XtendLan DVR-475EL Owner's manual

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DVR-475EL
Standalone DVR
Quick User’s Manual

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Table of Contents
1Hardware Installation and Connections........................................................................6
1.1 Check Unpacked DVR..........................................................................................6
1.2 HDD Installation .....................................................................................................6
1.2.1 Choose HDDs..............................................................................................6
1.2.2 Calculate HDD Size....................................................................................6
1.2.3 HDD Installation...........................................................................................6
1.3 Front Panel .............................................................................................................7
1.4 Rear Panel............................................................................................................10
1.4.1 Overview.....................................................................................................10
1.4.2 Connection Sample...................................................................................11
1.5 Alarm Input and Relay Output ...........................................................................12
1.5.1 Alarm Input and Output Details...............................................................12
1.5.2 Relay Output Description.........................................................................14
2Overview of Navigation and Controls..........................................................................15
2.1 Login, Logout & Main Menu...............................................................................15
2.1.1 Login............................................................................................................15
2.1.2 Main Menu..................................................................................................15
2.1.3 Logout.........................................................................................................16
2.1.4 Auto Resume after Power Failure ..........................................................16
2.1.5 Replace Button Battery ............................................................................16
2.2 Recording Operation ...........................................................................................16
2.2.1 Live Viewing...............................................................................................17
2.3 Record Setup (Schedule) ...................................................................................17
2.3.1 Schedule Menu..........................................................................................17
2.3.2 Basic Operation.........................................................................................17
2.3.3 Manual record............................................................................................18
2.3.4 Encode........................................................................................................18
2.3.5 Search and Playback................................................................................20
2.3.6 Basic Operation.........................................................................................21
2.4 Network Setup......................................................................................................23
2.5 PTZ Control and Color Setup ............................................................................24
4.8.1 Cable Connection........................................................................................24

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4.8.2 PTZ Setup.....................................................................................................24
4.8.3 3D Intelligent Positioning Key ...................................................................26
3Web Client Operation ....................................................................................................27
3.1 Network Connection............................................................................................27
3.2 Login ......................................................................................................................27
3.3 Main Window........................................................................................................28

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Welcome
Thank you for purchasing our DVR!
This quick start guide will help you become familiar with our DVR in a very short time.
Here you can find hardware installation，cable connection information and general
operations such as system setup, record, search, backup, alarm setup, also here
you can find web operation instruction.
Before installation and operation please read the following safeguards and warnings
carefully!

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Important Safeguards and Warnings
1．Electrical safety
All installation and operation here should conform to local electrical safety codes.
We assume no liability or responsibility for all the fires or electrical shock caused by
improper handling or installation.
2．Transportation security
Heavy stress, violent vibration or water splash are not allowed during transportation,
storage and installation.
3．Installation
Keep upwards. Handle with care.
Do not apply power to the DVR before completing installation.
Do not place objects on the DVR
4．Qualified engineers needed
All the examination and repair work should be done by the qualified service
engineers.
We are not liable for any problems caused by unauthorized modifications or
attempted repair.
5．Environment
The DVR should be installed in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight,
inflammable, explosive substances and etc.
6. Accessories
Be sure to use all the accessories recommended by manufacturer.
Before installation, please open the package and check all the components listed
below are included:
One power cable
One Ethernet cable
Four HDD cables
Alarm & relay terminal blocks
Extensional cable(for audio, loop & matrix)
One remote control(including the battery)
One USB mouse
One CD(including DVR manual, client & small tools)
Warranty card
A package of installation fittings
Contact your local retailer ASAP if something is missing in your package.
Note: Any changes of this manual made to the actual product are subject to no
further notification.

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1Hardware Installation and Connections
Note: All the installation and operations here should conform to your local
electric safety rules.
1.1 Check Unpacked DVR
When you receive the DVR from the shipping agency, please check whether there is
any visible damage to the DVR appearance. The protective materials used for the
package of the DVR can protect most accidental clashes during transportation. Then
you can open the box to check the accessories.
Please check the items in accordance with the list on the warranty card. Finally you
can remove the protective film of the DVR.
1.2 HDD Installation
1.2.1 Choose HDDs
We recommend Seagate HDD of 7200rpm or higher.
1.2.2 Calculate HDD Size
This series have no limit to HDD capacity. You can use 120G-750G HDD to
guarantee higher stability.
The formula of total HDD size is:
Total Capacity (MB) = Camera Amount * Recording Hours * HDD Usage Per Hour
(M/h)
H.264 compression is ideal for standalone DVRs. It can save more than 30% HDD
capacity than MPEG4. When you calculate the total HD capacity, you should
estimate the average HDD capacity per hour for each channel.
For example, for a 4-ch DVR, the average capacity of HDD usage per hour per
channel is 200M/h. Now if you hope the DVR can record the video 12 hours each
day for 30 days, the total capacity of HDDs needed is: 4 channels * 30 days * 12
hours * 200 M/h = 288G. So you need to install one 300G HDD or two 160G HDDs.
1.2.3 HDD Installation
Data ribbons, fastening screws and smart HDD shelf design are already provided in
the accessories bag.
These series DVRs support two HDDs.
Please follow the instructions listed below to install SATA HDDs.
1. Loosen the screws. 2. Remove the unit cover.

