Brovision WH-N5204-P4 User guide

Network Video Recorder
Quick Operation Guide

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
NVR Pre-Installation...............................................................................................................................2
NVR Installation..............................................................................................................................................2
Hard Disk Installation.....................................................................................................................................2
Front Panel.......................................................................................................................................................4
Peripheral Connections .................................................................................................................................10
Wiring of Alarm Input..............................................................................................................................10
Wiring of Alarm Output...........................................................................................................................10
Using of Alarm Connectors......................................................................................................................10
Controller Connection.............................................................................................................................. 11
Specifications..................................................................................................................................................12
Specifications of WH-N5204-P4 & WH-N5208-P8 ................................................................................12
Specifications of WH-N5216-P16............................................................................................................13
HDD Storage Calculation Chart...................................................................................................................14
Accessing by Web Browser............................................................................................................................15
Logging In................................................................................................................................................15
Live View.................................................................................................................................................15
Recording.................................................................................................................................................16
Playback...................................................................................................................................................18
Log .......................................................................................................................................................19
Menu Operation.............................................................................................................................................20
Menu Structure.........................................................................................................................................20
Startup and Shutdown..............................................................................................................................20
Live View.................................................................................................................................................21
Adding IP Cameras..................................................................................................................................21
Recording.................................................................................................................................................23
Instant Recording.............................................................................................................................23
All-day Recording............................................................................................................................24
Playback...................................................................................................................................................24
Backup.....................................................................................................................................................25

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Thank you for purchasing our product. If there is any question or request, please do not hesitate to contact dealer.
This manual is applicable to the models listed in the following table.
Series
Model
Type
WH-N52xx
WH-N5204-P4
WH-N5207-P8
WH-N5216-P16
Network Video Recorder
NVR Pre-Installation
These series NVR are highly advanced surveillance equipment that should be installed with care. Please take into
consideration the following precautionary steps before installation of the NVR.
1. Keep all liquids away from the NVR.
2. Install the NVR in a well-ventilated and dust-free area.
3. Ensure environmental conditions meet factory specifications.
4. Install a manufacturer recommended HDD.
NVR Installation
During the installation of the NVR:
1. Use brackets for rack mounting.
2. Ensure there is ample room for audio and video cables.
3. When routing cables, ensure that the bend radius of the cables are no less than five times than its diameter.
4. Connect both the alarm and RS-485 cable.
5. Allow at least 2cm (≈0.75-inch) of space between racks mounted devices.
6. Ensure the NVR is grounded.
7. Environmental temperature should be within the range of -10 ºC ~ 55 ºC , 14ºF ~ 131ºF.
8. Environmental humidity should be within the range of 10% ~ 90%.
Hard Disk Installation
Before you start:
Disconnect the power from the NVR before installing a hard disk drive (HDD). A factory recommended HDD
should be used for this installation.
Up to 8 SATA hard disks can be installed on your NVR.
Tools Required: Screwdriver.
Steps:
1. Remove the cover from the NVR by unfastening the screws on the rear and side panel.
2. Connect one end of the data cable to the motherboard of NVR and the other end to the HDD.

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3. Connect the power cable to the HDD.
4. Place the HDD on the bottom of the device and then fasten the screws on the bottom to fix the HDD.

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Front Panel
WH-N5204-P4 & WH-N5208-P8
Front Panel of 4ch/8ch
Description of Front Panel
No.
Name
Function Description
1
Status Indicators
POWER: the POWER indicator turns green when NVR is
powered up.
READY: The indicator light is green when the device is
running normally.
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/
ALARM: the light is red when there is an alarm occurring.
HDD: the indicator flickers red when HDD is reading/writing.
Tx/Rx: TX/RX indicator flickers green when network
connection is functioning normally.
2
USB Interfaces
Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports for additional devices such as
USB mouse and USB Hard Disk Drive (HDD).
3
Composite
Keys
1/MENU:
Enter numeral “1”;
Access the main menu interface.
2/ABC/F1:
Enter numeral “2”;
Enter letters “ABC”;
The F1 button when used in a list field will select all items in
the list.
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.
3/DEF/F2:
Enter numeral “3”;
Enter letters “DEF”;
The F2 button is used to change the tab pages.
In PTZ control mode, it zooms in the image.
4/GHI/ESC:
Enter numeral “4”;
Enter letters “GHI”;
Exit and back to the previous menu.
5/JKL/EDIT:
Enter numeral “5”;
Enter letters “JKL”;
Delete characters before cursor;
Check the checkbox and select the ON/OFF switch;
Start/stop record clipping in playback.

