Oz Security Systems N6 1U series User manual

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N6 1U Series DVR Quick Start Guide
Version 4.0

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Table of Contents
1Hardware Installation and Connection..........................................................................5
1.1 Check Unpacked DVR ..........................................................................................5
1.2 About Front Panel and Rear Panel.....................................................................5
1.3 After Remove the Chassis....................................................................................5
1.4 HDD Installation .....................................................................................................5
1.5 Front Panel .............................................................................................................6
1.6 Rear Panel ..............................................................................................................8
1.7 Connection Sample ...............................................................................................9
1.8 Alarm Input and Output Connection ...................................................................9
1.8.1 Alarm Input and Output Details.................................................................9
1.8.2 Alarm Input Port.........................................................................................10
1.8.3 Alarm Output Port......................................................................................11
2Overview of Navigation and Controls..........................................................................12
2.1 Login, Logout & Main Menu ...............................................................................12
2.1.1 Login............................................................................................................12
2.1.2 Main Menu..................................................................................................13
2.1.3 Logout .........................................................................................................13
2.1.4 Auto Resume after Power Failure ..........................................................14
2.2 Live Viewing..........................................................................................................14
2.3 Schedule ...............................................................................................................14
2.4 Manual Record.....................................................................................................15
2.5 Encode ..................................................................................................................15
2.5.1 Snapshot.....................................................................................................16
2.5.2 Image FTP..................................................................................................18
2.5.3 Snapshot Disk (For special series only) ................................................18
2.6 Search and Playback ..........................................................................................19
2.7 Network Setup......................................................................................................22

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2.8 Pan/Tilt/Zoom .......................................................................................................23
2.8.1 PTZ Setup ..................................................................................................23
2.8.2 PTZ Operation ...........................................................................................24
2.8.3 3D Intelligent Positioning Key .................................................................25
3Web Client Operation ....................................................................................................26
3.1 Network Connection ............................................................................................26
3.2 Login ......................................................................................................................26
3.3 Main Window ........................................................................................................26
Appendix Toxic or Hazardous Materials or Elements .....................................................28

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Welcome
Thank you for purchasing our DVR!
This quick start guide will help you become familiar with our DVR in a very short time.
Here you can find hardware installation，cable connection information and general operations
such as system setup, record, search, backup, alarm setup, PTZ operation, also here you can
find web operation instruction.
Before installation and operation, please read the following safeguard and warning carefully!
Important Safeguard and Warning
1．Electrical safety
All installation and operation here should conform to your local electrical safety codes.
We assume no liability or responsibility for all the fires or electrical shock caused by improper
handling or installation.
2．Transportation security
Heavy stress, violent vibration or water splash are not allowed during transportation, storage and
installation.
3．Installation
Keep upwards. Handle with care.
Do not apply power to the DVR before completing installation.
Do not place objects on the DVR.
4．Qualified engineers needed
All the examination and repair work should be done by the qualified service engineers.
We are not liable for any problems caused by unauthorized modifications or attempted repair.
5．Environment
The DVR should be installed in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight, inflammable,
explosive substances and etc.
6. Accessories
Be sure to use all the accessories recommended by manufacturer.
Before installation, please open the package and check all the components are included:
Contact your local retailer ASAP if something is missing in your package.
7. Lithium battery
Improper battery use may result in fire, explosion, or personal injury!
When replace the battery, please make sure you are using the same model!

