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FCC compliance: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for 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 Low Voltage Directive 2006/95/EC, 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:

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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:

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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 manufacturer.

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Trademarks and Registered Trademarks

• Windows and Windows mark are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United

States and/or other countries.

• HDMI, HDMI mark and High-Definition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of

HDMI Licensing LLC.

• The products contained in this manual are authorized by HDMI Licensing LLC with the use right of the HDMI

technology.

• VGA is the trademark of IBM.

• UPnP

is a certification mark of the UPnPTM Implementers Corporation.

• Other names of companies and product contained in this manual may be trademarks or registered trademarks

of their respective owners.

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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.  PAL/NTSC adaptive video inputs.  Each channel supports dual-stream.  Up to 16 network cameras can be connected.  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

 Simultaneous HDMITM and VGA outputs.  HDMITM and VGA outputs at up to 1920×1080 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, and manual switch and automatic cycle live view are also

provided, and the interval of automatic cycle can be adjusted.

 Quick setting menu is provided for live view.  Motion detection, video tampering, VCA (Video Content Analysis) alarm, 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 2 SATA hard disks can be connected.  Each disk with a maximum of 4TB storage capacity.  8 network disks (8 NAS disks, or 7 NAS disks+1 IP SAN disk) can be connected.  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.

Recording and Playback

 Holiday recording schedule configuration.  Continuous and event video recording parameters.  Multiple recording types: manual, continuous, alarm, motion, motion | alarm, motion & alarm, and VCA.  8 recording time periods with separated recording types each day.  Pre-record and post-record for alarm, motion detection for recording, and pre-record time for schedule and

manual recording.

 Searching record files by events (alarm input/motion detection/VCA).  Tag adding for record files, searching and playing back by tags.  Locking and unlocking record files.

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 Local redundant recording.  Provide new playback interface with easy and flexible operation.  Searching and playing back record files by camera No., 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 4/816-ch synchronous playback.

Backup

 Export video data by USB or SATA device.  Export video clips when playback.  Management and maintenance of backup devices.

Alarm and Exception

 Configurable arming time of alarm input/output.  Alarm for video loss, motion detection, VCA, video tampering, HDD full, HDD error, network

disconnected, IP confliction, illegal login, abnormal record, and PoE power overload (for the models support PoE interfaces only), etc.

 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 (depends on model), mouse, and remote control.  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

 1 self-adaptive 10M/100M/1000M network interfaces are provided.  Up to 8 independent PoE network interfaces for POE series.  IPv6 is supported.  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.  Remote reverse playback via RTSP.  Support accessing by the platform via ONVIF.  Remote search, playback, download, locking and unlocking of the record files, and the breakpoint resume

is supported for downloading files.

 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.

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 Remote system restart and shutdown.  Alarm and exception information can be sent to the remote host  Remotely start/stop recording.  Remotely start/stop alarm output.  Remote PTZ control (depending on models)..  Remote JPEG capture.  Two-way audio and voice broadcasting.  Embedded WEB server.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Product Key Features .............................................................................................................................. 5

Chapter 1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 12

1.1 Front Panel .................................................................................................................................... 13

1.2 IR Remote Control Operations ...................................................................................................... 14

1.2 USB Mouse Operation .................................................................................................................. 17

1.3 Input Method Description .............................................................................................................. 18

1.4 Rear Panel ..................................................................................................................................... 19

Chapter 2 Getting Started ................................................................................................................... 21

2.1 Starting Up and Shutting Down the NVR ...................................................................................... 22

2.2 Using the Wizard for Basic Configuration..................................................................................... 24

2.3 Adding and Connecting the IP Cameras ........................................................................................ 28

2.3.1 Adding the Online IP Cameras ......................................................................................... 28

2.3.2 Editing the Connected IP Cameras and Configuring Customized Protocols ..................... 31

2.3.3 Editing IP Cameras Connected to the PoE or the Built-in Switch Interfaces .................... 33

2.3.4 Checking the PoE Information .......................................................................................... 35

Chapter 3 Live View ............................................................................................................................. 36

3.1 Introduction of Live View ............................................................................................................. 37

3.2 Operations in Live View Mode ...................................................................................................... 38

3.2.1 Front Panel Operation on Live View................................................................................. 38

3.2.2 Using the Mouse in Live View ......................................................................................... 38

3.2.3 Quick Setting Toolbar in Live View Mode ....................................................................... 39

3.3 Adjusting Live View Settings ........................................................................................................ 42

3.4 User Logout ................................................................................................................................... 44

Chapter 4 PTZ Controls ...................................................................................................................... 45

4.1 Configuring PTZ Settings .............................................................................................................. 46

4.2 Setting PTZ Presets, Patrols & Patterns......................................................................................... 48

4.2.1 Customizing Presets ................................................................................................ .......... 48

4.2.2 Calling Presets .................................................................................................................. 48

4.2.3 Customizing Patrols .......................................................................................................... 49

4.2.4 Calling Patrols .................................................................................................................. 50

4.2.5 Customizing Patterns ........................................................................................................ 51

4.2.6 Calling Patterns ................................................................................................................. 51

4.2.7 Customizing Linear Scan Limit ........................................................................................ 52

4.2.8 Calling Linear Scan .......................................................................................................... 53

4.2.9 One-touch Park ................................................................................................................. 53

