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Table of Contents

1 FEATURES AND SPECIFICATIONS

1.1 Overview

1.2 Features

1.3 Specifications

2 OVERVIEW AND CONTROLS

2.1 Front Panel

2.2 Rear Panel

2.3 Connection Sample

2.4 Remote Control

2.5 Mouse Control

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2.6 Virtual Keyboard & Front Panel

2.6.1 Virtual Keyboard

2.6.2 Front Panel

3 INSTALLATION AND CONNECTIONS

3.1 Check Unpacked DVR

3.2 About Front Panel and Real Panel

3.3 HDD Installation

3.3.1 HDD Calculation

3.3.2 HDD Installation

3.4 Rack Installation

3.5 Connecting Power Supply

3.6 Connecting Video Input and Output Devices

3.6.1 Connecting Video Input

3.6.2 Connecting Video Output

3.7 Connecting Audio Input & Output, Bidirectional Audio

3.7.1 Audio Input

3.7.2 Audio Output

3.8 Alarm Input and Output Connection

3.8.1 Alarm Input and Output Details

3.8.2 Alarm Input Port

3.8.3 Alarm Output Port

3.9 RS485

3.10 Other Interfaces

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4 OVERVIEW OF NAVIGATION AND CONTROLS

4.1 Boot up and Shutdown

4.1.1 Boot up

4.1.2 Shutdown

4.1.3 Auto Resume after Power Failure

4.1.4 Replace Button Battery

4.2 Change Password

4.3 Startup Wizard

4.4 Preview

4.4.1 Live Viewing

4.5 Right-Click Menu

4.5.1 Window Switch

4.5.2 PIP

4.5.3 PTZ Control

4.5.4 Auto Focus

4.5.5 Color

4.5.6 Search

4.5.7 Manual Record

4.5.8 Alarm Output

4.5.9 Remote Device

4.5.10 Video Matrix

4.5.11 Main menu

4.6 Navigation Bar

4.6.1 Main Menu

4.6.2 Output Screen

4.6.3 PIP

4.6.4 Favorites

4.6.5 Channel Tree

4.6.6 Tour

4.6.7 PTZ

4.6.8 Color

4.6.9 Search

4.6.10 Alarm Status

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4.6.11 Channel Info

4.6.12 Remote Device

4.6.13 Network

4.6.14 HDD Manager

4.6.15 USB Manager

4.7 USB Device Auto Pop-up

4.8 Main Menu

4.9 Operation

4.9.1 Search

4.9.2 Backup

4.9.3 Shut Down

4.10 Information

4.10.1 System Info

4.10.2 Event

4.10.3 Network

4.10.4 Log

4.11 Setting

4.11.1 Camera

4.11.2 Network

4.11.3 Event

4.11.4 Storage

4.11.5 System

5 WEB OPERATION

5.1 Network Connection

5.2 Login

5.3 LAN Mode

5.4 Real-time Monitor

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5.5 PTZ

5.6 Image/Relay-out

5.6.1 Image

5.6.2 Relay output

5.7 WAN Login

5.8 Setup

5.8.1 Camera

5.8.2 Network

5.8.3 Event.

5.8.4 Storage

5.8.5 System

5.9 Information

5.9.1 Version

5.9.2 Log

5.9.3 Connection Log

5.9.4 Online User

5.10 Playback

5.11 Alarm

5.12 Log out

5.13 Un-install Web Control

6 SMART PSS

7 FAQ

APPENDIX A COMPATIBLE BACKUP DEVICES

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Appendix A-1 Compatible USB list

Appendix A-2 Compatible SD Card list

Appendix A-3 Compatible Portable HDD list

Appendix A-4 Compatible USB DVD List

Appendix A-5 Compatible SATA DVD List

Appendix A-6 Compatible SATA HDD List

APPENDIX B COMPATIBLE CD/DVD BURNER LIST

APPENDIX C COMPATIBLE DISPLAYER LIST

APPENDIX D COMPATIBLE SWITCHER

APPENDIX E COMPATIBLE WIRELESS MOUSE LIST

APPENDIX F EARTHING

APPENDIX G RJ45-RS232 CONNECTION CABLE DEFINITION

Important Safeguards and Warnings

1．Electrical safety

All installation and operation here should conform to your local electrical safety codes. The product must be grounded to reduce the risk of electric shock. We assume no liability or responsibility for all the fires or electric shock caused by improper handling or installation.

2．Transportation security

avy stress, violent vibration or water splash are not allowed during transportation,

storage and installation.

3．Installation

Keep upwards. Handle with care. Do not apply power to the DVR before completing installation. Do not place objects on the DVR.

4．Qualified engineers needed

All the examination and repair work should be done by the qualified service engineers. We are not liable for any problems caused by unauthorized modifications or attempted repair.

5．Environment

The DVR should be installed in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight, inflammable, explosive substances and etc.

6. Accessories

Be sure to use all the accessories recommended by manufacturer. Before installation, please open the package and check all the components are included. Contact your local retailer ASAP if something is broken in your package.

7. Lithium battery

Improper battery use may result in fire, explosion, or personal injury! When replace the battery, please make sure you are using the same model!

Welcome

Thank you for purchasing our DVR! This user’s manual is designed to be a reference tool for the installation and operation of y

our system. Here you can find information about this series standalone DVR features and functions. Before installation and operation please read the following safeguards and warnings carefully!

1 FEATURES AND SPECIFICATIONS

1.1 Overview

The standalone series DVR is an excellent digital monitor product designed for security field.

It adopts embedded Linux OS to maintain reliable operation. Popular H.264 compression algorithm and G.711 audio compression technology realize high quality, low bit stream. Unique frame by frame play function is suitable for detailed analysis. It has various functions such as record, playback, monitor at the same time and can guarantee audio video synchronization. This series product has advanced technology and strong network data transmission function.

This series device adopts embedded design to achieve high security and reliability. It can work in the local end, and at the same time, when connecting it to the professional surveillance software (PSS), it can connect to the security network to realize strong network and remote monitor function.

This series product can be widely used in various areas such as banking, telecommunication, electric power, interrogation, transportation, intelligent resident zone, factory, warehouse, resources, and water conservancy.

1.2 Features

This series product has the following features:

 Real-time surveillance

Support VGA port and HDMI port. Realize the surveillance through displayer. Support HDMI, VGA, and TV output at the same time.

 Storage function

Special data format to guarantee data security and can remove the risk of the vicious data modification. Support digital watermark.

 Compression format

Support multiple-channel audio and video. An independent hardware decodes the audio and video signal from each channel to maintain video and audio synchronization.

 Backup function

Support backup operation via USB port (such as U disk, portable HDD, burner) Client-end user can download the file to local HDD to backup via network.

 Record & playback function

Support each channel real-time record independently, and at the same time it can support search, forward play, network monitor, record search, download and etc. Support various playback modes: slow play, fast play, backward play and frame by frame play. Support time title overlay so that you can view event accurate occurred time Support customized zoom function during the preview.

 Network operation

Support network remote real-time monitor, remote record search and remote PTZ control.

 Alarm activation function

Several relay alarm outputs to realize alarm activation and on-site light control. The alarm input port and output has the protection circuit to guarantee device safety.

 Communication port

RS485 port can realize alarm input and PTZ control. RS232 port can connect to keyboard to realize central control, and can also connect to PC COM to upgrade system and realize maintenance, and matrix control. Standard Ethernet port can realize network access function. The dual-network port has the multiple-access, fault-tolerance, load-balance setup mode. Use coaxial cable to realize camera setup and PTZ control function.

 PTZ control

Support PTZ decoder via RS485.

 Intelligent operation

Mouse operation function In the menu, support copy and paste setup function

 UPNP (Universal Plug and Play)

Establish mapping connection between LAN and WAN via UPNP protocol.

 Camera self-adaptive

Camera PAL/NTSC and HD self-adaptive function.

Slight function differences may be found due to different series.

1.3.4

Parameter

8-Ch Series

System

Main Processor

High-performance industrial embedded micro controller

Embedded LINUX

System Resources

Multiplex operations: Multiple-channel record, multiple-channel playback and network operation simultaneously

Interface User-friendly graphical user interface Input Devices USB mouse

Input Method

Arabic number, English character, donation and extension Chinese

(optional) Shortcut Function

Copy/paste operation, USB mouse right-key shortcut menu, double

click USB mouse to switch screen.

Compression Standard

Video Compression

H.264

Audio Compression

G711A, G711U, PCM

Video monitor

Video Input

composite video input: (NTSC/PAL) BNC (1.0VBP- P, B75Ω)

IP Channel

 The default setup is 0.

 After you disabled one analog channel, you can add one IP

channel.

 System supports add IP channel function. For 8-channel series

product, it max supports 16 IP channels.

 The connection bandwidth is 160Mbps when there are some IP

channels.

 The connection bandwidth is 250Mbps when there are all IP

channels.

Video Output

1-ch PAL/NTSC, BNC (1.0VP- P, 75Ω) composite video signal output.

1-ch VGA output.

2-ch HDMI output. HDMI port1 has the same video source as the VGA

and TV. HDMI port2 is the HD aux output of the analog channel.

1-ch video matrix output.

Support TV/VGA/HDMI1/HDMI2 video output at the same time. Video Standard 720P/25, 720P/30, 720P/50, 720P/60, 1080P/25, 1080P/30

Record Speed

Real-time Mode: PAL 1f/s to 25f/s per channel and NTSC 1f/s to 30f/s

per channel

Video Partition 1/4 windows 1/4/8/9 windows 1/4/8/9/16 windows

Monitor Touring

Support monitor tour functions such as alarm, motion detection, and

schedule auto control. Resolution

(PAL/NTSC)

Real-time monitor：

1080P 1920*1080

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Playback： 1/16-ch: 1080P 1920*1080, 720P 1280×720, 960H 960 × 576/960 × 480,D1 704×576/704×480, HD1 352×576/352×480, 2CIF 704×288/704×240, CIF 352×288/ 352×240, QCIF 176×144/176×120 Support dual streams: extra stream resolution D1 704×576/704×480, CIF 352×288/ 352×240, QCIF 176

×144/176×120 Image Quality 6-level image quality (Adjustable) Privacy mask Support one privacy mask of user-defined size in full screen.

Support max 4 zones. Image Information

Channel information, time information and privacy mask zone.

TV Adjust Adjust TV output zone suitable to anamorphic video.

Channel Lock Cover secret channel with blue screen though system is encoding

normally.

Screen-lock function to prevent unauthorized user seeing secret video. Channel Information

Channel name, recording status, screen lock status, video loss status

and motion detection status are shown on the bottom left of display

screen. Color Configuration

Hue, brightness, contrast, saturation and gain setup for each channel.

Audio

Audio Input

200-2000mv

10KΩ(BNC)

Audio Output

1-ch audio output 200-3000mv 5KΩ(BNC)

Bidirectional Audio

1-channel MIC IN and 1-channel MIC OUT. 200-3000mv 5KΩ(BNC)

Hard disk

Hard Disk

8 built-in SATA port. Support 8 HDDs.

One HDD Capacity

Max 4T

Hard Disk Occupation

Audio：PCM 28.8MByte/h

Video：56-900MByte/h

Record and playback

Recording Mode

Manual recording, motion detection recording, schedule recording and

alarm recording

Priority: Manual recording> alarm recording>motion detection

recording>schedule recording.

