Sting HD-104 User manual

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HD-104
─4CH DVR ─
User Manual
HD-114 v0.4(S02)
This document contains preliminary information and subject to change without notice.
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Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1 PACKING DETAIL AND INSTALLATION _____________________5
1-1 PACKING ___________________________________________________ 5
1-2 Hard Disk Installation ________________________________________ 6
CHAPTER 2 PANEL LOCATION________________________________________7
2-1 FRONT PANEL CONTROLS ____________ Error! Bookmark not defined.
2-2 4CH REAR PANEL CONNECTORS _____________________________ 8
CHAPTER 3 LIVE, PLAYBACK AND PTZ OPERATIONS __________________8
3-1 LIVE Mode _________________________________________________ 9
3-2 PLAYBACK Mode___________________________________________ 11
3-3 PTZ Mode _________________________________________________ 13
CHAPTER 4 MAIN MENU SETUP ____________________________________16
4-1 RECORD SETUP ___________________________________________ 17
4-1.1 Quality & Frame Rate Setup ____________________________ 18
4-2 EVENT SETUP _____________________________________________ 18
4-2.1 MOTION SETUP _______________________________________ 19
4-2.1.1 MOTION AREA SETUP_____________________________ 20
4-2.2 SENSOR SETUP_______________________________________ 20
4-3 SCHEDULE SETUP _________________________________________ 21
4-3.1 Schedule Record Setup ________________________________ 22
4-3.2 Holiday Setup _________________________________________ 22
4-4 CAMERA SETUP ___________________________________________ 23
4-5 ACCOUNT SETUP __________________________________________ 24
4-5.1 Permission Setup______________________________________ 25
4-5.2 User Picture Setup ____________________________________ 25
4-6 NETWORKING SETUP_______________________________________ 26
4-6.1 NETWORKING SETUP __________________________________ 26
4-6.1.1 DHCP ___________________________________________ 26
4-6.1.2 LAN_____________________________________________ 27
4-6.1.3 ADSL____________________________________________ 27
4-6.2 HTTP Setup___________________________________________ 28
4-6.3 DDNS Setup __________________________________________ 28
4-6.4 Mail Setup ____________________________________________ 29
4-7 PTZ & RS485 SETUP _______________________________________ 30
4-8 SYSTEM SETUP____________________________________________ 31
4-8.1 DISPLAY SETUP_______________________________________ 32
4-8.2 DATE/TIME SETUP _____________________________________ 32
4-8.2.1 CHANGE DATE & TIME____________________________ 33
4-8.2.2 TIME ZONE AND DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME SETUP____ 33
4-8.2.3 INTERNET TIME SETUP ___________________________ 34
4-8.3 BUZZER & RELAY SETUP ______________________________ 34
4-8.4 SPOT SETUP__________________________________________ 35
4-9 UTILITY SETUP ____________________________________________ 36
4-10 DIAGNOSTIC______________________________________________ 37
CHAPTER 5 BACKUP & SEARCH____________________________________38
5-1 BACKUP SETUP____________________________________________ 38
5-2 SEARCH SETUP____________________________________________ 39
5-2.1 EVENT SEARCH_______________________________________ 39
5-2.1.1 CRITERIA SETUP FOR EVENT SEARCH _____________ 40
5-2.2 TIME SEARCH_________________________________________ 41

