Digitus DN-16150 User manual

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NETWORK VIDEO RECORDER
DIGITUS®PLUG&VIEW NVR
Manual
DN-16150

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Contents
SAFETY INSTRUCTION ......................................................................................... 4
CHAPTER 1 OVERVIEW OF NVR......................................................................... 1
1.1FRONT PANEL ................................................................................................................1
NVR Front Panel......................................................................................................1
1.2 REAR PANEL .................................................................................................................1
NVR Rear Panel ......................................................................................................1
1.3 REMOTE CONTROLLER ....................................................................................................2
CHAPTER 2 NVR CONNECTION.......................................................................... 2
2.1HDD INSTALLATION ........................................................................................................2
2.2 SETUP .........................................................................................................................3
CHAPTER 3 NVR BOOT UP .................................................................................. 4
3.1 SYSTEM INITIALIZATION ...................................................................................................4
3.2 START UP WIZARD ..........................................................................................................4
CHAPTER 4 NVR MENU ........................................................................................ 6
POPUP MENU ....................................................................................................................6
4.1 MAIN MENU GUIDE ......................................................................................................7
4.2MAIN MENU.................................................................................................................8
4.2.1 Parameter .......................................................................................................8
4.2.1.2 Record........................................................................................................10
4.2.1.3 Network......................................................................................................12
4.2.3 Device............................................................................................................19
4.2.4.4 Log..............................................................................................................22
4.2.5 Advanced ......................................................................................................22
4.2.6 SHUTDOWN.............................................................................................................23
4.3MENU LOCK ................................................................................................................24
4.4SPLIT MODE................................................................................................................24
THERE ARE MANY DISPLAY MODES IN VIDEO CHANNEL,INCLUDING SINGLE CHANNEL DISPLAY,SEQ
DISPLAY AND SPLIT MODE. ...................................................................................................24
4.5 RECORD SEARCH..........................................................................................................24
4.6 MUTE .......................................................................................................................24
4.7 START SEQUENCE.........................................................................................................24
CHAPTER 5 WEB APPLICATION MANAGER................................................... 25
5.1 ACTIVEXCONTROL DOWNLOAD AND INSTALLATION.............................................................25
5.2 WEB APPLICATION MANAGER LOGIN...............................................................................26
5.3 LIVE INTERFACE ...........................................................................................................26
5.3.1Menu Bar........................................................................................................27
5.3.2 Playback........................................................................................................28
5.3.3Parameter Setting.........................................................................................30

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5.3.4 Local Setting.................................................................................................38
5.3.5 Logout............................................................................................................38
CHAPTER 6 APPENDIX ....................................................................................... 39
6.1TROUBLESHOOTING ......................................................................................................39
6.2 USAGE MAINTENANCE .................................................................................................40

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SAFETY INSTRUCTION
Please carefully read the following safety instruction so as to avoid personal
injuries and prevent the equipment and other connection devices from being
damaged.
1. Power sources (note: please use the power supply attached or specified by
the manufacturer)
Never operate the equipment by unspecified power supply.
2. Never push objects of any kind through openings of NVR
Never push objects of any kind through openings of NVR so as to avoid electric
shock or other accidents.
3. Do not put the equipment in the dusty field
Do not put the equipment in the dusty field.
4. Do not place the equipment under rain or humid environment
Do not place the equipment under humid environment like basement. If the
equipment is in contact with water, please unplug the power cable and immediately
contact your local dealer.
5. Keep the surface of the equipment clean and dry
Use soft damp cloth to clean the outer case of NVR (do not use liquid aerosol
cleaners)
6. Do not operate if any problems are found
If there are any strange smell or sound, unplug the power cable and contact the
authorized dealer or service center.
7. Do not try to remove the upper cover
Warning: Do not remove the cap of NVR so as to avoid electric shock.
8. Handle with care
If NVR does not work normally because of hitting on the hard object, please contact
the authorized dealer for repair or replacement.
9. Use standard lithium battery (Note: Use the batteries attached or specified by
the manufacturer)
After cutting off the power supply, if the system clock cannot continue to work,
please replace the standard 3V lithium battery on the main board.
Warning: Turn off NVR before replacing the batteries, or you may be suffered from
serious electric shock. Please properly dispose of the used batteries.
10. Put the equipment in a place with good ventilation.
The NVR system includes HDD, which produces large amount of heat during
operation. As a result, do not block the ventilation openings (on the top, bottom,
both sides and the reverse side) for cooling the system during operation. Install or
put the equipment in the place with good ventilation.
11. The attached power adapter can only be used for 1 set of NVR. Do not connect
more equipment, or NVR may be restarted repeatedly because of insufficient
power.
12. Prevent the equipment from water dropping or splashing. Do not place
objects containing water, such as flower vase, on the equipment.