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1Hardware Installation and Connection
Note: All the installation and operations here should conform to your local
electric safety rules.
1.1 Check Unpacked DVR
When you receive the DVR from the forwarding agent, please check whether there is any visible
damage. The protective materials used for the package of the DVR can protect most accidental
clashes during transportation. Then you can open the box to check the accessories.
Please check the items in accordance with the list on the warranty card (Remote control is
optional). Finally you can remove the protective film of the DVR.
Note
Remote control is not a standard accessory and it is not included in the accessory bag.
1.2 About Front Panel and Rear Panel
For detailed information of the function keys in the front panel and the ports in the rear panel,
please refer to the User’s Manual included in the resource CD.
The model label in the front panel is very important; please check according to your purchase
order.
The label in the rear panel is very important too. Usually we need you to represent the serial
number when we provide the service after sales.
1.3 After Remove the Chassis
Please check the data cable, power cable, COM cable and main boar cable connection is secure
or not.
1.4 HDD Installation
You can refer to the User’s Manual for recommended HDD brand.
Please follow the instructions below to install hard disk.
This series DVR has two SATA HDDs. Please use HDD of 7200rpm or higher.
1. Loosen the screws of the
u
pp
er cove
r
and side
p
anel.
2. Fix four screws in the HDD
(
Turn
j
ust three rounds
)
.
3. Place the HDD in accordance with
the four holes in the bottom.

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Important
When there is a bracket, please make sure the installation direction of HDDs is the same.
1.5 Front Panel
The front panel is shown as in Figure 1-1.
Figure 1-1
Please refer to the following sheet for front panel button information.
Name Icon Function
Power button
Power button, press this button for three seconds to boot up
or shut down DVR.
Shift Shift
In textbox, click this button to switch between numeral,
English(Small/Capitalized),donation and etc.
Activate current control, modify setup, and then move up
and down.
Up/1
Down/4 S、T
Increase/decrease numeral.
4. Turn the device upside down
and then turn the screws in
firml
y
.
5. Fix the HDD firmly.
6. Connect the HDD cable and
power cable.
7. Put the cover in accordance
with the clip and then place the
upper cover back.
8. Secure the screws in the
rear panel and the side panel.

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Assistant function such as PTZ menu.
In text mode, input number 1/4 (English character G/H/I)
Shift current activated control,
Left/2
Right/3 WXWhen playback, click these buttons to control playback bar.
In text mode, input number 2(English character A/B/C)
/3(English character D/E/F)
Go to previous menu, or cancel current operation.
ESC ESC
When playback, click it to restore real-time monitor mode.
Confirm current operation
Go to default button
Enter ENTER
Go to menu
Record REC Manually stop/start recording, working with direction keys
or numeral keys to select the recording channel.
Slow play/8 Multiple slow play speeds or normal playback.
In text mode, input number 8 (English character T/U/V).
One-window monitor mode, click this button to display
assistant function: PTZ control and image color.
Backspace function: in numeral control or text control, press
it for 1.5seconds to delete the previous character before the
cursor.
In motion detection setup, working with Fn and direction
keys to realize setup.
In text mode, click it to switch between numeral, English
character(small/capitalized) and etc.
Assistant Fn
Realize other special functions.
Fast play/7 Various fast speeds and normal playback.
In text mode, input number 7 (English character P/Q/R/S).
Play
previous/0
_
In playback mode, playback the previous video
In text mode, input number 0.
Reverse/Pau
se/6 W
In normal playback or pause mode, click this button to
reverse
playback
In reverse playback, click this button to pause playback.
In text mode, input number 6 (English character M/N/O)
Play Next/9
fIn playback mode, playback the next video
In menu setup, go to down ward of the dropdown list.
In text mode, input number 9 (English character W/X/Y/Z)
Play/Pause /5 f
In normal playback click this button to pause playback
In pause mode, click this button to resume playback.
In text mode, input number 5(English character J/K/L).
USB port To connect USB storage device, USB mouse.

