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1. recording again RECORDING You start recording from a Camera by pressing the RECORD button next to the Camera After a few seconds the Camera status will change to Recording unless there is a problem In that case you will get an error message describing the problem ARCHIVE The Archive page is where you access all of the stored video clips that have been recorded The Archive page consists of three main areas a Video Viewer a Status Search area and a Timeline You select a video clip to view by using the timeline Archive Control Panel Live Preview Setup DVR ARCHIVE TIMELINE The Timeline is in the lower part of the page It shows each Camera in a horizontal bar The Camera name appears on the left side of the Camera bar DVR TIMELINE The Timeline shows older video recordings on the left side and newer clips on the right You can scroll to different parts of the timeline by clicking and dragging the mouse in the upper part of the Timeline where the dates and times appear The Timeline can be displayed in three time scales Month Day and Hour You select the display scale by clicking on one of the Camera bars in the timeline and selecting the or icons TIMELINE TIME SCALES m Month Scale The Timeline displays all of the days in one month m Day Scale The Timeline displays one day or 24 hours at a time m Hour Scale The Timelinedisplays the 60 minutes in one hour Areas of the T2. B D6 D1 192 168 1 112 va Registered Cameras Archived Cameras 00 C0 02 2B D6 D1 rename delete DVR SETUP ADD CAMERAS You can add Cameras at any time up to four total Connect the Cameras to your local network with standard Ethernet Cables and power them up Go to the SETUP page in you DVR All of the available Cameras are shown in the Discovered section Press the REGISTER button to add a Camera You will be asked to supply a name for the New Camera REMOVE DELETE CAMERA You can also remove or delete a Camera on the Setup page When you Remove a camera you just un register it from the system but any recorded video from that camera will remain in the Archive If you Delete a camera the camera is un registered and all video recorded from that Camera is deleted as well On the Setup page press the REMOVE button next to the camera you want to remove You will be given the choice of Remove or Delete You will be asked to confirm the deletion LIVE PREVIEW On the Live Preview page you can view your Cameras as they are recording Four video viewers are provided on this page to view the up to four Cameras When you enter the page each Camera is assigned to one of the viewers and live video should begin automatically You can also select which Camera appears in which window by using the Camera Selection field in the upper left corner of the window Certain Cameras do not support the Live Prev
3. iew function Live Preview Control Panel Archive Live Preview Setup Cam i RC4030 YW Cam 2 RC4020 DVR LIVE VIDEO LOGS The system will automatically record significant events in the Event Log K anDVYR version 1 1 10 Logs Control Panel Live Preview Setup Select log source and date System All dates and time in EST System 06 05 2008 dvr started dvr stopped for software update DVR EVENT LOG To view the Logs for the base system select SYSTEM as the source You can also select individual Cameras as the source Use the PREV DAY and NEXT DAY buttons to view Logs from other days You can also search for Logs by entering a date in the field provided and press SEARCH IO
4. imeline that have video recorded show as red bars Areas for which there is no video show as gray VIDEO WINDOW This window is where the video clips are played back You can pause and resume the playback by clicking on the button in the lower left corner of the Video Window DVR VIDEO WINDOW VIEWING FROM THE TIMELINE You can select video by clicking on the red bar for a Camera and then click on the Play icon triangle Once the video is playing you can drag the playback cursor to another place on the same Camera Bar to view a different portion of the video To view another Camera just click on it s bar and then Click on the Play icon VIEWING BY TIME DATE You can also select a time period for display by entering a time and date directly into the fields provided The date must be in the format MM DD YY where MM is a two digit month DD is a two digit day and YY is a two digit year Set the time in a similar way with the format HH MM SS for hours minutes and seconds Times are in 24 hour format When you have entered the time and date select the Camera that you wish to view in the field to the left of the date and press PLAY If there is no video recording for that period of time you will receive an error message If there is video it will start playing in the viewer SETUP The Setup page is where you add or delete Cameras Control Panel Archive Live Preview Setup 192 168 1 101 wi 192 168 1 116 yl 00 C0 02 2
5. onitor system to control the cameras DVR SYSTEM SETUP To start plug the DVR into an unused port on your Router and power the DVR When the DVR is booted up and ready to set up the Link and Stat LEDs on the front of the DVR will be green Log in to your remote account if you are not already logged in On the Discovery page click on the NEW DVR button NOTE The New DVR Wizard will require an Active X control if you are using IE or a JAVA plugin if you are using Firefox or Netscape When needed these software components will be automatically downloaded or you will be prompted to manually download them The New DVR Wizard will display any DVR systems detected on the network Click on the LAUNCH button on the New DVR Wizard to access the DVR s pages DISCOVERED DVRS DVR MAC IP STATUS la 00 16 2C 10 01 2D 192 168 1 115 Running Launch Configure THE NEW DVR WIZARD For security reasons you will be asked to assign a Username and Password for the DVR This may be the same as the Account Username and Password or it may be different NOTE You will need to use this Username and Password every time they access the DVR After you have assigned a Username and Password for the DVR you will need to log in using the same Username and Password you created Once you are logged in click on the XanDVR link under UI Applications to start the DVR MAIN BES VIEH ue a es UI Applications Note links will open in a ne
