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1. Figure 72 Archive setup screen Highlight Archive On and press the e button to toggle between On and Off NOTE If you have not set up a storage device for archiving a message appears notifying you of this Select the Days and Time Range you want archived You can accept the Archive Data Range by leaving the default checkmarks in the Last Archived and Continue boxes If you wish to enter specific times and dates in From and To toggle the checkmarks Off and then enter the time and date Highlight Recycle and press the e button to toggle between On and Off When Recycle is On and the storage device is full the newest archived video data will overwrite the oldest archived data When Recycle is Off the DVR will stop archiving video data until more space is made available You can save your changes by highlighting Save and pressing the e button Selecting Cancel exits the screen without saving the changes 55 User s Manual Event Settings Your DVR can be set to detect many different events You can also determine how it reacts to these events Event Alarm In Figure 73 Event menu Alarm In Screen Highlight Alarm In in the Event menu and press the button The Alarm In setup screen appears Alarm In Settings Cancel Figure 74 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 A
2. Click the L to blur sharpen equalize and interpolate playback images Click the to zoom out or zoom in the recorded image Click the 14 1 to adjust the brightness of the recorded images Blur Sharpen Equalize Interpolation Revert NOTE Image processing works only in the pause mode 6 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 G 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 data by time and then play back images found within the time parameters The Timetable window located at the bottom displays the time information for the image of the date 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 recorded at that time on the screen Selecting the l allows you to display an image from a specific time hour _ minute __ second Go To Cancel el 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 El to save the current image in a bitmap or JPEG file format or to save any video clip of recorded d
3. Motion Detection Settings EG Actions 2 Notify Figure 84 Motion Detection Actions 1 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 move PTZ cameras to preset positions and or display a camera on a SPOT monitor NOTE You can associate multiple cameras with a camera that detects motion Highlight the box under the Record heading and press the e button A list of cameras appears You can associate as many cameras with that camera as you wish If the DVR detects motion on the selected camera it starts recording video from all the associated cameras 60 Digital Video Recorder 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 e button A list of Alarm Outputs appears You can associate as many Alarm Outs with that camera as you wish When the DVR detects motion on the selected camera s input it triggers output signals on all the associated Alarm Out connectors You can also have the DVR s internal buzzer sound if motion is detected on the selected camera NOTE For the Alarm Out action the alarm output and beep you select should be set to the Event
4. NC NO 1 to 4 Normally Closed Normally Open NC1 C1 NO1 NC2 C2 NO2 NC3 C3 NO3 NC4 C4 NO4 Figure 10 Relay Alarm Output connectors Connect the device to the C and NC Normally Closed connectors or C and NO Normally Open connectors NC NO is a relay output which sinks 0 5A 125V and 1AQ30V ARI Alarm Reset In ARI GND Figure 11 Alarm Reset Input connectors An external signal to the Alarm Reset In can be used to 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 GND Ground connectors Connect the wires to the ARI Alarm Reset In and GND Ground connectors The maximum voltage should not exceed SV Connecting to the RS485 Port 0 0 Figure 12 RS485 connector User s Manual The DVR can be controlled remotely by an external device or control system such as a control keyboard using RS485 half duplex serial communications signals The RS485 connector can also be used to control PTZ pan tilt zoom cameras Each connector may be connected to individual devices for simultaneous operation Connect RX T X 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 Connecting to the RS232 Port DEER RS 232C EE Figure 13 RS232 connector An R
5. NOTE The Full Sequence for the full sequence monitoring and the Cameo Sequence for the cameo sequence monitoring should be selected in the Display setup screen Sequence tab Pressing the Freeze button will freeze the current image on the screen until you press the button again While in the Freeze mode the icon displays in bottom left corner if Freeze is selected in the Display setup screen OSD tab To display cameras sequentially on a spot monitor press the button and select Sequence from the menu Active Cameo Mode You can enter the Active Cameo mode by pressing the le button in any multi view format The yellow outline surrounding the video indicates the active cameo and pressing the arrow buttons moves the active cameo Pressing the e button while in the Active Cameo mode exits the Active Cameo mode The active cameo mode will remains in effect for 15 seconds if there is no further operation In active cameo mode press the button for the camera you want displayed as active cameo After setting the camera number to active cameo the DVR moves the active cameo to the next cameo You can change the screen layout in this way PIP Mode You can display a Picture in Picture by pressing the Display button You can change the location of the PIP counterclockwise and clockwise by pressing the Up and Down arrow buttons and change its size by turning the Jog Dial clockwise or counterclockwise Zoom Mode You can enlarge an a
6. 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 Select the desired setup file and press the Import button to import the selected settings and change the DVR settings accordingly Highlight Include Network Setup and press the button to toggle between On and Off When set to Off the network settings will not be changed Setup Import Select a setup file File name my_registry dat da _ Include Network Setup Figure 28 Setup Import screen To export the current DVR settings connect the USB device to the DVR Highlight Setup Export and press the e button Highlight the box beside File name and press the e button 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 26 Digital Video Recorder Setup Export Cancel Figure 29 Setup Export screen NOTE Even after changing the DVR settings by importing saved settings the time related settings Date Time Time Zone 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 e button to display the System Log System Log Time Type
7. 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 Alarm Out Control The user can reset the DVR s outputs including the internal buzzer during an alarm by pressing the Alarm button on a local system 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 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 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 j New User button A virtual keyboard appears allowing you to enter the user BEE User Name Enter the name and assign the User to a Group and Group password You can use camera buttons 1 to 9 on either the front Ge a2 panel or remote control to assign the passw
8. lt lt Comelit Security 16 INPUTS STANDALONE DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER ART 49276 00000000 4 ff EECH Please read this manual thoroughly before use and keep it for future reference E O EG INVENTING Cd omelt INNOVATION GROUP SPA Via Don Arrigoni 5 24020 Rovetta S Lorenzo Bergamo http www comelit it E mail export department comelit it User s Manual 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 b mm 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 EN
9. Bookmarks SU EE 82 Figure 121 Calendar Search screen ccccccssssccccessseceeceesseecceeusceescaaeeecseseeeessueeeesssaaeeees 83 Figure 122 Event Log Search SCIreen cccccscececcesseeeeccceseeeccceeeeeecscenceesceseneesceeneeeseceenees 84 Figure 123 Event Log Search Option screen ccccccceeeeceeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeseeeseeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeseaeees 84 Figure 124 Text In Search screen E 86 Figure 125 Text In Search Option screen ccccccsseesseceeeeeeeeseeeeseeaeeeeeeeseuaeeeeesssaeaeeeeees 86 Figure 126 Motion Search screen rrrrrnnnnrvrrnnnnrrvrannnrrnnrannnrennnnenrnnnnnnennnnnsnsrnnnansrennnnnsssen 87 Figure 127 Motion Search Option screen 88 Figure 128 Clip Copy screen ENEE 89 Figure 129 Print screen ENEE 91 Figure 130 Storage Information screen 91 Figure 131 Mirroring setup screen 92 Figure 132 ClipPlayer screen se AEE 94 Figure 133 WebGuard login screen 96 Figure 134 WebWatch screen 97 Figure 135 Ee ui otn agea aa e aaa oea A 98 Digital Video Recorder User s Manual Chapter 1 Introduction Features Your color digital video recorder DVR provides recording capabilities for 16 camera inputs It provides exceptional picture quality in both live and playback modes and offers the following features PP 16 Composite Video Input Connectors Compatible with Color NTSC or PAL and B amp W CCIR and EIA 170 Video
10. NOTE When disconnecting a USB hard disk drive from the DVR highlight Don t Use first and then disconnect the device CAUTION Do NOT disconnect the USB cable or the power from the device while copying video clips If the USB cable is disconnected while copying video clips archived data might be lost Highlight the box under Mirroring Setup and set up disk mirroring between the source disk and the destination disk selected from the list of internal hard disk drives Refer to Chapter 4 Disk Mirroring for further information on setting up disk mirroring Hard disk drives installed in the rack can be replaced while the system is operating without turning off the unit Highlighting HDD Remove and pressing the e button allows you to remove any installed hard disk drive from the rack Highlighting HDD Insert and pressing the e button after completing hard disk drive installation restarts the previous system operations that access hard disk drives CAUTION While the unit is turned on hard disk drives should be removed and installed by selecting HDD Remove and HDD Insert Otherwise data that is being written on the storage device can be lost and the drive can be damaged Once the hard disk drive is removed recording playback and archiving will not be supported until HDD Insert is selected after installing the hard disk drive The system illustration displays which hard disk drive on the rack is recording or archiving 31 User s Man
11. as in the live mode excluding PIP format You can also change the screen layout the same way you do in the live 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 Pressing the button again will freeze the video on the screen Rewind Button Pressing the L button plays video backward at high speed Pressing the button again toggles the playback speed between 44 444 and 4444 The screen displays 44 444 and 4444 respectively Entering Fast Backward Playback mode from Live Monitoring mode can be password protected Fast Forward Button Pressing the gt button plays video forward at high speed Pressing the button again toggles the playback speed between kk PPP and bbbP The screen displays gt gt PPP and PPP respectively Entering Fast Playback mode from Live Monitoring mode can be password protected Backward Button Pressing the button goes to the previous image Forward Button Pressing the Ur button goes to the next image Search Stop Button Pressing the button while in the Playback mode returns the DVR to the Live Monitoring mode Pressing the button while in the Live Monitoring mode returns the DVR to the Search mode 86 Digital Video Recorder Camera Buitons 1 to 16 Pressing a camera button will display that camera full screen Display Button Pre
12. Cancel Figure 65 Remote Control setup screen Highlight the box beside Port and select from None RS232 1 RS232 2 RS485 1 and RS485 2 If the RS232 port and RS485 port are 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 e 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 Record Figure 66 Record menu 49 User s Manual Record Screen Highlight Record in the Record menu and press the e button The Record setup screen appears Record Recycle Event Record Dwell Auto Deletion F Never Use Real Time High Resolution Record Audio Record Use Panic Recording Panic Recording Duration ips 30 00 ips Quality Resolution High Half D1 _ Figure 67 Record setup screen Highlighting Recycle and
13. Highlighting Time Setup and press the e button allows you to set up event ignoring time Highlight the Actions 1 and Actions 2 tabs and the Video Loss Actions 1 and Actions 2 screens display Video Blind Settings GC Record S Alarm Out Figure 96 Video Blind Actions 1 screen The DVR can be set to react to video blind 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 move PTZ cameras to preset positions and or display a camera on a SPOT monitor Highlight the box under the Record heading and press the e button A list of cameras appears You can associate as many cameras with that camera as you wish If the DVR detects video blind 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 e button A list of Alarm Outputs appears You can associate as many Alarm Outs with that camera as you wish When the DVR detects video blind on the selected camera it will trigger output signals on all the associated Alarm Out connectors You can also have the DVR s internal buzzer sound if video is blinded on the selected camera NOTE For the Alarm
14. 2006 06 28 11 31 24 Setup Begin 2006 06 28 11 29 27 Setup Begin 2006 06 28 11 2925 Seit 2006 06 28 11 28 14 Setup Begin 2006 06 28 11 28 14 2006 06 28 11 27 48 TEE DE Figure 30 System Log screen The System Log screen lists system activities up to 5 000 from the latest that have occurred along with the time and date The icon will be displayed in the last column for system activities of the remote site You can scroll through the log pages by using the Up and Down arrows or you can go directly to a log page by entering the log page number in the box at the bottom left of the screen Highlight Close and press the e button to exit the screen The box beside Recorded Data From To displays the time information of recorded data Highlighting Clear All Data and pressing the e 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 e button to save the changes and exit the screen If you do not wish to save the changes highlight Cancel and press the e button to exit the screen 27 User s Manual Date Time Setup Highlight Date Time in the System menu and press the e button The Date Time setup screen appears Date Time Date Time Holiday Date 2006 03 16 Format Time 17 5
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16. C3 NO3 NC4 C4 NO4 TAU eieiei em Chasis Ground commer am fammrem Stith fremmer Ne 1164 Relay Alarm Opus T104 Normally Closed Relay Alarm Outputs 1 to 4 Normally Open RS485 Connector Pin Outs RS 485 0 0 Sjo Master Unit Slave Unit Tf To Tt TX n rme rene n re 109 User s Manual Appendix G Map of Screens Information Date Time Storage User System Shutdown Log out Network Network Notification Devices Camera Alarm Out Display Remote Control Record Record Schedule Pre Event Archive Event Alarm In Motion Detection Object Detection Video Loss Video Blind Text In System Event Event Status 110 Digital Video Recorder Appendix H System Log Notices s n SSS Schedule 111 User s Manual Appendix I Error Code Notices Number Unknownemor 0 Lite 100 101 Package isnotfound 6 Norenough spase 102 103 LiLOfailed 8 Grotte 104 Rebooting faie 9 Formatting disk fled 105 108 300 301 302 303 304 400 401 Ne er EE EE Usp 18 Burning is out of time device failed Copying upgrade package on the USB 402 device failed 500 System is busy clip copying ME amp 112 Digital Video Recorder Appendix J Specifications Composite I BNC 1 Vp p 75 Ohms SVHS 1 SPOT 4 BNC I Vp p 75 Ohms VGA I Composite 720x480 NTSC 72
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18. 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 move PTZ cameras to preset positions and or display a camera on a SPOT monitor NOTE You can associate multiple cameras with a camera that detects motion Highlight the box under the Record heading and press the e button A list of cameras appears You can associate as many cameras with that camera as you wish If the DVR detects an object 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 e button A list of Alarm Outputs appears You can associate as many Alarm Outs with that camera as you wish When the DVR detects an object on the selected camera s input it triggers output signals on all the associated Alarm Out connectors You can also have the DVR s internal buzzer sound if an object is detected 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 e button You can toggle the entire list On and Off by highlighting Notification and pressing the button You can tog
19. Figure 56 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 CDC 2500 Costar your camera from the list and press the e button You will need to CDC2400 DynaColor connect the camera to the RS232 or RS485 connector on the back of the SR EEN we CRR 1660s Fine DVR following the camera manufacturer s instructions CRX 1401 ERAESEEDS D protocol Pelco Dennard2060 Dennard DMP 1223 Tokina DRX 500 Dongyanq Unitech Ww Figure 57 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 e button The Port Setup window appears Port Setup RS232C 1 Configure the port s setting based on the PTZ camera manufacturer s Baud Rate instructions Data Bit StopBit 1 Parity Figure 58 Port Setup screen You can save your Camera changes by highlighting Save and pressing the e button Selecting Cancel exits the screen without saving the changes 44 Digital Video Recorder Alarm Out Screen Highlight Alarm Out in the Devices
