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1. If you want to enable the Auto Tuning capability again enter netsh int tcp set global autotuninglevel normal after running the Command Prompt with elevated administrator permissions Restart your computer to apply the changes Web Monitoring Mode WebWatch is a remote web monitoring program that allows you to monitor live video transmitted in real time from the remote DVR tery 10 St Click the E to log out the WebGuard program Click the HJ to access to the web search mode 3 Position the mouse pointer on the WebWatch logo to see the version of the WebGuard program The DVR information window displays the login information of WebGuard Click the screen format to select the desired display mode When changing the screen format the selected camera on the current screen will be located in the first cell of the new layout 64 4 Channel Digital Video Recorder Click the camera button to select the camera to be viewed Click the amp to adjust the brightness contrast saturation and hue of monitoring image Click the l to control pan tilt and zoom of the camera from a remote site Click the to control alarm out devices at the remote site gt ris Close Ine Open Focus Near I Focus Far st Click the EJ to set up the image drawing mode and OSD display You can adjust the display speed by changing the image drawing mode and select OSD information to be displayed on the screen C
2. button NOTE The Time Zone can also be selected on the map below by pressing the Left and Right buttons or scrolling the mouse wheel up and down Highlight Enable Daylight Saving Time and press the Cd button Pressing the J button toggles between On and Off Highlight the Holiday tab and the Holiday setup screen appears Date Time Holiday No Date Figure 11 Holiday setup screen Storage 4 Channel Digital Video Recorder You can set up holidays by highlighting and pressing the amp button The current date appears Highlight the month and day and change them by using the Up and Down arrow buttons Press the J button to add the date Dates can be deleted by highlighting the 3 beside the date and pressing the J button NOTE Holidays that do not fall on the same date each year should be updated once the current year s holiday has passed Highlight Storage in the System menu and press the Ed button The Storage setup screen appears and displays information about the DVR s storage devices Storage Information status Format Information 524068 Record muse SE EEN ar T Internal 1 Close Figure 12 Storage Information setup screen Internal 1 112 71 GB Use As Record The information in the Type column describes the storage device The capacity of the storage device is displayed in the Capacity col
3. Camera setup screen ssssenssoenrenestrrrorrrtrrsrtrrrorrrrrssnrrrotrrrrrsnrrrornrrersnnrrrenrneree 31 User s Manual Figure 29 Camera PTZ setup TEN Lurer 32 Figure te e ee DEE 33 Figure 31 Alarm Out Settings setup screen EE 33 Figure 22 Display OSD Setup SUE EE 34 Figure 33 Main Monitor setup screen vassere 35 Figure 34 VGA setup screen sanser tanvedvathesnaihidendalscsnssnadaxsnethwanrsente ddacrsdsodnsenads dencdsitignasiaesn 35 Figure 35 Record NE ee eeabeede 35 Selen 36 Figure 37 Panic Record setup screen E S Figure 38 Schedule setup Ee 37 Figure 39 Pre Event setup screen 39 FOUE AO nu E 39 Figure 41 Alarm In Settings setup screen ENEE 39 Figure 42 Alarm In Actions setup screen ENEE 40 Figure 43 Motion Detection Settings setup screen rrrrrnnnnnnrvrnnnnrvrrnnnnrrrnrnnnnreennnnnrrennnnsnnene 41 Figure 44 Motion Detection Actions setup screen 42 Figure 45 Video Loss Settings setup screen EEN 43 Figure 46 Video Loss Actions setup Screen EEN 43 Figure 47 Health Check setup screen ENEE 44 Figure 48 Storage setup Screen cis cescscccsetsacinasnsexecxattarsaesnssanvecsneniediesdeiaernavaedeaceuventensennctes 45 Figure 49 System Event Actions setup screen ENEE 45 Figure 50 Event Status setup screen ca cecostencaceniciseancaonasevoitueta oes gehen 46 Figure 51 Live Monitoring un EE 47 Figure 52 PTZ Select Camera NO uden 49
4. The Alarm LED is lit when alarm output or internal buzzer is activated Arrow Buttons These buttons are used to navigate through menus and GUI You can also use them to change numbers by highlighting a number in the menu and using the Up and Down arrow buttons to increase or decrease the number s value These buttons are also used to control Pan and Tilt when in the PTZ mode In the playback mode pressing the J button plays video backward at high speed Pressing the button again toggles the playback speed from 44 444 and 4444 and the screen displays 44 444 and 4444 respectively While playing video pressing the pb button plays video forward at high speed Pressing the button again toggles the playback speed from pb PPP and PPP and the screen displays gt gt PPP and PPPP respectively When in the pause mode pressing the gt button moves to the next image and pressing the ll button moves to the previous image Play Pause Button In the live monitoring mode pressing the Cd button freezes the current screen and the screen displays ES icon When in the playback mode pressing the GJ button pauses playing video Pressing the Cd button selects a highlighted item or completes an entry that you have made during system setup Menu Button In the Live Monitoring mode and Search mode pressing the MENU button displays the menu icons at the top of the screen Pressing the button again hides the menu icons During menu setup pressin
5. Video Loss Interval of a signal loss before the DVR will report a Video Loss The DVR will not consider any signal loss from a camera to be a Video Loss if the detected signal loss is shorter than the interval set on this screen 1 0 sec Figure 45 Video Loss Settings setup screen Highlight the Actions tab and the Video Loss Actions setup screen appears Video Loss The DVR can be set to react to video loss differently for each camera Each camera can me be associated with another camera trigger an Alarm Out connector sound the DVR s internal buzzer notify a number of different devices and or move PTZ cameras to preset positions Highlight the box under the Record heading and press the button A list of cameras appears You can associate as many cameras with that camera as you wish If the DVR detects video loss on the selected camera it Figure 46 Video Loss Actions setup screen starts recording video from all the associated cameras NOTE For the Record action the camera you select should be set to the Event or Time amp Event recording mode in the Record Schedule setup screen Highlight the box under the Alarm Out heading and press the button Select between Alarm Output and Beep DVR s internal buzzer that you would like to activate and to sound whenever the DVR detects video loss on the selected camera 43 User s Manual NOTE For the Alarm Ou
6. WARNING CHANGES OR MODIFICATIONS NOT EXPRESSLY APPROVED BY THE PARTY RESPONSIBLE FOR COMPLIANCE COULD VOID THE USER S AUTHORITY TO OPERATE THE EQUIPMENT THIS CLASS OF DIGITAL APPARATUS MEETS ALL REQUIREMENTS OF THE CANADIAN INTERFERENCE CAUSING EQUIPMENT REGULATIONS The information in this manual is believed to be accurate as of the date of publication We are not responsible for any problems resulting from the use thereof The information contained herein is subject to change without notice Revisions or new editions to this publication may be issued to incorporate such changes The software included in this product contains some Open Sources You may obtain the complete corresponding source code from us See the Open Source Guide on the software CD OpenSource Guide OpenSource Guide pdf or as a printed document included along with the User s Manual User s Manual Important Safeguards 1 Read Instructions All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the appliance is operated 2 Retain Instructions The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference 3 Cleaning Unplug this equipment from the wall outlet before cleaning it Do not use liquid aerosol cleaners Use a damp soft cloth for cleaning 4 Attachments Never add any attachments and or equipment without the approval of the manufacturer as such additions may result in the risk of fire electric shock or other pe
7. Figure 53 PTZ Proset STEG Jared eder dekade TEREE A ESERE EEEE 50 Figure 54 le DER e EU A UE 51 Figure Ss E E 55 Figure 56 Event Log Search screen wisi iccecveccecdeescatercsyiscecidacdeeesthesccndata iveescoeeadenctgbiedsscaninedsds 55 Figure 57 ET 57 Figure 58 Clip Copy SCIECN iccctecsneasdarrasacenerascncgeesueendeteeinccivdseebodereuseencnssdsterbawareindeseodereireieeres 58 yi 4 Channel Digital Video Recorder Chapter 1 Introduction Your color digital video recorder DVR provides recording capabilities for four camera inputs It provides exceptional picture quality in both live and playback modes and offers the following features e 4 Composite Video Input Connectors e Compatible with Color NTSC or PAL and B amp W CCIR and EIA 170 Video Sources Auto Detection for NTSC and PAL e Monitor Connectors I BNC Video Out I VGA e H 264 Codec e Multiple Search Engines Date Time Calendar Event e Real time Recording 120 100 Images per Second NTSC PAL with High 2CIF Resolution e Loop Through Video Connectors e Continuous Recording in Disk Overwrite Mode e 2 USB 2 0 Ports e Continues Recording while Transmitting to Remote Site and during Playback e User friendly Graphical User Interface GUI Menu System e Multiple Recording Modes Time lapse Pre event Event and Panic Quick Setup Wizard e Two way Audio Communication Audio Recording and Playback e Alarm Connections Include Input a
8. Step 2 3 LAN Setup Auto Configuration Get IP Gateway Subnet Mask Use DSL PPPoE Setup Search DNS Server Check Internet connectivity Search uPnP PortForwarding 4 Channel Digital Video Recorder Internet Connection Select whether or not your DVR is connected to the Internet LAN Setup Select between Auto Configuration and Manual Configuration for network configuration and then select the Test button to test the network configuration you selected NOTE Selecting Auto Configuration allows the DVR to automatically obtain LAN parameters IP address Gateway Subnet Mask and DNS Server address Selecting Manual Configuration allows you to set up LAN parameters manually NOTE The network configuration you set should be tested by selecting Test otherwise the Next button will cannot be selected and you cannot move to the next step e Use DSL PPPoE Setup Selecting the box allows you to set up the DSL network Entering the ID and password for DSL connection is required NOTE When the error message No Device supporting UPnP displays check the NAT device supports the UPnP Port Forwarding function and the function is set to enabled Network Setup Wizard Step 3 3 DVRNS Setup Enable DVR Name Service DYRNS Server 2dvr com Port 10088 10000 12000 Enable NAT DVR Name M check You may register your DVR name and use it instead of the IP address when accessing the DVR through intern
9. User s Manual EE Highlight the box beside Type and press the 6 button You can select the type of network Type Manual configuration from Manual DHCP and ADSL IP Address 192 168 1229 JS with PPPoE Select the desired type and press Gateway 192 168 1 1 4 the button Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Selecting Manual from the Type allows you to Dns server 0000 RH set up LAN parameters manually Port Number Setup use UPnP Change the numbers by highlighting them and using the Up and Down arrow buttons to increase or decrease the number The factory default LAN settings are IP Address 192 168 1 229 Gateway 192 168 1 1 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Cancel Figure 21 LAN Manual setup screen NOTE You will need to get the appropriate IP Address Gateway and Subnet Mask from your network administrator Highlight the box beside DNS Server Press the Up and Down arrow buttons to set the IP address of the DNS server Highlight Use UPnP and press the 3 button to toggle between On and Off When it is On port forwarding from the NAT Network Address Translation device to the DVR will be enabled automatically via UPnP Universal Plug and Play service This function will be especially useful when accessing a port on a private IP address NOTE For the UPnP service to work the NAT device should support the UPnP Port Forwarding function and the function should be
10. top of the screen Pressing the MENU button again hides the menu You can navigate through menus and items by pressing the arrow buttons 00000000 as ss oe Search 1 dr 2 Go To Export Camera Menu Alarm Panic Data Source Exit Figure 55 Search menu NOTE The Search menu also can be displayed by moving the mouse pointer to the top of the screen Search Menu Search Selecting l Search in the Search menu displays the following Search menu See the following Event Log Search and Calendar Search sections for details Search e Event Log Search Selecting Event Log Search selects video from the Event Log Search t jl Calendar Search even og e Calendar Search Selecting Calendar Search selects using a calendar Go To Selecting EJ Go To in the Search menu displays the following GO TO menu 53 User s Manual Goto e Go to the First Selecting Go to the First displays the first recorded image dE e Go to the Last Selecting Go to the Last displays the last recorded image Go to the Date Time e GO to the Date Time Selecting Go to the Date Time displays the Go to the Date Time screen Go to the Date Time Move the cursor over the date and time and press the Ed Play Pause Enter Date Time to go to button You can use the Left and Right arrow buttons to highlight the Le year month day hours minutes and seconds Use the Up and Down arrow buttons to change to the date and t
11. 1 _ NO St E Dwell Time 5 sec Figure 31 Alarm Out Settings setup screen Display The alarm output can be given its title by highlighting the box under the Title heading and pressing the Cd button A virtual keyboard appears allowing you to enter the title Highlighting the box beside Dwell Time and pressing the J button allows you to set the dwell time of the alarm output Dwell times range from 5 seconds to I minute Highlight Display in the Devices menu and press the button The Display screen allows you to select what information will be displayed on the monitor 33 User s Manual Dir Highlighting an item and pressing the button OSD toggles that item On and Off When an item is Status Camera On there is a checkmark in the box beside it W Remote Control SUD Title The following items can be turned On or Off Zoom kel Record Audio M Network MIPTZ Freeze amp Sequence Free Space Date Time User Name Transparency H OSD Margin Figure 32 Display OSD setup screen Remote Control The icon displays when the DVR can be controlled by the infrared remote control Zoom The icon amp displays on the enlarged video Network The icon g displays when the unit is connected to a network via Ethernet The icon A displays when audio communication is available between the DVR and a PC running RAS via Ethernet Freeze amp Sequence The icon am
12. Only Aspect Ratio Deinterladng Aspect Ratio Changes the image aspect ratio Anti Aliasing Screen e Deinterlacing Using a deinterlace filter for interlaced video enhances image display quality by eliminating horizontal scan lines and noise in areas with motion e Anti Aliasing Screen Enhances image display quality by eliminating stair stepping aliasing effects in the enlarged image NOTE A camera name change in the Web Search mode does not affect the camera name set up on the remote site Leaving the Camera Title blank causes the camera name set up on the remote site to display Troubleshooting No Poser e Check power cord connections e Confirm that there is power at the outlet e Check camera video cable and connections e Check monitor video cable and connections e Confirm that the camera has power e Check camera lens settings No Live Video hive Vides Very Breht If a cable is attached to the Loop connector make certain it is connected to a properly terminated device DVR has stopped If hard disk drive is full you will either need to delete video or set recording the DVR to the Overwrite Mode When the DVR is in the Pre Event recording mode the yellow amp and display when there is no event and the DVR is not recording The red and display when any event occurs and the DVR starts recording The icon displays however the DVR is not recording 67 User s Manual System Log Not
13. Timetable window located at the bottom displays the time E el information for the image of the date selected on the calendar If more than one video stream in the same time range you can select the video stream you want to search Clicking a specific time displays the image recorded at that time on the screen Selecting the amp allows you to display an image from a specific time Click the ll to enter the event search mode which allows you to search for event log entries using specific conditions and play back the images associated with those event entries Click the to set up the image drawing mode and OSD display You can change the display speed by adjusting the image drawing mode and select OSD information to display on the screen 66 4 Channel Digital Video Recorder Click the BS to save any video clip of recorded data as an executable file or click the 3 to save the current image in a bitmap or JPEG file format 3 Click the Ed to print the current image on a printer connected to your computer 3 Click the amp to reload the recording data The timetable displays recorded data of the selected camera by time in hour segments 5 Selecting a camera on the screen and clicking the right mouse button displays the text menu screen Change Camera Tide e Change Camera Title Changes the camera name Enable Audic e Enable Audio Plays audio while playing back recorded video that has recorded audio Single Screen Layout
