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  • Page 5: Compliance Notice Of Fcc

    Digital Video Recorder WARNING RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage"...

  • Page 6: Important Safeguards

    User’s Manual Important Safeguards 1. Read Instructions 14. Damage requiring Service All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the appliance Unplug this equipment from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified is operated. service personnel under the following conditions: A.

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Digital Video Recorder Table of Contents Chapter 1 — Introduction .................... 1 Features ........................1 Package Contents ....................2 Chapter 2 — Installation & Configuration ..............3 Rear Panel Connectors ................... 3 Front Panel Controls ....................6 Infrared Remote Control ..................7 Turning on the Power ....................
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  • Page 9: Chapter 1 - Introduction

    Digital Video Recorder Chapter 1 — Introduction FEATURES Your color digital video recorder (DVR) provides recording capabilities for four, eight or 16 camera inputs. It provides exceptional picture quality in both live and playback modes, and offers the following features: 4, 8 or 16 Composite Input Connectors ...

  • Page 10: Package Contents

    User’s Manual PACKAGE CONTENTS The package contains the following: Digital Video Recorder  Power Cord  USB Mouse  Infrared Remote Control and Batteries  Rack-mount Kit  Netcon Software CD and User’s Manual (This document)  Digital Video Recorder Power Cord USB Mouse IR Remote Control and Batteries (AAA Type)

  • Page 11: Chapter 2 - Installation & Configuration

    Digital Video Recorder Chapter 2 — Installation & Configuration REAR PANEL CONNECTORS No special tools are required to install the DVR. Refer to the installation manuals for the other components that make up part of your system. Your DVR should be completely installed before proceeding. 16-Channel Model 8-Channel Model 4-Channel Model...

  • Page 12: Connecting The Video Input

    User’s Manual Connecting the Video Input Connect the RJ-12 cables from the modular cameras to the modular RJ-12 connectors. Connect the coaxial cables from the video sources to the BNC Video In connectors. (16-Channel Model Only) Connecting the Monitor A VGA connector is provided so that you can use a standard, multi-sync computer monitor as your main monitor.

  • Page 13: Network Port

    Digital Video Recorder Alarm Inputs 1 to 16 Connector Pin Outs: AI (1 to 16) Chassis Ground Alarm Reset In Alarm Out (Normally Closed) Common Alarm Out (Normally Open) Network Port The DVR can be networked using the 10/100Mb Ethernet connector. Connect a Cat5 cable with an RJ-45 jack to the DVR connector.

  • Page 14: Front Panel Controls

    User’s Manual WARNING: ROUTE POWER CORDS SO THAT THEY ARE NOT A TRIPPING HAZARD. MAKE CERTAIN THE POWER CORD WILL NOT BE PINCHED OR ABRADED BY FURNITURE. DO NOT INSTALL POWER CORDS UNDER RUGS OR CARPET. THE POWER CORD HAS A GROUNDING PIN. IF YOUR POWER OUTLET DOES NOT HAVE A GROUNDING PIN RECEPTACLE, DO NOT MODIFY THE PLUG.

  • Page 15: Infrared Remote Control

    Digital Video Recorder INFRARED REMOTE CONTROL DISPLAY SEQUENCE FREEZE ALARM CAMERA PTZ Control (FOCUS, PRESET, ZOOM) MENU PTZ Mode Arrows Enter ZOOM Mode PLAYBACK (Stop, Pause, Play, RW, FF, Next, Previous) ID Button If a DVR System ID is set to 0, the infrared remote control will control that DVR without any additional entries. (Refer to the Main Setup section in this chapter for further information on setting the System ID.) If the DVR system ID is 1 to 16, you must to press the ID button on the remote control followed by the number button (1 to 16) in order to control that DVR.

  • Page 16: Alarm Button

    User’s Manual ALARM Button Pressing the ALARM button resets the DVR’s outputs including the internal buzzer during an alarm. CAMERA Buttons (1 to 16) Pressing the individual camera buttons will cause the selected camera to display full screen. Buttons 1 to 9 are also used to enter passwords.

  • Page 17: Turning On The Power

    Digital Video Recorder  Previous: Goes to the previous image. In the Live Monitoring mode, pressing any playback button enters to the Search mode. TURNING ON THE POWER Connecting the power cord to the DVR turns on the unit. The unit will take approximately 30 seconds to initialize. As soon as the DVR’s initialization process completes, you might have the DVR’s internal buzzer sound if not all cameras (16, 8 and 4 cameras for 16-, 8- and 4-channel DVR respectively) are installed to the DVR because the DVR is set to use all camera channels by default.