4.3 PTZ Control Panel ......................................................................................................................... 55

Chapter 5 Recording Settings.............................................................................................................. 56

5.1 Configuring Parameters ................................................................................................................. 57

5.2 Configuring Recording Schedule .................................................................................................. 59

5.3 Configuring Motion Detection Recording ..................................................................................... 62

5.4 Configuring Alarm Triggered Recording ....................................................................................... 64

5.5 Configuring VCA Triggered Recording......................................................................................... 66

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5.6 Manual Recording ......................................................................................................................... 67

5.7 Configuring Holiday Recording .................................................................................................... 68

5.8 Configuring Redundant Recording ................................................................................................ 69

5.9 Configuring HDD Group for Recording ........................................................................................ 71

5.10 Files Protection .............................................................................................................................. 72

Chapter 6 Playback .............................................................................................................................. 75

6.1 Playing Back Record Files ............................................................................................................ 76

6.1.1 Playing Back by Channel .................................................................................................. 76

6.1.2 Playing Back by Time ....................................................................................................... 78

6.1.3 Playing Back by Event Search .......................................................................................... 80

6.1.4 Playing Back by Tag ......................................................................................................... 82

6.1.5 Smart Playback ................................................................................................................. 85

6.1.6 Playing Back by System Logs .......................................................................................... 87

6.1.7 Playing Back External File ............................................................................................... 89

6.2 Auxiliary Functions of Playback ................................................................................................... 90

6.2.1 Playing Back Frame by Frame .......................................................................................... 90

6.2.2 Digital Zoom ..................................................................................................................... 90

6.2.3 Reverse Playback of Multi-channel .................................................................................. 91

Chapter 7 Backup ................................................................................................................................ 92

7.1 Backing up Record Files ............................................................................................................... 93

7.1.1 Quick Export ..................................................................................................................... 93

7.1.2 Backing up by Normal Video Search ................................................................................ 94

7.1.3 Backing up by Event Search ............................................................................................. 98

7.1.4 Backing up Video Clips .................................................................................................. 100

7.2 Managing Backup Devices .......................................................................................................... 102

Chapter 8 Alarm Settings .................................................................................................................. 105

8.1 Setting Motion Detection Alarm .................................................................................................. 106

8.2 Setting Sensor Alarms ................................................................................................................. 108

8.3 Detecting Video Loss Alarm ........................................................................................................ 111

8.4 Detecting Video Tampering Alarm .............................................................................................. 112

8.5 Detecting VCA Alarm ................................................................................................................. 114

8.6 Handling Exceptions Alarm ......................................................................................................... 116

8.7 Setting Alarm Response Actions ................................................................................................. 117

8.8 Triggering or Clearing Alarm Output Manually .......................................................................... 120

Chapter 9 Network Settings .............................................................................................................. 121

9.1 Configuring General Settings ...................................................................................................... 122

9.2 Configuring Advanced Settings ................................................................................................... 123

9.2.1 Configuring PPPoE Settings ........................................................................................... 123

9.2.2 Configuring DDNS ......................................................................................................... 123

9.2.3 Configuring NTP Server ................................................................................................. 127

9.2.4 Configuring SNMP ......................................................................................................... 127

9.2.5 Configuring Remote Alarm Host .................................................................................... 128

9.2.6 Configuring Multicast ..................................................................................................... 129

9.2.7 Configuring RTSP .......................................................................................................... 129

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9.2.8 Configuring Server and HTTP Ports ............................................................................... 129

9.2.9 Configuring Email .......................................................................................................... 130

9.2.10 Configuring NAT ............................................................................................................ 132

9.3 Checking Network Traffic ........................................................................................................... 134

9.4 Configuring Network Detection .................................................................................................. 136

9.4.1 Testing Network Delay and Packet Loss......................................................................... 136

9.4.2 Exporting Network Packet .............................................................................................. 136

9.4.3 Checking the Network Status .......................................................................................... 137

9.4.4 Checking Network Statistics ........................................................................................... 138

Chapter 10 HDD Management............................................................................................................ 140

10.1 Initializing HDDs ........................................................................................................................ 141

10.2 Managing Network HDD ............................................................................................................ 143

10.3 Managing HDD Group ................................................................................................................ 146

10.3.1 Setting HDD Groups ....................................................................................................... 146

10.3.2 Setting HDD Property ..................................................................................................... 147

10.4 Configuring Quota Mode............................................................................................................. 149

10.5 Checking HDD Status ................................................................................................................. 151

10.6 HDD Detection ............................................................................................................................ 152

10.7 Configuring HDD Error Alarms .................................................................................................. 154

Chapter 11 Camera Settings ............................................................................................................... 155

11.1 Configuring OSD Settings ........................................................................................................... 156

11.2 Configuring Privacy Mask........................................................................................................... 157

11.3 Configuring Video Parameters .................................................................................................... 158

Chapter 12 NVR Management and Maintenance ............................................................................. 159

12.1 Viewing System Information ....................................................................................................... 160

12.1.1 Viewing Device Information ........................................................................................... 160

12.2 Searching & Export Log Files ..................................................................................................... 161

12.3 Importing/Exporting IP Camera Info ........................................................................................... 165

12.4 Importing/Exporting Configuration Files .................................................................................... 166

12.5 Upgrading System ....................................................................................................................... 167

12.5.1 Upgrading by Local Backup Device ............................................................................... 167

