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DS-7300HI-S Series Embedded Net DVRUSER’S MANUAL

H i k v i s i o n ® N e t w o r k D i g i t a l V i d e o R e c o r de r U s e r G u i d e

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Hikvision EURO, Inc. – DS-7300HI-S Series Embedded Net DVR User Manual 2

TABLE OF CONTENTSCHAPTER1 Introduction .................................................................................................................. 5

Overview .................................................................................................................................... 6 Preventive and Cautionary Tips ................................................................................................ 6 DVR Specifications ................................................................................................................... 6 Connecting Your DVR ............................................................................................................... 8 Operating Your DVR ................................................................................................................. 9 Using the Front Panel Controls ................................................................................................. 9 Using the IR Remote Control .................................................................................................. 11 Using a USB Mouse ................................................................................................................ 12 Using the Soft Keyboard ......................................................................................................... 12

CHAPTER2 Getting Started ............................................................................................................ 14 Starting and Shutting Down Your DVR .................................................................................. 15 Rebooting and Locking Your DVR ......................................................................................... 16 Setting Date & Time ................................................................................................................ 16 Checking the Status of Your DVR ........................................................................................... 18

CHAPTER3 Live Feed .................................................................................................................. 19 Watching a Live Feed .............................................................................................................. 20 Understanding Live Feed Icons ............................................................................................... 20 Operating the Live Feed .......................................................................................................... 20 Using the Display Menu .......................................................................................................... 23 Configuring Live Feed Displays ............................................................................................. 25 Setting Camera Order .............................................................................................................. 26

CHAPTER4 Record Settings .......................................................................................................... 27 Configuring Settings for Recording ........................................................................................ 28 Configuring Recording Settings .............................................................................................. 28 Configuring a Quick Recording Schedule .............................................................................. 29 Configuring an Advanced Recording Schedule ...................................................................... 30

CHAPTER5 Playback ..................................................................................................................... 32 Playing Back a Recording ....................................................................................................... 33 Understanding the Playback Interface ..................................................................................... 33 Searching for Recorded Files .................................................................................................. 33 Playing Back Recorded Files .................................................................................................. 34

CHAPTER6 Backup ........................................................................................................................ 36 Backing Up Video Clips .......................................................................................................... 37 Selecting Video Clips .............................................................................................................. 37 Backing Up Video Clips .......................................................................................................... 38 Backing Up Recorded Files ..................................................................................................... 39

CHAPTER7 System Configuration ................................................................................................. 40 Configuring Network Settings ................................................................................................. 41 Managing User Accounts ........................................................................................................ 42 Adding a New Remote User .................................................................................................... 42 Deleting a User ........................................................................................................................ 43 Editing a User .......................................................................................................................... 43 Configuring PTZ Cameras ...................................................................................................... 44 Configuring Basic PTZ Settings .............................................................................................. 44 Customizing PTZ Presets, Patterns and Patrols ...................................................................... 45 Configuring Alarms and Exceptions ....................................................................................... 47 Setting Up Motion Detection .................................................................................................. 47 Configuring Alarm Inputs ........................................................................................................ 48 Configuring Exceptions ........................................................................................................... 49 Configuring E-mail Settings .................................................................................................... 50

CHAPTER8 Camera Management ................................................................................................. 51


Configuring Cameras ............................................................................................................... 52 To setup privacy zones ............................................................................................................ 52 Configuring Video Tampering Detection ................................................................................ 53 Configuring Video Loss Detection .......................................................................................... 54 Configuring OSD Settings ....................................................................................................... 55

CHAPTER9 Disk Management ...................................................................................................... 56 Managing Disks ....................................................................................................................... 57 Checking Disk Status .............................................................................................................. 57 Formatting Disk ....................................................................................................................... 57 Enabling Disk Overwrite ......................................................................................................... 58 Managing Files ........................................................................................................................ 59 Searching for Recorded Files .................................................................................................. 59 Locking and Unlocking Recorded Files .................................................................................. 60

CHAPTER10 DVR Management ................................................................................................... 61 Managing System .................................................................................................................... 62 Upgrading the System Firmware ............................................................................................. 62 Restoring Default Settings ....................................................................................................... 62 Exporting & Importing Configuration .................................................................................... 63 Viewing System Logs .............................................................................................................. 64 Locking and Unlocking System Menus .................................................................................. 65


CHAPTER1 Introduction


OverviewThan k you for you r purc hase of DS-7300H I- S Ser ies Embedde d D i g i t a l V i deo Reco r de r(D V R). To get the most out of you r D V R, please read throug h the Installation’s Manual and th is User’s Manual tho ro u g h l y .

DS-7300H I- S Ser ies Embedde d Ne t DV R , shown in Figu re 1 ushers in the nex t genera t i o n of dig i t a l vi deo reco r d i n g techno l o g y from H i k v i s i o n . Bu i l t on an embedde d plat f o r m and comb i n i n g the latest in advanced H.264 video encod i n g and decod i n g techno l o g i es, DS-7300H I- S Ser ies Embedde d Net D V R conta i ns the per fec t comb i n a t i o n of rock- sol i d rel ia b i l i t y and high per f o r m a n c e. DS-7300H I- S Ser ies Embedde d Net DV R wi l l on l y suppo r t anal og- based cameras.

Fig 1: DS-7300H I- S Ser ies Embedde d Ne t DV R

Preventive and Cautionary TipsB e f o r e c o n ne c t i n g an d o pe ra t i n g y o u r D V R , p l ease be ad v i se d o f t he f o l l o w i n g t i ps:• E ns u r e u n i t i s i ns ta l l e d i n a w e l l-v e n t i l a te d, d us t-f r ee en v i r o n m e n t. • U n i t i s des i g ne d f o r i n d o o r use o n l y.• K e e p a l l l i q u i ds a w a y f r o m t he D V R .• E ns u r e en v i r o n m e n ta l c o n d i t i o n s m ee t f a c t o r y spec i f i c a t i o ns.• E ns u r e u n i t i s p r o p e r l y sec u r e d t o a rac k o r she l f . M a j o r sh o c k s o r j o l t s t o t he u n i t as a resu l t o f d r o p p i n g i t m a y ca use da m a ge t o t he sens i t i v e e le c t r o n i cs w i t h i n t he u n i t. • U s e t he D V R i n c o n j u n c t i o n w i t h a n U n i n t e r r u p t i b l e P o w e r S u p p l y (UPS).• P o w e r d o w n t he u n i t be f o r e c o n ne c t i n g an d d i s c o n ne c t i n g ac cesso r i es an d pe r i p h e r a l s.

DVR Specifications• Compression:

• V i d e o enc o d i n g pa r a me te rs o f eac h c ha n ne l ca n be set sepa ra te l y, i n c l u d i n g reso l u t i o n, f r a m e r a te, b i t ra t e, i m a ge q ua l i t y.

• E a c h c ha n ne l su p p o r ts n o r m a l a n d e ve n t c o m p r ess i o n pa r a me te rs.• S u p p o r ts b o t h c o m p os i t e s t rea m and v i d e o o n l y st r ea m. A u d i o a n d v i d e o st rea ms a re st r i c t l y s y n c h r o n i z e d.• S u p p o r ts w a t e r m a r k.

• Local Functions (Monitoring): • S u p p o r t t h r ee i n de pe n de n t l o ca l o u t p u t i n c l u d i n g V G A an d sp o t c o m p os i t e v i de o o u t p u t.• S u p p o r ts 1/4/9/16 sc ree n l i v e v i e w, c ha n ne l seq ue n ce i s ad j us ta b l e. • S u p p o r t l i v e v i e w g r o u p s w i t c h, m a n ua l s w i t c h an d au t o m a t i c c y c l e, t he i n t e r v a l o f au t o m a t i c c y c l e ca n be ad j us te d.• S u p p o r ts sh i e l d i n g o f a n ass i g ne d l i v e v i e w c ha n ne l.• S u p p o r ts v a r i o u s P T Z p r o t o c o l s, P T Z p r eset, pa t r o l a n d pa t te r n.• S u p p o r ts m u l t i-l e v e l use r m a na ge m e n t, eac h use r ca n ha v e i n d i v i d ua l D V R access r i g h t s.• S u p p o r ts m o u se, f r o n t pa ne l, I R c o n t r o l an d H i k v i s i o n D S-1 003 K I k e y b o a r d

• Local Functions (HDD Management): • S u p p o r ts u p t o 4 S A T A H D D , eac h H D D can su p p o r t m a x 2 T B capac i t y. • S u p p o r ts S. M . A. R.T. te c h n o l o g y.• S u p p o r ts H D D h i be r na t i o n f u n c t i o n.• S u p p o r ts W i n d o w s c o m p a t i b l e f i l e s ys t e m f o r m a t an d tec h n o l o g y o f p r e-a l l o ca t i n g ha r d d i s k space t o a v o i d H D D

f r a g m e n ts.• Recording and Playback:

• S u p p o r ts m u l t i p l e re c o r d i n g t y p es, i n c l u d i n g, c o n t i n u o us, a l a r m, m o t i o n r e c o r d i n g, et c.• S u p p o r ts 8 rec o r d i n g t i m e pe r i o ds w i t h sepa ra t e re c o r d i n g t y pes. • S u p p o r ts p r e/pos t-r e c o r d i n g t i m e f o r a l a r m an d m o t i o n de te c t i o n. • S u p p o r ts p a use, p l a y f as t, p l a y s l o w, s k i p f o r w a r d, an d s k i p b ac k w a r d w h e n p l a y ba c k, l o ca t i n g i n p r o g r ess ba r b y

d r a g g i n g t he m o use.• S u p p o r ts a l l c ha n ne ls p l a y b ac k (DS-7304 H I-S E: 4-c h; D S-7308 H I-S E: 8-c h; D S-73 1 6 H I-S E: 1 6-c h).

• Backup:


• S u p p o r ts U S B st o ra ge de v i c e, S A T A C D/ D V D ba c k u p.• S u p p o r ts b ac k u p de v i ce m a i n t e na n ce an d m a na ge me n t.

• Alarm & Exception:• U n i f i e d m a na ge m e n t o f D V R a la r m i n p u t/ou t p u t. • S u p p o r ts m o t i o n de te c t i o n, ne t w o r k d i s c o n ne c t d e te c t i o n, v i de o o u t p u t stan da r d m i s m a t c h de te c t i o n. • S u p p o r ts a u t o re c o v e r y f r o m e x ce p t i o n s.

• Network:• S u p p o r ts 1 0/100 M adap t i v e ne t w o r k i n t e r f a c e. • S u p p o r ts T C P/IP p r o t o c o l s, D H CP, D N S, D D N S, N TP, an d S A DP, et c. • S u p p o r ts u n i c as t an d m u l t i cas t, su p p o r t T CP, U DP, an d R TP f o r u n i c as t. • S u p p o r ts r e m o t e sea r c h, p l a y ba c k an d d o w n l oa d v i d e o f i l es.• S u p p o r ts r e m o t e c o n f i g u r a t i o n an d i m p o r t an d e x p o r t o f D V R set t i n gs. • S u p p o r ts r e m o t e ac q u i s i t i o n o f de v i c e sta t us, s ys te m l o g an d a la r m sta t us. • S u p p o r ts r e m o t e f o r m a t o f ha r d d i s k, u p g r a de, re b o o t.• S u p p o r ts e ve n t a l a r m an d e x ce p t i o n s u p l oa d t o re m o te m a na ge m e n t h os t. • S u p p o r t r e m o t e use r m a na ge m e n t. A d m i n i s t r a t o r ca n c r ea t e an d m a na ge r e m o t e use rs a n d set t he i r p r i v i l e ge.• S u p p o r ts r e m o t e i ns t a n t a ne o us JP E G cap t u re. • S u p p o r ts r e m o t e P T Z c o n t r o l. • S u p p o r ts v o i c e ta l k a n d b r oa d cas t. • I n c l u des b u i l t-i n W E B Se r ve r.

• Development:• S D K f o r W i n d o w s an d L i n u x en v i r o n m e n t i s a va i l a b l e. • D e m o so f t w a r e so u r c e c o des a re a va i l a b l e. • D e v e l o p m e n t su p p o r t an d t ra i n i n g o f ap p l i c a t i o n s ys t e m are a va i l a b l e.


Connecting Your DVRY o u m a y f o l l o w t he d i a g r a m be l o w (Fig u re 2) i n c o n ne c t i n g y o u r D V R t o i t s p e r i p he ra ls.

F i g 2: D V R C o n ne c t i o n D i a g r a m


Operating Your DVRT h e r e a re n u m e r o us w a y s t o na v i ga t e an d o pe r a te y o u r D V R . Y o u m a y use t he Front Panel Controls, t he i n c l u de d IR (Infra-Red) Remote, a Mouse and t he Soft-Keyboard.

Using the Front Panel ControlsY o u r D V R c o m es w i t h b u i l t-i n f r o n t pa ne l c o n t r o l s, as sh o w n i n F i g u r e 3.

F i g 3: D S-7300 H I-S Se r i es E m b e d de d N e t D V R

T h e c o n t r o l s o n t he f r o n t pa ne l i n c l u d e:

1. USB Ports: U n i v e rsa l Se r i a l B u s (US B) p o r ts f o r a d d i t i o na l d e v i c es suc h as U S B m o u se and U S B H a r d D i s k D r i v e (H D D).

2. Status Indicators: S ta t us i n d i c a t o r s f o r d i f f e re n t f ea t u res o f t he D V R .• Alarm: A l a r m i n d i c a t o r t u r ns re d w h e n a senso r a l a r m i s de te c t e d.• Ready: R ead y i n d i ca t o r t u r ns g r ee n w h e n D V R is f u n c t i o n i n g p r o pe r l y.• Status: S ta t us i n d i c a t o r t u r ns g r ee n w h e n D V R is c o n t r o l l e d b y an I R r e m o t e. • HDD: H D D i n d i c a t o r b l i n k s re d w h e n da ta i s b e i n g rea d f r o m o r w r i t t e n t o H D D .• Tx/Rx: T x/R x i n d i c t o r b l i n k s b l u e w h e n ne t w o r k c o n n ec t i o n i s f u n c t i o n i n g p r o pe r l y.

3. Control Buttons:• MENU/WIPER Button: P ress i n g t he M E N U/ W I P E R b u t t o n w i l l r e t u r n t he use r t o t he M a i n m e n u (af te r suc cess f u l l o g i n). P r ess i n g an d h o l d i n g t he b u t t o n f o r 5 sec o n ds w i l l t u r n o f f au d i b l e k e y bee p. I n P T Z C o n t r o l m o d e, t he M E N U/ W I P E R b u t t o n w i l l s ta r t w i p e r (if a p p l i ca b l e). I n P l a y bac k m o de, i t a ls o ca n be use d t o ena b l e/d isab l e s i de ba r m e n u.

• F1/LIGHT: I n P T Z C o n t r o l m o d e, i t w i l l t u r n o n/o f f P T Z l i g h t. I n P T Z C o n t r o l m o de, t he F 1/ L I G H T b u t t o n i s use d t o z o o m t he P T Z ca m e r a i n w h e n i n t he P T Z C o n t r o l m e n u.

• F2/AUX: I t i s use d t o c y c l e t h r o u g h tab pages. I n P T Z C o n t r o l m o de, t he F2/A U X b u t t o n i s use d t o z o o m t he P T Z ca me r a o u t w h e n i n t he P T Z C o n t r o l m e n u.

• ESC: T h e E S C b u t t o n i s use d t o escape t o t he p r e v i o us m e n u an d t o ar m/d isa r m t he D V R i n P re v i e w m o d e.

• EDIT/IRIS+: T h e E D I T/ I R I S + b u t t o n i s used t o ed i t te x t f i e l ds. W h e n ed i t i n g te x t f i e l ds, i t w i l l a ls o f u n c t i o n as a B a c k s pace b u t t o n t o de le t e t he c ha ra c te r i n f r o n t o f t he c u rs or. O n c hec k b o x f i e l ds, p r ess i n g t he E D I T/I R I S + b u t t o n w i l l t i c k t he c hec k b o x. I n P T Z C o n t r o l m o d e, t he E D I T/ I R I S + b u t t o n o p e ns u p t he i r i s o f t he ca m e r a.

• PLAY/AUTO: T h e P L A Y/ A U T O b u t t o n i s use d t o en te r t he P l a y bac k m e n u. I t i s a ls o use d t o t u r n au d i o o n/o f f i n t he P l a y ba c k m e n u an d au t o scan i n t he P T Z C o n t r o l m e n u.

• REC/SHOT: T h e R E C/S H O T b u t t o n i s use d t o en te r t he Q u i c k S c he d u l e C o n f i g u r a t i o n i n t e r f a c e. I f use d w h e n c o n t r o l l i n g a P T Z, p ress i n g t he R E C/S H O T b u t t o n an d t he n a N u m e r i c b u t t o n w i l l ca l l a P T Z p r ese t.

• PTZ/IRIS-: T h e P T Z/I R I S- b u t t o n i s use d t o en te r t he P T Z C o n t r o l m o de. W h e n i n t he P T Z C o n t r o l m o de, i t i s use d t o c l ose t he i r i s o f t he P T Z. I n P la y b ac k m o de, i t a ls o ca n be use d t o ena b l e/d isab l e au d i o.

