Orion PNVR508 8CH User manual

User Manual
PNVR508 8CH,
PNVR516 16CH
Full HD NVR

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In order to improve the performance of the product without prior notice to the product may be a firmware upgrade.

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Content
1. Overview..................................................................................................................................................................... 8
1.1. Safety i ns tr u c ti o n .............................................................................................................................................. 8
1.2. key Features ...................................................................................................................................................... 8
1.3. What's included................................................................................................................................................. 9
1.4. Front Panel ...................................................................................................................................................... 10
1.5. Rear Panel ....................................................................................................................................................... 10
1.6. Remote Control At a Glance............................................................................................................................ 11
1.7. Change the remote control ID......................................................................................................................... 12
2. Installation ................................................................................................................................................................ 13
2.1. HDD Replacement ........................................................................................................................................... 13
2.2. Basic Layout..................................................................................................................................................... 15
2.3. Precautions...................................................................................................................................................... 15
2.4. Connecting to an external device.................................................................................................................... 15
Connecting to the monitor ......................................................................................................................... 152.4.1.
Power connection ....................................................................................................................................... 152.4.2.
NVR power connection ............................................................................................................................... 162.4.3.
Poe Switching hub power connection ........................................................................................................ 162.4.4.
Connecting the camera............................................................................................................................... 172.4.5.
If the distance between the NVR and IP camera is more than 100m ......................................................... 182.4.6.
Alarm I/O Connection ................................................................................................................................. 192.4.7.
Communication Port................................................................................................................................... 202.4.8.
eSATA Storage............................................................................................................................................. 202.4.9.
USB Device.............................................................................................................................................. 212.4.10.
Network Connection............................................................................................................................... 222.4.11.
Pconnection from a remote network ..................................................................................................... 232.4.12.
3. Monitoring ................................................................................................................................................................ 25
3.1. Live Screen At a Glance ................................................................................................................................... 26
Video Window ............................................................................................................................................ 263.1.1.
Status bar .................................................................................................................................................... 273.1.2.
Timeline ...................................................................................................................................................... 283.1.3.
Quick Menu................................................................................................................................................. 283.1.4.
Using the status bar in the live mode ......................................................................................................... 283.1.5.
Digital Zooming ........................................................................................................................................... 313.1.6.
4. System Setting .......................................................................................................................................................... 34
4.1. To move to the System Setup menu ............................................................................................................... 34
4.2. Camera Setting ................................................................................................................................................ 34
Camera Title................................................................................................................................................ 34
4.2.1.

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Camera Setup.............................................................................................................................................. 35
4.2.2.
Direct Configuration.................................................................................................................................... 354.2.3.
Covert Setup ............................................................................................................................................... 364.2.4.
Motion Sensor............................................................................................................................................. 364.2.5.
Motion area Setup ...................................................................................................................................... 374.2.6.
PTZ Settings................................................................................................................................................. 374.2.7.
4.3. Display Setting................................................................................................................................................. 38
OSD ............................................................................................................................................................. 384.3.1.
Monitor ....................................................................................................................................................... 394.3.2.
Sequence..................................................................................................................................................... 39
4.3.3.
To add a sequence ...................................................................................................................................... 394.3.4.
To edit a sequence ...................................................................................................................................... 404.3.5.
4.4. Audio Setup ..................................................................................................................................................... 41
Audio........................................................................................................................................................... 414.4.1.
Buzzer output.............................................................................................................................................. 414.4.2.
4.5. User Setting..................................................................................................................................................... 42
Management............................................................................................................................................... 424.5.1.
To add a user account................................................................................................................................. 424.5.2.
To edit the user account information ......................................................................................................... 424.5.3.
Group Authority .......................................................................................................................................... 434.5.4.
4.6. Network Setup ................................................................................................................................................ 44
IP Setup ....................................................................................................................................................... 444.6.1.
DDNS ........................................................................................................................................................... 454.6.2.
Email ........................................................................................................................................................... 454.6.3.
Network Status ........................................................................................................................................... 464.6.4.
Network Map .............................................................................................................................................. 464.6.5.
Detail Status................................................................................................................................................ 474.6.6.
Security ....................................................................................................................................................... 474.6.7.
ENCRYPTION ............................................................................................................................................... 474.6.8.
IP FILTER...................................................................................................................................................... 474.6.9.
4.7. System Setting................................................................................................................................................. 48
Date/Time ................................................................................................................................................... 484.7.1.
System Management .................................................................................................................................. 484.7.2.
To perform the upgrade ............................................................................................................................. 494.7.3.
System information..................................................................................................................................... 504.7.4.
Control Device............................................................................................................................................. 504.7.5.
Security ....................................................................................................................................................... 514.7.6.

