Insignia HRSD16 User Manual

HRSD8, HRSD16

8-, 16-Channel Models

Color Digital Video Recorder

User Guide

Document 800-00918 – Rev E – 12/07

Revisions

Issue Date Revisions

Rev A 11/07 New Document

Rev B 11/07 Minor text changes

Rev C 11/07 More text changes; added clause about DVR channels on

cover page; added RoHS logo

Rev D 12/07 Changes to Appendix C: ClipPlayer

Rev E 12/07 Added CE Compliance section to the front matter (p.3)

FCC Compliance Statement

INFORMATION TO THE USER: This equipment has been tested and found to comply

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

CAUTION: Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.

Cet appareil numérique de la Classe A est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada.

CE Compliance

This equipment has been tested in accordance with the following directives:

• 2006/95/EC The Low Voltage Directive

• 2004/108/EC The Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive

WARNING: This is a Class A product. In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.

Explanation of Graphical Symbols

This symbol alerts the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock.

This symbol alerts the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance.

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WARNING

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK,

DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK).

NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE.

REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.

WEEE Compliance

WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment)

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

European countries with separate collection systems)

This marking shown on the product or its literature, indicates that it should not be disposed with other household wastes at the end of its working life. To prevent possible harm to the environment or human health from uncontrolled waste disposal, please separate this from other types of wastes and recycle it responsibly to promote the sustainable reuse of material resources.

Household users should contact either the retailer where they purchased this product, or their local government office, for details of where and how they can take this item for environmentally safe recycling.

Business users should contact their supplier and check the terms and conditions of the purchase contract. This product should not be mixed with other commercial wastes for disposal.

RoHS

Contents

Figures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

About This Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Overview of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

About Cautions and Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Important Safeguards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Typographical Conventions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Technical Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

2 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Package Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Required Installation Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Connecting the Video Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Connecting the Loop Through Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Connecting Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Connecting the Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Connecting the DVR for Remote Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Connecting Alarm Inputs and Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Connecting USB Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Factory Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Connecting the Power Cord. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

3 Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Front Panel Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Turning on the Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Initial Unit Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Logging In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Network & Notification Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Configuring Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Recording Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Event Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

4 Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Turning on the Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Live Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Using PIP Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

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Active Cameo Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Freeze Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Zoom Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Adjusting the Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Browsing with Sequence Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Using a Mouse During Live Monitoring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Event Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Covert Camera Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Spot Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

PTZ Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Recording Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Recording Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Playing Recorded Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Searching Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Appendix A USB Hard Disk Drive Preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Preparing the USB-IDE hard disk drive in Windows 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Preparing the USB-IDE hard disk drive in Windows 98 . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Appendix B Text-In Query Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Query Example I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Query Example II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Appendix C Reviewing Video Clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Appendix D Time Overlap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Appendix E Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Appendix F Connector Pinouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Appendix G Map of Screens. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Appendix H System Log Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Appendix I Error Code Notices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Appendix J Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

Figures

Figure 1-1 Typical DVR Installation for the HRSD8/16 DVR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Figure 2-1 16-Channel DVR Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Figure 2-2 Video Input Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Figure 2-3 Video Loop Through Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Figure 2-4 Audio Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Figure 2-5 VGA Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Figure 2-6 Video Out Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Figure 2-7 RS-232C Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Figure 2-8 Network Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Figure 2-9 RS485 Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Figure 2-10 Alarm Connector Strip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Figure 2-11 USB Ports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Figure 2-12 Factory Reset Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Figure 2-13 Power Cord Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Figure 3-1 16-Channel DVR Front Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Figure 3-2 Login Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Figure 3-3 Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Figure 3-4 Virtual Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Figure 3-5 Information Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Figure 3-6 Upgrade Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Figure 3-7 Setup Import Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Figure 3-8 Setup Export Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Figure 3-9 System Log Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Figure 3-10 Date/Time Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Figure 3-11 Holiday Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Figure 3-12 Time Sync. Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Figure 3-13 Storage Information Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Figure 3-14 Device Format Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Figure 3-15 Device Information Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Figure 3-16 Storage Status Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Figure 3-17 User Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Figure 3-18 New Group Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

