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1. o aio 71 I9405 COMME CION PIM Qi eebe 71 Appendix F Map EE 72 Appendix G System Log and Error Code Notices ocoooccocococcocccooconconoconnononon 73 SEENEN 73 A COO tae eter a Tene none MIR EN oc Pg Ei LM uM E EU Ep ME 73 AppendbcH SDecifiCallolis uo ode e pec tu oo bete ene e ceci tax E Petr sto etnia out 74 List of Illustrations Figure T Typical DW IR Ta E UE Lt Le ET 2 PIQUKG Z RE 3 Figure 5 DVR engen TEE 7 Figure 4 Intrared Remote Control 9 PICU ws OCI SC FOS EE 10 Rigues p Setup EE 10 Figurer LR diis e derorziyo e D ista 11 Figure 6 Intormation Screen EE 11 Figure 9 eieiei DEE 12 Figure 10 Setup Import screen 12 Figure 11 Setup Export SCreen EE 12 Figuie12 System LOG Orea ia 13 Figure d9 Datel Time Sewip screen nia it ia 13 Figure 14 Holiday ee 14 Figure 15 Time Sync screen 14 Figure 16 Storage Information Ee DE 15 Figure 17 User Setup Scree EE 16 Figure 18 New Group setup Ee EE 17 Figure 19 New User setup screen EE 17 Foure 20 SNdOWN SO CEN as A A A AA A 18 Moure 21 Beete SE SN A A AA AA AI A AAA pein 18 FIQUES 22 INGIWOLK MENU EE 18 Figure 23 Network selup Screel E 19 Figure 24 LAN Manual setup screen 20 Figure 25 PportN mbers E ee EE 20 Figure 26 LAN DHCP selup SCreeb EE 21 Figure 27 LAN ADSL Setup SENG Gils ziii ia 21 Figure 28 DVRNS setup D 22 Figure 29 WebGuard setup
2. Figure 65 Text In Device Settings screen Highlight the box beside Port and press the GJ button Select from None RS232 RS485 and USB Serial 1 4 NOTE If you have set the Port as None you will not be able to make any changes to the screen NOTE When using the USB to serial text in device do NOT remove the USB cable from the port while the system is running Highlight Setup and press the button Use the ATM or POS manufacturer s recommended settings when configuring the RS232 RS485 or USB Serial ports Highlight the box beside Text In Product and press the button Select your device from the list NOTE The following description is for a Generic Text Device The screen changes for different types of text input devices and there will be different parameter boxes for you to enter information Highlight the box beside Transaction Start and press the 6 button Use the virtual keyboard to enter the Transaction Start string Refer to the device manufacturer s documentation for the text string that the device first sends when a transaction starts If you want the DVR to react to any character sent from the text input device you will want to turn On Any Character Highlight Any Character and press the button to toggle between On and Off NOTE If Any Character is turned On you will not be able to enter any text in the Transaction Start box Highlight the box beside Transaction End and press the butto
3. ER You can search video from the first to last recorded images or From First you can set the start and stop times and dates To Last ig rra Highlight the box beside From and press the button to toggle Zone 192 Block s S between On and Off When set to Off you can enter a specific i M Date and Time When set to On the search will be from the Min Blocks 1 first recorded image Figure 89 Motion Search Option screen Highlight the box beside To and press the button to toggle between On and Off When set to Off you can enter a specific Date and Time When set to On the search will be from the last recorded image Highlight the box beside Type and press the button You can select between Motion Search and Museum Search Motion Search detects motion in the defined area Museum Search detects if a defined object has moved Highlight the box beside Zone and press the button An image from the video appears with a grid overlaid You can turn sensor blocks On and Off to define the area of the picture in which you want to search for motion NOTE When setting the Museum Search Zone the zone should be placed inside of the border line of the target object If the selected block is placed on the boarder line the sensitivity of the Museum Search may decrease The zone should be placed or focused on the centre or at least within the outline of targeted object Highlight the box beside Sensitivit
4. LAN Setup Screen Highlight the LAN tab and the LAN screen displays 19 User s Manual Network Network PAN DvrRNS WebGuard Type IP Address 192 168 1 129 L Gateway 192 168 1254 L 4 Subnet Mask EJ DNS Server 0 0 0 0 Port Number Setup Cancel Figure 24 LAN Manual setup screen Highlight the box beside Type and press the button You can select the type of network configuration from Manual DHCP and ADSL with PPPoE Select the desired type and press the button Selecting Manual from the Type allows you to set up LAN parameters manually NOTE You will need to get the appropriate IP Address Gateway and Subnet Mask from your network administrator Change the numbers by highlighting them and using the Up and Down arrow buttons to increase or decrease the number The factory default LAN settings are IP Address 192 168 1 129 Gateway 192 168 1 254 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Highlight the box beside DNS Server Press the Up and Down arrow buttons to set the IP address of the DNS server Highlight the Port Number Setup box and press the button The Port Number Setup screen appears Port Number Setup 8000 12000 Change the numbers by highlighting them and using the Up and Down Remote Admin 8200 51 arrow buttons to increase or decrease the number The factory default Remote Callback Port settings are Remote Watch Remote Search Remote Admin 8200 Remot
5. 4 Release the reset switch All of the DVR s settings are now at the original settings it had when it left the factory Network Port The DVR can be networked using the 10 100Mb Ethernet connector Connect a Cat5 cable with an RJ 45 jack to the DVR connector The DVR can be networked with a computer for remote NETWORK monitoring searching configuration and software upgrades See Chapter 3 Configuration for configuring the Ethernet connections CAUTION The network connector is not designed to be connected directly with cable or wire intended for outdoor use Audio In Out V Your DVR can record audio from up to two sources Connect the audio sources to al Audio In 1 Audio In 2 Audio In 3 and Audio In 4 as needed using RCA jacks Connect Audio Out to your amplifier GA NOTE It is the user s responsibility to determine if local laws and regulations permit recording audio NOTE The DVR does not have amplified audio output so you will need a speaker with an amplifier The DVR does not have a pre amplifier for audio input so the audio input should be from an amplified source not directly from a microphone User s Manual Power Cord Connector Connect the AC power cord to the DVR and then to a wall outlet WARNING ROUTE POWER CORDS SO THAT THEY ARE NOT A TRIPPING HAZARD MAKE CERTAIN THE POWER CORD WILL NOT BE PINCHED OR ABRADED BY FURNITURE DO NOT INSTALL POWER CORDS UNDER RUGS OR CARP
6. 65 User s Manual Appendix C WebGuard WebGuard allows you to access a remote DVR monitor live video images and search recorded video using Internet Explorer web browser anytime from virtually anywhere Computer system requirements for using the WebGuard program are Operating System Microsoft Windows 2000 Microsoft Windows XP or Microsoft Windows Vista e CPU Intel Pentium III Celeron 600MHz or faster RAM 128MB or higher e VGA 8MB or higher 1024x768 24bpp or higher Internet Explorer Version 6 0 or later Start Internet Explorer on your local PC You can run the WebGuard program by entering the following information in the address field http IP address port number The DVR IP address and the WebGuard port number default 12088 set in the Network setup screen WebGuard tab Or http DVRNS server address DVR name The DVRNS server address and the DVR name registered on the DVRNS server Or http www dvronline net Entering the DVR IP address or the DVR name will be required when logging in NOTE WebGuard only works with Microsoft Internet Explorer and will NOT work with Netscape or other browsers Select between the WEBWATCH Web monitoring and A WEBSEARCH Web search modes and enter the appropriate D seen port number of the program Entering ID and PASSWORD LOG EXT and clicking the LOGIN button logs in using the selected i mode Selecting Sa
7. e N A Storage conditions are normal however the SMART monitoring is not working or supported 15 User s Manual NOTE When the storage condition is Bad the Event Status Storage screen displays and you can check the storage condition for details Once the Bad message displays replacing the hard disk drive is recommended usually within 24 hours NOTE Temperature and SMART information will be available only for internal hard disk drives supporting the SMART Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology monitoring program Not Formatted displays in the upper part of the Format box if the hard disk drive has not been formatted Highlight the Format box and press the C9 button to format the device for recording Selecting Close and pressing the button exits the screen User Setup Screen Highlight User in the System menu and press the button The User setup screen displays the authorized groups and users You can add and delete groups and users When adding a group you can assign authority levels to the group User Group amp User Administrator Cancel Figure 17 User setup screen The column is used to collapse and expand user groups If there is a or in this column it indicates the item is a Group Name If there is a in front of the Group Name it indicates that the group has been expanded and all of the User Names within that group are di
8. 12 13 13 Figure 74 PTZ Preset screen Figure 75 Preset View screen You can use a mouse for convenient PTZ control Position the mouse pointer at the bottom of the screen and the following PTZ toolbar will display m A Zoom In Out x E Focus Near Far Sd Y Iris Open Close y w Set Load Preset Clicking MK on the left side exits the toolbar If you want to display the toolbar again position the mouse pointer at the bottom of the screen Change the toolbar location by clicking the empty space on the left side of the toolbar and drag it to where you want it located on the screen Use the arrow buttons on the toolbar to pan or tilt the camera in the direction you want 51 User s Manual Using a Mouse You can use a mouse instead of the front panel buttons to perform many of the DVR functions The following Operations are supported when using a mouse during live monitoring When in quad 2x2 display mode clicking the mouse button on a camera image switches that camera to full screen Clicking the mouse button again returns to the quad 2x2 screen format Clicking the right mouse button during live monitoring displays the following menu Display Selecting Sequence Freeze and PTZ is the same as pressing the Menu Enter and PTZ buttons as described above in the Live Monitoring section of this chapter Freeze Zoom NOTE Sequence will be selected from the menu only in full screen
9. Run the FDISK utility by clicking Start then RUN Type fdisk and click OK When the MS DOS command prompt appears type Y and hit the enter key In the FDISK Option menu choose 5 Change current fixed disk drive Choose the appropriate letter corresponding to the USB hard disk drive In the FDISK Option menu choose Create DOS partition or Logical DOS Drive In the Create DOS Partition or Logical DOS Drive menu choose Create Primary DOS Partition And Type Y to use all available space and hit the enter key Hit ESC to exit the screen after the USB hard disk drive partition is created Restart your computer and verify the newly created drive 1s in My Computer 12 13 14 Right click the newly created hard disk drive icon and select Format In the Format Screen select Full as the Format type and click Start After formatting is complete connect the USB hard disk drive to the DVR 63 User s Manual Appendix B Text In Search Examples Search Example 1 2 3 4 5 6 123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890 Item Unit price Qty amount Coke 2 20 1 s 2 20 Fanta 2 20 1 s 2 20 Hotdog 3 50 3 s 10 50 Pepsi 1 95 Lisi 1 95 total 16 85 Thank you In the above text in data you can find that the comparison value is located at 17 Unit price mark will be ignored automatically 28 Qty and 40 amount
10. button selects a highlighted item or completes an entry that you have made during system setup In the live monitoring mode pressing the button freezes the current screen and the screen displays 8 icon When in the playback mode pressing the button pauses playing video Menu Button Pressing the button enters the Setup screen You will need to enter the authorized user and password to access Setup Pressing the button also closes the current menu or setup dialog box In the Playback mode pressing the button displays the Search menu When in the live mode pressing and holding the Menu button for three seconds or longer displays live channels sequentially PTZ Zoom Button In the live monitoring mode pressing the PTZ Zoom button enters the PTZ mode and pressing the button again exits the PTZ mode and enters the zoom mode When in the zoom mode pressing the button again exits the zoom mode NOTE Pressing the PTZ Zoom button enters directly the zoom mode if there is no PTZ camera you set up in the Camera setup When in the PTZ mode pressing the arrow buttons or button allows you to control properly configured cameras When in the zoom mode a rectangle displays on the screen A rectangle shows the area that will be enlarged You can move the rectangle around using the arrow buttons Pressing the Cy Enter button in enlarges the area in rectangle Panic Button Pressing the button starts panic recoding of all camer
11. characters including spaces from the left In this case you can enter 17 28 and 40 in each Column box For example if you want to search for Coke with a Qty Quantity of more than 1 and Hotdog with an amount totaling over 8 the following search condition can be set Text In Search Option From First To Last Channels 1 4 A C Case Sensitive Search Example Il 1 2 3 4 5 6 123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890 Item Unit price Qty amount Coke 2 20 1 s 2 20 Fanta 2 20 1 s 2 20 Hotdog 3 50 3 s 10 50 Pepsi 1 95 1 s 1 95 total 16 85 Thank you 64 4 Channel Digital Video Recorder In the above text in data you can find that the comparison value is located at 17 Unit price mark will be ignored automatically 28 Qty and 40 amount characters including spaces from the left but the value of amount category is located on a different line from Item In this case you can enter 17 28 and 40 in each Column box and enter 1 in the Line box for the next line For example if you want to search for Coke with a Qty Quantity of more than and Hotdog with an amount totaling over 8 the following search condition can be set Text In Search Option From First To Last Channels 1 4 B Case Sensitive
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13. Calendar Search screen Selecting X located in top left corner exits the Record Table Search screen Event Log Search Event Log Search Time Type Title Internal 1 Internal 1 Internal 1 Internal 1 Internal 1 Internal 1 Internal 1 Internal 1 Internal 1 S M A R T Internal 1 None n Figure 84 Event Log Search screen The DVR maintains a log of each time the Alarm Input port is activated The Event Log Search screen displays this list Use the arrow buttons to highlight the event for which you would like to see video Pressing the Gol Enter button will extract the event video and display the first image of the event Pressing the Cy button will start playing the event video segment Pressing Playback Model button returns to live monitoring NOTE It is possible that no recorded image displays on the current screen Change the screen mode to 2x2 and you will be able to easily see the camera have recorded video during target time You can also narrow your event search by selecting the Option button and setting up the new search condition 56 4 Channel Digital Video Recorder Event Leu Bement Coton You can search video from the first to last recorded From lire images or you can set the start and stop times and dates To Last Highlight the box beside From and press the button Alarm In 1 4 Panic Record to toggle between On and Off When set
14. Channel Digital Video Recorder Clip Copy From First To Last Channels 1 4 Password lt None gt Dest 1 Partition 1 62 MB A File name 20080825 exe E Progress El Figure 90 Clip Copy screen You can search video from the first to last recorded images or you can set the start and stop times and dates Highlight the box beside From and press the Enter button to toggle between On and Off When set to Off you can enter a specific Date and Time When set to On the search will be from the first recorded image Highlight the box beside To and press the button to toggle between On and Off When set to Off you can enter a specific Date and Time When set to On the search will be from the last recorded image Highlight the box beside Channels and press the GJ button You can select the cameras that you would like to include in your video clip Highlight the box beside Password and press the button A virtual keyboard appears allowing you to enter the password for reviewing the video clips Highlight the box beside Dest and press the button You can select the storage device on which you would like to record the video clip You can choose from USB Storage and USB CD RW CAUTION The USB device for clip copy must be FAT 16 or FAT32 format NOTE While copying video clips on the CD RW the recording speed might decrease The DVR automatically assigns a file name to the video
