Cam Scan CS-DR8900 User manual

USER MANUAL
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Digital
Video
Recorder
DVR

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Notes on
Safety
nPlease read this user manual
carefully to ensure that you can use
the device correctly and safely.
nThere may be several technically
incorrect places or printing errors
in this manual. The updates will be
added into the new version of this
manual. The contents of this manual
are subject to change without
notice.
nThis device should be operated
only from the type of power source
indicated on the marking label.
The voltage of the power must be
verified before using the same.
Kindly remove the cables from the
power source if the device is not to
be used for a long period of time.
nDo not install this device near any
heat sources such as radiators, heat
registers, stoves or other devices
that produce heat.
nDo not install this device near water.
Clean only with a dry cloth.
nDo not block any ventilation
openings and ensure proper
ventilation around the machine.
nDo not power off the device at
normal recording condition.
nThis machine is for indoor use only.
Do not expose the machine in rain or
moist environment. In case any solid
or liquid get inside the machine’s
case, please turn off the device
immediately and get it checked by a
qualified technician.
nDo not try to repair the device by
yourself without technical aid or
approval.
nWhen this product is in use, the
relevant contents of Microsoft,
Apple and Google will be involved
in. The pictures and screenshots in
this manual are only used to explain
the usage of our product. The
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nThis manual is suitable for many
models. All examples and pictures
used in the manual are from one of
the models for reference purpose.

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Table of
Contents
1. Introduction..........................................................6
1.1. Summary................................................................6
1.2. Features .................................................................6
1.3. Front Panel Descriptions ...........................9
1.4. Rear Panel Descriptions...........................10
1.5. Connections ......................................................12
2. Basic Operation Guide....................................14
2.1. Startup & Shutdown...................................14
2.1.1. Startup.................................................................14
2.1.2. Shutdown..........................................................14
2.2. Remote Controller.........................................14
2.3. Mouse Control..................................................16
2.4. Text-input Instruction ................................16
2.5. Common Button Operation....................17
3. Wizard & Main Interface ................................18
3.1. Startup Wizard.................................................18
3.2. Main Interface.................................................20
3.2.1. Main Interface Introduction............20
3.2.2. Setup Panel....................................................20
3.2.3. Main Functions.............................................21
4. Camera Management .................................... 23
4.1 . Signal Access Set ........................................23
4.2. Add/Edit Camera...........................................23
4.2 .1. Add Camera....................................................23
4.2.2. Edit Camera....................................................23
4.3. Add/Edit Camera Group...........................24
4.3.1. Add Camera Group..................................24
4.3.2. Edit Camera Group...................................24
5. Live Preview Introduction............................ 25
5.1. Preview Interface Introduction..........25
5.2. Preview Mode..................................................25
5.2.1. Preview By Display Mode.................25
5.2.2. Quick Sequence View...........................26
5.2.3. Scheme View In Sequence .............26
5.2.4. Spot View...........................................................27
5.3. Preview Image Configuration............... 27
5.3.1. OSD Settings .................................................27
5.3.2. Image Settings.............................................27
5.3.3. Mask Settings..............................................28
5.3.4. Image Adjustment....................................28
6. PTZ ........................................................................30
6.1. PTZ Control Interface Introduction.30
6.2. Preset Setting.................................................32
6.3. Cruise Setting .................................................32
6.4. PTZ Protocol Setting.................................33
7. Record & Disk Management .......................34
7.1. Record Configuration.................................34
7.1.1. Mode Configuration................................34
7.1.2 . Advanced Configuration....................35
7.2 . Encode Parameters Setting.................35
7.3. Schedule Setting..........................................35
7.3.1. Add Schedule................................................35
7.3.2. Record Schedule Configuration.36
7.4. Record Mode.................................................... 37
7.4.1. Manual Recording......................................37
7.4.2. Timing Recording........................................37
7.4.3. Motion Based Recording....................37

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7.4.4. Sensor Based Recording...................37