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4.8. Storage ............................................................................................................................................................ 52
Disk Information ......................................................................................................................................... 524.8.1.
Disk Operations........................................................................................................................................... 524.8.2.
S.M.A.R.T settings ....................................................................................................................................... 534.8.3.
4.9. Event Setup ..................................................................................................................................................... 54
Alarm Out.................................................................................................................................................... 544.9.1.
ON/OFF Schedule........................................................................................................................................ 544.9.2.
Event Notification ....................................................................................................................................... 554.9.3.
Buzzer output.............................................................................................................................................. 554.9.4.
Display......................................................................................................................................................... 55
4.9.5.
Email ........................................................................................................................................................... 564.9.6.
FTP .............................................................................................................................................................. 564.9.7.
Alarm Sensor............................................................................................................................................... 574.9.8.
Motion Sensor............................................................................................................................................. 584.9.9.
Video Loss............................................................................................................................................... 584.9.10.
System Event .......................................................................................................................................... 594.9.11.
Disk ......................................................................................................................................................... 594.9.12.
Record .................................................................................................................................................... 594.9.13.
System .................................................................................................................................................... 604.9.14.
Network.................................................................................................................................................. 604.9.15.
5. Record Setting........................................................................................................................................................... 61
5.1. To start the Record Setup menu ..................................................................................................................... 61
5.2. Record Setup ................................................................................................................................................... 61
operation Mode .......................................................................................................................................... 615.2.1.
Auto configuration ...................................................................................................................................... 615.2.2.
Manual configuration ................................................................................................................................. 625.2.3.
Continuous Recording................................................................................................................................. 625.2.4.
Size/FPS/Quality Setting ............................................................................................................................. 635.2.5.
Schedule Setting ......................................................................................................................................... 635.2.6.
Motion Recording ....................................................................................................................................... 645.2.7.
Alarm Recording ......................................................................................................................................... 645.2.8.
Panic Recording .......................................................................................................................................... 655.2.9.
5.3. Network Streaming ......................................................................................................................................... 65
6. Search ....................................................................................................................................................................... 66
6.1. To move to the Search menu while in monitoring.......................................................................................... 66
6.2. To move to the Search menu while in playback mode ................................................................................... 66
6.3. Search Settings ................................................................................................................................................ 67

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TIME Search ................................................................................................................................................ 67
6.3.1.
Thumbnail Search ....................................................................................................................................... 686.3.2.
Event Search ............................................................................................................................................... 686.3.3.
7. Playback .................................................................................................................................................................... 70
7.1. If you want to play........................................................................................................................................... 70
7.2. Playback screen configuration ........................................................................................................................ 70
Playback channel selection menu ............................................................................................................... 717.2.1.
Using the play bar ....................................................................................................................................... 717.2.2.
7.3. Bookmarking ................................................................................................................................................... 71
8. Archiving ................................................................................................................................................................... 73
8.1. Using the archive menu during playback ........................................................................................................ 73
8.2. Using the archive menu during monitoring .................................................................................................... 73
8.3. Archive ............................................................................................................................................................ 73
Reserved data management ....................................................................................................................... 748.3.1.
Playing the archived data............................................................................................................................ 748.3.2.
Archive devices Setup ................................................................................................................................. 758.3.3.
9. Web Viewer .............................................................................................................................................................. 76
9.1. What is the web viewer?................................................................................................................................. 76
9.2. System Requirements ..................................................................................................................................... 76
9.3. connection....................................................................................................................................................... 76
To connect to the nvR from inside.............................................................................................................. 769.3.1.
To connect to the nvR from outside ........................................................................................................... 769.3.2.
9.4. Live .................................................................................................................................................................. 78
Switching the split mode............................................................................................................................. 799.4.1.
To save the video ........................................................................................................................................ 799.4.2.
Print ............................................................................................................................................................ 799.4.3.
Screen capture ............................................................................................................................................ 799.4.4.
Activex Settings........................................................................................................................................... 809.4.5.
Status tab .................................................................................................................................................... 809.4.6.
Log tab ........................................................................................................................................................ 809.4.7.
PTZ tab ........................................................................................................................................................ 819.4.8.
9.5. Search.............................................................................................................................................................. 82
Search Viewer at a Glance .......................................................................................................................... 829.5.1.
Search by time ............................................................................................................................................ 839.5.2.
Search by event........................................................................................................................................... 839.5.3.
9.6. Setup ............................................................................................................................................................... 83
Setup Viewer at a Glance............................................................................................................................ 849.6.1.

