Videoswitch VI-R5132L Operator's manual

Vi-R5132LHybrid Recorder
Quick Operation Guide
Products covered by this manual
Vi-R5132L
Document Reference Date
Bdr602a.doc 17/02/15
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Table of Contents
DVR Pre-Installation .................................................................................................................................................1
DVR Installation........................................................................................................................................................1
Hard Disk Installation................................................................................................................................................1
Front Panel.................................................................................................................................................................3
Rear Panel..................................................................................................................................................................3
RS-485 Connection....................................................................................................................................................4
Specifications.............................................................................................................................................................5
HDD Storage Calculation Chart.................................................................................................................................6
Menu Operation.........................................................................................................................................................7
Menu Structure...................................................................................................................................................7
Startup and Shutdown........................................................................................................................................8
Live View ..........................................................................................................................................................8
Adding IP Cameras............................................................................................................................................9
Recording.........................................................................................................................................................10
Instant Recording.....................................................................................................................................11
All-day Recording....................................................................................................................................11
Playback...........................................................................................................................................................11
Backup.............................................................................................................................................................12
Accessing by Web Browser .....................................................................................................................................14
Logging In........................................................................................................................................................14
Live View ........................................................................................................................................................14
Recording.........................................................................................................................................................15
Playback...........................................................................................................................................................16
Log...................................................................................................................................................................17

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Thank you for purchasing our product. If there is any question or request, please do not hesitate to contact
dealer. This manual is applicable toVi-R5132
The figures shown in this manual are for reference only. The appearance and interface of the device are subject to
the actual model.
DVR Pre-Installation
The DVR is highly advanced surveillance equipment that should be installed with care. Please take into
consideration the following precautionary steps before installation of the DVR.
1. Keep all liquids away from the DVR.
2. Install the DVR in a well-ventilated and dust-free area.
3. Ensure environmental conditions meet factory specifications.
4. Install a manufacturer recommended HDD.
DVR Installation
During the installation of the DVR:
1. Use brackets for rack mounting.
2. Ensure there is ample room for audio and video cables.
3. When installing cables, ensure that the bend radius of the cables are no less than five times than its
diameter.
4. Connect both the alarm and RS-485 cable.
5. Allow at least 2cm (≈0.75-inch) of space between racks mounted devices.
6. Ensure the DVR is grounded.
7. Environmental temperature should be within the range of -10 ºC ~ 5 5 ºC, 14ºF ~ 131ºF.
8. Environmental humidity should be within the range of 10% ~ 90%.
Hard Disk Installation
Before you start:
Before installing a hard disk drive (HDD), please make sure the power is disconnected from the DVR. A factory
recommended HDD should be used for this installation.
Up to 8 or 16 SATA hard disks can be installed on your DVR.
Tools Required: Screwdriver.
Steps:
1. Remove the cover from the DVR by unfastening the screws on the back and side.
2. Install the HDD in the HDD rack using the provided screws. Fasten the screws on the
bottom to fix the HDD.

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3. Connect the HDD to the motherboard of the DVR with the included data cable.
4. Connect the power cable to the HDD.
5. Re-install the cover of the DVR and fasten screws.

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Front Panel
No.
Name
Function Description
1
POWER
POWER indicator turns green when DVR is powered up.
2
STATUS
STATUS indicator lights in red when data is being read from or written to
HDD.
3
Tx/Rx
Tx/Rx indictor blinks green when network connection is functioning properly.
4
IR Receiver
Receiver for IR remote.
5
USB Interface
Connects USB mouse or USB flash memory devices.
Rear Panel
No.
Item
Description
1
VIDEO IN
BNC connector for analog video input.
2
VIDEO OUT
BNC connector for video output.
3
AUDIO IN
RCA connector for audio input.
4
USB Interface
Connects USB mouse or USB flash memory devices.
5
HDMI
HDMI video output.
6
VGA
DB15 connector for VGA output. Display local video output and menu.
7
AUDIO OUT
RCA connector for audio output.
8
LAN Interface
Network interface.
9
RS-485 Interface
Connector for RS-485 devices. Connect the D+ and D- terminals to R+
and R- of PTZ receiver respectively.
10
12V
12 VDC power supply.
11
POWER
Switch for turning on/off the device.
12
GND
Ground (needs to be connected when DVR starts up).

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RS-485 Connection
To connect RS-485 devices to the DVR:
1. Disconnect pluggable block from the RS-485 terminal block.
2. Press and hold the orange part of the pluggable block; insert signal cables into slots and release the orange
part. Ensure signal cables are in tight.
3. Connect pluggable block back into terminal block.

