Night Owl HAWK-74250 User manual

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
FCC RADIATION NORM:.................................................................................................................................................3
PACKAGE CONTENTS:..................................................................................................................................................4
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:............................................................................................................................................4
CHAPTER 1: LAYOUT.....................................................................................................................................................5
1.1 FRONT PANEL ........................................................................................................................................................... 5
1.1.1 Front Panel Buttons...................................................................................................................................... 5
1.2 REAR PANEL ............................................................................................................................................................. 6
1.2.1 Rear Panel Inputs/Outputs........................................................................................................................... 6
CHAPTER 2: INITIAL SETUP..........................................................................................................................................7
2.1 CONNECTING THE POWER SUPPLY............................................................................................................................. 7
2.2 CONNECTING THE CAMERAS ...................................................................................................................................... 7
CHAPTER 3: DVR MENU OPERATIONS .......................................................................................................................8
3.1 MENU OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS.............................................................................................................................. 8
3.2 SHORTCUT MENU...................................................................................................................................................... 9
3.3 LOGIN....................................................................................................................................................................... 9
3.4 HDD MANAGEMENT.................................................................................................................................................. 9
3.5 RECORD MENU .......................................................................................................................................................10
3.5.1 Record Parameters – ....................................................................................................................................11
3.5.2 Schedule Record........................................................................................................................................... 12
3.5.3 Manual Record ..............................................................................................................................................13
3.6 PLAYBACK MANAGEMENT .......................................................................................................................................14
3.6.1 Search Files................................................................................................................................................... 14
3.6.2 Playback Control.........................................................................................................................................16
3.7 MOTION DETECTION................................................................................................................................................17
3.7.1 - Motion Parameter........................................................................................................................................18
3.8 PTZ (PAN TILT ZOOM)FUNCTION ............................................................................................................................20
3.9 PTZ CONTROL........................................................................................................................................................21
3.10 LOG MANAGEMENT............................................................................................................................................... 22
3.11 SYSTEM SETTINGS ................................................................................................................................................23
3.11.1 System Settings – Configure ...................................................................................................................24
3.11.2 System Settings – Password Management............................................................................................25
3.11.3 System Settings – Date and Time............................................................................................................26
3.11.4 System Settings – Default Configuration ............................................................................................... 27
3.11.5 System Settings – Reset...........................................................................................................................28
3.11.6 System Settings – About.......................................................................................................................... 29
CHAPTER 4: CLIENT SOFTWARE...............................................................................................................................29
4.1 INSTALLATION .........................................................................................................................................................29

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4.2 CONNECTION ..........................................................................................................................................................30
4.3 RECORD SEARCHING...............................................................................................................................................30
4.4 RECORD FILE PLAYBACK .........................................................................................................................................30
4.5 BACKUP RECORDED FILES.......................................................................................................................................31
4.6 PLAYBACK CONTROL ...............................................................................................................................................31
4.7 FIRMWARE UPDATE .................................................................................................................................................31
APPENDIX I: HARD DRIVE CAPACITY........................................................................................................................33
APPENDIX III: FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS...................................................................................................34

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FCC RADIATION NORM:
FCC
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with limits for Class B digital device pursuant
to Part 15 of Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rules.
FCC Compliance Statement
These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against frequency interference in
residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy,
and if not installed or used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to
radio communication. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in television
reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on. The user is encouraged to
try and correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna
Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver
Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is
connected to.
CAUTION!
The Federal Communications Commission warns the user that changes or modifications to the unit
not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to
operate the equipment.

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PACKAGE CONTENTS:
Your new Security Camera and DVR Kit will ship with the following items.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
Please be sure the computer that you install the included software with complies with the following
specifications:
- IBM PCs or 100% Compatibles
- Windows®XP, Vista, 7
- Internet Explorer 7 or Newer Web Browser Software
- CD-ROM Drive (for software installation)

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CHAPTER 1: LAYOUT
1.1 Front Panel
1.1.1 Front Panel Buttons
1. Channel Select Button
2. Quad / Single Channel Preview
4. Menu Button
5. PTZ (Pan Tilt Zoom) Control Button (not supported function with cameras in kit)
6. Playback Button
7. ESC Button
8. Arrow (Navigation) Buttons
9. Enter Button
10. Power LED
11. System Working LED
12. Recording Status ED
13. USB Status LED
14. LCD Power Button

