ANALOGUE HD DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER USER GUIDE 4/8/16CHANNELS VER AHD1K-1.1(A01) Thank you for purchasing this Digital Video Recorder. Before using the Digital Video Recorder, please ensure that you read and understand the User Guide. Please store the User Guide at an easily accessible location. ...
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Disclaimer The information in this manual is believed to be accurate and reliable as of the date of publication. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. Revisions or New editions to this publication may be issued to incorporate such change ...
dry cloth on a regular periodic basis and wipe away the dust and dirt that collects on the device. In dusty, humid or greasy environments, the dust that collects around the ventilation or the slots on the outer casing over long periods of time may become saturated with humidity and short-circuit, leading to fire.
Preventing Malfunction Avoid Strong Magnetic Fields. Never place the DVR in close Proximity to electric motors or other equipment generating strong electromagnetic fields. Exposures to strong magnetic fields may cause malfunctions or corrupt image data. Avoid Condensation Related Problems. Moving the equipment rapidly between hot and cold temperatures may cause condensation (water droplets) to form on its external and internal surfaces.
Package Contents Please check the package and contents for visible damage. If any components are damaged or missing, do not attempt to use the unit, contact the supplier immediately. If the unit must be returned, it must be shipped in the original packing box. CONTENTS QUANTITY REMARK...
Controls 1. Front Panel 1) USB port : USB port allows light backups of video files to devices 2) Remote control signal receiver : IR sensor to receive control signal from remote controller. Do not block the receiver port on the unit and it may be a reason for improper controlling.
3. Remote Controller CANCEL/ESC POWER + BUTTON MENU - BUTTON DISPLY MODE RECORD ENTER/ZOOM PLAY REWIND/INFO FAST FORWARD/LOG STOP PTZ/STEP_BACK STEP_FORWARD/SPOT Numeric & Alphabetic TIME SEARCH DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER...
4. Mouse Control This DVR can be controlled by the mouse. Connected the mouse to the USB port before use. 1) Left-Button -Double Click on any channel to enlarge to full screen while in a split-screen display mode. double click again to return. Select the menu option while navigating through various menu options.
2. PC system requirement for Network connection. Minimum Recommended Windows XP SP3 or higher Windows 7 Core2 Duo PCI-E 256M PCI-E 512M DIRECTX DX9.0 SUPPORT DX9.0 SUPPORT NETWORK 100M ETHERNET LAN 100M ETHERNET LAN 100G 500G <Disclaimer> The connection and remote viewing of the DVR may not be successful on all PC’s due to the variety of PC’s internet connection settings.
III.QUICK START PAGE ADMIN and the default password is “000000” The Default User ID “admin” and password to run the EMS software is “0” DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER...
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Time & Date Setting When the DVR is powered on for the very first time, the time and date are set as default to January 1, 2000 Saturday 00:00:00. Before any other operation of the Digital Video Recorder, it is important to setup the time and the date. Please refer to page 63 for setting the time and the date on the DVR.
IV.LIVE VIEWING 1. Display Overview 1.1. Recording Mode Background color of Number will be different based on the recording status. 1) Red - Event (Motion/Alarm) Recording 2) Yellow - Continues Recording 3) Black - No Recording. (1) (2) (3) 1.2. Event Indicator (1) Indicate Alarm In terminal is triggered by an alarm sensor.
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1.3. Status Bar (1) (2) (3) (4) (5)(6)(7) (1) Indicate Recording Status. Red is Recording. Click this ICON to toggle Record Start and Stop.. (2) Indicate Playback Status. Green is Playback. Click this ICON to toggle Playback Start and Stop. (3) Indicate Menu.
2. Multi-screen Display and Sequencing 2.1. Screen Display. Select any camera for Full screen display by pressing the Number button of the desired camera. 2.2. Multi-screen Display and Switch Sequencing Display. 1) Press [DISPLAY] buttons to activate the multiscreen display. It is changed the order as shown below among your choice of SPLIT MODE.
3. Quick button for multi screen Display. 3.1. Quick multi split mode change - Press F1 button on the remote controller + <Number> For example, press F1 button then number 8. The eight channel view mode will be displayed. <Note> 6,4,8,10,13 split mode must be checked on <Spit mode> to use this function.
4. Zooming During live view mode, it is possible to zoom into a section of the screen to get a close-up view of the screen. 1. To activate the digital zoom, select the full screen display of the camera you wish to zoom.
