Avtech AVH306 User manual

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h306_system_1.3
NETWORK VIDEO RECORDER
SERIES
User Manual
Please read instructions thoroughly before operation and retain it for future reference.
Online manual download: www.surveillance-download.com/user/h306.swf
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IMPORTANT SAFEGUARD
All lead-free products offered by the company comply with the requirements of the
European law on the Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) directive, which means
our manufacture processes and products are strictly “lead-free” and without the hazardous
substances cited in the directive.
The crossed-out wheeled bin mark symbolizes that within the European Union the product
must be collected separately at the product end-of-life. This applies to your product and
any peripherals marked with this symbol. Do not dispose of these products as unsorted
municipal waste. Contact your local dealer for procedures for recycling this equipment.
This is a class A product. In a domestic environment this product may cause radio
interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.
Federal Communications Commission Interference Statement
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.
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
(1) This device mat not cause harmful interference, and
(2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired
operation.
Trademark Acknowledgements
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Microsoft®, Windows® & Internet Explorer® are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United
States and/or other countries.
Disclaimer
We reserve the right to revise or remove any content in this manual at any time. We do not warrant or assume
any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of this manual. The content of
this manual is subject to change without notice.
This product doesn’t have a standby / off mode.
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MPEG4 Licensing
THIS PRODUCT IS LICENSED UNDER THE MPEG4 VISUAL PATENT PORTFOLIO LICENSE FOR THE
PERSONAL AND NON-COMMERCIAL USE OF A CONSUMER FOR (i) ENCODING VIDEO IN
COMPLIANCE WITH THE MPEG4 VISUAL STANDARD (“MPEG-4 VIDEO”) AND/OR (ii) DECODING
MPEG4 VIDEO THAT WAS ENCODED BY A CONSUMER ENGAGED IN A PERSONAL AND
NON-COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY AND/OR WAS OBTAINED FROM A VIDEO PROVIDER LICENSED BY
MPEG LA TO PROVIDE MPEG4 VIDEO. NO LICENSE IS GRANTED OR SHALL BE IMPLIED FOR ANY
OTHER USE. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDING THAT RELATING TO PROMOTIONAL INTERNAL
AND COMMERCIAL USES AND LICENSING MAY BE OBTAINED FROM MPEG LA, LLC. SEE
HTTP://WWW.MPEGLA.COM.
GPL Licensing
This product contains codes which are developed by Third-Party-Companies and which
are subject to the GNU General Public License (“GPL”) or the GNU Lesser Public License
(“LGPL”).
The GPL Code used in this product is released without warranty and is subject to the
copyright of the corresponding author.
Further source codes which are subject to the GPL-licenses are available upon request.
We are pleased to provide our modifications to the Linux Kernel, as well as a few new
commands, and some tools to get you into the code. The codes are provided on the FTP
site, and please download them from the following site or you can refer to your distributor:
http://download.dvrtw.com.tw/GPL/076D_Series/arm-linux-2.6.tar.gz
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. HARDWARE OVERVIEW................................................................................................................... 1
1.1 Front Panel................................................................................................................................................1
1.2 Rear Panel ................................................................................................................................................1
2. CONNECTION.................................................................................................................................... 2
2.1 Hard disk installation.................................................................................................................................2
2.2 Camera IP Configurations by LAN............................................................................................................3
2.2.1 AUTO Mode......................................................................................................................................................3
2.2.2 Static / DHCP Mode .........................................................................................................................................5
3. USER INTERFACE............................................................................................................................. 6
3.1 Local..........................................................................................................................................................6
3.1.1 NVR Status.......................................................................................................................................................6
3.1.2 Channel Status.................................................................................................................................................6
3.1.3 Quick Operation...............................................................................................................................................7
3.1.4 Main Menu........................................................................................................................................................7
3.1.5 Playback Panel ................................................................................................................................................7
3.2 Remote......................................................................................................................................................8
4. FREQUENTLY-USED FUNCTIONS ................................................................................................... 9
4.1 Key Lock / Unlock .....................................................................................................................................9
4.2 Channel Selection.....................................................................................................................................9
4.3 IP Device Search.....................................................................................................................................10
4.4 User Level Creation ................................................................................................................................ 11
4.5 Event Search...........................................................................................................................................12
4.6 Video Backup..........................................................................................................................................13
4.7 Video Playback on PC.............................................................................................................................13
4.7.1 Convert the file format to AVI .........................................................................................................................13
5. QUICK OPERATION......................................................................................................................... 14
5.1 Power Switch ..........................................................................................................................................14
5.2 Channel Selection...................................................................................................................................14
