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SEC-DVR309 / SEC-DVR316

User’s Manual

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【【【【Table of Contents】】】】

1 Package Content.............................................................................................................4

2 Feature..............................................................................................................................6

3 Specification....................................................................................................................7

4 Hardware Introduction And Installation .....................................................................9

4.1 SEC-DVR309/SEC-DVR316 Front view........................................................9

4.2 SEC-DVR309/SEC-DVR316 Back view ......................................................11

4.3 Remote controller ............................................................................................12

4.4 Standalone DVR Utility Installation & Manual...............................................14

4.5 Basic Connections...........................................................................................16

4.6 Optional Connections......................................................................................18

5 Basic Operation ............................................................................................................19

5.1 Text Input..........................................................................................................20

5.2 Basic Operations .............................................................................................21

5.3 Digital Zoom.....................................................................................................23

6 Main Screen ...................................................................................................................24

7 Menu................................................................................................................................25

7.1 Login / Logout..................................................................................................27

7.2 Status................................................................................................................28

7.3 Volume..............................................................................................................29

7.4 Video Adjustment ............................................................................................30

7.5 VGA Display.....................................................................................................31

7.6 Backup Device.................................................................................................32

7.6.1 Backup Setting.........................................................................................33

7.7 Setup ................................................................................................................37

7.7.1 Pre-Camera ...................................................................................................38

7.7.2 Camera...........................................................................................................40

7.7.2.1 Video Loss Setting..........................................................................42

7.7.2.2 Motion Setting.................................................................................43

7.7.3 Alarm...............................................................................................................46

7.7.4 SEQ Display Setup........................................................................................47

7.7.5 Scheduled Record.........................................................................................48

7.7.6 HDD ................................................................................................................50

7.7.7 Password........................................................................................................55

7.7.8 System Setup ................................................................................................56

7.7.9 RS-232 / 422 / 485 ........................................................................................58

7.7.10 Network ........................................................................................................60

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7.8 System Shutdown (Administrator) .................................................................65

8 PTZ Control....................................................................................................................66

9 Software Upgrade.........................................................................................................71

10 Search & Playback................................................................................................72

10.1 Search By Time ...............................................................................................73

10.2 Search By Event / Log Display ......................................................................74

10.3 Smart Search...................................................................................................76

10.4 Search Archived Files ...............................................................................77

10.5 Playback/Archive For Search By Time......................................................78

10.6 Playback/Archive For Search By Event ........................................................81

10.7 Playback/Archive For Smart Search .............................................................82

10.8 Playback For Archived Files ...........................................................................82

11 Remote Access......................................................................................................83

11.1 Remote Access via Internet Explorer (IE) .....................................................83

11.1.1 Main Screen .............................................................................................85

11.1.2 Search & Playback ..................................................................................87

11.1.3 PTZ Control..............................................................................................89

11.1.4 Server Configuration ...............................................................................90

11.2 Remote Access via PDA...............................................................................107

11.3 IE Remote Access via Vista .........................................................................109

Appendix A –Time Zone.................................................................................................... 114

Appendix B – Recording Table Reference (PAL) ......................................................... 116

Appendix C –Standalone DVR access via router setting ........................................... 117

Appendix D – Backup Video File ....................................................................................120

Appendix E – Frequently Asked Questions & Trouble Shooting .............................130

Appendix F - Application Steps: DDNS & Domain Name ...........................................132

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1 Package Content

1-1. SEC-DVR309/316--------------------------- x1 1-2. Remote Controller ------------------------- x1 1-3. AAA Battery --------------------------------- x2 1-4. Screws -------------------------------------- x12 1-5. deck pad (with screws) ------------------- x4 1-6. CD -------------------------------------------- x1 1-7. Quick Reference--------------------------- x1 1-8. User Manual on CD------------------------- x1 1-9. Power Adapter ---------------------------- x1 1-10. Power Cable ------------------------------ x1

SEC-DVR309/316 Remote Controller AAA Battery Screws

deck pad + screws

Power Adapter Power Cable

Quick Reference

User Manual on CD

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2 Feature

■ H.264 Compression for better video quality & smaller record size

■ 16/9-CH H.264 DVR with Sixplex operation – record, live, playback, backup, control, &

remote access

■ Support DDNS

■ Up to D1 resolution

■ Mouse Driven GUI Interface

■ Two way Audio communication capabilities

■ Audio Broadcasting facilitates administrator easy to manage multiple DVR through one IE

■ Simple USB Backup

■ Supported Multi-language

■ Smart search provides smart search of “Mark specific Area” for quicker search

■ Digital watermark to Prevent film to be altered.

■ Playback search by time or event (alarm, motion, video loss)

■ Up to 3 x 3.5 SATA HDDs / 3 x 3.5 SATA HDDs + 1 x e-SATA / 2 x 3.5 SATA HDDs + 1x

e-SATA +1x internal DVD-RW (optional)

■ Internal DVD Models (optional): Video/audio backup to internal DVD, including DVD+RW,

DVD+R, and DVD-R

■ eSATA connector for HDD extension

■ External USB DVD-RW & USB HDD supported (Back-up)

■ Multi-Operation interface via remote controller, touch board and mouse operation

■ RS-485 for PTZ camera

■ Immediately remote trigger I/O devices via IE remote software & Mobile Phone

■ Remote view via Mobile Phone/IE/

■ Free Bundle powerful CMS IE remote management software, control up to 64chs on one

screen & no limitation for number of DVRs connections.

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3 Specification

Model SEC-DVR309_9ch / SEC-DVR_16ch

System

Video

Record

Display

Playback

Storage

Alarm & DI/DO

O.S. Embedded Linux 2.6 Multiplex Sixplex operation - simultaneous record, live, playback,

backup, control, & remote access Processor Multiple Certification FCC, CE Format NTSC/ PAL Input 9-CH, BNC

16-CH, BNC, 1Vp-p/75ohm Main monitor BNC x 1, S-video x 1, 1Vp-p/75ohm

VGA D-SUB 15-pin connector x1 Call monitor BNC x 1, 1Vp-p/75ohm Loss detection Yes Motion detection Yes, with configurable detection area & sensitivity Input 4 RCA-jack connectors, line-in level (100mV-2Vrms) Audio Output 1 RCA-jack connector, line-out level (up to 2Vrms) Compression H.264 compression Frame rate (IPS) & Resolution Watermark Yes Mode Manual/Schedule/Alarm/Motion Pre-record time 0 - 60 seconds Post-record time 0 - 60 minutes Resolution NTSC: 720*480, PAL: 720*576 Split windows 1/4/7/9/10/13/16 Frame rate Up to 30/25 IPS per display window Digital Zoom X2, X4 Sequential switch User adjustable Frame rate (IPS) & Resolution Search Smart search, Date/time, Camera, Alarm, & Motion Operation Play, Fast Forward, Backward, Pause, Stop.

Remote Remote playback from IE CMS software or Proprietary

HDD (Maximum up to 8TB in total) HDD Extension 1 eSATA connector Partitions Configurable alarm partition size

External Backup 1 USB 2.0 port : USB 2.0 disk drives, DVD+RW, DVD+R,

Digital Input 16 contact or TTL/CMOS signal, polarity selectable Relay Output NO(Normally Open) x 1, NC(Normally Closed) x 1 Buzzer Yes Trigger Via Sensor input, Video loss, & Motion Event log Yes Ethernet 1 RJ-45 10/100BaseT Ethernet connector Network Web Remote setup, monitoring, backup, alarm notification, &

NTSC – 60 / 720*480, 120 / 720*240, 240 / 360*240

PAL – 50 / 720*576, 100 / 720*288, 200 / 360*288

NTSC: 60 / 720*480, 120 / 720*240, 240 / 360*240

PAL: 50 / 720*576, 100 / 720*288, 200 / 360*288

Player

Up to 3 x 3.5 SATA HDDs / 3 x 3.5 SATA HDDs + 1 x

eSATA / 2 SATA HDDs + 1 eSATA +1x internal DVD-RW

(optional) Failure detection & privacy law supported

Configurable auto-overwrite or not

DVD-R, card readers, HDD, etc.

DVD models: DVD+RW, DVD+R, DVD-R (optional)

Auto player for backup files

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remote software upgrade

One I.E. page for unlimited DVRs connection

Configurable HTTP/Control/Data port E-mail Alarm notification to stationary or mobile devices FTP Alarm video/audio file storage Video 1/4/9/16 split-window & SEQ mode for I.E. Audio Two way audio and Audio Broadcasting Protocol TCP/IP, HTTP, PPPoE, DHCP, DDNS, FTP, TSP Remote users Up to 8 users simultaneously Bandwidth TCP/IP type dynamic sliding window control Remote stations PC, mobile phone, or PDA

Control Interface

Setup

System

Weights & Dimension

Operating Temperature 0oC ~ +45oC

I/R 1 I/R remote controller RS-232 1 D-type female connector for PTZ RS-485/422 2-pin for PTZ control; Pelco (D-Type), SCC-641P,

PIH-Series, DyanColor, Kalatel, Bosch AutoDome, Video

Trek, PTC-400C, VC-C4 Local On screen setup via mouse, keypad, I/R remote

controller, and/or RS-485 keyboard Remote Setup & upload via Windows application software Multi-language Yes System recovery Auto power on after power loss recovery Watch Dog Timer Yes Timer Built-in real time clock Security Muli-level password (3 levels, up to 18 accounts)

protection with authentication key for remote access Dimension Weight Source +12VDC Power Consumption 65W Max. (with 3 HDDs)

430(W) x 300(D) x 66(H)mm

4.0 KG (without HDD)

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4 Hardware Introduction And Installation

4.1 SEC-DVR309/SEC-DVR316 Front view

Name Description

1 DVD Writer (optional) Used for backup purpose if installed.

2 USB Mouse Connector Connect to USB 1.1 compatible mouse before the DVR is power on.

3 USB connector Connect to USB 2.0 compatible storage device, such as USB

2.0 disk drive, DVD+RW, card reader, etc.

4 LEDs Indicators for POWER, HDD, and Net.

5 MODE Button

6 SEQ Button

7 CALL Button Press this button to switch to or return from full screen display

8 SEARCH Button

9 Remote I/R Sensor Used to receive signal from I/R remote controller.

10 REC Button

Press this button to toggle between live mode and playback

mode in main screen display. In some dialogs, this button is

used as a miscellaneous function key. At playing, this button

is used as “slow backward”.