20. Monitor and press the e button A list of SPOT monitors and cameras appears Each SPOT monitor can be associated with a camera The DVR will display the associated camera on the SPOT monitor whenever it detects an input on the selected text in device You can save your Text In changes by highlighting Save and pressing the e button Selecting Cancel exits the screen without saving the changes 72 Digital Video Recorder System Event Screen Highlight System Event in the Event menu and press the e button The System Event setup screen appears System Event System Check Alarm In Interval Figure 102 Health Check screen The DVR can be configured to run self diagnostics and report the results Highlighting the box beside System and pressing the e 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 e button The Check Recording screen appears Highlighting Schedule On and pressing the Check Recording Schedule On button toggles On and Off When set to On you can LAN EN fange bd select the day time range and interval that you want the eeh E DVR to run self diagnostics on the recorder The CTT Tei Interval can be selectable from 1 min to 7 days or MI 2 Rx Never The W box allows you to delete a check mr PS aaa recording sch
21. 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 e button You can toggle the entire list On and Off by highlighting Notification and pressing the e button You can toggle the individual items On and Off by highlighting that item and pressing the e button Highlight OK and press the e button to accept your changes 68 Digital Video Recorder 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 Video Blind Settings Actions 1 SG Spot Monitor Cancel Figure 97 Video Blind Actions 2 screen Highlight the desired box under the PTZ heading and press the e 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 blind on the selected camera s input Highlight the box under the Spot Monitor heading and press the e button A list of SPOT monitors and cameras appears Each SPOT monitor can be associated with a camera The DVR will display the associated camera on the SPOT monitor whenever it detects video blind on the selected camera You can save your Video Blind changes by highlighting Save and pressing the e button Selecting Cancel exits the screen
22. Search Option From First To kd Last Channels 1 16 Keyword Case Sensitive Cancel Figure 125 Text In Search Option screen 93 User s Manual 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 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 e 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 Channel and press the e button Select the text in devices that you want to search for text input Highlight the Text Input Device box and press the e 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 You can search for up to five text strings at a time Highlight the number box and press the le button and this will allow you to enter a keyword for that number Highlight the Keyword box and press the e button You can enter a word or text string that you want to search for If you do not enter any Ke
23. alarm You can also set the time duration for detecting the difference between the reference image and the current image The number of Min Blocks cannot exceed the preset Max Blocks and the number of Max Blocks cannot exceed the block numbers of the smallest motion detection area preset in the Object Detection Zone The DVR will not consider changes to be Object Detection if the differences between the reference and current images last less than the time set in the Activation Time Object Detection 1 Settings Min Blocks H 1 Max Blocks H 256 Activation Time F 10 see Figure 89 Settings screen Turning Zone View On allows you to observe how the DVR reacts to an object When in the object viewing mode the detection zone of video is displayed in red Any objects detected within the zone will be displayed in red Highlight Use Ignoring Time and press the e button to toggle between On and Off When set to On the DVR will ignore object detection events occurring during the preset time Highlighting Time Setup and pressing the e button allows you to set up event ignoring time 63 User s Manual Highlight the Actions 1 and Actions 2 tabs and the Object Detection Actions 1 and Actions 2 screens display Object Detection Settings ES Record S Alarm Out Figure 90 Object Detection Actions 1 screen The DVR can be set to react to object detection differently for each camera
24. and press the e button A list of SPOT monitors and cameras appears Each SPOT monitor can be associated with a camera The DVR will display the associated camera on the SPOT monitor whenever it detects an input on the associated alarm input You can save your Alarm In changes by highlighting Save and pressing the e button Selecting Cancel exits the screen without saving the changes Motion Detection Screen Highlight Motion Detection in the Event menu and press the e button The Motion Detection setup screen appears Motion Detection Settings Actions1 Actions2 Min Blocks _ Zone View Figure 78 Motion Detection Settings screen Your DVR has built in video motion detection Video motion detection can be turned On or Off for each camera 58 Digital Video Recorder Highlighting the box under the Sensitivity heading and pressing the button allows you to adjust the DVR s sensitivity to motion for ie Ee Daytime and Nighttime independently There are five settings with 1 l SER e ve Sos Nighttime o being the least sensitive and 5 being the most sensitive Motion Detection Sensitivity Figure 79 Motion Detection Sensitivity screen You can define the area of the image where you want to detect motion e g a doorway Highlight the box under the Zone heading and press the button The Motion Detection Zone screen displays The Motion Detection Zone screen is laid over the video
25. and pressing the e button the user will be logged out Network amp Notification Setup Are you sure you want to shut down Figure 41 Shutdown screen Are you sure you want to log out admin Figure 42 Logout screen In the Main screen use the Left or Right arrow buttons to display the Network menu Network Figure 43 Network menu 35 User s Manual Network Screen Highlight Network in the Network menu and press the e button The Network setup screen displays You will be able to change the Network LAN DVRNS and WebGuard settings Network Network DVRNS WebGuard Transfer Speed bps _ Quality Resolution Standard CIF _ Remote Audio Channel Select From RAS Cancel Figure 44 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 e button to set the transfer speed Highlight the box beside Quality and press the button You can select the Quality from Super High High Standard and Basic Press the e button to set the Quality Highlight the box beside Resolution and press the e button You can select the Resolution from High Half D1 and Standard CIF Press the e button to set the Resolution NOTE
26. 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 If you set up the DNS Server the domain name of the DVRNS server instead of the IP address can be used during the DVRNS Server setup Refer to the DVRNS Setup section for details Highlight the Port Number Setup box and press the e button The Port Number Setup screen appears 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 37 User s Manual Change the numbers by highlighting them and using the Up and Port Number Setup 8000 12000 Down arrow buttons to increase or decrease the number Remote Admin Remote Callback g201 Remote Watch The factory default Port settings are Remote Search Remote Admin 8200 Remote Audio 8116 Remote Callback 8201 Remote Watch 8016 Remote Search 10019 Remote Audio 8116 Figure 46 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
27. 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 e button The Alarm In Notify menu appears You can toggle the entire list On and Off by highlighting Alarm In 1 Notify 33 i Notification and pressing the button You can toggle the Notification ee e Mail lt None gt None individual items On and Off by highlighting that item and OLAN 1 lt None gt pressing the e button When Mail is set to On you can attach OLAN 2 lt None gt event video from the selected camera to an email Highlight CILAN 3 lt None gt CILAN 4 lt None gt CILAN 5 lt None gt Alert Window OK and press the e 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 Figure 76 Alarm In Notify menu 57 User s Manual Alarm In Settings Actions1 Actions2 Nof PG Spot Monitor Figure 77 Alarm In Actions 2 screen Highlight the desired box under the PTZ heading and press the e 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 Highlight the desired box under the Spot Monitor heading
28. character s 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 e 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 Actions 1 and Actions 2 tabs and the Text In Actions I and Actions 2 screens display Text In Settings SIGN Record Alarm Out S Notify Figure 100 Text In Actions 1 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 move PTZ cameras to preset positions and or display a camera on a SPOT monitor Highlight the box beside Record and press the e button A list of cameras appears You can associate as many cameras with the Text Input as you wish If the 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
29. cycles the DVR through the different display formats The DVR can be set to display full screen video for a preset dwell time when an Event occurs Video from the lowest camera number associated with the event sensor will be displayed the DVR will return to the previous screen format after event monitoring dwell time expires While the event monitoring is activated the monitoring for all other subsequent events will be ignored Pressing individual camera buttons or the button during event monitoring releases the current event monitoring and displays the selected camera or returns to the previous screen format Pressing the Sequence button causes the cameras to display sequentially When in one of the multi view formats pressing this button will cause the DVR to go through predefined screen layouts Full Sequence Or the bottom right screen will display live cameras sequentially Cameo Sequence Selecting another display mode or pressing the button again exits the Sequence mode When in one of the multi view formats pressing the Left or Right arrow buttons will cause the DVR to go to the previous or the next page For example if you press the Right arrow button in the 2x2 format the DVR changes pages as follows 78 Digital Video Recorder 2 Ile er ab HE D I If all the cameras in a page are Off have lost video or are set to Covert unless the user has authority to view covert cameras that page will be excluded from the sequence
30. displayed on the monitor You can adjust the horizontal and vertical margins so that text and icons will not be hidden beyond the edges of the monitor OSD Margin Horizontal Gol gt 10 Vertical 10 Cancel Figure 62 OSD Margin screen Highlight the Main Monitor tab to switch to the Sequence screen Display OSD Main Monitor Spot Monitor Sequence Mode Full Sequence al interval JEvent Monitoring On Figure 63 Main Monitor screen You can adjust the display dwell time for each camera displayed on the main monitor Highlight the box beside Mode and press the e button You can select between Full Sequence and Cameo Sequence Pressing the Sequence button causes the DVR to sequence cameras and the DVR can sequence cameras in two modes Full and Cameo In the Full mode the DVR sequences through the cameras and displays them full screen In the Cameo mode the bottom right window in a multi screen format sequences through the cameras 47 User s Manual NOTE Any cameras that are Off have lost video or are set to Covert unless the user has authority to view covert cameras will be excluded from the Cameo sequence You can define the screen layout in a variety of formats and set the DVR to sequence through the different screen layouts pages so that all the cameras will be displayed You can also set up the DVR to display one camera or a group of cameras all the time while cycling th
31. effect that overloading of circuits might have on over current protection and supply wiring Appropriate consideration of equipment nameplate ratings should be used when addressing this concern 23 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 User s Manual Table of Contents Ch pter 1 alice ls TT e BEE 1 RL 1 Leute OVGRVIOW i eeneg 1 Kbaptetze lteskal attert 3 Package Conients saavvr4v4j4444244 3 Required Installation Tools 000n0annannaanannnennannnnnnnnnnnnnnrnnnnsnrenresresrrenne 3 Connecting the Video Input 4 Connecting the Loop Through Video 4 Connecting the Ae ue TEE 4 Connecting AUG 5 5 Connecting Alarms EE 5 ATOTO Alar 0 REN 5 aND GOUNG VE 6 AOT bg gn UN 6 NC NO 1 to 4 Normally Closed Normally Open 6 POPUL CALAN RESET IN EE 6 Connecting to the RS485 POM SE 6 Connecting tothe R9232 POW avansere 7 Connecting to the USB Ports rrrrnrrrnnnrrnnnrrrnnrrrranrrranrrranrnranrennnnennnnennen 7 Connecting to the Network Port 8 Connecting to the Ultra Wide SCSI bot 8 FAO RESE ven 8 Connecting the Power Cord 9 Chapter 3 GonNguration EEN 11 Steiger e lt e EE 11 MER EE 12 Beie RRE 13 Kier EN 13 MIO G PE Dear 13 MOD LE I EE 13 OOD BO EE 13 SAUS DENN Pane barioto 13 Camera BUWONS MOT
32. 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 e 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 Devices Camera Figure 54 Device menu Camera Setup Screen Highlight Camera in the Devices menu and press the e button The Camera setup screen appears Camera Settings Title Cancel Figure 55 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 1 the DVR displays the camera title and status icons on the covert video When selecting the Covert 2 the DVR displays only camera title on the covert video 43 User s Manual 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 Highlight the PTZ tab and the PTZ setup screen displays Camera Settings PTZ por Ea
33. 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 14 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 80 Motion Detection Zone screen Press the button to display the menu screen The menu on the setup screen has the following functions Sele Select Activates highlighted blocks to detect motion Clear Clear Deactivates highlighted blocks so that they will not detect motion Reverse Reverse Activates inactive highlighted blocks and deactivates active highlighted blocks Select All Select All Activates all blocks to detect motion Clear All Clear All Deactivates all blocks so that they will not detect motion dk Reverse All Activates inactive blocks and deactivates active blocks OK OK Accepts changes and closes Zone setup See Cancel Exits Zone setup without saving changes Figure 81 Motion Detection Zone menu 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 e button A list of intervals ranging from 1 to 10 seconds or Never appears The D
34. making it nearly impossible to alter video You can view video and control your DVR remotely by connecting via Ethernet There is a SCSI port that can be used to record or archive video to external hard disk drives and there are also three USB ports that can be used to upgrade the system or copy video clips to external hard disk CD RW and flash drives Main Monitor VGA Out BNC or SVHS Spot Monitor 1 4 Cameras 1 16 HH D 1 16 Di SS Jee Audio Input 1 16 USB HDD CD RW Flash Drive Q TI a GI EEE EEE 00000000 EEE 0000000 BSI e e e e e e e CH CAE EE d EE EE NY Audio Output H Be Go Flashing Light S i K Ag Cutouts I amp yy i Digital Video Recorder TI ATM POS Internal DVD RW EN RASplus mm ViSS WebGuard C 2 joel IR Remote Remote Mouse External SCSI Network Control Keyboard Hard Disk Drive Figure 1 Typical DVR installation User s Manual Chapter 2 Installation Package Contents The package contains the following PI Digital Video Recorder Power Cord User s Manual This Document RAS Software CD and User s Manual Infrared Remote Control Rack mount Kit Assembly Screws for Adding Hard Disk Drives Screws for Attaching SCSI Connector Hard Disk Drive Rack Key O O O BE BI SC BI BI Required Installation Tools No special tools are required to install the DVR Refer to the inst
35. mode in the Alarm Out setup screen Schedule tab Highlight the box under the Notify heading and press the e button You can toggle the entire list On and Off by highlighting Notification and pressing the e button You can toggle the individual items On and Off by highlighting that item and pressing the e button Highlight OK and press the e 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 Motion Detection Settings Actions 1 SG Spot Monitor Figure 85 Motion Detection Actions 2 screen Highlight the desired box under the PTZ heading and press the e 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 Highlight the desired box under the Spot Monitor heading and press the e button A list of SPOT monitors and cameras appears Each SPOT monitor can be associated with a camera The DVR will display the associated camera on the SPOT monitor whenever it detects motions on the selected camera You can save your Motion Detection changes by highlighting Save and pressing the e button Selecting Cancel exits the screen without saving the changes 61 User s Manual Object Detection Screen Highl
36. of the week and holidays The smallest time segment you can use is 30 minutes Highlighting Schedule On and pressing the 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 D displays at the top left corner of each camera screen Panic recording will function even when Schedule is turned off displays on the screen and FHM LL i displays on the status display panel during panic recording Highlight the and press the e button to add a schedule item Highlight the box under the Day heading and press the e 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 button to change the time range that the scheduled recording will take place The smallest time segment you can use is 30 minutes Highlight the box under the Mode heading and press the e button to change the recording mode that will be used Choose from No Record Time Event and Time amp Event When the DVR is in the No Record mode it will not record during the preset day and time range as long as the 1 Panic 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 EJ ic
