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Table of Conten ts
Safety Instruc tio ns
What You Get
1.1 – Benefit s
1.2 – DVR Specific ati ons
1.3 – Pa cka ge Contents
1.4 – Optiona l Com pon ent s
1.5 – Wha t is th e 910 4V?
2 – DV R Pan els and Contr ols
2.1 – H9 104V Fro nt Panel
2.2 – H9104V Rear Panel
2.3 – Remote Control
3- I nstalling Your Hardware.. ... .......... ..
3.1 – Install ing You r Har d Dri ve..... ... ... .
3.2 – Connectin g Your Camer as. ... ....
3.2.1 – I ndo or/Outdoor, Dome , and Bullet cameras
3.2.2 – PTZ ( Pan /tilt/Zoom ) Cameras
3.3 – Co nnecting Po wer. ........
3.4 – Connect ing a D isp lay
3.4.1 –Conn ect ing a TV
3.4.2 – Connecti ng a Compu ter M oni tor
3.5 – Con necting a USB B ack up De vice
3.6 – Connecting a USB Mouse
3.7 – Con nec ting the D VR to a Local Area Network (LAN)
4 - Starting up Your DVR
4.1 – System Initi ali zat ion
4.2 – Mai n Video Feed Di splay
4.3 – Set ting System Date and Time
5 – Main Menu Ove rvi ew
5.1 – Main Menu...... ... .
5.1.1 – Menu Fu nct ion B uttons
5.2 – Quick Launch M enu
5.3 – Mai n Men u Fun ctions Tabl e
6 – Di spl ay Se tup
6.1 – Title
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6.4 Live .... ... ... ... .......... ... ... .......... ... ... .......... ... ... .......... ... ... ... .......... ... ... ....15
6.5 Display Tim e Opt ion s.. ....... ... ... ....... ... ... ....... ... ... ....... ... ... .......... ... ........15
6.6 AU TOSEQ.. ... ... ....... ... ... .......... ... .......... ... .......... ... .......... ... .......... ... ...16
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7 C onfiguring Recording S ettings... ... .......... ... .......... ... .......... ... .......... ... .....16
7.1 Chan nel ........................................ ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .16
7.2 – Quality .. ........................................... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..1 6
7.3 – Au dio Rec.... ... ... ....... ... ... ....... ... ... ....... ... ... ....... ... ... ....... ... ... .......... ... ...16
7.4 – File Size ......... ... .......... ... .......... ... .......... ... .......... ... .......... ... .......... ... ...16
7.5– Record ing M ode .. ........................................... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 16
7.5.1 – Sched ule S etu p ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .......................................17
8 – Network Set up .. ........................................... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .17
8.1 – Type ....... ... ... ....... ... ... ....... ... ... ....... ... ... ....... ... ... ....... ... ... ....... ... ... ......1 7
8.2 – M edia Port.. ... ... ....... ... ... .......... ... .......... ... .......... ... .......... ... .......... ... ....18
8.3 – Web Po rt. ........................................... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 18
8.4 – I P Add ress... ... ... ....... ... ... ....... ... ... ....... ... ... ....... ... ... ....... ... ... .......... ... ...18
8.5 – Su bne t Mask.. ... ... ....... ... ... ....... ... ... ....... ... ... ....... ... ... .......... ... .......... ... .18
8.6 – Gateway ......... ... .......... ... .......... ... .......... ... .......... ... .......... ... .......... ... ...18
8.7 – DNS ....... ... ... ....... ... ... ....... ... ... ....... ... ... ....... ... ... ....... ... ... ....... ... ... ........18
8.8 – L oca l Co nne ction I nstruction s.. .......... ... ... ....... ... ... ....... ... ... ....... ... ... .....19
Testing DVR Local conne cti on........ ... .......... ... .......... ... .......... ... .......... ... .......19
8.9 – DDNS Setu p .. ........................................... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .20
9 – Searching f or an d Pla ying recordi ngs .. ........................................... ... ..2 1
9.1 – Sea rch ing f or Re cor din gs........ ... .......... ... .......... ... .......... ... .......... ... ......21
9.2 – Identif yin g Rec ordings ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .......................21
9.3 – Pla ying Recor din gs........ ... .......... ... .......... ... .......... ... .......... ... .......... ... .21
9.3.1 – File Li st Co ntr ols ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ........................................... ... ..2 2
9.4 – Bac kin g Up Recordin gs. .......... ... .......... ... .......... ... .......... ... .......... ... ......22
10 – Dev ice Management ... .......... ... .......... ... .......... ... .......... ... .......... ... .........2 2
10.1 – Manag ing the H ard D riv e......... ... .......... ... .......... ... .......... ... .......... ... ....23
10.1.1 – HDD Statu s.. ... .......... ... .......... ... .......... ... .......... ... .......... ... .......... ... .23
10.1.2 – Over wri te .. ... ... ........................................... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .24
10.1.3 – HDD Fo rma t ......................................... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .24
10.1.4 – USB Format .... ... .......... ... .......... ... .......... ... .......... ... .......... ... .......... 25
10.2 – Alarm Set up .... ... ... ....... ... ... ....... ... ... ....... ... ... ....... ... ... ....... ... ... ....... ... 25
10.2.1 – Noti fic ati on Options . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ............................25
10.2.2 – Alarm Manag e ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .....................25
10.2.3 – E-ma il Se tup ... ... ... ........................................ ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..2 6
11 – PT Z Set up. ....... ... ... ....... ... ... ....... ... ... ....... ... ... ....... ... ... ....... ... ... .......... ... 27
11.1 – O pti ons . ....... ... ... ....... ... ... ....... ... ... ....... ... ... ....... ... ... ....... ... ... ....... ... ..2 7
12 – Mob ile P hon e Setup .. .......... ... .......... ... .......... ... .......... ... .......... ... .......28
12.1 – User Nam e .. ... ... ... ........................................... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .28
12.2 – User Pas swo rd .. ........................................... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 28
12.3 – Server P ort .. ... ... ... ........................................ ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .29
12.4 – Settin g Up Your P hon e.. ... ... ........ ... ... ........ ... ... ........ ... ... ..... ... ... ... ..... .29
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13.1 – Option s..... ... .......... ... .......... ... .......... ... .......... ... .......... ... .......... ... ... ....29
13.2 – Mo tio n Det ect ion Ar ea. .......... ... .......... ... .......... ... .......... ... .......... ... ......30
14 – System Set up .... ... .......... ... .......... ... .......... ... ... ....... ... ... ....... ... ... ....... ... 30
14.1 – Time Set up ( Dat e/Ti me) ....... ... ... ....... ... ... ....... ... ... ....... ... ... ....... ... ... ....30
14.1.1 – Time Setup Op tio ns ... ... ... ... ........................................... ... ... ... ... ... .30
14.1.2 - How to set Day light Sa vings Tim e ... ... ... ....... ... ... ....... ... ... ....... ... ... ....31
14.2 – Passwo rd Se tup . ... ... ........ ... ... ... ........ ... ... ... ........ ... ... ... ........ ... ... ... ..31
14.2.1 – Device ID... ... .......... ... .......... ... .......... ... .......... ... .......... ... .......... ... ...31
14.2.2 – Pas swo rd En abl e.. .......... ... .......... ... .......... ... .......... ... .......... ... .........3 1
14.2.3 – User P ass wor d ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...........................31
14.2.4 – Adm in Password ... .......... ... .......... ... .......... ... .......... ... .......... ... .........3 2
14.3 – Vid eo Se tup .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ........................................... ... ... ... ... ... .32
14.3.1 – VGA Resolu tio n.. .......... ... .......... ... .......... ... .......... ... .......... ... .......... .32
14.3.2 – Video System ... .......... ... .......... ... .......... ... .......... ... .......... ... .......... ... 32
14.4 – L ang uag e (Syste m La nguage)... ... .......... ... .......... ... .......... ... .......... ... ..32
14.5 – Info ( Sys tem Info rma tion)..... ... .......... ... .......... ... ..,....... ... .......... ... .......33
14.5.1 – MAC Address ... .......... ... .......... ... .......... ... .......... ... .......... ... .......... ... 33
14.6 – M ain tai n (Syste m Ma intain)... ... .......... ... ... ....... ... .,. ....... ... ... ....... ... ... ...33
14.6.1 – Au to Main tai n.. .......... ... .......... ... .......... ... .......... ... .......... ... .......... ... .33
14.6.2 – Syst em Up dat e .... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ....................34
14.6.3 – Load Default... ... ....... ... ... ....... ... ... ....... ... ... ....... ... ... ....... ... ... ....... ... ..3 4
14.6.4 – Reboot.... ... ... ....... ... ... ....... ... ... .......... ... .......... ... .......... ... .......... ... ...34
15 – Program min g the PTZ C ame ras....... ... .......... ... .......... ... .......... ... .......... ..3 4
15.1 – PT Z Setup..... ... ... ....... ... ... ....... ... ... ....... ... ... ....... ... ... ....... ... ... ....... ... ... 34
15.1.1 – PTZ Co ntr ol Pa nel Function s . ... ... ... ... ... ........................................ .34
15.2 – Cruise Setup.. ... .......... ... .......... ... .......... ... .......... ... .......... ... .......... ... ..34
15.2.1 – PTZ Commands.. ... .......... ... .......... ... .......... ... .......... ... .......... ... ........35
15.3 – Starti ng an d Sto pping the Crui se Pr ogr am ................... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 35
16 – Frequent ly Ask ed Qu estions ........................................... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 36
17 – Appe ndi ces....... ... .......... ... .......... ... .......... ... .......... ... .......... ... .......... ... ..37
17.1 - Warran ty...... ... ... .......... ... .......... ... .......... ... .......... ... .......... ... .......... ... ..37
17.2 – Hardwa re Up gra de (Tr ade -in) Policy ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..3 7
17.3 – Fir mwa re Upgr ade s......... ... .......... ... .......... ... .......... ... .......... ... .......... .37
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HDD Support
SATA HDD x 1 ( Max u p to 1TB)
1. Use prop er po wer s ource.
Do not use this prod uct with a power sour ce that app lies mor e tha n specified
voltage (10 0-2 40V AC ).
2. Never in ser t any thing metall ic in to DV R.
Inserting m eta l obj ect into the DVR c an be a s our ce of dangerou s ele ctr ic shock.
3. Do not ope rat e in we t or dusty envir onm ent.
Avo id pl ace s like a damp basemen t or du sty hallway.
4. Do not exp ose t his p roduct to w ate r.
If this produ ct ge ts we t, unplug it and c ont act a n authorized d eal er im mediately.
5. Keep pro duc t sur faces clean an d dry.
To clean the outs ide c ase o f the DVR, use a clo th li ght ly dampened wi th wa ter ( no
solvents) .
