Interlogix TruVision DVR 42 User Manual

TruVision DVR 42 User
Manual

P/N 1072662A-EN • REV 0.4 • ISS 16OCT13

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-5923, USA

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UTC Fire & Security B.V.
Kelvinstraat 7, 6003 DH Weert, The Netherlands

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Content

Chapter 1 Product introduction 1

Product overview 1
Default settings to access the device 2

Chapter 2 Installation 3

Installation environment 3
Unpacking the TVR 42 and its accessories 3
Back panel 4
RS-485 ports 6
RS-232 port 6
Monitor connections 6
Loop through 6
Audio inputs and output 7
Brackets 7
PTZ dome camera set up 8
Wiring the KTD-405 keypad 12

Chapter 3 Getting started 15

Turning on and off the DVR 15
Using the setup wizard 16

Chapter 4 Operating instructions 19

Controlling the TVR 42 19
Using the front panel 19
Using the mouse 21
Using the IR remote control 22
Menu overview 25

Chapter 5 Live view 29

Description of live view 29
Video output 30
Audio output 30
Controlling live view 30
Multiview format 32
Sequencing cameras 33
Accessing frequently used commands 34
Configuring live view 35
Configuring time and date 38
General settings 39
V-stream encoding 42

Chapter 6 Controlling a PTZ camera 43

Configuring PTZ settings 43
Calling up presets, tours and shadow tours 44

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Setting and calling up presets 45
Setting and calling up preset tours 47
Setting and calling up a shadow tour 48

Chapter 7 Playing back a recording 51

Overview of the playback window 51
Playback pop-up menu 54
Instant playback 54

Previous-day playback 55

Searching recorded video 56
Playing back recordings by time and video type 57
Playing back recordings by event 58
Creating and playing back bookmarked recordings 59
Slideshow of snapshots 60
Playing back recordings from the system log 61
Playback skip time 62
Motion search 62
Playing back frame-by-frame 63
Digital zoom in playback 63

Chapter 8 Archiving recorded files 65

Archiving files 65
Auto archiving 68
Creating and archiving video clips 69
Archiving snapshots 70
Managing backup devices 70
Playing back archived files on a PC 70

Chapter 9 Using the web browser 71

Windows Vista and 7 users 71
Accessing the web browser 72
Web browser overview 72
Using the web browser to configure the device 74
Searching and playing back recorded video 78
Searching for event logs 80
Dual streaming 81
Controlling a PTZ dome camera in the web browser 82
Capturing text insertions 83
Text overlay 85
Using a network storage system 86

Chapter 10 Recording 87

Initializing recording settings 87
Defining a recording schedule 90
Daily schedules 91
Holiday schedules 92
Manual recording 93
Motion detection schedules 94

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External alarm schedules 94
Protecting recorded files 94
HDD redundancy 96

Chapter 11 Alarm settings 99

Description of alarm notification types 99
Setting up motion detection 102
Setting up external alarms 105
Triggering or clearing alarm outputs manually 107
Setting up system notifications 107
Detecting video loss 108
Detecting video tampering 109

Chapter 12 Network settings 111

Configuring general network settings 111
Configuring PPPoE 112
Configuring DDNS 113
Configuring an NTP server 114
Configuring e-mail 114
Configuring UPnPTM 115
Configuring SNMP 117
Configuring an FTP server to store snapshots 117
Configuring a remote alarm host 117
Configuring multicast 118
Configuring the server and HTTP ports 118
Configuring the RTSP service port 118
Checking network status 119
Exporting network packet data 120
Bandwidth throttle management 120

Chapter 13 HDD management 123

Initializing HDDs 123
Controlling disk space on the HDD 123
Setting up HDD groups 124
Recording dual streaming 125
Setting the HDD property 125
Checking HDD status 126
Configuring HDD alarms 126
Managing eSATA 127
Checking the S.M.A.R.T. information 127
Searching video using disk analysis 128

Chapter 14 Camera settings 131

Configuring the camera OSD settings 131
Setting up privacy masking 132
Adjusting camera image settings 133
Hiding a camera image from view 134

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Chapter 15 DVR management 135

Configuring the RS-232 port 135
Updating system firmware 136
Restoring default settings 137
Viewing system information 138
Searching system logs for events 140
Importing and exporting configuration settings 141

Chapter 16 User management 143

Adding a new user 143
Customizing a user’s access privileges 144
Deleting a user 146
Modifying a user 146
Changing the Admin password 146

Appendix A Specifications 147
Appendix B PTZ protocols 149
Appendix C Port forwarding information 151
Appendix D KTD-405 keypad 153

Supported firmware 153
Wiring the keypad 153
Setting up the keypad to work with the TVR 42 154
Operating the keypad 156

Appendix E Maximum pre-recording times 161
Appendix F Supported PTZ commands 163
Appendix G Default menu settings 165

Index 175

TruVision DVR 42 User Manual 1

Chapter 1

Product introduction

Product overview

This is the TruVision DVR 42 (TVR 42) User Manual for models:

Table 1: Product codes

Americas

EMEA

TVR

-4208-2T TVR-4204-1TEA

TVR

-4208-4T TVR-4204-2TEA

TVR

-4216-2T TVR-4208-2TEA

TVR

-4216-4T TVR-4208-4TEA

TVR

-4216-8T TVR-4216-2TEA

TVR

-4216-12T TVR-4216-4TEA
TVR-4216-8TEA
TVR-4216-12TEA

Note: Models are shipped with the power chords for their region.
For regions not listed in Table 1 above, please contact your local supplier.
The TruVision™ DVR 42 (TVR 42) is a versatile, user-friendly embedded digital

video recorder (DVR) allowing end-users to record 4, 8, or 16 analog c am eras at

960h 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.

Its dual streaming functionality allows the user to set up different settings for
recording and streaming video in live view mode.

TruVision DVR 42 can fully integrate with the license-free TruVision Navigator
software, which is ideal for the most commercial applications. TVR 42’s 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.

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Default settings to access the devic e

Default user names and passwords

See Table 2 below for the list of default user names and passwords. Go to
Chapter 16 “User management” on page 143 for further information.

Table 2: Default user names and passwords

User

Description

Administrator

There can only be one administrator.

The user name is admin. The name cannot be modifi ed.
The default password is 1234.

Operator

The default user name is “operator”.

The default password is 2222.

Guest

The default user name is “guest”.

The default password is 3333.

Note: The default passwords should be changed for security reasons.

Default network settings

The default values for TVR 42 network settings are:

• IP address - 192.168.1.82

• Subnet mask - 255.255.255.0

• Gateway address - 192.168.1.1

• Ports:
When using the browser:
RTSP port: 554

HTTP port: 80

When using TruNav:
RTSP port: 554

Server/Client software port: 8000

Go to Chapter 9 “Using the web browser” on page 71 for further information.

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Chapter 2

Installation

This section describes how to install the TVR 42 unit.

Installation environment

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 DVR. Do not install the
unit on top of other hot equipment. Leave 44 mm (1.75 in.) of space between
rack-mounted TruVision DVR 42 units.

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.

Unpacking the TVR 42 and its accessories

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 (US, Europe, UK)

• USB mouse

• DVR

• Video loop through cable

• CD with software and manuals

• TruVision DVR 42 Quick Start Guide

• TruVision DVR 42 User Manual (on CD)

Back panel

Figure 1 on page 5 shows the back panel connections and describes each
connector on a typical TVR 42 digital video recorder. Details may vary for specific
models.

Before powering up the DVR, connect the cameras and a main monitor for basic
operation.

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Figure 1: Back panel connections

1. Connect up to 16 analog cameras to BNC
connectors.

2. Connect audio inputs (available for each
camera) to RCA connectors.

3. Connect up to two CCTV monitors (BNC­type connectors):

- Spot monitor

- Main monitor

4. Connect to speakers for audio output.

5. Connect RCA connector to a micr ophone.

6. Connect to a RS-232 device.

7. Connect to a VGA monitor.

8. Connect to an optional eSATA device such
as SATA HDD, CD/DVD-RM.

9. Connect to a HDTV. The HDMI connection
supports both digital audio and video.

10. Connect to an optional USB device such as
a mouse, CD/DVD burner or HDD. The
DVR supports both a USB DVD and a USB
HD on the front and back USB ports.

11. Connect to a network.

12. Terminate the line to the dome cameras
using this RS-485 switch. Default is Off.

13. Connect to a PTZ control.

14. Connect to a keyboard (KTD-405 shown)

15. Connect up to 16 alarm input cables to
relay outputs.

16. Connect up to four alarm relay outputs.

17. Connect to ground.

18. Connect to a power supply.

19. Loop through for up to 16 analog cameras

(see item 1).

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RS-485 ports

There are two RS-485 ports on the back panel of the DVR. See Figure 2 on page
6 for the serial pin outs.

• Dome RS-485:
A and B: Connect pan, tilt, zoom control of PTZ dome cameras. A = +, B = ­C and D: Not used
G: Ground of dome camera
G: Ground of keypad

• Keyb: Connect the keypad.

Figure 2: RS-485 pins

RS-232 port

Use the RS-232 port to connect CBR-PB3-POS (point-of-sale) and ATM devices
to the DVR. See “Configuring the RS-232 port” on page 135 to configure t he por t.

Monitor connections

Connect the monitors to the DVR outputs (BNC/VGA/HMDI). The HDMI version

is 1.3. The unit provides a 1 Vp-p analog signal. See Figure 1 on page 5 for

connecting a monitor to a TVR 42.
The TVR 42 supports up to 1280 × 1024 / 60 Hz resolution in VGA. The monitor

resolution should be at least 800 × 600. Adjust your monitor accordingly to this
resolution.

Loop through

You can loop through the cameras to equipment such as a matrix, monitors or a
second DVR. There are 16 numbered loop-through BNC outputs. See Figure 1
on page 5.

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Audio inputs and output

The unit is equipped with 16 audio inputs and two audio outputs. Both the audio
output and the audio inputs are line-level. Each 16 audio input is associated with
one of the 16 cameras.

Audio input

RCA jack, 315 mV, 40 kohms. Unbalanced

Audio output

RCA jack, 315mV, 600 ohms. Unbalanced

Note: Line-level audio requires amplification.

Brackets

The DVR is easily rack-mountable with the purchase of the TVR-RK-1 rack­mount kit. See Figure 3 below. Contact your local supplier to order it.

Figure 3: Rack-mount installation

To install the racks:

1. Attach t he two small f r ont-rack mount ears to the DVR (A). The screws are
supplied.

2. Attach t he two large rear support brackets (not supplied) to the rear rails (B).

3. Attach t he DVR to the front rails (C). The screws are not supplied.

Caution:

Do not rack-mount the TVR 42 without the rear rails installed. Failure to install
the rear rails can damage the DVR.

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PTZ dome camera set up

Use the USB mouse provided or the optional keypad for local telemetry control. If
using the TVR 42 over a network, use the web browser to control the PTZ dome
cameras or TruVision Navigator.

See Appendix B on page149 for the supported protocols and Appendix F on
page 163 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 6, “Controlling a PTZ camera” on page

43.

Connecting a TVR 42 to a PTZ dome camera and a
keypad

You can connect the KTD-405 or TVK-800 keypad to the DVR. The KTD-405 is a
RS-485 bus keypad and the TVK-800 is an IP keypad.

When connecting the KTD-405 keypad, use the input/output box that is supplied
with the keypad to connect a keypad to the TVR 42. The keypad can be
connected to a PTZ camera for local control or for control over the network.

See below for the preferred setup. Any PTZ dome camera can be contr olled as
the DVR is doing the PTZ protocol translation. However, this setup provides only
limited dome configuration.

