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Observint R4, R8, R16 User Manual

R4, R8, R16 Embedded Digital Video Recorder Firmware V8.1.0 User Manual
Products: R4, R8, R16 Digital Video Recorders
PLEASE READ THIS MANUAL BEFORE USING YOUR SYSTEM, and always follow the instructions for safety and proper use. Save this manual for future reference.
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About this manual
This manual suppor ts the R4, R8 and R16 Digital Video Recorders (DVRs) with V8.1.0 rmware. It describe s usage of the startup Wizard, and the par ameters used in the embedde d rmware screens. It also include s a basic approach to accessing the DVR across an Ethernet net work and via the smartphone app HDVision Mobile.
To nd the rmware version in emb edded menus, go to the System | Information screen. See “8.4 Information” on page 62.
LEGAL NOTICE
Observint Technologies (Observint) products are designed to meet safety and performance standards with the use of specic Observint authorized accessories. Observint disclaims liability associated with the use of non-Observint authorized accessories.
The recording, transmission, or broadcast of any person’s voice without their consent or a court order is strictly prohibited by law.
Distributing, copying, disassembling, reverse compiling, reverse engineering, and exporting, in violation of export laws, the software provided with Alibi video recorders is expressly prohibited.
Observint makes no representations concerning the legality of certain product applications such as the making, transmission, or recording of video and / or audio signals of others without their knowledge and / or consent. We encourage you to check and comply with all applicable local, state, and federal laws and regulations before engaging in any form of sur veillance or any transmission of radio frequencies.
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No part of this document may be reproduced or distribute d in any form or by any means without the express writ ten permission of Observint Technologies.
© 2019 by Observint Technologies. All Rights Res erved.
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Table of Contents
SECTION 1 Systems Overview ...................................................................1
1.1 Using the mouse .....................................................................3
SECTION 2 Initial Setup ........................................................................5
2.1 Activation ...........................................................................5
2.2 Using the Wizard for initial conguration ................................................7
SECTION 3 Channel - Live Display ..............................................................14
3.1 Live display ........................................................................14
3.1.1 Status Icons ....................................................................15
3.1.2 Start menu ....................................................................15
3.1.3 Toolbars .......................................................................16
3.2 Live screen controls .................................................................17
3.2.1 Channel - Live screen ............................................................17
3.2.2 Channel - PTZ screen ............................................................18
3.2.3 PTZ control panel ...............................................................19
3.2.4 Motion ........................................................................21
3.2.5 PIR ...........................................................................23
SECTION 4 Record ...........................................................................26
4.1 Encode ............................................................................26
4.2 Record ............................................................................27
4.2.1 Record Schedule ................................................................28
4.3 Capture ............................................................................29
4.3.1 Capture Schedule ...............................................................29
SECTION 5 Alarm Conguration ...............................................................31
5.1 Motion alarm handling ..............................................................31
5.2 PIR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
5.3 PTZ Linkage alarm menu .............................................................33
5.4 EXCEPTION .........................................................................34
SECTION 6 Network Conguration .............................................................35
6.1 General settings ....................................................................35
6.1.1 PPPoE settings .................................................................36
6.1.2 Port Conguration ..............................................................36
6.2 DDNS settings ......................................................................37
6.3 Email setup ........................................................................39
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6.3.1 Email Schedule .................................................................40
6.4 FTP setup ..........................................................................40
6.4.1 FTP Schedule ..................................................................41
SECTION 7 Device Conguration ...............................................................43
7.1 Disk ...............................................................................43
7.1.1 Disk Group ....................................................................45
7.1.2 S.M.A.R.T. data .................................................................45
7.2 Cloud settings ......................................................................46
SECTION 8 System Settings ...................................................................48
8.1 General settings ....................................................................48
8.1.1 Date and Time .................................................................49
8.1.2 Output Conguration ...........................................................51
8.2 Multi-User setup ....................................................................54
8.3 Maintenance .......................................................................58
8.3.1 Log ...........................................................................59
8.3.2 Load Default ...................................................................60
8.3.3 Upgrade ......................................................................60
8.3.4 Parameter Management ........................................................61
8.3.5 Auto Reboot ...................................................................62
8.4 Information ........................................................................62
8.4.1 Channel Information ............................................................63
8.4.2 Record Info ....................................................................64
8.4.3 Network Status .................................................................64
SECTION 9 Search, Playback, Backup and Tags ...................................................65
9.1 Using Search Features ...............................................................65
9.1.1 Video Clip Backup ..............................................................66