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Camera........................................................................................................................................................ 84
9.6.2.
Camera Setting............................................................................................................................................ 849.6.3.
Covert Setting ............................................................................................................................................. 859.6.4.
Motion Setting ............................................................................................................................................ 859.6.5.
PTZ Setting .................................................................................................................................................. 869.6.6.
Display......................................................................................................................................................... 869.6.7.
OSD Setting ................................................................................................................................................. 869.6.8.
Monitor Settings ......................................................................................................................................... 869.6.9.
Audio ...................................................................................................................................................... 869.6.10.
User ........................................................................................................................................................ 86
9.6.11.
Network.................................................................................................................................................. 879.6.12.
System .................................................................................................................................................... 889.6.13.
Storage ................................................................................................................................................... 899.6.14.
Event....................................................................................................................................................... 909.6.15.
Record Setup .......................................................................................................................................... 929.6.16.
10. Mobile Viewer ..................................................................................................................................................... 95
10.1. nviewer............................................................................................................................................................ 95
nviewer specification.............................................................................................................................. 9510.1.1.
Using the nviewer on iPhone.................................................................................................................. 95
10.1.2.
To connect to NVR with nviewer ............................................................................................................ 9510.1.3.
Using nviewer with android.................................................................................................................... 9810.1.4.
To connect to NVR with nviewer ............................................................................................................ 9910.1.5.
11. Archive Viewer................................................................................................................................................... 102
11.1. Getting started with the backup Player ........................................................................................................ 102
11.2. Backup Player at a glance.............................................................................................................................. 104
12. Appendix............................................................................................................................................................ 107
12.1. Specification .................................................................................................................................................. 107
12.2. Compatible hdd Specifications...................................................................................................................... 108
12.3. Product overview .......................................................................................................................................... 109
PNVR500-HUB (For 16channel NVR only)............................................................................................. 10912.3.1.
12.4. Troubleshooting (FaQ) .................................................................................................................................. 110

