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CAUTION
 Please read this user manual carefully to ensure that you can use the device correctly
and safely
 We do not warrant all the content is correct. The contents of this manual are subject to
chan e without notice
 This device should be operated only from the type of power source indicated on the
markin label. The volta e of the power must be verified before usin . If not in use for a lon
time, pull out the plu from the socket
 Do not install this device near any heat sources such as radiators, heat re isters, stoves
or other device that produce heat
 Do not install this device near water. Clean only with a dry cloth
 Do not block any ventilation openin s. And ensure well ventilation around the machine
 Do not power off the DVR at normal recordin condition! The correct operation to shut
off DVR is to stop recordin firstly, and then select “shut-down” button at the ri ht of the
menu bar to exit, and finally to cut off the power.
 This machine is indoor usin equipment. Do not expose the machine in rain or moist
environment. In case any solid or liquid et into the machine’s case, please cut off the
power supply immediately, and ask for qualified technicians to check the machine before
restart
 Refer all servicin to qualified service personnel. No any parts repaired by yourself
without technical aid or approval.

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Main Features
• Real-time surveillance
• High resolution VGA output, HDMI output
• way audio
• 3G Mobile surveillance(iPhone/ iPad/ Android)
Compression with latest H. 64 video compression, better video quality and lower
compression rate.
Storage: 8 SATA HDD（FAT3 file system）
• Data back with USB thumb drive or USB external DVD burner. Each backup file size is
1 8MB.
• Adjustable record resolution, frame rate and quality
• WD1(960H)/AHD 7 0P+1080P/TVI7 0P+1080P/IP 7 0P+1080P
(support 8 IP camera input) record – 16CH Only
• Multi-record mode: manual, schedule, sensor and motion record.
• HDD recycle record.
• Single or Multi channel playback
• Record file lock protection
• With 16 channel Audio input / 1 channel audio output
With 16 channel alarm inputs / 4 channel alarm output
• Motion detection
• Pre and Post event record
• Channel related trigger record
• PTZ control
Multi PTZ protocol support
Programmable 1 8 Preset points and 8 cruises
Related trigger preset point control
• Authority account setup (1 admin and 63 users account)
• USB mouse control
To use USB mouse to control on friendly GUI
• Playback search mode: by time or event
• Event log and search
• Support network function
Multi connection type: STATIC (Fixed IP), DHCP, PPPOE
Support DDNS、NAT (P P)
Support event trigger to send E-mail
Remote connection limitation
Auto bandwidth adjustment by network status
• Support network remote control
Remote record
Remote playback
Remote PTZ control
Remote configuration
Remote IE surveillance
Remote CMS control
Remote EMAP control
Remote camera color adjustment
Remote snapshot
Supports COC ( control over coaxial) function

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1. Front Panel Instructions
• Notice: The pictures are only for reference; please make the object as the standard.
1.1 Front Panel
Label Function
LED indicator
Power Power indicator, when connection
HDD When HDD is writing and reading
Net When access to network
Backup When backup files and data
Play When playing video
REC When recording
Button
Audio/+ 1. Control voice . Increase the value in setup
PTZ/- 1. Enter PTZ mode in live
. Decrease the value in setup
MENU Enter menu in live
INFO Check system information data
Backup Enter backup mode in live
Search Enter search mode
Record manually
Play/Pause
Stop/Esc
Rewind
Fast forward
1-9 Input number 1-9 or choose camera
0/10+
Icon Description
16 ch 3 ch 16 ch 3 ch
1 Split display
4 Split display
4 Split display 9 Split display
9 Split display 16 Split display
5 Split display
36 Split display
Direction Change direction to select items
Multi-screen Change screen display mode like1/4/9/16/ 5 channel
Enter Confirm selection
USB USB port To connect external USB devices like USB flash, USB
HDD, USB VCD/DVD

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1.2 Rear Panel Instructions
Rear Panel for 16 CH
Rear Panel for 3 CH
Name
Descriptions
AC110/ 30 Power Input.
USB To connect external USB devices like USB mouse or USB
storage device.
LAN Network Port.
HDMI HDMI Port. Connect to high-definition display device.
VGA VGA Port. Connect to monitor.
E-SATA External HDD for backup
VIDEO IN 16 CH Video Inputs.(support AHD/TVI/Analogue)
AUDIO OUT Audio output, connect to the sound box.
AUDIO IN 16 CH Audio Input.
RS485 Connect to keyboard or speed dome; A is TX +; B is TX-.
ALARM IN 16 channel alarm inputs
ALARM OUT 4 channel alarm output
MIC IN Way Audio Micphone

