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Amcrest HDCVI DVR User Manual v2.0.8

1. Manual Recording Motion Detection Recording Schedule Recording and Alarm Recording Priority Manual Recording gt Alarm Recording gt Motion Detection Recording gt Recording Mode Record and playback Schedule Recording Storage Mode Supports channel record quota setup 1 to 120 minutes single record duration Default setup is 60 minutes Length Playback Repeat Way Record Search Various search queries such as time type and channel Playback Various fast play slow play speeds manual frame by frame playback and reverse Mode play mode Various File Can switch to previous or next file or any file in current play list Can switch to files on other channels that were recorded at the same time Supports continuous file play When a file is finished playing the system auto plays the next file in the current channel Playback Way Support mark playback Multi channel There is 1 4 channel playback mode When hard disk is full system can overwrite previous video files Switching Methods Playback Enlargement activate partial enlargement function HDD backup Backup function Backup Mode Support peripheral USB backup device Flash disk portable disk and etc 17 OAMCREST Support network download and save View monitor channel remotely DVR configuration through client end and web browser Upgrade via client or browser to perform remote maintenance Network Function V
2. 112 OAMCREST e Name This column is where the name of the holiday is displayed e Date This column shows the date that the holiday occurs on e Period This column shows the range in which the holiday occurs e Edit This column has a button that allows for the editing of the holiday e Delete This column has a button that allows for the deletion of the holiday e Add New Holidays This button allows the user to add a holiday Below is screenshot of the Add New Holidays screen Add New Holidays End Time Note e Holidays take precedence over the scheduled setup e Holidays do not roll over based on their inherent date Meaning if a holiday is set for October 30th then the system will treat every October 30th as a holiday 113 OAMCREST 4 10 4 2 Display 4 10 4 2 1 Display This screen is used to set display settings for the DVR Below is a screenshot of the display settings screen Back To Main GENERAL DISPLAY PAN TILT ZOOM TEXT OVERLAY ACCOUNT AUTO MAINTAIN CONFIG BACKUP DEFAULT UPGRADE Display SETTING CAMERA NETWORK e EVENT mi SYSTEM i STORAGE Tour Setup Zero Channel GUI Transparency Time Display Channel Display Resolution 1920x1080 Preview Enhancement H Default Cancel Below is an explanation of the fields on the Display settings screen e Transparency This slider allows the user to change the transparency of the menu screens on the DVR The range goes from 0
3. 4 10 2 6 Email 4 10 2 7 FTP 0c008 4 10 2 8 UPnP OAMCREST A 1O29 CH IN 92 ATOZ PONV OVC EE 93 PO fa a IRS IS PCE EE 94 e Del Ee EE 95 Del e 96 DEE 97 e Dal ER 97 AIOS 2 PROVO E 108 BR MO Aaa SIVA crcl dieses E ties aera ie E A E ae see alot is were ng N A eres ee eee eae ae 110 Vis or aI CY E a E 110 EE 114 A NO As Pay VN O EE 117 4104A Text OVEL iV ar E OEE E E vests 118 AO Ac ee EE 119 e OF FO IAI CAN E 123 4 10 4 7 Config Backup EEN 124 AAS DET E 125 ied WE e e E E E A E E E E 126 e MONEE EE EEE E E EE EE AE E E EE T EE EA E AE E E E E 127 g EE E EE 127 EE EE 131 AY Md TC a S EE snes ease ssa E A E E E E E E E EE 132 EE 133 Se ta EE 135 SN Nee 135 5 2 Remote Web Access emiisinsierisrrnieserri resi cini irns tr nS aar ENa E NEENA aN EEEa E R NEAN ENEA E RA ian i ara 136 5 2 1 UPnP DDNS Remote Access Setup 136 5 2 2 Port Forwarding Remote Access Setup 137 Sp Tae e IC AE E EE E E E E E E 139 SSL LAN TVE VIG WIPE ACE erein aniei E E EEE E TEE EONI AER 139 Doe WAN LIVE MEIER eebe Eden 140 De Playpack NM EN AG E 141 SIA Aan INTE ICE TE 144 5 4 Web Access Settings EU EE 145 Oe rs CIN SU elt ln rea ra an E E ET E EEE T EE E EOE EET O OTET R 145 34 LLM e du EE 145 E De EEOAE age E 146 5 OAMCREST 5 4 1 3 Channel Name ccccccecscsceccececccsccccecscscaccucecscscaucusececscarcesecscncaucesecscataesesscscataecececstarsesecscstaueesecess 149 SE 150 AALT
4. Domain Name 9002A9C48FD2 quickddns com Test Email Address Se Optional Please input email address Save Refresh Default 153 OAMCREST Below is an explanation of the fields that can be configured on DDNS settings screen when set to Quick DDNS type Parameter Function S DDNS Type This dropdown box is used to select which DDNS service is being used on the DVR Server IP Address This field allows the user to enter the IP address for the server used by the specific DDNS service This field is where the domain name from the Quick DDNS service is entered To confirm settings click the Save button To refresh the page click the Refresh button To revert to default settings click the Default button 5 4 2 5 IP Filter This screen allows for the filtering of IP addresses either blocking them or granting them access to the DVR This feature helps make the DVR more secure by limiting remote access only to approved users Below is a screenshot of the IP Filter screen AMCREST Playback Alarm IP Filter Enable Trusted Sites Blocked Sites Trusted Sites Blocked Sites IP Address IP FILTER Refresh Default Below is an explanation of fields on the IP Filter settings screen e Enable This checkbox allows the user to enable the IP Filter feature Many of the other fields below cannot be edited if this checkbox is not checked e Type This radio button allows the user to select an IP address type There are two type
5. SYSTEM STORAGE A S Alarm 12 it AM GC GG GG it Cancel Note Prior to setting up a schedule for snapshots in this menu it is highly recommended to do the following 3 steps 1 Goto Main Menu gt Settings gt Storage gt Record and enable snapshot for any channels that may be using this feature For more information see section 4 10 5 3 2 Goto Main Menu gt Settings gt Camera gt Encode gt Snapshot Interface and configured the settings on this page For more information see section 4 10 1 2 2 3 Goto Main Menu gt Settings gt Event gt Detect and enable snapshot for any specified channels for motion detection video loss and video masking For more information see sections 4 10 3 1 1 4 10 3 1 2 and 4 10 3 1 3 Below is an explanation of the fields on the Snapshot settings screen e Channel This dropdown box allows the user to pick which channel they would like to change video recording settings for e Record Type These checkboxes allow the user to select which recording type they want to configure on the schedule There are 4 types of recordings o Regular Regular recording means that the DVR captures all footage for the specified time period Regular recording is represented by the color green o MD Motion Detection recording means that the DVR captures only footage when the motion detection alarm is activated MD recording is represented by the color yellow o Alarm Al
6. e The keyboard may be drawing too much power e The keyboard cable too long e The keyboard is not compatible with the DVR s firmware 18 The alarm signal cannot been disarmed Below are a few possible reasons why this may be occurring e Analarm may be setup incorrectly e Analarm output may have been manually opened e The DVR may have an input device error or the connection is not correctly configured e There may be an error in the DVR s firmware 19 Alarms are not working Below are a few possible reasons why this may be occurring e The alarm is not setup correctly e The alarm cable is not connected correctly e The alarm input signal is not correctly configured e There are two loops connected to one alarm device 195 OAMCREST 21 The camera is not recording enough video Below are a few possible reasons why this may be occurring e The hard drive s capacity is not enough e The hard drive is damaged 22 Downloaded files cannot be played back Below are a few possible reasons why this may be occurring e The media player software on the PC may not be able to read the file format e The PC may not have DirectX 8 1 or higher e The PC may not have Windows XP or higher 23 Forgot local menu operation password or network password Please contact Amcrest support to reset the DVR s password To contact Amcrest support please do one of the following e Visit http amcrest com contacts and use the email for
7. ACCOUNT AUTO MAINTAIN CONFIG BACKUP DEFAULT UPGRADE Below is an explanation of the fields on the User Account settings screen Number This number indicates how many users are in the system Each line item has a number to signify its place in the list User Name This column indicates an account s username Group Name This column shows which group the username belongs to Modify This column has a button that allows for the account s properties to be edited Delete This column has a button that allows for the account s properties to be deleted Status This column shows what the status of a certain account is MAC Address This column shows the account s MAC address 120 OAMCREST Add User This button allows the user to add another user account Below is a screenshot of the Add User screen vemo TOUD Authority Playback Note It is recommended to give the general user fewer rights than an administrative one When a new user is created a MAC address can be entered for the user This can limit the user s ability to Add User Reuseable Confirm Password User MAC Monitor DEFAULT amp UPGRADI MANUAL CONTRO BACKUP EVENT NETWORK SHUTDOWN logon from another device If left blank the user can logon from any MAC address There are a total of 98 rights that can be assigned to a user OAMCREST 121 4 10 4 5 2 Group This screen is used to configure Group Account settings Below is a
8. DDNS Port IP FILTER EMAIL FIP UPnP SNMP MULTICAST REGISTER ALARM CENTER P2P Default OK Cancel Below is an explanation of the fields in the Multicast settings screen e Enable This checkbox allows the user to enable the Multicast feature for the DVR e IP Address This field allows the user to enter the multicast IP address e Port This field allows the user to enter the port number for the multicast IP address For more information on how to configure multicast see the information below Multicast IP Address Range IPV4 224 0 0 0 through 239 255 255 255 Well known IPv6 multicast addresses ff02 6 OSPF v3 All DR routers ff02 8 IS IS for IPv6 routers ff02 9 OAMCREST ffOx fb Multicast DNS ffOx 101 Network Time Protocol ffOx 108 Network Information Service ffOx 181 Precision Time Protocol PTP version 2 messages Sync Announce etc except peer delay measurement ff02 6b Precision Time Protocol PTP version 2 peer delay measurement messages ffOx 114 Used for experiments To revert to default settings click the Default button near the bottom left hand corner To confirm settings click the OK button near the bottom right hand corner To cancel any modifications click the Cancel button near the bottom right hand corner To apply the settings click the Apply button near the bottom right hand corner 4 10 2 11 Register The register feature allows the DVR to register itself with
9. O0aa O0aa OQaa can be optimized to aa aa aa aa aa aa aa o IP addresses automatically have spaces before or after the address removed as they are entered 87 OAMCREST o For adding a single IP enter it in the Start Address field For entering in a section of IP addresses enter in IP addresses in both fields ensuring that the larger number IP address is in the End Address field o Note The system also supports the adding of MAC addresses Delete This button allows a user to remove a specific IP address from the IP Filter list Edit This button allows a user to edit start or end addresses To revert to default settings click the Default button near the bottom left hand corner To test the current settings click Test near the bottom left hand corner To confirm settings click the OK button near the bottom right hand corner To cancel any modifications click the Cancel button near the bottom right hand corner To apply the settings click the Apply button near the bottom right hand corner 4 10 2 6 Email This screen allows for the configuring of email settings in order to permit the DVR to send emails when the connected cameras or alarms are triggered Below is a screenshot of the email settings screen a SETTING NETWORK TCP IP CONNECTION PPPol DDNS IP FILTER EFENI FTP UPnP SNMP MULTICAST REGISTER ALARM CENTER P2 Below is an explanation of the fields on the Email settings scree
10. SNMP MULTICAST REGISTER ALARM CENTER P2P Default Cancel Below is an explanation of fields on the IP Filter settings screen Enable This checkbox allows the user to enable the IP Filter feature Many of the other fields below cannot be edited if this checkbox is not checked Type This dropdown box allows the user to select an IP address type There are two types of IP addresses that can be used by this feature Only one of them can be activated at a time o Trusted Sites This setting allows the user to enter trusted IP addresses All other addresses will be blocked o Blocked Sites This setting allows all IP addresses but blocks the ones that are specified Start Address End Address This field allows the user to enter IP addresses and depending on which button is clicked it can either add a single IP address or a section of IP addresses to the IP Filter list o The DVR can support a maximum of 64 IP addresses on this list o Newly added IP addresses are enabled by default but can be disabled or added to the block list If the system is in trusted sites mode select the IP address and delete it to remove it from the list If the system is in blocked sites mode add the IP address to the blocked sites list to prevent that IP from getting access o The IP address column supports both IPV4 and IPV6 IP address formats For IPV6 addresses the system can optimize them to make the addresses more readable _aa 0000 00 O0aa O0aa
11. This checkbox allows the user to enable the features below for the specified event type Show Message This checkbox allows the user to enable the system to show an on screen message when an HDD abnormality occurs Alarm Upload This checkbox allows the user to enable the system to upload alarm information when an HDD abnormality occurs Send Email This checkbox allows the user to enable the system to send an email when an HDD abnormality occurs Buzzer This checkbox allows the user to enable the system to activate a buzzer when an HDD abnormality occurs To save settings click the Save button near the bottom right hand corner To cancel any modifications click the Cancel button near the bottom right hand corner To apply the settings click the Apply button near the bottom right hand corner 108 OAMCREST 4 10 3 2 2 Network This screen allows the user to specify actions that occur when there is an abnormality with the DVR s network connection Below is a screenshot of the Network Abnormality settings screen SETTING Back To Main CAMERA NETWORK ei EVENT SYSTEM STORAGE DETECT HDD Network ABNORMALITY Event Type Bi ante Space v Enable Alarm Upload Send Email Cancel Below is an explanation of the fields on the Network Abnormality settings screen e Event Type This field allows the user to specify which Network abnormality event type they would like to configure settings for o Net Disconnected The network conn
12. and Overlay to configure those settings as well Once you are satisfied with the settings on this screen click the Next Step button at the bottom of the screen ENCODE Encode Snapshot Overlay VMUTIPICSSIUI Apply 46 OAMCREST The next screen that comes up is the Record settings screen Once you are satisfied with the settings on this screen click the Next Step button at the bottom of the screen RECORD ee ee Oe a The next screen that comes up is the Schedule settings screen Make sure to click the tabs at the top for Record and Snapshot to configure those settings as well Once you are satisfied with the settings on this screen click the Next Step button at the bottom of the screen SCHEDULE Record Snapshot 7 At it A it GG it G Default OAMCREST 47 The final screen in the setup process is the Network settings screen Once you are satisfied with the settings on this screen click the Finished button at the bottom of the screen Once more note that these settings can be changed at any time by accessing the settings menu NETWORK Once the setup process is finished and you have clicked the Finished button you should see the below dialog box Message Startup Finished 48 OAMCREST 4 3 Live View When you log in the system will be in live view mode You can see the system date time channel name and window number If you want to change the syste
13. click the checkboxes next to the days of the week that you d like to copy the settings to Once finished on this screen click Save to return to the time period settings screen o To delete the snapshot recording settings for a particular day click the button next to the time bar for that day e Holiday Holiday settings are configured in the System settings section See section 4 10 4 1 3 for more information on holiday settings Note Alarm activated snapshots have higher recording priority than scheduled snapshots If there is an overlap alarm activated snapshots will take precedence Note To enable FTP upload of snapshots connection to an FTP server must be configured See section 4 10 2 7 for more information To revert to default settings click the Default button near the bottom left hand corner To copy settings to another channel click Copy near the bottom left hand corner To confirm settings click the OK button near the bottom right hand corner To cancel any modifications click the Cancel button near the bottom right hand corner To apply the settings click the Apply button near the bottom right hand corner 130 OAMCREST 4 10 5 2 HDD Manage This screen is meant to help the user monitor the DVR s hard drives Using this screen the user can see the current HDD type status and capacity The user can also use this screen to format hard drives and change hard drive properties Below is a screenshot of the HDD Manage
14. Below is a screenshot of the Zero Channel Encoding settings screen Back To Main GENERAL DISPLAY PAN TILT ZOOM TEXT OVERLAY ACCOUNT AUTO MAINTAIN CONFIG BACKUP DEFAULT UPGRADE oo SETTING CAMERA NETWORK E Zero Ch Encode Display Tour Setup Enable Compression Resolution Frame Rate FPS Bit Rate Kb S IWER Ar lime Display Monitor Default EVENT SYSTEM STORAGE Cancel Below is an explanation of the fields on the Zero Channel Encoding settings screen e Enable This checkbox allows the user to enable the zero channel encoding functionality e Compression This dropdown box allows the user to select the compression settings used by the system for zero channel encoding The default is H 264 e Resolution This dropdown box allows the user to select the resolution used by the system for zero channel encoding There are 2 options for resolution in pixels o CIF 352 x 240 o D1 720 x 480 e Frame Rate This dropdown box allows the user to select the frame rate used by the system for zero channel encoding The range is between 1 and 30 frames per second e Bit Rate This dropdown box allows the user to select the bit rate used by the system for zero channel encoding There are 7 options and all are measures in kilobytes per second Kb S o 896 1024 1280 1536 1792 2048 o 4016 O O O O e Overlay This checkbox allows the user to enable a timestamp on the zero channel encoded video o S
15. DVR Server IP This field allows the user to enter the IP address for the server used by the specific DDNS service For Quick DDNS the default address is www quickddns com Domain Mode This radio button allows the user to choose a custom domain names or the default one generated by the Quick DDNS system Domain Name This field allows the user to enter the domain name from the Quick DDNS service Email Address This field allows the user to enter the email address associated with the Quick DDNS account To revert to default settings click the Default button near the bottom left hand corner To test the current settings click Test near the bottom left hand corner To confirm settings click the OK button near the bottom right hand corner To cancel any modifications click the Cancel button near the bottom right hand corner To apply the settings click the Apply button near the bottom right hand corner 86 OAMCREST 4 10 2 5 IP Filter This screen allows for the filtering of IP addresses either blocking them or granting them access to the DVR This feature helps make the DVR more secure by limiting remote access only to approved users Below is a screenshot of the IP Filter screen SETTING Back To Main CAMERA NETWORK SYSTEM STORAGE TCP IP Enable CONNECTION K PPPoE ype Trusted Sites v DDNS Start Address Add IP Address IP FILTER End Address AS ena EMAIL Start Address End Address Edit FTP UPnP
16. Keyboard 29 OAMCREST 2 4 Remote Control The diagram below shows the remote control that comes with the Amcrest HDCVI System 1 2 3 7 5 4 8 6 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 SerialNumber Name Function gt o o Power button Click it to boot up or shut down the device Click it to input device number so that you can control it Various forward speeds and normal speed playback Slow play Multiple slow play speeds or normal playback Next record In playback mode playback the next video 7 Play Pause In pause mode click this button to start normal playback In normal playback click this button to pause playback video search menu start normal playback 30 OAMCREST i Lhe In reverse playback click this button to pause playback Cancel Go back to previous menu or cancel current operation close upper interface or control Record Start or stop record manually In record interface work with the direction buttons to select the record channel Click this button for at least 1 5 seconds and the system will go to the Manual Record interface Direction keys Switch current activated control go left or right In playback mode click up down button to switch playback channel In 1 window playback mode click left right button to control playback speed Aux function such as switch the PTZ menu enable disable reuse button Confirm menu key Go to default button Go to the menu Multiple window switch Switch be
17. P E 150 e E e de 152 EEN 152 SE RTE E 153 Se EE A A E veces A E O N A E E E E E 154 E E CIE 155 oy Ni CAN EE 156 Bre I EE 157 SEENEN 158 LA 2 VO MultiCase anesan aT EE E SEOS E S 159 e EE 160 Bhi e Ee ES EE 160 SA ATTE EE 161 ES EE 162 SANE od OR E 162 S EP oa E a UY E 168 AAO E E E E E E E E 170 SE e TEE 170 5 4 4 2 HDD Ma nag Local TT 175 E E e D 176 Br IY A EE 177 KE e 177 EB DEP EE 180 BP ANTI LI OU EE 183 e Rsa POU OVC E 184 DD FAC COUN eegener tege gege 185 E a7 COWIE BCU ME 188 EEN 189 i Ee e e E 189 5 5 Web Access Information Menu sssssssssesssssssssreresssssserressssssererssssssereresssssererreessssrereeessssterreessseerereesssseeereesssene 190 Bee ee EE 190 e EE De 190 SEENEN 191 2G LOr OU eee vs ces E ee whee ne cele vs Pera ose ees tetera cen nc nein a vn eg a anion hes Sa eee mts ae eee ees 192 Gt ONS Mee OO le E 193 6 OAMCREST Appendix A Hard Disk Drive HDD Capacity Calculation 197 Appendix B Compatible Backup Device List E 198 Appendix C Compatible CD DVD Device Ust 203 Appendix D Compatible Display IS eetetauegtdie ee Ae unoegd E ieg ageet eete ege Dee Eegeregie seg 204 Appendix E Compatible Switch EIS EE 205 Appendix F Compatible Wireless Mouse Uert 206 Appendix H Toxic or Hazardous Materials or Elements 207 OAMCREST Welcome Thank you for purchasing our Amcrest HDCVI DVR This user manual is designed to be a reference tool for the installation and operation of you
18. Reboot Save Refresh 187 OAMCREST Below is an explanation of the fields on the Auto Maintain settings screen e Auto Reboot System This dropdown field allows the user to set a day of the week and time to automatically reboot the system in order to keep the system healthy e Auto Delete Old Files This dropdown field allows the user to delete old files The two settings are Never and Customized When customized is selected a number of days can be specified Any files that exist past that many days in the past are deleted to create space on the DVR s hard drive To confirm settings click the Save button To refresh the page click the Refresh button 5 4 5 7 Config Backup This screen is used to manage importing and exporting of system configurations This feature can be used to clone the settings from one DVR to another Below is a screenshot of the Config Backup settings screen AMCREST Playback Import amp Export Config Import Config Export CONFIG BACKUP Below is an explanation of the fields on the Config Backup settings screen Parameter Function This button allows the user to import configuration data to the DVR This button allows the user to export current configuration data to another device 188 OAMCREST 5 4 5 8 Default This screen is used to revert the DVR back to its default settings This feature can be used to restore the DVR to its factory setup conditions Below is a screenshot of the Defa
19. Start Detect Ok Bad 0 MB Detected HDD No 0 Below is an explanation of the fields on the HDD Detect settings page e Type This dropdown box allows the user to select which type of HDD detection report to run There are two options o Quick Detect Quick detect runs a quick hard drive error detection report o Full Detect Full detect runs a more detailed hard drive error report and may take more time e HDD This dropdown box allows the user to select which HDD to run the HDD detection report on Multiple hard drives can be selected e Start Detect This button started the HDD detection report e Stop Detect This button stops the HDD detection report Once the report is done the results show in the Detect Report tab Below is a screenshot of the detect report tab SETTING Back To Main CAMERA NETWORK fay EVENT SCHEDU aber Manual Detect Detect Report HDD MANAGE 1 IDD Port No Detect Type l Quick Detect 133 OAMCREST To view detailed results of the report double click the line item or click the magnifying glass in the view column of the report The detailed view looks like the screenshot below SETTING Details Detect Results S M A R T Type Quick Detect L Backup to USB Devices Ok Bad 414 MB Detected HOD No 1 Total Space 931 51 GB Error 0 HDD Port No The Detect Results tab shows a visual representation of the hard drive scan results The S M A R T tab shows S M A R T re
20. TEXT OYERLAY PET ACCOUNT Name AUTO MAINTAIN CONFIG BACKUP DEFAULT UPGRADE New Folder Format IMPORT Below is an explanation of the fields on the Config Backup settings screen Device Name This dropdown field allows the user to select a device to pull configuration data from Refresh This button refreshes the list of devices connected to the DVR Total Space This field displays the total storage capacity on the selected device Free Space This field displays the remaining storage capacity on the selected device New Folder This button allows the user to create a new folder on the selected device Format This button allows the user to format the selected device Import This button allows the user to import configuration data to the DVR Export This button allows the user to export current configuration data to another device 124 Q AMCREST 4 10 4 8 Default This screen is used to revert the DVR back to its default settings This feature can be used to restore the DVR to its factory setup conditions Below is a screenshot of the Default settings screen X SETTING Back To Main CAMERA NETWORK ER STORAGE GENERAL ere e select setting entries that you want to default DISPLAY PAN TILT ZOOM TEXT OVERLAY ACCOUNT AUTO MAINTAIN CONFIG BACKUP B f Al JI UPGRADE There are 5 different settings areas that can be reset to default settings Camera settings Event settings Network settings System
21. The alarm center feature is used to allow users to connect the DVR to their alarm server so the server can receive a notice when certain events happen One common use for the alarm center is to send daily reports on the status of the DVR s connection to the network Below is a screenshot of the Alarm Center settings screen SETTING Back To Main CAMERA NETWORK SYSTEM STORAGE TCP IP m Enable PPPoE Protocol ype CONNECTION Private DDNS Server IP 10 IP FILTER Par EMAIL Self A Ti Se report lime FIP Everyday 08 00 UPnP SNMP MULTICAST REGISTER Default OK Cancel Apply Below is an explanation of the fields on the Alarm Center settings screen e Enable This checkbox allows the user to enable the Alarm Center feature for the DVR e Protocol Type This field allows the user to select which protocol type they want to use for the alarm Currently only the private protocol type is available e Server IP This field allows the user to enter the IP address of the alarm server e Port This field allows the user to enter the port number of the alarm server e Self Report Time This field allows the user to enter a time of the day when they want to receive a report about the DVR s connection to the network each day 95 OAMCREST To revert to default settings click the Default button near the bottom left hand corner To confirm settings click the Save button near the bottom right hand corner To c
22. This button allows the user to move a camera up in the tour queue Move Down This button allows the user to move a camera down in the tour queue Motion Tour This dropdown box allows the user to select whether they want to see 1 or 4 Type cameras at a time in the tour To confirm settings click the Save button To refresh the page click the Refresh button To revert to default settings click the Default button 181 OAMCREST 5 4 5 2 3 Zero Channel Encoding This screen is used to configure zero channel encoding functionality This feature allows for the preview of several channels in one channel s window Note This feature only works on the Web Access view Below is a screenshot of the Zero Channel Encoding settings screen Playback Display Zero Ch Encode Enable Bit Rate 1024 v Kb S Save Refresh Default Below is an explanation of the fields on the Zero Channel Encoding settings screen Parameter Function gt This checkbox allows the user to enable the zero channel encoding functionality by the system for zero channel encoding The default is H 264 Resolution This dropdown box allows the user to select the resolution used by the system for zero channel encoding There are 2 options for resolution in pixels e CIF 352 x 240 e D1720 x480 Frame Rate This dropdown box allows the user to select the frame rate used by the system for zero channel encoding The range is between 1 and 30 frames per
23. add another line item click the Add button To confirm settings click the Save button To refresh the page click the Refresh button To revert to default settings click the Default button 5 4 2 9 SNMP SNMP stands for Simple Network Management Protocol This protocol is used to provide a basic framework in order to allow connection between various network devices Below is a screenshot of the SNMP settings screen AMCREST Playback Alarm oO CAMERA SNMP Sy NETWORK Enable 1 TCP IP Read Community Write Community Trap Address aa Trap Port 65535 4 2 SNMP Version n vi de Save Refresh Default Use of SNMP required additional software to create a Management Information Base MIB database A popular set of tools for this purpose are MIB Builder and MG SOFT MIB Browser Using these tools two MIIB files need to be created BASE SNMP MIB and DVR SNMP MIB To configure SNMP follow the steps below e Onthe SNMP screen check the text box to enable the SNMP function Input the IP address of the PC that is running the MIB software in the Trap address Default values may be used for the rest of the fields e Compile the above mentioned two MIB files via the software MIB Builder e Runthe MG SOFT MIB Browser to load the file from the previous step into the software e Input the device IP you want to manage in the MG SOFT MIB Browser Please set the corresponding version for your future reference e Open the tree list
24. and guarantee the signal quality 485 A B of DVR cannot parallel connect with 485 port of another device e The voltage between the A B lines of the decoder should be less than 5v 36 OAMCREST 3 3 4 4 Alarm Input Output Details Important Please refer to the specifications for the alarm input and output channel amount Do not merely count the alarm input and output channel amount according to the ports on the rear panel The following interface is based on the 8 channel advanced 1080P V2 mini 1U Series NO3C2NO2 16 15 14 13 L 142 1110 9 c3cinoie 76 5 43 2 1 im LI O SEELEN 1 2s 35 4s 5s 6 ALARM 1 to ALARM 16 The alarms become active in low voltage Ts 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 NO1C1 NO2 C2 Three normal open groups on off signal NO3 C3 3 3 4 5 Alarm Input Ports e Grounding alarm inputs Normal Open or Normal Close type e Please parallel connect COM end and GND end of the alarm detector Provide external power to the alarm detector e Please parallel connect the Ground of the DVR and the ground of the alarm detector e Please connect the NC port of the alarm sensor to the DVR alarm input ALARM e Use the same ground with that of DVR if you use external power to the alarm device Alarm input public end should jump out with device power end Alarm device connection terminal Alarm device connection terminal ALARM GND 37 OAMCREST 3 3 4 6 Alarm Output Ports e Provid
25. and video decoding audio and video from each channel in order to maintain video and audio synchronization e Backup Function The DVR supports backup of recorded media and settings via the USB port A variety of devices can be used for backup purposes such as a flash drive portable HDD or even a CD DVD burner e Advanced Playback Function This device supports independent real time recording for each channel and can support search fast forwarded playback recorded searches and downloading of videos and screenshots The DVR can also playback in slow motion backwards and frame by frame as needed When recording the DVR shows a date time overlay to ensure accurate viewing of events when they occurred Lastly the DVR can support video enlargement of certain zones within a stream e Network Operation The DVR has built in tools to allow for remote network real time monitoring remote recording of searches and remote PTZ control 11 OAMCREST e Alarm Activation Function On the back of the DVR there are ports for installation and connection of alarm outputs to enable alarm or light activation based on activity within the video stream The alarm input and output circuits are protected to ensure device safety e Communication Port By including an RS485 port the device can support PTZ decoding as well as various other decoding protocols in order to allow PTZ control of the attached cameras e Intelligent Operation The DVR supports a var
26. based upon video loss Tour This checkbox allows the user to enable the system to cause a PTZ tour to occur when a video loss alarm is triggered Multiple cameras can be specified to perform a tour video loss alarm is triggered Multiple cameras can be specified to perform a tour when a video loss alarm is triggered video loss alarm is triggered when a video loss alarm is triggered To copy settings to another channel click the Copy button To confirm settings click the Save button To refresh the page click the Refresh button To revert to default settings click the Default button 166 Q AMCREST 5 4 3 1 3 Camera Masking The camera masking settings screen is where the DVR can be setup to notify the user any time there is camera masking on any of the channels Below is a screenshot of the camera masking settings screen CC AMCREST CAMERA Motion Detect Video Loss Camera Masking ty NETWORK EVENT Enable Period Sensitivity STORAGE Record Channel m 7 AnHnnonnE 10 SYSTEM Delay Lm Second 10 300 PTZ Activation Setup Tour IDDDDDHME Snapshot IT IDEUDDDHME Show Message E Send Email Alarm Upload W Buzzer Copy Save Refresh Default Below is a screenshot of the period setup screen 24 00 24 00 24 00 24 00 24 00 24 00 Em Em Em Em Em En Save Cancel Below is a screenshot of the PTZ Activation screen PTZ Activation Channel 1 5 0 EI Chann
