Orion SC184 User manual

INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE
Important! please read these InstructIons carefully.
8 CHANNEL DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER
wIth four day/nIght cameras sc184
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SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM
1 TB
HARD DRIVE
STORE UP TO 45 DAYS
OF CONTINUOUS
RECORDING*
D1
RESOLUTION
REAL TIME HIGH
RESOLUTION
RECORDING
LIVE REMOTE
MONITORING THROUGH
SMARTPHONES
TABLETS & PCs
EIGHT
CHANNELS
MONITOR AND RECORD
WITH UP TO 8 HIGH
DEFINITION CAMERAS
* 20 days recording on default settings
45 days recording on low settings
supports up to
8 CAMERAS

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1IntroductIon ..................................................... 3
2InstallatIon GuIdelInes .................................. 3
3connectIon dIaGram ...................................... 4
4Hardware layout.............................................. 5
5BasIc dVr operatIon ......................................... 6
6lIVe monItorInG................................................. 6
7loGGInG Into dVr.............................................. 6
8menu layout ....................................................... 7
9record > record conF ................................... 8
10 record > playBack............................................ 8
11 record > Backup ............................................... 9
12 alarm > motIon detect .................................. 9
13 alarm > VIdeo BlInd........................................ 10
14 alarm > VIdeo loss ......................................... 11
15 alarm > alarm Input ...................................... 12
16 alarm > alarm output .................................. 12
17 alarm > aBnormalIty .................................... 13
18 system > General ............................................ 13
19 system > encode conFIG .............................. 14
20 system > network........................................... 14
21 system > net serVIce....................................... 15
22 system > GuI dIsplay ....................................... 17
23 system > ptZ conFIG ....................................... 18
24 ptZ control ...................................................... 19
25 ptZ control - presets .................................... 19
26 ptZ control - patrol...................................... 20
27 ptZ control - pattern ................................... 20
28 ptZ control - Border .................................... 20
29 system > tour................................................... 21
30 system > cHannel type .................................. 21
31 adVanced > Hdd manaGe ............................. 21
32 adVanced > account .................................... 22
33 adVanced > onlIne user ............................... 23
index Page Page
34 adVanced > output adjust ......................... 23
35 adVanced > auto maIntaIn.......................... 23
36 adVanced > restore....................................... 24
37 adVanced > upGrade ..................................... 24
38 adVanced > deVIce InFo ................................ 24
39 adVanced > Import/export.......................... 25
40 InFo > Hdd InFo................................................ 25
41 InFo > Bps ........................................................... 26
42 InFo > loG .......................................................... 26
43 InFo > VersIon .................................................. 26
44 loGout ............................................................... 26
45 cms IntroductIon .......................................... 27
46 cms loGIn .......................................................... 27
47 cms maIn InterFace ........................................ 27
48 cms add dVr ...................................................... 27
49 cms lIVe monItorInG ...................................... 29
50 cms cHannel control .................................. 30
51 cms ptZ control ............................................. 30
52 cms dIsplay ........................................................ 31
53 cms monItor..................................................... 31
54 cms system > user manaGer........................ 32
55 cms system > local settInG ........................ 34
56 cms system > alarm settInG........................ 35
57 cms map control............................................ 35
58 cms playBack .................................................... 36
59 cms Backup conFIG......................................... 37
60 cms loG .............................................................. 37
61 moBIle applIcatIon ......................................... 38
62 trouBlesHootInG GuIde ............................... 40
63 dIGItal VIdeo recorder ................................. 41
64 camera ............................................................... 41
65 warranty........................................................... 42
Customer Service Phone: [phone] (Monday to Friday 8.30am – 5.30pm EST)
Email: [email protected]
For further information visit www.orionlive.com.au
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CONCERNS OR PROBLEMS WITH THIS PRODUCT
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PRODUCT TO THE RETAILER

