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About this Manual
This Manual is applicable to LTD83XXK-ET and LTD85XXK-ST HD-TVI Digital Video Recorder (DVR).
The Manual includes instructions for using and managing the product. Pictures, charts, images and
all other information hereinafter are for description and explanation only. The information
contained in the Manual is subject to change, without notice, due to firmware updates or other
reasons. Please find the latest version in the company website.
Please use this user manual under the guidance of professionals.
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OPERATION, PRIVACY LEAKAGE OR OTHER DAMAGES RESULTING FROM CYBER ATTACK, HACKER
ATTACK, VIRUS INSPECTION, OR OTHER INTERNET SECURITY RISKS; HOWEVER, OUR COMPANY
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Regulatory Information
FCC Information
Please take attention that changes or modification not expressly approved by the party responsible
for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
FCC compliance: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A
digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide
reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a
commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy
and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful
interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to
cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his
own expense.
FCC Conditions
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two
conditions:
1. This device may not cause harmful interference.
2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause
undesired operation.
EU Conformity Statement
This product and -if applicable -the supplied accessories too are marked with "CE" and
comply therefore with the applicable harmonized European standards listed under the
EMC Directive 2014/30/EU, the LVD Directive 2014/35/EU, the RoHS Directive 2011/65/EU.
2012/19/EU (WEEE directive): Products marked with this symbol cannot be disposed of as
unsorted municipal waste in the European Union. For proper recycling, return this
product to your local supplier upon the purchase of equivalent new equipment, or
dispose of it at designated collection points. For more information see: www.recyclethis.info
2006/66/EC (battery directive): This product contains a battery that cannot be disposed of
as unsorted municipal waste in the European Union. See the product documentation for
specific battery information. The battery is marked with this symbol, which may include
lettering to indicate cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), or mercury (Hg). For proper recycling, return the
battery to your supplier or to a designated collection point. For more information see:
www.recyclethis.info
Industry Canada ICES-003 Compliance
This device meets the CAN ICES-3 (A)/NMB-3(A) standards requirements.
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Applicable Models
This manual is applicable to the models listed in the following table.
Series Model
LTD8304K-ET
LTD83XXK-ET LTD8308K-ET
LTD8316K-ET
LTD8504K-ST
LTD85XXK-ST LTD8508K-ST
LTD8516K-ST
Symbol Conventions
The symbols that may be found in this document are defined as follows.
Symbol Description
Provides additional information to emphasize or
supplement important points of the main text.
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation, which
if not avoided, could result in equipment
damage, data loss, performance degradation, or
unexpected results.
Indicates a hazard with a high level of risk, which
if not avoided, will result in death or serious
injury.
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Safety Instructions
Proper configuration of all passwords and other security settings is the responsibility of the
installer and/or end-u s e r.
In the use of the product, you must be in strict compliance with the electrical safety
regulations of the nation and region. Please refer to technical specifications for detailed
information.
Input voltage should meet both the SELV (Safety Extra Low Voltage) and the Limited Power
Source with 100 to 240 VAC or 12 VDC according to the IEC60950-1 standard. Please refer to
technical specifications for detailed information.
Do not connect several devices to one power adapter as adapter overload may cause
over-heating or a fire hazard.
Please make sure that the plug is firmly connected to the power socket.
If smoke, odor or noise rise from the device, turn off the power at once and unplug the power
cable, and then please contact the service center.
Preventive and Cautionary Tips
Before connecting and operating your device, please be advised of the following tips:
Ensure unit is installed in a well-ventilated, dust-free environment.
Unit is designed for indoor use only.
Keep all liquids away from the device.
Ensure environmental conditions meet factory specifications.
Ensure unit is properly secured to a rack or shelf. Major shocks or jolts to the unit as a result of
dropping it may cause damage to the sensitive electronics within the unit.
Use the device in conjunction with an UPS if possible.
Power down the unit before connecting and disconnecting accessories and peripherals.
A factory recommended HDD should be used for this device.
Improper use or replacement of the battery may result in hazard of explosion. Replace with
the same or equivalent type only. Dispose of used batteries according to the instructions
provided by the battery manufacturer.
Ensure to use the attached power adaptor only and not to change the adaptor randomly.
