AVP Manual - Ascendent Technology Group
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1. stop rewind 4 fast forward gt gt recorded video When changing settings press to change the setting in the menu 13 AUDIO SLOW ZOOM Press SLOW ZOOM at the same time to select live or playback sounds of the audio channels 14 PTZ SEQ Selected models only Press SEQ FH at the same time to enter exit the PTZ control mode FRONT AND REAR PANEL Adjust PTZ position Press a 4 to move up down left right 15 USB Port To quickly backup or upgrade firmware OSD you can insert a compatible USB flash drive into this USB port Before using the USB flash drive please use your PC to format the USB flash drive as FAT32 first 2 2 Rear Panel 1 VIDEO INPUTS 1 16 Depending on Model Connect your cameras here Note If you want to make a video backup with audio please make sure whether your DVR supports the audio function and connect audio cameras to the channels which support the audio function 2 VIDEO OUTPUT Connect to a VGA monitor for video output 3 AUDIO IN Select models only Connect to audio sources microphones or cameras equipped with audio functions Note Depending on the model you have the AVP series supports UP TO FOUR audio in channels which are Audio 1 Audio 2 Audio 3 and Audio 4 accordingly and the audio data will be recorded with the video data of CH1 CH2 CH3 and CH4 respectively For example if your DVR suppor2. 2 ADVANCED OPERATION DETECTION TIMER Use a to change the setting ON OFF When it s set to ON press ENTER to go to its submenu for further settings DETECTION TIMER 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 0 24 hours Each time interval within a square is two hours divided into four 30 minutes Y axis Monday Sunday Operation Move to the start time point and press enter to set the start time point marked in red color Then press a y 4 gt to set the timer recording schedule After setup press ENTER again to create an ending time point marked in yellow color and press MENU to exit 5 4 DETECTION 3 In this submenu you can set up detection related functions Move to DETECTION and press ENTER The screen will show the following submenu items TITLE Show the camera title of each channel set in CAMERA DET The available options vary depending on the model you have Select if you want to activate motion detection for the selected channel ON OFF AREA Press ENTER to set the detection area You will see similar screens as the following Pink blocks represent areas that will not set off motion detection while the transparent blocks are the areas that will set off motion detection There are two different methods to set the detection area depending on the model you have ADVANCED OPERATION Press 4 gt to choose the width of the detection area Tra
3. ASCENDENT TECHNOLOGY GROUP _ AVP Series DVR User s Manual IMPORTANT SAFEGUARD e ASCENDENT CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK CAUTION To reduce the risk of electric shock do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture Only operate this apparatus from the type of power source indicated on the label The company shall not be liable for any damages arising out of any improper use All lead free products offered by the company comply with the requirements of the law on the Restriction of Hazardous RoHS Substances ROHS directive which means our manufacturing processes and products are strictly lead free and without the Conor hazardous substances cited in the directive This apparatus is manufactured to comply with radio interference requirements Disclaimer We reserve the right to revise or remove any content in this manual at any time We do not warrant or assume any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy completeness or usefulness of this manual For the actual display 8 operation please refer to your DVR The content of this manual is subject to change without notice The product amp company names mentioned herein may be the registered trademarks or tradenames of their respective owners TABLE OF CONTENTS ASCENDENT TECHNOLOGY GROUP T SPECIAL NOTES oasis a ot 1 27 FRONTAND REAR PANEL sd tos ita 2 ee FONE o o o Ag Ig e o E UU E E 2 AR A E OI POE E O nasal medaied su
4. This is the firmware version information 5 7 NETWORK Selected models only In this menu list you can set up the network Move to NETWORK and press ENTER to enter the submenu The submenu items are described below 9 7 1 STATIC 1 NETWORK TYPE Select the network type as STATIC and set all the information needed in the DVR 2 NETWORK INFORMATION IP GATEWAY NETMASK Put in all the network information obtained from your network administrator 3 DNS PRIMARY DNS SECONDARY DNS Key in the IP address of the domain name server obtained from your ISP Internet Service Provider 4 PORT The valid number ranges from 1 to 9999 The default value is 80 Typically the TCP port used by HTTP is 80 However in some cases it is better to change this port number for added flexibility and or security See the example below NETWORK TYPE STATIC IP 001 012 GATEWAY l 001 254 NETMASK l 252 000 PRIMARY DNS 001 001 SECONDARY DNS l 055 244 PORT 0080 PLEASE CONSULT YOUR INSTALLER FOR ADVANCE SETTING t4 SELECT BACK gt NEXT ENTER 5 7 2 PPPOE 1 NETWORK TYPE Select the network type as PPPOE 2 3 4 ADVANCED OPERATION USER NAME PASSWORD Set the username and password subscribed from your ISP supplier DNS PRIMARY DNS SECONDARY DNS Type in the IP address of the domain name server obtained from your ISP Internet Service Provider PORT The valid number r
5. SLAVE Retresh 3 SYSTEM LL 2009 03 27 16 00 00 4 MOTION 2 2009 03 27 15 32 39 Channel 1 5 MOTION 2 2009 0327 15 31 10 6 MOTION 2 2009 03 27 15 30 24 Start Time 0000327163318 7 MOTION 2 2009 0327 15 24 00 di a MOTION 2 2009 03 27 15 23 20 i g MOTION 2 20090327 15 19 17 oie TEM LL 20090327 15 00 00 File Path c download El MOTION 2 2009 03 27 14 50 42 2 2 2 2 2 2 Download Cancel MOTION 2009 0327 14 01 05 o Function Description IP Address Port User Name Password HDD Number Channel Download by Time Download by Event Check if the network connection information of the DVR within which contains the video data you need is correct Specify the hard disk HDD Number and channel number Channel which has the video data you need Specify the time range within which has the video data you want in the Start Time and End Time columns Select an event log from the event list This list shows all logs in the specified DVR from the earliest to the latest e To quickly find the events you need check or uncheck the event type System Manual Alarm Motion and select the log you want To view earlier or later logs that are not shown in the current page click Prev Page or Next Page To refresh the event list click Reload 22 REMOTE OPERATION Function Description File Path Assign the location where the backup file
