Honeywell HRHM1041X, HRHM2042, HRHH1081, HRHH1081X, HRHH1083 User Manual

Performance Series HQA

Digital Video Recorder

DVR Models

HRHM1041(X) HRHH1161(X) HRHH2042(X)
HRHH1081(X) HRHH1163(X) HRHH2082(X)
HRHH1083(X) HRHH1166(X) HRHH2086(X)

User Guide

Document 800-19403 – Rev A – 12/2014

Issue Date Revisions

A 12/2014 New document.

Cautions and Warnings

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WARNING

Ethernet connection is not intended to be connected to an exposed
(outside plant) network.

CAUTION There is a risk of explosion if the battery is replaced by

an incorrect type. Dispose of used batteries in accordance with local
laws.

CAUTION Installation and servicing should be performed only by

qualified and experienced technicians to conform to all local codes and
to maintain your warranty.

Regulatory Statements

Use only with the supplied power adapter. The

FCC Compliance Statement

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

for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to
provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This
equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and
used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular
installation.

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If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be
determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the
interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is
connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

Note Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for

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

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

Manufacturer’s Declaration of Conformance

North America

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

Europe

The manufacturer declares that the equipment supplied is compliant with the essential
protection requirements of the EMC directive 2004/108/EC and the Low Voltage Directive (LVD)
2006/95/EC, conforming to the requirements of standards EN 55022 for emissions, EN 50130-4
for immunity, and EN 60950 for electrical equipment safety.

Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE)

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

European countries with separate collection systems).

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

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Safety Instructions

Before operating or installing the unit, read and follow all instructions. After installation, retain the safety and operating instructions for future reference

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

2. INSTALLATION

• Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.

• Installation and servicing should be performed only by qualified and experienced

technicians to conform to all local codes and to maintain your warranty.

• Do not install the unit in an extremely hot or humid location, or in a place subject to

dust or mechanical vibration. The unit is not designed to be waterproof. Exposure to
rain or water may damage the unit.

• Any wall or ceiling mounting of the product should follow the manufacturer’s

instructions and use a mounting kit approved or recommended by the manufacturer.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Warranty and Service

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

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

1.800.323.4576 for assistance or to request a Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA)

number.

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

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

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

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Contents 1

Cautions and Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Regulatory Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Warranty and Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

About This Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Overview of Contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Related Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

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

Front and Rear Panel Layouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Mouse Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Remote Control Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

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

Unpacking the DVR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Connecting External Devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Starting and Shutting Down the DVR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Setting Up the DVR with the Startup Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

3 Viewing Live Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

About Live View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Configuring Live View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Controlling PTZ Cameras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

4 Recording Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Manual Record Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Automatic Record Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

5 Playing Back Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Playing Back Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Playing Back Snapshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Backing Up Video and Snapshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

6 Configuring Camera Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Configuring Image Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Configuring Encoding Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Configuring Snapshot Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Configuring Privacy Mask Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Configuring the Text Overlay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Changing a Camera Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Changing a Channel Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

7 Configuring Network Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Configuring TCP/IP and Port Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Configuring Wireless Connection Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Configuring Advanced Network Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Configuring Alarm Center Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

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8 Configuring Event Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Configuring Motion Detection Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Configuring Video Loss Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Configuring Video Masking (Tampering) Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Configuring System Event Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Configuring Alarm Input Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Configuring Alarm Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

9 Configuring Storage Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Configuring the Recording Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Configuring HDD Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Configuring Record Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Configuring HDD Diagnostic Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

10 Configuring System Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Configuring General System Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Configuring Display Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Configuring RS232 Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Configuring Pan/Tilt/Zoom Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Configuring Card Overlay Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Configuring Account Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Configuring Automatic Maintenance Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Exporting and Importing System Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Restoring Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Upgrading the DVR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

11 Viewing Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Viewing System Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Viewing Event Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Viewing Network Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Viewing Log Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

12 Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Appendix A Connecting Alarm Input/Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Appendix B Installing Hard Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Installing a Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

List of Compatible SATA HDDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

List of Compatible Portable HDDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

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About This Document

This document introduces the Honeywell Performance Series HQA Digital Video Recorder
(DVR) and provides instructions for installing and operating the DVR.

These instructions apply to the following Performance Series HQA models:

4-channel DVRs

HRHM1041

HRHM1041X

HRHH2042

HRHH2042X

8-channel DVRs

HRHH1081

HRHH1081X

HRHH1083

HRHH1083X

HRHH2082

HRHH2082X

HRHH2086

HRHH2086X

16-channel DVRs

HRHH1161

HRHH1161X

HRHH1163

HRHH1163X

HRHH1166

HRHH1166X

720p, 4-ch, 1 TB, HQA Pure DVR, NTSC
720p, 4-ch, 1 TB, HQA Pure DVR, PAL
1080p, 4-ch, 2 TB, HQA/CVBS Hybrid DVR, NTSC
1080p, 4-ch, 2 TB, HQA/CVBS Hybrid DVR, PAL

720p, 8-ch, 1 TB, HQA/CVBS Hybrid DVR, NTSC
720p, 8-ch, 1 TB, HQA/CVBS Hybrid DVR, PAL
720p, 8-ch, 3 TB, HQA/CVBS Hybrid DVR, NTSC
720p, 8-ch, 3 TB, HQA/CVBS Hybrid DVR, PAL
1080p, 8-ch, 2 TB, HQA/CVBS Hybrid DVR, NTSC
1080p, 8-ch, 2 TB, HQA/CVBS Hybrid DVR, PAL
1080p, 8-ch, 6 TB, HQA/CVBS Hybrid DVR, NTSC
1080p, 8-ch, 6 TB, HQA/CVBS Hybrid DVR, PAL

720p, 16-ch, 1 TB, HQA/CVBS Hybrid DVR, NTSC
720p, 16-ch, 1 TB, HQA/CVBS Hybrid DVR, PAL
720p, 16-ch, 3 TB, HQA/CVBS Hybrid DVR, NTSC
720p, 16-ch, 3 TB, HQA/CVBS Hybrid DVR, PAL
720p, 16-ch, 6 TB, HQA/CVBS Hybrid DVR, NTSC
720p, 16-ch, 6 TB, HQA/CVBS Hybrid DVR, PAL

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Overview of Contents

This document contains the following chapters and appendixes:

• Chapter 1, Introduction, describes the front and rear panel layout of the DVR, and mouse
and remote control functions.

• Chapter 2, Getting Started, describes how to connect the DVR and log on to its user
interface.

• Chapter 3, Viewing Live Video, describes the DVR’s real-time monitoring mode and
associated DVR operations, including controlling a PTZ camera (if connected).

• Chapter 4, Recording Video, describes how to record a video clip manually and how to set
up automatic recording.

• Chapter 5, Playing Back Video, describes how to search for and play back recorded video
and snapshots, and how to save recorded files to an external storage device.

• Chapter 6, Configuring Camera Settings, describes how to configure camera image
settings, encoder settings, snapshot settings, privacy mask settings, camera name
settings, and channel type settings.

• Chapter 7, Configuring Network Settings, describes how to configure the DVR’s network
settings, including connection settings, email settings, FTP settings, registration settings,
and alarm center settings.

• Chapter 8, Configuring Event Settings, describes how to configure the DVR’s alarm
settings, including settings for motion detection, video loss, camera tampering, and
system events.

• Chapter 9, Configuring Storage Settings, describes how to configure the DVR’s storage
settings, including recording settings and HDD management settings.

• Chapter 10, Configuring System Settings, describes how to configure DVR system settings,
display settings, and user accounts; export and import configuration settings to and from
other DVRs; restore default settings; and upgrade the system firmware.

• Chapter 11, Viewing Information, describes how to view system, event, network, and log
information.

• Chapter 12, Troubleshooting, lists troubleshooting steps for resolving errors that you may
encounter when operating the DVR.

• Appendix A, Connecting Alarm Input/Outputs, provides guidelines for connecting alarm
inputs and outputs.

• Appendix B, Installing Hard Drives, lists the manufacturers and models of compatible
HDDs, including SATA HDDs and portable HDDs, and provides instructions for installing
an additional HDD.

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Related Documents

The following related documents are supplied with the DVR:

• Performance Series HQA DVRs Remote User Guide (800-20017)

• Performance Series HQA DVRs Quick Installation Guide (800-19404)

• Performance Series HQA DVRs Quick Networking Guide (800-19406)

To access a PDF version of these documents, visit the Performance Series HQA DVR product
page at www.honeywellvideo.com/products/video-systems/recording-devices/index.html.

