Panasonic k-nl304k User manual

Network Disk Recorder User’s Manual
Model No. K-NL304K
K-NL308K
K-NL316K
Version 1.0.5

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Table of Contents
1
Features and Specifications
................................................. 1
1.1 Overview........................................................................................................................................1
1.2 Features.........................................................................................................................................1
1.3 Specifications................................................................................................................................3
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Front Panel and Rear Panel
................................................. 5
2.1 Front Panel....................................................................................................................................5
2.2 Rear Panel ....................................................................................................................................9
2.3 Alarm Connection ............................................................................................................................12
2.3.1 Alarm Port...................................................................................................................12
2.3.2 Alarm input port ..........................................................................................................13
2.3.3 Alarm input and output port ........................................................................................ 14
2.3.4 Alarm relay specifications...........................................................................................14
2.4 Bidirectional talk .........................................................................................................................15
2.4.1 Device-end to PC-end ................................................................................................ 15
2.4.2 PC-end to the device-end........................................................................................... 16
2.5 Mouse Operation........................................................................................................................17
2.6 Remote Controller Operation.........................................................................................................18
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Device Installation
.............................................................. 20
3.1 Check Unpacked NVR...............................................................................................................20
3.2 About Front Panel and Rear Panel..........................................................................................20
3.3 HDD Installation..........................................................................................................................20
3.4 Connection Sample....................................................................................................................22
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Local Basic Operation
........................................................ 24
4.1 Boot up and Shutdown..............................................................................................................24

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4.1.1Boot up .......................................................................................................................24
4.1.2 Shutdown.................................................................................................................... 24
4.2 Startup Wizard............................................................................................................................24
4.3 Navigation Bar ............................................................................................................................28
4.3.1 Main Menu..................................................................................................................28
4.3.2 Output Screen ............................................................................................................28
4.3.3 Tour.............................................................................................................................28
4.3.4 PTZ .............................................................................................................................28
4.3.5 CAMERA ....................................................................................................................28
4.3.6 Playback .....................................................................................................................28
4.3.7 Alarm Status ...............................................................................................................29
4.3.8 Channel Info ...............................................................................................................29
4.3.9 Remote Device ...........................................................................................................29
4.3.10 Network.......................................................................................................................29
4.3.11 HDD Manager.............................................................................................................29
4.3.12 USB Manager .............................................................................................................30
4.4 Remote Device ...........................................................................................................................30
4.4.1 Remote Device Connection........................................................................................30
4.4.2 Short-Cut Menu ..........................................................................................................31
4.4.3 IMAGE ........................................................................................................................ 32
4.4.4 CAM NAME ................................................................................................................ 33
4.4.5 Upgrade......................................................................................................................34
4.4.6 UPNP..........................................................................................................................35
4.4.7 Built-in Switch Setup...................................................................................................35
4.5 Preview ........................................................................................................................................35
4.5.1 Preview .......................................................................................................................36
4.5.2 Preview control interface ............................................................................................ 36
4.5.3 Right Click Menu ........................................................................................................38
4.5.4 Preview Display Effect Setup ..................................................................................... 39
4.5.4.1 GUI ...................................................................................................................39
4.5.4.2 Tour...................................................................................................................39
4.5.4.3 TV adjust (K-NL316K) ......................................................................................40
4.6 PTZ...............................................................................................................................................42
4.6.1 PTZ Settings............................................................................................................... 42
4.6.2 PTZ Control ................................................................................................................43
4.6.2.1 PTZ Function Setup ......................................................................................... 45
4.6.2.2 Call PTZ Function............................................................................................. 47
4.7Record and Snapshot................................................................................................................48
4.7.1 ENCODE ....................................................................................................................48
4.7.1.1 ENCODE ..........................................................................................................48
4.7.1.2 Snapshot ..........................................................................................................50
4.7.1.3 Overlay .............................................................................................................51

