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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.
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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.
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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 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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— Buzzer: Enable this option to sound an alarm tone when a PIR event is detec ted. You can set the buzzer duration in
seconds when the PIR 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 a PIR event is detec ted. — Send Email: You can let the DVR to send you an auto-email w hen a PIR event is detected. You must congure your email
settings to use this feature. See “6.3 Email setup” on page 39.
— Full Screen: Check the select box to expand the live display of the channel to exp and to full screen when a PIR event is
detected.
— FTP Picture, Video Uploads: Check the select box(es) upload alarm images and/or vide os to an FTP server when a PIR
event is detec ted. To enable FTP, please see “6.4 FTP setup” on page 40.
— Picture, Video to Cloud Uploads: Check the s elect box(es) to upload images and/or videos to the Cloud serv ice when
a PIR event is detec ted. To enable the cloud service, please see “7.2 Cloud settings” on page 46.
6. Click Save to retain your set tings, and then right click the mouse to return to the PIR menu.
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Record
Uses the Record menus to congure the re corder for encode the video and capture les, and when it will record.

4.1 Encode

Use the Encode Mainstream and Substream menus to congure the recording resolution, compression, etc. for each c amera channel, and to enable Audio on the channel if available. In general, Mainstream congure s the channel for the highest video resolution from the camera, and substream set s the video quality used for remote access (web client, smar tphone app) and a central management system (CMS).
To open the Encode menus, click the Record tile in the main menu or click the Record tab on the Setup screen, and then click the
Encode link the lef t panel.
Mainstream setup
1. In the Encode menu, click the Mainstream t ab.
2. Congure each camera channel for t he recording parameters you want to us e. Recording parameters include:
— Resolution: Resolution parameter denes how large the recorded image will be. Often this parameter is set to the
maximum resolution of the camer a connected to the channel.
— FPS: This parameter dene s the number of frames per second the DVR will record. This parameter has a large e ect on
the amount of video data recorded on the HDD.
— Video Encode Type: This DVR supports only H.264 and H.265 encoding for analog cameras. — Bitrate Control: Select t he bitrate level. For a simple scene, such as a gr ay wall is suitable constant bitrate (CBR). For
more complex scene, such as a busy street is suitable variable bitrate (VBR).
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— Video Quality: Select an option from the drop down list. Six options range f rom Worst to Best. — Bitrate Mode: If you want to set t he bitrate, then choose User-dened mode. If you want to selec t the predened
bitrate, choose Predened mode.
— Bitrate: This parameter indicates the rate of data transf er that the DVR, and the data rate of video recording. Recordings
encoded at higher bitrates will gener ally have a higher quality.
— Audio: Select this option if you want to record audio with video. You must have a microphone connected to the DVR or
are using a camera wi th audio capability. Audio channels are asso ciated with the camera channels as shown in the menu.
— ETR: ETR is used to sele ct the same resolution, f rame rate, etc settings for PIR/Motion triggered recording as other
recording mode s. If ETR is not selected, PIR /Motion triggered recordings can have dierent resolution and f rame rate settings from other recording modes.
3. Use the Copy feature to apply the settings of one camera channel to other channels, if necessary.
4. After changing parame ters in the menu, click Apply to save your set tings.
Substream setup
1. Click the Substream tab to open the substream menu.
2. Congure each camera channel for t he substream recording parameters you want to use. You can use the Copy feature to apply the set tings of one camera channel to other channels. Parameter denitions are similar to the Mainstream setup parameters. Use the denitions shown above.
3. Click Apply to save your set tings.

4.2 Record

In the Record menu, use the Record tab to enable recording, sele ct the stream (Mainstream or Duals tream) you want to record, and enable PreRecord if needed. The Record menu Record tab is shown below.
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1. In the menu shown above, select the options you prefer for each camera channel:
— Record Switch: Check the select box to enab le recording this channel. — Stream Mode: Choose video streams you want to record. You can record either Mainstream (only) or Dualstream
(Mainstream and Subs tream). If Audio is enabled on the channel, audio will also be re corded.
— PreRecord: When this option is enabled, the DVR will b egin recording a few seconds before an alarm event occurs. Use
this option if recording is triggered by motion.
2. Click Apply to save your settings.

4.2.1 Record Schedule

Use the Record Schedule graphical user interf ace (GUI) to dene when recording a channel is enable f or either Normal (continuous) recording, Motion t riggered recording, or PIR triggered recording during the week. Notice that the schedule three rows for each day (one to mark Normal recording, one for Motion recording, and one for PIR recording), and one column for each 30 minute period. For each 30 minute segment of each day of the week, you can disable recording (no recording mode selected), or enable either the Normal, Motion, or PIR re cording mode. The Recording Schedule GUI is shown below.
To congure a recording schedule for a camera channel:
1. Open the Channel drop down lis t at the top of the menu and select the channel you want to congure.
2. Click on one of the recording mode s listed to the right of the matrix (Normal, Motion or PIR).
3. Drag the mouse linearly or diagonally across an area of the matrix where you want to enable that recording mode. To disable a recording mode on the schedule, select the mode you enabled, and then drag the mouse across the area you want to disable.
4. Select a dierent mo de, and repeat the method in step 3 above. Recording modes c annot overlap.
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5. When nished setting up the sche dule, click Apply to activate it. You can also click Copy to use the same schedule for other camera channels.

4.3 Capture

The recorder capture feature menu is used to when and under what conditions pictures of the video on a channel are captured. The Record menu Capture tab is shown below.
For each camera channel:
1. Use the Capture menu to congure the following:
— Auto Capture: Check the select box to enable automatic capturing on the channel. — Stream Type: Select the stream to capture the image from. You can select either Mainstream or Substream. — Normal Interval: Time interval to capture an image during normal recording. You can selec t one of seven options from
5 seconds to 1 hour.
— Alarm Interval: Time interval to capture an image when motion or PIR is triggered. You can select one of seven options
from 5 seconds to 1 hour.
— Alarm Resolution: Selects the video resolution of the image when mot ion or PIR is triggered. — Manual Capture: Check the select box to enable manual capture in the channel.
2. Click Apply to save your settings. You can also click Copy to use the same sche dule for other camera channels.

4.3.1 Capture Schedule

Use the Capture Schedule GUI to congure when captures occur. Click the capture Schedule tab to open the schedule. See below.
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To congure a capture schedule for a camera channel:
1. Open the Channel drop down lis t at the top of the menu and select the channel you want to congure.
2. Click on one of the capture mode s listed to the right of the matr ix (Normal, Motion or PIR).
3. Drag the mouse linearly or diagonally across an area of the matrix where you want to enable that capture mode. To disable a capture mode on t he schedule, select the mode you enabled, and then drag the mouse across the area you want to disable.
4. Select a dierent mo de, and repeat the method in step 3 above. Capture modes c annot overlap.
5. When nished setting up the sche dule, click Apply to activate it. You can also click Copy to use the same schedule for other camera channels.
6. Repeat steps 1 through 5 above for each camera in the s ystem.
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Alarm Conguration
Use the Alarm menus to congure alarm parameters. MOTION and PIR menus included here are similar to the alarm menus in related sec tions of the manual.