15. Dwell times range from 5 seconds to 15 minutes You can add and edit alarm output schedules on this screen Highlight the and press the button to add a schedule Highlighting the boxes under the Column heading and pressing the button allows you to edit the information in those boxes 27 User s Manual The Day box allows you to select the days that the alarm schedule will be active The choices are Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat M F Hol and All The Range box allows you to set the time that the alarm schedule will be active in 15 minute increments from 00 00 to 24 00 The Mode box allows you to set how the alarm reacts during the scheduled time When set to On the Alarm Out is active during the scheduled time When set to Event the Alarm Out is only active when there is an Event during the scheduled time The Alarm Out box allows you to select between Alarm Output and Beep DVR internal buzzer The 3X box allows you to delete an alarm output schedule You will be asked to confirm whether or not you really wish to delete the schedule You can save your Alarm Out changes by highlighting Save and pressing the button Selecting Cancel exits the screen without saving the changes Display Screen Highlight Display in the Devices menu and press the GJ button The Display screen allows you to select what information will be displayed on the monitor Display OSD Status Camera Remote Control No Title Z
16. Quality and pressing the Cy button allows you to set the recorded image quality for Time and Event recording You can select from Very High High Standard and Low Highlighting boxes under Dwell and pressing the button allows you to set the length of time you would like to record for the associated event Advanced Mode Only You can save your changes by highlighting Save and pressing the button Selecting Cancel exits the screen without saving the changes Pre Event Screen Highlight Pre Event in the Record menu and press the button and the Pre Event setup screen appears If you do not have Event set up in the Record Schedule a message will display alerting you to this fact Pre Event No ips Quality Dwell 1 CAM1 2 CAM2 3 CAMS 4 CAM4 Figure 50 Pre Event setup screen When the DVR is in the Event Record mode it is possible to have it record images before the event occurs The Pre Event screen allows you to define how to handle pre event recording 34 4 Channel Digital Video Recorder You can turn individual cameras On or Off for pre event recording The image speed can be set from 0 10 to 30 00 ips 25 00 ips PAL and image quality can be selectable from Very High High Standard and Low You can set the amount of time to record prior to the event by adjusting the Dwell You can set the Dwell from 5 seconds to 30 minutes The longer the dwell set the fewer maximu
17. When set to Very High the DVR has a maximum recording speed of 30 ips Pressing the button starts panic recording of all cameras and pressing the button again stops panic recording If you set the Panic Recording Duration in the Record Screen panic recording will stop automatically according to the preset duration as long as the button is not pressed NOTE When the DVR is not in the Recycle mode and all available storage space has been used panic recording will not operate 52 4 Channel Digital Video Recorder Although you will be able to record without changing the unit from its original factory settings you will want to take advantages of the DVR s many tools See Chapter 3 Configuration for detailed descriptions of the recording mode options Recording Audio If the DVR was set up to record audio it will record audio from up to four inputs when video 1s recording The DVR will not record audio when the recording speed is set to less than 1 ips NOTE Make certain you comply with all local and federal laws and regulations when recording audio Playing Recorded Video If a user who has Search authority logs into the system the user can view recorded image Once video has been recorded you can view it by pressing the button When playing video for the first time the DVR will display the most recent image When playing video subsequent times the DVR will start playing video from the last recalled image Recorded audio wil
18. and time will display If no video was recorded during the selected time a message appears alerting you that no image was recorded at that time The button and arrow buttons can now be used to review the surrounding video Figure 80 Go to the Date Time screen Record Table Search Figure 82 Record Table Search Expanded View screen Recording information about video images currently displayed on the screen displays on the recording status bar A white vertical line indicates the current search position To search specific video move the vertical line by using the Left or Right arrow buttons on the front panel or by clicking the mouse on the desired segment If the DVR s time and date have been reset to a time that is earlier than some recorded video it is possible for the DVR to have more than one video stream in the same time range In this case the overlapping time range in the record table will be separated by a yellow vertical line NOTE The recorded data in the time range located after the yellow vertical line is the latest There are two view modes Selecting X Standard view or Expanded view located at the bottom switches to the other view mode Standard view displays combined recording information of all camera channels currently displayed on the screen Expanded view displays the recording information of each camera channel currently displayed on the screen Selecting el or e located at the bot
19. be highlighted when each event is detected based on the settings you made in the Alarm In Motion Detection and Text In setup screen on the Event menu Check Alarm In and Check Recording will be highlighted when each event is detected based on the settings you made in the System Event setup screen on the Event menu 46 4 Channel Digital Video Recorder Panic Record will be highlighted while the DVR is in the panic recording mode Disk Almost Full will be highlighted when the DVR is not in the Recycle mode and the level of disk usage reaches the Disk Almost Full percentage you made in the System Event setup screen on the Event menu Disk Full will be highlighted when the DVR is not in the Recycle mode and all available storage space has been used Fan Error will be highlighted when the cooling fan to the left of the power cord on the rear panel is not working for more than four seconds Highlighting the Storage tab will display the hard disk drive status Refer to the Storage Screen section for details 47 User s Manual 48 4 Channel Digital Video Recorder Chapter 4 Operation NOTE This chapter assumes your DVR has been installed and configured If it has not please refer to Chapters 2 and 3 The DVR s controls are similar to a VCR As with a VCR the main functions are recording and playing back video However you have much greater control over recording and playing back video You can establish recording schedules
20. block Primary Storage SATA hard disk drive Secondary Storage USB hard disk drive CD RW drive or flash drive Dimensions W x Hx D 13 4 x 1 8 x 12 2 340mm x 46 5mm x 310mm Unit Weight 6 6 lbs 3 0kg Shipping Weight 9 9 lbs 4 5kg Shipping Dimensions n WxHxD 17 3 x 5 6 x 16 1 440mm x 143mm x 410mm Specifications are subject to change without notice 74 V1 3
21. exit the screen Date Time Setup Highlight Date Time in the System menu and press the button The Date Time setup screen appears Date Time Date Time Holiday Date 08 25 2008 H Format Time 10 57 52 f Format Time Zone GMT 05 00 Eastern Time US amp Cai Use Daylight Saving Time Cancel Figure 13 Date Time setup screen Highlight the first box beside Date and press the GJ button The individual sections of the date will highlight Use the Up and Down arrow buttons to change the number Use the Left and Right arrow buttons to move between month date and year Once you have the correct date press the GA button Highlight the Format box beside Date and press the button Select from the three available date formats and press the button to save your selected format Highlight the first box beside Time and press the button The individual sections of the time will highlight Use the Up and Down arrow buttons to change the number Use the Left and Right arrow buttons to move between hour minutes and seconds Once you have the correct time press the button 13 User s Manual Highlight the Format box beside Time and press the button Select from the three available time formats and press the button to save your selected format NOTE The clock will not start running until you have highlighted Save and pressed the C button Highlight the box beside Time Zone and press
22. name instead of IP address if you already set up the DNS Server when setting up the LAN Highlight the box beside Interval and press the button Set the time interval for synchronization from 30 minutes to 1 day at various time intervals Last Sync Time displays the last time the DVR was synchronized with the time server Highlight Run as Server and press the button Pressing the button toggles between On and Off When it is On the DVR you are setting up will run as a time server You can save your changes by highlighting Save and pressing the Cd button Selecting Cancel exits the screen without saving the changes Storage Screen Highlight Storage in the System menu and press the 6 button The Storage setup screen appears and displays information about the DVR s storage devices Storage Capacity 115 27 GB Disk Bad Good 0 Temperature Good 50 C 122 F SMART Good Close Figure 16 Storage Information screen The capacity of the storage device is displayed in the box beside Capacity The box beside Disk Bad displays the percentage of bad sectors Not Formatted indicates the device is not formatted The box beside Temperature displays the temperature of the storage device The S M A R T column displays Good Bad or N A depending on storage conditions e Good The storage condition is normal e Bad Data cannot be written on or read from the storage device
23. screen 23 Figure 30 Notification Mail setup Screen eio eot id 23 Figure 31 Authentication setup screen ENEE 24 Figure 32 Notification Callback setup screen ccoonccccconnnccocnnoconcnnocononnonanonononcnnononnncnnnnnnonnnrnnnnnnnnoss 24 Figure 33 Devices E EE 25 Figure 34 Camerd selup SCIeeri ccce ce oe co ere ie s E os a M o EM e acus 25 Figure 55 Camera FIZ Setup E EE 26 Figure SO PTZ RT m M 26 Figure 57 Port Setup nee EE 26 V User s Manual Foue S Audo Setup Ee E a tina 2 Figure 39 Alarm Out Settings screen ccccceeccccseeeecceeececceseecceuseecceseecseueeessueceeseueeesseseeesseeeessaneeenas 27 Figure 40 Display OSD screen 28 Figure T O9D Margiti Sereen EE 29 Figure 42 Main Monitor Screen dias a 29 Figure 43 Remote Control setup screen 30 Figure A AR 30 Eldqure45 Record SelupS Orellana 31 Figure 46 Schedule Simple Mode setup screen 32 Figure 47 Schedule Advanced Mode setup screen 32 Figure 48 Schedule Settings Advanced Mode setup screen 33 Figure 49 Default Advanced Mode setup screen coocccconcccncnoccnccnncnnnnnncnnononononnncnnnnnnnnnnnnrnnnnnrnnnonanons 34 Figure 50 Pre EVeEnt Setup E EE 34 Figure 51 EVent men coa a 35 Figure 52 Alaim Inelllnds SCEE doep o les doll 35 Figure 53 Alarm ln Actions SO ree ad 36 Figure 54 Alarm In Notify men 36 Figure 55 M
24. sensor is just to the right of the button Make certain that nothing blocks the sensor or the remote control will not function properly NOTE You can also use a USB mouse not supplied to navigate through the screens and menus much like you would on a computer POWER LED The POWER LED is lit when the unit is On HDD LED The HDD LED flickers when the DVR is recording or searching video on the hard disk drive ALARM LED The ALARM LED is lit when alarm output or internal buzzer is activated User s Manual Arrow Buttons These buttons are used to navigate through menus and GUI You can also use them to change numbers by highlighting a number in the menu and using the Up and Down arrow buttons to increase or decrease the number s value These buttons are also used to control Pan and Tilt when in the PTZ mode In the playback mode pressing the 4 button plays video backward at high speed Pressing the button again toggles the playback speed from 44 dd and 4444 and the screen displays 44 444 and 4444 respectively While playing video pressing the KN button plays video forward at high speed Pressing the button again toggles the playback speed from gt gt gt gt gt gt and PP and the screen displays gt gt gt gt gt gt and respectively When in the pause mode pressing the gt button moves to the next image and pressing the 4l button moves to the previous image Enter Pause Button Pressing the
25. the button Select your time zone from the list and press the C button Highlight Use Daylight Saving Time and press the button Pressing the button toggles between On and Off Highlight the Holiday tab and the Holiday setup screen appears Date Time Holiday No Date Figure 14 Holiday setup screen You can set up holidays by highlighting and pressing the button The current date appears Highlight the month and day and change them by using the Up and Down arrow buttons Press the button to add the date Dates can be deleted by highlighting the MK beside the date and pressing the Cy button NOTE Holidays that do not fall on the same date each year should be updated once the current year s holiday has passed Highlighting the Time Sync tab causes the Time Sync screen to display You can set up time synchronization between the DVR and standard time servers that are available in most time zones and countries or between the DVR and another DVR Date Time Holiday Time Sync JAutomatic Sync JRun as Server Cancel Figure 15 Time Sync screen 4 Channel Digital Video Recorder Highlight the box beside Automatic Sync and press the button This toggles between On and Off Highlight the box beside Time Server and press the button A virtual keyboard appears that you can use to enter the IP address or domain name of the time server NOTE You can use the domain
26. the LAN Highlight the box beside Port and press the button Use the arrow buttons to enter the SMTP Server port number obtained from your system administrator The default port number is 25 Highlight Use SSL TLS and press the Ci button to toggle between On and Off When it is On the DVR can send an email via an SMTP server requiring SSL Secure Sockets Layer authentication Highlight the box beside Authentication and press the C9 button An Authentication screen appears Highlight Use and press the button to toggle between On and Off Use Highlight the box beside User Password and press the button A virtual keyboard appears allowing you to enter the user ID and password Authentication Figure 31 Authentication setup screen Highlight the box beside Sender and enter the sender s e mail address Use the virtual keyboard to enter the e mail address NOTE The e mail address must include the character to be a valid address Highlight the box beside Recipient and enter the recipient s e mail address Use the virtual keyboard to enter the e mail address Highlight the Callback tab and the Callback screen displays Notification mail TEE LAN No IP Address 1 0 0 0 0 x 2 0 0 0 0 a 3 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 8 5 0 0 0 0 ax retry 8 Figure 32 Notification Callback setup screen 24 4 Channel Digital Video Recorder Highlight LAN and press the button to toggl
27. the window without upgrading the software If the upgrade package file is not installed on the DVR properly you will get an error message The system restarts automatically after completing the upgrade and it takes approximately one minute to restart Figure 9 Upgrade screen CAUTION The USB device must be FAT16 or FAT32 format You can import saved DVR settings or export the current DVR settings To import saved DVR settings connect the USB device containing the setup file dat to the DVR Highlight Setup Import and press the button Setup Import Select the desired setup file and press the Import button to Select a setup file import the selected settings and change the DVR settings File name accordingly Highlight Include Network Setup and press T Newer setup the button to toggle between On and Off When set to Off the network settings will not be changed Figure 10 Setup Import screen To export the current DVR settings connect the USB device to the DVR Highlight Setup Export and press the button Setup Export Highlight the box beside File name and press the button File name A virtual keyboard allows you to enter the file name Selecting Export will save the current settings in dat file format on the USB device Figure 11 Setup Export screen NOTE Even after changing the DVR settings by importing saved settings the time related settings Date Time Time Zone
28. time lapse recording You can define times to record and the schedule can change for different days of the week and user defined holidays The DVR can be set up to alert you when the hard disk drive is full or it can be set to record over the oldest video once the disk is full User s Manual Your DVR uses a proprietary encryption scheme making it nearly impossible to alter video You can view video and control your DVR remotely by connecting via Ethernet There is a USB port that can be used to upgrade the system or copy video clips to external hard disk CD RW and flash drives Moniteur cran RVB NTSC ou PAL Cam ras 1 4 CJ Capteur 1 4 L Disque Entr e Audio 1 4 dur USB CD RW Unit flash Sortie Audio AS P D Sortie Alarma Ed Balise lumineuse H ia Magn toscope num rique r A a Sir ne m Lf E B A E MSS T l commande ELY WebGuard IR ii aaa E Guichet automatique Clavier Souris R seau Point de vente distance Figure 1 Typical DVR installation 4 Channel Digital Video Recorder Chapter 2 Installation Package Contents The package contains the following Digital Video Recorder Power Cord User s Manual This Document RAS Software CD and User s Manual nfrared Remote Control Required Installation Tools No special tools are required to install the DVR Refer to the installation manuals for the other items tha
