ALCON Premium Series User manual

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Network Video Recorder
User’s Manual

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Responsibility Statement:
This Manual may include some inaccurate or not practical points due to product
continuous upgrade , we will modify this manual in time and inform the users
This Manual is just for reference, we can’t make sure all info is totally same with
the real products, please check the real products for exact info.
The parts, components and accessories mentioned in this manual don’t mean
the standard configuration, for detail configuration, please refer to the real
products.
The pictures, forms and words used in this Manual are not allowed to be
transferred without approval.
Default Info:
Default administrator account: admin
Default administrator password: 1111
Default IP address:192.168.1.3
Signal Explanation:
Signals
Explanation
Low or moderate potential risk, it may slightly or moderately
injure persons if the risks can’t avoided.
Potential risks .If this signal is ignored, it may damage the
device, lost data, lower device functions or other potential
damages.
Additional info on the contents.

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Content
1. Product Main Functions ............................................................................................ 5
Basic Functions: .......................................................................................................... 5
2．Operation Instruction.................................................................................................. 9
2.1 Front Panel ............................................................................................................ 9
2.2 Rear Panel............................................................................................................ 12
2.3 Mouse Operation Instruction: ...................................................................... 11
3．Installation and Connection ................................................................................... 12
3.1 Warning ................................................................................................................ 12
3.2 HDD installation................................................................................................. 17
4．Configuration and Operation.................................................................................. 21
4.1 Start Up/Log Out............................................................................................... 21
4.2 Guide setup ......................................................................................................... 22
4.3 channel management...................................................................................... 26
4.4 Preview ................................................................................................................. 48
4.5 PTZ control .......................................................................................................... 58
4.6 Record ................................................................................................................... 62
4.7 Playback ............................................................................................................... 75
4.8 Backup .................................................................................................................. 89
4.9 Network setup.................................................................................................... 92
4.10 Disk Management......................................................................................... 100
4.11 Time Setup...................................................................................................... 107
4.12 Configuration.................................................................................................. 108

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4.13 Log Management .......................................................................................... 110
4.14 Information..................................................................................................... 111
4.15 Other Setting ................................................................................................. 113
4.16 User Management ........................................................................................ 116
4.17 VCA.................................................................................................................... 119
4.18 Mobile Monitoring ......................................................................................... 122
5．WEB Browser.............................................................................................................. 123
5.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................... 123
5.2 Login .................................................................................................................... 123
5.3 Preview ............................................................................................................... 124
5.4 Playback ............................................................................................................. 125
5.5 Log........................................................................................................................ 127
5.5 Configuration .................................................................................................... 128
Appendix 1 Hard disk capacity calculation method........................................... 129
Appendix 2 Trouble shooting ..................................................................................... 130
Appendix 3 Maintenance instruction ....................................................................... 132

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1. Product Main Functions
Basic Functions:
Support IP camera, high speed dome IP camera, Internet video server, and
third-party IP products.
Support Onvif standard protocol.
Each channel supports dual –stream compression.
Each channel’s encoder parameter is adjustable, including resolution, frame
rate, bite rate, image qualify.
Each channel support two recording template: timing and event template.
Support fast adding devices.
Local Monitor
Support VGA and HDMI.
Support split preview screen: 1/4/6/8/9/16/25/32
Support quick menu in preview interface.
Support camera intelligent analysis processing and built-in intelligent analysis
function.
Support motion detection/lost video/hidden image detection.
Support pan/tilt/zoom control protocol, support setting preset, cruise, scan and
pattern.
Hard Disk Files Management
Display SMART info.
Set disk property: redundancy , read-only, write, backup
Support disk hibernation.
Support Raid, settings disk group, distributing different video into target disk.
Records and Playback
Trigger recording methods, manual recording, timing recording, port/motion
detection/ lost video/hidden image/intelligent video alarms recording.

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Set pre-recording and post-recording linked by alarms
Query records according to timing/events.
Support local redundancy recording.
Support encrypted recording files.
Support 4 recording period each day, each period can be set as different
recording template.
Support special recording template in holiday.
Smart search for records according to channels ,video type, start and end time ,
file format
Support various playback modes: event/label/external file/smart /picture
playback.
Picture snapshot on videos, different records are marked different colors.
Support: Pause, rapid play, slow play, jump advance 30s, jump after30s, target
position by moving mouse.
Enlarge or shorten the time bar by mouse roll.
Digital zoom in any region in playback interface.
Video records support Play back function.
Max 16 channels synchronous playback.
Backup
Backup by USB
Back up files in batch.
Backup record clips of playback interface
Backup according to channels and time
Backup device management.
Alarm and Unusual Situation Management
Set time for alarm in/out
Alarm detection on lost video / motion detection/port /intelligent analysis. All
these alarms can activate actions, such as single screen display, sound alert,

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upload into control center, send emails, alarm output, video recording by any
channel .
Unusual situation detection includes no disk, full disk, error in disk reading and
writing, illegal access, IP address conflict, MAC address conflict, no available
redundant disk, offline, hot spare error. All these info can link, screen alert info,
sound alert, upload into to management center.
When the system is unusually running, software watch –dog will reboot the
system.
Other Functions
Four levels of user management, the administrator can set different levels of
user and grant them different authority.
Manually trigger alarm and clear alarms.
Import and export configuration.
Internet Function
Support TCP/IP/PPPoE/DHCP/DNS/DDNS/NTP/SADP/NFS/HTTPS.
Built-in WEB server.
Support unicast and multicast, unicast supports TCP.UDP.RTP protocol.
Support remote query , playback ,download ,lock and unlock records
Gain / set/import/export parameter by remote access ,
Gain info about device status, system log ,alarm status by remote access
Format hard disk, upgrade, reboot system by remote access .
Alarm port extension by alarm host.
Manually trigger and stop recording by remotes access.
Manually trigger and stop alarm output by remotes access.
Control PTZ by remotes access.
Audio intercom and broadcast.
Support on Development
We can offer SDK for Windows and Linux system.

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Original code for some software function.
Development support and training on user system .

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2．Operation Instruction
2.1 Front Panel
The following picture is PSE series NVR front panel.
Function list:
NO.
Type
Name
Explanation
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Status
light
PWR
Power light will light up after the device power on
HDD
HDD light will light up when reading and writing
disk
Internet
Internet light will light up after the device is
connected with internet .
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Port
USB
USB port can connect mouse , flash disk , portable
HDD
Standard series NVR(1/2/4 HDD) front panel:

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Standard series NVR(8 HDD) front panel:
Standard series NVR(8 HDD) front panel lights:
NO.
Type
Name
Explanation
1
Status
lights
Power light
It lights up after the nvr is powered on
Status light
It lights up under remote controller
Alarm light
It lights up after system alarms
HDD lights
HDD light will light up when reading and
writing disk
Internet
Internet light will light up after the device
is connected with internet .
Communication
It lights up when front panel communicate
with main board
1—16
Lights for 1-16channels: blue light for
previewing , yellow color for recording
2
Button
Power switch
Open/close NVR.
3
Button
Numbers button
Press number buttons to choose relative
preview interface
Input numbers In editable mode