Figure 4: Connecting a KTD-405 keypad to the TVR 42 for control of a PTZ dome camera
over the network

Configuring the PTZ protocols for Interlogix camera s

Before the PTZ dome cameras are assembled in their housings, set their
protocol and address DIP switches for the TVR 42. See on page 6 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 3: PTZ protocols for Interlogix cameras

Camera

Switch setting

TruVision Mini PTZ
12X: Indoor Dome

Protocol DIP
switches:

000000

1. Protocol DIP switches

2. RS-

485 communication DIP switches

3. Camera ID DIP switches

RS-485
communication DIP
switches:

0000000000

Camera ID DIP
switches:

Select the
camera ID
DIP switch
address as
required

RS-485 data connector:

TruVision Mini PTZ
12X: Outdoor
Dome

Protocol DIP
switches:

000000

1. Protocol DIP switches

2. RS-

485 communication DIP switches

3. Camera ID DIP switches

RS-485
communication DIP
switches:

0000000000

Camera ID DIP
switches:

Select the
camera ID
DIP switch
address as
required.

RS-485 data connector:

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Camera

Switch setting

TruVision Dome
16X PTZ

Protocol switches: 0111

1. Address switches; 2. Baud switches;

3. Protocol switches

Address switches: Select the

camera ID
DIP switch
address as
required.

Baud rate: 0000

RS-485 data connector:

CyberDome

Protocol switches: NA

Address switches: Select the

camera ID
DIP switch
address as
required.

RS-485 data connector:

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Camera

Switch setting

UltraView PTZ

Protocol switches: 01000

1. Protocol switches;

2. Address switches

Address switches: Select the

switch
address as
required.

RS-485 data connector:

Le

gend Protocol switches: 1

Address switches: Select the

camera ID
DIP switch
address as
required.

RS-485 data connector:

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Wiring the KTD-405 keypad

The KTD-405 keypad uses RS-485 simplex wiring. The signal is transferred by a
single twisted pair line. A shielded STP CAT5 network cable is recommended.
Ground one end of the cable, either the first or last device on the RS-485 line.

The maximum number of devices that can be installed in one bus is 255, with a
maximum cable length of 1200 m. The cable length can be expanded using a
signal distributor.

Both the first and the last device in series should be terminated with 120 Ohm
resistance to minimize line reflections. See below.

Figure 5: RS-485 bus serial wiring

1. Keypad (KTD-405 keypad shown)

2. I/O box

3. See section “RS-485 ports” on page 6

Use an RS-485 signal distributor for a star wiring configuration. See on page 6.

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Figure 6: Star wiring with RS-485 signal distributor
Correct:

1. Keypad (KTD-405 keypad shown)

2. I/O box

3. RS-485 distributor

4. See section “RS-485 ports” on page 6

Incorrect:

1. Keypad (KTD-405 keypad shown)

2. I/O box

3. See section “RS-485 ports” on page 6

Use an RS-485 signal distributor to increase the maximum number of devices on
the bus as well as the total range. Each distributor output provides another RS­485 bus, extending the output an additional 1200 m. Up to 31 TVR 42s can be
connected to each output. See on page 6.

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Figure 7: Expanding the system with an RS-485 signal distributor

1. Keypad (KTD-405 keypad shown)

2. I/O box

3. RS-485 distributor

4. See section “RS-485 ports” on page 6

Caution: Most signal distributors are unidirectional. This means that the signal
only flows from the input towards the outputs. Consequently it is not possible to
connect several keypads.

See section “RS-485 ports” below to configure the RS-485 port communication
settings.

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Chapter 3

Getting started

Turning on and off the DVR

Before starting the power up process, connect at least one monitor to the , HDMI,
or VGA outputs. Otherwise, you will not be able to see the user interface and
operate the device. Also connect at least one camera.

The DVR auto-detects the video mode (PAL or NTSC) on startup.
It is 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 DVR:

Turn on the DVR using the power switch on the back panel. A splash screen
appears on screen.

Once the TVR 42 is powered up, the indicator bar on the front panel will light up
green. All connected cameras are displayed on-screen. The TVR 42
automatically begins recording.

To turn off the DVR:

1. In live view mode, right-click the mouse and click Menu. The main menu
screen appears.

2. Select the Power Manager icon.

3. In the Shutdown popup menu, select Shutdown. Click Yes to confirm
shutdown.

To reboot the DVR:

1. In live view mode, right-click the mouse and click Menu. The main menu
screen appears.

2. Select the Power Manager icon.

3. In the Shutdown popup menu, select Reboot. Click Yes to confirm shutdown.

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Using the setup wizard

The TVR 42 has an express installation wizard that lets you easily configure
basic DVR 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 DVR has loaded. It will walk you
through some of the more important settings of your DVR.

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 DVR with default settings only, click Next in each
screen until the end.

To quickly set up the TVR 42:

1. Connect all the devices required to the back panel of the DVR. See Figure 1
on page 5.

2. Turn on the unit using the power switch on the back panel. After the boot up
screen, the DVR 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 DVR 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 DVR, contact your supplier with the
serial number of your DVR to obtain a secure code to reset your DVR.

Click Next.

6. Time and date configuration:
Select the desired time zone, date format, system time and system date.
Note: Daylight savings time (DST) cannot be configured from the wizard. See

“Configuring time and date” on page 38 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 and default gateway. Enter the preferred DNS server address as well
as the alternate one to use.

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.
You can group HDDs and assign cameras to a group. See “Setting up HDD

groups” on page 124 for further information. You can also set up a drive for
redundant recording. See “HDD redundancy” on page 96.

After configuring your HDD settings, click Initialize and Next to move to the
next page, or Previous to return to the previous page.

9. Recording configuration:
Configure your recording settings as required. The settings apply to all

cameras connected to the DVR.

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Check the Constant Recording checkbox for the DVR to record continuously
all day. If left unchecked, the DVR 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.
Under Camera name 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 TVR 42 is now ready to use.

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Chapter 4

Operating instructions

Controlling the TVR 42

There are several ways to control the DVR:

• Front panel control

• Mouse control

• IR remote control

• KTD-405 keypad control (see Appendix)

• Web browser control
You can use your preferred control method for any procedure, but in most cases

we describe procedures using mouse terminology. Optional control methods are
given only when they differ substantially from mouse control methods.

Using the front panel

The function buttons on the front panel control can be used to operate many, but
not all, of the main functions of the DVR. The LED indicators light up to alert you
of various conditions. The functions available can be limited by setting
passwords. See Figure 8 on page 20 for more information.

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Figure 8: Front panel

The controls on the front panel include:

Item

Name Description

1.

USB port Universal serial bus (USB) port for additional devices

such as USB mouse and USB hard disk drive (HDD).

2.

Eject button Ejects CD/DVD disc.

3.

Archive button P res s once to enter quick archive mode. Press twice to

start archiving.

4.

CD/DVD slot Insert a CD or DVD disc.

5.

Display buttons Display: Toggles through the various multiviews: full,

quad, 1+5, 1+7, 9, and 16.

Sequence: Starts/stops sequencing in live view mode.
A: Selects the main monitor.
B: Selects the spot monitor (in live view).
F1: In all-day playback, click to start and stop video

clipping.
F2: In live view mode, click to display/hide the time bar.
In all-day playback, click to hide/display the play back

control toolbar.

6.

IR receiver Receiver for IR remote.

7.

Numeric buttons

Switch between different cameras in live, PTZ cont rol or

playback modes.

8.

Status LEDs HDD:

Green indicates the DVR is working correctly. Red

indicates a fault.
Network: Green indicates the network is working

correctly. Red indicates a fault or no network
connection.

Internal: Green indicates the Watchdog is working

correctly. Red indicates that the Watchdog is r eporting a

fault.
Alarm: Green indicates no external alarm. Red

indicates

an external alarm status or motion.

9.

Alarm button Use to manually acknowledge an alarm.

10.

Alarm indicator bar Blinking red indicates that there is an alarm.

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Item

Name Description

11.

Joystick Use to select options in a menu and to control pl

ayback.

Press for Enter. The LED arrows are lit when the jog is
active.

Live view mode: Press Enter to enter/exit PTZ mode.
Menu mode:

Move the joystick left/right and up/down to

position cursor in menu screen. Press for Enter.
Playback mode: Move the joystick left/right to slow

down or speed up playback. Move it up/down to jump
forwards or backwards by 30 seconds. Press Enter to
stop/start playback.

PTZ mode:

Move the joystick to control the movement of the PTZ
dome camera. Move the joystick left/right to slow down
or speed up PTZ. Move it up/down to jump forwards or
backwards by 30 seconds.

12.

PTZ buttons Zoom: Use + and – for digital zoom.

Preset: Call up preprogrammed preset positions.
Tour: Call up preprogrammed shadow tours.

13.

Playback buttons

: Jump back to the oldest available video and starts

the playback.

: Pause playback.
: Instantly playback the currently selected f i l e.

Default time is 1 minute.

Live: Switch to live view mode.
Replay: Replay the current file in playback Starts at the

beginning of the file.

14

. Menu and Search buttons Menu: Enter/exit the main menu.

Search: Enter the advanced search menu.

Using the mouse

The USB mouse provided with the DVR can be used to operate all the functions
of the DVR, unlike the front panel which has limited functionality. The USB
mouse lets you navigate and make changes to settings in the user interface.

Connect the mouse to the DVR by plugging the mouse USB connector into the
USB port on the back or front panel. The mouse is immediately operational and
the pointer should appear.

Note: Use a USB 1.1 or higher mouse.

Move the pointer to a command, option, or button on a screen. Click the left
mouse button to enter or confirm a selection.

You can purchase a spare mouse by ordering part number TVR-MOUSE-1.
See Table 4 on page 22 for a description of the mouse buttons.

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Table 4: Mouse buttons

Item

Description

Left button

Single-Click Live view: Select a camera to display the quick

access toolbar (see “Accessing frequently used
commands” on page 34).

Menu: Select a component of a menu, such as a
button or an input field. This is similar to pressing the
Enter button on the remote/front panel controls.

Double-Click Live view: Switch between single screen and multi-

screen mode in live/ playback mode.

Click and Drag Live view: Drag channel/time bar.

PTZ control: Adjust pan, tilt and zoom.
Tamperproof, privacy masking and motion

detection functions: Select the target area.
Digital zoom-in: Drag and select target area.

Right button

Single-Click Live view: Display menu.

Menu: Exit the current menu and return to higher
level.

Scroll

-wheel Scroll Up Live view: Return to the previous screen.
Menu: Move the selection to the previous item.

Scroll Down Li ve view: Move to the next screen.

Menu: Move the selection to the next item.

Using the IR remote control

The TVR 42 is supplied with an infra red (IR) remote control unit. Like the mouse,
it can be used to operate all of the main functions of the TVR 42.

The IR remote control can be programmed with a unique device ID address so
that the controller will only be able to communicate with DVRs with that address.
No programming is necessary if using a single TVR 42.

The device ID address only applies when using a remote control and not when
using a keypad.

You can purchase a remote control by ordering part number TVR-REMOTE-1.

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Figure 9: IR remote control

Item Description

1

. Alarm

Acknowledge an alarm.

2

. Device

Enable/disable the IR remote cont

rol to control the TVR 42.

3

. Numeric buttons

Select a camera, and enter a number in a menu option.

4

. Display

Switch

between the different multiviews.

5

. Mon A and Mon B

Switch

between monitors A and B.

6

. Live

Return to

live view mode.

7

. Menu

Activate the main menu.

8

. Seq

Start /stop sequencing.

9

. , , ,

In Menu mode: Use left or right arrow buttons to select and up or down
arro

w buttons to edit entry.

In PTZ mode: Use to control PTZ.
In Playback mode: Use to control playback speed.

10

. OK

Confirm selection.

11

. Zoom + and -

Use to control zoom of camera lens.

12

. Preset

Enter

preprogrammed three-digit code to call up a preset.

13

. Tour

Enter preprogrammed three

-digit code to call up shadow tour.

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Item Description

14

. Focus + and -

Use to control focus of camera lens.

15

. Playback control

Use to

control playback (Rewind, Pause, Play, and Fast Forward).

16

. Search

Open the Search menu.

17

. Replay

Replay the selected file from the beginning.

18

. Eject

Eject the CD or DVD disk.

19

. Archive

Press once to enter quick archive mode. Press twice to start archiving.

Aim the remote control at the IR receiver located at the front of the unit to test
operation.

To connect the remote control to the TVR 42:

1. Press the Menu button on the front panel or right-click the mouse and select
the Menu button. The main menu screen appears.