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Chapter 1 Overview of NVR
1.1Front Panel
NVR Front Panel
Item Keytitle
or Indicator Remark Function & Description
1 Power
Indicator PWR If the “Green” indicator is on, NVR is getting power normally.
2 HDD Indicator HDD
If the “Red” indicator flashes, the hard drive is being read or written to. If
the indicator is always on, it means the hard disk is abnormal, unformatted
or has no recording files.
3 USB USB port
Table 1-1
1.2 Rear Panel
NVR Rear Panel
Item Physical Port Connection Method
1 Power Port Startup and shutdown with DC12V power
2 USB Port Connect USB devices, such as USB mouse and USB flash disk.
3 HDMI Port HDMI high definition port
4 VGA Port Connect to VGA monitor, such as PC monitor
5 AUDIO OUTPUT Audio signal output, RCA interface
6 WAN Port Network input interface of the router.
Table 1-2

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1.3 Remote Controller
Table 2-3 Key functions of the remote controller
Chapter 2 NVR Connection
2.1 HDD Installation
Caution: Please do not take out hard drive when NVR is running!
HDD Installation:
(1) Cut power firstly, and then remove screws on both sides and rear panel and open
NVR upper cover.
(2) 1. Insert 4 hard drive screws into the bottom of the hard drive and tighten them 1/2 of
the way.
2. Place the hard drive in the screw slots with the power and data connectors facing
left (if looking at the NVR from the front), and slide the hard drive into place.
3. Tighten the hard drive screws to secure the hard drive in place.
Item Key title Key function
1 1-8 Channel select 1-8; Numeric key
2 9、0 Numeric key
3 ALL Multiple display mode
4 Menu Enter into Main menu/Exit
5 Mute Mute On/off
6 Submenu Go to submenu
7 ▲Up arrow key, volume increase
8 SEL Select key/Edit key
9 ◄/ Left/Right key; Decrease/increase parameter value of control bar.
10 ▼Down arrow key, Volume decrease
11 Rewind key
12 Forward key
13 Enter into record search menu / Play key
14 ●Record key
15 ■Stop manual record; stop playing
16 Pause/Sequence key
Table 1-3
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(3) Connect HDD data cable and power cable to the main board. Install the HDD and fix it
on the bracket and then connect the HDD power cable and data cable.
2.2 Setup
After Hard-disk installation, please connect the NVR to the router or Ethernet switch using
an Ethernet cable to the LAN port on the NVR. Then please connect either a VGA or
HDMI monitor to the NVR as local display. Please also insert the USB mouse to the USB
port on the NVR to setup configuration. Then power on the NVR with the DC12V power
adapter.
In parallel, please install up to 4pcs of DIGITUS Plug&View cameras under the same
network as the NVR via a router or Ethernet switch in between.
Local Display with
HDMI or VGA
monitor
DC12V input
power supply
USB mouse for local
control and configuration

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Chapter 3 NVR Boot up
3.1 System Initialization
On the local display with the VGA or HDMI monitor, after connecting the power cable of
NVR to wall outlet and pressing the power button, you will see on the screen that the NVR
system initializing shown below.
3.2 Startup Wizard
After NVR startup is completed, please enter “admin” for both the login and password to
login. Then the “startup wizard” will be displayed. Please follow the “startup wizard” to
guide you through the first time installation.
Wizard setting menu includes：Homepage, Network setup, IPC setup, Record Schedule
and hard disk maintenance.
1．Homepage and network setup. In network setup page, please keep the default “DHCP”
setting as the NVR will be assigned with an IP address automatically when it is connected
to the router or access point t.
Note：The illustration in the user
manual may not be the same as the
menu interface in your monitor. All
the illustrations are for users’
reference.

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2．IPC Setup: In this page, user may add and delete IP camera. It would automatically
search all the DIGITUS Plug&View IP cameras installed under the same network as the
NVR. Then you select the desired cameras for recording into NVR by enabling the
channels.
Record Schedule: In this page, user may set recording time and scheduled recording of
NVR.
3. HDD: It supports HDD formatting and overwriting setting.

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Chapter 4 NVR Menu
Popup Menu
Picture4-1
After finishing system initialization, click right key of mouse on preview interface or
slide the mouse to the bottom of screen to enter into Pop-up Menu. Now you could
perform parameter setting and operate on Main Menu, Multi-Pics, Auto Cruise, Record
Search, Sequence, Volume setting and Stream switching, shown as Picture 4-1.
The options in the pop-up menu may be varied slightly according to different parameter
settings. The options in the menu will be explained in detail in the following chapters.