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Product Key Features
General
Connectable to Turbo HD and analog cameras;
Supports UTC (Coaxitron) protocol for connecting camera over coax;
Connectable to AHD cameras;
Connectable to HDCVI cameras;
Connectable to IP cameras;
The analog signal inputs including Turbo HD, AHD, HDCVI, and CVBS can be automatically
recognized without configuration;
Each channel supports dual-stream. And sub-stream supports up to WD1 resolution;
The main stream of LTD83XXK-ET series supports up to 3 MP resolution for the first 1/2/4
channels (4ch/8ch/16ch).
The main stream of LTD85XXK-ST series supports up to 5 MP resolution of all the channels;
For LTD85XXK-ST series DVR, 5 MP long distance transmission can be enabled for the analog
cameras;
Independent configuration for each channel, including resolution, frame rate, bit rate, image
quality, etc.;
Encoding for both video stream and video & audio stream; audio and video synchronization
during composite stream encoding;
Supports enabling H.265+/H.264 Zip+ to ensure high video quality with lowered bit rate;
H.265+/H.265/H.264 Zip +/H.264 encoding for the main stream, and H.265/H.264 encoding for
the sub-stream of analog cameras;
Connectable to H.265 and H.264 IP cameras;
Defog level, night to day sensitivity, day to night sensitivity, and IR light brightness configurable
for the connected analog cameras supporting these parameters;
4 MP/5 MP signal switch for the supported analog cameras;
Watermark technology.
Local Monitoring
For LTD8304K-ET and LTD8308K-ET, HDMI output at up to 1080P resolution;
For LTD8316K-ET and LTD85XXK-ST, HDMI output at up to 4K (3840 × 2160) resolution;
1/4/6/8/9 /16/2 5 screen live view is supported, and the display sequence of screens is adjustable;
Live view screen can be switched in group and manual switch and automatic cycle live view are
also provided, the interval of automatic cycle can be adjusted;
CVBS output only serves as the aux output or live view output;
Quick setting menu is provided for live view;
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The selected live view channel can be shielded;
VCA information overlay in live view for the supported analog cameras and in smart playback
for the supported analog and IP cameras;
Motion detection, video-tampering detection, video exception alarm, video loss alarm and
VCA alarm functions;
LTD85XXK-ST series DVR support VCA (line crossing detection and intrusion detection) of all
channels. LTD83XXK-ET series support 2-ch VCA (line crossing detection and intrusion
detection).For the analog channels, the line crossing detection and intrusion detection conflict
with other VCA detection such as sudden scene change detection, face detection and vehicle
detection. You can only enable one function;
For LTD85XXK-ST series DVR, the enhanced VCA mode conflicts with the 2K/4K output and 4
MP/5 MP signal input;
Privacy mask;
Several PTZ protocols (including Omnicast VMS of Genetec) supported; PTZ preset, patrol and
pattern;
Zooming in/out by clicking the mouse and PTZ tracing by dragging mouse.
HDD Management
Each disk with a maximum of 8 TB storage capacity;
8 network disks (8 NAS disks, 8 IP SAN disks or n NAS disks + m IP SAN disks (n+m ≤ 8)) can be
connected;
Remaining recording time of the HDD can be viewed;
S.M.A.R.T. and bad sector detection;
HDD sleeping function;
HDD property: redundancy, read-only, read/write (R/W);
HDD group management;
HDD quota management; different capacity can be assigned to different channels.
Recording and Playback
Holiday recording schedule configuration;
Cycle and non-cycle recording modes;
Normal and event video encoding parameters;
Multiple recording types: manual, continuous, alarm, motion, motion | alarm, motion & alarm
and event;
8 recording time periods with separated recording types;
Supports Channel-Zero encoding;
Main stream and sub-stream configurable for simultaneous recording;
Pre-record and post-record for motion detection triggered recording, and pre-record time for
schedule and manual recording;
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Searching record files by events (alarm input/motion detection);
Customization of tags, searching and playing back by tags;
Locking and unlocking of record files;
Local redundant recording;
When Turbo HD, AHD, or HDCVI input is connected, the information including the resolution
and frame rate will be overlaid on the bottom right corner of the live view for 5 seconds.
When CVBS input is connected, the information such as NTSC or PAL will be overlaid on the
bottom right corner of the live view for 5 seconds.
