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N56 Series DVR Quick Start Guide
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  • Page 1 N56 Series DVR Quick Start Guide Version 1.2.2...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Hardware Installation and Connection................1 1.1 Check Unpacked DVR ..................1 1.2 About Front Panel and Rear Panel..............1 1.3 After Remove the Chassis..................1 1.4 HDD Installation .....................1 1.4.1 Mini 1U and 1U ....................1 1.4.2 1.5U .......................2 1.4.3 2U ........................2 1.5 Front Panel ......................3 1.5.1 Mini 1U Series &1U Series ................3 1.5.2 1.5U &...
  • Page 3 2.3 Search & Playback ....................32 2.4 Schedule .......................35 2.5 Snapshot .......................36 2.5.1 Schedule Snapshot...................36 2.5.2 Activation Snapshot ..................37 2.5.3 Priority ......................38 2.5.4 Image FTP....................38 2.5.5 Snapshot Disk (For special series only) ..........38 2.6 Network Setup......................39 2.7 Pan/Tilt/Zoom .......................40 2.7.1 PTZ Setup ....................40 2.7.2 PTZ Operation ...................41 2.7.3 3D Intelligent Positioning Key ..............42 Web Client Operation ....................43...

  • Page 4: Lithium Battery

    Welcome Thank you for purchasing our DVR! This quick start guide will help you become familiar with our DVR in a very short time. Before installation and operation, please read the following safeguard and warning carefully! Important Safeguard and Warning 1．Electrical safety All installation and operation here should conform to your local electrical safety codes.

  • Page 5: Hardware Installation And Connection

    1 Hardware Installation and Connection Note: All the installation and operations here should conform to your local electric safety rules. 1.1 Check Unpacked DVR When you receive the DVR from the forwarding agent, please check whether there is any visible damage.
  • Page 6 4. Turn the device upside down 6. Connect the HDD cable and Fix the HDD firmly. and then turn the screws in power cable. firmly. 7. Put the cover in accordance 8. Secure the screws in the with the clip and then place the rear panel and the side panel.

  • Page 7: Front Panel

    This series DVR max supports 4 SATA HDDs. 1. Loosen the screws of the 2. Remove the HDD upper 3. Now you can see the bottom upper cover. bracket bracket 5. Use screws to fix HDD. 4. Line up the HDD to the four 6.
  • Page 8 Figure 1-1 The front panel of 1U series product is shown as in Figure 1-2. Figure 1-2 Please refer to the following sheet for front panel button information. Name Icon Function Power button, press this button for three seconds to boot up Power button or shut down DVR.
  • Page 9 Multiple slow play speeds or normal playback. Slow play/8 In text mode, input number 8 (English character T/U/V). One-window monitor mode, click this button to display assistant function: PTZ control and image color. Backspace function: in numeral control or text control, press it for 1.5seconds to delete the previous character before the cursor.
  • Page 10 Figure 1-3 Please refer to the following sheet for detailed information. Name Icon Function Power button, press this button for three seconds to boot up Power button or shut down DVR. Activate current control, modify setup, and then move up and down.
  • Page 11 abnormal HDD error occurs or HDD capacity is below specified indication threshold value, the light becomes red to alert you. light It is to receive the signal from the remote control. IR Receiver Alarm Here you can view there is external alarm input or not. The indication Alarm light becomes on when there is an external alarm.

  • Page 12: U & 2U

    Multiple slow play speeds or normal playback. Slow play/8 In text mode, input number 8 (English character T/U/V). One-window monitor mode, click this button to display assistant function: PTZ control and image color. Backspace function: in numeral control or text control, press it for 1.5seconds to delete the previous character before the cursor.
  • Page 13 Figure 1-5 Please refer to the following sheet for front panel button information. Name Icon Function Power button, press this button for three seconds to boot up Power button or shut down DVR. In textbox, click this button to switch between numeral, Shift Shift English(Small/Capitalized),donation and etc.
  • Page 14 Realize other special functions. Various fast speeds and normal playback. Fast play/7 In text mode, input number 7 (English character P/Q/R/S). Play In playback mode, playback the previous video previous/0 In text mode, input number 0. In normal playback or pause mode, click this button to reverse Reverse/Pau playback...
  • Page 15 Input number If you want to input a number more than 10, please click this -/-- more than 10 button and then input. In textbox, click this button to switch between numeral, English(Small/Capitalized),donation and etc. Shift Enable or disable tour. Activate current control, modify setup, and then move up and down.

