Cantek CW-AR705-4 User guide

Digital Video Recorder
Quick Operation Guide

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
DVR Pre-Installation.......................................................................................................................................5
DVR Installation ..............................................................................................................................................5
Hard Disk Installation.....................................................................................................................................5
Front Panels......................................................................................................................................................7
Rear Panels.......................................................................................................................................................9
Peripheral Connections .................................................................................................................................10
Wiring of Alarm Input...........................................................................................................................10
Wiring of Alarm Output........................................................................................................................10
Alarm Connection....................................................................................................................................10
RS-485 and Controller Connection.......................................................................................................... 11
Termination Switch Operation .................................................................................................................11
Specifications..................................................................................................................................................13
Table 1 Specification................................................................................................................................13
HDD Storage Calculation Chart...................................................................................................................15
Accessing by Web Browser............................................................................................................................16
Logging In................................................................................................................................................16
Live View.................................................................................................................................................16
Recording.................................................................................................................................................17
Playback...................................................................................................................................................18
Log...........................................................................................................................................................19
Menu Operation.............................................................................................................................................20
Menu Structure.........................................................................................................................................20
Startup and Shutdown..............................................................................................................................20
Live View.................................................................................................................................................21
Adding IP Cameras ..................................................................................................................................21
Record......................................................................................................................................................23
Instant Recording.............................................................................................................................23
All-day Recording............................................................................................................................23
Playback...................................................................................................................................................24
Backup.....................................................................................................................................................25
VCAAlarm ..............................................................................................................................................26
Access by Cloud P2P...............................................................................................................................26

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Regulatory information
FCC information
FCC compliance: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a digital device, pursuant
to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful
interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and
can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may
cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to
cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.
FCC conditions
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
1. This device may not cause harmful interference.
2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
EU Conformity Statement
This product and - if applicable - the supplied accessories too are marked with "CE" and comply therefore with the
applicable harmonized European standards listed under the Low Voltage Directive 2006/95/EC, the EMC
Directive 2004/108/EC, the RoHS Directive 2011/65/EU.
2012/19/EU (WEEE directive): Products marked with this symbol cannot be disposed of as unsorted municipal
waste in the European Union. For proper recycling, return this product to your local supplier upon the purchase of
equivalent new equipment, or dispose of it at designated collection points. For more information see:
www.recyclethis.info.
2006/66/EC (battery directive): This product contains a battery that cannot be disposed of as unsorted municipal
waste in the European Union. See the product documentation for specific battery information. The battery is
marked with this symbol, which may include lettering to indicate cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), or mercury (Hg). For
proper recycling, return the battery to your supplier or to a designated collection point. For more information see:
www.recyclethis.info.

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Trademarks and Registered Trademarks
Windows and Windows mark are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United
States and/or other countries.
HDMI, HDMI mark and High-Definition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of
HDMI Licensing LLC.
The products contained in this manual are authorized by HDMI Licensing LLC with the use right of the HDMI
technology.
VGA is the trademark of IBM.
UPnPTM is a certification mark of the UPnPTM Implementers Corporation.
Other names of companies and product contained in this manual may be trademarks or registered trademarks
of their respective owners.

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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 2U chassis 1080p real time models of Turbo HD DVR.
This product has default user name and password credentials for first time access. You must change these default
credentials to protect against unauthorized access to the product.

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DVR Pre-Installation
The HD-TVI series DVR is highly advanced surveillance equipment that should be installed carefully. Please take
into consideration the following precautionary steps before installation of the DVR.
1. Keep all liquids away from the DVR.
2. Install the DVR in a well-ventilated and dust-free area.
3. Ensure environmental conditions meet factory specifications.
4. Install a manufacturer recommended HDD.
DVR Installation
During the installation of the DVR:
1. Use brackets for rack mounting.
2. Ensure there is ample room for audio and video cables.
3. When installing 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 DVR 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:
Before installing a hard disk drive (HDD), please make sure the power is disconnected from the DVR. A factory
recommended HDD should be used for this installation.
Up to 8 SATA hard disks can be installed on your DVR.
Tools Required: Screwdriver.
As the installation steps of HDD are similar among different models, here we take the steps of one certain model
as an example.
Steps:
1. Remove the cover from the DVR by unfastening the screws on the back and side.
2. Install the HDD to the HDD rack using the provided screws, and then fasten the screws to fix the HDD.

