Kogan KACCTV4CHA User manual

Table of Contents
Chapter One: Product Introduction......................................................................................................2
1 Brief Introduction.........................................................................................................................2
2 Main Features...............................................................................................................................2
Chapter Two: Hardware........................................................................................................................3
1 Packa e Content...........................................................................................................................3
2 Front Panel Operation...................................................................................................................3
3 Rear Panel of Operation................................................................................................................3
4 Remote Controller.........................................................................................................................3
5 Hard Disk Installation...................................................................................................................4
6 Rear Panel Connection..................................................................................................................4
Chapter Three: Usa e...........................................................................................................................6
1 Brief Introduction.........................................................................................................................6
2 Menu Operations...........................................................................................................................7
Chapter Four: Operations.....................................................................................................................8
1 Turn on..........................................................................................................................................8
2 Preview.........................................................................................................................................8
3 Record.........................................................................................................................................10
4 Camera Control...........................................................................................................................11
5 Motion Detection Settin s..........................................................................................................12
6 Mask Settin ...............................................................................................................................13
7 Playback......................................................................................................................................13
8 Backup........................................................................................................................................14
9 Alarm Settin s.............................................................................................................................14
10 Network Operation...................................................................................................................15
11 Maintenance..............................................................................................................................18
10 Advanced Settin s.....................................................................................................................20
Chapter Five: Appendix......................................................................................................................22
1 Specifications
.......................................................................................................................................................22
2 Methods of Calculatin HDD Capacity......................................................................................24
3 Default Values.............................................................................................................................25
4 Introduction of Mobile Phone Monitorin ..................................................................................27
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Chapter One: Product Introduction
1 Brief Introduction
This series DVR is a 4-channel playback H.264 main profile standalone DVR with Pentaple functionality:
record, playback, live preview, remote preview and backup supported.
With professional and high performance intelligent audio and video solutions, user-friendly GUI and practical
industrial design, this series DVR is suitable for civil applications such as home, store, internet bars and
small offices as well as for common security and surveillance applications.
2 Main Features
•Compression
4/8 channel PAL/NTSC/SECAM video input and H.264 compression standards with each channel
being compressed independently in real-time CIF resolution, or non-real time D1,2CIF resolution.
4 channel audio input and G.726/ADPCM-IMA compression standards with each channel being
compressed independently in 24Kbps.
Compressed video and audio are synchronous. You can select either mi ed streams or individual
video streams.
Four-level record quality and self-defined bit rate and frame rate settings supported.
Adjustable video parameters.
Multi-area motion detection.
OSD of channel name and time supported.
•Recording
Manual record and schedule record supported. The schedule report types include: timing, motion
detection, alarm, motion detection | alarm.
SATA hard-disk supported.
Backup and clip record files through USB drive, portable USB HDD and USB CD/DVD RW
supported.
•Preview and Playback
Simultaneous output of VGA and TV.
Up to 4 channels playback in fast play mode, slow play mode, rewind and single frame forward
supported.
OSD of channel name and time supported.
Status displaying of local record, alarm and motion detection supported.
•Control
Controlling of PTZ and dome supported.
Controlling multiple DVRs with on RS485 keyboard.
Setting and calling preset, sequence and track supported.
•Alarm
Local alarm (includes e ception and motion detection, video loss and hard disk full) triggered
handling supported.
Alarm linkage: triggered record, linkage alarm output and linkage PTZ preset, sound alarm, report to
alarm center, linkage channel single screen display and e-mail.
•Network
TCP/IP supported.
PPPoE supported.
Dynamic access to IP address, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) supported.
DDNS supported.
Visit video files in DVR HDD through network neighbourhood supported.
Controlling of PTZ, configuring device parameters, acquiring device status and logs, and upgrade
remotely through network supported.
Local recording through network supported.
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Chapter Two: Hardware
This chapter is a general description of the device interfaces and connections. It describes the methods of
hard disk installation, the interface of the front panel and the rear panel for users to connect the cables
correctly.
1 Packa e Content
After purchasing the DVR product, unpack it and unload it flat onto the floor or a place where it is to be
located, and refer to the “Package Contents” for the correct number of device fittings.
2 Front Panel Operation
Table 1 – Front Panel Description
Type Name Description
LED
Power Red when recording. Green when not recording.
HDD Hard disk indicator. Green or blinking when reading/writing.
Black when idle.
3 Rear Panel of Operation
Table 2 – Rear Panel Description
NO. Interface Description
1 Video In 4/8 channel video input: BNC (1Vp_p, 75Ω)
2 TV Out 1 channel TV output, BNC (1Vp-p, 75Ω)
3 Audio Out 1 channel audio output, BNC (2Vp-p, 600Ω)
4 Audio In 4 channels audio input: RCA (2Vp-p, 600Ω)
5 VGA Output 1: DIN-15
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Network Interface 1: RJ45 10/100M self-adaptive
USB Interface 2: USB 2.0
7 RS485 1: Half Duple ( + - )
8 Power DC 12V
4 Remote Controller
Table 3 – Remote Controller Description
NO. Name Description
1 REC Record
2 Power ON/OFF Turn the device off or on.
3 Numbers Input numbers or select to switch among relevant channels.
4 Function Buttons DEL: Delete
5 Arrow Buttons When in menu mode, press [◄ ], [► ] to move to selection bo es.
Press [▲ ], [▼ ] to select sub-menu parameters.