12.5.2 Upgrading by FTP .......................................................................................................... 167

12.6 Restoring Default Settings ........................................................................................................... 169

Chapter 13 Others ................................................................................................................................ 170

13.1 Configuring General Settings ...................................................................................................... 171

13.2 Configuring DST Settings ........................................................................................................... 172

13.3 Configuring More Settings for Device Parameters ...................................................................... 173

13.4 Managing User Accounts............................................................................................................. 174

13.4.1 Adding a User ................................................................................................................. 174

13.4.2 Deleting a User ............................................................................................................... 176

13.4.3 Editing a User ................................................................................................................. 176

Appendix ....................................................................................................................................................... 178

Glossary ................................................................................................................................................. 179

Troubleshooting ..................................................................................................................................... 180

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List of Compatible IP Cameras ................................................................ ................................ .............. 186

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Chapter 1 Introduction

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1.1 Front Panel

Figure 1. 1 Front Panel

Table 1. 1 Description of Control Panel Buttons

No.

Name

Function Description

POWER

POWER indicator turns green when DVR is powered up.

STATUS

STATUS indicator lights in red when data is being read from or written to HDD.

Tx/Rx

Tx/Rx indictor blinks green when network connection is functioning properly.

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.

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.

Access the main menu interface.

ESC

Exit and back to the previous menu.

IR Receiver

Receiver for IR remote.

USB Interface

Connects USB mouse or USB flash memory devices.

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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. 2.

Batteries (2×AAA) must be installed before operation.

Figure 1. 2 Remote Control

The keys on the remote control closely resemble the ones on the front panel. See Table 1.2.

Table 1. 2 Description of the Soft Keyboard Icons

No.

Name

Description

POWER

Power on/off the device.

DEV

Enables/Disables Remote Control.

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 the Playback mode.

EDIT Button

Edit text fields. When editing text fields, it will also function as a Backspace button to delete the character in front of the cursor.

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No.

Name

Description

On checkbox fields, pressing the button will check 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.

A Button

Adjust focus in the PTZ Control menu.

It is also used to switch between input methods (upper and lowercase alphabet, symbols and numeric input).

REC Button

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 Button

The button is used to enter the All-day Playback mode.

It is also used to auto scan in the PTZ Control menu.

INFO Button

Reserved.

VOIP Button

Switch between main and spot output.

In PTZ Control mode, it can be used to zoom out the image.

MENU Button

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 button will start wiper (if applicable).

In Playback mode, it is used to show/hide the control interface.

PREV Button

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.

DIRECTION Button

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.

ENTER Button

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.

PTZ Button

In Auto-switch mode, it can be used to stop /start auto switch.

ESC Button

Back to the previous menu.

Press for Arming/disarming the device in Live View mode.

RESERVED

Reserved for future usage.

F1 Button

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).

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No.

Name

Description

In Playback mode, it is used to switch between play and reverse play.

PTZ Control Buttons

Buttons to adjust the iris, focus and zoom of a PTZ camera.

F2 Button

Cycle through tab pages.

In synchronous playback mode, it is used to switch between channels.

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. 3 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. 3 Soft Keyboard

Description of the buttons on the soft keyboard:

Table 1. 4 Description of the Soft Keyboard Icons

Icon

Description

Icon

Description

English

Capital English

Numbers

Symbols

Lowercase/Uppercase

Backspace

Space

Enter

Exit

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1.4 Rear Panel

The rear panel vaires according to different models.

Table 1. 5 Description of Rear Panel Interfaces

No. Item Description 1 Power Supply AC 100~240V

2 Audio In RCA connector for audio input. 3 HDMI Interface HDMI video output connector. 4 LAN Network Interface 1 10 /100 /1000 Mbps self-adaptive Ethernet interface

5 Audio Out RCA connector for audio output. 6 VGA Interface DB9 connector for VGA output. Display local video output and menu. 7 USB Interface Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports for additional devices such as USB

mouse and USB Hard Disk Drive (HDD).

8 Ground Ground (needs to be connected when NVR starts up). 9 Power Switch Switch for turning on/off the device. 10 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. Turn on the power switch on the rear panel if the device starts up for the first time. 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:

1. Enter the Shutdown menu.

Menu > Shutdown

Figure 2. 1 Shutdown Menu

2. Click the Shutdown button.

3. Click the Yes button.

4. Turn off the power switch on the rear panel when the attention pops up.

Figure 2. 2 Shutdown Attention

Rebooting the NVR

In the Shutdown menu, you can also reboot the NVR.

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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 Using the Wizard for Basic Configuration

By default, the Setup Wizard starts once the NVR has loaded, as shown in Figure 2. 3.

Figure 2. 3 Start Wizard Interface

Operating the Setup Wizard:

1. The Setup Wizard can walk you through some important settings of the NVR. If you do not 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 on the Wizard window to enter the Login window, as shown in Figure 2. 4.

Figure 2. 4 Login Window

3. Enter the admin password. By default, the password is 12345.

4. To change the admin password, check the New Admin Password checkbox. Enter the new password and

confirm the password in the given fields.

5. Click the Next button to enter the date and time settings window, as shown in Figure 2. 5.

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Figure 2. 5 Date and Time Settings

6. After the time settings, click Next button which takes you back to the Network Setup Wizard window, as

shown below.