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1

Introduction 1

This chapter includes the following sections:

• Front and Rear Panel Layouts, page 14

• Mouse Operation, page 18

• Remote Control Operation, page 19

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Front and Rear Panel Layouts

4-channel DVR Front Panel

Name Function

1 HDD indicator Lights red when HDD error has occurred or when HDD capacity below specified threshold.

2 NET indicator Lights red when a network error has occurred or when there is no network connection.

3 POWER indicator Lights blue when the DVR is receiving power.

4 USB 2.0 port Connects USB devices (USB flash drive, mouse).

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4-channel DVR Rear Panel

1 2 3 4 5 6

7 8 9 10 11 12

Name Function

1 Power switch Switch for turning DVR on/off

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2 Alarm in/out Terminal block interface for alarm input/output

3 VGA port VGA connector for analog video output

4 Audio in RCA connectors for audio input (microphone)

5 Video in BNC connectors for HD-over-coax/CVBS video input

6 Ground Ground terminal

7 Power input 12 V DC power input

8 RS485 port RS485 interface for connecting to RS485 devices (PTZ cameras)

9 Network port RJ45 100M Ethernet interface for connecting to local area network (LAN)

10 HDMI port HDMI interface for transmitting high definition audio and video output

11 USB 2.0 port USB 2.0 interface for connecting to USB device (mouse, USB flash drive, portable HDD)

12 Audio out RCA connector for audio output (speaker, headphones).

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8/16-channel DVR Front Panel

Name Function

1 HDD indicator Lights red when HDD error has occurred or when HDD capacity below specified threshold.

2 NET indicator Lights red when a network error has occurred or when there is no network connection.

3 Power button Turns DVR on/off.

4 IR receiver Receives IR signal from remote control.

5SHIFT

6 FN Switches between function input and number/letter input.

7 Record button

8Play Previous button / 0

9Play Next button / 9

10 Slow Play button / 8

11 Fast Forward button / 7

12 Reverse/Pause button / 6

13 Play/Pause button / 5

14 ESC

15 Direction keys

(

 

) /

1, 2, 3, 4

Text mode:

Single-window live view mode: Displays Assistant function or configures image color.
Text mode: Deletes last entered character when pressed and held for 1.5 seconds.
HDD management: Switches HDD recording information.

Live view mode

Playback mode
Text mode

Playback mode
Text mode

Playback mode
Text mode

Playback mode
Text mode

Playback mode
Text mode

Playback mode
Text mode

Live view mode
Playback

Menu setup
PTZ mode:
Text mode

Switches to uppercase letters.

: Starts/stops recording.

: Plays the previous video.

: Enters the number 0.

: Plays the next video.

: Enters the number 9.

: Plays back video at various speeds.

: Enters the number 8 or the letters T, U, or V.

: Plays back video at various speeds.

: Enters the number 7 or the letters P, Q, R, or S.

: Plays back video in reverse, pauses playback.

: Enters the number 6.

: Plays back video, pauses playback.

: Enter the number 5 or letter J, K, or L.

: Returns to previous menu or cancels current operation.

: Returns to live view mode.

: Navigate up and down, increase or decrease numbers.

Call up the assistant function for the PTZ menu.

: Enter the numbers 1, 2, 3, or 4 or the letters A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, or I.

Enter

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Menu setup

Go to Default.
Go to Menu.

: Confirms selection.

8/16-channel DVR Rear Panel

1 2 3 4 5 6

7 8 9 10 11 12 13

* 16-channel DVR shown

Name Function

1 Alarm in/out Terminal block interface for alarm input/output

2 Power switch Switch for turning DVR on/off

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3 RS232 RS232 interface for configuring IP address or transferring transparent COM data

4 Audio in RCA connectors for audio input (microphone)

5 Video in BNC connectors for HD-over-coax/CVBS video input

6 Ground Ground terminal

7 RS485 port RS485 interface for connecting to RS485 devices (PTZ cameras)

8 Power input 12 V DC power input

9 Network port RJ45 100M Ethernet interface for connecting to local area network (LAN)

10 VGA port VGA connector for analog video output

11 USB 2.0 port USB 2.0 interface for connecting to USB device (mouse, USB flash drive, portable HDD)

12 HDMI port HDMI interface for transmitting high definition audio and video output

13 Audio out RCA connector for audio output (speaker, headphones).

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3

Button Action

1Left

• Click to select a menu option.

• Click in text field to display on-screen keyboard.

• Click on-screen keyboard to input letters/numbers.

• In multi-screen view, double-click to view the
channel full screen. Double-click again to exit full
screen mode.

• Double-click video filename to play video.

2Right

• Click to close menu window without saving changes.

• Click to exit main menu to return to live view screen.

• Click to open shortcut menu from live view screen.

3 Wheel

• Scroll up/down.

Mouse Operation

Your Performance Series HQA DVR is optimized for mouse navigation. Use the supplied mouse
to set up the DVR.

Using the On-screen Keyboard

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1. To display the on-screen keyboard, click in a text box. The keyboard appears directly
below the text box.

2. Click the key corresponding to the letter/number/special character that you want to input

3. Click Enter to close the on-screen keyboard.

in the text box.

• To switch between lowercase and uppercase letters, click Shift.

• To delete the previous character, click the key.

• To insert a space, click the key.

Remote Control Operation

Button Action

1Power Turn DVR on/off.

2 Add (Address) Enter number of device that you want to control.

3 Forward Increase forward playback speed.

4 Slow Play Decrease forward playback speed.

5 Next Record Select next video for playback.

6 Previous Record Select previous video for playback.

7 Play/Pause Pause/resume forward playback.

In live view mode, enter video search mode.

8 Reverse/Pause Pause/resume reverse playback.

9 Esc Return to previous menu or cancel current operation.

10 Rec Manually start/stop recording.

While in recording interface, use direction buttons to select
recording channel. Press and hold record button to enter
manual recording interface.

11 Direction Keys Use left/right keys to switch currently activated control.

While in playback mode, use up/down buttons to change
playback channel.

12 Enter Go to default. Go to menu.

13 Mult Switch between multi-channel view and single-channel view.

14 Fn In single-monitor mode, using popup assistant function,

control PTZ cameras or adjust video color.

In PTZ control mode, switch the PTZ control menu.

In text mode, press and hold button to delete last character.

15 Alphanumeric

Keys

Enter passwords or switch channels. Press

Shift

to switch

input method.

It is strongly recommended to use a mouse to operate the DVR. However, you can also use the
supplied IR remote control.The following table describes basic remote control operations:

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Getting Started 2

This chapter includes the following sections:

• Unpacking the DVR, page 21

• Connecting External Devices, page 22

• Starting and Shutting Down the DVR, page 24

• Setting Up the DVR with the Startup Wizard, page 25

Unpacking the DVR

Before you set up the DVR, make sure that you have received the following items:

• Quick Installation Guide (800-19404)

• Quick Networking Guide (800-19406)

•Software CD

• Power adapter and cable

•Mouse

Not included with HRHM1041(X)

*

If any of the items listed above are missing or damaged, contact your Honeywell dealer
immediately.

• Remote control

• CAT5e network cable

• Terminal block connectors (×2)

• Screws (×10)

• Serial ATA (SATA) cable*

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Connecting External Devices

Step 1: Connect the cameras

Connect the coaxial cables from the cameras to the VIDEO IN connectors (1 Vp-p, 75 ohm).

Step 2: Connect the monitor

Connect a VGA cable (not supplied) to the VGA interface and/or an HDMI cable (not supplied)
to the HDMI interface. Connect the other end to a monitor (do not use a TV). Simultaneous VGA
and HDMI output is supported.

Step 3: Connect the mouse

Connect the supplied USB mouse to the USB 2.0 interface.

Step 4: Connect the Ethernet cable

Connect the supplied CAT5e Ethernet cable to the network port. Connect the other end to a
router on your network.

Step 5: Connect audio devices (if applicable)

To record audio, connect the audio sources to the AUDIO IN connectors. To play audio, connect
an audio output device (low-impedance headphones, speaker, or amplifier) to the AUDIO OUT
connector (200 mV / 1 kilohm).

Step 6: Connect alarm devices (if applicable)

Connect alarm devices to the alarm in/out interface. If the alarm inputs use external power, the
device must have the same ground as the DVR. See Appendix A, Connecting Alarm

Input/Outputs for additional information.

Step 7: Connect a PTZ camera (if applicable)

To communicate with a PTZ camera, connect it to the RS485 A and B input. It is recommended
to use

shielded twisted pair cable with the shielded layer used to connect to the ground
ground should be the same as for the DVR and the voltage between the A and B lines should
be less than 5 V.

. The

Step 8: Connect the power cable

Connect the supplied 12 V DC power adapter to the power input. Use of an uninterruptible
power supply (UPS) is strongly recommended.

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Typical DVR Installation

The following diagram shows a typical DVR installation:

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Starting and Shutting Down the DVR

Starting the DVR

1. Verify that the DVR is connected to an appropriate power source.

2. Turn on the power switch on the rear panel to start the DVR.

Note

The beep at startup is normal.

Shutting Down the DVR

Note

To prevent damage to the hard drive, follow these steps to shut down the DVR:

1. In live view mode, click anywhere on the screen to display the shortcut menu, and then

click Main Menu.

2. In the Main Menu window, click Shutdown.

3. In the Shutdown window, click Shutdown or Reboot.

4. Enter the admin password (the default password is 1234), and then click OK.

To shut down the DVR, you must be logged in as the admin user or have shutdown
privileges assigned to you. See

Configuring Account Settings

on page 118.

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Setting Up the DVR with the Startup Wizard

The Startup Wizard opens by default when you turn on the DVR.