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4.1 Main Menu Guide
Display
System
Live
Output
Mainstream
Schedule
DDNS
Shutdown
Main Menu
Privacy Zone
IP Camera
Parameter
Network
Record
Alarm
Record Search
Event Search
Device
General
Users
Info
Log
Substream
Record
Email
Network
Alarm
Motion
Maintain
Advanced
Events
Record Search
HDD

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4.2 Main Menu
Picture 4-2
4.2.1 Parameter
4.2.1.1 Display
4.2.1.1.1 IP Camera
Go to “Main Menu”→“Display”→“IP Camera” to enter into the user interface
Picture4-4
On LIVE mode, click the mouse button, or
[Menu] button on the remote controller, or
click [ ] icon on the toolbar to enter the
main menu screen, as shown in Picture 4-2.
If system interface is locked, refer to section
4.3 to unlock by inputting password.
In Main Menu mode, you can make settings
for Parameter, Record Search, Device,
System, Advanced and Shutdown.
Channel：IP camera channel
Edit：Modify the name and location of
channels, change setting.
State：Display camera on-line status
IP Address/Domain：IP address of the IP
camera connected of the channel
Subnet Mask：IP camera subnet mask
Port：Connection port number of the
currently set IP camera.
DN-16047
1018
ONVIF
Alias：The name you can give to the camera
IP Address/Domain：IP address should be
automatically assigned by the router
Subnet Mask：IP camera subnet mask
Port：The port number is normally
automatically detected and shown. If it is not
displayed, for DIGITUS Plug&View
Revision1 camera, the port number is 80.
For Revision2 camera, the port number is
1018.
User Name ：Please key in “admin”
Password ：Please key in “admin”

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4.2.1.1.2 Live
Go to “Main Menu”→“Display”→“Live” to enter into the interface shown as Picture4-5.
Picture4-5
Picture4-6
4.2.1.1.3 Output
Go to “Main Menu”→“Display”→“Output” to enter into the interface shown as
Picture4-7
Picture4-7
Video Output：Live Output
Seq Mode：Set sequence mode
SEQ Dwell Time：Sequence dwell time is
set 5 seconds by default. User may set it
as required.
VGA/HDMI Resolution：VGA output or
HDMI output. Including 1024×768 ，
1280×1024 ，1440×900 ，1280×720 ，
1920×1080,1680×1050,1600×1200,1900
×1200
2560×1440,3840×2160
Transparency：Set the transparency of
the menu in the range of 0—128.
Channel：Select channel number.
Show Time：Tick the checkbox to display time.
Channel Name：Name marked on IPC
Date Format：Set date format such as m/d/y or
y/m/d
Time Format：12 hour or 24 hour
OSD Position：Freely set the position of IPC
name and time
Color：Adjust the chroma, brightness, contrast
and saturation of the IPC of the channel.
（Refer to Picture 4-6）

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4.2.1.1.4 Privacy Zone
Privacy Zone is for setting some invisible parts in the selected channel, as shown in
Picture4-8 and Picture4-9.
1. Select the number of the zone to be set
(maximum 4 zones can be set for single channel)
2. Click “Setup” to adjust the position of the zone.
3. After finish setting, right click the mouse to return to the “Privacy Zone” page.
4. Click “Save” to save the setting.
Picture4-8 Picture4-9
4.2.1.2 Record
4.2.1.2.1 Record
Go to “Main Menu”→“Record”→“Record” to enter into the interface shown as Picture4-10.
Picture4-10
Channel：Set the desired channel in the
drop-down menu
Record：Set up the record
status(Enable/Disable) of each channel.
Stream Mode ：Select Mainstream or
Substream.
PreRecord ：“Enable” status supports
pre-record for motion detection record or
I/O trigger record.

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4.2.1.2.2 Schedule
Go to “Main Menu”→“Record”→“Schedule” to enter into the Schedule interface shown as
Picture4-11 and set the record schedule of NVR.
4.2.1.2.3 Mainstream/Substream
Go to “Main Menu”→“Record”→“Mainstream/Substream” to enter into the menu interface
as shown in Picture 4-12.
Select the channel and the date to be set. One
week’s schedule can be set. The record
schedule of the current channel can be copied
to any other channel or all channels.
Note：
1.In the Record menu and Record Search
menu, No Color stands for no record;
2.“Green” stands for normal record and
“yellow” stands for motion record
3. “Red” stands for alarm record,
Picture 4-12
Picture4-11
Mainstream and substream are the two video
stream of IPC. Mainstream is mostly used for
recording and the substream is mostly used
for remote network monitoring.
Channel：Select a channel
Resolution ：Set IPC resolution as
required
FPS：Min 1 and max 30
code type:H.264 and H.265
Bite rate control: Dynamic and Statics
Bitrate Mode ：Preview Mode and
User-defined Mode
Bitrate：Set IPC bitrate