Figure 2. 6 Network Configuration

 For the models which have the PoE or built-in switch network interfaces , the internal NIC IPv4 address

should be configured for the cameras connecting to the PoE or built-in switch network interface of the NVR.

7. Click Next button after you configured the network parameters, which takes you to the HDD Management

window, shown in Figure 2. 7.

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Figure 2. 7 HDD Management

8. To initialize the HDD, click the Init button. Initialization removes all the data saved in the HDD.

9. Click Next button. You enter the Adding IP Camera interface.

10. Click Search to find online IP Camera. Select the IP camera to be added, and click the Add button.

Figure 2. 8 Search for IP Cameras

11. Click Next button. Configure the recording for the searched IP Cameras.

Figure 2. 9 Record Settings

12. Click Copy to copy the settings to other channels, as shown in Figure 2. 10.

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Figure 2. 10 Copy Record Settings

13. Click OK to complete the startup Setup Wizard.

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2.3 Adding and Connecting the IP Cameras

2.3.1 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. Right-click the mouse when you in the live view mode to show the right-click menu.

Figure 2. 11 Right-click Menu

2. Select Add IP Camera in the pop-up menu to enter the IP Camera Management interface.

Figure 2. 12 Adding IP Camera Interface

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3. The online cameras with same network segment will be displayed in the camera list. Click the button to

add the camera.

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 connected.

The camera is disconnected; you can click the icon to get the exception information of camera.

Advanced settings of the camera.

Delete the IP camera

4. To add other IP cameras:

1) Click the Custom Adding button to pop up the Add IP Camera (Custom) interface.

Figure 2. 13 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.

3) Click Add to add the camera.

 OPTION 2:

Steps:

1. Enter the Camera Management interface.

Menu> Camera> Camera

Figure 2. 14 Main Menu

2. Repeat the step 3 and 4 of OPTION 1 to add the camera.

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Figure 2. 15 IP Camera Management Interface

Table 2. 2 Explanation of the icons

Icon

Explanation

Icon

Explanation

Edit basic parameters of the camera

Add the detected IP camera.

The camera is connected; you can click the icon to get the live view of the camera.

The camera is disconnected; you can click the icon to get the exception information of camera.

Advanced settings of the camera.

3. (For the encoders with multiple channels only) check the checkbox of Channel No. in the pop-up window, as

shown in the following figure, and click OK to finish adding.

Figure 2. 16 Selecting Multiple Channels

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2.3.2 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.

Steps:

1. Click the icon to edit the parameters; you can edit the IP address, protocol and other parameters.

Figure 2. 17 Edit the Parameters

2. Click OK to save the settings and exit the editing interface.

To edit advanced parameters:

Steps:

1. Drag the horizontal scroll bar to the right side and click the icon.

Figure 2. 18 Network Configuration of the Camera

2. You can edit the network information and the password of the camera.

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Figure 2. 19 Password Configuration of the Camera

3. Click Apply to save the settings and click OK to 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. 20 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]. Example: rtsp://192.168.1.55:554/ch1/main/av_stream.

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 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. 21.

Figure 2. 21 Protocol Setting

3. Choose the protocols you just added to validate the connection of the network camera.

2.3.3 Editing IP Cameras Connected to the PoE or the

Built-in Switch Interfaces

 This section is applicable to models with POE interface only.

The PoE interfaces enable the NVR system to pass electrical power safely, along with data, on Ethernet cabling to the connected network cameras. For the NVR which supports the PoE function, it can connect to the network cameras directly via the PoE interfaces. And if you disable the PoE interface, you can also connect to the online network cameras.

Example:

As for 8ch NVR, when you want to connect 2 online cameras and connect 6 network cameras via PoE interfaces, you must disable 2 PoE interfaces in the Edit IP Camera menu.

Add Cameras for NVR Supporting PoE Function:

Before you start:

Connect the network cameras via the PoE interfaces.

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Steps:

1. Enter the Camera Management interface.

Menu> Camera> Camera

Figure 2. 22 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 cannot be edited. The IP address of the camera can only be edited in the Network Configuration interface, see Chapter 9.1 Configuring General Settings for detailed information.

Figure 2. 23 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. Input the IP address, the user name and password of administrator manually, and click OK to add the IP camera.

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Figure 2. 24 Edit IP Camera Interface - Manual

2.3.4 Checking the PoE Information

Steps:

1. Enter the Camera Management interface.

Menu> Camera> Camera

2. Click the PoE Information tab to view the PoE status.

Figure 2. 25 PoE Information Interface

3. You can see the PoE connection status: the connected PoE port is displayed as , and the disconnected one

is displayed as . Besides, the power cunsumption of each port and all ports are also be clearly displayed.

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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, sensor alarm or VCA alarm)

Record (manual record, continuous record, motion detection , sensor alarm or VCA alarm triggered record)

Alarm & Record

Event/Exception (motion detection, sensor alarm, VCA alarm or exception information, appears at the lower-left corner of the screen. Please refer to Chapter 8.7 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.

3.2.1 Front Panel Operation on Live View

This operation is supported by the models with front panel buttons only.

Table 3. 2 Front Panel Operation in Live View

Functions

Front Panel Operation

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.

3.2.2 Using the Mouse in Live View

Table 3. 3 Mouse Operation in Live View

Name

Description

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.

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Name

Description

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.

