Quick Operation Guide of Hybrid Video Recorder TABLE OF CONTENTS Pre-Installation ..............................3 Installation ................................ 3 Front Panel ................................ 4 Rear Panel ................................ 4 Specifications ..............................5 Accessing via Web Browser ..........................6 Menu Operation using Mouse .......................... 11...
Quick Operation Guide of Hybrid Video Recorder Pre-Installation The H20HVR4A4I, H20HVR8A8I & H20HVR1616I hybrid video recorders are highly advanced surveillance equipment that should be installed with care. Please take into consideration the following precautionary steps before the installation of the recorder.
Quick Operation Guide of Hybrid Video Recorder Front Panel The front panel of the device is shown in Figure 1.1. Figure 1. 1 Front Panel Table 1. 1 Description of Front Panel Name Function Description POWER indicator turns green when device is powered up. POWER STATUS indicator lights in red when data is being read from or written to HDD.
Quick Operation Guide of Hybrid Video Recorder Rear Panel H20HVR4A4I rear panel H20HVR8A8I rear panel H20HVR16A16I rear panel Table 1. 2 Description of Rear Panel Item Description VIDEO IN BNC connector for analog video input. BNC connector for video output.
Quick Operation Guide of Hybrid Video Recorder Specifications H20HVR4A4I H20HVR8A8I H20HVR16A16I Video/Audio input Analog video input 4-ch 8-ch 16-ch BNC (1.0 Vp-p, 75 Ω), PAL / NTSC self-adaptive Video input interface IP video input Up to 8-ch Up to 16-ch...
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Quick Operation Guide of Hybrid Video Recorder 1, 10M/100M self- adaptive Ethernet Network interface interface 1, 10M/100/1000M self-adaptive Ethernet interface Serial interface 1 RS-485 interface, half-duplex USB port 2 × USB2.0 Alarm in/out 16/4 General Power supply 12 VDC Consumption (without hard disk) Max.
Quick Operation Guide of Hybrid Video Recorder Accessing the recorder via Web Browser Logging In You can get access to the recorder via web browser. Open web browser, enter the IP address of the recorder and then press Enter. The login interface appears.
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Quick Operation Guide of Hybrid Video Recorder Live View Screen Introduction Name Description Channel List Displays the list of channels. Live View Window Displays the live image from the selected channel. Play Control Bar Play controls. PTZ Control Pan, tilt, zoom operations. Video Configuration Brightness, contrast, saturation and hue of the image can be adjusted.
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Quick Operation Guide of Hybrid Video Recorder 4. Select the day you would like to configure. 5. Click Edit to edit the record schedule. Configure All Day or Customize record: If you want to configure all-day recording, please select the All Day checkbox. ...
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Quick Operation Guide of Hybrid Video Recorder Playback Playback Interface Introduction Name Description Channel List Displays the list of cameras. Playback Window Displays the selected camera. Play Control Bar Play controls. Time Line Time bar display. Playback Status Displays the playback status, channel number and playback speed. Calendar You can select the required date.
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Quick Operation Guide of Hybrid Video Recorder Icon Description Icon Description Open/Close audio You can drag the progress bar with the mouse to go to a different time. You can also input the time in the textbox and click to go to that time. The color of the video on the progress bar stands for the different recording types.
Quick Operation Guide of Hybrid Video Recorder Menu Operation from Recorder Using Mouse Menu Structure Startup and Shutdown Correct startup and shutdown procedures are critical to expand the life of the recorder. To start your recorder: 1. Check the power supply is plugged into an electrical outlet. It is HIGHLY recommended that an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) is used.
Quick Operation Guide of Hybrid Video Recorder 4. Switch down the power switch when the shutdown notice pops up. After the device starts up, the wizard will guide you through the initial settings, including modifying password, date and time settings, network settings, HDD and recording settings.
Quick Operation Guide of Hybrid Video Recorder 1. To add the online cameras with same network range: The detected online camera will be listed in the camera list, as shown in the figure below. Click the button to add the camera. Explanation of the icons: Icon Explanation...
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Quick Operation Guide of Hybrid Video Recorder Two modes of recording are explained in the following section, Instant Record and All-day Record. For other record types, you may refer to the engineer manual for more detailed information. Instant Record In the live view window of each channel, there is a quick setting toolbar which displays on the bottom of the window when you click on it.
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Quick Operation Guide of Hybrid Video Recorder Select the date and channels you would like to playback. Backup Recorded files can be backed up to various devices, such as USB flash drives / USB HDDs. Steps: 1. Enter Video Export interface. Menu >...
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Quick Operation Guide of Hybrid Video Recorder The size of the currently selected files is displayed in the lower-left corner of the window. 4. Click Export button to enter the USB device management interface. If the inserted USB device is not recognized: •...
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Quick Operation Guide of Hybrid Video Recorder Smartphone & Tablet App Information SmartWatch Remote Viewer Available on Android and Apple iOS Note: please forward 3 ports. Menu> Configuration> Network> More settings http port: 80 (default) RTSP port: 554 (default) Server port: 8000 (default)
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