Cobra Alpha HD User Manual
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1. Safety Notes on the Lithium Battery 1 Replace lithium batteries as instructed to avoid danger 2 Dispose used lithium batteries properly Warnings and Cautions are indicated as follows Possible injury or product damage Risk of minor injury or product damage 1 Operating Instruction amp User s Guide A Cautions for the usage of the product F Information for the usage of the product 2 Cperating Instruction amp User s Guide CONTENTS C O N T E N T S Chapter Us Introd HOD edes veia oer uod cut oa ENS Ev ERO In Debe pF EA YOU stan Eher eo live E pedo 6 1 1 COBRA ALPHA series Major E 6 E OO UNT ee e 7 ee EE 7 Chapter 2 Installation and Connection cesse 8 1 4 COBRA ALPHA Series Name and Features of each part 8 1 4 1 COBRA ALPHA Series Front Panel 8 1 4 2 COBRA ALPHA 4 Channel Rear Panel 8 1 4 3 COBRA ALPHA H8 Channel Rear Panel 8 E Mee ME ere are One CON EE 9 Oe Basic Connection TED Um ETE 9 LZ CORNECUOR of Other DEVICES soot uts todos ave doe ce UV d n E 10 Chapter 3 Operation and Setup Tools 11 LF X OBRACAEPEA Seres Ionmtilsnel Ee e EE 11 1 6 1 COBRA ALPHA series Remote Controller ad 12 Iso IOUS E ii eei UE iL E a II I E MI LA DE 12 Cnapter VR Operation Sets aida 13 er GCOBRA A PHA Series Storage Installation EE 13 Tess POWER a IS DAS SAS ARAS 15 eios Er POTETE ERECTO 15 Jus ea ces o EE ED LE 16 D1 3 date Te SE EE 6 Cnapter 5 eystem OPE lO Neira 16 tsi 2 otaning System a2. Functiom DC IN Power 100 240V 50 60 Hz 5A 2 CONFIGURE Select the type of video input and output 3 RS485 PTZ Camera Control Connection Termnal Block 8 Operating Instruction amp User s Guide DIO Sensor Relay Connection Sensor Relay Connection Network connection ADSL Cable Modem Ethernet 10 100 1000 RJ 45 Base T 5 HDM 6 eSATA ExternalSATAStoage O Z o eSATA 8 AUDIO OUT Audio output connection Line Only Output RCA 9 AUDIOIN 7 Audio input connection Line Only Input BO v 10 CAMERAIN HD SDI Camera connection 11 SPOT SPOT Video output CCTV monitor connection 12 Tv CCTV Monitor Connection Divided Screen 13 CAMERAIN SD Camera connection Shots h HOTA ICY rz a Sch Es se za SS RT RU TEE Eege Figure 2 1 COBRA ALPHA H8 Basic Connection and Device Connection 1 5 1 Basic Connection By referring to above Figure 2 1 Connect the CCTV camera CCTV monitor or VGA monitor and USB mouse to the DVR and set up CONFIG SWITCH EN Connecting Device DVR Terminal EE CCTV camera Rear Panel Video Input 2 CCTV monitor Rear Panel TV 3 VGA Monitor LCD Monitor Rear Panel VGA OUT A Mouse COBRA ALPHA series on front panel 5 CONFIG SWITCH Rear Panel NTSC PAL or VGA TV Setup Refer to the CONFIG SWITCH description as below 9 Operating Instruction amp User s Guide
3. Otherwise Failure will be popped up instead 1 3 2 4 E mail Automatic E mail transmission service when an event occurs 1 3 2 5 Bandwidth This sets up the limit of the bandwidth to be used when bringing the live image adjust resolution quality and transmitting the data by using the network 1 3 2 6 Callback The signal is transferred to callback server for auto recording when there happens an event at the site 1 3 3 System Menu gt Setup gt System Setup 7m ER ES C Time Camera Recording Schedule Storage Network DYR Name 000c24043600 ID For Kev Controller 1 Users Modify Delete Admin Password rra tr Upgrade Firmware Factory Setup Reset Error Alarm Action Buzzer Error Alarm Duration Latch Menu Time Out 3 MIN Language English Reset Figure 6 19 System Setup Window 33 Operating Instruction amp User s Guide DVR Name MAC address for DVR Available to change whatever user wants ID for Key Controller Set the identify no of key controller Users Adds edits or deletes the users who will operate the system Admin Password Set the password for the Local Admin Upgrade Firmware Firmware upgrade Setup Change the setup of DVR Factory Setup Initializing it as setup Except Network setup Alarm is to notify system incidents Video Signal loss HDD full FAN Error Alarm Action fail HDD fail HDD warning to Alarm E mail Relay01 System check Error Alarm Duratio
4. D In real time monitoring mode select Menu gt Backup gt Backup The backup menus will then appear 2 Show the free and total space after selecting backup device 3 Check the time date and channel 4 Backup will be progressing after click the start button If the total size is smaller than backup size it shows as red and not allowed to backup If the backup storage device is not formatted in case the box displaying the size of the file to be backed up is displayed in yellow and if backup is executed by pressing the Copy Backup button a prompt asking whether to erase the device will appear as shown below Selecting YES causes the storage medium for the selected device to be erased 1 23 Snapshot The Snapshot function lets the user create a JPG file in live monitoring playback On the live monitoring Select Menu gt Backup gt Snapshot and then directly move to Shapshot menu Will see the storage selection window After selecting storage backup will be done 25 Operating Instruction amp User s Guide 1 2 4 Log Backup All of recorded log data such as Normal Recording Event Network Failure could be backed up D Select Log Viewer gt Log Backup or Menu gt Backup gt Log Backup 2 Setup after checking device time and event 3 Backup is started after selecting start button A Log file is text format so the file could be open easily 1 25 Setup Backup Backup all setup data