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CHAPTER 6 Rempte Software Installation and Setup ____________________42
6-1 AP Software Installation and instruction ______________________ 42
6-2 How to do remote monitoring through IE _____________________ 44
6-3 AP Software Operation______________________________________ 46
CHAPTER 7 SPECIFICAITONS_______________________________________47
CHAPTER 8 MOBILE APPLICATION INSTALLATION AND USAGE__________49
8-1 Mobile Application Installation and Operation for Symbian System49
8-1.1 Mobile Application Installation___________________________ 49
8-1.2 Mobile Application Operation____________________________ 50
8-1.2.1 Add New Login DVR ______________________________ 50
8-1.2.2 Logging Onto the DVR ____________________________ 50
8-1.2.3 Modify the Login Information of DVR _______________ 51
8-1.2.4 Delete the Login Information of DVR________________ 51
8-1.3 Live Monitoring Operation ______________________________ 51
8-1.3.1 Scroll the Image__________________________________ 52
8-1.3.2 Image Quality Setup ______________________________ 52
8-1.3.3 Channel Display __________________________________ 52
8-1.3.4 Size of Image ____________________________________ 53
8-1.3.5 Rotate the image _________________________________ 53
8-1.3.6 Alarm ___________________________________________ 53
8-2 Mobile Application Installation and Operation for Windows Mobile S
ystem ________________________________________________________ 54
8-2.1 Mobile Application Installation___________________________ 54
8-2.2 Mobile Application Operation____________________________ 55
8-2.3 Operation under the LIVE monitoring.____________________ 56
CHAPTER 9 CMS INSTALLATION AND USAGE GUIDE___________________57
9-1 CMS Installation____________________________________________ 57
9-2 CMS LOGIN AND ENVIRONMENT_____________________________ 60
9-3 DVRs, Groups & Events_____________________________________ 61
9-3.1 View DVR ／ Group List _________________________________ 61
9-3.2 View Event Logs ______________________________________ 62
9-4 Local PC Information and Control____________________________ 62
9-5 Main Display_______________________________________________ 63
9-5.1 Audio Control _________________________________________ 63
9-5.2 eMAP Display _________________________________________ 64
9-5.3 PTZ Control___________________________________________ 65
9-6 Operation Bar______________________________________________ 66
9-6.1 User administration ____________________________________ 67
9-6.2 DVR Administration ____________________________________ 67
9-6.3 Group Administration __________________________________ 68
9-6.4 eMap Administration ___________________________________ 69
9-6.5 Remote Play __________________________________________ 70
9-6.6 HDD Playback_________________________________________ 71
9-6.7 File Playback__________________________________________ 71
9-6.8 Event Playback________________________________________ 72
9-6.9 Snapshot Data ________________________________________ 72
9-6.10 Recording Data_______________________________________ 73
APPENDIX I I-DVR.NET REGISTRATION _____________________________74
APPENDIX II Remote Monitoring IE ActiveX Control Installation InstructionError! Bookmark not defined.

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CHAPTER 1 PACKING DETAIL AND INSTALLATION
1-1 PACKING
1. DVR
2. Quick Start 3. IR Remote Control 4.Batteries x2
5. CD 6. Hard Disk Mount x2 7.Screws x8
8. Power Adaptor 9. SATA Cord x 1
Note: Standard shipping products do not include HDD

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1-2 Hard Disk Installation
Step 1) Fix the HDD to rack mount with the screws as indicated.
Step 2) Place the HDD on the HDD plate and screw it as indicated.
Step 3) Connect the power and the SATA cables as indicated.
Note: After installation, please initialize Hard Disk before starting to record. For more detailed
information, please check out User Manual 4-9 System Tools for reference.

