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H9108UV
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Table of Conten ts
Safety Instruc tio ns
What You Get
1.1 – Benefit s
1.2 – DVR Specificati ons
1.3 – Pa cka ge Contents
1.4 – Optional Com pon ent s
1.5 – Wha t is t he 91 08U V?
2 – DV R Pan els and Contr ols
2.1 – H9108U V Front Panel
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2.2 – H91 08U V Rea r Pan el
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 c ameras
3.2.2 – PTZ ( Pan /tilt/Zoom ) Ca meras
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 Display
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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6.2 P osition... ... ... .......... ... ... .......... ... ... ....... ... ... .......... ... ... .......... ... ... ........15
6.3 C olor...... ... ... .......... ... ... .......... ... ... .......... ... .......... ... ... .......... ... ... .........1 5
6.4 Live .... ... ... ... .......... ... ... .......... ... ... .......... ... ... .......... ... ... .......... ... ... .......15
6.5 Display Tim e Opt ion s.. .......... ... ... .......... ... ... .......... ... ... ....... ... ... .......... ..1 6
6.6 Auto Sequenc ing ... .......... ... ... .......... ... .......... ... ... .......... ... ... .......... ... ... 16
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6.7 – Privacy Z one .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .............................16
6.7.1 – Priva cy Zo ne Se tup .. ....................................................... ... ... ... ... ..1 6
7 C onfiguring Recording S ettings... ... ... .......... ... ... .......... ... .......... ... ... .........1 6
7.1 Chan nel ......................................................................... ... ... ... ... ... ... .17
7.2 – Quality .. ............................................................................... ... ... ... ..1 7
7.3 – Au dio Rec....... ... ... ....... ... ... .......... ... ... .......... ... ... .......... ... .......... ... ... ....17
7.4 – File Size ......... ... ... .......... ... .......... ... ... .......... ... ... .......... ... ... .......... ... ... .17
7.5– Record ing M ode .. ................................................................ ... ... ... ... 17
7.5.1 – Sched ule S etu p ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .........17
8 – Network Set up .. ...................................................................... ... ... ... ... .18
8.1 – Type .......... ... ... ....... ... ... .......... ... ... .......... ... ... .......... ... .......... ... ... .......18
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..... ... ... ....... ... ... .......... ... ... .......... ... ... .......... ... .......... ... ... ..19
8.6 – Gateway ......... ... ... .......... ... ... .......... ... ... ....... ... ... .......... ... ... .......... ... ... .19
8.7 – DNS .......... ... ... .......... ... .......... ... ... .......... ... ... .......... ... ... ....... ... ... .........1 9
8.8 – L oca l Co nne cti on I nstruction s.. ... .......... ... ... .......... ... ... .......... ... ... ....... ..1 9
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 Recor din gs. ....... ... ... .......... ... ... .......... ... ... .......... ... ... ....... 21
9.2 – Identif yin g Rec ordings ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..2 1
9.3 – Pla ying Recor din gs. .......... ... .......... ... ... .......... ... ... .......... ... ... ....... ... ... ..22
9.3.1 – File Li st Co ntr ols ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..................22
9.4 – Bac kin g Up Recordin gs. ... ....... ... ... .......... ... ... .......... ... ... .......... ... ... ....... 22
10 – Dev ice Management ... ... ....... ... ... .......... ... ... .......... ... ... .......... ... ... ....... ... 23
10.1 – Manag ing the H ard D riv e.. ....... ... ... .......... ... ... .......... ... ... .......... ... ... .....23
10.1.1 – HDD Status.. ... ... ....... ... ... .......... ... ... .......... ... ... .......... ... ... ....... ... ... ..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
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10.2.4 – E-ma il Se tup ... ... ... ... ................................................................ ..2 6
11 – PT Z Set up. .......... ... ... ....... ... ... .......... ... ... .......... ... ... .......... ... .......... ... ... .27
11.1 – O pti ons . .......... ... .......... ... ... .......... ... ... .......... ... ... ....... ... ... .......... ... ... 28
