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User Manual of Network Video Recorder

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Regulatory Information FCC Information

FCC compliance: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device,

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

FCC Conditions

This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

1. This device may not cause harmful interference.

2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

EU Conformity Statement

This product and - if applicable - the supplied accessories too are marked with "CE" and comply therefore with the applicable harmonized European standards listed under the EMC Directive

2004/108/EC, the LVD Directive 2006/95/EC and the RoHS Directive 2011/65/EU.

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Industry Canada ICES-003 Compliance

This device meets the CAN ICES-3 (A)/NMB-3(A) standards requirements.

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Safety Instruction

These instructions are intended to ensure that user can use the product correctly to avoid danger or property loss. The precaution measure is divided into “Warnings” and “Cautions”.

Warnings: Serious injury or death may occur if any of the warnings are neglected. Cautions: Injury or equipment damage may occur if any of the cautions are neglected.

Warnings

● Proper configuration of all passwords and other security settings is the responsibility of the installer and/or

end-user.

● In the use of the product, you must be in strict compliance with the electrical safety regulations of the nation

and region. Please refer to technical specifications for detailed information.

● Input voltage should meet both the SELV (Safety Extra Low Voltage) and the Limited Power Source with

100~240 VAC or 12 VDC according to the IEC60950-1 standard. Please refer to technical specifications for detailed information.

● Do not connect several devices to one power adapter as adapter overload may cause over-heating or a fire

hazard.

● Please make sure that the plug is firmly connected to the power socket.

● If smoke, odor or noise rise from the device, turn off the power at once and unplug the power cable, and then

please contact the service center.

Warnings Follow these safeguards to prevent serious injury or death.

Cautions Follow these precautions to prevent potential injury or material damage.

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Preventive and Cautionary Tips

Before connecting and operating your device, please be advised of the following tips:

• Ensure unit is installed in a well-ventilated, dust-free environment.

• Unit is designed for indoor use only.

• Keep all liquids away from the device.

• Ensure environmental conditions meet factory specifications.

• Ensure unit is properly secured to a rack or shelf. Major shocks or jolts to the unit as a result of dropping it

may cause damage to the sensitive electronics within the unit.

• Use the device in conjunction with an UPS if possible.

• Power down the unit before connecting and disconnecting accessories and peripherals.

• A factory recommended HDD should be used for this device.

• Improper use or replacement of the battery may result in hazard of explosion. Replace with the same or

equivalent type only. Dispose of used batteries according to the instructions provided by the battery manufacturer.

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Thank you for purchasing our product. If there is any question or request, please do not hesitate to contact dealer. This manual is applicable to the models listed in the following table.

Series

Model

Type

DS-96128NI-H16

DS-96128NI-H16 DS-96128NI-H16/H DS-96128NI-H16/I DS-96128NI-H16/H/I

Network Video Recorder

DS-96128NI-F16

DS-96128NI-F16 DS-96128NI-F16/H DS-96128NI-F16/I DS-96128NI-F16/H/I

Network Video Recorder

DS-96256NI-H16

DS-96256NI-H16 DS-96256NI-H16/H DS-96256NI-H16/I DS-96256NI-H16/H/I

Network Video Recorder

DS-96256NI-F16

DS-96256NI-F16 DS-96256NI-F16/H DS-96256NI-F16/I DS-96256NI-F16/H/I

Network Video Recorder

DS-96128NI-H24

DS-96128NI-H24 DS-96128NI-H24/H DS-96128NI-H24/I DS-96128NI-H24/H/I

Network Video Recorder

DS-96128NI-F24

DS-96128NI-F24 DS-96128NI-F24/H DS-96128NI-F24/I DS-96128NI-F24/H/I

Network Video Recorder

DS-96256NI-H24

DS-96256NI-H24 DS-96256NI-H24/H DS-96256NI-H24/I DS-96256NI-H24/H/I

Network Video Recorder

DS-96256NI-F24

DS-96256NI-F24 DS-96256NI-F24/H DS-96256NI-F24/I DS-96256NI-F24/H/I

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Product Key Features

General

 Connectable to network cameras, network dome and encoders.  Connectable to the third-party network cameras like ACTI, Arecont, AXIS, Bosch, Brickcom, Canon,

PANASONIC, Pelco, SAMSUNG, SANYO, SONY, Vivotek and ZAVIO, and cameras that adopt ONVIF or PSIA protocol.

 Connectable to the smart IP cameras.  PAL/NTSC adaptive video inputs.  Each channel supports dual-stream.  Up to 128/256 network cameras can be connected.  Independent configuration for each channel, including resolution, frame rate, bit rate, image quality, etc..  The quality of the input and output record is configurable.  A redundant power supply is provided to improve the system stability.

Local Monitoring

 Simultaneous HDMI1/VGA output as the main output and the HDMI2 works as the auxiliary output.  All video outputs at up to 1920×1080 resolution.  Live view screen can be switched in group, and manual switch and auto-switch live view are also provided,

and the interval of automatic cycle can be adjusted.

 Quick setting menu is provided for live view.  Motion detection, video tampering, video exception alert and video loss alert functions.  Privacy mask.  Multiple PTZ protocols supported; PTZ preset, patrol and pattern.  Zooming in by clicking the mouse and 3D positioning by dragging mouse.

HDD Management

 Up to 24/18 SATA hard disks can be connected. (Each disk with a maximum of 4TB storage capacity.)  8 network disks (8 NAS disks, or 7 NAS disks+1 IP SAN disk) can be connected.  The SAS expansion enclosure can be connected for the expanded storage via the miniSAS interface.  Support S.M.A.R.T. and bad sector detection. (Not supported when the RAID function is enabled.)  HDD group management.  Support HDD standby function.  HDD property: redundancy, read-only, read/write (R/W).  HDD quota management; different capacity can be assigned to different channel.  Support RAID0, RAID1, RAID5 and RAID10 storage scheme, and can be enabled and disabled on your

demand.

Recording and Playback

 Holiday recording schedule configuration.  Continuous and event video recording parameters.  Multiple recording types: manual, continuous, alarm, motion, motion | alarm, motion & alarm.  8 recording time periods with separated recording types.  Pre-record and post-record for alarm, motion detection for recording, and pre-record time for schedule and

manual recording.

 Locking and unlocking record files.  Local redundant recording.  Playing back record files by events (alarm input/motion detection/VCA).  Playing back record files by smart search (intrusion/motion detection).

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 Tag adding for record files, searching and playing back by tags.  Provide new playback interface with easy and flexible operation.  Searching and playing back record files by channel number, recording type, start time, end time, etc.  Smart search for the selected area in the video.  Zooming in when playback.  Reverse playback of multi-channel.  Supports pause, play reverse, speed up, speed down, skip forward, and skip backward when playback, and

locating by dragging the mouse.

 Up to 16-ch synchronous playback.

Backup

 Export video data by USB or SATA device.  Export video clips when playback.  Management and maintenance of backup devices.  Either Normal or Hot Spare working mode is configurable to constitute an N+1 hot spare system.

Alarm and Exception

 Configurable arming time of alarm input/output.  Alarm for video loss, motion detection, video tampering, abnormal signal, video input/output standard

mismatch, illegal login, network disconnected, IP confliction, record exception, HDD error, and HDD full, hot spare exception, etc.

 VCA detection alarm is supported.  VCA search for face detection, behavior analysis, people counting and heat map.  Alarm triggers full screen monitoring, audio alarm, notifying surveillance center, sending email and alarm

output.

 Automatic restore when system is abnormal.

Other Local Functions

 Operable by front panel, mouse and control keyboard.  Three-level user management; admin user is allowed to create many operating accounts and define their

operating permission, which includes the limit to access any channel.

 Operation, alarm, exceptions and log recording and searching.  Manually triggering and clearing alarms.  Import and export of device configuration information.

Network Functions

 4 self-adaptive 10M/100M/1000M network interfaces, and various working modes are configurable:

multi-address, network fault tolerance, etc.

 4 1000M optical fiber interfaces.  IPv6 is supported.  TCP/IP protocol, PPPoE, DHCP, DNS, DDNS, NTP, SADP, SMTP, SNMP, NFS, and iSCSI are supported.  TCP, UDP and RTP for unicast.  Auto/Manual port mapping by UPnPTM.  Remote web browser access by HTTPS ensures high security.  Remote reverse playback via RTSP.  Support accessing by the platform via ONVIF.  Remote search, playback, download, locking and unlocking of the record files, and support downloading

files breakpoint resume.

 Remote parameters setup; remote import/export of device parameters.

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 Remote viewing of the device status, system logs and alarm status.  Remote keyboard operation.  Remote locking and unlocking of control panel and mouse.  Remote HDD formatting and program upgrading.  Remote system restart and shutdown.  RS-232, RS-485 transparent channel transmission.  Alarm and exception information can be sent to the remote host  Remotely start/stop recording.  Remotely start/stop alarm output.  Remote PTZ control.  Remote JPEG capture.  Two-way audio and voice broadcasting.  Embedded WEB server.

