Digital Video Recorder User Manual
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Table of Contents
Product Key Features.................................................................................................................................6
Chapter 1 Introduction........................................................................................................................12
1.1 Front Panel ....................................................................................................................................13
1.2 IR Remote Control Operations......................................................................................................20
1.3 USB Mouse Operation ..................................................................................................................22
1.4 Input Method Description..............................................................................................................23
1.5 Rear Panel .....................................................................................................................................24
Chapter 2 Getting Started ...................................................................................................................28
2.1 Starting Up and Shutting Down the DVR......................................................................................29
2.2 Activating the Device....................................................................................................................30
2.3 Basic Configuration in Startup Wizard..........................................................................................31
2.3.1 Configuring the Signal Input Channel .................................................................................31
2.3.2 Using the Wizard for Basic Configuration...........................................................................31
2.4 Login and Logout..........................................................................................................................36
2.4.3 User Login ...........................................................................................................................36
2.4.4 User Logout .........................................................................................................................37
2.5 Adding and Connecting the IP Cameras........................................................................................38
2.5.1 Activating the IP Camera.....................................................................................................38
2.5.2 Adding the Online IP Cameras.............................................................................................39
2.5.3 Editing the Connected IP Cameras.......................................................................................41
2.6 Configuring the Signal Input Channel...........................................................................................43
Chapter 3 Live View.............................................................................................................................44
3.1 Introduction of Live View .............................................................................................................45
3.2 Operations in Live View Mode......................................................................................................46
3.2.1 Using the Mouse in Live View.............................................................................................46
3.2.2 Main/Aux Output Switching................................................................................................47
3.2.3 Quick Setting Toolbar in Live View Mode ..........................................................................47
3.3 Channel-Zero Encoding.................................................................................................................50
3.4 Adjusting Live View Settings........................................................................................................51
3.5 Manual Video Quality Diagnostics................................................................................................52
Chapter 4 PTZ Controls ......................................................................................................................53
4.1 Configuring PTZ Settings..............................................................................................................54
4.2 Setting PTZ Presets, Patrols and Patterns......................................................................................56
4.2.1 Customizing Presets.............................................................................................................56
4.2.2 Calling Presets .....................................................................................................................56
4.2.3 Customizing Patrols.............................................................................................................57
4.2.4 Calling Patrols......................................................................................................................58
4.2.5 Customizing Patterns ...........................................................................................................58
4.2.6 Calling Patterns....................................................................................................................59
4.2.7 Customizing Linear Scan Limit ...........................................................................................60
4.2.8 Calling Linear Scan..............................................................................................................60
4.2.9 One-touch Park....................................................................................................................61
4.3 PTZ Control Panel.........................................................................................................................62
Chapter 5 Recording Settings..............................................................................................................63
5.1 Configuring Encoding Parameters.................................................................................................64
5.2 Configuring Recording Schedule ..................................................................................................67
5.3 Configuring Motion Detection Recording.....................................................................................70
5.4 Configuring Alarm Triggered Recording.......................................................................................71
5.5 Configuring Event Recording........................................................................................................73
5.6 Configuring Manual Recording.....................................................................................................75
5.7 Configuring Holiday Recording ....................................................................................................76
5.8 Configuring Redundant Recording................................................................................................78
5.9 Configuring HDD Group...............................................................................................................80
5.10 Files Protection..............................................................................................................................81
5.11 Configuring 1080P Lite.................................................................................................................83
Chapter 6 Playback..............................................................................................................................84
6.1 Playing Back Record Files ............................................................................................................85
6.1.1 Instant Playback...................................................................................................................85
6.1.2 Playing Back by Normal Search ..........................................................................................85
6.1.3 Playing Back by Event Search.............................................................................................87
6.1.4 Playing Back by Tag ............................................................................................................89
6.1.5 Playing Back by Smart Search.............................................................................................91
