Relong 3804D User manual

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Specification：148*210MM（width*height）
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Welcome
Thank you for purchasing Relong products. Please feel free to contact us if you have any
questions or concern s.
This manual applies to RL-VR-3800D digital video recorder.
The manual may not agree with the real functions or operation of the product and there
may be some inaccuracies and misprints. Relong reserves the right to change specifications or
functions described in this manual without notice and without obligation.
Safety Precaution
Do abide by the following precautions when using this product:
1. Containers with liquid should not be put on DVR.
2. DVR should be put at well-ventilated places.
3. DVR should work under the allowable limit of temperature and humidity.
4. Short-circuit will be caused when circuit board inside the DVR is damp, so please dusting
the circuit board ,connector ,case and case fan with banister brush.
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Product Features
lDual streams supported. Main stream (D1/CIF),second stream(MAX 1CIF).
lParameters of resolution, frame rate(25/PAL,30/NTSC),code rate and image quality are
independently adjustable.
lSupports, VGA (max1280*1024), CVBS video output.
l4/8/16 channel BNC video input and 4/8/16 channel RCA audio input.
l1/4/9/16 screen preview.
lSupports manual preview and auto cruise preview. Auto preview cycle adjustable.
lSupports electronic amplification preview.
lSmart video detection: video loss, camera blank, motion detection, video occlusion
detection.
lSupports privacy masking.
lSupports multiple PTZ protocols, PTZ preset, patrol and pattern.
lSupports one SATA HDD, hard disks(>2TB).
lVideo recording and playback.
lBoth cycle recording and non- cycle recording are supported.
lRecording mode: manual recording, scheduled recording, alarm recording, motion
detection recording.
l8 recording periods can be set each day and recording mode can be set independently for
each period.
lSupports prerecording and post recording of motion detection and alarm.
lSupports fast play, slow play, pause, playback, fast forward, rewind and mouse operation
of pointing and dragging. in playback.
lMulti- channel simultaneous playback.
lBackup by USB HDD,U disk.
lMultiple backups according to file and time.
l4 channel alarm input/one channel alarm output available.
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lAlarm: video loss, hard disk failure, video tampering, motion detection.
lAlarm output: Audible beep, sending email.
lSupports operations through front panel buttons, mouse and remote.
lAdministrator can create several users and set up permissions .Permissions can be detailed
down to each channel.
lComplete recording and search of event log.
lSupports manual alarm triggering and alarm-off.
lConfiguration information import and export.
lSupports reset after system crashes.
l10M/100M adaptive network interface.
lNetwork protocols: TCP/IP, PPPoE, DHCP, DNS, DDNS, NTP etc.
lRemote search, playback, download and HTTP.
lRemote obtaining, setting, importing and exporting of device parameters.
lRemote obtaining of running status, system log and alarm status.
lRemote system maintenance operation: HD Format, upgrade, reboot, shut down.
lRemote manual alarm triggering and alarm-off.
lRemote PTZ control.
lRemote picture snapping.
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Main Parameters.
Item 3804D 3808D 3816D
Video
compression H246 H264 H264
Video in 4channelBNC 8channelBNC 16channelBNC
Video out 1 channel BNC 1 channel BNC 1 channel BNC
Audio in 4chanelRCA 8channelRCA 16channelRCA
Audio out 1channelRCA 1channelRCA 1channelRCA
Alarm 4channel
in/1channel out 4channel in /1channel out 4channel in/1channle out
Playback NTSC: D1@48fps
PAL: D1@40fps NTSC: CIF@240fps PAL: CIF@200fps NTSC: CIF@480fps PAL: CIF@400fps
RS485 One RS485 One RS485 One RS485
Power supply DC 12V/3A DC 12V/3A DC 12V/3A
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Table of Contents
1. Introductions................................................................................................................................................8
1.1 Panel Instructions ..........................................................................................................................8
1.2 Mouse Operating Instruction.........................................................................................................9
1.3 Input Method ...............................................................................................................................10
1.4 Using Remote Control.................................................................................................................10
1.5 Starting and Shutting Down Your DVR ......................................................................................11
2. Preview .14
2.1 Preview Screen............................................................................................................................14
2.2 Preview Operations......................................................................................................................14
2.3 Preview Parameters Setup ...........................................................................................................15
2.4 System Locking...........................................................................................................................16
3.Recording setup............................................................................................................................................17
3.1 Coding Parameters Setup.............................................................................................................17
3.2 Scheduling a Recording...............................................................................................................18
3.3 Setting up Motion Detection........................................................................................................20
3.4 Setting upAlarm Recording........................................................................................................22
3.5 Manual Recording .......................................................................................................................24
3.6 Other recording mode setup.........................................................................................................25
4. Playback .....................................................................................................................................................26
4.1 PlayingBack.................................................................................................................................26
4.2 Synchronous Playback.................................................................................................................27
5. Backup .....................................................................................................................................................29
6. Alarm........................................................................................................................................................31
6.1 Motion Detection Alarm..............................................................................................................31
