ICRealtime NVR-8256DR User Manual

NVR Series Users Manual
Version 3.0.1
Table of Contents
1 FEATURES AND SPECIFICATIONS .................................................................. 1
1.1 Overview ........................................................................................................................................... 1
1.2 Features ............................................................................................................................................ 1
1.3 Specifications ................................................................................................................................... 2
2 OVERVIEW AND CONTROLS ........................................................................... 5
2.1 Front Panel ....................................................................................................................................... 5
2.2 Rear Panel ........................................................................................................................................ 6
2.3 Alarm Input and Output Connection ............................................................................................... 7
2.3.1 Alarm Input and Output Details .................................................................................................. 8
2.3.2 Alarm Input Port ........................................................................................................................... 8
2.3.3 Alarm Output Port ........................................................................................................................ 9
3 OVERVIEW OF NAVIGATION AND CONTROLS ............................................ 10
3.1 Login ............................................................................................................................................... 10
3.2 Main Menu ...................................................................................................................................... 17
3.3 Search & Playback ......................................................................................................................... 18
3.3.1 Mark Playback ........................................................................................................................... 20
3.4 Information ...................................................................................................................................... 22
3.4.1 HDD Information ........................................................................................................................ 22
3.4.2 BPS............................................................................................................................................. 24
3.4.3 Log .............................................................................................................................................. 24
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3.4.4 Version ....................................................................................................................................... 26
3.4.5 Online Users .............................................................................................................................. 26
3.4.6 Remote Device Information ...................................................................................................... 27
3.4.7 System Status ............................................................................................................................ 28
3.5 Setting ............................................................................................................................................. 29
3.5.1 General ....................................................................................................................................... 29
3.5.2 Encode ....................................................................................................................................... 32
3.5.3 Schedule .................................................................................................................................... 34
3.5.4 Network ...................................................................................................................................... 35
3.5.5 Alarm .......................................................................................................................................... 49
3.5.6 Detect ......................................................................................................................................... 52
3.5.7 Display ................................................................................................................................ ........ 56
3.5.8 Default ........................................................................................................................................ 58
3.6 Remote Device ............................................................................................................................... 59
3.7 Advanced ........................................................................................................................................ 60
3.7.1 HDD Manager ............................................................................................................................ 61
3.7.2 Abnormality ................................................................................................ ................................ 62
3.7.3 Alarm Output ................................................................ .............................................................. 63
3.7.4 Manual Record .......................................................................................................................... 64
3.7.5 Account ...................................................................................................................................... 66
3.7.6 Auto Maintain ............................................................................................................................. 68
3.7.7 Config Backup ........................................................................................................................... 69
3.7.8 RAID Manager ........................................................................................................................... 69
3.8 Backup ............................................................................................................................................ 70
3.9 Shutdown ........................................................................................................................................ 72
3.10 IPC Upgrade ................................................................................................................................... 72
4 SYSTEM UPGRADE ......................................................................................... 74
5 WEB OPERATION ............................................................................................ 75
5.1 General Introduction ...................................................................................................................... 75
5.1.1 Preparation................................................................................................................................. 75
