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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction Overview Main Features of the LE/LE-HC Series Chapter 2: Getting Started General Description First time starting the LE/LE-HC Series DVR Configuration and operation via the Infrared Remote (IR) Control LE/LE-HC Series Networking Chapter 3: LE/LE-HC/HC Series Network Operations Default Configuration Network Installation... - Page 4 c) Video Input d) Disks e) TV Output f) OSD Text g) TCP/IP Settings h) Account Settings i) Audio j) Serial Ports k) System Information l) Date/Time m) Alarm n) ISP o) Registry Server Setting p) Running Mode q) Algorithm Setting r) NTP Setup Configure recording in IR Mode Motion Detection...
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Page 6: Chapter 1: Introduction
LE/LE-HC Series DVR User Manual V1.4 October 2006 Chapter 1: Introduction Overview Thank you for purchasing the LE/LE-HC Series Digital Video Recorder. This product is ideal for all of today’s video security needs. From home users to industrial applications, the LE/LE-HC Series DVRs can do it all –... - Page 7 LE/LE-HC Series DVR User Manual V1.4 October 2006 Search recorded data by date, time & events Control multiple brands of PTZ Cameras High video quality and low data rate Up to 200:1 video compression Multiple video compression engines: LE: MPEG4, H.263, JPEG, M-JPEG LE-HC: MPEG4 Networking is supported and allows remote access Dynamic IP support for Internet access...
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Page 8: Chapter 2: Getting Started
LE/LE-HC Series DVR User Manual V1.4 October 2006 Chapter 2: Getting Started General Description Configuring the LE/LE-HC Series DVR can be accomplished in several ways. The Infrared Remote Control included with the LE/LE-HC Series DVR works in IR Mode when the receiver is connected to a USB port on the back of the LE/LE-HC Series DVR. -
Page 9: Chapter 3: Le/Le-Hc/Hc Series Network Operations
LE/LE-HC Series DVR User Manual V1.4 October 2006 Chapter 3: LE/LE-HC Series Network Operations Default Configuration The LE/LE-HC Series DVR comes preconfigured. A list of the default settings is included in Appendix A of this document. Network Installation The LE/LE-HC Series DVR comes preconfigured as a static IP. TCP/IP networks either have the IPs assigned manually, or by a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) Server. - Page 10 LE/LE-HC Series DVR User Manual V1.4 October 2006 DVR is required if the light is off, and pushing the connector turns the light on. These lights will usually be located right next to the connector plug on the DVR, and there are usually a bank of lights on the router that show valid connections.
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Page 11: Chapter 4: Configuring The Le/Le-Hc Series Dvr
Figure 4.1 may differ depending on what was configured. The default Administrator name is “admin” and the password is “sentry”. This will allow remote access to the LE/LE-HC Series DVR. To view live video from a LE/LE-HC Series DVR remotely, a Live Video Active X Component is required. -
Page 12: Advance Setting
LE/LE-HC Series DVR User Manual V1.4 October 2006 Similar local configuration options are available with the GUI and IR interface, although the easiest method for configuration is the remote configuration. Advance Setting After the initial login, typing in the URL in Section 3.4 will bring up the page in Figure 4.4. -
Page 13: C) Audio Setting
LE/LE-HC Series DVR User Manual V1.4 October 2006 Figure 4.6 4. Video Resolution: Selection can be either 320x240 or 640x480. A higher resolution will provide better video quality but will use more hard drive space and bandwidth. 5. Auto Gain Control: When this box is checked, the LE/LE-HC Series will keep the GAIN value effective automatically no matter day or night, light or dark. -
Page 14: D) Set Date & Time
4. Microphone Control Timeout and Speaker Control Timeout determine the length of time that one remote user can have control of the microphone and speaker. Currently the LE Series supports a single channel of audio recording. d) Set Date & Time Follow the formats when setting the time and date. - Page 15 LE/LE-HC Series DVR User Manual V1.4 October 2006 connected to a cable connection or DSL line. DSL that uses PPPoE would require a router as PPPoE requires a login procedure, which is not supported by the LE/LE-HC Series DVR. Network Mode settings are set in “TCP/IP Settings” These need to be configured to have the LE/LE-HC Series DVR communicate over a network or the Internet.