Searching and playing back record files by camera number, recording type, start time, end time,
etc.;
Smart playback to go through less effective information;
Main stream and sub-stream selectable for local/remote playback;
Zooming in for any area when playback;
Multi-channel reverse playback;
Supports pause, fast forward, slow forward, skip forward, and skip backward when playback,
locating by dragging the mouse on the progress bar;
8/1 6 -ch synchronous playback.
Backup
Exports data by a USB, and SATA device;
Exports video clips when playback;
Video and Log, Video and Player, and Player are selectable to export for backup;
Management and maintenance of backup devices.
Alarm and Exception
Configurable arming time of alarm input/output;
Alarms for video loss, motion detection, video tampering, abnormal signal, video
input/recording resolution mismatch, illegal login, network disconnected, IP confliction,
record/capture exception, HDD error, and HDD full, etc.;
Alarm triggers full screen monitoring, audio alarm, notifying surveillance center, sending email
and alarm output;
One-key disarms the linkage actions of the alarm input;
PTZ linking for the VCA alarm;
VCA detection alarm is supported;
Supports coaxial alarm;
System will automatically reboot when a problem is detected in an attempt to restore normal
functionality.
Other Local Functions
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Manual and automatic video quality diagnostics;
Operable by mouse and remote control;
Three-level user management; admin user can create many operating account and define their
operating permission, which includes the permission to access any channel;
Completeness of operation, alarm, exceptions and log writing and searching;
Manually triggering and clearing alarms;
Importing and exporting of configuration file of devices;
Getting cameras type information automatically;
Unlock pattern for device login for the admin;
Clear-text password available;
GUID file can be exported for password resetting;
Multiple connected analog cameras supporting Turbo HD or AHD signal can be upgraded
simultaneously via DVR.
Network Functions
1 self-adaptive 10M/100M/1000M network interface;
IPv6 is supported;
TCP/IP protocol, PPPoE, DHCP, DNS, DDNS, NTP, S A D P, S M T P, NFS, iSCSI, UPnP™ and HTTPS are
supported;
TCP, UDP and RTP for unicast;
Auto/Manual port mapping by UPnPTM;
Remote search, playback, download, locking and unlocking the record files, and downloading
files broken transfer resume;
Remote parameters setup; remote import/export of device parameters;
Remote viewing of the device status, system logs and alarm status;
Remote keyboard operation;
Remote HDD formatting and program upgrading;
Remote system restart and shutdown;
Supports upgrading via remote FTP server;
RS-485 transparent channel transmission;
Alarm and exception information can be sent to the remote host;
Remotely start/stop recording;
Remotely start/stop alarm output;
Remote PTZ control;
Two-way audio and voice broadcasting;
Output bandwidth limit configurable;
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Embedded WEB server;
If DHCP is enabled, you can enable DNS DHCP or disable it and edit the Preferred DNS Server
and Alternate DNS Server.
Development Scalability
SDK for Windows and Linux system;
Source code of application software for demo;
Development support and training for application system.
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Table of Contents
Product Key Features ........................................................................................................... 5
Chapter 1 Introduction ................................................................................................................. 15
1.1 Front Panel .................................................................................................................. 15
1.2 IR Remote Control Operations...................................................................................... 18
1.3 USB Mouse Operation.................................................................................................. 22
1.4 Input Method Description............................................................................................ 23
1.5 Rear Panel.................................................................................................................... 23
Chapter 2 Getting Started............................................................................................................. 25
2.1 Starting Up and Shutting Down the DVR ...................................................................... 25
2.2 Activating the Device ................................................................................................... 26
2.3 Using the Unlock Pattern for Login ............................................................................... 28
2.3.1 Configuring the Unlock Pattern ........................................................................... 28
2.3.2 Logging in via Unlock Pattern .............................................................................. 30
2.4 Basic Configuration in Startup Wizard .......................................................................... 32
2.5 Login and Logout ......................................................................................................... 37
2.5.1 User Login ........................................................................................................... 37
2.5.2 User Logout......................................................................................................... 38
2.6 Resetting Your Password .............................................................................................. 38
2.7 Adding and Connecting the IP Cameras........................................................................ 40
2.7.1 Activating the IP Camera ..................................................................................... 40
2.7.2 Adding the Online IP Camera............................................................................... 41
2.7.3 Editing the Connected IP Camera ........................................................................ 45
2.8 Viewing Signal Input Status.......................................................................................... 46
Chapter 3 Live View...................................................................................................................... 48
3.1 Introduction of Live View............................................................................................. 48
3.2 Operations in Live View Mode ..................................................................................... 48
3.2.1 Using the Mouse in Live View.............................................................................. 49
3.2.2 Switching Main/Aux Output ................................................................................ 50
3.2.3 Quick Setting Toolbar in Live View Mode............................................................. 51
3.3 Channel-Zero Encoding ................................................................................................ 54
3.4 Adjusting Live View Settings ........................................................................................ 54
3.5 Manual Video Quality Diagnostics ............................................................................... 55
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Chapter 4 PTZ Controls ................................................................................................................. 57
4.1 Configuring PTZ Settings .............................................................................................. 57
4.2 Setting PTZ Presets, Patrols and Patterns ..................................................................... 58
4.2.1 Customizing Presets ............................................................................................ 58
4.2.2 Calling Presets..................................................................................................... 59
