Vdvr4 Ic Eng
Vdvr4 Ic Eng
Vdvr4 Ic Eng
4CH DVR
User Manual
411 v0.4(S01)
This document contains preliminary information and subject to change without notice.
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Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1 PACKING DETAIL AND INSTALLATION _____________________ 5
1-1 PACKING__________________________________________________ 5
1-2 Hard Disk Installation _______________________________________ 6
CHAPTER 2 PANEL LOCATION _______________________________________ 7
2-1 FRONT PANEL CONTROLS __________________________________ 7
2-2 4CH REAR PANEL CONNECTORS ____________________________ 8
CHAPTER 3 LIVE, PLAYBACK AND PTZ OPERATIONS __________________ 9
3-1 LIVE Mode ________________________________________________ 9
3-2 PLAYBACK Mode _________________________________________ 12
3-3 PTZ Mode ________________________________________________ 14
CHAPTER 4 MAIN MENU SETUP ___________________________________ 16
4-1 RECORD SETUP __________________________________________ 17
4-1.1 Quality & Frame Rate Setup ___________________________ 18
4-2 EVENT SETUP ____________________________________________ 18
4-2.1 MOTION SETUP ______________________________________ 19
4-2.1.1 MOTION AREA SETUP____________________________ 20
4-2.2 SENSOR SETUP ______________________________________ 20
4-3 SCHEDULE SETUP ________________________________________ 21
4-3.1 Schedule Record Setup _______________________________ 22
4-3.2 Holiday Setup ________________________________________ 22
4-4 CAMERA SETUP __________________________________________ 23
4-5 ACCOUNT SETUP _________________________________________ 24
4-5.1 Permission Setup _____________________________________ 25
4-5.2 User Picture Setup ___________________________________ 25
4-6 NETWORKING SETUP______________________________________ 26
4-6.1 NETWORKING SETUP _________________________________ 26
4-6.1.1 DHCP __________________________________________ 26
4-6.1.2 LAN____________________________________________ 27
4-6.1.3 ADSL __________________________________________ 27
4-6.2 HTTP Setup__________________________________________ 28
4-6.3 DDNS Setup _________________________________________ 28
4-6.4 Mail Setup ___________________________________________ 29
4-7 PTZ & RS485 SETUP ______________________________________ 30
4-8 SYSTEM SETUP ___________________________________________ 31
4-8.1 DISPLAY SETUP ______________________________________ 32
4-8.2 DATE/TIME SETUP ____________________________________ 32
4-8.2.1 CHANGE DATE & TIME ___________________________ 33
4-8.2.2 TIME ZONE AND DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME SETUP ___ 33
4-8.2.3 INTERNET TIME SETUP __________________________ 34
4-8.3 BUZZER & RELAY SETUP _____________________________ 34
4-8.4 SPOT SETUP ________________________________________ 35
4-9 UTILITY SETUP ___________________________________________ 36
4-10 DIAGNOSTIC ____________________________________________ 37
CHAPTER 5 BACKUP & SEARCH ___________________________________ 38
5-1 BACKUP SETUP __________________________________________ 38
5-2 SEARCH SETUP __________________________________________ 39
5-2.1 EVENT SEARCH ______________________________________ 39
5-2.1.1 CRITERIA SETUP FOR EVENT SEARCH_____________ 40
5-2.2 TIME SEARCH _______________________________________ 41
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CHAPTER 6 Rempte Software Installation and Setup____________________ 42
6-1 AP Software Installation and instruction ______________________ 42
6-2 How to do remote monitoring through IE ____________________ 44
6-3 AP Software Operation _____________________________________ 46
CHAPTER 7 SPECIFICAITONS _____________________________________ 47
CHAPTER 8 MOBILE APPLICATION INSTALLATION AND USAGE _________ 49
8-1 Mobile Application Instal lation and Operation for Symbian System49
8-1.1 Mobile Application Installation __________________________ 49
8-1.2 Mobile Application Operation ___________________________ 50
8-1.2.1 Add New Login DVR _____________________________ 50
8-1.2.2 Logging Onto the DVR ___________________________ 50
8-1.2.3 Modify the Login Information of DVR _______________ 51
8-1.2.4 Delete the Login Information of DVR _______________ 51
8-1.3 Live Monitoring Operation _____________________________ 51
8-1.3.1 Scroll the Image _________________________________ 52
8-1.3.2 Image Quality Setup _____________________________ 52
8-1.3.3 Channel Display _________________________________ 52
8-1.3.4 Size of Image ___________________________________ 53
8-1.3.5 Rotate the image ________________________________ 53
8-1.3.6 Alarm __________________________________________ 53
8-2 Mobile Application Install ation and Operation for Windows Mobile S
ystem _______________________________________________________ 54
8-2.1 Mobile Application Installation __________________________ 54
8-2.2 Mobile Application Operation ___________________________ 55
8-2.3 Operation under the LIVE monitoring. ___________________ 56
CHAPTER 9 CMS INSTALLATION AND USAGE GUIDE __________________ 57
9-1 CMS Installation __________________________________________ 57
9-2 CMS LOGIN AND ENVIRONMENT ____________________________ 60
9-3 DVRs, Groups & Events ___________________________________ 61
9-3.1 View DVRGroup List ________________________________ 61
