TruVision DVR 12 User
Manual
P/N 1072798C-EN • REV 1.0 • ISS 21AUG14
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© 2014 United Technologies Corporation. |
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Interlogix is part of UTC Building & Industrial Systems, a unit of United |
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Technologies Corporation. All rights reserved. |
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trademarks of the manufacturers or vendors of the respective products. |
Manufacturer |
United Technologies Corporation |
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2955 Red Hill Avenue, Costa Mesa, CA 92626-5923, USA |
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Authorized EU manufacturing representative: |
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UTC Fire & Security B.V. |
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Kelvinstraat 7, 6003 DH Weert, The Netherlands |
FCC compliance |
Class A: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the |
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limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. |
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These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful |
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interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. |
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This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy |
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and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, |
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may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this |
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equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in |
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which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own |
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expense. |
Canada |
This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. |
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Cet appareil numérique de la classe A est conforme à la norme NMB-003 |
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du Canada. |
ACMA compliance |
Notice! This is a Class A product. In a domestic environment this product |
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may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to |
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take adequate measures. |
Certification |
N4131 |
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European Union |
12004/108/EC (EMC directive): Hereby, UTC Fire & Security declares that |
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this device is in compliance or with the essential requirements and other |
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relevant provisions of Directive 2004/108/EC. |
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2002/96/EC (WEEE directive): Products marked with this symbol cannot |
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be disposed of as unsorted municipal waste in the European Union. For |
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proper recycling, return this product to your local supplier upon the |
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purchase of equivalent new equipment, or dispose of it at designated |
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collection points. For more information see: www.recyclethis.info. |
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2006/66/EC (battery directive): This product contains a battery that cannot |
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be disposed of as unsorted municipal waste in the European Union. See |
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the product documentation for specific battery information. The battery is |
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marked with this symbol, which may include lettering to indicate cadmium |
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(Cd), lead (Pb), or mercury (Hg). For proper recycling, return the battery to |
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your supplier or to a designated collection point. For more information see: |
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www.recyclethis.info. |
Contact information |
For contact information, see www.utcfireandsecurity.com or |
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www.utcfssecurityproducts.eu |
Content
Chapter 1 |
Product introduction |
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Product overview |
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Default settings to access the device |
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Installation |
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Installation environment |
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Unpacking the recorder and its accessories 7 |
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Back panel |
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Monitor connections |
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RS-485 port |
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RS-232 port |
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Chapter 3 |
Getting started |
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Turning on and off the recorder |
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Using the setup wizard |
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Recording |
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Initializing the recording settings |
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Defining a recording schedule 25 |
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Daily schedules |
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Holiday schedules |
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Motion detection schedules |
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External alarm schedules |
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Protecting recorded files |
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Manual recording |
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Capturing text insertions |
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Alarm settings |
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Description of alarm notification types |
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Setting up motion detection |
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Setting up external alarms |
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Triggering or clearing alarm outputs manually 36 |
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Setting up system notifications |
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Detecting video loss |
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Detecting video tampering |
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Network settings 39 |
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Configuring general network settings |
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Configuring PPPoE |
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Configuring DDNS |
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Configuring an NTP server |
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Configuring email |
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Configuring UPnP |
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Configuring SNMP |
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Configuring an FTP server to store snapshots 45 |
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Configuring a remote alarm host |
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Configuring multicast |
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Configuring the server and HTTP ports |
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Configuring the RTSP service port 46 |
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Telnet setup |
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Checking network status |
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Exporting network packet data |
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HDD management |
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Initializing HDDs |
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Setting the HDD quota |
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Setting the HDD property 50 |
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Checking HDD status |
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Configuring HDD alarms |
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Checking the S.M.A.R.T. information |
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Searching video using disk analysis |
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Configuring redundant recording |
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Setting up HDD groups |
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Operating instructions |