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4.7.2 Schedule..................................................................................................................... 51
4.7.2.1 Schedule Record.............................................................................................. 51
4.7.2.2 Schedule Snapshot ..........................................................................................54
4.7.3 Motion detect record/snapshot................................................................................... 56
4.7.3.1 Motion detect record ........................................................................................56
4.7.3.2 Motion Detect Snapshot...................................................................................59
4.7.4 Alarm Record/Snapshot .............................................................................................59
4.7.4.1 Alarm Record ...................................................................................................59
4.7.4.2 Alarm Snapshot................................................................................................ 60
4.7.5 Manual Record/Snapshot........................................................................................... 61
4.7.5.1 Manual Record .................................................................................................61
4.7.5.2 Manual Snapshot .............................................................................................62
4.7.6 Holiday Record/Snapshot...........................................................................................62
4.7.6.1 Holiday Record.................................................................................................62
4.7.6.2 Holiday Snapshot ............................................................................................. 64
4.7.7 Other Record/Snapshot.............................................................................................. 64
4.8 Playback and Search.................................................................................................................65
4.8.1 Real-time Playback..................................................................................................... 65
4.8.2Playback Interface ......................................................................................................65
4.8.2.1 Smart Search ...................................................................................................69
4.8.2.2 Accurate playback by time ...............................................................................70
4.8.2.3 Mark Playback.................................................................................................. 71
4.8.3 Picture Playback......................................................................................................... 72
4.9 Backup .........................................................................................................................................73
4.9.1 File Backup ................................................................................................................. 73
4.9.2 Import/Export ..............................................................................................................74
4.9.3 Backup Log.................................................................................................................76
4.9.4 USB Device Auto Pop-up ...........................................................................................76
4.10 Alarm............................................................................................................................................77
4.10.1 Detect Alarm...............................................................................................................77
4.10.1.1 Motion Detect ................................................................................................... 77
4.10.1.2 Tampering......................................................................................................... 81
4.10.2 Alarm output ...............................................................................................................82
4.10.3 Alarm Setup................................................................................................................83
4.10.4 Abnormality.................................................................................................................89
4.11 Network........................................................................................................................................91
4.11.1 Basic Setup.................................................................................................................91
4.11.1.1 Connection .......................................................................................................92
4.11.1.2 PPPoE..............................................................................................................93
4.11.1.3 DDNS Setup.....................................................................................................94
4.11.1.4 UPnP ................................................................................................................95
4.11.1.5 IP Filter .............................................................................................................96
4.11.1.6 Email.................................................................................................................98
4.11.1.7 FTP...................................................................................................................99

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4.11.1.8 SNMP .............................................................................................................101
4.11.1.9 Multicast .........................................................................................................102
4.11.1.10SWITCH .........................................................................................................103
4.11.1.11 EZ Remote .....................................................................................................103
4.11.2 Network Test.............................................................................................................104
4.11.2.1 Network Test...................................................................................................104
4.11.2.2 Network Load .................................................................................................104
4.12 HDD Setup ................................................................................................................................106
4.12.1 Format ......................................................................................................................106
4.12.2 HDD Information.......................................................................................................106
4.12.3 Advanced..................................................................................................................108
4.13 Basic Setups .............................................................................................................................111
4.13.1 Device Setup .............................................................................................................111
4.13.2 Data and Time .......................................................................................................... 112
4.13.3 Holiday...................................................................................................................... 113
4.14 Device Maintenance and Manager........................................................................................114
4.14.1 System Info............................................................................................................... 114
4.14.1.1 Version............................................................................................................ 114
4.14.1.2 BPS ................................................................................................................ 115
4.14.1.3 Online User .................................................................................................... 115
4.14.1.4 Remote Device Information............................................................................ 116
4.14.1.5 Remote ........................................................................................................... 117
4.14.1.5.1Device Status ................................................................................................ 117
4.14.1.5.2Firmware ....................................................................................................... 117
4.14.2 Log............................................................................................................................ 118
4.14.3 Account..................................................................................................................... 119
4.14.3.1 Add/Modify Group ..........................................................................................121
4.14.3.2 Add/Modify User.............................................................................................121
4.14.4 Update ......................................................................................................................122
4.14.5 Default ......................................................................................................................123
4.14.6 RS232.......................................................................................................................123
4.14.7 Auto Maintain............................................................................................................124
4.14.8 Logout /Shutdown/Restart........................................................................................ 125
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Web Operation
................................................................. 126
5.1 General Introduction ................................................................................................................126
5.1.1 Preparation ...............................................................................................................126
5.1.2 Log in ........................................................................................................................127
5.2 LAN Mode..................................................................................................................................129
5.3 Real-time Monitor.....................................................................................................................131
5.4 PTZ.............................................................................................................................................131
5.5 Image/Alarm-out.......................................................................................................................134