9-3.2 View Event Logs _____________________________________ 62
9-4 Local PC Information and Control ___________________________ 62
9-5 Main Display _____________________________________________ 63
9-5.1 Audio Control ________________________________________ 63
9-5.2 eMAP Display ________________________________________ 64
9-5.3 PTZ Control _________________________________________ 65
9-6 Operation Bar ____________________________________________ 66
9-6.1 User administration ___________________________________ 67
9-6.2 DVR Administration ___________________________________ 67
9-6.3 Group Administration _________________________________ 68
9-6.4 eMap Administration __________________________________ 69
9-6.5 Remote Play _________________________________________ 70
9-6.6 HDD Playback________________________________________ 71
9-6.7 File Playback ________________________________________ 71
9-6.8 Event Playback_______________________________________ 72
9-6.9 Snapshot Data _______________________________________ 72
9-6.10 Recording Data _____________________________________ 73
APPENDIX I I-DVR.NET REGISTRATION ____________________________ 74
APPENDIX II Remote Monitoring IE ActiveX Control Installation Instruction__! ____
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CHAPTER 1 PACKING DETAIL AND INSTALLATION
1-1 PACKING
1. DVR
2. Quick Start 3. IR Remote Control 4.Batteries x2
5. CD 6. Hard Disk Mount x2 7.Screws x8
8. Power Adaptor 9. SATA Cord x 1
Note: Standard shipping products do not include HDD
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1-2 Hard Disk Installation
Step 1) Fix the HDD to rack mount with the screws as indi cated.
Step 2) Place the HDD on the HDD plate and screw it as indicated.
Step 3) Connect the power and the SATA cables as indicated.
Note: After installation, please initialize Hard Disk before starting to record. For more detailed
information, please check out User Manual 4-9 System Tools for reference.
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CHAPTER 2 PANEL LOCATION
2-1 FRONT PANEL CONTROLS
Q
] ] ]
Q REC
Start or stop recording.
PLAY
Play back in normal speed.
T-SRH
Display the search menu.
USB 2.0 Port
Port for USB external devices.
LED Display
(From left to right)
Power: Power is on.
HDD: Hard disk is in use.
LAN: Connected to the internet (in red): Remote user logged in.
REC: Recording.
PLAY: Playing back.
IR Sensor
Input sensor for the remote control.
/ In SETUP mode, press to move cursor down. In PLAYBACK mode, press
to stop playing back.
/ SLOW In SETUP mode, press to move cursor up. In PLAYBACK mode, press to
slow down.
/ In SETUP mode, press to increase value. In PLAYBACK mode press to
play forwards.
/ In SETUP mode, press to reduce value. In PLAYBACK mode, press to
play rewind.
ENTER/MODE
In SETUP mode, press to enter values. In PLAYBACK mode, switch
between full, quad, 9-channel, 16-channel display in order.
Customization function
AUX 1~8 ( For
customization)
AUTO+1 ~AUTO+8
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9-6 Operation Bar
10 Operations to be listed as below:
Table 9-6.1 description of 10 operations:
Icon Description
User Administration. Please see 8-6.1 User administration
DVR Administration. Please see 8-6.2 DVR Administration
Group Administration. Please see 8-6.3 Group Administration
eMap Administration. Please see 8-6.4 eMap Administration.
Remote Playback. Please see 8-6.5 Remote Playback.
HDD Playback. Please see 8-6.6 HDD Playback
File Playback. Please see 8-6.7 File Playback
Event Playback. Please see 8-6.8 Event Playback
Snapshot Data. Please see 8-6.9 Snapshot Data
Recording Data. Please see 8-6.10 Recording Data
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9-6.1 User administration
Before the CMS can be used on a PC, user accounts should be added with proper authority.
Each user should also be assigned a password and optionally a description. If a user does not
have certain authority assigned, he/she will not be able to operate the corresponding function
on the Operation Bar. The default is none of the authority is assigned. The administrator should
assign proper authority to each user. These user accounts can be deleted or edited later on.
Select OK to save the setup.
Icon Descripti on
Add a user account. The default authority is with none permission.
Delete a user account.
Language Switch display language
9-6.2 DVR Administration
DVR connections can be added to or deleted from the CMS and their information can be edited.
DVRs channel names can be entered here or downloaded from the DVR by pressing From
DVR. Select OK to save the information.
Name: DVR Name(Unrepeatable)
Model: DVR Model
Generic: For general models
Generic MainStream: For DualStream Model
DUAL SDVR: For MPEG4 2U Models
MP4 SDVR:This feature is currently reserved
Address: DVR IP Address
Port: DVR Network Port
Channel: DVR Camera Number
ID: DVR Login Account
Password: DVR Login Password
Descripti on: Other Description
Camera Description: Carera Description
From DVR: Load Camera name from DVR
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9-6.3 Group Administrati on
A Group means a set of video channels from one or many DVRs, which means, user can
organize channels from different DVRs to be set in a group. This function allows you to monitor
and manager channels from multiple DVRs easily and flexible.