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Using the wizard, you can:

• Configure general settings (device name, number, language, video standard)

• Set the date and time

• Configure video encoding settings

• Set up a recording schedule

• Configure recording settings

• Configure network settings

Note If you want to bypass the wizard and go directly to live view, click Cancel.

To prevent Startup Wizard from opening the next time you start the DVR,
de-select the Startup check box.

Using the Startup Wizard

1. Click Next Step to go to the System Login window.

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2. Click inside the Password box to display the on-screen keyboard, click the numbers 1, 2,

3, and 4 on the on-screen keyboard (1234 is the default admin password), and then click
Enter.

3. Click OK to go to the General window.

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For more information about configuring settings in the General window, see Configuring

General System Settings on page 106.

4. Click Next Step to go to the Encode window.

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For more information about configuring settings in the Encode window, see Configuring

Encoding Settings on page 61.

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5. Click Next Step to go to the Schedule window.

For more information about configuring settings in the Schedule window, see Configuring

the Video Recording Schedule on page 48.

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6. Click Next Step to go to the Record window.

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For more information about configuring settings in the Record window, see Configuring

General Record Settings on page 47.

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7. Click Next Step to go to the Network window.

For more information about configuring settings in the Network window, see Configuring

TCP/IP and Port Settings on page 68.

8. Click Finished. The message "Startup Finished" appears:

9. Click OK to close the wizard.

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3

System date and timeChannel

Camera name,
status, channel
number

Viewing Live Video 3

This chapter includes the following sections:

• About Live View, page 31

• Configuring Live View, page 34

• Controlling PTZ Cameras, page 36

About Live View

Live view is the DVR’s default mode. When you start the DVR, live video from the connected
cameras is displayed on the screen in a multi-channel layout (the number of channels displayed
depends on whether you are using a 4-channel, 8-channel, or 16-channel DVR).

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Camera Status

Camera status icons appear at the bottom of the channel window.

Video is being recorded

Motion detected in scene Camera locked

No video signal

Camera Toolbar

A camera toolbar is located at the top of each channel window. To display the toolbar, move the
mouse pointer to the top of the channel window.

Realtime Playback Play back the previous 5 to 60 minutes of recorded video.

Note The playback time is set to 5 minutes by default. You

can change this setting in Main Menu > Setting >
System > General > General > Realtime Play.

Digital Zoom Enlarge a specific area of the image. Click the button to

enable digital zoom and then drag the mouse in the channel
window to select the area that you want to enlarge.
Right-click to undo digital zoom.

Realtime Backup Save a clip to a USB storage device. Click the button to start

recording. Click again to stop recording. The clip is
automatically saved to the connected USB storage device.

Snapshot Save a screen capture to the hard drive or to a connected

USB storage device. To view the captured image, go to Main

Menu > Operation > Search and click the File List button.

Mute Mute the video sound (if applicable). Click the button to mute

sound. Click again to enable sound.

Note Mute only works in single-channel view.

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Live View Toolbar

If enabled, the live view toolbar appears along the bottom of the live view screen.

The toolbar is disabled by default. To enable it, right-click and go to Main Menu > Setting >
System > General > General and select the Navigation check box. Right-click twice to return
to the live view screen. Click anywhere on the screen to display the toolbar.

Main Menu

Screen Layout

Tour Switch

Pan/Tilt/Zoom

Color Setting

Search

Event

Channel Info

Network

HDD Manage

USB Manage

Open

Main Menu

Select screen layout format.

Enables tour (automatically cycles through channel
views). See

Open the PTZ control panel. See

Cameras

Open the

Picture

Open the playback interface. See
page 52.

Open the

Open the

Open the

Port Settings

Open the

Settings

Open the

on page 36.

Color Setting

on page 35.

Event

Channel Info

Network

HDD Manage

on page 100.

USB Manage

.

Configuring Tour Settings

Controlling PTZ

window. See

Playing Back Video

information window.

window.

window. See

on page 68.

window. See

window.

Configuring TCP/IP and

on page 112.

Setting the Monitor

Configuring HDD

on

Shortcut Menu

The shortcut menu is displayed by right-clicking anywhere on the screen in live view mode.

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Configuring Live View

Setting the Screen Layout

The live view interface is configurable as a single-channel or multi-channel display.

To change the screen display format using the shortcut menu

1. Right-click anywhere on the screen to display the shortcut menu.

2. Point to the View you want (View 1 is a single-channel layout, the others are multi-channel

layouts), and then click the channel(s) that you want to display.

To change the screen display format using the live view toolbar

• Click a screen layout button on the live view toolbar.

To change the screen display format using the mouse

• Rotate the mouse wheel button.

To move a channel to a different location in the multi-channel grid

• Drag the channel to a new location in the multi-channel grid.

For example, to move channel 2 to the top left position occupied by channel 1, click
channel 2, drag it to channel 1’s position, then release the mouse button.

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Setting the Monitor Picture

You can configure different monitor picture settings for up to two time periods per day to
accommodate changing lighting conditions.

To configure monitor picture settings

1. Right-click anywhere on the screen to display the shortcut menu.

2. Click Color Setting. The Color Setting window opens.

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3. In the Effective Time box, input the time range during which the settings will apply (for

example, during daylight conditions from 07:00 - 19:00).

4. In the Color Mode box, select one of the preconfigured modes (Standard, Soft, Bright,

Colorful, or Bank) or customize your own settings.

To customize your own settings, click Customized and define the following settings:

• Sharpness (0–15)

• Hue (0–100)

• Brightness (0–100)

• Contrast (0–100)

• Saturation (0–100)

• Gain (0–100)

• White Level (Low, Medium, High)

5. To configure settings for the remaining time, in the Period box, select Time Period 2,

input the Effective Time, and select a Color Mode or adjust the settings manually.

6. Click OK to save your settings.

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4

3

5

Controlling PTZ Cameras

This section describes how to access the PTZ control panel, how to configure PTZ connection
settings, and how to configure and call PTZ presets, tours, and patterns.

Working with the PTZ Control Panel

You can control a PTZ camera connected to the DVR’s RS485 serial port using the on-screen
PTZ control panel.

Basic PTZ Control Panel

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# Name Function

1 Direction keys Direct camera movement.

2 Speed Adjust the camera speed. Select a value between 1 and 8.

3 Expand Arrow Expand the control panel to display additional options.

4 PTZ Trace Direct camera movement by dragging the mouse. Zoom in and out

by rotating the wheel button.

5 Zoom, Focus, Iris Adjust the camera’s zoom, focus, and iris settings:

• Decrease zoom (–), increase zoom (+)

• Focus near (–), focus far (+)

• Iris close (–), iris open (+)

Expanded PTZ Control Panel

2

6

5

3 4

7 8 9

1

# Name Function

1

Preset, Tour, Pattern

Configure/call PTZ functions.

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2

No.

3

Aux

4

Enter Menu

5

AutoScan

AutoPan

6

7

Flip

8

Reset

9

Aux Config

Enter number of PTZ function to call.

Call auxiliary functions.

Enable up-the-coax OSD menu configuration for non-PTZ camera.

Cause camera to continually pan between two points that you have
defined.

Cause camera to continually rotate 360 degrees.

Cause camera to rotate 180 degrees.

Restore default settings.

Configure auxiliary functions.

To display the PTZ control panel

1. Right-click anywhere on the screen to display the shortcut menu.

2. Click Pan/Tilt/Zoom. The PTZ control panel opens.

3. To expand the PTZ control panel, click the arrow at the right side of the panel.

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Configuring PTZ Connection Settings

Before you can control a PTZ camera with the DVR, you must configure the PTZ connection
settings.

To configure the PTZ connection settings

1. Go to Main Menu > Setting > System.

2. In the left navigation pane, click Pan/Tilt/Zoom.

3. Configure the following settings:

4. Click Apply, and then click Save to save your settings and exit.

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•Channel

• Control Mode

•Protocol

• Address

•Baudrate

• Data Bits

•Stop Bits

•Check

Select the channel (camera) that you want to configure PTZ settings for.

Select

Serial

.

Select the camera’s PTZ control protocol from the list.

Enter the camera’s address (ID).

Select a value between

Select a value between 5 and 8. The default setting is 8.

Select 1,

Select

1.5

, or 2. The default setting is 1.

None, Odd, Even, Mark

1200

and

, or

115200

. The default setting is

Space

.

9600

.

Configuring PTZ Functions

You can configure presets, tours, patterns, and borders using the PTZ control panel.

Configuring PTZ Presets

You can program preset positions for the PTZ camera. For example, you can point the camera
at a specific location, such as a doorway, when an alarm event occurs.

To program a preset

1. On the expanded PTZ control panel, click the Preset button.

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2. Use the direction arrows to point the camera where you want to set as the preset, and then

click Set.

3. In the Preset box, enter a number for the preset, and then click Set to save your settings.

• To program additional presets, repeat steps 1 through 3.

• To delete a preset, enter the number of the preset that you want to delete in the Preset

box, and then click Del Preset.

