Zhejiang NVR500 Series User manual




NVR500Series
NetworkVideoRecorders
QuickGuide




ManualVersion:P100‐20140128


©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.
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).
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.

ESDprotectionsymbol:Tosuggestelectrostatic‐sensitive
equipment.
Electricshocksymbol:Tosuggestadangerofhighvoltage.


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.

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.

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.

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

ThisproductcomplieswiththeEuropeanLowVoltageDirective
2006/95/ECandEMCDirective2004/108/EC.
WEEEDirective–2002/96/EC

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.

i
Contents
1Overview...............................................................................................1
2Appearance...........................................................................................1
FrontView.....................................................................................................1
Indicators......................................................................................................1
RearView......................................................................................................3
Interfaces......................................................................................................4
3Mounting..............................................................................................5
InstallationCheck..........................................................................................5
InstallingHardDisks......................................................................................6
InstallingtheEquipment...............................................................................8
MountingtotheWorkbench................................................................8
MountingintoaCabinet.......................................................................8
InstallingaPowerModule(Optional)...........................................................9
InstallingtheDecodeCard(Optional).........................................................10
4ConnectingCables...............................................................................11
ConnectingtoAlarmInput/OutputDevice.................................................11
ConnectingtoaThird‐PartyDevice............................................................12
RS485SerialCables.............................................................................12
Connectingtoathird‐partydeviceviaRS485interface.....................13
ConnectingRS232SerialandNetworkCables............................................15
ConnectingaGroundcable..........................................................................16
5SwitchingOn/OfftheDevice................................................................16
CheckBeforePower‐On..............................................................................16
TurningontheDevice.................................................................................17
SoftShutdown.............................................................................................17
SoftShutdownUsingtheON/OFFButton..........................................17
SoftShutdownthroughMan‐MachineInterface...............................17

ii
SoftShutdownthroughWebInterface..............................................17
6CommonConfigurations......................................................................18
Man‐MachineInterface..............................................................................18
AbouttheInterface............................................................................18
MenuStructure..................................................................................19
InitialConfiguration....................................................................................19
QuicklyAddingIPC......................................................................................25
Preview.......................................................................................................28
PaneToolbaronthePreviewInterface..............................................28
PreviewStatus....................................................................................29
Right‐clickContextMenu...................................................................30
Recording....................................................................................................32
Playback......................................................................................................32
Backup.........................................................................................................32
Prerequisites.......................................................................................33
Procedure...........................................................................................33
WebInterface.............................................................................................36
7Specifications......................................................................................37
8HDDStorageCalculationChart.............................................................37



1
1Overview
Asnew‐generationnetworkvideorecorderforprofessionalclientsand
commercialcustomers,NVR500seriesincorporatesawiderangeof
featuresincludingvideomanagement,datamanagement,iSCSIstorage,
mediaswitch.Deliveringcharacteristicsofhighperformance,stability
andcapacity,NVR500usestheredundancydesigninkeycomponents
andprovidesarichsetofextensibleinterfacesfordifferentapplications
includingintelligentbuildings,schools,hospitals,financialinstitutions,
powersubstations.
Operatingunderembeddedoperationsystem,NVR500features
compactstructureandpowerfulvideo/audiodecodingability.
2Appearance
Thephotoshereinareforillustrationonlyandmayvaryaccordingto
actualconditions.
FrontView

Indicators
Asshowninthefrontview,thefollowingtabledescribestheindicators
onthefrontpanel.TheLEDcolormayvarywiththeequipmentmodel
(blueorgreen).



2
Table2‐1StatusIndicators
IndicatorsColorStatusDescription
NET
(networkindicator)Green
Constantlyon Networkproperly
connected
OffNonetwork
connection
PWR
(powerindicator)Green
Constantlyon Powerconnected
OffNopower
IR
(remotecontrol
indicator)
Green
Constantlyon Deviceisselected
andcanbe
remotelycontrolled
BlinkingDeviceisbeing
verified
OffDeviceisnot
selectedandcannot
beremotely
controlled
RUN
(runningindicator)Green
Constantlyon Runningnormally
BlinkingStarting
OffShutdown
SLOT
(Cardindicator)Green
Constantlyon Cardinslot
BlinkingNocardinslot
LINK
(Externaldevice
indicator)
Green
Constantlyon Deviceconnected
BlinkingDeviceunconnected
HD
(harddiskindicator)
Green
Constantlyon Running
properlywithout
dataaccess
BlinkingRunning
properlywithdata
access
Red
Constantlyon Theharddiskis
faulty
BlinkingThediskarrayis
beingrebuilt



3
IndicatorsColorStatusDescription
‐
OffHarddiskisnot
installedorthe
systemshutsdown,
ortheindicator
turnsred
ALM
(alarmindicator)Red
Constantlyon Equipmentalarms
OffThesystemruns
normallywithout
alarms

RearView
NVR516‐128‐IN


NVR516‐64‐IN




4
Interfaces
Asshownintherearview,thefollowingtabledescribesinterfaceson
therearpanel.
Table2‐2Interfaces
NoItemDescriptionFunctionand
Instructions
RS‐485/422
Interface
CompatiblewithRS485
andRS422serialports
andRJ45connectors
ConnectingtoRS485
orRS422devices
AC100V‐
240V
ACpower,100V‐240V
AC
Connectingtothe
powersupply
POWERPowerswitch
Turnon/off
devicewhen
connectedtopower
Note:
Toprotectharddisks,
pleasesoft‐shutdown
yourequipmentbefore
turningoffthepower.
RS‐485
Interface
RS485serialport,
Phoenixconnector
ConnectingtoRS485
devices
ALARMINBooleaninput,Phoenix
connector
Connectingtoalarm
inputdevice
ALARMOUTRelayoutput,Phoenix
connector
Connectingtoalarm
outputdevice
GROUNDEquipmentgroundingGroundcable
AUDIOOUT
Analogaudiooutput,BNC
interface,Mono,1.4V(P‐P),
and300Ω
Connectingtoanaudio
outputdevice
AUDIOINAnalogaudioinput,NC,single
channel,2V(P‐P),10KΩ
Connectingtoanaudio
inputdevice
GROUNDzEquipment
grounding
Groundcable
HDMI
High‐definitiondigital
audioandvideooutput,
HDMIinterface
ConnectingtoHDMI
displaydevice
1
2
3
4
5
6
7



