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Network Video Recorder
User Manual
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User Manual About this Manual
This Manual is applicable to Network Video Recorder (NVR). The Manual includes instructions for using and managing the product. Pictures, charts, images and all other information hereinafter are for description and explanation only. The information contained in the Manual is subject to change, without notice, due to firmware updates or other reasons. Please find the latest version in the company website. Please use this user manual under the guidance of professionals.
Legal Disclaimer
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE PRODUCT DESCRIBED, WITH
ITS HARDWARE, SOFTWARE AND FIRMWARE, IS PROVIDED “AS IS”, WITH ALL FAULTS AND
ERRORS, AND OUR COMPANY MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, MERCHANTABILITY, SATISFACTORY QUALITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY. IN NO EVENT WILL OUR COMPANY, ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, OR AGENTS BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR INDIRECT DAMAGES, INCLUDING, AMONG OTHERS, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, OR LOSS OF DATA OR DOCUMENTATION, IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OF THIS PRODUCT, EVEN IF OUR COMPANY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. REGARDING TO THE PRODUCT WITH INTERNET ACCESS, THE USE OF PRODUCT SHALL BE WHOLLY AT YOUR OWN RISKS. OUR COMPANY SHALL NOT TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITES FOR ABNORMAL OPERATION, PRIVACY LEAKAGE OR OTHER DAMAGES RESULTING FROM CYBER ATTACK, HACKER ATTACK, VIRUS INSPECTION, OR OTHER INTERNET SECURITY RISKS; HOWEVER, OUR COMPANY WILL PROVIDE TIMELY TECHNICAL SUPPORT IF REQUIRED. SURVEILLANCE LAWS VARY BY JURISDICTION. PLEASE CHECK ALL RELEVANT LAWS IN YOUR JURISDICTION BEFORE USING THIS PRODUCT IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT YOUR USE CONFORMS THE APPLICABLE LAW. OUR COMPANY SHALL NOT BE LIABLE IN THE EVENT THAT THIS PRODUCT IS USED WITH ILLEGITIMATE PURPOSES. IN THE EVENT OF ANY CONFLICTS BETWEEN THIS MANUAL AND THE APPLICABLE LAW, THE LATER PREVAILS
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Regulatory Information FCC Information
FCC compliance: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device,
pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.
FCC Conditions
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
1. This device may not cause harmful interference.
2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
EU Conformity Statement
This product and - if applicable - the supplied accessories too are marked with "CE" and comply therefore with the applicable harmonized European standards listed under the EMC Directive
2004/108/EC, the RoHS Directive 2011/65/EU.
2012/19/EU (WEEE directive): Products marked with this symbol cannot be disposed of as unsorted municipal waste in the European Union. For proper recycling, return this product to your local supplier upon the purchase of equivalent new equipment, or dispose of it at designated collection
points. For more information see: www.recyclethis.info
2006/66/EC (battery directive): This product contains a battery that cannot be disposed of as unsorted municipal waste in the European Union. See the product documentation for specific battery
information. The battery is marked with this symbol, which may include lettering to indicate cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), or mercury (Hg). For proper recycling, return the battery to your supplier or to a designated collection point. For more information see: www.recyclethis.info
Industry Canada ICES-003 Compliance
This device meets the CAN ICES-3 (A)/NMB-3(A) standards requirements.
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Safety Instruction
These instructions are intended to ensure that user can use the product correctly to avoid danger or property loss. The precaution measure is divided into “Warnings” and “Cautions”
Warnings: Serious injury or death may occur if any of the warnings are neglected. Cautions: Injury or equipment damage may occur if any of the cautions are neglected.
Warnings
● Proper configuration of all passwords and other security settings is the responsibility of the installer and/or
end-user.
● In the use of the product, you must be in strict compliance with the electrical safety regulations of the nation
and region. Please refer to technical specifications for detailed information.
● Input voltage should meet both the SELV (Safety Extra Low Voltage) and the Limited Power Source with
100~240 VAC or 12 VDC according to the IEC60950-1 standard. Please refer to technical specifications for detailed information.
● Do not connect several devices to one power adapter as adapter overload may cause over-heating or a fire
hazard.
● Please make sure that the plug is firmly connected to the power socket.
● If smoke, odor or noise rise from the device, turn off the power at once and unplug the power cable, and then
please contact the service center.
Warnings Follow these safeguards to prevent serious injury or death.
Cautions Follow these precautions to prevent potential injury or material damage.
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Preventive and Cautionary Tips
Before connecting and operating your device, please be advised of the following tips:
• Ensure unit is installed in a well-ventilated, dust-free environment.
• Unit is designed for indoor use only.
• Keep all liquids away from the device.
• Ensure environmental conditions meet factory specifications.
• Ensure unit is properly secured to a rack or shelf. Major shocks or jolts to the unit as a result of dropping it
may cause damage to the sensitive electronics within the unit.
• Use the device in conjunction with an UPS if possible.
• Power down the unit before connecting and disconnecting accessories and peripherals.
• A factory recommended HDD should be used for this device.
• Improper use or replacement of the battery may result in hazard of explosion. Replace with the same or
equivalent type only. Dispose of used batteries according to the instructions provided by the battery manufacturer.
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Thank you for purchasing our product. If there is any question or request, please do not hesitate to contact dealer. The figures in the manual are for reference only.
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Product Key Features
General
Connectable to network cameras, network dome and encoders. Connectable to the third-party network cameras like ACTI, Arecont, AXIS, Bosch, Brickcom, Canon,
PANASONIC, Pelco, SAMSUNG, SANYO, SONY, Vivotek and ZAVIO, and cameras that adopt ONVIF or PSIA protocol.
Connectable to the smart IP cameras. H.265/H.264/MPEG4 video formats PAL/NTSC adaptive video inputs. Each channel supports dual-stream. Independent configuration for each channel, including resolution, frame rate, bit rate, image quality, etc. The quality of the input and output record is configurable.
Local Monitoring
HDMI/VGA1 and HDMI2/VGA2 outputs provided for 2U series. And HDMI and VGA outputs provided
for other models.
HDMI Video output at up to 4K resolution and VGA video output at up to 2K resolution. Multiple screen display in live view is supported, and the display sequence of channels is adjustable. Live view screen can be switched in group. Manual switch and auto-switch are provided and the
auto-switch interval is configurable.
Quick setting menu is provided for live view. Motion detection, video tampering, video exception alert and video loss alert functions. Privacy mask. Multiple PTZ protocols supported; PTZ preset, patrol and pattern. Zooming in by clicking the mouse and PTZ tracing by dragging mouse.
HDD Management
Up to 8 SATA hard disks and 1 eSATA disk can be connected for 2U models, 4 SATA hard disks for 1.5U
models.
Up to 6TB storage capacity for each disk supported. Support 8 network disks (NAS/IP SAN disk). Support S.M.A.R.T. and bad sector detection. HDD group management. Support HDD standby function. HDD property: redundancy, read-only, read/write (R/W). HDD quota management; different capacity can be assigned to different channel. Hot-swappable HDD supporting RAID0, RAID1, RAID5 and RAID10 storage scheme, and can be
enabled and disabled on your demand. And 16 arrays can be configured (for 2U models only).
Support disk clone to the eSATA disk (for 2U models only).
Recording, Capture and Playback
The capture is supported by 2U models only.
Holiday recording schedule configuration. Continuous and event video recording parameters. Multiple recording types: manual, continuous, alarm, motion, motion | alarm, motion & alarm and VCA.
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8 recording time periods with separated recording types. Pre-record and post-record for alarm, motion detection for recording, and pre-record time for schedule
and manual recording.
Searching record files and captured pictures by events (alarm input/motion detection). Tag adding for record files, searching and playing back by tags. Locking and unlocking record files. Local redundant recording and capture. Provide new playback interface with easy and flexible operation. Searching and playing back record files by channel number, recording type, start time, end time, etc. Smart search for the selected area in the video. Zooming in when playback. Reverse playback of multi-channel. Supports pause, play reverse, speed up, speed down, skip forward, and skip backward when playback,
and locating by dragging the mouse.
Up to 16-ch synchronous playback at 1080p real time. Manual capture, continuous capture of video images and playback of captured pictures. Support enabling H.264+ to ensure high video quality with lowered bitrate.
Backup
Export video data by USB, SATA or eSATA device (for 2U models only). Export video clips when playback. Management and maintenance of backup devices. Either Normal or Hot Spare working mode is configurable to constitute an N+1 hot spare system.
Alarm and Exception
Configurable arming time of alarm input/output. Alarm for video loss, motion detection, tampering, abnormal signal, video input/output standard
mismatch, illegal login, network disconnected, IP confliction, abnormal record/capture, HDD error, and HDD full, etc.
VCA detection alarm is supported. VCA search for face detection, behavior analysis, people counting and heat map. Alarm triggers full screen monitoring, audio alarm, notifying surveillance center, sending email and
alarm output.
Automatic restore when system is abnormal.
Other Local Functions
Operable by front panel, mouse, remote control, or control keyboard. Three-level user management; admin user is allowed to create many operating accounts and define their
operating permission, which includes the limit to access any channel.
Operation, alarm, exceptions and log recording and searching. Manually triggering and clearing alarms. Import and export of device configuration information.
Network Functions
Two self-adaptive 10M/100M/1000M network interfaces for none PoE series, and the multi-address and
network fault tolerance working modes are configurable.
One self-adaptive 10M/100M/1000M network interface for other series. Up to 16 independent PoE network interfaces for POE series. IPv6 is supported.
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TCP/IP protocol, PPPoE, DHCP, DNS, DDNS, NTP, SADP, SMTP, SNMP, NFS, and iSCSI are
supported.
TCP, UDP and RTP for unicast. Auto/Manual port mapping by UPnPTM.  Extranet access by SIMPLEDDNS. Support access by Cloud P2P. Remote web browser access by HTTPS ensures high security. The ANR (Automatic Network Replenishment) function is supported, it enables the IP camera save the
recording files in the local storage when the network is disconnected, and synchronizes the files to the NVR when the network is resumed.
Remote reverse playback via RTSP. Support accessing by the platform via ONVIF. Remote search, playback, download, locking and unlocking of the record files, and support downloading
files broken transfer resume.
