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SAFETY PRECAUTIONS .....................................................................................................................................................................................4
CHAPTER 1. DVR FEATURES............................................................................................................................................................................5
CHAPTER 2. LAYOUT..........................................................................................................................................................................................6
2.1. F RONT P ANEL ..................................................................................................................................................................................................6
2.1.1. 4-CH F RONT P ANEL ......................................................................................................................................................................................6
2.1.2. 8-CH F RONT P ANEL ......................................................................................................................................................................................7
2.2. R EAR P ANEL ....................................................................................................................................................................................................8
2.3 R EMOTE C ONTROL ...........................................................................................................................................................................................9
CHAPTER 3. INSTALLATION...........................................................................................................................................................................10
3.1. I NSTALLATION (H ARD D RIVE )........................................................................................................................................................................10
3.2. C AMERAAND M ONITOR C ONNECTION ..........................................................................................................................................................11
3.3. P OWER S UPPLY CONNECTION ........................................................................................................................................................................11
CHAPTER 4. OSD DISPLAY..............................................................................................................................................................................12
4.1. S TRUCTURE OF OSD D ISPLAY .......................................................................................................................................................................12
4.2. M AIN M ENU S ETUP .......................................................................................................................................................................................13
4.2.1. Camera Setup........................................................................................................................................................................................15
4.2.1.1. Color Setup.......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 16
4.2.1.2.Privacy Zone Setup.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 17
4.2.1.3. Autoseq Setup...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 17
4.2.2. Record Setup..........................................................................................................................................................................................18
4.2.2.1 Manual Recording............................................................................................................................................................................................... 20
4.2.3. Recording Search & Playback...............................................................................................................................................................21
4.2.3.1. Search .................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 21
4.2.3.2. Playback Interface.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 23
4.2.3.3. Video Backup...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 23
4.2.4. Device Management..............................................................................................................................................................................24
4.2.4.1. Alarm Setup.......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 26
4.2.4.2. Email Alarm Notification...................................................................................................................................................................................... 28
4.2.4.3. Motion Detection Setup........................................................................................................................................................................................ 32
4.2.4.4. PTZ Setup............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 33
4.2.4.5. PTZ Control........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 33
4.2.5. System Setup..........................................................................................................................................................................................34
4.2.5.1. Time Setup............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 34
4.2.5.2. Password............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 35
4.2.5.2.1. Menu Lock................................................................................................................................................................................................... 36
4.2.5.3. Video Setup.......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 36
4.2.5.4. Language .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 37
4.2.5.5. Info ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 37
4.2.5.6. System Maintenance............................................................................................................................................................................................. 37
4.2.6. Network Setup .......................................................................................................................................................................................38
4.2.6.1. Intranet/LAN Access Setup................................................................................................................................................................................ 40
4.2.6.2. Internet Access Setup ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 41

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4.2.6.3. Ports...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 42
CHAPTER 5. NETWORK ACCESS...................................................................................................................................................................43
5.1. IE & N ETVIEWER A CCESS ...........................................................................................................................................................................43
5.1.1. IE Setup ................................................................................................................................................................................................43
5.1.2. Connect to DVR....................................................................................................................................................................................44
5.1.2.1. IE Plug-in & Netviewer Interface...................................................................................................................................................................... 44
5.1.3. Control Network Access........................................................................................................................................................................45
5.1.3.1 Live........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 45
5.1.3.2. Setup..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 45
5.1.3.3. Replay................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 45
5.1.3.4. Convert 264 file to AVI file .................................................................................................................................................................................. 45
5.1.3.5. Remote Backup................................................................................................................................................................................................... 46
5.1.3.6. PTZ Control........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 46
5.1.3.7. Logout .................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 46
5.1.3.8. Playback Local File with Netviewer..................................................................................................................................................................... 47
5.2.
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. M OBILE P HONES A CCESS ............................................................................................................................................................................48
5.2.1 .
..
. Mobile Setup.........................................................................................................................................................................................49
5.2.1.1. Install & Operate Mobile Client in Windows
®
Mobile Phones....................................................................................................................... 50
5.2.1.2. Install & Operate Mobile Client in Symbian
®
Phones..................................................................................................................................... 53
5.2.1.3. Install & Operate Mobile Client in iPhone
®
..................................................................................................................................................... 61
5.2.1.4. Install & Operate Mobile Client in Blackberry Handheld.............................................................................................................................. 69
5.2.1.5.Forwarding the port of Router for Mobile phone............................................................................................................................................. 72
5.2.1.6.Apply Free DDNS................................................................................................................................................................................................ 78
CHAPTER 6. SPECIFICATIONS.......................................................................................................................................................................83
CHAPTER 7. SYSTEM CONNECTION CONFIGURATION.........................................................................................................................84
CHAPTER 8. APPENDIX ....................................................................................................................................................................................85
8.1 T HE S YMBOL OF R ECORDING A LARM .............................................................................................................................................................85
8.2. T ROUBLESHOOTING .......................................................................................................................................................................................85
8.3. E MAIL SERVER CHECK LIST （T HE INFO BELOW , ONLY FOR YOUR REF .）.......................................................................................................86
8.4. U SAGE M AINTENANCE ..................................................................................................................................................................................86
8.5. USB D EVICE S UPPORT L IST ..........................................................................................................................................................................86
8.6. HDD D EVICE S UPPORT L IST ..........................................................................................................................................................................87
8.7. 3G C ELL P HONE S UPPORT L IST ( INCLUDING SERVICE CENTER )......................................................................................................................88