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1.3 Remote control
◆ This remote control use AAA battery, the definition as following:
Remote Controller
Button Function
Power Button Switch off—to stop DVR. Use it before turning off the power
Record Button To record manually
-/-- /0-9 Digital Button Input number or choose camera
Fn1 Button Unavailable temporarily
Multi Button To choose multi screen display mode
Next Button To switch the live image
SEQ To enter into auto dwell mode
Audio To enable audio output in live mode
Switch To switch the output between BNC and VGA
Direction button To move cursor in setup or pan/title PTZ
Enter Button To confirm the choice or setup
Menu Button To enter into menu
Exit Button To exit the current interface
Focus/IRIS/Zoom/PTZ To control PTZ camera. Move camera /zoom /IRIS /Focus
Preset Button To enter into preset setting in PTZ mode
Cruise Button To enter into cruise setting in PTZ mode
Track Button To enter into track setting in PTZ mode
Wiper Button To enable wiper function in PTZ mode
Light Button To enable light function in PTZ mode
Clear Button To return to the previous interface
Fn Button Unavailable temporarily
Info Button Get information about DVR like firmware version, HDD information
To
Control playback. Play/Pause/Stop/Previous Section/Next
Section/Rewind/Fast Forward
Snap Button To take snapshots manually
Search Button To enter into search mode
Cut Button To set the start/end time for backup in playback mode
Backup Button To enter into backup mode
Zoom Button To zoom in the images
PIP Button To enter into picture in picture setting mode
◆ Switch Remote Control ID
Take remote control and point to DVR then continuously press “8”,”8”,”ID(0-65535)”,”Enter”.
＊The ID must be the same on DVR.
＊For example: If ID=1 , please take remote control and point to DVR then press 8,8,1,Enter.
(Press 8,8,1,Enter will enable the IR function, if you want to avoid other remote controller affect the
DVR, you can disable the IR function by press 8,8, ,Enter)

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1.4 Mouse Control
◆Connection: Please connect the USB mouse to USB port on the front or back panel.
◆Mouse functions：
1）Under LIVE mode：
On every channel，you could double click the left button to switch FULL SCREEN and
double click again to switch back to original split mode.
On every channel，you could single click right button to popup MENU page.
）Under MENU page：
Single click left button on any functional icon could enter the function page and Single click
right button to exit function page or jump back to previous page.
If you want to key in letter or digit, please move mouse to textbox then single click left
button on textbox. The virtual keyboard will pop up as following,
3）Under Backup mode：
Single click left button to select item, single click right button to jump back to previous page.
4）Under PTZ mode：
Single click left button to operate PTZ function, single click right button to jump back to previous
page.

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2 Basic Function Instruction
2.1 Power On/Off
Before you power on the unit, please make sure all the connection is good.
2.1.1 Power on
Step1: connect with the source power; switch on the power button near the power port in the rear panel
Step : the device will start to boot, and the power indicator will become blue
Step3: before start, a WIZARD dialogue box will pop-out (refer to below picture) and show some information
about time zone and time setup, IP information, record quick setup and HDD information page.
After the device powers on, if there is no menu or only has live image display, user can long press ESC
button to switch.
• Notice: this serial device can only display menu on VGA monitor or BN monitor at one time, if there is
live image display without menu display, please check up whether other device has menu display firstly, or
long press ES key to wait for login dialog box to appear.
2.1.2 Power off
User can power off the device by using remote controller, keyboard and mouse.
By remote controller:
Step1: press Power button, the shut down window will appear, click OK, the unit will power off after a while.
Step : disconnect the power
By keyboard and mouse:
Step1: enter into Menu, then select “System Shut Down” icon, the Shut down window will appear
Step : click OK, the unit will power off after a while.
Step3: disconnect the power
2.2 Lo in
User can login and logout the DVR system. User cannot do any other operations except changing the
multi-screen display once logout.
Fig. -1 Login
• Notice: the default user name and password is “admin” and 123456”
• The concrete operation steps for change password, add or delete user please refer to Fig 2-1 User
management configuration for more details.

