NT Cameras NT-1208SI Installation guide

Digital Video
Surveillance System
Quick Manual
Version : GUI-3
1st Edition : 7 May 2009
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※Contents of this quick manual are protected under copyrights and computer program laws.
Thank you for purchasing !
Before operating the system, please read this User Manual thoroughly and retain it for future reference.
This is a brief manual for quick and convenient reference.
Please refer to the User Manual contained in CD for details.

WARNING
TO REDUCE FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD,
DO NOT EXPOSE THE UNIT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.
The installation should be made by a qualified service person
and conformed to all local codes.

Cautions
Read Before System Operation
Follow these details to prevent material damage or personal injury.
Signs of Caution and Warning
Warning: This sign indicates that the user could die or be seriously wounded if not used or installed
properly.
Caution: This sign indicates that the user could be wounded or could expect property damage if not
used or installed properly.
Warning: Do not expose the product to fog, rain or too much humid to decrease danger from electric shock
or fire.
General Warning
Warning
1. Use the power cord, which is supplied or recommended by the supplier, or
it may cause fire.
2. Do not disassemble or reassemble the product.
It may cause malfunction or fire.
3. Enquire to your vendor for repair.
It may cause electric shock or fire if the repair is not done properly.
4. Do not touch the product with wet hands.
It may cause malfunction or electric shock.
5. Product installation must be ensured to a professional for product installation, or
it may cause malfunction, electric shock or fire.
6. Ground applies to video products equipped with a 3-wire grounding type plug having a third (grounding) pin.
This plug only fits into a grounding-type power outlet.
If grounding is not done, it may cause malfunction or electric shock.
7. Ground connection must not touch gas pipe, water pipe or telephone line.
If grounding is not done properly, it may cause electric shock.
8. Prevent metallic foreign substance from going inside the product.
It may cause malfunction or electric shock.
9. Do not spray insecticide or flammable spray while driving.
It may cause fire.
10. Place the system in a open place where air ventilation is guaranteed, or
it may cause over-heating and seriously damage the system to be fired.
11. Prevent water from instilling inside electrical parts.
Clean with a dry towel or malfunction or electric shock could result.

Caution
1. Use the power cord, which is supplied or recommended by the supplier.
The internal fan rotates at high speed and may cause an accident.
2. Do not drop, give strong vibration, or shock to the product.
It may cause malfunction.
3. The air inhaler of the front panel and air outlet of the back panel must not be blocked during installation.
The internal temperature of the product would be greater than allowable and could cause malfunction or
fire.
4. Do not touch the product or the power cord when there is thunder.
It may cause electric shock.
5. Do not install the product near or on top of heating source.
The internal temperature of the product would be greater than allowable and could cause malfunction or
fire.
6. Do not install the product on inclined or unstable location or where vibration could be committed.
It may cause malfunction.
Cautions about the Power
Warning
1. Must use the outlet of the grounding to connect the power cord, or
it may cause fire.
2. Do not connect on the middle of power cord or use extension cord.
It may generate heat or cause fire.
3. Do not touch the power cord with wet hands.
It may cause electric shock.
4. Keep power cord dry and protect from humidity.
It may generate heat or cause fire. The power cord is not waterproof.
5. Hold the body of the plug while removing the power plug.
Do not pull the power cord. Damage to the power cord may generate heat or cause fire.
6. Check the power plug regularly.
Humidity and moderation in smoking may cause fire.
7. Remove power cord from outlet when product is not used for a long time.
It may cause short-circuit or electric shock.
Caution
1. Do not turn off the power by removal of the power plug.
To turn off the power, click the power button from the front panel.
When the system stops abnormally, the power button might not work. Click power button for 5 full seconds to turn
power off.
2. Do not cut off the power artificially, or give shock or vibration to unit while the hard disk is activating.
It may cause hard disk failure or loss of data.
Remarks
※Pictures and buttons are subject to be changed or modified up to different models.
※Function or configuration is subject to be changed or modified without prior notice for improvement of the product.