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5.5.1 Image........................................................................................................................134
5.5.2 Alarm output .............................................................................................................134
5.6 Multi Preview.............................................................................................................................134
5.7 WAN Login ................................................................................................................................135
5.8 Setup..........................................................................................................................................137
5.8.1 REMOTE ..................................................................................................................137
5.8.1.1 Remote Device...............................................................................................137
5.8.1.2IMAGE ............................................................................................................139
5.8.1.3 ENCODE ........................................................................................................141
5.8.1.3.1 Encode ..........................................................................................................141
5.8.1.3.2 Snapshot .......................................................................................................142
5.8.1.3.3 Video Overlay................................................................................................143
5.8.1.3.4 Path ...............................................................................................................143
5.8.1.4 CAM NAME ....................................................................................................144
5.8.2 Network.....................................................................................................................144
5.8.2.1 TCP/IP ............................................................................................................144
5.8.2.2 EZ Remote .....................................................................................................145
5.8.2.3 Connection .....................................................................................................146
5.8.2.4 PPPoE............................................................................................................146
5.8.2.5 DDNS .............................................................................................................147
5.8.2.6 IP filter ............................................................................................................148
5.8.2.7 Email...............................................................................................................149
5.8.2.8 FTP.................................................................................................................150
5.8.2.9 UPnP ..............................................................................................................151
5.8.2.10 SNMP .............................................................................................................152
5.8.2.11 Multicast .........................................................................................................153
5.8.2.12 Switch .............................................................................................................153
5.8.3 Event.........................................................................................................................154
5.8.3.1 Detect .............................................................................................................154
5.8.3.1.1 Motion Detect ................................................................................................154
5.8.3.1.2 Tampering .....................................................................................................158
5.8.3.2 Alarm ..............................................................................................................158
5.8.3.2.1 Alarm .............................................................................................................158
5.8.3.2.2 Net Alarm....................................................................................................... 160
5.8.3.2.3 IPC External Alarm........................................................................................ 161
5.8.3.2.4 IPC Offline Alarm...........................................................................................161
5.8.3.3 Abnormality ....................................................................................................162
5.8.3.4 Alarm Out .......................................................................................................164
5.8.4 Storage .....................................................................................................................165
5.8.4.1 Schedule.........................................................................................................165
5.8.4.2 STORAGE ...................................................................................................... 166
5.8.4.2.1 Local Storage ................................................................................................166
5.8.4.2.2 HDD...............................................................................................................167
5.8.4.3 Record Control ...............................................................................................167
5.8.4.4 HDD MANAGER ............................................................................................168

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5.8.4.4.1 Main Stream..................................................................................................168
5.8.4.4.2 Sub Stream ...................................................................................................168
5.8.4.4.3 Snapshot .......................................................................................................169
5.8.5 Setting.......................................................................................................................169
5.8.5.1 General...........................................................................................................169
5.8.5.1.1 General..........................................................................................................169
5.8.5.1.2 Date and time................................................................................................170
5.8.5.1.3 Holiday Setup................................................................................................171
5.8.5.2 Account...........................................................................................................171
5.8.5.2.1 User name.....................................................................................................171
5.8.5.2.2 Group ............................................................................................................173
5.8.5.3 Display............................................................................................................175
5.8.5.3.1 Display...........................................................................................................175
5.8.5.3.2 Tour ...............................................................................................................176
5.8.5.4 Default ............................................................................................................176
5.8.5.5 Import/Export..................................................................................................177
5.8.5.6 Auto maintain .................................................................................................177
5.8.5.7Upgrade..........................................................................................................177
5.8.5.8 RS232.............................................................................................................178
5.8.5.9 PAN/TILT/ZOOM ............................................................................................ 178
5.9 Information ................................................................................................................................180
5.9.1 Version......................................................................................................................180
5.9.2 Log............................................................................................................................180
5.9.3 Online User...............................................................................................................181
5.10 Playback ....................................................................................................................................182
5.11 Alarm..........................................................................................................................................188
5.12 Log out.......................................................................................................................................189
5.13 Un-install Web Control.............................................................................................................189
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Glossary
........................................................................... 190
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Appendix A HDD Capacity Calculation
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Welcome
Thank you for purchasing our network video recorder!
This user’s manual is designed to be a reference tool for your system.
Please open the accessory bag to check the items one by one.
Depending on the model used, the screens shown in the explanations may differ to the actual
camera screens.