5.3 Digital Zoom............................................................................................................................................14
5.4 PTZ Control.............................................................................................................................................15
5.5 IP Device Search.....................................................................................................................................15
6. MAIN MENU ..................................................................................................................................... 17
6.1 QUICK START ........................................................................................................................................17
6.1.1 GENERAL......................................................................................................................................................17
6.1.2 TIME SETUP..................................................................................................................................................18
6.1.3 BENCHMARK ................................................................................................................................................19
6.2 SYSTEM .................................................................................................................................................19
6.2.1 ACCOUNT......................................................................................................................................................19
6.2.2 TOOLS...........................................................................................................................................................20
6.2.3 SYSTEM INFO...............................................................................................................................................20
6.2.4 BACKUP DATA (USB)....................................................................................................................................21
6.2.5 BACKUP LOG (USB).....................................................................................................................................22
6.3 EVENT INFORMATION ..........................................................................................................................23
6.3.1 QUICK SEARCH............................................................................................................................................23
6.3.2 EVENT SEARCH ...........................................................................................................................................23
6.3.3 HDD INFO......................................................................................................................................................24
6.3.4 EVENT LOG...................................................................................................................................................24
6.4 ADVANCED CONFIG..............................................................................................................................24
6.4.1 CONNECTION...............................................................................................................................................24
6.4.2 CAMERA........................................................................................................................................................25
6.4.3 DETECTION...................................................................................................................................................26
6.4.4 ALERT............................................................................................................................................................27
6.4.5 NETWORK.....................................................................................................................................................28
6.4.6 DISPLAY ........................................................................................................................................................29
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6.4.7 RECORD........................................................................................................................................................29
6.4.8 NOTIFY..........................................................................................................................................................30
6.5 SCHEDULE SETTING............................................................................................................................32
6.5.1 RECORD........................................................................................................................................................32
6.5.2 EVENT ...........................................................................................................................................................32
APPENDIX 1 MOBILE SURVEILLANCE VIA EAGLEEYES................................................................. 33
A1.1 Prerequisites.........................................................................................................................................33
A1.2 Where to download...............................................................................................................................33
APPENDIX 2 COMPATIBLE USB FLASH DRIVE LIST........................................................................ 34
APPENDIX 3 COMPATIBLE HARD DISK LIST .................................................................................... 35
APPENDIX 4 BATTERY REPLACEMENT............................................................................................ 36
APPENDIX 5 SPECIFICATIONS.......................................................................................................... 37
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HARDWARE OVERVIEW
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1. HARDWARE OVERVIEW
1.1 Front Panel
RECORDLANWANALARMPOWER
1) LED indicators
The NVR is power-supplied.
An alarm event occurs.
The NVR is connected to Internet.
The NVR is connected to LAN.
RECORD Recording is on.
HDD Up to two hard disks are installed in the NVR and connected well.
2) USB port ( )
Insert a compatible USB flash drive for video backup.
Note: For the compatible list of USB flash drives, please refer to “APPENDIX 2 COMPATIBLE USB FLASH
DRIVE LIST” at page 34.
3) Mouse port ( )
Insert a mouse for function operation.
1.2 Rear Panel
1) AUDIO OUT
Connect to a speaker.
2) WAN
This port is used to connect your NVR to Internet via a RJ45 network cable.
3) Video output
This port is used to connect the monitor which supports high definition video output interface.
Note: Direct connection to the monitor which supports VGA or composite interface is not supported.
Please prepare a converter in advance.
4) LAN
This port is used to connect your NVR to our brand’s IP cameras locally.
5) DC19V IN
Connect the NVR to power with the regulated adapter.
6) (Power switch)
Switch to “–” to turn on the power, and “” to turn off the power.
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2. CONNECTION
2.1 Hard disk installation
Step1: Remove the top cover.
Step2: Find the hark disk bracket in the NVR, and place the compatible hark disk in the bracket.
Step3: With the PCB side facing up, connect the hard disk to the power connector and data connector.
Step4: Fasten the hark disk with the supplied screws, two for each side.
Step5: To install another hard disk, find the supplied hard disk brackets in the package, and fix them onto the NVR
base.
Step6: With the PCB side facing up, connect the hard disk to the power connector and data connector.
Step7: Then, put the hard disk in the bracket, and fasten it with the supplied screws, two for each side.