6 1) Press to confirm operations in menu mode.
2) Press to select record type in setting schedule.
3) Press to change status of the current motion detection block.
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7 Switch between single screen and multi-screen.
8 FN 1) Press to switch from single split to multi-split view mode, or
reverse in preview and playback mode.
2) Press to enter/e it continuous selection when setting motion
detection area and schedule record.
3) Press to set start time and end time in file search.
9 MENU One key system setup.
10 ESC Return to previous menu.
11 PTZ One key PTZ control.
12 BACKUP Backup Record
13 TV/VGA Switch the operation interface between TV and VGA.
14 CLEAR Alarm Off
15 SEQ Call Sequence
16 1) Play/Pause
2) One key file search
17 Stop
18 Play in slow mode/fast rewind
19 Fast forward
5 Hard Disk Installation
The hard disk is not included in the factory fittings. Users can mount suitable hard disks by calculating its
capacity referring “Appendi 5.2 Methods of Calculating HDD Capacity”.
1) Installation procedure
•Open the DVR case. Mount the 4 shock absorption washers into the clamping slots (four protruding
steps) in the case.
•Connect the HDD data cable and HDD power cable to the HDD.
•Attach the hard disk to the shock absorption washers by aligning the installation holes to the case.
Hold and fi them by 4 M3*12 head screws plus plain washers.
•Connect the HDD data cable and HDD power cable to the respond interfaces of the main board.
•Replace the DVR top cover, then screw it closed.
NOTE: If installing your own HDD, please be sure to purchase a DVR rated HDD instead of a computer rated
HDD. Computer rated HDDs are not designed for continuous DVR use.
NOTE: Please format the HDD for the first use, or the system will return a “Hard Disk Error” notification
accompanied by an audio alarm. Please see 4.9 Maintenance for details.
6 Rear Panel Connection
•Power Input
Connect the power adapter to the Power Input interface of the DVR. Confirm that the DVR power supply
input switch is positioned correctly for the local voltage before connecting and powering the unit.
Turn on the unit. The power LED will light up if the power cable is connected correctly.
NOTE: Please use the power adapter contained in the package.
•Video Input
The video input interface is standard BNC socket, 1Vp-p, 75Ω.
NOTE: The video signal cable should be kept away from the interference of strong electromagnetism and the
city electric power grid.
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•Audio Input
The audio input interface standard RAC socket, 2Vp-p, 600Ω.
NOTE: The audio input resistance is a little high, please use an active sound collection device or active
microphone. The audio signal cable should be kept away from the interference of strong electromagnetism
and the city electric power grid.
•Network Input
The network input interface is RJ45 10/100M self-adaptive.
NOTE: Confirm that the network band width is enough for transmitting high definite images smoothly.
•Alarm Input and Output
The alarm input device should be the type of GND connected alarm or voltage input alarm, which can be set
as N/O, or N/C.
The requirement of signal input level for voltage alarm type is: low level 0~2V, high level 5~15V.
The green angle pins of the signal cable are designed for access of PTZ and alarming devices. Please
follow these steps to connect.
1. Pull out the angle pins that are inserted in the alarm input and output interfaces.
2. Unscrew the screws with a micro Philips screwdriver, insert the signal cable into the interface under
the spring, then tighten the screws.
3. Plug the connected pins into the green angle pin socket.
•PTZ Input (Pan-Tilt-Zoom)
Connect the PTZ control interface to the RS485 interfaces of the rear panel. The connection method is
similar to the method above.
NOTE: Please refer to the PTZ manual for setting specific parameters, for some PTZ devices contain
multiple telecommunication protocols, baud rates and IDs.
Video Output: VGA/Monitor Input
Video output interface: TV and VGA, which can work together simultaneously.
NOTE: VGA and TV cannot be in the operation interface simultaneously, but can be switched by mouse,
panel or remote control in the menu.
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Chapter Three: Usa e
1 Brief Introduction
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2 Menu Operations
Press [SET] button to enter into system setting screen.
Press [●] button to start/stop recording manually.
Press [► ▋▋ ] button to play the recorded file.
Press [PTZ] to enter into the PTZ control screen.
NOTE: This manual indicates the menu selection icons and selection bo es in [XX]; the buttons in the menu
screen (e cept menu selection icons) in [XX]; the buttons on the front panel and remote controller in [XX].
The highlight menu is the current active one. The user can move the highlight icon on the menu by using the
[►], [◄], [▲] and [▼] buttons, and press the [OK] button to confirm the selection, or press [ESC] to return to
the upper menu.
Selection Bo : User can move the highlight icon in the selection bo by using the [◄] and [►] button, and
press [OK] to confirm the selection. Multiple items are allowed to be selected together at once by left clicking
the mouse.
Sub menu list: User can move the highlight icon to the sub menu required by using the [◄] and [►] button,
or roll the mouse to select directly. Only one item can be selected here.
Edition Bo : When in edition bo , user can type in numbers directly by pressing the number buttons. Press
[DEL] to delete the character before the cursor and press [OK] or [ESC] button to e it.