4.2.3 Customizing Patrols ............................................................................................. 60
4.2.4 Calling Patrols ..................................................................................................... 61
4.2.5 Customizing Patterns........................................................................................... 62
4.2.6 Calling Patterns ................................................................................................... 62
4.2.7 Customizing Linear Scan Limit ............................................................................. 63
4.2.8 Calling Linear Scan............................................................................................... 64
4.2.9 One-Touch Park ................................................................................................... 64
4.3 PTZ Control Panel......................................................................................................... 65
Chapter 5 Recording Settings........................................................................................................ 67
5.1 Configuring Encoding Parameters ................................................................................ 67
5.2 Configuring Recording Schedule................................................................................... 71
5.3 Configuring Motion Detection Recording ..................................................................... 74
5.4 Configuring Alarm Triggered Recording and Capture .................................................... 75
5.5 Configuring Event Recording ........................................................................................ 77
5.6 Configuring Manual Recording ..................................................................................... 78
5.7 Configuring Holiday Recording ..................................................................................... 79
5.8 Configuring Redundant Recording................................................................................ 81
5.9 Configuring HDD Group ............................................................................................... 83
5.10 Files Protection .......................................................................................................... 84
5.11 One-Key Enabling and Disabling H.264 ZIP+/H.265+ for Analog Cameras ................... 86
5.12 Configuring 1080P Lite ............................................................................................... 87
Chapter 6 Playback ....................................................................................................................... 89
6.1 Playing Back Record Files ............................................................................................. 89
6.1.1 Instant Playback .................................................................................................. 89
6.1.2 Playing Back by Normal Search............................................................................ 89
6.1.3 Playing Back by Event Search............................................................................... 92
6.1.4 Playing Back by Tag ............................................................................................. 94
6.1.5 Playing Back by Smart Search .............................................................................. 96
6.1.6 Playing Back by System Logs.............................................................................. 100
6.1.7 Playing Back by Sub-Periods .............................................................................. 101
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6.1.8 Playing Back External File .................................................................................. 102
6.2 Auxiliary Functions of Playback .................................................................................. 103
6.2.1 Playing Back Frame by Frame ............................................................................ 103
6.2.2 Digital Zoom...................................................................................................... 103
6.2.3 Reverse Playback of Multi-Channel.................................................................... 104
Chapter 7 Backup ....................................................................................................................... 106
7.1 Backing up Record Files ............................................................................................. 106
7.1.1 Backing up by Normal Video/Picture Search ..................................................... 106
7.1.2 Backing up by Event Search ............................................................................... 108
7.1.3 Backing up Video Clips ...................................................................................... 109
7.2 Managing Backup Devices.......................................................................................... 110
Chapter 8 Alarm Settings............................................................................................................ 112
8.1 Setting Motion Detection........................................................................................... 112
8.2 Setting Sensor Alarms ................................................................................................ 114
8.3 Detecting Video Loss .................................................................................................116
8.4 Detecting Video Tampering........................................................................................ 117
8.5 Setting All-day Video Quality Diagnostics................................................................... 119
8.6 Handling Exceptions................................................................................................... 120
8.7 Setting Alarm Response Actions................................................................................. 122
Chapter 9 VCA Alarm .................................................................................................................. 125
9.1 Face Detection ........................................................................................................... 125
9.2 Vehicle Detection....................................................................................................... 126
9.3 Line Crossing Detection.............................................................................................. 126
9.4 Intrusion Detection .................................................................................................... 128
9.5 Region Entrance Detection......................................................................................... 130
9.6 Region Exiting Detection ............................................................................................ 131
9.7 Loitering Detection .................................................................................................... 131
9.8 People Gathering Detection ....................................................................................... 132
9.9 Fast Moving Detection ............................................................................................... 132
9.10 Parking Detection .................................................................................................... 132
9.11 Unattended Baggage Detection................................................................................ 133
9.12 Object Removal Detection ....................................................................................... 133
9.13 Audio Exception Detection....................................................................................... 133
9.14 Defocus Detection.................................................................................................... 135
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9.15 Sudden Scene Change.............................................................................................. 135
