Optiview G0521 User Manual

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VR Enterprise DVR System

DVR Server (ver.5.05)

User Manual

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Contents

Chapter1 Start up and Main Interface ··························································· 2

1.1 Start up ····················································································································· 2

1.2 Main Interface ·········································································································· 2

1.2.1 Show tips ··············································································································· 2

1.2.2 Screen menu ·········································································································· 2

1.2.3 Interface description ····························································································· 5

1.2.4 System Menu ········································································································· 7

1.2.5 Network panel ····································································································· 13

1.2.6 PTZ Control panel ······························································································ 14

1.2.7 Color and Audio adjustment ··············································································· 17

1.2.8 Matrix & display ································································································· 17

1.2.9 DI/DO Control ···································································································· 18

Chapter2 Local setup ·················································································· 19

2.1 System setup ·········································································································· 20

2.1.1 System setup ········································································································ 20

2.1.2 Network setup ······································································································ 21

2.1.3 Boot setup ············································································································ 23

2.2 Camera setup ·········································································································· 24

2.2.1 Camera setup ······································································································ 24

2.2.2 Group setup ········································································································· 27

2.3 Sensor setup ··········································································································· 29

2.3.1 Sensor setup ········································································································ 29

2.3.2 Group setup ········································································································· 29

2.4 PTZ & Linkage setup ····························································································· 31

2.4.1 PTZ protocol setup ······························································································ 31

2.4.2 Motion detection relay & remote client alert ······················································ 31

2.5 E-mail setup ··········································································································· 33

2.5.1 SMTP setup ········································································································· 33

2.5.2 E-Mail setup ········································································································ 34

2.6 Digital matrix setup ································································································ 34

2.6.1 Matrix setup ········································································································ 34

2.6.2 Display setup ······································································································· 35

2.7 User setup ··············································································································· 36

2.7.1 User information ································································································· 36

2.7.2 User right setup ··································································································· 37

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III

Chapter3 IP Camera Setup ·········································································· 38

3.1 Functional buttons ·································································································· 38

3.2 Server setup ············································································································ 39

3.3 Channel setup ········································································································· 40

3.3 PTZ Control Setup ································································································· 41

3.4 Channel setup ········································································································· 42

3.5 Sensor setup ··········································································································· 43

3.6 Alarm setup ············································································································ 45 Chapter4 Local playback ············································································· 46

4.1 Main interface ········································································································ 46

4.2 Select playback channel ························································································· 46

4.3 Play file and related operations ·············································································· 47

4.4 Capture picture ······································································································· 49

4.5 Create clip file ········································································································ 49

4.5.1 Create file clip ····································································································· 49

4.5.2 Backup by time: ··································································································· 50

4.5.3 View Backup file ·································································································· 52

4.6 Search captured picture ·························································································· 54

4.7 Fast search ·············································································································· 55

4.8 Camera status ········································································································· 55

4.9 Show files ··············································································································· 57 Chapter 5 IE client ························································································ 59

5.1 Functions of IE Client ···························································································· 59

5.2 Main interface ········································································································ 59

5.2.1 Connection operations ························································································ 59

5.2.2 Connection/Record status ··················································································· 60

5.2.3 Partition mode ···································································································· 60

5.2.4 PTZ Control ········································································································ 60

5.2.5 Quit program ······································································································· 60

5.3 Local search ··········································································································· 61

5.4 Remote search ········································································································ 62

5.4.1 Fast download record data ················································································· 62 Chapter6 Mobile Client ················································································ 64

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Chapter7 Appendixes ·················································································· 68

7.1 Appendix A: Fast key reference ············································································· 68

7.2 Appendix B: Audio preview ··················································································· 69

7.3 Appendix C: Update drivers of compressed card ·················································· 70

7.4 Appendix D: How to use “Copy File” folder. ························································ 71

7.5 Appendix F: Frequent Asked Questions ································································ 72

7.6 View the DVR via Internet····················································································· 74

7.7 How to turn ON Automatic Windows Login ························································· 76

7.8 DVR System Recovery Procedure ········································································· 78

Refer to the Tutorial video for other selected topic illustrated in video format.

The tutorials are small video file that can be played from the local DVR system.

It will illustrate many of the common task involved in working with your DVR system.

Please follow the link from the desktop ―Click here for Technical Support and Serial number‖.