9.1.2 Search, Playback and backup video ................................................69
9.1.3 Event Search, Playback and backup video ..........................................71
9.1.4 Event Playback Control ..........................................................73
9.1.5 Sub-periods Playback ...........................................................73
9.2 Smart Search and Playback ...........................................................74
9.2.1 Smart Search Area ..............................................................75
9.2.2 Tags ..........................................................................76
9.2.3 Picture Search and View .........................................................79
SECTION 10 Remote Login .....................................................................81
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10.1 System Requirements ...............................................................81
10.2 Remote login .......................................................................81
10.2.1 Remote login with Surveillance Plugin installation ..................................81
10.3 Live screen .........................................................................84
10.4 Playback screen .....................................................................86
10.5 Remote Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
10.6 Local Settings ......................................................................88
SECTION 11 HDVision Mobile App for Remote Access ...............................................89
11.1 Getting Started .....................................................................89
11.2 Help screens. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91
11.2.1 Overview .....................................................................91
11.2.2 Live (View) ....................................................................92
11.2.3 (Remote) Playback .............................................................92
11.2.4 Record (Local Playback) .........................................................93
11.2.5 Image (Manager) ...............................................................93
11.2.6 Remote Setting ................................................................94
11.2.7 Alarm ........................................................................94
11.2.8 Device (Manager). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95
SECTION 12 Using Video Player Software .........................................................96
12.1 Installation on Windows .............................................................96
12.2 Play video le ......................................................................98
12.2.1 Capture image .................................................................99
12.2.2 Save clip ......................................................................99
APPENDIX A Troubleshooting ..................................................................101
A.1 System troubleshooting ............................................................101
A.2 Best Practices .....................................................................103
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SECTION 1: SYSTEM OVERVIEW
SECTION 1
Systems Overview
Congratulations on purchasing your new Embedded DVR se curity system! Your system includes the follow ing key features:
General
• Connectable to 4, 8 or 16 compatible analog camer a (depends on the c apacity of the DVR)
• Support s H.265 / H.264 video le formats
• PAL / NTSC adaptive video inputs
• Each channel supports dual-stream
• Independent conguration for each c hannel, including resolution, frame rate, bit rate, image qualit y, etc.
• The quality of the input and outpu t record is congurable
Local Monitoring
• HDMI / VGA output s provided
• HDMI video output at up to 4K resolution
• Multi-scre en display in Live is supported, and the display sequence of channels is adjustable
• Live screen can be switched in groups. Manual switch and auto-s witch are provided and the auto-switch inter val is
congurable
• Custom window-division live display layout conguration
• Congurable main st ream and sub-stream for the live display
• Quick setting menu is provide d for live display
• Motion detec tion, video tampering, vide o exception alert and video loss alert functions
• Privacy mask
• Multiple PTZ proto cols suppor ted; PTZ preset, patrol and pattern
• Zooming in by clicking the mouse and PTZ t racing by dragging mouse
HDD Management
• Up to 8 TB storage capacity for each disk suppor ted (refer to the specications for your recorder for hardware capabilities)
• S.M.A.R.T. and bad sector detection
• HDD group management
• HDD property: read-only, read / write (R / W)
• HDD quota management; dierent capacit ies can be assigned to dierent channels
• HDD health monitoring
Recording, Capture and Playback
• Continuous, event, PIR video recording p arameters and recording modes
• Pre-record and post-record for alarm, motion dete ction for recording, and pre-record time for schedule and manual recording
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• Searching record le s and captured pictures by events (alarm input / motion detection)
• Tag adding for record les, searching and playing back by t ags
• Locking and unloc king record les
• Local redundant recording and capture
• Normal / Smart video playback mode
• Searching and playing back record les by channel number, recording type, start time, end time, etc.
• Support s playback by main stream or sub stream
• Smart search for the selec ted area in the video
• Zoom during playback
• Reverse playback of multi-channel
• Support s pause, play reverse, speed up, speed down, skip for ward, and skip backward when playback, and locating by
dragging the mouse
• Support s thumbnails view and fast view during playback
• Manual capture, continu ous capture of video images and playb ack of captured pictures
Files Management
• Expor t video data by USB device
• Expor t video clips during playback
• Lock / unlock alarm inf ormation to prevent / allow erasure.
• Alarm and Exception
• Alarm for video loss, motion dete ction, HDD error, and HDD full, etc.
• Alarm trigger s full screen monitoring, audio alar m and sending e-mail
Other Local Functions
• Operable by front panel, mouse, remote control, or control keyb oard
• Multi-level user management; admin us er is allowed to create many operating accounts and dene their operating permission,
which includes the limit to access any channel
• Operation, alarm, exceptions, and log re cord and search
• Manually clearing alarms
• Import and export device conguration information
Network Function
• IPv6 is suppor ted
• TCP/IP protocol, DHCP, DNS, DDNS, NTP, SADP, SMTP, NFS are supported
• TCP, UDP and RTP for unicas t
• Support access by HDVision Mobile app
• Remote Web browser access by HTTPS ensure s high security
• Remote reverse playback via RTSP
• Remote search, playback and download
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• Remote parameters setup
• Remote viewing of the device status, system logs an d alarm status
• Remote HDD format ting and program upgrading
• RS-485 tr ansparent channel transmission
• Alarm and exception information can be sent to the remote host
• Remotely start / s top recording
• Remotely start / s top alarm output
• Remote PTZ control
• Remote JPEG capture
• Two-way audio and voice broadcasting
• Embedded Web server

