User Manual Mercury

MPEG4 Pentaplex Standalone DVR M
User Ma anual
[ 4 / 8 / 16 C Channel DVR ]
V4.29
V4.22
TableofContents
Safety Warning and Precautions .. .............................. 4 Package Contents .. 5 Chapter 1 Understanding Your DVR ... 1. ............................. 6 1.1. Basic Security System Configuration . 6 1.2. Features of Your DVR ......... 7 1.3. Front Panel View. .... .. 8 1.4. Rear Panel View ..... 9 1.5. Remote Control.. .... 10 Chapter 2. Installation .......... 11 2.1. HDD Installation .... 11 2.2. Network Connection .... ... 12 2.2.1. Using a Static IP Address . .. 12 2.2.2. Using a Dynamic IP Address ... .. 12 2.2.3. Router Configuration ......... .... 13 Chapter 3. Main Menu Setup ...... ...... 15 3.1. Display Setup ..... 16 3.1.1. Name ; camera (channel) name and display option setup.... 16 3.1.2. Input ; input camera (channel) quality setup .. ..... 16 3.1.3. Sequence ; sequence display feature setup ... 16 ....... 17 3.1.4. VGA ; VGA monitor output quality setup 3.1.5. PIP (Picture In Picture) ; pictureinpicture mode se etup.... 17 3.1.6. 3 1 6 OSD (OnScreen Display) ; main screen display set u up... 17 up 3.2..Record Setup ... 18 3.2.1. Record Policy ... 18 3.2.2. Record Quality 19 3.2.3. Schedule Record.. ... 20 3.2.4. Motion Record. ... 21 3.2.5. Audio Record .. .. 22 3.2.6. HDD Overwriting/Warning . . 22 3.3. Device Setup . 23 3.3.1. HDD Information and Manual Format . 23 3.3.2. External Sensor Setup .. 23 3.3.3. Alarm Setup .... 24 3.3.4. PTZF Camera Control Setup ... 24 3.4. System Setup .. ..... 24 ... 25 3.4.1. Language 3.4.2. Date/Time Setup .... 25 3.4.3. Network Setup ..... 25 3.4.4. Password Setup . ........ 27 3.4.5. Video Signal Type ...... 28 3.4.6. 3 4 6 Configuration Setup ..... 28 ....... 29 3.4.7. Event Log 3.5. Search Setup . . 30 3.5.1. Calendar Search ... 30 3.5.2. Time Search . 31 3.5.3. Protected File Search ........ 31 3.5.4. Captured Image Search ... .. 31 3.6 Backup Setup ..32 Chapter 4. General Operation .. ... 34 4.1. Getting Started ...... ..... 34 4.2. Controlling the DVR ........ 34 ...... 35 4.3. Live View ... 4.3.1. Multi Channel Display Mode ...35 4.3.2. PIP (PictureInPicture) Display Mode .. 36 4.3.3. Auto Display Mode (Sequence Display Mode) ...... 37 4.3.4. PTZ Camera Control . .. 37

4.3.5. Digital Zoom Display Mode . .. 38
4.3.6. Video Loss ... ... 38 4.4. Recording . .. 39 4.5. Playback and Trick Mode ... 40 4.6. NetworkRemote Monitoring and Control . ... 41 Chapter 5. Protect Video/Audio Files .. . 42 5.1. Protect Registration .. 42 5.2. Playback and Remove Protected File ... 42 5.3. Backup Protected Files .. 43 Chapter 6. Capture Video Still Image .. . 44 6.1. Still Image capture ... 44 6.2. Retrieve and view Captured Images . .. 44 6.3. Remove Captured Images ... ... 45 6.4. 6 4 Backup Captured Image . 46
RemoteS SitePrograms
Chapter 7. NVR (Net Viewer) .. .. 47 7.1. Getting Started . 47 7.1.1. System Requirement 47 7.1.2. Network Environment . 47 7.1.3. NetViewer Program Installation .. 47 7.2. Buttons and Functions . 48 7.3. Registration of DVRs and Cameras . 50 7.4. NVR (Net Viewer) Local System Setup.. 51 7.4.1. General Setup ... 51 . 51 7.4.2. Record Setup 7.5. DVR Configuration ... .. 52 7.5.1. Device ............ .............................................................................................. 52 7.5.2. Display .. 54 7.5.3. System .. 55 7.5.4. Record .. 57 7.6. Backup Viewer ... ... 59 7.6.1. DVR Search . 59 7.6.2. 7 6 2 Local Search .. 60 7.7. Event Viewer ... . 61 7.7.1. Event Tracking Mode .. .. 61 7.7.2. Event Search Mode ... 62 7.8. General Operation. .... 63 7.8.1. DVR or Group selection . 63 7.8.2. Connect to DVR and Cameras 63 7.8.3. Audio Control .. 63 7.8.4. PTZF Control and Preset .. 64 7.8.5. Disconnecting DVR / Cameras from NetViewer 64 7.8.6.LocalFileBackupandPlayback 64 Chapter 8. Web Viewer .. . 65 8.1. Getting Started .... 65 8.1.1. System Requirement 65 8.1.2. Network Environment . 65 8.2. Web Viewer Setup . .. 65 8.3. Connect to DVR ..... 66 8.3.1. Connect to DVR via Web Browser 66 8.3.2 .Connect to DVR using Direct IP 66 8.4. 8 4 General Operation .. 67 8.5. Firmware Upgrade Using Web Browser . 68 ...... 69 Appendix 1. Network Troubleshooting ................... Appendix 2. DVR Specifications..................................... 72 Appendix 3. Reference Table of HDD space used .. 73 TERMS / ICONS GLOSSARY 74

SafetyWarningandPrecautions
TOREDUCERISKOFFIREORELECTRICSHOCK,DON NOTEXPOSETHISAPPLIANCETORAINORMOISTURE. DONOTREMOVECOVER.NOUSERSERVICEABLEPA ARTSINSIDE.REFERSERVICINGTOQUALIFIED SERVICEPERSONNEL.
Allthesafetyandoperatinginstructionsshouldberead dbeforetheunitisoperated. Referallworkrelatedtotheinstallationofthisprodu ucttoqualifiedservicepersonnelorsysteminstallers. D Donotblocktheventilationopeningorslotsonthec t bl k th til ti i l t th cover. Donotdropmetallicpartsthroughslots.Thiscouldp permanentlydamagetheappliance.Turnthepower offimmediatelyandcontactqualifiedpersonnelfors service. Donotattempttodisassembletheappliance.Toprev ventelectricshock,donotremovescrewsorcovers. Therearenouserserviceablepartsinside.Contactqu ualifiedservicepersonnelformaintenance.Handle theappliancewithcare.Donotstrikeorshake,asthismaydamagetheappliance. Donotexposetheappliancetowaterormoisture,no ortrytooperateitinwetareas.Donottake immediateactioniftheappliancebecomeswet.Turn immediate action if the appliance becomes wet Turn the power off and refer servicing to qualified service nthepoweroffandreferservicingtoqualifiedservice n personnel.Moisturemaydamagetheapplianceandalsocauseelectricshock. Donotusestrongorabrasivedetergentswhencleaningtheappliancebody.Useadryclothtocleanthe appliancewhenitisdirty.Whenthedirtishardtore emove,useamilddetergentandwipegently. Donotoverloadoutletsandextensioncordsasthism mayresultinariskoffireorelectricshock. Donotusetheappliancebeyonditsspecifiedtemper rature,humidityorpowersourceratings.Donotuse theapplianceinanextremeenvironmentwherehigh htemperatureorhighhumidityexists.Usethe applianceattemperaturewithinindoortypeDVRfor C +40C and humidity below 90% The input appliance at temperature within indoor type DVR for 0C ~+40 Candhumiditybelow90%.Theinput r0 r powersourceforthisapplianceisAC100~240V.
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PackageContents
Pleasemakesurethefollowingpartsareallincludedwit Please make sure the following parts are all included wit the main DVR when you open the product package If there ththemainDVRwhenyouopentheproductpackage.Ifthere th areanymissingitems,contactyourdistributor.
PartName MPEG4PentaplexStandaloneDVR RemoteController DCPowerAdapter PowerCable InstallCD AAABattery RJ45LANCable
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Chapter1.UnderstandingYourDVR
1.1.BasicSecuritySystemConfiguration
Cameras .
Sensor Inputs Alarm Out PTZF control
DISPLAY
BACKUP
VGA Monitor CD/DVD-RW
CCTV Monitor VCR Camcorder
USB memory
NETWORK
Internet
PC
Client Program NVR (NetViewer)
Web Browser WebViewer
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YoucanusegeneralTVorPCMonitoraswe ellasCCTVmonitor.
1.2.FeaturesofYourDVR
Realtime480/240/120fps(16/8/4CH)livedisplay,reco ordingandplayback Pentaplex:simultaneouslive,recording,playback,backupandnetwork access SmallrecordingfilesizeusingMPEG4videoandG.723audiotechnology Independentchanneladjustmentandcontrol rtoMPEG4formatforimageauthentication VideobackupdirectlytoAVIformatforeasyviewingor Highspeednetworktransmissionwithfullscreenmode eandeachcameramode Dynamic/StaticIPaddresssupport,ownclient(NetVie ewer)/webbrowser(WebViewer)support RemoteviewandcontrolviahighspeedinternetorUSBtelephonemodem anetwork Remoterecording,stillimagecapturingandprintingvia MultipleDVRsandmultipleclientssupportbyCMSapp plication PTZcameracontrolbyRS485andviaNetwork andVGAoutput Independentcoloradjustmentforeachcamerainputa Mo se and IR remote control nit for ser interface MouseandIRremotecontrolunitforuserinterface Selfdiagnosissystemandhardwarewatchdog:errorc checkingandrestoringfunctions Powerfuleventsearchfunction(bymanual,schedule,m motion,sensor,networkorall) Prealarmrecordingformotionand/orsensorbyselect tingALLCHrecordingsetup ProtectfilesfromHDDOverwriting ck Stillimagecapturingandprintingduringliveorplaybac System&eventlogfilemanagement y g g Copychannel(camera)configurationtootherchannels sforeasysetup Export/ImportDVRconfigurationforeasyinstallation nofmultipleDVRs DVDBurner,USBandNetworkPCfordatabackup CompositeVideo(2),SVideoandVGAoutput
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Theinformationinthismanualwascurrentwh henpublished.Themanufacturerreservesthe righttoreviseandimproveitsproducts.Allspecificationsarethereforesubjecttochange withoutnotice.
1.3.FrontPanelViewandKeypads
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1.RECkey:Start/Stopmanualrecording. 2.BACKUPkey:Copyyourvideo/audiofilesfromDVRHDDtoCD/DVDorUSBmemorydevices. 3.SEQUENCEkey: Displaylivevideos(channels)inseque encemode(a.k.a.autodisplaymode).Pressittoturn on/off. 4.INFOkey:Displaysysteminformation.Pressthekeytoturnon/off(exit). 5.SEARCHkey:Tosearchvideo/audiofiles. 6.REWkey:Rewindthevideoduringplayback.Selectth herewindspeedfromREW1/2/3/4bypressingthekey. 7.PB/Pausekey:Playbackandpausetherecordedvideo oandaudiofiles. 8.STOPkey:Stopplayback k l b k 9.FFbutton:Fastforwardthevideoduringplayback.Se electFFspeedfromFF1/2/3/4bypressingthiskey. 10.PTZFbutton:ControlPTZcamera(s)connectedtoyo ourDVR. 11.PowerLED:DVRpowerindicator.WhenDVRpowerison,asteadyredlightwillbeon. 12.RECLED:Recordingindicator.WhenyourDVRisreco ordinganycameras(channels),agreenlightwillbeonand willbeoffaftercompletingtherecording. 13.PLAYBACKLED:Playbackmodeindicator.Agreenlig ghtwillbeonwhenyouplayarecordedfileback. 14.NETLED:Networkconnectionindicator.Agreenligh htwillbeonwhentheDVRisconnectedtothenetwork. 15.IRRemotecontrolsensor 16.LEFTkey:Movetotheleftwhennavigatethroughm menus. 17.ENTER/IMAGECAPTUREkey:Selectitemsshownon nthedisplaywhennavigatethroughmenus.Alsopress thiskeytocapturethe eimageduringliveorplaybackmode. 18.DOWNkey: Godownwhennavigatethroughmenus. 19.MENUkey:Presstopopupmainmenuwindow. 20.MULTI(channeldisplay)key:Presstochangethedisplaytypefromvarioussplitscreenmode. 21.UPkey:Goupwhennavigatethroughmenus. 22.Rightbutton:Movetotherightwhennavigatethrou ughmenus. 23.and24.USB2.0Port: C 23 d 24 USB 2 0 P t ConnectUSBmouseorUSBm t USB USB memorydeviceforfilebackuporfirmwareupgrade. d i f fil b k fi d 25.CD(orDVD)Burner:Tobackupvideo/audiofilesina ablankCDorDVD. DVDburnerisoptionalforcertain models.
1.4.RearPanelView
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EthernetPort SVideo(SeparatedVideo)Output AudioInput/Output CompositeVideoOutputs CamerasInputs/LoopThroughOutputs
1.5.IRRemoteControl
1.REC(Record Start/stopmanualrecording 1 REC (Record Start/stop manual recording d): 2.Mute:turno onandofftheaudio 3.Numberbut ttons: Selectcamera(channel)number 4.Zoom/Prote ectfile: (1)Zoomin/ /outthevideowhenthechannelisinfulldisplaymode (2)Duringth heplaybackmode,pressthiskeytosavethefileasa protecte edfile.Protectedfilewillbesavedandwillbeprotected fromHD DDoverwriting. 5.Info: Viewsy ysteminformation. 6.Menu:Enterorexitthemenu. h 7.Multi:chang gethedisplaymodeto1/4/8/16/32splitscreen. 8.PIP(Picture inpicture):EnterandexitPIPmode. 9.Auto(Seque ence):Enterandexitauto(sequence)displaymode. 10. Left 11. Up 12. Right 13. Down 14.Enter: . te : (1)ToSelect tthemenuandchangetheparameter. (2)Captureanimageduringliveorplaybackmode. VCRlikefunctions 15.Searchall: G Gotorecordedfilesearchmenu. 16.Searchtime e:Selectthedateandtimetosearchrecordedfiles. 17.Searchlist: Selectthemonthanddatetosearchrecordedfiles. opplayback. 18. Stop:Sto 19.REW: Rewind ( l t 19 REW R ind(selectaspeedfrom1,2,3and4forfasterrewind) df 1 2 3 d4f f t i d) 20.FF:Fastforw ward (selectaspeedfromFF1,2,3and4) 21. Play:Pla ayarecordedfile. 22.Pause:P Pauseavideoduringplaymode Backupfunctio ons 23.CD/DVDBa ackup 24.USBBackup p 25.P/T/Z/FControl
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Installingbatteries
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Chapter2.Installation
2.1.HDDInstallation
Before Installation, please make sure t that the power of DVR is switched off. If you install 1 SATA HDD, you must connect a master cable to the HDD (master cable is located ne to CDR/W driver port). ext
Step1.MakesuretheDVRpowerisswitchedOFF Step2.OpenthetopcoverofDVRusingacrosssc crewdriver. Step3.TakeouttheHDDmountingplatefromDVR. Step4.PlaceHDD(s)onthemountingplateandmountitwithscrews. Step5.ReplacethemountingplateintotheDVRandfixitwithscrews. Step6.AttachthedatacableandpowercabletoH HDD(s)correctly. Step7.ReplacethetopcoverofDVRandfixitwith hscrews. AftertheHDD(s)installation Step8.TurntheDVRpowerON. Step9.DVRwilldetectHDD(s)duringthebootingandstartformatting. Step10.DVRwillautomaticallyberebootedafterformattingandreadytoworkwithHDD(s).
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2.2.NetworkConnectionSetup
2.2.1UsingaStaticIPAddress YoucanuseoneoftheStaticIPaddresses,Subne etMaskandGatewayaddressprovidedbyyourISP (InternetServiceProvider)foryourDVR.TheGatewayaddressistheIPaddressofyourbroadbandmodem.
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2.2.2UsingaDynamicIPAddress YoucanusearouterwithyourDynamicIPbroad dbandmodem.Inthiscase,youshouldsettheconfiguration ofarouterproperlyfornetworkconnectionbetw weenDVRandNet/WebViewer.Pleasefollowthe instructionsinnextsectiontoconfigureyourrou utercorrectly.