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›Do not expose DVR to
extreme temperatures.
›Do not expose DVR to
direct sunlight.
›Do not expose DVR to
collisions or shocks.
›Avoid setting up DVR in
damp environment.
›Do not modify cables and
cameras.
›Avoid setting up DVR in
dusty environment.
›Set up DVR in well ventilated
environment.
›Set up DVR on level and
stable surface.
›Keep the vent clean.
›Do not block the vent.
›Use with supplied power
supply.
›Do not open DVR casing.
›Do not place heavy objects
on the DVR.
›Do not allow any liquid or
solids into the DVR.
1 introduction
2installation guidelines
CAMERA
600TVL
HIGH DEFINITION CAMERA
SENSORS
NIGHT VISION
24 POWERFUL INFRA-RED
LEDS FOR NIGHT VISION
OF UP TO 20 METRES
IP66 RATING
WEATHERPROOF CAMERA
CASING WITH IP66 RATING
DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER
SMARTPHONE
TABLET & PC
LIVE REMOTE MONITORING
EIGHT
CHANNELS
MONITOR AND RECORD WITH UP
TO 8 HIGH DEFINITION CAMERAS
VGA & HDMI
EASY CONNECTION TO MONITOR
USB
BACKUP RECORDINGS ONTO
FLASH DRIVES OR EXTERNAL
HARD DRIVES
LIVE REMOTE
MONITORING THROUGH
SMARTPHONES
TABLETS & PCs
1TB
HARD DRIVE
STORE UP TO 45 DAYS
OF CONTINUOUS
RECORDING*
EIGHT
CHANNELS
MONITOR AND RECORD
WITH UP TO 8 HIGH
DEFINITION CAMERAS
D1
RESOLUTION
REAL TIME HIGH
RESOLUTION RECORDING
* 20 days recording on default settings. 45 days recording on low settings.

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3 connection diagram
4 Hardware layout
POWER LED
LIT WHEN POWER ON
HARD DRIVE LED
FLASHES DURING DATA
TRANSMISSION BETWEEN
DVR AND HARD DRIVE
NETWORK LED
FLASHES DURING DATA
TRANSMISSION THROUGH
NETWORK
MENU
NAVIGATION
BUTTONS
PLAYBACK
RECORD MODE
USB PORT
RECORD LED
LIT WHEN DVR IS
RECORDING
ALARM LED
LIT WHEN ALARM
TRIGGERED
PLAYBACK
CONTROL
PTZ CONTROL
ESC
RETURN TO PREVIOUS MENU
INFRA-RED RECEIVER
PICKS UP SIGNALS FROM
REMOTE CONTROL
› FRONT PANEL
Connect the other end of video/power
cable (BNC connector only) to BNC video
input on DVR rear panel.
Connect the other end of video/
power cable (DC connector only)
to power splitter.
1
6 7 8 9
2
Connect camera to
video/power cable.
Connect monitor
to DVR VGA
or HDMI video
output.
Connect mouse to
DVR USB input. Connect router to DVR LAN port using ethernet cable. ACCESSORIES
SPEAKERS
MEMORY
DEVICE
PTZ CAMERA
3 4 Connect camera
power supply to
power splitter and
power point.
Connect DVR
power supply to
DVR power input
and power point.
5
Repeat steps 1 to 3 with
all four cameras.