37. 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 e button A list of Alarm Outputs appears You can associate as many Alarm Outs with the Event as you wish If the DVR detects that event it triggers output signals on all the associated Alarm Out connectors You can also have the DVR s internal buzzer sound if an event is detected 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 e 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 e 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 e button Selecting Cancel exits the screen without saving the changes 75 User s Manual Event Status Screen Highlight Event Status in the Event menu and
38. press the e button The selected date 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 Play Pause L Rewind L gt Fast Forward Jog and Shuttle can now be used to review the surrounding video Bookmarks Bookmarks Bookmark Channels Add Current Position Figure 120 Bookmarks screen The Bookmarks screen can also be accessed by pressing the 2 Bookmark button on the front panel or remote control when in playback mode Highlight the Add Current Position box and press the e button to add the current playback point to the bookmark list Highlight the Title box and enter the name of the registered bookmark Use the virtual keyboard to enter the bookmark name NOTE Up to eight bookmarks can be registered Use the arrow buttons to highlight the bookmark point for which you would like to see video The selected bookmark will display on the screen The Pu Play Pause L Rewind D gt Fast Forward Jog and Shuttle can now be used to review the surrounding video 89 User s Manual Calendar Search Calendar Search Select a Segment ae Figure 121 Calendar Search screen Days with recorded video display on the calendar with white numbers You can highlight the days with recorded video by using the arrow buttons Once you have highlighted a da
39. press the e button The Event Status screen appears Event Status Event Status Alarm In Check Alarm In Motion Object Detection Video Loss Video Blind Text In Close Figure 107 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 Object Detection Video Loss Video Blind and Text In will be highlighted when each event is detected based on the settings you made in the Alarm In Motion Detection Object Detection Video Loss Video Blind 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 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 Highlighting the Storage tab will display the hard disk drive status Refer to the Storage Screen section for details 76 Digital Video Recorder VA User s Manua
40. record at 30 ips This holds true for the rest of the pairs 3 and 4 5 and 6 7 and 8 9 and 10 11 and 12 13 and 14 15 and 16 NOTE When the DVR is in the Real Time High Resolution Record mode selecting Super High image quality will decrease the maximum recording speed for each channel by half The DVR can record up to 16 audio inputs Highlighting the box beside Audio Record and pressing the button allows you to set up audio recording 50 Digital Video Recorder EE You can turn individual audio inputs On and Off wee EAT Highlighting the Record box and pressing will Mi cam 1 HMeecam toggle between all audio inputs turned On and Off C2 cam 1 Om camo The camera matching the selected number will be C13 CAM3 11 CAM11 associated with that audio input and the DVR will 14 CAM4 H12 6am2 record audio from the selected audio input when TE lt ad video from the associated camera is recording O7 cam7 1 1115 CAS seau Cltecamie NOTE The DVR will NOT record audio when the recording speed is set to less than 1 ips Figure 68 Audio Record setup screen Highlighting Use Panic Recording and pressing the button toggles between On and Off When set to On the DVR starts panic recording of all cameras when the L _ Panic button is pressed Highlight the Panic Recording Duration box and set the duration of panic recording Panic recording will stop automatically after the preset du
41. 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 Digital Video Recorder Select System ID Alarm Freeze Camera Audio Bookmark Clip Copy Triplex Move to preset Set preset Focus Near Far Zoom In Out Menu PTZ Arrow Buttons Zoom Panic Play Stop Pause RW Next FF Previous DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER Remote Controller Figure 21 Infrared remote control HDD Rack Figure 22 Hard Disk Drive Rack 19 User s Manual Up to four removable SATA I hard disk drives can be installed in the system A green LED is lit when power is supplied to the rack and a red LED flickers when the cooling fan in the rack is not operating You can replace removable hard disk drives while the system is operating without turning off the unit Refer to Chapter 3 Configuration Storage Screen for replacing hard disk drives Lock or unlock the hard disk drive rack using the supplied key NOTE When replacing removable hard disk drives recording playback archiving and any processes that access hard disk drives are not supported Power LED The power LED is lit when the unit is On Network LED The network LED flickers when the Ethernet connector of the DVR is connected with a network cable Mirroring LED The mirroring LED is lit when the DVR is in the disk mirroring mode HDD LED Four indi
42. screen ccccccsssecceseeecceececceeeecsegeecseeeessageessageeseueeesseeeeenes 49 Figure 75 Alarm In Actions 1 screen ENEE 50 Figure 76 Alarm In Notify menu 50 Figure 77 Alarm In Actions 2 screen cccccccseecccsseecceseeceeseeceeeeeeeuseessaueessaueeenseeesseeeeenss 51 Figure 78 Motion Detection Settings SCreen cccccccceseseeeeceeeeseeecaaeeeeeeeeeeeesaeeeeseesaaeees 51 Figure 79 Motion Detection Sensitivity screen 52 Figure 80 Motion Detection Zone screen 52 Figure 81 Motion Detection Zone men b2 Figure 82 Daytime Setup screen ssnnsssnrrserrrerrrsrrrrrrrrrsrrrrsrrrnrntrrsrtrntnrrnrrernnrennrrrnn reenn 53 Figure 83 Motion Detection Min Blocks screen 53 Figure 84 Motion Detection Actions 1 ecreen 53 Figure 85 Motion Detection Actions 2 ecreen 54 Figure 86 Object Detection Settings screen 55 Figure 87 Object Detection Zone screen 55 Figure 88 Object Detection Zone men 56 Figure 89 dl Le SChE CM ar 56 Figure 90 Object Detection Actions 1 ecreen nnnnnseeennnnnnnsrnnnrennsnrrrrrnrrnnrrnnsnnrrrreesnnnne 57 Figure 91 Object Detection Actions 2 SCreen rrrrrrrrrnnnrnrvrrnnnnrnrrnnnrrnnvrnnnrennnnnnrennnnnnsnnnnnsnee 58 Figure 92 Video Loss Settings screen 58 Figure 93 Video Loss Actions 1 screen eegene dee ENEE d 59 Figure 94 Video Loss Actions 2 screen ENEE 60 Figure 95 Vide
43. shock or other personal injury 5 Water and or Moisture Do not use this equipment near water or in contact with water 6 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 eh e 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 7 Power Sources This equipment should be operated only from the type of power source indicated on the marking label If you are not sure of the type of power please consult your equipment dealer or local power company 8 Power Cords Operator or installer must remove power and TNT connections before handling the equipment 9 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 10 Overloading Do not overload wall outlets and extension cords as this can result in the risk of fire or electric shock 11 Objects and Liquids Never push objects of any kind through openings of this equ
44. source disk and the destination disk should be same for the proper mirroring between two disks Selecting the source disk and the destination disk displays a confirmation screen asking you to confirm whether or not you want to start mirroring for the selected Mirror CAUTION Any existing data on the Destination Disk will be erased once it is designated as a mirror destination disk Once you start mirroring the two disks will be resynchronized Any data on the destination disk will be erased and the data on the source disk will be copied to the destination disk If the source disk is formatted and has no data the disks will not be resynchronized Resynchronization takes about 40 minutes per each 10GB of capacity After resynchronization is complete disk mirroring writing data on the two disks at the same time will start The icon Fl displays on the screen and the mirroring LED is lit on the front panel while disks are mirroring NOTE During resynchronization the maximum recording speed will be adjusted to 240 ips with Half D1 resolution Once disk mirroring starts you can cancel it by selecting No Mirror in the Mirroring setup screen Selecting No Mirror displays a confirmation screen asking you to confirm whether or not you want to stop mirroring for the selected Mirror NOTE Once disk mirroring stops the destination disk will be set to Not Used If resynchronization has been finished the destination disk cannot be used for recordin
45. supports disk mirroring to prevent unexpected loss of recorded video data that might be caused by disk damage or corruption You can set up disk mirroring by highlighting Storage in the System menu and pressing the e button Storage BCU status Status Type i Internal 1 40 02 GB Internal 2 40 02 GB Mirroring Setup Recording A 0 HO Figure 130 Storage Information screen 98 Digital Video Recorder In the Information screen you can enable mirroring between two disks by designating the source disk and the destination disk from internal hard disk drives The disk installed in the top left removable hard disk drive rack is named Internal 1 the bottom left drive is Internal 2 the top left drive is Internal 3 and the bottom right drive is Internal 4 Up to two Mirrors are supported Disk mirroring can be made between Internal 1 and Internal 2 and between Internal 3 and Internal 4 Highlight the first or second box under Mirroring Setup and press the e button You will be able to organize two disks used for mirroring Source Disk Destination Disk for Mirror 1 or Mirror 2 Internal1 gt Internal2 Internal2 gt Internal1 Figure 131 Mirroring setup screen NOTE The source disk can be designated only from devices formatted for recording NOTE A device formatted for archiving cannot be used for disk mirroring NOTE The manufacturer model and capacity of the
46. the same port number for two different programs otherwise the DVR cannot be connected with the PC running RAS or WebGuard 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 fugle a DNS Server 0 0 0 0 Port Number Setup Save Cancel Figure 47 LAN DHCP setup screen Selecting ADSL with PPPoE allows you to set up the ADSL network 38 Digital Video Recorder Network Network LAN DVRNS WebGuard Type EGS F p 1 DNS Server 0 0 0 0 Port Number Setup Save Cancel Figure 48 LAN ADSL setup screen Highlight the box beside ID and press the e button A virtual keyboard appears allowing you to enter the ID for ADSL connection Highlight the box beside Password and press the e 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 DVRNS Setup Highlight the DVRNS t
47. there is a PIP located in right bottom corner The PIP has a rectangle showing what area of the image has been enlarged Click inside the PIP 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 Selecting Audio plays live audio through the attached speaker Select the audio channel you want to play from cameras currently displayed on the screen by selecting it from the menu When in full screen mode the camera currently displayed on the screen will be selected for the audio channel 84 Digital Video Recorder Selecting Display shows the following menu EE Clicking Camera and selecting the camera number is the same as pressing the Screen Format individual camera buttons on the front panel which displays the selected camera full BE screen When in the PIP display mode clicking the right mouse button and selecting revious Group Next Group PIP changes the location and the size of the PIP Clicking Screen Format and selecting PIP 2x2 3 4 3x3 2 8 1 12 and 4x4 display the cameras in the selected multi view screen mode Clicking Previous Group or Next Group is the same as pressing the Left or Right buttons on the front panel which moves to the previous or next page Selecting Edit Group supports the active cameo function Select Edit Group and choose a camera that you want to change display position e g Camera A Then click the
48. to live monitoring You can also narrow your event search by selecting the Option button and setting up the new search condition Motion Search Option From First To Last Type Motion Search Zone 1040 Block s Sensitivity 3 a Min Blocks Es Figure 127 Motion Search Option 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 e 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 e 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 e 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 e 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 Defining the area of the image in which you want to search for motion is nearly identical to setting up the DVR for Motion Detection Please refer to Motion
49. use a mouse for convenient PTZ control Position the mouse pointer at the bottom of the screen and the following PTZ toolbar will display Clicking 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 The other controls on the toolbar perform as described below mk Zoom In Out PE Focus Near Far Iris Open Close dn 2 Set Load Preset Figure 112 PTZ controls 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 NOTE Any image adjustments you make will be applied to both the live video on the monitors and the recorded video 81 User s Manual 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 How the came
50. without saving the changes Text In Screen Highlight Text In in the Event menu and press the e button The Text In setup screen appears Text In Settings Actions1 Actions 2 Figure 98 Text In Settings screen 69 User s Manual The DVR can be set to react to text input from devices such as ATMs Automated Teller Machines and POS Point of Sale Le 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 e 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 Text In 1 Cancel Figure 99 Text In Device Settings screen Highlight the box beside Port and press the e button Select from None RS232 1 RS232 2 RS485 1 RS485 2 and USB Serial 1 6 NOTE If you have set the Port as None you will not be able to make any changes to the screen Highlight Setup and press the e 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 e button Select your device from the list NOTE The following description is for a Generic Text Device The screen changes for different types
51. 0 20 Format Time Zone GMT 05 00 Eastern Time US amp Ca Use Daylight Saving Time Save Cancel Figure 31 Date Time setup screen Highlight the first box beside Date and press the e 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 le button Highlight the Format box beside Date and press the e button Select from the three available date formats and press the el button to save your selected format Highlight the first box beside Time and press the e 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 Highlight the Format box beside Time and press the e button Select from the three available time formats and press the L amp button to save your selected format NOTE The clock will not start running until you have highlighted Save and pressed the lt button Highlight the box beside Time Zone and press the e button Select your time zone from the list and press the e button Highlight Use Daylight Saving Time and press the e button Pressing the button toggles between On and Off Highlight the Holiday tab and the Holiday s
52. 0x576 PAL ee VGA 800x600 60Hz een Speed Real time 480ips NTSC 400ips PAL Half D1 images per second Playback Speed EEN 120ips NTSC 100ips PAL Half D1 Duplex 4 relay outputs terminal block 0 5mA 125VAC 1A 30VDC Audio Output RCA Output 1 Line Out IR Remote Control 1 Remote Control Monitor Outputs Video Input Composite 16 BNC Video Loop Composite 16 BNC Auto Terminating Composite I BNC SVHS 1 Y C VGA DB15 SPOT Composite 4 BNC Using a shielded S Video cable provides better quality video display and reduces image noise Monitor Output Specifications are subject to change without notice 113 User s Manual Primary Storage SATA hard disk drive removable up to 4 Ultra2 SCSI hard disk drive RAID Secondary Storage Built in DVD RW drive USB hard disk drive CD RW drive or flash drive Dimensions W x H x D 16 9 x 7 0 x 19 9 430 0mm x 177 0mm x 504 2mm Unit Weight 39 3 Ibs 17 82kg Shipping Weight 47 0 Ibs 21 30kg Shipping Dimensions 3 WxHxD 23 2 x 13 8 x 30 7 590 0mm x 350 0mm x 780 0mm Specifications are subject to change without notice V1 0 107 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 ho
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55. DVR and login information of WebGuard Click the A to send audio to the connected remote site and click the button again to stop sending audio Click the Gro monitor live audio from the connected remote site through the attached speaker and click the button again stop monitoring live audio 6 Click the screen format to select the desired display mode Click the camera button 1 to 16 to select the camera to be viewed Click the D to adjust the brightness contrast saturation and hue of monitoring image 104 Digital Video Recorder Contrast Saturation Brightness Hue 9 Click the J to control pan tilt and zoom of the camera from a remote site Move Buttons OD The event status window at the bottom displays a list of events that were detected from the remote site Web Search Mode WebSearch is a remote web search program that allows you to search recorded video on the remote DVR Web Search Microsoft Internet Explorer ad 2006 5 gt H 9 10 1142 43 14 45 16 1718 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 8 29 30 31 Figure 135 WebSearch screen 105 User s Manual Q Click the Eto log out the WebGuard program Click the Bro 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 Info window displays the time information of recorded data on the remote DVR and login information of WebGuard
56. Detection Screen in Chapter 3 Configuration for more detailed instructions on setting up the detection blocks 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 Sensitivity 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 e 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 95 User s Manual Once you set your desired search conditions highlight Search and press the e 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 internal DVD RW drive or external USB hard disk CD RW or flash drive The copied video clips can be viewed on computers running Microsoft Windows 98 ME 2000 or XP Refer to the Appendix A USB Hard Disk Drive P
