CCTV42 Hybrid HD 1080p User manual

Hybrid HD 1080p
User Manual

Notes
!Please read this user manual carefully to ensure that you can use the device correctly and
safely.
!This device should be used only with the power supply provided.
!Do not install this device near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves or
other devices that produce heat.
!Do not install this device near water. Clean only with a dry cloth.
!Do not block any ventilation openings and ensure proper ventilation around the machine.
!This machine is for indoor use only.
!Do not try to repair the device by yourself without technical aid or approval.

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Contents
Contents
Introduction
Summary ...............................................................................................................,. 1
Front Panel Descriptions .....................................................................................,... 1
Rear Panel Descriptions .......................................................................................,.. 2
Alarm Connections ..............................................................................................,.. 4
Basic Operation Guide
Startup & Shutdown .............................................................................................7
Startup .................................................................................................................. 7'
Shutdown ............................................................................................................. 7'
Wizard & Main Screen
Startup Wizard......................................................................................................8
Main Screen ....................................................................................................... 12
Setup Panel ......................................................................................................... 13
Main Functions ................................................................................................... 15
Camera Management
Signal Access Set ...............................................................................................16
Add/Edit Camera ............................................................................................... 16
Add Camera ....................................................................................................... 16
Edit Camera........................................................................................................ 17
Live Camera Feeds
Preview Screen ................................................................................................... 18
Customize Display Mode ................................................................................... 19
Show Cameras In Sequence ............................................................................... 20
Spot View ........................................................................................................... 21
Preview Image Configuration ............................................................................ 22
OSD Settings ...................................................................................................... 22
Mask Settings ......................................................................................................23
Image Adjustment ...............................................................................................23
Motorized Lens .………………………………………………………………. 24
PTZ
PTZ Control Screen ……………………........................................................... 25
Preset Setting ..................................................................................................... 28
Cruise Setting .................................................................................................... 29
PTZ Protocol Setting ......................................................................................... 30

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Record & Disk Management
Record Configuration ........................................................................................ 31
Mode Configuration .......................................................................................... 31
Advanced Configuration ................................................................................... 32
Encode Parameter Setting ................................................................................. 33
Schedule Setting ................................................................................................ 33
Add Schedule .................................................................................................... 33
Record Schedule Configuration ........................................................................ 36
Record Mode ..................................................................................................... 36
Manual Recording ............................................................................................. 36
Timing Recording ............................................................................................. 37
Motion Based Recording .................................................................................. 37
Sensor Based Recording.................................................................................... 37
Disk Management ............................................................................................. 37
Storage Mode Configuration ............................................................................ 37
View Disk and S.M.A.R.T. Information .......................................................... 38
Playback & Backup
Instant Playback ............................................................................................... 39
Record Search & Playback .............................................................................. 42
Search & Playback by Time-sliced Image ........................................ .............. 42
Search & Playback by Time ............................................................................ 44
Search & Playback by Event ........................................................................... 45
Search & Playback by Tag .............................................................................. 46
Backup ............................................................................................................. 47
Backup by Time .............................................................................................. 47
Backup by Event ............................................................................................. 48
Image Management ......................................................................................... 49
View Backup Status ........................................................................................ 49
Alarm Management
Sensor Alarm .................................................................................................... 49
Motion Alarm ....................................................................................................50
Motion Configuration ........................................................................................50
Motion Alarm Handling Configuration .............................................................51
Exception Alarm ................................................................................................51
IPC Offline Settings ...........................................................................................51
Video Loss Settings .......................................................................................... 52
Exception Handling Settings ............................................................................ 52
Alarm Event Notification ................................................................................. 53
Alarm-out ......................................................................................................... 53
E-mail ............................................................................................................... 53
Display ............................................................................................................. 53

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Buzzer .............................................................................................................. 54
Manual Alarm .................................................................................................. 54
View Alarm Status ........................................................................................... 54
Account & Permission Management
Account Management ...................................................................................... 56
Add User .......................................................................................................... 56
Edit User .......................................................................................................... 57
User Login & Logout ....................................................................................... 58
Permission Management ...................................................................................58
Add Permission Group ......................................................................................58
Edit Permission Group ..................................................................................... 60
Black and White List ........................................................................................ 60
Device Management
Network Configuration ................................................................................... 61
TCP/IPv4 Configuration ................................................................................. 61
Port Configuration .......................................................................................... 62
DDNS Configuration ...................................................................................... 62
E-mail Configuration ...................................................................................... 63
UPnP Configuration ........................................................................................ 64
NAT Configuration ......................................................................................... 64
View Network Status ...................................................................................... 64
Basic Configuration ........................................................................................ 65
Common Configuration .................................................................................. 65
Date and Time Configuration ......................................................................... 65
Factory Default................................................................................................ 66
Device Software Upgrade ............................................................................... 66
Backup and Restore ........................................................................................ 66
View Log ........................................................................................................ 67
View System Information ............................................................................... 67
Remote Surveillance
Mobile Client Surveillance ..............................................................................68
Web LAN Access ............................................................................................68
Web WAN Access ...........................................................................................69
Web Remote Control .......................................................................................70
Remote Preview ...............................................................................................71
Remote Playback .............................................................................................74
Remote Backup ............................................................................................... 75
Remote Configuration ..................................................................................... 80