Storage Mode Support channel record quota setup

Recording Length

1 to 60 minutes single record duration (Default setup is 60 minutes)

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Playback Repeat Way When hard disk is full, system can overwrite previous video file.

Record Search Various search engines such as time, type and channel. Playback Mode Various fast play, slow play speeds, manual frame by frame playback

d reverse play mode. Various File Switch Ways

Can switch to previous or next file or any file in current play list. Can switch to file on other channel of the same time. (If there is a file) Support file continuous play, when file is end system auto plays the next file in the current channel

Playback Way Support mark playback

Multi-channel Playback

Support 1/4/8-channel modes

Window Zoom

Switch between self-adaptive screen/full screen when playback

Partial Enlargement

When in one-window full-screen playback mode, you can select any zon

e to activate partial enlargement function. Backup function

Backup Mode

HDD backup Support peripheral USB backup device. (Flash disk, portable disk, USB burner and etc.) Support external eSATA device backup Support network download and backup

Network Function

Network control

View monitor channel remotely. DVR configuration through client-end and web browser Upgrade via client or browser to realize remote maintenance. View alarm information such as external alarm, motion detection and video loss via client. Support network PTZ lens control File download backup and playback Multiple devices share information via corresponding software such as professional surveillance software (PSS) Duplex transparent COM Network alarm input and output Zero-channel encoding Bidirectional audio.

Motion Detection and Alarm

Motion Detection

Zone setup: support 396((PAL 22×18, NTSC 22×15)) detection zones. Various sensitivity levels. Alarm can activate record or external alarm or screen message prompt.

Video Loss Alarm can activate external alarm or screen message prompt.

External Alarm Support record activation function or activate external alarm or screen

message in specified period. Manual Alarm Control

Enable or disable alarm input channel

Simulate alarm signal to specific alarm output channel.

Alarm Input

8-ch alarm input（

NO/NC）

Alarm Output 6-channel relay output. （Including one controllable DC 12V output） Alarm Relay 30VDC 2A，125VAC 1A（activation alarm ）

Interface

USB Interface 4 USB 2.0 ports. Network connection

2 RJ45 10M/100M/1000M self-adaptable Ethernet ports

RS485

1 RS485 port. PTZ control port

Support various PTZ control protocols.

RS232

1 RS232 port. Ordinary COM (Debug),keyboard connection and

transparent serial port(COM input and output via network )

RS422

1 RS422 port

System Information

Hard Disk Information

Display HDD current status

Data Stream Statistics

Data stream statistics for each channel (in wave mode)

Log statistics

Backup to 1024 log files.

Support various search engines such as time and type.

Version

Display version information: channel amount, alarm input and output

amount, system version and release date. On-line user Display current on-line user

User Management

Multi-lever user management; various management modes

Integrated management for local user, serial port user and network

ser. Configurable user power. Support user /group and its corresponding rights modification. No limit to the user or group amount.

Password Authentication

Password modification Administrator can modify other user’s password. Account lock strategy Five times login failure in thirty minutes may result in account lock.

Upgrade Web browser, client-end and update tool.

Password login protection to guarantee safety User-friendly interface when login. Provide the following options: Logout /shutdown/ restart. Right authentication when shut down to make sure only those proper people can turn off DVR

General Parameter

Power

AC90~264V 50+2% Hz (For 4-channel series product: max 75W. For 8-channel series product: max 75W power. For 16-channel series

product: max 150W) Power Consumption ≤44W (With adapter, exclude HDD)

Working Temperature

-10℃－＋55℃

Working Humidity

10%－90%

Air Pressure 86kpa－106kpa Dimension 2U standard industrial case. 440(W) x460(D) x89(H)mm Weight 7.0－8.0KG (Exclude HDD) Installation Mode

Desktop/Rack installation

2 Overview and Controls

This section provides information about front panel and rear panel. When you install this series DVR for the first time, please refer to this part first.

2.1 Front Panel

Figure 2-2

Please refer to the following sheet for front panel button information.

Name Icon Function

Power button 

Power button, press this button for three seconds to boot up or shut down DVR.

Number button 0-9

Input Arabic number

Switch channel Input number more than 10

-/--

If you want to input a number more than 10, please click this

button and then input.

Shift 

In textbox, click this button to switch between numeral,

English(Small/Capitalized),donation and etc.

Enable or disable tour.

Fast play



Various fast speeds and normal playback.

Slow play

Multiple slow play speeds or normal playback.

Play/Pause



In normal playback click this button to pause playback

In pause mode, click this button to resume playback.

Reverse/Pause



In normal playback or pause mode, click this button to reverse

playback

In reverse playback, click this button to pause playback.

Play previous | In playback mode, playback the previous video

Play Next |

In playback mode, playback the next video

In menu setup, go to down ward of the dropdown list.

Up/ Down

、

Activate current control, modify setup, and then move up and

down.

Increase/decrease numeral.

Assistant function such as PTZ menu.

Left/ Right

 

Shift current activated control, and then move left and right.

When playback, click these buttons to control playback bar.

2.1.2

This series products’ front panel is shown as below. See Figure 2-2.

ESC ESC

Go to previous menu, or cancel current operation.

When playback, click it to restore real-time monitor mode.

Enter ENTER

Confirm current operation

Go to default button

Go to menu

Assistant Fn

One-window monitor mode, click this button to display assistant function: PTZ control and image color.

Backspace function: in numeral control or text control, press it for

1.5 seconds to delete the previous character before the cursor.

In motion detection setup, working with Fn and direction keys to realize setup.

In text mode, click it to switch between numeral, English character(small/capitalized) and etc.

In HDD management interface, you can click it to switch HDD record information and other information (Menu prompt)

Realize other special functions.

Record REC

Manually stop/start recording, working with direction keys or numeral keys to select the recording channel.

Window switch

Mult

Click it to switch one-window/multiple-window.

Shuttle(outer ring)

In real-time monitor mode it works as left/right direction key. Playback mode, counter clockwise to forward and clock wise to backward.

Jog(inner dial)

Up/down direction key. Playback mode, turn the inner dial to realized frame by frame playback. (Only applies to some special versions.)

USB port To connect USB storage device, USB mouse, burner and etc.

Record light 1-32

Indication light on means that the channel is in recording.

Remote control indication light

ACT Remote control indication light

Status indication light

Status The light is on if device operates properly.

Power indication light

PWR Power indication light

IR Receiver IR

It is to receive the signal from the remote control.

Figure 2-5

Please refer to the following sheet for detailed information.

SN Icon Name Function

GND Ground port

2 Power socket Power input port

Power switch Power on/off button.

4 AUDIO IN

Audio input port Connect to microphone and

etc to input audio signal.

VIDEO IN Video input port Connect to analog camera to

input video signal.

6 MIC IN

Bidirectional talk input port

Input bidirectioanl talk analog signal from microphone, pick up.

7 MIC OUT

Bidirectional talk output port

Output bidirectional talk an

alog signal to sound box

and etc.

 Bidirectional talk output.  Audio output of

single-window monitor mode.

 Audio output of

single-window playback mode.

8 AUDIO OUT

Audio output port Connect to sound box and

etc to output audio signal.

9 VIDEO OUT

Video output port Connect to output devices

such as TV.

Network port 1000M Ethernet port

2.2.3

This series products’ rear panel is shown as below. See Figure 2-5.

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Icon

Name

Function

1～16

Alarm input port 1～16

 There are four groups.

The first group is from port 1 to port 4, the second group is from port 5 to port 8, the third group is from port9 to port 12, the fourth group is from port13 to port 16. They are to receive the signal from the external alarm source. There are two types; NO (normal open)/NC (normal close).

 When your alarm input

device is using external power, please make sure the device and the NVR have the same ground.

NO1～NO5

Alarm output port 1～5

 5 groups of alarm output

ports. (Group 1 ： port NO1～ C1,Group 2:port NO2～ C2,Group 3:port NO3～C3. 4:port NO4～ C4. 5:port NO5 ～ C5.).Output alarm signal to the alarm device. Please make sure there is power to the external alarm device.

 NO：Normal open alarm

output port.

 NC：Normal close alarm

output port.

 C：Alarm output public

end.

C1～C5

NC5

RS485 communication port

RS485_A port. It is the cable A. You can connect to the control devices such as speed dome PTZ.

Icon

Name

Function

RS485_B.It is the cable B. You can connect to the control devices such as speed dome PTZ.

T+、T-、R+、R-

Four-cable full-duplex 485 port.

T+, T-: Send out cable. R+, R-: Input cable.

CTRL 12V

Control power output

Turn off power output when the alarm is cancelled.

RS232

RS232 debug port

VGA

VGA video output port

VGA video output port. Output analog video signal. It can connect to the monitor to view analog video.

HDMI1

High definition media interface 1

High definition audio and video signal output port. It transmits the same video signal as the VGA/TV. Support mouse operation.

HDMI2

High definition media interface 2

HD video matrix output. Support zero-channel encoding matrix output. Support tour.

eSATA

eSATA port

External SATA port. It can connect to the device of the SATA port.

USB2.0 port

Connect to mouse, USB storage media, USB-burner and etc.

Figure 2-8

2.3.3

Please refer to the following figure for detailed information. See Figure 2-9.

2.3 Connection Sample

Figure 2-11

Serial Number Name Function 1 Power button Click it to boot up or shut down

the device.

2 Address Click it to input device number, so

that you can control it.

3 Forward Various forward speeds and

normal speed playback.

4 Slow play Multiple slow play speeds or

normal playback.

Next record In playback mode, playback the

next video.

Previous record In playback mode, playback the

previous video.

7 Play/Pause In pause mode, click this button

to realize normal playback. In normal playback click this button to pause playback. In real-time monitor mode, click this button to enter video search menu.

Reverse/pause Reverse playback pause mode,

2.4 Remote Control

The remote control interface is shown as in Figure 2-11. Please note remote control is not our standard accessory and it is not included in the accessory bag.

click this button to realize normal playback.

In reverse playback click this button to pause playback.

Esc.

Go back to previous menu or cancel current operation (close upper interface or control)

Record

Start or stop record manually In record interface, working with the direction buttons to select the record channel. Click this button for at least 1.5 seconds, system can go to the Manual Record interface.

Direction keys

Switch current activated control, go to left or right. In playback mode, it is to control the playback process bar. Aux function(such as switch the PTZ menu)

Enter /menu key

go to default button go to the menu

Multiple-window switch

Switch between multiple-window and one-window.

In 1-ch monitor mode: pop up assistant function： PTZ control and Video color.

Switch the PTZ control menu in PTZ control interface.

In motion detection interface, working with direction keys to complete setup.

In text mode, click it to delete character.

0-9 number key

Input password, channel or switch channel.

Shift is the button to switch the input method.

When you have selected one menu item, left click mouse to view menu content. Implement the control operation. Modify checkbox or motion detection status. Click combo box to pop up drop down list In input box, you can select input methods. Left click the corresponding button on the panel you can input numeral/English character (small/capitalized). Here ← stands for backspace button. ＿ stands for space button.

