HIK VISION DS-7300HI-S Series User manual

DS-7300HI-S Series Embedded Net DVR
USER’S M ANUAL

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER1 Introduction .................................................................................................................. 5
Overview .................................................................................................................................... 6
Preventive and Cautionary Tips ................................................................................................ 6
D R Specifications ................................................................................................................... 6
Connecting Your D R ............................................................................................................... 8
Operating Your D R ................................................................................................................. 9
Using the Front Panel Controls ................................................................................................. 9
Using the IR Remote Control .................................................................................................. 11
Using a USB Mouse ................................................................................................................ 12
Using the Soft Keyboard ......................................................................................................... 12
CHAPTER2 Getting Started ............................................................................................................ 14
Starting and Shutting Down Your D R .................................................................................. 15
Rebooting and Locking Your D R ......................................................................................... 16
Setting Date & Time ................................................................................................................ 16
Checking the Status of Your D R ........................................................................................... 18
CHAPTER3 Live Feed .................................................................................................................. 19
Watching a Live Feed .............................................................................................................. 20
Understanding Live Feed Icons ............................................................................................... 20
Operating the Live Feed .......................................................................................................... 20
Using the Display Menu .......................................................................................................... 23
Configuring Live Feed Displays ............................................................................................. 25
Setting Camera Order .............................................................................................................. 26
CHAPTER4 Record Settings .......................................................................................................... 27
Configuring Settings for Recording ........................................................................................ 28
Configuring Recording Settings .............................................................................................. 28
Configuring a Quick Recording Schedule .............................................................................. 29
Configuring an Advanced Recording Schedule ...................................................................... 30
CHAPTER5 Playback ..................................................................................................................... 32
Playing Back a Recording ....................................................................................................... 33
Understanding the Playback Interface ..................................................................................... 33
Searching for Recorded Files .................................................................................................. 33
Playing Back Recorded Files .................................................................................................. 34
CHAPTER6 Backup ........................................................................................................................ 36
Backing Up ideo Clips .......................................................................................................... 37
Selecting ideo Clips .............................................................................................................. 37
Backing Up ideo Clips .......................................................................................................... 38
Backing Up Recorded Files ..................................................................................................... 39
CHAPTER7 System Configuration ................................................................................................. 40
Configuring Network Settings ................................................................................................. 41
Managing User Accounts ........................................................................................................ 42
Adding a New Remote User .................................................................................................... 42
Deleting a User ........................................................................................................................ 43
Editing a User .......................................................................................................................... 43
Configuring PTZ Cameras ...................................................................................................... 44
Configuring Basic PTZ Settings .............................................................................................. 44
Customizing PTZ Presets, Patterns and Patrols ...................................................................... 45
Configuring Alarms and Exceptions ....................................................................................... 47
Setting Up Motion Detection .................................................................................................. 47
Configuring Alarm Inputs ........................................................................................................ 48
Configuring Exceptions ........................................................................................................... 49
Configuring E-mail Settings .................................................................................................... 50
CHAPTER8 Camera Management ................................................................................................. 51
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Configuring Cameras ............................................................................................................... 52
To setup privacy zones ............................................................................................................ 52
Configuring ideo Tampering Detection ................................................................................ 53
Configuring ideo Loss Detection .......................................................................................... 54
Configuring OSD Settings ....................................................................................................... 55
CHAPTER9 Disk Management ...................................................................................................... 56
Managing Disks ....................................................................................................................... 57
Checking Disk Status .............................................................................................................. 57
Formatting Disk ....................................................................................................................... 57
Enabling Disk Overwrite ......................................................................................................... 58
Managing Files ........................................................................................................................ 59
Searching for Recorded Files .................................................................................................. 59
Locking and Unlocking Recorded Files .................................................................................. 60
CHAPTER10 D R Management ................................................................................................... 61
Managing System .................................................................................................................... 62
Upgrading the System Firmware ............................................................................................. 62
Restoring Default Settings ....................................................................................................... 62
Exporting & Importing Configuration .................................................................................... 63
iewing System Logs .............................................................................................................. 64
Locking and Unlocking System Menus .................................................................................. 65
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CHA TER1 Introduction
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Overview
Than k you for your purcha se of DS- 73 H I- S Series Em be d de d Digital Vi d e o Recor d e r(D V R). To get the most out of
your D V R, please read thr oug h the Installation’s Manual and this User’s Manual tho ro u g h l y.