6. Provid e pro per v entilation .
The DVR uses a hard d riv e for vi deo s tor age , whi ch generate s heat du rin g
operation . Do not block the air vent s (b ott om, upp er, s ide s an d ba ck) of t he D VR
that cool dow n the s yst em while runni ng.
7. Do not att emp t to re move the top cov er.
You may suffer severe ele ctrical shock if you rem ove the cover of the DVR. If
there a re any un usu al sound s or smells c omi ng from t he DVR, u nplug it
immediate ly an d con tact Custome r Ser vic e.
8. Handle D VR bo x car efully.
Dropping the DV R on a ny ha rd surface may ca use a malfunctio n. If the DVR does
not wo rk properly d ue to p hys ical da mag e, please con tact Cu sto mer Ser vic e for
repair or exc han ge.
9. Use stan dar d lit hium cell batt ery. (NOTE: Man ufa ctu rer has preins tal led
battery.)
The standar d lit hiu m cell 3v batter y loc ate d on the motherb oar d
should be rep lac ed if t he time clock do es no t hol d its time after
the power is tu rne d off. Warning: unpl ug th e DVR b efore replac ing
battery or yo u may b e sub jected to seve re el ect rical shock.
Properly di spo se of o ld batteries .
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
WHAT YOU GET
1.1 - Benefit s
Wat ch what's goin g on as i t hap pens in real tim e.
Save your rec ord ed fi les and snapsh ots o n a DVR -rated hard dr ive .
Backup and mo ve yo ur vi deos off- sit e with either a US B fla sh dr ive or
external ha rd dr ive .
Vie w wha t you r ecorded stra igh t fro m the DVR or remot ely f rom a c omputer.
Set up your DVR t o be ac ces sed from any Int ern et- connected co mpu ter.
Friends, fa mil y, and co-wo rke rs ca n be given permi ssi on, t oo. Double-e nco ded
bit network t ran smi ssion keeps yo ur vi deo s ecure.
Get notifie d of sy stem events, m oti on de tection, and e xte rna l alarm
activatio n – by e- mai l, too!
Move throug h men us ea sily and quick ly wi th a US B 2.0 mouse.
Connect Pan /Til t/Z oom c ameras – freei ng yo u fro m fixed positi on ca mer as –
and giving yo u 180 ˚ mot ion control, l eav ing n o corners unde tec ted .
Download an d ins tal l software on yo ur mo bil e phone to view yo ur DV R and
cameras.
Record, pla y bac k, an d connect remo tel y at th e same time with Tr ipl ex
technolog y.
Pierce low- o r no- lig ht condition s usi ng ca meras with Inf rar ed LE D light
(night visi on) t ech nology.
Pack your vid eos i n inc rements of 15, 3 0, 45 o r 60 mi nutes for bett er se arch
and storage .
Display men us in y our l anguage with M ult i-l ingual OSD (Op era tin g System
Display).
Configure y our D VR an d cameras with a f ami lia r look and feel wi th gr aph ical
interface .
Connect a sta nda rd VG A co mpu ter monitor or a T V with RCA jacks (u sin g
BNC-to-RC A adap ter ).
Keep your DVR i n opt ima l performanc e con dit ion by schedul ing a uto matic
restartin g.
Store more vi deo s on th e DVR and use less s pac e wit h H.264 (MPEG- 4)
video compr ess ion f ormat.
Determine p lay bac k clarity with t hre e differe nt re sol ution option s.
1.2 - DVR SPECI FIC ATIONS
Model
Vid eo Co mpr ession
Operating S yst em
Signal Syst em
Vid eo In put
Vid eo Ou tpu t
Audio Input
Audio Outpu t
Display Fra me Ra te
Display Res olu tion
Recording F ram e Rat e
Recording M ode
Playback Re sol uti on
DVR-H9104 V-4 CH S tan dalone DVR
H.264
Linux Based
NTSC / PAL
BNC4-Chan nel I npu t
BNC2-Chan nel O utp ut
RCA1 -Chann el In put
RCA 1- Channel Outp ut
NTSC: 120fp s / PAL: 100fps
NTSC: 704 x 480 / PA L: 704 x 576
NTSC: 120 fps / PA L: 100 fps
NTSC: CIF (35 2x2 40) , PAL: CI F (35 2x2 88)
Continuou s / Time S che dule / Motion De tec tio n ½
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2 – DVR PANELS AND CONTROLS
2.1 – 9104V FRO NT PANEL
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A. USB Backup D evi ce Po rt
B. Move Up
C. Main Menu/ Esc ape
D. Move Down
E. Select/E dit
F. Rewind/Mov e Rig ht
G. Pause
H. Play/Vid eo Search
I. Forward/ Mov e Right
J. Stop/Era se
K. Power LED
L. Remote Sen sor
M. HDD LED
N. Channel 1 Se lec t
O. Channel 2 Se lec t
P. Chan nel 3 S ele ct
Q. Quad (2x2) V iew
R. Channel 4 Se lec t
S. Manual Rec ord
Figu re 2- : 910 4V Fron t Panel2
Table 2- 1: 9104 V Front P anel Co ntrol s
DVD Writ er
Network Con nec tio n
Network Pro toc ol
Network Rem ote
Not Support ed
10/100 Ethe rne t (RJ -45)
TCP/IP, DDN S
Remote Clie nt So ftw are and IE Brows er
3G Mobile
Suppor t mobi le ph one ba sed on Wind ows Mo bil e, Sym bian
S60 3rd, i Phon e and b lack berry
VGA Ou tpu t
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PTZ Control
USB
Remote Cont rol
Mouse
Power Suppl y
Built-in RS 485 , Sup port PELCO-P /D
USB 2.0/ USB fo r Bac kup / U SB for mouse
Included
Included
DC12V, 3A
Table 1- 1: DVR Tech nical S pecif icati ons
1.3 PACKA GE CO NTENTS
(1) 9104V DVR
(1) 12V Power S upp ly wi th power cord
(1) USB mouse
(1) Remote Co ntr ol
(2) AA A ba tte ries
(1) User Manu al
(1) Softwar e CD
Extra Phill ips s cre ws
1.4 – OPTIONA L COMPONENTS
The followi ng co mpo nents are not in clu ded w ith the bare DVR , but c an be a dded
as customiz ati ons d uring checko ut.
Up to 1TB SATA HDD
19” LCD Monit or
1.5 – WHAT IS T HE 91 04V?
The 9104V is th e nex t gen eration our pr ofe ssi onal series DV R wit h 4 cam erainput chann els , and a V GA output port fo r vie win g on a computer mo nit or (s old
separatel y).
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2.1.1 – 9104V F RON T PANEL NAVIGATION
Up/Down – Mov e Up/ Dow n
REW – Move Left
FWD – Move Righ t
Menu/Esc – Acc ess es Ma in Menu or Exits c urr ent s creen
SEL – Co nfi rms s election or Ed its f ield value
2.2 – 9104V REA R PANEL
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A. VGA Output Port
B. RCA Audi o Inp ut
C. BNC Vid eo Ou t 1
D. BNC Vid eo In C H1
E. BNC Vid eo In C H3
F. DC 12V Input
G. RS 485 Inter fac e
H. LAN/Ethe rne t por t
I. USB 2.0 Back up De vic e Port
J. USB 2.0 Mous e por t
K. BNC Vid eo Ou t 2
L. BNC Vid eo In C H2
M. BNC Vid eo In C H4
N. RCA Audi o Out put
Table 2- 2: 9104 UV Rear P anel C ontro ls
2.3 – REMOTE CO NTR OL
Figu re 2-4: 9 104UV R emote C ontro l Table 2- 3: 9104 V Remot e Contr ol Func tion s table
3- INSTALLING YOUR DVR HARDWARE
This sectio n r efe rs exclusive ly to t he connectio n o f h ardware to t he DV R.
Forinform ati on rega rdi ng softwa re conf igu rat ion, please refer to the applica ble
section of th e man ual .
1. Remove c has sis s crews.
2. Slide ba ck DV R cha ssis cover.
3. Insert d ata c abl e securely int o har d dri ve.
4. Insert p owe r cab le securely in to ha rd dr ive.
Data
Cable
Power
Cable
Figu re 3-5: I nside t he DVR wi th hard d rive i nstal led
3.2 - CONNECTIN G YOUR CAMERAS
3.2.1 - INDOO R/O UTDOOR, DOME , AND BU LLE T CAMERAS
What you will n eed :
· Camera
· DVR
· Vid eo + Po wer E xtension Cab le
· 12V Power Adap ter o r Pow er Box
Important ! Do no t use a ny other power s our ces o ther than thos e pro vid ed by
Zmodo
Your c ame ra has a built-i n cor d tha t splits into on e (1) B NC video connecto r and
one (1) RCA 12V DC p owe r con nector.
Step 1: Co nnec t the f emal e BNC video
connec tor fr om th e came ra into the m ale
BNC vide o conn ect or of th e extensi on
cable. The mal e end at tac hes to t he
female e nd clo ckw ise an d locks int o
place.
Step 2: Your 4 -Cha nne l DVR ha s four
video in put po rts , labe led CH1 to Ch 4,
corres pond ing t o the ch annel tha t is vie wed
and conf igur ed in t he DVR c onsole. S elec t
the vide o inpu t cha nnel o f your choi ce and
attach t he BNC c onn ecto r on the othe r end
of the ext ensi on ca ble to t he video in put
channe l.
Figu re 3-6: V ideo/ power e xtens ion cab le and ca mera' s BNC fem ale
vide o cable c onnec ted
Figu re 3-7: D VR rear p anel wi th CH1 in put, po wer ada pter, an d
VGA out put con necte d.
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3.1 - INSTALL ING YOUR HA RD DR IVE
If a hard drive w as se lec ted with the pur cha se of t he DVR, the hard d riv e is
already ins tal led . Al tho ugh not recomm end ed, a b are DVR can be pur cha sed
without a har d dri ve, r equiring one t o be in sta lled separat ely.
5. Place ha rd dr ive u pside down in ba y and f ast en with screws .
6. Carefu lly r epl ace cover.
7. Reatta ch ch ass is screws.
Data
Cable
Power
Cable
Figu re 3-6: S ATA HDD cabl e conne ction s
Important ! There is only on e way t o cor rectly conne ct ca ble s. If the connec tio ns
do not fit toge the r pro perly, rev ers e the cables.
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AREA FUNCTION
1 Keypad 1-8/ Sel ect Channel( 1-4 )
2 Keypad 9 and 0
3 Quad (2x 2) Vi ew
4 Main Men u/E sca pe
5 Naviga te Up
6 Naviga te Do wn
7 Naviga te Le ft/ Right
8 Select/Co nfi rm
9 Rewind
10 Play/Vid eo Search
11 Fast For war d
12 Start Manu al Re cording
13 Pause
14 Stop/ Bac ksp ace
15 Not Used
16 Not Used
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Step 3: Co nnec t the f emal e end of the 12 V
DC power c onne cto r from t he camera t o
male end o n the ex ten sion c able.
