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X4D1H

PROFESSIONAL 4 CHANNEL REAL TIME D1 DVR

User Manual

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Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1 MAIN MENU SETUP ____________________________________ 3

1-1 RECORD SETUP ____________________________________________ 5

1-1.1 Quality & Frame Rate Setup ______________________________ 6

1-2 EVENT SETUP ______________________________________________ 6

1-2.1 MOTION SETUP ________________________________________ 7

1-2.1.1 MOTION AREA SETUP ______________________________ 7

1-2.2 SENSOR/ALARM SETUP _________________________________ 8

1-3 SCHEDULE SETUP __________________________________________ 9

1-3.1 Schedule Record Setup ___________________________________ 9

1-3.2 Holiday Setup __________________________________________ 10 1-4 CAMERA SETUP ____________________________________________ 10 1-5 ACCOUNT SETUP __________________________________________ 11

1-5.1 Permission Setup _______________________________________ 11

1-5.2 User Picture Setup _____________________________________ 12 1-6 NETWORKING SETUP _______________________________________ 12

1-6.1 NETWORKING SETUP __________________________________ 13

1-6.1.1 DHCP ___________________________________________ 13 1-6.1.2 LAN _____________________________________________ 13 1-6.1.3 ADSL ____________________________________________ 14

1-6.1.4 3G ______________________________________________ 14 1-6.2 HTTP Setup ___________________________________________ 15 1-6.3 DDNS Setup ___________________________________________ 16 1-6.4 Mail Setup ____________________________________________ 16

1-7 PTZ & RS485 SETUP _______________________________________ 17 1-8 SYSTEM SETUP ____________________________________________ 18

1-8.1 DISPLAY SETUP _______________________________________ 19 1-8.2 DATE/TIME SETUP _____________________________________ 19

1-8.2.1 CHANGE DATE & TIME ____________________________ 20

1-8.2.2 TIME ZONE AND DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME SETUP ____ 20

1-8.2.3 INTERNET TIME SETUP ___________________________ 21 1-8.3 BUZZER & RELAY SETUP ______________________________ 21 1-8.4 SPOT SETUP __________________________________________ 23

1-9 UTILITY SETUP_____________________________________________ 24 1-10 DIAGNOSTIC ______________________________________________ 25

CHAPTER 2 BACKUP & SEARCH __________________________________ 26

2-1 BACKUP SETUP ____________________________________________ 26 2-2 SEARCH SETUP ____________________________________________ 28

2-2.1 EVENT SEARCH _______________________________________ 28

2-2.1.1 CRITERIA SETUP FOR EVENT SEARCH _____________ 29 2-2.2 TIME SEARCH _________________________________________ 30

CHAPTER 3 REMOTE ACCESS ____________________________________ 30

3-1 Remote Access via Software __________ Error! Bookmark not defined. 3-2 Remote Access via Internet Explorer ___ Error! Bookmark not defined. 3-3 Remote Access via Smartphone Apps __________________________ 35 3-4 Minimum Software Requirements _______________________________ 36

Please Note: On-screen options such a number of Channels, Split Screen Options, Alarm inputs etc. used in this manual may differ from the actual model purchased (i.e. a 4 channel DVR will display 4 channel options and the 8 Channel will display 8 channel options).

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CHAPTER 1 - MAIN MENU SETUP

To enter the main menu and set up the DVR a user log-in and password are required. The default password of the administrator is ‘123456’. Please check the section ‘Account Setup’ for information on setting up other users.

Table 1-0.1 Virtual keyboard

Item

Description

Switch between capital and small letters.

Switch between numbers and letters.

Press to cancel the setup, and re-enter the login

account.

Delete the last character.