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Introduction
Summary
Our latest DVR adopts a newly designed user interface and supports both analogue cameras,
(standard definition & HD-TVI) and IP cameras.
Rear Panel Layouts
The following 3 examples are for the 4 channel, 8 channel and 16 channel DVR’s.
No.
Name
Descriptions
1
AUDIO IN
Audio input, microphone
2
ALARM IN
Alarm inputs for connecting sensors
3
ALARM OUT
Relay output connect to external alarm
4
GND
Grounding
5
VIDEO IN
Video inputs for the camera feeds
6
AUDIO OUT
Audio output for connecting to an amplifier
7
CVBS
Standard definition single camera spot monitor output
8
VGA
VGA High Definition video output
9
HDMI
HDMI High Definition Video output
10
LAN
Network port
11
USB
USB connection for mouse or memory stick
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
1
CVBS
Standard definition single camera spot monitor output
2
ALARM IN
Alarm inputs for connecting sensors
3
GND
Grounding
4
AUDIO OUT
Audio output for connecting to an amplifier
5
AUDIO IN
Audio input, microphone
6
ALARM OUT
Relay output connect to external alarm
7
VIDEO IN
Video Inputs from the camera feeds
8
HDMI
HDMI High Definition Video output
9
VGA
VGA High Definition video output
10
LAN
Network port
11
RS485
Connect to keyboard or speed dome. A is TX+; B is TX-
12
USB
USB connection for mouse or memory stick
13
DC12V
DC12V power input

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No.
Name
Descriptions
1
RS485
Connect to keyboard or speed dome. A is TX+; B is TX-
2
AUDIO IN
Audio input, microphone
3
VIDEO IN
Video inputs from camera feeds
4
HDMI
HDMI High Definition Video output
5
VGA
VGA High Definition video output
6
LAN
Network port
7
AUDIO OUT
Audio output for connecting to an amplifier
8
CVBS
Standard definition single camera spot monitor output
9
USB
USB connection for mouse or memory stick
10
DC12V
DC12V power input
Connections
!Video Connections
Video Output: Supports VGA/HDMI video output. You can connect to a HD 1080p monitor or
TV.
!Audio Connections
Audio Input: Connect to a microphone, etc.
Audio Output: Connect to headphones, low power speaker or amplifier.
!Alarm Connections
The following is for the alarm inputs layout:

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Alarm Input:
Alarm IN 1~16. Normally open or normally closed sensors can be used.
A diagram for connecting a sensor and the DVR is 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:
Below is a guide to connecting an alarm:
Pull out the green terminal blocks and loosen the screws in the alarm-out port, then insert the
signal wires of the alarm output device into the port of NO and COM separately and finally
retighten the screws. If the external alarm output device needs a power supply please ensure
connection is made via a relay.

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!RS485 Connection
There are two types of RS485 connectors. Note the DVR also supports control of PTZ cameras
and on screen menus over the video cable, (Coax or CAT5).
Type 1
Type 2
Type 1: The P/Z ports are used to connect a speed dome. K/B ports are used to connect a
keyboard.
Type 2: The RS485 ports are not only used to connect a speed dome but also to connect a
keyboard.
Connecting a speed dome to the DVR:
Type 1: Disconnect the pluggable block from the RS485 terminal block and then loosen the
fixed screws, 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 screen of the DVR.
Type 2: Disconnect the pluggable block from the RS485 terminal block and then loosen the
fixed screws, 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 DVR.

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Basic Operation Guide
Start-up & Shutdown
Please make sure all the connections are properly seated before you power on the unit. Default
user name is admin, password is 123456
Start up
Connect the Monitor to the VGA/HDMI port of the DVR.
Connect the mouse and power. The device will now boot and the power LED will turn blue.
On initial connection a set up wizard window will pop up to guide you through set up. If
CCTV42 have installed a hard drive the basic settings will already have been taken care of and
the start up wizard will have been disabled and basic settings applied.
Shut down
Click Start"Shut down to pop up the Shutdown window. Select “Shutdown” in the
window. After a while the HDDs will shut down.
Disconnect the power.
Mouse Control
Mouse control in Live Preview & Playback
In the live preview & playback, double click on any camera window to show that window full
screen and double click again to restore it to the previous size.
If the cameras are full screen, move the mouse to the bottom or to the right side of screen to pop
up a tool bar. The tool bar will disappear automatically after you move the mouse away after a
short time from it for some time.