Sub screen button: Press it to pop up the sub screen. When in sub screen, select [CONFIRM] to save the
configuration and return to the upper menu. Press [ESC] or select [CANCEL] to return to the upper menu
without being saved.
Use [◄], [►] to move the highlight icon to any of the selection bo es. Press [OK] button to switch to another
select status. User [▲], [▼] to specify the sub menu value where sub menu selections e ist.
E it: User can click the button on the upper right corner, or single right click the mouse, or press [ESC]
button to enter into the Save & E it screen. You can select e it directly or e it after being saved.
NOTE: There are two different ways to take effect: take effect instantly or take effect after being saved.
Please refer to the navigation for details.
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Chapter Four: Operations
This chapter mainly describes the main system operations of the DVR. Please refer to the following contents
for details.
1 Turn on
Start Up
The power LED will be lit up after powering on correctly. Please refer to 2.6 Rear Panel Connection for
details of connection method. Press [Power on/off] to start up the device. The preview screen will appear.
After pressing the [ESC] button of the panel or remote, or right clicking the mouse, the login bo will appear.
Please select the proper user and type in the relevant password to log in.
NOTE: It takes about 60 seconds for the unit to start up. Please be patient.
NOTE: Modify the password by selecting <Tool Bar>→<System>→<System Setting>→<Password Setting>.
Set as indicated and the new password will take effect instantly.
NOTE: Default password for Admin is 111111. Default password for User is 111111. Admin password
can be restored to factory defaults by short-circuit “JP 1” on the main-board. After logging in by Admin, the
Admin can change the user's password. The system supports 8 users, and the Admin is the manager user
with all permissions, whose name cannot be deleted or changed. The Admin user can add and delete all
other users and permissions.
NOTE: The DVR will buzz and “NO Hard Disk” appears when running without a hard disk. User can choose
whether to buzz or not when using without a hard disk.
NOTE: The DVR can identify the display device automatically. When connected either to VGA or TV, the
menu will be on the specified screen automatically after start-up. When connecting VGA and TV
simultaneously, two images will be displayed on the screen, with it defaulting to VGA first. User can switch
by clicking in the tool bar.
SYSTEM SETTINGS
Language: Please enter <Tool Bar>→<System>→<System Setting>→<Language> to set the language.
VGA Resolution: Please enter <Tool Bar>→<System>→<System Setting>→<VGA Resolution> to set the
VGA resolution and refresh rate. It supports 800 600@60Hz, 1024 768@60Hz, 1280 1024@60Hz,
1440 900@60Hz currently. Please select relevant values according to the parameters of your setup.
Time Format: Please enter <Tool Bar>→<System>→<System Setting>→<Time Format> to set the time
format. 12 hour and 24 hour formats are supported.
Date/Time: Please enter <Tool Bar>→<System>→<System Setting>→<Time Setting> to set the date and
time.
Video Standard: Please enter <Tool Bar>→<System>→<System Setting>→<Video Standard> to set the
video standard. PAL, SECAM and NTSC are supported. Please set according to the parameters of the
camera.
NOTE: Please make sure the HDD is not recording when you set the system time, as it can cause an error
when playing back recorded video.
NOTE: “Language” and “Time” will take effect immediately. “Record Resolution” and “Video Standard” will
only take effect after being saved.
NOTE: When the resolution setting e ceeds the range of the display, please click [ESC][2][ESC] on the Front
Panel or remote controller within 3 seconds to reduce the resolution to 800 600@60Hz.
NOTE: Users can refer to the navigations on the bottom of the main screen to look for relevant guides.
Meanwhile, navigation info will display “Take effect instantly” / “Take effect after being saved”.
2 Preview
After starting up the system, the screen has a live view area and a tool bar. Right-click the mouse in
preview mode or press [OK] on the front panel, and the tool bar will appear. The system status column can
be dragged anywhere on the screen by mouse, and will be back in the default position ne t time the device is
restarted. The column can be hidden by right-clicking the mouse.
Videos, OSD of channel name, record time and alarm notifications will be displayed on screen.
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1) Channel Status Display Area
Under preview mode, channel shows current input image and channel status information (video status and
mode, motion detection)
View Mode Switchin
When in 1/4/6/8/9/16 splits view mode, the tile with the highlighted green border is the currently selected one.
The user can use the mouse or press the direction buttons to switch to another tile. If the audio output
device is connected, the audio can be previewed together with video. The audio of the current channel can
be previewed besides in playback mode.
Users can select to display a particular channel by pressing the number buttons.
When in preview mode, user can enter into 1/4/6/8/9/16 splits view mode by pressing the button
directly, or vice versa.
NOTE: For 8 channel DVR, the view mode can be directly switched by tool bar. Please refer to 4.2.3 “Tool
Bar”.
Ima e Parameters Settin
Please enter <Tool Bar>→<System>→<Video>→<Colour Setting> to set brightness, contrast, hue and
saturation. It will take effect instantly.
NOTE: User can set image parameters of one channel one at a time, or for all channels at once by selecting
[ALL] in <Camera Channel>. It is similar to other screens when the user wants to set four channels together
at once: select [ALL] in <Channel>.
NOTE: In preview mode, brightness and contrast can be adjusted by the remote controller directly.