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Safety Precautions
Do Not touch live electrical parts.
Electric shock can be avoided. Follow the recommended practices listed below. Faulty installation, improper grounding, and
incorrect operation and maintenance of electrical equipment are always sources of danger.
Do Not try to install equipment outdoor, when the wind and rain is strong.
Do Not install or remove equipment outdoor ,when the weather is raining.
Do Not try to install or operate any equipment , when the thunderstorm happened.
Always Ground all electrical equipment and the work platform.
Prevent accidental electrical shocks. Connect power source, control cabinets, and work platform to an approved electrical ground.
Always use the correct cable size.
Sustained overloading will cause cable failure and result in possible electrical shock or fire hazard. Work cable should be the same
rating as the torch cable or factory .
Always keep cables and connectors in good condition.
Improper or worn electrical connections can cause short circuits and can increase the chance of
an electrical shock. Do not use worn,
damaged, or bare cables.
Always avoid open-circuit voltage.
The added voltages increase the severity of the shock hazard.
Always wear insulated gloves while you adjust equipments.
Power should be shut off and insulated gloves should be worn when making any equipment adjustment to assure shock protection.
Always wear protective clothing such as long sleeve shorts while you are installing or removing equipments.
Always Wear high, snug fitting shoes.
Always Wear clean clothes without grease or oil.
Do not wear clothing that has been stained with oil and grease. It may burn if ignited by the heat of the arc.
Protect neighboring workers from exposure to arc radiation.
Always Wear long trousers or jeans while you are installing or removing equipments .
Always wear safety helmet or hard head and safety shoes before work.
Always keep the equipments in dry places.
Always wear safety harnesses/belt while you work in high places.
Always wear dry clothing and avoid moisture and water.
Always wear Public Safety Vest , while you work at night.
Make sure all electrical connections are tight, clean, and dry.
Make sure that you are well insulated and eliminate the electric static charge.
Always wear dry gloves, rubber-soled shoes, or stand on a dry board or platform.
Always Follow recognized safety standards.
Always wear correct eye, ear, and body protection.
Always have second person on-site, while you work in the darkness places, poor ventilation places and high
places.
Make sure that you are well protected against arc flashes, mechanical injury, or other mishaps.
Make sure that the polarity of wire is correct, before installing equipments.
Always handle equipment with care.
Do Not block the ventilation of equipment.
Do Not put the magnetic parts around the Equipment.
Do Not put the objects on top of equipment.

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Chapter 1. DVR Features
Real time monitoring Supports real time surveillance via Monitor
Save Recordings DVR saves real-time recording image to HDD
Backup Recordings Supports DVR backup via USB flash drive and hard drive.
Playback Recordings Supports DVR single CH and multiple CH playback of recorded files
Network operation Supports remote surveillance by multiple users simultaneously
Alarm Setting Supports HDD & video input alarm management and external alarm signal
inputs
Mouse Operation Supports Mouse operation for faster menu navigation.
PTZ Control Supports PTZ camera operations through RS-485.
Other Features：
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H.264 real-time high compression and supports dual stream network transmission
Graphics OSD interface
ADPCM audio compression
Supports pentaplex operation: live view, record, playback, backup and network transmission
Supports backup & upgrade with USB flash disk
Supports DDNS
Supports audio transmission via network
Selectable packing time for recorded files
Supports editing camera title
Supports adjusting image color
Supports remote view with mobile phones based on Symbian S60 3
rd
/5
th
edition, Windows Mobile,
iPhone & Blackberry
Supports VGA output (max. resolution: 1920×1200)
Alarm modes: video loss, HDD full, HDD loss ,Motion detection, Sensor triggered
Email alert function
With free-drag digital zoom function for live viewing
Multiple languages OSD
Supports auto maintenance