Enter to confirm the password

Space key

A successful log-in will take you to the following Main Menu screen as detailed below:

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Table 1-0.2 Remote Control Button Description

Item

Description

Scroll LEFT/RIGHT

Scroll UP/DOWN

Save current settings and return to live view mode

ESC

Return back to the previous menu level without saving

ENTER

Enter the selected menu option or bring up the virtual keyboard

Please Note: A new hard drive must be formatted before it can be used. Please refer to the section ‘ UTILITY SETUP’ for further information.

1-1 RECORD SETUP

Item

Description

HDD Full

Recording options once the hard drive reaches full capacity:

 ‘

Stop

’ : Stop recording

 ‘

Overwrite

’: Starts to overwrite previous recorded

data starting from oldest data on the hard drive.

OSD position X

Setup (On Screen Display) X axis position on the screen

OSD position Y

Setup OSD Y axis position on the screen

OSD position setup

Further setup options on the OSD

Video Preservation

Select the check box to setup the Video Preservation period. This function will automatically delete recorded data after the selected preservation period has expired.

Quality & Frame Rate Setup

Setup the quality and frame rate for each channel

Please Note: 4 camera DVR will display 4 channel options and 8 camera DVR will display 8 channel options.

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1-1.1 Quality & Frame Rate Setup

Item

Description

Normal/Event Setup

Select a recording mode from Normal or Event. Normal recording to a standard recording mode defined by the user. Event recording refers to recordings either Motion Detection or an Alarm sensor being triggered (setup of Event recording is detailed further in this section)

Resolution

Select recording resolution: NTSC:352x240, 704x240, 704x480 PAL:352X288,704X288,704X576

Record Type

Setup quality and Frame Per Second (FPS) for each channel

No.

Enable/disable which channels record by checking/unchecking the relevant boxes.

Quality

Select a recording quality: Below Basic/ Basic/ Normal/ High/ Highest

FPS

Set the recording FPS for each individual channel

Auto

Assigns each channel with the maximum available FPS

Please Note: 4 camera DVR will display 4 channel options and 8 camera DVR will display 8 channel options.

1-2 EVENT SETUP

Item

Description

Motion Setup

Select to set up the motion detection feature

Sensor Setup

Enter to set up the sensor detection feature

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1-2.1 MOTION SETUP

Item

Description

Alarm Duration (Seconds)

The number of seconds the alarm buzzer remains activated once motion has been detected

1~8

Select chosen channel to apply the motion detection

Enable

Select checkbox to Enable/Disable motion detection for each channel

Sensitivity

Drag the on–screen white bar or press ◀ ▶ to set up the motion detection sensitivity from value 0 to 10 for each channel (i.e. the higher value the greater the sensitivity)

Motion Area Setup

Select to setup motion detection area

Please Note: 4 camera DVR will display 4 channel options and 8 camera DVR will display 8 channel options.

1-2.1.1 MOTION AREA SETUP

The motion detection has been divided into 22x18 grids. The default detection area is a full screen. This area is transparent for local access and purple for remote access users. (i.e. areas deselected from motion detection are marked in red for both local and remote access users).

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Item

Description

Mask Mouse Selection

Check box to enable/disable using the mouse to set the motion detection area (i.e. drag and select)

All Area Detection

Selects the entire screen as a detection area.

Mask All Area

Deselects the entire screen as a detection area.

Continue

Continue into further setup options

Exit & Save

Exits the function and saves any changes to the settings

Exit & Discard

Exits the function and does not save any changes to the settings

1-2.2 SENSOR SETUP

Item

Description

Sensor Popup

Check the box to Enable/Disable Popup screen function for all channels (i.e. the corresponding channel will pop-up in a full screen mode when an alarm sensor has been triggered)

All Off

Switches all alarm sensors off

All Low

Sets all sensors to low polarity (see below for further details)

All High

Set all sensors to high polarity (see below for further details)

Sensor Polarity

Click or press ▼ to select between OFF or HIGH and LOW voltage for triggering sensor detection:

Low Polarity：When the sensor has been triggered, the sensor alert

will be activated (i.e. Normally Closed)

High Polarity：When the sensor has been triggered, the sensor alert

will be de-activated (i.e. Normally Open)

Off : Sensors alerts are de-activated

Please Note: 4 camera DVR will display 4 channel options and 8 camera DVR will display 8 channel options.