OSD Settin s
The OSD of channel name and system time is supported. Please enter <Tool Bar>→<System>→<Record
Setting>→<OSD Setting> to set. The channel name will be displayed on the left upper corner, and the
channel time will be displayed on the right corner of the screen.
Channel Status Display Area
The channel statuses include: “motion detection triggered recording” / “common recording” / “motion
recording” / “alarm triggered recording” / “e ternal alarm input” / “alarm output”.
Indication of “motion detection” / “common recording” / “alarm recording” will be displayed on the right upper
of screen. Details are as follows:
indicates “motion detection”. The settings of motion detection include sensitivity and area selection.
Please see “motion detection settings” for details.
Blue indicates “common recording”. Please see Record for details.
Green indicates “motion detection triggered recording”.
Red indicates “alarm triggered recording”.
Grey indicates “manual recording”.
Indication of “e ternal alarm input” / “alarm output” will be displayed on the system status column or tool bar.
Details are as follows.
: The 4/8 icons indicate the alarm input status. If alarm defence mode is set, the icon is , otherwise it
is . When alarm is triggered, the icon changes to red . E ternal alarm input can trigger multiple events
handling. Please see alarm settings for details.
: The 1/4 icons indicate alarm output. When alarm output is occurring, it changes to red .
System status bar
In preview mode, the system status bar will display the current system status, including: “E ternal alarm
input” / “Alarm output” / “Hard disk capacity” / “Number of Client connection” / “System Time”.
indicates the disk is OK. Number displayed indicates the capacity percentage of the disk remaining.
indicates “Hard disk error” or “No hard disk”.
indicates client connection. The number shows the client linking number.
indicates “no client connection”.
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Tool Bar
Right click the mouse or press [OK] in preview mode to show the Tool Bar, as shown below.
Fig IV: System Toolbar
: Hide the tool bar.
: System configuration. Please see 3.1 Menu Structure for details.
: Manual record. Please see 4.3.1 Manual Record for details.
: Search, playback and backup record files. Please see 4.5 Video Playback and 4.6 Video Backup for
details.
: PTZ operation. Please see 4.4.1 PTZ Control for details.
: Click to cancel alarm notification. Click this button for a pop-up of the present alarm information.
: Fast playback. User can enter 10, 20, 30 or 60 seconds before position start playback, and can also
jump to a specified time in the video.
: Power off. Clicking this button will pop up a “confirm password” message. User has to enter the
Admin password to shut down.
, , , , , : Set the preview mode of “Single splits view”, “4 splits view”, “6 splits view”, “8
splits view”, “9 splits view” and “16 splits view”.
: Fast switch TV and VGA. Menu will not be available on the current screen, only a preview image.
: To adjust the screen, 8 pi els per unit.
, : To reduce or increase screen vertically.
, : To reduce or increase screen horizontally.
: To move the screen up, down, left or right.
: To zoom out the screen to ma imum and show in the central position.
NOTE: When the mouse moves to the tool bar icon, the indication information will appear to help give the
user guidance.
NOTE: When the video source is PAL, the screen display range ma is 720 576. When the video source is
NTSC, the screen display range ma is 720 480.
NOTE: Switch display menu between VGA and TV by selecting [ESC]→[1]→[ESC] (sequence must be
pressed within 3 seconds) on the remote control or front panel.
3 Record
Record type contains manual record and schedule record. The priority of manual record is higher than
schedule. If the record schedule is conflicted with the manual recording, the manual recording will be
recognised and processed until the manual recording is cancelled.
Record types include “common recording” / “alarm triggered recording” / “motion detection triggered
recording” / “alarm / motion detection triggered recording”. Each is indicated with a grid of a different colour,
and each colour indicates a particular recording status. Please see Fig IV-2 Record Schedule for details.
Record resolution: The device supports “CIF” / “HALF D1” / “D1” formats.
Record quality: “Best 768Kbps” / “High 640Kbps” / “Better 512Kbps” / “Common 384Kbps”.
Record frame rate: If the current selection is PAL, the frame rate options are “All” / “12” / “6” / “3” / “1” /
“Customised”. If the current selection is NTSC, the frame rate options are “All” / “15” / “7” / “3” / “1” /
Customised”. Default is “All” which is 25fps for PAL and 30fps for NTSC.
Record resource: “Video” for video only, or “Video and Audio” for recording video and audio.
NOTE: Please refer to Appendi 6.2 for the methods of calculating HDD capacity.
Manual Record
Please enter <Tool Bar>→<Manual Record> to let the specific channel record.
Press the [●] button to start/stop recording manually.
NOTE: The type of the video recorded manually is known as “common recording”.
NOTE: The highest priority of recording is manual recording.
Record Schedule
Please enter <Tool Bar>→<System>→<Record Setting> to set the record schedule. The setting screen is
shown as the figure overleaf.
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Fig IV-2 Record Schedule
The current recording schedule➀
The record schedule➁
Description of record type➂
Users are free to select a week day or the day of a period of time. The system provides a recording option
for hours every day, or a week day. Each unit (measured by a grid square) indicates one hour.
Move highlight icon to a time grid using the [Direction] buttons.➀
Specify the recording type by repeatedly pressing [OK] button or double left clicking the mouse. ➁
(The colour of the grid will change accordingly.)
