Lorex DH200+ Owner's Manual

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Thank you for purchasing this product. Digimerge is committed to providing our customers with a high quality, reliable security solution.

This manual refers to the following models:

• DH200+ Series

For more information on this product, firmware updates, and accessory products, please visit us at:

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CAUTION

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER. NO USER SERVICABLE PARTS INSIDE.

REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.

The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the products ' enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock.

The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance.

WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS UNIT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.

CAUTION: TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, MATCH WIDE BLADE OF THE PLUG TO THE WIDE SLOT AND FULLY INSERT.

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Important Safeguards

In addition to the careful attention devoted to quality standards in the manufacturing process of your video product, safety is a major factor in the design of every instrument. However, safety is your responsibility too. This sheet lists important information that will help to assure your enjoyment and proper use of the video product and accessory equipment. Please read them carefully before operating and using your video product.

Installation

1. Read and Follow Instructions - All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the video product is operated. Follow all operating instructions.

2. Retain Instructions - The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference.

3. Heed Warnings - Comply with all warnings on the video product and in the operating instructions.

4. Polarization - Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding-type plug.

A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other.

A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong.

The wide blade or the third prong are provided for your safety.

If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet, consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet.

5. Power Sources - This video product should be operated only from the type of power source indicated on the marking label. If you are not sure of the type of power supply to your location, consult your video dealer or local power company. For video products intended to operate from battery power, or other sources, refer to the operating instructions.

6. Overloading - Do not overload wall outlets of extension cords as this can result in the risk of fire or electric shock. Overloaded AC outlets, extension cords, frayed power cords, damaged or cracked wire insulation, and broken plugs are dangerous. They may result in a shock or fire hazard. Periodically examine the cord, and if its appearance indicates damage or deteriorated insulation, have it replaced by your service technician.

7. Power Cord Protection - Power supply cords should be routed so that they are not likely to be walked on or pinched by items placed upon or against them, paying particular attention to cords at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the video product.

8. Ventilation - Slots and openings in the case are provided for ventilation to ensure reliable operation of the video product and to protect it from overheating. These openings must not be blocked or covered. The openings should never be blocked by placing the video equipment on a bed, sofa, rug, or other similar surface. This video product should never be placed near or over a radiator or heat register. This video product should not be placed in a built-in installation such as a bookcase or rack unless proper ventilation is provided or the video product manufacturer’s instructions have been followed.

9. Attachments - Do not use attachments unless recommended by the video product manufacturer as they may cause a hazard.

10. Camera Extension Cables – Check the rating of your extension cable(s) to verify compliance with your local authority regulations prior to installation.

11. Water and Moisture - Do not use this video product near water. For example, near a bath tub, wash bowl, kitchen sink or laundry tub, in a wet basement, near a swimming pool and the like.

Caution

operated equipment or accessories connected to this unit should bear the UL listing mark of CSA certification mark on the accessory itself and should not be modified so as to defeat the safety features. This will help avoid any potential hazard from electrical shock or fire. If in doubt, contact qualified service personnel.

12. Accessories - Do not place this video equipment on an unstable cart, stand, tripod, or table. The video equipment may fall, causing serious damage to the video product. Use this video product only with a cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table recommended by the manufacturer or sold with the video product. Any mounting of the product should follow the manufacturer’s instructions and use a mounting accessory recommended by the manufacturer.

: Maintain electrical safety. Powerline

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Service

13. Servicing - Do not attempt to service this video equipment yourself as opening or removing covers may expose you to dangerous voltage or other hazards. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel.

14. Conditions Requiring Service - Unplug this video product from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions:

• When the power supply cord or plug is damaged.

• If liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into

the video product.

• If the video product has been exposed to rain or

water.

• If the video product does not operate normally by

following the operating instructions. Adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating instructions. Improper adjustment of other controls may result in damage and will often require extensive work by a qualified technician to restore the video product to its normal operation.

• If the video product has been dropped or the cabinet

has been damaged.

• When the video product exhibits a distinct change

in performance. This indicates a need for service.

Use

19. Cleaning - Unplug the video product from the wall outlet before cleaning. Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners. Use a damp cloth for cleaning.

20. Product and Cart Combination - Video and cart combination should be moved with care. Quick stops, excessive force, and uneven surfaces may cause the video product and car combination to overturn.

21. Object and Liquid Entry - Never push objects for any kind into this video product through openings as they may touch dangerous voltage points or “short-out” parts that could result in a fire or electric shock. Never spill liquid of any kind on the video product.

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

15. Replacement Parts - When replacement parts are required, have the service technician verify that the replacements used have the same safety characteristics as the original parts. Use of replacements specified by the video product manufacturer can prevent fire, electric shock or other hazards.

16. Safety Check - Upon completion of any service or repairs to this video product, ask the service technician to perform safety checks recommended by the manufacturer to determine that the video product is in safe operating condition.

17. Wall or Ceiling Mounting - The cameras provided with this system should be mounted to a wall or ceiling only as instructed in this guide, using the provided mounting brackets.

18. Heat - The product should be situated away from heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other products (including amplifiers) that produce heat.

General Precautions

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General Precautions

FCC CLASS A NOTICE

NOTE

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

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1. All warnings and instructions in this manual should be followed.

2. Remove the plug from the outlet before cleaning. water dampened cloth for cleaning.

3. Do not use this unit in humid or wet places.

4. Keep enough space around the unit for ventilation. Slots and openings in the storage cabinet should

5. During lightning storms, or when the unit is not used for a long time, disconnect the power suppl

not be blocked.

y, antenna, and cables to protect the unit from electrical surge.

Do not use liquid aerosol detergents. Use a

This equipment has been certified and found to comply with the limits regulated by FCC, EMC, and LVD. There cause interference with other appliance usage.

However, it is imperative that the user follows the usage which may result in damage to the unit, electrical shock and fire hazard injury.

In order to improve the feature functions and quality of this product, to change without notice from time to time.

fore, it is designated to provide reasonable protection against interference and will not

guidelines in this manual to avoid improper

the specifications are subject

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Features

• H.264 compression, supports D1 resolution video recording

• Security Certified Hard Disk with up to 2TB of data storage

• Backup through USB port to flash and optical drives*

• Excellent quality live and recorded video and audio

• 480fps ‘real-time’ viewing, 240fps recording (8/16 channel)

• CMS-DH application supports up to 300 DVRs, 64 channels, live-playback, E-map, full

• control, up to 8 screen display

• 3G Smart phone viewing and control with Windows Mobile™

• Fully compatible with both PC and Mac

•

Lite Touch pad control

*Please visit www.digimerge.com/Touch for information, firmware, and compatibility updates for mobile viewing

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Basic Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Remote Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Mouse Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Mouse Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Touch Panel Tips and Tricks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Using the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Quick Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Using Quick Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Enabling/Disabling Quick Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

On-Screen Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Using the Virtual Remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Using the Virtual Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Setting the Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Multi-Screen Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Repositioning Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Sequential Setup (Auto Sequence) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Continuous Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Event Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Motion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Video Loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Setting Motion-only Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Enabling Motion-only recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Setting Continuous & Motion Recording (C+M) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Schedule Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Recording Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Playback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Using the Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

DISPLAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

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Sequential Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Auto Sequence with Front Panel and Remote Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

CAMERA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

CONFIGURING MOTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

RECORD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

SCHEDULE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Stopping Scheduled Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Overnight Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

EVENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

DEVICE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

NETWORK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

EMAIL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

DDNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

MISC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

SYSTEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

GENERAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

TIME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

ACCOUNT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

DISK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Formatting Disks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Disk Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

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Auto Delete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

UPDATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

INFO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Backup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

USB Flash Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

External USB HDD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

USB CD/DVD-RW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Time Search and Backup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Viewing Backup Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Using MCD Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

CMS-DH Central Management Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Installing CMS-DH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Starting CMS-DH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Adding a Virtual DVR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Creating New Group Folders & Sub folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Configuring General System Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Adding Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Recording Video to the hard drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Playing back recorded video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Remote Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

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Video Playback Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Local Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

Saving Video Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Converting video files to AVI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Schedule Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Schedule Backup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Taking Screen Captures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

Viewing File Download Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Changing viewing modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

E-Map Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Viewing video on E-Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Configuring E-Map camera settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Zooming into the E-Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Removing camera icon in the E-Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Adding Multiple E-Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Viewing DVR Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Closing windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Locking Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

DVR Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Setting PTZ Pre-Sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Upgrading the firmware remotely (DH200+ Series only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Configuring Post Event Action Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Setting up Post Event Actions on a NO/NC Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Configuring Alarm Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Setting message pop-up notifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Setting Video pop-up notifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Configuring other Post Action Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

POS Data Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Running CMS-DH on multiple monitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

iSMS Client (Remote Viewing on the Mac). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Installation Steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82

Using the iSMS Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

iSMS Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84

Configuring OSD Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Searching for video remotely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Searching for video locally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Configuring PTZ settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Configuring PTZ Protocols in the iSMS Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Configuring the iSMS Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Digi Imobile Touch - iPhone App. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Digi iMobile Touch Lite - ANDROID. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

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Installing the BDVRViewer App on your Blackberry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Appendix A: System Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Appendix B: Setting up Remote Viewing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Appendix C: Digimerge Auto Port Forwarding Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Appendix D: Setting Up DDNS Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Appendix E: Setting Up Mobile Access. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Appendix F: Connecting PTZ Cameras. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Appendix G: Connecting Additional External Monitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Appendix H: Connecting Motion / Alarm Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Appendix I: Full Connectivity Diagram. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Appendix J: Replacing the Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Appendix K: Using Listen-in Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Appendix L: Converting Video Files to AVI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Appendix M: Remote Viewing using Internet Explorer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

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GETTING STARTED

DIGIMERGE TOUCH+ DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER

POWER SUPPLY

INSTRUCTION MANUAL, QUICKSTART GUIDE, & SOFTWARE CD

REMOTE CONTROL

ETHERNET CABLE

MOUSE

OCTOPUS CABLE [16-CHANNEL ONLY]

The system comes with the following components:

HARD DRIVE SIZE, NUMBER OF CHANNELS, AND CAMERA CONFIGURATION MAY VARY BY MODEL. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR PACKAGE FOR SPECIFIC CONTENT DETAILS.

CHECK YOUR PACKAGE TO CONFIRM THAT YOU HAVE RECEIVED THE COMPLETE SYSTEM, INCLUDING ALL COMPONENTS SHOWN ABOVE.

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BASIC SETUP

Figure 1.0 Connect BNC cameras to the system

Fi gu re 1. 2 C on ne ct t o a VGA o r C CT V mo ni to r, o r a TV

Figure 1.3 Connect an Ethernet cable and mouse

Figure 1.4 Connect the power cable

Figure 1.1 Octopus cable port (16-channel only)

1. Connect the cameras

a. Connect BNC cameras to the BNC ports on the

rear panel (4/8-channel models).

a. 16-CHANNEL MODELS ONL

end of the octopus cable to the VIDEO IN1-16 port (see figure 1.1).

b. Connect BNC cameras to the octopus cable.

2. Connect a monitor

a. Connect a VGA cable (not included) from the VGA

port on the rear panel to the VGA port on your monitor.

a. Connect a BNC terminated cable from one of the

Video OUT por

3. Connect the mouse (USB or PS/2)

a. Connect the mouse to the USB mouse port on the

rear panel.

Y: Connect the single

ts to a TV or CCTV monitor.

NOTE: If using a PS/2 mouse, a USB adapter will

be required (not included).

4. Connect the Ethernet cable

a. Connect an Ethernet cable to the LAN port on the

rear panel of system; connect the other end of the Ethernet cable to an empty LAN port on your router or switch (not included).

5. Connect the power cable

a. Connect the power supply to the DC 12V port on

the rear panel of the system; connect the power cable to an outlet, power strip, or surge protector.

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FRONT PANEL

8 9

11 1413

Figure 1.5 Front panel (8-channel model shown)

1. Channel buttons: Press to view channels individually in full-screen.

2. : Press to increase values in menu options.

