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TruVision DVR 41 User Manual

1. lt a J Multiview layout selection bar aaa u Video Output Interface Main cvBes r Time Camera order in the sequence Camera number selection To set the camera sequencing 1 Click the Display Mode Settings icon in the menu toolbar 2 Select Layout gt View 3 From Video Output Interface select the desired monitor from the drop down list 4 From the multiview layout selection bar select the desired multiview layout 5 Select the video tile of the camera whose order you want to change The selected tile is highlighted green 6 Inthe selected tile select the new camera sequence order by scrolling the through the list of available camera numbers Note X means that the camera is not displayed 7 Click Apply to save the settings 8 Click Back to return to live view V stream encoding If the available bandwidth is limited you can remotely view several channels in real time over the web browser or CMS Client Management System using the V stream encoding option V stands for virtual When enabled you can see all the channels in one screen TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 37 4BChapter 5 Live view Note It is recommended to only use a HDMI or VGA monitor as main monitor when using this function If a BNC monitor is used as main monitor only the image seen on the main monitor will be seen and not that of the V stream To enable v streaming 1 2 3
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3. 3 Under the Mode option select Quota TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 97 12BChapter 13 HDD management 4 Select a camera whose storage capacity you want to change and enter the values in GB for maximum record capacity and maximum picture capacity The maximum storage capacity of the HDD is listed 5 Click Apply to save the settings 6 If you want to copy these values to other cameras click Copy and select the cameras Click OK Click Apply to save the settings Setting HDD groups Your DVR can organize multiple HDDs into groups Videos from specified channels can be set to be recorded onto a particular HDD group To set up a HDD group 1 Click the System Settings icon in the menu toolbar and then click Hard Disk 2 Select the Storage Mode tab EA GEA2 GRAS HBAS GAS BAS BRAT GRAS BRAG mAN ER A112 13 a Gai System infor W Not Detect 3 Under Mode select Group 4 Under Record on HDD Group select the HDD group number 5 Check the channels to be added to this group Note By default all channels belong to HDD group 1 6 Click Apply to save the settings Setting the HDD property You can change the behavior of your HDD by changing its property It can be set to redundancy read only or read write R W A HDD can be set to read only to avoid important recorded files from being overwritten when the HDD becomes full Before changing the HDD property to Redundancy there must be at least two HDDs ins
4. Checking the S M A R T information S M A R T Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology reports on a variety of hard drive attributes It helps ensure that the HDD is functioning properly at all times while protecting video stored on the hard drive To view the S M A R T information of a HDD 1 Click the System Settings icon in the menu toolbar and then click Hard Disk 2 Select the S M A R T tab to display its screen 3 Select the HDD whose data you want to see A detail listing of S M A R T information is displayed a n D M a 2 pe D T Re 4 Storage Mode umani iplug 7 E Use when the disk has failed to self evaluate Ts Text insertion Capacity 405 79OB Model ST3500410SV t Upgrade Serial No Temperature C Power Up days Log Search Self evaluation Pass All evaluation Functional S M A R T information amp Net Detect ID Attribute Name Stetus 0x1 Raw Read Error Rate OK 0x3 Spin Up Time 0x4 Start Stop Count sy L L a Configuratio System infor User admin 100 TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 12BChapter 13 HDD management 4 If you want to continue to use a HDD when the S M A R T test has failed check the box Use when the disk has failed to self evaluate Click Apply to save the settings TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 101 12BChapter 13 HDD management 102 TruVision DVR 41 User Manual Chapter 14 Camera settings The TVR 41 can support up to 16 analog cameras Config
5. The DVR has full screen display format as well as five multiview formats Viewing in full screen Press the numeric button on the front panel to switch to the corresponding camera display For example press button 10 to view camera 10 Right click the mouse and select Single Camera from the menu Select the camera required from the list Viewing in multiview A video tile is any cell in a multiview display A camera image can only be shown in one video tile at a time The TVR 41 has five multiview display formats available as well as full screen See Figure 13 below To change the multiview display that appears by default go to the Display menu See Changing the camera sequence on page 36 for more information Figure 13 Multiview display formats 2x2 1 5 1 7 3X3 4x4 32 TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 4BChapter 5 Live view To select a multiview format 1 Press the Display button on the front panel to cycle through different display formats You can also right click the mouse and select Multi Camera from the menu Select the desired multiview display layout Sequencing cameras The sequencing feature allows a camera to be displayed briefly on screen before advancing to the next camera in the sequence list Sequencing can only be done in full screen mode The default sequence displays each camera in numerical order However each camera on the main and spot monitors can have a pre programmed dwell time and
6. This option is only available for analog cameras The button is inactive for IP cameras 4 Select the areas sensitive to motion Click and drag the mouse cursor across the screen The area selected appears as a red grid Areas covered by the red grid are sensitive to motion detection Click Full screen to activate the whole screen or Clear to clear the screen 82 TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 10BChapter 11 Alarm settings 5 Set the sensitivity level Drag the Sensitivity scroll bar to the desired sensitivity level The highest value is on the right of the bar 6 Specify the target size In the Target size option specify how many grid squares must be activated before motion is detected Enter a value between 0 and 255 squares 7 Select the cameras that will record the motion detected Click Rule The Rule screen appears Click the Trigger Channel tab and select the cameras that will record when a motion alarm is triggered Click Apply to save the settings Arming Schedule Rule EAA1 MBA2 MBAS MBAS MBAS MAG MAT MAG MEAG ESCI CSEL A12 MAIS MM ESET PSE PSLI 8 Select the recording schedules for motion detection Click the Arming schedule tab and select the day of the week and the time periods during the day when motion can be recorded You can schedule up to eight time periods in a day Default is 24 hours Click Apply to save the settings Click Copy to copy the settings to other days of the week Note Time
7. a FTP IAC 12 34 56 78 90 01 SNMP Mm O o 32 More Settings User admin 2 Click General and enter the required settings Option Description NIC type Network interface card NIC is a device used to connect the DVR to a network Select the NIC type used from the drop down list Default value is 10 100 1000M self adaptive TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 89 11BChapter 12 Network settings Enable DHCP IPv4 address IPv4 subnet mask IPv4 default gateway IPv6 address 1 IPv6 address 2 IPv6 default gateway MAC address MTU bytes Preferred DNS server Alternate DNS server Check this box if you have a DHCP server running and want your DVR to automatically obtain an IP address and other network settings from that server Default value is Enable Enter the IP address for the DVR Default value is 192 168 1 82 Enter the subnet mask for your network so the DVR will be recognized within the network Default value is 255 255 255 0 Enter the IP address of your network gateway so the DVR will be recognized within the network This is typically the IP address of your router Default value is 192 168 1 1 Enter the IPv6 address for the DVR Default value is fe80 240 3dff fe7e 926f 64 Enter the IPv6 address for the DVR Enter the IPv6 address of your network gateway so the DVR will be recognized within the network This is typically the IP address of your router Enter the MC address Enter
8. monitor A Press the mon button and button 2 to switch to monitor B Press Alarm To return to the previously selected monitor you must deselect the current monitor by re entering the combination again So to return to monitor B press mon 1 to return to monitor B or press mon 2 to return to monitor A Note The keypad display will always indicate monitor A even when monitor B is selected e PTZ functions Enter PTZ mode PTZ functions Up Down Left Right Zoom in Zoom out In live view mode press Enter Move the joystick to move the dome up down left and right Press Zoom and zoom KTD 405U Turn the knob on the joystick to zoom in zoom out KTD 405 2DU Press the zoom and zoom buttons Leave PTZ mode Press esc e Playback functions Search for recorded video Press Once password is entered the Instant playback Stop playback Pause playback Replay the current file Press when in full screen Press to stop playback and return to live view mode Press to pause playback Press to restart Press aux4 to replay the current file Advanced Search menu appears Instant playback of the currently selected camera Default time is 5 minutes Other cameras listed on screen can only be accessed using the mouse Starts at the beginning of the file 134 TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 20BAppendix D KTD 405 keypad Task Keypad action
9. 54 changing playback speed 57 instant playback 49 interface overview 47 motion search 56 playing back archived files 63 search by event 53 search by time 52 search by video type 52 search results 51 snapshots 55 system log 55 using digital zoom 58 using the web browser 69 Playback control panel description 48 Player using for playback 63 Power up and down DVR 15 PPPoE settings 90 Pre recording times maximum times 137 Preset tour calling up 44 Preset tours quick access 40 Presets calling up 42 quick access 40 selecting setting up and deleting 41 Privacy masking 104 Protecting recorded files 78 PTZ control panel description 40 PTZ dome cameras assigning protocols 39 configuring 39 connecting dome cameras to the DVR 6 connecting to RS 485 port 12 controlling remotely 71 TruVision DVR 41 User Manual set up 5 PTZ protocols 125 assigning 39 configuring Interlogix cameras 6 PTZ commands supported 139 R Recorded files lock unlock 78 Protect HDD 79 Recording configuring settings 73 protecting against overwriting 78 recording schedules 75 setting up HDD redundancy 79 Recording schedules daily 76 77 defining 75 external alarms 78 Remote alarm host settings 93 Remote control connect to the DVR 24 description 22 RTSP service port 94 S S M A R T information on a HDD 100 Sequencing cameras 33 36 Setup wizard using 16 Shadow tours quick access 40 sett
10. C Backup Click to make back up of recorded files to save locally on the DVR A list of the recorded files appears EM Audio Click to enable disable audio 9 Type of recording Green Indicates video recorded based on the recording schedule defined Red Indicates video recorded triggered by an alarm event Yellow Indicates video recorded triggered by motion detection Blue Indicates video recorded triggered by a POS ATM text recording 10 Jump start Enter a precise time in the box and click the Go To button to jump start the playback at this selected time Select a camera and a day to search from on the calendar displayed and then click Search The timeline below the page indicates video recorded for the specified day The timeline also classifies by color the type of recording with each type Click and drag the marker across the timeline on where you want video playback to begin and then click Play on the playback control toolbar You can capture a snapshot of a video image save the video playback or download the recorded video 70 TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 8BChapter 9 Using the Web browser Searching for event logs The DVR compiles a log of events such as the start or end of video recording DVR notifications and alarms through which you can easily search Logs are categorized by the following types Alarm Includes motion detection tamper detection video tampering and other alarm events e Notification
11. Cemere 05 Camera 06 Camora 07 Cemere 08 1 Playback viewer with time date stamp 3 Calendar panel Blue Current date 2 Camera panel Selbetihe cameras far Yellow Recordings available on the DVR playback Move the mouse over the area to display the list of cameras available 4 Playback control toolbar See Figure 21 The playback control toolbar It is easy to manually control playback using the playback control toolbar See Figure 21 below Note The control toolbar does not appear for instant playback Figure 21 Playback control toolbar all day playback example shown D Constant Event Alarm Item Description 1 Audio and video control toolbar EB Audio onoff __ Start stop a video clip during playback Sections of a recording can be saved to an external storage device Add default bookmark i Add customized bookmark Bookmark management Click to see the list of bookmarks and their times g Archive files 48 TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 6BChapter 7 Playing back a recording Item Description 2 Zoom control Zoom in and out of the timeline to show the progress bar in greater or lesser detail 3 Playback control toolbar El Reverse play the recording Click again to pause Stop playback Timeline jumps back to 00 00 time midnight Play recording Fast forward playback by 30 seconds Reverse playback by 30 seconds 44 Decrease playback speed Options avail
12. Click to stop the preset tour Click Back to return to live view Setting and calling up a shadow tour The shadow tour command remembers the manually controlled PTZ dome camera movement track One shadow tour can be set up Note The PTZ dome camera used must be able to support a shadow tour command See Appendix F on page 139 for the complete list of PTZ commands available by camera protocol To 1 2 3 44 set up a shadow tour Click the PTZ Settings icon on the menu toolbar and select More Settings Select the shadow tour from the list To record a new shadow tour click and use the directional buttons on the PTZ control panel to move the camera along the desired path Click to save the shadow tour TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 5BChapter 6 Controlling a PTZ camera Note The shadow tour can be overwritten 5 Click Back to return to live view To call up a shadow tour e PTZ control panel 1 In live view left click the mouse and select the PTZ Control icon in the quick access toolbar The PTZ control panel appears Select the desired camera from the toolbar Or On the front panel select the desired camera and press Enter on the joystick to call up the quick access toolbar The PTZ control panel appears 2 Scroll the toolbar to Shadow Tour and double click the shadow tour from the list The camera immediately carries out the shadow tour movement Menu toolbar 1 Click the PTZ Settings icon on the
13. Click OK Audio Enable Disable audio output The audio option must already have been setup in the Display menu Quick snapshot Capture a snapshot of a video image The image is saved on the unit PTZ control Enter PTZ control mode Digital zoom Enter digital zoom See Digital zoom below for further information Image settings Enter the image settings menu to modify the image lighting levels There are two options Preset Mode These are preconfigured image lighting levels Select one of the four options depending on current lighting conditions Standard Use in standard lighting situations Indoor Use indoors Dim Light Use when the light level is low Outdoor Use when outdoors The contrast and saturation values are high Customize Modify brightness contrast saturation and hue values Restore Restore image settings to previous values These settings can also be modified from the Camera gt Image menu see page Adjusting video image settings on page 105 Close toolbar Close the shortcut toolbar Digital zoom You can easily zoom in or out of a camera image in live view mode and playback using the digital zoom command The zoom command magnifies the camera image four times See Figure 15 on page 35 34 TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 4BChapter 5 Live view Figure 15 Digital zoom screen To quickly zoom in out on a camera image 1 Select the camera you wish to use 2 Left click th
14. DVR 41 User Manual 1 OBChapter 1 Product introduction 2 TruVision DVR 41 User Manual Chapter 2 Installation This section describes how to install the TVR 41 unit Installation environment When installing your product consider these factors e Ventilation e Temperature e Moisture e Chassis load Ventilation Do not block any ventilation openings Install in accordance with the manufacturer s instructions Ensure that the location planned for the installation of the unit is well ventilated Temperature Consider the unit s operating temperature 10 to 55 C 14 to 131 F and noncondensing humidity specifications 10 to 90 before choosing an installation location Extremes of heat or cold beyond the specified operating temperature limits may reduce the life expectancy of the DVR Do not install the unit on top of other hot equipment Leave 44 mm 1 75 in of space between rack mounted TruVision DVR 41 units Moisture Do not use the unit near water Moisture can damage the internal components To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock do not expose this unit to rain or moisture Chassis Equipment weighing less than 15 9 kg 35 Ib may be placed on top of the unit Unpacking the TVR 41 and its accessories When you receive the product check the package and contents for damage and verify that all items are included There is an item list included in the package If any of the items are damaged or missing
15. Further information Change playback speed Press and hold esc and then press the left right arrow buttons Jump 30 seconds forwards or Press and hold esc and backwards during playback then press the up down arrow buttons Selecting an IP camera using the keypad The TVR 41 can support up to 16 analog cameras To be able to control up to 16 cameras using the keypad you may need to change the number of TVR 41 camera inputs controlled by the keypad The default number of TVR 41 camera inputs controlled by the keypad is 16 To change the number of TVR 41 camera inputs controlled by the keypad 1 Hold down the Enter button until a beep sounds and then enter the following code 1 4 7 6 Push the seq button to confirm 2 Scroll through the menus with the button until this menu appears ENTER ZONE ADDRESS 01 01 32 44NEXTD gt 3 Enter the DVR address to be configured and press 4 Scroll through the menus with the button until this menu appears ZONE 01 HUB DVMRE DUP T SELECT 44NEXT gt gt 5 Press the up down arrow buttons to navigate to SYM DVR 6 Scroll through the menus with the button until this menu appears ZONE 01 CAM INPUTS 16 1 SELECT 44NEXT gt gt 7 Press the up down arrow buttons to navigate to 32 8 Repeat steps 3 to 7 for each DVR address in the keypad Controlling a camera When setting up and controlling your cameras in zone mode refer to Table 20 on page 136
16. HDD RS 232 Herd Disk T gt Text insertion F Upgrade a Configuratio Log Search om Infor gt amp Not Detect NIC IPv4 Address IPv4 Subnet Mask IPv4 Dofault Gateway IPVO Address 1 IPv6 Address 2 IPv6 Default Gateway Preferred DNS Server Alternate DNS Server Faable DHCP LAN1 192 168 222 164 255 255 255 0 192 168 10 1 fe80 1034 56ff fo78 9001 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Disedied 7 To view HDD information click the HDD tab TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 111 14BChapter 15 DVR management W Herd Disk f SS Froo Spac Propor Tyr T Toxt insertion it Heke Bea oe OS t Upgrade S7 Configuratio Not Detect Tota ee Free Space 8 Click Back to return to live view Searching system logs for events Many events of the DVR such as operation alarm and notification are logged into the system logs They can be viewed and exported at any time Up to 2000 log files can be viewed at once Log files can also be exported onto a USB device The exported file is named according to the time it was exported For example 2012072912484 1logBack txt Note Connect the backup device such as a USB stick to the DVR before commencing the log search To search and export log files 1 Click the System Settings icon in the menu toolbar and select Log search 2 Enter the search parameters and click Search to begin the search The logs matching the search criteria are displayed RS 232 E nard
17. Operating instructions See Table 3 below for a description of the mouse buttons Table 3 Mouse buttons Item Description Left button Single Click Live view Select a camera to display the quick access toolbar see Accessing frequently used commands on page 33 Menu Select a component of a menu such as a button or an input field This is similar to pressing the Enter button on the remote front panel controls Double Click Live view Switch between single screen and multi screen mode in live playback mode Click and Drag Live view Drag channel time bar PTZ control Adjust pan tilt and zoom Tamperproof privacy masking and motion detection functions Select the target area Digital zoom in Drag and select target area Right button Single Click Live view Display menu Menu Exit the current menu and return to higher level Scroll wheel Scroll Up Live view Return to the previous screen Menu Move the selection to the previous item Scroll Down Live view Move to the next screen Menu Move the selection to the next item Using the IR remote control The TVR 41 is supplied with an infra red IR remote control unit Like the mouse it can be used to operate all of the main functions of the TVR 41 The IR remote control can be programmed with a unique device ID address so that the controller will only be able to communicate with DVRs with that address No programming is necessary if using a
18. Select the desired settings for frame rate maximum bit rate mode and 38 Click the Video Schedule icon in the menu toolbar Select Encoding gt V stream Encoding Check Enable V stream Encoding maximum bit rate Click Apply to save the settings TruVision DVR 41 User Manual Chapter 6 Controlling a PTZ camera You can control PTZ dome cameras using the buttons on the front panel the keypad and IR remote control as well as using the PTZ control panel accessed with the mouse Access to PTZ commands may require a password A detailed list of the PTZ commands available for many different camera protocols is available in Appendix F on page 139 Configuring PTZ settings Use the PTZ Settings menu to configure the PTZ dome cameras Each camera must be set up individually Cameras must be configured before they can be used Ensure that the PTZ dome cameras are correctly connected to the RS 485 port on the back panel Note If a camera does not work correctly after configuring the DVR check the parameters entered To configure PTZ dome camera settings 1 Click the PTZ Settings icon in the menu toolbar 2 Click General and select the PTZ dome camera to be configured from the drop down camera list 3 Select the baud rate data bit stop bit parity flow control PTZ protocol and address for the camera See Appendix G Default menu settings on page 139 for the default values Note It is important to ensure that