12 – Mob ile P hon e Setup .. .......... ... ... .......... ... ... .......... ... ... ....... ... ... .......... .29
12.1 – User Nam e .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..............................................................29
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10.2.2 – Alarm Types.. ... ... .....,.... ... .......... ... ... .......... ... ... .......... ... ... ....... ... ... .25
10.2.3 – N oti fic ation O ptions....... ... .......... ... ... .......... ... ... .......... ... ... ....... ... ... .25
12.2 – User Pas swo rd .............. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .29
12.3 – Server P ort .. ... ... ... ... ... ... .................................................................29
12.4 – Settin g Up Your P hon e.. ... ... ........ ... ... ........ ... ... ........ ... ... ..... ... ... ... ..... .29
13 – Motion Det ect ion .. ................................................................ ... ... ... ... 30
13.1 – Option s..... ... ... .......... ... ... .......... ... ... .......... ... .......... ... ... .......... ... ... .....30
13.2 – MD A rea . ... ... .......... ... .......... ... ... .......... ... ... .......... ... ... ....... ... ... ......30
14 – System Set up .... ... ... .......... ... ... .......... ... ... ....... ... ... .......... ... ... .......... ... .31
14.1 – Time Set up ( Dat e/Ti me) .......... ... ... ....... ... ... .......... ... ... .......... ... ... ........31
14.1.1 – Time Se tup O pti ons .......................................... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..3 1
14.1.2 - How to set Day light Sa vings Tim e ...... ... .......... ... ... .......... ... ... .......... .32
14.2 – Passwo rd Se tup . ... ... ..... ... ... ... ........ ... ... ........ ... ... ... ..... ... ... ... ........ ... 32
14.2.1 – Device ID... ... ... ....... ... ... .......... ... ... .......... ... ... .......... ... ... ....... ... ... ....32
14.2.2 – Pas swo rd Enabl e.. ... ....... ... ... .......... ... ... .......... ... ... .......... ... .......... ... 32
14.2.3 – User P ass wor d ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 32
14.2.4 – Adm in Password ... ... ....... ... ... .......... ... ... .......... ... ... .......... ... ... ....... ... 32
14.3 – Vid eo Se tup .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ......................................32
14.3.1 – VGA Resolutio n.. ... ....... ... ... .......... ... ... .......... ... ... .......... ... .......... ... ..3 2
14.3.2 – Video System ... ... ....... ... ... .......... ... ... .......... ... ... .......... ... ... ....... ... ... .33
14.4 – L ang uag e (Syste m La nguage)... ... ... .......... ... ... .......... ... ... ....... ... ... ......33
14.5 – Info ( Sys tem Info rma tio n)........ ... .......... ... ... ........., ... ... .......... ... ... ....... .33
14.5.1 – MAC Address ... ... .......... ... .......... ... ... .......... ... ... .......... ... ... ....... ... ... .33
14.6 – M ain tai n (Syste m Ma int ain)...... ... ... ....... ... ... ........,. ... ... .......... ... ... .......34
14.6.1 – Au to Maintai n.. ... ....... ... ... .......... ... ... .......... ... ... .......... ... .......... ... ... ..34
14.6.2 – Syst em Up dat e .... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..3 4
14.6.3 – Load Default... ... .......... ... ... .......... ... ... .......... ... ... ....... ... ... .......... ... ... 34
14.6.4 – Reb oot....... ... ... ....... ... ... .......... ... ... .......... ... ... ....... ... ... .......... ... ... ....34
15 – Program min g the PTZ C ame ras .......... ... ... ....... ... ... .......... ... ... .......... ... ... 35
15.1 – PT Z Set up........ ... ... ....... ... ... .......... ... ... .......... ... ... .......... ... .......... ... ... .35
15.1.1 – PTZ Co ntr ol Pa nel Function s . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ................................35
15.2 – Cruise Setup.. ... ... ....... ... ... .......... ... ... .......... ... ... .......... ... ... ....... ... ... ...35
15.2.1 – PTZ Commands.. ... ... .......... ... .......... ... ... .......... ... ... .......... ... ... ....... ..3 5
15.3 – Starti ng an d Sto pping the Crui se Pr ogr am ... ............................... ... ... ... 36
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 8
17.3 – Fir mwa re Upgr ade s.. .......... ... ... ....... ... ... .......... ... ... .......... ... ... .......... ..3 8
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1. Use prop er po wer s ource.