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Network
abnormal
indication
light
Net Network error occurs or there is no network connection, the
light becomes red to alert you.
HDD
abnormal
indication
light
HDD HDD error occurs or HDD capacity is below specified
threshold value, the light becomes red to alert you.
Record light 1-16 System is recording or not. It becomes on when system is
recording.
IR Receiver IR It is to receive the signal from the remote control.
Alarm
indication
light
Alarm
Here you can view there is external alarm input or not. The
light becomes on when there is an external alarm. The light
become off when the external alarm stops.
1.6 Rear Panel
The 4/8-channel series DVR rear panel is shown as below. See Figure 1-2.
Figure 1-2
The 16-channel series DVR rear panel is shown as below. See Figure 1-3.
Figure 1-3
Please refer to the following sheet for detailed information.
1 Video input
2 Audio input
3 Video spot output
4 Video CVBS output
5 Bidirectional talk input
6 Audio output
7 Network port
8 USB port
9 HDMI port
10 Video VGA output
11 RS232 port
12 Alarm input/alarm output/RS485 port

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13 Power socket
14 GND port
15 On/off button
When connect the Ethernet port, please use crossover cable to connect the PC and use the
straight cable to connect to the switcher or router.
1.7 Connection Sample
Please refer to Figure 1-4 for connection sample.
The following figure is based on the 8-channel series product.
Figure 1-4
1.8 Alarm Input and Output Connection
Important
Please refer to the specifications for the alarm input and output channel amount. Do not
merely count the alarm input and out channel amount according to the ports on the rear
panel.
There are two alarm input types for you to select: normal open (NO) and normal close (NC).
1.8.1 Alarm Input and Output Details

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4/8-channel series 16-channel series
Figure 1-5
You can refer to the following sheet and Figure 1-5 for alarm input and output information.
In the first line, from
the left to the right,:
1，2，3，4，5，
6，7，8，9，10，
11，12 ，13，14 ，
15，16
ALARM 1 to ALARM 16. The alarm becomes active in low voltage.
In the second line,
from the left to the
right:
NO1 C1，
NO2 C2，
NO3 C3，
NO4 C4,
NO5 C5 NC5
The first four are four groups of normal open activation output
(on/off button)
NO5 C5 NC5 is a group of NO/NC activation output (on/off button)
CTRL 12V Control power output. You need to close the device power to cancel
the alarm.
Earth cable.
485 A/B 485 communication port. They are used to control devices such as
PTZ. Please parallel connect 120TΩbetween A/B cables if there are
too many PTZ decoders.
1.8.2 Alarm Input Port
Please refer to the following sheet for more information.
zNormal open or Normal close type.
zPlease parallel connect COM end and GND end of the alarm detector (Provide external
power to the alarm detector).
zPlease parallel connect the Ground of the DVR and the ground of the alarm detector.
zPlease connect the NC port of the alarm sensor to the DVR alarm input(ALARM)
zUse the same ground with that of DVR if you use external power to the alarm device.
AB cable
connection
AB cable
connection

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Figure 1-6
1.8.3 Alarm Output Port
zProvide external power to external alarm device.
zTo avoid overloading, please read relay parameters sheet in the User’s Manual carefully.
zRS485 A/B cable is for the A/B cable of the PTZ decoder.

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2Overview of Navigation and Controls
Before operation, please make sure:
zYou have properly installed HDD and all the cable connections.
zThe provided input power and the device power are matched.
zThe external power shall be DC 12 V.
zAlways use the stable current, if necessary UPS is a best alternative measure.
2.1 Login, Logout & Main Menu
2.1.1 Login
After system booted up, system pops up the startup wizard.
Click the Cancel button; you can go to the system login interface.
Click the Next Step button; you can go to the startup wizard interface. Here you can set the
system basic information. See Figure 2-1.
Figure 2-1
The system login interface is shown as in Figure 2-2.
System consists of four accounts:
zUsername: admin. Password: admin. (administrator, local and network)
zUsername: 888888. Password: 888888. (administrator, local only)
zUsername: 666666. Passwords: 666666(Lower authority user who can only monitor, playback,
backup and etc.)
zUsername: default. Password: default(hidden user)
You can use USB mouse, front panel, remote control (not included in the accessory bag) or
keyboard to input. About input method: Click to switch between numeral, English character
(small/capitalized) and denotation.
Note:
For security reason, please modify password after you first login.
Within 30 minutes, three times login failure will result in system alarm and five times login failure
will result in account lock!

