Xyclop XC-16CH-NVR-4TB User manual

Network Video Recorder
XC-16CH-NVR-4TB
Username: admin
Password: 12345
Quick Start Guide
XC-16CH-NVR-4TB quick guide

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
NVR Pre-Installation.......................................................................................................................................2
NVR Installation ..............................................................................................................................................2
Hard Disk Installation.....................................................................................................................................2
Front Panel.......................................................................................................................................................4
Rear Panel ........................................................................................................................................................5
Specifications....................................................................................................................................................6
HDD Storage Calculation Chart.....................................................................................................................7
Accessing by Web Browser..............................................................................................................................8
Logging In..................................................................................................................................................8
Live View...................................................................................................................................................8
Recording...................................................................................................................................................9
Playback................................................................................................................................................... 11
Log….……………………………………………………………………………………………………..12
Menu Operation.............................................................................................................................................13
Menu Structure.........................................................................................................................................13
Startup and Shutdown..............................................................................................................................13
Live View.................................................................................................................................................14
Adding IP Cameras ..................................................................................................................................14
Recording.................................................................................................................................................16
Instant Recording.............................................................................................................................16
All-day Recording............................................................................................................................16
Playback...................................................................................................................................................16
Backup.....................................................................................................................................................18

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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 to the models listed in the following table.
Model
XC-16CH-NVR-4TB
NVR Pre-Installation
The XC-16CH-NVR-4TB NVR is highly advanced surveillance equipment that should be installed with care.
Please take into consideration the following precautionary steps before installation of the NVR.
1. Keep all liquids away from the NVR.
2. Install the NVR in a well-ventilated and dust-free area.
3. Ensure environmental conditions meet factory specifications.
4. Install a manufacturer recommended HDD.
NVR Installation
During the installation of the NVR:
1. Use brackets for rack mounting.
2. Ensure there is ample room for audio and video cables.
3. When routing 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 NVR is grounded.
7. Environmental temperature should be within the range of -10 ºC ~ 55 ºC, 14ºF ~ 131ºF.
8. Environmental humidity should be within the range of 10% ~ 90%.
Hard Disk Installation
Before you start:
Disconnect the power from the NVR before installing a hard disk drive (HDD). A factory recommended HDD
should be used for this installation.
Tools Required: Screwdriver.
1. Remove the front cover from the NVR by using the key, to unlock the front panel. Turn the key in the
clockwise direction, to open the front panel.

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2. Fasten the hard disk mounting handle to the hard disk with screws.
3. Slide the HDD into the NVR, with the label up and the connectors on the rear of the HDD.
4. Repeat the above steps to install other hard disks onto the NVR. After having finished the installation of all
hard disks, close the front panel and lock it with the key again.

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Front Panel
No.
Name
Description
1
Status Indicator
Power
Power indicator turns yellow when system is running.
Status
Status indicator blinks red when data is being read from or written
to HDD.
Tx/Rx
TX/RX indictor blinks yellow when network connection is
functioning properly.
2
USB Interface
Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports for additional devices such as
USB mouse and USB Hard Disk Drive (HDD).

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Rear Panel
XC-16CH-NVR-4TB
No.
Item
Description
1
VIDEO OUT
BNC connector for video output.
2
CVBS AUDIO OUT
BNC connector for audio output. This connector is synchronized with
CVBS video output.
VGA AUDIO OUT
BNC connector for audio output. This connector is synchronized with
VGA video output.
3
LINE IN
BNC connector for audio input.
4
RS-232 Interface
Connector for RS-232 devices. NOT SUPPORTED
5
VGA
DB9 connector for VGA output. Display local video output and menu.
6
HDMI
HDMI video output connector.
7
eSATA
Connects external SATA HDD, CD/DVD-RM.
8
LAN Interface
1 network interface provided for LAN interface connection
9
Termination Switch
RS-485 termination switch. Up position is not terminated.
Down position is terminated with 120Ωresistance.
NOT SUPPORTED
10
RS-485 Interface
Connector for RS-485 devices. T+ and T- pins connect to R+ and R-
pins of PTZ receiver respectively. NOT SUPPORTED
Controller Port
D+, D- pin connects to Ta, Tb pin of controller. For cascading devices,
the first NVR’s D+, D- pin should be connected with the D+, D- pin of
the next NVR. NOT SUPPORTED
ALARM IN
Connector for alarm input.
ALARM OUT
Connector for alarm output.
11
GROUND
Ground(needs to be connected when NVR starts up).
12
AC 100V ~ 240V
AC 100V ~ 240V power supply.
13
POWER
Switch for turning on/off the device.
14
USB interface
Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports for additional devices such as USB
mouse and USB Hard Disk Drive (HDD).
15
Network Interfaces with
PoE function (supported
by DS-7700NI-SP)
Network interfaces for the cameras and to provide power over Ethernet.