DS- 73 H I- S Seri es Em bed de d Net D V R , sho wn in Figure 1 ushers in the nex t generat i o n of digi tal video recordi n g
tech n o l o g y fro m Hik v i s i o n. Bu i l t on an em bedd e d platfor m and co m b i n i n g the latest in adva n ced H.264 vide o
enc odi n g and decodi n g techn o l o g i es, D S- 73 H I- S Series Em bed ded Net D V R cont ains the perfec t co m bi n a t io n of
rock- soli d reli a bi l i ty and high perf or m a nc e. DS- 73 H I- S Series E m b e d de d Net D V R w i l l onl y sup port anal o g- based
ca mer as.
Fig 1: DS- 73 HI- S Series E m be d d ed Ne t D V R
reventive and Cautionary Tips
B e f o r e c o n nect i n g a nd o pe rat i n g y o u r D V R , p l ease be ad v i se d o f t he f o l l o w i n g t ips:
• E ns u r e u n i t is i ns ta lle d i n a w e l l-v e nt i l a ted, d ust-f ree e n v i r on m e n t.
• U n i t is d es i g n e d f o r i n d o o r u se o n l y.
• K e e p al l l i q u i ds a w a y f r o m t h e D V R .
• E ns u r e e n v i r o n m e ntal c o n d i t i o ns m e et f act o r y s pec i f i c a t i o n s.
• E ns u r e u n i t is p r o p er l y sec u re d t o a ra c k o r sh e l f. M a j o r sho c k s o r j o l ts t o the u n it as a r esult o f d r o p p i n g i t m a y cause
da m a g e t o the se nsit i ve ele c t r o n ics w i t h i n the u n it.
• U se t h e D V R i n c o n j u nc t i o n w i t h a n U n i n t er r u p ti b le P o w e r S u p p l y (UP S).
• P o w e r d o w n t he u n it b e f o re c o n ne c t i n g an d d i s c o n ne ct i n g access o r i es an d p er i p h e r als.
DVR Specifications
• Compression:
• V i d e o e n c o d i n g p a r a me ters o f eac h c h a n ne l c a n be set sepa r ate l y, i n c l u d i n g res o l ut i o n, f r a m e r a te, b i t ra te, i m a g e
q u a l i t y.
• E a c h c han n e l sup p o r ts n o r m a l and e vent c o m p ress i on p ar a m eters.
• S u p p o r ts b o t h c o m p o s i t e st re a m a n d v i de o o n l y strea m. A u d i o an d v i d eo strea m s a re str i c t l y s y n c hr o n i zed.
• S u p p o r ts w a t e r m a r k.
• Local Functions (Monitoring):
• S u p p o r t t hree i n d e p e nde n t l o c a l o u t p ut i n c l u d i n g V G A an d s p ot c o m p os i te v i d e o o ut p u t.
• S u p p o r ts 1/4/9/16 scree n l i ve v i e w, c ha n nel se q u e nce i s a d j us ta b le.
• S u p p o r t l i v e v i e w g r o u p s w i t c h, m a n u a l s w i tc h a n d au t o m at i c c y c l e, t h e i nt er v a l o f a u t o m a ti c c y c l e c a n be a dj u ste d.
• S u p p o r ts s h i e l d i n g o f an assi g n e d l i v e v i e w c ha n n e l.
• S u p p o r ts v a r i o us P T Z p r o t o c o l s, P T Z p r eset, patr o l a n d pat ter n.
• S u p p o r ts m u l t i-l e ve l u ser m a na g e m e n t, ea c h u ser can h a ve i n d i v i d ua l D V R access r i g hts.
• S u p p o r ts m o u se, f r o n t pa n e l, I R c o nt r o l and H i k v i s i o n D S-1 3 K I k e y b oar d
• Local Functions (HDD Management):
• S u p p o r ts u p t o 4 S A T A H D D , ea c h H D D ca n sup p o r t m a x 2 T B ca p ac i t y.
• S u p p o r ts S. M . A . R. T. te c h n o l o g y.
• S u p p o r ts H D D h i b e r nat i o n f u n c t i o n.
• S u p p o r ts W i n d o w s c o m p a t i b le f i le s yst e m f o r m a t a n d te c hn o l o g y o f p r e-al l o cat i n g h a r d d is k space t o av o i d H D D
f r ag m e n ts.
• Recording and layback:
• S u p p o r ts m u l t i p l e r e c or d i n g t y p es, i n c l u d i n g, c o n t i n u o us, a lar m, m o t i o n r e c o r d i n g, et c.
• S u p p o r ts 8 rec o r d i n g t i m e per i o d s w i t h se para te rec o r d i n g t y pes.
• S u p p o r ts p re/p os t-re c or d i n g ti m e f o r ala r m a n d m o t i o n dete c t i o n.