V. OPERATION 1. LOG IN/OUT. You must log on to the DVR with valid password to operate the DVR. By default, it comes with one login account; ADMIN and the default password is “000000”. <Note > If you are logging on for the first time, the system does not prompt you to change the default password.
2. NAVIGATION THE MENU 1. Log on the DVR at admin level or user with configure level. * User with configure feature is limited to access [DISK and System Menu]. On the front panel or remote control, press [ENTER]. Using the mouse, click wherever on monitor, Virtual remote control will be appeared.
VI. SETUP 1. DISPLAY 1.1. GENERAL 1. The menus are displayed with options on the left-hand column and settings in the right hand column. A cursor (highlighted menu) can be moved using the Direction buttons [ 2. Change below options using [DEC/INC] buttons. ITEM ADJUSTMENT ...
1.2. SWITCH Setup (Monitor Configure) 1. The menus are displayed with options on the left-hand column and settings in the right hand column. A cursor (highlighted menu) can be moved using the Direction buttons 2. Settings 1) Device: Each Monitor may be configured in different way. [MAIN ...
4) SPLIT MODE : Select desired sequence mode to switching. <note>This function is limited to use on SPOT Monitor in this model. 5) USE CHANNEL: Select the cameras to be inclcuded or excluded from the automatic switching. 3. Select SAVE to save changes and press [ENTER] button to exit the menu. Exit the menu without making changes, press [CANCEL] button.
2. CAMERA Configure the properties of cameras such as Video Adjustment (Brightness, Contrast, Color, Saturation) , Motion detection, PTZ Selection. 1. Press Left/Right buttons [ ] or number button to select desired camera 2. Camera Channel option is highlighted and the camera settings are displayed. 3.
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2.2. Motion Detection To Configure Motion Area : Select Camera number button to configure the desire camera. 1. Motion Level : The sensitivity settings are : 1: Low sensitivity~ Level 20: High sensitivity. By default , the level is set to 10. 2.
2.3. Privacy Mask Privacy Mask allows you to mask certain areas in the surveillance video for privacy protection under related laws, policies and regulations. Areas applied with privacy masks will not be displayed. Once you’ve set up the Privacy Mask, by selecting positions that need video masking, the covered placement is displayed in Live View, Recording and Playback.
2.4. PTZ Setup PTZ device are connected to the RS-485 ports located on the back of the unit. Multiple PTZ cameras are connected by daisy-chaining the camera connection. This DVR allows you to address and control multiple PTZ cameras individually. To Configure PTZ Setup : 1) Select Camera number button to configure the desired camera.
2.5. Camera Title Allows you to create a unique name for each camera. The camera title has the following guidelines: - Characters: A to Z, 0 to 9. Special characters are supported by network. - Length: up to 12 including space. To create a camera title, using the virtual keyboard, or pressing appropriate Numeric button on IR Remote or front panel.
3. RECORD 3.1. Record General 1. The menus are displayed with options on the left-hand column and settings in the right hand column. A cursor (highlighted menu) can be moved using the Direction buttons [ 2. Change below options using [DEC/INC] buttons. 1) Schedule Use: This enables or disables Night Zone.
3.2. Resolution & Recording speed Setting MAX FPS MAX FPS USED FPS USED FPS <NTSC MODE> <PAL MODE> This DVR records each camera individually and then multiplexes them. You can individually set up resolution and recording speed for each channel. 720P stands for both NTSC and PAL 1280 * 720, 960H stands for NTSC 960 * 480 (PAL 960 * 576), D1 stands for NTSC 720*480(PAL 720*576), Half D1 stands for NTSC 720*240 (PAL 720*288) and CIF for 360*240(PAL 360*288)
3.3. Continues /Normal Recording The DVR comes with a certain preset settings from the factory. Therefore once the DVR is installed, immediate recording is possible after pressing the record buttons. By default, audio, alarm, motion recording are off. The DVR records video data continuously over 24 hour period. Recording setup is for normal recording.
3.4. Event Recording Users may set different event recording parameters on a camera by camera basis. Set the continuous recording as [OFF] and configure the Event recording speed and Quality for each camera. Determine whether Alarm, Motion, Video Loss for EVENT recording on [DAY EVENT] Tap. 1) Alarm Recording One Alarm input can be configured to one channel.
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a. Press [-, +] button to change the value or select options. By mouse, using Wheel. [※] indicate multiple alarm sources are selected. Please refer to [CAMERA] menu for Motion setup. <Note> There may be cases when the recorder’s built-in motion detection function does not operate properly due to the condition of the input video signal or other factors.
b. Event Edit Press [ENTER] to edit multiple event. The menus are displayed with options on the left-hand column and settings in the right hand column. A cursor (highlighted menu) can be moved using the Direction buttons [ ] on IR remote or front panel.