  • Page 18: Basic Setup Wizard

    User’s Manual BASIC SETUP WIZARD When you turn the system on for the first time, the Basic Setup Wizard will run. The Basic Setup Wizard guides you to configure the system for basic operation. The wizard also can be accessed by selecting the icon in the Setup screen.

  • Page 19: Main Setup

    Digital Video Recorder Select the Finish button to finish the Basic Setup Wizard. NOTE: Selecting the Go to Network Setup button moves to the Network Setup directly after finishing this wizard. MAIN SETUP The Main Setup screen gives you to access to all the DVR’s setup screens. Your DVR can be set up using various screens and dialog boxes.

  • Page 20: System Setup

    User’s Manual SYSTEM SETUP System Settings (SYSTEM  System Tab)  System ID: Set the system ID. Use the Up and Down arrow buttons or scroll the mouse wheel to increase or decrease the number. NOTE: It is possible to have multiple DVRs with the same System ID in the same area.
  • Page 21 Digital Video Recorder  Show System Log…: Displays the system logs (up to 5,000 from the latest). The icon will be displayed in the last column for system activities of remote sites. Refer to Appendix – System Log for the details of system log information. Log Message Log Message Log Message...

  • Page 22: Network Setup

    User’s Manual Storage Settings (SYSTEM  Storage Tab)  Capacity: Displays the capacity of the storage drive.  Disk Bad: Displays the damage status of the storage drive. Not Formatted – The device is not formatted. Good (%) – The device is working properly though some portion (%) of the storage is damaged.
  • Page 23 Digital Video Recorder  Remote Audio Channel: The DVR supports two-way audio communication between a local system and a PC running Netcon or WebGuard. Select the audio channel that sends audio to the remote site. Selecting Select From Netcon will send audio of the channel selected from Netcon. NOTE: Depending on network conditions, audio might be interrupted or out of synchronization during transmission.
  • Page 24 User’s Manual DVRNS Settings (NETWORK  DVRNS Tab) NOTE: The DVRNS (DVR Name Service) allows you to connect to the DVR remotely with the dynamic IP address or the domain name. When using this feature, you can access your DVR remotely by using the DVR name instead of IP address.

  • Page 25: Camera Setup

    Digital Video Recorder  Enable SSL/TLS: Check the box when sending an e-mail via an SMTP server requiring SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) authentication.  Authentication: Select the button if the SMTP server needs authentication, and set up the Authentication by selecting the Use box and entering the user ID and password. ...
  • Page 26 User’s Manual General Settings (RECORD  General Tab)  Recycle When Disk Full: Selecting this box records over the oldest video data once all available storage space has been used. When the box is not checked, the DVR stops recording once all available storage has been used. ...
  • Page 27 Digital Video Recorder  Auto Deletion: Adjust the length of time recorded data will be kept by using the slide bar. Selecting Never will disable the Auto Deletion function. The DVR automatically deletes video recorded earlier than the user-defined period under three conditions: at midnight, whenever the system reboots or whenever the user changes the Auto Deletion settings.

  • Page 28: Event Setup

    User’s Manual  Post-Event Record Dwell: Set the length of time you would like to record for the associated event.  Add Schedule…: Adds a schedule item. Up to 20 schedules can be registered. No. – Indicates a schedule number. The higher the number, the higher its priority. Day –...
  • Page 29 Digital Video Recorder Select/Select All – Activates highlighted blocks or all blocks to detect motion. Clear/Clear All – Deactivates highlighted blocks so that they will not detect motion. Reverse/Reverse All – Activates inactive highlighted blocks or all inactive blocks and deactivates active highlighted blocks or all active blocks.

  • Page 30: Display Setup

    User’s Manual System Event Settings (EVENT  System Tab)  Settings: Set up the DVR to run self-diagnostics. System – Select the interval that you want the DVR to run self-diagnostics on the system. Check Recording – Selecting the column allows you to set up the check recording schedule by selecting Schedule On.
  • Page 31 Digital Video Recorder OSD Settings (DISPLAY  OSD Tab)  Status/Camera: Check each OSD item box to turn it On or Off. Remote Control – The icon displays when the DVR can be controlled using the infrared remote control. Zoom – The icon displays on the enlarged video.
  • Page 32 User’s Manual  Enable VGA Enhancement: Selecting the box enables the VGA Enhancement function. When it is On, the DVR provides clearer live video by reducing visual defects called interlace artifacts. NOTE: When enabling the VGA Enhancement function, the recording speed will decrease by half.

