Vacron 4CH H.264 User manual

4CH H.264
Digital Video Recorder
USER MANUAL
2013 APR V1.2
optional

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WARNING
Do not expose the DVR under the sunlight, heat or
wet environment while installation. As it could
decrease the performance of DVR and damage the
machine.
Do not touch the power plug or case with wet hands
as this could result electric shock.
Do not forcedly bend or put heavy object on power
cable as this could result in injury to personal or
equipment.
Do not operate with damaged power cord or loose
electrical outlet as this could result in electric shock or
accident.
Please use individual power instead of share electrical
outlets with other electrical equipment as this could
result in damage or accident.
Do not attempt to service this DVR by yourself as it
may expose you to dangerous voltage or other
hazards. Please refer all service to the qualified
servicing distributor.
Do not open the covers or insert any object into DVR.
CAUTION
Do not place the machine on an uneven surface or it would
decrease the DVR efficiency or malfunction.
Avoid any shock or bumping of the DVR while recording.
Improper handling could damage the system.
CAUTION
Make sure the voltage selector switch is set
to appropriate setting before plug in!

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CONTENTS
1. Specification.............................................................................................1
2. Structure of Product..................................................................................2
3. DVR Installation........................................................................................4
4. System Operation.....................................................................................4
5. Display Setup ...........................................................................................7
6. Search......................................................................................................9
7. Main Menu..............................................................................................11
7.1 Camera Setup................................................................................11
7.2 Record Setup.................................................................................13
7.3 Alarm Setup ...................................................................................16
7.4 Motion Detection............................................................................16
7.5 Network Setup................................................................................17
7.6 Log Search.....................................................................................20
7.7 Backup...........................................................................................21
7.8 System...........................................................................................22
7.8.1 Time Setting.........................................................................22
7.8.2 HDD Setup...........................................................................22
7.8.3 Display Setting.....................................................................24
7.8.4 System Information..............................................................25
7.8.5 User Password.....................................................................25
7.8.6 System Language................................................................26
7.8.7 Audio Setting........................................................................26
7.8.8 System Maintenance............................................................26
8. Cell Phone Monitoring Operation............................................................28
9. H264 Player Operation...........................................................................49
10. H264 HDPlayer Operation......................................................................51
11. Web Operation .......................................................................................53
12. Appendix ................................................................................................61
12.1 How to search and playback the footage step-by-step?.................61
12.2 How to backup the footage step-by-step?.......................................64
12.3 How to setup the Network step by step?.........................................66
12.3.1 Static.....................................................................................67
12.3.2 DHCP ...................................................................................72
12.3.3 PPPoE..................................................................................77
12.3.4 How to set up a 3G connection for your DVR?.....................79
12.4 Email Setup ....................................................................................80
12.5 DDNS Setup...................................................................................81
13. Default Setting........................................................................................87
14. HDD Support List....................................................................................88
15. Operation System For Mobile Phone Application ...................................89
16. 3G Data Rate..........................................................................................89