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3. Connect one end of the data cable to the motherboard of DVR and the other end to the HDD.
4. Connect the power cable to the HDD.
5. Re-install the cover of the DVR and fasten screws.

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Front Panels
Description of Front Panel
No.
Name
Function Description
1
POWER ON/OFF
Power on/off switch.
2
IR Receiver
Receiver for IR remote control.
3
USB
Connect to USB mouse or USB flash memory devices.
4
DVD-R/W
Slot for DVD-R/W.
5
ALARM
Alarm indicator turns red when a sensor alarm is detected.
READY
Ready indicator is normally blue, indicating that the DVR is functioning properly.
STATUS
Indicator turns blue when DVR is controlled by an IR remote.
Indicator turns red when controlled by a keyboard and orange when IR remote and
keyboard is used at the same time.
Indicator does not light when the DVR is controlled by the IR remote control with
the address of 255.
HDD
HDD indicator blinks in red when data is being read from or written to HDD.
Tx/Rx
Tx/Rx indictor blinks in blue when network connection is functioning properly.
GUARD
Indicator turns blue when the device is armed;
Indicator does not light when the device is disarmed;
The arm/disarm state can be initiated by pressing and holding on the ESC button
for more than 3 seconds in live view mode.
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Channel Status
LED Indicators
The button lights in blue when the corresponding channel is recording; it is red
when the channel is in network transmission status; it is pink when the channel is
recording and transmitting.
7
Alphanumeric
Buttons
Switch to the corresponding channel in Live View or PTZ Control mode.
Input numbers and characters in Edit mode.
Switch between different channels in All-day Playback mode.
8
ESC
Exit and back to the previous menu.
Arm/disarm the DVR in live view mode.
REC/SHOT
Enter the Manual Record interface.
Turn audio on/off in Playback mode;
In PTZ control mode, pressing the REC/SHOT button and a Numeric button will
call a PTZ preset.
PLAY/AUTO
Enter the Playback menu;
Auto scan in the PTZ Control mode.
ZOOM+ Button
In PTZ control mode, the ZOOM+ button is used to zoom in the PTZ camera.
A/FOCUS+
Adjust focus in the PTZ Control mode.
Switch between input methods (upper and lowercase alphabet, symbols and
numeric input).
EDIT/IRIS+
Edit text fields. When editing text fields, it will also function as a Backspace button
to delete the character in front of the cursor.
On checkbox fields, pressing the button will tick the checkbox.
In PTZ Control mode, the button adjusts the iris of the camera.
In Playback mode, it can be used to generate video clips for backup.
MENU/WIPER
Return to the Main menu (after successful login);

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Turn off audible key beeper by pressing and holding the button for 5 seconds;
Start wiper (if applicable) in PTZ Control mode.
F1/LIGHT
The F1/LIGHT button when used in a list field will select all items on the list.
In PTZ Control mode, it will turn on/off PTZ light.
F2/AUX
The F2/AUX button is used to cycle through tab pages.
MAIN/SPOT/ZO
OM-
Switch to the control of spot output;
In PTZ Control mode, it can be used to zoom out the PTZ camera.
PREV/FOCUS-
Switch between single screen and multi-screen mode.
In PTZ Control mode, it is used to adjust the focus in conjunction with the
A/FOCUS+ button.
PTZ/IRIS-
Enter the PTZ Control mode.
In PTZ Control mode, it is used to close the iris of the PTZ camera.
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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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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 Panels
The rear panel vaires according to different models. Below take one as a example.
Description of Rear Panel
No.
Item
Description
1
VIDEO IN
BNC interface for TVI and analog video input.
2
VIDEO OUT
BNC connector for video output.
3
AUDIO IN
RCA connector
4
USB Port
Universal Serial Bus (USB) port for additional devices.
5
HDMI
HDMI video output connector.
6
VGA
DB15 connector for VGA output. Display local video output and
menu.
7
AUDIO OUT
RCA connector
8
Network Interface
Connector for network
9
RS-485 Interface
Connector for RS-485 devices. T+ and T- pins connect to R+ and R-
pins of PTZ receiver respectively.
D+, D- pin connects to Ta, Tb pin of controller. For cascading
devices, the first DVR’s D+, D- pin should be connected with the
D+, D- pin of the next DVR.
Connector for alarm input.
Connector for alarm output.
10
Power Supply
AC 100 ~ 240V power supply.
11
Power Switch
Switch for turning on/off the device.
12
GND
Ground
13
LINE IN
BNC connector for audio input.
14
eSATA
Connects external SATA HDD, CD/DVD-RW.
15
RS-232 Interface
Connector for RS-232 devices.