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Thank you for purchasing VR Enterprise series DVR system. This User manual is designed to inform you how to setup the DVR system and explain each function for you to make the most out of the system professionally and meet your security recording needs. IMPORTANT! Operators of the VR Enterprise series DVR system must thoroughly read this manual prior to using the system.

VR Enterprise Series: DVR System Overview

The VR Enterprise series DVR system is fully designed with flexibility, reliability and performance. This DVR system gives you greater option to customize the system settings. You have the leverage and flexibility on the DVR depending on your specific Digital Video Recoding requirements. Cost Efficient – Uses IP infrastructure, so there is no need for costly dedicated cables between sites and servers and manage the data, videos, audio, and other files efficiently. Uses H.264 technology, which maximizes the use of the space on your HDD. Leverage - Centralize control of setup parameters, scheduled alerts and maintenance of those individual digital image devices like DVR, DVS, etc. Straightforward Application and Management - Supports centralized network recording management, flexible storage and HDD coverage and usage. Password-protected application with multi-level user rights assignment per user.

System Features

 Hardware support for H.264 compression, therefore giving you low HDD cost and excellent

video quality

 Remote access via Internet web browser or through client software.  Computer Network support with High speed Internet.  connection is highly recommended.  Real-time, full-motion video capture & display (Max. 48 channel video input)  Real-time high-speed recording: Max. 30 frames/sec per channel  Synchronous audio recording (optional)  Motion detect (Whole area or max. 12 detection zones per channel)  Normal continuous recording and event recording (Motion detection or Optional external

sensor)

 Electronic Map pop-up when there is an alarm event (optional)  System operation and alarm logging  Alarm-before recording, Auto send an alarm message  Remote recording  Alarm image auto send to email box as attachment  Matrix display and group display

 Pan, tilt, zoom, focus & speed dome control  Search/playback by date/time directory (random-access), Duplex mode (Recording while

playback)

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Chapter1 Start up and Main Interface

1.1 Start up

1).Before you run the DVR server, please make sure all devices are firmly connected.

Left-Double-Click shortcut icon to start it. The main interface is as follows:

1.2 Main Interface

1.2.1 Show tips

1. When the mouse moves closely or stops above a button, a text tip will be shown to interpret

its function.

2. Zoom in/out video image: Left-Double-Click a camera window to zoom in/out video image (or

press F11 on the keyboard).

3. Recording status: (an icon found at the top right corner of the video screen) a. This icon means the system is recording normally.

b. This icon means the system is recording manually. c. This icon means the system is recording in motion detection. d. This icon means the system is recording in sensor detection.

1.2.2 Screen menu

Press TAB key or Page UP (select next camera window) and Page Down (select previous

camera window) key on keyboard to select one live camera window.

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Single-Right-Click desired camera window and select ―Instant playback‖. However, IP Camera‘s instant playback can only be done doing a right click on a currently unused video display window.

A submenu will be shown for you to choose a preset length of time of instant playback .

The window that is playing back video data will indicate a yellow border to be different from the live windows.

In the course of the instant playback, you can press Space key to switch the play/pause status or direction key → and ← to play next and previous frame.

If you want to stop the instant playback, you can Single-Right-Click the play backing window, and select ―End playback‖.

First, enable ―Alarm camera pop-up interval‖ in System Setup‖ menu by selecting the time interval in seconds. Single-Right-Click video image area at the main interface and select ―Start alarm popup‖. After setting up all these configurations, when there is a motion detection alarm (set in PTZ & Linkage setup and Motion

detection setup) or an alarm triggered by sensor (set in Sensor setup), system will display alarm cameras in sequence. When you

want to end this function, you can Single-Right-Click video image area and select ―Pause alarm popup‖. (This functionality does not apply IP camera through the IP Video Server, even IP camera have alarms, their images will not pop up).

1. Full screen

Single-Right- Click image area, it will popup a menu, then select ―full screen‖ to change the display mode to full screen (or press F12 on the keyboard). When you want to resume normal mode, you should Single-Right- Click image area and select ―Restore display‖.

2. Instant playback

3. Alarm popup

4. OSD Adjustment

Single-Right-Click video image area in main interface and select ―OSD

Adjustment‖ to adjust the position of OSD (IP Camera does not have this

function; you can set the OSD position in IP Camera setup remotely).