Home/OfficeNetwor rk Internet
IfyourBroadbandModemdoesnotsuppo ortinternalloopback(portforwarding)functionand youwanttomonitorDVRusingaPClocate you want to monitor DVR using a PC locate in same Intranet you should use Direct IP instead edinsameIntranet,youshoulduseDirectIPinstead ed ofDDVRLSintheconnectionmenuofNetViewer.IfyourPCislocatedoutsideofIntranet,you canusebothDDVRLSandDirectIPtoconn necttoDVReventhoughyourBroadbandModemhas limitedfeatures.YouwillknowaboutDDV VRLSandDirectIPinChapter7,NVR(NETVIEWER).
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2.2.3.RouterConfiguration IfyourDVRisconnectedtothenetworkthrough harouter,youshouldconfigurerouterproperly. Thereare3stepsasfollows. Th 3 t f ll 1.WANSetting2.DHCPSetting3.VirtualServ verSetting
2.2.3.1.WANSetting WhenyouconnecttoyourRouter, youcanfindmenuforWANsetting. PleaseconfirmtheWANsetting.If youareusingDSLservice,you i DSL i shouldselectPPPoE,andyouwill seesubmenutotypeinDSLuser nameandpassword.
2.2.3.2.DHCP&IPAddressSetting ToassignanuniqueprivateIPaddress toDVRinyourintranetenvironment automatically,youcanenableDHCP optionintheNetworkSetupmenuof yourDVRandyourRouter.Inthis case,youcanskiptheprocedures describedonthispage. WerecommendassigningIPaddress toDVRmanuallytoprevent to DVR manually to prevent unexpectedchangeofIPaddress.
*ArouterfromDLinkisquotedasanexampleinthisman nual.Theimagesofsetupmenuabovemaynotalwaysmatch anotherrouterssetupmenu.
IfyouhaveanyproblemwithDHCPfunctionorwa anttoassigntheprivateIPaddress,pleasedisable DHCPoptionintheNetworkSetupmenuofyourD DVRandcheckthestartingandendingIPaddresses usedbyDHCPserveroftheRouter.Youcanassign nanyprivateIPaddresstoyourDVR,ifitisoutofthe DHCPrange.ButtheIPaddressshouldbesamew withtheoneinNetworkSetupmenuofyourDVR.
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2.2.3.3.VirtualServerSetting YoushouldregisteryourDVRasavirtualse g y erver.PleaseentertheinformationintoIPaddressfield oftherouter(e.g.192.168.0.110).Youcanc checkanIPaddressofDVRbypressingInfo.keyonthe frontpanelofyourDVR. ProtocolTypeshouldbeTCP.Private/PublicPortnumbersshouldbethesamewiththePort numbersassignedinDVR.Youcanchangep portnumbersinNetworkSetupmenutoavoidconflict withothernetworkservers. YourDVRuses2portnumbers.Thedefault tPortnumbersare9310and80.9310isfor controllingthevideoandaudioofNetViewe controlling the video and audio of Net Viewe and 80 is for Web Viewer You need to register both er,and80isforWebViewer.Youneedtoregisterboth er portnumbersintotherouterasnetworkser rvers. Pleasemakesure thatyourrouterdoesnotblock thoseportnumbers to/fromtheDVRwith fi ilterandfirewall features.
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Chapter3.MainMenuSetup
GotoMainMenuWindowusing: Frontpanel PressMENU,Remotecontrol PressM Front panel Press MENU Remote control Press M MENU,Mouse RightclickandclickMENUicon. MENU Mouse Right click and click MENU icon
Togotodesiredsubmenu: UsedirectionkeysandpressENTER(frontpanelorre emotecontrol) Togotothehighermenu: Frontpanel PressMENU,Remotecontrol PressM MENU,Mouse Rightclick
MainM MenuTree
DISPLAY
Name:
RECORD
Policy:
DEVICE
HDD:
HDDinformation andformat
SYSTEM
Language:
Selectlanguage
SEARCH
Calendar:
Search/play recordedfiles bycalendar
BACKUP
CDbackup:
Backuprecorded filestoablankCD orDVD
Setcameranameand Selectrecording hideoption policy
Input:
Cameracolorsetup
Quality:
Selectrecoding videoquality
Sensor:
Selectthesensor type
Time:
Setupthecurrent timeforDVR
Time:
Search/play recordedfiles bytime
USBbackup:
Backuprecorded filestoaUSB memorydevice
Sequence:
Selectthecamera forsequencedisplay andsetdisplaytime
Schedule:
recoding schedulesetup
Alarm:
Alarm/Buzzerena bleanddisableset up
Network:
Setupthenetwork configurationfor remoteaccess
Protect:
View/play protected recordedfiles
VGA:
Controlthequalityof VGAmonitordisplay
Motion:
Motiondetection areaandquality setup
PTZ:
Selectandsetup PTZcameratype.
Password:
Enable/Disable passwordaccess
Capture:
View/backup capturedstill imagefiles
PIP:
Selectthecamerafor pictureinpicture display
Audio:
Selectaudio input,output channeland volume
Signal:
Selectvideosignal type.NTSC/PAL
OSD:
Onscreendisplayset up
Warning:
HDDoverwriting, Diskfailure Di k f il warningsetup
Config:
Export/Import/Copy theconfiguration. th fi ti Factoryreset. Firmwareupgrade
Log:
Listandviewall activitiesofDVR
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ImportantNote:Beforestartingsystem msetup,werecommendyoutosetupthe currenttimefirst.Pleaserefertopage2 25.Chapter3.4.2.Date/TimeSetup
3.1.DisplaySetup
Thereare6submenusunderDisplaysetup.Toexitt tomainmenu,pressMENU (orrightclickonthemouse) key again. 3.1.1.Camera(Channel)NameandDisplay 1)NAME ectedtoDVRusingonscreenkeyboard(upto8digits). Createyourownnameforeachcameraconne Ifyouskipthissetup,channel#willbedisplaye edonthescreen.PressMENU ortosaveandexit. 2)BLANK[ON/OFF] 2) BLANK [ON/OFF] IfyouselectON, thelivevideofromthesele ectedcamerawillnotbedisplayedonthescreen. However,thecamerawillstillrecordnormally yasyouoriginallyhaveset.
3.1.2.Input(InputVideoQualitySetup) Adjustthebrightness/contrast/hue/color for eachcameraconnectedtoDVR.Pressdirection keystochangethevalueandpressMENU or tosaveandexit.
3.1.3.Sequence(SequenceDisplayFeatureSetup,a.k.a.AutoDisplayFeature) 3.1.3. Sequence (Sequence Display Feature Setup, a.k.a. Auto Display Feature) YourDVRcandisplaytheeachlivevideochanne el(oragroupofchannels)insequencemodesimilarto slideshowinPC.Youcanselecttheorder(1st upto16th),camera#(orgroupofcameras), displaytimefromthismenu.Usingthedirection nkeys,selectthevalueforORDER/VIEW/INTERVAL. Youcanactivatesequencedisplaymode(=a.k.a a.autodisplaymode)duringtheDVRoperation.
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3.1.4.VGAOUTPUTQUALITYSETUP YoucanadjusttheBRIGHTNESSandCONTRAST foryourVGAmonitordisplay.Usedirectionkeys y p y y tochangethevalueofbrightnessandcontrast. PressMENU tosaveandexit.
3.1.5.PIP(PictureInPicture) SETUP WithPIP(PictureInPicture)feature,youcan monitormultiplechannelswhilefocusingona specificchannel.Youcanselectonemainvideo channelforfullscreendisplayand(upto)three otherchannelsassubchannels.Usedirection keysandENTERtochangethechannelnumber. PressMENUtosaveandexit. MAIN:Selectonechannelforfullscreendisplay SUB1/2/3:Selectupto3channelsforsubdisplay *WhenyouselectMAINandSUBchannels (cameras)in4CHDVR,thechannel(camera) shouldnotconflicteachother. 3.1.6.OSD(OnScreenDisplay)SETUP Youcanconfigureeachparameterforonscreen displayusingdirectionkeys andENTER button. Tosaveandexitfromthismenu,pressMENU. 1)CAMERATITLE[NUMBER/NAME/OFF] Youcandisplayanumberornameofyourcamera onthescreen.SelectOFF nottodisplayany. 2)BORDERCOLOR[WHITE/BLACK/OFF] Selectthecolorofborderlineonmultiplechannel displaymode.ChoosefromWHITE/BLACK/OFF. OFFwillnotdisplaythecoloredborderline. 3)DATE//TIMEPOSITION[TOP/BOTTOM/OFF] Selectthepositionofdate/timedisplayedonthe screen.OFFwillnotdisplaycurrentdate/time screen. OFF will not display current date/time onthelivescreenbutwillstillrecordthe videowithtime/datestamp.
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4)RECORDICON[ON/OFF] Ifyouselect ON,RECORDICONwillbeshownattherighttopofthescreenduringrecording. y , g p g g OFFwillhidetheRECORDICONduringtherecording. 5)PLAYBACKICON[ON/OFF] PLAYBACKICONwillbeshownattherightt topofthescreenduringplaybackofrecordedvideofile. SelectOFF tohidethisiconduringtheplayb back. 6)NETWORKICON[ON/OFF] Ifyouselect ON,NETWORKICONwillbedisplayedontherighttopofthescreenwhenDVRis connectedbyanynetworkclient(s).SelectO tohidethisiconduringnetwork(remote)access OFF toyourDVR.
3.2.RecordSetup
Withthismenu,youcansetallparameters(seeth hepictureasbelow)relatedtorecordingforeachcameras independently.Usedirectionkeysand ENTERbut ttontoselectthecamera(channel)andchangethesetup value.Press MENU tosaveandexit.
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3.2.1.POLICY (ImportantNote:Werecommendthissetupa aftercompletingotherrecordsetupmenusto preventunexpectedrecordstarting) DVRcanrecordalivevideobymanual,schedule,event(motiondetectionand/orexternalsensor)and ordingpolicyforeachcameraindependently.Youcan networkuserscommand.Youcansetthereco copythissetuptoothercamerasbypressingA py p yp g APPLYTOALLCHbutton.
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1)MANUAL(R)[ON/OFF] ON: When this is ON you can start manua recording by pressing a REC button (or click REC icon WhenthisisON,youcanstartmanua alrecordingbypressingaREC button(orclickREC icon al onmousemenu).PressREC keyagain ntostoprecording. OFF: Manualrecordingisdisabledonselectedcamera(s). 2)SCHEDULE(S)[ON/OFF] ON:Schedulerecordenabled.DVRwillrec cordasyourschedulesetuponpage20. OFF: Schedulerecorddisabledonselected dcameraandDVRwillnotrecordbyyourschedule setup.Thiswilloverrideschedulesetu upmenu. 3)MOTION(M)[OFF/30SEC/45SEC/1MIN/2MIN/3MIN/ALLCH] OFF:Motionrecordingdisabled.DVRwillnotrecordevenifitdetectsamotion. ToenableMOTIONdetectionrecord dingmodeandsettherecordingtime,pleasechoose oneofthefollowings: 30SEC/45SEC/1MIN/2MIN/3MIN:Motion nrecordingenabledandrecordingtimeselected. DVRwillrecordalivevideofromsele ectedcamera(s)whenmotionisdetected.DVRwillkeep recordingfortheselectedtime(ex;30sec.,45sec.,3min.).IfDVRkeepsdetectingthemotion, itwillcontinuouslyrecordanotherselectedtimeperiodandwillrepeatthisprocessuntil thereisnomotiondetected. there is no motion detected ALLCH:Motionrecordingenabledwith30 0secondsrecordingtime.Whenselectedcamera(setto ALLCH)istriggeredbythemotion,D DVRwillstartrecordingALLcamerasfor30seconds. After30seconds,ifDVRstilldetectsthemotion,DVRwillcontinuouslyrecordanother30 secondsuntilnomotionisdetectedb bytheselectedcamera. 4)SENSOR(E)[OFF/30SEC/45SEC/1MIN N/2MIN/3MIN/ALLCH] Enableordisabletherecordingofeachca amerawhichisactivatedbyexternalsensor. AllsetupmenuandfeaturesaresameasM MOTION(M)setup.
IfyouselectALLCH atMOTIONand/orSEN NSOR forallcameras connectedtotheDVR, PREALARMRECORDING willbeenab bled.TheDVRwillkeep15~30secondsofprerecorded videoframesoccurredpriortoevent(MO OTIONand/orSENSOR)triggeredDVR.
WhatisPreAlarmRecording?
Amountofbufferedvideothatoccurredp priortomotion/sensordetectiontobeinsertedatthe beginningoftherecordedsequence.
3.2.2.RECORDQUALITY Setuptherecordqualityparametersforeachca amera(seepictureasbelow). Important: YoumustcheckRemainingAvailableSpeedbeforeyouincreasesizeorspeedforcertain channel(s).Ifremainingspeedisnote enough,youneedtoreducethesizeorspeedofother channels. 16CHmodelsupportstotalspeedof4 FPS @ CIF 360 240 16CH d l l d f 480 480FPS@CIF360x240recordingresolution. 4 di l i 8CHmodelsupportstotalspeedof2 240FPS@CIF360x240recordingresolution. 4CHmodelsupportstotalspeedof1 120FPS@CIF360x240recordingresolution.
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1)SIZE[720x480,720x240and360x240] Therearethreerecordingresolutionmodesy youcanchoosefrom. With720x480mode,DVRrecordsvideoatfullD1resolution. With720x240mode,DVRrecordsvideoatha alfD1resolution. With360x240mode,DVRrecordsvideoatCIFresolution. 2)SPEED(F/S)[30/15/10/7/6/5/4/3/ /2/1/0] Selectrecordingspeedinframe/imagepers second. HigherF/SrequiresmoreHDDspaces.Setlow werF/Sformorerecordingtime. Recommendedspeedis30F/SwithCIFresolution. Ifyourremainingavailablespeedislessthan2 240(120)F/Sfor16(8)CHDVR,theoptionalAllInOne ChannelModeforNetViewerclientswillbed disabled.IfyouwanttousethisfeatureforNetViewer,please makesuretohaveenoughremainingavailable espeedforAllInOneChannelMode. 3)QUALITY[Normal/Good/VeryGood/Exc 3) QUALITY [Normal / Good / Very Good / Exc cellent] Selectrecordingvideoquality. HighervideoqualityrequiresmoreHDDspace. 4)GOP[15/30] Thisnumber indicatesthenumberofPframe esbetweenIFrame(=baseframeofpicture)andafollowing IFrame: 15:DVRwillrecordIFrameperevery15frames. 30:DVRwillrecordIFrameperevery30frames. Lowernumber (meansmoreIFrame)provide esabetterpicturequalityandsmoothFF,REWand transmissionthroughthenetworkbutrequire esmoreHDD spaces. WhatisIFrame? AvideocompressionmethodusedbytheMPEGstandard.Inamotionsequence,individualframesofpictures aregroupedtogether(calledagroupofpictures,orGOP)andareplayedback. 3.2.3.SCHEDULERECORDSETUP scheduleand triggertype .Toenablethisfeature, Thismenuallowsyoutocreateownrecordings schedule recordingfeatureatRECORD>POLICY Y>SCHEDULE menumustbeON. Usingdirectionkeys andENTERbutton,choosepreferredrecordtyp pes(suchasALWAYS,MOTION,SENSORorMOT+SEN)on theselectedtimeanddate. th l t d ti dd t Important: IfyouselectSENSOR(orMOTION)recordingoncertaintimeanddate,theDVRwillnotstart recordingevenifRECORD>POLICY Y>MOTION(orSENSOR)isON(30sec/45secALLCH)and thecameraistriggeredbyamotion(orasensor)duringthatperiod.Afterthat,itwillgo backtonormalMOTION(orSENSO OR)mode. ManualrecordingisavailableallthetimeifRECORD>POLICY>MANUALisON.
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1)CAMERA[CH1 CH4,CH8orCH16] Selectyourdesiredchannelforschedule recording. 2)DATE[DAILY/SUN SAT] 2) DATE [DAILY / SUN SAT] Selectthedesireddateforschedulerecording. 3)TIME MovethecursertodesiredtimeandpressENTER keytosetithighlighted.PressENTER againto changeschedulerecordingoptionbycolor. Youcansetdifferentrecordingscheduleandtype foreachcamera(channel)oryoucanapply currentschedulesettingtoallothercamerasby g y pressing APPLYTOALLCHbutton.
3.2.4.MOTIONRECORDSETUP Thismenuallowsyoutosetmotiondetectionarea formotionrecording.Tostartamotiontrigger for motion recording To start a motion trigger recording,RECORD>POLICY>MOTION mustbe enabled.
1) SENSITIVITY[LOW/NORMAL/HIGH/HIGHEST] Thehigherlevelismoresensitivetodetectmotions. 2) AREA[FULL/SETUP] FULL :Motionwillbedetectedfrom fullviewingarea. SET :Youcansetupthedetectionarea manually.Tosetupthearea,goto POSITION menu.
3) POSITION Tosetthemotiondetectionarea,gotode esiredareausingdirectionkeysandpressENTERkeyto selectortorelease.Onceyouselectthearea,itwillremainthesameunlessyouchangeitmanually.
Important: Motiondetectionareawillbe displayedinyellowonthescreen.
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3.2.5.AUDIORECORDSETUP 1) 4CH/8CHDVR:Youcanrecordandretrieve eoneaudiosignalfromcamera(channel)#1for 4CH/8CHDVRmodel. RECORD[ON/OFF] Enableordisableanaudiorecordmode. VOLUME[1 8] Highernumberincreasethevolume.Audiois slinkedtovideochannel#1. 2) 16CHDVR:YoucansetFOURaudioinputcha annelsandONE audiooutputchannelwithRECORDon/offand volumecontrol
3.2.6HDDOVERWRITING/WARNINGSETUP Youcanenable/disableHDDoverwritingfeaturea g andsetwarningmethodwhenHDDisfullandoverwriting g g isdisabled.