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5.1.2 Log in .......................................................................................................................................... 75
5.2 LAN Mode ................................................................ ....................................................................... 76
5.3 Real-time Monitor ........................................................................................................................... 78
5.4 PTZ ................................................................................................................................................. 79
5.5 Image/Alarm out ............................................................................................................................. 80
5.5.1 Image.......................................................................................................................................... 80
5.5.2 Alarm output ............................................................................................................................... 81
5.6 WAN Login ..................................................................................................................................... 81
5.7 Setup ............................................................................................................................................... 83
5.7.1 Camera ....................................................................................................................................... 83
5.7.2 Network ...................................................................................................................................... 92
5.7.3 Event ........................................................................................................................................ 108
5.7.4 Storage ..................................................................................................................................... 119
5.7.5 Setting ...................................................................................................................................... 124
5.8 Information .................................................................................................................................... 133
5.8.1 Version ..................................................................................................................................... 133
5.8.2 Log ............................................................................................................................................ 133
5.8.3 Online User ................................................................................................ .............................. 134
5.8.4 HDD Info................................................................................................................................... 135
5.9 Playback ....................................................................................................................................... 135
5.10 Alarm ............................................................................................................................................. 139
5.11 Log out .......................................................................................................................................... 140
APPENDIX H TOXIC OR HAZARDOUS MATERIALS OR ELEMENTS ................ 141
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Welcome
Thank you for purchasing our NVR! This users manual is designed to be a reference tool for the installation and operation of your system. Here you can find information about this series NVR features and functions, as well as a detailed menu tree. Before installation and operation please read the following safeguards and warnings carefully!
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Important Safeguards and Warnings
1Electrical safety
All installation and operation here should conform to your local electrical safety codes. The product must be grounded to reduce the risk of electric shock. We assume no liability or responsibility for all the fires or electric shock caused by improper handling or installation.
2Transportation security
Heavy stress, violent vibration or water splash are not allowed during transportation, storage and installation.
3Installation
Keep upwards. Handle with care. Do not apply power to the NVR before completing installation. Do not place objects on the NVR.
4Qualified engineers needed
All the examination and repair work should be done by the qualified service engineers. We are not liable for any problems caused by unauthorized modifications or attempted repair.
5Environment
The NVR should be installed in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight, inflammable, explosive substances and etc. This series product shall be transported, storage and used in the specified environments.
6. Lithium battery
Improper battery use may result in fire, explosion, or personal injury! When replace the battery, please make sure you are using the same model!
7. Accessories
Be sure to use all the accessories recommended by manufacturer. Before installation, please open the package and check all the components are included. Contact your local retailer ASAP if something is broken in your package.
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User
Management
Different user rights for each group, one user belongs to one group.  The user right can not exceed the group right.
Storage
Function
Support central server backup function in accordance with your
configuration and setup in alarm or schedule setting.
Alarm
Function
Real-time respond to external alarm input as user pre-defined
activation setup.
Support centralized alarm server setup, alarm can auto notify the
user remotely; the alarm can be from the various peripheral devices. .
Can generate an email to notify the user when an alarm occurred.
Network
Monitor
Transmit audio/video data from the IPC or the NVS connected to the
device to the network terminal simultaneously. Delaying time is within 500ms (Network bandwidth support needed).
Max supports 128 connections.  Adopt the following audio and video transmission protocol: HTTP,
TCP, UDP, MULTICAST, RTP/RTCP and etc.
Support SMTP transmission for some alarm data or information.  Support web access for WAN.  Display system current status such as RAID information, HDD
information, network usage information, fan speed, CPU usage, CPU temperature, memory usage, power information and etc.
Window Split
Adopts the video compression and digital process way to output
several-window to display in one monitor at the same compression rate.
Support 1/4/9/16-window mode and etc.
Record
Support schedule record function. Support search and playback via
the Web or local-end.
Backup
Support USB record backup function. It can copy the record file to
the peripheral devices connected to the NVR via the USB port.
Network
Management
Realize NVR configuration and management via Ethernet.  Support device management via web.
Peripheral
Equipment
Support peripheral equipment connection, each peripheral
equipment control protocol and interface can be set freely.
Assistant
Function
Support system resource information and running status real-time
display.
Support log function.  Support local GUI output, support shortcut operation via the mouse. .