6. 520 50 0 BEST 475 65 79 865 36 13 12 O OO 52 08 ER OO 12 150 60 4 100 78 18 ORMA 570 54 2 140 71 02 388 a1 0 17 2472 200 30 0 SUPER BEST 580 5388 160 67 98 500 35 1 780 10 0 BEST 540 57 87 450 69 44 FIELD 865 36 13 740 42 23 HIGH 160 57 140 71 02 700 20 56 720 3340 NORMAL 150 69 4 130 7287 1010 20 94 720 3340 SUPER BEST 540 5787 155 E 24 34 535 92 BEST 5127 138 7184 CIF 078 357 so 0 52 08 ee O 50 480 65 10 420 74 40 805 38 82 570 54 82 NORMAL 150 60 4 7622 33
7. Check if EVENT RECORD ENABLE option is set to ON Check if the detection function DET is set to ON Check if the detection area AREA has been set Can t play the recorded data on my DVR There must be at least 8192 images of recorded data for playback to work properly If not your DVR will stop the playback For example if the IPS is set to 30 the recording time should be at least seconds 8192 images 30 IPS for the playback to work properly Can t backup the video with audio Make sure your DVR supports the audio recording function Make sure your camera supports the audio recording function Make sure your audio camera is connected to the correct DVR audio input Can t view the DVR images over the network with IE Check the DVR firmware version web browser after login Allow the web browser ActiveX or applet in the pop up message You need Failed to backup the recorded files of the DVR from the to be a supervisor to operate this function remote PC side Check if the network connection information is correct IP Address Port User Name Password Specify the hard disk HDD Number and channel number Channel which has the recorded data you need Failed to upgrade the firmware OSD file via USB flash Check if the USB flash drive is formatted to FAT32 drive Check if the firmware OSD files are correct Can t use the IR remote control Chec
8. Select the start time of the backup END TIME Select the end time of the backup AVAILABLE SIZE Display the available capacity of the inserted USB flash drive CHANNEL Select channels by pressing ENTER button to change the symbol in front of the channel number Symbol means that this channel is selected to backup Symbol means that this channel is not selected to backup HDD NUM Select the HDD containing the data you need START Press ENTER to start copying the chosen data to the USB flash drive 5 8 2 DISK BACKUP Insert a blank DVD or CD into the DVR s disc drive Follow above instructions with the exception of selecting DISK BACKUP after entering the backup menu ADVANCED OPERATION Note Depending on the model you have the AVP series supports UP TO FOUR audio in channels which are Audio 1 Audio 2 Audio 3 and Audio 4 accordingly and the audio data will be recorded with the video data of CH1 CH2 CH3 and CH4 respectively For example if your DVR supports two audio in its audio channels will be Audio 1 and Audio 2 When you playback CH1 you will also hear the audio recording of Audio 1 6 REMOTE OPERATION ASCENDENT TECHNOLOGY GROUP You can also control the DVR remotely via the supplied licensed software Video Viewer hereafter called the Video Viewer IE web browser and Apple s QuickTime player ONLY when your DVR supports the network function Note
9. The place where the images are displayed Click to show the predefined IP address es You can add remove or search Address Book the IP address to log in the DVR remotely Two sub functions are available for this button Address Book and Search Miscellaneous Control Click to show the main operation functions audio volume control color adjust 19 REMOTE OPERATION setting backup DVR setting upgrade event logs For details please see Miscellaneous Control Record Record Stop Click to start stop the manual recording Click to take a snapshot of the current view The snapshot will be saved in the LA Snapshot Se a path you specify in Record Setting oj O Information Click to show the current network connection details ol B DVR Control Click to go to the DVR control panel to operate the DVR remotely Miscellaneous Control Click Ep on the control panel and six functions are available as follows Miscellaneous Control q Ch ww Button Function Description gt Z o Z ooo o o Click this button to adjust the brightness contrast hue saturation mi Color Setting for a single channel Backup To make a video backup remotely click this button and you will go to the download settings page Record Setting Click to go to the detailed record settings Server Setting Click to go into the detailed DVR settings T Tools Click to update the firmware version multilingual OSD and boot d
10. click EF gt Ea and select the Record tab or Backup tab A list of all the recordings will be shown by default and you can also sort out the logs you want to speed up the search time Range Unit Start Time End Time 20090327 One Day Prev Next M User 20090327 Record Type Y Motion W Alarm Y RETR Record Backup Event Query Event IF start Time End Time File Fath Reserve Error User 192 168 1 12 09 2308 20 41 07 09 2308 20 41 07 C tempyideo 20080923204107_ off E E User 192 168 1 12 09 2308 20 36 45 09 2308 20 36 45 C tempyideo 20080923203645_ off E E User 192 168 1 12 09 2308 20 18 56 092308 20 41 07 C tempyideo 20080923201856_off E E User 192 168 1 12 09 2308 20 13 22 09 2308 20 36 45 C tempyideo 20080923201322_ off F E Motion 192 168 1 12 09 2308 20 05 30 09 2308 20 05 35 C tempyideo 20080923200530_off fl E Motion 192 168 1 12 09 2308 20 05 30 09 2308 20 05 35 C tempyideo 20080923194836_ off E E Motion 192 168 1 12 09 2308 20 05 30 09 2308 20 05 35 C tempyideo 200809231905524_ off E E User 192 168 1 12 00 2308 19 55 24 09 2308 20 18 56 C tempyideo 200809231905524_ off E E User 192 168 1 12 090 2308 19 48 36 09 2308 20 13 22 C tempyideo 200809231904836_off F E User 192 168 1 12 00 2308 19 32 55 09 2308 19 55 24 C tempyideo 200809231903255_ off E E User 192 168 1 12 09 2308 10 24 51 09 2308 19 46 36 C tempyideo 200809231902451_