Step 4: Co nnec t pow er con nector on o ther
end of ext ensi on ca ble to Z modo powe r
adapte r or pow er bo x.
Figu re 3-8: V ideo/ power e xtens ion cab le and ca mera' s femal e power
cabl e conne cted
3.2.2 – PTZ (PAN /TILT/ZO OM) C AMERAS
1. Connect th e fem ale B NC video conne cto r fro m the camera int o the m ale B NC
video conne cto r of th e extension ca ble . The male en d att ach es to the female e nd
clockwise a nd lo cks i nto place.
2. Your 4-Chann el DV R has f our video inpu t por ts, l abeled CH1 to CH 4,
correspon din g to th e channel that i s vie wed a nd configure d in th e DVR c onsole.
Select the vi deo i npu t channel of you r cho ice a nd attach the BN C con nec tor on
the other end o f the e xte nsion cable to t he vi deo i nput channel . See F igu re 3-6.
3. Insert the R S48 5 wir es into the RS48 5 int erf ace port.
I. Holding on e end o f RS4 85 cable, use wi re cu tte rs to strip abou t ½” of t he
plastic cas ing a rou nd the red and bla ck wi res , taking care to n ot cu t or da mage
the copper wi re.
ii. Using a pin o r eye gla ss screwdriv er, de pre ss the tab above t he po sit ive (+)
port.
iii. Insert t he re d wir e until slight r esi sta nce is met.
iv. Re lea se th e tab to lock the wi re in p lac e.
v. Dep res s the n egative (–) ta b.
vi. Insert th e bla ck wi re until sligh t res ist ance is met.
vii. Releas e the t ab to l ock the wire in pl ace .
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4. Connect th e cam era 's pink/gray R S48 5 wir es t o the r ed/ black RS485 wi res .
I. Hol ding the RS485 c abl e ext ending from th e rea r of th e camera, use wi re
cutters to st rip a bou t ½” of the pla sti c cas ing around the p ink a nd gr ay wi res,
taking care t o not c ut or d amage the copp er wi re.
ii. Twist the pin k and r ed wi res (+) togeth er.
iii. Twis t the g ray and black wi res t oge ther (-) toget her.
iv. Re pea t ste ps i through iii f or ea ch ad ditional PTZ c ame ra.
v. Secu re wi res with electric al ta pe.
5. Connect th e fem ale e nd of the 12V DC pow er co nne ctor from the ca mer a to
male end on the e xte nsi on cable. See Fi gur e 3-7 .
6. Connect po wer c onn ector on other e nd of e xte nsion cable to p owe r ada pter.
For instruc tio ns on c onfiguring d ip sw itc hes for PTZ came ras , ple ase visit
http://zm odo .ne t or contac t Tec hni cal S upport.
The 9104V pac kag e inc ludes a 12V/3A DC p owe r sup ply.
When connec tin g the D VR and cameras t o a pow er so urce, please o nly u se th e
power adapt ers o r pow er boxes suppl ied b y Zmo do.
Please do not c ut, s pli ce, or otherwi se mo dif y the electric al wi res o n any of the
Zmodo camer as, D VRs , or power suppl ies . Doi ng so will preve nt us f rom
providing f urt her t echnical sup por t and w ill void the equ ipm ent w arranty.
3.3 – CONNECT ING P OWE R
3.4 – CONNECT ING A DISPLAY
3.4.1 – CONNE CTI NG A TV
What you will n eed :
DVR
TV (not incl ude d)
BNC to RCA Adapter (so ld se par ately)
RCA A/ V cable (not inc lud ed)
Step 1: Power o ff DVR and TV.
Step 2: Locat e Video Output p ort o n rea r panel of DVR.
Step 3: Conne ct BN C-R CA adapter to Vid eo Output port . (Se lec t Vide o Out put 1
as primary ou tpu t.)
Step 4: Inser t one e nd of y ellow (video ) con nec tor into BNC-R CA ada pte r and
other end int o yel low ( video) femal e inp ut ja ck of TV.
Step 5: Power o n TV. It ma y be ne cessary to cha nge TV channel t o AUX or
INPUT.
Step 6: Power o n DVR . Wait u nti l system is full y ini tia lized.
Please refe r to Se cti on 2.2 – 9104V Rea r Pan el fo r location of po rts .
3.4.2 – CONNE CTI NG A CO MPU TER M ONITOR
What you will n eed :
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Figu re 3-9: C onnec ting PT Z camer a to RS48 5 Inter face
1.Th is figu re is onl y a repre senta tion. Ac tual R S485 in puts an d wire co lors ma y differ s light ly.
2.Ca mera' s RS485 w ire co lors di ffer by ma ke and mo del.
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This sectio n onl y cov ers connecti ng PT Z
cameras to th e rea r pan el of the DVR. In
order to setu p the s oft ware options , ple ase
see Section 11-PTZ SETUP.
What you will n eed :
· PTZ Camera
· RS485 (red/ bla ck) w ire (not inclu ded )
· DVR with RS48 5 int erf ace port
· Electrica l tap e
· Vid eo + Po wer E xtension Cab le (s old
with some kit s)
· 12V/5A Power Adapte r for e ach c amera
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DVR
VGA Mo nitor (sold se par ate ly)
VGA ca ble (usually i ncl ude d with monitor )
Step 1: Power o ff DVR and monit or.
Step 2: Locat e VGA po rt on r ear panel of DVR . See F igu re 3-7.
Step 3: Conne ct VG A ca ble f rom m onitor to VGA por t on re ar pa nel of DVR.
Step 4: Power o n mon ito r.
Step 6: Power o n DVR . Wait u nti l sys tem is full y ini tia lized.
No other conf igu rat ion is necessa ry.
Important !
· The V GA out put o f the DVR does not f unc tio n with DVI or HDMI m oni tor s unless
an adapter is u sed ( sol d separately b y ret ail e lectronics s tor es) .
· We do n ot ad vis e changing the D VR' s VGA mo nitor resolu tio n. This cou ld
render the DV R dis pla y unviewable . If th at si tuation occu rs, p lea se see Section
14.3.1
3.7 – CONNECT ING T HE DV R TO A LO CAL AR EA NET WOR K (LA N)
These instr uct ion s will connect t he DV R to lo cal area netwo rk; h owe ver, further
steps may nee d to be t ake n to view the DVR on a l oca l com puter.
What you will n eed :
· DVR
· Ethernet ca ble ( not i ncluded)
· Network Rou ter ( not i ncluded)
Steps:
1. Power off DV R.
2. Connect on e end o f Eth ernet cable to L AN po rt
on rear panel o f DVR .
3. Connect ot her e nd of E thernet cabl e to an o pen
LAN port on the n etw ork r outer.
4. Power on DVR .
Tro ubl eshooting Tip s
Issue
· LAN port ligh ts ar e not l it either on DVR o r net wor k router.
Suggestio ns
· Try diffe ren t Ethernet cab le.
· Reboot DVR.
· Reboot rout er.
For more info rma tio n regarding co nfi gur ing your DVR for l oca l acc ess, see
Section 8. You ma y als o vis it http://zm odo .ne t or contact Tec hni cal S upport.
Suggestio ns
1. Follow s tep s one t hrough three a bov e.
2. Try a d iffe ren t mou se.
3. Test the mal fun cti oning mouse by c onn ect ing it to a comput er.
The mouse USB p ort i s on th e rear panel of th e DVR . It is t he top port, lab ele d
with a mouse ic on.
1. Power off or u nplug the DVR.
2. Connect mo use .
3. Power on or pl ug in t he DV R.
No other conf igu rat ion is necessa ry.
Tro ubl eshooting Tip s
Issues
· The re is n o mou se pointer
· The re is a p oin ter, but it does no t mov e.
· The m ous e sto ps working.
Figu re 3-10 : Conne cting t he DVR to t he rout er
4 - STARTING UP YOUR DVR
4.1 – SYSTEM IN ITI ALIZATIO N
Connectin g the p ower supply to t he
DVR will begin the star tup p roc ess .
After a few moments, a me ssa ge
sim il ar t o th e fo ll ow in g w il l b e
displayed :
4.2 – MAIN VIDE O FEE D DIS PLAY
After the DVR has completed the sta rtu p pro cess, the main video feed will be
displayed . If n o cameras, conn ect ed, the channels w ill show Vide o Loss sta tus
messages. If ca mer as ar e con nec ted a nd wo rki ng pr operly, live video will appear
on the respec tiv e cha nnels.
3.5 – Connect ing a U SB Ba ckup Devi ce
Two ty pes of USB dev ices that can be conne cte d to the DV R for backing up
recording files are either a po rta ble fla sh d riv e (t hum b dr ive ) or an external hard
drive.
The DVR run s on a Li nux platform, s o th e dr ive must be f orm att ed for the DV R to
recognize it and a W indows PC to read the files. While Linux can theo ret ica lly
read NTFS, FAT3 2 is a preferabl e opt ion .
If the flash drive o r ext ern al HD D is formatted p rop erl y, simply pl ug th e dev ice i nto
the USB port on t he DV R.
The front pan el US B por t for backup is id ent ifi ed with the univ ers al US B symbol
( )
While y ou can ei ther for mat the drive as FAT3 2 first f rom a Windows PC, you m ay
also for mat the drive usi ng the USB format command in the H DD Manage men t
console.
Important N ote : For matting the dr ive w ill e rase all conte nts c urr ently sto red o n it.
3.6 – Connect ing a U SB Mouse
Rear p anel of 9 104UV
Figu re 4-12 : Syste m
init ializ ing mes sage
shou ld appe ar a few
mome nts aft er
powe ring on t he DVR.
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5.1 – Main Menu
The Main M enu co nta ins th e followi ng sub -me nus:
1. C amera – Con figu re Li ve Vie w and se que ncin g options
2. R ecord - Con figu re re cord ing o ptio ns, re sol utio n, and sche duling
3. N etwork – Co nfig ure D VR for l ocal and re mote o nli ne acc ess
4. S earch – Sea rch fo r, pla y, and ba ckup r eco rded f iles
5. D evices – Ma nage h ard d rive , ala rm, PT Z, mob ile p hone , and motio n dete cti on set tings.
6. S ystem – Con figu re da te and t ime, secu rity s ett ings , video opt ions , sys tem la nguage,
device i nfor mat ion, a nd automa tic ma int enan ce.
In order t o acce ss th e Main M enu, eith er rig ht- clic k on the live f eed di spl ay and t hen click
Main Men u or pre ss th e Menu b utton on th e fron t pan el.