2. Click Display Mode Settings > Monitor.

3. Check the device address value. The default value is 255. This device
address is valid for all IR controls.

4. On the remote control press the Device button.

5. Enter the device address value. It must be the same as that on the TVR 42.

6. Press OK on the remote control.

To place batteries into the IR remote control:

1. Remove the battery cover.

2. Insert the batteries. Make sure that the positive (+) and negative (−) poles are
correctly placed.

3. Replace the battery cover.

Troubleshooting the remote control:

If the IR remote control is not functioning properly, perform the following tests:

• Check the battery polarity.

• Check the remaining charge in the batteries.

• Check that the IR remote control sensor is not masked.

If the problem still exists, please contact your administrator.

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Menu overview

The TVR 42 has an icon-driven menu structure that allows you to configure the
unit’s parameters. Each command icon displays a dialog screen that lets you edit
a group of settings. Most menus are available only to system administrators.

The configuration screen is divided into three sections. The currently select ed
command icon and submenu item are highlighted in green. See Figure 10 below.

You must be in live view to access the main menu.

Figure 10: Menu structure

1. Menu toolbar: Setup options available for the selected configuration menu function. Move
the mouse over a command icon and click to select it. See Table 5 below for a description of
the icons.

2. Submenu panel: Submenus for the selected menu function are displayed. Click an item to
select it.

3. Setup menu: All the details for the selected submenu are displayed. Click a field to make
changes.

Table 5: Description of the menu toolbar icons

Icon Name Description

Display

mode settings Configures display settings including dwell time, schedul e,

language and display formats. See “Configuring liv e view”
on page 35 and “Holiday schedules” on page 92.

Camera management

Configures camera settings including OSD display, motion

detection, video image adjustments, and copy settings to
other cameras. See Chapter 14 “Camera settings” on page

131.

Video schedule

Configures recording settings including recording

schedules, record quality, auto delete mode, and recording
mode. See Chapter 10 “Recording” on page 87.

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Icon Name Description

Network

settings Configures standard network settings including IP address,

e-mail notifications, DDNS setup, and advanced network
settings. See Chapter 12 “Network settings” on page 111.

Alarm settings

Configures alarm settings including alarm input, relay

output, video loss, remote alert, pre-alarm and post-alarm
seconds. See Chapter 11 “Alarm settings” on page 99.

PTZ

settings Configures PTZ settings. See Chapter 6 “Controlling a PTZ

camera” on page 43.

User

management Configures users, passwords, and access privilege s. See

Chapter 16 “User management” on page 143.

System settings

Configures system settings including system date and time,

audio output, device name, RS-485 settings, RS -232
settings, firmware upgrade, hard drive settings, boot log,
and shutdown. See Chapter 13 “HDD management” on
page 123 and Chapter 15 “DVR management” on page

135.

Help

information Provides reference information to the various toolbars,

menus, and keys within the interface.

Pow

er manager Provides access to logout, reboot and shutdown options.

See “Turning on and off the DVR” on page 15.

To access the main menu:

1. In live view, press the Menu button on the remote control or front panel.

- Or ­Right-click the mouse and select Menu from the pop-up menu.
The main menu screen appears. The Display screen appears by default.

2. Click the required menu icon to display its submenu options. Modify the
configuration parameters as required.

3. Click Apply to save the settings.

4. Click Back to return to live view.

Using the soft keyboard

A keyboard will appear on-screen when you need to enter characters in a screen
option. Click a key to input that character.

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Figure 11: The soft keyboard

Description of the keys in the virtual keyboard:

Switch to lowercase/uppercase

Space

Exit the soft keyboard

Alphanumeric characters

Backspace

S

ymbols

Confirm selection

Exiting the main menu

Press the Menu button on the front panel to exit the current menu screen and
return to live view or click Back in a main menu.

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Chapter 5

Live view

Description of live view

Live view is the normal operating mode of the unit where you watch live images
from the cameras. The TVR 42 automatically enters into live view once powered
up. On the monitor, you can see the current date and time, camera name, and
whether a recording is in progress.

Status information

Information on the system and camera status is displayed as icons on the main
and spot monitors. The camera status icons are shown for each camera. Each
icon represents information on a specific item. These icons include:

Table 6: Description of the on-screen status icons

Icon

Description

Indicates a sensor alarm.

Indicates recording (such as manual recording, motion detection or alarm­triggered recording).

Indicates a motion detection event.

Indicates a video loss event.
Indicates alarm and system notifications. Cli cking the icon opens a screen that

lists the alarms and notifications.

More than one icon can be displayed at the same time.
The system status is displayed on the front panel by the status LEDs.

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Video output

Up to three monitors can be connected to the TVR 42. However, only one
monitor can be controlled at a time. If three monitors are connected, two of them

will be mirrored.

The DVR automatically checks the monitor outputs used. If more than one
monitor is connected, it then defines which monitor is the main one and which is
the auxiliary.

If a HDMI monitor is used, it will be the main output. If HDMI and VGA monitors
are both connected to the DVR, both will be main monitors; they will both show
the same view. However, you will not be able to control each individually.

To select the video output of the main monitor:

1. Click the Display Mode Settings icon in the menu toolbar.

2. Select Layout > General.

3. From Video Output Interface, select which monitor will be the main monitor:
HDMI (depends on DVR model), VGA, main analog, or spot output. VGA is
default, if connected.

To control a monitor:

On the front panel, press button A to select the main monitor. Press button B
to select the spot monitor.

Audio output

The HDMI monitor connector on the back panel outputs both video and audio
signals. There are audio outputs on the back panel for speakers.

Controlling live view

Many features of the live view can be quickly accessed by placing the cursor on
a live image and clicking the right-button of the mouse. The mouse menu
appears (see Figure 12 on page 31).

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Figure 12: The mouse menu for the main monitor

The list of commands available depends on which monitor is active; main or spot
(monitor B). See Table 7 below. The default settings of these commands are
provided in Appendix G, “Default menu settings” on page 163.

Table 7: Mouse menu for monitor A (main monitor)

Item

Name Description

1

. Menu Enter the Main menu.

This option is not available from monitor B.

2

. Single camera Switch to a full-screen view for t he selected camera from

the dropdown list.

3

. Multi camera Switch between the different multiview options from the

dropdown list.

4

. Previous screen Display the previous camera.

5

. Next screen Display the next camera.

6

. Start auto-switch Turn on sequence mode. The screen aut om atically

sequences between cameras. See “Viewing in multiview”
on page 32.

Go to Menu > Display Mode Settings > Layout > General >
Dwell Time to set up.

7

. All-day playback Playback the recorded video of the selected day from the

selected camera. The current day is selected by default.
See “Previous-day playback” on page 55 for more
information.

8

. Monitor B Switch between monitors A (main) and B (spot).

9

. Advanced search Enter the advanced video search menu. See “Searching

recorded video” on page 56 for more information.

10

. Output mode Select desired output mode: Standard, bright, soft, and

vivid.

11

. Close timebar Open/close the time bar.

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Note: When the monitor B is active, the main monitor commands are
unavailable.

Table 8: Mouse menu for monitor B (spot monitor)

Item

Name Description

1.

Single camera Switch to a full-screen view for the selected camera from

the dropdown list.

2.

Multi camera Switch between the different multiview options from the

dropdown list.

3.

Previous screen Displays the previous camera.

4.

Next Screen Displays the next camera.

5.

All-day playback Playback the recorded video of the selected day from

selected cameras. See “Previous-day playback” on page 55
for more information.

6.

Monitor A Switch between monitors A (main) and B (spot).

Multiview format

The DVR has full screen display format as well as five multiview formats.

Viewing in full screen

Press the numeric button on the front panel to switch to the corresponding
camera display. For example, press button 10 to view camera 10.

Right-click the mouse and select Single Camera from the menu. Select the
camera required from the list.

Viewing in multiview

A video tile is any cell in a multiview display. A camera image can only be shown
in one video tile at a time. The TVR 42 has five multiview display formats
available as well as full screen. See Figure 13 below.

To change the multiview display that appears by default, go to the Display menu.
See “Changing the camera sequence” on page 37 for more information.

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Figure 13: Multiview display formats

To select a multiview format:

1. Press the Display button on the front panel to cycle through different display
formats.

You can also right-click the mouse and select Multi Camera from the menu.
Select the desired multiview display layout.

Sequencing cameras

The sequencing feature allows a camera to be displayed briefly on screen,
before advancing to the next camera in the sequence list. Sequencing can only
be done in full screen mode.

The default sequence displays each camera in numerical order. However, each
camera on the main and spot monitors can have a pre-programmed dwell time
and sequence order. See “Changing the camera sequence” on page 37 for more
information.

Note: Dwell time must not be set to zero for sequencing to function.

Sequencing live view mode using the front panel:

1. Select the camera where you want to start sequencing.

2. Press the Seq button on the front panel to start sequencing.

3. Press the Seq button again to stop the sequencing.

Sequencing live view mode using the mouse:

1. Select the camera where you want to start sequencing.

2. Right-click the mouse and select Start auto-switch to start the sequencing.

3. Right-click the mouse and select Stop auto-switch to stop the sequencing.

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Accessing frequently used commands

The quick access toolbar in live view lets you quickly access regularly used
commands. Position the cursor over a video image and left-click the mouse. The
toolbar appears (see Figure 14 below).

Figure 14: Quick access toolbar

Table 9: Description of the quick access toolbar icons

Icon Description

Freeze: Freeze the live image of the selected camera. Although the image

pauses, time and date information does not. The sy stem clock continues to run.

Manual record: Start/stop manual recording.
The icon is red when manual recording is enabled. See “Manual recording” on

page 93 for information on setting up this function.
Instant playback: Play back the recorded video from the last five minutes

(default time). If no recording is found, then there was no recording made.
Click the icon and select the desired camera. Cli ck OK.
See “Instant playback” on page 54 for information on changing this time.

Audio: Enable/Disable audio output. The audio opti on must already have been
setup in the Display menu.

Quick snapshot: Capture a snapshot of a video image. The i m age is saved on
the unit.

PTZ control: Enter PTZ control mode.

Digital zoom: Enter digital zoom. See “Digital zoom” below for further

information.

Image settings: Enter the image settings menu to modify the image lighting
levels. There are three options:

Preset Mode: These are preconfigured image lighting l evels. Select one of the
four options depending on current lighting con di tions:

- Standard: Use in standard li ghting situations.

- Indoor: Use indoors.

- Dim Light: Use when the light level is low.

- Outdoor: Use when outdoo rs. The contrast and saturation values are

high.

Customize: Modify brightness, contrast, sat urat i on, and hue values.
Restore: Restore image settings to previous values.

These settings can also be modified from the Came ra>Image menu (see page
“Adjusting camera image settings” on page 133.

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Icon Description

Text show: Display inserted text on screen. Color of t he text can be changed:

Black, white, or pink.

Close toolbar: Close the shortcut toolbar.

Digital zoom

You can easily zoom in or out of a camera image in live view and playback using
the digital zoom command. The zoom command magnifies the camera image
four times. See Figure 15 below.

Figure 15: Digital zoom screen

To quickly zoom in/out on a camera image:

1. Select the camera you wish to use.

2. Left-click the mouse and select the digital zoom icon, or on the front panel
press the Zoom+ button. The digital view screen appears.

3. Left-click the mouse and drag the red square to the area of interest, or move
the joystick on the front panel to position the red square. The selected area is
magnified.

4. To exit digital zoom, right-click the mouse or press the Zoom— button on the
front panel.

Configuring live view

The setup of live view can be modified from the main menu to suit different
needs, such as the different monitors, multiview layout, and dwell time options.
You can also enable audio output.

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Figure 16: Layout screen

Table 10: Description of the layout screen

Submenu name

Description

General tab

Video output interface

Select which monitor will be the main monitor: HDMI (depends on

DVR model), VGA, main analog or spot output.
Default is VGA, if connected.

Live view

mode Select which multiview layout will be default in live view mode.

Default

is 4x4 multiview layout.

D

well time Set the length of time for which a camera image is displayed on the

selected monitor before moving to the next camer a during
sequencing. Default is off (“No switch”).

Enable audio out

put You can hear audio from cameras in both live and playback mode.