• S u p p o r ts p aus e, p l a y f ast, p la y s l o w, sk i p f o r w a r d, a n d s k i p b a c k w a r d w h e n p l a y ba c k, l o cat i n g i n p r o g r ess b ar b y
d r a g g i n g t h e m o u se.
• S u p p o r t s al l c ha n n e ls p l a y bac k (D S-73 4 H I-S E: 4-c h; D S-73 8 H I-S E: 8-ch; D S-7 3 1 6 H I-S E: 1 6-c h).
• Backup:
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• S u p p o r ts U S B sto ra ge de v i ce, S A T A C D/ D V D b a c k u p.
• S u p p o r ts b ac k u p d e v i c e m a i ntena n c e an d m a n a ge m e n t.
• Alarm & Exception:
• U n i f ie d m a na g e m e n t o f D V R al a r m i n p u t/o ut p u t.
• S u p p o r ts m o t i o n de t e ct i o n, n e t w o r k d isc o n n e c t d e tecti o n, v i de o o u t p u t sta n da r d m i s m a t c h de tecti o n.
• S u p p o r ts a ut o rec o v e r y f r o m e x c e pt i o ns.
• Network:
• S u p p o r ts 1 /1 M a dapt i v e n e t w o r k i n te r face.
• S u p p o r ts T C P/IP p r o t oc o ls, D H C P, D N S, D D N S, N T P, a n d S A DP, etc.
• S u p p o r ts u n i c as t an d m u l t i cast, su p p o rt T C P, U D P, a n d R T P f o r u n i cast.
• S u p p o r ts r e m ote searc h, p la y b a c k an d d o w n l o a d v i de o f i l es.
• S u p p o r ts r e m ote c o n f i g u r at i o n a n d i m p o r t an d e x p o r t o f D V R sett i n g s.
• S u p p o r ts r e m ote ac q u is i ti o n o f de v i ce status, s y ste m l o g a n d alar m stat us.
• S u p p o r ts r e m ote f o r m a t o f h a r d d is k, u p g r a d e, r e b o o t.
• S u p p o r ts e ve n t a l ar m an d e x ce p t i o n s u p l oa d t o re m o t e m a n a ge m e n t h o s t.
• S u p p o r t r e m o te us e r m a na g e m e n t. A d m i n i stra t o r ca n c r eat e an d m a n a ge re m ote use rs a n d set t he i r p r i v i l e g e.
• S u p p o r ts r e m ote i n stantane ous JP E G ca pt u re.
• S u p p o r ts r e m ote P T Z c o nt r o l.
• S u p p o r ts v o i ce ta l k a n d b r oa d cast.
• I n c l u des b u i l t-i n W E B S e r ver.
• Development:
• S D K f o r W i n d o w s an d L i n u x en v i r o n m e n t is a v a i lab l e.
• D e m o so ft w a r e s o u r ce c o d es a re a v a i la b l e.
• D e v e l o p m e n t s u p p o r t a n d tra i n i n g o f ap p l i c a t i o n syste m are a v a ila b le.
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Connecting Your DVR
Y o u m a y f o l l o w t h e d i a gra m b e l o w (Fi g ure 2) i n c o n n e c t i n g y o u r D V R t o i ts p er i p herals.
F i g 2: D V R C o n n ect i o n D i a g r a m
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Operating Your DVR
T h e r e are n u m er o u s w a y s to n a v i g a te a n d o perate y o u r D V R. Y o u m a y use t h e Front anel Controls, t he i n c l u de d I R
(Infra-Red) Remote, a Mouse a n d t h e Soft-Keyboard.
Using the Front anel Controls
Y o u r D V R c o m es w i t h b u i lt-i n f r o n t p a ne l c o n t r o l s, as s h o w n i n F i g ure 3.
F i g 3: D S-73 H I-S S er i es E m b e d de d N e t D V R
T h e c o n t r o l s o n t h e f r o n t p a ne l i n c l u d e:
1. USB orts: U n i v e rsal Ser ial B u s (US B) p o r ts f or a dd i ti o nal d e v i c es suc h as U S B m o use a n d U S B
H a r d D i s k D r i v e (H D D).
2. Status Indicators: S t at us i n d i ca t o rs f o r d i f f erent f e at u r es o f t he D V R.
• Alarm: A l a r m i n di ca t o r t u r ns re d w h e n a sens o r a l a r m is d e tect e d.
• Ready: R e a d y i n di ca t o r t u r ns g r e e n w h e n D V R is f u n c t i o n i n g p r o pe rl y.
• Status: Stat us i n d i cat or t u r ns g r een w h e n D V R is c o nt r o l le d b y a n I R r e m o te.
• HDD: H D D i n d i c at o r b l i n k s r e d w h e n d a ta is b e i n g rea d f r o m o r w r i t te n t o H D D .