5.1 Motion alarm handling

To open the Motion alarm menu, click the Alarm tile in then Main menu, and then click the Motion link in the lef t column. Use this menu to congure how the re corder will react to a motion detec tion event. The Motion Alarm menu is shown below.
1. Congure the motion alarm options for t he camera you are conguring:
— 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.
— 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 Picture, Video Uploads: Check the select box(es) upload alarm images and/or vide os to an FTP server when a PIR
event is detec ted. To enable FTP, please see “6.4 FTP setup” on page 40.
— Picture, Video to Cloud Uploads: Check the s elect box(es) to upload images and/or videos to the Cloud serv ice when
a PIR event is detec ted. To enable the cloud service, please see “7.2 Cloud settings” on page 46.
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2. Click Apply to save your settings. You can also click Copy to use the same set tings for other camera channels. Right click the mouse to retur n to the Live Main menu.

5.2 PIR

To open the PIR alarm menu, click the Alarm tile in then Main menu, and then click the PIR link in the left column. Us e this menu to congure how the recorder will react to a PIR detection event. The PIR alarm menu is shown below.
1. Congure the PIR alarm options for the camera you are conguring:
— Buzzer: Enable this option to sound an alarm tone when a PIR event is detec ted. You can set the buzzer duration in
seconds when the PIR is detected.
— Record: Click the settings icon and choose which channel(s) you want to record when the PIR event is sensed. — 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 a PIR event is detec ted. — Send Email: You can let the DVR to send you an auto-email w hen a PIR event is detected. You must congure your email
settings to use this feature. See “6.3 Email setup” on page 39.
— Full Screen: Check the select box to expand the live display of the channel to exp and to full screen when a PIR event is
detected.
— FTP Picture, Video Uploads: Check the select box(es) upload alarm images and/or vide os to an FTP server when a PIR
event is detec ted. To enable FTP, please see “6.4 FTP setup” on page 40.
— Picture, Video to Cloud Uploads: Check the s elect box(es) to upload images and/or videos to the Cloud serv ice when
a PIR event is detec ted. To enable the cloud service, please see “7.2 Cloud settings” on page 46.
2. Click Apply to retain your set tings. You can also click the Copy button to copy your settings to dierent camera channels. Right click the mouse to return to the Live Main menu.
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5.3 PTZ Linkage alarm menu

To open the PTZ Linkage alarm menu, click the Alarm tile in then Main menu, and then click the PTZ Linkage link in the left column. For PTZ cameras, you can point the camera to a Preset when a Motion or PIR alar m event occurs. The Preset mus t be precongured. T he PTZ Linkage menu is shown below.
1. Congure the PTZ Linkage alarm options for the camera you are conguring:
— Switch: Check the select box to enable the PTZ linkage feature. — Motion: Check the select box to enable a Motion detection alarm event to point a PTZ camer a at a Preset eld of view. — PIR: Check the selec t box to enable PIR alarm event to point a PTZ camera at a Preset eld of view. — PTZ1 .. 4: Click the Settings icon assoc iated with a PTZ camera, and then, in the popup menu, selec t the PTZ camera
channel and a Prese t eld of view associated with the camera to point the camera in that dire ction when Motion and/or PIR alarm event occurs.
2. Click Apply to retain your set tings. You can also click the Copy button to copy your settings to dierent camera channels. Right click the mouse to return to the Live Main menu.
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5.4 EXCEPTION

To open the Exception event menu, click the Alarm tile in then Main menu, and then click the Exception link in the left column. The Alarm Exception menu is shown below.
Use the Exception menu to congure the re corder to send alert(s) when certain conditions occur. At this time, the event types include:
— No Space on Disk: When an HDD is full. — Disk Error: If the HDD is not detecte d properly. — Video Loss: If a camera is not connected properly or a failure in the network or camera occurs.
1. For each Exception type, congure the following:
— Switch: Check the select box to enable the monitoring of the event. — Buzzer: Set the buz zer duration when the event occurs (O/10s/20s/40s/60s). To disable buzzer, select OFF. — Latch Time: Specify how long an ex ternal alarm device will sound (10s, 20s, 40s, 60s). Recorder must be connected to
an external Alarm Out device, such as a buzzer.
— Alarm Out: Check the select box to enable the ex ternal alarm device to sound. Recorder must be connected to an
external Alarm Out device, such as a buzzer.
— Show Message: Check the select box to display a message on the screen w hen the Exception event occurs. — Send Email: Check the select box to s end you an auto-email when the Exception event occur s.
2. Click Apply to retain your set tings. Right click the mouse to return to the Live Main menu.
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Network Conguration
Use the Network conguration menus to setup This menu allows you to congure network parameters, such as PPPoE, DHCP, and 3G. The most common types are DHCP. Most probably your network type is DHCP, unless the ne twork is manually addressed. If you need an authent ication user name and password to t he Internet, then choose PPPoE. If you want to use mobile network connection, then choose 3G.

6.1 General settings

Open the Net work General settings menu by clicking the Network tab in the Live Main menu. Network general settings show the Ethernet settings for the recorder. In this menu, you can use DCHP to acquire comp atible Ehternet network settings from a DHCP server on your network (of ten with a router), or disable DHCP (uncheck the DHCP b ox) and enter your own s ettings. Settings you use must be compatible with other devices on the net work to avoid network address conicts.
Parameters shown in the General screen include:
— IP Address: The IP address is t he unique identier for every machine using net work. It consists of four groups of
numbers bet ween 0 to 255, separated by periods. F or example, “192.168.001.100”. Each device on a ne twork must have a unique network IP address and b e compliant with network addressing rule s.
— Subnet Mask: Subnet mask is a network p arameter which denes a range of IP addresses that c an 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
Addr ess. For exampl e, “192.168.001.0 01”.
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— DNS1/DNS2: DNS1 is the primar y DNS (Domain Name Server) ser ver and DNS2 is a backup domain name server. A DNS
server translates a website hos t name (such as ESPN.com) to the IP address unders tood by routers on the internet . The default DNS addresses are 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 (provided by Google).

6.1.1 PPPoE settings

PPPoE (Point-toPoint Protocol) is a spe cication for connect ing multiple users on an Ethernet local area network to a remote site through common customer premises equipment, such as a DSL modem.
PPPoE is disabled by de fault. To use PPPoE:
1. Check the PPPoE select box, and then enter the User name and Password of the PPPoE device.
2. Click Apply to save your settings. Reboot the system to ac tivate the PPPoE settings.
6.1.2 Port Conguration
The Port conguration menu is use d to adjust the Ethernet por ts used to address the Web, Media, RSTP and HTTPS service s. Normally these ports numbers do not ne ed to change unless the port s are also used by other devices.
The port f eature supports UPnP (Univer sal Plug and Play) a useful feature for automatically por t forwarding a router for direct access to the recorder f rom Internet. The Port congur ation menu is shown below.
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Port conguration parameters include the following.
— Web Port: This por t is used to log in remotely to the recorder (e.g. using the Web Client). If the default port 80 is already
taken by other applicat ions, please change it.
— Client Port: This is t he port the recorder will use to send information. If the default port 9000 is already taken by other
applications, please change it.
— RTSP Port: Default is 1050, if the default port 1050 is already taken by other applications, please change it. — UPNP: If you want to log in to the recorder remotely using a Web Client, you need to por t forward the router for your
recorder. If your router supports UPnP, you can enable it b oth in the router and recorder to automatically setup port forwarding for a remote login. O therwise, it must be setup manually.
Adjust the por t conguration parameters as needed, and then click Apply. Right click the mouse to return to the Main menu.