11. 2x288 pixels with100 IPS lt PAL gt Image Quality Setting Super Best Best High and Normal Hard Disk Storage Accommodates 1 SATA HDD capacity up to 1TB Quick Search Time Motion Alarm Time Motion search l Time search mode search mode mode SATA Interface Built in VGA Interface Built in output resolution up to 1600 x 1200 N A Manual Timer Motion Remote Manual Timer Motion Supports live display Manual Timer Motion Recording Mode Alarm Remote Multiplex Operation Live display record playback backup network operations recording playback amp backup simultaneously Basic remote independent N A operation Remote Independent Operation Motion Detection Area 16 x 12 grids per camera for all channels 3 pre defined detection areas selectable One parameter with four sensitivity levels High Motion Detection Sensitivity Normal Low Off 4 adjustable parameters for accurate detection Pre alarm Recording YES 8 MB USB 2 0 flash drive Network USB 2 0 flash drive Backup Device Web Transmitting Compression H 264 N A Format Ethernet 10 100 Base T Supports remote control and live view via Ethernet N A Supports licensed software Video Viewer Internet Explorer amp Mozilla Firefox N A Web Interface web browsers QuickTime 20 users access simultaneously Operating System Windows Vista XP 2000 Apple Mac N A Network Protocol TCP IP PPPOE
12. DHCP and DDNS N A IR Remote Control YES IR receiver built in N A Picture Zoom 2X digital zoom Live amp Playback Alarm I O 4 inputs 1 output N A Picture Zoom 2X digital zoom Live amp Playback 30 APPENDIX 4 SPECIFICATIONS woo Mewes wee tees te F Dimensions mm 343 W x 59 H x 223 D System Recovery System auto recovery after power failure Optional Peripherals Keyboard controller VGA converter The specifications are subject to change without notice Dimensional Tolerance 5mm 31 APPENDIX 5 RS485 PROTOCOL Selected Models Only 4 Use PC keyboards to simulate DVR keypads 4 Data REMOTE PROTOCOL uses 8 bit data 1 start bit 1 stop bit ACT COH ID FUNCTION STOP FFH 7FH FUNCTION CODE ASCII FUNCTION CODE ASCII ewa owe e eeu owe O LC enon IEC r em ome e e o fes e ew on ee me em e erom wm E erer wn e reuse ow ene IEC E econ om e E IC ew INICIO CO Z T T 32 APPENDIX 7 RECORDING TIME TABLE APPENDIX 6 RECORDING TIME TABLE ASCENDENT TECHNOLOGY GROUP The testing environment is a normal office this is for reference only The amount of recording you get will vary based on the amount of movement on the cameras The recording time may vary depending on the following three factors Different camera resolution e Different picture complexity e Different frequency of the object movement 925 3378 550 18 0 SUPER BEST 520 60 10 978 357
13. ERATION 4 5 Firmware OSD Upgrade 1 2 Using USB flash drive step 1 Format the USB memory device as FAT32 format first Step 2 Get the upgrade files from your distributor and save the upgrade files in your USB flash device do not change the file name Step 3 Insert the USB flash drive into the DVR USB port Step 4 Press MENU move to ADVANCE gt SYSTEM INFO and move to UPGRADE Press ENTER Step 5 Select YES and press ENTER again to confirm upgrade By using the supplied software Video Viewer Step 1 Save the upgrade files at your PC do not change the file name and log into Video Viewer Step 2 Click Ey Miscellaneous Control to show the miscellaneous control panel In the miscellaneous control panel click EZ Tools on the miscellaneous control panel to enter the upgrade window Step 3 Enter the user name password IP address and port number of the DVR Step 4 Click Firmware or Language tab as needed and click Add to select the firmware or OSD files to upgrade Step 5 Click Update Firmware or Update Language button to start the upgrade 5 ADVANCED OPERATION ASCENDENT TECHNOLOGY GROUP 5 1 QUICK SEARCH You can search any specific events by time and directly play the file you find from the DVR Move to QUICK SEARCH and press ENTER You will see the following submenu items 1 DATE Select the specific t
14. Recording that is activated according to the scheduled time ADVANCED OPERATION 6 PRE ALARM RECORD Select to enable or disable the pre alarm function ON OFF When pre alarm and event recording functions are both activated the DVR will record 8MB of data before an alarm motion event is triggered 7 OVERWRITE Select to overwrite previous recorded data in your HDD When the HDD is full under the O W recording mode the DVR will clear 8GB of data from the oldest video to allow continous recording 9 3 TIMER In this menu list you can schedule different sets of time for recording and detection function Move to TIMER and press ENTER Select to enable ON or disable OFF the recorder timer and or detection timer functions 1 RECORD TIMER Use a y to change the setting ON OFF When it s set to ON press ENTER to go to its submenu for further settings RECORD TIMER 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 PLEASE CONSULT YOUR INSTALLER FOR ADVANCE SETTINGS ty e gt MOVE lt lt SELECT X axis 0 24 hours Each time interval within a square is two hours divided into four 30 minutes Y axis Monday Sunday Operation Move to the start time point and press enter to set the start time point marked in red color Then press a 4 to set the timer recording schedule After setup press ENTER again to create an ending time point marked in yellow color and press MENU to exit 10
15. Select a value The smaller the value is the higher sensitivity for motion detection b Select an option HIGH NORMAL 7 RE Reference Selected models only RE is to set a reference for detection The default value is 10 which means the DVR will compare 10 continuous images at one time according to the sensitivity of LS SS TS simultaneously 12 8 9 9 1 2 3 4 9 ADVANCED OPERATION ALARM Selected models only Select N C Normally Closed N O Normally Open OFF for the alarm polarity The default alarm value is OFF REMOTE Selected models only In this menu list you can set up remote devices Move to REMOTE and press ENTER You will see the following submenu items TITLE Show the camera title of each channel set in CAMERA DEVICE Select the device type CAMERA PTZ according to the connected camera for each channel ID Set the ID number 0 255 for a PTZ camera After connecting to a PTZ camera correctly the default ID of the PTZ camera will be shown on the screen PROTOCOL Select NORMAL our protocol P D PELCO D or P P PELCO P protocol RATE Set the baud rate of each channel 2400 4800 9600 19200 57600 115200 For the connected cameras such as PTZ and speed dome cameras please make sure their baud rate setting is the same as the setting on the DVR 5 6 SYSTEM INFO 1 2 3 4 9 6 1 In this menu
