Videovox Pro SATA series, SATA04, SATA08, SATA16, SATA04L User Manual

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SATA series

Standalone DVR

User’s Manual

Table of Contents

1 FEATURES AND SPECIFICATIONS ................................................................. 11

1.1 Features ................................................................................................................................................ .... 11

1.2 Specifications............................... ............................. ............................ ................................................... 11

2 OVERVIEW AND CONTROLS ........................................................................... 14

2.1 Front Panel ............................................................................................................................................... 14

2.2 Rear Panel ...................................... .......................... ......................... ............................. ....................... .. 16

2.2.1 Overview .............................................................................................................................................. 16

2.2.2 Connection Sample ........................................................................................................................... 17

2.3 Remote Control ................ ................................... ..................................... .................................... ........... 18

2.4 Mouse Control .................................... ................................. ................................. ................................. .. 18

2.5 Virtual Keyboard & Front Panel ............................................................................................................ 20

2.5.1 Virtual Keyboard ................................................................................................................................. 20

2.5.2 Front Panel .......................................................................................................................................... 20

3 INSTALLATION AND CONNECTIONS .............................................................. 21

3.1 Check Unpacked DVR ........................................................................................................................... 21

3.2 HDD Installation .................................... ............................ ............................ ............................... ........... 21

3.2.1 Choose HDDs ..................................................................................................................................... 21

3.2.2 Calculate HDD Size ........................................................................................................................... 21

3.2.3 HDD Installation ................................................................................................................................. 21

3.3 CD/DVD Burner Installation ..................................... ..................................... ...................................... .. 21

3.4 Desktop and Rack Mounting ........................................ .... ..... ..... ....... .... ..... ..... ....... ..... .... ..... ....... ..... .... 22

3.4.1 Desktop Mounting .............................................................................................................................. 22

3.4.2 Rack Mounting .................................................................................................................................... 22

3.5 Connecting Power Supply ..................................................................................................................... 22

3.6 Connecting Video Input and Output Devices .......................................... .......... ......... ............ ......... .. 22

3.6.1 Connecting Video Input .................................................................................................................... 22

3.6.2 Connecting Video Output ................................................................................................................. 23

3.7 Connecting Audio Input & Output, Bidirectional Audio, Looping Video, Matrix........................... 24

3.7.1 Audio Input/One Audio Output ........................................................................................................ 24

3.7.2 Looping video ..................................................................................................................................... 25

3.7.3 Matrix Video Output ........................................................................................................................... 25

3.7.4 Alarm Input and Relay Output ......................................................................................................... 25

3.7.5 Alarm Input .......................................................................................................................................... 25

3.7.6 Alarm Output ....................................................................................................................................... 26

3.7.7 Alarm Input and Output Details ........................................................................................................... 26

3.7.8 Relay Output Description .................................................................................................................. 27

3.8 RS232 ......................................... ............................... ................................ ............................... ................ 28

3.9 RS485 ......................................... ............................... ................................ ............................... ................ 29

3.10 Other Interfaces .................................... ....... ....... ......... ....... ....... .......... ....... ....... ....... ......... ....... ....... ....... 29

4 OVERVIEW OF NAVIGATION AND CONTROLS ............................................. 30

4.1 Login, Logout & Main Menu .................................................................................................................. 30

4.1.1 Login ..................................................................................................................................................... 30

4.1.2 Main Menu ........................................................................................................................................... 30

4.1.3 Logout .................................................................................................................................................. 31

4.1.4 Auto Resume after Power Failure ................................................................................................... 31

4.1.5 Replace Button Battery ..................................................................................................................... 31

4.2 Recording Operation ....................................... ........................................... ........................................ .... 31

4.2.1 Live Viewing ........................................................................................................................................ 31

4.2.2 Manual record ..................................................................................................................................... 32

4.3 Search & Playback .............. ............................. ............................ .............................. ............................ 33

4.3.1 Search Menu ....................................................................................................................................... 33

4.3.2 Basic Operation .................................................................................................................................. 35

4.3.3 Calendar .............................................................................................................................................. 36

4.4 Record Setup (Schedule) ...................................................................................................................... 37

4.4.1 Schedule Menu ........................................................................................................................................ 37