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1. Specification
Video System NTSC PAL
Operating System Embedded Linux
VGA Output D-SUB 15P VGA
Video Input 4 x (1Vp-p 75R) BNC
Audio Input 4 x RCA（CH1~CH4）
Video Output 1 x (Monitor Out) BNC
Audio Output
1 x RCA
OSD Interface
GUI interface / Multi-Language (English / Traditional Chinese / Others)
Display Frame
240 fields/s (4x60 fields/s)
200 fields/s (4x50 fields/s)
Recording Frame 30fps (CIF/HD1/D1) / 20fps(1.5D1) 25fps (CIF/HD1/D1) / 16fps(1.5D1)
Playback Frame 30fps (CIF/HD1/D1) / 20fps(1.5D1) 25fps (CIF/HD1/D1) / 16fps(1.5D1)
Display Mode Single / Quad / Auto Switch
Pentaplex Mode Recording / Playback / Network / Mobile Phone Surveillance
Resolution
Display 720x480 720x576
Recording
360x240 @CIF 360x288 @CIF
720x240 @HD1 720x288 @HD1
720x480 @D1
720x576 @D1
960x480 @1.5D1
960x576 @1.5D1
Compression Format
H.264
HDD Management
SATA HDD x 1 (No HDD Included)
Backup Device Host USB 2.0
Searching Mode Time/Date, Event
Full Screen Yes
Alarm Input / Output 4 x Input / 1 x Output
Key / LED 17 Keys (Max.) / 2 LEDs
Motion Detection(MD) Yes
Video Loss Detection
Yes
Switching
Yes
Buzzer
Yes
Brightness Setting
Yes
Contrast Yes
XGA Output Adjustable, 1440p x 900p (max.)
HD Output 1080p30 / 720p60
Mouse Yes (USB 2.0)
P/T/Z Control Pelco-D / Pelco-P ( RS-485)
Watchdog Auto Power Recovery
Network
H.264 (STATIC
，
DHCP
，
PPPoE)
Mobile Phone
Windows Mobile / Symbian / iPhone / Android / Blackberry
Power supply
DC 12V / 3A (AC100V~240V 50/60HZ)
Dimension 315mm x 222mm x 68mm (W x D x H)
Operating Temperature 0℃~ 46℃

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2. Structure of Product
Front Panel
Power Indicator The LED lights on when power on.
HDD Indicator The LED lights on when the HDD is written.
Channel 1 Under the live viewing mode / playback mode channel 1 display.
Channel 2 Under the live viewing mode / playback mode channel 2 display.
Channel 3 Under the live viewing mode / playback mode channel 3 display.
Channel 4 Under the live viewing mode / playback mode channel 4 display.
Quad
Under the live viewing mode / playback mode Quad display.
Menu Under the live viewing mode, press MENU to enter the main menu.
Under the menu mode, press MENU to go to the upper menu.
Fast Rewind Playback: x2 / x4 / x8 / x16 / x32 Multiple Speed.
Fast Forward Playback: x2 / x4 / x8 / x16 / x32 Multiple Speed.
Slow Forward Playback: 1/2 / 1/4 / 1/8 Multiple Speed.
Step
Under the playback mode, press Step button to enter Play Frame
by Frame mode.
Pause Under the playback mode, press the button to pause the playback.
Play Under the live viewing mode, press the Play button to enter the
playback mode.
Manual Record Press this button to start recording in live mode.
Stop Under the playback mode, press the button to stop the operation
or go to upper menu.
Up To move up of the selection setting in menu.
Down To move down of the selection setting in menu.
Left To move left of the selection setting in menu.
Right To move right of the selection setting in menu.
Enter Press the Enter button to confirm the setup or go into sub-menu.
USB 2.0 Port USB Backup or Firmware Update.

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Installation
1 Video In 1-4 CH Video Input (BNC)
2 Audio In 1-4 CH Audio Input
3 Video Out 1CH Video Output (BNC)
4 Audio Out 1CH Audio Output (RCA)
5 LAN RJ-45 Network Connection
6 USB Mouse Port 2.0 USB Mouse
7 Alarm I/O Alarm In/Out
8 XGA PC Monitor Output
9 HD Output 1080p/ 720p resolution Output
10 E-SATA Support external storage system and the Port Multipliers function
11 RS-485 For Speed Dome Use
12 DC12V Power Input
Alarm I/O
Item
Point 1: CH1 sensor input.
Point 2: CH2 sensor input.
Point 3: CH3 sensor input.
Point 4: CH4 sensor input.
Point 5: ground.
Point 6: the first relay joint port.
Point 7: the first relay normal open.