6.2 DDNS settings

This menu allows you to congure DDNS sett ings. The DDNS provides a static address to simplif y remote connection to your remotely. To use the DDNS, you rst ne ed to open an account on the DDNS service provider’s web page.
Observint technologie s recommends a P2P DDNS service. Options include No-IP, DYNDNS, DDNS_3322, CHANGEIP, and DNSEXIT.
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1. To use DDNS with your recorder, select the preferred options in the screen shown above:
— DDNS: Check the select box to enable DDNS. — Server: Open the Server drop down list to sele ct the preferred DDNS s erver (DDNS_3322, DYNDNS, NO_IP, CHANGEIP, or
DNSEXIT).
— Domain: Enter the domain name you created on the DDNS service provider’s web page. This will be the address you
enter in the URL box when you want to connect remotely to the recorder via PC. Fox example: dvr.no-ip.org.
— User/Password: Enter the user name and password you obtained when c reating an account on the DDNS service
provider’s web page.
2. After all parameters are entered, click Test DDNS to test the DDNS set tings. If the test result is “Net work is unreachable or DNS is incorrect”, please verify that the network is f unctioning properly, and the DDNS inf ormation is correct or not.
3. Click Apply to save your set tings. Right click the mouse to return to the Main menu.
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6.3 Email setup

To use Email notications of an alarm event, use the Email setup menu to congure your account settings. You can receive an Email notication when an alarm is triggered, the HDD becomes full, the HDD is in error state, or a Video Loss occur s. You can congure the menu to send Email notications to up to three recipients. Notic ation email will appear in your account Sent fo lder.
Use the Email Schedule menu to specify when email notications are sent. This schedule must be congured to complete email setup.
1. To setup your recorder fo r Email notications, congure the following parameters:
— Email: Check the select box to enable your Email set tings. — Encryption: Open the drop down lis t and select the appropriate option for your Email provider. Options include Auto,
SSL, TSL, and Disable. If you are unsure about the cor rect setting, set Encryption to Auto (de faul t).
— SMTP Port: Enter the SMTP por t of your email server. — SMTP Server: Enter the SMTP server address required by your email provider. — User Name: Enter your email address. — Password: Enter the password of your email account. — Receiver 1~3: Enter the email addresses you want to receive event notications from the recorder. — Interval: Congure the time interval between email notications from the recorder.
2. To make sure all set tings are correct, click Test Email. The system s ends an automated email message to your inbox. If you received the test email, it means the conguration parame ters are correct.
3. Click Apply to save your set tings. Right click the mouse to return to the Main menu.
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6.3.1 Email Schedule

Congure the Email Schedule to congure when an Email notication is sent.
The color codes on email schedule have the f ollowing meanings:
• Green: Slot for Motion detec tion event.
• Red: Slot for Exception (HDD full, HDD error, or Video Loss) alarm.
• Purple: Slot for PIR event.
To congure this GUI:
1. Open the Channel drop down lis t at the top of the menu and select the channel you want to congure.
2. Click on one of the notication modes listed to the right of the mat rix (Motion, Exception or PIR).
3. Drag the mouse linearly or diagonally across an area of the matrix where you want to enable that notication mode. To disable the notication on the schedule, select the mode you enabled, and then drag the mouse across the area you want to disable.
4. Select a dierent mo de, and repeat the method in step 3 above. Notication modes CAN overlap.
5. When nished setting up the sche dule, click Apply to activate it. You can also click Copy to use the same schedule for other camera channels.
6. Repeat steps 1 through 5 above for each camera in the s ystem from which capture le s are saved.

6.4 FTP setup

This menu allows you to setup FTP parameters to upload capture les f rom the recorder to your FTP ser ver.
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Use the FTP Schedule menu to specify when c apture les are sent to the FTP ser ver. This schedule must be congured to complete FTP setup.
1. To congure the FTP feature, congure the follow ing settings:
— FTP Enable: Check the sele ct box to enable FTP func tion. — Server IP: Enter your F TP server IP address or domain name. — Port: Enter the F TP port for le exchanges. — User Name / Password: Enter your FTP server user name and password. — Directory Name: Enter the default director y name for the FTP le exchanges. — Test FTP: Click to test your F TP settings.
2. Click Test F TP to verify your FTP set tings are working properly. If an error occurs, make adjus tments to your settings.
3. Click Apply to save your set tings. Right click the mouse to return to the Main menu.

6.4.1 FTP Schedule

Congure the FTP Schedule to congure when an capture le s are sent to your FTP server.
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The color codes on email schedule have the f ollowing meanings:
• Green: Slot for captures during Normal (continuous) recording.
• Yellow: Slot for captures from Motion detec tion event.
• Purple: Slot for captures from PIR de tection event.
To congure this GUI:
1. Open the Channel drop down lis t at the top of the menu and select the channel you want to congure.
2. Click on one of the le transfer modes listed to the right of the matrix (Normal, Motion or PIR).
3. Drag the mouse linearly or diagonally across an area of the matrix where you want to enable the transfer mode to your FTP server. To disable the transfer mode on t he schedule, select the mode you enabled, and then drag the mouse ac ross the area you want to disable.
4. Select a dierent mo de, and repeat the method in step 3 above. File transfer modes CAN overlap.
5. When nished setting up the sche dule, click Apply to activate it. You can also click Copy to use the same schedule for other camera channels.
6. Repeat steps 1 through 5 above for each camera in the s ystem.
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Device Conguration
Use the Device menus to congure HDD internal s torage and Cloud storage.