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2.3 Live preview
Fig. - live preview interface
The explanation of symbol in the live preview interface:
symbol meanin symbol
meanin
Green Manual record Red Alarm in trigger record
Yellow Motion detection record
Blue Schedule record
2.3.1 Live playback
Click Play button to playback the recorded video. Refer to Figure -3. User can do concrete operation by
click the buttons on screen.

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Fig. -3 live playback
Item
Function Description
1 Playback process bar Last/next segment of record and time process
Playback basic function Play/ Pause / Stop / frame forward / fast forward / fast rewind
3 Display mode 4ch:1/ 4, 8ch、16ch:1/ 4/ 6/ 9/ 1+5/ 1+7,
4 Zoom Screen digital zoom x
5 Color Setup picture color
6 Cut Enable to select a specific part of the video and back it up on usb
drive
7 Camera name Enable or disable camera name display
8 Volume Volume mute on/off
9 Reduce Hide playback tool bar
10 Exit playback mode
11 Move the playback bar in the screen

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3 Main menu setup uide
Click right mouse or press ESC button on the front panel, the control bar will display on the screen, refer to
Fig 3-1:
1 Single Full channel
Multi 4ch:1/5, 8ch:1/4/9/1 ,
16ch:1/4/9/16/ 5
3 E-Zoom Live/playback digital zoomx
4 Audio Audio channel setup and volume
5 PTZ Into PTZ control mode
6 Record Manual record
7 Playback Playback the nearest file
8 Main Menu
Into main OSD
9 Dwell Channel sequence
Fig. 3-1 main menu toolbar
Click Menu button, the interface will pop-up as Fig. 3- ; press MENU button on the front panel or
operate with remote controller also can display the main menu.
Main OSD
Fig. 3- system setup
Full channel switch, camera 1 ~ 5, camera 1 ~ 1 , or camera 1~ 4

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3.1 Basic confi uration
Basic configuration includes three sub menus: system、date& time and DST.
3.1.1 System
Step1: enter into system configurationbasic configurationsystem; refer to Fig 3-3:
Fig 3-3 basic configuration-basic
Step : in this interface user can setup the device name, device ID, video format, max network users, VGA
resolution and language. The definitions for every parameters display as below:
Device name: the name of the device. It may display on the client end or CMS that help user to recognize
the device remotely.
Video format: two modes: PAL and NTSC. User can select the video format according to that of camera.
Password check: enable this option, user needs to input user name and password can do corresponding
operations with the relevant right in system configuration.
Show time: display time in live.
Max network uses: set the max user amount of network connection
Video Output: the resolution of live display interface, range from: VGA800*600 、VGA10 4*768 、
VGA1 80*10 4, and HDMI
Lan ua e: setup the menu language.
Lo out after [Minutes]: defines time to logout the user from the OSD
Startup wizard: tick off this item, there will display an opening wizard with time zone and time setup
information
No Ima e when Lo out: if this option is tick, when user logout, live picture will be hidden
Note: after chan ed the lan ua e and video output, the device needs to lo in a ain.
3.1.2 Time & date
Step1: enter into system configurationbasic configurationtime & date; refer to Fig 3-4:
Fig. 3-4 basic configuration-time & date
Step : set the date format, time format, time zone in this interface; click off “sync time with NTP server” to refresh NTP server date; user
also can adjust system date manually
Step3: click “default” button to resort default setting; click “apply” button to save the setting; click “exit” button to exit current interface.

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3.1.3 DST
Step1: enter into system configurationbasic configurationDST; refer to Fig. 3-5:
Fig. 3-5 basic configuration-DST
Step : in this interface, enable daylight saving time, time offset, mode, start & end month/week/date, etc.
Step3: click “default” button to resort default setting; click “apply” button to save the setting; click “exit” button
to exit current interface.
3.2 Live confi uration
Live configuration includes four submenus: live, host monitor, SPOT and mask.
3.2.1 Live
In this interface, user can setup camera name, adjust colors: brightness, hue, saturation and contrast.
enter into system configurationlive configurationlive; refer to Fig 3-6:
Fig. 3-6 live configurationlive
3.2.2 Main monitor
Step1: enter into system configurationlive configurationmain monitor; refer to Fig 3-8:
Fig. 3-8 live configuration-main monitor