1 FEATURES AND SPECIFICATIONS

1.1 Overview

This series product is designed for the management, storage and applications of high definition video data. It adopts the LINUX OS and professional customized hardware platform. It consists of several HDDs management systems, front-end high definition device management system, high definition analysis system, and large-capacity video storage system. It uses the high-stream flow data network transmission technology, multiple-channel video decode and display technology. It realizes the smart management, safe storage, fast transmission, HD decode of the huge-capacity and multiple-channel high definition video data.

1.2 Features

This series product has the following features:
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Support to browse video and audio of the remote IPC and NVS.
Specifications
NVR8256DR
System
Main Processor
Industrial X86 multiple-core processor
Operation System
Embedded LINUX system
Power
Support hot swap
Fan
Redundant dual ball bearing fan MTBF>100 thousand hours
Support online replacement.
Memory
8GB Server-level
Case
1.2mm extra-thickness hot-dip galvanized steel. High accuracy aluminum alloy slider. Self-developed patent removable HDD bracket.
User Interface
WEB, local GUI
Network Protocol
RTP/RTCP, RTSP, UDP, HTTP, NTP, SNMP
Compression Standard
Image Compression Standard
H.264, MotionJpeg,Mpeg4
Audio Compression Standard
G711A, MpegLayerII
Video Monitor
Image Display
1/4/8/9/16/25/36/64-window
Video Output
1-channel VGA output
2-channel HDMI output
LCD output at the front panelFor special series only.
Support VGA/HDMI/LCDFor special series onlyvideo
output at the same time.
Monitor Tour
Support monitor tour functions such as motion detection, and schedule auto control.
Resolution
Real-time monitor VGA: 1280*1024, 1920*1080, 1024*768 HDMI : 1280*10241920*1080
Image Information
Channel information, time information.
Color Configuration
Hue, brightness, contrast, saturation and gain setup for each channel.
Audio Audio Input
1-chanel audio input
Audio Output
1-channel audio output
Bidirectional Talk
1-channel bidirectional talk input
HDD
HDD Amount
24 HDDs
HDD Installation
Independent HDD bracket, support HDD hot swap.
Disk Array Enclosure/Backu p Port
eSATA port
HDD Backup
Support global hotspare HDD
HDD Mode
One HDD/RAID0/RAID1/RAID5
HDD Manager
Non-working HDD adopts hibernation function. It is suitable to guarantee sound ventilation, lower power consumption and enhance HDD life span.

1.3 Specifications

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Record and
Playback
Record Mode
Manual recording, motion detection recording, schedule recording and alarm recording. Priority: Manual recording>card number recording-> alarm recording>motion detection recording>schedule recording.
Record Repeat Mode
When hard disk is full, system can overwrite previous video file.
Record Search
Various search engines such as time, type and channel.
Playback Mode
Various fast play, slow play speeds, manual frame by frame playback and reverse play mode.
Various File Switch Ways
Can switch to previous or next file or any file in current play list. Can switch to file on other channel of the same time. (If there is a file) Support file continuous play, when a file is end system auto plays the next file in the current channel
Multi-Channel Playback
Support 64-channel D1 playback at the same time.
Backup function
Backup Mode
HDD backup. Redundancy HDD backup.
Support peripheral USB backup device. (Flash disk, portable disk and etc.)
Support peripheral eSATA device.
Support network download and save.
Network Function
Network control
View monitor channel remotely.
NVR configuration through client-end and web browser
Upgrade via client or browser to realize remote maintenance.
View alarm information such as motion detection and video loss via client.
Support network PTZ lens control
File remote download and backup and playback
Multiple devices share information via corresponding software such as professional surveillance software (PSS)
Network alarm input and output
Bidirectional audio.
Video Loss
Alarm can activate record, external alarm, screen message prompt, or audio.
External Alarm
Support record activation function or activate external alarm or screen message in specified period.
Manual Alarm Control
Enable or disable alarm input channel Simulate alarm signal to specific alarm output channel.
Alarm Input
4-channel alarm input (NO/NC)
Alarm Output
4-channel relay output
Alarm Relay
30VDC 2A125VAC 1Aactivation output
Port USB port
1 USB 2.0 ports, 2 USB3.0 ports
Network Amount
4 100/1000Mbps Ethetnet port
Network Features
4 Ethernet port load balance or 4 independent 1000Mbps Ethernet port.
RS485 RS232
Serial port protocol communication
User Management
User Management
Multi-lever user management; various management modes Integrated management for local user, serial port user and network user. Configurable user power.
Support user /group and its corresponding rights modification. No limit to the user or group amount.
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Password Authentication
Password modification Administrator can modify other user’s password.
Account lock strategy Five times login failure in thirty minutes may result in account lock.
Upgrade
Client-end/update tool.
USB device
Login, Logout and Shutdown
Password login protection to guarantee safety
User-friendly interface when login. Provide the following options: Logout /shutdown/ restart.
Right authentication when shut down to make sure only those proper people can turn off NVR.
General Parameters
Power
100V~240V,47~63Hz
Power Consumption
200~400W(With HDD)
Working Temperature
0℃~40
Working Humidity
10%80%(No condensation)
Storage Environment Temperature
-20℃~70
Storage environment Humidity
5%90%(No condensation)
Working Altitude
-60m5000m
Dimensions
495No LCDmm*446Without earmm*175mmL*W*H
Weight
27KgNo package materials, no HDD
Installation Mode
Standard 19-inch rack installation Rack/desktop
HDD Amount
24 SATA HDD (Max 4T/HDD
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SN
Icon
Name
Function
1 Front panel lock
/ 2 USB port
/
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Network indicator light
The network indicator light is blue and it flashes when you connect the device to the network.
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Alarm indicator light
The alarm indicator light becomes on once an alarm occurred. It becomes on via the software detection. The alarm includes local alarm, no disk and etc.
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System HDD Indicator light
The blue light flashes when system is reading or writing the system HDD. In the system HDD, there are device important configuration file, factory default configuration file, device initial boot up data.
6 Power button
Press it once to turn on the device. Press it for a long time to turn off the device (Usually we do not recommend). Press power button for a long time or pull out the power cable may result in device auto restart.