7.5. Disk Management......................................... 37
7.5.1. Storage Mode Configuration.........38
7.5.2. View Disk and S.M.A.R.T.
Information......................................................38
8. Playback & Backup......................................... 39
8.1. Instant Playback............................................39
8.2. Playback Interface Introduction .......39
8.3. Record Search & Playback.....................41
8.3.1. Search & Playback by
Time-sliced Image.....................................41
8.3.2. Search & Playback by Time.............41
8.3.3. Search & Playback by Event.........42
8.3.4. Search & Playback by Tag...............42
8.4. Backup..................................................................42
8.4.1. Backup by Time..........................................43
8.4.2. Backup by Event........................................43
8.4.3. Image Management................................43
8.4.4. View Backup Status ..............................44
9. Alarm Management........................................ 45
9.1 . Sensor Alarm ...................................................45
9.2. Motion Alarm....................................................46
9.2 .1. Motion Configuration............................46
9.2.2. Motion Alarm Handling
Configuration................................................46
9.3. Exception Alarm............................................. 47
9.3.1. IPC Offline Settings.................................47
9.3.2. Video Loss Settings................................47
9.3.3. Exception Handling Settings..........47
9.4. Alarm Event Notification......................... 47
9.4.1. Alarm-out...........................................................47
9.4.2. E-mail ....................................................................48
9.4.3. Display..................................................................48
9.4.4. Buzzer ..................................................................48
9.5. Manual Alarm ...................................................48
9.6. View Alarm Status .......................................48
10. Account & Permission Management ......49
10.1 . Account Management...............................49
10.1.1. Add User............................................................49
10.1. 2. Edit User.............................................................49
10.2. User Login & Logout ...................................50
10.3. Permission Management ........................50
10.3.1. Add Permission Group.........................50
10.3.2. Edit Permission Group..........................50
10.4. Black and White List....................................51
11. Device Management...................................... 52
11.1. Network Configuration.............................52
11.1.1. TCP/IPv4 Configuration.....................52
11.1.2. Port Configuration...................................52
11.1.3. DDNS Configuration...............................53
11.1.4. E-mail Configuration..............................54
11.1.5. UPnP Configuration...............................54
11.1.6. NAT Configuration....................................55
11.1.7. View Network Status............................55
11.2. Basic Configuration.....................................55
11.2.1. Common Configuration.......................55
11.2.2. Date and Time Configuration........55
11.3. Factory Default..............................................56
11.4. Device Software Upgrade......................56
11.5. Backup and Restore...................................56
11.6. View Log .............................................................. 57
11.7. View System Information....................... 57
12. Remote Surveillance...................................... 58
12.1. Mobile Client Surveillance ......................58
12.2. Web LAN Access...........................................58
12.3. Web WAN Access.........................................58
12.4. Web Remote Control..................................60

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12.4.1. Remote Preview.........................................60
12.4.2. Remote Playback......................................62
12.4.3. Remote Backup..........................................62
12.4.4. Remote Configuration..........................62
13. Appendix ............................................................. 63
13.1. Appendix A
FAQ ................................................................................
....................................................................................63
13.2. Appendix B
Calculate Recording Capacity.............66
13.3. Appendix C
Compatible Device List.............................67

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Introduction
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1.1 Summary
Based on the most advanced SOC
technology and embedded system in
the field, this series of the DVR adopt
the new designed human interface
and support the smart management of
analog cameras and IP cameras and the
record search of slice. This series of the
DVR which are powerful and easy to use
are provided with excellent image quality
and stable system. They are centralized
monitoring management products with
high performance and high quality
specially designed for video monitoring
field.
This series of the DVR can be widely
used to security system of banks at
home and abroad, schools, intelligent
mansions, traffic, environmental
protection, supermarkets, petrol service
stations, residential quarters and
factories and so on.
