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CONTENTS
Notes.................................................................................................................................................................................ii
Chapter 1 DVR Instruction.................................................................................................................................................1
1.1 Specifications..............................................................................................................................................................2
Chapter 2 DVR Introduction................................................................................................................................................3
2.1 Front panel (only for reference)...................................................................................................................................3
2.2 back panel....................................................................................................................................................................3
2.3 Remote controller (only for reference)........................................................................................................................4
Chapter 3 Installation ..............................................................................................................................................................5
3.1 HDD Installation.........................................................................................................................................................5
3.2 Connecting Cameras ,Monitor and Audio ...................................................................................................................5
3.3 Alarm input and output..........................................................................................................................................5
3.4 Connecting power .......................................................................................................................................................6
Chapter 4 Basic Operations................................................................................................................................................6
4.1 System Initialization....................................................................................................................................................6
4.2 Main interface .............................................................................................................................................................6
4.3 Right-click Menu......................................................................................................................................................... 6
4.4 User Login...................................................................................................................................................................7
4.5 Record file Playback and Backup................................................................................................................................7
4.5.1 Playback...................................................................................................................................................................7
4.5.2 Backup ..................................................................................................................................................................... 9
4.6 Overview of main menu .......................................................................................................................................... 11
4.7 Main Menu................................................................................................................................................................ 12
4.7.1 Record........................................................................................................................................................... 12
4.7.2 Alarm Setup ..................................................................................................................................................14
4.7.3 Channel Setup ............................................................................................................................................... 17
4.7.4 Network setup............................................................................................................................................... 19
4.7.5 User Management .........................................................................................................................................21
4.7.6 System Setup................................................................................................................................................. 22
4.7.7 Display Setup................................................................................................................................................ 25
4.7.8 Log Search ....................................................................................................................................................26
4.7.9 PTZ Control .................................................................................................................................................. 26
4.7.10 System Information..................................................................................................................................... 27
Chapter 5 IE and Client Software Login .......................................................................................................................... 27
5.1 IE activeX plug-in download and installation ...........................................................................................................27
After setup, enter the IP address in the IE.............................................................................................................. 28
address bar, and complete the automatic................................................................................................................ 28
Installation of the plug-in unit as prompted. ..........................................................................................................28
5.2 IE Login ....................................................................................................................................................................29
5.3 IE interface................................................................................................................................................................ 30
5.3.1 Menu Bar ...................................................................................................................................................... 30

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5.3.2 PTZ Control .................................................................................................................................................. 36
5.3.3 Video Switch................................................................................................................................................. 36
5.3.4 Playback........................................................................................................................................................ 36
5.3.5 Snapshot........................................................................................................................................................ 37
5.4 Client software login.................................................................................................................................................38
Chapter 6 Troubleshooting................................................................................................................................................ 39
Appendix 1 Domain name application............................................................................................................................ 40
Appendix 2 Player........................................................................................................................................................... 43
Notes
◎The power supply of this DVR is provided through DC12V adapter, please check the power
outlet before installation and ensure it can meet the requirements of adaptor;
◎Do not place the DVR at a place subject to rain or moisture;
◎Do not install the DVR at a place subject to violent vibration;
◎Do not install the DVR at a place subject to direct sunlight, and be far away from heat and high
temperature environment;
◎The DVR's back panel shall be 15cm or more away from other objects or wall, to facilitate fan
cooling;
◎The DVR shall work under temperature, humidity and voltage according to its technical
specifications;
◎The space where DVR installed shall not be stored with corrosive chemicals that may produce
volatile gases, to avoid to affect the DVR's life;
◎The DVR shall be installed in a space without much dust, and the environment should be kept
clean and tidy;
◎Proper grounding shall be installed during operation;
◎DVR should be installed to ensure the proper connectivity with other devices.
Following parts are included in the package:
◎One IR remote controller
◎A pair of remote controller batteries
◎One piece of product certificate
◎One piece of product warranty card
◎One piece of product instruction
◎Several SATA hard disk data cables
◎One DC12V/5A power adapter
◎HDD support (already installed) and a set of mounting screws.
◎One piece of CD