14. Zoom Out and the FOCUS buttons are used for Near Focus and Far Focus Back Up Button Pressing the BACK UP button allows you to copy video clips Calendar Button In the search mode pressing the CALENDAR button displays the Calendar Search screen 11 User s Manual Turning on the Power Connecting the power cord to the DVR turns on the unit The unit takes approximately 60 seconds to initialize Initial Unit Setup Before using your DVR for the first time you will want to establish the initial settings This includes items such as time and date display language camera audio record mode network and password Your DVR can be set up using various screens and dialog boxes Throughout the screens you will see Ra Highlighting the J and pressing the Play Pause button gives you the opportunity to reset that screen to its default settings After you are finished with any setup screen you can highlight Save and press the button to save the changes and exit the screen If you do not wish to save the changes highlight Cancel and press the button to exit the screen Press the MENU button or move the mouse pointer to the top of the screen and then select F Login in the Live Monitoring menu to enter the setup screens The Login screen appears fan Select a User and enter the password by pressing the appropriate User admin m combination of Camera number buttons and then the 9 button Password There is
15. button You can select the cameras that you would like to include in your video clip Highlight the box beside Password and press the button A virtual keyboard appears allowing you to enter the password for reviewing the video clips Figure 58 Clip Copy screen Highlight the box beside Dest and press the J button You can select the storage device on which you would like to record the video clip CAUTION The USB device for clip copy must be FAT 16 or FAT32 format The DVR automatically assigns a file name to the video clip However you can give the video clip file a different name Highlight the box beside File Name and press the 9 button A virtual keyboard appears Enter a file name for the video you are backing up and select Close The DVR will automatically add the camera number for example 01 and exe to the file name NOTE When naming a file you cannot use the following characters lt gt Once you have given the video clip a file name highlight the Start button and press the Ed button The confirmation screen displaying data size will appear When the storage device does not have enough space the DVR will ask if you want to copy as much of the video clip as possible in the available space Highlight the Continue button and press the button to continue clip copy Once the clip copy starts you can cancel it by selecting Cancel or hide the screen by selec
16. of Microsoft limitations After formatting is complete the USB hard disk drive will be added to My Computer 7 Connect the USB hard disk drive to the DVR Preparing the USB hard disk drive in Windows 98 NOTE l 2 O HONAM Lil Preparing a USB hard disk drive under Windows ME is almost identical to Windows 98 Connect the USB hard disk drive to your computer using the USB Cable Turn on your computer The Add New Hardware wizard window will appear Install the device driver for the USB backup device following the instructions provided with your USB hard disk drive If the USB hard disk drive is partitioned or contains data it will show up in My Computer as a hard disk drive icon Check the file system in Properties gt General gt File System If the file system is NOT FAT32 format format the USB hard disk drive with FAT32 format Run the FDISK utility by clicking Start then RUN Type fdisk and click OK When the MS DOS command prompt appears type Y and hit the enter key In the FDISK Option menu choose 5 Change current fixed disk drive Choose the appropriate letter corresponding to the USB hard disk drive In the FDISK Option menu choose 1 Create DOS partition or Logical DOS Drive In the Create DOS Partition or Logical DOS Drive menu choose 1 Create Primary DOS Partition And Type Y to use all available space and hit the enter key Hit ESC to exit the screen after the U
17. screen when audio communication is available between the WebGuard system and a DVR Web Search Mode WebSearch is a remote web search program that allows you to search recorded video on the remote DVR NOTE The remote site connection in the Web Search mode will automatically be disconnected if there is no activity for 30 minutes 65 User s Manual ff 00 001 25 DAA ink Soarch Window Imorrn Click the E to log out the WebGuard program Click the l to access to the web monitoring mode 3 Position the mouse pointer on the WebSearch logo to see the version of the WebGuard program The DVR information window displays the time information of recorded data on the remote DVR and login information of WebGuard Click the l to blur sharpen equalize and interpolate playback images Click Blur Sharpen the KE to zoom out or zoom in the recorded image Click the 7 to adjust SE the brightness of the recorded images Interpolation NOTE Image processing works only in the pause mode The playback function buttons include fast backward pause play fast forward go to the first image go to the previous image go to the next image and got to the last image Click the screen format to select the desired display mode Click the amp to enter the time lapse search mode which allows you to search GI for recorded data by time and then play back images found within the time musl parameters The
18. setup screen Check Recording Highlight the Setup D I box beside Check Recording and MI Schedule On press the button The Check Recording screen appears Highlighting Schedule On and pressing the button toggles On and Off When set to On you can select the day time range and interval that you want the DVR to run self diagnostics on the recorder The Interval can be selectable from 1 min to 7 days or Never The box allows you to delete a check recording schedule Highlighting the box under the Interval heading beside each alarm in and pressing the E button allows you to change the interval that you want the DVR to run self diagnostics on Alarm Inputs You can select from 1 hr to 30 days or Never 44 4 Channel Digital Video Recorder Highlight the Storage tab and the Storage setup screen displays System Event Highlight the box beside Disk Bad Notify and Storage press the button Select percentage level of Disk Bad Notify bad disk sectors at which you want the DVR to Disk Almost Full Notify trigger an alert Percentage levels range from Disk SMART zv 10 to 90 Highlight the box beside Disk Almost Full Notify and press the CA button Select the percentage level of disk usage at which you want the DVR to trigger an alert Percentage levels range from 80 to 99 Figure 48 Storage setup screen Highlight the first box beside Disk S M A R T and press the button U
19. that have occurred 10 27 2010 10 41 46 LEE 104144 along with the time and date The g icon will be 10 27 2010 10 41 43 displayed in the last column for system activities 10 27 2010 10 41 42 Seng ng 07 2010 1009 41 of the remote site You can scroll through the 10 27 2010 10 41 39 log pages by using the Up and Down arrows or 10 27 2010 10 41 38 TOT TE gt you can go directly to a log page by entering the 10 27 2010 10 41 36 log page number in the box at the bottom left of 10 27 2010 10 41 34 Login admin the screen Highlight Close and press the Cd 1 2 E Export Be button to exit the screen geen To export the system log information connect the USB Filename 7 device to the DVR Highlight Export and press the button Highlight the box beside File name and press the button A virtual keyboard allows you to enter the file name Selecting Export will save the log information in txt file format on the USB device NOTE When opening the saved txt file setting to the proper character encoding and using fixed width fonts will be required to read the file properly The box beside Recorded Data From To displays the time information of recorded data 15 User s Manual Highlighting Clear All Data and pressing the Ed button will clear all video data You will be asked to verify that you wish to clear all data before the DVR erases the video data Clear All Data will not clear
20. the System Log Date Time Highlight Date Time in the System menu and press the button The Date Time setup screen appears RER Highlight the first box beside Date and press Date Time the button The individual sections of the Date date will highlight Use the Up and Down Time 090908 RI Format arrow buttons to change the number Use the Time Zone GMT 05 00 Eastern Time US amp Canada _ Left and Rig ht arrow buttons to move between Enable Daylight Saving Time month date and year Once you have the correct date press the button Highlight the Format box beside Date and press the button Select from the three available date formats and press the button to save your selected format Cancel Figure 10 Date Time setup screen Highlight the first box beside Time and press the button The individual sections of the time will highlight Use the Up and Down arrow buttons to change the number Use the Left and Right arrow buttons to move between hour minutes and seconds Once you have the correct time press the button Highlight the Format box beside Time and press the button Select from the three available time formats and press the button to save your selected format NOTE The clock will not start running until you have highlighted Save and pressed the button Highlight the box beside Time Zone and press the button Select your time zone from the list and press the
21. to 8 digits You will be asked to confirm the password NOTE In addition to using the front panel buttons or the infrared remote control you can use the virtual keyboard to assign the password To display the virtual keyboard click the button using the mouse Highlighting the box beside Auto Login allows you to select a User to be automatically logged in when the DVR is powered up It can also be set to never automatically login a user Highlighting the box beside Auto Logout allows you to select from a list of times that the user will be automatically logged out The options are Never 1 min 3 min 5 min 10 min 15 min 20 min 30 min and 1 hr Wizard Highlight Wizard and press the button The Wizard setup screen appears The Wizard setup guides you through configuring the system for basic operation NOTE This Wizard screen can only be accessed when logged on as the admin user Select wizard Setup wizard Select either Quick wizard or Network wizard Setup wizard will help you to setup your DVR and select the Next button to start the selected Please select one of the options below setup wizard Te NOTE Selecting the Cancel button O Network wizard Network setup wizard throughout the screens exits the Quick Setup Wizard without saving your changes and returns to the main setup screen Cancel Next Figure 15 Setup Wizard screen 20 Quick Setup Wizard You are about
22. to start the Quick Setup Wizard This Wizard will guide you through Date Time Setup Recording Method Setup Recording Video Quality Setup Network Setup Optional Click the Next button to start the wizard Cancel Figure 16 Quick Setup Wizard screen Quick Setup Wizard Step 1 3 Date Time Setup Date 11 08 2011 Format Time 09 13 48 Hj Format Time Zone GMT 05 00 Eastern Time US amp Canada _ Enable Daylight Saving Time Cancel Quick Setup Wizard Step 2 3 Record Method Setup Which recording method would you prefer to use Motion Event Record Recommended Continuous amp Motion Event Record Continuous Record Motion Event Record means that the system will record when a Motion Event is detected Generally video quality is more important for Motion Event Recording than it is for Continuous Recording so the system records at a higher quality for Motion Events 4 Channel Digital Video Recorder If you selected the Quick wizard selecting the Next button starts the Quick Setup Wizard Date Time Setup e Date Set the system date and select the date format e Time Set the system time and select the time format e Time Zone Select your time zone The Time Zone can be selected on the map e Use Daylight Saving Time Selecting the box sets the system to use daylight saving time NOTE The Date Time will be set and the clock will sta
23. want to log out the current user Zoom Mode You can enlarge an area of the video by selecting Zoom from the Camera Menu in the Live Monitoring menu or pressing the button on the front panel For a few seconds after selecting Zoom from the Camera Menu or pressing the button a rectangle displays on the screen A rectangle shows the area that will be enlarged You can move the rectangle around using the arrow buttons Pressing the Ed Play Pause button in the Zoom mode enlarges the area in rectangle Exit the Zoom mode by selecting Zoom again from the Camera Menu or pressing the button again While in the Zoom mode the icon amp displays if Zoom is selected in the Display setup screen OSD tab PTZ Mode If a user who has PTZ Control authority logs into the system the user can control PTZ cameras The DVR will control cameras with Pan Tilt and Zoom capabilities Select PTZ from the Camera Menu in the Live Monitoring menu or press and hold the button on the front panel for three seconds or longer to display the PTZ camera menu and enter the PTZ mode Select PTZ again from the Camera Menu or press and hold the button for three seconds or longer again to exit the PTZ mode Select the PTZ camera you wish to control The icon flickers on the PTZ camera screen You can control the camera using front panel control buttons 3 CAMS by setting up presets or by selecting the expanded PTZ features To use the front cAMa panel buttons p
24. 23 Tokina of the DVR following the camera manufacturer s instructions v You can assign IDs to each camera by highlighting the box under the ID heading and pressing the CA button Change the number by highlighting it and using the Up and Down arrow buttons to increase and decrease the number The PTZ ID number can be set from 0 to 256 Highlight the Setup box and press the Ed button The Port Setup window appears Port Setup RS485 Configure the port s setting based on the PTZ camera manufacturer s Baud Rate 9600 instructions Data Bit 8 Stop Bit 1 Parity None Audio Highlight Audio in the Devices menu and press the Ed button The Audio setup screen appears 32 Audio No Associated Camera 1 None Enable Audio Out Figure 30 Audio setup screen Alarm Out 4 Channel Digital Video Recorder Highlight the box beside the input and press the button A list of cameras appears and you can select which camera you want associated with that audio input Highlight Enable Audio Out and press the button This toggles between enabling and disabling audio out NOTE The DVR will NOT record audio when the recording speed is set to less than 1 ips Highlight Alarm Out in the Devices menu and press the button The Alarm Out screen allows you to change the settings for the alarm output from the DVR Alarm Out Settings No Title Type gt
25. 2x2 Selecting ES 2x2 in the Mouse Display menu displays the cameras in the quad 2x2 screen mode It is the same as pressing the individual camera buttons or the LAYOUT button on the remote control in the full screen mode Previous Camera Next Camera Selecting LR or MQ Previous Camera or Next Camera in the Mouse Display menu moves to the previous or next camera OSD Selecting FAI OSD in the Mouse Display menu toggles OSD On and Off Recording Video Once you have installed the DVR following the instructions in Chapter 2 Installation it is ready to record The DVR will start recording based on the settings you made in the Record setup screen See Chapter3 Configuration Recycle On or Recycle Off The factory default is Recycle On It does this by recording over the oldest video once the hard disk is full Setting the DVR to Recycle Off causes it to stop recording once the hard disk is full Pressing the PANIC button starts panic recording of all cameras and pressing the button again stops panic recording If you set the Panic Recording Duration in the Record Screen panic recording will stop automatically according to the preset duration as long as the PANIC button is not pressed 51 User s Manual NOTE When the DVR is not in the Recycle mode and all available storage space has been used panic recording will not operate Although you will be able to record without changing the unit from its original factory se
26. 4 BNC Video Loop Composite 4 BNC Auto Terminating Composite I BNC VGA I VGA STORAGE Primary Storage SATA hard disk drive Secondary Storage USB hard disk drive or flash drive Monitor Output 70 4 Channel Digital Video Recorder 10 4 x 2 0 x 7 5 265mm x 52mm x 191mm Shipping Dimensions n p WxHxD 14 0 x 4 1 x 13 4 355mm x 103mm x 340mm 41 F to 104 F 5 C to 40 C 0 to 90 Power IDN 1 0A Adaptor 100 240 V 50 60Hz 1 0A 12V 3A CAUTION Risk of Explosion if Battery is replaced by an Incorrect Type Dispose of Used Batteries According to the Instructions This equipment is indoor use and all the communication wiring are limited to inside of the building Specifications are subject to change without notice V1 3 71
27. AUTION The USB device must be FAT16 or FAT32 format 4 Channel Digital Video Recorder Setup Import You can import saved DVR settings or export the Select a setup file current DVR settings To import saved DVR settings en connect the USB device containing the setup file dat include Network Setup to the DVR Highlight Setup Import and press meor C cars the button Select the desired setup file and press the Import button to import the selected settings and change the DVR settings accordingly Highlight Include Network Setup and press the J button to toggle between On and Off When set to Off the network settings will not be changed Setup Export To export the current DVR settings connect the USB File name device to the DVR Highlight Setup Export and Export Caneel press the button Highlight the box beside File name and press the button A virtual keyboard allows you to enter the file name Selecting Export will save the current settings in dat file format on the USB device NOTE Even after changing the DVR settings by importing saved settings the time related settings Date Time Time Zone and Daylight Saving Time will NOT be changed CAUTION The USB device must be FAT16 or FAT32 format Highlight Show System Log and press the button to display the System Log Spices The System Log screen lists system activities Time Type up to 5 000 from the latest