5. frame by frame ER Reverse Frame by Frame Reverse playback frame by frame EN 4 m Reverse Play Fast Reverse reverse x1 gt x2 x4 gt x8 x16 gt x32 gt x300 gt xi Move to the live display monitoring 1 2 1 2 Smart Search This function is for search an image with the object movement at a specific zone as fast as it can Searching by each channel is available 1 2 1 3 MULTI TIME Multi Time is to play the recorded image of the different time over a certain designated channel The line up of the recorded image of the different time is the most recent bottom 1 2 1 4 MULTI DAY Multi Day is to play the recorded image of the different day over a certain designated channel The lineup of the recorded image of the different time is the most recent bottom 24 Cperating Instruction amp User s Guide 1 2 1 5 Event Event is to play the recorded image with All Motion Sensor Audio 1 2 1 6 Panorama Playback Playback the certain channel by frame by frame 1 2 2 Backup Before backup process CD DVD or external HDD CD DVD supporting USB2 0 should be connected to the DVR Refer to Appendix on the last page of this manual to get information of compatible list There are three routes to backup on DVR Information Select The Device Free Space Total Capacity File Size Directory Name Time Current 2011 11 09 14 28 48 2011 51 1 0838 14 33 48 vi All Channel Ll O O Backup Process Figure 5 11 Backup
6. gt Setup gt Time 2 Setup for time Chapter 5 System Operation 1 12 Starting System and Exiting the System D Press the power button with the power connected All channels connected to cameras will be displayed after booting is completed 3 The system will be terminated after authentication is completed 1 13 Monitoring 1 1 3 1 Screen Division and Auto Sequence Full Screen 16 groups Use the Full Screen mode To view a certain channel select the desired channel using the numeric buttons 4Sub Screen 4 groups Use the 4 Sub Screen button 9Sub Screen 2 groups Use the 9 Sub Screen button 101112 16Sub Screen 1 group 13141516 16 Operating Instruction amp User s Guide Use the 16 Sub Screen button x The user can view an image on full screen by double clicking the 4 9 16 Sub Screen mode Double click any part of the screen to return to the previous mode Auto Sequence Auto Sequence is to rotate images at an interval of the certain time in 1 4 9 Sub Screen Mode It changes to Auto Sequence Mode if you select Menu gt Miscellaneous gt Display Mode gt Sequence in 1 4 9 Sub Screen Mode Using the Up Down button the u
7. which is applied to the DVR D Select Menu gt Backup gt Setup Backup 2 After selecting storage backup will be done 3 The file from Setup Backup can be applied to another DVR with Menu gt Setup gt System gt Upgrade 1 2 6 PTZ Camera Control D PTZ camera setup should be correct on here Menu gt Setup gt Definition gt PTZ In real time monitoring mode select Menu gt PTZ Control 3 PTZ Full control window is coming out after selecting MENU button or the right button of the Mouse If you are okay with PTZ Simple control window selecting ESC button or the right of the Mouse just after that Camera CHOI Speed 03 Tour OI dl Zoom Wide Tele Focus Far Near Preset wW Go Set Home Fosition Time OTT un PTZ Simple Control Window PTZ Full Control Window 1 Camera Select PTZ to be controlled 2 Speed PTZ camera speed is adjustable 3 Tour To use this feature it should be setup with Menu gt Setup gt PTZ gt Tour 4 Left right up down zoom Control the Left Right Up Down Zoom of PTZ camera 26 Operating Instruction amp User s Guide 5 Preset Using Leftl Righti Zoom movement of PTZ Camera zoom or focus a certain spot of the image by designating the coordinates and move to the designated coordinates quickly 6 Home Position Time If there are no controlling signals to PTZ camera after a certain time it goes automatically to the Prese
8. 00sec 29 Operating Instruction amp User s Guide input pre alarm post alarm secs xr i ea Figure 6 15 Pre post alarm 1 2 9 6 Log Set On off of log by motion detection sensor input sound detection 1 3 0 Schedule Select Menu Setup Schedule on the live display Schedule is used to save the system configuration as data from Schedule 1 4 and to make a recording based on the system configuration for each day time zone Mu Se Time Camera Recording Storage Network System gt Schedulel a Ki LN Dy n GE a GA Hour 9 10111213 141516 1 7 18 182021 28 23 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Hol 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Lr wh wh sch ue wh mmh wh c wh wh wh wh wh s sch wh wh wh O sch wh wh wh wh wh sch sch wh wh wh wh c wh wh wh wh sch sch wh wh wh wh wh sch sch wh wh wh mmh wh wh mmh wh wh wh V wh wh sch sch wh wh wh mmh wh wh mmh wh wh wh wh Lm wh wh mmh wh wh wh wh wh wh s sch wh wh wh mmh wh wh mmh wh M wh Lm wh wh mmh o wh wh wh wh wh sch sch wh wh wh wh wh sch sch wh wh wh Lm wh wh V sch wh wh wh mmh wh wh IV wh wh wh wh mmh wh wh sch sch wh wh wh mmh wh wh IV wh wh wh wh L3 wh wh mmh wh wh