Remote parameters setup; remote import/export of device parameters. Remote viewing of the device status, system logs and alarm status. Remote keyboard operation. Remote locking and unlocking of control panel and mouse. Remote HDD formatting and program upgrading. Remote system restart and shutdown. RS-232, RS-485 transparent channel transmission. Alarm and exception information can be sent to the remote host Remotely start/stop recording. Remotely start/stop alarm output. Remote PTZ control. Remote JPEG capture. Virtual host function is provided to get access and manage the IP camera directly. Two-way audio and voice broadcasting. Embedded WEB server.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Product Key Features ................................................................................................ .............................. 6
Chapter 1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 14
1.1 Front Panel .................................................................................................................................... 15
1.2 IR Remote Control Operations ...................................................................................................... 20
1.2 USB Mouse Operation .................................................................................................................. 22
1.3 Input Method Description .............................................................................................................. 23
1.4 Rear Panel ..................................................................................................................................... 24
Chapter 2 Getting Started ................................................................................................................... 26
2.1 Starting Up and Shutting Down the NVR ...................................................................................... 27
2.2 Activating Your Device ................................................................................................................. 28
2.3 Using the Wizard for Basic Configuration..................................................................................... 29
2.4 Login and Logout .......................................................................................................................... 33
2.4.1 User Login ........................................................................................................................... 33
2.4.2 User Logout ......................................................................................................................... 33
2.5 Adding and Connecting the IP Cameras ........................................................................................ 35
2.5.1 Activating the IP Camera ..................................................................................................... 35
2.5.2 Adding the Online IP Cameras............................................................................................. 36
2.5.3 Editing the Connected IP Cameras and Configuring Customized Protocols ........................ 39
2.5.4 Editing IP Cameras Connected to the PoE Interfaces .......................................................... 42
Chapter 3 Live View ............................................................................................................................. 45
3.1 Introduction of Live View ............................................................................................................. 46
3.2 Operations in Live View Mode ...................................................................................................... 47
3.2.1 Front Panel Operation on Live View .................................................................................... 47
3.2.2 Using the Mouse in Live View ............................................................................................. 48
3.2.3 Using an Auxiliary Monitor ................................................................................................. 49
3.2.4 Quick Setting Toolbar in Live View Mode .......................................................................... 49
3.3 Adjusting Live View Settings ........................................................................................................ 52
3.4 Channel-zero Encoding ................................................................................................................. 54
Chapter 4 PTZ Controls ...................................................................................................................... 55
4.1 Configuring PTZ Settings .............................................................................................................. 56
4.2 Setting PTZ Presets, Patrols & Patterns......................................................................................... 58
4.2.1 Customizing Presets ............................................................................................................. 58
4.2.2 Calling Presets ..................................................................................................................... 58
4.2.3 Customizing Patrols ............................................................................................................. 59
4.2.4 Calling Patrols ..................................................................................................................... 60
4.2.5 Customizing Patterns ........................................................................................................... 61
4.2.6 Calling Patterns .................................................................................................................... 61
4.2.7 Customizing Linear Scan Limit ........................................................................................... 62
4.2.8 Calling Linear Scan ............................................................................................................. 63
4.2.9 One-touch Park .................................................................................................................... 63
4.3 PTZ Control Panel ......................................................................................................................... 65
Chapter 5 Recording and Capture Settings ....................................................................................... 66
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5.1 Configuring Parameters ................................................................................................................. 67
5.2 Configuring Recording and Capture Schedule .............................................................................. 71
5.3 Configuring Motion Detection Recording and Capture ................................................................. 75
5.4 Configuring Alarm Triggered Recording and Capture................................................................... 77
5.5 Manual Recording and Continuous Capture .................................................................................. 79
5.6 Configuring Holiday Recording and Capture ................................................................................ 81
5.7 Configuring Redundant Recording and Capture ............................................................................ 83
5.8 Configuring HDD Group for Recording and Capture.................................................................... 85
5.9 Files Protection .............................................................................................................................. 86
5.9.1 Locking the Recording Files ................................................................................................ 86
5.9.2 Setting HDD Property to Read-only .................................................................................... 88
Chapter 6 Playback .............................................................................................................................. 90
6.1 Playing Back Record Files ............................................................................................................ 91
6.1.1 Instant Playback ................................................................................................................... 91
6.1.2 Playing Back by Normal Search .......................................................................................... 91
6.1.3 Playing Back by Event Search ............................................................................................. 94
6.1.4 Playing Back by Tag ............................................................................................................ 95
6.1.5 Playing back by Smart Playback .......................................................................................... 97
6.1.6 Playing Back by System Logs ............................................................................................. 99
6.1.7 Playing Back External File ................................................................................................ 101
6.1.8 Playing Back by Sub-periods ............................................................................................. 102
6.1.9 Playing Back Pictures ........................................................................................................ 102
6.2 Auxiliary Functions of Playback ................................................................................................. 104
6.2.1 Playing Back Frame by Frame ........................................................................................... 104
6.2.2 Digital Zoom ...................................................................................................................... 104
6.2.3 File Management ............................................................................................................... 105
6.2.4 Reverse Playback of Multi-channel ................................................................................... 105
Chapter 7 Backup .............................................................................................................................. 107
7.1 Backing up Record Files ............................................................................................................. 108
7.1.1 Quick Export ...................................................................................................................... 108
7.1.2 Backing up by Normal Video/Picture Search ..................................................................... 110
7.1.3 Backing up by Event Search .............................................................................................. 112
7.1.4 Backing up Video Clips or Captured Playback Pictures .................................................... 113
7.2 Managing Backup Devices .......................................................................................................... 114
7.3 Hot Spare Device Backup............................................................................................................ 115
7.3.1 Setting Hot Spare Device ................................................................................................... 115
7.3.2 Setting Working Device ................................ ................................ ..................................... 116
7.3.3 Managing Hot Spare System.............................................................................................. 116
Chapter 8 Alarm Settings ................................................................................................ .................. 119
8.1 Setting Motion Detection Alarm .................................................................................................. 120
8.2 Setting Sensor Alarms ................................................................................................ ................. 122
8.3 Detecting Video Loss Alarm ........................................................................................................ 125
8.4 Detecting Video Tampering Alarm .............................................................................................. 127
8.5 Handling Exceptions Alarm ......................................................................................................... 129
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8.6 Setting Alarm Response Actions ................................................................................................. 130
8.7 Triggering or Clearing Alarm Output Manually .......................................................................... 133
Chapter 9 VCA Alarm ....................................................................................................................... 134
9.1 Face Recognition ......................................................................................................................... 135
9.2 Face Detection ............................................................................................................................. 135
9.3 Line Crossing Detection .............................................................................................................. 136
9.4 Intrusion Detection ...................................................................................................................... 139
9.5 Region Entrance Detection .......................................................................................................... 141
9.6 Region Exiting Detection ............................................................................................................ 142
9.7 Loitering Detection ...................................................................................................................... 142
9.8 People Gathering Detection ......................................................................................................... 142
9.9 Fast Moving Detection ................................................................................................................ 142
9.10 Parking Detection ........................................................................................................................ 143
9.11 Unattended Baggage Detection ................................................................................................... 143
9.12 Object Removal Detection........................................................................................................... 143
9.13 Audio Exception Detection ......................................................................................................... 144
9.14 Sudden Scene Change Detection ................................................................................................. 145
9.15 Defocus Detection ....................................................................................................................... 145
9.16 PIR Alarm ................................................................................................................................... 145
Chapter 10 VCA Search....................................................................................................................... 146
10.1 Face Search ................................................................................................................................. 147
10.2 Behavior Search .......................................................................................................................... 149
10.3 People Counting .......................................................................................................................... 150
10.4 Heat Map ................................................................ ................................ ..................................... 151
Chapter 11 Network Settings .............................................................................................................. 153
11.1 Configuring General Settings ...................................................................................................... 154
11.2 Configuring Advanced Settings ................................ ................................ ................................... 156
11.2.1 Configuring PPPoE Settings .............................................................................................. 156
11.2.2 Configuring Cloud P2P ...................................................................................................... 156
11.2.3 Configuring DDNS ............................................................................................................ 157
11.2.4 Configuring NTP Server .................................................................................................... 161
11.2.5 Configuring SNMP ............................................................................................................ 162
11.2.6 Configuring More Settings................................................................................................. 162
11.2.7 Configuring HTTPS Port ................................................................................................... 163
11.2.8 Configuring Email ............................................................................................................. 165
11.2.9 Configuring NAT ............................................................................................................... 166
11.2.10 Configuring High-speed Download ................................................................................... 169
11.2.11 Configuring Virtual Host ................................................................................................... 170
11.3 Checking Network Traffic ........................................................................................................... 171
11.4 Configuring Network Detection .................................................................................................. 172
11.4.1 Testing Network Delay and Packet Loss ............................................................................ 172
11.4.2 Exporting Network Packet ................................................................................................. 172
11.4.3 Checking the Network Status ............................................................................................. 173
11.4.4 Checking Network Statistics .............................................................................................. 174
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Chapter 12 RAID ................................................................................................................................. 176
12.1 Configuring Array ....................................................................................................................... 177
12.1.1 Enable RAID ..................................................................................................................... 178
12.1.2 One-touch Configuration ................................................................................................... 178
12.1.3 Manually Creating Array ................................................................................................... 180
12.2 Rebuilding Array ......................................................................................................................... 182
12.2.1 Automatically Rebuilding Array ........................................................................................ 182
12.2.1 Manually Rebuilding Array ............................................................................................... 183
12.3 Deleting Array ............................................................................................................................. 185
12.4 Checking and Editing Firmware .................................................................................................. 186
Chapter 13 HDD Management............................................................................................................ 187
13.1 Initializing HDDs ........................................................................................................................ 188
13.2 Managing Network HDD ............................................................................................................ 190
13.3 Managing eSATA ........................................................................................................................ 192
13.4 Managing HDD Group ................................................................................................................ 193
13.4.1 Setting HDD Groups .......................................................................................................... 193
13.4.2 Setting HDD Property ........................................................................................................ 194
13.5 Configuring Quota Mode............................................................................................................. 196
13.6 Configuring Disk Clone .............................................................................................................. 198
13.7 Checking HDD Status ................................................................................................ ................. 200
13.8 HDD Detection ............................................................................................................................ 202
13.9 Configuring HDD Error Alarms .................................................................................................. 204
Chapter 14 Camera Settings ............................................................................................................... 205
14.1 Configuring OSD Settings ........................................................................................................... 206
14.2 Configuring Privacy Mask........................................................................................................... 207
14.3 Configuring Video Parameters .................................................................................................... 208
Chapter 15 NVR Management and Maintenance ............................................................................. 209
15.1 Viewing System Information ....................................................................................................... 210
15.2 Searching & Exporting Log Files ................................................................................................ 211
15.3 Importing/Exporting IP Camera Info ................................ ................................ ........................... 213
15.4 Importing/Exporting Configuration Files .................................................................................... 214
15.5 Upgrading System ....................................................................................................................... 215
15.5.1 Upgrading by Local Backup Device .................................................................................. 215
15.5.2 Upgrading by FTP ............................................................................................................. 215
15.6 Restoring Default Settings ........................................................................................................... 217
Chapter 16 Others ................................................................................................................................ 218
16.1 Configuring RS-232 Serial Port................................................................................................... 219
16.2 Configuring General Settings ...................................................................................................... 220
16.3 Configuring DST Settings ........................................................................................................... 222
16.4 Configuring More Settings .......................................................................................................... 223
16.5 Managing User Accounts............................................................................................................. 224
16.5.1 Adding a User .................................................................................................................... 224
16.5.2 Deleting a User .................................................................................................................. 226
16.5.3 Editing a User .................................................................................................................... 227
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Chapter 17 Appendix ........................................................................................................................... 229
17.1 Glossary ....................................................................................................................................... 230
17.2 Troubleshooting ........................................................................................................................... 231
17.3 List of Compatible IP Cameras .................................................................................................... 237
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Chapter 1 Introduction
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1.1 Front Panel
Front Panel 1
Figure 1. 1 Front Panel
Table 1. 1 Description of Control Panel Buttons
No.