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Specifications
Model
Vi-R5108
Vi-R5116
Vi-R5132
Video/Audio input
Analog video
input
4-ch
8-ch
16-ch
BNC (1.0 Vp-p, 75 Ω), PAL / NTSC self-adaptive
IP video input
Up to 8-ch
Up to 16-ch
Up to 32-ch
Composite
video input
Up to 8-ch (Analog
video + IP video)
Up to 16-ch (Analog
video + IP video )
Up to 32-ch (Analog
video + IP video )
Audio input
1-ch
4-ch
RCA (2.0 Vp-p, 1 KΩ)
Incoming
bandwidth
20 Mbps
40 Mbps
80 Mbps
Video/Audio output
HDMI / VGA
output
1920 ×1080 / 60 Hz (1080P), 1600 ×1200 / 60 Hz, 1280 ×1024 / 60 Hz,
1280 ×720 / 60 Hz, 1024 ×768 / 60 Hz
CVBS output
1-ch, BNC (1.0 Vp-p, 75 Ω), resolution: PAL: 704 ×576, NTSC: 704 ×
480
Audio output
1-ch, RCA (Linear, 1 KΩ)
Max. remote
connection
128-ch
Outgoing
bandwidth
40 Mbps
240 Mbps
240 Mbps
Encoding/Decoding
parameters
Video
compression
H.264
Encoding
resolution
Main stream: WD1 / 4CIF / 2CIF / CIF / QCIF
Sub-stream: CIF / QCIF
Frame rate
Main stream: 25 fps (P) / 30 fps (N)
Sub-stream: 25 fps (P) / 30 fps (N)
Video bitrate
32 Kbps ~ 3 Mbps
Audio
compression
G.711
OggVorbis
Audio bitrate
64 Kbps
Stream type
Video, Video & Audio
Dual-stream
Support
Playback
resolution
5MP/3MP/1080P/UXGA/720P/WD1/4CIF/VGA/DCIF/2CIF/CIF/QCIF
Synchronous
playback
8-ch
16-ch
16-ch
Record
Recording
mode
Manual recording, Continuous recording, Motion detection recording,
Alarm recording, Motion | Alarm recording, Motion & Alarm recording
Playback mode
Instant playback, Normal playback, Event playback, Tag playback
Backup mode
Normal backup, Event backup
Network
Protocol
IPv6, HTTPS, UPnP™, SNMP, NTP, SADP, SMTP, NFS, iSCSI, PPPoE,
etc.
Hard disk
Type
1 SATA interface
2 SATA interfaces
Capacity
Up to 4 TB capacity for each disk
External interface
Two-way audio
1-ch, RCA (2.0 Vp-p, 1 KΩ) (Using audio input)
Network
interface
1, 10M/100M
self-adaptive Ethernet
interface
1, 10M/100M/1000M self-adaptive Ethernet
interface
Serial interface
1 RS-485 half-duplex interface
USB port
2 ×USB2.0
Alarm in/out
Optional
General
Power supply
12 VDC
Consumption
Max. 10W (without hard disk)
Working
temperature
-10 ºC ~ +55 ºC (14 ºF ~ 131 ºF)
Working
humidity
10%~90%
Chassis
1U chassis
1U chassis
Dimensions
(W ×D ×H)
315 × 230 × 45 mm
(12.4 ×9.0 ×1.8 in)
445 ×290 ×45 mm (17.5 ×11.4 ×1.8 in)
Weight
Approx. 2 kg / 4.4 lb (without hard disk)

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HDD Storage Calculation Chart
The following chart shows an estimation of storage space used based on recording at one channel for an hour at a
fixed bit rate.
Bit Rate
Storage Used
96K
42M
128K
56M
160K
70M
192K
84M
224K
98M
256K
112M
320K
140M
384K
168M
448K
196M
512K
225M
640K
281M
768K
337M
896K
393M
1024K
450M
1280K
562M
1536K
675M
1792K
787M
2048K
900M
3072K
1.32G
Note: Please note that supplied values for storage space used is just for reference. Storage space used is estimated
by formulas and may have some deviation from actual value.