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Page 16: G) Serial Ports
Observing video produced remotely under different compression algorithms is the best way to evaluate requirements. The LE Series DVR is set to H.263 compression as a default. This provides the fastest video transmission speeds, the smallest recorded files and satisfactory video quality. -
Page 17: H) Set User's Authority
LE/LE-HC Series DVR User Manual V1.4 October 2006 Set Names & On Screen Display (Figure 4.12) The “Set Names of Server and Cameras” option allows users to change the name of the server and the camera names. Use the “Set Overlay Text” to show text on the camera image. -
Page 18: K) Motion Detection
LE/LE-HC Series DVR User Manual V1.4 October 2006 the schedule setup section to configure start time and stop time (make both 00:00:00 for the full day) and then pick the days of the week this is to be effective. Make sure to turn the “Enable” pull down menu to “Yes”... -
Page 19: M) Playback And Search
LE/LE-HC Series DVR User Manual V1.4 October 2006 m) Playback and Search To bring up a list of recorded video on the LE/LE-HC Series DVR, either click List All or set a time frame in the from/to folders and then click query. -
Page 20: N) Send Mail
LE/LE-HC Series DVR User Manual V1.4 October 2006 Figure 4.18 Save: Save the data file on the local machine. Snapshot: Clicking this button brings up a list of Cameras. Select the camera from the list to snapshot, and then click o.k. It will then bring up a Webpage with the picture in it, which may be saved by right clicking on the image and selecting “Save Image As”. -
Page 21: O) Ftp Upload
LE/LE-HC Series DVR User Manual V1.4 October 2006 CC, BCC subject and comment fields. Select the camera image(s) to be sent by email using the checkboxes alongside Snapshot. Global settings need to be configured to communicate with the mail server used by the network or Internet. This information is needed by the LE/LE-HC Series DVR to effectively email over the internet, or within a LAN. -
Page 22: Chapter 5: Configuring Dvr Using Remote Control
LE/LE-HC Series DVR User Manual V1.4 October 2006 Chapter 5: Using and Configuring the LE/LE-HC DVR with Remote Control All available settings of the LE/LE-HC Series DVR can be configured using the remote controller included with the system or with mouse and keyboard in GUI mode or remotely from a connected The remote control only works in Full Screen (remote control) display mode. -
Page 23: B) Operating The Menus And Changing The Setting Parameters
LE/LE-HC Series DVR User Manual V1.4 October 2006 b) Operating the Menus and changing the Setting Parameters Users can select the Setting values by pressing the Up/Down buttons and change the Setting value by pressing the Left/Right buttons. Press “OK” to save the Setting value or press “Cancel”... -
Page 24: System Setup (Configuration) In Ir Mode
LE/LE-HC Series DVR User Manual V1.4 October 2006 System Setup (Configuration) in IR Mode Selecting “System Setup” from the main menu will bring up the System Setup Menu displayed in Figure 5.3. Use the “Up/Down” arrows and the “Enter” or the “Right” button to select. - Page 25 LE/LE-HC Series DVR User Manual V1.4 October 2006 Compression Boost Select “None”, “Low”, “Medium” and “High”. The higher compression boost, the lower the quality of recorded and transmitted video but the faster remote frame rates. Auto Gain Control Set “Yes” to enable auto gain control for this camera. Mirror Horizontally Mirror the selected camera video horizontally.