In English input mode: _stands for input a backspace icon and ← stands for deleting the previous character.

In numeral input mode: _ stands for clear and ← stands for deleting the previous numeral.

When input special sign, you can click corresponding numeral in the front panel to input. For example, click numeral 1 you can input“/” , or you can click the numeral in the on-screen keyboard directly.

Double left click mouse

Implement special control operation such as double click one item in the file list to playback the video. In multiple-window mode, double left click one channel to view in full-window. Double left click current video again to go back to previous multiple-window mode.

2.5 Mouse Control

Left click mouse

System pops up password input dialogue box if you have not logged in. In real-time monitor mode, you can go to the main menu.

Right click mouse

In real-time monitor mode, pops up shortcut menu: one-window, four-window, nine-window and sixteen-window, Pan/Tilt/Zoom, color setting, search, record, alarm input, alarm output, main menu. Among which, Pan/Tilt/Zoom and color setting applies for current selected channel. If you are in multiple-window mode, system automatically switches to the corresponding channel.

Exit current menu without saving the modification. Press m

iddle

button

In numeral input box: Increase or decrease numeral value.

Switch the items in the check box.

Page up or page down Move mouse

Select current control or move control

Drag mouse

Select motion detection zone

Select privacy mask zone.

2.6 Virtual Keyboard & Front Panel

2.6.1 Virtual Keyboard

The system supports two input methods: numeral input and English character (small and capitalized) input. Move the cursor to the text column, the text is shown as blue, input button pops up on the right. Click that button to switch between numeral input and English input (capitalized and small), Use > or < to shift between small character and capitalized character.

2.6.2 Front Panel

Move the cursor to the text column. Click Fn key and use direction keys to select number you wanted. Please click enter button to input.

3 Installation and Connections

Note: All the installation and operations here should conform to your local electric safety rules.

3.1 Check Unpacked DVR

When you receive the DVR from the forwarding agent, please check whether there is any visible damage. The protective materials used for the package of the DVR can protect most accidental clashes during transportation. Then you can open the box to check the accessories. Please check the items in accordance with the list. Finally you can remove the protective film of the DVR.

Note

Remote control is not a standard accessory and it is not included in the accessory bag.

3.2 About Front Panel and Real Panel

The model in the front panel is very important; please check according to your purchase order. The label in the rear panel is very important too. Usually we need you to represent the serial number when we provide the service after sales.

3.3 HDD Installation

3.3.1 HDD Calculation

Calculate total capacity needed by each DVR according to video recording (video recording type and video file storage time).

Step 1: According to Formula (1) to calculate storage capacity

that is the capacity of

each channel needed for each hour, unit Mbyte.

102436008 iidq

(1)

In the formula:

means the bit rate, unit Kbit/s

Step 2: After video time requirement is confirmed, according to Formula (2) to calculate

the storage capacity

, which is storage of each channel needed unit Mbyte.

(2)

In the formula:

means the recording time for each day (hour)

means number of days for which the video shall be

kept

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Step 3: According to Formula (3) to calculate total capacity (accumulation)

that is

needed for all channels in the DVR during scheduled video recording.





(3)

In the formula: cmeans total number of channels in one DVR

Step 4: According to Formula (4) to calculate total capacity (accumulation)

that is

needed for all channels in DVR during alarm video recording (including motion detection).





×a% (4)

In the formula：a% means alarm occurrence rate

You can refer to the following sheet for the file size in one hour per channel. (All the data listed below are for reference only.)

Bit stream size （max）

File size

Bit stream size （max）

File size

96K

42M

128K

56M

160K

70M

192K

84M

224K

98M

256K

112M

320K

140M

384K

168M

448K

196M

512K

225M

640K

281M

768K

337M

896K

393M

1024K

450M

1280K

562M

1536K

675M

1792K

787M

2048K

900M

3072Kbps

1350M

4096K

1800M

6144Kbps

2700M

8192Kbps

3600M

Note

 All information listed in the above sheet for reference only. We are not reliable for any

damage or loss resulting from it.

 For the space marked by the HDD manufacturer, 1K=1000, while for the computer

OS, 1K=1024. So, the space recognized by the computer system is less than the marked space on the HDD. Please pay attention to it.

 All HDD space marked by the HDD manufacturer is shown as below: 1T=1000G,

1G=1000M, 1M=1000K, 1K=1000.

 All HDD space marked by the HDD manufacturer shall become the computer OS

space after the corresponding calculation. For example: 1T（marked by the HDD manufacturer）=1000G/（1.024*1.024*1.024）=931G（OS space）， 500G=500G/（1.024*1.024*1.024）=465G

①Loosen the screws of the upper co

ver and then remove the cover.

②Fix the HDD on the bracket. If you want to install the HDD on the bottom bracket, you need to remove the top bracket first.

③

Connect one end of the HDD

data cable to one HDD.

④ Connect the other end of the HDD data cable to the mainboard.

⑤Connect the power cable to

the HDD.

⑥

Put the cover back and then fix.

Important:

If the HDD amount is less than four, you do not need to install the HDD bracket. When there is a bracket, please make sure the installation direction of HDDs is the same.

3.3.2.2

3.3.2 HDD Installation

Important

 Shut down the device and unplug the power cable before you install the HDD.  Always use the HDD for the surveillance product recommended by the

manufacturer.  All figurers listed below for reference only. Slight difference may be found on

the front or rear panel.

You can refer to the User’s Manual for recommended HDD brand. Please follow the instructions below to install hard disk. This series DVR max supports 8 SATA HDDs. Please use HDD of 7200rpm or higher.

3.3.2.4 Removable Case

① Insert the key to the hole on the front panel.

② Open the front panel.

③ Insert the HDD to the clip and adjust the handle

of the HDD to secure it.

④ Put the front panel back and then use the key to

secure the front panel.

HDD Handle Installation

① Line up the one side of the handle to the

HDD (The side of no port)

② Use screwdriver to fix the handle on the

HDD.

3.4 Rack Installation

The DVR occupies 2U rack units of vertical rack space.

 Use twelve screws to fix the unit  Please make sure the indoor temperature is below 35℃

(

95°f).

 Please make sure there is 15cm (6 inches) space around the device to guarantee

sound ventilation.

 Please install from the bottom to the top.  If there are more accessories connected in the rack, please take precaution

measures in case the rack power is overload.

3.5 Connecting Power Supply

Please check input voltage and device power button match or not. We recommend you use UPS to guarantee steady operation, DVR life span, and other peripheral equipments operation such as cameras.

3.6 Connecting Video Input and Output Devices

3.6.1 Connecting Video Input

The video input interface is BNC. The input video format includes: PAL/NTSC BNC （1.0VB

P- P ，

B75Ω.）.

The input video format: BNC（0.8VP-P，75Ω）. The video signal should comply with your national standards. The input video signal shall have high SNR, low distortion; low interference, natural color and suitable lightness.

Guarantee the stability and reliability of the camera signal:

The camera shall be installed in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight, inflammable, explosive substances and etc. The camera and the DVR should have the same grounding to ensure the normal operation of the camera.

Guarantee stability and reliability of the transmission lineBTTTB

Please use high quality, sound shielded BNC. Please select suitable BNC model according to the transmission distance. If the distance is too long, you should use twisted pair cable, and you can add video compensation devices or use optical fiber to ensure video quality. You should keep the video signal away from the strong electromagnetic interference, especially the high tension current.

Keep connection lugs in well contactBTTTB

The signal line and shielded wire should be fixed firmly and in well connection. Avoid dry joint, lap welding and oxidation.BTTT

3.6.2 Connecting Video Output

Video output includes a TBNC(PAL/NTSC, 1.0VP- P， 75Ω）output, a VGA output and a HDMI output. System supports BNC, VGA and HDMI output at the same time. When you are using pc-type monitor to replace the monitor, please pay attention to the following points:

 To defer aging, do not allow the pc monitor to run for a long time.  Regular demagnetization will keep device maintain proper status.  Keep it away from strong electromagnetic interference devices.

Using TV as video output device is not a reliable substitution method. You also need to reduce the working hour and control the interference from power supply and other devices. The low quality TV may result in device damage.

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3.7 Connecting Audio Input & Output, Bidirectional Audio

3.7.1 Audio Input

BNC port is adopted for audio input port. Due to high impedance of audio input, please use active sound pick-up. Audio transmission is similar to video transmission. Try to avoid interference, dry joint, loose contact and it shall be away from high tension current.

3.7.2 Audio Output

The audio output signal parameter is usually over 200mv 1KΩ (BNC). It can directly connect to low impedance earphone, active sound box or amplifier-drive audio output device. If the sound box and the pick-up cannot be separated spatially, it is easy to arouse squeaking. In this case you can adopt the following measures:

 Use better sound pick-up with better directing property.  Reduce the volume of the sound box.  Using more sound-absorbing materials in decoration can reduce voice echo and

improve acoustics environment.  Adjust the layout to reduce happening of the squeaking.

3.8 Alarm Input and Output Connection

Please read the followings before connecting.

1. Alarm input

a. Please make sure alarm input mode is grounding alarm input. b. Grounding signal is needed for alarm input. c. Alarm input needs the low level voltage signal. d. Alarm input mode can be either NC (normal Open) or NO (Normal Close) e. When you are connecting two DVRs or you are connecting one DVR and one other device, please use a relay to separate them,

2. Alarm output

The alarm output port should not be connected to high power load directly (It shall be less than 1A) to avoid high current which may result in relay damage. Please use the co contactor to realize the connection between the alarm output port and the load.

3. How to connect PTZ decoder

a. Ensure the decoder has the same grounding with DVR, otherwise you may not control the PTZ. Shielded twisted wire is recommended and the shielded layer is used to connect to the grounding. b. Avoid high voltage. Ensure proper wiring and some thunder protection measures. c. For too long signal wires, 120Ω should be parallel connected between A, B lines on the far end to reduce reflection and guarantee the signal quality. d. “485 A, B” of DVR cannot parallel connect with “485 port” of other device.

e. The voltage between of A,B lines of the decoder should be less than 5v.

4. Please make sure the front-end device has soundly earthed.

Improper grounding may result in chip damage.

3.8.1 Alarm Input and Output Details

Important Please refer to the specifications for the alarm input and output channel amount. Do not merely count the alarm input and out channel amount according to the ports on the rear panel.

Figure 3-1

1，2，3，4，5，6， 7，8，9，10，11 ， 12，13，14，15，16

ALARM 1 to ALARM 16. The alarm becomes active in low voltage.

NO1 C1，NO2 C2， NO3 C3，NO4 C4， NO6 C6

The first four are four groups of normal open activation output (on/off button)

NO5 C5 NC5

NO5 C5 NC5 is a group of NO/NC activation output (on/off button)

CTRL 12V

Control power output. For external alarm, you need to close the device power to cancel the alarm.

+12V

It is external power input. Need the peripheral equipment to provide +12V power (below 1A).

Earth cable.

A/B

485 communication port. They are used to control devices such as decoder.

T+,T-,R+,R-

They are four-wire double duplex RS485 port T+ T-: output wire R+ R-: input wire

3.8.2 Alarm Input Port

Please refer to the following sheet for more information.

 Grounding alarm inputs. Normal open or Normal close type)  Please parallel connect COM end and GND end of the alarm detector (Provide

external power to the alarm detector).