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4 Hardware layout
› REMOTE CONTROL
VIEW MODE
SWITCH BETWEEN THE
SINGLE-VIEW AND MULTI-VIEW
MODES
PLAYBACK
ENTER PLAYBACK MENU
NUMBER KEYPAD
CODE INPUT/NUMBER INPUT/
CHANNEL SWITCH
ESC
EXIT AND GO BACK TO
PREVIOUS MENU
NAVEGATION ARROWS
DIRECTIONAL BUTTONS FOR
NAVIGATING THE MENU
MAIN MENU & ENTER BUTTON
BRING UP MAIN MENU OR
CONFIRM SELECTION
PLAY/PAUSE
PLAY BACKWARDS NEXT FILE/ PREVIOUS FILE
FUNCTION BUTTON
ACCESS DVR ASSIST
FUNCTION
SLOW BUTTON
FAST FORWARD
ADD
REMOTE CONTROL CAN CONTROL
MULTIPLE DVR’s. PRESS ADD AND
INPUT CORRESPONDING DVR
NUMBER TO ENABLE REMOTE
CONTROL
RECORD
BRING UP THE RECORD
MODE MENU
PLAYBACK
CONTROL
VGA
VIDEO
OUTPUT
HDMI
VIDEO
OUTPUT
NETWORK PORT
POWER
SWITCH
AUDIO
OUTPUT AUDIO INPUT
COMPOSITE
OUTPUT VIDEO
USB 2.0 PORTS
ALARM AND PTZ PORT
› REAR PANEL
VIDEO INPUT
POWER INPUT
› ALARM INPUT PORT SPECIFICATIONS
›4 channel alarm input.
›Alarm device COM and ground ports are parallel.
›DVR and alarm device share same ground.
›Alarm device NC port must be connected with the DVR
alarm input port.
›Grounding of the power supply and the alarm device must
be shared when used with external power supply.
› ALARM OUTPUT PORT SPECIFICATIONS
›1 channel alarm output.
›Connect to compatible device. Refer to relay specifications
to avoid overloading and damaging the system. Relay model
number is JRC-27F.

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5Basic dVr oPeration
› TURNING ON THE DVR: Make sure the power supply
is connected securely on the rear panel of the DVR. If the
cameras are set up correctly, the live video feed from the
cameras will appear after start up.
› USER INPUT: There are three forms of user input
> MOUSE: The software is designed to be navigated using
a mouse. Left click is to confirm selection and right click is
return to previous menu, display toolbar in live monitoring
screen or display pop down menu in playback screen.
> REMOTE CONTROL: Button layout and functions are
described in 4 Hardware Layout - Remote Control.
> FRONT PANEL: Button layout and functions are
described in 4 Hardware Layout - Front Panel.
›TURNING OFF THE DVR: DVR can be turned off using
menu selection. Enter Main Menu > Logout > Shutdown.
6liVe monitoring
› After system start up, the live video monitoring screen
will be displayed. This allows you to monitor all cameras
simultaneously in real-time.
aCAMERA TITLE:
bDATE AND TIME:
cRECORDING STATUS: Indicate channel being recorded.
dMOTION DETECT: Indicate movement detected.
eVIDEO BLIND: Indicate camera view obscured.
fVIDEO LOSS : Indicate that video feed from camera lost.
gSOUND: Toggle channel sound output.
hTOUR: Toggle tour function.
iTOOLBAR:
Main Menu
PTZ Control Record mode
Color Setting Logout
Output Adjust Single-view
Playback Quad-view
› INTERACTIVE LIVE MONITORING
› Click and drag a box in a particular section of the video
channel for digital zoom.
› Double click any channel to view it in full screen.
› Right click anywhere on the screen to bring up toolbar for
extended functionality.
7logging into dVr
› System login that requests for Username and Password is
required to access DVR Main Menu.
› Default full-permission username is “admin” and no
password. This user profile will allow access to full
functionality of the DVR. The password is disabled by default.
› Default partial-permission username is “guest” and no
password. This user profile will only allow access to video
monitoring and playback. The password is disabled by default.
› User profiles can be customised in Advanced settings.
Refer to 32 Advanced > Account for details.
› It is highly recommended that a strong password is created
as soon as possible to protect your privacy. Create a complex
but memorable password. It is recommended to use at least
8 characters and random mixture of characters such as upper
case, lower case, punctuation and symbols.
Password protection: If the wrong password is entered
10 times consequtively, the profile will be locked.
To unlock the profile, reboot after half an hour and enter the
correct password.