5
NoItemDescriptionFunctionand
Instructions
RSTButtonResetbutton
Holdingthebuttonfor
fivesecondsrestores
thefactorydefault
settings
Power
ButtonSoftshutdownbutton
Allowyoutostopthe
runningsystem
processeswhenthe
deviceispoweredon
miniSAS
interface
2miniSAS(only
availablein
NVR516‐128‐IN)
Networkstorage
expansionunit
eSATA
(Optional)
Interfacewithexternal
storagedevice
ConnectingtoeSATA
harddisk
USBInterface USB2.0interface,
limitedto1A
Connectingtoan
externalUSBmouseor
storagedevice
RS‐232
Interface
CompatiblewithRS232
serialportsandRJ45
connectors
Connectingtodevices
forcommissioningand
maintenance
LANinterface
10/10/1000BASE‐T
self‐adaptiveEthernet
electricalport,RJ45
connector
Connectingto
Ethernet

3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andaccessorytypesandquantities,pleasereferto
thepackinglist.
8
9
10
11
12
13
14



6
InstallingHardDisks
Forsupportedharddisktypes,consultourauthorizedsalesortechnical
supportstaff.Thefollowingexamplesillustratehowtoinstallharddisks
onaworkbench.Theinstallationprocessmayvaryaccordingto
conditions.
Theharddriveinterfaceislocatedinsidethedevice.Youneedtoremove
thefrontpaneltoinstalltheharddisk.Theharddisksarehot‐swappable
andsupportmixedinsertion.Thediskscanbepoweredoninorderto
minimizetheimpulsecurrentproducedduringthepower‐onprocess.


WARNING!
zTheharddiskcanbehot‐pluggedonlywhennodataisread
orwritten.Theharddiskindicatorisnotblinkingwhennodatais
processed.
zPleasewearanti‐staticglovesbeforeinstallingaharddisk.
zInsertharddisksintotheslotsofarunningdeviceatanintervalo
f
atleastsixseconds

InstallaharddiskintotheNVR500Seriesasfollows:
1. Fixtheharddisktowithscrewstothehandlebaronthecorrect
side.

2. Loosenthescrewsthatsecurethechassiscoverwithacross
screwdriver.



7

3. Aligntheharddiskwiththeslotandpushintheharddiskgently
andsteadily.

4. Pushtheharddiskinpositionwithyourthumbuntilthebuckles
click.Repeattheabovestepstoinstallalltheharddisks.

5. Coverthefrontpanelandfixthescrewstosecurethefrontpanel.



8


InstallingtheEquipment
Theequipmentprovidesfront,sideandbackventilationchannels.Leave
roomofatleast30cmtothefrontandbackand10cmtotheleftand
rightsidesoftheequipmentforventilation.
MountingtotheWorkbench
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.
MountingintoaCabinet

WARNING!
Ensurethatthecabinetisequippedwithatrayorsliderailbefore
installingtheequipmentinacabinet.Theequipmentmustbesupported
onatrayorsliderailinsteadofasuspensionloop.

1. Asshowninthefollowingfigure,placethesuspensionloopwitha
screwholeclosetothechassis.Alignthesuspensionloopwiththe
screwhole,andusetwoM4*8screwstofastenthesuspension
looptothechassis.



9
2. Performthesameproceduretomountthesuspensionlooponthe
othersideofthechassis.
1:Screws(4)
2:Slottedhole
3:Suspensionloop

3. Placetheequipmentonthecabinetsupport,andsliditintothe
cabinet.Fixthesuspensionlooptothefloatingnuttothefront
mountingbarofthecabinetwithscrewsledthroughtheslotted
hole.
InstallingaPowerModule(Optional)

WARNING!
zBeforeyouinstallapowermodule,ensurethatyouhacepowered
downthedevicetoavoidpersonalinjuryordevicedamage.
zPleasewearanti‐staticgloveswheninstallingthepowermodule.

Thedevicesupportspowermoduleswithpowersupplyrangeof
100V~240VAC.
Installapowermoduleasfollows:
1:Loosenonescrewtoremovethe
cover.
2:Insertthepowermodule

3:Threadandtightenthescrews



10



InstallingtheDecodeCard(Optional)

WARNING!
zBeforeyouinstallthedecodecard,ensurethatyouhacepowered
downthedevicetoavoidpersonalinjuryordevicedamage.
zPleasewearanti‐staticgloveswheninstallingthedecodecard.

Thedevicesupports4/6‐channelHDMIaudio&videodecoder.Youcan
choosethedesireddecoderasrequired.
Installapowermoduleasfollows:
1:Loosenonescrewtoremovethe
cover.
2:Insertthedecodecard

3:Threadandtightenthescrews.






11
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:Alarminputcircuit
insidethedevice
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




12

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aThird‐PartyDevice
ThedevicesupportstwotypesofRS485interface:RJ45andPhoenix
connectorforconnectionwith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withdifferentbaud
rates
Baudrate(bps)Maximumlength(m)
1200,2400,4800,9600,19200900
38400850
57600550
115200250
