
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability
2 - User's Manual
Table of Contents
Chapter One Hardware Installation and Initial Conguration ...................................................................................... 8
Introducing the Network Video Recorder ............................................................................................................... 8
Special Features ............................................................................................................................................. 8
Safety .............................................................................................................................................................. 9
Chassis Dimensions .................................................................................................................................. 10
Physical Description ........................................................................................................................................... 10
LED Indicators...................................................................................................................................................... 31
Power Up and Power Down ................................................................................................................................. 32
Section One Management over a Local Console...................................................................................................... 34
Chapter Two Introduction to the Local Console Interface.......................................................................................... 34
2-1. How to Begin.......................................................................................................................................... 36
2-2. Operation on Camera View Cell............................................................................................................. 42
2-2-1. PTZ Panel........................................................................................................................................... 42
2-2-2. Digital zoom Panel.............................................................................................................................. 45
2-2-3. Play Recording Clips Panel ................................................................................................................ 46
2-2-4. DI/DO.................................................................................................................................................. 47
2-2-5. Others ................................................................................................................................................. 47
2-2-6. Right-click Commands........................................................................................................................ 48
Chapter Three Conguation Using the Local Console .............................................................................................. 49
The Main Control Portal ....................................................................................................................................... 49
3-1. Layout .................................................................................................................................................... 49
3-2. DI/DO ..................................................................................................................................................... 49
3-3. Search recording clips ........................................................................................................................... 50
3-3-1. Basic Search................................................................................................................................ 50
3-3-2. Alarm Search ............................................................................................................................... 53
3-3-3. POS Search................................................................................................................................. 57
3-3-5. Smart VCA event search ............................................................................................................. 60
3-3-6. Storyboard ................................................................................................................................... 68
3-4. Export recordings................................................................................................................................... 72
3-5. Settings .................................................................................................................................................. 74
3-5-1. Settings - Overview...................................................................................................................... 74
3-5-2. Settings–Camera–Management.................................................................................................. 75
3-5-3. Settings–Camera–Recording....................................................................................................... 82
3-5-4. Settings–Camera–Recording....................................................................................................... 83
3-5-5. Settings–Camera–Media ............................................................................................................. 85
3-5-6. Settings - Camera - Image........................................................................................................... 92
3-5-7. Settings–Camera–Motion Detection............................................................................................ 97
3-5-8. Settings - Camera - PTZ settings ................................................................................................ 98
3-5-9. Settings - Camera - Port forwarding .......................................................................................... 100
3-5-10. Settings - Camera - Update rmware ...................................................................................... 101