Do not us e 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 base men t or du sty hallway.
4. Do not exp ose t his p roduct to wate 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 video 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 s mel ls coming fr om the DV R, unplu g 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 d oes
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 ste m events, moti on de tec tion, and exte rna l ala rm
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 /Tilt/Z oom c ameras – freeing yo u fro m fixed position 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 arc h
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 computer mo nit or or a TV with R CA jac ks (u sing
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
Vid eo Sy ste m
Vid eo In put /Output
Audio Input /Ou tpu t
Display Fra me Ra te
Display Res olu tio n
Recording F ram e Rat e
Simplex / Dup lex /
Triplex / Pent apl ex
Playback Re sol uti on
DVR-H9108 UV-4 C H Sta ndalone DVR
H.264
NTSC / PAL
BNC8-Chan nel I npu t/2-Channe l Out put
RCA8 -Chann el In put /1-Channel O utp ut
NTSC: 240fp s / PAL: 200fps
NTSC:D1( 70 4 x 480 ) / PAL: 704 x 576
NTSC: 240 fps @ CIF / PAL: 200 fps @CIF
Selectabl e: NT SC: D 1(704 x 480); HD 1(7 04 x 24 0);
CIF (352 x 240) / PA L: NTSC: D1(70 4 x 576 ); Hd 1
(704 x 288); CI F (35 2 x 288 )
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VGA
Network
TCP/IP, PPP oE, DHCP an d DDN S
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2 – DVR PANELS AND CONTROLS
Remote Access
LAN or Intern et Br ows ing
PTZ Control
Sensor/Al arm
HDD Interfa ce
Network Fun cti on
Playback Mo de
Rs-485
4CH/1CH
SATA, S upport up to 1TB
Support to Li ve View with IE & wi th Mo bil e Phone
Normal Play, F ast Forward, F ast R ewi nd, Frame by
Frame
Table 1- 1: 9108 UV Techni cal Spe cific ation s
1.3 PACKA GE CO NTENTS
(1) 9108UV DV R
(1) 12V Power S upp ly wi th power cord
(1) USB mouse
(1) Remote Co ntr ol
(2) AAA bat ter ies
(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 08UV?
The 9108UV is t he ne xt ge neration our p rof ess ional series D VR wi th 4 ca merainput chann els , ext ernal alarm se nso r sup port, and a VGA out put p ort f or viewing
on a computer m oni tor ( sold separat ely ).
2.1.1 – 9108U V FRO NT PANE L NAVIG ATION
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 – Confirms se lec tio n or Edits field v alu e
2.2 – 9108UV RE AR PANEL
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USB
USB Backup/ USB 2 .0
Remote Cont rol
IR Remote Con tro l
Power Suppl y
DC12V, 3A
Dimension
300 mm(W) x 220 m m(D ) x 47 mm (H)
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2.1 – 9108UV FR ONT PANEL
Table 2- 2: 9108 UV Fron t Panel C ontro ls
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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 Rig ht
J. Stop/Era se
K. Power LED
L. Remote Sen sor
M. HDD LED
N. Vi deo S ear ch
O. Mute
P. Chan nel U p
Q. Tog gle s Cha nnel
Vie ws
R. Channel Do wn
S. Manual Rec ord
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A. BNC Vid eo In puts CH1-CH8
B. BNC Vid eo Ou t 1-2
C. RCA Audi o Inp uts
D. Au dio
E. LAN Port
F. USB 2.0 Mouse Po rt
G. VGA Output
H. RS485 Inpu t
I. External S ens or In put
J. Al arm I nput
K. DC 12V Conne cto r
L. Power Swit ch
M. Cooling Fa n Vent
Table 2- 3: 9108 UV Rear P anel Co ntrol s
2.3 – REMOTE CO NTR OL
Table 2- 4: 9108 UV Remo te Cont rol Fun ction s table
3- INSTALLING YOUR DVR HARDWARE
This sectio n r efe rs exclus ive ly to t he connectio n o f h ardware to t he DV R.