29. to wait for the new text string The DVR will consider a transaction complete if no new text strings are entered between the last text input and the dwell time out You can adjust the Time Out dwell from 5 seconds to 15 minutes Highlight the Actions tab and the Text In Actions setup screen appears Text In settings BERS No Record Alarm Out Notify A PTZ Figure 66 Text In Actions screen The DVR can be set to react to text input Text input can be associated with cameras trigger an Alarm Out connector sound the DVR s internal buzzer notify a number of different devices and or move PTZ cameras to preset positions Highlight the box beside Record and press the C9 button A list of cameras appears You can associate as many cameras with the Text Input as you wish Ifthe DVR detects text input it starts recording video from all the associated cameras NOTE For the Record action the camera you select should be set to the Event or Time amp Event recording mode in the Record Schedule setup screen Highlight the box under the Alarm Out heading and press the Cd button Select between Alarm Output and Beep DVR s internal buzzer that you would like to activate and to sound whenever the DVR detects text input NOTE For the Alarm Out action the alarm output and beep you select should be set to the Event mode in the Alarm Out setup screen Schedule tab Highlight the box beside Notify and press
30. want to detect motion e g a doorway Highlight the box under the Zone heading and press the Ci button The Motion Detection Zone screen displays The Motion Detection Zone screen is laid over the video for the selected camera You can set up motion detection zones by selecting or clearing blocks NOTE You can set up motion zones one block at a time in groups of 4 individual block groups A block group is positioned within the image area using the Up and Down arrow buttons and individual blocks within the block groups are selected or cleared using the camera buttons Figure 57 Motion Detection Zone screen Press the button to display the menu screen The menu on the setup screen has the following functions 37 User s Manual Select Activates highlighted blocks to detect motion Tase ghlig Clear Clear Deactivates highlighted blocks so that they will not detect motion mE Reverse Activates inactive highlighted blocks and deactivates active highlighted blocks Select All i Cisa i Select All Activates all blocks to detect motion Reverse All Clear All Deactivates all blocks so that they will not detect motion OK Reverse All Activates inactive blocks and deactivates active blocks Cancel OK Accepts changes and closes Zone setup Cancel Exits Zone setup without saving changes Figure 58 Motion Detection Zone menu You can adjust the minimum number of detection blocks t
31. 07 10 04 55 Test Inc 12 24 2007 10 04 54 SE EE EE Ee Sg a Figure 86 Text In Search screen The DVR maintains a log of each time there is Text Input The Text In Search screen displays this list Use the arrow buttons to highlight the event for which you would like to see video Pressing the Enter button will extract the video associated with the Text Input and display the first image ofthe event Pressing the button will start playing the event video segment Pressing Playback Mode button returns to live monitoring NOTE It is possible that no recorded image displays on the current screen Change the screen mode to 2x2 and you will be able to easily see the camera have recorded video during target time NOTE Text Input information will be overlaid on the image while the recorded video is played at regular speed You can also narrow your event search by selecting the Option button and setting up the new search condition E Een You can search video from the first to last recorded images From iFirst or you can set the start and stop times and dates To kel Last Channels 14 E Highlight the box beside From and press the button ETIE to toggle between On and Off When set to Off you can No Name Comp Value Column Line enter a specific Date and Time When set to On the search will be from the first recorded image Highlight the box beside To and pres
32. Audio Enables audio communication with the remote site When the audio Aspect Ratio control panel displays click the SJ to send audio to the connected remote site and click Deinterlacing the button again to stop sending audio Click the to monitor live audio from the Anti Aliasing Screen connected remote site through the attached speaker and click the button again stop monitoring live audio Clicking both button and al button allows two way communication Clicking the button disables audio communication Aspect Ratio Changes the image aspect ratio Deinterlacing Using a deinterlace filter for interlaced video enhances image display quality by eliminating horizontal scan lines and noise in areas with motion e Anti Aliasing Screen Enhances image display quality by eliminating stair stepping aliasing effects in the enlarged image NOTE A camera name change in the Web Watch mode does not affect the camera name set up on the remote site Leaving the Camera Title blank causes the camera name set up on the remote site to display NOTE The Xf icon will display on each camera screen when audio communication is available between the WebGuard system and a DVR Web Search Mode WebSearch is a remote web search program that allows you to search recorded video on the remote DVR NOTE The remote site connection in the Web Search mode will automatically be disconnected if there is no activity for 30 minutes 68 4 Chan
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34. E AT THEIR OWN EXPENSE WARNING CHANGES OR MODIFICATIONS NOT EXPRESSLY APPROVED BY THE PARTY RESPONSIBLE FOR COMPLIANCE COULD VOID THE USER S AUTHORITY TO OPERATE THE EQUIPMENT THIS CLASS OF DIGITAL APPARATUS MEETS ALL REQUIREMENTS OF THE CANADIAN INTERFERENCE CAUSING EQUIPMENT REGULATIONS The information in this manual is believed to be accurate as of the date of publication ATV is not responsible for any problems resulting from the use thereof The information contained herein is subject to change without notice Revisions or new editions to this publication may be issued to incorporate such changes User s Manual Important Safeguards 1 Read Instructions All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the appliance is operated 2 Retain Instructions The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference 3 Cleaning Unplug this equipment from the wall outlet before cleaning it Do not use liquid aerosol cleaners Use a damp soft cloth for cleaning 4 Attachments Never add any attachments and or equipment without the approval of the manufacturer as such additions may result in the risk of fire electric shock or other personal injury 5 Water and or Moisture Do not use this equipment near water or in contact with water 6 Ventilation Place this equipment only in an upright position This equipment has an open frame Switching Mode Power Supply SMPS which can cause a
35. ET THE POWER CORD HAS A GROUNDING PIN IF YOUR POWER OUTLET DOES NOT HAVE A GROUNDING PIN RECEPTACLE DO NOT MODIFY THE PLUG DO NOT OVERLOAD THE CIRCUIT BY PLUGGING TOO MANY DEVICES IN TO ONE CIRCUIT Your DVR is now ready to operate Refer to Chapter 3 Configuration and Chapter 4 Operation 4 Channel Digital Video Recorder Chapter 3 Configuration NOTE Your DVR should be completely installed before proceeding Refer to Chapter 2 Installation Front Panel Controls Figure 3 DVR front panel D Power LED 2 HDD LED 3 Alarm Out LED 4 Arrow Buttons 5 Enter Pause Button 6 Menu Button D PTZ Zoom Button 8 Panic Button Playback Mode Clip Copy Button Camera Buttons On USB Connector NOTE A separate Alarm button is not provided Pressing any keys on the front panel or remote control resets alarm output including the internal buzzer when the alarm is activated However when you are in the menu or PTZ mode you have to exit the menu or PTZ mode first to reset alarm output The front panel looks and operates much like a VCR combined with a multiplexer Many of the buttons have multiple functions The buttons on the infrared remote control while laid out differently perform the same functions as those on the front panel The following describes each button and control Take a few minutes to review the descriptions You will use these to initially set up your DVR and for daily operations NOTE The infrared
36. Loss settings METTTIM PTZ Figure 63 Video Loss Actions screen The DVR can be set to react to video loss differently for each camera Each camera can be associated with another camera trigger an Alarm Out connector sound the DVR s internal buzzer notify a number of different devices and or move PTZ cameras to preset positions Highlight the box under the Record heading and press the CA button A list of cameras appears You can associate as many cameras with that camera as you wish If the DVR detects video loss on the selected camera it starts recording video from all the associated cameras NOTE For the Record action the camera you select should be set to the Event or Time amp Event recording mode in the Record Schedule setup screen 40 4 Channel Digital Video Recorder Highlight the box under the Alarm Out heading and press the Cd button Select between Alarm Output and Beep DVR s internal buzzer that you would like to activate and to sound whenever the DVR detects video loss on the selected camera NOTE For the Alarm Out action the alarm output and beep you select should be set to the Event mode in the Alarm Out setup screen Schedule tab Highlight the box under the Notify heading and press the button You can toggle the entire list On and Off by highlighting Notification and pressing the button You can toggle the individual items On and Off by highlighting that item and pressin
37. M A R T and press the button Use the Up and Down arrow buttons to scroll through the numbers Refer to the hard disk drive manufacturer s documentation for the correct temperature setting If the temperature of hard disk drive exceeds the defined threshold the system triggers an alert Highlight the second box beside Disk S M A R T and press the button Select either C Celsius or F Fahrenheit and press the button Highlight OK and press the button to accept the changes Selecting Cancel exits the screen without saving the changes Highlight the Actions tab and the System Event Actions screen displays System Event Health Check Actions Event Alarm Out Notify System Jo o aF Panic Record D c Check Recording o a be A j Check Alarm In RES aS O Disk Almost Full A E Disk Full Disk Bad Disk Temperature e AEN Q P Figure 70 System Event Actions screen 45 User s Manual The DVR can be set to react to system events System events can activate the Alarm Out connector sound the DVR s internal buzzer and or notify a number of different devices Highlight the Alarm Out box beside the desired event Check Recording Check Alarm In Disk Almost Full Disk Full Disk Bad Disk Temperature or Disk S M A R T and press the button Select between Alarm Output connector and the DVR s internal buzzer that you would like to activate and to sound whenever the DVR
38. VGA out Pressing and holding the button for 5 seconds or longer again returns to the previous video output mode RS232 Port ray An RS232 port is provided to connect a remote control keyboard A mmm RS232 Alarm Input Output i E NOTE To make connections on the Alarm Connector Strip press and hold the olololololo button and insert the wire in the hole below the button After releasing the AN AZAB AI GA yc o button tug gently on the wire to make certain it is connected To disconnect fa a a wire press and hold the button above the wire and pull out the wire Pepe Al 1 to 4 Alarm In You can use external devices to signal the DVR to react to events Mechanical or electrical switches can be wired to the Al Alarm In and G Ground connectors The threshold voltage is 4 3V and should be stable at least 0 5 seconds to be detected See Chapter 3 Configuration for configuring alarm input G Ground Connect the ground side of the Alarm input and or alarm output to the G connector NOTE All the connectors marked G are common NC NO Relay Alarm Output The DVR can activate external devices such as buzzers or lights Connect the device to the C Common and NC Normally Closed or C and NO Normally Open connectors NC NO is a relay output which sinks 0 5A 125VAC and 1A 230VDC See Chapter 3 Configuration for configuring alarm output ARI Alarm Reset In An external signal to the Alarm Reset In can be used to
39. Y MW en 4 CHANNEL DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER USER S MANUAL FA DR4250 4 Channel Digital Video Recorder WARNING RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN WARNING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER OR BACK NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance servicing instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance COMPLIANCE NOTICE OF FCC THIS EQUIPMENT HAS BEEN TESTED AND FOUND TO COMPLY WITH THE LIMITS FOR A CLASS A 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 USERS WILL BE REQUIRED TO CORRECT THE INTERFERENC
40. a buttons Covert Camera If a camera is set up as Covert 1 in the Camera setup screen Settings tab that camera will not be displayed unless a user with Covert Camera View authority logs into the system However the camera title and status icons will be displayed on the monitor If a camera is set up as Covert 2 in the Camera setup screen Settings tab that camera appears to be Off unless a user with Covert Camera View authority logs into the system The camera title will be grayed out and status icons will not be displayed on the monitor NOTE When a camera is set up as Covert 1 the DVR displays the camera title and status icons on the covert video When set up as Covert 2 the DVR displays only the camera title on the covert video If a user who has Covert Camera View authority logs into the system the user can view video from cameras set to Covert 1 or Covert 2 including the camera titles and status icons PTZ Mode If a user who has PTZ Control authority logs into the system the user can control PTZ cameras The DVR will control cameras with Pan Tilt and Zoom capabilities Press the button to display the PTZ camera menu and enter the PTZ mode and press the button again to exit the PTZ mode Select the PTZ camera you wish to control The icon flickers on the PTZ camera screen You can control the camera using front panel control buttons by setting up Ba presets or by selecting the expanded PTZ features To use the front pan
41. a channels and displays on the screen Pressing the button again will stop panic recording NOTE When the DVR does not detect a VGA monitor automatically pressing and holding the button on the front panel for 5 seconds or longer switches the video output to VGA out manually 4 Channel Digital Video Recorder Playback Mode Clip Copy Button Pressing the Playback Mode Clip Copy button enters the playback mode and pressing the button again exits the playback mode When entering the playback mode video is paused Pressing the P arrow button plays back video at regular speed The screen displays when the DVR is in the Pause mode and the screen displays gt when the DVR is playing back video The button is also used to load a Preset View in the PTZ mode Pressing and holding the Playback Mode Clip Copy button for three seconds or longer allows you to copy video clips Camera Buttons 1 to 4 Pressing the individual camera buttons will cause the selected camera to display full screen and pressing the button again changes the display format to the quad 2x2 mode Buttons 1 to 4 are also used to enter passwords In the PTZ mode pressing the button 1 zooms in the screen and the button 2 zooms out the screen and pressing the button 3 focuses near and button 4 focuses far USB Port A USB port on the front panel 1s provided to connect external hard disk CD RW or flash drives for video clip copying or system upgrades Position externa
42. ab and the Motion Detection Actions setup screen appears 38 4 Channel Digital Video Recorder Motion Detection settings SZ No Record Alarm Out Notify En PTZ Figure 61 Motion Detection Actions screen The DVR can be set to react to motion detection differently for each camera Each camera can be associated with another camera trigger an Alarm Out connector sound the DVR s internal buzzer notify a number of different devices and or move PTZ cameras to preset positions NOTE You can associate multiple cameras with a camera that detects motion Highlight the box under the Record heading and press the button A list of cameras appears You can associate as many cameras with that camera as you wish Ifthe DVR detects motion on the selected camera it starts recording video from all the associated cameras NOTE For the Record action the camera you select should be set to the Event or Time amp Event recording mode in the Record Schedule setup screen Highlight the box under the Alarm Out heading and press the button Select between Alarm Output and Beep DVR s internal buzzer that you would like to activate and to sound whenever the DVR detects motion on the selected camera s input NOTE For the Alarm Out action the alarm output and beep you select should be set to the Event mode in the Alarm Out setup screen Schedule tab Highlight the box under the Notify heading and pres
43. and Daylight Saving Time will NOT be changed CAUTION The USB device must be FAT16 or FAT32 format Highlight Show System Log and press the button to display the System Log 4 Channel Digital Video Recorder System Log The System Log screen lists system activities up to 5 000 Time Type from the latest that have occurred along with the time 08 25 2008 105308 and date The icon will be displayed in the last column 08 25 2008 10 53 01 for system activities of the remote site You can scroll pe soe apenas through the log pages by using the Up and Down arrows 08 25 2008 10 51 36 SetupEnd or you can go directly to a log page by entering the log 08 25 2008 10 50 12 page number in the box at the bottom left of the screen 08 25 2008 10 50 06 Highlight Close and press the button to exit the screen 08 22 2008 14 46 07 Shutdown aly Figure 12 System Log screen The box beside Recorded Data From To displays the time information of recorded data Highlighting Clear All Data and pressing the C9 button will clear all video data You will be asked to verify that you wish to clear all data before the DVR erases the video data Clear All Data will not clear the System Log After you are finished with the Information Screen you can highlight Save and press the button to save the changes and exit the screen If you do not wish to save the changes highlight Cancel and press the button to