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Controlling the recorder |
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Using the front panel |
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Using the mouse |
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Using the IR remote control |
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Menu overview 62 |
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Live view 65 |
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Description of live view |
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Video output |
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Controlling live view |
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Single and multiview display formats |
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Sequencing cameras |
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Accessing frequently used commands |
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Configuring live view |
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Configuring time and date |
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General settings |
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V-stream encoding |
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Chapter 10 |
Controlling a PTZ camera |
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Configuring PTZ settings |
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Calling up presets, preset tours and shadow tours 80 |
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Setting and calling up presets |
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Setting and calling up preset tours |
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Setting and calling up a shadow tour |
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Chapter 11 |
Playing back a recording |
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Overview of the playback window |
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Instant playback |
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All-day playback |
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Searching recorded video |
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Playing back recordings by time and video type 91 |
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Playing back recordings by event |
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Slideshow of snapshots |
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Playing back recordings from the system log 93 |
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Motion search |
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Playing back frame-by-frame 96 |
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Digital zoom in playback |
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Archiving recorded files |
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Archiving files |
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Creating and archiving video clips |
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Archiving snapshots 100 |
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Managing backup devices |
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Playing back archived files on a PC |
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Chapter 13 Recorder management 102
Configuring the RS-232 port 102
Updating system firmware 103
Restoring default settings 103
Viewing system information 104
Searching system logs for events 106
Chapter 14 Camera settings 107
Configuring the OSD settings 107
Setting up privacy masking 108
Adjusting video image settings 109
Watermarking 109
Hiding a camera image from view 109
Chapter 15 User management 111
Adding a new user 111
Customizing a user’s access privileges 112 Deleting a user 114
Modifying a user 114
Changing the Admin password 114
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Using the web browser |
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Accessing the web browser |
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Web browser overview |
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Using the web browser to configure the device 119 |
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Searching and playing back recorded video |
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Searching for event logs 124 |
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Controlling a PTZ dome camera in the web browser 125 |
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Text overlay 125 |
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Capturing text insertions 126 |
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Appendix A |
Specifications |
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Appendix B |
PTZ protocols |
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Appendix C |
Port forwarding information |
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Appendix D |
KTD-405 keypad 133 |
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Supported firmware |
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Wiring the keypad |
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Setting the keypad to work with the recorder |
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Operating the keypad 136 |
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Appendix E |
Maximum pre-recording times 141 |
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Supported PTZ commands |
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Default menu settings 146 |
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Index 155 |
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Chapter 1
Product introduction
The recorder is a versatile, user-friendly embedded digital video recorder (DVR).
It allows end-users to record 4, 8, or 16 analog cameras at CIF in real time (25/30 fps), while providing integration with the UTC portfolio of security solutions, and offering a seamless product experience within the TruVision brand.
The dual streaming functionality allows the user to set up different settings for recording and streaming video in live view mode.
The recorder can fully integrate with the license-free TruVision Navigator software, which is ideal for the most commercial applications. Its easy and intuitive-to-use web browser interface enables remote configuration and secure viewing, searching, and playing back of video from computers connected via the Internet.
Note: Models are shipped with the power cords for their region.
Default user names and passwords
See Table 1 on page 6 for the list of default user names and passwords. Go to Chapter 15 “User management” on page 111 for further information.
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Table 1: Default user names and passwords
User Description
Administrator
Operator
Guest
Note: The default passwords should be changed for security reasons.
Default network settings
The default values for TVR 12 network settings are:
•IP address - 192.168.1.82
•Subnet mask - 255.255.255.0
•Gateway address - 192.168.1.1
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RTSP port: 554 |
RTSP port: 554 |
HTTP port: 80 |
Server/Client software port: 8000 |
Go to Chapter 16 “Using the web browser” on page 116 for further information.
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Chapter 2
Installation
This section describes how to install the recorder.
When installing your product, consider these factors:
•Ventilation
•Temperature
•Moisture
•Chassis load
Ventilation: Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. Ensure that the location planned for the installation of the unit is well ventilated.
Temperature: Consider the unit’s operating temperature (-10 to +55 ºC, 14 to 131 °F) and noncondensing humidity specifications (10 to 90%) before choosing an installation location. Extremes of heat or cold beyond the specified operating temperature limits may reduce the life expectancy of the recorder. Do not install the unit on top of other hot equipment. Leave 44 mm (1.75 in.) of space between rack-mounted recorders.
Moisture: Do not use the unit near water. Moisture can damage the internal components. To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this unit to rain or moisture.
Chassis: Equipment weighing less than 15.9 kg (35 lb.) may be placed on top of the unit.
When you receive the product, check the package and contents for damage, and verify that all items are included. There is an item list included in the package. If any of the items are damaged or missing, please contact your local supplier.
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Items shipped with the product include:
•IR (infrared) remote control
•Two AAA batteries for the remote control
•AC power cords
•12 VDC PSU
•USB mouse
•TVR 12
•Video loop through cable
•CD with software and manuals
•TruVision DVR 12 Quick Start Guide
•TruVision DVR 12 User Manual (on CD)
•TruVision Recorder Operator Guide (on CD)
The figures on the next page show the back panel connections and describe each connector on typical TVR 12 digital video recorder. Details may vary for specific models.