Development Scalability:

 SDK for Windows and Linux system.  Source code of application software for demo.  Development support and training for application system.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter 1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 13

1.1 Front Panel .................................................................................................................................... 14

1.2 USB Mouse Operation .................................................................................................................. 17

1.3 Input Method Description .............................................................................................................. 18

1.4 Rear Panel ..................................................................................................................................... 19

Chapter 2 Getting Started ................................................................................................................... 21

2.1 Starting Up and Shutting Down the NVR ...................................................................................... 22

2.2 Setting the Admin Password .......................................................................................................... 23

2.3 Using the Wizard for Basic Configuration..................................................................................... 24

2.4 Adding and Connecting the IP Cameras ........................................................................................ 28

2.4.1 Setting the Admin Password for IP Camera ...................................................................... 28

2.4.2 Adding the Online IP Cameras ......................................................................................... 29

2.4.3 Editing the Connected IP cameras and Configuring Customized Protocols ...................... 32

Chapter 3 Live View ............................................................................................................................. 36

3.1 Introduction of Live View ............................................................................................................. 37

3.2 Operations in Live View Mode ...................................................................................................... 38

3.2.1 Front Panel Operation on Live View................................................................................. 38

3.2.2 Using the Mouse in Live View ......................................................................................... 38

3.2.3 Using an Auxiliary Monitor .............................................................................................. 39

3.2.4 Quick Setting Toolbar in Live View Mode ....................................................................... 40

3.3 Adjusting Live View Settings ........................................................................................................ 42

Chapter 4 PTZ Controls ...................................................................................................................... 44

4.1 Configuring PTZ Settings .............................................................................................................. 45

4.2 Setting PTZ Presets, Patrols & Patterns......................................................................................... 46

4.2.1 Customizing Presets .......................................................................................................... 46

4.2.2 Calling Presets .................................................................................................................. 46

4.2.3 Customizing Patrols .......................................................................................................... 47

4.2.4 Calling Patrols .................................................................................................................. 48

4.2.5 Customizing Patterns ........................................................................................................ 49

4.2.6 Calling Patterns ................................................................................................................. 49

4.2.7 Customizing Linear Scan Limit ........................................................................................ 50

4.2.8 Calling Linear Scan .......................................................................................................... 51

4.2.9 One-touch Park ................................................................................................................. 51

4.3 PTZ Control Panel ......................................................................................................................... 53

Chapter 5 Recording Settings.............................................................................................................. 54

5.1 Configuring Parameters ................................................................................................................. 55

5.2 Configuring Recording Schedule .................................................................................................. 58

5.3 Configuring Motion Detection Recording ..................................................................................... 61

5.4 Configuring VCA Event Recording ............................................................................................... 63

5.5 Configuring Alarm Triggered Recording ....................................................................................... 65

5.6 Manual Recording ......................................................................................................................... 67

5.7 Configuring Holiday Recording .................................................................................................... 68

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5.8 Configuring Redundant Recording ................................................................................................ 70

5.9 Configuring HDD Group for Recording ........................................................................................ 72

5.10 Files Protection .............................................................................................................................. 73

5.10.1 Locking the Recording Files ............................................................................................. 73

5.10.2 Setting HDD Property to Read-only ................................................................................. 75

Chapter 6 Playback .............................................................................................................................. 77

6.1 Playing Back Record Files ............................................................................................................ 78

6.1.1 Instant Playback ................................................................................................................ 78

6.1.2 Playing Back by Normal Search ....................................................................................... 78

6.1.3 Playing Back by Event Search .......................................................................................... 81

6.1.4 Playing Back by Tag ......................................................................................................... 82

6.1.5 Playing back by Smart Playback ....................................................................................... 84

6.1.6 Playing Back by System Logs .......................................................................................... 87

6.1.7 Playing Back External File ............................................................................................... 88

6.1.8 Playing Back by Sub-periods ................................ ............................................................ 89

Chapter 7 Backup ................................................................................................................................ 90

7.1 Backing up Record Files ............................................................................................................... 91

7.1.1 Quick Export ..................................................................................................................... 91

7.1.2 Backing up by Normal Video Search ................................................................................ 93

7.1.3 Backing up by Event Search ............................................................................................. 95

7.1.4 Backing up Video Clips .................................................................................................... 96

7.2 Managing Backup Devices ............................................................................................................ 97

7.3 Hot Spare Device Backup.............................................................................................................. 98

7.3.1 Setting Hot Spare Device .................................................................................................. 98

7.3.1 Setting Working Device .................................................................................................... 99

7.3.2 Managing Hot Spare System ............................................................................................ 99

Chapter 8 Alarm Settings .................................................................................................................. 102

8.1 Setting Motion Detection Alarm .................................................................................................. 103

8.2 Setting Sensor Alarms ................................................................................................................. 105

8.3 Detecting Video Loss Alarm ........................................................................................................ 108

8.4 Detecting Video Tampering Alarm .............................................................................................. 109

8.5 Handling Exceptions Alarm ......................................................................................................... 111

8.6 Setting Alarm Response Actions ................................................................................................. 112

8.7 Triggering or Clearing Alarm Output Manually .......................................................................... 115

Chapter 9 VCA Alarm ....................................................................................................................... 116

9.1 Face Recognition ......................................................................................................................... 117

9.2 Face Detection ............................................................................................................................. 117

9.3 Line Crossing Detection .............................................................................................................. 118

9.4 Intrusion Detection ...................................................................................................................... 121

9.5 Region Entrance Detection .......................................................................................................... 123

9.6 Region Exiting Detection ............................................................................................................ 124

9.7 Loitering Detection ...................................................................................................................... 124

9.8 People Gathering Detection ......................................................................................................... 124

9.9 Fast Moving Detection ................................................................................................................ 125

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9.10 Parking Detection ........................................................................................................................ 125

9.11 Unattended Baggage Detection ................................................................................................... 125

9.12 Object Removal Detection........................................................................................................... 126

9.13 Audio Exception Detection ......................................................................................................... 126

9.14 Sudden Scene Change Detection ................................................................................................. 127

9.15 Defocus Detection ....................................................................................................................... 127

9.16 PIR Alarm ................................................................................................................................... 127

Chapter 10 VCA Search ...................................................................................................................... 129

10.1 Face Search ................................................................................................................................. 130

10.2 Behavior Search .......................................................................................................................... 132

10.3 People Counting .......................................................................................................................... 133

10.4 Heat Map ..................................................................................................................................... 135

Chapter 11 Network Settings .............................................................................................................. 136

11.1 Configuring General Settings ...................................................................................................... 137

11.2 Configuring Advanced Settings ................................................................................................... 139

11.2.1 Configuring PPPoE Settings ........................................................................................... 139

11.2.2 Configuring DDNS ......................................................................................................... 139

11.2.3 Configuring NTP Server ................................................................................................. 143

11.2.4 Configuring SNMP ......................................................................................................... 144

11.2.5 Configuring More Settings ............................................................................................. 144

11.2.6 Configuring HTTPS Port ................................................................................................ 145

11.2.7 Configuring Email .......................................................................................................... 147

11.2.8 Configuring NAT ............................................................................................................ 148

11.3 Checking Network Traffic ........................................................................................................... 151

11.4 Checking Network Statistics........................................................................................................ 153

Chapter 12 RAID ................................................................................................................................. 154

12.1 Configuring Array ....................................................................................................................... 155

12.1.1 Enable RAID .................................................................................................................. 155

12.1.2 One-touch Configuration ................................................................................................ 156

12.1.3 Manually Creating Array ................................................................................................ 157

12.2 Rebuilding Array ......................................................................................................................... 160

12.2.1 Automatically Rebuilding Array ..................................................................................... 160

12.2.1 Manually Rebuilding Array ............................................................................................ 161

12.3 Deleting Array ............................................................................................................................. 163

12.4 Checking the Firmware Information............................................................................................ 164

Chapter 13 HDD Management............................................................................................................ 165

13.1 Initializing HDDs ........................................................................................................................ 166

13.2 Managing Network HDD ............................................................................................................ 168

13.3 Managing HDD Group ................................................................................................................ 170

13.3.1 Setting HDD Groups ....................................................................................................... 170

13.3.2 Setting HDD Property ..................................................................................................... 171

13.4 Configuring Quota Mode............................................................................................................. 173

13.5 Checking HDD Status ................................................................................................................. 175

13.6 HDD Detection ............................................................................................................................ 177

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13.7 Configuring HDD Error Alarms .................................................................................................. 179

Chapter 14 Camera Settings ............................................................................................................... 180

14.1 Configuring OSD Settings ........................................................................................................... 181

14.2 Configuring Privacy Mask........................................................................................................... 182

14.3 Configuring Video Parameters .................................................................................................... 183

Chapter 15 NVR Management and Maintenance ............................................................................. 184

15.1 Viewing System Information ....................................................................................................... 185

15.2 Searching & Export Log Files ..................................................................................................... 186

15.3 Importing/Exporting IP Camera Info ........................................................................................... 189

15.4 Importing/Exporting Configuration Files .................................................................................... 190

15.5 Upgrading System ....................................................................................................................... 191

15.5.1 Upgrading by Local Backup Device ............................................................................... 191

15.5.2 Upgrading by FTP .......................................................................................................... 191

15.6 Restoring Default Settings ........................................................................................................... 193

Chapter 16 Others ................................ ................................................................ ................................ 194

16.1 Configuring RS-232 Serial Port................................................................................................... 195

16.2 Configuring General Settings ...................................................................................................... 196

16.3 Configuring DST Settings ........................................................................................................... 197

16.4 Configuring More Settings for Device Parameters ...................................................................... 198

16.5 Managing User Accounts............................................................................................................. 199

16.5.1 Adding a User ................................................................................................................. 199

16.5.2 Deleting a User ............................................................................................................... 201

16.5.3 Editing a User ................................................................................................................. 202

Chapter 17 Video Wall Configuration and Operation ...................................................................... 204

17.1.1 User Registration and Login ........................................................................................... 205

17.1.2 Adding the NVR to the Client Software ......................................................................... 206

17.1.3 Configuring the Video Wall ............................................................................................ 208

17.1.4 Decoding and Displaying Video on Video Wall .............................................................. 210

17.1.5 Operating Windowing and Roaming on Video Wall ....................................................... 211

Chapter 18 Access by Web Browser ................................................................................................... 213

18.1 Logging In ................................................................................................................................... 213

18.2 Live View .................................................................................................................................... 214

18.3 Recording .................................................................................................................................... 215

18.4 Playback ...................................................................................................................................... 217

Appendix ....................................................................................................................................................... 219

Specifications ................................ ......................................................................................................... 220

Glossary ................................................................................................................................................. 224

Troubleshooting ..................................................................................................................................... 225

Summary of Changes ............................................................................................................................. 231

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Chapter 1 Introduction

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1.1 Front Panel

Figure 1. 1 DS-96000NI-H16/F16 (/I)

Figure 1. 2 DS-96000NI-H16/F16 (/H/I)

Figure 1. 3 DS-96000NI-H24/F24 (/I)

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Figure 1. 4 DS-96000NI-H24/F24(/H) and DS-96000NI-H24/F24(/H/I)

Table 1. 1 Description of Front Panel Buttons

No.

