ROHS SV-HVR2800 series User manual

SV-HVR2800 Series DVR User Manual
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Preventive and Cautionary Tips
Before connecting and operating your DVR, please be advised of the
following tips:
• Ensure unit is installed in a well-ventilated, dust-free environment.
• Unit is designed for indoor use only.
• Keep all liquids away from the DVR.
• Ensure environmental conditions meet factory specifications.
• Ensure unit is properly secured to a rack or shelf. Major shocks or jolts
to the unit as a result of dropping it may cause damage to the sensitive
electronics within the unit.
• Power down the unit before connecting and disconnecting accessories
and peripherals.

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Table of contents
1 PRODUCTION......................................................................... 4
1.1 Product Key Features............................................................................4
1.2 Operating Your DVR..............................................................................5
1.3 Rear Panel Diagram..............................................................................9
2 GETTING STARTED ............................................................. 12
2.1 Starting and Shutting Down Your DVR................................................12
2.2 Rebooting and Locking Your DVR.......................................................12
2.3 Watching a Live View ..........................................................................12
2.3.1 Understanding Live Preview Icons.................................................. 12
2.3.2 Using the Mouse in Live Preview .................................................... 13
2.3.3 Using Digital Zoom ............................................................................ 14
2.4 Default Password Information .............................................................14
3 Display Settings................................................................... 15
3.1 Camera settings ..................................................................................15
3.2 Output Settings....................................................................................16
4 Recording Settings.............................................................. 18
4.1 Encode ................................................................................................18
4.2 Option..................................................................................................20
4.3 Schedule..............................................................................................21
5 Search................................................................................... 23
5.1 Playback..............................................................................................23
5.2 Backup.................................................................................................24
5.3 Event ...................................................................................................25
5.4 Log.......................................................................................................25
6 Network Settings.................................................................. 26
6.1 General................................................................................................26
6.2 Advanced.............................................................................................27
6.2.1 DDNS................................................................................................... 28
6.2.2 NTP...................................................................................................... 28
6.2.3 IP Filter................................................................................................ 28

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6.2.4 Email Settings .................................................................................... 28
6.3 Network Status ....................................................................................29
7 Alarm..................................................................................... 31
7.1 Motion..................................................................................................31
7.2 Video Loss...........................................................................................31
7.3 Exception.............................................................................................31
8 Alarm..................................................................................... 33
8.1 HDD.....................................................................................................33
8.2 S.M.A.R.T............................................................................................33
8.3 PTZ......................................................................................................33
9 System.................................................................................. 35
9.1 General................................................................................................35
9.2 User.....................................................................................................36
9.3 System Information..............................................................................37
9.4 Maintenance........................................................................................38
10 APPENDIX........................................................................... 39
10.1 Glossary ............................................................................................39
10.2 FAQ ...................................................................................................40

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1 PRODUCTION
Thank you for your purchase of Digital Video Recorder (DVR). To get the most out of
your DVR, please read through this User’s Manual thoroughly.
1.1 Product Key Features
Compression
Support PAL/NTSC video input.
Adopt H.264 video compression standard.
Each analog channel supports dual stream. Main stream supports up to D1
resolution and sub stream supports CIF resolution.
Video encoding parameters of each channel can be set separately, including
resolution, frame rate, bit rate, image quality.
Supports both composite stream and video only stream. Audio and video streams
are strictly simultaneous.
Monitoring
Support three local output including HDMI and VGA video output. Display
resolution supports up to 1920*1080.
Supports 1/4/9/16 screen live view, channel sequence is adjustable.
Support live view group switch, manual switch and automatic cycle, the interval of
automatic cycle can be adjusted.
Supports digital zoom on live view and playback.
Supports motion detection and video loss alert.
Supports privacy mask.
Supports various PTZ protocols, PTZ preset, patrol and pattern.
HDD Management
Supports 1 SATA HDD and 1 eSTAT HDD,each HDD supports up to 2TB capacity.
Supports S.M.A.R.T. technology.
Use pre-allocating hard disk management technology, and no disk fragments.
Recording and Playback
Supports cycle and non-cycle recording mode.
Supports multiple recording types, including manual, continuous, alarm, motion,
motion alarm and motion & alarm recording, etc.
Supports Pre-record and Post-record time for alarm and motion detection, and