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3. Dismantle the HDD bracket.4. Install the first HDD. Note the HDD is placed
upside down. Please make sure bracket is in
correct position.
5. Install the second HDD on the bracket. 6. Fix the HDD bracket into the internal unit.
7. Connect HDD cable to SATA port 8. Connect power cord to the HDD.
9. Place the unit cover back and screws firmly.
After HDD installation, please check connection of data ribbon and power cord.
1.3 Front Panel
This section provides information about front panel and rear panel. When you install
this series DVR for the first time, please refer to this part first.
These series DVR has two types of front panels.
One series front panel is shown as in Figure 1-1.

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Figure 1-1
1. Upper 2.Left 3. Esc
4. Down 5.Enter 6. Right
7. Previous 8. Record 9.Slow play
10. Assistant 11. Play/Pause 12.Fast forward
13. Next 14. On/off 15.The first channel indication light
16. The second channel indication light 17. The third channel indication light
18 Power indications light
The other front panel is shown as in Figure 1-2.
Figure 1-2
1. Record indication light 2.Power indication light
3. Remote control signal receiver 4.Switch button
5. Power button 6. Direction buttons/1.2.3.4
7. Esc 8.Enter
9. Backward play/Pause/5 10.Play/Pause/6
11. Slow play/7 12.Forward/8
13. Previous/9 14.Next/0

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15. Record 16.Assitant
Please refer to the following sheet for more information.
S/N Name Icon Function Remark
13 Play previous I
When playback, click this button to
display previous file.
In menu operation, go to previous menu item,.
In numeral input mode,
click this button to input 1.
11 Slow play
►Various slow playback and normal
playback. Speeds.
In numeral input mode,
click this button to input 2.
10 Play/Pause II
Play/Pause In numeral input mode,
click this button to input 3.
In real-time monitor mode, click this
button to go to search interface.
12 Fast forward Various fast play and normal playback Speeds.
In numeral input mode,
click this button to input 4.
14 Play next IIn playback mode, play the next file.
In menu operation, go to the next menu item.
In numeral input mode,
click this button to input 5.
15 Record REC Working with direction keys to enable/disable
record
16 Assistant
Fn
In 1-window display mode, click this button to
go to assistant menu: PTZ control and Video
color.
Working with direction keys to realize motion
detection zone setup.
Clear function: Press Fn about 1.5 seconds to
clear all contents in current text box.
In preview mode (There is no other menu
available), press this button for 3 seconds to
switch between TV/VGA.
For HD1 series DVR, there are three modes:
TV/VGA/VGA LCD
(60Hz LCD output)
In text input mode, click this button
continuously to switch between
numeral/capitalized character and small
character(expansible )
Working with other keys to realize special
functions in some menu items.
7 Cancel ESC
Cancel In numeral input mode,
Click this button to input 0.
In playback mode, click this button to go back
to real-time monitor mode.

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8 Confirm Enter
Confirm
Go to the main menu
6 Direction keys

In real-time monitor mode, click left/right
direction keys to switch between one-window
and multiple-windows.
In numeral input mode,
Click to input 6.
Increase/decrease numeral In numeral input mode,
Click to input 7.
Modify setup
Switch PTZ control
In 1-window real-time monitor mode,
click up/down keys to switch monitor channel . In numeral input mode, Click to input 8.
Switch PTZ control
In numeral input mode,
Click to input 8.
1.4 Rear Panel
1.4.1 Overview
Please refer to Figure 1-3 for MB (D)/AL series DVR real panel information.
Figure 1-3
1 Power socket 2 Power button 3
The third video
input channel
4
The third audio input
channel. (It is the fourth
audio input channel for
4-ch series ATM DVR)
5 The second
video input
channel 6 The second audio
input channel
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The fitst video input
channel
8
The first audio
input channel
9 Video output
10 Audio output 11
Network port
（RJ45）12 USB Port
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VGA port
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RS232 port
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ALARM-RS485 port
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Fan
Please refer to Figure 1-4 for AH/AG real panel information.