9. 1 The input video type must be either NTSC or PAL these two types must not be used together 2 Select the input video format NTSC PAL using the CONFIG switch on the rear side of the product 3 Should select one between 1080p and 720p for input resolution These two types must not be used A together 8Ch DVR is setup 720P regardless of video input HABA CONFIGURE 1 5 2 Connection of Other Devices Connect the PTZ controller cable audio in output network and sensors as below Connecting Devis DR Terminal LT SPOT MontorGcTv monton RewPamdSFOT 3 Mike Speaker Rear Panel Audio Input Audio Output IEC Rear Panel Ethernet L4 rz Camera Rear Panel Terminal Bock S Sensor Relay TTL OUTPUT Rear Panel Terminal Block Le key concer Rear Panel Terminal Block 1 SPOT Monitor Connect Spot Monitor to the spot connector on the rear panel 2 Audio In Output Audio supports 4 inputs and 1 output 3 Terminal Block Terminal Block on the rear panel is for the connections of PTZ Sensor Relay BN eot r ee a Ca a Raed Can Ci Sd Cad ES Ds a Ed Ed TB 1 Figure 2 2 Terminal Block Description 4 PTZ Camera Keyboard Controller Connect PTZ camera to TRX No 4 and TRX No 5 and GND No 10 You may refer to APPENDIX for supported PTZ camera list in this manual Keyboard Controller has same connection way of PTZ camera PTZ Camera may not be working properly if GND is not connecte
10. 3 If there is an active storage device with a warning or a fault a message is displayed on the upper left part of the screen 1 3 2 Network Set the system network Menu gt Setup gt Network Time Camera Recording Schedule Storage Network SIE Ethernet DDNS Fort E Mail Bandwidth TCP IP DHCP 1 IP Address 0 0 0 0 2 Subnet Mask 0 0 0 0 3 Default Gateway 0 0 0 0 DNS 1 Primary DNS 211 117 45 25 2 Secondary DNS 168 126 63 1 O ADSL 1 ADSL ID ds Password 32 Cperating Instruction amp User s Guide Figure 6 18 Ethernet Window 1 3 2 1 Ethernet Set the IP ADSL Gateway and DNS as above 1 3 2 2 DDNS As part of the DNS system the Dynamic Domain Name System DDNS service updates the IP addresses of host names in real time and allocates fixed domain names to systems linked to dynamic IP addresses to allow users to use the same DNS name regardless of the changes in the IP address It provides dynamic DNS to ensure URL access in the dynamic IP environment User can monitor the remote place thru internet with web server functions which is equipped in DVR xX Access to DynDDNS sever http www dyndns org and apply for the user account then register the domain name to use and enter URL x For more information please access to the sever 1 3 2 3Port Set the port for network UPnP function will be available on the selection of On On UPnP Success will be popped up on the port registration at Router
11. B port on the front panel Mouse control supports the features as below Monitoring Mode Move from Play Mode to Click on the right button Monitoring Menu Pop up or remove Play Menu Show sub folder of the certain Menu window Click on the left button Select Menu Double click on the left Select Menu 12 Cperating Instruction amp User s Guide buton TI Drag the left button Chapter 4 DVR Operation Setup 1 7 COBRA ALPHA Series Storage Installation x The recommended HDD specification are shown below SATA I II 3 5 1 2 Flat Max 2TB Over 8MB Over 7200 jul 1 Using a screw driver unscrew and take off the top case of the product Mu 1 Normal termination of the system and fully unplugged power code are required before conducting HDD installation 2 Touch a grounded metal substance or ground yourself before installing HDD in order to reduce static electricity Static electricity may cause a malfunction of the product 3 After installing HDD Do not connect to power supply with the top case opened The top case must be covered before usage 2 Unscrew and separate the HDD bay Align screw holes and screw and fix additional HDD onto HDD bay 3 As per the photo Screw the HDD bay and HDD and DVD 4 As per the photo Screw the HDD bay and HDD and DVD 13 Operating Instruction amp User s Guide EP rs i 5 Connect the power cable and data cable to HDD Reassemble the top case by reversing 1 t