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pre-record time for schedule and manual recording.
Supports video data search and playback by channel number, recording type, time,
event, etc.
Supports pause, rewind, play fast, play slow, skip forward, and skip backward
when playback, locating in progress bar by dragging the mouse.
Backup
Supports USB device backup.
Support Network backup.
Support eSATA backup.
Alarm and Exception
Supports various alarm input such as hard disk full, network break, IP conflicted
and hard disk error.
Supports various alarm response such as camera recording, on screen warning,
audible warning, send email, etc.
Network
Supports 10/100 adaptive network interface.
Supports TCP/IP protocols, PPPoE, DHCP, DNS, DDNS, NTP, etc.
Supports remote search, playback and download video files.
Supports remote configuration.
Supports remote manual recording
Supports remote manual alarm output control.
Supports image capturing.
Supports remote PTZ control.
Others
Supports front panel, mouse, IR control operation.
Supports multi-level user management, each user can have individual DVR
access rights.
Powerful DVR log, including operation, alarm, information and exception log.
Supports remote manual alarm output control.
1.2 Operating Your DVR
There are numerous ways to navigate and operate your DVR. You may use the Front
Panel Controls, the included IR (Infra-Red) Remote, a Mouse and the Soft Keyboard.
Using the Front Panel Controls

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The controls on the front panel include:
1. USB Ports: Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports for additional devices such as USB
mouse and USB Hard Disk Drive (HDD).
2. PLAY/PAUSE: Opens the playback interface from the live viewing mode. Pauses
playback or resumes playback from paused.
3. Quad /All: Enters split-screen view, where the screen shows one, four (“quad”
mode 2 x 2) ,eight (8ch only –3 x 3 with one space blank) or 16 video feeds at
once.
4. Menu: Opens the DVRs menu, or goes back one step from a submenu.
5. Select: As the name suggests, it selects an option or item from a menu.

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6. DIRECTION/ENTER Buttons: For navigating around menus when you’e not using
the mouse.
7. IR Receiver: Receiver for IR remote.
8. POWER: POWER indicator turn on when DVR is power on.
9. HDD LED: Will flash whenever the DVR is writing to/reading from the installed hard
drive.
Using the Mouse
A regular 3-button (Left/Right/Scroll-wheel) USB mouse can also be used with this
DVR.
To use a USB mouse:
1. Plug USB mouse into one of the USB ports on the front panel of the DVR.
2. The mouse should automatically be detected. If in a rare case that the mouse is
not detected, please refer to the recommended device list from your provider.
The buttons on the mouse corresponds to:
1. Left Button:
Single-Click: Select a component of a menu, such
as a button or an input field. This is similar to
pressing the ENTER button on the remote/front
panel controls.
Double-Click: Switch between single screen and
multi-screen mode in Preview/ Playback mode.
Click and Drag: Clicking and dragging the Left
mouse button can be used to control the digital
zoom area. It can also be used to setup the alarm
areas.
2. Right Button:
Single-Click: Shows pop-up menu.
3. Scroll-Wheel:
Scroll Up: In Menu mode, it will move the selection
to the previous item.
Scroll Down: In Menu mode, it will move the
selection to the next item.

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Using remote control
To use the remote control:
1. STANDBY: Press to turn standby mode ON/OFF.
2. Playback controls:
: Increase rewind speed 2X, 4X, 8X;
: Press to start playback;
: Press to increase fast-forward speed 2X, 4X, 8X;
: Press to slow-down playback by 1/2, 1/4, 1/8;
: Press to pause, then press again to play single frame.
3. MENU: Opens the main menu.
4. Navigation/OK:
: Move cursor in menus up;
: Move cursor in menus right;
: Move cursor in menus left;
: Move cursor in menus down;
OK: In menus, press to confirm selections;
5. Mode: Press to switch between quad and split-screen displays.
6. Number/Channel buttons: While in menus, press buttons 0~9 to enter values;
during live viewing, press to view channels in full-screen.
7. ALARM: Clear alarm output.
8. SWITCH: Switch video output.
9. RECORD: Press to start manual recording.
10. STOP: Press to stop manual recording.
11. +/ - : In menus, press to adjust values.
12. PTZ: Press to open the PTZ control window.
13. EXIT: Close menu windows.
14. MUTE: Turn on / off audio output.
15. LOGIN / LOCK: If password has been enabled in the setup menu, press to open
the user password login screen.

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1.3 Rear Panel Diagram