However, in order to be able to hear audio in playback you must
enable the audio output setting.

Check the box to enable/disable audio output.

Even

t output Select which monitor will be the spot monitor. Defaul t is the spot

monitor (Spot output 1).

Event full screen
mon

itoring dwell time

Set the length of time for which a camera that has an event or al arm
appears on the selected monitor before moving to the next camera
during sequencing. Default is 10 seconds.

Alarm full screen
monitoring dwell time

Set the length of time for which a camera that has an al arm appears
on the selected monitor before moving to the next camera during
sequencing. Default is 10 seconds.

To set up the display options:

1. Click the Display Mode Settings icon in the menu toolbar.

2. Select Layout > General.

3. Specify the desired settings for each of the menu options.

4. Click Apply to save the settings.

5. Click Back to return to live view.

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Changing the camera sequence

The cameras are sequenced in numeric order by default. You can change the
sequence order of the cameras for VGA/HDMI, analog, and spot monitors.

You can switch the channel of a camera with that of another camera in the
system. This lets you, for example, have the images of camera 1 appear on
channel 10, and the images of camera 10 appear on channel 1. This feature is
useful when you want to watch the sequence of images from specific cameras so
that they are next to each other on-screen.

See Figure 17 below. Each video tile displays both the order of the camera in the
sequence and the camera number.

Figure 17: Camera layout and sequence screen

Multiview layout selection bar

Camera order in the
sequence

Camera number selection

To set the camera sequencing:

1. Click the Display Mode Settings icon in the menu toolbar.

2. Select Layout > View.

3. From Video Output Interface, select the desired monitor from the drop-down
list.

4. From the multiview layout selection bar, select the desired multiview layout.

5. Select the video tile of the camera whose order you want to change. The
selected tile is highlighted green.

6. In the selected tile, select the new camera sequence order by scrolling the
through the list of available camera numbers.

Note: “X” means that the camera is not displayed.

7. Click Apply to save the settings.

8. Click Back to return to live view.

Camera sequencing for alarms and events

You can select which monitor is used to sequence alarm and event cameras in
full screen mode. Normally this is the spot monitor. When an alarm or event
occurs, the selected monitor will sequence through the alarm/event cameras

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depending on the dwell time set up. You can set up different dwell time for
alarms and events.

To set the camera sequencing for alarms and events:

1. Click the Display Mode Settings icon in the menu toolbar.

2. Select Layout > General.

3. From Event O utput, select the desired monitor from the drop-down list.
Default is VGA, if connected

4. Select the dwell times f or the alarm and event cameras. Default is 10
seconds. The dwell time can range between 10 and 300 seconds.

5. Click Apply.

Configuring time and date

You can set up the date and time that will appear on-screen. It is not included in
recordings. This time and date display is separate from the embedded one that
appears for each camera (see “Configuring the camera OSD settings” on page
131 for more information on embedded camera time and date).

The start and end time of daylight savings time (DST) in the year can also be set.
DST is deactivated by default. See Figure 18 below for the Time settings screen.

Figure 18: Time and date settings screen

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Table 11: Description of the time and date settings screen

Option

Description

Time zone

Select the time zone of the DVR from the drop-down list.

Date format

Select the date format from the drop-down list. Default format is DD-

MM-YYYY.

Time format

Select the time format from the drop-down list. Defaul t format is 24-

hour format.

Display week

Display the day of the week in the monitor time bar.

Check the box to enable/disable. Default f orm at is Disable.

System date

Define t he system date.

Default date is the current date.

System time

Define the system time.

Default time is the current time.

Auto DST adjustment

Define DST is automatically. It depends on the time zone selected.

Default format is Disable

Enable DST

Manually define DST. If this option is selected, the Aut o DS T

adjustment option is disabled.
Default format is Disable.
Click the check box to enable or disable daylight sav ings time

(DST).

From

Enter the start date and time for daylight saving s.

To

Enter the end date and time for daylight savings.

DST bias

Set the amount of time to move DST forward f rom the standard

time.
Default is 60 minutes.

To set up the system time and date:

1. Click the Display Mode Settings icon in the menu toolbar.

2. Select Time. Modify the required settings.

3. Click the Apply button to immediately implement the changes.

General settings

Use the Display mode settings menu to configure general DVR options on how
information is displayed and accessed such as:

• Change GUI language

• Change the DVR name and address

• Define the monitor resolution

• Enable/disable the login password requirement

• Enable/disable the wizard

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• Manually change the video output format (PAL/NTSC)

• Change the time out period after which the display reverts to showing live

view

• Enable/disable the transparency of the menus on screen

• Enable/disable whether the status icons appear on screen

See Figure 19 below and Figure 20 on page 41.
The changes are immediately implemented once Apply is clicked to save the

settings.

Figure 19: Monitor setup screen: General Settings

Table 12: Description of the Monitor setup screen: General Settings

Option

Description

Language

Change the language of the system.

Select the desired language from the drop-down list and clic k

Apply. The language displayed changes immediately.

Device name

Define the DVR name. The default name is TVR 42.

Click the edit box and enter the new name from the soft keyboard.

Device address

The device number to use for the DVR when programming the

remote control. The default value is 255.

Zone ID

Each DVR in a daisy chain must have a unique zone I D so t hat it

can be controlled by a KTD-405 keypad.
The default value is 1.

VGA resolution

Define the VGA resolution.

Select one of the options from the drop-down list and click Apply.
The selected resolution must be the same as that of the monitor.

HDMI resolution

Define the HDMI resolution.

Select one of the options from the drop-down list and click Apply.
The selected resolution must be the same as that of the monitor.

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Option

Description

Password required

Define whether a login password is required.

Check the box to enable/disable and click Apply.

Scaling output video

Enable/disable the monitor display of the main and spot monitor

size to accommodate for differently sized monitors.
Check the box to enable/disable and click Apply.

Enable wizard

Define whether the wizard tool starts when the DVR is turned on.

Check the box to enable/disable and click Apply.

Figure 20: Monitor setup screen: More Settings

Table 13: Description of the Monitor setup screen: More Settings

Option

Description

Monitor standard

The video standard used is auto detected but can be manually

changed.
Modify the video standard used to PAL or NTSC and cli ck Apply.

Output mode

Define the desired output mode.

Select one of the options from the drop-down list: St andard, Bright,
Gentle, or Vivid.

Monitor brightness

Modify the video output brightness.

Adjust the scroll bar point to the desired level and cli ck Apply.

Event hint

Define whet her the status icons appear on screen. See “Status

information” on page 29 for more information.

Timebar transparent

Modify the transparency of the menus on-screen relative to the

background to make the menu screens easier to read or less
prominent on-screen. Default is non-transparent.

Select one of the options from the drop-down list.

Menu timeout

Define the time in minutes after which the menu screen reverts to

live view mode.
Select a time from the drop-down list and click Apply.

Mouse pointer speed

Modify the speed of the mouse pointer.

Adjust the scroll bar point to the desired level and cli ck Apply.

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Option

Description

Other notification: Panel
alarm LED

Check to enable the Motion alarm option.

Motion alarm

Define whether the status LEDs on the front panel start flashing

when motion is detected.
Check the box to enable/disable and click Apply.

V-stream encoding

If the available bandwidth is limited you can remotely view several channels in
real time with one stream over the web browser or CMS (Client Management
System), such as TruVision navigator, using the V-stream encoding option (“V”
stands for “virtual”). When enabled, you can see the output from the cameras on
an analog spot monitor in one stream.

Note: It is not recommended to use the V-stream feature when using an analog
monitor as main monitor as both the analog main monitor and the V-stream use
the same output.

To enable v-streaming:

1. Click the Video Schedule icon in the menu toolbar.

2. Select Encoding > V-stream Encoding.

3. Check Enable V-stream Encoding.

4. Select the desired set t ings for frame rate, and maximum bit rate (Kbps).

5. Click Apply to save the settings.

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Chapter 6

Controlling a PTZ camera

You can control PTZ dome cameras using the buttons on the front panel, the
keypad, and IR remote control as well as using the PTZ control panel accessed
with the mouse. Access to PTZ commands may require a password.

A detailed list of the PTZ commands available for many different camera
protocols is available in Appendix F on page 163.

Configuring PTZ settings

Use the PTZ Settings menu to configure the PTZ dome cameras. Each camera
must be set up individually. Cameras must be configured before they can be
used.

Ensure that the PTZ dome cameras are correctly connected to the RS-485 port
on the back panel.

Note: If a camera does not work correctly after configuring the DVR, check the

parameters entered.

To configure PTZ dome camera settings:

1. Click the PTZ Settings icon in the menu toolbar.

2. Click General and select the PTZ dome camera to be configured from the
drop-down camera list.

3. Select the baud rate, data bit, stop bit, parity, flow control, PTZ protocol and
address for the camera. See Appendix G, “Default menu settings”, on page
163 for the default values.

Note: It is important to ensure that the settings correspond with those used in

the PTZ camera.

4. Click Copy to copy the settings to another camera, if required.

5. Click Apply to save the settings.

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Calling up presets, tours and shadow tours

When in live view you can quickly call up the list of existing presets, preset tours
and shadow tours by using the front panel, remote control, mouse and keypad.

Front panel Press the joystick to Enter. PTZ control panel appears.
Mouse Right-click the mouse on the desired camera image. The quick access

toolbar appears. Click the PTZ control icon to enter PTZ mode. The PTZ

control panel appears.
Remote control Press the OK button. The PTZ control panel appears.
Keypad Press the Enter button on the keypad. For further information, see

Appendix D “KTD-405 keypad” on page 153.

If the display was in multiview format, it changes to full screen format for the
selected camera. See Figure 21 below for a description of the PTZ control panel.

Figure 21: PTZ control panel

Table 14: Description of the PTZ control panel

Item

Name Description

1.

Directional pad/auto-

scan buttons

Controls the movements and directions of the PTZ. Center button
is used to start auto-pan by the PTZ dome camera.

2.

Zoom, focus and iris Adjusts zoom, focus and iris.

3.

PTZ movement Adjusts the speed of PTZ movement.

4

. Toolbar

Turns on/off camera light.
Turns on/off camera wiper.

Zoom area.
Centers the PTZ dome camera image. This command is

not supported on all PTZ dome cameras.
Jumps to the home position.

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Item

Name Description

5

. Select PTZ command Displays the desired function from the scroll bar: camera, preset,

preset tour or shadow tour.

6.

Open/close menu Opens/closes the PTZ command section of the PTZ control

panel.

7.

Exit Exits the PTZ control panel.

Setting and calling up presets

Presets are previously defined locations of a PTZ dome camera. It allows you to
quickly move the PTZ dome camera to a desired position. They are configured
and modified from the PTZ configuration window (see Figure 22 below).

Note: The PTZ dome camera used must be able to support a preset command.

See Appendix F on page 163 for the complete list of PTZ commands available by
camera protocol.

Figure 22: PTZ configuration window

Table 15: Description of the PTZ configuration window

Item

Name Description

1

. Save preset Saves preset.

2

. Call preset Calls up pre-existing preset.

3

. Shadow tour toolbar

Starts recording the shadow tour.
Saves the shadow tour.
Starts the selected shadow tour.
Deletes the selected shadow tour.

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Item

Name Description

4

. Preset tour toolbar

Adds a step to a selected preset tour.
Starts the selected preset tour.
Stops the selected preset tour.

Deletes all the preset tour steps.
Scroll up the list.

Scroll down the list.

To set up a preset:

1. Click the PTZ Settings icon on the menu toolbar and select More Settings.

2. Use the directional, zoom, focus and iris buttons to position the camera in the

desired preset location.

3. Check Save Preset and enter a preset number. The preset is enabled and

stored in the camera.
If the desired preset number is larger than the 17 numbers listed, click […].

The Preset screen appears. Select a preset number from the dropdown list
and click the OK button to save changes.

Note: Presets can be overwritten.

4. Click Back to return to live view.

To call up a preset:

• PTZ control panel:

1. In live view left-click the mouse and select the PTZ control icon in the quick

access toolbar. The PTZ control panel appears. Select the desired camera
from the toolbar.