Press this button to switch to or return from SEQ display mode

in main screen display. In some dialogs, this button is used

as a miscellaneous function key. At playing, this button is

used as “slow forward”.

of the focus camera in main screen display. In some dialogs,

this button is used as a miscellaneous function key.

Press this button to display the search menu in main screen

display. In some dialogs, this button is used as a

miscellaneous function key.

Press this button to force manual recording. To stop manual

recording, press it again.

Play/Pause Button ( )

Stop Button ( )

Press this button to play the recorded images, or pause the

playback.

Press this button to stop the playback.

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Copy Button ( )

Press this button to copy the playback images to the internal

DVD writer or the storage device connected to the USB port.

Press this button again to stop copying.

14 MENU / ESC Button

15 PAGE Button Press this button for page down in multi-split-window displays.

16 Right Buttons ( ►) In PTZ control, press these buttons to pan the camera. In the other

17 Left Buttons (◄ ) In PTZ control, press these buttons to pan the camera. In the other

18 Up/BS Button (▲/BS) Press this button to move the cursor or focus window in most

19 Down/DEL Button (▼/DEL) Press this button to move the cursor or focus window in most

20 ENTER Button

Press this button to display the main menu or escape to the

upper level display.

screens, press this button to move the cursor or focus window.

circumstances. In PTZ control, press this button to tilt up the

camera. In text editing mode, this button is used as

“backspace” key.

circumstances. In PTZ control, press this button to tilt down

the camera. In text editing mode, this button is used as “del”

key.

This button is used as “enter” key in most circumstances. In

PTZ control, this button is used to start/stop the selected PTZ

control mode.

(Split Windows) + Buttons ( )

(Split Windows) - Buttons ( )

In split-window display, press these buttons for next

split-window display. In the others, press these buttons to

change the contents.

In split-window display, press these buttons for previous

split-window display. In the others, press these buttons to

change the contents.

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4.2 SEC-DVR309/SEC-DVR316 Back view

Name Description

1 Video Input Connectors

(1-16/1-9)

2 Video Out (CALL, MAIN) Connect TV monitor to the upper BNC connector for call

3 Audio Input Connectors

(AUDIO IN 1-4)

4 Audio Output Connectors

(AUDIO OUT)

5 RS-232 Connector Connect this connector to PTZ camera(s), GPS modem, or

6 VGA Connector (optional)

7 eSATA Connector Connect this port to external SATA storage device for HDD

Connect system cameras to these BNC connectors. The

internal 75Ω termination is always ON.

monitor display, and connect TV monitor to the lower BNC

connector for main monitor display.

These RCA connectors accept line-in audio signals

supplied from external devices such as microphone

amplifiers.

This connector supplies line-out audio signal to external

devices such as speakers. Recorded audio will be

supplied from AUDIO OUT during playback.

POS system.

Connect VGA monitor to the VGA connector for main

monitor display

extension.

8 Ethernet Connector Connect this unit to a 10/100Base-T Ethernet network

9 NTSC/PAL Selector Switch Set this unit to NTSC or PAL according to the local TV

10 Main Monitor Output Connector

(MAIN OUT Y/C)

11 Alarm Input Connectors

(ALARM IN 1-16)

12 Alarm Output Connectors

(ALARM OUT 1-4)

through this port.

system.

Connect TV monitor to the mini-din S-video connector for

main monitor display.

Connect these connectors to external devices such as

sensors or door switches.

Connect these connectors to 2 Normally Closed (NC) alarm

outputs (1-2) and 2 Normally Open (NO) alarm outputs

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13 RS-485 Connector

14 Power Input (DC 12V) Connect to DC 12V power source.

15 Power Switch (POWER) Turn the power of this unit on/off.

Connect this connector to RS-422/485 compatible PTZ

camera(s) or keyboard. Please refer to the manuals come

with the RS-

4.3 Remote controller

Name Description

1 REC Press to start the recording.

Mode Press to switch between live and playback mode.

SEQ Press to turn on the sequence mode. At playing,

CALL Press this button to switch to or return from full

At playing, this button is used as “slow backward”.

this button is used as “slow forward”.

screen display of the focus camera in main screen

display. In some dialogs, this button is used as a

miscellaneous function key.

Search Click to search recorded data while in the playback

mode. There are five types of search modes: search

6 Alarm Reset Press to restore the alarm status to default.

Numeric/

alpha button

(1-9, 0, *, #)

PTZ Click to access the PTZ control when there is a PTZ

Goto Click to view the image taken by PTZ camera at its

Function Click to add an audio recording feature.

Set Click to switch between GPS (POS: option) Display

by time, search by event, smart search, search

archived files.

(Please refer to Chapter 10 Search & Playback for detail

information.)

Press these buttons for camera selection in most of

the circumstances. Use these buttons to enter texts

and numerical values. ’#’ is also used for page

down in multi-split-window displays.

camera supported.

preset location.

and to reconfigure the display setting.

(Please refer to Chapter 7.7.9 RS-232 / 422 / 485NOTE 2

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Zoom

Adjust Click to switch between different display layouts.

Menu Press to access the menu dialog box.

Mute Press to either mute or un-mute audio.

Esc Press to exit the setting page.

X2 Press to adjust the zoom.

▲/Back Space: Click to move up the selection panel or backspace

◄; ►: Click to move left or right.

▼/DEL: Click to move down the selection panel or delete text during

text/numeric entry.

ENTER: Click to enter a feature setting/GPS & POS setting and to save

changes.

Press to adjust the zoom of the cameba.

during text/numeric entry.

16 DVR1 – DVR8

Use to adjust the volume.

Click to switch between different screen layouts.

: Rewind feature.

/ II: Click to play or pause the playback.

: Forward feature.

: Click to copy an image to an external storage device. Click again to

stop copying.

: Stop the playback.

I : Click to skip to the next image.

Page: Press to scroll up/down the log list.

Reserve.

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4.4 Standalone DVR Utility Installation & Manual

4.4.1 Utility Installation

Insert the Installation CD into the CD-ROM.

Execute ‘’Autorun.exe’’. Next Click on ‘’Utility’’ button.

* AVI Converter can convert the backup file from Standalone into AVI file.

* Keyboard Ctrl Simulator can use to simulate a keyboard to control over Standalone

DVR.

* M4V to AVI Converter.

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4.4.2 Manual

Click on ’’Manual’’ button.

Click on ‘’English Version‘’ button to view English Manual.

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4.5 Basic Connections

Please refer to the following diagram for the connections.

Please make sure to set the NTSC/PAL Selector Switch on the back panel according to the local

TV system for the digital video/audio recorder to work correctly.

 Cameras

Connect the camera video input connectors to the video outputs from system cameras or other composite video sources via coaxial cables.

 Main monitor

Connect the main monitor output connector (BNC or optional S-video) to a surveillance TV monitor. The TV monitor displays selected live or recorded cameras in any available split window format.

 Audio inputs

Connect the audio input connectors to the audio line-outs from system cameras or other audio sources. Please make sure to associate the audio inputs with the cameras in Camera Setup as described in

Section 7.7.2 Camera accordingly.

 Audio output

Connect the audio output connector to the audio line-in from speakers.

 Alarm inputs

Connect the alarm inputs to NC and/or NO type of alarm signals. Please make sure to setup the alarm configurations in Alarm Setup as described in Section 7.7.3 Alarm accordingly.

 Alarm outputs

Connect the alarm outputs 1-2 to NC type of alarm signals, alarm outputs 3-4 to NO type of alarm signals.

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 Hard disk drive(s) / DVD Writer

Make sure to install at least one SATA hard disk drive (Max. storage size 2TB/HDD) inside the DVR. The steps are as below:

1. Power off the machine, and then use a screwdriver to uncover it.

2. Use a screwdriver to fix the SATA HDDs (and internal DVD writer), and connect the cables as shown.

3. Cover the machine.

Note: Each of the HDDs must be formatted before it can be used to record video/audio.

Please refer to Section 7.7.6.1 HDD Format/Clear to format the HDDs.

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 Power

Connect DC 12V power source to DC 12V Input.

4.6 Optional Connections

 Ethernet

Connect the Ethernet connector to a standard twisted-pair Ethernet cable for remote access via LAN or internet. Please make sure to setup the related configurations as described in Section 7.7.10 Network

Setup.

 USB 2.0 disk drives, DVD+RW, card reader, etc.

If the user wants to use USB2.0 peripheral device to retrieve important recorded images and/or audio, please connect it to the USB port connectors (one on the front panel, the other on the back panel).

 Call monitor

Connect the call monitor output connector to a surveillance TV monitor. This monitor displays the full screen images of the cameras associated with the events (alarm or motion) or the images from the installed cameras sequentially according to the SEQ Display Setup (Section 7.7.4 SEQ Display Setup) for call monitor.

 PTZ Cameras

Connect the RS-232 connector or the RS-485 connector to PTZ camera(s) via the appropriate cable.

The system supports a variety of different PTZ cameras, including Pelco D protocol Dome, SamSung

SCC-641P, Kalatel Cyber Dome, Bosch AutoDome, etc. But different PTZ cameras can coexist in a

system only if they support the same protocol. Please make sure to set the PTZ ID of the camera(s),

and setup the camera (Section 7.7.1 Pre-Camera), and RS-485 (Section 7.7.9 RS-232/422/485)

accordingly. Please also make sure to set the RS-485 Selector Switch if you are using the RS-485 port.

(Please refer to Chap 8. PTZ Control for detail information)

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 eSATA Hard Disk

Connect the eSATA connector to an eSATA hard disk for HDD extension.

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5 Basic Operation

5.1 Text Input

Press ▲▼◄► to highlight the text to be edited then press Enter to call up the alpha-numeric text

pad.

Name Description

3 */Mark Press to bring up a list of punctuation and special symbols.

6 CALL Press to enter the available number and letters shown on the screen.

A MUTE Press to enter the available number and letters shown on the screen.

1 Press to enter the available number.

3 Press to enter the available number and letter shown on the screen.

► Press to enter the available number and letters shown on the screen.



Press to enter the available number and letters shown on the screen.

NOTE: Call monitor button is not functional during text/numeric entry.

2 Press to enter the available number and letters shown on the screen.

4 Press to enter the available number and letters shown on the screen.

# Press to enter the code for the selected foreign languages.

NOTE: Mute button is not functional during text/numeric entry.

X2 Press to enter the available number and letters shown on the screen.

NOTE: Zoom button is not functional during text/numeric entry.