 Please parallel connect the Ground of the DVR and the ground of the alarm detector.  Please connect the NC port of the alarm sensor to the DVR alarm input(ALARM)  Use the same ground with that of DVR if you use external power to the alarm device.

Figure 3-2

3.8.3 Alarm Output Port

 Provide external power to external alarm device.  To avoid overloading, please read the following relay parameters sheet carefully.  RS485 A/B cable is for the A/B cable of the PTZ decoder.

 T+,T-,R+,R- are four-wire double duplex RS485 port.

T+ T-: output wire

R+ R-: input wire

Relay Specification

Model:

JRC-27F

Material of the touch

Silver

Rating （Resistance Load）

Rated switch capacity

30VDC 2A, 125VAC 1A

Maximum switch power

125VA 160W

Maximum switch voltage

250VAC, 220VDC

Maximum switch currency

Insulation

Between touches with same polarity

1000VAC 1minute

Between touches with different polarity

1000VAC 1minute Between touch and winding

1000VAC 1minute

Surge voltage

Between touches with same polarity

1500V (10×160us)

Length of open time

3ms max

Length of close time

3ms max

Longevity Mechanical

50×106 times (3Hz)

Electrical

200×103 times (0.5Hz)

Temperature

-40℃ ~+70℃

3.9 RS485

When the DVR receives a camera control command, it transmits that command up the coaxial cable to the PTZ device. RS485 is a single-direction protocol; the PTZ device can’t return any data to the unit. To enable the operation, connect the PTZ device to the RS485 (A,B) input on the DVR. Since RS485 is disabled by default for each camera, you must enable the PTZ settings first. This series DVRs support multiple protocols such as Pelco-D, Pelco-P. To connect PTZ devices to the DVR:

1. Connect RS485 A,B on the DVR rear panel.

2. Connect the other end of the cable to the proper pins in the connector on the camera.

3. Please follow the instructions to configure a camera to enable each PTZ device on the DVR.

Figure 3-3

Figure 3-4

Figure 3-5

485 Port

Figure 3-6

Figure 3-7

3.10 Other Interfaces

There are still other interfaces on the DVR, such as USB ports.

485 Port

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4 Overview of Navigation and Controls

4.1 Boot up and Shutdown

4.1.1 Boot up

Before the boot up, please make sure:  The rated input voltage matches the device power on-off button. Please make sure

the power wire connection is OK. Then click the power on-off button.  Always use the stable current, if necessary UPS is a best alternative measure. Please follow the steps listed below to boot up the device.

 Connect the device to the monitor and then connect a mouse.  Connect power cable.  Click the power button at the front or rear panel and then boot up the device. After

device booted up, the system is in multiple-channel display mode by default.

4.1.2 Shutdown

Note

 When you see corresponding dialogue box “System is shutting down…” Do not click

power on-off button directly.  Do not unplug the power cable or click power on-off button to shutdown device

directly when device is running (especially when it is recording.)

There are three ways for you to log out.

a) Main menu (RECOMMENDED) From Main Menu->Shutdown, select shutdown from dropdown list. Click OK button, you can see device shuts down.

b) From power on-off button on the front panel or remote control Press the power on-off button on the DVR front panel or remote control for more than 3 seconds to shutdown the device.

c) From power on-off button on the rear panel.

4.1.3 Auto Resume after Power Failure

The system can automatically backup video and resume previous working status after power failure.

4.1.4 Replace Button Battery

Please make sure to use the same battery model if possible. We recommend replace battery regularly (such as one-year) to guarantee system time accuracy.

Note: Before replacement, please save the system setup, otherwise, you may lose the data completely!

4.2 Change Password

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For you own safety, please change your administrator default password after your first login.

After system booted up, you can see the following interface if it is your first login or you have restored default setup. The default administrator user name is admin and the password is admin. See Figure 4-1. Please input old password and then input new password twice to confirm the change.

Figure 4-1

Click Cancel button, system pops up the following interface for you to confirm. See Figure 4-2. Check the box here, system will not pop up the change password interface the next time.

Figure 4-2

4.3 Startup Wizard

After changed admin password interface, it goes to startup wizard. Click Cancel/Next button, you can see system goes to login interface.

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Check the box Startup button here, system goes to startup wizard again when it boots up the next time. Cancel the Startup button, system goes to the login interface directly when it boots up the next time.

General Series Hybrid Series

Figure 4-3

Click Cancel button or Next Step button, system goes to login interface. See Figure 4-4. System consists of four accounts:

 Username: admin. Password: admin. (administrator, local and network)  Username: 888888. Password: 888888. (administrator, local only)  Username: 666666. Password: 666666(Lower authority user who can only monitor,

playback, backup and etc.)  Username: default. Password: default (hidden user). Hidden user “default” is for

system interior use only and can not be deleted. When there is no login user, hidden

user “default” automatically login. You can set some rights such as monitor for this

user so that you can view some channel view without login.

Figure 4-4

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Important

 For security reason, please change factory default password after you first login.  Continuous three times login failure will result in system alarm and five times login

failure will result in account lock!  Please reboot the device or wait for 30 minutes if your account has been locked.

After input corresponding user name and password, you can click OK button. System goes to the startup wizard.  When there are all analog channels, the startup wizard includes general, encode,

schedule, record control and network.  When there is an IP channel, the startup wizard includes general, network, remote

device and schedule.

Click OK button, you can go to General interface. See Figure 4-5. For detailed information, please refer to chapter 4.11.5.1.

Figure 4-5

Click Next button, you can go to network interface. See Figure 4-6. For detailed information, please refer to chapter 4.10.3.

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Figure 4-6

Click Next button, you can go to Schedule interface. See Figure 4-7. For detailed information, please refer to chapter 4.11.4.1.1.

Figure 4-7

Click Finish button, system pops up a dialogue box. Click the OK button, the startup wizard is complete. See Figure 4-8.

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Figure 4-8

4.4 Preview

4.4.1 Live Viewing

After you logged in, the system is in live viewing mode. You can see system date, time, channel name and window No. See Figure 4-9. If you want to change system date and time, you can refer to general settings (Main Menu->Setting->System->General). If you want to modify the channel name, please refer to the CAM name settings (Main Menu->Camera->CAM name) At the right corner of the each window, you can see there is a window serial number. Once the channel sequence is random or you have changed the channel name, you can use this window number to confirm current channel name so that you can search the record or playback.

Figure 4-9

Please refer to the following sheet for detailed information.

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 Preview drag: If you want to change position of channel 1 and channel 2 when you

are previewing, you can left click mouse in the channel 1 and then drag to channel

2, release mouse you can switch channel 1 and channel 2 positions.  Use mouse middle button to control window split: You can use mouse middle

button to switch window split amount.

Preview Control

The preview control function has the following features.

 Support preview playback.

 In the preview desktop, system can playback previous 5-60 minutes record of

current channel. Please go to the Main Menu->General to set real-time playback time.

 Support drag and play function. You can use your mouse to select any

playback start time.

 Support playback, pause and exit function.

 Right now, system does not support slow playback and backward playback

function.

 Support digital zoom function.  Support real-time backup function.

You can follow the contents listed below for the operation instruction.

Preview control interface

Move you mouse to the top centre of the video of current channel, you can see system pops up the preview control interface. See Figure 4-10 and Figure 4-11. If your mouse stays in this area for more than 6 seconds and has no operation, the control bar automatically hides.

When current channel is recording, system displays this icon.

When video loss alarm occurs, system displays this icon.

When motion detection alarm occurs, system displays this icon.

When current channel is in monitor lock status, system displays this icon.

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Figure 4-10 Analog Channel

Figure 4-11 Digital Channel

1) Realtime playback It is to playback the previous 5-60 minutes record of current channel. Please go to the Main menu->Setting->->System->General to set real-time playback time. System may pop up a dialogue box if there is no such record in current channel.

2) Digital zoom It is to zoom in specified zone of current channel. It supports zoom in function of multiple-channel.

Click button , the button is shown as .

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There are two ways for you to zoom in.  Drag the mouse to select a zone, you can view an interface show as Figure 4-12.

Figure 4-12

 Put the middle button at the centre of the zone you want to zoom in, and move the

mouse, you can view an interface shown as in Figure 4-13.

Figure 4-13

Right click mouse to cancel zoom and go back to the original interface.

3) Manual record function It is to backup the video of current channel to the USB device. System can not backup the video of multiple-channel at the same time.

Click button , system begins recording. Click it again, system stops recoridng. You can find the record file on the flash disk.

4) Manual Snapshot

Click to snapshot 1-5 times. The snapshot file is saved on the USB device or HDD.

You can go to the Search interface (chapter 4.9.1) to view.

5) Freeze

Click , it is to pause current video.

6) Mute (For analog channel only) Click to mute. Click again to enable audio function when preview. Please note this function is for one-window mode only or the max-size window of the 8-window mode.

7) Bidirectional talk (For digital channel only) If the connected front-end device supports bidirectional talk function, you can click this

button. Click button to start bidirectional talk function the icon now is shown as

. Now the rest bidirectional talk buttons of digital channel becomes null too.

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Click again, you can cancel bidirectional talk and the bidirectional talk buttons of

other digital channels become as .

8) Remote device (For digital channel only) Shortcut menu. Click it to go to the remote device interface to add/delete remote device or view its corresponding information. Please refer to chapter 4.11.1.1 for detailed information.

4.5 Right-Click Menu

On the preview interface, right click mouse, you can view menu interface shown as in Figure 4-14.

Tips

After you go to the corresponding interface, right click mouse to go back to the upper-level.

Figure 4-14

4.5.1 Window Switch

System supports 1/4/8/9-window. You can select from the dropdown list. See Figure 4-15.

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Figure 4-15

4.5.2 PIP

It is to realize picture in picture function in 1-window mode. The small window supports instance playback, digital zoom and etc.  Window switch: Double click the small window, you can switch the position of the

large window and the small window.  Small-window drag: Left click the small window, you can drag it to any position

you desire.  Digital zoom: Move the mouse to the margin, you can drag to zoom in or zoom

output. On the preview interface of the channel 1, right click mouse and then select channel 3, you can overlay video from channel 3 on the channel 1. See Figure 4-16 and Figure 4-16.

Figure 4-16

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Figure 4-17

Go to the 1-winode mode, on the navigation bar, click , you can see the video on the large window and the video from the next channel is the default video on the small window.

If you have set PIP function, you can click to view the last edited PIP video.

4.5.3 PTZ Control

The PTZ setup is shown as in See Figure 4-18. Please note the commend name is grey once device does not support this function. The PTZ operation is only valid in one-window mode.

Here you can control PTZ direction, speed, zoom, focus, iris, preset, tour, scan, pattern aux function, light and wiper, rotation and etc. Speed is to control PTZ movement speed. The value ranges from 1 to 8.The speed 8 is faster than speed 1. You can use the remote control to click the small keyboard to set.

You can click and of the zoom, focus and iris to zoom in/out, definition and brightness.

The PTZ rotation supports 8 directions. If you are using direction buttons on the front panel, there are only four directions: up/down/left/right.