Select [OK] to confirm settings. The settings will take effect after being saved.➂
NOTE: Users can copy the current setting onto a neighbouring grid by pressing [Fn] button first, [Direction]
buttons secondly, and then the [Fn] button again to e it. Alternately, user can drag the mouse to set.
NOTE: When motion detection recording is selected, the motion detection sensitivity and area should be set
ahead of time. Please refer to 4.4.2 Motion Detection settings for details. When alarm recording is
selected, the alarm triggering settings should be set ahead. Please refer to 4.7.2 Event Handling for details.
4 Camera Control
PTZ Control
Enter <Tool Bar>→<System>→<Video> to set camera channel, protocol, baud rate and ID.
NOTE: The different PTZ controlled by one PCI should have corresponding PTZ IDs. There are 256 PTZ IDs
supported currently, 0~255.
PTZ Operations
In preview mode, select a tile first (in 4/9/16 splits view mode, the selected tile is with the highlighted green
border), using mouse or [Numbers] buttons, and then enter <Tool Bar>→<PTZ Control> to the PTZ Control
screen that is shown as the table below.
Table IV 1 PTZ Operation Description
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Table IV 1 PTZ Operation Description
NO. Name Description
1 Direction Click the arrow icons to control the direction of PTZ.
Click the center icon to call sequence or run scanning.
Please refer to the PTZ manual for details of the PTZ scanning mode.
2 Speed Set the turning speed of the PTZ camera.
3 Advanced Click and to show/hide the advanced setting screen (the part under
the blue bar).
4 Focus Click to focus-in and focus-out (disabled for cameras with automatic focus)
5 Iris Click to make the image brighter or darker (disabled for cameras with
automatic iris adjustment).
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Au iliary
Open/Close au iliaries.
Click to open and click to close. Different functions respond to
different protocols. The au iliaries include light, rain brash and power etc.
Please refer to the PTZ manual for details.
NOTE: Up to two au iliaries are supported on the device side. Up to 4
au iliaries are supported on the client web side.
7 Zoom Click to zoom in/zoom out (it is disabled for cameras with automatic focus).
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Preset
1. Select the preset number in the preset window.
2. Position the camera in the desired position. Save the position by
clicking .
Repeat steps 1 and 2 to get the desired position.
Call preset: Select the preset number you want to call, and click on the go to
button .
Clear/reset preset: Select the preset number you want to clear/reset and
click on the clear button .
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Sequence
Sequence is a running route of cameras that pass through multiple presets.
Set sequence:
1. Select preset number you want to call. Click on set button .
2. Repeat to add other presets until finished.
Click button to end setting. Click on to clear the sequence.
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Track
Track is a continuous route of camera.
Set track:
1. Click on to start setting.
2. Move camera as the track and pattern you want it to run.
3. Click on again to finish setting. Click on to run track and click
again to stop running.
NOTE: Whether track is supported or not is dependant on the type of PTZ.
NOTE: IE side supports 5 au iliary settings. Local side supports 3 au iliaries.
5 Motion Detection Settin s
Motion detection settings include sensitivity and area values. The sensitivity includes three levels: High, Mid
and Low. Please select <Tool Bar>→<System>→<Video>→<Motion Detection> to set.
Mouse Operation: Drag mouse on screen to create grid.
Panel Operation: There are only 16 12 blocks in screen. Move the highlight icon among the blocks by using
the [◄], [►] buttons. Please follow these steps below to set.
1. Move the highlight icon to one of the blocks you want to create by using the [◄], [►] buttons. Press
[OK] button to confirm. The created block will be highlighted in blue.
2. Press [Fn] button to copy the current configuration, and press [Direction] buttons to copy to the
relevant grid position. Press [Fn] button again to e it copying.
3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 to set the second area.
Press [ESC] to e it settings.
In Motion Detection Settings, users are free to select a certain day of the week, or a period of time in a future
day (smallest unit is one hour/one block). System provides recording options for all hours of every day.
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6 Mask Settin
Mask setting function can make some regions of the image invisible. These regions in preview images and
playback images are filled with black pi els. The method to set masks is similar with motion detection
settings. You can right click the mouse in the area where the masking is to cancel this function.
You can stop setting when you right click the mouse in an area where you have no mask setting. There are
four regions that can be set in one channel.
7 Playback
*File Search
Specify the date/time and channel number by selecting <Tool Bar>→<Record Search>. Click [Search] in the
pop-up screen to start searching. The search results will be listed on the screen in different colours so as to
distinguish different record types. Please see Fig IV-2 Record Schedule for details of the colour descriptions.
Fig IV-2 File Search
User can use the mouse or use the panel to specify the time.
Panel Operation: move the highlight icon to the relevant selection bo using the [◄], [►] buttons.
Move the highlight icon to date/time selection bo , then modify it using the [▲], [▼] buttons.
Move highlight icon to channel selection bo , press [OK] to select it, or cancel the selection.
Move highlight icon to , then press the [OK] button to zoom in/zoom out the timeline (time ruler). If the
timeline is offscreen, please move the highlight icon to and press [OK] to display the part of screen
that is not in shot.
After setting the time, channel number and timeline, move the highlight icon to [Search] using the [◄], [►]
buttons and press [OK] to start searching.