1)HDDOVERWRITE[ON/OFF] IfyouselectON,DVRwilldeletetheoldrecordedfiles (fromtheoldestfile)andwillrecordnewvideofile whentheHDDisfull.IfyouselectOFF,theDVRwill stoprecordingwhentheHDD(s)isfull. 2)DISKWARNING[ON/OFF] WhenHDDOVERWRITEisOFFandtheHDDisfull,the DVRwillwarnyoutochangethesetuporreplacethe HDD.IfDISKWARNINGis ON,aYellow Fsignwillbe flashingonthescreen. Ifthen,enabletheHDD overwritefeatureorreplaceyourHDD(s)immediately. 3)WARNINGMETHOD[OSD/BEEP+OSD] SelectapreferredDISKWARNINGmethod.
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3.3.DEVICESETUP
Withthismenu,youcanconfiguretheperipheralsin With this menu you can configure the peripherals in yourDVRsuchasHDD,externalsensors,alarmandPTZ cameras.
3.3.1.HDDINFORMATION/FORMAT
HDDMASTER: MasterHDDsizeandpercentageusedwill beshown. HDDSLAVE: Sl H SLAV SlaveHDDsizeandpercentageusedwillbe H i d d ill b shown(ifinstalled). FORMAT: YoucanformateachHDDifnecessary.Check theHDDyouwanttoformat.Butyoudonot needtoformatHDDafternewinstallation.The DVRwillautomaticallydetectandstart formattingthenewHDDwhenpowerisON. DVRwillrebootautomaticallyafterformatting.
ALLRECORDINGSSAVEDINSELECTEDHDDWILL PERMANENTLYBEDELETED.
Important:Incaseyouhavesomedamagedvideo/imageduringplaybackfromexistingHDD,its timetoformatHDDusingthismen nu. 3.3.2.EXTERNALSENSORSETUP

Selecttherighttypeofyourexternalsensorstobe g yp y connectedtoDVR.Thereare2differenttypesofsensors: N.O. NormalOpenandN.C. NormalClose. Pleaseselectthecorrectsensortypepereachchannel connectedtoDVR.PressENTER buttontochangeandselect thesensortype.
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1)CHANNEL[CH1 CH16] SelecttheCHANNEL whichthesensorisco onnectedto. 2)TYPE[N.O./N.C.] N.O. :NormalmodeOpen.Twosensorl p linesarenotconnected(=open)inthenormalmode. ( p ) Sensorlineswillbeconnected(=clo ose)intheactivationmode. N.C.:NormalmodeClose.Twosensorli inesareconnected(=close)inthenormalmode. Sensorlineswillbedisconnected(= =open)intheactivationmode. PressMENU tosaveandexit. 3.3.3.ALARMSETUP emtoDVR,youshouldenable/disableALARMOUTand Ifyouuseexternalalarmdevicesandconnectthe BUZZERsetup. 1)ALARMOUT[ON/OFF] Youcanenableordisablethealarmsignaloutput throughexternalalarmdevice.Itwillbeactivated duringeventrecording(MOTIONand/orSENSOR) ifitisON. 2)BUZZER[ON/OFF] Youcanalsoenableordisabletheinternalbuzzer. IfyouselectON,theBUZZERwillbeactivated whenDVRwarnsexternalalarmdevice.
3.3.4.PTZCONTROLSETUP DVRsupportsPan,Tilt,ZoomandFocuscontro olforPTZFcamerasorservers.IthasRS485porttoconnect toPTZcamerasandsupportsmostindustrialco pp ommonprotocols. p 1)TYPE:SelectcorrectprotocolforeachPTZcameras connectedtoDVR. 2)BPS:SettheBaudRate(BPS). 3)ID:YoucancreateownIDnumberforeachPTZ cameras(upto16cameras). 4)SPEED:Selectthespeedofcameramovement(15). Thehighernumberindicatesfasterspeed.
3.4.SYSTEMSETUP 3.4. SYSTEM SETUP