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Wizard & Main Screen
Start-up Wizard
On start up for the first time you can quickly configure the DVR by using the wizard to do the
setup this can be skipped next time by unchecking the box. If CCTV42 has already installed
your hard drive the start up wizard will be disabled and basic settings applied.
Click “Wizard Setup” to start wizard.
System Login. Set your own password or use the default when you use the wizard for the
first time (the default username is admin and the default password is 123456).
Click “Edit Security Question” to set a question and answer for password security for admin. If
you forget the password, please contact your suppliers. Click “Next” to continue or click
“Cancel” to exit the wizard.
Date and Time Configuration. Set the time zone, system time, date format and time
format. The Daylight Saving Time will be enabled by default. Click “Next” to continue.

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Network Settings. Check “Obtain an IP address automatically” and “Obtain DNS
automatically” to let your router assign an IP address and DNS automatically or manually
input them. Input the HTTP port, RTSP port and Server port (80, 554 and 6036
respectively), Click “Next” to continue.
QRCode. You can scan the QRCode through the mobile client which can be downloaded
from your phones app store (iphone or Android) and is called ‘SuperLive Plus’.
Add Camera. If you have IP cameras continue otherwise click next to go to the disk
settings. To search and find IP cameras if you have them on your network. Click “Refresh”

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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 the “trash can” to delete the added
camera. Click “Delete All” to delete all the added cameras.
Click to edit the 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 analogue camera or the added IPC is online. Click “Next” to
continue.

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Disk Settings. You can view the disk number, disk capacity of the DVR and serial number,
R&W status of the disk. Click “Format” to format the disk ready for use. Click “Next” to
continue.
Record Settings. Two record modes are available: auto and manual.
Auto: Select auto mode in the drop down menu and choose a setting to have those options
automatically setup as shown below and then click “OK” to save the settings.
Manual: Choosing this allows you to individually set the “Sensor Record”, “Motion Record”
and “Schedule Record” of each camera. Click “OK” to save the settings.

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Main Screen
The button breakdown for area 1is as follows:
Button
Meaning
Menu button. Click it to pop up the menu ③.
Full screen button. Click it to show full screen; click it again to exit the full screen.
Screen mode button.
Dwell button
Click it to enable OSD; click to disable OSD.
Click to set the default playback time before starting instant playback or go to the playback
screen to search for past footage.
Click to go to the playback screen. 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.

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Button
Meaning
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.
Area 2:
Click “Camera” to view all the added cameras in the camera list. Select one camera window on
the left side of the screen, which will highlight the chosen camera with a light blue colour, and
then double click the camera you would like in that position from the list to preview the camera
image in the selected window.
Click “Customize Display Modes” to view all the custom camera layouts you have saved.
Double click one from the list to switch to the display mode for previewing.
Area 3:
Icon / Button
Meaning
It shows the current login user.
Click it to go to record search screen.
Click it to go to playback screen (click 'on the tool bar at the bottom
of the live preview screen to set the default playback time).
Click it to go to backup screen.
Click it to pop up the setup panel.
Click it to log out the system.
Click it and then select “Logout”, “Reboot” or “Shutdown” in the
popup window.

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Settings Panel
Click Start "Settings to view the setup panel as shown below.
The setup panel includes seven modules. For example the Camera module provides convenient
links such as “Add Camera”, “Edit Camera”, “Image Settings”, “Motion” and “PTZ”. Click
Camera to go to the camera management screen as shown below.

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As you can see listed on the left of the image above are the sub sections within the module.
Click each section to go to the corresponding screen. For instance, click “Add Camera” to pop
up the window as shown below.
Click the headings on the top of the particular management screen to change to the
corresponding module. Refer to the picture below for instance, you can go to system setup
screen by clicking “System” tag.
Main Functions
Camera
Covers functions such as Camera Management,Image Settings, Motion and PTZ etc.
Record
Covers functions such as Encode Parameters and Record Schedule etc.
Disk
Covers functions such as Disk Management, Storage Mode and Disk Information etc.
Alarm
Covers functions such as Sensor and Motion Alarm Handling and Alarm Out Settings etc.
Network
Covers functions such as TCP/IPv4, DDNS, Port, E-mail and Network Status etc.
Account and Authority
Covers functions such as Account Management and Permission Management etc.
System
Covers functions such as Basic Configuration, Device Information, Log Information and
Configuration File Import & Export etc.