Contents
1. GETTING STARTED.................................................................................................................................................................... 1
1.1 CHECKING SUPPLIED ITEMS......................................................................................................................................................... 1
1.2 CONNECTING PERIPHERAL DEVICE.............................................................................................................................................. 1
1.3 SYSTEM STARTUPAND SHUTDOWN ............................................................................................................................................. 2
2. EXPLANATION FOR EACH FUNCTION................................................................................................................................. 3
2.1 FRONT PANEL ............................................................................................................................................................................... 3
2.2 REAR PANEL ................................................................................................................................................................................. 4
2.3 IR REMOTE CONTROLLER............................................................................................................................................................ 5
3. OPERATION.................................................................................................................................................................................. 6
3.1 USER LOG-IN................................................................................................................................................................................ 6
3.2 LIVE DISPLAY MODE.................................................................................................................................................................... 6
3.3 PTZ OPERATION ........................................................................................................................................................................... 7
3.4 PLAYBACK RECORDING IMAGES.................................................................................................................................................. 8
3.5 QUICK BACKUP DURING PLAYBACK ............................................................................................................................................ 9
3.6 SEARCH RECORDING IMAGE ...................................................................................................................................................... 10
3.7 DST SETTING AND IMAGE PLAYBACK ....................................................................................................................................... 12
4. SETTING ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 13
4.1 SYSTEM....................................................................................................................................................................................... 13
4.2 DEVICE ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 17
4.3 RECORD...................................................................................................................................................................................... 20
4.4 NETWORK................................................................................................................................................................................... 27
4.5 BACKUP...................................................................................................................................................................................... 31
4.6 QUICK SETUP.............................................................................................................................................................................. 32
5. WEB SURVEILLANCE.............................................................................................................................................................. 33
5.1 WEB LOGIN ................................................................................................................................................................................ 33
5.2 WEB CONFIGURATION................................................................................................................................................................ 34
5.3 WEB MONITORING ..................................................................................................................................................................... 35
5.4 WEB PLAYBACK ......................................................................................................................................................................... 36
6. QUICK TROUBLE SHOOTING................................................................................................................................................ 37

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1. Getting Started
1.1 Checking Supplied Items
Make sure that you have following items supplied with your DVR. If any of these items is missing or damaged, notify your
vendor immediately. Keep the packing utilities for moving or storage purposes afterwards.
9Quick Manual : 1 Piece
9CD (Remote S/W & User Manual) : 1 Piece
9Rubber Mount : 1 Set (4 Pieces)
912V D/C Adaptor & Power Cable : 1 Set
9IRRemoteController : 1Piece
9TerminalBlock : 1Pair(2Pieces)
1.2 Connecting Peripheral Device
Install the DVR on flat surface with good ventilation to prevent overheating.
[DVR with Compact Case (270 x 71 x 215 mm)]
[DVR with 1.5U Height (360 x 66 x 380 mm)]
Warning ! ※Depending on the grounding, the BNC cable connecting to the camera has danger of electric shock.
Shut down the system power completely and unplug the power cable before connecting BNC cable to
BNC port of the system.
※When connecting power cable to the system, it is strongly recommended firstly to plug power cable to
the system and then the other side of power cable should be plugged to wall socket.

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1.3 System Startup and Shutdown
1.3.1. System Startup
1. [LOG-IN] screen is shown as left after DVR is turned on.
Select the registered user
Default USER ID and PASSWORD are “admin” and “1234”.
2. Click the keyboard icon to call virtual keypad.
Input password, and then click [ENTER] button.
3. Click [OK] to finish login process.
1.3.2. System Shutdown
1. Move the mouse to the lower part of the screen to open the hidden
tool bar and click [TOOL] icon.
2. Click [SHUTDOWN] menu and input password with the same
procedure as login process to turn off DVR.
Caution It may take a few minutes to start working the system right after turning on in the case that user leaves the
network configuration in DHCP and at the same time there is neither DHCP server in user’s network, nor
physical network connection.

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2. Explanation for Each Function
2.1 Front Panel
[DVR with Compact Case (270 x 71 x 215 mm)]
[DVR with 1.5U Height (360 x 66 x 380mm)]
Note Front Panel may differ depending on the model.
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1. Power Button : Startup or shutdown
2. USB Port : Mouse or image backup
3. LED Indicator : Power/Record/Remote controller
4. E-Rec Button : Emergency recording
5. Search Button : Go to search mode
6. Display Button : Change screen mode
7. Menu/Return Button
Open system menu or return to previous mode
8. Direction Button : Move to desired menu
9. Enter Button : Select value or setting
1. DVD Burner : Image backup
2. USB Port : Mouse or image backup
3. FastRewind
4. Direction Button : Move to desired menu
5. FastForward
6. Return Button : Return to previous mode
7. Enter Button : Select value or setting
8. Play/Pause Button : Image playback or pause
9. Display Button : Change screen mode
10. LED Indicator : Power/Record/Network
11. Power Button : Startup or shutdown
12. Search Button : Go to search mode
13. Menu Button : Open system menu
14. PTZ Button : Control camera PTZ
15. IR Sensor Window : Sensor input for IR controller
16. Jog/Shuttle Knob : Image playback in various speed

