Defender Security 82-12890 User manual

User’s Manual 8CH DVR
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Version 2.41
82-12890
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8-Channel Standalone DVR
Installation Guide & User’s Manual

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Directory
1. DVR Feature............................................................................................................3
2. Outlook....................................................................................................................3
2.1. Front Panel .......................................................................................................................... 3
2.2. Rear Panel........................................................................................................................... 4
2.3. Remote Controller................................................................................................................ 5
2.4. Removable HDD Box Introduction ....................................................................................... 5
3. DVR Installation......................................................................................................6
3.1. Install Hard Disk................................................................................................................... 6
3.2. Connect Camera and Monitor.............................................................................................. 7
3.3. Connect Power Cord ........................................................................................................... 7
4. DVR System Boot...................................................................................................7
4.1. Detect Installed Hard Disk ................................................................................................... 7
4.2. Main Screen ........................................................................................................................ 7
5. DVR Setup...............................................................................................................8
5.1. Camera................................................................................................................................ 8
5.2. Record ................................................................................................................................. 9
5.2.1 Record Framerate................................................................................................................ 9
5.2.2 Record Quality..................................................................................................................... 9
5.2.3 Record Schedule ................................................................................................................. 9
5.3 Alarm ................................................................................................................................. 10
5.3.1 Sensor ................................................................................................................................11
5.3.2 Motion................................................................................................................................ 12
5.4 Audio ................................................................................................................................. 13
5.5 System............................................................................................................................... 13
5.5.1 Password Change ............................................................................................................. 14
5.5.2 Hard Disk Setup................................................................................................................. 14
5.5.3 Time Setup ........................................................................................................................ 15
5.5.4 Event List........................................................................................................................... 15
5.5.5 Network Settings................................................................................................................ 15
5.5.5.1 Local IP.............................................................................................................................. 16
5.5.5.2 Name Server ..................................................................................................................... 16
5.5.6 PTZ Setup.......................................................................................................................... 16
5.5.7 Screen Adjustment............................................................................................................. 17
5.6 Search ............................................................................................................................... 18

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5.7 Language........................................................................................................................... 18
5.8 Exit..................................................................................................................................... 18
5.8 NTSC/PAL Output Select................................................................................................... 18
6. Record...................................................................................................................19
6.1. Start Recording .................................................................................................................. 19
6.2. Stop Recording .................................................................................................................. 19
6.3. Recording Length .............................................................................................................. 20
7. Playback................................................................................................................21
8. Backup…………………………………………………………………………………….21
9. Network……………………………………………………………………………………22
9.1. Hardware Install................................................................................................................. 22
9.2. Setup IP Address Of DVR.................................................................................................. 22
9.3. Configure IP Address Of PC .............................................................................................. 23
9.4. Connect PC to DVR—Net Viewer...................................................................................... 24
9.4.1 Install ................................................................................................................................. 24
9.4.2 Program Interface.............................................................................................................. 24
9.4.3 Button Function ................................................................................................................. 26
9.4.4 Local Recording................................................................................................................. 27
9.4.5 Play Local Recording......................................................................................................... 28
9.5. Connect PC to DVR –IE Browser ...................................................................................... 29
10. Specification……………………………………………………………………………31
11. Appendix ...............................................................................................................32
11.1. System Connect Sketch Map ............................................................................................ 32
11.2. Fittings Come Along With DVR .......................................................................................... 32

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1. DVR Feature
 8 Channel BNC Camera Input
 2 Channel BNC Monitor Output
 Support Network: Static, DHCP, PPPOE
 USB 2.0 Port For Backup And Playback With PC
 VGA Output (Optional)
 NTSC / PAL
 Video Loss Alarm
 Motion Detection With Area Setting
 PTZ Control With RS485 Port.
 8 Sets NO/NC Sensor Input
 1 Alarm Output (2A 28VDC / 2A 125 VAC)
 Two ATA-100 Hard Disk Interface, Support Over 500G Byte
 Time Schedule Record / Sensor Triggered Record / Motion Triggered Record/Motion and
Sensor Triggered Record
 IR Remote Controller
 This DVR is provided with double function. That means when it’s recording, user can play
back or handle menu bar simultaneously.
2. Outlook
2.1 Front Panel