• PREV/FOCUS-: T h e P R E V/F O C U S- b u t t o n i s use d t o s w i t c h be t w ee n s i n g l e sc ree n and m u l t i-


sc ree n m o de. I n P T Z C o n t r o l m o de, i t i s use d t o ad j us t t he f o c us i n c o n j u n c t i o n w i t h t he A/F O C U S + b u t t o n.

• A/FOCUS+: T h e A/F O C U S + b u t t o n i s use d t o ad j us t f o c us i n t he P T Z C o n t r o l m e n u. I t i s a ls o use d t o s w i t c h be t w ee n i n p u t m e t h o ds (uppe r a n d l o w e r c ase a l p ha be t, s y m b o l s a n d n u m e r i c i n p u t).

• SHIFT: T h e S H I F T b u t t o n i s use d f o r s w i t c h b u t t o n ac t i o n be t w ee n n u m e r i c b u t t o n an d c o n t r o l b u t t o n.

4. DIRECTION/ENTER Buttons:• DIRECTION Buttons: T h e D I R E C T I O N b u t t o ns are use d t o na v i ga t e be t w ee n d i f f e re n t f i e l ds a n d i t e m s i n m e n us. I n P la y b ac k m o d e, t he U p and D o w n b u t t o n i s use d t o spee d u p an d s l o w d o w n rec o r de d v i de o. I n P r e v i e w m o de, t hese b u t t o ns ca n be use d t o c y c l e t h r o u g h c ha n ne l s.

• ENTER Button: T h e E N T E R b u t t o n i s use d t o c o n f i r m se le c t i o n i n a n y o f t he m e n u m o des. I t ca n a ls o be use d t o tick c he c k b o x f i e l ds. I n P l a y ba c k m o d e, i t ca n be use d t o p l a y o r p a use t he v i de o.

5. JOG SHUTTLE Control: The JOG SHUTTLE control can be used to move the active selection in a menu. In the Playback mode, the inner ring can be used to speed up/slow down the video. In Preview mode, it can be used to cycle through different channels.

6. POWER Button: T h e P O W E R b u t t o n i s use d f o r p o w e r o n o r p o w e r o f f t he D V R .

Note: I t i s i m p o r t a n t t o n o t e t ha t y o u m us t c l i c k t he E D I T b u t t o n o n e i t h e r t he r e m o t e o r f r o n t pa ne l o n a te x t f i e l d b e f o r e y o u ’ r e ab l e t o ed i t i t s c o n te n t. A f t e r y o u ’ re d o n e en te r i n g te x t, y o u m us t h i t t he E N T E R b u t t o n t o be ab l e t o m o v e o n t o t he ne x t f i e l d.


Using the IR Remote ControlY o u r D V R m a y a ls o be c o n t r o l l e d w i t h t he i n c l u d e d I R r e m o t e c o n t r o l, sh o w n i n F i g u r e 4. B a t t e r i es (2x A A A) m u s t be i ns t a l l e d be f o r e o p e r a t i n g.

F i g u r e 4. I R R e m o t e C o n t r o l

T h e k e y s o n t he re m o t e c o n t r o l c l ose l y rese m b l e t he o nes f o u n d o n t he f r o n t pa ne l. R e f e r r i n g t o F i g u r e 4, t he y i n c l u d e:1 . P O W E R B u t t o n: Sa m e as P O W E R b u t t o n o n f r o n t pa ne l.2. D E V B u t t o n: E na b l es/D i sa b l es R e m o t e C o n t r o l .3. A l p h a n u m e r i c B u t t o ns: Sa m e as A l p h a n u m e r i c b u t t o ns o n f r o n t p a ne l.4. E D I T B u t t o n: Sa me as E D I T b u t t o n o n f r o n t p a ne l.5. A B u t t o n: Sa m e as A b u t t o n o n f r o n t pa ne l.6. R E C B u t t o n: Sa m e as R E C b u t t o n o n f r o n t pa ne l.7. P L A Y B u t t o n: Sa me as P L A Y b u t t o n o n f r o n t pa ne l.8. I N F O B u t t o n: R e v e rse d.9. V O I P B u t t o n: R e v e rse d.1 0. M E N U B u t t o n: Sa m e as M E N U b u t t o n o n f r o n t pa ne l.1 1 . P R E V B u t t o n: Sa m e as P R E V b u t t o n o n f r o n t p a ne l.1 2. D I R E C T I O N/E N T E R B u t t o ns: Sa m e as D I R E C T I O N/E N T E R b u t t o ns o n f r o n t pa ne l.1 3. P T Z B u t t o n: Sa m e as P T Z b u t t o n o n f r o n t pa ne l.1 4. E S C B u t t o n: Sa m e as E S C b u t t o n o n f r o n t pa ne l.1 5. R E S E R V E D : R ese r v e d. 1 6. F 1 B u t t o n: Sa m e as F 1 b u t t o n o n f r o n t pa ne l.


1 7. P T Z C O N T R O L B u t t o ns: B u t t o ns t o ad j us t t he i r i s, f o c us an d z o o m o f a P T Z ca me ra. 1 8. F2 B u t t o n: Sa m e as F2 b u t t o n o n f r o n t pa ne l.

A i m t he re m o t e c o n t r o l a t t he I R rece i v e r l o ca t e d a t t he f r o n t o f t he u n i t t o tes t o pe ra t i o n. I f t he re i s n o res p o nse:1 . U s i n g t he f r o n t c o n t r o l pa ne l o r t he m o use, g o i n t o M a i n M e n u > S ys te m C o n-f i g u r a t i o n> D i s p l a y c o n f i g u r a t i o n.2. C h e c k an d re me m b e r D V R de v i c e N o. T h e de f a u l t I D# is 255. T h i s I D# is v a l i d f o r a l l I R c o n t r o l s. 3. P ress t he D E V b u t t o n o n t he re m o t e. 4. E n t e r t he D V R I D# f r o m ste p 2.5. P ress t he E N T E R b u t t o n o n t he re m o te.

I f t he S ta t us i n d i c a t o r o n t he f r o n t pa ne l t u r ns b l ue, t he r e m o t e c o n t r o l i s o p e r a t i n g p r o pe r l y. I f t he S ta t us i n d i c a t o r d oes n o t t u r n b l ue an d t he re i s s t i l l n o r es p o nse f r o m t he re m o t e, p l ease c hec k t he f o l l o w i n g:

1 . B a t t e r i es a re i ns ta l l e d c o r r e c t l y an d t he p o l a r i t i es o f t he ba t t e r i es a re n o t r e ve rse d. 2. B a t t e r i es a re f r es h an d n o t o u t o f c ha r ge.3. I R r ece i v e r i s n o t o bs t r u c t e d.

Using a USB MouseA re g u l a r 3-b u t t o n (Le f t/R i g h t/Sc r o l l-w h ee l) U S B m o use ca n a ls o be used w i t h t h is D V R . T o use a U S B m o use: 1 . P l u g U S B m o use i n t o o ne o f t he U S B p o r ts o n t he f r o n t pa ne l o f t he D V R . 2. T h e m o use sh o u l d a u t o m a t i ca l l y be de te c t e d. I f i n a r a re case t ha t t he m o use i s n o t de te c t e d, p l ease re f e r t o t he re c o m m e n ded de v i c e l i s t f r o m y o u r p r o v i d er.

T h e b u t t o ns o n t he m o use c o r r esp o n ds t o:1. Left Button: • Single-Click: Se l e c t a c o m p o ne n t o f a m e n u, suc h as a b u t t o n o r a n i n p u t f i e l d. T h i s i s s i m i l a r t o p ress i n g t he E N T E R b u t t o n o n t he r e m o t e/f r o n t pa ne l c o n t r o l s.• Double-Click: S w i t c h be t w ee n s i n g l e sc reen an d m u l t i-sc ree n m o d e i n P r e v i e w/P la y b ac k m o de.• Click and Drag: C l i c k i n g an d d r a g g i n g t he L e f t m o u se b u t t o n ca n be use d t o c o n t r o l t he pa n/t i l t o f a P T Z ca m e ra as w e l l as t o v a r y t he a m o u n t o f d i g-i t a l z o o m. I t ca n a ls o be use d t o set u p t he a la r m areas.

2. Right Button: • Single-Click: S h o w s p o p-u p m e n u.

3. Scroll-Wheel: • Scroll Up: I n P re v i e w m o d e, sc r o l l i n g u p w i l l s w i t c h t o t he p r e v i o us sc reen. I n M e n u m o de, i t w i l l m o v e t he se l ec t i o n t o t he p r e v i o us i t e m. • Scroll Down: I n P re v i e w m o d e, sc r o l l i n g d o w n w i l l s w i t c h t o t he ne x t sc reen. I n M e n u m o de, i t w i l l m o v e t he se l e c t i o n t o t he ne x t i t e m.

Using the Soft KeyboardW h e n a m o use i s use d t o pe r f o r m tas k o n t he D V R , c l i c k i n g o n a te x t i n p u t f i e l d w i l l b r i n g u p t he S o f t K e y b o a r d, sh o w n i n F i g u r e 5.

F i g u r e 5. S o f t K e y b o a r d

T h e b u t t o ns o n t he so f t k e y b oa r d r e p rese n ts:


Switch to Lowercase: S w i t c h t o l o w e r case i n p u t

Switch to Uppercase: S w i t c h t o u p pe r case i n p u t

Symbols: S w i t c h t o s y m b o l s i n p u t.

Backspace: D e l e t e t he c ha ra c t e r i n f r o n t o f t he c u rs or.

Enter: C o n f i r m se l e c t i o n.

ESC: E x i t o u t o f S o f t K e y b o a r d.

F i g u r e 6. S o f t K e y b o a r d B u t t o ns


CHAPTER2 Getting Started


Starting and Shutting Down Your DVRP r o pe r s ta r t u p an d sh u t d o w n p r o ce d u r es are c r u c i a l t o e x pa n d i n g t he l i f e o f y o u r D V R .

T o sta r t u p y o u r D V R :1 . E ns u r e t he p o w e r su p p l y i s p l u g ge d i n t o an e le c t r i ca l o u t l e t. I t i s H I G H L Y rec o m m e n de d t ha t a n U n i n t e r r u p t i b l e

P o w e r S u p p l y (UPS) be use d i n c o n j u n c t i o n w i t h t he u n i t. T h e P o w e r i n d i c a t o r L E D o n t he f r o n t pa ne l sh o u l d t u r n re d, i n d i c a t i n g t he u n i t i s re ce i v i n g p o w er.

2. C o n ne c t t he D V R t o a V G A m o n i t o r. Y o u w i l l o n l y see t he D V R m e n u s ys te m, w h e n i t ’s c o n n ec t e d t o a V G A m o n i t o r.

3. P ress t he P O W E R s w i t c h o n t he bac k rea r p a ne l. T h e P o w e r i n d i c a t o r L E D sho u l d t u r n b l u e. T h e u n i t w i l l be g i n t o s ta r t.

4. A f t e r s ta r t u p, t he P o w e r i n d i c a t o r L E D w i l l r e ma i n b l ue. A sp l as h sc reen w i l l b e sh o w n (Fig u re 7).

F i g u r e 7. S ta r t u p S p l as h S c ree n

T h e r e a re t w o p r o pe r w a y s t o sh u t d o w n t he D V R . O p t i o n 1 : S ta n da r d S h u t d o w n

1. E n t e r t he S h u t d o w n m e n u sh o w n i n F i g u r e 8 b y g o i n g t o M a i n M e n u > M a i n t e na n ce > S h u t d o w n.

F i g u r e 8. S h u t d o w n M e n u

2. Se le c t t he S h u t d o w n b u t t o n.


3. C l i c k t he Y es b u t t o n.

• O P T I O N 2: M a n ua l S h u t d o w n 1 . P ress an d h o l d t he P O W E R b u t t o n f o r 3 sec o n ds. 2. E n t e r t he ad m i n i s t r a t o r ’s use r na me and pass w o r d i n t he d i a l o g b o x f o r au t he n t i c a t i o n. 3. C l i c k t he Y es b u t t o n.

Note: D o n o t p r ess t he P O W E R b u t t o n aga i n w h e n t he s ys t e m i s sh u t t i n g d o w n.

Rebooting and Locking Your DVRW h i l e i n t he S h u t d o w n m e n u (Fi g u r e 8), y o u m a y a ls o re b o o t o r l o c k y o u r D V R . L o c k i n g y o u r D V R w i l l r e t u r n y o u t o t he L i v e Feed m o de, w h i c h w i l l re q u i r e t he c o r r e c t ad m i n i s t r a t o r p ass w o r d t o e x i t o u t o f i t. T h e R e b o o t b u t t o n w i l l re b o o t y o u r D V R .

T o re b o o t o r l o c k y o u r D V R :1 . E n t e r t he S h u t d o w n m e n u b y g o i n g t o M a i n M e n u > M a i n t e na n ce > S h u t d o w n. 2. Se le c t t he L o c k b u t t o n t o l o c k t he D V R o r t he R e b o o t b u t t o n t o re b o o t t he D V R .

Setting Date & TimeI t i s e x t r e m e l y i m p o r t a n t t o set u p t he s ys te m da te an d t i m e t o ac c u r a t e l y t i m es ta m p r ec o r d i n g s an d e ve n ts.T o set u p da te an d t i m e:1 . E n t e r t he S ys te m C o n f i g u r a t i o n m e n u b y g o i n g t o M a i n M e n u > S ys te m C o n f i g u r a t i o n, as sh o w n i n F i g u r e 9.

F i g u r e 9. S ys te m C o n f i g u r a t i o n M e n u

2. C l i c k t he T i m e/Da te b u t t o n t o en te r t he T i m e/Da te m e n u (Fi g u r e 1 0).


F i g u r e 1 0. T i m e / D a t e M e n u

3. T h e c u r re n t s ys t e m t i m e and da te as w e l l as t he t i m e z o ne w i l l b e d i s p l a y e d. U s i n g t he d i r e c t i o na l b u t t o ns o n t he f r o n t p a ne l/re m o te o r t he m o u se, se le c t t he c o r r e c t d a te, t i m e and t i m e z o ne.4. T o ena b l e D a y l i g h t Sa v i n gs T i m e, c l i c k an d c he c k t he E na b l e D S T c he c k b o x. 5. T o ac q u i r e t he t i m e and da te o v e r an N T P (Net w o r k T i m e P r o t o c o l) Se r v e r, c hec k t he S y n c h r o n i z e v i a N T P se r v e r c hec k b o x. Y o u m a y en te r y o u r o w n N T P ser v e r o r se le c t f r o m o ne o f t he de f a u l t l o c a t i o ns f r o m t he l i s t o f se r v e r s, as sh o w n i n F i g u r e 1 1 .

F i g u r e 1 1 . T i m e / D a t e M e n u

6. C l i c k t he Sa ve b u t t o n t o sa ve set t i n gs an d c l i c k t he E x i t b u t t o n t o e x i t o u t o f t he m e n u. C l i c k i n g t he E x i t b u t t o n w i t h o u t c l i c k i n g t he Sa ve b u t t o n w i l l e x i t t he m e n u w i t h o u t sa v i n g.


Checking the Status of Your DVRT h e c u r re n t sta t us o f y o u r D V R can be c hec k e d a t an y t i m e b y g o i n g t o t he S ta t us m e n u. T h e sta t us m e n u, sh o w n i n F i g u r e 1 2 ca n be accessed b y g o i n g t o M a i n M e n u > S ta t us.

F i g u r e 1 2. S ta t us M e n u

T h e i t e ms t ha t a re f o u n d o n t he S ta t us m e n u i n c l u de:

• Device Information: T h e m o de l n u m be r o f t he D V R , se r i a l N o., t he c u r re n t f i r m w a r e v e rs i o n i ns t a l l e d o n D V R , et c.

• Chan Status: C a m e ras w o r k i n g sta t us i n D V R suc h as m o t i o n, ta m pe r i n g, v i de o l oss an d v i de o e x ce p t i o n.• Record Status: R e c o r d i n g sta t us o f t he ca me ras, i n c l u d i n g: st r ea m t y pe, f r a m e r a te, b i t r a te, r es o l u t i o n, r e c o r d

t y pe, et c. • Alarm Status: T h e sta t us o f e x t e r na l a l a r m i n/ou t o n D V R• Network Status: N e t w o r k s ta t us suc h as I P ad d r ess, ga te w a y, D N S ser v e r, c l i e n t p o r t, et c.• HD Status: H a r d d i s k s ta t us o n D V R .


CHAPTER3 Live Feed


Watching a Live FeedT h e L i v e Feed m o de i s au t o m a t i c a l l y s ta r te d a f t e r t he D V R b o o ts u p. I t i s a ls o at t he v e r y t o p o f t he m e n u h i e ra r c h y, t h us h i t t i n g t he E S C b u t t o n m u l t i p l e t i m es (depen d i n g o n w h i c h m e n u y o u ’ r e o n) w i l l b r i n g y o u t o t he L i v e Feed m o de.