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Figure 2-2
2.1.2 Main Menu
After you logged in, the system main menu is shown as below. See Figure 2-3.
There are total six icons: search, information, setting, backup, advanced and shutdown.
You can move the cursor to highlight the icon, and then double click mouse to enter the sub-
menu.
Figure 2-3
2.1.3 Logout
There are two ways for you to log out.
The first one is from menu option:
In the main menu, click shutdown button, you can see an interface is shown as below. See
Figure 2-4.
Figure 2-4
There are several options for you. See Figure 2-5.
Figure 2-5
The other ways is to press power button on the front panel for at least 3 seconds, system will
stop all operations. Then you can click the power button in the front panel to turn off the DVR.

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Please note, before you replace the HDD, do remember shutting down the device and unplug the
power cable.
2.1.4 Auto Resume after Power Failure
The system can automatically backup video and resume previous working status after power
failure.
2.2 Live Viewing
After you logged in, the system is in live viewing mode by default. You can see system date, time
and channel name. If you want to change system date and time, you can refer to general settings
(Main Menu->Setting->General). If you want to modify the channel name, please refer to the
display settings (Main Menu->Setting->Display)
2.3 Schedule
Note:
You need to have proper rights to implement the following operations. Please make sure the
HDDs have been properly installed.
After the system booted up, it is in default 24-hour regular mode. You can set record type and
time in schedule interface.
In the main menu, from Setting to Schedule, you can go to schedule menu. See Figure 2-6.
There are total six periods.
zChannel: Please select the channel number first. You can select “all”if you want to set for
the whole channels.
zWeek day: There are eight options: ranges from Saturday to Sunday and all.
zPre-record: System can pre-record the video before the event occurs into the file. The value
ranges from 1 to 30 seconds depending on the bit stream.
zRedundancy: System supports redundancy backup function. You can highlight Redundancy
button to activate this function. Please note, before enable this function, please set at least
one HDD as redundant. (Main menu->Advanced->HDD Management).
zSnapshoot: You can enable this function to snapshoot image when alarm occurs.
zRecord types: There are four types: regular, motion detection (MD), Alarm, MD & alarm.
Please highlight icon to select the corresponding function. After completing all the setups
please click save button, system goes back to the previous menu.
At the bottom of the menu, there are color bars for your reference. Green color stands for
regular recording, yellow color stands for motion detection and red color stands for alarm
recording. The white means the MD and alarm record is valid. Once you have set to record
when the MD and alarm occurs, system will not record neither motion detect occurs nor the
alarm occurs.
1 Recording status 3 Video loss
2 Motion detection 4 Camera lock

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Figure 2-6
2.4 Manual Record
Note:
Please make sure you have the record operation right and you have properly installed the
formatted HDD.
You can right click mouse or in the main menu, from Advanced->Manual Record to go to record
interface.
There are three statuses: schedule/manual/stop. Highlight icon“○” to select corresponding
channel. See Figure 2-7.
zManual: The highest priority. After manual setup, all selected channels will begin ordinary
recording.
zSchedule: Channel records as you have set in recording setup (Main Menu->Setting-
>Schedule)
zStop: All channels stop recording.
Figure 2-7
2.5 Encode
Encode interface is shown as in Figure 2-8.
zChannel: Select the channel you want.
zType: Please select from the dropdown list. There are three options: regular/motion
detect/alarm. You can set the various encode parameters for different record types.
zCompression: System supports H.264.
zResolution: System supports various resolutions, you can select from the dropdown list. The
main stream supports D1/HD1/2CIF/CIF/QCIF.The extra stream supports CIF/QCIF. Please
note the frame rate may vary due to different channels.