SEQ Press to enter number.

NOTE: Sequence mode is not functional during text/numeric entry.

Attention:

For text and numeric entry using the controller, press directly from the

alpha-numeric buttons.

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5.2 Basic Operations

The basic user’s operations after he/she has logged into the system are described below:

 Numeric (Mouse: )

Press these buttons to switch to the full-window display for the camera. If the camera

already exists in the other window, the focus window will exchange with that window for

the cameras.

 Alarm Reset (Mouse: )

Press this button to cancel alarm activation, i.e. reset the alarm outputs and silence the

buzzer.

 MODE (Mouse: ) (Operate by Administrator/Supervisor)

In split-window display, press this button to change circularly the live/playback mode for the

focus window and the other windows that form a rectangle on the screen.

 SEQ (Mouse: )

Press this button to switch to or return from SEQ display mode. In SEQ display mode, each

page in the sequence will be shown for the preset page dwelling time sequentially, and SEQ

icon will be shown on the lower-right corner of the screen.

 SEARCH (Mouse: ) (Operate by Administrator/Supervisor)

In split-window display, press this button (or ) to display the search menus. The system

will remember the last one the user chose.

 REC (Mouse: )

Press this button to force manual recording. To stop manual recording, press it again. All

cameras will be recorded as if the scheduled record is A/V, and REC icon will be shown on the

lower-right corner of the screen if manual recording is ON.

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 MENU (Mouse: )

In split-window display, press this button to display the versatile menu.

 PTZ (Mouse: )

In split-window display, press this button to enter PTZ control mode if the focus camera is a

PTZ camera.

 X2 (Mouse: )

In full screen display, press this button to enter Digital Zoom mode. Please refer to Chapter

5.3 Digital Zoom for the detailed operations in Digital Zoom mode.

 ▲▼◄►

Press these buttons to move focus. The title of the camera for the focus window is

highlighted as shown on the screen.

 MUTE (Mouse: )

Press this button to mute/not mute the audio.

 (Mouse: )

Press these buttons to circulate up/down among the available split-window displays.

 #

Press this button for page down in multi-split-window displays.

 Peripherals (Mouse: )

Press this button to display the GPS data if there’s GPS data fed to the DVR. Please select

the Type, Position, Background, Rows, and number of Characters on the screen, and then

press ENTER to display the GPS data, or ESC to cancel. For software V6.13 or above, the user

may enable/disable OSD display for certain fields in main screen. In GPS display, press ▲▼ for

page up/down, press ENTER to close it, or press MENU/SEARCH/.. to call up the

corresponding display as if there’s no GPS display. (Note: GPS not supported)

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5.3 Digital Zoom

The system supports X2/X4 Digital Zoom function. To use this function, press X2 button

(Mouse: ) in full screen display to enter Digital Zoom mode. There will be a zoom window

shown in the video window as shown. The zoom window (a) will always be shown at zoom

factor X1, (b) can be shown or hidden at zoom factor X2, and (c) will never be shown at zoom

factor X4. The operations in Digital Zoom mode are as below:

 ▲▼◄► (Mouse: Click in the video window)

Press these buttons to

(a) move the zoom window if it’s shown in the video window, or

(b) navigate the video window around if the zoom factor is X2 or X4.

 ENTER (Mouse: Click in the video window)

Press this button to zoom in the zoom window, from X1 to X2 or from X2 to X4, if the zoom

window is shown in the video window.

 X2 (Mouse: )

Press this button to

(a) show/hide the zoom window if the current zoom factor is X1/X2, or

(b) zoom out the video window back to zoom factor X1 if the current zoom factor is X4.

 ESC (Mouse: )

Press this button to escape from Digital Zoom mode, and return to normal full screen

display. The video window will always return to zoom factor X1.

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6 Main Screen

Name Description

1 Video Screen Display live/playback video.

2 Camera ID Shows ID number of the camera.

3 Time / Date Shows the current recording time and date.

4 Audio When audio is turned on, audio icon will be displayed on the screen.

5 Alarm recording

percentage

6 Normal recording

percentage

Shows the percentage of alarm triggered recording.

Shows the percentage of normal recording.

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7 Menu

Press menu (Mouse: ) to bring up a list of function setting menu.

There are a variety of displays under Menu display. Please refer to chart as below:

( Please refer to Chapter 7.1 Login / Logout for Login/Logout display )

 ▲▼◄►

Press these buttons to change the highlighted item.

 ENTER

Press this button to enter the detailed display of the highlighted option. For the

details of each option, please refer to the following sections.

Name Description

Status

Volume Adjustment

Video Adjustment

VGA Display

Backup Device

Setup

Press to login/logout of the system.

Allow user to view the overall status of the system.

There are a maximum of 4 live audio inputs. User can

choose to enable or disable the audio feature and adjust

the audio volume.

User can adjust the color, hue, saturation, contrast of

the video image.

User can adjust the image output quality in terms of

resolution, brightness, contrast, hue and saturation.

This window allows user to view the connection status of

the backup device and to initiate data backup.

System features settings.

(Please refer to section 7.7 for detail information)

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Software Upgrade

This feature allows user to upgrade the software directly

from the external devices such as DVD and USB flash

drive.

Shutdown

ESC

Allows users to shutdown the system to prevent data

loss.

Press this button to escape from Menu display, and

return to split-window display.

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7.1 Login / Logout

In Menu display, press ▲▼ to change the highlighted option to Login / Logout,

and then press ENTER (Mouse: Click in the menu item) to call up Login /

Logout display as shown below.

Click on the Login/Logout page to login the system and unlock the setting for

changes.

 ▲▼

Press these buttons to select the items.

 ESC (Mouse: )

Press this button to exit without making changes.

Name Description

1 Login Name

2 Password

3 Login Click to login into the system.

4 Logout Click to logout of the system.

NOTE:

Administrator can set access authorities, edit and assign usernames and passwords to

different users. Please refer to Chapter 7.7.7 Password for detail setup.

Please refer to chapter 5.1 Text Input for text/numeric entry.

Note: The default login name is aa.

Please refer to chapter 5.1 Text Input for text/numeric entry.

Note: The default password is 11.

Note: The control buttons will be unlocked after system login.

Note: The control buttons will be locked after system logout.

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7.2 Status

In Menu display, press ▲▼ to change the highlighted option to Status, and then

press ENTER to call up Status display as shown below.

This page will display the status of the system in terms of alarm and normal record

size, camera status, hardware and software version.

 ▲▼◄►

Press these buttons to select the items.

 ESC

Press this button to escape from this screen, and return to MENU display.

Name Description

1 Alarm record size &

record percentage

2 Normal record size &

record percentage

- It shows the size of data in Gigabytes (GB) for alarm

recording mode.

- It shows the size of data (%) for alarm recording mode.

- It shows the size of data (GB) for normal recording mode.

- It shows the size of data (%) for normal recording mode.

3 Cameras

4 Alarm input A white box appears when an alarm triggered event occurs.

5 Serial Number Use serial number to log into the system when both login

Motion A white box for a specific camera appears upon motion trigger.

Camera

video loss

A white box for a specific camera appears when the video

connection is lost.

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name and password are forgotten.

Note: The serial number can only be used once. Please contact the

supplier for a new serial number.

6 Hardware version This is the hardware version information.

7 Software version This is the software version information.

NOTE: If you forget Login Account and Password of SEC-309/SEC-316, please

email us with the data of framed area 5,6,7 (Serial Number, Hardware & Software

version). We will support the solution for you.

7.3 Volume

In Menu display, press ▲▼ to change the highlighted option to Volume, and then

press ENTER to call up Volume display as shown below.

This feature allows user to setup the volume for each audio input up to a maximal of

4 audio inputs for recording purpose as well as the volume of the video during

playback.

 ▲▼◄►

Press these buttons to select the items.

 ESC

Press this button to escape from this screen, and return to MENU display. If

the contents have been modified, a Save dialog will be shown to ask the user

to save the changes, press ENTER to exit and save, ESC to exit without

saving.

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Name Description

1 Audio This column shows the list of all the available audio feeds.

Press ▲▼ to access the audio input that is to be setup.

2 Mute

3 Volume

to mute the selected audio channel. Press ENTER or to

check() / uncheck (-) this item.

Press to adjust the volume.

7.4 Video Adjustment

In Menu display, press ▲▼ to change the highlighted option to Video Adjustment,

and then press ENTER to call up Video Adjustment display as shown below.

This setting allows user to adjust the quality of the video.

▲▼ Press these buttons to select the items.

Name Description

1 Brightness

2 Contrast

3 Hue

4 Saturation

5 Numeric Button

(Mouse: )

SEQ (Mouse: )

/CALL

Press to adjust the Brightness.

Press to adjust the Contrast.

Press to adjust the Hue.

Press to adjust the Saturation.

Press the numeric buttons 1~4 to view the image of the

respected camera.

Click to apply the default video setting either to this

camera or to all cameras.

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MODE (Mouse: )

Click to restore the video setting to its previously saved

setting.

7.5 VGA Display

In Menu display, press ▲▼ to change the highlighted option to VGA Display, and

then press ENTER to call up VGA Display dialog as shown below.

This section explains how to adjust the Resolution, Brightness, Contrast, Hue and

Saturation of VGA display quality.

ESC (Mouse: )

Click this button to escape from this screen, and return

to MENU display.

 ▲▼ (Mouse: Click in the respective item)

Press these buttons to select the items.

 ESC

Press this button to escape from this screen, and return to previous display.

If the contents have been modified, a Save dialog will be shown to ask the user

to save the changes, press ENTER to exit and save, ESC to exit without saving.

Name Description

1 Resolution

2 Brightness

3 Contrast

4 Hue

5 Saturation

6 MODE (Mouse: Left

click)

Press to adjust the Resolution.

Press to adjust the Brightness.

Press to adjust the Contrast.

Press to adjust the Hue.

Press to adjust the Saturation.

Click to restore the default setting.

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7.6 Backup Device

In Menu display, press ▲▼ to change the highlighted option to Backup Device,

and then press ENTER to call up Backup Device display as shown below.

This window allows user to view the connection status of the backup device and to

initiate data backup.

 ▲▼◄►

Press these buttons to select the items.

 ESC

Press this button to escape from this screen, and return to MENU display.

Name Description

1 Devices Display a list of supported storage devices.

NOTE: USB CD-RW is not supported by this standalone DVR system.