1.2 Features
Basic Functions
`Support local device and network
device access including IP
camera/dome and the third party
IP cameras
`Support standard ONVIF protocol
`Support dual stream recording
of each camera (max 3MP
resolution)
`Support IP cameras to be added
quickly or manually
`Support batch or single
conguration of the cameras’ OSD,
video parameters, mask, motion
and so on
`Support a maximum of 8 user
permission groups including
Administrator, Advanced and
Ordinary which are the default
permission groups of the system
`Support a maximum of 16 users
to be created, multiple web clients
login by using one username at
the same time and the user’s
permission control to be enabled
or disabled
`Support a maximum of 10 web
clients login at the same time
Live Preview
`Support 1920×1080/1280×1024
HDMI and VGA high denition
synchronous display
`Support multi-screen modes
`Support auto adjustment of the
camera’s image display proportion
`Support audio monitoring of the
camera to be enabled or disabled
`Support manual snap of the
preview camera
`Support the sequence of the
preview cameras to be adjusted
`Support display mode to be added
and saved and the saved modes
can be called directly
`Support quick tool bar operation of
the preview window
`Support scheme view in sequence,
quick sequence view and dwell
time setting
`Support motion detection and
video mask
`Support multiple popular P.T.Z.
control protocol and setup of the
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`Support direct mouse control of
the dome including rotating, zoom,
focusing and so on
`Support single camera image to
be zoomed by sliding the scroll
wheel of the mouse
`Support any area of the image to
be zoomed in to a maximum of 16
times of the current size
`Support image and lens
adjustment (only available for
some cameras)
`Support quick camera adding in
the camera window of the live
preview interface
Disk Management
`The DVRs with the 2U case can
add a maximum of 8 SATA HDDs;
a maximum of 4 SATA HDDs with
the 1.5U case, a maximum of 2
SATA HDDs with the 1U case and a
maximum of 1 SATA HDD with the
small 1U case
`Each SATA interface of the DVR
supports the HDDs with max 6TB
storage capacity
`Support disk group conguration
and management and each
camera can be added into
different disk groups with different
storage capacity
`Support disk information and disk
working status viewing
`Support batch formatting of the
disks
Record Configuration
`Support main stream and sub
stream recording at the same time
and batch or single conguration
of the record stream
`Support manual and auto record
modes
`Support schedule recording,
sensor alarm recording and
motion detection recording
`Support schedule recording
and event recording setting with
different record streams
`Support record schedule setting
and recycle recording
`Support pre recording and delay
recording conguration of the
event recording
Record Playback
`Support time scale operation in
quick playback and the playback
date and time can be set randomly
by scrolling the mouse; the time
interval of the time scale can be
zoomed
`Support record searching by time
slice/time/event/tag
`Support time view and camera
view in searching by time slice
mode
`Support time slice searching
by month, by day, by hour and
by minute and time slice to be
displayed with camera thumbnail
`Support event searching by
manual/motion/sensor events
`Support tag searching by the
manual added tags
`Support instant playback of the
selected camera in the live preview
interface
`Support acceleration(maximum
32 times of the normal speed),
deceleration (minimum 1/32 times
of the normal speed) and 30s’
addition or reduction to current
playing time
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Record Backup
`Support record to be backed up
through USB (U disk, mobile HDD)
interface
`Support record to be backed up by
time/event/image searching
`Support record cutting for backing
up when playing back
`Support a maximum of 10 backup
tasks in background and backup
status viewing
Alarm Management
`Support alarm schedule setting
`Support enabling or disabling of
the motion detection, external
sensor alarm input and exception
alarms including IP address
conflict alarm, disk IO error alarm,
disk full alarm, no disk alarm,
illegal access alarm, network
disconnection alarm, IPC offline
alarm and so on, alarm trigger
conguration supportable
`Support IPC offline alarm trigger
conguration of PTZ, snap, pop-up
video, etc.