16. The buttons and functions described below may differ from the actual ones and are for selected model s only 6 1 Video Viewer 6 1 1 Installation amp Network Connection 1 2 Install the software Step1 Place the supplied DVD into your DVD ROM drive or contact your installer to get a copy Step2 Under My Computer find your DVD ROM drive and open it and run AVP Client exe to install the Video Viewer application Step3 follow the on screen instructions to finish the installation When the installation is completed a shortcut icon 25 will be placed on your PC desktop Network Connection d e gt Local Connection via LAN a Connect the DVR to your PC via a RJ 45 network line The default DVR IP address is 192 168 1 10 and the default user name and password are both admin b Set the PC s IP address as 192 168 1 XXX 2 253 so the PC and DVR in the same network segment and are able to connect to each other c Double click 22 icon on your PC desktop to enter the control panel By default the Address Book LJ panel will be displayed on the right side of the control panel Click ML MY Address Book gt MEF Add button to key in the default IP address user name password and port number of the DVR you intend to connect OR Click ice Search gt EZD Refresh to search the available IP address es of other DVR s under the same domain as your PC s IP address Th
17. a 20 OLE ED DIO WS noi ida o EE A A NE ds o ds Ria 24 Oa Ck PP e Pe US O e Pe e o O O sueenomranansancnees 26 APPENDIX 1 PIN CONFIGURATION Selected Models ONly ccccoooocccnncccccconcccconcconoccnnconnnnonnncnnnononnncnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnrnnnnnnnrnnnrnnnnnrnanrnnnrnannnnnnnns 27 APPENDIX 2 TROUBLESHOOTING scort 28 APPENDIX 3 COMPATIBLE USB FLASH DRIVE LIS E ssp a 29 APPENDIX 4 gt PECIRICATION Si ii ie ee 30 APPENDIX 5 R409 PROTOCOL rias 32 APPEND O RECORDING TME TABLE pipi E E soc 33 1 SPECIAL NOTES ASCENDENT TECHNOLOGY GROUP e VGA Output Resolution Support All Ascendent AVP DVRs have a VGA output built in and the resolution can be changed to fit the display monitor being used Go to ADVANCE gt DISPLAY and move to VGA OUTPUT to select the VGA resolution you want There are seven options as follows 1 800 x 600 2 1024 x 768 default 3 1280 x 1024 4 1440 x 900 5 1400 x 1050 6 1680 x 1050 7 1600 x 1200 Note To have the best image quality on your LCD monitor make sure 1 the selected DVR VGA output resolution is supported by your monitor and 2 the VGA output settings on both the LCD monitor and DVR are consistent If the image is not positioned or scaled properly please go to your monitor s menu for adjustment For details please refer to the user manual of your LCD monitor eo Power Supply To ensure that your DVR works constantly and properly it s recom
18. anges from 1 to 9999 The default value is 80 Typically the TCP portt used by HTTP is 80 However in some cases it is better to change this port number for added flexibility and or security See the example below NETWORK TYPE PPPOE PPPOE USER NAME EMPTY PASSWORD EMPTY IP 000 000 000 000 GATEWAY 000 000 000 000 NETMASK 000 000 000 000 PRIMARY DNS 168 095 001 001 SECONDARY DNS 139 175 055 244 PORT 0080 PLEASE CONSULT YOUR INSTALLER FOR ADVANCE SETTING t4 SELECT BACK gt NEXT lt lt ENTER Note The PPPOE function needs to have one username and one password received from an ISP and a DDNS account to correspond with the dynamic IP address to a specific Hostname 5 7 3 DHCP 1 2 3 NETWORK TYPE Select the network type as DHCP DNS PRIMARY DNS SECONDARY DNS Put in the IP address of the domain name server obtained from your ISP Internet Service Provider PORT The valid number ranges from 1 to 9999 The default value is 80 Typically the TCP port used by HTTP is 80 However in some cases it is better to change this port number for added flexibility and or security See the example below NETWORK TYPE IP GATEWAY NETMASK PRIMARY DNS SECONDARY DNS PORT PLEASE CONSULT YOUR INSTALLER FOR ADVANCE SETTING t4 SELECT BACK gt NEXT lt lt ENTER ADVANCED OPERATION Note This DHCP function needs to be supported by the router or a cable
19. dio output to the DVR audio input port with a coaxial cable or RCA cable with a BNC connector 4 Camera Setup PTZ Cameras onl For detailed camera title ID protocol and baud rate setup please refer to 5 5 REMOTE at page 14 3 2 Power Setup This device should be operated only with the type of power source indicated on the manufacturer s label Connect the indicated AC power cord to the power adapter and plug into an electrical outlet The power LED will turn on Note To ensure that your DVR works properly it is recommended that a UPS Uninterruptible Power Supply is used for continuous operation 3 3 Date and Time Setting Before operating your DVR please set the date and time on your DVR first Press MENU and enter the password to view the menu list The default admin password is 0000 Move to DATE and you can set the date time daylight saving in the DATE menu list Note Please DO NOT change the date or time of your DVR after the recording has been activated Otherwise the recorded data will not have the correct time and date and you will not be able to find the recorded video by time search If the date or time has been changed while recording it is recommended to clear all HDD data before recording again 3 4 Password Setting Press MENU and enter the password to go to the menu list Then move to ADVANCE to enter the advanced settings menu In the ADVANCE menu mo
20. e found address es will be listed and can be added into the address book by clicking DD Add into address book Double click the IP address you just added into the address book to log in REMOTE OPERATION gt Remote Connection via Internet rea a Double click 22 icon on your PC desktop to enter the control panel By default the Address Book panel will be displayed on the right side of the control panel b Click ie Address Book gt EY Add button to key in the IP address user name password and port number of the DVR you intend to connect The default DVR values are as follows Item Default Value IP address 192 168 1 10 User name admin Password admin Port 80 OR Click ice Search gt UD Refresh to search the available IP address es of other DVR s under the same domain as your PC s IP address The found address es will be listed and can be added into the address book by clicking ED Add into address book c Double click the IP address you just added into the address book to log in 6 1 2 Control Panel After setting up the network information login user name and password double click co on the PC desktop to open and log into the control panel You will see a screen similar to the following 00000 1 Image Display FA Address Book 5 Miscellaneous Control y Record 5 Snapshot 8 Information Ks DVR Control NO Button Function Description O ooo o Image Display