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Page 26: C) Video Input
LE/LE-HC Series DVR User Manual V1.4 October 2006 PTZ Control Allows control of the PTZ camera using the remote control. Press the OK or right arrow button. The Pan/Tilt control screen will appear showing P/T Control can be accomplished with the Up/Down/Left/Right arrow buttons. -
Page 27: D) Disks
LE/LE-HC Series DVR User Manual V1.4 October 2006 d) Disks Allows the addition and Setup of up to 16 Network File Server (NFS) hard disks. Select a disk number from the screen and use the right arrow button to bring up the setup screen. Enter the IP address and volume of the HDD. -
Page 28: H) Account Settings
Account Settings There are two levels of password. “Admin” and “User”. The system default is for the “Admin” name to be “Administrator” and the password to be “sentry”. A maximum of 256 users can be added to the system. Figure 5.10 The Admin user name and password have full access, but regular users can be configured to have access to some or all cameras, PTZs and audio. -
Page 29: K) System Information
LE/LE-HC Series DVR User Manual V1.4 October 2006 k) System Information This option shows basic level information on the LE/LE-HC Series DVR. This information screen may be required by a service technician or network administrator. l) Date/Time Figure 5.13 Allows the date and time to be set, including Time Zone selection. -
Page 30: N) Isp
LE/LE-HC Series DVR User Manual V1.4 October 2006 Voice Call Requires a voice modem. When turned On, Start and Stop times for this activation must be entered. In addition, two telephone numbers for outgoing calls are entered and an Audio File (Wave file) must be specified. -
Page 31: Q) Algorithm Setting
LE/LE-HC Series DVR User Manual V1.4 October 2006 Item 2: determines the type of user interface. “IR Control” uses the remote controller to access the LE/LE-HC Series DVR and mouse mode (or GUI mode), which uses the mouse (and an optional keyboard) to control the LE/LE-HC Series DVR. q) Algorithm Setting The video compression algorithm can be set to MPEG4, H.263,... -
Page 32: Configure Recording In Ir Mode
LE/LE-HC Series DVR User Manual V1.4 October 2006 Configure recording in IR Mode Enter “Menu” screen (Figure 5.2 page 22) and select “Record Setup” to bring up. Figure 5.20 DVR Setup Choose Cyclic Recording Mode (when the Hard Disk is full, the system will continue to record, overwriting the oldest recordings first) or Auto Stop (when the Hard Disk is full, the DVR will stop recording) Record Schedule... -
Page 33: Motion Detection
LE/LE-HC Series DVR User Manual V1.4 October 2006 Motion Detection Press “Menu” and select “Record Setup”. Select “Motion Detection” (Figure 5.2) and press “Right Arrow” to enter the menu for motion detection setup. Motion detection must be setup for each camera that will use motion detection based recording. Select the camera by pressing the “Prev”... -
Page 34: Playback With Ir Controller
LE/LE-HC Series DVR User Manual V1.4 October 2006 Playback with IR Controller Press “Menu” then use the Up/Down buttons to select “Playback” (Figure 5.2). Pressing the “Right” button will display Error! Reference source not found.27. Pressing the Menu button again will display the Playback Menu (Figure 5.28). - Page 35 LE/LE-HC Series DVR User Manual V1.4 October 2006 Lock File A recorded file can be locked so that it is not overwritten. Go to the Playback List as shown on the previous page, select the file to be locked using the arrow keys and press the Menu button on the controller to go to the Playback Menu.
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Page 36: System Shutdown
LE/LE-HC Series DVR User Manual V1.4 October 2006 Maintenance Use the Up/Down arrow keys to move to “Maintenance” on the Main Menu (Figure 5.2) and the right arrow or OK keys to enter the “System Maintenance” menu. The “System Log” is a log of all functions accessed by date and time. “Default Settings”... -
Page 37: Chapter 6: Configuring Le/Le-Hc Series Dvr Using Gui Mode
LE/LE-HC Series DVR User Manual V1.4 October 2006 Chapter 6: Using and Configuring the LE/LE-HC Series DVR in GUI mode GUI mode involves the use of a Graphic User Interface and a mouse. A mouse is included in the system. Whichever method is used to configure the DVR, all configuration options are available in all methods. - Page 38 LE/LE-HC Series DVR User Manual V1.4 October 2006 Full screen video display button. Double click the right mouse button to switch back to GUI display mode. Sequence Arrow Buttons Button The Surveillance Screen Panel enables the selection of the numbers of cameras displayed on screen.
- Page 39 LE/LE-HC Series DVR User Manual V1.4 October 2006 PTZ panel: Use the PTZ panel to control PTZ (Pan, Tilt, Zoom) enabled cameras. This panel is displayed when the view is changed to single screen and a PTZ camera has been setup in System Setup.