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No.
Name
Function Description
6/MNO/PLAY:
Enter numeral “6”;
Enter letters “MNO”;
Playback, for direct access to playback interface.
7/PQRS/REC:
Enter numeral “7”;
Enter letters “PQRS”;
Open the manual record interface.
8/TUV/PTZ:
Enter numeral “8”;
Enter letters “TUV”;
Access PTZ control interface.
9/WXYZ/PREV:
Enter numeral “9”;
Enter letters “WXYZ”;
Multi-channel display in live view.
0/A:
Enter numeral “0”;
Shift the input methods in the editing text field. (Upper and
lowercase, alphabet, symbols or numeric input).
Double press the button to switch the main and auxiliary
output.
4
SHIFT
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.)
5
Control Buttons
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.
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.
6
IR Receiver
Receiver for IR remote.

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WH-N5216-P16
No.
Name
Function Description
1
POWER ON/OFF
Power on/off switch.
2
USB Interface
Connect to USB mouse or USB flash memory.
3
IR Receiver
Receiver for IR remote control. devices.
4
POWER
Power indicator lights in green when DVR is powered up.
READY
Ready indicator is normally green, indicating that the DVR is functioning properly.
STATUS
Indicator turns green when DVR is controlled by an IR remote control with the
address from 1~254;
Indicator turns red when the SHIFT button is used;
Indicator does not light when the DVR is controlled by a keyboard or by the IR
remote control with the address of 255;
Indicator turns green when the DVR is controlled by IR remote control (with the
address from 1~254) and keyboard at the same time , and the SHIFT button is not
used;
Indicator turns orange : (a) when the DVR is controlled by IR remote control (with
the address from 1~254) and keyboard at the same time and the SHIFT button is used
as well; (b) when the DVR is controlled by IR remote control (with the address from
1~254) and the SHIFT button is used.
ALARM
Alarm indicator turns red when a sensor alarm is detected.
HDD
HDD indicator blinks in red when data is being read from or written to HDD.
Tx/Rx
TX/RX indictor blinks in green when network connection is functioning properly.
5
DVD-ROM
Slot for DVD-ROM.
6
DIRECTION
The DIRECTION buttons are used to navigate between different fields and items in
menus.
In Playback mode, the Up and Down button is used to speed up and slow down
recorded video.
In All-day Playback mode, the Left/Right button can be used to select the recorded
video of next/previous day; in Playback by Normal Video Search, the Left/Right
button can be used to select the next/previous recorded file.
In Live View mode, the directional buttons can be used to cycle through channels.
In PTZ control mode, it can control the movement of the PTZ camera.
ENTER
Confirm selection in any of the menu modes. It can also be used to tick checkbox
fields.
In Playback mode, it can be used to play or pause the video.
In Single-frame Playback mode, pressing the ENTER button will advance the video
by a single frame.
In Auto-switch mode, it can be used to stop /start auto switch.
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SHIFT
Switch of compound keys between the numeric/letter input and functional control.
1/MENU
Enter numeral “1”;
Access the main menu interface.
2ABC/F1
Enter numeral “2”;
Enter letters “ABC”;
The F1 button can be used to select all items on the list;
In PTZ Control mode, the F1 button can be used to zoom out (zoom-) the PTZ
camera;
In live view or playback mode, the F1 button can be used to switch between main
and spot video output.
3DEF/F2
Enter numeral “3”;
Enter letters “DEF”;

