GVI Security GV-DVR1042 User manual

USER’S MANUAL
GV-DVR1042
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Stand Alone
4 Channel
Real Time
DVR Sy tem
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B E F O R E
B E F O R EB E F O R E
B E F O R E I N S T A L L A T I O N
I N S T A L L A T I O NI N S T A L L A T I O N
I N S T A L L A T I O N - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5
M A I N
M A I NM A I N
M A I N F E A T U R E S
F E A T U R E SF E A T U R E S
F E A T U R E S - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6
S Y S T E M
S Y S T E MS Y S T E M
S Y S T E M O R G A N I Z A T I O N
O R G A N I Z A T I O NO R G A N I Z A T I O N
O R G A N I Z A T I O N ---------------------------------------------------- 8
S Y S T E M
S Y S T E MS Y S T E M
S Y S T E M C O N T E N T S
C O N T E N T SC O N T E N T S
C O N T E N T S -------------------------------------------------------- 9
S Y S T E
S Y S T ES Y S T E
S Y S T E C O N F I G U R E
C O N F I G U R EC O N F I G U R E
C O N F I G U R E - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 0
Front panel description -------------------------------------------------- 10
R e a r p a n e l d e s c r i p t i o n - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1
R e m o t e C o n t r o l l e r d e s c r i p t i o n - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 2
C O N N E C T
C O N N E C TC O N N E C T
C O N N E C T &
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& P O W E R
P O W E RP O W E R
P O W E R O N
O NO N
O N ----------------------------------------------------- 13
L I V E
L I V EL I V E
L I V E D I S P L A Y
D I S P L A YD I S P L A Y
D I S P L A Y C O N F I G U R E
C O N F IG U R EC O N F IG U R E
C O N F IG U R E --------------------------------------------------- 14
S e q u e n c e - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 4
PT Camera control ---------------------------------------------------- 14
S Y S T E M
S Y S T E MS Y S T E M
S Y S T E M S E T U P
S E T U PS E T U P
S E T U P ----------------------------------------------------------- 16
D I S P L A Y
D I S P L A YD I S P L A Y
D I S P L A Y ------------------------------------------------------------- 17
O S D - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 7
M o n i t o r - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 8
R E C O R D
R E C O R DR E C O R D
R E C O R D ------------------------------------------------------------- 19
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Recording Operations ----------------------------------------------- 19
Continuous / Mo t ion Record Schedu l e -- -------- ------------- - - ------- - - 20
P a r a m e t e r - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 0
S c h e d u l e - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 3
Alarm Record Schedule ------------------------------------------ 26
C A M E R A
C A M E R AC A M E R A
C A M E R A ------------------------------------------------------------- 27
Covert / Title Setup ------------------------------------------------ 27
P T S e t u p - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 8
Color Setup ------------------------------------------------------ 29
Motion Sensor ---------------------------------------------------- 30
S O U N D
S O U N DS O U N D
S O U N D - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 3
A u d i o - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 3
B u z z e r - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 4

E V E N T
E V E N TE V E N T
E V E N T /
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/ S E N S O R
S E N S O RS E N S O R
S E N S O R ------------------------------------------------------ 34
H D D E v e n t - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 5
Alarm Input ------------------------------------------------------- 35
A l a r m O u t - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 6
Buzzer Out ------------------------------------------------------- 37
E - m a i l N o t i f i c a t i o n - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 8
S Y S T E M
S Y S T E MS Y S T E M
S Y S T E M ------------------------------------------------------------- 39
D a t e / T i m e - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 9
Network ---------------------------------------------------------- 40
Mail ------------------------------------------------------------- 41
U s e r M a n a g e m e n t - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 1
D i s k M a n a g e m e n t - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 4
C o n t r o l D e v i c e - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 6
Shutdown -------------------------------------------------------- 46
S E A R C H
S E A R C HS E A R C H
S E A R C H - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 7
Time Search ---------------------------------------------------------- 47
E v e n t
S e a r c h
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E v e n t
S e a r c h
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A R C H I V I N G
A R C H I V I N GA R C H I V I N G
A R C H I V I N G - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 2
R E M O T E
R E M O T ER E M O T E
R E M O T E C L I E N T
C L I E N TC L I E N T
C L I E N T S E T U P
S E T U PS E T U P
S E T U P ----------------------------------------------------- 55
C l i e n t s o f t w a r e i n s t a l l a t i o n - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 5
Client software organization ---------------------------------------------- 57
E x pl a n at io n o f F u nc ti on k e y s - - - -- -- -- - -- -- -- -- - -- -- - -- -- -- - -- - -- -- -- 5 8
Create a connect group ------------------------------------------------- 59
Detail Setup ---------------------------------------------------------- 60
Additional Configuration ------------------------------------------------- 62
R E M O T E
R E M O T ER E M O T E
R E M O T E S E A R C H
S E A R C HS E A R C H
S E A R C H ---------------------------------------------------------- 63
E x pl a n at i o n o f fu n c t i on k e y s - - - - - -- - - - - - - -- - - - - - -- - - - - - -- - - - - -- - - - 6 4
Q U I C K
Q U I C KQ U I C K
Q U I C K S E A R C H
S E A R C HS E A R C H
S E A R C H -------------------------------------------------------- 65
Archiving --------------------------------------------------------- 66
S t i l l S h o t - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 6
L o g V i e w e r - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 7

