knd DVR User Manual

User Manual

4 / 8 / 16CH H.264 Multiplex DVR

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All the safety and operating instructions must be read before the unit is operated.

 Make sure to switch the power off before you install the DVR.
 There is the danger of an electric shock if the DVR is opened by an unqualified service

engineer or installer.

 Avoid using the DVR outside of the reference temperature and humidity indicated in the

specification.

 Avoid exposing the DVR to violent movement or vibration.
 Do not use or store the DVR in direct sunlight or near to any source of heat.
 Do not place any object into the holes used for air circulation.
 Always use the DVR in a well ventilated location to prevent overheating.
 Risk of explosion if battery is replaced by an incorrect type.
 Dispose of used batteries according to the instructions.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter 1 FEATURES ......................................................................................................... 1

Chapter 2 MAIN MENU OPERATION .................................................................................. 2

2.1 Quick Setup ............................................................................................................ 2

2.2 Network Remote Instructions .................................................................................. 4

2.3 Playback Mode ....................................................................................................... 5

2.4 PTZ Mode ............................................................................................................... 6

Chapter 3 INSTALLATION ................................................................................................... 8

3.1 System Configuration -16CH .................................................................................. 8

3.2 System Configuration -8CH .................................................................................... 8

3.3 System Configuration -4CH……………………………….……………………………..9

3.4 Hard Disk Installation……………………………………………..………………………9

Chapter 4 BASIC OPERATION and MENU SETUP .......................................................... 11

4.1 Main Menu Setup .................................................................................................. 11

4.2 Record Setup ........................................................................................................ 13

4.3 Event Setup .......................................................................................................... 14

4.4 Schedule Setup .................................................................................................... 17

4.5 Camera Setup....................................................................................................... 18

4.6 Account Setup....................................................................................................... 19

4.7 Network Setup ...................................................................................................... 20

4.8 PTZ & RS-485 Setup ............................................................................................ 26

4.9 System Setup ....................................................................................................... 27

4.10 Utility Setup......................................................................................................... 32

4.11 Diagnostic ........................................................................................................... 33

Chapter 5 SEARCH & BACKUP ........................................................................................ 34

5.1 Search Setup ................................................................................................ ........ 34

5.2 Backup Setup ....................................................................................................... 37

Chapter 6 SPECIFICATION ............................................................................................... 38

Chapter 7 NETWORK SURVEILLANCE ............................................................................ 40

7.1 Remote Connection .............................................................................................. 40

The author assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions that may appear in this

document nor does the author make a commitment to update the information herein.

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Chapter 1 FEATURES

 Two USB ports (for mouse usage and backup).
 Dual streaming enhances the speed of network transmission
 Built-in VGA output & Optional HDMI output up to 1280x1024 resolution
 Individual setup of resolution, frame rate and video quality for each channel
 Still image snapshot
 AVI converter with time stamp
 H.264 compression ideal for saving HDD space
 Real time live display
 Live display, record, backup, playback and network access simultaneously
 Picture-in-picture monitoring and 2X to 8X digital zoom display
 Control Methods: front panel, USB mouse, IR remote controller, client viewer
 Intuitive GUI for easy configuration and menu driven operation
 Pan / Tilt / Zoom camera control
 Data backup: USB devices, network and DVD-RW(Optional)
 Event triggered with email notification: motion detection, alarm, video loss
 Supports Internet Explorer with same GUI as DVR site
 Multi-language OSD
 Central Management System (CMS)
 3G/ GPRS mobile phone monitoring

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Chapter 2 MAIN MENU OPERATION

2.1 Quick Setup

Graphic Icons

Resting the cursor on this icon will bring up the four (Main Menu/ Search/
Backup/ PTZ) menu icons.

MAIN MENU.

SEARCH SETUP.

BACKUP.

PTZ CONTROL.

Turn On/Off recording.