1.1 Using the mouse

Mouse control
A standard 3-bu tton (left / right / scroll-wheel) USB mouse can also be used with this DVR. To use a USB mouse:
1. Plug the USB mouse into the either the front panel or back panel USB connector of the DVR.
2. When the recorder is powered on, the mouse will be automatically detec ted. If the mouse is not detec ted, the mouse may not be compatible with the DVR. Please refer to the recommended device list f rom your provider.
Using the mou se
1. Left But ton:
— Click to select menu options. — During live viewing in split-screen view, double-click on a channel to view i t in full-screen. Double- click the channel
again to return to split-screen viewing.
— Click on a channel in the Live screen to open Camera Quick Toolbar. — Click and hold to drag sliders and scales on menu mode.
2. Right Button:
— Click once to open the task bar on the Live screen. — In menus, click to go back or close t he menu.
3. Scroll Wheel:
— In menus, scroll to move up / down through the menu content. — While hovering over the volume control wheel, scroll to tur n system volume up / down.
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Using the Remote Control
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No. Icon Description
1 1-8
2 9, 0 Numeric keys
1
3 ALL
2
4 Menu Press t o enter or exit th e Main Menu
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5 Mute Mute On/o
6 Submenu Go to subme nu
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7
7 8
9
10
12 13
15
8 SEL Pre ss to enter the sel ected menu it em and edit the se tting
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14 Press to s tart manual re cording
15 Press to s top manual recor ding or stop the v ideo playbac k
16 | | Press to p ause the video p layback or enter f rame-play back mode
Numeric keys Press to di splay channel 1~8
Press to di splay all channels Multiple d isplay mode
Up arrow key ; Volume increase
Left /Right key; De crease/incr ease paramet er value of contro l bar.
Down arr ow key; Volume decre ase
Press to re wind during vi deo playback
Press to f ast forwa rd during video p layback
Press to pl ay recorded vid eo or enter the re cording search m enu
Using the Virtual Keyboard
When you click in an editable data entr y eld, a virtual keyboard will app ear. Click on the charac ter in the keyboard to enter it into the eld. When the dat a entry is complete, click the Enter key in the lower right corner.
Click to delete previous character
Click for
upp er,
lower case
Move cursor
left, right
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SECTION 2
Initial Setup
When the DVR is rst powered on, it must be activated. Activat ion sets the admin user password and a Lock Patter n if used.
After Activation, you can us e the Wizard to setup the basic conguration of the s ystem, including network parameters, time, cameras, etc.