9.16 PIR Alarm ................................................................................................................. 135
Chapter 10 VCA Search ............................................................................................................... 137
10.1 Face Search .............................................................................................................. 137
10.2 Behavior Search ....................................................................................................... 138
10.3 Plate Search ............................................................................................................. 140
10.4 People Counting....................................................................................................... 141
10.5 Heat Map................................................................................................................. 141
Chapter 11 Network Settings...................................................................................................... 143
11.1 Configuring General Settings.................................................................................... 143
11.2 Configuring Advanced Settings................................................................................. 143
11.2.1 Configuring PPPoE Settings.............................................................................. 143
12.2.1 Configuring Guarding Vision............................................................... 144
11.2.2 Configuring DDNS............................................................................................ 146
11.2.3 Configuring NTP Server ................................................................................... 148
11.2.4 Configuring NAT .............................................................................................. 148
11.2.5 Configuring More Settings............................................................................... 150
11.2.6 Configuring HTTPS Port ................................................................................... 151
11.2.7 Configuring Email ............................................................................................ 153
11.2.8 Checking Network Traffic................................................................................. 155
11.3 Configuring Network Detection................................................................................ 155
11.3.1 Testing Network Delay and Packet Loss ........................................................... 155
11.3.2 Exporting Network Packet ............................................................................... 156
11.3.3 Checking Network Status................................................................................. 157
11.3.4 Checking Network Statistics ............................................................................ 158
Chapter 12 HDD Management.................................................................................................... 159
12.1 Initializing HDDs....................................................................................................... 159
12.2 Managing Network HDD .......................................................................................... 160
12.3 Managing HDD Group .............................................................................................. 162
12.3.1 Setting HDD Groups ........................................................................................ 162
12.3.2 Setting HDD Property ...................................................................................... 164
12.4 Configuring Quota Mode ......................................................................................... 165
12.5 Configuring Cloud Storage........................................................................................ 166
12.6 Checking HDD Status................................................................................................ 168
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12.7 Checking S.M.A.R.T Information ............................................................................... 169
12.8 Detecting Bad Sector................................................................................................ 170
12.9 Configuring HDD Error Alarms.................................................................................. 170
Chapter 13 Camera Settings ....................................................................................................... 172
13.1 Configuring OSD Settings ......................................................................................... 172
13.2 Configuring Privacy Mask ......................................................................................... 173
13.3 Configuring Video Parameters ................................................................................. 174
13.3.1 Configuring Image Settings.............................................................................. 174
13.3.2 Configuring Camera Parameters Settings......................................................... 175
Chapter 14 DVR Management and Maintenance ....................................................................... 177
14.1 Viewing System Information .................................................................................... 177
14.2 Searching Log Files................................................................................................... 177
14.3 Importing/Exporting IP Camera Info......................................................................... 180
14.4 Importing/Exporting Configuration Files .................................................................. 180
14.5 Upgrading System .................................................................................................... 181
14.5.1 Upgrading by Local Backup Device................................................................... 181
14.5.2 Upgrading by FTP ............................................................................................ 182
14.6 Upgrading Camera ................................................................................................... 182
14.7 Restoring Default Settings ........................................................................................ 183
Chapter 15 Others ...................................................................................................................... 184
15.1 Configuring General Settings.................................................................................... 184
15.2 Configuring DST Settings .......................................................................................... 185
15.3 Configuring More Settings ....................................................................................... 185
15.4 Managing User Accounts.......................................................................................... 187
15.4.1 Adding a User.................................................................................................. 187
15.4.2 Deleting a User................................................................................................ 191
15.4.3 Editing a User .................................................................................................. 191
Chapter 16 Appendix.................................................................................................................. 194
16.1 Glossary ................................................................................................................... 194
16.2 Troubleshooting ....................................................................................................... 195
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Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Front Panel
Figure 1-1 Front Panel LTD83XXK-ET and LTD85XXK-ST
Table 1-1 Descriptionon of Front Panel
No. Name Function Description
POWER: The POWER indicator turns green
when NVR is powered up.