Name

Function Description

Front Panel Lock

You can lock or unlock the panel by the key.

Tx/Rx Status Indicator

Flashes blue when network connection is functioning properly.

HDD Status Indicator

Flashes red when data is being read from or written to HDD.

4 POWER Status Indicator

(DS-96128NI-H24)

Lights blue when the device starts up, and remains red when the device is soft-off.

POWER ON/OFF (DS-96128NI-H16)

Power on/off switch.

ESC

Back to the previous menu.

Press to enter the PTZ control mode of the first camera.

Double-press for switching between main and auxiliary output.

Control Buttons

DIRECTION

The DIRECTION buttons are used to navigate between different fields and items in menus.

In the Playback mode, the Up and Down button is used to speed up and slow down recorded video. The Left and Right button is used to reverse 30s and forward 30s the playback progress.

In Live View mode, the Up button is to switch the live view mode between single- and multi-window divisions. The Down button is used to enter the normal playback mode. The Left button is to show the quick setting toolbar. And the Right button can be used to switch the live view image of the next camera.

In PTZ control mode, it can control the movement of the PTZ camera.

ENTER

The ENTER button is used to confirm selection in any of the menu modes.

It can also be used to tick checkbox fields.

In Playback mode, it can be used to play or pause the video.

In single-frame Playback mode, pressing the button will advance the video by a single frame.

In Auto-switch mode, it can be used to stop /start auto switch.

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No.

Name

Function Description

Pressing the button will help you return to the Main menu (after successful login).

Press and hold the button for 5 seconds will turn off audible key beep.

USB Interfaces

Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports for additional devices such as USB mouse and USB Hard Disk Drive (HDD).

The USB ports are provided for the use of intel board

when it is connected.

Touch LCD Screen

The touch LCD is supported by /H and /H/I models by default, and is optional for other models. It outputs the simultaneous image with the VGA/HDMI1 and the local menu can be controlled by the touch operation.

HDD Slot Sequence

Indicates the HDD slot number sequence in the chassis.

READY Status Indicator

Lights in red when the device is working normally.

ALARM Status Indicator

Lights in red when there is alarm triggered.

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1.2 USB Mouse Operation

A regular 3-button (Left/Right/Scroll-wheel) USB mouse can also be used with this NVR. To use a USB mouse:

1. Plug USB mouse into one of the USB interfaces on the front panel of the NVR.

2. The mouse should automatically be detected. If in a rare case that the mouse is not detected, the possible

reason may be that the two devices are not compatible, please refer to the recommended the device list from your provider.

The operation of the mouse:

Table 1. 2 Description of the Mouse Control

Name

Action

Description

Left-Click

Single-Click

Live view: Select channel and show the quick set menu. Menu: Select and enter.

Double-Click

Live view: Switch between single-screen and multi-screen.

Click and Drag

PTZ control: pan, tilt and zoom. Video tampering, privacy mask and motion detection: Select target area. Digital zoom-in: Drag and select target area. Live view: Drag channel/time bar.

Right-Click

Single-Click

Live view: Show menu. Menu: Exit current menu to upper level menu.

Scroll-Wheel

Scrolling up

Live view: Previous screen. Menu: Previous item.

Scrolling down

Live view: Next screen. Menu: Next item.

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1.3 Input Method Description

Figure 1. 5 Soft Keyboard (1)

Figure 1. 6 Soft Keyboard (2)

Description of the buttons on the soft keyboard:

Table 1. 3 Description of the Soft Keyboard Icons

Icon

Description

Icon

Description

…

Number

…

English letter

Lowercase/Uppercase

Backspace

Switch the keyboard

Space

Positioning the cursor

Exit

Symbols

Reserved

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1.4 Rear Panel

Figure 1. 7 DS-96000NI-H16/F16

Figure 1. 8 DS-96000NI-H24/F24

Table 1. 4 Description of the Rear Panel

No.

Item

Description

1 AUDIO OUT

RCA connector for audio output. This connector is synchronized with VGA video output.

AUDIO IN

RCA connector for audio input.

FIBER Interface

4 FIBER network interfaces.

LAN Interface

4 LAN network interfaces.

HDMITM

2 HDMITM video output connectors.

USB 3.0 interface

Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports for additional devices such as USB mouse and USB Hard Disk Drive (HDD).

MINI SAS (Optional)

Connects to SAS expansion enclosure.

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No.

Item

Description

Reset

Reset the device.

RS-485 Interface

Connector for RS-485 devices. T+ and T- pins connect to R+ and Rpins of PTZ receiver respectively.

RS-232 Interface

Connector for RS-232 devices.

10 Controller Port

D+, D- pin connects to Ta, Tb pin of controller. For cascading devices, the first NVR’s D+, D- pin should be connected with the D+, D- pin of the next NVR.

11 ALARM IN

Connector for alarm input.

ALARM OUT

Connector for alarm output.

HDMI

Output Extension

Board

16 HDMITM video output connectors. (provided for /H and /H/I models only)

Intel Interface Board

Intel interface board for connecting to the x86 operating system host. (provided for 96000NI-H series only)

VGA

DB9 connector for VGA output. Display local video output and menu.

AC 100V ~ 240V

100 ~ 240VAC power supply.

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2.1 Starting Up and Shutting Down the NVR

Purpose:

Proper startup and shutdown procedures are crucial to expanding the life of the NVR.

Before you start:

Check that the voltage of the extra power supply is the same with the NVR’s requirement, and the ground connection is working properly.

Starting up the NVR:

Steps:

1. Plug the power supply into an electrical outlet. It is HIGHLY recommended t plug that an Uninterruptible

Power Supply (UPS) be used in conjunction with the device. The Power indicator LED should turn blue indicating that the unit begins to start up.

2. After startup, the Power indicator LED remains blue.

Shutting down the NVR

There are two proper ways to shut down the NVR.

 OPTION 1: Standard shutdown

Steps:

1. Enter the Shutdown menu.

Menu > Shutdown

Figure 2. 1 Shutdown Menu

2. Click the Shutdown button.

3. Click the Yes button.

 OPTION 2: By operating the front panel

Steps:

1. Press and hold the POWER button on the front panel for 3 seconds.

2. Enter the administrator’s username and password in the dialog box for authentication if needed.

3. Click the Yes button.

Do not press the POWER button again when the system is shutting down.

Rebooting the NVR

In the Shutdown menu, you can also reboot the NVR.

Steps:

1. Enter the Shutdown menu by clicking Menu > Shutdown.

2. Click the Logout button to lock the NVR or the Reboot button to reboot the NVR.

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2.2 Setting the Admin Password

Purpose:

For the first-time access, you need to activate the device by setting an admin password. No operation is allowed before activation. You can also activate the device via Web Browser, SADP or Client Software.

Steps:

1. Input the same password in the text field of Create New Password and Confirm New Password.

Figure 2. 2 Settings Admin Password

STRONG PASSWORD RECOMMENDED– We highly recommend you create a strong password of your own choosing (using a minimum of 8 characters, including upper case letters, lower case letters, numbers, and special characters) in order to increase the security of your product. And we recommend you reset your password regularly, especially in the high security system, resetting the password monthly or weekly can better protect your product.

2. Click OK to save the password and activate the device.

For the old version device, if you update it to the new version, the following dialog box will pop up once the device starts up. You can click YES and follow the wizard to set a strong password.

Figure 2. 3 Warning

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2.3 Using the Wizard for Basic Configuration

By default, the Setup Wizard starts once the NVR has loaded, as shown in Figure 2. 4.

Figure 2. 4 Start Wizard Interface

Operating the Setup Wizard:

1. The Setup Wizard can walk you through some important settings of the NVR. If you don’t want to use the

Setup Wizard at that moment, click the Cancel button. You can also choose to use the Setup Wizard next time by leaving the “Start wizard when the device starts?” checkbox checked.

2. Click Next button to enter the date and time settings window, as shown in Figure 2. 5.

Figure 2. 5 Date and Time Settings

3. After the time settings, click Next button which takes you back to the Network Setup Wizard window, as

shown in the following figure.

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Figure 2. 6 Network Configuration

4. Click Next button after you configured the network parameters, which takes you to the RAID configuration

window.

Figure 2. 7 Array Management

5. Click Next button to enter the Array Management window (Supported if you check the checkbox to enable

the RAID function in the previous window).

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Figure 2. 8 Array Management

6. Click Next button after you configured the network parameters, which takes you to the HDD Management

window, shown in Figure 2. 9.

Figure 2. 9 HDD Management

7. To initialize the HDD, click the Init button. Initialization removes all the data saved in the HDD.

8. Click Next button. You enter the Adding IP Camera interface.

9. Click Search to search the online IP Camera and the Security status shows whether it is active or inactive.

Before adding the camera, make sure the IP camera to be added is in active status. If the camera is in inactive status, you can click the inactive icon of the camera to set the password to activate it. You can also select multiple cameras from the list and click the One-touch Activate to activate the cameras in batch. Click the Add to add the camera.