Output Mode

Four modes of output supported, including Standard, Bright, Gentle and Vivid.

 The dwell time of the live view configuration must be set before using Start Auto-switch.  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

3.2.3 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

PTZ Control

Digital Zoom

Image Settings

Live View

Strategy

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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.

Figure 3. 3 Digital Zoom

Image Settings icon can be selected to enter the Image Settings menu.

Figure 3. 4 Image Settings- Preset

You can set the image parameters like brightness, contrast, saturation and hue.

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Figure 3. 5 Image Settings- Customize

Live View Strategy can be selected to set strategy, including Real-time, Balanced, Fluency.

Figure 3. 6 Live View Strategy

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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, and only VGA/ HDMI

selectable by default.

• 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.

• 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

Figure 3. 8 Live View- Camera Order

1) Select a View mode in .

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2) Select the small window, and double-click on the channel number to display the channel on the

window. If you do not want the camera to be displayed on the live view interface, click the corresponding

to stop it. You can also 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.

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3.4 User Logout

Purpose:

After logging out, the monitor turns to the live view mode and if you want to do some operation, you need to enter user name and password tog in again.

Steps:

1. Enter the Shutdown menu.

Menu>Shutdown

Figure 3. 9 Shutdown

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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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 RS-485 Settings button to set the RS-485 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:

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

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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

2. Select patrol No. in the drop-down list of patrol.

3. Click the Set button to add key points for the patrol.

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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, and 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.

4. You can click the Stop Patrol button to stop calling it.

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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

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

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).

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.

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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

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

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Chapter 5 Recording Settings

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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 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.

Figure 5. 2 HDD- Advanced

Steps:

1. Enter the Record settings interface to configure the recording parameters:

Menu>Record>Parameters

Figure 5. 3 Recording Parameters

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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.

• 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 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: Enabling redundant record means you save the recording files in the redundant

HDD. See Chapter Configuring Redundant Recording.

• 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.

2) Click Apply to save the settings.

 The redundant record is to decide whether you want the camera to save the recording files in the

redundant HDD. You must configure the redundant HDD in HDD settings. For detailed information, see Chapter 10.3.2.

 The parameters of Main Stream (Event) are read-only.

3. Parameters Settings for Sub-stream

1) Enter the Sub-stream tab page.

Figure 5. 4 Sub-stream Parameters

2) Configure the parameters of the camera.

3) Click Apply to save the settings.

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5.2 Configuring Recording Schedule

Purpose:

Set the recording schedule, and then the camera automatically starts/stops recording according to the configured schedule.

Steps:

1. Enter the Record Schedule interface.

Menu>Record>Schedule

2. Configure Record Schedule

1) Select Record Schedule.

Figure 5. 5 Record Schedule

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. 6 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.

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Figure 5. 7 Edit Schedule

III. To arrange other schedule, leave the All Day checkbox blank and set the Start/End time.

Up to 8 periods can be configured for each day. And the time periods cannot 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, Chapter 8.2 and Chapter 8.5.

 The VCA settings are only available to the smart IP cameras.

Repeat the above edit schedule steps to schedule recording for other days in the week. You can click Copy to enter the Copy to interface to copy the schedule settings to other days

V. 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. 8 Draw the Schedule

Descriptions of the color icons are shown in the figure below.

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Figure 5. 9 Descriptions of the color icons

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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5.3 Configuring Motion Detection Recording

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

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. 10 Motion Detection- Mask

4) Click Settings, and the message box for channel information pop up.

Figure 5. 11 Motion Detection Handling

5) Select the channels which you want the motion detection event to trigger recording.

6) Click Apply to save the settings.

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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 Schedule.

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5.4 Configuring Alarm Triggered Recording

Purpose:

Follow the procedure to configure alarm triggered recording.

Steps:

1. Enter the Alarm setting interface.

Menu> Configuration> Alarm

Figure 5. 12 Alarm Settings

2. Click Alarm Input tab and set the alarm parameters.

Figure 5. 13 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 Enable.

4) Click Settings.

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Figure 5. 14 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. 15 Copy Alarm Input

3. Edit the Alarm triggered record in the Record Schedule setting interface. For the detailed information of

schedule configuration, see Chapter Configuring Recording Schedule.

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5.5 Configuring VCA Triggered Recording

Purpose:

Perform the following steps to set the VCA alarm and trigger recording of related cameras.

Steps:

1. Enter VCA Alarm interface of Camera Management and select a camera you want to detect VCA alarm.

Menu> Camera> VCA

The selected camera must support the VCA function.

Figure 5. 16 VCA Alarm Setting Interface

2. Check the Enable VCA Alarm checkbox and click Settings button to set up its alarm response actions.

Figure 5. 17 VCA Alarm Handling

3. Select the channels which you want the motion detection event to trigger recording.

4. Click Apply to save the settings.

5. Edit the VCA Alarm Record Schedule. For the detailed information of schedule configuration, see Chapter

Configuring Recording Schedule.

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5.6 Manual Recording

Purpose:

Follow the steps to set parameters for the manual record. Using manual record, you need to manually cancel the record. The manual recording is prior to the scheduled recording.

Steps:

1. Enter the Manual settings interface.

Menu> Manual Or press the REC/SHOT button on the front panel.

Figure 5. 18 Manual Record

2. Enable the Manual Record.

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.