4. SCHEDULE When the schedule is on, users may define their own daytime, night time, as well as specified date settings. A schedule can be used to record selected cameras at different Times, changes record rates, and select whether alarms or event is enabled. By selecting Schedule USE “on”...
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a. Use [-, +] button to change the values. Mode : [Night] [Day] [No Rec] BEGIN: The time of recording start. END: The time of recording end. The ending time must not be before the starting time or the same as the starting time. It must be any time over the starting time. b.
4.2. Holiday Setup This allows you to create up to 32 holidays. If a holiday schedule occurs on the same date as a weekday schedule, the holiday schedule will override the weekday schedule. 1) A cursor (highlighted menu) can be moved using the Direction buttons [ Select each day to configure, press [ENTER] or clicking by mouse.
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2) Device & Size: This information lists the installed drives and their respective capacities, which is not used currently. 3) Status: a. CD/DVD : CD or DVD is installed for backup usages. b. Unknown: New installed Disk. c. Empty: Formatted but not used in current DVR. d.
ODD(Media) Device CD/DVD CD/DVD±R SATA ±RW Media can be formatted Device can be formatted on a PC using FAT 32, NTFS File system. Media must be formatted on DVR before backing △ △ up or exporting data to the device. <Note1>...
3. Status 1) Stable : The HDD is in stable status. 2) Sync : Copy Master HDD to the Slave HDD. 3) Re-sync: To force all pending buffered disk writes to the NEW installed disk. 4) Recover: To force all pending buffered disk writes to the slave disk. 5) Faulty.
6. NETWORK The static service consists of an IP address that remains constant for the duration of the contract of the internet service, whereas the dynamic service consists of an IP address that frequently changes every time a new connection is made through the provided modem, or recurrently in a given period of time.
6.2. GENERAL 1. Access Port: Select “0001 ~ 9999” Enter the port number that the client will use to communicate with the DVR over the internet. The default port is 7000. It is recommended to use over 1,000. 2. Bandwidth: Select the network bandwidth to limit the amount of network resources allocated to client connection..The default is unlimited: “...
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7. Access Host and Host List: Allows you to access or deny specific IP address. To allow or deny remote access requires you to enter a range of IP addresses as an IP address and mask. Host List will be activated when you select deny or allowed 8.
6.3. EMAIL This DVR allows you to specify the events that generate notification. Sends e-mail notification if an event occurs such as alarm or motion is detected and so forth. The mail server can use either the DVR mail server or your existing e-mail settings. The menus are displayed with options on the left-hand column and settings in the right hand column.
2) Log: This DVR will mail Log list at selected intervals. 5. Attach Picture: While you are in recording mode, picture can be attached for mail. E-mail Address: 5 mail addresses can be configured for mail notification. 6.4. SMTP This menu will be activated when you check <SMPT> on EMAIL. The following settings are only needed if you are NOT using the DVR mail server.
6.5. DDNS (Dynamic DNS) This DVR offers free dynamic DNS update. It keeps track of your changing IP address. It’s easiest to use. The menus are displayed with options on the left-hand column and settings in the right hand column. A cursor (highlighted menu) can be moved using the Direction buttons [ 1.
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2) DYNDNS: To use your own domain name service or “dyndns.com” 2. The following settings are only needed if you are NOT using the default. 1) Domain Name: Enter the name you set for the DDNS web configuration. 2) User ID: Enter your user ID. 3) Password: Enter your password.
6.6 Router & Port Forwarding The majority of any network will often consist of a single IP address which shares the internet access through a router. This IP address may be any external (public) static IP address or any dynamic IP address issued by the Internet Service Provider. The purpose of a router is to enable multiple personal computers and any other devices that require internet connection to access the internet simultaneously.
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1) Description of Location. A. LAN: Connect by Local IP. If you are connection from within your network, you only need to enter the IP address of the system into the S/W (ex. 192.168.0.50) B. WAN: Connect by DDNS. If you are connecting from outside your network, use the DDNS to configure the S/W.(Ex.
7. DEVICE 7.1. GENERAL This DVR support 4 Audio Inputs, 1 Audio Outputs, 4 Alarm Inputs and 1 Relay output and support HDMI output. 1. The menus are displayed with options on the left-hand column and settings in the right hand column.