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Peripheral Connections
Wiring of Alarm Input
The alarm input is an open/closed relay. To connect the alarm input to the device, use the following diagram.
If the alarm input is not an open/close relay, please connect an external relay between the alarm input and the
device.
Wiring of Alarm Output
To connect to an alarm output (AC or DC load), use the following diagram:
DC Load Connection Diagram AC Load Connection Diagram
For DC load, the jumpers can be used within the limit of 12V/1A safely.
To connect an AC load, jumpers should be left open (you must remove the jumper on the motherboard in the
DVR). Use an external relay for safety (as shown in the figure above).
There are 4 jumpers (JP1, JP2, JP3, and JP4) on the motherboard, each corresponding with one alarm output. By
default, jumpers are connected. To connect an AC load, jumpers should be removed.
Example:
If you connect an AC load to the alarm output 3 of the DVR, then you must remove the JP 3.
Alarm Connection
To connect alarm devices to the DVR:
1. Disconnect pluggable block from the ALARM IN /ALARM OUT terminal block.
2. Press and hold the orange part of the pluggable block; insert signal cables into slots and release the orange part.
Ensure signal cables are in tight.

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3. Connect pluggable block back into terminal block.
RS-485 and Controller Connection
The rear pannel is vaious from different models, this picture is for reference only.
To connect PTZ to the DVR:
1. Disconnect pluggable block from the RS-485 terminal block.
2. Press and hold the orange part of the pluggable block; insert signal cables into slots and release the orange
part. Ensure signal cables are in tight.
3. Connect A+ on PTZ to T+ on terminal block and B- on controller to T- on terminal block. Fasten stop
screws.
4. Connect pluggable block back into terminal block.
To connect a controller to the DVR:
1. Disconnect pluggable block from the KB terminal block.
2. Press and hold the orange part of the pluggable block; insert signal cables into slots and release the orange
part. Ensure signal cables are in tight.
3. Connect Ta on controller to D+ on terminal block and Tb on controller to D- on terminal block. Fasten stop
screws.
4. Connect pluggable block back into terminal block.
Make sure both the controller and DVR are grounded.
Termination Switch Operation
The termination switch is placed on the mainboard instead of the rear panel. Open the upper cover and turn
on/off the SW switch if needed.
Purpose:
To connect the DVR with several speed domes, the bus topology can be adopted, which means the speed domes

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are connected with each other via the R+ and R- of RS-485 serial interface. But due to the impedance of 485 wire,
the longer the wire is, the greater the impedance gets.
To avoid the signal reduction caused by the great impedance of long distance transmission, please connect two
120Ω resistors in the circuit: one resistor between the DVR and the nearest speed dome, and the other one after the
furthest speed dome.
Steps:
1. Turn on the SW switches on the DVR and the furthest speed dome.
2. Keep other SW switches off.
The connection diagram and status of each SW switch are shown in the following figure.