`Support event notication modes
of alarm-out, pop-up video, pop-up
message box, buzzer, e-mail and
so on
`The snapped images can be
attached into the e-mail when
alarm linkage is triggered
`Support alarm status view of
alarm-in, alarm-out, motion
detection and exception alarm
`Support alarm to be triggered and
cleared manually
`Support system auto reboot when
exception happens
Network Functions
`Support TCP/IP and PPPoE, DHCP,
DNS, DDNS, UPnP, NTP, SMTP
protocol and so on
`Support allow and block list
function and the allow and block IP
address/IP segment/MAC address
can be set
`Support multiple browsers
including IE8/9/10/11, Firefox,
Opera, Chrome (available only for
the versions lower than 45) and
Safari in MAC system
`Support remote achievement,
conguration, import and export
of the DVR parameters and other
system maintenance operations
including remote upgrading and
system restart
`Support remote camera
conguration of the DVR including
video parameters, image quality
and so on
`Support remote searching,
playback and backup of the DVR
`Support manual alarm to be
triggered and cleared remotely
`Support NVMS or other platform
management software to access
the DVR and manage it
`Support NAT function and QRCode
scanning by mobile phone and
PAD
`Support mobile surveillance
by phones or PADs with iOS or
Android OS
`Support DVR to be accessed
remotely through telnet and the
telnet function can be enabled or
disabled
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Other Functions
`The DVR can be controlled and
operated by the buttons on the
front panel, the remote controller
and the mouse
`Setting interfaces can be switched
to one another conveniently by
clicking the main menus on the
top of the setting interfaces
`Support DVR information viewing
including basic, camera status,
alarm status, record status,
network status, disk and backup
status
`Support factory restoring,
import and export of the system
conguration, log view and export
and local upgrading by USB mobile
device
`Support auto recognition of the
displayer’s resolution
1.3 Front Panel
Descriptions
The following descriptions are for
reference only.
Type I:
Name Descriptions
REC When recording, the light is blue
Net When access to network , the light
is blue
Power Power indicator, when connection ,
the light is blue
Fn No function temporarily
Type II:
Name Descriptions
Power Power Indicator, when
connected, the light is blue
HDD The light turns blue when
reading/writing HDD
Net The light turns blue when it is
able to access the network
Backup The light turns blue when
backing up files and data
Play The light turns blue when playing
video
REC Power Indicator, when
connected, the light is blue
AUDIO /+ 1. Adjust audio 2. Increase the
value in setup
P.T.Z / - 1. Enter PTZ mode 2. Decrease
the value in setup
MENU Enter Menu in live
INFO Check the information of the
device
BACKUP Enter backup mode in live
SEARCH Enter search mode in live
Exit Exit the current interface
Manually record
Play/Pause
Speed down
Speed up
1-9 Input digital number and select
camera
0/-- Input number 0, the number
above 10
Direction Key Change direction
Multi-Screen
Switch Change the screen mode
Enter Confirm selection
USB To connect external USB device
like USB mouse or USB flash
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1.4 Rear Panel
Descriptions
Here we only take a part of real panels
for example to introduce their interfaces
and connections. The interfaces and
locations of the interfaces are only for
references. Please take the real object
as the standard.
No. Name Descriptions
1AUDIO IN Audio input; connect to audio input device, like microphone, pickup, etc
2ALARM IN Alarm inputs for connecting sensors
3ALARM OUT Relay output; connect to external alarm
4GND Grounding
5 AHD VIDEO IN 4 CH AHD video inputs
6AUDIO OUT Audio output; connect to sound box
7CVBS CVBS video output; connect to monitor
8VGA Connect to monitor
9HDMI Connect to high definition display device
10 LAN Network port
11 USB Connect USB storage device or USB mouse
12 DC12V DC12V power input
13 RS485 Connect to keyboard or speed dome. A is TX+; B is TX-
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No. Name Descriptions
1CVBS CVBS video output; connect to monitor
2ALARM IN Alarm inputs for connecting sensors
3GND Grounding
4AUDIO OUT Audio output; connect to sound box
5AUDIO IN Audio input; connect to audio input device, like microphone, pickup, etc
6ALARM OUT Relay output; connect to external alarm
7VIDEO IN 8 CH video inputs
8HDMI Connect to high definition display device
9VGA Connect to monitor
10 LAN Network port
11 RS485 Connect to keyboard or speed dome. A is TX+; B is TX-
12 USB Connect USB storage device or USB mouse
13 DC12V DC12V power input
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No. Name Descriptions
1RS485 Connect to keyboard or speed dome. A is TX+; B is TX-
2AUDIO IN Audio input; connect to audio input device, like microphone, pickup, etc
3 AHD VIDEO IN 16 CH AHD video inputs
4HDMI Connect to high definition display device
5VGA Connect to monitor
6LAN Network port
7AUDIO OUT Audio output; connect to sound box
8CVBS CVBS video output; connect to monitor
9USB Connect USB storage device or USB mouse
10 DC12V DC12V power input
1.5 Connections
Video Connections
Video Output: Supports VGA/HDMI
video output. You can connect
to monitor through these video
output interfaces simultaneously or
independently.