3. : Press to switch between full-screen single channel, quad, and split-screen display views.

4. : Press to confirm menu options.

/ : Press to perform the following:

6. CLR

7. /

8. LE

9. POW

Ds: REC will be solid red during recording; HDD will flash green when the system is accessing the

HDD.

Live viewing

•

Playback

•

: Press to perform the following:

Live viewing

•

Playback

•

: Press to perform the following:

Live viewing

• password required for stoppage)

Playback

•

ER: Press to power the system ON/OFF (password required).

: Start/Stop recording (password required for stoppage)

: Increase reverse playback speed 1X, 2X, 4X, 8X, and 16X

: Move cursor left

: Show/hide onscreen display (OSD)

: Play/pause playback

: Move cursor up

: Start/stop scheduled recording (Recording Schedule must already be configured;

: Increase forward playback 1X, 2X, 4X, 8X, and 16X

: Move cursor right

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Front Panel

8 9

Figure 1.6 Front panel (8-channel model shown)

Front Panel (cont’d.)

10. : Press to decrease values in menu options.

11. : Press to open/close the Time Search menu.

12. : Press to open/close the Backup menu.

13. MENU/ESC:

14. /

: Press to perform the following:

15. USB P

Press to open/close the Main Menu; press to close menu windows.

Live viewing

•

Playback

•

: Open the Log menu

: Stop playback

: Move cursor down

ort: Connect a USB flash drive, HDD, or optical drive for critical data backup; connect a USB

flash drive for firmware upgrades

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REAR PANEL

1 2

8 9 10 11 12

Figure 1.7 Rear panel (8-channel model shown)

NOTE: On the 4-channel DH200+ models, the rear USB port is used for the mouse only.

Do not connect a USB flash drive / external DVD writer to the rear USB port.

NOTE: On the 4-channel DH200+ models, you must use a PS/2 compatible USB mouse

(included). A regular USB 2.0 mouse will not work on the rear panel USB port.

Figure 1.8 Octopus cable VIDEO IN (16-channel only)

1. CAMERA IN: Camera input ports for BNC cameras (4/8-channel);

VIDEO IN 1-16: Port for octopus cable (16-channel models only—see figure 1.8)

2. VIDEO OUT:

3. AUDIO IN:

4. VGA:

5. LAN:

6. MOUSE: USB

VGA port to connect the system to a VGA monitor.

Connect an Ethernet cable to connect the system to a router or switch (not included).

Video output (BNC) to connect the system to a secondary monitor or DVR.

One 3.5" RCA port (mono) for recording audio from an audio capable camera (not included).

port to connect a USB or PS/2 mouse (PS/2 mouse requires USB adapter).

7. ALARM IN:

8. SP

9. AUDIO OUT:

10. RS422

11. DC 12V:

12. Ex

OT OUT: Video output to connect the system to an external monitor (not included). Spot Out mode

only displays channels switching in an automatic sequence.

camera (not included). NOTE: The RS232 ports ar

A PTZ camera cannot be controlled from these ports.

haust fan: Do not block. Keep clear to allow for proper

ventilation.

Alarm block to connect external alarm or motion devices (not included).

One 3.5" RCA port (mono) for audio output.

/ 485 / OUT: Connection block for an RS422/485 PTZ

Port for 12V DC 3A power supply (included).

e for development purposes only.

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REMOTE CONTROL

You can use the channel buttons on the remote control to enter numbers, letters, and other characters.

1 POWER: Press to power the system ON/OFF

(password required).

2. Navigation/Menu:

S: Press to move cursor up

•

• T: Press to move cursor down

• W: Press to move cursor left

• X: Press to move cursor right

NU: Press to open the Main Menu

• ME

3. : Press to switch between single channel

full-screen, quad, and split-screen displays.

5. Playb

: Press to confirm menu options/selections.

ack controls:

: Press to increase reverse playback speed 1X,

• 2X, 4X, 8X, and 16X.

• WX: Press to begin playback; press to switch between forward and reverse playback

• : Press to increase forward playback speed 1X, 2X, 4X, 8X, and 16X

• : During playback, press to pause; press

repeatedly for frame-by-frame playback; during

ive viewing, press to open the PTZ menu

: Press to stop playback

•

• : During playback, press to pause; press

repeatedly for frame-by-frame playback; during live viewing

6. Channel butt individually in full-screen; press to input passwords; when entering camera titles, press for alpha-numeric characters.

8. C

10.

: Press to open the Time Search menu.

ANCEL/ESC: Press to close menu windows; press to show/hide the on-screen display (OSD); press to clear channel indicators (loss, alarm, etc.).

+: Press to increase values in menu options.

- : Press to decrease menu options in menu options.

, press to Spot Out.

ons: Press to view channels 1~8

z: Press to start/stop manual recording.

11.

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MOUSE CONTROL

1 2

The mouse is the primary control device for the system. To connect a USB mouse:

• Connect a USB / PS/2 mouse to the USB port on the rear panel—

NOT

connect the mouse to the USB port on the front panel. The USB

port on the front panel is strictly intended for data transfer.

1. Left-Button: While in a split-screen display mode, double-click an individual channel to view it in full-screen; double-click again to return to the split-screen display mode. While navigating menus, click to select a menu option; double-click to open the next menu.

2. Right

3. Scr

-Button: Right-click anywhere on the screen to open the Virtual Remote; double-click anywhere

on the screen to return to the previous menu.

oll-Wheel: Move the scroll wheel up or down to increase/decrease the value of a selected menu

option.

Mouse Tips

When using the mouse, the ENTER and EXIT buttons appear in the top-right

corner of every menu window. When you change system settings and

configurations, click to confirm your changes.

Touch Panel Tips and Tricks

If using the Touch panel, you will often use the following buttons when controlling the system:

• CLR:

viewing

• /:

viewing

• / : playback speed;

• /: playback speed;

• Press the MENU/ESC button to open the main menu AND close windows/exit

NOTE: This manual refers to the CANCEL/ESC button on the remote control for closing/exiting menu windows. If using the front panel, press MENU/ESC to close/exit menu windows.

• Press the button to increase values for selected menu options

• Press the button to decrease values for selected menu options

• Press the button to enter/confirm.

Menus

: show/hide OSD; clear channel icons

Menus

: open Log menu

Menus

: move cursor up;

: move cursor down;

: move cursor left;

Live viewing

: move cursor right;

Live viewing

: start/stop recording

: start/stop scheduled recording

Playback

: pause playback;

: stop playback;

: increase reverse

: increase forward

Live

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USING THE SYSTEM

The default system password is 000000

Figure 2.0 Quick Setup menu

To access the Quick Setup menu, from the Main menu, select

Display>Quick Setup.

Then select "ON" to enable Quick Setup.

To power the system ON/OFF:

1. Connect the power cable to the port on the rear panel.

2. Press the

POWER button on the front panel or remote control.

NOTE: You need to press the Power button for initial startup

viewing screen on subsequent resets.

NOTE: You will need to input your system password to power off the system.

only

. The system will load the live

Quick Setup

By default, the system has Quick Setup disabled. Quick Setup lets you quickly adjust the time and record mode on the system. The system menu will appear as the Quick Setup menu with only Time and Record options available.

Using Quick Setup

Use Quick Setup to set the time and configure basic recording settings.

To set the time:

1. Under the Time tab, select

2. Select

TIME and enter the time (hh/mm/ss).

DATE and press the ENTER button. Enter the month, day, and year.

NOTE: If using the mouse, you will enter the date and time with the Virtual Keyboard.

3. Press the

To configure recording settings:

1. Stop ALL RECORDING on the system. Enter your system password (by default, 000000).

2. Under the RECORD tab, select RECO

FIELD 4CH, FRAME 4CH, CIF 8CH, FIELD 8CH, FRAME 8CH, or CIF + FRAME.

NOTE: If "CIF + FRAME" recording mode is selected, only channel 1 will record in frame—the

remaining channels will record in CIF.

3. Under the RECORD tab, select RECO HOURS, 1~6 DAYS, 1~20 WEEKS, or NONE.

ENTER button to save your changes.

RD MODE and select one of the following: CIF 4CH,

RDING DAYS. Press the +/ - buttons and select 12

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Using the System

Figure 3.0 Enable password (optional)

Using Quick Setup (cont’d.)

4. Under PRIORITY, select QUALITY (the quality of the video) or RATE (frames per second). If you select RATE, the video quality and frames per second will be at the lowest possible setting. This will reduce overall video quality, but will maximize the available hard drive space. Adjust this setting to best suit your recording environment and security needs. For details on configuring recording options, see “RECORD” on page 28.

NOTE: The necessary recording parameters will appear under RECORD SETUP INFO at the

bottom of the Quick Setup window.

5. Press the

ENTER button to save your settings.

Enabling/Disabling Quick Setup

You must disable Quick Setup in order to access the full system main menu.

To disable Quick Setup:

1. Under the ADVANCED tab, select

2. Select The full main menu will appear when you press the MENU button.

To enable Quick Setup:

1. Press the MENU

2. Select

3. Under the DISPLAY SETUP tab, move the cursor to QU ENTER button.

4. Press the CA

Press the MENU butt

ON and press the ENTER button. The window closes. Quick Setup has been disabled.

button. The Main menu opens.

DISPLAY and press the ENTER button.

NCEL/ESC button to exit.

on again to open the Quick Setup menu.

RUN ADVANCED.

ICK SETUP, select ON and press the

Password

The default system password is 000000. However, you do not have to enter a password upon initial startup. You can enable this option in Main Menu>System> on page 34. For complete information on changing your password and managing users on the system, see “ACCOUNT” on page 34.

General. For details, see “GENERAL”

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Using the System

Figure 4.0 Main system display

On-Screen Display

The system shows the following for all display views:

1. Recording: "REC" indicates that continuous recording is enabled on at least one channel.

NOTE:

2. Display: Show live video and playback in single channel full-screen, quad, and split-screen configurations.

3. Camer

4. Chann either a RED number (recording) or WHITE number (no recording).

NOTE:

If REC does not appear on the onscreen display the system is NOT RECORDING.

a Status: Will display a green Motion icon, purple Loss icon, or red Alarm icon.

el number: By default, the individual channel number appears at the bottom of the frame with

A white number may mean that a channel has been assigned motion recording. For

details, see “Recording” on page 16.

Status: Shows recording, display type, and network status. "R" indicates recording;

indicates schedule recording.

NOTE: Al RECORDING. If does not appear in the

6. Channel Title: You can customize the channel with a unique name for each channel. See

ways check for these icons. If "R" does not appear in the status bar, the system is NOT

status bar, Schedule Recording is NOT ENABLED.

“CAMERA” on page 27.

7. Date/Time: Shows the date (mm/dd/yyyy), day of the week, and time (24-hour clock).

8. HDD/Rec remaining.

ord days: The percentage of free space remaining on the hard disk; number of recording days

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Using the System

Figure 4.1 Virtual Remote

• : Time Search

•

:Window

Positioning

• Log

• Spot Out

• System Info

• Backup

• : Display Mode

• Zoom

• PTZ

Using the Virtual Remote

Right-click anywhere on the screen to open the Virtual Remote. The Virtual Remote gives you quick access to many of the system’s features using only a USB mouse (included).

Quick Function Keys:

2. Navigation/Menu:

S: Move cursor up

•

• T: Move cursor down

• W: Move cursor left

• X: Move cursor right

U: Press to open/close the Main Menu; press to close menu

• MEN

windows

3. Playback controls:

4. Channel butt

•

: ENTER/confirm menu options/selections

• ESC: Close menu windows; press to show/hide the onscreen

display (OSD); press to clear channel indicators (loss, alarm, etc.)

•

+: Increase values in menu options.