7.2. ALARM This DVR support 4 Alarm inputs on 4/8ch, 8 Alarm inputs on 16ch and 1 relay output. One Alarm input can be configured to one relay output. One relay output can be assigned to multiple alarm inputs. ] to select on TAP menu “ALARM” The menus are displayed Use Left/Right buttons [ with options on the left-hand column and settings in the right hand column.
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- Change below options using [DEC/INC] buttons on IR remote or Clicking by mouse. - System menu contains below HDD Disk Fail Record System Fail Temperature warning. Fan Lock Warning Voltage Warning Low RTC Battery Warning ...
7.3. PTZ EVENT When such as alarm trigger, motion detected or video loss occurs, this DVR sends preset command to PTZ camera. PTZ option must be enable and a protocol must be assigned to the camera channel. ④ ① ② ③...
8. SYSTEM 8.1. GENERAL Control ID: Each DVR that is preconfigured with the control ID is enabled to respond to and be operated by the remote control. - To select the DVR to be controlled with the remote controller, press and hold the DVR ID button.
8.2. TIME Make sure to set up your Date and Time prior to start Recording. ] to select on TAP menu “Time”. The menus are displayed 1. Use Left/Right buttons [ with options on the left-hand column and settings in the right hand column. A cursor (highlighted menu) can be moved using the Direction buttons [ ] .
8.3. ACCOUNT ] to select on TAP menu “Account”. The menus are displayed Use Left/Right buttons [ with options on the left-hand column and settings in the right hand column. A cursor (highlighted menu) can be moved using the Direction buttons [ ].
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4) Channel Allow each user for different live monitoring. 5) Password Enter the 6 numbers for the new password, and then re-enter the same password under COMFIRM section. The asterisk is displayed for each character entered. 2. Select SAVE to save changes and press [ENTER] button to exit the menu. Exit the menu without making changes, press [CANCEL] button.
8.4. UPDATE 1. Download the latest firmware file and copy to USB Flash memory stick in the Root directory. <NOTE >: Please make sure if you download all of files below (15M). XXXXXX_R0000.img 2. Connect or insert into Front USB. (If you are under recording, please stop the recording) 3.
8.5. ADVANCED ADVANCED contains brief system setting, FACTORY DEFAULT to reset setting as initial except IP setup, LANGUAGE, VIDEO MODE and VIDEO FORMAT weither SD for Anaglogue and AHD for 720P as each 2 Channels. <NOTE > : Please make sure if you connect correct video format of camera to each 2 channels those you set on VIDEO FORMAT.
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DISK : It contains all DISK information including internal and USB memory. NETWORK : It shows IP address , USER and service of NET user. DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER...
VII. PAN/TILT ZOOM CONTROL PTZ control is available for supported third-party dome cameras. The PTZ option must be configured for each camera channel. For PTZ setup, refer to Camera Menu> PTZ setup. The layout of the PTZ interface conforms to the layout of the front of the DVR or the remote controller.
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1.1 How to control PTZ by mouse User can control PTZ camera by mouse controller. It follows mouse cursor instead of using direction button to move. 1) Press PTZ button on the virtual remote controller. 2) PTZ menu and control box is displayed like below picture. 3) Place the mouse cursor inside of rectangle boundary and move the mouse cursor while pressing left mouse button to the direction you want.
5) To escape from PTZ mode, press ESC button on PTZ controller. Or click (right button) the outside of control box to have the vitrtual remote controller. Then click ESC button. 2. Preset & Tour Button Function Set preset position; SPOT OUT on remote controller Move the PTZ into desired location.
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2.1 Tour Group A preset Tour Group allows a camera to move through a programmed sequence of PTZ presets. ① ② ③ 1) Communication settings. : Configure appropriate model and then enter the corresponding baud rate, PTZ ID(address). Please refer to the PTZ manufacture’s instruction manual for proper jumper settings to match the protocols to the DVR.
3. Custom Functions Button Function PTZ custom function 1; DISPLAY on remote controller PTZ custom function 2; ZOOM on remote controller PTZ custom function 3; P/T/Z on remote controller 4.Auto Pan / Auto Tilt / Power Button Function Auto Pan; STOP on remote controller Auto Tilt;...
VIII.PLAYBACK /SEARCH The DVR supports 2 playback mode; playback and Search. The DVR offers a variety of search functions that enables you to quickly and efficiently locate and review a specific period from the database. It supports three different search modes: Date/Time, Event, Event Area , and Log search.
