alarm, Motion|Alarm,

and Motion&Alarm.

For all day record mode, only one record type can be selected.

Step 4: Copy to other days

You can repeat step2 and step3 to setup for other days. Also you can copy the current day to other days.

Step 5: Save

Press “Confirm” back to “Recording” menu. Press “Confirm” again to save the

parameters and return main menu.

Scheduled recording setup

Step 1: Enter into recording schedule menu

In recording menu, use [ENTER] or [EDIT] key to enable record function (“” flag),

press “Schedule” button to enter into recording schedule menu.

Step 2: Select one day and disable all day recording option

For “Day” item, there are options: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Use [↑] [↓] keys to select one day. Move “Active Frame” to the

check box on the right side of “All Day” item, press [ENTER] or [EDIT] key to disable “All Day” option. Blank box means disable and “” means enable.

Step 3: Setup time period and record type

There are 4 time periods for one day, and each time period can select different record type. Input start time and stop time for each time period, and select record type for each period. The record type options are: All Time, Motion Detect, Alarm, Motion&Alarm and Motion|Alarm.

Note: The time periods in one day can not overlap.

Step 4: Copy to other days

You can repeat step2 and step3 to setup for other days. Also you can copy the current day to other days.

Step 5: Save

Press “Confirm” back to “Recording” menu. Press “Confirm” again to save the

parameters and return main menu.

Note:

1) If record type is “Motion Detect” or other related types, you must setup “Motion

Detection” in order to trigger motion recording (refer to chapter 5.9).

2) If record type is “Alarm” or other related types, you must setup “Alarms” in

order to trigger alarm recording (refer to chapter 5.12).

3) The time period is among 00:00—24:00.

5.12 Alarm I/O Setup

For 4-channel DVR, there are 4 external alarm input and 2 relay output. For 8 or 16-channel DVR, there are 16 external alarm input and 4 relay output.

Note: For 8704HI-S is 4 external alarm input and 2 relay output.

In “Alarms” menu, you can setup each external alarm input.

In main menu, move “Active Frame” to “Alarms” icon and press [ENTER] key to enter

into alarms menu:

External alarm input setup:

Step 1: Select one alarm input Use [↑] [↓] keys to select one alarm input. You can

change the Alarm in Name in box “Alarm In Name”

Step 2: Alarm type

This is sensor type. You can select “Normal Open” or “Normal Close” according to the

sensor type.

Step 3: Enter into “Alarm in Handling” sub menu

In the “Alarms” menu, there are two options for “Alarm Handling” item. One is “Ignore”,

and the other is “Handle”. If you select “Handle” option, you can active “Policy” and “PTZ

Linkage” buttons on right side. Move “Active Frame” to “Policy” button and press [ENTER] key, you will enter into “Alarm in Handling” sub menu:

Step 4: Alarm trigger record channel setup

You can select channels to record for each alarm input. In the sub menu, you can use

[ENTER] or [EDIT] key to enable record channel. “” means enable.

Note: In order to trigger the channel to record, in “Recording” menu, you must enable

recording and select record type as “Alarm” or other related type. Please refer to chapter

5.11.

Step 5: Schedule for alarm handle method

When there is external alarm happened in the schedule, DVR will response according to the handle methods.

Step 6: Alarm handle method

You can select one or more handle method: “On Screen Warning”, “Audible Warning”, “send Email”, “Upload to Center” and “Trigger Alarm Output”.

Description: If “On Screen Warning” is enabled, when there is external alarm

happened and DVR is in preview mode, DVR will pop-up the related camera. If you trigger more than one camera, DVR will pop-up them one by N seconds (The value of N dependent on the switch time in preview setup). When the external alarm is disappeared, DVR will restore preview mode.

Step 7: Save setup

In “Alarm in Handling” sub menu, press “Confirm” button and return “Alarms” menu. In

“Alarms” menu, press “Confirm” button to save the parameters.

Step 8: PTZ Linkage

Move “Active Frame” to “PTZ Linkage” button, press [ENTER] key to enter into “PTZ Linkage” setup menu:

First select one camera, then select one of following PTZ linkage:

 Preset: Set the flag as “” to enable preset, in the preset number edit box and

input one preset number that has been setup already. Please refer to chapter

5.14 for preset setup.