57. ERGY 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 INTERFERENCE 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 IDIS Co Ltd 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 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
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59. Off See Appendix C WebGuard for detailed descriptions of the WebGuard service Highlight the box beside Port and press the e 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 le 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 le button The Notification screen displays You will be able to change the Mail and Callback settings Notification Mail Callback _ Enable Figure 51 Notification Mail setup screen 41 User s Manual Highlight Enable and press the e button to toggle between On and Off You will only be able to change the settings if Mail is enabled Highlight the box beside SMTP Server and press the e button Use the arrow buttons to enter the SMTP Server IP address obtained from your system administrator 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 button to toggle between On and Off When it is On the DVR can send an email via an SMTP se
60. S232 port is provided to connect a remote control keyboard or a text in device Connecting to the USB Ports Figure 14 Front USB connectors Figure 15 Rear USB connector Three USB ports are provided to connect external hard disk CD RW or flash drives for video clip copying or system upgrades One USB port is on the rear panel and the other two are on the front panel Position external 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 one of the ports You can use the mouse to navigate through the screens and menus much like you would on a computer A PostScript USB printer not supplied can be connected to one of the ports You can print selected images resulting from a search Refer to Chapter 4 Operation Searching Video 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 Digital Video Recorder Connecting to the Network Port NETWORK ra Figure 16 Network connector 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 monitoring searching configuration and software upgrades See Chapter 3 Configuration for configuring the Eth
61. Sources Auto Detection for NTSC and PAL Multiple Monitor Connectors I BNC Video Out I SVHS 4 Spot I VGA Multiple Search Engines Date Time Calendar Event Real time Recording 480 400 Images per Second NTSC PAL with High Half D1 Resolution Loop Through Video Connectors Continuous Recording in Disk Overwrite Mode Triplex Functionality Monitoring Recording and Playback at the same time Removable 4 SATA I Hard Disk Drives Video Archiving via Ultra SCSI Interface 3 USB 2 0 Ports Continues Recording while Archiving Transmitting to Remote Site and during Playback Status Display Panel on the Front Panel Displays Time Date Recording Status Storage Temperature Remaining Storage Capacity and More User friendly Graphical User Interface GUI Menu System Multiple Recording Modes Time lapse Pre event Alarm Motion and Panic 16 Channel Audio Recording and 1 Channel Audio Playback Text Input for ATM and POS Alarm Connections Include 16 Inputs 16 Outputs and Reset Input Built in Alarm Buzzer Live or Recorded Video Access via Ethernet Time Synchronization using industry standard protocol Built in DVD RW Drive Self diagnostics with automatic notification including hard disk drive S M A R T protocol Infrared Remote Control O O BE BR BB BI BY PP O DI DI DI DI BB BI BI PP Technical Overview In addition to replacing both a time lapse VCR and a multiplexer in a security installation your DVR has man
62. The higher Quality and Resolution 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 the PC running RAS Highlighting the box beside Remote Audio Channel and pressing the button allows you to select the audio channel that sends audio to the remote site while two way audio communications are activated Selecting Select From RAS will send audio of the channel selected from RAS NOTE Audio might be interrupted and not be synchronized in the middle of transmission depending on the network conditions 36 Digital Video Recorder LAN Setup Screen Highlight the LAN tab and the LAN screen displays Network Network MENE DVRNS WebGuard Type IP Address 192 168 1129 LS Gateway 192 168 1254 H DNS Server 0 0 0 0 Port Number Setup Cancel Figure 45 LAN Manual setup screen Highlight the box beside Type and press the e button You can select the type of network configuration from Manual DHCP and ADSL with PPPoE Select the desired type and press the e 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
63. Use De Interlace Turns the de interlace filter on LI O O DI DI O DI DI DI DI LI PP 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 event 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 Slow Play Plays video at low speed x1 2 x1 3 x1 4 x1 6 and x1 8 Data Source Allows you to choose between recorded and archived video Exit Search Exits the Search Menu NOTE The searching speed might decrease when all camera channels are in the pre alarm recording mode 88 Digital Video Recorder Go to the Date Time Go to the Date Time Enter Date Time to go to Figure 119 Go to the Date Time screen Move the cursor over the date and time and press the e button You can 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 and time you want to search for video Once you have set the date and time you want press the e button Then highlight Go and
64. VR was synchronized with the time server Highlight Run as Server and press the e button Pressing the e 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 e button Selecting Cancel exits the screen without saving the changes Storage Screen Highlight Storage in the System menu and press the e button The Storage setup screen appears and displays information about the DVR s storage devices Storage Information Status Information Figure 34 Storage Information screen The information in the Type column describes the storage device The capacity of the storage device is displayed in the Capacity column The Format column displays whether the device is used for recording Record or archiving Archive Not Using indicates the device is not used for either recording or archiving Unformatted indicates the device is not formatted 9 indicates when the device has temporary space set aside so that video clips can be saved on a CD RW or DVD RW Highlight the box in the Format column for the desired storage Internal 2 37 29 GB device and press the le button You will be able to format the UseAs device for recording or archiving When selecting Not Using Partition CD DVD Burn i from Use As and highlighting the Format button the device will not be used for either recor
65. VR 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 Daytime Setup and pressing the e button allow you to set up the Daytime range 59 User s Manual Highlight the box beside Daytime and press the e button Use the Up and Down arrow buttons to set the Daytime range The DVR will consider the remaining time range as the Nighttime Daytime Setup Daytime 09 00 18 00 K Figure 82 Daytime Setup screen You can adjust the minimum number of detection blocks that must be activated to trigger a motion alarm Highlighting the box under the Motion Detection 1 Min Blocks l i l ES Min Blocks heading and pressing the e button allow you to adjust ae the minimum number of detection blocks for Daytime and Nighttime palais US independently Smaller numbers provide greater sensitivity because fewer detection blocks must be activated Figure 83 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 the detection zone of video will be displayed in green Any detected motion within the zone will be displayed in red Viewing motion only enables in full screen mode Highlight the Actions 1 and Actions 2 tabs and the Motion Detection Actions I and Actions 2 screens display
66. ab and the DVRNS screen displays Network Network LAN WOR Websuard Use DVR Name Service Cancel Figure 49 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 e button 39 User s Manual Highlight Use DVR Name Service and press the e 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 e 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 administrator 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 e button to toggle between On and Off NOTE When using the NAT Network Address Translation device refer to the NAT manufacturer s instructions for the proper net
67. ailable space and hit the enter key Hit ESC to exit the screen after the USB IDE hard disk drive partition is created Restart your computer and verify the newly created drive is in My Computer 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 IDE hard disk drive to the DVR Digital Video Recorder Appendix B Reviewing Video Clips You do not need to install any special software on your personal computer to review the video clips The copied video clip contains the ClipPlayer program If you used a USB device disconnect either the external USB IDE hard disk drive or USB flash drive from the DVR and connect it to your PC If you used a recordable CD insert the CD in your computer s CD drive Double clicking the target clip file starts the ClipPlayer program NOTE It is suggested that the computer used for the ClipPlayer program has at least an 800MHz Pentium Ill If your CPU is slower than this video clips recorded at maximum speed with super high image quality will be played back slowly Also DirectX 8 0 or higher is required to run Clip Player and a VGA card with 16MB or more video RAM is recommended for proper operation Figure 132 ClipPlayer screen The ClipPlayer Screen displays the clip images NOTE Proper image display depends on the display settings of you
68. al letter e g J for NL New Line M for CR Carriage Return Special characters are commonly used by text input devices and will be useful when performing Text In Searches Figure 25 Virtual Keyboard System Information Highlight Information and press the e button The Information screen appears Information Version 1 0 0 Upgrade Upgrade Setup a Show System Log From 2006 08 10 10 20 05 To 2006 08 16 17 30 10 Recorded Data Clear All Data Figure 26 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 show Event Status display recorded time data and clear all data Highlight the Site box and press the e button A virtual keyboard appears that you can use to enter a Site Name Once you have entered your title highlight Close and press the e button Highlight the box beside System ID and press the e 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 25 User s Manual 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 multi
69. allation manuals for the other items that make up part of your system 0O Figure 2 Rear panel Video Input Video Loop Through Video Out 4 Audio In Out Alarm Input Output RS485 Port RS232 Port USB Port Ethernet Port 0 SCSI Port Factory Reset Switch Q Power Connector Digital Video Recorder 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 Connecting the Video Input OOOOOOOOOOOOOOO VIDEO IN 1 VIDEO IN 2 VIDEO IN 3 VIDEO IN 4 VIDEO IN 5 VIDEO IN 6 VIDEO IN7 VIDEO IN 8 VIDEO IN 9 VIDEO IN 10 VIDEO IN 11 VIDEO IN 12 VIDEO IN 13 VIDEO IN 14 VIDEO IN 15 VIDEO IN 16 Figure 3 Video input connectors Connect the coaxial cables from the video sources to the BNC Video In connectors Connecting the Loop Through Video OOOOOOOOOOOOOO LOOP 2 LOOP 3 LOOP 4 LOOP 5 LOOP 6 LOOP7 LOOP 8 LOOP 9 LOOP 10 LOOP 11 LOOP 12 LOOP 13 LOOP 14 LOOP 15 LOOP 16 Figure 4 Video Loop Through connectors If you would like to connect your video source to another device you can use the Loop BNC connectors 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 Connecting the Monitor Figure 5 Video Out connectors Connect the main monitor to either the Vide
70. amp Event recording mode in the Record Schedule setup screen Highlight the box beside Alarm Out and press the e button A list of Alarm Outputs appears You can associate as many Alarm Outs with the Text Input as you wish When the DVR detects text input it triggers output signals on all the associated Alarm Out connectors You can also have the DVR s internal buzzer sound if text input is detected 71 User s Manual 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 the e button You can toggle the entire list On and Off by highlighting Notification and pressing the e button You can toggle the individual items On and Off by highlighting that item and pressing the e button Highlight OK and press the e 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 Text In Settings Actions1 Actions 2 Spot Monitor Figure 101 Text In Actions 2 screen Highlight the desired box under the PTZ heading and press the e 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 Highlight the box beside Spot
71. anel during 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 1 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 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 85 User s Manual Recording Audio If the DVR was set up to record audio it will record audio from up to 16 inputs when video of the camera with the same number is recording The DVR will not record audio when the recording speed is set to less than 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 Play Pause 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 will be played when the DVR displays a camera with recorded audio in full screen mode The DVR maintains the same display format
72. at any time to check the progress Refer to Appendix B Reviewing Clip Files for instructions on how to review video clips you have copied NOTE During Clip Copy you cannot shut the system down clear data on the storage device or format the storage device 97 User s Manual 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 IDE 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 Print Screen You can print images from the screen Connect a PostScript printer to one of the USB ports A message appears asking you if you want to print the current image Print Are you sure you want to print the current image Figure 129 Print screen NOTE If your printer only supports an LPT connection parallel use an LPT to USB converter cable The printer cable is not provided Disk Mirroring The DVR
73. ata as an executable file Click the S to print the current image on a printer connected to your computer 106 Digital Video Recorder Appendix D Time Overlap If the DVR s time and date have been reset to a time that is earlier than the existing recorded video it is possible for the DVR to have more than one video stream in the same time range In this case you can search overlapping video streams individually by selecting a specific segment For example when the DVR has recorded video from one to five o clock and the user changes the time backward from five to three o clock and then continues recording until six o clock there will be two video streams and segments from three to five o clock 1 00 2 00 3 00 4 00 45 00 Segment 1 Segment 3 00 4 00 5 00 6 00 You can search overlapping video streams by selecting a specific time or time range If you want to search recorded video at four o clock during the overlapping time range using a search menu such as Go to the Date Time select the segment you want to search 1 Segment 2 2 Segment 1 If you want to search recorded video from four to five o clock during the overlapping time range using a search menu such as Event Log Search Text In Search or Motion Search it is possible for the DVR to have two overlapping start and stop times You will be asked to select one of the overlapping start and stop times from the search time ranges as follows From four o c
74. ated with a camera The DVR will display the associated camera on the SPOT monitor whenever it detects video loss on the selected camera You can save your Video Loss changes by highlighting Save and pressing the e button Selecting Cancel exits the screen without saving the changes Video Blind Screen Highlight Video Blind in the Event menu and press the button The Video Blind setup screen appears Video Blind Settings Actions1 Actions2 Use Ignoring Time Figure 95 Video Blind Settings screen The DVR checks to see if anything is blinding the camera Highlight the box under the Sensitivity heading allows you to adjust the DVR s sensitivity to video blind from 1 least sensitive to 100 most sensitive NOTE Video blind might NOT be detected for a camera with a very noisy image especially when set for low sensitivity values 67 User s Manual Highlight the box under the Activation Time heading allow you to set the duration to detect video blind The DVR will not consider any blindness on camera video to be Video Blind if the blindness does not last during the preset Activation Time after detected Turning Status View On will display OSD text on the screen when the DVR detects video blind on the selected camera Highlight Use Ignoring Time and press the e button to toggle between On and Off When set to On the DVR will ignore video blind events occurred during the preset period
75. be used to delete a User Name or an entire Group If the fis grayed out that Group or User cannot be deleted Highlight the Wand press the e button You will be asked to confirm that you want to delete the User or Group 33 User s Manual To add a Group highlight the Group box and press the New Group button A virtual keyboard appears allowing you to enter the Group OOO O O Group name You can use up to 15 characters including spaces I JAuthority in the group name Enter the name and assign authority levels Shutdown P to the group kl Upgrade Highlighting the Authority box and pressing the e button will System Time Change Data Clear toggle between all authority levels being turned On and Off SE eeneg Highlighting the individual authority level boxes and pressing PTZ Control the le button will toggle between that authority level being W Alarm Out Control turned On and Off The authority levels that can be turned On and Off are To add a User highlight the User box and press the Figure 39 New Group setup screen 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 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 Setup