Audio Connections
Audio Input: Connect to microphone,
pickup, etc.
Audio Output: Connect to headphone,
sound box or other audio output
devices.
Alarm Connections
Some models may support this function.
Take 16 CH alarm inputs and 1 CH alarm
output for example.
Alarm Input:
Alarm IN 1~16 are 16 CH alarm
input interfaces. There are no type
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requirements for sensors. NO type and
NC type are both available.
The way to connect sensor and the
device is as shown below:
The alarm input is an open/closed relay.
If the input is not an open/closed relay,
please refer to the following connection
diagram:
Alarm Output:
The way to connect alarm output
device:
Pull out the green terminal blocks and
loosen the screws in the alarm-out port.
Then insert the signal wires of the alarm
output devices into the port of NO and
COM separately. Finally, tighten the
screws. Provided that the external alarm
output devices need power supply, you
can connect the power supply as per
the following figures.
RS485 Connection
There are two types of RS485
interfaces:
Type 1 Type 2
Type 1: The P/Z interfaces are used to
connect speed dome. K/B interfaces are
used to connect keyboard.
Type 2: The RS485 interfaces are not
only used to connect speed dome but
also to connect keyboard.
The way to connect speed dome to the
DVR:
Type 1: Disconnect pluggable block
from the RS485 terminal block and
then loosen the fixed screws from the
pluggable block, insert signal cables
into Y and Z port separately (Y is TX+;
Z is TX-) and tighten the fixed screws.
Next, connect pluggable block back
into terminal block. Finally, connect the
video cable of the speed dome to the
video input interface of the DVR. Type
2: Disconnect pluggable block from the
RS485 terminal block and then loosen
the fixed screws from the pluggable
block, insert signal cables into A and B
port separately (A is TX+; B is TX-) and
tighten the fixed screws. Next, connect
pluggable block back into terminal block.
Finally, connect the video cable of the
speed dome to the video input interface
of the DVR.
nNote: The pluggable block of some
models may not be connected into
the terminal block and you shall
obtain it from the accessories.
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Basic Operation Guide
2.1 Startup & Shutdown
Please make sure all the connections
are done properly before you power on
the unit. Proper startup and shutdown
are crucial to expending the life of your
device.
2.1.1 Star tup
1. Connect the output display device to
the VGA/HDMI interface of the DVR.
2. Connect with the mouse and power.
The device will boot and the power
LED would turn blue.
3. A WIZARD window will pop up (you
should select the display language
the first time you use the DVR). Refer
to 3.1 Startup Wizard for details.
2.1.2 Shutdown
You can power off the device by using
remote controller or mouse.
By remote controller:
1. Press Power button. This will take
you to a shutdown window. The unit
will power off after a while by clicking
“OK” button.
2. Disconnect the power.
By mouse:
1. Click Start Shutdown to pop
up the Shutdown window. Select
“Shutdown” in the window. The unit
will power off after a while by clicking
“OK” button.
2. 2 Disconnect the power.
2.2 Remote Controller
1. It uses two AAA size batteries.
2. Open the battery cover of the
remote controller.
3. Place batteries. Please take care the
polarity (+ and -).
4. Replace the battery cover.
Key points to check in case the remote
doesn’t work.
1. Check batteries polarity.
2. Check the remaining charge in the
batteries.
3. Check IR controller sensor for any
masking.
If it still doesn’t work, please change a
new remote controller to try, or contact
your dealers. You can just turn the IR
sensor of the remote controller towards
the IR receiver of the DVR to control
it when you are controlling multiple
devices by remote controller.
There are two kinds of remote controller.