2 Overview and Controls

This section provides information about the rear panel. When you install this series NVR for the first time, please refer to this part first.

2.1 Front Panel

The front panel is shown as in Figure 2-1.
Figure 2-1
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After you remove the front panel, you can see there are 24 HDDs. From the left to the right and from the top to the bottom, it ranges from 1~4, 5~8, 9~12, 13~16, 1720, 2124. See Figure 2-2. You can see there are two indication lights on the HDD bracket.
: The power indication light is at the top. The light is yellow after you connected the
device to the power.
: The read-write indication light is at the bottom. The blue light flashes when system is
reading or writing the data.
Figure 2-2

2.2 Rear Panel

The general rear panel is shown as in Figure 2-3.
Figure 2-3
The redundant power series rear panel is shown as in Figure 2-4.
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SN
Name
SN
Name
1
Alarm input/alarm output
2
HDMI portReserved port. Right now system does not support HD decode card.
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Power port
4
HDMI port
5
eSATA port
6
USB port
7
SAS port
8
Video VGA output
9
Network port
10
RS485 port
11
RS232RS422 port
12
Audio input port
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Audio output port
Figure 2-4
Please refer to the following sheet for detailed information.

2.3 Alarm Input and Output Connection

Please refer to the following sheet for alarm input and output connection. There are two alarm input types for you to select: normal open (NO) and normal close (NC).
1. Alarm input
a. Please make sure alarm input mode is grounding alarm input. b. Grounding signal is needed for alarm input. c. Alarm input needs the low level voltage signal. d. Alarm input mode can be either NC (normal Open) or NO (Normal Close) e. When you are connecting two NVRs or you are connecting one NVR and one other device, please use a relay to separate them,
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Icon
Note
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ALARM 1 to ALARM 4. The alarm becomes active in low voltage.
NO1 C1NO2 C2NO3 C3
NO4 C4
Four groups of normal open activation output (on/off button)
GND
2. Alarm output
The alarm output port should not be connected to high power load directly (It shall be less than 1A) to avoid high current which may result in relay damage. Please use the co contactor to realize the connection between the alarm output port and the load.
3. Please make sure the front-end device has soundly earthed.
Improper grounding may result in chip damage.