12. COBRA User Manual Cobra Alpha HD User Manual Ver 1 0 FCC Compliance Statement Model Name COBRA ALPHA Series COBRA ALPHA 4 COBRA ALPHA H8 This device complies vvith Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is Subject to the follovving tvvo conductions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operations B WARNING B Unauthorized reproduction of all or part of this manual is strictly prohibited B The figures in this manual are for illustration purposes only may differ from the actual product m The specifications and design of the product are subject to change without prior notice for purposes of quality improvement B CAUTIONS To get the best use out of the product be sure to read the cautions before using the product For safety please take note of the following Instructions before using the product 1 To prevent electric shock when installing moving or opening the DVR and peripheral devices connect and disconnect the cables as instructed All cables must be connected to grounded power outlets If the product is installed near a power outlet make sure it can be unplugged easily Do not use the DVR in water or in wet places Keep the plastic packing materials used for the DVR or other peripheral devices out of reach of children may cause suffocation E W N Installation Environment of the DVR Maint
13. O 31 OMA ME move MP rc 31 L5 bez SDD OVSENE 2 eel EM i EEUU PL E AE ALI 31 1 3 1 3 Local Storage Management NENNEN 31 A cetacis 32 No NM A TU UU TT ES 33 Bei o NEN ME UTI A ee ee nee nee 33 HEC CE M omm 33 De dE o et SS ee ae A ee EA 33 o E E E S 33 ler LINES lee Renta TT TUTUP 33 UL POE E e i E AL SOPORE NET 38 AIP PENDIK EE 35 19 Recommended HDD NE vm 35 2 Recommended PTZ Camera Protocol cccc ccc cc ence ence eee e eee e ne eee sence esse ae ena e eens 35 3 Recommended USB2 0 Device 2 0 0 ccc cece cece cent IH IH ee mene 35 4 Operating Instruction amp User s Guide Figure List Figure 2 1 COBRA ALPHA H8 Basic Connection and Device CGonnechon 9 Figure 2 3 Terminal Block Descrplioh i ode oc RE cete Ge e ie b re teta 10 Figure 4 Menu MA COM estatals sento denim he died santi oiu tbe noia ee d telae used nae 9 Figure 4 5 Storage Device New Tabmenul cece cece cece cence eee eee ences ene EEE EEE EEE EEE EES 15 Figure 5 6 Te Status WINdOW tt poeta tt ea Hep NEWS 18 Figure EA ATOM AO ee a 19 Fig re5 8 Search ie e T ea ee am dte tesi ent 22 ICO Melo d TN TI mI 23 Figure 5107 Playback Screen seit Ea aub let Los 24 Figure 5 11 Playback Status and Control bar s ree o E rte aa 24 IEIquie 5 12 DaeKUD EE 25 Figure 6 13 Date and Time Window EE P Fioure 6 14 Camera WInNdOW arrra enna ais 28 Figure 6 15 Recording VVIDOOW EE 29 Figure 5 16 Ke postalar EE 30 Figure 6 17 Schedu
14. ain the following conditions operating temperature of 5 C 40 C operating humidity of 1096 80 Install the DVR in a safe place that is free from external vibration Install the DVR in a well ventilated place To protect the hard disk from data loss and breakdown install the DVR away from magnetic materials When using a rack other than the standard one use a separate table with sufficient spacing i e 60cm from the floor 50cm from the ceiling and 20cm from the side and back walls and other objects c1 CO NN Safety Notes on the DVR 1 When installing additional boards and HDD separate the power cable and turn OFF power supplied to the DVR completely 2 Keep the product away from heat generating devices such as heaters 3 Do not use a damaged power cord 4 To prevent problems due to magnetic interference and electric surge use only grounded cables and power outlets 5 If the power cord is connected do not touch the power unit If the power cord is connected electric current is still flowing internally even after the switch is turned OFF 6 Do not place a heavy object on top of the product 7 Do not drop a conductive object in the ventilation holes 8 Allot sufficient space for system cabling 9 Use only the parts indicated in the manual Do not disassemble repair or modify the product without permission 10 Incorrect system setup may cause malfunction 11 Shut down the system normally as instructed in the manual
15. d Caution 5 Sensor Relay Connect Sensor Relay to Terminal Block directly 10 Operating Instruction amp User s Guide 1 Sensor Connection D Connect Sensors to the Terminal Block S1 S4 2 Each input terminal may be connected regardless of the channel number Sensor has the type of NC Normal Close and NO Normal Open For Setup Menu gt Setup gt Action gt Event gt Sensor Type NC Normal Close Normally closed opens when a signal is received NO Normal Open Normally opened closed when a signal is received 2 Relay Connection Outputs alarm signals to external devices such as siren by relaying them to these external devices Connect Relay to R1 of Terminal Block TB1 Relay has the type of NC Normal Close and NO Normal Open For Setup Menu gt Setup gt Action gt Alarm gt Relay Type NC Normal Close Normally closed opens when a signal is received NO Normal Open Normally opened closed when a signal is received Chapter 3 Operation and Setup Tools COBRA ALPHA series are conveniently operated by Front Buttons Remote Controller and mouse 1 6 COBRA ALPHA series Front Panel Button 2 3 4 No Memel Feste 1 CABEL BrandNameandModelName 2 SEARCH Search Recorded Images 3 MENU Supponva riousmodes 4 ESC Exit the current menu or selects the upper menu Reverse Play Fast Revers