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Figure 3-19 New User Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Figure 3-20 Shutdown Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Figure 3-21 Logout Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Figure 3-22 Network Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Figure 3-23 Network Setup Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Figure 3-24 LAN (Manual) Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Figure 3-25 Port Numbers Setup Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Figure 3-26 LAN (DHCP) Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Figure 3-27 LAN (ADSL) Setup Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Figure 3-28 Modem Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Figure 3-29 DVRNS Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Figure 3-30 Notification Mail Setup Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Figure 3-31 Notification Callback Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Figure 3-32 Devices Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Figure 3-33 Camera Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Figure 3-34 Camera PTZ Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Figure 3-35 PTZ Device List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Figure 3-36 Port Setup Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Figure 3-37 Audio Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Figure 3-38 Alarm-Out Settings Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Figure 3-39 Alarm-Out Schedule Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Figure 3-40 Display OSD Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Figure 3-41 OSD Margin Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Figure 3-42 Main Monitor Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Figure 3-43 Spot Monitor Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Figure 3-44 Remote Control Setup Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Figure 3-45 Record Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Figure 3-46 Record Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Figure 3-47 Schedule Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Figure 3-48 Default Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Figure 3-49 Pre-Event Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Figure 3-50 Event Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Figure 3-51 Alarm-In Settings Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Figure 3-52 Alarm-In Actions 1 Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Figure 3-53 Alarm-In Notify Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Figure 3-54 Alarm-In Actions 2 Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Figure 3-55 Motion Detection Settings Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Figure 3-56 Motion Detection Sensitivity Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Figure 3-57 Motion Detection Zone Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Figure 3-58 Motion Detection Zone Setup Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Figure 3-59 Daytime Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Figure 3-60 Motion Detection Actions 1 Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Figure 3-61 Motion Detection Actions 2 Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Figures

Figure 3-62 PTZ Preset Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Figure 3-63 Video Loss Settings Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Figure 3-64 Video Loss Actions 1 Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Figure 3-65 Video Loss Notify Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Figure 3-66 Video Loss Actions 2 Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Figure 3-67 Text-In Settings Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Figure 3-68 Port Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Figure 3-69 Text-In Actions 1 Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Figure 3-70 Text-In Actions 2 Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Figure 3-71 Health Check Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Figure 3-72 Check Recording Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Figure 3-73 Storage Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Figure 3-74 S.M.A.R.T Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Figure 3-75 System Event Actions Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Figure 3-76 Event Status Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Figure 4-1 DVR Front Panel and Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Figure 4-2 Page Sequence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Figure 4-3 Mouse Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Figure 4-4 Mouse Display Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Figure 4-5 Sequence Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Figure 4-6 PTZ Select Camera Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Figure 4-7 PTZ Preset Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Figure 4-8 Preset View Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Figure 4-9 PTZ Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Figure 4-10 Playback Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Figure 4-11 Search Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Figure 4-12 Go to the Date/Time Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Figure 4-13 Calendar Search Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Figure 4-14 Event Log Search Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Figure 4-15 Event Log Search Option Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Figure 4-16 Text-In Search Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Figure 4-17 Text-In Search Option Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Figure 4-18 Motion Search Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Figure 4-19 Motion Search Option Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Figure 4-20 Clip-Copy Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Figure B-1 Query Example 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Figure B-2 Query example 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Figure C-1 ClipPlayer Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Figure D-1 Time Overlap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Figure D-2 Time Overlap Segment Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Figure D-3 Time Overlap Start/Stop Time Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Figure F-1 I/O Connector Pinouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Figure F-2 RS485 Connector Pinouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

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Tables

Table 2-1 Rear Panel Connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Table 3-1 16-Channel DVR Front Panel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Table 3-2 Information Screen Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Table 3-3 Storage Status Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Table 3-4 New Group Authority Level Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Table 3-5 Modem Setup Screen Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Table 3-6 DVRNS Setup Screen Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Table 3-7 Notification Mail Setup Screen Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Table 3-8 Notification Callback Setup Screen Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Table 3-9 Options in the Alarm-Out Settings Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Table 3-10 Alarm-Out Schedule Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Table 3-11 Record Setup Screen Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Table 3-12 Motion Detection Zone Setup Screen Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Table 4-1 Front Panel Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Table 4-2 Mouse Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Table 4-3 Right Mouse Button Menu Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Table 4-4 Mouse Display Menu Functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Table 4-5 PTZ Toolbar Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Table 4-6 Playback Button Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Table 4-7 Playback Toolbar Functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Table 4-8 Search Menu Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Table 4-9 Event Log Search Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Table 4-10 Self-Diagnostic Events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Table 4-11 Text-In Search Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Table 4-12 Motion Search Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Table 4-13 Using the Clip-Copy Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Table 4-14 Clip Copy Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

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About This Document

This document introduces the HRSD Series Digital Recorder (DVR) and describes how to install, configure, and operate the DVR.