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Specifications
Table 1 Specification
Model
4ch
8ch
16ch
Video/Audio
input
Video compression
H.264
Analog and HD-TVI
video input
4-ch
8-ch
16-ch
BNC interface (1.0Vp-p, 75 Ω)
Supported camera types
720P/25, 720P/30, 720P/50, 720P/60, 1080P/25, 1080P/30, CVBS
IP video input
2-ch(up to 6-ch)
2-ch(up to 10-ch)
2-ch(up to 18-ch)
Up to 2MP resolution
Audio compression
G.711u
Audio input
4-ch
8-ch
16-ch
RCA (2.0 Vp-p, 1 KΩ)
Two-way audio in
1-ch, RCA (2.0 Vp-p, 1 KΩ)
Video/Audio
output
HDMI / VGA output
1920 × 1080 / 60 Hz, 1280 × 1024 / 60 Hz, 1280 × 720 / 60 Hz, 1024 × 768 / 60
Hz
CVBS output
1-ch, BNC (1.0 Vp-p, 75 Ω), resolution: PAL: 704 × 576, NTSC: 704 × 480
Encoding resolution
Main stream: 1080P / 720P / WD1/ VGA / 4CIF / CIF
Sub-stream: WD1(non-real-time) / 4CIF(non-real-time) / CIF / QCIF / QVGA
Frame rate
Main stream: 1/16 fps ~ Real time frame rate
Sub-stream: 1/16 fps ~ Real time frame rate
Video bitrate
32 Kbps-10 Mbps
Audio output
2-ch, RCA (Linear, 1KΩ, for VGA output and CVBS output respectively)
Audio bitrate
64 Kbps
Dual-stream
Support
Stream type
Video, Video & Audio
Synchronous playback
4-ch
8-ch
16-ch
Playback resolution
1080P / 720P / VGA / WD1 / 4CIF / CIF / QVGA / QCIF
Network
management
Remote connection
128
Network protocols
TCP/IP, PPPoE, DHCP, DNS, DDNS, NTP, SADP, SMTP, SNMP, NFS, iSCSI,
UPnP™, HTTPS
Hard disk
Type
8 SATA interfaces for 8 HDDs; 1 eSATA interface
Capacity
Up to 4 TB capacity for each disk
External
interface
Network interface
2; 10M / 100M / 1000M self-adaptive Ethernet interfaces
Serial interface
RS-232, RS-485, Keyboard;
USB port
3 × USB2.0
Alarm in / out
16 / 4
General
Power supply
100 ~ 240VAC, 47 ~ 63HZ
Consumption
(without hard disks)
≤35W
≤45W
≤65W
Working temperature
-10 ºC ~+55 ºC (14 ºF ~ 131 ºF)
Working humidity
10% ~ 90%
Chassis
19-inch rack-mounted 2U chassis

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Dimensions (W × D × H)
445 × 470 × 90 mm (17.5 × 18.5 × 3.5 inch)
Weight
(without hard disks)
≤8Kg (17.6 lb)

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HDD Storage Calculation Chart
The following chart shows an estimation of storage space used based on recording at one channel for an hour at a
fixed bit rate.
Bit Rate
Storage Used
96K
42M
128K
56M
160K
70M
192K
84M
224K
98M
256K
112M
320K
140M
384K
168M
448K
196M
512K
225M
640K
281M
768K
337M
896K
393M
1024K
450M
1280K
562M
1536K
675M
1792K
787M
2048K
900M
4096K
1800M
8192K
3600M
16384K
7200M
Please note that supplied values for storage space used are just for reference. Storage space used is estimated by
formulas and may have some deviation from actual value.

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Accessing by Web Browser
Logging In
You can get access to the device via web browser. Open web browser, input the IP address of the device and then
press Enter. The login interface appears.
Input the user name and password, and click the Login button.
You may use one of the following listed web browsers: Internet Explorer 6.0, Internet Explorer 7.0, Internet
Explorer 8.0, Internet Explorer 9.0, Internet Explorer 10.0, Apple Safari, Mozilla Firefox, and Google
Chrome.
The supported resolutions include 1024*768 and above.
The default IP address is 192.0.0.64.
The default user name is admin, and password is 12345.
You are highly recommended to change the default password right after the first login to avoid safety
problem.
When you log in for the first time, the system will remind you to install the Plug-in control. After the installation,
you can configure and manage the device remotely.
Live View
The live view interface appears by default when you log in the device.
Interface Introduction
No.
Name
Description
1
Channel List
Displays the list of channels and the playing and recording status of each