16. e amp Backward Playback Rewind in Playback A PLAY Relay Control in Monitoring mode Pause amp Pause in Playback mode LOCK Lock in Monitoring mode Forward Play Fast Forward amp Playback Fast Forward in Playback mode PLAY Play back in Monitoring mode Moves from one category to another or changes the EB MOVE amp DISPLAY amp Select display mode 9 RECORDLED Green LED turned on upon HDD operation 10 BACKUP LED Green LED turned on upon backup 11 Operating Instruction amp User s Guide 11 NETWORK LED Green LED turned ON during remote access EM ALARM LED Green LED turned on upon the occurrence of event or motion EN ERROR LED RED LED turned on upon fan defect or recording Interruption 14 POWER POWER LED Turn the system power ON or OFF USB Port pd port to the USB mouse and USB memory 16 Number Channel Selection and Number Input i17 Eject LD DVD Media 18 OD CRW DVD RW 1 6 1 COBRA ALPHA series Remote Controller a Basic Control Button e e mmm or select the upper menu menu o see te Mena 0 To see the Menu SELECT Select category execute aa screen conversion Move from one category to another or change the display mode b Search Button Playback Mode BINE ONE I RN Oe oo o o ETT CO mm me OO reien Pyar 1 6 2 Mouse Operate the system by using Mouse The mouse pointer will be shown when a Mouse is connected to US
17. enu for HD channels 1 2 8 2 PTZ Set the Tour Protocol ID Baudrate of PTZ camera 1 2 8 3 Event Source Set the Motion Area Motion Sensitivity Sensor Type Sound Sensitivity 1 2 8 4 Relay Set the type of Relay 1 29 Recording Set recording system main features menu gt setup gt Recording 28 Operating Instruction amp User s Guide Time Camera Schedule Storage Network System Se or ES gt Schedule gt Schedule gt Schedule3 Schedule4 Event Recording Alarm Duration Log Camera Motion Sensor Sound CH 01 CH 02 CH 03 CH 04 Figure 6 14 Recording Window 1 2 9 1 schedule schedule1 schedule4 4 different settings can be applied by time and date on schedule table for user convenience Please go to menu schedule after setting up schedule1 schedule2 schedule 3 schedule 4 differently 1 2 9 2 Event Set the motion Sensor Audio 1 2 9 3 Recording Set the Resolution Frame Quality Audio Resolution NTSC recording resolution PAL recording resolution CIF 352 x 240 352 x 288 2CIF 704 x 240 704 x 288 4CIF 704 x 480 704 x 576 720p 1280 x 720 1080p 1920 x 1080 Recording frame rate Normal Speed when record continuousl Event Speed When record by motion sensor audio 1 2 9 4 Alarm Set the Alarm action Buzzer PTZ Preset E mail Relay Spot Popup and Callback when event comes out 1 2 9 5 Duration Pre alarm On OFF post alarm 5sec 10sec 15sec 20sec 60sec 150sec 3
18. gure 5 5 Recording Status Window x Recording Event Recording mode display x EN use ONE Recording E eessen HA emeng X Live Display X Video is not connected or Video is covert Oo Audio is set activated e Audio is set silent Camera has been disconnected E The channel for PTZ setup E The channel for PTZ tour1 setup Hr The channel for PTZ tour2 setup 18 Operating Instruction amp User s Guide x Control Barx Al Q 2011 11 09 16 55 16 Overwt PLAY G 40h display mode O zo G Date Mime 1 16 System Information D Select Menu gt Miscellaneous gt DVR info 2 DVR info Will be displayed as shown below Name 000c24043600 Software Version 8 0 00 0000078 Hardware Version 1 0 4CH Front Firmware Version 7 3 Video Mode NTSC 1080P 30 CH 01 NONE CH 02 NONE CH 03 NONE CH 04 NONE HDD Information Overwrite On Total Capacity 250 GE Free Space 190 GE Start Date 2011 01 21 17 00 00 004 End Date 2011 11 07 14 00 00 017 Network Setting from DHCP IP Address 0 0 0 0 CMS Port 2000 2007 Web Port 80 UPnP Off MAC Address 00 0C 24 04 36 00 DDNS OFF Figure 5 6 DVR Infomation 19 Operating Instruction amp User s Guide 1 17 Display Setup D Select Menu gt Miscellaneous gt Display Setup Camera Title Control Bar Button Sound Border Line Draw Width Color Screen Saver Spot Sequence Main Sequence 1 Camera Title C
19. le Window 55 2 5 etae saetas 30 Figure 6 18 Storage dee EE 31 Figure 6 4 9 Ethernet WNdOW mE rm 33 Figure 6 20 System Setup nelle RE 33 5 Operating Instruction amp User s Guide Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 COBRA ALPHA series Major Features COBRA ALPHA H8 HD SDI COBRA ALPHA 4 Hybrid System nalog os 2010 020 A Embedded Linux Built in Flash Memory Video Input 8BNC BNC Je ere A A gt A2A A output Spot DN N A Line Input 4 RCA Audio Output Line Output 1 RCA Compression Format Video Standard H 264 Audio G 71 1 Max 20fps Q 1080p Recording Speed Max 45fpsA 720p 45fps 720p Recording Resolution Max 720p Max 1080p Recording Mode Automatic Continuous Manual LM and Motion Sound Schedule ecording Internal Max 2HDD Max 4TB 1 DVD Storage External 1 eSATA HDMI Full HD 1080p HD 1080i WSXGA SXGA VGA WSXGA 1680x1050 SXGA 1280 x 1024 TV SDTV 720 x 480 576 Only for COBRA ALPHA H8 4 Sensors Relay TTL Output 1ea NC NO Backup amp Copy Access DVD RW USB2 0 Network Network Access Various Network Interface Ethernet 10 100 1000 ADSL Cable modem PTZ Access 2ea of RS485 System Operation amp Front Button Mouse IR Remote Controller Keyboard Controller Network Adjustment System Upgrade USB2 0 Memory Stick Network System Automation Controlled by VMS NTP Supported VMS WEB Brower PDA Smart Phone 18Languages Suppo