– Or –
On the front panel, select the desired camera and press Enter on the joystick

to call up the quick access toolbar. The PTZ control panel appears.

2. Scroll the toolbar to Preset and double-click the desired preset from the list.

The camera immediately jumps to the preset position.

• Menu toolbar:

1. Click the PTZ Settings icon on the menu toolbar and select More Settings.

The PTZ configuration window appears.

2. Check Call Preset and enter the preset number to call up. The camera

immediately moves to that preset position.

3. Click Back to return to live view.

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Setting and calling up preset tours

Preset tours move a PTZ dome camera to different steps (called “Keypoint” in the
interface). The camera stays at a step for a set dwell time before moving on to
the next step. The steps are defined by presets (see “Setting and calling up
presets” on page 45.)

Each preset tour consists of steps. A step consists of a step number, a dwell
time, and a speed.

The step number is the order the camera will follow while cycling through the
preset tour. The dwell time is the length of time for which a camera stays at a
step before moving to the next one. The speed is the rate at which the camera
will move from one key point to the next.

Note: The PTZ dome camera used must be able to support a preset tour

command. See Appendix F on page 163 for the complete list of PTZ commands
available by camera protocol.

To set up a preset tour:

1. Click the PTZ Settings icon on the menu toolbar and select More Settings.

2. Select the preset tour number.

3. In the preset tour toolbar, click to add a step to the preset tour. The
Keypoint window appears. Select the preset number, dwell time and speed of
the step. Click OK to save the settings.

Note: A preset tour should have at least two presets.

4. Repeat step 3 to configure other steps (“Keypoints”) in the preset tour.

5. In the preset tour toolbar, click to call up the preset tour.

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6. Click Back to return to live view.

To delete a preset tour:

1. Click the PTZ Settings icon on the menu toolbar and select More Settings.

2. From the preset list, select a tour number and click to delete the selected
the preset tour.

– Or –
In the preset tour toolbar, click to delete all the preset tours.

3. Click Back to return to live view.

To call up a preset tour:

• PTZ control panel:

1. In live view left-click the mouse and select the PTZ control icon in the quick
access toolbar. The PTZ control panel appears. Select the desired camera
from the toolbar.

– Or –
On the front panel, select the desired camera and press Enter on the joystick

to call up the quick access toolbar. The PTZ control panel appears.

2. Scroll the toolbar to Tour and double-click the desired preset tour from the
list. The camera immediately carries out the preset tour movement.

• Menu toolbar:

1. Click the PTZ Settings icon on the menu toolbar and select More Settings.

2. Select the desired preset tour from the list and click to start the tour. Click

to stop the preset tour.

3. Click Back to return to live view.

Setting and calling up a shadow tour

The shadow tour command remembers the manually-controlled PTZ dome
camera movement track. One shadow tour can be set up.

Note: The PTZ dome camera used must be able to support a shadow tour

command. See Appendix F on page 163 for the complete list of PTZ commands
available by camera protocol.

To set up a shadow tour:

1. Click the PTZ Settings icon on the menu toolbar and select More Settings.

2. Select the shadow tour from the list.

3. To record a new shadow tour, click and use the directional buttons on the
PTZ control panel to move the camera along the desired path.

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4. Click to save the shadow tour.
Note: The shadow tour can be overwritten.

5. Click Back to return to live view.

To call up a shadow tour:

• PTZ control panel:

1. In live view left-click the mouse and select the PTZ Control icon in the quick
access toolbar. The PTZ control panel appears. Select the desired camera
from the toolbar.

– Or –
On the front panel, select the desired camera and press Enter on the joystick

to call up the quick access toolbar. The PTZ control panel appears.

2. Scroll the toolbar to Shadow Tour and double-click the shadow tour from the
list. The camera immediately carries out the shadow tour movement.

• Menu toolbar:

1. Click the PTZ Settings icon on the menu toolbar and select More Settings.

2. Select the shadow tour from the list and c lick to start the tour. Click
to stop the shadow tour.

3. Click Back to return to live view.

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Chapter 7

Playing back a recording

The TVR 42 lets you to quickly locate and play back recorded video. There are
four ways to play back video:

 Instant playback of the most recently recorded video
 All-day playback of the day’s recorded video
 Search the video archives by specific time, date, bookmark, snapshot, or

event

 Search the system log
The DVR continues to record the live view from a camera while simultaneously

playing back video on that camera display. You must have the access privilege to
play back recordings (see “Customizing a user’s access privileges” on page 144
for more information).

Cameras in multiview mode play back simultaneously. This means, for example,
that it is easy to follow the path of an intruder who has passed in front of several
cameras.

You must be in live view mode to play back video.

Overview of the playback window

It is easy to manage playback from the playback window.
The playback video can be set up to display a time/date stamp for evidentiary

purposes (see “Configuring the camera OSD settings” on page131).

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Figure 23: Playback window

1. Playback viewer.

2. Camera panel. Select the cameras for
playback. Move the mouse over the area to

display the list of cameras available.

3. Calendar pan el.
Blue: Current date
Yellow: Recordings available on the DVR.

4. Playback control toolbar. See Figure 24.

The playback control toolbar

It is easy to manually control playback using the playback control toolbar. See
Figure 24 below.

Note: The control toolbar does not appear for instant playback.

Figure 24: Playback control toolbar (all-day playback example shown)

Ite

m Description

1

. Audio and video control toolbar:

/ Audio on/off.

/ Start/stop a video clip during playback. Sections of a recording can be

saved to an external storage device.

Add default bookmark

Add customized bookmark

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Ite

m Description

Bookmark management.

Click to see the list of bookmarks and their times.

Archive files

2

. Zoom control: Zoom in and out of the timeline to show the progress bar in greater or

lesser detail.

3

. Playback control toolbar:

Reverse play the recording. Click again to pause.

Stop playback. Timeline jumps back to 00:00 time (midnight).

Play recording.

Forward skip playback. Default skip time is 30 seconds.
Reverse skip playback. Default skip time is 30 seconds.

Decrease playback speed: Options available ar e: single frame, 1/8 speed,

¼ speed, ½ speed, normal, X2 speed, X4 speed, X8 speed, maximum
speed.

Increase playback speed. Options available are: single frame, 1/8 speed, ¼

speed, ½ speed, normal, X2 speed, X4 speed, X8 speed, maximum speed.
Previous file/day/event recording.
Play next file/day recording in the search result.

4

. Timeline: Allows you to jump forwards or backwards in time. The timeline moves left

(oldest video) to right (newest video). Click a location on it for where you want
playback to start.

In all-day playback the cursor shows the actual time. In search playback, the cursor
is a ball.

5

. Time bar: Time of actual playback. This is only displayed in all-day playbac k.

6

. Playback progress bar: This bar displays how far playback of the recor ding has

progressed. It also indicates the type of recording.

7

. Recording type: Description of the color coding of recording types that appear in the

playback progress bar.
Dark green indicates continuous recording
Red indicates alarm/event recording
Yellow indicates motion recording
Light green indicates manual recording
Pale blue indicates text insertion recording

8

. Hide the playback control toolbar.

9

. Video search: Search for recordings. See “Searching recorded video” on page 56 for

more information.

10

. For all-day playback mode, quit playback and return to live view.

For playback from search mode, quit playback an d return to the search screen.

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Playback pop-up menu

You can quickly access many playback functions by placing the cursor on a
playback image on screen and clicking the right-button of the mouse. The
playback pop-up menu appears (see Figure 12 below).

Figure 25: The playback pop-up menu

Item

Name Description

1

. Camera Select a camera for playback.

2

. Digital zoom Enter the digital zoom function for the selected camera.

3

. Motion search Call up the motion search toolbar to search playback

recording for incidents of motion detectio n. See “Motion
search” on page 62 for more information.

4

. Text show Display inserted text on screen.

5

. Skip time Modify the playback skip time. See “Playback skip time” on

page 62 for more information.

6

. Control panel Hide the playback control toolbar.

7

. Exit Return to live view.

Instant playback

Use the quick access toolbar to quickly replay recorded video for a
preprogrammed time period. This can be useful to review an event that has just
happened. Only one camera at a time can be selected. The default playback
period is 5 minutes.

To instantly replay recorded video:

1. In live view mode left-click the mouse on the desired camera image. The
quick access toolbar appears. Click Instant Playback .

2. Select the desired camera from the drop-down list and click OK.
Playback starts immediately. The Instant Playback scroll bar appears under

the selected camera.

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3. Click Pause on the toolbar to pause playback.
Click Play to restart playback.
Click Stop to stop playback and return to live view.

To change the instant playback time period:

1. Click Display > Monitor > More Settings in the menu toolbar.

2. Select the desired instant playback time: 5, 10, 20, or 30 minutes. The default
time is 5 minutes.

3. Click Apply.

Previous-day playback

Use this option to play back recorded video from the previous day. Playback
starts at midnight and runs for the 24-hour period. Previous-day playback is
shown in full screen view. See Figure 24 on page 52 for a description of the
playback control toolbar.

• Using the mouse:

1. In live view mode, right-click the mouse on the desired camera image. I n the
mouse toolbar click All-day Playback.

The playback screen appears. By default, the camera is in full-screen mode.

2. To select more than one camera for multiview playback or to select playback
from a different day, move the mouse to the right edge of the screen. The
camera list and calendar appear. Check the desired cameras and/or another
day. Up to 16 cameras can be selected.

Playback starts immediately.

Note: A message appears if there are no recordings found during this period.

3. Use the playback control toolbar to manually control playback.

4. Click Exit to return to live view.
– Or –

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Right-click the mouse and click Exit from the mouse menu to return to the
previous screen.

• Using the front panel:

1. Select the camera for playback and press the Replay button. Playback from
the selected camera starts immediately.

Note: Multiview playback is only available using the mouse. If live view was

showing multiview, only the camera in the top-left channel on screen wil l be
played back.

2. To select a different camera for play back, press the numerical button of the
desired camera.

3. Click Live to return to live view.

Searching recorded video

You can easily search and play back recorded videos by time, events,
bookmarks, and snapshots.

The Search screen has four submenus that allow you to carry out different
searches by theme:

Search type

Description

Normal

Search all recorded video by cameras, recording type, type of file

protection (locked or unlocked), and time period.

Event

Search only event recorded files. Files can be se arched by alarm inputs,

motion detection, or POS/ATM text insertion.
Note: Only motion detection and POS/ATM text insertion t hat have been

recorded as events will be listed in this search. M otion and text insertion
that is recorded as a non-event can be searched under the Normal
menu.

Bookmark

Search only recorded files with bookmarks.

Snapshot

Search only recorded files with snapshots.

Search results

A search will usually produce a list of files, which may extend to several pages.
The files are listed by camera, and then for each camera by date and time. The
oldest file is listed first. See Figure 26 on page 57 for an example of a search.

Only one file can be played back at a time.

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Figure 26: Example of a search result list

Playing back recordings by time and video
type

You can search recorded video by time and video type, such as continuous
recordings, motion, text insertion, alarm and all recordings. Video can be played
back simultaneously across several cameras.

To play back search results:

1. In live view mode right-click the mouse and in the mouse menu select

Advanced Search > Normal.

2. Select the desired cameras, record type, file type as well as start and end
time of the recording.

3. Click Search. The list of search results appears.

4. Play back the search results:
If there is only one camera in the search result, click its playback button.

Playback starts.
If there is more than one camera listed, click the playback button of one of

the cameras. In the window that appears, select the cameras you want to play
back simultaneously and click OK. Playback starts.

5. To hide the playback control toolbar during play back, right-click the mouse
and select the Control Panel button in the playback control toolbar. Click
again for the panel to reappear.

6. Use the playback control toolbar to manually control playback.

7. To play back another camera, move the cursor to the right edge of the screen
to display the list of cameras and select the desired camera.

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8. To do another search:
Click Exit in the playback control toolbar to return to the search results

screen.

- Or ­Right-click the mouse and select Exit from the list to return to the search

results screen.

- Or ­Right-click the mouse and select Video Search from the list to return to the

search screen.

Playing back recordings by event

You can search recorded video by event type: motion, alarm input, and
POS/ATM text insertion. Video can be played back simultaneously across
several cameras.

