X-Vision X16D1H User manual

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X16D1H
PROFESSIONAL 16 CHANNEL REAL TIME D1 DVR
User Manual

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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 LIVE OPERATIONS................................................................................5
Chapter 2 MAIN MENU SETUP..............................................................................7
2-1 Auto Sequential.............................................................................................10
2-2 Backup .........................................................................................................10
2-3 Configure...................................................................................................... 11
2-4 Time Search .................................................................................................12
2-5 System Logs.................................................................................................14
2-5.1 Search Criteria...................................................................................15
2-6 PTZ Operation..............................................................................................16
2-8 Zoom............................................................................................................17
2-9 Shortcut toolbar ............................................................................................18
2-9.1 Preference..........................................................................................19
2-9.2 Network stream quality ......................................................................20
Chapter 3 CONFIGURATION MENU.....................................................................21
3-1 Record Setup................................................................................................21
3-1.1 Continuous Record............................................................................22
3-1.1.1 Video Settings_____________________________________ 22
3-1.1.2 Event Recording ___________________________________ 22
3-1.2 Schedule Recording...........................................................................23
3-1.3 Network Stream.................................................................................24
3-2 Event Setup..................................................................................................25
3-2.1 Video Loss.........................................................................................25
3-2.2 Motion Detection................................................................................26
3-2.3 Sensor................................................................................................27
3-2.4 System ...............................................................................................28
3-3 Camera Setup ..............................................................................................29
3-3.1 PTZ Setup .........................................................................................29
3-4 Account Setup ..............................................................................................30
3-4.1 Administrator ......................................................................................30
3-4.2 Other Users .......................................................................................31
3-5 Network Setup..............................................................................................32
3-5.1 Networking Setup ..............................................................................32
3-5.2 HTTP Setup.......................................................................................34
3-5.3 DDNS Setup......................................................................................34
3-5.4 NTP Setup.........................................................................................35
3-5.5 Mail Setup..........................................................................................36
3-6 Storage Setup...............................................................................................38
3-6.1 HDD Setup ........................................................................................37
3-6.2 USB Flash Derive Setup...................................................................37
3-6.3 DVD-RW Setup..................................................................................37
3-7 System Setup...............................................................................................38
3-7.1 Auto Lock...........................................................................................38
3-7.2 Auto Reboot.......................................................................................38
3-7.3 Date/Time Setup................................................................................38
3-7.4 Monitor Setup ....................................................................................40
3-7.5 Input Setup........................................................................................41
3-7.5.1 Remote Control Setup ______________________________ 42
3-7.5.2 Panel Setup ______________________________________ 42
3-7.5.3 Mouse Setup______________________________________ 42

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3-7.5.4 PTZ Keyboard Setup _______________________________ 42
3-7.5.5 Touch Screen Setup________________________________ 43
3-7.6 Utility Setup........................................................................................43
3-7.6.1 Export Configuration________________________________ 43
3-7.6.2 Import Configuration ________________________________ 43
3-7.6.3 Reset Configuration ________________________________ 43
3-7.6.4 Export Logs_______________________________________ 43
3-7.6.5 Clear Logs________________________________________ 43
3-7.6.6 Upgrade Firmware _________________________________ 43
3-8 System Information.......................................................................................44
Chapter 4 REMOTE ACCESS .............................................................................46
4-1 Remote Access via Software .......................................................................46
4-2 Remote Access via Internet Explorer ..........................................................47
4-2 Remote Access via Smartphone Apps ........................................................49
4-3 Minimum Software requirements ..................................................................50
Please Note: On-screen options such a number of Channels, Split Screen Options, Alarm
inputs etc. used in this manual may differ from the actual model purchased (i.e. a 16
channel DVR will display 16 channel options and the 32 Channel will display 32 channel
options).

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Chapter 1 LIVE OPERATIONS
Within live mode, the user can view all the channels as a multi view on the screen, listen to live
audio, as well as operating the DVR. The DVR can either be viewed as in 4:3 or 16:9
(Widescreen) format by selecting the screen aspect ratio button on the shortcut toolbar, which is
can be found by hovering the mouse at the top of the screen.
Please Note: Under the 16:9 aspect ratio (Widescreen mode); Hovering the mouse at the
bottom of the screen will allow the channel state window to appear.
4:3 Aspect Ratio (Normal Mode) - Operation screen
16:9 Aspect Ratio (Widescreen Mode) - Operation screen
Shortcut toolbar
Channel State
Window
Channel State
Window
Shortcut toolbar