Note Some protocols do not support the Del Preset function.

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Configuring PTZ Tours

You can set up the PTZ camera to go from preset to preset in a specific order.

To program a tour

1. On the expanded PTZ control panel, click the Tour button.

2. In the Preset box, enter the number of the first preset that you want to add to the tour.

3. In the Patrol No. box, enter a number for the tour.

4. Click Add Preset to add the preset to the tour.

5. Repeat steps 1 through 5 to add additional presets to the tour.

• To delete a preset, enter the number of the preset that you want to delete in the
Preset box, and then click Del Preset.

• To delete a tour, enter the number of the tour that you want to delete in the Patrol No.
box, and then click Del Tour.

Note Some protocols do not support the Del Preset function.

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Configuring PTZ Patterns

You can record a series of PTZ movements as a pattern. When you call the pattern in live view
mode, the PTZ camera automatically moves along the path you have defined.

To program a pattern

1. On the expanded PTZ control panel, click the Pattern button.

2. In the Pattern box, enter a number for the pattern.

3. Click Begin, and then use the direction arrows to direct the camera.

4. When you have finished directing the camera, click End.

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Configuring PTZ Borders

You can define the left and right borders of the PTZ camera’s pan movement.

To program a scan

1. On the expanded PTZ control panel, click the AutoScan button.

2. Use the direction arrows to set the camera’s leftmost limit, then click Left.

3. Use the direction arrows to set the camera rightmost limit, then click Right.

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Calling Presets, Tours, and Patterns

To call a preset

1. On the expanded PTZ control panel, in the No. box, enter the number of the preset that
you want to call, and then click the Preset button.

2. Click the Preset button again to stop calling the preset.

To call a tour

1. On the expanded PTZ control panel, in the No. box, enter the number of the tour that you
want to call, and then click the Tour button.

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2. Click the Tour button again to stop calling the tour.

To call a pattern

1. On the expanded PTZ control panel, in the No. box, enter the number of the pattern that
you want to call, and then click the Pattern button.

2. Click the Pattern button again to stop calling the pattern.

Configuring Auxiliary Settings

Refer to the user guide of your PTZ camera for details on configuring auxiliary settings.

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Recording Video 4

This chapter contains the following sections:

• Manual Record Settings, page 46

• Automatic Record Settings, page 47

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Manual Record Settings

In live view mode, you can manually record a clip directly to a connected USB storage device.

To record a video clip in live view mode

1. Connect a USB storage device (such as a USB flash drive) to one of the USB ports on the
DVR.

2. The Find USB device dialog box opens automatically. Right-click to close the window.

3. In live view mode, move the mouse pointer to the top of the channel window to display the
camera toolbar (see Camera Toolbar on page 32).

4. On the camera toolbar, click the Realtime Backup button to start recording. The
button changes to green while the DVR is recording.

5. Click the Realtime Backup button again to stop recording.

The video clip is saved automatically to the connected USB storage device. The file name
uses the following format: [DVR name]_[channel]_[video stream]_[recording start
time]_[recording end time]).dav.

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Automatic Record Settings

The DVR supports independent real-time recording of each channel, even while searching and
playing recorded video.

Configuring General Record Settings

To configure general record settings

1. Go to Main Menu > Setting > Storage > Record.

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2. On the Record page, select the record types (Schedule, Manual, Stop) that you want to
enable on each channel for both the main stream and secondary stream.

3. Under Snapshot, enable snapshot recording on the desired channels.

4. Click Apply, and then click OK.

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Configuring the Video Recording Schedule

To configure the video recording schedule

1. Go to Main Menu > Setting > Storage > Schedule > Record.

2. On the Record tab, in the Channel box, select the channel (camera) that you want to
configure a recording schedule for.

3. In the PreRecord box, enter a time between 0 and 30 seconds. The default setting is 4
seconds. The pre-record time sets how long the DVR records before the scheduled
recording start time.

4. If the DVR has two HDDs, select the Redundancy check box to enable redundant
recording on the second HDD. This HDD must first be configured on the HDD Manage
page (see Configuring HDD Settings on page 100).

5. At the top of the scheduling table, select the check box(es) of the recording type(s) that
you want to schedule:

•Regular

•MD

•Alarm

•MD&Alarm

6. At the left of the scheduling table, select the day(s) of the week that you want to configure
a recording schedule for. To configure the same recording schedule for all of the days at
the same time, select All.

7. Click or drag the mouse in the scheduling table to set the recording period. To erase a
recording period, click the eraser icon at the right of the table. Alternatively, for the day of
the week that you want to configure, click the gear icon at the right of the table. In the
Period window, set up to six recording periods. To copy the settings to additional days,
select the appropriate check box(es) under Copy, and then click Save.

8. Click Apply to save your settings.

9. To copy the record schedule settings to additional channels, click Copy, select the
channels that you want to copy the settings to, and then click OK.

The regular recording schedule is indicated by a green bar.
The motion detection recording schedule is indicated by a yellow bar.
The alarm recording schedule is indicated by a red bar.
The motion detection and alarm schedule is indicated by a blue bar.

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Configuring the Snapshot Recording Schedule

Follow these steps to configure the snapshot recording function. When enabled, the DVR can
take snapshots when a motion detection, video loss, video tampering, or alarm event occurs.
See Chapter 8, Configuring Event Settings for detailed instructions.

To configure the snapshot recording schedule

1. Go to Main Menu > Setting > Storage > Schedule > Snapshot.

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2. On the Snapshot tab, in the Channel box, select the channel (camera) that you want to
configure a snapshot schedule for.

3. At the top of the scheduling table, select the check box(es) of the recording type(s) that
you want to schedule:

•Regular

•MD

•Alarm

•MD&Alarm

4. At the left of the scheduling table, select the day(s) of the week that you want to configure
a recording schedule for. To configure the same recording schedule for all of the days at
the same time, select All.

5. Click or drag the mouse in the scheduling table to set the recording period. To erase a
recording period, click the eraser icon at the right of the table. Alternatively, for the day of
the week that you want to configure, click the gear icon at the right of the table. In the
Period window, set up to six recording periods. To copy the settings to additional days,
select the appropriate check box(es) under Copy, and then click Save.

6. Click Apply to save your settings.

7. To copy the record schedule settings to additional channels, click Copy, select the
channels that you want to copy the settings to, and then click OK.

The regular recording schedule is indicated by a green bar.
The motion detection recording schedule is indicated by a yellow bar.
The alarm recording schedule is indicated by a red bar.
The motion detection and alarm schedule is indicated by a blue bar.

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To configure snapshot recording settings

1. Go to Main Menu > Setting > Camera > Encode > Snapshot.

2. On the Snapshot tab, configure the following settings:

• Snap Number

• Channel

•Mode

•Image Size

•Image Quality

• Snapshot Frequency

Select the number of snapshots to take at a time.
Select the channel that you want to configure the settings for.
Select

Timing

to take snapshots according to a schedule.

Select

Trigger

to take snapshots when a

loss, video tampering, or alarm event occurs
Select a file size (D1,

HD1, 2CIF, CIF

motion detection, video

.

).
Select a value between 1 and 6, with 6 being the highest quality.
Select a value between

Customized

click

1 SPL

(second per picture) and

to enter your own setting.

7 SPL

or

3. Click Apply to save your settings.

4. To copy the settings to additional channels, click Copy, select the channels that you want
to copy the settings to, and then click OK.

Note The DVR assigns event-activated snapshots a higher priority than

schedule-activated snapshots. If you have enabled both of these types of
snapshots, then the system activates an activation snapshot when an alarm
occurs. If there is no alarm, then the DVR takes snapshots according to the
schedule setup.

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Playing Back Video 5

This chapter includes the following sections:

• Playing Back Video, page 52

• Playing Back Snapshots, page 54

• Backing Up Video and Snapshots, page 55

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Playing Back Video

Searching For and Playing Back Video

To search for and play back recorded video by date

1. Go to Main Menu > Operation > Search. The playback interface opens.

2. On the right panel of the playback interface, in the calendar area, click the date(s) that you

3. Below the calendar, select the screen layout that you want to use, and then select the

4. At the bottom of the screen, select the recording type(s) that you want to search (Normal,

5. Click the File List button to display the list of search results.

6. From the list of search results, double-click the recorded video file that you want to play

7. Use the playback controls at the bottom of the screen to control playback. Playback

8. To jump forward or backward in the video, click the time bar at the desired time. To zoom

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want to search. Dates with recorded video are solid orange.

channel(s) that you want to search.

Alarm, Motion) or select All Record to search all recording types.

back. The video begins playing in the playback window.

modes include slow play, fast play, reverse play, and frame-by-frame playback.

in or out on the time bar, click one of the options in the lower right corner of the screen:

24 h, 12 h, 1h, or 30 min.

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To quickly locate activity using Smart Search

1. During video playback, click the Smart Search button. A grid is superimposed over the
playback window.

2. Drag the mouse over the area that you want to search for activity.

3. Click the Smart Search button again. Playback jumps to all the parts of the video where
there is activity in that area.