4.4.2 Basic Operation ....................................................................................................................................... 37

4.5 Motion Detect.................................. ............................ ............................ ................................................. 39

4.5.1 Go to Motion Detect Menu ..................................................................................................................... 39

4.5.2 Motion Detect ........................................................................................................................................... 39

4.5.3 Video Loss ................................................................................................................................................ 40

4.5.4 Camera Mask Detect .............................................................................................................................. 41

4.6 Alarm Setup and Alarm Activation ....................................................................................................... 42

4.6.1 Go to alarm setup interface .............................................................................................................. 42

4.6.2 Alarm setup ......................................................................................................................................... 42

4.7 Backup ..................... ............................................. ............................................... ..................................... 43

4.7.1 Detect Device .......................................................................................................................................... 43

4.7.1 Backup ................................................................................................................................................. 43

4.8 PTZ Control and Color Setup ......................................... ................................... ................................... 44

4.8.1 Cable Connection .................................................................................................................................... 45

4.8.2 PTZ Setup ................................................................................................................................................ 45

4.8.3 3D Intelligent Positioning Key .............................................................................................................. 46

4.9 Preset/ Patrol/Pattern/Scan ............................ ....................... ..................... ..................... ..................... 47

4.9.1Preset Setup ............................................................................................................................................. 48

4.9.2 Activate Preset ........................................................................................................................................ 48

4.9.3 Patrol Setup (Tour setup) ...................................................................................................................... 48

4.9.4 Activate Patrol (tour) .............................................................................................................................. 48

4.9.5 Pattern Setup .......................................................................................................................................... 48

4.9.6 Activate Pattern Function ...................................................................................................................... 49

4.9.7 Auto Scan Setup ..................................................................................................................................... 49

4.9.8 Activate Auto Scan ................................................................................................................................. 49

4.10 Dome Menu Control ......................................... ............................................... ..................................... 49

UNDERSTANDING OF MENU OPERATIONS AND CONTROLS .................... 50

5.1 Menu Tree ................................................................................................................................................ 50

5.2 Main Menu ............................... ....... .... ..... ....... ..... ..... .... ....... ..... ..... ....... .... ..... ....... ..... ..... .... ..................... 50

5.3 Setting ...................... .................................................... .................................................... ......................... 51

5.3.1 General ................................................................................................................................................ 51

5.3.2 Encode ................................................................................................................................................. 52

5.3.3 Schedule .............................................................................................................................................. 53

5.3.4 RS232 .................................................................................................................................................. 53

5.3.5 Network ................................................................................................................................................ 53

5.3.6 Alarm .................................................................................................................................................... 58

5.3.7 Detect ................................................................................................................................................... 58

5.3.8 Pan/Tilt/Zoom ..................................................................................................................................... 58

5.3.9 Display ................................................................................................................................................. 59

5.3.10 Default ............................................................................................................................................. 60

5.4 Search .................................................................................................................................. ..................... 60

5.5 Advanced............................................................................................................. ............................ ......... 60

5.5.1 Hard Disk Management .................................................................................................................... 61

5.5.2 Alarm Output ....................................................................................................................................... 62

5.5.3 Alarm Input .......................................................................................................................................... 62

5.5.4 Manual Record ................................................................................................................................... 62

5.5.5 Account ................................................................................................................................................ 62

5.5.6 Auto Maintain ...................................................................................................................................... 63

5.5.7 TV Adjust ............................................................................................................................................. 64

5.5.8 Video Matrix (For LBL Series and LBH Series) ............................................................................ 64

5.6 Information ........................ ............................ .......................... ......................... ............................. ........... 67

5.6.1 Hard Disk Information ....................................................................................................................... 68

5.6.2 BPS ....................................................................................................................................................... 68

5.6.3 Log ........................................................................................................................................................ 69

5.6.4 Version ................................................................................................................................................. 69

5.6.5 Online Users ....................................................................................................................................... 70

5.7 Exit .................................................................................................................................... ......................... 70

ABOUT AUXILIARY MENU .............................................................. .................. 71

6.1 Go to Pan/Tilt/Zoom Menu .................................................................................................................... 71

6.1.1 3D Intelligent Positioning Key .......................................................................................................... 72