After searching has completed, press [Fn] button to pop-up the timeline for the selected start point. Press
[◄], [►] buttons to move the timeline and press [Fn] to confirm selection. Press [Fn] again to pop-up the
second timeline for selection stop. Press [◄], [►] to move the timeline, and press [Fn] to confirm selection.
After all settings have been set, move the highlight icon to [Play] using the [◄], [►] buttons and press [OK]
to start playing. Move the highlight icon to [Backup] using the [◄], [►] buttons and press [OK] to backup.
*Playback Control
: Fast Rewind. The available rewind speeds are 8X and 16X.
: Pause. Will pause the current playback, or resume it when paused.
: Stop playing.
: Forward speed. The available forward speeds are 1/4X, 1/2X, 1X, 2X, 4X, 8X and 16X.
: Frame. Advances the playback by 1 single frame.
: Click to switch from single split view to 4/9 splits view mode, or vice versa.
The status of the current playback will be displayed in the upper right corner of the screen.
Indication ►► 16X ►► 8X ► 1X ►► 1/2X ►► 1/4X ◄◄ 8X ◄◄ 16X
Speed 16 Fast
Forward
8 Fast
Forward
Normal
Playback
1/2
Forward
1/4
Forward
8 Fast
Rewind
16 Fast
Rewind
NOTE: When playing back only one channel, the image will display in full-screen.
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8 Backup
Enter <Tool Bar>→<Playback> to search, backup and playback the specific record files you need. Click
[Backup] to enter into the backup screen. The system will detect the backup devices available and display
them. Please select the suitable device and record type according to your requirements first, then click
[Backup] to start storing.
NOTE: The record types include H.264 Raw, MP4 and AVI. When backing up to MP4 files, the special player
plugin will also be backed up to the USB storage. After the player plugin is installed, the stored video files
can be played by Windows Media Player.
9 Alarm Settin s
Please make sure that the alarm input and output cables are connected correctly. Please refer to 2.6 Rear
Panel Connection for details.
Select <Tool Bar>→<System>→<Alarm Setting> to configure the alarm parameters in the pop-up screen.
NOTE: All settings will take effect after being saved.
1) Alarm Input
The alarm input attribution includes N/O and N/C. Please select a suitable attribution according to the types
of alarm device connected and control modes of the alarm device adopted.
N/O: Normally open. Circuit connected when the alarm signal is triggered.
N/C: Normally connected. Circuit is opened when the alarm signal is triggered.
2) Alarm Linka e
The alarm triggered event handling includes: record/alarm output/PTZ/sound output/alarm zoom out/E-mail
/report to center/FTP upload file. The channel alarm input can zoom display interval 1-10s optional.
If the display interval time is set to go off, the zoom display will be invalid.
After using the “zoom out image”, Alarm zoom out, report to center, IE client preview will zoom out
simultaneously.
NOTE: If the user wants to set alarm triggered record, please set the record schedule first at “Record
schedule”.
NOTE: If the user wants to set alarm triggered PTZ, please select the channel number first, and then to set
(only preset 1 can be selected).
NOTE: After alarm, email will be sent immediately with the attachment of the captured snapshot.
NOTE: Once FTP server is set, the FTP will upload the file after the alarm. FTP server will receive the
captured snapshot.
3) Alarm Defence and Schedule
The user can enable customised schedules in the advanced menu, which is similar to the schedule record.
In the alarm defence status, the alarm icon will appear in yellow.
4) Device Exception Action
Select <DEVICE EXCEPTION ACTION>→Enter Device e ception handle screen. Choose among these
three options: HDD Full, network disconnect and IP conflict. For the full hard-drive setting, user can select
“Alarm Output”/”Sound”/”Report to Center”/”Email”.
Network disconnect and IP conflict can only be set to “alarm output”/”Sound”.
After this setting has been saved, the device e ceptions will be handled the way the user has selected.
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10 Network Operation
1) Network Settin s
Please enter <Tool Bar>→<System>→<Network Setting>→<Network Connection>, there are three
connection types: Static IP, DHCP and PPPoE.
Static IP: If this type is selected, please type in the IP address, subnet mask and gateway. User can ping
the network to check the connection status.
DHCP: If this type is selected, a DHCP server should be set in the network. A dynamic IP for the device will
be assigned automatically and displayed in the IP address column.
PPPoE: Click [>>], the PPPoE setup screen will appear. Type in your user name and password, then click
[OK] to confirm. System will then dial automatically. After accomplishing dialling, the IP address will be
assigned and displayed automatically in the IP address column. User can save the user name and
password if dialling is not successful.
The following are types of ports:
*HTTP Port: It is the port number while browsing through a web browser. Default is 80.
*Signal Port: It is the first entry port for communication between web client and device, which is mainly used
for controlling of log-in, log-out, real-time preview, remote playback and remote download etc.
*Media Port: It is for media stream transmitting, including real-time stream, voice stream and file stream etc.
*DDNS: Click [>>], the DDNS setup screen will appear. Select a DDNS server and type in the DDNS
address, user name and password.
*Auto Registration: Select activating Auto Register and click [>>], the register setup screen will appear. Type
in the register server IP port and register interval time.
*File Sharing: After activating file sharing functions, the PC is able to access video files in DVR HDD via
network neighbourhoods.