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2.2 Rear Panel
[DVR with Compact Case (270 x 71 x 215 mm)]
[DVR with 1.5U Height (360 x 66 x 380mm)]
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1. Video-In :Connect camera
2. Audio-In :Connect the audio input
3. Audio-Out : Connect the audio output
4. Video-Out :Connect the CCTV monitor
5. Spot-Out : Connect the spot monitor
6. VGA-Out : Connect the PC(VGA) monitor
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8. LAN Port :Connect 10/100 Ethernet cable
9. NTSC/PAL Selection :Select video signal type
10. RS-485 Port :PTZ camera or Keyboard
11. Sensor Input :Connect the external sensor
12. Alarm Output :Connect the external alarm
13. Power Input : Connect the adaptor
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2.3 IR Remote Controller
The function buttons of the IR Remote Controller are as below.
2.3.1. How to set ID of IR Remote Controller
[Setting on DVR]
Go to [MENU] ▶[SYSTEM] ▶[SYSTEM INFO].
Set the wanted number at [Remote ID].
[Setting on IR Remote Controller]
Press [ID] button for about 5seconds, and press numeric button as
three-digit number.
For example,
(*) In case the Remote ID of DVR is 2, press 002.
(*) In case the Remote ID of DVR is 23, press 023.
Note IR remote Controller may differ depending on the model.
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1. PowerButton
2. IDSelectionButton
3. NumericButton
4. PTZ Button
5. Preset Button on PTZ Mode
6. Focus Button on PTZ Mode
7. Zoom Button on PTZ Mode
8. Preset Tour Button on PTZ Mode
9. Direction Button
10. Enter (Selection) Button
11. Menu Button
12. Return Button
13. Playback Button on Search Mode
14. Search Button
15. Instant (Emergency) Recording Button
16. Auto-Sequence Button on Live Display Mode
17. Screen Mode Button
18. Backup Button

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3. Operation
3.1 User Log-in
1. Move the mouse to the lower part of the screen to open the hidden
tool bar and click [TOOL] icon.
2. Click [USER] menu to open Log-In screen.
3. Change ID and input Password.
3.2 Live Display Mode
3.2.1. Channel Selection
[Selection on TOOL Bar]
Open the hidden tool bar on the lower part of the screen and select
screen mode icon to be displayed.
[Selection on Pop-up Menu]
Open pop-up menu and click [DISPLAY].
Select display mode.
3.2.2. Icons
[Icons on each channel screen]
: Continuous Recording
: Motion Detection Recording
: Sensor Activating Recording
: Continuous + Motion Recording
: Continuous + Sensor Recording
: Motion + Sensor Recording
: Emergency Recording
: Sensor Activated
: Motion Detected
: Audio Channel
: PTZ Camera
[Icons on full screen]
: No HDD, Smart Alarm & HDD Failure
: Using Emergency Recording
: Using PTZ
: Warning for exceeding temperature
: Showing sequence mode
: Showing digital zoom mode

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[Icons on the TOOL bar]
: Instant(Emergency) recording start & stop to record current live images with maximum frame rate.
: PTZ mode to control PTZ camera
: Go the Playback mode.
: Fixing tool bar to always open it or disable fixing.
: Indicates HDD usage percentage by video recording.
3.2.3. Pop-up Menu
Click the right button of the mouse to open Pop-up menu.
[DISPLAY]
Display screen mode selection.
[SEQUENCE]
Sequentially change of the display screen.
[ZOOM]
Zoom-in and Zoom-out control of a selected channel.
[SEARCH]
Search recording image.
[PTZ]
Control PTZ camera of a selected channel.
[MENU]
Open Menu screen to setting DVR.
3.3 PTZ Operation
3.3.1. Go to PTZ Control Mode
1. Select a channel that is connected to PTZ camera.
2. Get into the PTZ control mode.
[Pop-up Menu]
1) Click the right button of the mouse to open pop-up menu.
2) Select [PTZ]
[TOOL Bar]
Click joystick icon on the TOOL bar.