76. ding or archiving You can also set aside space to store temporary files for CD or DVD burning by selecting Partition CD DVD Burn Figure 35 Device Format screen 30 Digital Video Recorder NOTE A USB hard disk drive can be formatted and used only for archiving NOTE The DVR does NOT support USB hard disk drives with a version lower than 2 0 NOTE System upgrades require formatting internal hard disk drives so do not uninstall internal hard disk drives even though they are not used for either recording or archiving e g when using only external SCSI hard disk drives Set the Use As for the internal hard disk drive to Not Using and format it The Information column displays whether the device is being used or not Other indicates the device has been used for another DVR Highlight the box in the Information column for the USB 1 40 02 GB desired storage device and press the e button You will Recorded Data be able to check the time information about recorded data From 2006 08 25 12 12 30 To 2006 08 25 12 12 40 Figure 36 Device Information screen If you want to erase recorded data on the selected device highlight Clear and press the e button You will be asked whether or not you want to delete the data If you want to use a USB hard disk drive highlight Use and press the e button after connecting the device Highlight Don t Use and press the e button if you want to stop using the device
77. e button to display the search results in the Event Log Search screen Selecting Cancel exits the screen without saving the changes 92 Digital Video Recorder Text In Search Text In Search Time Transaction t Garlic bread 1 15 Pan cake 3 15 2006 08 25 13 59 08 7Up 1 80 2006 08 25 13 59 08 Coke 2 20 2006 08 25 13 59 08 to 2006 08 25 13 59 08 Garlic bread 1 15 2006 08 25 13 59 08 Pan cake 3 15 7 up 15130 2006 08 25 13 59 08 Coke 2 20 als Figure 124 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 e button will extract the video associated with the Text Input and display the first image of the event Pressing the Play Pause button will start playing the event video segment Pressing the va Search Stop button returns to live monitoring NOTE It is possible that no recorded image displays on the current screen Press the Display button and change the screen mode to 4x4 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 Text In
78. e live mode pressing the button plays live audio for the selected channel Bookmark Button When in the playback mode pressing the 2 button adds the current playback point to the bookmark list or moves to the registered bookmark point 21 User s Manual Clip Copy Button Pressing the C amp button starts clip copy FREEZE Button Pressing the button freezes the current live screen Display Button Pressing the button toggles between different display formats The available formats are full 4x4 1412 2 8 3x3 3 4 2x2 and PIP Sequence Button When in the live mode pressing the button displays live channels sequentially PTZ Button Pressing the button enters the PTZ Pan Tilt Zoom mode which allows you to control properly configured cameras Zoom Button Pressing the button zooms the current image on the screen A PIP with a rectangle temporarily displays showing what area of the screen has been enlarged You can use the arrow buttons to move the rectangle to another area Pressing the ef Enter button toggles the zoom size between 2x 3x and 4x Spot Buttons 1 to 4 Pressing the individual Spot buttons allows you to select which cameras will display on the selected Spot Monitor After selecting the monitor you can opt to have that Spot Monitor display a single camera or all cameras sequentially The infrared remote control allows you to go directly to the individual Spot Monitor menus Playback Buttons Play Pa
79. e power button to the right of the power cord connector to turn on the unit Your DVR is now ready to operate Refer to Chapter 3 Configuration and Chapter 4 Operation Digital Video Recorder User s Manual Chapter 3 Configuration NOTE Your DVR should be completely installed before proceeding Refer to Chapter 2 Installation Front Panel Controls 000 GM 6 L Le i Ia gg ER E ee g do HDD Rack HDD LEDs Enter Button B Audio Button Display Button SPOT Buttons e Shuttle Ring OW DOYUOOUOGOYVAAM 0888 amp Figure 20 Front panel Power LED ODD Button Arrow Buttons Bookmark Button 48 Sequence Button Panic Button Jog Dial Vo Network LED Status Display Panel Menu Button Clip Copy Button 9 PTZ Button 23 Alarm Button GO Mirroring LED Camera Buttons 2 Triplex Button Q Freeze Button 29 Zoom Button Playback Buttons Many of the buttons on the front panel 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 sensor on the DVR is just to the upper left of the arrow buttons Make certain that nothing blocks the sensor or the
80. e unit is connected to a network via Ethernet Freeze amp Sequence The icon f displays while in the Freeze mode and the 4 displays while in the Sequence mode Screen Group The number of screen group displays when the DVR is not in the 4x4 display mode PI Cl 46 Digital Video Recorder PI 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 Archive The icon displays when the DVR is archiving recorded data Mirror The icon displays when the DVR is disk mirroring Date Time The current date and time information displays LI DI DI LI User Name The name of the current user logged in displays l Camera No The camera number displays at the top left corner of each camera screen 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 PTZ The icon I displays on each PTZ camera screen Text In The text input strings display on the screen PI Cl l Audio The icon displays on each camera screen for which the DVR can play live audio 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 e button displays how OSD text will be
81. ed blocks so that they will not detect an object Reverse Reverse Activates inactive highlighted blocks and deactivates active highlighted blocks Select All Select All Activates all blocks to detect an object Clear All Clear All Deactivates all blocks so that they will not detect the object Reverse Reverse All Activates inactive blocks and deactivates active blocks View Ref Image Views the registered reference image Set Ref Image Sets the current image for the reference image OK Accepts changes and closes Zone setup Set Ref Image OK Cancel Cancel Exits Zone setup without saving changes Figure 88 Object Detection Zone menu The Ed icon displays on the zone screen when the reference image is registered and the Eicon displays when the reference image is not registered Once the reference image is registered the DVR will detect the difference between the registered reference image and the current image NOTE The registered reference image will not be included when importing saved DVR settings or exporting current DVR settings After changing the DVR settings by importing saved settings the current image will be automatically set as the reference image if there is no registered reference image Highlighting the box under the Settings heading and pressing the e button allows you to adjust the minimum number and maximum number of detection blocks that must be activated to trigger an object
82. edule es a ae WE WE E Cancel Figure 103 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 73 User s Manual Highlight the Storage tab and the Storage screen displays System Event Storage Disk Bad Notify Disk Almost Full Notify Disk SMART Setup Figure 104 Storage screen Highlight the box beside Disk Bad Notify and press the e 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 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 Setup box beside Disk S M A R T and press the e button The S M A R T Setup screen appears SMART Setup Enable Check Time 00 00 Temperature Threshold 70 Last Check Time 2006 06 28 14 07 Figure 105 S M A R T Setup screen Highlight Enable and press the e button to toggle between On and Off NOTE If Enable is turned Off you will not be able to make changes to any of the boxes Highlight the box beside Check Time and press the e button You can s
83. een appears Select a User and enter the password by pressing the appropriate Hee combination of Camera number buttons and then the button Password There is no default password when logging in the admin user for the first time Login NOTE To assure the secure management of the system Figure 23 Login screen 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 using the virtual keyboard Setup Screen 2006 10 23 15 21 51 Figure 24 Setup screen 24 Digital Video Recorder Press the BS Menu 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 Use the arrow keys to highlight the character you want in the name or title and press the e button That character appears in the title bar and the cursor moves to the next position Pressing lt gt toggles between the upper and lower case keyboards backspaces and 3 deletes entered characters You can use up to 31 characters including spaces in your title Special characters can be created using and a capit
84. el with Very High D1 resolution for up to eight channels You will get a message that you cannot configure recording settings for one of two associated channels channel 1 and channel 2 channel 3 and channel 4 and channel 15 and channel 16 if the other channel is also set to record 30 ips with Very High D1 resolution In this case you must select another channel or decrease the ips if you want to continue schedule setup NOTE When setting more than two schedule items you will get a confirmation screen asking you to continue scheduling even though one of two associated channels will be automatically removed from scheduling if the other channel is set to record 30 ips with Very High D1 resolution when in the Real Time High Resolution Record mode NOTE When in the Real Time High Resolution Record mode pre event settings for one of two associated channels will be automatically released if the other channel is set to record 30 ips with Very High D1 resolution NOTE When the Real Time High Resolution Record mode is released the channel that is set to record 30 ips with Very High D1 resolution will be automatically rescheduled to the supported maximum value 15 ips with Very High D1 resolution NOTE Selecting Super High image quality will decrease the maximum recording speed for each channel by half Highlight the box under the W heading and press the button to delete the recording settings You will be asked to confirm tha
85. elect from Monthly Weekly and Daily If you select Monthly you will be asked to set the Day of the Month and Time If you select Weekly you will be asked to set the Day of the Week and Time If you select Daily you will be asked to set the Time Highlight the first box beside Temperature Threshold and press the e 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 74 Digital Video Recorder Highlight the second box beside Temperature Threshold and press the button Select either C Celsius or F Fahrenheit and press the e button The box beside Last Check Time displays the Date and Time of the last S M A R T check Highlight OK and press the e 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 Panic Record Check Recording Check Alarm In Disk Almost Full Disk Full Disk Bad Disk Temperature Beep E D Figure 106 System Event Actions screen The DVR can be set to react to system events System events can be associated with an Alarm Out connector sound the DVR s internal buzzer and
86. en in the Setup mode you can change number values by highlighting the item in the menu and turning Jog Dial clockwise or counterclockwise to increase or decrease the number ID Button on Remote Control If a DVR System ID is set to 0 the infrared remote control will control that DVR without any additional operations Refer to the System Information setup screen in this chapter for further information on setting the System ID If the system ID is 1 to 16 you must to press the D button on the remote control and then press the number button 1 to 16 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 the same time 23 User s Manual Turning on the Power Connecting the power cord to the DVR and pressing the power button to the right of the power cord connector 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 language 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 RE Highlighting the Ri and pressing the e button gives you the opportunity to reset that screen to its default settings Press the Es Menu button to enter the setup screens The Login scr
87. en set to On the search will be from the first recorded image Highlighting the EM and pressing the e button sets the selected bookmark point for the clip copy starting date and time Highlight the box beside To and press the e 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 Highlighting the EM and pressing the lt button sets the selected bookmark point for the clip copy ending date and time 96 Digital Video Recorder Highlight the box beside Channels and press the e button You can select the cameras that you would like to include in your video clip Highlight the box beside Password and press the e button A virtual keyboard appears allowing you to enter the password for reviewing the video clips Highlight the box beside Dest and press the e button You can select the storage device on which you would like to record the video clip You can choose from Internal DVD RW 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 or DVD RW the recording speed might decrease NOTE While copying video clips on the CD RW or DVD RW the DVR will stop archiving video data until clip copy is finished The DVR automatically assigns a file name to the video clip However you can give the video clip file a different name Highlight the bo
88. entage of available storage space when the DVR is not in the Recycle mode displays when the unit is networked via Ethernet Camera Buitons 1 to 16 Pressing the individual camera buttons will cause the selected camera to display full screen Buttons 1 to 9 are also used to enter passwords Enter Button The le Enter button selects a highlighted item or completes an entry that you have made during system setup Up Down Left Right 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 The arrow buttons are also used to control Pan and Tilt when in the PTZ mode When in the PIP display format pressing the Up and Down arrow buttons moves the position of the small screen counter clockwise and clockwise and pressing the Left and Right buttons moves through screen pages Menu Button Pressing the Et 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 Se button displays the Search menu Triplex Button When in the live mode pressing the button enters the Triplex mode In the Triplex mode simultaneous monitoring recording and playing back at the same time are supported Audio Button When in th
89. ernet connections CAUTION The network connector is not designed to be connected directly with cable or wire intended for outdoor use Connecting to the Ultra Wide SCSI Port Figure 17 SCSI connector A SCSI port is provided to connect external storage devices for recording or archiving video Connect the external SCSI hard disk drive RAID cable to the high density 68 pin female UltraWide SCSI port The length of SCSI cable should not exceed 5 feet 1 5 meters You can connect up to 8 UltraWide SCSI devices with SCSI IDs set from 0 to 15 except for 7 which is assigned as the Host ID NOTE The SCSI bus must be terminated otherwise the DVR will not operate properly NOTE When using low speed SCSI devices the maximum recording speed decreases by half CAUTION Do NOT connect or disconnect SCSI devices while the DVR power is on The DVR must be powered down to connect or disconnect SCSI devices Power up SCSI devices so they are ready for operation before powering up the DVR Power down SCSI devices after powering down the DVR and then disconnect SCSI devices CAUTION If the SCSI device is shut down while the device is operating the DVR system might not operate normally Factory Reset Figure 18 Factory reset switch User s Manual The DVR has a Factory Reset switch to the left of the RS485 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 origina
90. etup Screen Highlight User in the System menu and press the le 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 Auto Login Auto Logout Cancel Figure 38 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 displayed 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 le button Highlighting a Group Name and pressing the lt 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 e 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 W column can
91. etup screen appears 28 Digital Video Recorder Date Time Holiday No Date Figure 32 Holiday setup screen You can set up holidays by highlighting and pressing the le 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 J beside the date and pressing the Lol 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 Date Time Holiday Holiday Time Sync Automatic Sync Run as Server Cancel Figure 33 Time Sync screen Highlight the box beside Automatic Sync and press the e button This toggles between On and Off Highlight the box beside Time Server and press the e button Change the numbers by highlighting them and using the Up and Down arrow buttons to increase or decrease the number value 29 User s Manual Highlight the box beside Interval and press the e button Set the time interval for synchronization from 30 minutes to I day at various time intervals Last Sync Time displays the last time the D