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5.7 Configuring Holiday Recording

Purpose:

Follow the steps to configure the record schedule on holiday for that year. You may want to have different plan for recording on holiday.

Steps:

1. Enter the Record setting interface.

Menu > Record > Holiday

Figure 5. 19 Holiday Settings

2. Enable Edit Holiday schedule.

1) Click to enter the Edit interface.

Figure 5. 20 Edit Holiday Settings

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 Schedule settings interface to edit the holiday recording schedule. See Chapter 6.2 Configuring

Recording Schedule.

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5.8 Configuring Redundant Recording

Purpose:

Enabling redundant recording, which means saving the recording files 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. 21 HDD General

2. Select the HDD and click to enter the Local HDD Settings interface.

1) Set the HDD property to Redundancy.

Figure 5. 22 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 10.3.1 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.

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Figure 5. 23 Record Parameters

2) Select Camera you want to configure in the drop-down list.

3) Check the checkbox of Redundant Record.

4) Click OK to save settings and back to the upper level menu. Repeat the above steps for configuring other channels.

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5.9 Configuring HDD Group for Recording

Purpose:

You can group the HDDs and save the record files in certain HDD group.

Steps:

1. Enter HDD setting interface.

Menu>HDD

Figure 5. 24 HDD General

2. Select Advanced on the left side menu.

Figure 5. 25 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 11.4 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 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 settings following the procedure provided in Chapter 5.2-5.7.

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5.10 Files Protection

Purpose:

You can lock the recorded files or set the HDD property to Read-only to protect the record files from being overwritten.

Protect file by locking the record files:

Steps:

1. Enter Export setting interface.

Menu> Export

Figure 5. 26 Export

2. Select the channels you want to investigate by checking the checkbox to .

3. Configure the record type, file type start/end time.

4. Click Search to show the results.

Figure 5. 27 Export- Search Result

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.

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Figure 5. 28 Unlocking Attention

Protect file by setting HDD property to Read-only

Steps:

1. Enter HDD setting interface.

Menu> HDD

Figure 5. 29 HDD General

2. Click to edit the HDD you want to protect.

Figure 5. 30 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.

 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

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 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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6.1 Playing Back Record Files

6.1.1 Playing Back by Channel

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 using the mouse 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

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

Front Panel: press PLAY button to play back record files of the channel under single-screen live view mode.

Pressing numerical buttons will switch playback to the corresponding channels during playback process.

2. Playback management.

The toolbar in the bottom part of Playback interface can be used to control playing progress, as shown in Figure 6. 3.

Figure 6. 3 Playback Interface

Click the channel(s) to execute simultaneous playback of multiple channels.

Figure 6. 4 Toolbar of Playback

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The indicates the start/end time of the record.

Table 6. 1 Detailed Explanation of Playback Toolbar

Button

Operation

Button

Operation

Button

Operation

Audio on/ Mute

Start/Stop clipping

30s forward

30s reverse

Add default tag

Add customized tag

Tag management

Speed down

Pause reverse play/

Reverse play/

Single-frame

reverse play

Pause play/ Play/

Single-frame play

Scaling up/down the

time line

Speed up

Previous day

Next day

Full Screen

Exit Stop

Digital Zoom

Save the clips

Process bar

Video type

Playback progress bar: use the mouse to click any point of the progress bar or drag the progress bar to locate special frames.

6.1.2 Playing Back 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. 5 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 . In the Playback interface:

The toolbar in the bottom part of Playback interface can be used to control playing process, as shown in Figure 6.

Figure 6. 6 Interface of Playback by Time

Figure 6. 7 Toolbar of Playback by Time

The indicates the start/end time of the record.

Table 6. 2 Detailed Explanation of Playback-by-time Interface

Button

Operation

Button

Operation

Button

Operation

Audio on/ Mute

Start/Stop clipping

30s forward

30s reverse

Add default tag

Add customized tag

Tag management

Speed down

Pause reverse play/

Reverse play/

Single-frame

reverse play

Pause play/ Play/

Single-frame play

Scaling up/down the

time line

Speed up

Previous day

Next day

Full Screen

Exit Stop

Digital Zoom

Save the clips

Process bar

Video type

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Playback progress bar: use the mouse to click any point of the progress bar or drag the progress bar to locate specific frames.

6.1.3 Playing Back by Event Search

Purpose:

Play back record files on one or several channels searched out by restricting event type (e.g. alarm input and motion detection).

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, edit the Start time and End time.

Here we take playback by motion as the example.

Figure 6. 8 Motion Search Interface

4. Click Search button to get the search result information. You may refer to the right-side bar for the result.

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Figure 6. 9 Search Result Bar

5. Click button to play back the file.

You can click the Back button to back to the search interface.

Pre-play and post-play can be configured.

6. Playback interface.

The toolbar in the bottom part of Playback interface can be used to control playing process.

Figure 6. 10 Interface of Playback by Event

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Figure 6. 11 Toolbar of Playback by Event

Table 6. 3 Detailed Explanation of Playback-by-event Toolbar

Button

Operation

Button

Operation

Button

Operation

Audio on/ Mute

Start/Stop clipping

30s forward

30s reverse

Add default tag

Add customized tag

Tag management

Speed down

Pause reverse play/

Reverse play/

Single-frame

reverse play

Pause play/ Play/

Single-frame play

Scaling up/down the

time line

Speed up

Previous day

Next day

Full Screen

Exit Stop

Digital Zoom

Save the clips

Process bar

Video type

Playback progress bar: use the mouse to click any point of the progress bar or drag the progress bar to locate specific frames.