OSD includes time and channel name. In this screen you can press time or channel name and drag them to where you want directly, after that, you can press

button to save and press

button to resume time and

channel name to default position.

This function is only available when you Right-single-Click an image of IP camera Other information will be discussed in IP Camera Setup.

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5. IP Camera setup

6. Change record disk

From the information display panel you can see the current recording disk, and when you Single-Click the corresponding panel, it will show the available disk with its total free spaces. Also you can change the recording disk by selecting the disk directly. The system will check the disk per 10s, and it is recommended that you change the recording disk to local disk when system is writing data into removable disk before you remove it.

When the capacity of HDD is not enough or there has been some errors while recording, the

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DVR system will pop up information to inform you of the failure of recording and the corresponding camera will stop recording.

1.2.3 Interface description

1. Partition mode

button to set the window‘s partition mode of the main screen. There are many types of partitions. The available partition is determined by the total channels of the card. You can select the suitable partition according to the number of video inputs; the partition number which is bigger than total channel is not available with gray.

2. Videos-play-in-sequence mode switch

Press button to switch between playing all cameras in current windows in sequence and

not when the current partition number is smaller than the total channels of the card.

3. Emergency recording button

Press button to trigger recording of all cameras for 30 seconds even if they have

been set to record by any other modes. This function is useful to deal with emergency situation where quick response is required.

4. Image capture

Press button to save a still image of selected camera to local hard disk for reviewing or print.

5. Manual record switch

Press button to record manually and press it again to stop manual recording for

selected camera.

6. Information display panel

This panel shows day of the week, current date, current time, total free hard disk space, current

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record disk and description of selected camera.

7. Local setup submenu

Press button to enter Local setup submenu.

8. Local playback submenu

Press button to enter Local playback submenu to search local video/audio data.

9. System lock

Press button to prevent unauthorized user to operate system. Press this button

again; the unlock dialog box will be displayed. Input your User ID and password then press OK to unlock it.

Default User ID is ―admin‖, with no password.

Note: If the DVR system is not configured as User Manage Mode ( Use Password is disabled) , the lock button will be unusable and will allow any client access

10. Minimize button

Press button to minimize the main window (or press WIN + Z on keyboard).

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Press button to exit program. After clicking this button, a dialog will display.

Click ―OK‖ to quit DVR system.

11. Exit program

1.2.4 System Menu

opens up your option to go to other features menu such as remote voice chat, Windows Explorer, electronic map, write working log, view system log and motion setup as shown

below:

1.2.4.1 IP Camera Device List

Press this bar to add an IP Module to the DVR system. For resource limitation, you can add max 16 IP Modules, including Digital video Server (DVS). However, each device can only add

one channel to the DVR system.

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1.2.4.1.1 Add IP camera device

Press button to add an IP Camera device:

Figure2— 1

【Server Name】Set a name for the new IP camera device. 【IP Address】Input the address of the IP Camera, it is an IP address or IP alias of an IP camera

which is connected through DNS Server.

【Connect Port】Set the port through which connects to IP Camera. 【Login user ID/Login Pass】When the user wants to visit IP Camera and the server has used

the function of rights management, login user ID and password will be checked. If the user has no rights to visit that camera, the connection will be shut down automatically.

【Using DNS to get IP】Select whether to use DNS to get IP or not, if the server end is the

dynamic IP address, users need to use the DNS to get the server‘s IP.

【DNS Server IP】Set IP address of DNS server host. 【DNS Server Port】DNS server host‘s port, which is provided to connect DNS software.

Note:

1. Currently our DVR server allows a maximum of 16 channels for IP cameras. For each device, the system allows you to

connect a maximum of 4 cameras.

2. After you add IP cameras to the DVR system, they will be assigned sequence numbers followed on local board cards. The sequence numbers of the IP camera change dynamically according to the total numbers of local board cards and the sequences of the IP cameras to be added. For example, if there are 32 channels local board card, and you add 2 IP cameras, they will be assigned 33 and 34 as their sequence number. Then if you add another board card (4 channels), the sequence number of them will change to 37and 38 dynamically.

1.2 .4.1.2 Modify IP Camera

Press button to modify/edit the IP camera‘s information.

1.2.4.1.3 Delete IP camera device

Press button to delete connected server. When system is in processing to add IP

camera device (―connecting…‖indicated in connect status column), user can not delete that IP camera device.