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Figure 1-4
1 Fan 2
The fourth video
input channel
3
The third video
input channel
4 The second audio input
channel 5
The second
video inpu
channel
6 The first audio input
channel
7 The first video input
channel
8 Audio output 9 Video output
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VGA port
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RS232 port
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USB port
13 Networkport（RJ45）14 ALARM-RS485
port
15 Power button
16 Power socket
1.4.2 Connection Sample
Here is a connection sample of DVR0404MB/0404MBD for your reference. See
Figure 1-5.

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Figure 1-5
1.5 Alarm Input and Relay Output
These series DVRs have two alarm types. Normal open (NO) and normal close
(NC).
1.5.1 Alarm Input and Output Details
Please refer to Figure 1-6 for AG/AH series alarm input and output information.
The alarm gets activated when the circuit is connected to the ground.

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Figure 1-6
ALARMS1 in 1 to ALARM1 in 4 are corresponding to ALARM1 to ALARM4
respectively. The alarm gets activated in low voltage.
In ALARM1, 1-NO is normal open activation output. In ALARM2, 2-NO C
NC is a group of normal open/normal close activation output.
+12V is external alarm input. System needs external device to provide
+12V power and you can connect it to the alarm device power below 1A.
A/B is A cable and B cable to control 485 device. You can connect them to
devices such as decoder. Please parallel connect a 120Ωresistance if
there are too much PTZ decoders.
“ ”：Ground cable.
You can refer to the following sheet and Figure 1-7 for MB(D)/AL series alarm
input and output information.
Figure 1-7
Parameter
Grounding Alarm
Ground
Ground line
Alarm in 1…4
1, 2, …, 4. Become activated in low voltage,
Relay Output
1,2,3,4: NO and C(Normally Open and Com)
5: NO,C and NC(Normally Open, Com, Normally Closed)
Terminal
Screw

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6: Ctrl 12V(This is used for reset the senor)
485 A、B
485 communication port. They are used to control devic
such as PTZ.
+12（C）
This should input an external power input(Less than 1 A).
4-ch grounding alarm inputs. (Normal open or Normal close type)
Please parallel connect COM end and GND end of the alarm detector (Provide
external power to the alarm detector).
Please parallel connect the Ground of the DVR and the ground of the alarm
detector.
Please connect the NC port of the alarm sensor to the DVR alarm input(ALARM)
If you need to reset the touched-off alarm remotely, you can use DVR to supply
controllable 12 V power to the alarm detector such as the smoke detector.
Use the same ground with that of DVR if you use external power to the alarm
device.
Figure 1-8
1.5.2 Relay Output Description
2 ways relay alarm output. Provide external power to external alarm device.
To avoid over loading, please read the following relay parameters sheet carefully.
(See below table)
The controllable +12v can be used to restore the smoke detector.

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2Overview of Navigation and Controls
Before operation, please make sure you have properly installed HDDs and all the
cable connections.
2.1 Login, Logout & Main Menu
2.1.1 Login
When the system boots up, default video display is in multiple-window mode.
Click Enter or left click mouse, you can see the login interface. See Figure 2-1.
System consists of four accounts:
Username: admin. Password: admin. (administrator, local and network)
Username: 888888. Password: 888888. (administrator, local only)
Username: 666666. Passwords: 666666(Lower authority user who can only
monitor, playback, backup and etc.)
Username: default. Password: default(hidden user)
For your system security, please modify you password after first login.
You can use USB mouse, front panel, remote controller or keyboard to input.
About input method: Click to switch between numeral, English character
(small/capitalized) and denotation.
Note: Three times login failure within 30 minutes will result in system alarm and
five times login failure will result in account lock!
Figure 2-1
2.1.2 Main Menu
After you logged in, the system main menu is shown as below. See Figure 2-2.
There are total six icons: search, information, setting, backup, advanced and
shutdown.
You can move the cursor to highlight the icon, and then left click mouse to enter
the sub-menu.

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Figure 2-2
2.1.3 Logout
There are two ways for you to log out.
One is from menu option:
In the main menu, click shutdown button, you can see an interface is shown as
below. See Figure 2-3.
Figure 2-3
There are several options for you. See Figure 2-4.
Figure 2-4
The other ways is to press power button on the front panel for at least 3 seconds,
system will stop all operations. Then you can click the power button in the rear
panel to turn off the DVR.
2.1.4 Auto Resume after Power Failure
The system can automatically backup video and resume previous working status
after power failure.
2.1.5 Replace Button Battery
Please make sure to use the same battery model if possible.
We recommend replace battery regularly (such as one-year) to guarantee system
time accuracy.
2.2 Recording Operation