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 are also allowed to 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. 12 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 check, edit and delete tag(s).

Figure 6. 13 Tag Management Interface

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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Figure 6. 14 Video Search by Tag

3. Click button to play back the file.

You can click the Back button to back to the search interface.

Pre-play and post-play can be configured.

Figure 6. 15 Interface of Playback by Tag

Figure 6. 16 Toolbar of Playback by Tag

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Table 6. 4 Detailed Explanation of Playback-by-tag Toolbar

Button

Operation

Button

Operation

Button

Operation

Audio on/ Mute

Start/Stop clipping

30s forward

30s reverse

Add default tag

Add customized tag

Tag management

Speed down

Pause reverse play/

Reverse play/

Single-frame

reverse play

Pause play/ Play/

Single-frame play

Scaling up/down the

time line

Speed up

Previous day

Next day

Full Screen

Exit Stop

Digital Zoom

Save the clips

Process bar

Video type

Playback progress bar: use the mouse to click any point of the progress bar or drag the progress bar to locate special frames.

6.1.5 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. 17 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.

Steps:

1. Enter Playback interface.

Menu>Playback

2. Select the Smart in the drop-down list on the top-left side.

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Figure 6. 18 Smart Playback Interface

Table 6. 5 Detailed Explanation of Smart Playback

Button

Operation

Button

Operation

Button

Operation

Smart search

Stop

Pause play /

Play

Process bar

Scaling

up/down the

time line

Playback type

3. Select a camera in the camera list and select a date in the calendar.

4. Edit the smart search areas and rules.

1) Click the button to enter the search area editing interface; the smart search area is set as full screen

by default.

Figure 6. 19 Draw Area of Smart Search

2) Set the rules and areas.

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Intrusion Detection Click the button, and then specify 4 points to set a quadrilateral region for intrusion detection.

Only one region can be set.

Motion Detection

i. Click the to set the search area manually.

ii. Click and drag the mouse to draw target searching area(s), or click the button to set the full

screen as the area.

3) Click the to search, and then the result will be displayed as in the progress bar of the Smart

Playback interface. Or you can click the button to clear all the set areas.

5. Click the button to play.

Figure 6. 20 Smart Search Result

Playback progress bar: use the mouse to click any point of the progress bar to locate specific frames.

6.1.6 Playing Back by System Logs

Purpose:

Play back record file(s) associated with channels after searching system logs.

Steps:

1. Enter Log Information interface.

Menu>Maintenance>Log Information

2. Click Log Search tab to enter Playback by System Logs.

Set search time and type and click Search button.

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System Log Search Interface

3. Choose a log with record file and click button to enter Playback interface.

If there is no record file at the time point of the log, the message box “No result found” will pop up.

Result of System Log Search

4. Playback interface.

The toolbar in the bottom part of Playback interface can be used to control playing process.

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Interface of Playback by Log

6.1.7 Playing Back External File

Purpose:

Perform the following steps to look up and play back files in the external devices.

Steps:

1. Enter Tag Search interface.

Menu>Playback

2. Select the External File in the drop-down list on the top-left side.

The files are listed in the right-side list. You can click the button to refresh the file list.

3. Select and click the button to play back it. And you can adjust the playback speed by clicking and

Figure 6. 21 Interface of External File Playback

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6.2 Auxiliary Functions of Playback

6.2.1 Playing Back Frame by Frame

Purpose:

Play video files frame by frame, in case of checking image details of the video when abnormal events happen.

Steps:

• Using a Mouse:

Go to Playback interface. If you choose playback of the record file: click button until the speed changes to Single frame and one click on the playback screen represents playback of one frame. If you choose reverse playback of the record file: click button until the speed changes to Single frame and

one click on the playback screen represents reverse playback of one frame. It is also feasible to use button in toolbar.

• Using the Front Panel (for models with front panel buttons):

Rotate and hold the outer ring on Jog Shuttle counter clockwise or click the button to set the speed to Single frame. One click on button, one click on the playback screen or Enter button on the front panel represents

playback or reverse playback of one frame.

6.2.2 Digital Zoom

Steps:

1. Click the button on the playback control bar to enter Digital Zoom interface.

2. Use the mouse to draw a red rectangle and the image within it will be enlarged up to 16 times.

Figure 6. 22 Draw Area for Digital Zoom

3. Right-click the image to exit the digital zoom interface.

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6.2.3 Reverse Playback of Multi-channel

Purpose:

You can play back record files of multi-channel reversely. Up to 16-ch (with 1280*720 resolution) simultaneous reverse playback is supported; up to 4-ch (with 1920*1080P resolution) simultaneous reverse playback is supported and up to 1-ch (with 2560*1920 resolution) reverse playback is supported.

Steps:

1. Enter Playback interface.

Menu>Playback

2. Check more than one checkboxes to select multiple channels and click to select a date on the calendar.

Figure 6. 23 4-ch Synchronous Playback Interface

3. Click to play back the record files reversely.

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7.1 Backing up Record Files

7.1.1 Quick Export

Purpose:

Export record files to backup device(s) quickly.