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Figure 2. 10 Add IP Cameras

10. Click Next button. Configure the recording for the searched IP Cameras.

Figure 2. 11 Record Settings

11. Click OK to complete the startup Setup Wizard.

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2.4 Adding and Connecting the IP Cameras

2.4.1 Setting the Admin Password for IP Camera

Purpose:

Before adding the camera, make sure the IP camera to be added is in active status.

Steps:

1. Select the Add IP Camera option from the right-click menu in live view mode or click Menu> Camera>

Camera to enter the IP camera management interface. For the IP camera detected online in the same network segment, the Security status shows whether it is active or inactive.

Figure 2. 12 IP Camera Management Interface

2. Click the inactive icon of the camera to enter the following interface to activate it. You can also select

multiple cameras from the list and click the One-touch Activate to activate the cameras in batch.

Figure 2. 13 Activate the Camera

3. Set the password of the camera to activate it.

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admin password of the operating NVR.

Figure 2. 14 Set New Password

Create New Password: If the admin password is not used, you must create the new password for the camera and confirm it.

4. Click OK to finish the acitavting of the IP camera. And the security status of camera will be changed to

Active.

2.4.2 Adding the Online IP Cameras

Purpose:

The main function of the NVR is to connect the network cameras and record the video got from it. So before you can get a live view or record of the video, you should add the network cameras to the connection list of the device.

Before you start:

Ensure the network connection is valid and correct. For detailed checking and configuring of the network, please see Chapter Checking Network Traffic and Chapter Checking Network Statistics.

 OPTION 1:

Steps:

1. Click to select an idle window in the live view mode.

2. Click the icon in the center of the windw to pop up the adding IP camera interface.

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Figure 2. 15 Quick Adding IP Camera Interface

3. Select the detected IP camera and click the Add button to add it directly, and you can click the Search button

to refresh the online IP camera manually. Or you can choose to custom add the IP camera by editing the parameters in the corresponding textfiled and then click the Add button to add it.

 OPTION 2:

Steps:

1. Select the Add IP Camera option from the right-click menu in live view mode or click Menu> Camera>

Camera to enter the IP camera management interface.

Figure 2. 16 Adding IP Camera Interface

2. The online cameras with same network segment will be detected and displayed in the camera list.

3. Select the IP camera from the list and click the button to add the camera. Or you can click the

One-touch Adding button to add all cameras (with the same login password) from the list.

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Make sure the camera to add has already been actiavted.

4. (For the encoders with multiple channels only) check the checkbox of Channel Port in the pop-up window, as

shown in the following figure, and click OK to add multiple channels.

Figure 2. 17 Selecting Multiple Channels

 OPTION 3:

Steps:

1) On the IP Camera Management interface, click the Custom Adding button to pop up the Add IP Camera

(Custom) interface.

Figure 2. 18 Custom Adding IP Camera Interface

2) You can edit the IP address, protocol, management port, and other information of the IP camera to be

added.

If the IP camera to add has not been actiavated, you can activate it from the IP camera list on the camera management interface.

3) (Optional) Check the checkbox of Continue to Add to add other IP cameras.

4) Click Add to add the camera.

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For the successfully added IP cameras, the Security status shows the security level of the password of camera: strong password, weak password and risk password.

Figure 2. 19 Successfully Added IP Cameras

Table 2. 1 Explanation of the icons

Icon

Explanation

Icon

Explanation

Edit basic parameters of the camera

Add the detected IP camera.

The camera is disconnected; you can click the icon to get the exception information of camera.

Delete the IP camera

Play the live video of the connected camera.

Advanced settings of the camera.

Upgrade the connected IP camera.

Security

Show the security status of the camera to be active/inactive or the password strength (strong/medium/weak/risk)

2.4.3 Editing the Connected IP cameras and Configuring

Customized Protocols

After the adding of the IP cameras, the basic information of the camera lists in the page, you can configure the basic setting of the IP cameras.

Steps:

1. Click the icon to edit the parameters; you can edit the IP address, protocol and other parameters.

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Figure 2. 20 Edit the Parameters

Channel Port: If the connected device is an encoding device with multiple channels, you can choose the channel to connect by selecting the channel port No. in the dropdown list.

2. Click OK to save the settings and exit the editing interface.

To edit advanced parameters:

1. Drag the horizontal scroll bar to the right side and click the icon.

Figure 2. 21 Network Configuration of the Camera

2. You can edit the network information and the password of the camera.

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Figure 2. 22 Password Configuration of the Camera

3. Click Apply to save the settings and click OK to exit the interface.

Configuring the customized protocols

Purpose:

To connect the network cameras which are not configured with the standard protocols, you can configure the customized protocols for them.

Steps:

1. Click the Protocol button in the custom adding IP camera interface to enter the protocol management

interface.

Figure 2. 23 Protocol Management Interface

There are 16 customized protocols provided in the system, you can edit the protocol name; and choose whether to enable the sub-stream.

2. Choose the protocol type of transmission and choose the transfer protocols.

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camera to consult the URL (uniform resource locator) for getting main stream and sub-stream.

The format of the URL is: [Type]://[IP Address of the network camera]:[Port]/[Path]. Example: rtsp://192.168.1.55:554/ch1/main/av_stream.

 Protocol Name: Edit the name for the custom protocol.  Enable Substream: If the network camera does not support sub-stream or the sub-stream is not needed

leave the checkbox empty.

 Type: The network camera adopting custom protocol must support getting stream through standard RTSP.  Transfer Protocol: Select the transfer protocol for the custom protocol.  Port: Set the port No. for the custom protocol.  Path: Set the resource path for the custom protocol. E.g., ch1/main/av_stream.

The protocol type and the transfer protocols must be supported by the connected network camera. After adding the customized protocols, you can see the protocol name is listed in the dropdown list, please refer to Figure 2. 24.

Figure 2. 24 Protocol Setting

3. Choose the protocols you just added to validate the connection of the network camera.

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3.1 Introduction of Live View

Live view shows you the video image getting from each camera in real time. The NVR automatically enters Live View mode when powered on. It is also at the very top of the menu hierarchy, thus pressing the ESC many times (depending on which menu you’re on) brings you to the Live View mode.

Live View Icons

In the live view mode, there are icons at the upper-right of the screen for each channel, showing the status of the record and alarm in the channel, so that you can know whether the channel is recorded, or whether there are alarms occur as soon as possible.

Table 3. 1 Description of Live View Icons

Icons

Description

Alarm (video loss, video tampering, motion detection, sensor alarm, or VCA alarm)

Record (manual record, schedule record, motion detection, alarm or VCA triggered record)

Alarm & Record

Event/Exception (motion detection, sensor alarm, VCA or exception information, appears at the lower-left corner of the screen. Please refer to Chapter 8.6 Setting Alarm Response Actions for details.)

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3.2 Operations in Live View Mode

In live view mode, there are many functions provided. The functions are listed below.

• Single Screen: showing only one screen on the monitor.

• Multi-screen: showing multiple screens on the monitor simultaneously.

• Auto-switch: the screen is auto switched to the next one. And you must set the dwell time for each screen on

the configuration menu before enabling the auto-switch. Menu>Configuration>Live View>Dwell Time.

• Start Recording: continuous record and motion detection record are supported.

• Output Mode: select the output mode to Standard, Bright, Gentle or Vivid.

• Add IP Camera: the shortcut to the IP camera management interface.

• Playback: playback the recorded videos for current day.

• Aux/Main output switch: the NVR checks the connection of the output interfaces to define the main and

auxiliary output interfaces. By default the HDMI1/VGA/LCD is the main output, and the HDMI2 is the auxiliary one. You can click the Aux Monitor button in the right-click menu to switch the video output to the auxiliary one, and when the aux output is enabled, the main output cannot do any operation, and you can do some basic operation on the live view mode for the Aux output.

3.2.1 Front Panel Operation on Live View

Table 3. 2 Front Panel Operation in Live View

Functions

Front Panel Operation

Manually switch screens

Next screen: right/down direction button. Previous screen: left/up direction button.

Auto-switch

Press Enter button.

Activate right-click menu

On the LCD screen, tap the icon on the lower-left corner of the screen to pop up the right-click menu.

3.2.2 Using the Mouse in Live View

Table 3. 3 Mouse Operation in Live View

Name

Description

Common Menu

Quick access to the sub-menus which you frequently visit.

Enter the main menu of the system by right clicking the mouse.

Single Screen

Switch to the single full screen by choosing channel number from the dropdown list.

Multi-screen

Adjust the screen layout by choosing from the dropdown list.

Previous Screen

Switch to the previous screen.

Next Screen

Switch to the next screen.

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Name

Description

Start/Stop Auto-switch

Enable/disable the auto-switch of the screens.

Start Recording

Start continuous recording or motion detection recording of all channels.

Add IP Camera

Enter the IP Camera Management interface, and manage the cameras.

Playback

Enter the playback interface and start playing back the video of the selected channel immediately.

PTZ Control

Output Mode

Four modes of output supported, including Standard, Bright, Gentle and Vivid.

Aux Monitor

Switch to the auxiliary output mode and the operation for the main output is disabled.

 The dwell time of the live view configuration must be set before using Start Auto-switch.  If the corresponding camera supports intelligent function, the Reboot Intelligence option is included when

right-clicking mouse on this camera.

Figure 3. 1 Right-click Menu

3.2.3 Using an Auxiliary Monitor

Certain features of the Live View are also available while in an Aux monitor. These features include:

• Single Screen: Switch to a full screen display of the selected camera. Camera can be selected from a

dropdown list.

• Multi-screen: Switch between different display layout options. Layout options can be selected from a

dropdown list.

• Next Screen: When displaying less than the maximum number of cameras in Live View, clicking this feature

will switch to the next set of displays.

• Playback: Enter into Playback mode.

• PTZ: Enter PTZ Control mode.