PLAYBACK

Resting the cursor on this icon will bring up five (PAUSE/ PIP/ ZOOM/
AUTO SEQ/ LOCK) display icons.

PAUSE, to pause LIVE image

PIP, picture in picture

ZOOM, zoom in / out the screen size

AUTO-sequence

LOCK, activate the key lock.

Full screen display, multiple clicking to switch channels

Quad display.

9CH Split-screen display (available only to 8/ 16CH DVR).

13CH Split-screen display (available only to 16CH DVR).

16CH Split-screen display (available only to 16CH DVR).

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GUI Hints and Tips

Recording is on

Number represents the current selected LIVE audio channel (available to
8/ 16CH DVR and option to 4CH DVR).

Live Audio is off

Motion detected on the channel

Sensor triggered on the channel

Video loss detected on the channel

USB device detected

DVR has been connected onto the Internet.

AUTO-SEQ is on

FREZZE is on, screen is frozen

LOCK is on

PTZ control is on

Shows the current hard disk space used-up (99% means that the HDD
space has been used up 99%, and the remaining HDD space is 1%)

Current time which is used when providing the convertion of AVI files is
shown on the bottom lower right of each DVR screen.

99%

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2.2 Network Remote Instructions

Same user and DVR-site interface, the only difference is network toolbar which is
situated on the lower bottom right.

Icon

Description

/

Low Video Quality (LQ)
High Video Quality (HQ)

* Please refet to 4.7.2 HTTP setup

/

Full Screen

Record

Capture Image

Record and captured files storage path settings

Open / Close this tool bar

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2.3 Playback Mode

Playback – Quick Function Icon

Press「 / 」button to Fast Rewind
Speed : 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x, 32x, 64x

Press「 / 」button to Fast Forward
Speed : 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x, 32x, 64x

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Press「PLAY」/ 「 」button to Play/ Pause Playback

「 / SLOW」slow playback

Speed : 1/2x, 1/4x, 1/8x, 1/16x

「 / 」stop playback
Speed : 1/2x, 1/4x, 1/8x, 1/16x

Playback channel by channel with snap shot display

Full screen display

Quad display

9CH Split-screen display (available only to 8/ 16CH DVR)

16CH Split-screen display (available only to 16CH DVR)

Zoom in video image

Snap shot image

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2.4 PTZ Mode

PTZ – Remote Controller Control

/ SLOW

Move PTZ up.

/

Move PTZ down.

/

Move PTZ to the left.

/

Move PTZ to the right.

ZOOM +

PTZ zoom-in.

ZOOM -

PTZ zoom-out.

FOCUS +

PTZ focus-in.

FOCUS -

PTZ focus-out.

IRIS +

PTZ iris-open.

IRIS -

PTZ iris-close.

TOUR

Activate PTZ pre-set tour. *

PRESET + NUMBER

To save a preset location
Press PRESET and a number key. DVR will save the current location.

PLAY + NUMBER

To go to a preset location
Press PLAY and a number key. DVR will move to the preset location.

ZOOM

Set current PTZ location as the start of the line-scan. *

PIP

Set current PTZ location as the start of the line-scan. *

FREEZE

Activate line-scan. *

*：Different brands of PTZ protocol sometimes may not be 100% compatible with each other.

Therefore, these functions may not be applicable.

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PTZ – Quick Function Icon

Exit PTZ Mode and back to the LIVE mode
Preset number N. (1~64)

Go to preset number N.

Set current PTZ location at preset number N.

[TOUR] icon, click to activate preset tour

Same as [PIP]. Set current PTZ location as the starting point of the
line-scan.

Same as [FREEZE]. Activate line-scan.

Same as [ZOOM]. Set current PTZ location as the ending point of the
line-scan.

To move PTZ in 360°
PTZ zoom in or PTZ zoom out.

PTZ focus in or PTZ focus out.

PTZ IRIS open or PTZ IRIS closes.