4. To exit Smart Search, click the Smart Search button again. The message "Are you sure to
exit smart search now?" appears. Click OK.

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Playing Back Snapshots

To search for and play back snapshot images by date

1. Go to Main Menu > Operation > Search. The playback interface opens.

2. On the right panel, below the search type box at the top of the panel, select PIC.

3. In the Interval box, enter the playback interval in seconds. Enter a time between 1 and 60
seconds. The default setting is 1 second.

4. In the calendar area, click the date(s) that you want to search. Dates with saved snapshots
are solid orange.

5. Below the calendar, select the screen layout that you want to use, and then select the
channel(s) that you want to search.

6. Click the File List button to display the list of search results.

7. In the list of search results, double-click the snapshot file that you want to play back. The
snapshot appears in the playback window.

8. Playback cycles through all of the snapshot files in the file list at the interval you specified
in the Interval box. To pause playback, click the Pause button in the control panel below
the playback window. To go to the next snapshot, click the Next Frame button. To go to
the previous snapshot, click the Prev Frame button.

Note The green time bar in the snapshot playback interface only shows approximately

when snapshots were taken. Click File List to do an accurate search.

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Backing Up Video and Snapshots

To back up from inside the playback interface

1. Insert a USB storage device (such as a USB flash drive) into one of the USB ports on the
DVR.

2. Search for the recorded video or snapshot file(s) that you want to back up (see Playing

Back Video on page 52 and Playing Back Snapshots on page 54).

3. Click the File List button to display the list of search results.

4. In the list of search results, select the check box(es) of the file(s) that you want to back up.

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Alternatively, during video playback, in the video clip time field, enter the desired start time
and end time, and then click the Backup button.

5. The Backup window opens, displaying the selected video file/clip.

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6. In the Backup window, click Backup.

The Browse window of the USB storage device opens.

7. Click Start to back up the file(s). If the backup is successful, the message "Backup
finished" appears.

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To back up from outside of the playback interface

1. Insert a USB storage device (such as a USB flash drive) into one of the USB ports on the
DVR. The Find USB device dialog box opens.

2. In the Find USB device dialog box, click File Backup.

3. In the Backup window, configure the following settings:

•Type Select the file type that you want to search for.

Note To search for snapshots, select PIC, as All means all

video files (excluding snapshots).

•Start Time Enter the start time of the search.

•End Time

•Record CH

Enter the end time of the search.

Select a specific channel to search or select
channels.

•File Format

Select

DAV

or

ASF

as the video file format.

4. Click Add to display the search results in the file list.

All

to search all

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Note If there are too many files in the selected time, only the first 1024 files in the

search period will be displayed. Refine the Start Time and End Time to find the
desired files for backup.

5. Select the check box(es) of the file(s) that you want to back up, and then click Backup.
The Browse window of the USB storage device opens.

6. Click OK to back up the file(s).

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Configuring Camera Settings 6

This chapter contains the following sections:

• Configuring Image Settings, page 60

• Configuring Encoding Settings, page 61

• Configuring Snapshot Settings, page 62

• Configuring Privacy Mask Settings, page 63

• Configuring the Text Overlay, page 64

• Changing a Camera Name, page 65

• Changing a Channel Type, page 66

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Configuring Image Settings

You can configure the image settings (saturation, brightness, contrast, sharpness) for each
connected camera.

To configure a camera’s image settings

1. Go to Main Menu > Setting > Camera > Image.

2. In the Channel box, select the camera that you want to configure.

3. Configure the image saturation, brightness, contrast, and sharpness by moving the slider

4. Click Apply to save your settings.

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to the desired value.

• Saturation Select a value between 0 and 100. The default setting is 50.

•Brightness Select a value between 0 and 100. The default setting is 50.

•Contrast Select a value between 0 and 100. The default setting is 50.

•Sharpness Select a value between 0 and 15. The default setting is 1.

Configuring Encoding Settings

To configure a camera’s video and audio encoding settings

1. Go to Main Menu > Setting > Camera > Encode.

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2. On the Encode tab, in the Channel box, select the camera that you want to configure.

3. Configure the following settings for the primary stream and secondary stream:

•Type Set the primary stream type as Regular, MD (Motion Detection), or

Alarm. The secondary stream type is not configurable.

• Compression This setting is not configurable.

•Resolution Set the primary stream to one of the following resolutions: 1080P,

720P, 960H, D1, HD1, 2CIF, or CIF. Set the secondary stream to
one of the following resolutions: D1, CIF, or QCIF.

Note HQA DVRs can detect a connected 1080p or 720p HQA

camera's resolution as 1080P or 720P automatically.
Manually set 960H or lower resolution for analog cameras
and for 1080p HQA cameras switched to SD mode.

•Frame Rate Select a value between 1 and 30 (NTSC) or 1 and 25 (PAL).

•Bit Rate Type Set to CBR (constant bit rate) or VBR (variable bit rate).

•Quality If the bit rate type is set to VBR, select a value between 1 and 6.

•I Frame IntervalSet to 1 S or 2 S.

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•Bit Rate Set to a value within the Reference Bit Rate range. To enter a bit

rate that does not appear on the list, click Customized.

• Audio/Video Select or clear the check boxes to enable or disable audio and/or

video.

•Audio Format Set to G711a, PCM, or G711u (=G711μ)

• Audio Source Set to Normal or HQA.

4. Click Apply.

5. To copy the settings to one or more additional cameras, follow these steps:

a. Click Copy.

b. Click the specific camera(s) that you want to copy the settings to, or click All to select

all the cameras, and then click OK.

6. Click Save to save your settings.

Configuring Snapshot Settings

To configure a camera’s snapshot settings

1. Go to Main Menu > Setting > Camera > Encode > Snapshot.

2. In the Channel box, select the camera that you want to configure.

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Configuring Privacy Mask Settings

To configure a privacy mask

1. Go to Main Menu > Setting > Camera > Encode > Overlay.

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2. In the Channel box, select the camera that you want to configure.

3. Next to Cover-Area, select one of the following options:

•Preview Blocks an area when the DVR is in live view mode.

• Monitor Blocks an area when the DVR is in monitor mode.

4. Click Set.

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Configuring the Text Overlay

To configure a camera’s text overlay settings

1. Go to Main Menu > Setting > Camera > Encode > Overlay.

2. In the Channel box, select the camera that you want to configure.

3. To set the time display, next to Time Display, select the Monitor check box, and then click

4. To set the channel display, next to Channel Display, select the Monitor check box, and

5. To copy the settings to one or more additional cameras, follow these steps:

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Set. Drag the time display to the desired position on the screen.

then click Set. Drag the channel display to the desired position on the screen.

a. Click Copy.

b. Click the specific camera(s) that you want to copy the settings to, or click All to select

all the cameras, and then click OK.

Changing a Camera Name

By default, the cameras are named "CAM 1", "CAM 2," "CAM 3," and so on. You can assign each
camera a descriptive name specific to your application (for example, "Front Entrance").

To rename a camera

1. Go to Main Menu > Setting > Camera > Channel Name.

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2. Click the text box of the camera that you want to rename and enter the new camera name.

3. Click Apply to save your settings.

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Changing a Channel Type

By default, the channel type is set to Coax. You can change the channel type to UTP if
unshielded twisted pair (UTP) cabling is used.

To change a channel type to UTP

1. Go to Main Menu > Setting > Camera > Channel Type.

2. Select the UTP check box of the channel(s) that you want to change to UTP.

3. Click Apply, and then click Save to save your settings.

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Configuring Network Settings 7

This chapter contains the following sections:

• Configuring TCP/IP and Port Settings, page 68

• Configuring Wireless Connection Settings, page 70

• Configuring Advanced Network Settings, page 72

• Configuring Alarm Center Settings, page 81

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Configuring TCP/IP and Port Settings

To configure TCP/IP settings

1. Go to Main Menu > Setting > Network > TCP/IP.

2. On the TCP/IP page, in the IP Version box, select IPv4 or IPv6, depending on the Internet

3. Set the Mode to Static or DHCP. Click Static to assign the DVR a static IP address or click

4. If Mode is set to Static, manually enter the IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Gateway

5. If you want, enter Preferred DNS and Alternate DNS addresses.

6. To enable faster downloading over the local area network (LAN), select the LAN

7. Click Apply to save your settings.

8. If you want to exit the Setting menu, click Save.

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protocol that you want to use.

DHCP to assign it a dynamic IP address.

information. (The IP address, subnet mask, and gateway are not configurable when Mode
is set to DHCP).

Download check box.

To configure port settings

1. Go to Main Menu > Setting > Network > Connection.

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2. On the Connection page, you can configure the following settings:

•Max Connection Select a value between 0 and 20. The default setting is 20.

•TCP Port Select a value between 1025 and 65535. The default setting is

37777.

•UDP Port Select a value between 1025 and 65535. The default setting is

37778.

• HTTP Port Select a value between 0 and 65535. The default setting is 80.

• HTTPS Port Select a value between 0 and 65535. The default setting is 443.

• RTSP Port Select a value between 0 and 65535. The default setting is 554.