• Tx/Rx: T x/ R x i n d i ct o r b l i n k s b l ue w h e n n e t w o r k c o n n e c t i o n i s f u n ct i o n i n g p r o p e r l y.
3. Control Buttons:
• M ENU/WI ER Button: Pressi n g t h e M E N U/ W I P E R b u t t o n w i l l r e t u r n t he u ser to t h e M a i n m e n u
(after s u c cess f u l l og i n). P r essi n g an d h o l d i n g t he b u t t o n f o r 5 sec on d s w i l l t u r n o f f a u d i b le k e y
bee p. I n P T Z C o n t r o l m o d e, t h e M E N U/ W I P E R b u t t o n w i l l start w i pe r (if a p p l i ca b l e). I n P la y b ac k
m o d e, i t a ls o ca n be use d t o ena ble/d isable si de b a r m e n u.
• F1/LIGHT: I n P T Z C o n t r o l m o d e, i t w i l l t u r n o n/o f f P T Z l i gh t. I n P T Z C o n t r o l m o d e, t h e
F 1/ L I G H T b u t t o n i s use d to z o o m t he P T Z ca m e ra i n w h e n i n t he P T Z C o n t r o l m e n u.
• F2/AUX: I t is u se d t o c y c l e t hr o u g h ta b p a ges. I n P T Z C o n t r o l m o d e, t h e F 2/ A U X b u t t o n i s use d t o
z o o m t h e P T Z ca m e ra o u t w h e n i n t he P T Z C o n tr o l m e n u.
• ESC: T h e E S C b u t t o n i s us e d t o esca p e t o t h e p r e v i o us m e n u a n d to ar m/d is ar m t he D V R i n
P re v i e w m o d e.
• ED IT/IRIS+: T h e E D I T/I R I S + b u t t o n i s us e d t o ed i t te x t f i el ds. W h e n e d i t i n g t e x t f iel d s, i t w i l l a lso
f u n ct i o n as a B a c k s pa c e b u tt o n t o d e le te t he c ha r a c ter i n f r o nt o f the c u r s or. O n c h e c k b o x f i el ds,
p r essin g t h e E D I T/I R I S + b ut t o n w i l l t i c k t h e c h e c k b o x. I n P T Z C o n t r o l m o d e, t he E D I T/ I R I S +
b utt o n o pens u p t he i r is o f t h e ca m e r a.
• LAY/AUTO: T h e P L A Y/ A U T O b u tto n is u sed t o e n t e r t h e P l a y ba c k m e n u. I t i s a ls o u se d t o t ur n
au d i o o n/of f i n t h e P l a y b a c k m e n u an d a ut o scan i n t he P T Z C o n t r o l m e n u.
• REC/SHOT: T h e R E C/S H O T b u t t o n i s us e d t o ent e r t h e Q u i c k S c he d u le C o n f i g u rat i o n i nter f a c e. I f
us e d w h e n c o n t r o l l i n g a P T Z, p ress i n g t he R E C/S H O T b u t t o n an d t he n a N u m e r i c b utt o n w i l l cal l a
P T Z p r eset.
• TZ/IRIS-: T h e P T Z/I R I S- b utt o n is us e d t o ent e r t h e P T Z C o n t r o l m o d e. W h e n i n t he P T Z C o n tr o l
m o d e, i t is us e d t o c l ose t he i r is o f the P T Z. I n P l a y b ac k m o d e, i t a ls o ca n b e u sed t o e n a b le/d isable
a u d i o.
• REV/FOCUS-: T h e P R E V/ F O C U S- b u t t on i s use d t o s w it c h b e t w e e n sin g le s c ree n a n d m u l t i-
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sc r ee n m o d e. I n P T Z C o n t r o l m o d e, i t is use d t o a d j ust t h e f o c us i n c o nj u n ct i o n w i t h the
A/ F O C U S + b u t t o n.
• A/FOCUS+: T h e A/ F O C U S + b u t t o n i s use d to a d j us t f o c us i n t he P T Z C o n t r o l m e n u. I t is als o us e d
t o s w i t c h be t w e e n i n p u t m e t h o d s (up per and l o w e r c ase a l p ha b et, s y m b o l s a n d n u m er i c i n p u t).
• SHIFT: T h e S H I F T b u tto n is u sed f o r s w it c h b ut t on a cti o n be t w e e n n u m e r i c b u t t o n an d c o n t r o l
b u t t o n.