6.2 Preset /Patrol / Pattern /Border Function .................................................... ..................................... 72

6.2.1 Preset Setup ....................................................................................................................................... 73

6.2.2 Activate Preset ................................................................................................................................... 73

6.2.3 Patrol Setup ........................................................................................................................................ 73

6.2.4 Activate Patrol..................................................................................................................................... 73

6.2.5 Pattern Setup ...................................................................................................................................... 73

6.2.6 Activate Pattern Function ................................................................................................................. 74

6.2.7 Border Setup ....................................................................................................................................... 74

6.2.8 Activate Border Function .................................................................................................................. 74

6.3 Dome Menu Control ........ .............................. ............................ ............................... ............................ .. 74

7 WEB CLIENT OPERATION ................................................................................ 75

7.1 Network connection ................................................................................................................................ 75

7.2 Login and logout............................... ............................ ........................................................................... 75

7.3 Go to Real-time Monitor Mode ............. ...................................... ..................................... ..................... 76

7.4 Video (Right Mouse Menu Operation) ................................. ............................ ............................ ....... 77

7.4.1 Real time Monitor ............................................................................................................................... 77

7.4.2 Multi-camera Preview ........................................................................................................................ 77

7.4.3 Start Dialog ......................................................................................................................................... 77

7.4.4 Decode Quality ................................................................................................................................... 77

7.4.5 Playback Control Bar ......................................................................................................................... 77

7.4.6 PTZ Control ......................................................................................................................................... 78

7.4.7 Volume Adjustment ........................................................................................................................... 79

7.4.8 Alarm Setting ...................................................................................................................................... 79

7.4.9 Network Data Flux ............................................................................................................................. 79

7.4.10 Full Screen ..................................................................................................................................... 79

7.4.11 Resize Video .................................................................................................................................. 80

7.4.12 Video Windows .............................................................................................................................. 80

7.5 Search .................................................................................................................................. ..................... 80

7.5.1 Download ............................................................................................................................................. 81

7.6 Configure .................................... ................................................. .................................................. ........... 82

7.6.1 Load and Save Configuration .......................................................................................................... 83

7.6.2 General ................................................................................................................................................ 84

7.6.3 Schedule .............................................................................................................................................. 84

7.6.4 Image ................................................................................................................................................... 85

7.6.5 Alarm .................................................................................................................................................... 86

7.6.6 Motion Detection ................................................................................................................................ 87

7.6.7 Network ................................................................................................................................................ 88

7.6.8 Video Parameter ................................................................................................................................ 89

7.7 Assistant ..................... ..................................... ........................................ ...................................... ........... 89

7.7.1 User Manage ...................................................................................................................................... 90

7.7.2 Record Control ................................................................................................................................... 92

7.7.3 Log Information .................................................................................................................................. 92

7.7.4 Date and Time .................................................................................................................................... 93

7.7.5 System Information ............................................................................................................................ 93

7.7.6 Alarm Prompt ...................................................................................................................................... 94

7.7.7 Channel Name .................................................................................................................................... 94

7.7.8 Upgrade BIOS .................................................................................................................................... 94

7.7.9 Reboot .................................................................................................................................................. 95

7.7.10 Matrix (Applies for some special series only) .......................................................................... 95

7.7.11 About ............................................................................................................................................... 95

7.7.12 Mail .................................................................................................................................................. 96

7.8 Un-install Web Control ........................................................................................................................... 97

8 PRO SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM ........................................................................ 98

8.1 Features ................................................................................................................................................ .... 98

8.2 Environment ...................................................................................................................................... ....... 98

8.3 Overview .......................................................................................................................................... ......... 98

8.4 More Details ............................................................................................................................................. 99

RS232 OPERATION ......................................................................................... 100

9.1 Network Connection .......................... .................................................. ................................................. 100

9.2 Keyboard .................... .............................. ............................ ............................ ...................................... 100

10 FAQ ................................................................................................................... 101

APPENDIX A HDD CAPACITY CALCULATION ..................................................... 103

APPENDIX B COMPATIBLE USB DRIVE LIST ................................................... 104

APPENDIX C COMPATIBLE CD/DVD BURNER LIST ......................................... 105

APPENDIX D COMPATIBLE IDE HDD LIST ........................................................ 106

APPENDIX E COMPATIBLE SATA HDD LIST ..................................................... 107

Welcome

Thank you for purchasing our DVR! This operating manual is designed to be a reference tool for the installation and operation of your system. Here you can find information about this series DVR features and functions, as well as a detailed menu tree. Before installation and operation please read the following safeguards and warnings carefully!