Forinform ati on rega rdi ng software configu rat ion , please refer to the applicable
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 in stall ed
3.2 - CONNECTIN G YOUR CAMERAS
3.2.1 - INDOO R/O UTD OOR, 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 vi deo 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.
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 . Although no t rec omm ended, a bare DV R can b e pur chased
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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A Key pad 1-8/Sele ct Ch ann el
B Keypad 9
C Togg le Mu lti -Channel Vie ws
D Main Men u/E sca pe
E Keypad 0
F Move Up
G Move Lef t
H Move Rig ht
I Select
J Move Dow n
K Aud io/Search (N ot Us ed)
L Mut e (No t Use d)
N Record
O Play/V ide o Search
P Pau se/ Unp ause
Q Fast For war d
R Stop
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3.4 – Connect ing a D isp lay
3.4.1 – CONNE CTI NG A TV
What you will n eed :
DVR
TV (not incl ude d)
BNC to RCA Ada pte r (so ld separatel y)
RCA A/V cabl e (no t inc luded)
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 Video 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.
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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 RS485 wire s to th e red /black RS485 w ire s.
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 plasti c cas ing a round the pink 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 elect ric 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 contact Tec hnical Suppo rt.
3.3 – CONNECT ING P OWE R
The 9108UV pa cka ge in cludes a 12V/3 A DC pow er su pply.
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.
3.4 – CONNECT ING A DISPLAY
The 9108UV su ppo rts c onnecting ex ter nal a larm sensors t o the R S48 5 interface
on the rear pan el of t he DV R.
The purpose o f ext ern al alarm senso rs is t o act ivate record ing o n a giv en channel
when the sens or is a cti vated or a condi tio n is me t, such as a door op eni ng.
To configure th e ext ern al alarm setti ngs , ple ase refer to Sec tio n 10. 2.
For complet e ins tru ctions regar din g con necting exte rna l ala rm sensors, pl eas e
visit http: //z mod o.net or conta ct Technical Sup por t.
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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 RS 485 inp uts and w ire col ors may d iffer s light ly.
2.Ca mera' s RS485 w ire col ors dif fer 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 Pow er Ada pte r for each camer a
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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 – 9108UV Re ar Pa nel f or location of p ort s.
3.4.2 – CONNE CTI NG A CO MPUTER MONIT OR
What you will n eed :
DVR
VGA Monito r (so ld se parately)
VGA cable (u sua lly i ncluded with m oni tor )
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 from monit or to V GA por t on rear panel of D VR.
Step 4: Power o n mon ito r.
Step 6: Power o n DVR . Wait u nti l system 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 could
render the DV R dis pla y unviewable . If th at si tuation occu rs, p lea se see Section
14.3.1
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 ubleshooting 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.
Suggestio ns
1. Follow s tep s one t hrough three a bov e.
2. Try a diffe ren t mou se.
3. Test the mal fun cti oning mouse by c onn ect ing it to a comput er.
3.6 – Connect ing a U SB Mo use
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.
4 - STARTING UP YOUR DVR
4.1 – SYSTEM IN ITI ALI ZATIO N
3.5– Connec tin g a USB B ackup Device
Two ty pes of USB devices 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 form att ed f or the DVR to
recognize it and a W indows PC to read the fil es. 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 d rive as FAT3 2 first f rom a Win dows PC, you m ay
also for mat the drive usi ng the USB format comm and 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 stored o n it.