This guide covers both the 8- and 16-channel HRSD Series DVRs. They are identical except for the number of cameras and alarms that can be connected, and the number of cameras that can be displayed. For simplicity, the illustrations and descriptions in this guide refer to the 16-camera model.

Overview of Contents

This document contains the following chapters and appendixes:

• Chapter 1, Introduction, introduces the HRSD Series DVRs, lists the features, and gives a functional overview of its components.

• Chapter 2, Installation, describes how to install the DVR and connect the system components.

• Chapter 3, Configuration, provides an overview of the front panel controls and LCD displays, and provides instructions for configuring the DVR.

• Chapter 4, Operation, describes live monitoring, recording video and audio, playing recorded video, and searching for video.

• Appendix A, USB Hard Disk Drive Preparation, shows how to prepare the USB hard disk drive for computers using Microsoft operating systems.

• Appendix B, Text-In Query Examples, shows how to search for video using text-in queries.

• Appendix C, Reviewing Video Clips, describes the ClipPlayer program features.

Windows 2000/98/SP/Vista

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• Appendix D, Time Overlap, instructs how to search for recorded video when you have overlapping time segments.

• Appendix E, Troubleshooting, provides answers for common technical issues.

• Appendix F, Connector Pinouts, describes I/O and RS485 connector pinouts.

• Appendix G, Map of Screens, provides a graphic illustration of the menu screens.

• Appendix H, System Log Notices, lists all the system log notices.

• Appendix I, Error Code Notices, lists the system upgrade and clip copy error code notices.

• Appendix J, Specifications, lists the DVR specifications.

About Cautions and Warnings

Caution A caution advises users that failure to take or avoid a specified

action could result in loss of data or damage to the equipment.

WARNING! A warning advises users that failure to take or avoid a

specified action could result in physical injury to a person or irreversible damage to the equipment.

Important Safeguards

1. Read Instructions

All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the appliance is operated.

2. Retain Instructions

The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference.

3. Cleaning

Unplug this equipment from the wall outlet before cleaning it. Do not use liquid aerosol cleaners. Use a damp soft cloth for cleaning.

4. Attachments

Never add any attachments and/or equipment without the approval of the manufacturer as such additions may result in the risk of fire, electric shock, or other personal injury.

5. Water and/or Moisture

Do not use this equipment near water or in contact with water.

6. Accessories

Do not place this equipment on an unstable cart, stand, or table. The equipment may fall, causing serious injury to a child or adult, and serious damage to the equipment. Wall or shelf mounting should follow the manufacturer's instructions, and should use a mounting kit approved by the manufacturer.

This equipment and cart combination should be moved with care. Quick stops, excessive force, and uneven surfaces may cause the equipment and cart combination to overturn.

7. Power Sources

This equipment 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, please consult your equipment dealer or local power company.

8. Power Cords

Operator or installer must remove power, BNC, alarm, and other connections before moving the equipment.

9. Lightning

For added protection for this equipment during a lightning storm, or when it is left unattended and unused for long periods of time, unplug it from the wall outlet and disconnect the antenna or cable system. This will prevent damage to the equipment due to lightning and power-line surges.

10. Overloading

Do not overload wall outlets and extension cords to avoid the risk of fire or electric shock.

11. Objects and Liquids

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

12. Servicing

Do not attempt to service this equipment yourself. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel.

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13. Damage Requiring Service

Unplug this equipment from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions:

• When the power-supply cord or the plug has been damaged

• If liquid is spilled or objects have fallen into the equipment

• If the equipment has been exposed to rain or water

• If the equipment does not operate normally by following the operating

instructions, adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating instructions as an improper adjustment of other controls may result in damage and will often require extensive work by a qualified technician to restore the equipment to its normal operation.

• If the equipment has been dropped or the cabinet damaged

• When the equipment exhibits a distinct change in performance—this

indicates a need for service.

14. Replacement Parts

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

15. Safety Check

Upon completion of any service or repairs to this equipment, ask the service technician to perform safety checks to determine that the equipment is in proper operating condition.

16. Field Installation

This installation should be made by a qualified service person and should conform to all local codes.

17. Correct Batteries

WARNING! Risk of explosion if battery is replaced by an incorrect

type. Dispose of used batteries according to the instructions.