4. DIRECT ION/ENTER Buttons:
• DIR E CTION Buttons: T h e D I R E C T I O N b u t t o ns are u se d t o na v i ga t e bet w ee n d i f f e r e n t f i e l ds a nd
ite m s i n m e n u s. I n P l a y bac k m o d e, t h e U p a n d D o w n b u t t o n is use d to speed u p a n d sl o w d o w n
rec o r de d v i d e o. I n P r e v i e w m o d e, t hese b utt o ns c a n b e u sed t o c y c l e t hr o u g h c ha n n e ls.
• ENTER Button: T h e E N T E R b u t t o n is u se d t o c o n f i r m se lecti o n i n a n y o f t he m e n u m o d es. I t can
als o b e u se d t o tick c h e c k b o x f i el ds. I n Pl a y b a c k m o d e, i t c a n be u sed t o p l a y o r p aus e t he v i d e o.
5. JOG SHUTTLE Control: The JOG SHUTTLE control can be used to move the active selection in a
menu. In the Playback mode, the inner ring can be used to speed up/slow down the video. In Preview
mode, it can be used to cycle through different channels.
6. OWER Button: T h e P O W E R b u t t o n is use d f o r p o w e r o n o r p o w e r o f f t he D V R .
Note: I t i s i m p o r t a n t t o n o te t hat y o u m ust c l i c k t h e E D I T b u tt o n o n eit h er t h e re m o t e o r f r o nt p a ne l o n a te x t f i el d
b e f o r e y o u ’re ab le t o edit i ts c o n te n t. A f t er y o u ’ re d o ne ent e r i n g te x t, y o u m u st h i t t he E N T E R b u t t o n t o be able
t o m o v e o n t o t he n e x t f i e l d.
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Using the I R Remote Control
Y o u r D V R m a y a lso be c o nt r o l led w i t h t he i nc l u ded I R r e m o te c o n t r o l, s h o w n i n F i g u r e 4. B a t t e r i es (2x A A A) m u s t b e
i n stall e d b ef o re o p e r a t i n g.
F i g u re 4. I R R e m o t e C o nt r o l
T h e k e y s o n t h e re m ot e c o n t r o l c l osel y r ese m b l e t he o n es f o u n d o n t he f r o n t pa n e l. R e f err i n g t o F i g ure 4, t he y i n c l u de:
1. P O W E R B u t t o n: Sa m e as P O W E R b u t t o n o n f r o nt p a n e l.
2. D E V B u t t o n: E n a b l es/D isa b les R e m o t e C o n t r o l.
3. A l p h a n u m e r ic B u t t o ns: Sa m e as A l p ha n u m e r i c b u t t o ns o n f r o n t p a n e l.
4. E D I T B u t t o n: S a m e as E D I T b utt o n o n f r o n t pa ne l.
5. A B u tt o n: Sa m e as A b u t t o n o n f r o nt p a ne l.
6. R E C B u tt o n: Sa m e as R E C b u t t o n o n f r o nt p a ne l.
7. P L A Y B u t t o n: Sa m e as P L A Y b utt o n o n f r o n t pa ne l.
8. I N F O B u t t o n: R e v e rse d.
9. V O I P B u t t o n: R e ve rse d.
1 . M E N U B u t t o n: Sa m e as M E N U b ut t on o n f r o n t pa ne l.
1 1. P R E V B u tt o n: Sa m e as P R E V b utt o n o n f r o n t pa ne l.
1 2. D I R E C T I O N/E N T E R B u t t o ns: S a m e as D I R E C T I O N/ E N T E R b u t t o ns o n f r o n t pa ne l.
1 3. P T Z B u tt o n: Sa m e as P T Z b u tt o n o n f r o n t pa nel.
1 4. E S C B u t t o n: S a m e as E S C b utt o n o n f r o n t pa n e l.
1 5. R E S E R V E D : R e ser v e d.
1 6. F 1 B u t t o n: Sa m e as F 1 b u t t o n o n f r o nt p a n e l.
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1 7. P T Z C O N T R O L B u t t o n s: B u t t o ns t o ad j ust t he i r is, f o c us a n d z oo m o f a P T Z ca m e ra.
1 8. F 2 B u t t o n: S a m e as F 2 b utt o n o n f r o n t pa n e l.
A i m t h e re m o t e c o n t r o l at t he I R re c e i v e r l o ca te d at t he f r o n t o f t he u n it t o test o p e rati o n. I f t h e re i s n o res p o nse:
1. U s i n g the f r o n t c o nt r o l pa nel o r t h e m o use, g o i nt o M a i n M e n u > S y ste m C o n-f i g u rati o n> D i s p l a y c o n f i g u r at i o n.
2. C h e c k a n d re m e m b e r D V R d e v i c e N o. T h e de f a u l t I D# is 255. T h i s I D# i s v a l i d f or a l l I R c o nt r o ls.