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Step : select split mode: 1×1、× 、×3、3×3、4×4 and channel
Step3: dwell time: the time interval for a certain dwell picture display switching to next dwell picture display
Step4: selected the split mode, then setup current picture group. Click button to setup the previous
channel groups of dwell picture, click button to set the latter channel groups of dwell picture.
Step5: click “default” button to resort default setting; click “apply” button to save the setting; click “exit” button
to exit current interface.
3.2.3 Mask
User can setup private mask area on the live image picture, max threes areas
Fig. 3-9 live configuration-mask
Setup mask area: click Setting button, enter into live image to press left mouse and drag mouse to set mask
area, refer to below picture. Click Apply button to save the setting.
Delete mask area: select a certain mask area, click left mouse to delete that mask area, click Apply button to
save the setting.
Setup mask area
Notice: The mask area will not be recorded on DVR. Please use this function carefully.
Live image mask area

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3.3 Record confi uration
Record configuration includes five sub menus: enable, record bit rate, time, recycle record and stamp.
3.3.1 Enable
Step1: enter into system configurationrecord configurationenable; refer to Fig 3-10:
Fig. 3-10 record configuration-enable
Step : tick off record, audio and record time
Step3: user can setup all channels with same parameters, tick off “all”, then to do relevant setup.
Step4: click “default” button to resort default setting; click “apply” button to save the setting; click “exit” button
to exit current interface.
Definitions and descriptions of Record:
Parameter Meanin
Record Record switch of every channels
Audio Enable live record audio
3.3.2 Record stream
Step1: enter into system configurationrecord configurationrecord bit rate
When DVR receives the signals from camera, it will distinguish the signals (1080P/7 0P/WD1(960H)) and set
the resolution automatically.
Note: if the rate value set is over hi h the maximum resources of the device, the value will be
adjusted automatically.
You can setup record frame rate and quality for each channel and change record resolution.
Adjustable parameter as following,
Resolution
Frame Rate
Quality
Encode
Max bit
rate
TVI 7 0P 1~ 5fps(PAL)/1~30fps(NTSC)
The higher the
value is, the
clearer the
recorded image is.
Six options:
lowest, lower, low,
medium, higher
and highest.
VBR and
CBR.
You shall adjust it
subject to the actual
network condition.
1536, 179 , 048,
4096, 51 0, 6144,
7168, 819 , 9 16,
10 40, 1 88 kbps
1080P 1-15（NTSC）/1-1 (PAL)
AHD 7 0P 1~ 5fps(PAL)/1~30fps(NTSC)
1080P 1-15（NTSC）/1-1 (PAL)
WD1
(960H)
960H 1~ 5fps(PAL)/1~30fps(NTSC)
IP 7 0P 1~ 5fps(PAL)/1~30fps(NTSC)
1080P
Step : Set up rate, resolution, quality, encode and max
bitrate
Step3.: Select “All” to set the same settings for all channels.
Click “Apply” button to save the setting.

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3.3.3 Time
Step1: enter into system configurationrecord configuration time; refer to Fig 3-11:
Fig. 3-11 record configuration-time
Pre-alarm record time: the record time before event happen i.e. record time before motion detection or
sensor alarm is triggered.
Post-alarm record: set the post recording time after the alarm is finished, five options: 10s、15s、0s、30s
and 60s.
Expire time: the hold time of saved records. If the set date is overdue, the record files will be deleted
automatically.
Step : user can setup all channels with same parameters, tick off “all”, then to do relevant setup.
Step3: click “default” button to resort default setting; click “apply” button to save the setting; click “exit” button
to exit current interface.
3.3.4 Stamp
Stamp：User can overlap the channel name and time stamp on video.
Step1: enter into system configuration record configuration stamp; refer to Fig 3-1 :
Fig. 3-1 record configuration-stamp
Step : tick off camera name, time stamp; click Set button, user can use cursor to drag the camera name and
time stamp in random positions, refer to below Figures:
Before drag after drag
Step3: user can setup all channels with same parameters, tick off “all”, then to do relevant setup.
Step4: click “default” button to resort default setting; click “apply” button to save the setting; click “exit” button
to exit current interface.