To play back search results:

1. In live view mode, right-click the mouse and select Advanced Search >

Event.

2. Select the desired event type as well as start and end time of the recording.

3. Select the desired alarm inputs.
If you selected “Motion” as the event type, select the required alarm inputs. If

you selected “Text insertion”, select the required alarm inputs and enter the
desired keywords.

4. Click Search. The list of search results appears.

5. Play back the search results:
If there is only one camera in the search result, click its playback button.

Playback starts.
If there is more than one camera listed, click the playback button of one of

the cameras. In the window that appears, select the cameras you want to play
back simultaneously and click OK. Playback starts.

6. To hide the playback control toolbar during play back, right-click the mouse
and select the Control Panel button in the playback control toolbar. Click
again for the panel to reappear.

7. Use the playback control toolbar to manually control playback.

8. To play back another camera, move the cursor to the right edge of the screen
to display the list of cameras and select the desired camera.

9. To do another search:

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Click Exit in the playback control toolbar to return to the search results
screen.

- Or ­Right-click the mouse and select Exit from the list to return to the search

results screen.

- Or ­Right-click the mouse and select Video Search from the list to return to the

search screen.

Creating and playing back bookm ar ke d
recordings

You can bookmark the important scenes in a recorded file for later reference.
Bookmarks flag the start of a scene. Up to 64 bookmarks can be saved in a video

file. There are two types of bookmarks:

• Default bookmark : All default bookmarks have the same generic name,
“Bookmark”.

• Customized bookmark : The bookmark is given a name for easy
identification. The same name can be used for several bookmarks.

Both types can be searched.

To create a bookmark:

1. Open an all-day playback screen or the playback screen from a search result.

2. In the all-day playback recording, click the timeline bar where you want the
bookmark to be. The green time line jumps to this position. Click the button
for the type of bookmark you want, and enter the bookmark name if required.

In the playback recording from a search, click the scroll bar where you want
the bookmark to be. The scroll bar ball jumps to this position. Click the button
for the type of bookmark you want, and enter the bookmark name if required.
The bookmark is saved.

3. Click the bookmark management button to see the list of bookmarks
saved. The name of a bookmark can be edited. The bookmark can also be
deleted.

To play back a bookmark:

1. In live view mode right-click the mouse and select Advanced Search >

Bookmark in the mouse menu.

2. Select the desired cameras as well as start and end time of the recording to
be searched. Also select the type of bookmark to be searched.

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If searching for customized bookmarks, enter a keyword from the bookmark
name.

Click Search. The list of bookmarks appears.

3. Select a bookmark and do one of the following:
Click the Edit button to edit a bookmark’s name.
Click the Delete button to delete a bookmark.

- Or ­Click the Play button to play back a bookmark.

4. When finished, click Exit.

Slideshow of snapshots

You can search recorded for video snapshots. See “Accessing frequently used
commands” on page 34 on how to create snapshots.

To play back search results:

1. In live view mode right-click the mouse and in the pop-up menu select

Advanced Search > Snapshot.

2. Select the desired cameras as well as start and end time of the recording to
be searched.

3. Click Search. The list of snapshots appears.

4. Select a snapshot to see it in the thumbnail window. Click its Play button
to see it in full-screen mode.

5. When in full-screen mode, move the cursor to the right edge of the screen to
see the complete list of snapshot s found in the search. Click their Play
buttons to see them in full-screen mode.

6. To see a slideshow of all the snapshots found, click the  or  buttons on
the snapshot toolbar to sequence forwards or backwards through the shots.

7. To do another search:
Click Exit in the snapshot toolbar to return to the search results screen.

- Or ­Right-click the mouse and select Exit from the list to return to the search

results screen.

- Or ­Right-click the mouse and select Snapshot Search from the list to return to

the search screen.

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Playing back recordings from the system log

You can also playback recordings from the system log. The system log provides
a much wider range of options for playback than Advanced Search, which deals
with video detection and alarms only.

Figure 27: View log screen

To play back video from the system log:

1. Click System Settings > Log Search in the menu toolbar.

2. Select the search start and end times.

3. Under Major Type and Minor Type, select an option from the drop-down list.
The minor type list of options available depends on the option selected under
major type.

4. Click the Search button. A list of results appears.

5. Select a file and click:

- Details: Displays information on the log or recording. For a recording, it lists
such information as start time, type of information, camera number, and gives
a description on the types of events recorded and when record time was
stopped.

- Play: Click to start playback of the selected recording.

- Export: Click to archive the selected file to a USB device. The export screen
appears.

- Back: Click to return to the previous screen.

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Playback skip time

By moving the joystick up and down during playback, you can jump forwards or
backwards by a defined skip time period.

To change the playback skip time:

1. In playback mode, right-click the mouse and click Skip Time on the pop-up
menu. The Skip Time menu appears.

2. Select a skip time between 10 and 300 seconds. The default skip time is 30
seconds.

Motion search

You can quickly and easily search playback recording for incidents of motion
detection. Motion can be searched over the whole playback screen or just for
specific areas on it. This allows you to search, for example, whether any motion
was detected a few days ago near a particular door.

The option is not available in instant playback.

Figure 28: Motion search toolbar

1. Full screen detection: The motion-sensitive red grid automatically appears over the whole
screen.

2. Delete all: Delete the motion grid.

3. Search: Search the playback recording for motion detection.

4. Exit: Quit motion search mode and return to play back.

To search for motion in playback:

1. In playback mode, right-click the mouse and click Motion Search on the
mouse menu. The motion search toolbar appears and the playback control
toolbar disappears.

2. Select an area of the screen to be searched:
Drag the mouse over the desired area. A red grid appears. More than one

area can be selected.

- Or ­Click the full-screen detection icon in the toolbar. The whole screen is

covered in the red grid.

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3. Click the Search icon to see the results.
Motion appears as bleu lines below the green playback progress bar. If

motion had been recorded as an event, it appears as yellow on the progress
bar.

Click the zoom-in button to see the progress bar in closer detail.

Playing back frame-by-frame

You can easily play back a selected video at different speeds. This allows you to
carefully examine an event frame-by-frame as it happens.

The current frame rate is shown on the right of the playback control toolbar.

To play back frame-by-frame:

• Using a mouse:

1. In playback mode click the Speed Down and Speed up buttons in the
playback control toolbar until the speed changes to single frame.

2. Click the Pause button to advance the video frame by frame.

• Using the front panel:

1. In playback mode move the joystick to left and right to scroll down and up
through the speed changes until single frame.

2. Press Enter with the joystick to advance the video frame by frame.

3. Press the Playback button to continue playback at normal speed.

Digital zoom in playback

You can easily zoom in on an image during playback to see it in greater detail.

To digitally zoom-in during playback:

1. In playback mode right-click the mouse and click Digital Zoom in the pop-up
menu. The playback control toolbar disappears.

2. Click the screen with the cursor.
The image zooms in and the digital view screen appears.

3. Left-click the mouse and drag the red square to the area of interest, or move
the joystick on the front panel to position the red square. The selected area is
magnified.

4. Right-click the mouse to quit the digital zoom mode and to return to full­screen playback mode. The playback control toolbar reappears.

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Chapter 8

Archiving recorded files

Archive recorded files on an external device such as a USB flash drives, USB
HDDs, eSATA HDD or a DVD writer. You must be in live view mode to archive
video. Access to archive commands may require a password.

Before starting to archive files, ensure that you have the backup device
connected to the DVR. It can be detected automatically by the DVR.

Note: The USB port on the back panel does not support USB CD/DVD burners

or USB HDDs.

Archiving files

There are three ways to archive files from live view:
Quick Archive: Quick archive lets you archive recorded files quickly by using the

Archive button on the front panel. The TVR 42 then downloads all the recorded
files on the unit to fill the available memory space on the storage media. This
option is not available via the mouse.

Advanced Search screen: Use this sreen to specify archiving settings such as a
specific time and date period, recording type, start and end times, as well as
cameras.

Auto archive: You can schedule when to automatically archive recorded files.

Using Quick Archive

To archive recorded video using Quick Archive:

1. Insert the backup device into the TVR 42.
If using a USB memory drive, insert the device into the USB port on the front

panel. If using a digital video disk (DVD) or eSATA drive, insert the disc into
the DVD drive. If more than one media type is found in the TVR 42, the USB
device takes precedence over the others.

2. Press Archive on the front panel or remote control to open the quick archive
screen.

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3. From the list of files displayed, select the files you want to archive.

4. Click Start. The unit starts to download all the files listed.
Note: If there is a capacity limitation on the backup device, only the most

recent files will be backed up.
A message will appear to confirm when the download is complete.

Exporting recorded files to a backup device

There are two ways to archive files to a backup device. You can manually select
the files to back up or you can schedule when the DVR will automatically archive.

You can insert a mini-USB hub to the USB port to attach a mouse for navigation
or a USB drive for archiving. However, the unit may not support all types of USB
hubs.

The Archive options available may depend on the type of backup device
selected.

Figure 29: Example of an archive

Item

Function Description

1

. Device name Select one of the storage media for archiving. If the backup

device is not recognized:

• Click the Refresh button

• Reconnect device

• Check for compatibility from vendor

2

. Refresh Refresh the search results if any parameters have bee n

modified.

3

. Name Files found on the backup device are listed.

4

. Delete Click to delete a selected file from the backup device.

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Item

Function Description

5.

Play Click to play selected file.

6

. Free space Free space available on the backup device is displ ayed.

7.

Seal disc Select to prevent other files being recorded onto the disc.

8.

Include Player Select to automatically include the P l ayer tool when archiving

files.

9.

New folder Create a new folder on the backup device. Files from the DVR

can be archived to a specific folder.

10

. Format Format the USB/eSATA drive.

11

. Archive Start downloading selected files onto the backup device.

1

2. Cancel Cancel search and return to previous menu.

To manually export recorded files to a backup device:

1. Connect the backup device t o the DVR.
If using a USB memory drive, insert the device into the USB port on the front

panel. If using a digital video disk (DVD) or eSATA drive, insert the disc into
the DVD drive. If both media are found in the TVR 42, the USB device takes
precedence over the DVD.

2. In live view mode press the Search button on the front panel or remote
control.

- Or ­Right-click the mouse and select Advanced Search.
The Advanced Search screen appears.

3. Select the cameras and search parameters required:

Record type: All, constant, motion, text insertion, alarm, or manual.
File type: All, locked, or unlocked.

4. Select the start and end dates and times to archive recordings.

Note: You can click the Quick Playback button to verify that the selected

files are the files to export. Right-click the mouse and click Exit to return to
the Advanced Search screen.

5. Click Search. The list of results appears.

6. Select the files to export.

7. Click Archive. The Archive screen appears.

8. Select the storage medium to export to from the drop-down list.

9. Click Archive to begin the backup process.

10. Click OK when archiving is completed. Click Cancel until you return to live
view.

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Auto archiving

You can schedule the DVR to automatically archive recordings at set interval
times to an external storage device. You can also select the cameras and
recording types to auto archive as well as define how the system responds when
the HDD becomes full.

It is easy to see the time of the most recent and next archive recording. Simply
select the Archive Status tab and the information is displayed.

To schedule automatic archiving:

1. Connect the backup device to the DVR.

2. In the configuration menu, click Video Schedule > Auto Archive > Archive

Settings.

3. Check Enable Auto Archive.

4. Select the start and end date and time periods during which archiving can
occur automatically.

5. Under Interval Time, select the desired interval time for archiving.
The interval time options available are: 1 hour, 2 hours, 4 hours, 8 hours, 24

hours, or once only. Default is 1 hour.

6. Click Archive file. In the screen that appears, select the cameras and search
parameters required:

Record Type: All, constant, motion, text insertion, alarm, or manual.
File Type: All, locked, or unlocked.

Note: You can copy these selected parameters to other cameras. Click Copy

and select the desired cameras.
Click OK and Apply to save, and return to the Archive Settings screen.

7. Select how the DVR responds if the backup device becomes full. There are
two options: Stop Recording or Overwrite.

If overwrite is selected, the oldest files are overwritten.

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8. Under Device Select, select the backup device used.