3. Click Apply to save your settings.

4. If you want to exit the Setting menu, click Save.

Note You must restart the DVR to apply any changes to the DVR’s port settings.

Ensure that the port settings do not conflict with each other.

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Configuring Wireless Connection Settings

To manage Wi-Fi connections

1. Go to Main Menu > Setting > Network > WIFI Setting.

2. On the WIFI Setting page, you can do one or more of the following:

3. Click Apply to save your settings.

4. If you want to exit the Setting menu, click OK.

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• To enable automatic connections to Wi-Fi hotspots, select the Auto Connect WIFI

check box.

• To disable automatic connections to Wi-Fi hotspots, clear the Auto Connect WIFI

check box.

• To search for Wi-Fi hotspots, click Refresh.

• To manually connect to a Wi-Fi hotspot, click Connection.

• To disconnect from a Wi-Fi hotspot, click DisConnect.

If a Wi-Fi connection is successfully established, the Wi-Fi hotspot name and connection
details are displayed in the WIFI Working Information area.

Note The system does not support WPA and WPA 2 verification types.

To configure 3G wireless connections

1. Go to Main Menu > Setting > Network > 3G Setting.

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2. On the 3G Setting page, you can configure the following settings:

•Network Device

Select the wireless network adapter name.

Name

•Enable

Select or clear the check box to enable or disable 3G wireless
connection using the selected wireless network adapter.

•Network Type

•APN

Select the network type that meets your requirements.
Select the wireless connection server that you want to use to

access the wireless network.

•AUTH

Select the authentication mode that you want to use to access
the wireless network: PAP or CHAP.

•Dial Number

Enter the 3G network dial-up number that you received from your
Internet service provider.

•User Name

•User Password

•Pulse Interval

Enter a user name for logging on to the 3G network.
Enter a password for logging on to the 3G network.
Enter the time, in seconds, of the 3G connection when the extra

stream is disabled. For example, if you enter 5 seconds, the 3G
connection lasts for 5 seconds and then the device automatically
disconnects. If there is no extra stream, there is no restriction on
the connection time.

•Dial

Click Dial to manually enable or disable the 3G network
connection.

3. Click Apply to save your settings.

4. If you want to exit the Setting menu, click OK.

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Configuring Advanced Network Settings

This section describes how to configure PPPoE, DDNS, SMTP, FTP, UPnP, SNMP, and
multicast settings.

Configuring PPPoE Settings

To enable a Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE) network connection

1. Go to Main Menu > Setting > Network > PPPOE.

2. On the PPPOE page, select the Enable check box to enable a PPPoE network

3. In the User Name and Password boxes, enter the user name and password provided by

4. Click Apply, and then click OK.

5. Restart the DVR for the new network connection settings to take effect.

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connection.

your Internet service provider for PPPoE access.

The DVR’s new IP address appears on the PPPOE page. Use this address when
accessing the DVR remotely.

Configuring DDNS Settings

To enable a Dynamic DNS (DDNS) network connection

1. Go to Main Menu > Setting > Network > DDNS.

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2. On the DDNS page, select the Enable check box to enable a DDNS network connection.

3. In the DDNS Type box, select the DDNS service that you want to use.

4. Depending on the DDNS Type you select, you may need to enter the following details:

•Server IP

•Domain Mode

• Domain Name

•User Name

•Password

•Email Address

•Update Period

5. Click Apply, and then click OK.

6. Restart the DVR for the new network connection settings to take effect.

7. To test the settings, on the DDNS page, click Test.

The address appears automatically unless DDNS Type is set to
Private DDNS. In that case, enter the server IP address of your
DDNS service provider.

If DDNS Type is set to Honeywell DDNS, click Default Domain to
use the default domain name or click Custom Domain Name to
create your own domain name.

Enter a domain name (if you are not using a default domain name).
You can obtain this from your DDNS service provider.

If applicable, enter a user name to access your DDNS service.

If applicable, enter a password to access your DDNS service

Unused Honeywell DDNS domain names will expire after a year.
Enter your email address if you want to receive a notification before
an unused domain name is reclaimed.

This function is not supported at this time.

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Configuring IP Filter Settings

To allow specific sites to access the DVR

1. Go to Main Menu > Setting > Network > IP Filter.

2. On the IP Filter page, select the Enable check box to enable IP filtering.

3. Next to the Enable check box, click Trusted Sites.

4. In the Type box, select Trusted Sites.

5. To add a single IP address, in the IP Start box, enter the IP address of the site that you
want to allow, and then click Add IP. To add a range of IP addresses, enter the starting
address in the IP Start box and the ending address in the IP End box, and then click Add
IP Section. Both IPv4 and IPv6 address are supported.

6. After you have finished adding IP addresses to the list, click Apply to save your settings.

To block specific sites from accessing the DVR

1. Go to Main Menu > Setting > Network > IP Filter.

2. On the IP Filter page, select the Enable check box to enable IP filtering.

3. Next to the Enable check box, click Blocked Sites.

4. In the Type box, select Blocked Sites.

5. To add a single IP address, in the IP Start box, enter the IP address of the site that you
want to block, and then click Add IP. To add a range of IP addresses, enter the starting
address in the IP Start box and the ending address in the IP End box, and then click Add
IP Section. Both IPv4 and IPv6 address are supported.

6. After you have finished adding IP addresses to the list, click Apply to save your settings.

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Configuring Email Settings

To configure email notifications

1. Go to Main Menu > Setting > Network > Email.

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2. On the Email page, select the Enable check box to enable email notifications for alarm
events.

3. Configure the following settings:

• SMTP Server Enter the SMTP server address of the sender’s email account.

•Port The default TCP/IP port used for SMTP is 25.

• Anonymous Select check box to hide the sender’s address in sent email.

•User Name Enter the user name of the sender’s email account.

• Password Enter the password of the sender’s email account.

• Receiver Enter the email address where you want to send the notification.

You can enter up to three email addresses.

•Sender Enter the sender’s email address.

•Title Enter the email subject.

•Attachment Select check box to enable sending an attachment with the email.

• Encrypt Type Select an encryption type: None, SSL, or TLS.

•Event Interval This is the interval for sending emails. Enter a time between 0 and

3600 seconds. 0 means that there is no interval.

• Health Enable Select check box to enable a health check. The system sends a test

email to check the connection.

•Interval This is the interval the DVR waits before sending out email

notifications after an event is detected. Enter a time between 0 and
1440 minutes. 0 means that there is no interval.

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Configuring FTP Settings

You can configure an FTP connection to upload image files at regular intervals to an FTP server.

To configure FTP settings

1. Go to Main Menu > Setting > Network > FTP.

2. On the

3. Configure the following settings:

4. Click Apply to save your settings. To test the FTP connection, click Test.

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FTP

page, click the

•Server IP

•Port

•User Name

•Password

• Anonymous

• Remote Directory

•File Length

•Snapshot

• Channel

• Weekday

•Time Periods

Enable

check box to enable uploading images to an FTP server.

Enter the address of the FTP server.
Enter the port of the FTP server.
Enter the user name for logging on to the FTP server.
Enter the password for logging on to the FTP server.
Select check box to hide user name when logged on to the FTP server.
Enter a name for the remote directory. If this is left blank, the DVR will

create folder names automatically.
This is the maximum size for image files being uploaded to the FTP

server. Enter a value between
This is the interval for uploading images to the FTP server. Enter a time

between
Select a channel to upload images from, or select

channels.
Select a day of the week to upload images on, or select

images every day.
You can configure up to two time periods for uploading images. For

each period, select either

0

and

3600

seconds.

0

and

65535

Alarm, Motion

MB.

, or

All

Regular

to select all

All

to upload

images.

Configuring UPnP Settings

The Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) protocol is used to map the relationship between the LAN
and the WAN.

To configure UPnP settings

1. Go to Main Menu > Setting > Network > UPNP.

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2. On the UPNP page, configure the following settings:

•PAT To enable UPnP, click ON. To disable UPnP, click OFF.

• Router LAN IP Enter the DVR’s IP address from the TCP/IP page.

•WAN IP Enter the router IP address.

3. If you want, you can add, edit, or delete a mapping relationship from the PAT Table list:

• To add a mapping relationship to the list, click Add to the List, and then, in the Port

Info dialog box, select the Protocol (TCP or UDP), enter the Int.Port and Ext.Port
details, and then click OK. To ensure data transmission, the internal and external
ports should be the same. Avoid using ports 1 to 255 or 256 to 1023.

• To edit a mapping relationship, click the mapping relationship that you want to edit,

and then, in the Port Info dialog box, edit the Service Name, Protocol, Int.Port,
and/or Ext.Port details, and then click OK.

• To delete a mapping relationship from the list, click the mapping relationship that you

want to delete, and then click Delete.

4. Click Apply to save your settings.

5. If you want to exit the Setting menu, click OK.

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Configuring SNMP Settings

You can use Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) to receive information from the
DVR remotely. You will need to install SNMP software on a PC to receive information from the
DVR via SNMP.

