Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder TABLE OF CONTENTS DVR Pre-Installation ............................5 DVR Installation .............................. 5 Hard Disk Installation ............................. 5 Front Panels ..............................7 Rear Panels ..............................10 Peripheral Connections ..........................12 Wiring of Alarm Input ........................... 12 Wiring of Alarm Output ........................
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Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder Regulatory information FCC information This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a digital device, pursuant compliance: to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder Trademarks and Registered Trademarks Windows and Windows mark are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. HDMI, HDMI mark and High-Definition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC.
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Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder Thank you for purchasing our product. If there is any question or request, please do not hesitate to contact dealer. This manual is applicable to 720P Turbo HD DVR This product has default user name and password credentials for first time access. You must change these default credentials to protect against unauthorized access to the product.
Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder DVR Pre-Installation The HD-TVI series DVR is highly advanced surveillance equipment that should be installed carefully. Please take into consideration the following precautionary steps before installation of the DVR. 1. Keep all liquids away from the DVR. 2.
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Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder 3. Connect the power cable to the HDD. 4. Place the HDD on the bottom of the device and then fasten the screws on the bottom to fix the HDD. 5. Re-install the cover of the DVR and fasten screws.
Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder Front Panels Front Panel of 4/8/16ch DVR Description of Front Panel Name Function Description POWER indicator turns green when DVR is powered up. POWER STATUS indicator lights in red when data is being read from or written to HDD. STATUS Tx/Rx indictor blinks green when network connection is functioning properly.
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Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder address from 1~254; Indicator turns red when the SHIFT button is used; Indicator does not light when the DVR is controlled by a keyboard or by the IR remote control with the address of 255; Indicator turns green when the DVR is controlled by IR remote control (with the address from 1~254) and keyboard at the same time , and the SHIFT button is not used;...
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Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder Enter numeral “9”; Enter letters “WXYZ”; 9WXYZ/PREV Multi-camera display in live view; In Playback mode or MenuPlaybackTag playback interface, this button can be used to delete the selected tag. Enter numeral “0”; Switch between input methods (upper and lowercase alphabet, symbols and numeric input).
Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder Rear Panels The rear panel vaires according to different models. Rear panel of 4ch/8ch/16ch DVR Description of Rear Panel Item Description VIDEO IN BNC interface for TVI and analog video input. AUDIO IN RCA connector AUDIO OUT RCA connector...
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Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder Item Description Network Interface Connector for network RS-485 Interface Connector for RS-485 devices. T+ and T- pins connect to R+ and R- pins of PTZ receiver respectively. D+, D- pin connects to Ta, Tb pin of controller. For cascading devices, the first DVR’s D+, D- pin should be connected with the D+, D- pin of the next DVR.
Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder Peripheral Connections Wiring of Alarm Input The alarm input is an open/closed relay. To connect the alarm input to the device, use the following diagram. If the alarm input is not an open/close relay, please connect an external relay between the alarm input and the device.
Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder 3. Connect pluggable block back into terminal block. RS-485 and Controller Connection For 4ch/8ch/16ch DVR To connect PTZ to the DVR: 1. Disconnect pluggable block from the RS-485 terminal block. 2. Press and hold the orange part of the pluggable block; insert signal cables into slots and release the orange part.
Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder screws. 4. Connect pluggable block back into terminal block. Make sure both the controller and DVR are grounded. Termination Switch Operation This function is applicable to certain models only. The termination switch is placed on the mainboard instead of the rear panel. Open the upper cover and turn on/off the SW switch if needed.
Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder Specifications Table 1 Specification 16ch 24ch 32ch Model Video compression H.264 16-ch 24-ch 32-ch 4-ch 8-ch Analog and HD-TVI video input BNC interface (1.0Vp-p, 75 Ω) Supported camera 720P/25, 720P/30, 720P/50, 720P/60, 1080P/25, 1080P/30, CVBS types Video/ 1-ch...
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Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder Weight ≤ 1.5Kg (3.3lb) ≤ 2Kg (4.4lb) ≤5Kg (11.0lb) (without hard disks)
Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder HDD Storage Calculation Chart The following chart shows an estimation of storage space used based on recording at one channel for an hour at a fixed bit rate. Bit Rate Storage Used 128K 160K 192K 224K...
Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder Accessing by Web Browser Logging In You can get access to the device via web browser. Open web browser, input the IP address of the device and then press Enter. The login interface appears. Input the user name and password, and click the Login button.
Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder Name Description channel. Live View Window Displays the image of channel, and multi-window division is supported. Play Control Bar Play control operations are supported. Pan, tilt, zoom operations are supported, as well as preset editing and calling. PTZ Control PTZ function can only be realized if the connected camera supports PTZ control.
Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder 1) Configure All Day or Customize Record: If you want to configure the all-day recording, please check the All Day checkbox. If you want to record in different time sections, check the Customize checkbox. Set the Start Time and End Time.
Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder 1. Click Playback on the menu bar to enter playback interface. 2. Click the camera from the device list for playback. 3. Select the date from the calendar and click Search. 4. Click the Play button to play the video file searched on the current date. 5.
Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder Menu Operation Menu Structure Menu Playback Maintenance Export Manual Record Camera Shutdown Configuration Normal Record General Schedule General System Info Logout Event Advanced Encoding Image Network Shutdown Manual VQD Information Advanced Live View Reboot Import/Export Upgrade...
Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder After the device starting up, the wizard will guide you through the basic settings, including edting password, date and time settings, network settings, HDD initializing, and recording. Live View Some icons are provided on screen in Live View mode to indicate different camera status. These icons include: Live View Icons In the live view mode, there are icons at the right top of the screen for each channel, showing the status of the record and alarm in the channel, so that you can find problems as soon as possible.
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Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder Select Add IP Camera in the pop-up menu to enter the IP Camera Management interface. The online cameras with same network segment will be displayed in the camera list. Click the button to add the camera.
Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder You can edit the IP address, protocol, management port, and other information of the IP camera to be added. Click Add to add the camera. (For the encoders with multiple channels only) check the checkbox of Channel No.
Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder Playback Play back the record files of a specific channel in the live view menu. OPTION 1: Choose a channel under live view using the mouse and click the button in the shortcut operation menu. Only record files recorded during the last five minutes on this channel will be played back.
Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder Backup Recorded files can be backed up to various devices, such as USB flash drives, USB HDDs or USB DVD writers. To export recorded files: 1. Enter Video Export interface. Choose the channel(s) you want to back up and click the Quick Export button. 2.
Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder 2. Select the analog camera to configure the VCA. 3. Select the detection type to Line Crossing Detection or Intrusion Detection. Line Crossing Detection: This function can be used for detecting people, vehicles and objects cross a set virtual line.
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Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder Click the Apply button to save and exit the interface. After configuration, you can access and manage the DVR by your mobile phone on which the Cloud P2P application is installed.
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