Understanding Live Feed IconsT h e r e a re m u l t i p l e i c o ns o n eac h d i s p l a y i n L i v e F ee d m o de t o i n d i c a t e d i f f e r e n t ca me ra sta t us an d set t i n gs. T h ese i c o ns i n c l u de:

E v e n t I c o n: I n d i c a t es v i de o l oss o r ta m pe r i n g, m o t i o n de te c t i o n an d /or sens o r a l a r m.

R e c o r d I c o n: I n d i c a tes t he c u r re n t c ha n ne l i s r e c o r d i n g. T h e r e c o r d i n g m a y ha v e bee n sta r te d m a n ua l l y, f r o m a sche d u l e, an d/or t r i g ge r e d f r o m m o t i o n o r a l a r m.

P i c t u r e Se t t i n gs I c o n: A d j u s t p i c t u r e set t i n gs f o r se l e c t e d d i s p l a y.

P T Z C o n t r o l I c o n: E n t e r P T Z c o n t r o l m o de f o r t he se l e c t e d d i s p l a y.

P reset I c o n: R e ca l l P T Z p r ese t.

Pa t r o l I c o n: R e ca l l P T Z pa t r o l.

T o u r I c o n: R e ca l l P T Z t o u r.

Z o o m I n/Z o o m O u t : Z o o m i n/ou t w i t h P T Z.

F u l l S c ree n/E x i t F u l l S c ree n I c o n: E n te r i n t o/ex i t o u t o f f u l l sc ree n m o d e f o r se l e c t e d d i s p l a y.

A u d i o O n/ A u d i o O f f I c o n: E na b l e/d isab l e a u d i o f o r se le c t e d d i s p l a y.

C l o se I c o n: E x i t o u t o f c u r re n t set t i n g an d r e t u r n t o p r e v i o u s m o de.

F i g u r e 1 3. L i v e Feed I c o ns

Note: S ta t us f o r v i de o l oss i s o n l y v a l i d w i t h a na l o g ca me ras. E v e n t i c o ns w i l l o n l y be d i s p l a y e d w h e n a r me d, e x ce p t f o r t he v i d e o l oss a la r m.

Operating the Live FeedI n L i v e Feed m o d e, y o u m a y ad j us t t he set t i n gs f o r i n d i v i d u a l ca m e r as b y l e f t-c l i c k i n g o n t he des i r e d d i s p l a y w i t h t he m o use.. T h e se l e c t e d d i s p l a y w i l l be su r r o u n d e d w i t h a g r ee n b o r der, as sh o w n i n F i g u r e 1 4 .


F i g u r e 1 4. L i v e F ee d M o d e

T h e set t i n gs y o u m a y ad j us t w i t h eac h d i s p l a y i n c l u des:• Picture Settings: Se t t i n gs f o r t he b r i g h t ness, c o n t r as t, sat u ra t i o n an d h ue o f se l ec te d d i s p l a y. T o ad j us t t he p i c t u re

set t i n gs o f a d i s p l a y: 1 . Se le c t d i s p l a y.2. C l i c k t he P i c t u r e Se t t i n gs i c o n. T h i s w i l l b r i n g u p t he P i c t u re Se t t i n gs m e n u, as sh o w n i n .F i g u r e 1 5.

F i g u r e 1 5. P i c t u re Se t t i n gs M e n u

3. I n c r ease/dec rease a m o u n t f o r b r i g h t ness, c o n t r as t, sat u ra t i o n an d h ue. T h e a f f e c t w i l l b e d i s p l a y e d i m m e d i a t e l y o n t he sc reen.

4. C l i c k t he C l o se i c o n t o sa ve t he set t i n gs an d re t u r n t o t he L i v e F ee d m o de.

• PTZ Control: I f t he se l ec te d ca m e r a i s a P T Z ca me ra, y o u m a y c o n t r o l i t d i r e c t l y f r o m t he d i s p l a y. T o c o n t r o l a P T Z ca m e r a:

1 . Se le c t d i s p l a y t ha t c o r r esp o n ds t o a P T Z ca m e r a.2. C l i c k t he P T Z C o n t r o l i c o n. T h i s w i l l b r i n g u p ad d i t i o na l P T Z c o n t r o l b u t t o ns, as sh o w n i n F i g u r e 1 6.


F i g u r e 1 6. P T Z C o n t r o l M o d e

3. C o n t r o l t he P T Z us i n g P T Z c o n t r o l b u t t o ns. Pan and t i l t P T Z b y c l i c k i n g o n t he d i r e c t i o na l b u t t o ns. Z o o m i n an d o u t us i n g t he Z o o m I n/Ou t b u t t o ns an d r eca l l p r ese ts, p a t r o l s an d pa t t e r ns b y c l i c k i n g t he n u m be r ne x t t o t he c o r r esp o n d i n g i c o ns.

4. C l i c k t he C l o se i c o n t o re t u r n t o L i v e F ee d m o de.

Note: P T Z pa ra m e te rs f o r t he ca m e r a m u s t be set c o r re c t l y be f o r e t he P T Z ca n be c o n t r o l l e d.

Note: A m a x i m u m o f f i v e p r ese ts, pa t r o l s an d pa t t e r ns ca n be d i s p l a y e d o n t h is i n t e r f a ce. M o r e p r ese ts, pa t r o l s an d pa t te r ns ca n be r eca l l e d i n t he P T Z C o n f i g u r a t i o n m e n u.

• Audio: E na b l e/d isab l e au d i o f o r se l e c t e d d i s p l a y. T o ena b le o r d i sa b l e au d i o: 1 . Se le c t d i s p l a y t o ena b l e/d isab l e a u d i o.2. E na b l e a u d i o b y c l i c k i n g t he E na b l e A u d i o i c o n and d i sa b l e a u d i o b y c l i c k i n g t he D i s a b l e A u d i o i c o n. A n e r r o r

m essa ge s i m i l a r t o t he o ne sh o w n i n F i g u r e 1 7 w i l l p o p u p i f t he E na b l e A u d i o o p t i o n i s n o t se le c te d i n t he D i s p l a y C o n f i g u r a t i o n m e n u f o r t he spec i f i e d c ha n ne l.

F i g u r e 1 7. E na b l e A u d i o E r r o r W i n d o w

• Digital Zoom Mode: E na b l e d i g i t a l z o o m o n t he se le c te d c ha n ne l. O n c e ena b l e d, t he re g u l a r f ee d w i l l be sh o w n i n t he l o w e r r i g h t c o r ne r w h i l e t he z o o m e d i n v i e w w i l l be sh o w n o n t he f u l l sc reen. T h e z o o m e d i n re g i o n m a y be c ha n ge d b y m o v i n g t he r e d rec t a n g l e i n t he re g u l a r f ee d w i n d o w.

• Full Screen Mode: E na b l e f u l l sc reen m o de f o r se l e c t ed d i s p l a y. T o ena b le f u l l sc reen m o de: 1 . Se le c t d i s p l a y t o ena b l e f u l l sc ree n o n.2. C l i c k t he F u l l S c r ee n i c o n. 3. C l i c k t he E x i t F u l l S c ree n i c o n t o re t u r n t o n o r m a l d i s p l a y m o de.


Using the Display MenuT h e D i s p l a y M e n u ca n be accessed b y r i g h t-c l i c k i n g t he m o use o n an y o f t he d i s p l a y i n L i v e F ee d m o d e. T h e D i s p l a y m e n u, sh o w n i n F i g u r e 1 8 a l l o w s y o u t o q u i c k l y c ha n ge i n t o d i f f e re n t d i s p l a y m o des an d t o sta r t/st o p au t o-s w i t c h i n g o f t he d i s p l a y m o des.

F i g u r e 1 8. L i v e Feed D i s p l a y M e n u

2x2 Mode: C l i c k t o s w i t c h t o f o u r c ha n ne l d i s p l a y m o de.

3x3 Mode: C l i c k t o s w i t c h t o n i n e c ha n ne l d i s p l a y m o d e.

4x4 Mode: C l i c k t o s w i t c h t o s i x t ee n c ha n ne l d i s p l a y m o d e.

Main Menu: C l i c k t o g o t o D V R M a i n M e n u. I f L o c k M a i n M e n u i s se le c te d i n t he L o c k M e n us m e n u, y o u m us t e n te r t he c u r r e n t A d m i n Pass w o r d t o e x i t o u t o f t he L i v e Feed.

Start/Stop Auto-Switch: C l i c k t o sta r t/st o p au t o-s w i t c h. A u t o-s w i t c h w i l l c y c l e t h r o u g h se l e c t e d ca me r as. S w i t c h i n g o f ca m e r a ca n be o n an i n d i v i d ua l o r m u l t i p l e ca me ra bas is.


Next Set of Display: ne x t set o f d i s p l a y. I n 2 x2 m o de, t h is w i l l C l i c k t o v i e w t he sh o w t he ne x t f o u r d i s p l a y. I n 3 x3 m o de, t h i s w i l l sh o w t he ne x t n i ne d i s p l a y.

Note: I n o r de r t o use au t o-s w i t c h i n g o f c ha n ne l s, t he d w e l l t i m e m us t b e c o n f i g u r e d i n t he D i s p l a y C o n f i g u r a t i o n m e n u.

Note: A f t e r 20 sec o n ds o f i na c t i v i t y, t he D V R w i l l au t o m a t i c a l l y e x i t o u t o f t he D i s p l a y m e n u an d g o ba c k i n t o t he L i v e Feed m o d e.

Note: T h e Lock Main Menu set t i n g i s se l ec te d b y de f a u l t, m ea n i n g t he A d m i n pass w o r d m us t b e en te r t o e x i t o u t o f t he L i v e Feed i n t o t he M a i n M e n u. T o c ha n ge t h i s o p t i o n an d re m o v e t he l o c k t o t he M a i n M e n u, v i s i t t he L o c k M e n u s m e n u (See Locking and Unlocking System Menus o n Page 65).


Configuring Live Feed DisplaysL i v e F ee d d i s p l a ys ca n be c us t o m i z e d t o y o u r o w n needs. T h ese set t i n gs ca n be accessed b y en te r i n g t he D i s p l a y C o n f i g u r a t i o n m e n u, sh o w n i n F i g u r e 1 9.

F i g u r e 1 9. D i s p l a y C o n f i g u r a t i o n M e n u

T o c us t o m i z e d i s p l a y set t i n gs:1 . E n t e r t he D i s p l a y C o n f i g u r a t i o n m e n u b y g o i n g t o M a i n M e n u > S ys te m C o n f i g u r a t i o n > D i s p l a y C o n f i g u r a t i o n.2. Se le c t t he Video Output t o c o n f i g u r e. Y o u m a y c o n f i g u r e e i t h e r t he M a i n V O U T o r A u x i l i a r y V O U T.3. T h e set t i n gs a va i l a b l e t o c o n f i g u re f o r eac h v i d e o o u t p u t i n c l u des:

• Screen Configuration: S c r ee n c o n f i g u ra t i o n o f eac h v i d e o o u t p u t. Y o u m a y se l ec t be t w ee n a 1 x 1 , 2 x2, 3 x3 o r 4 x4 c o n f i g u r a t i o n (on l y 1 x 1 o p t i o n i s a va i l a b l e i f se l e c t A u x i l i a r y).

• Sequencing Dwell Time: T h e t i m e i n sec o n ds t o d w e l l b e t w ee n s w i t c h i n g o f c ha n ne l s w h e n S ta r t Seq ue n ce i s se l e c t ed i n L i v e Feed. Se le c t i n g D i s a b l e S w i t c h i n g w i l l d i sa b l e s w i t c h i n g i n L i v e F ee d.

• Enable Audio: E na b l es/disa b l es au d i o o u t p u t f o r t he se le c te d v i de o o u t p u t.• Language: Y o u ca n se le c t O S D l a n g ua ge• Output Format: D es i g na tes t he v i de o o u t p u t s ta n da r d.• Device Name/No.: D es i g na tes t he de v i c e na m e an d n u m b e r o f t he c u r r e n t u n i t. • VGA Resolution: D es i g n a tes t he reso l u t i o n o f m a i n V G A d i s p l a y.• Mouse Pointer Speed: P o i n t e r speed o f t he m o use, t he h i g he r t he a m o u n t, t he f as te r t he m o use w o u l d m o v e.


Setting Camera OrderSe t t i n g t he ca m e ra o r de r a l l o w s y o u t o l o g i c a l l y p os i t i o n ca me ras f o r m o r e e f f i c i e n t m o n i t o r i n g o f y o u r o w n i n d i v i d ua l l o c a t i o n.

F i g u r e 20. C a m e ra O r d e r Se t t i n g

T o set t he ca m e r a o r de r: 1 . E n t e r t he D i s p l a y C o n f i g u r a t i o n m e n u, sh o w n i n F i g u r e 1 9 b y g o i n g t o M a i n M e n u > S ys te m C o n f i g u r a t i o n >

D i s p l a y C o n f i g u r a t i o n.2. Se le c t t he V i d e o O u t p u t t o c o n f i g u r e ca me r a o r de r f o r.3. Se le c t t he S c ree n C o n f i g u r a t i o n y o u w o u l d l i k e t o use i n L i v e Feed. T h e p r e v i e w o f t he sc reen c o n f i g u r a t i o n o n

t he r i g h t w i l l c ha n ge depe n d i n g o n t he o p t i o n se le c t e d.4. E a c h d i s p l a y i n t he p r e v i e w o f t he sc reen c o n f i g u r a t i o n w i l l h a ve a se l e c t i o n b o x c o n ta i n i n g a l i s t o f t he d i f f e re n t

ca m e r as t ha t a re a va i l a b l e o n t he D V R . P ress i n g t he u p and d o w n b u t t o n o f eac h se le c t i o n b o x, se l ec t t he ca me ra y o u w o u l d l i k e t o sh o w i n t he pa r t i c u l a r d i s p l a y. Se le c t i n g ‘ X ’ w i l l d i sa b l e t he d i s p l a y.

5. C l i c k t he P re v i o us an d N e x t b u t t o n t o g o t o t he ne x t set o f d i s p l a ys f o r t he se l e c t e d sc ree n c o n f i g u r a t i o n. F o r e xa m p l e, i n 2 x2 sc reen c o n f i g u r a t i o n m o d e, p r ess i n g t he N e x t b u t t o n w i l l b r i n g u p t he ne x t set o f 4 d i s p l a y s.

6. C l i c k t he sa ve b u t t o n t o sa ve set t i n gs.7. R e pea t s teps 2-6 t o ad j us t t he ca me ra o r de r f o r o t he r v i d e o o u t p u t s. 8. C l i c k t he E x i t b u t t o n t o e x i t o u t o f t he m e n u.

Note: Y o u m us t c l i c k t he Sa ve b u t t o n a f t e r a d j us t i n g t he o r de r o f o ne v i d e o o u t p u t be f o r e y o u are ab le t o m o v e o n t o ad j us t a n o t he r o ne.


CHAPTER4 Record Settings


Configuring Settings for RecordingT h e r e a re m u l t i p l e w a y s t o set u p y o u r D V R f o r re c o r d i n g. T h e y i n c l u d e set t i n g u p a rec o r d i n g sche d u l e, t r i g ge r i n g a rec o r d i n g b y m o t i o n de te c t i o n an d/or a sens o r a la r m, an d m a n ua l l y s ta r t i n g t he re c o r d i n g.

Configuring Recording SettingsB e f o r e set t i n g y o u r D V R u p f o r re c o r d i n g, ce r t a i n set t i n gs sh o u l d be c o n f i g u r e d f i r s t. T h ese set t i n gs ca n be f o u n d i n t he R e c o r d i n g C o n f i g u r a t i o n m e n u, sh o w n i n F i g u r e 2 1.

F i g u r e 2 1. R e c o r d i n g C o n f i g u r a t i o n M e n u

T h e f i r s t set o f set t i n gs t o c o n f i g u r e i n t h is m e n u i s t he r e c o r d i n g q ua l i t y set t i n gs. T o c o n f i g u r e t he r e c o r d i n g q ua l i t y set t i n gs:1 . E n t e r t he R e c o r d i n g Q u a l i t y Se t t i n gs m e n u b y g o i n g t o M a i n M e n u > R e c o r d i n g C o n f i g u r a t i o n > R e c o r d i n g

Q u a l i t y Se t t i n gs. T h e R e c o r d i n g Q u a l i t y Se t t i n gs m e n u i s sh o w n i n F i g u r e 22.

F i g u r e 22. R e c o r d i n g Q u a l i t y Se t t i n gs M e n u

2. Se l e c t t he ca m e r a t o c o n f i g u r e i n t he ca me ra d r o p d o w n m e n u o n t he u p pe r l e f t o f t he m e n u. I f a l l ca m e r as are t o be c o n f i g u r e d w i t h t he sa me set t i n gs, se l ec t All Cameras f r o m t he l i s t.