4.3 – SETTING S YST EM DATE AN D TIM E
In order to fin d and v iew r ecordings fo r the p rop er date, it will b e nec ess ary to set
the system da te an d tim e.
1. Go to Main Men u > Sys tem > D ate/Time
2. Click Date f iel d and e nter today's d ate .
3. Click Time field an d ent er cu rrent time.
4. Click Time Zone dro p-d own m enu and
select prop er ti me zo ne.
5. Click DST dr op-down menu a nd se lec t On
or Off for y our l ocation.
6. Click Apply > OK > Exit .
Figu re 4-13 : Syste m Date an d Time Set up Men u
Figu re 5-16 : 9104V M ain Men u
· Full Scr een Mode – Doub le- click c han nel
to be maximiz ed
· Quad (2× 2) Scr een Mode – Double-cl ick
while in Full S cre en Mo de
· Acc ess Quic k L aun ch Men u – Righ t-c lick
anywhere on M ain D isp lay
· Exit Qu ick Launch M enu – Click o utside o f
Quick Launc h men u
5 – MAIN MENU OVERVIEW
Figu re 5-14 : Menu Lo ck dial og box
5.3–MAIN ME NU FU NCT IONS TABLE
5.1.1 - Me nu Fun cti on But tons
The foll owin g but tons a re common t o most
menus an d subm enu s:
DEFAULT – Cli cki ng thi s button re sets
curren t menu o pti ons to f actory de faul ts.
APPLY – Save s cha nges m ade to D isp lay
Setup op tion s.
EXIT – Exits Dis play S etu p menu . Changes
will be di scar ded i f not ap plied fir st.
5.2 – Quick Lau nch M enu
In order t o acce ss th e Quic k Launch me nu, fr om th e main v ideo feed , righ t-c lick t he mouse.
MAIN MEN U – Ac cesses Ma in Men u
VIDEO SE ARCH – Ac ces ses Vi deo Se arch menu f or loc ati ng rec orded vid eo fil es
PTZ – Access es Pan /Til t/Zoom co ntro l pan el. Se e Section 1 5 – PTZ Co ntrol Pan el.
STAR T RECORD – St arts m anu al rec ording
STO P RECO RD – Stops ma nual r eco rdin g
STAR T/STOP CRU ISE – E xecu tes/Abo rts PT Z program
STAR T/STOP AUTO SEQ – E xecu tes/Abo rts Aut o seq uenc ing
PIP MODE – Selec ts Pic ure -in- Picture m ode. O pti ons ar e 1X1 and 1X2 .
MENU LOC K – User m ust e nter p assword i n orde r to ac cess M ain Menu an d Quic k Lau nch
option s.
This fea ture i s ava ilab le after th e admi n and u ser pa sswords a re con fig ured .
Figu re 5-15 : The Qui ck Laun ch is
acti vated b y a right -clic k on the ma in
vide o displ ay.
Menu Opt ion Sub-Me nusFuncti on Functi on
Displa y Setu p
Displa y Setu p con figu res the
live vie w for ea ch ch anne l.
Color Se tup pe rmi ts
adjust ment o f vid eo for e ach
indivi dual c ame ra
Scroll s thro ugh e ach
channe l in suc ces sion f or a
given am ount o f tim e
Color Se tup
Auto Seq uenc e
Record S etup
Displa y Setu p con figu res the
live vie w for ea ch ch anne l.
Displa y Setu p con figu res the
live vie w for ea ch ch anne l.
Tim e Sche dul e
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Figu re 4-11: M ain Vid eo Disp lay whe n no came ras
are co nnect ed.
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Networ d Setu p
Config ures D VR an d
camera s to be vi ewe d and
contro lled r emo tely f rom any
comput er wit h an In tern et
connec tion .
DDNS set ting s mai ntai n the
link bet ween t he DD NS
accoun t and th e pub lic IP
addres s.
DDNS Set up
Vid eo Search
Search es for r eco rdin gs and
system e vent s. Pl ays ba ck
and back s up rec ord ings .
Plays ba ck rec ord ings
Lists re cord ing s
Playba ck
File Lis t
Device
Manage ment
HDD Mana geme nt
Alarm Se tup
PTZ Setu p
Mobile
Motion D etec tio n
KB Setup
Displa ys har d dri ve sta tus,
space an d reco rdi ng tim e.
Comman ds are a vai labl e to
format t he har d dri ve and
USB back up dev ice .
HDD
Manage ment
Config ures n oti fica tion
condit ions , ala rm set tings,
and e-ma il opt ion s.
Alarm Se tup
Config ures D VR fi rmwa re to
match PT Z came ras d ip
switch es.
PTZ Setu p
Sets a use rnam e, pa sswo rd,
and port f or con nec ting t o
the DVR re mote ly vi a mobi le
phone.
Mobile
Tur ns and o ff mot ion
detect ion.
Sets sen siti vit y and
detect ion ar ea.
Return s to Mai n Men u.
Exit
Sets sys tem da te, t ime, t ime
zone, an d DST ad just men t.
Tim e Setu p
Select s NTSC o r PAL.
Enable s Au to-Sequ ence
(rotat ion) a nd se ts dwe ll
time.
Select s vide o res olut ion.
Adjust s volu me of a udio
input.
Sets dis play l ang uage o f
firmwa re.
System
Langua ge
Provid es mot her boar d
versio n, fir mwa re ver sion,
and MAC ad dres s.
System
Inform atio n
Schedu le aut oma tic re boots
(to lock t he men u).
System U pdat e (fi rmwa re
not avai labl e for 9 006U VD)
Load fac tory d efa ults
Reboot D VR.
System
Mainta in
Allows a dmin a nd us er-l evel
passwo rd pro tec tion a nd
unique D VR ide nti fica tion.
Passwo rd
Setup
System S etup
Date/Ti me Setup
Passwo rd Set up
Audio/ Vide o Setu p
System L angu age
System I nfor mat ion
System M aint ain
Audio/ Vide o
Setup
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6 - Display Setup
Display Set up me nu is t o configure th e liv e vie w
for each chan nel .
Channel Col umn ( hig hlighted) as sig ns Tit le,
Position, C olo r, and L ive options fo r ind ivi dual
channels.
Figu re 6-17 : 9104V D ispla y Setup m enu
6.1 - TITLE
Tit le field allow s eac h cha nne l to have its own ni ckn ame ( e.g., CashRe g1,
FrontOff, e tc.). The n ame m ay consist of up per cas e letters, low erc ase l etters,
and digits up t o a max imu m of eight chara cte rs.
6.2 - POSITIO N
This option d ete rmi nes position o f cha nne l title in live ca mer a vie w.
6.3 - COLOR
Color Setup p erm its a djustment of v ide o for e ach individu al ca mer a. Click and
drag the slid er ba r to mo ve it left and rig ht.
Color chara cte ris tic settings r ang e fro m 0 to 63, with t he de fau lt at 31.
Hue changes m ain c olo rs in the main cha nne l liv e display (red , blu e, gr een, etc.)
Bright dark ens t he li ve view with a low er se tti ng, whereas a hi ghe r set ting
brightens t he li ve vi ew.
Contrast cr eat es a gr eater contra st be twe en light and dar k are as.
Saturatio n mak es co lors more or les s viv id.
6.4 - LIVE
Shows or hide s liv e fee d for respecti ve ch ann el.
6.5 - DISPLAY TIM E OPT ION S
While in Live V iew
Shows or hide s cur ren t date and time on l ive v ide o display.
While Recor din g
Shows or hide s dat e and t ime while reco rdi ng.
6.6 – AU TOSEQ
Auto-sequ enc ing s crolls throu gh ea ch ch annel in
successio n for a g ive n amount of time . Eac h
channel may b e con fig ured separat ely.
Options are 1 t hro ugh 1 0 seconds or OFF.
To start auto-s equ enc ing, from the Qu ick L aun ch
menu, click S TART AUTOSEQ. See S ect ion 5 .1
for more on the Q uic k Lau nch Menu.
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Figu re 6-18 : 9104V Au to Sequ ence O ption s
7.1 - CHANNEL
There is a drop -do wn me nu for each chan nel . The optio ns ar e On an d Off.
Selecting O ff will disabl e the r eco rding for the de sir ed ch annel.
7.2 – QUALITY
Choose the en cod ing r ate for the reco rde d vid eo. Th e opt ion s are Best, Good ,
and Normal.
7.3 – AU DIO R EC.
Select the ca mer a cha nnel that is con nec ted t o the Audio Input p ort t o rec ord
audio. Sele ct OF F to di sable audio re cor din g
7.4 – FILE SIZE
Choose the ma xim um re cording time f or a si ngl e video file. Op tio ns ar e 15, 30,
45 and 60 minut es.
7.5 – RECORDI NG MO DE
Click the Rec ord ing M ode drop-dow n men u to re veal the optio ns, w hic h vary
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Figu re 7-19 : Recor d Setup M enu
To access the Rec ord S etu p menu, from the M ain
Menu, selec t Rec ord .
On the 9104V, the sett ing s on th is page aff ect
how all camer as re cor d. The o nly i ndi vidualized
camera sett ing i s whe ther or not the ca mer a
records.
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setting, th e DVR l oca l IP add res s may c hange from tim e to ti me.
PPPoE is used f or ce rta in DSL In ter net provider s. A user nam e and p assword is
required to e sta bli sh a connectio n to th e Int ernet. Conta ct yo ur Internet Se rvi ce
Provider (I SP) f or mo re informati on. S ele cting this net wor k typ e will prompt fo r
the PPPoE nam e and p ass word.
8.2 – MEDIA PORT
The Media Por t is us ed fo r connecting t o the D VR us ing the Netvie wer s oftware.
Generally, t he default por t 900 0 doe s not need to be cha nge d.
There will ne ed to b e a por t forwarding r ule c onf igured on the ro ute r to fo rward
inbound tra ffic on port 900 0 to th e loc al address of th e rou ter.
Note: Th e med ia port must be de fin ed on t he DVR and forwa rde d on th e router in
order for rem ote a cce ss to function .
8.3 – WEB PORT
The purpose o f the Web Port is to a llo w acc ess to the DVR via I nte rne t Explorer.
The default v alu e is 80 , which is the htt p por t sta ndard.
Typically it i s not n ece ssary to chang e thi s val ue unless the IS P blocks port 80 .
A port forward ing r ule m ust be created f or th e web p ort.
8.4 – IP ADDRESS
This field di spl ays t he local IP ad dre ss of t he DVR. The f act ory default va lue i s
192.168.1 .10 0.
This is to be mod ifi ed to a u ser-select ed va lue a ccording to th e add res s rules of
the DHCP se rve r (ty pically the ro ute r). C heck the route r for a ddr ess range.
8.5 – SUBNET MA SK
This field di spl ays t he Subnet Mask o f the L AN (l ocal area netw ork ). Wh ile the
value rarel y nee ds to b e changed, it mu st be m atc hed with the cor rec t add ress of
the network .