Important Safeguards and Warnings

1．Electrical safety

All installation and operation here should conform to local electrical safety codes. We assume no liability or responsibility for all the fires or electrical shock caused by improper handling or installation.

2．Transportation security

Heavy 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 nor 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 listed below are included:

z One power cable z One Ethernet cable z Four HDD cables z Alarm & relay terminal blocks z Extensional cable(for audio, loop & matrix) z One remote control(including the battery) z One USB mouse z One CD(including DVR manual, client & small tools) z Warranty card z A package of installation fittings

Contact your local retailer ASAP if something is missing in your package.

Note: Any changes of this manual made to the actual product are subjects to no further notification.

1 FEATURES AND SPECIFICATIONS

1.1 Features

This series DVR has the following features:

z Most popular model, widely accepted in the worldwide security industry z H.264 compression algorithm ideal for standalone DVR z Real-time live display up to 16 cameras, 400/480 fps recording for CIF & 100/120 fps

recording for 4CIF

z Pentaplex function: live, recording, playback, backup & remote access z 8 HDDs supported & CD-RW/DVD-RW supported z Multiple control methods: front panel, IR remote control, VIDEOVOX PRO keyboard,

USB mouse and network keyboard.

z Smart video detection: motion detection, camera masking, video loss. z Smart camera settings: privacy masking, camera lock, color setting, and title display z Pan Tilt Zoom and Speed Dome Control: more than 60 protocols supported, preset,

scan, auto pan, auto tour, pattern, auxiliary function supported. And with VIDEOVOX PRO Speed Dome, 3D intelligent positioning function supported.

z 16 channel audio inputs and bidirectional talk supported z Easy backup methods: USB devices, CD-RW/DVD-RW & network download z Alarm triggering screen tips, buzzer, PTZ preset, e-mail, FTP upload. z Smart HDDs Management: non-working HDD hibernation, HDD faulty alarm, Raid

function.

z Powerful network software: built-in web server, multi-DVR client & CMS. Networking

access for remote live viewing, recording, playback, setting, system status, event log, e-mail & ftp function.

1.2 Specifications

Model

SATA04/08/16 4/8/16 channel audio/video basic model SATA04/08/16L 4/8/16 channel loop and matrix combination model SATA04/08/16H 4/8/16 channel loop matrix and audio/video model

System

Main Processor High performance embedded microprocessor Operating System Embedded LINUX System Resources Pentaplex function: live, recording, playback, backup &

remote access User Interface GUI, on-screen menu tips. Control Device Front panel, USB mouse, VIDEOVOX PRO keyboard, IR

remote

control, network keyboard,. Input Method Numeral/Character/Denotation System Status HDD status, data stream statistics, log record, bios

version, on-line user etc.

Video

Video Input 4/8/16 Channel, BNC, 1.0Vp-p, 75Ω, looping(optional), matrix

output Video Output 2 channel TV output BNC, 1.0Vp- p, 75,1 VGA output

Video Standards PAL（625Line，50f/s），NTSC（525Line，60f/s）

Video Compression H.264 Video Resolution Format NTSC PAL D1(4CIF) 704*480 704 * 576 CIF 352 *240 352 *288 Video Recording CIF: PAL 1f/s~25f/s NTSC 1f/s~30f/s D1: PAL 1f/s~6f/s NTSC 1f/s~7f/s Video Display Split Full and multiple screen display, 1 / 4 / 8 / 9 / 16 Tour Display Support Image Quality 1~6 level(level 6 is the best) Privacy Masking Self-defined four-sided zone for privacy masking for each

camera Camera Lock Camera locked for users Camera Adjustment Adjust color according to different time period Video Information Camera title, time, video loss, camera lock, motion detection,

recording TV Output Adjustment Adjust TV output color & display zone

Audio

Audio Input 4/8/16 channel, BNC, 200-2800mV, 30K bidirectional Audio Input 1 channel, BNC, 200-2800mV, 30K Audio Output 1 channel, BNC, 200-3000mv, 5K Audio Compression ADPCM