6.2 Setting up Sensor Alarms.............................................................................................................32
6.3 Detecting Video Loss...................................................................................................................35
6.4 Detecting Video Tampering.........................................................................................................36
6.5 Setting up Exception....................................................................................................................37
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6.6 Alarm processing.........................................................................................................................38
7. Network Settings.........................................................................................................................................41
7.1 Configuring Basic Settings..........................................................................................................41
7.2 ConfiguringAdvanced Settings...................................................................................................43
7.2.1 DDNS ..............................................................................................................................43
7.2.2 NTP..................................................................................................................................45
7.2.3 Email Settings..................................................................................................................46
8. PTZ controls................................................................................................................................................48
8.1 Configuring PTZ Settings............................................................................................................48
8.2 Setting up and Calling PTZ Presets, Patrols&Paterns.................................................................48
8.3 Understanding PTZ Controls.......................................................................................................51
9. Camera Management...................................................................................................................................53
9.1 Configuring OSD Settings...........................................................................................................53
9.2 Setting up Privacy Mask..............................................................................................................53
9.3 Adjusting Display Settings..........................................................................................................54
10. HDD Management.....................................................................................................................................55
10.1 Initializing a HDD.......................................................................................................................55
10.2 Checking HDD Status..................................................................................................................56
10.3 Configuring HDD Alarms............................................................................................................56
11. User Management and System Maintenance.............................................................................................57
11.1 Manaring User Account...............................................................................................................57
11.2 Viewing System Log ...................................................................................................................59
11.3 Importing& Exporting Configuration..........................................................................................59
11.4 Updating System Firmware.........................................................................................................60
11.5 Other Settings..............................................................................................................................61
12.Other settings..............................................................................................................................................62
12.1 Configuring Video Standard, VGA/HDMI Resolution Settings..................................................62
12.2 Device ID and Device Name settings..........................................................................................62
12.3 TriggeringAlarm Manually.........................................................................................................63
12.4 Locking, Shutting Down and Rebooting Your DVR ...................................................................63
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1. Instructions
1.1 Panel instruction:
No. Item Description
1 Infrared receiver
Controlling the remote control
2
POWER Red constant light after being energized.
REC Flashes green when recording.
ALAM Red constant light when a switch value alarm is detected.
3
Direction Buttons
(1)Menu mode: move the cursor for menu setup
(2)Change preview channel
(3)PTZ control
Enter
(1)Menu mode: confirm menu setup
(2)Selecting ON/OFF in checkbox. Selecting list box, calendar, edit
box.
4 Menu/Exit Enter main menu or return to previous menu.
5 Alphanumeric
Buttons
（1）Switching to the corresponding channel in Preview or PTZ
Control mode.
（2）Inputting numbers and characters in Edit mode.
（3）6,7,8,9,0 are used for playing video under playback mode.
6 USB Connecting USB devices.
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7 Power button Powers DVR on/off.
8 Power Input
interface DC 12V/3A
9 RS485 PTZ interface, supporting multiple PTZ protocols.
10 USB Upgrading DVR via USB devices.
11 VGA VGA display, max resolution 1280*1024.
12 Audio output
interface Audio output.
13 Audio Input
interface Connecting to monitors, a maximum of 4 channel audio input.
14 BNC video output Connecting to monitors.
15 Video input section
1,2,3,4 channel from the top down.
16 Control section Alarm in(1,2,3,4),Alarm out(ON，C), Earthing（NG）,power 12V from
left to right.
17 Network interface Supports 10M/100M adaptive network interface.
18 power switch 12V control power.
1.2.Mouse operating instruction.
Name Operation Description
Left mouse
button
click Select ,confirm
Double click Switching between single screen and multiscreen in
playback and preview mode.
Hold down
the left button
and drag the
mouse
1．Set the area for privacy masking, motion detection
and video occlusion alarm.
2．Drag to set the electronic amplification area.
3．Drag scroll bars.
Right button
click Pop-up menu
Mouse
wheel
Scroll up Scroll up select boxes, options，scroll bars and pages.
Scroll down Scroll down select boxes, options，scroll bars and
pages.
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1.3. Input method.
1.4. Using Remote Control.
Remote is the minor input device of system browsing interface.
Function keys instruction:
1.STARTUP/ STANDBY：Three-second long press to enter start
up/standby
2.LOGIN/LOCK：Obtain operation authority while entering the
system. If you have enabled “SAFETY” in setup menu, you can
enter user password login interface.