92. g or archiving but it can be used for searching If you want to use the disk for recording or archiving you must reformat it CAUTION Disk mirroring will NOT automatically restart from an interrupted state Once mirroring is stopped you must restart it by following the mirroring setup procedures 99 User s Manual Appendix A USB Hard Disk Drive Preparation Preparing the USB IDE hard disk drive in Windows 2000 NOTE PR Preparing a USB IDE hard disk drive under Windows XP is almost identical to Windows 2000 Connect the USB IDE hard disk drive to your computer using the USB Cable Turn on your computer The USB device icon should display on the Taskbar If the USB IDE 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 Properties gt General gt File System If the file system is NOT FAT32 format format the USB IDE hard disk drive using the FAT32 format If the USB IDE hard disk drive is not partitioned go to Administrative Tools in Control Panel and launch Computer Management Open Disk Management in Storage and right click an unallocated region of the USB IDE 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 sho
93. gle the individual items On and Off by highlighting that item and pressing the e button Highlight OK and press the e 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 64 Digital Video Recorder Object Detection Settings Actions 1 SG No PTZ D Spot Monitor Figure 91 Object Detection Actions 2 screen Highlight the desired box under the PTZ heading and press the e 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 object on the selected camera s input Highlight the desired box under the Spot Monitor heading and press the button A list of SPOT monitors and cameras appears Each SPOT monitor can be associated with a camera The DVR will display the associated camera on the SPOT monitor whenever it detects objects on the selected camera You can save your Object Detection changes by highlighting Save and pressing the e button Selecting Cancel exits the screen without saving the changes Video Loss Screen Highlight Video Loss in the Event menu and press the e button The Video Loss setup screen appears Video Loss Settings Actions1 Actions 2 K 4 Figure 92 Video Loss Settin
94. gs screen The DVR checks to see if anything is obscuring the camera Highlight the Status View box and press the button to toggle all cameras On and Off Highlighting the individual camera and pressing the button toggles that camera On and Off OSD text will displays on each camera screen if the DVR detects video loss on the selected camera 65 User s Manual Highlight the Actions 1 and Actions 2 tabs and the Video Loss Actions 1 and Actions 2 screens display Video Loss Settings Actions 1 Figure 93 Video Loss Actions 1 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 move PTZ cameras to preset positions and or display a camera on a SPOT monitor Highlight the box under the Record heading and press the e 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 Highlight the box under the Alarm Out heading and press the e button A list of Alarm Outputs appears You can associate as many Alarm Outs with that camera as
95. he ESC key on your PC to return to the normal screen mode Click the slider bar and move it left or right to move through the video clip Placing the mouse cursor on an image and clicking will cause that image to display full frame 102 Digital Video Recorder 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 98 Microsoft Windows ME Microsoft Windows 2000 Microsoft Windows XP or later CPU Intel Pentium III Celeron 600MHz or faster RAM 128MB or higher VGA RAGE 128MB or higher Internet Explorer Version 6 0 or later Se Di BI Start Internet Explorer on your local PC and enter the IP address of the DVR and the WebGuard port number set in the Network setup screen WebGuard tab in the address field http ip address port number NOTE You will need to get the appropriate IP address for the DVR you want to connect to and the WebGuard port number from your network administrator NOTE WebGuard only works with Microsoft Internet Explorer and will NOT work with Netscape Save ID amp Pass PASSWORD LOGIN EXIT SELECT gt MODE Q ESWATCH PORT 8016 B EB SEARCH PORT 10019 gt AUDID PORT 8116 Figure 133 WebGuard login scree
96. ick the EHF to show the next page Click the ET to select from Save Print Info Image Processing and Video Format Selecting Save saves the current image in a bitmap file format on the local hard disk drive or floppy disk Selecting Print lets you print the current image on the printer connected to your computer Selecting Info displays Channel Title Time Flag Size and Resolution information about the image Selecting Image Processing allows you to control brightness blur and sharpen for playback images Selecting Video Format allows you to find appropriate display environments that can be varied depending on the type of graphics card installed in your PC Use Video Format option when you are experiencing improper image display NOTE Image Processing works only in the single screen layout and also in the pause mode NOTE If you are not sure about the appropriate Video Format option try each option until the image displays properly Click the l to select from Normal and Double screen views Clicking the left mouse button on the enlarged image moves its position Click the E3 to display the image full screen Encryption icons display in bottom right corner amp indicates the clip file has not been tampered with and GJ indicates the system has detected tampering NOTE If the VGA card or monitor for your PC does not support 640x480 video resolution Full Screen might not display properly when selected If this happens press t
97. ight Object Detection in the Event menu and press the e button The Object Detection setup screen appears Object Detection Settings Actions1 Actions2 Use Ignoring Time Figure 86 Object Detection Settings screen Object 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 object detection There are five settings with 1 being the least sensitive and 5 being the most sensitive You can define the area of the image where you want to detect object Highlight the box under the Zone heading and press the e button The Object Detection Zone screen displays The Object Detection Zone screen is laid over the video for the selected camera You can set up object detection zones by selecting or clearing blocks NOTE You can set up object zones one block ata time in groups of 10 individual block groups 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 87 Object Detection Zone screen Press the lt button to display the menu screen The menu on the setup screen has the following functions 62 Digital Video Recorder Select Select Activates highlighted blocks to detect an object Clear Clear Deactivates highlight
98. ipment as they may touch 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 12 Servicing Do not attempt to service this equipment yourself Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel Digital Video Recorder 13 Damage requiring Service Unplug this equipment from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions When the power supply cord or the plug has been damaged If liquid is spilled or objects have fallen into the equipment If the equipment has been exposed to rain or water 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 14 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 15 Safety Check Up
99. l Chapter 4 Operation NOTE This chapter assumes your DVR has been installed and configured If it has not please refer The DVR s controls are similar toa 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 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 Press the power button after connecting the power cord to turn on the unit Once you have installed the DVR following the instructions in Chapter 2 Installation it is ready to record Turning off the Power Press the power button after selecting System Shutdown from the System menu in the setup screen to turn off the unit Live Monitoring As soon as the DVR completes its initialization process it will begin showing live video on the attached monitor 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 until the user enters another mode Pressing the Display button
100. l factory settings CAUTION When using the Factory Reset you will lose any settings you have saved If you want to use the same DVR name registered on the DVRNS server after initializing the system using the factory reset you need to contact the DVRNS server manager Please record and save the help desk information before factory reset To reset the unit you will need a straightened paperclip 1 Turn the DVR off 2 Turn it on again 3 While the DVR is initializing the front panel LEDs will blink When any of the Camera to 8 LEDs blink poke the straightened paperclip in the unlabeled hole to the left of the RS485 port 4 Hold the switch until all the LEDs on the front panel are lit NOTE When the DVR successfully resets to factory defaults all the LEDs on the front panel flash five times 5 Release the reset switch All of the DVR s settings are now at the original settings it had when it left the factory Connecting the Power Cord Figure 19 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 CARPET 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 Press th
101. larm In screen You can turn each input On or Off by highlighting the alarm number and pressing the lt button Each input can be given a title Highlight the desired Title box and press the e 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 Highlight the Actions 1 and Actions 2 tabs and the Actions 1 and Actions 2 setup screens appear 56 Digital Video Recorder Alarm In Settings MERKE Actions 2 No Record N Alarm Out sl Notify Figure 75 Alarm In Actions 1 screen You can set the actions the DVR will take whenever it senses an input on one of its alarm input connectors Highlight the desired box under the Record heading and press the e 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 e button A list of Alarm Outputs and Beep appear Select the Alarm Output connectors that you would like to activate whenever the DVR detects an input on the associated alarm input You can also set the DVR s internal buzzer to sound NOTE For the Alarm Out action the alarm output and beep you select should
102. lock of the first segment to five o clock of the first segment From four o clock of the first segment to five o clock of the second segment From four o clock of the second segment to five o clock of the second segment 1 Scope 1 1 2 Scope 1 2 3 Scope 2 2 107 User s Manual Appendix E Troubleshooting Possible Solution Check power cord connections No Power W Confirm that there is power at the outlet PI Check camera video cable and connections Check monitor video cable and connections Confirm that the camera has power Check camera lens settings PI No Live Video PI PI If a cable is attached to the Loop connector make certain it is Live Video Very Bright connected to a properly terminated device If hard disk drive is full you will either need to delete video or set DVR has stopped recording the DVR to the Overwrite Mode When the DVR is in the Pre Event recording mode the yellow gS The icon displays however and display when there is no event and the DVR is not the DVR is not recording recording The red and display when any event occurs and the DVR starts recording 108 Digital Video Recorder Appendix F Connector Pin Outs UO Connector Pin Outs EE Ali Al2 AB AM GND Ab Al Al7 Alb GND AIS AMO Al11 Al12 GND Al13 Al14 AM5 AM6 GND ARI EE A01 A02 A03 AO4 GND A05 AO AO7 A08 GND AO9 A010 A011 A012 GND NC1 C1 NO1 NC2 C2 NO2 NC3
103. menu and press the e button The Alarm Out screen allows you to change the settings and establish a schedule for each alarm output from the DVR Alarm Out Settings Schedule Figure 59 Alarm Out Settings screen Each alarm output can be given its own title by highlighting the box under the Title heading and pressing the le button A virtual keyboard appears allowing you to enter the title Highlighting the boxes under the Type heading allows to set the alarm output for NO or NC normally open or normally closed Highlighting the box beside Dwell Time and pressing the e button allows you to set the dwell time of the alarm output Dwell times range from 5 seconds to 15 minutes Highlighting the Schedule tab causes the Schedule screen to display Alarm Out Settings ESO Figure 60 Alarm Out Schedule screen You can add and edit alarm output schedules on this screen Highlight the and press the e button to add a schedule Highlighting the boxes under the Column heading and pressing the e button allows you to edit the information in those boxes 45 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 30 minute increments from 00 00 to 24 00 The Mode box allows you
104. n Select between the WEBWATCH Web monitoring and WEBSEARCH Web search modes and enter the appropriate port number of the program Entering ID and PASSWORD and clicking the LOGIN button logs in using the selected mode Selecting Save ID amp Pass saves the ID and password you entered 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 4 Internet Options 4 General tab and then run WebGuard again 103 User s Manual 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 Web Watch Microsoft Internet Explorer Metin 3 fe DMR 2 me 10 0 9 33 user admin 13 0 9 33 i 2006 05 02 5 20 59 PM 12 0 9 33 CG 2006 05 02 5 20 31 PM 13 0 9 33 j 2006 05 02 5 19 33 PM 13 0 9 33 CA 2006 05 02 5 19 26 PM Figure 134 WebWatch screen Click the f l to log out the WebGuard program Click the J to access to the web search mode Position the mouse pointer on the WebWatch logo to see the version of the WebGuard program 4 The DVR information window displays the time information of the remote
105. nt screen allows you to define how to handle pre event recording You can turn individual cameras On or Off for pre event recording The image speed can be set from 0 25 to 30 00 ips 25 00 ips PAL image quality can be selectable from Super High High Standard and Basic and image resolution can be selectable from Very High D1 High Half D1 and Standard CIF NOTE When in the Real Time High Resolution Record mode you cannot configure pre event recording for one of two associated channels channel 1 and channel 2 channel 3 and channel 4 and channel 15 and channel 16 if the other channel is set to record 30 ips with Very High D1 resolution In this case you need to turn off Real Time High Resolution Recording or decrease the ips if you want to enable pre event recording for the selected channel 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 maximum 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 e button Selecting Cancel exits the screen without saving the changes 54 Digital Video Recorder Archive Screen Highlight Archive in the Record menu and press the e button and the Archive setup screen appears Archive JArchive On
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107. o Out or SVHS Out connector NOTE If your main monitor has an SVHS input use it because it will give you better quality video display Up to four Spot monitors can be connected to the DVR Connect the spot monitors to the SPOT 1 SPOT 2 SPOT 3 and SPOT 4 connectors as needed Refer to Chapter 4 Operation Spot Monitoring NOTE When the DVR is in the Search mode it can display live video on the SPOT 1 monitor as displayed on the main monitor during the live mode 11 User s Manual VGA Figure 6 VGA connector A VGA connector is provided so that you can use a standard multi sync computer monitor as your main monitor Use the cable supplied with your monitor to connect it to the DVR NOTE The Video Out BNC SVHS Out SPOT Out and VGA connectors may be connected to individual monitors for simultaneous operation Connecting Audio NOTE It is the user s responsibility to determine if local laws and regulations permit recording audio AUDIO OUT AUDIO IN 1 AUDIO IN 2 AUDIO IN 3 AUDIO IN 4 AUDIO IN 5 AUDIO IN 6 AUDIO IN 7 AUDIO IN 8 AUDIO IN 9 AUDIO IN 10 AUDIO IN 11 AUDIO IN 12 AUDIO IN 13 AUDIO IN 14 AUDIO IN 15 AUDIO IN 16 Figure 7 Audio In and Out connectors Your DVR can record audio from up to 16 sources Connect the audio sources to Audio In 1 to Audio In 16 as needed using RCA jacks Connect Audio Out to your amplifier NOTE The DVR does not have amplified audio output so you will need a s
108. 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 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 e 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 button 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 70 Digital Video Recorder Highlight the more line s box and press the e 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 e 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
109. on completion of any service or repairs to this equipment ask the service technician to perform safety checks to determine that the equipment is in proper operating condition 16 Field Installation This installation should be made by a qualified service person and should conform to all local codes 17 Correct Batteries Warning Risk of explosion if battery is replaced by an incorrect type Dispose of used batteries according to the instructions 18 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 19 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 20 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 21 Mechanical Loading Mounting of the equipment in the rack should be such that a hazardous condition is not caused by uneven mechanical loading 22 Circuit Overloading Consideration should be given to connection of the equipment to supply circuit and the
110. on 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 P 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 SS icon displays when there is no event and the DVR is not recording When the DVR is in the Pre Event mode the red P and display when any event occurs and the DVR starts recoding 52 Digital Video Recorder When the DVR is in the Time amp Event mode the DVR will follow the Time settings and the EJ icon displays The DVR follows the Event settings and the icon displays NOTE When set to Time amp Event the pre event settings for the selected channel will be released Highlight the box under the Channels heading and press the e button to select which cameras will be recorded Highlight the box under the Settings heading and press the e button to define the recording settings You can set the ips Quality and Resolution of the recording for any modes you set up in the Mode column If you do not set the ips Quality and Resolution in the Settings column the DVR will follow the default settings See below for details NOTE When in the Real Time High Resolution Record mode the DVR can record 30 ips for each chann