2.1 Activation

When the DVR powers on, a “SYSTEM INITIALIZING” splash screen normally appear s within 3 minutes. If it is the rst time powering on the re corder, an activation screen will open. You must use this menu to s etup an admin password for the sys tem, and an Unlock Pattern, if preferred, for quickly acce ssing the conguration menus if the recorder.
1. In the screen shown above, enter your admin password in the New Admin Password and Conrm Password elds (see below). Ensure that the Password Strength of your password is at least Medium (preferably Stron g).
NOTE
If you forget your p assword, you will be unable to logi n the system, please contact your vendo r to reset the password.
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2. If you want to use an Unlock Patter n to access the conguration menus, open the Unlock Enable drop down list, and then click Enable. Click Apply to continue.
3. Click the Draw button to open the Set Unlock Pattern window.
4. In the Set Unlock Pattern window, drag the mouse cursor across a patter n of circles, then release the mouse.
5. Repeat the pattern you entered, and then click Apply to save the conguration. The conguration Wizard initial sc reen will open.
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2.2 Using the Wizard for initial conguration
Use the Wizard to setup the basic conguration of your system. Advanced conguration options are available in the Setup menus. Refer to the rmware user manual (to be provided) for your recorder for more information.
W
1.
hen the initial Wizard window appears, click Start Wizard to continue.
2. The next Wizard screen is used to congure the network settings of the recorder. Initially, the recorder acquires network using DHCP (Dynamic Host Conguration Protocol) which usually exists somewhere on your LAN. DHCP provides network settings that are compatible with other devices on your LAN.
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a. It is preferred to have xed network settings instead of dynamic settings, however. To change from dynamic network
settings to xed set tings, copy the settings found through DHCP f or the Local Connection and DNS, uncheck the DHCP select box near the top of the menu, then re-enter the DHCP Local Connec tion and DNS settings. You can also enter your own networ k settings for the recorder (these must be compatible with other devices on the LAN). If you choose to enter your own network parameter s, consider the following:
IP Address: The IP address identies the DVR in the network. It consists of four groups of number s between 0 to 255, separated by periods. For example, “192.168.001.100”.
Subnet Mask: Subnet mask is a net work parameter which denes a range of IP address es that can be used in a network . If IP address is like a street where you live then subnet mask is like a neighborhood. The subnet addre ss also consists of four groups of number s, separated by periods. For e xample, “255.255.000.000”.
Gateway: This address allows the DVR to access the Internet . The format of the Gateway address is the same as the IP Address. For example, “192.168.001.001”.
DNS1/DNS2: DNS1 is the primary DNS ser ver and DNS2 is a backup DNS server. Usually should be enough just to enter the DNS1 server addres s.
b. You can also congure the port s the DVR. If you need to change the port number s of your DVR, consider the following:
Web Port: This is the port that you will use to log in remotely to the DVR (e.g. using the Web Client). If the default p ort 80 is already taken by other applications, pleas e change it.
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Client Port: This is the por t that the DVR will use to send information through (e.g. using the mobile app). If the default port 90 00 is already taken by other applications, please change it.
RTSP Port: This is the por t that the DVR will be allowed to transmit real-time streaming to ot her device (e.g. using a streaming Media player.).
HTTPS: HTTPS is the secure ver sion of HTTP, the protocol over which data is sent bet ween your browser and the website that you are connec ted to. If you want to log in remotely to the NVR using Web Client, you need to complete the port forwarding in your router. The default port number is 0443.
PPPoE: PPPoE is an advanced protocol that allows the DVR to connect to the network more directly via DSL modem. Check the Enable PPPOE box, and then enter the User name and Password of the PPPoE.
c. Click Next to continue.
3. Use the Date/Time menu to set the Date, Time, Date F ormat, Time Format, Time Zone, NTP and DST (daylight savings time).
a. When changing parameters in the Date and Time tab, consider the following:
Date: Click on the calendar icon to set the system date.
Time: Click to set the system time.
Date Format: Choose from the drop down menu to set preferred date f ormat.
Time Format: Choose time for mat between 24-hour and 12-hour.
Time Zone: Set the correct time zone.
b. Click the NTP tab. To use a Network Time s erver to automatically set the date an d time in your recorder, check the
Enable NTP box, and then select a Ser ver Address from the drop down list. Click Update Now to acquire t he current
Date and Time information.
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c. Click the DST (Daylight S avings Time) tab. Setup the values in the DST menu to match your local DST custom, if preferred.
If changing the DST s ettings, consider the following:
DST: Enable if Daylight Saving Time (DST ) is observed in your region.
Time Oset: Select the amount of time to o set for DST
Time Mode: Choose to set the daylight saving time in weeks or in days
Start Time/End Time: Set the start time and end time for daylight saving.
4. Click Next to continue.
5. In the Disk menu, you can congure how your disk (HDD) will be used. The Overwrite (Auto) feature enables you to always keep a previous, opt ional number of days of data written to the HDD when the disk b ecomes full, and Format initializes the HDD for use in the recorder and erases all data on the disk. If you installed HDDs in your recorder, it is strongly advised to format thes e drives before using your recorder.
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a. To congure the HDD for Overwrite:
i. Check the sele ct box for the HDD you want to congure f rom the list above.
ii. Open the Overwrite drop dow n list, and then select Auto.
b. To format an HDD:
i. Check the sele ct box for the HDD you want to Format from the list above.
ii. Click the Format button. Allow the format operation to complete before continuing.
6. Click Next to continue.
Use the Resolution menu to select an outpu t resolution that matches your moni tor. The DVR automatically adjusts the output resolution during s tart up to match the highest re solution of your monitor.
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7. To change the resolution, open t he drop down list, select the resolution you prefer, and then click Apply.
8. Click Next to continue.
The Mobile scre en shows the P2P settings provided with your recorder, and a QR code you can scan to easily connect the DVR to the mobile app HDVision (available free for Android and iOS).
9. Click Next to cont inue. The Summary screen shows the set tings selected the Wizard.
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10. In the Summary screen, you c an:
— Check the select box to Don’t show this window next time. — Click Previous to return to the Wizard screens and change your selec tions. — Click Finish to close the Wizard.
11. Click Finish to close the Wizard.
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SECTION 3
Channel - Live Display
Use the Channel menus to congure the camera, live display, PTZ setup, motion setup, convert mode, and other camera related conguration parameters. The DVR support s only compatible analog cameras conne cted to the backpanel.