ThismenuhelpsyoutoconfigureDVRforbasicop peration.Youcansetthecurrenttimeforyourarea, networkparameters,andpasswordforsecuritypurposes.
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3.4.1.LANGUAGE
DVRsupportsseverallanguages.Youcanselectyour preferredlanguageusingENTERbuttonandpress MENUtosaveandexit.
ChangingthelanguagesetupoftheDVRwillcauseit toreboot.
3.4.2.DATE/TIMESETUP Youcansetupthecurrentdateandtimemanu uallyorautomatically. IMPORTANT:Tosetupthecurrenttimeautomatically,theDVRmustbeconnectedtointernet.Make suretheNETWORKsetupiscomp p p pletedandworkingproperly.DVRreceivesthetime gp p y informationfromtimeserverloca atedinacertainareaoftheinternet. 1)AUTOTIMESET[ON/OFF] Toadjusttimemanually,pleasesetAutoTimeSet OFFandgotoDATEFORMAT.Ifyouwanttoset timeautomatically,selectAutoTimeSetONand gotoTIMEZONE. 2)TIMEZONE(whenAUTOTIMESET is ON ) 2) TIME ZONE (when AUTO TIME SET is ON) SelectthecorrecttimezonewhereDVRislocated. 3)DATEFORMAT(whenAUTOTIMESET isOFF) Selectdisplaytypeofdate.MM/DD/YYYY, DD/MM/YYYYorYYYY/MM/DDareavailable. 4)DATE(whenAUTOTIMESET isOFF) Youcansetoradjustcurrentdate.
5)TIMEFORMAT:12H/24H Youcanselect12Hoursor24Hourstypefordi l Y l t 12 H 24 H t f displayonthescreen. th 6)H:M:S(whenAUTOTIMESET isOFF):Youc cansetoradjustyourlocaltime.
3.4.3.NETWORKSETUP Withthismenu,youshouldcompleteyournetw worksetuptocontrolandmanagetheDVRthroughthe internetand/orlocalnetworkjustlikeyouaren nexttotheDVR.Beforestartingthissetup,theDVRmustbe connectedtotherouterbyLANcableandyoushouldmakesureinternetisworkingproperly. Important: Ifyouarenotfamiliarwithnetwork kconfigurationandfindanydifficultiesduringthissetup, pleaseconsultwithyourITspecialistorcontactyourdistributor.
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ABCHOME
ABCHOME
IDnot registered toDDVRLS server
IDregisteredto DDVRLSserver
1)DHCP[ON/OFF] WhenDHCPisOFF,youcanmanuallyassig gnanIPaddressforyourDVR.IfDHCPissettoON,DVR cangetavailableIPaddressfromyourrouter rautomaticallybypressingOK buttonatthebottomofthe menuscreen.ItisrecommendedtosetDHC CPtoOFF tosavecorrectrouterportforwardingtoyour DVRIPaddress. 2)IPADDRESS[000.000.000.000](factorydef fault:192.168.000.008) Press ENTER k andusedirectionkeystos IP dd P ENTERkey d di i k setIPaddress.ThisIPaddressshouldbethesameastheone Thi IP dd h ld b h h youusedforportforwardingfromyourroute er. StaticIPaddressusers: UseavailableIPaddre ess,subnetmaskandgatewayaddressthatyou receivedfromyourISP. 3)SUBNETMASK[000.000.000.000](factoryd default:255.255.255.000) Press ENTERkey andusedirectionkeystosetSUBNETMASK.255.255.255meansthatthefirst3 groupsofIPandGatewayaddressaresame.IfyourSUBNETMASKisnotinthisstructure,pleaseconsult withanetworkadministratortogetthecorrectvalueforSubnetMask. StaticIPaddressusers: EnterSubnetMaskp providedbyyourISP. p yy 4)GATEWAYADDRESS:000.000.000.000(fact torydefault:192.168.000.001) Press ENTERkey andusedirectionkeystosetGATEWAYADDRESS. ItshouldbetheLANaddressof yourrouter. StaticIPaddressusers: EnterGatewayAddre essprovidedbyyourISP. 5)NETWORKID[Upto8letters] Nowyoumustcreate andregister yourownnetworkID.PressENTERkeyandusedirectionkeysto essYEStoregisteryourIDtoDDVRLSServer.IfyourIDcan createyourownIDandpressOKbutton.Pre notberegistered,pleasechangeitandtryag gain.Itmayalreadybetakenbysomeotheruser. UnregisterednetworkIDwillbedisplayedin Unregistered network ID will be displayed in RED and it will change to WHITE when it is registered nRED anditwillchangetoWHITEwhenitisregistered n toDDVRLSserver.UnregisteredIDstillcanbeusedinyouintranetbutyoumustregisteryournetwork IDtouseNetViewerandWebviewerthrough htheinternet. Important:Your NETWORKIDregisteredtoDD DVRLSserverinthissectionwillberequiredwhenyou remotelylogintoyourDVRthroughthenetworkviaNetViewerorWebViewersite.
6)ADMINPASSWORD[Upto8letters] PressENTERkeyandusedirectionkeys tocreate eADMINPASSWORD,thenpressOK.Ifyoulogin toNetViewerorWebviewerwithADMINPASSWO ORD,youwillbeabletomonitorandfullycontrol the DVRthroughthenetwork. 7)USERPASSWORD[Upto8letters] PressENTER andusedirectionkeys tocreateUSE ERPASSWORD.LoggingintoNetViewerorWebViewer withUSERPASSWORDwillallowonlylimitedacce esssuchasmonitoring theDVRthroughthenetwork.
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You can check Mac.Address, Se erverDomain, NetworkPorts,andCH17(or9)* resolution(16/8CHDVRmodelonly).Press6 onremotecontrolleratNETWORK setup mode.Withthismenu,youcanchangethemaxim mode With this menu you can change the maxim mumtransmissionbitrate usingBANDWIDTH menu. mum transmission bit rate using BANDWIDTH menu YoucanlimitthenetworkbandwidthforDVRifyouuseothernetworkenabledequipmentsinthe samenetwork.Ifyouareusingmouse,clickthehe eadlineofNETWORK fromthemenubar.Thismenu isforprofessionalnetworkadministratorsonlyand dwedonotrecommendgeneralDVRusersto changeanyvalueonthismenu. Note
*AllInOneChannel (CH17(16CHDVR)/CH9(8CHD DVR))isaspecialfeatureforNetViewerclientsonly. CH17/9(16CH/8CHDVR)showsallcameras(channels s)connectedtoDVRonselectedpositiononthe screen.4differentresolutions(720x480,720x240,360x240,and180x120)areavailabletosupport morevideoframesatpoornetworkconditions. FullScreenModesendsexactlysamevideoswhicha aredisplayedonyourmonitorconnectedtoDVR videooutput.ThisfunctionisavailablewithNVRsoft twarecomingwithyourDVR.Youcangetmore informationatChapter7NVR. DISABLEDMessage: YoullseethismessageinCH17 7ResolutionwhentheRecordQualitySetup exceeds120FPS/8CHor240FPS/16CH.Withthismessage,youcannotchangetheresolutionany ordQualitySetupisrequired. more.ToenableAllInOneChannels,changingReco 3.4.4.PASSWORDSETUP 3 4 4 PASSWORD SETUP
Thereare2differentlevelsofpasswords:ADMIN andUSER. WithADMINpassword,youcanaccessallinformationof DVRandfullycontrolthesystem.USER passwordallows youtoaccesstothelimitedinformationandnoauthority tochangethesystemconfigurationofDVR.
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1)ENABLE[ON/OFF] ToenableordisableSystemLock(password)f function.IfyousetitON,youneedtoenter passwordtouseMENU feature. 2)ADMIN[combinationof4numbers] 2) ADMIN [ bi i f4 b ] SetyourADMINpassword.PressENTERandu usedirectionkeystoselectdesirednumbers. 3)USER1 USER5[combinationof4number rs] User1through5areinthesamesecurityleve el.SetyourUSERpasswordbypressingENTERand usingthedirectionkeystoselectdesirednum mbers. 3.4.5.VIDEOSIGNALTYPE[NTSC/PAL]
Selectyourvideosignalformattype:NTSC orPAL. Select your video signal format type: NTSC or PAL NTSC isthevideosystemorstandardusedinNorth AmericaandmostofSouthAmerica. PAL isthe predominantvideosystemorstandardmostlyused EuropeandAsia.PressENTERkeytoselectthetypeand pressOK.
ChangingthevideosignalsetupoftheDVRwillcause Changing the video signal setup of the DVR will cause ittoreboot.
3.4.6.CONFIGURATIONSETUP
1)ExportConfiguration:ExportcurrentDVRco onfigurationtoUSBmemorystick.Youcanimportthisfile fromotherDVR(s)andclonetheconfig guration. 2)ImportConfiguration:ImportandcopytheD DVRconfigurationfilefromaUSBmemorystick. 3)CopyConfiguration: Copysequencetimerec cordingchannel/quality/schedule/motionsetupfromcertain camera(channel)toallorselectedchannels. 4)FactoryReset[YES/NO]:Youcanrestoreal 4) F t R t [YES / NO] Y t llconfigurationtofactorydefaultvalues. ll l fi ti t f t d f lt l (Exceptcurrent timeandnetworksetu upconfiguration) 5)FirmwareUpgrade:UpgradeDVRfirmwarew withUSBmemorystickatlocalUSBport.
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HowtoupgradefirmwarewithUSBmemorys stick: Checkyoucurrentfirmwareversionbeforesta artingupgrade.PressINFOkeytoconfirmtheversion. HaveanewerversionoffirmwaresoftwareinaUSBmemorystick Insert a USB memory stick to the USB port on DVR front panel InsertaUSBmemorysticktotheUSBportonDVRfrontpanel PressMenubutton GRADE GotoSYSTEM CONFIG. SOFTWAREUPG Availablefirmwaresoftwarewillbeshownon nthescreen.Selecttherightfirmwarefile. ClickUPDATE DVRwillrebootautomaticallyafterupdate. 3.4.7.EVENTLOG
YourDVRkeepsover64,000logsandyoucanreviewthe detailsofeachlog.ClickLOGbutton,thenyouwillseeall eventlogfromthelatestone.
Thereare5groupsoflogsbyincidents:menusetupchange,networkconnection,eventrecording (bymotionorexternalsenor),DVRpoweron n/off,and recordstart/stop(bymanual,scheduleor networkdriven). Toseedetailedinformationofeachlog,pressENTER orclickitwithamouse.To removealllist,pressRESETbuttonshownonthebottomofthescreen.
PREV: ToretrievepreviouslogNEXT: Toretrievenextlog RESET: DeleteallcurrentlogEXIT: Exitthecurrentmenu Forafastersearch,youcansortthelogsbyincid dent.PressMENU(MenuSetupchange),NET(Network connection)EVT(Motion,Externalsensorrecord ding),PWR(Poweron,off),andREC(Manual,Schedule, Networkdrivenrecording)buttonstonarrowdo ownyoursearch.
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3.5.SEARCHandPLAYBACK
OneofthebenefitofPentaplexDVRisthatitallow wsuserstoentersearchmodewhileDVRisinother operations,suchasrecording.Youdonotneedt tostoprecordingtosearchandplaybackrecordedfiles. Thereare2Searchmodes:CalendarSearchandD Date/Time Search.PressSEARCH buttononthefront panelorALL/TIME/LISTSEARCH buttononther remotecontroller.Selectyourpreferredsearchmethod from CALENDAR/TIME/PROTECT/CAPTUREandp press ENTERbutton. YoucanstopplaybackatanytimebypressingST TOPbutton.YoucanFF,REW andPAUSE duringthe playback.Ifyouinstalled2HDDs,DVRwillshowy playback If you installed 2 HDDs DVR will show you all events and Date/Time for both Master and Slave youalleventsandDate/TimeforbothMasterandSlave y onasinglescreen. 3.5.1.CalendarSearch
Selectthedatethatyouwanttoseetheevents.Use directionkeystochangethemonthandselectthe date.PressENTERbuttontoseerecordedfileson thatdate. Note:Whenthereisrecordedfile,datewillbe displayedinRED.Dateinwhiteindicates thattherearenorecordedfiles.
Coloredtimeblocksindicatethatthereis(are)a (some)recordedfile(s).Eachcolorrepresents differenttriggertypeofrecordedfile(e.g.by schedule,motion,sensorsornetworkclient).
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3.5.2.TimeSearch Youcandesignateaspecificdateandtimeto retrieverecordedvideofiles.Selectdateand timeinbetweenfirstandlast.Ifthereisno recordedfileatyourdesignatedtime,DVRwill displaytherecordedvideofileclosesttothat time. FIRST: Dateandtimeoftheoldestrecordedfile inyourHDD. LAST: Dateandtimeofthemostrecentrecorded fileinyourHDD.
3.5.3.ProtectedFileSearch HowtoretrieveProtectedfiles Anyrecordedfile(video/audio/capturedimages) yousetasaprotectedfilewillbestoredunderthis listandwillnolongeravailablebyregular CALENDAR/TIMEsearch.Youcansearch,playback, backup,removefromthismenu. ClickSEARCH > PROTECT. Youwillseethefilelistwithrecordingstart You will see the file list with recording start time,recordingtriggertype,andfilelocation (masterorslaveHDD). SelectafileandclickPLAY button.Channel(camera) name willbedisplayedinBLUEtonotifyyouthat thisisaprotectedvideofile(nonprotectedfilewill showchannel(camera)nameinyellowduringthe Playback). Howtoretrievecapturedimagefiles ClickSEARCH>CAPTURE. Youwillseethelistofcapturedimagefiles.Itwill showyoucapturedtimeandasourcechannel (camera)number. Toopentheimagefile,gotothefileusingdirection keysandpressENTERtoselectthefile.Thenclick keys and press ENTER to select the file Then click VIEW button. Tostopviewing,pressSTOPbutton.
3.5.4CapturedImageFileSearch
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3.6.BACKUPSETUP
YoucancopyrecordedVideo/AudiofilesfromDV You can copy recorded Video/Audio files from DV VR(HDD)toCD/DVDorUSBmemorystick.Backupprocess VR(HDD) to CD/DVD or USB memory stick Backup process willnotpreventDVRfromanyotheroperations.Y YoucanselectabackupfiletypeeitherAVIorMPEG4. Ifyouneedafilewithauthentication,selectMPE EG4filetype.Otherwise,selectAVI filetypeforaneasy playbackwithaMicrosoftMediaPlayeroranyotherpopularmediaplayers. 1.InsertablankCD/DVDintoCD/DVDburnerorinsertUSBmemorysticktoUSBportonfrontpanel. 2.SelectCD/DVDBackup orUSBBackup 3.SettheSTARTING andENDING time.Selectthecamera(channel)#forbackup. 4.Selectthefiletype.AVIorMPEG4 5.PressOKbuttonandyouwillseethetotalfiles y ssizeandavailablespaceofCDorUSB. p 6.PressSTART forbackup.YouwillseeBackupic cononthelefttopofthescreenuntilitcompletesBackup. Errormessage#1 :Ifyourselecteddatasizeex xceedsthecurrentavailablestoragespace,youwillseethis errormessage:DatasizeistoobigforCD/DVD/USB. Errormessage#2 :Ifstarting/endingtimeisno otsetcorrectlyortherearenorecordedfilesduring selectedtimeorcamera(cha annel),youllseethiserrormessage:NotAvailable.
Important: Backuptimemaytakelongerthanno ormaliftheDVRisinanoperationofrecording,playback and/ornetworktransmission. IfyourPCdoesnothaveWindowsMediaPlayer10orhigher,youcandownloadit. Gotohttp://www.microsoft.com/windows/wind dowsmedia/player/10/default.aspx IfyourWindowsMediaPlayer10cannotdisplay yvideoproperly,runxvid.exe filetoyourPCfrom theInstallationCD.
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MPEG4formatplayer AuthenticImagePlayer YoumustuseAuthenticImagePlayer(installCD providedwiththeDVR)toretrieveMPEG4backupfiles. Itretrievesonlyauthenticfilesandwilldisplaymessages indicatingthattheimageisnotauthenticatedifyoutry toplaybackwithnonauthenticfiles. AIP(AuthenticImagePlayer)willbeautomatically installedwhenyoubackupfilesinMPEG4format. You donothavetoinstallthisplayerseparately.Youcan do not have to install this player separately You can bringyourCD/DVDorUSBmemorysticktoanyPCand playbackyourMPEG4backupfiles.
Youcanchooseanimagefiletoplaybackfromdirectory attopoftheplayerscreen. Iftheimageiscertified,itwillbeplayedatoriginal recordingspeedautomatically. Youcanadjustplaybackspeedwithdifferentframe rateassigningyourownnumberinFPSfield.Toapply newspeed,clickSetbutton. YoucanenforcemultiplespeedofFF/REW,frame advanceandpauseduringtheplayback.
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Chapter4.GeneralOperation
4.1.GettingStarted
IMPORTANT: TurnDVRpoweroffbeforeconnec ctingallthenecessarydevicestoDVR.
TurntheDVRpoweron.Ifyouseeanyfailuremessageduringsystemdiagnostics,pleasecontactthesupplier. YoucanchecksysteminformationincludingIPaddressofDVR,currentavailableharddrives,CD/DVDburner, USBdeviceaswellasfirmwareversionwhenyoupressINFO button.Toexittonormaldisplay,pressINFO buttonagain.
4.2.ControllingtheDVR
DVRcanbecontrolledbyfrontpanelkeypads,aremotecontrol unitandaUSBmouse.Tooperate theDVRwithamouse,pleaserightclickand mainmenuwindowwillbepoppedup.Useleftbuttonto selectasubmenuorchangethesettingvalues.Ifyouwanttodisplayafullsizescreenofcertainchannel g g y p y onthescreen,clicktheleftbuttononcertainch hannelpicture.Toreturntomultiscreenmode,clickleft buttonagainonanypositionofthescreen.
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MainMenuWindowfor ramousecontrol
ClicktheMENUiconforparametersetup.Then nthesetupmenuwindowwillpopupaspicturebelow. Tousearemotecontrolunitor frontpanelke eypads andpressMENU keytogotosetupmenu windowdirectly.
SetupMenuW p Window
4.3.LiveView
4.3.1.MultiChannelDisplay PressMULTI keyordirectionkeys (up anddow wn).Youcandisplay1/4/8/16livecameras(channels)on onescreen.Selectpreferreddisplaytypebypre essingMULTI keyordirectionkeys(up anddown) repeatedly. 16CH),youcanusedirectionkeys (left andright)to Afterselectingapreferreddisplaytype(1/4/8/1 changethecamera(channel)oragroupofcame ( h h h ( h l) f eras(channels). l) Fullscreenmode :CH1 CH2 CH3 CH16 4CHDisplaymode :Group1(CH1,2,3,4) Grou up2(CH5,6,7,8) Group4(CH13,14,15,16) 8CHDisplaymode :Group1(CH1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8) Group2(CH9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16)
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[16CHdisplayMode]
[8CHdisplayMode]
[4CHdisplayMode]
[1CHdisplayMode]
4.3.2.PIPDisplayMode n.Mainchannelisdisplayedonthefullmonitor ToactivatePIPDisplayMode,pressPIP button screenatthesametimeastwoorthreeotherc channelsaredisplayedininsetwindows.Youcan change2PIP/3PIPmodewith4differentdisplaypositionsbypressingdirectionkeys(upand down) buttonrepeatedly.Toexitfromthismode,pres ssPIP.Tochange2PIP/3PIPmodeanddisplay positionwithamouse,rightclickandpressMULTI i ii ih i h li k d MULTIiconandselectyourfavoritePIPdisplay. d l f i PIP di l
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4.3.3.AutoDisplayMode(=SequenceDisplayMode e) IfyouactivateAutoDisplayMode(SequenceDi If you activate Auto Display Mode(Sequence Di isplayMode),livechannels(cameras)willbedisplayedon isplay Mode) live channels (cameras) will be displayed on themonitorscreeninaccordancewithyourseq quencesetup.Tochangethecamera(channel),viewingtime andsequence,pleasegotoMENU>DISPLAY>SEQUENCE setup(seepage22forsequencesetup). WhenAutoDisplayModeisactivated,anautom modeiconwillbeshownontheupperleftcornerofthe screenuntilyoustopthismode.Toactivatethis smode,pressAUTO buttonontheremotecontrolleror pressSEQUENCE keyonDVRfrontpanel.Toex xitfromthismode,pressthesamebuttonagain.
4.3.4.Pan/Tilt/Zoom/FocusCameraControl / / / ControllinganexternalPTZcameraconnectedto oDVR. 1.Tousethisfeature,pressP/T/Z/Fbutton ont thefrontpanel orremotecontrolunit. Ifusingamouse,pleaseclickPTZFicon fromthemainmenuwindow. rol,ZFcontrolorPRESETforyourPTZcameracontrol. 2.PressENTER toselectthesubmode,PTcontr Orjustclickthesubmodeiconwithyourmou use. 3.ThenumbershownonthecenterofPTandZF FiconisthechannelnumberofPTZcamerayousetinthe PTZsetupmenu.PleasecheckMENU>DEVI ICE>PTZmenu (seePTZsetuponpage33.) 4.YoucansaveyourfavoritePTandZFparametersusingPRESETfeature.Youcanstoreupto10presets 4 You can save your favorite PT and ZF parameters using PRESET feature You can store up to 10 presets perPTZcamera.SelectthePresetnumber and dSETbuttonusingENTERbuttonand directionkeysor usethemouseandclickonthepreferredsetu upicon. 6.YoucanclearpresetparametersbypressingC CLRbutton. 7.Youcangotopresetvaluebypressing GObut tton.
4.3.4.1.Pan/Tiltcontrol
pan/tiltcontrolkey y
1.Selectyourdesiredchannelbypressing gthenumberfromremotecontrolunitorclickPTiconon thescreenusingleftbuttononthemou the screen using left button on the mou use. use 2.Controlthecamerawiththearrowbutt tons(Up/Down/Right/Left)ofremotecontrolunitor arrowicononthescreenusingleftbutto onofmouse.
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4.3.4.2.Zoom/FocusFunction
zoom/focuscont zoom/focus cont key trolkey trol
1.Selectyourdesiredchannel#.Pressthe numberfromremotecontrolunitorclickPT onthescreenusingleftbuttononthemouse. 2.Controlthecamerawithdirectionkeys(Up/ Down/Right/Left)ofremotecontrolunitor arrowicononthescreenusingleftbuttonof arrow icon on the screen using left button of mouse.
4.3.4.3.PRESETFunction
presetkey
1.Selectyourdesiredchannelonthescreen. 2.Setthepreferredviewingareaofcamerawith PTZFcontrolbutton. 3.Goto PRESET controlmodeandselectnumber from1to10. 4.PressSETbuttontosavesettinglocationorpress Cleartodeletesettinglocation. 5.PressGO buttontomovecameratothedesired presetlocation. IMPORTANT: PRESETrequiresadminpassword dwhenthesystemislockedbypasswordenabled. 4.3.5.DigitalZoomDisplayMode uptotwotimes. Youcanzoomacertainareafromthelivemodeu 1.Selectthedesiredchannel. 2.Pressa ZOOMbutton,thenyouwillsee2x2enlargedvideoonthescreen.
3.Selecttheviewingareausingdirectionkeysoronscre eendirectionkeys. 4.Toexitandgotonormaldisplaymode,pressZOOM b buttonagain.
4.3.6.VideoLoss(L) Ifthereisnovideosignal,youwillseeL(indicati ingvideoloss)displayedonthatchannel.Pleasecheckvideo cablesandconnectionofeachcameratoconfirmthesignalloss.
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4.4.Recording:(R)(S)(M)(E)(N)
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AudioIcon: Thisaudioicon(seeupper rightcornerofthepictureabove)is h f h b ) notdisplayedifyousetMUTEon. EventRecordingIcon:WhenDVR startsrecordingbyevents(Schedule Recording(S),MotionRecording(M), External Sensor drivenRecording(E), andNVR drivenRecording(N)),the recordingiconwillbeactivated. recording icon will be activated Recordingwillstopwhentheeventis terminated.
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4.5.Playback(P)andTrackMode(Pause/FF F/REW/FrameAdvance)
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Playbackicon: Toplaybackanyrecordedfiles,press PBbutton,Piconwillbedisplayedonthe righttopofthescreendur ringtheplayback.Recordedtimewillbedisplayedin yellowundercurrenttime.Tostopplaybackandgotoliveview,pressSTOPbutton. PlaybackAudioIcon:Itindicatesaudiofo orthefilebeingplayback. laybackmode.FF andREW have4differentspeeds. YoucanFF,REWandpauseduringthepl Duringtheplayback,youcanwatchpictu uresinframebyframemode. ToviewnextorpreviousIFrame videostillimage,pressPAUSEbuttonand dpressFForREW inpausemode.
Towatchacertainchannelinfullscreenmode,p pressachannelnumberfromfrontkeypadsoraremote controller.Togobacktotheoriginalplaybackmo ode,pressthecurrentchannelnumberagain.Ifyouusea mouse,clickthecertainchannelscreentodisplay mouse, click the certain channel screen to display in full screen. Click the screen again to go back to original yinfullscreen.Clickthescreenagaintogobacktooriginal y playbackmode.
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4.6.Network RemoteMonitoringandControl
YoucanconnecttoyourDVRfromanywhere throughtheinternet.Tomonitorandcontrolthe DVRfromremotesites,youmustinstallNetViewer programintoyourPC.NetViewer programisour ownCMS(CentralMonitoringSystem)program whichwillprovidetheuserafullaccesstomultiple DVRsthroughthenetwork.NetViewerprogramis includedintheinstallCD.Youcanalsoconnectto yourDVRusingawebbrowser(IE) butthereare somelimitedfeatures.UsingIE,youcanconnectto ourWebViewersitetoconnecttoyourDVR.Net our Web Viewer site to connect to your DVR Net Viewer programsupportsmultiDVRsandmulti clientsatthesametime.Whenanyremoteusers (clients)connecttoyourDVR,networkconnection icon willdisplayedonthescreen. FordetailoperationsofNetViewerandWebView wer,pleaseseeChapter7and8.
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Chapter5.ProtectVideo/AudioFile
5.1.ProtectRegistration
YoucanprotectimportantrecordedfilesfromHDDove You can protect important recorded files from HDD ove erwriting.Youcanregisterthemtotheprotectlist. erwriting You can register them to the protect list
Howtoprotectsomeimportantrecordedfiles? Duringtheplaybackofrecordedfile,youcanregister currentretrievingfiletoPROTECTLIST.Thisfilewill notbeerasedwhenitisunderPROTECTLIST, whichis asafespaceofyourHDD.
Usingaremotecontroller, pressZOOM button duringtheplayback.PressYESontheREGISTER PROTECTLIST window. Whenusingamouse,rightclicktopopmainmenu window.ClickLockicon.ClickYESontheREGISTER PROTECTLISTwindow. O C S do IMPORTANT: 1.Youcanregisterupto5filespereachHDD inyour DVRinthePROTECTLIST. 2.Youcannotregisterthefileinthemiddleof recording.Youmustfinishrecordingtoregisterthis filetoPROTECTLIST. 2.LOCKButtonhastwofunctions.Duringplayback, usePROTECTLIST b tt PROTECT LIST button.Inotheroperationmodes, I th ti d useSECURITYMODE buttontoenablepassword mode.
5.2.PlaybackandRemoveProtectedFile
Yourcanmanagesprotectedfilesseparatelyfromregularrecordedfiles(clips)storedinHDD. Howtosearchandplaybackprotectedfiles? PressSEARCHbuttonandselectPROTECTLIST. Itwillshowyoustarttime,recordingtriggertypeand HDDlocationoffiles. PressENTER toselectthefile,andpressPLAYbutton toplayback. Usingamouse,clickSEARCH PROTECT. Using a mouse, click SEARCH >PROTECT. Duringtheplayback,thechannelnumber/namewill bedisplayedinblue insteadofyellowfornormal recordedfileplayback.