111. ord The password E eg Fl can be up to 8 digits You will be asked to confirm the password Cancel Figure 40 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 button using the mouse not supplied 34 Digital Video Recorder Highlighting the box beside Auto Login allows you to select a User to be automatically logged in when the 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 I 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 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 e button a screen will appear telling you when it is safe to disconnect power Logout Screen Highlight Logout in the System menu and press the Le button The Logout screen displays asking you to confirm whether or not you want to log out the current user After selecting Logout
112. peaker 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 Connecting Alarms NOTE To make connections on the Alarm Connector Strip press and hold the button and insert the wire in the hole below the button After releasing the button tug gently on the wire to make certain it is connected To disconnect a wire press and hold the button above the wire and pull out the wire Al 1 to 16 Alarm In An Al2 AB AM GND AS AIG AU AR GND AR Ann An Al12 GND Al13 A4 A15 ANG Figure 8 Alarm Input connectors 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 GND Ground connectors The maximum voltage should not exceed SV See Chapter 3 Configuration for configuring alarm input Digital Video Recorder GND Ground NOTE All the connectors marked GND are common Connect the ground side of the Alarm input and or alarm output to the GND connector AO 1 to 12 Alarm Out EE AO A02 A03 A04 GND AOS A06 A07 AO8 GND AO9 A010 A011 A012 GND Figure 9 Alarm Output connectors The DVR can activate external devices such as buzzers or lights Connect the device to the AO Alarm Out and GND Ground connectors AO is an active low open collector output which sinks 30 mA 12V See Chapter 3 Configuration for configuring alarm output
113. ple 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 e button A drop down menu displays the available languages Highlight the desired language and press the le button The box beside Version displays the software version of the DVR To upgrade the software connect a USB device containing the upgrade package file to the DVR Highlight Upgrade and press the e button The Upgrade screen appears The screen displays the upgrade package file names that are available The rui indicates that the file is for software upgrades and of indicates that the file is for optical drive firmware upgrades Select the desired file and press the le button Highlighting the Install button and pressing the e button will install the selected software package Highlighting the Cancel button and pressing the e button will close 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 Upgrade Select a package Figure 27 Upgrade screen NOTE The Upgrade button will be deactivated if the hard disk drive has not been formatted as it requires the space for temporary files when upgrading the system
114. 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 When the DVR is not in the Recycle mode available storage space displays on the status display panel 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 Deletion settings Selecting Never will disable the Auto Deletion function Highlighting Use Real Time High Resolution Record and pressing the button toggles between On and Off When set to On the DVR can record 30 ips each channel with Very High D1 resolution for up to eight camera channels The camera inputs are associated in pairs and only one from each pair can be set for 30 ips at a time For example if the camera input 1 is set to record 30 ips you cannot configure the camera input 2 to
115. r Event Log Search Event Log Search Time Type Title canis CAMS cana 2006 08 25 13 57 48 CAM13 2006 08 25 13 57 48 CAM12 2006 08 25 13 57 48 CAM11 2006 08 25 13 57 48 CAM10 2006 08 25 13 57 48 Motiong CAM9 CAMS 2006 08 25 13 57 48 Motion 7 CAM7 als Figure 122 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 The Event Log Search screen can also be accessed by pressing the Alarm button unless there is an alarm There is no determined user authority to display the Event Log Search screen however the event video will not be played unless a user with Search authority logs into the system Pressing the e button will extract the event video and display the first image of the event Pressing the Play Pause button will start playing the event video segment Pressing the Ya Search Stop button returns to live monitoring NOTE It is possible that no recorded image displays on the current screen Press the Display button and change the screen mode to 4x4 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 Event Log Search Option F
116. r PC If you are experiencing display problems click the right mouse button on the background screen and select Properties 4 Settings then set the Color quality to 32 bit Then select Advanced Troubleshoot and set Hardware Acceleration to Fulf Please make sure that DirectX version 8 0 or higher has been installed if the display problem continues to occur To check the version of DirectX click Start oi RUN and type dxdiag and press the enter key The DirectX Diagnostic Tool dialog box will display Then move to the Display tab and make sure DirectDraw Acceleration is set to Enabled Test the DirectDraw by selecting the DirectDraw Test button After changing the settings update the driver version of the VGA card If you still have display problems after changing all display settings as described above try replacing the video card Video cards with an ATI chipset are recommended 101 User s Manual Clicking the X exits the Player program Click the to go to the beginning of the video clip Click the dd ro play the video clip in fast reverse Click the lto go back one frame of the video clip Click the PP to play the video clip Click the IP to go forward one frame of the video clip Click the PP to play the video clip in fast forward Click the PM to go to the end of the video clip Click the d to show the previous page Click the HH to cycle through the screen layouts It cycles through 2x2 3x3 and 4x4 Cl
117. ras are displayed depends on the number of cameras associated with the event If one camera is associated with the event the DVR will display the camera full screen If two to four cameras are associated with the event the DVR will display the cameras on a 2x2 screen If five to nine cameras are associated with the event the DVR will display the cameras on a 3x3 screen If 10 or more cameras are associated with the event the DVR will display the cameras on a 4x4 screen 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 the Display button or one of the camera 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 Cove
118. ration as long as the L _ Panic 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 e button allows you to set the images per second for Panic recording You can select from 0 25 to 30 00 images per second NOTE When Real Time High Resolution Record is set to Off the maximum ips for Panic recording will be automatically reset from 30 ips to 15 ips with Very High D1 resolution Highlighting the Panic Recording Quality and pressing the e button allows you to set the recorded image quality for Panic recording You can select from Super High High Standard and Basic Highlighting the Panic Recording Resolution and pressing the button allows you to set the recorded image resolution for Panic recording You can select from Very High D1 High Half D1 and Standard CIF You can save your Record settings by highlighting Save and pressing the button Selecting Cancel exits the screen without saving the changes 51 User s Manual Schedule Screen Highlight Schedule in the Record menu and press the e button and the Schedule setup screen appears Schedule Schedule On No Day mgt Mode Channels Settings Figure 69 Schedule setup screen You can program the DVR to record only during certain times based on time day
119. rching Video section of this chapter for information regarding video searching While in Triplex mode press the C button or the Ya Search Stop button on the front panel or remote control to exit Triplex mode and return to live mode 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 one of the multi view formats e g PIP 2x2 3 4 3x3 2 8 1 12 or 4x4 clicking the mouse button on a camera image switches that camera to full screen Clicking the mouse button again returns to the previous multi view format When in one of the multi view formats scrolling the mouse wheel up and down operates the same as pressing the Display button by switching the screen format between PIP 2x2 3 4 3x3 2 8 1 12 and 4x4 Clicking the right mouse button during live monitoring displays the following menu Display H Sequence Freeze Zoom Audio PTZ Spot Monitor Setup Menu Triplex Search Figure 115 Mouse menu Selecting Freeze PTZ Spot Monitor and Triplex is the same as pressing the Freeze button PTZ button SPOT and Triplex buttons as described above in the Live Monitoring section of this chapter Selecting Zoom zooms in on the live image While in the zoom mode there are two ways to move around the enlarged portion of the video First
120. rea of the video by pressing the Zoom button For a few seconds after pressing the button a PIP displays Inside the PIP a rectangle shows the area that is enlarged You can move the rectangle around using the arrow buttons While in the Zoom mode you can enlarge the area more by pressing the le button The Zoom mode options are 2x 3x and 4x Exit the Zoom mode by pressing the button While in the Zoom mode the icon displays in bottom left corner if Zoom is selected in the Display setup screen OSD tab 79 User s Manual 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 PTZ button to enter the PTZ mode and press the button again to exit the PTZ mode You can control the camera using front panel control buttons by setting up presets or by selecting the expanded PTZ features Select the PTZ camera you wish to control by selecting it from the menu The icon displays on the PTZ camera screen 1 CAM1 CAM2 CAM3 CAM4 CAM5 CAM6 CAM7 CAM8 CAM9 10 CAM10 11 CAM11 12 CAM12 13 CAM13 4A mM 5 RSA a 2 3 4 5 6 Fj 8 9 Figure 108 PTZ Select Camera menu To use the front panel buttons press 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 Play Pause button to zoom in and p
121. reparation for information on preparing the external drive for clip copy The clip copy can be simply done by pressing the Clip Copy button on the front panel or remote control Pressing the button during the playback will set the starting point of the video to be clip copied and the EA icon displays at the bottom left corner of the screen Pressing the button again will set the ending point of the video to be clip copied by displaying the Clip Copy screen Pressing and holding the button for more than two seconds while in the Search mode or Live Monitoring mode initiates the One Touch Clip Copy function The last recorded image will be the ending point of video to be clip copied and the system will automatically begin to calculate the possible video data size that the selected storage media can handle Clip Copy Data Source Record From First To Last Channels 1 16 Password None gt Dest 1 Partition 1 62 MB a File name 20060628 exe e Progress Figure 128 Clip Copy screen The Data Source box displays the source from which you make a video clip copy The data source can be selected from Record or Archive in the Search menu 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 e button to toggle between On and Off When set to Off you can enter a specific Date and Time Wh
122. ress the Search Stop button to zoom out You can use the buttons to focus the image You can establish preset positions for PTZ cameras Press the to establish Presets You can quickly move PTZ cameras to Preset positions Press the L Forward button to view an established camera Preset position Figure 109 PTZ Preset screen 80 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 1 Backward button and the PTZ Preset dialog box will appear Select the number you want to assign to the preset and press the e button Use the virtual keyboard to enter the preset name Press the button to load the PTZ preset and the Preset View dialog box will appear Select the desired preset and press the e button to load the preset al Rewind and gt Fast Forward 1 Lobby 2 Door 3 Room Figure 110 Preset view screen Digital Video Recorder Pressing the Menu button displays the following PTZ menu Set the feature you wish to control by selecting it from the menu Refer to the camera Speed j Kuto Pan manufacturer s instructions for the proper settings Depending on the camera Tour specifications some features may not be supported Pattern gt b Device Menu Move to Origin Spot Monitor Exit PTZ Figure 111 PTZ menu You can
123. rform the following functions as described below 4 Go to the first image Fast backward play Go to the previous image b Play I Go to the next image PP Fast forward play Pl Go to the last image 87 User s Manual Searching Video Pressing the a Menu button or clicking the right mouse button while in the Search mode displays the Search Menu Go to the Last Go to the Date Time Bookmarks Calendar Search Event Log Search Text In Search Motion Search Clip Copy Print Zoom Audio v Use De Interlace Ww Figure 118 Search menu PP Go to the First Displays the first recorded image Go to the Last Displays the last recorded image Go to the Date Time Searches by date and time see below for more details Bookmarks Adds the current playback point to the bookmark list see below for more details Calendar Search Searches using a calendar 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 Print Allows you to print a selected image see below for more details Zoom Zooms the current playback image Audio Plays recorded audio
124. right mouse button to display the menu If you select another camera in the menu e g Camera B the screen displays Camera B instead of Camera A When in the 4x4 format Camera A and Camera B will switch positions Figure 116 Mouse Display menu Recording Video Once you have installed the DVR following the instructions in Chapter 2 Installation it is 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 CIF When set to Standard CIF or High Half D1 the DVR has a maximum recording speed of 480 ips 400 ips for PAL When set to Very High D1 the DVR has a maximum recording speed of 240 ips 200 ips for PAL NOTE When the DVR is in the search mode the maximum recording speed decreases by half For example in the search mode the DVR s maximum recording speed decreases to 240 ips when set to Standard CIF or High Half D1 resolution Pressing the I Panic button starts panic recording of all cameras and pressing the button again stops panic recording displays on the screen and Fi II displays on the status display p
125. rom First To Last Alarm In 1 16 S Panic Record Motion 1 16 Check Recording Object Detection 1 16 Check Alarm In Video Loss 1 16 Disk Almost Full Video Blind 1 16 Disk Bad Text In 1 16 z Disk Temperature Record Channels 1 16 S Disk S M A R T Figure 123 Event Log Search Option screen 91 User s Manual 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 e 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 e 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 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 e button You can select the alarm input
126. rough the remaining cameras in a cameo window This can be done with one camera displayed full screen while displaying the cameo window as a PIP picture in picture or displaying the cameras in a grid pattern with the bottom right window as the cameo NOTE Sequence cannot be used in the 4x4 display mode You can adjust the display dwell time by highlighting the box beside Interval and pressing the e button You can select dwell intervals ranging from second to 1 minute Highlight Event Monitoring On and press the e button Pressing the e button toggles between On and Off When it is On the DVR will display the camera associated with the event when an event occurs Highlight the Spot Monitor tab to switch to the Spot Monitor screen Display OSD Main Monitor BOS Sequence Channels 1 16 1 16 1 16 1 16 Figure 64 Spot Monitor screen You can define which cameras display sequentially on the Spot Monitors Highlight the box in the Channels column for the desired Spot Monitor and press the e button You can save your Display settings by highlighting Save and pressing the e button Selecting Cancel exits the screen without saving the changes 48 Digital Video Recorder Remote Control Screen Highlight Remote Control in the Devices menu and press the e button The Remote Control setup screen allows you to select a port and make correct settings for a remote keyboard Remote Control
127. rt 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 Spot Monitoring You can select the camera you want to display on a Spot Monitor Press the button 1 to 4 on the front panel or remote control Then select the camera to be displayed on the selected Spot Monitor If you want to display more than one camera on a Spot Monitor you can display them sequentially In the Spot Monitor selection mode press the Sequence button on the front panel or remote control or select Sequence On from the menu to start displaying cameras sequentially Press the button or select Sequence On again to stop sequencing on the Spot Monitor Any cameras that are Off have lost video or are set to Covert unless the user has authority to view covert cameras will be excluded from the sequence 82 Digital Video Recorder Sequence On 1 CAM1 CAM2 CAM3 CAM4 CAMS CAM6 CAM CAM8 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 CAMS 10 CAM10 11 CAM 1 Ww Figure 113 Sequence menu The Spot Monitor 1 supports multi view formats and displays live video using the same settings as the main monitor Press the Spot 1 button and then the Display button on the front panel or remote control or select Main Monitor from the sequence menu When the Spot Moni