28. Activates highlighted blocks to detect motion Clear Clear Deactivates highlighted blocks so that they will not detect motion Reverse Reverse Activates inactive highlighted blocks and deactivates active highlighted blocks Select All Activates all blocks to detect motion Clear All Reverse All Clear All Deactivates all blocks so that they will not detect motion OK Reverse All Activates inactive blocks and deactivates active blocks re OK Accepts changes and closes Zone setup Cancel Exits Zone setup without saving changes Hellen Deteclion 1 kin Blocks You can adjust the minimum number of detection blocks that must be Daytime activated to trigger a motion alarm Highlighting the box under the Nighttime e Min Blocks heading and pressing the button allows you to adjust the minimum number of detection blocks for Daytime and Nighttime independently Smaller numbers provide greater sensitivity because fewer detection blocks must be activated 41 User s Manual Turning Zone View On will allow you to observe how the DVR is reacting to motion When in the motion viewing mode any detected motion within the zone will be displayed in red You can control excessive event logging and remote notification of motions detected after the motion dwell time by adjusting the motion ignoring dwell intervals Highlight the box beside Motion Ignoring Interval and press the button A list of intervals
29. DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER 4 CHANNEL MODEL USER S MANUAL 4 Channel Digital Video Recorder WARNING RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN WARNING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER OR BACK NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance servicing instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance COMPLIANCE NOTICE OF FCC THIS EQUIPMENT HAS BEEN TESTED AND FOUND TO COMPLY WITH THE LIMITS FOR A CLASS A DIGITAL DEVICE PURSUANT TO PART 15 OF THE FCC RULES THESE LIMITS ARE DESIGNED TO PROVIDE REASONABLE PROTECTION AGAINST HARMFUL INTERFERENCE WHEN THE EQUIPMENT IS OPERATED IN A COMMERCIAL ENVIRONMENT THIS EQUIPMENT GENERATES USES AND CAN RADIATE RADIO FREQUENCY ENERGY AND IF NOT INSTALLED AND USED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INSTRUCTION MANUAL MAY CAUSE HARMFUL INTERFERENCE TO RADIO COMMUNICATIONS OPERATION OF THIS EQUIPMENT IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA IS LIKELY TO CAUSE HARMFUL INTERFERENCE IN WHICH CASE USERS WILL BE REQUIRED TO CORRECT THE INTERFERENCE AT THEIR OWN EXPENSE
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31. R name instead of its IP address For the DVRNS feature the DVR should be registered on the DVRNS server Highlight the box beside DVRNS Server and press the Cd button A virtual keyboard appears allowing you to enter the IP address or domain name of the DVRNS server 27 User s Manual NOTE You will need to get the IP Address or domain name of the DVRNS Server from your network administrator NOTE You can use the domain name instead of IP address if you already set up the DNS Server when setting up the LAN Highlight the box beside Port and press the EA button Set the port number of the DVRNS server using the Up and Down arrow buttons to increase or decrease the numbers Highlight Enable NAT and press the button to toggle between On and Off NOTE When using the NAT Network Address Translation device refer to the NAT manufacturer instructions for the proper network settings Highlight the box beside DVR Name and press the button A virtual keyboard appears allowing you to enter the DVR name to be registered on the DVRNS server Highlight the Check box and press the button to check whether or not the name you entered can be used NOTE The DVR name you entered should be checked by selecting Check otherwise the DVRNS changes will not be saved NOTE When entering no name or a name already registered on the DVRNS server an error message displays Highlighting Save and pressing the J button registers the DV
32. R on the DVRNS server Proper DVRNS settings will display the help desk information of the DVRNS server in the box beside Help Desk Highlight the RTSP tab and the RTSP setup screen displays Network Highlight Enable RTSP Real Time Streaming Protocol and press the Ed button to enable RTSP toggle between On and Off You will be able to change the settings if Enable RTPS is enabled NOTE When selecting Enable RTSP the recorded image resolution cannot be set to Very High during Record setup Highlight the box beside RTSP Port and press Save AJ Cancel the EA button Set the port number of the RTSP server obtained from your system administrator Figure 23 RTSP setup screen Highlight the box beside RTP Start Port and press the Ed button Set the start port number of the RTP server obtained from your system administrator Highlight the box beside RTP End Port and press the button Set the end port number of the RTP server obtained from your system administrator Highlight Use Mobile and press the J button to toggle between On and Off When set to on you can access a remote DVR using a Blackberry or other mobile devices 28 4 Channel Digital Video Recorder NOTE Selecting Use Mobile sets the recorded image resolution to Basic automatically regardless of your Record settings NOTE Selecting Use Mobile sets the WebGuard service to be enabled automatically regardless of your WebGuard settings NOTE You ca
33. S M A R T or Disk Config Change and press the Cd button You can toggle the entire list On and Off by highlighting Notification and pressing the EA button You can toggle the individual items On and Off by highlighting that item and pressing the button Highlight OK and press the button to accept your changes 45 User s Manual NOTE For the Notify action to work the DVR should be registered in the RAS Remote Administration System Event Status Highlight Event Status in the Event menu and press the Ei button The Event Status setup screen appears Event Status The Event Status screen displays the status of Event Status the DVR s systems and inputs Events will be Alarm In highlighted and related channels or events will Check Alarm In i W flicker for five seconds when detected istede E E E Alarm In Motion and Video Loss will be E highlighted when each event is detected based on the settings you made in the Alarm In Motion Detection and Video Loss setup screen on the Event menu Disk Config Change Figure 50 Event Status setup screen Check Alarm In and Check Recording will be highlighted when each event is detected based on the settings you made in the System Event setup screen on the Event menu Panic Record will be highlighted while the DVR is in the panic recording mode Disk Almost Full will be highlighted when the DVR is not in the Recycle mod
34. SB hard disk drive partition is created Restart your computer and verify the newly created drive is in My Computer 61 User s Manual 12 Right click the newly created hard disk drive icon and select Format 13 In the Format Screen select Full as the Format type and click Start 14 After formatting is complete connect the USB hard disk drive to the DVR Time Overlap If the DVR s time and date have been reset to a time that is earlier than the existing recorded video it is possible for the DVR to have more than one video stream in the same time range In this case you can search overlapping video streams individually by selecting a specific segment For example when the DVR has recorded video from one to five o clock and the user changes the time backward from five to three o clock and then continues recording until six o clock there will be two video streams and segments from three to five o clock 1 00 2 00 3 00 4 00 5 00 Segment 1 Segment 2 3 00 4 00 5 00 6 00 You can search overlapping video streams by selecting a specific time or time range If you want to search recorded video at four o clock during the overlapping time range using a search menu such as Go to the Date Time select the segment you want to search 1 Segment 2 2 Segment 1 If you want to search recorded video from four to five o clock during the overlapping time range using a search menu such as Event Log Search or Cal
35. ain toggles the playback speed from pb PPP and PPPP 10 4 Channel Digital Video Recorder e Stop Pressing the W button stops playback and enters the Live Monitoring mode e Backward When in the pause mode pressing the button moves to the previous image e Forward When in the pause mode pressing the gt button moves to the next image In the Live Monitoring mode pressing any playback button enters to the Search mode Panic Button Pressing the PANICI button starts panic recoding of all camera channels and displays on the screen Pressing the button again will stop panic recording Layout Button Pressing the button toggles between full screen and quad 2x2 screen modes Zoom Button Pressing the button zooms the current image on the screen A PIP with a rectangle temporarily displays showing what area of the screen has been enlarged You can use the arrow buttons to move the rectangle to another area PTZ Button Pressing the button enters the PTZ Pan Tilt Zoom mode which allows you to control properly configured cameras Enter Button The Enter button selects a highlighted item or completes an entry that you have made during system setup Alarm Button Pressing the ALARM button resets the DVR s outputs including the internal buzzer during an alarm PTZ Control Buttons While in the PTZ mode the PRESET buttons are used to save Presets and load a Preset View the ZOOM buttons are used to Zoom In and
36. and 60 ips when set to Very High resolution NOTE The DVR has two camera groups No 1 cameras 1 and 2 and No 2 cameras 3 and 4 and the maximum recording speed of each camera group will be limited to 30 ips when set to Very High resolution For example the maximum recording speed per camera will be 15 ips per camera when set to On for all cameras and 30 ips per camera when set to On for one camera in the same camera group Highlight the Event Record Dwell box and set the length of time you would like to record for the associated event You can set the dwell from 5 seconds to 1 minute Refer to Event Actions screen in this chapter for information regarding event recording Highlighting Record Audio and pressing the button toggles between On and Off When set to On the DVR will record audio when video is recording NOTE The DVR will NOT record audio when the recording speed is set to less than 1 ips Highlight the box beside Auto Deletion and use the Left and Right arrow buttons to adjust the length of time recorded data will be kept from 1 to 999 days The DVR automatically deletes video recorded earlier than the user defined period under three conditions at midnight whenever the system reboots or whenever the user changes the Auto Deletion settings Selecting Never will disable the Auto Deletion function Highlight the slide bar beside Limit Time Lapse Recording and use the Left and Right arrow buttons to adjust the length of the
37. ange the IP 3 0000 addresses 4 0 0 0 0 5 5 0000 Highlight the IP Address box that you want to Retry 5 d change and press the CZ button Use the arrow buttons to enter the IP address of the computer you want contacted during an event You can 6 ance enter up to five IP addresses Figure 25 Notification Callback setup screen 29 User s Manual Highlight the box beside Retry and enter the number of times you would like the DVR to try contacting the computer You can select from 1 to 10 retries Highlight the Mail tab and the Mail setup screen displays Notification The DVR can be set up to send an email when Mail an event occurs The Mail account can be turned Recipient On or Off by highlighting the boxes under the No heading and pressing the button Highlight the and press the button to add a mail recipient SMTP Setup Figure 26 Notification Mail setup screen saponin Highlight the first box under Recipient and press the J button A manual virtual keyboard appears that you can use to enter the recipient s e mail address Highlight the second box under Recipient and press the Cd button You can select between Manual and listed SMTP mail server providers NOTE The e mail address must include the character to be a valid address The Mail accounts can be deleted by highlighting the NW beside the account and pressing the 2 button Highli
38. anging from 1 second to I minute Figure 33 Main Monitor setup screen Highlight the VGA tab and the VGA setup screen appears Display Highlight the box beside Resolution and press osp Main Monitor RG the button You can select from 800x600 VGA 1024x768 and 1280x1024 Resolution o Highlight the box Test box and press the Cd button to test how the screen will be displayed with the resolution you set Figure 34 VGA setup screen A ADT4HS2 Highlighting OK and pressing the J button applies resolution changes Z Change resolution to 1280 X 1024 Full Screen Recording Setup Record Record Figure 35 Record menu Record Highlight Record in the Record menu and press the Ed button The Record setup screen appears 35 User s Manual Record Highlighting Recycle and pressing the Cd Settings button toggles between On and Off In the Recycle Recycle mode the DVR records over the oldest Resolution High S bag video data once all available storage space has O Record Audio been used When Recycle is turned off the Auto Deletion o Never DVR stops recording once all available storage Limit Time Lapse Recording H Never space has been used Highlight the Resolution box and select from Very High High and Standard Figure 36 Record setup screen NOTE The total ips of all camera channels will be limited to 120 ips when set to High resolution
39. ded data on storage used for another DVR then installed in this DVR Exit Selecting Exit in the Search menu exits the search mode and enters the live monitoring mode Event Log Search Event Log Search The DVR maintains a log of each time the Alarm Time Type Title Input port is activated The Event Log Search 10 25 2010 11 12 16 Motion2 CAM 2 DET TETEN GT aus screen displays this list Use the arrow buttons 10 25 2010 11 12 16 Motion4 CAM 4 to highlight the event for which you would like 10 25 2010 11 12 16 CAM 1 10 25 2010 11 12 16 Motion CAM 2 to see video 10 25 2010 11 12 16 Motions CAM3 i e e 10 25 2010 111216 Motiona Ce There is no determined user authority to display 10 25 2010 11 12 16 Motion1 CAM 1 the Event Log Search screen however the event 10 25 2010 11 12 16 Motion2 CAM 2 e e EYE PET Keren Ss video will not be played unless a user with Option None a Search authority logs into the system Figure 56 Event Log Search screen Pressing the Play Pause button will extract the event video and display the first image of the event Pressing the Ed button will start playing the event video segment Pressing SEARCH button returns to live monitoring NOTE It is possible that no recorded image displays on the current screen Change the screen mode to 2x2 and you will be able to easily see the cameras that have recorded video during target
40. djusted prior to making any image adjustments using the DVR s controls NOTE Any image adjustments you make will be applied to both the live video on the monitors and the recorded video NOTE The Camera Menu also can be displayed by clicking the right mouse button on the screen while in the live monitoring mode Alarm Selecting J Alarm in the Live Monitoring menu resets the DVR s outputs including the internal buzzer during an alarm It is the same as pressing any button on the front panel when the alarm is activated 48 4 Channel Digital Video Recorder Panic Selecting H Panic in the Live Monitoring menu starts panic recording of all cameras and displays on the screen Selecting B again stops panic recording It is the same as pressing the PANIC button on the front panel Setup Selecting 3 Setup in the Live Monitoring menu enters the Main Setup screen Refer to Chapter 3 Configuration for detailed descriptions of system setup Search Mode Selecting BZ Search Mode in the Live Monitoring menu exits the live monitoring mode and enters the search mode It is the same as pressing the SEARCH button on the front panel Login Logout Selecting F Login in the Live Monitoring menu accesses the Login screen and you will be asked to select a User and enter the password to log into the system Selecting Di Logout in the Live Monitoring menu displays the Logout screen asking you to confirm whether or not you
41. e e Enable De Interlace Selecting Enable De Interlace turns the de interlace filters on NOTE The video signal has a time difference of 1 60 second 1 50 second for PAL between odd and even fields because it is composed of 60 interlaced fields per second 50 fields for PAL When recording video with Very High D1 resolution video is made up of frame units combining two fields one odd field and one even field This can cause horizontal scan lines or flashes in areas with motion because of the time difference between the two fields Turning on the de interlace filter provides clearer video by eliminating these horizontal scan lines and flashes NOTE The Camera Menu also can be displayed by clicking the right mouse button on the screen while in the search mode 54 4 Channel Digital Video Recorder Alarm Selecting I Alarm in the Search menu resets the DVR s outputs including the internal buzzer during an alarm Itis the same as pressing any button on the front panel when the alarm is activated Panic Selecting BR Panic in the Search menu starts panic recording of all cameras and selecting B again stops panic recording It is the same as pressing the PANIC button on the front panel Data Source Selecting 6 Data Source in the Search menu allows you to select the data source to be searched Selecting Record searches recorded data on primary storage installed in the DVR and selecting Other searches recor