Name
Function Description
1
POWER ON/OFF
Power on/off switch.
2
IR Receiver
Receiver for IR remote
3
Status
Indicators
ALARM
Turns red when a sensor alarm is detected.
READY
Ready LED is normally blue, indicating that the device is functioning properly.
STATUS
Turns blue when device is controlled by an IR remote.
Turns red when controlled by a keyboard and purple when IR remote and keyboard is used at the same time.
HDD
Flashes red when data is being read from or written to HDD.
MODEM
Reserved for future usage.
TX/RX
Flashes blue when network connection is functioning properly.
GUARD
Guard LED turns blue when the device is in armed status; at this time, an alarm is enabled when an event is detected.
The LED turns off when the device is unarmed. The arm/disarm status can be changed by pressing and holding on the ESC button for more than 3 seconds in live view mode.
4
DVD-R/W
Slot for DVD-R/W.
5
Control
Buttons
DIRECTION
The DIRECTION buttons are used to navigate between different fields and items in menus.
In the Playback mode, the Up and Down button is used to speed up and slow down recorded video. The Left and Right button will select the next and previous record files.
In Live View mode, these buttons can be used to cycle through channels.
In PTZ control mode, it can control the movement of the PTZ camera.
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No.
Name
Function Description
ENTER
The ENTER button is used to confirm selection in any of the menu modes.
It can also be used to tick checkbox fields.
In Playback mode, it can be used to play or pause the video.
In single-frame Playback mode, pressing the button will advance the video by a single frame.
In Auto-switch mode, it can be used to stop /start auto switch.
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USB Interfaces
Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports for additional devices such as USB mouse and USB Hard Disk Drive (HDD).
7
Front Panel Lock
You can lock or unlock the panel by the key.
8
Composite
Keys
ESC
Back to the previous menu.
Press for Arming/disarming the device in Live View mode.
REC/SHOT
Enter the Manual Record setting menu.
In PTZ control settings, press the button and then you can call a PTZ preset by pressing Numeric button.
It is also used to turn audio on/off in the Playback mode.
PLAY/AUTO
The button is used to enter the Playback mode.
It is also used to auto scan in the PTZ Control menu.
ZOOM+
Zoom in the PTZ camera in the PTZ Control setting.
A/FOCUS+
Adjust focus in the PTZ Control menu.
It is also used to switch between input methods (upper and lowercase alphabet, symbols and numeric input).
EDIT/IRIS+
Edit text fields. When editing text fields, it will also function as a Backspace button to delete the character in front of the cursor.
On checkbox fields, pressing the button will tick the checkbox.
In PTZ Control mode, the button adjusts the iris of the camera.
In Playback mode, it can be used to generate video clips for backup.
Enter/exit the folder of USB device and eSATA HDD.
MAIN/SPOT/ZOO
M-
Switch between main and spot output.
In PTZ Control mode, it can be used to zoom out the image.
F1/ LIGHT
Select all items on the list when used in a list field.
In PTZ Control mode, it will turn on/off PTZ light (if applicable).
In Playback mode, it is used to switch between play and reverse play.
F2/ AUX
Cycle through tab pages.
In synchronous playback mode, it is used to switch between channels.
MENU/WIPER
Press the button will help you return to the Main menu (after successful login).
Press and hold the button for 5 seconds will turn off audible key beep.
In PTZ Control mode, the MENU/WIPER button will start wiper (if applicable).
In Playback mode, it is used to show/hide the control interface.
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No.
Name
Function Description
PREV/FOCUS-
Switch between single screen and multi-screen mode.
In PTZ Control mode, it is used to adjust the focus in conjunction with the A/FOCUS+ button.
PTZ/IRIS-
Enter the PTZ Control mode.
In the PTZ Control mode, it is used to adjust the iris of the PTZ camera.
9
Alphanumeric Buttons
Switch to the corresponding channel in Live view or PTZ Control mode.
Input numbers and characters in Edit mode.
Switch between different channels in Playback mode.
The light of the button is blue when the corresponding channel is recording; it is red when the channel is in network transmission status; it is pink when the channel is recording and transmitting.
10
JOG SHUTTLE Control
Moves the active selection up and down in a menu. Cycles through different channels in live view mode.
Jumps 30s forward/backward in video files in the playback mode.
Controls the movement of the PTZ camera in PTZ control mode
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SLOW DOWN/SPEED UP
Slow down/speed up in playback mode.
Front Panel 2
Figure 1. 2 Front Panel
Table 1. 2 Description of Front Panel
No.
Name
Function Description
1
POWER ON/OFF
Power on/off switch.
2
USB Interface
Connect to USB mouse or USB flash memory.
3
IR Receiver
Receiver for IR remote control. devices.
4
POWER
Power indicator lights in green when DVR is powered up.
READY
Ready indicator is normally green, indicating that the DVR is functioning properly.
STATUS
Indicator turns green when DVR is controlled by an IR remote control with the address from 1~254; Indicator turns red when the SHIFT button is used; Indicator does not light when the DVR is controlled by a keyboard or by the IR remote control with the address of 255; Indicator turns green when the DVR is controlled by IR remote control (with the address from 1~254) and keyboard at the same time , and the SHIFT button is not
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used; Indicator turns orange : (a) when the DVR is controlled by IR remote control (with the address from 1~254) and keyboard at the same time and the SHIFT button is used as well; (b) when the DVR is controlled by IR remote control (with the address from 1~254) and the SHIFT button is used.
ALARM
Alarm indicator turns red when a sensor alarm is detected.
HDD
HDD indicator blinks in red when data is being read from or written to HDD.
Tx/Rx
TX/RX indictor blinks in green when network connection is functioning properly.
5
DVD-ROM
Slot for DVD-ROM.
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DIRECTION
The DIRECTION buttons are used to navigate between different fields and items in menus. In Playback mode, the Up and Down button is used to speed up and slow down recorded video. In All-day Playback mode, the Left/Right button can be used to select the recorded video of next/previous day; in Playback by Normal Video Search, the Left/Right button can be used to select the next/previous recorded file. In Live View mode, the directional buttons can be used to cycle through channels. In PTZ control mode, it can control the movement of the PTZ camera.
ENTER
Confirm selection in any of the menu modes. It can also be used to tick checkbox fields. In Playback mode, it can be used to play or pause the video. In Single-frame Playback mode, pressing the ENTER button will advance the video by a single frame. In Auto-switch mode, it can be used to stop /start auto switch.
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SHIFT
Switch of compound keys between the numeric/letter input and functional control.
1/MENU
Enter numeral “1”; Access the main menu interface.
2ABC/F1
Enter numeral “2”; Enter letters “ABC”;
The F1 button can be used to select all items on the list; In PTZ Control mode, the F1 button can be used to zoom out (zoom-) the PTZ camera; In live view or playback mode, the F1 button can be used to switch between main and spot video output.
3DEF/F2
Enter numeral “3”; Enter letters “DEF”;
In PTZ Control mode, the F1 button can be used to zoom in (zoom+) the PTZ camera; The F2 button can be used to cycle through tab pages.
4GHI/ESC
Enter numeral “4”; Enter letters “GHI”;
Exit and back to the previous menu.
5JKL/EDIT
Enter numeral “5”; Enter letters “JKL”;
Delete characters before cursor; Select the checkbox and ON/OFF switch; Start/stop record clipping in playback.
6MNO/PLAY
Enter numeral “6”; Enter letters “MNO”;
In Playback mode, it is used for direct access to playback interface.
7PQRS/REC
Enter numeral “7”; Enter letters “PQRS”;
Manual record, for direct access to manual record interface; manually enable/disable record.
8TUV/PTZ
Enter numeral “8”; Enter letters “TUV”;
Access PTZ control interface.
9WXYZ/PREV
Enter numeral “9”; Enter letters “WXYZ”;
Multi-camera display in live view; In Playback mode or MenuPlaybackTag playback interface, this button can be used to delete the selected tag.
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0/A
Enter numeral “0”; Switch between input methods (upper and lowercase alphabet, symbols and numeric input). In Playback mode, this button can be used to add the default tag.
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JOG SHUTTLE Control
Move the active selection in a menu. The inner ring will move the selection up and down; the outer ring will move it left and right. In Playback mode, the inner ring is used to jump 30s forward/backward in video files. The outer ring can be used to speed up/slow down the video. In Live View mode, it can be used to cycle through different channels. In PTZ control mode, in can control the movement of the PTZ camera.
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1.2 IR Remote Control Operations
The NVR may also be controlled with the included IR remote control, shown in Figure 1. 3.
Batteries (2×AAA) must be installed before operation.
Figure 1. 3 Remote Control
The keys on the remote control closely resemble the ones on the front panel. See Table 1. 3.
Table 1. 3 Description of the Soft Keyboard Icons
No.
Name
Description
1
POWER
Power on/off the device.
2
DEV
Enables/Disables Remote Control.
3
Alphanumeric Buttons
Same as Alphanumeric buttons on front panel.
4
EDIT Button
Same as EDIT/IRIS+ button on front panel.
5
A Button
Same as A/FOCUS+ button on front panel.
6
REC Button
Same as REC/SHOT button on front panel.
7
PLAY Button
Same as the PLAY/AUTO button on front panel.
8
INFO Button
Reserved.
9
VOIP/MON Button
Same as the MAIN/SPOT/ZOOM- button on front panel.
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No.
Name
Description
10
MENU Button
Same as the MENU/WIPER button on front panel.
11
PREV Button
Same as the PREV/FOCUS- button on front panel.
12
DIRECTION/ENTER Buttons
Same as the DIRECTION/ENTER buttons on front panel.
13
PTZ Button
Same as the PTZ/IRIS- button on front panel.
14
ESC Button
Same as the ESC button on front panel.
15
RESERVED
Reserved for future usage.
16
F1 Button
Same as the F1/LIGHT button on front panel.
17
PTZ Control Buttons
Buttons to adjust the iris, focus and zoom of a PTZ camera.
18
F2 Button
Same as the F2/AUX button on front panel.
Troubleshooting Remote Control:
Make sure you have installed batteries properly in the remote control. And you have to aim the remote control at the IR receiver in the front panel.
If there is no response after you press any button on the remote, follow the procedure below to troubleshoot.
Steps:
1. Go to Menu > Settings > General > More Settings by operating the front control panel or the mouse.
2. Check and remember NVR ID#. The default ID# is 255. This ID# is valid for all the IR remote controls.
3. Press the DEV button on the remote control.
4. Enter the NVR ID# you set in step 2.
5. Press the ENTER button on the remote.
If the Status indicator on the front panel turns blue, the remote control is operating properly. If the Status indicator does not turn blue and there is still no response from the remote, please check the following:
1. Batteries are installed correctly and the polarities of the batteries are not reversed.
2. Batteries are fresh and not out of charge.
3. IR receiver is not obstructed.
If the remote still can’t function properly, please change a remote and try again, or contact the device provider.