 Sequence: Set the flag as “” to enable sequence and input one sequence

number that has been setup already. Please refer to chapter 5.14 for sequence setup.

 Tour: Set the flag as “” to enable Tour. Please refer to chapter 5.14 for Tour

setup.

Press “Confirm” button to save and return “Alarms” menu. Press “Cancel” button or

[ESC] key to abort and return “Alarms” menu.

Note: Please make sure that the PTZ you are using can support preset, sequence and Tour functions. Also make sure that you setup them in PTZ menu. One external alarm input can trigger many cameras PTZ linkage.

Step 9: Copy the parameters to other external alarm input You can copy the

parameters of current alarm input to other external input.

Step 10: Save setup In “Alarms” menu, press “Confirm” button to save the

parameters. Press “Cancel” button or [ESC] key to abort.

Alarm relay output setup

Step 1: In “Alarms” menu, use [↑] [↓] keys to select one alarm output.

Step 2: Select delay time

The delay time is when the alarm is disappeared, the alarm output will continue output time. The delay time options are: 5 Seconds, 10 Seconds, 30 Seconds, 1 Minute, 2 Minutes, 5 Minutes, 10 Minutes and Manual Stop. If you select “Manual’ option, the alarm

output will not stop until you press “Clear Alarm” button in “Utilities” menu. So the actual

alarm output time is made up of alarm input time and this delay time.

Step 3: Enter into alarm out schedule

You can set the schedule to make alarm output into effective. Move “Active Frame” to

“Schedule” button on right side of “Alarm Out Time” item, press[ENTER] key to enter into

the corresponding schedule menu:

Step 4: Setup alarm out schedule

Like other schedule setup, you can set 4 time periods for one day and 7 days for one week. When you finish setup, press “Confirm” button to return “Alarms” menu.

Step 5: Copy one alarm output parameters to other alarm output

In “Alarms” menu, you can copy parameters of current alarm output to other alarm output.

Step 6: Save setup

When you finish setup, in “Alarms” menu, press “Confirm” button to save all

parameters.

Note: If any schedule is modified, you must reboot DVR to make it into effective.

5.13 Network Setup

If you want to get access to DVR via network, you must setup network parameters.

Note: If any network parameter is modified, you must save and reboot DVR to make it into effective.

In main menu, move “Active Frame” to “Network” icon and press [ENTER], you can

enter into “Network” menu as following:

5.13.1 Network Basic Settings

IP: This IP address must not be conflict with other IP. If there is DHCP server in

network, you can set the IP as “0.0.0.0”, save and reboot DVR. In reboot process, DVR will search the DHCP server and get one dynamic IP address. This item will display the dynamic IP address. If DVR uses PPPoE function, also DVR can dialup into internet and this item will display the dynamic internet IP address.

Port: Network access port number, must be greater than 2000.

Mask: This is sub net mask.

Gateway: The gateway IP is used to communicate in different network segments

5.13.2 Network Advanced Settings

NIC type: Default is “10M/100M Auto”, the other options are: 10M Half-Dup, 10M

Full-Dup, 100M Half-Dup and 100M Full-Dup.

Multicast IP: It is one D-class IP address, among 224.0.0.0 --- 239.255.255.255. If you do not use multicast function, you do not need to set. Some routers will prohibit multicast function in case of network storm.

Remote Host IP and Port: If you set this IP and port and enable “Upload to Center” option, when there is alarm and exception happened, DVR will send information to that host IP. The center with this IP can receive alarm and exception information from DVR. You can use SDK to develop this center software.

Http Port: The port is for IE browser. The default value is 80. It can be modified.

NTP: Network time Protocol

5.13.3 DHCP Function

In DVR “Network” menu, if you set the IP as “0.0.0.0”, save and reboot DVR, in reboot process, DVR will search the DHCP server and get one dynamic IP address. This item will display the dynamic IP address.

5.13.4 PPPoE Function

Enter into DVR “Network” menu, press “PPPoE” setup menu:

Step 1: Enable “PPPoE” option

Step 2: Input PPPoE username which is from ISP

Step 3: Input PPPoE password which is from ISP

Step 4: Input PPPoE password again

Step 5: Save parameters. In “PPPoE” menu, press “Confirm” to save parameters,

press “Confirm” again in “Network” menu. Reboot DVR to make parameters into effect. In reboot process, DVR will start dialup using PPPoE parameters. If DVR dialup internet successfully, DVR will display the dynamic internet IP address in “Network” menu.