2.3.1 Alarm Input and Output Details

You can refer to the following sheet X for alarm input and output information. See Figure 2-5.
Figure 2-5

2.3.2 Alarm Input Port

Please refer to the following sheet for more information.
Normal open or Normal close type.  Please parallel connect COM end and GND end of the alarm detector (Provide external
power to the alarm detector).
Please parallel connect the Ground of the NVR and the ground of the alarm detector.  Please connect the NC port of the alarm sensor to the NVR alarm input(ALARM)  Use the same ground with that of NVR if you use external power to the alarm device.
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Model:
JRC-27F
Material of the touch
Silver
Rating Resistance Load
Rated switch capacity
30VDC 2A, 125VAC 1A
Maximum switch power
125VA 160W
Maximum switch voltage
250VAC, 220VDC
Maximum switch currency
1A
Insulation
Between touches with same polarity
1000VAC 1minute
Between touches with different polarity
1000VAC 1minute Between touch and winding
1000VAC 1minute
Surge voltage
Between touches with same polarity
1500V (10×160us)
Length of open time
3ms max
Length of close time
3ms max
Longevity Mechanical
50×106 times (3Hz)
Electrical
200×103 times (0.5Hz)
Temperature
-40 ~+70
Figure 2-6

2.3.3 Alarm Output Port

Provide power to peripheral alarm device.  To avoid overloading, please read the following relay parameters sheet carefully.  RS485 A/B cable is for the A/B cable of the PTZ decoder.
Relay Specification
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1
Recording status
3
Video loss
2
Motion detection
4
Monitor lock

3 Overview of Navigation and Controls

Connect the device to the monitor and then connect a mouse and power cable. Click the power button at the front panel and then boot up the device to view the video output. You can use the mouse to implement some GUI operation.