- : Decrease menu options in menu options

•

: Stop playback

•

: Increase reverse playback speed 1X, 2X, 4X, 8X, and 16X

•

art playback; press to switch between forward and reverse

• X: St

playback

: Increase forward playback speed 1X, 2X, 4X, 8X, and 16X

•

z: Start manual recording (if scheduled recording is not active)

•

: Starts/stops Schedule Recording

• : During playback, click to pause; click repeatedly for

frame-by-frame playback; during liv PTZ menu

e viewing, click to open the

• : During playback, click to pause; click repeatedly for

frame-by-frame playback; during live viewing, click to SPOT OUT

ons: Click to view channels 1~8 individually in full-screen; click to input passwords; when entering

camera titles, click for alpha-numeric characters.

NOTE: The button labeled 0/10 means 0 when entering passwords, and 10 when entering

channel 10 for the 16 channel model DVR.

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Using the System

Figure 4.2 Virtual Remote during Playback

Figure 4.3 Virtual Keyboard

Playback

During playback, you can right-click anywhere on the screen to open a condensed version of the Virtual Remote.

Navigation/Menu:

• S: Move cursor up

• T: Move cursor down

• W: Move cursor left

• X: Move cursor right

• ZOOM:

•

• ESC: Click to close menu windows; click to show/hide the onscreen

•

2. Playback controls:

•

• X:

•

Click to open/close the Zoom windows. Click to a ctivate

zoom then click + / - t

o increase 2X, 4X.

: Click to confirm menu options/selections

display (OSD); click to clear channel indicators (loss, alarm, etc.)

+: Increase values in menu options.

- : Decrease menu options in menu options

: Stop playback

: Increase reverse playback speed 1X, 2X, 4X, 8X, and 16X

Start playback; press to switch between forward and reverse playback

: Increase forward playback speed 1X, 2X, 4X, 8X, and 16X

3. Quick Function Keys:

• : Click to open the Time Search menu

• Log: Click to open the Log menu

• : During playback, click to pause; click repeatedly for frame-by-frame playback

: During playback, click to pause; click repeatedly for frame-by-frame playback

•

Using the Virtual Keyboard

When configuring certain options, such as Camera Title, the Virtual Keyboard opens to make mouse input easier.

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Using the System

Figure 5.0 Time menu

Setting the Time

It is highly recommended to set the time on the system prior to doing any recording.

NOTE: All recording must be stopped on the system in order to set the time.

To set the date and time:

1. Stop recording on the system by pressing / on on the remote control and enter your 6-digit system password (by default, 000000).

NOTE: If using the mouse, right-click and then click on the Virtual Remote.

the front panel, or pressing the button

2. Press the MENU

button to open the system menu. Select SYSTEM and press the ENTER

button. The System menu opens.

3. Select the TIM

4. Select DA

5. Select TIME and

NOTE: If using the mouse, use the Virtual Keyboard to enter the date and time.

6. Press the ENTER

7. Press / on the

E tab.

TE and enter the date (mm/dd/yyyy).

enter the time (hh/mm/ss).

button to save your changes.

front panel, or press the button on the remote control to resume

Continuous Recording.

NOTE: If using the mouse, right-click and then click on the Virtual Remote.

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Using the System

Full-Screen

Quad

Split-Screen 1

Split-Screen 2

(16-channel

models only)

Figure 6.0 Blue Window cursor is in channel 1

Press the 3 button to move channel 3 to the channel 1 position.

Figure 6.1 Channels repositioned

Channel 3 is now in the channel 1 position.

Multi-Screen Display

The system can display channels in full-screen single channel, quad, and multi split-screen displays.

Repositioning Channels

You can reposition the channels on the display screen. This can be very useful when monitoring a live location(s).

To reposition the display channels:

1. Using the mouse, remote control, or front panel, quad display, or in a multi split-screen configuration.

NOTE: Repositioning will not work if the main display screen is in full-screen single channel.

place the main display screen in either a

1. Using the mouse, right-click anywhere on

2. From the Virtual Remote, click

. The Blue Window cursor appears in the top-left channel

the screen to open the Virtual Remote.

(typically channel 1).

3. Reposition the channels through the following:

• Remote Control: Press the button for the channel you wish to place in the location of the Blue Window cursor. For example, if the cursor is on channel 1, and you want to have channel 4 in its location, press the 4 button on the remote control

nt Panel: Press the button for the channel you wish to place in the location of the Blue

• Fro Window cursor

4. Press the STWX to change the location of the Blue Window cursor.

5. Press the

ENTER button to save your settings.

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Using the System

OPTIONAL:

Once the frame is visible, you can also perform the following:

• Press + / - to shrink the

frame

• Press the ENTER button to zoom in 2X

Figure 7.0 Zoom frame (full-screen only)

Zoom

Use the system’s built-in 2X digital zoom to get a closer look at images in full-screen (full-screen mode only).

To use zoom:

1. From live viewing, press the number buttons on the front panel or remote control to select a ch

annel to view in full-screen.

NOTE: The zoom function will not work if the main display screen is in quad or split-screen

configurations.

2. Press the ENTER butt screen.

3. Once the frame is visible, perform any of the following:

• Press

• Press the ENTER button to zoom in 1X

• Press

STWX to move the frame anywhere on the screen

+ to zoom in 2X; press - to zoom out 1X

STWX to scan the image

on. The OSD disappears. A black frame appears in the center of the

4. Press the

CANCEL/ESC button to exit zoom and return to live viewing.

Sequential Setup (Auto Sequence)

Sequential Setup (Auto Sequence) allows you to view connected cameras in an automatic sequence. Sequential Setup can include both full-screen and split screen modes.

For more details on Sequential Setup, see see “Sequential Setup” on page 26.

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RECORDING

Figure 8.0 Continuous recording on all channels (4CH model shown)

• In this example, Continuous Recording is on ALL channels (default)

By default, the system is set to immediately record at startup from connected cameras— continuous recording. It is highly recommended to keep continuous recording on at all times.

The system can perform Continuous Recording, E However, the system can only perform one type of recording at a given time.

vent Recording, and Schedule Recording.

Continuous Recording

By default, all camera channels are enabled with continuous recording. During Continuous Recording, the REC icon appears in the top left corner of the OSD, "R" appears in the status bar at the bottom of the OSD, and any connected cameras will have their channel numbers in RED (see figure 0.0).

Event Recording

The system includes three modes of event recording:

• Mo

• Alarm: The system records when an alarm or sensor is triggered

• Video Loss: The system records when a camera is disconnected or suffers video loss. The system employs a pre-record function to capture video seconds before the video loss occurred

You can customize the recording parameters (video quality, frames-per-second) of Event Recording in the Record menu. See “RECORD” on page 28.

tion: The system only records when motion is detected by the affected camera

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Recording

Figure 8.1 Motion assigned to channel 4 (4CH model shown)

• In this example, motion detection was assigned to camera 4, so the channel number is WHITE

• Continuous Recording remains on channels 1~3

Figure 8.2 Motion was detected on camera 4 (4CH model shown)

• In this example, motion was detected on camera 4—the motion icon appears and the channel number turns RED

• Continuous Recording remains on channels 1~3

Motion

Motion Detection must be applied to specific cameras. If you assign Motion Detection to a camera, that camera will only record when a motion event is triggered. The camera enabled with Motion Detection will have a

WHITE number on the OSD (see figure 8.1).

NOTE: A white number can also indicate that recording on a camera has been disabled. For

better security it is highly recommended to keep continuous recording for all cameras on at all times. Use caution when assigning motion detection to specific cameras.

When motion is detected by the camera, the motion icon will appear, and the channel number will

RED (see figure 8.2).

turn

NOTE: Press the CANCEL/ESC button on the remote control, front panel, or Virtual Remote to

clear the motion icon.

NOTE: If you assign motion detection to ALL cameras, the REC icon will not appear in the top-left

corner, but the "R" will remain in the status bar of the OSD.

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Recording

Motion-only recording enabled for channel 1

Alarm

When an alarm is triggered, the system will continue to record, but can apply unique recording parameters that you can set in the Alarm menu (Main Menu>Alarm). For details, see “EVENT” on page 30.

NOTE: Press the CANCEL/ESC button on the remote control, front panel, or Virtual Remote to

clear the alarm icon.

Video Loss

If a camera is disconnected or is damaged, the video loss icon will appear for the affected channel. The channel number will turn WHITE.

NOTE: Once video has been restored, press the CANCEL/ESC button on the remote control, front

panel, or Virtual Remote to clear the video loss icon.

Setting Motion-only Recording

The system can record in "Motion-only" recording. During Motion-only Recording, the system records during motion events, but will temporarily pause recording (on a particular channel) when there is no movement.

ENABLING MOTION-ONLY RECORDING

Step 1 of 3: Enable Motion recording in the Recording schedule

1. Press the MENU butt menu.

2. From the main menu, click RECORD ( ).

3. Configure the following for the channel you wish to enable motion:

• CONT

• MOTION: Select ON.

• QUALITY: Select the desired video quality.

• ALARM: Select ON if you wish to enable Alarm recording.

I. (Continuous recording): Select OFF

on on the front panel, remote control, or virtual remote to open the main

4. Click to save your settings.

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Step 2 of 3 (OPTIONAL): Configure motion detection areas

Select camera

Select all

Custom Select

De-select all

Motion Grid

By default, the entire channel area is selected for motion recor

ding. Follow the steps below to

customize the area of the channel that you wish to enable motion recording.

1. From the main menu, click CA

MERA ( ).

2. From the camera section tab, click on the camera that has motion enabled.

3. Beside MOTION GRID, use the buttons to select all, or select a certain portion of the screen that will detect motion. In the motion grid, you can select the areas that

ou wish to monitor for motion.

NOTE: If you use Custom Select, double-click the Motion Grid on the area that you wish to enable

motion. Motion activated areas highlight with a blue grid.

4. Click to save your settings.

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Step 3 of 3: Configuring Motion Recording frame rates

You can configure the recording frame rate when the system detects motion. For example, you may want th

1. From the Main Menu, click EVENT ( ).

2. Configure the following beside the channel that has motion enabled:

• MO

e system to record in a higher frame rate (30FPS) during motion recording.

TION: Select the frame rate the system will record at when it detects motion (i.e 30F/S)

• Select the recording quality (LOW, MIDDLE, SUPER, HIGH, ULTRA)

Final Results

• When the system detects motion, the system begins recording as a "Motion" event. The system r

ecords at a specific frame rate designated by the user.

• When the post-recording alarm ends, the system pauses recording in the particular channel where motion-only recording was enabled.

• The system resumes motion-recording when it detects motion.

Setting Continuous & Motion Recording (C+M)

In Continuous and Motion recording mode, the system records 24 hours a day. But as soon as a camera detects motion, the system records in Motion recording mode. This allows the system to record at higher frame rates during motion recording, and mark the video as an "event".

Step 1 of 2: Enable Continuous and Motion

1. From the RECORD menu, configure the following on the cameras that will record in C+M:

• CONT

• MOTION: Select ON.

• QUALITY: Select the desired video quality during Motion and Alarm recording.

• ALARM: Turn ON/OFF to enable/disable Alarm recording.

• ALARM: Select ON if you wish to enable Alarm recording.

I. (Continuous): Select the continuous recording frame rate (i.e. 15 F/S)

recording

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2. Click to save your settings.

CONTI. is set to 30F/S. This means Channel 2 will record at 30 FPS during continuous recording.

Motion is set to ON. This means the system will start motion recording when the system detects motion.

Enter the desired reco rdin g fr ame rate during Motion recording

Enter the image quality during Motion recording

Step 2 of 2 : Configure Motion Recording frame rates

1. From the Main Menu, click EVENT ( ).

2. Configure the following beside the channel that has motion enabled:

• MO

TION: Select the frame rate the system will record at when it detects motion (i.e 30F/S)

• Select the recording quality (LOW, MIDDLE, SUPER, HIGH, ULTRA)

Recording

3. Click to save your settings

Final Results

• The system records continuously with the assigned parameters. In this example, the system w

• When the system detects motion, Motion recording begins. In this example, the system will record at 30 FPS when motion is detected (Motion Recording).

