Orion SC148 User manual

INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE iOS MOBILE APP
IMPORTANT! PLEASE READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.
4 CHANNEL DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER
FOUR DAY/NIGHT CAMERAS SC148
SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM
LIVE REMOTE
MONITORING THROUGH
SMARTPHONES
TABLETS & PCs
* 10 days recording on default settings
30 days recording on low settings
1 T B
HARD DRIVE
[Included]
STORE UP TO 30 DAYS
OF CONTINUOUS
RECORDING*
IP66
RATING
WEATHERPROOF
CAMERA CASING
WITH IP66 RATING
FOUR
CHANNELS
MONITOR AND RECORD
WITH FOUR HIGH
DEFINITION CAMERAS
720P
RESOLUTION
REAL TIME HIGH
RESOLUTION RECORDING

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2LOGIN INTERFACE
1DOWNLOAD THE APP
The XVRView app allows access to your
SC148 4-channel DVR cameras remotely from
your mobile devices (such as smartphones
and tablets). It can be downloaded through
the App Store and is compatible with iOS6.0
and above.
INTERFACE
a Username
bPassword
cAuto Login
dRetrieve Password
e Local Login
f Log In
g Register
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1DOWNLOAD THE APP .......................................... 2
2LOGIN INTERFACE................................................. 2
REGISTER YOUR ACCOUNT............................... 2
LOG IN................................................................. 3
RETRIEVE YOUR PASSWORD ............................. 3
3LIVE PREVIEW ........................................................ 3
ENABLE CAMERA LIVE PREVIEW ....................... 3
DISABLE CAMERA LIVE PREVIEW ...................... 3
FULLSCREEN VIEW ............................................. 3
TAKING SNAPSHOTS/RECORDING VIDEO ....... 3
CUSTOMISING THE DISPLAY ............................ 3
CONTROLLING LIVE PREVIEW ........................... 3
4MENU BAR ............................................................. 3
5PLAYBACK MODE.................................................. 4
BEGIN PLAYBACK ............................................... 4
FULLSCREEN VIEW ............................................. 4
TAKING SNAPSHOTS/RECORDING VIDEO ....... 4
OTHER FEATURES............................................... 4
6ADD OR DELETE DEVICES.................................... 4
ADD NEW DEVICES ............................................ 4
DELETE EXISTING DEVICES................................ 4
EDIT EXISTING DEVICES..................................... 4
7NOTIFICATIONS ..................................................... 4
IMAGES ............................................................... 4
RECORDINGS...................................................... 5
8MORE...................................................................... 5
OPTIONS ............................................................. 5
WIFI SETTINGS .................................................... 5
INDEX PAGE
REGISTER YOUR ACCOUNT
1. Create a username
2. Create a password (minimum 6 characters)
3. Confirm your password
4. Provide an email address (used for password recovery)
5. Tick ‘I have read and agree’
6. Press ‘OK’

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LOG IN
When you open the app, you will see the login page.
To log in with a registered account, type in your registered user-
name and password and then press ‘Login’.
To log in without an account, select ‘Local Login’, and follow
the Quick Start Guide to connect your device to your DVR
cameras.
Note: Without a registered account, you will need to follow the
Quick Start Guide for each device that requires access to your
DVR.
RETRIEVE YOUR PASSWORD
1. On the login page, press ‘Retrieve Password’. This will
open a new page.
2. Type your username in the dialog box.
3. Press ‘Retrieve’. A link to reset your password will be sent
to your registered email address.
4. Click the link and follow the prompts to reset your password.
3LIVE PREVIEW
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INTERFACE
a Menu Bar
bDevice Manager
cLive Preview
dScreen View Options
e Take Snapshot
f Record Video
g Pause Channel
h Stop Live View
i More Functions
j Previous Functions
k PTZ Control
l Stream Quality
m Audio Monitor
n Intercom
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ENABLE CAMERA LIVE PREVIEW
1. Click the icon in the top right corner of the Live Preview
page. This will open the channel list.
2. Press the icon next to the cameras you wish to activate.
You can select as many as you like.
3. Select ‘Start Live View’ to activate the cameras. You will now
be able to view your cameras on the Live Preview page.
DISABLE CAMERA LIVE PREVIEW
Click the icon in the bottom right corner of the Live Preview
page. This will disable the live camera feed.
FULLSCREEN VIEW
1. In Live Preview, double tap a camera. You can rotate your
screen to see a bigger view.
2. Double tap again to return to standard view.
TAKING SNAPSHOTS/RECORDING VIDEO
1. In live preview, tap a camera to select it. A yellow square will
appear around that camera’s viewing window.
2. Press the icon to save a snapshot within the app, or press
the icon to start and stop a recording within the app.
To save snapshots and video recordings to your mobile device,
you will need to manually download them via the Playback
screen.
CUSTOMISING THE DISPLAY
• Press the icon to display your selected camera (press the
camera display video once for a yellow box to appear)
• Press the icon to display 4 cameras (standard view).
• Press the icon to display 9 cameras (standard view).
• Press the icon to display 16 cameras (standard view).
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CONTROLLING LIVE PREVIEW
Pause or play a selected channel by tapping one of the camera
display windows, then pressing .
Stop the live view of all cameras by tapping . To restart,
follow the Enable or Disable Camera Live Preview instructions
above.
allows access to PTZ control (not applicable to this model).
Adjust the quality of your live stream by tapping . You can
switch between standard definition (less clear, but uses less
internet bandwidth) and high definition (clearer, but uses more
internet bandwidth).
Monitor audio on a selected camera by tapping . (must have
an audio source connected to the DVR audio inputs for this
function to work)
Intercom access (not applicable to this model)
4MENU BAR
To access the menu bar, tap the [=] icon in the top left corner.
From here, you can access:
Live Preview
Playback
Device Manager
Alarm Manager
Files
More