20. min Locall admin Locall admin Locall admin Locall admin Locall admin 16 52 47 PTZ Control Local admin 16 52 32 REC Start 16 52 32 Setup Out Local admin Log Delete Log Backup Playback Exit Figure 5 8 Log Viewer a Logs related to all system operations Logs related to system operation failures e g signal loss and network connection failure Logs related to network operations e g network login network logout and network live Logs related to recording e g motion detection and sensor detection Audio detection Logs related to power ON OFF file copy backup failure setup start end playback and other basic system operations Recording Event 23 Operating Instruction amp User s Guide 1 21 Playback There are three routes Live Monitoring Search Log Viewer to playback on DVR On Live display monitoring select Menu gt Search gt playback LIE E CG POD 7 CH Os Y W E N z E re Vo 3 H KA D I f Lid d ry B I 1 St I i ES M e D E Ba 4 Ma e E TRON z a E x1 SOU VOR 14 14 18 Figure 5 9 Playback Screen 1 2 1 1 Playback status and Playback Speed Control Figure 5 10 Playback Status and Control bar Description of the Search Buttons Features Button Name AH Forward Play Fast Forward x1 gt x2 2 x4 gt x8 2 x16 gt x32 gt x300 gt xi n Forward Frame by Frame Playback
21. mmh wh wh wh sch sch wh wh wh Holiday Figure 6 16 Schedule Window 1 3 0 1 Holiday setup Set the Holiday for recording schedule 30 Operating Instruction amp User s Guide 1 3 1 Storage Select Menu gt Setup gt Storage Setup O n mm O M Time Camera Recording Schedule Storage Network System I 1 Frivate Recording Off w Days HDD Overwrite On K 3 Local Storage Management Recording Backup New Model Serial Temperature SizetF T Status SW HW Reset Figure 6 17 Storage Window 1 3 1 1 Max Recording Days This is to limit the recording days You can set None 1day 7days 30days User setting 1 99 1 3 1 2 HDD Overwrite Set On Off for HDD Overwrite If there is no more hard disk space left the existing files will be overwritten starting with the oldest Off Ifthereisno more hard disk space left further recording will not be executed 1 3 1 3 Local Storage Management 1 Local Storage Management Function All initially detected storages are displayed as New Recording Initialize Changed it for Recording Backup Initialize change it for Backup Recording Storage list for Recording x At least one storage shall be selected as a dedicated storage Otherwise the data cannot be stored in real time New Returns the status of the selected storage device to New Online Changes the selected storage device in online state Offline Changes the selected st
22. n Set the alarm duration If no input is made in the System Setup menu using the front buttons Menu Time Out remote controller or mouse the system automatically shifts to real time monitoring mode Set the system language 34 Operating Instruction amp User s Guide APPENDIX A P P E N D I X 1 Recommended HDD SATA I II 3 5 1 2 Flat Max 2TB Over 8MB Over 7200 w Recommended PTZ Camera Protocol tr DRX 500 3 Dongyang SE el CN eme el ee mme oi mam eme LG OLD OLD Po PELCO P J PHILIPS PHILIPS PROLINE PROLINE UK RIFATRON RIFATRON 19 SAMSUNG TECHWIN SPD 1600 SCC SUNJIN SUNJIN EN VICON VICON YOKO YOKO 3 Recommended USB2 0 Device USB2 0 Device Meda Die System Memory Stick 2 5 Portable USB HDD ED DVD R RW 509660 pee 35 Operating Instruction amp User s Guide
23. nd EE EE See 16 FEO MOON oara taae ae ES ES 16 1 1 3 1 Screen Division and Auto Sequence e em ememmen mener 16 ESL ein E ANNI T UU TM 17 CE OUS EM ors PRENNE NER ECT 17 Td 4 1 User Account ANG AUtornzallOl eis a ies cie VUE L LUN ds o EE 17 DES a EOE aa UT Ir 17 1 15 System Information View and Display Setup Change 18 NECS S ci UB RITE THREE 19 pese op OU Cata casta MM UE LS M VM M S dM TR 20 E CIOs RP a aaae 21 Dia EE 21 SES AE Oci as ORE TRU ee 22 MESE ES MM Ee EE 22 tal gei LSTA e Tnm 22 FS DO c REO TTE 23 kaJ cs Ee e EE 24 1 2 1 1 Playback status and Playback Speed Control 24 3 Operating Instruction amp User s Guide es Meee SS CE SCC e ao as e lol od a a EA M f cent 24 a o METI ME ae dee to 24 E es LS qc 24 Ne Sr NE VO NUN RCRUM 25 12 125 Panorama A e as 25 A EE 29 EL o MS NO E AE E mm 25 pes NOOB Ce die TETTE TET I T UEM 26 SE e E 6 RN TE NNNM 26 ES NRO o A A O LO Ro 26 Chapter mudo EE 21 E A 21 A A A O 28 DD A O A AN 28 Ml CA A uM 28 A AA E 28 LO EI ML COMEDORES IU 28 qom COL Olea e O E AEN LE EA Re 28 1 2 9 1 schedule schedule1 scheduled ccc ccc cence ence nee nee ne een nene 29 E Mii Ee NE 29 D pt UA CCOO CI cat atreta uM M E nna cae UM E et 29 JE Rr Ri Mio MEN eo T T aa RTT 29 a EI Le MR IU m UTE 29 en do loo RE ET TT CTT Aa 30 ESO eo RU TT 30 Fso Oe ME o 10 EN AA 30