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zFrame rate: It ranges from 1f/s to 25f/s in NTSC mode and 1f/s to 30f/s in PAL mode.
zBit rate type: system supports two types: CBR and VBR. In VBR mode, you can set video
quality.
zQuality: There are six levels ranging from 1 to 6. The sixth level has the highest image
quality.
zVideo/audio: you can enable or disable the video/audio. Please note the video is enabled for
main stream by default. For extra stream, please enable video first and then enable audio.
zSnapshot: Click snapshot button, you can see it contains the four items: mode/image
size/image quality/snapshot frequency. Please refer to chapter 2.3.3 for detail information.
Please highlight icon to select the corresponding function.
Figure 2-8
2.5.1 Snapshot
2.5.1.1 Schedule Snapshot
In Encode interface, click snapshot button to input snapshot mode, size, quality and
frequency.
In General interface please input upload interval.
In Schedule interface, please enable snapshot function.
Please refer to the following figure for detailed information. See Figure 2-9.

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Figure 2-9
2.5.1.2 Activation Snapshot
Please follow the steps listed below to enable the activation snapshot function. After you
enabled this function, system can snapshot when the corresponding alarm occurred.
zIn Encode interface, click snapshot button to input snapshot mode, size, quality and
frequency.
zIn General interface please input upload interval.
zIn Detect interface please enable snapshot function for specified channels. Or in Alarm
interface please enable snapshot function for specified channels.
Please refer to the following figure for detailed information. See Figure 2-10.
Figure 2-10
2.5.1.3 Priority

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Please note the activation snapshot has the higher priority than schedule snapshot. If you
have enabled these two types at the same time, system can activate the activation snapshot
when alarm occurs, and otherwise system just operates the schedule snapshot.
2.5.2 Image FTP
In Network interface, you can set FTP server information. Please enable FTP function and
then click save button. See Figure 2-11.Please refer to the User’s Manual included in the
resource CD for detailed information.
Please boot up corresponding FTP server.
Please enable schedule snapshot or activation snapshot (Chapter 2.5.1) and then system
can upload the image file to the FTP server.
Figure 2-11
2.5.3 Snapshot Disk (For special series only)
Set one disk as snapshot (Main menu->Advanced->HDD management) and then click execute
button. See Figure 2-12. System needs to reboot to get current setup activated.
Figure 2-12
All scheduled snapshot files or activated snapshot files will be memorized in the snapshot
disk.
You can search the corresponding images via Web. See Figure 2-13.
Please input the corresponding
information here, if you just
upload the image FTP.

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Figure 2-13
2.6 Search and Playback
Click search button in the main menu, search interface is shown as below. See Figure 2-14.
Usually there are three file types:
zR: Regular recording file.
zA: External alarm recording file.
zM: Motion detection recording file.
Select search
engine here
You can see result here. Double click
file name, you can view the image
content.
There are max 100 files in one
page. Click here to view more.
Select a file and then
click here to view
image content.

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Figure 2-14
Please refer to the following sheet for more information.
SN Name Function
1 Display
window
zHere is to display the searched picture or file.
zSupport 1/4/9/16-window playback.
2 Search
type
zHere you can select to search the picture or the recorded
file.
zWhen there is displayed picture on the left pane, you can
set the corresponding setup
3 Calendar
zThe blue highlighted date means there is picture or file. Otherwise, there is no
picture or file.
zIn any play mode, click the date you want to see, you can see the corresponding
record file trace in the time bar.
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Playback
mode
and
channel
selection
pane.
zPlayback mode：1/4/9/16. (It may vary due to different series.)
In 1-window playback mode: you can select 1-16 channels.
In 4-window playback mode: you can select 4 channels according to your
requirement.
In 9-window playback mode, you can switch between 1-9 and 10-16 channels.
In 16-window playback mode, you can switch between1-16 and 17-32
channels.
zThe time bar will change once you modify the playback mode or the channel
option.
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