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1.2.4.1.4 Decode card work mode

DVR system supports playing video of IP Camera to TV wall directly, then it uses the hard decoding function of decoder, so you should set the work mode of decoder. If you don‘t use hard decoding, you can‘t output video of IP Camera real-time, user can only play back recording data to TV monitor by selecting Playback to TV Wall function.

Note: Each NV4002MD card can decode 2 channels D1 or 4channels CIF. Each NV4004MD card can decode 4 channels D1 or 8 channels CIF.

When you select the work mode, system will send out corresponding channels of IP camera from the first IP camera. It will not influence soft decoding for cameras of local board cards.

2. Backup System Parameters

Select this function to export system configurations.

3. Import System Parameters

Select this function to import system configurations.

4. Burn backup data CD

Select this function to burn video data to CD, it is same to burn CD function in Local Playback.

5. Burn DVD disc

Burn DVD disc by invoking other professional burning software.

6. Remote chat

Select this function to connect a remote Client or Server for a live chatting via IP address. You must have an audio card and Microphone installed in each PC.

7. Write working log

This is useful to record events that occur during the operator‘s shift.

8. View System log

Select this function to view all actions of recording as well as operations. System log keeps a record of system events such as program startup and shutdown, changing camera setup and all operator or system daily activities sorted according to time and date. Users can view log by date and system parameters. System parameter includes operations, system prompts, alarms and other activities.

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9. Open Explorer

When keyboard is locked, Users can operate window resource via explorer.

10. Open electronic map

Select this function to set E-map,

Click icon and then Right-Single-Click on the map, the setting picture will appear. You can add or delete sensors and cameras that are pointed by the arrow or change the digital map.

If it is set to appear automatically, when the sensor is triggered, the map will appear automatically and the sensor being triggered will be marked. For triggered camera, user can Left-Double-Click it to view its video.

11. Open Screen Keyboard

This function allows the user to use soft keyboard, you can press this bar to open the screen keyboard. Also, in the setup interface you can Left-Double-Click the blank to open this keyboard. User can close this keyboard manually.

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12. Play back to TV monitor

In DVR system, the recording data can be transmitted to TV monitor via Matrix card.

When system runs the ―Playback to TV Wall‖ process, the Matrix card will output recording data. If this process does not run, matrix decode card will output real-time video according to your matrix

board setup. Otherwise, when you use matrix card to decode video data from IP Camera, you can‘t

use this function to play back recording video data to TV Monitor but only output real-time video of local board and IP Camera to TV Wall according to you setting in Matrix setup. In this process, you can play back record file by date and camera, and the record file will be played automatically.

13. Motion Detect setup

By default, the entire screen is set as motion detection area where it is indicated with green border around the image. To have a specific area for motion detection, you can click button to cancel the full screen detection border; then Left-Single-Click and drag a rectangle. A green rectangle will mark the area. The DVR will now detect motion only in the area inside the green border line. You can set as many areas as you want. Any activities in the motion detection areas (meaning any motion inside the green border line) will trigger recording, depending on the reaction mode and alarms that may be generated along with electronic map icons flashing in alert mode or

whatever settings you have set on the DVR configuration. Click button to test the sensitivity of motion detection. The sensitivity can be adjusted by dragging the slider bar below the

motion detection window.

Notice: motion sensitivity value will affect the accuracy of smart search

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For 4004HC, 4008HC, 4016HC series board model, you can set its work mode. The new DVR board work mode will only take effect after rebooting DVR Server software.

1. Add mask/Delete mask

Press button to set the area to be covered with a black mask. If there are some areas

that you don‘t want to show, you can draw those areas with the mouse until they change to black. You can set several cover areas. Press this button again when finish adding. This must not be used as masking for motion detection. This is often used on ATM machine or bank vault when you do not want the punching of PIN numbers recorded on the video for security purposes.

Press button to delete all cover areas.

14. DVR board work mode setup

Each DVR system supports a maximum of 8 PCs 400XHC (total channel is equal to 64) series

board, so user can set its work mode via this GUI.

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Information of network adapter

IP address of the system

Subnet Mask

Default Gateway (NetGate)

When client is linked, its IP address will display in this window (the current IP only).Press the right mouse button to disconnect the client.