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2.2.1 Live Viewing
When you login, the system is in live viewing mode. You can see system date,
time and channel name. If you want to change system date and time, you can
refer to general settings (Main Menu->Setting->General). If you want to modify
the channel name, please refer to the display settings (Main Menu->Setting-
>Display)
The following icons stand for camera’s video and alarm status.
Note: Please refer to the following sheet for channel status. stands for opening
switch function, stands for closing switch function.
2.3 Record Setup (Schedule)
When the system boots up, it is in default 24-hour regular mode. You can set
record type and time in schedule interface.
2.3.1 Schedule Menu
In the main menu, from setting to schedule, you can go to schedule menu. See
Figure 2-5.
There are three record types: R-Regular, MD-Motion detection, A- Alarm. In
some series, system also supports C-Card)
Figure 2-5
2.3.2 Basic Operation
There are totally six periods. See Figure 2-5.
Channel: Please select the channel number first. You can select “all”if you want
to set for the whole channels.
Week day: There are eight options: ranges from Saturday to Sunday and all.
Redundancy: System supports redundancy backup function. You can highlight
Redundancy button to activate this function. Please note, before enable this
1
Recording status
3
Video loss
2
Motion detection
4
Camera lock

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function, please set at least one HDD as redundant.(Main menu->Advanced-
>HDD Management)
Snapshoot: You can enable this function to snapshoot image when alarm occurs.
Record types: There are three types: regular, motion detection (MD) and Alarm.
Please highlight icon to select the corresponding function. After all the setups
please click save button, system goes back to the previous menu.
At the bottom of the menu, there is a color bar for your reference. Green stands
for regular recording, yellow stands for motion detection and red stands for alarm
recording.
2.3.3 Manual record
Note:
You need to have proper rights to implement the following operations. Please
make sure the HDDs have been properly installed.
2.3.3.1 Manual record menu
There are two ways for you to go to manual record menu.
Right click mouse or in the main menu, Advanced->Manual Record.
In live viewing mode, click record button in the front panel or record button in the
remote control.
There are three statuses: schedule/manual/stop. Highlight icon“○” to select
corresponding channel. See Figure 2-6.
Manual: the highest priority. After manual setup, all selected channels will begin
ordinary recording.
Schedule: channel records as you have set in recording setup (Main Menu-
>Setting->Schedule)
Stop: all channels stop recording.
Figure 2-6
2.3.4 Encode
Encode setting includes the following items. See Figure 2-7.
Please note some series do not support extra stream.
Channel: Select the channel you want.
Compression: system supports H.264. Or you can select from the dropdown list.
Resolution: System supports various resolutions, you can select from the
dropdown list. For this model, we can support D1/HD1/CIF.

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Bit rate: system supports two types: CBR and VBR. In VBR mode, you can set
video quality.
Quality: There are six levels ranging from 1 to 6. The sixth level has the highest
image quality.
Frame rate: there are six levels: 1 f/s,2f/s,3f/s, 6f/s,12f/s,25f/s. (Some series
DVRs only support PAL 25f/s )
Video/audio: you can enable or disable the video/audio respectively for the main
stream and extra stream.
Overlay: click overlay button, you can see an interface is shown in Figure 2-8.
Cover area (Privacy mask): Here is for you to set window blanking section. You
can drag you mouse to set proper section size.
Preview/monitor: privacy mask has two types. Preview means the privacy mask
zone can not be viewed by user when system is in preview status. Monitor means
the privacy mask zone can not be view by the user when system is in monitor
status.
Time display: You can select system displays time or not when you playback.
Channel display: You can select system displays channel number or not when
you playback.
Snapshoot: Click snapshoot button, you can see an interface is shown as in
Figure 2-9.
Mode: There are two types: one is timing and the other is activation (trigger).
Image size: D1/HD1/BCIF/CIF.
Image quality: level1 to level 6.
Snapshoot frequency: Here you can set the snapshoot frequency. The value
ranges from 1s/p to 7s/p.
System default setup is:
Channel:1
Compression:H.264
Resolution: CIF/D1
Bit rate: CBR
Quality: 4
Frame rate: 25f/s
Please highlight icon to select the corresponding function.
This series DVR is suitable for ATM use. System can overlay card number,
transaction time and etc on the monitor or playback window (Need protocol support).
System also supports search by transaction information and card number.

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Figure 2-7
Figure 2-8
Figure 2-9
2.3.5 Search and Playback
There are two ways for you to go to search menu.
Click Pause/Play button in the remote control.
Click search in the main menu.
Search interface is shown as below. See Figure 2-10.
Usually there are three file types:
R: regular recording file.
A: external alarm recording file.
M: motion detection recording file
C: card and POS test overlay recording file(For some special series only)
There are several playback windows. System supports 1/2-ch playback.