44. anguage camera audio remote control record mode network and password Your DVR can be set up using various screens and dialog boxes Throughout the screens you will see bi Highlighting the Ra and pressing the C9 Enter button gives you the opportunity to reset that screen to its default settings Press the Menu button to enter the setup screens The Login screen appears nm Select a User and enter the password by pressing the appropriate combination User of Camera number buttons and then the 9 button There is no default Password S password when logging in the admin user for the first time Figure 5 Login screen NOTE To assure the secure management of the system setting up a password is strongly recommended NOTE You can use a mouse not supplied to access the Login screen in addition to using the front panel buttons or the infrared remote control Click the right mouse button to display the Login screen To enter a password click the button and the virtual keyboard displays See instructions below for the virtual keyboard Setup Screen 09 17 2008 11 51 55 iml Date Time Storage User Shutdown Log out admin d A Move Select Exit Figure 6 Setup screen Press the button to enter the setup screen While setting up the DVR there will be many opportunities to enter names and titles When making these entries a Virtual Keyboard will appear 10 4 Channel Digital Vi
45. as 55 Figure 82 Record Table Search Expanded View screen 55 Figure 63 Calendar Search SCIeer EE 56 Figure 64 Event bog Search Sres ii 56 Figure 85 Event Log Search Option screen 57 Figure 86 Text In Search Screen ii a aa AE E A EE EN a EEEN AEE E R TE 58 Figure 67 Text In Search Option screen EE 58 Figure 66 Motion Search Sres dl 59 Figure 89 Motion Search Option screen DEE 60 Figure 90 Clip Copy screen ccccecccccsseeccceseeccescecceusecceueeecsuueecseascessuuecessueeessueeessageeessageeesseesessagseees 61 Figure 91 WebGuard login EE 66 Figure 92 WebWatch Scree EE 67 Figure 99 Ee e h Sere ia 69 vi 4 Channel Digital Video Recorder Chapter 1 Introduction Features Your color digital video recorder DVR provides recording capabilities for four camera inputs It provides exceptional picture quality in both live and playback modes and offers the following features 4 Composite Video Input Connectors e Compatible with Color NTSC or PAL and B amp W CCIR and EIA 170 Video Sources Auto Detection for NTSC and PAL e Multiple Monitor Connectors 1 BNC Video Out 1 VGA e Multiple Search Engines Date Time Calendar Event Records up to 120 100 Images per Second NTSC PAL Loop Through Video Connectors Continuous Recording in Disk Overwrite Mode e USB 2 0 Port Continues Recording while Transmitting to Remote Site and during Playback User fri
46. ator NOTE You can use the domain name instead of IP address if you already set up the DNS Server when setting up the LAN Highlight the box beside Port and press the button Set the port number of the DVRNS server using the Up and Down arrow buttons to increase or decrease the numbers Highlight Use NAT and press the GJ button to toggle between On and Off NOTE When using the NAT Network Address Translation device refer to the NAT manufacturer instructions for the proper network settings Highlight the box beside DVR Name and press the CJ button A virtual keyboard appears allowing you to enter the DVR name to be registered on the DVRNS server Highlight the Check box and press the button to check whether or not the name you entered can be used NOTE The DVR name you entered should be checked by selecting Check otherwise the DVRNS changes will not be saved NOTE When entering no name or a name already registered on the DVRNS server an error message displays 22 4 Channel Digital Video Recorder Highlighting Save and pressing the button registers the DVR on the DVRNS server Proper DVRNS settings will display the help desk information of the DVRNS server in the box beside Help Desk WebGuard Setup Highlight the WebGuard tab and the WebGuard screen displays Network Network LAN DVRNS WebGuard Use WebGuard Service Port 12088 S 12001 14000 Save Cancel Figure 29 WebGuar
47. based on time of day and day of the week The DVR allows you to search through the recorded video using much more sophisticated tools than those available with VCRs Additional DVR features that are not available with VCRs are remote control and viewing and recording video at the same time you are watching previously recorded video The front panel controls are described in Chapter 3 Configuration Turning on the Power Once you have installed the DVR following the instructions in Chapter 2 Installation it 1s ready to record Live Monitoring As soon as the DVR completes its initialization process it will begin showing live video on the attached monitor and playing live audio through the attached speaker The default mode is to display all cameras at once Pressing any camera button will cause that camera to display full screen It displays live video and plays live audio until the user enters another mode Freeze Mode Pressing the Enter button will freeze the current image on the screen until you press the button again or press any button except for and buttons While in the Freeze mode the icon 3 displays in bottom left corner if Freeze is selected in the Display setup screen OSD tab Zoom Mode You can enlarge an area of the video by pressing the button For a few seconds after pressing the button a rectangle displays on the screen A rectangle shows the area that will be enlarged You can move the rectangle around
48. clip However you can give the video clip file a different name Highlight the box beside File Name and press the button A virtual keyboard appears Enter a file name for the video you are backing up and select Close The DVR will automatically add the camera number for example 01 and exe to the file name NOTE When naming a file you cannot use the following characters V lt gt Once you have given the video clip a file name highlight the Start button and press the C9 button The confirmation screen displaying data size will appear When the storage device does not have enough space the DVR will ask if you want to copy as much of the video clip as possible in the available space Highlight the Continue button and press the button to continue clip copy Once the clip copy starts you can cancel it by selecting Cancel or hide the screen by selecting Close When selecting Close Clip Copy continues and a confirmation screen will display when complete NOTE The file size for clip copy is limited to 2GB 61 User s Manual You can use other functions on the DVR while video is being backed up To do this highlight the Close button and press the button You can return to the Clip Copy screen at any time to check the progress You do not need to install any special software on your personal computer to review the video clips Refer to the RAS manual for instructions on how to review video clips
49. d setup screen Highlight Use WebGuard Service and press the C9 button to toggle between On and Off See Appendix C WebGuard for detailed descriptions of the WebGuard service Highlight the box beside Port and press the button Set the port number used when accessing WebGuard by using the Up and Down arrow buttons to increase or decrease the numbers You can save your Network changes by highlighting Save and pressing the button Selecting Cancel exits the screen without saving the changes Notification Setup The DVR can be set up to send an email or to contact a computer running RAS Remote Administration System when an event occurs Highlight Notification in the Network menu and press the button The Notification screen displays You will be able to change the Mail and Callback settings Notification Mail Callback JEnable Figure 30 Notification Mail setup screen 23 User s Manual Highlight Enable and press the button to toggle between On and Off You will only be able to change the settings 1f Mail is enabled Highlight the box beside SMTP Server and press the button A virtual keyboard appears that you can use to enter the IP address or domain name of the SMTP server NOTE You will need to get the IP Address or domain name of the SMTP Server from your network administrator NOTE You can use the domain name instead of IP address if you already set up the DNS Server when setting up
50. deo Recorder Site Use the arrow keys to highlight the character you want in the name or title Do and press the button That character appears in the title bar and the cursor moves to the next position Pressing 4 toggles between the upper and lower case keyboards backspaces and Mi deletes entered characters JE You can use up to 31 characters including spaces in your title Special LE characters can be created using and a capital letter e g J for NL New Line M for CR Carriage Return Special characters are commonly used Figure 7 Virtual Keyboard by text input devices and will be useful when performing Text In Searches System Information Highlight Information and press the J button The Information screen appears Information Site Language Version 3 1 0 Setup Show System Log Upgrade Recorded Data From 08 21 2008 18 21 05 To 08 25 2008 10 55 13 Clear All Data Figure 8 Information screen In the Information screen you can name the site location assign a System ID number select the language the screens are displayed in display software version number upgrade the software show the System Log display recorded time data and clear all data Highlight the Site box and press the C9 button A virtual keyboard appears that you can use to enter a Site Name Once you have entered your title highlight Close and p
51. detects event NOTE Alarm Out action cannot be set to System and Panic Record events Highlight the Notify box beside the desired event System Panic Record Check Recording Check Alarm In Disk Almost Full Disk Full Disk Bad Disk Temperature or Disk S M A R T and press the CJ button You can toggle the entire list On and Off by highlighting Notification and pressing the button You can toggle the individual items On and Off by highlighting that item and pressing the button Highlight OK and press the CJ button to accept your changes NOTE Mail notify is the only option available for the System event NOTE For the Notify action to work the DVR should be registered in the RAS Remote Administration System You can save your System Event changes by highlighting Save and pressing the button Selecting Cancel exits the screen without saving the changes Event Status Screen Highlight Event Status in the Event menu and press the button The Event Status screen appears Event Status Event Status Alarm In Check Alarm In Motion Video Loss 1 2 3 4 Text In Panic Record Fan Error Figure 71 Event Status screen The Event Status screen displays the status of the DVR s systems and inputs Events will be highlighted and related channels or events will flicker for five seconds when detected Alarm In Motion Video Loss and Text In will
52. e Audio Remote Callback 8201 Remote Watch 8016 Remote Search 10019 Remote Audio 8116 Figure 25 Port Numbers setup screen NOTE You will need to get the appropriate Port Numbers for each RAS and WebGuard related program Admin Callback Watch Search and Audio from your network administrator NOTE The system restarts automatically after changing the port settings NOTE Do NOT use the same port number for two different programs otherwise the DVR cannot be connected with the PC running RAS or WebGuard 20 4 Channel Digital Video Recorder CAUTION When changing the port settings you must change the port settings on the PC running RAS or WebGuard as well Refer to the RAS manual for details Selecting DHCP from the Type and highlighting Save button reads the current IP address of the DVR configured by DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol network Network Network LAN DVRNS WebGuard Type tise a DNS Server 0 0 0 0 Port Number Setup Save Cancel Figure 26 LAN DHCP setup screen Selecting ADSL with PPPOE allows you to set up the ADSL network Network Network LAN DVRNS WebGuard Type DST A ID Password DNS Server 0 0 0 0 Port Number Setup Save Cancel Figure 27 LAN ADSL setup screen Highlight the box beside ID and press the button A virtual keyboard appears allowing you to enter the ID for ADSL connection Highlight the bo
53. e Interlace Turns the de interlace filter on NOTE The video signal has a time difference of 1 60 second 1 50 second for PAL between odd and even fields because it is composed of 60 interlaced fields per second 50 fields for PAL When recording video with Very High D1 resolution video is made up of frame units combining two fields one odd field and one even field This can cause horizontal scan lines or flashes in areas with motion because of the time difference between the two fields Turning on the de interlace filter provides clearer video by eliminating these horizontal scan lines and flashes e Slow Play Plays video at low speed x1 2 x1 3 x1 4 x1 6 and x1 8 Exit Search Exits the Search Menu Go to Go Selecting First displays the first recorded image and selecting Last displays the last recorded Last image Date Time Selecting Date Time displays the Go to the Date Time screen Figure 79 Go to menu 54 4 Channel Digital Video Recorder Aeneas Move the cursor over the date and time and press the Enter button You can Enter Date Time to go to use the Left and Right arrow buttons to highlight the year month day hours minutes and seconds Use the Up and Down arrow buttons to change to the date Go Cancel and time you want to search for video Once you have set the date and time you want press the button Then highlight Go and press the button The selected date
54. e able to change the Network LAN DVRNS and WebGuard settings 4 Channel Digital Video Recorder Network Network DVRNS WebGuard Quality Very High i Remote Audio Channel Select From RAS s Cancel Figure 23 Network setup screen Highlight the first box beside Transfer Speed Press the Up and Down arrow buttons to set the Transfer Speed from 50Kbps to 100Mbps Highlight the second box beside Transfer Speed You can select the unit of measure for the transfer speed between bps and ips Press the button to set the transfer speed NOTE The local recording speed might be affected by various network bandwidth Transfer Speed conditions Highlight the box beside Quality and press the C button You can select the Quality from Very High High Standard and Low Press the GJ button to set the Quality NOTE The higher Quality settings require higher Transfer Speed settings The transfer speed you set is the maximum speed Depending on the network environment this speed may not be achieved The DVR supports two way audio communications between a local system and a PC running RAS Highlighting the box beside Remote Audio Channel and pressing the C9 button allows you to select the audio channel that sends audio to the remote site Selecting Select From RAS will send audio of the channel selected from RAS NOTE Depending on network conditions audio might be interrupted or out of synchronization during transmission
55. e between On and Off When LAN is turned On you can change the IP addresses Highlight the IP Address box that you want to change and press the button Use the arrow buttons to enter the IP address of the computer you want contacted during an event You can enter up to five IP addresses Highlight the box beside Retry and enter the number of times you would like the DVR to try contacting the computer You can select from 1 to 10 retries You can save your Notification changes by highlighting Save and pressing the C button Selecting Cancel exits the screen without saving the changes Configuring Devices You can configure the video audio alarm display and remote control devices connected to the DVR Audio Alarm Out Display Remote Control Figure 33 Devices Menu Camera Setup Screen Highlight Camera in the Devices menu and press the button The Camera setup screen appears Camera Settings PTZ No kel kel 2 kel 3 kl 4 CAM4 Figure 34 Camera setup screen You can turn the camera number On or Off and you can change the Title of each camera using the virtual keyboard You can also determine which cameras will display on the monitors by selecting Normal Covert 1 or Covert 2 from a drop down list in the Use column NOTE When selecting the Covert 7 the DVR displays the camera title and status icons on the covert video When selecting the Covert 2 the DVR displays only camera titl
56. e box beside Text In and press the C9 button You can select the text in devices which you want any report of text input Highlight the box beside Record Channels and press the button You can select the cameras that you want to search for any reports of event recorded data The DVR will display the events not the camera channels that occurred and that also are recorded on the camera channel that you selected If you do not select a camera channel in this field the DVR will search events that are not associated with cameras You can also toggle On and Off self diagnostic events as part of your search The choices are e Panic Record e Check Recording e Check Alarm In e Disk Almost Full e Disk Bad Disk Temperature e Disk S M A R T e Fan Error Once you set your desired search conditions highlight Search and press the button to display the search results in the Event Log Search screen Selecting Cancel exits the screen without saving the changes 57 User s Manual Text In Search Text In Search Time Transaction 12 24 2007 10 04 59 zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz zzzzzzzzzzz 12 24 2007 10 04 58 Pancake 315 1 s 3 15 12 24 2007 10 04 58 7 Up 180 1 s 1 80 12 24 2007 10 04 57 Coke 220 i1 s 2 20 12 24 2007 10 04 57 Item Unit price Qty amount 12 24 2007 10 04 56 SSES EE EE Sse EE 12 24 2007 10 04 56 abc Market 2003 01 01 AM 09 00 12 24 2007 10 04 55 zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz2zz2c 12 24 20