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No.
Name
Description
channel.
2
Live View Window
Displays the image of channel, and multi-window division is supported.
3
Play Control Bar
Play control operations are supported.
4
PTZ Control
Pan, tilt, zoom operations are supported, as well as preset editing and calling.
PTZ function can only be realized if the connected camera supports PTZ control.
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Video Parameters
Configuration
Brightness, contrast, saturation and hue of the image can be edited.
Start Live View
Steps:
1. In the live view window, select a playing window by clicking the mouse.
2. Double click a camera from the device list to start the live view.
3. You can click the button on the toolbar to start the live view of all cameras on the device list.
Refer to the following table for the description of buttons on the live view window:
Icon
Description
Icon
Description
Select the window-division mode
Previous page
/
Start/Stop all live view
Next page
Capture pictures in the live view
mode
/
Open/Close audio
/
Start/Stop all recording
/
Start/Stop two-way Audio
/
Enable/Disable digital zoom
Adjust volume
Recording
Before you start
Make sure the device is connected with HDD or network disk, and the HDD or network disk has been initialized
for the first time to use.
Two recording types can be configured: Manual and Scheduled. The following section introduces the
configuration of scheduled recording.
Steps:
1. Click Remote Configuration> Camera Settings> Record Schedule to enter Record Schedule settings
interface.
2. Select the camera to configure the record schedule.
3. Check the checkbox of Enable Record Schedule to enable recording schedule.
4. Click Edit to edit record schedule.
5. Choose the day in a week to configure scheduled recording.

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1) Configure All Day or Customize Record:
If you want to configure the all-day recording, please check the All Day checkbox.
If you want to record in different time sections, check the Customize checkbox. Set the Start Time
and End Time.
The time of each segment cannot be overlapped. Up to 8 segments can be configured.
2) Select a Record Type. The record type can be Continuous, Motion, Alarm, Motion & Alarm, and
Motion | Alarm.
3) Check the checkbox of Select All and click Copy to copy settings of this day to the whole week. You
can also check any of the checkboxes before the date and click Copy.
4) Click OK to save the settings and exit the Edit Schedule interface.
6. Click Advanced to configure advanced record parameters.
7. Click Save to validate the above settings.
Playback
Interface Introduction
No.
Name
Description
1
Channel List
Displays the list of channels and the playing status of each channel.
2
Playback Window
Displays the image of channel.
3
Play Control Bar:
Play control operations are supported.
4
Time Line
Displays the time bar and the records marked with different colors.
5
Playback Status
Displays the playback status, including channel number and playback speed.
6
Calendar
You can select the date to play.
Start Playback
Steps:

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1. Click Playback on the menu bar to enter playback interface.
2. Click the camera from the device list for playback.
3. Select the date from the calendar and click Search.
4. Click the Play button to play the video file searched on the current date.
5. Use the buttons on the toolbar to operate in playback mode.
Button
Description
Button
Description
/
Play/Pause
Stop
Slow down
Speed up
Play by single frame
Capture
Stop all playback
Download
/
Video clip
/
Open/Close audio
Full Screen
Reverse play
6. You can drag the progress bar with the mouse to locate the exact playback point. You can also input the time
in the textbox and click button to locate the playback point.
The color of the video on the progress bar stands for the different video types.
Log
You can view and export the log files at any time, including operation, alarm, exception and information of device.
Before you start
The Log function can be realized only when the device is connected with HDD or network disk. And make sure
the HDD or network disk has been initialized for the first time to use.
Steps:
1. Click Log on the menu bar to enter the Log interface.
2. Set the log search conditions to refine your search, including the Major Type, Minor Type, Start Time and
End Time.
3. Click the Search button to start searching log files.
4. The matched log files will be displayed on the list shown below.
Up to 100 log files can be displayed on each page.
You can click the button to save the searched log files to local directory.