Figure 4-18

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In the middle of the eight direction arrows, there is a 3D intelligent positioning key. See Figure 4-19. Please make sure your protocol supports this function and you need to use mouse to control. Click this key, system goes back to the single screen mode. Drag the mouse in the screen to adjust section size. The dragged zone supports 4X to 16X speeds. It can realize PTZ automatically. The smaller zone you dragged, the higher the speed.

Figure 4-19

Name

Function key

function

Shortcut key

Function key

function

Shortcut key

Zoom

Near

Far



Focus

Near

│

Far

►│

Iris close



Open



4.5.3.1 Coaxial Control

Important

 Coaxial control function is for some series cameras only  Please refer to the user’s manual for detailed information.

In Figure 4-22, there are two ways for you to call the menu and set. a) Click “Iris +” to call the OSD menu of the HDCVI camera. See Figure 4-20. Use

direction buttons to select the parameters and click the “Iris +” to confirm.

Figure 4-20

b) Click , you can view menu operation interface. See Figure 4-21. Click the Enter

button, you can see the OSD menu of the HDCVI camera. See Figure 4-20. Use direction buttons to select the parameters and click the “OK” to confirm.

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Figure 4-21

4.5.3.2 PTZ Setup

In Figure 4-18, click to open the menu, you can set preset, tour, pattern, scan and etc. See Figure 4-22.

Figure 4-22

Please refer to the following sheet for detailed information. Please note the above interface may vary due to different protocols. The button is grey and can not be selected once the current function is null. Right click mouse or click the ESC button at the front panel to go back to the Figure 4-18.

Icon

Function

Icon

Function

Preset

Flip Tour

Reset

Pattern

Aux

Scan

Aux on-off

button

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Rotate

Go to menu

4.5.3.3 PTZ Function Setup

Click , you can go to the following interface to set preset, tour, pattern, and scan. See Figure 4-23.

Figure 4-23

Preset Setup

In Figure 4-23, click preset button and use eight direction arrows to adjust camera to the proper position. The interface is shown as in Figure 4-24. Click Set button and then input preset number. Click Set button to save current preset.

Figure 4-24

Tour Setup

In Figure 4-23, click tour button. Input tour value and preset No. Click Add preset button to add current preset to the tour. See Figure 4-25.

Tips

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Repeat the above steps to add more presets to the tour. Click Del preset button to remove it from the tour. Please note some protocols do not support delete preset function.

Figure 4-25

Pattern Setup

In Figure 4-23, click Pattern button and input pattern number. Click Begin button to start direction operation. Or you can go back to Figure 4-18 to operate zoom/focus/iris/direction operation. In Figure 4-23, click End button.

Figure 4-26

Scan Setup

In Figure 4-23, click Scan button. Use direction buttons to set camera left limit and then click Left button. Use direction buttons to set camera right limit and then click Right button. Now the scan setup process is complete.

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Figure 4-27

4.5.3.4 Call PTZ Function

Call Preset

In Figure 4-22, input preset value and then click to call a preset. Click again to stop call.

Call Pattern

In Figure 4-22, input pattern value and then click to call a pattern. Click again to stop call.

Call Tour

In Figure 4-22, input tour value and then click to call a tour. Click again to stop call.

Call Scan

In Figure 4-22, input Scan value and then click to call a tour. Click again to stop call.

Rotate

In Figure 4-22, click to enable the camera to rotate. System supports preset, tour, pattern, scan, rotate, light and etc function.

Note:

 Preset, tour and pattern all need the value to be the control parameters. You can

define it as you require.  You need to refer to your camera user’s manual for Aux definition. In some cases, it

can be used for special process.

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Aux

Click , system goes to the following interface. The options here are defined by the protocol. The aux number is corresponding to the aux on-off button of the decoder. See

Figure 4-28.

Figure 4-28

4.5.4 Auto Focus

It is to set auto focus function. Please make sure the camera supports this function.

4.5.5 Color

This function is for one-channel mode only. Here you can set hue, brightness, contrast, saturation, gain, white level, color mode and etc. See Figure 4-29.

Figure 4-29

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Please refer to the following sheet for detailed information.

Item

Note

Period

There are two periods in one day. You can set different sharpness, brightness, and contrast setup for different periods.

Effective Time

Check the box here to enable this function and then set period time.

Sharpness

The value here is to adjust the edge of the video. The value ranges from 0 to 100. The larger the value is, the clear the edge is and vice versa. Please note there is noise if the value here is too high. The default value is 50 and the recommended value ranges from 40 to 60.

Brightness

It is to adjust monitor window bright. The value ranges from 0 to 100. The default value is 50.

The larger the number, the bright the video is. When you input the value here, the bright section and the dark section of the video will be adjusted accordingly. You can use this function when the whole video is too dark or too bright. Please note the video may become hazy if the value is too high. The recommended value ranges from 40 to 60.

Contrast

It is to adjust monitor window contrast. The value ranges from 0 to 100. The default value is 50.

The larger the number, the higher the contrast is. You can use this function when the whole video bright is OK but the contrast is not proper. Please note the video may become hazy if the value is too low. If this value is too high, the dark section may lack brightness while the bright section may over exposure .The recommended value ranges from 40 to 60.

Saturation

It is to adjust monitor window saturation. The value ranges from 0 to 100. The default value is 50.

The larger the number, the strong the color is. This value has no effect on the general brightness of the whole video. The video color may become too strong if the value is too high. For the grey part of the video, the distortion may occur if the white balance is not accurate. Please note the video may not be attractive if the value is too low. The recommended value ranges from 40 to

60.

Gain

The gain adjust is to set the gain value. The default value may vary due to different device models. The smaller the value, the low the noise. But the brightness is also too low in the dark environments. It can enhance

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Item

Note

the video brightness if the value is high. But the video noise may become too clear.

White level

It is to enhance video effect.

Color mode

 It includes several modes such as standard, color,

bright, gentle. Select a color mode, the sharpness, brightness, contrast and etc can automatically switch to corresponding setup.

 Customized: It is to set four color modes. Check all

to set video sharpness, hue, brightness, contrast. Click OK to complete the customized setup.

EQ (Image equalization)

Click reset button, you can restore saturation value to the default setup.

Image position (For analog channel only)

It is to adjust the image position on the screen. The number here refers to the pixel. The default pixel is 16.

Customized

Click it to set customized setup.

4.5.6 Search

Please refer to chapter 4.9.1 for detailed information.

4.5.7 Manual Record

Please refer to chapter 4.11.4.3.1 for detailed information.

4.5.8 Alarm Output

Please refer to chapter 4.11.3.4 for detailed information.

4.5.9 Remote Device

Please note it is for digital channel only. Please refer to chapter 4.11.1.1 for detailed information.

4.5.10 Video Matrix

Please refer to chapter 4.11.5.3 for detailed information.

4.5.11 Main menu

Please refer to chapter 4.8 for detailed information.

4.6 Navigation Bar

You need to go to the Main menu->Setting->System->General to enable navigation bar function; otherwise you can not see the following interface. The navigation bar is shown as below. See Figure 4-30.

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Figure 4-30

4.6.1 Main Menu

Click button to go to the main menu interface.

4.6.2 Output Screen

Select corresponding window-split mode and output channels.

4.6.3 PIP

Go to the 1-winode mode, click , you can see the video on the large window and the video from the next channel is the default video on the small window. If you have set PIP

function, you can click to view the last edited PIP video.

4.6.4 Favorites

Click , system pops up the following interface. See Figure 4-31. Click one item, you can view saved favorite channel split mode and channel number. Please note, right now

the favorite scheme names after the window split mode.

Figure 4-31

In Figure 4-31, click Add to favorites; you can see the following interface. See Figure 4-32 . Here you can input customized favorites name. System max supports 31-character. Click OK button, you can save current favorites name.

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Figure 4-32

In Figure 4-31, click Edit favorites; you can see an interface shown as in Figure 4-33. Check the corresponding box and then select Delete, you can remove specified item(s).

Figure 4-33

Double click a name; you can change its name. See Figure 4-34. Input a new name and then click OK button.

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Figure 4-34

4.6.5 Channel Tree

It is to set channel setup. The interface is shown as below. See Figure 4-35.

Figure 4-35

The one level includes 16 channels. See Figure 4-36. You can left click to select a channel on the tree and then drag it to the preview window on the left pane. Once the channel is on the preview window, the channel number on the channel tree becomes grey and it is null now (can not be selected).

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Figure 4-36

4.6.6 Tour

Click button to enable tour, the icon becomes , you can see the tour is in process.

4.6.7 PTZ

Click , system goes to the PTZ control interface. Please refer to chapter 4.5.3.

4.6.8 Color

Click button , system goes to the color interface. Please refer to chapter 4.5.5.

4.6.9 Search

Click button , system goes to search interface. Please refer to chapter 4.9.1

4.6.10 Alarm Status

Click button , system goes to alarm status interface. It is to view device status and channel status. Please refer to chapter 4.10.2.

4.6.11 Channel Info

Click button , system goes to the channel information setup interface. It is to view information of the corresponding channel. See Figure 4-37.

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Figure 4-37

4.6.12 Remote Device

Click , system goes to an interface for you to view remote device information. Please refer to chapter 4.11.1.1.

4.6.13 Network

Click , system goes to the network interface. It is to set network IP address, default gateway and etc. Please refer to chapter 4.11.2.

4.6.14 HDD Manager

Click ， system goes to the HDD manager interface. It is to view and manage HDD information. Please refer to chapter 4.11.4.2.

4.6.15 USB Manager

Click ， system goes to the USB Manager interface. It is to view USB information, backup and update. Please refer to chapter 4.9.2, chapter 4.10.4, chapter 4.11.5.10, and

chapter 4.11.5.12 for detailed information.

4.7 USB Device Auto Pop-up

After you inserted the USB device, system can auto detect it and pop up the following dialogue box. It allows you to conveniently backup file, log, configuration or update system. See Figure 4-38. Please refer to chapter 4.9.2, chapter 4.10.4, chapter 4.11.5.10, and chapter 4.11.5.12 for detailed information.

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Figure 4-38

4.8 Main Menu

The main menu interface is shown as below. See Figure 4-39.

Figure 4-39

4.9 Operation

4.9.1 Search

Click search button in the main menu, search interface is shown as below. See Figure 4-40.

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Usually there are four file types:

 R: Regular recording file.  A: External alarm recording file.  M: Motion detection recording file  Intel: Intelligent recoding file.

Figure 4-40

Please refer to the following sheet for more information.

Name

Function

Display window

 Here is to display the searched picture or file.  Support 1/4/9/16-window playback.  The 4-channel series product max support 4-channel playback.  The 8-channel series product max support 8-channel playback,  The `6-channel series product max support 16-channel playback,

Search type

 Here you can select to search the picture or the recorded file.  You can select to play from the read-write HDD, from peripheral device or from

redundancy HDD.

 Before you select to play from the peripheral device, please connect the

corresponding peripheral device. You can view all record files of the root directory of the peripheral device. Click the Browse button; you can select the file you want to play.

Important

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 Redundancy HDD does not support picture backup function, but it

supports picture playback function. You can select to play from redundancy HDD if there are pictures on the redundancy HDD.

Calendar

 The blue highlighted date means there is picture or file. Otherwise, there is no

picture or file.

