Swann NVR16-7200 User Manual
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Network
Video Recorder
NVR16-7200
M16720H020513E
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Before You Begin
FCC Verication
NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the
FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This
equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions,
may cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment o and on, the
user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna
• Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit dierent from that to which the receiver is connected
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help
These devices comply with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
These devices may not cause harmful interference, and
These devices must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
All jurisdictions have specic laws and regulations relating to the use of cameras. Before using any camera for any purpose, it is the
buyer’s responsibility to be aware of all applicable laws and regulations that prohibit or limit the use of cameras and to comply with
the applicable laws and regulations.
FCC Regulation (for USA): Prohibition against eavesdropping
Except for the operations of law enforcement ocers conducted under lawful authority, no person shall use, either directly or indirectly,
a device operated pursuant to the provisions of this Part for the purpose of overhearing or recording the private conversations of
others unless such use is authorized by all of the parties engaging in the conversation.
WARNING
Modications not approved by the party responsible for compliance could void user’s authority to operate the equipment.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
• Make sure product is xed correctly and stable if fastened in place
• Do not operate if wires and terminals are exposed
• Do not cover vents on the side or back of the NVR and allow adequate space for ventilation
DEFAULT PASSWORD INFORMATION
To ensure your privacy, this NVR supports password protection.
The default, all-access username is “admin”, the default password is “12345”.
To ensure your ongoing privacy, we strongly recommend setting a password as soon as possible. Choose something that you’ll
remember, but that others would be unlikely to guess.
IMPORTANT NOTICE - Do not lose or forget your password. To ensure that your NVR has the best
security possible, password recovery has been designed to be a complicated and time consuming
process. Only a select number of sta at the Swann Technical Support Telephone Helpdesk can
assist. Password retrieval can take several days, which means you will not be able to access your
NVR during this time.
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Contents
Introduction
Before You Begin 2
Contents 3
Introduction 4
Installation Guidelines 4
Connecting the NVR
Front Panel of the NVR 5
Rear Panel of the NVR 6
Connection Diagram 7
Connecting Additional Devices 8
The Alarm & Sensor I/O Block 9
Basic Setup
Basic NVR Operation 10
The Setup Wizard 11
The Quick Menu 14
The Quick Camera Menu 14
Operating the NVR locally 15
Camera Management: Tamper Proof 32
Camera Management: Video Loss 33
Conguration: General 34
Conguration: General: DST Settings 35
Conguration: General: More Settings 36
Conguration: Network: General 37
Conguration: Network: PPPOE 38
Conguration: Network: DDNS/NTP 39
Conguration: Network: Email 40
Conguration: Network: SNMP/UPnP 41
Conguration: Network: More Settings 42
Conguration: Alarm: Alarm Status 43
Conguration: Alarm Input 44
Conguration: Alarm Output 44
Conguration: RS-232 45
Conguration: Live View 45
Conguration: Live View: View 46
Introduction
Menu Layout 16
Advanced Conguration
Playback 17
Export: Normal/Event 18
Export: Picture 18
Manual: Record 19
Manual: Continuous Capture 19
Manual: Alarm 19
HDD: General 20
HDD: Advanced 20
Record: Schedule 21
Record: Encoding 22
Record: Advanced 23
Record: Holiday 24
Camera Management: IP Camera 25
Camera Management: OSD (On-screen Display) 26
Camera Management: Image 27
Conguration: Exceptions 47
Conguration: User 48
System Maintenance: System Info 49
System Maintenance: Log Information 50
System Maintenance: Import/Export 51
System Maintenance: Upgrade 52
System Maintenance: Default 53
System Maintenance: Net Detect 54
System Maintenance: HDD Detect 55
System Maintenance: HDD Detect:
Bad Sector Detection 55
Reference
Troubleshooting 56
Addendum: Third Party Hardware 57
Warranty Information 58
Notes 59
Helpdesk/Technical Support Details 60
Camera Management: Motion 28
Camera Management: Privacy Mask 31
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Introduction
Introduction
Congratulations on your purchase of this Swann NVR. You’ve made
a ne choice for keeping a watchful eye over your home or business.