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1-3 SCHEDULE SETUP

Except from starting recording manually, you can also setup the recording time by weeks and a specific schedule which includes normal, motion detection, and recording type.

Item

Description

Page

Each page provides 10 schedules for setup (5 pages in total)

Holiday Setup

Select to enter to setup holiday function, (setup up to 50 days, other than weekends)

View Event/Motion/ Sensor Setup

View Normal/Motion/Sensor setup for holidays

Please Note: 4 camera DVR will display 4 channel options and 8 camera DVR will display 8 channel options.

1-3.1 Schedule Record Setup

Select the chosen time on the left side menu to display the setup menu (as shown below). This allows you to setup the schedule in further detail by Time, Motion Detection, specific days of the week and days designated as holidays.

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1-3.2 Holiday Setup

The user can select the specific dates to be designated as holidays, which can then be specified during the configuration of scheduled recording.

1-4 CAMERA SETUP

Item

Description

1~16

Select to choose the setup camera setup requirements for each individual channels.

Mask

Select the checkbox to enable/disable the mask function (i.e. within live mode).

Sharpness

Drag the bar or press ◀ ▶ to adjust Sharpness of your camera from value 0 to 15.

Brightness

Drag the bar or press ◀ ▶ to adjust Brightness of your camera from value 1 to 255.

Contrast

Drag the bar or press ◀ ▶ to adjust Contrast of your camera from value 1 to 255.

Saturation

Drag the bar or press ◀ ▶ to adjust Saturation of your camera from value 1 to 255.

Name

Set up name of each individual channel.

Volume

Audio volume under LIVE mode and recording mode can be adjusted.

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1-5 ACCOUNT SETUP

The Account Setup menu is used to provide a maximum of 4 users’ individual and unique access to the DVR over a network setup. The default administrator account username and password is ‘admin’ and ‘123456’.

Please Note: The default password remains the same after firmware upgrade

Item

Description

No.

Select checkbox to activate the chosen user account.

Username

Set up username

Password

Set up password for each user. Password requires 8-digits which can be a mixture of letters and numbers (passwords are case-sensitive)

Permissions

Set up permissions/rights for each user

Change Admin Password

Select to change administrator’s password

Picture (Change)

Select to change/set a user’s picture

1-5.1 Permission Setup

The permission setup is used to provide individual users (maximum of 4 users) tailored access

to the DVR’s functions. The administrator can select the relevant checkboxes (as detailed below)

to give access to the Setup Menu, Network Operations, PTZ function, Playback, Utility, Backup. Access the password expiry dates and Masks on specific channels while playing back can also be specified.

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1-5.2 User Picture Setup

Users can select the ‘Change’ button then select a picture to be added to their profile:

1-6 NETWORKING SETUP

Item

Description

Connect type

Setup mode for network connection: (ADSL, DHCP, LAN, 3G).

HTTP Setup

Select to set up HTTP

DDNS Setup

Select to set up DDNS

Mail Setup

Select to set up email

3G Setup

Select to set up 3G network

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1-6.1 NETWORKING SETUP

There are four methods that allow the DVR to be connected to a network:

1-6.1.1 DHCP

When DHCP is selected, IP address will be assigned by DHCP server automatically.

1-6.1.2 LAN

Select LAN for network connection, the following information is required:

Item

Description

IP Address

Enter IP address set by yourself or your systems administrator

Subnet Mask

Enter IP address of Subnet Mask provided by You or your Systems Administrator

Gateway

Enter IP address of Gate way provided by You or your Systems Administrator

DNS

Enter DNS address set by yourself or your systems administrator

(Please Note: The correct DNS address must be entered for DDNS function).

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1-6.1.3 ADSL

Select ADSL for network connection, the following information is required.