3.1 Login

Right click mouse, you can see system pops up the login interface for you to input user name and password.
You can use USB mouse to input. Click to switch between numeral, English character (small/capitalized) and denotation.
Note: For security reason, please modify password after you first login.
Continuous three times login failure will result in system alarm and five times login failure will result in account lock.
Figure 3-1
After device booted up, the system is in multiple-channel display mode. See Figure 3-2.Please note the displayed window amount may vary. The following figure is for reference only.
Figure 3-2
You can overlay the corresponding date, time and channel name on each screen. You can refer to the following sheet for channel record or alarm status information.
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1
Real-time monitor
2
Main stream and extra stream switch
3
IPC bidirectional talk
4
Digital zoom in
5
Close monitor source.
Preview control bar
When you move your mouse on the top middle pane of the preview window, you can see the following preview control bar. See Figure 3-3.
Figure 3-3
Please refer to the following sheet for detailed information.
: Real-time monitor
It is to playback the previous 5-60 minutes record of current channel. Please go to the Main menu->Setting->General to set real-time playback time. See Figure 3-4.
Please note:
Support drag and play function. You can use your mouse to select any playback start
time.
Support playback, pause and exit function.  Right now, system does not support slow playback and backward playback function.
The playback control has the following features. Support play, pause, and exit and drag function.
Figure 3-4
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During the preview playback process, you can not see the channel title and record status
of current channel. It will display the channel title and the record status once you exit the preview playback.
During the preview playback, you can not switch the displayed channel or change
current window-display mode.
Please note the tour function has the higher priority than the preview playback. You can
not control the preview playback until the tour function ended.
②: M/S
Click it to switch between main stream/sub stream.
③:IPC Bidirectional talk
Support dual-way bidirectional talk with the IPC.
④: Digital zoom
It is to zoom in specified zone of current channel. It supports zoom in function of multiple­channel.
a) Click button , the button is shown as . b) Drag the mouse to select a zone to zoom in to view.
c) Right click mouse to cancel zoom in and resume original interface.
d) Click , the button is shown as . Now you have exited the digital zoom function.
⑤: Close video source.
Navigation bar
The navigation bas is shown as below. See Figure 3-5.
Figure 3-5
①:Main interface ②:Output screen option:
Select corresponding output device and set the output window amount.
③:Window split:
System supports 1/4/8/9/16/25/36/64-window output mode. Please select the window mode and then select the corresponding channels.
④:PTZ Setup
The PTZ setup is shown as in Figure 3-6. Please note the commend name is grey once device does not support this function. Double click the title to hide the PTZ menu interface. Here you can control PTZ direction, speed, zoom, focus, iris, preset, tour, scan, pattern aux function, light and wiper, rotation and etc.
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Name
Function key
function
Function key
function Zoom
Near
Far
Focus
Near
Far
Iris close
Open
Speed is to control PTZ movement speed. The value ranges from 1 to 8.The speed 8 is faster than speed 1. You can use the remote control to click the small keyboard to set. You can click and of the zoom, focus and iris to zoom in/out, definition and brightness. The PTZ rotation supports 8 directions.
Figure 3-6
In the middle of the eight direction arrows, there is a 3D intelligent positioning key. See Figure 3-7.X Please make sure your protocol supports this function and you need to use mouse to control. Click this key, system goes back to the single screen mode. Drag the mouse in the screen to adjust section size. The dragged zone supports 4X to 16X speeds. Drag the mouse from top to the bottom to zoom in. Drag the mouse from bottom to up to zoom out. It can realize PTZ automatically. The smaller zone you dragged, the higher the speed.
Figure 3-7
Here is a sheet for you reference.
Preset/ Patrol/Pattern/Scan
In Figure 3-6, please click the “set” button. The interface is shown as below. See Figure 3-8. Here you can set the following items:
Preset  Tour  Pattern  Border
Figure 3-8
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In X328H328H328H Figure 3-6, click page switch button, the interface is shown as in Figure 3-9. Here you can activate the following functions:
Preset  Tour  Pattern  Auto scan  Auto pan  Flip  Reset  Page switch
Figure 3-9
Note:
Preset, tour and pattern all need the value to be the control parameter. You can define it as
you require.
You need to refer to your speed dome users manual for Aux definition. In some cases, it
can be used for special process.
The following setups are usually operated in the Figure 3-6, Figure 3-8 and Figure 3-9.
Preset Setup
In Figure 3-6, use eight direction arrows to adjust camera to the proper position. In Figure 3-8, click preset button and input preset number. The interface is shown as in Figure 3-10. Now you can add this preset to one tour.
Figure 3-10
Activate Preset
In Figure 3-9, please input preset number in the No. blank, and click preset button.
Patrol setup (Tour Setup)
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In Figure 3-8, click patrol button. The interface is shown as in Figure 3-11. Input preset number and add this preset to a patrol (tour). For each patrol (tour), you can input max 80 presets.
Figure 3-11
Activate Patrol (tour)
In X341H341H341HFigure 3-8, input patrol (tour) number in the No. blank and click patrol button
Pattern Setup
In Figure 3-8, click pattern button and then click “begin” button. The interface is shown as in Figure 3-12. Then you can go to Figure 3-6 to modify zoom, focus, and iris. Go back to Figure 3-12 and click “end” button. You can memorize all these operations as pattern
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Figure 3-12
Activate Pattern Function
In Figure 3-9, input mode value in the No. blank, and click pattern button.
Auto Scan Setup
In Figure 3-10, click border button. The interface is shown as in Figure 3-13. Please go to Figure 3-6, use direction arrows to select camera left limit Then please go to Figure 3-13 and click left limit button Repeat the above procedures to set right limit.
Figure 3-13
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Activate Auto Scan
In Figure 3-9, click “Auto Scan” button, the system begins auto scan. Correspondingly, the auto scan button becomes Stop button. Click stop button to terminate scan operation.
Flip
In Figure 3-9, click page switch button, you can see an interface is shown as below. See Figure 3-14. Here you can set auxiliary function. The aux value has relation ship with the Aux button of the decoder. Click page switch button again, system goes back to Figure 3-6.
Figure 3-14
⑤:Record Search
It is a shortcut search menu. Please refer to chapter 3.3 for detailed information.
⑥:Event Info
The event information is shown as below. See Figure 3-15. It is for you to set the alarm information of current channel. The following interface is based on our dual-power supplying series product.
Figure 3-15
⑦:Network Setup
It is the shortcut network setup button. Please refer to chapter 3.5.4 for detailed information.
: Output mode
It is the shortcut display setup button. Please refer to chapter 3.5.7 for detailed information.
⑨:Device management
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You can use the channel list and the device list to manage the connected remote device. The channel list is on the left. Here you can view all connected channel information. The green color in front of the camera name means current channel is recording now. The grey color means current channel is not recording. The device list is on the right. Here you can view connected device information. Green icon means current device is online while the red cross means current device is offline. See Figure 3-16.
Figure 3-16
HDD management
It is the shortcut HDD management button. Please refer to chapter 3.7.1 for detailed information.

