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Quick Operation Guide of Network Video Recorder DINOX NVR-4004 and NVR-4008
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NVR Pre-Installation
The NVR-4004/4008 series NVR are highly advanced surveillance equipment that should be installed with care.
Please take into consideration the following precautionary steps before installation of the NVR.
1. Keep all liquids away from the NVR.
2. Install the NVR in a well-ventilated and dust-free area.
3. Ensure environmental conditions meet factory specifications.
4. Install a manufacturer recommended HDD.
NVR Installation
During the installation of the NVR:
1. Use brackets for rack mounting.
2. Ensure there is ample room for audio and video cables.
3. When installing cables, ensure that the bend radius of the cables are no less than five times than its diameter.
4. Connect both the alarm and RS-485 cable.
5. Allow at least 2cm (~0.75-inch) of space between racks mounted devices.
6. Ensure the NVR is grounded.
7. Environmental temperature should be within the range of -10 ºC ~ 55 ºC, 14ºF ~ 131ºF.
8. Environmental humidity should be within the range of 10% ~ 90%.
Hard Disk Installation
Before you start:
Before installing a hard disk drive (HDD), please make sure the power is disconnected from the NVR. A factory
recommended HDD should be used for this installation.
Up to 2 SATA hard disks can be installed on your NVR.
Tools Required: Screwdriver.
Steps:
1. Remove the cover from the NVR by unfastening the screws on the back and side.
2. Connect one end of the data cable to the motherboard of NVR and the other end to the HDD.

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3. Connect the power cable to the HDD.
4. Place the HDD on the bottom of the device and then fasten the screws on the bottom to fix the HDD.
5. Re-install the cover of the NVR and fasten screws.
Front Panel
NVR-4004/4008

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No.
Name
Description
1
Status
Indicator
Power
Power indicator turns yellow when system is running.
Status
Status indicator blinks red when data is being read from or written to
HDD.
Tx/Rx
TX/RX indictor blinks yellow when network connection is functioning
properly.
2
USB Interface
Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports for additional devices such as USB
mouse and USB Hard Disk Drive (HDD).
Rear Panel
NVR-4004/4008
No.
Item
Description
1
LAN Network Interface
Connector for LAN (Local Area Network).
2
RS-485 Interface
Connects to RS-485 devices.
3
Power Supply
100~240VAC power supply
4
Power Switch
Switch for turning on/off the device.
5
USB Interface
Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports for additional devices such as USB
mouse and USB Hard Disk Drive (HDD).
6
GND
Ground (needs to be connected when NVR starts up).
7
HDMI Interface
HDMI video output connector.
8
VGA Output
DB9 connector for VGA output. Display local video output and menu.
9
Audio In
RCA connector for voice talk input
10
Audio Out
RCA connector for audio output
11
Network Interfaces with
PoE function
(for NVR-4004/4008)
Network interface for the cameras and to provide power over Ethernet.

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Specifications
Model
NVR-4004
NVR-4008
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Video/Audio
input
IP video input
4-ch
8-ch
16-ch
Two-way audio
input
1-ch, RCA (2.0 Vp-p, 1kΩ)
Network
Incoming bandwidth
20Mbps
40Mbps
80Mbps
Output bandwidth
40Mbps
Remote connection
128
Video/Audio
output
HDMI/VGA output
1-ch, resolution:
1920 ×1080P /60Hz, 1600 ×1200 /60Hz, 1280 ×1024 /60Hz, 1280
×720 /60Hz, 1024 ×768 /60Hz
CVBS
(optional)
1-ch, BNC (1.0 Vp-p, 75 Ω)
Resolution: 704 ×576 (PAL); 704 ×480 (NTSC)
Audio output
1-ch, RCA (Linear, 1kΩ)
Decoding
Live view / Playback
resolution
5MP /3MP /1080P /UXGA /720P /VGA /4CIF /DCIF /2CIF /CIF
/QCIF
Capability
4-ch, 720P / 2-ch,
1080P / 1-ch, 5MP
8-ch 4CIF /4-ch, 720P / 2-ch, 1080P / 1-ch,
5MP
Hard disk
SATA
2 SATA interfaces for 2 HDDs
Capacity
Up to 4TB for each disk
External
interface
Network interface
1 RJ-45 10 /100 /1000 Mbps self-adaptive Ethernet interface
Serial interface
1 RS-485 half-duplex interface
USB interface
2 ×USB 2.0
Alarm in/out
(optional)
4/1
PoE
Interface
4 independent 10 /100 Mbps PoE Ethernet
interfaces
8 independent 10
/100 Mbps PoE
Ethernet interfaces
Output
Consumption
52W
120W
Supported Standard
AF
Others
Power supply
100~240VAC, 47~63Hz, 3A
Consumption
≤15 W (without hard disk)
Working
temperature
-10 ºC ~ +55 ºC (14 ºF ~ 131 ºF)
Working humidity
10 % ~ 90 %
Chassis
19-inch rack-mounted 1U chassis
Dimensions
(W ×D ×H)
445 ×290 ×45mm (17.5 ×11.4 ×1.8 inch)
Weight
≤2 Kg ( without hard disk)

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HDD Storage Calculation Chart
The following chart shows an estimation of storage space used based on recording at one channel for an hour at a
fixed bit rate.
Bit Rate
Storage Used
96K
42M
128K
56M
160K
70M
192K
84M
224K
98M
256K
112M
320K
140M
384K
168M
448K
196M
512K
225M
640K
281M
768K
337M
896K
393M
1024K
450M
1280K
562M
1536K
675M
1792K
787M
2048K
900M
4096K
1800M
8192K
3600M
16384K
7200M
Please note that supplied values for storage space used is just for reference. Storage space used is estimated
by formulas and may have some deviation from actual value.