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3.7 – CONNECT ING T HE DV R TO A LOCA L AREA NET WORK (LAN)
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 ubleshooting 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 Techn ical Support .
Figu re 3-10 : Conne cting t he DVR to t he rout er
Rear p anel of 9 108UV
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Connectin g t he pow er supply to the DV R
will be gin t he st art up pr oce ss. After a few
mo me nt s, a m es sage simi la r to t he
following w ill b e dis played:
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 chann els will show Video Loss sta tus
messages. If ca meras ar e con nec ted a nd wo rki ng pr operly, live video will appear
on the respec tiv e cha nnels.
Figu re 4-11: S ystem
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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4.3 – SETTING S YST EM DATE AND TIME
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 Tim e fie ld an d enter curren t tim e.
4. Click Tim e Zon e dro p-down menu an d
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 App ly > OK > E xit .
Figu re 4-13 : Syste m Date an d Time Set up Menu
· Fu ll Sc reen Mode – Double-cli ck ch ann el to b e
maximized
· Q uad (2×2) S cre en Mode – D oub le- click w hil e
in Full Scree n Mod e
· Access Quick Launc h Me nu – Right -cl ick
anywhere on M ain D isp lay
· Exit Quick Launch Menu – Cli ck out sid e of
Quick Launc h men u
Figu re 4-12 : Main Vi deo Dis play wh en no
came ras are c onnec ted.
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 optio ns, re sol utio n, and sche duli ng
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 ecorded f iles
5 – MAIN MENU OVERVIEW
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5. D evices – Ma nage h ard d rive , alarm, PT Z, mob ile p hone , and motio n dete cti on
settin gs.
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.
Figu re 5-14 : Menu Lo ck dial og box
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 – Access es Mai n 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 – Acc esses Pan /Til t/Zo om contro l pane l. Se e Sect ion 15 – PTZ Co ntro l Pan el.
STAR T RECORD – St arts m anu al rec ording
STO P RECO RD – Stops ma nual reco rdin g
STAR T/STOP CRU ISE – E xecu tes/Abo rts PT Z pro gram
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.
5.3–MAIN ME NU FU NCT IONS TABLE
Figu re 5-16 : 9108U V Main Me nu
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 changes 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.
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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 Auto-S eque nce
(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
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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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
Config ures m ask a reas t o
block ou t port ion s of vid eo
feed.
Color Se tup
Auto Seq uenc e
Privac y Zone
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 dule
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7 - Configuring Recording Settings
USER MANU ALUSER MANU AL
6.1 - TITLE
Tit le field allows 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 the de fau lt at 3 1.
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.
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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 : 9108U V Displ ay Setu p menu
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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
Load fac tory d efa ults
Reboot D VR.
System
Mainta in
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 TOSE Q
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.
6.7 – PRIVAC Y ZONE
The Privacy Z one a llo ws up to four blac k squ are s
to be placed on t he ma in vi deo feed for a giv en
channel.
Clicking th e Nex t/P revious butt on to ggl es
between CH1 -CH 4 and C H5-CH8.
6.7.1 – PRIVAC Y ZONE SETU P
1. Select O N fro m the P rivacy Zone dr op- dow n
menu.
2. Mark the n umb er of p rivacy squar es to b e
displayed i n Area s 1 thr ough 4.
3. Click th e Mas k Ar ea to select the p lac eme nt
of the privac y blo cks .
Figu re 6-19 : Priva cy Zone S etup me nu
Figu re 3-20 : Mask Are a priva cy bloc k place ment
Figu re 6-18 : 9108U V Auto Seq uence O ption s
Figu re 7-21 : 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 9108UV, the settin gs on t his p age affec t
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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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
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 Internet pr ovi der s. A username an d pas swo rd is
required to e sta bli sh a connectio n to th e Int ernet. Conta ct yo ur In ternet Servi 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 oft ware.