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Important Safeguards and Warnings
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．
Electrical safety
All installation and operation here should conform to your local electrical safety codes.
The product must be grounded to reduce the risk of electric shock.
We assume no liability or responsibility for all the fires or electric 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 NVR before completing installation.
Do not place objects on the NVR
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.
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．
Environment
The NVR should be installed in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight, inflammable, explosive
substances and etc.
This series product shall be transported, storage and used in the specified environments.
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.
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!
Before your operation please read the following instructions carefully.
Installation environment
Keep away from extreme hot places and sources；
Avoid direct sunlight；
Keep away from extreme humid places；
Avoid violent vibration；
Do not put other devices on the top of the NVR；
Be installed in well ventilated place; do not block the vent.

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Features and Specifications
1.1
Overview
This series NVR is a high performance network video recorder. This series product support local preview,
multiple-window display, recorded file local storage, remote control and mouse shortcut menu operation,
and remote management and control function.
This series product supports centre storage, front-end storage and client-end storage. The monitor zone
in the front-end can be set in anywhere. Working with other front-end devices such as IPC, NVS, this
series product can establish a strong surveillance network via the CMS. In the network system, there is
only one network cable from the monitor centre to the monitor zone in the whole network. There is no
audio/video cable from the monitor centre to the monitor zone. The whole project is featuring of simple
connection, low-cost, low maintenance work.
This series NVR can be widely used in many areas such as public security, water conservancy,
transportation and education.
1.2
Features
Real-time
Surveillance
•VGA, HDMI port. Connect to monitor to realize real-
time surveillance.
Some series support TV/VGA/HDMI output at the same time.
•Short-cut menu when preview.
•
Support popular PTZ decoder control protocols. Support preset, tour
and pattern.
Playback
•Support each channel real-time record
independently, and at the same
time it can support search, forward play, network monitor, record search,
download and etc.
•Support various playback modes: slow play, fast play, backward play
and frame by frame play.
•Support time title overlay so that you can view event accurate occurred
time
•
Support specified zone enlargement.
User
Management
•Each group has different management powers that can be edited freely.
Every user belongs to an exclusive group.
Storage
•Via corresponding setup (such as alarm setup and schedule setup), you
can backup related audio/video data in the network video recorder.
•Support Web record and r
ecord local video and storage the file in the
client end.
Alarm
•Respond to external alarm simultaneously (within
200MS), based on
user’s pre-defined relay setup, system can
process the alarm input
correctly and prompt user by screen and voice (support pre-recorded
audio).
•
Support central alarm server setup, so that alarm information can
remotely notify user automatically
. Alarm input can be derived from
various connected peripheral devices.