 In any play mode, click the date you want to see, you can see the

corresponding record file trace in the time bar.

Playback mode and channel selection pane.

 Playback mode：1/4/9/16. (It may vary due to different series.)  In 1-window playback mode: you can select 1-16 channels.  In 4-window playback mode: you can select 4 channels according to your

requirement.

 In 9-window playback mode, you can switch between 1-8 and 9-16 channels.  In 16-window playback mode, you can switch between1-16 and 17-32

channels.  The time bar will change once you modify the playback mode or the channel option.

Card number search

The card number search interface is shown as below. Here you can view card number/field setup bar. You can implement advanced search.

Mark file list button

Click it to go to mark file list interface. You can view all mark information of current channel by time. Please refer to chapter 4.9.1.3 for detailed information. Please note only the product of this icon supports mark function.

File list switch button

 Double click it, you can view the picture/record file list of current day.  The file list is to display the first channel of the record file.  The system can display max 128 files in one time. Use the │and │ or the

mouse to view the file. Select one item, and then double click the mouse or click the ENTER button to playback.

 You can input the period in the following interface to begin accurate search.  File type：R—regular record； A—external alarm record；M—Motion detect

record.

 Lock file. Click the file you want to lock and click the button to lock. The

file you locked will not be overwritten.

 Search locked file: Click the button to view the locked file.

Playback control pane.

►/

Play/Pause There are three ways for you to begin playback.

 The play button  Double click the valid period of the time bar.  Double click the item in the file list.

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In slow play mode, click it to switch between play/pause.

■

Stop



Backward play In normal play mode, left click the button, the file begins backward play. Click it again to pause current play. In backward play mode, click ►/ to restore normal play.

│/ │

In playback mode, click it to play the next or the previous section. You can click continuously when you are watching the files from the same channel. In normal play mode, when you pause current play, you can click │ and │ to begin frame by frame playback. In frame by frame playback mode, click ►/ to restore normal playback.

►

Slow play In playback mode, click it to realize various slow play modes such as slow play 1, slow play 2, and etc.



Fast forward In playback mode, click to realize various fast play modes such as fast play 1,fast play 2 and etc.

Note: The actual play speed has relationship with the software version.

Smart search

The volume of the playback

Click the snapshot button in the full-screen mode, the system can snapshot 1 picture. System supports custom snap picture saved path. Please connect the peripheral device first, click snap button on the full-screen mode, you can select or create path. Click Start button, the snapshot picture can be saved to the specified path.

Mark button. Please note this function is for some series product only. Please make sure there is a mark button in the playback control pane. You can refer to chapter 4.9.1.3 for detailed information.

Time bar

 It is to display the record type and its period in current search criteria.

 In 4-window playback mode, there are corresponding four time bars. In other

playback mode, there is only one time bar.

 Use the mouse to click one point of the color zone in the time bar, system

begins playback.  The time bar is beginning with 0 o'clock when you are setting the configuration. The time bar zooms in the period of the current playback time when you are playing the file.

 The green color stands for the regular record file. The red color stands for the

external alarm record file. The yellow stands for the motion detect record file.

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Time bar unit

●The option includes: 24H, 12H, 1H and 30M. The smaller the unit, the larger the zoom rate. You can accurately set the time in the time bar to playback the record.

 The time bar is beginning with 0 o'clock when you are setting the configuration. The time bar zooms in the period of the current playback time when you are playing the file.

Backup

 Select the file(s) you want to backup from the file list. You can check from the

list. Then click the backup button, now you can see the backup menu. System

supports customized path setup. After select or create new folder, click the

Start button to begin the backup operation. The record file(s) will be saved in

the specified folder.  Check the file again you can cancel current selection. System max supports to

display 32 files from one channel.

 After you clip on record file, click Backup button you can save it.  For one device, if there is a backup in process, you can not start a new backup

operation.

Clip

 It is to edit the file.

●Please play the file you want to edit and then click this button when you want to edit. You can see the corresponding slide bars in the time bar of the corresponding channel. You can adjust the slide bar or input the accurate time to set the file end time.  After you set, you can click Clip button again to edit the second period. You can

see the slide bar restore its previous position.

 Click Backup button after clip, you can save current contents in a new file.  You can clip for one channel or multiple-channel. The multiple-channel click

operation is similar with the one-channel operation. Please note:

 System max supports 1024 files backup at the same time.  You can not operate clip operation if there is any file has been checked in

the file list.

Record type

In any play mode, the time bar will change once you modify the search type.

Other Functions

Smart search

 When system is playing, you can select a zone in the window to begin smart

search. Click the motion detect button to begin play.  Once the motion detect play has begun, click button again will terminate

current motion detect file play.

 There is no motion detect zone by default.  If you select to play other file in the file list, system switches to motion detect

play of other file.  During the motion detect play process, you can not implement operations such

as change time bar, begin backward playback or frame by frame playback.  Please refer to chapter 4.9.1.1 Smart Search for detailed operation.

Other

When playing the file, click the number button, system can switch to the same

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channel synchroni zation switch to play when playback

period of the corresponding channel to play.

Digital zoom

When the system is in full-screen playback mode, left click the mouse in the screen. Drag your mouse in the screen to select a section and then left click mouse to realize digital zoom. You can right click mouse to exit.

Manually switch channel when playback

During the file playback process, you can switch to other channel via the dropdown list or rolling the mouse. This function is null if there is no record file or system is in smart search process.

4.9.1.1 Smart Search

During the multiple-channel playback mode, double click one channel and then click the

button, system begins smart search. System supports 396(22*18 PAL) and 330(22*15 NTSC) zones. Please left click mouse to select smart search zones. See Figure 4-41.

Figure 4-41

Click the , you can go to the smart search playback. Click it again, system stops smart search playback.

Important  System does not support motion detect zone setup during the full-screen

mode.

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 During the multiple-channel playback, system stops playback of rest channels

if you implement one-channel smart search.

4.9.1.2 Accurate playback by time

Select records from one day, click the list, you can go to the file list interface. You can input time at the top right corner to search records by time. See image on the left side of

the Figure 4-42 For example, input time 11:00.00 and then click Search button , you can view all the record files after 11:00.00 (The records includes current time.). See

image on the right side of the Figure 4-42 Double click a file name to playback.

Note

 After you searched files, system implement accurate playback once you click Play

for the first time.

 System does not support accurate playback for picture.  System supports synchronization playback and non-synchronous playback. The

synchronization playback supports all channels and non-synchronous playback only supports accurately playback of current select channel.

Figure 4-42

4.9.1.3 Mark Playback

Please make sure your purchased device support this function. You can use this function only if you can see the mark playback icon on the Search interface (Figure 4-40).

When you are playback record, you can mark the record when there is important information. After playback, you can use time or the mark key words to search corresponding record and then play. It is very easy for you to get the important video information.  Add Mark When system is playback, click Mark button , you can go to the following interface. See Figure 4-43.

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Figure 4-43

 Playback Mark

During 1-window playback mode, click mark file list button in Figure 4-40, you can go to mark file list interface. Double click one mark file, you can begin playback from the mark

time.

 Play before mark time Here you can set to begin playback from previous N seconds of the mark time.

Note

Usually, system can playbacks previous N seconds record if there is such kind of record file. Otherwise, system playbacks from the previous X seconds when there is such as kind of record.

 Mark Manager

Click the mark manager button on the Search interface (Figure 4-40); you can go to Mark Manager interface. See Figure 4-44. System can manage all the record mark

information of current channel by default. You can view all mark information of current channel by time.

Figure 4-44

 Modify Double click one mark information item, you can see system pops up a dialogue box for you to change mark information. You can only change mark name here.  Delete

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Here you can check the mark information item you want to delete and then click Delete button, you can remove one mark item. .

Note

 After you go to the mark management interface, system needs to pause current

playback. System resume playback after you exit mark management interface.

 If the mark file you want to playback has been removed, system begin playbacking

from the first file in the list.

4.9.2 Backup

DVR support CD-RW, DVD burner, USB device backup, network download and eSATA. Here we introduce USB, eSATA backup. You can refer to Chapter 7 Web Client Operation for network download backup operation.

Click backup button, you can see an interface is shown as in Figure 4-45. Here is for you to view devices information. You can view backup device name and its total space and free space. The device includes CD-RW, DVD burner, USB device, flash disk, eSATA backup.

Figure 4-45

Select backup device and then set channel, file start time and end time. Click add button, system begins search. All matched files are listed below. System automatically calculates the capacity needed and remained. See Figure 4-46.

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Figure 4-46

System only backup files with a √ before channel name. You can use Fn or cancel button to delete √ after file serial number.

Click Start button, system begins copy. At the same time, the backup button becomes stop button. You can view the remaining time and process bar at the left bottom. See Figure 4-47.

Figure 4-47

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When the system completes backup, you can see a dialogue box prompting successful backup.

 File format: Click the file format; you can see there are two options: DAV/ASF. The file name format usually is: Channel number+Record type+Time. In the file name, the YDM format is Y+M+D+H+M+S. File extension name is .dav.

Tips:

During backup process, you can click ESC to exit current interface for other operation. The system will not terminate backup process.

Note:

When you click stop button during the burning process, the stop function becomes activated immediately. For example, if there are ten files, when you click stop system just backup five files, system only save the previous 5 files in the device (But you can view ten file names).

4.9.3 Shut Down

In Figure 4-39, select Shut Down, you can go to the following interface. See Figure 4-48. There are three options: Shutdown/logout/reboot. See Figure 4-48. For the user who does not have the shut down right, please input corresponding password to shut down.

Figure 4-48

4.10 Information

4.10.1 System Info

Here is for you to view system information. There are total four items: HDD (hard disk information), record, BPS (data stream statistics), version. See Figure 4-49.

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Figure 4-49

4.10.1.1 HDD Information

Here is to list hard disk type, total space, free space, video start time and status. See Figure 4-50.  SATA: 1-8 here means system max supports 8 HDDS. ○ means current HDD is

normal. X means there is error. - means there is no HDD. If disk is damaged, system shows as “?”. Please remove the broken hard disk before you add a new one.

 SN: You can view the HDD amount the device connected to. ﹡ means the second

HDD is current working HDD.

 Type: The corresponding HDD properties.

 Total space: The HDD total capacity.

 Free space: The HDD free capacity.

 Status: HDD can work properly or not.

 SMART: Display HDD information. See Figure 4-51.

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Figure 4-50

Double click one HDD information; you can see the HDD SMART information. See Figure 4-51.

Figure 4-51

4.10.1.2 Record Info

It is to view record start time and end time. See Figure 4-52.

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Figure 4-52

4.10.1.3 BPS

Here is for you to view current video data stream (KB/s) and occupied hard disk storage (MB/h). See Figure 4-53.

Figure 4-53

4.10.1.4 Version

Here is for you to view some version information such as version number, built date, serial number and etc. See Figure 4-54.

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Figure 4-54

4.10.2 Event

It is to display device status and channel status. See Figure 4-55.

Figure 4-55

4.10.3 Network

4.10.3.1 Online Users

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Here is for you to manage online users. See Figure 4-56. You can disconnect one user or block one user if you have proper system right. Max disconnection setup is 65535 seconds. System detects there is any newly added or deleted user in each five seconds and refresh the list automatically.