  • Page 16: Rear Panel

    In playback mode, playback the next video Play Next In menu setup, go to down ward of the dropdown list. In normal playback click this button to pause playback Play/Pause In pause mode, click this button to resume playback. Window switch Mult Click it to switch one-window/multiple-window.
  • Page 17 Audio input Audio output Video VGA output On/off button Video output Network port HDMI port USB port Power socket 1.6.1.2 Simple Entry-level Series The simple entry-level series rear panel is shown as below. See Figure 1-8. Figure 1-8 Please refer to the following sheet for detailed information. Video input Audio input Audio output...
  • Page 18 Please refer to the following sheet for detailed information. Video input Video output Video VGA output HDMI port USB port Network port RS-485 port Power socket Alarm input/alarm output GND port Audio output Audio input On/off button The rear panel of the 8-channel series product is shown as in Figure 1-10. Figure 1-10 Please refer to the following sheet for detailed information.

  • Page 19: Series

    Figure 1-11 Please refer to the following sheet for detailed information. Video input Video output Audio output Audio input Alarm input/alarm output On/off button Video VGA output HDMI port USB port Network port RS-485 port Power socket GND port 1.6.2 1U Series 1.6.2.1 Full-D1 Series The rear panel is shown as in Figure 1-12.
  • Page 20 On/off button GND port 1.6.2.2 4-ch 2CIF Real-time Series This series DVR rear panel is shown as below. See Figure 1-13. Figure 1-13 Please refer to the following sheet for detailed information. Video input Audio input Audio output Video output USB port HDMI port Network port...
  • Page 21 Video VGA output HDMI port RS232 port USB port Network port Alarm input/alarm output/RS485 port Power socket On/off button GND port 1.6.2.4 4-ch Audio CIF Real-time Series This series DVR rear panel is shown as below. See Figure 1-15. Figure 1-15 Please refer to the following sheet for detailed information.
  • Page 22 Video input to 4 -channel audio input Audio output Video output Video VGA output HDMI port RS232 port USB port Network port Alarm input/Alarm output/RS485 port On/off button Power socket GND port D-sub port ( 5 to 16 -channel audio input port) 1.6.2.6 CIF Real-time Series The 4-channel series DVR rear panel is shown as below.
  • Page 23 The 8-channel series DVR rear panel is shown as below. See Figure 1-18. Figure 1-18 Please refer to the following sheet for detailed information. Video input Audio input Audio output Video output Video VGA output HDMI port USB port Network port RS485 port Power socket Alarm input/Alarm output...

  • Page 24: U Series

    1.6.3 1.5U Series The rear panel of the 1.5U series product is shown as below. See Figure 1-20. Figure 1-20 Please refer to the following sheet for detailed information. GND port Power socket On/off button Audio input/matrix video output/loop video output Video input Video CVBS output...

  • Page 25: Connection Sample

    GND port Power socket On/off button DB25 port ( 5 to 16 -channel audio input port) to 4 -channel audio input Loop video output Video input Video CVBS output Matrix video output Audio output Bidirectional talk input Bidirectional talk output Alarm input/Alarm output/RS485 port Video VGA output HDMI port...

  • Page 26: Series

    Figure 1-22 1.7.2 1U Series Please refer to Figure 1-23 for connection sample. Please note the following interface is based on the 2CIF real-time series product.
  • Page 27 Figure 1-23 1.7.3 1.5U The connection sample is shown as in Figure 1-24. Please note the following figure is based on the 16-channel series product.
  • Page 28 Figure 1-24 1.7.4 2U The connection sample is shown as in Figure 1-25. Please note the following figure is based on the 16-channel series product.

  • Page 29: Alarm Input And Output Connection

    Figure 1-25 1.8 Alarm Input and Output Connection Important Please refer to the specifications for the alarm input and output channel amount. Do not merely count the alarm input and out channel amount according to the ports on the rear panel.
  • Page 30 You can refer to the following sheet for alarm input and output information. Parameter Grounding Alarm Alarm Input 1, 2, 3, 4. It becomes valid in low voltage. NO C One NO activation output. 485 A/B 485 communication port. They are used to control devices such as PTZ.
  • Page 31 Figure 1-29 The 16-channel is shown as in Figure 1-30. Figure 1-30 ALARM 1 to ALARM 16. The alarm becomes active in low voltage. : 1，2，3，4，5， 6 ， 7 ， 8 ， 9 ， 10 ， 11 ， 12 ， 13 ， 14 ， 15，16 There is one group of normal open activation output (on/off button).
  • Page 32 15，16 In the second line, The first four are four groups of normal open activation output from the left to the (on/off button) right: NO5 C5 NC5 is a group of NO/NC activation output (on/off button) NO1 C1， NO2 C2， NO3 C3，...

  • Page 33: Alarm Input Port

    1.8.2 Alarm Input Port Please refer to the following sheet for more information. Normal open or Normal close type. Please parallel connect COM end and GND end of the alarm detector (Provide external power to the alarm detector). Please parallel connect the Ground of the DVR and the ground of the alarm detector. Please connect the NC port of the alarm sensor to the DVR alarm input(ALARM) Use the same ground with that of DVR if you use external power to the alarm device.