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• Main Monitor: Enter Main operation mode.

In the live view mode of the main output monitor, the menu operation is not available while Aux output mode is enabled.

3.2.4 Quick Setting Toolbar in Live View Mode

On the screen of each channel, there is a quick setting toolbar which shows when you single click the mouse in the corresponding screen.

Figure 3. 2 Quick Setting Toolbar

Table 3. 4 Description of Quick Setting Toolbar Icons

Icon

Description

Icon

Description

Icon

Description

Enable/Disable Manual Record

Instant Playback

Mute/Audio on

PTZ Control

Digital Zoom

Image Settings

Face Detection

Live View

Strategy

Information

Instant Playback only shows the record in last five minutes. If no record is found, it means there is no record

during the last five minutes.

Digital Zoom can zoom in the selected area to the full screen. You can left-click and draw to select the area to

zoom in, as shown in Figure 3. 3.

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Figure 3. 3 Digital Zoom

Image Settings icon can be selected to enter the Image Settings menu.

You can set the image parameters like brightness, contrast, saturation and hue.

Figure 3. 4 Image Settings- Customize

Live View Strategy can be selected to set strategy, including Real-time, Balanced, Fluency.

Figure 3. 5 Live View Strategy

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3.3 Adjusting Live View Settings

Purpose:

Live View settings can be customized according to different needs. You can configure the output interface, dwell time for screen to be shown, mute or turning on the audio, the screen number for each channel, etc.

Steps:

1. Enter the Live View Settings interface.

Menu> Configuration> Live View

Figure 3. 6 Live View-General

The settings available in this menu include:

• Video Output Interface: Designates the output to configure the settings. Outputs include VGA/HDMI,

and HDMI2.

• Live View Mode: Designates the display mode to be used for Live View.

• Dwell Time: The time in seconds to dwell between switching of channels when enabling auto-switch in

Live View.

• Enable Audio Output: Enables/disables audio output for the selected video output.

• Event Output: Designates the output to show event video.

• Full Screen Monitoring Dwell Time: The time in seconds to show alarm event screen.

2. Setting Cameras Order

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Figure 3. 7 Live View- Camera Order

1) Select a View mode in .

2) Select the small window, and double-click on the channel number to display the channel on the

window. You can click button to start live view for all the channels and click to stop all the live

view.

3) Click the Apply button to save the setting.

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Chapter 4 PTZ Controls

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4.1 Configuring PTZ Settings

Purpose:

Follow the procedure to set the parameters for PTZ. The configuring of the PTZ parameters should be done before you control the PTZ camera.

Steps:

1. Enter the PTZ Settings interface.

Menu >Camera> PTZ

Figure 4. 1 PTZ Settings

2. Click the PTZ Parameter Settings button to set the RS-485 parameters.

Figure 4. 2 PTZ- General

3. Enter the parameters of the PTZ camera.

All the parameters should be exactly the same as the PTZ camera parameters.

4. Click Apply button to save the settings.

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4.2 Setting PTZ Presets, Patrols & Patterns

Before you start:

Please make sure that the presets, patrols and patterns should be supported by PTZ protocols.

4.2.1 Customizing Presets

Purpose:

Follow the steps to set the Preset location which you want the PTZ camera to point to when an event takes place.

Steps:

1. Enter the PTZ Control interface.

Menu>Camera>PTZ

Figure 4. 3 PTZ Settings

2. Use the directional button to wheel the camera to the location where you want to set preset; and the zoom

and focus operations can be recorded in the preset as well.

3. Enter the preset No. (1~255) in the preset text field, and click the Set button to link the location to the preset.

Repeat the steps2-3 to save more presets. You can click the Clear button to clear the location information of the preset, or click the Clear All button to clear the location information of all the presets.

4.2.2 Calling Presets

Purpose:

This feature enables the camera to point to a specified position such as a window when an event takes place.

Steps:

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1. Click the button PTZ in the lower-right corner of the PTZ setting interface;

Or press the PTZ button on the front panel or click the PTZ Control icon in the quick setting bar, or select the PTZ option in the right-click menu to show the PTZ control panel.

2. Choose Camera in the dropdown list.

3. Click the button to show the general settings of the PTZ control.

Figure 4. 4 PTZ Panel - General

4. Click to enter the preset No. in the corresponding text field.

5. Click the Call Preset button to call it.

4.2.3 Customizing Patrols

Purpose:

Patrols can be set to move the PTZ to different key points and have it stay there for a set duration before moving on to the next key point. The key points are corresponding to the presets. The presets can be set following the steps above in Customizing Presets.

Steps:

1. Enter the PTZ Control interface.

Menu>Camera>PTZ

Figure 4. 5 PTZ Settings

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2. Select patrol No. in the drop-down list of patrol.

3. Click the Set button to add key points for the patrol.

Figure 4. 6 Key point Configuration

4. Configure key point parameters, such as the key point No., duration of staying for one key point and speed of

patrol. The key point is corresponding to the preset. The Key Point No. determines the order at which the PTZ will follow while cycling through the patrol. The Duration refers to the time span to stay at the corresponding key point. The Speed defines the speed at which the PTZ will move from one key point to the next.

5. Click the Add button to add the next key point to the patrol, or you can click the OK button to save the key

point to the patrol. You can delete all the key points by clicking the Clear button for the selected patrol, or click the Clear All button to delete all the key pints for all patrols.

4.2.4 Calling Patrols

Purpose:

Calling a patrol makes the PTZ to move according the predefined patrol path.

Steps:

1. Click the button PTZ in the lower-right corner of the PTZ setting interface;

Or press the PTZ button on the front panel or click the PTZ Control icon in the quick setting bar, or select the PTZ option in the right-click menu to show the PTZ control panel.

2. Click the button to show the general settings of the PTZ control.

Figure 4. 7 PTZ Panel - General

3. Select a patrol in the dropdown list and click the Call Patrol button to call it.

4. You can click the Stop Patrol button to stop calling it.

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4.2.5 Customizing Patterns

Purpose:

Patterns can be set by recording the movement of the PTZ. You can call the pattern to make the PTZ movement according to the predefined path.

Steps:

1. Enter the PTZ Control interface.

Menu > Camera > PTZ

Figure 4. 8 PTZ Settings

2. Choose pattern number in the dropdown list.

3. Click the Start button and click corresponding buttons in the control panel to move the PTZ camera, and

click the Stop button to stop it. The movement of the PTZ is recorded as the pattern.

4.2.6 Calling Patterns

Purpose:

Follow the procedure to move the PTZ camera according to the predefined patterns.

Steps:

1. Click the button PTZ in the lower-right corner of the PTZ setting interface;

Or press the PTZ button on the front panel or click the PTZ Control icon in the quick setting bar, or select the PTZ option in the right-click menu to show the PTZ control panel.

2. Click the button to show the general settings of the PTZ control.

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Figure 4. 9 PTZ Panel - General

3. Click the Call Pattern button to call it.

4. Click the Stop Pattern button to stop calling it.

4.2.7 Customizing Linear Scan Limit

Purpose:

The Linear Scan can be enabled to trigger the scan in the horizantal direction in the predefined range.

This function is supported by some certain models.

Steps:

1. Enter the PTZ Control interface.

Menu > Camera > PTZ

Figure 4. 10 PTZ Settings

2. Use the directional button to wheel the camera to the location where you want to set the limit, and click the

Left Limit or Right Limit button to link the location to the corresponding limit.

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The speed dome starts linear scan from the left limit to the right limit, and you must set the left limit on the left side of the right limit, as well the angle from the left limit to the right limit should be no more than 180º.

4.2.8 Calling Linear Scan

Purpose:

Follow the procedure to call the linear scan in the predefined scan range.

Steps:

1. Click the button PTZ in the lower-right corner of the PTZ setting interface;

Or press the PTZ button on the front panel or click the PTZ Control icon in the quick setting bar to enter the PTZ setting menu in live view mode.

2. Click the button to show the one-touch function of the PTZ control.

Figure 4. 11 PTZ Panel - One-touch

3. Click Linear Scan button to start the linear scan and click the Linear Scan button again to stop it.

You can click the Restore button to clear the defined left limit and right limit data and the dome needs to reboot to make settings take effect.

4.2.9 One-touch Park

Purpose:

For some certain model of the speed dome, it can be configured to start a predefined park action (scan, preset, patrol and etc.) automatically after a period of inactivity (park time).

Steps:

1. Click the button PTZ in the lower-right corner of the PTZ setting interface;

Or press the PTZ button on the front panel or click the PTZ Control icon in the quick setting bar to enter the PTZ setting menu in live view mode.

2. Click the button to show the one-touch function of the PTZ control.

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Figure 4. 12 PTZ Panel - One-touch

3. There are 3 one-touch park types selectable, click the corresponding button to activate the park action.

Park (Quick Patrol): The dome starts patrol from the predefined preset 1 to preset 32 in order after the park

time. The undefined preset will be skipped.

Park (Patrol 1): The dome starts move according to the predefined patrol 1 path after the park time. Park (Preset 1): The dome moves to the predefined preset 1 location after the park time.

The park time can only be set through the speed dome configuration interface, by default the value is 5s.

4. Click the button again to inactivate it.

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4.3 PTZ Control Panel

To enter the PTZ control panel, there are two ways supported.

OPTION 1: In the PTZ settings interface, click the PTZ button on the lower-right corner which is next to the Back button. OPTION 2:

In the Live View mode, you can press the PTZ Control button on the front panel or on the remote control, or choose the PTZ Control icon , or select the PTZ option in the right-click menu.

Click the Configuration button on the control panel, and you can enter the PTZ Settings interface.

In PTZ control mode, the PTZ panel will be displayed when a mouse is connected with the device. If no mouse is connected, the icon appears in the lower-left corner of the window, indicating that this camera is in PTZ

control mode.