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Chapter 2. Layout
2.1. Front Panel
2.1.1. 4-CH Front Panel
Item Key/Indicator Marks Functions
1 CH1 Select Channel 1 to be full screen displayed
2 CH2 Select Channel 2 to be full screen displayed
3 CH3 Select Channel 3 to be full screen displayed
4 CH4 Select Channel 4 to be full screen displayed
5 QUAD Select quad display
6 REC Start manual recording
7 REW 

Move leftward / Rewind
8 PAUSE 

Pause / play frame by frame
9 PLAY 

Enter into playback mode / Play button
10 FWD 

Move rightward / Play forward
11 STOP 

Stop Playback / stop manual recording
12 LEFT 

Enter into main menu or exit menu
13 UP 

Move Up
14 DOWN 

Move Down
15 RIGHT 

Move rightward / Play forward
16 SEL/PTZ SEL/PTZ Enter system pop-up (short cut) menu bar/ edit button /
enter PTZ mode
17 MENU/ESC MENU/ESC Enter/exit system menu
18 HDD indicator HDD Continuous flicker indicates HDD is being accessed
19 Power indicator PWR Red light indicates power supply status
20 IR Receiver To receive signal from remote controller
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2.1.2. 8-CH Front Panel
Left click ;Right click
Item Key/Indicator Marks Functions
1 SEARCH Enter system pop-up (short cut) menu bar
2 CH- Switch to previous channel
3 CH+ Switch to next channel
4 ALL CH Switch to 4/8 pictures display
5 MUTE Audio mute key
6 REC Start manual recording
7 REW 

Move leftward / Rewind
8 PAUSE 

Pause / play frame by frame
9 PLAY 

Enter into playback mode / Play button
10 FWD 

Move rightward / Play forward
11 STOP 

Stop Playback / stop manual recording
12 LEFT 

Move leftward / Rewind
13 UP 

Enter into main menu or exit menu
14 Down 

Move Up
15 RIGHT 

Move rightward / Play forward
16 SEL/PTZ SEL/PTZ Enter system pop-up menu bar / edit button / enter PTZ
mode
17 MENU/ESC MENU/ESC Enter/exit system menu
18 HDD indicator HDD Continuous flicker indicates HDD is being accessed
19 Power indicator PWR Red light indicates power supply status
20 IR Receiver To receive signal from remote controller
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2.2. Rear Panel

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2.3 Remote Control

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Chapter 3. Installation
3.1. Installation(Hard Drive)
Caution: Please do NOT install or uninstall hard drive while DVR is running!
1. Loosen the screws in the left and right sides.
2. Remove the cover
3. Connect data cord and power cable.

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4. Install HDD on the bracket, fixed with screws firmly.
5. Check if the connectors are properly connected and there is no problem with wiring and close up cover, and
fix it with screws.
3.2. Camera and Monitor Connection
Connect camera cable to video input port of DVR, and from video output of DVR to Monitor via BNC connector
or VGA port (refer to system figuration on Chapter 9.6).
If the camera is a PTZ speed dome, you could connect RS485 A & B to the corresponding port on DVR
respectively (refer to system figuration on Chapter 9.6).
3.3. Power Supply connection
Please only use the power adapter supplied with the DVR.

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Chapter 4. OSD Display
4.1. Structure of OSD Display
Search
Camera
Record
System
Device
s
Network
Main Menu
Search
Playback
File
List
HDD Management
Alarm Setting
PTZ Setting
M
obile Phone Setup
Motion
Color setup
User
P
assword
System Information
Language Select
ion
System Maintenance
Video Setting
Time Setting
Autoseq
Setup
Camera Title
Privacy Setup
Record Quality
Record Solution (4CH)
Audio Record
Record Mode
Record File Size
DDNS Setup
Record Schedule
Area
S
etup
E
-
mail
S
etup
Backup
VGA Solution
TV System
Firmware Upgrade

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4.2. Main Menu Setup
Step 1 . the video screen or press “Selection” button on the front panel, the main menu will display.
Left click ;Right click
Press ▲, ▼, ◄, keys on front panel to move the cursor, then press “Selection”
key to enter selected item. Or to select and enter menu.
Press “ESC” key or , to return to previous window.