8.6 – GATEWAY
The Gateway v alu e is th e local addres s of th e rou ter to which the D VR is
connected . The default va lue i s 192 .168.1.1.
8.7 – DNS
DNS, or Domai n Nam e Ser ver, should als o be se t to th e local addres s of th e
router.
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slightly by D VR mo del .
Always
When Record ing M ode i s set to Al ways, all chan nel s ena bled will reco rd
continuou sly u nti l turned off.
Tim e Schedule Record
When Record ing M ode i s set to Schedul e, a SC HED ULE button wil l app ear t o the
right of the me nu.
7.5.1 – SCHED ULE S ETU P
A. CHANNEL – Configure e ach c han nel individu all y or al l channels as a gr oup
B. Calendar – T he days of the wee k are d ivi ded into hour bl ock s on a 24 -ho ur
clock, with 0 0 bei ng mi dnight and 23 be ing 11:00 PM. Thi s gri d blocks are whe re
recording t ype o pti ons are turned o n and o ff.
C. Check one of t hes e box es and then clic k a squ are i n the calendar g rid t o
change it to th at co lor.
a. Alarm (red) – F or al arm t rigger or moti on
recording .
b. General (g ree n) – co ntinuous rec ord ing
c. No Record (b lac k/b lue) – Selecte d cha nne l(s)
will not reco rd du rin g these days and t ime s.
D. FROM SUN TO ALL – Ra ther than sele cti ng th e
same record m ode s for e ach day separa tel y, copy t
he record mod es fr om on e day to another. C lic k
COPY to pe rfo rm the action.
Figu re 7- 20: S chedu le Setu p
8.1 – TYPE
Select the ty pe of n etw ork connecti on th e DVR w ill have.
Static will g ive t he DV R a permanent ad dre ss on t he local netwo rk, w hic h is the
preferred s ett ing .
DHCP wil l set t he DVR to receiv e an ad dre ss from the netw ork r out er. On this
8 – NETWORK SETUP
By configur ing t he ne twork settin gs, t he DV R and
cameras can b e vie wed a nd controlle d rem ote ly
from any comp ute r wit h an Internet co nne cti on.
Access the Ne two rk Se tup menu by sele cti ng
Network fro m the M ain M enu.
Figu re 8-21 : Netwo rk Setu p menu wi th defa ult
valu es
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c. L oca te “Download U nsi gne d Ac tiv eX Controls” . Cha nge t o Prompt.
d. Co nfi rm changes.
2. Enter lo cal a ddr ess of DVR.
a. In t he address bar, type t he lo cal address
of the DVR (e.g ., ht tp://192.1 68. 1.1 40).
b. Ap pen d address with : web por tnumber
(e.g., http :// 192.168.1. 140 :80 80), if a port
other than 80 i s bei ng us ed and the port
forwardin g rul e has b een created.
c. W hen p resented wit h Inf ormation Bar
referring t o dow nlo ading contro ls, c lic k
the bar.
d. Cl ick Yes o r OK to proceed do wnl oad ing
and install ing t he co ntrols.
Figu re 8-22 : Succe ssful c onne ction t o DVR
via In terne t Explo rer
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8.8 – LOCAL CON NECTION INST RUC TIO NS
1. Connec t DVR t o Rou ter (See Secti on 3. 9).
2. From a Win dow s PC on t he same LAN, ope n a com man d prompt (e.g. , Sta rt
> Run > cmd).
3. Type ipco nfi g and p ress Enter.
4. Note the f oll owi ng: IP Address, Su bne t Mas k, and Defa ult G ate way.
5. On the DVR , go to N etw ork from Main Me nu (r efe r to Figure 8-22 ).
6. Set Type to S tatic.
7. Enter Me dia a nd Web Port info rma tion (Sectio ns 8. 2 and 8 .3. If changin g
Web P ort , a por t forwarding r ule m ust b e created on the r out er. Pl ease visit
http://zm odo .ne t or contac t Tec hni cal S upport for ass ist anc e setting up por t
forwardin g.
8. Enter lo cal I P Ad dre ss of DVR accord ing t o rou ter's define d ran ge (S ection
8.4). Th is is t o be modified to a u ser -se lected value a cco rdi ng to the addres s
rules of the DH CP server (typ ica lly t he router). Ch eck t he ro uter for addre ss
range.
9. Enter Su bne t Mas k if differ ent t han default (S ect ion 8 .5).
10. Enter local a ddr ess o f router in Defa ult G ate way and DNS fiel ds.
11. Click APPLY and then OK.
12. Exit all menu s unt il DV R restarts. If D VR do es no t restart auto mat ica lly,
return to Ste p 5 to ve rif y setting s.
TESTING DVR L OCA L CONNECT ION
Method 1: Net vie wer ( D9 Client) Sof twa re
1. Instal l D9 Viewer on local PC .
a. Software i s on CD i ncl uded in shipme nt.
b. Download f rom h ttp ://zmod o.n et.
2. Launch s oft war e.
3. Log in to DV R.
a. En ter L ocal IP Addr ess o f DVR.
b. En ter Media Port.
c. E nte r either user or a dmi n pas sword
(if configu red ).
d. Ne two rk field is Inte rne t.
e. Cl ick L OGIN.
Figu re 8-23 : Succe ssful c onne ction v ia
Netv iewer ( D9 Clie nt)
8.9 – DDNS SETU P
Unless spec ifi cal ly paying for a st ati c (pe rmanent) pub lic I P address , do no t
configure t his s ect ion. Most Inte rne t cus tomers have a dy nam ic (“ leased”) IP
address.
A DDNS (Dynami c DNS ) ser vice allows th e DVR u ser t o create a hostn ame a nd
domain (e.g ., my dvr. dvrdns.org ) tha t is as sociated wit h his /he r public IP ad dre ss.
Entering th e DDN S acc ount informa tio n int o the DDNS Setup m enu m ain tains the
link betwee n the D DNS a ccount and the p ubl ic IP addre ss.
Method2: In ter net E xplorer
1. Modify I E Sec uri ty Settings
a. Fr om the Tools menu, se lec t Int ernet Option s.
b. Se lec t the Security Tab a nd then click th e Cus tom L evel button.
Most router s als o hav e a DDNS section . It is
preferabl e to en ter t he DDNS accoun t inf orm ation in
the router, un les s it is n ot possible. I n any c ase , do
not enter the i nfo rma tion on both the r out er an d DVR.
If the DDNS opt ion i s not a vailable on th e rou ter,
download an d ins tal l the DynDns Upd ate r
(www.dyndn s.c om) o n a computer tha t wil l be
running con tin ual ly.
Figu re 8-24 : DDNS Se tup
DDNS has two op tio ns: O N and OFF. Selecti ng On e nab les the DDNS fea tur e of
the DVR, whil e sel ect ing Off dis abl es the feature .
Service des ign ate s the DDNS servi ce be ing u sed. The op tio ns available a re
3322 and Dyna mic D NS. 3 322.org is a Chi nes e ser vice, so Engli sh sp eak ers
should sele ct Dy nam ic DNS.
Host Name and d oma in na me are entered i n thi s fie ld. For exampl e,
myhomedvr. hom eip .net.
Username an d Pas swo rd of the dynami c DNS a cco unt are entere d in th e
respectiv e fie lds .
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9.3.1 – FILE LI ST CO NTROLS
Type p res ent s a drop-down me nu fo r sor ting recordi ngs b y ALL, AL ARM, or
NORMAL.
First retur ns to t he first page of s ear ch re sul ts.
Prev moves to t he pr evi ous page.
Next moves th e nex t pag e.
Last advanc es to t he la st page of resul ts.
All selects a ll fi les f or backing up.
Inverse inv ert s the f iles that are ch eck ed to u nchecked and v ice -ve rsa.
Backup acti vat es th e backup proce dur e.
Exit return s to th e Video Sea rch m enu .
9.4 – BACKING U P RECORDINGS
1. Connec t USB b ack up device (see S ect ion 3 .7).
2. Select M ain M enu > S earch.
3. Search f or re cor dings to be back ed up . See S ection 9.1.
4. Click Fi le Li st bu tton.
5. Check BA K box n ext t o recording( s) to b e bac ked up. Figure 9 -29 .
6. After ba cku p pro cess complet es su cce ssfully, the ba ckup device can be
removed.
Figu re 9-25 : Video S earch m enu
9 – SEARCHING FOR AND PLAYING RE CORDINGS
To access the Vid eo Search menu, fro m the M ain
Menu, go to Sea rch ( the f loppy disk ico n) or
right-cli ck on t he ma in video displ ay an d cli ck
from the quic k lau nch Video S ear ch.
9.1 – SEARCHI NG FO R REC ORDINGS
The default v alu e in th e Search Date fi eld i s the c urrent syste m dat e.
1. Enter the da te in t he VIDEO FILE fi eld o f the r ecording to be l oca ted .
Note: Th e sys tem date and tim e mus t fir st be set in order f or th e vid eo search to
perform cor rec tly. See Sec tio n 4.3 – S etting Syste m Dat e and Ti me.
2. Enter in a time a t whi ch to b egin searchi ng fo r fil es on the design ate d
date (optio nal ).
3. Click the Sea rch b utt on to execute th e fil e sea rch.
9.2 – IDENTIF YIN G REC ORDINGS
The Vide o Sta te calendar is d ivi ded i nto two sectio ns: ( 1) da ys of the month
searched an d (2) h our s of the day which i s fur the r subdivided i nto 2 4 hou r blocks.
The presenc e of vi deo f iles is indica ted o n the Video S tat e cal endar by green a nd
red bars unde rsc ori ng the date and/ or ho ur on w hich they were r eco rde d.
Green signi fie s a man ual or schedul ed re cor ding, wherea s red s ign ifies a motion
or alarm-ac tiv ate d recording.
9.3 – PLAYI NG RECORD ING S
Method 1:
Select the da y or ho ur to b e viewed, and th en
click the Pla yba ck bu tton. The P lay back console
will be displ aye d.
Method 2:
1. Select the d ay or h our t o be viewed, and t hen
click the Fil e Lis t but ton.
2. In the File Li st me nu (s ee figure belo w), h igh light
the file to be vi ewe d.
3. Press SEL on the fro nt pa nel o r remote, or
double-cl ick w ith t he mouse.
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Figu re 9-28 : Backu p proce ssin g Figu re 9-29 : Backu p proce ss com plete d
10 – DEVICE MANAGEMENT
The Device Ma nag eme nt menu is divid ed in to th e following si x opt ion s:
1. HDD displa ys ha rd dr ive status, sp ace a nd re cording time . Com man ds are
available t o for mat t he hard drive an d USB b ack up device.