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Chapter 3 INSTALLATION

3.1 System Configuration -16 CH

3.2 System Configuration – 8CH

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3.3 System Configuration – 4CH

3.4 Hard Disk Installation

First, remove the HDD holder from the DVR machine (Pic 1).

(PIC 1)

Lock the HDD holder symmetirically onto both sides of the HDD (Pic 2, Pic 3).

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Insert the SATA cable and power cable onto the SATA HDD (Pic 4).

(Pic 4)

Lock the HDDs onto the DVR machine (Pic 5).

(PIC 5)

Insert the SATA cables into the sockets on the main board (Pic 6). Make sure that the
HDD1 cable has been properly inserted into HDD1 socket. Now, the installation has been completed (Pic7)

.

(Pi c 6)

(8/16CH DVR) (4CH DVR)

(Pi c 7)

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Chapter 4 BASIC OPERATION and MENU SETUP

4.1 Main Menu Setup

To enter the main menu and setup the DVR, please log-in account and enter user

password. The default password of the administrator is “123456”. Please refer to
“Account Setup” for related setup of other log-in users.

Main Menu – Mouse Control

(Right mouse click to enter Quick Setup Menu)

Switch between capital and small letters.

/

Switch between numbers and letters.

Press to cancel the setup, and re-choose the login account.

Delete the last character.

Enter to identify the password. It will enter the setup menu if the password
is verified.

Space key

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Main Menu – Remote Control ler and Front Pannel Control

(Click MENU button to enter Quick Setup Menu )

Switch to different options under one item

Switch to different items

MENU

Press to confirm setup (OK)

ESC

Press to cancel setup (CANCEL)

ENTER

Enter the menu, or display virtual keyboard

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4.2 Record Setup

Item

Description

HDD FULL

Select STOP to stop recording or OVERWRITE to reuse the HDD when
HDD is full.

[Stop]：Stop Recording
[Overwrite]：Start to overwrite beginning from the oldest data of HDD,

and continue to record.

OSD Position X

Set time stamp of OSD position X

OSD Position Y

Set time stamp of OSD position Y

OSD Position Setup

OSD position time stamp setup

Video Preservation (Hours)

Information stored within the HDD is preserved for only a specified length
of time.

Quality & Frame Rate

Setup…

Setup the quality and frame rate for each channel under normal
recording and event recording type.

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4.2.1 Quality & Frame Rate Setup

Item

Description

View Normal / View Event

Setup resolution, quality and FPS separately for different record type.

No.

Check/ Uncheck the box will enable/ disable recording of that channel.

Resolution

Choose record resolution, this value will be used by each channel.

Quality

Choose from Below Basic / Basic/ Normal/ High/ Highest.

FPS

Choose recording frame rate (1~30).

Auto

The maximum recording frames available by the average distribution of
each channel.

＊Number of “Auto” means the DVR processing ability. Recording data depends on “FPS”.

Ex: If channel 1 to channel 8 set to 15 FPS, the sum will be 120 FPS. (8 x 15 = 120)

4.3 Event Setup

Item

Description

Motion Setup

Enter to set up motion detection

Sensor Setup

Enter to set up sensor detection

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4.3.1 Motion Setup

Item

Description

Alarm Duration(Seconds)

Alarm duration time (1~60 seconds).

Motion Popup

Check the box to Enable/ Disable popup screen function for all channels.
When motion is detected in LIVE mode, the detected channel image will
popup in full screen display.

Enable

Check the box to Enable/ Disable motion detection for each channel.

Sensitivity

Drag the bar or press ◀ ▶ to set up Sensitivity from value 0 to 10 for each
channel. The lower value you set the lower sensitivity it will be

Motion Area Setup

Enter to setup motion detection area

4.3.1.1 Motion Area Setup

There are partitions in motion detection area. Under initializing status, motion
detection area is in the entire screen. Red colored area is undetected; yet the
detected area is transparent.

Item

Description

Mask Mouse Selection

Select to mask the mouse selected area.