Backup Player ----------------------------------------------------- 67
Print ------------------------------------------------------------ 68
E v e n t V i e w e r - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 8
R e m o t e
R e m o t eR e m o t e
R e m o t e R e c o d i n g
R e c o d i n gR e c o d i n g
R e c o d i n g S e t u p
S e t u pS e t u p
S e t u p ------------------------------------------------- 69
R e c o r d - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 9
C a m e r a - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 0
S o u n d - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 0
E v e n t / S e n s o r - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 1
S y s t e m - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 2
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BEFORE INSTALLATIONBEFORE INSTALLATION
● Installation should be carried out only by qualified personnel and in accordance with any electrical
regulations in force at the time.
● The DVR must be placed on a stable surface or mounted in an approved cabinet.
Adequate ventilation must be provided, taking particular care not to block any of the air vents on the DVR.
● Adequate protection against lightning strikes and power surges must be installed to prevent damage
to the DVR.
● Any safety warnings on the DVR and in these instructions must be adhered to.
● If cleaning is necessary, shutdown the DVR and disconnect power first. Use a soft dry cloth only never
use any abrasive cleaners.
● Do not attempt to service or repair the DVR as opening or removing covers may expose dangerous
voltages or other hazards. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel.
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MAIN FEATURESMAIN FEATURES
MOUSE CONTROLL
Designed to be controlled by mouse and easy to use.
ENHANCED GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE [GUI]
The DVR menu structure and on screen display is presented in a simple to use and logical GUI format.
GENUINE TRIPLEX OPERATION
The DVR will continue to record at full frame rate during local playback, local setup, multi user remote
viewing and playback and remote setup.
AUDIO
4 audio inputs are supported which can be assigned to any video channel. Live and recorded audio can be
Monitored remotely over the internet and remote ‘talkback’ audio transmission to the DVR is also possible.
BACKUP
Recorded footage (including audio) can be archived to USB memory stick or CD.
Playback software is embedded with the backup files and the backup also contains the system event log
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Playback software is embedded with the backup files and the backup also contains the system event log
and backup log for full traceability.
REMOTE CONNECTION
Software is provided to allow remote connection to up to 4 DVRs in one session. Depending on user level,
Full DVR control is available over the internet as well as the ability to remotely configure the DVR.
Alarm outputs on the DVR can be remotely triggered over the internet.
COMPREHENSIVE RECORDING SETUP
Recording can be scheduled, alarm activated or motion activated. For each type of recording, frame rates,
image quality and audio recording properties can be adjusted per hour, per day and for each individual
channel.
The DVR also has a panic recording feature (from the front panel or external input) which overrides all
other recording settings to provide the best quality recording in the event of an emergency.
PTZ CONTROL
Full PTZ control is available from the front panel or remote connection and a wide number of speed
Dome protocols are supported. Protocols can be set individually for each channel and PTZ speed
can be adjusted to suit particular speed domes.

MAIN FEATURESMAIN FEATURES
TELEMETRY CONTROL
Full telemetry control is available from the front panel or remote connection and a wide number of
speed dome protocols are supported. Protocols can be set individually for each channel and telemetry
speed can be adjusted to suit particular speed domes.
EXTENSIVE MONITOR SUPPORT
The DVR has 3 main monitor outputs (Composite, VGA and S-Video) which can be used simultaneously.
Support is also provided for up to 4 spot monitors and each spot monitor output can be programmed in the
DVR setup.
LIVE DISPLAY
The DVR displays single or multi screen images.
CONFIGURATION BACKUP
All configuration settings on the DVR can be saved to USB memory stick or a PC file remotely.
The saved data can then be uploaded to other DVR units allowing rapid deployment where more than
one DVR is being installed.
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one DVR is being installed.
EMAIL SUPPORT
The DVR can send emails to specific users to notify events such as alarm, motion detection,
hard drive failure etc.

SYSTEM ORGANIZATIONSYSTEM ORGANIZATION
NETWORK
NETWORKNETWORK
NETWORK
Camera
Alarm Sensor Relay Out Remote Client PC Image Printer
Video In
Video Out
TCP/IP
Alarm Input/Out
Backup
AVI Backup
WEB Client
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VCR V A
Monitor AV Monitor
Remote
Controller
CD-RW USB

SYSTEM CONTENTSSYSTEM CONTENTS
①
①①
①Basic Contents
Power Cable 12V Adaptor
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Remote Controller
User ’ s Manual Remote Client
Program Install CD AAA Battery X 2
②
②②
②Option Contents
HDD
CD-RW USB Memory

SYSTEM CONFIGURESYSTEM CONFIGURE
1. Front panel description.
SHUTTLE WHEEL
Used to quickly adjust
playback speed and direction.
Also used to control
camera zoom when in PTZ
mode, and digital
zoom level in live display
JOG RING
When playback is paused,
used to move footage
forwards or backwards, frame
by frame
HOLD
Locks the current function of
the SHUTTLE WHEEL so it
can be released
CHANNEL SELECTION
BUTTONS
Used to display individual
channels in live display and
Playback.
Also used to enter numeric
passwords for the various
login screens
CD-RW Media
Supports a CD-R,
CD-RW, DVD for
backup.
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SCR MODE
Selects various display
modes in live display
SEARCH
Displays the search menu
MENU
Displays the setup menus
PTZ
Selects PTZ mode in live
display
USB ports
Supports a wide
variety of USB
memory stick for
archive, system
setting backup and
firmware upgrade.
Also support USB
mouse for control
CURSOR KEYS,
ENTER and
RETURN buttons
Used for navigating
setup menus, search
and archive screens.
Also used when the
DVR is in PTZ mode
Increases reverse playback speed
Selects reverse playback
Pauses / resumes playback
Selects forward playback and also accesses
the instant playback feature
Increases forward playback speed