Steps:

1. Enter Video Export interface.

Menu>Export>Normal Choose the channel(s) you want to back up and click Quick Export button.

The time duration of record files on a specified channel cannot exceed one day. Otherwise, the message box “Max. 24 hours are allowed for quick export.” will pop up.

Figure 7. 1 Quick Export Interface

2. Click on the Export button to start exporting.

Here we use USB Flash Drive and please refer to the next section Normal Backup for more backup devices supported by the NVR.

Figure 7. 2 Quick Export using USB1-1

Stay in the Exporting interface until all record files are exported.

3. Check backup result.

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Choose the record file in Export interface and click button to check it.

The Player player.exe will be exported automatically during record file export.

Figure 7. 3 Checkup of Quick Export Result Using USB1-1

7.1.2 Backing up by Normal Video Search

Purpose:

The record files can be backup to various devices, such as USB devices (USB flash drives, USB HDDs, USB writer) and SATA writer.

Backup using USB flash drives and USB HDDs

Steps:

1. Enter Export interface.

Menu>Export>Normal

2. Set search condition and click Search button to enter the search result interface.

Figure 7. 4 Normal Video Search for Backup

3. Select record files you want to back up.

Click to play the record file if you want to check it. Check the checkbox before the record files you want to back up.

The size of the currently selected files is displayed in the lower-left corner of the window.

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Figure 7. 5 Result of Normal Video Search for Backup

4. Export.

Click Export All button to export all the recording files. Or you can select recording files you want to back up, and click Export button to enter Export interface.

If the inserted USB device is not recognized:

• Click the Refresh button.

• Reconnect device.

• Check for compatibility from vendor.

You can also format USB flash drives or USB HDDs via the device.

Figure 7. 6 Export by Normal Video Search using USB Flash Drive

Stay in the Exporting interface until all record files are exported with pop-up message box “Export finished”.

5. Check backup result.

Choose the record file in Export interface and click button to check it.

The Player player.exe will be exported automatically during record file export.

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Figure 7. 7 Checkup of Export Result using USB Flash Drive

Backup using USB writer and SATA writer

Steps:

1. Enter Export interface.

Menu>Export>Normal

2. Set search condition and click Search button to enter the search result interface.

Figure 7. 8 Normal Video Search for Backup

3. Select record files you want to back up.

Click button to play the record file if you want to check it. Check the checkbox before the record files you want to back up.

The size of the currently selected files is displayed in the lower-left corner of the window.

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Figure 7. 9 Result of Normal Video Search for Backup

4. Export.

Click Export button and start backup.

If the inserted USB writer or SATA writer is not recognized:

• Click the Refresh button.

• Reconnect device.

• Check for compatibility from vendor.

Figure 7. 10 Export by Normal Video Search using USB Writer

Stay in the Exporting interface until all record files are exported with pop-up message box “Export finished”.

5. Check backup result.

Choose the record file in Export interface and click button to check it.

The Player player.exe will be exported automatically during record file export.

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Figure 7. 11 Checkup of Export Result using USB Writer

7.1.3 Backing up by Event Search

Purpose:

Back up event-related record files using USB devices (USB flash drives, USB HDDs, USB writer) and SATA writer. Quick Backup and Normal Backup are supported.

Steps:

1. Enter Export interface.

Menu>Export>Event

1) Select “Alarm Input” from the dropdown list of Event Type.

2) Select the alarm input No. and time.

3) Click Search button to enter the Search Result interface.

• Event types contain Alarm Input, Motion and VCA.

Figure 7. 12 Event Search for Backup

2. Select record files to export.

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1) Clicking Quick Export button will export record files of all channels triggered by the selected alarm

input.

Figure 7. 13 Result of Event Search

2) Click Details button to view detailed information of the record file, e.g. start time, end time, file size, etc.

Figure 7. 14 Event Details Interface

3. Export.

Click Export All button to export all the recording files. Or you can select recording files you want to back up, and click Export button to enter Export interface.

If the inserted USB device is not recognized:

• Click the Refresh button.

• Reconnect device.

• Check for compatibility from vendor.

You can also format USB flash drive or USB HDDs via the device.

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Figure 7. 15 Export by Event Using USB Flash Drive

Stay in the Exporting interface until all record files are exported with pop-up message “Export finished”.

Figure 7. 16 Export Finished

4. Check backup result.

The Player player.exe will be exported automatically during record file export.

7.1.4 Backing up Video Clips

Purpose:

You may also select video clips to export directly during Playback, using USB devices (USB flash drives, USB HDDs, USB writer) or SATA writer.

Steps:

1. Enter Playback interface.

Please refer to Chapter 6.1 Playing Back Record Files.

2. During playback, use buttons and in the playback toolbar to start or stop clipping record file(s).

3. Click the to save the video clips. Or the promption of saving clips will pop up when you quit the

playback interface.

A maximum of 30 clips can be selected for each channel.

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Figure 7. 17 Clips Export Interface

4. Export.

Click Export button and start backup.

If the inserted USB device is not recognized:

• Click the Refresh button.

• Reconnect device.

• Check for compatibility from vendor.

You can also format USB flash drive or USB HDDs via the device.

Figure 7. 18 Export Video Clips Using USB Flash Drive

Stay in the Exporting interface until all record files are exported with pop-up message “Export finished”.

5. Check backup result.

The Player player.exe will be exported automatically during record file export.

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