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 addr ess of the DVR. Th e fac tory default v alu e is
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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 REC.
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
slightly by D VR mo del .
Always
When Record ing M ode i s set to Always , all c han nels enabled w ill r eco 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 -hour
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- 22: S chedu le Setu p
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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Method 1: Net vie wer ( D9 Client) Sof twa re
1. Instal l D9 Viewer on loc al PC .
a. Software i s on CD i ncl uded in shipme nt.
b. Download f rom h ttp ://zmodo.n et.
2. Launch s oft war e.
3. Log in to DV R.
a. En ter Local IP Addr ess o f DVR.
b. En ter Media Port .
c. E nter either us er or a dmi n password
(if configu red ).
d. Ne twork field is I nte rne t.
e. Cl ick LOGIN.
Method2: In ter net E xplorer
1. Modify I E Sec uri ty Settings
a. Fr om the Tool s men u, se lect Interne t Opt ion s.
b. Se lect the Secur ity Tab a nd then click th e Cus tom L evel button.
c. L ocate “Downl oad U nsi gned Active X Con tro ls”. Change to P rom pt.
d. Co nfirm change s.
2. Enter lo cal a ddr ess of DVR.
a. In t he address bar, t ype t he lo cal address
of the DVR (e.g ., ht tp://192.1 68. 1.1 40).
b. Ap pend address w ith : web portnumber
(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 presente d wit h Inf ormation Bar
referring t o dow nlo ading contro ls, c lic k
the bar.
d. Cl ick Yes or OK to proce ed do wnl oading
and install ing t he co ntrols.
Figu re 8-22 : Succe ssful c onnec tion to D VR
via In terne t Explo rer
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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 serv er (typicall y the r out er). Check the r out er fo r address rang e.
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.
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 Add res s, Subnet Mask , and D efa ult Gateway.
5. On the DVR , go to N etw ork from Main Me nu (r efe r to Figure 8-22 ).
6. Set Typ e to Static.
7. Enter Me dia a nd Web Port i nfo 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 contact Tec hnical Suppo rt fo r ass istance sett ing u p por t
forwardin g.
8. Enter lo cal I P Addres s of DV R acc ording to rout er' s def ined range (Se cti on
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 settings.
TESTING DVR L OCA L CONNECT ION
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 addr ess.
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.
Most router s als o hav e a DDNS section . It is p ref erable to ente r the D DNS
account inf orm ati on in the router, u nle ss it i s not possible . In an y cas e, do not
enter the inf orm ati on on both the rou ter a nd DV R.
Figu re 8-23 : Succe ssful c onnec tion vi a
Netv iewer ( D9 Clie nt)
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9.3 – PLAYI NG RECORDING 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.
9.3.1 – FILE LI ST CO NTR OLS
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 fi rst page of sear 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, th e backup devic e can b e
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 VI DEO FILE field o f the r eco rding to be loca 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.
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Figu re 9-28 : Backu p proce ssing Figu re 9-29 : Backu p proce ss comp leted
Figu re 8-24 : DDNS Se tup
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.
DDNS has two op tio ns: O N and OFF. Selecti ng
On enables th e DDN S fea ture of the DVR, w hil e
selecting O ff disables th e fea tur e.
Service des ign ate s the DDNS servi ce be ing u sed.
The options a vai lab le are 3322 and Dy nam ic DN S.
3322.org is a C hin ese s ervice, so Eng lis h spe akers
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 .
Figu re 9-26 : Video P layba ck cons ole
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Figu re 10-3 1: HDD Ma nagem ent Con sole w/ o HDD
Figu re 10-3 2: HDD Ma nagem ent con sole wi th heal thy HDD
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.
10.1.2 – O VERW RITE
With Ove rwri te en able d, when the h ard dr ive r uns ou t of space to r ecor d, th e 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 rative to b ack up f ile s regu larly. 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 DVR wi ll sto p rec ordi ng when 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 nfirm ation
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 arted.