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•
Alert you via email/sms.
Network
Monitor
•Through network, sending audio/video data compressed by IPC or NVS
to client-ends, then the data will be decompressed and display.
•Support max 128 connections at the same time.
•Transmit audio/video data by HTTP
, TCP, UDP, MULTICAST,
RTP/RTCP and etc.
•Transmit some alarm data or alarm info by S N MP.
•
Support WEB access in WAN/LAN.
Window Split
•
Adopt the video compression and digital process to show several
windows in one monitor.
•Support 1/4-window display when preview and 1/4-window display when
playback. ( K-NL304K )
•Support 1/4/8/9-window display when preview and 1/4/9-window display
when playback. ( K-NL308K )
•Support 1/4/8/9/16-window display when preview and 1/4/9/16-window
display when playback. ( K-NL316K )
Record
•
Support normal/motion detect/alarm record function. Save the recorded
files in the HDD, USB device, client-end PC, or network storage server.
You can search or playback the saved files at the local-end or via the
Web/USB device.
Backup
•Support network backup, USB record backup function, the recorded files
can be saved in network storage server, peripheral USB device,
burner and etc.
Network
Management
•Supervise NVR configuration and control power via Ethernet.
•
Support management via WEB.
Peripheral
Equipment
Management
•
Support peripheral equipment management such as protocol setup and
port connection.
•Support transparent data transmission such as RS232 (RS-422), RS485
(RS-485).
Auxiliary
•Support switch between NTSC and PAL.
•Support real-
time system resources information and running statistics
display.
•Support log file.
•Local GUI output. Shortcut menu operation via mouse.
•IR control function (
For some series product only.). Shortcut menu
operation via remote control.
•
Support IPC or NVS remote video preview and control.

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1.3
Specifications
Parameter
Specifications
K-NL304K K-NL308K K-NL316K
System Resources 4/8-channel series product support 4/8-channel HD
connection respectively. Max supports 160Mbps.
supports 16-channel
HD connections.
The main stream
bandwidth supports
200Mbps.
Operation System
Embedded Linux real-time operation system
Operation Interface
WEB/Local GUI
Video Compression
H.264/MJPEG
Decode Capacity Max supports 8-channel 720P, or 4-channel 1080P,
or 4*3M or 2*5M decode.
Max supports
16-
channel D1, or
8-
channel 720P, or
4-channel 3M or 2*5M
decode.
Audio Compression
G.711a
Video Output 1-channel VGA analog video output.
Video Input (Only
E-Series camera)
4-
ch network
compression video
input
8-ch network
compression video input
16-
ch network
compression video
input
HDMI
1-ch HDMI output.
Audio Input
1-ch bidirectional talk input
Audio Output
1-ch bidirectional talk output
Window Split
1/4-window 1/4/8/9-window 1/4/8/9/16-window
Multiple-channel
Playback
Max 4-channel 720P /
4-
channel 1080P
playback.
Max 8-channel 720P / 4-channel 1080P playback.
Alarm Input
4-ch alarm input
16-ch alarm input
Alarm Output 2-
ch alarm output
4-ch alarm output
Relay output. Relay
（DC 30V /1A ，AC
125V/0.5A （Activation
output））
Including one
controllable DC +12V
output.
Storage 2 built-in SATA ports. 4 built-
in SATA ports. 1
external eSATA port.
RS232 Port
One RS232 port to debug transparent COM data.
RS485 port
One RS485 port to control PTZ. Support various protocols.
USB Port 2 peripheral USB ports.
One USB2.0 port at the front panel and one USB3.0 port at the rear panel.
Network Connection
One RJ45 10/100/1000Mbps self-adaptive Ethernet port.

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Power Port Two power ports. Input
DC12V/DC 48V.
One power ports. Input 100-240V，47~63Hz.
Power Button
One button. At the rear panel.
Power On-off Button
One button. At the front-panel.
IR Receiver Window
Support IR remote control
Clock
Built-in clock.
Indication Light One power status indicator light.
One network status indicator light.
One HDD status indicator light.
Power Consumption < 30W(Exclude HDD)
Working Temperature
-10
℃-
+55
℃
Working Humidity
10℅
-
90℅
Air pressure
86kpa
－
106kpa
Dimension 375 mm(W) × 278 mm(D)
× 52 mm(H)
375 mm(W) × 323
mm(D) × 52 mm(H)
1.5U, 440mm × 410mm
× 70mm
Weight
1.5~2.5kg
（
Exclude HDD
）
6kg
（
Exclude HDD
）
Installation
Desk installation
Note
EMS & Mobile-EMS do not support i-PRO series NVR
Panasonic Security Viewer is not supported
Bit rate: Suggested to set bit rate for E-Series camera to 2 Mbps or less
Suggested to synchronize to external NTP server
Suggested E-Series setting
Auto Reboot (once a week)
No overlapping scheduled REC & VMD REC
See support web page below for further details
http://security.panasonic.com/pss/security/library/e-series.html