  • Page 33: Chapter 3 - Operation

    Digital Video Recorder Chapter 3 — Operation NOTE: This chapter assumes your DVR has been installed and configured. If it has not, please refer to Chapter 2. LIVE MONITORING As soon as the DVR completes its initialization process, it will begin displaying live video on the attached monitor and playing live audio through the attached speaker.

  • Page 34: Display Menu

    User’s Manual Camera Menu Selecting the (Camera Menu) icon displays the following Camera Menu.  PTZ: Selecting PTZ and choosing the camera number allows you to control the selected camera as long as it has Pan, Tilt and Zoom capabilities. Selecting PTZ is the same as pressing the PTZ button on the remote control. See the following PTZ Mode section for details.

  • Page 35: Event Monitoring

    Digital Video Recorder Full Screen Previous Group Next Group Full Screen Selecting the (Full Screen) icon displays the selected camera full screen. Selecting the icon and choosing the camera number is the same as pressing the individual camera buttons on the remote control or clicking the left mouse button on a camera image when in one of the multiview formats (i.e., 2x2, 3x3 or 4x4).

  • Page 36: Active Cameo Mode

    User’s Manual Event monitoring lasts for the dwell time set for event recording. After the dwell time has elapsed, the monitor returns to the previous screen unless another event has occurred. If you want to return to the live monitoring mode before the dwell time has elapsed, press the DISPLAY button or one of the camera buttons on the remote control.

  • Page 37: Recording Video

    Digital Video Recorder You also can use the mouse for convenient PTZ control. Position the mouse pointer at the bottom of the screen, and the following PTZ toolbar displays. Clicking on the left side exits the toolbar. If you want to display the toolbar again, position the mouse pointer at the bottom of the screen.

  • Page 38: Searching Video

    User’s Manual  PLAYBACK Buttons (Stop): Stops playback. (Pause): Pauses the video. The screen displays when in the Pause mode. (Play): Plays back images at regular speed. The screen displays when the DVR is playing back video. (Rewind): Plays video backward at high speed. Pressing the button again toggles the playback speed between .

  • Page 39: Search Filter

    Digital Video Recorder Camera Menu  Zoom: Selecting Zoom and choosing the camera number zooms the current playback image of the selected camera on the screen. Selecting the (Exit) icon at the top of the screen by pressing the MENU button on the remote control or moving the mouse pointer to the top of the screen exits the Zoom mode.

  • Page 40: Record Table Search

    User’s Manual NOTE: It is possible no recorded image displays on the current screen. Press the DISPLAY button on the remote control and change the screen mode to 4x4 for the 16-channel DVR, 3x3 for the 8-channel DVR and 2x2 for the 4-channel DVR.

  • Page 41: Motion Search

    Digital Video Recorder NOTE: The recorded data in the time range located to the right of the yellow vertical line is the latest. There are three view modes; Standard view, Expanded view and Compact view. Standard view (default) displays combined recording information of all camera channels currently displayed on the screen. In the Standard view mode, selecting the icon located at the bottom switches to the Expanded view mode.

  • Page 42: Go To

    User’s Manual  From: Pressing the button toggles between On and Off. When set to Off, you can enter a specific Date and Time. When set to On, the search will be from the first recorded image.  To: Pressing the button to toggles between On and Off.

  • Page 43: Clip-Copy

    Digital Video Recorder CLIP-COPY A–B Clip-Copy Selecting A–B Clip-Copy will set the starting point of the video to be clip copied, and the icon displays at the bottom-left corner of the screen. Selecting A–B Clip-Copy again will set the ending point of the video to be clip copied and displays the Clip-Copy screen.

  • Page 44: Webguard

    User’s Manual WEBGUARD WebGuard allows you to access a remote DVR, monitor live video images and search recorded video using Internet Explorer web browser anytime from virtually anywhere. Computer system requirements for using the WebGuard program are: ® ® ® Operating System: Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows XP or Microsoft Windows...