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1.2 USB Mouse Operation
A regular 3-button (Left/Right/Scroll-wheel) USB mouse can also be used with this NVR. To use a USB mouse:
1. Plug USB mouse into one of the USB interfaces on the front panel of the NVR.
2. The mouse should automatically be detected. If in a rare case that the mouse is not detected, the possible
reason may be that the two devices are not compatible, please refer to the recommended the device list from your provider.
The operation of the mouse:
Table 1. 4 Description of the Mouse Control
Name
Action
Description
Left-Click
Single-Click
Live view: Select channel and show the quick set menu. Menu: Select and enter.
Double-Click
Live view: Switch between single-screen and multi-screen.
Click and Drag
PTZ control: pan, tilt and zoom. Video tampering, privacy mask and motion detection: Select target area. Digital zoom-in: Drag and select target area. Live view: Drag channel/time bar.
Right-Click
Single-Click
Live view: Show menu. Menu: Exit current menu to upper level menu.
Scroll-Wheel
Scrolling up
Live view: Previous screen. Menu: Previous item.
Scrolling down
Live view: Next screen. Menu: Next item.
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1.3 Input Method Description
Figure 1. 4 Soft Keyboard (1)
Figure 1. 5 Soft Keyboard (2)
Description of the buttons on the soft keyboard:
Table 1. 5 Description of the Soft Keyboard Icons
Icon
Description
Icon
Description
…
Number
…
English letter
Lowercase/Uppercase
Backspace
Switch the keyboard
Space
Positioning the cursor
Exit
Symbols
Reserved
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1.4 Rear Panel
Rear Panel 1
Figure 1. 6 Rear Panel
Table 1. 6 Description of Rear Panel Interfaces
No.
Item
Description
1
LAN1/LAN2 Interface
2 RJ-45 10 /100 /1000 Mbps self-adaptive Ethernet interfaces provided.
2
LINE IN
RCA connector for audio input.
3
AUDIO OUT
2 RCA connectors for audio output.
4
HDMI1/HDMI2
HDMI video output connector.
5
VGA1/VGA2
DB9 connector for VGA output. Display local video output and menu.
6
USB 3.0 interface
Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports for additional devices such as USB mouse and USB Hard Disk Drive (HDD).
7
RS-232 Interface
Connector for RS-232 devices.
8
eSATA
Connects external SATA HDD, CD/DVD-RM.
9 Controller Port
D+, D- pin connects to Ta, Tb pin of controller. For cascading devices, the first NVR’s D+, D- pin should be connected with the D+, D- pin of the next NVR.
ALARM IN
Connector for alarm input.
ALARM OUT
Connector for alarm output.
10
AC 100V ~ 240V
100V ~ 240 VAC power supply.
11
Power Switch
Switch for turning on/off the device.
12
GROUND
Ground (needs to be connected when NVR starts up).
Rear Panel 2
Figure 1. 7 None PoE Series
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Figure 1. 8 PoE Series
Table 1. 7 Description of Rear Panel Interfaces
No.
Item
Description
1
LAN Interface
1 network interface provided for POE Series and 2 network interfaces for none POE series.
2
AUDIO OUT
RCA connector for audio output.
3
LINE IN
RCA connector for audio input.
4
HDMI
HDMI video output connector.
5
USB 3.0 interface
Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports for additional devices such as USB mouse and USB Hard Disk Drive (HDD).
6
RS-232 Interface
Connector for RS-232 devices.
7
VGA
DB9 connector for VGA output. Display local video output and menu.
8
RS-485 Interface
Half-duplex connector for RS-485 devices.
9 ALARM IN
Connector for alarm input.
ALARM OUT
Connector for alarm output.
10
GROUND
Ground (needs to be connected when NVR starts up).
11
AC 100V ~ 240V
100V ~ 240VAC power supply.
12
Power Switch
Switch for turning on/off the device.
13
Network Interfaces with PoE function
Network interfaces for the cameras and to provide power over Ethernet.
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Chapter 2 Getting Started
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2.1 Starting Up and Shutting Down the NVR
Purpose:
Proper startup and shutdown procedures are crucial to expanding the life of the NVR.
Before you start:
Check that the voltage of the extra power supply is the same with the NVR’s requirement, and the ground
connection is working properly.
Starting up the NVR:
Steps:
1. Check the power supply is plugged into an electrical outlet. It is HIGHLY recommended that an
Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) be used in conjunction with the device. The Power indicator LED on the front panel should be red, indicating the device gets the power supply.
2. Press the POWER button on the front panel. The Power indicator LED should turn blue indicating that the
unit begins to start up.
3. After startup, the Power indicator LED remains blue. A splash screen with the status of the HDD appears on
the monitor. The row of icons at the bottom of the screen shows the HDD status. ‘X’ means that the HDD is not installed or cannot be detected.
Shutting down the NVR
Steps:
There are two proper ways to shut down the NVR.
OPTION 1: Standard shutdown
1. Enter the Shutdown menu.
Menu > Shutdown
Figure 2. 1 Shutdown Menu
2. Click the Shutdown button.
3. Click the Yes button.
OPTION 2: By operating the front panel
1. Press and hold the POWER button on the front panel for 3 seconds.
2. Enter the administrator’s username and password in the dialog box for authentication.
3. Click the Yes button.
Do not press the POWER button again when the system is shutting down.
Rebooting the NVR
In the Shutdown menu, you can also reboot the NVR.
Steps:
1. Enter the Shutdown menu by clicking Menu > Shutdown.
2. Click the Logout button to lock the NVR or the Reboot button to reboot the NVR.
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2.2 Activating Your Device
Purpose:
For the first-time access, you need to activate the device by setting an admin password. No operation is allowed before activation. You can also activate the device via Web Browser, SADP or Client Software.
Steps:
1. Input the same password in the text field of Create New Password and Confirm New Password.
Figure 2. 2 Settings Admin Password
STRONG PASSWORD RECOMMENDED– We highly recommend you create a strong password of your own choosing (using a minimum of 8 characters, including upper case letters, lower case letters, numbers, and special characters) in order to increase the security of your product. And we recommend you reset your password regularly, especially in the high security system, resetting the password monthly or weekly can better protect your product.
2. Click OK to save the password and activate the device.
For the old version device, if you update it to the new version, the following dialog box will pop up once the device starts up. You can click YES and follow the wizard to set a strong password.
Figure 2. 3 Warning
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2.3 Using the Wizard for Basic Configuration
By default, the Setup Wizard starts once the NVR has loaded, as shown in Figure 2. 4.
Figure 2. 4 Start Wizard Interface
Operating the Setup Wizard:
1. The Setup Wizard can walk you through some important settings of the NVR. If you don’t want to use the
Setup Wizard at that moment, click the Cancel button. You can also choose to use the Setup Wizard next time by leaving the “Start wizard when the device starts?” checkbox checked.
2. Click Next button to enter the date and time settings window, as shown in Figure 2. 5.
Figure 2. 5 Date and Time Settings
3. After the time settings, click Next button which takes you back to the Network Setup Wizard window, as
shown in the following figure.
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Figure 2. 6 Network Setting
2 self-adaptive 10M/100M/1000M network interfaces provided for none POE series and two working modes are configurable: multi-address and network fault tolerance,. And 1 self-adaptive 10M/100M/1000M network interface for POE series.
4. Click Next button after you configured the basic network parameters. Then you will enter the Cloud P2P
interface. Configure the Cloud P2P according to your need.
5. Click Next button after you configured the basic network parameters. Then you will enter the Advanced
Network Parameter interface. You can enable UPnP, DDNS and set other ports according to your need.
Figure 2. 7 Advanced Network Parameters
6. Click Next button after you configured the network parameters, which takes you to the RAID configuration
window.
The RAID is supported by 2U series NVR only.
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Figure 2. 8 Array Management
7. Click Next button to enter the Array Management window.
Figure 2. 9 Array Management
8. Click Next button after you configured the network parameters, which takes you to the HDD Management
window, shown in Figure 2. 10.
Figure 2. 10 HDD Management
9. To initialize the HDD, click the Init button. Initialization removes all the data saved in the HDD.
10. Click Next button. You enter the Adding IP Camera interface.
11. Click Search to search the online IP Camera and the Security status shows whether it is active or inactive.
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Before adding the camera, make sure the IP camera to be added is in active status. If the camera is in inactive status, you can click the inactive icon of the camera to set the password to activate it. You can also select multiple cameras from the list and click the One-touch Activate to activate the cameras in batch. Click the Add to add the camera.
Figure 2. 11 Search for IP Cameras
When you check the checkbox of Enable H.265, the NVR can automatically switch to the H.265 stream of IP camera (which supports H.265 video format) for the initial access.
12. Click Next button. Configure the recording for the added IP Cameras.
Figure 2. 12 Record Settings
13. Click OK to complete the startup Setup Wizard.
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2.4 Login and Logout
2.4.1 User Login
Purpose:
If NVR has logged out, you must login the device before operating the menu and other functions.
Steps:
1. Select the User Name in the dropdown list.
Figure 2. 13 Login Interface
2. Input Password.
3. Click OK to log in.
In the Login dialog box, if you enter the wrong password 7 times, the current user account will be locked for 60 seconds.
Figure 2. 14 User Account Protection
2.4.2 User Logout
Purpose:
After logging out, the monitor turns to the live view mode and if you want to perform any operations, you need to enter user name and password log in again.
Steps:
1. Enter the Shutdown menu.
Menu > Shutdown
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Figure 2. 15 Logout
2. Click Logout.
After you have logged out the system, menu operation on the screen is invalid. It is required to input a user name and password to unlock the system.
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2.5 Adding and Connecting the IP Cameras
2.5.1 Activating the IP Camera
Purpose:
Before adding the camera, make sure the IP camera to be added is in active status.
Steps:
1. Select the Add IP Camera option from the right-click menu in live view mode or click Menu> Camera>
Camera to enter the IP camera management interface. For the IP camera detected online in the same network segment, the Security status shows whether it is active or inactive.
Figure 2. 16 IP Camera Management Interface
2. Click the inactive icon of the camera to enter the following interface to activate it. You can also select
multiple cameras from the list and click the One-touch Activate to activate the cameras in batch.
Figure 2. 17 Activate the Camera
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3. Set the password of the camera to activate it.
Use Admin Password: when you check the checkbox, the camera (s) will be configured with the same
admin password of the operating NVR.
Figure 2. 18 Set New Password
Create New Password: If the admin password is not used, you must create the new password for the camera and confirm it.
STRONG PASSWORD RECOMMENDED– We highly recommend you create a strong password of your own choosing (using a minimum of 8 characters, including upper case letters, lower case letters, numbers, and special characters) in order to increase the security of your product. And we recommend you reset your password regularly, especially in the high security system, resetting the password monthly or weekly can better protect your product.
4. Click OK to finish the acitavting of the IP camera. And the security status of camera will be changed to
Active.
2.5.2 Adding the Online IP Cameras
Purpose:
The main function of the NVR is to connect the network cameras and record the video got from it. So before you can get a live view or record of the video, you should add the network cameras to the connection list of the device.