27. channel s motion detection click Test near the bottom left hand corner To confirm settings click the OK button near the bottom right hand corner To cancel any modifications click the Cancel button near the bottom right hand corner To apply the settings click the Apply button near the bottom right hand corner 104 OAMCREST 4 10 3 1 3 Video Masking The video masking settings screen is where the DVR can be setup to notify the user any time a camera is tampered with or if the output video is only displaying in one color Below is a screenshot of the video masking settings screen SETTING Back To Main o CAMERA NETWORK Ta EVENT SYSTEM STORAGE Motion Detest ne Ter Masking ABNORMALITY Channel 1 Enable S Sensitivity Setup Show Message Alarm Upload Send Email Record Channel PTZ Activation Tour Default Below is a description of the fields on the Video Masking settings page e Channel This dropdown box allows the user to pick which channel they would like to change video masking settings for e Enable This checkbox allows the user to enable the video masking function for a specific channel o Sensitivity This dropdown box enables the user to select the video masking sensitivity The higher the number the more sensitive the system is to video masking or tampering The highest value is 6 and the lowest value is 1 e Period This setup button takes the user to the video masking period settings screen Below is a
28. contact us as soon as possible so we can send you the missing component 3 2 Hard Drive Installation You can refer to the Appendix for recommended HDD brands and models Please use a HDD of 7200rpm or higher Please follow the instructions below to install a hard disk drive HDD All the figures listed below are for reference only Slight differences may be found on the front or rear panel 1 Loosen the screws of the 2 Attach four screws in the HDD 3 Place the HDD in accordance with upper cover and side panel Turn three times the four holes on the bottom 4 Turn the device upside down 5 Attach the HDD firmly 6 Connect the HDD cable and and then turn the screws in power cable firmly in the chassis 33 OAMCREST 7 Put the cover on in 8 Secure the screws in the rear accordance with the clip and panel and the side panel then place the upper cover back on e AnHDD is included with the DVR by default e To connect the HDD connect the HDD data cable and the power cable before attaching the HDD in the device e To remove the front cover push the clip first and then slide the cover off 3 3 Connection Port Information 3 3 1 Power Supply Connection Please check to make sure the input voltage is correct and the power button is in the off position when connecting the power supply We recommend you use an Uninterruptible Power Supply UPS to guarantee steady operation of the DVR as well as to elongate the life
29. either designate a motion detection zone or remove any motion detection zone markers After the motion detection zone is set click the enter button to exit the motion detection screen Remember to click the save button on the motion detection settings screen otherwise the motion detection zones will not go into effect Clicking the escape button to leave the motion detection zone and will not save the zone setup 98 OAMCREST Period This setup button takes the user to the motion detection period settings screen Below is a screenshot of the motion detection period settings screen Setup o Click and drag on the yellow bars to specify time zones for motion detection To edit multiple days at once either click the checkboxes next to the names or click the checkbox next to All in order to edit all of the days at once Once the checkbox is clicked it will turn into this icon Sc in order to indicate that all of those days can be changed together Click OK to return to the motion detection setup screen Click Cancel to undo any changes and return to the motion detection settings screen Click Default to use the default settings o In order to specify time zones in greater detail for each day click the Setup button to the left of the time bar and the Time Period setup screen will appear The screenshot below shows the Time Period settings screen o The system allows for the configuration of up to 6 different time periods Click the ch
30. explanation of the fields on the Display settings screen Parameter Resolution This dropdown box allows the user to change the resolution of the DVR There are 4 options e 1920x1080 e 1280x1024 default e 1280x720 e 1024x768 Transparency This slider allows the user to change the transparency of the menu screens on the DVR The range goes from 0 to 100 Channel Display stamp and channel number are shown in the playback video Enhancement video To confirm settings click the Save button To refresh the page click the Refresh button To revert to default settings click the Default button 180 OAMCREST 5 4 5 2 2 Tour This screen is used to activate tour functionality for the live preview Below is a screenshot of the Tour Setup screen AMCREST Playback Display Zero Ch Encode E Enable Tour Interval Second 5 120 Split Channel Group Motion Tour Type Save Refresh Default Below is an explanation of the fields on the Tour Setup settings screen Parameter Function Interval This field allows the user to set an interval in seconds for how quickly the evel eureycestreugn cones Thsvaucranges fom 5to120 scons Split This list allows the users to select channels add as a part of the tour The number in the corner indicates how many channels are available Add This button allows the user to add a channel to the tour Delete This button allows the user to remove a channel from the tour Move Up
31. gland or the mouse to view the file Select one item and then double click the mouse or click the ENTER button to playback You can input the period in the following interface to begin a precise search File type R regular record A external alarm record M Motion detect record 00 00 00 Q Advanced Re Search e Lock file Click the file you want to lock and click the button 5 to lock The file you locked will not be overwritten e Search Locked Files Click the button to view the locked file Please note e Any file that is currently writing or overwriting cannot be locked until it is no longer being accessed Play Pause There are three ways for you to begin playback e The play button e Double click the valid period of the time bar e Double click the item in the file list In slow play mode click it to switch between play pause Playback control pane Backward Play In normal play mode left click the button the file begins backward play Click it again to pause current play In backward play mode click II to restore normal play In the playback mode click it to play the next or the previous section You can click continuously when you are watching the files from the same channel In normal play mode when you pause the video you can click dl and P to begin frame by frame playback 63 OAMCREST Time bar zooming In frame by frame playback mode click II to restore normal playback
32. information on UPnP see section 4 10 2 8 For more information on DDNS see section 4 10 2 4 136 OAMCREST If the process above is not working please contact Amcrest Support via one of the following options Visit http amcrest com contacts and use the email form Call Amcrest Support using one of the following numbers Toll Free 888 212 7538 International Callers Outside of US 1 713 893 8956 USA 713 893 8956 Canada 437 888 0177 UK 203 769 2757 Email Amcrest Customer Support support amcrest com 5 2 2 Port Forwarding Remote Access Setup Port Forwarding is an alternative method to setting up remote access for the Amcrest HDCVI DVR This method should only be used if the UPnP DDNS Remote Access method did not work For more information on how to setup the DVR using this method see section 5 2 1 To view a video on how to setup the HDCVI for Port Forwarding remote access go to y T h http amcrest com videos and view the video titled ol LI e How to Gain Remote Access to Your HDCVI DVR with Port Forwarding Below is a step by step walkthrough that details how to setup the HDCVI for Remote Web Access using UPnP gt oY S ee EL 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Login to your DVR open the main menu then go to Settings gt Network Open the TCP IP settings screen By default the DVR has the mode set to Static Click the radio button next to DHCP to change this to DHCP The IP A
33. interface when there is an alarm 3 Alarm Play alarm sound The system sends out an alarm sound when an alarm Sound occurs A custom sound can be used Sound path Here you can specify the alarm sound file 4 Alarm All All triggered alarms are displayed here Indicator 144 OAMCREST 5 4 Web Access Settings Menu The web access settings menu has slight differences with the DVR s menu In this section the web access settings menu will be explained in depth just like the DVR settings menu had been explained in the sections above For more information about the DVR s Settings Menu see section 4 10 To access the web access settings menu click the gear icon near the top right hand corner of the web access interface 5 4 1 Camera Settings 5 4 1 1 Image Settings This screen is allows the user to adjust the image settings for each channel See below for a screenshot of the image settings screen Playback Alarm Conditions 01 07 26 91 551 aisial x Zi ep s EH NETWORK Sch DN om 24 00 FS EVENT Sharpness At 4 O el Brightness e 4 4 system Contrast s s 4 a Saturation Color Mode Customized Default Below is an explanation for each of the fields on the Image Settings screen e Channel This dropdown box allows the user to select a channel from the dropdown list to modify e Period This dropdown box allows the user to select a period of time for which to modify the image settings The
34. is used to specify the recording schedule for both recorded video and snapshots 4 10 5 1 1 Record This tab is where video recording settings are configured Below is a screenshot of the Record settings screen SETTING Back To Main CAMERA NETYYORK SYSTEM STORAGE SC IR HEDULE Record Snapshot HDD MANAGE Channel RECORD HDD Detect GC GC t it GC 3 it GC Holiday Default Below is an explanation of the fields on the Record settings screen e Channel This dropdown box allows the user to pick which channel they would like to change video recording settings for e PreRecord This field allows the user to capture extra video that occurs before an event Up to 30 seconds of video prior to a recording event can be captured in order to provide context to a recording e Redundancy This checkbox allows the user to enable the redundancy backup feature This feature allows the DVR to record video to two hard drives concurrently in order to ensure that in the case of a hard drive failure the recorded data may be backed up to another hard drive o Note This function only works if the HDD has two hard drives installed o Note One hard drive has to be designated as redundant from the HDD Manager menu See section 4 10 5 2 for more details e Record Type These checkboxes allow the user to select which recording type they want to configure on the schedule There are 4 types of recordings o Regular Regular recording means
35. means the privacy mask zone cannot be viewed by user when system is in preview status Monitor means the privacy mask zone cannot be viewed by the user when system is in monitor status 148 OAMCREST Time Display This button allows the user to select whether or not the system displays time on playback video Clicking the set button and allows the user to drag the timestamp to the desired position on the screen Channel Title This button allows the user to select whether or not the system displays channel number on playback video Clicking the set button allows the user to drag the title to the corresponding position on the screen To copy settings to another channel click the Copy button To confirm settings click the Save button To refresh the page click the Refresh button To revert to default settings click the Default button 5 4 1 2 4 Path The path tab allows the user to specify a path to record snapshots and manual recordings to on the PC Below is a screenshot of the path tab AMCREST Live Playback Alarm Lal CAMERA Encode Snapshot Overlay Path mage Encode Snapshot o PicueDownload alae Hecord Pai PictureDownloa oy NETWORK a EVENT Le oe a STORAGE p M SYSTEM To confirm settings click the Save button To revert to default settings click the Default button 5 4 1 3 Channel Name Here you can set channel name Below is a screenshot of the channel name settings screen AMCRES
36. one of all homogeneous materials in the parts is above the relevant threshold of the SJ T11363 2006 standard During the environmental friendly use period EFUP period the toxic or hazardous substance or elements contained in products will not leak or mutate so that the use of these substances or elements will not result in any severe environmental pollution any bodily injury or damage to any assets The consumer is not authorized to process such kind of substances or elements please return to the corresponding local authorities to process according to your local government statutes Note e Fora detailed operational introduction please refer to our CD included in your package for the electronic version of the User Manual e To view setup videos for many of the steps outlined in this guide go tohttp amcrest com videos e This quick start guide is for reference only Slight differences may be found in the user interface e All the designs and software here are subject to change without prior written notice e All trademarks and registered trademarks mentioned are the properties of their respective owners e Ifyou have any questions or concerns please contact us at support amcrest com or call us at 888 212 7538 207 OAMCREST
37. screenshot of the video masking period settings screen Setup 105 OAMCREST o Click and drag on the yellow bars to specify time zones for video masking To edit multiple days at once either click the checkboxes next to the days desired or click the All checkbox in order to edit all of the days at once Once the checkbox is clicked it will turn into this icon SSC in order to indicate that all of those days can be changed together Click OK to return to the video masking settings screen Click Cancel to undo any changes and return to the video masking setup screen Click Default to use the default settings o In order to specify time zones in greater detail for each day click the Setup button to the left of the time bar and the Time Period setup screen will appear The screenshot below shows the Time Period setup screen o The system allows for the configuration of up to 6 different time periods Click the checkbox to the left of the time period to enable that time period Click the text next to each period to edit the time period To copy time periods click the checkboxes next to the days of the week that you d like to copy the settings to Once finished on this screen click Save to return to the time period setup screen Show Message This checkbox allows the user to enable the system to show an on screen message when a video masking alarm is triggered Alarm Upload This checkbox allows the user to enable the system to uploa
38. settings screen is where users can use a QR code to connect their smartphone or tablet to the DVR The HDCVI uses an app called Amcrest View and it is available on both iOS and Android Below is a screenshot of the P2P settings screen AMCREST Playback TCP IP Enable TCP IP Status Online SN TZAALIO11WXH505 OH Code O EE D SE TaT GC D Refresh Below is an explanation of the fields on the P2P settings screen e Enable This checkbox allows the user to enable the P2P feature for the DVR e Connect Status This field shows the status of the P2P connection Once connected using the app this field should display the word Online e SN This is an alternate string of characters used to denote the QR code in case the QR code scanner isn t working e QR Code This is the unique QR code used to help the app user connect to the DVR o Note The physical design of the QR code may change based on the network settings used All QR code connections should be made with the image that displays on this screen and not through any static saved images e Toconfirm settings click the Save button To refresh the page click the Refresh button To revert to default settings click the Default button To confirm settings click the Save button To confirm settings click the Save button To refresh the page click the Refresh button 151 OAMCREST 5 4 2 2 Connection This screen allows users to configure port connections I
39. settings that can be used for the main stream o Schedule Channels will record as they have been scheduled and not in any other capacity o Manual Channels will support all recording type This includes scheduled recording o Stop Channels will not record in any capacity This includes scheduled and manual recording e Extra Stream Otherwise known as the sub stream this stream allows for additional data to be transmitted There are 3 settings that can be used for the main stream o Schedule Channels will record as they have been scheduled and not in any other capacity o Manual Channels will support all recording type This includes scheduled recording o Stop Channels will not record in any capacity This includes scheduled and manual recording e Snapshot This set of options can either enable or disable the snapshot functionality for specific channels 132 OAMCREST To confirm settings click the OK button near the bottom right hand corner To cancel any modifications click the Cancel button near the bottom right hand corner To apply the settings click the Apply button near the bottom right hand corner 4 10 5 4 HDD Detect This screen allows the user to run an error detection report on the DVR s hard drives Below is a screenshot of the HDD Detect settings menu o SETTING Back To Main CAMERA NETWORK fay EVENT sc U EDULE Manual Detect Detect Report HDD MANAGE RECORD Type Quick Detect v HDD Select HDD s
40. setup Q AMCREST playback 13 Recording 1 to 120 minutes single record duration Default setup is 60 minutes Length PI k Ne When hard disk is full system can overwrite previous video file Repeat Way Record Search Various search engines such as time type and channel Playback Various fast play slow play speeds manual frame by frame playback and reverse Mode play mode Various File Can switch to previous or next file or any file in current play list Switching Can switch to files on other channels that were recorded at the same time Methods Supports continuous file play When a file is finished playing the system auto plays the next file in the current channel Playback Supports marked playback Multi channel There is 1 4 channel playback mode Playback Enlargement activate partial enlargement function Backup function Backup Mode Support peripheral USB backup device Flash disk portable disk and etc Support network download and save View monitor channel remotely DVR configuration through client end and web browser Upgrade via client or browser to perform remote maintenance Network Function View alarm information such as motion detection and video loss via client Support network PTZ lens control Network File download backup and playback control Multiple devices share information via corresponding software such as professional surveillance software PSS Duplex transparent COM
41. span of the DVR and other peripheral equipment such as attached cameras and other accessories 3 3 2 Video Input Output Connections 3 3 2 1 Video Input Connection Information The video input interface is BNC The input video format includes PAL NTSC BNC 1 0VBP P B75Q The video signal should comply with your national standards The input video signal should have high SNR low distortion low interference natural color and suitable brightness To guarantee the stability and reliability of the camera signal the camera should be installed in a cool dry place away from direct sunlight flammable materials explosive substances etc The camera and the DVR should have the same grounding to ensure the normal operation of the camera Guarantee stability and reliability of the transmission line 34 OAMCREST Please use high quality well shielded BNC cable Please select suitable BNC model according to the transmission distance If the distance is too long you should use twisted pair cable You can add video compensation devices or use optical fiber to ensure video quality You should keep the video signal away from the strong electromagnetic interference especially power lines Keep connection lugs closely contacted The signal line and shielded wire should be fixed firmly and in well connection Avoid dry joint lap welding and oxidation 3 3 2 2 Video Output Connection Information Video output includes a BNC PAL NTSC1 0
42. stands for Universal Plug and Play and it is a protocol used to easily connect devices to the internet In the case of this DVR it allows the DVR to connect to the router in an easy manner to quickly allow for remote connection Below is a screenshot of the UPnP settings screen SETTING Back To Main CAMERA NETWORK SYSTEM STORAGE TCP IP PAT Enable CONNECTION UPnP Status PPPoE Router LAN IP 0 DIDIEN IP FILTER EMAIL Service Name Protoco Int Port Ext Port v HTTP TCP UPnP 2 ICP ICP 3 UDP UDP FTP SNMP s RTSP UDP MULTICAST 2 RTSP SNMP EEkbES REGISTER ALARM CENTER P2P Default Add to the List Delete OK Cancel Apply Below is an explanation of the fields in the UPnP settings screen PAT PAT stands for Port Address Translation and it is something that the UPnP protocol handles This checkbox allows the user to enable UPnP on the device UPnP Status This field shows the UPnP status and has two options o Unknown This means that UPnP is offline o Successful This means that UPnP is working Router LAN IP This field allows the user to enter the IP address of the router that the DVR is trying to connect to WAN IP This field is where the DVR Wide Area Network WAN IP is populated This IP address is what is used to remotely access the DVR through web access 90 OAMCREST e PAT Table This table is used to show how the ports for each protocol listed below have been remapped by the UPnP protoc
43. that the DVR captures all footage for the specified time period Regular recording is represented by the color green 127 OAMCREST MD Motion Detection recording means that the DVR captures only footage when the motion detection alarm is activated MD recording is represented by the color yellow Alarm Alarm recording means that the DVR captures only footage when an alarm is activated Alarm recording is represented by the color red MD amp Alarm This type of recording is a combination of motion detection and alarm footage and records when either a motion detection alarm or general alarm is activated MD amp Alarm recording is represented by the color white Video Recording Schedule To specify a video recording range first select the type of recording desired then click and drag on time bar for the desired date To edit multiple days at once either click the checkboxes next to the days desired or click the All checkbox in order to edit all of the days at once Once the checkbox is clicked it will turn into this icon in order to indicate that all of those days can be changed together Click OK to return to the video loss settings screen Click Cancel to undo any changes and return to the recording settings screen Click Default to use the default settings re In order to specify time zones in greater detail for each day click the be button to the left of the time bar and the Time Period setup screen will appear The scr
44. the network adapter The value ranges from 1280 7200 bytes The default value is 1500 bytes Please note MTU modification may result in network adapter reboot and the network turning off That is to say MTU modification can affect the current network service The system may pop up a dialog box to confirm setup when the MTU value is changed Click the OK button to confirm current value and reboot or can click the Cancel button to terminate the current modification Before the modification you can check the MTU of the gateway the MTU of the DVR should be the same or lower than the MTU of the gateway This way packets can be reduced and the network transmission efficiency be enhanced The following MTU values are for reference only o 1500 Ethernet information packet maximum value and it is also the default value It is the typical setup when there is no PPPoE or VPN It is the default setup of some routers switches and network adapters o 1492 Recommend value for PPPoE o 1468 Recommend value for DHCP 83 OAMCREST e Preferred DNS server This field allows the user to enter the DNS server IP address e Alternate DNS server This field allows the user to enter the Alternate DNS server IP address e LAN download This checkbox allows the user to enable the user to process the downloaded data first The download speed is 1 5X or 2 0X compared to the normal streaming speed To revert to default settings click the Default button near the b
45. the camera positioning as needed e Click the Set button and then input the preset number e Click the Set button to save the current preset e Click Del Preset to delete the current preset 4 4 2 2 Tour The tour function allows for the use of multiple presets stringed together PAN TILT 4O0M Preset Pattern Border Preset 1 Patrol No 1 Add Preset Del Preset Del Tour To create and manage tours follow the steps below Ensure you have more than 1 preset configured already Input the tour value and the preset value Click the Add Preset button to add another preset Continue adding presets as needed Click Del Preset to remove a preset from the tour Click Del Tour to delete the entire tour OAMCREST 54 4 4 2 3 Pattern The pattern function allows for a custom tour to be created on the fly using the PTZ controls PAN TILT QO0OM Preset Tour Fi Border To create a pattern click Begin then use the PTZ controls to move the camera around Once finished click End to end and save the pattern During the use of pattern mode zoom focus iris cannot be modified 4 4 2 4 Border The border function allows for constraining the area of movement for the cameras during any PTZ function PAN TILT ZOOM Preset Tour Pattern To set up borders move the camera using the PTZ controls to the left limit then click Left to designate that position as the left limit Then move the camera to the right limit an
46. the interface for the DVR web access playback menu There are 6 main sections 1 View Selection This panel allows the user to view the different channel layouts 2 Calendar This panel allows the user to pick a date that they would like to playback video from 3 File List This button opens a file list of all recorded video for a specific date range From here the user can download these videos to their PC 4 Trim Panel This panel allows the user to trim playback video for download By specifying time stamps the user can trim down 5 Recorded Video Panel This panel allows the user to specify what type of video they would like to playback and it also allows the user to select where to start playback from 6 Playback Bar This panel allows the user to control playback It also allows the user to control playback speed and playback volume 141 OAMCREST Clicking the File List opens the following screen on the sidebar Start Time 00 00 00 01 00 00 02 00 00 03 00 00 04 00 00 05 00 00 06 00 00 07 00 00 07 30 21 07 30 76 Start Time End Time File Size Ae More a 0 BUR Ai 4 A3 Wal A Bi H 441 2 gt ET 1 Ko Y Download Back This allows the user to select files for download Select the files by clicking the checkbox next to each file and then click download to download the files to the PC Clicking more opens the advanced download screen where the user can download individual files download by ti
47. the mode to Static 8 Write down the IP Address that is currently in the IP address field 9 Click the Save button 10 Open an internet browser and type the IP address from step 8 into the address bar and hit enter 11 The browser may prompt you to install a plugin Click install to download the plugin and then click on the plugin installation file to install the plugin 12 If the browser prompts you to allow the plugin to work on the computer hit Allow to ensure the plugin can run successfully 13 Enter in login details into the username and password fields 14 Click the LAN option and then click Login 15 Once the main interface opens click the plug icons next to each camera on the list on the left hand side and activate the main stream for each of them to enable the live feed If the process above is not working please contact Amcrest Support via one of the following options e Visit http amcrest com contacts and use the email form e Call Amcrest Support using one of the following numbers Toll Free 888 212 7538 International Callers Outside of US 1 713 893 8956 USA 713 893 8956 Canada 437 888 0177 UK 203 769 2757 e Email Amcrest Customer Support support amcrest com 135 OAMCREST 5 2 Remote Web Access There are two main methods for setting up remote access UPnP DDNS and Port Forwarding 5 2 1 UPnP DDNS Remote Access Setup Using Universal Plug and Play UPnP and Dynamic Domain Name Server DDNS
48. the time bar to playback the recording The time bar begins at 0 o clock when you are setting the configuration The time bar zooms in on the period of the current playback time when you are playing the file Select the file s you want to backup from the file list You can mark from the list then click the backup button Now you can see the backup menu System supports a customized path setup After selecting or creating new folder click the Start button to begin the backup operation The recorded file s will be saved in the specified folder Check the file again and you can cancel current selection System supports maximum of 32 files from one channel displayed After you click on the recorded file click the Backup button and you can save it For one device if there is a backup in process you cannot start a new backup operation This is used to edit the file and specify which parts of a file to save Please play the file you want to edit and then click this button when you want to edit You can see the corresponding slide bars in the time bar of the corresponding channel You can adjust the slide bar or input the accurate time to set the file end time After the clip end time is set you can click the Clip button again to edit the second period You can see the slide bar restore its previous position 64 OAMCREST e Click the Backup button after clip to save current content in a new file e You can clip one channel or multiple channels
49. too low If this value is too high the dark section may lack brightness while the bright section may over expose The recommended value ranges from 40 to 60 e Sharpness This slider is used to adjust the sharpness of the video The value ranges from 0 to 100 The larger the value is the clearer the edges are and vice versa Note The higher the value the higher likelihood of picture noise occurring The default value is 50 and the recommended value ranges from 40 to 60 To customize the picture click Customize near the bottom left hand corner To revert to default settings click the Default button near the bottom left hand corner To cancel any modifications click the Cancel button near the bottom right hand corner 5 4 1 2 Encode Settings 5 4 1 2 1 Encode This tab is used to set the video encoding settings for each channel See below for a screenshot of the tab AMCREST Live Playback Alarm Lal CAMERA Encode Snapshot Overlay Path mage Encode Channel KE Cam Name MAIN STREAM SUB STREAM SH NETWORK Regular H EVENT Code Stream Type g Video Enable E H 204 Compression z gt d OC e e m Ge STORAGE el 720P H Resolution SYSTEM Frame Rate FPS lt Frame Rate FPS Siar mye CBR l CEET CBR Bit Rate 4096 lt Bit Rate 4096 Reference Bit Rate 20484096Kb S Reference Bit Rate 40 256Kb S Frame Interval 1 sec lt Frame Interval 1 sec Audio Enable Audio Enable Audio Encode lt Audio Encode Au
50. user can configure up to 2 periods to encompass the entire 24 hours in the day Click the checkbox to enable the period image settings changes e Saturation This slider is used to adjust monitor window saturation The value ranges from O to 100 The default value is 50 The larger the number the strong the color is This value has no effect on the general brightness of the whole video The video color may become too strong if the value is too high For the grey part of the video the distortion may occur if the white balance is not accurate Please note the video may not be clear if the value is too low The recommended value ranges from 40 to 60 e Brightness This slider is used to adjust monitor window brightness The value ranges from 0 to 100 The default value is 50 The larger the number the brighter the video is When you input the value here the bright section and the dark section of the video will be adjusted accordingly You can use this function when the 145 OAMCREST whole video is too dark or too bright Please note the video may become hazy if the value is too high The recommended value ranges from 40 to 60 e Contrast This slider is used to adjust monitor window contrast The value ranges from 0 to 100 The default value is 50 The larger the number is the higher the contrast is You can use this function when the whole video brightness is OK but the contrast is not correct Please note the video may become hazy if the value is
51. 09 22 00 00 00 Record CH 1 v End Time T 2014 09 30 00 21 18 File Format DAV a Remove Channel Type Start Time End Time Size KB a yi R 14 09 24 00 28 00 14 09 24 01 00 00 495090 Yi R 14 09 24 01 00 00 14 09 24 01 07 36 118075 za R 14 09 24 01 08 17 14 09 24 02 00 00 LU 14 09 24 03 20 56 14 09 24 AL 14 09 25 00 00 00 14 09 25 00 00 00 14 09 14 09 25 01 00 00 14 09 14 09 25 03 00 00 14 09 25 04 00 00 14 09 25 05 14 09 25 05 00 00 14 09 25 06 00 00 14 09 25 06 00 00 14 09 25 1 1 1 1 1 t 14 09 25 02 00 00 14 09 i e 1 1 1 1 d 14 00 94 NFT NANN 14 10 95 NENMNN Remaining time 0 5 36 When the system completes the backup a dialogue box appears informing the user about a successful backup 69 OAMCREST e There are two file format options DAV ASF e The file name format is usually Channel number Record type Time e Inthe file name the YDM format is Y M D H M 5S File extension name is dav or asf e When you click the stop button during the burning process the stop function is activated immediately For example if there are ten files when you click stop after the system has just backed up five files system only saves the previous 5 files in the device but you can view ten file names Tip e During the backup process the user can click ESC to exit the current interface to use the DVR for other functions The system will not terminate the backup process 4 8 3 Shutdown From the Main Menu clic
52. AC Memo Modify Password Authority Authority System Manager Playback System Manager Playback Monitor aii All account system Disconnect Default amp Update Account system Disconnect Default amp Update 2PTZ Control system Info manual Control MAFile Backup PTZ Control system Info Manual Control File Backup Color Setting storage event ANetwork Color Setting storage Event Network CACAMERA iClear Log shutdown CAMERA Clear Log shutdown Cancel Note e Itis recommended to give the general user fewer rights than an administrative one e When a new user is created a MAC address can be entered for the user This can limit the user s ability to logon from another device If left blank the user can logon from any MAC address e There are a total of 98 rights that can be assigned to a user 5 4 5 5 2 Group This screen is used to configure Group Account settings Below is a screenshot of the Group Account settings screen CAMERA NETWORK EVENT Group Name STORAGE H user grou e system end ENERAI Authority Shutdown Manual Control File Backup Storage PTZ Control Account System Info Clear Log Default amp Update System CAMERA Network rz wc Ante PAoa Add Group 186 OAMCREST Below is an explanation of the fields on the User Group settings screen e Number This number indicates how many groups are in the system Each line item has a number to signify its place in the list