7.1 Disk

To open the Disk menu, click the Device tile in the Main menu, and then clic k Disk in the left frame. Click the Disk tab to show the HDDs congured in the system.
The Disk menu include s the following:
— Format HDD: Check the selec t box for the HDD you want to format, and then click Format HDD. To format the device,
you must enter your us er name and password, and then click OK to conrm to continue formatting.
— Overwrite: Use this option to overwrite old recordings on the HDD when the HDD is full. Open the drop down list and
select the option you prefer. For example, if you choose the option 7 days then only the last 7 days recordings are kept on the HDD. To prevent overwrit ing any old recordings, select OFF. If you have disabled this function, please check the HDD status regularly to make sure the HDD is not f ull; recording is s topped if the HDD is full.
— Rec ord o n ESATA : This menu available when your recorder includes an e-SATA port on the rear panel. It will allow to
record the vide o to an external e-SATA HDD in addition to an internal HDD(s). If e-SATA recording is enabled, the e-SATA backup func tion will also be disabled.
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If the recorder support s multiple HDDs, an edit icon will appear on the menu. Click the icon to open the following menu.
To use the HDD menu:
1. Open the HDD ID drop down list and select the HDD you want to congure.
2. Open the Dis k Type drop down list and select the attribute you want to apply to the HDD. Dis k Type options are Read-write (default), read-only, and redundant.
— Set the HDD to Read-only mode to prevent new recordings from being written to the device. You can still search f or and
play recording on a read- only HDD.
— A Redundant HDD can be used to automatically backup recordings on (read-write) HDD. When a redundant HDD is
designated, the s ystem can be congured to record c ameras in parallel to both the read-wr ite HDD and the redundant HDD. This feature is useful for protecting data when an HDD failure occur s.
3. Open the Disk Group drop down list and selec t the Disk Group you want to assign to the HDD. The disk group feature can b e used to balance recordings across multiple HDDs by assigning cameras to dierent disk groups. Se e “7.1.1 Disk Group” on page
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7.1.1 Disk Group

If your recorder supports multiple HDDs, you can congure the each HDD to b e in a dierent group. HDD Disk Groups allow you to balance recordings across multiple HDDs. For example, you c an record camera channels 1 through 4 (disk group) to one HDD hard drive and 5 through 8 (a dierent disk group) to a dierent HDD. This conguration can re duce usage of an HDD and may extend the its life. Open the Disk Group menu by clicking the tab.
To assign cameras to a disk group:
1. Open the Disk Group Type drop down list and select the type of group to congure.
2. Open the Disk Group drop own list and selec t the Disk Group you want to assign cameras to.
3. Click the numbered boxes, rep resenting camera channels, to record to the HDDs in the selected group.
4. Click Apply to save the set tings.
5. Repeat steps 1 through 4 above to congure other disk groups.

7.1.2 S.M.A.R.T. data

Use the S.M.A.R.T. menu do display performance data about the HDD(s) in the surveillance system and execute self-check performance tests. Open the S.M.A.R.T. menu by clicking the S.M.A.R.T. tab in the Device | Disk menu. See below. Refer to the HDD manufacturer’s website for denitions of the S.M.A.R.T. attributes.
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If the message Whole Evaluation not passed, continue to use the d isk appears, the HDD has encountered a f ault, such as bad sectors. You can option the re corder to continue saving to the drive.
To execute a Self-check diagnost ic:
1. Open the Self- check Type drop down list and selec t the diagnostic to run. There are three type s tests are available:
— Short: This test veries major components of the hard drive such as read/write heads, electronics and internal memory. — Long: This is a longer test that veries the above plus it performs a surf ace scan to reveal problem areas on the disk
surface (if any) and forces bad sec tor relocation.
— Conveyance: This is a quick tes t that veries that the mechanical parts of the hard drive are wor king properly.
2. Click Check, and then allow the tes t to complete. Progress of the test is indicated in the Self-check State eld to the lef t.
If an critical S.M.A.R.T. error found, the HDD c an continue to be used, but there will be a r isk to lose data. It is recommended to replace the HDD.

7.2 Cloud settings

The recorder can upload snapshots to the Dropbox cloud service. Currently, Dropbox oers f ree storage to set maximum.
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To congure the recorder to use Cloud storage:
1. Create a Dropbox account using the same email address and password used for your recorder. Go to ww w.dropbox.com, then follow the on-screen instr uctions for sett ing up an account.
2. Check the Cloud Storage select box to enable this feature.
3. Enable Alarm Detection if you want to upload snapshots to Dropbox when the c amera detects a motion or triggered by I/O alarm.
4. Enter a cloud storage Drive Name for your recorder.
5. Click Activate Cloud to activate the cloud feature.
a. Soon after wards, a message will appear that an ac tivation link was sent to your email addre ss (the email address you
used to create the Dropbox account). Check your email, and then click the link to ac tivate the settings.
b. You will be direc ted to the Dropbox website. Click “Allow” to nalize the activation.
6. In the Cloud menu, click Apply to save your se ttings. You can click Copy to use the same settings with other cameras.
7. Repeat these steps above if you would like to enable cloud s torage for the other cameras.
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System Settings
Use the System menus to congure see and congure General set tings, Multi-users, Maintenance, and display system information.

8.1 General settings

Use the System Genera menu to congure gener al settings for the system including Language, video for mat, recording mode, etc.
1. In the General menu shown above, congure the f ollowing:
— Device Name: Enter the preferred name for your recorder. The name can include both letters and numbers.
— Device ID: Enter the pref erred ID for your recorder. The device ID can include only numbers. This parameter is particularly
important when operating one recorder, among other recorders, with a remote control. You can identif y the target recorder using the Device ID.
— Language: Select a language you would like the system menus to be displayed in. Multiple languages are available. — Video Format: Select the correc t video standard for your region.
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— Menu Timeouts: Click the drop-down menu to select the time your DVR will exit the Main Menu when idle. You can
also disable this by s electing OFF, which will also temporarily disable password prote ction.
— Mode: 5MP or Normal. — Show Wizard: Check the select box to display the Star tup Wizard when you start or reboot your DVR.
2. Click Apply to save your settings.