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Accessing by Web Browser
Logging In
You can get access to the device via web browser. Open web browser, input the IP address of the device and then
press Enter. The login interface appears.
Input the user name and password, and click the Login button.
!The default IP address is 192.0.0.64.
!The default user name is admin, and password is 12345.
!You may use one of the following listed web browsers: Internet Explorer 6.0, Internet Explorer 7.0, Internet
Explorer 8.0, Internet Explorer 9.0, Internet Explorer 10.0, Apple Safari, Mozilla Firefox, and Google
Chrome.
!The supported resolutions include 1024*768 and above.
When you log in for the first time, the system will remind you to install the Plug-in control. After the installation,
you can configure and manage the device remotely.
Live View
The live view interface appears by default when you log in the device.

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Live View Interface Introduction
No.
Name
Description
1
Channel List
Displays the list of channels and the playing and recording status of each
channel.
2
Live View Window
Displays the image of channel, and multi-window division is supported.
3
Play Control Bar
Play control operations are supported.
4
PTZ Control
Pan, tilt, zoom operations are supported, as well as preset editing and calling.
PTZ function can only be realized if the connected camera supports PTZ control.
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Video Parameters
Configuration
Brightness, contrast, saturation and hue of the image can be modified.
Start Live View
Steps:
1. In the live view window, select a playing window by clicking the mouse.
2. Double click a camera from the device list to start the live view.
3. You can click the button on the toolbar to start the live view of all cameras on the device list.
Refer to the following table for the description of buttons on the live view window:
Icon
Description
Icon
Description
Select the window-division mode
/
Start/Stop All Live View
Capture picture during live view
/
Start/Stop All Recording
/
Enable/Disable Digital Zoom
/
Previous/Next Page
/
Start/Stop Two-way Audio
/
Open/Close Audio
Adjust Volume
Recording
Before you start:
Make sure the device is connected with HDD or network disk, and the HDD or network disk has been initialized
for the first time to use.
Two recording types can be configured: Manual and Scheduled. The following section introduces the
configuration of scheduled recording.
Steps:
1. Click Remote Configuration> Camera Settings> Record Schedule to enter Record Schedule settings
interface.
2. Select the camera to configure the record schedule.
3. Check the checkbox of Enable Schedule to enable recording schedule.

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4. Choose the day in a week to configure scheduled recording.
5. Click Edit to edit record schedule.
1) Configure All Day or Customize record:
!If you want to configure the all-day recording, please check the All Day checkbox.
!If you want to record in different time sections, check the Customize checkbox. Set the Start Time
and End Time.
The time of each segment cannot be overlapped. Up to 8 segments can be configured.
2) Select a Record Type. The record type can be Normal, Motion, Alarm, Motion & Alarm, and Motion |
Alarm.
3) Check the checkbox of Select All and click Copy to copy settings of this day to the whole week. You
can also check any of the checkboxes before the date and click Copy.
4) Click OK to save the settings and exit the Edit Schedule interface.
6. Click Advanced to configure advanced record parameters.
7. Click Save to validate the above settings.

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Playback
Playback Interface Introduction
No.
Name
Description
1
Channel List
Displays the list of channels and the playing status of each channel.
2
Playback Window
Displays the image of channel.
3
Play Control Bar
Play control operations are supported.
4
Time Line
Displays the time bar and the records marked with different colors.
5
Playback Status
Displays the playback status, including channel number and playback
speed.
6
Calendar
You can select the date to play.
Start Playback
Steps:
1. Click Playback on the menu bar to enter playback interface.
2. Click the camera from the device list for playback.
3. Select the date from the calendar and click Search.
4. Click the Play button to play the video file searched on the current date.
5. Use the buttons on the toolbar to operate in playback mode.
Icon
Description
Icon
Description
Select the window-division mode
/
Play/Pause
Stop
Slow Forward
Fast Forward
Play by single frame
Stop All Playback
Capture picture during playback
Download
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Video Clip

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Icon
Description
Icon
Description
/
Open/Close audio
6. You can drag the progress bar with the mouse to locate the exact playback point. You can also input the time
in the textbox and click button to locate the playback point.
The color of the video on the progress bar stands for the different video types.
Log
You can view and export the log files at any time, including operation, alarm, exception and information of device.
Before you start
The Log function can be realized only when the device is connected with HDD or network disk. And make sure
the HDD or network disk has been initialized for the first time to use.
Steps:
1. Click Log on the menu bar to enter the Log interface.
2. Set the log search conditions to refine your search, including the Major Type, Minor Type, Start Time and
End Time.
3. Click the Search button to start searching log files.
4. The matched log files will be displayed on the list shown below.
Up to 100 log files can be displayed each time.
You can click the button to save the searched log files to local directory.