To configure SNMP settings

1. Go to Main Menu > Setting > Network > SNMP.

2. On the SNMP page, select the Enable check box to enable SNMP.

3. Configure the following settings:

4. Click Apply to save your settings.

5. If you want to exit the Setting menu, click Save.

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•SNMP Version Select the check boxes of the SNMP version(s) that you are

using.

• SNMP Port The default setting is 161.

•Read-Community The default setting is public.

• Write-Community The default setting is private.

•Trap Access Enter the IP address of the computer running SNMP software.

• Trap Port The default setting is 162.

Configuring Multicast Settings

Multicast allows for simultaneous real-time monitoring of live video from the DVR at multiple
remote locations over the network.

To configure multicast settings

1. Go to Main Menu > Setting > Network > Multicast.

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2. On the Multicast page, select the Enable check box to enable multicast.

3. In the IP Address box, enter a multicast IP address. The address must be valid for
multicasting and should be in the range 224.0.0.0 to 239.255.255.255 for IPv4 or have the
prefix ff00::/8. An address in the range 239.252.0.0 to 239.255.255.255 is recommended.

4. In the Port box, enter a multicast port number or use the default setting (36666).

5. Click Apply to save your settings.

6. If you want to exit the Setting menu, click OK.

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Configuring Automatic Registration Settings

You can set up the DVR to automatically register to a proxy server. You can then access the DVR
from a remote client via the proxy server.

To enable automatic registration to a proxy server

1. Go to Main Menu > Setting > Network > Auto Register.

2. On the Auto Register page, select the Enable check box to enable automatic registration

3. Configure the following settings:

4. Click Apply to save your settings.

5. If you want to exit the Setting menu, click Save.

6. Open the proxy server software, enter the global setup, and add the device. The device ID

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to a proxy server.

• Server IP Address Enter the proxy server address.

•Port Enter the proxy server port.

•ID Enter the device ID of the DVR.

should be the same as the ID shown on the Auto Register page. Restart the proxy server.
If the proxy server displays Y, then the registration was successful.

Configuring Alarm Center Settings

To configure the alarm center

1. Go to Main Menu > Setting > Network > Alarm Center.

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2. On the Alarm Center page, select the Enable check box to enable the alarm center
function.

3. Configure the following settings:

•Protocol Type Select Private.

•Server IP Enter the server address of your alarm platform.

•Port Enter the port of your alarm platform.

4. Set the Selfreport Time (daily or weekly at a particular time, or never).

5. Click Apply to save your settings.

6. If you want to exit the Setting menu, click Save.

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Configuring Event Settings 8

This chapter contains the following sections:

• Configuring Motion Detection Settings, page 84

• Configuring Video Loss Settings, page 88

• Configuring Video Masking (Tampering) Settings, page 89

• Configuring System Event Settings, page 90

• Configuring Alarm Input Settings, page 92

• Configuring Alarm Outputs, page 95

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Configuring Motion Detection Settings

To set up motion detection regions

1. Go to Main Menu > Setting > Event > Detect > Motion Detect.

2. On the Motion Detect tab, in the Channel box, select the channel (camera) that you want

3. Select the Enable check box to enable motion detection for the selected channel.

4. Next to Region, click Select to define the motion detection region. A grid appears over the

5. Set the Sensitivity level (0–100) and Threshold level (0–100) for Region1.

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to configure motion detection settings for.

live view screen and the following dialog box appears:

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Sensitivity refers to the amount of change (as a percentage) in the image pixels between
frames. Moving the Sensitivity slider to the left decreases the sensitivity of the motion
detection and therefore more movement is required to trigger an event notification.

Threshold is the amount of motion required to trigger an event notification.

Note The best way to configure motion detection is to experiment with the sensitivity

and threshold settings while someone is walking in front of the camera.

6. By default, motion detection Region1 covers the whole screen.

• To disable motion detection in part of the image, drag the mouse over the area of the

image that you want to exclude. The areas not covered by red boxes are not sensitive
to motion.

• To change the threshold level in part of the image, select a different motion detection

region (Region2, Region3, or Region4), set the Threshold level for that region, and
then drag the mouse to define the region.

7. Right-click to return to the Setting menu.

8. Click Apply to save your settings.

To set up motion detection periods

1. On the Motion Detect tab, next to Period, click Set. The Set window opens.

2. By default, when motion detection is enabled, it is active all the time. To modify the periods
when motion detection for the selected channel is active, on each day’s timeline, click the
half-hour blocks when you want motion detection to be disabled.

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3. Alternatively, for the day of the week that you want to configure, click Setup. The Period
window opens.

a. Set up to six periods in the day when you want the motion detection settings for the

selected channel to be active.

b. Select the check box next to each configured period to enable it.

c. To copy the settings to additional days, select the appropriate check box(es) under

Copy.

d. Click Save to return to the previous window.

4. After you have finished setting up the motion detection periods, click OK.

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To set up motion detection event actions

1. Go to Main Menu > Setting > Event > Detect > Motion Detect.

2. On the Motion Detect tab, select the actions that you want the system to initiate when a
motion detection event occurs:

•Alarm Out

Select the alarm output(s) (1, 2, or 3) that you want to activate. In the

Latch

box, specify the amount of time (1–300 s) to delay the alarm

output signal after a motion detection event is triggered.

•Show Message

•Alarm Upload

Select the check box to enable a pop-up message on your local host PC.
Select the check box to enable the system to upload an alarm signal to

the network (including to an alarm center and/or web client).

•Send Email

Select the check box to enable the system to send an email notification.
If the

Snapshot

function is enabled, an image can be attached to the

email.

• Record Channel

Select the channel(s) that you want to record. In the

Delay

box, specify
the amount of time (1–300 s) to delay recording after a motion detection
event is triggered.

Note You also need to set the motion detection recording period.

Go to Storage > Schedule to configure the current channel
for scheduled recording. See Configuring the Video

Recording Schedule on page 48.

• PTZ Activation

Select the check box to activate PTZ functions, and then click

PTZ Activation

the

window, for each PTZ camera, select the preset,

Select

. In

tour, or pattern that you want to be called when a motion detection event
occurs, and then click OK.

•Tour

•Snapshot

• Buzzer

Select the check box to enable a tour of the selected channels.
Select the check box to take a snaphot of selected channels.
Select the check box to activate a buzzer noise at the DVR.

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3. Click Apply to save your settings.

4. To test your settings, click Test.

5. To copy the motion detection settings to additional channels, click Copy, select the
channels that you want to copy the settings to, and then click OK.

Configuring Video Loss Settings

To configure video loss settings

1. Go to Main Menu > Setting > Event > Detect > Video Loss.

2. On the Video Loss tab, in the Channel box, select the channel (camera) that you want to

3. Select the Enable check box to enable video loss detection for the selected channel.

4. To set the periods when video loss detection is active, next to Period, click Set, and then

5. To set the actions that you want the system to initiate when a video loss event occurs,

6. Click Apply to save your settings.

7. To copy the settings to additional channels, click Copy, select the channels that you want

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configure video loss detection settings for.

follow the steps listed in To set up motion detection periods on page 85.

follow the steps listed in To set up motion detection event actions on page 87.

to copy the settings to, and then click OK.

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Configuring Video Masking (Tampering) Settings

To configure video tampering settings

1. Go to Main Menu > Setting > Event > Detect > Video Masking.

2. On the Video Masking tab, in the Channel box, select the channel (camera) that you want
to configure video tampering detection settings for.

3. Select the Enable check box to enable video tampering detection for the selected
channel.

4. In the Sensitivity box, set the sensitivity level. Select a value between 1 and 6, with 6
being the highest sensitivity. The default setting is 3.

5. To set the periods when video tampering detection is active, next to Period, click Set, and
then follow the steps listed in To set up motion detection periods on page 85.

6. To set the actions that you want the system to initiate when a video tampering event
occurs, follow the steps listed in To set up motion detection event actions on page 87.

7. Click Apply to save your settings.

8. To copy the settings to additional channels, click Copy, select the channels that you want
to copy the settings to, and then click OK.

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Configuring System Event Settings

There are two types of system events: HDD errors (no disk, disk error, no space) and network
errors (no connection, IP conflict, MAC conflict).

Configuring HDD Event Settings

To configure HDD event settings

1. Go to Main Menu > Setting > Event > Abnormality > HDD.

2. On the HDD tab, in the Event Type box, select the event type that you want to configure

3. Select the Enable check box to enable HDD error detection.

4. Select the actions that you want the system to initiate when the selected event occurs:

5. Click Apply to save your settings.

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settings for: No Disk, Disk Error, Disk No Space.

•Alarm Out

•Show Message

•Alarm Upload

•Send Email

• Buzzer

Select the alarm output(s) (1, 2, or 3) that you want to activate. In the

Latch

box, specify the amount of time (1–300 s) to delay the alarm

output signal after the HDD event is triggered.

Select the check box to enable a pop-up message on your local host PC.

Select the check box to enable the system to upload an alarm signal to
the network (including to an alarm center and/or web client).

Select the check box to enable the system to send an email notification.