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3.3.5 Recycle record
Step1: enter into system configurationrecord configurationrecycle record;
Step : tick off recycle record, the recycle record function will enable, it will cover the earlier recorded files
and keep recoding when HDD is full; if disenable this function, it will stop recording when HDD is full.
Step3: click “default” button to reset default setting; click “apply” button to save the setting; click “exit” button
to exit current interface.
3.3.6 Snap
Step1: enter into system configurationrecord configurationsnap;
Step : choose the resolution、quality、snap time interval(s) and snap number of snap shot.
Step3: click “default” button to reset default setting; click “apply” button to save the setting; click “exit” button
to exit current interface.
3.4 Schedule confi uration
Schedule configuration includes three sub menus: schedule, motion and alarm.
3.4.1 Schedule
The volume means the seven days of a week from Monday to Sunday, the row means 4 hours of a day.
Click the grid to do relevant setup. Blue means checked area, gray means unchecked area.
Step1: enter into system configurationschedule configurationschedule; refer to Fig 3-13:
Fig. 3-13 schedule configuration-schedule

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Step : select channel, double-click and a dialog box will pop-up as Fig 3-14, user can edit week schedule:
Fig. 3-14 schedule-week schedule
Click “add” button to add a certain day schedule; click “delete” button to delete the selected schedule;
Copy: user can copy the specify schedule to other dates.
Click “OK” button to save the setting, click “Exit” button to exit current interface.
User can apply the schedule setting of certain channel to other or all channels, just only select channel
and click “Copy” button.
Step3: click “default” button to resort default setting; click “apply” button to save the setting; click “exit”
button to exit current interface.
3.4.2 Motion
Step1: enter into system configurationschedule configurationmotion; refer to Fig 3-15:
Fig. 3-15 schedule configuration-motion
Step : the setup steps of motion are familiar with schedule; user can refer to 4.4.1 Schedule for details.
Note: the default schedule of motion detection is full-selected, that is, the color of schedule settin
interface is blue.
3.4.3 Sensor
Step1: enter into system configurationschedule configurationalarm; refer to Fig 3-16:
Step : the setup steps of alarm are familiar with schedule; user can refer to 4.4.1 Schedule for details.
Note: the default schedule of sensor is full-selected, that is, the color of schedule settin interface
is blue.
Fig. 3-16 schedule configuration-sensor

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3.5 Alarm confi uration
Alarm configuration includes five sub menus: motion, video loss, other alarm and alarm out.
3.5.1 Motion
Motion includes two sub menus: motion and schedule.
① Motion
Step1: enter into system configurationalarm configurationmotion; refer to Fig 3-18:
Fig 3-18 alarm configuration-motion
Step : enable motion alarm, set alarm hold time which means time interval between two adjacent detective
motions. If there is other motion detected during the interval period which is considered continuous
movement; otherwise, it will be considered that those two adjacent detective motions are two different
motion events. Click Trigger button, a dialog box will pop-up:
Fig 3-19 Trigger (motion alarm)
Step3: the setup steps of motion trigger.
(1)Enable the buzzer if user need this function.
( )Choose the channel which when event happened to show full screen,
(3)Choose enable transfer e-mail function or not.
(Before enable this function, user need to set-up E-mail transit data. please reference 3.6.3)
(4)Choose the snap shot channel.
After complete the configuration, click ok to finish.
Step4: click Area button, a dialog box will pop-up as Fig 3- 0:
Fig 3- 0 motion-area
Step5: in the Area interface, user can drag slide bar to set the sensitivity value(1-8), the default value is 4.
The higher the value is the higher sensitivity you get. Due to the sensitivity is influenced by color and time
(day or night), user can adjust its value according to the practical conditions; click icon, set the whole
area as detection area; click icon, the set detection area will be cleared; click icon, user can test
whether the sensitivity value and motion area are suitable accordingly（refer to following picture）; Click
icon, to save the setting; click icon, exit current interface.

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Note: when user dra mouse to set motion detection area, they have to click icon to clear all
set detection area firstly, and then make the operation.
Step6: user can setup all channels with same parameters, tick off “all”, then to do relevant setup.
Step7: click “default” button to resort default setting; click “apply” button to save the setting; click “exit”
button to exit current interface.
① Schedule
Step1: enter into system configurationalarm configurationschedule; refer to Fig 3- 1:
Fig 3- 1 alarm configuration-schedule
Step : the setup steps of alarm schedule are familiar with schedule; user can refer to 4.4.1 Schedule for
details.
3.5.2 Video loss
Step1: enter into system configurationalarm configurationvideo loss; refer to Fig 3- :
Fig 3- alarm configuration-video loss
Step : Setup steps of video loss trigger.
(1)Enable the buzzer if user need this function.
( )Choose the channel which when event happened to show full screen,
(3)Choose enable transfer e-mail function or not.
(Before enable this function, user need to set-up E-mail transit data. please reference 3.6.3)
(4)Choose the snap shot channel.