COP Security inspire black 960h User manual

DVR RANGE
User &
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Contents
Engineer manual from page 29
• Logging into the DVR
• Mouse menu
• Live viewing
• Quick play
• Search Playback
• Smartphone viewing setup
• Smartphone viewing
• Copy to USB
• Using Cop player 2 playback software
• Connecting via PC and Apple Mac
• DVR settings
• DVR log
• Local record over network
• Copy over network
• Playback over network
• Talkback
• PTZ control
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For a user to be able to use any of the DVR features the user must be logged into the
DVR.
To log into the DVR use follow the steps:
Using DVR Front Panel Press OK key
Use ◄ ► keys to select username
Using the number keys input password
Press OK key to log in
Using IR Remote Press OK key
Use ◄ ► keys to select username
Using the number keys input password
Press OK key to log in
Using Remote Keyboard Press OK key
Use ◄ ► keys to select username
Using the number keys input password (enter button must
be pressed after each digit IE: 1>enter>1>enter>1>enter etc)
Press OK key to log in
Using Mouse Click right mouse button
Click ◄ ►buttons to select username
Enter password by clicking number buttons
Click OK button
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To access mouse menu, click right mouse button.
A. Hide mouse tool bar
B. Access engineer menu
C. Access playback menu
D. Access the copy menu
E. Enable / disable PTZ mode
F. Audio on/off / Mute alarm
G. Display installer information
H. Start sequence display
I. Display single channel full screen
J. Display 4/8 channels
In PTZ mode the mouse can also be used to control the movement of the PTZ camera.
To access mouse playback menu, click ► button on mouse menu (see above).
A. Hide mouse playback bar
B. Rewind
C. Pause
D. Stop
E. Fast forward
F. Frame advance
G. Switch single/multi screen
H. Mute
I. Playback time & date
Mouse menu
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Changing Display
To change the camera display on the monitor, press “Display” key. Pressing the “Display”
key multiple times will cycle through all the available screen layouts. If using the mouse
press the right mouse button and select the desired multi screen view from the mouse
menu.
To bring up a camera full screen:
DVR Front Panel
• Press desired camera number key.
Infra Red Remote
• Press desired camera number key.
Remote Keyboard
• Press desired number key followed by “enter”.
Mouse
• Using left mouse button double click desired camera channel,
or right click to display multi screen view.
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Quick play
The Quick Play feature is a playback method designed to make playing back footage
from a short time ago faster.
The default setting for quick play is 5 minutes, this can be changed from 1 - 99. If the
minutes are changed the DVR will remember this setting until a power off has occurred.
Front panel
Use Up and Down arrow keys to navigate to
the playback option
Use OK button to enter playback method
Use Left and Right arrow keys to select
minutes setting
Use Number keys to change minutes setting
IR Remote
Use Up and Down arrow keys to navigate to
the playback option
Use OK button to enter playback method
Use Left and Right arrow keys to select
minutes setting
Use Number keys to change minutes setting
Mouse
Highlight playback option to enter using
mouse pointer
Click playback option to enter
Click minutes eld to bring up virtual
keyboard and change minutes setting.
Remote keyboard
Use Up and Down arrow keys to navigate
to the playback option
Use enter button to enter playback
method
Use Left and Right arrow keys to select
minutes setting
Use Number>Enter keys to change
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Playback By Time
To access Playback enter the Playback menu and select required time.
DVR Front Panel Press ►II key to enter search menu
Press ◄►▲▼ keys to navigate
Enter desired time and date using number keys
Highlight Play button and press OK key to playback time
Infra Red Remote Press ►II key to enter search menu
Press ◄►▲▼ keys to navigate
Enter desired time and date using number keys
Highlight Play button and press OK key to playback time
Remote Keyboard Press ►II key to enter search menu
Press ◄►▲▼ keys to navigate
Enter desired time and date using number keys
Highlight Play button and press OK key to playback time
Mouse Press Right mouse button
Press left mouse button on Play
Enter desired date and time by left clicking in the Enter Time
Field.
Once desired date time is entered left click on Play
Search Options
Select Date This shows the current date entered in “Enter Time Field”
Available This is the available recordings stored on the HDD(s)
Enter Time This is where the desired date and time are entered
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Playback event
To access Playback By Event menu enter the Playback By Time menu and select
Playback By Event.