• When the post-alarm recording ends, Motion recording stops, and continuous recording resumes at 15 FPS.

ill record at 15 FPS during continuous recording.

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Recording

Figure 8.3 Schedule Recording screen

ATTENTION: Schedule Recording takes priority over all other recording modes.

Schedule Recording

Schedule Recording can be set manually or at startup. Schedule Recording features customizable recording parameters that you assign to each camera.

The Schedule recording icon—

icon, schedule recording is NOT ENABLED.

For details on setting a recording schedule, see “SCHEDULE” on page 28.

—indicates schedule recording is enabled. If you do not see the

Recording Audio

The system can record one channel of audio. You must have an audio enabled camera or self-powered microphone connected to the system in order to use this function. For details on connected audio recording devices, see “Appendix K: Using Listen-in Audio” on page 142.

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PLAYBACK

Figure 9.0 Playback display view

View recorded video on the system through playback mode.

Playback

To begin playback:

1. Press the WX most recently recorded video.

2. Press the following buttons on the remote control to use playback functions:

WX: Press to switch between forward and reverse playback

•

• : Press to pause playback; press repeatedly for frame-by-frame reverse playback

• : Press to pause playback; press repeatedly for frame-by-frame forward playback

: Press to increase reverse playback speed 1X, 2X, 4X, 8X, and 16X

•

: Press to increase forward playback speed 1X, 2X, 4X, 8X, and 16X

•

: Press to stop playback and return to live viewing

•

button on the remote control. The system will play the last few minutes of the

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Figure 10.0 Time Search menu

Figure 10.1 Time Search sub-menu

Search for recorded video data on the system using the Time Search menu.

To open the Time Search menu:

• Press the

To search for recorded video:

1. Press

2. Press

3. Press the ENTER button. The detailed Time Search menu opens.

WX to select the month.

T to move the cursor to the calendar. The date is highlighted with a black square.

STWX to select dates with either Alarm, Motion, or Normal recordings and press

button on the front panel or remote control

4. Press ENTER button. Recording blocks are distinguished by Alarm (red), Motion (green), and Normal (orange).

5. Use the playback buttons on the remote control or the front panel to control playback.

6. Press

STWX to select recording blocks in Hour, Minute, or Camera and then press the

 to stop playback and return to live viewing.

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USING THE MAIN MENU

Figure 11.0 System Main Menu

To open the Main Menu:

• Press the MENU button

on the front panel or the remote control

Using the Main Menu

1. DISPLA Sequence settings.

2. CA

3. RECO rate, and motion.

4. SC

5. EVE

6. DEVICE:

7. NE

8. SY

HEDULE: Customize four kinds of recording modes according to a daily or weekly

schedule.

STEM: Configure various system settings including date/time, users, Quick Setup, HDD

settings, and system information.

Y: Adjust OSD borders, camera titles, colors, split-screen configuration, and Auto

MERA: Adjust brightness, color, contrast, title, PTZ settings, and enable/disable convert.

RD: Enable/disable recording for each camera, configure the recording quality, frame

NT: Configure motion recording, and alarm recording settings.

Configure post recording time, key sensitivity, audio recording, and alarm settings.

TWORK: Configure IP, email, and DDNS settings.

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Using the Main Menu

Figure 12.0 Display menu Figure 12.1 Auto Sequence setup

DISPLAY

Use the Display menu to configure the OSD and Auto Sequence settings.

To change display settings:

1. Select the DI configure the following:

• STATUS BAR: Select to Show or Hide the status bar on the OSD.

MERA: Select to show the CAMERA NO. or

• CA the CAMERA TITLE or both.

• BORDE of the OSD: WHITE, BLACK, DARK GREY, or GREY

CKGROUND: Set the background color for

• BA disconnected cameras on the main display: GRAY, WHITE, BLUE, or DARK GREY

LIT MODE: Set up to four split-screen

• SP display modes

QUICK SETUP: Select ON/OFF to enable/disable

• the quick setup menu. By default, Quick Setup is OFF.

2. Press ENTER to save your changes and exit.

SPLAY SETUP tab, and

R LINE: Set the color for the borders

Sequential Setup

Configure Sequential Setup (Auto Sequence) settings.

To configure Sequential Setup settings:

1. Select the SEQUENTIAL SETUP t configure the following:

• DWELL TIME: Set from 1~30 seconds.

• SEQ. MODE: Se channel full-screen to 8-channel split-screen

NOTE:

t the display mode, from single

You

must

select one of these display modes to enable Auto Sequence mode. If none of these modes are selected, Auto Sequence

• FULL SCREEN: Select channels for full-screen display. If selected, these channels will appear in full-screen during Auto Sequence mode

2. Press the ENTER button to save your settings and enable Auto Sequence. Auto Sequence will immediately begin.

3. Press the DI

SPLAY button to stop Auto

Sequence.

Auto Sequence with Front Panel and Remote Control

Once you have configured the Auto Sequence settings in the Display menu, you can use the remote control to turn Auto Sequence on/off.

ab and

will not

begin.

To enable/disable Auto Sequence:

1. Press and hold on the front panel or remote control for 2 seconds.

2. To exit press . The main screen will return to a quad display.

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Using the Main Menu

Figure 13.0 Camera menu

Figure 14.0 Motion settings in the Camera menu.

Select all

De-select all

Custom Select

CAMERA

Configure various camera settings, such as brightness, contrast, title, and covert.

To configure camera settings:

1. Under CAMERA SELECTION, press select the camera.

2. Press

T to configure the following:

• BRIGHTNESS, CONTRAST, COLOR: Adjust from 0~100.

WX to

3. Repeat for other camera connected to the system.

4. Press

CANCEL/ESC to close remaining menu

ENTER to save your settings. Press

windows.

CONFIGURING MOTION

Configure the motion grid and motion sensitivity for specific channels.

NOTE: If motion detection is applied to a

camera, the system will record from that camera

only when motion is detected.

• SENSITIVITY : Se

the system. The greater the number, the more sensitive the system is to motion.

• MOTION GRID: that you wish to enable motion recording.

VERT: Select YES/NO. If YES, the camera

• CO channel will be obscured from live viewing to give the impression that no camera is recording. Use this option if the display monitor is in public view.

NOTE:

The Covert channel will use the

lect the motion sensitivity of

Select the area of the screen

same background color as a disconnected camera. To change the background color, see “DISPLAY” on page 26.

• TITLE: Use the alpha-numeric buttons on the remote control to enter a name/title for the camera. Press WX to move the cursor left/ right. If you make a mistake, press CANCEL/ ESC to return to the Main Menu and start again.

• PTZ ID: Ente match the camera channel to which you have connected the PTZ camera)

• PTZ MODEL: Sel connected PTZ camera (not included).

r your PTZ ID (PTZ ID should

ect the model of your

To configure motion settings:

1. Press and press

T to select CAMERA SELECTION

WX to select the camera that

you wish to configure.

2. Press

T to select SENSITIVITY, and adjust

from 1~20. The higher the number, the greater the sensitivity.

3. Press

T to select MOTION GRID.

4. Select to select the area of the motion grid that you wish to highlight.

5. Click on the area of the grid

ou wish to enable motion

that y recording. A green motion icon appears on the grid.

6. Press settings. Press

ENTER to save your

CANCEL/ESC to close

remaining menu windows.

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Using the Main Menu

Figure 15.0 Record menu

Setting Motion-only & Continuous + Motion (C+M) Recording

• For details on how to set the system record only when motion occurs, see “Setting Motion-only Recording” on page 18.

• For details on how to set the system to record in Continuous + Motion mode, see “Setting Continuous & Motion Recording (C+M)” on page 20.

Figure 16.0 Alarm Setup

RECORD

Configure recording parameters for each channel.

To configure recording settings:

1. Press

2. Press

3. Press ENTER to save your settings. Press

ST to select a camera you wish to

configure.

WX to select an option and the

+ / - to configure the following:

press

• CONTI. (Continuous recording): Select continuous recording frame rate (1~30 fps)

• QUALITY: Sel

SUPER, and ULTRA.

TION: Select ON/OFF. Motion Grid and

• MO sensitivity must be configured in the Motion menu. See “CONFIGURING MOTION” on page 27.

• ALARM: Sel alarm recordings.

CANCEL/ESC to close remaining menu

windows.

ect LOW, MIDDLE, HIGH,

ect ON or OFF to enable or disable

SCHEDULE

Set four recording modes in a daily or weekly schedule.

NOTE: Daily has priority over a Weekly

schedule.

To set a recording schedule:

1. Press

2. With a mode selected, configure the

3. Select the CHART tab and select ALL,

4. Enter BEGIN an

WX to select MODE1 (red), MODE2

(orange), MODE3 (green), or MODE4 (blue).

llowing:

• USE: Select ON/OFF. If OFF, the selected camera(s) will not record.

• QUALITY: Se

SUPER, and ULTRA.

TE: Select 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, or 15 fps.

• RA

TION: Select ON/OFF. Motion Grid and

• MO sensitivity must be configured in the Motion menu.

SUN, MON, TUE, WED, THU, FRI, or SAT, and press the ENTER button or +/-. The Schedule sub-menu opens.

the MODE for ten time slots.

lect LOW, MIDDLE, HIGH,

d END times, and select

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5. Press the ENTER button to save your

Figure 16.1 Schedule recording

Figure 16.2 Split the overnight recording time

settings. The Schedule sub-menu closes. The assigned mode appears in the main Schedule window.

6. Press

CANCEL/ESC to close remaining

menu windows.

7. To enable the recording schedule, press

/ on the front panel or on the

Virtual Remote.

Using the Main Menu

Stopping Scheduled Recording

If you need to stop a recording schedule, press

/ on the front panel or on the Virtual

Remote and enter your 6-digit system pas

sword (by default, 000000).

NOTE: Always look for the icon in the

status bar. If you do not see the icon, schedule recording is NOT ENABLED.

Overnight Recording

If you want to program an overnight recording schedule, you will need to split the time using the available time slots in the Schedule sub-menu.

2. Customize the

motion detection for the desired channels.

video quality, frame rate, and

For this example, Mode 1 will have cameras 1 and 2 set to ULTRA and 15 fps,

while the remaining cameras will be set to HIGH and 7 fps.

3. Select the then press the

CHART tab and select MON and

ENTER button. The

Schedule sub-menu opens.

4. Under BEGIN, press the

number buttons on

the front panel or remote control to enter

21:00. Under END, enter 23:59.

NOTE: If using the front panel, you can select

digits by pressing + / -. You need to press + / - to select 0.

5. Under MODE, select MODE1.

6. Press the right-hand column. Enter END, enter

7. Under MODE, select

8. Press the

X to move the cursor to BEGIN in

00:00. Under

08:00.

MODE1.

ENTER button to save your

settings and return to the main Schedule menu. Mode 1 (red) will appear in the designated time block in the schedule.

9. Repeat steps 1~8 for Tu

10. Press

/ on the front panel or on

esday~Friday.

the Virtual Remote to enable scheduled re

cording.

Example

You are a small business owner that wants your custom recording schedule to record from 9 PM to 8 AM, Monday to Friday.

To set the schedule:

1. From the Schedule menu, select

MODE1~4.

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EVENT

Figure 17.0 Event menu

Figure 17.2 Device menu

You must stop the system from recording before you can adjust the settings in the Device menu.

Press the Record button on the remote control or from the virtual remote, and enter the system password to stop recording.

Be sure to resume recording once you are finished.

DEVICE

Configure recording parameters for motion and alarm recording.

NOTE: An external alarm device is not included with the system.

To configure Motion & Alarm settings:

1. Select the channel that you wish to c

onfigure.

2. Under MOTION, press

+ / - to adjust the

frames per second (default 30 F/S). Select the quality of the recording (select from LOW, MIDDLE, SUPER, HIGH, and ULTRA).