Item

Description

User Name

Enter user name provided by user’s ISP

Password

Enter password provided by user’s ISP

1-6.1.4 3G

Select 3G for network connection, the following information is required.

Item

Description

Dial-up Number

Dial-up Number, Determined by the ISP

Enter SIM card password

APN

Enter Determined by the ISP

Advance Setting

The advanced settings

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Item

Description

Enable

Select checkbox to enable advanced settings

User Name

Enter username (provided by the ISP)

Password

Enter password (provided by the ISP)

IP Address

Enter the fixed IP address (provided by the ISP)

Please Note: This feature may not work with all 3G cards (Please contact technical support for further details)

1-6.2 HTTP Setup

Item

Description

Enable HTTP Server

Check to enable HTTP server. Users can remotely access into the DVR over the network if the HTTP function is activated.

Port

Enter a valid port value from 1 up to 65000 (The default value is 80)

Auto

Assign each channel with its maximum fps

No.

Selected channel number

Quality

Setup the recording quality from the options: Basic, Normal, High, and highest

FPS

Setup the recording FPS

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1-6.3 DDNS Setup

Item

Description

Enable DDNS

Select checkbox to enable/disable DDNS function.

DDNS Server

Enter the registered DDNS Server: (i.e. details taken provider from such as no.ip.org)

Host Name

Enter the completed registered SMTP Server.

(Including username + Server)

If the user name is ‘home’ and you choose ‘john-home.com’ as your server, you should enter: home.john-home.com’

User Name

Enter user name.

Password

Enter password.

Please Note: Refer to appendix for further detail on setting up a DDNS Server

1-6.4 Mail Setup

When specific event occurs (i.e. Video Loss, Motion Detection etc.) an email will be sent to the receiver’s account automatically. Setting up email accounts is detailed below:

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Item

Description

Enable E-mail Notification

Select checkbox to enable/disable E-mail Notification function.

SMTP Server

Enter to set up SMTP Server name.

Port

Select specific Port (if required).

User Name

Enter to set up User Name.

Password

Enter to set up Password.

Sender E-mail

Enter to set up e-mail address of receivers (up to 10 addresses can be set).

Trigger Event

Enter to select which events (Motion, Sensor and Vloss (Video Loss) will be emailed notifications.

Receiver E-mail

Enter to set up e-mail addresses for up to 10 receivers individually.

1-7 PTZ & RS485 SETUP

The DVR allows users to control PTZ functions of your camera. Please ensure that the PTZ camera is connected correctly to the RS-485 port of DVR.

Item

Description

Enable PTZ

Click the box to Enable/Disable PTZ function for each channel.

Protocol

Set up the protocol of PTZ cam. The supported protocols are

PELCO-P, PELCO-D, KND, LI-LIN, SAMSUNG, LG, AVTECH.

PTZ ID

Select ◀ ▶ to set up PTZ ID (The ID range is from 1 to 64)

Baud Rate

Select Baud Rate for PTZ from 2400, 4800, 9600,19200

RS-485 ID

Select RS-485 ID (values from 1 to 64)

RS-485 Baud Rate

Select RS-485 Baud Rate from 2400. 4800, 9600,19200

Keyboard

Select Keyboard for use with the PTZ camera

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1-8 SYSTEM SETUP

Item

Description

DVR Name

Set the name of the DVR. This will be displayed when users login remotely)

DVR Location

The location of DVR will be shown when users login remotely

Language

Use the ▼ button to select OSD language.

Remote ID

Setup the ID of the remote control.(the Default ID is set to 0)

Display Setup

Enter to set up the DVR’s display options

Date/Time Setup

Enter to set up the DVR’s Date/Time

Device Setup

Enter to set up Buzzers & Relay options

Spot Setup

Enter to set up Spot monitor

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1-8.1 DISPLAY SETUP

Item

Description

Auto-Seq Interval

Set up duration time (in seconds) for the interval between the channel switching channels under Auto-Sequential mode.