All Area Detection

Select all the images as motion detection area.

Mask All Area

Cancel all motion detection images on the screen.

Continue

Continue setup.

Exit & Save

Save setup and exit setup page.

Exit & Discard

Cancel setup and exit setup page.

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4.3.2 Sensor Setup

Item

Description

Alarm Duration(Seconds)

Alarm duration time (1~60 seconds).

Sensor Popup

Check the box to Enable/Disable popup screen function for all channels.
When Sensor is detected in LIVE mode, the detected channel image will
pop up in full screen display.

Sensor Polarity

Click or press ▼ to select between HIGH/ LOW voltage for triggering
sensor detection or OFF to turn off polarity for each channel
Low Polarity：Sensor has not been triggered. When connected, sensor

will be turned on (N.O.→N.C.).

High Polarity：Sensor has been triggered. When connected, sensor

status will be turned off (N.C.→N.O.).

Off：Sensor is deactivated, and will not be turned on/off.

All off

Set all sensors polarity to off.

All Low

Set all sensors polarity to low level.

All High

Set all sensors polarity to high level.

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4.4 Schedule Setup

Apart from manual recording, you can also setup the recording time by weeks and
schedule recordings include: normal, motion detection, and sensor detection.

Item

Description

Page

Click or press ▼ to select Page. Each page provides 10 schedules for
setup. 5 pages in total.

Holiday Setup

Enter to setup holiday, maximum up to 50 days.

View Event Setup

View Normal/ Motion / Sensor Setup.

4.4.1 Schdule Record Setup

Click on the time icon on the left side. The setup menu will be displayed. You can have
detail setup by dates, time and event.

Item

Description

Enable Schedule Record

Enables schedule recording according to the time
schedule (shown above).

Enable Schedule Motion Detect

Enables schedule motion detection recording
according to the time schedule (shown above).

Enable Schedule Sensor Trigger

Enables schedule sensor trigger recording according to
the time schedule (shown above).

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4.4.2 Holiday Setup

Since holidays are different between countries and regions, you can setup the holiday of
your location accordingly (Maximum Setup: 50).

4.5 Camera Setup

Item

Description

Mask

Check the box to Enable/ Disable mask function for LIVE mode

Sharpness

Drag the white bar or press ◀ ▶ to adjust Sharpness of your camera from

value 0 to 15. The default value is 1.

Brightness

Drag the white bar or press ◀ ▶ to adjust Brightness of your camera from
value 0 to 255. The default value is 128.

Contrast

Drag the white bar or press ◀ ▶ to adjust Contrast of your camera from
value 0 to 255. The default value is 100.

Chroma (U)

Drag the white bar or press ◀ ▶ to adjust Chroma (U) of your camera from
value 0 to 255. The default value is 150.

Chroma (V)

Drag the white bar or press ◀ ▶ to adjust Chroma (V) of your camera from
value 0 to 255. The default value is 150.

Hue

Drag the white bar or press ◀ ▶ to adjust Hue of your camera from value 0 to

255. The default value is 150 . (This function is ineffective in PAL system).

Name

Set up name of each channel.

Volume

Select to adjust audio volume under LIVE mode and recording mode.

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4.6 Account Setup

The Account Setup menu is used to provide role-based permission independently for
each user (maximum of 4 users) to access the DVR over network. The default admin
account is [admin] and password is “123456”.

Item

Description

No.

Check to activate the user’s account.

User Name

Edit the user name.

Password

Enter to set up password for each user.

Permissions

Enter to setup Permissions for each user.

Change

Change the ICON with a selected BMP file.

Change Admin Password

Enter to change administrator’s password.

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4.6.1 Permission Setup

The Account Setup is set to provide individual user (maximum of 4 users) role-based
permissions, including access to Setup menu, Network operation, PTZ function,
Playback, Utility, Backup and Mask on specific channels while playing back.