2 Status Display the connection status of external storage device.

Connect/Disconnect–If the specific backup device is disconnected (as shown in Current Status), please plug the USB device in one of the USB ports of the system and/or insert a DVD for DVD device, and then press ENTER (Mouse: Left click) to command the system to connect with the device. If the specific device is already connected (EX. Read/write, as shown in Current Status), please press ENTER

(Mouse: Left click) to command the system software to disconnect

with the device, and then unplug the backup device from the backup port.

NOTE: IF you unplug USB Mouse while DVR is on, the USB Mouse would not work even if you plug in the USB mouse again. Please reboot Standalone DVR with USB mouse plug in. Access to BACK Device operation, press ENTER to command the system to connect with the device.

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3 Configuration

4 MODE Eject the tray and disconnect. (for Internal DVD only)

5 SEQ Load the tray and connect. (for Internal DVD only)

7.6.1 Backup Setting

Click on “CALL / COPY” (  ) to access the Backup setting.

Click Backup (Mouse: Left click) to store the data files to an

external storage device. For software V6.13 or above, you may

specify the directory to backup the configurations to.

Click Restore (Mouse: Left click) to restore the data files from the external device to the local system. For software V6.13 or above,

you may specify the directory to restore the configurations from.

 ▲▼◄►

Press these buttons to select the items.

Name Description

1 Backup Device The backup device connected to the system. Press

ENTER on the left button to call up Backup Device

dialog if there’s no backup device connected. Press

+/- buttons on the right selection to select the

connected device for the backup. Please follow the

steps described in Chapter 7.6 Backup Device to

2 Backup Speed

connect the backup device before copying.

Click to adjust the backup process speed.

(1-9, with 1 the lowest speed, 9 the highest speed.)

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3 Directory The directory in the backup device to store the

archived files. Please follow the Text Input method

described in Chapter 5.1 Text Input to input the

directory.

4 Cameras The video/audio of the cameras to be archived.

Press ENTER or +/- to select/deselect each of the

selectable cameras. If the camera with GPS data

is selected, the GPS data will be saved with the

camera video in the same file. The user may

save GPS data only (without saving camera video)

by selecting GPS.

5 GPS File Format for the backup of GPS data only. The supported

formats are TXT and KML. Click to set the GPS

file format to be saved.

6 End Time (Year, Month, Date, Hour, Minute) for the recorded

video/audio for the backup without playback of Search

By Time. The files will be backup from the start time

to the end time when the user press the COPY button

to start copying. Click to set the backup end time

in terms of year, month, date, hour and minute.

Note: Please go to search by Time setting to set the

start time.

7 COPY Press this button to start backup (copy) or apply the

revised settings if it’s copying, and return to the

previous display. There will be a Copy icon on the

lower-right corner indicating that the selected

video/audio is being archived to the storage device.

For DVD disc, the files won’t be written to the disc

until the storage size reaches 1 GB or the user stop

copying. Writing to the disc may take more than 1

minute for every 100 MB (depending on the disc

type). Note: For internal DVD, please open the

front door in order not to block the tray from

ejecting, esp. while it’s in backup process.

Blocking the tray from ejecting may damage the

DVD writer.

8 STOP Click to stop the backup process.

9 ESC

Click to exit the backup setting, and return to

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previous display.

Except the playback buttons, the user can still do all the other operations in split-window

display as if there is no playback. Please refer to Chapter 5.2 Basic Operations for the

operations of the other buttons.

Attention 1: To view the backup data playback, please access the IE interface of the

system and press to locate the data file.

Attention 2: Please refer to Standalone DVR Hardware Accessory Support List.

 USB 2.0 Device Support

USB 2.0 Storage Devices (Pen Drive)–USB-Storage Enclosures 5.25” – Macpower’s Alumni Prefect USB 2.0 - PF-U2MS.

USB-Disk Storage –

Transcend’s JetFlash 150/V60 Series,

Apacer’s Handy Steno AH220,

Pretec’s i-Disk Wave 512M-Black

Kingston’s DataTraveler USB Flash Driver(DTI/512FE)

SanDisk’s Cruzer micro USB Flash Driver

Sony’s MICRO VAULT Classic Series

 2.5'' SATA H.D.D. External Enclosure

WEIKENG's W-Box 2.5'' External Enclosure

ETINGO's External 2.5'' HARD Drive Enclosure

NOTE: H.D.D. have to format to be FAT32 type.

 USB MOUSE Support

MICROSOFT

AMICE(AF-205)

ACROX

WINTEK(WSS60)

DETROIS(CM-318)

 DVD Writer Support

Asus’s DRW-1608P Series,

Pioneer’s DVR-A11, DVR-X152 Series

BenQ’s EW200G Series

LITEON’s LightScribe DVD Writer SHM-165H6S, 20X DVD Writer

DX-20A4P

Sony’s DVD/CD Rewritable Drive Model DRX-810UL Series

NEC’s DVD/CD Rewritable Drive Model ND-4550A Series

HP’s dvd9404e External 18X Super Multi DVD Writer Series

LG / GE20LU10

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Note: For each camera and each backup, a batch file will be generated as well as the

backup files. A directory “/SelfPlayer” will also be generated if it’s not existing in the

backup storage device. The user can use the batch file to self-playback the

corresponding backup files in a PC. If the PC has not been installed with the

required player components, those components will be installed by running the batch

file except Windows Vista. For Windows Vista, please run

/SelfPlayer/SelfPlayerInstall.exe manually to install the required player components.

To copy self-playback files, please copy the batch file and the backup files to the

destination directory, and copy the whole directory “/SelfPlayer” to the root directory

of the destination device.

 DVD Disc Support

Some DVD Discs Tested – Only single-side, single-layer disc is supported

Infomedia’s DVD+R 16X

Mitsubishi’s DVD+RW 1-4X

Philips’s DVD+RW 1-4X

Ritek’s DVD-R 8X

Ritek’s DVD+RW 1-4X

Verbatim’s DVD+RW 1-4X

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7.7 Setup

In Menu display, press ▲▼ to change the highlighted option to Setup, and then

press ENTER (Mouse: Left click) to call up Setup display as shown below.

(To enter Setup Menu display of the system, please login as Administrator first.)

 ▲▼

Press these buttons to select the items.

 ENTER

Press this button to enter the setup of the highlighted option. For the details of each

option, please refer to the following sections.

 ESC

Press this button to escape from this screen, and return to MENU display.

Name Description

Pre-Camera

Camera

Alarm

SEQ Display

Schedule Record

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If the user wants to reset all the settings to factory default values, he/she may

press ▲▼◄► to change the highlighted option to Factory Defaults, and then

press ENTER. A confirmation dialog will be shown, press ENTER again to make

the changes, ESC to not do it.

HDD

Password

System

RS-232 / 422 / 485

Network

Factory Default

ESC

7.7.1 Pre-Camera

In Setup display, press ▲▼ to change the highlighted option to Pre-Camera,

and then press ENTER (Mouse: Left click) to call up Pre-Camera display as

shown below.

There are up to 16, 9, or 4 cameras which can be connected to the system.

This section shows how to change the recording Resolution, Setup the

number of camera installed and assigning PTZ Speed Dome ID.

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 ▲▼◄►

Press these buttons to select the items.

 Numeric (Mouse: )

Press these buttons to select the camera.

 ESC

Press this button to escape from this screen, and return to previous

display.

Name Description

1 REC Resolution

2 Watermark to record with digital watermark or not. If yes, all the

3 Camera This shows the number of supported camera of the system.

4 Installed whether this camera is installed or not. If installed, the

Press to adjust the recording resolution to 360x240,

720x480 or 720x240.

recorded images for all the cameras will have digital

watermark embedded. Press ENTER or (Mouse: Left

click) to check/uncheck this item. The default setting is “” -

checked.

following items will be settable. Press ENTER or

(Mouse: Left click) to check/uncheck this item. The

default setting is “” - checked.

5 PTZ ID

6 Group This column allows user to assign each camera into

Press to assign each PTZ an ID.

different surveillance groups.

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7.7.2 Camera

In Setup display, press ▲▼ to change the highlighted option to Camera,

and then press ENTER (Mouse: Left click) to call up Camera Setup display

as shown below.

This is to enable user to configure the camera setting and to set up the video

loss trigger, motion detection, recording quality and recording rate.

 ▲▼◄► (Mouse: Left click)

Press these buttons to select the items.

 Numeric (Mouse: )

Press these buttons to select the camera.

 COPY (  )

Press this button to copy all the settings - excluding detailed Motion

settings, Video Loss settings, Title/Audio - of the focus camera to all the

following cameras. (EX. focus camera is 5, its settings will be copied to

those of cameras 6-16.)

 ESC

Press this button to escape from this screen, and return to previous

display.

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Name Description

1 Camera The number corresponds to the camera supported.

2 Title User can assign a title to different camera for identification

purpose. (Please refer to chapter 5.1 Text Input on text/numeric entry)

3 Video Loss

(Settings..)

4 Motion Detection whether the motion detection of this camera is enabled or not.

5 Motion

(Settings..)

6 Covert covert or not. If the camera is covert, the video of this camera can

A warning can be triggered to alert the administrator during video

loss. Press ENTER (Mouse: Left click) in Settings.. to call up

Video Loss Setup display for the camera. Please refer to section

7.7.2.1 on video loss for detail configuration

(Note : this field has no effect for the Smart Search information.)

Press ENTER or to check () or uncheck (-) this item. The default setting is “ˇ

Used to setup the motion settings, used for Motion Detection or

Smart Search, for this camera. Press ENTER (Mouse: Left

click) in Settings.. to call up Motion Setup display for the camera.

Please note that if the Motion Detection is disabled, the default

factory motion settings should work fine for Smart Search.

Please refer to section 7.7.2.2 on motion setting for detail

information)

only be seen if the user has logged in as Administrator. Press

ˇ” - checked.

ˇˇ

ENTER or (Mouse: Left click) to check() or uncheck (-) this

item. NOTE: When covert is activated, only administrator/supervisor

level users can view the live video of the respected camera.

7 Call By Event

(Call Monitor)

8 Dwell Time User may adjust the value to determine the display time of the call

9 Audio The audio setting allows user to turn on/off the sound recording

10 Record Quality

11 Event Record IPS

12 Pre-Record IPS

13 Normal Record IPS

This feature will cause a specified channel to display upon a

specific event trigger.

monitor.

option.

Press to adjust the recording quality from 1 (low) to 9 (highest).