Figure 4-56

4.10.3.2 Network Load

Network load is shown as in Figure 4-57. Here you can view the follow statistics of the device network adapter. Here you can view information of all connected network adapters. The connection status is shown as offline if connection is disconnected. Click one network adapter, you can view the flow statistics such as send rate and receive rate at the top panel.

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Figure 4-57

4.10.3.3 Network Test

Network test interface is shown as in Figure 4-58.

 Destination IP: Please input valid IPV4 address or domain name.  Test: Click it to test the connection with the destination IP address. The test results

can display average delay and packet loss rate and you can also view the network status as OK, bad, no connection and etc.

 Network Sniffer backup: Please insert USB2.0 device and click the Refresh button,

you can view the device on the following column. You can use the dropdown list to select peripheral device. Click Browse button to select the snap path. The steps here are same as preview backup operation.

You can view all connected network adapter names (including Ethernet, PPPoE, WIFI,

and 3G/4G), you can click the button on the right panel to begin Sniffer. Click the

grey stop button to stop. Please note system can not Sniffer several network adapters at the same time.

After Sniffer began, you can exit to implement corresponding network operation such as

can save the packets to the specified path. The file is named after “Network adapter name+time”. You can use software such as Wireshark to open the packets on the PC for the professional engineer to solve complicated problems.

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Figure 4-58

4.10.4 Log

Here is for you to view system log file. System lists the following information. See Figure 4-59. Log types include system operation, configuration operation, data management, alarm event, record operation, account manager, log clear, file operation and etc. It optimized reboot log. There are only three types: normal reboot, abnormal reboot and protection reboot. 0x02、0x03、0x04 is included in the protection reboot type.  Start time/end time: Pleased select start time and end time, then click search button.

You can view the log files in a list. System max displays 100 logs in one page. It can max save 1024 log files. Please use page up/down button on the interface or the front panel to view more.

 Backup: Please select a folder you want to save; you can click the backup button to

save the log files. After the backup, you can see there is a folder named Log_time on the backup path. Double click the folder, you can see the log file

 Details: Click the Details button or double click the log item, you can view the detailed

information. See Figure 4-60. Here you can use rolling bar to view information, or you can use Page up/Page down to view other log information.

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Figure 4-59

Select an item on the list and then click the Details button or double click the log item, you can view the detailed information such as log time, log type, log user, IP address and etc. See Figure 4-60.

Figure 4-60

Note

 If there is no HDD, system max supports 1024 logs.  If you have connected to the unformatted HDD, system max supports 5000 logs.  If you have connected to the formatted HDD, system max supports 500,000 logs.  System operation logs are saved in system memory. Other types of logs are saved in

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the HDD. If there is no HDD, other types of logs are saved in the system memory too.

 The logs are safe when you format the HDD. But the logs may become loss once you

removed the HDD.

4.11 Setting

4.11.1 Camera

4.11.1.1 Remote Device (For digital channel only)

Note

You can see this interface after you set IP channel in chapter 4.11.1.3.5. System supports ONVIF standard protocol.

4.11.1.1.1 Remote Device

In the main menu, from Camera ->Remote, you can go to an interface shown as in Figure 4-61. Here you can add/delete remote device and view its corresponding information.  IP search: Click it to search IP address. It includes device IP address, port, device

name, manufacturer, type. Use your mouse to click the item name, you can refresh display order. Click IP address, system displays IP address from small to large. Click IP address again, you can see icon, system displays IP address from large to small. You can click other items to view information conveniently.

 Add: Click it to connect to the selected device and add it to the Added device list.

Support Batch add.

You can see the corresponding dialogue box if all digital-channel has connected to the front-end. System can not add new device if the device you want to add has the same IP and TCP port as the device in the list.

 Show filter: You can use it to display the specified devices from the added device.

 Edit: Click button or double click a device in the list, you can change channel

setup.

 Delete: Please select one device in the Added device list and then click to

remove.

 Status: means connection is OK and means connection failed.  Delete；Select a device on the Added device list, click Delete button, system

disconnect device first and then remove its name from the list.

 Manual add: Click it to add the IPC manually. The port number is 37777. The default

user name is admin and password is admin.

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Figure 4-61

Click the Manual Add button; you can go to the following interface. See Figure 4-62. Channel number：The dropdown list here displays unconnected channel number. You can go to Figure 4-61 to set remote channel connection.

Please note:

 This series product supports the IPC from many popular manufactures such as Sony,

Hitachi, Axis, Samsung, Dynacolor, Arecont, Onvif and Dahua.

 System default IP address is 192.168.0.0 if you do not input IP address. System will

not add current IP address.

 You can not add two or more devices in the Manual Add interface (Figure 4-62). Click

OＫbutton, system connects to the corresponding front-end device of current channel on the interface.

Figure 4-62

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 Show filer: It is to filter the searched device.

 None: it is to display all searched devices.  IPC: It is to display all cameras.  DVR: It is to display all storage devices such as NVR, DVR.

 Change IP: Click , you can change the information such as IP address, subnet

mask, and default gateway of the searched device. See Figure 4-63.

Figure 4-63

 IP Export System can export the Added device list to your local USB device. Please insert the USB device and then click the Export button; you can see the following interface. See Figure 4-64.

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Figure 4-64

Select the directory and then click the OK button. System pops up a dialogue box to remind you successfully exported. Please click OK button to exit.

Note

The exported file extension name is .CVS. The file information includes IP address, port, remote channel number, manufacturer, user name and password.

 IP Import Click Import button, you can see the following interface. See Figure 4-65.

Figure 4-65

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Select the import file and then click the OK button. System pops up a dialogue box to remind you successfully exported. Please click OK button to exit.

Note:

If the imported IP has conflicted with current added device, system pops up a dialogue box to remind you. You have two options:

 OK: Click OK button, system uses the imported setup to overlay current one.  Cancel: Click Cancel button, system adds the new IP setup.

Important

 You can edit the exported .CVS file. Do not change the file format; otherwise it

may result in import failure.

 Does not support customized protocol import and export.  The import and export device shall have the same language format.

4.11.1.1.2 Channel Status

Here you can view the IPC status of the corresponding channel such as motion detect, video loss, tampering, alarm and etc. See Figure 4-66.

 IPC status: : Front-end does not support. : Front-end supports. :

There is alarm event from current front-end.

 Connection status: : Connection succeeded. : Connection failed.  Refresh: Click it to get latest front-end channel status.

Figure 4-66

4.11.1.1.3 Firmware

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It is to view channel, IP address, manufacturer, type, system version, SN, video input, audio input, and etc. See Figure 4-67.

Figure 4-67

4.11.1.2 Image

For analog channel, the interface is shown as in Figure 4-68. For digital channel, the interface is shown as in Figure 4-69.

 Channel: Select a channel from the dropdown list.  Saturation: It is to adjust monitor window saturation. The value ranges from 0 to 100.

The default value is 50. The larger the number, the strong the color is. This value has no effect on the general brightness of the whole video. The video color may become too strong if the value is too high. For the grey part of the video, the distortion may occur if the white balance is not accurate. Please note the video may not be attractive if the value is too low. The recommended value ranges from 40 to 60.

 Brightness: It is to adjust monitor window bright. The value ranges from 0 to 100. The

default value is 50. The larger the number is, the bright the video is. When you input the value here, the bright section and the dark section of the video will be adjusted accordingly. You can use this function when the whole video is too dark or too bright. Please note the video may become hazy if the value is too high. The recommended value ranges from 40 to 60.

 Contrast: It is to adjust monitor window contrast. The value ranges from 0 to 100. The

default value is 50. The larger the number is, the higher the contrast is. You can use this function when the whole video bright is OK but the contrast is not proper. Please note the video may become hazy if the value is too low. If this value is too high, the dark section may lack brightness while the bright section may over exposure .The recommended value ranges from 40 to 60.

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 Sharpness: The value here is to adjust the edge of the video. The value ranges from 0

to 100. The larger the value is, the clear the edge is and vice versa. Please note there is noise if the value here is too high. The default value is 50 and the recommended value ranges from 40 to 60.

 Mirror: It is to switch video up and bottom limit. This function is disabled by default.  Flip: It is to switch video left and right limit. This function is disabled by default.  BLC:It includes several options: BLC/WDR/HLC/OFF.  BLC: The device auto exposures according to the environments situation so that the

darkest area of the video is cleared

 WDR: For the WDR scene, this function can lower the high bright section and

enhance the brightness of the low bright section. So that you can view these two sections clearly at the same time. The value ranges from 1 to 100. When you switch the camera from no-WDR mode to the WDR mode, system may lose several seconds record video.

 HLC: After you enabled HLC function, the device can lower the brightness of the

brightest section according to the HLC control level. It can reduce the area of the halo and lower the brightness of the whole video.

 OFF: It is to disable the BLC function. Please note this function is disabled by default.  Profile: It is to set the white balance mode. It has effect on the general hue of the

video. This function is on by default. You can select the different scene mode such as auto, sunny, cloudy, home, office, night, disable and etc to adjust the video to the best quality.

 Auto: The auto white balance is on. System can auto compensate the color

temperature to make sure the vide color is proper.

 Sunny: The threshold of the white balance is in the sunny mode.  Night: The threshold of the white balance is in the night mode.  Customized: You can set the gain of the red/blue channel. The value reneges from 0

to 100.

 Day/night. It is to set device color and the B/W mode switch. The default setup is auto.  Color: Device outputs the color video.  Auto: Device auto select to output the color or the B/W video according to the device

feature (The general bright of the video or there is IR light or not.)

 B/W: The device outputs the black and white video.  Sensor: It is to set when there is peripheral connected IR light.  Image enhancement: It is to enhance video quality. The larger the value is, the clearer

the video is. But the noise may become large too.

 2D NR: It is to process the noise of the single image. The video may become soft after

process. The larger the value is, the better the effect is.

 3D NR: it is to process the multiple-frame (at least two frames). It is to use the frame

information between the following two frames to reduce noise. The larger the value is, the better the effect is.

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Figure 4-69

4.11.1.3 Encode

It is to set video bit stream, picture bit stream, video overlay parameter and etc.

4.11.1.3.1 Video

Video setting includes the following items. See Figure 4-70.

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 Channel: Select the channel you want.  SVC: SVC is so called scaled video coding. Check the box to enable this function.

During the network transmission process, system discards unimportant frames when the bandwidth is not sufficient or the decode capability is low. It is to guarantee video quality and transmission fluency.

 Type: Please select from the dropdown list. There are three options: regular/motion

detect/alarm. You can set the various encode parameters for different record types.

 Compression: System supports H.264H, H.264, H.264B, and MJPEG.

 H.264H: It is the High Profile compression algorithm. It has the high encode

compression rate. It can achieve high quality encode at low bit stream. Usually we recommend this type.

 H.264 is the general compression algorithm.  H.264B is the Baseline algorithm. Its compression rate is low. For the same video

quality, it has high bit stream requirements.

 Resolution: System supports various resolutions, you can select from the dropdown

list. Please note the option may vary due to different series.

 Frame rate: It ranges from 1f/s to 25f/s in NTSC mode and 1f/s to 30f/s in PAL mode.  Bit rate type: System supports two types: CBR and VBR. In VBR mode, you can set

video quality.