  • Page 34: Overview Of Navigation And Controls

    2 Overview of Navigation and Controls Before operation, please make sure: You have properly installed HDD and all the cable connections. The provided input power and the device power are matched. The external power shall be DC 12 V. Always use the stable current, if necessary UPS is a best alternative measure. 2.1 Login, Logout &...

  • Page 35: Main Menu

    Figure 2-2 2.1.2 Main Menu After you logged in, the system main menu is shown as below. See Figure 2-3. There are total six icons: search, information, setting, backup, advanced and shutdown. You can move the cursor to highlight the icon, and then double click mouse to enter the sub- menu.

  • Page 36: Auto Resume After Power Failure

    Please note, before you replace the HDD, do remember shutting down the device and unplug the power cable. Auto Resume after Power Failure 2.1.4 The system can automatically backup video and resume previous working status after power failure. 2.2 Live Viewing After you logged in, the system is in live viewing mode by default.
  • Page 37 Figure 2-7 Please refer to the following sheet for more information. Name Function Display Here is to display the searched picture or file. window Support 1/4/9/16-window playback. Here you can select to search the picture or the recorded file. Search When there is displayed picture on the left pane, you can type set the corresponding setup...
  • Page 38 Double click it, you can view the picture/record file list of current day. The file list is to display the first channel of the record file. The system can display max 128 files in one time. Use the or the mouse to view the file.

  • Page 39: Schedule

    unit zoom rate. You can accurately set the time in the time bar to playback the record. The time bar is beginning with 0 o'clock when you are setting the configuration. The time bar zooms in the period of the current playback time when you are playing the file.

  • Page 40: Snapshot

    Redundancy: System supports redundancy backup function. You can highlight Redundancy button to activate this function. Please note, before enable this function, please set at least one HDD as redundant. (Main menu->Advanced->HDD Management). Please note this function is null if there is one HDD. Snapshoot: You can enable this function to snapshoot image when alarm occurs.

  • Page 41: Activation Snapshot

    Figure 2-9 2.5.2 Activation Snapshot Please follow the steps listed below to enable the activation snapshot function. After you enabled this function, system can snapshot when the corresponding alarm occurred. In Encode interface, click snapshot button to input snapshot mode, size, quality and frequency.

  • Page 42: Priority

    Figure 2-10 2.5.3 Priority Please note the activation snapshot has the higher priority than schedule snapshot. If you have enabled these two types at the same time, system can activate the activation snapshot when alarm occurs, and otherwise system just operates the schedule snapshot. 2.5.4 Image FTP In Network interface, you can set FTP server information.

  • Page 43: Network Setup

    Figure 2-12 All scheduled snapshot files or activated snapshot files will be memorized in the snapshot disk. You can search the corresponding images via Web. See Figure 2-13. Select a file and then click here to view image content. Select search engine here You can see result here.

  • Page 44: Pan/Tilt/Zoom

    DHCP function, IP/Subnet mask/Gateway display as o. You need to disable DHCP function to view current IP information. Besides, when PPPoE is operating, you can not modify IP/Subnet mask /Gateway. TCP port: Default value is 37777. You can change if necessary. UDP port: Default value is 37778.

  • Page 45: Ptz Operation

    Parity: There are three choices: none/odd/even. Default value is none. Figure 2-15 After completing all the setups please click save button, system goes back to the previous menu. 2.7.2 PTZ Operation In one window display mode, right click mouse (click “Fn” Button in the front panel or click “Fn”...

  • Page 46: Intelligent Positioning Key

    In Figure 2-17, please click direction arrows (See Figure 2-18) to adjust PTZ position. There are total 8 direction arrows. Please note if you use remote control, you can use just four directions (Up/down/left/right). The speed value ranges from 1 to 8. Figure 2-18 2.7.3 3D Intelligent Positioning Key In the middle of the eight direction arrows, there is a 3D intelligent positioning key.

  • Page 47: Web Client Operation

    3 Web Client Operation Slightly difference may be found in the interface due to different series. 3.1 Network Connection Before web client operation, please check the following items: Network connection is right DVR and PC network setup is right. Please refer to network setup(main menu->setting- >network) Use order ping ***.***.***.***(* DVR IP address) to check connection is OK or not.

  • Page 48: Main Window

    3.3 Main Window 3.3.1 LAN Login For the LAN mode, after you logged in, you can see the main window. See Figure 3-2. Click the channel name on the left side; you can view the real-time video. Figure 3-2 3.3.2 WAN Login In WAN mode, after you logged in, the interface is shown as below.

  • Page 49: Appendix Toxic Or Hazardous Materials Or Elements

    Appendix Toxic or Hazardous Materials or Elements Toxic or Hazardous Materials or Elements Component Name Cr VI PBDE Sheet ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Metal(Case) Plastic Parts ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ （Panel） Circuit Board ○ ○ ○ ○...

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