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Table 1-1 Icon descriptions in live mode
Icon
Description
Recording is activated
Live audio is activated
Live audio is not activated
Video signal is Normal
Event recording is active
Motion detection triggered
Alarm has been triggered
Alarm has not triggered
The channel video loss alarm has been triggered
USB device has been detected
DVD device has been detected
Network has been detected
Network has not been detected
Displays the current user
Displays the current drive space being used as
both a percentage and actual figure. The
upper left corner displays the hard drive
temperature
Date & time will be displayed on each channel
(i.e. during Local playback, Remote Live View,
Remote Playback and Backup Video)

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Chapter 2 MAIN MENU SETUP
To enter the main menu and set up the DVR a user log-in and password are required. The
default password of the administrator is ‘123456’. Please check the section ‘Account Setup’for
information on setting up other users.
Virtual keyboard Description
Item
Description
Switch between capital and small letters.
/
Switch between numbers and letters.
Press to cancel the setup, and re-enter details.
Delete the last character.
Enter to confirm the password
Space key
Remote Control Button Description
Item
Description
Scroll LEFT/RIGHT between menu options
Scroll UP/DOWN between menu options
MENU
Save current setup and return back to LIVE mode
ESC
Return to previous menu without saving
ENTER
Enter menu option or display virtual keyboard

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4:3 Aspect Ratio - The main menu is located to the left side of the screen
16:9 Aspect Ratio - Right-click on the screen to display the main menu

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Main Menu Icon Description
Icon
Description
Auto Sequential switch menu
Backup menu
Backup video data from DVR HDD
Configuration menu
Time search menu
Choose a specific time of the video data playback
Event search menu
Enable PTZ mode
SPOT mode (SPOT on the second monitor)
Zoom in
(Enlarge video image from 2x to 8x digital zoom)
Enable image freeze function
Disable image freeze function
Enable/Disable PIP
Switch to single screen
Switch to 4-split display
Switch to 9-split display
Switch to 13-split display
Switch to 16-split display

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2-1 Auto Sequential
The Auto Sequential feature allows the user to set the DVR to scroll through the cameras
automatically. Various viewing options can be defined by the user and is detailed below:
Auto Sequential Description
Item
Description
Interval
The number of seconds the image stays on a chosen channel (i.e. In SPOT mode)
Single Screen
Division
Video Loss
Select to set automatic sequential channel switching for single channel
(i.e.by setting the number of seconds each channel is displayed in a single screen
before switching)
Select Video Loss to mask channel channels which have been hidden/masked
Quad-Screen
Division
Select to set automatic sequential channel switching for a quad-screen split view
9-Screen Division
Select to set automatic sequential channel switching for a 9-screen split view
16-Screen Division
Select to set automatic sequential channel switching for a 16-screen split view
2-2 Backup
User can back-up any segment of recorded data in a specified time frame. To do so, either a CD
R/W or storage device, like USB, must be connected to the DVR.

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Auto Sequential Description
Item
Description
From
The start time of backup file
To
The end time of backup file
Duration
Allows the user to specify the duration time they require for their back up
file (to be used in conjunction with the ‘From’ and ‘End’ time.
All
Selects all the channels to backup.
Required Space
Displays the size of the backup file
Calculate
Displays/Refreshes the calculation of the size of backup file
Backup Device
Select backup device (USB/DVD-RW)
Status
Backup device status
Free Space
The available space on your backup device
Backup
Starts the backup function.
Please Note: Do not turn off the power to the DVR or remove the USB device whilst
upgrading as it may cause an incomplete firmware upgrade and may damage the DVR.
2-3 Configure
The Configuration Menu Page allows the user to configure various settings on the DVR which
are displayed in the image below. Further information on each individual function is detailed in
section ‘Configuration Menu’.

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2-4 Time Search
TIME SEARCH allows the user to search for recording data within specific times. Dates that
contain any recording data are highlighted with a blue square, as detailed in the image below.
Users can select the specified date (Including month/year) using the on-screen calendar. The
time can also be further specified by using the drop down menu or the slider time bar located at
the bottom of the page.
Once the date/time has been specified please click the play button, which will then take the user
to the playback screen and menu, as detailed below:
Playback Menu (4:3 Aspect Ratio)

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Playback Menu Description
Icon
Description
Stop playback and return to the previous page
Play
Pause
Fast rewind ( speed 4x, 8x, 16x, 32x)
Fast forward (speed 4x, 8x, 16x, 32x)
Slow playback (speed 1/2x, 1/4x, 1/8x)
Step playback
Zoom-in display ( 2x~8x digital zoom)
Full screen display
Quad display
9 screen display
16 screen display
Please Note: Users can also double click on a single desired channel if you want to view
a single channel during playback.
Remote Control functions under Playback mode
Button
Description
ENTER/MODE
Switch to full screen or multi split display.
MENU /
Turn on/off PAUSE.
PLAY
Play back at normal speed.
/ SLOW
Play back at a slower speed; the speed will be reduced each time the
button is pressed (i.e. 1/2, 1/4, 1/8)
/
Fast rewind; The speed is increased each time the button is pressed
(i.e.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.