Let’s take a moment to talk about some of the features this NVR
oers, and how to get the most out of them.
Oh my, this is a big manual. How long will this take?
Yes, but you won’t have to read all of it - you should be up and
running by page 15!
It can take a few hours to connect everything and run through the
setup procedure.
The latter part of this manual is for advanced users only - the NVR is
seriously congurable - the out-of-the-box settings do a great job in
90% of situations, but some users will want to get into the nitty-gritty
detail, so that information is presented for those who need it.
The Basic Setup
The default settings will cover most basic installation requirements
of the NVR.
To get the most out of your hard drive, we’ve congured the NVR to
record only when it detects motion - that way, you won’t ll the hard
drive with video of nothing happening.
Getting the NVR Setup
There are three stages to getting your NVR set up. If you want to use
the default settings, you’ll only need to complete steps one and two.
Stage 1. Connecting the NVR (page 5 to page 9)
This section details what you can connect to the dierent inputs/
outputs of the NVR.
Everyone’s setup will vary a little bit - it depends on which cameras
came with the NVR (if any) and what device(s) you’ve already got.
Stage 2. Basic NVR Setup
The NVR needs a few things to be set properly before it can do
its thing. Follow the instructions from page 10 to page 15 to get
everything working.
3. Optional: Advanced NVR Conguration
The latter part of this manual covers advanced NVR operations.
This NVR comes with all the professional-grade capabilities you’d
expect from a quality Swann product, but many advanced capabilities
require detailed setup to function correctly.
Before installing anything, connect the NVR and cameras and test
your system.
We ensure everything is working properly when we ship them
out, but sometimes things can be damaged in transport, and
occasionally components can fail. Better to nd out now, before
everything is xed in place!
Installation Guidelines
• Do not expose the NVR to moisture. Water is the arch-
enemy of electrical components and also poses a high risk
of electric shock.
• Avoid dusty locations. Dust has a tendency to build up
inside the NVR case, leading to a high risk of failure or
even re.
• Only install the NVR in a well ventilated space. Like
all electronics, the circuitry and hard drive in the NVR
produce heat, and this heat needs a way out.
• Do not open the NVR case except to install/swap the
hard drive inside. There are no user serviceable parts
inside.
If you’re not an advanced user, don’t worry. The out-of-the-box
settings really do work well, and we’d only suggest changing them if
you’ve got a really specic plan in mind.
You’ll need to read a page or two of this section if:
• you’re connecting external sensors (page 44).
• you want to alter the motion detection sensitivity or the areas it
applies to (page 28).
• Do not cut or modify any cable for any reason. Doing
so will void your warranty, as well as pose a great risk of
re or electrical shock.
• Do not expose the NVR to sudden bumps or shocks (for
example, being dropped). The NVR is as robust as possible,
but many of the internal components are quite fragile.
• Remember that the NVR is, in all likelihood, going to be
left on 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Keep this in mind
when choosing a location for installation.
• Never open the case whilst the NVR is plugged in, and
never turn the NVR on whilst the case is open.
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Front Panel of the NVR
Connecting the NVR
1) Power Button: Press this button to turn on the NVR. The LED will
be blue when the NVR is on and red when the device has been shut
down.
2) Infrared Sensor: Monitors signals coming from the infra-red
remote control. If this sensor is blocked or obstructed, then the
functionality of the remote will be impaired.
3) USB 2.0 Ports: For connecting USB external storage for backup, or
for applying new rmware.
4) Alarm LED: Will be lit when a sensor alarm is detected.
5) Ready LED: Indicates that the NVR is ready and functioning
correctly.
6) Status LED: This will be lit if you are using the supplied remote
control and the device ID is set to 254. It will not be lit if the device
ID is set to 255 (default setting). The LED will turn red when using a
RS485 keyboard.
7) HDD LED: Will ash whenever the NVR is writing to/reading from
the installed hard drive.
8) Tx/Rx (LAN) LED: Flashes rapidly when the NVR’s network port is
sending or receiving information.