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3. DVR Installation
Connect the camera video output to the DVR video input port with BNC
connectors.
The camera install coaxial cable is suggested cat 6 or above.
DVR Network installation
Please connect DVR to HUB or router by using RJ-45 network cable and
make sure the DVR network indicator LED is on.
(Please refer to Network Setup for further network setting information of
using static IP, PPPoE or DHCP. )
Alarm Installation
Please refer to Installation for external alarm I/O installation. Please refer to
Alarm Setup.
Speed Dome Installation
This device can support 3 kinds of communication protocol (Pelco D, Pelco P
& MIKAMI)
Power Installation
Please use the provided power cable and adaptor to connect the DVR
(AC100V~AC240V). Please refer to Installation for connecting position. The
DVR system will enter into live viewing mode when power is connected.
Please refer to Display Setup - Live Viewing Mode for more information.
4. System Operation
There are 3 kinds of DVR control method: front panel, remote control and USB
mouse.
USB Mouse Operation
1. Quick Menu: Right click the mouse button under the live viewing mode to
go for enter into Quick Menu.
2. Left click the mouse button under the main menu to go to the sub-select
menu.
3. Left click the mouse button under the select menu to go to the sub-menu.
4. Use the mouse to change the setting.
5. Please refer to Display Setup - PTZ Setup.
Remote Control Operation
Remote Control and front panel operation are the same; please refer to Front
Panel and the reference table of the button as below.

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CH2 display
Record
Quad display
Menu
Navigator
Fast Forward
Stop/ Remote ID Setup
Step/Pause
CH1 display
CH3 display
CH4 display
Mute
Enter
Fast Rewind
Play

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Virtual Keyboard Operation
The text input of the virtual keyboard is as below:
Menu Operation Front Panel & Remote
Control Operation Mouse Operation
Select character from virtual keyboard [Up/Down/Left/Right] [Move Cursor]
Keyin the select character [Enter] [Left Click]
Exit the virtual keyboard [MENU] [Left Click]out of selection area
Key Description of Virtual Keyboard
Delete the previous character
Switch to text input
Enter key. Save and exit the virtual keyboard
Other Keys Character Keyin
Main Menu Operation
Setup Operation Front Panel & Remote Control USB Mouse
Select [Up/Down/Left/Right] [Moving Cursor]
Enter Select Menu [Enter] [Left Click]
Setup Operation
Main menu
Setup

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Setup Operation Front Panel & Remote Control USB Mouse
Select [Up/Down/Left/Right] [Moving Cursor]
Confirm Select Setting [Enter] [Left Click]
Change the Select Setting [Left/Right] [Left Click]
5. Display Setup
There are 3 kinds of screen display mode: Live, Auto Switching and PTZ. DVR.
Live Viewing Mode
The DVR will go to the live viewing mode after boot up. There are 5 different
status icon:
Setup Operation Front Panel&Remote Control USB Mouse
Channel 1~4 Single Channel
Display
[CH1~4]
Select one of channel
[Double click left button]
4 Channel Split Display [4 CH Split]
Under single channel
[Double click left button]
Quick Menu [MENU] [Right]
Playback Mode [Play] [Right] QuickMenu
Start/Stop the Manual Record [Record] [Right] QuickMenu
Start/Stop the Auto Switching
Front Panel
[Auto Switch]
Remote Control
[Auto Switch]
[Right] QuickMenu
Start/Stop Mute Remote Control
[Mute] [Left] Left Click
Quick Menu
●: Record
M: Motion Triggered
L: Video Loss
A: Alarm Triggered
: Sound on/off
Main Menu
Remote Lock
Search
PTZ
Manual REC
Zoom Mode
PIP
Back Up
Info
Auto Switching

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Setup Operation Front Panel & Remote Control USB Mouse
Select Item [Left/Right] [Moving Cursor]
Enter the Select Item [Up/Down] [Moving Cursor]
Confirm the Select Item [Enter] [Left Click]
Exit [MENU] [Left Click] out of selection area
PTZ
Please set the speed dome properly before control PTZ. Please refer to PTZ
Setup.
Setup Operation Front Panel & Remote Control USB Mouse
Select Item [Up/Down/Left/Right] [Moving Cursor]
Enter Select Item [Enter] [Left Click]
Zoom +,-
Focus, +-
Iris, +-
Adjust Movement Speed
PTZ Up / Down / Left / Right
Start/Stop Auto Tracking
Exit
[Right click] or [Left click
]
Playback Operation
Setup Operation Front Panel & Remote
Control
USB Mouse
Fast Rewind [Fast Rewind]