Video Detection & Alarm

Motion Detection Zones: 192 (16*12) detection zones Sensitivity: 1~6 (level 6 is highest) Trigger recording, PTZ movement, tour, alarm, e-mail & FTP Video Loss Trigger recording, PTZ movement, tour, alarm, e-mail & FTP Camera masking Trigger recording, PTZ movement, tour, alarm, e-mail & FTP Alarm Input 4/8/16 channel, programmable, ground, manual open/closed Trigger recording, PTZ movement, tour, alarm, e-mail & FTP Relay output 6 channel, 30VDC, 1A, NO/NC, form-C,

Hard Disk

Hard Disk 8 SATA HDD port, 8 HDDs supported.

Space Occupation Audio ：14.4MB/H Video ：56～400MB/H

HDD Management Hard disk hibernation technology, HDD faulty alarm & Raid

(Redundancy)

Record, Playback & Backup

Recording Mode Manual, continuous, video detection (including motion

detection, camera masking, video loss), Alarm

Recording Priority Manual >Alarm >Video Detection >Continuous. Recording Interval 1 to 120 minutes (default: 60 minutes) Overwrite Mode Support Raid Function Support Search Mode Time/Date, Alarm, Motion Detection & exact search

(accurate to second)

Playback 4-channel playback simultaneously, Play, pause, stop,

rewind, fast play, slow play, next file, previous file, next camera, previous camera, full screen, repeat, shuffle,

backup selection. Digital Zoom Selected zone can zoom into full screen during playback Backup Mode Flash stick/ USB HDD/ USB CD-RW/DVD-RW/ built-in IDE

Burner/ network download

Network

Interface RJ-45 Port (10/100M) Network Functions TCP/IP, DHCP, DDNS, PPPOE, E-mail, FTP Remote operation Monitor, PTZ control, playback, system setting, file

download, log information

Auxiliary Interface

USB Interface 2 ports, 1 for mouse control, 1 for backup. RS232 VIDEOVOX PRO keyboard, PC communication RS485 PTZ control

Environmental

Power Supply 220V 50Hz / 110V 60Hz Power Consumption 25W/30W/40W

Working Temperature 0℃~＋55℃

Power Consumption 25W/30W/40W Working Humidity 10%~90% Atmosphere Pressure 86kpa~106kpa Dimension 2U, 440mmx460mmx89mm (W*D*H) Weight 7.0KG Mounting Desktop or rack

Note: Comparisons

Model SATA16 SATA16L SATA16H Audio Input 16 channel No 4 channel Loop Output NO 16 channel 16 channel Matrix Output NO 4 channel 1 channel Bidirectional- 1 channel No 1 channel Audio Input

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.

1.3 Front Panel

1 2

3 4 5 6 7 8

Figure 0-1

S/N Name Icon Function

Channel indication light

Standby indication light

When DVR is standing by, this lamp turns on.

When DVR is recording this lamp turns on. Power button, press this button for three seconds to shut down DVR.

Remote control signal receiver

Function indication light

Shift ←

numeral keys 0-9 0-9 Input password, switch channel and input numeral.

To receive signals from remote control

In preview interface(no other menu), press this button for three seconds, can switch between TV/VGA output(HD1 series DVR has three modesLTV/VGA/60Hz LCD)

In textbox, click this button to switch between numeral, English(Small/Capitalized),donation, Chinese and etc.

Open/close tour

When you need to input numeral more than 9. You can follow the

Input numeral more than10

steps below: click the first key number and then the next. For example, input 123, click numeral 1 and then 2 and click 3(continuou y).

Slow play

Fast play

Play previous _

Reverse/Pause W

Play Next f

Play/Pause f

Up/down S、T

Left/right W、X



Multiple slow play speeds or normal playback

Various fast speeds and normal playback.

In playback mode, playback the previous video In menu setup, go to upper ward of the dropdown list.

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

In playback mode, playback the next video In menu setup, go to down ward of the dropdown list.