Show OSD

Turn On / Off OSD display.

Show DVR Status

Turn On / Off DVR illustration and record status display.

Show Date/Time

Turn On / Off date and time display.

Show Channel Name

Turn On / Off channel name display.

Border Color

Set up the color of border in LIVE, PLAYBACK mode. (Red, Green, Blue).

1-8.2 DATE/TIME SETUP

Item

Description

Hour Format

12HOURS/ 24HOURS

Date Format

MM-DD-YY/DD-MM-YY/YY-MM-DD

Date/Time Position

Choose the position of Time and Date display.

Change Date & Time

Setup time and date of DVR.

Time Zone Setup

Set up GMT and Daylight Saving Time.

Internet Time Setup

Setup automatic synchronization with internet server.

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1-8.2.1 CHANGE DATE & TIME

This allows the user to setup the DVR’s date and time, as detailed below:

1-8.2.2 TIME ZONE AND DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME SETUP

Set up time zone and activate Daylight Saving Time function according to user’s DVR location.

Item

Description

Select Time Zone

Enter to modify GMT from GMT- 13 to GMT+ 13

Daylight Saving Time

Turn on/ off Daylight Saving Time

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1-8.2.3 INTERNET TIME SETUP

Synchronize your DVR time with an internet time server:

Item

Description

Automatic Synchronization

Check to enable DVR’s automatic synchronization function. Once selected the DVR will automatically synchronize the time upon rebooting or by every 24 hours after booting.

Update Now

Select to update/synchronize the time.

1-8.3 BUZZER & RELAY SETUP

Item

Description

Mouse Speed

Select the mouse cursor speed.

Buzzer Setup

Buzzer & relay setup.

AV Output Setup

Into the Audio/Video setup.

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Item

Description

Key Tone

Enable/Disable sound/tone when the front panel buttons are used.

Buzzer

Enable/Disable which functions will generate a buzzer sound (i.e. HDD error, Video Loss, Motion Detection and Sensor/Alarm triggers).

Relay

Enable/Disable which functions will allow a signal to be sent to the RELAY OUT (Alarm Output) (i.e. HDD error, Video Loss, Motion Detection and Sensor/Alarm triggers).

Item

Description

VGA Resolution

Adjust the resolution from 800x600 / 1024x768 / 1280x1024

Brightness

Adjust the brightness

Contrast

Adjust the contrast

Saturation

Adjust the saturation

Hue

Adjust the hue

Volume

Adjust the volume

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1-8.4 SPOT SETUP

Item

Description

SPOT MODE

Check to select the chosen spot mode.

Interval (Seconds)

The duration time in seconds for the interval between channels under SPOT mode.

Skip Video Loss Channel

Select to skip channels without video signal.

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1-9 UTILITY SETUP

Item

Description

HDD Initialization

Select to enter hard disk initialization (i.e. format) menu but please ensure the DVR has stopped recording. On entering the menu select the hard drive to be formatted and then press ‘Start’. Once the HDD has formatted successfully the DVR will display the text ‘Succeed’.

USB Initialization

Select to enter USB initialization (i.e. format). Press ‘Start’ to begin the procedure and once the HDD has formatted successfully the DVR will display the text ‘Succeed’.

System Recovery

Restore the DVR to the original factory settings

Reset System Events

Reset all the recording events in DVR.

Copy Setup to USB

This allows the user to copy the DVR configuration (i.e. Record/Display/Motion settings etc.) to a USB device. The file will be saved as ‘sdvr_conf.dat’ on your USB memory stick.

Download Setup from USB

Select to download a saved configuration from a USB device and apply to the DVR.

Upgrade

Allows the user to upgrade the DVR firmware via a USB device. Please ensure that the DVR is not recording before applying the new firmware update. Please note that the System will reboot automatically once the upgrade is completed.