9. If you change any options, click Refresh.

10. Click Apply.

Creating and archiving video clips

You can save important scenes in a recorded file for later reference by creating
video clips of selected portions of the file during playback. When an intruder, for
example, crosses in front of several cameras you can save the video clip of the
intruder’s path across these cameras in a single file.

Up to 30 video clips can be made from a recording.

Note: This feature is only available using the mouse.
To manually export video clips during playback:

1. Connect the backup device to the DVR.

2. Search for the required files to play back. See “Searching recorded video” on
page 56.

3. Select the file or files to play back and click Play. Playback starts
immediately.

4. Click the playback tim eline where you want the video clip to start and click the

Start Clip button.

5. Click the playback timeline where you want the video clip to stop and click the

End Clip button.

6. Repeat for additional clips.

7. Exit playba ck m ode. A message appears asking if you want to save the video
clips.

8. Click Yes to archive the clips. The Export screen appears.
Click No to exit and return to the search results screen. The clips are not

saved.

9. In the Export screen select from the drop-down list the backup device to be
used.

10. Click Start. File downloading starts.

Note: You can create a new folder for the video clips. Press the New Folder

button and enter the folder name.

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Archiving snapshots

You can save all the video snapshots recorded to a backup device.

To manually archive snapshots:

1. Connect the backup device to the DVR.

2. Search for the required snapshot files to play back. See “Slideshow of
snapshots” on page 60. The list of snapshots appears.

3. Select the snapshots t o bac kup.

4. Click Archive. Select the archiving device, if different from that listed.

5. Click Archive. Export starts immediately.

6. When completed, click OK. Click Cancel to return to the previous screen.

Managing backup devices

You can manage backup devices from the Export screen (see Figure 29 on page

66.)

The Export screen allows you to:

• Create New Folder: Create a new folder on the backup device.

• Delete: Delete a file or folder from the backup device.

• Play: Play the selected video file from the backup device.

• Format: Format the backup device.

• Erase: Erase files from a re-writable CD/DVD.

Playing back archived files on a PC

Use the standard file player software to play back the archived video on your PC.
It is downloaded automatically from the TVR 42 when archiving files onto a
backup device.

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Chapter 9

Using the web browser

This chapter describes how you can use the web browser interface to configure
the device, play back recorded video, search through event logs, and control a
PTZ dome camera. You can also specify settings on the web browser interface to
optimize video playback and recording performance when operating in a low or
limited bandwidth environment.

Windows Vista and 7 users

Internet Explorer for Windows Vista and Windows 7 operating systems have
increased security measures to protect your PC from any malicious software
being installed. When using the TVR 42 web browser interface, you can install
ActiveX controls to connect and view video using Internet Explorer.

To have complete functionality of the web browser interface and the DVR player
with Windows Vista and Windows 7, do the following:

• Run the browser interface and the DVR player application as an administrator
in your workstation

• Add the DVR’s IP address to your browser’s list of trusted sites

To add the DVR’s IP address to Internet Explorer’s list of trusted sites:

1. Open Internet Explorer.

2. Click Tools, and then Internet Options.

3. Click the Security t ab, and t hen select the Trusted Sites icon.

4. Click Sites.

5. Clear the “Require server verification (https:) for all sites in this zone” box.

6. Enter the IP address or DDNS name in the “Add this website to the zone”
field.

7. Click Add, and then click Close.

8. Click OK in the I nter net Options dialog screen.

9. Connect to the TVR 42 for full browser functionality.

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Accessing the web browser

To access the TVR 42, open a web browser and enter the IP address assigned
to the DVR as a web address. On the logon screen, enter the default user ID and
password.

Note: Only one DVR can be viewed per browser.

User ID: admin
Password: 1234
The default values for TVR 42 network settings are:

• IP address - 192.168.1.82

• Subnet mask - 255.255.255.0

• Gateway address - 192.168.1.1

• Ports:
When using the browser:
RTSP port: 554

HTTP port: 80

When using TruNav:
RTSP port: 554

Server/Client software port: 8000

For more information on port forwarding, see Appendix C “Port forwarding
information” on page 151.

Web browser overview

The TVR 42 web browser lets you view, record, and play back videos as well as
manage all aspects of the DVR from any PC with Internet access. The browser’s
easy-to-use controls give you quick access to all TVR 42 functions. See
Figure 30 below.

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Figure 30: Live view in the web browser interface

Table 16: Description of live view in the web browser

Item

Name Description

1

. Camera View video and record video from the selected camera.

2

. Menu toolbar Lets you do the following:

• View live video

• Play back video

• Search for event logs

• Configure settings

• Log out of the interface

3

. Viewer View l ive or playback video.

4

. Display format Define how you want video to be displayed in the viewer:

Multiview
Full screen

5

. Video function toolbar Lets you do the following in live view:

Switch between main stream and substream.

Start/stop all streaming from selected cameras.

Start recording from selected cameras.
Access digital zoom.

Turn POS/ATM text insertion on/off.

Take a video snapshot.

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Item

Name Description

View previous and next camera respectively.
If viewing in multiview format, live view moves t o the

next group of cameras for the selected number of video
tiles.

Turn audio on/off
Turn microphone on/off

6

. PTZ panel Hide/display the PTZ panel.

7

. Alarm center Display a log of unacknowledged alarms.

8

. Language selection Select the desired language from the drop-down list.

Using the web browser to configure the
device

Click Configuration on the browser menu bar to display the configuration
screen. There are two ways to configure the DVR: Local and Remote.

Local configuration

Local configuration lets you define communication and network parameters such
as protocol type, maximum file size, stream type and network transmission
settings. You can also specify the directory locations for saving recorded and
playback video, captured images, and downloaded files.

Remote configuration

See Figure 31 below for an example of the Configuration screen. See Table 16
on page 73 for an overview of the different browser menu functions. Please refer
to the specific sections on the OSD menu functions for more information on
configuring these functions.

Note: The configuration settings defined remotely are different from thos e that

can be defined locally.

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Figure 31: Remote browser configuration (System information - HDD screen shown)

Table 17: Description of remote configuration menus

Menu Function Description

Device parameters Device information

Device name

: Define the DVR name. The default

name is TVR 42.
Device number: The device number to use for

the DVR when programming the remote control.
The default value is 255.

Zone ID: Each DVR in a daisy chain must have a
unique zone ID so that it can be controlled by a
KTD-405. The default value is 1.

Overwrite: Enable or disable. Enabling this
setting causes recorded files to be overwritten
once the HDD is full.

eSATA: Define how an external recording device
saves records. See “Using an external recording
device” on page 89 for more information.

Event priority: Define the priority between text
insertion event and motion alarm if both are
triggered at the same time. Default is Motion
alarm (Text In < Motion).

Time settings Define time and date. See “Configuring time and

date” on page 38 for more information. See
“Configuring an NTP server” on page 114 for
information on setting up NTP time settings.

Holiday settings Define when recordi ngs occur during holiday

periods. See “Holiday schedules” on page 92 for
more information.

Camera settings Display settings Define which information is displayed on-screen.

See “Configuring the camera OSD settings” on

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Menu Function Description

page 131 for more information.

Video settings Define g eneral recording settings. See “Defining

a recording schedule” on page 90 for more
information.

Recording schedule Define the recording schedules. See “Defining a

recording schedule” on page 90 for more
information.

Motion detection Define motion detection parameters. See “Setting

up motion detection” on page 102 for more
information.

Privacy mask Define the on-screen privacy mask areas. See

“Setting up privacy masking” on page 132 for
more information.

Tamper-proof Define the video tampering detect i on settings.

See “Detecting video tampering” on page 109 for
more information.

Video loss Define the video loss detection settings. See

“Detecting video loss” on page 108 for more
information.

Text overlay Add extra lines of text on screen. See “Text

overlay” on page 85.

Image Adjust image quality on scr een. See “Adjusting

camera image settings” on page 133 for more
information.

Covert camera Define the cameras whose images cannot be

displayed by those not logged in. See “Hiding a
camera image from view” on page 134 for more

information.
Capture settings Define the image quality of snapshots.
Manual record Define which cameras can manually record. See

“Manual recording” on page 93 for more

information.
Network settings General Define the general network settings. See

“Configuring general network settings” on page

111 for more information.
PPPoE Define the PPPoE settings. See “Configuring

PPPoE” on page 112 for more information.
DDNS Define the DDNS settings. See “Configuring

DDNS” on page 113 for more information.
Email Define the settings to send an e-mail. See

“Configuring e-mail” on page 114 for more

information.
NetHDD Define the remote storage system for DVR

recordings. See “Using a network storage

system” on page 86 for more information.

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Menu Function Description

UPnPTM Enable this function so that the DVR can

automatically configure its own port forwarding.
See “Configuring UPnPTM” on page 115 for
more information.

SNMP Define the SNMP settings. See “Configuring

SNMP” on page 117 for more information.

FTP Define the FTP settings. See “Configuring

PPPoE” on page 112 for more information.

More settings Define a remote alarm host, multicast IP as well

as the server, HTTP and RTSP ports. See page
117 for more information.

Serial port settings 232 serial port Define the RS-232 parameters. See “Configuring

the RS-232 port” on page 135 for more

information.
485 serial port Define the RS-485 parameters.
Alarm settings Alarm input Define the alarm input parameters for when an

external alarm is triggered. See “Setting up

external alarms” on page 105 for more

information.
Alarm output Define the response when an external alarm is

triggered. See “Setting up external alarms” on

page 105 for more information.
Alarm audio Define the paramete rs t o import an alarm audio

file. See “Alarm audio messages” on page 100.
Audio output Define the parameters to import an alarm audio

file. See “Alarm audio messages” on page 100.
Advanced settings Define the warning buzzer time. See “Modifying

the warning buzzer” on page 102 for more

information.
Notification Define the notification parameters when i rregular

events occur such as HDD full. See “Description

of alarm notification types” on page 99 and

“Setting up system notifications” on page 107.
User management Define, modify, and delete users. See Chapter 16

“User management” on page 143 for more

information.
HDD management Basic settings Initialize the HDD. See “Initializing HDDs” on

page 123 for more information.
Storage settings Define the storage capacity of the HDD. See

“Controlling disk space on the HDD” on page 123

for more information.
Auto archive Archive settings Define archive scheduling as well as camera and

recording type selection. See “Auto archiving” on

page 68 for more information.
Archive status Review archive status. See “Auto archiving” on

page 68 for more information.

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Menu Function Description

Maintenance Remotely update the DVR firmware, restore

default factory settings, restart the DVR, and
import parameters remotely. See Chapter 15
“DVR management” on page 135 for more
information.

Text insertion Define access device, access mode, and start

string. See “Capturing text insertions” on page

83.

V-stream encoding Define the maximum bit rate and frame rate. See

“V-stream encoding” on page 42 for more
information.

System
information

Camera, Record,
Alarm, Network, and
HDD

Review the status of the cameras, recording s,
alarms, network, and HDDs. See “Viewing
system information” on page 138 for more
information.

Searching and playing back recorde d vi deo

To search and play back recorded video, click Playback on the menu bar to
display the Playback page shown in Figure 32 on page 79.

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Figure 32: Browser playback page

Ite

m Description

1

. Selected camera.

2

. Calendar: Selected day is highlighted.

3

. Search: Click to start searching recorded files for the selected camera.

4

. Dual stream: Select desired dual stream mode: Normal record, t hi n record, or

picture. Default is Normal record.

5

. Text search: Check and then enter the text to search.

6

. Display format: Click to change the display format: full screen or mul tiview display.

7

. Timeline: The timeline moves left (oldest video) to right (newest video). Click a

location on the timeline to move the cursor to where you want playback to start.

8

. Playback control toolbar:

Reverse: Click to reverse playback. Only one channel can be shown on-

screen at a time.

Start/stop: Start or stop playback.

Stop playback. Timeline jumps back to 00:00:00 time (midnight) of the

previous day.

Playback slow forward: Click to scroll through the different speeds

available: single frame, 1/8 speed, ¼ speed, ½ speed, normal, X2 speed,
X4 speed, X8 speed, maximum speed. Current spe ed is displayed under
the camera name on top right of window.