Maximum of 200 events listed per search
DVR Front Panel Press ►II key to enter search menu
Press ◄►▲▼ keys to navigate to Playback By Event and
press OK key
Enter desired Start and End Times using ◄►▲▼ to navigate
and number keys to enter individual values
Select type of event to search for by selecting desired options
in Record Type eld
To select or deselect an option highlight the option and press
“OK”
Highlight Search and press OK key
Press ◄►▲▼ keys to navigate through event list
When desired event is highlighted press OK key
Infra Red Remote Press ►II key to enter search menu
Press ◄►▲▼ keys to navigate to Playback By Event and
press Enter key
Enter desired Start and End Times using ◄►▲▼ to navigate
and number keys to enter individual values
Select type of event to search for by selecting desired options
in Record Type eld
To select or deselect an option highlight the option and press
“Enter” button
Highlight Search and press Enter key
Press ◄►▲▼ keys to navigate through event list
When desired event is highlighted press Enter key to playback
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Remote Keyboard Press ►II key to enter search menu
Press ◄►▲▼ keys to navigate to Playback By Event and
press Enter key
Enter desired Start and End Times using ◄►▲▼ to navigate
and number keys to enter individual values (Must remember
to press enter after each number)
Select type of event to search for by selecting desired options
in Record Type eld
To select or deselect an option highlight the option and press
Enter button
Highlight Search and press Enter key
Press ◄►▲▼ keys to navigate through event list
When desired event is highlighted press Enter key to playback
event
Mouse Press right mouse button
Press left mouse button on Play
Press left mouse button on Playback by Event
Enter desired Start and End Times by left clicking in the Enter
Time Field.
Select type of event to search for by selecting desired options
in Record Type Field. To select or deselect an option press left
mouse button on desired option.
Press left mouse button on Search
Press left mouse button on page selection bar to change
page or page eld on the right to input page number manually
To playback an event double click the desired event in the list
Search Options
Enter Time This is where you enter the start and end times to search between
Available Recording times available
Record Type Which type of event to search for, options are Alarm, Motion, V-Loss or
All
Page Select If the amount of events returned in a single search is more than can
be displayed at once then multiple pages of events are listed
Previous Day List events from next day or previous day
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To control the various playback functions, you can use the following steps:
Front Panel Press ◄►▲▼ keys to change playback speed and direction
Press Display key to cycle through quad screens or full screen cameras
Press number keys to bring it up camera full-screen (must be a camera
in the current quad display)
To forward the video by one frame at a time rst pause the video then
press the ► key.
To exit playback press the Backup key
Infra Red Remote Press ◄►▲▼ keys to change playback speed and direction
Press Display key to cycle through quad screens or full screen cameras
Press number keys to bring it up camera full-screen (must be a camera
in the current quad display, for channels 10 and onwards press 10+ key
followed by number)
To forward the video by one frame at a time rst pause the video then
press the ► key
To exit playback press the Backup key
Remote Keyboard
Move joystick ◄►▲▼ or use ◄►▲▼ keys to change playback speed
and direction
Press Display key to cycle through quad screens or full screen cameras
Press number keys to bring up camera full-screen (must be a camera in
the current quad display and must press enter after entering digit)
To forward the video by one frame at a time rst pause the video then
press the ► key or move joystick to the right
To exit playback press the Backup key
Mouse Press right mouse button to bring up mouse playback menu
Using left mouse button double click desired camera channel, or right
click to display multi screen view.
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All Inspire DVRs can be viewed on smartphones if they are connected to the internet.
Requirements
Apple iPhone /iPad or smartphones using Android or Windows operating systems
GPRS, 3G or Wi- connection
DVR connected to the internet
Access to phone App store
Connecting
Connect the DVR to the internet.
Install application
Using the smartphone connect to your phones app store/play store.
iPhone/iPad
Search for ASee+, download and install this application (it’s free).
Android
Search for vMeye, download and install this application (it’s free).
Windows 6
To connect to the DVR follow these steps:
Run your phones Internet browser
In the address bar type the DVR IP Address followed by /download.html
Example: If the DVR IP Address is 192.168.0.100 then type http://192.168.0.100/
download.html
When the web page loads choose the correct software for your phone and
install
Once installed run the application and add your DVR settings
Click connect to connect the DVR
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Viewing the DVR
This guide shows how to connect using an Android phone, but all smartphone apps
require the same information to connect to the DVR.
Start vMeye App
Press Settings button
Click Add
Enter device name (for your reference)
Enter the IP address of the DVR in to Address: (example 80.229.183.206)
Enter the mobile port number in to PORT: 7050 (this is the DVR default)
Enter a user ID and password
Default user ID: Admin (case sensitive)
Default password: 888888
Press Save and you DVR settings will be saved
Click DVR on device list
Select camera to view
On the free applications, you can only view live images one channel at a time.
Start
application
Press
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Application Controls
A. Select channel to view
B. video settings
C. Select next channels
D. Connect/Disconnect
E. Take a snapshot and save to iPhone photos
F. Local record
G. Settings
H. App information
I. PTZ control (swipe left to show)
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The DVR is capable of copying recorded footage via USB to a memory stick, external
HDD or external CD/DVD disk drive.
Copy By Time
DVR Front Panel Press Copy key on front panel
Press ◄►▲▼ keys to navigate
Enter desired time and date using number keys
Select desired cameras to be copied
Select desired File Type (◄► to select)
Select desired device to copy to (◄► to select)
Highlight Calculate and press OK to view estimated Data Size
and Copy Time
Highlight Copy and press OK to start backup
Infra Red Remote Press Copy key
Press ◄►▲▼ keys to navigate
Enter desired time and date using number keys
Select desired cameras to be copied
Select desired File Type (◄► to select)
Select desired device to copy to (◄► to select)
Highlight Calculate and press Enter to view estimated Data
Size and Copy Time
Highlight Copy and press Enter to start backup
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Remote Keyboard Press Copy key
Press ◄►▲▼ keys to navigate
Enter desired time and date using number keys
Select desired cameras to be copied
Select desired File Type (◄► to select)
Select desired device to copy to (◄► to select)
Highlight Calculate and press enter to view estimated Data
Size and Copy Time
Highlight Copy and press Enter to start backup
Mouse Right click mouse to bring up mouse menu
Left click Copy icon
Enter desired Start and End Times by left clicking in the Select
Time Field.