Press to adjust the event recording rate as Image per Second (IPS).

Press to adjust the pre-recording rate (IPS).

Press to adjust the normal recording rate (IPS).

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7.7.2.1 Video Loss Setting

In Setup display, press ▲▼ to change the highlighted option to Video

Loss Settings.. , and then press ENTER to call up Video Loss Setup

display as shown below.

 ▲▼ (Mouse: Left click)

Press these buttons to select the items.

 Numeric (Mouse: )

Press these buttons to select the camera.  COPY (  )

Press this button to copy the Video Loss settings of the focus camera

to all the following cameras. (EX. focus camera is 5, its Video Loss

settings will be copied to those of cameras 6-16.)

 ESC

Press this button to escape from this screen, and return to previous

display.

Name Description

1 Duration

2 Camera to go the camera to go to the preset position in next field after video

3 Goto Preset to define the preset position to go to for the “Camera to go”

Press to adjust the length of warning period upon video loss

trigger.

loss is detected for this camera. “Camera to go” camera must

be a PTZ camera.

Camera in last field if video loss is detected for this camera. For

more details about preset locations, please refer to Chapter 8

PTZ Control.

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4 Pre-record

Press to adjust the transition period before initiating the

recording prior to motion detection.

5 Alarm Out

6 Buzzer

7 Log Press Enter to adjust (Enable: / Disable:-).

8 Screen Message Press Enter to adjust (Enable: / Disable:-).

9 Email

10 FTP

Click to select the video loss triggered alarm output.

Press Enter or (Mouse: Left click) to check () or uncheck

(-) this item. To activate the buzzer warning that will be triggered

upon video loss.

When enabled, the system will record all video loss history.

Choose to enable/disable event message being displayed on the

screen.

Press Enter or to check () or uncheck (-) this item.

When check (), this feature will trigger text or figure files be sent

to email when video loss is detected.

Press Enter or to check () or uncheck (-) this item.

When check (), this feature will trigger video files be sent to the

FTP server upon video loss detection.

7.7.2.2 Motion Setting

In Setup display, press ▲▼ to change the highlighted option to Motion Settings.. , and then press ENTER to call up Motion Setup display as

shown below.

 ▲▼ (Mouse: Left click)

 Numeric (Mouse: )

Press these buttons to select the items.

Press these buttons to select the camera.

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 COPY (  )

Press this button to copy the Video Loss settings of the focus camera to

all the following cameras. (EX. focus camera is 5, its Video Loss

settings will be copied to those of cameras 6-16.)

 ESC

Press this button to escape from this screen, and return to previous

display.

Name Description

1 Duration

2 Goto Preset User can set the monitor to display the defined preset camera

3 Pre-Record

4 Post-record

5 Alarm Out

6 Detection

(Settings..)

Press to adjust the length of warning period upon motion

trigger.

image upon detecting a motion, please refer to Chapter 8 PTZ

Control.

Press to adjust the transition period before initiating the

recording prior to motion detection.

Press to adjust the transition period before initiating the

recording after motion detection.

Press to select the motion triggered alarm output.

This setting allows user to define the area for motion to be

detected. Used to setup the motion detection settings, including

detection area and sensitivity, when motion is detected for this

camera. Please note that the detection area and sensitivity are

also used for the Smart Search information. There won’t be any

Smart Search information stored outside the detection area.

So, it’s better to enable the whole area if the motion detection for

the camera is disabled (and only Smart Search is used). Press

ENTER in Settings.. to call up Motion Detection Setup (as shown)

for this camera. (Please refer to NOTE Detection Setting for detail

configuration)

7 Buzzer

8 Log

9 Email

Press Enter or (Mouse: Left click) to check () or uncheck

(-) this item. When checked, to activate the buzzer warning that

will be triggered upon motion detection.

Press Enter or to check () or uncheck (-) this item.

When checked, the system will record all video loss history.

Press Enter or to check () or uncheck (-) this item.

When checked, enable this feature will trigger text or figure files

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be sent to email when motion is detected.

A FTP

B Screen Message To display the event message on the screen or not.

Press Enter or to check () or uncheck (-) this item.

When checked, enable this feature will trigger video files be sent

to the FTP server upon motion detection.

Press Enter or to check () or uncheck (-) this item. The

default setting is “ˇ” - checked.

NOTE Detection Setting

Press Menu > Setup > Camera > Motion Setting > Detection Settings

Name Description

】

2 Enter Press to set/reset the changes made.

3 ESC Press to exit the setting.

4 MODE Press to set/reset the whole area as the motion detection zone.

5 SEARCH Press to test the motion detection feature.

6 SEQ/CALL Press to adjust the sensitivity of motion being detected.

7 Sensitivity This shows the sensitivity value.

Click to resize the motion detection area.

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7.7.3 Alarm

In Setup display, press ▲▼ to change the highlighted option to Alarm, and then

press ENTER to call up Alarm display as shown below.

This feature allows administrator to define the condition for the alarm to be

triggered.

 ▲▼◄► (Mouse: Left click)

Press these buttons to select the items.

 Numeric (Mouse: )

Press these buttons to select the camera.

 COPY (  )

Press this button to copy the Video Loss settings of the focus camera to

all the following cameras. (EX. focus camera is 5, its Video Loss

settings will be copied to those of cameras 6-16.)

 ESC

Press this button to escape from this screen, and return to previous

display.

Name Description

1 Normal State

Press to adjust the status of the normal state to either open or

close.

NOTE: Please set the Normal State to N/A when there is no alarm

connected.

2 Focus Camera Administrator can prioritize the camera that will respond to a

3 Duration

specified alarm input.

Press to adjust the length of warning period when the alarm is

triggered.

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4 Goto Preset User can set the monitor to display the defined preset camera

image upon an event trigger. Please refer to Chapter 8 PTZ Control.

5 Pre-record

6 Post-record

7 Alarm out

8 Buzzer

9 Log

A Screen Message

B E-mail

C FTP

NOTE:

User can press COPY () to copy the setting of alarm 1 to all subsequent alarm settings.

7.7.4 SEQ Display Setup

Press to adjust the transition period before initiating the

recording prior to event trigger.

Press to adjust the transition period before initiating the

recording after an event trigger.

Click to select the alarm output triggered by a specific event.

Press Enter or to check() / uncheck (-) this item.

To activate the buzzer warning due to an alarm trigger.

Press Enter or to check() / uncheck (-) this item.

When checked, the system will record all video loss history.

Press Enter or to check() / uncheck (-) this item.

Choose enable (check:) / disable(uncheck: -) event message

being displayed on the screen.

Press Enter or to check() / uncheck (-) this item.

Enable (check:) this feature will trigger text or figure files be

sent to the email upon an event trigger.

Press Enter or to check() / uncheck (-) this item.

Enable (check:) this feature will trigger video files be sent to the

FTP server upon an event trigger.

In Setup display, press ▲▼ to change the highlighted option to SEQ Display, and

then press ENTER to call up SEQ Display Setup display as shown below.

This section explains how to set up the surveillance sequence order for both main

monitor and call monitor.

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 ▲▼◄► (Mouse: Left click)

Press these buttons to select the items.

 ESC (Mouse: )

Press this button to escape from this screen, and return to previous

display.

Name Description

1 Total Pages

2 Dwell Time

Press to set the total of display channels for each screen.

Press to set the display time (3~60 seconds) of each camera for

each sequential rotation.

3 Page setting

- Use the numeric buttons (Mouse: ) to set the

sequence order of display cameras.

- Press (Mouse: ) to view the camera that is set to the

page according to the sequence order.

7.7.5 Scheduled Record

In Setup display, press ▲▼ to change the highlighted option to Scheduled

Record, and then press ENTER to call up Scheduled Record Setup display

as shown below.

This setting is for user to define and adjust the recording schedule. The system

supports up to 16 different schedules with each T represents each schedule.

The recording schedules automatically apply to all cameras instead of

individual camera.

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 ▲▼◄► (Mouse: Left click)

Press these buttons to select the items.

 COPY (  )

Press this button to copy the settings of the focus weekday to all the

following weekdays. (EX. focus weekday is TUE, its settings will be

copied to those of weekdays WED-SAT.)

 ESC

Press this button to escape from this screen, and return to previous

display.

Name Description

1 Start Time

2 Alarm

3 Motion

4 Normal

NOTE: User can press COPY (  ) to copy the setting of alarm 1 to all subsequent alarm settings.

NOTE: In a time segment, if both Alarm and Motion are set to “OFF”, the audio/video will be treated as Normal unless there’s Video Loss.

Press to set the recording start time.

NOTE: User can set up to a maximum of 16 different schedule segments. The beginning

of the new schedule segment represents the end of the previous schedule

segment. Thus, a warning dialog box will appear when two time schedule

segments overlap.

Press to set the recording criteria as audio (A), video (V) or both (A/V) when

the alarm is triggered. “OFF” is newly added for alarm detection OFF.

Press to set the recording criteria as audio (A), video (V) or both (A/V) when

the motion is detected. “OFF” is newly added for alarm detection OFF.

Press to set the recording criteria as audio (A), video (V) or both (A/V) under

normal recording circumstance.

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7.7.6 HDD

In Setup display, press ▲▼ to change the highlighted option to HDD, and then

press ENTER to call up HDD Setup display as shown below.

In the surveillance applications, alarm video/audio is much more important than

normal video/audio. So, this digital video/audio recorder is designed to allow the

user to divide each HDD into alarm partition and normal partition. And, alarm

video/audio will be recorded in alarm partition, normal video/audio in normal

partition.

The HDD Setup allows the administrator to format/clear each HDD, set Alarm

Record size and Normal Record size of each HDD, and define the behaviors for

Alarm Record and Normal Record if it reaches the end of the last HDD in the

system.

 ▲▼◄► (Mouse: Left click)

Press these buttons to select the items.

 ESC

Press this button to escape from this screen, and return to previous display.

If the Save dialog will be shown to ask the user to save the changes, press

ENTER to exit and save, ESC to exit without saving.

Name Description

1 Alarm Record This is the recording under alarm triggered condition.

2 Normal Record This is the recording under normal circumstance.

3 Size (GB) The total HDD storage in GB (Giga-Byte) for Alarm Record and Normal

Record respectively. This item is just for information. Please refer to

Chapter 7.6.6.1 HDD format and Clear for more detailed information and

setup of each individual HDD. Please note that if the total alarm

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record size is zero, the alarm video/audio will be recorded in

normal record partition for software V6.13 or above.