19. The unit is equipped with 16 audio inputs and two audio outputs Both the audio output and the audio inputs are line level Each 16 audio input is associated with one of the 16 cameras Audio input RCA jack 315 mV 40 kohms Unbalanced Audio output RCA jack 315mV 600 ohms Unbalanced Note Line level audio requires amplification TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 13 1BChapter 2 Installation Brackets The DVR is easily rack mountable with the purchase of the TVR RK 1 rack mount kit See Figure 7 below Contact your local supplier to order it Figure 7 Rack mount installation aa w D A ay SS a as T Ah a LF X l FG l a 2 Attach the small front rack ears to the unit Attach the DVR to the front rails screws supplied screws not included To install the racks 1 Attach the two small front rack mount ears to the DVR screws supplied 2 Attach the two large rear support brackets not supplied to the rear rails 3 Attach the DVR to the front rails screws not supplied Caution Do not rack mount the TVR 41 without the rear rails installed Failure to install the rear rails can damage the DVR 14 TruVision DVR 41 User Manual Chapter 3 Getting started Turning on and off the DVR Before starting the power up process connect at least one monitor to the video out or the VGA interface Otherwise you will not be able to see the user interface and operate the device Also connect at least one ca
20. a value between 500 and 9676 Default is 1500 Enter the preferred domain name server to use with the DVR Enter the alternate domain name server to use with the DVR 3 Click Apply to save the settings Configuring PPPoE You can connect the DVR directly to a DSL modem To do this you need to select the PPPoE option in the network settings Contact your ISP to get the user name and password To configure general network settings 1 2 3 90 Click the Network settings icon in the menu toolbar to display its screen Click PPPoE and check the enable PPPoE box Enter your user name and password and confirm the password Click Apply to save the settings TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 11BChapter 12 Network settings Configuring DDNS If your DVR is set up to use PPPoE as its default network connection you can set up Dynamic DNS DDNS to be used in conjunction You need to register with your ISP before configuring your system for use with DDNS To set up DDNS 1 Click the Network settings icon in the menu toolbar 2 Click DDNS to display its screen 3 Check the DDNS box to enable feature 4 Select one of the DDNS types listed e ezDDNS Click the Get URL button The URL address to access the unit is then displayed If no host name is specified the DDNS will allocate one automatically Check the NAT box to enable this option and enter the NAT server port and NAT HTTP port values DONS Enable DONS K
21. again to unlock The Locked column indicates whether a file is locked or not Closed lock icons indicate locked files while opened lock icons indicate unlocked files The Lock button toggles between Lock and Unlock depending on the file 6 Click Cancel to return to live view Setting the HDD to read only When you set an HDD to read only recorded video files cannot be written to the HDD If multiple HDDs are used the DVR automatically records to the next HDD not set to read only To set a HDD to read only 1 Click the System Setting icon in the menu toolbar Click Hard Disk to set up the HDD parameters Select the HDD you want to set to read only Check Read only Coe see N Click Apply to save the settings The HDD is now read only Note In order to enable recordings on that particular HDD again you must set the HDD status back to R W Read Write Configuring redundant recording Setting up HDD redundancy lets your DVR redundantly record a copy of the videos onto multiple drives as a safeguard against losing all your files in case of disk failures This process is also known as mirroring You must have more than one HDD in your DVR to set up HDD redundancy Redundancy significantly reduces the storage capability of the HDDs As a result you need to double your capacity to record video over a given time TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 79 9BChapter 10 Recording Note You must set the storage mode of the HDD to G
22. are unidirectional This means that the signal only flows from the input towards the outputs Consequently it is not possible to connect several keypads See section RS 485 ports below to configure the RS 485 port communication settings RS 485 ports There are two RS 485 ports on the rear panel of the DVR See Figure 6 on page 13 for the serial pin outs Dome RS 485 A and B Connect pan tilt zoom control of PTZ dome cameras A B C and D Not used G Ground of dome camera G Ground of keypad e Keyb Connect the keypad 12 TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 1BChapter 2 Installation Figure 6 RS 485 pins Dome RS 485 Key b Alarm Output 1 4 TermABCDGGAB 1G2G3G4G PEEEEEEE PR TTT IIT HEHEHEHE 12 ON wman Cee Alarm Input 1 16 RS 232 port Use the RS 232 port to connect CBR PB3 POS point of sale and ATM devices to the DVR Monitor connections Connect the unit to the monitors via 75 ohm video coaxial cables with BNC connectors The unit provides a 1 Vp p CVBS signal See Figure 1 on page 5 for connecting a monitor to a TVR 41 The TVR 41 supports up to 1280 x 1024 60 Hz resolution in VGA The monitor resolution should be at least 800 x 600 Adjust your monitor accordingly to this resolution Loop through You can loop through the analog cameras to equipment such as a matrix monitors or a second DVR There are 16 numbered loop through BNC outputs See Figure 1 on page 5 Audio inputs and output
23. be deleted To play back a bookmark 1 In live view mode right click the mouse and select Advanced Search gt Bookmark in the mouse menu 2 Select the desired cameras as well as start and end time of the recording to be searched Also select the type of bookmark to be searched If searching for customized bookmarks enter a keyword from the bookmark name Click Search The list of bookmarks appears 3 Select a bookmark and do one of the following Click the Edit button to edit a bookmark s name Click the Delete button to delete a bookmark 54 TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 4 6BChapter 7 Playing back a recording Or Click the Play button to play back a bookmark When finished click Exit Slideshow of snapshots You can search recorded for video snapshots See Accessing frequently used commands on page 33 on how to create snapshots To play back search results 1 In live view mode right click the mouse and in the pop up menu select Advanced Search gt Snapshot Select the desired cameras as well as start and end time of the recording to be searched 3 Click Search The list of snapshots appears 4 Select a snapshot to see it in the thumbnail window Click its Play g button to see it in full screen mode When in full screen mode move the cursor to the right edge of the screen to see the complete list of snapshot s found in the search Click their Play buttons to see them in full screen m
24. box Enter the IP address or DDNS name in the Add this website to the zone field Click Add and then click Close 8 Click OK in the Internet Options dialog screen Q OE Sa Oe N 9 Connect to the TVR 41 for full browser functionality TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 65 8BChapter 9 Using the Web browser Accessing the web browser To access the TVR 41 open a web browser and enter the IP address assigned to the TVR 41 as a web address On the logon screen enter the default user ID and password Note Only one DVR can be viewed per browser User ID admin Password 1234 The default values for TVR 41 network settings are e IP address 192 168 1 82 e Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 e Gateway address 192 168 1 1 e Server Port 8000 e HTTP Port 80 Web browser overview The TVR 41 web browser lets you view record and play back videos as well as manage all aspects of the DVR from any PC with Internet access The browser s easy to use controls give you quick access to all TVR 41 functions See Figure 26 below 66 TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 8BChapter 9 Using the Web browser Figure 26 Live view in the web browser interface Table 13 Description of live view in the web browser ltem Name Description 1 Camera 2 Menu toolbar Viewer Display format 5 Video function toolbar TruVision DVR 41 User Manual View video and record video from the selected camera Lets you do the fol
25. can be used in the DVR Refer to Initializing HDDs on page 97 for more information Note This information is also available under System Settings gt System Information gt HDD screen Configuring HDD alarms HDD alarms can be set to trigger when an HDD is uninitialized or in an abnormal state To set HDD alarms 1 Click the Alarm settings icon in the menu toolbar and select Notification 2 Select the notification event to configure under Notification Type box 3 Select HDD Full and check the desired notification method See Description of alarm notification types on page 81 for more information Select HDD Error and check the desired notification method TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 99 12BChapter 13 HDD management 4 Click Apply to save the settings Managing eSATA If you are using an external e SATA device connected to the DVR you can configure the e SATA to record capture or export video Select the Export option when using the eSATA as a backup See Using Quick Archive on page 59 for further information Select the Record Capture option to record and capture video Information on the eSATA for this purpose can be seen under System settings gt Hard Drive gt HDD Information To set up the e SATA device 1 Click the Video Schedule icon in the menu toolbar and select More Settings 2 Under eSATA select the desired option Record Capture or Export 3 Click Apply to save the settings
26. can click the Play button to verify that the selected files are the files to export 6 Click Archive The Archive screen appears 7 Select the storage medium to export to from the drop down list 8 Click Archive to begin the backup process Creating and archiving video clips You can save important scenes in a recorded file for later reference by creating video clips of selected portions of the file during playback When an intruder for example crosses in front of several cameras you can save the video clip of the intruder s path across these cameras in a single file Up to 30 video clips can be made from a recording Note This feature is only available using the mouse To export video clips during playback 1 Connect the backup device to the DVR 2 Search for the required files to play back See Searching recorded video on page 51 TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 61 7BChapter 8 Archiving recorded files Select the file or files to play back and click Play Playback starts immediately Click the playback timeline where you want the video clip to start and click the Start Clip KA button Click the playback timeline where you want the video clip to stop and click the End Clip amp 4 button 6 Repeat for additional clips 7 Exit playback mode A message appears asking if you want to save the video clips Click Yes to archive the clips The Export screen appears Click No to exit and return to the search
27. desired cameras Click OK 6 Click Apply to save the settings and then click Back to return to live view Adjusting video image settings You may need to adjust the camera image depending on the location background in order to get the best image quality The system has four preset mode settings for frequently encountered lighting conditions Standard Indoor Low light and Outdoor However you can also manually adjust the brightness saturation contrast and hue values using the Customize option Adjustments to the settings affect both live view and recorded images Note These options can also be modified from the image settings button on the live view quick access toolbar see Accessing frequently used commands on page 33 To adjust display settings 1 Click the Camera Management icon in the menu toolbar and select Privacy mask 2 Select the camera for which to adjust the video image settings 3 Select the desired mode value Changes are seen immediately on screen If Customize is selected adjust the brightness saturation contrast and hue values by dragging each scroll bar 4 Click Apply to save the settings and then click Back to return to live view TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 105 13BChapter 14 Camera settings 106 TruVision DVR 41 User Manual Chapter 15 DVR management This chapter describes e Configuring general settings e Managing users e Updating system firmware e Restoring default
28. example 8000 default User name Enter the device s user name It can have up to 16 alphanumeric characters Password Enter the device s password Chan no Enter the number of cameras to be linked 4 Tap Save to save the settings The device is added to the device list 5 In the Device page tap Add again to add another device to the application or To tap iTVRmobile to exit and return to the main menu modify or delete a device Inthe main menu tap Devices The Devices page appears All devices already added to the app are listed To modify the parameters of a device Tap next to the selected device to be modified The list of parameters that can be modified appears Tap Edit Tap the parameter to be modified and enter the new value using the keypad Tap Done and then Save to save the changes or Cancel to abort and return to the Devices Detail screen To delete a device Swipe your finger across the device to be deleted in the list The Delete button appears Tap Delete Tap iTVRmobile to exit and return to the main menu Favorites Use the Favorites menu to manage frequently used cameras and bookmarks in live view TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 121 Tap and navigate to Channels gt MENU gt ADD to go to the Favorites interface Tap the device to display the cameras list Select any camera to add to your favorites list by selecting it To delete an item in Favorites in the main me
29. for the list of default PTZ addresses associated with a zone ID This value is automatically populated in the system You can modify the PTZ address in the PTZ menu to meet customer requirements see Configuring PTZ settings on page 39 TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 135 Appendix D TVK 505U keypad Table 20 Default PTZ camera addresses by zone ID Zone ID of TVR 41 Camera input O OD NI OO aA BP SW DY Q WI WINININININI NINININI NI Al sal Al sarat sat slaAltat lseatls a N O O WAIN ODO TO fF WO NM lt O O WAN OO OT fF WO NM O 1 0 oO AN OO a FP WwW NY O WBINI NI NI NI NINI NI NI NI NI ej a aly aj strstr salaelss O O AN OO OO FP WS N 0 0 WAIN OO OO FP ODN O 2 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 447 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 3 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 4 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 5 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 6 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 7
30. main screen 74 Click the Capture tab and configure the settings for captured video such as snapshots Click Apply to save the settings TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 9BChapter 10 Recording 8 Click Back to return to live view Defining a recording schedule Defining a recording schedule lets you specify when the DVR records video and under what circumstances Each camera can be configured to have its own recording schedule The schedules are visually presented on a map for easy reference See Figure 30 below for an example Figure 30 Description of the Schedule screen 1 Camera Select a camera 2 Schedule time Represents the 24 hour cycle during which a schedule is selected 3 Schedule day There are seven days to select Sunday Sun Monday Mon Tuesday Tue Wednesday Wed Thursday Thu Friday Fri and Saturday Sat 4 Recording type There are five recording types to select which are color coded e TL Time lapse Green squares Record of a specific day Each green square in the timeline represents an hour in the 24 hour period e TL Hi Dark green High quality time lapse Records high quality video e TL Lo Bright green Low quality time lapse Records low quality video This could be used for example for night recordings when few events or alarms are expected Saving the video in low quality helps save resources on the HDD e Event Yellow Records only events such as motion det
31. menu toolbar and select More Settings 2 Select the shadow tour from the list and click or start the tour Click to stop the shadow tour 3 Click Back to return to live view TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 45 5BChapter 6 Controlling a PTZ camera 46 TruVision DVR 41 User Manual Chapter 7 Playing back a recording The TVR 41 lets you to quickly locate and play back recorded video There are four ways to play back video e Instant playback of the most recently recorded video e All day playback of the day s recorded video e Search the video archives by specific time date bookmark snapshot or event e Search the system log The DVR continues to record the live view from a camera while simultaneously playing back video on that camera display You must have the access privilege to play back recordings see Customizing a user s access privileges on page 114 for more information Cameras in multiview mode play back simultaneously This means for example that it is easy to follow the path of an intruder who has passed in front of several cameras You must be in live view mode to play back video Overview of the playback window It is easy to manage playback from the playback window The playback video has a time date stamp on it for evidentiary purposes TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 47 6BChapter 7 Playing back a recording Figure 20 Playback window E Camera E Camera 01 E Cemere 03 L Camera 04 E
32. please contact your local supplier TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 3 1BChapter 2 Installation Items shipped with the product include IR infrared remote control Two AAA batteries for the remote control AC power cords USB mouse DVR Video loop through cable CD with software and manuals TruVision DVR 41 Quick Start Guide TruVision DVR 41 User Manual on CD Back panel Figure 1 on page 5 shows the back panel connections and describes each connector on a typical TVR 41 digital video recorder Details may vary for specific models Before powering up the DVR connect the cameras and a main monitor for basic operation TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 1BChapter 2 Installation Figure 1 Back panel connections s ad A T CC A 460080 3080809080803080 a000 080 GIGS 52525959525252025252500 R0Bo2o80808080808086 8050508050505 05050505059 0200020000000002 Oo 3858 58503008 050 1 Connect up to 16 analog cameras to BNC 10 Connect to an optional USB device such as connectors a mouse CD DVD burner or HDD 2 Connect audio inputs available for each 11 Connect to a network camera to RCA connectors 12 Terminate the line to the dome cameras 3 Connect up to two CCTV monitors BNC using this RS 485 switch Default is Off type connectors Spot monitor Main monitor 14 Connect to a keyboard KTD 405 shown 13 Connect to a PTZ control Connect to
33. recording 77 HTTP port settings 94 Instant playback 49 IP devices supported 124 iTVRmobile device management 120 favorites 121 151 Index live view 118 login 117 PTZ camera control 119 K Keypad connecting dome cameras to the DVR 6 connecting to RS 485 port 12 wiring to DVR 10 KTD 405 changing the camera inputs controlled by the keypad 135 KTD 405 keypad accessing DVR functions 132 controlling a camera 135 firmware supported 129 set up in zone mode 130 set up TVR 41 device address 130 wiring 129 L Live view mode digital zoom 34 full screen view 32 multiview 32 sequencing cameras 33 switch monitors 30 Lock unlock recorded files 78 Logs view system log 112 M Main menu accessing 25 description 25 icon descriptions 25 Monitors connecting 13 priority 30 switch monitors 30 Motion detection 82 defining motion detection area 82 setting the sensitivity level 82 setting the target size 82 Motion search playback 56 Mouse pop up menu 30 Multicast settings 94 Multiview 32 N Network packet data exporting 96 Network settings general set up 89 Network status 95 152 Network traffic checking 95 Notifications alarm types 81 external alarms 84 system event types 86 NTP server 92 O OSD settings 103 Overwriting Protecting recorded files 78 P Password changing user password 116 default user passwords 113 Playback bookmarks
34. results screen The clips are not saved In the Export screen select from the drop down list the backup device to be used 10 Click Start File downloading starts Note You can create a new folder for the video clips Press the New Folder button and enter the folder name Archiving snapshots You can save all the video snapshots recorded to a backup device To archive snapshots 1 2 a Oh ee 62 Connect the backup device to the DVR Search for the required snapshot files to play back See Slideshow of snapshots on page 55 The list of snapshots appears Select the snapshots to backup Click Archive Select the archiving device if different from that listed Click Archive Export starts immediately When completed click OK Click Cancel to return to the previous screen TruVision DVR 41 User Manual Chapter 9 Archiving recorded files Managing backup devices You can manage backup devices from the Export screen see Figure 25 on page 60 The Export screen allows you to e Create New Folder Create a new folder on the backup device e Delete Delete a file or folder from the backup device e Play Play the selected video file from the backup device Format Format the backup device Erase Erase files from a re writable CD DVD Playing back archived files on a PC Use the standard file player software to play back the archived video on your PC It is downloaded automatically from the T
35. sequence order See Changing the camera sequence on page 36 for more information Note Dwell time must not be set to zero for sequencing to function Sequencing live view mode using the front panel 1 Select the camera where you want to start sequencing 2 Press the Seq button on the front panel to start sequencing 3 Press the Seq button again to stop the sequencing Sequencing live view mode using the mouse 1 Select the camera where you want to start sequencing 2 Right click the mouse and select Start auto switch to start the sequencing 3 Right click the mouse and select Stop auto switch to stop the sequencing Accessing frequently used commands The quick access toolbar in live view lets you quickly access regularly used commands Position the cursor over a video image and left click the mouse The toolbar appears see Figure 14 on page 34 TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 33 4BChapter 5 Live view Figure 14 Quick access toolbar Table 9 Description of the quick access toolbar icons Icon x I i lt kd gt t lt Description Freeze Freeze the live image of the selected camera Although the image pauses time and date information does not The system clock continues to run Instant playback Playback the recorded video from the last five minutes If no recording is found then there was no recording made in the last five minutes Click the icon and select the desired camera
36. settings e Viewing system information e Viewing system logs General settings Use this screen to configure the monitor image GUI language login password requirement monitor resolution as well as to configure the DVR name and address See Figure 31 on page 107 The TVR 41 can support NTSC or PAL video output The video format is auto detected The changes are immediately implemented once Apply is clicked to save the settings Figure 31 Monitor setup screen General Settings gt A amp D oO Mj Genoral More Settings Lenguage English Device Name TVR 41 Device Address 255 Zone ID 1 VOA Resolution ETEA HDMI Resolution 1920 1080 50Hz 1080P l d Required a Scale Output Video a Enable Wizerd a TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 107 14BChapter 15 DVR management Table 14 Description of the Monitor setup screen General Settings Option Description Language Change the language of the system Select the desired language from the drop down list and click Apply The language displayed changes immediately Device name Define the DVR name The default name is TVR41 Click the edit box and enter the new name from the soft keyboard Device address The device number to use for the DVR when programming the remote control or keypad The default value is 255 Zone ID Each DVR in a daisy chain must have a unique zone ID so that it can be controlled by a KTD 405 The default value is 1 VGA resolu