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Fast Forward [Fast Forward]
Step Forward [StepForward]
Step/Pause [Step/Pause]
Play 1x [Play]
Stop [Stop]
Digital Zoon None Drag by Left Click
Derived Image None [Left click]
1~4 Single Channel Display [1~4 Channel] Select Channel [Double left click]
4 split Display [4 split] Under single channel
[Double left click]
Auto Switching
1. Auto switch starts from order CH1~CH4, 4 split channel.
2. Press the button again to stop the function.
6. Search
In Live mode, use Play button in the front panel/remote controller or right clicking
the mouse to switch to the Search function.
Setup Operation Front Panel & Remote
Controller
USB Mouse
Search [Enter] [Left Click]
Select Channel [Up/Down] [Moving Cursor]
Select Dates
[Up/Down/Left/Right]
[Moving Cursor]
Playback
[Enter]
[Left Click]
Return to Upper Menu [MENU]
[Right click] or [Left click
]
No data: no color, data of alarm trigger: red color, normal record data: green
color.
Select the first half of hour frame under the date, the playback will start from
00 mins: 00 sec. Select the second half of hour frame under the date, the
playback will start from 30mins:00sec. If there is no data on the date, please
try to search from record list.

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Select any of 4 channels to playback.
Record List
Setup Operation
Front Panel &
Remote Controller
USB Mouse
Enter Select Item [Enter] [Left Click]
Select Item [Up/Down/Left/Right] [Moving Cursor]
Return to Upper Menu [MENU]
[Right click] or [Left click
]
First Page
Previous Page
Next Page
Last Page
Mark all the events in this page
BackUp
List all of recording data and click on one of record data to
playback.
Backup
Please click “BACKUP” to backup the selecting file to USB memory
stick.

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7. Main Menu
Setup Operation
Front Panel & Remote
Controller
USB Mouse
Select Item
[Up/Down/Left/Right]
[Moving Cursor]
Enter Select Item [Enter] [Left Click]
Exit Main Menu [MENU] [Right click] or [Left click ]
7.1 Camera Setup
Channel
Select one channel to set. Use CopyButton to copy present settings to other
channels.
Camera Title
Set the title of camera. Key in by using virtual keyboard.
Title Position
Set the title position. Set: Top Left, Top Right, Bottom Left, Bottom Right and
Off.
Display
Display the channel, set: On/Off
Camera Color Setup
Camera
Record
Sensor
Motion
Network
Log
Search
Back
Up
System
Hue: 0~50
Brightness: 0~50
Contrast: 0~50
Saturation: 0~50

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PTZ Setting
Type
Speed dome model type. Set: PTC-301, PTC-203ST, FUM 626,
JG_QG988, FUM 622SD, FUM 628 or off. Please select the correct
communication protocol if you enable this setting.
Protocol
Speed dome protocol. Set: PELCO P, PELCO D, MIKAMI or off.
Address
Speed dome address. Set: 0~255
Baud Rate
Speed dome baud rate. Set: 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200.
Tilt Opposite
Set speed dome image upside down. Set: On/Off
Preset
Setup Operation Front Panel &
Remote Controller USB Mouse
Select Item [Up/Down/Left/Right] [Moving Cursor]
Enter Select Item [Enter] [Left Click]
Zoom +,-
Focus +,-
Iris +,-
Adjust Move Speed
Set PTZ Up/Down/Left/Right
Start/Stop Auto Tracking
Number Preset Setting
This function is preset 95 enter the menu

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Save Preset Setting
Clear Preset Setting
Clear All Preset Setting
Return to Upper Menu
[Right click] or [Left click
]
Buzzer Duration
The buzzer ON duration when video loss.
Alarm Relay Duration
The Relay ON duration when video loss.
Time Display
Display the time in LIVE mode. Values: ON/OFF.
7.2 Record Setup
Record Enable Setup
On/Off the channel.
Watermark: Insert the words of watermark.
Resolution Setup
NTSC Recording Resolution: 720x480 / 720x240 / 360x240 / 960x480.
PAL Recording Resolution: 720x576 / 720x288 / 360x288 / 960x576.