3. Under ALARM, press

+ / - to adjust the

frames per second (default 30 F/S). Select the quality of the recording (select from LOW, MIDDLE, SUPER, HIGH, and ULTRA).

Configure post-recording time, Alarm Out, Alarm Buzzer, and

alarm input settings.

The GENERAL tab

The GENERAL tab allows you to configure Post Recording time,

Audio recording, Key Tone

(key "beeps"), and Key Sensitivity.

1. Configure the following in the General tab:

• POST RECORD TI

ME: Press + / - to enter

the post recording duration (adjust from

• AUDIO RECORD: Select ON or OFF to enable or disable audio recording.

• KEY TONE: Select ON or OFF to enable or disable the "beeps" when a button is pressed.

• KEY SENSITIVITY: Press the - / + buttons to adjust the sensitivty of the keys on the front panel of the system.

2. Press

CANCEL/ESC to close remaining menu

ENTER to save your settings. Press

windows.

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Using the Main Menu

Figure 17.3 Alarm menu

TIP!

If an alarm is triggered on

the system, press the Cancel/ESC button to

cancel the buzzer (if

enabled). Cancelling the

buzzer

will not

stop

recording.

The ALARM tab

The ALARM tab allows you to configure the sy

stem Alarm Buzzer and Alarm Input type on each channel (i.e. N.O and N.C (normally open and normally closed) settings)).

1. Configure the following in the Alarm tab:

• RECORD C

AMERA: Select ALL if you want all the cameras to record if motion is detected. Select 1:1 if you only want the camera that detected motion to record.

• ALARM BUZZER: Select ON or OFF to enable or disable the system alarm buzzer.

• ALARM OUT1: Select the type of event that will trigger an event. Select from ALL

ALARM, ALARM IN 1~8, HDD FAIL, VIDEO LOSS, MOTION.

• ALL ALARM: Triggers an alarm output if the hard drive fails, if there is video loss, motion detection, or an alarm IN trigger.

• ALARM IN1~8: Triggers an alarm output

if a device connected to the

ALARM IN block triggers.

• HDD FAIL: Triggers an alarm if the DVR har

d drive fails.

• VIDEO LOSS: Triggers an alarm if video l

oss occurs.

• MOTION: Triggers an alarm if the c

amera detects motion.

• INPUT: Select the alarm type connected to the particular channel. Select from N.O or N.C (Normally Open, or Normally Closed).

Alarm recording will take priority over continuous

recording, even if a camera is

disabled in standard recording parameters.

2. Press

ENTER to save your settings. Press

CANCEL/ESC to close remaining menu

windows.

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Using the Main Menu

Figure 18.0 Network menu (IP setup)

Figure 18.1 Email menu

NETWORK

Configure network and DDNS options.

To configure IP Setup:

1. Connect an Ethernet cable to the LAN port the rear panel of the system.

2. Disconnect the power cable and let the

tem power down for a few moments.

sys Reconnect the power cable. The system automatically powers on.

3. Under CONFIG, select

DHCP allows you to instantly obtain an IP address when first networking your system. STATIC IP lets you manually enter a fixed IP address. If you select STATIC, go to step 4.

NOTE: DCHP allows you to quickly connect to your network by obtaining an IP address from the router. After the initial setup, we recommend that you disable DHCP and set the IP address between 1~100. For example, if your IP address is 192.168.0.107, change the last digits to 90 (i.e.

192.163.0.90). This ensures that port forwarding will not change in the event of power failure or resetting of your network.

4. Press ENTER to save your settings. Press

CANCEL/ESC to close remaining menu

windows.

STATIC or DHCP.

Configure settings for email notification of events on the system.

To configure email settings:

1. Under USE, select own email server). If you select DEFAULT, go to step 7. If you select SMTP, go to step

2. Under SMTP SERVER, enter yo email server.

3. Under SMTP PORT, enter yo

4. Under SMTP AUTH, select

5. Under SMTP USER ID, enter yo

user name.

6. Under SMTP PASSWORD, enter yo

password

7. Under EMAIL ADDRESS, enter the r

ecipient email address for the email notification. You can add up to five email addresses.

8. Press

CANCEL/ESC to close remaining windows.

NOTE: When an event is triggered, you will

ENTER to save your settings. Press

receive an email alert. If no events occur in the next 5 minutes, you will no receive another email. If a new event is triggered during that

es, you will only receive the new email

minut 5 minutes after the first email.

DEFAULT or SMTP (your

ur SMTP

ur SMTP port.

ON.

ur SMTP

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Using the Main Menu

Figure 18.2 DDNS menu

Figure 18.3 MISC menu

Connecting to your system

After you have port forwarded the required port, created a DDNS account, and enabled DDNS on your system, you must enter the DDNS URL into Internet Explorer to access your DVR.

The DDNS URL must include http:// , the name of your DDNS URL, followed by a colon, then the port number of your DVR.

For example:

http://tomsmith.digimerge.net:80

DDNS URL

Port Number

NOTE: If you change your default port number (port 80) to a different port, you still need to enter your port number after the DDNS address.

DDNS

Configure Digimerge DDNS settings.

NOTE: You must register for the FREE

Digimerge DDNS service prior to configuring DDNS settings.

To configure DDNS settings:

1. Under USE, select

2. Under DOMAIN NAME, enter only the firs portion of your DDNS domain from the confirmation email. For example, if your domain name is tomsmith.digimerge.net, you only need to enter field.

3. Under USER ID, enter your

user name

4. Under PASSWORD, enter your

DDNS password

DIGIMERGE or OFF.

tomsmith

Digimerge DDNS

in the text

Digimerge

MISC

Configure additional network settings.

To configure bandwidth settings:

1. Under BANDWIDTH, select

KBPS

, 256 KBPS, 512 KBPS, 1 MBPS, 2 MBPS,

4 MBPS, 8 MBPS, or UNLIMITED.

NOTE: By default, the system is set to

UNLIMITED. Change the bandwidth setting to maximize your network performance.

2. Press

CANCEL/ESC to close remaining windows.

ENTER to save your settings. Press

64 KBPS, 128

NOTE: Obtain your Digimerge DDNS user

name and password from the confirmation email.

5. Under DDNS TEST, select successful, you will see "GOOD." If unsuccessful, you will see "ERROR." If you receive an error, please check your network connections and carefully re-enter your Digimerge DDNS information.

6. Press

CANCEL/ESC to close remaining windows.

ENTER to save your settings. Press

START. If

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Using the Main Menu

Figure 19.0 Setup menu

Figure 19.1 Account menu

SYSTEM

Configure System settings.

•

PASSWORD: Select ON/OFF. If ON, the system will

prompt you for a password when opening the main menu

NOTE: You must set the Password to

"ON" in order to use the Auto Lock.

• FACTO RY DEFA ULT: Select START and press the

ENTER button to restore the system to the original

factory settings

2. Press ENTER to save your settings. Press

CANCEL/ESC to close remaining windows.

TIME

For more details, on setting the date and time, see “Recording” on page 16.

GENERAL

To configure general system settings:

1. Select the GENERAL tab and configure the fo

llowing:

• AUTO LOCK: Select ON/OFF. If ON, the front panel

touch-screen will be disabled after 3 minutes of inactivity. Enter your system password (by default,

000000) to disable.

NOTE: Auto Lock is not available if

Password is set to "OFF."

• RECORD MODE: Displays the current resolution

on the system. To edit the resolution, you must stop the system recording. Once the DVR stops recording, return to the System menu, and click on the RECORD MODE field to edit the recording resolution.

•

PB INTERLACE: Select ON/OFF. If ON, image

flickering will be reduced, but overall image quality may also be reduced. If OFF, there will be better image quality on still images, but image flickering during live viewing and playback.

•

RUN ON BOOT: This option sets the default

recording mode when the system starts up. Select

CONTIN. REC for Continuous recording; select SCHEDULE REC for the system to record

according to a recording schedule(s). For more details on setting recording schedules, see see “SCHEDULE” on page 28.

ACCOUNT

Only the ADMIN can configure user authorities on the system.

To configure user and account settings:

1. Select the ACCOUNT tab, and configure the f

ollowing:

• USER: Select ADMIN or USER1~5.

• ACTIVATE: Select ON/OFF to enable the settings

for the specific user type

•

AUTHORIZATION: Select MONITORING, BACKUP, NETWORK, PLAYBACK, CONFIGURATION, or SHUTDOWN

• PASSWORD: Enter a 6-digit password for the

user

2. Press the ENTER button to save your settings.

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Using the Main Menu

Figure 19.2 Disk menu

ATTENTION: You must stop all recording

before attempting to format the internal HDD.

DISK

Use the Disk menu to format the internal HDD, external USB flash drive (not included), external USB HDD, and configure Overwrite and Disk Monitor settings.

Formatting Disks

To format the internal HDD/external HDD/USB flash drive:

1. Under the DISK tab, select select

Memory Stick

Internal HDD, USB HDD, or USB

2. Under ACTION, select begins. Once formatting is complete the system will reset (internal HDD

3. Press flash drive

CANCEL/ESC to close windows (USB

only

FORMAT and

START. Formatting

only

Disk Monitor

If enabled, Disk Monitor will alert you if the internal HDD fails.

To enable/disable disk monitoring:

1. Under the DISK tab, select

2. Press the

CANCEL/ESC button close

START/STOP.

Auto Delete

Configure the duration the system should keep the data on the hard drive before it is deleted. For example, if you choose 12 hours, the system keeps the last 12 hours of recording, deleting the older footage.

Prerequisite

• Stop system recording (click the stop button password required)

To enable auto-delete:

1. Under AUTO DELETE, select from 12 hours ~ 30

2. Press the settings.

3. Resume system recording (press the re panel).

on the virtual remote; system

days.

ENTER button to save your

cord button on remote control or front

Overwrite

Disk overwrite will overwrite the oldest data on the

internal HDD once it full.

To enable/disable disk overwrite:

1. Under the DISK, select select

ON/OFF. If OFF, the system will stop

recording once the HDD is full.

NOTE: By default, the system is set to

overwrite.

2. Press the

ENTER button to save your

settings.

OVERWRITE and

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Using the Main Menu

Figure 19.3 Update menu

Figure 19.4 System Info menu

UPDATE

Use the Update menu to upgrade system firmware.

NOTE: The system supports most major

brands of USB flash drives with a capacity of 10 MB ~ 16 GB.

To upgrade firmware:

1. Download the latest firmware update from the Digimer

2. Copy the firmware to a blank USB flash

driv

NOTE: Do not have any folders on the USB

flash drive—just the firmware file.

3. Connect the USB flash drive to the USB

on the front panel.

port

4. Stop all recording on the system.

NOTE: You must stop all recording in order

to perform the upgrade.

5. Open the Main Menu and select

6. Under the UPDATE tab, select

7. Select Firmware upgrade begins. the USH flash drive until the upgrade process is complete. buttons or power off the system during the upgrade process.

ge website.

SYSTEM.

UPDATE.

START and press the ENTER button.

Do not

remove

press any

INFO

View important system information:

• LANGUAGE: The current system language

• S/W VERSION: The current system

firmware version

• DOMAIN NAME: Your Digimerge DDNS domain name

• MAC: The physical address of the DVR on your network

• NETWORK: The IP address of the system

• INTERNAL HDD: 1 HDD, size and space remaining

• USB (FRONT): The status of the USB port on the front panel

• USB (REAR):

• 4 Channel models: The status of the USB

mouse port. Note that on the 4 channel models, the rear USB port is only used for mouse connectivity.

• 8/16 Channel models: The status of the

USB port.

• IDE BUS: The status of the HDD—will show "GOOD" or "ERROR"

When upgrade is finished, press the ENTER button in the prompt window to restart the system.

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Backup

Figure 20.0 Backup menu—USB flash drive

BACKUP

Backup critical video data on your system to a USB flash drive, external USB HDD, or an external USB CD/DVD-RW drive (not included).