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Menu Operation
Menu Structure
Startup and Shutdown
Proper startup and shutdown procedures are crucial to expanding the life of the NVR.
To start your NVR:
1. Check the power supply is plugged into an electrical outlet. It is HIGHLY recommended that an
Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) be used in conjunction with the device. The Power indicator LED on
the front panel should be red, indicating the device gets the power supply.
2. Turn on the power switch on the rear panel to start the NVR immediately.
To shut down the NVR:
1. Enter the Shutdown menu.
Menu > Shutdown
2. Select the Shutdown button.
3. Click the Yes button.

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4. Shut the power switch down when the shutdown attention pops up.
After the device starting up, the wizard will guide you through the initial settings, including modifying password,
date and time settings, network settings, HDD initializing, and recording.
Live View
Some icons are provided on screen in Live View mode to indicate different camera status. These icons include:
Live View Icons
In the live view mode, there are icons at the right top of the screen for each channel, showing the status of the
record and alarm in the channel, so that you can find problems as soon as possible.
Alarm (video loss, video tampering, motion detection or sensor alarm).
Record (manual record, schedule record, motion detection or alarm triggered record)
Alarm & Record
Adding IP Cameras
You should add the online IP cameras to enable the live view and recording function.
You can search and add the online IP cameras by following the startup wizard, or according to the following steps.
Steps:
1. Right-click the mouse when you in the live view mode to show the live view toolbar
2. Select the corresponding icon (Auto) or (Manual) on your demand to add IP camera.
!Auto
The device will add the detected IP cameras or encoders automatically by the default user name and
password of administrator.

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If the user name and password is changed, the auto adding of IP camera will be failed, you may add it
manually.
!Manual
1. To add the online cameras with same network segment:
1) The detected online camera will be listed in the camera list, as shown in the figure below.
2) Click the button to add the camera.
Explanation of the icons:
Icon
Explanation
Icon
Explanation
Edit basic parameters of the camera
Add the detected IP camera.
The camera is connected; you can
click the icon to get the live view of
the camera.
The camera is disconnected; you can
click the icon to get the exception
information of camera.
The camera is connected.
Advanced settings of the camera.
Delete the IP camera
2. To custom add the online cameras:
1) Click the Custom Adding button in the manual add interface to pop up the Add IP Camera (Custom)
interface.

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2) You can edit the IP address, protocol, management port, and other information of the IP camera to be
added.
3) Click Add to add the camera.
Record Settings
Before you start:
Make sure that the HDD has already been installed. If not, please install a HDD and initialize it. You may refer to
the user manual for detailed information.
Purpose:
Two kinds of record types are introduced in the following section, including Instant Record and All-day Record.
And for other record types, you may refer to the user manual for detailed information.
After rebooting all the manual records enabled are canceled.
Instant Record
On the live view window of each channel, there is a quick setting toolbar which shows on the bottom of the
window when you click on it.
Click the icon to enable the record, and the icon turns to . And click icon to disable the record, then
the icon turns to .
All-day Record
Steps:
1. Right-click the mouse when you in the live view mode to show the live view toolbar.
2. Select (Continuous Record) or (Motion Detection Record) on your demand.
3. And click the Yes button in the popup Attention message box to confirm the settings.
Then all the channels will start to record in the selected mode.
Playback
Play back the record files of a specific channel in the live view menu. Channel switch is supported.
!OPTION 1

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Choose a channel under live view using the mouse and click the button in the shortcut operation menu.
Only record files recorded during the past five minutes on this channel will be played back.
!OPTION 2
Steps:
1. Enter the Playback menu.
Right-click the mouse when you in the live view mode to show the live view toolbar, and select to enter
the playback interface.
Under multi-screen live view, record files of the top left channel (not masked) will be played back.
2. Playback management.
The toolbar in the bottom part of Playback interface can be used to control playing process.
Just check the channel or channels if you want to switch playback to another channel or execute
simultaneous playback of multiple channels.
Backup
Recorded files can be backed up to various devices, such as USB flash drives, USB HDDs or a DVD writer.

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Steps:
1. Enter Video Export interface.
Menu > Export > Normal
2. Choose the channel(s) you want to back up and click on the Search button.
3. Select record files you want to back up.
Click to play the record file if you want to check it.
Check the checkbox before the record files you want to back up.
The size of the currently selected files is displayed in the lower-left corner of the window.
4. Click Export button to enter the USB device management interface.
If the inserted USB device is not recognized:
•Click the Refresh button.
•Reconnect device.
•Check for compatibility from vendor.
You can also format USB flash drives or USB HDDs via the device.

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5. Click Export button and select to export the video and log files or the player to the backup device. Click OK
to confirm.
Stay in the Exporting interface until all record files are exported with pop-up message box “Export finished”.
6. Check backup result.
Choose the record file in Export interface and click button to check it.
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