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Menu Operation
Menu Structure
The menu structure of the device is shown as below:

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Startup and Shutdown
Proper startup and shutdown procedures are crucial to expanding the life of the device.
To start your device:
1. Check the power supply is plugged into an electrical outlet. It is HIGHLY recommended that an
Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) be used in conjunction with the device.
2. Press the POWER button on the rear panel. The Power indicator LED should turn green indicating that the
device begins to start up.
After the device starting up, you can follow the setup wizard to set the some basic operations for the device,
including password modifying, date and time settings, network settings, HDD initializing, IP camrea connecting
and recording configuration.
To shut down your device:
1. Enter the Shutdown menu.
Menu > Shutdown
2. Select the Shutdown button.
3. Click the Yes button.
4. Press the POWER button on the rear panel when the hint “Please power off”pops up to shut down the device
properly.
Live View
Live view shows you the video image getting from each camera in real time. The device automatically enters Live
View mode when powered on successfully. It is also at the very top of the menu hierarchy, thus right-clicking the
mouse many times (depending on which menu you’re on) brings you to the Live View mode.
Live View Icons
In the live view mode, there are icons at the right top of the screen for each camera, showing the status of the
record and alarm in the channel, so that you can find problems as soon as possible.
Alarm (video loss, tampering, motion detection or sensor alarm).
Record (manual recording, continuous recording, motion detection or sensor alarm triggered recording).
Alarm & Record

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Adding IP Cameras
You can add the online IP cameras to realize the live view and recording function of them. You can search and add
the online IP cameras by following the setup wizard, or performing to the following steps.
Steps:
1. Right-click the mouse when you in the live view mode to show the right-click menu.
2. Select Add IP Camera in the pop-up menu and select Auto or Manual on your demand.
•Auto
The device will add the detected IP cameras or encoders automatically by the default user name and password
of administrator.
Note: If the user name and password is changed, the auto adding of IP camera will fail, you may add it
manually.
•Manual
Steps:
1. To add the online cameras with same network segment:
1) The detected online camera will be listed in the camera list, as shown in the figure below.

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2) Click the button to add the camera.
Explanation of the icons:
Icon
Explanation
Icon
Explanation
Edit basic parameters of the camera
Add the detected IP camera.
Delete the IP camera
The camera is disconnected; you can
click the icon to get the exception
information of camera.
The camera is connected.
Advanced settings of the camera.
2. To add other IP cameras:
1) Click the Custom Adding button to pop up the Add IP Camera (Custom) interface.
2) You can edit the IP address, protocol, management port, and other information of the IP camera to
be added.
3) Click Add to add the camera.
Recording
Before you start:
Make sure that the HDD or network disk has already been connected and initialized for storage. For detailed
information, see the user manual.
Purpose:
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recording. And for other recording types, you may refer to the user manual for detailed information.
Instant Recording
Note: After rebooting the device, all the instant recording will be cancelled.
Click on the live view window, a quick setting toolbar will be shown on the bottom as follows:
Click the icon to enable the instant recording, and the icon turns to .
To disable the instant recording, click the icon , and then the icon turns to .
All-day Recording
Perform the following steps to set the all-day recording of all cameras.
Right-click on the live view window; select the Start Recording on the right-click menu; and then select
Continuous Record or Motion Detection Record to start the all-day recording.
All the cameras will start to record in the selected mode.
Playback
Purpose:
You can quickly play back the record files of a specific camera in the live view mode. For other playback types,
refer to the user manual for detailed information.
Before you start:
The record files need to be recorded on the storage devices, such as the HDDs and network disks, for playback.
•Option 1:
Click to choose a camera under live view and click the button in the quick setting toolbar.
Note: Only record files recorded during the past five minutes on this camera will be played back.
•Option 2:
Steps:
1. Right-click a camera in live view mode and select Playback from the menu.

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2. You will enter the Playback interface.
The toolbar in the bottom part of Playback interface can be used to control playing process. Just check the
camera or cameras if you want to execute simultaneous playback of multiple cameras.
Backup
Record files can be backed up to various devices, such as USB flash drives, USB HDDs or a DVD-R/W.
Steps:
1. Enter Video Export (Menu>Export) interface.
Choose the camera(s) you want to back up and click .

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2. Enter Export interface, choose backup device and click Export button to start exporting.
3. Check backup result.
Choose the record file in Export interface and click button to check it.