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Chapter 1 DVR Instruction
Real-time Monitoring
Analog output, realize monitor functions through monitor.
Record Storage
Support HDD to save real-time record.
Record Backup
Support USB flash drive, removable drive, network backup to
HDD.
Playback
Enable multiple CH playback via DVR host or Network.
Network Operation
Support remote access by authorized users to increase
expansibility and security of system.
Alarm
Support HDD & Video input alarm Management and external
alarm signal inputs. Support motion detect
Mouse Operation
Support Mouse operation for flexible system setup.
PTZ Control
Support PTZ camera operations via RS-485.
Table 1-1
Technical Specifications
◎H.264 compression format, but currently16 CH only supports CIF resolution real-time.
◎Linux operation system, graphical interface, supports mouse, front panel and IR remote control
operation;
◎Support IE browse, real-time network monitor and DVR parameter setting, audio network
transmission;
◎Support 4 CH audio recording inputs, audio channel bonding, recording, playback, network
transmission and real-time record.
◎Multiple recording modes: manual recording, timing recording, alarm recording(motion or sensor
input), timing & alarm recording( low frame rate recording before alarm, if in motion or sensor input
alarm, frame rate is increased) .
◎Supports playback of event categories and accurate time; RS-485 port to support PTZ control;
◎Support video signal loss alarm; automatic password protection for the sake of illegal operation;
◎Support USB flash drive and HDD backup;
◎Support 2 SATA HDD, capacity of single one is to 2T;
◎Support auto recovery when power off or reset

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1.1 Specifications
Video compression format
H.264
Operating system
Embedded LINUX
VGA output
Max 1280x1024@60Hz
HDMI output
Max 1920x1080p@60Hz
Video input/output
NTSC/PAL : 16-ch BNC input 2-ch BNC output
Audio input/output
16-ch input/1-ch output
Voice intercom
Support
Image Quality
Lowest, Low, Normal, High, Highest
Record resolution
PAL:D1(704*576), NTSC:D1（704*480）
PAL:CIF(352*288) NTSC:CIF(352*240)
Recording mode
Timing/manual/motion detection/alarm
Recording frame rate
PAL：25fps NTSC：30fps, adjustable
Video split
1/4/9/16-ch
DVD burner
Support SATA or USB burner
Multiplex operation
Live display, recording, network, backup transmission, mobile phone surveillance simultaneously
Recording backup
Support USB flash disk, DVD recorder backup, mobile hard disk backup , network backup
Playback
Support 16-ch play back at the same time via DVR host or network by IE and PC client software.
Network transmission
16-ch real-time network transmission, support sub-stream
Photo capture
Support
Alarm-action Recording
Support
Email alarm
Send pictures to the designated Email
PTZ
Support
Network and protocol
1 RJ-45 10/100M via Ethernet , support TCP/IP、DHCP、DNS、DDNS, UPNP,NTP etc.
IE browser
Support
PC Client
Support
Dual stream
Support（main and secondary interchange）
Multi-language
Support
Mobile phone surveillance
Support Windows, Symbian, IPhone, Android, blackberry
Remote controller
Support
USB
2 USB interfaces
User authority
Support multi-level user authority distribution
DST
Support
Power
DC12V/5A
Working temperature
-10℃- 60℃
Working humidity
10%－90%
SIZE(mm)
430(w)*345(d)*66(h)

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Chapter 2 DVR Introduction
2.1 Front panel (only for reference)
2.2 back panel
○
1○ 2○ 3○ 4○ 5○ 6○ 7○ 8○ 9○ 10 ○ 11 ○ 12 ○ 13 ○ 14
○
1
Audio input
○
8
RS485 for PTZ
○
2
HDMI
○
9
Power DC12V/5A
○
3
Intercom audio input
○
10
VGA
○
4
Audio output
○
11
Power switch
○
5
Video input
○
12
Sensor input
○
6
Video output
○
13
Alarm output
○
7
USB / RJ45 Ethernet
○
14
GND

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2.3 Remote controller (only for reference)
System off
Mute
1-9
Channel selection: 1-9
0
Combination of 0 and 10 switch to
channel 10
10+
Combination of 0-6 and 10+ switch to
10-16 respectively
Display switch

For the focus transfer of plug-ins in the
menu's interface; move up

For the focus transfer of plug-ins in the
menu's interface; move down
PTZ
Enter PTZ interface/Enter