Before you start:
Ensure the network connection is valid and correct. For detailed checking and configuring of the network, please see Chapter Checking Network Traffic and Chapter Configuring Network Detection.
OPTION 1:
Steps:
1. Click to select an idle window in the live view mode.
2. Click the icon in the center of the windw to pop up the adding IP camera interface.
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Figure 2. 19 Quick Adding IP Camera Interface
3. Select the detected IP camera and click the Add button to add it directly, and you can click the Search button
to refresh the online IP camera manually. Or you can choose to custom add the IP camera by editing the parameters in the corresponding textfiled and then click the Add button to add it.
OPTION 2:
Steps:
1. Select the Add IP Camera option from the right-click menu in live view mode or click Menu> Camera>
Camera to enter the IP camera management interface.
Figure 2. 20 Adding IP Camera Interface
2. The online cameras with same network segment will be detected and displayed in the camera list.
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3. Select the IP camera from the list and click the button to add the camera. Or you can click the
One-touch Adding button to add all cameras (with the same login password) from the list.
Make sure the camera to add has already been actiavted.
4. (For the encoders with multiple channels only) check the Channel Port checkbox in the pop-up window, as
shown in the following figure, and click OK to add multiple channels.
Figure 2. 21 Selecting Multiple Channels
OPTION 3:
Steps:
1) On the IP Camera Management interface, click the Custom Adding button to pop up the Add IP Camera
(Custom) interface.
Figure 2. 22 Custom Adding IP Camera Interface
2) You can edit the IP address, protocol, management port, and other information of the IP camera to be
added.
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If the IP camera to add has not been actiavated, you can activate it from the IP camera list on the camera management interface.
3) (Optional) Check the checkbox of Continue to Add to add other IP cameras.
4) Click Add to add the camera. For the successfully added IP cameras, the Security status shows the security level of the password of camera: strong password, weak password and risk password.
Figure 2. 23 Successfully Added IP Cameras
Table 2. 1 Explanation of the icons
Icon
Explanation
Icon
Explanation
Edit basic parameters of the camera
Add the detected IP camera.
The camera is disconnected; you can click the icon to get the exception information of camera.
Delete the IP camera
Play the live video of the connected camera.
Advanced settings of the camera.
Upgrade the connected IP camera.
Security
Show the security status of the camera to be active/inactive or the password strength (strong/medium/weak/risk)
2.5.3 Editing the Connected IP Cameras and Configuring
Customized Protocols
After the adding of the IP cameras, the basic information of the camera lists in the page, you can configure the basic setting of the IP cameras.
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Steps:
1. Click the icon to edit the parameters; you can edit the IP address, protocol and other parameters.
Figure 2. 24 Edit the Parameters
Channel Port: If the connected device is an encoding device with multiple channels, you can choose the channel to connect by selecting the channel port No. in the dropdown list.
2. Click OK to save the settings and exit the editing interface.
To edit advanced parameters:
1. Drag the horizontal scroll bar to the right side and click the icon.
Figure 2. 25 Network Configuration of the Camera
2. You can edit the network information and the password of the camera.
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Figure 2. 26 Password Configuration of the Camera
3. Click OK to save the settings and exit the interface.
Configuring the customized protocols
Purpose:
To connect the network cameras which are not configured with the standard protocols, you can configure the customized protocols for them.
Steps:
1. Click the Protocol button in the custom adding IP camera interface to enter the protocol management
interface.
Figure 2. 27 Protocol Management Interface
There are 16 customized protocols provided in the system, you can edit the protocol name; and choose whether to enable the sub-stream.
2. Choose the protocol type of transmission and choose the transfer protocols.
Before customizing the protocol for the network camera, you have to contact the manufacturer of the network camera to consult the URL (uniform resource locator) for getting main stream and sub-stream.
The format of the URL is: [Type]://[IP Address of the network camera]:[Port]/[Path].
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Example: rtsp://192.168.1.55:554/ch1/main/av_stream.
Protocol Name: Edit the name for the custom protocol. Enable Substream: If the network camera does not support sub-stream or the sub-stream is not needed
leave the checkbox empty.
Type: The network camera adopting custom protocol must support getting stream through standard RTSP. Transfer Protocol: Select the transfer protocol for the custom protocol. Port: Set the port No. for the custom protocol. Path: Set the resource path for the custom protocol. E.g., ch1/main/av_stream.
The protocol type and the transfer protocols must be supported by the connected network camera. After adding the customized protocols, you can see the protocol name is listed in the dropdown list, please refer to Figure 2. 28.
Figure 2. 28 Protocol Setting
3. Choose the protocols you just added to validate the connection of the network camera.
2.5.4 Editing IP Cameras Connected to the PoE Interfaces
This chapter is only applicable for POE series NVR. The PoE interfaces enables the NVR system to pass electrical power safely, along with data, on Ethernet cabling to the connected network cameras. Up to 8/16 network cameras can be connected to POE series NVR. If you disable the PoE interface, you can also
connect to the online network cameras. And the PoE interface supports the Plug-and-Play function.
Example:
For 8ch NVR with 8 POE interfaces, if you want to connect 6 network cameras via PoE interfaces and 2 online cameras, you must disable 2 PoE interfaces in the Edit IP Camera menu.
To add Cameras for NVR supporting PoE function:
Before you start:
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Connect the network cameras via the PoE interfaces.
Steps:
1. Enter the Camera Management interface.
Menu> Camera> Camera
Figure 2. 29 List of Connected Cameras
The cameras connecting to the PoE interface cannot be deleted in this menu.
2. Click the button, and select the Adding Method in the drop-down list.
• Plug-and-Play: It means that the camera is connected to the PoE interface, so in this case, the
parameters of the camera can’t be edited. The IP address of the camera can only be edited in the Network Configuration interface, see Chapter 11.1 Configuring General Settings for detailed information.
Figure 2. 30 Edit IP Camera Interface - Plug-and-Play
• Manual: You can disable the PoE interface by selecting the manual while the current channel can be
used as a normal channel and the parameters can also be edited.
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Input the IP address, the user name and password of administrator manually, and click OK to add the IP camera.
Figure 2. 31 Edit IP Camera Interface - Manual
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Chapter 3 Live View
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3.1 Introduction of Live View
Live view shows you the video image getting from each camera in real time. The NVR automatically enters Live View mode when powered on. It is also at the very top of the menu hierarchy, thus pressing the ESC many times (depending on which menu you’re on) brings you to the Live View mode.
Live View Icons
In the live view mode, there are icons at the upper-right of the screen for each channel, showing the status of the record and alarm in the channel, so that you can know whether the channel is recorded, or whether there are alarms occur as soon as possible.
Table 3. 1 Description of Live View Icons
Icons
Description
Alarm (video loss, video tampering, motion detection, VCA and sensor alarm)
Record (manual record, schedule record, motion detection, VCA and alarm triggered record)
Alarm and Record
Event/Exception (motion detection, VCA, sensor alarm or exception information, appears at the lower-left corner of the screen. Please refer to Chapter 8.6 Setting Alarm Response Actions for details.)
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3.2 Operations in Live View Mode
In live view mode, there are many functions provided. The functions are listed below.
• Single Screen: showing only one screen on the monitor.
• Multi-screen: showing multiple screens on the monitor simultaneously.
• Auto-switch: the screen is auto switched to the next one. And you must set the dwell time for each screen on
the configuration menu before enabling the auto-switch. Menu>Configuration>Live View>Dwell Time.
• Start Recording: continuous record and motion detection record are supported.
• Output Mode: select the output mode to Standard, Bright, Gentle or Vivid.
• Add IP Camera: the shortcut to the IP camera management interface.
• Playback: playback the recorded videos for current day.
• Aux Monitor: the NVR checks the connection of the output interfaces to define the main and auxiliary output
interfaces. The priority level for the main and aux output is HDMI1/VGA1> HDMI2/VGA2 (for 2U NVR) and HDMI > VGA (for others). 2U: When the HDMI1, HDMI2, VGA1 and VGA2 are all connected, the HDMI1/VGA1 is used as main output and the HDMI2/VGA2 is used as the aux output. Others: When both the HDMI and VGA are connected, the HDMI is used as main output and the VGA is used
as the aux output. When the aux output is enabled, the main output cannot perform any operation, and you can do some basic operation on the live view mode for the Aux output.
3.2.1 Front Panel Operation on Live View
Table 3. 2 Front Panel Operation in Live View
Functions
Front Panel Operation
Common Menu
Quick access to the sub-menus which you frequently visit. Up to 5 sub-menu options are supported.
Menu
Enter the main menu of the system by right clicking the mouse.
Show single screen
Press the corresponding Alphanumeric button. E.g. Press 2 to display only the screen for channel 2.
Show multi-screen
Press the PREV/FOCUS- button.
Manually switch screens
Next screen: right/down direction button. Previous screen: left/up direction button.
Auto-switch
Press Enter button.
Playback
Press Play button.
Switch between main and aux output
Press Main/Aux button.
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3.2.2 Using the Mouse in Live View
Table 3. 3 Mouse Operation in Live View
Name
Description
Common Menu
Quick access to the sub-menus which you frequently visit.
Menu
Enter the main menu of the system by right clicking the mouse.
Single Screen
Switch to the single full screen by choosing channel number from the dropdown list.
Multi-screen
Adjust the screen layout by choosing from the dropdown list.
Previous Screen
Switch to the previous screen.
Next Screen
Switch to the next screen.
Start/Stop Auto-switch
Enable/disable the auto-switch of the screens.
Start Recording
Start continuous recording or motion detection recording of all channels.
Add IP Camera
Enter the IP Camera Management interface, and manage the cameras.
Playback
Enter the playback interface and start playing back the video of the selected channel immediately.
PTZ
Enter the PTZ control interface.
Output Mode
Four modes of output supported, including Standard, Bright, Gentle and Vivid.
Aux Monitor
Switch to the auxiliary output mode and the operation for the main output is disabled.
The dwell time of the live view configuration must be set before using Start Auto-switch. If you enter Aux monitor mode and the Aux monitor is not connected, the mouse operation is disabled; you
need to switch back to the Main output with the MAIN/AUX button on the front panel or remote.
If the corresponding camera supports intelligent function, the Reboot Intelligence option is included when
right-clicking mouse on this camera.
Figure 3. 1 Right-click Menu
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3.2.3 Using an Auxiliary Monitor
Certain features of the Live View are also available while in an Aux monitor. These features include:
• Single Screen: Switch to a full screen display of the selected camera. Camera can be selected from a
dropdown list.
• Multi-screen: Switch between different display layout options. Layout options can be selected from a
dropdown list.
• Next Screen: When displaying less than the maximum number of cameras in Live View, clicking this feature
will switch to the next set of displays.
• Playback: Enter into Playback mode.
• PTZ Control: Enter PTZ Control mode.
• Main Monitor: Enter Main operation mode.
In the live view mode of the main output monitor, the menu operation is not available while Aux output mode is enabled.