2. Alarm conso le is f or co nfiguring ex ter nal t rigger input s, no tif ication
condition s, al arm s ettings, and e -ma il op tions.
3. PTZ setup me nu is u sed t o match PTZ came ra di p swi tch setti ngs .
Figu re 9-26 : Video P layba ck cons ole
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10.1 – MANAGI NG TH E HAR D DRIVE
The hard driv e is a se mi- permanent st ora ge de vice necessa ry fo r the D VR to
record vide o and a udi o input from the c ame ras .
The S ATA ha rd drives avai lab le fo r the DVR are spec ial ly de signed to with sta nd
the rigorou s dem and s of continuou s rec ord ing.
The 9104V DVR c an su ppo rt up to a 1 TB SATA hard driv e.
See Section 3 .1 fo r ins talling a hard d riv e.
10.1.1 – HDD STATUS
This field re por ts on t he presence an d/o r con dition of the ha rd dr ive .
OK - A healthy hard d riv e con nected prope rly w ill b e detected aut oma tic ally by
the DVR.
No Disk Found – H ard d riv e is either not in sta lle d, not conn ect ed pr operly, or i s
malfuncti oni ng. Ve rify that hard d riv e is in stalled and co nne cte d correctly.
Unformatt ed – Ha rd dr ive is present b ut no t for matted or is mal fun cti oning.
Drive must be f orm att ed before cont inu ing .
Figu re 10-3 1: HDD Ma nagem ent Co nsole w /o HDD
Figu re 10-3 2: HDD Ma nagem ent co nsole w ith hea lthy HD D
10.1.2 – O VERW RITE
With Ove rwri te en able d, whe n the h ard dr ive runs ou t of spa ce to r ecor d, the DVR wi ll
return t o the ol des t file f irst and be gin ov erw riti ng files.
A duratio n of day s can b e set wh en enabli ng the o ver writ e functio n.
Import ant No te! I f over write is en able d, it i s impe rati ve to b ack up f ile s regu larl y. Once a
file has b een ov erw ritt en, neith er Zmo do te chni cal suppo rt nor t he ma nufa cturer ca n assi st
in recov erin g the o verw ritten fi le.
If Overw rite i s dis able d, the D VR wi ll sto p recordi ng whe n the h ard dr ive i s full . At t hat
point, i t will b e nec essa ry to enabl e over wri te, re place the h ard dr ive , or for mat it.
10.1.3 – H DD FOR MAT
Clicki ng thi s but ton wi ll execut e the ha rd dr ive fo rmat proc ess. F orm atti ng the hard d rive
must be co mple ted b efor e recordi ng of vi deo f iles .
A confirm atio n dia log bo x will be dis play ed be fore f ormatti ng beg ins .
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Figu re 10-3 3: Hard d rive fo rmat co nfir matio n
dial og box.
Figu re 10-3 4: HDD Fo rmatt ing
Succes sful F orm at
After th e hard d riv e is for matted, t he DVR m ust b e rest arte d.
Press OK a t the su cce ssfu l format di alog b ox. Th en pr ess th e Menu butt on twi ce. F inal ly,
press OK w hen pr omp ted to r estart
4. Mobile men u is us ed to e nter a usernam e,
password, a nd po rt fo r connecting t o the D VR
remotely vi a mob ile p hone.
5. Motion Det ect ion m enu turns and of f detection,
and sets sens iti vit y and detectio n are a.
6. Exit but ton r etu rns to the Main Me nu.
Figu re 10-3 0: Devi ce Mana geme nt Menu
Total Spac e repo rts t he tot al storag e spac e ava ilab le after fo rmat tin g, whi ch will be sl ight ly
less tha n the ma xim um siz e.
Free Spa ce dis pla ys the r emainin g reco rdi ng spa ce on the har d driv e. An al arm ca n be set
to notif y by buz zer a nd e-m ail when th e free s pac e is low.
Useabl e Rec. Ti me is f ree sp ace on the ha rd dri ve co nver ted into an e stim ate o f avai lable
record ing ti me (i n hour s) remain ing.
Figu re 10-3 5: Succ essfu l forma t oper ation
Figu re 10-3 6: Unsu ccess ful for mat wh en hard d rive
is not p resen t, is dis conne cted, o r is defe ctiv e.
Unsuccess ful F orm at
If the error me ssa ge be low is display ed, c hec k the hard drive c onn ect ions. If the
hard drive is c onn ect ed properly, th e hard drive may b e def ect ive.
See Section 3 .1 fo r ins tructions on c hec kin g the hard drive c onn ect ions.
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10.1.4 – USB FO RMAT
Clicking th is bu tto n will execute t he US B dri ve format proc ess . For matting the
USB drive mus t be co mpl eted before re cor ded f iles can be back ed up .
The same warn ing p rom pt for the HDD wil l be di spl ayed (Figure 1 0.3 5).
If an error mes sag e app ears stating n o USB d evi ce is found, per for m the
following p roc edu re:
1. Power off DV R.
2. Reinsert U SB de vic e into USB port ot her t han m ouse port.
3. Power on DVR .
10.2 – ALA RM SETUP
The 9104V doe s not s upp ort external a lar m sen sor
inputs.
10.2.1 – Buzz er No tif ication Opti ons
HDD Loss
When HDD LOSS i s set t o ON, t he system alar m wil l be tr iggered, sou ndi ng th e
buzzer (if en abl ed) . Hard Drive los s occ urs w hen the hard dri ve is t ake n offl ine ,
either by dri ve fa ilu re or disconne cti on fr om the DVR..
Whether the a lar m is se t to On or Off, a r ed sq uare with a whit e H wil l be di splayed
on the main vid eo sc ree n if hard drive lo ss oc cur s. The H i con w ill a lso a ppear if
there is no har d dri ve in stalled or if it h as no t bee n formatted.
HDD Space
When this tri gge r is se t to ON, the audio b uzz er wi ll be activate d whe n the
remaining s pac e on th e hard drive is to o low t o con tinue record ing .
If the buzzer i s set t o off, no aud io al arm w ill occur.
Vid eo Lo ss
Vid eo Lo ss oc curs when the vi deo i npu t from the camer a is in ter rupted from th e
DVR, either b y phy sic al disconnec tio n or ca mera failure .
“VIDEO LOSS ” wil l be di splayed on the m ain v ide o screen for the a ffected
channel(s ).
Vid eo Lo ss is n ormal when pow eri ng on t he DVR for the fir st ti me be fore
connectin g cam era s.
10.2.2 – ALARM MANAG E
Output
Sets the dura tio n for t he external al arm . Opt ions are OFF and 1 0, 20 , 40 or 60
Figu re 10-3 7: Alarm S etup me nu
seconds.
Buzzer
Sets the dura tio n of th e audio buzzer w hen a n ala rm condition i s met . Opt ions
are OFF and 10, 2 0, 40 o r 60 se conds.
Duration
This field se ts th e amo unt of time the ca mer a wil l record after t he al arm h as been
triggered . Opt ion s are 30 seconds , 1, 2, a nd 5 mi nutes.
10.2.3 – E-MA IL SET UP
This menu is us ed to c onf igure the DVR to s end a n
e-mail mess age t o a des ignated addr ess w hen a n
alarm condi tio n is me t.
To begin the e-ma il co nfi guration, se lec t ON fr om
the EMAIL drop-down me nu. D oin g so will revea
l the configu rat ion f ields.
Figu re 10-3 8: Emai l Setup M enu
SSL
SSL, or Secur e Soc ket L ayer, is a securi ty pr oto col used by some e -ma il
providers t o pro tec t communicat ion o ver t he Internet.
Some e-mail s erv ice s require the us e of SS L, su ch as Hotmail an d Gma il. C heck
with your e-m ail p rov ider.
If it used, ena ble t he SS L fe atu re by c licking the ON r adi o but ton.
SMTP POR T
SMTP, or Sim ple M ail Transfer Pr oto col , is used by many us er- bas ed e-mail
services fo r out goi ng messages.
Enter the SMT P port that the e- mai l ser vice provide r use s. In m ost cases, the p ort
is 25 or 465. Che ck wi th yo ur e-mail prov ide r.
SMTP
This field is f or th e SMT P serv er ad dre ss used by your e- mai l pro vider. Check
with your e-m ail p rov ider.
The format of t he ad dre ss would be simi lar t o smt p.emailpro vid er.c om.
SEND EMAIL
Enter an e-ma il ad dre ss to identify t hat t he DV R is sending the a lar m not ification
(e.g., dvr@ ema ilp rovider.com ). The e-mail ad dre ss mu st be set up as an acc oun t
with the prov ide r.
SEND PW
The passwor d of th e acc ount sending t he e- mai l message. Som e e-m ail s ervice
providers r equ ire p assword auth ent ica tion in order to p roc ess a n outgoing
message.
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cameras.
Parity
Parity is a met hod o f det ecting error s in tr ans mission.
Options are N one , Odd , Even, Mark, an d Spa ce. The def aul t set ting of None
should be kep t for Z mod o PTZ cameras.
Cruise
With the Crui se se tti ng set to ON, the PT Z cam era on the assig ned c han nel c an
operate aut oma tic ally after bei ng pr ogr ammed.
When set to OFF, th e cam era w ill not execut e its p rog rammed surve ill anc e.
Address
The Ad dress field mu st ma tch t hat of camera ad dre ss di p switch setti ng.
This DVR supp ort s mob ile phone acce ss by t he fo llowing devi ces :
a) iPhone™
b) Blackber ry™ O S V4. 7 or later
c) Windows Mo bil e™ Pr o 5.0 and 6.1 OS
d) Nokia Symb ian S 60 3r d Edition (9.1 ) and S 60 5t h Edition (9.4 )
Important N ote s:
1. Ab ili ty to connect to D VR vi a mob ile phone in no wa y con sti tutes or impli es a
verbal or wri tte n agr eement.
2. Wh en us ing mobile pho ne ac ces s, only one chan nel m ay be v iewed
simultane ous ly.
3. Th e vid eo loading tim e and p erf ormance are de ter min ed by the connec tio n
bandwidth .
Before sett ing u p the m obile phone on t he DV R,
configure t he DV R for n etwork acces s. Se e
Section 8 – Net wor k Set up, visit
http://zm odo .ne t, or conta ct Tech nical Suppor t.
To access the Mob ile P hon e Setup, from th e Mai n
Menu, selec t Dev ice s > Mobile.
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RECV EMAIL
Enter the e-m ail a ddr ess that will re cei ve th e alarm notifi cat ion m essages.
11 – PTZ SETUP
This sectio n onl y cov ers the softwa re co nfi guration for t he PT Z cameras. For
guidance on i nst all ing the camera s, pl eas e see Section 3. 2.4 – C onn ecting Your
PTZ Cameras .