42. e and highlighting Save button reads the current IP address of the DVR configured by DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol network Highlight Auto Default and press the Cd button to toggle between On and Off When it is On the DVR will obtain the IP address of the DNS server automatically NOTE Selecting Auto will only be enabled when the DVR is configured for DHCP or an ADSL network Selecting ADSL with PPPoE allows you to set up the ADSL network Highlight the box beside ID and press the E button A virtual keyboard appears allowing you to enter the ID for ADSL connection Highlight the box beside Password and press the EA button A virtual keyboard appears allowing you to enter the password for ADSL connection NOTE Entering the ID and Password and highlighting OK reads the current IP address of the DVR configured by the ADSL network NOTE If the DVR is configured for DHCP or an ADSL network the IP address of the DVR might change whenever the unit is turned on Highlight the DVRNS tab and the DVRNS setup screen displays Network Network Lan RTS Enable DVR Name Service Cancel Figure 22 DVRNS setup screen Highlight Enable DVR Name Service and press the button to toggle between On and Off NOTE The DVRNS DVR Name Service allows the DVR to use Dynamic IP addresses for remote connection When this feature is On you can access your DVR remotely using the DV
43. e and the level of disk usage reaches the Disk Almost Full percentage you made in the System Event setup screen on the Event menu Disk Full will be highlighted when the DVR is not in the Recycle mode and all available storage space has been used Disk Config Change will be highlighted when the DVR reboots after the hard disk drive has been replaced Highlighting the Storage tab will display the hard disk drive status Refer to the Storage section for details 46 4 Channel Digital Video Recorder Chapter 4 Operation NOTE This chapter assumes your DVR has been installed and configured If it has not please refer to Chapters 2 and 3 The DVR s controls are similar toa VCR As with a VCR the main functions are recording and playing back video However you have much greater control over recording and playing back video You can establish recording schedules based on time of day and day of the week The DVR allows you to search through the recorded video using much more sophisticated tools than those available with VCRs Additional DVR features that are not available with VCRs are remote control and viewing and recording video at the same time you are watching previously recorded video The front panel controls are described in Chapter 3 Configuration Turning on the Power Once you have installed the DVR following the instructions in Chapter 2 Installation it is ready to record Live Monitoring As soon as the DVR c
44. ed Title box and press the Cl button A virtual keyboard appears allowing you to enter a title name Each input can be set as NO normally open or Figure 41 Alarm In Settings setup screen NC normally closed 39 User s Manual You can set up the DVR to start panic recording whenever it senses an input on one of its alarm input connectors Highlight the box beside Panic Record and press the button A list of Alarm Inputs appears and you can select which alarm input you want associated with panic recording The DVR will continue panic recording until an input on the selected alarm input is released as long as the button is not pressed to stop the panic recording Highlight the Actions tab and the Alarm In Actions setup screen appears Alarm in You can set the actions the DVR will take whenever it senses an input on one of its alarm No Record Alarm Out Notify PTZ au input connectors Highlight the desired box under the Record heading and press the Ed button A list of cameras appears Select the cameras that you want the DVR to record whenever it detects an input on the associated alarm input NOTE For the Record action the camera you select should be set to the Event or Time amp Event recording mode in the Record Schedule setup screen Figure 42 Alarm In Actions setup screen Highlight the desired box under the Alarm Out heading and press the button Select between Alarm Out
45. ee The Disk Bad column displays the percentage ee ee of bad sectors e Not formatted The device is not formatted e Good Less than user defined percentage of bad disk sections is damaged e Bad More than user defined percentage of bad disk sections is damaged Figure 13 Storage Status setup screen The Temperature column displays the temperature of the storage device e Good The temperature does not exceed the user defined temperature threshold e Bad The temperature exceeds the user defined temperature threshold e N A The DVR cannot read the temperature The S M A R T column displays Good Bad or N A depending on storage conditions e Good The storage condition is normal e Bad Data cannot be written on or read from the storage device e N A Storage conditions are normal however the SMART monitoring is not working or supported NOTE When the S M A R T displays Bad the screen displays a message box Once the Bad message displays replacing the hard disk drive is recommended usually within 24 hours NOTE Temperature and S M A R T information will be available only for internal hard disk drives supporting the SMART Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology monitoring program User Highlight User in the System menu and press the button The User setup screen displays the authorized groups and users You can add and delete gro
46. endar Search it is possible for the DVR to have two overlapping start and stop times You will be asked to select one of the overlapping start and stop times from the search time ranges as follows e From four o clock of the first segment to five o clock of the first segment e From four o clock of the first segment to five o clock of the second segment e From four o clock of the second segment to five o clock of the second segment 1 Scope 1 1 2 Scope 1 2 3 Scope 2 2 WebGuard WebGuard allows you to access a remote DVR monitor live video images and search recorded video using Internet Explorer web browser anytime from virtually anywhere 62 4 Channel Digital Video Recorder Computer system requirements for using the WebGuard program are e Operating System Microsoft Windows XP x86 32 Bit Service Pack 3 Microsoft Windows Vista x86 32 Bit Service Pack 1 or Microsoft Windows 7 x86 32 Bit e CPU Intel Pentium III Celeron 600MHz or faster e RAM 128MB or higher e VGA 8MB or higher 1024x768 24bpp or higher e Internet Explorer Version 6 0 or later Start Internet Explorer on your local PC You can run the WebGuard program by entering the following information in the address field http IP address port number The DVR IP address and the WebGuard port number default 12088 set in the Network setup screen WebGuard tab Or http DVRNS server address DVR name T
47. et Type in your preferred DVR name and check its availability Cancel DVRNS Setup e Use DVR Name Service Select the box to use the DVR Name Service e DVRNS Server Enter the IP address or domain name of the DVRNS server e Port Set the port number of the DVRNS server e Enable NAT Select the box when using the NAT Network Address Translation device e DVR Name Enter the DVR name to be registered on the DVRNS server e Check Select the box to check whether or not the name you entered can be used NOTE The DVR name you entered should be checked by selecting Check otherwise the DVRNS changes will not be saved NOTE When entering no name or a name already registered on the DVRNS server an error message displays 23 User s Manual Network Setup Wizard You have now completed your network setup Click Finish to complete the setup wizard Shutdown Select the Finish button to finish the Setup Wizard Highlight Shutdown in the System menu and press the button The Shutdown screen displays asking you to confirm whether or not you want to shut the system down hd re you sure you want to shut down Figure 18 Shutdown screen Network Setup Network Network After selecting Shutdown and pressing the J button a screen will appear telling you when it is safe to disconnect power Figure 19 Network menu Network Highlight Network in the N
48. et View in the PTZ mode USB Port A USB port on the front panel is provided to connect external hard disk or flash drives for video clip copying or system upgrades Position external drives close enough to the DVR so that you can make the cable connections usually less than 6 feet Use the USB cable provided with the hard disk drive to connect it to the DVR A USB mouse can be connected to the USB port You can use the mouse to navigate through the screens and menus much like you would on a computer Remote Control Buttons ID Button Camera Buttons Sequence Button Freeze Button Arrow Buttons Menu Button Playback Buttons Panic Button Layout Button 69 Zoom Button On PTZ Button Enter Button 63 Alarm Button PTZ Control Buttons Back Up Button O Calendar Button 020 e GI Ge 200 Q Si Gi Figure 4 Infrared remote control User s Manual ID Button Ifa DVR System ID is set to 0 the infrared remote control will control that DVR without any additional operations Refer to the System Information setup screen in this chapter for further information on setting the System ID Ifthe system ID is 1 to 16 you must to press the ID button and then press the number button 1 to 16 10 amp 6 in order to control that DVR Ifthe System ID of two or more DVRs is set to 0 those DVRs will react to the infrared remote control at the same time Camera Buttons Pressing the
49. etwork menu and press the Cd button The Network setup screen displays Network Network DVRNS RTSP WebGuard Remote Watch Transfer Speed 100 0 Mbps S Quality Very High Remote Audio Channel Select From RAS e Network Bandwidth Limit 100 0 Mbps gt C Enable SSL for Transferring Data Cancel Figure 20 Network setup screen 24 Highlight the first box beside Remote Watch Transfer Speed Press the Up and Down arrow buttons to set the Transfer Speed from 10Kbps to 100Mbps Highlight the second box beside Remote Watch Transfer Speed You can select the unit of measure for the transfer speed between bps and ips Press the button to set the transfer speed 4 Channel Digital Video Recorder NOTE The local recording speed might be affected by various network bandwidth Transfer Speed conditions Highlight the box beside Remote Watch Quality and press the Cd button You can select the Quality from Very High High Standard and Basic Press the 3 button to set the Quality NOTE The higher Quality settings require higher Transfer Speed settings The transfer speed you set is the maximum speed Depending on the network environment this speed may not be achieved The DVR supports two way audio communication between a local system and a PC running RAS Highlighting the box beside Remote Audio Channel and pressing the button allows you to select the audio channel that sends aud
50. ext position Pressing 4 toggles between the upper and lower case keyboards ges backspaces and 3 deletes entered characters You can use up to 31 characters including spaces Bex in your title System Setup System Information Figure 8 System menu Information Highlight Information in the System menu and press the J button The Information setup screen appears 13 User s Manual Information In the Information screen you can name the ee z site location assign a System ID number select systemiD of the language the screens are displayed in display ae Eas software version number upgrade the software pee beg show the System Log display recorded time meot d Ben o data and clear all data Recorded Data Highlight the Site box and press the Cd button From 05 03 2012 17 10 56 A virtual keyboard appears that you can use to To 05 03 2012 17 44 22 enter a Site Name Once you have entered your title highlight Close and press the Cd button Clear All Data Cancel Figure 9 Information setup screen Highlight the box beside System ID and press the Ed button Change the number by highlighting it and using the Up and Down arrow buttons to increase and decrease the number from 0 to 99 NOTE The System ID number is used to identify the unit when it is connected with other DVRs through the RS485 port You cannot use the same ID number for
51. g the button closes the current menu or setup dialog box When in the live mode pressing and holding the MENU button for three seconds or longer displays live channels sequentially PTZ Zoom Button In the live monitoring mode pressing the button enters the zoom mode and pressing the button again exits the zoom mode When in the zoom mode a rectangle displays on the screen A rectangle shows the area that will be enlarged You can move the rectangle around using the arrow buttons Pressing the Play Pause button enlarges the area in rectangle In the live monitoring mode pressing and holding the button for three seconds or longer enters the PTZ mode and pressing and holding the button again for three seconds or longer exits the PTZ mode When in the PTZ mode pressing the arrow buttons or button allows you to control properly configured cameras 8 4 Channel Digital Video Recorder Panic Button Pressing the PANICI button starts panic recoding of all camera channels and displays on the screen Pressing the button again will stop panic recording Search Button Pressing the button enters the search mode and pressing the button again exits the search mode When entering the search mode video is paused Pressing the Ed Play Pause button plays back video at regular speed The screen displays when the DVR is in the Pause mode and the screen displays when the DVR is playing back video The button is also used to load a Pres
52. ght SMTP Setup and press the Ed button The SMTP Setup screen appears SMTP Setup Highlight the box beside Type and press the J button Type You can select between Manual and listed SMTP mail SMTP Server pen I sk server providers or F ae Highlight the box beside SMTP Server and press the button A virtual keyboard appears that you can use to enter the IP address or domain name of the SMTP server Sender JI Test NOTE You will need to get the IP Address or domain name of the SMTP Server from your network administrator NOTE You can use the domain name instead of IP address if you already set up the DNS Server when setting up the LAN Highlight the box beside Port and press the button Use the arrow buttons to enter the SMTP Server port number obtained from your system administrator The default port number is 25 Highlight Enable SSL TLS and press the button to toggle between On and Off When it is On the DVR can send an email via an SMTP server requiring SSL Secure Sockets Layer authentication 30 4 Channel Digital Video Recorder NOTE This product includes software developed by the OpenSSL Project for use in the OpenSSL Toolkit http www openssl org re Highlight the box beside Authentication and press the Ed button An use Authentication screen appears Highlight Use and press the E button to toggle between On and Off Highlight the box beside User Password and press t
53. he button A virtual keyboard appears allowing you to enter the user ID and password Highlight the box beside Sender and enter the sender s e mail address Use the virtual keyboard to enter the e mail address NOTE The e mail address must include the character to be a valid address Highlight the Test box and press the Ed button to test emailing with the current settings you made Devices Setup Devices Camera Figure 27 Devices menu Camera Highlight Camera in the Devices menu and press the button The Camera setup screen appears EE You can turn the camera number On or Off and Settings ar you can change the Title of each camera using Title i the virtual keyboard CAM1 a CAM2 R CAM3 E CAM4 E Figure 28 Camera setup screen Highlight the PTZ tab and the PTZ setup screen displays 31 User s Manual Gu NOTE You will only be able to set up PTZ settings SS devices if the PTZ port is set to RS232 or RS485 Figure 29 Camera PTZ setup screen Highlight the box in the Product column for the PTZ camera you wish C CC501 TOA to configure and press the button A list of PTZ devices appears de Select your camera from the list and press the button You will need CRD J6416 Chilsung to connect the camera to the RS232 or RS485 connector on the back CRR 1660s Fine CRX 1401 ERAESEEDS D protocol Pelco Dennard2060 Dennard DMP 12
54. he 9 pin connector of the slave unit 23 5 5 32 RXD Receive Data TXD Transmit Data Male Female GND Ground Power Cord Connector Connect the connector from the adaptor to the DVR and connect the AC power cord to the adaptor and then to the wall outlet WARNING ROUTE POWER CORDS SO THAT THEY ARE NOT A TRIPPING HAZARD MAKE CERTAIN THE POWER CORD WILL NOT BE PINCHED OR ABRADED BY FURNITURE DO NOT INSTALL POWER CORDS UNDER RUGS OR CARPET THE POWER CORD HAS A GROUNDING PIN IF YOUR POWER OUTLET DOES NOT HAVE A GROUNDING PIN RECEPTACLE DO NOT MODIFY THE PLUG DO NOT OVERLOAD THE CIRCUIT BY PLUGGING TOO MANY DEVICES IN TO ONE CIRCUIT CAUTION Ensure the DVR is not near any heat source that could cause overheating CAUTION The DVR does not have an internal fan so leave a clearance of at least 6 inches near ventilation hole areas on each side panel of the unit for proper ventilation Your DVR is now ready to operate Refer to Chapter 3 Configuration and Chapter 4 Operation 4 Channel Digital Video Recorder Chapter 3 Configuration NOTE Your DVR should be completely installed before proceeding Refer to Chapter 2 Installation Front Panel Controls Figure 3 DVR front panel Camera Buttons HDD LED Alarm Out LED Arrow Buttons Play Pause Button Menu Button G PTZ Zoom Button Panic Button Search Button a USB Port The front panel looks and operates much like a VCR combined w