4 Auto Overwrite When auto overwrite is enabled(check:), new data will automatically

replace old data under HDD space shortage condition. If Auto

Overwrite is disabled and the Alarm/Normal Record disk drive capacity

reaches the end, the system will not overwrite the recorded video/audio,

and hence not record Alarm/Normal video/audio, until the user presses

the Alarm Reset button. Press ENTER or +/- to check/uncheck this

5 HDD Full Action

6 Duration

7 Alarm Out

8 Buzzer

9 Log

A E-mail

B Mode (Mouse:

Left click)

item. The default setting is “ˇ

Press ENTER or to check() or uncheck (-) this item.

This feature enables the system to take appropriate actions when the

HDD capacity is short.

Press to adjust the length of warning period due to HDD capacity

shortage.

Click to select the alarm output triggered due to HDD capacity

shortage.

Click Enter or to check() or uncheck (-) this item.

To activate the buzzer warning that is triggered due to HDD capacity

shortage.

Click Enter or to check() or uncheck (-) this item.

When enabled(check: ), the system will record all video loss history.

Click Enter or to check() or uncheck (-) this item.

Enable this feature will trigger text or figure files be sent to the email due

to HDD capacity shortage triggering.

Press this button to format/clear the HDDs as described in Section

7.7.6.1.

ˇ” - checked.

ˇˇ

C SEQ (Mouse: Left

click)

Attention: It is recommended that format every new HDD installed to clear all possible old data.

Press this button to enter Advanced HDD Setup as described in Section

7.7.6.2.

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7.7.6.1 HDD format and Clear

In HDD Setup display, press MODE to call up HDD format and Clear display

as shown below.

Each of the HDDs must be formatted before it can be used to record

video/audio. The HDD Format/Clear screen allows the administrator to

format and/or clear each HDD, and set the size for Alarm Record

partition and Normal Record partition for each HDD. Please note that the

HDD IDs for the internal HDDs in the DVR start from ID 1, lower for IDE and

higher for SATA, and the HDDs in the farthest Hard Disk Box have the lowest

HDD ID next to internal HDDs.

 ▲▼◄►

Press these buttons to select the items.

 ESC

Press this button to escape from this screen, and return to HDD Setup

display. If the Save dialog is shown, press ENTER to exit and save, ESC to

exit without saving.

Name Description

1 Recording

HDD

2 Size This shows the total storage capacity in gigabyte.

3 Normal Record This shows the partition size (%) that stores normal recording

Alarm the current HDD for alarm recording.

This item is just for information.

Normal the current HDD for normal recording.

This item is just for information.

data.

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4 Alarm Record This shows the partition size (%) that stores alarm recording

data. Please follow the Text Input method described in

Chapter 5.1 Text Input to change the value. Please note that

if the alarm record percentage for all HDDs is zero, the

alarm video/audio will be recorded in normal record

partition for software V6.13 or above.

5 Mode Click to format the HDD.

Note: If the HDD has not been formatted yet, it will be

formatted and partitioned with default record size, 30% for

Alarm record and 70% for Normal record. If it has been

formatted before, it will be formatted according to the Alarm

REC Size (%) and Normal REC Size (%) displayed on the

screen, but the previously recorded contents within the new

size won’t be cleared and will be accessible.

6 SEQ Click to clear the HDD.

Note: If the HDD has not been formatted yet, it will be

formatted and partitioned with default record size, 30% for

Alarm record and 70% for Normal record. If it has been

formatted (and recorded) before, it will be partitioned according

to the Alarm Record Size (%) and Normal Record Size (%)

displayed on the screen, and the previously recorded contents

will all be cleared.

7 CALL Press this button to physically format the selected HDD. A

confirmation dialog will be shown on the screen, press ENTER

to confirm, or ESC to cancel. Please note that the recording

will be always optimized for performance & lifetime no matter

it’s for the first time or for the one hundredth time. The

formatting would take less than 1 minute. We strongly

recommend that the user use this physical format function to

format the HDD for the first time.

Note: The HDD will be physically formatted and partitioned

with default record size, 30% for Alarm record and 70% for

Normal record. All the previously recorded contents will be

cleared.

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7.7.6.2 Advanced HDD Setup

In HDD Setup display, press SEQ to call up Advanced HDD Setup display as

shown.

The HDD Failure Action in Advanced HDD Setup allows the administrator to

define how the system responds to the detected HDD failure, while the

Privacy settings allow the administrator to set the DVR to record for Limited Period and the Retention Period of its HDD storage. For software V6.13 or

above, the HDD Failure Action will be triggered if there’s no available formatted HDD detected. When alarm record partition full, store to normal record partition (and treated as normal video).

 ▲▼

Press these buttons to select the items.

 ESC

Press this button to escape from this screen, and return to HDD Setup

display. If the Save dialog is shown, press ENTER to exit and save,

ESC to exit without saving.

Name Description

1 Duration Response duration to define at most how long (in seconds) the

Alarm Out relay and the Buzzer will keep being triggered after

HDD failure is detected. Press buttons to adjust the

value. (3 seconds - 60 minutes, discrete, ‘-‘ for ‘Forever’)

2 Alarm Out To define which Alarm Output will be triggered when HDD

failure is detected. Press buttons to select none (N/A) or

one of the Alarm Outputs (1-2).

3 Buzzer To activate the internal Buzzer or not when HDD failure is

detected. Press ENTER or to check/uncheck this item.

The default setting is “” - checked.

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4 Log

5 E-mail To send the event e-mail to remote station or not. The e-mail

6 Limited Period Whether the HDD storage is for limited period or not. Press

To log to event logs or not. Press ENTER or to

check/uncheck this item. The default setting is “”- checked.

will be sent to the predefined receivers when the event is

triggered. Press ENTER or to check/uncheck this item.

The default setting is “–” - unchecked.

ENTER or to check/uncheck this item. The default setting

is “–” - No.

7 Retention Period

(hour)

The retention period of the HDD storage if Limited Period is

“”. Please follow the Text Input method described in chapter

5.1 Text Input to modify this item. If this item is set as 0, it will

be treated as No Limited Period.

7.7.7 Password

In Setup display, press ▲▼ to change the highlighted option to Password, and then

press ENTER to call up Password Setup display as shown below.

 ▲▼◄►

Press these buttons to select the items.

 ESC

Press this button to escape from this screen, and return to previous display.

If the Save dialog is shown, press ENTER to exit and save, ESC to exit without

saving.

The Password Setup allows the administrator to add new users, delete existing ones,

and/or modify the user’s name, password, and/or level.

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Name Description

1 Login Name Administrator can assign a login name for other users.

(Please refer to chapter 5.1 Text Input for text/numeric entry) Note: The default login name for administrator is aa. The user can use

it to login the system for the first time.

2 Password Administrator can assign a password for other users.

(Please refer to chapter 5.1 Text Input for text/numeric entry) Note: The default password for administrator is 11. The user can use

it to login the system for the first time.

3 Level Administrator can set different level of access authority to users.

There are three levels of authority: Administrator(highest), supervisor

and operator(lowest). The Operator can operate live video display,

the Supervisor live video display, image playback and archive, and

the Administrator everything. The system allows up to 18 user

accounts.

4 MODE Press this button to select this user as the default one at login, or

deselect if this user is the default login user. An asterisk (*) will be

shown preceding the number for the default login user. And this

dialog is shown, so the user doesn’t bother to enter the text to login

the system.

Note: it's recommended with first use, to change the password and login for the

DVR.

7.7.8 System Setup

In Setup display, press ▲▼ to change the highlighted option to System, and then

press ENTER to call up System Setup display as shown below.

System setup enables user to properly configure the time, system language and

display format of the system.

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 ▲▼◄►

Press these buttons to select the items.

 ESC

Press this button to escape from this screen, and return to Setup Menu

display. If the Save dialog is shown, press ENTER to exit and save, ESC to

exit without saving. Please note that if the selected language is changed,

the user will be asked to reboot the system for the newly selected

language to take effect.

Name Description

Time Zone This allows administrator to set the time zone of their

country.

(Please refer to Appendix A-Time Zone for time zone

reference.)

Daylight Saving Time The system will display the appropriate daylight saving

time according to the time zone selected.

System Time

3 Language

Synchronization

Time

TSP Server

Date

Time

Display Format

Click to synchronize the system time with the TSP

server time.

Type in the TSP server address.

Press to adjust the date.

Press to adjust the time.

Press to modify the date/time display format.

Press to apply the appropriate language setting.

The system supports up to 14 languages: Spanish,

English, Polish, Russian, Turkish, Korean, Italian,

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French, Greek, Japanese, Portuguese, Simplified &

Traditional Chinese, Thai (For software V6.13 or

above ).

4 Protection Key This function is currently inapplicable.

7.7.9 RS-232 / 422 / 485

In Setup display, press ▲▼ to change the highlighted option to RS-232/422/485,

and then press ENTER to call up RS-232/422/485 Setup as shown.

User needs to configure this setting for the external hardware such as PTZ speed

dome to function properly.

 ▲▼◄►

Press these buttons to select the items.

 ESC

Press this button to escape from this screen, and return to Setup Menu display.

If the Save dialog is shown, press ENTER to exit and save, ESC to exit without

saving.

Name Description

1 Device Type Keyboard, GPS, POS, PTZ + Keyboard or N/A (Not Available).

Press to select the appropriate device. Please note that

PTZ can only be selected for either RS-232 or RS-422/485,

but not both.

2 Model

3 Baud Rate

4 Data Bit

Press to select the appropriate model for the device.

(Please refer to NOTE 1.)

Press to set the baud rate.

Press to set the data bit.

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5 Stop Bit

6 Parity

7 DVR/Camera ID

8 MODE Click Mode to enter the optional RS-232 setting.

NOTE 1

Model – PTZ camera model (for PTZ and PTZ + Keyboard), Keyboard model,

GPS protocol, or POS printer type of the connected devices.

The PTZ models supported include Pelco D protocol Dome, SamSung

SCC-641P, Kalatel Cyber Dome, PIH-series, Dynacolor, Bosch AutoDome, Video Trek,etc.

Press buttons to change the supported model (or protocol). Please note that if PTZ+Keyboard is selected for Device Type, the Keyboard model is always Control Protocol, and the other settings (Baud Rate, Data Bit, Stop Bit, and Parity) are the same as the PTZ Model selected. Please also note that the installer must be sure that the Keyboard Control Protocol and the PTZ Protocol won’t conflict with each other.