Figure 4. 13 PTZ Panel

Table 4. 1 Description of the PTZ panel icons

Icon

Description

Icon

Description

Icon

Description

Direction button and

the auto-cycle button

Zoom+, Focus+,

Iris+

Zoom-, Focus-, Iris-

The speed of the

PTZ movement

Light on/off

Wiper on/off

3D-Zoom

Image Centralization

Switch to the PTZ

control interface

Switch to the

one-touch control

interface

Switch to the general

settings interface

Previous item

Next item

Start pattern / patrol

Stop the patrol /

pattern movement

Exit

Minimize windows

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Chapter 5 Recording Settings

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5.1 Configuring Parameters

Purpose:

By configuring the parameters you can define the parameters which affect the image quality, such as the transmission stream type, the resolution and so on. Before you start:

1. Make sure that the HDD has already been installed. If not, please install a HDD and initialize it.

(Menu>HDD>General)

Figure 5. 1 HDD- General

2. Check the storage mode of the HDD

1) Click Advanced to check the storage mode of the HDD.

2) If the HDD mode is Quota, please set the maximum record capacity and maximum picture capacity. For

detailed information, see Chapter Configuring Quota Mode.

3) If the HDD mode is Group, you should set the HDD group. For detailed information, see Chapter 13

HDD Management.

Figure 5. 2 HDD- Advanced

Steps:

1. Enter the Record settings interface to configure the recording parameters:

Menu>Record>Parameters

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Figure 5. 3 Recording Parameters

2. Parameters Setting for Recording

1) Select Record tab page to configure. You can configure the stream type, the resolution, and other

parameters on your demand.

2) Click the More Settings button to set the advanced parameters for recording and then click OK button

to finish editing.

Figure 5. 4 Recording Parameters-More Settings

• Pre-record: The time you set to record before the scheduled time or event. For example, when an

alarm triggered the recording at 10:00, if you set the pre-record time as 5 seconds, the camera records it at 9:59:55.

• Post-record: The time you set to record after the event or the scheduled time. For example, when

an alarm triggered the recording ends at 11:00, if you set the post-record time as 5 seconds, it records till 11:00:05.

• Expired Time: The expired time is the longest time for a record file to be kept in the HDD, if the

deadline is reached, the file will be deleted. You can set the expired time to 0, and then the file will

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not be deleted. The actual keeping time for the file should be determined by the capacity of the HDD.

• Redundant Record: Enabling redundant record means you save the record in the redundant HDD.

• Record Audio: Check the checkbox to enable or disable audio recording.

• Video Stream: Main stream and sub-stream are selectable for recording. When you select

sub-stream, you can record for a longer time with the same storage space.

3) Click Apply to save the settings.

 The redundant record is to decide whether you want the camera to save the record files in the

redundant HDD. You must configure the redundant HDD in HDD settings. For detailed information, see Chapter 13.3.2.

 The parameters of Main Stream (Event) are read-only.

3. Parameters Settings for Sub-stream

1) Enter the Sub-stream tab page.

Figure 5. 5 Sub-stream Parameters

2) Configure the parameters of the camera.

3) Click Apply to save the settings.

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5.2 Configuring Recording Schedule

Purpose:

Set the record schedule, and then the camera automatically starts/stops recording according to the configured schedule.

In this chapter, we take the record schedule procedure as an example, and the same procedure can be applied to configure schedule for both recording.

Steps:

1. Enter the Record Schedule interface.

Menu>Record >Schedule

2. Configure Record Schedule

1) Select Record Schedule.

Figure 5. 6 Record Schedule

Different recording types are marked in different color icons.

Continous: scheduled recording. Event: recording triggered by all event triggered alarm. Motion: recording triggered by motion detection. Alarm: recording triggered by alarm. M/A: recording triggered by either motion detection or alarm. M&A: recording triggered by motion detection and alarm.

You can delete the set schedule by clicking the None icon.

2) Choose the camera you want to configure.

3) Select the check box after the Enable Schedule item.

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4) Click Edit button or click on the color icon under the edit button and draw the schedule line on the panel.

Edit the schedule:

I. In the message box, you can choose the day to which you want to set schedule.

Figure 5. 7 Recording Schedule Interface

You can click the button to set the accurate time of the schedule.

II. To schedule an all-day recording, check the checkbox after the All Day item.

Figure 5. 8 Edit Schedule

III. To arrange other schedule, leave the All Day checkbox blank and set the Start/End time.

Up to 8 periods can be configured for each day. And the time periods can’t be overlapped each other.

IV. Select the record type in the dropdown list.

 To enable Motion, Alarm, M | A (motion or alarm), M & A (motion and alarm) and VCA (Video Content

Analysis) triggered recording, you must configure the motion detection settings, alarm input settings or VCA settings as well. For detailed information, refer to Chapter 8.1, Chapter 8.2 and Chapter 8.5.

 The VCA settings are only available to the smart IP cameras.

Repeat the above edit schedule steps to schedule recording or capture for other days in the week. If the schedule can also be applied to other days, click Copy.

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Figure 5. 9 Copy Schedule to Other Days

V. Click OK to save setting and back to upper level menu.

VI. Click Apply in the Record Schedule interface to save the settings.

Draw the schedule:

I. Click on the color icons, you can choose the schedule type as continuous or event.

Figure 5. 10 Draw the Schedule

II. Click the Apply button to validate the settings.

3. (Optional) If the settings can also be used to other channels, click Copy, and then choose the channel to

which you want to copy.

4. Click Apply to save the settings.

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5.3 Configuring Motion Detection Recording

Purpose:

Follow the steps to set the motion detection parameters. In the live view mode, once a motion detection event takes place, the NVR can analyze it and do many actions to handle it. Enabling motion detection function can trigger certain channels to start recording, or trigger full screen monitoring, audio warning, notify the surveillance center and so on. In this chapter, you can follow the steps to schedule a record which triggered by the detected motion.

Steps:

1. Enter the Motion Detection interface.

Menu>Camera>Motion

Figure 5. 11 Motion Detection

2. Configure Motion Detection:

1) Choose camera you want to configure.

2) Check the checkbox after Enable Motion Detection.

3) Drag and draw the area for motion detection by mouse. If you want to set the motion detection for all the

area shot by the camera, click Full Screen. To clear the motion detection area, click Clear.

The full-screen motion detection is configured by default.

Figure 5. 12 Motion Detection- Mask

4) Click Settings, and the message box for channel information pop up.

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Figure 5. 13 Motion Detection Handling

5) Select the channels which you want the motion detection event to trigger recording.

6) Click Apply to save the settings.

7) Click OK to back to the upper level menu.

8) Exit the Motion Detection menu.

3. Edit the Motion Detection Record Schedule. For the detailed information of schedule configuration, see

Chapter Configuring Recording Schedule.

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5.4 Configuring VCA Event Recording

Purpose:

The event triggered recording can be configured through the menu. Then events include the motion detection, alarm and VCA events (face detection/face capture, line crossing detection, intrusion detection, region entrance detection, region exiting detection, loitering detection, people gathering detection, fast moving detection, parking detection, unattended baggage detection, object removal detection, audio loss exception detection, sudden change of sound intensity detection, and defocus detection).

Steps:

1. Enter the VCA settings interface and select a camera for the VCA settings.

Menu> Camera> VCA

Figure 5. 14 VCA Settings

2. Configure the detection rules for VCA events. For details, see the step 2 in Chapter 9 VCA Alarm.

3. Click the icon to configure the alarm linkage actions for the VCA events.

Select Trigger Channel tab and select one or more channels which will start to record when VCA alarm is triggered. Click Apply to save the settings

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Figure 5. 15 Set Trigger Camera of VCA Alarm

The PTZ Linking function is only available for the VCA settings of IP cameras.

4. Enter Record Schedule settings interface (Menu> Record> Schedule>Record Schedule), and then set VCA as

the record type. For details, see step 2 in Chapter 5.2 Configuring Record Schedule.

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5.5 Configuring Alarm Triggered Recording

Follow the procedure to configure alarm triggered recording.

Steps:

1. Enter the Alarm setting interface.

Menu> Configuration> Alarm

Figure 5. 16 Alarm Settings

2. Click Alarm Input.

Figure 5. 17 Alarm Settings- Alarm Input

1) Select Alarm Input number and configure alarm parameters.

2) Choose N.O (normally open) or N.C (normally closed) for alarm type.

3) Check the checkbox for Setting .

4) Click Settings.

Figure 5. 18 Alarm Settings

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5) Choose the alarm triggered recording channel.

6) Check the checkbox to select channel.

7) Click Apply to save settings.

8) Click OK to back to the upper level menu.

Repeat the above steps to configure other alarm input parameters. If the settings can also be applied to other alarm inputs, click Copy and choose the alarm input number.

Figure 5. 19 Copy Alarm Input

3. Edit the Alarm triggered record in the Record/Capture Schedule setting interface. For the detailed

information of schedule configuration, see Chapter5.2 Configuring Recording Schedule.

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5.6 Manual Recording

Purpose:

Follow the steps to set the manual recording. When the manual recording is enabled, you don’t need to set a schedule for recording..

Steps:

1. Enter the Manual settings interface.

Menu> Manual

Figure 5. 20 Manual Record

2. Enable recording for camera (s).

Click the status button beside each camera number to change to , or you can enable recording for all cameras by clicking the status bar before Analog to change it to .

3. Set recording mode to manual.

By default, the camera is enabled with recording by schedule ( ). Click the status bar to change it to and click again to enable the recording to manual ( ).

: recording by schedule.

: recording by manual operation.

After rebooting, all the manual records enabled are canceled.

4. Start all-day continuous recording or all-day motion detection recording of all channels.

1) Click for Continuous or Motion Detection recording.