4.7 Network Setup

Item

Description

Connect type

Setup mode for network connection: ADSL、DHCP、LAN.

HTTP Setup

Enter to set up HTTP for remote access into DVR.

DDNS Setup

Enter to Enable/ Disable DDNS function and set up.

Mail Setup

Enter to Enable/ Disable Email notification and setup.

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4.7.1 Networking Setup

The DVR supports DHCP, LAN and ADSL access for network connection.

4.7.1.1 DHCP

If the DHCP option is used for DVR network connection, an IP address is assigned by
the DHCP server automatically.

4.7.1.2 LAN

Select LAN for network connection, the following information is required.

Item

Description

IP Address

Enter IP address provided by ISP

Subnet Mask

Enter IP address of Subnet Mask provided by ISP

Gateway

Enter IP address of Gate way provided by ISP

DNS

Enter DNS address provided by ISP. (Note: The correct DNS address
must be entered for DDNS function).

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4.7.1.3 ADSL

Select ADSL for network connection, the following information is required.

Item

Description

User Name

Enter user name provided by ISP

Password

Enter password provided by ISP

4.7.2 HTTP Setup

Item

Description

Enable HTTP Server

Check to enable HTTP server. Users can remotely access into the DVR
over the network if the HTTP function is activated.

Port

Enter a valid port value from 1 up to 65535. The default value is 80.

Quality and Frame Rate Setup for Network Transmission

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No.

Check to activate the transmission of each camera.

Quality

Choose from Below Basic / Basic/ Normal/ High/ Highest.

FPS

Choose recording frame rate (1~30FPS).

Auto

The maximum recording frames available by the average distribution of
each channel (totally 60FPS).

This video streaming is used for network transmission; setting is LQ (low quality). Under a low bandwidth
capacity, this stream can send out small picture and keep a good video quality and smooth display rate. If
the bandwidth is large enough, it can be adjusted to HQ (high quality). Thus, the network streaming will be
switched to the condition which this DVR is recording. Therefore, a larger video image can be sent to
remote site.

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4.7.3 DDNS Setup

Item

Description

Enable DDNS

Check/ Uncheck to Enable/ Disable DDNS function.

DDNS Server

Select the DDNS Server wanted.

Host Name

Enter the registered hostname.

User Name

Enter user name.

Password

Enter password.

4.7.4 Mail Setup

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E-mail can be used as a form of notification when an event occurs (VLOSS, MOTION,
and SENSOR).

Item

Description

Enable E-mail Notification

Check the box to enable/disable E-mail Notification function.

SMTP Server

Enter to set up SMTP Server name.

User Name

Enter to set up User Name.

Password

Enter to set up Password.

Sender E-mail

Enter to set up e-mail address of sender.

Trigger Event

Enter to select events to send out E-mail notifications when below
circumstances happen: Motion, Sensor and Vloss (Video Loss).

Receiver E-mail

Enter to set up e-mail addresses for up to 10 receivers individually.

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4.8 PTZ & RS-485 Setup

The DVR allows users to control PTZ functions of your camera. To enable PTZ function,
the 485 cable should be connected to the RS-485 port of DVR.

Item

Description

Enable PTZ

Click the box to Enable/Disable PTZ function for each channel.

Protocol

Set up the protocol of PTZ cam.

PTZ ID

Click or press ◀ ▶ to set up PTZ ID. The valid ID value is from 1 to 64.

Baud Rate

Select Baud Rate for PTZ from 2400、4800、9600 、19200

RS-485 ID

Reserved.

RS-485 Baud Rate

Keyboard

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4.9 System Setup

Item

Description

DVR Name

The name of DVR will be shown when users login from remote access.

DVR Location

The location of DVR will be shown when users login from remote access

Language

Click or press ▼ to select OSD language.

Auto-Seq Interval

( Seconds)

Click or press ◀ ▶ to set up duration time in seconds for the interval
between channels under Auto-Seq mode.