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2-5 System Logs
The DVR will automatically record a log of events during its operation, which includes events
such as User Login details, Alert/Event types (i.e. Motion Detection) and other useful
information for administrators.
If an event video has been recorded for the corresponding event there will be a ►symbol
located to the left of the date. To playback specific events move the cursor to the selected
line/event and either press ‘ENTER’ on the front panel or double-click the mouse button to
playback the specified video.
Please Note: Despite a hard drive not being installed the DVR will still make a log of
events, which will not contain any video footage.
Item
Description
Criteria
Setup parameters of the event search
Hold down the control box move across the slider to scroll through
the event log.
Press the left and right arrow keys or enter the page number
directly to move through the various event log data.
Refresh system log

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2-5.1 Search Criteria
The amount of events generated can be numerous and the users can make the search more
efficient by clicking ‘Criteria’, and selecting specific parameters to search within. The search
results will be limited to a specific period of time but the user can also select/deselect
parameters such as Motion Detection, Video Loss, Channels etc. (see image detailed below)
If the start time and end time options are checked the event list will only display the events
within the time record.

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2-6 PTZ Operation
Once entering the PTZ mode via the main menu, a PTZ control panel will appear on the left
hand side of the screen (for both normal and wide screen operations), as shown in the images
below.
Additionally using a red cross (displayed in the middle of the screen; shown below), users can
move the camera by holding down the left mouse button and then dragging the mouse to the
desired direction/location.
PTZ function –16:9 Widescreen
PTZ Control Description
Item
Description
ZOOM - Press + / - or move the circle to adjust the PTZ focal length
FOCUS - Press + / - or move the circle to adjust the PTZ focus
IRIS - Press + / - or move the circle to adjust the PTZ iris
Press left/right arrow keys to select a default location, and then press to set the default point
Press left /right arrow keys to a preset point, and then press forward to the default point
Rotate
Video
Rotates the video by 180°
PTZ settings

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2-7 Zoom
The zoom function brings up small screen on the menu with shows red rectangle that indicates
the current zoomed-in area (detailed below). To view different zoomed-in area, users can simply
drag this red rectangle on the screen, to the desired area.
4:3 (Normal View) - Zoom
Zoom Control Description
Item
Description
Screen enlarges range of the area circled in red rectangle.
Screen reduces range of the area circled in red rectangle.
Exit zoom mode

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2-8 Shortcut toolbar
The shortcut toolbar is located by moving the mouse/cursor over the top/central part of the
screen (this is the same for both the normal and widescreen options), as detailed below:
Widescreen Display –Shortcut toolbar
Shortcut Toolbar
Icon
Description
User login / out: using auto-lock
System Information: The model name, version, IP address, MAC, and
hard drive information
Wide-screen switching: switch 4:3 / 16:9 display.
Screenshot
Enable / Disable recording function
Full screen
Options: Change the path of PC screen snapshots, video storage.
Network stream quality: Adjust the video bandwidth based on PC
network bandwidth
Shortcut Toolbar

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2-8.1 Preference
Accessing the DVR remotely via the iWatchDVR computer software includes some additional
features to the Shortcut Toolbar. The toolbar includes a snapshot button (screen image), a
record button and a Preference button as detailed in the image below:
The preferences allow the user to select where on the computer the data is stored for the both
the image snapshots and recorded video files.
Additionally users can set the length of the recorded file segment by adjusting the ‘Split’ value
within preferences, which is defaulted to a value of 30mins (i.e. 1 hour recording will be saved
as two 30 minute segments).
Please Note: For further details on the iWatchDVR software please see section 4 on
‘Remote Access’.

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2-8.2 Network stream quality
The network stream quality allows the user to adjust the settings for both single and multiple
screen options, so that they can be optimized for streaming.
Item
Description
Low Quality Static
Image
Low quality static model: insufficient bandwidth to use for 1 ~
2FPS.
Low Quality
Low quality dynamic model: According to
the DVR recording settings.
High Quality Static
Image
High quality static model: insufficient bandwidth to use for 1 ~
2FPS.
High Quality
High quality dynamic model: According to
the DVR recording settings.
Please Note: Image fluency is dependent on actual network environment, effecting both
image quality and connection speed.