For directi ons o n pro gramming the P TZ ca mer a to
survey auto mat ica lly, se e Sec tio n 15 – PTZ Cruisin g.
The setting s und er ea ch channel mus t mat ch th ose
of the camera 's ci rcu it board switc hes . There are
ten switche s (0- 9), c alled dip swit che s, in t he camera. For i nst ruc tions on setti ng
the dip switc hes , vis it http://zm odo .net or contac t
Technical Sup por t.
Figu re 10-3 9: PTZ Se tup Men u
11.1 – O PTI ONS
Protocol
Zmodo PTZ cam era s use P elco-D and Pel co- P protoco ls. These protoco ls we re
designed by P elc o. Pe lco-D is more co mmo n.
Set the proto col t o mat ch that of the PTZ c ame ra. The two o pti ons a re Pelco-D
and Pelco-P.
Pelco-P cam eras use No pari ty, 8 Da ta bits and 1 Stop b it, a s do Pelco-D
cameras.
Baud Rate
Baud rate is th e dat a tra nsmission sp eed u sed f or communica tio n bet ween the
DVR and PTZ cam era . This sett ing m ust m atch the switc h on th e PTZ c amera.
The baud rate o pti ons a re 1200, 2400, 4 800 a nd 96 00.
The default s ett ing o f 9600 should be k ept f or mo st Zmodo PTZ cam era s. Check
the specifi c cam era m odel.
Data Bit
Sets the numb er of b its u sed in a charact er of d ata .
The options a re 5, 6 , 7, or 8 . The de fau lt se tting of 8 shoul d be ke pt fo r Zmodo
PTZ cameras .
Stop Bit
Stop bits sen t at th e end o f every charac ter a llo w the receivin g sig nal h ardware to
detect the en d of a ch ara cter.
Options are 1 a nd 2. The defaul t set tin g of 1 should be kep t for Z mod o PTZ
Figu re 12-4 0: Mobi le Setu p Menu
12.1 – USER NAM E
Enter a usern ame f or th e user connect ing t o the D VR via the mobil e pho ne. This
is not the same u ser nam e as the admin or us er ac cou nt either for lo cal o r Int ernet
access.
12.2 – USER PASS WORD
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13 – MOTION DETECTION
To access the Mot ion D ete ction menu, go t o the M ain
Menu, then se lec t Dev ices > Motion.
Important ! Whe n cam eras are set to de tec t mot ion,
the main vide o fee d wil l “jump” to the ch ann el wh ere
motion is det ect ed. This is a n orm al be havior and
cannot be cha nge d.
13.2 – Motion D ete cti on Area
Clicking th is bu tto n will bring up th e Mot ion D etection
are selecti on su b-s creen.
A 13x8 grid divi ded i nto r ed pixels is the m oti on
detection a rea . An y mov ing o bject passin g thr oug h
a red square wi ll tr igg er the interna l mot ion d etection.
Clicking a sq uar e, wi ll turn the pixe l fro m red t o black,
disabling t he mo tio n detection fo r tha t por tion of the
grid.
Clicking an d dra ggi ng the green mar ker w ill a llow changin g mul tip le pixels
simultane ous ly.
Figu re 13-4 2: Moti on Dete ction s elec tion gr id
14 – SYSTEM SETUP
To access the Sys tem S etu p menu, go to Main M enu > S yst em.
The System Se tup s ub- menus featur e the f oll owing option s:
1. System d ate , tim e, time zone, an d DST
adjustmen t.
2. Admin an d use r-l evel passwor d pro tec tion
and unique DV R ide nti fication.
3. VGA display res olu tio n.
4. Change i nte rfa ce language.
5. Provid e sof twa re version and c han ge ha rdware
address.
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6. Schedu led r ebo ot and firmwar e update.
Figu re 14-4 3: Syst em Setu p menu
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Enter a passw ord f or th e user connect ing t o the D VR via the mobil e pho ne. This
is not the same p ass wor d as the admin or us er ac cou nt either for lo cal o r Int ernet
access.
12.3 – SERVER P ORT
Enter a port ov er wh ich t he mobile phon e wil l com municate wit h the D VR. We
recommend u sin g 900 1. A po rt fo rwarding rul e for t he mo bile port must b e
created on th e rou ter.
12.4 – SETTIN G UP YOU R PHO NE
1. Downlo ad th e 910 4V viewing sof twa re fo r the respecti ve ph one .
a. iP hon e software opt ion s are a Player and vME ye an d can b e
downloade d fro m iTun es or h ttp ://zmod o.n et.
b. Bl ack berry softwa re ca n be do wnloaded fro m htt p://zmodo. net .
c. W ind ows Mobile and N oki a Sym bian use Qqeye .
2. Instal l the s oft ware on the phon e.
3. Launch t he so ftw are.
4. Enter pu bli c IP address or dy nam ic DN S URL.
5. Enter us ern ame a nd password fr om DV R Mob ile Setup menu .
6. Enter mo bil e por t number (e.g. , 900 1).
7. Click Pl ay, Start, or Log I n but ton .
Figu re 13-4 1: Moti on Dete ction m enu
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13.1 - OPTION S
MD Channel
The motion de tec tio n can be configu red i ndi vidually for e ach c han nel. The to p
row labeled M D CHA NNE L is div ide d into columns f or th e res pective chan nel .
Status
Selecting O N ena ble s the internal m oti on de tection feat ure f or th e specific
channel. OF F wil l pre vent the camer a on th e des ignated chan nel f rom d etecting
motion.
Sensitivi ty
Sets the sens iti vit y of the interna l mot ion d etection sys tem . Options are 1, 2, 3,
and 4, with 1 bei ng th e lea st sensitive a nd 4 be ing t he most.
14.1 – TIME SET UP( DATE/TIM E)
This sub-me nu is u sed t o set the system d ate a nd ti me
options.
Figu re 14-4 4: Time Se tup men u
14.1.1 – TI ME SE TUP OPTIO NS
DATE
Enter today 's da te. The def aul t sys tem date refle cts
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DST
Daylig ht Sav ing s Time be gins from 2 :00 AM on t he se cond S unday of Ma rch un til 2 :00 AM
on the fir st Sun day i n Nove mber.
14.1.2 - H OW TO SET DAYLIG HT SAVI NGS TI ME
1. C onfirm wh ethe r or no t your a rea obser ves DST. If so, s witc h DST to O N.
2. S witch DST M ODE to C USTO M.
3. C hange START TIM E fiel d to 2nd WEEK a nd SUN DAY to MA R.
4. C hange END T IME to 1 ST WEE K and SUNDAY to N OV.11
14.2 – PASSWORD S ETUP
To access th e Pass wor d Setu p menu, go to M ain Me nu >
System > P assw ord .
This men u is use d for s etti ng admini stra tor a nd use r-level
passwo rd pro tec tion a nd unique D VR ide nti fica tion.
14.2.1 – D EVIC E ID
Allows a s ix-d igi t uniq ue identi fier f or th e DVR.
14.2.2 – PASSWO RD ENA BLE
Switch ing th is op tion t o ON reveal s the fo llo wing s ettings :
14.2.3 – U SER PAS SWOR D
The user p assw ord g rant s access to t he Sea rch i n Main
the factory B IOS d ate. Correct v ide o rec ordings requ ire
setting the s yst em da te.
DATE F ORM AT
Sets the appe ara nce p reference fo r the s yst em date. Optio ns ar e as fo llows:
· MM/DD/YY
· YY-M M-D D
· DD/MM/YY
TIME
Enter the cur ren t tim e. Thi s wil l be us ed to timestam p vid eo re cordings.
TIME FORMAT
Options are a 1 2 or 24 -ho ur format (00: 00 – 23 :59 ). When choosi ng 12 HOU RS,
set AM /PM.
TIME ZONE
Tim e Zone options a re in r ela tio n to GMT (Gre enw ich Mean Time), e ith er + or - .
Continent al US A an d Can ada t ime zones are as f oll ows :
Tim e Zone
Easter n
Centra l
Mounta in
Pacifi c
Standa rd Time
-5 GMT
-6 GMT
-7 GMT
-8 GMT
Daylig ht Sav ing s
-4 GMT
-5 GMT
-6 GMT
-7 GMT
Table 14 -45: Tim e Zone GM T offse t for Con tinen tal US an d Canad a
Figu re 14-4 5: Pass word Se tup me nu
Menu, bu t all ot her s ub-m enus are lo cked o ut. Th e use r pass word also g rant s acc ess to t he
Quick La unch m enu .
The user p assw ord m ust be s ix digits a nd mus t be di ffer ent fr om the admi n pass wor d. Afte r
enteri ng the u ser p assw ord, type i t agai n in th e Conf irm field t o the ri ght .
14.2.4 – AD MIN PAS SWOR D
The admi n pass wor d gran ts full acc ess to a ll me nus an d system se ttin gs.
The admi n pass wor d must b e six digit s and mu st be d iffe rent f rom the use r pass wor d. Afte r
enteri ng the a dmi n pass word, typ e it aga in in t he Con firm fiel d to the r igh t.
Once the a dmin p ass word i s set, the Me nu Loc k fun ctio n becomes a vail abl e on the Q uick
Launch m enu.
14.3 – VID EO SET UP
To access th e Vide o Setu p opt ions , go to Main Me nu >
System > Video .
14.3.1 – V GA RESO LUT ION
Option s are 80 0x6 00, 10 24x768, a nd 128 0x1 024.
Import ant No te: S etti ng the r eso luti on too high o r out of
range fo r your m oni tor ca n result in l osin g vid eo out put.
To restore c orre ct vi deo se ttings, f ollo w the se ste ps:
If using t he fro nt pa nel co ntrols
Menu > FWD x2 > DOW Nx1 > S EL > FWDx 2 > SEL x2 > UPx 1 > SEL > DO WNx2 > S EL > wai t
5 second s > SEL
14.3.2 – V IDEO S YST EM
Select t he ana log t elev ision sys tem fo r you r regi on.
NTSC is us ed by No rth Am eric a, most cou ntri es in S outh Am erica, Bu rma, S out h Kore a,
Taiwan, Ja pan, P hil ippi nes, and so me Pac ifi c isla nd nation s and te rri tori es.
Settin g the wr ong o ptio n can rende r the di spl ay unv iewable . Plea se do n ot cha nge the
Vid eo System t o PAL.
To restore c orre ct vi deo se ttings, f ollo w the se ste ps:
Menu > FWD x2 > DOW Nx1 > S EL > FWDx 2 > SEL > DO WNx1 > SEL > UPx 1 > SEL >
DOWNx1 > S EL > wait 5 seco nds > SE L
14.4 – LAN GUAG E (SY STEM L ANGU AGE )
To access th e Syst em La ngua ge menu, go t o Main M enu >
System > L angu age .
Settin g the Sy ste m Lang uage chan ges al l men us and t ext
to the sel ecte d lan guag e after reb ooti ng th e DVR.