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Howtoremoveprotectedfiles? Ifthereare5protectedfilesinyourmaster(orslave)H HDDandyoutrytoprotectnewvideo/audiofilesduring Playback,youwillseewarningmessage,PROTECTLISTFULLONMASTER(orSLAVE)HDDonthescreen. ToremoveoldfilesfromPROTECTLIST,gotoPROTECT TLIST menu.Selectfile(s)youwanttoremove. ClickREMOVE andYES toremoveitpermanently. IMPORTANT: IfyouclickYES,thefilewillbeerasedfro omHDDpermanentlyandwillnotberecovered.
5.3.BackupProtectedFile
Protectedfilesareveryimportantandarevaluableevid dencesforanyincidents.Youcanmakeacopyofprotected filesintoCD/DVDorUSBmemorysameasordinarybac ckupfunctionofyourDVR.
Howtobackupprotectedfiles? 1)GotoPROTECTLIST menu. 2)Selectafiletobackup 3)PressBACKUPbuttonandchooseCDorUSBbackup p. 4)InsertaCD/DVDorUSBmemorysticktoUSBport 5)YouDONOThavetoselectthestarting/endingtim meforbackup.Itisautomaticallydetectedwhen youselectafileforabackup. 6)Selectthechannel(s),formattype,andpressOK. Th henyouwillseethefilesizefortobebackup. 7)Tostartbackup,clickSTART button.
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Chapter6.CaptureVideoStillImage
6 S 6.1.StillImageCapture age Cap u e
Youcancaptureandsaveupto100stillimagesandret trieve,deleteorbackupthemeasily.Youcancapturevideos instantlyusingamouse,remotecontrolunit,orfrontp panelkeypads. Howtocapturevideoimages? Duringplaybackmode(includingFF,REWandPause) orlivedisplay,youcancapturecurrentvideoimage usingamouse,remotecontrolunitorfrontkeypads. Mouse: ClickCapture(cameraicon)buttonatthe mainmenuwindow Remotecontroller: PressENTERbutton Frontkeypads: PressENTER button Whenyouclickcapturebutton,DVRstoresall channelsimmediatelyintotemporalbuffer.
Thenyouwillseeachannelselectmenutoselect channelstosaveintoHDD. Usingdirectionkeys andENTER button,you candesignatechannelstosave. Youcanselectmultiplechannelstosave. You can select multiple channels to save Afterselectingalldesirablechannels,pressOK buttontostorepicturesintoHDD.
6.2.RetrieveandViewCapturedImage
YourDVRkeepsandmanagescapturedfilesseparatelyfr romothervideofilesstoredinHDD.Youcanretrievethem atanytimeunlessyouremovethemfromCAPTURELIST.Youcanstoreupto100capturedimagesinmasterHDD.
Howtoretrievecapturedfiles? Whenyoucapturevideoimages,youshouldgoto CAPTURELISTtosearch,view,backup,anderase capturedimages. ClickSEARCHbuttonandselectCAPTURELIST. Thenyouwillseecapturedfilelistwhichwillshowyou capturedtimeandchannelinformation.
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Howtoviewcapturedimages? PressSEARCH>CAPTURE Selectafileandpress VIEW button. Youmayretrieveselectedimage.Toidentifythis imageisfromCAPTURELIST,CAPTUREDmessagewill bedisplayedonleftbottomofthescreen. Youwillalsoseethecapturedtimeandchannel Informationdisplayedinyellowonthescreen. I f i di l d i ll h
6.3.RemoveCapturedImage
Youcansaveupto100capturedimagesintoourHDD.Youshoulderasesomeimagestosavenewcaptured images. Howtoremovecapturedimagefiles? IMPORTANT: Ifthereare100capturedimagesinyour HDDandyoutrytocapturenewvideoimages,the oldestimagewillbeerasedautomaticallytosavenew images.Toprotectyourcapturedimages,please maintainyourcapturedimagesnottoexceed100 images. ToeraseimagefilesfromCAPTURELIST,press SEARCH >CAPTURE. Selectafiletoremove. SEARCH > CAPTURE. Select a file to remove PressREMOVE buttonatthebottom.
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6.4.BackupCapturedImage
Capturedimagefilesareveryimportantandarevaluab Captured image files are very important and are valuab evidences for any incidents. You can make a copy of bleevidencesforanyincidents.Youcanmakeacopyof ble capturedfilesintoaUSBmemorystick.
Howtobackupcapturedimagefiles? PressSEARCH>CAPTURELISTmenu.Selectafileto obackupfromcapturedfilelist. InsertaUSBmemorysticktoaUSBport.PressBACK button. KUP Whenthebackupiscompleted,COPYDONEmessage ewillbeappearedonthescreen.
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Chapter7.NVR(NetViewer)
7.1.GettingStarted
7.1.1.SystemRequirement Pentium4oraboverecommended O/S:MicrosoftWindowsXPorVista 1GBRAM(16CHDisplay),2G(32CHDisplay)&4G(64CHdisplay)oraboverecommended SuperVGA128Moraboverecommended 10/100BaseTnetworkcardforLANoperation 7.1.2.NetworkEnvironment ClientPC Minimum Recommend Morethan128Kbp ps Morethan3Mbps s DVR Morethan128Kbps Morethan3Mbps
7.1.3.NetViewerProgramInstallation Tostartnetworkviewerinstallation: 1.TurnyourPCON. 2.InsertinstallationCDintotheCDROMdrive. 3.ExecuteSetup.exe,soitinstallsNetViewerautom maticallyandgeneratesicononthedesktopscreen. 4.ClicktheNetViewerIcon,thennetworkviewerw willappearonthescreenasbelow.
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7.2.ButtonsandFunctions u o sa d u c o s
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eofDVR. 1.Date/Time : Displayscurrentdateandtime 2. CHStatus : DVR(green)andclientPC(orang ge)willbeshownindifferentcolors. DVRRecording Localrecord L 3.BackupViewer : AcontrolkeyforrecordingandplaybackforaDVRorclientPC. 4.EventViewer : Acontrolkeyforeventlogfo oraDVRorclientPC. 5.Connect/Disconnect/LocalSetup/Device eSetup: 1 Connectkey:ConnecttoDVRcameras. 2 Disconnectkey:Disconnectfromcamerasregisteredoncurrentchannelgroup. cy,schedulesetup,andrecordingdirectoryforaclientPC. 3 LocalSetupkey :Managerecordingpolic VRconfigurations. 4 DeviceSetup key:Update/reviseyourDV
6.DVR: TonavigateDVRlistandcameras. 7.Group : Tonavigategrouplistandcameras. nectionforDVRs. 8.AddDVR: Menubuttonforconfigurationofconn 9.AddIPCameras : Menubuttonforconfigurationo ofIPCameras.
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10.AddVideoServer: Menubuttonforconfigu urationofconnectionforVideoServer(NotAvailablefor MPEG4DVRmodel) 11.SaveGroup: Y 11 S G Youcancombineanycameras f bi sfromsameordifferentDVRsintoacertaingroup. diff t DVR i t t i 12.PTZFControl&Preset: YoucancontrolPTZ Zcameras.AftercontrollingPTZcamerasandfindthebest position,pressPreset keytosavethesetting. .Selectanumberfrom1to10withspinbutton.PressSet buttontosaveittopresetlocationyouselect ted.Youcangobacktothatsettinganytimewhenyoupress Go buttonanditwilltakeyoutothepresetlo ocationofthecamera. 13.Audio: Youcanadjustspeakerandmicroph honevolume. 14.DVRRecord: Controlbuttonforremoterec cordingforDVR(s). 15.Localrecord: Controlbuttonforlocalrecor g rdingforclientPC. 16.Capture: Capturevideostillimages. 17.MultiScreenDisplay: Displaysin4,6,8,9,1 16,32,64,andafullscreenmode. Note Youmustcompletenetworksetupbefo oreusingNetViewerprogram. 1.Duringthenetworksetup,youmustcrea ateandregisteryourownnetworkID, andpasswordforeachDVR.Thissetupis srequiredonlyonceforthefirstconnection. IfyouwillusemorethanoneDVRthroug ghthenetwork,youshouldassignadifferent portnumber(routerportforwarding)toeachDVR.Youshouldalsocreateandregister differentnetworkIDforeachDVR. 2.IDandpasswordyousetupforeachDVRwillbeusedwhenyouconnecttothatDVR usingNetViewerorWebViewer. VR,pleasetypeDVRIPaddressintoIPaddress 4.IfyouwanttousestaticIPaddressforDV fieldmanually.
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YourDVRsupportsbothEachCamera pp ModeandFullScreenModeinnetwork transmission. 1.EachCameraMode?(forallremoteclients) WhenDVRtransmitsvideostoclientPC(NetViewer/WebViewerusers),ittransmits words,Forexample,ifyouregister8Cameras eachchannelindependently.Inotherw (CH1CH8)underoneDVRfolder,8cam meraswillsendtheirownvideosseparately basedontheirrecordingconditionswhicharesetinDVRrecordingsetupmenu.The benefitofEachCameraModeisthatyo benefit of EachCameraMode is that yo can handle each channel (camera) oucanhandleeachchannel(camera) ou independently.Itmayrequirehighnetw workbandwidth. 2.AllInoneChannelMode?(forNetVieweruserswith8CH/16CHDVRonly) IfyouregisterCH9(for8CHDVR)orCH17(for16CHDVR)asaServer(Camera)under acertainFolder(DVR),DVRtransmitsAllInOneScreentoyourPCthroughCH9or 17toseeallcamerasinonechannel.Itisa CH17.YoucanenableonlyCH9orCH1 usefulfeatureforNetVieweruserstow watchallcamerawhentheinternettrafficis heavy.
Important:Ifyourremainingavailablespeedisless sthan240(120)F/Sfor16(8)CHDVR, optionalAllInOneChannelModefo orNetViewerclientswillbedisabled.Ifyou wanttousethisoptionalfeatureforNe etViewer,pleasemakesuretohaveenough remainingavailablespeedforAllInOn neChannelMode.
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7.3.RegisteringDVR(s)andCameras(Channels)
BeforeconnectingtoDVR(s)usingNetViewerprogram Before connecting to DVR(s) using Net Viewer program you must register DVR(s) and cameras (channels) to m,youmustregisterDVR(s)andcameras(channels)to m, NetViewerprogram. First,click+DbuttontoregisterDVR(s)andcamera as(channels),youwillseepopupwindowasbelow. Followthestep3.1.to3.3. 1)HowtoregisteryourDVR(s)andcameras(channel ls)toNetViewerprogram? ClickADDDVR icon+D,thenAddDevicewindow willbepopup.CreateDVRname andfilloutother w information.Tosavethisinformationandregisterthi DVR i f i T hi i f i d i thisDVR,pressOKbutton.ThentheregisteredDVR OK b Th h i d DVR anditscameraswillbeshownontheDVRList.
2) HowtodeleteDVR(Group)orchannel(Camera)? RightclickonDVRname intheDVRlist.DeleteandPropertiesmenuwillpopup.Clickdelete.You canfindthepropertyinformationwhenyouclickp properties. 3) Makeandsaveagroupofchannels(cameras) Beforemakingagroup,youmustdragand dropthecameras(channels)youwishtomakea grouptothedisplaypanel.Then, Selectfromtheleftcolumn. NewGroup: SelectNewGroupbuttonto createanewgroup. Overwrite: Youcanrevisetheexisting groupname. group name. Youcancombineanychannels(cameras) fromanyDVRsregistedtoNetViewer program.
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7.4.LocalPC(ClientPC)Configuration
Youcansetyourownconfigurationregardingrecordenabling,schedulesetup,andrecordingdirectoryforyour clientPC.ThissetupisforyourlocalPCandwillworkindependentlyfromyourDVRsetting.Tostartsetup, Click,andyoucanconfigureallRecordingSetu f Cli t PC f Cli k d fi ll R di S tupforClientPC fromapopupwindowasbelow. i d b l IMPORTANT: LocalPCrecordingwillbeimmediately yactivatedwhenyoucompletelocalPCrecording setup,andenablethemotion/sensor/s schedulerecording.
7.4.1.GeneralSetup
BeepSetup: Enableordisablebeepsoundwarnin ng. DiskspacetoRemain : HDDspaceneedtoberem mainedforyourPC.NetViewerwilluserestofyourHDD spaceforalocalrecording gexceptthisspace. MotionRecordingTime(10Sec.~5Min.) : Minim mumrecordingtimewhenthecamera(channel)istriggered byam motion. SensorRecordingTime(10Sec~5Min) : Minimum mrecordingtimewhenthecamera(channel)istriggeredby anexternalsensor. F ForceRecordingTime : M i R di Ti Maximummanualrecordi l dingtimetoprotectyourHDDspace. i HDD RecordingFileFormat : MPEG4FormatorAVIFormat.Chooseafileformatforlocalrecording. RecordingFileDirectory:YoucansaverecordingfilesintoselectedfiledirectoryinlocalPC agefilesintoselectedfiledirectoryinlocalPC CaptureFileDirectory : Youcansavecaptureima
7.4.2.RecordSetup
7.4.2.1.RecordEnable
Selectachannelandparametersfor S l h l d f Motion/Sensor/Scheduledrivenrecordingfor yourclientPC. SelectALLCHtocopyyoursetuptoallother channelsatonce.
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7.4.2.2.ScheduleSetup
Setupyourdesirablerecordingschedulefor yourclientPC.Choosethechannelfirst thenclickAlways. Pointstartingtimeanddragtoendingtime. Tocanceltheschedule,clickClear Box. Afterschedulesetup,clickOK buttonto saveandactivateit.ClickApplyToAll buttontocopysamescheduletoallother channelseasily.
7.5.DVRConfiguration
YoucanremotelycontrolandmanageyourDVRfromN NetViewerprogram.Westronglyrecommendnottouse thisfunctioninnormaloperation.Ifyouchangetheco onfigurationofDVRtowrongvalue,theDVRmaynotwork properlyandcancauseunexpectedproblems.Thisisfe eatureisforaprofessionaladministratorwhomanagesits remotesite. TocontroltheDVRremotely,click,thenc clickDVRConfig buttononthepopupwindowasbelow. DVRConfigfeatureisonlyavailablewhenNetViewerisconnectedtotheDVR.AfterconnectingtotheDVR, selectachannelonthescreentoselecttherightDVR.
7.5.1Device
7.5.1.1.HDDOverwrite/Warning
Overwrite[ON/OFF] ToenableordisableHDDoverwriting. DiskWarning[ON/OFF] ToenableordisablethewarningmessageonthescreenwhenHDDisfullandoverwriteisOFF. WarningMethod[OFF/OSD/BEEP+OSD] Toselectwarningmessagemethod.
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7.5.1.2.ExternalSensor CHANNEL[CH1 CH16/ALLCH] CHANNEL [CH1 CH16 / ALL CH] Selectthetypeofexternalmotionsensorsor door/windowandanyotherkindofsensors. TYPE:N.O./N.C. N.O. :NormalmodeOpen. N.C.:NormalmodeClose.
7.5.1.3.Alarm ALARMOUT[ON/OFF] Youcanenableordisablethealarmsignaloutput throughexternalalarmdevice.Itwillbeactivated duringeventrecording(MOTIONand/orSENSOR) ifitisON. BUZZER[ON/OFF] [ / ] Youcanalsoenableordisabletheinternalbuzzer. IfyouselectON,theBUZZERwillbeactivated whenDVRwarnsexternalalarmdevice.
7.5.1.4.Audio RECORD[ON/OFF] RECORD [ON / OFF] Toenableordisableanaudiorecordmode. VOLUME[1 8] Highernumberincreasethevolume.Audiois linkedtovideochannel#1.
16CHDVRhasfouraudioinputchannels aswellas recordon/off,volumeandoutputchannel.
7.5.1.5PTZCamera TYPE:SelectcorrectprotocolforeachPTZ camerasconnectedtoDVR. BPS:SettheBaudRate(BPS). ID:YoucancreateownIDnumberforeach PTZcameras(upto16cameras). PTZ cameras (up to16 cameras) SPEED:Selectthespeedofcamera movement(1 5).Thehigher,the faster.
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7.5.2.Display
7.5.2.1.Camera(Channel)NameDisplay NAME: Youcancreateownnameforeachcamera connectedtoDVRusingonscreenkeyboard (upto8digits). Ifyouskipthissetup,channel#willbedisplayed onthescreen. BLANK[ON/OFF]: Youcanhidecertaincamerasfromviewingon thescreen. Ifyouselect ON thevideofrom the screen If you select ON, the video from selectedcamerawillnotbedisplayedonthe screen.However,thecamerawillrecord normallyasyouoriginallyset. INPUT: Youcansetupthequalityofthevideoinputby adjustingthevalueofbrightness/contrast/ hue/color for each camera connected to DVR foreachcameraconnectedtoDVR.
7.5.2.2.CameraInput
7.5.2.3.Sequence SEQUENCE(DISPLAY): YourDVRcandisplaytheeachlivevideo channel(oragroupofchannels)insequence modesimilartoslideshowinPC.Youcan selectorder(1st upto16th),camera#(ora groupofcameras)anddisplaytimefromthis menu.
7.5.2.4DisplayMisc. CAMERATITLE[NUMBER/NAME/OFF]: Youcandisplaycameranumber,nameorleave itblank. BORDERCOLOR[WHITE/BLACK/OFF]: Select border line color from white/black/none borderlinecolorfromwhite/black/none. DATE/TIME[TOP/BOTTOM/OFF]: Selectthepositionofdate/timeonthescreen. RECORDICON[ON/OFF]: Recordingiconwillbeshownduringrecording ifyouselectON.
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PLAYBACKICON[ON/OFF]:Playbackiconw willbedisplayedduringtheplaybackifyouselectON. NETWORKICON[ON/OFF]:IfyouselectO , [ / ] y ON,NetworkiconwillbedisplayedwhentheDVRis p y connectedtoanynetworkclient. FAVORITESKIN[BLUE/GREEN/RED]:Sele ectthecolorformenuskin. 7.5.2.5DisplayVGA BRIGHTNESS[1~99]: TocontrolthecolortoneofVGAoutput. CONTRAST[1~99]: CONTRAST [1 ~ 99] TocontrolthelightandtheshadeofVGA output.
7.5.2.6.PIP(PictureInPicture)mode WithPIP(PictureInPicture)feature,youcan monitormultiplechannelswhilefocusingona specificchannel.Youcanselectonemainvideo channelforfullscreendisplayand(upto)three subchannels. MAIN:Selectonechannelasamaindisplay l h l d l SUB1/2/3:Selectupto3channelsforsub display
*WhenyouselectMAINandSUBcameras(channels)in4CHDVR,thechannel(camera)cannotbe duplicated!
7.5.3.System
7.5.3.1.TimeSetup(ViewOnly CurrentDVRTime&Date) YoucancheckandadjustcurrenttimeofyourDVR.
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7.5.3.2.PasswordSetup Thereare2differentlevelsofpassword.WithADMINpassword,youcanaccessallinformationofDVR There are 2 different levels of password With ADMIN password you can access all information of DVR andfullycontrolthesystem.USER passwordallo owsyoutoaccesstothelimitedinformationandisnot authorizedtochangethesystemconfigurationo ofDVR. 1)ENABLE[ON/OFF]: ToenableordisableSystemLock(password) function.IfyousetitON,youneedtoenter passwordtouseMENU feature. 2)ADMIN[combinationof4numbers]: SetyourADMINpassword. Set your ADMIN password. 3)USER1 USER5[combinationof4numbers] User1through5areinthesamesecuritylevel. SetyourUSERpassword.
7.5.3.3.Network(ViewOnly CurrentDVRNetworkSetup) CH17RESOLUTION: CH17 RESOLUTION CH17(16CHDVR)/CH9(8CHDVR)isAllIn OnechannelmodeforNetViewerusersonly. Thereare4differentresolutions(720x480, 720x240,360x240and180x120)tosupport morevideoframesatpoornetworkcondition. BANDWIDTH: Free/2Mbps/1Mbps/256Kbps/128 Kbps/56Kbps p p YoucanlimittheDVRsbandwidthtoprotect yourothernetworkdevicesfromslow internetspeed. 7.5.3.4.Misc. LANGUAGE:Pleaseclicklanguageuntilyoufind yourpreferredlanguage. FACTORYRESET:Youcanrestoreall configurationtofactorydefaultvalues. configuration to factory default values CurrenttimeandNetworkSetupConfiguration willremainsameafterfactoryreset PASSWORDMODE:Youcanenable/disable passwordprotectionOn/Offforsystemsetting.
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7.5.3.5.Information(ViewOnly SystemInformation n)
7.5.4Record
7.5.4.1MotionRecordSetup SENSIBILITY LOW / NORMAL / HIGH / SENSIBILITY:LOW/NORMAL/HIGH/ HIGHEST Thehigherlevelismoresensitivetodetect motionsofeachchannel. AREA:FULL/SETUP YoucanselecteitherFULLorSETUPformotion detectionarea.Youcannotchangethedetection areafromNetViewerprogram.
7.5.4.2.ScheduleRecord
Thismenuallowsyoutocreateownrecordingschedule and triggertype .Toenablethisfeature,schedule recordingfeaturemustbeON. Chooseyourpreferred recordtypes(suchasALWAYS,MOTION,SENSOR, or MOT+SEN)ontheselectedtimeanddate.
Important: IfyouselectSENSOR(orMOTION)recordingoncertaintimeanddate,theDVRwillnotstart recordingevenifMOTION(orSENSOR recording even if MOTION(or SENSOR is ON and the camera is triggered by a motion(or a sensor) R)isONandthecameraistriggeredbyamotion(orasensor) R) duringthatperiod.Afterthatschedul le,itwillgobacktonormalMOTION(orSENSOR)mode. ManualrecordingisavailableallthetimeifRECORD>POLICY>MANUALisON.
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7.5.4.3Enable/DisableRecordingMethods
1)MANUAL(R)[ON/OFF] ON: Youcanstartrecordingthelivevideomanually. OFF: Manualrecordingisdisabledonselected camera(s). 2)SCHEDULE(S)[ON/OFF] ON:Schedulerecordenabled.DVRwillrecordlive videoonselectedcameraasyourschedulesetup. OFF: Schedule record disabled on selected camera and Schedulerecorddisabledonselectedcameraand DVRwillnotrecordbyyourschedulesetup.This menuissuperiortoschedulesetupmenu.
3)MOTION(M)[OFF/30SEC/45SEC/1MIN/2MIN/3MIN/ALLCH] OFF:Motionrecordingdisabled.DVRwillnotr recordalivevideofromselectedcameraevenifitdetects amotion. ToenableMOTIONdetectionrecordingm modeandsettherecordingtime,pleasechooseoneof thefollowings: 30SEC/45SEC/1MIN/2MIN/3MIN:Motionrec cordingenabledandrecordingtimeselected. DVRwillrecordalivevideofromselected dcamera(s)whenmotionisdetected.DVRwillkeep recordingfortheselected(ex;30sec.,45sec.,3min.)time.IfDVRdetectsthemotionagain,DVR willcontinuouslyrecordforanotherselec ctedtimeandwillrepeatthisprocessuntilthereisno motiondetected. motion detected ALLCH:Motionrecordingenabledwith30sec condsrecordingtime. Whenselectedcamera(settoALLCH)istriggeredbythemotion,DVRwillstartrecordingALL camerasfor30seconds.After30second ds,ifDVRstilldetectsthemotion,DVRwillcontinuously recordanother30secondsuntilnomotio onisdetectedbytheselectedcamera. 4)SENSOR(E)[OFF/30SEC/45SEC/1MIN/2 2MIN/3MIN/ALLCH] Toenableordisabletherecordingofeachcam merawhichareactivatedbyexternalsensor.Allsetup menuandfeaturesaresamewithMOTION(M M)setup. 7.5.4.4.RecordQuality 1)SIZE[720x480,720x240and360x240] Therearethreerecordingresolutionmodes youcanchoosefrom.With720x480mode,DVR recordsvideoatfullD1resolution.With 720x240mode,DVRrecordsvideoathalfD1 resolution.With360x240(288)mode,DVR recordsvideoatCIFresolution.
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2)SPEED(F/S)[30/15/10/7/6/5/4/3/ /2/1/0] Selectrecordingspeedinframe/imagepersecond.HigherF/SrequiresmoreHDDspaces.Set lowerF/Sforlongerrecordingtime.Recommendedspeedis30F/SwithCIFresolution. Ifyourremainingavailablespeedislessthan240(120)F/Sfor16(8)CHDVR,theoptionofAllIn OneChannelModeforNetViewerclientswillbedisabled.Ifyouwanttousethisfeaturefor NetViewer,makesuretohaveenoughremain ningavailablespeedforAllInOneChannelMode. 3)QUALITY[Normal/Good/VeryGood/Ex xcellent] Selectrecordingvideoquality. HighervideoqualityrequiresmoreHDDspace. 4)GOP[15/30] Thisnumber indicatesthenumberofPfram mesbetweenIFrame(=baseframeofpicture)anda followingI Frame. g 15:DVRwillrecordIFrameperevery15fra ames. 30:DVRwillrecordIFrameperevery30fra ames. Lowernumber (meansmoreIFrameswithin nthesamerecordedframes)providesabetterpicture qualityandsmoothFF,REWandtransmissio onthroughthenetworkbutrequiresmoreHDD spaces. WhatisIFrame? IFrameisavideocompressionmethodusedby ytheMPEGstandard.Inamotionsequence,individual framesofpicturesaregroupedtogether(called dagroupofpictures,orGOP)andplayedback.
7.6.BackupViewer
Therearetwobackupfilesearch modes:DVRSearch(forrecordedfiles inDVR)andLOCALSearch(foryour localrecordedfilesinyourPCHDD). Toplaybackrecordedfiles,youneedto To playback recorded files you need to findthefilesusingappropriatesearch mode.
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PressDVRSEARCH buttonandthenchoosethemonth, dateandpressOKbutton.Thebackupviewerwill displaythegraphictimebarasbelow.Thetimewith recordedfile(s)willbedisplayedincolor.Eachcolor indicatesdifferenttriggertypeoftherecord.
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TIMELINE:Youcanshow/hidethetimeline graphicbar.PressTIMELINEbuttonto show/hidethetimetable.
7.6.1.1.DVRPlayBack
Toplaybackrecordedfilesatspecifictimeandtriggered byspecificevent,Click thetimeblockandbackupviewer willstarttoplaybackthefilesinselectedtimeblock. YoucanstopthevideoatanytimebypressingSTOP Y t th id t ti b i STOP button.FF,REW,PAUSEareavailableduringplayback.
7.6.2.LocalSearch h,date&timeandpressOK button.After PressLOCALSEARCH button.Selectthemonth selectingdateandtime,thebackupViewerw willdisplaythelocalbackupfiles(fromyourPCHDD).
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7.6.2.1LocalPlayBack
Toplaybackrecordedfilesatspecifictimeandtriggeredby specificevent,Click thetimeblockandbackupviewer willstarttoplaybackthefilesinselectedtimeblock. YoucanstopthevideoatanytimebypressingSTOP button.FF,REW,andPAUSEareavailableduringplayback.
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TherearetwoEventSearchmodes:EventTracking Mode andEventSearchMode.
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Youcantracktheeventbytriggermode.SelectDVR(s) withevent,andpressTracking button.Thenthe eventviewerwilldisplaytheeventfiles.
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7.7.1.1.SaveEventFiles Aftereventviewerdisplaystheeventfiles,youcansavethefiletolocalPCData Base.
DataBase: DefaultdirectoryisC:\CMS\DB.Youca changethedirectorybypressing an BackupDatabase: PressBackupDatabasebuttontostartbackupthedata. 7.7.2.EVENTSEARCHMODE