  • Page 45: Web Monitoring

    Digital Video Recorder NOTE: There might be a problem with screen display or screen update due to low image transmission speed when using the Microsoft Windows Vista operating system. In this situation, it is recommended that you disable the Auto Tuning capability of your computer. Run the Command Prompt with elevated administrator permissions (Go to the Start Menu ...

  • Page 46: Web Search

    User’s Manual ⑫ The event status window at the bottom displays a list of events that were detected at the remote site. ⑬ Selecting a camera on the screen and clicking the right mouse button displays the text menu screen. ...
  • Page 47 Digital Video Recorder ⑥ The playback function buttons include fast backward, pause, play, fast forward, go to the first image, go to the previous image, go to the next image, and got to the last image. ⑦ Click the screen format to select the desired display mode. ⑧...

  • Page 48: Appendix

    User’s Manual Appendix FACTORY DEFAULT SETTINGS MENU ITEM PARAMETER DEFAULT SETTING System ID System Language English Date Format MM/DD/YYYY SYSTEM Time Format HH:MM:SS AM/PM Date/Time Time Zone GMT-05:00 Eastern Time (US & Canada) Enable Daylight Saving Time Transfer Speed 10.00 ips Quality High General...
  • Page 49 Digital Video Recorder Recycle When Disk Full Codec H.264 General Resolution High Record Audio Auto Deletion Never Schedule Type Basic Basic Schedule Mode Record Mode Time & Event Record Schedule 00:00 to 24:00 Time Record ips 2.50 Time Record Quality Standard Pre-/Post-Event Record ips 5.00 / 5.00...

  • Page 50: Error Code Notices

    User’s Manual Status Remote Control Zoom Network Freeze & Sequence Screen Group Free Space Date Time Camera Title DISPLAY Record Audio Transparency 0 (Left) OSD Margin… Horizontal Vertical Sequence Mode Full Sequence Interval 3 sec. Main Monitor Event Monitoring On Enable VGA Enhancement VGA Screen Position…...

  • Page 51: Troubleshooting

    Digital Video Recorder TROUBLESHOOTING PROBLEM POSSIBLE SOLUTION Check power cord connections.  No Power Confirm that there is power at the outlet.  Check camera video cable and connections.  Check monitor video cable and connections.  No Live Video Confirm that the camera has power.
  • Page 52 User’s Manual CONNECTORS Composite: 4 or 8 RJ-12 (12V , Max. 250mA) Video Input 8 BNC (16-Channel Model Only) Composite: 1 BNC Monitor Output VGA: 1 DB15 Audio In RJ-12 connector Audio Out 1 RCA connector Alarms Terminal block Ethernet Port RJ-45 RS-485 Serial Port Terminal block, telemetry control...
  • Page 55 4.2 Playback and Search ................... 32 4.3 Additional Functions ..................36 4.4 Panic Recording ..................37 4.5 Status View ....................38 Appendix ......................... 41 Reviewing Video Clips ..................41 DVR Name Service (DVRNS) ................43 Map Editor ......................43 REVO Mobile ...................... 47...
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  • Page 57: Chapter 1 - Overview

    Netcon (Remote Administration System) Chapter 1 — Overview 1.1 IN THIS MANUAL This manual describes installation and operation of Netcon (Remote Administration System) software, which is designed to be used with remote digital video recorders (DVRs). 1.2 NETCON FEATURES Netcon program is an integrated software program that controls system management, video monitoring, video recording and image playback of multiple remote sites.
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  • Page 59: Chapter 2 - Installation

    Netcon (Remote Administration System) Chapter 2 — Installation CAUTION: If an older version of Netcon software is installed in your computer, you should uninstall the older version first. NOTE: In the Start menu in Windows, go to Control Panel. Double click the Power Options to evoke the Management Properties dialog box.
  • Page 60 User’s Manual 6. Click Next. 7. Select whether or not to run Netcon automatically when logging onto Windows, and then click Next.
  • Page 61 Netcon (Remote Administration System) 8. Set the language option by selecting either Select language when starting Netcon or Always start Netcon using the language below. If you select Always start Netcon using the language below, select the desired startup language from the list of available languages and then click OK. NOTE: To properly display the selected language, your PC’s operating system should be set to support the selected language.
  • Page 62 User’s Manual 11. Select I accept the terms in the License Agreement, and click Next. 12. Enter User Name and Organization, and click Next. 13. Select Install Now.
  • Page 63 Netcon (Remote Administration System) 14. Click Finish to complete the MSXML installation.
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  • Page 65: Chapter 3 - Configuration

    Netcon (Remote Administration System) Chapter 3 — Configuration After installing the Netcon software, you will find the Netcon shortcut icon on the desktop. Run the Netcon program by double clicking the icon. The Netcon program consists of the screen, 12 docking panels, menu and toolbar. NOTE: Some panels will not be displayed on the screen in the default frame layout.