3.Number key/channel button：Input 0～9 in setupinterface/Under
preview mode, press channel button to select the
corresponding channel picture to be displayed.
4.Multi-Screen：Change the view mode to four channel picture
display or multi-channel picture display.
5.MENU：Press [MENU] to display main menu under preview
mode.
6.PTZ：Call PTZ control interface.
7.EXIT：Close the menu window or return to previous menu.
8. Browsing or confirming:
Icon Description Icon Description
Lowercase Uppercase
Chinese input
method Backspace
Space Enter
Exit
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·▲：Move up the cursor in menu screen.
· ：Move right the cursor in menu screen.
· ：Move left the cursor in menu screen.
·：Move down the cursor in menu screen.
·OK：Selecting and setting up system parameters, confirmation of operations such as PLAY.
9. +/-: Adjustment of parameters, increasing or decreasing the value of system parameters.
10.RECORD：Start manual recording.
11.STOP：Stop manual recording.
12.EXTRA：Reserved button.
13.PLAY：
· FAST REWIND：Rewind the images quickly by 2×,4×,8×;Press [PLAY] to return to normal
speed.
· PLAY：Play video at normal speed.
·FAST FORWARD: Fast forward the video; Press [PLAY] to return to normal speed.
·SLOW MOTION: Slow down the play speed by 1/2×,1/4×,1/8×；Press [PLAY] to return to
normal speed.
·PAUSE/FRAME BY RRAME: Press it for the first time to pause the picture, keep pressing
wouldplay the video frame by frame. Press [PLAY] to return to normal speed.
14．AUDIO：Audio button.
15：MUTE：Stop audio output.
The right way to use remote: Press “LOGIN/LOCK” →“Input device ID” →“OK”
NOTE: Please make sure that the batteries are correctly installed and aim the IR
transmitter of the remote at the IR receiver of the DVR.
If the remote does not function, check the following:
1,Check the polarity of batteries.
2.Check the remaining charge in the batteries.
3.Check whether the remote sensor has been blocked.
4.Check whether the ID of input device is right.
1.5. Starting and Shutting Down Your DVR.
STARTING UP
If the power indicator on the front panel does not turn on, please plug in the power and turn the
power switch on.
If the power indicator is on, please press the POWER button.
NOTE: Please make sure the input voltage be commensurate with DVR and maintain a good
grounding.
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SHUTDOWN
Standard shutdown--—Menu operation
Steps: →1.Enter the Shutdown menu, shown in Figure 1 by clicking on Menu > Shutdown.
2. Select the Shutdown button.
3. Click the OK button.
4. Press the POWER switch on the rear panel to safely shutting down the system.
Manual shutdown －Through front panel button or remote.
Press and hold the POWER button for 3 seconds if the system has enabled the Password, it will
pop up a dialog box. Please input user name and password (The default pass word is 12345) for
authentication
If the system has not enabled Password, a shutdown confirmation prompt will pop up, click
OK
Note: When the system prompt that the system is under shutting down, please do not press the
power button, otherwise the system can not shutdown normally.
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Illegal shutdown—Through power switch on the rear panel.
Please try to avoid shutdown through the rear panel power switch (especially it is during
recording)
Illegal shutdown—Unplug the power cord directly.
Please try to avoid unplugging the power cord directly (especially it is during recording)
NOTE: Under some circumstances, the power supply does not work orderly, which may result
in the disorders of DVR, and seriously it may damage the DVR. Stabilized power supply is
recommended under such circumstances.
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2. Preview
2.1. Preview screen.
In preview screen, the video and alarm status of each channel can be distinguished by the
identifier on the lower left of each channel. When switching value alarm or anomalies alarm
occurs, a notification icon would appear on the lower right of the screen, and click on the icon
for details.
Icon
Description
Motion detection alarm.
Video occlusion alarm indicates video tampering.
Recording(manual, scheduled, motion detection recording).
Indicates the current channel is in audio output.
Indicate there is an alarm or exception.
2.2. Preview operations.
Functions Front panel operation Mouse operation
Full screen preview
Number key Select “single camera” in right
click menu.
Multi-screen
preview MODE Select “multi camera” in right click menu.
Manual switch Previous screen: Left direction button.
Next screen: Light direction key
Select “next screen” in right
click menu.
Start tour －Select “start tour” in right
click menu.
Digital zoom －Select “digital zoom” in right
click menu.
Main/Auxiliary port
main/auxiliary Select “main” in right click
menu.
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Electronic amplification
：To enlarge the picture 2 times for each click.8 times at most.
：To shrink the enlarged picture till normal one.
：To enlarge the selected area to full screen.
：To turn the picture to normal size.
：Exit.
Right click menu instructions.
