Seenergy SVR-304 Basic User manual

Entry-Level 4 Channel
Network Video Recorder
User’s Manual v1.6.0
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Table of Contents
Copyrights & Trademarks 4
System Requirements 5
Product Description 6
Hardware Illustration 7
SVR-104 Basic 7
SVR-304 Basic 8
LEDs and Buttons 9
Hard Drive Installation 10
SVR-104 Basic 11
SVR-304 Basic 12
Connect to the NVR 13
1. Live View 17
1.1 Retrieve camera’s video stream 18
1.2 Retrieve camera’s status 18
1.3 Perform Sequence Viewing 19
1.4 PTZ Control 20
1.5 Perform PTZ Preset Viewing 21
1.6 Live Video Control Buttons 23
1.7 Change Web UI Display Language 26
1.8 Live View through iPhone 27
1.9 Live View through Blackberry Phones 31
2. Playback 34
2.1 Methods to Search Playback Videos 35
2.2 Export Playback Videos to AVI Files 40
2.3 Play Exported AVI Videos With NVR Media Player 43
2.4 Open Event Snapshot Images with NVR Media Player 44
3. System Setup 45
 3.1SystemCongurations 45
3.1.1 Network Settings 45
3.1.2 DDNS Service 47
3.1.3 Time and Date 53
3.1.4 User Account 54
3.1.5 Group Privilege 55
3.1.6 Disk Setup 57
 3.2ChannelCongurations58
3.2.1 Add a Camera 58
3.2.2 OSD Settings 61
3.2.3 PTZ Preset Settings 62
3.2.4 PTZ Preset Sequence 64
3.2.5 E-Map Setting 65
3.2.5.1 Local Map Setting 67
3.2.5.2 Google Map Setting 68
 3.3EventCongurations 69
3.3.1 General Settings 69
3.3.2 Event Servers 71
3.3.3 Event Triggers 75
 3.4RecordingCongurations 77
3.4.1 General Settings 77
3.4.2 Schedule Recording 79

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3.5 System Options 81
3.5.1 Device Information 81
3.5.2 Logs and Reports 82
3.5.3 Maintenance 82
Reboot the NVR 83
Firmware Upgrade 84
Reset the NVR to Factory Default 86
3.5.4 Disk Status 87

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Copyright
SEEnergy Corp © 2008
Trademarks
SEEnergy SVR-104 Basic/304 Basic Network Video Recorder is a regis-
tered trademark of SEEnergy Corp.
Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corpo-
ration.
All other trademarks mentioned in this document are trademarks of
their respective owners.
Disclaimer
This document is intended for general information purposes only, and
due care has been taken in its preparation.
Any risk arising from the use of this information rests with the recipi-
ent, and nothing herein should be construed as constituting any kind
of warranty.
SEEnergyreservestherighttomakeadjustmentswithoutpriornoti-
cation.
All names of people and organizations used in this documentís ex-
amplesarectitious.Anyresemblancetoanyactualorganizationor
person, living or dead, is purely coincidental and unintended.
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System Requirements
The following are minimum system requirements for the system to op-
erate Embedded Network Video Recorder (ENVR):
Operating System
Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Professional, Windows® XP Professional
(32 bit) or Windows® Server 2003 (32 bit)
Browser
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 or above
CPU
Minimum Intel® Pentium® 4 2.4 GHz or higher (Dual Core is recom-
mended)
RAM
Minimum 1 GB of RAM, 2GB or above is recommended
Network
Minimum 10/100 Ethernet (Gigabit Ethernet is recommended)
Graphics Adapter
AGP or PCI-Express, minimum 1024×768, 16 bit colors.
(We highly recommend to work above the 1024 x 768 resolution to get
the full experience of the software)
• Make sure your display DPI setting is set to default at 96DPI
• To set DPI value, right-click on desktop, choose “Settings” tab >> “Ad-
vanced” >> “General”
Contents Inside the Installation CD
• Adobe Acrobat Reader
• NVR Search Utility
• User’s Manual
• Quick installation Guide
• Datasheet