3.2.4 Quick Setting Toolbar in Live View Mode
On the screen of each channel, there is a quick setting toolbar which shows when you single click the mouse in the corresponding screen.
Figure 3. 2 Quick Setting Toolbar
Table 3. 4 Description of Quick Setting Toolbar Icons
Icon
Description
Icon
Description
Icon
Description
/
Enable/Disable Manual Record
Instant Playback
/
Mute/Audio on
Capture
PTZ Control
Digital Zoom
Image Settings
Face Detection
Live View
Strategy
Information
Close
Instant Playback only shows the record in last five minutes. If no record is found, it means there is no record
during the last five minutes.
Digital Zoom can zoom in the selected area to the full screen. You can left-click and draw to select the area to
zoom in, as shown in Figure 3. 3.
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Figure 3. 3 Digital Zoom
Image Settings icon can be selected to enter the Image Settings menu.
You can set the image parameters like brightness, contrast, saturation and hue according to the actual demand.
Figure 3. 4 Image Settings- Customize
Live View Strategy can be selected to set strategy, including Real-time, Balanced, Fluency.
Figure 3. 5 Live View Strategy
Face detection function can be used to detect the human faces in live view mode and save in HDD. When
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there are human faces with the specified size detected in the front of the camera, the device will capture the human face and save in HDD.
Move the mouse onto the icon to show the real-time stream information, including the frame rate, bitrate,
resolution and stream type.
Figure 3. 6 Information
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3.3 Adjusting Live View Settings
Purpose:
Live View settings can be customized according to different needs. You can configure the output interface, dwell time for screen to be shown, mute or turning on the audio, the screen number for each channel, etc.
Steps:
1. Enter the Live View Settings interface.
Menu> Configuration> Live View
Figure 3. 7 Live View-General
The settings available in this menu include:
• Video Output Interface: Designates the output to configure the settings for. The 2U NVR provides
VGA/HDMI and VGA2/HDMI2 and others provide the HDMI and VGA video outputs.
• Live View Mode: Designates the display mode to be used for Live View.
• Dwell Time: The time in seconds to dwell between switching of channels when enabling auto-switch in Live
View.
• Enable Audio Output: Enables/disables audio output for the selected video output.
• Volume: Adjust the volume of live view, playback and two-way audio for the selected output interface.
• Event Output: Designates the output to show event video.
• Full Screen Monitoring Dwell Time: The time in seconds to show alarm event screen.
2. Setting Cameras Order
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Figure 3. 8 Live View- Camera Order
1) Select a View mode in , including 1/4/6/8/16/25/32/36/64-window
division modes are supported depending on different models.
2) Select the small window, and double-click on the channel number to display the channel on the
window. You can click button to start live view for all the channels and click to stop all the live
view.
3) Click the Apply button to save the setting.
You can also click-and-drag the camera to the desired window on the live view interface to set the camera
order.
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3.4 Channel-zero Encoding
Purpose:
Sometimes you need to get a remote view of many channels in real time from web browser or CMS (Client Management System) software, in order to decrease the bandwidth requirement without affecting the image quality, channel-zero encoding is supported as an option for you.
Steps:
1. Enter the Live View Settings interface.
Menu > Configuration> Live View
2. Select the Channel-Zero Encoding tab.
Figure 3. 9 Live View- Channel-Zero Encoding
3. Check the checkbox after Enable Channel Zero Encoding.
4. Configure the Frame Rate, Max. Bitrate Mode and Max. Bitrate.
After you set the Channel-Zero encoding, you can get a view in the remote client or web browser of 16 channels in one screen.
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Chapter 4 PTZ Controls
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4.1 Configuring PTZ Settings
Purpose:
Follow the procedure to set the parameters for PTZ. The configuring of the PTZ parameters should be done before you control the PTZ camera.
Steps:
1. Enter the PTZ Settings interface.
Menu >Camera> PTZ
Figure 4. 1 PTZ Settings
2. Click the PTZ Parameters button to set the PTZ parameters.
Figure 4. 2 PTZ- General
3. Choose the camera for PTZ setting in the Camera dropdown list.
4. Enter the parameters of the PTZ camera.
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All the parameters should be exactly the same as the PTZ camera parameters.
5. Click Apply button to save the settings.
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4.2 Setting PTZ Presets, Patrols & Patterns
Before you start:
Please make sure that the presets, patrols and patterns should be supported by PTZ protocols.
4.2.1 Customizing Presets
Purpose:
Follow the steps to set the Preset location which you want the PTZ camera to point to when an event takes place.
Steps:
1. Enter the PTZ Control interface.
Menu>Camera>PTZ
Figure 4. 3 PTZ Settings
2. Use the directional button to wheel the camera to the location where you want to set preset; and the zoom
and focus operations can be recorded in the preset as well.
3. Enter the preset No. (1~255) in the preset text field, and click the Set button to link the location to the preset.
Repeat the steps2-3 to save more presets. You can click the Clear button to clear the location information of the preset, or click the Clear All button to clear the location information of all the presets.
4.2.2 Calling Presets
Purpose:
This feature enables the camera to point to a specified position such as a window when an event takes place.
Steps:
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1. Click the button PTZ in the lower-right corner of the PTZ setting interface;
Or press the PTZ button on the front panel or click the PTZ Control icon in the quick setting bar, or select the PTZ option in the right-click menu to show the PTZ control panel.
2. Choose Camera in the dropdown list.
3. Click the button to show the general settings of the PTZ control.
Figure 4. 4 PTZ Panel - General
4. Click to enter the preset No. in the corresponding text field.
5. Click the Call Preset button to call it.
4.2.3 Customizing Patrols
Purpose:
Patrols can be set to move the PTZ to different key points and have it stay there for a set duration before moving on to the next key point. The key points are corresponding to the presets. The presets can be set following the steps above in Customizing Presets.
Steps:
1. Enter the PTZ Control interface.
Menu>Camera>PTZ
Figure 4. 5 PTZ Settings
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2. Select patrol No. in the drop-down list of patrol.
3. Click the Set button to add key points for the patrol.
Figure 4. 6 Key point Configuration
4. Configure key point parameters, such as the key point No., duration of staying for one key point and speed of
patrol. The key point is corresponding to the preset. The Key Point No. determines the order at which the PTZ will follow while cycling through the patrol. The Duration refers to the time span to stay at the corresponding key point. The Speed defines the speed at which the PTZ will move from one key point to the next.
5. Click the Add button to add the next key point to the patrol, or you can click the OK button to save the key
point to the patrol. You can delete all the key points by clicking the Clear button for the selected patrol, or click the Clear All button to delete all the key pints for all patrols.
4.2.4 Calling Patrols
Purpose:
Calling a patrol makes the PTZ to move according the predefined patrol path.
Steps:
1. Click the button PTZ in the lower-right corner of the PTZ setting interface;
Or press the PTZ button on the front panel or click the PTZ Control icon in the quick setting bar, or select the PTZ option in the right-click menu to show the PTZ control panel.
2. Click the button to show the general settings of the PTZ control.
Figure 4. 7 PTZ Panel - General
3. Select a patrol in the dropdown list and click the Call Patrol button to call it.
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4. You can click the Stop Patrol button to stop calling it.
4.2.5 Customizing Patterns
Purpose:
Patterns can be set by recording the movement of the PTZ. You can call the pattern to make the PTZ movement according to the predefined path.
Steps:
1. Enter the PTZ Control interface.
Menu > Camera > PTZ
Figure 4. 8 PTZ Settings
2. Choose pattern number in the dropdown list.
3. Click the Start button and click corresponding buttons in the control panel to move the PTZ camera, and
click the Stop button to stop it. The movement of the PTZ is recorded as the pattern.
4.2.6 Calling Patterns
Purpose:
Follow the procedure to move the PTZ camera according to the predefined patterns.
Steps:
1. Click the button PTZ in the lower-right corner of the PTZ setting interface;
Or press the PTZ button on the front panel or click the PTZ Control icon in the quick setting bar, or select the PTZ option in the right-click menu to show the PTZ control panel.
2. Click the button to show the general settings of the PTZ control.
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Figure 4. 9 PTZ Panel - General
3. Click the Call Pattern button to call it.
4. Click the Stop Pattern button to stop calling it.
4.2.7 Customizing Linear Scan Limit
Purpose:
The Linear Scan can be enabled to trigger the scan in the horizantal direction in the predefined range.
This function is supported by some certain models.
Steps:
1. Enter the PTZ Control interface.
Menu > Camera > PTZ
Figure 4. 10 PTZ Settings
2. Use the directional button to wheel the camera to the location where you want to set the limit, and click the
Left Limit or Right Limit button to link the location to the corresponding limit.
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The speed dome starts linear scan from the left limit to the right limit, and you must set the left limit on the left side of the right limit, as well the angle from the left limit to the right limit should be no more than 180º.
4.2.8 Calling Linear Scan
Before operating this function, make sure the connected camera supports the linear scan and is in HIKVISION protocol.
Purpose:
Follow the procedure to call the linear scan in the predefined scan range.
Steps:
1. Click the button PTZ in the lower-right corner of the PTZ setting interface;
Or press the PTZ button on the front panel or click the PTZ Control icon in the quick setting bar to enter the PTZ setting menu in live view mode.
2. Click the button to show the one-touch function of the PTZ control.
Figure 4. 11 PTZ Panel - One-touch
3. Click Linear Scan button to start the linear scan and click the Linear Scan button again to stop it.
You can click the Restore button to clear the defined left limit and right limit data and the dome needs to reboot to make settings take effect.
4.2.9 One-touch Park
Before operating this function, make sure the connected camera supports the linear scan and is in HIKVISION protocol.
Purpose:
For some certain model of the speed dome, it can be configured to start a predefined park action (scan, preset, patrol and etc.) automatically after a period of inactivity (park time).
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Steps:
1. Click the button PTZ in the lower-right corner of the PTZ setting interface;
Or press the PTZ button on the front panel or click the PTZ Control icon in the quick setting bar to enter the PTZ setting menu in live view mode.
2. Click the button to show the one-touch function of the PTZ control.
Figure 4. 12 PTZ Panel - One-touch
3. There are 3 one-touch park types selectable, click the corresponding button to activate the park action.
Park (Quick Patrol): The dome starts patrol from the predefined preset 1 to preset 32 in order after the park
time. The undefined preset will be skipped.
Park (Patrol 1): The dome starts move according to the predefined patrol 1 path after the park time. Park (Preset 1): The dome moves to the predefined preset 1 location after the park time.
The park time can only be set through the speed dome configuration interface, by default the value is 5s.
4. Click the button again to inactivate it.
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4.3 PTZ Control Panel
To enter the PTZ control panel, there are two ways supported.
OPTION 1: In the PTZ settings interface, click the PTZ button on the lower-right corner which is next to the Back button. OPTION 2:
In the Live View mode, you can press the PTZ Control button on the front panel or on the remote control, or choose the PTZ Control icon , or select the PTZ option in the right-click menu.
Click the Configuration button on the control panel, and you can enter the PTZ Settings interface.
In PTZ control mode, the PTZ panel will be displayed when a mouse is connected with the device. If no mouse is connected, the icon appears in the lower-left corner of the window, indicating that this
camera is in PTZ control mode.