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CHAPTER 2 PANEL LOCATION
2-1 FRONT PANEL CONTROLS
⑫⑬⑭⑮⑯⑰⑱
①②③④⑤⑥⑦⑧⑨⑩⑪
①USB 2.0
Port for USB external devices.
②/
In SETUP mode, press to move cursor down. In PLAYBACK mode,
press to stop playing back.
/ SLOW
In SETUP mode, press to move cursor up. In PLAYBACK mode,
press to slow down.
/
In SETUP mode, press to increase value. In PLAYBACK mode
press to play forwards.
/
In SETUP mode, press to reduce value. In PLAYBACK mode,
press to play rewind.
③IR Sensor
Input sensor for the remote control.
④MENU
In LIVE mode, press to display menu. In PLAYBACK mode, press
to pause playback.
⑤BACKUP/ESC
In LIVE mode, press to display the BACKUP menu. In SETUP
mode, press to return to previous page.
⑥REC
Start or stop recording.
⑦PLAY
Play back in normal speed.
⑧T-SRH
Display the search menu.
⑨ZOOM
In LIVE or PLAYBACK mode, enlarge the display of a channel.
⑩PIP
In LIVE mode, display with picture in picture format.
⑪MUTE
Enable / Disable Key Tone.
⑫ENTER
In SETUP mode, press to enter values. In PLAYBACK mode,
switch between full, quad, 9-channel, 16-channel display in order.
⑬LED Display
(From left to right)
Power: Power is on.
HDD: Hard disk is in use.
LAN: Connected to the internet (in red): Remote user logged in.
REC: Recording.
PLAY: Playing back.
⑭
In LIVE or PLAYBACK mode, switch to CH1。
⑮
In LIVE or PLAYBACK mode, switch to CH2。
⑯
In LIVE or PLAYBACK mode, switch to CH3。
⑰
In LIVE or PLAYBACK mode, switch to CH4。
⑱
In LIVE or PLAYBACK mode, switch to 4-channel display。

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2-2 4CH REAR PANEL CONNECTORS
①③⑤⑥⑧
②④⑦⑨⑩⑪
①VGA
VGA port
②DC 12V
Socket for a DC 12V input.
③SPOT monitor
BNC port to display full screen image of all installed cameras in
sequence.
④MAIN monitor
BNC port for the main monitor.
⑤VIDEO IN
BNC input ports for cameras, 4 in total.
⑥AUDIO IN
RCA input port for audio signal.
⑦AUDIO OUT
RCA output port for audio signal.
⑧USB
USB port (Device USB Mouse)
⑨NTSC／PAL
Switch between NTSC and PAL format.
⑩LAN
Network port
⑪EXTERNAL I/O
EXTERNAL I/O port (see below for pin definition)
CHAPTER 3 LIVE, PLAYBACK AND PTZ OPERATIONS
The IR remote control and mouse operate differently under each mode; this chapter describes

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the functions of them under three different modes: LIVE, PLAYBACK and PTZ.
3-1 LIVE Mode
You can monitor all the channels, listen to audio signal and have some related operations under
LIVE mode. This paragraph describes the IR remote control, mouse operation and on screen
graphical icons under LIVE mode.
Table 3-1.1 Functions of remote control under LIVE mode
Table 3-1.2Graphical icons that will display after right-clicking your mouse under LIVE mode.
Button
Description
REC
Start/Stop recording.
PLAY
Start playing back the most recently recorded segment.
LOCK
Enable/Disable the Keypad function
1,2,3,4
Select the channel to monitor in full screen
FREEZE
Turn on/off screen freeze function.
Switch to quad display.
Switch to 9-channel display. 4ch DVR doesn‟t feature this function.
Switch to 13-channel display. 4ch DVR doesn‟t feature this function.
Switch to 16-channel display. 4ch DVR doesn‟t feature this function.
ENTER/MODE
Switch to full screen, quad display.
MENU/
Enable/ Disable setup Menu.
BK-UP/ESC
Enable/ Disable backup menu.
SRH
Enable/ Disable search menu.
MUTE
Switch channel 1 output audio / turn off LIVE audio
STATUS
Enable/ Disable Status.
OSD
Turn on/off the screen display
Zoom/Zoom -
Enable/ Disable double screen size display. You can click on the channel
name for choosing a specific channel.
PIP/Zoom +
Turn on picture-in-picture format. Click on the channel name can switch to
other channels.
PTZ
Enable PTZ control.
AUTO
In AUTO mode, all available channels will be cycled through in full screen.