3. Se le c t t he Encoding Parameters m o de t o c o n f i g u r e. E i t h e r C o n t i n u o us o r O n E v e n t ca n be se l ec te d. 4. Se le c t t he re c o r d i n g ca m e r a reso l u t i o n i n t he R es o l u t i o n d r o p d o w n m e n u. T h e o p t i o n s f o r t he ca m e r a re c o r d i n g

reso l u t i o n i n c l u d e 4 C IF, 2 C I F, C I F an d Q C I F.5. Se le c t t he re c o r d i n g Frame Rate t o use f o r t he des i g na te d ca me ra. A ra te o f 30 a l l t he w a y d o w n t o 1 o f a f r a me


ca n be se le c te d.6. Se t t he p i c t u re q ua l i t y us i n g t he Picture Quality s l i d er. I n c r eas i n g t he p i c t u re q u a l i t y w i l l a ls o i n c r ease t he b i t ra t e

o f t he v i d e o f ee d. T h e reso l u t i o n an d f r a me ra t e o f t he f ee d w i l l be ad j us te d au t o m a t i c a l l y.7. Se le c t t he Pre-record t i m e. T h e p r e-r e c o r d t i m e i s t he t i m e i n sec o n ds t o a ls o r e c o r d be f o r e a r ec o r d i n g i s

t r i g ge re d. Se t t i n g t he p r e-re c o r d t i m e t o M A X w i l l a l l o w t he D V R t o use u p t o t he m a x i m u m a va i l a b l e b u f f e r space f o r re c o r d i n g.

8. Se le c t t he Post-record t i m e. T h e p os t-re c o r d t i m e i s t he t i m e i n sec o n ds t o a ls o re c o r d a f t e r a rec o r d i n g has en de d.9. E n t e r t he erase v i d e o a f t e r t i m e. T h e Erase Video After t i m e de n o tes t he a m o u n t o f d a ys t ha t f i l es w i l l b e de le te d

a f t e r i t s i n i t i a l re c o r d i n g. Se t t i n g t he t i m e t o 0 w i l l a l l o w t he D V R t o o n l y de l e te a n d o v e r w r i t e f i l es w h e n t he H D D is f u l l .

1 0. R e pea t s teps 3-9 f o r o t he r E n c o d i n g Pa ra me te rs m o de.1 1 . Se l e c t t he Sa v e b u t t o n t o sa ve t he r e c o r d i n g q ua l i t y set t i n gs an d se l e c t E x i t t o r e t u r n t o t he p re v i o u s m e n u.

Se le c t i n g t he E x i t b u t t o n w i t h o u t c l i c k i n g Sa v e w i l l q u i t o u t o f t he m e n u w i t h o u t sa v i n g set t i n gs.

Configuring a Quick Recording ScheduleA q u i c k re c o r d i n g sc he d u l e a l l o w s y o u t o set o n e t i m e pe r i o d pe r da y f o r re c o r d i n g. T o set u p a q u i c k r e c o r d i n g sc he d u l e:

1 . E n t e r t he Q u i c k S c he d u l e C o n f i g u r a t i o n m e n u, sh o w n i n F i g u r e 23 b y g o i n g t o M a i n M e n u > R e c o r d i n g C o n f i g u r a t i o n > Q u i c k S c he d u l e C o n f i g u r a t i o n.

F i g u r e 23. Q u i c k S c he d u l e C o n f i g u r a t i o n M e n u

2. Se le c t t he ca me ra t o c o n f i g u r e f r o m t he ca me ra d r o p d o w n m e n u. I f a l l t he ca m e r as are t o be c o n f i g u r e d w i t h t he sa me set t i n gs, se l e c t A l l C a m e r as f r o m t he l i s t.

3. C h e c k t he E na b l e c hec k b o x t o ena b l e t he r e c o r d i n g sc he d u l e. I f t he c he c k b o x i s u n c he c k e d, t he r e c o r d i n g sc he d u l e w i l l be d i sa b l e d.

4. C h e c k t he 24/7 c hec k b o x i f y o u w o u l d l i k e t o re c o r d c o n t i n u o us l y o r o n e ve n t f o r 24 h o u rs a day, 7 da ys a w ee k. I f y o u w i s h t o sc he d u l e d i f f e r e n t f r a m es f o r M o n d a y t h r o u g h S u n day, l ea ve t he 24/7 c hec k b o x u n c he c k e d and s k i p t o step 6.

5. Se le c t Recording Type f o r 24/7 rec o r d i n g an d m o v e o n t o step 8. R e c o r d i n g t y pe i n c l u des C o n t i n u o us f o r c o n t i n u o us r e c o r d i n g o r O n E v e n t f o r r e c o r d i n g w h e n an e ve n t i s t r i g ge r e d (i.e. f r o m de tec te d m o t i o n).

6. Se le c t t he sta r t an d st o p t i m e f o r eac h da y o f t he w ee k. T h e sta r t a n d st o p t i m e are l i s te d us i n g a 24 h r c y c l e (i.e. 1 8:00 i s eq u i v a l e n t t o 6:00p m).

7. Se le c t R e c o r d i n g T y pe f o r eac h da y o f t he w e e k. R e c o r d i n g t y p e i n c l u des C o n t i n u o us f o r c o n t i n u o us r e c o r d i n g o r On Event f o r r e c o r d i n g w h e n an e ve n t i s t r i g ge r e d (i.e. f r o m de te c te d m o t i o n) f o r t he se le c t e d t i m e pe r i o d.

8. Se le c t t he Sa ve b u t t o n t o sa ve t he sc he d u l e set t i n gs an d se l e c t E x i t t o re t u r n t o t he p r e v i o u s m e n u. Se le c t i n g t he E x i t b u t t o n w i t h o u t c l i c k i n g Sa ve w i l l q u i t o u t o f t he m e n u w i t h o u t sa v i n g set t i n gs.

Note: O n E v e n t re c o r d i n gs are r e c o r d i n g s t ha t a re t r i g ge r e d f r o m m o t i o n de te c t i o n an d/or f r o m an e x te r na l a la r m.Note: I f a n e ve n t o c c u rs d u r i n g C o n t i n u o us r e c o r d i n g, t he f r a me ra t e w i l l au t o m a t i c a l l y s w i t c h t o t ha t set f o r E v e n t

re c o r d i n g.


Configuring an Advanced Recording ScheduleA n ad va n ce d r ec o r d i n g sc he d u l e a l l o w s y o u t o sche d u l e m u l t i p l e t i m e pe r i o d s pe r d a y f o r r e c o r d i n g as o p p ose t o a s i n g l e t i m e pe r i o d o f a q u i c k r e c o r d i n g sc he d u l e. Se t t i n g u p an ad v a n ce d rec o r d i n g sche d u l e w i l l a l l o w y o u t o f u r t he r c o nse r v e d i s k space b y r ec o r d i n g o n l y d u r i n g t he t i m e pe r i o d s y o u w o u l d l i k e t o re c o r d a t.

T o set u p an ad v a n ce d rec o r d i n g sche d u l e:1 . E n t e r t he A d v a n ce d S c he d u l e C o n f i g u r a t i o n m e n u, sh o w n i n F i g u r e 24 b y g o i n g t o M a i n M e n u > R e c o r d i n g

C o n f i g u r a t i o n > A d v a n ce d S c he d u l e C o n f i g u r a t i o n.

F i g u r e 24. A d v a n ce d S c he d u l e C o n f i g u r a t i o n M e n u

2. Se le c t t he ca me ra t o c o n f i g u r e f r o m t he ca me ra d r o p d o w n m e n u. I f a l l t he ca m e r as are t o be c o n f i g u r e d w i t h t he sa me set t i n gs, se l e c t All Cameras f r o m t he l i s t.

3. C h e c k t he Enable c he c k b o x t o ena b l e t he re c o r d i n g sc he d u l e. I f t he c hec k b o x i s u n c hec ke d, t he re c o r d i n g sc he d u l e w i l l be d i sa b l e d.

4. Se le c t a da y be t w ee n M o n da y t o S u n d a y t o c o n f i g u r e sche d u l e f o r. 5. Se t u p t i m e pe r i o ds f o r sc he d u l e. I f t he 24 H R c hec k b o x i s c he c ke d, r e c o r d i n g w i l l o c c u r o v e r t he en t i r e day. T o

set u p m u l t i p l e t i m e pe r i o ds, u n c he c k 24 H R a n d en te r t he S ta r t an d S t o p T i m e f o r t he se le c te d day. T h e sta r t an d st o p t i m e a re l i s te d us i n g a 24 h r c y c l e (i.e. 1 8:00 i s eq u i v a l e n t t o 6:00p m).

6. Se le c t r e c o r d i n g t y p e u n de r T y p e f o r se le c te d da y o f t he w e e k. R e c o r d i n g t y pe i n c l u d es C o n t i n u o us f o r c o n t i n u o us re c o r d i n g o r O n E v e n t f o r re c o r d i n g w h e n an e ve n t i s t r i g ge re d (i.e. f r o m de te c te d m o t i o n) f o r t he se l e c t e d t i m e pe r i o d.

7. I f t he re a re sc he d u l i n g e r r o rs de tec te d, suc h as o v e r l a p p i n g t i m e pe r i o ds, e r r o r m essages suc h as t h ose sh o w n i n F i g u r e 25 w i l l a p pear.

F i g u r e 25. A d v a n ce d S c he d u l e C o n f i g u r a t i o n E r r o r M e ssa ges

8. C h e c k t he E na b l e A u d i o c he c k b o x i f y o u w o u l d l i k e t o ena b l e a u d i o re c o r d i n g a l o n g w i t h t he v i de o. A u d i o ca n o n l y b e rec o r de d i f a n au d i o so u r ce (such as a m i c r o p h o ne) i s c o n ne c t e d t o t he D V R .

9. Se le c t t he A d d b u t t o n t o ad d t i m e f r a m e t o sc he d u l e. T h e ne w l y ad de d t i m e f r a m e w i l l a p pea r i n t he sche d u l e o n t he l e f t, w i t h t he sc he d u l e p a r a me te rs sh o w n o n t he r i g h t. C o n t i n u o us r e c o r d i n g s are sh o w n i n b l ue o n t he sche d u l e w h i l e e ve n t re c o r d i n g s are sh o w n i n y e l l o w. A n e xa m p l e o f t h i s ca n be seen i n F i g u r e 26.


F i g u r e 26. A d v a n ce d S c he d u l e C o n f i g u r a t i o n E x a m p l e

1 0. R e pea t s teps 4-1 0 t o set u p ad d i t i o na l t i m e pe r i o ds f o r t he se l e c t e d day. 1 1 . Se l e c t t he Sa v e b u t t o n t o sa ve t he sche d u l e set t i n gs an d se le c t E x i t t o re t u r n t o t he p r e v i o us m e n u. Se l e c t i n g t he

E x i t b u t t o n w i t h o u t c l i c k i n g Sa ve w i l l q u i t o u t o f t he m e n u w i t h o u t sa v i n g set t i n gs.

Note: C r ea t i n g a sche d u l e i n t he Q u i c k S c he d u l e C o n f i g u r a t i o n m e n u w i l l a ls o c r ea te a sc he d u l e i n A d v a n ce d S c he d u l e C o n f i g u r a t i o n. T h e q u i c k sche d u l e w i l l sh o w u p as a t i m e pe r i o d i n t he A d v a n ce d S c he d u l e C o n f i g u r a t i o n.


CHAPTER5 Playback


Playing Back a RecordingP re v i o us l y r e c o r de d f i l es ca n be p l a y e d ba c k us i n g t he P la y b ac k I n t e r f a ce. Y o u m u s t f i r s t sea r c h f o r r e c o r d i n g s t o p l a y t he m bac k.

Understanding the Playback InterfaceI t ’s i m p o r t a n t t o u n d e rs t an d h o w t o use t he P la y b ac k I n t e r f a ce t o e f f i c i e n t l y na v i ga t e t h r o u g h rec o r de d f i l es. T o access t he P la y b ac k I n t e r f a c e, sh o w n i n F i g u r e 27, g o t o M a i n M e n u > P l a y ba c k.

F i g u r e 27. P l a y ba c k I n t e r f a ce M e n u

S o m e o f t he m a i n f ea t u res o f t he P l a y ba c k I n t e r f a ce i n c l u d es:• Channel Selector: Se le c t t he c ha n ne l t o sea r c h f o r re c o r d i n gs o n.• Calendar: Se l e c t t he da te t o sea r c h f o r re c o r d i n g s o n.• Timeline: Se le c t t he t i m e t o sea r c h f o r r e c o r d i n g s o n.• Preview: S h o w s a p r e v i e w o f t he se le c te d re c o r d i n g.• Playback Controls: C o n t r o l s f o r p l a y ba c k o f t he se le c te d re c o r d i n g.• Clip Backup Tools: T o o l s t o bac k u p c l i ps f r o m a r ec o r d i n g.• Clip playback controls: c o n t r o l f o r p l a y b ac k o f m a r k e d c l i p.

Searching for Recorded FilesT h e P la y b ac k I n t e r f a c e a l l o w s f o r eas y sea r c h i n g o f re c o r de d f i l es. T o sea r c h f o r r e c o r de d f i l es us i n g t he P l a y ba c k I n t e r f a ce:

1 . E n t e r t he P l a y ba c k m e n u, sh o w n i n F i g u r e 27 b y g o i n g t o M a i n M e n u > P la y b ac k. 2. Se le c t t he c ha n ne l t o sea r c h f o r re c o r d i n gs o n.3. Se l e c t t he da te t o sea r c h f o r re c o r d i n g s o n us i n g t he ca l e n dar. T h e s ys te m da te i s sh o w n at t he t o p o f t he ca l e n dar.

Y o u m a y c ha n ge t he m o n t h an d y ea r o f t he ca l e n da r b y c l i c k i n g t he l e f t a n d r i g h t a r r o w s ne x t t o t he m o n t h an d y ear. D a t es w i t h re c o r d i n g s i n t he se le c te d m o n t h an d c ha n ne l a re d i s p l a y e d i n l i g h t b l u e, w h i l e da tes w i t h o u t re c o r d i n g s a re da r k g r a y. T h e ac t i v e se le c te d da te i s d i s p l a y e d i n l i g h t g r a y, as sh o w n i n F i g u r e 28.


F i g u r e 28. P l a y ba c k M e n u E x a m p l e

4. C l i c k o n t he des i r e d da te t ha t i s h i g h l i g h t e d i n l i g h t b l u e t o sea r c h f o r re c o r d i n gs. I f r e c o r d i n gs e x i s t, t he t i m e l i n e w i l l be f i l l e d w i t h b l ue ba rs t o des i g na te r e c o r de d f i l es. T h e p l a y b ac k m a r k e r, i n d i c a t e d b y a g r ee n v e r t i c a l l i n e w i l l au t o m a t i c a l l y j u m p t o t he beg i n n i n g o f t he ea r l i es t re c o r d i n gs f o r t he se l ec te d da te. T h e m a r k e r ca n be m o v e d t o an y o t he r l o ca t i o n b y c l i c k i n g o n t he des i r e d p os i t i o n o n t he b l ue ba rs.

5. Se le c t t he P l a y b u t t o n i n t he P la y b ac k C o n t r o l s t o sta r t p l a y ba c k o f t he r e c o r d i n g.

Playing Back Recorded FilesA f t e r f i n d i n g t he re c o r d i n g s, y o u w o u l d l i k e t o p l a y b a c k, y o u m a y use t he P l a y ba c k C o n t r o l s t o na v i ga te t h r o u g h t he re c o r d i n g. T h e c o n t r o l s f o u n d u n d e r P l a y ba c k C o n t r o l s i n c l u d e:

P l a y B u t t o n: B u t t o n t o p l a y b a c k re c o r d i n g.

Pause B u t t o n: B u t t o n t o pa use rec o r d i n g.

D e c r ease S peed B u t t o n: B u t t o n t o de c rease p l a y speed.

I n c r ease S peed B u t t o n: B u t t o n t o i n c r ease p l a y speed.

H i d e T o o l ba r: B u t t o n t o h i d e t o o l ba r i n p l a y b ac k m o de.

E n t e r/E x i t F u l l-S c r ee n M o d e: B u t t o ns t o en te r i n t o an d e x i t o u t o f f u l l-sc reen m o de.

E na b l e / D i s a b l e A u d i o: B u t t o ns t o ena b l e an d d i sa b l e a u d i o i n p l a y ba c k m o de.

Z o o m I n: 4 x z o o m i n w h e n p l a y b ac k.

F i g u r e 29. P la y b ac k C o n t r o l B u t t o ns

T o p l a y ba c k r e c o r de d f i l es:1 . Sea r c h an d se le c t re c o r d i n g t o p l a y b ac k i n t he P l a y ba c k I n t e r f a ce. 2. C l i c k t he P l a y b u t t o n t o be g i n p l a y b ac k o f se le c te d r e c o r d i n g an d t he Pause b u t t o n t o pa use p l a y ba c k.3. Y o u m a y s l o w d o w n o r spee d u p t he p l a y ba c k speed b y c l i c k i n g t he D e c r ease S peed/I n c rease S peed b u t t o n.


4. C l i c k t he F u l l-S c ree n b u t t o n t o en te r f u l l-sc reen p l a y b ac k m o de, sh o w n i n F i g u r e 30.