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4.2.1.3 Network
4.2.1.3.1 Network
Go to “Main Menu”→“Parameter”→“Network” to enter into the interface shown as Picture
4-13.
Select a kind of network connection (PPPOE, DHCP, Static) and set Port, then user may
remotely control the monitoring, recording, playback or backup of NVR through network,
as shown in Picture 4-13.
Picture 4-13
4.2.1.3.2 E-mail
Go to “Main Menu”→“Parameter”→“Network”→“Email” to enter into the menu interface.
Receive or Send NVR alarm Email and set parameters like Email address, SSL, Email
Enable, Interval and Email Schedule. The related parameter setting should be consistent
with NVR local setting. Refer to Picture 4-14.
Picture 4-14
For PPPoe, Static and DHCP, after setting
IP address of NVR, the extranet port shall
be mapped on the router before visiting
NVR through public network.
Note: Save after setting to make effective. If
there are multiple NVR in a LAN, make sure
their MAC addresses are different (Refer to
Take DHCP as an example. In this mode, the
router automatically assigns IP address for
NVR. After restarting NVR or DHCP server,
the IP address obtained by NVR may be
different. As a result, user shall check IP
address and port number for each remote
access of NVR. The operation procedure is as
follows:
1. Select DHCP, click Save and refresh NVR.
Input Client Port and HTTP Port (the two
values must not be the same).
2. Set obtained IP address of NVR and the
mapping port. Refer to section4.2.4.2.
3. Remotely visit NVR by IP address：
http://Public network IP: Web port number
（such as 00080）
http:// Intranet IP: Web port number（such as
00080）（Only available in the same LAN）

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4.2.1.3.3 DDNS
Go to “Main Menu”→“Parameter”→“Network”→“DDNS” to enter into the menu interface.
User may set DDNS in any one of the above network connection after applying dynamic
domain service. User may remotely access NVR through domain by using browser in the
form of http://applied domain: mapped Web port number. When using DDNS domain
name to access NVR, user shall confirm that the port can be normally connected to
current IP on the public network and the settings for server address/host
name/user/password/setting should be consistent with NVR local setting. See Picture
4-15.
Picture 4-15
4.2.1 Alarm
Go to “Main Menu”→“Parameter ”→“Alarm” →“Motion” to enter into the interface shown
as picture 4-16-1.
Picture 4-16-1
4.2.1.1 Motion
Picture 4-16-2
Channel: Enable or disable Motion function.
Sensitivity: Support 1-8 level, 8 is the highest level.
Buzzer: When detecting object moving, buzzer
makes alarms (disable, 10 seconds, 20 seconds, 40
seconds and 60 seconds).
Alarm Out: Connect to the alarm switch of the
alarm apparatus.
Show Message: Messages will be displayed on the
screen when moving object is detected and alarms
are made.
Send Email: When moving object is detected, send
Email to the specified Email address.
Full Screen: When moving object is detected,
messages will be displayed in full screen.
Latch Time: When moving object is detected, the
alarm time can be set as 10 seconds, 20 seconds,
40 seconds and 60 seconds.
Post Recording: After the alarm finishes, the
duration time of the alarm recording can be set as
30 seconds, 1 minute, 2 minutes and 5 minutes.