You can select from this setup which of the keyboard shortcuts you do want to enable or disable. These shortcuts allow you to use function keys on your keyboard to run a command such as zooming on a camera, run an auto tracking cameras etc…

15. Keyboard shortcuts setup

1.2.5 Network panel

This panel displays the network configuration of DVR system.

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Pressing this button initiates the connected PTZ camera to do an automatic tour of 360, but for speed domes, many PTZ factory forbid this command. This may not be available to some PTZ cameras

By pressing and holding these buttons, the PTZ camera will move up, down, right and left as well as other directions.

In DVR system, there are three ways to operate the PTZ; a. Panel operate; b. Operate in video area directly ; c. Keyboard operate

1.2.6 PTZ Control panel

1.2.6.1 Relay (On/Off)

Control the PTZ cameras internal relay (relay1) or the decoder‘s relay (relay 1).

Used to turn on a light or control an access gate.

1.2.6.2 Wiper (On/Off)

If using the PTZ cameras corresponding wiper control relay, this toggles the

relay/wiper on and off.

1.2.6.3 Zoom + / Zoom –

Controls the zoom function of the PTZ camera.

1.2.6.4 Focus + / Focus –

Overrides the auto-focus setup of the PTZ camera, adjust focus the image.

1.2.6.5 Iris + / Iris –

Overrides the PTZ cameras auto-iris and brighten or darken the image.

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1.2.6.6 Auto tracking (On/Off)

Press button to use the PTZ camera tracking the floating object automatically.

1.2.6.7 Speed Dome

Press button to operate the speed dome, including Preset Setup, Preset Call

and Preset Tour:

1.2.6.7.4 Preset Setup

In this screen you can set the preset position:

PTZ speed setup

Press and drag the slider bar to adjust the speed of PTZ.

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Add/Delete preset

In this section you can set the preset name with its sequence number, then you can press

/ button to add/delete a preset. When you want to modify the preset you can press button to confirm your modification. For different cameras, they have different commands to open and set, so you can choose the call mode in the drop-list for different cameras.

Home position

You can set a home position for the PTZ. When there are no PTZ actions after the setting time,

the system will return the PTZ to the home position.

Tour preset

In this section you can set the tour schedule. First you can choose a group, and then set the track for this schedule; you can press / button to add/delete a preset to it. After you choose the preset name you can set the time to keep on.

1.2.6.7.5 Preset call

When you select this function, system will show all the preset names you set in Preset Setup menu; you can click one to move to it.

1.2.6.7.6 Preset Tour

When you select this function, system will show the entire tour groups you set in Preset Setup menu; you can click one to execute it.

1.2.6.8 Control PTZ via video window

You can press the mouse and drag it to a direction to move the PTZ camera.

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↑Increase

↓Decrease

① ② ③ ④ ⑤

1.2.7 Color and Audio adjustment

① Press the first button and drag to adjust the brightness of the image that you selected. You can reset its default value by pressing .

②Press the second button and drag it to adjust the contrast of the image that you selected. You can reset its default value by pressing .

③Press the third button and drag it to adjust the hue of the image that

you selected. You can reset its default value by pressing .

④Press the fourth button and drag it to adjust the saturation of the image that you selected. You can reset its default value by pressing .

⑤Press the fifth button to switch sound of the audio that related to the image you selected and drag the bar to adjust the volume. You can reset its default value by pressing .

1.2.8 Matrix & display

This panel includes matrix group and display group. Each group includes 16 numeric buttons; each button denotes one type of matrix or display. This will be described in System setup.

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1.2.9 DI/DO Control

1.2.9.1 DI control

Press number button to forced a sensor to activate or deactivate and overide the current settings in sensor setup. The channel of DI and DO is determined by the setup of DI/DO device you set in System setup. The status of DI has three types:

Input channel 1 is deactivated.

Input channel 1 is activated.

Input channel 2 has an alarm.

When there is no alarm, user can press number button to enable sensor forcibly. Press the button again to stop the DVR in checking the sensors all the time, then the DVR system checks

sensor according to configurations set at the Sensor setup. When there is an alarm, the corresponding button will show the alarm with green color.

1.2.9.2 DO control

Press number to open/close alarm device relay switch manually. The status of DO are show below:

Output channel 1 is close.

Output channel 2 is open.

When no alarms are triggered out, user can press the number button to output alarm forcibly and the button will show it with green, press it again and the output will be closed.