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1.2 Rear Panel
1.2.1 Rear Panel Inputs/Outputs
VOUT: For external monitor support (BNC to RCA connector needed)
V-1: Video Input 1 (Camera 1)
V-2: Video Input 2 (Camera 2)
V-3: Video Input 3 (Camera 3)
V-4: Video Input 4 (Camera 4)
PS2: Mouse Input
485T/R ( - , + ): PTZ (Pan Tilt Zoom) Control Serial Port Connection Port for PTZ Cameras
1.3 Remote Controller
(For reference only)
ON Turn on your DVR LCD
QUAD Press to view all 4 channels at the same time
1, 2, 3, 4 Press to select which channel to display
PTZ Pan Tilt Zoom (Not supported with cameras
in kit.)
UP, Down, Left, Right Navigation Buttons
MENU Press to Open Setting Menus
OK Enter / Select
REC Press to start recording
ESC Press to exit menu
Rewind, Forward
Play
Pause / Playback
Go to previous, next Section of Recording
Slow Motion Button
■Picture in Picture Button

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CHAPTER 2: INITIAL SETUP
2.1 Connecting the Power Supply
1. Plug the provided power supply into the back of the DVR labeled “DC12V”
2. Plug the other end of the power Adapter into any 110V outlet within your home or business.
NOTE: Connecting your DVR and Cameras power source into a UPS or battery backup
system will provide you recorded coverage after power failures. Time depends on type of
UPS used.
2.2 Connecting the Cameras
NOTE: Prior to mounting the cameras to their desired destination, please ensure all 4
cameras are working. Perform these steps near the DVR. Once all 4 cameras are up and
running then you can lay the cables and mount the cameras to their desired location.
1. Each camera comes with 60ft. of cable per camera, and each cable has two plugs. One
is for video signal and one is for obtaining power from the DVR. Using one cable per
camera plug each camera into the 60ft cable. Ensure that you are plugging the cameras in
the ends of the cables that are labeled “To Cameras Side Only” and both plugs are
connected.
2. Plug the other end of the cables into the back of the DVR labeled “V1, V2, V3 and V4.
a. Ensure all cables are secured and on snug and you are using the connectors labeled “To
DVR Side Only”
3. Connect the power jacks of each cable to the corresponding Camera Power Output Jack at
the back of the DVR.
4. Turn on your DVR by pressing the Power button on the front of your DVR.
NOTE: The POWER indicator LED will turn RED (On). When the system initialization is
complete, the system will display a quad image with Date, Time and Channel Numbers.
The RUN LED flashing (Green) means system is operating normally.

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CHAPTER 3: DVR MENU Operations
3.1 Menu Operation Instructions
To access the menu, either scroll the mouse to the bottom left portion of the LCD and click
Menu, or press Menu on the remote control or Press menu on the DVR front panel.
1. Menu interface: The menu interface can be controlled by the mouse, remote control or
directly from the front panel of the DVR. The easiest input method is to use the mouse. If
the mouse is unavailable, follow the instructions below to use the remote control or front
panel buttons.
Using Remote Control or Front Panel Buttons to access the Menu.
Press Menu twice on the remote control or front panel of the DVR to access the menu
Press the Up or Down navigation buttons to select the appropriate function (i.e. HDD, Record,
Playback, Motion, etc.)
Click the ‘OK’ button on the remote or the center round button on the front panel of the DVR to
access the appropriate function.
Use the Up / Down arrows to scroll
Use the Left / Right arrows to change the settings.
2. Check Box: providing 2 choices, "X" = On, "Blank" = Off, using enter button, Up / Down keys
to switch or left click the mouse to change the settings.
3. Combo Box: multiple options, using the Up / Down keys or left mouse click to scroll through
choices. For example in Record Parameters, Quality has several choices; Lowest, Low,
Middle, High, Highest.
4. List box: The checked information showed in the list, using the Up / Down keys or left
mouse click, user can select an option in the provided list, for example, press the enter
button in the playback results list to play the video;
5. Edit box: There is a rectangular box to enter characters, using right and left keys to move
and position the edit box, press the enter key to enter into edit state. You can operate the
box as following:
Using up and down keys can change the content of the current setting or click the left or right
key to change the current contents and then input characters.
6. Moving the Cursor: The cursor location can be moved by left and right button.
7. Deleting characters: using the middle key of mouse or BACK button to delete characters
before the cursor.
8. Increasing characters: moving the cursor to the end, then the system will add a character
automatic.
9. Pressing the enter key can exit the edit state.