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Specifications
Model
XC-16CH-NVR-4TB
Video/Audio
input
IP video input
16-ch
Two-way audio
1-ch, BNC (2.0 Vp-p, 1kΩ)
Network
Incoming bandwidth
100Mbps
Outgoing bandwidth
240Mbps
Remote Connection
128
Video/Audio
output
Record resolution
5MP /3MP /1080P /UXGA /720P /VGA /4CIF /DCIF /2CIF /CIF
/QCIF
Frame rate
Main stream: 25 fps (P) / 30 fps (N)
Sub-stream: 25 fps (P) / 30 fps (N)
CVBS output
1-ch, BNC (1.0 Vp-p, 75 Ω)
Resolution: 704 × 576 (PAL); 704 × 480 (NTSC)
HDMI output
1-ch, resolution:
1920 × 1080P /60Hz, 1920 × 1080P /50Hz, 1600 × 1200 /60Hz,
1280 × 1024 /60Hz, 1280 × 720 /60Hz, 1024 × 768 /60Hz
VGA output
1-ch, resolution:
1920 × 1080P /60Hz, 1600 × 1200 /60Hz, 1280 × 1024 /60Hz,
1280 × 720 /60Hz, 1024 × 768 /60Hz
Audio output
2-ch, BNC (Linear, 600Ω)
Decoding
Live view / Playback
resolution
5MP /3MP /1080P /UXGA /720P /VGA /4CIF /DCIF /2CIF /CIF
/QCIF
Capability
16-ch@720P, 8-ch@1080P
Hard disk
SATA
4 SATA interfaces for 4HDDs
eSATA
1 eSATA interface
Capacity
Up to 4TB capacity for each HDD
External
interface
Network interface
1 RJ-45 10 /100 /1000 Mbps self-adaptive Ethernet interface
USB interface
3 × USB 2.0
Alarm in
16
Alarm out
4
PoE
Interface
16 independent 100 Mbps PoE network interfaces
Max. Power
200W
Supported standard
AT and AF
Others
Power supply
100 ~ 240 VAC, 6.3 A, 50 ~ 60 Hz
Consumption
(without hard disk
or PoE)
≤40W
Working
temperature
-10 ºC ~ +55 ºC (14ºF ~ 131ºF)
Working humidity
10 % ~ 90 %
Chassis
19-inch rack-mounted 1.5U chassis
Dimensions
(W × D × H)
445 × 390 ×70 mm ( 17.5" × 15.3" × 2.8")
Weight
(without hard disk
or DVD-R/W)
≤ 4 Kg (8.8 lb)

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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
4096K
1800M
8192K
3600M
16384K
7200M
Please note that supplied values for storage space used is just for reference. The storage values in the chart
are estimated by formulas and may have some deviation from actual value.

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Accessing by Web Browser
Logging In
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.
The default IP address is 192.0.0.64.
The default user name is admin, and password is 12345.
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.
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.

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Interface Introduction
No.
Name
Description
1
Channel List
Displays the list of channels and the playing and recording status of each
channel.
The stream type can be switched by clicking the icon before the channel name:
stands for main stream and for sub-stream.
2
Live View Window
Displays the image of channel, and multi-window division is supported.
3
Play Control Bar
Play control operations are supported.
4
PTZ Control
Pan, tilt, zoom operations are supported, as well as preset and patrol editing
and calling.
PTZ function can only be realized if the connected camera supports PTZ control.
5
Video Parameters
Configuration
Brightness, contrast, saturation and hue of the image can be edited.
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
/
Open/Close audio
/
Start/Stop all live view
/
Start/Stop two-way Audio
Capture pictures in the live view
mode
Adjust volume
/
Start/Stop all recording
/
Enable/Disable digital zoom
/
Previous/Next page
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.

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2. Select the camera to configure the record schedule.
3. Check the checkbox of Enable Schedule to enable recording schedule.
4. Choose the day in a week to configure scheduled recording.
5. Click Edit to edit record schedule.
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.
Up to 8 segments can be configured and each segment cannot be overlapped.
2) Select a Record Type. The record type can be Continuous, Motion, Alarm, Motion & Alarm, Motion |
Alarm and VCA.
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.
4) Click OK to save the settings and exit the Edit Schedule interface.
6. Click Advanced to configure advanced record parameters.
7. Click Save to validate the above settings.
8. (Optional) You can click the Copy to…button to copy the same setting to other cameras.