- Page 40 LE/LE-HC Series DVR User Manual V1.4 October 2006 Saturation - adjusts the depth of color for the selected camera. Hue - adjusts the dominant color for the selected camera. Quality - adjusts the video quality for each camera. The default setting is 80. We recommend that you do not set this to 100 to avoid slowing the rate of video transmission and using up a significant amount of hard disk space.
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Page 41: Playback (Viewing Recorded Events)
LE/LE-HC Series DVR User Manual V1.4 October 2006 Playback (Viewing recorded events) Press the “Playback” button in Figure 6.1 to display the playback menu. A list of files divided into one hour segments will be displayed. Select the file to view and click the “OK” button. Figure 6.3 demonstrates the screen displayed when pushing the “Play”... - Page 42 LE/LE-HC Series DVR User Manual V1.4 October 2006 Calendar Function panel Play panel Screen panel Timeline Figure 6.4 Recorded video status information Figure 6.4 above shows the main playback screen with the main areas labeled. How to play recorded files: 1.
- Page 43 LE/LE-HC Series DVR User Manual V1.4 October 2006 5. Screen panel: The Surveillance Screen Panel enables you to select 4 / 9 / 16 split-screen displays. The user can double click the left mouse button on a particular camera image to change to single image display of that camera and double click the mouse again to go back to split-screen display.
- Page 44 LE/LE-HC Series DVR User Manual V1.4 October 2006 Thumbnail Browse finds video images and selects them for processing individually, in whole folders, using a simple time selector and built-in image viewer. 1. Select search starting time and camera number. 2. Click OK to display a simple time selector and built-in image viewer (below). Previous - Search backward Next - Search forward Zoom in - The whole Thumbnail search is divided into three layers.
- Page 45 LE/LE-HC Series DVR User Manual V1.4 October 2006 Feature Function: Bookmark – Bookmarks can be set at selected times during playback-recorded files. Bookmark: 1. While playing a recorded file, the user can click the “bookmark” button to mark a specific time point. 2.
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Page 46: System Setup (Configuration)
LE/LE-HC Series DVR User Manual V1.4 October 2006 System Setup (Configuration) Press the “Setup” button in Figure 6.1 to display the Setup menu page (Figure 6.5 below). The functionality of this setup is identical to the remote setup. There are three parts to the Setup menu –... - Page 47 LE/LE-HC Series DVR User Manual V1.4 October 2006 Enter new passwords for Admin and User in the corresponding fields. Set an auto lock time if required in the Autolock After field. The auto lock function locks the system after a given time and a password is required to unlock it.
- Page 48 LE/LE-HC Series DVR User Manual V1.4 October 2006 Disks Use the Disks menu to configure network disks that the LE/LE-HC DVR uses to record data. If no disk is connected, (No Device) appears in the Disk Device field. Use the keyboard or mouse to enter the IP address and Volume of any connected network disk. Click on the Test button to test if the drive is working correctly.
- Page 49 LE/LE-HC Series DVR User Manual V1.4 October 2006 Change the GPO status as needed. Make sure that the devices are working by checking the actual physical status of the inputs and outputs after making changes in this menu. NOTE: Enabling the GPIO function may cause system efficiency drop down. TCP/IP Use the TCP/IP menu to enter the TCP/IP address details for the LE/LE-HC DVR.
- Page 50 LE/LE-HC Series DVR User Manual V1.4 October 2006 The user Note: It is important that you set up the user name and password. The user is different from the administrator and has access to only live videos and playback files. Use the More Users field to change the authorities of Internet users.
- Page 51 LE/LE-HC Series DVR User Manual V1.4 October 2006 System info Use the System Info menu to display the system information such as disk parameters, TCP/IP properties, firmware information, and so on, on the screen. There are no configurable fields on this page. Click OK or Cancel to leave the screen. Date/Time Use the Date/Time menu to set the correct time and date on the system.
- Page 52 LE/LE-HC Series DVR User Manual V1.4 October 2006 Registry The Registry menu enables you to set up the registry server for your device. If you are using a dynamic IP address for the LE/LE-HC DVR, you can set up the device to post its IP address to the DVR registry server.
- Page 53 LE/LE-HC Series DVR User Manual V1.4 October 2006 Algorithm Use the Dimension option to set the resolution of the video. Default resolution setting is 320 x 240 pixels but 640 x 480 can be selected. Please remember that higher resolutions will give larger recorded files and slower remote transmissions.