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3.2 Shortcut Menu
The system will provide picture-in-picture, four picture (quad), volume adjust and choice of
language in the shortcut menu showed in the bottom line of operation interface. Using the right
and left keys to switch "bottom menu" to corresponding icon, the corresponding function can
be realized by pressing the enter key or click left mouse.
3.3 Login
After system restart, you may need to enter a password to continue. The factory default
password of the system is “888888”.
Note: To enable / disable the Password setup, please refer to section – Local Setup
3.4 HDD Management
In the main menu, select – HDD (hard disk management) as seen below.
1. Overwrite: HDD overwrite allows you to continuously record footage even when the hard
disk is full. Overwrite will automatically delete the oldest file on the hard drive in order to
record the new file. This will happen continuously. Factory default has this setting set to V
= On.
2. Status: Shows the status of the hard disk. Status of Active means a working hard drive has
been installed properly.
3. Capacity: The total capacity of hard drive.
4. Free: Hard drive space available.
5. Used: The percentage used of the hard drive.
6. Format Button：This will format the hard drive and remove all recorded files on the hard
disk.
CAUTION: FORMATTING THE HARD DRIVE WILL ERASE ALL RECORDED FILES.
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NOTE: You can not format the HDD while recording. Please stop all channels from recording
prior to formatting.
7. OK: Setup completed, Click the “OK” button, to save the changes to the system.
8. CANCEL: Click the ”CANCEL” button to discard all changes, nothing will be saved.
3.5 Record Menu
Select “Record” in main menu to enter the record setup sub-menu.
In the menu, there are three sub-menu settings, which are RecPara, Schedule and
ManualRec,
The following will be explained in detail.

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3.5.1 Record Parameters –
This will allow the user to change settings to individual cameras and recording quality. Use
this section to apply a name to a channel or change the brightness, contrast or saturation
of the cameras, as well as the recoding quality and frame rate.
Enter “Record Parameters”, as shown below:
1. Channel: Select which channel (1-4) for setup.
2. Name: user-defined Channel name, use the left / right mouse buttons to scroll through the
alphabet to apply a 3 letter name for each channel.
3. Quality: choose the appropriate recording quality. Choices are: lowest / low / middle/ high /
highest. Choosing a lower recording quality will allow the hard drive to record a longer
period of time.
4. FrameNum: Choose between 6 types of frame rates (Number of Frame per second) 1, 03,
05, 08, 13 and 25 respectively. This is the number of images the DVR will record in a 1
second. For example; choosing 1 means the DVR will record 1 frame every second.
Choosing 25 = the DVR will record 25 frames per second (real-time). Choosing a lower
frame rate will allow the hard drive to recorder a longer period of time.
5. Brightness: range from 00-99 set, the default setting is 50.
6. Contrast: set up ranging from 00-99, the default setting is 50.
7. Saturation: Setting range from 00-99, the default setting is 50.
8. APPLY TO: This feature is to set the current channel parameters and then applied to the
other channel. Select either CH1, CH2, CH3, CH4 or ALL to apply these settings.
Selecting ALL will apply the settings to all the channels / cameras connected to the DVR
Setup completed: Click “OK” button, to save changes or click ”CANCEL”, no information will
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3.5.2 Schedule Record
Enter “Schedule”, will show the following interface
1. Channel: can select channel 1 through 4 for setup.
2. Setting Method: There are a total of seven rows (horizontal) for 7 days, and 24 columns
(vertical) for the 24 hours in a day respectively. 0 = 12:00am, 6 = 6:00am, 12 = Noon, 18
= 6:00pm. To select an appropriate day and time either press the left mouse button to
change the color of the box to Red = On or press the "Menu" button on the remote or DVR
panel to choose. You may select multiple boxes by holding down the left mouse button
and dragging to the appropriate area and release the left mouse button.
NOTE: RED = On and Green = Off
3. APPLY TO: This function will allow you to apply the settings to any of the 4 channels or
ALL channels.
4. OK: Setup completed, Click the “OK” button, to save the changes to the system.
5. CANCEL: Click the ”CANCEL” button to cancel all changes, nothing will be saved.

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3.5.3 Manual Record
Entering “ManualRec”, will show the setup interface, or press “REC” button on the front panel
of the DVR or remote control.
1. Channel: You may choose to record by channel options are channels 1 thru 4
2. Status: Show the status of each channel. If channel is recording, status states “REC”. If
the channel is NOT recording, status states “IDLE”.
3. REC: To select the channel to begin recording click on the options box and change the
blank check box to an ‘X’
NOTE: Blank = No Recording (IDLE), X= Recording (REC)
4. OK: Setup completed, Click the “OK” button, to save the changes to the system.
5. CANCEL: Click the ”CANCEL” button to cancel all changes, nothing will be saved.
NOTE: When a channel is recording the REC LED light on the DVR will glow green and the
individual channel will show a round RED record icon next to the channel number in the
bottom right hand corner of each channel.
Note: If the DVR’s power is interrupted or restarted the DVR will continue recording once
powered up again. This ensures that you are always protected even in the case of a
power flickers.