21. ee times for 16X and four times to play buttons at 32X the highest speed Slow Playback Click once for 1 4X slow playback and twice for 1 8X slow playback IN H 264 QuickTime QuickTime is Apple Inc s multimedia software You need to have QuickTime installed on your PC first Web Transmission When QuickTime is selected you will be promoted to enter the user name and password to access the the DVR BEST HIGH NORMAL BASIC 16 Change Quality Click to change the image quality 4 CIF CIF 17 Change Resolution Click to change the image resolution 4CIF 704 480 CIF 352 240 Remote Independent Operation Off On Selected models only _S md ad dh O 00 a To hear the live audio remotely click 1 2 3 or 4 means there are no audio channels to stream audio from Audio Channel This function is available only when your DVR supports the audio function and a camera supporting Selection audio is connected to the DVR Selected models only Note To know whether your DVR supports audio functions please refer to APPENDIX 4 SPECIFICATIONS at page 30 25 REMOTE OPERATION 6 3 QuickTime Player You can also use the QuickTime player to remotely log into the DVR and check the live view only Note QuickTime is Apple s multimedia software You need to have QuickTime installed on your PC first then you can access the DVR to see the live view If you have installed QuickT
22. ime please skip Step 1 Note The latest version of QuickTime is V6 4 at the time this manual goes to press and the supported operation systems are Windows Vista XP 2000 and Apple Mac Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Go to Apple s official website to download QuickTime The website address is as follows http www apple com quicktime win html a Click Free Download to go to the download page and select to download the free player b Leave your Email address and click Free Download Now to download the latest QuickTime player c When the download is completed execute the Quick Timelnstaller exe file and follow the on screen instructions to finish the installation procedure Open your QuickTime player Select File Open URL in New Player and key in the URL address The URL format is rtsp ipaddress live h264 For example rtsp 59 124 231 75 live h264 Click OK to continue content_guide_ 12 16 2008 mov File Edit Movie Favorites Window Help A pop up window will appear and prompt you to enter the authentication information Note If you re not prompted to enter the authentication information and the error message 10060 appears go to Edit gt Preferences gt QuickTime Preferences and select Streaming Transport from the drop down list Select Use HTTP and keep the port ID as 80 Enter the user name and password for access
23. ime period YEAR MONTH DAY HOUR MIN that you want to search 2 SEARCH HDD Change to the HDD you want if there is more than 1 HDD in your DVR 3 START Move to START and press ENTER button to search and directly playback the recorded files 5 2 RECORD In this menu list you can set record settings Press MENU on the front panel The default admin password is 0000 Enter the default password and press ENTER 5 2 1 Quick record setting Move to QUICK START gt RECORD and press ENTER The screen will show the following submenu items 1 IMAGE SIZE Select FRAME FIELD or CIF 2 QUALITY Select one of the four quality options SUPER BEST BEST HIGH and NORMAL 3 IMAGE PER SECOND Select the images per second for MANUAL RECORD 5 2 2 Detailed record setting Move to ADVANCE gt RECORD and press ENTER The screen will show the following submenu items 1 MANUAL RECORD ENABLE Start stop the manual recording function 2 EVENT RECORD ENABLE Start stop the event recording function When this function is enabled the recording will be triggered by any motion or external alarm 3 TIMER RECORD ENABLE Start stop the timer recording that is activated according to the scheduled time 4 EVENT RECORD IPS Select the images per second for EVENT RECORD Recording that is triggered by alarm or motion 5 TIMER RECORD IPS Select the images per second for TIMER RECORD
24. ing your DVR The user name and password are the same Step 4 as the ones you use to log into Video Viewer When the login is successful you will see the live view 26 APPENDIX 1 PIN CONFIGURATION Selected models only PIN FUNCTION DESCRIPTION Connect ALARM INPUT PIN1 4 and GND PIN5 connector with wires Once an alarm is triggered the DVR will start recording and the buzzer will sound ALARM INPUT PIN 1 is Alarm 1 Once the alarm is triggered the CH1 of the DVR will start alarm triggered recording PIN 2 is Alarm 2 Once the alarm is triggered the CH2 of the DVR will start alarm triggered recording PIN 3 is Alarm 3 Once the alarm is triggered the CH3 of the DVR will start alarm triggered recording PIN 4 is Alarm 4 Once the alarm is triggered the CH4 of the DVR will start alarm triggered recording Under the normal operation COM disconnects with NO But when any alarm is EXTERNAL ALARM COM triggered COM connects with NO Attention The voltage restriction is under DC24V 1A Under the normal operation COM disconnects with NO But when any alarm is 7 EXTERNAL ALARM NO triggered COM connects with NO Attention The voltage restriction is under DC24V 1A RS485 A Using RS 485 serial communication signals DVR can be controlled by keyboard controller Keyboard Controller Sold as Optional Accessory RS485 B Using RS 485 serial communication signals DVR can be controlled by keyboard controller Keyboard Cont
25. isplay of your DVR remotely y Click to view all event and recording logs search the desired log s oe Es by date or playback the recording of the selected log 6 1 3 General Operation Record To record remotely at the same time when any event alarm is triggered on the DVR side click gt L 4 to go to the Record Setting page 20 Record On Ot gt Prev Post Event Record Time P Manual M Schedule W Motion F Ale Prev Sec Post Sec Hard Disk Overwrite ec Time Range Weekly Custom Schedule j L i i i 7 L Mon AAA AAA AAA AAA AAA PP a Tue i a a 4 A A a j TO AAA AAA A ELA ELE MO MAI Cotbemppiotural Ex F3 In the Record Setting page you can set the following items e Record type e Hard disk overwriting e Pre post alarm record time e Record time setting e Record path REMOTE OPERATION If Manual is checked click EJ on the main control panel to start the manual recording immediately and the recordings will be saved in the specified location The red text indication REC will be shown at the top left corner of the image display view If Motion and or Alarm are checked the recording function will also be enabled at the remote side when any event is triggered at the DVR side and the recordings will be saved in the specified location Playback To play a recording