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Frame Rate Setup
Setting of Frame Rate: NTSC: 0-30 frames/sec; PAL: 0-25 frames/sec.
Quality Setup
Setting of recording quality: Values 1-5. The bigger value, the better quality.
Pre Record setting
Pre Recording time when motion alarm. Values: 0-10 seconds.

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Privacy Zone
Select channel for privacy mask setup.
Channel: Select channel to setup. Press『COPY』to copy the same
setting to other channels.
Enable: Enable/Disable the privacy mask function.
Color: Select the color of privacy mask area setting in color
Gray/Black/White/Red/Green/Bule/Yellow/Purple.
Privacy Zone: Set the privacy mask area.
Audio
On/Off the sound effects.
Encode Mode
Encoding of channel. Values: VBR or CBR.
Record schedule setup
Always and Schedule Record.
Record Schedule
Setup Operation Front Panel & Remote Controller USB Mouse
Enter Select Item [Enter] [Left Click]
Select Channel [Up/Down] [Moving mouse wheel]
Select Time&Date
[Up/Down/Left/Right]
[Click/Drag-draw]
Return to Upper Menu [MENU]
[Right Click] or [Left Click
]
Copy
(1) Select source (2) Select target (3) Press COPY icon to copy.
Schedule

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7.3 Alarm Setup
Channel
Select the channel to set. COPY icon can copy the present setting to other
channels.
Sensor Mode
Sensor Mode alarm trigger. Set: OFF / NO / NC.
Relay Mode
Relay Mode alarm trigger. Set: NO / NC
Record Duration
The duration of the recording after triggered: 10, 20… 60 sec.
Buzzer Duration
The duration of the buzzer beeping after being triggered: 1, 5, 10, 15, 20, 30
sec.
Alarm Duration
Alarm out after alarm triggered: 1, 5, 10, 15, 20, 30 sec.
Event Popup
The Duration of single channel display after being triggered: 1, 5, 10, 15, 20
sec or off.
7.4 Motion Detection
Channel
Select the channel to set. COPY icon can copy the present setting to other
channels.
Enable
Enable/disable motion detection for each camera. Set: On/Off
Sensitivity
Sensitivity level of motion detection. Set: 1~10. Higher value equal more
sensitive.

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Motion Area Setup
Setup by each small square.
Setup Operation Front Panel & Remote Controller USB Mouse
Area Selection [Up/Down/Left/Right] [Moving Cursor]
Set Detection Area: must set
on none detection
area(Transparent Area)
(1)Move to the area
(2)Press Enter to set the area [Drag by Left Click]
Clear Detection Area: clear the
set detection area: must set on
detection area(Green Area)
(1)Move to the area
(2)Press Enter to set the area [Drag by Left Click]
Return to Upper Menu [MENU] [Right Click]
Record Duration
The duration of the recording after triggered: 10, 20… 60 sec. or off.
Buzzer Duration
The duration of the buzzer beeping after being triggered: 1, 5, 10, 15, 20, 30
sec.
Alarm Duration
Alarm out after alarm triggered: 1, 5, 10, 15, 20, 30 sec.
Event Popup
The Duration of single channel display after being triggered: 1, 5, 10, 15, 20
sec or off.
7.5 Network Setup
Mode
Set the connection method. Set: Static IP, DHCP, PPPoE.
Media Port
Port used for stream media. Default is port 9000.
WEB Port
Port used for web access. Default is port 80.
Command Port
Port used for settings. Default is port 8000.
Mobile Port
Mobile phone port (factory default): 15961.