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3.3.2. PTZ Control
[Direction Control]
Drag the mouse pointer to up/down or left/rightward to move camera
position on pressing the left button of the mouse.
[Speed Control]
As the mouse pointer moves long away from the center, camera moves
faster.
Click the right button of the mouse to open Pop-up menu of PTZ
Control.
[ZOOM]
Click [ZOOM] and control Zoom-in/out with mouse wheel.
[FOCUS]
Click [FOCUS] and control Focus-in/out with mouse wheel.
[PRESET]
1) Click [PRESET] and then numeric pad will pop up.
2) Input a desired Preset number and click [ENTER].
3) Then, the camera will move to the preset position.
(*) Preset position should be set before use.
[GUARD TOUR]
Click [GUARD TOUR] to switch camera position, automatically, as per sequence setting of preset.
(*) Guard Tour should be set before use.
Caution Depending on PTZ camera, some preset positions might be skipped in the case that the PTZ camera
cannot mechanically move or control focus within the interval time set by DVR. In this case, it is
recommended to make setting of interval time a little longer.
3.4 Playback Recording Images
3.4.1. Go to Playback Mode
1. Click button on TOOL bar or push [PLAY] button on the front
panel or IR Remote Controller to go to Playback mode.
2. When it goes to Playback mode, the latest video clip will be played.

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3.4.2. Playback Control
[Playback Direction]
Playback direction(forward & backward) can be controlled by mouse
or control button of the front panel/IR Remote Controller clicking as
well as Jog Shuttle control.
[Playback Speed]
Playback speed can be control 2, 4, 8, 16 & 32 times by clicking
fast-forward/fast-rewind button repeatedly or Jog/Shuttle.
[Time Bar Search]
Move the white vertical line on the time bar with mouse to search
image.
3.5 Quick Backup during Playback
Quick backup while the video is being played is available.
1. Click [ENTER] button on the front panel at the “start” time.
2. Click [ENTER] button again at the “end” time.
3. Then the backup menu screen will pop up.
4. Set details, such as backup device, and click [BACKUP] button to
start backup.

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3.6 Search Recording Image
Click the right button of the mouse to open pop-up menu or open menu on TOOL bar. And then, go to search menu.
Or push [SEARCH] button on the front panel to open search menu.
3.6.1. Calendar Search
1. Select date in the calendar.
2. Select time with the white vertical bar on the time bar below.
3. Click [OK] to start playback.
3.6.2. Date/Time Search
1. Select date and time to search data.
2. Click [OK] to start playback.

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3.6.3. Event Log
1. Select date to search log.
2. Select log type to search.
(Sensor / Motion / Video Loss / HDD Full)
3. Log list will be shown.
3.6.4. System Log
1. Select date to search log.
2. Select log type to search.
(System / Setup / Network)
3. Log list will be shown.
3.6.5. First Data
Go to the first screen of the recorded image. This is the oldest image recorded.
3.6.6. Last Data
Go to the last screen of the recorded image. This is the latest image recorded.

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3.7 DST Setting and Image Playback
3.7.1. DST Setting
1. Go to [SYSTEM INFO] ( [MENU] ▶[SYSTEM] ▶)
2. Click [DATE/TIME] to open setting menu.
3. Tick off “USE DST＂and set “BEGIN＂/＂END＂.
4. Click [OK] to confirm.
3.7.2. Image Playback of Overlapped Data
1. Overlapped period is indicated in Blue color in Intelli-Search Bar.
2. Click on the Blue color zone to playback.
3. Then, data selection message will pop up.
4. Select DST image or Non-DST image with the selection button.

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4. Setting
General setting structure consists of “System”, “Device”, “Record”, “Network”, “Backup” and ‘Quick Setup” as below.
Main Classification Sub Classification
SYSTEM INFO
USER
EXPORT/IMPORT
HDD
SYSTEM
FACTORY DEFAULT
CAMERA
AUDIO
SENSOR
MOTION ALARM
EXTRAALARM
DEVICE
PTZ
CAMERA
RECORD SCHEDULE
NETWORK
DDNS
NETWORK NOTIFICATION
BACKUP MANUAL BACKUP
QUICK SETUP QUICK SETUP
4.1 System
User can find the menu button in “TOOL” of the menu bar or pop-up menu of mouse right button.
User can move mouse pointer from “System” through “Quick Setup” to instantly look around the sub-menus