For the focus transfer of plug-ins in the
menu's interface; move leftwards

For the focus transfer of plug-ins in the
menu's interface; move rightwards
SYSINFO
View basic information of system
MENU/ESC
Pop up right click menu
●
Manual record
■
Stop

Fast forward

Fast reverse
One frame fast forward
One frame back forward
LOG
Enter log search interface
F1
Spare key
SPOT
Spot output

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Chapter 3 Installation
3.1 HDD Installation
HDD Install：
(1) Open the hard disk back cover of the DVR
(2) Fixed hard drives to holder
(2) Connecting HDD wire and power wire to the hard disk interface.
(3) Put the back cover back.
3.2 Connecting Cameras ,Monitor and Audio
Connect camera cable to video input of DVR, and connect the video output cable from DVR to
monitor via BNC connector. If the camera is PTZ dome, connect RS485 A & B to the port of DVR
respectively.
3.3 Alarm input and output
Alarm input close connection:
Alarm input open connection:
Alarm output open connection:
Note: All of the input and output signals are switch
Notice
Don't take out the HDD while the DVR is working
+ -
DVR
Response output
+ -
Power
supply
Sound and light alarm
+ - NC C
47kΩ
+12
V
Infrared alarm
DVR ALARM IN
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ……GND
+ - NC C
+12
V
Infra Infrared alarm
red Alarm 等
47kΩ
DVR ALARM IN
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ……GND

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3.4 Connecting power
Please use the supplied power adapter to connect DVR.
Chapter 4 Basic Operations
4.1 System Initialization
After connecting the power adapter and pressing the power button, the system will be turned
on. Note: You must enter the main menu and select HDD Management to format the hard disk.
4.2 Main interface
After turning on the system will enter main interface. Picture 4-1 is the main interface
defaulted by system. Once there are video inputs, the interface will display live images from the
channel; if not video input, the interface is blue. In the main interface, double-click any channel, the
image will be maximized to full screen, by double-click again, image will come back to multiple
display mode; clicking the right button of mouse then will enter Pop-up Menu, move the cursor to
select menu, then click the left button to enter the selected menu or carry out the functions.
Picture 4-1
4.3 Right-click Menu
After start-up of the system, click right button of mouse in the main interface, through pop-up main
menu, user could perform parameter setting and operate on the main menu, e.g., main menu, video
search, PTZ control, manual record, switch of single channel and multi-channel, shown as picture 4-2.

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Picture 4-2 Picture 4-3
4.4 User Login
Click the Menu Key to pop up the information of the User Login, as shown in Image4-3,
the default user name: admin;Password: 00000000
If any users to be added or passwords to be modified, please refer to the 'User Management' in
Chapter 4.7.5
4.5 Record file Playback and Backup
4.5.1 Playback
Pls click 'Record Search' in the quick menu (reference to 4.3) to enter the following interface
Picture 4-4
Two way to Playback:
1) Search by time, enter the date time, then click 'play' button to play the record file of this time. If
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2) Search By type, enter the record types in the 'By Type' Column, there are five options of the
types:ALL/Manual/Schedule/Alarm/Schedule&Event, then click 'search' button to display the file
list as shown as the following image
Picture 4-5
Select one of the files in the list, pop up the following note:
Picture 4-6
Click Playback to enter the playback as shown in the following image:

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Picture 4-7
This DVR supports the 16 channel playback simultaneously, or you can also double-click one
channel to operate the single-channel play. Among the function icons of the PLAY Control Bar
under the PLAY window, there are fast backward, step backward, Stop, step forward, fast
forward,16-ch split,9-ch split, 4-ch split, single display, mute. the PLAY Bar will hide automatically.
4.5.2 Backup
Enter the Record file list interface as shown in Image 4-5
File Backup by single file and multiple file: Tick √in the small column on the right side of the
interface, then click the 'Files Backup' at the bottom of the interface. You can choose the device
USB or DVD RW. If the 'File Backup' is selected, please click one of the files in the list as shown in
image4-6, then click 'File Backup‟ to enter the interface as shown in image 4-8
Picture 4-8

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Backing up：
Picture 4-9
Backup successfully：
Picture 4-10
Setting Method:
(1) Set the backup device, channel and some other functions in the recording backup interface
Backup device: support USB and DVD Recorder.
start date and time of the file: setup of start date and time of the backup file
End date and time of the file: setup of end date and time of the backup file
(2) The capacity of external device and remaining capacity could be automatically detected and
displayed at the bottom of the window. Meanwhile, the file size and back-up time could be evaluated
automatically. The usage time and backup speed could also been on display.
Notice
1. The evaluated remaining time (estimated time) may be
a bit different from the actual time.
2. To identify USB hard disk or USB flash disk, the
back-up device should be formatted by FAT32 .
3. The total file size must less than the device‟capacity.