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Chapter 2 Local setup

The DVR System Configuration Menu include 7 groups of configuration setup:

System setup Camera setup

Sensor setup PTZ & linkage setup

Email setup Matrix & display setup

User setup

Refer to the Tutorial video for other selected details about this topic. The tutorials are small video file that can be played from

the local DVR system. It will illustrate many of the common task involved in working with your DVR system.

Please follow the link from the desktop ―Click here for Technical Support and Serial number‖.

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2.1 System setup

2.1.1 System setup

【Camera Channel】Displays the number of total channel on the DVR system. This information

is non-changeable and it is based on the DVR card installed on the system.

For IP Camera, you should set it separately at IP Camera setup.

【Sensor Input】 Display number of sensors (DI).

【Sensor output】Display the number of alarms(DO).

【Audio Monitor】Select real-time monitoring audio.

【Use E-Map】Select use Electronic Map or not.

【splitter auto interval】Set auto-split changing interval time.

【DI/DO Port】Select sensor/alarm driver connecting port, it must be different from PTZ Port. If

you do not use alarm input, you can close this function. To avoid conflicts to the PTZ port, you should set and use the different ports for these two functions.

【System Keystroke】System keystroke. When it is enabled, functions of some Window system keys will be disabled, e.g. minimize (Ctrl+Alt+Del included).

【Save Log for/Days】Log save days(max 100 days). 【Save Mode】The way the DVR will handle recording on the hard drive can be set on this setting.

“Overwrite” will auto-delete the oldest recorded data when there is not enough or no more hard drive

space available during recording. “Stop Recording” will cause the DVR to stop recording when the hard

drive is full and it will give a warning message. (Notice: each disk will reserve 1000M space).

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【Record Begin Disk】Select the first disk from which the DVR system saves data. The prior disks before the selected drive will not be used to store video files and it will not be checked by the system. When the capacity of HDD is not enough or there are some mistakes while recording, system will inform the failure of recording and the corresponding camera will stop recording.

【Alarm camera popup interval】Set the interval of alarm camera, if you select‖—―,you can‘t select function ‖Start alarm popup‖.

【DI/DO Device】Select receive alarm device type. When you change the type of alarm device, you should reboot the system to update the device information in DI/DO control panel.

Note: Currently, system support following NV serials DI/DO devices: NV7608, NV7609, NV7616, NV7616B, NV7632 and NV7632B. NV7632 includes two NV7616 (or combination of NV 7608 and NV 7616), and NV7632B includes two NV7616B. When you select these two selections you must set their decoder address as 1 and 2, and they should connect with PC through RS 485 converter after they connect parallel with each other.

【Date Mode】Select the way to display the date. It assigns the date display mode of the

DVR system, including the information panel on the main screen, the date panel of the playback window and OSD date in video.

【Alarm Beep】Select disable or enable from drop-down list. If you select ―enable‖, when

there is an alarm, system will make beep sound.

【Time Mode】Select time format from the drop-list. After you change the format it will

affect the OSD format, information in information display panel and file lists.

【Default Camera type】Set the default mode of video from PAL and NTSC. It is available

when the input video is lost and for the decoder to playback local video to TV Wall.

2.1.2 Network setup

【Remote Connection】Select to allow remote connection or not. If you select ―disable‖, it will not permit any client to connect this DVR system.

【Remote Disp Use Port】Select remote connection port for Clients. 【Net Send Priority】There are three items selected.＂smooth‖ sets the system to have a large

buffer.＂realtime＂sets the system to have enough bandwidth. Otherwise, the data off and on when it is sent from the network.

【PDA Connection】Select whether allow PDA connect to DVR system. If you select ―disable‖,

it will not permit any PDA device connect this DVR system. Note:

To use PDA connection normally, the board card should support dual compression and user must set dual

setting in local setup (can’t set remote image same as recording).

【PDA Connect Port】Select remote connection port for PDA device. 【Alarm Auto Connect】Assign a network client to receive alarm message when there is an

alarm. The alarm channel image will auto display in the client software. But user must be sure that client is running on that IP address.

Note: Alarm auto connection to IP is used to input alarm automatically. When sensor, normal or motion record is set to input and there is an IP address, the system will check if the client has connected with this system. If there is no connection, the system will try to connect with it through Port 5300(preset). While it cannot be connected, the system will keep trying till the connection is OK.

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