55. he DVRNS server address and the DVR name registered on the DVRNS server Or http www dvronline net Entering the DVR IP address or the DVR name will be required when logging in NOTE You will need to get the appropriate IP address for the DVR you want to connect to and the WebGuard port number from your network administrator NOTE WebGuard only works with Microsoft Internet Explorer and will NOT work with other browsers Select between the WEBWATCH Web monitoring and WEBSEARCH Web search modes Entering ID and PASSWORD and clicking the LOGIN button logs in using the selected mode You will need to enter the DVR IP address in the DVR ADDRESS field when running the WebGuard program by entering http www dvronline net Selecting the Use DVRNS option allows you to enter the DVR name registered on the DVRNS server instead of the IP address You must enter the DVRNS server address and port number in the SETUP setting when selecting the Use DVRNS option NOTE Do NOT close the LOGIN window during the WebGuard operation otherwise it will cause a script error when switching between Web monitoring and Web search modes and running the WebGuard program again will be required NOTE When running the updated WebGuard for the first time Internet Explorer might occasionally load the information of the previous version In this case delete the temporary internet files by selecting Tools gt Internet Options gt Genera
56. ical or electrical switches can be wired to the Al Alarm In and GND Ground connectors The threshold voltage for NC Normally Closed is above 4 3 V and for NO Normally Open is below 0 3V and it should be stable at least 0 5 seconds to be detected See Chapter 3 Configuration for configuring alarm input GND Ground Connect the ground side of the Alarm input and or alarm output to the GND connector NOTE All the connectors marked GND are common NO Normally Open Connect the device to the COM and NO Normally Open connector NO is a relay output which sinks 1 A 30VDC Connector Pin Outs Alarm In 1 to 4 Alarm Inputs 1 to 4 Chassis Ground Alarm Out Normally Open RS485 Port LU The RS485 connector can be used to control PTZ pan tilt zoom cameras Connect RX TX and RX TX of the control system to the and respectively of the DVR See Chapter 3 Configuration and the PTZ camera s manual for configuring the RS485 connection Connector Pin Outs Master Unit Slave Unit gt To TX RX gt To TX RX GND To gt GND User s Manual RS232 Port iad PTZ cameras can be connected to the RS232 port See Chapter 3 Configuration and the PTZ camera manufacturer s manual for configuring the RS232 connection Connector Pin Outs Master Unit Slave Unit RX gt To TXD TX gt To gt RXD GND gt To gt GND NOTE Refer to the following for pin out details for t
57. ices Setupbad ClearAllData oo Error Code Notices System Upgrade Related Clip Copy Related Description Description Unknown error evice error ounting failed Unknown error Unknown error Devi Mounti P i 6 N LILO failed 1 8 Opening di 104 Rebooting failed 18 i D Reading upgrade package on the USB 401 device failed Copying upgrade package on the USB 402 device failed System is busy clip copying NE ackage is not found ot enough space Formatting disk failed Opening disk failed atabase has been changed 68 4 Channel Digital Video Recorder Map of Screens MENU Information Date Time Storage User Wizard System Shutdown Network Network Notification Devices Camera Audio Alarm Out Display Record Record Schedule Pre Event Event Alarm In Motion Detection Video Loss System Event Event Status 69 User s Manual Specifications VIDEO Signal Format NTSC or PAL Auto Detect Video Input Composite 4 looping inputs I Vp p auto terminating 75 Ohms Composite I BNC 1 Vp p 75 Ohms MoDo OU Us VGA I Auto Detect EE Composite 720x480 NTSC 720x576 PAL VGA 720x480 60Hz NTSC 720x576 75Hz PAL Record Speed mee par Seem Real time 120ips NTSC 100ips PAL 2CIF Playback Speed meas er ea Full Duplex 120ips NTSC 100ips PAL 2CIF Audio Output RCA Output 1 Line Out CONNECTORS Video Input Composite
58. ime you want to search for video Go Cancel Once you have set the date and time you want press the Gd button Then highlight Go and press the button The selected date and time will display If no video was recorded during the selected time a message appears alerting you that no image was recorded at that time The button and arrow buttons can now be used to review the surrounding video Export Selecting Export in the Search menu displays the following Export menu See the following Clip Copy section for details Export e A B Clip Copy Selecting A B Clip Copy will set the starting point of the video ne to be clip copied and the icon displays at the bottom left corner of the screen Selecting A B Clip Copy again will set the ending point of the video to be clip copied and displays the Clip Copy screen e Clip Copy Select Clip Copy and the Clip Copy screen appears to allow clip copy setup Camera Menu Selecting CS Camera Menu in the Search menu displays the following Camera Menu Camera Menu e Zoom Selecting Zoom and choosing the camera number zooms the current a playback image of the selected camera on the screen It is the same as pressing v Enable De Interlace the button on the front panel Selecting Zoom again exits the Zoom mode e Audio Selecting Audio toggles audio playback On and Off Recorded audio will be played when the DVR displays a camera with recorded audio in full screen mod
59. in in the Live Monitoring menu exits the Sequence mode While in the Sequence mode the gr icon displays in bottom left corner if Sequence is selected in the Display setup screen OSD tab If the camera is Off or has lost video that camera will be excluded from the sequence Camera Menu Selecting EN Camera Menu in the Live Monitoring menu displays the following Camera Menu cameraMenu PTZ Selecting PTZ and choosing the camera number allows you to control the Ge selected camera as long as it has Pan Tilt and Zoom capabilities Itis the same as pressing and holding the button on the front panel for three seconds or longer Refer to the following PTZ Mode section for details e Zoom Selecting Zoom and choosing the camera number zooms the current image of the selected camera on the screen It is the same as pressing the button on the front panel Selecting Zoom again in the Camera Menu again exits the Zoom mode Refer to the following Zoom Mode section for details e Audio Selecting Audio toggles audio output On and Off e Color Control Selecting Color Control and choosing the camera number allows you to control brightness contrast hue and saturation for each camera for the selected camera if a user who has Color Control authority logs into the system It is the same as pressing and holding a camera button for a few seconds Color Control gt NOTE It is important that cameras and monitors are correctly installed and a
60. in the Record Schedule setup screen Highlight the box under the Alarm Out heading and press the button Select between Alarm Output and Beep DVR s internal buzzer that you would like to activate and to sound whenever the DVR detects motion on the selected camera s input NOTE For the Alarm Out action the alarm output and beep you select should be set to the Event mode in the Alarm Out setup screen Schedule tab Highlight the box under the Notify heading and press the Cd button You can toggle the entire list On and Off by highlighting Notification and pressing the 9 button You can toggle the individual items On and Off by highlighting that item and pressing the J button Highlight OK and press the button to accept your changes 42 4 Channel Digital Video Recorder NOTE For the Notify action the notify item you select should be enabled in the Notification setup screen and the DVR should be registered in the RAS Remote Administration System Highlight the desired box under the PTZ heading and press the button A list of PTZ presets appear Select the preset position for each PTZ camera where you want PTZ cameras to move to whenever the DVR detects motion on the selected camera s input Video Loss Highlight Video Loss in the Event menu and press the Ed button The Video Loss setup screen appears Ee Highlighting the box under the Video Loss Settings Interval heading allows you to set the duration No
61. individual camera buttons will cause the selected camera to display full screen Buttons 1 to 4 are also used to enter passwords Sequence Button When in the Live Monitoring mode pressing the SEQUENCE button displays live channels sequentially Freeze Button Pressing the FREEZE button freezes the current live screen Arrow Buttons These buttons are used to navigate through menus and GUI You can also use them to change numbers by highlighting a number in the menu and using the Up and Down arrow buttons to increase or decrease the number s value These buttons are also used to control Pan and Tilt when in the PTZ mode Pressing the Left and Right buttons moves through screen pages in the Live Monitoring mode and Search mode Menu Button In the Live Monitoring mode and Search mode pressing the MENU button displays the menu icons at the top of the screen Pressing the button also hides the menu icons During menu setup pressing the button closes the current menu or setup dialog box Playback Buttons e Rewind Pressing the Ta button plays video backward at high speed Pressing the button again toggles the playback speed from 44 444 and 4444 e Play Pause Pressing the Ten button plays back video at regular speed The screen displays II when the DVR is in the Pause mode and the screen displays when the DVR is playing back video e Fast Forward Pressing the gt button plays video forward at high speed Pressing the button ag
62. io to the remote site Selecting Select From RAS will send audio of the channel selected from RAS NOTE Depending on network conditions audio might be interrupted or out of synchronization during transmission NOTE Recorded audio might NOT be played properly on a PC running RAS when the DVR is connected to more than two RAS search programs at the same time You can limit the network bandwidth settings so that system does not consume too much network bandwidth Highlight the box beside Network Bandwidth Limit and press the Up and Down arrow buttons to set the desired maximum bandwidth from 10Kbps to 100Mbps NOTE When limiting the network bandwidth the remote watch image on the PC running RAS or WebGuard might not be displayed properly Highlight Enable SSL for Transferring Data and press the button to toggle between On and Off When it is On the security of data except video and audio transmitted for remote monitoring or remote recording can be enhanced by using the SSL Secure Sockets Layer authentication When using the SSL function the DVR cannot be connected with a remote program or a network keyboard which does not support the SSL function CAUTION The remote connection will be disconnected temporarily after changing the SSL settings NOTE This product includes software developed by the OpenSSL Project for use in the OpenSSL Toolkit http www openssl org Highlight the LAN tab and the LAN setup screen displays 25
63. ion detection can be turned On or LINo Sensitivity Zone Min Blocks Zone View Off for each camera 11 12 13 4 Motion Ignoring Interval Daytime Setup Figure 43 Motion Detection Settings setup screen Maton pe sson Sane Highlighting the box under the Sensitivity heading and pressing the Daytime B s CA button allows you to adjust the DVR s sensitivity to motion for eee Daytime and Nighttime independently There are five settings with 1 being the least sensitive and 5 being the most sensitive You can define the area of the image where you want to detect motion e g a doorway Highlight the box under the Zone heading and press the J button The Motion Detection Zone screen displays The Motion Detection Zone screen is laid over the video for the selected camera You can set up motion detection zones by selecting or clearing blocks NOTE You can set up motion zones one block at a time in groups of three individual block groups SIDEST block group is positioned within the image area using z afofofofofofofofo afofofofofofofo ofolo SERERE ERR GEESS the Up and Down arrow buttons and individual blocks afofofofofofol afofofofofofofo a a e aam 225500 within the block groups are selected or cleared using the camera buttons Press the button to display the menu screen The menu on the setup screen has the following functions Select
64. ith a multiplexer Many of the buttons have multiple functions The buttons on the infrared remote control while laid out differently perform the same functions as those on the front panel The following describes each button and control Take a few minutes to review the descriptions You will use these to initially set up your DVR and for daily operations NOTE A separate Alarm button is not provided Pressing any button on the front panel or remote control resets alarm output including the internal buzzer when the alarm is activated However when you are in the menu or PTZ mode you have to exit the menu or PTZ mode first to reset alarm output NOTE The infrared sensor is just to the left of the button Make certain that nothing blocks the sensor or the remote control will not function properly NOTE You can also use a USB mouse to navigate through the screens and menus much like you would on a computer Camera Buttons 1 to 4 Pressing the individual camera buttons will cause the selected camera to display full screen and pressing the button again changes the display format to the quad 2x2 mode Buttons I to 4 are also used to enter passwords In the PTZ mode pressing the button 1 zooms in the screen and the button 2 zooms out the screen and pressing the button 3 focuses near and button 4 focuses far User s Manual HDD LED The HDD LED flickers when the DVR is recording or searching video on the hard disk drive Alarm LED
65. king it nearly impossible to alter video You can view video and control your DVR remotely by connecting via Ethernet There is a USB port that can be used to upgrade the system or copy video clips to external hard disk and flash drives Main Monitor VGA Dut BNC Sensors 1 4 Cameras 1 4 CA FA Audio Inpu USB HOD Flash Drive Hr 0 oo Ye Audio Output rR Yar ee sch L Od Flashing Light Alarm or i ag Siren 909 RASPplus WebGuard OO D Digital Video Recorder IR Remote Control Remote Keyboard Mouse Network Figure 1 Typical DVR installation 4 Channel Digital Video Recorder Chapter 2 Installation Package Contents The package contains the following e Digital Video Recorder e Power Adaptor and Power Cord User s Manual This Document RAS Software CD and User s Manual e USB Mouse e Infrared Remote Control Required Installation Tools No special tools are required to install the DVR Refer to the installation manuals for the other items that make up part of your system 00 0 Figure 2 DVR rear panel GJ Video Input Video Loop Through Audio In Out Factory Reset Switch 6 Video Out Network Port G Alarm Input Output RS485 Port RS232 Port 00 Power Cord Connector Your DVR can be used with either NTSC or PAL equipment NOTE You cannot mix NTSC and PAL equipment For example you cannot use a PAL camera and an NTSC m
66. l tab and then run WebGuard again NOTE There might be a problem that the bottom of WebGuard page is cropped due to the address or status bars in Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 0 In this situation it is recommended that websites open windows without address or status bars by changing the internet setting Go to the Tools gt Internet Options gt Security tab gt Click the Custom level button gt Select Enable for the Allow websites to open windows without address or status bars option 63 User s Manual NOTE When running WebGuard in the Microsoft Windows Vista or higher operating system it is recommended to start Internet Explorer with elevated administrator permissions Click the right mouse button on the Internet Explorer icon and select the Run as administrator option from the context menu Otherwise some functions of WebGuard might be limited NOTE There might be a problem with screen display or screen update due to low image transmission speed when using the Microsoft Windows Vista or higher operating system In this situation it is recommended you disable the Auto Tuning capability of your computer Run the Command Prompt with elevated administrator permissions Go to the Start Menu gt Accessories gt Command Prompt gt Click the right mouse button and select the Run as administrator option Then enter netsh int tcp set global autotuninglevel disable and hit the enter key Restart your computer to apply the changes
67. lick the 5 to save the current image as a bitmap or JPEG file format 3 The event status window at the bottom displays a list of events that were detected from the remote site 3 Selecting a camera on the screen and clicking the right mouse button displays the text menu screen Change Camera Title e Change Camera Title Changes the camera name Enable Audio e Enable Audio Enables audio communication with the remote site When the Aspect Ratio audio control panel displays click the SJ to send audio to the connected remote Deinterlacing gt site and click the button again to stop sending audio Click the gi to monitor live Anti Aliasing Screen audio from the connected remote site through the attached speaker and click the button again stop monitoring live audio Clicking both and 0 allows two way communication Clicking the disables audio communication e Aspect Ratio Changes the image aspect ratio e Deinterlacing Using a deinterlace filter for interlaced video enhances image display quality by eliminating horizontal scan lines and noise in areas with motion e Anti Aliasing Screen Enhances image display quality by eliminating stair stepping aliasing effects in the enlarged image NOTE A camera name change in the Web Watch mode does not affect the camera name set up on the remote site Leaving the Camera Title blank causes the camera name set up on the remote site to display NOTE The icon will display on each camera