Press to set the stop bit.

Press to set the parity.

Press to assign the DVR/Camera an ID.

(Please refer to NOTE 2.)

DVR/Camera ID – for PTZ/Keyboard => the device ID for this digital video/audio

recorder, and it must not conflict with the other devices connected in the same

control port.;

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7.7.10 Network

In Setup display, press ▲▼ to change the highlighted option to Network , and then

press ENTER to call up Network Setup as shown.

The Network Setup allows the administrator to setup all Ethernet network related

parameters. Please check with your network administrator to set these parameters

correctly.

 ▲▼◄►

Press these buttons to select the items.

 ESC

Press this button to escape from this screen, and return to Setup Menu display.

If the Save dialog is shown, press ENTER to exit and save, ESC to exit without

saving.

Name Description

1 Net Type

2 Email Press Enter to access the email setting.

Press to select the net type as static IP, PPPoE or DHCP.

DHCP can only be used for intranet (LAN) access,

while Static IP and PPPoE can be used for both

internet & intranet access.

(Please refer to 7.7.10.1)

3 FTP Press Enter to access the FTP server setting.

4 Adv. ( Advanced Network Setup) Press Enter to access the advanced network setup.

(Please refer to 7.7.10.2)

(Please refer to 7.7.10.3)

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Press Enter to edit the IP address. To get the static

IP Address

IP address, please contact your local ISP (Internet

Service Provider). (Please refer to Chapter 5.1 Text

Input for text/numeric entry)

Static IP

5 Username Type in the username assigned.

6 Password Type in the password assigned.

Net Mask

Gateway

DNS

DDNS Type Dynamic, Static, or Custom DDNS (Dynamic Domain

Press Enter to edit the net mask. (Please refer to

Chapter 5.1 Text Input for text/numeric entry)

Press Enter to edit the gateway IP. (Please refer to

Chapter 5.1 Text Input for text/numeric entry)

Press Enter to edit the DNS. (Please refer to Chapter

5.1 Text Input for text/numeric entry)

(Please refer to Chapter 5.1 Text Input for text/numeric

entry)

NOTE: Username entry is only applicable to PPPoE

(Please refer to Chapter 5.1 Text Input for text/numeric

entry)

NOTE: Password entry is only applicable to PPPoE

Name Server) type. Please contact your local DDNS

Service Provider to get the DDNS URL, username,

7 PPPoE

and password. Click to select the DDNS type.

URL Type in the URL address.

(Please refer to chapter 5.1 Text Input for text/numeric

entry)

NOTE: Password entry is only applicable to PPPoE

DDNS Username DDNS username for the system if PPPoE or Static IP

is used.

(Please refer to chapter 5.1 Text Input for text/numeric

entry)

NOTE: Password entry is only applicable to PPPoE

DDNS Password DDNS username for the system if PPPoE or Static IP

is used.

(Please refer to chapter 5.1 Text Input for text/numeric

entry)

NOTE: Password entry is only applicable to PPPoE

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7.7.10.1 Email Setting

In Network Setup, press ENTER to call up E-mail Setup as shown when the highlighted option is E-mail.

The E-mail Setup allows the administrator to set e-mail related parameters.

When an event occurs and E-mail is enabled for the corresponding action, an

e-mail will be sent based on the parameters set here.

 ▲▼◄►

Press these buttons to select the items.

 ESC

Press this button to escape from this screen, and return to Setup Menu

display. If the Save dialog is shown, press ENTER to exit and save,

ESC to exit without saving.

Name Description

1 SMTP Server Type in the SMTP server address.

(Please refer to chapter 5.1 Text Input for text/numeric entry)

2 Authentication Click to enable authentication if it is required by SMTP server.

3 Username Type in the username.

(Please refer to chapter 5.1 Text Input for text/numeric entry)

4 Password Type in the password.

(Please refer to chapter 5.1 Text Input for text/numeric entry)

5 Mail From Type in the sender’s email address.

6 Mail to Type in the recipients’ email addresses.

(Please refer to chapter 5.1 Text Input for text/numeric entry)

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7 Attachment This allows user to be alerted with an image attached email.

7.7.10.2 FTP setting

In Network Setup, press ▲▼ to change the highlighted option to FTP, and

then press ENTER to call up FTP Setup as shown.

The FTP Setup allows the administrator to set FTP related parameters.

When an event occurs and FTP is enabled for the action, the recorded

video/audio for that event will be sent to the FTP server based on the

parameters set here.

 ▲▼

Press these buttons to select the items.

 ESC

Press this button to escape from this screen, and return to Network

Setup display. If the Save dialog is shown, press ENTER to exit and

save, ESC to exit without saving.

Name Description

1 FTP Server Type in the FTP server address.

(Please refer to chapter 5.1 Text Input for text/numeric

2 Username Type in the username.

3 Password Type in the password.

4 Prefix of Filename Assign a prefix for each file for easier identification.

entry)

(Please refer to chapter 5.1 Text Input for text/numeric

entry)

(Please refer to chapter 5.1 Text Input to text/numeric

entry)

(Please refer to chapter 5.1 Text Input for text/numeric

entry)

dvanced Network Setting

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In Network Setup, press ENTER to call up Advanced Network Setup as

shown when the highlighted option is Adv..

The Advanced Network Setup allows the administrator to set advanced

network parameters. If the user is not familiar with network administration,

please DO NOT modify the items in this dialog.

 ▲▼

Press these buttons to select the items.

 ESC

Press this button to escape from this screen, and return to Network

Setup display. If the Save dialog is shown, press ENTER to exit and

save, ESC to exit without saving.

Name Description

1 Control Port Type in the control port number.

(Please refer to chapter 5.1 Text Input for text/numeric

entry)

2 Data Port Type in the data port number.

(Please refer to chapter 5.1 Text Input for text/numeric

entry)

3 HTTP Port Type in the HTTP port number.

(Please refer to chapter 5.1 Text Input for text/numeric

entry)

4 WAP Picture Quality

5 DVR Name The “DVR Name” used in the “CMS Server” if CMS

Press to adjust the picture quality.

Server (described below) is (to be) connected with the

DVR. Please follow the Text Input method described

in chapter 5.1 Text Input to modify this item.

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6 CMS Server URL

#1-2

7.8 System Shutdown (Administrator)

In Menu display, press ▲▼ to change the highlighted option to Shutdown, and then

press ENTER (Mouse: Left click) to shutdown the system. A confirmation dialog will

be shown on the screen, press ENTER to confirm the shutdown. The system will save

all the files and all the states, and then display a power-off message in the rolling screen

message area. The user may power off the system safely when the power-off message

is shown.

The URL (Uniform Resource Locators) for the CMS

Server #1 and #2. The DVR will connect with up to

two CMS servers automatically once it’s running.

Please note that with this feature, the DVR needs

not to be a web server, while the CMS server needs

to be a web server. Please follow the Text Input

method described in Chapter 5.1 Text Input to modify

these items.

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8 PTZ Control

Step 1. Connect DVR and PTZ Camera as below diagram.

Connect the RS-485 connector to PTZ camera(s) via the appropriate cable.

(Please refer to Section 4.6 Option Connections_PTZ Cameras)

Step 2. Adjust the DIP SWITCH on the bottom of the Speed Dome PART

User can select the control protocol / baud rate and address of the

speed dome by adjusting DIP SWITCH on the bottom of the Speed

Dome PART.

SW1: Protocol

D2400B: means D-Type at 2400 Baud Rate.

(Remark: In the above demonstration, we use PELCO-D Type Speed Dome to

communicate with K.G. Standalone DVR.)

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RS485 Connection diagram

Serial connection RS-485 control cable of each camera

Please note that the last Speed Dome should be enabled with terminal resister

for better signal transmission.

Step 3. DVR Settings of PELCO-D

 Test PTZ Camera already connected sucessfully.

Access to Setup operation of DVR standalone system then choose Pre-Camera

Setup.

Once PTZ Camera hardware is connected successful then it will show the

number of PTZ Camera that you connected.

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 Set Baud Rate of PTZ Camera:

Access to Setup MENU of Standalone DVR then choose RS-232/422/485 Setup.

Press (on DVR remote controller) to set the Baud Rate to be 2400.

(That’s the key point to let standalone DVR & Speed Dome communicate each

other.)

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Step 4. Press the PTZ button (Mouse: ) on DVR remote controller to confirm

PTZ function. Then press (Mouse: ) Zoom in & zoom out

function of Speed Dome operation confirmation.

If a camera is also a PTZ camera, there will be an asterisk (*) preceding its title in its video

window in split-window display. Please press PTZ button (Mouse: ) to enter PTZ

control mode if the focus camera is a PTZ camera. The asterisk (*) will be blinked to

indicate that the camera is now in PTZ control mode.

In PTZ control mode, the user’s operations can be divided into general operations and

miscellaneous function specific operations, and are described as the followings:

General operations:

 ESC (Mouse: )

Press this button to exit PTZ control mode. The asterisk (*) will be changed back to

normal color.

 ▲▼ (Mouse: Left-click in the up/down area of the video window)

Press these buttons to tilt the camera up/down.

 ◄► (Mouse: Left-click in the left/right area of the video window)

Press these buttons to pan the camera left/right.

 ZOOM ( ) +/- (Mouse: )

Press these buttons to zoom in/out the camera.

 GOTO (Mouse: )

Press this button to move the camera to the preset position. The keypad hint will be

shown. Press numeric buttons 0-9 to enter the number of the preset position to move

the camera to. The range of the preset positions is 00-99. Please note that for V3.20

or above, the range of the preset positions is 00-99.

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 NEXT

Press this button for the next miscellaneous function. The miscellaneous functions

include Focus, Iris, Auto PAN, SEQ, Preset, and Pan Speed. And the active one will

be shown on the lower right corner of the screen. The miscellaneous function specific

operations are described in the following table.

Miscellaneous function specific operations:

Active function Operations Descriptions

Focus +/-

ENTER

focus far/near (Mouse: )

auto focus (Mouse: )

Iris +/- Iris increase/decrease (Mouse:

)

Auto Pan (3)

(Mouse: )

SEQ (5 sec.)