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Area：Click it to enter into the interface shown as Picture 4-16-2 to set the motion
detection area to be monitored intensively.
A single channel is divided into 15ⅹ12（PAL）or 15ⅹ10（NTSC）configurable grids. The
red grids indicate that the motion detection in the area is enabled, white semitransparent
ones indicates that the motion detection in the area is disabled. After setting is completed,
right click the mouse button to return and click Save to make the parameter setting
effective.
Record Channel：When object motion is detected, the record channel setting will be
activated.
4.2.4.1 Alarm
Go to “Main Menu”→“Alarm”→“Alarm” to enter into the interface shown as Picture 4-17.
Picture 4-17
Show Message: Display the alarm messages on the screen when motion alarm is
detected.
Send Email: Set to send email to specified email when motion alarm is detected.
Full Screen Alarm: When the motion is detected, the corresponding channel will be
switched to the full screen mode.
Latch time: you can set how long the buzzer will sound when object move is detected by
external sensor (10s, 20s, 40s, 60s)
Post Recording: You can set how long alarm record will last when alarm ends (30s,
1minutes, 2minutes, 5minutes).
Record Channel: The record channel will be activated when the object move is detected.
Copy: Allow you copy current channel parameters to any other channel (setting of record
channel cannot be copied).
Alarm Type Functions & Descriptions
Video Loss When NVR fails to receive video signals due to some problems (camera damage, line
dropout or damage, power failure), the alarm will appear.
Motion
Detection
When IP camera detects object moving, alarm will be activated. Sensitivity is subject to
the actual application environment test. Sensitivity is adjusted according to the
sensitivity of moving object detection and parameters are modified by combining the
area setting.
I/O Status
Communicate with alarm device through I/O port. Alarm signals sent by IR sensor or
other devices will be transformed to the system recognized signal and activate relevant
channel to record or control the device output.
HDD Status Alarm will appear when HDD does not work due to damage, power failure, HDD
auto-overwrite off and insufficient space.
Table 2-4
It is the alarm management and setting of the machine.
User may set alarms under different status in the interface.
Please refer to Table 2-4
Alarm In: User may set four groups of alarm input.
Alarm Type: There are three kinds of status, i.e.
Always ON, Always OFF, and OFF. Always ON: When
the trigger is on, I/O alarm appears; Always OFF:
When the trigger is off, I/O alarm appears; OFF: Do
not receive I/O alarm from trigger.
Buzzer Time: You can set how long the buzzer will
sound when motion is detected(off, 10s, 20s, 40s, 60s)
Alarm out: Connect the external alarm switch.

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4.2.2 Record Search
4.2.2.1Record Search
Go to “Main Menu”→“Record Search”→“Record Search” to enter into the interface
shown as Picture 4-18
Picture 4-18
Picture 4-19
Time Axis setup, file clip and zoom in/out
1) The NVR supports the processing control bar function when playing back record files
Picture 4-20-1 Picture 4-20-2
Time Axis zoom: Default value is 24hours. Allow user to select 2 hours, 1 hour, 30 minutes
or user-defined.
Detailed operation：
Channel: Select the channel you want to
search.
Type: Select the type the playback record.
There are two options, i.e. Normal and Alarm.
Start Time/End Time: Select the specific period
of time. The default setting is from 0:00 to 24:00.
Playback Channel: Click a date and select
corresponding channel in Playback Channel.
The selected channels shall not be more than
16, as shown in Picture 4-19.
Playback: Select the desired year and month
and click “Search”. If there are any records, a
yellow corner mark which shows the recording
at specific date will appear at the down-right
corner of the date sheet. Select the date
checkbox and select playback channel and click
Playback to enter into the interface.
Playback interface: You can use the Playback
Control bar to operate the Fast Forward (X2, X4,
X8 and X16), Rewind (X2, X4, X8 and X16),
Slow play (1/2, 1/4 and 1/8 speed), Play,
Pause/Frame. You can click or drag the volume
control bar to adjust volume. When playback
ends, NVR will remain in the playback interface,
as shown in Picture 4-19.

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Fixed time axis: If you select [ ] option, that means the processing control bar cover
two-hours video content. The time range refers to 1 hour before and after the middle point.
2）Record clip and backup function and playback zoom in/out function.
Picture4-21-1 Picture4-21-2
Clip and backup:When it is under single channel playback, the [] icon will appear in
the Play Control bar shown as Picture 4-21-1. Click the icon to start video clip function,
click the icon again to end the function and pop up the dialog shown as Picture 4-21-1.
Now, you may save the clipped video file.
Zoom out：When it is under single channel playback, the icon will appear in the
Play Control bar. Click the icon to zoom in certain area of the playback screen and
right click mouse to return the Playback page.
4.2.2.2 Event Search
Go to “Main Menu”→“Record Search”→“Event Search” to enter into the interface shown
as Picture 4-22.
In this page, user may search details by date, time, channel and record type. The relevant
operations are as follows:
Picture 4-22
：Next page; Click the button to go to next page when viewing events (except
the last page). When viewing the last page, click this button to display the event list in the
last page.
：Jump; Input the desired record event page in the input box and click
arrow button to jump to the input page.
Two types of backup：Quick Backup and Backup
If you want to back up a record in the detailed file list, you may tick the checkbox at the left
of the record (“√”means it has been selected) and click “Backup” to enter into “Select
backup type” (Make sure U disk or other portable storage device are connected), as
shown in Picture 4-23.
：Previous page; Click the button to go to previous page when viewing events
(except the first page). When viewing the first page, click this button to display the event
list in the first page.