68. lip Copy Video clips can be copied on an external USB hard disk or flash drive The copied video clips can be viewed on computers running Microsoft Windows 98 ME 2000 XP or Vista Refer to the Appendix USB Hard Disk Drive Preparation for information on preparing the external drive for clip copy Selecting A B Clip Copy from the Export menu in the Search menu or pressing the button on the remote control during playback will set the starting point of the video to be clip copied and the Wa icon displays at the bottom left corner of the screen Selecting A B Clip Copy again from the Export menu in the Search menu or pressing the button again will set the ending point of the video to be clip copied by displaying the Clip Copy screen Select Clip Copy from the Export menu in the Search menu press the BACK UP button on the remote control while in the Live Monitoring mode or press and hold the BACK UP button for more than three seconds while in the Search mode and the Clip Copy screen appears to allow clip copy setup 57 User s Manual Clip Copy Highlight the box beside From and press the Ed Play Data Source Record Pause button to set a starting Date and Time From 10 20 2010 18 11 02 To 10 20 2010 18 11 02 Highlight the box beside To and press the button to bas set an ending Date and Time Doat 1 Partition 1162 MBJ Highlight the box beside Channels and press the joke
69. local system or a PC running RAS 19 User s Manual e Alarm Out Control The user can reset the DVR s outputs including the internal buzzer during an alarm by pressing any button on the front panel or remote control on a local system or alarm out control button on a PC running RAS e Search The user can access the Search mode on a local system or a PC running RAS e Clip Copy The user can copy video clips on a local system or a PC running RAS e Setup The user without Setup authority cannot establish any system settings excluding system shutdown and logout on a local system or a PC running RAS e System Time Change The user can change the system date and time on a local system or a PC running RAS e Data Clear The user can clear all video data or format disks on a local system or a PC running RAS e PTZ Setup The user can establish all PTZ settings on a local system or a PC running RAS e Alarm Out Setup The user can establish all Alarm Out settings on a local system or a PC running RAS e Record Setup The user can establish all Record settings on a local system or a PC running RAS New User To add a User highlight the User box and press the button ver Es A virtual keyboard appears allowing you to enter the User Name Sei EE d Enter the name and assign the User to a Group and password You Confirm A can use camera buttons on the front panel to assign the password The password can be up
70. maximum storage time for time lapse recording from 1 to 99 days The Limit Time Lapse Recording feature will function when the storage device has enough space to record video data longer than the preset period When this feature is On the DVR records over the oldest time lapse video once all available storage has been used in the Recycle mode so more event video can be saved Selecting Never will disable the Limit Time Lapse Recording function NOTE When the storage device does not have enough space to record video data longer than the preset Limit Time Lapse Recording period the DVR records over the oldest video data time lapse or event video as it would in the Recycle mode even if this feature is turned On NOTE The maximum storage time is only an estimate because the amount of space required to store video varies depending on many factors such as motion and image complexity 36 4 Channel Digital Video Recorder Highlight the Panic Record tab and the Panic Record setup screen appears Record Highlighting Use Panic Recording and pressing the J button toggles between On and Use Panic Recording Off TE Highlight the Panic Recording Duration Quality High box and set the duration of panic recording Panic recording will stop automatically after the preset duration as long as the button is not pressed to stop the panic recording You can set the dwell from 5 minutes to 1 hour Select No Limit if you want to sto
71. mp Very High 15 ips Time High 5 ips Time Standard 2 5 ips Time Motion Event Record Very High 15 ips Event Very High 30 ips Event High 5 ips Event Continuous Record Very High 15 ips High 5 ips Standard 2 5 ips Record Video Quality HVQPP High Video Quality Priority Profile SRP Standard Recording Profile LRTPP Longer Recording Time Priority Profile Quick Setup Wizard Select the Finish button to finish the Quick You have now completed the setup for basic operation Setup Wizard and select the Go to Network Click the Finish button to finish the wizard Setup button to start the Network Setup or click the Go to Network Setup button to start the Network Setup Cancel Go to Network Setup Network Setup Wizard If you selected the Go to Network Setup select Network Wizard will help configure the DVR for your Network the Next button to start the Network Setup Please make sure to connect an Ethernet cable between Wizard your DYR and Router DSL Modem or Cable Modem The wizard includes LAN Setup UPnP Port forwarding Setup DVRNS Setup Click the Next button to start the wizard Cancel Ten Figure 17 Network Setup Wizard screen 22 Network Setup Wizard Step 1 3 Internet Connection Is your DVR connected to the Internet Yes I will use an Internet connection No I will Not use an Internet connection Cancel Network Setup Wizard
72. n access a remote DVR and monitor live video images using media players such as VLC Player supporting RTSP service Start the media player on your local PC and enter rtsp ID Password IP address RTSP port number track ID channel number or start Internet Explorer on your Blackberry or other mobile devices and enter http IP address Webguard port number NOTE Some media players might play video properly depending on network conditions NOTE RTSP service might not be supported depending on the type of media player Highlight the WebGuard tab and the WebGuard setup screen displays Network Highlight Use WebGuard Service and press the EA button to toggle between On and Off See Use WebGuard Service Appendix WebGuard for detailed descriptions Port 12001 14000 of the WebGuard service Highlight the box beside Port and press the amp button Set the port number used when accessing WebGuard by using the Up and Down arrow buttons to increase or decrease the numbers Cancel Figure 24 WebGuard setup screen Notification Highlight Notification in the Network menu and press the J button The Notification setup screen displays EE The DVR can be set up to contact a computer Callback Mail running RAS Remote Administration System LAN when an event occurs Highlight LAN and press No IP Address the button to toggle between On and Off ee When LAN is turned On you can ch
73. nd Output e Built in Alarm Buzzer Live or Recorded Video Access via Ethernet e Self diagnostics with automatic notification including hard disk drive SMART protocol e Infrared Remote Control Technical Overview In addition to replacing both a time lapse VCR and a multiplexer in a security installation your DVR has many features that make it much more powerful and easier to use than even the most advanced VCR The DVR converts analog NTSC or PAL video to digital images and records them on a hard disk drive Using a hard disk drive allows you to access recorded video almost instantaneously there is no need to rewind tape The technology also allows you to view recorded video while the DVR continues recording video Digitally recorded video has several advantages over analog video recorded on tape There is no need to adjust tracking You can freeze frames fast forward fast reverse slow forward and slow reverse without image streaking or tearing Digital video can be indexed by time or events and you can instantly view video after selecting the time or event User s Manual Your DVR can be set up for event or time lapse recording You can define times to record and the schedule can change for different days of the week and user defined holidays The DVR can be set up to alert you when the hard disk drive is full or it can be set to record over the oldest video once the disk is full Your DVR uses a proprietary encryption scheme ma
74. no default password when logging in the admin user for l Be dermed the first time If you do not know the password click the button Figure 5 Login screen for guidance NOTE To assure the secure management of the system setting up a password is strongly recommended NOTE If you cannot use the front panel buttons click the button using the mouse to enter a password and the virtual keyboard displays See instructions below for using the virtual keyboard NOTE To log the user out of the system press the MENU button on the front panel or move the mouse pointer to the top of the screen and then select F Logout in the Live Monitoring menu The Logout screen displays asking you to confirm whether or not you want to log out the current user Are you sure you want to log out admin Figure 6 Logout screen 4 Channel Digital Video Recorder Setup Screen System information Figure 7 Setup screen Press the MENU button on the front panel or move the mouse pointer to the top of the screen and then select Le Setup in the Live Monitoring menu to enter the setup screen While setting up the DVR there will be many opportunities to enter names and titles When making these entries a Virtual Keyboard will appear Site Use the arrow keys to highlight the character you want in the name or title and press the Cd button That character appears in the title bar and the cursor moves to the n
75. nt set up in the Record Schedule a message will display alerting you to this fact 38 4 Channel Digital Video Recorder Pre Event When the DVR is in the Event Record mode it is possible to have it record images before the event occurs The Pre Event screen allows you to define how to handle pre event recording You can turn individual cameras On or Off for pre event recording The image speed can be set from 0 10 to 30 00 ips 25 00 ips PAL and image quality can be selectable from Very High High Standard and Basic Figure 39 Pre Event setup screen You can set the amount of time to record prior to the event by adjusting the Dwell You can set the Dwell from 5 seconds to 30 seconds The longer the dwell set the fewer maximum ips can be set NOTE When the DVR is in the Time or Time amp Event mode it ignores the pre event settings and follows the time settings Event Setup Event Alarm In Figure 40 Event menu Alarm Iin Highlight Alarm In in the Event menu and press the button The Alarm In setup screen appears ARE The alarm terminal strip on the back of the DVR Settings has inputs associated with each alarm You can No Title Type set up each input on the Alarm In screen You im D D D D can turn each input On or Off by highlighting Lis the alarm number and pressing the J button 14 Panic Record Each input can be given a title Highlight the desir
76. ntil the DVR turns on and live monitoring screen appears 4 Release the reset switch All of the DVR s settings are now at the original settings it had when it left the factory Video Out Connect the main monitor to the Video Out connector STEENS A VGA connector is provided so that you can use a standard multi sync computer monitor as your main monitor Use the cable supplied with your monitor to connect it to the DVR NOTE The Video Out BNC and VGA connectors may be connected to individual monitors for simultaneous operation 4 Channel Digital Video Recorder Network Port fl The DVR can be networked using the 10 100Mb Ethernet connector Connect a Cat5 cable with an RJ 45 jack to the DVR connector The DVR can be networked with a computer for remote monitoring searching configuration and software upgrades See Chapter 3 Configuration for configuring the Ethernet connections LAN CAUTION The network connector is not designed to be connected directly with cable or wire intended for outdoor use Alarm Input Output NOTE To make connections on the Alarm Connector Strip press and hold the button and insert the wire in the hole below the button After releasing the button tug gently on the wire to make certain it is connected To disconnect a wire press and hold the button above the wire and pull out the wire Alarm In 1 to 4 Alarm In You can use external devices to signal the DVR to react to events Mechan
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78. ompletes its initialization process it will begin showing live video on the attached monitor and playing live audio through the attached speaker The default mode is to display all cameras at once Pressing any camera button will cause that camera to display full screen It displays live video and plays live audio until the user enters another mode While in the live monitoring mode pressing the MENU button displays the following Live Monitoring menu at the top of the screen Pressing the MENU button again hides the menu You can navigate through menus and items by pressing the arrow buttons Freeze 2 Sequence 3 Camera Menu 4 Alarm Panic Setup 7 Search Mode Login Logout Figure 51 Live Monitoring menu NOTE The Live Monitoring menu also can be displayed by moving the mouse pointer to the top of the screen 47 User s Manual Live Monitoring Menu Freeze Selecting ES Freeze in the Live Monitoring menu will freeze the current image on the screen until you select ES again It is the same as pressing the Ed Play Pause button on the front panel While in the Freeze mode the icon K displays in bottom left corner if Freeze is selected in the Display setup screen OSD tab Sequence Selecting Fa Sequence in the Live Monitoring menu causes the cameras to display sequentially It is the same as pressing and holding the MENU button on the front panel for three seconds or longer Selecting 4 aga
79. on Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat M F Hol and All Highlight the box under the Range heading and press the Ed button to change the time range that the scheduled recording will take place The smallest time segment you can use is 15 minutes 37 User s Manual Highlight the box under the Mode heading and press the button to change the recording mode that will be used Choose from No Record Time Event and Time amp Event When the DVR is in the No Record mode it will not record during the preset day and time range as long as the PANIC button is not pressed Use the No Record mode when you do NOT want the DVR to record during certain times When the DVR is in the Time mode the E icon displays at the top left corner of the screen The DVR will record and displays the icon at the top left corner of the screen during the scheduled times When the DVR is in the Event mode the red icon displays at the top left corner of the screen The DVR will record and displays the icon at the top left corner of the screen when any event occurs When the DVR is in the Pre Event recoding mode the yellow amp icon displays when there is no event and the DVR is not recording When the DVR is in the Pre Event mode the red amp and display when any event occurs and the DVR starts recoding When the DVR is in the Time amp Event mode the DVR will follow the Time settings and the E icon displays The DVR follows the Event settings and the icon di
80. onfirm that you want to delete the User or Group To delete the User currently logged into the DVR on a local system or a PC running RAS log the user out of the system first and then delete the user To add a Group highlight the Group box and press the button A virtual keyboard appears allowing you to enter the Group name New Group You can use up to 15 characters including spaces in the group Croup name Enter the name and assign authority levels to the group Ll Authorit S Steng sown Highlighting the Authority box and pressing the E button will toggle between all authority levels being turned On and Off Highlighting the individual authority level boxes and pressing the EJ button will toggle between that authority level being turned On and Off The authority levels that can be turned On and Off are Upgrade Color Control System Check PTZ Control kel Alarm Out Control Search Clip Copy Cancel e Shutdown The user can shut the system down on a local system e Upgrade The user can upgrade the software on a local system or a PC running RAS e Color Control The user can control brightness contrast hue and saturation for cameras on a local system or a PC running RAS e System Check The user can view the remote system status or check the remote system status as a batch process on a PC running RAS e PTZ Control The user can control the PTZ camera on a
