OVS 4CH-P4 User guide

Network Video Recorder
Quick Operation Guide

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This manual is applicable to the models listed in the following table.
Series
Model
Type
8700-P series
4CH(4 POE)
8CH(4 POE)
8CH(8 POE)
16CH(8 POE)
Network Video Recorder
NVR Pre-Installation
This series NVR are highly advanced surveillance equipment that should be installed with care. Please take into
consideration the following precautionary steps before installation of the NVR.
1. Keep all liquids away from the NVR.
2. Install the NVR in a well-ventilated and dust-free area.
3. Ensure environmental conditions meet factory specifications.
4. Install a manufacturer recommended HDD.
NVR Installation
During the installation of the NVR:
1. Use brackets for rack mounting.
2. Ensure there is ample room for audio and video cables.
3. When installing cables, ensure that the bend radius of the cables are no less than five times than its diameter.
4. Connect both the alarm and RS-485 cable.
5. Allow at least 2cm (≈0.75-inch) of space between racks mounted devices.
6. Ensure the NVR is grounded.
7. Environmental temperature should be within the range of -10 ºC ~ 55 ºC , 14ºF ~ 131ºF.
8. Environmental humidity should be within the range of 10% ~ 90%.
Hard Disk Installation
Before you start:
Before installing a hard disk drive (HDD), please make sure the power is disconnected from the NVR. A factory
recommended HDD should be used for this installation.
Up to 2 SATA hard disks can be installed on your NVR.
Tools Required: Screwdriver.
Steps (for 8700 Series):
Note: The installation steps of 8/16 Series is the same as 4ch series, so we take the installation steps of 4ch as
example.
1. Remove the cover from the NVR by unfastening the screws on the back and side.

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2. Connect one end of the data cable to the motherboard of NVR and the other end to the HDD.
3. Connect the power cable to the HDD.
4. Place the HDD on the bottom of the device and then fasten the screws on the bottom
to fix the HDD.
5. Re-install the cover of the NVR and fasten screws.

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Front Panel
8700-P Series
①Status Indicators (Alarm, Ready, Status, HDD, power, Tx/Rx)
②USB Interfaces
③Composite Keys
④SHIFT
⑤Compound Buttons

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Rear Panel
8700-P Series(with 4 POE)
Note: The rear panels of others provide 8 POE interfaces.
No.
Item
Description
1
LAN Network Interface
Connector for LAN (Local Area Network).
2
RS-485 Interface
Connects to RS-485 devices.
3
Power Supply
100~240VAC power supply
4
Power Switch
Switch for turning on/off the device.
5
USB Interface
Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports for additional devices such as USB
mouse and USB Hard Disk Drive (HDD).
6
GND
Ground (needs to be connected when NVR starts up).
7
HDMI Interface
HDMI video output connector.
8
VGA Output
DB9 connector for VGA output. Display local video output and menu.
9
Audio In
RCA connector for voice talk input
10
Audio Out
RCA connector for audio output
11
Network Interfaces with
PoE function
(for B Series)
Network interface for the cameras and to provide power over Ethernet.

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Specifications
Model
4CH-P4
8CH-P4/P8
16CH-P8
Video/Audio
input
IP video input
4-ch
8-ch
16-ch
Two-way audio input
1-ch, RCA (2.0 Vp-p, 1kΩ)
Bandwidth
Incoming bandwidth
20Mbps
40Mbps
80Mbps
Output bandwidth
40Mbps
Video/Audio
output
Decoding resolution
5MP/3MP/1080p/UXGA/720p/VGA/4CIF/DCIF/2CIF/CIF/QCIF
HDMI/VGA output
1-ch, resolution:
1920 × 1080P /60Hz, 1600 × 1200 /60Hz, 1280 × 1024 /60Hz,
1280 × 720 /60Hz, 1024 × 768 /60Hz
CVBS
1-ch, BNC (1.0 Vp-p, 75 Ω)
Resolution: 704 ×576 (PAL); 704 ×480 (NTSC) (optional)
Audio output
1-ch, RCA (Linear, 1kΩ)
Playback resolution
5MP /3MP /1080P /UXGA /720P /VGA /4CIF /DCIF /2CIF /CIF
/QCIF
Synchronous playback
4-ch, 720P / 2-ch,
1080P / 1-ch, 5MP
8-ch 4CIF /4-ch, 720P / 2-ch, 1080P / 1-ch,
5MP
Hard disk
SATA
2 SATA interfaces for 2 HDDs
Capacity
Up to 4TB for each disk
External
interface
Network interface
1 RJ-45 10 /100 /1000 Mbps self-adaptive Ethernet interface
4/8 independent 10 /100 Mbps PoE Ethernet interfaces
Serial interface
1 RS-485 half-duplex interface
USB interface
2 ×USB 2.0
Alarm in/out
4/1 (optional)
Others
Power supply
100~240VAC, 47~63Hz, 3A
Consumption
≤ 15 W (without hard disk)
Working temperature
-10 ºC ~ +55 ºC (14 ºF ~ 131 ºF)
Working humidity
10 % ~ 90 %
Chassis
19-inch rack-mounted 1U chassis
Dimensions
(W ×D ×H)
445 ×290 ×45mm (175.2 ×114.2 ×17.7 inch)
Weight
≤ 2 Kg (4.4 lb) (without hard disk)

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HDD Storage Calculation Chart
The following chart shows an estimation of storage space used based on recording at one channel for an hour at a
fixed bit rate.
Bit Rate
Storage Used
96K
42M
128K
56M
160K
70M
192K
84M
224K
98M
256K
112M
320K
140M
384K
168M
448K
196M
512K
225M
640K
281M
768K
337M
896K
393M
1024K
450M
1280K
562M
1536K
675M
1792K
787M
2048K
900M
Note: Please note that supplied values for storage space used is just for reference. Storage space used is estimated
by formulas and may have some deviation from actual value.

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Menu Operation
Menu Structure
Startup and Shutdown
Proper startup and shutdown procedures are crucial to expanding the life of the NVR.
To start your NVR:
1. Check the power supply is plugged into an electrical outlet. It is HIGHLY recommended that an
Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) be used in conjunction with the device. The Power indicator LED on
the front panel should be red, indicating the device gets the power supply.
2. Turn on the power switch on the rear panel to start the NVR immediately.
To shut down the NVR:
1. Enter the Shutdown menu.
Menu > Shutdown
Shutdown Menu
2. Select the Shutdown button.
3. Click the Yes button.
4. Shut the power switch down when the shutdown attention pops up.

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Using the Start Wizard
By default, the Setup Wizard starts once the NVR has loaded, as shown in Figure below.
Start Wizard Interface
Operating the Setup Wizard:
1. The Setup Wizard can walk you through some important settings of the NVR. If you don’t want to use the
Setup Wizard at that moment, click the Cancel button. You can also choose to use the Setup Wizard next
time by leaving the “Start wizard when NVR starts?” checkbox checked.
2. Click Next button on the Wizard window to enter the Login window.
Login Window
3. Enter the admin password. By default, the password is 12345.
4. To change the admin password, check the New Admin Password checkbox. Enter the new password and
confirm the password in the given fields.
5. Click the Next button to enter the date and time settings window.

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Date and Time Settings
6. After the time settings, click Next button which takes you back to the Network Setup Wizard window.
Network Configuration
Note: For A Series, B Series and C Series series NVR, the internal NIC IPv4 address should be configured for the
cameras connecting to the PoE network interface or the built-in switch of the NVR.
7. Click Next button after you configured the network parameters, which takes you to the HDD Management
window.