Rugged CCTV 960H Series User manual

User Manual
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FCC Compliance Statement
Model Name:
Rugged HD, Vertex Vault, VidSafe – 960H – Channel 4 / 8 / 16
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is Subject to the following two conductions: (1)
this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received,
including interference that may cause undesired operations.
WARNING
Unauthorized reproduction of all or part of this manual is strictly prohibited.
The figures in this manual are for illustration purposes only (may differ from the actual product).
The specifications and design of the product are subject to change without prior notice for purposes of quality
improvement.
CAUTIONS
To get the best use out of the product, be sure to read the cautions before using the product. For safety, please
take note of the following.
Instructions before using the product
1 To prevent electric shock when installing, moving, or opening the DVR and peripheral devices, connect
and disconnect the cables as instructed. All cables must be connected to grounded power outlets.
2 If the product is installed near a power outlet, make sure it can be unplugged easily.
3 Do not use the DVR in water or in wet places.
4 Keep the plastic packing materials used for the DVR or other peripheral devices out of reach of children
(may cause suffocation).
Installation Environment of the DVR
1 Maintain the following conditions: operating temperature of 5˚C ~ 40˚C; operating humidity of 10% ~ 80%.
2 Install the DVR in a safe place that is free from external vibration.
3 Install the DVR in a well-ventilated place.
4 To protect the hard disk from data loss and breakdown, install the DVR away from magnetic materials.
5 When using a rack other than the standard one, use a separate table with sufficient spacing, i.e., 60cm
from the floor, 50cm from the ceiling, and 20cm from the side and back walls and other objects.
Safety Notes on the DVR
1 When installing additional boards and HDD, separate the power cable and turn OFF power supplied to the
DVR completely..
2 Keep the product away from heat-generating devices such as heaters.
3 Do not use a damaged power cord.
4 To prevent problems due to magnetic interference and electric surge, use only grounded cables and
power outlets.
5 If the power cord is connected, do not touch the power unit. If the power cord is connected, electric current
is still flowing internally even after the switch is turned OFF.
6 Do not place a heavy object on top of the product.
7 Do not drop a conductive object in the ventilation holes.
8 Allot sufficient space for system cabling.
9 Use only the parts indicated in the manual. Do not disassemble, repair, or modify the product without
permission.
10 Incorrect system setup may cause malfunction.
11 Shut down the system normally as instructed in the manual.

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Safety Notes on the Lithium Battery
1 Replace lithium batteries as instructed to avoid danger.
2 Dispose used lithium batteries properly.
【Warning and Caution are indicated as follows.】
Possible injury or product damage.
Risk of minor injury or product damage.
Cautions for the usage of the product.
Information for the usage of the product.

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Chapter １. Introduction ................................................................... 8
１-１ 960H Series Major Features .................................................................... 8
１-２ Components ......................................................................................... 9
１-３ Product Introduction ............................................................................. 10
Chapter ２. Installation and connection ........................................... 11
２-１ Names and Features of Each Part .......................................................... 11
２-１-１RUGGED HD-16CH Rear Panel ................................................................... 11
２-１-１VERTEX VAULT-08CH Rear ....................................................................... 11
２-１-２VERTEX VAULT-16CH Rear ....................................................................... 11
２-１-３VID SAFE-04CH Rear ................................................................................ 12
２-１-４VID SAFE-08CH Rear ................................................................................ 12
２-１-５VID SAFE-16CH Rear ................................................................................ 12
２-２ Installation and Connection ................................................................... 13
２-２-１Basic Connection ...................................................................................... 15
２-３ Connection of Other Devices ................................................................. 16
Chapter ３. Operation and Setup Tools ........................................... 19
３-１ Rugged HD Series Front Panel Button ..................................................... 19
３-２ Vertex Vault Front Panel Button .............................................................. 20
３-３ Vid Safe Front Panel Button ................................................................... 21
３-４ Rugged HD-16 Series Remote Controller ................................................ 22
３-５ Vid Safe / Vid Safe Series Remote Controller ........................................... 23
３-６ Mouse ................................................................................................. 23
３-７ Jog/Shuttle .......................................................................................... 24
Chapter ４. DVR Operation Setup ................................................... 25
４-１ Rugged HD Series Storage Installation .................................................... 25
４-２ Vertex Vault Storage Installation ............................................................. 27
４-３ Vid Safe Storage Installation .................................................................. 28
４-４ Power ON. ........................................................................................... 28
４-５ Storage Setup ...................................................................................... 29
４-６ Recording Setup .................................................................................. 29
４-７ Date/Time Setup .................................................................................. 29
４-８ Camera / TV Setup ............................................................................... 30
４-９ Display Setting and Other Setup ............................................................. 30
４-１０ External Device Setup ........................................................................ 30
４-１１ Search ............................................................................................. 30
４-１２ Backup............................................................................................. 30
４-１３ DVR Info. .......................................................................................... 30
Chapter ５. System Operation ........................................................ 31
５-１ Real Time Monitoring Mode and Icon ...................................................... 31
５-２ System Login ....................................................................................... 32
５-２-１User Account and Authorization.................................................................... 32
５-２-２Login ...................................................................................................... 32
５-２-３Logout..................................................................................................... 33
５-３ Monitoring ........................................................................................... 33
５-３-１Screen Division and Auto Sequence .............................................................. 33
５-３-２Channel Grouping ..................................................................................... 34
５-３-３Spot ........................................................................................................ 34
５-３-４Menu in Monitoring Mode ............................................................................ 35
５-３-５Zoom ...................................................................................................... 35
５-３-６Screen Control by using PTZ ....................................................................... 36