3.2 Main Menu

After you logged in, the system main menu is shown as below. See Figure 3-17. There are total eight icons: search, Information, setting, remote device, backup, advanced, shutdown and IPC upgrade. Move the cursor to highlight the icon, then double click mouse to enter the sub-menu.
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Figure 3-17

3.3 Search & Playback

Click search button in the main menu, or you can right click mouse and then select the Search item. Search interface is shown as below. See Figure 3-18 .
Figure 3-18
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SN
Name
Function
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Display window
Here is to display the searched picture or file. Support 1/4/9/16-window playback.
2
Search type
Here you can select to search extra stream, main stream or picture. Select play from read-write disk or play from thee peripheral devices.
3
Calendar
The blue highlighted date means there is picture or file. Otherwise, there is no
picture or file.
In any play mode, click the date you want to see, you can see the corresponding
record file trace in the time bar.
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Playback mode and channel selection pane.
Playback mode1/4/9/16 and etc. (It may vary due to different series.). In 1-window playback mode: you can select 1-12864/256 channelIt
depends on the product channel number you purchased.
In 4-window playback mode: you can select 4 channels according to your
requirement such as channel 1-4, 5-8.
In 9-window playback mode, you can switch between 1-8, 9-16. In 16-window playback mode, you can switch between 1-16, 17-32. The time bar will change once you modify the playback mode or the channel
option.
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File list switch button
Double click it, you can view the picture/record file list of current day. The file list is to display the first channel of the record file. The system can display max 128 files in one time. Use middle button of the
mouse to view the file. Select one item, and then double click the mouse or click the ENTER button to playback.
You can input the period in the following interface to begin accurate search. File typeRregular record Aexternal alarm recordMMotion detect
record.
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Card number search
The card number search interface is shown as below. Right now, system does not support this function.
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Playback control pane.
/
Play/Pause There are three ways for you to begin playback.
The play button  Double click the valid period of the time bar.  Double click the item in the file list.
In slow play or fast play mode, click it to resume normal payback.
Stop button.
Backward play In normal play mode, left click the button, the file begins backward play. Click it again to pause current play. In backward play mode, click / to restore normal play.
/
In normal play mode, when you pause current play, you can click │ and to begin frame by frame playback.
In frame by frame playback mode, click / to restore normal playback.
Slow play In playback mode, click it to realize various slow play modes such as slow play 1, slow play 2, and etc.
Fast forward In playback mode, click to realize various fast play modes such as fast play 1,fast play 2 and etc.
Note: The actual play speed has relationship with the software version.
Please refer to the following sheet for more information.
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Smart search
The volume of the playback
Snapshot
Right now, system does not support this function.
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Time bar
It is to display the record type and its period in current search criteria.
In 4-window playback mode, there are corresponding four time bars. In other
playback mode, there is only one time bar.
Use the mouse to click one point of the color zone in the time bar, system begins
playback. The time bar is beginning with 0 o'clock when you are setting the configuration. The time bar zooms in the period of the current playback time when you are playing the file.
The green color stands for the regular record file. The red color stands for the
external alarm record file. The yellow stands for the motion detect record file.
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Time bar unit
The option includes: 24H, 12H, 1H and 30M. The smaller the unit, the larger the zoom rate. You can accurately set the time in the time bar to playback the record.
The time bar is beginning with 0 o'clock when you are setting the configuration. The time bar zooms in the period of the current playback time when you are playing the file.
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Backup
Select the file(s) you want to backup from the file list. System max supports files from four channels. Then click the backup button, now you can see the backup menu. Click the start button to begin the backup operation. Check the file again you can cancel current selection. System max supports to display 32 files from one channel.
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Clip
It is to edit the file.  Please play the file you want to edit and then click this button you can see the
time control. Select the start time and end time on the right side and click this button again, you can see the backup data to be saved in the pop-up dialogue box. Click this button again to exit the clip mode.
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Record type
In any play mode, the time bar will change once you modify the search type.
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Mark function
Click it to go to the mark list. Here you can view all the mark information in the channel by time.
Other Functions
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Digital zoom
When the system is in full-screen playback mode, left click the mouse in the screen. Drag your mouse in the screen to select a section and then left click mouse to realize digital zoom. You can right click mouse to exit.
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Customized mark function
During the one-channel playback mode, you can give a mark once there is any important information in the record file. You can use mark time or the key words to search mark information to search the important record file to playback. It is very convenient for you to get the video information you need.
Note:
All the operations here (such as playback speed, channel, time and progress) have relationship with version. Some series NVRs do not support some functions or playback speeds.