NOTE: The system supports most major brands of USB flash drives with a capacity of 10 MB ~

4 GB. Most major brands of USB HDDs and CD/DVD-RW drives are supported.

USB Flash Drive

To backup recorded video:

1. Connect a blank USB flash drive to the USB port

on the front panel.

2. Format the USB flash drive if you have not

eady done so. For details on formatting the

alr USB flash drive, see “DISK” on page 35.

3. Press the

4. Under DEVICE, make sure to select

PANEL)

5. Under SELECT, select specific cameras or sel

ect ALL. Select

recording. Select all boxes if desired.

6. Under RANGE, enter date and time for the

stem to scan for video. If the system finds a

sy file, it will immediately begin backing up the data. Monitor the backup progress in the ACTION frame.

BACKUP button on the front panel.

USB (FRONT

NORMAL, ALARM, or MOTION

NOTE: If there is no video available in the range, the system will prompt, "STATUS: NO FILE."

7. Under ACTION, select

8. Once backup is complete, press

9. You will be prompted to re-start recording on the system. Press

prompt, and Recording.

/ to resume Continuous Recording; press / to resume Schedule

START and press ENTER.

CANCEL/ESC to close remaining windows.

CANCEL/ESC to close the

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ATTENTION: You must STOP ALL RECORDING on the system prior to backing up any video data to an

external USB HDD or external USB CD/DVD-RW drive.

Figure 20.1 Backup menu—USB HDD

Figure 20.2 Backup menu—USB CD/DVD-RW

External USB HDD

To backup recorded video:

1. Connect an external USB HDD to the USB port on the fr

ont panel.

2. Format the external USB HDD if you have not already done so. F HDD, see “DISK” on page 35.

3. Press the

4. Under DEVICE, make sure to select

5. Under SELECT, select specific cameras or select ALL. Se

lect

boxes if desired.

6. Under RANGE, enter date and time for the system to sc

an for video. If the system finds a file, it will immediately begin backing up the data. Monitor

the backup progress in the ACTION frame.

or details on formatting the external USB

BACKUP button on the front panel.

USB HDD.

NORMAL, ALARM, or MOTION recording. Select all

NOTE: If there is no video available in the range, the system will prompt, "STATUS: NO FILE."

7. Under ACTION, select

8. Once backup is complete, press

9. You will be prompted to re-start recording on the system. Press

prompt, and

/ to resume Continuous Recording; press / to resume Schedule

START and press ENTER.

CANCEL/ESC to close remaining windows.

CANCEL/ESC to close the

Recording.

USB CD/DVD-RW

To backup recorded video:

1. Connect an external USB CD/DVD-RW drive to the USB port

on the front panel.

2. Insert a CD/DVD-R/W disc into the drive.

3. Press the

4. Under DEVICE, make sure to select

5. Under RANGE, enter date and time for the system to sc

an for video. If the system finds a file, it will immediately begin backing up the data. Monitor the backup progress in the ACTION frame.

NOTE: If there is no video available in the range, the

system will prompt, "STATUS: NO FILE."

BACKUP button on the front panel.

USB - CD/DVD-RW.

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Backup

Figure 20.1 Time Search sub-menu

Figure 20.2 Backup menu

6. Under ACTION, select START and press ENTER. If your backup data spans more than one disc, the system will eject the completed disc and prompt you to insert a new blank disc. Backup will continue as normal.

7. Once backup is complete, press

8. You will be prompted to re-start recording on the system. Press

CANCEL/ESC to close remaining windows.

CANCEL/ESC to close the

prompt, and

/ to resume Continuous Recording; press / to resume Schedule

Recording.

Time Search and Backup

Use the Time Search menu to set a Time Range, then use the Backup menu to backup critical video to a USB flash drive, external USB HDD, or external USB CD/DVD-RW drive (not included).

To set the Time Range:

1. Press the button on the front panel or remote control.

2. Press

3. Press date is highlighted with a black square.

4. Press Motion, or Normal recordings and press the ENTER button. The detailed Time Search menu opens.

5. Press Minute, or Camera and then press the ENTER button. Recording blocks are distinguished by Alarm (red), Motion (green), and Normal (orange).

WX to select the month.

T to move the cursor to the calendar. The

STWX to select dates with either Alarm,

STWX to select recording blocks in Hour,

6. Press

7. Press

- set a START TIME. The block will turn grey.

STWX to select other blocks in your desired time range. Press + to set the END

TIME. All the block in the time range will turn grey.

8. Press

CANCEL/ESC to exit.

To backup video:

1. Press the

2. Under DEVICE, make sure to select

MEMORY STICK, USB - HDD,

BACKUP button on the front panel.

USB (FRONT) -

or USB - CD/DVD-RW.

3. Under SELECT, select specific cameras or select ALL. Se

NORMAL, ALARM, or MOTION recording. Select

lect

all boxes if desired.

4. Under RANGE, the START and END TIMES you select in the Time Sear

5. Under ACTION, select

6. Once backup is complete, press

ch menu should appear.

START and press ENTER.

CANCEL/ESC to close

remaining windows.

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Backup

Figure 20.3 Backup video player file

Figure 20.4 Playback in McdPlayer

NOTE: The "C" button stands

for Capture. The "D" button stands for de-interlace.

Viewing Backup Video

Along with copying the files, the system adds a Backup Video Player (McdPlayer) and an AVI converter to the USB flash drive, external HDD, and external USB CD/DVD-RW drive. Use the Video Player to view the backed up video files on your PC.

NOTE: You can also view the files using the browser-based remote surveillance software.

To view backup video:

1. Connect the USB flash drive or external USB

with the backed up video data to your PC;

HDD or insert the CD/DVD-R/W disc into your PC’s CD/DVD-RW drive.

2. McdPlayer should launch automatically. If

orun does not start, search the drive/disc

Aut and double-click Backup Video Player. McdPlayer launches and begins to load your backed up video. For more details, see “Viewing Backup Video” on page 40.

NOTE: If the drive contains more than one video

file, first select the file and click

mcdplayer.exe to launch the

OK.

3. When the purple progress bar has loaded, you

an begin to playback the video.

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Figure 20.5 McdPlayer main window (image simulated)

• : Reverse playback -4X

• : Reverse playback -2X

• : Reverse playback -1X

• : Backward step (frame-by-frame)

• : Forward step (frame-by-frame)

• : Forward play 1X

• : Forward play 2X

• : Forward play 4x

Using MCD Player

MCD Player is a small application that the system places on your USB flash drive when you backup critical video.

To use MCD Player:

1. Connect the USB flash drive or external HDD with the back insert the CD/DVD-R/W disc into your PC’s CD/DVD-RW drive.

2. Double-click

mcdplayer.exe to launch the Backup Video Player. The Video Player launches and

begins to load your backed up video.

NOTE: If the drive contains more than one video file, first select the file and click OK.

ed up video data to your PC; or

3. When the purple progress bar has loaded, you can begin to playback the video.

4. Use the playback buttons at the top of the main screen to control playback.

5. To view full-screen, click the

number buttons. Click the split-screen buttons to view Quad and

multi Split-Screen.

6. Click and drag the purple playback slider to pause, advance or restart playback.

7. Click

W to for a watermark on the file. If the file has a watermark, the following prompt will

appear: "Has not been tampered with."

8. Click the

NOTE: The date and time will appear below the printed image.

PRINT ICON to immediately print a still frame from the video to your default printer.

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CMS-DH CENTRAL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

Minimum system requirements

• Windows XP SP 1

• Pentium 4, 2.4Ghz

• 512 MB RAM

• 64 MB AGP video card

• 1024 x 768 monitor resolution

• Direct X 7.0

• 100MB Ethernet LAN

• 10 GB free storage space

Recommended system requirements

• Windows XP SP 1

• Pentium 4, 3.0 Ghz

• 1GB RAM

• 256 MB, PCI-E video card

• 1600 x 1200 monitor resolution

• Direct X 9.0

• 100MB Ethernet LAN

• 40 GB free storage space

CMS-DH is a central management software that allows you to view and manage up to 300 DH200 series DVRs.

System Requirements

Your system must meet the system requirements below:

Prerequisites

• Port forward port 80 (default port) to the router that the DVR is connected to

• Create a DDNS account

• Enable DDNS in the DVR

• Enter the DDNS information into the DVR

• DVR must have access to the Internet or Local Area Network (LAN)

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Installing CMS-DH

To install CMS-DH:

1. Locate the CMS-DH software included with the software CD.

2. Double-click the CMS-DH setup file. NOTE: Y

continue.

3. Follow the on-screen instructions to install the software.

ou may receive installation warnings.This is normal. Accept the security warnings to

4. Click Ye

s to restart the computer when prompted.

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Starting CMS-DH

Device

Scan button

DVRs that were discovered on the LAN

NOTE: By default, when adding a DVR from the LAN, the DVR name will automatically be named the last 3 digits of the IP address.

To start CMS-DH:

• Double-click the CMS-DH icon ( ) on the desktop.

Adding a DVR from the local area network (LAN)

Once you open CMS-DH, you can add a DVR.

To add a DVR to CMS-DH:

1. Click Devic

2. Click Scan to l

ocate connected DVRs on the network.

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Apply

If you have changed the default password of the DVR, you must select the DVR from the list, then manually re-enter the new password in the Password field, and then click Apply and then OK.

1. Select the DVR you want to connect.

2. Click the Offline button

Double-click to connect to DVR

3. Click on the DVR you wish to add to CMS-DH, and then click Apply>OK.

• The DVR appears on the left panel.

4. Click on the DVR you want to connect, and click the Offline butt

5. Double-click the name of the DVR to connect to the system.

on.

NOTE: T

o add another DVR from the network, you must click the Online button to disconnect

the DVR. Then repeat steps 1-5 to add the new DVR.

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Adding a DVR using a DDNS address

Device

Add

If you have DVR systems that have DDNS set up, you can add them to CMS-DH.

Prerequisites

• Create a DDNS account.

er the DDNS information into the DVR locally.

• Ent

• Port forward the required port (default, port 80) to the router.

To add a DVR using a DDNS address:

1. Make sure the DVRs have been disconnected from CMS-DH. Click De

2. In the Device manager window, click Add.

3. Beside the Type drop-down menu, select DV

vice.

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Enter the DVR name

Enter the DVR’s Port number

Enter the DVR’s user name

Enter the DVR’s password

Enter the DVR’s DDNS address

Apply

4. Enter the following into the blank fields:

• Name: E

nter the DVR name of your choice.

• IP/DDNS: Enter the DVR’s DDNS address (for example tomsmith.digimerge.net)

• Port: Enter the DVR’s port number (by default, port 80)

• User:Enter the DVR’s user name (by default, admin)

• Password:Enter the DVR’s password (by default, 000000)

5. Click A

pply>Ok.

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1. Click the Offline button

2. Double-click DVR icon

Click the tab to switch DVR

6. Click the Offline button to connect to the DVR. Double-click the DVR icon to begin viewing.

Final Result

Once you have added the DVR, you can add multiple DVRs and view them in the tab. click on the tabs near the top of the window.

To switch DVR,

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Adding a Virtual DVR

DVR # 1

DVR # 2

Example

Virtual DVR

Video feed from DVR #1

Video feed from DVR #2

In the example below, multiple video sources from two DVRs are grouped into the Virtual DVR.

(Combined video feeds from DVR #1 & DVR #2)

A virtual DVR allows you to add video sources from multiple DVRs, into one main window.

Prerequisites

• Ensure the DVRs are online, and connected to CMS-DH.

To add a Virtual DVR:

1. Click the Ne

w VDVR button ( ).

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Virtual DVR icon

Click the + symbol to expand menu tree

Example

Drag

2. Double-click the virtual DVR icon in the tree menu on the left.

3. Click the + symbol

to expand the DVR menu tree.

4. Drag the desired camera into the Virtual DVR window. NOTE: Y

ou can drag the camera into any desired channel in the virtual DVR.