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2.2 Rear Panel
1 Full Screen 2 Channel Up 3 Channel Down
4 Quad View 5 All Channel 6 Enter/Exit Menu Setup
7 Move Prompt Up 8 Modify Item 9 Move Prompt Down
10 Record, Stop manual record or Reduce value
11 Stop playing or dome running 12 Forward or Zoom+ 13 Play or Focus+
14 Pause or Focus- 15 Rewind or Zoom- 16 Power Indicator
17 HDD Access Indicator 18 IR Window 19 Power Switch
20 USB Press-button 21 HDD Box Press-button 22 PTZ Switch
23 Active-handle 24 Radiator 25 Key Locker
1. Network 2. VGA Output (Optional) 3. Audio Input
4. Audio Output 5. Video Output 6. Video Input
7. Sensor/Alarm/RS485 8. DC Input 9. Grounding

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2.3 Remote Controller
1. FULL One Channel View or Move Dome Up
2. ALL All Channel View
3. UP CH. UP Channel View or Move Dome Down
4. QUAD Quad View or Move Dome Right
5. DOWN CH. Down Channel View or Move Dome Left
6. REW Rewind or Zoom-
7. PLAY Play record or Focus+
8. FWD Forward or Zoom+
9. RECORD Record or Stop manual record
10. PAUSE Pause or Focus-
11. STOP Stop Playing or Dome running
12. PTZ PTZ Switch
13. MENU Enter or Exit Setup Menu
14. SEL/EDIT Modify Item
15. UP Move Prompt Up
16. DOWN Move Prompt Down
2.4 Removable HDD Box Introduction
1. Power Indicator 2 .HDD Access Indicator
3. Key Lock 4 .PVC Frame
5. Active-handle 6. Radiator
7. HDD data cable 8 .HDD power cable

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3. DVR Installation
3.1 Install Hard Disk
(HDD is recommend to be provided by user)
Slide the carrier body out of the cartridge frame (Fig1)
DON’T take out HDD when DVR running!
Connect the HDD data cable and the power cable to
the HDD (Fig2)
Fig3
Push carrier body further into cartridge frame until
fully inserted (Fig3)
Fig1
A
: Locked (Non-removable)
B: Unlocked (Removable)
Key Locker
A
B
Fig2

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3.2 Connect Camera and Monitor
There are eight cameras input and two monitors output with BNC connector.
3.3 Connect Power Cord
Please use the power adapter supplied with DVR.
4. DVR System Boot
4.1 Detect Installed Hard Disk
4.2 Main Screen
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connecting the power, system will boot-up
firmware, date, video and detect installed hard
disk. Master and Slave hard-disk information will
show up on monitor.
Please make reference to hard disk manual to
configure hard disk sequence. (Master or Slave)
Notice: When user only uses one hard disk
drive, make sure the HDD is master HDD.
Firstly, start the DVR system. DVR will be
sense of eight cameras shown on the
monitor.
Name:(CH1 ～CH8).
Bottom rightDate and Time shown on
there. DVR is waiting for key function,
Press “ Menu” into DVR setup process.
FW:2.41,UCODE:86
DATE:2007/10/30
VIDEO:PAL
DISK0:

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5. DVR Setup
MenuDirectory
Camera
Record
Alarm
Audio
System
Search
Language
Exit
5.1 Camera
Press “ Menu” into setup menu, use “ Up”
and “ Down” to select item, then press“
Select” to modify setting and “ Menu” to
confirm and exit.
Setup
DVR system can display eight cameras and
videos in one picture. User can configure
which camera to display. If the order of
“Display” for one channel is OFF, system
will display black on monitor.
Press「Up」or 「Down」to move the
prompt. Press「Select」or 「REC」to
modify setting. The button 「Select」can
increase value and the button 「REC」can
reduce value.
Password Setup
Password Change
Hard Disk Setup
Time Setup
Event List
Network Settings
PTZ Setup
Screen Adjustment
Record Frame Rate
Record Quality
Record Schedule