Remote ID

Preserved Function.

Auto Lock

After one minute without any action, the DVR will switch to LIVE mode
automatically. Auto lock can function differently according to the setting below.
Button automatically Auto Lock: The front panel function keys are ineffective
only until using the mouse and please re-enter the password again.

Function

Setting

Auto Logout

Key Lock

Key lock

○

○

Key unlock

○

×

Disable

×

×

Display Setup

Enter to set up Display

Date/Time Setup

Enter to set up Date/Time

Buzzer & Relay Setup

Enter to set up Buzzer & Relay

Spot Setup

Enter to set up Spot

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4.9.1 Display Setup

Item

Description

Auto-Seq Interval

( Seconds)

Click or press ◀ ▶ to set up duration time in seconds for the interval
between channels under Auto-Seq mode (1~999 seconds).

Show OSD

Turn On / Off OSD display

Show DVR Status

Turn On / Off DVR illustration and record status display

Show Date/Time

Turn On / Off date and time display

Show Channel Name

Turn On / Off channel name display

CRT

Make the display more suitable for CRT monitor.

Border Color

Set up the color of border in LIVE , PLAYBACK mode.（black, dark grey,
light grey, and white）

※Time tolerance of Auto-Seq Interval is ±2 seconds.

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4.9.2 Date/ Time Setup

Item

Description

Hour Format

12HOURS/ 24HOURS

Date Format

MM-DD-YY/DD-MM-YY/YY-MM-DD

Date/Time Position

Choose the position of Time and Date display

Change Date & Time

Setup time and date of DVR

Time Zone Setup

Set up GMT and Daylight Saving Time.

Internet Time Setup

Setup automatic synchronization with internet server

4.9.2.1 Change Date & Time

Users are allowed to setup date and time of the DVR.

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4.9.2.2 Time Zone Setup

In time zone setup, users can change the time zone and activate Daylight Saving Time
function according to your DVR location.

Item

Description

Select Time Zone

Enter to modify GMT from GMT- 13 to GMT+ 13

Daylight Saving Time

Turn On/ Off Daylight Saving Time

4.9.2.3 Internet Time Setup

Synchronize your DVR time with internet time server.

Item

Description

Automatic Synchronization

Check to enable DVR automatic synchronization function. Select this
option to enable the function, DVR will automatically synchronize the
time upon rebooting or by every 24 hours after booting.

Update Now

Date and Time show on DVR will immediately correspond with those in
internet server.

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4.9.3 Device Setup

Item

Description

Mouse Speed

Adjust the mouse moving speed

Buzzer & Relay Setup

Key Tone

Enable/ Disable keystrokes.

ALARM BUZZER

Enable/ Disable buzzer operation when the alarm is triggered for HDD
error, sensor, motion and vloss (Video Loss).

ALARM RELAY

Enable/ Disable the signal to be sent to the RELAY OUT blocks when the
alarm is triggered for HDD error, sensor, motion and vloss.

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4.9.4 Spot Setup

The DVR has two modes of video output; one is the main video output, the other is spot
video output. SPOT setup is for controlling orders of channels that the system cycles
through in SPOT mode. User can monitor every channel in the SPOT mode.

Item

Description

Auto-Seq. Interval (Seconds)

The duration interval time between channels is in seconds
under SPOT mode (1~999 seconds).

Skip Video Loss Channel

Whether to skip channels without video signal.

Channels

Select which channels will be displayed in the sequence.

4.10 Utility Setup

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Item

Description

HDD Initialization

Select to enter hard disk initialization menu. Please stop recording
before entering this menu. Enter the menu, system will show all the

data (model/ volume) of HDD that is installed in the DVR. Check the HDD
you’d like to initialize, then press “Start”. HDD initialization is successful
when the status shows “Succeed”.

USB Initialization

Clean up all data on USB. Enter USB initialization and press “YES” to clean
up all data on your USB. The initialization is done when it shows “Succeed”.