26. k if your DVR supports the IR remote control Check if the batteries are installed Aim at the IR receiving zone next to the power indicator on the front panel and try again 28 APPENDIX 3 COMPATIBLE USB FLASH DRIVES ASCENDENT TECHNOLOGY GROUP Please upgrade the firmware of the DVR to the latest version to ensure the accuracy of the following table If the USB flash drive is not supported by the DVR the USB ERROR message will be shown on the screen Note Please use your PC to format the USB flash drive as FAT32 Note You can backup up to 2GB of video data at one time for USB backup To backup more data please set the time amp channel s you want and start USB backup again wm jum A e 29 APPENDIX 4 SPECIFICATIONS ASCENDENT TECHNOLOGY GROUP MODEL Model 4 Video System NTSC PAL auto detection Video Compression Format H 264 Video Input composite video 4 8 16 channel signal 1 Vp p 75Q BNC ena Video Output composite video Mai itor output signal 1 Vp p 75Q BNC a 4 audio inputs 1 audio 1 audio input 1 audio 1 audio input 1 audio Audio Input Output N A Maximum Recording Rate Frame 704x480 pixels with 30 IPS lt NTSC gt 704x576 with 25 IPS lt PAL gt N A 704x240 pixels with 60 IPS lt NTSC gt N A Maximum Recording Rate Field 704x288 pixels with 50 IPS lt PAL gt Maximum Recording Rate CIF 352x240 pixels with 120 IPS lt NTSC gt 35
27. list you can check or change some system settings The submenu items are described below SERIAL TYPE Selected models only Show the serial type of the DVR RS485 BAUDRATE Selected models only Set the baud rate of the DVR 2400 9600 19200 38400 57600 115200 HOST ID Selected models only Set the ID of the DVR 0 254 PASSWORD Press ENTER to reset the password for accessing the DVR system You can set the password up to 4 digits RESET DEFAULT Press ENTER to reset all settings as default and select YES to confirm or NO to cancel CLEAR HDD Select the HDD you want to clear Press ENTER and select YES to confirm to clear HDD or NO to cancel UPGRADE Before using the USB flash drive please use your PC to format the USB flash drive as FAT32 format first Then save the upgrade file on a compatible USB flash drive and insert it into the USB port on the front panel Press ENTER and select YES to confirm upgrade or NO to cancel ADVANCED OPERATION Note Do not disconnect the power of your DVR while the upgrade process is in progress or the DVR 8 9 10 11 functions may not work normally or be unusable AUTO KEYLOCK SEC Set the time out in second after which the key lock function is activated NEVER 30 60 120 LANGUAGE Select the language of the OSD VIDEO FORMAT This shows the current DVR video format NTSC PAL VERSION
28. mended to use a UPS Uninterruptible Power Supply for continuous operation 2 FRONT AND REAR PANEL ASCENDENT TECHNOLOGY GROUP 2 1 Front Panel 1 LED Indicators POWER DVR is powered on HDD HDD is reading or recording lt ALARM An alarm has been triggered Selected models only TIMER Timer recording is on gt PLAY Under playback status 2 MENU Press to enter the main menu 3 ENTER Press to confirm the setting 4 LIST To quickly search the recorded files by event press this to show the event list Select an event and press ENTER to playback the selected file 9 PLAY Press to play the recorded video 6 SLOW In playback mode press this button playback in a slower speed 7 ZOOM In live view or playback mode press to enlarge the image of the selected channel 8 SEQ Press to activate the call monitor function and press again to quit 9 EA Press to show the four channel display mode 10 POWER Press long to turn your DVR on and off Note Please stop recording before turning off your DVR Note To ensure that your DVR works properly it is recommended that a UPS Uninterruptible Power Supply is used for continuous operation 11 1 4 Press one of these buttons will display the corresponding camera 12 a M y m 4 4 gt Press one of these four buttons to move up down left right In playback mode press these buttons to pause II
29. modem with DHCP services and a DDNS account to correspond with the dynamic IP address to a specific Hostname for this function to work properly 5 8 BACKUP In this menu list you can backup video from a specified time and date to a compatible USB flash drive The backup file can be played directly in your PC via the supplied software Video Viewer For details please refer to Playback Note Before making a video backup with audio you need to make sure there is an audio camera connec ted to the channel which supports audio recording 9 8 1 USB BACKUP Before making USB backup please check if a The USB flash drive is supported by your DVR If not the message USB ERROR will be shown on the screen For the list of the compatible USB flash drives please refer to APPENDIX 3 COMPATIBLE USB FLASH DRIVE LIST on page 29 b The format of your USB flash drive is FAT 32 If not please format it to FAT 32 using your PC c There is no data in the USB flash drive If there is it s recommended to clear all data in the USB flash drive before starting the backup Note You can backup up to 2GB of video data at one time to a USB flash drive To backup more data 1 2 3 4 9 6 please set the time amp channel s you want and start USB backup again Move to BACKUP and press ENTER select USB BACKUP You will see the following submenu items START TIME