57. e on the covert video NOTE A user who does not have Covert Camera View authority cannot view video from cameras set to Covert 1 or Covert 2 in both the live monitoring and playback modes 25 User s Manual Highlight the PTZ tab and the PTZ setup screen displays Camera Settings Wa Figure 35 Camera PTZ setup screen NOTE You will only be able to set up PTZ devices if the PTZ port is set to RS232 or RS485 Highlight the box in the Product column for the PTZ camera you wish to configure and press the button A list of PTZ devices appears Select your camera from the list and press the CJ button You will need to connect C CC501 TOA the camera to the RS232 or RS485 connector on the back of the DVR following AA the camera manufacturer s instructions CDC2400 DynaColor CRD J6416 Chilsung CRR 1660s Fine CRX 1401 ERAESEEDS D protocol Pelco Dennard2060 Dennard DMP 1223 Tokina y Figure 36 PTZ Device list You can assign IDs to each camera by highlighting the box under the ID heading and pressing the button Change the number by highlighting it and using the Up and Down arrow buttons to increase and decrease the number The PTZ ID number can be set from 0 to 256 Highlight the Setup box and press the button The Port Setup window appears Port Setup RS485 Configure the port s setting based on the PTZ camera manufacturer s Baud Rate 9600 instr
58. ecorded at that time on the screen Selecting the E allows you to display an image from a specific time 9 Click the ES to enter the event search mode which allows you to search for event log entries using specific conditions and play back the images associated with those event entries Click the ES to save any video clip of recorded data as an executable file or click the ES to save the current image in a bitmap or JPEG file format Click the Sl to print the current image on a printer connected to your computer QD Click BS to set up the image drawing mode and OSD display You can change the display speed by adjusting the image drawing mode and select OSD information to display on the screen 69 User s Manual 2 Click the Y to reload the recording data 3 The timetable displays recorded data of the selected camera by time in hour segments Selecting a camera on the screen and clicking the right mouse button displays the text menu screen Change Camera Title e Change Camera Title Changes the camera name Aspect Ratio Changes the image aspect ratio Aspect Ratio Deinterlacing Using a deinterlace filter for interlaced video enhances image display Deinterlacing quality by eliminating horizontal scan lines and noise in areas with motion Anti Aliasing Screen e Anti Aliasing Screen Enhances image display quality by eliminating stair stepping aliasing effects in the enlarged image NOTE A camera name change in t
59. ed in the Alert Window Drs S RAS Remote Administration System Figure 54 Alarm In Notify menu Highlight the desired box under the PTZ heading and press the CA button A list of PTZ presets appear Select the preset position for each PTZ camera where you want PTZ cameras to move to whenever the DVR detects an input on the associated alarm input 36 4 Channel Digital Video Recorder You can save your Alarm In changes by highlighting Save and pressing the GJ button Selecting Cancel exits the screen without saving the changes Motion Detection Screen Highlight Motion Detection in the Event menu and press the C button The Motion Detection setup screen appears Motion Detection Settings Actions No Sensitivity Zone Min Blocks Zone View 1 02 03 04 Motion Ignoring Interval Daytime Setup Figure 55 Motion Detection Settings screen Your DVR has built in video motion detection Video motion detection can be turned On or Off for each camera Highlighting the box under the Sensitivity heading and pressing the button allows you to adjust the DVR s sensitivity to motion for Daytime and Nighttime independently Motion Detection Sensitivity There are five settings with 1 being the least sensitive and 5 being the most Daytime o rr o o sensitive Figure 56 Motion Detection Sensitivity screen You can define the area of the image where you
60. el buttons press 4 CAMA the Left and Right arrow buttons to pan left and right Press the Up and Down arrow buttons to tilt the camera up and down Press the camera button 1 to zoom in and press the button 2 to zoom out You can use the button 3 and button 4 to focus the image Figure 72 PTZ Select Camera menu Pressing the button displays the following PTZ menu 50 4 Channel Digital Video Recorder Bead Set the feature you wish to control by selecting it from the menu Refer to the camera Auto Pan manufacturer s instructions for the proper settings Depending on the camera specifications some features may not be supported Device Menu b Power D Set Preset Move to Preset Exit PTZ Figure 73 PTZ menu You can save camera position settings as presets so that you can go directly to desired views Once you have the camera at the desired settings press the button Select Set Preset from the PTZ menu and the PTZ Preset dialog box will appear Select the number you want to assign to the preset and press the Enter button Use the virtual keyboard to enter the preset name Select Move to Preset from the PTZ menu or press the amp button on the front panel to load the PTZ preset and the Preset View dialog box will appear Select the desired preset and press the button to load the preset 2 Door 2 Door 3 Room 3 Room 4 4 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 10 10 11 11 12
61. ended to start Internet Explorer with elevated administrator permissions Click the right mouse button on the Internet Explorer icon and select the Run as administrator option from the context menu Otherwise some functions of WebGuard might be limited NOTE There might be a problem with screen display or screen update due to low image transmission speed when using the Microsoft Windows Vista operating system In this situation it is recommended you disable the Auto Tuning capability of your computer Run the Command Prompt with elevated administrator permissions Go to the Start Menu gt Accessories gt Command Prompt gt Click the right mouse button and select the Run as administrator option Then enter netsh int tcp set global autotuninglevel disable and hit the enter key Restart your computer to apply the changes If you want to enable the Auto Tuning capability again enter netsh int tcp set global autotuninglevel normal after running the Command Prompt with elevated administrator permissions Restart your computer to apply the changes Web Monitoring Mode WebWatch is a remote web monitoring program that allows you to monitor live video transmitted in real time from the remote DVR fe pp TO D LARE 120887 Web Woch Windows Interne Explorer 2007 10 04 Sie 07 2007 10 04 22 3 33 07 aper 15 nu E KEE e Figure 92 WebWatch screen D Click the Bl to log out the WebGuard program 2 Click the Ell to access t
62. endly Graphical User Interface GUI Menu System Multiple Recording Modes Time lapse Pre event Event and Panic e Two way Audio Communications e 4 Channel Audio Recording and 1 Channel Audio Playback Text Input for ATM and POS Alarm Connections Include Input Output and Reset Input Built in Alarm Buzzer Live or Recorded Video Access via Ethernet e Time Synchronization using industry standard protocol e Self diagnostics with automatic notification including hard disk drive S M A R T protocol nfrared Remote Control Technical Overview In addition to replacing both a time lapse VCR and a multiplexer in a security installation your DVR has many features that make it much more powerful and easier to use than even the most advanced VCR The DVR converts analog NTSC or PAL video to digital images and records them on a hard disk drive Using a hard disk drive allows you to access recorded video almost instantaneously there is no need to rewind tape The technology also allows you to view recorded video while the DVR continues recording video Digitally recorded video has several advantages over analog video recorded on tape There is no need to adjust tracking Y ou can freeze frames fast forward fast reverse slow forward and slow reverse without image streaking or tearing Digital video can be indexed by time or events and you can instantly view video after selecting the time or event Your DVR can be set up for event or
63. ertain times based on time day of the week and holidays The smallest time segment you can use is 15 minutes Highlighting Schedule On and pressing the C9 button toggles between On and Off In the Schedule On mode the DVR records video based on the schedule established in the Schedule screen When turning Schedule recording Off you will be asked to confirm your decision and amp displays at the top left corner of each camera screen Panic recording will function even when Schedule is turned off displays during panic recording Highlight the Schedule Mode box and press the C9 button You can select between Simple Mode and Advanced Mode Selecting Advanced Mode allows you to set up individual recording schedule for each event Highlight the and press the button to add a schedule item 32 4 Channel Digital Video Recorder Highlight the box under the Day heading and press the button to change the days that the scheduled recording will take place Choose from Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat M F Hol and All Highlight the box under the Range heading and press the C button to change the time range that the scheduled recording will take place The smallest time segment you can use is 15 minutes Highlight the box under the Mode heading and press the C9 button to change the recording mode that will be used Choose from No Record Time Event and Time amp Event Simple Mode Only When the DVR is in the No Record mode it wi
64. etup screen allows you to select a port and make correct settings for a remote keyboard Remote Control Figure 43 Remote Control setup screen Highlight the box beside Port and select between None RS232 and RS485 Ifthe RS232 port and RS485 port is in use for PTZ control networking or text input the remote keyboard cannot be configured Highlight Setup and select the correct Baud Rate Parity Data Bits and Stop Bits for the device you are connecting to the DVR Highlight the box beside Remote Control Product and select the device from the list You can save your Remote Control settings by highlighting Save and pressing the Ci button Selecting Cancel exits the screen without saving the changes Recording Settings Your DVR offers a variety of flexible recording modes You can set it up to record all the time or to only record events It can be set up to continue recording once the hard disk drive is full by recording over the oldest video or you can set it up to alert you when the hard disk is full and stop recording Schedule Pre Event Figure 44 Record menu Record Screen Highlight Record in the Record menu and press the button The Record setup screen appears 30 4 Channel Digital Video Recorder Record Recycle Resolution Event Record Dwell 5 sec 7 Auto Deletion H Never Use Panic Recording Panic Recording Duration ips 30 00 ips E Quality Figure 45 Record
65. fire or electric shock if anything is inserted through the ventilation holes on the side of the equipment 7 Accessories Do not place this equipment on an unstable cart stand or table The equipment may fall causing serious injury to a child or adult and serious damage to the equipment Wall or shelf mounting should follow the manufacturer s instructions and should use a mounting kit approved by the manufacturer hu This equipment and cart combination should be moved with care Quick stops excessive force and uneven surfaces may cause the equipment and cart combination to overturn 8 Power Sources This equipment should be operated only from the type of power source indicated on the marking label If you are not sure ofthe type of power please consult your equipment dealer or local power company 9 Power Cords Operator or installer must remove power and TNT connections before handling the equipment 10 Lightning For added protection for this equipment during a lightning storm or when it is left unattended and unused for long periods of time unplug it from the wall outlet and disconnect the antenna or cable system This will prevent damage to the equipment due to lightning and power line surges 11 Overloading Do not overload wall outlets and extension cords as this can result in the risk of fire or electric shock 12 Objects and Liquids Never push objects of any kind through openings of this equipment as they may t
66. g screen appears e Highlighting Schedule On and pressing the button toggles On Schedule On and Off When set to On you can select the day time range and No Day Range STEEN interval that you want the DVR to run self diagnostics on the 00 00 24 00 1 min Ju recorder The Interval can be selectable from 1 min to 7 days or EE Never The 3 box allows you to delete a check recording schedule Odo s ee WEE A gt xl d s Figure 68 Check Recording screen Highlighting the box under the Interval heading beside each alarm in and pressing the button allows you to change the interval that you want the DVR to run self diagnostics on Alarm Inputs You can select from 1 hr to 30 days or Never 44 4 Channel Digital Video Recorder Highlight the Storage tab and the Storage screen displays System Event Health Check ESTATE Actions Disk Bad Notify Disk Almost Full Notify DiskSMART 70o c Figure 69 Storage screen Highlight the box beside Disk Bad Notify and press the button Select percentage level of bad disk sectors at which you want the DVR to trigger an alert Percentage levels range from 10 to 90 Highlight the box beside Disk Almost Full Notify and press the J button Select the percentage level of disk usage at which you want the DVR to trigger an alert Percentage levels range from 80 to 99 Highlight the first box beside Disk S
67. g the button Highlight OK and press the button to accept your changes NOTE For the Notify action the notify item you select should be enabled in the Notification setup screen and the DVR should be registered in the RAS Remote Administration System Highlight the desired box under the PTZ heading and press the button A list of PTZ presets appear Select the preset position for each PTZ camera where you want PTZ cameras to move to when the DVR detects video loss on the selected camera s input You can save your Video Loss changes by highlighting Save and pressing the button Selecting Cancel exits the screen without saving the changes Text In Screen Highlight Text In in the Event menu and press the button The Text In setup screen appears Text In Settings Actions Title Figure 64 Text In Settings screen The DVR can be set to react to text input from devices such as ATMs Automated Teller Machines and POS Point of Sale 1 e cash registers This screen allows you to configure the DVR for each text in device Highlight the box under the Setup heading and press the button Selecting the Setup heading changes all the parameters excluding Port settings of all the text input channels NOTE The system performance might be affected when a large quantity of text inputs are detected from several channels at the same time 41 User s Manual Text In 1 Cancel
68. gn authority levels to the group Highlighting Authority the Authority box and pressing the C9 button will toggle between all a g authority levels being turned On and Off Highlighting the individual Zl System Time Change authority level boxes and pressing the button will toggle between Y Data Clear that authority level being turned On and Off Setup Color Control PTZ Control v Alarm Out Control Figure 18 New Group setup screen The authority levels that can be turned On and Off are e Shutdown The user can shut the system down on a local system Upgrade The user can upgrade the software on a local system or a PC running RAS e System Time Change The user can change the system date and time on a local system or a PC running RAS Data Clear The user can clear all video data or format disks on a local system or a PC running RAS e Setup The user without Setup authority cannot establish any system settings excluding system shutdown and logout on a local system or a PC running RAS Color Control The user can control brightness contrast hue and saturation for cameras on a local system or a PC running RAS PTZ Control The user can control the PTZ camera on a local system or a PC running RAS e Alarm Out Control The user can reset the DVR s outputs including the internal buzzer during an alarm by pressing any keys on the front panel or remote control on a local sy
69. hat must be activated to trigger a motion alarm Highlighting the box under the Min Blocks heading and pressing the button allow you to adjust the minimum number of detection blocks for Daytime and Nighttime independently Neen aT ene one Smaller numbers provide greater sensitivity because fewer detection blocks Daytime 1H must be activated Figure 59 Motion Detection Min Blocks screen Turning Zone View On will allow you to observe how the DVR is reacting to motion When in the motion viewing mode any detected motion within the zone will be displayed in red You can control excessive event logging and remote notification of motions detected after the motion dwell time by adjusting the motion ignoring dwell intervals Highlight the box beside Motion Ignoring Interval and press the button A list of intervals ranging from 1 to 5 seconds or Never appears The DVR will not log and notify motion events occurred during the preset interval range NOTE The record action for motion events will not be affected by the Motion Ignoring function Highlighting the box beside Daytime Setup and pressing the button allow you to set up the Daytime range Daytime Setup Highlight the box beside Daytime and press the button Use the Up and Daytime Down arrow buttons to set the Daytime range The DVR will consider the remaining time range as the Nighttime Figure 60 Daytime Setup screen Highlight the Actions t