37. single TVR 41 The device ID address only applies when using a remote control and not when using a keypad You can purchase a remote control by ordering part number TVR REMOTE 1 TruVision DVR Model 40 41 60 IR Remote Control 22 TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 3BChapter 4 Operating instructions Figure 9 IR remote control So g Q OOO OOOO Description Acknowledge an alarm Enable disable the IR remote control to control the TVR 41 Select a camera and enter a number in a menu option Switch between the different multiviews Mon A and Mon BSwitch between monitors A and B Item 1 Alarm 2 Device 3 Numeric buttons 4 Display 5 6 Live 7 Menu 8 Seq 9 lt gt AVM 10 OK 11 Zoom and 12 Preset 13 Tour Return to live view mode Activate the main menu Start stop sequencing In Menu mode Use left or right arrow buttons to select and up or down arrow buttons to edit entry In PTZ mode Use to control PTZ In Playback mode Use to control playback speed Confirm selection Use to control zoom of camera lens Enter preprogrammed three digit code to call up a preset Enter preprogrammed three digit code to call up shadow tour TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 23 3BChapter 4 Operating instructions Item Description 14 Focus and Use to control focus of camera lens 15 Playback control Use to control playback Rewind Pause Play and Fast F
38. the results Motion appears as bleu lines below the green playback progress bar If motion had been recorded as an event it appears as yellow on the progress bar Click the zoom in button to see the progress bar in closer detail Playing back frame by frame You can easily play back a selected video at different speeds This allows you to carefully examine an event frame by frame as it happens The current frame rate is shown on the right of the playback control toolbar To play back frame by frame e Using a mouse 1 In playback mode click the Speed Down Eland Speed up buttons in the playback control toolbar until the speed changes to single frame 2 Click the Pause button to advance the video frame by frame TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 57 6BChapter 7 Playing back a recording e Using the front panel 1 In playback mode move the joystick to left and right to scroll down and up through the speed changes until single frame 2 Press Enter with the joystick to advance the video frame by frame 3 Press the Playback button to continue playback at normal speed Digital zoom in playback You can easily zoom in on an image during playback to see it in greater detail To digitally zoom in during playback 1 58 In playback mode right click the mouse and click Digital Zoom in the pop up menu The playback control toolbar disappears Click the screen with the cursor The image zooms in and the digital
39. the settings correspond with those used in the PTZ camera 4 Click Copy to copy the settings to another camera if required 5 Click Apply to save the settings TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 39 5BChapter 6 Controlling a PTZ camera Calling up presets tours and shadow tours When in live view you can quickly call up the list of existing presets preset tours and shadow tours by using the front panel remote control mouse and keypad Front panel Press the joystick to Enter PTZ control panel appears Mouse Right click the mouse on the desired camera image The quick access toolbar appears Click the PTZ control icon to enter PTZ mode The PTZ control panel appears Remote control Press the OK button The PTZ control panel appears Keypad Press the Enter button on the keypad For further information see Appendix C TVK 505U keypad on page 127 and Appendix D KTD 405 keypad on page 129 If the display was in multiview format it changes to full screen format for the selected camera See Figure 18 below for a description of the PTZ control panel Figure 18 PTZ control panel Table 11 Description of the PTZ control panel Item Name Description 1 Directional pad auto Controls the movements and directions of the PTZ Center button scan buttons is used to start auto pan by the PTZ dome camera 2 Zoom focus and iris Adjusts zoom focus and iris PTZ movement Adjusts the speed of PTZ movement 4 To
40. utcfireandsecurity com or www utcfssecurityproducts eu Content Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Product introduction 1 Product overview 1 Installation 3 Installation environment 3 Unpacking the TVR 41 and its accessories 3 Back panel 4 PTZ dome camera setup 5 Wiring the keypad 10 RS 485 ports 12 RS 232 port 13 Monitor connections 13 Loop through 13 Audio inputs and output 13 Brackets 14 Getting started 15 Turning on and off the DVR 15 Using the setup wizard 16 Operating instructions 19 Controlling the TVR 41 19 Using the front panel 19 Using the mouse 21 Using the IR remote control 22 Menu overview 25 Live view 29 Description of live view 29 Switching monitors 30 Controlling live view mode 30 Multiview format 32 Sequencing cameras 33 Accessing frequently used commands 33 Configuring live view 35 V stream encoding 37 Controlling a PTZ camera 39 Configuring PTZ settings 39 Calling up presets tours and shadow tours 40 Setting and calling up presets 41 Setting and calling up preset tours 43 Setting and calling up a shadow tour 44 TruVision DVR 41 User Manual Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Playing back a recording 47 Overview of the playback window 47 Instant playback 49 All day playback 50 Searching recorded video 51 Playing back recordings by time and video type 52 Playing back recordings by event 53 Creatin
41. view screen appears Left click the mouse and drag the red square to the area of interest or move the joystick on the front panel to position the red square The selected area is magnified Right click the mouse to quit the digital zoom mode and to return to full screen playback mode The playback control toolbar reappears TruVision DVR 41 User Manual Chapter 8 Archiving recorded files Archive recorded files on an external device such as a USB flash drives USB HDDs eSATA HDD or a DVD writer You must be in live view mode to archive video Access to archive commands may require a password Before starting to archive files ensure that you have the backup device connected to the DVR It can be detected automatically by the DVR Note The USB port on the rear panel does not support USB CD DVD burners or USB HDDs Archiving files There are two ways to archive files Quick Archive Quick archive lets you archive recorded files quickly by using the Archive button on the front panel The TVR 41 then downloads all the recorded files on the unit to fill the available memory space on the media This option is not available via the mouse Advanced Search screen Use the Export command in the Advanced Search screen to specify archiving settings such as a specific time and date period as well as cameras Using Quick Archive To archive recorded video using Quick Archive 1 Insert the backup device into the TVR 41 If usin
42. when record time was stopped Play Click to start playback of the selected recording Export Click to archive the selected file to a USB device The export screen appears Back Click to return to the previous screen Motion search You can quickly and easily search playback recording for incidents of motion detection Motion can be searched over the whole playback screen or just for specific areas on it This allows you to search for example whether any motion was detected a few days ago near a particular door The option is not available in instant playback 56 TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 6BChapter 7 Playing back a recording Figure 24 Motion search toolbar 0 1 Full screen detection The motion sensitive red grid automatically appears over the whole screen 2 Delete all Delete the motion grid Search Search the playback recording for motion detection 4 Exit Quit motion search mode and return to play back To search for motion in playback 1 In playback mode right click the mouse and click Motion Search on the mouse menu The motion search toolbar appears and the playback control toolbar disappears 2 Select an area of the screen to be searched Drag the mouse over the desired area A red grid appears More than one area can be selected Or Click the full screen detection icon in the toolbar The whole screen is covered in the red grid 3 Click the Search icon to see
43. 1 4 1 8 1 16 Default is 25 30 Max bit rate mode Select the general default or customized option Max bit rate kbps If the customized maximum bit rate mode was selected enter the value here It must be between 32 and 8192 kbps It is calculated from the frame rate and time required Pre record This is the time the camera starts recording before the scheduled time or event Select the time in seconds to start pre recording before the scheduled time or event The maximum pre recording times available depend on the constant bit rate See Maximum pre recording times on page 137 for more information Post record This is the time the camera continues to record after the scheduled time or event Select the time in seconds to stop post recording after the scheduled time or event Auto delete day Select the number of days after which recorded video from the specified camera is permanently deleted from the HDD A day is defined as the 24 hour period from when the auto delete mode ADM was set The maximum number of days that can be set is 60 However the actual number of days permitted depends on the HDD capacity If the value is set to 0 the option is disabled Record audio Select Yes to record sound with the images 5 Click Apply to save the settings 6 If you want to save these parameters to another camera click Copy and select the camera in the pop up screen that appears Click OK and return to the
44. 20 60 Hz 1024 x 768 60 Hz 1 ch Resolution 1920 x 1080P 60 Hz 1600 x 1200 60 Hz 1280 x 1024 60 Hz 1280 x 720 60 Hz 1024 x 768 60 Hz 1 ch BNC 1 0 Vp p 75 Q Resolution PAL 704 x 576 NTSC 704 x 480 1 ch BNC 1 0 Vp p 75 Q Resolution PAL 704 x 576 NTSC 704 x 480 4 ch 8 ch 16 ch 4CIF 2CIF CIF QCIF 25 fps PAL 30 fps NTSC 32 to 4096 Kbps or user defined max 4096 Kbps 2 ch BNC Linear 600 Q 16 Kops 123 TVR 4104 TVR 4108 TVR 4116 Dual stream Stream type Playback resolution Synchronous playback Support Sub stream at CIF QCIF 25 fps PAL 30 fps NTSC Video Video amp Audio ACIF 2CIF CIF QCIF 4 ch 8 ch 16 ch Hard disk SATA e SATA Capacity 8 SATA interfaces 1 e SATA interface Up to 4TB capacity for each disk External interface Network interface Serial interface USB interface Alarm in Alarm out Miscellaneous Power supply Power consumption without HDD or DVD R W Operating temperature Relative humidity Chassis Dimensions W x H x D Weight 1 RJ45 10M 100M 1000M Ethernet interface 1 RS 232 interface for ProBridge Challenger Technical Support 1 RS 485 interface for PTZ control 1 RS 485 keyboard interface for KTD405 keyboard control 2 USB 2 0 16 16 16 4 4 4 100 to 240 VAC 6 3 A 50 to 60 Hz lt 35W lt 40 W lt 45 W 10 to 55 C 14 to 131 F 10 to 90 19 inch rack mounted 2U ch
45. 3 Click Test to the test e mail settings Note We recommend that you test the e mail settings after entering values in the e mail window 4 Click Apply to save the settings Note We recommend that you test the e mail settings after entering values in the E mail screen Configuring SNMP The SNMP is a protocol used to manage local networks You can define the SNMP traps that allow information on the DVR status as well as event and alarm notifications to be sent to a surveillance center Before configuring this function you must first install the SNMP software To configure SNMP protocol settings 1 Click the Network settings icon in the menu toolbar 2 Click SNMP and enter the required settings Configuring the FTP server This function is currently unavailable Configuring a remote alarm host If a remote alarm host set the DVR sends a signal to the host when an alarm is triggered The remote alarm host must have the TruVision Navigator server software installed To set up a remote alarm host 1 Click the Network Settings icon in the menu toolbar 2 Click More Settings 3 Enter Alarm Host IP and Alarm Host Port Alarm host IP represents the IP of the remote PC where the Network Video Surveillance software installed The alarm host port value must be the same as software s alarm monitor port Default port is 7200 TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 93 11BChapter 12 Network settings Configuring multicast Se
46. 80 481 482 483 484 485 486 487 488 489 490 491 492 493 494 495 496 497 498 499 500 501 502 503 504 505 506 507 508 509 510 511 136 TruVision DVR 41 User Manual Appendix E Maximum pre recording times The maximum pre recording time that can be selected depends on the bit rate Frame rate resolution and image quality do not impact time Note This information only applies when the bit rate is set to Constant see Initializing recording settings on page 73 for more information Constant bit rate Maximum pre recording time seconds 32 30 48 30 64 30 80 30 96 30 128 30 160 30 192 30 224 30 256 30 320 30 384 30 448 30 512 30 640 30 768 30 896 30 1024 30 1280 25 1536 20 TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 21BAppendix E Maximum pre recording times Constant bit rate Maximum pre recording time seconds 1792 15 2048 15 3072 10 4096 5 138 TruVision DVR 41 User Manual Appendix F Supported PTZ commands Table 21 Supported PTZ commands by camera protocols Part 1 PTZ command Protocol Tiltup Tilt Pan Pan Left Left Right Right Auto Zoom Zoom Focus Focus down left right up down up down pan Interlogix 485 Y Y Y Y N N N N N Y Y Y Y Interlogix 422 Y Y Y Y N N N N N Y Y Y Y KALATEL Y Y Y Y N N N N N Y Xe DSCP Y Y Y Y N N N N N Y Y Y Y HIKVISION Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Honeywell Y DA Y Y N N N N N Y Y N Y INFINOVA Y Y Y Y N N N N N Y Y Y Y
47. Bit rate type gt Video quality gt Frame rate gt Max Bit rate mode gt Max Bit rate gt Pre record 5s Post record 5s Auto delete 0 Record audio Yes Camera All Resolution 4 CIF Picture quality Medium Enable V stream No Frame rate 25 fps Max bit rate mode General Max bit rate 1792 Event priority Text In lt Motion Overwrite yes eSATE Record Capture NIC Type 10 100 1000M self adaptive Enable DHCP Enable IPv4 address 192 168 1 82 IPv4 subnet mask 255 255 255 0 IPv4 default gateway 192 168 1 1 IPv6 address1 fe80 240 3dff fe7e 926f 64 IPv6 address2 Null IPv6 address gateday Null Mac address It depends MTU 1500 Preferred DNS server Null TruVision DVR 41 User Manual PPPoE DDNS NTP Email FTP SNMP More settings PPPoE DDNS NTP Email FTP SNMP More settings 23BAppendix G Default menu settings Alternate DNS server Null Enable PPPoE Disable User name Null Password Null Confirm Null DDNS Disable DDNS type ezDDNS Server address www tvr ddns net Host Name Null NAT Disable Nat server port 8000 gt 0 Nat HTTP port 80 gt 0 Enable NTP Disable Interval 60min NTP server time nist gov NTP Port 123 Null Null Null Alarm host IP Null Alarm host port 0 Server port 8000 HTTP port 80 Multicast IP Null RTSP server port 554 TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 145 23BA
48. Configuring live view on page 35 and Holiday schedules on page 77 Camera management Configures camera settings including motion detection video image adjustments camera title and copy settings to other cameras See Chapter 14 Camera settings on page 103 Video schedule Configures recording settings including recording schedules record quality auto delete mode and recording mode See Chapter 10 Recording on page 73 Network settings Configures standard network settings including IP address Y e mail notifications DDNS setup and advanced network settings See Chapter 12 Network settings on page 89 TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 25 3BChapter 4 Operating instructions Icon Name Description Alarm settings Configures alarm settings including alarm input relay output video loss remote alert pre alarm and post alarm seconds See Chapter 11 Alarm settings on page 81 PTZ settings Configures PTZ settings See Chapter 6 Controlling a PTZ camera on page 39 User management Configures users passwords and access privileges See Chapter 16 User management on page 113 System settings Configures system settings including system date and time audio output device name RS 485 settings RS 232 settings firmware upgrade hard drive settings boot log and shutdown See Chapter 13 HDD management on page 97 and Chapter 15 DVR management on page 107 Hee amp A
49. Diek Sta o CZE CO 08 21 2012 23 60 60 Major Typo Au t Upgrade Minor Type An a Comiguratio T Text insertion No Major Tyd Timo 1 User admin 3 To view more detail information about a particular log entry select the entry and click amp or double click the log entry 5 If available you can also view the associated video to the selected log entry by clicking its play button 5 To export a log entry select a log and click Export 4 Click Back to return to live view 112 TruVision DVR 41 User Manual Chapter 16 User management By default the DVR comes with three user accounts an Administrator account an Operator account and a Guest account These accounts provide multiple levels of access and functionality See Table 16 below for a description of the different user accounts Table 16 User accounts User Description Administrator The administrator account includes extended menu with full access to all settings The Administrator has the authority to add delete or configure parameters for many of the system functions There can only be one administrator The user name is admin The name cannot be modified The default password is 1234 Operator The operator account includes reduced menu access to Video settings inaccessible features are not visible The default user name is operator The default password is 2222 Guest The guest account includes menu access with no programming p
50. K to save the settings Keypoint 1 Preset Duration Speed Note A preset tour should have at least two presets 4 Repeat step 3 to configure other steps Keypoints in the preset tour 1 2 32 4 3 6 A 3 WW te te 13 14 15 16 17 5 In the preset tour toolbar click EJ to call up the preset tour 6 Click Back to return to live view TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 43 5BChapter 6 Controlling a PTZ camera To 1 2 To delete a preset tour Click the PTZ Settings icon on the menu toolbar and select More Settings From the preset list select a tour number and click EJ to delete the selected the preset tour Or In the preset tour toolbar click ca to delete all the preset tours Click Back to return to live view call up a preset tour PTZ control panel In live view left click the mouse and select the PTZ control icon in the quick access toolbar The PTZ control panel appears Select the desired camera from the toolbar Or On the front panel select the desired camera and press Enter on the joystick to call up the quick access toolbar The PTZ control panel appears Scroll the toolbar to Tour and double click the desired preset tour from the list The camera immediately carries out the preset tour movement Menu toolbar Click the PTZ Settings icon on the menu toolbar and select More Settings Select the desired preset tour from the list and click Cio start the tour
51. KTD 348 Y Y Y Y N N N N N Y Y Y Y LG MULTIX Y Y Y Y N N N N N Y Y Y Y LILIN Y Y Y Y N N N N N Y N Y Y Ae Y Y Y Y N N N N N Y Y Y Y PELCO D Y Y Y Y Y Y y ys Y Y Y Y Y PELCO P Y Y Y Y Y Y Y WA Y Y Y Y Y PHILIPS Y Y Y Y N N N N N Y Y Y Y PHILPS 3 Y Y Y Y N N N N N Y Y Y Y SAE Y Y Y Y N N N N N Y Y Y Y Samsung Y Y Y Y N N N N N Y Y Y Y Siemens Y Y Y Y N N N N N Y Y Y Y a Y Y Y Y N N N N N N N N N SONY EVI D70 Y Y Y Y N N N N N N N N N S Y M Y Y N N N N N N N N N TECHWIN Y Y Y Y N N N N N N N N N VICON Y Y Y Y N N N N N Y Y Y Y TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 139 22BAppendix F Supported PTZ commands PTZ command Protocol Tiltup Tilt Pan Left Left Right Right Auto Zoom Zoom Focus Focus down right up down up down pan YOULI Y Y Y N N N N N Y Y X Y Hikvision only Table 22 Supported PTZ commands by camera protocols Part 2 PTZ command Protocol lris Iris Light Wiper Zoom Center Menu Preset Tour Shadow area tour Interlogix 485 Y Y N N N N N Y N Y Interlogix 422 Y Y N N N N N Y N Y KALATEL Y Y N N N N N Y N Y DSCP Y Y N N N N N Y N Y HIKVISION Y Y N N Y Y Y Y Y Y Honeywell Y Y N N N N N N N N INFINOVA Y Y N N N N N Y N Y KTD 348 Y Y N N N N N Y N Y LG MULTIX Y Y N N N N N Y Y Y LILIN Y Y N N N N N N N N ee Y Y N N N N N Y N Y PELCO D Y Y Y Y N N N Y Y Y PELCO P Y Y N N N N N Y Y Y PHILIPS Y Y N N N N N N N N PHILPS 3 Y Y N N N N N N N N SAE Y Y N N N N N Y Y Y Samsung Y Y N N N N N Y N Y Sieme
52. N Help information Provides reference information to the various toolbars J menus and keys within the interface law Power manager Provides access to logout reboot and shutdown options See Turning on and off the DVR on page 15 To access the main menu 1 In live view press the Menu button on the remote control or front panel Or Right click the mouse and select Menu from the pop up menu The main menu screen appears The Display screen appears by default 2 Click the required menu icon to display its submenu options Modify the configuration parameters as required 3 Click Apply to save the settings 4 Click Back to return to live view Using the soft keyboard A keyboard will appear on screen when you need to enter characters in a screen option Click a key to input that character Figure 11 The soft keyboard 26 TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 3BChapter 4 Operating instructions Description of the keys in the virtual keyboard o Switch to lowercase uppercase pea Space esc Exit the soft keyboard A 1 Alphanumeric characters a Backspace Symbols Confirm selection Exiting the main menu Press the Menu button on the front panel to exit the current menu screen and return to live view or click Back in a main menu TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 27 3BChapter 4 Operating instructions 28 TruVision DVR 41 User Manual Chapter 5 Live view Description of live view Live view mode is the no
53. Start date 1st Jan End date 1st Jan Camera Management OSD Image 142 OSD setting Image setting Camera Analog 1 Camera name Camera 01 Display name Yes Display date Yes Display week Yes Date format MM DD YYYY Time format 12 hour Display mode Not transparent amp not flashing Camera Analog 1 Mode Standard TruVision DVR 41 User Manual Motion Privacy mask Tamper proof Video loss 23BAppendix G Default menu settings Motion detection setting Camera All Enable motion detection No Rule Trigger channel camera self Alarm schedule All day for whole week Rule Null Sensitivity Middle Target size 1 Zone Full screen Privacy mask setting Camera All Enable privacy mask No Zone Null Tamper proof setting Camera All Enable tamper proof No Rule Alarm schedule all day for whole week Rule Null Sencitivity Low Zone Null Video loss setting Camera All Enable video loss Alarm Disable Rule Alarm schedule all day for whole week Rule Null Video Schedule Schedule Encoding TruVision DVR 41 User Manual Record Record Camera All Enable Schedule Enable Schedule All day for whole week TL Hi Camera All Encoding parameters gt Stream type gt 143 23BAppendix G Default menu settings More settings Net working setting 144 General Capture V stream More settings General Resolution gt
54. TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 10BChapter 11 Alarm settings Input output Video Standards Mismatch I O video standards do not match Abnormal Record No space on HDD to save recorded files See Description of alarm notification types on page 81 for information on the different alarm notification types available To set up system notifications 1 Click the Alarm settings icon in the menu toolbar and select Notification 2 Select a notification type See Description of alarm notification types on page 81 for more information 3 Check one or more response options Audible warning notify surveillance center send e mail trigger alarm output 4 Click Apply to save the settings Detecting video loss Video may be lost if the video cable or camera develop a fault or are damaged You can set up the DVR to detect video loss and trigger a system notification To setup video loss detection 1 Click the Camera management icon in the menu toolbar and select Video Loss Select a camera to configure for video loss detection Check the Enable Video Loss Alarm box to enable the feature Click Rules next to the Video Loss Detection box to enter the Rules screen Cie es TS Click the Rule tab and select how you want the DVR to notify you of video loss Click Apply to save the settings and then clock OK to return to the previous screen 6 Click the Arming Schedule tab and select the schedule of when you want video