Step8: Replace the top cover and fasten the screws you loosened in Step1.
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2.2 Camera IP Configurations by LAN
2.2.1 AUTO Mode
The connection mode of the LAN port is “AUTO” by default. This mode is suitable when the LAN port of the NVR
is connected to a hub.
Note: SETTING Path: (ADVANCED CONFIG) NETWORK LAN MODE.
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The NVR will automatically configure the IP address of a camera connected by LAN if:
 The connected IP camera is our brand’s IP camera.
 The default IP configuration method of the camera is “DHCP”.
 The camera is powered on before the NVR is powered on.
If the NVR doesn’t configure the IP address of your camera automatically as described above, your IP
camera might NOT be:
 Our brand’s IP camera.
 Set to “DHCP” as its default IP configuration method.
To solve this, use our brand’s IP camera, and reconfigure its IP address to 10.1.1.xx (xx ranges from 11 ~
253), in the same network segment as the NVR.
a) Select “ ” on the bottom of the screen, you’ll see the list of every connected IP camera with its connection
status to this NVR and MAC address.
b) Select the IP address which is not used, and select “SETUP”.
IP SEARCH
IP PORT MAC STATUS
10.1.1.12 88 00:0e:53:e5:9a:f1 CONNECTED TO CH1
10.1.1.13 88 00:0e:53:a6:91:18 BE CONNECTED TO CH2
10.1.2.14 88 00:0e:53:a5:9f:a2 UNUSED
10.1.1.15 88 00:0e:53:e1:4e:k5 CONNECTED TO CH3
10.1.1.16 88 00:0e:53:s5:3e:h6 CONNECTED TO CH4
10.1.1.17 88 00:0e:53:e6:4b:26 CONNECTED TO CH5
 CONNECT SETUP EXIT
c) Select “DHCP” in “NETWORK TYPE”.
d) Click “APPLY” and “EXIT” to save your changes.
SETUP
NETWORK TYPE DHCP
IP 10.1.1.14
PORT 88
USER NAME admin
PASSWORD *****
NETMASK 255.0.0.0
GATEWAY 10.1.1.10
PRIMARY DNS 168.95.1.1
APPLY EXIT
e) The NVR will then detect the IP camera and display images soon.
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2.2.2 Static / DHCP Mode
Note: SETTING Path: (ADVANCED CONFIG) NETWORK LAN MODE.
When the LAN port of the NVR is connected to a router (not a hub), you can:
Choose “Static” when you know the network segment of your router.
For example, the IP address of your router of 192.168.0.1, and the network segment of your router will be
192.168.0.xx (xx is ranged from 2 ~ 254).
You can assign the IP address of the connected IP camera(s) by yourself.
Choose “DHCP” when your router supports the DHCP function, and you do not know the network segment of
your router.
The IP address of the connected IP camera(s) will be assigned by your router.
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USER INTERFACE
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3. USER INTERFACE
3.1 Local
3.1.1 NVR Status
Key lock Key unlock
Channel lock Channel unlock
USB flash drive / device connected No USB device connected
Timer record on Timer record off
Overwrite on Overwrite off
Sequence mode on Sequence mode off
PTZ mode on PTZ mode off
CPU loading
Network Status:
(WAN) Internet connected (WAN) Internet disconnected
(WAN) Local connection
(LAN) Auto mode –Mbit/s (LAN) Auto mode – Gbit/s
(LAN) DHCP / Static IP mode (LAN) Camera disconnected
3.1.2 Channel Status
Auto search on Auto search off Original size Fit to screen
Live audio on Audio off Audio playback on Audio playback off
Recording Human detection event Alarm event Motion event
Live information Playback information
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3.1.3 Quick Operation
For details, please refer to “5. QUICK OPERATION” at page 14.
Click to show the power off panel to either halt or reboot the system.
Click to show the channel switch panel and select the channel you want.
Switch to the channel you want first, and click to enter the zoom-in mode. In this mode, click and drag the red frame on
the bottom left of the screen to move to the place you want to see.
Click to enter the PTZ mode and show the PTZ camera control panel.
Click to open the IP search window and check the current connection status of each channel.
3.1.4 Main Menu
For details, please refer to “6. MAIN MENU” at page 17.
QUICK START Click to set the status display, image settings, and date & time.
SYSTEM Click to set the system configurations.
EVENT INFORMATION Click to enter the event search menu.