System Recovery

Restore system default values.

Reset System Events

Reset all the recording events in the DVR.

Copy Setup to USB

Copy configuration to a USB device. There will be a file named
“sdvr.config” on your USB.

Download Setup from USB

Download configuration from a USB device into DVR.

Upgrade

Upgrade DVR through USB.
Please stop recording and backup setup configuration before upgrading.

System will reboot automatically when the upgrade is completed.

4.11 Diagnostic

Item

Description

Version

The current firmware version of DVR

IP Address

The connected IP address of DVR. If disconnected from network, the
screen will display” NETWORK DISCONNECT”.

MAC Address

MAC Address of DVR

HDD Volume

The capacity of HDD

HDD Used Rate

Percentage of space used on HDD.

HDD Status

Shows HDD status. USING means the HDD is now used for recording.
GOOD/ BAD means the HDD has a known/ unknown format for the

DVR. (Note: Please initialize your newly-installed HDD before using it,
otherwise it can be recognized as BAD by the DVR).

Format Time

The latest format time of HDD

NOTE！ DO NOT TURN OFF POWER OR UNPLUG USB DEVICE DURING THE UPGRADE as it

may cause incomplete firmware upgrade and damage to the DVR.

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Chapter 5 SEARCH & BACKUP

5.1 Search Setup

Item

Description

Event Search

Press to enter event search menu.

Time Search

Press to enter time search menu.

5.1.1 Event Search

The DVR automatically records events with type, time and channel information included.
If there is recording data for an event, a yellow signal icon will be shown on the left

side of time information. Rest your cursor under the line and press “enter”, or left click

your mouse to playback the recording data.

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Item

Description

Criteria

Setup conditions of the event search function

Page

Convert pages of events

Date/Time

Date/ time when the event occurred.

Event Type

Event type, defined as following:

Motion

: Motion Detected

Sensor

: Sensor Detected

Video Loss

: Video Loss

Remote Login

: User log-in over the network

Remote Logout

: User log-out over the network

Power On

: System Rebooting

HDD Full

: HDD is FULL

HDD Error

: HDD is error

Reboot

: System reboot

Channel

The channel where the event occurred.

5.1.1.1 Criteria Setup for Event Search

The amount of events can be numerous. Therefore, you can facilitate event sorting by
setting up “criteria”. Setup “start time” and “end time” for each event search, then the
search result will be limited to this specific period of time. Only events and channels that
are  checked will be sorted in event search as well.

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5.1.2 Time Search

TIME SEARCH, you can search for a specific time of the recording data to playback.
Dates with recording are shown by data marked with a red square [ □ ]. System will
start playing back according to the date that you’ve selected. Calendar will be shown

by using mouse to click on “year” and “month”.

Click “date” to display recording time of that specific date with time bar. You can

change time (hour/ minute/ second) or click on a specific time of time bar by mouse
then press “YES”. DVR will playback the selected recording data.

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5.2 Backup Setup

User can back-up any segment of recorded data in a specified time frame. To do so,
connect a USB flash driver to the DVR. The format of backup file is IRF file and a file
player is also saved in the USB driver.

Item

Description

From

Backup file starting time

To

Backup file ending time

Device

Select USB, CD, or DVD-R/RW as the backup device (From remote site, the device
will be PC.)

Free Space

The available space in your backup device

Refresh

Recalculate the available space of backup device

Required Space

Calculate the required size of backup file

Calculate

Calculate the size of backup file

Start

Start backup operation. Be sure to calculate the size of backup file BEFORE
operating backup.

NOTE！ Do not unplug the USB device or turn off the DVR during the backup process to avoid

unrecoverable error. When backup is completed, you need to re-plug in order to insure
proper function.