70. he DVR is powered up It can also be set to never automatically login a user Highlighting the box beside Auto Logout allows you to select from a list of times that the user will be automatically logged out The options are Never 1 min 3 min 5 min 10 min 15 min 20 min 25 min 30 min and 1 hr You can save your changes by highlighting Save and pressing the button Selecting Cancel exits the screen without saving the changes Shutdown Screen Highlight Shutdown in the System menu and press the CA button The Shutdown screen displays asking you to confirm whether or not you want to shut the system down After selecting Shutdown and pressing the button a screen will appear telling you when it 1s safe to disconnect power Are you sure you want to shut down Figure 20 Shutdown screen Logout Screen Highlight Logout in the System menu and press the Cal button The Logout screen displays asking you to confirm whether or not you want to log out the current user After selecting Logout and pressing the C button the user will be Are you sure you want to log out logged out admin Figure 21 Logout screen Network amp Notification Setup In the Main screen use the Left or Right arrow buttons to display the Network menu Notification Figure 22 Network Menu Network Screen Highlight Network in the Network menu and press the button The Network setup screen displays You will b
71. he Web Search mode does not affect the camera name set up on the remote site Leaving the Camera Title blank causes the camera name set up on the remote site to display 70 4 Channel Digital Video Recorder Appendix D Troubleshooting Possible Solution Check power cord connections No Power Confirm that there is power at the outlet Check camera video cable and connections Check monitor video cable and connections Confirm that the camera has power Check camera lens settings No Live Video Ifthe DVR does not detect a VGA monitor automatically press and hold the button on the front panel or remote control for 5 seconds or longer to switch the video output from Video out to VGA out If hard disk drive 1s full you will either need to delete video or set the Dd a EE DVR to the Overwrite Mode The icon displays When the DVR is in the Pre Event recording mode the yellow amp and Y however the DVR is not display when there is no event and the DVR is not recording The red e recording and display when any event occurs and the DVR starts recording No Live Video on the VGA Monitor Appendix E Connector Pin Outs I O Connector Pin Outs Outputs Relay Common Relay Alarm Outputs Normally Open AI1 Al2 AI3 Ald G ARI Inputs RS485 Connector Pin Outs Master Unit Slave Unit E n gt co e LO LO 71 User s Manual Appendix F Map of Screens Information Da
72. his equipment ask the service technician to perform safety checks to determine that the equipment is in proper operating condition 17 Field Installation This installation should be made by a qualified service person and should conform to all local codes 18 Correct Batteries Warning Risk of explosion if battery is replaced by an incorrect type Dispose of used batteries according to the instructions 19 Tmra A manufacturer s maximum recommended ambient temperature Tmra for the equipment must be specified so that the customer and installer may determine a suitable maximum operating environment for the equipment 20 Elevated Operating Ambient Temperature If installed in a closed or multi unit rack assembly the operating ambient temperature of the rack environment may be greater than room ambient Therefore consideration should be given to installing the equipment in an environment compatible with the manufacturer s maximum rated ambient temperature Tmra 21 Reduced Air Flow Installation of the equipment in the rack should be such that the amount of airflow required for safe operation of the equipment is not compromised 22 Mechanical Loading Mounting of the equipment in the rack should be such that a hazardous condition is not caused by uneven mechanical loading 23 Circuit Overloading Consideration should be given to connection of the equipment to supply circuit and the effect that overloading of circuits might have o
73. ill display SICH D mo a Clicking on the left side exits the toolbar If you want to display the toolbar again position the mouse pointer on the screen Change the toolbar location by clicking the empty space on the right side of the toolbar and drag it to where you want it located on the screen 53 User s Manual The individual controls on the toolbar perform the following functions as described below I4 Go to the first image Fast backward play 4 Go to the previous image gt Play i gt Go to the next image pe Fast forward play P Go to the last image Searching Video Pressing the Menu button or clicking the right mouse button while in the Playback mode displays the Search Menu Record Table Search Event Log Search Text In Search Clip Copy Zoom Slow Play gt Exit Search Figure 78 Search menu Goto Displays the first or last recorded image or searches by data and time see below for more details Record Table Search Search using a recording table see below for more details Event Log Search Selects video from the event log see below for more details Text In Search Searches text input strings see below for more details Motion Search Searches motion events see below for more details Clip Copy Clips a video segment and saves it see below for more details e Zoom Zooms the current playback image Use D
74. ion settings Selecting Never will disable the Auto Deletion function Highlighting Use Panic Recording and pressing the button toggles between On and Off Highlight the Panic Recording Duration box and set the duration of panic recording Panic recording will stop automatically after the preset duration as long as the button is not pressed to stop the panic recording You can set the dwell from 5 minutes to 1 hour Select No Limit if you want to stop panic recording manually Highlighting the Panic Recording ips and pressing the button allows you to set the images per second for Panic recording You can select from 0 10 to 30 0 images per second Highlighting the Panic Recording Quality and pressing the button allows you to set the recorded image quality for Panic recording You can select from Very High High Standard and Low 31 User s Manual You can save your Record settings by highlighting Save and pressing the button Selecting Cancel exits the screen without saving the changes Schedule Screen Highlight Schedule in the Record menu and press the button and the Schedule setup screen appears Schedule Schedule On Simple Mode 00 00 T 00 Figure 46 Schedule Simple Mode setup screen Schedule Schedule On Advanced Mode Figure 47 Schedule Advanced Mode setup screen You can program the DVR to record only during c
75. l be played when the DVR displays a camera with recorded audio in full screen mode NOTE Only the administrator and users with Covert Camera View authority can view video from covert cameras The covert cameras in the playback mode are determined by the current camera settings Camera Buttons 1 to 4 Pressing the individual camera buttons will cause the selected camera to display full screen Arrow Buttons Pressing the button plays video backward at high speed Pressing the button again toggles the playback speed from 44 444 and 4444 Pressing the P button plays video forward at high speed Pressing the button again toggles the playback speed from gt gt gt gt gt gt and PPP When in the pause mode pressing the gt button moves to the next image and pressing the 4l button moves to the previous image Pause Button Pressing the button pauses playing video Playback Mode Button Pressing the button enters the playback mode and pressing the button again exits the playback mode When entering the playback mode video 1s paused Pressing the N button plays back video at regular speed The screen displays when the DVR is in the Pause mode and the screen displays gt when the DVR is playing back video Zoom Button Pressing the ZOOM button zooms in the current image on the screen You can use a mouse for convenient playback control Position the mouse pointer on the playback screen and the following playback toolbar w
76. l drives close enough to the DVR so that you can make the cable connections usually less than 6 feet Use the USB cable provided with the hard disk drive to connect it to the DVR A USB mouse not supplied can be connected to the USB port You can use the mouse to navigate through the screens and menus much like you would on a computer A USB to Serial converter can be connected to the USB port Multiple text in devices can be used with a USB to Serial converter ID Button on Remote Control Ifa DVR System ID is set to O the infrared remote control will control 1D Button that DVR without any additional operations Refer to the nformation setup screen in this chapter for further information on setting the System ID Ifthe system ID is 1 to 4 you must to press the D button on the remote control and then press the number button 1 to 4 in order to control that DVR If the System ID of two or more DVRs is set to 0 those DVRs will react to the infrared remote control at Enter 1 the same time ja amp b ds Buttons Camera Menu DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER Remote Controller Figure 4 Infrared Remote Control User s Manual Turning on the Power Connecting the power cord to the DVR turns on the unit The unit takes approximately 60 seconds to initialize Initial Unit Setup Before using your DVR for the first time you will want to establish the initial settings This includes items such as time and date display l
77. ll not record during the preset day and time range as long as the button is not pressed Use the No Record mode when you do NOT want the DVR to record during certain times When the DVR is in the Time mode the icon displays at the top left corner of the screen The DVR will record and displays the icon at the top left corner of the screen during the scheduled times When the DVR is in the Event mode the red icon displays at the top left corner of the screen The DVR will record and displays the icon at the top left corner of the screen when any event occurs When the DVR is in the Pre Event recoding mode the yellow icon displays when there is no event and the DVR is not recording When the DVR is in the Pre Event mode the red 4 and display when any event occurs and the DVR starts recoding When the DVR is in the Time amp Event mode the DVR will follow the Time settings and the 1 icon displays The DVR follows the Event settings and the icon displays Highlight the box under the Channels heading and press the button to select which cameras will be recorded Simple Mode Only Highlight the box under the Settings heading and press the button to define the recording settings You can set the ips and Quality ips Quality and Dwell for Advanced Mode setup of the recording for any modes you set up in the Mode column If you do not set the ips Quality and Dwell in the Settings column the DVR will follow the default se
78. m ips can be set NOTE When the DVR is in the Time or Time amp Event mode it ignores the pre event settings and follows the time settings You can save your changes by highlighting Save and pressing the C9 button Selecting Cancel exits the screen without saving the changes Event Settings Your DVR can be set to detect many different events You can also determine how it reacts to these events Motion Detection Video Loss Text In System Event Event Status Figure 51 Event menu Alarm In Screen Highlight Alarm In in the Event menu and press the C9 button The Alarm In setup screen appears Alarm In Settings Actions Figure 52 Alarm In Settings screen The alarm terminal strip on the back of the DVR has inputs associated with each alarm You can set up each input on the Alarm In screen You can turn each input On or Off by highlighting the alarm number and pressing the button Each input can be given a title Highlight the desired Title box and press the C9 button A virtual keyboard appears allowing you to enter a title name Each input can be set as NO normally open or NC normally closed 35 User s Manual Highlight the Actions tab and the Alarm In Actions setup screen appears Alarm In settings SS No Record Alarm Out Notify T PTZ Figure 53 Alarm In Actions screen You can set the actions the DVR will take whenever it sense
79. mode SE Selecting Zoom zooms in on the live image While in the zoom mode there are two ways ie o to move around the enlarged portion of the video First there is a rectangle showing what seed area of the image will be enlarged Click inside the rectangle to move to another area of the image you want enlarged Second click and hold the mouse button on the enlarged video and drag the video Figure 76 Mouse menu Selecting Display shows the following menu OE Clicking Camera and selecting the camera number is the same as pressing the individual camera buttons on the front panel which displays the selected camera full screen Selecting 2x2 displays the cameras in the quad 2x2 screen mode Figure 77 Mouse Display menu Recording Video Once you have installed the DVR following the instructions in Chapter 2 Installation it 1s ready to record The DVR will start recording based on the settings you made in the Record setup screen See Chapter3 Configuration Recycle On or Recycle Off The factory default is Recycle On It does this by recording over the oldest video once the hard disk is full Setting the DVR to Recycle Off causes it to stop recording once the hard disk is full Standard CIF High Half D1 or Very High D1 The factory default resolution is Standard When set to Standard the DVR has a maximum recording speed of 120 ips When set to High the DVR has a maximum recording speed of 60 ips
80. n Use the virtual keyboard to enter the Transaction End string Refer to the device manufacturer s documentation for the text string that the device sends when a transaction ends Highlight the more line s box and press the button Select the number of additional lines of text that you want the DVR to record You can choose from 0 to 10 Highlight the box beside Line Delimiter and press the button Use the virtual keyboard to enter the character s that the device uses to indicate the end of a line Special characters can be created using and a capital letter e g J for NL New Line M for CR Carriage Return Refer to the device manufacturer s documentation for Line Delimiter character s 42 4 Channel Digital Video Recorder Highlight the box beside Ignore String and press the button Use the virtual keyboard to enter any strings of text that you want the DVR to ignore Refer to the device manufacturer s documentation for text strings that the device sends during transactions so you will know which ones you do not want recorded Highlight the Case Sensitive box and press the 9 button to toggle between On and Off Refer to the device manufacturer s documentation to determine if the text strings are Case Sensitive If the device distinguishes between upper and lower case letters make certain the Case Sensitive box is turned On Highlight the box beside Time Out and press the button Set the length of time
81. n over current protection and supply wiring Appropriate consideration of equipment nameplate ratings should be used when addressing this concern 24 Reliable Earthing Grounding Reliable grounding of rack mounted equipment should be maintained Particular attention should be given to supply connections other than direct connections to the branch circuit e g use of power strips WEEE Waste Electrical amp Electronic Equipment Correct Disposal of This Product Applicable in the European Union and other European countries with separate collection systems This marking shown on the product or its literature indicates that it should not be disposed with other household wastes at the end of its working life To prevent possible harm to the environment or human health from uncontrolled waste disposal please separate this from other types of wastes and recycle it responsibly to promote the sustainable reuse of material resources Household users should contact either the retailer where they purchased this product or their local government office for details of where and how they can take this item for environmentally safe recycling Business users should contact their supplier and check the terms and conditions of the purchase contract This product should not be mixed with other commercial wastes for disposal 4 Channel Digital Video Recorder Table of Contents Chapter T IntloOductlol oo ere meri Ee 1 Lp eSI utu uM M A EE 1
82. nel Digital Video Recorder http 10 0 12 58 1 2088 Web Search Windows Internet Explorer Figure 93 WebSearch screen D Click the E to log out the WebGuard program 2 Click the El to access to the web monitoring mode 3 Position the mouse pointer on the WebSearch logo to see the version of the WebGuard program 4 The DVR information window displays the time information of recorded data on the remote DVR and login information of WebGuard Click the 4 to blur sharpen equalize and interpolate playback images Click the E EZ a to zoom out or zoom in the recorded image Click the to adjust the brightness of ups the recorded images us Interpolation NOTE Image processing works only in the pause mode Revert 0 The playback function buttons include fast backward pause play fast forward go to the first image go to the previous image go to the next image and got to the last image 7 Click the screen format to select the desired display mode Click the amp to enter the time lapse search mode which allows you to search for recorded hour X data by time and then play back images found within the time parameters The Timetable e window located at the bottom displays the time information for the image of the date se selected on the calendar If more than one video stream in the same time range you can select the video stream you want to search Clicking a specific time displays the image r
83. o the web search mode 3 Position the mouse pointer on the WebWatch logo to see the version of the WebGuard program 4 The DVR information window displays the login information of WebGuard 5 Click the screen format to select the desired display mode When changing the screen format the selected camera on the current screen will be located in the first cell of the new layout 67 User s Manual 0 Click the camera button 1 to 4 to select the camera to be viewed Click the to adjust the brightness contrast saturation and hue of monitoring image Click the 8 to control pan tilt and zoom of the camera from a remote site 9 Click the to control alarm out devices at the remote site Contrast Brightness Saturation r Hue Move Buttons Click ES to save the current image as a bitmap or JPEG file format Zoom Out Zoom In Focus Near Focus Far DE Sl Ins Close Iris Open Undo Set Preset Go to Presel QD Click BS to set up the image drawing mode and OSD display You can adjust the display speed by changing the image drawing mode and select OSD information to be displayed on the screen 2 The event status window at the bottom displays a list of events that were detected from the remote site 3 Selecting a camera on the screen and clicking the right mouse button displays the text menu screen Change Camera Title e Change Camera Title Changes the camera name Enable Audio e Enable