YoucansearchtheeventafterselectingDVR(s)andsearch options.ClickSearch button.Theeventsearchwilldisplay eventindexfiles.
7.7.2.1SearchDatabase Youcanretrieveaspecificsearchindexfileby yusingSearchDatabasebutton.
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7.8.GeneralOperation
7.8.1.DVRorGroupSelection
ToconnecttoDVR(s)/camera(s),selectaDVRorGROUPyouwanttoconnectbyclickingaDVRorGROUP selectionwindowintheLeftTopofNetViewer. 7.8.2.ConnecttoDVRsandCameras Step1:First,selectDVRs/camera,thendragand ddroptorightsideofscreen.
Step2:Gotoselectedchannelandrightclickont themouseandselectCONNECTorclick
Youwillse eelivevideoscomingfromselectedDVRorGROUPonthescreen. Youcanwa atchmultiplevideosfromotherGROUP,usingaGROUPselection windowat i d tanytime. t ti
7.8.3.AudioControl YoucancontroltheaudiousingAUDIO button.
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7.8.4.PTZFControl/Preset Youcancontrolpan/tilt/zoom/focusofPTZcame t Y t l /tilt/ /f f PTZ eratoyourDVRremotely.Seethecontrolpanelas DVR t l S th t l l below.BeforestartcontrollingPTZF,pleasemake esurethePTZcameraisconnectedproperly.
7.8.5.DisconnectingtheDVR(s)/camera(s)fromNet tViewer YoucandisconnectthecurrentconnectionfromDVR(s)/camera(s).ClickDisconnect. .
7.8.6.LocalFileBackupandPlayback JustlikefilebackupatyourDVR,youcanalsobackup Just like file backup at your DVR you can also backup recorded files from your PC HDD to USB memory stick precordedfilesfromyourPCHDDtoUSBmemorystick, p orsomeotherdirectoriesinyourlocalHDD.(Backup ptootherremotePCorCD/DVDarenotsupported.) ThebackupfiletypeisMPEG4formatforauthentica ationpurpose.
AvailableHDDorUSB memorysizeforbackup GotoBackupviewer mainscreen,andclick Backupbutton.BackupDialog windowwillpop up. Selectyourbackupdirectory.(LocalHDDorUSB Select your backup directory (Local HDD or USB memorystick) Selectthe start andendtime forbackupthen click Backupbutton.Ifthebackupfilesizeis biggerthanavailablememorysize,anerror messagewillbeappeared.Pleasechangethe memorysizeordateandtimetochangebackup filesize. Toplaybackyourbackupfiles, gotobackupfile directoryandclick AIPplayer.
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Chapter8.WebViewer ConnecttoD DVRviaInternetExplorer
8.1.GettingStarted
8.1.1SystemRequirement Pentium4oraboverecommended O/S:MicrosoftWindowsXP,Vista 512MBRAMoraboverecommended SuperVGA16Moraboverecommended 10/100BaseTnetworkcardforLANoperation 8.1.2NetworkEnvironment 8.1.2 Network Environment ClientPC Minimum Recommend Morethan128Kbps Morethan3Mbps DVR Morethan128Kbps Morethan3Mbps
8.2.WebViewerSetup
Pleasevisithttp://www.dvrviewer.com/mpeg4 IfyouexperienceActiveXinstallationproblem, s. 1.Enable alloptionregardingActiveXcontrols 2.Openinternetbrowser,select Tools /InternetOptions /Security /CustomLevel, andselectEnablefollowingitemsonexamp plepicturebelow. 3.Gotohttp://www.dvrviewer.com/mpeg4 a again.
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8.3.ConnecttoDVRusingWebViewer(IE)
8.3.1.ConnecttoDVRviaWebBrowserusingURL 1)MakesureyourDVRnetworksetupissuccessfullycom mpleted.AndcheckyourNetworkIDandPasswordfromthe NetworkSetup.RegisteringyourNetworkIDandPass swordisrequiredbeforeconnectingtoDVRviawebbrowser. 2)Openyourinternetbrowser.Goto http://www.dvrv viewer.com/mpeg4, thenyouwillseethescreenasbelow. (IfyourcomputersystemblocksActiveXcontrol,please erefertochapter8.2.WebviewersetuptoenableWeb Viewer site.) 3)AfterclickConnectbutton,typenetworkIDandPassw word thenclickOKbutton.
8.3.2ConnectDVRviaWebBrowserusingDirectIP. 8 3 2 Connect DVR via Web Browser using Direct IP 1)Openyourinternetbrowser. 2)TypeyourDVRsIPaddressinyourinternetbrowser(e http://192.168.0.30). Youwillbedirectedtothescreen ex: shownasbelow.(IfyourcomputersystemblocksActiv veXcontrol,pleaserefertochapter8.2. WebViewersetup toenableActiveX download) 3)Attheloginpage,typeyournetworkIDandpassword d.Youwillbedirectedtothescreenshownasbelow.
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8.4.GeneralOperationofWebViewer 8.4. General Operation of WebViewer