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Accessing by Web Browser
Logging In
If the device has successfully connected to the network, you can get access to the device via web browser. Open
web browser, input the IP address of the device and then press Enter. The login interface appears.
Input the user name and password, and click the Login button.
Notes:
1. The default IP address is 192.0.0.64.
2. The default user name is admin, and password is 12345.
3. You may use one of the following listed web browsers: Internet Explorer 6.0, Internet Explorer 7.0, Internet
Explorer 8.0, Internet Explorer 9.0, Internet Explorer 10.0, Apple Safari, Mozilla Firefox, and Google Chrome.
4. The supported resolutions include 1024*768 and above.
When you log in for the first time, the system will remind you to install the Plug-in control. After the installation,
you can configure and manage the device remotely.
Live View
The live view interface appears by default when you log in the device.
Interface Introduction
①Camera List: Displays the list of cameras and the playing and recording status of each camera.
②Live View Window: Displays the image of camera, and multi-window division is supported.
③Play Control Bar: Play control operations are supported.

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④PTZ Control: Pan, tilt, zoom operations are supported, as well as preset editing and calling.
Note: PTZ function can only be realized if the connected camera supports PTZ control.
⑤Video Parameters Configuration: Brightness, contrast, saturation and other parameters of the image can be
modified.
Start Live View
Steps:
1. In the live view window, select a playing window by clicking the mouse.
2. Double-click a camera from the device list to start the live view.
3. You can click the button on the toolbar to start the live view of all cameras on the device list.
Refer to the following table for the description of buttons on the live view window:
Icon
Description
Icon
Description
Select the
window-division
mode
/
Start/Stop all live view
Capture pictures in
the live view mode
/
Start/Stop all
recording
Previous page
Next page
/
Open/Close audio
/
Start/Stop two-way
audio
Adjust volume
/
Enable/Disable digital
zoom
Full-screen
Recording
Before you start
Make sure the device is connected with HDD or network disk, and the HDD or network disk has been initialized
for the first time to use.
Two recording types can be configured: Manual and Scheduled. The following section introduces the
configuration of scheduled recording.
Steps:
1. Click Remote Configuration> Camera Settings> Record Schedule to enter Record Schedule settings interface.
2. Select the camera to configure the record schedule.
3. Check the checkbox of Enable Record Schedule to enable recording schedule.
4. Click Edit to edit record schedule.
5. Choose the day in a week to configure scheduled recording.
1) Configure All Day or Customize record:
If you want to configure the all-day recording, please check the All Day checkbox.
If you want to record in different time sections, check the Customize checkbox. Set the Start Time and
End Time.
Note: The time of each segment can’t be overlapped. Up to 8 segments can be configured.
2) Select a Record Type. The record type can be Normal, Motion, Alarm, Motion & Alarm, and Motion |
Alarm.
3) Check the checkbox of Select All and click Copy to copy settings of this day to the whole week. You
can also check any of the checkboxes before the date and click Copy.

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4) Click OK to save the settings and exit the Edit Schedule interface.
6. Click Advanced to configure advanced record parameters.
7. Optionally, check the checkboxes of other cameras to copy the settings to.
8. Click Save to validate the above settings.
Playback
Interface Introduction
①Camera List: Displays the list of cameras and the playing status of each camera.
②Playback Window: Displays the video of camera.
③Play Control Bar: Play control operations are supported.
④Time Line: Displays the time bar and the records marked with different colors.
⑤Playback Status: Displays the playback status, including camera No. and playback speed.
⑥Calendar: You can select the date to play.
Start Playback
Steps:
1. Click Playback on the menu bar to enter playback interface.
2. Click the camera from the device list for playback.
3. Select the date from the calendar and click Search.
Note: The day with record will be marked like .
4. Click the button to play the video file searched on the current date.
5. Use the buttons on the toolbar to operate in playback mode.
Button
Description
Button
Description
/
Play/Pause
Stop
Slow down
Speed up
Play by single frame
Capture
Stop All Playback
Download
/
Video Clip
/
Open/Close audio
Full-screen

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6. You can drag the progress bar with the mouse to locate the exact playback point. You can also input the time
in the textbox and click button to locate the playback point.
The color of the video on the progress bar stands for the different video types.
Log
You can view and export the log files at any time, including operation, alarm, exception and information of device.
Before you start
The Log function can be realized only when the device is connected with HDD or network disk. And make sure
the HDD or network disk has been initialized for the first time to use.
Steps:
1. Click Log on the menu bar to enter the Log interface.
2. Set the log search conditions to refine your search, including the Major Type, Minor Type, Start Time and
End Time.
3. Click the Search button to start searching log files.
4. The matched log files will be displayed on the list shown below.
Note: Up to 100 log files can be displayed on each page.
You can click the button to save the searched log files to local directory.
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