  • Page 66: Panel

    User’s Manual NOTE: There might be a problem with screen display or screen update due to low image transmission speed when using the Microsoft Windows Vista operating system. In this situation, it is recommended that you disable the Auto Tuning capability of your computer. Run the Command Prompt with elevated administrator permissions (Go to the Start Menu →...
  • Page 67 Netcon (Remote Administration System) Remote Sites Panel The Remote Sites Panel displays a list of remote sites registered during Netcon System setup and a list of installed cameras at the remote sites. Entering the site name in the query box and clicking the icon allows you to find the remote site easily in the Remote Sites list.

  • Page 68: Ptz Control Panel

    User’s Manual  x0.25 to x2: Sets the desired size of the Map popup screen.  Full Screen: Enters the full-screen mode of the Map popup screen.  Transparency…: Adjusts the transparency of the popup screen.  PTZ Set…: Controls pan, tilt and zoom of the selected PTZ camera. ...
  • Page 69 NOTE: Some event icons will be supported for the REVO PRO model only. Emergency Event View Panel NOTE: The Emergency Event View panel will be supported for the REVO PRO model only. The Emergency Event View panel displays a list of events (preset for notification at the remote site) that were called from individual remote sites (LAN connection only).
  • Page 70 User’s Manual Search View Panel The Search View panel allows time-lapse or event searching of recoded data on the remote DVR. NOTE: Refer to 4.2 Playback and Search for more details. Report View Panel The Report View panel displays the system status information of remote sites. Netcon checks the remote site and reports system status.

  • Page 71: Menu

    Netcon (Remote Administration System) The Status View panel displays the event, alarm out, system check and recording status information of the connected remote site in real-time. To connect to the remote site, select the site or camera you want to connect to from the Remote Site or Map panel and then drag and drop it in the Status View panel.
  • Page 72 User’s Manual Setup The Setup screen allows setting up the system operation and remote site configuration. System 1: Set up the date/time format for Netcon, display option, and panic recording function.  Date/Time Format: Set the date/time format.  Display Option: Set up the screen display, drag & drop popup option, display acceleration and OSD. Screen Option: Select Watch Screen to use the screen for live monitoring only, Search Screen to use the screen –...
  • Page 73 Netcon (Remote Administration System)  Normal Drawing: Depends on your PC’s CPU performance and displays images in low speed (DIB Draw Mode).  Fast Drawing (Default): Displays image in normal speed (Direct Draw Mode).  Fast Drawing (YUV420/RGB32): Depends on your PC’s video card performance and displays images in high speed (Direct Draw Mode).
  • Page 74  Network Option: Set up the IP port number (from 8000 to 12000) that is used for network connection when receiving a callback message from a remote site. (REVO PRO Model only) Event Setup…: Enter the number of emergency events displayed –...
  • Page 75 Netcon (Remote Administration System) NOTE: The DVRNS server cannot be configured when using modem connections. Refer to Appendix – DVR Name Service (DVRNS) for more details on DVR Name Service.  Startup Settings: Select whether or not to reselect a language when Netcon starts or select whether or not to run Netcon automatically when logging onto Windows.
  • Page 76 The Emergency Event Instruction can be checked by clicking the right mouse button after selecting the event or the site from the list in the Emergency Event panel. (REVO PRO Model Only)  Change: Select the group or site you want to change and click the Change button, or double click the group or the site to change.
  • Page 77 Netcon (Remote Administration System)  Favorites Site Name: Select a registered Favorite site from the drop-down list. – ADD: Adds a new Favorite site. Clicking the button displays the Favorites dialog box. Enter the name of the – Favorite site to add, and Select the desired screen layout used when the Favorite site is connected. Change: Select the Favorite site to change from the Site Name list and click the Change button.
  • Page 78 User’s Manual Sequence Site: Configure the sequence site. Netcon connects to the registered sites sequentially allowing connection to more than one remote site.  Sequence dwell time: Adjust sequence intervals (from 5 seconds to 1 hour) for each connection.  Add: Select the site to add from the Group List and click the Add button. ...