8.1.1 Date and Time

The Date and Time menu includes three se ctions: Date and Time, NTP Set tings, and DST Settings.
Date & Time
1. In the Date and Time se ction, congure the following as ne eded.
— Date: Click the calendar icon to change the date. — Time: Click the dialogue box to change the time. — Date Format: Open the drop down list to selec t the preferred date format. — Time Format: Open the drop down list to select the preferred time format. — Time Zone: Open the drop down list to selec t a time zone of your region or city.
2. Click Apply to save your settings.
NTP Settings
The NTP (Network Time Protocol) feature allows your DVR to automatically sync its clock with a time server. This gives it the abilit y to consistently have an accurate time set ting.
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3. Congure the NTP sec tion as needed
— Check the select box to enable the NTP feature. — Select an NTP Ser ver Address from the drop down lis t.
4. Click Update Now to manually sync the date and time.
5. Click Apply to save your set tings.
DST Settings
With the Daylight Saving Time (DST) feature, you can automat ically adjust the time in the recorder when DST is in ee ct.
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6. Congure the DST Settings menu as neede d:
— Enable DST: If DST is used in your time zone or region, check the select box to enable this option. — Time Oset: Select the amount of time that DST changes the time in your time zone. This refer s to the dierence
between Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) and the local time.
— DST Mode: You can select how Daylight Saving star ts and ends:
* Week: Select the month, a particular day and time when Daylight Saving star ts and ends. For example, 2 a.m. on
the rst Sunday of a particular month.
* Date: Select the s tart date (click the calendar icon), end date and time when Daylight S aving starts and ends.
— Start Time / End Time: Set the st art time and end time for Daylight Saving.
7. Click Apply to save your settings.
8.1.2 Output Conguration
This menu allows you to congure video output parameters.
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1. Open the Video Output drop down list and choose either option:
— LIVE-OUT: is used to congure the main output parameter s. — SPOT-O UT: is used to select the VGA spot output. This option has no congurable parameters.
LIVE-OUT
2. After selecting the LIVE OUT option in the previous s tep, congure the following parameter s:
— SEQ Mode: Select the s creen layout you prefer when your DVR is in se quence mode. The layout determines how many
video channels will be displayed.
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— SEQ Dwell Time: Enter the time in seconds to display a video channel in se quence mode before displaying the ne xt
video channel (300 seconds is the ma ximum).
— Output Resolution: Select a display resolut ion suitable for your monitor. 1920 x 1080 will suit most monitor. If your
recorder supports 4K output resolution, you can sele ct either 2K (2560 x 1440) or 4K (3840 x 2160).
3. Click the SETUP button to adjust the Scale and oset of the image. Scale and o set adjusts the size and position of the display on the monitor.
a. To adjust the scale and os et:
i. Select either Scale, X Oset or Y Oset.
ii. Click the arrows icons below to adjust the size or position of the screen.
iii. Repeat i and ii fo r other adjustments as needed.
iv. Right click anywhere on the screen to exit Scale and O set Setup.
4. Congure the following parameters as needed:
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— Cursor Hidden Delay: Open the drop down menu to selec t the time your DVR will hide the mouse cursor when idle.
Click OFF to disable this feature and temporarily dis able password protection.
— Cursor Acceleration: To adjust the speed to move the mouse cursor. — Transparency: Drag the slider lef t or right to change the transparent of the Menu Bar and the Main Menu.
5. Click Apply to save your set tings.
SPOT OUT
Spot out has no congur ation options.

8.2 Multi-User setup

This menu allows you to congure the user name, password and user permission.
The system support s the following account types:
— ADMIN: System Administrator, has full control of the system. Admins change both administrator and user passwords and
enable and disable password protection.
— USER: Normal User has access to Live, Search, Playback, and other func tions. You can setup multiple user account s with
dierent levels of access to the system.
Change Password
To change the password f or the administrator or user account s:
1. Click the User Edit icon. Password mus t be at least 8 characters and can contain a combination of numbers and let ters.
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2. Enter the new password in the p assword and conrm elds.
3. Click Save to save your new password.
4. In the Authentication menu, enter the OLD password, and then click Authenticate.
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5. In the Multi-User menu, enable Password Enable (s trongly recommended).
Add New Users
To create a new user:
1. Select one of the user accounts that is currently disabled, and then click the User Edit icon. In the example below, user1 .. user 6 accounts are disabled.
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2. In the User Edit menu, open the User Enable drop down list and then select Enable.
3. Click the User Name eld to change the user name.
4. Open the Password Enable drop down list and then select Enable (strongly recommended).
5. Enter a new password in both the Password and Conrm elds.
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6. Click Save.
7. In the Authentication window, enter.
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Setting User Permissions
You must login as an admin user to set the user permissions for a user. Admin user s can enable or disable access to certain menus and funct ions of each user account.
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Click the icon in Permission column for the user you are set ting permissions for.
8. Check the boxes nex t to any system menus or capabilitie s you want the user to use. Click All to check all boxe s. Click Clear to check none of the boxes.
9. Click Save to save your settings.

8.3 Maintenance

In this menu you can search and view the system log, load def ault settings, upgrade t he system, export and import system parameters, and congure system auto reboot.
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8.3.1 Log

The system lo g includes all system events, such as motion alarms and s ystem warnings. You can easily create a backup le of the system log and copy it to a USB ash drive.
To search and backup the system log:
1. Click the calendar icons in the Star t Date and End Date elds to set the date range for the lo g messages you want to search for.
2. Click the Start Time and End Time elds and then edit the time to s et the start time for the start date and end time for the end date to rene the time span of your search range.
3. Open the Log Type drop down list and select the type of event s you would like to search. Select All to see t he entire system log for the selec ted time period.
4. Click Search.
5. Browse log events lis ted in the your search result:
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— Video events can be played back instantly by clicking in icon the Playback column. Right-click to return to your search
results.
— Use the icons in the lower right corner of the screen to move between pages of sys tem log events.
6. To backup the lo g you found:
a. Plug a ash drive for your log b ackup into a USB port.
b. Click Backup to copy the search result to a ash drive.
c. When the backup menu appears, navigate to the folder on the ash drive where you want to save the le.
d. Click OK to begin copying the le. Allow the backup operation to complete before continuing.

8.3.2 Load Default

You can reset the DVR set tings to its out-of-box state. You can reset all set tings, or just settings on specic menus. Restoring default settings will not delete recordings and snapshots saved to the hard drive.
To load defaults, ghe ck the items you want restore to def ault, or check Select All to choose all items, and then click Apply to load default set tings of your chosen items.

8.3.3 Upgrade

Use the Upgrade f eature to replace the rmware in the recorder with a newer version.
1. Copy the rmware le (.sw lename extension) to a USB drive.
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2. Insert the USB ash drive into the USB port of the recorder.
3. In the Upgrade menu, click Selec t File button, and t hen select the rmware le in your USB ash drive. Click OK.
4. Click Upgrade to start the system upgrade. The system upgrade will last around 5-10 minutes. Allow the upgrade proce ss to complete before continuing. Follow the on-screen ins tructions to complete the process. DO NOT power o the DVR or remove the USB from DVR during rmware upgrade.
5. After the upgrad e process completes, remove the ash drive from the recorder.

8.3.4 Parameter Management

You can backup (Save) the main menu (sys tem conguration) settings to a USB ash drive, and then resto re (Load) them later to return the system to its f ormer state. You can also Load the menu set tings onto another recorder (must be s ame hardware).
To Save the Main Menu settings:
1. Plug a USB ash drive with sucient space into a USB por t on the recorder.
2. Click Save Settings on the Parameter Management menu.
3. Follow the on-screen instruc tions to complete the operation. You must enter the admin user password to complete the save operation.
4. Allow the operation to complete b efore continuing. The default name for the le you saved is DEVICE_Set tings. See below.
5. Remove the ash drive from the USB port and store it in a secure place for possib le use later.
To Load the Main Menu settings:
1. Plug a USB ash drive containing the Main Menu Set tings you saved earlier into a USB port on the recorder.
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2. Click Load Settings on the Parameter Management menu.
3. Navigate to the Main Menu Settings le you want to load and select it.
4. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the load operation. You must enter the admin user pass word to complete the load operation.
5. Allow the operation to complete before continuing.
6. Remove the ash drive from the USB p ort and store it in a secure place for use later.

8.3.5 Auto Reboot

Use this menu to congure t he recorder to automatically reboot on a s chedule. This practice is recommended to maintain the operational integrity of recorder.
To setup Auto Reboot:
1. Check the Auto Reb oot select box to enable this feat ure.
2. Open the Time drop down list, and then select either Every Day, Every Week , or Every Month.
3. Depending on your selec tion, use the lower menus to dene what day and time the reboot w ill occur.
4. Click Apply to save your set tings. You can also clic k Default to setup a reboot every Sunday at 12:00 am.