9) Guard LED: Will be lit when the NVR has been armed. The LED will
turn o when the NVR is unarmed. The arm/disarmed status can be
changed by pressing and holding the ESC button for more than three
seconds in live view mode.
10) DVD Eject Button: If you have a DVD-ROM/Writer installed, this
button will open/close the DVD tray.
11) D-Pad: For navigating around menus when you are not using
the mouse. The enter button is used to conrm your selection. It is
also used to tick checkbox elds and to play/pause video in Playback
mode.
12) These buttons have multiple functions depending on which
mode you are currently in. The text and symbols in blue are the
secondary function:
ESC/Guard: Primary function > Go back to the previous menu,
Secondary function > Press this to arm/disarm the NVR. Press and
hold for more than three seconds in live view mode to arm or disarm.
REC/Shot: Primary function > Enters the Manual: Record menu,
Secondary function > In PTZ mode, you can recall a preset by pressing
this and then one of the alphanumeric numbers. It is also used to turn
the audio on/o in Playback mode.
Play/Auto: Primary function > Enters Playback mode, Secondary
function > Is used to auto scan in PTZ mode.
Zoom+: Is used to increase zoom for a PTZ camera in PTZ mode.
A/Focus+: Primary function > Adjust focus in PTZ mode, Secondary
function > Is used to switch between lowercase and uppercase text
input and for symbols and numeric input.
Edit/Iris+: Primary function > Allows you to edit text elds. It will
also function as a backspace button to delete characters in front of
the cursor, Secondary function > Adjusts the iris of the camera in PTZ
mode.
Menu/Wiper: Primary function > Allows you to enter the main menu,
Secondary function > Enables the camera wiper in PTZ mode. In
Playback mode, it is used to show/hide the control toolbar.
F1/Light: Primary function > Is used to select all items on a list when
used in a list eld, Secondary function > In PTZ mode, it is used to
turn on/o the PTZ light (if applicable). In Playback mode, it is used
to switch between play and reverse play.
F2/Aux: Primary function > Cycles through the various tabs in the
main menu, Secondary function > In synchronous Playback mode, it
is used to switch channels.
Main/Spot/Zoom-: Primary function > Switch between main and
spot output, Secondary function > Is used to decrease zoom for a
PTZ camera in PTZ mode.
Prev/Focus-: Primary function > Switch between single view and
multi view mode, Secondary function > Adjust focus in PTZ mode in
conjunction with the A/Focus+ button.
PTZ/Iris-: Allows you to enter the PTZ menu, Secondary function >
Adjusts the iris of the camera in PTZ mode.
13) Alphanumeric Buttons: These buttons will allow you to switch
to the corresponding channel in live view and Playback modes.
The buttons will have a dierent LED status depending on what is
happening:
Blue > The camera is currently recording. The button will not be lit
when the camera is not recording.
Red > When streaming a live image across the network. The camera
is currently not recording.
Pink > When streaming a live image across the network while the
camera is recording.
14) Jog Shuttle Control: In Playback mode, the outer control is used
to speed up or slow down playback and can be used as left/right
control when navigating menus. In live view mode, it can be used
to cycle through the available channels. The inner control is used to
jump ahead or behind 30 seconds in Playback mode and can be used
as up/down control when navigating menus. In PTZ mode, it can be
used to control the movement of a PTZ camera.
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Connecting the NVR
Rear Panel of the NVR
1) Video Inputs 1 - 16: These are your primary video inputs.
The channels are labelled by number in the same order as they
will appear on your NVR’s interface. Each accepts an Ethernet
(RJ45) plug, which is the same type plug as the Network Port.
2) eSATA Port: An external hard drive with an eSATA port can
be connected to the eSATA port on the NVR. It can be used
to record live footage in the same way as the internal hard
drives(s).
3) RS-232 Port: To connect the NVR to the serial port on your
computer. It is mainly used for low level testing and is not
required for day to day use.
4) VGA Output: For connecting a television or PC monitor
with a VGA input.
5) Audio Input/Output: As the cameras supplied with the
NVR do not support audio capture, the Audio Input/Output is
not required for normal operation.
6) HDMI Output: The primary output of the NVR. For the
highest possible video output quality, we suggest using this
output.