55. User Manual 3BChapter 4 Operating instructions Menu overview The TVR 41 has an icon driven menu structure that allows you to configure the unit s parameters Each command icon displays a screen that lets you edit a group of settings Most menus are available only to system administrators The screen is divided into three sections The currently selected command icon and submenu item are highlighted in green See Figure 10 below You must be in live view mode to access the main menu Figure 10 Menu structure V stream Encoding Vrs Jg Encoding Parameters Main Stream TL Hi Stream Type Video amp Audio Resolution 704 288 2CIF Bitrate Type Variable Video Quality Medium Frame Rate 4fps Max Bitr General Max Bitr 1792 Pre record 5s Post rec 5s Auto Delete day 2 More Settings Record Audio User admin 1 Menu toolbar Setup options available for the selected menu function Move the mouse over a command icon and click to select it See Table 4 below for a description of the icons 2 Submenu panel Submenus for the selected menu function are displayed Click an item to select it 3 Setup menu All the details for the selected submenu are displayed Click a field to make changes Table 4 Description of the menu toolbar icons Icon Name Description Display mode settings Configures display settings including dwell time schedule es language and display formats See
56. VR 41 when archiving files onto a backup device TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 63 7BChapter 8 Archiving recorded files 64 TruVision DVR 41 User Manual Chapter 9 Using the web browser This chapter describes how you can use the web browser interface to configure the device play back recorded video search through event logs and control a PTZ dome camera You can also specify settings on the web browser interface to optimize video playback and recording performance when operating in a low or limited bandwidth environment Windows Vista and 7 users Internet Explorer for Windows Vista and Windows 7 operating systems have increased security measures to protect your PC from any malicious software being installed When using the TVR 41 web browser interface you can install ActiveX controls to connect and view video using Internet Explorer To have complete functionality of the web browser interface and the DVR player with Windows Vista and Windows 7 do the following e Run the Browser interface and the DVR player application as an administrator in your workstation e Add the DVR s IP address to your browser s list of trusted sites To add the DVR s IP address to Internet Explorer s list of trusted sites 1 Open Internet Explorer Click Tools and then Internet Options Click the Security tab and then select the Trusted Sites icon Click Sites Clear the Require server verification https for all sites in this zone
57. a in the desired preset location APTZup W PTZdown ptziett gt PTZ right 4 To call up a preset position tap dal to bring up the Call Set screen Enter a preset number and tap Call The camera moves to the preprogrammed position Tap again to exit the preset configuration screen 5 To zoom in and out of the selected camera image pinch the screen to zoom in or out This option is only available for PTZ cameras 6 To adjust the brightness of the camera image tap the iris icon Edo open the iris scrubber bar Drag the playhead along the scrubber bar to adjust the image brightness Device management The device list is empty by default You must first add the required devices to the iTVRmobile device list before you can access them 120 TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 16BChapter 17 KTD 405 keypad Note Up to 16 devices can be added to the application To 1 add a new device In the main menu tap Devices The Devices page appears All devices already added to the app are listed 2 Tap Add The New Device page appears 3 Enter the following information Device name Enter the name of the device to be linked such as a TruVision DVR or TruVision IP cameras The name can have up to 16 alphanumeric characters Register mode Select either IP or DDNS Use DDNS when there is no fixed IP address available Address Enter the IP or dynamic name address of the device Port Enter the com port address of the device For
58. a a interlogix A UTC Fire amp Security Company TruVision DVR 41 User Manual P N 1072566A EN REV 1 0 ISS 25SEP12 Copyright Trademarks and patents Manufacturer Certification FCC compliance European Union directives pid Contact information 2012 UTC Fire amp Security All rights reserved The TruVision and Interlogix names and logos are trademarks of UTC Fire amp Security Other trade names used in this document may be trademarks or registered trademarks of the manufacturers or vendors of the respective products UTC Fire amp Security Americas Corporation Inc 2955 Red Hill Avenue Costa Mesa CA 92626 5923 USA Authorized EU manufacturing representative UTC Fire amp Security B V Kelvinstraat 7 6003 DH Weert The Netherlands C VRAE Class B This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications There is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turn
59. able are single frame 1 8 speed 14 speed 2 speed normal X2 speed X4 speed X8 speed maximum speed b gt Increase playback speed Options available are single frame 1 8 speed 1 4 speed 2 speed normal X2 speed X4 speed X8 speed maximum speed Previous file day event recording Play next file day recording in the search result 4 Timeline Allows you to jump forwards or backwards in time The timeline moves left oldest video to right newest video Click a location on it for where you want playback to start In all day playback the cursor shows the actual time In search playback the cursor is a ball 5 Time bar Time of actual playback This is only displayed in all day playback 6 Playback progress bar This bar displays how far playback of the recording has progressed It also indicates the type of recording 7 Recording type Description of the color coding of recording types that appear in the playback progress bar Green indicates continuous recording Red indicates alarm event recording Yellow indicates motion recording 8 Hide the playback control toolbar 9 For all day playback mode quit playback and return to live view For playback from search mode quit playback and return to the search screen Instant playback Use the quick access toolbar to quickly replay recorded video from the last five minutes This can be useful to review an event that has just happened Only one camera at a time can b
60. agement icon in the menu toolbar to display its screen 2 Click the Delete button ill for the user to be deleted 3 Click Yes in the pop up screen to confirm deletion The user is immediately deleted 4 Click Back to return to live view Modifying a user A user s name password access level and MAC address can be changed Only a system administrator can modify a user To modify a user 1 Click the User Management icon in the menu toolbar to display its screen 2 Click the Edit button for the user whose access privileges need to be changed The Edit User pop up screen appears 3 Edit the user information and click Apply to save the settings 4 Click the OK button to return to the previous screen 5 Click Back to return to live view Changing the Admin password The administrator s password can be changed in the User Management menu Click the Change Password tab and enter the new information The administrator s MAC address can be changed here too Once completed click Apply to save the settings 116 TruVision DVR 41 User Manual Chapter 17 iT VRmobile You can easily log on to the TVR 41 using the TruVision iTVRmobile application Once installed on your iPhone it can be used over a wireless network to remotely view live video from DVRs IP cameras PTZ cameras and DVSs It can also be used to control PTZ cameras For detailed information on setting up and using the iTVRmobile application please refer to the
61. alarm notification types are Audible warning Triggers an audible beep when a notification or alarm is detected Notify surveillance center Sends a signal to TruVision Navigator or other software applications when an alarm or notification is detected Trigger alarm output Triggers an alarm output when a notification is detected for an external alarm See Setting up external alarms on page 84 for information on configuring an alarm output Send e mail Sends an e mail when an alarm or notification is detected See Configuring e mail on page 92 for information on how to configure the DVR to send an e mail Full screen monitoring When an alarm is triggered the local spot monitor VGA or BNC monitor displays an image in live view mode For alarms that are triggered simultaneously images display one at a time every 10 seconds default dwell time You can set a different dwell time using the Dwell Time setting under the Display Settings gt Layout screen When the alarm stops cycling of the images stops and you return to live view mode This alarm option must be selected for each channel where it is required This alarm notification is not available for system alarms Front panel LED alarm Triggers the alarm indicator bar on the front panel to flash on and off when a motion detection alarm is detected TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 81 10BChapter 11 Alarm settings Setting up motion detection Motion detection is one
62. an set up both the schedule and areas sensitive to motion detection for each camera individually or easily copy the settings of one camera to other cameras For IP cameras you can configure from the DVR the schedule when the camera can be triggered by motion However you need to configure the area of the video display sensitive to motion from the camera itself For information on scheduling motion detections see Motion detection set up on page 82 TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 77 9BChapter 10 Recording External alarm schedules The DVR can be scheduled to record when an alarm is triggered by an external alarm device such as a PIR detector or dry contacts For information on scheduling external alarms see Triggering or clearing alarm outputs manually on page 86 Protecting recorded files There are two methods to prevent recorded files from being inadvertently overwritten or deleted off the HDD We highly recommend that important recorded events be protected from deletion Recorded files can either be locked or the HDD that the files reside on can be set to read only Locking and unlocking recorded files Lock files to protect them against being overwritten or deleted To lock or unlock a recorded file 1 In live view enter the video search screen by pressing the Search button on the front panel or remote control and then enter Advanced Search Or In live view right click the mouse to display the pop u
63. assis 445 x 470 x 90 mm 17 5 x 18 5 x 3 54 in lt 8 kg 17 6 Ib without HDD or DVD R W 124 TruVision DVR 41 User Manual Appendix B PTZ protocols Interlogix 485 Interlogix 422 Kalatel DSCP HIKVISION Honeywell INFINOVA KTD 348 LG MULTIX LILIN PANASONIC_CS850 PELCO D PELCO P PHILIPS PHILIPS 3 SAE Samsung Siemens SONY EVI D30 31 SONY EVI D70 SONY EVI D100 P TECHWIN VICON YOULI TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 125 18BAppendix B PTZ protocols 126 TruVision DVR 41 User Manual Appendix C TVK 505U keypad Using a TVK 505U keypad Use the keypad to carry out functions similar to the front panel buttons For detailed keypad instructions refer to the TVK 505U controller keypad user manual Setting up a TVK 505U keypad to work with the TVR 41 To set up a TVK 505U keypad 1 In the keypad live view menu press the or button to select the DVR tab required s1 e52 53 1 5 MON CAM 1 DVR PTZ Menu Display Play Monitor 2 Press the option DVR 3 Enter the number of the DVR The value must be between 0 and 255 4 Press the button to confirm The message MASTER ENABLED momentarily appears To access the programming menus of a PTZ dome camera using a TVK 505U keypad 1 In the keypad live view menu press the PTZ button Keypad enters PTZ mode Note For information on programming a PTZ dome camera please refer to the PTZ camera user manual TruVi
64. cation and PTZ function 5 Select the cameras to be triggered when an external alarm is detected In the Rule window click Trigger channel and select the cameras to be triggered for recording when an alarm is detected Only analog cameras can be selected Click Apply to save the settings 6 Select the recording schedules for the external alarm Click the Arming schedule tab and select the day of the week and the time periods during the day when motion can be recorded You can schedule up to eight time periods in a day Default is 24 hours Click Apply to save the settings Click Copy to copy the settings to other days of the week and holiday period Note The time periods defined cannot overlap 7 Select the response method to an external alarm 84 TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 10BChapter 11 Alarm settings Click the Rule tab to define the method by which you want the DVR to notify you of the alarm Click Apply to save settings 8 Select the PTZ camera function required in response to an external alarm Select the PTZ camera and the preset preset tour or shadow tour that is triggered when the alarm is detected lt Arming Schedule Rule PTZ Linking PTZ Linking Call Proset Preset Call Tour Tour Call Shadow Tour Shadow Tour _ Gancsi Click Apply to save the settings Click Copy to copy the settings to other cameras if required 9 Click OK to return to the alarm input screen 10 Click Back to retur
65. click Copy and select the desired cameras Click OK 8 Click Apply to save the settings and then Back to return to live view Setting up privacy masking You can define an area on screen to remain hidden from view For example you can choose to block the view of a camera when overlooking residential premises This hidden area is referred to as privacy masking Privacy masking cannot be viewed in live view or recorded mode and appears as a blank area on the video image However although you can select the privacy masking option for IP cameras you cannot set up an area where it applies on screen Areas are selected from the IP camera itself Refer to the IP camera user manual for information on doing this To setup a privacy mask 1 Click the Camera Management icon in the menu toolbar and select Privacy mask 2 Select the camera for which to set up privacy masking 3 Check the Enable Privacy Mask box to enable the feature 4 Set up the mask area Up to four areas can be set Using the mouse click and drag a privacy mask box in the camera view screen over the desired area You can set up to four areas for privacy masking Masked areas are dimmed and outlined in four different colors Click Apply to save settings 104 TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 13BChapter 14 Camera settings To delete a mask check the desired mask and click Clear for that color mask 5 To copy the settings to other cameras click Copy and select the
66. cons The selected video tile is highlighted by a green frame Button Description Tap to return to the main menu iTVRmobile Note This option is only available when in the iPhone is held in portrait orientation This icon appears when there is no camera connected Tap the cross to obtain the Select Channel screen and select a camera for live view from the list of devices Tap to change the camera in the selected video tile If there are already four video tiles m opened O 118 open in multiview the next camera selected will replace the camera that was first Stop Tap to stop live streaming of video from the selected camera TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 16BChapter 17 KTD 405 keypad Bookmark Tap to create bookmarks Bookmarks are groups of cameras that can be accessed together Snapshot Tap to take a snapshot of the live view images PTZ control Tap to call up the PTZ control arrows on screen for PTZ control To access live view 1 In the main menu tap Live to access live view Live view is in 2X2 multiview mode by default The selected video tile has a green frame Double tap or I to open the list of devices bookmarks and favorites available and select the desired camera N 3 Tap the desired device such as a DVR All cameras listed under this device are shown iN Tap the desired camera in the list The live view immediately appears on screen By default it occupies one
67. d box release esc 3 Press Enter to activate the virtual keyboard 4 Press and hold esc and then press the arrow buttons to reach the first digit of the password Release esc and press Enter to select the digit 5 Repeat steps 2 to 4 for each digit of the password 6 Move the cursor to the Enter button on the virtual keyboard and press esc on the KTD 405 keypad to enter the password 7 Press and hold esc and then press the arrow buttons to navigate the cursor to activate OK button on the Login screen 8 Press The main menu appears 132 TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 20BAppendix D KTD 405 keypad Example 2 To modify a menu option using the keypad 1 In the main menu press and hold esc and then press the arrow buttons to navigate to the desired menu icon for example Display Mode Settings Press to enter Display Mode Settings menu Press or l to scroll to the menu tab Layout When in the desired menu screen press and hold esc and then press the arrow buttons up C down to navigate the cursor to the option Layout Press to activate the dropdown menu Press and hold esc and then press the up down arrow buttons to navigate to the desired option Press to select the option Press and hold esc and then press the up down arrow buttons to navigate to Apply Press to select it Then navigate to Back to return to live view TVR 41 mapping to the KTD 405 keypad Table 19 TVR 41 mappi
68. e e Check for compatibility from vendor Refresh the search results if any parameters have been modified Files found on the backup device are listed Click to delete a selected file from the backup device Click to play selected file Free space available on the backup device is displayed Select to prevent other files being recorded onto the disc Select to automatically include the Player tool when archiving files Create a new folder on the backup device Files from the DVR can be archived to a specific folder TruVision DVR 41 User Manual Chapter 9 Archiving recorded files Item Function Description 10 Format Format the USB eSATA drive 11 Archive Start downloading selected files onto the backup device 12 Cancel Cancel search and return to previous menu To export recorded files to a backup device 1 Connect the backup device to the DVR If using a USB memory drive insert the device into the USB port on the front panel If using a digital video disk DVD or eSATA drive insert the disc into the DVD drive If both media are found in the TVR 41 the USB device takes precedence over the DVD 2 In live view mode press the Search button on the front panel or remote control Or Right click the mouse and select Advanced Search The Advanced Search screen appears 3 Select the cameras and search parameters required 4 Click Search The list of results appears 5 Select the files to export Note You
69. e mouse and select the digital zoom icon or on the front panel press the Zoom button The digital view screen appears 3 Left click the mouse and drag the red square to the area of interest or move the joystick on the front panel to position the red square The selected area is magnified 4 To exit digital zoom right click the mouse or press the Zoom button on the front panel Configuring live view The setup of live view can be modified from the main menu to suit different needs such as the different monitors multiview layout and dwell time options You can also enable audio output TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 35 4BChapter 5 Live view Figure 16 Layout screen Monitor Time D faa Gonoral View 5 i _ Video Output Interface Live View Mode Dwell Time P Holiday Enable Audio Out Table 10 Description of the layout screen Submenu name General tab Description Select which monitor will be the main monitor HDMI depends on Video output interface Live view mode Dwell time Enable audio out Even output Full screen monitoring dwell time DVR model VGA main CVBS and spot output Default is VGA if connected Select which multiview layout will be default in live view mode Default is 4x4 multiview layout Set the length of time for which a camera image is displayed on the selected monitor before moving to the next camera during sequencing Default
70. e recording times 137 Appendix F Supported PTZ commands 139 Appendix G Default menu settings 141 Glossary 149 Index 151 iv TruVision DVR 41 User Manual Chapter 1 Product introduction Product overview This is the TruVision DVR 41 TVR 41 User Manual for models Table 1 Product codes Americas EMEA TVR 4108 2T TVR 4104 1TEA TVR 4108 4T TVR 4104 2TEA TVR 4116 2T TVR 4108 2TEA TVR 4116 4T TVR 4108 4TEA TVR 4116 8T TVR 4116 2TEA TVR 4116 12T TVR 4116 4TEA TVR 4116 8TEA TVR 4116 12TEA Note Models are shipped with the power chords for their region For regions not listed in Table 1 above please contact your local supplier The TruVision DVR 41 TVR 41 is a versatile user friendly embedded digital video recorder DVR allowing end users to record 4 8 or 16 analog cameras at 4 CIF in real time 25 30 fps while providing integration with the UTC portfolio of security solutions and offering a seamless product experience within the TruVision brand Its dual streaming functionality allows the user to set up different settings for recording and streaming video in live view mode TruVision DVR 41 can fully integrate with the license free TruVision Navigator software which is ideal for the most commercial applications TVR 41 s easy and intuitive to use web browser interface enables remote configuration and secure viewing searching and playing back of video from computers connected via the Internet TruVision
71. e selected The default playback period of 5 minutes cannot be changed TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 49 6BChapter 7 Playing back a recording To instantly replay recorded video 1 In live view mode left click the mouse on the desired camera image The quick access toolbar appears Click Instant Playback BEz 2 Select the desired camera from the drop down list and click OK Playback starts immediately The Instant Playback scroll bar appears under the selected camera 3 Click Pause Won the toolbar to pause playback Click Play I to restart playback Click Stop E to stop playback and return to live view All day playback Use this option to play back recorded video from the last day Playback starts at midnight and runs for the 24 hour period All day playback is shown in full screen view See Figure 21 on page 48 for a description of the playback control toolbar e Using the mouse 1 In live view mode right click the mouse on the desired camera image In the mouse toolbar click All day Playback The playback screen appears By default the camera is in full screen mode 2 To select more than one camera for multiview playback or to select playback from a different day move the mouse to the right edge of the screen The camera list and calendar appear Check the desired cameras and or another day Up to 16 cameras can be selected Playback starts immediately Note A message appears if there are no recordings found d
72. ection and POS ATM text insertion e Alarm Red Records only alarms e None Grey No recording during this period 5 Timeline TL There is a 24 hour time line for each day Up to eight recording periods can be scheduled during the 24 hour period TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 75 9BChapter 10 Recording Daily schedules To set up a daily recording schedule 1 Click the Video Schedule icon in the menu toolbar and select Schedule 2 Select a camera 3 4 Click Edit The following screen is displayed Check the Enable Schedule box End 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Start End 00 00 00 00 Sterv End 00 00 00 00 Start End 00 00 00 00 Copy App SK Select the day of the week for which you want to set up the schedule You can define a schedule for each day of the week Set the start and end time for recording Define a time period by entering a start left column and end right column time You can schedule up to eight time periods Click All Day to record all day Note Time periods defined cannot overlap Select a recording type This setting instructs the DVR to begin recording when an alarm is triggered The recording type can be based on time and triggered by motion detection and or an alarm If set to TimeLapse TL Hi or TL Lo the DVR records continuously 8 Click Apply to save settings 9 Repeat steps 3 to 8 for other days of the week or to copy the schedule settings to anoth