18. Operating Temperature

An operating temperature range is specified (see Appendix J, Specifications) so that the customer and installer may determine a suitable operating environment for the equipment.

19. Elevated Operating Ambient Temperature

If installed in a closed or multi-unit rack assembly, the operating ambient temperature of the rack environment may be greater than room ambient. Therefore, consideration should be given to installing the equipment in an environment compatible with the specified operating temperature range.

20. Reduced Air Flow

Installation of the equipment in the rack should be such that the amount of airflow required for safe operation of the equipment is not compromised.

21. Mechanical Loading

Mounting of the equipment in the rack should be such that a hazardous condition is not caused by uneven mechanical loading.

22. Circuit Overloading

Consideration should be given to connection of the equipment to supply circuit and the effect that overloading of circuits might have on over-current protection and supply wiring. Appropriate consideration of equipment nameplate ratings should be used when addressing this concern.

23. Reliable Earthing (Grounding)

Reliable grounding of rack mounted equipment should be maintained. Particular attention should be given to supply connections other than direct connections to the branch circuit (for example, use of power strips).

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Typographical Conventions

[you can delete the conventions that don’t apply to your document]

This document uses the following typographical conventions:

Font What it represents Example

Swiss721

Keys on the keyboard Press Ctrl+C

Lt BT

Lucida Values of editable fields that are

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

Text strings displayed on the screen The message Password Updated

Lucida Bold

Swiss721 BT bold

Italic (any font)

Words or characters that you must type. The word “enter” is used if you must type text and then press the Enter or Return key.

Values of editable fields that appear in tables (on first mention)

Menu titles and other items you select Double-click FVC Tool icon.

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

Placeholders: words that vary depending on the situation vehicle ID

The Time field can be set to Hours:Minutes:Seconds.

displays.

Enter the vehicle ID number:

Goldwing

The Background Recording field can be set to one of the following values:

Enabled Disabled

Palatino italic

Cross-reference to external source Refer to the FareView Player - Image

Viewing/Archiving Tool Application Note.

Cross-reference within document See Introduction.

Introduction

Features

Your color digital video recorder (DVR) provides recording capabilities for 8 or 16 camera inputs. It provides exceptional picture quality in both live and playback modes, and offers the following features:

• 8 or 16 Composite Video Input Connectors

• Compatible with Color (NTSC or PAL) and B&W (CCIR and EIA-170) Video Sources

• Auto Detection for NTSC and PAL

• Multiple Monitor Connectors: 1 BNC Video Out, 1 Spot, 1 VGA

• Multiple Search Engines (Date/Time, Calendar, Event)

• Records up to 120/100 Images per Second (NTSC/PAL)

• "Loop-Through" Video Connectors

• Continuous Recording in Disk Overwrite Mode

• 2 USB 2.0 Ports

• Continues Recording while Transmitting to Remote Site and during Playback

• User-friendly Graphical User Interface (GUI) Menu System

• Multiple Recording Modes (Time-lapse, Pre-event, Alarm, Motion, Text, and Panic)

• 2-Channel Audio Recording and 1-Channel Audio Playback

• Text Input for ATM and POS

• Alarm Connections Include: Input, Output, and Reset Input

• Built-in Alarm Buzzer

• Live or Recorded Video Access via Ethernet or Modem

• Time Synchronization using industry standard protocol

• Built-in CD-RW Drive

• Self-diagnostics with automatic notification including hard disk drive S.M.A.R.T.

protocol

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Technical Overview

In addition to replacing both a time-lapse VCR and a multiplexer in a security installation, your DVR has many features that make it much more powerful and easier to use than even the most advanced VCR.

The DVR converts analog NTSC or PAL video to digital images and records them on a hard disk drive. Using a hard disk drive allows you to access recorded video almost instantaneously; there is no need to rewind tape. The technology also allows you to view recorded video while the DVR continues recording video.

Digitally recorded video has several advantages over analog video recorded on tape. There is no need to adjust tracking. You can freeze frames, fast forward, fast reverse, slow forward and slow reverse without image streaking or tearing. Digital video can be indexed by time or events, and you can instantly view video after selecting the time or event.

Your DVR can be set up for event or time-lapse recording. You can define times to record, and the schedule can change for different days of the week and user-defined holidays.