The interface of remote controller is
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Basic Operation Guide
Button Function
Power Button Switch off—to stop the device
Record Button To start recording
-/-- /0-9 Input number or choose camera
Fn1 Button Unavailable temporarily
Multi Button To choose multi screen display mode
Next Button To switch the live image
SEQ To go to sequence view mode
Audio To enable audio output in live mode
Switch No function temporarily
Direction button To move cursor in setup or pan/title PTZ
Enter Button To confirm the choice or setup
Menu Button To go to menu
Exit Button To exit the current interface
Focus/IRIS/Zoom/
PTZ To control PTZ camera
Preset Button To enter into preset setting in PTZ mode
Cruise Button To go to cruise setting in PTZ mode
Track Button No track function temporarily
Wiper Button No function temporarily
Light Button No function temporarily
Clear Button No function temporarily
Fn2 Button No function temporarily
Info Button Get information about the device
To control playback. Play(Pause)/Stop/
Previous Frame/Next Frame/Speed Down/
Speed Up
Snap Button To take snapshots manually
Search Button To go to search mode
Cut Button No function temporarily
Backup Button To go to backup mode
Zoom Button To zoom in the images
PIP Button No function temporarily
nNote: You shall press P.T.Z button
to enter PTZ setting mode, choose
a channel and press P.T.Z button
again to hide the P.T.Z control panel.
Then you can press preset, cruise,
track, wiper or light button to enable
the relevant function.
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Button Function
REC Record manually
Search To enter search mode
MEUN To enter menu
Exit To exit the current interface
ENTER To confirm the choice or setup
Direction button To move cursor in setup
ZOOM To zoom in
PIP No function temporarily
To control playback. Play(Pause)/Next
Frame/Speed Up/Stop/Previous Frame/
Speed Down
Multi To choose multi screen display mode
Next To switch the live image
SEQ To go to sequence view mode
INFO Get information about the device
2.3 Mouse Control
Mouse control in Live Preview &
Playback interface
In the live preview & playback interface,
double click on any camera window to
show the window in single screen mode;
double click the window again to restore
it to the previous size.
In the live preview & playback interface,
if the interfaces display in full screen,
move the mouse to the bottom of the
interface to pop up a tool bar. The tool
bar will disappear automatically after
you move the mouse away from it for
some time; move the mouse to the
right side of the interface to pop up
a panel and the panel will disappear
automatically after you move the mouse
away from it.
Mouse control in text-input
Move the mouse to the text-input
box and then click the box. The input
keyboard will pop up automatically.
nNote: Mouse is the default tool for
all operations unless an exception
as indicated.
2.4 Text-input
Instruction
The system includes two input boxes.
Refer to the above pictures. The left box
is the number input box and the right box
is the input box which provides inputs
of numbers, letters and punctuation
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characters. The introductions of keys on
the input boxes are shown below.
Button Meaning
Backspace key
Delete Key
Switch key between upper and lower
letter
Switch key of language
Switch key of punctuation character
Enter key
Space key
2.5 Common Button
Operation
Button Meaning
Click it to show the
menu list.
Click it to change the
sequence of the list.
Click it to change the
camera displaying
mode.
Click it to close the
current interface.
Click it to go to the
earliest date of camera
recording.
Click it to go to the
latest date of camera
recording.
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3
Wizard & Main Interface
3.1 Startup Wizard
The disk icons will be shown on the top
of the startup interface. You can view
the number and status of each disk
quickly and conveniently through these
icons ( : no disk; : unavailable disk;
: RW available disk).
You can quickly configure the DVR by
wizard setup to make the DVR work
normally. You must configure the wizard
if you start the DVR for the first time
(or click “Skip” to cancel the wizard next
time).
Click “Wizard Setup” to start wizard. The
setting steps are as follows.
1. System Login. Set your own
password or use the default when
you use the wizard for the first time
(the default username of the system
is admin and the default password
of admin is 123456); select the
login username and enter the
corresponding password next time.
Click “Edit Security Question” to set
questions and answers for password
security of admin. If you forget the
password, please refer to Q4 in
Appendix A FAQ for details.
Click “Next” to continue or click “Cancel”
to exit the wizard.
2. Date and Time Configuration. The
date and time of the system need to
be set up if you use the wizard for
the first time. Refer to the following
figure. Set the time zone, system
time, date format and time format.