3. P ress t he D E V b u t t on o n t he r e m o te.
4. E n t e r t he D V R I D# f r o m ste p 2.
5. P ress t he E N T E R b u tt o n o n t h e re m o t e.
I f t he Sta t us i n d i ca t or o n t he f r o nt p a ne l t u r ns b l u e, t he re m ote c o nt r ol is o p er a t i n g p r o p e rl y. I f the S t a t us i n d i c a t or d oes
n ot t u r n b l u e a n d t h e re i s st i l l n o r es po n se f r o m t h e re m o t e, p lease c hec k t he f o l l o w i n g:
1. B a t t e r i es are i nsta lle d c o r r e ct l y an d the p o la rit i es o f t he b a t ter ies a re n o t r e verse d.
2. B a t t e r i es are f resh a n d n o t o ut o f c h arge.
3. I R rece i v e r i s n ot o bs t r u cted.
Using a USB Mouse
A r e g u l a r 3-b u t t on (Le f t/R i g h t/Scr ol l-w h eel) U S B m o use c a n als o b e u sed w i t h t h is D V R . T o us e a U S B m o use:
1. P l u g U S B m o use i nt o o ne o f t h e U S B p o r ts o n t he f r o n t p a nel o f t he D V R.
2. T h e m o use sh o ul d a u t o m a t i c a l l y be de t e cted. I f i n a rar e case t hat t h e m o u se i s n o t d etect e d, p l e ase re f e r t o t he
rec o m m e n ded d e v i c e l is t f r o m y o u r p r o v i d er.
T h e b utt o ns o n t he m o u se c o r resp o n d s t o:
1. Left Button:
• Single-Click: S e l e c t a c o m p o n e nt o f a m e n u, suc h as a b u tt o n o r an i n p ut f i e l d. T h is is si m i la r t o p ress i ng t he E N T E R
b utt o n o n t he re m o t e/f r o nt pa n e l c o nt r o ls.
• Double-Click: S w i t c h b e t w e e n si n g le s cre e n a n d m u l t i-scr ee n m o d e i n P r e v ie w/P la y b ac k m o de.
• Click and Drag: C l i c k i n g an d d ra g gi n g t he L e f t m o use b u t t o n c a n be use d t o c o nt r o l t he p a n/tilt o f a P T Z ca m e r a as
w e l l as t o v a r y the a m o u n t o f d i g-i t a l z o o m. I t ca n a lso be use d t o set u p t h e a la r m a reas.
2. Right Button:
• Single-Click: S h o w s p o p-u p m e n u.
3. Scroll-Wheel:
• Scroll Up: I n P re v i e w m o d e, sc r ol l i n g u p w i l l s w i t c h t o t he p re v i o us s cree n. I n M e n u m o d e, i t w i l l m o v e t he se lec t i o n
t o t h e p re v i o us i te m.
• Scroll Down: I n P re v i e w m o d e, scr o l l i n g d o w n w i l l s w it c h t o t he n e x t s cre e n. I n M e n u m o d e, i t w i l l m o v e t he
sele c t i o n t o t he ne xt i t e m .
Using the Soft Keyboard
W h e n a m o u s e is u sed t o p e r f o r m t as k o n t he D V R , c l i c k i n g o n a te xt i n p u t f i e l d w i l l b r i n g u p t h e S o f t K e y b o a r d,
sho w n i n F i g u re 5.
F i g u re 5. S o ft K e y b o a r d
T h e b utt o ns o n t he s o f t k e y b oa r d r e p rese nts:
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Switch to Lowercase: S w i t c h t o l o w er c as e i n p u t
Switch to Uppercase: S w i t c h t o u p per case i n p ut
Symbols: S w i t c h t o s y m b o l s i n p ut.
Backspace: D e lete t he c h a r acter i n f r o nt o f the c ursor.
Enter: C o n f i r m sel e ct i o n.
ESC: E x i t o u t o f S o f t K e y b o a r d.
F i g u re 6. S o ft K e y b o a r d B u t t o n s
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CHA TER2 Getting Started
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Starting and Shutting Down Your DVR
P r o p e r startu p an d s h ut d o w n p r o ce d ures ar e cr u c i a l t o e x pa n d i n g t h e l i f e o f y o u r D V R .
T o start u p y o u r D V R :
1. E ns u r e t h e p o w e r s u p p l y i s p l u g ge d i n t o a n e lectr i c a l o u t le t. I t is H I G H L Y rec o m m e n d e d t hat a n U n i n terr u pt i b l e
P o w e r S u p p l y (UPS) be use d i n c o nj u n ct i o n w i t h t h e u n i t. T h e P o w e r i n d i ca t or L E D o n t h e f r o nt p a ne l sh o u l d t ur n red,
i n d i c at i ng t he u n i t is r ecei v i n g p o w er.