Please Note: Do not turn off the power to the DVR or remove the USB device whilst upgrading as it may cause an incomplete firmware upgrade and may damage the DVR.

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1-10 DIAGNOSTIC

Item

Description

Version

This displays the current firmware version of DVR

This displays the connected IP address of DVR. If disconnected from network the screen will display the following:

‘NETWORK DISCONNECT’

MAC

MAC Address of DVR

HDD Status (Hard Drive)

No.

HDD number

Volume

HDD Capacity

Used Rate

Percentage of space used on the HDD.

Status

Displays the HDD status.

USING: means the HDD is being used for recording now GOOD/BAD: means the HDD has a known/unknown format for

the DVR. Please Note: A new hard drive must be formatted before it can be

used in the DVR.

Format Time

This shows the last date the hard drive was formatted.

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CHAPTER 2 - BACKUP & SEARCH

2-1 BACKUP SETUP

Users can backup any segment of recorded data within a specified time frame, using a USB memory device which must be connected to the DVR.

The backup file that is produced by the DVR is an IRF file which is designed to be played back with the software called ‘Ifileplay’ and ‘CMS’.

Please Note: When using a USB flash drive to backup data, the DVR will automatically copy the ‘Ifileplay’ software onto the USB flash drive.

Item

Description

From

The start time of the backup file.

The end time of the backup file.

Device

Select the USB or PC as the backup device.

Free Space

The available space on your backup device (not available for PC backup).

Refresh

Recalculate the available space of backup device (not available for PC backup).

Required Space

Displays the size of the backup file.

Calculate

Refreshes the calculation of the size of backup file.

Start

Commences the backup file function.

Please ensure that the backup device has enough space before commencing the backup procedure.

Please Note: Do not turn off the power to the DVR or remove the USB device whilst upgrading as it may cause an incomplete firmware upgrade and may damage the DVR.

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iFileplay Use Method

 Step 1: Install ‘iFileplay’ software to your PC (i.e. ’iFileplay’ file will be included on the

installation CD provided with this DVR).

Please Note: When using a USB flash drive to backup data, the DVR will automatically copy the ‘Ifileplay’ software onto the USB flash drive.

 Step 2: Double click the file ‘ifileplaypack.exe’ to setup the software.

 Step 3: Once the software has successfully loaded please click the ‘Open’ and select the

chosen backup file to play.

Please Note: If the software does not play the chosen file it may not be in the correct format for it to play.

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2-2 SEARCH SETUP

Item

Description

Event Search

Select to enter the Event Search Menu

Time Search

Select to enter the Time Search Menu

2-2.1 EVENT SEARCH

The DVR automatically records events with channel information such Event Type, Date/Time, User etc. If there is recorded data for an event, a yellow signal will be shown on the left

side of the time information. Rest your cursor under the line and press ‘enter’, or left click your mouse to playback the recording data.

Please Note: Event Records will still be generated even when a hard drive is not installed or the record function has not been activated. However, the event record itself can’t be viewed after selecting it.

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Item

Description

Criteria

Setup parameters of the event search.

Page

Switch between the various pages of events.

Date/Time

Date/time when the event occurred.

Event Type

Event types are defined as the following:

MOTION

Motion Detected

Video Loss

Remote Login

User log-in over the network

Remote Logout

User log-out over the network

Power On

DVR has been switched on

HDD Full

HDD space has reached full capacity

HDD Error

HDD error has been detected

Reboot

DVR has been rebooted

Info

The channel where event has occurred or the username that has logged in.

2-2.1.1 CRITERIA SETUP FOR EVENT SEARCH

The amount of events generated can be numerous and the users can make the search more efficient by clicking ‘Criteria’, and selecting specific parameters to search within. The search results will be limited to a specific period of time but the user can also select functions such as Motion Detection, Video Loss etc.

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2-2.2 TIME SEARCH

TIME SEARCH can search for the specific time of recording data to playback. Users can press ‘Enter’ or left click on the desired date to playback. Please note that dates that contain recorded data are marked with a red square □.