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Product Description
The SEEnergy SVR-104/304 Basic are designed for use within a surveil-
lance system, and performs recordings and playbacks pictures from
network cameras in the system. It is designed for small scale applica-
tions such as retail store. Up to 4 cameras can be connected via a net-
work and it is possible to record their camera pictures. It is possible
to perform the settings or operate the NVR using a web browser in-
stalled on a PC connected to a network and live videos can be viewed
on major mobile devices through its web browser. Recorded video can
be played back from remote site by a PC. The NVR is compatible with
most major brand cameras and its ability to automatically search and
ndtheavailablecamerasonthenetworkcangreatlyreducetheuser’s
effort when confguring the system.
• Two-way Audio
• SEEnergy Smart Camera Search
• Mobile Devices Remote Monitoring
• Pure Web Based Administration
• Manage up to 4 Network Cameras
• Compatible with Major Brand Cameras
• High Quality Live/Playback Video
• Export Playback Videos to AVI

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Hardware Illustration
(Manual Recording)
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(Front)
(Rear)
HDD Tray
HDD Tray
Power button
and LED
HDD LEDs
USB Connector
Power jack
Ethernet jack
USB connector
Reset/Restart but-
ton
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LEDs and Buttons
Power Button: (Blue when ON) Press to turn on/off the system
Front LEDs:
OS LED
Solid green: System ready
Off: System Off
Blinking:
1. System shutting down
2. Upgradingrmware
a) Through USB drive: Blinking indicating the upgrade is in pro-
cess.Oncermwareupgradecompletes,theLEDgoesoff.Manuallyturn
off the power and turn it back on would be required afterwards.
b) Through the web UI: Blinking indicating the upgrade is in pro-
cess.Oncermwareupgradecompletes,theLEDgoesoff.TheNVRwill
thenrestartautomatically.Onceitnishesrestarting,theLEDshouldturn
to solid green to indicate the system is now ready.
3. Restoringpreviouslysavedcongurationle
a) Through USB drive: The LED should blink to indicate the process
has started. The LED will then go off to indicate the process is complete.
Manually turn off the power and turn it back on would be required after-
wards.
b) Through Web UI: The LED should blink to indicate the process
has started. The LED will then go off to indicate the restoring is complete
and the system is restarting. The OS LED should indicate in solid green
once the system becomes ready.
Recording LED
Solid amber: recording
Off: not recording
Blinking: Manual recording:
When “manual recording button” is pressed
* To start manual recording with the “manual recording button”, press and hold
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Restart Button
Press and release the button for hardware re-
start. The OS LED should should go off during the
restart to indicate the system is restarting. The
LED should indicate in solid green once the sys-
tem becomes ready.
Reset Button
Press this button will restore the system’s set-
tings to factory default values. To start, press and
hold the button for 5 seconds then release it once
the OS LED goes off. The OS LED should indicate
in solid green once the system becomes ready.
Ethernet Port LED
The green LED on the left indicates the link connection and the LED on the
right indicates the speed