5. Repeat step 3-4 as required for different DVRs.

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New Group folder

Creating New Group Folders & Sub folders

Creating group folders and sub-folders helps you organize multiple DVRs. For example, you can create a new folder for each different DVR.

To create group folders:

1. Right-click on the Group folder, then click Ne

2. Drag the desired DVR into the new folder.

To create a sub-group:

• Right-click on the Group folder, then click Ne

w Group.

w sub group.

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Configuring General System Settings

Setup

To configure general system settings:

CMS-DH Central Management Software

1. Open CMS-DH to access the Login window and then click Setup (Or, you are logged in to CMS DH)

2. Configure the following in the Setup menu:

• OSD Setup:

(i.e. camera name, time, frame rate etc.).

• Password: Change the CMS-DH login name and password. Enter your desired ID (user name)

and password, and then click OK to save your settings.

• Miscellaneous: Select the items you wish to enable:

Configure the on-screen display items that you want to appear in the channel

click File> Setup once

• Ch

eck Watermark: Checks the system screenshots to ensure that they have not been

tampered.

• Keep Opened restart the program.

• E-Map Link occurs (setup required).

• De-interlac

• Sequenc

• Al

ert Window Time: Enter the amount of time the Alert window remains on screen.

• Vi

deo Standard: Select from NTSC or PAL video output.

• Video Render: Select the DirectX type of your system. Select VMR7 if your system uses Direct

X 7.0. Select VMR9 if your system uses Direct X 9.0.

• Video Channel: Select the maximum amount of DVR channels that the software displays.

Choose Max 16 for 16 maximum channels, Max 64 for 64 maximum channels.

• Download Folder: Select the download destination on your hard drive. The download folder

stores saved videos and images. Click the browse button ( ) to select the default download directory.

Window: Automatically re-opens the windows that were closed after you

Event: When selected, the E-map will open pop-up windows when an event

e: Enable De-interlace to reduce "feathering" effect of video playback.

e Time: Enter the sequence time of each DVR.

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Adding Users

Select the DVR the user will have access to

Select the menus the user will have access to

Add

You can add multiple users to CMS-DH, specifying the DVR menus that each user is allowed to access.

To add a new user:

1. Log in to CMS-DH.

2. Click Fil

3. Enter the following:

• ID: E

• Password: Enter the desired user password.

• Confirm Password: Re-enter the user password.

e>CMS-DH Account.

nter the desired user name.

4. Under the DVR list, click the checkbox to select the DVR the user will have access to.

5. Under ’Uses’ click the checkbox to select the type of menus the user will have access to.

6. Click Ad

To remove a user:

1. Log in to CMS-DH as the administrator (default user name: ad

2. Click Fil

d and then click OK to save your settings.

min, default password: 0)

e>CMS-DH Account.

3. Click the user name that you wish to remove.

4. Click the Del butt

on to remove the user.

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Recording Video to the hard drive

CMS-DH allows you to record video to your local hard drive. The amount of video that you can record depends on the size of your computer’s hard drive.

To record video:

1. During live view, click the Rec butt NOTE: If y

channel in full screen mode, then click the Rec button. NOTE: If y

mode, and then click the Rec button.

ou want to capture a single channel of video, double-click the channel to view the

ou want to capture all channels, ensure that you are viewing the DVR in split screen

on ( ). The Rec button turns red.

2. Click the Rec but NOTE: The fil

save directory of the video files, click File>Setup, and look under Download Folder to determine where the file is saved.

ton ( ) again to stop recording.

e is saved into the default save directory of the CMS-DH software. To locate the

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Playing back recorded video

Open button

The video is saved as a proprietary file that is playable only by CMS-DH.

To play back previously recorded video files:

1. From the main window, click Fil

2. Click the Open butt

3. Select the desired file you wish to play and click Open.

on.

e>File Playback.

4. Use the video playback controls to watch the video.

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CDC

Play button

Remote Search

Remote search allows you to search for archived video on the DVR.

Prerequisite

• Ensure you are connected to the DVR that you wish to search from.

To search for video:

1. Right-click on the DVR that you wish to search video from, then click Remote

2. To search for the video:

a. Click to select the desired month. b. Select the date of the video. c. Select the hour.

d. Select the minute.

Search.

3. Click the Play

button to begin watching the video.

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Use the playback controls to control video speed

Select hour

Select minute

Video speed slider

Video Playback Controls

Once the video begins to play, use the video controls to manipulate video playback.

Local Search

Local search allows you to search for video stored locally on the computer hard drive.

Prerequisite

Ensure you are connected to the DVR that you wish to search from.

To search for videos stored on your hard drive:

1. Right-click on the DVR that you wish to search video from, then click Local

Search.

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2. To search for the video:

C D

Play button

Save As button

a. Click to select the desired month. b. Select the date of the video. c. Select the hour. d. Select the minute

3. Click the Play

button to begin watching the video.

Saving Video Files

You can save the proprietary video files to your local hard drive from the Search menu. The video file ends in a .cms extension, and requires CMS-DH for playback.

To save video files from the search menu:

1. Select the month, date, and time of the video.

2. Click the Sav

e As button.

3. Select the desired save directory, and click OK t

o save the file.

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Converting video files to AVI

AVI Convert button

Select camera checkbox

Click the browse button to select save directory

Converting proprietary .CMS video files to AVI allows you to play the video on a computer that does not have the CMS-DH software.

NOTE: T converter. For details, see “Appendix L: Converting Video Files to AVI” on page 143.

Prerequisite

• Make sure that you are in the Local Search menu (Right-click on the DVR, and click Local

Sear

To convert video files to .AVI:

1. Select the month, date, and time of the video.

o convert video files without using CMS-DH, you can also use the standalone DVI video

ch)

2. Select the checkbox beside the camera you wish to back up video from.

3. Click the browse button ( ) and select the file output directory.

4. Click the AV

I Convert button.

• CMS-DH converts the file, and stores it in the output directory.

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Schedule Recording

Device button

To enable/disable schedule recording:

CMS-DH Central Management Software

1. Right-click on the DVR you wish to configure and then click Contr

• Click Start

to enable schedule recording. Click Stop to stop schedule recording.

ol>Schedule>Start / Stop

Schedule Backup

You can schedule regular backup of video to your local hard drive. The schedule can be configured to back up 24 hours of video, or during a specified time only.

Prerequisite

• 3GB of hard drive space (backup will not function if ther

e is less than 3GB)

• DVRs must be in offline mode

To configure Schedule Backup settings:

1. Click the DVR that you wish to configure.

2. Click the Device button ( ).

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3. Select On to enable schedule backup.

Select channels you wish to back up

4. Select Dail

• Select Hour

y to back up 24 hours of video to your hard drive. Go to step 6.

ly to back up every hour of video to your hard drive. Go to step 5.

5. In the Minute drop-down menu, enter how many minutes the system should wait before r

ecording. For example, if you enter 10 minutes, the system will backup video footage from

8:10 a.m to 9:10 a.m.

6. In the Hour drop-down menu, enter the time you wish to begin backup. For example, if you

er 5:00pm (05:00hr), the backup will start at 5:00pm, and end at 4:49am (the next day).

ent Enter the hourly time in 24-hour format.

7. Select the channels that you wish to enable schedule backup.

8. Click A

pply and then click OK to save your settings.

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Click the Print button to print the image to a printer.

Taking Screen Captures

You can capture screen shots as JPeg or Bitmap images (JPG or BMP).

To take a screen capture:

1. During live view, click Cap

2. Click the Sav directory, and then click Save.

NOTE: T the Capture button.

e As button. Enter the desired picture name, and select the desired save

o take a screen capture of a full-screen, double-click the desired channel, then click

ture ( ).

Viewing File Download Status

To check the download status of your video files:

1. Connect to the DVR you wish to check the video status on.

2. Click on To

3. To cancel the download, click Ca

ols> Downlo ad>Sta tus.

ncel.

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Changing viewing modes

Click to change viewing modes

Sequence button

The two DVR tabs will continually switch between eachother

To change the viewing modes of CMS-DH:

1. Log in to CMS-DH, and connect to a DVR.

2. Click ( )to change the viewing mode (single-channel, quad-channel etc).

Sequencing

If you monitor multiple DVRs, you can have each tab change continuously. This process is called sequencing. You can perform sequencing as long as you have two or more DVRs. Virtual DVR’s work with sequencing as well.

Prerequisite

• Log in to two or more DVRs

To start a sequence:

• Click the Sequenc

NOTE: T desired sequence time in seconds, and click Ok.

o change the sequence time, click File>Setup. Under "Miscellaneous", enter the

e button ( ).

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Example

From the camera list, you can drag the camera icon over the Jpeg image

Camera list

Jpeg image of a house blueprint

E-Map button

E-Map

The E-Map feature allows you to visually map your cameras over a Jpeg image.

Prerequisite

• Ensure the DVRs are online.

To set up an E-Map:

1. Click the E-Map butt

on ( ).

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2. Click File>Background. Locate the file you wish to import, and then click Open.

Drag

Tip:

To rotate the camera, right-click on the camera, and click Rotate.

Click the desired turning position to rotate the camera icon.

3. Drag the desired cameras from the camera list, over the image. TIP: You can also drag the DVR icon and E-MAP icon over the image.

E-Map Setup

To configure the E-Map setup menu:

1. Click Fil

2. Configure the following:

• Ti

• Show Description: Show/hide camera name.

• Lock: Locks the camera position.

• Description color: Change e-map font color.

3. Click Ok

e>E-Map Setup.

tle: Change the camera title.

to save your settings.

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Live channel

Right-click on the camera to open camera sub-menu options.

Viewing video on E-Map

Once you have mapped your cameras on E-Map, you can view, and search channels from the E-Map directly.

To view live video on E-Map:

• Double-click on the desired camera icon to open live view.

Configuring E-Map camera settings

To configure E-Map camera settings:

1. Right-click on the camera you wish to c

onfigure.

2. Configure the following:

• Description Edit: Edit the camera

name on the E-Map.

• Remote Search: Opens the video

search menu.

• Live: Opens a live view window of the

camera.

• Property: View DVR properties.

• Rotate: Rotates the camera icon in the

E-Map.

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Zoom In/ Zoom Out

Remove Item

Zooming into the E-Map

• To zoom into the E-Map, click the Zoom In / Zoom Out buttons ( ).

Removing camera icon in the E-Map

• Select the camera icon in the e-map, and click the Remove Item button ( ).

Adding Multiple E-Maps

To add multiple E-Maps:

• Right-click the Group folder, and click New E-Map.

To remove the E-Map:

• Right-click on the E-Map, and then click Remo

Tip: After you have cre E-Map.

ated a second E-Map, you can drag the E-Map icon over a Jpeg image in the

ve.

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Viewing DVR Health

To view the status of the DVR:

1. Select the DVR on the menu tree on the left.

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2. Click the He

alth button ( ).

Closing windows

To close open tabs:

• Click the Close button, and select Close or Close All.

Locking Windows

• To prevent the tab from being dragged, click the Tab Unlock button.

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Enter the start and stop date and time

Select an event type from the drop-down menu

Search button

DVR Log

The DVR log allows you to check events that occurred in the DVR, such as hard drive malfunction, video loss, motion detection, and alarm settings.

To access the DVR log:

1. Connect to the DVR that you wish to view the log from.

2. Right-click on the DVR, and click Log.

3. Configure the following:

gin & End: Specify the start and end date and time.

• Be

• Query: Select the event type you wish to search for

4. Click Sear

NOTE: Sel

ch to populate results.

ect the event and click the Export but ton t o exp or t th e log as a tex t f ile. T he log a llow s

you to see any events logged by the DVR (i.e motion loss etc.).

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CMS-DH Log button

Playback screen

Search results

Search button

Playback controls

Channel

Begin / End

CMS-DH System Log

The CMS-DH log allows you to view video events that occurred in the system (i.e motion and camera loss events).