7) RS485 Port: Connector for RS485 devices.
8) USB 2.0 Port: The supplied mouse connects here. You can
also connect USB external storage devices for backup or for
applying new rmware.
9) Alarm & Sensor I/O Block: For connecting external alarm
sensors and/or alarm output devices (such as sirens or lighting)
to the NVR.
10) Network Port: Where you can connect the NVR to a
network, typically directly into the router or network switch.
11) Power Switch: Master ON/OFF switch.
12) Power Input: Where you connect the included power
cable.
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Using the specialized Ethernet cables,
connect the camera outputs to the video
inputs on the NVR. Power adapters are
not required as the NVR will provide
power through the Ethernet cables.
Connection Diagram
Connect an Ethernet
cable from the LAN
port on the NVR to
a spare port on your
router.
Connecting the NVR
Connect the NVR to power
using the supplied power
cable.
If you’ve got a
monitor with VGA but
not HDMI, connect it
to the VGA output on
the NVR.
Connect the mouse to
the USB 2.0 Port.
If you’ve got a TV or monitor
with HDMI in, connect to
the HDMI port on the NVR.
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Connecting the NVR
Connecting Additional Devices
An external hard drive with an
eSATA port can be connected to
the eSATA port on the NVR. It can
be used to record live footage in
the same way as the internal hard
drives(s).
The front USB 2.0 port can be
used for backing up footage to a
USB Flash Drive or USB Hard Drive
(HDD).
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Alarm & Sensor I/O Block
The NVR has 16 alarm
inputs and 4 alarm outputs, for connecting external sensors.
Connecting the NVR
Alarm In 1 - 16: Connect the output from external sensors
here. Only one of the two should be connected here, the
other should be connected to the Ground terminal (consult
the documentation for the sensor).
The Alarm In number does not directly correspond with a
channel number - these can be set later (page 44).
Alarm Out 1 - 4: The outputs for connecting an external alarm
device, such as a siren or security lights, to the NVR.
Please note, the alarm & sensor I/O block does not provide
power to alarms and sensors. Please make sure that a power
supply was included with your device.
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Basic NVR Operation
Basic Setup
Starting the NVR for the rst time:
When you rst boot the NVR, it will automatically start the
Setup Wizard which will guide you through the various
setup options available.
The USB Mouse (Recommended)
The easiest way to operate the NVR is to use the included USB
optical mouse - we put together the look and feel of the menu
system specically for mouse-friendly navigation.
The controls are pretty easy to remember - heck, there are only
two buttons. It couldn’t be simpler.
Left click:
• Selects an item or conrms a choice.
Right click:
• Opens the menu bar from the live viewing screen.
• Returns one “step” from a submenu.
• Opens a context menu in some settings screens.
The Scroll Wheel:
• Can be used to adjust the values of sliders and scales
when highlighted by the mouse.
Shutting Down & Rebooting
If you want to shut down or reboot the NVR, or simply log out
of the user account you’re logged in as, access the Shutdown
menu, accessible via the main menu.
To ensure the integrity of your data and recordings, always
select Shut Down when powering o the NVR.
Note: Wireless Mice and Bluetooth devices
Note that Wireless Mice and Bluetooth devices are NOT
compatible with the NVR. Please use the USB optical mouse
supplied.
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The Setup Wizard
The wizard contains six quick setup screens which
will allow you to choose how you want the NVR to
behave. Please be patient as it can take up to 60
seconds for the wizard to appear after the NVR is
turned on.
You’ll be asked to:
• Select a language.
• Set a password for the ADMIN account.
• Congure the time, date and time zone for your
location.
• Congure the NVR so it can operate on your
network and access (and be accessed from) the
Internet.
• Initialize and format your hard drive(s), if required.
Setup Wizard: Language
System Language: Choose the language you’d like
the menu system to be displayed in.
Setup Wizard: Wizard
Basic Setup
When this check-box is left ticked, the setup wizard
will run again the next time the NVR is rebooted or
powered on. If you don’t want the wizard to start next
time the NVR is turned on, uncheck this box.