3.1 Live display

Use the Live display to view video streaming from your cameras. The display can show one video f rame, or split into up to 16 video frames. The display also includes Status icons in each frame that indicate is recording, or detected motion, and I/O alarm, or an HDD problem.
Camera Title
Quick Setting Toolbar
Start Menu
Task Menu Bar
The Live screen includes several useful features:
• Camera Title
— A-: This indicates that the camer a connected is an AHD camera — T-: This indicate s that the camera connected is a TVI camera — C-: This indicates that the c amera connected is a CVI camera
Status Icons
System Date / Time
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3.1.1 Status Icons

This indicates that the DVR is currently recording.
This icon ap pears when the c amera has dete cted motio n.
The icon ind icates that th e external I/O a larm device is tr iggered
This icon in dicates that t he HDD is in error to w ork
This icon indicates the HDD is unformatted
This icon in dicates the HD D is full.
This icon in dicates the HD D is read-only.

3.1.2 Start menu

SECTION 3: CHANNEL - LIVE DISPLAY
Click to switch user or enable multi-u ser.
Click for search and playback.
Click to Setup the system (enter menu mode).
Click to Lock / Unlock the screen.
Click to Shutdown, Rebo ot and Log out of the system.
NOTE
• Unlock and Lock Scre en
If the recorder is not in menu op eration for one (1) minute, the screen will lock to prevent unautho rized OSD operations.
If the DVR is not in menu oper ation 1 minute, the screen will be locked to protect unauthorized OSD operation. You can also lock the scre en operation manually by going to the Star t menu and then clicking the Lock Scre en icon.
• Shutdown
Click Shutdown to open the Shutdown menu. In this menu, you can either Shutdown (to power o ), Reboot, or Lo gout.
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If you select Logout, the Live screen will close, and you must login again to continue.