53. CO AMCREST Amcrest HDCVI DVR User Manual Version 2 0 8 Revised November 11th 2015 Contents T Features and SCC INCA UI Ol EE 11 E ee 11 BAS EN d E 11 EES 12 13 1 General 7200 HOCVI SPCCIICATIONS saicaccsstaveacssarcesatvaasa seaeesecsnanbevvennsantassinoansgnsasececauvansaysdnsaveabased en eaneaasansaneds 12 1 3 2 General 1080p HDCVI Specifications ccwssnssesdeonsedordincavsasdenosssavendoesssaoabdeuSaussbeavsanscnessedteatdawsedentounsavtanwassansantes 16 Overview ae Re in EE 20 De Weg SE EE 20 2 1 1 4 Channel amp 8 Channel Front Panel sicvcsscsetssanndaiaanaadccnnadase cinawdeiscansabaxdbacadssanadnepidanaaioslaoanednbabanedetaaneasadsaneass 20 2 1 2 16 Channel Front Pane E 21 22 Rear PANO ee 22 2 2 1 General 720p 1080p 4 Channel System 22 2 2 2 General 720p 1080p 8 Channel System 22 2 2 1 General 720p 1080p 16 Channel System 23 2 Device Connec EOIN EXPE EN 29 LARMO e 30 CN OSS CONT O ET 31 Connection and Installation 33 31 Check A An Eessen EEEE ENE EA EENEN EAEN N ENERE NEARNE EA 33 3 2 Hard Drive EH Ee 33 3 3 Connection Port Informatio esrar ann E E E E E 34 30 4 Power SUD DIV Connie CEI ON E 34 33 2 Video lnput Output Connections EE 34 3 3 2 1 Video Input Connection Information 34 3 3 2 2 Video Output Connection Information 35 3 3 3 Audio Input Output lauden seereis siva er ie aE T a E TREA aT AN EE a a 35 3 3 3 1 Audio Input Connection Information 35 3 3 3 2 Audio Output Connection Infor
54. DVR to broadcast it s live view to multiple computers on the same network Below is a screenshot of the multicast screen AMCREST Playback Lal CAMERA Multicast EH NETWORK Enable IP Address 239 255 42 42 es Btlt ERR Port 36666 1025 65000 Save Refresh Default Below is an explanation of the fields in the Multicast settings screen e Enable This checkbox allows the user to enable the Multicast feature for the DVR e P Address This field allows the user to enter the multicast IP address e Port This field allows the user to enter the port number for the multicast IP address For more information on how to configure multicast see the information below Multicast IP Address Range IPV4 224 0 0 0 through 239 255 255 255 ff02 16 ff05 1 3 All DHCP servers on the local network site defined in RFC 3315 159 OAMCREST ffOx 181 Precision Time Protocol PTP version 2 messages Sync Announce etc except peer delay measurement ff02 6b Precision Time Protocol PTP version 2 peer delay measurement messages ffOx 114 Used for experiments To revert to default settings click the Default button near the bottom left hand corner To confirm settings click the OK button near the bottom right hand corner To cancel any modifications click the Cancel button near the bottom right hand corner To apply the settings click the Apply button near the bottom right hand corner 5 4 2 11 Register The
55. EEA E 54 e EE d E 55 e e 55 e E ee RO E E 55 E Dil e ER 56 e E 56 ER GE 56 AN es Ree 01 4 9 ee eee E a eee eee ee ee aoe eee 56 A EE 58 44 5 Manual Recording E 58 4 5 Navigati n Bar sarriena r a E EE E 58 REN T E RE 58 ND 2 VIGO VIEW IRS Re d Le 58 Bee AW ON ICS S E E P E E E E E I L E E E E E E E enrages 58 D SE d EE 58 MEES E 59 BS FAI Ee D EE 59 4 5 7 USB Manager EE 59 eege 59 D E EE 59 leg A E 59 BY ie Ws WO TEE 59 3 OAMCREST 4 5 12 Channel Info 4 6 USB Device Auto Popup 4 7 Main Menu seene 4 8 Main Menu Operation 4 8 1 Search 4 8 1 1 Smart Search 4 8 1 2 Precise Playbac KOV TIE ea EE E E NE ean seen E A EE 4 8 1 3 Marked Pl avback ssesriwiseriasanen ioen EEA ENNE EE RA EAEE ENES 4 8 2 Backup 4 8 3 Shutdown 8 ER A Main Menu MT OE Wel 1 e EE 4 9 1 System Information GB de DS DK Weieen EC A NEE 4 9 1 2 Record Info e CR CT 4 9 1 4 Version AZ EVE E 4 9 3 Network nosses 4 9 3 1 Online Users 4 9 3 2 Network Load 4 9 3 3 Network Test 4 10 1 1 Image Settings osessenseneseesessessresrrsressesseesrrssessroseesrrorreseoseesreeresseosresreeresseosresreereoseoseesreereeseeseesnee 4 10 1 2 Encode 4 10 1 3 Channel E TEE 4 10 1 4 Channel Type 4 10 2 Network 4 10 2 1 TCP IP 4 10 2 2 Connection 4 10 2 3 PPPoE 4 10 2 4 DDNG 4 10 2 5 IP Filter
56. ENT IMAGI ENCODE A CHANNEL NAME AMCREST To revert to default settings click the Default button near the bottom left hand corner To confirm settings click the Save button near the bottom right hand corner To cancel any modifications click the Cancel button near the bottom right hand corner To apply the settings click the Apply button near the bottom right hand corner After completing the setup please click the save button to go back to the previous menu 4 10 2 Network This menu controls all network related functions for the DVR and governs how the DVR interacts with the network it is connected to 4 10 2 1 TCP IP TCP IP stands for Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol and it is the language protocol that allows communication between internet connected devices whether on a local network or a on the Internet at large This screen allows for TCP IP settings to be modified in order for the DVR to establish connection to the network 82 OAMCREST Below is a screenshot of the TCP IP settings screen SETTING Back To Main CAMERA E NETWORK a EVENI STORAGE ICPAP CONNECTION PPPot DDNS IP FILTER EMAIL FIF UPnP SNMP MULTICAS REGISTER ALARM CENTER Below is an explanation of the fields on the TCP IP settings screen IP Version This dropdown allows the user to select the IP version The two options are IPV4 and IPV6 MAC address This field shows the DVR s MAC address whi
57. N E A Aa e Port This field allows the user to enter the port that corresponds to the Leen ne TEPOReresponsete te selected SMTP server SMTP username Sender This field allows the user to enter the sender email address This email address will be the one that sends out all emails pertaining to the alerts and alarm emails sent by the DVR Encryption Type This dropdown box allows the user to select an encryption type There are two types of email encryption that are available e SSL Secure Socket Layer e TLS Transport Layer Security sent to the receivers with emails 155 OAMCREST Parameter Function S Receiver This field allows the user to enter the receiver email address These email addresses are the ones that will receive any emails pertaining to alert and alarm emails sent by the DVR Up to 3 email addresses can be entered in this field Interval This field allows the user to define in seconds how many events can be triggered concurrently Health Enable This checkbox allows the user to enable the function that causes the nl system to send out a test email to ensure if the connection is OK or not Email Test This button causes the system to automatically send out an email once to test the connection is OK or not Prior to the email test please save the email setup information To email a test email click the Test Email button To confirm settings click the Save button To refresh the page click the Refresh butto
58. Network alarm input and output Zero channel encoding Bidirectional audio Motion Zone setup support 396 PAL 22x18 NTSC 22x15 detection zones Detection Various sensitivity levels Motion Detection and Alarm Alarm can start recording or activate external alarm or prompt and on screen message Alarm can activate screen message prompt External Alarm N A Manual Alarm N A Control N A L USBinterface 1 USB2 0 port S yO 14 OAMCREST Interface RJ45 10M 100M self adaptable Ethernet port connection PTZ control port Support various PTZ control protocols Information Information Statistics Support various search queries such as time and type Version Displays version information channel amount system version and release date Online user Displays current online users Multi lever user management various management modes Integrated management for local users serial port users and network users Configurable user power Management l a Supports corresponding rights modification for users and groups No limit to the user or group amount Password modification Password B i Administrator can modify other users password User Management 6 User Authentication After 5 failed login attempts within 30 minutes the system account locks Upgrade Web browser client end and update tool Password login protection to guarantee safety User friendly interface when logged in Provides the following o
59. Please refer to the following sheet for the compatible device brands Brand Model LDimenson Unit inch BENQ LCD ET 0007 TA 19 inch wide screen DELL LCD E178FPc BENQ LCD On BENQ LCD Om 23 inch 22 inch 23 inch 20 inch LENOVO LCD LXB L17C 204 OAMCREST Appendix E Compatible Switch List Please refer to the following sheet for a list of compatible switches Brand Model S Network Working Mode DES 1016D 10 100M self adaptive DES 1008D 10 100M self adaptive There are five network modes 1 AUTO RG S1926S 2 HALF 10M 3 FULL 10M 4 HALF 100M 5 FULL 100M H3C H3C S1024 10 100M self adaptive TP LINK TL SF1016 10 100M self adaptive TP LINK TL SF1008 10 100M self adaptive 205 OAMCREST Appendix F Compatible Wireless Mouse List Please refer to the following sheet for compatible wireless mouse brands Brand Model S Logitech M215 Shuangfeiyan Tianyao G7 630 3500 206 OAMCREST Appendix H Toxic or Hazardous Materials or Elements Toxic or Hazardous Materials or Elements Component Name Sheet Metal Case ae Parts ae fastener fo ff ER e Y Wire and Cable Ac Adapter Packing Material wess fo fe fe je je ife Note O Indicates that the concentration of the hazardous substance in all homogeneous materials in the parts is below the relevant threshold of the SJ T11363 2006 standard X Indicates that the concentration of the hazardous substance of at least
60. R Server IP This field allows the user to enter the FTP server IP address and port User Name This field allows the user to enter the FTP username Password This field allows the user to enter the FTP server password The checkbox next to this field enables anonymous access to the FTP Remote Directory This field allows the user to designate which folder the DVR will upload files to File Length This field allows the user to dictate how large upload files can be Image Upload Interval This field allows the user to define in seconds how often images can be uploaded to the FTP server Channel This field allows the user to pick a channel to set FTP settings for Weekday This field allows the user to pick a day of the week to set FTP settings for 89 OAMCREST Time Period 1 This field allows the user to specify a time period and what types of files to upload Alarm Motion Regular Time Period 2 This field allows the user to specify a time period and what types of files to upload Alarm Motion Regular To revert to default settings click the Default button near the bottom left hand corner To test the current settings click Test near the bottom left hand corner To confirm settings click the OK button near the bottom right hand corner To cancel any modifications click the Cancel button near the bottom right hand corner To apply the settings click the Apply button near the bottom right hand corner 4 10 2 8 UPnP UPnP
61. STLOOONMOO011 1T SATA TT Je II A A Seagate Seagate Constellation ST500NM0011 500G SATA Da a rio me Seagate Seagate Constellation ST2000N M0031 2T SATA ed ee A Seagate Seagate Constellation ST1000N M0031 1T SATA TT Je II A Seagate Seagate Constellation STS500NMO031 500G SATA ed ae ee ed Seagate Seagate Constellation ST2000NM0051 2T SATA le AT Seagate Seagate Constellation STLOOONMO051 1T SATA Da Stoo R A ES 20 Seagate Seagate Constellation ST33000650NS 3T SATA besteet eee Seagate Seagate Constellation ST32000645NS 2T SATA bes Feed ME GE Seagate Seagate Constellation ST33000651NS 3T SATA e Feelen ME GE Seagate Seagate Constellation ST32000646NS 2T SATA D a ME GE Seagate Seagate Constellation ST33000652NS 3T SATA eg Smee Seagate Seagate Constellation ST32000647NS 2T SATA ege M e ital ital ital ital ital OAMCREST m e Westem Digital Westem Digital SATA Westem Digital SATA Westem Digital SATA Westem Digital SATA Westem Digital SATA Westem Digital SATA Westem Digital SATA Westem Digital SATA Westem Digital SATA 5K500 Hitachi HitachiCinemaStar HCT721050SLA360 500G SATA 7K1000 B 7K1000 B DiamondMax 20 STM3320820AS 320G SATA DiamondMax 20 STM3250820AS 250G SATA 202 OAMCREST Appendix C Compatible CD DVD Device List NOTE Please upgrade the DVR firmware to latest version to ensure the accuracy of the table below enen Model Irene e 203 OAMCREST Appendix D Compatible Display List
62. Slow play In playback mode click it to use various slow play modes such as slow play 1 slow play 2 and etc Fast forward In playback mode click to play various fast play modes such as fast play 1 fast play 2 etc The volume of the playback Click the snapshot button in the full screen mode The system will take a snapshot The System supports a custom snapshot save path Please connect a peripheral device first click snap button on the full screen mode you can select or create path Click the Start button the snapshot picture will be saved to the specified path Mark button Allows for the marking of a file for later ease of access You can refer to chapter 4 8 1 3 for detailed information This is used to display the record type and its period in the current search criteria In 4 window playback mode there are four corresponding time bars In other playback modes there is only one time bar Use the mouse to click one point of the color zone in the time bar and the system will begin playback The time bar begins with 00 00 when you are setting the configuration The time bar zooms in on the period of the current playback time when you are playing the file The green color stands for regular record files The red color stands for external alarm record files The yellow stands for motion detect record files The option includes 24H 12H 1H and 30M The smaller the unit the larger the zoom rate You can accurately set the time in
63. T Live Playback Alarm tt C CAMERA mage Channel 1 Grune CAM 2 Channel 3 Ores EE CAM 4 saben Channel 5 IER CAM 6 Channel 7 Guinea CAM 8 Cam Name Channel 9 Sea k CAM 10 Channel 11 reuse CAM 12 iX NETWORK 1 Channel 13 OEE RER CAM 14 Channel 15 Crusis CAM 16 GI EVENT STORAGE SYSTEM RW e To confirm settings click the Save button To refresh the page click the Refresh button To revert to default settings click the Default button To confirm settings click the Save button 149 OAMCREST 5 4 2 Network 5 4 2 1 TCP IP 5 4 2 1 1 TCP IP TCP IP stands for Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol and it is the language protocol that allows communication between internet connected devices whether on a local network or a on the Internet at large This screen allows for TCP IP settings to be modified in order for the DVR to establish connection to the network Below is a screenshot of the TCP IP settings screen AMCREST Playback TCP IP P2P Mode Static DHCP MAC Address 90 02 a9 ct Bf d2 MTU 1500 IP Version IPv4 v IP Address 2 es Des Subnet Mask 2e Default Gateway ee ES Preferred DNS ee ee ee Alternate DNS REG 8 E LAN Download Refresh Default Below is an explanation of the fields on the TCP IP settings screen Parameter Function S Mode Static vs DHCP This check box allows the user to choose between a static IP address and a dynamic IP address DHCP stands for Dyna
64. The multiple channel clip operation is similar to the one channel operation Please note e System supports maximum of 1024 file backups at the same time e You cannot operate the clip operation if there are any files that have been checked in the file list Record i In any play mode the time bar will change once you modify the search type Other Functions When system is playing you can select a zone in the window to begin smart search Click the motion detect button to begin play Once the motion detect file play has started clicking the button again will terminate current motion detect file play Smart There is no motion detection zone by default search If you select to play another file in the file list the system switches to motion detection playback for the other file During the motion detect play process you cannot implement operations such as change time bar or frame by frame playback Please refer to chapter 4 8 1 1 Smart Search for detailed operation Other channel synchroniz 15 ation When playing the file click the number button The system will switch to the same time period switch to of the corresponding channel to play play when playback When the system is in full screen playback mode left click the mouse on the screen Drag your mouse to select a section and then left click the mouse to activate digital zoom You can right click the mouse to exit Digital zoom Manually switch During the fil
65. VP P 75Q output a VGA output and a HDMI output The system supports BNC VGA and HDMI output at the same time When you are using pc monitor please pay attention to the following points e To defer aging do not allow the pc monitor to run for a long time e Regular demagnetization will keep your device in proper working condition e Keep it away from strong electromagnetic interference devices Using a TV as video output device is not a reliable substitution method When using a TV as a video output device it is advised to turn off the TV from time to time in order to ensure its longevity The use of a low quality TV may result in the damage of the device 3 3 3 Audio Input Output Connections 3 3 3 1 Audio Input Connection Information The DVR audio input ports uses a BNC type connection Due to high impedance of audio input please use an active sound microphone to get the best audio quality Audio transmission is similar to video transmission Try to avoid interference look out for dry joints loose contacts and keep the audio devices and cables away from power lines 3 3 3 2 Audio Output Connection Information The audio output signal parameter is usually over 200mv 1KQ BNC or RCA It can directly connect to a low impedance earphone active speaker or amplifier drive audio output device If the speaker and the microphone cannot be separated spatially it may create a feedback loop In this case you can adopt the following meas
66. VR s connection to the network Below is a screenshot of the Alarm Center settings screen 160 OAMCREST M AMCREST oO CAMERA Alarm Center Fy NETWORK Enable Protocol Type Server IP TERIERA Port Selfreport Time Everyday v Belg 08 00 v Save Refresh Default Below is an explanation of the fields on the Alarm Center settings screen e Enable This checkbox allows the user to enable the Alarm Center feature for the DVR e Protocol Type This field allows the user to select which protocol type they want to use for the alarm Currently only the private protocol type is available e Server IP This field allows the user to enter the IP address of the alarm server e Port This field allows the user to enter the port number of the alarm server e Self Report Time This field allows the user to enter a time of the day when they want to receive a report about the DVR s connection to the network each day To confirm settings click the Save button near the bottom right hand corner To refresh the page click the Refresh button To revert to default settings click the Default button near the bottom left hand corner 5 4 2 13 HTTPS The HTTPS screen is used to allow users to create a server certificate Below is a screenshot of the HTTPS settings screen AMCREST oO CAMERA HTTPS Gi NETWORK TCP IP Create Server Certificate Download Root Certificate Click the Create Server Certificate button to create a ser
67. a few possible reasons why this may be occurring 3 The input voltage is too low or is not stable There is an HDD malfunction or something is wrong with the HDD cable The power button is damaged or malfunctioning Video output signal is not stable The insides of the DVR have accumulated too much dust The temperature is either too hot or too cold The hardware is malfunctioning The system does not detect a hard drive Below are a few possible reasons why this may be occurring The hard drive is broken The hard drive cable is damaged The hard drive cable connection is loose The DVR s main motherboard SATA port is broken 4 There is no video output on any of the channels Below are a few possible reasons why this may be occurring The DVR firmware is incompatible with the attached cameras Upgrade to the latest firmware The image brightness is set to 0 Change the brightness using the image settings or restore the DVR to factory default settings There is no video input signal or the signal is too weak A privacy mask or screensaver may be enabled There might be a malfunction with the DVR hardware 5 Real time video color is distorted Below are a few possible reasons why this may be occurring When using a BNC output NTSC and PAL may be setup incorrectly The real time video may become black and white The DVR is not compatible with the monitor The video transmission cable is too long or signal degradati
68. a specified proxy so that the DVR can be remotely accessed via a proxy A proxy is a computer server that acts as an intermediary between client computers that are seeking resources from a server Below is a screenshot of the Register settings screen Back To Main TCP IP CONNECTION PPPoE DDNS IP FILTER EMAIL FAP UPnP SNMP MULTICAST REGISTER ALARM CENTER P2P o SETTING CAMERA NETWORK SYSTEM m Enable No 1 0 0 0 0 8000 Default Save GUHA Q AMCREST W STORAGE Apply 94 Below is an explanation of the fields on the Register settings screen e Enable This checkbox allows the user to enable the Register feature for the DVR e No This dropdown box allows the user to select the proxy number Currently the DVR can only configure one proxy e Server IP Address This field allows the user to enter the proxy server IP address e Port This field allows the user to enter the proxy port number o Note Do not enter a network default port for this port number It may result in a port conflict e ID This field allows the user to enter the proxy ID number To revert to default settings click the Default button near the bottom left hand corner To confirm settings click the Save button near the bottom right hand corner To cancel any modifications click the Cancel button near the bottom right hand corner To apply the settings click the Apply button near the bottom right hand corner 4 10 2 12 Alarm Center
69. ame Password IP Address Default To confirm settings click the Save button To refresh the page click the Refresh button To revert to default settings click the Default button 5 4 2 4 DDNS DDNS stands for Dynamic Domain Name Server This technology is used to automatically update name servers in real time in order to help the DVR maintain a persistent address despite changes in location or configuration What this means is that even when the DVR is restarted moved or reconfigured it can keep the same IP address thus allowing remote users uninterrupted access to the DVR rather than having to request a new IP address to use for remote access anytime a change is made To use this feature users will need to setup an account with a DDNS service The DVR supports a variety of DDNS services such as Quick DDNS NO IP DDNS CN99 DDNS Dyndns DDNS and private DDNS services Based on which service is selected different options may show on this screen For purposes of this guide QuickDDNS will be used To use Quick DDNS go to and register for an account If the account is inactive for a year Quick DDNS may take back the domain name but an email will be sent beforehand as a warning Below is a screenshot of the DDNS settings screen configured to QuickDDNS O AMCREST CAMERA DDNS O Sy NETWORK Enable DDNS Type Quick DDNS v Server IP Address www quickddns com TCP IP Domain Mode Default Domain Custom Domain Name
70. ame or password may be incorrect e The client end computer is not compatible with the DVR s firmware 14 Web Access live view is only displaying a static picture Both live playback and recorded playback aren t working Below are a few possible reasons why this may be occurring e The network speed is not sufficient to transfer video data via web access e The client PC may have limited resources e Multicast mode may be causing this issue e A privacy mask or screensaver may be enabled e The logged in user may not have sufficient rights to monitor real time playback e The DVR s local video output quality is not sufficient 15 Network connection is not stable Below are a few possible reasons why this may be occurring e The network is not stable e There may be an IP address conflict e There may be a MAC address conflict e The PC or DVR network card may be defective 16 CD backup is not working USB backup is not working Below are a few possible reasons why this may be occurring e The CD burner and the DVR are using the same data cable e The system is using too many CPU resources Stop recording first and then begin the backup process e The data being backed up exceeds the backup device s capacity e The backup device is not compatible e The backup device is damaged 17 Keyboard is not working with the DVR Below are a few possible reasons why this may be occurring e The DVR serial port is not setup correctly
71. ancel any modifications click the Cancel button near the bottom right hand corner To apply the settings click the Apply button near the bottom right hand corner 4 10 2 13 P2P The P2P settings screen is where users can use a QR code to connect their smartphone or tablet to the DVR The HDCVI uses an app called Amcrest View and it is available on both iOS and Android Below is a screenshot of the P2P settings screen Back To Main TCP IP CONNECTION PPPoE DDNS IP FILTER EMAIL males UPnP SNMP MULTICAST REGISTER ALARM CENTER Per CAMERA Enable Connect Status Offline SETTING NETWORK SYSTEM STORAGE Cancel Below is an explanation of the fields on the P2P settings screen Enable This checkbox allows the user to enable the P2P feature for the DVR Connect Status This field shows the status of the P2P connection Once connected using the app this field should display the word Online QR Code This is the unique QR code used to help the app user connect to the DVR o Note The physical design of the QR code may change based on the network settings used All QR code connections should be made with the image that displays on this screen and not through any static saved images To confirm settings click the Save button near the bottom right hand corner To cancel any modifications click the Cancel button near the bottom right hand corner To apply the settings click the Apply button near the botto
72. and groups No limit to the user or group amount Password modification User Management Password ae Administrator can modify other users password Authentication After 5 failed login attempts within 30 minutes the system account locks Upgrade Web browser client end and update tool Password login protection to guarantee safety Login Logout and Shutdown User friendly interface when logged in Provides the following options Logout shutdown restart 18 OAMCREST Authentication required when shutting down to make sure only authorized users can turn off DVR DC 12V lt 15W With adapter excludes HDD 10 C 55 C 10 90 86kpa 106kpa 325 W x245 D x45mm H 1 25KG Exclude HDD Desktop installation 19 OAMCREST 2 Overview and Controls This section provides information about the physical design and controls for the HDCVI DVR Please refer to the diagrams below to become acquainted with the DVR and its physical features 2 1 Front Panel 2 1 1 4 Channel amp 8 Channel Front Panel 3 4 5 0 O0 H O m 4 O m Ch O m Se MAMCREST Please refer to the following table for front panel button information USB port To connect USB storage device USB mouse etc D ee 2 Er DES When an alarm occurs this light turns red 3 REC Record indicator light When the DVR is recording this light turns red 4 HDD HDD abnormal When an HDD error occurs or the HDD capacity is be
73. ans the hard drive is operating normally Error This means the DVR is experiencing an error when attempting to access the hard drive Disconnected This means that the HDD has disconnected from the DVR 131 OAMCREST o Free Space Total Space This field shows the free space on the hard drive compared to its total Capacity To refresh the hard drive list click Refresh near the bottom left hand corner To format a hard drive select a hard drive to format from the list and then click Format near the bottom left hand corner To confirm settings click the OK button near the bottom right hand corner To cancel any modifications click the Cancel button near the bottom right hand corner To apply the settings click the Apply button near the bottom right hand corner 4 10 5 3 Record This screen allows the user to specify which channels are able to record and take snapshots The settings on this screen supersede all others when it comes to allowing channels the ability to record information Below is a screenshot of the Record screen o SETTING Back To Main CAMERA NETWORK SYSTEM STORAGE SCHEDULE Main Stream HDD MANAGE Schedule RECORD Manual HDD Detect otop Extra Stream Schedule Manual otop Snapshot Enable Disable Cancel Below is an explanation of all of the fields on the Record settings page e Main Stream The main stream is the stream through which the channels transmit data by default There are 3
74. any capacity This includes scheduled and manual recording e Snapshot This set of options can either enable or disable the snapshot functionality for specific channels To confirm settings click the Save button To refresh the page click the Refresh button 176 OAMCREST 5 4 5 System 5 4 5 1 General The general settings interface includes general date time and holiday settings 5 4 5 1 1 General This screen displays general settings for the DVR Below is a screenshot of the general settings screen AMCREST Playback General Date amp Time Holiday Device ID HCVR Device No Language ENGLISH Video Standard NTSC HDD Full OverWrite Pack Duration Minute Auto Logout Minute 0 60 Startup Wizard Navigation Bar Default Parameter Function This field allows the user to customize the name of the HDCVI This field allows the user to customize the device s number Language This dropdown box allows the user to select a language for the DVR Options include English Simplified Chinese Traditional Chinese Italian Japanese French and Spanish Please note the device needs to reboot to activate the modification Video This dropdown box allows the user to select a video standard The options are Standard between PAL and NTSC HDD Full This dropdown box allows the user to specify what to do when the HDD is full There are two options e Overwrite This option lets the DVR overwrite the oldest recorded video on t
75. are supported by this USB port please see Appendix F 3 4 DVR Assembly Guide Before setting up the HDCVI DVR you will probably need the following items These items are not included e Acomputer monitor or TV with either an HDMI or VGA input e A power strip with room for 4 large power plugs Note It is recommended to connect all components of the system as shown below BEFORE mounting any of the cameras This is to ensure all components are working If any components are not functioning please contact Amcrest Support To set up the DVR hardware there are 7 major steps 1 Connecting a monitor to the DVR The DVR is compatible with any monitor that uses a VGA or HDMI connection For purposes of this guide we will use a VGA connection OAMCREST 39 2 Connect a USB mouse to the front of the DVR 3 Connect an Ethernet cable to your router and then connect the other end of the cable to the DVR 40 OAMCREST 4 Connect the camera video extension cable to the camera s video cable and connect the camera power extension cable to the camera s power cable There should be a tag on the video cable to help you make sure the right end of the cable is at hand gt z n a m Oo i OAMCREST 41 5 Connect the camera cable to any of the video input ports AUDIO IN is AUDIO OUT VIDEO IN rO pv 6 Connect the camera power extension cable to one of the camera power cables connect this power
76. arm recording means that the DVR captures only footage when an alarm is activated Alarm recording is represented by the color red 129 OAMCREST o MD amp Alarm This type of recording is a combination of motion detection and alarm footage and records when either a motion detection alarm or general alarm is activated MD amp Alarm recording is represented by the color white e Snapshot Recording Schedule To specify a snapshot recording range first select the type of recording desired then click and drag on time bar for the desired date To edit multiple days at once either click the checkboxes next to the days desired or click the All checkbox in order to edit all of the days at once Once the checkbox is clicked it will turn into this icon in order to indicate that all of those days can be changed together Click OK to return to the video loss settings screen Click Cancel to undo any changes and return to the snapshot settings screen Click Default to use the default settings o In order to specify time zones in greater detail for each day click the button to the left of the time bar and the Time Period setup screen will appear The screenshot below shows the Time Period settings screen o The system allows for the configuration of up to 6 different time periods Click the checkbox to the left of the time period to enable that time period Click the text next to each period to edit the time period To copy time periods
77. ation of each of the fields Gei EVENT E Browse Sniffer Packet Backup D OAMCREST 75 e Destination IP Input a valid IPV4 address or domain name to test connection with e Test This button is clicked to test the connection with the destination IP address The test results can display average delay and packet loss rate and network status can be viewed o OK means that the connection works bad means the connection is spotty and no connection means that no connection was made e Network Sniffer Backup To use the network sniffer feature insert a USB2 0 network sniffer device and click the Refresh button You can view the device on the following column You can use the dropdown list to select the peripheral device Click the Browse button to select the path You can view all connected network adapter names including Ethernet PPPoE and WIFI You can click the l button on the right panel to begin the Sniffer Click the grey stop button to stop Please note the system cannot sniff several network adapters at the same time After the Sniffer begins you can exit to implement corresponding network operation such as web monitor login Please go back to Sniffer interface and click EAD to stop the Sniffer The system can save the packets to the specified path The file is named after Network adapter name time You can use software such as Wireshark to open the packets on the PC for a professional engineer to solve advance
78. atus of the connected hard drive Omeans that the current HDD is functioning normally X means there is an error with the hard drive connection or that there is no connected hard drive means that the hard drive is damaged and should be replaced e Hard Drive List o This shows what hard drives are currently connected to the DVR and displays information about them o Device Name This column shows the names of the connected hard disk drives HDD o Type This column shows the type of access the DVR has to the hard drive To change a hard drive s type click the downward arrow next to the HDD s type and select the desired type There are 3 possible settings Read Only This allows the DVR to read the data but not modify it in anyway Write Only This allows the DVR to write data to the HDD but not read any data from it Read Write This allows the DVR to both read and write data on the HDD o Status This column shows the status of the connected hard drive There are 3 statuses Normal This means the hard drive is operating normally Error This means the DVR is experiencing an error when attempting to access the hard drive Disconnected This means that the HDD has disconnected from the DVR o Free Space Total Space This field shows the free space on the hard drive compared to its total Capacity To confirm settings click the Save button To refresh the page click the Refresh button To format a hard
