Multiplex H.264 User Manual

User Manual

4 CH H.264 Multiplex DVR

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

• Make sure to switch the power off before you install the DVR.

• There is the danger of an electric shock if the DVR is opened by an unqualified service

engineer or installer.

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

specification.

• Avoid exposing the DVR to violent movement or vibration.

• Do not use or store the DVR in direct sunlight or near to any source of heat.

• Do not place any object into the holes used for air circulation.

• Always use the DVR in a well ventilated location to prevent overheating.

• Risk of explosion if battery is replaced by an incorrect type.

• Dispose of used batteries according to the instructions.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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

Chapter 2 PACKING DETAIL...............................................................................................2

Chapter 3 LOCATION AND CONTROL ...............................................................................3

3.1 Front Panel Controls...............................................................................................3

3.2 Real Panel Connectors...........................................................................................4

3.3 Remote Controller...................................................................................................5

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

3.5 Playback Mode .......................................................................................................9

3.6 PTZ Mode.............................................................................................................10

Chapter 4 INSTALLATION .................................................................................................12

4.1 System Configuration ...........................................................................................12

4.2 Hard Disk Installation............................................................................................13

Chapter 5 BASIC OPERATION and MENU SETUP ..........................................................15

5.1 Main Menu Setup..................................................................................................15

5.2 Record Setup........................................................................................................16

5.3 Event Setup ..........................................................................................................17

5.4 Schedule Setup ....................................................................................................19

5.5 Camera Setup.......................................................................................................20

5.6 Account Setup.......................................................................................................21

5.7 Network Setup ......................................................................................................22

5.8 PTZ & RS-485 Setup ............................................................................................25

5.9 System Setup .......................................................................................................26

5.10 Utility Setup.........................................................................................................30

5.11 Diagnostic ...........................................................................................................31

Chapter 6 SEARCH & BACKUP ........................................................................................32

6.1 Search Setup........................................................................................................32

6.2 Backup Setup .......................................................................................................35

Chapter 7 SPECIFICATION...............................................................................................36

Chapter 8 NETWORK SURVEILLANCE............................................................................38

8.1 AP Software Installation and Setup.......................................................................38

8.2 AP Software Operation .........................................................................................40

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

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

Chapter 1 FEATURES

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H.264 compression ideal for saving HDD space

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Real time live display

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Up to 120FPS @ 360x240 recording (NTSC)

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Live display, record, backup, playback and network access at the same time

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Control methods: front panel, USB mouse, IR remote controller, and client viewer

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Intuitive GUI for easy configuration and menu driven operation

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1 channel audio recording and playback

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Supports 1 SATA HDDs

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Pan / Tilt / Zoom camera control

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Data backup: USB devices and network

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Event triggered with email notification: motion detection, alarm, and video loss

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Support AP on your PC end for remote operation

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Multi-language OSD

Chapter 2 PACKING DETAIL

1. DVR

2. Client Viewer Software CD 3. User Manual 4. Remote Controller

5. Power Cord 6. Power Adapter 7. Battery

8. SATA Cord 9. HDD Screws

CONTENTS

1. DVR

2. Client Viewer Software CD

3. User Manual

4. Remote Controller

5. Power Cord

6. Power Adapter

7. Battery

8. SATA Cord

9. HDD Screws

Chapter 3 LOCATION AND CONTROL

3.1 Front Panel Controls

Item Description

ESC/ BACKUP

Exit various functions and menu screen Video data storage backup

Enter search menu screen, use Up/ Down button to navigate Press ENTER to access selected item

PIP

Turn on picture-in-picture format, use Up/ Down button to navigate Press ENTER to access selected item

ZOOM

Enable/ Disable double screen size display. Press ENTER to switch channels.

AUTO

Enable auto mode, to skip channels Press MENU to disable auto mode

6 LED DISPLAY - REC DVR Recording.

7 LED DISPLAY- POWER DVR Power is on.

8 USB 2.0 The USB 2.0 port can be used to connect to numerous USB 2.0 backup devices.

9 REC Start/ Stop recording.

10 PLAY Start playing back.

MENU/ PAUSE

( MENU/ )

Enter menu mode, use Up/ Down button to navigate menu screen.

Press to pause playback

12 IR SENSOR Input sensor for the remote control.

RIGHT DIRECTIONAL

BUTTON/ FAST ( / )

Right Directional Button. Fast Forward Playback, Speed: 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x, 32x, 64x.

UP DIRECTIONAL

BUTTON/ SLOW ( / )

Up Directional Button. Slow Forward Playback, Speed: 1/2x, 1/4x, 1/8x, 1/16x.

DOWN DIRECTIONAL

BUTTON/ STOP ( / )

Down Directional Button. Stop Playback.

LEFT DIRECTIONAL

BUTTON/ REWIND ( / )

Left Directional Button. Fast Forward Playback, Speed: 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x, 32x, 64x.

17 ENTER/ MODE ( ) Switch to full screen and quad screen.

3.2 Real Panel Connectors

Item Description

1 MAIN MONITOR BNC port for the main monitor.

2 VIDEO IN BNC input ports for cameras, 4 in total.

3 AUDIO IN RCA input port for an audio signal

NTSC／PAL SWITCH

Switch between NTSC and PAL format.

5 LAN Network port.

6 VGA Output port for the VGA monitor (option).

7 EXTERNAL I/O

EXTERNAL I/O port (see below for pin definition)

8 AUDIO OUT RCA output port for an audio signal

9 SPOT MONITOR BNC port to display full screen image of all installed cameras in sequence.

10 DC 12V Socket for a DC 12V input.

3.3 Remote Controller

Remote Controller – Button Definition

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LOCK

Enable Keypad Function.