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
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 settings .
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 butto n ret urn s to the Main Menu .
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 hard dri ves a vai lable for the DV R are s pec ially design ed to w ith stand
the rigorou s dem and s of continuou s rec ord ing.
The 9108UV DV R can s upp ort up to a 1 TB SATA hard dri ve.
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 connect ed pr ope rly, 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 0: Devi ce Mana gemen t Menu
Figu re 10-3 5: Succ essfu l forma t opera tion
Figu re 10-3 6: Unsu ccess ful for mat whe n hard dr ive
is not p resen t, is dis conne cted, o r is defe ctive .
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
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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.
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 backu p dev ice p ort (front pan el) , not t he
mouse port (r ear p ane l).
3. Power on DVR .
10.2 – ALA RM SETUP
The 9108UV su ppo rts e xternal alar m sen sor i nputs.
For complet e ins tru ctions on inst all ing e xternal
sensors, pl eas e vis it http://zm odo .ne t.
10.2.1 – I/O Ch ann el
Sets each cha nne l to On o r Off fo r ext ern al alarm
sensor inpu t.
Click the NEX T button to set ch ann els 5 t hrough 8.
10.2.2 – Ala rm Types
The boxes in th e col umn s under Buzzer a nd Ou tpu t activate the r esp ect ive alarm
type for that n oti fic ation catego ry.
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.
Output
Sets the dura tio n of th e external ala rm fo r 10, 2 0, 40, or 60 secon ds. O FF wi ll
disable the e xte rna l alarm output .
10.2.3 – Noti fic ati on Options
MD Al arm
When this box i s che cke d, motion dete cti on wi ll activate on e of th e ala rm types.
Checking th e Ema il bo x will activat e the e -ma il function wh en th e MD Ala rm is
Figu re 10-3 7: Alarm S etup me nu
enabled.
Checking th e Ful l Scr een box will cau se th e mai n video feed to ju mp to t he
respectiv e cha nne l on which motio n is de tec ted.
I/O Alarm
This condit ion i s met w hen the extern al se nso r is activated ( e.g ., a do or opening
breaks the la ser l igh t sensor).
Checking th e Ema il bo x will activat e the e -ma il function wh en th e I/O Al arm is
enabled.
Checking th e Ful l Scr een box will cau se th e mai n video feed to ju mp to t he
respectiv e cha nne l where the I/O Ala rm wa s tri pped.
HDD Loss
When HDD LOSS i s che cke d, the alarm wil l be ac tiv ated (if enabl ed) . Har d Drive
loss occurs w hen t he ha rd drive is take n offline, eit her b y dri ve failure or
disconnec tio n fro m 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 appear 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 en abled, the ala rm wi ll be a ctivated whe n the r ema ining
space on the ha rd dr ive i s too low to conti nue r eco rding.
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.
Alarm Ti me
This option s ets t he am ount of time the a lar m wil l last. The d ura tions are 10
seconds, 30 s eco nds , 1 minutes and 2 mi nut es.
10.2.4 –E-m ail S etu p
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
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11.1 – O PTI ONS
Protocol
Zmodo PTZ cam era s use P elco-D and Pel co- P protoco ls. T hese 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. Ch eck
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
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 o n the assigned 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 Addres s fie ld mu st match that of c ame ra ad dress dip swit ch se tti ng.
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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 feat ure by clickin g the O N rad io button.
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
port is 25 or 465 . Che ck wi th your e-mail p rov 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.
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 cam eras. 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 instruc tio ns on s etting the dip s wit che s, visit
http://zm odo .ne t or contact Tec hnical Suppo rt.
Figu re 10-3 9: PTZ Se tup Men u
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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 . Opt ions are 1, 2, 3,
and 4, with 1 bei ng th e lea st sensitive a nd 4 be ing t he most.
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 moving objec t pas sin g through
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.
Figur e 13- 42: Mot ion Det ection selec tion gr id
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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
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 port forwar din g rul e for the mobile p ort m ust b e
created on th e rou ter.