79. ault Password default hidden user e f three failed logins are attempted within a 30 minute time period the system will set off an alarm After five login failures the account will be locked e These settings configured in the startup wizard can be changed at any time by accessing the settings menu Information on each of these settings screens can be found in the Overview of Navigation and Controls gt Main Menu Interface section e Ifthe password for the administrator account is misplaced forgotten or a user is locked out contact Amcrest Support via one of the following options as a hard password reset may be needed o Visit http amcrest com contacts and use the email form o Call Amcrest Support using one of the following numbers Toll Free 888 212 7538 International Callers Outside of US 1 713 893 8956 USA 713 893 8956 Canada 437 888 0177 UK 203 769 2757 o Email Amcrest Customer Support support amcrest com 45 OAMCREST The next screen that comes up is the General Settings Screen Make sure to click the tabs at the top for Date amp Time as well as Holiday to configure those settings as well Once you are satisfied with the settings on this screen click the Next Step button at the bottom of the screen GENERAL General Date amp Time Holiday ck Duration uy gout N Navigation Ba i The next screen that comes up is the Encode settings screen Make sure to click the tabs at the top for Snapshot
80. ayback Controls During playback these buttons serve as playback controls Numbers KN During numerical input these buttons serve as number input SHIFT Shift During text input this button changes text into uppercase 15 Manual Record This button activates manual recording 2 2 Rear Panel 2 2 1 General 720p 1080p 4 Channel System The 4 channel system rear panel is as shown below 1 2 A A 5 D 789 10 11 2 2 2 General 720p 1080p 8 Channel System The 8 channel system rear panel is as shown below 1 2 3 10 4 5 6 22 OAMCREST 2 2 1 General 720p 1080p 16 Channel System The 16 channel system rear panel is as shown below 6 1 2 3104 3 879 11 Please refer to the following table for detailed information Power on off button VGA video output port OAMCREST Audio input port OAMCREST 24 5 VI Video input port L GND Power input port RS485 RS 485 communication port OAMCREST 26 OAMCREST O e e OT High definition media interface OAMCREST ee Audio output port 28 OAMCREST 2 3 Device Connection Example The below diagram provides an example of the variety of devices the DVR can interface and connect with p 5 Le ke Las A D we PTZ Audio Control USB Port nput Video Input Audio Output VGA Output HDMI Output Network Switch P Network User Network User Network User Network
81. below to view the Channel Information screen CHANNEL INFO Channel Motion Video Loss Mask Record Status Record Mode resolution Frame Rate Bit Rate k l i Manua 1280 720 25 2041 Manual 280 720 Manual 1280 720 Manual 1280 720 Manual 1280 720 Manual 280 720 Manua Manua 1280 720 1280 720 When you insert the USB device the system will auto detect it and pop up the following dialogue box It allows you to conveniently backup files logs configurations or update the system See the image below for the USB Device Popup screen Please refer to chapter 4 8 2 chapter 4 9 4 chapter 4 10 6 7 and chapter 4 10 6 9 for detailed information Find USB device Name sdc1 USB DISK vr Capacity 14 50 GB 14 51 GBiFree Total 60 OAMCREST H MAIN ME NU xe OPERATION d INFO N SETTINGS The Main Menu Interface is shown below Below are short descriptions for each of the menu items on the main menu Operation gt Search Search and playback recorded video Operation gt Backup Backup recorded files onto a CD or USB drive Operation gt Shutdown Logout shutdown or restart the system Info gt System View information about the recordings hard drive statistics or version information Info gt Network View information about the network or test the network status Info gt Event Display information about events that triggered recording Info gt Log Display system logs of criti
82. cable into the power brick and then plug the cable into an electrical socket aa se a gt 7 Connect the DVR power cable into the back of the DVR and then plug in the DVR power adapter into an electrical socket 42 OAMCREST DC12V AB Ca OAMCREST 43 4 Overview of Navigation and Controls 4 1 Startup and Shutdown 4 1 1 Startup Before initial startup please make sure The rated input voltage matches the output voltage at your location Please make sure the power wire connection is secure before pressing the power on off button Always use a Stable current If necessary an Uninterruptable Power Supply UPS is a good way to ensure power stability Please follow the steps listed below to boot up the device Plug the power adapter into a wall outlet Connect the power cable to the DVR Click the power switch on the DVR s rear panel to supply power to the device Wait a few seconds and then push the power button on the front of the device to fully power it on 4 1 2 Shutdown Note When you see the corresponding dialogue box System is shutting down Do not click the power on off button directly Do not unplug the power cable or click the power on off button to shutdown the device directly when device is running especially when it is recording There are three ways for you to log out Main menu RECOMMENDED From Main Menu gt Shutdown select shutdown Click the OK button and yo
83. cal events Settings gt Camera Review or edit settings for each camera Settings gt Network Review or edit network settings for the DVR Settings gt Event Review or edit settings that trigger recording events Settings gt System Review or edit system parameters or configuration Settings gt Storage Review or edit storage parameters and settings For more detailed information on the Main Menu refer to chapters 4 8 4 9 and 4 10 61 OAMCREST 4 8 Main Menu Operation 4 8 1 Search To access this screen click the Search button in the Operation row of the Main Menu The Search screen interface is shown below Prom Kendre Fidd o a S GEET ap an nore _ EE DH a F J 7 J a del LE uf H d D ob L 18 D it at fra ss a ss El EE El El er E D El E E E E ER EEN RER EEN EE EN ER EEN EEN EEN ER EEN EN EEN WR sl El El E zl Ee El E ll El E Es Fe mmm E me Femme Femme em es ee ee DEE ee Eet Ge GE Ge Ge GT een Eesen Shop T Syme SG Al Recond Roemai Aizem A Dame 8 at Oia Beie Here you can select to search the picture or the recorded file You can select to play from the read write HDD from a peripheral device or from a redundancy HDD e Before you select to play from the peripheral device please connect the corresponding Search peripheral device You can view all recorded files in the root directory of the peripheral type device Click the Browse button you can select the file you want to play Im
84. can click the stop button to terminate the current search operation Information This button deletes all log files that are currently displayed Click this button to backup log files to the PC 5 5 3 Online Users This screen shows a list of all the users that are currently online and accessing the DVR either through the DVR itself through local access or through remote access Below is a screenshot of the Online Users screen AMCREST Playback OH Usemame Group Name IP Address User Login Time admin admin 98 196 180 96 2014 09 11 11 23 16 AL ONLINE USERS Refresh 191 OAMCREST 5 6 Log Out The logged in user can logout by using the DW button near the top right hand corner of the screen Once logged out the DVR Web Access will return to the login screen where another user may login Below is a screenshot of the login screen AMCREST Web Access LOGIN LAN WAN 2014 All Rights Reserved 192 OAMCREST 6 FAQs Troubleshooting 1 The DVR does not boot up properly Below are a few possible reasons why this may be occurring 2 The power input is not correct voltage The power cable connection is not secured correctly The power button is damaged or malfunctioning The firmware was upgraded incorrectly There is an HDD malfunction or something is wrong with the HDD cable There is damage to the DVR s main motherboard DVR often automatically shuts down or stops running Below are
85. ch is unique to this device This number is read only and is used to access a local area network LAN Static vs DHCP This check box allows the user to choose between a static IP address and a dynamic IP address DHCP stands for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol and this enables the DVR to automatically obtain an IP address from another network device such as a server or more commonly a router When the DHCP function is enabled the user cannot modify the IP address Subnet Mask or Gateway as these values are obtained from the DHCP function To view the current IP address DHCP needs to be disabled Note When PPPoE is enabled modification of IP Address Subnet Mask and Gateway becomes prohibited IP Address This field allows the user to enter a custom IP address Subnet Mask This field allows the user to enter a custom subnet mask The default subnet mask is 255 255 255 0 This number is used to determine which subnetwork the IP address belongs to Default Gateway This field allows the user to enter the default gateway for the network The default gateway should be on the same IP subnet as the DVR s IP That is to say the specified length of the subnet prefix should have the same string For example if the IP address is 192 168 0 25 the default gateway should start with 192 168 0 X The default gateway is usually the IP address of the router MTU MTU stands for Maximum Transmission Unit This field allows the user to set the MTU value of
86. creen is allows the user to adjust the image settings for each channel See below for a screenshot of the image settings screen amp SETTING NETWORK er EVENT MAGI ENCODE CHANNEL NAME CHANNEL TYPI Below is an explanation for each of the fields on the Image Settings screen Channel This dropdown box allows the user to select a channel from the dropdown list to modify Period This dropdown box allows the user to select a period of time for which to modify the image settings The user can configure up to 2 periods to encompass the entire 24 hours in the day Click the checkbox to enable the period image settings changes Saturation This slider is used to adjust monitor window saturation The value ranges from 0 to 100 The default value is 50 The larger the number the strong the color is This value has no effect on the general brightness of the whole video The video color may become too strong if the value is too high For the grey part of the video the distortion may occur if the white balance is not accurate Please note the video may not be clear if the value is too low The recommended value ranges from 40 to 60 Brightness This slider is used to adjust monitor window brightness The value ranges from 0 to 100 The default value is 50 The larger the number the brighter the video is When you input the value here the bright section and the dark section of the video will be adjusted accordingly You can use this function when th
87. d Time 2012 Q 1 00 Mark Time Mark Name Delete 67 OAMCREST e Marks Manager Click the mark manager button on the Search interface you will go to the Marks Manager interface The system can manage all the recorded mark information of the current channel by default You can view all marked information in the current channel by time e Modify Double click one marked information item The system pops up a dialogue box that allows for editing of the marked information The marked information s name can be changed from this dialog box e Delete By selecting the marked item and clicking the delete button the marked item can be removed Note e After you go to the mark management interface the system needs to pause the current playback System resumes playback after you exit the mark management interface e lf the mark file you want to playback has been removed system will begin playback from the first file in the list 4 8 2 Backup The DVR supports backup of recorded files to CD RWs DVDs USB devices eSATA devices and through network download In this section USB and eSATA backup will be discussed Network download backup options are discussed in Chapter 5 of this user manual Clicking the backup button from the Main Menu opens the Backup screen On this screen all available backup devices are shown with their name total space and free space This list can include CD RW burners DVD burners USB devices and eSATA d
88. d alarm information when a video masking alarm is triggered Send Email This checkbox allows the user to enable the system to send an email when a video masking alarm is triggered Record Channel This checkbox allows the user to enable the system to start recording video when a video masking alarm is triggered Multiple cameras can be specified to start recording based on this function PTZ Activation This checkbox allows the user to enable the system to activate PTZ movement when a video masking alarm is triggered To setup the PTZ activation settings click the setup button next to PTZ activation The screenshot on the next page shows the PTZ activation settings screen 106 OAMCREST PTZ Activation None None None None o Onthis screen each camera can be setup to perform a preset PTZ action based upon video masking o Delay This field specifies in seconds how long the delay between alarm activation and PTZ activation should be e Tour This checkbox allows the user to enable the system to cause a PTZ tour to occur when a video masking alarm is triggered Multiple cameras can be specified to perform a tour e Snapshot This checkbox allows the user to enable the system to take a snapshot when a video masking alarm is triggered Multiple cameras can be specified to perform a tour e Buzzer This checkbox allows the user to enable the system to activate a buzzer when a video masking alarm is triggered To revert to default set
89. d network problems Tip e During the network sniffer process the user can click ESC to exit the current interface to use the DVR for other functions The system will not terminate the backup process 76 OAMCREST 4 9 4 Log On this screen you can view the system log file The system lists the following information e System Operation e Account Manager e Configuration Operation e Log Clear e Data Management e File Operation e Alarm Events e Reboot Type e Record Operation Note e The system can only show a maximum of 100 logs on one page e The system can save a maximum of 1024 log files Using the fields at the top of the page the user can search for log items and view details for each one Start Time and End Time allow the user to narrow the range in which a log item resides and the Type dropdown box allows for filtering on what type of event the user is looking for Once the parameters are set click Search in order to show log items that match the criteria Clicking on a line item then clicking the Details button or double clicking the line item shows the detail screen The backup button allows a user to backup log files Once the backup button is clicked the system will prompt the user to select a folder to save the log data to 77 OAMCREST 4 10 Main Menu Settings This set of menu items allows the user to change settings for a variety of functions 4 10 1 Camera 4 10 1 1 Image Settings This s
90. d then click Right to designate that position as the right limit 4 4 2 5 Rotate The rotate button enables camera rotation 55 OAMCREST 4 4 2 6 Flip The flip button flips the present camera configuration on a vertical axis 4 4 2 7 Reset The reset button restores the camera to its original configuration settings 4 4 2 8 Aux On Off The camera may have an auxiliary function and this feature enables its use The aux number corresponds to the device s slot on the PTZ decoder Direct Aux Aux Num 4 4 3 Color Settings Using this screen the color settings can be configured for the camera display COLOR SETTING Time Period lime Period 1 UU UU Sharpness A a Bi ightness Contrast Saturation olor mode Adjust Equalizer Video Position 56 OAMCREST The following chart shows which settings can be configured by Color Settings There are two periods in one day You can set different sharpness brightness and contrast setup for different periods Effective Time Check the box here to enable this function and then set the period time Color Mode The value here is used to adjust the sharpness of the video The value ranges from O to 100 The larger the value is the clearer the edges are and vice versa Note The higher the value the higher likelihood of picture noise occurring The default value is 50 and the recommended value ranges from 40 to 60 This is used to adjust monitor wi
91. ddress Subnet Mask Default Gateway Preferred DNS and Alternate DNS should all change to Os Click Save to save these settings This should now open the main menu From the main menu go to Settings gt Network On the TCP IP settings screen the IP Address Subnet Mask Default Gateway Preferred DNS and Alternate DNS should all be populated Click the radio button next to Static to change the mode to Static Write down the IP Address that is currently in the IP address field Click the Save button Using the left hand menu go to the Connection menu and write down the TCP UDP and HTTP port number It is recommended to ensure that these port numbers are at least 5 digits long to prevent any port conflicts If need be change each of these port numbers to a 5 digit number that is less than 65535 note the numbers down and click save before proceeding to the next step Go to http www canyouseeme org and check to ensure each of the port numbers specified in step 10 are open Write down the manufacturer name brand and model name for the router that the DVR is connected to and then proceed to portforward com on your web browser Open the port forwarding guide section on the left hand side menu Find the router brand name in the list and click it Find the router model number and click it Click the Default Guide link near the middle of the page This guide will help you take the step necessary to port forward on the router Fo
92. dio Source Audio Source Watermark Enable Watermark String Refresh Default 2014 AMCREST All Rights Reserved Below is an explanation of the fields on the Encode settings screen Parameter Function gt S o Channel This dropdown box allows the user to select a channel from the dropdown list to modify Video Enable This checkbox allows the user to enable the extra video stream This is checked by default for the main stream Code Stream This dropdown box allows the user to select different encode frame rates Type for different recorded events This includes the main stream motion stream and alarm stream 146 OAMCREST The system supports active control frame function ACF It allows the user to record in different frame rates For example a high frame rate can be used to record important events and a low frame rate can be used to record scheduled events The DVR also allows for the option to set different frame rates for motion detection recordings and alarm recordings system supports H 264 and MJPEG video compression protocols Resolution This dropdown box allows the user to set the resolution The system supports various resolutions and they can be selected from this dropdown list Frame Rate This dropdown box allows the user to select a frame rate Frame rate settings range from 1f s to 25f s in NTSC mode and 1f s to 30f s in PAL mode Bit Rate This dropdown box allows the user to select a bit rate ty
93. drive click the Format button 175 OAMCREST 5 4 4 3 Record This screen allows the user to specify which channels are able to record and take snapshots The settings on this screen supersede all others when it comes to allowing channels the ability to record information Below is a screenshot of the Record screen AMCREST Playback Record Main Stream Mie n 4S bie Schedule vk ERER Manual ODOoOoOoOOoOo OO Stop E EEEE Extra Stream Schedule eeeesee0de Manual vk R Stop DOoOOoOOoOO OO Snapshot Open TEER EE Stop ooo0oo0oo0oo0oo0o0 Save Refresh Below is an explanation of all of the fields on the Record settings page e Main Stream The main stream is the stream through which the channels transmit data by default There are 3 settings that can be used for the main stream o Schedule Channels will record as they have been scheduled and not in any other capacity o Manual Channels will support all recording type This includes scheduled recording o Stop Channels will not record in any capacity This includes scheduled and manual recording e Extra Stream Otherwise known as the sub stream this stream allows for additional data to be transmitted There are 3 settings that can be used for the main stream o Schedule Channels will record as they have been scheduled and not in any other capacity o Manual Channels will support all recording type This includes scheduled recording o Stop Channels will not record in
94. e either click the checkboxes next to the days desired or click the All checkbox in order to edit all of the days at once Once the checkbox is clicked it will turn into this icon Sc in order to indicate that all of those days can be changed together Click OK to return to the video loss settings screen Click Cancel to undo any changes and return to the video loss setup screen Click Default to use the default settings o In order to specify time zones in greater detail for each day click the Setup button to the left of the time bar and the Time Period setup screen will appear The screenshot below shows the Time Period settings screen o The system allows for the configuration of up to 6 different time periods Click the checkbox to the left of the time period to enable that time period Click the text next to each period to edit the time period To copy time periods click the checkboxes next to the days of the week that you d like to 103 OAMCREST copy the settings to Once finished on this screen click Save to return to the time period settings screen e Show Message This checkbox allows the user to enable the system to show an on screen message when a video loss alarm is triggered e Alarm Upload This checkbox allows the user to enable the system to upload alarm information when a video loss alarm is triggered e Send Email This checkbox allows the user to enable the system to send an email when a video loss alarm is tr
95. e whole video is too dark or too bright Please note the video may become hazy if the value is too high The recommended value ranges from 40 to 60 Contrast This slider is used to adjust monitor window contrast The value ranges from 0 to 100 The default value is 50 The larger the number is the higher the contrast is You can use this function when the whole video brightness is OK but the contrast is not correct Please note the video may become hazy if the value is too low If this value is too high the dark section may lack brightness while the bright section may over expose The recommended value ranges from 40 to 60 78 OAMCREST e Sharpness This slider is used to adjust the sharpness of the video The value ranges from 0 to 100 The larger the value is the clearer the edges are and vice versa Note The higher the value the higher likelihood of picture noise occurring The default value is 50 and the recommended value ranges from 40 to 60 To revert to default settings click the Default button near the bottom left hand corner To confirm settings click the Save button near the bottom right hand corner To cancel any modifications click the Cancel button near the bottom right hand corner To apply the settings click the Apply button near the bottom right hand corner After completing the setup please click the save button to go back to the previous menu 4 10 1 2 Encode 4 10 1 2 1 Encode This tab is used to set the video enc
96. e 1 5 snapshots at a time The snapshot file is saved on the USB device or HDD You can go to the Search interface to view these snapshots 50 OAMCREST 4 4 Right Click Menu By right clicking the mouse on the screen the following menu opens up hb j L d e tle Wiletaeif H wl curl d CHL 4 4 1 Video Viewing Options The DVR supports many different video viewing options of the live streamed channels The desired view can be selected from the dropdown list as shown below 4 4 2 Pan Tilt Zoom PTZ Control The PTZ control setup is shown below Speed 5 foom Focus iris Note The name of the command will be grayed out if the function is not supported 51 OAMCREST Here you can control PTZ direction speed zoom focus iris preset tour scan pattern aux function light wiper rotation etc The speed field controls PTZ movement speed The value ranges from 1 to 8 8 is the fastest and 1 is the slowest The remote control s numeric keypad can be used to enter in a value To adjust values for Zoom Focus and Iris click the buttons on either side of the function to adjust them The following chart will provide guidance on how to use the buttons to adjust the PTZ functionality Name Function function Shortcut Function function Shortcut Ze key Button key TR Zoom BR Wes oo sx Be RH o BR mr The PTZ control panel also supports the rotation of the camera in 8 different direc
97. e Group Name This column indicates an account s username e Modify This column has a button that allows for the account s properties to be edited e Delete This column has a button that allows for the account s properties to be deleted e Memo This column indicates any notes about the user group e Add Group This button allows the user to add another user group On the next page is a screenshot of the Add Group screen Modify Group Group Name Memo administrator group Authority Add Group Group Name Memo Authority System Manager Playback Monitor Bai Account system Bpisconnect W Default amp Update PTZ Control E System Info Buzanusat Control File Backup W Color Setting Bstorage GEI WNetwork CAMERA clear Log E Shutdown System Manager Playback Monitor G P Account system Bpisconnect MDefault amp Update PTZ Control System Info Amanual Control MFile Backup color Setting storage event Network CACAMERA clear Log shutdown Cancel Cancel Note e itis recommended to give the general user fewer rights than an administrative one e There are a total of 98 rights that can be assigned to a user 5 4 5 6 Auto Maintain This screen is used to configure Auto Maintenance settings for the DVR Below is a screenshot of the Auto Maintain settings screen Q AMCREST EI CAMERA Auto Maintain Y NETWORK Auto Reboot Every Tuesd 02 00 EVENT Auto Delete Old Files STORAGE o om SYSTEM Manual
98. e Image Upload Interval This field allows the user to define in seconds how often images can be uploaded to the FTP server e Channel This field allows the user to pick a channel to set FTP settings for e Weekday This field allows the user to pick a day of the week to set FTP settings for e Time Period 1 This field allows the user to specify a time period and what types of files to upload Alarm Motion and Regular e Time Period 2 This field allows the user to specify a time period and what types of files to upload Alarm Motion and Regular To test the FTP click the Test FTP button To confirm settings click the Save button To refresh the page click the Refresh button To revert to default settings click the Default button 5 4 2 8 UPnP UPnP stands for Universal Plug and Play and it is a protocol used to easily connect devices to the internet In the case of this DVR it allows the DVR to connect to the router in an easy manner to quickly allow for remote connection Below is a screenshot of the UPnP settings screen AMCREST Playback Alarm oO CAMERA Cl NETWORK Enable O Disable Status LAN IP WAN IP Port Mapping List Service Name Protocol Internal Port External Port HTTP 80 80 37777 554 554 161 443 Refresh Default Below is an explanation of the fields in the UPnP settings screen e PAT PAT stands for Port Address Translation and it is something that the UPnP protocol handles This checkbox a
99. e assume no liability or responsibility for any fires or electrical shock caused by improper handling or installation 2 Transportation Security Heavy stress violent vibrations and excess moisture should not occur during transportation storage and installation of the device 3 Installation Handle the device with care Keep the device right side up Do not apply power to the DVR before completing installation Do not place objects on top of the DVR 4 Repair Professionals All the examination and repair work should be done by qualified service engineers We are not liable for any problems caused by unauthorized modifications or user attempted repair 5 Environment The DVR should be installed and kept in a cool dry place away from direct sunlight flammable materials explosive substances etc This product should be transported stored and used only in the specified environments as stated above 6 Accessories Be sure to use only the accessories recommended by manufacturer Before installation please open the package and check to ensure that all of the components are present Contact the retailer that you purchased from or Amcrest directly if anything is broken or missing in the package OAMCREST OAMCREST 1 Features and Specification 1 1 Overview The Amcrest HDCVI is an excellent digital surveillance product designed for the security field The DVR uses a Linux based OS in order to maintain reliable operation It
100. e external power to any external alarm device e To avoid overloading please read the following relay parameters sheet carefully e RS485 A B cable is for the A B cable of the PTZ decoder e T T R R are four wire double duplex RS485 port T T output wire R R input wire Relay Specification Model JRC 27F Silver Material Between contacts with different 1000VAC 1 minute polarity Between contacts and winding 1000VAC 1 minute Surge voltage Between contacts with same polarity 1500V 10x160us Length of open 3ms maximum time Length of close 3ms maximum time Temperature 40 C 70 C 3 3 5 RS485 Port When the DVR receives a camera control command it transmits that command up the coaxial cable to the PTZ device RS485 is a single direction protocol the PTZ device can t return any data to the unit To enable the operation connect the PTZ device to the RS485 A B input on the DVR Since RS485 is disabled by default for each camera you must enable the PTZ settings first This series DVR supports multiple protocols such as Pelco D Pelco P To connect PTZ devices to the DVR 1 Connect RS485 A B on the DVR rear panel 2 Connect the other end of the cable to the proper pins in the connector on the camera 3 Please follow the instructions to configure a camera to enable each PTZ device on the DVR 38 OAMCREST 3 3 6 USB Port On the device there is a standard USB port For information on which devices
101. e playback process you can switch to another channel via the dropdown list or channel scrolling the mouse when This function is null if there is no recorded file or system is in the smart search mode playback 4 8 1 1 Smart Search The Smart Search feature enables searching for motion within the recorded file for a specific channel This feature is useful as it allows users to search a channel s recorded files for motion without having to change the recording type to a motion detection recording During the multiple channel playback mode double click one channel and then click the button and the system begins smart search The system supports 396 22 18 PAL and 330 22 15 NTSC zones Please left click mouse to select smart search zones See the image below 65 OAMCREST rom Moadv rite id 201 4 09 25 04 14 10 of Click the and you can go to the smart search playback Click it again and the system stops smart search playback Important e The system does not support motion detection zone setup while in full screen mode e During the multiple channel playback the system stops playback for the rest of the channels if one channel smart search is used 4 8 1 2 Precise Playback by Time This feature allows for searching through recordings by time stamp Select recordings from one day click advanced search and go to the file list interface The user can input the time at the top right corner to search recordings by t
102. e system pops up the preview control interface as shown below If your mouse stays in this area for more than 6 seconds without any action the control bar will auto hide 1 2 3 4 5 Click to mute Click again to enable audio when in preview mode Please note that this function only works when viewing one window channel 2 Digital zoom This is used to zoom into a specified zone of the current channel Click the Q button and the button will then show as a There are two ways for you to zoom in e Click and drag the mouse to select a zone You can see the interface shown below e Push the middle mouse button at the center of the zone you want to zoom into and move the mouse You can see the interface as shown below Right click the mouse to cancel zoom and go back to the original interface view 3 Manual record function This is used to back up the current channel s video to the USB device The DVR cannot backup multiple channels of video at the same time Click the NS button begin recording Clicking it again causes the system to stop recording You can find recorded files on the flash drive 4 Real time playback This button is used to playback the previous 5 60 minutes recorded from the current channel Please go to the Main menu gt Setting gt gt System gt General screen to set real time playback The system may pop up a dialog box if there are no recordings on the current channel 5 Manual Snapshot Click to tak
103. e user to enable the redundancy backup feature This feature allows the DVR to record video to two hard drives concurrently in order to ensure that in the case of a hard drive failure the recorded data may be backed up to another hard drive e Note This function only works if the HDD has two hard drives installed e Note One hard drive has to be designated as redundant from the HDD Manager menu See section 4 10 5 2 for more details Holiday This dropdown box allows the user to enable the holiday function Holiday settings are configured in the System settings section See section 4 10 4 1 3 for more information on holiday settings Setup In order to specify time zones in greater detail for each day click the setup button to the left of the time bar and the Time Period setup screen will appear The system allows for the configuration of up to 6 different time periods Click the checkbox to the left of the time period to enable that time period Click the text next to each period to edit the time period To copy time periods click the checkboxes next to the days of the week that you d like to copy the settings to Once finished on this screen click Save to return to the time period settings screen To copy settings to another channel click the Copy button To confirm settings click the Save button To refresh the page click the Refresh button To revert to default settings click the Default button 172 OAMCREST 5 4 4 1 2 S
104. eaming Protocol RTSP port number The default value is 554 To revert to default settings click the Default button near the bottom left hand corner To copy settings to another channel click the Copy button near the bottom right hand corner To confirm settings click the Save button near the bottom right hand corner To cancel any modifications click the Cancel button near the bottom right hand corner To apply the settings click the Apply button near the bottom right hand corner After completing the setup please click the save button to go back to the previous menu 84 OAMCREST 4 10 2 3 PPPoE PPPoE stands for Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet This screen allows users to configure PPPoE connections Below is a screenshot of the PPPoE screen a SETTING CAMERA NETWORK a EVENI IPnP SNMP MULTICAST REGISTER ALARM CENTER To revert to default settings click the Default button near the bottom left hand corner To copy settings to another channel click the Copy button near the bottom right hand corner To confirm settings click the OK button near the bottom right hand corner To cancel any modifications click the Cancel button near the bottom right hand corner To apply the settings click the Apply button near the bottom right hand corner After completing the setup please click the save button to go back to the previous menu 4 10 2 4 DDNS DDNS stands for Dynamic Domain Name Server This technology is u