Steps:
1. Add a new group and set its name and description.
2. Click Sel ect which will bring up a new window.
3. Check the specific channels that youd like them to be included in the group. To include all
channels of a DVR, just check the DVR.
4. Click OK to return to the previous window.
5. Select a display mode.
6. Drag a channel from the lower left panel into the main display to a preferred location. Or,
change the channel location in the main display by mouse dragging.
7. You can Sel ect again to add other channels, but the un-saved channel locations will be
lost.
8. Click OK to save the setup.
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9-6.4 eMap Administration
If geographical locations are relevant, or if it is desired to use a picture as the background,
eMap can be used for the purpose. With eMap, the background picture can be picked by the
user and channels from multiple DVRs can be placed and dragged around on the picture.
Steps to follow:
1. Click and a path for the picture will be prompted.
2. Select a picture, click OK and the picture will show in the right panel.
3. Drag channels in the left lower corner onto the picture to any position.
4. To delete a channel already on the picture, right click the channel and click Remove.
5. Click OK to save.
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9-6.5 Remote Play
Video images recorded on a DVR can be displayed on a remote CMS. With Remote Play
function, select a DVR and a display mode on top of the screen. After the recorded segments
are listed below, double click on one to show its image on the right.
Icon Descripti on
Start playing.
Pause.
Fast forward.
Fast rewind.
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9-6.6 HDD Playback
You can directly play the recording data in the HDD thats uninstalled from DVR by CMS. See
the picture below, the left part of screen is recording data in list thats separated by hour and the
right part is main display. You can change the display modes and play files fast forward or
rewind.
9-6.7 File Playback
You can play the recorded .irf files by File Play in CMS. It allows you to change the
display mode, forward or rewind the file and drag the time bar.
Icon Descripti on
Start Playback.
Pause.
Stop playback.
Fast forward.
Fast rewind.
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9-6.8 Event Playback
Event recordings on the DVR can be played back in CMS.
Steps to follow:
1. Select a DVR and a display mode.
2. Select a date.
3. Double click an event and play back the images on the right.
Use buttons at the bottom to control the playback.
9-6.9 Snapshot Data
It can display all the snapshots youve taken in line in Snapshot Data. You can review, delete
or save as other files here.
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9-6.10 Recording Data
It can play all the recording files youve recorded in line in Recording Data. You can play or
delete them here.
Steps to follow:
1. Choose the recording time at upper left corner, it will be played on the main display.
2. You can choose the display mode.
3. Time bar will be shown at right lower corner, please drag the time bar to specify
the recording time youd like to play.
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APPENDIX I I-DVR.NET REGISTRATION
DDNS Registration on I-DVR.NET
In the package of each DVR, you will find a sticker shows account information including
username and password that allows users to login I-DVR.NET for registration.
To register DDNS on I-DVR.NET, please follow the steps as shown.
Step 1. Please open IE browser and then enter http://i-DVR.NET/logon.asp in IE browser bar.
Next, Control Panel Logo dialog will appear. Enter the username and password
provided by the sticker and then press, Logon.
Step 2. After login successfully, enter name at host in Add New Record dialog. For example,
icatchddns is the host name, and then the address will be icatchddns.idvr.net. Select
Standard type and enter an IP address of the DVR. Input known IP address if any, or
press the Add New button if none.
Step 3. The Host Manager dialog will show Your new host record was created when user
setup successfully. The host.domain column will show up the setup just entered.
If DDNS set up at DVR side successfully, the website will update the IP information in
one minute. The IP column will be renewed to the corresponding IP address by
pressing F5: refresh button.
Pl ease enter any name by your choice at
Column, host. For example, icatchddns
Therefore, IE address wi ll be
icat chddns.idvr.net
System wil l automati cally show the current c
omput er IP. If t he DVR IP i s known, you can
type it i n the column. If not , you can press
Add new button.
host.domai n is named by your choice.
icatchddns.idvr.net i s what the main
server generates
If DVR IP has any changes, there are updates
Here at the same ti me. Press, F5: Refresh
And then IP column wi ll update automatically to it s real
IP Address.
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Step 4. Enter DVR Main Menu Network Setup DDNS. Activate DDNS functions and
input related information.
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APPENDIX II Remote Moni toring IE ActiveX Control Install ation Instruction
When using IE for remote monitoring for the first time, IE ActiveX Control is needed to be
downloaded.
1. When remote monitoring on IE for the first time, an alert message occurs Install ActiveX
control on the tool bar.
2. Click at this alert message and select Install ActiveX Control
3. Do you want to install this software alert pops up. Select Install
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4. After installation, IE remote monitoring image appears.
5. If message, Your security Settings do not allow web sites to use ActiveX controls installed
on your computer. pops on when logging in, please follow the next instruction.
6. First select Tools on the tool bar and then select Internet Options
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7. Select Security Trusted Sites Sites
8. Enter DVR address (This address is only for demonstration. Please use the address
depends on the setup of on-site DVR.) into the blanks shown in picture, and then press
add.
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9. Newly added website will appear at the trusted web sites list. Press close.
10. Go back to IE window, press refresh button or F5.