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In PTZ Control mode, the F1 button can be used to zoom in (zoom+) the PTZ
camera;
The F2 button can be used to cycle through tab pages.
4GHI/ESC
Enter numeral “4”;
Enter letters “GHI”;
Exit and back to the previous menu.
5JKL/EDIT
Enter numeral “5”;
Enter letters “JKL”;
Delete characters before cursor;
Select the checkbox and ON/OFF switch;
Start/stop record clipping in playback.
6MNO/PLAY
Enter numeral “6”;
Enter letters “MNO”;
In Playback mode, it is used for direct access to playback interface.
7PQRS/REC
Enter numeral “7”;
Enter letters “PQRS”;
Manual record, for direct access to manual record interface; manually enable/disable
record.
8TUV/PTZ
Enter numeral “8”;
Enter letters “TUV”;
Access PTZ control interface.
9WXYZ/PREV
Enter numeral “9”;
Enter letters “WXYZ”;
Multi-camera display in live view;
In Playback mode or MenuPlaybackTag playback interface, this button can be
used to delete the selected tag.
0/A
Enter numeral “0”;
Switch between input methods (upper and lowercase alphabet, symbols and numeric
input).
In Playback mode, this button can be used to add the default tag.
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JOG SHUTTLE
Control
Move the active selection in a menu. The inner ring will move the selection up and
down; the outer ring will move it left and right.
In Playback mode, the inner ring is used to jump 30s forward/backward in video
files. The outer ring can be used to speed up/slow down the video.
In Live View mode, it can be used to cycle through different channels.
In PTZ control mode, in can control the movement of the PTZ camera.

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Rear Panel
WH-N5204-P4
WH-N5208-P8
No.
Item
Description
1
Power Supply
48V DC power supply for 4ch NVR and AC 100~240V for 8ch and
16ch NVR
2
Audio In
RCA connector for audio input.
3
HDMI Interface
HDMI video output connector.
4
LAN Network Interface
1 10 /100 /1000 Mbps self-adaptive Ethernet interface
5
Audio Out
RCA connector for audio output.
6
VGA Interface
DB9 connector for VGA output. Display local video output and menu.
7
USB Interface
Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports for additional devices such as USB
mouse and USB Hard Disk Drive (HDD).
8
Ground
Ground (needs to be connected when NVR starts up).
9
Power Switch
Switch for turning on/off the device.
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Network Interfaces with
PoE function
Network interfaces for the cameras and to provide power over Ethernet.
WH-N5216-P16
No.
Item
Description
1
VIDEO OUT
BNC connector for video output.
2
CVBS AUDIO OUT
BNC connector for audio output. This connector is synchronized with
CVBS video output.
VGA AUDIO OUT
BNC connector for audio output. This connector is synchronized with
VGA video output.
3
LINE IN
BNC connector for audio input.

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No.
Item
Description
4
RS-232 Interface
Connector for RS-232 devices.
5
VGA
DB9 connector for VGA output. Display local video output and menu.
6
HDMI
HDMI video output connector.
7
eSATA (Optional)
Connects external SATA HDD, CD/DVD-RM.
8
LAN Interface
1 network interface
9
Termination Switch
RS-485 termination switch.
Up position is not terminated.
Down position is terminated with 120Ωresistance.
10
RS-485 Interface
Connector for RS-485 devices. T+ and T- pins connect to R+ and R-
pins of PTZ receiver respectively.
Controller Port
D+, D- pin connects to Ta, Tb pin of controller. For cascading devices,
the first NVR’s D+, D- pin should be connected with the D+, D- pin of
the next NVR.
ALARM IN
Connector for alarm input.
ALARM OUT
Connector for alarm output.
11
GROUND
Ground(needs to be connected when NVR starts up).
12
AC 100V ~ 240V
AC 100V ~ 240V power supply.
13
POWER
Switch for turning on/off the device.
14
USB interface
Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports for additional devices such as USB
mouse and USB Hard Disk Drive (HDD).
15
Network Interfaces with
PoE function
Network interfaces for the cameras and to provide power over Ethernet.