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Hard Drive Installations
1. Remove the four screws
from the bottom of the case.
2. Push the inner enclosure
out, and remove the outer
chassis.
3.Installtherstharddrive
by placing it in the enclosure
and connecting the SATA plus
power cables.
4. Mount the drive with two
screws on each side.
5. Attach the thermal probe
with the tape provided to the
rstharddrive.
Choose a location in between
the two drives but without
damaging the thermal probe
when installing the second
drive.
6. Install the second hard drive
by placing it in the enclosure
and connecting the SATA plus
power cables.
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1. Push the silver button to
release the HDD tray
2. Pull out the HDD tray
3. Place the HDD on the tray
and secure the HDD with the
screws at the bottom (as illus-
trated)
4. Push the tray back in the
unit and press down the black
bar to secure the tray
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Connect to the NVR
There are various ways you can connect to the NVR and below are
the suggested methods for different network setup:
• The NVR is placed in a network with a DHCP server: Connect to
the NVR by using “NVR Search” Utility
• The NVR is placed in a network without DHCP server (or you are
connecting to it directly): Access NVR with its default IP
Use NVR Search Utility
To begin, launch the “NVR Search” utility from the CD and proceed
with the installation:
If the NVR is placed in a corporate network or a local area network
where a DHCP server is already presented, run the “NVR Device
Search” utility from a computer that is on the same network (within
the same subnet) and locate the NVR with its IP address that is as-
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Once the installation is complete, check the “Launch the Search AP”
option and click “Finish”:
The search should start automatically and its status should be dis-
played:
The NVR should be located and its IP address should be displayed:
Double-click on it and the program should automatically access the
NVR’s web administration page from your default browser
You may change NVR’s IP address by click on the button highlighted
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You should be prompted for the NVR’s username and password. En-
ter its default username “admin” and password “admin” and then
click”OK” to enter the system
You will be prompted for the NVR’s login information before proceeding
to change device’s IP address.
You may click on the button highlighted below to perform search again.
Or double-click on any of the search results to access NVR’s web ad-
ministration page
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* The built-in DHCP server is intended to ease the installation between
the NVR and the IP cameras. In the event there’s no DHCP server (router)
presented in the network, the NVR can act as DHCP server and assign IP
to cameras.
However, if such conguration method is chosen, it’s strongly suggested
that the NVR is fully started rst as startup time is different among differ-
ent network devices.
Due to the reason that the IP cameras tend to nish booting up faster than
the NVR, if the NVR is not fully started before IP cameras do, there is a very
great chance that the cameras will not properly obtain IPs from the NVR.
In the event that users wish to setup everything on the network with static
IP addresses, the built-in DHCP server function can be manually turned off
under “Setup” >> “System Conguration” >> “Network Setup” and check
off the DHCP server function.

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TheNVRcomeswithapre-conguredstaticIP“192.168.101.50”.
However, it is only used when there is no DHCP server presented in
the network. The NVR will turn on its DHCP server function and act
as the DHCP server in the network. To connect to the NVR, use a PC
that is on the same network over a switch or hub, or connect the PC
directly to the NVR using a crossover CAT5 Ethernet cable.
The PC that is connected directly to the NVR (or within the same local
area network) should receive an IP from it. Simply access the NVR
from your web browser with its IP address
Again, you should be prompted for the username and password. En-
ter its default username “admin” and password “admin” and then
click”OK” to enter the system
Access NVR with its default IP address

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The “Live View” page provides the following functions:
• Retrieve camera’s video stream
• Retrieve camera’s status
• Perform Live Sequence Viewing
• PTZ Control
• Perform PTZ Preset Sequence viewing
• Perform manual recording
• Take snapshot
• Receive audio of a video stream
• Send audio
• Change web UI display language
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1.1 Retrieve camera’s video stream
The camera list is expanded and dis-
played on the Live View page.
• Click “All” to display videos in the
quad-video mode
• Click on any camera to display
video in single-view mode
1.2 Retrieve camera’s status
The camera list can show each camera’s current status. Each sta-
tus is represented with different colors and their meanings are ex-
plained on the left
Camera is connected
Camera is NOT connected
Camera is current performing recording

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1.3 Perform Sequence Viewing
Sequence view is a function that allows you to view multiple vid-
eo streams from certain cameras in sequence automatically without
having to select them one by one.
To perform sequence view, select “SEQ View” from the upper-left
hand corner
Next, select one or more camera(s) or camera group(s) for sequence
viewing
Then select dwell interval from the drop-down menu
Finally click “Start” to start sequence viewing
* Click “All Channels” to quickly select all available channels and start sequence
view in single-view mode.