To access the wizard once it’s been disabled, open
Main Menu > Conguration > General and select
Enable Wizard.
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The Setup Wizard
Setup Wizard: Admin Password
For your on-going security and peace of mind, we
strongly suggest setting a password for your Admin
account. A password can be any combination of numbers (no letters) up to 16 numerals long.
Admin Password: Enter the existing Admin password
here. The default password for the Admin account is
12345. Don’t enter what you’d like the password to be
- that goes in the elds below this one.
New Admin Password (check-box): When checked,
the NVR will accept a new password for the Admin
account.
New Password / Conrm: Enter what you’d like the
new password to be in the upper eld, and then conrm it in the lower eld.
Basic Setup
Default Password Information
To ensure your privacy, this NVR supports password protection.
The default, all-access username is “admin”, the default password is “12345”.
To ensure your on-going privacy, we strongly recommend setting a password as soon as possible.
Choose something that you’ll remember, but that others would be unlikely to guess.
IMPORTANT NOTICE - Do not lose or forget your password. To ensure that your NVR has the best
security possible, password recovery has been designed to be a complicated and time consuming
process. Only a select number of sta at the Swann Technical Support Telephone Helpdesk can assist.
Password retrieval can take several days, which means you will not be able to access your NVR during
this time.
Wizard: Time, Date, Location, Live View
It’s important to ensure that your NVR has the correct
time and date, as well as the correct time zone set.
This is particularly true in a legal context when a mistaken time or date can mean the dierence between
your security footage being regarded as legitimate
evidence or not!
Time Zone: Select your location from the list. The East
Coast of the United States is GMT -05:00 and the West
Coast is GMT -08:00. The UK is at GMT+ 00:00 and the
East Coast of Australia is at GMT +10:00.
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Remember that these values will be displaced by an
hour during DST (daylight savings time) if that applies
in your locale. However, don’t set that here - the NVR
supports automatically adjusting the time during DST
- see page 35.
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The Setup Wizard
Wizard: Time, Date, Location, Live View (ctd)
Date Format: How you’d like the date to be displayed. For best results, use the standard format for your
location (MM-DD-YYYY for the USA, DD-MM-YYYY for the UK and Australia).
System Date: The current date setting on the NVR. To alter this value, select the small calendar icon.
System Time: The current time setting on the NVR. To alter this value, select the small clock icon.
Note for NTP Users: Setting the date and time is less important if you’re using NTP (Network Time Proto-
col) but we still recommend you set it here, rst. Just in case.
Live View Mode: 4 x 4 is the default mode for live video mode. This will display up to 16 video channels
on-screen at a single time. Selecting 1 x 1 will display the rst video channel full-screen - see page 45.
Wizard: Network Settings
NIC Type: What sort of network you’re using. There
are a few to choose from. The vast majority of users will use the default option of 10M/100M/1000M
Self-adaptive. If you’re using a network other than this
type, chances are you know about that.
Enable DHCP (check-box): Ensure that this is
checked unless you’re specically running a manually
addressed network (sometimes called static IP addressing) or your router doesn’t support DHCP.
IPv4 Address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway:
When you’re using DHCP, these values will self-populate. If you’re using a manually addressed network,
you’ll need to set these to match the other devices on
your network.
To learn more about the Network settings of the NVR see page 37.
Wizard: HDD Management
Here, you can view and initialize the hard drive(s) in
the NVR. Typically, there will be only one entry here,
the HDD which came with the NVR (if one was included). Each drive will be identied and be listed along
with statistics such as Capacity, Status and Free Space.
If you’re booting the NVR for the rst time, the HDD
should already be initialized or if you’ve just installed
a new HDD, then you’ll need to initialize the drive.
Basic Setup
Init: Initializes the HDD so that it’s ready to accept
data.
Warning: Don’t initialize a drive that already has data
on it, as the initialization process will erase any information on the drive.
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The Quick Menu
Basic Setup
To access the Quick Menu, right click the USB mouse once.
Menu: Opens the Main Menu (see page 16).
Single Screen: Opens a single channel for viewing in full-
screen mode. The slide-out menu contains a list of channels
to choose from.