The DVR can be set up to alert you when the hard disk drive is full, or it can be set to record over the oldest video once the disk is full.

Your DVR uses a proprietary encryption scheme making it nearly impossible to alter video.

You can view video and control your DVR remotely by connecting via Ethernet. There are two USB ports that can be used to upgrade the system or copy video clips to external hard disk, CD-RW, and flash drives.

Note This manual covers the 8- and 16-channel digital video

recorders. The DVRs are identical except for the number of cameras and alarms that can be connected and the number of cameras that can be displayed. For simplicity, the illustrations and descriptions in this manual refer to the 16-camera model.

Introduction

udio Input x2

Figure 1-1 Typical DVR Installation for the HRSD8/16 DVR

VGA Monitor

Main Monitor

(BNC)

Spot Monitor

Sensors 8 or 16Cameras 8 or 16

Audio Output

ATM /PO S

USB Device x2

Flash Drive

Digital Video Recorder

Mouse

Network

RASplus

Alarm Outputs

Flashing Light

Siren

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Package Contents

The package contains the following:Digital Video Recorder

•Power Cord

• User Guide (This Document)

• Multilingual User Guide (RASplus CD-ROM)

• RASplus User Guide

• Multilingual RASplus Software CD and User Guide (RASplus CD-ROM)

• DVRNS Server Software and User Guide (RASplus CD-ROM)

• Rack-mount Kit

Required Installation Tools

No special tools are required to install the DVR. Refer to the installation manuals for the other items that make up part of your system.

Figure 2-1 16-Channel DVR Rear Panel

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Table 2-1 Rear Panel Connections

# Connection # Connection

1 Video input 6 Network/Ethernet port

2 Looping connectors 7 RS485 port for remote devices

3 Audio input x2; audio output x1 8 Alarm inputs

4 Video main: BNC or VGA;

Spot-BNC

5 Serial RS-232C port 10 Power cord connector

Your DVR can be used with either NTSC or PAL equipment.

Note You cannot mix NTSC and PAL equipment. For example, you

cannot use a PAL camera and an NTSC monitor.

Connecting the Video Source

Connect the coaxial cables from the video sources to the BNC Video In connectors.

Figure 2-2 Video Input Connectors

9 Alarm outputs

Connecting the Loop Through Video

If you would like to connect your video source to another device, you can use the Loop BNC connectors.

Figure 2-3 Video Loop Through Connectors

Note The Loop BNC connectors are auto terminated. Do NOT connect

a cable to the Loop BNC unless it is connected to a terminated device because it will cause poor quality video.

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Connecting Audio

Your DVR can record audio from up to two sources. Connect the audio sources to Audio In 1 and Audio In 2 as needed using RCA jacks. Connect Audio Out to your amplifier.

Figure 2-4 Audio Connectors

Note It is the user's responsibility to determine if local laws and

regulations permit recording audio.

Note The DVR does not have amplified audio output, so you need a

speaker with an amplifier. The DVR does not have a pre-amplifier for audio input, so the audio input should be from an amplified source, not directly from a microphone.

Connecting the Monitor

Using a Computer Monitor

A VGA connector is provided so that you can use a standard, multi-sync computer monitor as your main monitor. Use the cable supplied with your monitor to connect it to the DVR.

Figure 2-5 VGA Connector

Using a Spot Monitor

Connect the main monitor to the Video Out connector. Connect the spot monitor to the SPOT connector as needed.

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Figure 2-6 Video Out Connector

Note The VGA and Video Out (BNC) connectors may be connected to

individual monitors for simultaneous operation.

Connecting the DVR for Remote Access

Connecting the RS-232C Port

An RS-232C port is provided to connect an external modem for remote monitoring, configuration, software upgrades, and to connect a remote control keyboard. Use a modem cable with a DB-9S (female) connector to connect to the DVR. See Chapter 3,

Configuration for how to configure the modem.

Figure 2-7 RS-232C Port

Note The DVR is not supplied with a modem cable, and many

modems are not supplied with cables. Ensure that you have the correct cable when purchasing the modem.

Connecting the Network Port

The DVR can be networked using the 10/100Mb Ethernet connector. Connect a Cat5 cable with an RJ-45 jack to the DVR connector. The DVR can be networked with a computer for remote monitoring, searching, configuration, and software upgrades. See

Chapter 3, Configuration for configuring the Ethernet connections.