  • Page 79: Log Viewer

    Netcon (Remote Administration System)  Remove: Select the site to remove from the Upgrade Sites list and click the Remove button.  Remove All: Removes all sites in the Upgrade Sites list.  Upgrade Now: Upgrades the software on the Upgrade Sites. Setup: Sets up the remote setup job for remote sites.
  • Page 80 User’s Manual View Log: Displays the type of log and the number of log entries. Selecting a log type from the list displays all entries of the selected log type, and you can search for the desired log by setting up a search filter. ...

  • Page 81: View Menu

    View Menu Displays or closes the toolbar and panels. NOTE: The Emergency Event View panel will be supported for the REVO PRO model only. Remote Menu NOTE: The Remote menu can also be activated by clicking the right mouse button after selecting the remote site on the Remote Sites panel.

  • Page 82: Sequence Menu

    User’s Manual  From: Adjust the search starting date and time. When First is selected, it will search from the first logged item.  To: Adjust the search ending date and time. When Last is selected, it will search to the last log. ...

  • Page 83: Image Menu

    Netcon (Remote Administration System) Starts or ends panic recording. Selecting Record Play initiates the RecordPlayer program and plays recorded video. Refer to 4.4 Panic Recording for more details. Image Menu NOTE: The Image menu can also be accessed using the toolbar controls. ...

  • Page 84: Toolbar

    User’s Manual Layout Load  Default Layout: Displays the panels that are used most frequently in the Watch and Search screen modes.  Admin Layout: Displays only the panels that are used most frequently in the Admin screen mode.  Full Layout: Displays all the panels. ...
  • Page 85 Netcon (Remote Administration System) The controls on the toolbar perform functions as described below: Disconnect Netcon Setup Load Setup File Save Setup File Batch Job Setup Save Favorite Sites Auto Sequence Save Print Panic Recording Play Select the desired screen layout using the layout toolbar. When changing the screen layout, the selected camera on the current screen will be located in the first cell of the new layout.
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  • Page 87: Chapter 4 - Operation

    Netcon (Remote Administration System) Chapter 4 — Operation 4.1 LIVE MONITORING Netcon provides remote monitoring functions for viewing video images in real time from either a single site or multiple sites. In addition, when events are detected at a remote site while in the live monitoring mode, Netcon displays the event information on the Watch Event View panel.

  • Page 88: Playback And Search

    User’s Manual Sequence Monitoring Clicking the button on the toolbar connects to the registered sites sequentially allowing connection to more than one remote site and displays images from selected cameras. Clicking the button during sequence monitoring releases sequence monitoring and maintains the current connection. For sequence monitoring to function, the sequence sites should be registered during System setup.

  • Page 89: Search Mode

    Netcon (Remote Administration System) NOTE: Connecting to a Favorite site will be available if the Search Screen display option was set up to connect to selected Favorite sites. Refer to 3.3 Menu – System Menu for more details on Favorite Site setup. NOTE: When selecting the display option of Watch and Search Screen during System setup, the remote site can be also be set to connect using the right or left mouse buttons (This is user-defined and must be set during System setup).

  • Page 90: Event Search

    User’s Manual Time-Lapse Search Click the button on the Search View panel to enter the time-lapse search mode. Selecting a date from the calendar initiates the time-lapse search. The dates for which recorded images are available are enabled. When first entering the time-lapse search, the latest date with recorded images will be selected (highlighted) in the calendar.

  • Page 91: Playing Recorded Audio

     Search on Local: Searches recorded data on primary storage installed in the remote DVR.  Search on Archive: Searches archived data on backup storage installed in the remote DVR. (REVO PRO Model Only) Screen Layout and Frame Layout Netcon provides multiple screen layout for playback. The available formats are single-screen, quad, 1+7, 3x3, 4x4, 5x5, 1+32, 6x6, 7x7 and 8x8 and full-screen.

  • Page 92: Additional Functions

    User’s Manual  Save As Self-Player…: Saves any video clip of recorded data as an executable file. Set up the save parameters in the following dialog box. Click the Start button, and select Save in. Enter a File name and then select Save as type (.exe) for the video you are saving.

  • Page 93: Panic Recording

    Netcon (Remote Administration System) Print Clicking the button on the toolbar prints the image currently displayed on the screen on a printer connected to your computer. By placing a checkmark in the box beside Include Image Info., text information about the site will be included when printing the image.