24. o finalizing HDD installation 14 Operating Instruction amp User s Guide 1 8 Power ON D Check the adapter 12VDC 3 5A and connect the power 2 Booting will be initialized after pressing the power button on the front panel 3 Menu widow pops up by clicking the right button of the mouse or pressing MENU button in the front panel as shown below Default ID and PW is as below e ID Local Admin PW 00000 ES f EH Q 3 pets as Lom m Log out Search Backup PTZ Control Zoom Miscellane Figure 4 3 Menu Window 1 9 Storage Setup Menu gt Setup gt Storage gt Local Storage Management gt New Select the HDD on New tap and then select Recording Init Time Camera Recording Schedule Storage Network System i OT w Days K 1 Frivate Recording 7 HDD Overwrite On 3 Local Storage Management Recording Backup New Serial Temperature Size F T Status S W HW Figure 4 4 Storage Device New Tab menu 15 Operating Instruction amp User s Guide 3 Recording Init means that it is initializing for recording 4 After initializing done HDD on New tap will be moved to Recording tap A Recording Init procedure may take time Refer to 6 4 Storage for better understanding about storage 1 1 O Recording Setup D Menu gt Setup gt Action gt Recording Setup for Recording Resolution Recording Quality Recording Speed Audio 1 11 Date Time Setup Menu
25. ontrol Bar Button Sound Set the title of camera and control bar button sound 2 Border Line Set the border line between channels 3 Screen Saver Set Monitor saver 4 Spot amp Main Sequence Set the Duration for Spot and on off for event 20 Operating Instruction amp User s Guide 1 18 Audio Relay Spot control Select Menu gt Miscellaneous gt Control Audio Release O Relay 1 Audio Setup for Audio channel and mute 2 Relay Setup for Reply out or cancellation 1 1 9 Search Calendar Search Search the recording data by year month day time Go To The Last Playback the last recorded data by multi channel mode Go To The First Playback the first recorded data by multi channel mode Go To the Last Played Time Playback the last played time by multi channel mode 21 Cperating Instruction amp User s Guide 1 1 9 1 Calendar Search Select Menu gt Search gt Calendar Search on the live display mode and then a searching window pops up as shown below vd November 7011 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu 1 2 3 Event All B 8 9 10 d 13 14 15 16 17 Multi Mode Multi Channel em px AME DOES p xS Channel ff 28 29 30 Time Index Current Hour a ee Dn cos e o e der le 11 12 13 14 15 1617 18 19 20 21 22 23 22 List All Playback Backup Figure5 7 Search Window Green Continues recording is in progress O Rea Motion recording is in progress Bue Sensor reco
26. orage device in offline state Disable to record Format Format the selected storage Available only in Offline Eject Separates the selected device completely from the software Storage list for Backup 31 Operating Instruction amp User s Guide 2 Configuration of the local storage device LO x There are three software status types Connected to storage or backup device currently saving the data Only connected to storage or backup device Not connected to storage or backup device Xx There are three hardware status types Healthy Connected to storage or backup device functions normally Connected to storage or backup device but error was detected in this case Warning data storing or backup cannot be made for more information see the description below Not connected to storage or backup device cannot perform data saving or backup 1 Fault State The storage device is completely damaged and none of the S W operations can be performed The fault state is not related to a DVR problem The DVR has detected the fault and stopped the recording A 2 Warning State The storage device has a physical error that can be corrected by the storage e device or by the DVR If the error is not taken care of however the storage device is likely to be damaged and shift to fault state Backing up data in the corresponding storage device and replacing the device with a normal one are strongly recommended