2. C o n ne c t t h e D V R t o a V G A m o n i t or. Y o u w i l l o n l y see t he D V R m e n u s yste m, w h e n i t’s c o n n e c t e d t o a V G A
m o n it o r.
3. P ress t he P O W E R s w i t c h o n t h e bac k r ear pane l. T h e P o w e r i n d i ca t or L E D sh o u l d t u r n b l u e. T h e u n i t w i l l be g i n
t o start.
4. A f t e r star t up, t h e P o w e r i n d i ca t o r L E D w i l l r e m ai n b l u e. A s p l as h s cre e n w i l l b e sh o w n (Fig u re 7).
F i g u re 7. S t a rt u p S p l as h S c r een
T h e r e are t w o p r o per w a y s t o s h u t d o w n t he D V R .
O p t i o n 1 : Stan d a r d S h u t d o w n
1. E n t e r t he S h u t d o w n m e n u s h o w n i n F i g u r e 8 b y g o i n g t o M a i n M e n u > M a i n t e na n c e > S h u t d o w n.
F i g u re 8. S h u t d o w n M e n u
2. Selec t t he S h u t d o w n b u t t o n.
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3. C l i c k t he Y es b u t t o n.
• O P T I O N 2: M a n u a l S h u t d o w n
1. P ress a n d h o l d t he P O W E R b u tt o n f o r 3 sec on ds.
2. E n t e r t he a d m i n ist r at o r’s use r na m e a n d p ass w o r d i n t he d i a l o g b o x f o r a u t he nt i c ati o n.
3. C l i c k t he Y es b u t t o n.
Note: D o n o t p ress t he P O W E R b u t t o n a g a i n w h e n t he syste m is s h ut t i n g d o w n.
Rebooting and Locking Your DVR
W h i l e i n t he S hu t d o w n m e n u (Fi g u re 8), y o u m a y a lso re b o o t o r l o c k y o u r D V R . L o c k i n g y o u r D V R w i l l ret ur n y o u t o
t he L i v e F e e d m o d e, w h i c h w i l l req u i r e t h e c o rrect a d m i n i stra t o r p ass w o r d t o e x i t o u t o f i t. T h e R e b o ot b u t t o n w i l l
reb o o t y o u r D V R .
T o re b o o t o r l o c k y o u r D V R :
1. E n t e r t he S h u t d o w n m e n u b y g o i n g t o M a i n M e n u > M a i nt e n a n c e > S h u t do w n.
2. Sele c t t he L o c k b u tto n t o l o c k t h e D V R o r t he R e b o o t b u t t o n to re b o o t t he D V R.
Setting Date & Time
I t i s e xt re m e l y i m p o rta n t t o setu p t he s yste m d a t e and t i m e t o a c c urat e l y ti m es ta m p r e c or d i n gs an d e vents.
T o setu p d at e an d t i m e:
1. E n t e r t he S yste m C o n f i g u r a t i o n m e n u b y g o i n g t o M a i n M e n u > S yste m C o n f i g u r a t i o n, as sh o w n i n F i g u re 9.
F i g u r e 9. S y s te m C o n f i g u ra t i o n M e n u
2. C l i c k t he T i m e/ D a te b u t t o n t o e nter t he T i m e/ D a te m e n u (Fi g u re 1 ).
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F i g u r e 1 . T i m e / D a t e M e n u
3. T h e c u r r e nt s yst e m t i m e a n d d ate as w e l l as t he t i m e z o ne w i l l b e d is p l a y e d. U s i n g t h e d i r e ct i o n a l b utt o ns o n t h e
f r o n t p a n e l/re m o te o r t he m o use, sele c t t h e c o r rec t d a t e, t i m e a n d t i m e z o ne.
4. T o ena b le D a y l i g h t Sa v i n g s T i m e, c l i c k an d c he c k t he E n a b le D S T c he c k b o x.
5. T o ac q u i r e t he t i m e a n d date o v er an N T P (Net w o r k T i m e P r ot o c o l) S er ver, c he c k t he S y n c h r o n i z e v i a N T P ser v e r
c h e c k b o x. Y o u m a y e nter y o u r o w n N T P ser ve r o r se lect f r o m o ne o f t he d e f au l t l o c at i o ns f r o m t he l ist o f se r vers, as
sho w n i n F i g u re 1 1.