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4.6 Overview of main menu
`
Record
Alarm
Network
Channel
Basic
Advanced
Plan
Alarm In
Motion
HDD
Password
Video loss
Main MENU
Next screen
Start record
Record Search
PTZ Control
Intercom
Digital Zoom
Multi-channel
Single channel
Log
Display
System
User
System
Event
Basic
Advanced
HDD
Maintain
MENU
Basic
Advanced
System Inform
PIP
System Reset

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4.7 Main Menu
In the main interface, right-click to pop up the menu, click "main menu" (shown as picture 4-3),
where could set the following items: Record, Alarm, Channel, Network, User Management , System,
Record Backup and Log Search setting.
Picture 4-11
4.7.1 Record
1）Basic setting
Click [Main menu]→ [Record] to enter [record] menu（Shown as picture4-12）
There are options of Resolution, Image Quality, Frame Rate, Audio, Pre- record available in the
interface.
Resolution: CIF/HD1/D1, just now the resolution of 16 CH only supports CIF real-time.
QUALITY: lowest, low, normal, high, highest, the comparative result shown as the following table:
Image Quality
Resolution
Maximum rate
Capacity to HDD per
hour
lowest
CIF
64K
900M
Low
CIF
256K
1.76G
Normal
CIF
512K
3.51G
High
CIF
768K
7.03G
Highest
CIF
1024K
10.55G
Frame rate:if less than 25 fps, image is not real-time, but could save minor stream and decrease
data size. There are four standards, PAL: 6/12/25 frame and NTSC: 6/15/30 frame.
Audio: Recording is the audio channel relative to video record. If without input audio source, it
doesn't need to set up this item. Through left-click or front panel button to enter the interface of
record, pop-up the menu, select the audio channel with the options of 1-16 audio channels.
Pre-record: when one channel in timing alarm, the number of fps between the beginning of the
channel is triggered by alarm and end of event alarm, two options: 5 frame, 6 frame.
Copy to channel: after the setting of parameter of one channel, parameters of other channels are
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channel to other channels.
Picture 4-12
2）Advanced setting
To get to the ADVANCED SETUP, left click to the interface or via DISPLAY of front panel to other
tags.
There are two options: Override & Time and Date override
Setting method:
Note: Please note that PTZ also functioned as Enter.
（1）Overwrite: If select YES, this will make the new record file will overwrite the former record file
when the capacity of HDD is full. If select NO, the new record file won't be stored in HDD when
the capacity of HDD is full.
（2）Time and Date Overwrite: If select YES, this will display time and date in the video playback, if
select NO, the time and date won't be displayed in the video playback.
Picture 4-13
3）Record Plan
"Record Plan" includes setup of Off, Schedule Record, Alarm Record, and Schedule & Alarm
Record.
Record Plan has seven days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
There are 24 time periods and one hour per time period.
Setting method:
（1）Press the arrow key to "Channel" to popup the interface.
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Alarm Record, tick "√".
（3）Move cursor to any time options; select time area.
（4）If apply all settings to other channels, just move cursor to "Copy to" to copy the settings to
one channel or all channels.
（5）Move cursor to "Enter" to save above settings.
Picture 4-14
4.7.2 Alarm Setup
1）Alarm In
Alarm Channel: chose the alarm channel.
Sensor Type:depending on the Sensor you can select „Normal Open‟or „Normal Close‟.
Record: setup the record channel if the alarm was activated.
Alarm Out: select the alarm output channel on the bottom panel.
Buzzer: control the Buzzer working time .
Action PTZ: when the sensor responses alarm the DVR can quickly control the PTZ camera
moving to the preset position. You must set up the preset position in PTZ cannel before work well.
Disp-Video: setup the video pup-up channel displaying on the main screen if the alarm happen.
Event Duration: setup the alarm continues time.
Picture 4-15
2）Motion Detection
In motion detection, except the setup of sensitivity and MD area, settings of other functions as same
as alarm input, users could follow the former sections. Next mainly introduce the setting of sensitivity
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Sensitivity refers to corresponding sensitivity in motion detection when the event record mode is
motion
detection or alarm record.
Setting method (following introduce use Remote control for demonstrating)
(1) Press the arrow key to select [Sensitivity], popup dropdown menu with PTZ, and then press the
arrow key to choose “Sensitivity”.
(2) Enter PTZ to apply the selected sensitivity.
Picture 4-16
MD Area Setup
MD Area refers to corresponding MD area in motion detection when the event record mode is
motion detection or alarm record.
(1) Press the arrow key to select [MD Area], popup dropdown menu with PTZ, and then press the
arrow to choose some part, and enter the interface with the click of PTZ. (Shown as picture 4-17)
(2) Press the arrow key to select the starting point of motion detection and PTZ to apply the choice,
and move the cursor to choose desired motion area, then enter "ESC" to exit the interface, at
last, press "Enter" to save above settings.
Picture 4-17