WhenyouconnecttoyourDVR,youwillseeascreenasbelow.
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1.ConnectButton ConnecttoDVRwhichisdesignatedinLoginpopupw window. 2.AVIRecordingButton RecordingcurrentvideosintoyourPC(clientPC)inAV VIformat. 3.ChannelSelectionButton Youcanchooseanychanneltodisplayasafullscreen. 4.MultiScreenButton YoucansetdisplaymodeinFull,4.9or16channels.Y Youalsocanenlargevideoareainfull screenonyourPCmonitor. 5.REC.andPlaybackButton Youcanrecordandretrievevideosto/fromyourclientPC. 6.PTZFControl: Pan,Tilt,Zoom,FocuscontrolforPTZcamerasconnec ctedtoyourDVR.
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8.5.FirmwareUpgradeusingWebBrowser
1)Openyourinternetbrowser. 2)TypeyourDVRsIPaddressfollowedby/admin/ (ex: http://192.168.0.30/admin/ ), thenyouwillseethe screenasbelow.(IfyourcomputersystemblocksActiveXcontrol,pleaserefertochapter8.2.WebViewersetup toenableActiveXdownload. 3)ClickAdministratorspageandtypeadmininbothIDandpasswordsection.Clicklogin button,you willreachtotheadministratorspageasbelow.Chec ckcurrentversionofyourDVRfirst. 4)GotoLocalUpdate:Findtherightfilewithbrowser,thenclickUpdate button. (DonttryKernelupdateunlessyougetaspecialinst tructionfromthemanufacturer/distributor)
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APPENDIX1 NETWORKTROUBLESHO OOTING
Youmustsetyournetworkenvironmentproperlytouseremotecontrolsoftware(NetViewerorWeb Viewer). 1.PingTestthroughyourRouter Ping isacommandlinetoolusedtocheckwhether ranothercomputerisreachablefromyourown.Youcan usethecommandeitherfromtheWindowsComma andPromptorfromaLinuxterminal.Thefollowing showsthesampleoutputunderWindows: TypepingDVRIPaddress(e.g.ping192.168.0.26).IfDVRand yourcomputerareinsameintranet(LAN)andconn nectedeachotherthroughrouter,youwillsee successfulpingtest.
Ifyougettimeoutmessageatpingtest,youshouldfixthisproblembeforegoingtonextstep. CheckifDVRandcomputerareinsameintranet. Checkifthereareothercomputersordevicesth hathavesameIPaddressinsameintranet. CheckifIPaddress,subnetmaskandgatewayad ddressarecorrect. 2.DirectpingtestwithoutRouter 2. Direct ping test without Router YoucandopingtestsimplywithdirectconnectionbetweenPCandDVR.Ifitfails,pleasecheckyour intranet(LAN)configuration.
(usuallygraycolor). ConnectPCandDVRusingCrossoverLANcable(
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SetIPaddress,SubnetmaskandGatewayaddressofyourPC. OpenNetworkConnections SelectPropertiesofLocalArea Connection
SelectInternetProtocol(TCP/IP) SelectProperties
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ClickonUsethefollowingIPaddress TypeinSubnetmaskandGateway addressofDVRintothesefields TypeinIPaddresslikeexample.
Dopingtestagain. Withthetestresult,youcanfigureoutwhethero ornotthesetuphasbeensuccessful.
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APPENDIX 2. DVR SPECIFICATIO ONS
Category Input Video Output Auto-Loop Throughout Audio Input / Output Recording Mode Display FPS (NTSC/PAL) Display Display Resolution Screen Split Mode PIP and Zoom Pentaplex Mode Video Compression Frame rate Video Resolution Recording Recording Ways Recording FPS ( g (NTSC/PAL) ) Still Image Capture Image File Size Internal Hard Drives Full, Split Full 4 S 120 / 100 FPS 4 BNC, 1V 7 Ohm 75 4 CH (PDVR R-4300) 4 BNC 1V 7 Ohm BNC, 75 8 CH (PDVR-8300) 8 BNC 1V 75 Ohm BNC, 2 CVBS, S-Video, VGA 8 BNC, 1V 75 Ohm 16 BNC, 1V 75 Ohm 5 x RCA (4 in, 1 out) 16 CH (PDVR-16300) 16 BNC 1V 75 Ohm BNC,
2 x RCA (1 in, 1 out)
G.723 Compression/Decompression 240 / 200 FPS 720 X 480 (NTSC), 720 X 576 (PAL) Full, Full 4 / 9 Split 1 / 2 / 3 PIP, Zoom Sim multaneous Live, Recording, Playback, Backup, Network Real-time full duplex MPEG4 hardwire codec Adjustable frame rate for each channel NTSC : 72 20x480, 720x240, 360x240, PAL : 720x576, 720x288, 360x288 Manual, Sc chedule, Event (internal motion, external sensor), Network driven Up to 120 / 100 FPS p Up to 240 / 200 FPS p Up to 480 / 400 FPS p Full, Full 4/9/16 Split 480 / 400 FPS
Live or P Playback Image Local Capture and Backup for legal evidence NTSC : 1~12KB, PAL : 1~15KB SATA, MAX 2 HDDs supported Remote View and Control via High speed Internet or USB Telephone Modem w Dyna amic / Static IP support, Own Client / Web Browser support
Remote Monitoring / Control
Client software for Remote View & Full Control Multi DVR & Multi Client support Each Camer Mode ra Full Screen Mode or Each Camera Mode Full, 4 / 9 Split Full, 4//9/16 Split
Playback Alarm Control
Playback Screen Mode Search Mode External Sensor Input Alarm Output Protocol Resolution
Full, 4 S Split
Search by Manual, Schedule, Motion, Sensor, Remote REC or Date/Time 4CH NC / NO 8CH NC / NO 16CH NC / NO
Internal B Buzzer, OSD, Internal Relay (Combined with External Device) TCP/IP; RJ-45 Full D1, Half D1, CIF Full D1, Half D1, CIF, QCIF
Network
Remote Control Viewer Recording
Fully functional remote client software Own Application or Web browser MPEG4 Recording, JPEG Still image Capturing Ethernet, CD/DVD-Burner, USB 2.0 AVI for rmat for easy viewing, MP4 format for image authentication
Data Backup Protect Video / Audio files Configuration File / Data Copy Control Others Event Log & Pre-Alarm Record Power Supply & Dimensions Weights Approval
Protect Video / Audio from HDD overwrite guration file Import / Export to USB, Camera Setup Cloning Config emote Control, USB Mouse, Ethernet and RS-485 for PTZF Camera Buttons, IR Re System and E Event Log management, Pre-recording for Event (Motion, Sensor) DC 12V / 5A, 430 x 358 x 75 mm (17 x 14 x 3 inch) .3 5.1 Kg (11. lbs) 5.3 Kg (11.7 lbs) FCC / CE 5.7 Kg (12.0 lbs)
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ThisfigureofHDDspaceusedisreferenceonly y.Actualnumbercanbeeffectedbymany parameters.
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TERMS/ICONSGLOSSARY
CompositeVideo Aformatofananalogtelevision(pictureonly)sign nalbeforeitiscombinedwithasoundsignal. DHCP DynamicHostConfigurationProtocol. Anetworkapplicationprotocolusedbydevicestoobtainconfigurationintofor operationinaninternetprotocolnetwork. AlsoasourceofIPaddres sses. DSL Internetconnectionthatcanbeusedatthesametimeandonthesametelephonelinewitharegulartelephone. DynamicIPAddress IPaddressusedwhenacomputer'sIPaddressi isassignedautomaticallyandcanchange. Fps Framespersecond. IP InternetProtocol. Asetofrulesusedforcommunicatingdataacro ossapacketswitchedinternetwork)forcommunication betweenitsnodes IPAddress InternetProtocolAddress. Anumericalidentificationandlogicaladdressthatisassignedtodevicesparticipatingin acomputernetworkutilizingInternetProtocol(IP). ularspaceorarea. LAN Localareanetwork. Acomputerareathatislimitedtoaparticu NTSC TheanalogtelevisionsystemthatisusedinmostoftheAmeri icas,Japan,SouthKorea,Taiwan,Burma,andsomePacific islandnationsandterritories. AlsothenameofU.S.standardizationb bodythatadoptedtheNationalTelevisionSystem Committeebroadcaststandard. PAL PhaseAlternatingLine. Ananaloguetelevisionencodingsystem msetinbroadcasttelevisionsystemsinlargepartsofthe world. Pentaplex MultichannelDVRsthatcanmonitorandrecordupto16 6separatecameras. PIP PictureinPicture. PPP PointtoPoint Protocol. A data link protocol commonly used to establish a direct connection between two networking Point to PointProtocol. Adatalinkprotocolcommonlyusedto oestablishadirectconnectionbetweentwonetworking o nodes. Itcanprovideconnectionauthentication,transmissionencryp ptionprivacy,andcompression. PPPoE PointtoPointProtocoloverEthernet. Anetworkprotocolfo orencapsulatingPointtoPointProtocolframesinside Ethernetframes. PTZF Pan,tilt,zoom,focus. rstomassstoragedevicessuchasharddiskdrives SATA SerialATA.Storageinterfaceforconnectinghostbusadapter SVideo Analogvideosignalthatcarriesthevideodatahastwosepa aratesignals:luminance&chroma. SVideocarries standarddefinitionvideobutdoesnotcarryaudioonthesamecable e. SpotMonitor Allowsputtingofcameras'viewsinsequenceofhowe everorder. StaticIPAddress IPaddressusedwhenacomputerisconfiguredtousethesameIPaddresseachtimeitpowersup. allPCgraphicshardwaresupports. Allowsthecomputerto VGA VideoGraphicsArray. Thelowestcommondenominatorthata projectontothemonitor WAN Wideareanetwork. Acomputerareathatcoversabroadarea a.
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DVR
Audio Enable Audio Playback
ProcessingbackupPlaybackPlaying
ManualRecordingMotionRecording
SensorRecordingScheduleRecording
NetworkingNetworkRecording
SequenceRecording
NetViewer
DVRRecordingLocalRecording
SpeakerOnSpeakerOff
ConnectDisconnect
AddDVRDeviceAddIPCamera Add DVR D i Add IP C
AddVideoServerMicrophoneOn
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TOREDUCERISKOFFIREORELECTRICSHOCK,DON NOTEXPOSETHISAPPLIANCETORAINORMOISTURE. DONOTREMOVECOVER.NOUSERSERVICEABLEPA ARTSINSIDE.REFERSERVICINGTOQUALIFIED SERVICEPERSONNEL.