 Quality: There are six levels ranging from 1 to 6. The sixth level has the highest image

quality.

 Video/audio: You can enable or disable the video/audio.  Audio format: Please select from the dropdown list. There are three options:

G711a/G711u/PCM.

 Audio source: Please select from the dropdown list. There are two options:

normal/HDCVI. For normal mode, the audio signal is from the Audio In port. For HDCVI mode, the audio signal is from the coaxial cable of the camera.

 Audio sampling rate: The audio sampling rate refers to the device audio sampling rate

per second. The options include: 8/16K. The higher the rate is, the more natural and

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impressive the audio is. The default setup is 8K.

Figure 4-70

4.11.1.3.2 Snapshot

Here you can set snapshot mode, picture size, quality and frequency. See Figure 4-71.  Snapshot mode: There are two modes: regular and trigger. If you set timing mode,

you need to set snapshot frequency. If you set trigger snapshot, you need to set snapshot activation operation.

 Image size: Here you can set snapshot picture size.  Image quality: Here you can set snapshot quality. The value ranges from 1 to 6.  Interval: It is for you to set timing (schedule) snapshot interval.

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Figure 4-71

4.11.1.3.3 Overlay

Overlay interface is shown as in Figure 4-72.  Cover area: Here is for you to set cover area. You can drag you mouse to set proper

section size. In one channel video, system max supports 4 zones in one channel.

 Preview/monitor: privacy mask has two types. Preview and Monitor. Preview means

the privacy mask zone can not be viewed by user when system is in preview status. Monitor means the privacy mask zone can not be view by the user when system is in monitor status.

 Time display: You can select system displays time or not when you playback. Please

click set button and then drag the title to the corresponding position in the screen. System supports time display and channel display at the same time.

 Channel display: You can select system displays channel number or not when you

playback. Please click set button and then drag the title to the corresponding position in the screen. System supports time display and channel display at the same time.

 Copy：After you complete the setup, you can click Copy button to copy current setup

to other channel(s). You can see an interface is shown as in Figure 4-73. You can see current channel number is grey. Please check the number to select the channel or you can check the box ALL. Please click the OK button in Figure 4-73 and Figure 4-72 respectively to complete the setup.

Please highlight icon to select the corresponding function.

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Figure 4-72

Figure 4-73

4.11.1.3.4 Channel Name

It is to modify channel name. It max supports 31-character. See Figure 4-74.

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Figure 4-74

4.11.1.3.5 Channel Type

 This function is for some series only. Some series products support analog

standard definition connections/analog HD connection/network camera connection while some series products support analog HD connection/network camera connection only.

 For HDCVI signal and analog standard definition signal, system can auto

recognize channel type, there is no need to set or restart. For analog channels, the interface here is to display channel type only. You can change cable mode (Coaxial/UTP) if you are using HDCVI.

 For analog channel, if there is no video connection, it only displays the

previous connection record. It can auto display current connection type after you connect the camera.

It is to set channel type. Each channel supports analog camera（ analog standard definition/HDCVI） /network camera connection. Please note DVR needs to restart to activate new setup. The network camera connection shall begin with the last channel. For

the 16-channel (or higher) series product, please click to go to the next page to set. See Figure 4-75.

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Figure 4-75

Important Add/cancel IP CAM function is for some 4/8/16-channel series product only.

 Add IP CAM: Click it; you can add corresponding X IP channels. Here X refers to the

product channel amount such as 4/8/16 (For 16-channel series product, click once, it can add 16 IP channels). System needs to restart to activate new setup. See Figure 4-76.

Figure 4-76

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For example, there is a 4-channel analog device, after the A/D switch, it can max supports 4 analog channels and 4 IP channels. Once it has become the 3+1 mode (3 analog

channels+1 IP channel), you click button, system becomes 3+5 mode (3 analog channels+5 IP channel).

 Cancel IP CAM: Click it, you can cancel IP channel. System needs to restart to

restore original status.

Figure 4-77

4.11.1.3.6 Upgrade

It is to update the camera. From main menu->setting->camera->remote upgrade, the interface is shown as below. See Figure 4-78. Click Browse button and then select the upgrade file. Then select a channel (or you can select device type filter to select several devices at the same time.) Click Start upgrade button to update. You can see the corresponding dialogue once the upgrade is finish.

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Figure 4-78

4.11.2 Network

4.11.2.1 TCP/IP

The single network adapter interface is shown as in Figure 4-79 and the dual network adapters interface is shown as in Figure 4-80

 Network Mode : Includes multiple access, fault tolerance, and load balancing

 Multiple-address mode: eth0 and eth1 operate separately. You can use the

services such as HTTP, RTP service via etho0 or the eth1. Usually you need to set one default card (default setup is etho) to request the auto network service form the device-end such as DHCP, email, FTP and etc. In multiple-address mode, system network status is shown as offline once one card is offline.

 Network fault-tolerance: In this mode, device uses bond0 to communicate with

the external devices. You can focus on one host IP address. At the same time, you need to set one master card. Usually there is only one running card (master card).System can enable alternate card when the master card is malfunction. The system is shown as offline once these two cards are both offline. Please note these two cards shall be in the same LAN.

 Load balance: In this mode, device uses bond0 to communicate with the external

device. The eth0 and eth1 are both working now and bearing the network load. Their network load are general the same. The system is shown as offline once these two cards are both offline. Please note these two cards shall be in the same LAN.

 Default Network Card: Please select eth0/eth1/bond0(optional) after enable

multiple-access function

 Main Network Card: Please select eth0/eth1 (optional).after enable multiple

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access function.

Note: Some series support the above three configurations and supports functions as multiple-access, fault-tolerance and load balancing.

 IP Version: There are two options: IPv4 and IPv6. Right now, system supports these two

IP address format and you can access via them.

 MAC address: The host in the LAN can get a unique MAC address. It is for you to access

in the LAN. It is read-only.

 IP address: Here you can use up/down button () or input the corresponding

number to input IP address. Then you can set the corresponding subnet mask the default gateway.

 Default gateway: Here you can input the default gateway. Please note system needs

to check the validity of all IPv6 addresses. The IP address and the default gateway shall be in the same IP section. That is to say, the specified length of the subnet prefix shall have the same string.

 DHCP: It is to auto search IP. When enable DHCP function, you can not modify

IP/Subnet mask /Gateway. These values are from DHCP function. If you have not enabled DHCP function, IP/Subnet mask/Gateway display as zero. You need to disable DHCP function to view current IP information. Besides, when PPPoE is operating, you can not modify IP/Subnet mask /Gateway.

 MTU: It is to set MTU value of the network adapter. The value ranges from 1280-7200

bytes. The default setup is 1500 bytes. Please note MTU modification may result in network adapter reboot and network becomes off. That is to say, MTU modification can affect current network service. System may pop up dialog box for you to confirm setup when you want to change MTU setup. Click OK button to confirm current reboot, or you can click Cancel button to terminate current modification. Before the modification, you can check the MTU of the gateway; the MTU of the DVR shall be the same as or is lower than the MTU of the gateway. In this way, you can reduce packets and enhance network transmission efficiency.

The following MTU value is for reference only.

 1500: Ethernet information packet max value and it is also the default value. It is

the typical setup when there is no PPPoE or VPN. It is the default setup of some router, switch or the network adapter.

 1492: Recommend value for PPPoE.

 1468: Recommend value for DHCP.  Preferred DNS server: DNS server IP address.  Alternate DNS server: DNS server alternate address.  Transfer mode: Here you can select the priority between fluency/video qualities.  LAN download: System can process the downloaded data first if you enable this

function. The download speed is 1.5X or 2.0X of the normal speed.  LAN download: System can process the downloaded data first if you enable this

function. The download speed is 1.5X or 2.0X of the normal speed. After completing all the setups please click save button, system goes back to the previous menu.

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4.11.2.2 Connection

The connection setup interface is shown as in Figure 4-81.  Max connection: system support maximal 128 users. 0 means there is no connection

limit.

 TCP port: Default value is 37777.  UDP port: Default value is 37778.

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 HTTP port: Default value is 80.  HTTPS port: Default value is 443.  RTSP port: Default value is 554.

Important: System needs to reboot after you changed and saved any setup of the above four ports. Please make sure the port values here do not conflict.

Figure 4-81

4.11.2.3 WIFI

The WIFI interface is shown as below. See Figure 4-82.  Auto connect WIFI: Check the box here, system automatically connects to the

previous WIFI hotspot.  Refresh: You can click it to search the hotspot list again. It can automatically add the

information such as the password if you have set it before.

 Disconnect: Here you can click it to turn off the connection.  Connect: Here you can click it to connect to the hotspot. System needs to turn off

current connection and then connect to a new hotspot if there is connection of you

selected one.

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Figure 4-82

 WIFI working status: Here you can view current connection status. Please note:  After successful connection, you can see WIFI connection icon at the top right corner

of the preview interface.  When the hotspot verification type is WEP, system displays as AUTO since the device

can not detect its encryption type.  System does not support verification type WPA and WPA2. The display may become

abnormal for the verification type and encryption type. After device successfully connected to the WIFI, you can view the hotspot name, IP address, subnet mask, default gateway and etc.

4.11.2.4 3G/4G

3G/4G setup interface is shown as below. See Figure 4-83. Please refer to the following contents for the parameter information.

 Pane 1: Display 3G/4G signal intensity after you enabled 3G/4G function.  Pane 2: Display 3G/4G module configuration information after you enabled 3G/4G

function.  Pane 3: Display 3G/4G module status information after you enabled 3G/4G function. It is to display current wireless network signal intensity such as EVDO, CDMA1x, WCDMA, WCDMA, EDGE and etc.

 3G/4G module: It is to display current wireless network adapter name.  3G/4G Enable/Disable: Check the box here to enable 3G/4G module.  Network type: There are various network types for different 3G/4G network modules.

You can select according to your requirements.

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 APN: It is the wireless connection server. It is to set you access the wireless network

via which method.

 AUTH: It is the authentication mode. It supports PAP/CHAP.  Dial number: Please input 3G/4G network dialup number you got from your ISP.  User name: It is the user name for you to login the 3G/4G network.  Password: It is the password for you to login the 3G/4G network.  Pulse interval: You can set dialup duration. Once you disable the extra stream, the

connection time begins. For example, if you input 5 seconds here, then 3G/4G

network connection period is 5 seconds. The device automatically disconnect when

time is up. If there is no extra stream, 3G/4G network connection is valid all the time.

If the alive time is 0, then the 3G/4G network connection is valid all the time.

 Dial: Here you can enable or disable 3G/4G network connection/disconnection

manually.  3G/4G wireless network: Here is to display wireless network status, SIM card status,

dial status. If the 3G/4G connection is OK, then you can see the device IP address

the wireless network automatically allocates.

Figure 4-83

4.11.2.5 PPPoE

PPPoE interface is shown as in Figure 4-84. Input “PPPoE name” and “PPPoE password” you get from your ISP (Internet service provider). Click save button, you need to restart to activate your configuration. After rebooting, DVR will connect to internet automatically. The IP in the PPPoE is the DVR dynamic value. You can access this IP to visit the unit.

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