*Sharing File Access Methods: Open Network neighbourhood, type in \\IP address (for
e ample: \\192.168.10.220), then enter the login interface. Type in the Super Admin username and
password, then the shared files can be accessed. (Open the folder “videoout”)
Note: After the player plugin has been installed, video files can be played via Windows Media Player.
*Email Setting: Click [>>], the EMAIL setup screen will appear. This function requires the function of alarm
linkage to be used. Enter the mail server address in the screen (support domain method), login account,
password, recipient and sender email address. Press the [Test] button ne t to the sender email address to
send a test email.
*Mobile Port: Port is the channel for mobile phone data transmission. All media and signalling data will be
transmitted via this port.
*FTP Server: Select FTP upload, then click [>>] to set the FTP server IP, username and password. The
captured snapshots will then be uploaded to the FTP server.
*UPNP: Start UPNP then select [>>]. The device will automatically find the intranet modem UPNP service
and map the HTTP, signal, media, mobile phone port and return the map result and the modem's internet IP.
After mapping is successful, the user can access the IE client from an internet PC through the internet IP.
*IP ACCESS: When turned off, any PC can access the device. When a blacklist is in use, a PC with an IP
entered into the blacklist cannot access the device's IE client, however PCs not on the list can access it.
When a whitelist is in use, a PC with an IP entered on the white list can access the device's IE client, but
other PCs cannot.
*Time Synchronisation: Click [>>] to start synchronisation. The device can automatically synchronise by
setting the server name, synchronisation interval and time zone.
Note: All of these network settings will take effect after being saved.
Note: Currently on supports PPPoE mail servers with SMTP protocol.
Note: Enter into mobile phone system and type the IP address into the IE address column in the form of
http:// . . . /download.html. Versions supported by the client side are as follows:
English/Simplified Chinese/Traditional Chinese. Client side of Symbian60 3rd Operation System:
English/Traditional Chinese. Client side of WinMobile5.0/6.0/6.1 Operation System; iPhone mobile can be
supported. Please refer to “Appendi 5: Introduction of Mobile Phone Monitor” for more details.
2) Web Client Operation
Open the IE browser, type in the IP address and the log-in screen will appear.
Note: If PPPoE or DHCP is selected, the user has to check their IP addresses again after restarting.
Note: If it is the first time you are logging in through IE, please install the Active X of IE and type in the user
name and password. The default username and password are Admin (case sensitive). If the plug-ins cannot
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be downloaded normally, please lower IE's security level:
Click [Tools] and choose [Internet Options] in the IE menu bar to enter the 'Internet Options' page. Choose
[Security] and click [Custom level...] to enter the 'Security Settings' page. Enable ActiveX controls and plug-
ins, then click [OK] to save the settings.
Note: Compared with the local side, the added settings on the IE web client are as shown below.
Table V 1 Settings Added on IE Side
Menu Contents
<Server> Tab Name of DVR is configurable on Web client side.
<Channel> Tab The channel OSD is user-defined.
<Device> Tab User can adjust DVR time according to the PC time.
<State> Tab Device states can be viewed directly.
3) Web Screen Descriptions
Address
Display the DVR IP address.
Tool Bar
The description of icons from left to right is:
Configure device parameters
Search and playback record files
View logs and e port them
Set the storage directory of record files
Click to switch image view modes among full-screen, single split view mode and 4/9/16 split view mode.
Log-out, restart device, clear alarm
Alarm Notification
When the network connection is broken or abnormal, the alarm notification of “No heartbeat of device, please
check the network!” will be displayed in the right top corner of the main screen. After the recovery of the
network, the preview will be displayed automatically.
When remote notification alarms occur, the alarm notification with the alarm input number will be displayed
such as “Device alarm: IO alarm, IO input ” will be displayed in the top right corner of the main screen.
When motion detection alarms occur, the alarm notification with the alarm channel will be displayed such as
“Device alarm: motion detection, channel 1” will be displayed in the top right corner of the main screen.
When a video loss alarm with uploading to the center occurs, the alarm notification with the alarm channel
number contained such as “Device alarm: video loss, channel ” will be displayed in the top right corner of
the main screen.
Preview
: Adjust image contrast up/down
: Adjust brightness up/down
: Start/stop voice monitoring. The icon will turn green when monitoring.
: Start/stop recording. The icon will turn green when recording.
: Click to take snapshot.
: Stop preview.
Note: Click to set the storage directory of recorded files and pictures.
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PTZ Settin
The PTZ setting of the client web is similar to the PTZ operation on the local device. Please refer to 4.4
Camera Control.
Note: IE side supports 4 au iliaries setting.
4) Device Parameter Settin s
Click , then the parameters screen will appear. All of the configurations are divided into the following
si selections:
Server
Includes the configuration of server, network and version information. All of these configurations can be set
in [Tool Bar]→[System]
Note: if the DHCP mode is selected, the IP address is assigned automatically without modification.
Channel
User can set motion detection, video loss, OSD, image bit rate and frame rate, image parameters and record
schedule here.
Note: User is allowed to set single channel first, and then copy the settings to other channels.
Serial
User can set PTZ protocol, baud rate and address code here. All of these settings can be done by selecting
[Tool Bar]→[System]→[Video Setting].