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STATUS

Display Status.

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REC

Start/ Stop Recording.

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FREEZE

Turn On/ Off Live Display FREZZE Function. Turn On/ Off Screen FREEZE Function.

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PIP

Enable/ Disable On Picture-In-Picture Format.

Use Directional button to navigate the menu item, and press Enter button to

enter the menu item.

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OSD

Turn On/ Off the Screen Display.

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ZOOM

Enable/ Disable double screen size display.

Use Directional button to navigate the screen display, and press Enter button to

switch channels.

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MENU/

Enable/ Disable Menu.

Pause Playback.

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9 ////

Up Directional Button.

Slow Forward Playback, Speed: 1/2x, 1/4x, 1/8x, 1/16x.

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ESC

Exit Button.

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11 /

/ /

Left Directional Button.

Fast Rewind Playback, Speed: 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x, 32x, 64x.

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ENTER/ MODE

Switch to Single Screen/ Quad Screen Display.

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13 /

/ /

Right Directional Button.

Fast Forward Playback, Speed: 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x, 32x, 64x.

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PLAY

Start Playing Back.

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15 /

/ /

Down Directional Button.

Stop Playback.

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Enter the SEARCH menu. Use Up/ Down Directional Button to navigate the menu item, press Enter button to enter menu item.

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IRIS +

PTZ Iris-Open.

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ZOOM +

PTZ Zoom-In.

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FOCUS +

PTZ Focus-In.

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AUTO

In AUTO mode, all available channels will be cycled through in full screen.

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IRIS -

PTZ Iris-Close.

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ZOOM -

PTZ Zoom-Out.

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FOCUS -

PTZ Focus-Out.

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COPY

Enter the COPY menu.

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CAMERA BUTTONS

Camera Select / Numeric Button.

Press [+10] button to select channels.

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MUTE

Switch to 1-CH Audio Out/ Turn Off Live Audio.

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Switch to Quad Display.

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Switch to 9-Channel Display. 4-CH doesn’t support this function.

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Switch to 13-Channel Display. 4-CH doesn’t support this function.

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Switch to 16-Channel Display. 4-CH doesn’t support this function.

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PRESET

Lens PreSet Point Setup Press PRESET button+ 2 numeric numbers to save current lens location PLAY+ Numeric Number to move lens to preset point.

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TOUR

Activate PTZ Preset Tour.

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PTZ

Start/ Stop PTZ Control.

3.4 Mouse Control

Live Mode

Single Channel Display Move the cursor to the desired channel and double left click.

Change from Single-Channel to Multi-ChannelDisplay

Double left click

Mouse – Menu Mode

Enter Menu setup Right click

Select/ Enter Left click

Return to Previous Page Right click

Mouse – Graphic Icons

Resting the cursor on this icon will bring up the four (Main Menu/ Search/

Backup/ PTZ) menu icons.

MAIN MENU

SEARCH SETUP.

BACKUP.

PTZ CONTROL.

Turn On/Off recording.

PLAYBACK

Resting the cursor on this icon will bring up five (PAUSE/ PIP/ ZOOM/

AUTO SEQ/ LOCK) display icons.

PAUSE, to pause LIVE image

PIP, picture in picture

ZOOM, double the screen size

AUTO-sequence

LOCK, activate the key lock.

Full screen display, multiple clicking to switch channels

Quad display.

Mouse – GUI Hints and Tips

Recording is on

Live Audio is on

Live Audio is off

Motion detected on the channel

Sensor triggered on the channel

Video loss detected on the channel

USB device detected

DVR has been connected onto the Internet.

Timer recording is on Red：Timer is set and recording has been started White：Timer is set but recording has not yet been started

AUTO-SEQ is on

2X zoom in is on

2X FREZZE is on, screen is frozen

LOCK is on

PTZ control is on

Recording is on

3.5 Playback Mode

Under the LIVE mode, the graphical icon [ ] will show up on the upper center of the screen and the operation panel (see below picture) will show up at right lower corner of the screen. You can drag the panel by mouse to place it on any location of your screen.

Playback – Quick Function Icon

Press「 / 」button to Fast Rewind

Speed : 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x, 32x, 64x

Press「 / 」button to Fast Forward

Speed : 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x, 32x, 64x

Press「PLAY

PLAYPLAY

PLAY」/ 「」button to Play/ Pause Playback

「 / SLOW

/ SLOW / SLOW

/ SLOW」

slow playback

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

「 / 」

stop playback

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

Playback channel by channel with snap shot display

Full screen display

Quad display

3.6 PTZ Mode

Under LIVE mode, PTZ icon [ ] will appear on the upper left of the screen or be re-located on any place of your screen by dragging the mouse.

PTZ – Remote Controller Control

/ SLOW

Move PTZ up.

Move PTZ down.

Move PTZ to the left.

Move PTZ to the right.

ZOOM +

PTZ zoom-in.

ZOOM -

PTZ zoom-out.

FOCUS +

PTZ focus-in.

FOCUS -

PTZ focus-out.

IRIS +

PTZ iris-open.

IRIS -

PTZ iris-close.

TOUR

Activate PTZ pre-set tour.

PRESET + NUMBER

To save a preset location

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

PLAY + NUMBER

To go to a preset location

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

ZOOM

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

PIP

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

FREEZE

Activate line-scan.

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