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Chapter 6 SPECIFICATION

Model

16 Channels

8 Channels

4 Channels

CONNECTOR

Video System

NTSC / PAL Switch

NTSC / PAL Auto Detect or Fixed by Software

Video Input

16CH BNC

8CH BNC

4CH BNC

Video Output

1BNC for CO-Monitor or 1BNC for SPOT Monitor.

VGA Output

1280x1024

HDMI Output

(optional)1280x1024

Audio Input

4CH RCA

1CH RCA

Audio Output

2CH RCA

1CH RCA

Audio Backup

YES

Sensor

16 input / 2 output

8 input / 1 output

4 input / 1 output

RS-485

Pan / Tilt / Zoom camera

USB Port

2 ports

Mouse

USB mouse

IR Remote Controller

YES

STORAGE

HDD Support

SATA HDD x3

(Max. 2TB each)

or

SATA HDD x2 + DVD

writer x1

SATA HDD x2

(Max. 2TB each)

or

SATA HDD x1 + DVD writer x1

DVD Writer

optional

OSD

Display Division

1,4,9,13,16 SEQ.

1,4,9, SEQ.

1,4

Title

14 characters

RECORDING

Video Compression

H.264

Audio Compression

ADPCM

Resolution

720x480, 720x240, 360x240 (NTSC)

720x576, 720x288, 360x288 (PAL)

Frame Rate

120, 240, 480 (NTSC)

100, 200, 400 (PAL)

120, 240, 240 (NTSC)

100, 200, 200 (PAL)

120, 120, 120 (NTSC)

100, 100, 100 (PAL)

Quality

Highest, High, Normal, Basic, Below Basic

Record Mode

Manual, Schedule, Event(motion detection/sensor)

Pre-Alarm Recording

around 10 sec

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Post-Alarm

Recording

1-60 sec

Motion Detection

Detected Frames: Unlimited / Channel ;

Area : Programmable Individually ; Sensitivity : 10 Levels for Each Channel

PLAYBACK

Search Mode

Date, Time, Event ( Motion, Sensor ), Camera

Playback Speed

Normal, REW & FF (Recorded Speed x2, x4, x8, x16, x32, x64), Frame to Frame, Pause

Backup Mode

USB flash driver / Network / Optional SATA DVD±RW

NETWORK

Network

Compression

H.264

Network Software

Internet Explorer / CMS / 3G Mobile Phone

Network Users

1 Admin + 4 Users

Remote Notification

Email message

Service

TCP/IP, SMTP, DHCP, DDNS, PPPoE

OTHER

Daylight Saving

YES

Password

5 users including 1 administrator

user authority selectable

Event List

10000 Events (Sensor, Motion, Video Loss, Power On, Remote Login, Logout, HDD Error, HDD Full)

Key Lock

YES

Firmware Update

USB Flash Drive

Dimension

430mm (W) x 70mm (H) x 360mm (D)

Power Source

Input 100~240V, Output 12V 6A

Input 100~240V, Output 12V 5A

Operating

Environment

30 ~ 80% RH, 5℃ ~ 40℃ (41℉ ~ 104℉)

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Chapter 7 NETWORK SURVEILLANCE

7.1 Remote Connection

Step 1：Enter the IP address of the DVR in the IE browser.

Provides two different ways of DVR connection, one is the use the Internet Explorer; the
other to download and install the software to the PC.

Step 2: A window will pop-up. Please enter the user name and password. Default user

name is admin and password is 123456. Other related setup about user
account and password, please refer to section on “Account Setup“.

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Step 3: Remote connection option appears.

Internet Explorer 6, 7, 8:

Precede connection using Microsoft Internet Explorer.
Download DVR Remote Desktop (Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7):

Continue connection operation by downloading the software and install it to the PC.

JPEG viewer: Applies only to LIVE connection monitoring.
Download Record File Player (Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7):

Download software to backup playback files.

Step 4: You’ve logged into the DVR

Internet Explorer

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Software Application

7.1 Remote Backup

You need to select a folder location on the PC for remote backup purposes.

PM-X631103E.