84. oom Record PTZ Network MM Text In Freeze amp Sequence Display Dwell 10 4 sec Free Space Date Logo User Name OSD Margin Figure 40 Display OSD screen Highlighting an item and pressing the button toggles that item On and Off When an item is On there is a checkmark in the box beside it The following items can be turned On or Off s Remote Control The icon displays when the DVR can be controlled by the infrared remote control e Zoom The icon amp displays on the enlarged video e Network The icon amp k displays when the unit is connected to a network via Ethernet e Freeze amp Sequence The icon amp 8 displays while in the Freeze mode and the displays while in the Sequence mode e Free Space The icon displays when the DVR is in the Recycle mode and the percentage of available storage space displays when the DVR is not in the Recycle mode Date Time The current date and time information displays User Name The name of the current user logged in displays e Camera No The camera number displays at the top left corner of each camera screen 28 4 Channel Digital Video Recorder Camera Title The camera title displays at the top left corner of each camera screen Record The record related icons display on each camera screen e PTZ The icon displays on each PTZ camera screen e ext In The text input strings display on the screen You can adjust the Di
85. operties gt General gt File System If the file system is NOT FAT32 format format the USB hard disk drive using the FAT32 format If the USB hard disk drive is not partitioned go to Administrative Tools m Control Panel and launch Computer Management Open Disk Management in Storage and right click an unallocated region of the USB hard disk drive Then click Create Partition In the Create Partition wizard click Next then Primary Partition and follow the instructions on the screen Make sure that the FAT32 is selected for the file system NOTE The partition size should be less than 32GB because of Microsoft limitations After formatting is complete the USB hard disk drive will be added to My Computer T Connect the USB hard disk drive to the DVR Preparing the USB hard disk drive in Windows 98 NOTE Preparing a USB hard disk drive under Windows ME is almost identical to Windows 98 l 3 m Ee Connect the USB hard disk drive to your computer using the USB Cable Turn on your computer The Add New Hardware wizard window will appear Install the device driver for the USB backup device following the instructions provided with your USB hard disk drive Ifthe USB hard disk drive is partitioned or contains data it will show up in My Computer as a hard disk drive icon Check the file system in Properties gt General gt File System If the file system is NOT FAT32 format format the USB hard disk drive with FAT32 format
86. otion Detection Settings screen 37 Figure 56 Motion Detection Sensitivity screen 37 Figure 57 Motion Detection Zone screen NENNEN 37 Figure 58 Motion Detection Zone Menu ANERER 38 Figure 59 Motion Detection Min Blocks screen uk 38 Figure 60 Daytime Setup e DEE 38 Figure 61 Motion Detection Actions screen ANEREN 39 Figure 62 Video Loss Settings screen ccccscccccssecccsescecceeececsauseecseueeeceuececseuecesseueeeseeesessauesessaneeenas 40 Figure 695 Video LOSS ACUONS E 40 Figure 64 Ener DEE 41 Figure 65 Text In Device Settings screen 42 Figure 66 FexEt In ACHOLS SETE cir eege 43 Figure 67 Health Check screen A 44 Figure 68 Check Recording screen iii A A A ta 44 Roure lee p P EE 45 Figure 0 System Event ACUOFLS SCEN EE 45 Figure 7 t Event status SCIOel scs iiio ii A A 46 Figure 72 PTZ Select Camera menu sssssssssssssssssesesee nenne nennen nne nnne nnns nan nnne nnne nnn 50 I IgUre E TZ Te ET 51 Figure 74 PTZ Preset Screen y EE 51 Figure he EE 51 Figure zo Ve un LEE 52 Figure 77 MOUSE Display IM Ulsa id Ad 52 Figure FOS Carel CMU EE 54 FOUE I E e TAC NN TTE DO OE TD 54 Figure 80 Go to the Date Time screen cccccecccceececceeeeeceeeeeeceuececsuseecseuseessusceeseueeesseeeessgesessageeseas 55 Figure 81 Record Table Search Standard View screen cccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeseeeeesaeeeeesaeeeee
87. ouch dangerous voltage points or short out parts that could result in a fire or electric shock Never spill liquid of any kind on the equipment 13 Servicing Do not attempt to service this equipment yourself Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel 14 Damage requiring Service Unplug this equipment from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions A When the power supply cord or the plug has been damaged B If liquid is spilled or objects have fallen into the equipment C If the equipment has been exposed to rain or water D If the equipment does not operate normally by following the operating instructions adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating instructions as an improper adjustment of other controls may result in damage and will often require extensive work by a qualified technician to restore the equipment to its normal operation E If the equipment has been dropped or the cabinet damaged F When the equipment exhibits a distinct change in performance this indicates a need for service 15 Replacement Parts When replacement parts are required be sure the service technician has used replacement parts specified by the manufacturer or that have the same characteristics as the original part Unauthorized substitutions may result in fire electric shock or other hazards 16 Safety Check Upon completion of any service or repairs to t
88. reset both the Alarm Out signal and the DVR s internal buzzer Mechanical or electrical switches can be wired to the ARI Alarm Reset In and G Ground connectors The threshold voltage is below 0 3V and should be stable at least 0 5 seconds to be detected Connect the wires to the ARI Alarm Reset In and G Ground connectors 4 Channel Digital Video Recorder RS485 Port The DVR can be controlled remotely by an external device or control system such as a control ER keyboard using RS485 half duplex serial communications signals The RS485 connector can olo also be used to control PTZ pan tilt zoom cameras Connect RX TX and RX TX of the control system to the and respectively of the DVR See Chapter 3 Configuration and the PTZ camera or remote controller manufacture s manual for configuring the RS485 connection Factory Reset Switch E The DVR has a Factory Reset switch to the left of the Network port on the rear panel This switch will only be used on the rare occasions that you want to return all the settings to the original factory settings gt O NETWORK CAUTION When using the Factory Reset you will lose any settings you have saved To reset the unit you will need a straightened paperclip 1 Turn the DVR off 2 Poke the straightened paperclip to the unlabeled hole in the left of the Network port and turn the DVR on 3 Hold the reset switch until the DVR turns on and live monitoring screen appears
89. ress the button Highlight the box beside System ID and press the C9 button Change the number by highlighting it and using the Up and Down arrow buttons to increase and decrease the number from 0 to 99 NOTE The System ID number is used to identify the unit when it is connected with other DVRs through the RS485 port You cannot use the same ID number for two or more DVRs that are in the same RS485 network It is possible to have multiple DVRs with System ID 0 that are in the same area as long as they are not part of an RS485 network If this is the case all will be controlled at the same time when using the infrared remote control Highlight the box beside Language and press button A drop down menu displays the available languages Highlight the desired language and press the button The box beside Version displays the software version of the DVR 11 User s Manual To upgrade the software connect a USB device containing the upgrade package file to the DVR Highlight Upgrade and press the button The Upgrade screen appears The screen displays the upgrade package file names that are available Upgrade Select a package The rui indicates that the file is for software upgrades Select the Package desired file and press the button Highlighting the Install button and pressing the button will install the selected software package Highlighting the Cancel button and pressing the Cal button will close
90. s an input on one of its alarm input connectors Highlight the desired box under the Record heading and press the GJ button A list of cameras appears Select the cameras that you want the DVR to record whenever it detects an input on the associated alarm input NOTE For the Record action the camera you select should be set to the Event or Time amp Event recording mode in the Record Schedule setup screen Highlight the desired box under the Alarm Out heading and press the C9 button Select between Alarm Output and Beep DVR s internal buzzer that you would like to activate and to sound whenever the DVR detects an input on the associated alarm input NOTE For the Alarm Out action the alarm output and beep you select should be set to the Event mode in the Alarm Out setup screen Schedule tab Highlight the desired box under the Notify heading and press the button The Alarm In Notify menu appears ARR T NUI You can toggle the entire list On and Off by highlighting Notification and Notification pressing the button You can toggle the individual items On and Off by QMal lt None gt _ 1 1 0 highlighting that item and pressing the C9 button Highlight OK and press EP IP EE the CJ button to accept your changes CILAN 3 None LILAN4 lt None gt NOTE For the Notify action the notify item you select should be enabled JLAN S None in the Notification setup screen and the DVR should be register
91. s the button You can toggle the entire list On and Off by highlighting Notification and pressing the button You can toggle the individual items On and Off by highlighting that item and pressing the button Highlight OK and press the button to accept your changes NOTE For the Notify action the notify item you select should be enabled in the Notification setup screen and the DVR should be registered in the RAS Remote Administration System Highlight the desired box under the PTZ heading and press the button A list of PTZ presets appear Select the preset position for each PTZ camera where you want PTZ cameras to move to whenever the DVR detects motion on the selected camera s input You can save your Motion Detection changes by highlighting Save and pressing the button Selecting Cancel exits the screen without saving the changes 39 User s Manual Video Loss Screen Highlight Video Loss in the Event menu and press the CA button The Video Loss setup screen appears Video Loss Settings Actions Check Obscuration H Never Figure 62 Video Loss Settings screen The DVR checks to see if anything is obscuring the camera Highlight the slider bar beside Check Obscuration and use the Left and Right arrow buttons to adjust the setting The sensitivity can be set from Never to 15 extremely sensitive Highlight the Actions tab and the Video Loss Actions setup screen appears Video
92. s the button to 3 Case Sensitive toggle between On and Off When set to Off you can enter a specific Date and Time When set to On the search Load Save Search Cancel will be from the last recorded image Figure 87 Text In Search Option screen Highlight the Channel and press the button Select the text in devices that you want to search for text input Highlight the text input device box and press the button Select your Text Input Device from the list NOTE The following description is for a Generic Text device The screen changes for different types of text input devices and there will be different parameter boxes for you to enter information 58 4 Channel Digital Video Recorder Highlighting the and pressing the button allows you to add a new set of search parameter Set up the desired search parameter Refer to the Appendix B Text In Search Examples for further information on setting up search parameters The MH column can be used to delete a set of search parameter or entire sets of search parameters Highlight Case Sensitive and press the CA button This will toggle between On and Off When this feature is On the search will find only those text strings in which the case matches Highlight Load and press the C button to load saved search option settings Select the desired search option settings Highlight Save and press the C9 button to save the current search option se
93. setup screen Highlighting Recycle and pressing the button toggles between On and Off In the Recycle mode the DVR records over the oldest video data once all available storage space has been used When Recycle is turned off the DVR stops recording once all available storage space has been used Highlight the Resolution box and select from Very High High and Standard NOTE The total ips of all camera channels will be limited to 60 ips when set to High resolution and 30 ips when set to Very High resolution NOTE When set to High or Very High resolution the maximum recording speed of each camera channel decreases by half However the maximum recording speed of 30 ips will maintain if the number of cameras that are turned On is two or less No of cameras set to On and High or Very High resolution 1 2 3 4 30ips 30ips 15ip om Highlight the Event Record Dwell box and set the length of time you would like to record for the associated event You can set the dwell from 5 seconds to 15 minutes Refer to Event Actions screen in this chapter for information regarding event recording Highlight the slide bar beside Auto Deletion and use the Left and Right arrow buttons to adjust the length of time recorded data will be kept from 1 to 99 days The DVR automatically deletes video recorded earlier than the user defined period under three conditions at midnight whenever the system reboots or whenever the user changes the Auto Delet
94. splay Dwell time sec for the text input strings displayed on the screen Logo The logo displays on the screen during playback You can adjust the transparency of the setup screens by highlighting Transparency and using the Left and Right arrow buttons Highlighting OSD Margin and pressing the C9 button displays how OSD text will be displayed on the monitor OSD Margin You can adjust the horizontal and vertical margins so that text and icons Horizontal L 20 will not be hidden beyond the edges of the monitor Vertical 20 Figure 41 OSD Margin screen Highlight the Main Monitor tab and the Main Monitor setup screen appears Display oso Main Monitor Sequence interval JEvent Monitoring On Figure 42 Main Monitor screen You can adjust the display dwell time by highlighting the box beside Interval and pressing the button You can select dwell intervals ranging from 1 second to 1 minute Highlight Event Monitoring On and press the button Pressing the button toggles between On and Off When it is On the DVR will display the camera associated with the event when an event occurs You can save your Display settings by highlighting Save and pressing the button Selecting Cancel exits the screen without saving the changes 29 User s Manual Remote Control Screen Highlight Remote Control in the Devices menu and press the button The Remote Control s
95. splayed below the Group Name If there is a in front of the Group Name it indicates that the group has been collapsed and all of the User Names within that group are hidden To collapse or expand a group highlight the column in front of the desired group and press the button Highlighting a Group Name and pressing the button allows you to change the authority levels assigned to the group CAUTION Write down the new password and save it in a secure place If the password is forgotten the unit must be reset using the Factory Reset Button and all data settings will be lost Highlighting a User Name and pressing the button allows you to add or change the password assigned to that user You can also change the group to which the user is assigned The 3 column can be used to delete a User Name or an entire Group If the X is grayed out that Group or User cannot be deleted Highlight the 3 and press the CJ button You will be asked to confirm that you want to delete the User or Group To delete the User currently logged into the DVR on a local system or a PC running RAS log the user out of the system first and then delete the user 16 4 Channel Digital Video Recorder To add a Group highlight the Group box and press the button A virtual keyboard appears allowing you to enter the Group name New Group You can use up to 15 characters including spaces in the group name Group z Enter the name and assi
96. stem or alarm out control button on a PC running RAS Covert Camera View The user can view video from cameras set as Covert while in the Live Monitoring or Search mode on a local system or a PC running RAS e System Check The user can view the remote system status or check the remote system status as a batch process on a PC running RAS Record Setup The user can establish all Record settings on a local system or a PC running RAS e Search The user can access the Search mode on a local system or a PC running RAS Clip Copy The user can copy video clips on a local system or a PC running RAS and save video data in an AVI bitmap or JPEG file format To add a User highlight the User box and press the Cal button A virtual keyboard appears allowing you to enter the User Name New User Enter the name and assign the User to a Group and password You can User PMA use camera buttons 1 to 4 on either the front panel to assign the password Group The password can be up to 8 digits You will be asked to confirm the a H password Figure 19 New User setup screen NOTE In addition to using the front panel buttons or the infrared remote control you can use the virtual keyboard to assign the password To display the virtual keyboard click the m button using the mouse not supplied 17 User s Manual Highlighting the box beside Auto Login allows you to select a User to be automatically logged in when t