105. ear the bottom left hand corner To test a channel s motion detection click Test near the bottom left hand corner To confirm settings click the OK button near the bottom right hand corner To cancel any modifications click the Cancel button near the bottom right hand corner To apply the settings click the Apply button near the bottom right hand corner 101 OAMCREST 4 10 3 1 2 Video Loss The video loss settings screen is where the DVR can be setup to notify the user any time there is video loss on any of the channels Below is a screenshot of the video loss settings screen SETTING Back To Main CAMERA NETYYORK SYSTEM STORAGE BS US i Motion Detect Video Loss Video Masking ABNORMALITY Channel Enable Period Setup Show Message Alarm Upload Send Email Record Channel PTZ Activation Setup Delay Tour Snapshot Buzzer Default Copy Cancel Apply Below is a description of the fields on the Video Loss settings page Li Channel This dropdown box allows the user to pick which channel they would like to change video loss settings for Enable This checkbox allows the user to enable the video loss function for a specific channel 102 OAMCREST Period This setup button takes the user to the video loss period settings screen Below is a screenshot of the video loss period settings screen o Click and drag on the yellow bars to specify time zones for video loss To edit multiple days at onc
106. eckbox to the left of the time period to enable that time period Click the text next to each period to edit the time 99 OAMCREST period To copy time periods click the checkboxes next to the days of the week that you d like to copy the settings to Once finished on this screen click Save to return to the time period settings screen Anti Dither This field allows the user to set the anti dither time The values in this field can range from 5 to 600 seconds This time value controls how long the alarm signal lasts Based on motion detection a buzzer can go off a tour can begin PTZ can be activated a snapshot can be taken or a channel can begin recording o For example if the anti dither time is set to 10 seconds each alarm may last 10 seconds if the local alarm is activated During the process if the system detects another local alarm signal at the fifth second the buzzer tour PTZ activation snapshot record channel functions will begin another 10 seconds while the screen prompt alarm upload email will not be activated again After 10 seconds if system detects another alarm signal it can generate a new alarm since the anti dither time has expired Show Message This checkbox allows the user to enable the system to show an on screen message when a motion detection alarm is triggered Alarm Upload This checkbox allows the user to enable the system to upload alarm information when a motion detection alarm is triggered Send Email T
107. ection has been disconnected o IP Conflict There is a device on the network with the same IP address o MAC Conflict There is a device on the network with the same MAC address e Enable This checkbox allows the user to enable the features below for the specified event type e Show Message This checkbox allows the user to enable the system to show an on screen message when a network abnormality occurs e Send Email This checkbox allows the user to enable the system to send an email when a network abnormality Occurs e Record Channel This checkbox allows the user to enable the system to start recording video when a network abnormality occurs Multiple cameras can be specified to start recording based on this function e Buzzer This checkbox allows the user to enable the system to activate a buzzer when a network abnormality Occurs o Delay This field specifies in seconds how long the delay between alarm activation and buzzer activation should be To save settings click the Save button near the bottom right hand corner To cancel any modifications click the Cancel button near the bottom right hand corner To apply the settings click the Apply button near the bottom right hand corner 109 OAMCREST 4 10 4 System 4 10 4 1 General 4 10 4 1 1 General This screen displays general settings for the DVR Below is a screenshot of the general settings screen a SETTING Back To Main l CAMERA NETWORK E SYSTEM STORAGE oe General Date am
108. ed hard drive is working properly or not e SMART This field displays SMART status for the connected hard drive o To access SMART information for the connected hard drive double click the hard drive line item 71 OAMCREST The image below shows the SMART information for the hard drive selected Smart Info FX000 1CU162 Smart ID Attribute Read Error Rate Spin Up Time Start Stop Count Reallocated Sector Count Seek Error Rate Power On Hours Count Unkown Attribute Reported Uncorrect 4 9 1 2 Record Info This screen is used to view information on recorded video specifically recording start time and end time for all media based on each hard drive p INFO Back To Main SYSTEM NETYORK HDD INFO BPS VERSION OAMCREST 4 9 1 3 BPS On this screen current video data stream information can be viewed as well as resolution used for each camera All data is measured in Kilobytes per Second KB s p INFO Back To Main E SYSTEM NETY ORK HDD INFO Channel Kb S Resolution Y ave RECORD INFO EO Mone VERSION 4 9 1 4 Version This screen shows version information for the DVR Here information such as device model channels system version build date web interface version and serial number can be found INFO Back To Main D SYSTEM NETWORK ei EVENT HDD INFO RECORD INFO BPS ion 3 200 0024 0 OAMCREST 4 9 2 Event This screen is used to display device and channel sta
109. eenshot below shows the Time Period settings screen The system allows for the configuration of up to 6 different time periods Click the checkbox to the left of the time period to enable that time period Click the text next to each period to edit the time period To copy time periods click the checkboxes next to the days of the week that you d like to copy the settings to Once finished on this screen click Save to return to the time period settings screen Gr To delete the video recording settings for a particular day click the button next to the time bar for that day Holiday Holiday settings are configured in the System settings section See section 4 10 4 1 3 for more information on holiday settings To revert to default settings click the Default button near the bottom left hand corner To copy settings to another channel click Copy near the bottom left hand corner To confirm settings click the OK button near the bottom right hand corner To cancel any modifications click the Cancel button near the bottom right hand corner To apply the settings click the Apply button near the bottom right hand corner 128 OAMCREST 4 10 5 1 2 Snapshot This tab is where snapshot recording settings are configured Below is a screenshot of the Snapshot settings screen SETTING Back To Main CAMERA NETYORK SCHEDULE Record Snapshot HDD MANAGE Channel v RECORD a DDEDGGHI v Regular 4 6 8 10 Holiday Default
110. egion Record Channel Delay LC PTZ Activation E Tour E Snapshot BW Show Message Playback Alarm Video Loss Camera Masking Setup so Second 5 600 Setup 142131415161712 Second 10 300 SendEmail AlarmUpload M Buzzer MM Message Copy Save Refresh Default Below is a screenshot of the period setup screen OAMCREST 162 Below is a screenshot of the region setup screen EE Sensitivity 4 80 Threshold pe H Below is a screenshot of the PTZ Activation screen PTZ Activation erik Vun rise None Channel 3 None ere SE None WOEN None ST None ea None BIO None Save 163 OAMCREST Below is a description of the fields on the Motion Detection settings page Parameter Function gt S y O Enable This checkbox allows the user to enable the motion detection function for a specific channel This setup button takes the user to the motion detection period settings screen Anti dither This field allows the user to set the anti dither time The values in this field can range from 5 to 600 seconds This time value controls how long the alarm signal lasts Based on motion detection a buzzer can go off a tour can begin PTZ can be activated a snapshot can be taken or a channel can begin recording e For example if the anti dither time is set to 10 seconds each alarm may last 10 seconds if the local alarm is activated During the process if the system detects ano
111. el 2 O 3 iD EI Channel 3 Channel 4 zi zZ ogo Sch E TE Ro wl E Channel 5 O 3 hu a Channel 6 Channel 7 a Channel 8 Cancel on CH ba 167 OAMCREST Below is a description of the fields on the Video Loss settings page Parameter Function gt SSS O This checkbox allows the user to enable the camera masking function for a specific channel Record This checkbox allows the user to enable the system to record video for that keint PTZ activation should be PTZ Activation This checkbox allows the user to enable the system to activate PTZ movement when a camera masking alarm is triggered To setup the PTZ activation settings click the setup button next to PTZ activation e Onthe PTZ Activation screen each camera can be setup to perform a preset PTZ action based upon camera masking Tour This checkbox allows the user to enable the system to cause a PTZ tour to occur when a camera masking alarm is triggered Multiple cameras can be specified to perform a tour Snapshot This checkbox allows the user to enable the system to take a snapshot when a wa camera masking alarm is triggered Multiple cameras can be specified to perform a tour when a camera masking alarm is triggered camera masking alarm is triggered when a camera masking alarm is triggered To copy settings to another channel click the Copy button To confirm settings click the Save button To refresh the pa
112. em Each line item has a number to signify its place in the list e Status This dropdown box indicates the status of the holiday There are two options o Open The holiday is active and the DVR will stop recording for that holiday period o Stop The holiday is inactive and the DVR will continue normal operation for that holiday period e Name This column is where the name of the holiday is displayed e Date This column shows the date that the holiday occurs on e Period This column shows the range in which the holiday occurs e Edit This column has a button that allows for the editing of the holiday e Delete This column has a button that allows for the deletion of the holiday e Add New Holidays This button allows the user to add a holiday Note e Holidays take precedence over the scheduled setup e Holidays do not roll over based on their inherent date Meaning if a holiday is set for October 30th then the system will treat every October 30th as a holiday To confirm settings click the Save button To refresh the page click the Refresh button 179 OAMCREST 5 4 5 2 Display 5 4 5 2 1 Display This screen allows the user to adjust display settings tour settings and zero channel encoding settings for the DVR AMCREST Playback CAMERA Display Tour Zero Channel ve NETWORK Resolution 1920 1080 v EVENT Transparency Time Display Channel Display Preview Enhancement Refresh Default Below is an
113. emove any motion detection zone markers After the motion detection zone is set click the enter button to exit the motion detection screen Remember to click the save button on the motion detection settings screen otherwise the motion detection zones will not go into effect Clicking the escape button to leave the motion detection zone and will not save the zone setup Channel channel when a motion detection alarm is triggered This field specifies in seconds how long the delay between alarm activation and PTZ activation should be This checkbox allows the user to enable the system to activate PTZ movement when a motion detection alarm is triggered To setup the PTZ activation settings PTZ Activation click the setup button next to PTZ activation e On the PTZ Activation screen each camera can be setup to perform a preset PTZ action based upon motion detection 164 OAMCREST Tour This checkbox allows the user to enable the system to cause a PTZ tour to occur when a motion detection alarm is triggered Multiple cameras can be specified to perform a tour Snapshot This checkbox allows the user to enable the system to take a snapshot when a motion detection alarm is triggered Multiple cameras can be specified to perform a tour when a motion detection alarm is triggered motion detection alarm is triggered when a motion detection alarm is triggered To copy settings to another channel click the Copy button To confirm
114. er can belong to only one group and user rights cannot exceed group rights 5 4 5 5 1 User This screen is used to configure User Account settings Below is a screenshot of the User Account settings screen AMCREST Playback Account User Name Group Name User MAC admin admin admin s account default user default account ACCOUNT Authority Shutdown Manual Control File Backup Storage PTZ Control Account System Info Clear Log Default amp Update System CAMERA Network m wc Paat aa d Me wm Add User Below is an explanation of the fields on the User Account settings screen e Number This number indicates how many users are in the system Each line item has a number to signify its place in the list e User Name This column indicates an account s username e Group Name This column shows which group the username belongs to e Modify This column has a button that allows for the account s properties to be edited e Delete This column has a button that allows for the account s properties to be deleted e Status This column shows what the status of a certain account is e MAC Address This column shows the account s MAC address 185 OAMCREST e Add User This button allows the user to add another user account Below is a screenshot of the Add User screen Add User Modify User User Name User Name admin Reuseable User Name admin Password Reuseable Confirm Password Memo admin e account Group Group admin User MAC User M
115. et This button allows the user to set a time stamp position on the video OAMCREST 116 To revert to default settings click the Default button near the bottom left hand corner To save settings click the save button near the bottom right hand corner To cancel any modifications click the Cancel button near the bottom right hand corner To apply the settings click the Apply button near the bottom right hand corner 4 10 4 3 Pan Tilt Zoom This screen is used to configure Pan Tilt Zoom PTZ functionality Below is a screenshot of the PTZ settings screen e SETTING Back To Main CAMERA NETYYORK Ta EVENT SYSTEM M STORAGE GENERAL Channel DISPLAY pial e Control Mode Seria PAN TILT Z7OOM Protocol TEXT OVERLAY Address 1 ACCOUNT Baudrate 9600 AUTO MAINTAIN CONFIG BACKUP Data Bits DEFAULT Stop Bits UPGRADE Parity Default e Sav Cancel Apply Below is an explanation of the fields on the PTZ settings screen Channel This dropdown box allows the user to pick which channel they would like to change PTZ settings for Control Mode This dropdown box allows the user to pick which control move they would like to use for the specified channel The two options are Serial and HDCVI Protocol This dropdown box allows the user to pick a protocol for the specified channel Default is HDCVI Address This dropdown box allows the user to pick the corresponding PTZ address for the channel Baud Rate This dropdown box all
116. ettings page e Channel This dropdown box allows the user to pick which channel they would like to change motion detection settings for e Enable This checkbox allows the user to enable the motion detection function for a specific channel e Region The setup button takes the user to the motion detection region setup screen for that specific channel On the next page is a screenshot of the motion detection region screen 97 OAMCREST gl 2 fone Name Regiont Sensitivity Threshold GI When the setup button is clicked the current channel s interface comes into a full screen view The user can then set up to 4 regions each with their own region name sensitivity 1 100 and threshold 1 100 Each region has a specific color and the region selector tool is displayed when the mouse is moved to the top of the screen Sensitivity is the amount of change required to increase the motion detected by a percentage The lower the sensitivity the more movement is required to trigger an alarm Threshold is the level that the motion detection needs to reach in order to trigger an alarm The lower the threshold the more likely that motion will trigger an alarm To designate a zone click and drag the mouse over the area desired When a colored box is displayed over the live feed that area is now enabled for motion detection Clicking the FN button will switch the mode between armed and disarmed so that clicking and dragging the mouse can
117. evices BACKUP Device Name sdel l ISB DISK v 18 52 MB Space Needed 14 50 GB 14 51 GB Free Total Ki je All Start Time 2014 09 09 00 00 00 Record CH End Time 2014 09 09 14 43 01 File Format Channel Type Start Time End Time 1 R 14 09 09 14 01 19 14 09 09 1 R 14 09 09 14 07 56 14 09 09 14 42 17 68 OAMCREST To backup recorded files select the backup device the channel file start time the end time then click the add button so the system can begin a search for the selected files Once the files are found they are listed and can be selected for backup The system automatically calculates the capacity needed and the capacity remaining on each backup device Select the desired backup file format by clicking the dropdown box next to the file format field and then select the files for backup by clicking the checkboxes next to each line item Once the items have been selected click the Add button to add them to the backup queue lho MEW Space Needed 14 50 GB14 51 GBF ree Total To start the backup click the backup button on the bottom right of the screen Once the backup button is clicked the backup will begin and the backup button turns into a stop button that allows for the cancellation of the backup The remaining time and progress bar will show on the bottom of the screen BACKUP Device Name sdb1 USB DISK Browse 2 23 GB Space Needed 14 52 GB 14 53 GB Free Total ype All Start Time T 2014
118. f the following numbers Toll Free 888 212 7538 International Callers Outside of US 1 713 893 8956 USA 713 893 8956 Canada 437 888 0177 UK 203 769 2757 Email Amcrest Customer Support support amcrest com 138 OAMCREST 5 3 Web Access Interface 5 3 1 LAN Live View Interface on P GA AMCREST Playback Alarm CHO CHO2 CHO3 CHOA CHOS SAM CHOS CHOS CH10 CH11 CH12 7 E e CH13 ei PTZ Setup PTZ Menu Scan CH14 Pood CH15 SS Di CH16 ei Start Set Open a Start Talk i Image Setup Alarm Out Instant Record Local Play GHS i High Quality The interface on the LAN Live View consists of 8 major sections 1 Menu Bar There are 6 menu items on the menu bar a Live This button takes the user to the Live View interface pictured above Playback This button takes the user to the Playback interface See section 5 3 3 Alarm This button takes the user to the Alarm interface See section 5 3 4 Settings This button takes the user to the Settings interface See section 5 4 Info This button takes the user to the Information interface See section 5 5 f Logout This button logs the user out of the system See section 5 6 Channel List On this side bar there is a list of all the channels available as well as an Open All button The Open All button enables disables real time channel monitoring for all of the channels a To switch between the main stream and the sub stream click the c
119. ferent device models The smaller the value the lower the noise but brightness is also affected and may be too low in dark environments This setting can enhance the video brightness if the value is high and it may cause the picture noise level to rise to high levels It includes several modes such as standard color bright and gentle Select a color mode the sharpness brightness contrast etc and it will automatically switch to the corresponding setup 57 OAMCREST 4 4 4 Search Please refer to section 4 8 1 for more detailed information 4 4 5 Manual Recording Please refer to section 4 10 5 3 for more detailed information 4 5 Navigation Bar To enable Navigation Bar functionality go to Main Menu gt Settings gt System gt General and check the Enable Navigation Bar box The Navigation Bar looks like the picture below 4 5 1 Main Menu Click the button to go to the main menu interface 4 5 2 Video Viewing Options These buttons allow the user to select a viewing mode for live viewing 4 5 3 Favorites A gt Pd Click the Bh button and the system displays the favorites drop down menu Once the desired layout of cameras is achieved click this button and select Add to Favorites A window will appear for you to name the favorite To remove a favorite select Trim Collection 4 5 4 Color Settings Click the GE button and the system goes to the color interface Please refer
120. functionality is the easiest way to setup stable remote access For this method your router should support the uPnP networking protocol and the protocol should be enabled Please refer to your router manufacturer s documentation to learn how to enable uPnP on your router To view a video on how to setup the HDCVI for UPnP DDNS remote access go to y T h http amcrest com videos and view the video titled ol Ll e How to Gain Remote Access to Your HDCVI DVR with Universal Plug and Play Below is a step by step walkthrough that details how to setup the HDCVI for Remote Web Access using UPnP and DDNS P PUS co N 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Login to your DVR open the main menu then go to Settings gt Network Using the left hand menu go to the Connection menu and write down the HTTP port It is recommended to ensure the port number is at least 5 digits long to prevent any port conflicts If need be change the port to a 5 digit number that is less than 65535 note the number down and click save before proceeding to the next step The system will prompt you to reset the DVR Click OK and wait for the DVR to restart Login to your DVR open the main menu then go to Settings gt Network Click the Connections menu item on the left hand menu and ensure that the HTTP port has changed Click the DDNS menu item on the left hand menu click the enable checkbox and then click the Apply button on the bottom ri
121. ge click the Refresh button To revert to default settings click the Default button 5 4 3 2 Abnormality This screen is used to specify system action in the case of either hard drive abnormality or network abnormality 5 4 3 2 1 HDD Error This screen allows the user to specify actions that occur when there is an abnormality with the DVR s hard disk drive HDD Below is a screenshot of the HDD Error settings screen AMCREST Playback oO CAMERA HDD Error Network Error e D ve NETWORK Eror Type No Disk r EVENT DETECT Enable ABNORMALITY Show Message Send Email Alarm Upload Buzzer Save Refresh 168 OAMCREST Parameter Function gt S Error Type Error Type This field allows the user to specify which HDD abnormality event type they would like to configure settings for e No Disk No hard drive is detected e Disk Error The hard drive has an error e Disk No Space The hard drive is about to or has run out of space o Less Than This field allows the user to specify at what percentage of free disk space this condition should be triggered type message message when an HDD error occurs HDD error occurs HDD error occurs To confirm settings click the Save button To refresh the page click the Refresh button 5 4 3 2 2 Network Error This screen allows the user to specify actions that occur when there is an abnormality with the DVR s hard disk drive HDD Below is a screenshot of the HDD Abnormalit
122. ght Write down the entire Domain Name field including the white text that says quickddns com Click the UPnP menu item on the left hand menu and click the enable radio button at the top While in the UPnP menu double click the HTTP port and change both the internal and external HTTP ports to match the number that was used in step 2 Uncheck the last 4 checkboxes in the PAT table on the UPnP menu Click apply and ensure the UPnP status field says Searching Exit this menu to go back to the main menu then re enter the UPnP menu and ensure the UPnP status says Success Open a web browser and enter in the DDNS domain name address from step 3 enter in a colon then type the port number from step 4 on to the end a For example if the DDNS domain name is http abc123456789 quickddns com and your HTTP Port is 33333 the URL would be http abc123456789 quickddns com 33333 The browser may prompt you to install a plugin Click install to download the plugin and then click on the plugin installation file to install the plugin If the browser prompts you to allow the plugin to work on the computer hit Allow to ensure the plugin can run successfully Enter in login details into the username and password fields Click the WAN option and then click Login Once the main interface opens click the plug icons next to each camera on the list on the left hand side and activate the main stream for each of them to enable the live feed For more
123. hannel name and select which stream to use For more information on main stream vs sub stream see section 4 10 5 3 Start Talk Button This button allows the user to broadcast audio via their audio enabled camera or audio output device Note If the audio input port from the device to the client end is using the first channel audio input port during the bidirectional talk process the system will not encode the audio data from the 1 channel There are 4 bidirectional talk protocols available in the system mp on a Default b G711a c G711u d PCM Instant Record Button This button allows the user to begin manual recording Click the button again to restore the system to the previous recording mode Local Play Button This button allows the user to playback saved files from their PC Saved files have a dav extension Click the local play button to open a file browser to select a playback file PTZ Operation Panel This set of controls allows the user to remotely control PTZ enabled cameras Please refer to section 4 4 2 for more information on how to use the PTZ controls 139 OAMCREST 7 Image Setup and Alarm Output These controls allow the user to modify the live feed image settings as well as alarm output notifications 8 Live Feed View Settings This set of controls allows the user to change their view in the live view screen From left to right the buttons do the following Set video quality set video fluency enter full screen
124. he DVR e Stop Record This option causes the DVR to stop recording once the HDD is full Duration 60 minutes Auto Logout This field allows the user to define in minutes how long the system can stay idle before a user is logged out The value can range from 0 to 60 minutes Wizard system is restarted Bar main screen To confirm settings click the Save button To refresh the page click the Refresh button To revert to default settings click the Default button 177 OAMCREST 5 4 5 1 2 Date amp Time This screen displays date and time settings for the DVR Below is a screenshot of the Date amp Time settings screen AMCREST General Date Format Time Format Time Zone System Time DST DST Type Start Time Playback Date amp Time Holiday YYYY MM DD v 24 HOUR v GMT 08 00 F 2014 09 11 2 ae ee Sync PC O Date Day of Week 2000 01 01 00 00 End Time 2000 01 01 00 00 NTP Manual Update Pot C 65525 Interval so TR Save Refresh Default Below is an explanation of the fields on the Date amp Time settings screen Parameter Function gt S Date Format This dropdown box allows the user to specify a date and time format for the DVR to use There are 3 options e YYYY MM DD Year Month Day e MM DD YYYY Month Day Year e DD MM YYYY Day Month Year Time Format Time Format This dropdown box allows the user to specify a time format for the DVR to use There are two op
125. he DVR may be loose or the battery is running low 11 PTZ control is not working Below are a few possible reasons why this may be occurring e There may be an error with the PTZ front panel buttons e The PTZ decoding settings aren t configured correctly e The PTZ connection may be loose or may not be installed correctly e Anincorrect cable may be used to connect the PTZ enabled device to the DVR e The PTZ decoder and the DVR protocol are not compatible e The PTZ decoder and DVR address are not compatible e Multiple PTZ decoders are causing reverberation or impedance matching causing PTZ signal interference Use a 120 Ohm resister between the PTZ cables to reduce interference e The PTZ cable is too long or signal degradation is too great 12 Motion detection does not work Below are a few possible reasons why this may be occurring e The motion detection time period may be incorrectly configured e Motion detection zone setup is not correctly configured e Motion detection sensitivity is too low 13 Web Access isn t working Below are a few possible reasons why this may be occurring e Windows version is pre Windows 2000 service pack 4 Use a more recent version of Windows e ActiveX controls have been disabled e The PC is not using DirectX 8 1 or higher Upgrade to a more recent version of DirectX OAMCREST e The DVR is having network connection errors e Web access may be setup incorrectly e The usern
126. he bottom right hand corner To confirm settings click the Save button near the bottom right hand corner To cancel any modifications click the Cancel button near the bottom right hand corner To apply the settings click the Apply button near the bottom right hand corner After completing the setup please click the save button to go back to the previous menu 4 10 1 2 3 Overlay The overlay tab allows the user to change overlay settings for each channel 80 OAMCREST Below is a screenshot of the overlay tab o SETTING Back To Main CAMERA NETWORK fay EVENT SYSTEM STORAGE ENCODE D EE Encode Snapshot Overlay e CHANNEL NAME CHANNEL TYPE Below is an explanation of fields that can be modified on the overlay settings screen Channel This dropdown box allows the user to select a channel from the dropdown list to modify Cover Area This button allows the user to set the cover area Drag the mouse to set the proper section size The system supports a maximum of 4 zones in one channel Preview Monitor There are two types of cover areas o Preview means the privacy mask zone cannot be viewed by user when system is in preview status o Monitor means the privacy mask zone cannot be viewed by the user when system is in monitor Status Time Display This button allows the user to select whether or not the system displays time on playback video Clicking the set button and allows the user to drag the timestamp to the des
127. he user to enable the tour functionality o An alternate way to enable or disable tour is by clicking or on the navigation bar e Interval This field allows the user to set an interval in seconds for how quickly the tour cycles through channels This value ranges from 5 to 120 seconds e Motion Tour Type This dropdown box allows the user to select whether they want to see 1 or 4 cameras at a time in the tour e Channel List This list allows the users to select channels add as a part of the tour The number in the corner indicates how many channels are available o Add This button allows the user to add a channel to the tour O O O To revert to default settings click the Default button near the bottom left hand corner To confirm settings click the OK button near the bottom right hand corner To cancel any modifications click the Cancel button near the Delete This button allows the user to remove a channel from the tour Move Up This button allows the user to move a camera up in the tour queue Move Down This button allows the user to move a camera down in the tour queue bottom right hand corner To apply the settings click the Apply button near the bottom right hand corner Q AMCREST 4 10 4 2 3 Zero Ch Encode This screen is used to configure zero channel encoding functionality This feature allows for the preview of several channels in one channel s window Note This feature only works on the Web Access view
128. he user to set the NTP server port number e Interval This field allows the user to set the NTP synchronization interval This number determines how often the DVR queries the NTP server to get accurate date and time information This value can be between 0 and 60 minutes To revert to default settings click the Default button near the bottom left hand corner To save settings click the save button near the bottom right hand corner To cancel any modifications click the Cancel button near the bottom right hand corner To apply the settings click the Apply button near the bottom right hand corner 4 10 4 1 3 Holiday This screen displays the holiday settings for the DVR Below is a screenshot of the Holiday settings screen a SETTING Back To Main CAMERA NETY ORK mm SYSTEM CH STORAGE GENERAL General Date amp Time Holiday DISPLAY PAN TILT ZOOM Status Name TEXT OVERLAY a labor day ACCOUNT AUTO MAINTAIN CONFIG BACKUP DEFAULT UPGRADE H Add New Holidays Below is an explanation of the fields on the Holiday settings screen e 1 This number indicates how many holidays are in the system Each line item has a number to signify its place in the list e Status This dropdown box indicates the status of the holiday There are two options o Open The holiday is active and the DVR will stop recording for that holiday period o Stop The holiday is inactive and the DVR will continue normal operation for that holiday period
129. his checkbox allows the user to enable the system to send an email when a motion detection alarm is triggered Record Channel This checkbox allows the user to enable the system to record video for that channel when a motion detection alarm is triggered 100 OAMCREST PTZ Activation None None None None L anre e PTZ Activation This checkbox allows the user to enable the system to activate PTZ movement when a motion detection alarm is triggered To setup the PTZ activation settings click the setup button next to PTZ activation The screenshot on the next page shows the PTZ activation setup screen o Onthis screen each camera can be setup to perform a preset PTZ action based upon motion detection o Delay This field specifies in seconds how long the delay between alarm activation and PTZ activation should be e Tour This checkbox allows the user to enable the system to cause a PTZ tour to occur when a motion detection alarm is triggered Multiple cameras can be specified to perform a tour e Snapshot This checkbox allows the user to enable the system to take a snapshot when a motion detection alarm is triggered Multiple cameras can be specified to perform a tour e Buzzer This checkbox allows the user to enable the system to activate a buzzer when a motion detection alarm is triggered To revert to default settings click the Default button near the bottom left hand corner To copy settings to another channel click Copy n