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５-４ System Information and Screen Setup Change ........................................ 38
５-４-１System Information .................................................................................... 38
５-４-２Screen Brightness/Contrast/Color/Saturation/Sharpen/Camera Adjustment ........... 38
５-４-３Display Setting .......................................................................................... 39
５-４-４Screen Saver............................................................................................ 39
５-５ Control ................................................................................................ 40
５-６ Search ................................................................................................ 40
５-６-１Search Mode ............................................................................................ 40
５-６-２Playback Menu ......................................................................................... 41
５-７ Calendar Search ................................................................................... 41
５-７-１Search Mode ............................................................................................ 41
５-７-２Year/Month/Day Selection ........................................................................... 41
５-７-３Time Index ............................................................................................... 41
５-７-４Event ...................................................................................................... 42
５-７-５Multi-Channel Search ................................................................................. 42
５-７-６Multi-Time Search ..................................................................................... 42
５-７-７Multi-Day Search ....................................................................................... 42
５-７-８List All ..................................................................................................... 43
５-８ POS Search ......................................................................................... 43
５-８-１POS Search Mode ..................................................................................... 43
５-８-２Year/Month/Day/Text/Time Selection ............................................................. 43
５-８-３Search / Playback...................................................................................... 43
５-９ Playback ............................................................................................. 44
５-９-１Playback and Playback Speed Control ........................................................... 44
５-９-２Smart Search ........................................................................................... 45
５-９-３POS Search ............................................................................................. 46
５-９-４Calendar Search ....................................................................................... 46
５-９-５MULTI TIME ............................................................................................. 46
５-９-６MULTI DAY .............................................................................................. 46
５-９-７MULTI CHANNEL...................................................................................... 47
５-９-８Panorama Play ......................................................................................... 47
５-９-９Event ...................................................................................................... 47
５-９-１０ Backup ................................................................................................. 47
５-９-１１ Screen Mode ......................................................................................... 47
５-１０ Log Viewer ....................................................................................... 47
５-１０-１Log Type .............................................................................................. 48
５-１０-２System Log Viewer ................................................................................. 48
５-１１ Recording ......................................................................................... 49
５-１１-１Recording Types .................................................................................... 49
５-１１-２Recording Setup .................................................................................... 49
５-１１-３Recording Status View ............................................................................ 49
５-１２ Backup............................................................................................. 50
５-１２-１Backup in The Real-Time Monitoring Mode .................................................. 50
５-１２-２Backup in Search Mode ........................................................................... 50
５-１２-３Backup in Log Mode ............................................................................... 50
５-１２-４Backup in Playback Mode ........................................................................ 50
５-１２-５Common Backup Procedure ..................................................................... 51
５-１３ Setup Backup ................................................................................... 51
５-１４ Log Backup ...................................................................................... 52
５-１５ Capture ............................................................................................ 53
Chapter ６. Setup ........................................................................ 54
６-１ Time ................................................................................................... 54
６-１-１Time Sync ................................................................................................ 54
６-１-２Date and Time .......................................................................................... 55
６-１-３Standard Time Zone .................................................................................. 55
６-１-４Auto Reboot ............................................................................................. 55