6. siltercity com DVR USER S MANUAL INTRODUCTION TO YOUR XANBOO DVR The Xanboo DVR is a device that allows you to record continuous video from the cameras in your remote monitoring system It has the capacity to record a full 30 days of video from four separate cameras under normal circumstances FEATURES RECORDING The DVR supports simultaneous recording from four cameras You can also have archived cameras that are no longer actively recording but still have video in the archives Normally there will sufficient storage to record 30 days of video in the archive Scenes where there is a lot of motion may reduce the capacity somewhat VIEWING You can view any stored video in the archive for up to 30 days after recording DISK USE The DVR stores video on a built in 250 GB hard disk Under normal circumstances this will be adequate for four cameras recording continuously for 30 days After 30 days the data is removed to make room for new recordings If it runs out of space the system will remove the oldest video records to make room for newer recordings CAMERAS You can share cameras between your remote monitoring system and your DVR on the same local network If you are adding a DVR to an older remote monitoring system the older cameras may not be suitable for use with the DVR Cameras must be mpeg 4 capable to be used with the DVR If your cameras have Pan Tilt capability use the remote account on your Remote M
7. t need to be registered Up to four cameras are supported by the DVR After you have registered all of the DVR s cameras you may click on the CONTROL PANEL button to start the Cameras recording To start a Camera recording simply click on the RECORD button next to the Camera When the Camera has begun recording Its status will change from either Stopped or Starting to Recording ACCESSING YOUR DVR The first time you use the DVR you need to go through your remote monitoring account to detect the system on your network and log in as described in the Set Up section At the log in page you can set a favorite bookmark to go right to the DVR from your browser This works by using the network address automatically assigned to the DVR by your Router If this address is changed you will have to use the remote account again to locate the DVR Bat aie Ome At le Oh FE Eee ACCOUNT SETTINGS Moleiollli Details Contacts Notification Profiles Users Billing Discovery Gateway 10 71 Start Discovery Control Name New DVR HomePlug PLC Device Data Rate No Homeplug PLC devices detected DVR DISCOVERY CONTROL PANEL The Control Panel allows you to view system status and control Camera functions XanDVR version 1 1 10 Control Panel Control Panel Archive Live Preview Setup DVR Status The DVR has been running for 54 minutes Stop DVR A power outage has been detected The operation of the DVR was interrup
8. ted by a power outage on May 29 2008 at 12 05 15 Operation of the DVR has been restored on May 29 2008 at 12 33 28 The disk is 1 full Starting online online online Record DVR CONTROL PANEL CAMERAS Each Camera that is registered to the DVR is shown on the Control Panel page You will see a snapshot from the Camera to quickly identify it In addition there are controls to Start Recording or Stop Recording if you are currently in Record mode An on line off line indicator tells you if the Camera is connected If there is a problem with an individual Camera a status message will appear in this area 4 STATUS There is a small status area on the Control Panel page that informs you of overall system status If a power outage or other problem has occurred recently it will be noted here STOPPING THE DVR Before moving the DVR to another location or if you need to power down the unit for any reason it is best to stop the DVR before removing power Otherwise it will be considered a power outage To do this press the STOP DVR button on the Control Panel page and wait for the message STOPPED Stopping the DVR also stops any camera recording You can now safely power down the unit RESTARTING THE DVR You can start the DVR again by simply powering the unit up again If you did not power it down you can restart by pressing on the RESTART DVR button on the Control Panel page You must start Cameras
9. w window e XanDVR Xanboo Digital Video Recorder running Configuration Summary Currently selected time zone Eastern Standard Time Current time May 29 2008 12 52 04 PM IP address DHCP 192 168 1 117 STARTING THE XANBOO DVR VIA THE UI APPLICATIONS SCREEN This will bring you to the Control Panel of the DVR The next step will be to register the Cameras Click on the SET UP button to continue XanDVR version 1 1 10 Setup Control Panel Archive Live Preview Setup Discovered Cameras r 00 C0 02 04 EE 8A 192 168 1 101 online register nr 00 C0 02 04 EC DB 192 168 1 116 online register i 00 C0 02 2B D6 D1 192 168 1 112 online register va Registered Cameras Archived Cameras 00 C0 02 2B D6 D1 camera 1 rename delete DVR SETUP All usable Cameras on the network will appear in the Discovered Cameras section Click on the REGISTER button if you wish to add a Camera to the DVR A thumbnail view is provided for each Camera so you will know which Camera you are registering Next you will need to assign a name for the Camera and click the REGISTER button Registered Cameras camera 1 3 179 8 E TNA r gt lt 00 C0 02 04 EE 8A 192 168 1 101 detecting rename remove The camera will then appear under Registered Cameras Once it is fully registered the status will switch from Detecting to Online Once it is listed as online you may repeat the process for any other Cameras tha
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