97. t make up part of your system Figure 2 DVR rear panel D Video Input 2 Video Loop Through 3 Video Out RS232 Port 8 Alarm Input Output RS485 Port 2 Factory Reset Switch Network Port 2 Audio In Out i Power Cord Connector Your DVR can be used with either NTSC or PAL equipment NOTE You cannot mix NTSC and PAL equipment For example you cannot use a PAL camera and an NTSC monitor Video Input Connect the coaxial cables from the video sources to the BNC Video In connectors VIDED IH 1 VIDED IN 7 VIDED E VIDED DNA If you would like to connect your video source to another device you can use the Loop BNC connectors User s Manual NOTE The Loop BNC connectors are auto terminated Do NOT connect a cable to the Loop BNC unless it is connected to a terminated device because it will cause poor quality video Video Out Connect the main monitor to the Video Out connector Deeg E A VGA connector is provided so that you can use a standard multi sync computer monitor es as your main monitor Use the cable supplied with your monitor to connect it to the DVR The VGA monitor is automatically detected when you connect it NOTE It is possible that the DVR does not detect a VGA monitor automatically if the connected VGA monitor does not support auto detect function In this case press and hold the button on the front panel for 5 seconds or longer to switch the video output to
98. te Time Storage User System Shutdown Log out Network Notification Devices Camera Audio Alarm Out Display Remote Control Record Schedule Pre Event Alarm In Motion Detection Video Loss Text In System Event Event Status 12 4 Channel Digital Video Recorder Appendix G System Log and Error Code Notices System Log Remote Setup Fail Disk Full Error Code System Upgrade Related Clip Copy Related 0 Unknown error EUN l No media E No media 3 Kernel version error Upgrade device mounting failed 103 LILO failed LB Openingdiskfaled 104 Rebooting failed Formatting disk failed Creating image failed 401 Reading upgrade package on the USB device 17 Burns failed failed System is busy clip copying UN ON 73 Manuel de l utilisateur Appendix H Specifications Signal Format NTSC or PAL Auto Detect Video Input Composite 4 looping inputs 1 Vp p auto terminating 75 Ohms Composite 1 BNC 1 Vp p 75 Ohms VGA 1 Auto Detect Composite 720x480 NTSC 720x576 PAL VGA 720x480 60Hz NTSC 720x576 75Hz PAL 120 120ips NTSC 100 100ips PAL Full Duplex Video Resolution Playback Record Speed images per second Alarm Input 4 TTL programmable as NC or NO 4 3V threshold 1 relay output terminal blocks programmable as NC or NO 0 5A 125VAC Alarm Output 1A 30VDC 1 TTL terminal
99. the button You can toggle the entire list On and Off by highlighting Notification and pressing the C button You can toggle the individual items On and Off by highlighting that item and pressing the button Highlight OK and press the button to accept your changes NOTE For the Notify action the notify item you select should be enabled in the Notification setup screen and the DVR should be registered in the RAS Remote Administration System 43 User s Manual Highlight the desired box under the PTZ heading and press the button A list of PTZ presets appear Select the preset positions for each PTZ camera where you want PTZ cameras to move to when the DVR detects text input You can save your Text In changes by highlighting Save and pressing the button Selecting Cancel exits the screen without saving the changes System Event Screen Highlight System Event in the Event menu and press the button The System Event setup screen appears System Event System Check Alarm In Interval Figure 67 Health Check screen The DVR can be configured to run self diagnostics and report the results Highlighting the box beside System and pressing the button allows you to select the interval that you want the DVR to run self diagnostics on the system You can select from 1 hr to 30 days or Never Highlight the Setup box beside Check Recording and press the button The Check Recordin
100. to Off you can Piu ou D NENET enter a specific Date and Time When set to On the search Video Loss 1 4 M Check Alarm In i gt Text In 1 4 Disk Almost Full will be from the first recorded image Record Channels 1 4 i Disk Bad V Disk Temperature Highlight the box beside To and press the button to toggle between On and Off When set to Off you can enter a specific Date and Time When set to On the search will be from the last recorded image Figure 85 Event Log Search Option screen Highlight the box beside Check Time Overlap and press the button It toggles between On and Off You will only be able to turn the Check Time Overlap on or off if a user defined date and time is set to From and To If the DVR s date and time have been reset it is possible for the DVR to have more than one overlapping start and stop time When set to On you will be asked to select one of the overlapping start and stop time When set to Off the DVR will display search results from all start times to all stop times Highlight the box beside Alarm In and press the GJ button You can select the alarm inputs that you want to include in your search Highlight the box beside Motion and press the button You can select the cameras for which you want any reports of motion detection Highlight the box beside Video Loss and press the button You can select the cameras for which you want any reports of lost video Highlight th
101. tom zooms the record table Selecting displays eight hours 1 minute based and selecting e displays 24 hours 3 minute based at once To move to earlier or later times that are not shown in the current record table screen select the arrows located at the end of the times by using the arrow buttons on the front panel or remote control NOTE If the DVR has images recorded in more than one recording mode in the same time range the recording status bar displays recording information in the following priority order Panic Pre Event gt Event gt Time The color of the bar indicates different recording modes Red for Panic Yellow for Pre Event Purple for Event and Blue for Time 99 User s Manual Selecting located at the bottom displays the Search menu Selecting 3 located at the bottom displays the Calendar Search screen ETUR Days with recorded video display on the calendar with white numbers T 3 You can highlight the days with recorded video by using the arrow buttons Once you have highlighted a day press the C9 Enter button to select it The first recorded image of the selected date will pause on the screen Once you have selected date you want to search review the surrounding video by using the playback controls located at the bottom of the Record Table Search screen Refer to the Playing Recorded Video section of this chapter for information regarding playback controls Figure 83
102. ttings A virtual keyboard appears that you can use to enter the search option name Once you set your desired search conditions highlight Search and press the button to display the search results in the Text In Search screen Selecting Cancel exits the screen without saving the changes Motion Search Motion Search 2 CAM2 No Time 7 12 24 2007 17 59 01 8 12 24 2007 17 59 02 9 12 24 2007 17 59 03 10 12 24 2007 17 59 04 11 12 24 2007 17 59 05 12 12 24 2007 17 59 06 13 12 24 2007 17 59 07 14 12 24 2007 17 59 08 15 12 24 2007 17 59 09 16 12 24 2007 17 59 10 D 12 24 2007 17 59 10 Figure 88 Motion Search screen The Motion Search can be selected from the Search menu while the DVR displays the camera full screen The Motion Search screen displays a list of motion events Use the arrow buttons to highlight the event for which you would like to see video and press the Cy Enter button to display the video associated with the selected event on the small search screen Highlighting Close and pressing the button will extract the video associated with the Motion event and display the first image of the event Pressing the button will start playing the event video segment Pressing Playback Mode button returns to live monitoring You can also narrow your event search by selecting the Option button and setting up the new search condition 59 User s Manual
103. ttings See below for details Schedule 1 Settings Type i Quality Dwell Figure 48 Schedule Settings Advanced Mode setup screen NOTE Descriptions of the Record icons in the Type column are as follows 1 Time lapse Time C Alarm In amp Motion Video Loss Text In NOTE Channels that are not defined will use the setting values of the previous schedule item 33 User s Manual NOTE When multiple events are detected at the same time from a specific channel the DVR will record event video with the high setting values if the ips Quality Resolution and Dwell values of events are different from each other However the ips will be reset to the supported maximum value when the ips Quality Resolution and Dwell are all set to the highest value Advanced Mode Only Highlight the box under the heading and press the button to delete the recording settings You will be asked to confirm that you want to delete the settings Highlight Default and press the button The Default screen appears Default Mode ips Quality Time 1500ips Standard Event 30 00 ips Dwell 5 sec Y Figure 49 Default Advanced Mode setup screen Highlighting boxes under ips and pressing the button allows you to set the images per second for Time and Event recording You can select from 0 10 to 30 0 images per second Highlighting boxes under
104. uctions stop Bit 1 Parity Figure 37 Port Setup window You can save your Camera changes by highlighting Save and pressing the C9 button Selecting Cancel exits the screen without saving the changes Audio Setup Screen Highlight Audio in the Devices menu and press the button The Audio setup screen appears 26 4 Channel Digital Video Recorder Audio Associated Camera None None None None Enable Audio Out Figure 38 Audio setup screen The DVR can record up to two audio inputs Highlight the box beside the input and press the button A list of cameras appears and you can select which camera you want associated with that audio input Highlight Enable Audio Out and press the 4 button This toggles between enabling and disabling audio out NOTE The DVR will NOT record audio when the recording speed is set to less than 1 ips You can save your Audio changes by highlighting Save and pressing the button Selecting Cancel exits the screen without saving the changes Alarm Out Screen Highlight Alarm Out in the Devices menu and press the button The Alarm Out screen allows you to change the settings and establish a schedule for each alarm output from the DVR Alarm Out Figure 39 Alarm Out Settings screen Highlighting the box beside Dwell Time and pressing the GJ button allows you to set the dwell time of the alarm output
105. using the arrow buttons Pressing the Enter button in the Zoom mode enlarges the area in rectangle Exit the Zoom mode by pressing the button While in the Zoom mode the icon amp displays if Zoom is selected in the Display setup screen OSD tab Image Adjustment NOTE It is important that cameras and monitors are correctly installed and adjusted prior to making any image adjustments using the DVR s controls If a user who has Color Control authority logs into the system the user can adjust the image Pressing and holding a camera button for a few seconds displays an image adjustment dialog You can control brightness contrast hue and saturation for each camera 49 User s Manual NOTE Any image adjustments you make will be applied to both the live video on the monitors and the recorded video Sequence Mode Pressing and holding the button for three seconds or longer causes the cameras to display sequentially Pressing one of the camera buttons exits the Sequence mode Event Monitoring When an event occurs the DVR will display the camera associated with the event if Event Monitoring On is selected in the Display setup screen OSD tab Event monitoring lasts for the dwell time set for event recording After the dwell time has elapsed the monitor returns to the previous screen unless another event has occurred If you want to return to the live monitoring mode before the dwell time has elapsed press one of the camer
106. ve ID saves the ID you entered Figure 91 WebGuard login screen You will need to enter the DVR IP address in the DVR ADDRESS field when running the WebGuard program by entering http www dvronline net Selecting the Use DVRNS option allows you to enter the DVR name registered on the DVRNS server instead of the IP address You must enter the DVRNS server address and port number in the SETUP setting when selecting the Use DVRNS option NOTE The port numbers for WEBWATCH WEBSEARCH and AUDIO should be the same with port numbers for Remote Watch Remote Search and Remote Audio set during Network setup NOTE When running the updated WebGuard for the first time Internet Explorer might occasionally load the information of the previous version In this case delete the temporary internet files by selecting Tools Internet Options General tab and then run WebGuard again NOTE There might be a problem that the bottom of WebGuard page is cropped due to the address or status bars in Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 0 In this situation it is recommended that websites open windows without address or status bars by changing the internet setting Go to the Tools gt Internet Options Security tab Click the Custom level button Select Enable for the Allow websites to open windows without address or status bars option 66 4 Channel Digital Video Recorder NOTE When running WebGuard in the Microsoft Windows Vista operating system it is recomm
107. x beside Password and press the GJ button A virtual keyboard appears allowing you to enter the password for ADSL connection NOTE Entering the D and Password and highlighting OK reads the current IP address of the DVR configured by the ADSL network NOTE If the DVR is configured for DHCP or an ADSL network the IP address of the DVR might change whenever the unit is turned on 21 User s Manual DVRNS Setup Highlight the DVRNS tab and the DVRNS screen displays Network Network LAN METH WebGuard Use DVR Name Service DVRNS Server Port 10088 10000 12000 Use NAT Help Desk Save Cancel Figure 28 DVRNS setup screen NOTE When LAN settings have been changed set up the DVRNS after saving your LAN changes by highlighting Save and pressing the button Highlight Use DVR Name Service and press the button to toggle between On and Off NOTE The DVRNS DVR Name Service allows the DVR to use Dynamic IP addresses for remote connection When this feature is On you can access your DVR remotely using the DVR name instead of its IP address For the DVRNS feature the DVR should be registered on the DVRNS server Highlight the box beside DVRNS Server and press the button A virtual keyboard appears allowing you to enter the IP address or domain name of the DVRNS server NOTE You will need to get the IP Address or domain name of the DVRNS Server from your network administr
108. y and press the button You will be able to select from 1 low sensitivity to 5 high sensitivity Highlight the box beside Min Blocks and press the button You will be able to set the number of sensor blocks that must be activated Setting the Min Blocks will only be available if Motion Search is selected Once you set your desired search conditions highlight Search and press the button to display the search results in the Motion Search screen Selecting Cancel exits the screen without saving the changes When you search for motion events of another camera you will be asked whether or not you want to delete the previous search results from the list Clip Copy Screen The Clip Copy screen can be used to copy video clips to an external USB hard disk CD RW or flash drive The copied video clips can be viewed on computers running Microsoft Windows 98 ME 2000 XP or Vista Refer to the Appendix A USB Hard Disk Drive Preparation for information on preparing the external drive for clip copy The clip copy can be simply done by pressing the Clip Copy button Pressing and holding the button for three seconds or longer during the playback will set the starting point of the video to be clip copied and the f icon displays at the bottom left corner of the screen Pressing and holding the button for three seconds or longer again will set the ending point of the video to be clip copied by displaying the Clip Copy screen 60 4
109. you have copied NOTE During Clip Copy you cannot shut the system down clear data on the storage device or format the storage device CAUTION Do NOT disconnect the USB cable or the power from the external drive while copying video clips If the external drive is shut down or the USB cable is disconnected while copying video clips THE DVR SYSTEM MAY NOT WORK NORMALLY OR THE EXTERNAL DRIVE COULD BE DAMAGED and you will get an error message the next time you try to copy video clips You will need to power down the DVR and restart it to get rid of the error message Once the file system of the USB hard disk drive has been corrupted this error message cannot be dismissed Even after restarting the DVR it may automatically restart while preparing to clip copy You must recover the file system using the recovery program or you must reformat the hard disk drive 62 4 Channel Digital Video Recorder Appendix A USB Hard Disk Drive Preparation Preparing the USB hard disk drive in Windows 2000 NOTE Preparing a USB hard disk drive under Windows XP and Windows Vista is almost identical to Windows 2000 1 Connect the USB hard disk drive to your computer using the USB Cable 2 Turn on your computer 3 The USB device icon should display on the Taskbar 4 Ifthe USB hard disk drive is partitioned or has data it will show up in My Computer as a hard disk drive icon Check the file system by right clicking on the icon and checking under Pr

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