F i g u r e 30. F u l l-S c ree n P la y b ac k M o d e

5. I n f u l l-sc reen m o de, y o u m a y h i d e t he t o o l ba r s b y c l i c k i n g t he H i d e T o o l ba r b u t t o n. C l i c k i n g t he E x i t F u l l-S c r ee n b u t t o n w i l l re t u r n y o u t o t he o r i g i n a l p l a y ba c k m o d e.

6. C l i c k t he E na b l e/D isab l e A u d i o b u t t o n t o t u r n o n and o f f au d i o d u r i n g p l a y ba c k. 7. C l i c k t he D i g i t a l Z o o m b u t t o n t o ena b l e d i g i t a l z o o m. O n c e ena b l e d, t he re g u l a r re c o r de d f ee d w i l l be sh o w n i n

t he l o w e r r i g h t c o r ne r w h i l e t he z o o m e d i n v i e w w i l l be sh o w n o n t he f u l l sc reen. T h e z o o m e d i n re g i o n m a y be c ha n ge d b y m o v i n g t he r e d rec t a n g l e i n t he re g u l a r r e c o r de d f ee d w i n d o w.

8. C l i c k t he E x i t b u t t o n t o r e t u r n t o t he p r e v i o u s m e n u.


CHAPTER6 Backup


Backing Up Video ClipsV i d e o c l i ps ca n be ba c k e d u p t o v a r i o u s de v i c es, suc h as U S B f l as h d r i v es, U S B H D D s o r a D V D w r i t e r.

Selecting Video ClipsV i d e o c l i ps ca n be se l e c t e d f o r ba c k u p i n t he P la y b ac k I n t e r f a ce us i n g t he c o n t r o l s f o u n d i n t he Mark Clip For Backup pa ne l, sh o w n i n F i g u r e 3 1.

Start Clip Play Clip Stop Clip Save Clip Clear Clip

F i g u r e 3 1. M a r k C l i p F o r B a c k u p C o n t r o l s

T h e c o n t r o l s f o u n d i n t he Mark Clip F o r B a c k u p pane l i n c l u d es:• S ta r t C l i p B u t t o n: M a r k t he sta r t i n g p o i n t f o r t he v i d e o c l i p.• S t o p C l i p B u t t o n: M a r k t he end i n g p o i n t f o r t he v i de o c l i p.• P l a y C l i p B u t t o n: P la y t he se le c t e d v i de o c l i p.• Sa ve C l i p B u t t o n: Sa v e t he se l e c t e d v i de o c l i p t o t he H D D .• C l ea r C l i p B u t t o n: C l ea r t he se l e c t e d v i de o c l i p.

T o se l e c t v i de o c l i ps i n t he P la y ba c k I n t e r f a c e:1 . E n t e r t he P l a y ba c k I n t e r f a ce, sh o w n i n F i g u r e 32 b y g o i n g t o M a i n M e n u > P la y b ac k.

F i g u r e 32. P l a y ba c k M e n u

2. Sea r c h f o r t he re c o r de d f i l es t ha t y o u w o u l d l i k e t o se l e c t v i de o c l i ps f r o m. V i d e o c l i ps ca n o n l y be se le c t e d i n s i n g l e p l a y ba c k m o d e.

3. Se le c t t he sta r t i n g p os i t i o n o f t he v i de o c l i p b y c l i c k i n g t he des i r e d l o ca t i o n o n t he b l ue r e c o r d i n g s bar. 4. C l i c k t he S ta r t C l i p b u t t o n.5. Se le c t t he en d i n g p os i t i o n o f t he v i de o c l i p. 6. C l i c k t he st o p C l i p b u t t o n.7. T h e se le c te d v i d e o c l i p t i m e ra n ge w i l l be sh o w n at t he b o t t o m o f t he P l a y ba c k I n t e r f a ce, as seen i n F i g u r e 33.


F i g u r e 33. V i d e o C l i p T i m e R a n ge

8. Y o u m a y p l a y t he v i de o c l i p us i n g t he P l a y C l i p b u t t o n o r use t he ar r o w k e y s sh o w n ne x t t o t he c l i p t i m e r a n ge t o p r o g r ess t h r o u g h t he v i de o o ne sec o n d, m i n u t e o r h o u r a t a t i m e.

9. C l i c k t he Sa ve C l i p b u t t o n t o sa ve c l i p t o t he D V R . C l i p m us t b e f i r s t sa ve d t o t he D V R be f o r e i t ca n be bac ke d u p t o an e x te r na l U S B st o ra ge de v i c e o r t o a D V D w r i t e r. C l i c k i n g t he C l ea r C l i p b u t t o n w i l l re m o v e t he v i de o c l i p.

1 0. R e pea t s teps 2-7 t o se le c t ad d i t i o na l c l i ps. I f y o u w o u l d l i k e t o bac k u p v i d e o c l i ps at t h i s p o i n t, c l i c k t he B a c k u p b u t t o n.

Note: T h e P l a y C l i p, Sa ve C l i p an d C l ea r C l i p b u t t o ns are n o t a va i l a b l e u n l ess a c o m p l e t e d v i d e o c l i p i s se le c t e d. A c o m p l e t e d v i de o c l i p has a sta r t a n d end p o i n t m a r k e d b y us i n g t he S ta r t C l i p a n d E n d C l i p b u t t o n.

Note: T h e S ta r t C l i p b u t t o n i s n o t a va i l a b l e w h e n t he re i s s t i l l a v i de o c l i p t ha t has n o t bee n sa ve d o r c l ea re d.

Backing Up Video ClipsA f t e r v i de o c l i ps ha v e bee n se l ec te d i n t he P l a y ba c k I n t e r f a ce, yo u m a y ba c k t he m u p t o an e x te r na l U S B st o ra ge de v i c e o r D V D w r i t e r b y g o i n g t o t he B a c k u p m e n u.

To backup video clips:1 . E n t e r t he C l i p s B a c k u p m e n u, sh o w n i n F i g u r e 34 b y f i r s t g o i n g t o M a i n M e n u > P la y b ac k. I n t he P la y b ac k m e n u,

c l i c k t he C l i p s B a c k u p b u t t o n.

F i g u r e 34. C l i ps B a c k u p M e n u

2. I f v i de o c l i ps w e r e suc cess f u l l y sa ve d t o t he H D D us i n g t he P la y b ac k I n t e r f a ce, t he y w i l l b e l i s te d u n d e r t he B a c k u p C l i ps hea d i n g o n t he l e f t h a n d s i de o f t he m e n u. T h e ca m e ra n u m be r as w e l l as t he t i m e r a n ge w o u l d b e l i s te d.

3. Se le c t t he v i d e o c l i ps y o u w o u l d l i k e t o bac k u p b y c hec k i n g t he c hec k b o x ne x t t o t he des i r e d c l i ps. Y o u m a y a ls o c l i c k t he P l a y i c o n t o p l a y an d re v i e w t he c l i p. V i d e o c l i ps ca n be de l e t e d b y se l ec t i n g i t a n d c l i c k i n g t he R e m o v e b u t t o n o r b y c l i c k i n g t he R e m o v e A l l b u t t o n t o de l e t e a l l c l i ps.

4. C o n ne c t a t l eas t o ne U S B st o ra ge de v i c e t o t he D V R . I f t he de v i c e i s c o m pa t i b l e w i t h t he D V R , i t w i l l au t o m a t i c a l l y be de te c te d. Se le c t t he ba c k u p de v i c e f r o m t he B a c k u p D e v i c e d r o p d o w n m e n u.

5. T h e Clips Selected, Required Space an d Available Space w i l l b e d i s p l a y e d o n t he C l i p s B a c k u p m e n u. I f t he U S B st o r a ge de v i ce has n o t bee n p r o p e r l y i n i t i a l i z e d an d f o r m a t t e d, y o u m a y c l i c k o n t he F o r m a t b u t t o n t o d o so. I t i s i m p o r t a n t t o n o te t ha t f o r m a t t i n g w i l l d e l e te A L L da ta f r o m t he st o r a ge de v i c e.

6. I f t he a va i l a b l e space o n t he st o ra ge de v i c e i s a de q ua te, se l e c t t he B a c k u p b u t t o n t o be g i n b ac k u p o f t he se le c te d c l i ps.

7. A f t e r c l i ps ha v e bee n bac ke d u p, y o u m a y c l i c k t he P la y b ac k b u t t o n t o re t u r n t o t he P l a y ba c k I n t e r f a ce o r t he D o n e b u t t o n t o r e t u r n t o t he p re v i o u s m e n u.

Note: F o r m a t t i n g a st o ra ge de v i c e w i l l pe r m a ne n t l y de l e t e a l l t he f i l es o n t ha t d e v i c e. T h e re i s a ls o N O W A R N I N G M E S S A G E a f t e r c l i c k i n g t he F o r m a t b u t t o n t o f o r m a t t he st o ra ge de v i c e. P l ease p r o cee d w i t h ca u t i o n an d ba c k u p a l l c r i t i c a l da ta f r o m t he st o r a ge de v i c e be f o r e f o r m a t t i n g.


Backing Up Recorded FilesN o t o n l y ca n v i de o c l i ps be bac ke d u p, f u l l r e c o r de d f i l es ca n a ls o be ba c k e d u p t o a st o ra ge m e d i u m.

T o ba c k u p rec o r de d f i l es:1 . Sea r c h f o r re c o r de d f i l es us i n g t he F i l e M a n a ge m e n t m e n u.2. Se le c t t he f i l es y o u w o u l d l i k e t o ba c k u p b y c hec k i n g t he b o x ne x t t o t he f i l e. Y o u m a y a ls o c hec k t he All File box

t o b ac k u p a l l f i l es. T h e t o t a l r e q u i r e d space w i l l b e sh o w n ne x t t o Total Size. 3. C l i c k t he F i l es B a c k u p b u t t o n, t h is w i l l t a k e y o u t o t he F i l es B a c k u p m e n u, as sh o w n i n F i g u r e 35.

F i g u r e 35. F i l es B a c k u p M e n u

4. I n t he F i l es B a c k u p m e n u, c o n n ec t a U S B st o ra ge de v i c e an d c l i c k t he R e f r esh b u t t o n. I f t he de v i ce i s d e te c te d, a l i s t o f i t s f i l e c o n te n ts as w e l l as t he a va i l a b l e f r ee space w i l l be sh o w n.

5. Y o u m a y de le te f i l es o n t he U S B st o ra ge de v i c e t o f r ee u p add i t i o n a l st o ra ge space b y c l i c k i n g t he D e l e t e b u t t o n o n t he se l ec te d f i l e. Y o u m a y a ls o f o r m a t t he de v i c e b y c l i c k i n g t he F o r m a t b u t t o n. F o r m a t t i n g w i l l re m o v e A L L f i l es f r o m t he de v i ce.

6. W h e n t he re i s su f f i c i e n t st o ra ge space f o r ba c k u p, c l i c k t he B a c k u p b u t t o n. A bac k u p p r o g r ess ba r w i l l b e sh o w n.7. C l i c k t he O K b u t t o n o n ce ba c k u p has c o m p l e te d.8. C l i c k t he E x i t b u t t o n t o r e t u r n t o t he F i l e M a n a ge m e n t m e n u.


CHAPTER7 System Configuration


Configuring Network SettingsN e t w o r k set t i n gs m us t b e c o n f i g u r e d be f o r e y o u ’ re ab l e t o use y o u r D V R o v e r t he ne t w o r k.

T o c o n f i g u r e ne t w o r k set t i n gs:1 . E n t e r t he N e t w o r k C o n f i g u r a t i o n m e n u, sh o w n i n F i g u r e 36 b y g o i n g t o M a i n M e n u > S ys te m C o n f i g u r a t i o n >

N e t w o r k C o n f i g u r a t i o n.

F i g u r e 36. N e t w o r k Se t t i n gs M e n u

2. T h e c u r re n t ne t w o r k set t i n gs are d i s p l a y e d o n t he r i g h t s i de o f t he m e n u. 3. I f y o u ha v e a D H C P ser v e r r u n n i n g an d w o u l d l i k e y o u r D V R t o au t o m a t i ca l l y o b ta i n an I P ad d r ess an d o t he r

ne t w o r k set t i n gs f r o m t ha t se r v e r, c hec k t he D H C P c hec k b o x. 4. I f y o u w o u l d l i k e t o c o n f i g u r e y o u r o w n set t i n gs, e n te r t he set t i n gs f o r :

• IP Address: IP address you would like to use for your DVR.• Subnet Mask: Subnet Mask of network. • Default Gateway: IP address of your Gateway. Typically the IP address of your router.• DNS Server: The preferred and alternate Domain Name System (DNS). Server to be used with your DVR.

5. T o ena b l e D y n a m i c D N S (D D N S), c he c k t he D D N S c hec k b o x. D y n a m i c D N S a l l o w s y o u t o c rea te a h os t na me an d asso c i a t e i t t o y o u r I P add ress, m a k i n g ac cess t o y o u r D V R o v e r t he i n t e r ne t eas ier. T o c o n f i g u r e D D N S:

1 . E na b l e D D N S b y c hec k i n g t he D D N S c he c k b o x.2. Se le c t a D D N S p r o v i de r f r o m t he D D N S P r o v i d e r se le c t i o n b o x.3. E n t e r set t i n gs f o r Se r v e r A d d r ess, D V R D o m a i n N a m e, U s e r N a m e, an d Pass w o r d.

6. I f a ce n t ra l m o n i t o r i n g s ta t i o n t ha t i s c o m pa t i b l e w i t h y o u r D V R is a va i l a b l e, y o u m a y en te r i t s set t i n gs u n de r C e n t ra l S ta t i o n IP an d C e n t r a l S ta t i o n P o r t.

7. E n t e r t he C l i e n t P o r t an d H T T P P o r t t o b e use w i t h y o u r D V R . T h e c l i e n t p o r t des i g na tes t he p o r t t o b e use w i t h t he c l i e n t so f t w a r e w h i l e t he H T T P p o r t r e f e rs t o t he o ne t o be use w i t h t he b u i l t-i n W e b Se r v e r.

8. A f t e r a l l set t i n gs ha v e bee n c o n f i g u r e d; y o u m a y tes t t he c o n ne c t i o n b y c l i c k i n g t he Tes t C o n ne c t i o n b u t t o n. A c o n f i r m a t i o n m essage, s i m i l a r t o t he o ne sh o w n i n F i g u r e 37 w i l l p o p u p i f t he ne t w o r k i s w o r k i n g p r o p e r l y.

F i g u r e 37. Tes t C o n ne c t i o n C o n f i r m a t i o n

9. Se le c t t he Sa ve b u t t o n t o sa ve t he ne t w o r k set t i n gs an d se l e c t E x i t t o r e t u r n t o t he p re v i o u s m e n u. Se le c t i n g t he E x i t b u t t o n w i t h o u t c l i c k i n g Sa ve w i l l q u i t o u t o f t he m e n u w i t h o u t sa v i n g set t i n gs.


Managing User AccountsB y de f a u l t, y o u r D V R c o m es w i t h o ne use r ac c o u n t, t he A d m i n i s t r a t o r ac c o u n t. T h e A d m i n i s t r a t o r use r na m e i s ad m i n an d t he pass w o r d i s 1 2345. T h e de f a u l t pass w o r d f o r A d m i n i s t r a t o r sh o u l d b e c ha n ge d r i g h t a w a y f o r sec u r i t y reaso ns. T h e A d m i n i s t r a t o r has t h e au t h o r i t y t o ad d, de l e te o r c o n f i g u r e pa ra me te rs f o r m a n y o f t he s ys te m f u n c t i o ns..

Adding a New Remote UserY o u m a y ad d u p t o 3 1 ne w re m o t e use rs t o y o u r D V R . T o add ne w re m o t e use rs:

1 . E n t e r t he R e m o te U s e r Se t t i n gs m e n u, sh o w n i n F i g u r e 38 b y g o i n g t o M a i n M e n u > S ys te m C o n f i g u r a t i o n > R e m o t e U s e r Se t t i n gs.

F i g u r e 38. R e m o t e U s e r Se t t i n gs M e n u

2. U n d e r R e m o t e U s e rs L i s t, c l i c k o n Se le c t t h is en t r y t o ad d ne w user. 3. O n c e a ne w en t r y h as bee n se le c t e d, t he f i e l ds u n de r U s e rs w i l l be c o m e ed i t a b l e. E n t e r t he i n f o r m a t i o n f o r N a m e,

Pass w o r d an d V e r i f y. 4. I n t he R e m o t e Pe r m i ss i o ns pa ne l se l e c t t he f u n c t i o n s t ha t y o u w o u l d l i k e t o g i v e t he use r ac cess t o r e m o t e l y. Y o u

m a y a ls o c he c k t he A l l c hec k b o x t o g i v e f u l l c o n t r o l t o t he se l e c t ed re m o t e user. T h ese f u n c t i o ns i n c l u d e: • Log Search: V i e w l o gs t ha t a re sa ve d o n t he D V R .• Serial Port Control: C o n f i g u r e set t i n gs f o r R S232 an d R S485 p o r ts.• Two-Way Audio: A b i l i t y t o use t w o-w a y r a d i o be t w ee n t he r e m o t e c l i e n t an d t he D V R .• Advanced Control: M a n a ge ha r d d i s k d r i v es (in i t i a l i z i n g an d set t i n g p r o pe r t i es f o r H D D s). A b i l i t y t o r e m o t e

u p da te s ys t e m f i r m w a r e an d st o p p i n g o f t he r e l a y o u t p u t.• Live View: A c c ess t he L i v e F ee d. • PTZ Control: C o n t r o l P T Z ca m e r as. • Configuration: C o n f i g u r e pa r a me te rs, res t o re p a r a me te rs t o f a c t o r y d e f a u l t s an d i m p o r t set t i n gs t o as w e l l as

e x p o r t set t i n gs f r o m D V R . • Video Output Control: C o n f i g u r e set t i n gs f o r v i d e o o u t p u t.• Alarm Control: A l e r t o r c o n t r o l t he re l a y o u t p u t o f t he D V R . A l a r m an d e x ce p t i o n set t i n gs m us t b e c o n f i g u r e d

p r o pe r l y t o u p l oa d t o h os t. • Shutdown/Reboot: S h u t d o w n o r r e b o o t t he D V R . • Playback: P l a y ba c k r e c o r d i n gs r e m o t e l y.• Camera Management: E na b l e an d d i sa b l e a na l o g c ha n ne l s. • All: F u l l p e r m i ss i o n t o use a l l f u n c t i o n s.