Multi-Screen: Select a multi-screen viewing option, where
you’ll be able to see multiple video feeds at once.
Previous Screen: Moves to the previous channel.
Next Screen: Moves to the next channel.
The Quick Camera Menu
To access the Quick Camera Menu, left click the USB mouse
once on one of the live video inputs available.
Recording: Start or stop live recording.
Instant Playback: Playback the last 5 minutes of recorded
video.
Audio On: As the cameras supplied with the NVR do not
support audio capture, the Audio On option is disabled.
Capture: Allows you take a snapshot which is saved in JPEG
format.
Start Auto-switch: Will periodically display a dierent video
feed from each channel available.
Start Recording: Begins recording on all channels
immediately, regardless of the current recording schedule.
Playback: Allows you to playback recordings from a single
channel for the current day. Move the cursor over one of the
live video inputs that you would like to playback, right click
the USB mouse, then select Playback.
Output Mode: Allows you to change the contrast level of the
video display.
button on the USB mouse to zoom, and press the right click
button to exit. Use the PIP (Picture-in-Picture) screen on the
bottom right to select a dierent area to zoom to.
Image Settings: Change the brightness, contrast, saturation
and hue of the live video feed.
Live View Strategy: Allows you to change how you view the
live video feed. You can select a higher quality video feed with
a lower frame rate or you can decrease the quality and have a
higher frame rate. Please note, this does not aect the quality
of recorded video.
PTZ: To control a PTZ camera if you have one connected to
the NVR.
Digital Zoom: Enter Digital Zoom mode. Press the left click
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Close: Close the menu.
Hovering the mouse cursor over each button or icon will
display a description of what it does.
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Operating the NVR Locally
If you’re reading this page, it means that either:
• You’ve got the NVR setup, but its standard recording
program isn’t for you. Fair enough - we cater to all
requirements here.
• You’re interested in what other options and
capabilities the NVR has. Excellent - the answer is “a lot”.
• Everything works except just that one thing that isn’t
right but you don’t know where the option is. Darn.
We’ll try and get you xed up by the end of this page.
There are some sections of Advanced Conguration that we
think are of benet for most NVR owners to know about - in
particular, the Alarm settings and the Email Conguration of
the NVR.
By Default...
• The NVR has motion recording enabled on every channel,
congured to operate at an average level of sensitivity.
• To be a little more likely to record a border-line motion
event than not (we think it’s better to get a false trigger
than miss an event).
• To record video each time it detects a motion event, but
not notify you via email (all events will be listed in the log).
Quick Reference
Some of the more common reasons to have a look in the
Advanced Conguration include:
Altering the Recording Schedule
The recording schedule is one of the most important things to
get right when conguring the NVR. More information about
the schedule can be found at:
• “Record: Schedule” on page 21
Conguring the Auto-Email Functions
If you want the NVR to notify you via email when it detects a
motion event, then you’ll need to congure:
• “Conguration: Network: Email” on page 40
• “Camera Management: Motion” on page 28
Altering the Motion Detection Settings
If you want to change the way the NVR handles motion, then
you’ll need to look at:
• “Camera Management: Motion” on page 28
Basic Setup
To alter the NVR’s default behaviour, you’ll need to change
some of the advanced settings.
You can do this on the NVR directly or by using the SwannView
Plus client software located on the included CD, there is a fairly
comprehensive manual also included. You can also access the
NVR’s built-in web interface using your Internet browser.
• “Camera Management: Image” on page 27
Connecting External Sensors to the NVR
To congure external sensors, pair them to video channels
and change the associated action for each, see:
• “The Alarm & Sensor I/O Block” on page 9
• “Conguration: Alarm: Input / Output” on page 44
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Menu Layout
Basic Setup
Playback: To access recorded images, use the Playback menu.
There are several playback modes to choose from, such as
standard chronological playback mode, or event playback
mode.
Export: To copy or backup footage from the NVR, use the
Export menu. You’ll need a compatible USB Flash Drive or USB
Hard Drive (HDD) to store the data.
Manual: Access manual controls for the recording and alarm
functions of the NVR.