27. rding is in progress o Yellow Audio recording is in progress 1 1 9 2 Time Index D New folders directories are created every time when the time is changed on Menu gt Setup gt Time gt Date Time 2 Many Time Indexes comes out when you select the menu for Time Index on the right side of search mode Ne Recorded image files with the current set time Old Number Recorded image files before the time change 1 1 9 3 List All Current recording time list is showed regardless how many times system time has been changed All list comes out after selecting List All on the bottom of search mode 22 Operating Instruction amp User s Guide 1 20 Log Viewer DVR records all Log information over the system operation including Power on off System Setup and Network Access Move to Menu gt Miscellaneous gt Log Viewer to see the logs d November 2011 Fail Net Rec Event Normal Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu 1 mm S 6 f 8 10 13 14 15 16 17 20 21 22 23 24 2f 28 29 30 Detailed Information Page 1 1 2011 11 09 16 50 38 HDD Format REC Local admin Time 16 48 25 16 48 25 16 54 33 16 54 30 16 54 02 16 54 00 16 53 50 16 53 48 16 53 11 16 53 10 16 53 04 Event REC Stop Information Time Index Change ACTIVE HDD PTZ Control PTZ Control PTZ Control PTZ Control PTZ Control PTZ Control PTZ Control PTZ Control PTZ Control Local admin Locall admin Locall admin Locall ad
28. rted Automatic E mail Power 12V 5A Max Power Consumption 60W Operating Temperature 5 40 Weight without HDD 4kg Dimension 430 x 86 x 270mm Video Output Resolution 6 Operating Instruction amp User s Guide 1 2 About the Product As a digital image monitoring equipment that can display images inputted from up to 16 8 cameras COBRA ALPHA Series digitally records high quality images using various video recording modes and displays them as clean quality images For users convenience front panel button remote controller and mouse are provided Powerful network functions including remote monitoring and remote system setup modification are also supported 1 3 Components Please check the components after unpacking the product Remote controller CD VMS VMS Manual PDA Viewer Software AAA 1 5V Batteries 2es Adapter 12VDC 5A User Manual Rack Mounting Handle 7 Cperating Instruction amp User s Guide Chapter 2 Installation and Connection 1 4 COBRA ALPHA Series Name and Features of each part COBRA ALPHA series has buttons on the front panel and various interfaces on the rear panel Also it has rack handles of the left and right side for the convenience of the standard rack installation 1 4 1 COBRA ALPHA Series Front Panel 1 4 2 COBRA ALPHA 4 Channel Rear Panel o IN B Lari eG Ce Ll B Se Le Tal UR EUR DENKT ale Heal C Li MEER No Name
29. ser can select the interval from 1 second to 10 seconds to set the interval however multiple cameras should be connected 1 1 3 2 Zoom x16 Zoom in amp out for specific zone on live display HQ 2011 11 09 16 55 16 Overwt PLAY Move to the Zoom mode by selecting the icon on the status bar thru Mouse 2 Control the Zoom by using the up down buttons or Mouse 3 Menu for zoom will be disappeared after pressing ESC button or the left button of the Mouse 1 14 System Login 1 1 4 1 User Account and Authorization The local administrator has all authorities But remote access is not available Default password is 00000 Up to 15 users are allowed Each user can access the functions depending on the Local Admin given authorities For Authorization Setup Move to Monitoring Menu gt Setup gt System gt 4 User Registration 1 1 4 2Login For security purpose user must log in first Select Menu gt Login on the live display 2 Password for English can be shown after selecting the space of password 1 1 4 3 Logout After logout user can t use menu D Select Menu gt Logout on the live display 17 Operating Instruction amp User s Guide 1 15 System Information View and Display Setup Change Audio Recording Status Channel Title Connection Indicator Time HDD status are displayed as shown below SPECIAL 5 DEFECT DET Ier Gud le Lol 2011 09 27 14 03 16 Overwt mimis Fi
30. t No 1 position as Preset No 1 is designated as Home Position 7 Menu Control PTZ Menu directly Chapter 6 Setup 1 27 Time Select Menu gt Setup gt Time on the live display Monitoring o Ms LE Time Camera Recording Schedule Storage Network Date Time Time Zone Auto Reboot 1 Time Sync Or 2 NIP Server Type Server URL Reset Figure 6 12 Date and Time Window 1 NTP Sync Synchronize DVR time with NTP Server time at one time in hour 2 Date and Time Change the system date time and the time format 3 Standard Time Zone Select Standard Time Zone Daylight Saving Time Start End time 4 Auto Rebooting Select the period for auto rebooting of DVR system 27 Operating Instruction amp User s Guide 1 2 8 Camera Select Menu gt Setup gt Camera on live display Monitoring X Ome cs Time Camera Recording Schedule Storage Network System d Event Source Relay Camera Connect Name CH 01 Off CH 01 CH 02 Off CH 02 CH 03 Off CH 03 CH 04 Off CH 04 Reset Figure 6 13 Camera Window 1 2 8 1 Camera 1 Connect Set on off of the camera 2 Title Set the name of each camera up to 20 characters 3 Covert Set the live channel not to be showed for pricy reason Xx On the live display Monitoring it shows as black But it keeps recording as setup 4 Adjust Brightness Contrast Hue Saturation Sharpness Camera Xx itis not allowed to use the Adjust m
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