Reverse playback or paused mode, click this button to realize normal playback In normal playback click this button to pause playback In pause mode, click this button to resume playback

In real-time monitor mode, click this button to enter video search menu

Activate current control, modify setup, increase/decrease numeral, assistant function such as PTZ menu.

shift current activated control, When playback, click these buttons to control playback bar.

Cancel ESC Close upper interface or controls.

confirm operation

Enter ENTER

Record 

Window switch MULT Switch between one-window and multiple-window display modes.

Assistant Fn

Go to default button

Go to main menu

Manually stop/start recording, working with direction keys or numeral keys.

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

Backspace function: in numeral control or text control, it can delete the previous character before the cursor.

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

In HDD information menu, switch between HDD record time or other information(Menu prompt)

Realize other special functions

6 USB port . To connect USB storage device, USB mouse or USB CD-ROM

Shuttle(outer ring)

Jog(inner dial)

Power button POWER Power button, press this button for three seconds to shut down DVR.

Power indication light

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

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

Note:

Turn shuttle (outer ring) clockwise stands for right, counter clockwise stands for left. Turn jog (Inner dial) clockwise stands for down, counter clockwise stands for up.

1.4 Rear Panel

1.4.1 Overview

Please refer to Figure 0-2 for real panel information.

Figure 0-2

1.4.2 Connection Sample

Here is a connection sample for your reference. See Figure 0-3.

Figure 0-3

Note: 25-pin or 37-pin interface

Model SATA16 SATA16L SATA16H Audio Input 16 channel No 4 channel Loop Output NO 16 channel 16 channel Matrix Output NO 4 channel 1 channel Bidirectional- 1 channel No 1 channel Audio Input

1.5 Remote Control

The remote control interface is shown as in 367H367HError! Reference source not found.

Figure 0-4

1.6 Mouse Control

Serial Number 1 remote switch 2 Multiple-window switch 3 0-9 number key 4 Record 5 Auxiliary key 6 Confirm /menu key 7 Cancel 8 Direction key 9 forward 10 Previous 11 Back 12 Next 13 Slow play 14 Stop 15 Fast play 16 Play/Pause

Function

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.

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

In English input mode:  stands for deleting the previous character.

In numeral input mode:  stands for deleting the previous numeral.

Double left

click mouse

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.

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.

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

middle

button

Move mouse Select current control or move control

Drag mouse Select motion detection zone

In numeral input box: Increase or decrease numeral value.

Switch the items in the check box.

Page up or page down

Select privacy mask zone.

1.7 Virtual Keyboard & Front Panel

1.7.1 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.

1.7.2 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.

2 Installation and Connections

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

2.1 Check Unpacked DVR

When you receive the DVR from the shipping agency, please check whether there is any visible damage to the DVR appearance. 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 on the warranty card. Finally you can remove the protective film of the DVR.

2.2 HDD Installation

2.2.1 Choose HDDs

We recommend Seagate HDD of 7200rpm or higher.

2.2.2 Calculate HDD Size

This series have no limit to HDD capacity. You can use 120G-750G HDD to guarantee higher stability. The formula of total HDD size is: Total Capacity (MB) = Camera Amount * Recording Hours * HDD Usage Per Hour (M/h) H.264 compression is ideal for standalone DVRs. It can save more than 30% HDD capacity than MPEG4. When you calculate the total HD capacity, you should estimate the average HDD capacity per hour for each channel. For example, for a 4-ch DVR, the average capacity of HDD usage per hour per channel is 200M/h. Now if you hope the DVR can record the video 12 hours each day for 30 days, the total capacity of HDDs needed is: 4 channels * 30 days * 12 hours * 200 M/h = 288G. So you need to install one 300G HDD or 2 160G HDDs.

2.2.3 HDD Installation

Data ribbons, fastening screws and smart HDD shelf design are already provided in the accessories.

Note:

The HDD ports are SATA and there is no need to set master/slave HDD.

2.3 CD/DVD Burner Installation

For built-in burner, you can dismantle front plate to install CD burner. This built-in burner should be set as MASTER. For USB burners, you need to install USB series burner. This series DVR is compatible with various burner brands popular in today’s market. You can consult our local technical support or visit our website for more information.