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PartName MPEG4PentaplexStandaloneDVR RemoteController DCPowerAdapter PowerCable InstallCD AAABattery RJ45LANCable

Remote Controller DCPowerAdaptor able LANCa InstallCD PowerCable

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Sensor Inputs Alarm Out PTZF control

VGA Monitor CD/DVD-RW

CCTV Monitor VCR Camcorder

Client Program NVR (NetViewer)

Web Browser WebViewer

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CoolingFan Poweron/offSwitch DCPowerInput VGAOutputforVGAmonitor RS485(PTZFcontrol),SensorInputs,AlarmOutpu ut

16CH 8CH 4CH

16~1,G: Eachchannelsensorinputs,ground(comm mon)forsensors NC,C,NO: Alarmoutput(Normalclose,Common,No ormalOpen) A+,A : RS485forPTZFcontrol

EthernetPort SVideo(SeparatedVideo)Output AudioInput/Output CompositeVideoOutputs CamerasInputs/LoopThroughOutputs

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MPEG4 Pentaplex Standalone DVR M

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2.2.2UsingaDynamicIPAddress YoucanusearouterwithyourDynamicIPbroad dbandmodem.Inthiscase,youshouldsettheconfiguration ofarouterproperlyfornetworkconnectionbetw weenDVRandNet/WebViewer.Pleasefollowthe instructionsinnextsectiontoconfigureyourrou utercorrectly.

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2.2.3.RouterConfiguration IfyourDVRisconnectedtothenetworkthrough harouter,youshouldconfigurerouterproperly. Thereare3stepsasfollows. Th 3 t f ll 1.WANSetting2.DHCPSetting3.VirtualServ verSetting

2.2.3.1.WANSetting WhenyouconnecttoyourRouter, youcanfindmenuforWANsetting. PleaseconfirmtheWANsetting.If youareusingDSLservice,you i DSL i shouldselectPPPoE,andyouwill seesubmenutotypeinDSLuser nameandpassword.

*ArouterfromDLinkisquotedasanexampleinthisman nual.Theimagesofsetupmenuabovemaynotalwaysmatch anotherrouterssetupmenu.

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MPEG4 Pentaplex Standalone DVR M

Togotodesiredsubmenu: UsedirectionkeysandpressENTER(frontpanelorre emotecontrol) Togotothehighermenu: Frontpanel PressMENU,Remotecontrol PressM MENU,Mouse Rightclick

Setcameranameand Selectrecording hideoption policy

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3.1.2.Input(InputVideoQualitySetup) Adjustthebrightness/contrast/hue/color for eachcameraconnectedtoDVR.Pressdirection keystochangethevalueandpressMENU or tosaveandexit.

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MPEG4 Pentaplex Standalone DVR M

Note: Please stop recording before changin the setup! ng

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3) POSITION Tosetthemotiondetectionarea,gotode esiredareausingdirectionkeysandpressENTERkeyto selectortorelease.Onceyouselectthearea,itwillremainthesameunlessyouchangeitmanually.

Important: Motiondetectionareawillbe displayedinyellowonthescreen.

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3.2.6HDDOVERWRITING/WARNINGSETUP Youcanenable/disableHDDoverwritingfeaturea g andsetwarningmethodwhenHDDisfullandoverwriting g g isdisabled.

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Important:Incaseyouhavesomedamagedvideo/imageduringplaybackfromexistingHDD,its timetoformatHDDusingthismen nu. 3.3.2.EXTERNALSENSORSETUP

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3.4.SYSTEMSETUP 3.4. SYSTEM SETUP

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IDnot registered toDDVRLS server

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Selectthedatethatyouwanttoseetheevents.Use directionkeystochangethemonthandselectthe date.PressENTERbuttontoseerecordedfileson thatdate. Note:Whenthereisrecordedfile,datewillbe displayedinRED.Dateinwhiteindicates thattherearenorecordedfiles.

Coloredtimeblocksindicatethatthereis(are)a (some)recordedfile(s).Eachcolorrepresents differenttriggertypeofrecordedfile(e.g.by schedule,motion,sensorsornetworkclient).

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