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5.2 Record
5.2.1 Record Framerate
5.2.2 Record Quality
There are three level of record quality, High, Normal and Low. Higher quality cost more hard disk
space. In Chinese captions the best record quality is three, and the worst record quality is one.
Record frame rate, record quality and hard disk space will affect total record time of DVR system.
5.2.3 Record Schedule
User can setup video record method by time, sensor triggered, motion triggered or motion
&sensor triggered.
Notice: To start motion record, make sure the period that you intend to record is “ ” in the “record
schedule” menu. To start sensor record, make sure the period that you intend to record is “ ”in the
“record schedule” menu. And to start motion & sensor record, make sure the period that you intend to
record is “ ”in the “record schedule” menu.
Press「Up」or「Down」to move the prompt.
Press 「Select」to enter each sub menu,
and press 「Select」or 「REC」to modify
each parameter.
Record frame rate will affect the movement
of object in recorded video. More frames
means more smooth movement and cost
more hard disk space. System default
value is 48 FPS. That means system will
record 48 frames per second. Total used
frame is 50 FPS. That means system can
record 50 frames per second at most.

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Press 「Up」or 「Down」to move the prompt ,and press「SEL」to select video record method.
User can press the button 「ALL」to set up the same record method during the whole time.
5.3 Alarm
after the system is triggered.
BUZZER DURATION
When Buzzer Duration is “OFF”, all the buzzers will be shut off. When “Buzzer Duration” is “CONT”, the
buzzer will work continuously.
EVENT REC DURATION
The number indicates how long triggered recording lasts after the sensors are triggered or the
movements in front of the camera.
λ “” Manual Record(System Default)
λ “” Time Record.
λ “” Motion Triggered.
λ “” Sensor Triggered.
λ “” Motion & Sensor Triggered.
Cooperate with many kinds of external sensor
equipment like PIR, Gas sensor. DVR will not
record video until external sensor was triggered
and output signal to notify DVR during this
specified period of time.
The order of “Alarm duration” & “Buzzer
duration” has “OFF, 05,10,15,20,25,30 and
CONT” to select, and the order of “Event REC
Duration” has “05,10,15,20,25,30” to select.
User can press [ Select] or [ REC ] to set the
time.
ALARM DURATION
It controls how long (in seconds) the alarm lasts

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5.3.1 SENSOR
There are three different modes for sensor
setting: NONE & N.C & N.O.
NONE means NOT INSTALLED,
N.C means NORMAL-CLOSE,
N.O means NORMAL-OPEN.
It depends on what type of external senso
r
you use. If sensor’s output is N.O, then
select N.O mode in DVR.
If sensor triggered by an intruder, then the cable line connects to DVR input terminal will notify system
to start recording. There are eight pairs of input terminal supported by DVR.
Sensor Input 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
PTZ Alarm Out
* Push the UNLOCK BUTTON to insert and
p
ull out the wire

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5.3.2 MOTION
The first step, User need setup video record
method by Motion Triggered. Please make
Reference to 5.2.3.
CHANNEL 1~8 SENSITIVITY:
User can press [ Select] or [REC] to adjust
sensitivity grade of motion detection.
High (1----------4,OFF) Low
When it is set to “OFF”, the channel can’t be
trigger by movement.
Power
Powe
r
Install example diagram:
Connect PIR sensor
NO/NC output to DVR
input terminal.
(Max. 5V DC)
DVR
PTZ Setup
PIR Sensor
Alarm