ADVANCED CONFIG Click to set CONNECTION, CAMERA, DETECTION,ALERT, NETWORK, DISPLAY,
RECORD and NOTIFY.
SCHEDULE SETTING Click to set record timer and event timer.
3.1.5 Playback Panel
Fast Forward Increase the speed for fast forward from 4X to 32X.
Fast Rewind Increase the speed for fast rewind from 4X to 32X.
/ Play / Pause Click to play the latest recorded video clip immediately, and click again to pause.
In the pause mode, click once to get one frame forward, and click to get one frame rewind.
Stop Click to stop the video playback.
Slow Playback Click once to get 1/4X speed playback, and click twice to get 1/8X speed playback.
/ Previous /
Next Hour Click to jump to the next / previous time interval in an hour, for example, 11:00 ~ 12:00 or 14:00 ~ 15:00, and start playing the earliest event video clip recorded during this whole hour.
Quick Search Click to enter the quick search menu for specific record data search.
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USER INTERFACE
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3.2 Remote
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4. FREQUENTLY-USED FUNCTIONS
4.1 Key Lock / Unlock
To lock or unlock NVR local operation, click (unlock) or (lock) on the NVR status bar to change the
status to (lock) or (unlock).
To unlock NVR local operation, you’ll be prompted to enter the user level and password to access.
Note: The default user level and password are both “admin”.
Note: Different user level has different access privilege for certain NVR functions. For details, please
refer to “4.4 User Level Creation” at page 11.
4.2 Channel Selection
Note: Channel switch is available only for “SUPERVISOR”. To know more details, please refer to “4.4
User Level Creation” at page 11.
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4.3 IP Device Search
Note: This function is available only for “SUPERVISOR”. To know more details, please refer to “4.4 User
Level Creation” at page 11.
Click (IP Search) to start searching IP camera(s) connected in the same network segment as the NVR (i.e.
10.1.1.xx by default).
You’ll see the list of every connected IP camera with its connection status to this NVR and MAC address.
IP SEARCH
IP PORT MAC STATUS
10.1.1.12 88 00:0e:53:e5:9a:f1 CONNECTED TO CH1
10.1.1.13 88 00:0e:53:a6:91:18 CONNECTED TO CH2
10.1.1.14 88 00:0e:53:a5:9f:a2 UNUSED
10.1.1.15 88 00:0e:53:e1:4e:k5 CONNECTED TO CH3
10.1.1.16 88 00:0e:53:s5:3e:h6 CONNECTED TO CH4
10.1.1.17 88 00:0e:53:e6:4b:26 CONNECTED TO CH5
10.1.1.18 88 00:0e:53:g2:3b:e7 CONNECTED TO CH6
 CONNECT SETUP EXIT
To fix the camera IP address, or allow the NVR to assign an IP address to your IP camera, select “SETUP”, and
select “STATIC IP “ or “DHCP” for “NETWORK TYPE”.
Click “APPLY” and “EXIT” to save your changes.
SETUP
NETWORK TYPE DHCP
IP 10.1.1.14
PORT 80
USER NAME admin
PASSWORD *****
NETMASK 255.0.0.0
GATEWAY 10.1.1.10
PRIMARY DNS 168.95.1.1
APPLY EXIT
To connect to another IP camera, select the unused IP camera from the IP search list, and select “CONNECT”.
Select the channel you want to display the camera images, and click “SAVE” to start connection.
CONNECT
IP 10.1.1.14
PORT 88
CHANNEL CH5
USER NAME admin
PASSWORD *****
SAVE CANCEL
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4.4 User Level Creation
Note: This function is available only for “SUPERVISOR”.
To create different user account for different access privilege, click (SYSTEM), and select “ACCOUNT” to
enter “USER LIST”.
ADVANCED CONFIG
ACCOUNT USER LIST
TOOLS USER NAME LEVEL
SYSTEM INFO admin SUPERVISOR
BACKUP DATA (USB)
power POWER USER
BACKUP LOG (USB) normal NORMAL
guest GUEST
EXIT ADD EDIT DEL
Different user level has different access privilege for certain functions as described below:
Function User Level
SUPERVISOR POWER NORMAL GUEST
NVR status
/ Key lock / unlock 
/ Channel switch lock / unlock 
Channel status
/ Auto search on / off 
/ Live audio on / off 
/ Playback audio on / off 
/ Original size / Fit to screen 
/ Live / Playback information 
Quick operation
Power 
Channel Switch 
Digital Zoom 
PTZ Control 
IP Search 
Main menu
Quick Start 
System 
Event Information 
Advanced Config. 
