Zhejiang DVR200 series User manual

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DVR200Series
DigitalVideoRecorders
Quick Guide
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ManualVersion:P100‐20140125
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©2014,ZhejiangUniviewTechnologiesCo.,Ltd.anditslicensors
AllRightsReserved
Nopartofthismanualmaybereproducedortransmittedinanyformor
byanymeanswithoutpriorwrittenconsentofZhejiangUniview
TechnologiesCo.,Ltd.
Notice
Theinformationinthismanualissubjecttochangewithoutnotice.
Everyefforthasbeenmadeinthepreparationofthismanualtoensure
accuracyofthecontents,butallstatements,information,and
recommendationsinthismanualdonotconstitutethewarrantyofany
kind,expressorimplied.
EnvironmentalProtection
Thisproducthasbeendesignedtocomplywiththerequirementson
environmentalprotection.Fortheproperstorage,useanddisposalof
thisproduct,nationallawsandregulationsmustbeobserved.
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SafetyandComplianceInformation
ConventionsUsedSymbol
Thesymbolsinthischapterareshowninthefollowingtable.Theyare
usedtoremindthereaderofthesafetyprecautionsduringequipment
installationandmaintenance.
Safety
SymbolDescription
Genericalarmsymbol:Tosuggestageneralsafetyconcern.
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ESDprotectionsymbol:Tosuggestelectrostatic‐sensitive
equipment.
Electricshocksymbol:Tosuggestadangerofhighvoltage.
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SafetyInformation
WARNING!
Installationandremovaloftheunitanditsaccessoriesmustbecarried
outbyqualifiedpersonnel.YoumustreadalloftheSafetyInstructions
suppliedwithyourequipmentbeforeinstallationandoperation.
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Warnings:
zIftheproductdoesnotworkproperly,pleasecontactyourdealer
orthenearestservicecenter.(Weshallnotassumeany
responsibilityforproblemscausedbyunauthorizedrepairor
maintenance.)
zToreducetheriskoffireorelectricalshock,donotexposethis
producttorainormoisture.
zThisinstallationshouldbemadebyaqualifiedservicepersonand
shouldconformtoallthelocalcodes.
zPleaseinstallblackoutsequipmentintothepowersupplycircuitfor
convenientsupplyinterruption.
zTheseparateearthingterminalmustbepermanentlyconnectedto
earth.
zForACsuppliedmodel:Theplug‐socketcombinationmustbe
accessibleatalltimesasitservesasthemaindisconnectingdevice.
zBeforethepowercableisinstalledorremoved,thepowermustbe
turnedoff.
zToavoidheataccumulation,goodventilationisrequiredfora
properoperatingenvironment.
zImproperuseorreplacementofthebatterymayresultinhazardof
explosion.Pleaseusethemanufacturerrecommendedbattery
type.

Caution:Fiberopticports–opticalsafety.
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Neverlookatthetransmitlaserwhilethepowerison.Neverlook
directlyatthefiberportsandthefibercableendswhentheyare
poweredon.
Caution:Useofcontrolsoradjustmentstotheperformanceor
proceduresotherthanthosespecifiedhereinmayresultinhazardous
laseremissions.
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RegulatoryCompliance
FCCPart15
Thisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsfor
digitaldevice,pursuanttopart15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsare
designedtoprovidereasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterference
whentheequipmentisoperatedinacommercialenvironment.This
equipmentgenerates,uses,andcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,
ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththeinstructionmanual,may
causeharmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.Operationofthis
equipmentinaresidentialareaislikelytocauseharmfulinterferencein
whichcasetheuserwillberequiredtocorrecttheinterferenceathis
ownexpense.
ThisproductcomplieswithPart15oftheFCCRules.Operationissubject
tothefollowingtwoconditions:
1. Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference.
2. Thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,including
interferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.

LVD/EMCDirective
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ThisproductcomplieswiththeEuropeanLowVoltageDirective
2006/95/ECandEMCDirective2004/108/EC.
WEEEDirective–2002/96/EC
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TheproductthismanualreferstoiscoveredbytheWasteElectrical&
ElectronicEquipment(WEEE)Directiveandmustbedisposedofina
responsiblemanner.