3.1.3 Toolbars

• Camera Quick Setting Toolbar
Play last 5 min.
Record start/stop Zoom*
recorded
Capture snapshot Adjust color
PTZ
control panel
* ZOOM: Click to zoom-in on the channel. When t he zoom icon appears, press and hold the left mouse button, then drag across the area you want expand.
• Task Menu Bar
To open the Task Menu Bar, click the right mouse button any where in the Live screen.
Open Star t menu
Screen layout options (n x n)
Quick
playback *
View channel
sequence
Adjust volume
Network
disconnected
Manual Record or Alarm
start / stop
* Quick playback: Click to playback all channels from start of day or playback last 5 s, 10 s, 30 s, 1 min, 5 min.
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available Layout options
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• Setup (Menu mode)
To open the Setup menus, click the icon in the lower right corner of the Task Menu Bar, and then click the Setup icon. Click the block for the setup congur ation you want to see or change. Using these menus may require authentication.

3.2 Live screen controls

3.2.1 Channel - Live screen

To congure the Live screen, open the Start menu and select Setup. You may have to authenticate your credentials to open the menu. The following S etup menu will appear over the Live screen.
To congure the Live screen channels, click the Channel tile. (See above.)
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For each camera channel, click the icon in the Setup column. The following menu will appear. Adjust the parameters as needed.
Channel: Select a c hannel to congu re
Channel Name: Assign a mean ingful name to t he device
Date Format: Selec t the Date forma t. Not relevant f or analog camer as
Time Format: Select t he Time format . Not relevant fo r analog camera s
Refresh Rate: Refresh rat e Not relevant for a nalog camera s
Camera Type: Choose a came ra type (Auto, AH D, TVI, CVI) for anal og camera
EQ Level: Choose an AHD E Q (Enhanced Qual ity) level depe nds on your camer a video cable
Convert: Ch eck the box If you w ant to hide the live im age of this channe l
Show Name: Check to sh ow the camera nam e in live screen
Show Time: Check to show th e system time i n live screen
Adjust th e HUE, BRIGHTnes s, CONTRAST an d SATURATION for the b est image quali ty.
Default: Click Default to l oad default s ettings, cli ck Apply to save se ttings, cli ck right butto ns of your mouse to e xit.

3.2.2 Channel - PTZ screen

Use the PTZ screen to congure camer as with PTZ (Pan and Tilt and/or Zoom) capability.
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Columns on the PTZ menu include:
• Channel: Channel name
• Signal Type: Analog for analog channels, Analog & Digital for IP channels.
• Protocol: Choose t he communication protocol between the PTZ capable camera and DVR . If your camera support UTC (Up the
Coax) func tion, you can choose COAX1 or COAX2 to display your camer a OSD menu or control the UTC PTZ function.
• Baudrate: The speed of the infor mation sent from the DVR to the PTZ camera. Make sure it matche s the compatibility level of
your PTZ camera.
• DataBit / StopBit: The information betwe en the DVR and PTZ camera is sent in individual packages. The DataBit indic ates
the number of bit s sent, while the EndBit indicates the end of the package and the beginning of the next (information) package. The available parameters f or DataBit are: 8, 7, 6, 5. Options for the StopBit are 1 or 2.
• Parity: For error check. See the documentation of your PTZ camera, to congure this set ting.
• Cruise: Enable to use the Cruise mode. In order to use the Cruise mode, you need to set a number of preset points.
• Address: Set the command address of the PTZ sys tem. Please be noted that each PTZ camer a needs a unique address to
function properly.