Figure 4. 13 PTZ Panel
Table 4. 1 Description of the PTZ panel icons
Icon
Description
Icon
Description
Icon
Description
Direction button and
the auto-cycle button
Zoom+, Focus+,
Iris+
Zoom-, Focus-, Iris-
The speed of the
PTZ movement
Light on/off
Wiper on/off
3D-Zoom
Image Centralization
Menu
Switch to the PTZ
control interface
Switch to the
one-touch control
interface
Switch to the general
settings interface
Previous item
Next item
Start pattern / patrol
Stop the patrol /
pattern movement
Exit
Minimize windows
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Chapter 5 Recording and Capture Settings
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The capture is supported by 2U NVR only.
5.1 Configuring Parameters
Purpose:
By configuring the parameters you can define the parameters which affect the image quality, such as the transmission stream type, the resolution and so on. Before you start:
1. Make sure that the HDD has already been installed. If not, please install a HDD and initialize it.
(Menu>HDD>General)
Figure 5. 1 HDD- General
2. Check the storage mode of the HDD
1) Click Advanced to check the storage mode of the HDD.
2) If the HDD mode is Quota, please set the maximum record capacity and maximum picture capacity.
For detailed information, see Chapter Configuring Quota Mode.
3) If the HDD mode is Group, you should set the HDD group. For detailed information, see Chapter
Configuring HDD Group for Recording and Capture.
Figure 5. 2 HDD- Advanced
Steps:
1. Enter the Record settings interface to configure the recording parameters:
Menu > Record > Parameters
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Figure 5. 3 Recording Parameters
2. Parameters Setting for Recording
1) Select Record tab page to configure. You can configure the stream type, the resolution, and other
parameters on your demand.
Video Encode: select the video encoding to H.265 or H.264. Enable H.264+ Mode: check the checkbox to enable. Once enabled, the Max. Bitrate Mode,
Max. Bitrate(Kbps) and Max. Bitrate Range Recommend are not configurable. Enabling it helps to ensure the high video quality with a lowered bitrate.
The H.265 and H.264+ should be supported by the connected IP camera.
2) Click the More Settings button to set the advanced parameters for recording and then click OK button
to finish editing.
Figure 5. 4 More Settings
• Pre-record: The time you set to record before the scheduled time or event. For example, when an
alarm triggered the recording at 10:00, if you set the pre-record time as 5 seconds, the camera records it at 9:59:55.
• Post-record: The time you set to record after the event or the scheduled time. For example, when
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an alarm triggered the recording ends at 11:00, if you set the post-record time as 5 seconds, it records till 11:00:05.
• Expired Time: The expired time is the longest time for a record file to be kept in the HDD, if the
deadline is reached, the file will be deleted. You can set the expired time to 0, and then the file will not be deleted. The actual keeping time for the file should be determined by the capacity of the HDD.
• Redundant Record/ Capture: Enabling redundant record or capture means you save the record
and captured picture in the redundant HDD. See Chapter Configuring Redundant Recording and Capture.
• Record Audio: Check the checkbox to enable or disable audio recording.
• Video Stream: Main stream and sub-stream are selectable for recording. When you select
sub-stream, you can record for a longer time with the same storage space.
3) Click Apply to save the settings.
You can enable the ANR (Automatic Network Replenishment) function via the web browser (Configuration > Camera Settings >Schedule Settings > Advanced) to save the recording files in the IP camera when the network is disconnected, and synchronize the files to the NVR when the network is resumed.
The redundant record/capture is used when you want to save the record files or captured pictures in the
redundant HDD. You must configure the redundant HDD in HDD settings. For detailed information, see Chapter 13.4.2.
The parameters of Main Stream (Event) are read-only.
3. Parameters Settings for Sub-stream
1) Enter the Sub-stream tab page.
Figure 5. 5 Sub-stream Parameters
2) Configure the parameters of the camera.
3) Click Apply to save the settings.
4. Parameters Settings for Capture
1) Select the Capture tab.
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Figure 5. 6 Capture Parameters
2) Configure the parameters.
3) Click Apply to save the settings.
The interval is the time period between two capturing actions. You can configure all the parameters on this menu on your demand.
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5.2 Configuring Recording and Capture
Schedule
Purpose:
Set the record schedule, and then the camera automatically starts/stops recording according to the configured schedule.
In this chapter, we take the record schedule procedure as an example, and the same procedure can be applied to configure schedule for both recording and capture. To schedule the automatic capture, you need to choose the Capture tab in the Schedule interface.
Steps:
1. Enter the Record Schedule interface.
Menu>Record/Capture>Schedule
2. Configure Record Schedule
1) Select Record/Capture Schedule.
Figure 5. 7 Record Schedule
Different recording types are marked in different color icons.
Continous: scheduled recording. Event: recording triggered by all event triggered alarm. Motion: recording triggered by motion detection. Alarm: recording triggered by alarm. M/A: recording triggered by either motion detection or alarm. M&A: recording triggered by motion detection and alarm.
You can delete the set schedule by clicking the None icon.
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2) Choose the camera you want to configure.
3) Select the check box after the Enable Schedule item.
4) Click Edit button or click on the color icon under the edit button and draw the schedule line on the panel.
Edit the schedule:
I. In the message box, you can choose the day to which you want to set schedule.
Figure 5. 8 Recording Schedule Interface
You can click the button to set the accurate time of the schedule.
II. To schedule an all-day recording, check the checkbox after the All Day item.
Figure 5. 9 Edit Schedule
III. To arrange other schedule, set the Start/End time for each period.
Up to 8 periods can be configured for each day. And the time periods can’t be overlapped each other.
IV. Select the record type in the dropdown list.
To enable Motion, Alarm, M | A (motion or alarm), M & A (motion and alarm) and VCA (Video
Content Analysis) triggered recording and capture, you must configure the motion detection settings, alarm input settings or VCA settings as well. For detailed information, refer to Chapter 8.1 and Chapter 9.
The VCA settings are only available to the smart IP cameras. Repeat the above edit schedule steps to schedule recording or capture for other days in the week. If the schedule can also be applied to other days, click Copy.
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Figure 5. 10 Copy Schedule to Other Days
V. Click OK to save setting and back to upper level menu.
VI. Click Apply in the Record Schedule interface to save the settings.
Draw the schedule:
I. Click on the color icons, you can choose the schedule type as continuous or event.
Figure 5. 11 Draw the Schedule
II. Click the Apply button to validate the settings.
3. (Optional) If the settings can also be used to other channels, click Copy, and then choose the channel to
which you want to copy.
4. Click Apply to save the settings.
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Figure 5. 12 Copy Schedule to Other Channels
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5.3 Configuring Motion Detection Recording
and Capture
Purpose:
Follow the steps to set the motion detection parameters. In the live view mode, once a motion detection event takes place, the NVR can analyze it and do many actions to handle it. Enabling motion detection function can trigger certain channels to start recording, or trigger full screen monitoring, audio warning, notify the surveillance center and so on. In this chapter, you can follow the steps to schedule a record which triggered by the detected motion.
Steps:
1. Enter the Motion Detection interface.
Menu>Camera>Motion
Figure 5. 13 Motion Detection
2. Configure Motion Detection:
1) Choose camera you want to configure.
2) Check the checkbox after Enable Motion Detection.
3) Drag and draw the area for motion detection by mouse. If you want to set the motion detection for all the
area shot by the camera, click Full Screen. To clear the motion detection area, click Clear.
Figure 5. 14 Motion Detection- Mask
4) Click Settings, and the message box for channel information pop up.
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Figure 5. 15 Motion Detection Handling
5) Select the channels which you want the motion detection event to trigger recording.
6) Click Apply to save the settings.
7) Click OK to back to the upper level menu.
8) Exit the Motion Detection menu.
3. Edit the Motion Detection Record Schedule. For the detailed information of schedule configuration, see
Chapter Configuring Recording and Capture Schedule.
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5.4 Configuring Alarm Triggered Recording
and Capture
Purpose:
Follow the procedure to configure alarm triggered recording or capture.
Steps:
1. Enter the Alarm setting interface.
Menu> Configuration> Alarm
Figure 5. 16 Alarm Settings
2. Click Alarm Input.
Figure 5. 17 Alarm Settings- Alarm Input
1) Select Alarm Input number and configure alarm parameters.
2) Choose N.O (normally open) or N.C (normally closed) for alarm type.
3) Check the checkbox for Setting .
4) Click Settings.
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Figure 5. 18 Alarm Settings
5) Choose the alarm triggered recording channel.
6) Check the checkbox to select channel.
7) Click Apply to save settings.
8) Click OK to back to the upper level menu.
Repeat the above steps to configure other alarm input parameters. If the settings can also be applied to other alarm inputs, click Copy and choose the alarm input number.
Figure 5. 19 Copy Alarm Input
3. Edit the Alarm triggered record in the Record/Capture Schedule setting interface. For the detailed
information of schedule configuration, see Chapter Configuring Recording and Capture Schedule.
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5.5 Manual Recording and Continuous
Capture
Purpose:
Follow the steps to set parameters for the manual recording and continuous capture. Using manual recording and continuous capture, you need to manually cancel the record and capture. The manual recording and manual continuous capture is prior to the scheduled recording and capture.
Steps:
1. Enter the Manual settings interface.
Menu> Manual Or press the REC/SHOT button on the front panel.
Figure 5. 20 Manual Record
2. Enable the Manual Recording.
1) Select Record on the left bar.
2) Click the status button before camera number to change to .
3. Disable manual record.
Click the status button to change to .
Green icon means that the channel is configured the record schedule. After rebooting, all the manual records enabled will be canceled.
4. Enabling and disabling the continuous capture
1) Select Continuous Capture on the left bar.
Figure 5. 21 Continuous Capture
2) Click the status button before camera number to change to .
3) Disable continuous capture.
4) Click the status button to change to .
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Green icon means that the channel is configured the capture schedule. After rebooting, all the continuous capture will be canceled.
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5.6 Configuring Holiday Recording and
Capture
Purpose:
Follow the steps to configure the record or capture schedule on holiday for that year. You may want to have different plan for recording and capture on holiday.
Steps:
1. Enter the Record setting interface.
Menu > Record > Holiday
Figure 5. 22 Holiday Settings
2. Enable Edit Holiday schedule.
1) Click to enter the Edit interface.
Figure 5. 23 Edit Holiday Settings
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2) Check the checkbox after Enable Holiday.
3) Select Mode from the dropdown list.
There are three different modes for the date format to configure holiday schedule.
4) Set the start and end date.
5) Click Apply to save settings.
6) Click OK to exit the Edit interface.
3. Enter Record/Capture Schedule settings interface to edit the holiday recording schedule. See Chapter 6.2
Configuring Recording and Capture Schedule.
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5.7 Configuring Redundant Recording and
Capture
Purpose:
Enabling redundant recording and capture, which means saving the record files and captured pictures not only in the R/W HDD but also in the redundant HDD, will effectively enhance the data safety and reliability. .