Langua ge opt ion s are
Englis h
Figu re 14-4 8: Pass word Se tup En abled
Figu re 14-4 7: Vide o Setup
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Deutsc h (Ger man )
Italia no (It ali an)
Рус ски й (Rus sian)
França is (Fr enc h)
Españo l (Spa nis h)
Portug uês (P ort ugue se)
Polski ( Poli sh)
14.5 – INF O (SYS TEM I NFOR MATIO N)
Access S yste m Inf orma tion by goi ng to Ma in Me nu > Sys tem
> info.
Device Type is a un ique h ard ware i dentifi cati on fo r the
mother boar d.
Softwa re Vers ion i s the ve rsion of th e DVR fi rmw are
(Opera ting S yst em). P lease do no t atte mpt t o upda te the
firmwa re wit hou t firs t contact ing Tech nica l Sup port .
14.5.1 – M AC ADDR ESS
The MAC Add ress i s a uni que ne twork har dwar e ide ntif ier. Th e val ue can not be c han ged on
the 9104 V.
14.6 – MAI NTAIN ( SYST EM MA INTAI N)
To access Sy stem M ain tena nce, go to Ma in Men u > Sys tem > Ma intain.
In the Sys tem Ma int enan ce consol e, the f oll owin g operati ons ca n be pe rfor med:
· Sc hed ule au tomatic r eboo t
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· Up dat e syst em fir mwa re
· Lo ad fa ctor y defa ult s etti ngs
· Re boo t DVR
14.6.1 – AU TO MAI NTAIN
Enabli ng thi s fea ture ( ON), disp lays t he fo llow ing addit iona l
option s:
AUTO REB OOT
Select the sc hed ule o ptions as foll ows :
1. Freque ncy
a. Every Da y
b. Every We ek
c. Every m ont h
2. Day
3. Tim e
4. Apply ch ang es
Figu re 14-4 8: Syst em Lang uage m enu
14.6.2 – SYST EM UP DATE
Please cont act Technical Suppo rt be fore attempt ing t o upg rade the DVR
firmware.
14.6.3 – LOAD D EFAU LT
Clicking th e Loa d Def ault button wi ll re sto re all
customize d set tin gs on the DVR back t o the ir
factory def aul ts.
It will not era se co nte nt on the hard dri ve.
Before exec uti ng th e Load Default p roc ess , the
user will be pr ese nte d with a confirm ati on di alog box.
14.6.4 – REBO OT
The Reboot co mma nd wi ll perform a saf e res et of t he
DVR. A co nfirmation d ial og bo x will prompt fo r OK or
CANCEL.
Figu re 14-5 0: Syst em Main tenan ce Con sole
Figu re 14-5 1: Load D efaul t confi rmati on
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Figu re 14-4 9: Syst em Info rmati on
4. Ple ase con tact Tech nical S uppor t befor e attem pting t o upgra de the DV R firmw are.
Figu re 14-5 2: Rest art con firma tion
15 – PROGRAMMING THE PTZ CAMERAS
15.1 – PTZ SETU P
The PTZ Setup c ont rol p anel is used to ma nua lly
control the P TZ ca mer a.
To access the PTZ S etu p con trol panel, go t o Qui ck
Launch > PTZ.
The EXIT bu tto n ret urns to the main v ide o fee d.
Figu re 15-5 3: PTZ Se tup con trol pa nel
15.1.1 - P TZ CON TROL PAN EL FUNCTIO NS
· Sp eed – S lide b ar from SLO W to FAST. Th e spee d fac tor ra nge is 0 to 63.
· Zo om – Cl ick – to z oom out and + t o zoom i n.
· Fo cus – Click – t o focu s out a nd + to fo cus in.
· Ir is – Cl ick – to c lose (nar row) t he ir is and + t o open (wid en) it .
15.2 – CRU ISE SE TUP
With Cru ise Se tup , each i ndividu al cha nne l with a P TZ camera c an be pr ogr amme d to
execut e a defi ned s urve illance r outi ne.
If incor pora tin g zoom , focus, an d iris o per atio ns into the c ruis e pro gram , return to t he mai n
PTZ setu p cont rol s, inp ut the oper atio n, an d then r etur n to Cr uise S etu p.
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Click th e SAVE bu tton t o sav e the cr uise prog ram to s yst em mem ory.
The EXIT butto n exit s the C ruis e Setup con sole . Dis card s changes i f not sa ved f irst .
CHANNE L DROP -DOW N MEN U
Select s the PT Z cam era ch annel to be p rogr amm ed.
TOTA L
Displa ys the n umb er of se t points cu rren tly p rogr ammed
on this ch anne l. A set po int is a s top locat ion to w hic h the
PTZ came ra is in str ucte d to cruise u pon ex ecu tion o f program .
CUR. POI NT
Curren t Poin t dis play s the set poi nt cur ren tly be ing
progra mmed o r edi ted.
STO P TIME
The numb er of se con ds the P TZ camera i s inst ruc ted to r emain at th is set p oin t befo re
moving t he nex t set p oint .
15.2.1 – P TZ COM MAN DS
GOTO
Enteri ng a set p oin t numb er in CUR. PO INT an d then c lic king t he GOTO button wi ll pre sen t
the sett ings o f tha t set po int.
SET
Clicki ng the S ET but ton w ill sa ve the curr ent se t poi nt con figurat ion an d aut omat ically
procee d to the n ext s et poi nt.
CLEAN
Clicki ng the C LEA N butt on will cle ar the c onf igur ation of th e set po int .
Direct iona l Arro ws
Use the di rect ion al arr ows to move t he cam era t o the de sired loc atio n of th e curr ent set
point.
15.3 – STARTING AN D STOP PIN G THE CR UISE PROG RAM
Starting th e Cru ise Stopping t he Cr uis e
1. Open the Q uic k Lau nch menu. 1. O pen t he Quick Launc h men u.
2. Click St art C rui se. 2. Cli ck St op Cr uise.
Figu re 15-5 4: Crui se Setu p contr ol pan el
Figu re 15-5 5: Star t Cruis e Quick L aunc h comma nd Figu re 15-5 6: Stop C ruise Q uick La unch c omman d
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Q: What if the DV R doe s not detect the h ard d riv e?
A: Hard Drive l oss o ccu rs when the hard d riv e is ta ken offli ne, e ither by drive
failure or di sco nne ction from the D VR.
A red square wit h a whi te H wi ll be displaye d on th e mai n video screen i f har d
drive loss oc cur s. The H icon w ill a lso a ppear if there is no ha rd dr ive i nstalled or
if it has not bee n for mat ted.
Refer to Sect ion 3 .1 fo r instructio ns on h ow to e nsure the hard d riv e is pr operly
installed .
If the hard dri ve co nti nues to appear t o be ma lfu nctioning, p lea se co ntact Zmodo
technical s upp ort .
Q: The DVR is req ues ting a passwor d. Wh at if I d on't remembe r the
password?
A: In most case s, te chn ical support c an as sis t in unlocking a D VR. The owner
must contac t us an d pro vide proof of pu rch ase c orrespondi ng to t he DV R.
Q: Why does the m ain v ideo screen di spl ay th e message: “VI DEO L OSS ”?
A: Refer to Sec tio n 3.2 f or instructi ons o n connecting the ca mer as pr operly.
Ensure the ca mer as ar e receiving po wer. S wit ch cables if som e cam era s display
video while o the rs do n ot. Go to Main Men u > Sys tem > Video . Video System
should be set t o NTS C not PAL.
Q: Can the DVR ge t too h ot?
A: It is not unus ual f or th e DVR to become wa rm du rin g continuous o per ati on.
The DVR is not eq uip ped w ith cooling fa ns. S tor e the DVR in a cool, w ell ventilate d are a out o f direct sunli ght .
If the DVR beco mes e xce ssively hot, t urn i t off, unpl ug it , and c ontact techn ica l
support.
Q: Why do the fro nt pa nel controls w ork b ut no t the remot e?
A: Ensure not hin g is ob structing th e bla ck se nsor on the remo te or t he DV R.
Also, place f res h bat teries in the re mot e con trol.
Q: Can I use my own h ard d rive in the DVR?
A: If the hard dr ive i s SATA and no l arg er than 1TB, the n you c an in stall your own
hard drive in t he DV R. Pl ease note that o ur ha rd dr ives are espec ial ly de signed
for the rough w ear o f DVR r ecording, so s tan dar d hard drives ma y hav e a sho rter
life. In addi tio n, a DV R-formatte d har d dri ve cannot be rea d in a PC w ith out
16 – FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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special Lin ux so ftw are.
Q: Do I have to sto p rec ording in orde r to pl ay ba ck files?
A: No. The D VR su pports simul tan eou s recording an d pla yba ck.
Q: Can I erase a ce rta in re cording f ile ?
A: Th e onl y two m ethods for era sin g fil es are overwri tin g the o ldest file, wi th th e
overwrite f unc tio n enabled, or fo rma tti ng the hard driv e, wh ich w ill erase
everythin g.
Q: Why can't I vi ew my D VR online?
A: Settings m ay be c onf igured incor rec tly, or the DV R or lo cal n etwork may be
off lin e.
Q: Why can't I co ntr ol my PTZ camera ?
A: Ensure the P TZ ca mer as are connect ed pr ope rly to the DVR. Se e Sec tio n
3.2.2.
Ensure the PT Z cam era s are configur ed pr ope rly. Se e Sec tio n 11.
Q: Why does the b uzz er keep soundi ng?
A: An alert has be en tr igg ered. Motion m ay ha ve be en detected, t he ha rd dr ive
may be low on spa ce or d isc onnected, or a c ame ra ma y have lost vide o. Ch eck
your alarm se tti ngs . See Section 10 .2.
17 – APPENDICES
Zmodo offer s its customer s fre e upg rades to the DVR f irm war e.
Please cont act Technical Suppo rt fo r ins tructions.
Without Zmo do qu ali fied technic al su ppo rt, Zmodo cann ot be h eld r esponsible f or
DVR malfunc tio n res ulting from im pro per f irmware inst all ati on.
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17.1 - WARRANT Y
All product s car ry a 1- year warrant y unl ess o therwise ind ica ted . 3 year warrant y
plan is also av ail abl e for purchase . Zmo do wi ll, at its sole di scr eti on, replace or
repair any pr odu cts f ound to be defec tiv e dur ing their warr ant y per iod. Zmodo wil l
not honor any o the r war ranty, imp lie d or otherwise , inc lud ing those of
merchanta bil ity a nd fitness for a p art icu lar purpose.
17.2 – HARDWAR E UPG RAD E (TRADE-IN) P OLI CY
Please cont act Z mod o for more infor mat ion .
17.3 – FIRMWAR E UPG RAD ES
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