Figure 2-8 Network Port

Installation

Caution The network connector is not designed to be connected directly

with cable or wire intended for outdoor use.

Connecting the RS485 Port

The DVR can be controlled remotely by an external device or control system, such as a control keyboard, using RS485 half-duplex serial communications signals. The RS485 connector can also be used to control PTZ (pan, tilt, zoom) cameras. Connect the RX-/ TX- and RX+/TX+ of the control system to the TX-/RX- and TX+/RX+ (respectively) of the DVR. See Chapter 3, Configuration and the PTZ camera or remote controller manufacturer's manual for configuring the RS485 connection.

Figure 2-9 RS485 Port

Connecting Alarm Inputs and Outputs

Note To make connections on the Alarm Connector Strip, press and

hold the button and insert the wire in the hole below the button. After releasing the button, tug gently on the wire to ensure that it is connected. To disconnect a wire, press and hold the button above the wire and pull out the wire.

Figure 2-10 Alarm Connector Strip

AI 1 to 16

(Alarm-In)

GND

(Ground)

You can use external devices to signal the DVR to react to events. Mechanical or electrical switches can be wired to the AI (Alarm-In) and GND (Ground) connectors. The threshold voltage is 4.3V and should be stable at least 0.5 seconds to be detected. See

Chapter 3, Configuration for configuring alarm input.

Connect the ground side of the Alarm input and/or alarm output to the GND connector.

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Note All the connectors marked GND are common.

NC/NO

(Relay

Alarm

Outputs)

ARI (Alarm

Reset In)

The DVR can activate external devices such as buzzers or lights. Connect the device to the C (Common) and NC (Normally Closed) or C and NO (Normally Open) connectors. NC/NO is a relay output which sinks 0.5A@125VAC and 1A@30VDC. See Chapter 3,

Configuration for configuring alarm output.

An external signal to the Alarm Reset In can be used to reset both the Alarm Out signal and the DVR's internal buzzer. Mechanical or electrical switches can be wired to the ARI (Alarm Reset In) and GND (Ground) connectors. The threshold voltage is below 0.3V and should be stable at least 0.5 seconds to be detected. Connect the wires to the ARI (Alarm Reset In) and GND (Ground) connectors.

Connecting USB Ports

Two USB ports on the front panel are provided to connect external hard disk, CD-RW, or flash drives for video clip copying or system upgrades. Position external drives close enough to the DVR so that you can make the cable connections, usually less than 6 feet. Use the USB cable provided with the hard disk drive to connect it to the DVR.

Figure 2-11 USB Ports

A USB mouse (not supplied) can be connected to one of the ports. You can use the mouse to navigate through the screens and menus much like you would on a computer.

A USB to Serial converter can be connected to the USB port. Multiple text-in devices can be used with a USB to Serial converter.

Factory Reset

The DVR has a Factory Reset switch to the left of the Alarm Output connectors on the rear panel. This switch should be used only on the rare occasions that you want to return all the settings to the original factory settings.

Figure 2-12 Factory Reset Switch

Installation

Caution When you use the Factory Reset, you lose any settings you have

saved.

To reset the unit, you need a straightened paperclip:

1. Turn off the DVR.

2. Turn it on again.

3. While the DVR is initializing, the front panel LEDs blink. When the front panel LEDs blink, poke the straightened paperclip to the unlabeled hole in the left of the Alarm Output connectors.

4. Hold the switch until all the LEDs on the front panel are lit.

Note When the DVR successfully resets to factory defaults all the LEDs

on the front panel flash five times.

5. Release the reset switch. All of the DVR's settings are now at the original settings it had when it left the factory.

Connecting the Power Cord

Connect the AC power cord to the DVR and then to a wall outlet.

Figure 2-13 Power Cord Connector

Caution Route power cords so that they are not a tripping hazard. Ensure

that the power cord can not be pinched or abraded by furniture. Do not install power cords under rugs or carpets.

The power chord has a grounding pin. If your power outlet does not have a grounding pin receptacle, do not modify the plug. Do not overload the circuit by plugging too many devices in to one circuit.

Your DVR is now ready to operate. See Chapter 3, Configuration for how to configure the DVR’s settings, and Chapter 4, Operation for how to operate the DVR.

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