130. iety of mouse and keyboard devices in order to enable easy use of the device There is also a feature that allows for the saving of settings on the device e Advanced Network Protocol Support The DVR is UPnP compatible and also includes functionality for use with PPPoE and DDNS protocols in order to allow remote and local connection with a large variety of network hardware Note There may be slight differences in functionality due to the existence of different product series 1 3 Specifications 1 3 1 General 720p HDCVI Specifications Main High performance industrial embedded micro controllers Processor Embedded LINUX System Multiplex operation Multiple channel record multiple channel playback and Resources network operation simultaneously User friendly graphical user interface Input Devices Input Method Arabic numbers English characters Chinese optional Shortcut Copy paste operation USB mouse right key shortcut menu double click USB Function mouse to switch screens Compression Video H 264 Aao G711A G711U PCM Compression 4 CH composite 8 CH composite 16 CH composite 32 CH composite video input video input video input video input NTSC PAL BNC NTSC PAL BNC NTSC PAL BNC NTSC PAL BNC 1 0VBp p 8750 1 0VBpe p 3750 1 0VBp p 83750 1 0VBp p 3750 1 ch VGA output 1 ch HDMI output Supports VGA HDMI video output at the same time Video Ee Supports PAL NTSC 12 Video Input Video m
131. iew alarm information such as motion detection and video loss via client Supports network PTZ lens control File download backup and playback Multiple devices share information via corresponding software such as professional surveillance software PSS Duplex transparent COM Network alarm input and output Bidirectional audio Motion Zone setup support 396 PAL 22x18 NTSC 22x15 detection zones Detection Various sensitivity levels Network control Motion Detection and Alarm Alarm can start recording or activate external alarm or prompt and on screen message Alarm can activate screen message prompt N A Control N A N A Alarm Relay N A USB Interface 1 USB 2 0 port Interface Network One RJ45 10M 100M self adaptable Ethernet port connection RS485 PTZ control port Supports various PTZ control protocols RS232 A System Hard Disk Display HDD current status Information Information Data Stream Data stream statistics for each channel in wave mode Statistics e Backup to 1024 log files Log statistics Support various search engines such as time and type Version Display version information channel amount system version and release date On line user Display current on line user Multi lever user management various management modes oa User Management Integrated management for local users serial port users and network users Configurable user power Supports corresponding rights modification for users
132. iggered e Record Channel This checkbox allows the user to enable the system to start recording video when a video loss alarm is triggered Multiple cameras can be specified to start recording based on this function e PTZ Activation This checkbox allows the user to enable the system to activate PTZ movement when a video loss alarm is triggered To setup the PTZ activation settings click the setup button next to PTZ activation The screenshot on the next page shows the PTZ activation setup screen PTZ Activation None CAM 2 None Nana AM 2 None None AM 6 None None CAM 8 None Cancel o Onthis screen each camera can be setup to perform a preset PTZ action based upon video loss o Delay This field specifies in seconds how long the delay between alarm activation and PTZ activation should be e Tour This checkbox allows the user to enable the system to cause a PTZ tour to occur when a video loss alarm is triggered Multiple cameras can be specified to perform a tour e Snapshot This checkbox allows the user to enable the system to take a snapshot when a video loss alarm is triggered Multiple cameras can be specified to perform a tour e Buzzer This checkbox allows the user to enable the system to activate a buzzer when a video loss alarm is triggered To revert to default settings click the Default button near the bottom left hand corner To copy settings to another channel click Copy near the bottom left hand corner To test a
133. ime See image on the left side of the images below 00 00 00 For example inputting the time 11 00 00 and then clicking the Search button allows for viewing all of the recorded files after 11 00 00 The recordings include current times Double click a file name to playback Note e After searching files system implements accurate playback for the first time Play is clicked e System does not support precise playback for screenshots e System supports synchronized playback and non synchronized playback The synchronized playback supports all channels and non synchronized playback only supports precise playback of the currently selected channel Start ime Type 8 EA ee Or LA 8 Dn Rx Ai A d Kees K 66 OAMCREST 4 8 1 3 Marked Playback When playing back a recorded file you can mark the record when there is important information After playback you can use time or the mark button to search a corresponding record and then play it This feature allows for easy playback of key events within a recording e Add Mark When a file is being played click the t Mark button and the following interface will appear Add Mark Mark Time Mark Name Default e Playback Mark While in 1 window playback mode click mark file list button SEH to go to the marked file list interface Double click one mark file and you can begin playback from the marked time Marks Manager Channel Ei Start Time 012 g 9 00 En
134. ired position on the screen Channel Display This button allows the user to select whether or not the system displays channel number on playback video Clicking the set button allows the user to drag the title to the corresponding position on the screen To revert to default settings click the Default button near the bottom left hand corner To copy settings to another channel click the Copy button near the bottom right hand corner To confirm settings click the Save button near the bottom right hand corner To cancel any modifications click the Cancel button near the bottom right hand corner To apply the settings click the Apply button near the bottom right hand corner After completing the setup please click the save button to go back to the previous menu 4 10 1 3 Channel Name 81 OAMCREST This screen is used to modify the channel names Each field supports a maximum of 31 characters To revert to default settings click the Default button near the bottom left hand corner To confirm settings click the Save button near the bottom right hand corner To cancel any modifications click the Cancel button near the bottom right hand corner To apply the settings click the Apply button near the bottom right hand corner After completing the setup please click the save button to go back to the previous menu 4 10 1 4 Channel Type This screen is used to set the channel type The supported channel types are coaxial UTP and IP Se EV
135. ity to display the live feed on multiple computers on your local network the Amcrest HDCVI DVR can accommodate all of those needs To enable web client operation ensure the following items are completed e The DVR is connected to the Network via an Ethernet cable e The DVR and the PC are on the same network OR the DVR has been configured for remote access Please refer to section 4 10 2 for more information e Use one of the following web browsers Safari Internet Explorer Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome 5 1 Local Web Access To view a video on how to setup the HDCVI DVR for Local Access go to http amcrest com videos and view the video titled You Tube How to Setup Amcrest HDCVI DVR for Local Access Below is a step by step walkthrough that details how to setup the HDCVI for Local Web Access 1 Login to your DVR open the main menu then go to Settings gt Network 2 Open the TCP IP settings screen 3 By default the DVR has the mode set to Static Click the radio button next to DHCP to change this to DHCP The IP Address Subnet Mask Default Gateway Preferred DNS and Alternate DNS should all change to Os 4 Click Save to save these settings This should now open the main menu 5 From the main menu go to Settings gt Network 6 On the TCP IP settings screen the IP Address Subnet Mask Default Gateway Preferred DNS and Alternate DNS should all be populated 7 Click the radio button next to Static to change
136. king the Shutdown button will result in the appearance of a box with three options SHUTDOWN Logout The Shutdown option turns off the DVR The Logout option logs off the current user and shows the login screen so another user may login The Reboot option reboots the DVR Note If the proper authorized user is not logged in they will be prompted to enter the administrator password to shutdown the DVR 70 OAMCREST 4 9 1 System Information From this screen system information can be viewed There are a total of 4 screens that each display different aspects of the system 4 9 1 1 HDD Information p INFO Back To Main CN SYSTEM NETY ORK RECORD INFO BPS VERSION fie Space 931 40 GB Read rite 931 40 GB 928 Normal Normal o This shows how many hard drives the system can support o 1 here means the system supports a maximum of 1 HDD o The symbol on the next row shows the status of the connected hard drive 0 means that the current HDD is functioning normally X means there is an error with the hard drive connection or that there is no connected hard drive means that the hard drive is damaged and should be replaced e Type This field shows the read write properties of the connected hard drive e Total space This field shows the total capacity of the connected hard drive e Free space This field shows the remaining free space on the connected hard drive e Status This field shows whether the connect
137. llow these steps and then return to the DVR Login to your DVR open the main menu then go to Settings gt Network Click the DDNS menu item on the left hand menu click the enable checkbox and then click the Apply button on the bottom right Write down the entire Domain Name field including the white text that says quickddns com 137 OAMCREST 21 22 23 24 25 26 Open a web browser and enter in the DDNS domain name address from step 20 enter in a colon then type the HTTP port number from step 10 on to the end a For example if the DDNS domain name is http abc123456789 quickddns com and your HTTP Port is 33333 the URL would be http abc123456789 quickddns com 33333 The browser may prompt you to install a plugin Click install to download the plugin and then click on the plugin installation file to install the plugin If the browser prompts you to allow the plugin to work on the computer hit Allow to ensure the plugin can run successfully Enter in login details into the username and password fields Click the WAN option and then click Login Once the main interface opens click the plug icons next to each camera on the list on the left hand side and activate the main stream for each of them to enable the live feed If the process above is not working please contact Amcrest Support via one of the following options Visit http amcrest com contacts and use the email form Call Amcrest Support using one o
138. llows the user to enable UPnP on the device e UPnP Status This field shows the UPnP status and has two options o Unknown This means that UPnP is offline o Successful This means that UPnP is working e Router LAN IP This field allows the user to enter the IP address of the router that the DVR is trying to connect to e WAN IP This field is where the DVR Wide Area Network WAN IP is populated This IP address is what is used to remotely access the DVR through web access e PAT Table This table is used to show how the ports for each protocol listed below have been remapped by the UPnP protocol o The first column shows the order of the services 157 OAMCREST o The second column shows the name of the services To edit this double click on the service line item o The third column shows the name of the protocol used by that service To edit this double click on the service line item o The fourth column shows the Internal Port used by that service To edit this double click on the service line item o The fifth column shows the External Port used by that service To edit this double click on the service line item and view the video titled How to Gain Remote Access to Your HDCVI DVR with Universal Plug and Play To view a video on how to remotely access your DVR using UPnP go to http amcrest com videos You Tube To view more information on how to set up the HDCVI DVR for remote access using UPnP see section 5 2 1 To
139. low the specified threshold indicator light value this light turns red Network NET abnormality indicator light R on ACT emor CONLE When the DVR receives a signal from the remote this light blinks indicator light POWER When DVR is on this light remains on When a network error occurs or there is no network connection this light turns red This is used to receive the signal from the remote control Go to the previous menu or cancel current operation When playback click this to return to the real time monitoring mode One window monitor mode click this button to display assistant functions such Backspace function While in numeral control or text control mode press it for Assist In text mode click this to switch between numeral English Confirm current operation 11 Enter ENTER Go to default button Go to menu ESC ESC 20 OAMCREST Function Press this button for three seconds to boot up or shut down DVR Activate current control modify setup and then move up and down Increase decrease a numeral value Activate assistant functions such as opening the PTZ menu Shift current activated controls During playback click these buttons to control the playback bar 2 1 2 16 Channel Front Panel SHIFT FN A d ia 2 2 E F 13 a 38 11 QAMCREST 5 8 6 Ff amp lt e aen a gt 14 10 1 Please refer to the following table for front panel button information USB port To connect USB sto
140. m e Call Amcrest Support using one of the following numbers Toll Free 888 212 7538 International Callers Outside of US 1 713 893 8956 USA 713 893 8956 Canada 437 888 0177 UK 203 769 2757 e Email Amcrest Customer Support support amcrest com 24 When I login via HTTPS a dialogue says the certificate for this website is for another address Please refer to section 5 4 2 13 for directions on how to create a server certificate 25 When login via HTTPS a dialogue says the certificate is not trusted Please refer to section 5 4 2 13 for directions on how to download a root certificate 26 When login via HTTPS a dialogue says the certificate has expired or is not valid yet Ensure the PC has the same time as the DVR s system time Maintenance Tips e Please use a brush to clean the motherboard socket connectors and the DVR chassis and keep it free of dust e The device should be soundly grounded in case there is an audio video disturbance Keep the device away from static electricity or induced electricity e Please unplug the power cable before you remove audio video signal cables RS232 cables or RS485 cables e Always shut down the device properly Please use the shutdown function in the menu or can press the power button on the front panel for at least three seconds to shut down the DVR Incorrect shutdown may result in a hard drive malfunction e Keep the device is away from direct sunlight or other heat sources and kee
141. m right hand corner 96 OAMCREST 4 10 3 Event 4 10 3 1 Detect Main Menu gt Settings gt Event gt Detect opens up the Detection interface Here there are 3 options each representing a detection type Motion Detection Video Loss and Tampering Tips e The video loss and tampering screens have no detection regions or sensitivity setup e The motion detection icon will be present if the motion detection alarm has been triggered on the current channel e Toset the motion detection region click and drag the mouse over the region desired Once the region has been set click the OK button to save the current region setup and right click on the mouse to exit the motion detection interface 4 10 3 1 1 Motion Detect The motion detection settings screen is where motion detection can be setup for each individual channel Based on the active motion detection region the DVR can generate a motion detection alarm when a moving signal is detected in a specified area Below is a screenshot of the motion detection settings screen SETTING Back To Main CAMERA NETYORK e EVENT SYSTEM CH STORAGE DETECT s Motion Detect Video Loss Video Masking ABNORMALITY Channel 1 Enable Region Setup Period Setup Anti dither Show Message Alarm Upload Send Email Record Channel PTZ Activation Setup Tour Snapshot Buzzer Default Copy Test Save Cancel Apply Below is a description of the fields on the Motion Detection s
142. m date and time you can refer to the general settings Main Menu gt Setting gt System gt General If you want to modify the channel name please refer to the display settings Main Menu gt Camera gt CAM name e Preview drag If you want to change the position of channel 1 and channel 2 when you are viewing you can click and hold the left mouse button on the channel 1 window and then drag it to the channel 2 window then release the left mouse button This will switch channel 1 with channel 2 s position e Use the middle mouse button to control how the windows are split You can use the middle mouse button to switch the window split amount Preview Control The preview control function has the following features e Supports preview playback o Inthe preview desktop the system can playback the previous 5 60 minutes of recorded video of the current channel Please go to the Main Menu gt General to set real time playback time o Supports drag and play function You can use your mouse to select any playback start time o Supports playback pause and exit functions o Right now the system does not support slow playback or backwards playback functionality e Supports digital zoom function e Supports real time backup function You can follow the contents listed below for operating instructions 49 OAMCREST Preview Control Interface Move your mouse near the center at the top of the video of the current channel You will notice that th
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144. me frame or add a watermark to a video Below are screenshots of the advanced download screen This is the Download by File screen The top part of the screen allows the user to search through the files The buttons on the bottom allow the user to download files to the PC or download to USB AMCREST Playback Download by File Watermark 2014 09 11 a e Download by Time Channel All M Type AllRecords Start Time End Time Bit Stream Type File Size 927063KB 927240KB 927077KB 927246KB 927076KB 927210KB 927142KB 461861KB co a Lin S w N Download to Local Download to USB Start Time 2014 09 11 00 00 00 2014 09 11 01 00 00 2014 09 11 02 00 00 2014 09 11 03 00 00 2014 09 11 04 00 00 2014 09 11 05 00 00 2014 09 11 06 00 00 2014 09 11 07 00 00 End Time 2014 09 11 01 00 00 2014 09 11 02 00 00 2014 09 11 03 00 00 2014 09 11 04 00 00 2014 09 11 05 00 00 2014 09 11 06 00 00 2014 09 11 07 00 00 2014 09 11 07 29 52 File Type Regular Regular Regular Regular Regular Regular Regular Regular OAMCREST Bit Stream Type Main Stream Main Stream Main Stream Main Stream Main Stream Main Stream Main Stream Main Stream v gt gt i Jump to 1 EQ 142 This is the Download by Time screen The top part of the screen allows the user to select a channel and a time frame from which to download any recorded video The Download to Local button opens a dialog box asks the user to where to
145. meter Function S Snapshot Mode This dropdown box allows the user to select a snapshot mode There are two snapshot modes regular and trigger Regular snapshots are taken as scheduled Trigger snapshots occur when a motion detection alarm a tampering alarm or a local activation alarm is triggered settings D1 HD1 2CIF and CIF adjusted on a scale of 1 10 Frequency The maximum setting for a customized interval is 3600s picture To copy settings to another channel click the Copy button To confirm settings click the Save button To refresh the page click the Refresh button To revert to default settings click the Default button 5 4 1 2 3 Overlay The overlay tab allows the user to change overlay settings for each channel Below is a screenshot of the overlay tab AMCREST tT CAMERA Encode cam Name EH NETWORK Waa i STORAGE HZH SYSTEM Overlay CAMI Live Playback Alarm Snapshot Overlay Path 50 4 07 06 21 1a EE COVER AREA Preview Channel Display Time Display Below is an explanation of fields that can be modified on the overlay settings screen Parameter Cover Area Preview Monitor This dropdown box allows the user to select a channel from the dropdown list to modify This button allows the user to set the cover area Drag the mouse to set the proper section size The system supports a maximum of 4 zones in one channel There are two types of cover areas Preview
146. mic Host Configuration Protocol and this enables the DVR to automatically obtain an IP address from another network device such as a server or more commonly a router When the DHCP function is enabled the user cannot modify the IP address Subnet Mask or Gateway as these values are obtained from the DHCP function To view the current IP address DHCP needs to be disabled Note When PPPoE is enabled modification of IP Address Subnet Mask and Gateway becomes prohibited MAC Address This field shows the DVR s MAC address which is unique to this device This number is read only and is used to access a local area network LAN are IPV4 and IPV6 IP Address This field allows the user to enter a custom IP address Preferred DNS This field allows the user to enter the DNS server IP address Alternate DNS This field allows the user to enter the Alternate DNS server IP address For the IP address of IPv6 version default gateway preferred DNS and alternate DNS the input value should be 128 digits It should not be left blank 150 OAMCREST LAN Download This checkbox allows the user to enable the user to process the downloaded data first The download speed is 1 5X or 2 0X compared to the normal streaming speed To confirm settings click the Save button To refresh the page click the Refresh button To revert to default settings click the Default button To confirm settings click the Save button 5 4 2 1 2 P2P The P2P
147. mode scan enter 1 window mode enter 4 window mode enter 6 window mode enter 8 window mode enter 9 window mode enter 13 window mode and enter 16 window mode 5 3 2 WAN Live View Interface Live Playback Alarm PTZ Setup scan e Start Set 2 Start Talk ei f Image Setup Instant Record 4 j There are minor differences between the LAN and WAN Live View Interfaces The interface on the WAN Live View consists of 7 major sections 1 Menu Bar There are 6 menu items on the menu bar a Live This button takes the user to the Live View interface pictured above Playback This button takes the user to the Playback interface See section 5 3 3 Alarm This button takes the user to the Alarm interface See section 5 3 4 Settings This button takes the user to the Settings interface See section 5 4 Info This button takes the user to the Information interface See section 5 5 f Logout This button logs the user out of the system See section 5 6 2 Channel List On this side bar there is a list of all the channels available as well as an Open All button The Open All button enables disables real time channel monitoring for all of the channels a To switch between the main stream and the sub stream click the channel name and select which stream to use For more information on main stream vs sub stream see section 4 10 5 3 3 Start Talk Button This button allows the user to broadcast audio via their audio e
148. n Enable This checkbox allows the user to enable the email feature SMTP Server SMTP stands for Simple Mail Transfer Protocol This field allows the user to enter the SMTP server used by the email service Port This field allows the user to enter the port that corresponds to the selected SMTP server User Name This field allows the user to enter the username used to login to the selected SMTP server Password This field allows the user to enter the password associated with the SMTP username Sender This field allows the user to enter the sender email address This email address will be the one that sends out all emails pertaining to the alerts and alarm emails sent by the DVR Receiver This field allows the user to enter the receiver email address These email addresses are the ones that will receive any emails pertaining to alert and alarm emails sent by the DVR Up to 3 email addresses can be entered in this field Subject This field allows the user to define the subject line of the email that is sent to the receivers Attachment This checkbox allows the user to enable the attachment of screenshots with emails Encrypt Type This dropdown box allows the user to select an encryption type There are two types of email encryption that are available o SSL Secure Socket Layer o TLS Transport Layer Security 88 OAMCREST Event Interval This field allows the user to define in seconds how many events can be triggered concurrently Heal
149. n To revert to default settings click the Default button 5 4 2 7 FTP FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol This protocol allows for remote uploading of files to a server This feature requires the use of a FTP tool on a computer in order to enable the use of FTP features on the DVR Once an FTP tool has been acquired installed and configured to allow read write append and delete access then the DVR can be configured to use FTP Below is a screenshot of the FTP menu screen AMCREST Playback oO CAMERA FTP Sy NETWORK ae E Enable Server IP Port N Kal Kal gt a User Name Password E Anonymous Remote Directory File Length Image Upload Interval 2 Channel Weekday Wednesday Time Period 1 S E Regular Time Period 2 E Regular FTP Test Save Default Below is an explanation of the fields on the FTP settings screen e Enable This checkbox allows the user to enable the FTP feature for the DVR e Server IP This field allows the user to enter the FTP server IP address and port e User Name This field allows the user to enter the FTP username e Password This field allows the user to enter the FTP server password The checkbox next to this field enables anonymous access to the FTP e Remote Directory This field allows the user to designate which folder the DVR will upload files to 156 OAMCREST e File Length This field allows the user to dictate how large upload files can be
150. n order to specify time zones in greater detail for each day click the setup button to the left of the time bar and the Time Period setup screen will appear The system allows for the configuration of up to 6 different time periods Click the checkbox to the left of the time period to enable that time period Click the text next to each period to edit the time period To copy time periods click the checkboxes next to the days of the week that you d like to copy the settings to To copy settings to another channel click the Copy button To confirm settings click the Save button To refresh the page click the Refresh button To revert to default settings click the Default button 174 OAMCREST 5 4 4 2 HDD Manage Local Storage This screen is meant to help the user monitor the DVR s hard drives Using this screen the user can see the current HDD type status and capacity The user can also use this screen to format hard drives and change hard drive properties Below is a screenshot of the HDD Manage settings screen AMCREST Playback Local Storage HDD Operation Start Time End Time Ge as read write HD Read write HDD Normal 895 31GB 931 4GB 2014 09 05 10 24 20 2014 09 11 12 02 22 Format Below is an explanation of the fields on the HDD Manage settings screen e SATA o This shows how many hard drives the system can support o 1here means the system supports a maximum of 1 HDD o The symbol on the next row shows the st
151. nabled camera or audio output device Note If the audio input port from the device to the client end is using the first channel audio input port during the bidirectional talk process the system will not encode the audio data from the 1 channel There are 4 bidirectional talk protocols available in the system mp on a Default b G711a c G711u 140 OAMCREST d PCM 4 Instant Record Button This button allows the user to begin manual recording Click the button again to restore the system to the previous recording mode 5 PTZ Operation Panel This set of controls allows the user to remotely control PTZ enabled cameras Please refer to section 4 4 2 for more information on how to use the PTZ controls 6 Image Setup These controls allow the user to modify the live feed image settings 7 Live Feed View Settings This set of controls allows the user to change their view in the live view screen From left to right the buttons do the following Set video quality set video fluency enter full screen mode scan enter 1 window mode enter 4 window mode enter 6 window mode enter 8 window mode enter 9 window mode enter 13 window mode and enter 16 window mode 5 3 3 Playback Interface CC AMCREST pg ae CN ae IER Em Em Z 2014 Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 17 213 E 6 SB 15 16 17 18 19 20 22 23 24 25 26 27 29 30 i File List a D Stop HH Ai Requar MDM Alam 7 Card E je Q This is
152. napshot Plan This tab is where snapshot recording settings are configured Below is a screenshot of the Snapshot settings screen MM AMCREST Rm we ee CAMERA Schedule Snapshot Plan SN NETWORK Channel Regular mi MD Alarm MD amp Alarm 22 24 EVENT STORAGE Sunday Monday Below is a screenshot of the time period setup screen Setup Time Period 1 Regular E Alarm Time Period 2 E Regular E Time Period 3 Ee E Regular Alarm Time Period 4 E Regular Alarm Time Period 5 E Regular Alarm Time Period 6 E Regular E Alarm E al Sunday Monday Tuesday M Wednesday MESETA Friday EG E Holiday 173 OAMCREST Below is a screenshot of the copy screen All Channel 1 BEIGE Channel 3 Channel 4 Channel 5 Channel 6 Channel 7 Channel amp Save Cancel Below is an explanation of the fields on the Snapshot settings screen Parameter Function gt S Channel This dropdown box allows the user to pick which channel they would like to change snapshot recording settings for Holiday This dropdown box allows the user to enable the holiday function Holiday settings are configured in the System settings section See section 4 10 4 1 3 for more information on holiday settings Once finished on this screen click Save to return to the time period settings screen Setup I
153. ndow brightness The value ranges from 0 to 100 The default value is 50 The larger the number the brighter the video is When you input the value here the bright section and the dark section of the video will be adjusted accordingly You can use this function when the whole video is too dark or too bright Please note the video may become hazy if the value is too high The recommended value ranges from 40 to 60 This is used to adjust monitor window contrast The value ranges from 0 to 100 The default value is 50 The larger the number the higher the contrast is You can use this function when the whole video brightness is OK but the contrast is not correct Please note the video may become hazy if the value is too low If this value is too high the dark section may lack brightness while the bright section may over expose the picture The recommended value ranges from 40 to 60 This is used to adjust monitor window saturation The value ranges from O to 100 The default value is 50 The larger the number the strong the color is This value has no effect on the general brightness of the whole video The video color may become too strong if the value is too high For the grey part of the video the distortion may occur if the white balance is not accurate Please note the video may not be clear if the value is too low The recommended value ranges from 40 to 60 The gain adjust is to set the gain value The default value may vary due to dif
154. ng the system can stay idle before a user is logged out The value can range from O to 60 minutes Navigation Bar This checkbox allows the user to enable the navigation bar that shows on the main screen Startup Wizard This checkbox allows the user to enable the startup wizard the next time the system is restarted 110 OAMCREST e Mouse Speed This sliding scale allows the user to increase the movement and double click speed of the mouse To rest to default settings click the Default button near the bottom left hand corner To confirm settings click the OK button near the bottom right hand corner To cancel any modifications click the Cancel button near the bottom right hand corner To apply the settings click the Apply button near the bottom right hand corner 4 10 4 1 2 Date and Time This screen displays date and time settings for the DVR Below is a screenshot of the Date amp Time settings screen amp SETTING Back To Main e CAMERA NETYYORK m SYSTEM STORAGE GENERAL General Date amp Time Holiday DISPLAY Date Format PAN TILT ZOOM YYYY MM DD wv Time Format 4 HOUR TEXT OVERLAY Date Separator frat seb NN v BO Z GMT 08 00 x AUTO MAINTAIN DST CONFIG BACKUP DST Type Day of WYeek DEFAULT bi Start Time A8 2000 01 UPGRADE End Time T 2000 01 Server IP time windows Manual Update Port 123 Interval 60 min Default Save Cancel Below is an explanation of the fields on the Date amp Time setti
155. ngs screen e Date Format This dropdown box allows the user to specify a date and time format for the DVR to use There are 3 options o VV MM DD Year Month Day o MM DD YYYY Month Day Year o DD MM YYYY Day Month Year e Time Format This dropdown box allows the user to specify a time format for the DVR to use There are two options o 24 Hour o 12 Hour e Date Separator This dropdown box allows the user to specify a date separator There are 3 options o Dash o Forward Slash o _Underscore e System Time This field allows the user to set the system time and time zone Click Save to save the system time as it is shown in the display e Time Zone This dropdown box allows the user to specify a time zone for the DVR to use 111 OAMCREST e DST This checkbox allows the user to activate DST for the system e DST Type This field allows the user to pick whether DST starts on a specific day of the week or on a specified e Start Time This field allows the user to enter a start date and time for DST to begin e End Time This field allows the user to enter an end date and time for DST to end on e NTP NTP stands for Network Time Protocol This checkbox allows the user to enable the use of an NST server to synchronize the date and time settings on the DVR e Server IP This field allows the user to set the NTP server IP address Clicking the Manual Update button pulls a time update from the server e Port This field allows t
156. oding settings for each channel See below for a screenshot of the tab a SETTING Back To Main CAMEHA NETWORK m EVENT IMAGE Encode Snapshot Overlay ENCODI CHANNEL NAME CHANNEL TYPE Below is an explanation of the fields on the Encode settings screen e Channel This dropdown box allows the user to select a channel from the dropdown list to modify e Type This dropdown box allows the user to select one of 3 channel types regular motion detect and alarm Various encode parameters can be for different record types e Compression This dropdown box allows the user to select a compression protocol The system supports H 264 and MJPEG video compression protocols e Resolution This dropdown box allows the user to set the resolution The system supports various resolutions and they can be selected from this dropdown list e Frame Rate This dropdown box allows the user to select a frame rate Frame rate settings range from 1f s to 25f s in NTSC mode and 1f s to 30f s in PAL mode e Bit Rate Type This dropdown box allows the user to select a bit rate type The system supports two bit rate types CBR and VBR In VBR mode video quality can be set e Video Audio This checkbox allows the user to enable or disable Video Audio Audio formal can be selected as well 79 OAMCREST To revert to default settings click the Default button near the bottom left hand corner To copy settings to another channel click the Copy button nea