5. C l i c k t he Sa ve b u t t o n t o sa ve use r set t i n gs an d c l i c k D o n e t o re t u r n t o t he p r e v i o u s m e n u.

Note: I f y o u f o r ge t t he pass w o r d t o y o u r D V R , c o n ta c t y o u r su p p l i e r w i t h t he se r i a l n u m b e r o f y o u r D V R t o o b ta i n a sec u re c o de t o reset y o u r D V R .

Note: T h e pass w o r d o f t he A d m i n use r ca n be m o d i f i e d i n t he L o c k M e n us m e n u (See L o c k i n g an d U n l o c k i n g S ys te m M e n us o n pa ges 66).


Deleting a UserT o de l e t e a use r f r o m t he D V R :

1 . E n t e r t he R e m o te U s e r Se t t i n gs m e n u, sh o w n i n F i g u r e 38 b y g o i n g t o M a i n M e n u > S ys te m C o n f i g u r a t i o n > R e m o t e U s e r Se t t i n gs.

2. Se le c t a use r t o de le te i n t he R e m o te U s e rs L i s t pa ne l.3. C l i c k t he R e m o v e b u t t o n t o de l e t e user. 4. C l i c k t he O K b u t t o n t o c o n f i r m de le t i o n o f user. 5. C l i c k t he D o n e b u t t o n t o e x i t m e n u.

Editing a UserT o ed i t a use r:

1 . E n t e r t he R e m o te U s e r Se t t i n gs m e n u, sh o w n i n F i g u r e 38 b y g o i n g t o M a i n M e n u > S ys te m C o n f i g u r a t i o n > R e m o t e U s e r Se t t i n gs

2. Se le c t a use r t o ed i t i n t he R e m o t e U s e rs L i s t pa ne l.3. E d i t use r i n f o r m a t i o n i n t he U s e rs a n d R e m o t e Pe r m i ss i o ns pa ne l. 4. C l i c k t he D o n e b u t t o n t o e x i t m e n u.


Configuring PTZ Cameras

Configuring Basic PTZ SettingsSe t t i n gs f o r a P T Z ca m e r a m us t b e c o n f i g u r e d be f o r e i t ca n be use d. B e f o r e p r o cee d i n g v e r i f y t ha t t he P T Z and R S-485 o f t he D V R a re c o n n ec t e d p r o pe r l y.

T o c o n f i g u r e P T Z set t i n gs:1 . E n t e r t he P T Z C o n f i g u r a t i o n m e n u, sh o w n i n F i g u r e 42 b y g o i n g t o M a i n M e n u > S ys te m C o n f i g u r a t i o n > P T Z

C o n f i g u r a t i o n.

F i g u r e 39. P T Z C o n f i g u r a t i o n M e n u

2. Se le c t t he Se r i a l Se t t i n gs tab.3. Se le c t t he ca me ra t o c o n f i g u r e i n t he ca me ra d r o p d o w n m e n u o n t he u p pe r l e f t o f t he m e n u. I f a l l ca me ras are t o

be c o n f i g u r e d w i t h t he sa me set t i n gs, se l ec t A l l C a m e r as f r o m t he l i s t. 4. C o n f i g u r e P T Z set t i n gs, i n c l u d i n g t h ose o f B a u d R a t e, D a t a B i t, S t o p B i t , Pa r i t y, F l o w C t r l , P r o t o c o l a n d A d d r ess

ac c o r d i n g t o t he pa ra m e te rs o f t he P T Z ca me ra(s).5. C l i c k t he Sa ve b u t t o n t o sa ve c u r re n t set t i n gs.

To test and verify PTZ settings:1 . E n t e r t he P T Z C o n f i g u r a t i o n m e n u, sh o w n i n F i g u r e 42, b y g o i n g t o M a i n M e n u > S ys te m C o n f i g u r a t i o n > P T Z

C o n f i g u r a t i o n.2. Se le c t t he On Camera Settings tab. T h i s w i l l o pe n u p t he O n C a m e ra Se t t i n gs m e n u, sh o w n i n F i g u r e 40.


F i g u r e 40. P T Z C o n f i g u r a t i o n M e n u > O n C a m e ra Se t t i n gs M e n u

3. Se le c t t he ca me ra t o tes t i n t he ca me ra d r o p d o w n m e n u.4. U s i n g t he D i r e c t i o na l b u t t o ns an d o t he r P T Z c o n t r o l b u t t o ns (Zoo m I n/Ou t, F o c us I n/Ou t, I r i s I n/Ou t), tes t t he

f u n c t i o na l i t y o f t he P T Z ca me ra. I f P T Z ca me ra an d p r o t o c o l su p p o r ts i t, y o u m a y a ls o c l i c k t he A u t o-S ca n b u t t o n t o tes t i t s f u n c t i o n. P T Z c o n t r o l s b u t t o ns a re sh o w n i n F i g u r e 4 1.

F i g u r e 4 1. P T Z C o n t r o l s B u t t o n

5. I f P T Z ca m e r a i s n o t w o r k i n g p r o pe r l y, m a k e su re P T Z i s c o n n ec t e d an d c o n f i g u r e d w i t h t he c o r re c t set t i n gs u n de r t he Se r i a l Se t t i n gs tab.

6. C l i c k D o ne t o e x i t an d re t u r n t o t he p r e v i o u s m e n u.

Customizing PTZ Presets, Patterns and PatrolsY o u r D V R a l l o w s y o u t o c us t o m i z e p r ese ts, p a t te r ns an d pa t r o l s f o r a c o n n ec t e d P T Z ca m e r a. A P T Z ca m e r a m u s t f i r s t be c o n f i g u r e d be f o r e P T Z p r ese ts, p a t te r ns an d pa t r o l s ca n be c us t o m i z e d.

T o c us t o m i z e P T Z p r esets:1 . E n t e r t he P T Z C o n f i g u r a t i o n m e n u, sh o w n i n F i g u r e 42 b y g o i n g t o M a i n M e n u > S ys te m C o n f i g u r a t i o n > P T Z

C o n f i g u r a t i o n.2. Se le c t t he O n C a m e ra Se t t i n gs ta b. 3. Se le c t [Sa ve P rese ts] an d m o v e t he ca me r a t o t he des i r e d p os i t i o n us i n g t he P T Z c o n t r o l b u t t o ns.4. C l i c k o n a p r eset n u m b e r i n t he u p pe r l e f t c o r ne r o f t he sc ree n. T h e c u r re n t p os i t i o n o f t he P T Z ca m e ra w i l l b e set

f o r t he se l ec te d p r eset n u m b er. 5. T o tes t t he ne w l y c o n f i g u re d p r eset, f i r s t m o v e t he P T Z ca m e ra t o a d i f f e re n t p os i t i o n. Se l e c t [Reca l l P r esets] a n d

c l i c k o n t he p r eset n u m b er. T h e ca m e r a sh o u l d m o v e t o t he l o ca t i o n t ha t w a s set f o r t he se le c te d p r eset n u m ber. 6. C l i c k t he D o n e b u t t o n t o e x i t o u t o f t he P T Z C o n f i g u r a t i o n m e n u.

Note: O n l y t he f i r s t 23 p r ese ts a re sh o w n i n t he tab l e. T o sa ve o r re ca l l m o r e p r ese ts, c l i c k o n t he “...” b u t t o n. C l i c k i n g t he “...” b u t t o n w i l l b r i n g u p a se le c t i o n l i s t f o r p r esets u p t o 200.


T o c us t o m i z e P T Z pa t t e r ns: 1 . E n t e r t he P T Z C o n f i g u r a t i o n m e n u, sh o w n i n F i g u r e 42 b y g o i n g t o M a i n M e n u > S ys te m C o n f i g u r a t i o n > P T Z

C o n f i g u r a t i o n.2. Se le c t t he On Camera Settings tab.3. Se le c t a Pa t t e r n N u m b e r t o set f r o m t he d r o p d o w n l i s t.4. C l i c k t he R e c o r d b u t t o n t o be g i n r e c o r d i n g t he m o v e m e n t o f t he P T Z. 5. M o v e t he P T Z t o t he des i r e d l o ca t i o ns us i n g t he P T Z c o n t r o l b u t t o ns. 6. C l i c k t he Sa ve b u t t o n t o sa ve pa t te r n.7. T o tes t o u t y o u r ne w pa t te r n, c l i c k t he P l a y b u t t o n. T h e P T Z sh o u l d m o v e as i t d i d d u r i n g t he re c o r d i n g p r o cess.

Y o u m a y c l i c k t he S t o p b u t t o n at an y t i m e t o en d t he pa t te r n. C l i c k i n g t he P l a y b u t t o n aga i n w i l l sta r t p l a y i n g t he P T Z pa t-te r n a ga i n a t t he i n i t i a l p os i t i o n.

8. C l i c k t he D o n e b u t t o n t o e x i t o u t o f t he P T Z C o n f i g u r a t i o n m e n u.

T o c us t o m i z e P T Z pa t r o l s:1 . E n t e r t he P T Z C o n f i g u r a t i o n m e n u, sh o w n i n F i g u r e 42 b y g o i n g t o M a i n M e n u > S ys te m C o n f i g u r a t i o n > P T Z

C o n f i g u r a t i o n.2. Se le c t t he On Camera Settings tab. 3. Se le c t a Pa t r o l N u m b e r t o set f r o m t he d r o p d o w n l i s t.4. Se l e c t a P r eset N u m b e r t ha t i s ne x t t o t he Pa t r o l N u m b e r f r o m t he d r o p d o w n l i s t t ha t y o u w o u l d l i k e t o ad d t o t he

pa t r o l.5. C l i c k t he A d d b u t t o n. T h e P reset N u m b e r w i l l b e ad de d t o t he pa t r o l l i s t.6. R e pea t s teps 4-5 u n t i l y o u ha v e i n c l u d e d a l l t he p r ese ts y o u w o u l d l i k e t o ha v e o n t he pa t r o l.7. C l i c k t he U p and D o w n b u t t o n at t he b o t t o m o f t he l i s t t o c ha n ge t he o r de r o f t he p r esets i n t he pa t r o l.8. T o tes t o u t y o u r ne w p r ese t, c l i c k t he P l a y b u t t o n. T h e P T Z sh o u l d m o v e t h r o u g h t he l i s t o f a d de d p r esets.9. C l i c k t he D o n e b u t t o n t o e x i t o u t o f t he P T Z C o n f i g u r a t i o n m e n u.


Configuring Alarms and Exceptions

Setting Up Motion DetectionSe t u p p r o pe r l y, us i n g m o t i o n de te c te d re c o r d i n g w i l l i n c r ease t he n u m b e r o f d a ys y o u r D V R is a b le t o r e c o r d. I t w i l l

o n l y r e c o r d re l e v a n t e ve n ts r a t he r t ha n e ve r y t h i n g, w h i c h w i l l a ls o m a k e sea r c h i n g f o r e ve n ts eas ier.

T o set u p m o t i o n de te c t i o n:1 . E n t e r t he M o t i o n D e t e c t i o n Se t t i n gs m e n u, sh o w n i n F i g u r e 42 b y g o i n g t o M a i n M e n u > R e c o r d i n g C o n f i g u r a t i o n

> M o t i o n D e t e c t i o n Se t t i n gs.

F i g u r e 42. M o t i o n D e t e c t i o n Se t t i n gs M e n u

2. Se le c t t he ca me ra t o c o n f i g u r e i n t he ca me ra d r o p d o w n m e n u o n t he u p pe r l e f t o f t he m e n u. I f a l l ca me ras are t o be c o n f i g u r e d w i t h t he sa me set t i n gs, se l ec t A l l C a m e r as f r o m t he l i s t.

3. C h e c k t he Enable Motion Detection c he c k b o x t o ena b l e m o t i o n de te c t i o n f o r t he se l e c t e d ca m e r a. U n c h e c k t he c hec k b o x t o d i sab l e m o t i o n de te c t i o n.

4. Se t t he m o t i o n de te c t i o n sens i t i v i t y b y ad j us t i n g t he g r ee n Sensitivity bar. T h e m o r e l i m e g r ee n rec ta n g l es se l e c t ed i n t he ba r, t he h i g h e r t he sens i t i v i t y w i l l b e t o m o t i o n.

5. Se t t he m o t i o n de te c t i o n re g i o n i n t he p r e v i e w sc reen o n t he r i g h t s i de o f t he m e n u b y l e f t-c l i c k i n g w i t h t he m o use o n an o pe n area. A re d g r i d w i l l be sh o w n, des i g na t i n g t ha t t he se l e c t e d area i s p a r t o f t he m o t i o n de te c t i o n re g i o n. D r a g g i n g o r l e f t-c l i c k i n g o n a reas t ha t o v e r l a p t he c u r r e n t se l ec te d m o t i o n de te c t i o n a rea w i l l i n c l u de t he m i n t o t he re g i o n. Y o u m a y a ls o c l i c k t he F u l l S c ree n b u t t o n t o i n c l u d e t he w h o l e a rea i n t o t he m o t i o n de te c t i o n r e g i o n. L e f t-c l i c k i n g o n an y pa r t o f t he g r i d w i l l r e m o v e t ha t sec t i o n f r o m t he m o t i o n de te c t i o n r e g i o n.

6. I f y o u ’ re n o t sat i s f i e d w i t h t he se le c te d re g i o n, y o u m a y c l i c k t he C l ea r b u t t o n t o rese t t he m o t i o n de te c t i o n area. 7. Se l e c t t he Actions t o ta ke i f m o t i o n i s de te c te d i n t he des i g na te d re g i o ns. M o r e t ha n o ne ac t i o n ca n be se l ec te d.

T h e ac t i o n a va i l a b l e i n c l u des: • Sound Audio Warning: D V R w i l l so u n d an au d i o w a r n i n g i f m o t i o n i s de te c t e d i n t he des i g na te d r e g i o ns o f t he

ca m e r a.• Pop-up Image on Monitor: D V R w i l l sh o w an i m a ge o f w h a t ca use d t he m o t i o n o n t he m o n i t o r. • Notify Surveillance Center: D V R w i l l n o t i f y su r v e i l l a n ce ce n te r w h e n m o t i o n i s de te c te d. • Send Email: D V R w i l l sen d an e ma i l o u t t o t he des i g na te d re c i p i e n ts w h e n m o t i o n i s d e te c te d. • Trigger Alarm Output: D V R w i l l t r i g ge r a l a r m o u t p u t w h e n m o t i o n i s de te c t e d. Se le c t i n g t h i s o p t i o n w i l l e na b l e

t he A l a r m O u t p u t l i s t, w h e r e t he o u t p u t t o t r i g ge r ca n be se l e c t e d.8. Se l e c t t he Sa ve b u t t o n t o sa ve t he m o t i o n de tec t i o n set t i n gs an d se le c t E x i t t o re t u r n t o t he p r e v i o us m e n u.

Se le c t i n g t he E x i t b u t t o n w i t h o u t c l i c k i n g Sa v e w i l l q u i t o u t o f t he m e n u w i t h o u t sa v i n g set t i n gs.


Configuring Alarm InputsR e c o r d i n gs ca n a ls o be t r i g ge r e d f r o m an e x te r na l senso r a l a r m de v i c e. T o set u p r e c o r d i n g t r i g ge rs f r o m a la r m i n p u ts:

1 . E n t e r t he T r i g ge r Se t t i n gs m e n u, sh o w n i n F i g u r e 43 b y g o i n g t o M a i n M e n u > R e c o r d i n g C o n f i g u r a t i o n > T r i g g e r Se t t i n gs.