Users can further narrow the results by clicking on a chosen date and then set a specific time range (hour/minute/second), as shown below:

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Chapter 3 REMOTE ACCESS

This section explains how users can access the X4D1H via the iWatchDVR software, an internet browser and smartphone mobile apps. Please note the following:

- To access the DVR locally (LAN) users can simply use the network IP address, as detailed in section 3 ‘Network Setup’.

- If users are accessing their DVR’s remotely, from a location outside their local network (i.e. from home), they will need to ensure that they have suitable fixed IP address (please consult your Internet Service Provider for further information).

- Users may need to configure their router so that they can access their DVR remotely, a process known as ‘Port Fowarding’. Please consult your technician or our technical support for further details.

Please Note: The address used in this image is only for demonstration purposes only. The actual DVR address will be specific to the local network environment or a user defined address.

3-1 Remote Access via Software

The DVR Remote Desktop software will allow users to remotely access and control the DVR from a PC. Please note that the software currently supports Windows XP SP2 and above.

 Step 1: Enter the IP address of the DVR in an Internet browser (i.e. Internet Explorer)

 Step 2: The user will then be prompted for an account Username and Password:

 Step 3: The user will then be taken to an access page (detailed below) and can select the

relevant download link (i.e. iWatchDVR for PC or Mac) begin the download.

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 Step 4: Run/install the downloaded iWatchDVR software and the user will be prompted for

the login details to the DVR (IP address, Port Number, Username and Password):

Please Note: The drop-down menu can be used to record previous IP addresses. Press “Clear” to clear IP address history.

 Step 5: Once the user authentication has been confirmed the iWatchDVR software will

have access to the DVR:

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3-2 Remote Access via Internet Explorer

The DVR Remote Desktop software will allow users to remotely access and control the DVR via an Internet browser. Please note that the software currently supports Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, 8 and 9.

 Please follow Steps 1-2 (page 46)

 Step 3: Click on ‘iWatchDVR for Internet Explorer 7/8/9”.

Please Note: The user will be prompted to download/install specific ActiveX controls, which are required to access the DVR, when clicking this link for the first time.

Step 4: The link will take the user directly into the DVR

Please Note: The default display when logging in via an Internet Browser is 16:9 (Widescreen mode)

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Additionally users at can access a simpler version of the software by selecting the ‘JPEG Viewer’ option at STEP 3:

This allows the user to log into one channel at a time (using the dropdown menu) and generates low frame rate image snapshot, which updates itself every few seconds (detailed below):

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3-3 Remote Access Via Smartphone Apps

Smartphone apps that allow the user to access their DVR are currently available for Android, iPhone/iPad and Windows Mobile. These apps provide a host of features that allow the user to view live footage (single screen or multi-view options), control PTZ cameras, Zoom, Backup, and search events/logs.

 Step 1: Download the iWatchDVR 2 smartphone apps from the respective online app

stores Links direct to the smartphone App stores can be found on the DVRs web access page, as detailed above (Step 3 for setting up remote access):

 Step 2: The user can save the relevant DVR access details, as detailed below for

iPad/iPhone users:

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 Step 3: Select to the chosen DVR and once the user details have been correctly

verified they will be taken to the main access page.

3-4Minimum Software Requirements

The remote desktop software requires minimum hardware requirements to operate the software effectively, which are detailed below:

CPU

Intel Pentium 4 above

Microsoft Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2 above

RAM

512M above

VGA Card

Needed to support DirectX9.0 (Above)

Anti-virus

software (firewall)

Suitable port and access to be available (i.e. port 80) for access to the DVR via Internet Explorer

Others

DirectX 9.0 above

Please Note: Users can download iWatchDVR smartphone apps for Android, iPhone/iPad and Windows Mobile directly from the links found on the DVR web access page (as detailed on Step 3 for setting up remote access)

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