Schedule Setting 
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Function User Level
SUPERVISOR POWER NORMAL GUEST
Playback control
Fast Forward 
Fast Rewind 
/ Play / Pause 
Stop 
Slow Playback 
/ Previous / Next Hour 
Quick Search 
4.5 Event Search
Note: This function is not available for “NORMAL” and “GUEST”. For details, please refer to “4.4 User
Level Creation” at page 11.
In the playback control bar, click to enter the search list.
EVENT INFORMATION
QUICK SEARCH
HARD DISK ALL HDD
RECORD CHANNEL 
01 02 03  04
MOTION 
05 06
ALARM
TIME 2009
NOV
FULL SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30
00 06 12 18 24
EXIT 15 : 20 SUBMIT
To quickly search the time within which might include the recorded data you want to see:
- Select the channel(s) and month you want to search. You’ll see the date(s) with recorded data is highlighted.
- Select the date you want to search. You’ll see the time with recorded data is highlighted from the timeline bar.
- Click the time to start playback.
To search the recorded data by event, select RECORD / MOTION / ALARM / TIME, or select FULL to show all the
event logs. Select the log you want to start playback.
Note: During video playback, you might click to check the recorded data details, or click to play
the recorded audio (if any) on the channel you want.
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4.6 Video Backup
Note: This function is available for “SUPERVISOR”. For details, please refer to “4.4 User Level Creation”
at page 11.
Note: Before using the USB flash drive, please use your PC to format the USB flash drive to FAT32
format first. For the list of compatible USB flash drives, please refer to “APPENDIX 2 COMPATIBLE
USB FLASH DRIVE LIST at page 34.
To copy recorded data for video backup, click (SYSTEM), and select “BACKUP DATA(USB)”.
SYSTEM
ACCOUNT START DATE 2009/NOV/19
TOOLS START TIME 08:30:21
SYSTEM INFO END DATE 2009/NOV/19
BACKUP DATA (USB) END TIME 17:59:29
BACKUP LOG (USB) CHANNEL 
01  02  03  04 05 06
HARD DISK ALL HDD
BACKUP SUBMIT
REQUIRE SIZE: 554MB SUBMIT
EXIT AVAILABLE SIZE: 3788.0MB
Step1:Select the time within which includes the video data you want to backup.
Step2:Select the channel(s) within which includes the video data you want to backup.
Step3:In “REQUIRE SIZE”, select “SUBMIT” to know the file size of the selected data.
Step4:In “BACKUP”, select “SUBMIT” to start backup to your USB flash drive, and wait till the backup successful
message appears.
4.7 Video Playback on PC
The backup file is the unique video format for security reasons, and you can only use our own player to play.
To play video backup on your PC:
Step1:Insert the USB flash drive with recorded data into your PC.
Note: The supported PC operating systems are Windows 7, Vista & XP.
Step2:Find the program “PLAYER.EXE” in the USB flash drive, and double-click it to install.
Note: “PLAYER.EXE” can also be downloaded from www.surveillance-download.com/user/h306.swf.
Step3:Run the program, VideoPlayer_NVR, and browse to where you save the recorded data.
Step4:Select the file you want to start video playback.
4.7.1 Convert the file format to AVI
To convert the video file format to AVI, click “AVI” from the playback panel to start file conversion.
Note: The recorded audio (if any) will be removed when the file format is converted to AVI.
Note: If the backup video includes data for multiple channels, click to a specific channel for this
function to work properly.
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5. QUICK OPERATION
5.1 Power Switch
Note: This function is available only for “SUPERVISOR”. To know more details, please refer to “4.4 User
Level Creation” at page 11.
To power off or reboot the NVR, you may:
 Turn the power switch ( ) directly on the NVR rear panel (refer to “1.2 Rear Panel” at page 1), or
 Go to , and select (power off) or (reboot).
5.2 Channel Selection
To display a specific channel in full screen and restore to the 6-cut view, you may:
 Directly click the channel you want on the screen, and click it twice to restore to the 6-cut view (refer to “4.2
Channel Selection” at page 9), or
 Go to , and select the channel you want to display in full screen from 1 ~ 6, and select to restore
to the 6-cut view.
5.3 Digital Zoom
Switch to the channel you want to zoom in, and click to enter the zoom-in mode. In this mode, click and
drag the red frame on the bottom left of the screen to move to the place you want to see.
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