STATUS: 1.The light is green when the IR remote
control is enabled; 2.The light is red when the
function of the composite keys (SHIFT) are used;
3. The light is out when none of the above
condition is met/
Status Indicators
1
Tx/Rx: TX/RX indicator flickers green when
network connection is functioning normally.
Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports for additional
devices such as USB mouse and USB Hard Disk
Drive (HDD).
2 USB Interfaces
Enter numeral “1”;
1/ M E N U :
Access the main menu interface.
Composite Enter numeral “2”;
Keys
Enter letters “ABC”;
2/A B C / F 1 :
3
The F1 button when used in a list field will
select all items in the list.
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No. Name Function Description
In PTZ Control mode, it will turn on/off PTZ light
and when the image is zoomed in, the key is
used to zoom out.
Enter numeral “3”;
Enter letters “DEF”;
3/DEF/F2:
The F2 button is used to change the tab pages.
In PTZ control mode, it zooms in the image.
Enter numeral “4”;
4/GHI/ESC: Enter letters “GHI”;
Exit and back to the previous menu.
Enter numeral “5”;
Enter letters “JKL”;
Delete characters before cursor;
5/JKL/EDIT:
Check the checkbox and select the ON/OFF
switch;
Start/stop record clipping in playback.
Enter numeral “6”;
6/MNO/PLAY: Enter letters “MNO”;
Playback, for direct access to playback interface.
Enter numeral “7”;
7/PQRS/REC: Enter letters “PQRS”;
Open the manual record interface.
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No. Name Function Description
Enter numeral “8”;
8/TUV/PTZ: Enter letters “TUV”;
Access PTZ control interface.
Enter numeral “9”;
9/WXYZ/PREV:
Enter letters “WXYZ”;
Multi-channel display in live view.
Enter numeral “0”;
Shift the input methods in the editing text field.
(Upper and lowercase, alphabet, symbols or
numeric input).
0/A:
Double press the button to switch the main and
auxiliary output.
Switch between the numeric or letter input and
functions of the composite keys. (Input letter or
numbers when the light is out; Realize functions
when the light is red.)
4 SHIFT
Directional buttons:
In menu mode, the direction buttons are used
to navigate between different fields and items
and select setting parameters.
In playback mode, the Up and Down buttons are
used to speed up and slow down record playing,
and the Left and Right buttons are used to move
the recording 30s forwards or backwards.
In the image setting interface, the up and down
button can adjust the level bar of the image
parameters.
In live view mode, these buttons can be used to
switch channels.
5 Control Buttons
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No. Name
6 IR Receiver
Function Description
Enter:
The Enter button is used to confirm selection in
menu mode; or used to check checkbox fields
and ON/OFF switch.
In playback mode, it can be used to play or
pause the video.
In single-frame play mode, pressing the Enter
button will play the video by a single frame.
And in auto sequence view mode, the buttons
can be used to pause or resume auto sequence.
Receiver for IR remote.
1.2 IR Remote Control Operations
The DVR may also be controlled with the included IR remote control, shown in Figure 1-2.
Batteries (2×AAA) must be installed before operation.
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Figure 1-2 Remote Control
The keys on the remote control closely resemble the ones found on the front panel. Refer to Table
1-2, they include:
Table 1-2 Description of the IR Remote Control Buttons
No. Name Description
1 POWER
Power on/off the device.
Power on/off the device by pressing and holding the
button for 5 seconds.
2 MENU Button
Press the button to return to the m
ain menu (after
successful login).
Press and hold the button for 5 seconds will turn off
audible key beep.
In PTZ Control mode, the MENU button will start wiper
(if applicable).
In Playback mode, it is used to show/hide the control
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