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Tour
NetService
LOGOUT
INFO
ADVANCED
SYSTEM
ALARM
MAIN
MENU
8menu layout
Logout Shutdown Reboot
Version
BPS
Log
HDD Info
Auto Maintain Restore Upgrade Device Info
Import/Export
HDD Manage Account Online User Output Adjust
GUI Display PTZ Config RS232
General Encode Network
Alarm Input
Motion Detect Video Blind Video Loss
AbnormalityAlarm Output
Record ConfRECORD BackupPlayback

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9record > record conF
Record Conf menu allows the configuration of the way DVR
records video footages. By default, all camera channels are set
to record continuously.
› CHANNEL: Video channel that is being configured. This
number corresponds to the BNC video input on the rear
panel of the DVR.
› REDUNDANCY: Double backup recording files. Two hard
drives required for this functionality. The additional hard
drive must be set to Redundant mode. Refer to 31 Advanced
> HDD Manage for details.
› LENGTH: Duration of recorded files.
› PRERECORD: Duration the DVR records before an alarm
event occurs. This function allows the video footage before,
during and after an event to be recorded. This function
works best in conjunction with Motion Detection to ensure
the entire event is captured.
› MODE: There are three recording modes: Schedule, Manual
or Stop.
› SCHEDULE: Record according to the settings.
>WEEK: Select the day for configuring the record
schedule. Select All to create the same schedule everyday
of the week.
> PERIOD: There are 4 recording periods in every day. Each
period can vary in start time, end time and record trigger.
> REGULAR: DVR records the video footage for the entire
duration of the period.
> DETECT: DVR records the video footage when motion,
video blind or video loss alarms are detected.
> ALARM: DVR records the video footage when alarm input
is triggered.
› MANUAL: Continuous recording.
› STOP: Stop recording.
›ADVANCED:
> UP WINDOW: Return to previous menu.
> SHOW DESKTOP: Exit to main monitoring display screen.
> COPY: Copy current channel settings.
> PASTE: Paste copied channel settings.
> DEFAULT: Restore default settings.
> HDD MANAGE: Open HDD Manage menu.
10 record > PlayBack
Playback allows browsing of recorded video footages in local
hard drive or external storage devices. It is recommended to
play one channel at a time to get the best video quality.
PLAYBACK RECORDED VIDEOS
a RECORD SOURCE: Select source of recording files.
> READ/WRITE: Recording from local hard drive.
> EXTERNAL STORAGE: Recording from external hard
drive or flash drive.
bCALENDAR: Select the date of playback recording.
Highlighted dates determine that recording is available.
cCHANNEL: Select video channels for playback and click
Search button to display recordings on the timeline.
dRECORD TYPE: Select types of recording to be displayed
on timeline.
> REGULAR: Normal recordings recorded within the
scheduled periods without events.
> ALARM: Recordings triggered by motion detect, video
loss, video blind or alarm input.
> MANUAL: Continuous recordings.
eTIMELINE: Shows the recording based on search criteria.
Click any point of the timeline to skip to desired time.
fSYNC MODE: When enabled, all channel playback browsing
are synced in time.
gTIMELINE ZOOM: Click on timeline and select 24hr, 2hr,
1hr or 30mi to zoom into a particular time frame.
hPLAYBACK CONTROL:
Play/Pause Previous Frame
Play Backwards Next Frame
Stop Previous File
Slow Next File
Rewind Replay
Forward Fullscreen
i LIST MODE: List of all recording files based on search criteria.
This mode makes it easy to search for alarm record files.
jMAIN PLAYBACK DISPLAY: Displays playback recordings.
INTERACTIVE PLAYBACK
› Double click any channel to view it in full screen.
› Drag a box in any channel and click on the box to zoom into
a particular region.
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11 record > BackuP
Backup enables stored video recordings in DVR hard drive to be
backed up to external flash drive of hard drive.
BACKING UP RECORDING FILES
aPlug in external storage device such as external hard drive or
flash drive into DVR USB port.
bSelect Detect to search for storage devices connected with
DVR.
cChoose the drive to backup to and select Backup to bring
up the following menu.
dSelect the camera channel, start time, end time and
record type.
eSelect Add to search for recordings that matches the search
criteria. Click on Remove to clear file information.
fCheck the files to backup.
gSelect Begin to start backup operation.
hDuring backup, press Cancel to exit the backup menu. Other
operations can be carried out while the DVR is backing up.
iSelect Stop to stop backing up.
ERASING FILES ON EXTERNAL DRIVE
aSelect Detect to search for storage devices connected
with DVR.
bSelect file to delete.
cSelect Erase to clear selected files.
12 alarm > motion detect
Motion detection is a very powerful function in this DVR that
generates notifications to the user about an event occurring
and trigger the necessary actions to acquire useful video footage.
With this footage, it is easy to distinguish the eventful video
footage from others with no important activity. This can greatly
save time when trying to pin point a desired video footage instead
of filtering through hours of recording manually.
› CHANNEL: Video channel that is being configured.
This number corresponds to the BNC video input on the rear
panel of the DVR.
› ENABLE: Check this box to enable motion detection.
› SENSITIVITY: Calibrate the sensitivity of the motion
detection. This refers to the amount of movement in the
video footage that triggers the motion detect alarm.
› REGION: Setting of which region of the video footage that
is sensitive to motion. Pink blocks are sensitive to motion
detect. Black block is the area unaffected by motion detect.
Click or drag the mouse to toggle the region motion detect
on or off.