2.4 Desktop and Rack Mounting

2.4.1 Desktop Mounting

To prevent surface damage, please make sure that the rubber feet are securely installed on the four corners of the bottom of the unit. Position the unit to allow for cable and power cord clearance at the rear of the unit. Be sure that the air flow around the unit is not obstructed.

2.4.2 Rack Mounting

The DVR occupies two rack units of vertical rack space. The hardware necessary to mount the DVR into a rack is supplied with the unit. Rear doors may be used only on rack columns that are more than 26 inches (66.0 cm) deep. Install the cabinet in ventilated place. Avoid extreme heat, humid or dusty conditions. You can use a soft dry brush to clean opening outlet, cooling fan and etc regularly.

2.5 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.

2.6 Connecting Video Input and Output Devices

2.6.1 Connecting Video Input

The DVR automatically detects the video standard (PAL or NTSC) whenever you connect a video input. It accepts both color and black-and-white and analog video. NOTE: z Enabling line lock on cameras may cause video distortion. There may be noise in the

camera’s power source. If video from one or more cameras is distorted, we recommend you disable line lock on the camera as your first troubleshooting step.

z If a video distribution amplifier is installed between the video source and the DVR, do

not set the output video level above 1 Vp-p.

To connect each video input:

1. Connect a coaxial cable to the camera or other analog video source.

2. Connect the coaxial cable to the video in connector on the rear panel. Please refer to Figure 2-1 for more information.

NOTE:

You need to use a BNC installation tool to connect coaxial cables to the rear panel.

Figure 2-1

2.6.2 Connecting Video Output

This section provides information about physically connecting video display devices to the DVR. See Figure 2-2. If you connect the DVR with a TV monitor or VGA monitor, the DVR can automatically detects the monitor type. And without any output device, by default, the DVR is configured to use a TV monitor. In this case, if your application requires a VGA monitor, you have to press the button “FN” or Shift on the front panel.

NOTE:

Video output 1 and VGA can’t display at the same time. But Video output 2 can display properly with Video Output 1 or VGA.

Figure 2-2

2.7 Connecting Audio Input & Output, Bidirectional Audio, Looping Video,

Matrix

For the 25-pin or 37-pin interface, different models include different functions. For example, SATA16 has 16 audio inputs, 1 audio output, I bidirectional audio input. See Figure 2-3.

Figure 2-3

2.7.1 Audio Input/One Audio Output

SATA16H has 16 looping video inputs, 1 matrix video output, 4 audio inputs, I bidirectional audio input, 1 audio output. Audio input, bidirectional audio input and audio output The DVR encodes audio and video signals simultaneously, which lets you control audio at the monitored location. To set up audio:

1. Make sure your audio input device matches the RCA input level. If the device and RCA input levels do not match, audio distortion problems may occur.

2. Make sure the audio connector is wired as follows:

3. Connect a line input device or pre-amplified microphone to the audio connector for the video channel on the rear panel. Please refer to Figure 2-4.

Figure 2-4

2.7.2 Looping video

The DVR supports looping video. It passes the video input to a monitor or other analog video device. To use looping video:

1. Connect a coaxial cable to the video out connector on 37-pin interface Please note you need to use a BNC installation tool to connect coaxial cables to the rear panel.

2. Connect the other end of the coaxial cable to the analog device.

2.7.3 Matrix Video Output

Use video matrix output connector during installation to display video sequentially from each video input. The unit displays each channel for selected seconds. You can use this feature to verify camera installation. To display video from each connected video source:

1. Connect a video monitor to the video matrix output connector.

2. Turn the DVR on, the monitor, and each video matrix output source.

3. Verify the video from each source and troubleshoot as necessary. Please refer to Figure 2-5.

Figure 2-5

2.7.4 Alarm Input and Relay Output

The DVR offers 16 alarm inputs for external signaling devices, such as door contacts or motion detectors. Each alarm input can be either normally open or normally closed. Once configured, an alarm input can invoke many different activities, including triggering a relay device, sending an alert to a security office or storing pre-alarm video to the DVR.

2.7.5 Alarm Input

You should check your alarm input mode is grounding alarm input or not. For this series DVR, grounding signal is needed for alarm input. If you need to connect two units or one DVR and other device, please use relay to separate them. Please refer to Figure 2-6 for more information.