Under main preview mode, preview screen switching，preview mode adjustment ,play
back, PTZ control and electronic digital zoom, etc, can be achieved by means of right click
menu
Note:1. Before using “START TOUR”, please set up “dwell time”(the time between switching
of channels)in Live preview configuration.
2.3. Preview parameters setup.
Live Preview displays can be customized to your own needs. These settings can be accessed by
entering the Display Settings menu.
Name Descriptions
Single camera
Switch to a full screen display of the
selected camera. Camera can be selected
from a drop down list.
Multi camera
Switch between different displays layout
options. Options can be selected from a drop
down list.
Next screen Switch to next screen.
Play back Enter play back mode.
PTZ Enter PTZ control mode.
Digital zoom Enter digital zoom interface.
Main menu Enter main menu.
Start tour Enable sequencing in Live Preview mode
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To access the Display Settings menu:
1. Click the Menu button.
2. Click the Configuration icon.
3. Click the Display Settings icon.
The settings available in this menu include:
lDwell Time: The time in seconds to dwell between switching of channels when Start Tour is selected
in Live Preview.
lAudio: Enables/disable audio output for the selected video output.
lBorder Adjustment: To adjust the border of video output.
NOTE ： It the audio preview has not been enabled, the live preview would be soundless.
2.4. System locking.
Steps：1.Enter shutdown interface by clicking on Menu > Shutdown. .
2.Select the LOCK button.
NOTE: The system would return to preview mode after being Locked.
To reenter playback, PTZ control and main menu, user name/password authentication is
required.
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3. Recording setup
3.1. Coding parameters setup.
Before setting your DVR up for recording, certain settings should be configured first
Before configuring the encoding parameters, please
make sure that this unit has been installed with
HDD and completed initialization.
Path: Main menu→Hard disk management
● If the system has not been installed with HDD,
please install the HDD and start initialization..
● If the system has not been initialized ,please
initialize it.
Steps:1.Select the disk and click “initialization”.
2.Click OK.
NOTE: Formatting a disk would lose all the its
record.
●After initialization, the disk space usage would be
shown as in the graphic.
Configuring record settings
Path：Main menu→ Configuration→ Record setting
.
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1. Configure settings for:
lEncoding Parameters: Select main stream (mainly for recording)or sub stream(mainly for
uploading).
lRecord Audio: Select to record audio of the camera.
lResolution: The resolution is fixed as 4CIF for main stream, CIF for sub stream.
lBitRate Type: Select either Variable or Invariable bit rate.
lVideo Quality: Select the quality to record cameras when the Bitrates type is selected as Variable.
Otherwise, it can't be selected.
lFrame Rate: Select recordings frame rate.
lMax Bit Rate: Select or define custom maximum bit rate for recordings.
2. Click ADVANCED. This will bring up another menu with more advance recording options.
Set additional record settings:
lOverwrite: Sets to overwrite the HDD to continue recording when it is full.
lPre-record: Sets the time in seconds to pre-record before the actual recording begins.
lPost-record: Sets the time in seconds to post-record after the actual recording ended.
3.2 Scheduling a Recording
Scheduling a recording allows you to setup the DVR to only record when you want it to.
To setup a recording schedule:
1. Enter the Record Settings menu (Menu→ Configuration → Record Settings).
2. Select the Schedule tab to open the Schedule menu.
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3. Select Camera to edit schedule for.
4. Click the Edit button.
5. Click and check Enable Schedule
.
6. Select the day you would like to setup the schedule for or select All Week to record the entire week.
7. Select to record the entire day by clicking All Day or at different time periods. Up to 8 time periods
can be scheduled. It is important to note that time periods cannot be overlapped.
8. Select recording Type. Recording type can be based on time and triggered by schedule, motion detection,
motion or alarm and alarm. Motion detected and alarm triggered recordings are further explained in
Configuring Alarms.
9. Click the OK button to finish configuration.
10. Repeat steps 3-9 for other cameras or copy settings from one schedule to the next under the Copy To
section.
11. Click OK to finish and save the schedule settings.
12. If all the cameras recording settings are the same, please select All under Copy To section as shown:
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Note: Event encoding parameters will take effect when motion detection or alarm happens.
Normal encoding parameters will take effect when there are no events happening.
3.3 Setting up motion detection.
Set up properly, using motion detected recording will increase the number of days your DVR is
able to record. It will only record relevant events rather than recording everything, making searching
for an event easier.
To set up motion detection:
1. Enter Camera Settings:
Enter the Camera Settings interface by navigating to Menu →Configuration →Camera Settings. Select
channel to configure motion detection on.
2. Select the Advanced tab to open up the Advanced Camera Settings menu.
3. Check the checkbox next to Video Motion Detection, and enable Motion Detection as .
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