73. efine the desired output mode Select one of the options from the drop down list Standard Bright Gentle or Vivid Modify the video output brightness Adjust the scroll bar point to the desired level and click Apply Define whether the status icons appear on screen See Status information on page 29 for more information Modify the transparency of the menus on screen relative to the background to make the menu screens easier to read or less prominent on screen Default is non transparent Select one of the options from the drop down list Define the time in minutes after which the menu screen reverts to live view mode Select a time from the drop down list and click Apply Modify the speed of the mouse pointer Adjust the scroll bar point to the desired level and click Apply Check to enable the Motion alarm option Define whether the status LEDs on the front panel start flashing when motion is detected Check the box to enable disable and click Apply Updating system firmware The firmware on the DVR can be updated using four methods e Via an USB device e Over the network via an FTP server e Via the DVR web browser e Using TruVision Navigator For further information refer to the TruVision Navigator user manual The firmware upgrade file is labeled TVR41 dav To update the system firmware using a USB device 1 Download on to a USB the latest firmware from our web site at www gesecurityproducts
74. enu toolbar and select More Settings The PTZ configuration window appears Check Call Preset and enter the preset number to call up The camera immediately moves to that preset position Click Back to return to live view TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 5BChapter 6 Controlling a PTZ camera Setting and calling up preset tours Preset tours move a PTZ dome camera to different steps called Keypoint in the interface The camera stays at a step for a set dwell time before moving on to the next step The steps are defined by presets see Setting and calling up presets on page 41 Each preset tour consists of steps A step consists of a step number a dwell time and a speed The step number is the order the camera will follow while cycling through the preset tour The dwell time is the length of time for which a camera stays at a step before moving to the next one The speed is the rate at which the camera will move from one key point to the next Note The PTZ dome camera used must be able to support a preset tour command See Appendix F on page 139 for the complete list of PTZ commands available by camera protocol To set up a preset tour 1 Click the PTZ Settings icon on the menu toolbar and select More Settings 2 Select the preset tour number 3 In the preset tour toolbar click o to add a step to the preset tour The Keypoint window appears Select the preset number dwell time and speed of the step Click O
75. er day To copy the current schedule settings to another day of the week click Copy Select the number of the day of the week to which to copy the schedule and click OK to save changes and return to the Edit screen 10 Repeat steps 3 to 9 for other cameras 11 Click Apply to save the settings and then OK to return to the schedule 76 screen TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 9BChapter 10 Recording Holiday schedules As well as being able to schedule when recordings occur during the week you can also schedule them for specific holidays in the year such as the first of January or the second Wednesday of every month You can schedule up to 32 holiday periods A holiday period can be scheduled for a particular day or as a block of days To set up a holiday recording schedule 1 Click the Display Mode Settings icon in the menu toolbar and select Holidays 2 Select a holiday period from the list and click Edit to modify the settings The Edit screen appears Holiday Name d Enable Mode Start Date End Date Cancel 3 Enter the name of the holiday period and click Enable 4 Select whether the holiday period will be categorized by date week or month and then enter the start and end dates 5 Click Apply to save the settings and then OK to return to the Edit screen 6 Repeat steps 2 to 5 for other holiday periods 7 Click Back to return to live view Motion detection schedules For analog cameras you c
76. erial Bus USB is a plug and play serial bus standard to interface devices to a host computer 150 TruVision DVR 41 User Manual Index A Active X 65 Alarm notifications external alarms 84 types 81 video loss 87 video tampering 87 Alarm outputs manually acknowledging 86 Archiving exporting files to a backup device 60 quick archive 59 snapshots 62 video clips 61 Audio connecting audio inputs and outputs 13 Back panel description 4 Backup devices managing 63 Bookmarks playback 54 saving 54 types 54 Brightness contrast and saturation modifying 105 C Cameras configuring PTZ dome cameras 39 connecting analog cameras using loop through 13 privacy masking 104 setting up sequencing 36 D Daily schedules recording 76 DDNS settings 91 Default menu settings 141 Default settings restore 110 TruVision DVR 41 User Manual Digital zoom description 34 Digital zoom in playback 58 E E mail notifications set up 92 eSATA 100 Event logs searching remotely 71 Export files 63 External alarm setting up to record when triggered 84 External alarm schedules recording 78 F Factory default settings restore 110 Firmware updating 109 Frame by frame playback 57 Front panel description 20 Full screen viewing 32 H HDD checking status 99 grouping 98 initializing 97 properties 98 redundancy 79 set to read only 79 setting up HDD alarms 99 Holiday schedules
77. es 0111 16X PTZ Address switches Select the camera ID DIP switch address as required Baud rate 0000 1 Address switches 2 Baud switches 3 Protocol switches RS 485 data connector CyberDome Protocol switches NA Address switches Select the camera ID DIP switch address as required RS 485 data connector 8 TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 1BChapter 2 Installation Camera Switch setting UltraView PTZ Protocol switches 01000 Address switches Select the switch address as required 1 Protocol switches 2 Address switches RS 485 data connector B RS 485 422 A RS 485 422 Legend Protocol switches 1 Address switches Select the camera ID DIP switch address as required a ey sd 100 s Kii RS 485 data connector B RS 485 422 A RS 485 422 z TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 9 1BChapter 2 Installation Wiring the keypad The keypad uses RS 485 simplex wiring The signal is transferred by a single twisted pair line A shielded STP CAT5 network cable is recommended Ground one end of the cable either the first or last device on the RS 485 line The maximum number of devices that can be installed in one bus is 255 witha maximum cable length of 1200 m The cable length can be expanded using a signal distributor Both the first and the last device in series should be terminated with 120 Ohm resistance to minimize line reflections See Figure 3 below Fi
78. ettings for the analog cameras Ensure that the HDD has been installed and initialized before configuring the recording settings See Chapter 13 HDD management on page 97 for more information To configure recording settings 1 Click the Video Schedule icon in the menu toolbar 2 Select Encoding gt Record ap a fe D aw V stream Encoding ie Analog 1 o ng Parameters Main Stream TL Hi Stream Type Video amp Audio Resolution 704 288 2CIF Bitrate Type Video Quality l Framo Rato Max Bitr Gonera Max Bitr 1792 Pro rocord 58 Post rec Ss Auto Delete day o Record Audio Yes M oo wW More Sottings 3 Select the camera you want to configure TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 73 9BChapter 10 Recording Configure the following recording settings Encoding parameters Select one of the stream types Mainstream TL Hi Mainstream TL Lo Mainstream Event Mainstream Alarm or Substream Stream type Select the type of stream to record either video or video and audio Resolution Select the resolution of the recording Options include 4CIF 2CIF CIF and QCIF Bit rate type Select Constant or Variable Video quality Select the quality at which to record If Variable was selected as the bit rate type this option is unavailable Frame rate Select the recording frame rate 25 PAL 30 NTSC 20 18 16 15 12 10 8 6 default 4 2 1 1 2
79. eu videoupgrades Or www utcfssecurityproductspages eu videoupgrades TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 109 14BChapter 15 DVR management 2 Connect the USB device to the DVR 3 Click the System Settings icon in the menu toolbar 4 Select Upgrade gt Local Upgrade The list of files on the USB is displayed RS 232 Herd Disk N Sizo 20 Edit Dato 00 01 2009 05 2 T Text Insertion L LETE bi HM stc_sigieac 06 18 2010 21 1 Z W Configuratio E Stc_sigieac 08 18 2010 21 0 HE Stc_sigteax 08 18 2010 21 1 Teoma E BCL casy 5 543KB Filo 05 23 2012 21 3 System wor E Compiaint te 12 27 2010 12 4 W Net Detect LESTE 06 19 2011 16 3 E Europe S10 06 19 2011 17 5 RI ama EA j 5 5 Select the file and click Upgrade Click Yes to begin the upgrade process 6 When the upgrade process is completed reboot the DVR To update the system firmware via a FTP server For engineering purposes only Restoring default settings To restore the default factory settings of the DVR 1 Click the System Settings icon in the menu toolbar and select Configuration 2 Click the Default tab Click OK to confirm you want to restore default settings Note Network information such as IP address subnet mask gateway MTU NIC working mode server port and default route are not restored to factory default settings 110 TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 14BChapter 15 DVR management Viewing system information To view system
80. g a USB memory drive insert the device into the USB port on the front panel If using a digital video disk DVD or eSATA drive insert the disc into the DVD drive If more than one media type is found in the TVR 41 the USB device takes precedence over the others 2 Press Archive on the front panel or remote control to open the quick archive screen 3 Click Start The unit starts to download all the files listed TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 59 7BChapter 8 Archiving recorded files Note If there is a capacity limitation on the backup device only the most recent files will be backed up A message will appear to confirm when the download is complete Exporting recorded files to a backup device You can insert a mini USB hub to the USB port to attach a mouse for navigation or a USB drive for archiving However the unit may not support all types of USB hubs The Archive options available may depend on the type of backup device selected Figure 25 Example of an archive 07 06 2012 14 27 38 10 26 2007 07 58 18 07 06 2012 14 33 32 08 22 2010 22 23 50 03 16 2011 21 46 14 01 23 2012 09 59 04 06 29 2012 18 23 46 Item Function Description 1 Device name 2 Refresh Name Delete Play Free space Seal disc COP N o ay P e Include Player 9 New folder 60 Select one of the storage media for archiving If the backup device is not recognized e Click the Refresh button Reconnect devic
81. g and playing back bookmarked recordings 54 Slideshow of snapshots 55 Playing back recordings from the system log 55 Motion search 56 Playing back frame by frame 57 Digital zoom in playback 58 Archiving recorded files 59 Archiving files 59 Creating and archiving video clips 61 Archiving snapshots 62 Managing backup devices 63 Playing back archived files ona PC 63 Using the web browser 65 Windows Vista and 7 users 65 Accessing the web browser 66 Web browser overview 66 Using the web browser to configure the device 68 Searching and playing back recorded video 69 Searching for event logs 71 Controlling a PTZ dome camera in the web browser 71 Recording 73 Initializing recording settings 73 Defining a recording schedule 75 Daily schedules 76 Holiday schedules 77 Motion detection schedules 77 External alarm schedules 78 Protecting recorded files 78 Configuring redundant recording 79 Alarm settings 81 Description of alarm notification types 81 Setting up motion detection 82 Setting up external alarms 84 Triggering or clearing alarm outputs manually 86 Setting up system notifications 86 Detecting video loss 87 Detecting video tampering 87 TruVision DVR 41 User Manual Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Network settings 89 Configuring general network settings 89 Configuring PPPoE 90 Configuring DDNS 91 Configuring an NTP server 91 Configuring e mail 92 Config
82. g network packet data When the DVR is connected to a network you can export the captured data packet to a USB flash disk SATA eSATA CD RW and other local backup devices To export network packet data 1 Click the System Settings icon in the menu toolbar and then click Net detect 2 Select the Network Detection Status tab 3 Under the section Network packet export click Refresh to get a list of the local backup devices available Select one from the list 4 Click Export Up to 1M of data can be exported at a time 96 TruVision DVR 41 User Manual Chapter 13 HDD management Initializing HDDs The in built HDD must be initialized before it can be used You can also re initialize the HDD However all data on the HDD will be destroyed To initialize a HDD 1 Click the System Settings icon in the menu toolbar and then click Hard Disk to display its screen 2 Select the HDD to be initialized 3 Click the Initialize button to begin initialization T Text insertion Upgrade a Configuratio Log Search ei System infor Total Capacity amp Net Detect User admin After the HDD has been initialized the status of the HDD changes from Abnormal to Normal Setting the HDD quota You can allocate on a HDD the maximum permitted storage and snapshot picture capacities from each camera 1 Click the System Settings icon in the menu toolbar and then click Hard Disk 2 Click the Storage mode tab
83. gt gt i Gaare HOSENEMO irna NAT Sorvor Port 8000 NAT HTTP Port 80 NAT RTSP Ser 554 mOr URL Apply DynDNS Enter the server address for DynDNS i e members dyndns org In the DVR domain name field enter the domain obtained from the DynDNS web site Then enter the user name and password registered in the DynDNS network 5 Click Apply to save the settings Configuring an NTP server A Network Time Protocol NTP server can also be configured on your DVR to keep the date and time current and accurate Note If the device is connected to a public network you should use a NTP server that has a time synchronization function such as the server at the National Time Center IP Address 210 72 145 44 or europe ntp pool org If the device is setup in a more customized network NTP software can be used to establish a NTP server used for time synchronization TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 91 11BChapter 12 Network settings To set up an NTP server 1 2 3 Click the Network settings icon in the menu toolbar Click NTP to display its screen Check the NTP box to enable feature It is enabled by default Enter the NTP settings e Interval Time in minutes to synchronize with the NTP server The value can be between 1 and 10080 minutes Default is 60 minutes NTP server IP address of the NTP server e NTP port Port of the NTP server Click Apply to save the settings Configuring e mail You
84. gure 3 RS 485 bus serial wiring KTD 405 keypad shown 1 Keypad 3 See section RS 485 ports on page 12 2 I O box Use an RS 485 signal distributor for a star wiring configuration See Figure 4 on page 11 10 TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 1BChapter 2 Installation Figure 4 Star wiring with RS 485 signal distributor Correct oN SCRE Reee Beeeeeee tium ingat bt RS 485 KTD 83 Distributor ii w TVR 41 lt 1 Keypad 3 RS 485 KTD 83 distributor 2 I O box 4 See section RS 485 ports on page 12 Incorrect 120 Ohm A B Dore RS 48 Key Alam Qapi 14 TamABCOGGAB 1626 1646 oF anmain naa EETELETI y 120 Ohm 120 Ohm Be Ba TVR 41 TVR 41 TVR 41 E j 1 Keypad 3 See section RS 485 ports on page 12 2 I O box Use an RS 485 KTD 83 signal distributor to increase the maximum number of devices on the bus as well as the total range Each distributor output provides another RS 485 bus extending the output an additional 1200 m Up to 31 TVR 41s can be connected to each output See Figure 5 on page 12 TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 1BChapter 2 Installation Figure 5 Expanding the system with an RS 485 signal distributor 120 Ohm Ga GGAB 16263646 RS 485 KTD 83 SE TELEEET nanana Distributor Mam ipat 1 16 I 120 Ohm 1 Keypad 3 RS 485 KTD 83 distributor 2 I O box 4 See section RS 485 ports below Caution Most signal distributors
85. h some of the more important settings of your DVR Any changes you make to a setup configuration page are saved when you exit the page and return to the main wizard page To quickly set up the TVR 41 1 Connect all the devices required to the back panel of the DVR See Figure 1 on page 5 2 Turn on the unit using the power switch on the front panel After the boot up screen the DVR displays video images on screen 3 Select the preferred language for the system from the dropdown list and then click Next 4 Enable or disable the option to start the wizard automatically when the DVR is turned on Click Next 5 Administrator configuration Navigate to the Admin Password edit box and click the edit box with the mouse or press Enter on the front panel or remote control to display the virtual keyboard Enter the default admin password 1234 Note You must enter an admin password To change the Admin password check New Admin password and enter the new password and confirm it Caution It is strongly recommended that you change the password of the administrator Do not leave 1234 as the default password Write it down ina safe place so that you do not forget it If you should forget the password to your DVR contact your supplier with the serial number of your DVR to obtain a secure code to reset your DVR Click Next 6 Time and date configuration Select the desired time zone date format system time and system date Ti
86. he mouse and select Video Search from the list to return to the search screen Playing back recordings by event You can search recorded video by event type motion alarm input and POS ATM text insertion Video can be played back simultaneously across several cameras To play back search results 1 Cte a In live view mode right click the mouse and in the mouse menu select Advanced Search gt Event Select the desired event type as well as start and end time of the recording Select the desired alarm inputs Click Search The list of search results appears Play back the search results If there is only one camera in the search result click its playback g button Playback starts If there is more than one camera listed click the playback E button of one of the cameras In the window that appears select the cameras you want to play back simultaneously and click OK Playback starts To hide the playback control toolbar during playback right click the mouse and select the Control Panel button in the playback control toolbar Click again for the panel to reappear 7 Use the playback control toolbar to manually control playback 8 To play back another camera move the cursor to the right edge of the screen to display the list of cameras and select the desired camera To do another search Click Exit E in the playback control toolbar to return to the search results screen Or Right click the mouse and select E
87. hich stores digitally encoded data on platters with magnetic surfaces Acronym for Hypertext Transfer Protocol A protocol to transfer hypertext request and information between servers and browsers over a network A hybrid DVR is a combination of a DVR and NVR Acronym for Network Time Protocol A protocol designed to synchronize the clocks of computers over a network Acronym for National Television System Committee NTSC is an analog television standard used in such countries as the United States and Japan Each frame of an NTSC signal contains 525 scan lines at 60Hz Acronym for Network Video Recorder An NVR can be a PC based or embedded system used for centralized management and storage for IP cameras IP Domes and other DVRs Acronym for Phase Alternating Line PAL is also another video standard used in broadcast televisions systems in large parts of the world PAL signal contains 625 scan lines at 50Hz 149 Glossary Term Definition PPPoE PTZ USB Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet is a network protocol for encapsulating Point to Point Protocol PPP frames inside Ethernet frames It is used mainly with ADSL services where individual users connect to the ADSL transceiver modem over Ethernet and in plain Metro Ethernet network Acronym for Pan Tilt Zoom PTZ dome cameras are motor driven systems that allow the camera to pan left and right tilt up and down and zoom in and out Acronym for Universal S
88. iT VRmobile user manual Setup and login Download the TruVision TVRmobile application from the iTunes Store to your iPhone The iT VRmobile appears on the iPhone home page You need to register an administrator when using this application for the first time Enter the user name and password in the register interface and click Register to complete user registration Figure 33 iTVRmobile application icon The next time the application is used the user name of the last user is displayed by default When logging in you also can enable Auto Login so that the application will automatically login next time Once logged in the iTVRmobile main menu appears See Figure 34 below for further information TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 117 Figure 34 Main menu description gt 3 15 PM Live iTVRmobile Devices Favorites Local Config Account Setting Help About Live view mode and PTZ control Manage devices such as add a new device delete a device display information about the device Define specific cameras as your favorites so that you can quickly jump to them Configure the speed of PTZ control and auto login setup Password modification Help information Software version Live view Tap the iTVRmobile icon on the iPhone home page to open the application Enter your user password if requested See Figure 35 for a description of the live view interface Figure 35 Live view and toolbar i
89. information 1 Click the System Settings icon in the menu toolbar and select System Information To view device information click the Device Info tab To view camera information click the camera tab Record Alarm Notwori gt RS 232 Motion Di Tamp Videc Vidoo N Not ut Not ut Used Hard Disk Camera lt Camo Enable Used tor worse Came Enable Not used Not ut Not ut Used Came Enabie Not used Not us Not ut Used Came Enabie Not used Not ut Not utUsed Cemo Enable Not used Not ut Not ut Used Came Enable Not used Not ut Not ut Used Came Enable Not used Not us Not usUsed Came Enable Not used Not ut Not ut Used Sap ot Upgrade Configuratio Log Search 4 Device info Camera Record Alarm Networl gt RS 232 Camera Recordin Stream T Frame Rd Bitrate Kbi RA Used 244 1792 T Used 240 1792 Used 241 1792 Used 225 1792 Used 76 1792 Used 75 1792 Used Video amp 4fps 7411792 Used Video amp 4fps 76 1792 E j Hard Disk Te Text insertion Upgrade 57 Contiguratio Vice SETS Video amp A4fps Log Search Video amp A4fps System infor amp Not Detect PZ 7 7 7 7 7 he gt cs D m Aym Alarm Nar Alarm Typ Alarm Stat Triggere Not used Not used Not used Not used Not used Not used Not used Not used Recora Notwor gt Herd Disk T Text insertion t Upgrade ws Configuratio Log Search Systom intor amp Net Detect 4 4 Camere Record Alarm Notwork