Figure 2-6

2.7.6 Alarm Output

Do not connect alarm output port directly with high power load (no more than 1 A) in case of heavy current. You can use the co-contactor to realize the connection between the alarm output port and the load. Please refer to Figure 2-7 for more information.

Figure 2-7

2.7.7 Alarm Input and Output Details

You can refer to the following sheet and Figure 2-8 for alarm input and output information.

Parameter

Ground Ground line

Alarm Input 1, 2, …, 16 Relay Output 1,2,3,4: NO and C(Normally Open and Com)

485 A、B

+12（C）

Grounding Alarm

5: NO,C and NC(Normally Open, Com, Normally Closed) 6: Ctrl 12V(This is used for reset the senor) 485 communication port. They are used to control devices such as PTZ. This should input an external power input.

z 4/8/16-ch grounding alarm inputs. (Normal open or Normal close type) z Please parallel connect COM end and GND end of the alarm detector (Provide external

power to the alarm detector).

z Please parallel connect the Ground of the DVR and the ground of the alarm detector. z Please connect the NC port of the alarm sensor to the DVR alarm input(ALARM) z If you need to reset the touched-off alarm remotely, you can use DVR to supply

controllable 12 V power to the alarm detector such as the smoke detector.

z Use the same ground with that of DVR if you use external power to the alarm device.

Figure 2-8

2.7.8 Relay Output Description

z 6 ways relay alarm output. Provide external power to external alarm device. z To avoid over loading, please read the following relay parameters sheet carefully. (See

below table) z The controllable +12v can be used to restore the smoke detector. Please refer to Figure 2-9 for alarm input module information.

Figure 3-9

Please refer to Figure 3-10 for alarm output module information.

Figure 3-10

Relay Specification

Model:

Material of the touch

Rating （resistance load）

Insulation between touches with

Surge voltage

Length of open time

Length of close time

Longevity

Temperature -40 ~+70

JRC-27F

Silver

Rated switch capacity 30VDC 2A, 125VAC 1A Maximum switch power 125VA 160W Maximum switch voltage 250VAC, 220VDC Maximum switch currency 1A

same polarity between touches with

different polarity

between touch and winding 1000VAC 1minute 50/60Hz between touches with

same polarity 3ms max

3ms max

Mechanical Electrical

1000VAC 1minute 50/60Hz

1500V (10×160us)

50×106 times (3Hz) 200×103 times (0.5Hz)

2.8 RS232

You can connect the DVR with POS or Keyboard through RS232. With POS system, the DVR can communicate through RS232 and network. For the POS system, the DVR can integrate the text content and even search the record through the info. The series DVR also support NKB operation. You can operate the DVR from the keyboard controls instead of using the control pad on the front panel of the unit. To connect a NKB keyboard to the DVR:

1. Assemble the KBD keyboard according to the instructions in its accompanying installation manual.

2. Connect the KBD keyboard into one of the RS232 ports on the DVR or through network.

2.9 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. Follow the instructions for configuring a camera to enable each PTZ device on the DVR.

2.10 Other Interfaces

There are still other interfaces on the DVR, such as USB ports. You can refer to the Figure 2-11 for more information.

Figure 2-11

3 Overview of Navigation and Controls

Before operation, please make sure you have properly installed HDDs and all the cable connections.

3.1 Login, Logout & Main Menu

3.1.1 Login

When the system boots up, default video display is in multiple-window mode. Click Enter or left click mouse, you can see the login interface. See Figure 3-1. System consists of four accounts:

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

playback, backup and etc.) z Username: default. Password: default(hidden user) For your system security, please modify you password after first login. You can use USB mouse, front panel, remote controller or keyboard to input. About

input method: Click to switch between numeral, English character

(small/capitalized) and denotation.

Note: 3 times login failure in 30 minutes will result in account lock!

Figure 3-1

3.1.2 Main Menu

When you login, the system main menu is shown as below. See Figure 3-2. There are total six icons: search, information, setting, backup, advanced and shutdown. Move the cursor to highlight the icon, then double click mouse to enter the sub-menu.

Figure 3-2

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