157. ol o The first column shows the order of the services o The second column shows the name of the services To edit this double click on the service line item o The third column shows the name of the protocol used by that service To edit this double click on the service line item o The fourth column shows the Internal Port used by that service To edit this double click on the service line item o The fifth column shows the External Port used by that service To edit this double click on the service line item To revert to default settings click the Default button near the bottom left hand corner To add a service to the list click Add Service near the bottom left hand corner To delete a service click Delete near the bottom left hand corner To confirm settings click the OK button near the bottom right hand corner To cancel any modifications click the Cancel button near the bottom right hand corner To apply the settings click the Apply button near the bottom right hand corner and view the video titled How to Gain Remote Access to Your HDCVI DVR with Universal Plug and To view a video on how to remotely access your DVR using UPnP go to http amcrest com videos You Tube Play To view more information on how to set up the HDCVI DVR for remote access using UPnP see section 5 2 1 91 OAMCREST 4 10 2 9 SNMP SNMP stands for Simple Network Management Protocol This protocol is used to provide a basic framework in o
158. on is too great The DVR s color or brightness settings are not correctly configured 6 Local Recordings are not searchable Below are a few possible reasons why this may be occurring The hard drive cable is damaged The hard drive is broken The DVR s firmware is incompatible with the recorded video 193 OAMCREST e The recorded files have been overwritten e The recording function has been disabled 7 Local playback video is distorted Below are a few possible reasons why this may be occurring e The video quality setting is too low e The DVR software has a read error Restart the DVR to solve this problem e The hard drive cable is damaged e The hard drive is malfunctioning e The DVR s hardware is malfunctioning 8 There is no audio during real time monitoring Below are a few possible reasons why this may be occurring e The microphone being used is not sufficiently powered e The speakers being used are not sufficiently powered e The audio cable is damaged e The DVR hardware is malfunctioning 9 There is no audio during recorded video playback Below are a few possible reasons why this may be occurring e Audio may not be enabled for that channel e The corresponding channel may not have any audio input 10 The timestamp is not displaying the correct time Below are a few possible reasons why this may be occurring e The time and date settings may not be configured correctly e The battery inside t
159. on the MG SOFT MIB Browser This software shows device configuration Using this software the user can see how many video channels and audio channels the device has as well as view other information about the DVR Note SNMP port number and Trap number should not be the same as it will cause a port conflict and neither will work 158 OAMCREST Below is an explanation about the different fields in the SNMP settings screen e Enable This checkbox allows the user to enable the SNMP feature for the DVR e SNMP Port This field allows the user to specify which port is used for SNMP e Read Community This field allows the user to specify which user community has read access e Write Community This field allows the user to specify which user community has write access e Trap Address This field allows the user to enter the IP address of the PC running the MIB software e Trap Port This field allows the user to enter the port number of the PC running MIB software e SNMP Version These checkboxes allow the user to select which versions of SNMP are used To revert to default settings click the Default button near the bottom left hand corner To confirm settings click the Save button near the bottom right hand corner To cancel any modifications click the Cancel button near the bottom right hand corner To apply the settings click the Apply button near the bottom right hand corner 5 4 2 10 Multicast Multicast is a feature that enables the
160. onitor Video Output OAMCREST Privacy mask Supports one privacy mask of user defined size in full screen mode wa Channel information time information and privacy mask zone Information Channel Lock Cover secret channel with black screen though system is encoding normally O e detection status are shown on the bottom left of display screen Color Hue brightness contrast saturation and gain setup for each channel i ch 200 2 10KQ RCA Audio EIERE 1 ch 200 2000mv 10KQ RCA 1 ch audio output 200 3000mv 5KQ RCA Audio Output Bidirectional Reuse the audio input output channel Real time Mode PAL 1f s to 25f s per channel and NTSC 1f s to 30f s per channel Record Speed 1 4 1 4 8 9 windows 1 4 8 9 16 windows Video Partition windows Optional Touring control PAL NTSC Real time monitor 720P 1280 720 Resolution Playback PAL NTSC All ch 720P 1280 720 960H 960 x576 960x480 D1 704x576 704x480 HD1 352x576 352x480 2CIF 704x288 704x240 CIF 352x288 352x240 QCIF 176x144 176x120 176x144 176x120 Audio Hard Disk 1 built in SATA port Support 1 HDD Hard disk One HDD AT Space Hard Disk Audio PCM 28 8MByte h Occupation Video 56 900MByte h Manual Recording Motion Detection Recording Schedule Recording and Alarm Recording Priority Manual Recording gt Alarm Recording gt Motion Detection Recording gt Recording Mode R ecord and Schedule Recording Storage Mode Support channel record quota
161. or tour functions such as motion detection and scheduled auto Touring control PAL NTSC Real time monitor 1080P 1920 1080 Playback All ch 1080P 1920 1080 720P 1280 720 960H 960 x576 960x480 D1 704x576 704x480 HD1 352x576 352x480 2CIF 704x288 704x240 CIF 352x288 352x240 QCIF 176x144 176x120 Support dual streams extra stream resolution CIF 352x288 352x240 QCIF 176x144 176x120 Image Quality 6 level image quality Adjustable Privacy mask Support one privacy mask of user defined size in full screen mode Support maximum 4 zones Image l l i Channel information time information and privacy mask zone Information TV Adjust Adjust TV output zone suitable to anamorphic video 16 Resolution PAL NTSC OAMCREST Cover secret channel with black screen though system is encoding normally Screen lock function to prevent unauthorized user seeing secret video Channel name recording status screen lock status video loss status and motion Information detection status are shown on the bottom left of display screen Hue brightness contrast saturation and gain setup for each channel Configuration i 10KQ RCA Audio ETC 1 ch 200 2000mv 10KQ RCA 1 ch audio output 200 3000mv 5KQ RCA Audio Output Bidirectional Reuse the audio input output channel Audio Wed peel 1 built in SATA port Support 1 HDD Hard disk One HDD AT Space Hard Disk Audio PCM 28 8MByte h Occupation Video 56 900MByte h
162. ottom left hand corner To confirm settings click the Save button near the bottom right hand corner To cancel any modifications click the Cancel button near the bottom right hand corner To apply the settings click the Apply button near the bottom right hand corner After completing the setup please click the save button to go back to the previous menu 4 10 2 2 Connection This screen allows users to configure port connections It is important that the system is rebooted if any changes are made to the settings on this screen Also ensure that port values do not conflict Below is a screenshot of the connection screen UPnP NMP MULTICAST REGISTEI ALARM CENTEF PFI Below is an explanation of the fields on the Connection settings screen e Maximum Connection This field represents the maximum amount of users that can be connected to the DVR at the same time The maximum number of users the DVR can support at one time is 128 e TCP Port This field designates the Transmission Control Protocol TCP port number The default value is 37777 e UDP Port This field designates the User Datagram Protocol UDP port number The default value is 37778 e HTTP Port This field designates the Hypertext Transfer Protocol HTTP port number The default value is 80 e HTTPS Port This field designates the Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure HTTPS port number The default value is 443 e RTSP Port This field designates the Real Time Str
163. ows the user to pick a baud rate for the PTZ channel The options are 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 57600 or 115200 Data Bits This dropdown box allows the user to pick the amount of data bits for the PTZ transmission The options are 5 6 7 or 8 Stop Bits This dropdown box allows the user to pick the amount of stop bits for the PTZ transmission The options are 1 1 5 or 2 Parity This dropdown box allows the user to pick the parity for the PTZ transmission The options are none odd or even To revert to default settings click the Default button near the bottom left hand corner To copy settings to another channel click Copy near the bottom left hand corner To save settings click the save button near the bottom right hand corner To cancel any modifications click the Cancel button near the bottom right hand corner To apply the settings click the Apply button near the bottom right hand corner 117 OAMCREST 4 10 4 4 Text Overlay This screen is used to configure Text Overlay settings This allows the DVR to record data brought in from Automated Teller Machines ATMs or Point of Sales POS systems and overlay the text onto the recorded video Below is a screenshot of the Text Overlay settings screen Back To Main GENERAL DISPLAY PAN TILT ZOOM TEXT OVERLAY ACCOUNT AUTO MAINTAIN CONFIG BACKUP DEFAULT UPGRADE a SETTING CAMERA NETY YORK m SYSTEM STORAGE Net Protocol Tels Current Sniffer Mode i
164. p Time Holiday DISPLAY PAN TILT ZOOM Device ID HCVR TEXT OVERLAY Device No ACCOUNT Language ENGLISH AUTO MAINTAIN Video Standard NTSC CONFIG BACKUP HDD Full verwrite DEFAULT Pack Duration 60 min UPGRADE Realtime Play 5 min Auto Logout 10 min Navigation Bat Startup Wizart Mouse Speed Slow Fast Default OK Cancel Apply Below is an explanation of the fields on the General settings screen Device ID This field allows the user to customize the name of the HDCVI Device No This field allows the user to customize the device s number Language This dropdown box allows the user to select a language for the DVR Options include English Simplified Chinese Traditional Chinese Italian Japanese French and Spanish Video Standard This dropdown box allows the user to select a video standard The options are between PAL and NTSC HDD Full This dropdown box allows the user to specify what to do when the HDD is full There are two options o Overwrite This option lets the DVR overwrite the oldest recorded video on the DVR o Stop Record This option causes the DVR to stop recording once the HDD is full Pack Duration This field allows the user to define the recording duration The default value is 60 minutes Realtime Play This field allows the user to set the playback time frame that is viewed in the preview interface This value can range from 5 to 60 minutes Auto Logout This field allows the user to define in minutes how lo
165. p the DVR well ventilated 196 OAMCREST Appendix A Hard Disk Drive HDD Capacity Calculation To calculate the total capacity needed by each DVR according to video recording settings video recording type and video file storage time Step 1 According to Formula 1 to calculate storage capacity qi that is the capacity of each channel needed for each hour unit Mbyte a d d 8x 3600 1024 Inthe formula means the bit rate unit Kbit s M Step 2 After video time requirement is confirmed according to Formula 2 to calculate the storage capacity which is storage of each channel needed unit Mbyte m AD 2 l di Ly l In the formula i means the recording time for each day hour i means number of days for which the video shall be kept Step 3 According to Formula 3 to calculate total capacity accumulation dr that is needed for all channels in the DVR during scheduled video recording C dr gt m i l 3 C In the formula means total number of channels in one DVR Step 4 According to Formula 4 to calculate total capacity accumulation dr that is needed for all channels in DVR during alarm video recording including motion detection C dr gt m i l xa 4 In the formula a means alarm occurrence rate 197 OAMCREST Appendix B Compatible Backup Device List Compatible USB drive list NOTE Please upgrade the DVR firmware to latest version to ensure the accurac
166. pe The system supports two bit rate types CBR and VBR In VBR mode video quality can be set Rate frame rate selected This field allows the user to set the P frame amount between two frames The value ranges from 1 to 150 seconds Default value is 50 Recommended value is frame rate 2 Audio Source This dropdown box allows the user to select an audio source The system supports two audio sources Normal or HDCVI In normal mode the audio signal comes from the audio input In HDCVI mode the audio signal comes from the camera coaxial cable Watermark This function allows the user to verify if the video has been tampered with Enable Watermark bit stream watermark mode and a watermark string can be selected The default string is DigitalCCTV The maximum length is 85 characters This string can only include numbers characters and underscores To copy settings to another channel click the Copy button To confirm settings click the Save button To refresh the page click the Refresh button To revert to default settings click the Default button 5 4 1 2 2 Snapshot This tab allows for the selection of snapshot settings See below for a screenshot of the Snapshot tab AMCREST Live Playback Alarm EI CAMERA Encode Snapshot Overlay Path Image EI EVENT Quality eet SEHR CIF 352 240 E STORAGE EE EE 1 SPL e SYSTEM 147 OAMCREST Below is a list of snapshot settings that can be modified on this screen Para
167. port results For more information on S M A R T see section 4 9 1 1 The S M A R T tab looks like the screenshots below o SETTING amp SETTING Details Details Detect Results S M A R T Detect Results SMART l Port 1 Port 1 Madle ST1000VM002 1CT162 Mode ST1000VM002 1CT162 Serial No SIGBSCW6 NRT Serial No SIGSSCVW6 Status OK Status OK Describe Describe Attribute Threshold Value Worst Status D ReadEmorRte 6 A E 9 OK Spin Up Time 0 97 97 OK Start Stop Count 20 100 100 OK Reallocated Sector Count 36 100 100 OK Seek Error Rate 30 64 60 OK Power On Hours Count H 99 99 OK Spin up Retr 97 100 100 OK Power On Off Count 20 100 100 OK Unkown Attribute 99 100 100 OK Reported Uncorrect 0 100 100 OK Unkown Attribute 0 100 100 OK Smart ID Attribute Threshold Value Worst Status 184 Unkown Attribute Op 100 100 OK 187 Reported Uncorrect 0 100 100 OK 188 Unkown Attribute 100 100 OK 189 High Fly Writes L 91 91 OK 191 G Sense Error Rate 100 100 OK 192 Power Off Retract Cycle 100 100 193 Load Unload Cycle Count 0 100 100 194 Temperature 35 45 197 Current Pending Sector Count 100 100 198 Off line Scan Uncorrectable Count 0 100 100 199 Ultra ATA CRC Error Rate i 200 200 134 OAMCREST 5 Web Operation One of the main features of the Amcrest HDCVI DVR is the ability to access the DVR and all of its features through the web Whether you want to view the live feed from remote location or you want the abil
168. portant e Redundancy HDD does not support picture backup function but it supports picture playback function You can select to play from redundancy HDD if there are pictures on the redundancy HDD The blue highlighted date means there is picture or file Otherwise there is no picture or file In any playback mode click the date you want to see and you can see the corresponding recorded file tracers in the time bar Calendar 62 OAMCREST Playback mode 1 4 9 In 1 window playback mode you can select 1 16 channels In 4 window playback mode you can select 4 channels according to your requirement In 9 window playback mode you can switch between 1 8 and 9 16 channels The time bar will change once you modify the playback mode or the channel option Playback mode and channel selection pane Card The card number search interface is shown as below Here you can view card number field number setup bar You can implement an advanced search search CARD SS Others 5 Q S Card Click this button to go to mark file list interface You can view all marked information in the Mark file current channel by time Please refer to chapter 4 8 1 3 for detailed information on how to list button mark video for playback Click this button and you can view the picture recorded file list of the current day The file list is used to display the first channel of the recorded file The system can display a maximum of 128 files at one time Use the
169. ptions Login Logout and Shutdown Logout shutdown restart Authentication required when shutting down to make sure only authorized users can turn off DVR Power General Parameter Consumption lt 15W With adapter exclude HDD Temperature Humidity 325 W x245 D x45mm H 1 25KG Exclude HDD Installation Desktop installation Mode OAMCREST 1 3 2 General 1080p HDCVI Specifications les nm High performance industrial embedded micro controllers Embedded LINUX System Multiplex operation Multiple channel record multiple channel playback and Resources network operation simultaneously User friendly graphical user interface Input Devices Input Method Arabic numbers English characters Chinese optional Shortcut Copy paste operation USB mouse right key shortcut menu double click USB Function mouse to switch screens Video High performance industrial embedded micro controllers System Main Processor Compression Standard Compression Audio Embedded LINUX Compression idea Inout 4 CH composite video input 8 CH composite video input NTSC PAL S NTSC PAL BNC 1 0VBp p 875 BNC 1 0VBp p 875 1 ch VGA output Video Output 1 ch HDMI output Supports VGA HDMI video output at the same time Video monitor i Video Real time Mode PAL 1f s to 25f s per channel and NTSC 1f s to 30f s per channel Record Speed Video Partition 1 4 windows Optional 1 4 8 9 windows Monitor Supports monit
170. r HDCVI DVR system Here you can find information about the DVR s features and functions as well as information to aid in troubleshooting Many of the setup and installation sections below have corresponding videos on YouTube You Tube To access the setup videos please go to http amcrest com videos Important Security Warning In order to keep your Amcrest camera secure and prevent unauthorized access please make sure to follow the steps below e Always make sure that your camera has the latest firmware as listed on www amcrest com firmware e Never use the default password for your camera Always ensure that your password is at least 8 10 characters long and contains a combination of lowercase characters uppercase characters as well as numbers For access to the quick start guide and other support information go to http amcrest com su To contact Amcrest support please do one of the following e Visit http amcrest com contacts and use the email form e Call Amcrest Support using one of the following numbers Toll Free 888 212 7538 International Callers Outside of US 1 713 893 8956 USA 888 212 7538 Canada 437 888 0177 UK 203 769 2757 e Email Amcrest Customer Support support amcrest com OAMCREST Important Safeguards and Warnings 1 Electrical Safety All installation and operation should conform to your local electrical safety codes The product must be grounded to reduce the risk of electric shock W
171. r the bottom right hand corner To confirm settings click the Save button near the bottom right hand corner To cancel any modifications click the Cancel button near the bottom right hand corner To apply the settings click the Apply button near the bottom right hand corner After completing the setup please click the save button to go back to the previous menu 4 10 1 2 2 Snapshot This tab allows for the selection of snapshot settings See below for a screenshot of the Snapshot tab a SETTING NETWORK IMAGE ENCODI CHANNEL NAME CHANNEL TYPI Below is a list of snapshot settings that can be modified on this screen Snapshot Mode This dropdown box allows the user to select a snapshot mode There are two snapshot modes regular and trigger o Regular Based on timing and happens at a set interval o Trigger Based on motion detection or alarm activation e Image Size This dropdown box allows the user to select an image size o There are 4 settings D1 HD1 2CIF and CIF e Image Quality This dropdown box allows the user to select image quality Quality is adjusted on a scale of 1 10 e Snapshot Frequency This dropdown allows the user to select the snapshot interval The value ranges from 1 to 7 seconds The maximum setting for a customized interval is 3600s picture To revert to default settings click the Default button near the bottom left hand corner To copy settings to another channel click the Copy button near t
172. rage device USB mouse etc Al ate ECH EH When an alarm occurs this light turns red 3 REC Record indicator light When the DVR is recording this light turns red 4 HDD HDD abnormal When an HDD error occurs or the HDD capacity is below the specified threshold indicator light value this light turns red Network NET abnormality indicator light R a ACT SNE Glod When the DVR receives a signal from the remote this light blinks indicator light POWER When DVR is on this light remains on When a network error occurs or there is no network connection this light turns red This is used to receive the signal from the remote control Go to the previous menu or cancel current operation When playback click this to return to the real time monitoring mode One window monitor mode click this button to display assistant functions such Backspace function While in numeral control or text control mode press it for Assist In text mode click this to switch between numeral English Confirm current operation ENTER Go to default button Go to menu ESC ESC 21 OAMCREST Function Press this button for three seconds to boot up or shut down DVR Activate current control modify setup and then move up and down Increase decrease a numeral value Activate assistant functions such as opening the PTZ menu Shift current activated controls During playback click these buttons to control the playback bar layback Is Pl
173. rap number should not be the same as it will cause a port conflict and neither will work Below is an explanation about the different fields in the SNMP settings screen e Enable This checkbox allows the user to enable the SNMP feature for the DVR e SNMP Version These checkboxes allow the user to select which versions of SNMP are used e SNMP Port This field allows the user to specify which port is used for SNMP e Read Community This field allows the user to specify which user community has read access e Write Community This field allows the user to specify which user community has write access e Trap Address This field allows the user to enter the IP address of the PC running the MIB software 92 OAMCREST e Trap Port This field allows the user to enter the port number of the PC running MIB software To revert to default settings click the Default button near the bottom left hand corner To confirm settings click the Save button near the bottom right hand corner To cancel any modifications click the Cancel button near the bottom right hand corner To apply the settings click the Apply button near the bottom right hand corner 4 10 2 10 Multicast Multicast is a feature that enables the DVR to broadcast it s live view to multiple computers on the same network Below is a screenshot of the multicast screen SETTING Back To Main CAMERA NETWORK SYSTEM ER STORAGE TCP IP Enable CONNECTION pap Bat PPPoE IP Address
174. rder to allow connection between various network devices Below is a screenshot of the SNMP settings screen o SETTING Back To Main CAMERA JP NETWORK al SYSTEM STORAGE TCP IP CONNECTION hte PPPoE SNMP Version WW v DDNS SNMP Port 161 IP FILTER Read Community public EMAIL Write Community rap Address Trap Port MULTICAST REGISTER ALARM CENTER P2P Default Save Cancel Use of SNMP required additional software to create a Management Information Base MIB database A popular set of tools for this purpose are MIB Builder and MG SOFT MIB Browser Using these tools two MIIB files need to be created BASE SNMP MIB and DVR SNMP MIB To configure SNMP follow the steps below e Onthe SNMP screen check the text box to enable the SNMP function Input the IP address of the PC that is running the MIB software in the Trap address Default values may be used for the rest of the fields e Compile the above mentioned two MIB files via the software MIB Builder e Run the MG SOFT MIB Browser to load the file from the previous step into the software e Input the device IP you want to manage in the MG SOFT MIB Browser Please set the corresponding version for your future reference e Open the tree list on the MG SOFT MIB Browser This software shows device configuration Using this software the user can see how many video channels and audio channels the device has as well as view other information about the DVR Note SNMP port number and T
175. register feature allows the DVR to register itself with a specified proxy so that the DVR can be remotely accessed via a proxy A proxy is a computer server that acts as an intermediary between client computers that are seeking resources from a server Below is a screenshot of the Register settings screen AMCREST Playback Auto Register Enable Server IP Port Sub device ID Refresh Default Below is an explanation of the fields on the Register settings screen e Enable This checkbox allows the user to enable the Register feature for the DVR e No This dropdown box allows the user to select the proxy number Currently the DVR can only configure one proxy e Server IP Address This field allows the user to enter the proxy server IP address e Port This field allows the user to enter the proxy port number o Note Do not enter a network default port for this port number It may result in a port conflict e ID This field allows the user to enter the proxy ID number To confirm settings click the Save button near the bottom right hand corner To refresh the page click the Refresh button To revert to default settings click the Default button near the bottom left hand corner 5 4 2 12 Alarm Center The alarm center feature is used to allow users to connect the DVR to their alarm server so the server can receive a notice when certain events happen One common use for the alarm center is to send daily reports on the status of the D
176. s NET Overlay Channel Overlay Mode Al Overlay Position Top Left Source IP Destination CGancel Below is an explanation of the fields on the Text Overlay settings screen e Protocol This dropdown box allows the user to pick a protocol for text overlay The options are ATM POS and POS Default is POS e Overlay Channel This field allows the user to pick which overlay channels should be used with the video e Overlay Mode These checkboxes allow the user to preview and enable the text overlay feature e Overlay Position This dropdown box allows the user to pick which position for the overlaid text appears e Source IP This field allows the user to enter the ATM or POS IP address and port number from which the text overlay data is gathered e Destination IP This field allows the user to enter the ATM or POS IP address and port number to which the text overlay data is sent To save settings click the save button near the bottom right hand corner To cancel any modifications click the Cancel button near the bottom right hand corner To apply the settings click the Apply button near the bottom right hand corner 118 OAMCREST When the protocol ATM POS is selected the screen looks like the picture below Back To Main GENERAL DISPLAY PAN TILT ZOOM TEXT OVERLAY ACCOUNT AUTO MAINTAIN CONFIG BACKUP DEFAULT UPGRADE 4 10 4 5 Account This menu is used to manage user accounts user account passwords and
177. s easy to use and can be set up in a relatively small amount of time It has various functions such as recording playback and monitoring functionality and it synchronizes audio and video by default This HDCVI DVR adopts a high quality design in order to achieve high levels of reliability and security It can be configured to work locally as well as on a network With the provided professional surveillance software PSS tool as well as many built in tools on the DVR s OS this device can also help monitor and track network usage by the device itself By using industry standard cables and tribrid functionality the DVR can be used with a variety of different cameras Analog HDCVI or IP and can work with most standard security system cable setups This product can be used ina variety of locations such as banks residential neighborhoods or homes factories warehouses transportation trucking and more 1 2 Features The Amcrest HDCVI has the following features e Real time Monitoring The HDCVI has an analog output port VGA port and an HDMI port You can use a variety of monitors to display the DVR s interface and the DVR can support VGA and HDMI output at the same time e Storage Functionality The DVR is able to record multiple video and audio streams to the built in hard drive to allow for playback of any recorded media e Compression Format By utilizing advanced compression the DVR is able to support multiple channels of audio
178. s of IP addresses that can be used by this feature Only one of them can be activated at a time o Trusted Sites This setting allows the user to enter trusted IP addresses All other addresses will be blocked o Blocked Sites This setting allows all IP addresses but blocks the ones that are specified e Delete This button allows a user to remove a specific IP address from the IP Filter list e Edit This button allows a user to edit start or end addresses To add another line item click the Add button To confirm settings click the Save button To refresh the page click the Refresh button To revert to default settings click the Default button 154 OAMCREST 5 4 2 6 Email This screen allows for the configuring of email settings in order to permit the DVR to send emails when the connected cameras or alarms are triggered Below is a screenshot of the email settings screen AMCREST Playback Alarm 2 CAMERA Email sy NETWORK LC Enable SMTP Server MailServer Port Anonymous User Name Password Sender Encrypt Type Subject HCVR ALERT Attachment on Receiver Second 0 3600 Interval ech N o W Health Enable Minute 30 1440 Email Test Save Refresh Default Below is an explanation of the fields on the Email settings screen Parameter Tpuncgon O OO This checkbox allows the user to enable the email feature SMTP Server SMTP stands for Simple Mail Transfer Protocol This field allows the i O
179. save the downloaded file AMCREST Download by File Download by Time Watermark Channel ee Start Time 2014 09 11 f 00 00 00 Bit Stream Type End Time 2014 09 11 f 23 59 59 Download to Local Record Format DAV M Save Path C RecordDownload Browse OK Cancel This is the Watermark screen This screen allows users to add a watermark to downloaded video and to verify watermarked videos AMCREST be Download by File Download by Time Local File Watermark io EE Watermark Revised Info No Malfunction type Watermark Time 143 OAMCREST 5 3 4 Alarm Interface Live Playback Alarm ALARM TYPE Motion Detect HDD Error Extemal Alarm Video Loss Tampering HDD Full OPERATION Message ALARM SOUND Play Alarm Sound Sound Path This is the interface for the DVR s Alarm management menu There are 4 main sections See the table below for more information Number Section Parameter Function S Alarm The system triggers the alarm when video loss occurs Type Motion detection The system triggers the alarm when motion detection occurs Tampering The system triggers the alarm when camera is maliciously masked Disk full The system triggers the alarm when the disk is full The system triggers the alarm when a disk error occurs External alarm An alarm input device triggers the alarm 2 Operation Prompt The system automatically pops up an alarm icon on the Alarm button in the main
180. screen Back To Main GENERAL DISPLAY PAN TILT ZOOM TEXT OVERLAY ACCOUNT CONFIG BACKUP DEFAULT UPGRADE SETTING CAMERA NETWORK E SYSTEM Auto Reboot System Every Tuesday v at 02 00 Auto Delete Old Files Never v Cancel OAMCREST STORAGE Apply 123 Below is an explanation of the fields on the Auto Maintain settings screen Auto Reboot System This dropdown field allows the user to set a day of the week and time to automatically reboot the system in order to keep the system healthy Auto Delete Old Files This dropdown field allows the user to delete old files The two settings are Never and Customized When customized is selected a number of days can be specified Any files that exist past that many days in the past are deleted to create space on the DVR s hard drive To confirm settings click the OK button near the bottom right hand corner To cancel any modifications click the Cancel button near the bottom right hand corner To apply the settings click the Apply button near the bottom right hand corner 4 10 4 7 Config Backup This screen is used to manage importing and exporting of system configurations This feature can be used to clone the settings from one DVR to another Below is a screenshot of the Config Backup settings screen SETTING Back To Main CAMERA NETYYORK EZ SYSTEM STORAGE GENERAL Sech Device Name Refresh DISPLAY Total Space Free Space PAN TILT ZOOM
181. screenshot of the Group Account settings screen oo SETTING Back To Main CAMERA NETYYORK GG SYSTEM STORAGE GENERAL Group DISPLAY PAN TILT 7OOM 2 iroup Name elete Memo admin administrator group TEXT OVERLAY user user group ACCOUNT AUTO MAINTAIN CONFIG BACKUP DEFAULT UPGRADE Add iroup Below is an explanation of the fields on the User Group settings screen e Number This number indicates how many groups are in the system Each line item has a number to signify its place in the list e Group Name This column indicates an account s username e Modify This column has a button that allows for the account s properties to be edited e Delete This column has a button that allows for the account s properties to be deleted e Memo This column indicates any notes about the user group e Add Group This button allows the user to add another user group On the next page is a screenshot of the Add Group screen 122 OAMCREST Group Name Memo Authority All ACCOUNT PTZ COLO Note e tis recommended to give the general user fewer rights than an administrative one Add Group Playback Monitor OFFLINE USER DEFAULT amp UPGRADI MANUAL CONTRO EVENT SHUTDOWN e There are a total of 98 rights that can be assigned to a user 4 10 4 6 Auto Maintain This screen is used to configure Auto Maintenance settings for the DVR Below is a screenshot of the Auto Maintain settings
182. second Bit Rate This dropdown box allows the user to select the bit rate used by the system Wett for zero channel encoding There are 7 options and all are measures in kilobytes per second Kb S 896 1024 1280 1536 1792 2048 4016 To confirm settings click the Save button To refresh the page click the Refresh button To revert to default settings click the Default button 182 OAMCREST 5 4 5 3 Pan Tilt Zoom This screen is used to configure Pan Tilt Zoom PTZ functionality Below is a screenshot of the PTZ settings screen Playback Channel Control Mode Protocol e Address Baud Rate b Nh CH CH a Data Bit Wa a lt Stop Bit Parity O 2 D 4 O Di lt bi Default Below is an explanation of the fields on the PTZ settings screen Parameter Function Z gt O This dropdown box allows the user to pick which channel they would like to change PTZ settings for This dropdown box allows the user to pick which control move they would like Mode to use for the specified channel The two options are Serial and HDCVI Default is HDCVI Address This dropdown box allows the user to pick the corresponding PTZ address for the channel transmission The options are 1 1 5 or 2 The options are none odd or even To copy settings to another channel click the Copy button To confirm settings click the Save button To refresh the page click the Refresh button To revert