8.4 Information

The Information menus show impor tant conguration data about the recorder. Use it to show system information, channel information, record information and network stat us.
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If your DVR suppor ts P2P, you will nd the P2P ID and P2P QR code in the infor mation page. You can scan this QR cord with mobile app to congure the app for remote viewing of the DVR.

8.4.1 Channel Information

Used the Channel Inf ormation screen to see the mainstream and subs tream recording conguration, motion detection status and other parameter s for each camera.
View channel infor mation for each connected c amera such as alias, mainstream and substream recording specications, motion detection status and privacy zone.
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8.4.2 Record Info

Use the Record Info screen to see t he recording information for each connected camera. This information include s the bitrate, stream type, recording resolution and frame rate (FPS), and other parameters.

8.4.3 Network Status

The Network Status screen includes a summar y of all network settings.
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Search, Playback, Backup and Tags
Using Search feature s you can nds and playback previously re corded videos and snapshots t hat are stored on the HDD. Using the Backup feature you can save video and snapshots to a USB ash dr ive.

9.1 Using Search Features

Open the Start menu and click the Search button to open the Search mode menu.
Search Type
Search OptionsSearch Date
Channel selection Video Playback Controls Timeline
Playback Status
Time frame options
The Search menu includes the following:
• Search Options: the system provides various search & playback methods: General, Event s, Sub-periods, Smart & Pic tures
• Search Date: search by a date to play back.
• Search Type: the system provides dierent search t ypes to narrow your search.
• Channel Selection: to choose the channels you want to searc h & play.
• Video Playback Controls: to control the video playback .
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Enlarge
— Enlarge: the video playback to full sc reen — Rewind: x2, x4, x8 and x16 — Slow Play: 1/2, 1/4 and 1/8, 1/16 speed — Play — Pause — Play by frame: Click once to play a frame of the video — Fast Forward:, x2, x4, x8 and x16 — Digital Zoom: Click to zoom in then click-and-drag on a camera image during playback to zoom in on the selected area.
Slow play Fast forward
Rewind Stop
Video clipPlay by frame
Digital zoomPause
Volume control
Snapshot Add Custom Tag
Add Default Tag
Right-click to return to regular playback.
— Video Clip: Quickly save a section of video to a USB ash drive. While video is playing in the Search screen, click this
icon to begin recording a video clip. The icon will change to a Backup icon. Click the Backup icon to stop recording the video clip and open the Backup menu. Us e the on-screen instructions to save the clip to a ash drive.
— Volume Control: scroll the slider bar to increase or decrease volume. — Snapshots: To capture a snapshot image to your USB ash drive. If the video playb ack is in split-screen view, move the
mouse cursor to the channel you want to c apture, and then click the icon to save the snapshot.
— Add Default / Custom Tag: Click to assign a name to the vide o clip. The clip can then be searched for by tag name.
• Timeline: Continuous recordings are shown with colored bars to repre sent dierent types of recording (legend shown in the
bottom-right corner of the display). Use the time frame options to view a smaller or larger t ime period.
Dierent types of recording shown in dierent color s:
— Continuous (Normal) and Manual recording in Green color — Motion recording in Yellow color — I/O recording in Red color — Alarm recording in Orange color — Smart search recording playback — PIR recording in Purple color
• Playback Status: display the video play status

9.1.1 Video Clip Backup

To use Video Clip icon to backup les:
1. Insert a USB ash dr ive into an unused USB port on your recorder.
1. Using the Search menu, play a re corded vid eo le you want to backup .
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2. Advance the le to the segment of the video you want to backup, and then click the Video Clip icon. The Video Clip scissors icon will change to a Backup icon.
3. When the video advances to t he end of the segment you want to backup, click t he Backup icon. A Backup Type menu will open.
4. In the Backup Type menu, selec t the le format you want to use, and then click the Save but ton. A Backup window will open. AVI was selecte d in the menu shown above. The default is RF, a proprietary format . (NOTE: RF le types can be played with the Video Player soft ware provided.)
5. In the Backup window, the USB drive should open automatic ally. Double click on the folder where you want to save the backup le, and then click OK. A progress bar will appear showing that the copy operation is in p rogress.
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6. When the copy operation completes, the message Backup Successful will appear.
7. Click Cancel to close the window, and then unp lug the USB drive f rom the recorder. The downloaded le will appear on the ash drive like that the one highlighted below.
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9.1.2 Search, Playback and backup video

Click the General option at the top of the Search screen. To search and play recorded video, open the Star t menu and click the Search button. A sc reen somewhat like that shown below will app ear.
1. Click the calendar icon in the Date eld, and then select the date to search for video recording. Dates mar ked with a red underline have recorded video.
2. Check the select boxes for the search t ype you want to perform.
3. Check the selec t boxes for the camera channels you would like to search, or check Channel to search all channels with cameras.
4. The search result will display automatically on the timeline from 00:0 0 to 24:00.
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5. Click the Play icon but ton to start playback. You can control other playback f unctions with other but tons on Video Playback Controls.
6. Use the time frame options to expand or cont ract the timeline to see more or less detail.
7. If you want to save a section of v ideo during playing back:
a. Plug a USB ash drive into a USB port on the controller.
b. Play back the video you want to backup.
c. Click the Vide o clip icon.
d. Check the channel(s) you want to include in your video clip backup.
e. Move the mouse curs or to the timeline where you want to star t the video clip.
f. Press and hold the left but ton of your mouse, and then drag the cur sor to the timeline where you want to end the v ideo
clip.
g. The Clip icon will change to a Backup icon. Click the Backup icon to save the video clip.
h. Select a le type for your backup les.
i. On the Backup Type menu, notice the size of the backup le. Make sure your USB drive has enough free space to
accommodate the le.
j. Click Save.
k. When the backup drive menu appears, navigate to the folder where you want to save the le.
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l. Click OK to begin. The progress bar at the bottom of the window shows you the progress of the b ackup.
m. Allow the backup operation to complete before continuing.