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Playback
Interface Introduction
No.
Name
Description
1
Channel List
Displays the list of channels and the playing status of each channel.
2
Playback Window
Displays the image of channel.
3
Play Control Bar
Play control operations are supported.
4
Time Line
Displays the time bar and the records marked with different colors.
5
Playback Status
Displays the playback status, including channel number and playback speed.
6
Calendar
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.
4. Click the button to play the searched video file on the current date.
5. Use the buttons on the toolbar to operate in playback mode.
Playback Control Buttons Description
Area
Description
Area
Description
/
Play/Pause
Stop
Slow down
Speed up
Play by single frame
Capture
Stop all playback
Download
/
Video clip
/
Open/Close audio
Full screen
Transcoded playback

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Area
Description
Area
Description
Reverse playback
Window division
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.
To play back recording files from different channel, you may set the window division mode by clicking the
button and choose a window, and then repeat the above steps 2-4.
Transcoded Playback
Purpose:
To save the bandwidth cost, the transcoded playback can be adopted.
Steps:
1. Make sure the playback of current channel is stopped.
2. Move the mouse to the icon and edit the required parameters for transcoded playback, including
Resolution, Bitrate, and Frame Rate.
3. Click the button, if it turns to , then the trancoding process is compeleted.
4. Click the button to start transcoded playback.
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.
Steps:
2. Click Log on the menu bar to enter the Log interface.
3. Set the log search conditions to refine your search, including the Major Type, Minor Type, Start Time and
End Time.
4. Click the button to start searching log files.
5. The matched log files will be displayed on the list.
Up to 2000 log files can be found each time, and 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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Menu Operation
Menu Structure
:
Menu
Export Manual HDD Camera Maintenance ShutdownRecord Configuration
Playback
Normal Record General Schedule Camera General System Info Logout
Event Advanced Parameters OSD Network Log
Information Shutdown
Advanced Image Import/Export Reboot
Holiday Upgrade
Motion Live View Default
Privacy
Mask Exceptions Net Detect
Video
Tampering User
Video Loss
HDD
Detect
Normal
Event
Tag
Smart
Continuous
Capture
Alarm
External File
Alarm
PTZ
VCA
RS-232
Hot Spare
Startup and Shutdown
Proper startup and shutdown procedures are crucial to expanding the life of the NVR.
To start your NVR:
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. The Power indicator LED on
the front panel should be red, indicating the device gets the power supply.
2. Turn on the power switch on the rear panel to start the NVR immediately.
To shut down the NVR:
1. Enter the Shutdown menu.
Menu > Shutdown
2. Select the Shutdown button.
3. Click the Yes button.

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Live View
Some icons are provided on screen in Live View mode to indicate different camera status. These icons include:
Live View Icons
In the live view mode, there are icons at the upper-right corner of the screen for each channel, 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 record, schedule record, motion detection or alarm triggered record)
Alarm & Record
Event/Exception (event and exception information, appears at the lower-left corner of the screen.)
Adding IP Cameras
You should add and configure the online IP cameras to enable the live view and recording function.
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 to enter the IP Camera Management interface.
3. The online cameras with same network segment will be displayed in the camera list. Click the button to
add the camera.
Or you can click the One-couch Adding button to add all the online IP cameras.
The added camera is marked in white while the camera has not been added is marked in yellow.
Explanation of the icons

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Icon
Explanation
Icon
Explanation
Edit basic parameters of the camera
Add the detected IP camera.
The camera is connected.
The camera is disconnected; you can
click the icon to get the exception
information of camera.
Delete the IP camera
Advanced settings of the camera.
Upgrade the added IP camera.
4. 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.
4) (For the encoders with multiple channels only) check the checkbox of Channel No. in the pop-up window,
as shown in the following figure, and click OK to finish adding.

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Recording
Before you start:
Make sure that the HDD has already been installed. If not, please install a HDD and initialize it. You may refer to
the user manual for detailed information.
Purpose:
Two kinds of record types are introduced in the following section, including Instant Record and All-day Record.
And for other record types, you may refer to the user manual for detailed information.
After rebooting all the manual records enabled are canceled.
Instant Recording
On the live view window of each channel, there is a quick setting toolbar which shows on the bottom of the
window when you click on it.
Click the icon to enable the record, and the icon turns to . And click icon to disable the record,
then the icon turns to .
All-day Recording
Steps:
1. On the live view window, right lick the window and move the cursor to the Start Recording option, and
select Continuous Record or Motion Detection Record on your demand.
2. And click the Yes button in the popup Attention message box to confirm the settings.
Then all the channels will start to record in the selected mode.
Playback
Play back the record files of a specific channel in the live view menu. Channel switch is supported.
Option 1:
Choose a channel under live view using the mouse and click the button in the shortcut operation menu.
Only record files recorded during the past five minutes on this channel will be played back.

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Option 2:
Steps:
1. Enter the Playback menu.
Mouse: right click a channel in live view mode and select from the menu.
Front Panel: press PLAY button to play back record files of the channel under single-screen live view.
Under multi-screen live view, record files of the selected channel will be played back.
Pressing numerical buttons will switch playback to related channels during playback process.
2. Playback management.
The toolbar in the bottom part of Playback interface can be used to control playing process.

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Just check the channel or channels if you want to switch playback to another channel or execute
simultaneous playback of multiple channels.
Backup
Recorded files can be backed up to various devices, such as USB flash drives, USB HDDs or a DVD writer.
Steps:
1. Enter Video Export interface.
Choose the channel(s) you want to back up and click on the Quick Export button.
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.