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3）HDD Error
Click DISPLAY to "HDD ", shown as picture 4-18.
HDD mistake is that when there is mistake of HDD, DVR will alarm to remind the user.
Setting method:
（1）Press the arrow key to select [Alarm Output], enter PTZ to choose action port, and press
"Enter" to exit.
（2）Buzzer setup: To check DVR whether enable beep when set event trigger. Select "Buzzer",
press PTZ to open dropdown menu and arrow key to choose ON/OFF. If select ON, the
buzzer is activated; if select OFF, the buzzer is invalid. When the event is finished, the buzzer
is off automatically.
（3）Event duration means the duration of alarm when the start of event setup. Press the arrow
key to select [Event Duration], popup dropdown menu with PTZ, and then press the arrow to
choose working time. The system default is 10 seconds. Finally, press ON/OFF to apply
selected time with PTZ.
（4）Setting the above parameters, press the arrow key to Enter and PTZ to save the parameters.
Picture 4-18
4）Password Error
Click DISPLAY to "Password", shown as picture 4-19.
Password Error means that the current user or other users input wrong password, DVR will alarm to
remind the user.
Picture 4-19

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5）Video Loss
Click DISPLAY to "Video Loss", shown as picture 4-20.
Video Loss: When there is video loss of one channel, DVR will alarm to remind the user.
(1) Press the arrow key to select [Alarm Output], enter PTZ to choose action port, and press
"Enter" to exit.
(2) Buzzer setup: To check DVR whether enable beep when set event trigger. Select
"Buzzer", press PTZ to open dropdown menu and arrow key to choose ON/OFF. If select
ON, the buzzer is activated; if select OFF, the buzzer is invalid. When the event is
finished, the buzzer is off automatically.
(3) Event duration means the duration of alarm when the start of event setup. Press the
arrow key to select [Event Duration], popup dropdown menu with PTZ, and then press the
arrow to choose working time. There are following options:
（3/5/10/20/30/60/120/180/300/600/900/1200 S）, while the system default is 10 seconds.
Finally, press ON/OFF to apply selected time with PTZ.
(4) Setting the above parameters, press the arrow key to Enter and PTZ to save the
parameters.
Picture 4-20
4.7.3 Channel Setup
Click "Main Menu" →"Channel Setup" , the interface is shown as picture 4-21.There are
following options: Channel number, Channel name, PTZ protocol, Baud rate, PTZ address code and
color setup.
1. Channel number: Press the arrow key to select "Channel number", and press PTZ to apply
the selected channel.
2. Channel name: Press the arrow key to select "Channel name" and PTZ to popup the edit
menu( Chinese, English, Numeric, Special character can be input as channel name), if
input numeric or lower case, just use the arrow key to select directly; if input capital letters,
user should press "Caps" of edit menu to switch to capital input; if input special
character, press the ",." of edit menu to switch to special character input; if input Chinese,
press "En" of edit menu to switch to Chinese input. 16 characters are supported.
3. PTZ Protocol: This protocol is used to realize the communication with PTZ. In order to
control PTZ cameras, PTZ should be connected with PTZ port of DVR. Press the arrow
key to select "PTZ Protocol"and PTZ to popup the dropdown menu, with the click of arrow