The DST will be enabled by default if
the time zone selected includes DST.
Click “Next” to continue.
3. Network Settings. Check “Obtain an
IP address automatically” and “Obtain
DNS automatically” to get the IP
address and DNS automatically (the
DHCP function of the router in the
same LAN should also be enabled), or
manually input them. Input the HTTP
port, RTSP port and Server port
(please see 11.1.2 Port Configuration
for details). Click “Next” to continue.

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Wizard & Main Interface
4. QRCode. You can scan the QRCode
through mobile client which is
installed in the mobile phone or PAD
to log in the mobile client instantly.
Please refer to 12.1 Mobile Client
Surveillance for details.
5. Add Camera. Click “Refresh” to
refresh the list of online IP cameras
which are in the same local network
with DVR and then click to add
the searched camera. Click “Add All”
to add all the cameras in the list. Click
to delete the added camera. Click
“Delete All” to delete all the added
cameras.
Click to edit the searched IP camera
as shown on the below left. Input the
new IP address, subnet mask, gateway
and the password of the camera. Click
“OK” to save the settings.
Click to edit the added camera as
shown on the above right. Input the
new camera name, IP address, port,
username and the password of the
camera. You can click “Test” to test the
effectiveness of the input information.
Click “OK” to save the settings. You can
change the camera name only if it’s an
analog camera or the added IPC is online.
Click “Next” to continue.
6. Disk Settings. You can view the disk
number, disk capacity of the DVR
and serial number, R&W status of the
disk. Click “Formatting” to format the
disk. Click “Next” to continue.
7. Record Settings. Two record modes
are available: auto and manual.
Auto: Select one auto mode in the
interface as shown below and then click
“OK” button to save the settings. See
7.1.1 Mode Configuration for details.
Manual: Set the “Sensor Record”,
“Motion Record” and “Schedule Record”
of each camera. Click “OK” to save the
settings. See 7.1.1 Mode Configuration
for details.
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3.2 Main Interface
3.2.1 Main Interface Introduction
The buttons in area 1 are introduced in
the table below.
Button Meaning
Start button. Click it to pop up area 3.
Full screen button. Click it to show
full screen; click it again to exit the
full screen.
Screen mode button.
Dwell button (see 5.2.2 Quick
Sequence View and 5.2.3 Scheme
View In Sequence for details).
Click it to enable OSD;
click to disable OSD.
Click to set the default playback
time before starting instant playback
(8.1 Instant Playback) or going to
the playback interface for playback
operations (8.2 Playback Interface
Introduction); click to go to the
playback interface. For instance, if you
choose “5 minutes ago” as the default
playback time, you can playback the
record from the past five minutes.
Manual record button. Click it to
enable/disable record.
Manual alarm button. Click it to trigger
or clear the alarm-out manually in the
popup window.
Record status button. Click it to view
the record status.
Alarm status button. Click it to view
the alarm status.
Disk status button. Click it to view the
disk status and RAID status.
Network status button. Click it to view
the network status.
Information button. Click it to view
system information.
Introduction of area 2
Click “Camera” to view all the added
cameras in the camera list. Select one
camera window on the left side of the
interface and then double click one IP
camera in the list to preview the camera
image in the selected window.
Click “Customize Display Modes” to view
all the display modes in the display mode
list (refer to 5.2.1 Preview By Display
Mode for detail configuration of the
display mode). Double click one display
mode in the list to switch to the display
mode for previewing.
Introduction of area 3:
Icon / Button Meaning
It shows the current login user.
Click it to go to record search
interface, see 8.3 Record Search &
Playback for details.
Click it to go to playback interface
(click on the tool bar at the
bottom of the live preview interface
to set the default playback time),
see 8.2 Playback Interface
Introduction for details.
Click it to go to backup interface,
see 8.4 Backup for details.
Click it to pop up the setup panel,
see 3.2.2 Setup Panel for details.
Click it to log out the system.
Click it and then select “Logout”,
“Reboot” or “Shutdown” in the
popup window.
3.2.2 Setup Panel
Click Start Settings to pop up the
setup panel as shown below.