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６-２ Camera ............................................................................................... 56
６-２-１Camera ................................................................................................... 56
６-２-２PTZ ........................................................................................................ 56
６-２-３POS ....................................................................................................... 56
６-２-４Event Source ............................................................................................ 56
６-２-５Relay ...................................................................................................... 57
６-３ Recording ............................................................................................ 57
６-３-１Schedule Selection (Schedule1 ~ Schedule4) ................................................. 58
６-３-２Event ...................................................................................................... 58
６-３-３Recording ................................................................................................ 58
６-３-４Alarm ...................................................................................................... 59
６-３-５Duration .................................................................................................. 59
６-３-６Log ......................................................................................................... 59
６-４ Schedule ............................................................................................. 59
６-４-１Schedule Setup......................................................................................... 59
６-５ Storage ............................................................................................... 60
６-５-１Max. Recording Days ................................................................................. 60
６-５-２HDD Overwrite.......................................................................................... 60
６-５-３Local Storage Management ......................................................................... 60
６-６ Network ............................................................................................... 62
６-６-１Ethernet .................................................................................................. 62
６-６-２DDNS ..................................................................................................... 62
６-６-３Port ........................................................................................................ 63
６-６-４E-mail ..................................................................................................... 63
６-６-５Bandwidth ................................................................................................ 65
６-６-６iSCSI ...................................................................................................... 65
６-７ System ................................................................................................ 66
６-７-１DVR Name ............................................................................................... 67
６-７-２ID for Remote Controller ............................................................................. 67
６-７-３ID For Keyboard Controller .......................................................................... 67
６-７-４User Registration ....................................................................................... 68
６-７-５Admin. Password ...................................................................................... 68
６-７-６Upgrade .................................................................................................. 68
６-７-７Factory Default ......................................................................................... 69
６-７-８Console / POS Port.................................................................................... 69
６-７-９Alarm ...................................................................................................... 69
６-７-１０ Alarm Duration ....................................................................................... 69
６-７-１１ Menu Time Out ...................................................................................... 69
６-７-１２ Language ............................................................................................. 70
A/P/P/E/N/D/I/X ............................................................................ 71
Recommended PTZ Camera Protocol .............................................. 71

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[Figure 2-1. RUGGED HD-16CH Basic Connection and Device Connection] ................................ 13
[Figure 2-2. VERTEX VAULT-08CH Basic Connection and Device Connection] ............................ 13
[Figure 2-3. VERTEX VAULT-16CH Basic Connection and Device Connection] ............................ 14
[Figure 2-4. VID SAFE-04CH Basic Connection and Device Connection] ..................................... 14
[Figure 2-5. VID SAFE-08CH Basic Connection and Device Connection] ..................................... 15
[Figure 2-6. VID SAFE-16CH Basic Connection and Device Connection] ..................................... 15
[Figure 2-7. RUGGED HD-16CH Terminal Block and Description] .............................................. 17
[Figure 2-8. VERTEX VAULT-08 Terminal Block and Description] .............................................. 17
[Figure 2-9. VERTEX VAULT-16 Terminal Block and Description] .............................................. 17
[Figure 2-10. Vid Safe Series Terminal Block and Description] .................................................. 18
[Figure 4-11. Menu Window] .............................................................................................. 28
[Figure 5-12. Recording Status Window] ............................................................................... 31
[Figure 5-13. Login Window] ............................................................................................... 32
[Figure 5-14. 960H Model 16CH Channel Mode] .................................................................... 33
[Figure 5-15. 960H Model 8CH Channel Mode] ...................................................................... 33
[Figure 5-16. 960H Model 4CH Channel Mode] ...................................................................... 33
[Figure 5-17. Spot] ........................................................................................................... 35
[Figure 5-18. Zoom Control Screen] ..................................................................................... 36
[Figure 5-19. PTZ Setup] ................................................................................................... 36
[Figure 5-20. PTZ Control] ................................................................................................. 37
[Figure 5-21. PTZ Control Mini/Full] ..................................................................................... 37
[Figure 5-22. Product Information Window] ............................................................................ 38
[Figure 5-23. Screen Setup Window] .................................................................................... 38
[Figure 5-24. Display Setting Window] .................................................................................. 39
[Figure 5-25. Display Setting Window] .................................................................................. 39
[Figure 5-26. Audio] [Figure 5-27 . Relay] ..................................... 40
[Figure 5-28. Text] ............................................................................................................ 40
[Figure 5-29. Playback Menu] ............................................................................................. 40
[Figure 5-30. Search Window] ............................................................................................ 41
[Figure 5-31. Time Index] ................................................................................................... 43
[Figure 5-32. POS Search] ................................................................................................. 43
[Figure 5-33. Playback Screen] ........................................................................................... 44
[Figure 5-34. Playback Status and Control Window] ................................................................ 44
[Figure 5-35. Playback Menu] ............................................................................................. 45
[Figure 5-36. Smart Search Area Designation] ....................................................................... 46
[Figure 5-37. Smart Search Motion Detection Window] ............................................................ 46
[Figure 5-38. Panorama Playback] ....................................................................................... 47
[Figure 5-39. Display Mode] ............................................................................................... 47
[Figure 5-40. Log View] ..................................................................................................... 48
[Figure 5-41 . Move to the log list of the certain time zone in Log View] ....................................... 49
[Figure 5-42. Backup Window] ............................................................................................ 51
[Figure 5-43. Backup and Sub-menu Setup Backup] ............................................................... 52
[Figure 5-44. Setup Upgrade] ............................................................................................. 52
[Figure 5-45. Log Backup] .................................................................................................. 52
[Figure 6-46. Setup / Time Menu] ........................................................................................ 54
[Figure 6-47. Setup / Auto Reboot Menu] .............................................................................. 55
[Figure 6-48. Setup / Camera Menu] .................................................................................... 56
[Figure 6-49. Motion Area Setup] ......................................................................................... 57
[Figure 6-50. Setup / Recording] ......................................................................................... 57
[Figure 6-51. Schedule Window] ......................................................................................... 59