- Page 54 LE/LE-HC Series DVR User Manual V1.4 October 2006 Rule table DROP / ACCEPT Default to rule table can be selected as DROP or ACCEPT. If default is DROP, that means rules in Rule table are accepted and all others are rejected. On the contrary, if default is ACCEPT, that means rules in Rule table are rejected and all others are accepted.
- Page 55 LE/LE-HC Series DVR User Manual V1.4 October 2006 Down Move a specific rule one row down Default settings Use the Default Settings menu to reset all configurable parameters to their factory default settings. Click Restore Defaults? (Yes) to restore defaults. Click Cancel or (No) to retain the current settings.
- Page 56 LE/LE-HC Series DVR User Manual V1.4 October 2006 Reboot system Use the Reboot System menu to reboot or shutdown the system. Use the keyboard or mouse to select either Shutdown or Reboot. Click Yes to perform the operation. Click Cancel or No to abandon. - 55 -...
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Page 57: B) Record Setup
LE/LE-HC Series DVR User Manual V1.4 October 2006 b) Record Setup DVR setup Use the DVR menu under the Record Setup tab to set the Digital Video Recorder parameters. Select either Auto Stop or Cyclic Recording. Auto Stop recording stops when disk space runs out. Cyclic Recording continues to record until disk space runs out and then overwrites recordings, oldest records first. - Page 58 LE/LE-HC Series DVR User Manual V1.4 October 2006 The Voice Call options enable you to set up a voice modem that will make a call when the selected event (such as a GPI alarm, or video lost from a camera) occurs. Set the following options: Redial - sets the number of times the voice modem will redial Voice Repeat - sets the number of times the voice message is repeated on the voice call...
- Page 59 LE/LE-HC Series DVR User Manual V1.4 October 2006 Use the keyboard or mouse to select the required GPI from the GPI drop-down box and complete all fields. For each action, you can specify the time interval over which the GPI is monitored for an alarm to be generated.
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Page 60: C) Motion Detection
LE/LE-HC Series DVR User Manual V1.4 October 2006 Use the keyboard or mouse to complete all fields as described in GPI alarm. Click OK to save changes. Disk error Use the Disk Error menu under the Alarm tab to set what actions are taken if there is an error while accessing the disk. - Page 61 LE/LE-HC Series DVR User Manual V1.4 October 2006 Each small square on the displayed grid can be set to detect motion. Use the left mouse button to make a square sensitive to motion. Use the right mouse button to make it insensitive. Click OK to save changes.
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Page 62: Chapter 7: Using Ptz Cameras In Ir Mode
LE/LE-HC Series DVR User Manual V1.4 October 2006 Chapter 7: Using PTZ Cameras in IR Mode Configuration of PTZ Cameras in IR Mode is covered on Page 25 under d) PTZ Setup. In full screen (IR Controller) mode, PTZ Controls are presented in 6 pages. Each page is defined below: First page Direction control. -
Page 63: Appendix A
October 2006 Appendix A Running Mode Network Mode User’s Name User’s Password Administrator’s Name Administrator Administrator’s Password sentry Custom Modem Init String (COM1) COM1 Baud Rate (bps): 115200 COM2 Baud Rate (bps): 9600 COM2 Hardware Flow Control Enable Video Encoding Algorithm H.263... - Page 64 LE/LE-HC Series DVR User Manual V1.4 October 2006 Register HTTP Port Registry Host Path Visibility in Registry Server Listed on Registry Server Alarm Status (GPI 1/2/3/4) Time Stamp Low center Time Stamp Format MM/DD/YY Send Mail Disable FTP Upload Disable - 63 -...
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Page 65: Appendix B
LE/LE-HC Series DVR User Manual V1.4 October 2006 Appendix B PTZ Cameras Currently Supported by LE/LE-HC Series DVR VP-202 VP-203 Canon VC-C3 PIH-717x Acqutek DOM-1 Pelco (D) VP-202 Canon VC-C4 Kalatel KTD 3 Test VP202 PT Test Canon VC Pelco (D) PTZ DynaColor 772 NICECAM MD-10 PIH-7600...