128. rver requiring SSL Secure Sockets Layer authentication Highlight the box beside Authentication and press the e button Pee rm An Authentication screen appears Highlight Use and press the F JUse button to toggle between On and Off Highlight the box beside User Password and press the button A virtual keyboard appears allowing you to enter the user ID and password Figure 52 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 Highlighting the box beside Attached Image Quality and entering the button allows you to set the quality of the attached image You can select from Super High High Standard and Basic Highlight the Callback tab and the Callback screen displays Notification Mail TEAM LAN Figure 53 Notification Callback setup screen 42 Digital Video Recorder Highlight LAN and press the le button to toggle 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 e button Enter the IP address of the computer you want contacted during an event You can enter up to
129. s that you want to include in your search Highlight the box beside Motion and press the e button You can select the cameras for which you want any reports of motion detection Highlight the box beside Object Detection and press the e button You can select the cameras for which you want any reports of object detection Highlight the box beside Video Loss and press the e button You can select the cameras for which you want any reports of lost video Highlight the box beside Video Blind and press the e button You can select the cameras for which you want any reports of blind video Highlight the box beside Text In and press the e 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 e 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 PI Panic Record Check Recording Check Alarm In Disk Almost Full Disk Bad Disk Temperature Disk S M A R T a Gi A es PB Once you set your desired search conditions highlight Search and press the
130. ssing the button will cycle the display through the different screen layouts The display modes are full 4x4 1412 2 8 PIP 3x3 3 4 and 2x2 Zoom Button Pressing the button zooms the current playback image on the screen Shuttle Ring The Shuttle Ring only functions in the Playback mode The Shuttle Ring is spring loaded and returns to the center position when released Turning the ring clockwise plays video forward Turning the ring counterclockwise plays video backward Playback speed varies with the amount the ring is turned The playback speeds are 44 444 4444 gt x0 5 P pb PPr and gt gt gt When you release the ring it snaps back to the center position and the video pauses Jog Dial The Jog Dial only functions when playback video has been paused By turning the jog dial clockwise you can play video forward image by image By turning the jog dial counterclockwise you play video backward image by image You can use a mouse for convenient playback control Position the mouse pointer on the search screen and the following search toolbar will display SICH gt Gs Figure 117 Mouse Playback controls Clicking W 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 The individual controls on the toolbar pe
131. t you want to delete the settings Highlight Default and press the button The Default screen appears Default Mode ips Quality Resolution 30 00 ips High Half D1 Figure 70 Default 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 25 to 30 00 images per second Highlighting boxes under Quality and pressing the e button allows you to set the recorded image quality for Time and Event recording You can select from Super High High Standard and Basic 53 User s Manual Highlighting boxes under Resolution and pressing the button allows you to set the recorded image resolution for Time and Event recording You can select from Very High D1 High Half D1 and Standard CIF You can save your changes by highlighting Save and pressing the e button Selecting Cancel exits the screen without saving the changes Pre Event Screen Highlight Pre Event in the Record menu and press the e 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 Quality Resolution Dwell Figure 71 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 Eve
132. 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 Channels box allows you to set which alarm outputs will be active You can also select the DVR s internal buzzer The 3 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 e button Selecting Cancel exits the screen without saving the changes Display Screen Highlight Display in the Devices menu and press the e button The Display screen allows you to select what information will be displayed on the monitor Display OSD Status Camera Remote Control C No Title Zoom Record PTZ Network M Text In kl Audio Freeze amp Sequence Screen Group Free Space Archive Mirror Transparency 9 Fc Date kl Time User Name OSD Margin Figure 61 Display OSD screen Highlighting an item and pressing the le 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 Remote Control The icon SS displays when the DVR can be controlled by the infrared remote control Zoom The icon amp displays on the enlarged video Network The icon gh displays when th
133. tor is in the sequence mode you can set the camera s display dwell time Refer to Chapter 3 Configuration Display Screen section for details Triplex Function The DVR supports the Triplex function monitoring recording and playing back at the same time When in the live mode press the Triplex button on the front panel or remote control to enter the Triplex mode Select the camera you want to play back from cameras currently displayed on the screen by selecting it from the menu When in the single screen display format the camera currently displayed on the screen will be selected and when in the PIP display format the camera displayed on the PIP screen will be selected for the playback channel 1 CAM1 2 CAM2 3 CAM3 4 CAM4 5 CAM5 6 CAM6 7 CAM 8 CAMS 9 CAMS 10 CAM10 11 CAM11 12 CAM12 13 CAM13 v Figure 114 Triplex Select Camera menu 83 User s Manual During Triplex mode the DVR maintains the same display format as it does in the live mode A red outline surrounding the video and the camera title indicates the playback channel While in the Triplex Mode the DVR continues recording cameras as they were set up in the recording schedule Also live monitoring will continue except for the camera that has been selected for playback Pressing the Menu button on the front panel or remote control pauses live video of the selected playback channel and displays the Search menu Refer to the Sea
134. ual Highlight the Status tab and the Storage Status screen displays Storage information MEETS Type Disk Bad Temperature S MAR T Internal 1 Good 0 Good 50 Good Internal 2 Good 0 Good 50 Good Figure 37 Storage Status screen The Type column displays the type of storage device The Disk Bad column displays the percentage of bad sectors Unformatted indicates the device is not formatted The Temperature column displays the temperature of the storage device The S M A R T column displays Good Bad or N A depending on storage conditions Good The storage condition is normal Bad Data cannot be written on or read from the storage device N A Storage conditions are normal however the SMART monitoring is not working or supported 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 S M A R T information will be available only for IDE hard disk drives supporting the SMART Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology monitoring program The system illustration displays the name of each hard disk drive installed in the rack Selecting Close and pressing the e button exits the screen 32 Digital Video Recorder User S
135. uld be less than 32GB because of Microsoft limitations After formatting is complete the USB IDE hard disk drive will be added to My Computer 7 Connect the USB IDE hard disk drive to the DVR Preparing the USB IDE hard disk drive in Windows 98 NOTE l 3 m oe 11 12 13 14 100 Preparing a USB IDE hard disk drive under Windows ME is almost identical to Windows 98 Connect the USB IDE 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 If the USB IDE 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 IDE hard disk drive with FAT32 format 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 IDE hard disk drive In the FDISK Option menu choose 1 Create DOS partition or Logical DOS Drive In the Create DOS Partition or Logical DOS Drive menu choose 1 Create Primary DOS Partition And Type Y to use all av
136. use Pressing the Pu button plays back images at regular speed Pressing the button while in me Ge mode pauses the video The screen displays kand the status display panel displays t when GA DVR is playing back video The screen displays and the status display panel displays F ii when in the Pause mode The button on the front panel is also used to Zoom In while in the PTZ mo Search Stop Pressing the button enters the Search menu Pressing the button again exits the Search mode You will need to log into the system as a qualified user to enter the Search mode from the Live Monitoring mode The button on the front panel is also used to Zoom Out while in the PTZ mode Rewind Pressing the L button plays video backward at high speed Pressing the button again toggles the playback speed from 44 444 and ZE The screen displays 44 444 and 4444 respectively and the status display panel displays Fil The button on the front panel is also used for Near Focus in the PTZ mode 22 Digital Video Recorder Fast Forward Pressing the gt button plays video forward at high speed Pressing the button again toggles the playback speed from kk gt gt gt and bbbP The screen displays kk PPP and kkkb respectively and the status display panel displays FF The button on the front panel is also used for Far Focus while in the PTZ mode Backward Pressing the button goes to the previous image The button on the front panel is also used to save Presets
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138. vidual green HDD LEDs flicker when the DVR is recording or searching video on each hard disk drive A red LED flickers when the hard disk drive is not operating normally or not installed on the system and a green LED flickers when the hard disk drive is operating normally When the DVR is in the disk mirroring mode an orange LED flickers during disk resynchronization and turns to a green LED when resynchronization is complete ODD Button Pressing the ODD button will open or close an internal DVD RW drive s drawer Status Display Panel HIT IO THA TMG displays while the unit is initializing IFG ba ADE displays while the system is upgrading the software CH ery nk ii displays when the DVR is checking the system status during reboot after improper SSC Ste UPGRADE FOIL ee when upgrade fails due to HDD replacement during system upgrade PLR A RES Ehee e displays when video is being played forward at regular speed paused Fr mr at S Ge or played forward at fast speed Pied ei GG displays the current time information ar F displays the highest temperature reported from the installed hard disk drives REC EE while the DVR is recording ii Ti displays when the DVR is in the Panic Record mode displays during alarm activation 20 Digital Video Recorder displays when the DVR is in the Recycle mode The DVR will continue recording when the hard disk drive is full by recording over the oldest video displays perc
139. while in the PTZ mode Forward Pressing the L button goes to the next image The button on the front panel is also used to load a Preset View in the PTZ mode Panic Button Pressing the 7 button starts panic recoding of all camera channels and displays on the screen and mii TL on the status display panel Pressing the button again will stop panic recording ALARM Button The button has two functions First it will reset the DVR s outputs including the internal buzzer during an alarm Second it will display the event log when you are in the live monitoring mode unless there is an active alarm This operation can be user password protected Shuttle Ring The Shuttle Ring only functions in the Playback mode The Shuttle Ring is spring loaded and returns to the center position when released Turning the ring clockwise plays video forward Turning the ring counterclockwise plays video backward Playback speed varies with the amount the ring is turned The playback speeds are 44 444 4444 gt x0 5 P pb PPP and PPPP When you release the ring it snaps back to the center position and the video pauses Jog Dial When in the playback mode you can play video forward image by image by turning the Jog Dial clockwise and backward image by image by turning the Jog Dial counterclockwise When in the PIP mode you can make the PIP screen smaller by turning the Jog Dial clockwise and larger by turning the Jog Dial counterclockwise Wh
140. work settings Highlight the box beside DVR Name and press the e 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 e 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 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 CAUTION If you want to use the same DVR name registered on the DVRNS server after initializing the system using the factory reset you need to contact the DVRNS server manager Please record and save the help desk information before factory reset CAUTION The DVRNS registration will be limited to one DVRNS server The DVR cannot be registered to multiple DVRNS servers Please contact your network administrator when you want to register the DVR to another DVRNS server 40 Digital Video Recorder WebGuard Setup Highlight the WebGuard tab and the WebGuard screen displays Network Use WebGuard Service Cancel Figure 50 WebGuard setup screen Highlight Use WebGuard Service and press the button to toggle between On and
141. x beside File Name and press the e 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 If you want to save the file in a specific folder enter the folder name followed by a For example folder filename NOTE When naming a file you cannot use the following characters lt gt Once you have given the video clip a file name highlight the Start button and press the e 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 e 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 Only 4 7GB DVD media is available To clip copy video on the DVD media using remaining space the size of previously recorded data on the DVD media should be less than 4GB NOTE The file size for clip copy is limited to 2GB You can use other functions on the DVR while video is being backed up To do this highlight the Close button and press the e button You can return to the Clip Copy screen
142. y press the le button to select it A time bar displays at the bottom of the calendar Hours in which video was recorded will be highlighted with blue You can use the Up and Down arrow buttons to highlight the time bar Once the time bar is highlighted you can select the time by using the Left and Right arrow buttons NOTE The time bar is in one hour segments If a segment is highlighted it means that some video was recorded during that hour However it does NOT mean video was recorded for the entire hour 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 Move to Select a Segment and select the video stream you want to search Refer to the Appendix D Time Overlap for further information on searching time overlapped video streams NOTE The lower number of the Segment indicates the latest recorded video Once you have set the date and time you want to search highlight GO and press the e button The selected date and time will display The 1 Play Pause L Rewind D gt Fast Forward Jog and Shuttle can now be used to review the surrounding video NOTE It is possible that no recorded image displays on the current screen Press the Display button and change the screen mode to 4x4 You will be able to easily see the camera have recorded video during target time 90 Digital Video Recorde
143. y 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 You 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 Digital Video Recorder Your DVR can be set up for event or time lapse recording You can define times to record and the schedule can change for different days of the week and user defined holidays You can replace removable hard disk drives while the system is operating without turning off the unit While replacing hard disk drives recording playback archiving and any processes that access hard disk drives are not supported because data that is being written on the storage device can be lost or corrupted Your DVR supports disk mirroring functions to prevent any unexpected loss of recorded video data that might be caused by disk damage or corruption Your DVR uses a proprietary encryption scheme
144. you wish When the DVR detects video loss on the selected camera it will trigger output signals on all the associated Alarm Out connectors You can also have the DVR s internal buzzer sound if video is lost 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 e 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 e button Highlight OK and press the e 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 66 Digital Video Recorder Video Loss Settings actions1 SG No PTZ D Spot Monitor Figure 94 Video Loss Actions 2 screen Highlight the desired box under the PTZ heading and press the e 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 Highlight the box under the Spot Monitor heading and press the e button A list of SPOT monitors and cameras appears Each SPOT monitor can be associ
145. yword a list of all Text Input events will be displayed Highlight Case Sensitive and press the e 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 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 1 CAM1 o Time 2006 08 21 15 30 00 2006 08 21 15 30 01 2006 08 21 15 30 02 2006 08 21 15 30 03 2006 08 21 15 30 04 2006 08 21 15 30 05 2006 08 21 15 30 06 2006 08 21 15 30 07 2006 08 21 15 30 08 10 2006 08 21 15 30 09 aly OoN Ola Sl wali yo Figure 126 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 e button to display the video associated with the selected event on the small search screen 94 Digital Video Recorder 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 Play Pause will start playing the event video segment Pressing the Search Stop button returns

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