Before powering up the recorder, connect the cameras and a main monitor for basic operation. Once all required connections are done, enter the relevant data in the setup wizard (see page 18).
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Figure 1: TVR 12 back panel connections (16-channel model shown)
1.Loop through for up to 16 analog cameras (depends on recorder model).
2.Connect to a RS-232 device.
3.Connect up to four alarm inputs.
4.Connect one alarm relay output.
5.Connect four audio inputs to RCA connectors.
6.Connect up to 16 analog cameras to BNC connectors (depends on the recorder model).
7.Connect to an optional USB device such as a mouse, CD/DVD burner or HDD. The recorder supports both a USB DVD and a USB HD on the front and rear USB ports.
8.Connect one CCTV monitor (BNC-type connector).
9.Connect to a HDTV. The HDMI connection supports both digital audio and video.
10.Connect to a VGA monitor.
11.Connect to speakers for audio output.
12.Connect to a network.
13.Connect to a RS-485 device such as a PTZ camera or a keypad.
14.Connect to the 12 VDC PSU (enclosed)..
15.Power switch (on/off).
16.Connect to ground.
Connect a monitor to one of the recorder’s outputs (BNC/VGA/HDMI). The recorder provides a 1 Vp-p CVBS signal. See Figure 1 above for connecting a monitor to a recorder.
The recorder supports up to 1920 × 1080 / 60 Hz resolution in VGA. The monitor resolution should be at least 1024 × 768. Adjust your monitor accordingly to this resolution.
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The unit is equipped with four audio inputs and one audio output. Both the audio output and the audio inputs are line-level.
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RCA jack, 315 mV, 40 kohms. Unbalanced |
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RCA jack, 315mV, 600 ohms. Unbalanced |
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Note: Line-level audio requires amplification.
There is one RS-485 port on the back panel of the recorder to connect a PTZ dome camera or keypad. See Figure 3 for the serial pin outs.
Figure 2: RS-485 pin outs
D+: Connect to the RS-485 A connection on the dome camera or keypad.
D-: Connect to the RS-485 B connection on the dome camera or keypad.
Use the RS-232 port to connect CBR-PB3-POS (point-of-sale) and ATM devices to the recorder such as the UTC ProBridge accessory. See “Configuring the RS232 port” on page 102 for more information.
Use the USB mouse provided or the optional keypad for local telemetry control. If using the recorder over a network, use the web browser to control the PTZ dome cameras or TruVision Navigator.
See Appendix B on page130 for the supported protocols, and Appendix F on page 143 for the PTZ commands supported by each protocol.
Each PTZ camera must be set up individually. For information on configuring PTZ dome camera settings, see Chapter 10, “Controlling a PTZ camera” on page 79.
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Connecting a PTZ dome camera
See Figure 4 below for how to connect a PTZ camera to the recorder. Any PTZ dome camera can be controlled as the recorder is doing the PTZ protocol translation. However, this setup provides only limited dome configuration (see Appendix B on page 130 for the list of approved PTZ protocols).
Figure 3: Connecting a PTZ dome camera to the recorder for control over the network
Dome camera
Recorder back panel
RS-485 port
Configuring the PTZ protocols for Interlogix cameras
Before the PTZ dome cameras are assembled in their housings, set their protocol and address DIP switches for the recorder. See Table 3 on page 12 for different Interlogix PTZ dome camera settings.
If you are using PTZ dome cameras from another company, please refer to their configuration instructions.
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Table 2: PTZ protocols for Interlogix cameras
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1. Protocol switches;
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RS-422/RS-485 data connector:
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RS-422/RS-485 data connector:
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Use the input/output box that is supplied with the keypad to connect the KTD-405 keypad to the recorder. See Appendix D “KTD-405 keypad” on page 133 for more information on wiring and using the KTD-405 keypad.
As the KTD-405 keypad uses full duplex data communication, you cannot connect the both keypad and a dome camera directly to the recorder from the RS-485 port as this could cause problems on the bus. If both devices are required, it is recommended that you use the keypad’s RS-422 connection to connect the dome camera and the keypad’s RS-485 connection to connect the recorder. See Figure 5 as well as Table 4 and Table 5 below.
Note: These connections only work with UTC PTZ protocols (see Appendix B on page 130). If you are using another manufacturer’s PTZ protocol, it is not possible to connect both a keypad and dome camera to the recorder.