9.1.3 Event Search, Playback and backup video

Click the Events option at the top of the Search screen. Use Event s earch is used to search for event triggered recordings during a time frame. You can easily back up the recording to a USB ash drive.
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Search Type
Search Date / Time
Channel selection
File statisticsBackup and Play iconsEvent info
Search button Page controls
View options
To search, play & back up for events:
1. Choose the date and time you want to search.
2. Check the recording ty pes you want to search, or check Search Type to choose all.
3. Choose the channels you want to s earch, or check Channel to choose all channels.
4. Click the Search button to st art search.
5. Events tting your search criteria are displayed in list form. You can double click the on one of the events to play the video of that event.
6. Click icons in the bottom-r ight corner of the menu to browse bet ween pages of events, or enter the page you want to browse.
7. You can click the View option icons to s witch the view to list form. Select either:
— List view: You can view the snapshots of the events. — Thumbnail view — Detailed view: In the de tailed view mode, you can lock the video clips to keep them from being over written on the HDD.
Click the icon to lock or unlock the clip.
When you click on a vide o clip, the system will show the event infor mation on the left bot tom corner of the screen.
8. To selec t video clips, check the selec t box to select one video clip, or check the box ne xt to Select to selec t all event clips in the page. The number of selected le s and total size information will be displayed at the right bot tom of the screen.
9. To backup the les you selected, click the Backup icon to save the video to USB ash drive, or click the Play icon in playback controls to play the video(s).
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9.1.4 Event Playback Control

The Search screen appears as that shown below during playb ack.
Event list
Backup Play Legend Timeline Time frame options
Items in the screen above include:
• Event List: Click on the event to play, and check the select box for backup.
• Use the Backup and Play recording icons as needed.
• Video Playback Controls: See “9.1 Using Search Features” on page 65. Click the rst icon to exit playback mode and
return to the Search menu.
• Timeline shows the The event you are playing now will be displayed on the timeline.
• Use the timeframe options to expand (for more detail) or compre ss the timeline.

9.1.5 Sub-periods Playback

Click the Sub-periods option at the top of the Search screen. Sub-periods playback allows you to play multiple normal recordings and motion events simultaneously f rom a single channel. With normal and event recordings, the video is divided evenly depending on the split-screen mode that has be en selected. For example, if the video is an hour long and you have selec ted Split-screens x 4, each split-screen will play for 15 minutes.
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Screen split number
Search Date
Channel selection Video Playback Controls Timeline
Search Type
Split screens
Time frame options
To search and play video in sub-periods:
1. Congure the date and time you want to search.
2. Select the split-scre ens you want the videos to be played in.
3. Select the recording types you want to search, or chec k Search Type to choose all.
4. Select the channel you want to search. Note: This feat ure supports to search and playback of one channel at a time.
5. Click the Play button to s tart playback. Control the playback with bu ttons on Video Playback Controls. Videos are being played in split-screens. When you left click on a part icular split-screen, the time period of the video you clicked on will be displayed on the timeline. The color bar on top of the timeline indicates the time span of the video split-screen you have clicked. The color bar on the bot tom of the timeline indicates the time sp an for the whole videos you have searched.
6. Use the timeframe options to expand (for more detail) or compre ss the timeline.

9.2 Smart Search and Playback

Click the Smart option at the top of the Search screen. Smart mode allows you to easily search and play the motion events in one or more specic areas of the channel.
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Search Date
Channel selection Video Playback Controls Timeline
Search Type
Time frame options
To start a smart search and playback :
1. Congure the date and time you want to search.
2. Select the recording t ypes you want to search, or check Search Type to choose all.
3. Select the channel you want to search, the motion recording in the selected channel will be searched au tomatically. Please note that this function only supports to search and play one channel at a time.
4. Click the Play button to start playback. Control the playback with but tons on Video Playback Controls. The color bar on the top of the timeline indicates the time span of the recordings you searched for. The color bar on the bottom of the timeline indicates the complete time sp an for the recordings you specied.
5. Use the timeframe options to expand (for more detail) or compress the timeline.

9.2.1 Smart Search Area

The smart searc h feature searches for motion in the entire eld of view by default. For eciency, you can specify one or more areas to narrow your search. To enter Smar t search mode, click the Smart search icon on Video Playb ack Controls.
Enlarge
Slow play Fast forward
Rewind Stop
Play by frame Volume control
Pause
Digital zoom Capture
Smart search
Add Default Tag
Add Custom Tag
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After clicking the Smart search icon, camera vide o will expand to full screen and the Smart controls bar will be visible.
Full screen detection Return to Playback
Delete areas created
Search / Play video found
To dene one or more speci c areas, please do the following:
1. Click and drag the mouse cursor ac ross the area you want to search. You can dene multiple areas. You can also use the same action to delete areas you selected.
2. Click the Search icon to return to the Playback menu and play video(s) found for areas you selec ted. Blue marks will appear on the timeline indicating video that matches your search cr iteria.

9.2.2 Tags

The Tag feature is used to assign a descript ive name to a recording. The tagged recordings can then be easily found, replayed and backed up if nee ded.
Tags can be assigned to recording during playback, and in the Live sc reen when the Live video is being re corded. You can also edit the tag name later.
Create a tag in the Live fame
To create a tag during Live:
1. In Live, click on the Live frame you want to tag. If the video is not being recorded (no record icon in the upper right corner of the frame), click on the Manual Record icon to begin re cording.
2. Click on the Add Custom Tag icon on then Quick Setting Toolbar.
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Recording in progress
Add Custom Tag iconManual record
3. In the Add Tag popup window, click OK, or edit the Tag Name eld, and then click OK. In the example below, the tag name Tag - Jc was entered.
Create a tag during Playback
To create a tag during Playback of a video recording, click on the Add Default Tag icon in the play control to olbar, or click on the Add Customized Tag icon and then enter a Tag Name in the popup window.
Add Custom Tag iconAdd Default Tag icon
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If you select Add Default Tag, the recording is tagged with the name Ta g. You can edit then name later. If you selec t Add Custom Tag, enter the tag name in the eld, and then click OK to save the tag name.
Search for Tags
To nd tagged recordings:
1. Open the Search window.
2. Click the Tag tab.
Set Start / End Date and Time Results list Edit icon
Keyword eld
Search button
3. Select the date and time range in the lef t panel to encompass when the tag was created.
4. Click the Search button. A Results list of entrie s will appear showing the tags created at that time range.
5. To play a tagged recording, double click on the entry in the list.
6. To edit the tag name, click the edit icon for the tag name you want to change.
7. To quickly nd a re cording with a specic tag name, enter t he tag name in the Keyword eld, and then click the Search button.
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8. To play the tagge d le, double-click on the entr y in the tag search results list.

9.2.3 Picture Search and View

Click the Picture option at the top of t he Search screen. This feature can be us ed to search, play and copy snapshots to a USB ash drive.
Search Type
Search Date / Time
Channel selection
File statisticsBackup iconEvent info
Search button Page controls
View options
To search, play and back up pictures:
1. Congure the date and time you want to search.
2. Select the picture capture types you want to search, or check Search Type to choose all.
3. Select the channels you want to search, or check Channel to choose all channels.
4. Click the Search button. Pic tures tting your search criteria are displayed in list form. You can double click one of the pic tures to show an expande d view.
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5. Use the icons in the bottom-right corner of the menu to browse between p ages of pictures, or go to the page you want to browse. You can switch the view of list for m in by clicking below icons which is show at the right bottom cor ner of the screen:
— Thumbnails view. You can view the snapshot s of the events. — List view. The events will be displayed in list. — Detailed view. You can view the details of the events.
6. Click on a picture to display its event information in the lef t lower corner of the screen.
7. To copy a picture to a USB ash drive:
a. Insert a USB ash drive into a USB port on the recorder.
b. Check the box(es) next the number of the picture(s) to select les, or che ck the box next Selec t to select all pictures in t he
list. The number of les selec ted and the total size information will be displayed at the right bottom of the screen.
c. Click the Save icon to copy the pictures to the USB ash drive. You can also click the Play icon to open the picture
preview control window.
Picture Preview Control
Picture list
Save / Play buttons
Preview controlExit Preview Screen divisions
In the Picture Preview Control screen:
• Check the sele ct boxes in the Picture List to view pictures, and then click the Play button to view the pic tures in slideshow.
• Check the sele ct boxes in the Picture List, then click Save to copy pictures you selecte d to USB ash drive.
• Click a Screen divisions icon to view one pic ture at a time, or or four or nine pict ures at a time.
• Use the Preview Cont rol buttons to pause the slide show, resume, go to the previous or nex t picture, etc.
• Click the Exit preview icon to return to the S earch - Picture screen.
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Remote Login
Use the Web Client to remotely access your DVR at any time via a PC. Before you access the Web Client, you need to ensure that the internet set tings of the DVR are congured proper ly.