(Mouse: )

Preset (1) )

(Mouse:

Pan Speed (3)

(Mouse: )

+/ENTER * #

+/-, NUMBER ENTER

+/-

Auto pan speed is shown in parenthesis increase/decrease speed start/stop Auto Pan set start position set end position

SEQ dwell time is shown in parenthesis. If SEQ mode is on, the camera will goto preset position 0-9 (or 1-10) sequentially. change dwell time start/stop SEQ mode, an asterisk (*) will be shown if SEQ mode is on

Preset location is shown in parenthesis change Preset location set Preset location

Manual pan speed is shown in parenthesis increase/decrease speed

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9 Software Upgrade

In Menu display, press ▲▼ to change the highlighted option to Software Upgrade, and

then press ENTER to call up Software Upgrade display as shown below.

User can upgrade the software from the upgrading files stored inside the external storage

media such as DVD, SD card or USB flash drive.

Before upgrade the software, you should be to confirm system to connect with the

backup device (refer to 7.6 Backup Device). Then press ENTER to start the upgrade

process when the highlighted file is a correct upgrade file. A confirmation dialog will be

shown on the screen, press ENTER to confirm to upgrade the system software.

Please NOTE: Do not change upgrade file name. (ex. SEC-DVR304.v0643.frm).

 ▲▼◄► (Mouse: Left click)

Press these buttons to select the items.

 ESC

Press this button to escape from this screen, and return to Menu display.

Name Description

1 Backup Device Click Enter (Mouse: Left click) on Backup Device to connect the device for

upgrading (such as DVD, SD card or USB flash drive).

(Please refer to section 7.6 for detail information on device connection)

2 SD Card

Press to select the appropriate device that has the upgrading software, and then

press Enter to start upgrading.

3 File list Displays all the files stored in the device.

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10 Search & Playback

There are five ways to search the recorded video/audio for playback:

(a) Search by time,

(b) Search by event,

(d) Search archived files, and

(e) POS Search (Note: POS not supported)

In split-window display, press SEARCH button to call up Search Menu display as shown.

 ▲▼

 ENTER

 ESC

Press these buttons to change the highlighted item.

Press this button to enter the corresponding Search display of the highlighted item.

The Search displays and their operations are described in the following sections,

followed by the playback operations of the searched video/audio.

Press this button to escape from Search Menu display, and return to split-window

display.

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10.1 Search By Time

This section explains how user can search for specific data by defining the date and

time as the search criteria.

 ▲▼◄►

Press these buttons to select the items.

 ESC

Press this button to escape from this screen, and return to Menu display.

Name Description

1 Start Time (Year, Month,

Date, Hour, Minute)

Video / Audio

Check the types of the recorded video/audio you want to search for playback. Press ENTER

or +/- to check/uncheck each item.

Alarm

Motion

Video Loss

Normal

for the recorded video/audio. The playback (or backup) will

start from the time entered here when the user press the

playback buttons (or Copy button  ) later. Press to set

the year, month, date, hour and minute as the start search

criteria.

Click to set the alarm triggered record as the search criteria.

Click to set the motion triggered record as the search criteria.

Click to set the video loss triggered record as the search criteria.

Click to set the normal record as the search criteria.

PLAY / II

Press this button to start playing the recorded video/audio with

the selected search time and video/audio type. If there’s no

camera in playback mode, up to 4 cameras in the current

split window will be set to playback mode.

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Press this button to backup (copy) the selected type of

COPY 

4 Recorded from 'Recorded from’ time based on the selected Video/Audio before

10.2 Search By Event / Log Display

There are four different types of event logs, including Alarm, Motion, Video Loss, and

System. And up to 3000 most recent event logs can be stored in the system.

recorded video/audio starting from the Search Time (described

below) in the HDD to the connected backup device without

playback. The Backup display (described in Section 10.6) will

be shown. Please note that this kind of backup is

performed in the background, and the user can still do

almost all the operations.

searching - alarm partition if any of Alarm, Motion, or Video

Loss, is checked, and normal partition if Normal is checked.

 ▲▼◄►

Press these buttons to select the items.

 ESC

Press this button to escape from this screen, and return to Menu display.

Name Description

1 Log history This section displays the search result with all the event log information.

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The user may (1) press ENTER to enter Event Playback display of the

selected event log in this list, (2) press Play Buttons (/ II, ) to

playback it directly, or (3) press Copy Button ( ) to backup (copy)

the selected recorded video/audio to the connected backup device

without playback. The Backup display (described in Section 10.6) will

be shown. Please note that this kind of backup is performed in the

background, and the user can still do almost all the operations.

Please refer to Section 10.7 Playback For Search By Event for the

detailed operations for event playback.

2 Event Type Set the search criteria by selecting the types of event such as alarm

trigger, motion trigger, video loss trigger and system event. The Event

Type “System” includes all system related events, such as power on/off,

and will not trigger recording. Press ENTER or to check/uncheck

the event type for the log list.

3 Source ID The source which triggered the event. For Alarm, it’s the alarm input

number; for Motion and Video Loss, it’s the camera number. It’s used

to filter the events to be shown in the log list. Press ENTER or to

check/uncheck each item. For software V6.13 or above, you may

check/uncheck “All” for faster operation.

4 MODE Press this button to refresh the log display and clear the selected logs.

If there are new event logs after the screen is last updated, the log list

shown will be updated accordingly.

SEQ =>

Page Up CALL => Page Down

Click SEQ/CALL to Page Up/Down the Log display.

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10.3 Smart Search

This section explains how user can use a defined time range to search the recorded

data.

 ▲▼◄►

Press these buttons to select the items.

 ESC

Press this button to escape from this screen, and return to Menu display.

Name Description

1 Target Camera

2 Area Click Enter to access the target area setting and to define the motion

3 Time/Date Criteria

4 MODE Click to start the search process.

SEQ =>

Page Up CALL=> Page Down Matched file

history

Click to select the data source camera as the search criteria.

trigger area criteria. The system allows the creation of multiple point

motion detection zones.

Note: For multiple search zones, all restricted zones must be triggered to

enable motion detection recording.

Click to set the date and time period as the search criteria.

Click SEQ/CALL to Page Up/Down the Log display.

the matched files (HDD ID & time are shown) according to the selected

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search time, camera, and motion masks. The files are shown from the

oldest to the newest, and its page number is shown on the lower-left

corner. The user may (1) press ENTER to enter Smart Search Playback

display of the selected matched file in this list, (2) press Play Buttons

(/ II,  , ) to playback it directly, or (3) press Copy Button () to

backup (copy) the selected recorded video/audio to the connected backup

device without playback. The Backup display (described in Section

10.6) will be shown. Please note that this kind of backup without

playback is performed in the background, and the user can still do almost

all the operations. Please also note that the playback (or backup) can

walk across all the matched files. Please refer to Section 10.8 Playback

For Smart Search for the detailed operations for smart search playback.

10.4 Search Archived Files

This section explains how user can search for archived files stored in the external

device.

 ▲▼◄►

Press these buttons to select the items.

 ESC

Press this button to escape from this screen, and return to Menu display.

Name Description

1 Backup Device Click Enter on Backup Device to connect the device for upgrading.

(Please refer to section 7.6 for detail information on device connection)

2 Disk Storage

Press to select the appropriate device that has the upgrading

software, and then press Enter to start upgrading.

3 Used Space Shows the used space of the device.

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Available Space Shows the free space of the device.

4 Archived File list The archived files in the selected Disk Storage. Please select the

file, and then press ENTER to enter Archived File Playback display of

the selected file in this list, or press Play Buttons ( / II ) to playback it

directly. Please refer to Chapter 10.9 Playback For Archived Files

for the detailed operations.

5 MODE Click to delete unwanted file/directory.

10.5 Playback/Archive For Search By Time

In split-window display, press MODE button to change circularly the live/playback mode

for the focus window and the other windows that form a rectangle on the screen. The

video windows for the windows in playback mode are grayed, while those in live mode

display live video.

Please refer to Section 5.2 Basic Operations for how to change the camera(s) in the

playback windows(s). After the playback windows and cameras are all set as you

want, you may use the following buttons to control the playback:

 Play/Pause Button (/ II)

Press this button to play the recorded video/audio searched at forward speed 1X, or

pause the playback. If the playback is paused, press this button again to resume

playing. Note that audio can only be played at forward speed 1X.

 Stop Button ()

Press this button to stop playing the recorded video/audio. If the user press / II

button later, the playback will start from the beginning.

 Fast Forward Button (), Slow Forward Button (SEQ)

Press this button for fast/slow forward playback. Each time this button is pressed,

the forward playback speed will become faster/slower, from 2X, 4X, 8X, up to

64/16X, and then back to 2X.

 Fast Backward Button (), Slow Backward Button (MODE)

Press this button for fast/slow backward playback. Each time this button is

pressed, the backward playback speed will become faster/slower, from 2X, 4X, 8X,

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up to 64/16X, and then back to 2X.

 Single Step Button (I )

Press this button to play the recorded images frame by frame.

 ENTER

Press this button to display the GPS/POS data if there’s GPS/POS data

accompanied with the playback camera. Please select the Type (GPS or POS),

Position, Background, Rows, and number of Characters on the screen, and then

press ENTER to display the GPS/POS data, or ESC to cancel. Press ENTER

again to not display it. (Note: GSP and POS not supported.)

 Copy Button (  )

Press this button to copy or stop copying the playback video/audio to the storage

device connected to the USB port or internal DVD. The Backup display will be

shown as below.

Following is a brief description for the operations in Backup display:

 ▲▼◄►

Press these buttons to select the items.

 Copy Button (  )

Press this button to start backup (copy) or apply the revised settings if it’s

copying, and return to the previous display. There will be a Copy icon on the

lower-right corner indicating that the selected video/audio is being archived to

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the storage device. For DVD disc, the files won’t be written to the disc

until the storage size reaches 1 GB or the user stop copying. Writing to

the disc may take more than 1 minute for every 100 MB (depending on the

disc type).

Note: For internal DVD, please open the front door in order not to block the

tray from ejecting, esp. while it’s in backup process. Blocking the tray from

ejecting may damage the DVD writer.

 Stop ()

Press this button to stop copying and return to the previous display. The Copy

icon will be disappeared.

 ESC

Press this button to cancel, and return to the previous display.

Name Description

Backup

Device

the backup device connected to the system. Press ENTER

on the left button to call up Backup Device dialog if there’s no

backup device connected. Press buttons on the right

selection to select the connected device. Please follow the

steps described in Section 7.6 Backup Device to connect

the backup device before copying.

Backup Speed

1-9, with 1 the lowest speed, 9 the highest speed. Press

buttons to select the value.