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3.6 Playback Management
Choose “Playback” in the main menu to enter the video recording file search function or press
the ‘Play’ button on the DVR or Remote Control (see below).
3.6.1 Search Files
1. Channel: User may search by channel. To select a channel, ensure the box has an ‘X’.
‘Blank’ denotes do not search that channel.
2. Start: Select the date and start time of the search. For example; you are looking who came
to your door on January 15, 2009 from 8:00 am and on. You would start the search at
01-15-2009 08:00:00 (Format = Month-Day-Year, Hour: Minute: Second)
3. End time: Select the end date and time of the search. For example; you are looking who
came to your door from 8:00 am to 6:00pm on January 15, 2009. You would start the
search at 08:00:00 and end the search at 01-15-2009 18:00:00.
NOTE: DVR works on military time (24 hour clock)
4. Event: User may also search by recorded format. User may choose to search for
recorded files via; Manual Record (MAN), Schedule Record (SCH) or Motion Detected
(MTD) “X” means selected for search; “Blank” means not selected.
NOTE: User may search all 3 recorded formats by selecting ‘X’ in all 3 boxes
5. Search: Click the search button to list the recorded files according to the setup above.
Clicking the “SEARCH” button will display the Search Results Page below.
6. Cancel: Click the “CANCEL” to return to the previous menu.

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N0. Denotes record number on the HDD.
CH: Denotes the channel that has been recorded and available for playback
Start Time: Denotes the date and start time of the recorded file
MB-Sec: Denotes the size of the file – and the duration in seconds
goto: Allows the user to move to the next page or a specific page number
PLAY: Highlighting a file and clicking the “PLAY” button will play the selected file
PREV: Move back 1 page of search results
NEXT: Move to the next page of search results
EXIT: Return back to the Search Files Menu
NOTE: The search list can only display the FIRST 100 records. If you are unable to find a file
please narrow your search results to produce less records.

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3.6.2 Playback Control
Menu Tool Bar: During playback, a menu bar will appear at the bottom of the image. If the
menu is not visible, either right click on the mouse or press the menu button on the remote
or DVR panel.
“” - Control Pause/Play functions.
“” - Control the Fast Forward speed of playback.
×2 playback speed times 2
×4 playback speed times 4
×8 playback speed times 8
×1/2 slow motion playback speed 1/2
×1/4 slow motion playback speed 1/4
×1/8 slow motion playback speed 1/8
|> Normal playback speed
“” - Control Rewind speed of playback
×2 rewind speed times 2
×4 rewind speed times 4
×8 rewind speed times 8
×1/2 slow motion playback speed 1/2
×1/4 slow motion playback speed 1/4
×1/8 slow motion playback speed 1/8
<| Normal rewind speed
“[ ]” - Stop playback and return to the Search Results menu.

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3.7 Motion Detection
Choose the “Motion” option in the main menu, to enter the Motion Menu.
In this Menu, there are options:
“MotionPara” - used to set the motion area, channels, duration, motion level, alarm buzzers
and timers.
“Schedule” - used to set the day and time for motion to be activated or de-activated (See
2.8.2 for details)

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3.7.1 - Motion Parameter
Choose the second-level menu “MotionPara” to enter motion parameter setup menu. (See
below)
1. Channel: Select the channel that you would like to setup for motion detection, 1 thru 4
2. SET: Click the “SET” button to access the selected channels motion detection area. To
select a particular area on the image, hold down the left mouse button while dragging to
highlight the desired area. Red = Selected for Motion, Green = Not Selected. To save the
changes, either right click on the mouse or press the “ESC” button on the remote or DVR
panel. Then select “SAVE” to save the changes or press the EXIT, or you may select
multiple areas for motion detection.
Example: You can set the motion area = RED on a cash register only. So whenever the cash
register is open, it will record. You can also select a doorway on the same camera, so the
DVR will record if someone walks through the doorway, or if someone opens the register.
You can monitor multiple points on one channel.
3. Record: You can record 1 or all 4 channels when motion is detected by a particular
camera. To select a channel for recording select “X” for record. “Blank” denotes do not
record that channel.
Example: If you select all channels to record when motion is detected by channel 1. Then all
cameras will begin recording whenever motion is detected by that channel.
4. Duration: After motion is detected and stopped, this option sets how long to record after
the motion has stopped. Options range from 05 - 99 seconds.
5. Level: Denotes the sensitivity to start the motion detection recording. Options range from
Lowest/Low/Middle/High/Highest
Example: select a lower sensitivity level when detection motion in a high traffic area. Select
the highest sensitivity when monitoring a location that should not have any motion during
that time.
6. Buzzer: Your DVR is equipped with an audio alarm buzzer. To hear the alarm when motion
is detected set “Buzzer” to "X" means open this function; "Blank" denotes no sound.
7. Timer: The timer denotes the time the audio buzzer will sound. Options range from 00 to
99 seconds.
8. APPLY TO: This function will allow you to apply the settings to any of the 4 channels or all
channels.