Alarm
User can set IO alarm and event handling here. All of these settings can be done by selecting [Tool
Bar]→[System][Alarm Setting].
User Mana ement
Including user authority and password setting. Relevant interface information can be found at [Tool
Bar]→[System]→[System Setting]→[Advanced Setting>>].
“User” authority and password can be changed by the “Admin” account.
Device
Upgrade: Click [Browse] to select the software package needed, and click [Start Upgrade] to progress. User
can stop the progress of the upgrade by clicking [Stop Upgrade].
Adjust Time: Click [Adjust Time] to adjust the time of the device in accordance to PC time.
State
HDD information and channel state information is available in this screen.
5) Playback
Click , then the playback screen will appear. It includes file search, playback and download.
File Search
The file search section is the upper right side of the screen. Please set target, type, start time and end time
there. Then click [Query] to start searching. The result will appear as a list on the table. Specify the files in
the table list and click on the play control button or download button to do the relevant operations.
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File Playback
The play control screen is on the left side of the screen. It includes the image display area, play control bar
and channel information.
Click [Play], and the record files selected will be displayed in time order. The play progress will be displayed
on the progress bar as shown below.
The play control bar is shown in the image below, followed by the descriptions of the icons from left to right.
Play; Pause; Stop; Go to ne t frame;
Fast forward (Playback speed will double each click. 2X, 4X, 8X and 16X)
Slow play (Playback speed will halve each click. 1/2X, 1/4X, 1/8X and 1/16X)
Enhance contrast; Reduce contrast;
Enhance brightness; Reduce brightness;
Open/close voice; Go to previous file;
Go to ne t file ( and is enabled only when multiple records are selected to play.)
Snapshot (the storage directory can be set on the pop-up screen by clicking ).
The information of the record file selected will be displayed in the area shown as the figure below. It includes
the device's IP address, current play speed, channel number and start/end time of the record file.
File Download
The File download operation part is on the bottom right corner of the screen.
Click to set the storage directory of the file selected. Click [Download] to start downloading.
6) Bidirectional Talk
Click in the Tool Bar to enable the bidirectional talk between Client Web and DVS side. A microphone
should be connected to the device through the line-in interface. Click again to stop talking.
7) Lo
Click , the device logs will appear. There are four options to choose from: All, According to Time,
According to Type, According to Time and Type.
To search logs, please select the search mode and channel number needed first, and then click [Search] to
progress.
Click [E port] to e port logs in html format.
8) Remote Up rade
Select <Server>→<Manage>, click [Browse] to specify the file for upgrade, then click [Start] to upgrade.
User can click [Stop] to stop the upgrade in progress.
11 Maintenance
Please enter <Tool Bar>→<System>→<Maintenance> or <Save> to enter the maintenance screen.
1) Lo View
1. Select the type of log to be searched: All/Operation/E ception/Alarm.
2. Select the time scope to be searched.
3. Click [Search] to display the detail information of the log.
Note: If the logs searched contain alarm event logs, the user can directly play the video recorded during the
alarm event by clicking [►] on the right hand side of the screen.
Note: The ma imum number of logs supported currently is 10,000. The storage mode adopts the overwrite
mode, continuously overwriting the oldest data when the database is full.
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2) Up rade
The upgrade modes supported now are USB/IE/Remote Software:
•USB: Please make sure the USB device is connected correctly and the upgrade applications have
already been copied onto the USB root directory. Please follow the prompts to complete.
After accomplishing the upgrade, the restart prompt will appear. Please restart the device, and the
latest software will be automatically installed.
•IE: Please refer to 5.2.2 Device Parameter Settings for details.
•Remote Software: Please follow the user's manual of the remote software to operate.
3) Device Information
HDD Size: Displays the current total capacity of the HDD, with the remaining capacity.
Hardware Version: Displays the version of the hardware.
Software Version: Displays the version of the software.
Release Date: Displays the release date for the current software.
4) Format HDD
Please make sure that all of the important record files have already been saved before formatting the HDD.
Please stop all recordings before beginning to format, and follow the prompts to operate.
5) Lock Out
Please enter <Tool Bar>→<System>→<Save Setting>→<Log Out>, then the preview screen will appear
together with the log-in bo . Please type in the password for further operations.
6) Restore to Factory Defaults
Please enter <Tool Bar>→<System>→<Save Settings>→<Restore Defaults> where the system will ask for
confirmation. Click [Confirm] to proceed with the restoring process.
Note: Please refer to Appendi VI for default values.
Note: The system language, time, camera P/N system and network settings (IP address, subnet mask,
gateway, HTTP port) will not be recovered by restoring to factory defaults.
7) Input/output parameters
Please enter <Tool Bar>→<System>→<Maintenance> when the USB is connected, then the device setting
parameters can be e ported to the USB device. Parameters can then be reimported to the device from
USB, then reboot the device and the parameters will take effect.
Note: When importing parameters from a USB device, only import parameters from a DVR with the same
SKU or model number. Importing incompatible parameters may permanently damage the device.
8) Auto-maintenance
Please enter <Tool Bar>→<System>→<Maintenance>. Maintenance will not reboot automatically if auto-
maintenance is off. There are three types of maintenance: per day, per week and per time.
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