3.2.3 PTZ control panel

To open the PTZ control panel, click on the camera video in the Live display, and then click the PTZ control panel icon on the Camera Quick Setting toolbar. Three menus / control panels are available: UTC, PTZ and PRESET.
UTC - Up the Coax
Use the PTZ menu to navigate and congure the camera using the OSD menus. These menus are usually dierent for all types of cameras.
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PTZ
Use the PTZ menu to point the camera at your surveillance target and control the ZOOM, FOCUS and IRIS. The SPEED slider controls how fast the c amera moves.
PRESET
Use the Preset submenu to create PRESET congurations. Using PRESET congurations, you can quickly move your PT Z camera to a “preset eld of view.
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3.2.4 Motion

Use the Channel | Motion menu to congure motion parameters. When motion has be en detected by one or more cameras, your DVR can notif y you by sending an email alert with an at tached image of the event, and/or send a push notications to your HDVision Mobile app.
To congure a camera for motion detect ion:
1. Check the Swi tch select box to enable Motion Detection for that camera.
2. Open the Sensitivit y drop down list to select the s ensitivity of detec tion. Level 1 provides the lowest s ensitivity, and level 8 provides the highest sensit ivity. Selecting the sensitivity correctly may require test ing.
3. Click the icon in the Setup column. In the scre en that opens (FOV not shown in the screen below), you can select the areas of the camera eld of view were you want to sense for motion. Red highlights indicate where motion will be s ensed. By default, the motion is sens ed everywhere in the eld of view. For improved eciency of your system, selec t only the areas where motion is of interes t.
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Motion detection area (red highlight)
— To disable motion detection in an area of the screen where it is being sensed, drag a rec tangle with the mouse across the
area, start ing on a segment highlighted in red, where motion detec tion is enabled.
— To enable motion detection in an area of the screen where it is not being sens ed, drag a rectangle with the mouse across
the area, star ting on a segment that is not highlighted, where motion detection is dis abled.
4. Right click on the Setup screen to ret urn to the Motion menu.
5. Click the Alarm button to open the Motion Alar m menu. Use this menu to congure how the recorder will react to a motion detection event. The Motion Alarm menu is shown below.
6. Congure the motion alarm options for the camera you are conguring:
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— Buzzer: The DVR can use it s internal buzzer to emit an alarm tone. You can set the buzzer duration in seconds when the
motion is detected.
— Alarm Out: Optional function. If your DVR suppor t to connect to external alarm device, you can set to emit an alarm
tone.
— Latch Time: To congure the ex ternal alarm time when motion is detected. — Record: Click the settings icon and choose which channel(s) you want to record when the motion detection is t riggered. — Post Recording: You can set how long af ter an event occurs that the DVR will continue to record. The recommended
recording length is 30 seconds but i t can be set higher up to 5 minutes.
— Show Message: Check the select box to display the motion icon on the live screen when the motion is detected. — Send Email: You can let the DVR to sen d you an auto-email when the motion is detected. You must congure your email
settings to use this feature. See “6.3 Email setup” on page 39.
— Full Screen: If this func tion is enabled and a motion is dete cted in a channel, you will see that channel in full screen. — FTP Upload: To upload alarm images to F TP server when motion is dete cted. To enable FTP, please see “6.4 FTP se tup”
on page 40.
7. Click Save to retain your set tings.

3.2.5 PIR

Use the PIR menus to dene a detection zone for camer as that support the PIR feature. PIR senses for a heat signature.
To setup cameras to use t he PIR feature:
1. Check the sele ct box to enable or disable PIR recording.
2. Set the sensitivit y level for the area you setup for PIR detection. Level 1 the lowest sensitivit y level, level 8 is the highest sensitivity level.
3. Click the icon in the Setup column to open the setup menu. See b elow.
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In the Setup screen:
a. Click Select All to apply PIR detection in the entire eld of view.
b. Click 5 points in a circular fashion to set the region in the eld of view where PIR will be sensed.
c. Right click on the Setup menu to ret urn to the PIR menu, and then click Apply to retain your settings.
4. Click the Alarm button at the bottom of the s creen to open the PIR Alarm menu.
PIR ALARM feature
5. Congure the PIR alarm options for the camera you are conguring:
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