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CHANNEL 1- 8 AREA SET:
Press “ Select” to enter motion area setting state, and then press “ Select” to set the block is
active or not. Press “ Select” once to pitch on the area, press “ Select” twice to cancel the area.
Press “CH1” to move the prompt up, press “CH2” to move down, press “CH3” to move left, press “CH4”
to move right. By the way, the area only can be selected from up to down and from left to right. When
the block is covered by blue shadow, it’s active to record. When the block is transparent, it can’t be
recorded.
After completed the motion area setting, press “MENU” button to exit.
To start Motion Record, User must complete the “Motion area”.
5.4 AUDIO
5.5 SYSTEM
Press 「Up」or 「Down」to move the
prompt ,and press「SEL」or 「REC」to adjus
t
each parameter.
When the order of “Record” is “ON”, audio
channel can be record. When the order of
“Record” is “OFF”, audio channel can’t be record.
When the order of “MUTE” is “ON”, the audio
output will be shut off. When the order of “MUTE”
is “OFF”, the audio output will be turn on.
Input volume and output volume can all be
adjusted.
Press 「Up」or 「Down 」to move the
prompt ,and press「SEL」to enter each
order.
When the order of “password setup” is “ ON”,
stop record or enter menu will need password.
A
nd if the order of “password setup” is “OFF”, all
operation won’t need password except
formatting HDD.

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5.5.1 Password Change
All numbers, letters and sign in the pane can be used as password. The default password of System
is pressing six times of “1”.
5.5.2 Hard Disk Setup
If you format the hard disk, it will erase all the data recorded on the master HDD and the slave HDD.
SIZE
It shows the size of the current hard disk drive installed in the DVR.
USED
It shows the space used on the current hard disk drive for recording and the percent of the used hard
disk.
Notice: When you first use a HDD in the DVR, please use this function to format the HDD, otherwise
the data of the HDD will slip a cog possibly.
Press 「SEL」to enter “password change”
setup. Press 「SEL」to input value, and
then move the prompt to the option o
f
“ENTER”, press 「SEL」to input current
password. And the same operation measure
to input new password and confirm
p
assword.
OVERWRITE ENABLE:
If you choose ON, the recording continues
and overwrites previous recording when
hard disk drive space is full.
If you choose OFF, the recording session
stops when all hard disk drive is full fo
r
recording.
FORMAT HDD:
)EXIT

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5.5.3 Time Setup
When “SYNC. FROM NTP SERVER” is “NO”, DVR system time will be asynchronous with NTP server.
5.5.4 Event List
DVR can be storage 250 pieces of events separately at most.
Note: -Manual Record; -Time Record; - Motion Triggered Record; -Sensor Triggered
Record; -Motion & Sensor Triggered Record.
5.5.5 Network Settings
Press「Up」and「Down」to move prompt and
press「Select」or 「REC」to modify. User can
select time zone. After confirming time zone,
configure DVR system time. Move the prompt to the
order of “APPLY”, and then press to confirm.
When “SYNC. FROM NTP SERVER” is “YES”, DVR
system time will be in-phase with NTP server.
In the menu of “EVENT LIST” user can look ove
r
annals of all recorded video, start time and end time
of each recorded video.
Press「CH1」or 「CH2」to change page, press 「
Up」and「Down」to move prompt.
If user uses IDE HDD, all the HDD connected to the
DVR can be storage 250 pieces of events at most.
If user uses SATA HDD, each HDD connected to the
In the menu of “Network Setting”, use
r
can set up “local IP, port, password, name
server and video quality”.
Video quality includes highest, high,
normal, low and lowest.
When the order of “network” is “ON”, use
r
can connect the DVR to PC. If the order o
f
“network” is “OFF”, the DVR can’t be
connected to PC.

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5.5.5.1 Local IP
s
5.5.5.2 Name Server
5.5.6 PTZ Setup
ADDRESS: Dome’s address “0-255” (PELCO-D) and”0-31” (PELCO-P).
PROTOCOL: Including “PELCO-D”, “PELCO-P”. Setting the protocol according to the dome’s protocol.
In the menu of “Local IP” user can set up IP
type. IP type includes static, DHCP and
PPPOE.
If IP type is static, user can adjust the order o
f
“IP address, gateway and net mask”.
If IP type is PPPOE, user can adjust the orde
r
of “PPPOE ID and PPPOE password”.
Press「Select」button accessing to “PTZ Setup”.
Now user can select channels that he wants to
set.
Then we can see the diagram that is on the left.
For example, we select the channel 1 to set up.
Dome’s address is 4. Protocol makes use of
PELCO-D. Baud rate is 2400 and Dome’s speed
is 7.
Press 「Select 」button to enter “Name
Server”, on the menu bar the order o
f
“Network、IP Address、Port and DVR Name”
can be modified. Press「Up」and「Down」
to move prompt. Press 「Select」to ente
r
into each submenu. Press「Select」o
r
「REC」to modify value.