183. sed to automatically update name servers in real time in order to help the DVR maintain a persistent address despite changes in location or configuration What this means is that even when the DVR is restarted moved or reconfigured it can keep the same IP address thus allowing remote users uninterrupted access to the DVR rather than having to request a new IP address to use for remote access anytime a change is made To use this feature users will need to setup an account with a DDNS service The DVR supports a variety of DDNS services such as Quick DDNS NO IP DDNS CN99 DDNS Dyndns DDNS and private DDNS services Based on which service is selected different options may show on this screen For purposes of this guide QuickDDNS will be used To use Quick DDNS go to http www quickddns com and register for an account If the account is inactive for a year Quick DDNS may take back the domain name but an email will be sent beforehand as a warning 85 OAMCREST Below is a screenshot of the DDNS settings screen configured to QuickDDNS CAMERA CONNECTION PPPof IP FHILTER EMAII FTP Below is an explanation of the fields that can be configured on DDNS settings screen when set to Quick DDNS type Fields with a next to them appear when Quick DDNS is selected Enable This checkbox allows the user to enable DDNS on the DVR DDNS Type This dropdown box allows the user to select which DDNS service is being used on the
184. settings and Storage settings All of these settings can be reset by the use of the All checkbox The following settings are also reset with a factory reset e System Menu Color e Language e Time Display Mode e Video Format e IP Address e User Accounts To confirm settings click the OK button near the bottom right hand corner To cancel any modifications click the Cancel button near the bottom right hand corner To apply the settings click the Apply button near the bottom right hand corner 125 OAMCREST 4 10 4 9 Update This screen is used to update the DVR s firmware to the latest version To conduct a system update it is required to put an update file onto a USB storage device and plug it into the DVR Ensure the update file is named Update bin Below is a screenshot of the Update screen a SETTING Back To Main CAMERA NETY ORK SYSTEM STORAGE GENERAL UPGRADI DISPLAY If you need to upgrade system now lease insert USB upgrade disk then press the start button to pg pg PAN TILT Z7OOM start upgrade Jon t shut down the power during upgrade TEXT OVERLAY ACCOUNT AUTO MAINTAIN CONFIG BACKUP DEFAULT UPGRADE Once the USB device with the firmware update is plugged in navigate to this screen and click the Start button to begin the firmware update process 126 OAMCREST 4 10 5 Storage This set of menu items deal with storage of data on the DVR 4 10 5 1 Schedule This screen
185. settings click the Save button To refresh the page click the Refresh button To revert to default settings click the Default button 5 4 3 1 2 Video Loss The video loss settings screen is where the DVR can be setup to notify the user any time there is video loss on any of the channels Below is a screenshot of the video loss settings screen AMCREST Playback Motion Detect Video Loss Camera Masking Period E Record Channel wi 2131415161718 Delay Seen Second 10 300 E PTZ Activation Tour Snapshot Show Message E Send Email Alarm Upload W Buzzer Copy Save Refresh Default Below is a screenshot of the period setup screen 165 OAMCREST Below is a screenshot of the PTZ Activation screen PTZ Activation Channel 1 Channel 2 Channel 3 Channel 4 Channel 5 Channel 6 Channel 7 Channel 8 Cancel Below is a description of the fields on the Video Loss settings page Parameter Function gt S y O This checkbox allows the user to enable the video loss function for a specific channel Record This checkbox allows the user to enable the system to record video for that PTZ activation should be PTZ Activation This checkbox allows the user to enable the system to activate PTZ movement when a video loss alarm is triggered To setup the PTZ activation settings click the setup button next to PTZ activation e Onthe PTZ Activation screen each camera can be setup to perform a preset PTZ action
186. settings screen o SETTING Back To Main CAMERA NETYYORK F SYSTEM m STORAGE SCHEDULE HDD MANAGE RECORD HDD Detect Status Read write HDD Normal Format OK Cancel Apply Below is an explanation of the fields on the HDD Manage settings screen e SATA o This shows how many hard drives the system can support o 1 here means the system supports a maximum of 1 HDD o The symbol on the next row shows the status of the connected hard drive 0 means that the current HDD is functioning normally X means there is an error with the hard drive connection or that there is no connected hard drive means that the hard drive is damaged and should be replaced e Hard Drive List o This shows what hard drives are currently connected to the DVR and displays information about them o Device Name This column shows the names of the connected hard disk drives HDD o Type This column shows the type of access the DVR has to the hard drive To change a hard drive s type click the downward arrow next to the HDD s type and select the desired type There are 3 possible settings Read Only This allows the DVR to read the data but not modify it in anyway Write Only This allows the DVR to write data to the HDD but not read any data from it Read Write This allows the DVR to both read and write data on the HDD o Status This column shows the status of the connected hard drive There are 3 statuses Normal This me
187. t Alarmin 0 Alarm Out 0 SN PA4AP138W01830 System Version 3 200 0024 0 Build Date 2014 09 09 5 5 2 Log This screen is used to keep a log of all activity on the DVR Below is a screenshot of the Log screen O AMCREST ewes 2014 09 11 E 00 00 00 DEN 2014 09 12 F 00 00 o Types All Search Matched 48logs Log Time 2014 09 11 07 29 31 2014 09 11 11 23 17 No Time Event 2014 09 11 07 29 53 Save 2014 09 11 07 30 39 Shut down 2014 09 11 07 30 39 Boot up 2014 09 11 07 30 39 Video Loss 2014 09 11 07 30 39 Video Loss 2014 09 11 07 30 39 Video Loss 2014 09 11 07 30 39 Video Loss System Log Info come Fco Clear 190 OAMCREST The system lists the following information e System Operation e Account Manager e Configuration Operation e Log Clear e Data Management e File Operation e Alarm Events e Reboot Type e Record Operation Below is an explanation of the fields on the log screen Parameter Function S Type This dropdown box allows the user to select which type of log they want to view Log types include system operation configuration operation data operation event operation record operation user management and log clear Start time This field allows the user to set the start time of the requested log This field allows the user to set the end time of the requested log Search You can select the log type from the drop down list and then click search button to view the list You
188. t Plan NETWORK EVENT Channel Pre record Second 0 30 Redundancy Regular MD Alarm MD amp Alarm STORAGE SCHEDULE HDD MANAGE Sunday gaa Monday rt Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Holiday Sem CI Refresh Default 170 OAMCREST Below is a screenshot of the time period setup screen Setup Time Period 1 Time Period 2 Time Period 3 Time Period 4 Time Period 5 Time Period 6 E Al Sunday Monday M Tuesday MP Wednesday MJ Thursday Friday Holiday UU UU UU UU UU UU 00 Regular M MD Alarm Regular iis Alarm Reguiar iis Alarm Reguiar iis Alarm Requa MD Alarm Regular iis Alarm Below is a screenshot of the copy screen Bal Channel 1 E Channel 3 E Channels Channel 7 Save E Channel E Channel 4 E Channel 6 E Channels Cancel OAMCREST SINT EI MI VS Alarm MD amp Alarm MI VS Alarm MI VS Alarm MI VS Alarm Saturday 171 Below is an explanation of the fields on the Schedule settings screen Parameter Function gt S Channel This dropdown box allows the user to pick which channel they would like to change video recording settings for Pre record This field allows the user to capture extra video that occurs before an event Up to 30 seconds of video prior to a recording event can be captured in order to provide context to a recording Redundancy This checkbox allows th
189. t is important that the system is rebooted if any changes are made to the settings on this screen Also ensure that port values do not conflict Below is a screenshot of the connection screen AMCREST Playback oO CAMERA Connection sy NETWORK CONNECTION TCP Port 37777 1025 65535 HTTP Port 37776 1 65535 RTSP Format rtsp lt Username gt lt Password gt lt IP Address gt lt Port gt cam realmonitor channel 1 amp subtype 0 UDP Port 1025 65535 channel Channel1 8 subtype Code Stream Type Main Stream 0 Sub Stream 1 Save Refresh Default Below is an explanation of the fields on the Connection settings screen Parameter Function S Maximum This field represents the maximum amount of users that can be Connection connected to the DVR at the same time The maximum number of users the DVR can support at one time is 128 number The default value is 37777 The default value is 37778 number The default value is 80 port number The default value is 443 number The default value is 554 To confirm settings click the Save button To refresh the page click the Refresh button To revert to default settings click the Default button 5 4 2 3 PPPOE PPPoE stands for Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet This screen allows users to configure PPPoE connections 152 OAMCREST Below is a screenshot of the PPPoE screen CC AMCREST Lal CAMERA PPPoE Cl NETWORK Enable User N
190. th Enable This checkbox allows the user to enable the function that causes the system to send out a test email to ensure if the connection is OK or not Interval This field allows the user to define in minutes how often emails can be sent by the system This helps to curb heavy load on the email server when multiple events are occurring To revert to default settings click the Default button near the bottom left hand corner To test the current settings click Test near the bottom left hand corner To confirm settings click the OK button near the bottom right hand corner To cancel any modifications click the Cancel button near the bottom right hand corner To apply the settings click the Apply button near the bottom right hand corner 4 10 2 7 FTP FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol This protocol allows for remote uploading of files to a server This feature requires the use of a FTP tool on a computer in order to enable the use of FTP features on the DVR Once an FTP tool has been acquired installed and configured to allow read write append and delete access then the DVR can be configured to use FTP Below is a screenshot of the FTP menu screen Back To Main TCP IP CONNIE HON PPPol DDNS IP FILTER EMAII FIP UPnP NM MULTICAST REGISTEE ALARM CENTER RA Below is an explanation of the fields on the FTP settings screen Enable This checkbox allows the user to enable the FTP feature for the DV
191. ther local alarm signal at the fifth second the buzzer tour PTZ activation snapshot record channel functions will begin another 10 seconds while the screen prompt alarm upload email will not be activated again After 10 seconds if system detects another alarm signal it can generate a new alarm since the anti dither time has expired Region The setup button takes the user to the motion detection region setup screen for that specific channel e When the setup button is clicked the current channel s interface comes into a full screen view The user can then set up to 4 regions each with their own region name sensitivity 1 100 and threshold 1 100 Each region has a specific color and the region selector tool is displayed when the mouse is moved to the top of the screen o Sensitivity is the amount of change required to increase the motion detected by a percentage The lower the sensitivity the more movement is required to trigger an alarm Threshold is the level that the motion detection needs to reach in order to trigger an alarm The lower the threshold the more likely that motion will trigger an alarm To designate a zone click and drag the mouse over the area desired When a colored box is displayed over the live feed that area is now enabled for motion detection Clicking the FN button will switch the mode between armed and disarmed so that clicking and dragging the mouse can either designate a motion detection zone or r
192. tings click the Default button near the bottom left hand corner To copy settings to another channel click Copy near the bottom left hand corner To test a channel s motion detection click Test near the bottom left hand corner To confirm settings click the OK button near the bottom right hand corner To cancel any modifications click the Cancel button near the bottom right hand corner To apply the settings click the Apply button near the bottom right hand corner 107 OAMCREST 4 10 3 2 Abnormality This screen is used to specify system action in the case of either hard drive abnormality or network abnormality 4 10 3 2 1 HDD This screen allows the user to specify actions that occur when there is an abnormality with the DVR s hard disk drive HDD Below is a screenshot of the HDD Abnormality settings screen SETTING Back To Main CAMERA NETWORK a EVENT SYSTEM STORAGE DETECT SEET ABNORMALITY No Disk Alarm Upload Send Email Cancel Below is an explanation of the fields on the HDD Abnormality settings screen Event Type This field allows the user to specify which HDD abnormality event type they would like to configure settings for o No Disk No hard drive is detected o Disk Error The hard drive has an error o Disk No Space The hard drive is about to or has run out of space Less Than This field allows the user to specify at what percentage of free disk space this condition should be triggered Enable
193. tions e 24 Hour e 12 Hour System Time This field allows the user to set the system time and time zone Click Save to save the system time as it is shown in the display DST This checkbox allows the user to enable DST on the DVR This fields below it allow the user to set DST settings such as DST type start time and end time NTP NTP stands for Network Time Protocol This checkbox allows the user to Wl enable the use of an NST server to synchronize the date and time settings on the DVR NTP Server This field allows the user to set the NTP server IP address Clicking the Manual IP Update button pulls a time update from the server This field allows the user to set the NTP server port number Number Interval This field allows the user to set the NTP synchronization interval This number determines how often the DVR queries the NTP server to get accurate date and time information This value can be between 0 and 60 minutes 178 OAMCREST To confirm settings click the Save button To refresh the page click the Refresh button To revert to default settings click the Default button 5 4 5 1 3 Holiday This screen displays the holiday settings for the DVR Below is a screenshot of the Holiday settings screen AMCREST Playback General Date amp Time Holiday Holiday Name labor day L 1 day s Below is an explanation of the fields on the Holiday settings screen e 1 This number indicates how many holidays are in the syst
194. tions If the buttons on the front panel of the DVR are used then only four of the directions will be accessible up down left right In the middle of the eight directional arrows there is a button to activate the 3D Intelligent Positioning function To use the 3D Intelligent Positioning function your PTZ enabled device should support this function and a compatible USB mouse should be plugged into the DVR By clicking the button and activating the 3D Intelligent Positioning the system will go to single screen mode Once activated section size can be adjusted using the mouse The zone selected supports 4x to 16x speeds and can use PTZ automatically to move the camera field The smaller the designated zone the higher the movement speed within the zone 52 OAMCREST gt gt Additional functions within the PTZ control panel can be opened by clicking the H button See the chart below to see which additional functions are available D Bod Aux on off button Note The name of the command will be grayed out if the function is not supported See below for detailed information on each PTZ function To configure the functions above click the Settings button OAMCREST 53 4 4 2 1 Preset This function allows for the creation and editing of preset camera configurations PAN TILT 7O0M Tour Pattern Border Preset Set Del Preset To create and manage preset camera configurations follow the steps below e Configure
195. to 100 e Time Display This checkbox allows the user to choose whether or not the time stamp shows in the playback video e Channel Display This checkbox allows the user to choose whether or not the channel number is displayed in the playback video e Resolution This dropdown box allows the user to change the resolution of the DVR There are 4 options o 1920x1080 o 1280x1024 default o 1280x720 o 1024x768 e Preview Enhancement This checkbox allows the user to optimize the margin of the playback video To revert to default settings click the Default button near the bottom left hand corner To save settings click the save button near the bottom right hand corner To cancel any modifications click the Cancel button near the bottom right hand corner To apply the settings click the Apply button near the bottom right hand corner 114 OAMCREST 4 10 4 2 2 Tour Setup This screen is used to activate tour functionality for the live preview Below is a screenshot of the Tour Setup screen Back To Main GENERAL DISPLAY PAN TILT ZO0OM TEXT OVERLAY ACCOUNT AUTO MAINTAIN CONFIG BACKUP DEFAULT UPGRADE SETTING CAMERA NETYORK ei EVENT mg SYSTEM STORAGE Display Tour Setup Zero Ch Encode Enable Tour Interval Motion Tour Type View 1 we Split View 1 e Channel Group Default OK Cancel Below is an explanation of the fields on the Tour Setup settings screen e Enable Tour This checkbox allows t
196. to chapter 4 4 3 for more detailed information on color settings 58 OAMCREST 4 5 5 Search Click the button and the system goes to the search interface Please refer to section 4 8 1 for more detailed information 4 5 6 Alarm Status d Click the button and the system goes to the alarm status interface It is used to view device status and channel status Please refer to chapter 4 10 3 for more information 4 5 7 USB Manager i Click the button and the system goes to the USB Manager interface It is used to view USB information backup and update Please refer to chapter 4 8 2 for more information 4 5 8 HDD Manager Click the button and the system goes to the HDD manager interface It is used to view and manage HDD information Please refer to chapter 4 10 5 2 for more information 4 5 9 Network Click the button and the system goes to the network interface It is used to set the network IP address default gateway and etc Please refer to chapter 4 10 2 for more information 4 5 10 PTZ Click the button and the system goes to the PTZ control interface Please refer to chapter 4 4 2 for more information 4 5 11 Tour hon SC Click the button to enable tour The icon becomes and you can see the tour is in process 59 OAMCREST 4 5 12 Channel Info Click the button and the system goes to the channel information interface It is used to view information about the corresponding channel See the image
197. to default settings click the Default button options are 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 57600 or 115200 transmission The options are 5 6 7 or 8 183 OAMCREST 5 4 5 4 Text Overlay This screen is used to configure Text Overlay settings This allows the DVR to record data brought in from Automated Teller Machines ATMs or Point of Sales POS systems and overlay the text onto the recorded video Below are screenshots of the Text Overlay settings screen O AMCREST tt CAMERA Net sy NETWORK Current Sniffer Mode is NET Protocol POS M Overlay Channel LJ Kol L L LJ bal LJ Overlay Mode Preview amp Encode Overlay Position Top Left Source IP Address 0 eel ieee Source Port Destination IP Address Or ee e SCH Destination Port Save Refresh A A Mes eer ET Lal CAMERA Net Sy NETWORK E EVENT Current Sniffer Mode is NET Protocol ATM POS Y HZH z STORAGE Overlay Mode Preview Encode SYSTEM f Overlay Position Top Left v Sniffer Group Sniffer Group1 v PAN TILT ZOOM Source IP Address ee E ee Source Port TETOVERLAY Despnapon ID Address 0 0 0 0 Destination Port Overlay Channel Key Words1 Key Words2 Key Words3 Key Words4 Key Words5 Key Words6 Save Refresh Below is an explanation of the fields on the Text Overlay settings screen e Protocol This dropdown box allows the user to pick a protocol for text overlay The options are ATM POS and POS Default is POS e O
198. tor mode pops up shortcut menu one window four window nine mouse window and sixteen window Pan Tilt Zoom color setting search record alarm input alarm output main menu Among which Pan Tilt Zoom and color setting applies for current selected channel If you are in multiple window mode system automatically switches to the corresponding channel View 1 View 4 View amp View 9 Gand Tit Zoom Color Setting Search Manual Main Menu Press middle button Select motion detection zone Select privacy mask zone 32 OAMCREST 3 Connection and Installation 3 1 Check Hardware When you receive the DVR system in the packaging unpack it and check all sides of the DVR to see if there is any physical damage The protective materials used for the packaging of the DVR can protect most accidental damage during transportation but to ensure that your equipment is operating as expected it is recommended to inspect the product before proceeding further On the DVR unit check specifically that the label on the bottom of the DVR is not damaged The serial number of the unit is usually needed to provide support Please check that all required items for your DVR are present and accounted for To check what is included with your purchase go to http amcrest com hdcvi security camera systems html and find the product you purchased then scroll down and click the What s Included tab If any item is missing please
199. tus p INFO Back To Main E SYSTEM NETYWORK fe ae Device Status Device NIC No 1 HDD No 1 Channel Status Channel CH SG Local Alarm 0 Video Loss Motion Refresh 4 9 3 Network This screen is used to display network information It consists of 3 screens Online Users Load and Test 4 9 3 1 Online Users This screen is used to monitor and manage users who are online With the proper system access level users can be disconnected or blocked The system refreshes this list automatically every five seconds p INFO Back To Main m SYSTEM NETWORK E User Name User Login Time Block Block 60 74 OAMCREST 4 9 3 2 Network Load This screen shows the amount of bandwidth consumed on the network by the DVR The connection status is shown as offline if the DVR is disconnected from the internet The bottom panel is a graph that shows the fluctuation in the send and receive speed p INFO Back To Main W SYSTEM ZP NETWORK ONLINE USERS MAC ADDRESS Status 90 02 a9 c4 8f d2 Succeed 4 9 3 3 Network Test Type Ethernet This screen is used to test the network connection for the DVR It can send data to a specific IP in order to see if it can transmit data to it p INFO Back To Main CH SYSTEM Z NETYYORK ONLINE USERS Network Test LOAD meer Geer Test Result Network Sniffer Packet Backup Device Name Au id ress Name P Sniffer Packet Size LAN 8 1 2 OKB Below is an explan
200. tween multiple window and one window Auxiliary key In 1 ch monitor mode pop up assistant function PTZ control and Video color Switch the PTZ control menu in PTZ control interface In motion detection interface working with direction keys to complete setup In text mode click it to delete character 0 9 number key Input password channel or switch channel Shift is the button to switch the input method 2 5 Mouse Control The following table details the different uses for a computer mouse in regards to the DVR s controls Left click System pops up password input dialogue box if you have not logged in mouse In real time monitor mode you can go to the main menu When you have selected one menu item left click mouse to view menu content Implement the control operation Modify checkbox or motion detection status Click combo box to pop up drop down list 31 OAMCREST In the input box you can select input methods Left click the corresponding button on the panel and you can input numeral English character small capitalized Here lt stands for backspace button stands forthe space button In English input mode _ stands for input a backspace icon and stands for deleting the previous character Double left click mouse In multiple window mode double left click one channel to view in full window Double left click current video again to go back to previous multiple window mode Right click In real time moni
201. u can see device shuts down From power on off button on the front panel or remote control Press the power on off button on the DVR front panel or remote control for more than 3 seconds to shutdown the device From power on off button on the rear panel 4 1 3 Auto Resume Feature The HDCVI has an auto resume feature that allows the system to automatically backup video and resume previous working status after power failure 44 OAMCREST 4 1 4 Button Battery Replacement The DVR has a button battery that s used to ensure accurate system time The battery is a CR2032 watch battery and it is recommended that the batter is replaced once a year Note Before replacement please save the system setup otherwise you may lose data completely 4 2 Startup Wizard After turning the system on the default video display shows multiple windows To bring up the login screen left click the mouse or hit enter on the keyboard The login screen should look like this SYSTEM LOGIN User Name admin KEELE T T T T Cancel 4 2 1 Default Account Usernames and Passwords To login to the system for the first time use one of the following default username password combinations Once you ve successfully logged in it is highly recommended to change your password for security reasons The system consists of two accounts that come standard with the DVR e Username admin Password admin administrator local and remote access e Username def
202. ult settings screen O AMCREST EI CAMERA Default FY NETWORK TAT EVENT ii STORAGE HZH All Camera Set Network Event Storage System Set Default There are 5 different settings areas that can be reset to default settings Camera settings Event settings Network settings System settings and Storage settings All of these settings can be reset by the use of the All checkbox The following settings are also reset with a factory reset e System Menu Color e Video Format e Language e IP Address e Time Display Mode e User Accounts Click the Set Default button to restore the DVR to default settings for the categories selected 5 4 5 9 Upgrade This screen is used to update the DVR s firmware to the latest version To conduct a system update it is required to put an update file onto a USB storage device and plug it into the DVR Ensure the update file is named update bin Below is a screenshot of the Upgrade screen O AMCREST Upgrade Click the Browse button to find the upgrade file and click upgrade to start the upgrade process 189 OAMCREST This menu can be accessed by clicking the D button near the top right corner of the web access interface 5 5 1 Version This screen is used to display record channel information alarm input information alarm output information system serial number and system version Below is a screenshot of the version screen O AMCREST B Lee Record Channe
203. ures e Usea better directional microphone e Reduce the volume of the speaker e Using more sound absorbing materials in the surrounding area can reduce voice echo and improve the acoustic environment 35 OAMCREST Adjust the layout of the audio output cables to reduce the occurrence of a feedback loop 3 3 4 Alarm Input Output Connections Please read the following before connecting any alarm devices 3 3 4 1 Alarm Input Connection Information Please make sure the alarm input mode is grounded A grounding signal is needed for alarm input Alarm input uses a low level voltage signal Alarm input mode can be either NO Normal Open or NC Normal Close When you are connecting two DVRs or one DVR and one other device please use a relay to separate them oo Ca 3 3 4 2 Alarm Output Connection Information The alarm output port should not be connected to a high power load directly The power load should be less than 1 amp to avoid high current which may result in relay damage 3 3 4 3 Connecting a PTZ Decoder a Ensure that the decoder has the same grounding with the DVR otherwise you may not be able to control the PTZ Shielded twisted wire is recommended and the shielded layer is used to connect to the ground b Avoid high voltage Ensure proper wiring and take some thunder protection measures c For signal wires that are too long 1200 should be connected in parallel between A B lines on the far end to reduce reflection
204. user groups Below are a few SETTING CAMERA NETYYORK E SYSTEM STORAGE Net Protocol gt Current Sniffer Mode is NET Overlay Mode Preview Encode verlay Position lop eft Data Group Data Group v Source IP VE 0 Destination IP QO 0 Record Channel StartPosition Length Frame AEU Frame Frame Frame Frame Cancel considerations to keep in mind when editing this information The DVR comes with 2 usernames by default o Username admin Password admin o Username default Password default e Itis highly recommended to change the passwords for the admin and default accounts e Each user name and user group name can only contain letters numbers underline marks dashes or dots No empty spaces are allowed e The maximum number of users is 64 and the maximum number of users that can be in one group is 20 e There are two levels for user management administrator and user Administrator has more rights than a normal user and can modify key DVR settings e Each user can belong to only one group and user rights cannot exceed group rights OAMCREST 119 4 10 4 5 1 User This screen is used to configure User Account settings Below is a screenshot of the User Account settings screen SETTING Back To Main CAMERA NETWORK m EVENT m SYSTEM STORAGE GENERAL oar DISPLAY PAN TILT 7OOM 2 Iser Name Group Name Modify Delete Status 1 admin admin Login Local TEXT OVERLAY 2 default TA Default User
205. ver certificate The create server certificate screen looks like the screenshot below Create Server Certificate Organization Tass Oragnization Unit IP or Domain Name 192 168 0 2 Create Cancel Click the Download Root Certificate to download a root certificate The system will allow the user to download the root certificate to any folder on their PC 161 OAMCREST 5 4 3 Event 5 4 3 1 Detect Main Menu gt Settings gt Event gt Detect opens up the Detection interface Here there are 3 options each representing a detection type Motion Detection Video Loss and Tampering Tips The video loss and tampering screens have no detection regions or sensitivity setup The motion detection icon will be present if the motion detection alarm has been triggered on the current channel To set the motion detection region click and drag the mouse over the region desired Once the region has been set click the OK button to save the current region setup and right click on the mouse to exit the motion detection interface 5 4 3 1 1 Motion Detect The motion detection settings screen is where motion detection can be setup for each individual channel Based on the active motion detection region the DVR can generate a motion detection alarm when a moving signal is detected in a specified area Below is a screenshot of the motion detection settings screen AMCREST Motion Detect Enable Period Anti dither R
206. verlay Channel This field allows the user to pick which overlay channels should be used with the video e Overlay Mode These checkboxes allow the user to preview and enable the text overlay feature e Overlay Position This dropdown box allows the user to pick which position for the overlaid text appears e Source IP This field allows the user to enter the ATM or POS IP address and port number from which the text overlay data is gathered e Destination IP This field allows the user to enter the ATM or POS IP address and port number to which the text overlay data is sent To confirm settings click the Save button To refresh the page click the Refresh button 184 OAMCREST 5 4 5 5 Account This menu is used to manage user accounts user account passwords and user groups Below are a few considerations to keep in mind when editing this information e The DVR comes with 2 usernames by default o Username admin Password admin o Username default Password default e itis highly recommended to change the passwords for the admin and default accounts e Each user name and user group name can only contain letters numbers underline marks dashes or dots No empty spaces are allowed e The maximum number of users is 64 and the maximum number of users that can be in one group is 20 e There are two levels for user management administrator and user Administrator has more rights than a normal user and can modify key DVR settings e Each us
207. y of the table below If you use a USB drive please confirm it is formatted to FAT or FAT32 Manufacturer weii os SanDisk cruzer mirco SanDisk cruzer mirco SanDisk Ti Cool SanDisk Hongjiao Lexar Lexar 256MB 198 OAMCREST Kingston Data Traveler 16GB Data Traveler Locker 32GB Compatible SD Card List Please refer to the following sheet for compatible SD card brands Compatible Portable HDD List Please refer to the following sheet for compatible portable HDD brands Compatible USB DVD Burner List NOTE Please upgrade the DVR firmware to latest version to ensure the accuracy of the table below DRX S70U TW200D Compatible SATA DVD Burner List NOTE Please upgrade the DVR firmware to latest version to ensure the accuracy of the table below Pioneer DVR 215CHG Panasonic SW 9588 C Samsung TS H653 Sony DRU V200S 199 OAMCREST Compatible SATA HDD List NOTE Please upgrade the DVR firmware to latest version to ensure the accuracy of the table below SATA hard drives should be connected to the DVR s SATA port It is recommended to use a hard drive with a Capacity between 500 gigabytes and 4 terabytes f Port Seagate Constellation ST3500514NS 500G SATA ES 200 OAMCREST Seagate Seagate Constellation ST31000524NS 1T SATA le AT 1 Seagate Seagate Constellation ST32000644NS 2T SATA ed a a R D Seagate Seagate Constellation ST2000NM0011 27 SATA le AT Seagate Seagate Constellation
208. y settings screen AMCREST Playback Alarm G CAMERA HDD Error Network Error ve NETWORK a S oy Error Type Net Disconnection M EVENT DETECT Enable ABNORMALITY Show Message WE Send Email Buzzer c STORAGE Record Channel BABOBOnHE SYSTEM Delay 18 TT Save Refresh Below is an explanation of the fields on the Network Abnormality settings screen Parameter Function O S Error Type Event Type This field allows the user to specify which Network abnormality event type they would like to configure settings for e Net Disconnected The network connection has been disconnected e IP Conflict There is a device on the network with the same IP address e MAC Conflict There is a device on the network with the same MAC address type message message when a network error occurs 169 OAMCREST Send Email This checkbox allows the user to enable the system to send an email when a network error occurs network error occurs buzzer activation should be To confirm settings click the Save button To refresh the page click the Refresh button 5 4 4 Storage This set of menu items deal with storage of data on the DVR 5 4 4 1 Schedule This screen is used to specify the recording schedule for both recorded video and snapshots 5 4 4 1 1 Schedule This tab is where video recording settings are configured Below is a screenshot of the Schedule settings screen AMCREST Playback Schedule Snapsho

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