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[Figure 6-52. Storage Window (Local)] ................................................................................. 60
[Figure 6-53. Setup Network Window] .................................................................................. 62
[Figure 6-54. Network Port Window] ..................................................................................... 63
[Figure 6-55. Setup Network Ethernet Window] ...................................................................... 64
[Figure 6-56. Setup Network E-Mail Window1] ....................................................................... 64
[Figure 6-57. Setup Network E-Mail Window2] ....................................................................... 64
[Figure 6-58. Setup iSCSI Window1] .................................................................................... 65
[Figure 6-59. Setup iSCSI Window2] .................................................................................... 66
[Figure 6-60. System Setup Window] ................................................................................... 66
[Figure 6-61. Firmware Upgrade Progressing Window] ............................................................ 68

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Chapter １. Introduction
１-１960H Series Major Features
Line Up 960H DVR
Series Rugged HD Vertex Vault Vid Safe
Model Name RUGGED HD-16 VERTEX VAULT-08/16 VID SAFE-04/08/16
System
OS Embedded Linux - Built in flash memory
Access Front button, Mouse, Remote Controller, Network, Key controller
Hexaplex Live monitoring, Recording, Playback,
Backup, Network, Setup
Upgrade USB2.0 Memory stick, Network
Video
System NTSC / PAL - Config switch
Input 16, 8, 4 BNC
Output 1 HDMI, 1 VGA, 1 BNC
Loop 16, 8 BNC N/A
Spot ★1 BNC - Multi-channel (16/9/4/1)
Audio Input 16, 8, 4 RCA
Output HDMI, RCA
Video
Recording
Compression H.264
Speed 960H real-time
Resolution ★960H (960x480/576)
Event Sensor, Motion, Audio
Bit Rate 1 ~ 5Mbps/Ch, Adjustable
Audio
Recording Compression G.711U
Audio Sampling Rate 16KHz
Network
Interface Ethernet 10/100/1G
Compression H.264
Speed Max. Q960H 8fps/ch
Resolution Max. 960H
Backup Interface USB2.0, DVD, Network USB2.0, Network
Format Video clip (Backup viewer), JPEG Still Image
Log list, Setup data

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Line Up 960H DVR
Series Rugged HD Vertex Vault Vid Safe
Model Name RUGGED HD-16 VERTEX VAULT-08/16 VID SAFE-04/08/16
Alarm
Pre/Post-Alarm 5sec / 5sec~5min
Alarm Action E-mail, Channel Popup, Buzzer, Relay,
PTZ Preset, Spot, Remote CMS, Front LED
Input / Output 16/4, 8/2 - NC/NO/EOL 4/1, 4/1, 4/1 - NC/NO/EOL
Display
HDMI ★Full HD, XGA
VGA Full HD, XGA
TV SDTV(720x480/576)
Mode 16/9/4/1/SEQ - LIVE, 16/9/4/1 - P.B
External
Interface PTZ / Keyboard ★2 RS485 - Terminal Block
ATM / POS ★RS232C - Terminal Block
Storage
Primary 6 HDD 3 HDD 2 HDD
External 2 eSATA 1 eSATA
ODD 1 DVD N/A
Features
Jog-shuttle Yes N/A
H/W RAID ★RAID5 Options ★RAID1 Options N/A
EOL Register(10K) ★4Ch
Coaxitron ★Yes
DDNS, DHCP, UPNP Yes
CMS, VMS, RMS Windows
Smart Phone (3G) Android, iPhone, iPad
Mac Viewer ★Apple Mac OS
General
Power Supply 90~250V, 50/60Hz 12V/5A - Level 5
Consumption 80Watts 60Watts
Dimension 440 x 88 x 430 mm 430 x 86 x 270 mm 340 x 59 x 300 mm
１-２Components
After unpacking the product, check whether following accessories are included.
- Remote Controller
- CD (CMS, CMS Manual, User Manual)
- AAA 1.5V Batteries 2ea
- Quick Service Guide
- Rack Mount Handle (Only for Rugged HD, Vertex Vault)