Select the check box to activate a buzzer noise at the DVR.

Configuring Network Event Settings

To configure network event settings

1. Go to Main Menu > Setting > Event > Abnormality > Network.

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2. On the Network tab, in the Event Type box, select the event type that you want to
configure settings for: Net Disconnection, IP Conflicted, MAC Conflicted.

3. Select the Enable check box to enable network error detection.

4. Select the actions that you want the system to initiate when the selected event occurs:

•Alarm Out

•Show Message

•Send Email

• Record Channel

• Buzzer

5. Click Apply to save your settings.

Select the check box to activate the selected alarm output(s) (1, 2, or 3).

Latch

In the
output signal after the network event is triggered.

Select the check box to enable a pop-up message on your local host PC.

Select the check box to enable the system to send an email notification.

Select the channel(s) that you want to record. In the
the amount of time (1–300 s) to delay recording after the network event
is triggered.

Select the check box to activate a buzzer noise at the DVR.

box, specify the amount of time (1–300 s) to delay the alarm

Delay

box, specify

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Configuring Alarm Input Settings

Configuring Local Alarm Inputs

To configure alarm inputs

1. Go to Main Menu > Setting > Event > Alarm > Local Alarm.

2. On the Local Alarm tab, in the Alarm In box, select the alarm input that you want to

3. Select the Enable check box to enable alarm detection of the selected alarm input.

4. In the Device Type box, select the alarm input type: Normal Close or Normal Open.

5. If you want, in the Alarm Name box, rename the alarm input.

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To set up alarm input detection periods

1. On the Local Alarm tab, next to Period, click Set. The Set window opens.

2. By default, when alarm detection is enabled, it is active all the time. To modify the periods
when alarm detection is active, on each day’s timeline, click the half-hour blocks when you
want alarm detection for the selected alarm input to be disabled.

3. Alternatively, for the day of the week that you want to configure, click Setup. The Period
window opens.

a. Set up to six periods in the day when you want alarm detection for the selected alarm

input to be active.

b. Select the check box next to each configured period to enable it.

c. To copy the settings to additional days, select the appropriate check box(es) under

Copy.

d. Click Save to return to the previous window.

4. After you have finished setting up the alarm detection periods, click OK.

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To set up alarm input event actions

1. On the Local Alarm tab, in the Anti-Dither box, specify the amount of time (5–600 s) to
delay the system’s reaction to subsequent triggered alarms after the first alarm is
triggered. During the anti-dither time, if the system detects another alarm, the system will
not be initiate actions for that alarm.

2. Select the actions that you want the system to initiate when an alarm input is triggered
occurs:

•Alarm Out

•Show Message

•Alarm Upload

•Send Email

• Record Channel

• PTZ Activation

•Tour

•Snapshot

• Buzzer

Select the check box to activate the selected alarm output(s) (1, 2, or 3).

Latch

In the
output signal after an alarm event is triggered.

Select the check box to enable a pop-up message on your local host PC.

Select the check box to enable the system to upload an alarm signal to
the network (including to an alarm center and/or web client).

Select the check box to enable the system to send an email notification.
If the
email.

Select the channel(s) that you want to record. In the
the amount of time (1–300 s) to delay recording after an alarm event is
triggered.

Note You also need to set the alarm recording period. Go to

Select the check box to activate PTZ functions, and then click

PTZ Activation

the
tour, or pattern that you want to be called when an alarm event occurs,
and then click OK.

Select the check box to enable a tour of the selected channels.

Select the check box to take a snaphot of selected channels.

Select the check box to activate a buzzer noise at the DVR.

box, specify the amount of time (1–300 s) to delay the alarm

Snapshot

Storage > Schedule to configure the current channel for

scheduled recording. See Configuring the Video Recording

Schedule on page 48.

function is enabled, an image can be attached to the

Delay

box, specify

Select

window, for each PTZ camera, select the preset,

. In

3. Click Apply to save your settings.

4. To copy the alarm event settings to additional channels, click Copy, select the channels
that you want to copy the settings to, and then click OK.

Configuring Network Alarm Inputs

A network alarm is an alarm signal originating from the TCP/IP network connection. You can use
NET SDK protocol to activate the network alarm.

To configure network alarm inputs, follow the same steps as for configuring local alarm inputs.

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Configuring Alarm Outputs

To configure alarm outputs

1. Go to Main Menu > Setting > Event > Alarm Output.

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2. On the Alarm Output page, set the alarm type for each alarm output:

•Schedule

•Manual

•Stop

3. To turn off triggered alarm outputs, next to Alarm Release, click OK.

4. Click Apply to save your changes, and then click OK.

Select the alarm output(s) that you want to apply the recording
schedule settings to. For more details, see Configuring the Video

Recording Schedule on page 48 and Configuring the Snapshot
Recording Schedule on page 49.

Select the alarm output(s) that you want to enable for all channels.

Select the alarm output(s) that you want to disable for all channels.

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Configuring Storage Settings 9

This chapter contains the following sections:

• Configuring the Recording Schedule, page 98

• Configuring HDD Settings, page 100

• Configuring Record Settings, page 101

• Configuring HDD Diagnostic Settings, page 102

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Configuring the Recording Schedule

Configuring the Video Recording Schedule

To configure the video recording schedule

1. Go to Main Menu > Setting > Storage > Schedule > Record.

2. On the Record tab, in the Channel box, select the channel (camera) that you want to

3. In the PreRecord box, enter a time between 0 and 30 seconds. The default setting is 4

4. If the DVR has two HDDs, select the Redundancy check box to enable redundant

5. At the top of the scheduling table, select the check box(es) of the recording type(s) that

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configure a recording schedule for.

seconds. The pre-record time sets how long the DVR records before the scheduled
recording start time. For example, if the DVR is scheduled to start recording at 12:00 and
the pre-record time is set to 4 seconds, the DVR will start recording at 11:59:56.

recording on the second HDD. This HDD must first be configured as redundant on the
HDD Manage page (see Configuring HDD Settings on page 100).

you want to schedule:

•Regular

•MD

•Alarm

•MD&Alarm

The regular recording schedule is indicated by a green bar.
The motion detection recording schedule is indicated by a yellow bar.
The alarm recording schedule is indicated by a red bar.
The motion detection and alarm schedule is indicated by a blue bar.

6. At the left of the scheduling table, select the day(s) of the week that you want to configure
a recording schedule for. To configure the same recording schedule for all of the days at
the same time, select All.

7. Click or drag the mouse in the scheduling table to set the recording period. To erase a
recording period, click the eraser icon at the right of the table. Alternatively, for the day of
the week that you want to configure, click the gear icon at the right of the table. In the
Period window, set up to six recording periods. To copy the settings to additional days,
select the appropriate check box(es) under Copy, and then click Save.

8. Click Apply to save your settings.

9. To copy the settings to additional channels, click Copy, select the channels that you want
to copy the settings to, and then click OK.

Configuring the Snapshot Recording Schedule

Follow these steps to configure the snapshot recording function. When enabled, the DVR can
take snapshots when a motion detection, video loss, video tampering, or alarm event occurs.
See Chapter 8, Configuring Event Settings for detailed instructions.

To configure the snapshot recording schedule

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1. Go to Main Menu > Setting > Storage > Schedule > Snapshot.

2. On the Snapshot tab, in the Channel box, select the channel (camera) that you want to
configure a recording schedule for.

3. At the top of the scheduling table, select the check box(es) of the recording type(s) that
you want to schedule:

•Regular

•MD

•Alarm

•MD&Alarm

4. At the left of the scheduling table, select the day(s) of the week that you want to configure
a recording schedule for. To configure the same recording schedule for all of the days at
the same time, select All.

5. Click or drag the mouse in the scheduling table to set the recording period. To erase a
recording period, click the eraser icon at the right of the table. Alternatively, for the day of
the week that you want to configure, click the gear icon at the right of the table. In the
Period window, set up to six recording periods. To copy the settings to additional days,
select the appropriate check box(es) under Copy, and then click Save.

6. Click Apply to save your settings.

7. To copy the settings to additional channels, click Copy, select the channels that you want
to copy the settings to, and then click OK.

The regular recording schedule is indicated by a green bar.
The motion detection recording schedule is indicated by a yellow bar.
The alarm recording schedule is indicated by a red bar.
The motion detection and alarm schedule is indicated by a blue bar.

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Configuring HDD Settings

To configure HDD settings

1. Go to Main Menu > Setting > Storage > HDD Manage.

2. The HDD is configured as read-write by default. To change the HDD type to read-only, in

3. To erase all the data from the HDD, click Format. The message "Confirm format on the

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SATA o indicates the current HDD is normal.

x indicates there is an error.

- indicates that there is no HDD.
? indicates that a HDD is damaged.

Device Name The HDD name.

Type The HDD type (read-write or read-only).

Status The current operating status of the HDD.

Free Space/
Total Space

the Type column, select Read-only HDD. The DVR restarts to apply the new setting.

selected device?" Click OK to continue.

The amount of free space remaining on the HDD/
The total capacity of the HDD.