Figure 4: Connecting a PTZ dome camera and KTD-405 keypad to the recorder
1.KTD-405 keypad
2.RS-232 programming port
3.RS-485 and RS-422 in/out
4.RS-485 termination switch
5.RJ45 cable control (use the cable provided with the equipment)
6.I/O box
7.Recorder back panel
8.Dome camera
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Table 3: UTC PTZ protocol settings
Dome: RS-422 protocol TVR 12: Interlogix RS-485
See Table 5 below for the bus addresses to consider when connecting a both keypad and dome camera to the recorder.
Table 4: Bus addresses
Recorder bus address |
Recorder video inputs |
PTZ address range |
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1 |
1-32 |
00-31 |
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2 |
1-32 |
32-63 |
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3 |
1-32 |
64-95 |
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4 |
1-32 |
96-127 |
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5 |
1-32 |
128-159 |
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6 |
1-32 |
160-191 |
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7 |
1-32 |
192-223 |
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8 |
1-32 |
224-255 |
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The recorder is easily rack-mountable. It has a 1.5U chassis.
See Figure 6 below.
Figure 5: Rack-mount installation
To install the racks:
1.Attach the two small front-rack mount ears (A) to the recorder (screws are supplied).
2.Attach the recorder to the front rails (B) (screws are not supplied).
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Chapter 3
Getting started
Before starting the power up process, connect at least one monitor to the video out or the VGA interface. Otherwise, you will not be able to see the user interface and operate the device. Also connect at least one camera.
The recorder auto-detects the video mode (PAL or NTSC) on startup.
It comes equipped with a universal power supply that will auto-sense 110/240 V, 60/50 Hz.
Note: It is recommended that an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) is used in conjunction with the device.
To turn on the recorder:
Turn on the recorder using the power switch on the back panel. Once it is powered up, the status LEDs on the front panel will light up. All connected cameras are displayed on-screen. The recorder automatically begins recording.
To turn off the recorder:
1.In live view mode, right-click the mouse and click Menu. The main menu window appears.
2.Select the Power Manager icon.
3.In the Shutdown popup menu, select Shutdown. Click Yes to confirm shutdown.
To reboot the recorder:
1.In live view mode, right-click the mouse and click Menu. The main menu window appears.
2.Select the Power Manager icon.
3.In the Shutdown popup menu, select Reboot. Click Yes to confirm shutdown.
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The TVR 12 has an express installation wizard that lets you easily configure basic recorder settings when first used. It configures all cameras simultaneously. The configuration can then be customized as required.
By default the setup wizard will start once the recorder has loaded. It will walk you through some of the more important settings of your recorder.
Any changes you make to a setup configuration page are saved when you exit the page and return to the main wizard page.
Note: If you want to set up the recorder with default settings only, click Next in each screen until the end.
To quickly set up the recorder:
1.Connect all the devices required to the back panel of the recorder. See Figure 1 on page 9.
2.Turn on the unit using the power switch on the front panel. After the boot up screen, the recorder displays video images on screen.
3.Select the preferred language for the system from the dropdown list and then click Next.
4.Enable or disable the option to start the wizard automatically when the recorder is turned on. Click Next.
5.Administrator configuration:
Navigate to the Admin Password edit box and click the edit box with the mouse, or press Enter on the front panel or remote control, to display the virtual keyboard. Enter the default admin password, 1234.
Note: You must enter an admin password. To change the Admin password, check New Admin password and enter the new password and confirm it.
Caution: It is strongly recommended that you change the password of the administrator. Do not leave 1234 as the default password. Write it down in a safe place so that you do not forget it.
If you should forget the password to your recorder, contact your supplier with the serial number of your recorder to obtain a secure code to reset it.
Click Next.
6.Time and date configuration:
Select the desired time zone, date format, system time, and system date.
Note: Daylight saving time (DST) cannot be configured from the Wizard. See “Configuring time and date” on page 74 for more information on DST.
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Note: The system time and date are visible on screen. However, they do not appear in recordings.
Click Next to move to the next page, or Previous to return to the previous page.
7.Network configuration:
Configure your network settings such as the NIC type, IP address, subnet mask, UPnP, and default gateway. Enter the preferred DNS server address as well as the alternate one to use.
Click the UPnP button and enter the required values to set up UPnP (Universal Plug and Play).
Click Next to move to the next page, or Previous to return to the previous page.
8.HDD management:
Configure your HDD settings as required.
After configuring your HDD settings, click Initialize to initialize the HDD and
Next to move to the next page, or Previous to return to the previous page.