F i g u r e 43. T r i g g e r Se t t i n gs M e n u

2. Se le c t t he R e c o r d i n g T r i g ge rs tab.3. Se le c t t he ca me ra t o c o n f i g u r e i n t he ca me ra d r o p d o w n m e n u o n t he u p pe r l e f t o f t he m e n u. I f a l l ca me ras are t o

be c o n f i g u r e d w i t h t he sa me set t i n gs, se l ec t A l l C a m e r as f r o m t he l i s t.4. C he c k t he Enable Trigger Events c he c k b o x t o ena b l e t r i g ge r e ve n ts f o r t he se le c te d ca m e r a. U n c h e c k t he

c hec k b o x t o d i sab l e t r i g ge r e ve n ts. 5. Se le c t t he t r i g ge r i n p u ts t ha t y o u w o u l d l i k e t o assoc i a t e w i t h t he se l e c t e d ca m e r a.6. Se le c t t he Sa ve b u t t o n t o sa ve t he t r i g ge r set t i n gs an d se l e c t E x i t t o r e t u r n t o t he p re v i o u s m e n u. Se le c t i n g t he E x i t

b u t t o n w i t h o u t c l i c k i n g Sa v e w i l l q u i t o u t o f t he m e n u w i t h o u t sa v i n g set t i n gs.

C e r t a i n ac t i o ns ca n a ls o be pe r f o r m e d i f a n a la r m i n p u t i s t r i g ge r e d. T o set u p t r i g ge r ac t i o ns:1 . E n t e r t he T r i g g e r Se t t i n gs m e n u, sh o w n i n F i g u r e 43 b y g o i n g t o M a i n M e n u > R e c o r d i n g C o n f i g u r a t i o n > T r i g ge r

Se t t i n gs.2. Se le c t t he m e n u T r i g g e r A c t i o n s ta b; t h is w i l l t a k e y o u t o t he T r i g g e r A c t i o ns su b m e n u, sh o w n i n F i g u r e 44.

F i g u r e 44. T r i g g e r A c t i o ns S u b-M e n u.

3. Se l e c t t he a la r m i n p u t t o c o n f i g u r e i n t he Alarm Input No. d r o p d o w n m e n u o n t he u p pe r l e f t o f t he m e n u. I f a l l


a l a r m i n p u t s a re t o be c o n f i g u r e d w i t h t he sa me set t i n gs, se le c t A l l f r o m t he l i s t. 4. Se le c t t he Trigger Action f o r t he e x te r na l a l a r m i n p u t d e v i c e. Normal Open o r Normal Close can be se le c te d. 5. Se l e c t t he PTZ Actions (on l y i f a P T Z ca me ra i s c o n f i g u r e d o n t he D V R) t o r u n w h e n t he a la r m i n p u t i s t r i g ge r e d.

O n l y o n e P T Z ac t i o n ca n be se le c te d pe r a l a r m i n p u t.6. Se le c t t he A c t i o n s t o r u n w h e n t he a la r m i n p u t i s t r i g ge re d. M u l t i p l e ac t i o ns ca n be se le c te d pe r a l a r m i n p u t. T h e

ac t i o n a va i l a b l e i n c l u d es:• Sound Audio Warning: D V R w i l l so u n d an au d i o w a r n i n g i f a l a r m i s t r i g ge re d.• Pop-up Image on Monitor: D V R w i l l sh o w t he c o r res p o n d i n g c ha n ne l t ha t i s assoc i a te d w i t h t he t r i g ge r i n p u t.• Notify Surveillance Center: D V R w i l l n o t i f y su r v e i l l a n ce ce n te r w h e n a la r m i s t r i g ge re d.• Send Email: D V R w i l l sen d an e ma i l o u t t o t he des i g na te d r e c i p i e n ts w h e n a la r m i s t r i g ge re d.• Trigger Alarm Output: D V R w i l l t r i g ge r a l a r m o u t p u t w h e n i n p u t i s t r i g ge re d. Se l e c t i n g t h is o p t i o n w i l l e na b l e

t he A l a r m O u t p u t l i s t, w h e r e t he o u t p u t t o t r i g ge r ca n be se l e c t e d.7. Se le c t t he Sa ve b u t t o n t o sa ve t he t r i g ge r set t i n gs an d se l e c t E x i t t o r e t u r n t o t he p re v i o u s m e n u. Se le c t i n g t he E x i t


Configuring ExceptionsA c t i o ns ca n a ls o be t r i g ge r e d w h e n t he D V R de te c ts ce r t a i n e x ce p t i o n s. T o set u p e x ce p t i o n c o n f i g u r a t i o n:

1 . E n t e r t he E x c e p t i o n C o n f i g u r a t i o n m e n u, sh o w n i n F i g u r e 45 b y g o i n g t o M a i n M e n u > S ys te m C o n f i g u r a t i o n > E x c e p t i o n C o n f i g u r a t i o n.

F i g u r e 45. E x c e p t i o n C o n f i g u r a t i o n M e n u

2. Se le c t t he E x ce p t i o n T y p e t o c o n f i g u r e. T h e e x ce p t i o n t y pe i n c l u des:• HDD Full: I f se l e c t ed, t r i g ge r ac t i o n w h e n H D D is f u l l .• HDD Error: I f se l e c t ed, t r i g ge r ac t i o n w h e n er r o r s o n t he H D D a re de te c t ed. • Network Failure: I f se l e c t ed, t r i g ge r ac t i o n w h e n a ne t w o r k f a i l u r e i s d e te c te d. • IP Conflict: I f se l e c t ed, t r i g ge r ac t i o n i f an I P c o n f l i c t i s d e te c t e d.• Illegal Login: I f se l e c t ed, t r i g ge r ac t i o n w h e n i l l e ga l l o g i ns a re de te c t ed.• Video Exception: I f se l e c t ed, t r i g ge r ac t i o n w h e n an e x ce p t i o n suc h as d i s t o r t e d v i d e o i s d e te c te d. • Video Output Standard Mismatch: I f se le c te d, t r i g ge r ac t i o n w h e n v i de o o u t p u t s tan da r d d o es n o t m a t c h.

3. Se le c t t he Actions t o ta ke w h e n t he e x ce p t i o n i s de tec te d. M o r e t ha n o ne ac t i o n ca n be se l ec te d. T h e ac t i o ns a va i l a b l e i n c l u des:

• Sound Audio Warning: D V R w i l l so u n d an au d i o w a r n i n g i f e x ce p t i o n i s de te c t ed. • Notify Surveillance Center: D V R w i l l n o t i f y su r v e i l l a n ce ce n te r i f e x ce p t i o n i s de te c t e d. • Send Email: D V R w i l l sen d an e ma i l o u t t o t he des i g na te d r e c i p i e n ts i f e x ce p t i o n i s de te c te d.• Trigger Alarm Output: D V R w i l l t r i g ge r a l a r m o u t p u t i f e x ce p t i o n i s de te c t ed. Se l e c t i n g t h i s o p t i o n w i l l e na b l e

t he A l a r m O u t p u t l i s t, w h e r e t he o u t p u t t o t r i g ge r ca n be se l e c t e d.4. Se l e c t t he Sa ve b u t t o n t o sa ve t he e x ce p t i o n set t i n gs an d se le c t E x i t t o re t u r n t o t he p r e v i o us m e n u. Se l e c t i n g

t he E x i t b u t t o n w i t h o u t c l i c k i n g Sa ve w i l l q u i t o u t o f t he m e n u w i t h o u t sa v i n g set t i n gs.


Configuring E-mail SettingsI f y o u w o u l d l i k e t o ha ve t he D V R sen d o u t e-m a i l s w h e n ce r t a i n e ve n ts a re de te c t e d o r e x ce p t i o n s ha v e bee n t r i g ge re d, y o u m u s t f i r s t set u p t he e-m a i l set t i n gs.

T o set u p e-m a i l set t i n gs:1 . E n t e r t he E m a i l C o n f i g u r a t i o n m e n u, sh o w n i n F i g u r e 46 b y g o i n g t o M a i n M e n u > S ys te m C o n f i g u r a t i o n >

E m a i l C o n f i g u r a t i o n.

F i g u r e 46. E m a i l C o n f i g u r a t i o n M e n u

U n d e r Se r v e r I n f o r m a t i o n, en te r a l l p e r t i n e n t e ma i l i n f o r m a t i o n, i n c l u d i n g:• Server Authentication: E na b l e i f e ma i l se r v e r r e q u i r es au t he n t i ca t i o n. E na b l i n g Se r v e r A u t h e n t i ca t i n g w i l l

ena b l e t he U s e r N a m e and Pass w o r d f i e l ds. • User Name: U se r na m e t o use f o r se r v e r au t he n t i c a t i o n. • Password: Pass w o r d t o use f o r se r v e r au t he n t i c a t i o n. • SMTP Server: A d d r ess f o r S M T P ser v er. • SMTP Port: P o r t f o r S M T P ser v er. • From Email Address: T h e F r o m ad d r ess t o use w h e n an e-m a i l i s sen t o u t f r o m t he D V R . • Attach JPEG: E na b l i n g w i l l a t t ac h a sma l l JP E G seg m e n t (dura t i o n ca n be set n e x t t o t he A t t a c h JP E G

c hec k b o x) t o t he o u t-g o i n g e-m a i l .• SSL: E na b l e Sec u re S o c k e ts L a y e r (SS L) f o r o u t-g o i n g e-m a i l.

3. E n t e r To E-mail Address and c l i c k t he A d d b u t t o n. T h e e-m a i l ad d r ess w i l l be adde d t o t he R e c i p i e n ts L i s t.4. Y o u m a y n o w tes t t he e-m a i l set t i n gs b y c l i c k i n g t he Tes t b u t t o n o r r e m o v e an e-m a i l a d d ress o f f t he Recipients

List b y se l e c t i n g t he r e c i p i e n t an d c l i c k i n g R e m o v e. 5. Se l e c t t he Sa ve b u t t o n t o sa ve t he e-m a i l set t i n gs an d se le c t E x i t t o r e t u r n t o t he p r e v i o us m e n u. Se l e c t i n g t he

E x i t b u t t o n w i t h o u t c l i c k i n g Sa ve w i l l q u i t o u t o f t he m e n u w i t h o u t sa v i n g set t i n gs.


CHAPTER8 Camera Management


Configuring CamerasTo setup privacy zones

1 . E n t e r t he P r i v a c y Z o nes m e n u, sh o w n i n F i g u r e 47 b y g o i n g t o M a i n M e n u > C a m e ra Se t u p > P r i v a c y Z o n es.

F i g u r e 47. P r i v a c y Z o nes

P r i v a c y Z o n es M e n u2. Se le c t t he ca me ra t o set u p p r i v a c y z o nes i n us i n g t he ca m e ra d r o p d o w n m e n u o n t he u p p e r l e f t o f t he m e n u. I f a l l

ca m e r as are t o be c o n f i g u r e d w i t h t he sa me set t i n gs, se l ec t A l l C a m e r as f r o m t he l i s t. 3. C l i c k Enable Privacy Zones. 4. U p t o f o u r p r i v a c y z o nes ca n be use d pe r ca me ra an d a re sh o w n us i n g f o u r d i f f e r e n t c o l o r s, y e l l o w, g r ee n, b l u e

an d p i n k. U s i n g t he m o u se, c l i c k a n d d r a g o u t re c ta n g u l a r b o x es de f i n i n g t he des i r e d z o nes. 5. Y o u m a y c l ea r a p r i v a c y z o ne at a n y t i m e b y c l i c k i n g o n t he c o r r esp o n d i n g C l ea r Z o n e b u t t o n o r C l ea r A l l b u t t o n

t o c l ea r a l l z o nes. 6. Se le c t t he Sa ve b u t t o n t o sa ve t he p r i v a c y z o nes set t i n gs an d se le c t E x i t t o r e t u r n t o t he p r e v i o us m e n u. Se l e c t i n g



Configuring Video Tampering DetectionV i d e o ta m pe r i n g de te c t i o n ca n be use d t o re c o g n i z e i f an a rea o f a ca me ra i s p u r p ose l y c o v e r e d an d t o res p o n d acc o r d i n g l y.

T o c o n f i g u r e v i de o ta m pe r i n g de te c t i o n:1 . E n t e r t he V i d e o Ta m pe r i n g D e t e c t i o n m e n u, sh o w n i n F i g u r e 48 b y g o i n g t o M a i n M e n u > C a m e ra Se t u p > V i d e o

Ta m pe r i n g D e t e c t i o n.

F i g u r e 48. V i d e o Ta m pe r i n g D e t e c t i o n M e n u

2. Se le c t t he ca me ra t o set u p v i d e o ta m pe r i n g de te c t i o n i n us i n g t he ca m e r a d r o p d o w n m e n u o n t he u p pe r l e f t o f t he m e n u. I f a l l ca me ras are t o be c o n f i g u r e d w i t h t he sa me set t i n gs, se le c t A l l C a m e r as f r o m t he l i s t.

3. C l i c k Enable Video Tampering Detection. 4. A d j u s t t he Sensitivity f o r v i d e o ta m pe r i n g de te c t i o n.5. U s i n g t he m o use, se l ec t t he r e g i o n o n t he p r e v i e w sc ree n f o r w h e r e y o u w o u l d l i k e t o ena b l e v i de o ta m pe r i n g

de te c t i o n o n. P r ess t he C l ea r b u t t o n t o c l ea r re g i o n.6. Se le c t Actions t o ta ke i f v i de o ta m pe r i n g i s d e te c te d. M o r e t ha n o ne ac t i o n ca n be se le c te d pe r c ha n ne l. T h ese

ac t i o ns i n c l u de: • Sound Audio Warning: D V R w i l l so u n d an au d i o w a r n i n g i f ta m pe r i n g i s de te c t e d. • Pop-up Image on Monitor: D V R w i l l sh o w t he c o r res p o n d i n g c ha n ne l t ha t i s assoc i a te d w i t h t he ta m pe re d

c ha n ne l.• Notify Surveillance Center: D V R w i l l n o t i f y su r v e i l l a n ce ce n te r w h e n ta m pe r i n g i s de te c t e d.• Send Email: D V R w i l l sen d an e ma i l o u t t o t he des i g na te d r e c i p i e n ts w h e n ta m pe r i n g i s de te c te d.• Trigger Alarm Output: D V R w i l l t r i g ge r a l a r m o u t p u t w h e n ta m pe r i n g i s d e te c te d. Se le c t i n g t h is o p t i o n w i l l

ena b l e t he A l a r m O u t p u t l i s t, w h e r e t he o u t p u t t o t r i g ge r ca n be se le c te d.7. Se le c t t he Sa ve b u t t o n t o sa ve t he p r i v a c y z o nes set t i n gs an d se le c t E x i t t o r e t u r n t o t he p r e v i o us m e n u. Se l e c t i n g



Configuring Video Loss DetectionV i d e o l oss de te c t i o n ca n be ena b l e d o n an y o f t he c ha n ne ls o n y o u r D V R t o de te c t t he l oss o f v i de o.

T o c o n f i g u r e v i de o l oss de te c t i o n:1 . E n t e r t he V i d e o L o ss D e t e c t i o n m e n u, sh o w n i n F i g u r e 49 b y g o i n g t o M a i n M e n u > C a m e ra Se t u p > V i d e o L o ss

D e t e c t i o n.

F i g u r e 49. V i d e o L o ss D e t e c t i o n M e n u

2. Se le c t t he ca me ra t o set u p v i d e o l oss de te c t i o n i n us i n g t he ca me r a d r o p d o w n m e n u o n t he u p pe r l e f t o f t he m e n u. I f a l l ca m e ras are t o be c o n f i g u r e d w i t h t he sa me set t i n gs, se l ec t A l l C a m e r as f r o m t he l i s t.

3. C l i c k Enable Video Loss Detection. 4. Se le c t A c t i o n s t o ta ke i f v i d e o l oss i s d e te c te d. M o r e t ha n o ne ac t i o n ca n be se le c te d pe r c ha n ne l. T h ese ac t i o ns

i n c l u de: • Sound Audio Warning: D V R w i l l so u n d an au d i o w a r n i n g i f v i de o l oss i s d e te c te d. • Pop-up Image on Monitor: D V R w i l l sh o w t he c o r res p o n d i n g c ha n ne l t ha t i s assoc i a te d w i t h t he v i d e o l oss

c ha n ne l. • Notify Surveillance Center: D V R w i l l n o t i f y su r v e i l l a n ce ce n te r w h e n v i de o l oss i s de te c te d.• Send Email: D V R w i l l sen d an e ma i l o u t t o t he des i g na te d r e c i p i e n ts w h e n v i d e o l oss i s d e te c t e d.• Trigger Alarm Output: D V R w i l l t r i g ge r a l a r m o u t p u t w h e n v i de o l oss i s de te c t e d. Se le c t i n g t h i s o p t i o n w i l l

ena b l e t he A l a r m O u t p u t l i s t, w h e r e t he o u t p u t t o t r i g ge r ca n be se le c te d.5. Se le c t t he Sa ve b u t t o n t o sa ve t he p r i v a c y z o nes set t i n gs an d se le c t E x i t t o r e t u r n t o t he p r e v i o us m e n u. Se l e c t i n g



Configuring OSD SettingsO n S c r ee n D i s p l a y (OS D) set t i n gs ca n be c o n f i g u r e d i n t he O S D C o n f i g u r a t i o n m e n u. T h e O S D is sh o w n i n eac h d i s p l a y i n L i v e F ee d and P l a y ba c k m o d e.