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1. Overview
1.1. Safety i ns tr u c ti o n
The Company shall not have any responsibility for any accident or damage that may incur during the use of the
product.
For your safety, we provide a few instructions about installation, manipulation, cleaning, assembly/disassembly of the
product as below. So please read carefully and comply with the instructions.
Before installation
Comply with the following instructions to prevent a fire, explosion, system failure or electric shock.
Remove the power supply module before proceeding.
Check the input voltage (AC100V–AC240V) to the power supply module before connecting it.
Keep the product away from humidity.
Ensure that all devices connected to the product should be properly earth-grounded.
In operation mode
Comply with the following instructions to prevent a fire, explosion, system failure or electric shock.
If you need to open the cover, consult with a service person who could help you do what you want to do.
Do not connect multiple devices to a single power socket.
Keep the product away from dust or too much combustible substances (ex: propane gas).
Do not touch it with wet hand.
Do not insert a conductor in the vent of the ventilation system.
Do not apply excessive force to unplug the power cord.
Disassembly & Cleaning
When cleaning on the surface, use a dry cloth.
Do not wipe the product using water, paint thinner or organic solvents.
Do never dismantle, repair or modify the product by your own.
During installation
To prevent an accident or physical injury and to operate NVR properly, please comply with the followings:
Secure at least 18 centimeter of distance between cooling fan and wall for a proper ventilation.
Install the product on a flat surface.
Keep it away from direct sunlight or excessive temperature.
While in use
Do not apply force to or shake it while using it.
Do not move, throw away or put excessive force to it.
Using any unrecommended HDD may cause a system failure. Check the compatibility list and use only
compatible HDDs.
{system failure or data loss caused by an incompatible HDD will void your warranty.}
CAUTION
Replaceable batteries
Risk of Explosion if Battery is replaced by an Incorrect Type. Dispose of Used Batteries According to the Instructions.
Warning to service personnel
Double pole/neutral fusing
Ethernet Instruction
This equipment is indoor use and all the communication wiring are limited to inside of the building.. or similar word.
1.2. key Features
This product allows you to receive audio and video signals from a max of 8/16 CH Full HD(1080p) network camera
before saving them to the internal HDD. Besides, you can also transfer them to an external device that can be
monitored on your PC or mobile phone remotely.
Display the video from up to 8/16 CH 1080p network camera in real time (Max 240/480 fps)
Save the video from up to 8/16 CH 1080p network camera in a max of 8Mbps (Max 240/480fps)

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Play up to 8/16 CH 1080p video in real time (Max 240/480 fps)
H.264 BP/MP/HP network camera supported
(BP: Baseline profile, MP: Main profile, HP: High profile)
Support PoE(for camera) for all channel
‘Plug & Display’ camera connection
Protect the IP camera via secured closed circuit LAN environment
Auto notification with self diagnosis (HDD S.M.A.R.T, temperature, network connection status, fan error, etc.)
Dual streaming supported for a remote display
Auto resolution & FPS adjustment for a remote service
External eSATA HDD supported (For Video Recording)
Various search methods (time, event, bookmark and thumbnail)
Mass storage backup via USB port or FTP server
Dedicated smart phone applications that can be used with iPhone and iPad or on Android OS
1080p Full HD GUI
1.3. What's included
Mouse x1
Remote Control x1 &
Batteries (AAA x2)
Screws
User manual CD
User manual
Quick Guide
Terminal Blocks x2
8-channel Extension Hub x1
(Only for 16-channel NVR)
DC 48V Adaptor x1
(Only for 16-channel NVR)
Power Cable x2
(Provides only 1 for 8-channel NVR)
Contents for 16Ch NVR only are not included for 8Ch NVR.

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1.4. Front Panel
Name
Description
IR Remote
Controle Re
Receive the signal from the remote control.
USB
Used for connecting USB storage or mouse
Status LED
Show the status of power, recording or network connection together
with the corresponding alarm
HDD 1~5 / eSATA
Indicates connection status of internal/external storage devices
1.5. Rear Panel
No.
No. Name
Description
1
CAM1~CAM8
Ethernet ports used for connecting the network camera video and power.(Can supply
power to cameras with PoE function)
2
WAN(UPLINK)
Network port for connection to the Internet, router or hub.
3
AUDIO IN
Microphone connection port.
4
ALARM OUT
Alarm output device connection port.
5
RS-485
Communications port for connecting peripherals such as system keyboard.
6
Power Switch
NVR power switch. Plug the power cord and turn this switch on.
7
100-240V -, 50/60Hz
NVR power input port.
8
RS-232C
Signal connection port for POS and ATM.ν Scheduled to be upgraded.
9
ALARM IN
Alarm input signal port.
10
AUDIO OUT
Port for speaker connection.
11
USB
Port for connecting USB devices. (For mouse, backup device or firmware updating)
12
eSATA
Connection port for external eSATA storage.
13
VGA
VGA video output terminal.
14
HD MONITOR
Port for connecting a full HD(1920x1080) supported monitor.Use the HDMI cable to
connect with a 1080p 60Hz monitor.
16
LAN(DOWNLINK)
Exclusive Port dedicated to connect the NVR Hub. (Do not share with other device.)