4. The DVR will start the playback mode, displaying all 16 channels. Any channel number or the DISPLAY button may be pressed to change the display mode. 2.2. Preview Search (Single Channel Playback) The DVR allows you to quickly review a single channel of playback over a period of Day, Hour, and Minute.
2.3. Event Record Search Event Record search feature allows you to search for recorded video by event. The time search table displays time events. As a default, TIME SEARCH CHART displays CONTINUOUS recording (Yellow) and EVENT recording (Red). TIME SEARCH CHART will display the different outcome according to the SEARCH MODE below.
2.4. Event Source Search Event source search feature allows you to search the recording data in events of ALARM, MOTION and VLOSS triggered on DVR previously. 1. Press [+/-] button to select “event source” in searh mode. And select event source (Alarm,Motion,Vloss) which you want to search. 1) ALARM : Select alarm input 1~4.
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Example) 1. If you select MOTION 1 and press MENU button on the remote controller, TIME SEARCH CHART will display the recording data in red at the time of motion triggered on channel #1. The other recording data will turn in yellow. So users can easily search the recording data and playback to see what happened when motion was triggered on channel #1.
2.5 Motion Area Search (Single Channel Playback) The DVR searches for recorded video the matches the search area defined by selected cell. 1. Select “MOTION AREA” (Single channel playback) to search the recording data that has motion in a specific area in a certain channel. 2.
3.Go to Search 1. Press [Time Search] button for 2 seconds. Then [Time Input] menu will pop up. 2. Set the date and time you wish to search. 3. Press [ENTER] to start search. DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER...
4.Log List Search The logs can be used to search and review directly to a point in time of the recorded data. Alarm, motion, video loss and system related logs can be searched and played back directly from the time of the incident. 1.
IX.BACKUP 1. Backup 1.1 External DVD- R/W External USB-HDD, CD/DVD-RW is recognized within 10 seconds after plug in USB connection cable to USB port in DVR. 1) Plug in USB connector into the USB connection port on the front panel. 2) Select [BACKUP] icon to display the backup menu.
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3. If there is not enough space on the media the DVR automatically ejects the disk when it’s full and resume the process once new media is inserted into the drive. * The CD Playback software will simply “auto- run” and does not require any software Channel Select FF/FR Watermark...
1.2 External USB HDD/ Memory Stick The external drive procedure is the same as using the internal CD/DVD-RW for backup. To read USB backup HDD in Window, format to FAT32 or NTFS. To backup as an AVI File, set the file format to AVI using the [+] button. 1.3 Backup Range Setup Press the [◄...
2. Backup (FTP) 1. Use [-, +] button to change select device: FTP 2. Use direction button to move FTP setup. The menus are displayed with options on the left-hand column and settings in the right hand column. ADJUSTMENT ITEM ...
3. Backup (LOG) 1. Plug in USB memory stick to USB port. 2. Press “Log” button to see Log list of DVR. 3. Press “ backup” button to save log list to USB memory stick. 1) Use [-, +] button to select device. 2) Select type of log list among ALL, SYSTEM,NETWORK,EVENT and VLOSS.
X.SPECIFICATION Revised August, 2014 16CH Specifications 8ch BNC 16ch BNC Video Input 4ch BNC Video Output HDMI(1920*1080i), VGA(1920*1080i) Compression H.264 Alarm In/Out(Relay) Operating System EMBEDDED LINUX System Control IR Remote Controller, Mouse Live Display Speed Real Time Display 60fps 1280X720 120fps 1280X720 240fps 1280X720 120fps 960X480...
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Date & Time, Camera , Search Mode Alarm / Motion / Video loss, Motion area Forward & Reverse: Pause, Frame by Frame, Playback Modes Normal Speed, 2X, 4X, 8X, 16X Simultaneous Live Display, Playback, Record/Back-up, Multi-tasking Remote Transmission Power Failure Recovery: Auto Reboot with Maintaining Watchdog Previous Record Settings Watermark...
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Appendix 1. : Time Zone Chart Standard Time Time Zone Russian DST GMT+00:00 GMT+12:00 Standard Standard New Zealandian DST European DST GMT+01:00 GMT+13:00 Standard Standard GMT-01:00 Standard European DST European DST Namibian DST GMT-02:00 Standard GMT+02:00 Standard GMT-03:00 Standard Zion DST Brazilian DST European DST European DST...
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WEEE Symbol Information Correct Disposal of This Product (Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment) (Applicable in the European Union and other European countries with separate collection systems) This marking shown on the product or its literature, indicates, that it should not be disposed with other household wastes at the end of its working life.
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