Figure 5. 21 Start Normal or Motion Detection Recording

2) Click Yes to enable all-day continuous or motion detection recording of all channels.

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5.7 Configuring Holiday Recording

Purpose:

Follow the steps to configure the recording schedule on holiday for that year. You may want to have different plans for recording on holiday.

Steps:

1. Enter the Record setting interface.

Menu > Record > Holiday

Figure 5. 22 Holiday Settings

2. Enable Edit Holiday schedule.

1) Click to enter the Edit interface.

Figure 5. 23 Edit Holiday Settings

2) Check the checkbox after Enable Holiday.

3) Select Mode from the dropdown list.

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There are three different modes for the date format to configure holiday schedule.

4) Set the start and end date.

5) Click Apply to save settings.

6) Click OK to exit the Edit interface.

3. Enter Record/Capture Schedule settings interface to edit the holiday recording schedule. See Chapter 5.2

Configuring Recording Schedule.

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5.8 Configuring Redundant Recording

Purpose:

Enabling redundant recording, which means saving the record files and captured pictures not only in the R/W HDD but also in the redundant HDD, will effectively enhance the data safety and reliability. .

Steps:

1. Enter HDD Information interface.

Menu> HDD

Figure 5. 24 HDD General

2. Select the HDD and click to enter the Local HDD Settings interface.

1) Set the HDD property to Redundancy.

Figure 5. 25 HDD General-Editing

2) Click Apply to save the settings.

3) Click OK to back to the upper level menu.

You must set the Storage mode in the HDD advanced settings to Group before you set the HDD property to Redundant. For detailed information, please refer to Chapter 11.4.1 Setting HDD Property. There should be at least another HDD which is in Read/Write status.

3. Enter the Record setting interface.

Menu> Record> Parameters

1) Select Record tab.

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Figure 5. 26 Record Parameters

2) Select Camera you want to configure in the drop-down list.

3) Check the checkbox of Redundant Record.

4) Click OK to save settings and back to the upper level menu.

Repeat the above steps for configuring other channels.

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5.9 Configuring HDD Group for Recording

Purpose:

You can group the HDDs and save the record files and captured pictures in certain HDD group.

Steps:

1. Enter HDD setting interface.

Menu>HDD

Figure 5. 27 HDD General

2. Select Advanced on the left side menu.

Figure 5. 28 Storage Mode

Check whether the storage mode of the HDD is Group. If not, set it to Group. For detailed information, please refer to Chapter 11.4 Managing HDD Group.

3. Select General in the left side menu

4. Click to enter editing interface.

5. Configuring HDD group.

1) Choose a group number for the HDD group.

2) Click Apply and then in the pop-up message box, click Yes to save your settings.

3) Click OK to back to the upper level menu.

Repeat the above steps to configure more HDD groups.

6. Choose the Channels which you want to save the record files and captured pictures in the HDD group.

1) Select Advanced on the left bar.

2) Choose Group number in the dropdown list of Record on HDD Group

3) Check the channels you want to save in this group.

4) Click Apply to save settings.

After having configured the HDD groups, you can configure the Recording settings following the

procedure provided in Chapter 5.2-5.7.

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5.10 Files Protection

Purpose:

You can lock the recording files or set the HDD property to Read-only to protect the record files from being overwritten.

5.10.1 Locking the Recording Files

Lock File when Playback

Steps:

1. Enter Playback interface.

Menu> Playback

2. Check the checkbox of channel(s) in the channel list and then double-click to select a date on the calendar.

Figure 5. 29 Normal Playback

3. During playback, click the button to lock the current recording file.

In the multi-channel playback mde, clicking the button will lock all the record files related to the playback channels.

4. You can click the button to pop up the file management interface. Click the Locked File tab to check

and export the locked files.

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Figure 5. 30 Locked File Management

In the File Management interface, you can also click to change it to to unlock the file and the file is not protected.

 Lock File when Export

Steps:

1. Enter Export setting interface.

Menu> Export

Figure 5. 31 Export

2. Select the channels you want to investigate by checking the checkbox to .

3. Configure the record type, file type start/end time.

4. Click Search to show the results.

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Figure 5. 32 Export- Search Result

5. Protect the record files.

1) Find the record files you want to protect, and then click the icon which will turn to , indicating

that the file is locked.

The record files of which the recording is still not completed cannot be locked.

2) Click to change it to to unlock the file and the file is not protected.

Figure 5. 33 Unlocking Attention

5.10.2 Setting HDD Property to Read-only

Steps:

1. Enter HDD setting interface.

Menu> HDD

Figure 5. 34 HDD General

2. Click to edit the HDD you want to protect.

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Figure 5. 35 HDD General- Editing

To edit HDD property, you need to set the storage mode of the HDD to Group. See Chapter Managing HDD Group.

3. Set the HDD property to Read-only.

4. Click OK to save settings and back to the upper level menu.

 You cannot save any files in a Read-only HDD. If you want to save files in the HDD, change the

property to R/W.

 If there is only one HDD and is set to Read-only, the NVR can’t record any files. Only live view mode is

available.

 If you set the HDD to Read-only when the NVR is saving files in it, then the file will be saved in next

R/W HDD. If there is only one HDD, the recording will be stopped.

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6.1 Playing Back Record Files

6.1.1 Instant Playback

Purpose:

Play back the recorded video files of a specific channel in the live view mode. Channel switch is supported.

Instant playback by channel

Steps:

Choose a channel in live view mode and click the button in the quick setting toolbar.

In the instant playback mode, only record files recorded during the last five minutes on this channel will be played back.

Figure 6. 1 Instant Playback Interface

6.1.2 Playing Back by Normal Search

Playback by Channel

1. Enter the Playback interface.

Mouse: right click a channel in live view mode and select Playback from the menu, as shown in Figure 6. 2.

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Figure 6. 2 Right-click Menu under Live View

Pressing numerical buttons will switch playback to the corresponding channels during playback process.

Playback by Time

Purpose:

Play back video files recorded in specified time duration. Multi-channel simultaneous playback and channel switch are supported.

Steps:

1. Enter playback interface.

Menu>Playback

2. Check the checkbox of channel(s) in the channel list and then double-click to select a date on the calendar.

Figure 6. 3 Playback Calendar

If there are record files for that camera in that day, in the calendar, the icon for that day is displayed as .

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Otherwise it is displayed as

Playback Interface

You can use the toolbar in the bottom part of Playback interface to control playing progress, as shown in Figure 6.

Figure 6. 4 Playback Interface

Click the channel(s) to execute simultaneous playback of multiple channels.

Figure 6. 5 Toolbar of Playback

 The indicates the start/end time of the record.  Playback progress bar: use the mouse to click any point of the progress bar or drag the progress bar to

locate specific frames.

Table 6. 1 Detailed Explanation of Playback Toolbar

Button

Operation

Button

Operation

Button

Operation

Audio on/ Mute

Start/Stop clipping

Lock File

Add default tag

Add customized tag

File management for video clips, captured pictures, locked files

and tags

Reverse play/ Pause

Stop

Digital Zoom

30s forward

30s reverse

Pause / Play

Fast forward

Previous day

Slow forward

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Button

Operation

Button

Operation

Button

Operation

Full Screen

Exit

Next day

Save the clips

Process bar

Scaling up/down the

time line

6.1.3 Playing Back by Event Search

Purpose:

Play back record files on one or several channels searched out by event type (e.g., alarm input, motion detection and VCA).

Steps:

1. Enter the Playback interface.

Menu>Playback

2. Select the Event in the drop-down list on the top-left side.

3. Select Alarm Input, Motion or VCA as the event type.

Here we take playback by VCA as the example.

Figure 6. 6 Motion Search Interface

4. Select the minor type of VCA from the drop-down list.

For configuring the VCA recording, please refer to Chapter 5.4 Configuring VCA Event Recording.

5. Select the camera (s) for searching, and set the Start time and End time.

6. Click Search button to get the search result information. You may refer to the right-side bar for the result.

7. Click button to play back the file.

Pre-play and post-play can be configured.

8. Playback interface.

The toolbar in the bottom part of Playback interface can be used to control playing process.

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Figure 6. 7 Interface of Playback by Event

You can click or button to select the previous or next event. Please refer to Table 6.1 for the description of buttons on the toolbar.

6.1.4 Playing Back by Tag

Purpose:

Video tag allows you to record related information like people and location of a certain time point during playback. You can use video tag(s) to search for record files and position time point.

Before playing back by tag:

1. Enter Playback interface.

Menu>Playback

2. Search and play back the record file(s). Refer to Chapter 6.1.1 for the detailed information about searching

and playback of the record files.

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Figure 6. 8 Interface of Playback by Time

Click button to add default tag. Click button to add customized tag and input tag name.

Max. 64 tags can be added to a single video file.

3. Tag management.

Click button to enter the File Management interface and click Tag to manage the tags. You can check, edit and delete tag(s).

Figure 6. 9 Tag Management Interface

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Steps:

1. Select the Tag from the drop-down list in the Playback interface.

2. Choose channels, edit start time and end time, and then click Search to enter Search Result interface.

You can enter keyword in the textbox to search the tag on your command.

3. Click button to play back the selected tag file.

You can click the Back button to back to the search interface.

Figure 6. 10 Interface of Playback by Tag

Pre-play and post-play can be configured.

You can click or button to select the previous or next tag. Please refer to Table 6.1 for the description of buttons on the toolbar.

6.1.5 Playing back by Smart Playback

Purpose:

The smart playback function provides an easy way to get through the less effective information. When you select the smart playback mode, the system will analyze the video containing the motion or VCA information, mark it with green color and play it in the normal speed while the video without motion will be played in the 16-time speed. The smart playback rules and areas are configurable.