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Icon
Description
Resting the cursor on this icon will bring up the following four menu icons.
Main menu.
Search menu.
Backup menu.
PTZ mode.
Turn on/off recording.
Playback.
Resting the cursor on this icon will bring up the following five display icons.
FREEZE.
PIP, picture in picture
ZOOM, double the screen size
AUTO-sequence
LOCK, activate the key lock.
Full screen display.
Quad display.
Table 3-1.3Description of on screen graphical icons in LIVE mode
Icon
Description
Recording is on

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1~4
Live Audio is on
Live Audio is off
Motion detected on the channel
Sensor triggered on the channel
Video loss detected on the channel
USB device detected
DVD burner is detected
Connected to the LAN cable.
Film：Normal Recording
Clock：Schedule Recording
AUTO-seq is on
2X
2X zoom in is on
Freeze is on, screen is frozen
LOCK is on
PTZ control is on
Shows the current hard disk space has been used
(99% mean used 99%, remain 1%)
Lower right of each CH will show the current time
Icon
Description
/
Image quality (High/Low)
/
Full screen
Record
Snap shot
Record and snap shot file saving path setup
Enable / Disable Shortcut Toolbar
3-2 PLAYBACK Mode
Switch to PLAYBACK mode by pressing “PLAY”under the LIVE mode, the graphical icon
will show up on the upper center of the screen and the operation panel ( see below picture) will
show up at right lower corner of the screen. You can drag the panel by mouse to place it on
any location of your screen.

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Table 3-2.1 Remote control functions under the PLAYBACK mode
Button
Description
ENTER / MODE
Switch to full screen, quad display.
MENU /
Turn on/off PAUSE.
PLAY
Play back at normal speed.
/ SLOW
Play back at slower speed. The speed will be slowed to 1/2, 1/4, 1/8,
1/16 by each pressing of the button till the slowest limitation of 1/16 of
the normal speed. Current playback speed is shown in the upper
center of the screen.
/
Fast rewind. Each press increases the speed to the next level. There
are six speeds: 2x, 4X, 8X, 16x, 32X and 64X.
/
Fast forward. Each press increases the speed to the next level. There
are six speeds: 2x, 4X, 8X, 16x, 32X and 64X.
/
Stop playback.
Table 3-2.2 The mouse operation under the PLAYBACK mode.

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Icon
Description
「/ 」Fast rewind
「/ 」Fast forward
／
Play/pause
「▲/ SLOW」， slow playback
「▼/ ■」stop playback
Playback channel by channel with snap shot display
Full screen display
Quad display
Zoom-in display
3-3 PTZ Mode
Switch to the PTZ mode by pressing “PTZ”button under the LIVE mode. The PTZ icon
will appear on upper left side of screen and the control panel will appear on the down right side
of screen.

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Table 3-3.1 Remote Control functions under the PTZ mode
Button
Description
/ SLOW
Move PTZ up.
/
Move PTZ down.
/
Move PTZ to the left.
/
Move PTZ to the right.
ZOOM +
PTZ zoom-in.
ZOOM -
PTZ zoom-out.
FOCUS +
PTZ focus-in.
FOCUS -
PTZ focus-out.
IRIS +
PTZ iris-open.
IRIS -
PTZ iris-close.
TOUR
Activate PTZ pre-set tour. ＊
PRESET+
Number
Setup the Preset location
Press “PRESET”key first then two-digit number; DVR will set the current
PTZ location at entered preset number.
PLAY+
Number
Go to Preset location
Press “PLAY”key first then two-digit number, PTZ will go to the
correspondent preset number location.
PIP
Set current PTZ location as the start of line-scan. ＊
FREEZE
Activate auto line-scan. ＊
ZOOM
Set current PTZ location as the end of line-scan.＊
＊PTZ communication protocols from different brands aren‟t compatible 100% sometime
s. Therefore, some of these functions may be unavailable.