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9.Recording configuration:
Configure your recording settings as required. The settings apply to all cameras connected to the recorder. The window for “Advanced Record Settings” is shown below:
Check the Constant Recording checkbox for the recorder to record continuously all day. If left unchecked, the recorder will not record.
Check the TL-Hi check box and select its image resolution and frame rate. Check the TL-Lo check box and select its image resolution and frame rate.
To record motion detection events, check Event (Motion) and select the image resolution and frame rate.
To record alarm events, check Alarm and select the image resolution and frame rate.
Click Camera name to enter the camera name. A soft keyboard will appear to enter the characters.
10.When all the required changes have been entered, a page appears showing all the settings.
Click Finish to exit the Wizard. The recorder is now ready to use.
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For a description of the recorder main menu, see “Menu overview” on page 62.
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Chapter 4
Recording
This chapter provides instructions on how to define the recording settings of your recorder. This chapter covers how you can configure your initial recording settings, schedule recordings, and protect your recorded files.
Enter menu mode by pressing the Menu button on the front panel or use the mouse menu to select Menu (see “Controlling live view” on page 66 for further information). See Menu overview on page 62 for a list of the menu icons.
Before you can set up your recorder to begin recording, you must first configure general recording settings for the analog cameras.
Ensure that the HDD has been installed and initialized before configuring the recording settings. See Chapter 7 “HDD management” on page 49 for more information.
To configure recording settings:
1. From the menu toolbar, click Video Schedule > Encoding > Record.
2. Select the camera you want to configure.
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3.Configure the following recording settings:
•Encoding parameters: Select one of the stream types: Main stream (TLHi), Main stream (TL-Lo), Main stream (Event), Main stream (Alarm), or Substream.
•Stream type: Select the type of stream to record, either video or video and audio.
•Resolution: Select the resolution of the recording. Options include: 4CIF, 2CIF, CIF, QCIF and 960H.
•Bit rate type: Select Constant or Variable.
•Video quality: Select the quality at which to record. If “Constant” was selected as the bit rate type, this option is unavailable.
•Frame rate: Select the recording frame rate. The options available depend on the resolution selected.
•Max bit rate mode: Select the general default or customized option.
•Max bit rate (kbps): If the customized maximum bit rate mode was selected, enter the value here. It must be between 32 and 3172 kbps. It is calculated from the frame rate and time required.
•Pre-record: This is the time the camera starts recording before the event. Select the time in seconds to start pre-recording before the event.
The maximum pre-recording times available depend on the constant bit rate. See “Maximum pre-recording times” on page 141 for more information.
•Post-record: This is the time the camera continues to record after the event. Select the time in seconds to stop post-recording after the event.
•Auto-delete (day): Select the number of days after which recorded video from the specified camera is permanently deleted from the HDD. A “day” is defined as the 24-hour period from when the auto delete mode (ADM) was set.
The maximum number of days that can be set is 60. However, the actual number of days permitted depends on the HDD capacity. If the value is set to ‘0’, the option is disabled.
•Record audio: Select Yes to record sound with the images.
4.Click Apply to save the settings.
5.If you want to save these parameters to another camera, click Copy and select the camera in the pop-up window that appears. Click OK and return to the main window.
6.Click the Capture tab and configure the settings for captured image, such as resolution. Click Apply to save the settings.
7.Click Back to return to live view.
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Configuring overwrite
You can select how the recorder responds when the HDDs become full and there is no longer sufficient space to save new data.
To configure for overwrite when the HDDs are full:
1.From the menu toolbar, click Video Schedule > More Settings.
2.Under Overwrite, select Yes.
Prioritizing events
You can define the priority between text insertion event and motion alarm if both are triggered at the same time. Default is motion alarm has priority (Text In < Motion).
To prioritize events:
1.From the menu toolbar, click Video Schedule > More Settings.
2.Under Event priority, select Text In > Motion or Text In < Motion (default).
Calculating the maximum permitted frame rates and bit rates
You can easily calculate the correct frame rates, bit rates, and HDD free space required for your system.
Note: If you should later change any recording parameters, the calculated values will no longer apply.
To configure recording settings:
1.From the menu toolbar, click Video Schedule > Encoding > Encode Parameters Recommendation.
2.Enter the number of days to be recorded and the resolution. Also specify whether the recording period will include weekdays and weekends.
3.Click Calculate. The recommended maximum values for the frame rate, bit rate, and HDD free space are then displayed.