Steps:
1. Enter HDD Information interface.
Menu> HDD
Figure 5. 24 HDD General
2. Select the HDD and click to enter the Local HDD Settings interface.
1) Set the HDD property to Redundancy.
Figure 5. 25 HDD General-Editing
2) Click Apply to save the settings.
3) Click OK to back to the upper level menu.
You must set the Storage mode in the HDD advanced settings to Group before you set the HDD property to Redundant. For detailed information, please refer to Chapter 11.4.1 Setting HDD Property. There should be at least another HDD which is in Read/Write status.
3. Enter the Record setting interface.
Menu> Record> Parameters
1) Select Record tab.
2) Click More Settings to enter the following interface.
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Figure 5. 26 Record Parameters
3) Select Camera you want to configure in the drop-down list.
4) Check the checkbox of Redundant Record/Capture.
5) Click OK to save settings and back to the upper level menu.
Repeat the above steps for configuring other channels.
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5.8 Configuring HDD Group for Recording and
Capture
Purpose:
You can group the HDDs and save the record files and captured pictures in certain HDD group.
Steps:
1. Enter HDD setting interface.
Menu>HDD
Figure 5. 27 HDD General
2. Select Advanced on the left side menu.
Figure 5. 28 Storage Mode
Check whether the storage mode of the HDD is Group. If not, set it to Group. For detailed information, please refer to Chapter 14.4 Managing HDD Group.
3. Select General in the left side menu
4. Click to enter editing interface.
5. Configuring HDD group.
1) Choose a group number for the HDD group.
2) Click Apply and then in the pop-up message box, click Yes to save your settings.
3) Click OK to back to the upper level menu.
Repeat the above steps to configure more HDD groups.
6. Choose the Channels which you want to save the record files and captured pictures in the HDD group.
1) Select Advanced on the left bar.
2) Choose Group number in the dropdown list of Record on HDD Group
3) Check the channels you want to save in this group.
4) Click Apply to save settings.
After having configured the HDD groups, you can configure the Recording and Capture settings following the procedure provided in Chapter 5.2-5.7.
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5.9 Files Protection
Purpose:
You can lock the recording files or set the HDD property to Read-only to protect the record files from being overwritten.
5.9.1 Locking the Recording Files
Lock File when Playback
Steps:
1. Enter Playback interface.
Menu> Playback
2. Check the checkbox of channel(s) in the channel list and then double-click to select a date on the calendar.
Figure 5. 29 Normal Playback
3. During playback, click the button to lock the current recording file.
In the multi-channel playback mde, clicking the button will lock all the record files related to the playback channels.
4. You can click the button to pop up the file management interface. Click the Locked File tab to check
and export the locked files.
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Figure 5. 30 Locked File Management
In the File Management interface, you can also click to change it to to unlock the file and the file is not protected.
Lock File when Export
Steps:
1. Enter Export setting interface.
Menu> Export
Figure 5. 31 Export
2. Select the channels you want to search by checking the checkbox to .
3. Configure the record type, file type start/end time.
4. Click Search to show the results.
Figure 5. 32 Export- Search Result
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5. Protect the record files.
1) Find the record files you want to protect, and then click the icon which will turn to , indicating
that the file is locked.
The record files of which the recording is still not completed cannot be locked.
2) Click to change it to to unlock the file and the file is not protected.
Figure 5. 33 Unlocking Attention
5.9.2 Setting HDD Property to Read-only
Steps:
1. Enter HDD setting interface.
Menu> HDD
Figure 5. 34 HDD General
2. Click to edit the HDD you want to protect.
Figure 5. 35 HDD General- Editing
To edit HDD property, you need to set the storage mode of the HDD to Group. See Chapter Managing HDD Group.
3. Set the HDD property to Read-only.
4. Click OK to save settings and back to the upper level menu.
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You cannot save any files in a Read-only HDD. If you want to save files in the HDD, change the
property to R/W.
If there is only one HDD and is set to Read-only, the NVR can’t record any files. Only live view mode is
available.
If you set the HDD to Read-only when the NVR is saving files in it, then the file will be saved in next
R/W HDD. If there is only one HDD, the recording will be stopped.
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Chapter 6 Playback
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6.1 Playing Back Record Files
6.1.1 Instant Playback
Purpose:
Play back the recorded video files of a specific channel in the live view mode. Channel switch is supported.
Instant playback by channel
Steps:
Choose a channel in live view mode and click the button in the quick setting toolbar.
In the instant playback mode, only record files recorded during the last five minutes on this channel will be played back.
Figure 6. 1 Instant Playback Interface
6.1.2 Playing Back by Normal Search
Playback by Channel
1. Enter the Playback interface.
Mouse: right click a channel in live view mode and select Playback from the menu, as shown in Figure 6. 2.
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Figure 6. 2 Right-click Menu under Live View
Pressing numerical buttons will switch playback to the corresponding channels during playback process.
Playback by Time
Purpose:
Play back video files recorded in specified time duration. Multi-channel simultaneous playback and channel switch are supported.
Steps:
1. Enter playback interface.
Menu>Playback
2. Check the checkbox of channel(s) in the channel list and then double-click to select a date on the calendar.
Figure 6. 3 Playback Calendar
If there are record files for that camera in that day, in the calendar, the icon for that day is displayed as .
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Otherwise it is displayed as
Playback Interface
You can use the toolbar in the bottom part of Playback interface to control playing progress, as shown in Figure 6.
4.
Figure 6. 4 Playback Interface
Click the channel(s) to execute simultaneous playback of multiple channels.
Figure 6. 5 Toolbar of Playback
The indicates the start/end time of the record.
Playback progress bar: use the mouse to click any point of the progress bar or drag the progress bar to
locate specific frames.
Table 6. 1 Detailed Explanation of Playback Toolbar
Button
Operation
Button
Operation
Button
Operation
/
Audio on/ Mute
/
Start/Stop clipping
Capture Picture
Lock File
Add default tag
Add customized
tag
File management
for video clips,
captured pictures,
locked files and tags
/
Reverse play/ Pause
Stop
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Button
Operation
Button
Operation
Button
Operation
Digital Zoom
30s forward
30s reverse
/
Pause / Play
Fast forward
Previous day
Slow forward
Full Screen
Exit
Next day
Save the clips
Process bar
/
Scaling up/down the
time line
The playing speed of 256X is supported.
6.1.3 Playing Back by Event Search
Purpose:
Play back record files on one or several channels searched out by event type (e.g., alarm input, motion detection and VCA).
Steps:
1. Enter the Playback interface.
Menu>Playback
2. Select the Event in the drop-down list on the top-left side.
3. Select Alarm Input, Motion or VCA as the event type.
Here we take playback by VCA as the example.
Figure 6. 6 Motion Search Interface
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4. Select the minor type of VCA from the drop-down list.
For configuring the VCA recording, please refer to Chapter 5.4 Configuring VCA Event Recording and
Capture.
5. Select the camera (s) for searching, and set the Start time and End time.
6. Click Search button to get the search result information. You may refer to the right-side bar for the result.
7. Click button to play back the file.
Pre-play and post-play can be configured.
8. Playback interface.
The toolbar in the bottom part of Playback interface can be used to control playing process.
Figure 6. 7 Interface of Playback by Event
You can click or button to select the previous or next event. Please refer to Table 6.1 for the description of buttons on the toolbar.
6.1.4 Playing Back by Tag
Purpose:
Video tag allows you to record related information like people and location of a certain time point during playback. You can use video tag(s) to search for record files and position time point.
Before playing back by tag:
1. Enter Playback interface.
Menu>Playback
2. Search and play back the record file(s). Refer to Chapter 6.1.1 for the detailed information about searching
and playback of the record files.
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Figure 6. 8 Interface of Playback by Time
Click button to add default tag. Click button to add customized tag and input tag name.
Max. 64 tags can be added to a single video file.
3. Tag management.
Click button to enter the File Management interface and click Tag to manage the tags. You can check, edit and delete tag(s).
Figure 6. 9 Tag Management Interface
Playing back by Tag
Steps:
1. Select the Tag from the drop-down list in the Playback interface.
2. Choose channels, edit start time and end time, and then click Search to enter Search Result interface.
You can enter keyword in the textbox to search the tag on your command.
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3. Click button to play back the selected tag file.
You can click the Back button to back to the search interface.
Figure 6. 10 Interface of Playback by Tag
Pre-play and post-play can be configured.
You can click or button to select the previous or next tag. Please refer to Table 6.1 for the description of buttons on the toolbar.
6.1.5 Playing back by Smart Playback
Purpose:
The smart playback function provides an easy way to get through the less effective information. When you select the smart playback mode, the system will analyze the video containing the motion or VCA information, mark it with green color and play it in the normal speed while the video without motion will be played in the 16-time speed. The smart playback rules and areas are configurable.
Before you start:
To get the smart search result, the corresponding event type must be enabled and configured on the IP camera. Here we take the intrusion detection as an example.
1. Log in the IP camera by the web browser, and enable the intrusion detection by checking the checkbox of it.
You may enter the motion detection configuration interface by Configuration> Advanced Configuration> Events> Intrusion Detection.
Figure 6. 11 Setting Intrusion Detection on IP Camera
2. Configure the required parameters of intrusion detection, including area, arming schedule and linkage
methods. Refer to the user manual of smart IP camera for detailed instructions.
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Steps:
1. Enter Playback interface.
Menu>Playback
2. Select the Smart in the drop-down list on the top-left side.
3. Select a camera in the camera list.
4. Select a date in the calendar and click the button on the left toolbar to play the video file.
Figure 6. 12 Smart Playback Interface
Table 6. 2 Detailed Explanation of Smart Playback Toolbar
Button
Operation
Button
Operation
Button
Operation
Draw line for the line crossing detection
Draw quadrilateral for the intrusion detection
Draw rectangle for the intrusion detection
Set full screen for
motion detection
Clear all
/
Start/Stop
clipping
File management for
video clips
Stop playing
/
Pause playing /
Play
Smart settings
Search matched
video files
Filter video files
by setting the
target characters
5. Set the rules and areas for smart search of VCA event or motion event.
Line Crossing Detection
Select the button , and click on the image to specify the start point and end point of the line.
Intrusion Detection
Click the button, and specify 4 points to set a quadrilateral region for intrusion detection. Only one
region can be set.
Motion Detection
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Click the button and then click and draw the mouse to set the detection area manually. You can also
click the button to set the full screen as the detection area.
6. You can click to configure the smart settings.
Figure 6. 13 Smart Settings
Skip the Non-Related Video: The non-related video will not be played if this function is enabled. Play Non-Related Video at: Set the speed to play the non-related video. Max./8/4/1 are selectable. Play Related Video at: Set the speed to play the related video. Max./8/4/1 are selectable.
Pre-play and post-play is not available for the motion event type.
7. Click to search and play the matched video files.
8. (Optional) You can click to filter the searched video files by setting the target characters, including the
gender and age of the human and whether he/she wears glasses.
Figure 6. 14 Set Result Filter
6.1.6 Playing Back by System Logs
Purpose:
Play back record file(s) associated with channels after searching system logs.
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