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› PERIOD: Motion detection schedule. This schedule can be
customised for each day of the week. Choose All if it is required
to keep the schedule the same for everyday. The green bar
indicates the periods when the motion detection is enabled.
› ALARM OUTPUT: Send signal to connected wired alarm
device when motion detect alarm is triggered.
› DELAY: Duration between motion detect alarm trigger and
signal output.
› INTERVAL: To avoid multiple alarm signals within a short
period of time, the interval duration can be set such that
only one alarm signal is generated even though multiple
motion detect alarm is triggered within that interval.
›RECORD CHANNEL: Multiple channels can be triggered to
record when the current channel triggers motion detect alarm.
›TOUR: Live monitoring screen displays selected channels in
single-view mode when the current channel triggers motion
detect alarm. Refer to 29 System > Tour for details.
›PTZ ACTIVATION: This function requires a PTZ camera to be
installed with the DVR. PTZ camera can be configured to perform
specified actions when motion detect alarm is triggered. PTZ
camera can be set to move to preset viewing direction or
start patrolling. Refer to 23 System > PTZ Config for details.
›DELAY: Duration the DVR continues to record the channel
after motion detect alarm is triggered.
›SHOW MESSAGE: Pop up message on live monitoring
screen when motion detect alarm is triggered.
›SEND EMAIL: DVR automatically sends email to user’s email
account when the motion detect alarm is triggered. Refer to
21 System > Net Service > Email for details.
›BUZZER: DVR emits an alarm tone using its internal buzzer
when the motion detect alarm is triggered.
›FTP UPLOAD: DVR uploads recording files of the alarm
event to the FTP server when the motion detect alarm is
triggered. Refer to 21 System > Net Service > FTP for details.
›ADVANCED:
> UP WINDOW: Return to previous menu.
13 alarm > Video Blind
Video blind is a function that generates alarm signals when the
DVR detects that the camera view is being obscured.
This can be particularly useful when an intruder covers the
camera or redirect the viewing direction.
› CHANNEL: Video channel that is being configured.
This number corresponds to the BNC video input on the rear
panel of the DVR.
› ENABLE: Check this box to enable video blind detection.
› SENSITIVITY: Calibrate the sensitivity of the video blind
detection.
› PERIOD: Video blind detection schedule. This schedule
can be customised for each day of the week. Choose All if
it is required to keep the schedule the same for everyday.
The green bar indicates the periods when the video blind
detection is enabled.
› ALARM OUTPUT: Send signal to connected wired alarm
device when video blind alarm is triggered.
› DELAY: Duration between video blind alarm trigger and
signal output.
›RECORD CHANNEL: Multiple channels can be triggered to
record when the current channel triggers video blind alarm.
›TOUR: Live monitoring screen displays selected channels in
single-view mode when the current channel triggers video
blind alarm. Refer to 29 System > Tour for details.
> SHOW DESKTOP: Exit to main monitoring display screen.
> COPY: Copy current channel settings.
> PASTE: Paste copied channel settings.
> DEFAULT: Restore default settings.
> RECORD CONF: Open Record Config. menu.