Prerequisite:

• Ensure the DVR(s) are online and connected to CMS-DH

To view the system log:

1. Click the CMS-DH Log button ( ).

2. Configure the following settings:

• Be

gin: Enter the Month, Date, Year, and time you wish to begin to search the log.

• End: Enter the Month, Date, Year, and time you wish the log search to stop.

• Channel: Enter the channel number you wish to search.

3. Click the Sear

ch button.

• A list of results populate. Double-click the event in the search results to begin event playback.

the playback controls to control playback speed.

Use

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Pan & Tilt

Zoom In

Focus In

Auto Focus

Auto Iris

Go to Preset

Auto Tour Custom 2

Custom 3

Auto Pan

Speed Down

Speed Up

PTZ Power

Zoom Out

Focus Out

Open Iris

Close Iris

Save Preset

Custom 1

Auto Tilt

Menu Call

Escape

PTZ

To activate the PTZ control, click the PTZ button ( ).

NOTE: Y

ou must select the channel that has a PTZ camera before using PTZ controls.

Setting PTZ Pre-Sets

1. Click the Pan & Tilt buttons to move the camera to the desired position.

2. Click the Sav and then click Ok.

e Preset button ( ). Enter the desired pre-set number (between 0 - 9999)

To access a pre-set

• Click the Go t

o Preset button ( ). Enter the pre-set number, and then click Ok.

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System Setup

Setup

To access the full system setup menu:

1. Right-click on the DVR you wish to configure.

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2. Click Setup fr

NOTE: The menu

om the sub-menu to access the full Setup menu.

structure is identical to the menu structure on the local DVR.

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Upgrading the firmware remotely (DH200+ Series only)

Prerequisite

• Ensure the DVRs are online

wnload the firmware from www.digimerge.com, and extract the firmware file

• Do

To upgrade the DVR firmware using CMS-DH:

1. Right-click on the DVR that you wish to upgrade the firmware.

2. Click on Contr

ol>DVR Setup>Update.

3. Under Image File, click the browse button ( ). Locate the firmware file and then click

Open. NOTE: The firmware file ends in a .IMG extension.

4. Click Start t window.

NOTE: Do

o upgrade the system firmware. Wait for the system prompt before you close teh

not exit CMS-DH during the firmware upgrade process. Doing so may corrupt the DVR.

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Right-click on the device you wish to configure

Configuring Post Event Action Tab

The Post Event Action tab allows your system to alert you when an alarm event triggers the DVR. For example, when the system detects motion from an input device, the computer speakers plays a sound to alert you. Or, you can have the CMS-DH software alert you with a pop-up window when motion is detected.

Setting up Post Event Actions on a NO/NC Device

Prerequisites (If setting up NO/NC Devices)

• Connect the input device into the alarm block in the rear panel of the DVR.

Ensure you have the correct settings for the device (N/O , N/C), and that you have correctly

•

configured the settings in the DVR menu.

• Ensure the DVRs are online.

To configure the Post Event Action tab:

1. Expand the menu tree under the desired DVR that you wish to configure.

2. Under Alarm Input, right-click the number block that your device is connected into.

3. Click Po

st Event Action.

4. Configure the following:

• Events: Select Alarm Input ON or Alarm Input OFF

•

Command: Select from Play Sound or None.

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Click here to configure the Command and Parameter settings

• Parameter: Select the desired alert sound you want the computer to play.

5. Click Apply and then OK to save your settings.

6. Under Alarm Output, right-click the light bulb icon, and click Contr

7. Click Alarm Output On or Alarm Output Off. This dep

8. Click A

pply and then OK to save your settings.

ends on your device type (N/O or N/C).

ol.

When an alarm is triggered, the system will play a sound on

the computer.

Configuring Alarm Output

To configure the alarm output type:

1. Under Alarm Output, right-click the light bulb icon, and click Contr

2. Click Al alarm out device

arm output on to enable the alarm out device, or Alarm output off to disable the

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Setting message pop-up notifications

You can configure CMS-DH to produce message pop-up windows when an event occurs.

To configure CMS-DH to produce message pop-up events:

1. Expand the menu tree under the desired DVR that you wish to configure.

2. Right-click on the camera you wish to set alerts for, and click Post E

vent Action.

3. In the Events drop-down menu, select the type of event that will trigger CMS-DH to produce a pop-up window when an e

4. In the Device drop-down menu, select the Sys

5. Under the Sub Type drop-down menu, select Wi select Alert Window.

vent is detected.

tem.

ndow. Under the Command drop-down menu,

6. Click A

pply and then click OK.

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Result

When the camera detects motion, a pop-up window appears on the bottom-right corner of the screen

to alert you.

Setting Video pop-up notifications

You can configure CMS-DH to produce video pop-up windows when an event occurs.

To configure CMS-DH to produce video pop-up events:

1. Expand the menu tree under the desired DVR that you wish to configure.

2. Right-click on the camera you wish to set alerts for, and click Post E

vent Action.

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3. In the Events drop-down menu, select the type of event that will trigger CMS-DH to produce a pop-up window when an event is detected.

4. In the Device drop-down menu, select the name of your DVR.

5. Under the Sub Type drop-down menu, select Came

6. Under Su

7. Under Command, sel

8. Click A

b No., select the channel number you wish to appear as a pop-up alert.

ect Live Video.

pply and then click OK to save your settings.

ra.

Result

When the camera detects motion, a pop-up window appears with live video.

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POS data search

Configuring other Post Action Events

Under the Command drop-down menu, there are several commands that CMS-DH can output.

• GoTo PTZ: Opens the PTZ camera.

o Tour: Opens the PTZ camera and starts the Auto Tour.

• Aut

• Auto Pan: Opens the PTZ camera and starts the Auto Pan feature.

• Auto Tilt: Opens the PTZ camera and causes the PTZ camera to Auto Tilt.

• Live: Opens a live video window.

• Record: Begins live recording.

POS Data Search

The POS Data Search function is not available for the DH200+ series.

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Drag the tab out to move it into a different screen.

Running CMS-DH on multiple monitors

CMS-DH can support a maximum of 8 monitors on a single system. Running 8 monitors is extremely resource intensive. The recommended system specifications is listed below. If your system does not meet the requirements below, you may experience slow system performance.

Minimum system recommendations to run CMS-DH on multiple monitors

• Intel Core i5 or i7 processor

• 6 GB of RAM

A motherboard that can support up to four (4) PCI-E video cards

•

• Geforce 9500 GT video card,1GB or greater

To run CMS-DH on multiple monitors:

1. Connect to CMS-DH. Open the desired DVR’s / E-Maps etc. that you wish to view.

2. Drag the desired tabs to a different monitor.

3. Repeat as required.

Final Result

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iSMS Client (Remote Viewing on the Mac)

Double-click to start installation

Enter the admin password when prompted

iSMS Client (Remote Viewing on the Mac)

The iSMS Client allows you to remotely connect and configure your DH200 Series DVR using the Safari browser in Mac OSX 10.6.

System Requirements

Your system must meet or exceed the requirements below before installing the iSMS Client:

•

Operating System: Mac OSX 10.6 or later CPU: Intel Core Duo series CPU or higher

•

Memory (RAM): 1024 GB

•

Video Card memory: 256 MB

•

Free Hard Drive space: 2GB

•

Video Resolution: 1024 x 768

Prerequisites

• Download the iSMS client from www.digimerge.com, under the DH200 product page

• Port

• You must create a DDNS account, and have the DDNS settings configured in your DVR

• The DVR must have internet access

• You must have a Digimerge DDNS address to log in remotely

80 (or whichever port your system is using) must be port forwarded to your router

Installation Steps

To install the iSMS Client:

1. Double-click on the iSMS Client icon.

2. Follow the on-screen instructions to ins when prompted to install the software.

tall the software. Enter your password

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Enter the DVR’s DDNS address here

Click to change save directory

File Open button

The iSMS client supports a maximum of three (3) connected users.

Note

Using the iSMS Client

To open the iSMS client:

1. Locate the iSMS program in the Applications folder.

2. Double-click the iSMS icon( )to start the program. The iSMS login window opens.

To log in to your DVR remotely:

1. In the Host Port field, enter the DDNS address of

your DVR in full, including the port number.

(i.e. tomsmith.digimerge.net:80)

2. In the User Name field, enter

3. In the Password field, enter your DVR password (by default,

4. Click

Connect to log in to the system.

admin.

000000)

To change the save directory:

1. Click the directory name under "Backup".

2. Select the desired save directory.

3. Click

Open to apply your changes.

To delete an account:

1. Select the DDNS address beside the Host Port drop-down menu.

2. Click the

To view a previously saved video on the hard drive:

1. Click the

Delete button to remove the account.

File Open button.

2. Locate the directory of the video. Select the video and then click

Open to begin video playback.

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1. Channel numbers

2. Viewing Modes

3. PTZ Menu

4. Screen Capture

7. Main Viewing window

6. Record

5. Hide menu button

iSMS Interface

The iSMS Interface displays all connected channels of your DVR.

Channel Numbers: Click the desired channel to view in full screen.

Viewing Modes: Click the icons to switch viewing modes (i.e split screen, quad-view)

PTZ Menu: Opens the PTZ menu.

Screen Capture: Takes a picture of the main viewing window, and saves it to the hard drive to

the save directory you specifiy.

Hide Menu button: Collapses the tool bar and hides the interface functions.

Record: Click to record video of the selected channel. Click again to stop recording. The file

saves to the directory you specify.

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To take a screen capture:

Enter image name

A video save folder looks similar to the image above.

1. Click the Screen Capture button ( ).

2. Enter an image name into the blank field, and

To record live video:

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then click Save or click Print.

1. Click the Record button ( ). The record button turns red ( ).

2. Click the Record button again to stop the recording.

NOTE: The video file saves into a folder to the save directory you specify.

To view recorded video:

1. In the tool bar, click

DVR>File Play.

2. Locate the video file on your hard drive.

• The video file ends in a

.cms extension.

3. Click

Open to view your saved file.

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Configuring OSD Settings

The iSMS interface can be customized to show less or more information.

To configure the iSMS display settings:

1. From the tool bar, click

2. Select the display settings that you wish to remove by clicking the checkboxes.

3. Close the menu to save your settings.

iSMS>Preferences.

Searching for video remotely

You can search for video from your DVR remotely, and back up the file to your local hard drive.

To search for video on yo

1. From the tool bar, click

2. From the Remote Search menu, perform the following: a. Select the Month/Year

b. From the Calendar, select the date c. Select the Hour and Minute d. Select the channels you wish to search under by clicking the check boxes

ur DVR remotely:

DVR>Remote Search.

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5. Click the Playback button to begin viewing.

Month / Yea r

Calendar

Hour

Minute

Download Playback

Channel selection

During video download, the status bar indicates the progress of the saved video.

Click the

Download button to save the video to your default save directory.

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Download Progress bar

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Playback controls

Drag the video slider to skip through the video

Rewind

Reverse Step (1 frame)

Play

Forward Step (1 frame)

Fast Forward

• Click the Rewind or Fast Forward buttons repeatedly to increase the speed

• The Reverse Step and Forward step button advances the video by one frame

Playback Window

• Use the Playback Controls to manipulate video speed

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Searching for video locally

Month / Yea r

Calendar

Hour

Minute

Playback

Channel selection

To search for local videos saved on your hard drive:

1. From the toolbar, click

2. From the Remote Search menu, perform the following: a. Select the Month/Year .

b. From the Calendar, select the date. c. Select the Hour and Minute d. Select the channels you wish to search under by clicking the check boxes

DVR>Local Search.

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5. Click the

Playback button to begin viewing. The Playback window opens.

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Configuring PTZ settings

If your DVR has a PTZ (pan tilt zoom) camera installed, you can control the PTZ camera through the PTZ menu.

To open the PTZ menu:

• Click from the main interface.

PTZ Controls

To control your PTZ camera, click on the channel that your PTZ camera is connected to.