5.13.5 IP Server Solution for DHCP

If DVR uses PPPoE function, and get one dynamic Internet IP address. If you set IP server with one fixed Internet IP in DVR Network advanced settings, DVR will send some information such as DVR name, DVR serial number, DVR current IP to that fixed IP address. We call that fixed Internet IP as IP server. The IP server with that fixed Internet IP can receive DVR information and used to resolve DVR dynamic IP.

To use the IP server function you have to select HIKVISION protocol in DDNS setup menu.

IP server is one software run in the computer, also you can use the provided SDK to develop this IP server software.

5.13.6 DDNS setup

If you enable DDNS function, there are some protocols provide such as: IPServer, cn99, PeanutHull and DynDns.

5.13.7 Email setup

This section setup E-mail:

Authentication: If your Email server asks for a user name and password when you send Email,

you need to tick this check box

User: Email account user name Password: Email account password Sender Name: Name appears in Email Sender Address: Sender Email address Email server: SMTP supported Email sending server Name 1: Mail receiver name, the name appears in Email Name 2: Mail receiver address, Receiver Email address Attachment JPEG: Sending the Email with JPEG picture capture when there is an alarm Test: Test the configuration whether it is correct.

5.14 PTZ Setup

There is one RS-485 port at DVR rear panel used for PTZ control.

5.14.1 PTZ Connection

Connect DVR/DVS RS-485 port Pin “T+” with PTZ Pin “A”. Connect DVR/DVS RS-485 port Pin “T-“ with PTZ Pin “B”. If DVR/DVS RS-485 port is RJ45 interface, please refer to DVR/DVS user manual about RS-485 pin definition.

5.14.2 PTZ Settings

You can setup RS-485 parameters to match your PTZ protocol. In main menu, move “Active Frame” to PTZ menu item and press [ENTER] key, you can enter into PTZ menu as following:

PTZ menu description

Select channel: Select one PTZ camera. RS-485 parameters: Including baud rate, data bit, stop bit, parity, flow control, etc.

These parameters must be the same as those of PTZ protocol.

PTZ address: Each PTZ has one different address. PTZ type: DVR had the following PTZ protocol: YouLi, LinLin-1016, LinLin-820,

Pelco-p, DM DynaColor, HD600, JC-4116, Pelco-d WX, Pelco-D, VCOM VC-2000, NetStreamer, SAE/YAAN, Samsung, Kalatel-312, CELOTEX, TLPelco-p, TLHHX-2000, BBV, RM110, KC3360S, ACES, ALSON, INV3609HD, Howell, Tc Pelco P, Tc Pelco D, AUTO-M, AUTO-H, ANTEN, CHANGLIN, DeltaDome, XYM-12, ADR8060, EVI-D30, DEMO-SPEED, DM-PELCO-D, ST832, LC-D2104, HUNTER, A01, TECHYIN, WEIHAN, LG, D-MAX, Panasonic, KTD-348, infinova, PIH-7625, LCU, DennarDome, etc. Other PTZ protocols will be added with the new firmware.

Note: In DVR “PTZ” menu, if you select Pelco-P protocol, when you setup PTZ address, please plus or minus one compared with Camera ID. For example, if camera ID is 2, the DVR PTZ address is set as ID 3.

Please reboot DVR when you change PTZ parameters.

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5.14.3 PTZ Control

In “Preview” mode, press [PTZ] button on DVR front panel, you can enter into PTZ

control mode.

For example, above screen is in camera01 PTZ control mode. Press [UP][DOWN][LEFT][RIGHT] buttons, DVR will check camera01 PTZ protocol and will send corresponding PTZ control commands through RS-485 port.

5.14.4 Preset Setup

Preset is using one number to represent the camera’s position, zoom, focus and iris. Move “Active Frame” to “Setup” button on the right side of “Preset” item, press

[ENTER] key to enter into preset setup menu. You can save 128 preset numbers. Please make sure the PTZ support preset function before you setup preset.

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