Preface
Audience
Thismanualisintendedfor:
zSurveillancesystemplanners
zFieldtechnicalsupportandservicingengineers
zSoftwareinstallation,configuration,andservicingadministrators
zProductusers
Precautions
zIfthisequipmentisusedinadomesticenvironment,radio
disturbancemayarise.Whensuchtroubleoccurs,youmightbe
requiredtotakecorrectiveactions.
zDonotremovethedismantlement‐preventivesealfromthechassis
coverofthedevicewithoutpermission.Ifyouwanttoopenthe
chassis,contactthelocalagentofourcompanyforhelp.Otherwise,
weshallnotbeheldliableforanyconsequencecausedthereby.
zMakesurethedeviceissturdyandwellgroundedandmeetsheat
dissipationandlightningprotectionrequirements.Avoidvibration
whenusingthedevice.
zProvideastableandcompliantpowersupplybeforepoweringon
thedevice.
zBeforeperformingtheverification(refertosection“CheckBefore
Power‐On”),makesurethatthepowerisdisconnected,forfearof
bodilyinjuryorequipmentdamagecausedbyincorrectcable
connection.
zPowerinterruptionmaycauseharddiskdamageorabnormal
functions.Toshutdownthedevice,strictlyfollowtheinstructions.
Ifpowerinterruptionoftenoccurs,configureanuninterrupted
powersupply(UPS).
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Contents
1Overview...............................................................................................1
2Mounting..............................................................................................1
InstallationCheck..........................................................................................1
InstallingHardDisks......................................................................................1
InstallingtheEquipment...............................................................................4
3Appearance...........................................................................................5
FrontView.....................................................................................................5
Indicators......................................................................................................5
Panelbuttons................................................................................................6
RearView......................................................................................................9
Interfaces......................................................................................................9
4ConnectingCables...............................................................................11
ConnectingtoAlarmInput/OutputDevice.................................................11
ConnectingtoaPTZandaThird‐PartyDevice.............................................12
RS485SerialCables.............................................................................12
ConnectingtoaPTZviaRS485interface............................................13
Connectingtoathird‐partydeviceviaRS485interface.....................13
Connectingusinganaudio/videocable......................................................14
ConnectingtoanAudioIntercomDevice...................................................14
ConnectingRS232SerialandNetworkCables............................................16
ConnectingaGroundCable........................................................................17
5SwitchingOn/OfftheDevice................................................................17
CheckBeforePower‐On..............................................................................17
TurningontheDevice.................................................................................18
SoftOff........................................................................................................18
SoftOffUsingthePOWERON/OFFButton.................................................18
SoftOffThroughMan‐MachineInterface..........................................18

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SoftOffThroughWebInterface.........................................................18
6CommonConfigurations......................................................................19
Man‐MachineInterface..............................................................................19
AbouttheInterface............................................................................19
MenuStructure..................................................................................20
InitialConfiguration....................................................................................21
QuicklyAddingIPC......................................................................................27
Preview.......................................................................................................30
PaneToolbaronthePreviewInterface..............................................30
PreviewStatus....................................................................................31
Right‐clickContextMenu...................................................................32
Recording....................................................................................................33
Playback......................................................................................................34
Backup.........................................................................................................34
Prerequisites.......................................................................................34
Procedure...........................................................................................35
WebInterface.............................................................................................37
7Specifications......................................................................................38
8HDDStorageCalculationChart.............................................................39

1
1Overview
TheDVR200series("DVR200”)comprisesourhybriddigitalharddisk
videorecordersforuseinsmallandmediumsurveillanceapplications.
TheDVR200canconnecttoananalogvideorecorderorIPcamera(IPC)
todeliverhigh‐definitionandintelligentservices.Inlarge‐scaleonline
monitoringapplications,theDVR200canbecentrallymanagedbythe
centralservertosupportawiderangeofapplicationsincludingaudio
andvideoaccessandvideoplaybackonnetworksofvarioussizes,
eliminatingthetroubleofdatasharinginconventionaldistributed
storageapplications.
2Mounting
InstallationCheck
Openthepackingboxandchecktheequipmentmodel,accessory
typesandquantitiestoensureallthecomponentsareavailable.For
equipmentmodelaccessorytypesandquantities,pleaserefertothe
packinglist.
Thefollowingtoolsarerequiredforinstallation:flat‐headandPhillips
screwdrivers(nonmagnetic).
InstallingHardDisks
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WARNING!
Makesuretheequipmentisdisconnectedfromthepowersupplybefore
installation.Pleasewearanti‐staticgloveswheninstallingthedevice.
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2
Forsupportedharddisktypes,consultourauthorizedsalesor
technicalsupportstaff.Theinstallationprocessmayvariesaccordingto
conditions.
Installaharddiskasfollows:
1. Loosenthesevenscrewsthatsecurethechassiscover,and
removethecover.
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2. Fixfourscrews,eachhalftight,totheharddisk.
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3. Connectoneendofthedatacabletotheharddisk.
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4. Connectoneendofthepowercabletotheharddisk.

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5. Pushthescrewsontheharddiskintothehardyholesinthe
chassisbackplane.
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6. Placethechassisinuprightposition,andslidethescrewstothe
otherendsofthehardyholesinthedirectionindicatedinthe
figurebelow.
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7. Tightenthescrewsontheharddisk.