81. onitor Video Input Connect the coaxial cables from the video sources to the BNC Video In connectors User s Manual Video Loop Through If you would like to connect your video source to another device you can use the Loop BNC connectors NOTE The Loop BNC connectors are auto terminated Do NOT connect a cable to the Loop BNC unless it is connected to a terminated device because it will cause poor quality video Audio In Out Your DVR can record audio Connect the audio source to Audio In using an RCA jack Connect Audio Out to your amplifier NOTE It is the user s responsibility to determine if local laws and regulations permit recording audio NOTE The DVR does not have amplified audio output so you will need a speaker with an amplifier The DVR does not have a pre amplifier for audio input so the audio input should be from an amplified source not directly from a microphone Factory Reset Switch gt CC 3 The DVR has a Factory Reset switch to the left of the VGA port on the en rear panel This switch will only be used on the rare occasions that you want to return all the settings to the original factory settings CAUTION When using the Factory Reset you will lose any settings you have saved To reset the unit you will need a straightened paperclip 1 Turn the DVR off 2 Poke the straightened paperclip into the unlabeled hole to the left of the VGA port and turn the DVR on 3 Hold the reset switch u
82. or the proper settings Depending on the camera specifications some features may not be supported v Power Aux D You can use a mouse for convenient PTZ control Position the mouse pointer at the bottom of the screen and the following PTZ toolbar will display De Ja NA A Clicking 3 on the left side exits the toolbar If you want to display the toolbar Cord again position the mouse pointer at the bottom of the screen Change the rvi4eg toolbar location by clicking the empty space on the left side of the toolbar and drag it to where you want it located on the screen Use the arrow buttons on the toolbar to pan or tilt the camera in the direction you want The other controls on the toolbar perform as described below w k Zoom In Out GE Focus Near Far geen Iris Open Close dn w Set Load Preset Using a Mouse You can use a mouse instead of the front panel buttons to perform many of the DVR functions In the Live Monitoring mode or Search mode moving the mouse pointer to the left edge of the screen displays the following Mouse Display menu 50 4 Channel Digital Video Recorder Full Screen QQ 2x2 Previous Camera Next Camera OSD Figure 54 Mouse Display menu Full Screen Selecting Full Screen in the Mouse Display menu and choosing the camera number button displays the selected camera full screen It is the same as pressing the individual camera buttons on the front panel
83. p displays while in the Freeze mode and the displays while in the Sequence mode Free Space The icon displays when the DVR is in the Recycle mode and the percentage of available storage space displays when the DVR is not in the Recycle mode Date Time The current date and time information displays User Name The name of the current user logged in displays Camera No The camera number displays at the top left corner of each camera screen Camera Title The camera title displays at the top left corner of each camera screen Record The record related icons display on each camera screen Audio The icon g displays when the DVR can play live audio PTZ The icon displays on each PTZ camera screen You can adjust the transparency of the setup screens by highlighting Transparency and using the Left and Right arrow buttons OSD Margin Highlighting OSD Margin and pressing the Ed button displays Horizontal 20 how OSD text will be displayed on the monitor You can adjust Vertical 1 the horizontal and vertical margins so that text and icons will not be hidden beyond the edges of the monitor Highlight the Main Monitor tab and the Main Monitor setup screen appears 34 4 Channel Digital Video Recorder Display You can adjust the display dwell time by os ESI ver highlighting the box beside Interval and Sequence pressing the button You can select dwell HRS intervals r
84. p panic recording manually Figure 37 Panic Record setup screen Highlighting the Panic Recording ips and pressing the Cd button allows you to set the images per second for Panic recording You can select from 0 10 to 30 00 ips 25 00 ips PAL Highlighting the Panic Recording Quality and pressing the E button allows you to set the recorded image quality for Panic recording You can select from Very High High Standard and Basic Schedule Highlight Schedule in the Record menu and press the Ed button and the Schedule setup screen appears Schedule You can program the DVR to record only Schedule On during certain times based on time day of the week and holidays The smallest time segment you can use is 15 minutes Highlighting Schedule On and pressing the CA button toggles between On and Off In the Schedule On mode the DVR records video based on the schedule established in the Schedule screen When turning Schedule recording Off you will be asked to confirm 0 your decision and displays at the top left Figure 38 Schedule setup screen corner of each camera screen Panic recording will function even when Schedule is turned off displays during panic recording Highlight the and press the button to add a schedule item Highlight the box under the Day heading and press the button to change the days that the scheduled recording will take place Choose from Sun M
85. put and Beep DVR s internal buzzer that you would like to activate and to sound whenever the DVR detects an input on the associated alarm input NOTE For the Alarm Out action the alarm output and beep you select should be set to the Event mode in the Alarm Out setup screen Schedule tab Highlight the desired box under the Notify heading and press the 9 button The Alarm In Notify menu appears Alarmin ts Notity You can toggle the entire list On and Off by highlighting Notification Notification and pressing the button You can toggle the individual items On So and Off by highlighting that item and pressing the button Highlight Gaz Ze OK and press the button to accept your changes LaN4 lt None 2 NOTE For the Notify action the notify item you select should LENE ener be enabled in the Notification setup screen and the DVR should be registered in the RAS Remote Administration System Highlight the desired box under the PTZ heading and press the button A list of PTZ presets appear Select the preset position for each PTZ camera where you want PTZ cameras to move to whenever the DVR detects an input on the associated alarm input Motion Detection Highlight Motion Detection in the Event menu and press the Cd button The Motion Detection setup screen appears 40 4 Channel Digital Video Recorder Malen Delection Your DVR has built in video motion detection Settings Video mot
86. r push objects of any kind through openings of this equipment as they may touch dangerous voltage points or short out parts that could result in a fire or electric shock Never spill liquid of any kind on the equipment 12 Servicing Do not attempt to service this equipment yourself Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel 13 Damage requiring Service Unplug this equipment from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions A When the power supply cord or the plug has been damaged B If liquid is spilled or objects have fallen into the equipment C If the equipment has been exposed to rain or water D If the equipment does not operate normally by following the operating instructions adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating instructions as an improper adjustment of other controls may result in damage and will often require extensive work by a qualified technician to restore the equipment to its normal operation If the equipment has been dropped or the cabinet damaged When the equipment exhibits a distinct change in performance this indicates a need for service 14 Replacement Parts When replacement parts are required be sure the service technician has used replacement parts specified by the manufacturer or that have the same characteristics as the original part Unauthorized substitutions may result in fire electric shock or other hazard
87. ranging from 1 to 10 seconds or Never appears The DVR will not log and notify motion events occurred during the preset interval range NOTE The record action for motion events will not be affected by the Motion Ignoring function Highlighting Daytime Setup and pressing the Ed button allow you to set up the Daytime range Mrs Highlight the box beside Daytime and press the Ed button Use the Daytime Up and Down arrow buttons to set the Daytime range The DVR will consider the remaining time range as the Nighttime Highlight the Actions tab and the Motion Detection Actions setup screen appears men The DVR can be set to react to motion settings BEI detection differently for each camera Each TI Alarm out i E camera can be associated with another camera trigger an Alarm Out connector sound the DVR s internal buzzer notify a number of different devices and or move PTZ cameras to preset positions NOTE You can associate multiple cameras with a camera that detects motion Figure 44 Motion Detection Actions setup screen Highlight the box under the Record heading and press the J button A list of cameras appears You can associate as many cameras with that camera as you wish If the DVR detects motion on the selected camera it starts recording video from all the associated cameras NOTE For the Record action the camera you select should be set to the Event or Time amp Event recording mode
88. ress the Left and Right arrow buttons to pan left and right Press the Up and Down arrow buttons to tilt the camera up and down Press the camera button to zoom in and press the button 2 to zoom out You can use the button 3 and button 4 to focus the image Figure 52 PTZ Select Camera menu 49 User s Manual You can save camera position settings as presets so that you can go directly to desired views ae VANG Once you have the camera at the desired settings press the 5 5 SEARCH button on the front panel Select Set Preset from e H the Move to Preset dialog box and the PTZ Preset dialog box will appear Select the number you want to assign to the preset 10 10 and press the Ed Play Pause button Use the virtual keyboard 11 E to enter the preset name 12 12 13 13 Ke h Press the SEARCH button on the front panel to load the PTZ LS LS preset and the Move to Preset dialog box will appear Select the desired preset and press the J button to load the preset lt Set Preset gt lt Move to Preset gt Figure 53 PTZ Preset screen AdvancedPTZ_ While in the PTZ mode pressing the MENU button and selecting Advanced PTZ in the menu displaying at the top of the screen displays the Advanced PTZ menu Auto Pan gt oe Set the feature you wish to control by selecting it from the menu Refer to the camera ight gt S r e Ger 1 manufacturer s instructions f
89. rsonal injury 5 Water and or Moisture Do not use this equipment near water or in contact with water 6 Placement and Accessories Do not place this equipment on an unstable cart stand or table The equipment may fall causing serious injury to a child or adult and serious damage to the equipment This equipment and cart combination should be moved with care Quick stops excessive force and uneven surfaces may cause the equipment and cart combination to overturn Do not place this equipment on a closed space Sufficient amount of ventilation air is necessary to avoid increase of ambient temperature which can cause improper operation or the risk of fire 7 Power Sources This equipment should be operated only from the type of power source indicated on the marking label If you are not sure of the type of power please consult your equipment dealer or local power company 8 Power Cords Operator or installer must remove power and TNT connections before handling the equipment 9 Lightning For added protection for this equipment during a lightning storm or when it is left unattended and unused for long periods of time unplug it from the wall outlet and disconnect the antenna or cable system This will prevent damage to the equipment due to lightning and power line surges 10 Overloading Do not overload wall outlets and extension cords as this can result in the risk of fire or electric shock 11 Objects and Liquids Neve
90. rt when you click the Next button Record Method Setup e Select the desired recording mode from Motion Event Record Recommended Continuous amp Motion Event Record Continuous Record NOTE You should understand each recording mode before setting the DVR s recording method 21 User s Manual Quick Setup Wizard Step 3 3 Record Video Qual ity Setu p R d Video Quality Set i i EE e Select the desired video quality profile from Which video quality profile would you prefer to use SC Higher Video Quality Priority Profile High Video Quality Priority Profile HVGPP Standard Recording Profile Standard Recording Profile SRP a 3 s E Longer Recording Time Priority Profile LRTPP Longer Recording Time Priority Profile The HV PP provides the highest video quality recording at that highest NOTE The higher quality setting requires f te but i hard disk than the LRTPP PI re Users er dele Pane LRe Paese more storage Space Back ME NOTE The recording resolution will be set to Very High when selecting High Video Quality Priority Profile High when selecting Standard Recording Profile and Standard when selecting Longer Recording Time Priority Profile NOTE The recording quality and recording speed of each camera channel will be set as shown below er PES to the Record Method and Record Video Quality you set og mg EN Event Record Very High 15 ips High 5 ips Standard 2 5 ips Continuous a
91. s 15 Safety Check Upon completion of any service or repairs to this equipment ask the service technician to perform safety checks to determine that the equipment is in proper operating condition 16 Field Installation This installation should be made by a qualified service person and should conform to all local codes 17 Correct Batteries Warning Risk of explosion if battery is replaced by an incorrect type Dispose of used batteries according to the instructions 18 Tmra A manufacturer s maximum recommended ambient temperature Tmra for the equipment must be specified so that the customer and installer may determine a suitable maximum operating environment for the equipment WEEE Waste Electrical amp Electronic Equipment Correct Disposal of This Product Applicable in the European Union and other European countries with separate collection systems This marking shown on the product or its literature indicates that it should not be disposed with other household wastes at the end of its working life To prevent possible harm to the environment or human health from uncontrolled waste disposal please separate this from other types of wastes and recycle it responsibly to promote the sustainable reuse of material resources Household users should contact either the retailer where they purchased this product or their local government office for details of where and how they can take this item for environmentally safe rec
92. s error message cannot be dismissed Even after restarting the DVR it may automatically restart while preparing to clip copy You must recover the file system using the recovery program or you must reformat the hard disk drive 59 User s Manual 60 4 Channel Digital Video Recorder Appendix USB Hard Disk Drive Preparation Preparing the USB hard disk drive in Windows 2000 NOTE Preparing a USB hard disk drive under Windows XP Windows Vista and Windows T is almost identical to Windows 2000 a eg NOTE Connect the USB hard disk drive to your computer using the USB Cable Turn on your computer The USB device icon should display on the Taskbar If the USB hard disk drive is partitioned or has data it will show up in My Computer as a hard disk drive icon Check the file system by right clicking on the icon and checking under Properties gt General gt File System If the file system is NOT FAT32 format format the USB hard disk drive using the FAT32 format If the USB hard disk drive is not partitioned go to Administrative Tools in Control Panel and launch Computer Management Open Disk Management in Storage and right click an unallocated region of the USB hard disk drive Then click Create Partition In the Create Partition wizard click Next then Primary Partition and follow the instructions on the screen Make sure that the FAT32 is selected for the file system The partition size should be less than 32GB because
93. se the Up and Down arrow buttons to scroll through the numbers Refer to the hard disk drive manufacturer s documentation for the correct temperature setting If the temperature of hard disk drive exceeds the defined threshold the system triggers an alert Highlight the second box beside Disk S M A R T and press the button Select either C Celsius or F Fahrenheit and press the Cd button Highlight the Actions tab and the System Event Actions setup screen displays System Event The DVR can be set to react to system events Actions System events can activate the Alarm Out Event connector sound the DVR s internal buzzer Seat Up and or notify a number of different devices Highlight the Alarm Out box beside the desired Panic Record event Check Recording Check Alarm In EE Disk Almost Full Disk Full Disk Bad Disk Disk Almost Full A A E Temperature Disk S M A R T or Disk Config Change and press the button Select between Alarm Output and Beep DVR s 0 internal buzzer that you would like to activate Figure 49 System Event Actions setup screen and to sound whenever the DVR detects an event NOTE Alarm Out action cannot be set to System Boot Up Restart Shutdown and Panic Record events Highlight the Notify box beside the desired event System Boot Up Restart Shutdown Panic Record Check Recording Check Alarm In Disk Almost Full Disk Full Disk Bad Disk Temperature Disk