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The symbol of Alarm in video Display:
When DVR is in recording mode, [ ] icon or [ ] icon will appear on the screen. But when there is [ ] icons on the
screen it indicates a motion alarm was triggered. When [ ] icon appears on the screen, that mean a hard drive alarm
has occurred.
Symbol/icon Functions
Motion
HDD loss, HDD space full
The video is recording
Video Loss Video Loss

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4.2.1. Camera Setup
In this setting you can set the name of camera, time display…etc.
All functions:
Live: Select to display live image or not. If you select OFF, the image is still
recorded and you can see it in playback mode.
DISPLAY TIME WHILE IN LIVE VIEW: If you select OFF, you will not be
able to see the system time display in live picture.
DISPLAY TIME WHILE RECORDING: If you select OFF, you will not be
able to see the system time display in recorded picture while playing back.
Name: You are able to edit the title of the camera with letter and number.
Max. 8 characters.
Position: Edit the position to display the camera title on screen.
“APPLY” icon to save your settings.

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4.2.1.1. Color Setup
You can adjust image brightness, saturation, contrast and hue
settings for each channel.
Press ▲& ▼key on front panel to adjust the value, or drag
the bar to adjust with you mouse.
“APPLY” icon to save your settings.

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4.2.1.2.Privacy Zone Setup
4.2.1.3. Autoseq Setup
Go to main interface and trigger the pop-up menu bar, you will find the START AUTOSRQ menu. Click it and
the DVR will enter auto sequence display mode. Press any key will exit autoseq mode.
Privacy zone function allows you to cover the
private area, such as password input area on
ATM machines. The covered areas will not be
able to see in live view mode or in playback
mode.
You can select max. 4 privacy zones for each
channel.
1. Select the No. of area (AREA1 – AREA4)
you want to set.
2. Press SETUP button to adjust the position of
the privacy zones.
3. After finishing the position adjustment, press
ESC key on front panel or click right button of
mouse to exit and return to PRIVACY ZONE
page.
4. Press APPLY to save you settings.
AUTOSEQ allows system to display every
selected channel in full screen by certain dwell
time, and auto-switch in sequence.
Default dwell time: 5 second
Selectable time range: 0~10 seconds

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4.2.2. Record Setup

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Functions Description
RECORD
ON/OFF option decides to record the channel or not
QUALITY
select recording video quality, higher quality will need more HDD space to
save the video.
RESOLUTION
decides the recording video resolution. About the definition of resolution,
please refer to the specification chapter
AUDIO
DVR supports to record 4 channels audio signal. Here you can bind the
audio channel to an appointed video channel for together recording
Pack Time
System record and save the videos to HDD by separate files. It indicates
the maximum recoding length for every single continuous recording file
(15, 30, 45, 60 minutes)
Record Mode ALWAYS & TIME SCHEDULE RECORD
When you select ALWAYS record mode, DVR will execute continuous recording without stop.
When you select TIME SCHEDULE RECORD mode, DVR will execute recording according to your
schedule
Record Schedule Setup TIME SCHEDULE RECORDSCHEDULE
to enter schedule setup
Recording status options
ALARM [RED]:Motion detection mode
GENERAL [GREEN]:Continuous record mode
NO RECORD [Transparent]:without enable any recording action
You are able to configure 24 hours recording schedule for every channel or all
channel from Sunday to Saturday.
Steps:
1. Choose the mode which you need in 3 modes(ALARM/GENERAL/NO RECORD)
2. Choose the channel which you need.
3.
the time & date box which you need (From SUNDAY to MONDAY).
4. “APPLY” button to save your settings

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4.2.2.1 Manual Recording
There are 2 short cut menus listed in the Pop-up menu: START RECORD and STOP
RECORD.
They are Manual record & manual stop record buttons and the START RECORD
function only work when current recording mode is as following recording status:
1. Without Perform Record Action
*The DVR doesn’t perform any record action.
*The video window without the symbol .
2. ALARM
*the function of motion detection can’t be switched on.
*The video window without the symbol .
The “STOP RECORD” function can only stop manual recording.
You can also press the “RECORD” and “STOP” keys on the front panel or remote
controller to start and stop manual recording.