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Front Panel and Rear Panel
2.1
Front Panel
The front panel is shown as below. See Figure 2-1 and Figure 2-2.
K-NL304K, K-NL308K
Figure 2-1
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 NVR.
Shift SHIFT In textbox, click this button to switch between numeral,
English(Small/Capitalized),donation and etc.
USB port To connect USB storage device, USB mouse.
Up/1
Down/4 ,
Activate current control, modify setup, and then move up and
down.
Increase/decrease numeral
Assistant function such as PTZ menu.
In text mode, input number 1/4 (English character G/H/I)
Left/2
Right/3 ,
Shift current activated control,
When 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).
Fast play/7 Various fast speeds and normal playback.
In text mode, input number 7 (English character P/Q/R/S).
Slow play/8
Multiple slow play speeds or normal playback.
In text mode, input number 8 (English character T/U/V).
Play previous/0 |In playback mode, playback the previous video
In text mode, input number 0.
Reverse/Pause/6 ||
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)

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Play Next/9 |
In 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 ||
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).
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.
Shift SHIFT In textbox, click this button to switch between numeral,
English(Small/Capitalized),donation and etc.
Assistant FN
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.
Realize other special functions.
Cancel ESC
Go to previous menu, or cancel current operation.
When playback, click it to restore real-time monitor mode.
Record REC Manually stop/start recording, working with direction keys
or numeral keys to select the recording channel.
Confirm ENTER
Confirm current operation
Go to default button
Go to menu
Power indicator
light POWER Power indicator light
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.

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K-NL316K
Figure 2-2
Please refer to the following sheet for front panel button information.
Name
Icon
Function
Power button Press this button to boot up or shut down the device.
USB port Connect to USB2.0 storage device, mouse, DVD
burner and
etc.
Up/1
Down/4 /
Activate current controls, and then move up, move down
or jump.
Change setup, increase/decrease numeral.
Assistant function such as PTZ menu.
Switch channel when playback.
Left/2
Right/3 /
Switch current activated controls, move up and down.
When device is in 1-
channel playback mode, use it to
control playback control bar process.
Play/Pause/6 When playback, click it to pause, click it again to play again.
Reverse/Pause
/5 When playback, click it to begin reverse play.
Fast forward/7 When playback, it supports various fast forward speeds and
normal playback.
Slow
playback/8
When playback, it supports various slow playback speeds and
normal playback.
Play Next /0 │When playback, click it to view the next record.
Play previous/9 │When playback, click it to view the previous record.
Record
indicator light 1～16 It is to display system is recording or not
The light becomes on when system is recording.
Remote control
receiver
window
IR
It is to receive the signal from the remote control.
Shift SHIFT
In text mode, click it to switch between numeral, English
character (small/capitalized) and etc.
During tour process, click it to enable/disable tour function.
Click it to auto adjust resolution when device boots up.

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Name
Icon
Function
Assistant FN
One-window monitor mode, click this button to display
assistant function: PTZ control and image color.
In menu control interface click to switch PTZ control menu.
In motion detection setup, working with Fn and direction
keys to realize setup.
Backspace function: in numeral control or text control,
press it for 1.5seconds to delete the previous character before
the cursor.
In HDD information interface, click to switch HDD record
time and other information.
Realize other special functions.
Cancel ESC
Go to previous menu, or cancel current operation (Close
the top interface or controls).
When playback, click it to restore real-time monitor mode.
Record REC
It is to start/stop record manually.
In record control interface, working with the direction
buttons to select the record channel.
Confirm ENTER

Confirm current operation
Go to default button
Go to the menu.
Remote control
indicator light
ACT Remote control indicator light
Status indicator
light
STATUS The light is on if device operates properly.
Power indicator
light POWER Power indicator light
CDROM
This button is inapplicable, please do not press it with too much
force.