90. ing the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures e Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna e Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver e Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected e Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help 12004 108 EC EMC directive Hereby UTC Fire amp Security declares that this device is in compliance or with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 2004 108 EC 2002 96 EC WEEE directive Products marked with this symbol cannot be disposed of as unsorted municipal waste in the European Union For proper recycling return this product to your local supplier upon the purchase of equivalent new equipment or dispose of it at designated collection points For more information see www recyclethis info 2006 66 EC battery directive This product contains a battery that cannot be disposed of as unsorted municipal waste in the European Union See the product documentation for specific battery information The battery is marked with this symbol which may include lettering to indicate cadmium Cd lead Pb or mercury Hg For proper recycling return the battery to your supplier or to a designated collection point For more information see www recyclethis info For contact information see www
91. ing up 44 Snapshots archiving 62 capture remotely 69 playback 55 SNMP protocol settings 93 Soft keyboard 26 System information view 111 System logs playback 55 view 112 System notifications TruVision DVR 41 User Manual Index event types 86 T TVK 505U keypad access PTZ dome camera menus 127 navigating TVR 41 menus 128 set up with TVR 41 127 U User privileges camera configuration 115 descriptions 114 local configuration 114 remote configuration 115 Users adding a new user 113 customizing user privileges 114 deleting a user 116 managing 113 modifying user information 116 user levels 113 V Video format PAL NTSC 15 Video loss setting up detection 87 Video tampering setting up to detect 87 View system log 112 V stream encoding 37 W Web browser accessing 66 installing Active X 65 local configuration of DVR 68 remote configuration of DVR 68 searching and playing back recorded video 69 searching for event logs 71 video snapshot 69 153
92. inology Optional control methods are given only when they differ substantially from mouse control methods Using the front panel The function buttons on the front panel control can be used to operate many but not all of the main functions of the DVR The LED indicators light up or flash to alert you of various conditions The functions available can be limited by setting passwords See Figure 8 on page 20 for more information TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 19 3BChapter 4 Operating instructions Figure 8 Front panel Milnu f 7 i Zobm ay StruVision DVR 41 J il yb KI D LJ l J TE Search live Replay Preset Tour V Display A FL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 k aE lok JK JE JK TE a fe JK JK gt Si gt oo gt a c le fe aE fe fofola lk J Eject Archive Seq B F2 9 10 1 12 B 14 1 E a 0 The controls on the front panel include Item Name Description 1 USB port Universal serial bus USB port for additional devices such as USB mouse and USB hard disk drive HDD 2 Eject button Ejects CD DVD disc 3 Archive button Press once to enter quick archive mode Press twice to start archiving 4 Display buttons Display Toggles through the various multiviews full quad 1 5 1 7 9 and 16 Sequence Starts stops sequencing in live view mode A Selects monitor VGA A in live view mode B Selects monitor A B in live view mode F1 In all day
93. ion settings must be configured properly to upload to host Remote Advanced Operation Remotely manage HDDs initializing and setting properties for HDDs as well as remotely update system firmware and clear the I O alarm output Remote Shutdown Reboot Remotely shutdown or reboot the DVR Camera configuration settings By default all analog cameras are enabled for operators for each of these settings and none for guests Remote Live View Select and view live video over the network Local Manual Operation Locally start stop manual recording on any of the channels snapshots and video clips Local Playback Locally play recorded files that are on the DVR Remote Playback Remotely play and download recorded files that are on the DVR Remote PTZ Control Remotely control PTZ dome cameras Local Backup Locally back up recorded files from any of the channels To customize a user s access privileges 1 2 Click the User Management icon in the menu toolbar to display its screen Click the Permission button for the user whose access privileges need to be changed The Permissions pop up screen appears Click Apply to save the settings Click the OK button to return to the previous screen Click Back to return to live view TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 115 15BChapter 16 User management Deleting a user Only a system administrator can delete a user To delete a user from the DVR 1 Click the User Man
94. is off No switch You can hear audio from cameras in both live and playback mode However in order to be able to hear audio in playback you must enable the audio output setting Check the box to enable disable audio output Select which monitor will be the spot monitor Default is B monitor Set the length of time for which an alarm event appears on the spot B monitor before moving to the next camera during sequencing Default is 10 seconds To set up the display options 1 Click the Display Mode Settings icon in the menu toolbar ot er ee Select Layout gt General Specify the desired settings for each of the menu options Click Apply to save the settings Click Back to return to live view Changing the camera sequence The cameras are sequenced in numeric order by default You can change the sequence order of the cameras for all monitors 36 TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 4BChapter 5 Live view You can switch the channel of a camera with that of another camera in the system This lets you for example have the images of camera 1 appear on channel 10 and the images of camera 10 appear on channel 1 This feature is useful when you want to watch the sequence of images from specific cameras so that they are next to each other on screen See Figure 17 below Each video tile displays both the order of the camera in the sequence and the camera number Figure 17 Camera layout and sequence screen A P
95. l 41 5BChapter 6 Controlling a PTZ camera Item Name Description 4 Preset tour toolbar Adds a step to a selected preset tour Starts the selected preset tour Stops the selected preset tour Deletes all the preset tour steps Scroll up the list Scroll down the list a 0 0 0 To set up a preset 1 2 4 Click the PTZ Settings icon on the menu toolbar and select More Settings Use the directional zoom focus and iris buttons to position the camera in the desired preset location Check Save Preset and enter a preset number The preset is enabled and stored in the camera If the desired preset number is larger than the 17 numbers listed click The Preset screen appears Select a preset number from the dropdown list and click the OK button to save changes Note Presets can be overwritten Click Back to return to live view To call up a preset ie 42 PTZ control panel In live view left click the mouse and select the PTZ control icon in the quick access toolbar The PTZ control panel appears Select the desired camera from the toolbar Or On the front panel select the desired camera and press Enter on the joystick to call up the quick access toolbar The PTZ control panel appears Scroll the toolbar to Preset and double click the desired preset from the list The camera immediately jumps to the preset position Menu toolbar Click the PTZ Settings icon on the m
96. llowing TVR 41 functions are unavailable when using the keypad to control the TVR 41 e Export video e Eject CD DVD e Preset and shadow tour e Select motion detection or tampering zones e Archive records e Capture video If these functions are required it is recommended to use a mouse in conjunction with the keypad as all TVR 41 functions will then be available Unavailable keypad functions The following keypad buttons are unavailable when using the keypad to control the TVR 41 TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 131 Appendix D TVK 505U keypad Figure 38 Unavailable keypad buttons aa ae OK DHAR P WCX YOO GOMOMG CE DSC VCR Autofocus e Record mode Aux 1 Alarm Store Aux 2 Iris gt Fast forward Aux 3 Focus Fast backward Ist A Magnification Operating the keypad You can navigate the TVR 41 menus using the keypad buttons and joystick However not all maneuvers are available using the joystick See Table 19 on page 133 for the description of the DVR keypad mapping when using the KTD 405 keypad series See Figure 38 above for a list of the keypad functions that are unavailable when connected to the TVR 41 Example 1 To enter your password in the login screen using the keypad 1 In live view mode press esc to activate the Login screen 2 Press and hold esc and then press the arrow buttons O down Oo up left O right to move the cursor to the Password edit box Once in the passwor
97. loss detection to be enabled Schedule can be set for all week or any day of the week with up to 8 time periods per day 7 Click the Apply button to save settings 8 Click Copy to copy these settings to other cameras 9 Click Back to return to live view Detecting video tampering Video tampering such as moving a camera to a different position can also be detected and set to trigger an action on the DVR TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 87 10BChapter 11 Alarm settings Both analog and IP cameras can be selected However not all IP cameras may support this feature Note It is strongly recommended not to configure for video tampering when using PTZ dome cameras To set up video tampering detection 1 Click the Camera management icon in the menu toolbar and select Tamper Proof to display the tamper proof settings screen 2 Select a camera to configure for video loss detection 3 Check the Enable Tamper proof box to enable the feature 4 Define a tampering area The tamper detection area setup interface lets you define an area on screen where you want camera tampering to be detected Click and drag the mouse across an area to mark that area for video tampering You can only set one tampering area with the full screen being the maximum area Click Clear to clear the screen 5 Select the tamper detection sensitivity level by clicking the sensitivity scroll bar Higher sensitivity is to the right of the bar 6 Select the
98. lowing View live video Play back video Search for event logs Configure settings Log out of the interface View live or playback video Define how you want video to be displayed in the viewer Multiview or full screen Lets you do the following in live view rg Switch between mainstream and substream Je Start stop all streaming from selected cameras Start recording from selected cameras Turn POS ATM text insertion on off Take a video snapshot If viewing in multiview format live view moves to the next group of cameras for the selected number of video tiles 4 View previous and next camera respectively Turn audio on off 67 8BChapter 9 Using the Web browser Item Name Description U Turn microphone on off 6 PTZ panel Hide display the PTZ panel Using the web browser to configure the device Click Config on the menu bar to display the configuration screen There are two ways to configure the DVR Local and Remote Local configuration Local configuration lets you define communication and network parameters such as protocol type maximum file size stream type and network transmission settings You can also specify the directory locations for saving recorded and playback video captured images and downloaded files Remote configuration Remote configuration lets you remotely configure the following DVR settings DVR information including device name number and overwrite option a
99. ly all day If left unchecked the DVR will not record Check the TL Hi check box and select its image resolution and frame rate Check the TL Lo check box and select its image resolution and frame rate To record motion detection events check Event Motion and select the image resolution and frame rate To record alarm events check Alarm and select the image resolution and frame rate TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 17 2BChapter 3 Getting started Under Camera name enter the camera name A soft keyboard will appear to enter the characters 10 When all the required changes have been entered a page appears showing all the settings Status Time Zone Date Format System Date System Time 09 J NIC Type 10M 100M 1000M Solf edeptive Enable DHCP N IPv4 Address 192 168 222 164 IPv4 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 IPV4 Default Gateway 192 168 10 1 aD O ee D ADA Aam is 1 GMT 08 00 Pacific Time U S amp Canada No 1 2 3 4 5 6 ti 8 9 i eroico GENET Click Finish to exit the Wizard The TVR 41 is now ready to use TruVision DVR 41 User Manual Chapter 4 Operating instructions Controlling the TVR 41 There are several ways to control the DVR e Front panel control e Mouse control IR remote control e KTD 405 TVK 505U keypad control see Appendix e Web browser control You can use your preferred control method for any procedure but in most cases we describe procedures using mouse term
100. me Zone MT 08 00 Pacific Timo U S 8 Date Format MM DD YYYY System Date 08 20 2012 m 09 57 49 e Apply System Time 16 TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 2BChapter 3 Getting started Note The system time and date are visible on screen However they do not appear in recordings Click Next to move to the next page or Previous to return to the previous page 7 Network configuration Configure your network settings such as the NIC type IP address subnet mask and default gateway Enter the preferred DNS server address as well as the alternate one to use 192 168 222 164 265 2665 265 0 192 168 10 1 ae Alternate DNS Server Click Next to move to the next page or Previous to return to the previous page 8 HDD management Configure your HDD settings as required You can group HDDs and assign cameras to a group See Setting HDD groups on page 98 for further information You can also set up a drive for redundant recording See Configuring redundant recording on page 79 After configuring your HDD settings click Initialize and Next to move to the next page or Previous to return to the previous page 9 Recording configuration Configure your recording settings as required The settings apply to all cameras connected to the DVR Global recording Ei Constant recording OTH Ti Lo HEventMotion __ Check the Constant Recording checkbox for the DVR to record continuous
101. mera The TVR 41 auto detects the video mode PAL or NTSC on startup It is equipped with a universal power supply that will auto sense 110 240 V 60 50 Hz Note It is recommended that an uninterruptible power supply UPS is used in conjunction with the device To turn on the DVR Turn on the DVR using the power switch on the back panel The power LED turns blue A splash screen appears on screen showing the status of the HDD Once the TVR 41 is powered up the indicator bar on the front panel will light up green All connected cameras are displayed on screen The TVR 41 automatically begins recording To turn off the DVR 1 In live view mode right click the mouse and click Menu The main menu screen appears 2 Select the Power Manager icon 3 In the Shutdown popup menu select Shutdown Click Yes to confirm shutdown To reboot the DVR 1 In live view mode right click the mouse and click Menu The main menu screen appears 2 Select the Power Manager icon 3 In the Shutdown popup menu select Reboot Click Yes to confirm shutdown TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 15 2BChapter 3 Getting started Using the setup wizard The TVR 41 has an express installation wizard that lets you easily configure basic DVR settings when first used It configures all cameras simultaneously The configuration can then be customized as required By default the setup wizard will start once the DVR has loaded It will walk you throug
102. n to live view To set up an alarm output Note Not all IP cameras can be triggered by an alarm output 1 Click the Alarm Settings icon in the menu toolbar and select Alarm Output 2 Select the alarm output 3 Select a timeout option The timeout setting lets you define how long a signal remains active after the alarm has ended If you select Manually Clear the signal remains active until it is manually acknowledged by pressing the alarm button on the front panel or remote control see Triggering or clearing alarm outputs manually on page 86 4 Select the recording schedules for the alarm output Click Rule and select the day of the week and the time periods during the day when motion can be recorded You can schedule up to eight time periods ina day Default is 24 hours Click Apply to save the settings Click Copy to copy the settings to other days of the week and holiday period Note The time periods defined cannot overlap 5 Click OK to return to the alarm output screen 6 Click Back to return to live view TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 85 10BChapter 11 Alarm settings Triggering or clearing alarm outputs manually When an alarm is activated the DVR can be set up so that the alarm must be manually acknowledged in order to be silenced See Setting up external alarms on page 84 for information on setting up an alarm to be manually cleared All user levels administrator manager and operator can man
103. ng to the KTD 405 keypad Task Keypad action Further information e Menu mode Call up or exit menu Move through the menus Move between menu tabs Navigate to a menu option Select a character or menu option Select the zone ID In live view press esc Press and hold esc and then press the arrow buttons Press or Il to switch between menu tabs Press and hold esc and then press the arrow buttons Press Enter Press zone to connect the keypad to the DVR C Down C Up Lett Right CJ Down CJ Up Left Right Note If you press esc before pressing Enter you quit the menu without saving any changes It is the same as cancel e Live view mode Call up a single camera Call up multiview screens Press 0 to 9 and then press Enter 2 Press view and then continue to press button 5 to scroll through the options available Using the numeric buttons 0 to 9 enter the number of the camera and then press Enter TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 133 Appendix D TVK 505U keypad Task Keypad action Further information Sequence through cameras Sequence through multiview screens Switch between monitor A and monitor B Manually acknowledge an alarm Press the seq button to scroll through the cameras in full screen Press and hold esc and then press the left right arrow buttons Press the mon button and button 1 to switch to
104. ns Y Y N N N N N Y N Y ae N N N N N N N N N N SONY EVI D70 N N N N N N N N N N SONYENI N N N N N N N N N N D100 P TECHWIN Y Y N N N N N Y N N VICON Y Y N N N N N N N N YOULI Y Y N N N N N Y N N Aux 2 Aux 1 140 TruVision DVR 41 User Manual Appendix G Default menu settings Display mode setting Monitor General Language English Device name Embedded Net DVR Device address 255 Zone ID 1 VGA resolution 1280 1024 60HZ HDMI resolution 1920 1080 60HZ 1080P Password required Yes Scale output video Yes Enable wizard Yes More setting Monitor standard NTSC PAL Auto detect at booting Output mode Standard Monitor brightness 5 Event hint Yes Time bar transparent Yes Menu timeout 5 min Mouse pointer speed Lower Layout General Video output interface VGA Live view mode 4 4 Dwell time No swicth Enable audio output No Event output HDMI Full screen monitoring dwell time 10 s TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 141 23BAppendix G Default menu settings Time Holiday View Time setting Holiday setting Video output interface VGA 16 chan 4 4 A1 to A16 8 chan 3 3 A1 to A8 1black screen 4 chan 2 2 A1 to A4 Different with PRD 5 1 138 Time Zone GMT 8 Date Format MM DD YYYY System date Current system date System time Current system time Auto DST Adjustment No Enable DST No From Apr 1st Sun 2 00 To Oct last Sun 2 00 DST bias 60 min Status All disable
105. nu tap and navigate to Bookmarks or Channels The list of cameras or bookmarks appears Tap the Delete button to delete it Local configuration Use the Local Config menu to modify the speed of the pan and tilt movement of PTZ cameras as well as to enable disable automatic login using the current user next time the applicatoin is used Change passwords Use the Account Setting menu to modify your current password Enter the old password the new password and then confirm new password to complete the change Snapshots The snapshot pictures are automatically saved in the Photos application 122 TruVision DVR 41 User Manual Appendix A Specifications TVR 4104 TVR 4108 TVR 4116 Video amp audio input Video compression H 264 Analog video input 4 ch 8 ch 16 ch BNC BNC BNC Audio compression Audio input Two way audio Video amp audio output 1 0 Vp p 75 Q 1 0 Vp p 75 Q 1 0 Vp p 75 Q PAL NTSC self PAL NTSC self PAL NTSC self adaptive adaptive adaptive OggVorbis 4 ch 8 ch 16 ch BNC BNC BNC 2 0 Vp p 75 Q 2 0 Vp p 75 Q 2 0 Vp p 75 Q 1 ch BNC 2 0 Vp p 1 KQ HDMI output VGA output CVBS output Video spot output Video loop output Encoding resolution Frame rate Video bit rate Audio output Audio bit rate TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 1 ch Resolution 1920 x 1080P 60 Hz 1920 x 1080P 50 Hz 1600 x 1200 60 Hz 1280 x 1024 60 Hz 1280 x 7
106. o set the keypad in zone mode 1 Log into the keypad using the Admin password Hold down the Enter button until a beep sounds and then enter the following code 1 4 7 6 Push the seq button to confirm 2 Scroll through the menus with the button until this menu appears OPERATING MODE DIGIPLEX 3 Change Operating Mode to Zone by moving the joystick down 4 Quit the menu by pressing the seq button The display will show for example ZONE ZONE TITLE CAMERA MONITOR 130 TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 20BAppendix D KTD 405 keypad 5 To connect it to the DVR press the zone button and enter the ID number of the TVR 41 The default value is 1 6 To configure the DVR zone ID number at the DVR enter the System View screen by selecting System in the main menu Under Zone ID enter the zone ID value The default value is 1 Note The zone ID value must be identical for the DVR and keypad The TVR 41 is now connected to the KTD 405 keypad To configure the TVR 41 device address 1 Click the Display Mode Settings icon in the menu toolbar and select Monitor 2 Under the Device address edit box enter a numeric value The default address for the keypad is 255 Click Apply TVR 41 and keypad functions The KTD 405U acts as a DVR control keypad when connected to the TVR 41 The keypad mimics many of the functions available from the front panel of the TVR 41 Unavailable TVR 41 functions The fo
107. ode To see a slideshow of all the snapshots found click the or lt buttons on the snapshot toolbar to sequence forwards or backwards through the shots To do another search Click Exit EJ in the snapshot toolbar to return to the search results screen Or Right click the mouse and select Exit from the list to return to the search results screen Or Right click the mouse and select Snapshot Search from the list to return to the search screen Playing back recordings from the system log You can also playback recordings from the system log The system log provides a much wider range of options for playback than Advanced Search which deals with video detection and alarms only TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 55 6BChapter 7 Playing back a recording Figure 23 View log screen 8 6 8 kd 6 Ss 6 8 8 8 Ss To play back video from the system log 1 2 3 Click System Settings gt Log Search in the menu toolbar Select the search start and end times Under Major Type and Minor Type select an option from the drop down list The minor type list of options available depends on the option selected under major type 4 Click the Search button A list of results appears 5 Select a file and click Details Displays information on the log or recording For a recording it lists such information as start time type of information camera number and gives a description on the types of events recorded and