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8. Connecttheotherendsofthedataandpowercablestothe
motherboard.
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9. Repeattheaboveproceduretoinstallanotherharddisk.Itis
recommendedthatyouinstalltwoscrewsonthediagonal.
10. Finallyputonandsecurethechassiscoverwithscrews.Thehard
diskiscompletelyinstalled.
InstallingtheEquipment
Leaveroomofatleast30cmtothefrontandbackand10cmtotheleft
andrightsidesoftheequipmentforventilation.
Installtheequipmentasfollows:
1. Getthestickersfromthefootpadsdeliveredwiththeequipment,
andattachthepadstothebottomoftheequipmentwhere
appropriate.
2. Placetheequipmentonacleanworkbench.Nowtheinstallation
processiscomplete.

5
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3Appearance
Unlessotherwisespecified,thephotoshereinaftershowDVR202‐08‐IN.
Itisthesamewithotherdevices.
Thephotoshereinareforillustrationonlyandmayvaryaccordingto
actualconditions.
FrontView
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1:StatusIndicators2:DIRECTION/OK3:USBinterface
4:FunctionButtons5:POWERON/OFF
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Indicators
Asshowninthefrontview,thefollowingtabledescribestheindicators
onthefrontpanel.
Table3‐1StatusIndicators
IndicatorsColor StatusDescription
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(Powerindicator)RedConstantly onDevicepoweredon.
IRBlueBlinkingDeviceisbeingverified.

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IndicatorsColor StatusDescription
(Remotecontrol
indicator)
Constantly
on
Deviceisselectedandcan
beremotelycontrolled.
ALM
(Alarmindicator)RedConstantly onEquipmentalarms.
RUN
(Running
indicator)
Blue
BlinkingStarting.
Constantly
onRunningnormally.
HD
(Harddisk
indicator)
Blue
BlinkingRunningproperlywithdata
access.
Constantly
on
Runningproperlywithout
dataaccess.
Red
Constantly
onOneharddiskatfault.
BlinkingSeveralharddisksatfaultor
arrayrebuilt.
NET
(Network
indicator)
BlueConstantly
on
Networkproperly
connected.
CODEC
(Codecindicator)Blue
BlinkingSignalinputwithencoding.
Constantly
on
Signalinputwithout
encoding.

Panelbuttons
Thepanelbuttonsmayvarywiththeequipmentmodel.
ItemFunctionandDescription
DIRECTION
z/ //:Movebetween
differentmenuitems;shiftthefocus;
inPTZmode,movethePTZup,down,
left,orrightafterthePTZtoolbaris
hidden.
z/:Inplaybackmode,rewind
orforward30secondswhenthe
playbacktoolbarishidden.

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ItemFunctionandDescription
z/:Inplaybackmode,rewind
orforwardatspeedwhentheplayback
toolbarishidden.
OK
zConfirmtheoperation.
zInplaybackmode,playorpausewhen
theplaybacktoolbarishidden.
USBinterface
USB2.0(limitedto1A)usedforconnection
withanexternalUSBmouseorstorage
device.
Note:
Useanotherdevicetopartitionandformat
aUSBstoragedeviceintoFAT32file
systembeforeuse.
POWERON/OFF
zInSoftOFFmode,pressthebuttonto
startthedevice.
zInnormaloperationmode,pressthe
buttontoturnoffthedevice.Holdthe
buttonforatleast3secondstoswitch
offthedevice.
Function
Buttons
Alphanumeric
Buttons
zUsedtoenterapassword,number,or
Englishcharacters.
zThenumberkey0canbeusedto
selectorclearcheckboxesinthelist
box.
zInpreviewmode,usedtoswitch
betweenanalogchannelsinfocus
panes.
SPACEUsedtoenteraspace.
DELUsedtodeletecharactersontheleftof
thecursor.
F1Usedtoswitchbetweenfocusareasonan
interface.
F2
zUsedtoswitchbetweenmenu
sub‐tabs.
zUsedtocaptureimagesinthefocus
paneonthepreviewandplayback
interface(withplaybacktoolbar