94. set to enabled NOTE You cannot change the port settings when Use UPnP is On Highlight the Status box and press the 9 button to display the port numbers forwarded from the NAT device via UPnP service Highlight the Port Number Setup box and press the Cd button The Port Number Setup screen appears Port Number Setup 8000 12000 Change the numbers by highlighting them and using the Up and Remote Admin Down arrow buttons to increase or decrease the number The rene ial factory default Port settings are Remote Callback Remote Admin 8200 Remote Callback 8201 Remote Watch 8016 Remote Search 10019 NOTE You will need to get the appropriate Port Numbers for each RAS and WebGuard related program Admin Callback Watch and Search from your network administrator NOTE Do NOT use the same port number for two different programs otherwise the DVR cannot be connected with the PC running RAS or WebGuard 26 4 Channel Digital Video Recorder CAUTION When changing the port settings you must change the port settings on the PC running RAS as well Refer to the RAS manual for details Network Network LAN DVRNS RTSP WebGuard Type kl Auto Port Number Setup Use UPnP Save Cancel Network Network LAN DVRNS RTSP WebGuard Type ID Password kl Auto Port Number Setup Use UPnP Save Cancel Selecting DHCP from the Typ
95. splays Highlight the box under the Channels heading and press the button to select which cameras will be recorded Highlight the box under the Settings heading and press the button to define the recording settings You can set the ips and Quality of the recording If you do not set the ips and Quality in the Settings column the DVR will follow the default settings See below for details NOTE Day Range and Channels that are not defined will use the setting values of the previous schedule item NOTE When more than two schedule items are registered in the same day and time range the DVR will follow the latest registered schedule item Highlight the box under the NW heading and press the button to delete the recording settings You will be asked to confirm that you want to delete the settings Highlight Default and press the J button The Default screen appears Default Highlighting boxes under ips and pressing the button allows you to set the images per second for Time and Event recording You can Mode ips Ti 15 00 i Standard H select from 0 10 to 30 0 images per second Highlighting boxes under Quality and pressing the button allows you to set the recorded image quality for Time and Event recording You can select from Very High High Standard and Basic Pre Event Highlight Pre Event in the Record menu and press the button and the Pre Event setup screen appears If you do not have Eve
96. t action the alarm output and beep you select should be set to the Event mode in the Alarm Out setup screen Schedule tab Highlight the box under the Notify heading and press the amp 9 button You can toggle the entire list On and Off by highlighting Notification and pressing the 9 button You can toggle the individual items On and Off by highlighting that item and pressing the J button Highlight OK and press the button to accept your changes NOTE For the Notify action the notify item you select should be enabled in the Notification setup screen and the DVR should be registered in the RAS Remote Administration System Highlight the desired box under the PTZ heading and press the Ed button A list of PTZ presets appear Select the preset position for each PTZ camera where you want PTZ cameras to move to when the DVR detects video loss on the selected camera s input System Event Highlight System Event in the Event menu and press the amp button The System Event setup screen appears System Event The DVR can be configured to run self Health Check diagnostics and report the results SEH Highlighting the box beside System and eck Recording Setup Check Recording Setup pressing the Ed button allows you to select the Check Alarm In Interval interval that you want the DVR to run self diagnostics on the system You can select from 1 hr to 30 days or Never Figure 47 Health Check
97. time You can also narrow your event search by selecting the Option button and setting up the new search condition 95 User s Manual Sei You can search video from the first to last From First recorded images or you can set the start and To tast stop times and dates Alarm In 1 4 System Event Highlight the box beside From and press the Motion 1 4 M Panic Record Per a Aer ere ae EJ button to toggle between On and Off When Record Channels 1 4 Check Alarm In set to Off you can enter a specific Date and eee Time When set to On the search will be from the first recorded image Highlight the box beside To and press the Ed button to toggle between On and Off When set to Off you can enter a specific Date and Time When set to On the search will be from the last recorded image Highlight the box beside Check Time Overlap and press the button It toggles between On and Off You will only be able to turn the Check Time Overlap on or off if a user defined date and time is set to From and To If the DVR s date and time have been reset it is possible for the DVR to have more than one overlapping start and stop time When set to On you will be asked to select one of the overlapping start and stop time When set to Off the DVR will display search results from all start times to all stop times Highlight the box beside Alarm In and press the bu
98. ting Close When selecting Close Clip Copy continues and a confirmation screen will display when complete NOTE The file size for clip copy is limited to 30GB When copying video clips larger than 2GB the video clips will be save in units of 2GB For example 3 individual 2GB files will be created when saving a 6GB video clip However the file size for the One Touch Clip Copy is limited to 2GB You can use other functions on the DVR while video is being backed up To do this highlight the Close button and press the button You can return to the Clip Copy screen at any time to check the progress 58 4 Channel Digital Video Recorder You do not need to install any special software on your personal computer to review the video clips Refer to the RAS manual for instructions on how to review video clips you have copied NOTE During Clip Copy you cannot shut the system down clear data on the storage device or format the storage device CAUTION Do NOT disconnect the USB cable or the power from the external drive while copying video clips If the external drive is shut down or the USB cable is disconnected while copying video clips THE DVR SYSTEM MAY NOT WORK NORMALLY OR THE EXTERNAL DRIVE COULD BE DAMAGED and you will get an error message the next time you try to copy video clips You will need to power down the DVR and restart it to get rid of the error message Once the file system of the USB hard disk drive has been corrupted thi
99. ttings you will want to take advantages of the DVR s many tools See Chapter 3 Configuration for detailed descriptions of the recording mode options Recording Audio If the DVR was set up to record audio it will record audio from the input when video is recording The DVR will not record audio when the recording speed is set to less than 1 ips NOTE Make certain you comply with all local and federal laws and regulations when recording audio Playing Recorded Video If a user who has Search authority logs into the system the user can view recorded image Once video has been recorded you can view it by pressing the button When playing video for the first time the DVR will display the most recent image When playing video subsequent times the DVR will start playing video from the last recalled image Recorded audio will be played when the DVR displays a camera with recorded audio in full screen mode Camera Buttons Pressing the individual camera buttons will cause the selected camera to display full screen and pressing the button again changes the display format to the quad 2x2 mode Arrow Buttons Pressing the button plays video backward at high speed Pressing the button again toggles the playback speed from 44 444 and 4444 Pressing the pb button plays video forward at high speed Pressing the button again toggles the playback speed from pb PPP and bbpbp When in the pause mode pressing the gt button moves to the ne
100. tton You can select the alarm inputs that you want to include in your search Highlight the box beside Motion and press the button You can select the cameras for which you want any reports of motion detection Highlight the box beside Video Loss and press the 3 button You can select the cameras for which you want any reports of lost video Highlight the box beside Record Channels and press the 3 button You can select the cameras that you want to search for any reports of event recorded data The DVR will display the events not the camera channels that occurred and that also are recorded on the camera channel that you selected If you do not select a camera channel in this field the DVR will search events that are not associated with cameras You can also toggle On and Off self diagnostic events as part of your search The choices are Panic Record Check Recording Check Alarm In Disk Almost Full Disk Bad Disk Temperature Disk S M A R T e Disk Config Change Once you set your desired search conditions highlight Search and press the J button to display the search results in the Event Log Search screen Selecting Cancel exits the screen without saving the changes 56 4 Channel Digital Video Recorder Calendar Search ER eer Days with recorded video display on the calendar with white numbers You can highlight the days with recorded video by using the arrow buttons Once you have highlighted a day press the Cd Pla
101. two or more DVRs that are in the same RS485 network It is possible to have multiple DVRs with System ID 0 that are in the same area as long as they are not part of an RS485 network If this is the case all will be controlled at the same time when using the infrared remote control Highlight the box beside Language and press Ed button A drop down menu displays the available languages Highlight the desired language and press the Ed button The box beside Version displays the software version of the DVR To upgrade the software connect a USB device containing the upgrade package file to the DVR Highlight Upgrade and press the button The Upgrade screen appears Upgrade The screen displays the upgrade package file names that are Select a package available The rui indicates that the file is for software upgrades Package eee Select the desired file and press the button g Highlighting the Install button and pressing the 9 button will install the selected software package Highlighting the Cancel button and pressing the button will close the window without upgrading the software If the upgrade package file is not installed on the DVR properly you will get an error message CAUTION The system restarts automatically after completing the upgrade and it takes approximately one minute to restart Do NOT remove the USB device until the DVR restarts otherwise the system upgrade will not be completed properly C
102. umn The Format column displays whether the device is used for recording Record or not Not Using Not formatted indicates the device is not formatted Highlight the box in the Format column for the desired storage device J and press the Ed button You will be able to format the device for recording When selecting Not Using from Use As and highlighting the Format button the device will not be used for recording NOTE The DVR does NOT support USB hard disk drives with a version lower than 2 0 The Information column displays whether the device is being used or not Other indicates the device has been used for another DVR Internal 1 112 71 GB Recorded Data From 10 25 2010 11 10 00 To 10 25 2010 12 18 59 Highlight the box in the Information column for the desired storage device and press the button The box beside Recorded Data From To displays the time information of recorded data Highlighting Clear and pressing the button will clear all video data You will be asked to verify that you wish to clear all data before the DVR erases the video data 17 User s Manual CAUTION Do NOT disconnect the USB cable or the power from the device while copying video clips If the USB cable is disconnected while copying video clips archived data might be lost Highlight the Status tab and the Storage Status setup screen displays Storage The Type column displays the type of storage device
103. ups and users When adding a group you can assign authority levels to the group 4 Channel Digital Video Recorder User The column is used to collapse and expand TET user groups If there is a or in this column it indicates the item is a Group Name If there is a in front of the Group Name it indicates that the group has been expanded and all of the User Names within that group are displayed below the Group Name If there is a in front SSC ee of the Group Name it indicates that the group uada gt has been collapsed and all of the User Names within that group are hidden To collapse or expand a group highlight the column in front Figure 14 User setup screen of the desired group and press the Cd button Highlighting a Group Name and pressing the button allows you to change the authority levels assigned to the group CAUTION Write down the new password and save it in a secure place If the password is forgotten the unit must be reset using the Factory Reset Button and all data settings will be lost Highlighting a User Name and pressing the button allows you to add or change the password assigned to that user You can also change the group to which the user is assigned The M column can be used to delete a User Name or an entire Group If the is grayed out that Group or User cannot be deleted Highlight the Wand press the button You will be asked to c
104. xt image and pressing the dl button moves to the previous image Pause Button Pressing the button pauses playing video Search Button Pressing the button enters the search mode and pressing the button again exits the search mode When entering the search mode video is paused Pressing the Cd button plays back video at regular speed The screen displays when the DVR is in the Pause mode and the screen displays when the DVR is playing back video Zoom Button Pressing the ZOOM button zooms in the current image on the screen It is the same as selecting Zoom from the Camera Menu in the Search menu You can use a mouse for convenient playback control Position the mouse pointer on the playback screen and the following playback toolbar will display 4 Channel Digital Video Recorder X K MA gt IG Clicking on the left side exits the toolbar If you want to display the toolbar again position the mouse pointer on the screen Change the toolbar location by clicking the empty space on the right side of the toolbar and drag it to where you want it located on the screen The individual controls on the toolbar perform the following functions as described below WM Go to the first image 44 Fast backward play I Go to the previous image gt Play Pause I Go to the next image pp Fast forward play PI Go to the last image Searching Video While in the search mode pressing the MENU button displays the following Search menu at the
105. y Pause button to select it A time bar displays at the bottom of the calendar Hours in which video was recorded will be highlighted with blue You can use the Up and Select a Segment Down arrow buttons to highlight the time bar co cancel Once the time bar is highlighted you can select the time by using the Left and Right arrow Figure 57 Calendar Search buttons NOTE The time bar is in one hour segments If a segment is highlighted it means that some video was recorded during that hour However it does NOT mean video was recorded for the entire hour If the DVR s time and date have been reset to a time that is earlier than some recorded video it is possible for the DVR to have more than one video stream in the same time range Move to Select a Segment and select the video stream you want to search Refer to the Appendix Time Overlap for further information on searching time overlapped video streams NOTE The lower number of the Segment indicates the latest recorded video Once you have set the date and time you want to search highlight Go and press the Ed button The selected date and time will display The Cd button and arrow buttons can now be used to review the surrounding video NOTE It is possible that no recorded image displays on the current screen Change the screen mode to 2x2 and you will be able to easily see the cameras that have recorded video during target time C
106. ycling Business users should contact their supplier and check the terms and conditions of the purchase contract This product should not be mixed with other commercial wastes for disposal 4 Channel Digital Video Recorder Table of Contents Chapter Ee 00 1 de 1 FEIN Le 1 Technical SNE SE FRERE EE EEE RANAR AAAA 1 Chapler 2 de 3 Package COMEM E 3 Required Installation Tools EEE RER ME 3 VIGOGO MMOLE EE 3 Video Loop TMOU EEE EE 4 PG GE EE 4 Factory Reset Switch sccsetccsiactinassinwiaticesnisxnends dintlerctineiniceniiasivaarinetbaiwerrensanacaiwoniuays 4 VideO Ul EE N a AEE 4 PEWO PO EE EE EE EE 5 Alarm OU UN 5 RA E Osetra EEE sa adn es ad EEE 5 SG FON ge Ee EE 6 Power Cord e a e EEN 6 AT Nr 7 Fom IR 6 EE 7 Camera Buttons 1 COA EE 7 aE EAE EEE EEE eet ea E EE EN 8 gen E EEN 8 Arrow ButtonS EE 8 Play Pause Button s ciecussnveauexnravensonelas urevsiahvamtwiescvueiexsanuneassnmesercnmauvadansaadeemausceaueie 8 Menu Te E 8 PILLOO BURON EE 8 Pani BUOM ME 9 IEN 9 EP Aki 9 Remote Control Buttons 9 ID Button 10 Camera BULONS Liens Need 10 SPE BIN Ned 10 EE 10 ee TA inte arms jeg 10 Men ne EEN 10 BENET GL EEE ER 10 Panic Button 11 PN 11 PAA ETO EE EE RE 11 PTZ PN esel 11 Enter PN 11 Alarm BURON EN EE 11 User s Manual PZPN NN der 11 Back Up Button aner eks sees dtsancesnnanenpenuciae 11 Calendar BUWON WEE 11 Turning on the E 12 Tee Ee So EE 12 SEUD STEN pe 13 VEN ekke 13 MONO EEE EEE ecto 13 BET

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