F i g u r e 1 1. T i m e / D a te M e n u
6. C l i c k t h e Sa v e b u t t o n t o sa v e set t i n g s a n d c li c k t he E x i t b utt o n t o e x i t o u t o f t he m e n u. C l i c k i n g t he E x i t b ut t o n
w i t h o ut c li c k i n g t h e Sa v e b ut t on w i l l e x i t t he m e n u w i t h o u t sa v i n g.
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Checking the Status of Your DVR
T h e c u r r e nt stat us o f y o u r D V R c a n b e c he c k e d at an yt i m e b y g o i n g t o t he Stat us m e n u. T h e status m e n u, sho w n i n
F i g u r e 1 2 c a n b e a c cessed b y g o i n g to M a i n M e n u > S tat us.
F i g u re 1 2. Stat us M e n u
T h e i t e m s t hat are f o u n d o n t h e Sta t us m e n u i n c l u de:
• Device Information: T h e m o d e l n u m b er o f t h e D V R , ser ial N o., t he c u r re nt f i r m w are v e rs i o n i ns tal l e d o n D V R,
et c.
• Chan Status: C a m e r as w o r k i n g stat us i n D V R s u c h as m o t i o n, t a m p e r i n g, v i de o l o ss an d v i d e o e x cept i o n.
• Record Status: R e c o r d i n g status o f t h e c a m e ras, i n c l u d i n g: st rea m t y pe, f ra m e r ate, b it r ate, r es ol u t i o n, r e c o r d
t y p e, et c.
• Alarm Status: T h e stat us o f e x t e r n a l a l a r m i n/out o n D V R
• Network Status: N e t w o r k stat u s su c h as I P ad d r ess, gat e w a y, D N S ser v er, c l ie n t p o r t, et c.
• HD Status: H a r d d i s k status o n D V R.
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CHA TER3 Live Feed
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Watching a Live Feed
T h e L i v e F e e d m o d e i s aut o m a t i cal l y sta r ted a f te r t he D V R b o o ts u p. I t i s a ls o at t h e v e r y t o p o f t he m e n u h ie rarc h y,
t h us h i t ti n g t he E S C b utt o n m u l t i p l e t i m es (depen d i n g o n w h i c h m e n u y o u ’re o n) w i l l b r i ng y o u t o t he L i v e F e e d m o de.
Understanding Live Feed Icons
T h e r e are m u l t i p l e i c o ns o n each d is pla y i n L i v e F ee d m o de t o i n d i cat e d i f fere n t ca m e ra stat us an d setti n gs. T h ese i c o n s
i n c l u de:
E v e n t I c o n: I n d i cat es v i de o l oss o r ta m p e r i n g, m o t i o n d e t ect i on a nd /or se ns or ala r m.
R e c o r d I c o n: I n d i ca t es t h e c u r re nt c h a n ne l is reco r d i n g. T h ere c or d i n g m a y h a v e bee n sta rte d m a n ua l l y, f r o m
a sched u le, an d/o r tri g g e r e d f r o m m o t i o n o r ala r m.
P i ct u r e Set t i n gs I c o n: A d j u st p i c t ure sett i n g s f o r sele c t e d d is play.
P T Z C o n t r o l I c o n: E n t e r P T Z c o nt r o l m o de f o r t h e sele c te d d is play.
P r eset I c o n: R e cal l P T Z p r eset.
Pat r o l I c o n: R e c a l l P T Z p a t r o l.
T o u r I c o n: R e c a ll P T Z t o ur.
Z o o m I n/Z o o m O u t: Z o o m i n/o u t w i t h P T Z.
F u l l S c r een/E x i t F u l l S cre e n I c o n: E n te r i n t o/e x i t o u t o f f u l l sc ree n m o d e f o r sel e cted d is p lay.
A u d i o O n/ A u d i o O f f I c o n: E n a b l e/disa b l e a u di o f o r se le c te d d is play.
C l o se I c o n: E x it o u t o f c u r re nt sett i n g an d r e t u r n t o p r e v i o us m o d e.
F i g u r e 1 3. L i v e F ee d I c o ns
Note: Sta t u s f o r v i d e o l oss i s o n l y v a l i d w i t h a na l o g ca m e ras. E v e nt i c o n s w i l l o n l y b e d i s pla y ed w h e n a r m e d, e x c e pt
f o r the v i d e o l oss a lar m.
Operating the Live Feed
I n L i v e F e e d m o d e, y o u m a y a d j ust t he sett i n gs f o r i n d i v i d u a l ca m e r as b y l e ft-c l i c k i n g o n t h e d es i re d d is pla y w i t h t he
m o use.. T h e sele c te d d is pla y w i l l be surr o u n d e d w i t h a g r e e n b o r d er, as sh o w n i n F i g u r e 1 4 .
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