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5PLAYBACK MODE
Playback mode allows you to remotely play a video located on
your DVR hard drive. To get to Playback, tap the icon in the
top left corner.
BEGIN PLAYBACK
1. Press the icon in the top right corner to go to the Channel
List. Here you can access the list of available cameras, and
enable one or more cameras to display in playback mode.
2. Press > next to your device to open the camera list.
3. Select the cameras you wish to enable (a red tick indicates
which cameras have been selected)
4. Press the ‘Start time’ dialog box to select a start time for the
playback. Press the dialog box again to confirm.
5. Press the ‘End time’ dialog box to select an end time for the
playback. Press the dialog box again to confirm.
6. Tap ‘Start Playback’ at the bottom of the screen to begin
playback.
7. To stop playback of all cameras, tap . To restart, go to step
1 and repeat the steps.
FULLSCREEN VIEW
1. In Playback, double tap a camera to view it in full screen.
Rotate your screen to see a bigger view.
2. Double tap again to return to standard view.
TAKING SNAPSHOTS/RECORDING VIDEO
1. In Playback, tap a camera to select it. A yellow square will
appear around that camera’s viewing window.
2. Press the icon to save a snapshot within the app, or press
the icon to save a video recording within the app.
OTHER FEATURES
To select a time period to view, tap and hold the timeline. The
colour of the timeline bar indicates an alarm interval (red), sched-
uled recording (green) and continuous recording (yellow). Scroll
left or right until you reach the desired time. Tap twice to zoom
in for precise control. Tap twice to return to standard view.
Pause or play a selected channel by pressing .
Press to play sub stream video (not applicable on this model).
Recording schedules, manual recordings and motion events
must be configured within the DVR.
INTERFACE
a Viewing Windows
bTimeline
cTake Snapshot
dRecord Video
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6ADD OR DELETE DEVICES
ADD NEW DEVICES
1. Open the menu bar and select ‘Device Manager’.
2. Tap the icon in the top right corner to open the Add
Device page.
3. Press the QR code icon and scan the QR code on your
DVR device.
4. Press ‘name’ to give your DVR a name that will make it easy
to recognise.
5. Enter your DVR password. If you have not set a password on
your DVR, leave this blank.
6. Select the number of channels for your DVR (select 4 for this
SC148 model)
7. Tap ‘Add Device’ at the bottom of the screen to confirm
Note: When scanning your DVR QR code, the Device ID will
automatically be entered. If you cannot scan it, tap and type in
the Device ID showing on your DVR screen (See SC148 Quick
Installation Guide for your reference).
DELETE EXISTING DEVICES
1. Open the menu bar and select ‘Device Manager’.
2. Tap the icon next to the device you wish to remove.
3. Select ‘Delete’.
EDIT EXISTING DEVICES
1. Open the menu bar and select ‘Device Manager’.
2. Tap the icon next to the device you wish to edit.
To edit your device name, device ID, user ID or password, press
‘Local Config’ and then ‘Connect Parameters’.
To activate or mute alarms, press the icon next to the
channel you wish to edit. Press ‘Remote Config’ and then
‘Alarm Settings’. Here you can also set motion detection
(‘check switch’) and adjust the sensitivity of your camera’s mo-
tion detection by pressing ‘Sensitivity’.
7NOTIFICATIONS
When motion is detected, you will receive an alarm notification.
You can view these notifications by opening the Menu Bar and
pressing ‘Alarm Manager’. To activate or mute these notifica-
tions, open the Menu Bar and press Device Manager (follow the
‘Edit Existing Devices’ above).
Each notification will display the date, time and camera that
detected the motion. Tap the icon, and then ‘confirm’ to
clear all notifications.
8IMAGES AND RECORDINGS
To view saved snapshots and video recordings, open the Menu
Bar and select ‘Files’. Tap your DVR to display a thumbnail of
each snapshot and recording. Snapshots and recordings are
categorised by date. Turn your mobile device horizontal for a
larger view of recordings.
IMAGES
Swipe left to display previous snapshot.
Swipe right to display next snapshot.
Tap to save a snapshot to your phone’s photo album. The
app will ask for access to your phone’s photo album.
Tap to delete a selected message.

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9MORE
OPTIONS
Open the Menu Bar and then select More to access the options
menu.
> PTZ STEP: Not applicable for this model.
> VIDEO RATIO: Activate to change the video aspect ratio
from 4:3 to self-adaptive (based on main stream).
> STREAMING: Stream in real time or buffered.
> DECODE I-FRAME: Record using the I-frame format.
If using an older phone, turn this feature off for greater
video compression.
> DO NOT DISTURB: Activates the Do Not Disturb feature.
> ALARM SOUND: Turn the alram sound on or off.
> CANCEL ALL ALARMS: cancels all active alarms.
WIFI SETTINGS
Select and enter your WiFi password to connect to your Wi-Fi.
RECORDINGS
Slide to adjust the playing speed of the recording
Pause the recording
Stop the recording
Screenshot the recording as a snapshot thumbnail
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Email: customerser[email protected]
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