  • Page 94: Status View

    User’s Manual 4.5 STATUS VIEW Netcon provides a display of event, alarm out, system check and recording status information from the connected remote site in real-time. To connect the remote site, select the site or camera you want to connect to from the Remote Site panel and then drag and drop it in the Status View panel.
  • Page 95 System Check: Displays the function status of the camera, alarm, and recording.  Normal Irregular System Check Off NOTE: Display of alarm and recording function status will be supported for the REVO PRO model only.  Record From/To: Displays the record period. Status: Displays the recording, playback, archiving, clip-copy status. ...
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  • Page 97: Appendix

    Netcon (Remote Administration System) Appendix REVIEWING VIDEO CLIPS You do not need to install any special software on you personal computer to review video saved as Self-Player files. The file contains a Clip Player program. Double-clicking the target file starts the Clip Player program. NOTE: It is suggested that the computer used for the Clip Player program has at least an 800MHz Pentium III (Intel Pentium Dual Core 2.2GHz recommended).
  • Page 98 User’s Manual Click to play the video clip. Click to go forward one frame of the video clip. Click to play the video clip in fast forward. Click to go to the end of the video clip. Click to show the previous camera group if there is recorded video in the previous camera group in the current screen mode.

  • Page 99: Dvr Name Service (Dvrns)

    Netcon (Remote Administration System) DVR NAME SERVICE (DVRNS) Overview Using Static IP addresses in LAN/WAN networks requires high management overhead and increases the cost burden to users. Therefore, it has become essential for DVRs to support Dynamic IP addresses in ADSL/VDSL networks using DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol).
  • Page 100 User’s Manual Background Image Setting First, prepare the image in a bitmap or JPEG file format. Click the (Background) button on the toolbar and select the background image of the map. Go to the Property [Canvas] tab and set the background image information. ...
  • Page 101 Netcon (Remote Administration System) Click the Add button, and the following Site Item box appears.  Remote Site Setup: Enter the site name and IP address of the DVR connected to the devices you want to include on the map. Click the Port… button and enter the network IP port number (8000 to 12000) that matches the value set during the LAN setup on the DVR.

  • Page 102: Device Setting

    User’s Manual Click the Display Name field of each IP address and enter the name of the DVR to display on the popup screen. Device Setting Selecting the , or buttons on the toolbar displays the Camera, AlarmOut and AlarmIn tabs under the Image Bar.

  • Page 103: Revo Mobile

    (Save) button on the toolbar saves the map. You can monitor remote sites by using the map. Refer to 3.2 Panel – Map Panel section for details. REVO MOBILE REVO Mobile for PDA REVO Mobile allows you to access remote sites and monitor live video using the Windows Mobile based PDA anytime from virtually anywhere.
  • Page 104 5. When the following dialog box appears, select OK to complete the installation. 6. After installing the REVO Mobile software, the program will be installed on the My Device\Program Files\REVO Mobile 3.0.0 folder, and you will find the REVO Mobile icon on the desktop.
  • Page 105 → Add/Delete programs → [DVR] REVO Mobile 3.0.0 in order. Clicking the Delete button uninstalls the program. Configuration and Operation The Graphical User Interface (GUI) of the REVO Mobile is as shown below, and the description of each menu buttons follows.
  • Page 106 REVO Mobile for iPod Touch or iPhone REVO Mobile allows you to access remote sites and monitor live video via network connection using the Apple based iPod Touch or iPhone (iPhone OS 3.0 or later version) anytime from virtually anywhere.
  • Page 107 1. Connect your iPod Touch or iPhone to your PC. Run the iTunes program on your PC and connect to iTunes Store. 2. Enter REVO Mobile in the search field at the top-right corner of the iTunes screen. 3. Install the REVO Mobile program on your iPod Touch or iPhone and run the program.
  • Page 108 User’s Manual Operation 1. Touch the Settings button to register DVRs. Select Site List, and then enter the DVR’s information.  General: Enter a site name.  Connection: Enter the IP address and port number of the DVR. If the DVR uses the DVRNS function, enable the Use DVRNS option and enter the name registered on the DVRNS server instead of the IP address of the DVR.
  • Page 109 Netcon (Remote Administration System) Monitoring Touch the Connect button to connect to a DVR for monitoring. Selecting the DVR from the site list displays the video of the DVR on the screen.  Disconnect: Touch to release the connection to the DVR. ...

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