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2.2
Rear Panel
The K-NL304K rear panel is shown as below. See Figure 2-3.
Figure 2-3
The K-NL308K rear panel is shown as below. See Figure 2-4.
Figure 2-4
The K-NL316K rear panel is shown as below. See Figure 2-5.
Figure 2-5
Please refer to the following sheet for detailed information.
Name Function
Power
switch - Power ON/OFF button.
Power input
socket - Input AC 100~240V.
(K-NL308K, K-NL316K)
Power input port Input DC 12V/4A.
(K-NL304K)
Power input port Switch power port. Input DC 48/1A.
(K-NL304K)
MIC IN Audio input port Bidirectional talk input port. It is to receive the analog
audio signal output from the devices
such as mike
phone, pickup.

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Name Function
MIC OUT Audio output port Audio output port. It is to output the analog audio signal
to the devices such as the sound box.
Bidirectional talk output.
Audio output on 1-window video monitor.
Audio output on 1-window video playback.
VIDEO OUT Video output port CVBS output (K-NL316K)
1～4
Alarm input port
1～4

There are two types; NO (normal open)/NC
(normal close).

When your alarm input device is using external
power, please make sure the device and the NVR
have the same ground.
(K-NL304K, K-NL308K)
N1, N2 Alarm output port
1～2
2 groups of alarm output ports. (Group 1：port
N1 ～C1,Group 2:port N2 ～
C2).Output alarm
signal to the alarm device. Please make sure there
is power to the external alarm device.
N：Normal open alarm output port.
C：Alarm output public end.
(K-NL304K, K-NL308K)
C1, C2
1～16
Alarm input port
1～16
There are four groups. The first group is from port
1 to port 4, the second group is from port 5 to port
8, the third group is from 9 to 12, and the fourth
group is from 13 to 16. They are to receive the
signal from the external alarm source. There are
two types; NO (normal open)/NC (normal close).
When your alarm input device is using external
power, please make sure the device and the NVR
have the same ground.
(K-NL316K)
NO1～NO3 Alarm output port
1～3
3 groups of alarm output ports. (Group 1：port
NO1～C1,Group 2:port NO2～C2, Group 3: port
NO3, C3, NC3).Output alarm signal to the alarm
device. Please make sure there is power to the
external alarm device.
NO: Normal open alarm output port.
C: Alarm output public end.
NC: Normal close alarm output port.
(K-NL316K)
C1～C3
NC3
A RS-485
communication
port
RS485_A port. It is the cable A. You can connect to the
control devices such as speed dome PTZ.
B RS485_B.It is the cable B. You can connect to the
control devices such as speed dome PTZ.

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Name Function
CTRL 12V / Controller 12V power output. It is to control the on-off
alarm relay output. It can be used to control the device
alarm output. At the same time, it can also be used as
the power input source of some devices such as the
alarm detector. (K-NL316K)
+12V / +12V power output port. It can provide the power to
some peripheral devices such as the camera or the
alarm device. Please note the supplying power shall be
below 1A. (K-NL316K)
eSATA eSATA port External SATA port. It can connect to the device of the
SATA port. Please jump the HDD when there is
peripheral connected HDD. (K-NL316K)
USB3.0 port USB3
.0 port. Connect to mouse, USB storage device,
USB burner and etc.
RS-232 RS-232
debug COM.
It is for general COM debug to configure IP address or
transfer transparent COM data.
HDMI High Definition
Media Interface
High definition audio and video signal output port. It
transmits uncompressed high definition
video and
multiple-
channel data to the HDMI port of the display
device. HDMI version is 1.4.
VGA VGA video
output port
VGA video output port. Output analog video signal. It
can connect to the monitor to view analog video.
PoE
PORTS PoE ports
Bult-in Switch. Support PoE.
The 4 PoE series product supports total 48V 50W.
The 8 PoE series product supports total 48V 120W.
The 16 PoE series products supports total 48V 150W
power.
One PoE port max supports 15W.