108. of the four video tiles To display another camera in live view double tap or again and select the desired camera from the list Repeat for the other two video tiles if required o1 6 To stop live view for a selected camera select a camera The selected camera has a green frame Tap D A green cross appears in the video tile 7 To return to the main menu tap iTVRmobile Live view from the camera is not disconnected You can for example change configuration settings and then return to live view by tapping ka again The application returns to the live view of the selected camera Controlling a PTZ camera The application supports main and substream in live view Substream is default When selecting the main stream option in live view please refer to the table below for the recommended parameter settings Table 17 Main stream recommended parameters Resolution Frame rate Bit rate XVGA 1 fps 320 Kbps HD900 1 fps 320 Kbps 720P 1 fps 320 Kbps UXGA 1 fps 320 Kbps TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 119 Resolution Frame rate Bit rate 1080P 1 fps 320 Kbps SVGA 4 fps 320 Kbps VGA 4 fps 320 Kbps 4CIF 6 fps 512 Kbps CIF Max 320 Kbps DCIF 15 fps 512 Kbps 2CIF Max 512 Kbps QCIF Max 320 Kbps To control a PTZ camera 1 In the main menu tap Live to access live view 2 Tap Mato call up the PTZ toolbar and on screen arrows 3 Drag your finger across the on screen arrows to carefully position the camer
109. of the most important features of a DVR With it there is no need to manually search through hours of video recordings to find an event The TVR 41 can be set up to trigger an alarm if it detects motion and to record it You can then search these recorded motion activities for specific incidents If enabled motion detection recording can help increase the number of days your DVR can record You can mask out any areas of motion on an analog camera display that you do not want to trigger a recording such as a flag on a pole or a moving tree Select the level of sensitivity to motion as well the target size so that only objects that could be of interest can trigger a motion recording For example recording is triggered by the movement of a person but not that of a cat For analog cameras you can set up both the schedule and areas sensitive to motion detection for each camera individually or easily copy the settings of one camera to other cameras For IP cameras you can set up the schedule from the DVR when the camera can be triggered by motion However you need to configure the area of the video display sensitive to motion from the IP camera itself Motion detection set up To set up motion detection 1 Click the Camera Management icon in the menu toolbar and select Motion o F A E 2 AE Analog 1 2 Select the analog camera to detect motion Each camera must be set up individually 3 Check Enable Motion Detection Note
110. olbar K Turns on off camera light v Turns on off camera wiper oy Zoom area a Centers the PTZ dome camera image This command is not supported on all PTZ dome cameras 40 TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 5BChapter 6 Controlling a PTZ camera Item Name Description h Jumps to the home position 5 Select PTZ command Displays the desired function from the scroll bar camera preset preset tour or shadow tour 6 Open close menu Opens closes the PTZ command section of the PTZ control panel 7 Exit Exits the PTZ control panel Setting and calling up presets Presets are previously defined locations of a PTZ dome camera It allows you to quickly move the PTZ dome camera to a desired position They are configured and modified from the PTZ configuration window see Figure 19 below Note The PTZ dome camera used must be able to support a preset command See Appendix F on page 139 for the complete list of PTZ commands available by camera protocol Figure 19 PTZ configuration window General voro Settings Analog 1 OcaliPreset 4 5 amp 7 8 Shadc Hoe User admin Table 12 Description of the PTZ configuration window Item Name Description iP Save preset Saves preset 2 Call preset Calls up pre existing preset 3 Shadow tour toolbar Starts recording the shadow tour Saves the shadow tour g Starts the selected shadow tour Deletes the selected shadow tour TruVision DVR 41 User Manua
111. or the selected camera from the dropdown list Switch between the different multiview options from the dropdown list Displays the previous camera Displays the next camera Turn on sequence mode The screen automatically sequences between cameras See Viewing in multiview on page 32 Go to Menu gt Display Mode Settings gt Layout gt Dwell Time to set up Playback the recorded video of the selected day from the selected camera The current day is selected by default See All day playback on page 50 for more information Switch between monitors A main and B spot Enter the advanced video search menu See Searching recorded video on page 51 for more information Open close the time bar Note When the monitor B is active the main monitor commands are unavailable TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 31 4BChapter 5 Live view Table 8 Mouse menu for monitor B spot monitor Item Name Description 1 Single camera Switch to a full screen view for the selected camera from the dropdown list 2 Multi camera Switch between the different multiview options from the dropdown list Previous screen Displays the previous camera 4 Next Screen Displays the next camera 5 All day playback Playback the recorded video of the selected day from selected cameras See All day playback on page 50 for more information 6 Monitor A Switch between monitors A main and B spot Multiview format
112. ordings motion text insertion alarm and all recordings Video can be played back simultaneously across several cameras To play back search results 1 In live view mode right click the mouse and in the mouse menu select Advanced Search gt Normal Select the desired cameras record type file type as well as start and end time of the recording 3 Click Search The list of search results appears 4 Play back the search results If there is only one camera in the search result click its playback g button Playback starts If there is more than one camera listed click the playback button of one of the cameras In the window that appears select the cameras you want to play back simultaneously and click OK Playback starts To hide the playback control toolbar during play back right click the mouse and select the Control Panel button in the playback control toolbar Click again for the panel to reappear 6 Use the playback control toolbar to manually control playback 7 To play back another camera move the cursor to the right edge of the screen 52 to display the list of cameras and select the desired camera Todo another search Click Exit E in the playback control toolbar to return to the search results screen TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 6BChapter 7 Playing back a recording Or Right click the mouse and select Exit from the list to return to the search results screen Or Right click t
113. orward 16 Search Open the Search menu 17 Replay Replay the selected file from the beginning 18 Eject Eject the CD or DVD disk 19 Archive Press once to enter quick archive mode Press twice to start archiving Aim the remote control at the IR receiver located at the front of the unit to test operation To connect the remote control to the TVR 41 1 Press the Menu button on the front panel or right click the mouse and select the Menu button The main menu screen appears 2 Click Display Mode Settings gt Monitor 3 Check the device address value The default value is 255 This device address is valid for all IR controls Note The device address applies to both IR remote controls and keypads 4 On the remote control press the Device button 5 Enter the device address value It must be the same as that on the TVR 41 6 Press the Enter button on the remote or front panel To place batteries into the IR remote control 1 Remove the battery cover 2 Insert the batteries Make sure that the positive and negative poles are correctly placed 3 Replace the battery cover Troubleshooting the remote control If the IR remote control is not functioning properly perform the following tests e Check the battery polarity e Check the remaining charge in the batteries e Check that the IR remote control sensor is not masked If the problem still exists please contact your administrator 24 TruVision DVR 41
114. ossibilities inaccessible features are not visible The default user name is guest The default password is 3333 Note The default passwords should be changed for security reasons Adding a new user Only a system administrator can create a user You can add up to 31 new users The access privileges of Operator and Guest users are predefined and cannot be modified TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 113 15BChapter 16 User management To add new users 1 2 3 Click the User Management icon in the menu toolbar to display its screen Click Add to enter the Add User screen Enter the new user s name and password Both the user name and password can have up to 16 alphanumeric characters 4 Select the new user s access level Operator or Guest 5 Enter the users MAC address to let the user access the DVR from a remote computer with this MAC address 6 Click Apply to save the settings and OK to return to the previous screen 7 Define the user s permissions Click the Permission button for the new user In the Permissions pop up screen check the required access privileges for local remote and camera configuration See Customizing a user s access privileges below for the permission descriptions for each group Click Apply to save the settings and OK to return to the previous screen Click Back to return to live view Customizing a user s access privileges Only an administrator can allocate acce
115. p menu and select Advanced Search The Search screen appears Normal Event Bookmark Picture x S ea E E AII 1 VG len Vo N el ed N a N 1 VN VG SE VN bd PNET EY EREI PG Record Type CC File Type All Start Time 08 06 2012 End Time 08 06 2012 Guick Pia Soarch 2 Search for the desired recording by entering the search parameters which include the camera number record type file type and start time and end time 3 Click Search A list of recordings similar to the figure below matching the search parameters is displayed 78 TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 9BChapter 10 Recording A2 07 05 2012 00 00 02 13 34 02 583 647KB 416 934KB 475 068KB 416 210KB E AG 07 05 2012 02 27 46 13 33 45 390 160KB E AT 07 05 2012 10 38 56 13 34 55 102 395KB E AS 07 05 2012 000003 133403 477 195 KB E A9 07 05 2012 020946 133345 400 221KB E A1007 05 2012 073655 133454 208 763KB E A11 07 05 2012 000003 133348 473 556KB E A1207 05 2012 04 5255 13 34 54 304 668KB E A1307 05 2012 06 29 48 13 33 47 247 142KB E A1407 05 2012 00 00 03 13 3402 473 378KB E A1507 05 2012 09 35 48 13 33 47 138 452KB HDD 2 Start time 07 05 2012 125223 End time 07 05 2012 13 34 22 s A N H a mt s n ri ri r ri r r r lt rnanan anin ne Totat 16 P 1 1 Totel size 6 171MB Archive 4 Select the file you want to lock unlock 5 Click FW to lock a file Click
116. periods defined cannot overlap tigger Channel Week 1 00 00 24 00 3 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 9 Select the response method to motion detection Click the Rule tab to define the method by which you want the DVR to notify you of the alarm Click Apply to save settings rigger Channel Arming Schedule Rule K CEEE Audible Warning EE Notify Surveitiance Center Wi Send E meil Trigger Alarm Output 10 Click OK to return to the motion detection settings screen 11 Click Back to return to live view TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 83 10BChapter 11 Alarm settings To trigger the front panel alarm LED 1 Click the Display Settings icon in the menu toolbar and select Monitor gt More Settings 2 Check both the Other Notification Panel Alarm LED and Motion Alarm boxes Setting up external alarms The DVR can be configured to record when an alarm is triggered by an external alarm device for example PIR detector dry contacts To set up external alarms 1 Click the Alarm settings icon in the menu toolbar and select Alarm Input 2 Select the alarm input number of a camera and enter the name of the input if required 3 Select the alarm input type NO or NC 4 Check the Setting box to enable the function and click Rule to set up the rules for the cameras to be triggered their alarm schedules method of alarm notifi
117. playback click to start and stop video clipping F2 In live view mode click to display hide the time bar In all day playback click to hide display the playback control toolbar 5 IR receiver Receiver for IR remote 6 Numeric buttons Switch between different cameras in live PTZ control or playback modes 7 Status LEDs HDD Green indicates the DVR is working correctly Red indicates a fault Network Green indicates the network is working correctly Red indicates a fault or no network connection Internal Green indicates the Watchdog is working correctly Red indicates that the Watchdog is reporting a fault Alarm Green indicates no external alarm Red indicates an external alarm status or motion 8 Alarm button Use to manually acknowledge an alarm 9 Alarm indicator bar Blinking red indicates that there is an alarm 20 TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 3BChapter 4 Operating instructions Item Name Description 10 Joystick Use to select options in a menu and to control playback Press for Enter Press LED arrows are lit when the jog is active Live view mode Press Enter to enter exit PTZ mode Menu mode Move the joystick left right and up down to position cursor in menu screen Press for Enter Playback mode Move the joystick left right to slow down or speed up playback Move it up down to jump forwards or backwards by 30 seconds Press Enter to stop start playback PTZ mode Rotate the joystick
118. ppendix G Default menu settings Alarm setting Alarm list Alarm Input Alarm Output Notification Alarm Inputs Alarm Outputs Alarm Input Alarm Output Manual Alarm Notification Null Null Alarm input no All Alarm name Null type No Setting Disable Rule Trigger No channel all day for whole week Rule Null PTZ link Null Alarm output no All Alarm name Null Time out 5 s Rule All day for whole week Trigger none HDD full Null HDD error Audio warning Network disconnected Null IP conflicted Null Illegal login Null Abnormal video signal Null Input output video standard mismatch Audio Abnormal record capture Audio PTZ setting 146 General General Camera All Baud rate 9600 Date bit 8 TruVision DVR 41 User Manual More settings Null 23BAppendix G Default menu settings Stop bit 1 Parity None Flow ctrl None PTZ protocol Interlogix 485 Address 0 to 15 for camera 1 to 16 User setting User User management admin 1234 operate 4321 guest Null Change password Null System setting RS 232 HDD Text ilnsertion Upgrade Configuation Log search RS 232 setting NULL Text intertion Null Null Log search Baud rate 115200 Date bit 8 Stop bit 1 Parity None Flow ctrl None Usage ProBridge Enable text intertion Disable Null Current whole day all da
119. provides only limited dome configuration Figure 2 Connecting a keypad to the TVR 41 for control of a PTZ dome camera over the network Dome RS 485 A B o d Configuring the PTZ protocols for Interlogix cameras Before the PTZ dome cameras are assembled in their housings set their protocol and address DIP switches for the TVR 41 See Table 2 on page 7 for different Interlogix PTZ dome camera settings If you are using PTZ dome cameras from another company please refer to their configuration instructions 6 TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 1BChapter 2 Installation Table 2 PTZ protocols for Interlogix cameras Camera Switch setting TruVision Mini PTZ Protocol DIP 000000 12X Indoor Dome switches RS 485 0000000000 communication DIP switches Camera ID DIP Select the switches camera ID DIP switch address as required 1 Protocol DIP switches 2 RS 485 communication DIP switches 3 Camera ID DIP switches RS 485 data connector D R A 5 D R B TruVision Mini PTZ Protocol DIP 000000 12X Outdoor switches Dome RS 485 0000000000 communication DIP switches Camera ID DIP Select the switches camera ID DIP switch address as required 1 Protocol DIP switches 2 RS 485 communication DIP switches 3 Camera ID DIP switches RS 485 data connector TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 7 1BChapter 2 Installation Camera Switch setting TruVision Dome Protocol switch
120. r DVR can send e mail notifications of alarms or notifications through the network Note Ensure that the DNS address has been set up correctly beforehand To configure e mail settings 1 2 92 Click the Network Settings icon in the menu toolbar Click E mail and enter the required settings Option Description Enable server Check the box if your mail server requires authentication and authentication enter the login user name and password SMTP server Enter the SMTP server s IP address SMTP port Enter the SMTP port The default TCP IP port for SMTP is 25 Enable SSL Check the box to enable SSL if it is required by the SMTP server This feature is optional Sender Enter the name of the sender of the e mail Sender s address Enter the sender s e mail address Select receivers Select an e mail recipient Up to three receivers can be selected Receiver Enter the name of the receiver of the e mail Receiver s address Enter the e mail address of the receiver Enable attached snapshot Check the Attach JPEG File box if you want to send an e mail with attached alarm images Interval Select an interval range in the Interval box The interval range represents the time range in between the alarm images being sent For example if you set the interval range at two seconds the second alarm image will be sent two seconds after the first alarm image TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 11BChapter 12 Network settings
121. recording schedules for the tamper Click Rule and then select the Arming schedule tab to select the day of the week and the time periods during the day when motion can be recorded You can schedule up to eight time periods in a day Default is 24 hours Click Apply to save the settings Click Copy to copy the settings to other days of the week and holiday period Note The time periods defined cannot overlap 7 Select the response method to an external alarm Click Rule and then select the Rule tab to select the method by which you want the DVR to notify you of the alarm Click Apply to save settings and then OK to return to the previous screen 8 Click Back to return to live view 88 TruVision DVR 41 User Manual Chapter 12 Network settings You must configure your DVR s network settings before using it over the network The DVR must have access to the internet when configuring the network settings Note As every network configuration may differ please contact your Network Administrator or ISP to see if your DVR requires specific IP addresses or port numbers Configuring general network settings To configure general network settings 1 Click the Network settings icon in the menu toolbar to display its screen es D PPPOE J y4 Si aa 192 168 222 164 DDNS T s 255 255 255 0 NTP ul lt 192 168 10_ 1 ___ fe80 1034 56ft te78 9001 6 E mail L 4 100m Self ac efault Gateway 1500 IPv6
122. riority level for main and spot outputs is HDMI gt VGA gt CVBS See Table 6 below Table 6 Monitor output priority level Monitor output in use Priority level HDMI VGA CVBS Main monitor Spot monitor X X HDMI CVBS X X VGA CVBS X CVBS To select a monitor On the front panel press button A to select the main monitor Press button B to select the spot monitor Controlling live view mode Many features of the live view mode can be quickly accessed by placing the cursor on a live image and clicking the right button of the mouse The mouse menu appears see Figure 12 on page 31 30 TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 4BChapter 5 Live view Figure 12 The mouse menu for the main monitor OO OVOQOH OO Menu Single Camera Multi Camera Previous Screen Next Screen Start Auto switch All day Playback Monitor B Advanced Search Close TimeBar The list of commands available depends on which monitor is active main or spot monitor B See Table 7 below The default settings of these commands are provided in Appendix G Default menu settings on page 139 Table 7 Mouse menu for monitor A main monitor ltem 1 10 Name Menu Single camera Multi camera Previous screen Next screen Start auto switch All day playback Monitor B Advanced search Close timebar Description Enter the Main menu This option is not available from monitor B Switch to a full screen view f
123. rmal operating mode of the unit where you watch live images from the cameras The TVR 41 automatically enters into live view mode once powered up On the viewer you can see the current date and time camera name and whether a recording is in progress Status information Information on the system and camera status is displayed as icons on the main and spot monitors The camera status icons are shown for each camera Each icon represents information on a specific item These icons include Table 5 Description of the on screen status icons Icon Description Indicates a sensor alarm el Indicates recording Such as manual recording motion detection or alarm triggered recording Indicates a motion detection event Video Loss Indicates a video loss event Indicates alarm and system notifications Clicking the icon opens a screen that lists the alarms and notifications More than one icon can be displayed at the same time The system status is displayed on the front panel by the status LEDs TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 29 4BChapter 5 Live view Switching monitors The TVR 41 can be connected to up to two monitors However only one monitor can be controlled at a time You can select from which monitor to display the cameras in live view The DVR automatically checks the monitor outputs used If more than one monitor is connected it then defines which monitor is the main one and which is the auxiliary The p
124. roup before configuring the redundancy See Setting HDD groups on page 98 for more information To set up HDD redundancy 1 2 OR re Ok OT Click the System Setting icon in the menu toolbar and select Hard Disk Click the HDD Information tab and select the HDD to be used for redundancy and click Edit A Hard Disk Te Text insertion Local 0KB In the Local HDD Settings window select Redundancy Verify at least one other HDD is set to RW read write Click Apply to save the settings and then OK return to the previous screen In the menu toolbar click the Video Schedule gt Encoding Select the camera to be used for redundancy Check Redundant Record Capture Click Apply to save the settings Repeat steps 7 to 9 for other cameras whose files you would like to be redundantly recorded 10 Click Back to return to live view 80 Note The HDD set to redundancy stores an extra copy of the recording When an HDD is set to redundancy at least one other HDD must be set to the R W status TruVision DVR 41 User Manual Chapter 11 Alarm settings This chapter describes setting up how the system will respond when an alarm is triggered Description of alarm notification types When setting up the rules for alarm detection you can specify how you want the DVR to notify you about an alarm You can select more than one notification type Not all notifications types are available for all types of alarms The
125. s Includes system notifications such as video loss HDD failures and other system related events e Operations Includes users access to the web interfaces and other operational events Information Includes general information on the DVR actions such as the start and end of video recording etc To search for logs click Log on the menu bar select a log type specify a date and time range and then click Search Controlling a PTZ dome camera in the web browser The web browser interface lets you control the PTZ functions of a dome camera Click a PTZ dome camera and use the PTZ controls on the interface to control the PTZ functions Figure 29 PTZ controls 1 Directional pad auto scan buttons Controls the movements and directions of the PTZ Center button is used to start auto pan by the PTZ dome camera Adjust zoom focus and iris Adjust speed of PTZ dome camera 4 Start selected preset TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 71 8BChapter 9 Using the Web browser 72 TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 9BChapter 10 Recording Chapter 10 Recording This chapter provides instructions on how to define the recording settings of your DVR This chapter covers how you can configure your initial recording settings schedule recordings protect your recorded files and set up your HDD for redundancy Initializing recording settings Before you can set up your DVR to begin recording you must first configure general recording s