Left click mouse on required channel boxes
Select File Type by clicking ◄► icons to change
Select device by clicking ◄► icons to change
Press left mouse button on Calculate to view estimated Data
Size and Copy Time
Left click Copy to start the backup
Copy Options
Select Time This is where the required Start and End Times for backed up video are
set
Available This is the available recordings stored on the HDD
Channel This is where the desired channels to be copied are selected
File Type This is where the desired le format for playback on a PC is set. If set
to Cop then the backed up recordings will require the Cop Player
2 software to be able to view the recordings on a PC. If set to AVI the
recordings will playback in applications such as Windows Media Player
on the majority of PCs
Cop Player This is the option to include the Cop Player 2 software on the backup
media. If copying recordings as Cop format then Cop Player 2 is
required to play the recordings back
Device Select USB Media
Data Size This estimates the total size of the backup in megabytes and amount
of time required to perform the backup based on the entered
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DVR Front Panel Press Copy key on front panel
Press ◄►▲▼ keys to navigate
Highlight Copy By Event and press OK
Enter desired Start and End Times using ◄►▲▼ to navigate
and number keys to enter individual values
Highlight search and press OK
Use ▲▼ to move up and down event list and use ◄► to
change page
Press OK on events to copy
Select desired device to copy to (◄► to select)
Highlight Calculate and press OK to view estimated Data Size
and Copy Time
Highlight Copy and press OK to start backup
Infra Red Remote Press Copy key
Press ◄►▲▼ keys to navigate
Highlight Copy By Event and press Enter
Enter desired Start and End Times using ◄►▲▼ to navigate
and number keys to enter individual values
Highlight search and press Enter
Use ▲▼ to move up and down event list and use ◄► to
change page
Press Enter on events to copy
Select desired device to copy to (◄► to select)
Highlight Calculate and press Enter to view estimated Data
Size and Copy Time
Highlight Copy and press Enter to start backup
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Remote Keyboard Press COPY key
Press ◄►▲▼ keys to navigate
Highlight Copy By Event and press Enter
Enter desired Start and End Times using ◄►▲▼ to navigate
and number keys to enter individual values (remember to
press enter after each value)
Highlight search and press Enter
Use ▲▼ to move up and down event list and use ◄► to
change page
Press Enter on events to copy
Select desired device to copy to (◄► to select)
Highlight Calculate and press Enter to view estimated Data
Size and Copy Time
Highlight Copy and press Enter to start backup
Mouse Right click mouse to bring up mouse menu
Left click Copy icon
Left click on Copy By Event
Enter desired Start and End Times by left clicking in the Select
Time Field.
Select type of event to search for by selecting desired options
in Record Type Field. To select or deselect an option press left
mouse button on desired option.
Press left mouse button on Search
Press left mouse button on page selection bar to change
page or page eld on the right to input page number
manually
To select an event to copy left click the desired event(s) in
the list
Select desired device to copy to (◄► to select)
Highlight Calculate and press Enter to view estimated Data
Size and Copy Time
Highlight Copy and press Enter to start backup
Copy Options
Select Time This is where the desired Start and End times are entered for searching
the event list
Available This is the available recordings stored on the HDD
Record Type Which type of event to search for, options are Alarm, Motion, V-Loss or
All
Page Select If the amount of events returned in a single search is more than can be
displayed at once then multiple pages of events are listed
Device Select USB device
Data Size This estimates the total size of the backup in megaBytes and amount
of time required to perform the backup based on the entered
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When making a backup to external CD/DVD or via USB media if the le format chosen is
Cop then the Cop Player 2 software is vital in order to playback the recordings.
After inserting the disk or USB media containing the copied recordings into a PC double
click the Cop Player 2 icon. This will run the Cop Player 2 software.
To open a le containing recordings click on the Open File icon
Click on the le that you wish to playback and then click Open
The Cop player software will now open and display the selected video le.
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To bring a camera up full-screen, double click on desired camera or use the full-screen
icon on the right hand side of the viewer.
If required, the recordings can be converted to AVI format, this will enable them to be
played back in most viewing applications such as Windows Media Player.
To do this click on the video camera icon at the bottom of the viewer.
Select the camera channel you would like to convert and if you wish to include audio.
Then click next.
When prompted, select a destination for the new AVI le to be saved.
The AVI window will disappear and once the AVI conversion is complete the viewer will
display a window to conrm it was completed successfully.
There are also options to save a Snap Shot or Print Image in the bottom right of the
viewer.