3.3.1 Mark Playback

Please make sure your purchased device support this function. You can use this function only if you can see the mark playback icon on the Search interface (Figure 3-18).
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When you are playback record, you can mark the record when there is important information. After playback, you can use time or the mark key words to search corresponding record and then play. It is very easy for you to get the important video information. Add Mark When system is playback, click Mark button , you can go to the following interface. See Figure 3-19.
Figure 3-19
Playback Mark During 1-window playback mode, click mark file list button in Figure 3-18, you can go to mark file list interface. Double click one mark file, you can begin playback from the mark time.
Play before mark time Here you can set to begin playback from previous N seconds of the mark time.
Note
Usually, system can playbacks previous N seconds record if there is such kind of record file. Otherwise, system playbacks from the previous X seconds when there is such as kind of record.
Mark Manager Click the mark manager button on the Search interface (Figure 3-18); you can go to Mark Manager interface. See Figure 3-20. System can manage all the record mark information of current channel by default. You can view all mark information of current channel by time.
Figure 3-20
Modify
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Double click one mark information item, you can see system pops up a dialogue box for you to change mark information. You can only change mark name here. Delete Here you can check the mark information item you want to delete and then click Delete button, you can remove one mark item. .
Note
After you go to the mark management interface, system needs to pause current playback.
System resume playback after you exit mark management interface.
If the mark file you want to playback has been removed, system begin playbacking from the
first file in the list.

3.4 Information

Here is for you to view system information. There are total seven items: HDD info, BPS (data stream statistics), log, Version, online user, remote device information and status. See Figure 3-21.
Figure 3-21

3.4.1 HDD Information

Here is to list hard disk type, total space, free space, and status. See Figure 3-22. means current HDD is normal.. - means there is no HDD.
If disk is damaged, system shows as ERROR. Please remove the broken hard disk before you add a new one.
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Parameter
Function
HDD Port
SATA 1-16 1-16 here means current series product max supports 16 HDDs. RAID1-6 here means current series product max supports 6 SATA HDDs.
When HDD is working properly, system is shown as O. . “_” means there is
no HDD. This series product max supports 24 SATA HDDs, 16 RAID HDDs.
Figure 3-22
In Figure 3-22, click view record d time button, HDD record time information interface is shown as in Figure 3-23.
Figure 3-23
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SN
You can view the HDD amount the device connected to; means the second HDD is current working HDD.
Physical port
It is to display device connected physical port.
Type
The corresponding HDD property.
Raid name
It is to display RAID HDD name. Total space
The HDD total capacity.
Free space
The HDD free capacity.
Status
HDD can work properly or not.
Bad track
Display there is bad track or not. Page up
Click it to view previous page.
Page down
Click it to view the next page.
View recording time
Click it to view HDD record information (file start time and end time).
View HDD type and capability
Click it to view HDD property, status and etc,

3.4.2 BPS

Here is for you to view current video data stream (KB/s) and occupied hard disk storage (MB/h). See Figure 3-24. You can click PgUp/PgDn to view information of more channels.
Figure 3-24

3.4.3 Log

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