Before you start:

To get the smart search result, the corresponding event type must be enabled and configured on the IP camera. Here we take the intrusion detection as an example.

1. Log in the IP camera by the web browser, and enable the intrusion detection by checking the checkbox of it.

You may enter the motion detection configuration interface by Configuration> Advanced Configuration> Events> Intrusion Detection.

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Figure 6. 11 Setting Intrusion Detection on IP Camera

2. Configure the required parameters of intrusion detection, including area, arming schedule and linkage

methods. Refer to the user manual of smart IP camera for detailed instructions.

Steps:

1. Enter Playback interface.

Menu>Playback

2. Select the Smart in the drop-down list on the top-left side.

3. Select a camera in the camera list.

4. Select a date in the calendar and click the button on the left toolbar to play the video file.

Figure 6. 12 Smart Playback Interface

Table 6. 2 Detailed Explanation of Smart Playback Toolbar

Button

Operation

Button

Operation

Button

Operation

Draw line for the line crossing detection

Draw quadrilateral for the intrusion detection

Draw rectangle for the intrusion detection

Set full screen for

motion detection

Clear all

Start/Stop

clipping

File management for

video clips

Stop playing

Pause playing /

Play

Smart settings

Search matched

video files

Filter video files

by setting the

target characters

5. Set the rules and areas for smart search of VCA event or motion event.

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Select the button , and click on the image to specify the start point and end point of the line.

 Intrusion Detection

Click the button, and specify 4 points to set a quadrilateral region for intrusion detection. Only one

region can be set.

 Motion Detection

Click the button and then click and draw the mouse to set the detection area manually. You can also

click the button to set the full screen as the detection area.

6. You can click to configure the smart settings.

Figure 6. 13 Smart Settings

Skip the Non-Related Video: The non-related video will not be played if this function is enabled. Play Non-Related Video at: Set the speed to play the non-related video. Max./8/4/1 are selectable. Play Related Video at: Set the speed to play the related video. Max./8/4/1 are selectable.

Pre-play and post-play is not available for the motion event type.

7. Click to search and play the matched video files.

8. (Optional) You can click to filter the searched video files by setting the target characters, including the

gender and age of the human and whether he/she wears glasses.

Figure 6. 14 Set Result Filter

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6.1.6 Playing Back by System Logs

Purpose:

Play back record file(s) associated with channels after searching system logs.

Steps:

1. Enter Log Information interface.

Menu>Maintenance>Log Information

2. Click Log Search tab to enter Playback by System Logs.

Set search time and type and click Search button.

Figure 6. 15 System Log Search Interface

3. Choose a log with record file and click button to enter Playback interface.

Figure 6. 16 Result of System Log Search

4. Playback interface.

The toolbar in the bottom part of Playback interface can be used to control playing process.

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Figure 6. 17 Interface of Playback by Log

6.1.7 Playing Back External File

Purpose:

Perform the following steps to look up and play back files in the external devices.

Steps:

1. Enter Tag Search interface.

Menu>Playback

2. Select the External File in the drop-down list on the top-left side.

The files are listed in the right-side list. You can click the button to refresh the file list.

3. Select and click the button to play back it. And you can adjust the playback speed by clicking and

Figure 6. 18 Interface of External File Playback

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6.1.8 Playing Back by Sub-periods

Purpose:

The video files can be played in multiple sub-periods simultaneously on the screens.

Steps:

1. Enter Playback interface.

Menu>Playback

2. Select Sub-periods from the drop-down list in the upper-left corner of the page to enter the Sub-periods

Playback interface.

3. Select a date and start playing the video file.

4. Select the Split-screen Number from the dropdown list. Up to 16 screens are configurable.

Figure 6. 19 Interface of Sub-periods Playback

According to the defined number of split-screens, the video files on the selected date can be divided into average segments for playback. E.g., if there are video files existing between 16:00 and 22:00, and the 6-screen display mode is selected, then it can play the video files for 1 hour on each screen simultaneously.

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7.1 Backing up Record Files

7.1.1 Quick Export

Purpose:

Export record files to backup device(s) quickly.

Steps:

1. Enter Video Export interface.

Menu>Export>Normal Choose the channel(s) you want to back up and click Quick Export button.

The time duration of record files on a specified channel cannot exceed one day. Otherwise, the

message box “Max. 24 hours are allowed for quick export.” will pop up.

Figure 7. 1 Quick Export Interface

2. Select the format of the log files to be exported. Up to 9 formats are selectable.

3. Click the Export to start exporting.

Here we use USB Flash Drive and please refer to the next section Normal Backup for more backup devices supported by the NVR.

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Figure 7. 2 Quick Export using USB1-1

Stay in the Exporting interface until all record files are exported.

Figure 7. 3 Export Finished

4. Check backup result.

Choose the record file in Export interface and click button to check it.

The Player player.exe will be exported automatically during record file export.

Figure 7. 4 Checkup of Quick Export Result Using USB1-1

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7.1.2 Backing up by Normal Video Search

Purpose:

The record files can be backup to various devices, such as USB devices (USB flash drives, USB HDDs, USB writer), SATA writer and e-SATA HDD.

Backup using USB flash drives and USB HDDs

Steps:

1. Enter Export interface.

Menu>Export>Normal

2. Select the cameras to search.

3. Set search condition and click Search button to enter the search result interface. The matched video files are

displayed in Chart or List display mode.

Figure 7. 5 Normal Video Search for Backup

4. Select video files or pictures from the Chart or List to export.

Click to play the record file if you want to check it. Check the checkbox before the record files you want to back up.

The size of the currently selected files is displayed in the lower-left corner of the window.

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Figure 7. 6 Result of Normal Video Search for Backup

5. Export the video files or picture files.

Click Export All button to export all the files. Or you can select recording files you want to back up, and click Export button to enter Export interface.

If the inserted USB device is not recognized:

• Click the Refresh button.

• Reconnect device.

• Check for compatibility from vendor.

You can also format USB flash drives or USB HDDs via the device.

Figure 7. 7 Export by Normal Video Search using USB Flash Drive

Stay in the Exporting interface until all record files are exported with pop-up message box “Export finished”.

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Figure 7. 8 Export Finished

The backup of video files using USB writer or SATA writer has the same operating instructions. Please

refer to steps described above.

7.1.3 Backing up by Event Search

Purpose:

Back up event-related record files using USB devices (USB flash drives, USB HDDs, USB writer) or SATA writer. Quick Backup and Normal Backup are supported.

Steps:

1. Enter Export interface.

Menu>Export>Event

2. Select the cameras to search.

3. Select the event type to alarm input, motion or VCA.

Figure 7. 9 Event Search for Backup

4. Set search condition and click Search button to enter the search result interface. The matched video files are

displayed in Chart or List display mode.

5. Select video files from the Chart or List interface to export.

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Figure 7. 10 Result of Event Search

6. Export the video files. Please refer to step5 of Chapter 7.1.2 Backing up by Normal Video Search for details.

7.1.4 Backing up Video Clips

Purpose:

You may also select video clips in playback mode to export directly during Playback, using USB devices (USB flash drives, USB HDDs, USB writer) or SATA writer.

Steps:

1. Enter Playback interface.

Please refer to Chapter 6.1 Playing Back Record Files.

2. During playback, use buttons or in the playback toolbar to start or stop clipping record file(s).

3. Click the to enter the file management interface.

Figure 7. 11 Video Clips Export Interface

7. Export the video clips in playback. Please refer to step5 of Chapter 7.1.2 Backing up by Normal Video

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7.2 Managing Backup Devices

Management of USB flash drives and USB HDDs.

Steps:

1. Enter the Export interface.

Figure 7. 12 Storage Device Management

2. Backup device management.

Click New Folder button if you want to create a new folder in the backup device. Select a record file or folder in the backup device and click button if you want to delete it.

Click Erase button if you want to erase the files from a re-writable CD/DVD. Click Format button to format the backup device.

If the inserted storage device is not recognized:

• Click the Refresh button.

• Reconnect device.

• Check for compatibility from vendor.

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7.3 Hot Spare Device Backup

Purpose:

Several devices, including NVR and HDVR, can form an N+1 hot spare system. The system consists of several working devices and a hot spare device; when the working device fails, the hot spare device switches into operation, thus increasing the reliability of the system.

Please contact dealer for details of models which support the hot spare function.

Before you start:

At least 2 devices are online. A bidirectional connection shown in the figure below is required to be built between the hot spare device and each working device.

Set a hot spare

device

Add a hot spare

device on normal

device

Add the normal

device on the hot

spare device

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Figure 7. 13 Building Hot Spare System

7.3.1 Setting Hot Spare Device

 The camera connection will be disabled when the device works in the hot spare mode.  It’s highly recommended to restore the defaults of the device after switching the working mode of the hot

spare device to normal mode to ensure the normal operation afterwards.

Steps:

1. Enter the Hot Spare settings interface.

Menu > Configuration > Hot Spare

2. Set the Work Mode as Hot Spare Mode, click the Apply button to confirm the settings.

3. Reboot the device to make the change take effect.

Figure 7. 14 Reboot Attention

4. Click the Yes button in the pop-up attention box.

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7.3.1 Setting Working Device

Steps:

1. Enter the Hot Spare settings interface.

Menu > Configuration > Hot Spare

2. Set the Work Mode as Normal Mode (default).

3. Check the checkbox of Enable to enable the hot spare function.

4. Enter the IP address and admin password of hot spare device.

Figure 7. 15 Setting Working Mode for Working device

5. Click the Apply button to save the settings.

7.3.2 Managing Hot Spare System

Steps:

1. Enter the Hot Spare Settings interface of the hot spare device.

The connected working device is displayed on the device list. Check the checkbox to select the working device from the list, and click the Add button to link the working device to the hot spare device.

A hot spare device can connect up to 32 working devices.

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