12.4 – SETTIN G UP YOUR PHO NE
1. Downlo ad th e 910 8UV viewing so ftw are f or the respect ive p hon e.
a. iP hone softwar e opt ion s are aPlayer an d vME ye an d can be
downloade d fro m iTun es or h ttp ://zmodo.n et.
b. Bl ackberry sof twa re ca n be downloade d fro m htt p://zmodo. net .
c. W indows Mobil e and N oki a Symbian use Qq eye .
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.
Figu re 13-4 1: Moti on Dete ction m enu
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12 – MOBILE PHONE SETUP
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 contact 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.
Figu re 12-4 0: Mobi le Setu p Menu
2. Instal l the s oft ware on the phon e.
3. Launch t he so ftw are.
4. Enter pu bli c IP addres s or dy nam ic DNS 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 .
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14.1.1 – TIME S ETUP OPTI ONS
DATE
Enter today 's da te. The def aul t sys tem date refle cts
the factory B IOS d ate . Correct vide o rec ord ings require
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 are in r ela tio n to GMT (Gre enw ich Mean Time), e ith er + or - .
Continent al US A an d Canada time zo nes a re as f ollows:
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
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 DS T. If so, s witc h DST to O N.
2. S witch DST MODE 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 TIME 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
Menu, bu t all ot her s ub-m enus are lo cked o ut. Th e use r
passwo rd als o gra nts ac cess to the Q uick L aun ch men u.
The user p assw ord m ust be s ix digits a nd mus t be di ffer ent
from the a dmin p ass word . Af ter en tering th e user p ass word ,
type it ag ain in t he Co nfir m field to th e righ t.
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 reso luti on to o high o r out of
range fo r your m oni tor ca n result in l osin g vid eo out put.
Figu re 14-4 7: Vide o Setup
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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 dis pla y res olution.
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
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
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Figu re 14-4 8: Pass word Se tup Ena bled
Figu re 14-4 5: Pass word Se tup men u
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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 ANGUAGE )
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 se lect ed la ngua ge after
reboot ing th e DVR .
Langua ge opt ion s are
Englis h
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 value can not be c han ged on
Figu re 14-4 8: Syst em Lang uage me nu
the 9108 UV.
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 firmwa re
· Lo ad fa ctor y default 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. Time
4. Apply ch ang es
14.6.2 – SYST EM UP DATE
Please cont act Technical Su ppo 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 confir mat ion d ialog box will p rom pt fo r OK or
CANCEL.
Figu re 14-5 0: Syst em Main tenan ce Cons ole
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
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15.1.1 - P TZ CON TRO L PANE L FUNC TION S
· 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 – C lick – 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 eturn to Cr uise S etu p.
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 presen t
the sett ings o f tha t set po int.
SET
Figu re 15-5 4: Crui se Setu p contr ol pane l
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Q: What if the DV R doe s not d etect the hard 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 i s no ha rd dr ive installe d 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 tin g a password. 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 ide o screen displ ay th e mes sage: “VIDEO L OSS ”?
A: Refer to Sec tio n 3.2 f or instructi ons o n con necting the ca mer as pr operly.
16 – FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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 tton returns t o the m ain v ideo feed.
Figu re 15-5 3: PTZ Se tup con trol pa nel
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.
Figu re 15-5 5: Star t Cruis e Quick L aunch c omman d Figu re 15-5 6: Stop C ruise Q uick La unch co mmand
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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 . Vid eo 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 c ontrols work b ut no t the r emote?
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 riv e 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
special Lin ux so ftw are.
Q: Do I have to sto p rec ord ing in order to pl ay ba ck fi les?
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 file ?
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 on line?
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 P TZ 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 ke ep sounding?
17 – APPENDICES
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
Zmodo offer s its customer s fre e upg rades to the DVR f irm war e.
Please cont act Technical Su ppo rt fo r instructio ns.
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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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.
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