10.1 System Requirements

The minimum requirements for hardware and OS required to run Web Client are given as below.
Item Minimum Recommended
CPU Intel® Core™ i5 C PU Intel® Core™ i5 C PU or higher
RAM 4GB o r more 8GB or more
Hard Drive 500GB or m ore 1000GB o r more
Displa y RAM 2GB or more 4GB or mor e
Display Resolution 1280 × 1024 1920 × 1080
OS Windows 7 or above, M ac OS X® 10.9 or above
DirectX Di rec tX 11
Direct3D Acceleration Function
Ethernet Adapter 10/100/1000M Ethernet Adapter
IE Microso ft Interne t Explorer ( Ver. 11, 10, 9, 8). It does not supp ort Edge.

10.2 Remote login

Important notes ab out remote login:
• Remote login to the recorder requires Microsoft
• You must install SurveillancePlugin.exe to fully use the features of the recorder’s Internet interface. Usually this is only inst alled
once, but if a newer version is released, a reinstall may be necessary.
• If your computer is on the same network (router) as your recorder, you can usually use the IP address of the recorder f or the IE
URL.
• The recorder feat ures UPnP. If your router also supports this feature, it may be ver y easy to setup port forwarding in your router
for access to the recorder from outside the router’s rewall (the Internet).

10.2.1 Remote login with Surveillance Plugin installation

To log into the recorder:
1. Open the IE brows er.
©
Internet Explorer© (IE ).
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2. Use the appropriate URL to connec t to your recorder. If your PC is on the same L AN as your recorder, usually you can use the IP address of the re corder as the URL for your browser.
3. If the plugin SurveillancePlugin was not previously ins talled on your PC:
a. The recorder will prompt you to install the plugin. When the following s creen appears, click the download link.
b. In the footer bar Run, Save or Cancel options appear, click Save.
c. Allow the download to complete, and then open your IE download dire ctory and nd the plugin le.
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d. Close the IE browser, and then double- click on the plugin le to execute it.
e. Click Install in the setup wizard window, wait until the plugin inst allation completes. Follow the ons-creen instructions.
4. Open an IE browser window enter the same URL as bef ore. If the plugin installation was successful, an authentication window will appear.
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5. In the authentication window, enter your user name and password as shown above, and then click Login. The Live window will open.

10.3 Live screen

Channel Live frames (16)Open Channel List Color adjust
Main Menu Tabs
PTZ controlsStream select
Logout
Live toolbar
Screen split
1. Double-click on a channel frame to expand the image to full frame.
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Close all channels Digital zoom
Open all channels Original proportion
Stretch
Record On/O
SnapshotEnlarge
Volume / Mute
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2. Click the Color adjust icon, and then b alance the screen colors using the sliders in the Color frame as neede d for your monitor.
3. Click the Channel list icon. In the list that opens, you can start and stop manual recording, capt ure an image, and select main stream or sub st ream video for each channel.
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Record Capture
Stream select
4. If you have a PTZ camera in the sur veillance system, select the c amera in the Live screen, and then click the PTZ icon to select it.

10.4 Playback screen

Open the Playback s creen by clicking the Playback tab. You can playbac k recorded video from up to four channels at a time. Controls and options for the remote Playback screen are very similar to the console Search screen. For more information, se e: “9.1 Using Search Features ” on page 65.
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10.5 Remote Settings

Open the Remote Se ttings screen by clicking t he Remote Settings tab. Click the link s in the left panel to open the menu for that item. For more information about items in the menu, refer to the descriptions of the rmware menus earlier in this manual.
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10.6 Local Settings

Open the Local S ettings screen by clicking the Local Settings tab. Items in this menu congure the direc tories on your local computer where you want to save record, download and capture les, and the format of re cord and capture les to save.
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HDVision Mobile App for Remote Access
You can access your recorder or IP c amera remotely using the free HDVision Mobile app for Android (version 5.0 or later) and iOS (version 7.0 or later for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch). It suppor ts live, remote and local playback, re cord, capture, PTZ control snapshot, push notications, etc f rom a DVR and NVR across 3G or WiFi networks. Additionally, it includes a Help sy stem with procedures for most features of the device. You can download the application from the Go ogle Play Store or iTunes.
Use of the app on Andriod and iOS is very similar. This example in this chapter uses screens captured on Android smartphone.

11.1 Getting Started

In this example, an Android phone was use d to open the HDVision Mobile app for the r st time, add a device, and open the Live display to view video s treams from cameras. The device we added was at tached to the same WiFi router we are connecte d to with our phone.
1. Install the HDVision Mobile app on your Android or iOS device.
2. Tap the app icon on your device to open it.
Tap to open the Main Menu Device link Tap to Add
Tap to nd
online devices
3. In the initial screen (see above, left) tap the icon in the upper r ight corner to open the Main Menu.
4. In the Main Menu, click Device to add a device.
5. Tap the Add icon in the upper right corner, then, to nd Online Devices, tap that option in the drop down list (see above).
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6. In the list of online devices, tap the checkmark to select a device, and then tap the Add Device but ton at the bottom of the screen. (See below, left.) A “Success” message should appear momentarily.
Tap to select device Tap Save
Tap to Add Device
Enter User Name / Password
7. In the left screen ab ove, tap on the device you added to open the Details screen.
8. In Details, enter the administrative User Name and Password for the device in the elds provided, and t hen tap Add Device. The Edit Device screen should open.
9. If the set tings are correct for the device, a “Connected” message should appear on Edit Device. Tap Save to open the Live screen. The Live screen supports dierent split view layou ts and screen rotation.
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11.2 Help screens

The Help screens include procedures for using mos t features of the HDVision Mobile app and a description of the icons on each screen. This subsection includes each Help screen included in the V1.0 release.
To access the Help screens, tap the Help but ton on the Main Menu, and then select the feature of the comp onent of the application you want help with.

11.2.1 Overview

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11.2.2 Live (View)

11.2.3 (Remote) Playback

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11.2.4 Record (Local Playback)

11.2.5 Image (Manager)

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11.2.6 Remote Setting

11.2.7 Alarm

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