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Use this information when setting the recording parameters.
Note: This option is not available via the browser.
Defining a recording schedule lets you specify when the recorder records video and under what circumstances. Each camera can be configured to have its own recording schedule.
The schedules are visually presented on a map for easy reference. See Figure 6 below for an example.
Figure 6: Description of the schedule window
1.Camera. Select a camera.
2.Schedule time. Represents the 24-hour cycle during which a schedule is selected.
3.Schedule day. There are eight days to select: Sunday (Sun), Monday (Mon), Tuesday (Tue), Wednesday (Wed), Thursday, (Thu), Friday (Fri), Saturday (Sat) and Holiday (if Holiday has been enabled).
4.Recording type. There are five recording types to select, which are color-coded:
TL Time lapse (Green squares): Record of a specific day. Each green square in the timeline represents an hour in the 24-hour period.
TL-Hi (Dark green): High quality time lapse. Records high quality video.
TL-Lo (Bright green): Low quality time lapse. Records low quality video. This could be used, for example, for night recordings when few events or alarms are expected. Saving the video in low quality helps save resources on the HDD.
Event (Yellow): Records only events, such as motion detection and POS/ATM text insertion.
Alarm (Red): Records only alarms.
None (Grey): No recording during this period.
5.Timeline. There is a 24-hour time line for each day. Up to eight recording periods can be scheduled during the 24-hour period.
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To set up a daily recording schedule:
1.From the menu toolbar, click Video Schedule > Schedule.
2.Select a camera.
3.Check the Enable Schedule box.
4.Click Edit. The following window is displayed:
5.Select the day of the week ( ) for which you want to set up the schedule. You can define a different schedule for each day of the week.
Check All Day to select the whole week.
6.Set the start and end time for recording.
Define a time period by entering a start (left column) and end (right column) time. You can schedule up to eight time periods. Click All Day to record all day.
Note: Time periods defined cannot overlap.
7.Select a recording type.
This setting instructs the recorder to begin recording when an alarm is triggered. The recording type can be based on time and triggered by motion detection and/or an alarm. If set to TimeLapse (TL-Hi or TL-Lo), the recorder records continuously.
8.Click Apply to save settings
9.Repeat steps 4 to 8 for other days of the week or to copy the schedule settings to another day.
To copy the current schedule settings to another day of the week, click Copy. Select the number of the day of the week to which to copy the schedule. Click OK to save changes and return to the Edit window.
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10.Repeat steps 4 to 9 for other cameras.
11.Click Apply to save the settings and then OK to return to the schedule window.
As well as being able to schedule when recordings occur during the week, you can also schedule them for specific holidays in the year such as the first of January, or the second Wednesday of every month, for example. You can schedule up to 32 holiday periods.
A holiday period can be scheduled for a particular day or as a block of days.
To set up a holiday recording schedule:
1.From the menu toolbar, click Display Settings > Holiday.
2.Select a holiday period from the list and click Edit to modify the settings. The Edit window appears.
3.Enter the name of the holiday period and click Enable.
4.Select whether the holiday period will be categorized by date, week, or month and then enter the start and end dates.
5.Click Apply to save the settings and then OK to return to the Edit window.
6.Repeat steps 2 to 5 for other holiday periods.
7.Click Back to return to live view.
You can set up both the schedule and areas sensitive to motion detection for each camera individually or easily copy the settings of one camera to other cameras.
For information on scheduling motion detections, see “Motion detection set up” on page 32.
The recorder can be scheduled to record when an alarm is triggered by an external alarm device such as a PIR detector or dry contacts. For information on scheduling external alarms, see “Triggering or clearing alarm outputs manually” on page 36.
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There are two methods to prevent recorded files from being inadvertently overwritten or deleted off the HDD. We highly recommend that important recorded events be protected from deletion. Recorded files can either be locked or the HDD that the files reside on can be set to read only.
Locking and unlocking recorded files
Lock files to protect them against being overwritten or deleted.
To lock or unlock a recorded file:
1.In live view enter the video search window by pressing the Search button on the front panel or remote control, and then enter Advanced Search.
— Or —
In live view, right-click the mouse to display the pop-up menu and select
Advanced Search.
The Search window appears by default for the Normal tab.
2.Search for the desired recording by entering the search parameters, which include the camera number, record type, file type, and start time and end time.
3.Click Search.
A list of recordings, similar to the figure below, matching the search parameters is displayed.
4.Select the file you want to lock/unlock.
The Locked column indicates whether a file is locked or not.
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