T o c o n f i g u r e O S D set t i n gs:1 . E n t e r t he O S D C o n f i g u r a t i o n m e n u, sh o w n i n F i g u r e 50 b y g o i n g t o M a i n M e n u > C a m e ras Se t u p > O S D

C o n f i g u r a t i o n.

F i g u r e 50. O S D C o n f i g u r a t i o n M e n u

2. Se le c t t he ca me ra t o set u p O S D c o n f i g u r a t i o n i n us i n g t he ca m e r a d r o p d o w n m e n u o n t he u p p e r l e f t o f t he m e n u. I f a l l ca m e ras are t o be c o n f i g u r e d w i t h t he sa me set t i n gs, se l ec t A l l C a m e r as f r o m t he l i s t.

3. C o n f i g u r e O S D set t i n gs, i n c l u d i n g:• Camera Name: N a m e o f se l ec te d ca m e r a. • Display Camera Name: E na b l e t o d i s p l a y ca m e r a na m e i n O S D.• Display Date: E na b l e t o d i s p l a y da te i n O S D.• Display Week: E na b l e t o d i s p l a y w e e k i n O S D.• Date Format: F o r m a t o f d a te.• Time Format: F o r m a t o f t i m e. • OSD Display: D i s p l a y st y l e f o r O S D.4. U s i n g t he m o use, c l i c k an d d r a g O S D e le m e n t s o n p r e v i e w sc reen t o des i r e d l o ca t i o n.5. Se le c t t he Sa ve b u t t o n t o sa ve O S D set t i n gs an d se l ec t E x i t t o re t u r n t o t he p r e v i o u s m e n u. Se le c t i n g t he E x i t



CHAPTER9 Disk Management


Managing Disks

Checking Disk StatusT h e sta t us o f a l l i ns t a l l e d ha r d d i s k d r i v es (HD D) can be c he c ke d u n de r t he D i s k M a n a ge m e n t m e n u.

T o c hec k t he sta t us o f i ns t a l l e d d i s ks:1 . E n t e r t he D i s k M a n a ge m e n t m e n u, sh o w n i n F i g u r e 5 1 b y g o i n g t o M a i n M e n u > S ys te m C o n f i g u r a t i o n > D i s k

M a n a ge me n t.

F i g u r e 5 1. D i s k M a n a ge m e n t M e n u

2. T h e r e a re t h ree d i f f e r e n t pa ne ls f o u n d i n t he D i s k M a n a ge m e n t m e n u. T h e y i n c l u de: • Disk Utilization: D i s p l a ys t he m a x i m u m space a va i l a b l e o f a l l d i s ks c o m b i ne d. • Available Disks: D i s p l a y s a l i s t o f a l l i ns ta l l e d d i s k s an d t he i r respec t i v e space and sta t us.• Status: D i s p l a y s t he a va i l a b l e d i s k space o f a l l d i s k s c o m b i n e d.

3. C l i c k t he D o n e b u t t o n t o e x i t o u t o f D i s k M a n a ge m e n t.

Formatting DiskA ne w l y i ns t a l l e d ha r d d i s k d r i v e (HD D) m us t b e f i r s t f o r m a t t e d be f o re i t ca n be use d w i t h y o u r D V R . F o r m a t t i n g t he d i s k w i l l e rase a l l d a ta o n i t.

T o f o r m a t a ne w d i s k:1 . E n t e r t he D i s k M a n a ge m e n t m e n u, sh o w n i n F i g u r e 5 1 b y g o i n g t o M a i n M e n u > S ys te m C o n f i g u r a t i o n > D i s k

M a n a ge me n t.2. Se le c t a d i s k t o f o r m a t. A d i s k t ha t has n o t bee n f o r m a t t e d w i l l sh o w E r r o r D e t e c t e d as i t s s ta t us. I f t he d i s k i s o ne

t ha t i s ne w l y i ns t a l l e d, t he sta t us o f d r i v e w i l l sh o w u p as N o n-A c t i v e an d t he R e f o r m a t b u t t o n w i l l c ha n ge t o t he A d d b u t t o n.

3. C l i c k t he R e f o r m a t/ A d d b u t t o n.4. A c o n f i r m a t i o n m essa ge, s i m i l a r t o t he o ne sh o w n i n F i g u r e 52 w i l l ap pea r o n t he sc ree n. C l i c k t he Y es b u t t o n t o

c o n t i n ue f o r m a t t i n g p r o cess.

F i g u r e 52. D i s k F o r m a t C o n f i r m a t i o n

5. A f o r m a t p r o g r ess ba r (Fig u re 53) w i l l be sh o w n o n t he m e n u. A f t e r t he d i s k h as bee n f o r m a t t e d, t he sta t us o f t he


d i s k w i l l c ha n ge t o A c t i v e.

F i g u r e 53. D i s k F o r m a t P r o g r ess B a r

6. C l i c k t he D o n e b u t t o n t o e x i t o u t o f D i s k M a n a ge m e n t.

Enabling Disk OverwriteE na b l i n g d i s k o v e r w r i t e w i l l a l l o w t he D V R t o o v e r w r i t e t he i ns ta l l e d d i s k s o n ce t he d i s ks a re f u l l .

T o ena b l e d i s k o v e r w r i t e: 1 . E n t e r t he D i s k M a n a ge m e n t m e n u, sh o w n i n F i g u r e 54 b y g o i n g t o M a i n M e n u > S ys te m C o n f i g u r a t i o n > D i s k

M a n a ge me n t.2. C h e c k t he O v e r w r i t e c hec k b o x. 3. C l i c k t he Sa ve b u t t o n. 4. C l i c k t he D o n e b u t t o n t o e x i t o u t o f D i s k M a n a ge m e n t.


Managing FilesSearching for Recorded FilesP re v i o us l y r e c o r de d f i l es ca n be sea r c he d b y c r i t e r i a i n t he F i l e M a n a ge m e n t m e n u.

T o sea r c h f o r re c o r de d f i l es:1 . E n t e r t he F i l e M a n a ge m e n t m e n u, sh o w n i n F i g u r e 54 b y g o i n g t o M a i n M e n u > S ys te m C o n f i g u r a t i o n > F i l e

M a n a ge me n t.

F i g u r e 54. F i l e M a n a g e m e n t M e n u

2. Se le c t t he ca me ras t ha t y o u w o u l d l i k e t o i n c l u de i n t he sea r c h. A n a l o g ca me ras are l i s te d o n t he f i r s t r o w, p r e ce de d w i t h t he l e t t e r A .

3. Se le c t t he Start Time. 4. Se le c t t he End Time.5. Se le c t t he Video Type. V i d e o t y p e i n c l u d es C o n t i n u o us and O n E v e n t re c o r d i n gs.6. Se le c t t he File Type. F i l e t y p e i n c l u des L o c k e d and U n l o c k e d f i l es. 7. C l i c k t he Sea r c h b u t t o n o r i f y o u w o u l d l i k e t o sea r c h f o r o n l y l o c ke d f i l es, Sea r c h A l l L o c k e d F i l es b u t t o n. 8. A l i s t o f r es u l t s w i t h y o u r sea r c h c r i t e r i a w i l l be sh o w n at t he b o t t o m o f t he m e n u (Fig u re 55).

F i g u r e 55. F i l e Sea r c h R es u l t s

9. Y o u m a y n o w p l a y t he se l ec te d f i l e b y c l i c k i n g t he P l a y b u t t o n t ha t i s n e x t t o t he f i l e.


1 0. C l i c k t he D o n e b u t t o n t o e x i t o u t o f t he F i l e M a n a g e m e n t m e n u.

Locking and Unlocking Recorded Files

T o L o c k an d u n l o c k r e c o r de r f i l es:

1 . Sea r c h f o r re c o r de d f i l es us i n g t he F i l e M a n a ge m e n t m e n u.2. Se le c t t he f i l e y o u w o u l d l i k e t o l o c k/un l o c k.3. C l i c k t he L o c k i c o n f o r t he se le c te d f i l e. 4. C l i c k t he D o n e b u t t o n t o e x i t o u t o f t he F i l e M a n a g e m e n t m e n u.

Note: L o c k e d f i l es w i l l ne v e r b e o v e r w r i t t e n u n t i l t he y are u n l o c k e d.


CHAPTER10 DVR Management


Managing SystemUpgrading the System FirmwareT h e s ys t e m f i r m w a r e f o r y o u r D V R can be u p d a te d f r o m a U S B st o ra ge de v i c e.

T o u p da te t he s ys te m f i r m w a r e:1 . E n t e r t he F i r m w a r e U p g r a de m e n u, sh o w n i n F i g u r e 56 b y g o i n g t o M a i n M e n u > M a i n t e na n ce > F i r m w a r e

U p g r a de.

F i g u r e 56. F i r m w a r e U p g r a de M e n u

2. C o n ne c t t he U S B st o r a ge de v i c e t o a U S B p o r t o n t he D V R .3. C l i c k t he R e f r es h b u t t o n. T h e c o n te n ts o f t he U S B st o ra ge de v i c e w i l l be sh o w n o n t he sc reen. 4. Se le c t t he f i r m w a r e f i l e. T h e f i r m w a r e f i l e i s na m e d d i g i c a p. ma v. 5. C l i c k t he U p g r a de b u t t o n t o u p g r a de t he D V R . T h e D V R w i l l a u t o m a t i ca l l y re b o o t a f t e r t he u p g r a de i s c o m p l e t e d.

I f y o u d o n o t w i s h t o u p g r a de a t t h i s p o i n t, c l i c k t he C a n ce l b u t t o n.

Restoring Default SettingsT o res t o re f a c t o r y de f a u l t set t i n gs t o y o u r D V R :

1 . E n t e r t he Fa c t o r y D e f a u l t m e n u, sh o w n i n F i g u r e 57 b y g o i n g t o M a i n M e n u > M a i n t e na n ce > F a c t o r y D e f a u l t.

F i g u r e 57. F a c t o r y D e f a u l t M e n u


2. Se le c t t he O K b u t t o n t o res t o re f a c t o r y de f a u l t s o r se le c t t he C a n ce l b u t t o n t o r e t u r n t o t he p r e v i o us m e n u.

Note: N e t w o r k i n f o r m a t i o n suc h as I P ad d r ess, su b ne t m as k and ga te w a y w i l l n o t be r es t o r e d.

Exporting & Importing ConfigurationC o n f i g u r a t i o n i n f o r m a t i o n f r o m y o u r D V R can be e x p o r t e d t o a U S B st o r a ge de v i c e an d i m p o r t e d i n t o an o t he r D V R . T h i s w i l l a l l o w y o u t o e f f i c i e n t l y set u p t he sa me c o n f i g u r a t i o n o n n u m e r o us D V R s.

T o e x p o r t D V R c o n f i g u r a t i o n:1 . E n t e r t he E x p o r t/I m p o r t C o n f i g u r a t i o n m e n u, sh o w n i n F i g u r e 58 b y g o i n g t o M a i n M e n u > M a i n t e na n ce >

E x p o r t/I m p o r t C o n f i g u r a t i o n.

F i g u r e 58. I m p o r t/E x p o r t C o n f i g u r a t i o n M e n u

2. C o n ne c t t he U S B st o r a ge de v i c e t o a U S B p o r t o n t he D V R .3. C l i c k t he R e f r es h b u t t o n. T h e c o n te n ts o f t he U S B st o ra ge de v i c e w i l l be sh o w n o n t he sc reen. 4. C l i c k t he N e w F o l d e r b u t t o n t o c r ea t e a ne w f o l de r o r t he D e l e t e b u t t o n t o de le t e a f i l e/f o l der.5. Se le c t t he l o ca t i o n w h e r e y o u w o u l d l i k e t he c o n f i g u r a t i o n t o be st o r e d o n t he U S B st o r a ge de v i c e.6. C l i c k E x p o r t t o e x p o r t a c o n f i g u r a t i o n f i l e t o U S B st o ra ge de v i c e. T h e c o n f i g u r a t i o n f i l e w i l l be na m e d

de v C f g. b i n. 7. C l i c k t he E x i t b u t t o n t o e x i t o u t o f t he E x p o r t/I m p o r t C o n f i g u r a t i o n m e n u.

T o i m p o r t D V R c o n f i g u r a t i o n:

1 . E n t e r t he E x p o r t/I m p o r t C o n f i g u r a t i o n m e n u, sh o w n i n F i g u r e 6 1 b y g o i n g t o M a i n M e n u > M a i n t e na n ce > E x p o r t/I m p o r t C o n f i g u r a t i o n.

2. C o n ne c t t he U S B st o r a ge de v i c e t o a U S B p o r t o n t he D V R .3. C l i c k t he R e f r es h b u t t o n. T h e c o n te n ts o f t he U S B st o ra ge de v i c e w i l l be sh o w n o n t he sc reen. 4. Se le c t t he c o n f i g u r a t i o n f i l e. T h e c o n f i g u r a t i o n f i l e i s na m e d de v C f g. b i n. 5. C l i c k t he I m p o r t b u t t o n.6. C l i c k t he E x i t b u t t o n t o e x i t o u t o f t he E x p o r t/I m p o r t C o n f i g u r a t i o n m e n u.


Viewing System LogsM a n y e ve n ts o f y o u r D V R are l o g g e d i n t o t he s ys te m l o gs.

T o ac cess t he s ys te m l o gs an d sea r c h f o r t hese e ve n ts:1 . E n t e r t he S ys te m L o gs m e n u, sh o w n i n F i g u r e 59 b y g o i n g t o M a i n M e n u > M a i n t e na n ce > S ys te m L o g s.

F i g u r e 59. S ys te m L o g s M e n u

2. Se l e c t t he da te f r o m t he C a l e n da r t o sea r c h f o r s ys t e m l o gs i n. T h e c u r r e n t s ys te m da te i s d i s p l a y e d i n t he u p p e r l e f t c o r ne r o f t he m e n u.

3. Se le c t t he l o g t y pe us i n g t he Sea r c h T y p e d r o p d o w n l i s t. F o u r l o g t y p es are a va i l a b l e: A l a r m, E x ce p t i o n, O p e r a t i o n, an d I n f o r m a t i o n.

4. C l i c k t he Sea r c h b u t t o n. T h e sea r c h r es u l t s w i l l b e d i sa b l e d i n a l i s t o n t he r i g h t s i de o f t he m e n u (Fi g u r e 60). I f t he re a re m o r e t ha n 2000 en t r i es, c l i c k t he P r e v Page o r N e x t Page b u t t o n t o d i s p l a y m o r e en t r i es

F i g u r e 60. S ys te m L o g Sea r c h R es u l t s

5. Se le c t a n en t r y t o v i e w m o r e de ta i l i n f o r m a t i o n ab o u t t he en t r y. 6. I f a p p l i ca b l e, y o u m a y a ls o v i e w t he assoc i a t e d v i de o t o t he se l ec te d l o g en t r y b y c l i c k i n g t he P l a y b u t t o n.7. L o g f i l es ca n a ls o be e x p o r t e d o n t o a U S B st o ra ge de v i c e. T o e x p o r t a l o g f i l e, c o n ne c t a U S B st o ra ge de v i ce t o

t he D V R , se le c t t he l o g f i l es t o e x p o r t an d c l i c k t he E x p o r t b u t t o n.8. C l i c k t he D o n e b u t t o n t o e x i t o u t o f m e n u.


Locking and Unlocking System MenusS ys te m m e n us o n y o u r D V R can be l o c k e d t o p r e ve n t u n a u t h o r i z e d l o ca l ac cess.

T o l o c k an d u n l o c k s ys t e m m e n us:1 . E n t e r t he L o c k M e n us m e n u, sh o w n i n F i g u r e 6 1 b y g o i n g t o M a i n M e n u > M a i n t e na n ce > L o c k M e n us.

F i g u r e 6 1. L o c k M e n u s M e n u

2. M o d i f y t he A d m i n pass w o r d t o p r e ve n t ac cess us i n g t he de f a u l t A d m i n pass w o r d. I n p u t t he C u r r e n t, N e w, Ve r i f y A d m i n pass w o r d an d c l i c k t he Se t b u t t o n.

3. Se le c t t he m e n us y o u w o u l d l i k e t o l o c k/un l o c k b y se l ec t i n g t he L o c k i c o n bes i de t he m e n u’s n a m e i n t he l i s t o n t he r i g h t. Y o u m a y a ls o c h o ose t o l o c k an d u n l o c k a l l set t i n gs o r j us t r e c o r d i n g set t i n gs b y c l i c k i n g o n t he c o r r esp o n d i n g b u t t o ns (Un l o c k A l l Se t t i n gs, L o c k A l l Se t t i n gs, L o c k A l l R e c o r d i n g Se t t i n gs). L o c k i n g an d u n l o c k i n g a m e n u w i l l re q u i r e t he i n p u t o f t he A d m i n pass w o r d.

4. O n c e a s ys te m m e n u i s l o c k e d, ac cess t o t ha t m e n u w i l l o n l y b e g r a n te d a f t e r t he c o r r e c t A d m i n pass w o r d i s en te re d.

5. C l i c k t he D o n e b u t t o n t o sa ve set t i n g an d t o re t u r n t o t he p r e v i o us m e n u.


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