30. nsparent blocks are the area under detection You can also set up multiple detection areas When any movement is detected you Press A w tochoose the will height of the area see the blocks flashing Pink blocks represent the area that is not being detected while the transparent blocks are the area under detection 3 e e area under detection There are three detection areas for your choice Press a or 4 once to broaden the detection area Press v or gt once to narrow the detection area 4 LS Level of Sensitivity Selected models only LS is to set the sensitivity of comparing two different images The smaller the value is the higher sensitivity for motion detection 5 SS Spatial Sensitivity Selected models only SS is to set the sensitivity for detecting the size of one object the number of the grids on the screen The smaller the value is the higher sensitivity for motion detection Note The default setting of SS is 03 which means once an object is detected more than 3 grids the system will get triggered So the value of SS must be less than the number of grids that you set up for the motion detection area 6 TS Time of Sensitivity Selected models only TS is to set the sensitivity regarding how long one object stays in the detection area and triggers the recording Depending on the model you have you may see either of the following methods a
31. off F E User 192 168 1 12 09 2308 19 10 26 09 2308 19 32 55 C tempyideo 20080923191026_off F E User 192 168 1 12 09 2308 19 01 05 09 2308 19 24 51 C empyideo 20080923190105_ off E E User 192 168 1 12 002308 18 47 57 09 2308 19 10 26 C tempyideo 20080923184757_off E E Total Records Delete Delete All Play Repair Apply Close To immediately play a recording select a log from the list and click Play or double click the selected log Then the playback control panel will be shown at the bottom of the main control panel similar to the following 21 ca z mma sits hh sl GH3 ha noche oh sf 0080908193653 Live H2b4 awc 6 00 00 12 2008 09 05 19 35 46 Ml De nterlace Network Backup REMOTE OPERATION Click Ey gt KZ to go into the Backup page as follows and you can select a specific time range or event to make a video backup remotely Note Before enabling the network backup function make sure the DVR is not in playback mode or the DVR will stop playback M Simultaneous Playback MOTION MOTION MOTION 20090327 14 57 02 20090327 14 50 23 20090327 14 55 56 MOTION MOTION 20090327 14 49 32 2009 03 27 14 45 50 E x IP Address 60 251 6 28 Reload Prev Page Next Page Port 80 M System M Manual W Alarm we Ti y i User Name admin w Timer M Motion E Eo Password 1 MOTION 2 3009 03 27 16 20 57 2 MOTION 2 20090327 16 20 34 HDD Number
32. res tstantaiuhe asians 3 3 CONNECTION AND SE TUD vasito 4 Ji Camara CONNECUOM sean me tae is So re eee 4 32 O WES Dri tias 4 3 3 Date and Time Settings Si A A A A iS 4 L PRES o po E UNIO EP E pPAPP A O o e E staves ts 4 o o e adele te nates E E E meat pedsemnceiete 5 AO e 6 ALIVE VI Were 6 A E O E E A O O O O A E 6 aTr Eo APA NE UE EE e e PR PEU SE T AEE E a nape ase UE EO AE PP EE EAE A E SE A A E 7 RO D 48 00 qlo eE E E E E E E tae aun season saisdsanve wasebase ean oureauanceee nae E 8 OPV AINE PEI LOIN noi E E bosta 9 A A 9 e Ae 9 eZ WUC MO COLA SC TEIN Sra o o bea 9 SHA Baro NEC ONS 1149 0 Serei E UI E E O E I o o A 9 A A A 10 54A DETECTON msi ao bee 11 5 9 REMOTE Selected models Only esc A E A AA A AA Nite 13 AAA eee eee E E me ee a eee ee eae eee ee nee ee ee eee 13 Outs INE EVVOIRIG COLE eG models ON a sica dois idad E dsbacuudaude sea tios 14 DL espe cn toas 14 A AA AEN E A E E A AAE A E E A A A nessa anemia E E A O A 14 o DAO P a a Rn ne ee OE EE EE EE E E E E 15 oe BAGR o E E E EE EA E E E E E E E E 16 AA PP PA I EAE 16 AAA a ne ne ne eee ee ee 16 REMOTE OPERATION ee me ee oa 18 Ola WASO VIEWER erat ii A o tie Nema dene cannes Meat eake 18 6 1 1 Installation amp Network Connection ccccccsescccseseeeccenseecceeseecseeeecseaeeesaueeeceeeeeseuseeeseaaeeeecsueeeeseaseeessageeeesaeeeesseeeessageeessaueessnsenenes 18 A A e o A e ES EE EIA E 19 0 1 General ODO lO acti dii
33. roller Sold as Optional Accessory 21 APPENDIX 2 TROUBLESHOOTING ASCENDENT TECHNOLOGY GROUP Please refer to the table below for easy troubleshooting The table describes some typical problems and also their solutions Please check them before calling your DVR dealer FAQ Frequently Asked Questions Problem Solutions No power Check power cord connection Confirm that there is power supplied from the outlet DVR does not respond to any buttons being pressed You might be under Key Lock mode Press any key and enter the password to exit this mode HDD detection failed Replace with another HDD for testing Replace with another HDD cable for testing Can t detect your USB flash drive Replace with another USB flash drive for testing Format the USB flash drive as FAT32 format and try again No live video Confirm the camera is connected to a power supply Check the setting of the camera lens Check the monitor s video cable and connection Check the camera s video cable and connection No recorded video Check if the HDD is installed and connected properly Check if MANUAL EVENT OR TIMER RECORD option is set to ON and the record function in the CAMERA menu is set to ON Timer recording is not working Check if TIMER RECORD ENABLE option is set to ON and the timer schedule has been arranged Motion recording is not working
34. s are saved Simultaneous Playback To view the backup images simultaneously when the download process is in progress select the checkbox Simultaneous Play back You will see the backup images while the images are being downloaded to the PC To backup images without previewing deselect the checkbox Simultaneous Playback You will see a message box indicating the total time needed the current status and the save location Download Cancel Click Download to start or Cancel to discard the video backup 23 REMOTE OPERATION 6 2 IE Web Browser Note The supported PC operation systems are Windows Vista XP 2000 Step 1 Key in the IP address used by your DVR in the URL address box such as 32 234 234 20 and press Enter You will be prompted to enter the user name and password to access the DVR If the port number your DVR used is NOT 80 you need to add this number to the IP Address The format is Ijpaddress portnum For example for IP address 32 234 234 20 and port No 888 please enter in http 32 234 234 20 888 into the URL address box and press Enter Step 2 Enter the user name and password the same as the ones used for video viewer login and press OK _H264 DVR FR14 00 fps DR 603 kbps Time 2009 01 23 16 76 46 a High R4ClF OOOO OOOO 000 No Funcion Description S Click to go to the main page of the DVR Click a to go to detailed DVR settings Click EX to en