8
ItemFunctionandDescription
hidden).
EDITUsedtoswitchbetweennumbers,English
(upper/lower‐case)characters.
LOGIN/OUTLoginoroutthedevice.
MENUUsedtoaccessthemainmenu.
RIGHTCLICKUsedtoaccesstheright‐clickcontext
menu.
TOOLBARUsedtoshoworhidethePTZorplayback
toolbar.
SCREENS
Inpreviewandplaybackmode,usedto
switchbetweendifferentscreens.Screens
3,5and7showvideosinthecorridor.
MAIN/AUX.Reserved.
SEQUENCEUsedtostart/stopsequencedisplayin
previewmode.
BACKUPUsedtoenterthevideobackupinterface
inpreviewmode.
PLAYBACK
Usedtoenterthevideoplaybackinterface
anddisplaytheplaybacktoolbarin
previewmode.
PTZ
UsedtoenterthePTZcontrolinterface
anddisplaythePTZtoolbarinpreview
mode.
RECUsedtomanuallystartorstopstoring
imagesonaharddiskinpreviewmode.
PRESET
UsedtosetthePTZintothepreset
positioninPTZcontrolmodewhenthePTZ
toolbarishidden.
MUTEUsedtoturnon/offthemutefunction.
ESCUsedtoquitthecurrentinterface.
SHIFTUsedtoswitchbetweenreusefunctions.
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9
RearView
ThefollowingfiguresshowarearviewoftheDVR202‐08‐IN.TheLINE
interfaceoftheDVR202‐04‐INisaphoenixconnector.Otherinterfaces
areasimilartype.


Interfaces
Asshownintherearview,thefollowingtabledescribesinterfaceson
therearpanel.
Table3‐2Interfaces
NoItemDescriptionFunctionand
Instructions
AUDIOIN
Analogaudioinput,NC,
singlechannel,2V
(P‐P),10KΩ
zDVR202‐08‐IN:8
zDVR202‐04‐IN:4
Connectingtoan
audioinputdevice
VIDEOIN
Compositevideoinput
(PAL/NTSC),BNC
connectors,1V(P‐P),75
Ω
zDVR202‐08‐IN:8
zDVR202‐04‐IN:4
Connectingto
avideoinputdevice,
suchasacamera
ALARMOUT
Relayoutput,Phoenix
connector
zDVR202‐08‐IN:4
zDVR202‐04‐IN:2
Connectingtoalarm
outputdevice
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
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1
2
3

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NoItemDescriptionFunctionand
Instructions
ALARMIN
Booleaninput,Phoenix
connector
zDVR202‐08‐IN:8
zDVR202‐04‐IN:4
Connectingtoalarm
inputdevice
VIDEOOUT
Compositevideooutput
(PAL/NTSC),BNC
connectors,1V(P‐P),75
Ω
ConnectingtoaCVBS
analogdisplaydevice
LANinterface
10/100/1000BASE‐T
adaptiveEthernet
electricalport,RJ45
connector
Connectingto
Ethernet
GROUNDEquipmentgroundingGroundcable
DCPOWER12VDC,5AConnectstopower
adapter

RS‐232/485In
terface
CompatiblewithRS232
andRS485serialports
andRJ45connectors
ConnectingtoRS232
orRS485devices
VGAAnalogvideooutput,
VGAinterface
ConnectingtoaVGA
analogdisplaydevice
HDMI
High‐definitiondigital
audioandvideooutput,
HDMIinterface
ConnectingtoHDMI
displaydevice
USBinterface USB2.0interfaces,
limitedto1A
Connectingtoan
externalUSBmouseor
storagedevice
LINE
Two‐wayvoiceinput,
(sharedforoutputand
analogoutput),Phoenix
connector
Connectingtoaudio
input/outputdevices

4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13

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4ConnectingCables
ConnectingtoAlarmInput/OutputDevice
Twistedpairisrecommended.22‐28AWGinsulatingcorewire,
preferably24AWGor26AWGcanbeused.
1:Anyterminalonthe
ALARMINinterface
2:Anyterminalonthe
ALARMINinterface
3:Ground
4:TerminalGonALARMIN
interface
5:Normalopen/closed
Booleanalarminputdevice

1:Alarmoutputcircuit
insidethedevice
2:Anypositiveterminalon
ALARMOUTinterface
3:Booleanalarmoutput
device
4:DCpower
5:Anynegativeterminalon
ALARMOUTinterface,
correspondingto2
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1:Alarmoutputcircuit
insidethedevice
2:Anypositiveterminalon
ALARMOUTinterface
3:Booleanalarmoutput
device
4:ACpower
5:Anynegativeterminalon
ALARMOUTinterface,
correspondingto2

ConnectingtoaPTZandaThird‐PartyDevice
ThedevicesupportstheRJ45typeofRS485interfaceforconnection
withthePTZandthird‐partydevices.
RS485SerialCables
Twistedpairisrecommended.22‐28AWGinsulatingcorewire,
preferably24AWGor26AWGcanbeused.
RefertothetablebelowforthemaximumlengthofRS485serialcables
withdifferentbaudrates.
Table4‐1MaximumlengthofRS485serialcablesatdifferentbaud
rates
Baudrate(bps)Maximumlength(m)
1200,2400,4800,9600,19200900
38400850
57600550
115200250
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