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BAUD RATE: Press “EDIT” button to select the value 1200,2400,4800,9600,19200bps.
SPEED: Having “1-10” to select.
PRESET: If protocol is PELCO-D, preset includes “1-32”. If protocol is PELCO-P, preset includes
“1-255”. When it displays 0, it suggests that the place’s preset is not using.
Button function:
「Select」:Make sure the setting.
「Up」「Down」:Move the cursor.
「SEL」:Increase Value.
「REC」:Reduce Value.
「Ch1」「Ch2」: Move the dome upwards and downwards.
「Ch3」「Ch4」: Move the dome leftwards and rightwards.
「STOP」:Stop the dome running.
「REW」「Fwd」:Zoom.
「Pause」「Play」: Focus.
Preset setup
User must set preset at first. The address, protocol and baud rate of DVR is consistent with Dome’s.
You can make use of buttons to control dome and save the preset.
If user wants to call preset, user can modify the value of preset to come true. Press「Select」button to
finish the order of “call preset”.
User can perform auto scan when he saves the presets within cruise locus. Then he needs to press
「Select」button to finish the order of “auto scan”, the dome will run all along unless user presses
「STOP」button to stop it.
Attention
User can start-up automatic scout in “PTZ SETUP” menu or PTZ mode. It doesn’t stop when user exits.
If user wants to stop scouting, press 「STOP」button in PTZ SETUP menu or PTZ mode.
During live view, user can press「PTZ」button to enter PTZ SETUP, and then user can operate to control
the dome according to the method of above paragraphs.
5.5.7 Screen Adjustment

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Press「Select」button accessing to “ Screen Adjustment”. Press 「CH1」button to move the screen up,
press「CH2」button to move down, press「CH3」button to move left, press「CH4」button to move right.
5.6 SEARCH
If the time goes beyond recording range, it will display black on the screen.
5.7 LANGUAGE
Press the button 「Select」to change language.
5.8 EXIT
Default”, all settings will be restored factory default except time.
5.9 NTSC/PAL Output Select
Change jumper JS1 to select NTSC or PAL video output format according to the silkscreen on
the PCB.
Note: please unplug the power cord first.
NTSC/PAL Select
Press「Select」button accessing to “ EXIT”, and
press 「UP」or 「DOWN」to move the prompt,
then press 「Select」to confirm.
When choose the order of “Exit & Save
Changes”, it will come back to live view and the
setting will be saved.
When choose the order of “Exit & Save
Changes”, it will come back to live view and the
setting won’t be saved.
When choose the order of “Load Setup
Press the button「SEL」to enter “ Time Search”,
on the menu user can look over start time and
end time of all recording. Press 「SEL」to ente
r
option of time to adjust the time you want to
search. Finish adjusting time, press「MENU」to
confirm. Then press 「Play」directly . Or press
the prompt to the order of “Search” , and then
press 「SEL」.
If the time is within recording range, wait for a
moment it will play from the time you searched.

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6. Record
6.1 Start Recording
Press “ Record” to start recording. System will display some information on Screen.
Note: When the DVR is recording, user can play back or handle menu bar simultaneously.
①Channel Name
② Recording Symbol
③ Hard Disk Usage Ration
④ The time and date of the DVR
⑤ Video Symbol
Notice: When HDD-error happens during recording process, system will automatically restore recording
process after power comes back up.
6.2 Stop Recording
If user startup manual record, press “ REC” to stop recording. If user startup schedule record, he can
enter the menu bar “Record Schedule” to select “No Record” to stop recording. And if the order of
“Password Setup” is ON, system will prompt to input password. Only correct password can stop
recording process.
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