HDD: Where you’ll be able to access information about and
adjust the settings of your hard drive(s).
Record: Access recording options, such as quality, resolution,
bitrate and the recording schedule.
Camera: Adjusts and congures how the NVR looks for
cameras via the video inputs. Access to Motion Detection
conguration is located here.
Conguration: Access and congure many settings of the
NVR, including your network settings, adjusting the time and
date, creating or altering user accounts and adjusting the
behaviour of the alarm inputs/outputs.
Maintenance: For changing how the NVR performs its
automatic maintenance and for upgrading the NVR’s rmware.
Shut Down: To safely lock, shut down or reboot the NVR.
Hovering the mouse cursor over each button or icon will
display a description of what it does.
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Playback
Camera: Select the camera that you’d like to playback. Up to sixteen
cameras can be selected.
For Normal event playback, you will see a calender display underneath
the camera selection. When you have selected one or more cameras,
you will see the dates highlighted in blue that contain video footage
from those cameras:
You can select a particular
date, month and year. The
dates highlighted in blue
contain video footage
from one or more cameras
connected.
You can also select the type of event
that you would like to playback. The
options are Normal, Event (Alarm Input,
Motion), Tag, External File and Picture.
When you select Alarm Input, you can
select up to sixteen alarm inputs to
playback from.
Normal: Press the play button to play video. If you have selected
multiple cameras, double click a camera to view it full screen. Double
click again to exit full screen display. Blue sections on the timeline
indicate an alarm or motion event.
Event (Alarm Input, Motion): Select your start date and time and end
date and time, then press the Search button. A list of events will be
displayed on the right hand side. To initiate playback, select the Play
button on each event. Press the Back button to select a dierent time
period.
Tag: Gives you the option of searching for a particular tag. Tagging
allows you to record information such as location or people at a certain
point within the video. You can add tags in Normal and Event playback.
External File: Allows you to play video les from an external source
such as a USB Flash Drive or USB Hard Drive (HDD).
Picture: This NVR has the ability to enable a schedule if you want to
save a series of still pictures in JPEG format. This option allows you to
search for a particular still picture. See “Record: Schedule” on page
21 for details.
When playing your video, there are a number of options and controls
available:
Mute: Mutes audio playback.
Start clipping: This button allows you to set mark in and mark out points
on your video which you can then export to a USB Flash Drive or USB
Hard Drive. It’s a basic way to edit a video le that you have selected
to play. When you have selected to play a video le, press the Start
clipping button at the mark in point and press it again at the mark out
point. To save the le, press the Exit button. You will then be prompted
if you would like to save the le; click Yes to save. If you have made a
mistake, click the Exit button and click No. Repeat the above process.
Multiple mark in and mark out points can be applied.
Add default tag: Tagging allows you to record information such as
location or people at a certain point within the video. The default tag
name is TAG. Multiple tags can be added.
Add customized tag: Same as above but you can choose your own tag
name.
Tag management: This button allows you to edit or delete tags that you
have added to the video.
Zoom In: Enter Digital Zoom mode. Press the left click button on the
USB mouse to zoom, and press the right click button to exit. Use the PIP
(Picture-in-Picture) screen on the bottom right to select a dierent area
to zoom to.
Play controls: These are your play, pause, rewind and forward controls.
Zoom In/Zoom Out: Allows you to zoom in and out of the time line.
Zooming into the time line will allow you to have more precise control
for navigation.
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Export: Normal/Event
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The Export: Normal menu (above) will show you all
recordings that you can export to a USB Flash Drive or USB
Hard Drive (HDD).
From the Record Type menu, select the type(s) of video you’d
like to playback. The options are Normal, Motion, Alarm,
Motion | Alarm, Motion & Alarm, Command Triggered,
Manual and All. Set your Start Date/Time and your End
Date/Time and click the Search button.
The Export: Event menu (below) will show you recordings
that were triggered by the NVR detecting motion or by the
alarm sensor being triggered.
Export: Picture
The Export: Picture option allows you to export a series of
still pictures in JPEG format, that were triggered by the NVR
detecting motion or by the alarm sensor being triggered.
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