126. s well as time and holiday settings e Camera settings including motion detection privacy masking video loss video tampering video image display settings and text overlay Recording settings including recording schedule and recording quality e Network settings including e mail DDNS and NTP setup e Serial port settings including RS 485 and RS 232 parameters e Alarm settings including alert notifications audio alerts pre alarm and post alarm seconds and notification parameters e System settings including user management date and time audio RS 485 RS 232 language alarm notification and hard drive setup See Figure 27 below Please refer to the specific chapters on this manual for detailed information on configuring the different functions Note The configuration settings defined remotely are different from those that can be defined locally 68 TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 8BChapter 9 Using the Web browser Figure 27 Remote browser configuration screen Display Settings window shown Struvision OVR 41 Searching and playing back recorded video To search and play back recorded video click Playback on the menu bar to display the Playback page shown in Figure 28 below Figure 28 Browser playback page Struvision DVR 41 Item Description Selected camera Calendar Selected day is highlighted Search Click to start searching recorded files for the selected camera Display format Click
127. sion DVR 41 User Manual 127 TVK 505U keypad Navigating the menus with the TVK 505U keypad You can use the keypad joystick and keys to navigate through the menu system See Figure 36 below Please refer to the user manual for further information on their use Figure 36 Description of the TVK 505U keypad Multifunction keys Right column 3 axis joystick Multifunction keys Left column LCD display Navigation keys Numeric keypad 128 TruVision DVR 41 User Manual Appendix D KTD 405 keypad Supported firmware TVR 4116 XXX firmware 4 0j or higher KTD 405U 2DU keypad firmware 1 4 00 Note XXX is represents the DVR storage configuration such as 500 500 GB 1T 1 TB etc Wiring the keypad Connect the RS 485 bus of the KTD 405 I O box to the TVR 41 Keypb A B screw terminal port Table 18 Keypad and DVR connections KTD 405 I O box TVR 41 connection RS 485 A Keyb A RS 485 B Keyb B TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 129 Appendix D TVK 505U keypad Figure 37 Keypad and DVR connections I O box Dome RS 485 KYb Alarm Output 1 4 TermABCOGY AB 1G 26 364G LN o Rear panel of wee ee a r t r ar TIITII CECCLCLE TVR 41 POC II p Setting up the keypad to work with the TVR 41 The keypad must be in zone mode to connect correctly with the TVR 41 Further information on connecting and programming the KTD 405 keypad can be found in the user manual T
128. speakers for audio output 15 Connect up to 16 alarm input cables to Connect RCA connector to a microphone relay outputs Connect to a RS 232 device 16 Connect up to four alarm relay outputs Connect to a VGA monitor 17 Connect to ground CON Oe OT o Connect to an optional eSATA device such 1S Connect IE A POWEN GOTE as SATA HDD CD DVD RM 19 Loop through for up to 16 analog cameras 9 Connect to a HDTV The HDMI connection see item 1 supports both digital audio and video PTZ dome camera set up Use the USB mouse provided or the optional keypad for local telemetry control If using the TVR 41 over a network use the web browser to control the PTZ dome cameras or TruVision Navigator See Appendix B on page125 for the supported protocols and Appendix F on page 139 for the PTZ commands supported by each protocol TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 5 1BChapter 2 Installation Each PTZ camera must be set up individually For information on configuring PTZ dome camera settings see Chapter 6 Controlling a PTZ camera on page 39 Connecting a TVR 41 to a PTZ dome camera and a keypad Use the input output box that is supplied with the keypad to connect a keypad to the TVR 41 The keypad can be connected to a PTZ camera for local control or for control over the network See Figure 2 below for the preferred setup Any PTZ dome camera can be controlled as the DVR is doing the PTZ protocol translation However this setup
129. ss privileges to Operator and Guest users The access privileges can be customized for each user s needs The administrator s access privileges cannot be changed There are three types of privilege settings Local Configuration Remote Configuration and Camera Configuration Note Only the administrator can restore factory default settings Local configuration settings 114 Local Log Search Search and view logs of the DVR Local Parameter Settings Configure parameters and restore factory defaults You can also import export the configuration from the DVR Local Advanced Operation Access HDD management including the initialization and modification of disk properties Update system firmware as well as stop the I O alarm output Local Shutdown Reboot Shutdown or reboot the DVR TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 15BChapter 16 User management Remote configuration settings Remote Log Search Remotely view logs that are saved on the DVR Remote Parameter Settings Remotely configure parameters restore factory defaults parameters and import export configuration Remote Camera Management Remotely enable and disable channels Remote Serial Port Control Configure settings for the RS 232 port Remote Video Output Control Configure settings for video output Two Way Audio Use two way radio between the remote client and the DVR Remote Alarm Control Remotely alert or control the relay output of the DVR Alarm and notificat
130. talled in the DVR you need to set the storage mode to Group and one of the other HDDs must be set to R W See Setting HDD groups above for more information 98 TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 12BChapter 13 HDD management To change a HDD status property 1 Click the System Settings icon in the menu toolbar and then click Hard Disk Click the HDD Information tab Select the HDD whose property you want to change Click the Edit icon La The Local HDD Settings screen appears Click the desired HDD property for the selected HDD Click the group number for this HDD S oe ge a IN Click Apply to save and exit the screen Note Once set to read only the HDD cannot be used to save recorded files until it is set back to read write R W If the HDD that is currently being written to is set to read only the data is then recorded to the next HDD If there is only one HDD present setting it to read only means the DVR cannot record Checking HDD status You can check the status of any of the installed HDDs on the DVR at anytime To check the status of a HDD 1 Click the System Settings icon in the menu toolbar and then click Hard Disk 2 Note the status of the HDDs listed under the Status column If the status is listed as Normal or Sleeping the HDD is in working order If it is listed as Abnormal and has already been initialized the HDD needs to be replaced If the HDD is Uninitialized you need to initialize it before it
131. the RSTP ort value The default value 554 94 TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 11BChapter 12 Network settings Checking network status You can easily check network traffic in order to obtain information about the DVR such as its linking status MTU sending receiving rate MAC address and NIC type You can also check the network connection status by testing its delay and packet loss To check network traffic 1 Click the System Settings icon in the menu toolbar and then click Net detect to display the Traffic screen The information displayed is refreshed once a second MTU B NIC Type 1500 1000M F ull dup To check network delay and packet loss 1 Click the System Settings icon in the menu toolbar and then click Net detect 2 Select the Network Detection Status tab 3 Under the section Network delay Packet loss test enter the destination address and click Test The test result appears in a pop up screen 4 If you need to check the current network parameters click the Network button to get an overview To check network statistics 1 Click the System settings icon in the menu toolbar and then click Net detect 2 Select the Network Stat tab 3 The latest information is displayed on the bandwidth used by remote live and playback as well by Net Receive Idle and Net Send Idle Click Refresh to update the information TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 95 11BChapter 12 Network settings Exportin
132. tion Define the VGA resolution Select one of the options from the drop down list and click Apply The selected resolution must be the same as that of the monitor HDMI resolution Define the HDMI resolution Select one of the options from the drop down list and click Apply The selected resolution must be the same as that of the monitor Password required Define whether a login password is required Check the box to enable disable and click Apply Scaling output video Enable disable the monitor display of the main and spot monitor size to accommodate for differently sized monitors Check the box to enable disable and click Apply Enable wizard Define whether the wizard tool starts when the DVR is turned on Check the box to enable disable and click Apply Figure 32 Monitor setup screen More Settings Event Hint TimeBer Transparent Enable TimeBar Menu Timeout Mouse Pointer Speed Ea Other Notification P Motion Alarm 2 Table 15 Description of the Monitor setup screen More Settings Option Description Monitor standard The video standard used is auto detected but can be manually changed Modify the video standard used to PAL or NTSC and click Apply 108 TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 14BChapter 15 DVR management Option Description Output mode Monitor brightness Event hint Timebar transparent Menu timeout Mouse pointer speed Other notification Panel alarm LED Motion alarm D
133. to change the display format full screen or multiview display a AJL N Timeline The timeline moves left oldest video to right newest video Click a location on the timeline to move the cursor to where you want playback to start TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 69 8BChapter 9 Using the Web browser Item Description 6 Playback control toolbar ba Reverse Click to reverse playback Start stop Start or stop playback m Stop playback Timeline jumps back to 00 00 00 time midnight of the previous day lt lt Playback slow forward Click to scroll through the different speeds available single frame 1 8 speed 1 4 speed 12 speed normal X2 speed X4 speed X8 speed maximum speed Current speed is displayed under the camera name on top right of window Playback fast forward Click to scroll through the different speeds available single frame 1 8 speed 1 4 speed 1 2 speed normal X2 speed X4 speed X8 speed maximum speed Current speed is displayed under the camera name on top right of window Single frame Click to play back one frame at a time L Stop streaming Stop streaming from all cameras 8 Audio and video control toolbar Text insertion Click to enable disable POS ATM text display in playback a Snapshot Capture a snapshot of the video Video clips Start stop video clip during playback Sections of a recording can be saved to an external storage device a Download Download video clips
134. to control the movement of the PTZ dome camera Move the joystick left right to slow down or speed up PTZ Move it up down to jump forwards or backwards by 30 seconds 11 PTZ buttons Zoom Use and for digital zoom Preset Call up preprogrammed preset positions Tour Call up preprogrammed shadow tours 12 Playback buttons E Jump back to the oldest available video and starts the playback HE Pause playback E Instantly playback the currently selected file Default time is 1 minute Live Switch to live view mode Replay Replay the current file in playback Starts at the beginning of the file 13 Menu and Search buttons Menu Enter exit the main menu Search Enter the advanced search menu Using the mouse The USB mouse provided with the TVR 41 can be used to operate all the functions of the DVR unlike the front panel which has limited functionality The USB mouse lets you navigate and make changes to settings in the user interface Connect the mouse to the TVR 41 by plugging the mouse USB connector into the USB port on the back panel The mouse is immediately operational and the pointer should appear Note Use a USB 1 1 or higher mouse Move the pointer to a command option or button on a screen Click the left mouse button to enter or confirm a selection You can purchase a spare mouse by ordering part number TVR MOUSE 1 TruVision DVR Model 40 41 60 Mouse TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 21 3BChapter 4
135. tting up multicasting resolves limitation issues when streaming videos through a network access device A multicast address spans the Class D IP range of 224 0 0 0 to 239 255 255 255 We recommend that the IP address range of 239 252 0 0 to 239 255 255 255 be used To set up multicasting 1 Click Network Settings icon in the menu toolbar and then click More Settings 2 Enter a Multicast IP address Note When adding a device to the Network Video Surveillance software the multicast address must be the same as the DVR s multicast IP 3 Click Apply to save the settings Configuring the server and HTTP ports You can change the server and HTTP ports from the default settings in the Network Settings screen The default server port is 8000 while that of the default HTTP port is 80 Note The server port has a port range of 2000 to 65535 and is used for remote client software access The HTTP port is used for remote internet browser access To change the default ports 1 Click the Network Settings icon in the menu toolbar and then click More Settings 2 Enter the new Com Port and HTTP Port values Configuring the RTSP service port The RTSP Real Time Streaming Protocol is a network control protocol designed for use in entertainment and communications systems to control streaming media servers To configure RTSP service port 1 Click the Network Settings icon in the menu toolbar and then click More Settings 2 Enter
136. u Bookmark Search only recorded files with bookmarks Snapshot Search only recorded files with snapshots Search results A search will usually produce a list of files which may extend to several pages The files are listed by camera and then for each camera by date and time The oldest file is listed first See Figure 22 on page 52 for an example of a search Only one file can be played back at a time TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 51 6BChapter 7 Playing back a recording Figure 22 Example of a search result list Swarch result a 8 E A2 07 05 2012 00 0002 133402 s33 647K8 G AS 07 05 2012 00 0003 133402 476 9308 E A4 07 05 2012 000003 133403 475 068KB E A5 07 05 2012 000002 133403 476210K8 E AG 07 05 2012 022746 133345 390 150K8 E A 07 05 2012 103856 133455 102395KB E AS 07 05 2017 000003 133403 477 195B E Ad 07 05 2012 020946 133345 400 221KB E A100105 2012073655133454 208 7638 E AN 07 05 2012 000003 133348 473 5508 E A1207 05 2012 045255 153454 304 6688 E At3 07 05 2012 062948 133347 M7 UIG E A14 01052012 00 00 03 13 3402 47337 B HDD 2 Start time 07 05 7012 125273 SSS ER EER RR eee lt gt End time 07 05 2012 13 34 22 E A1507 05 2012 093548 133847 1384520 aa anim ante ane eenn a Total 16 P11 Total sire 6 171MB Me Cancel Playing back recordings by time and video type You can search recorded video by time and video type such as continuous rec
137. ually acknowledge an alarm To trigger or clear alarm outputs manually 1 Click the Alarm settings icon in the menu toolbar and select Alarm Output 2 Click the Manual Alarm tab 3 Select the desired alarm output and click one of the following buttons e Clear Clear to stop alarm output Trigger All Trigger all alarm outputs at once This action could be done for example when you need to test them e Clear All Stop all alarm outputs at once 4 Click Back to return to live view The alarm is silenced 2 Or z 1 Press the Alarm button on the front panel or remote control The alarm is silenced Setting up system notifications Setting up system notifications instructs the DVR to alert you when irregular events occur and how to alert you to the event You can quickly check the system status by looking at the status LEDs on the front panel When there is an irregular event with the system an icon appears on screen to also alert you See Status information on page 29 for further information The system notifications include HDD Full All installed HDDs are full e HDD Error Errors occurred while files were being written to the HDD no HDD installed or HDD had failed to initialize e Network Disconnected Disconnected network cable IP Conflicted Conflict in IP address setting Illegal Login Wrong user ID or password used e Abnormal Video Signal Unstable video signal or video loss detected 86
138. uring SNMP 93 Configuring the FTP server 93 Configuring a remote alarm host 93 Configuring multicast 94 Configuring the server and HTTP ports 94 Configuring the RTSP service port 94 Checking network status 95 Exporting network packet data 96 HDD management 97 Initializing HDDs 97 Setting the HDD quota 97 Setting HDD groups 98 Setting the HDD property 98 Checking HDD status 99 Configuring HDD alarms 99 Managing eSATA 100 Checking the S M A R T information 100 Camera settings 103 Configuring the OSD settings 103 Setting up privacy masking 104 Adjusting video image settings 105 DVR management 107 General settings 107 Updating system firmware 109 Restoring default settings 110 Viewing system information 111 Searching system logs for events 112 User management 113 Adding anew user 113 Customizing a user s access privileges 114 Deleting a user 116 Modifying a user 116 Changing the Admin password 116 iTVRmobile 117 Setup and login 117 Live view 118 Controlling a PTZ camera 119 TruVision DVR 41 User Manual iii Device management 120 Favorites 121 Local configuration 122 Change passwords 122 Snapshots 122 Appendix A Specifications 123 Appendix B PTZ protocols 125 Appendix C TVK 505U keypad 127 Using a TVK 505U keypad 127 Appendix D KTD 405 keypad 129 Supported firmware 129 Wiring the keypad 129 Setting up the keypad to work with the TVR 41 130 Operating the keypad 132 Appendix E Maximum pr
139. uring the OSD settings The DVR lets you configure which information is displayed on screen for analog cameras only The on screen display OSD settings appear in live view mode and include the camera name time and date They also are included in recordings You can also adjust the transparency of the OSD relative to the background so that it is easier to read or is less prominent on screen To configure the OSD settings 1 Click the Camera Management settings icon in the menu toolbar and select OSD 2 Enter a name for the camera if required Note Although you can enter a camera title for an IP camera it will not be displayed on screen The other OSD menu options are not available for IP cameras 3 Check the Display Name Display Date and Display Week boxes to display the camera name date and week 4 Select a date format and a time format TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 103 13BChapter 14 Camera settings 5 Select how you want the camera information displayed Select one of the options from the drop down list Default is non transparent non flashing e Transparent amp flashing e Transparent amp not flashing e Non transparent amp flashing e Non transparent amp non flashing 6 There are two red text boxes in the camera view screen one for the camera name and the other for the date time Using the mouse click and drag a text box to the desired position 7 To copy the settings to other cameras
140. uring this period 3 Use the playback control toolbar to manually control playback 4 Click Exit Ei to return to live view Or 50 TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 6BChapter 7 Playing back a recording Right click the mouse and click Exit from the mouse menu to return to the previous screen e Using the front panel 1 Select the camera for playback and press the Replay button Playback from the selected camera starts immediately Note Multiview playback is only available using the mouse If live view was showing multiview only the camera in the top left channel on screen will be played back 2 To select a different camera for playback press the numerical button of the desired camera 3 Click Live to return to live view Searching recorded video You can easily search and play back recorded videos by time events bookmarks and video clips The Search window has four submenus that allow you to carry out different searches by theme Search type Description Normal Search all recorded video by cameras recording type type of file protection locked or unlocked and time period Event Search only event recorded files Files can be searched by alarm inputs motion detection or POS ATM text insertion Note Only motion detection and POS ATM text insertion that have been recorded as events will be listed in this search Motion and text insertion that is recorded as a non event can be searched under the Normal men
141. xit from the list to return to the search results screen Or TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 53 6BChapter 7 Playing back a recording Right click the mouse and select Video Search from the list to return to the search screen Creating and playing back bookmarked recordings You can bookmark the important scenes in a recorded file for later reference Bookmarks flag the start of a scene Up to 64 bookmarks can be saved in a video file There are two types of bookmarks e Default bookmark H All default bookmarks have the same generic name Bookmark e Customized bookmark H The bookmark is given a name for easy identification The same name can be used for several bookmarks Both types can be searched To create a bookmark 1 Open an all day playback screen or the playback screen from a search result 2 Inthe all day playback recording click the timeline bar where you want the bookmark to be The green time line jumps to this position Click the button for the type of bookmark you want and enter the bookmark name if required In the playback recording from a search click the scroll bar where you want the bookmark to be The scroll bar ball jumps to this position Click the button for the type of bookmark you want and enter the bookmark name if required The bookmark is saved 3 Click the bookmark management i button to see the list of bookmarks saved The name of a bookmark can be edited The bookmark can also
142. y all type TruVision DVR 41 User Manual 147 23BAppendix G Default menu settings 148 TruVision DVR 41 User Manual Glossary Term Definition Data redundancy DDNS DHCP Dual stream DVR HDD HTTP Hybrid DVR NTP NTSC NVR PAL TruVision DVR 41 User Manual Writing data to two or more locations for backup and data recovery For example data can be stored on two or more HDDs Dynamic DNS is a method protocol or network service that provides the capability for a networked device such as a router or computer system using the Internet Protocol Suite to notify a domain name server to change in real time ad hoc the active DNS configuration of its configured hostnames addresses or other information stored in DNS Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP is a network application protocol used by devices DHCP clients to obtain configuration information for operation in an Internet Protocol network Dual stream is a technology used to record high resolution video locally while transmitting a lower resolution stream over the network The two streams are generated by the DVR with the main stream having a maximum resolution of 4CIF and the substream having a maximum resolution of CIF Acronym for Digital Video Recorder A DVR is device that is able to accept video signals from analog cameras compress the signal and store it on its hard drives Acronym for Hard Disk Drive A storage medium w

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