35. s twice for 1 8X speed playback Audio Playback Selected models only Press SEQ EH to select the live or playback sound of the audio channels Live audio of the 1st audio channel Kh Playback audio of the 1st audio channel a Dm Live audio of the 2nd audio channel Qi Playback audio of the 2nd audio channel e Dm Live audio of the 3rd audio channel ms Playback audio of the 3rd audio channel Live audio of the 4th audio channel e Dm Playback audio of the 4th audio channel The audio channel is not selected Note Depending on the model you have the AVP series supports UP TO FOUR audio in channels which are Audio 1 Audio 2 Audio 3 and Audio 4 accordingly and the audio data will be recorded with the video data of CH1 CH2 CH3 and CH4 respectively For example if your DVR supports two audio in its audio channels will be Audio 1 and Audio 2 When you playback CH1 you will also hear the audio recording of Audio 1 4 4 Search 1 2 Full Event Search Press LIST to show the recorded files by event Choose the item you want to see and press ENTER to start playback Search by Time Press MENU to enter the menu list and go to ADVANCE gt EVENT LOG Move to QUICK SEARCH and press ENTER to enter the quick time search menu You can search any specific events by time Year Month Day Hour Min and directly play the file you find BASIC OP
36. ter PTZ mode HEH 4 Channel Selection Click one of the numbers to switch to that channel in full screen 5 Selection Click or A to go to the previous next channel or to change a setting Display Mode Click to show 4 split display Click to display each channel one by one starting from CH1 When the last channel is displayed it will start at CH1 again To exit from this display mode press any other channel display button Menu and Arrow Keys Click to enter the menu exit the menu mode Move the cursor up down to select the previous next menu or sub menu function or change the selected setting Move the cursor left right to the previous next sub menu items miw f Click B to enter the playback search settings screen EN Snapshot Click E to take a snapshot for the current view and open another browser window to display the captured image Key Lock Click to enable the DVR key lock function To unlock the DVR key in your password and press j 24 REMOTE OPERATION Enter Click to confirm the setting or enter your selection 2 Digital Zoom Click T to zoom in out the selected channel image 13 Search Click to enter the DVR full search menu You can check all the logs here and select one of them to payback Stop 2 Play Rewind Forward T Pause Slow Playback Playback control Rewind Forward Click once to get 4X fast rewind forward twice to for 8X thr
37. tivated when motion or an external alarm occurs you will see E motion or te external alarm on the screen 3 Timer Recording Icon When the timer record is activated you will see the LED light for Timer is on and timer on the screen BASIC OPERATION 4 3 Playback Press PLAY on the DVR control panel and the DVR will playback the latest recorded video Note There must be at least 8192 images of recorded video for playback to work properly If not the device will stop playback For example if the IPS is set to 30 the recording time should be at least 2 Minutes 33 seconds 8192 images 30 IPS for playback to work properly Fast Forward Fast Rewind You can increase the speed of fast forward and rewind on the DVR In playback mode Press once to get 4X speed forward and press twice to get 8X speed etc The maximum speed is 32X Press 44 once to get 4X speed rewind and press twice to get 8X speed etc The maximum speed is 32X Note During playback the image size of the recorded data FRAME FIELD or CIF will be shown on 2 9 the screen Pause Image Jog Press II to pause the playback Once in pause mode Press gt once to get one frame forward Press 4 once to get one frame rewind Stop Press Wm in the playback mode and the screen will return to live monitoring mode Slow Playback Press SLOW for 1 4X speed playback and pres
38. ts two audio in its audio channels will be Audio 1 and Audio 2 When you playback CH1 you will also hear the audio recording of Audio 1 4 AUDIO OUT Selected models only Connect to an audio device such as an external audio recorder or speaker 5 IR Selected models only Connect the IR receiver for remote control 6 EXTERNAL I O Selected models only Insert the supplied 9PIN DSUB to this port for connecting external devices external alarm PTZ camera etc For detailed I O port PIN configuration please refer to APPENDIX 1 PIN CONFIGURATION Selected models only at page 28 7 VGA Connect to a LCD monitor directly 8 LAN Connect to router or modem using a network cable 9 DC 19V Connect to the supplied adapter 3 CONNECTION AND SETUP ASCENDENT TECHNOLOGY GROUP After the cameras are connected and powered connect the camera video output to the DVR video input port with a coaxial cable or RCA cable with BNC connector It may be necessary to restart the DVR to detect the video standard of the connected camera s NTSC PAL 1 Power connection Connect the camera with indicated power supply Connecting a camera to the wrong power supply can cause permanent damage to the camera 2 Video cable connection Connect the camera s video output to the DVR video input port with a coaxial cable or RCA line with BNC connector 3 Audio cable connection Selected models only Connect the camera au
39. ve to SYSTEM INFO Select PASSWORD and press ENTER to enter the submenu to set the password four digits The default admin password is 0000 CONNECTION AND SETUP 3 5 Record Setting By default the recording set to Motion record on all cameras To change the record settings Press MENU and enter the password to go to the menu list Then move to RECORD to enter the advanced record settings menu For details please refer to 5 2 RECORD at page 9 4 BASIC OPERATION ASCENDENT TECHNOLOGY GROUP 4 1 Live View System Time Status Display Available lei 8 gt HDD Capacity Motion Recording Channel A a Title mean 1st Live Audio l l Key Lock S Key Unlock Gi Channel 2na Live Audio Channel i i 1st Playback Audio 2na Playback Audio g 3ra Live Audio Channel PEENE uel wes n Y E Channel Channel Channel 3ra Playback Audio 4 4th Playback Audio Audio Channel E Meade j Channel i Channel Unselected 9 Digital Zoom F Alarm Unselected Recording 4 2 Recording Selected models only When the recording and the pre alarm function are activated the DVR will overwrite 8GB data from the oldest date to allow for continuous recording 1 Manual Recording Icon By default when the DVR is properly connected with cameras and the HDD is installed you will see y recording on the screen 2 Event Recording Icon When the motion alarm detection is ac
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