Playback fast forward: Click to scroll through the different speeds

available: single frame, 1/8 speed, ¼ speed, ½ speed, normal, X2 speed,
X4 speed, X8 speed, maximum speed. Current spe ed is displayed under
the camera name on top right of window.

Single frame: Click to play back one frame at a time.

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Ite

m Description

9.

Stop streaming: Stop streaming from all cameras.

10

. Audio and video control toolbar:

Text insertion: Click to enable/disable POS/ATM text display in playback.

Snapshot: Capture a snapshot of the video.

Video clips: Start/stop video clip during playback. Sections of a recording

can be saved to an external storage device.
Download: Download video clips.
Backup: Click to make back up of recorded files to save locally on the

DVR. A list of the recorded files appears

Audio: Click to enable/disable audio.

11

. Type of recording:

Green: Indicates video recorded based on the recording schedule defined.
Red: Indicates video recorded that was triggered by an alarm ev ent.
Yellow: Indicates video recorded that was triggered by motion detection.
Blue: Indicates video recorded that was triggered by a POS /ATM text recording.
Pale green: Indicates manually recorded video.

12

. Jump start: Enter a precise time in the box and click the Go To button to jump start

the playback at this selected time.

13

. Zoom in or out: Click an icon to zoom in or out of the timeline. By default the timeline

displays a 24-hour period. Continue clicking the zoom-in icon to see up to a five­minute period.

Select a camera and a day to search from on the calendar displayed, and then
click Search. The timeline below the window indicates video recorded for the
specified day. The timeline also classifies by color the type of recording.

Click and drag the marker across the timeline on where you want video playback
to begin, and then click Play on the playback control toolbar. You can capture a
snapshot of a video image, save the video playback, or download the recorded
video.

Searching for event logs

The DVR compiles a log of events, such as the start or end of video recording,
DVR notifications, and alarms, through which you can easily search. Logs are
categorized by the following types:

• Alarm: Includes motion detection, tamper detection, video tampering, and
other alarm events

• Notifications: Includes system notifications such as video loss, HDD failures,
and other system-related events

• Operations: Includes users access to the web interfaces and other
operational events

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• Information: Includes general information on the DVR actions, such as the
start and end of video recording, etc.

To search for logs, click the Log tab in the browser toolbar, select a log type,
specify a date and time range, and then click Search.

Dual streaming

The DVR allows you to view from up to 16 cameras over a network. Dual
streaming allows high quality video to be viewed in one stream (Normal stream)
and lower quality video to be viewed in another stream (Stream B) that can be
easily streamed through a narrow bandwidth.

The normal stream has the frame rate, quality, and resolution as configured in
the encoding menu. However, in a thin stream data thinning has been carried out
so that it has a lower frame rate, quality, and resolution. This allows more video
to be recorded on the HDD.

Dual streaming is available in both live and recording modes.

To play back dual streaming:

Select streaming
option here

To record dual streaming:

1. Click the Configuration tab in the browser toolbar and then select HDD

management > Storage Mode.

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2. Specify which percentage of the HDD should be used to store normal streams
(Normal Record), substreams (Thin Record), and snapshots (Pictures).

Using the mouse, drag the markers between the colored sections to the
desired values. The minimum and maximum values for each recording type
are:

Normal record: 20 to 50%
Thin record: 0 to 80%
Picture: 0 to 20%

3. Click Save to save the settings.

Controlling a PTZ dome camera in the web
browser

The web browser interface lets you control the PTZ functions of a dome camera.
Click a PTZ dome camera and use the PTZ controls on the interface to control
the PTZ functions.

Figure 33: PTZ controls

1. Directional pad/auto-scan buttons: Controls the movements and directions of the PT Z. Center
button is used to start auto-pan by the PTZ dome ca m era.

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2. Adjust zoom, focus, and iris.

3. Adjust speed of PTZ dome camera.

4. Start selected preset.

Capturing text insertions

Text insertion lets you insert or display text from a point-of-sale (POS) or ATM
system on the video display of the DVR. The text is saved and time‐stamped
together with the video. You can then search the text for specific video clips. The
text is displayed during playback.

The DVR supports POS and ATM text insertion via the UTC ProBridge accessory
connected to the RS-232 port on the DVR. This feature is currently only available
using the browser.

In both live view and playback, a camera set up for text insertion will display the
video with the POS text overlay.

See Figure 34 below for an example of a video image in live view with text
insertion.

Figure 34: Example of a video image with text insertion

To set up text insertion:

1. Click the Configuration tab in the browser toolbar and then select 232 Serial

Port.

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2. Under Usage, select ProBridge.

3. In the submenu panel, select Text Insertion.

4. Check Enable text insertion.

5. Select the access device from the drop-down list.

6. Select the access mode. Only “ProBridge” is listed.

7. Under Start String, enter the desired transaction text, such as an ATM
transaction number.

8. Click Apply to save the settings.

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To search text insertion in recorded video:

1. In live view, check the By text check box.

2. In the keyword text box that appears, enter the text for which you want to
search.

Text overlay

You can add up to eight lines of text on screen via the browser. This option can
be used, for example, to display emergency contact details. By default these
lines of text are positioned along the top of the screen. The strings follow each
other consecutively.

Note: This option is not available via the DVR.

To add on-screen overlay text:

1. Click the Configuration tab in the browser toolbar and then select Camera

Settings > Text Overlay.

2. Select the desired camera.

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3. Check the str ing box 1 for the first line of text.

4. Enter the text for str ing 1 in the column alon gs ide. Up t o 22 alphanumeric
characters can be used.

5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 f or each extra line of text, selecting the next string
number.

6. Click Save.

Using a network storage syst em

You can use a network storage system (NAS) or storage area network (SAN) to
remotely store DVR recordings.

To set up a network storage system:

1. Click the Configuration tab in the browser toolbar and then select Network

Settings > NetHDD.

2. On the first line of HDD No., enter the IP address of the desired remote
storage system.

3. Enter the file path name to define where on the remote storage system you
want to store the files.

4. Under Type, select type of storage system to be used: NAS or SAN. Default
is NAS.

5. Up to eight remote storage systems can be set up.

6. Click Save.

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Chapter 10

Recording

This chapter provides instructions on how to define the recording settings of your
DVR. This chapter covers how you can configure your initial recording settings,
schedule recordings, protect your recorded files, and set up your HDD for
redundancy.

Initializing recording settings

Before you can set up your DVR 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 13 “HDD management” on page 123 for more
information.

See “Calculating the maximum permitted frame rates and bit rates” on page 89
to calculate the maximum frame and bit rates.

To configure recording settings:

1. Click the Video Schedule icon in the menu toolbar.

2. Select Encoding > Record.

3. Select the camera you want to configure.

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4. Configure the following recording settings:

• Encoding parameters: Select one of the stream types: Mainstream (TL-

Hi, Mainstream (TL-Lo), Mainstream (Event), Mainstream (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: WDR,

4CIF, 2CIF, CIF, and QCIF.

• Bit rate type: Select Constant or Variable.

• Video quality: Select the quality at which to record. If “Variable” was

selected as the bit rate type, this option is unavailable.

• Frame rate: Select the recording frame rate. 25 PAL (30 NTSC), 20, 18,

16, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6 (default), 4, 2, 1, 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/16. Default is 25 (30).

• 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 4096 kbps. It is
calculated from the frame rate and time required.

• Pre-record: This is the time the camera starts recording before the

scheduled time or event. Select the time in seconds to start pre-recording
before the scheduled time or event.

The maximum pre-recording times available depend on the constant bit

rate. See “Maximum pre-recording times” on page 161 for more
information.

• Post-record: This is the time the camera continues to record after the

scheduled time or event. Select the time in seconds to stop post-recording
after the scheduled time or 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.

5. Click Apply to save the settings.

6. If you want to save these parameters to another camera, click Copy and
select the camera in the pop-up screen that appears. Click OK and return to
the main screen.

7. Click the Capture tab and configure the settings for captured video, such as
snapshots. Click Apply to save the settings.

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8. Click Back to return to live view.

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. Click the Video Schedule icon in the menu toolbar.

2. Select Encoding > Encode parameters suggestion.

3. Enter the number of days to be recorded and the resolution. Also specify
whether the recoding period will include weekdays and weekends.

4. Click Calculate. The recommended maximum values for t he fr ame rate, bit
rate, and HDD free space are then displayed.

Use this information when setting the recoding parameters.

Note: This option is not available via the browser.

Using an external recording device

You can use an external storage device, such as an eSATA HDD, to backup
video or to add its recording capacity to that of the DVR itself. If you change this
option, you must reboot the DVR to implement the change.

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To configure for an external recording device:

1. Click the Video Schedule icon in the menu toolbar.

2. Select More Settings.

3. Select one of the two options:

Record and Capture: Extend the recording capacity of the DVR.
Export: Backup data onto an eSATA backup device.
Note: If the external storage device is part of the total internal capacity of the

DVR, then it is no longer available for backing up video.

4. Click Apply.

Configuring overwrite

You can select how the DVR 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. Click the Video Schedule icon in the menu toolbar.

2. Select More Settings.

3. Under Overwrite, select Yes.

Defining a recording schedul e

Defining a recording schedule lets you specify when the DVR 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 35 below for an example.

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Figure 35: Description of the Schedule screen

1. Camera. Select a camera.

2. Schedule time. Represents the 24-hour cycle during which a schedule is selected.

3. Schedule day. There are seven days to select: Sunday (Sun), Monday (Mon), Tuesday
(Tue), Wednesday (Wed), Thursday, (Thu), Friday (Fri), and Saturday (Sat).

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 l apse. 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 event s or alarms are expected. Saving the
video in low quality helps save resources on the HDD.

 Event (Yellow): Records only events, such as m otion detection and POS/ATM text insertion.
 Alarm (Red): Records only alarms.
 None (Grey): No recording during this period.

5. Timeline. There is a 24-ho ur time line for each day. Up to eight recording periods can be
scheduled during the 24-hour period.

Daily schedules

To set up a daily recording schedule:

1. Click the Video Schedule icon in the menu toolbar and select Schedule.

2. Select a camera.

3. Check the Enable Schedule box.

4. Click Edit. The following screen is displayed:

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5. Select the day of the week for which you want to set up the schedule. You
can define a 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: The time periods defined cannot overlap.

7. Select a recording type.
This setting instructs the DVR 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 DVR records
continuously.

8. Click Apply to save settings.

9. Repeat steps 3 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 and
click OK to save changes and return to the Edit screen.

10. Repeat steps 3 to 9 for other cameras.

11. Click Apply to save the settings, and then OK to return to the schedule
screen.

Holiday schedules

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, for example, the
first of January, or the second Wednesday of every month. You can schedule up
to 32 holiday periods.

A holiday period can be scheduled for a particular day or as a block of days.

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To set up a holiday recording schedule:

1. Click the Display Mode Settings icon in the menu toolbar, and select

Holidays.

2. Select a holiday period from the list, and click Edit to modify the settings. The
Edit screen 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 screen.

6. Repeat steps 2 to 5 for other holiday periods.

7. Click Back to return to live view.

Manual recording

The DVR lets you manually record video during live view. This can be useful if
you know that the DVR is not currently recording and you see something of
interest on a camera screen that should be recorded.

Once a manual recording is started, the recording continues until it is manually
stopped. If an alarm occurs during a manual recording, the alarm recording has
priority over the manual recording. If a scheduled recording is already in progress
when a manual recording is started, it continues to record as scheduled.

You can check to see if a camera is recording manually by looking at the icon on
the quick access toolbar. The icon is red when manually recording. Default is off.

There are two ways to start and stop a manual recording:

• Use the quick access toolbar

You can start/stop manual recording for each camera individually. Position
the cursor over a camera image and left- click the mouse to display the quick
access toolbar. Click the manual record icon to start or stop manual
recording. The icon is red when recording.

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• Use the configuration menu

This option lets you select more than one camera at a time. Go to Video
Schedule > Manual Record to access the manual recording menu and check
the boxes of the cameras to start or stop manual recording.

Motion detection schedules

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 102.

External alarm schedules

The DVR 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 107.

Protecting recorded files

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 screen by pressing the Search button on
the front panel or remote control, and then enter Advanced Search.