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Table 3-3.2 Mouse operation under the PTZ mode
Icon
Description
Leave PTZ Mode，back to the LIVE mode
Pre-set number N. (0~255)
Go to pre-set number N.
Set current PTZ location at pre-set number N.
「TOUR」， press to activate pre-set tour＊
「PIP」， Set current PTZ location as the start of line-scan. ＊
「FREEZE」， Activate line-scan. ＊
「ZOOM」， Set current PTZ location as the end of line-scan. ＊
To move PTZ in 360°
PTZ zoom in; PTZ zoom out
PTZ focus in; PTZ focus out.
PTZ IRIS open, PTZ IRIS close.
Below functions need support from specific PTZ manufacturer. Please check us
er manual of your PTZ for more detail.
to
AUX 1~8,「AUTO」Key ＋Number key「1~8」
「Backup」, Customized function。
＊PTZ communication protocols from different brands aren‟t compatible 100%
sometimes. Therefore, some of these functions may be unavailable.

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CHAPTER 4 MAIN MENU SETUP
To enter the main menu and set up DVR, log-in account and user password are required.
The default password of the administrator is “123456”. Please check the “Account Setup”for
related setup of other log-in users.
Table 4-0.1 Some definition of virtual keyboard.
Item
Description
Switch between capital and small letters.
/
Switch between numbers and letters.
Press to cancel the setup, and re-choose the login
account.
Delete the last character.
Enter to identify the password. It will enter the set
up menu, If the password is verified.
Space key

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Table 4-0.2 The operation of remote control under the setting menu
Item
Description
Switch to different options under one item
Switch to different items
MENU
Save setup and back to LIVE mode
ESC
Back to Upper level of menu without saving
ENTER
Enter the menu, or display virtual keyboard
PS. The initialization of new-installed HD is required before recording, please refer to “4-9
UTILITY SETUP”for detail.
4-1 RECORD SETUP
Item
Description
HDD FULL
Select STOP to stop recording or OVERWRITE to reuse the
HDD when HDD is full
「Stop」： Stop Recording
「Overwrite」： Start to overwrite that begin from the oldest data
of HDD, and continue to record.
Quality & Frame Rate
Setup
Setup the quality and frame rate for each channel under normal
recording and event recording type.
OSD position X
Setup OSD X axis
OSD position Y
Set up OSD y axis
OSD position setup
Set up OSD axis

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4-1.1 Quality & Frame Rate Setup
Item
Description
Normal setup/
event setup
Select recording mode
Resolution
Select recording resolution: NTSC:360x240, 720x240, 720x480
PAL:352X288,704X288,704X576
Record Type
You can setup quality and FPS separately for record type.
No.
Check/uncheck the box enable/disable selected channel recording
Quality
Select quality: Lowest/ Low/ Normal/ High/ Highest
FPS
Select recording frame rate.
Auto
Assign each channel with its maxima accessible fps
4-2 EVENT SETUP

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Item
Description
Motion Setup
Enter to set up motion detection
Sensor Setup
Enter to set up sensor detection
4-2.1 MOTION SETUP
Item
Description
Motion Popup
Check the box to Enable/Disable popup screen function for all
channels. When motion is detected in LIVE mode, the
detected channel image will pop up in full screen display.
1~4
You can setup independently for each channel.
Selected Channel Turn
Check the box to Enable/Disable motion detection for each
channel.
Sensitivity
Drag the white bar or press ◀▶to set up Sensitivity from
value 1 to 10 for each channel. The lower value you set
the higher sensitivity it will be
Motion Area Setup
Enter to setup motion detection area

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4-2.1.1 MOTION AREA SETUP
The motion detection has been divided into 16x12 grids. The default detection area is
full screen as it marked in transparent for local DVR and purple for remote access.
Areas deselected for motion detection are marked in red for both local and remote site.
Item
Description
Mask Mouse Selection
Switch between “select”and “deselect”for cursor-dragging function
All Area Detection
Select entire screen as detection area.
Mask All Area
Deselect entire detection area.
Continue
Continue setup
Exit & Save
Save setup and leave
Exit & Discard
Cancel setup and leave
4-2.2 SENSOR SETUP