USER MANUAL SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Please carefully read the following safety instructions to avoid personal injury and prevent the NVR and other connected devices from being damaged. 1. Power source - Only use the included 48 volt (POE rated) power supply for 4 and 8 channel units, or 3 prong AC cable included with the 16 channel unit Never operate the equipment with an unspecified power supply.
Overview of the NVR Front Panel Note:NVR is the abbreviation for Network Video Recorder. NVR Front Panel( Your model’s layout may vary ) Key title Item Remark Function & Description or Indicator Power Indicator “Green” indicates “ON” IR Receiver Receives the IR signal from your Remote Control “Red”...
USER MANUAL Rear Panel NVR Rear Panel( Your model’s layout may vary ) Item Port Description Power Port Attach 48VDC power supply / AC cable for 16CH NVR Power Switch Power ON/OFF USB Port Connect USB devices, such as USB mouse and USB flash disk. Sensor/Alarm Connect input trigger switch or PIR, also alarm output is located here HDMI Port...
NVR Boot up System Initialization Upon pressing the power button, you will see the Security Labs logo and Customer Support contact information. This same screen will be displayed every time your NVR is powered on. Startup Wizard After the NVR initialization is completed, the startup wizard will be displayed.
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USER MANUAL that is made available by your router. If you intend to use a static IP address (an address that is provided by your internet service provider and never changes), click on <Static> and enter the address using the mouse supplied with the NVR.
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USER MANUAL TIP: Be sure to further define each type of trigger in the Alarm and Motion menus. Record Schedule Hard Disk Maintenance shows the available recording space on the drive. You can also select <Auto> overwrite for the drive to overwrite the oldest file when full, select the number of days you wish to store at any time, or stop recording when full.
USER MANUAL The NVR’s Menus This chapter is dedicated to explaining the menu system, and the manual adjustment tools that are available. Popup Menu Using the mouse, right click on the screen, or hover the mouse pointer near the bottom of the screen to activate the Popup Menu.
USER MANUAL Main Menu Guide IP Camera Live Display Output Privacy Zone Record Schedule Record Mainstream Parameter Substream Network Network Email DDNS Motion Alarm Main Menu Alarm Record Search Record Search Event Search Device Cloud General Users System Info Maintain Advanced Events Shutdown...
USER MANUAL Main Menu In LIVE mode, left click the mouse button on the ] icon on the toolbar, or use the [Menu] button on the remote control to enter the main menu screen, as shown in Picture 4-2. If system interface is locked, refer to section 4.3 to unlock it by inputting your password.
USER MANUAL Live “Main Menu”→“Display”→“Live” to enter into the interface shown below. This menu gives you the options to assign a title to a camera, and how to display the time for each channel. Channel:Select the channel you wish to edit ...
USER MANUAL TIP: To start or stop Sequential Display, please click the circular icon on the popup menu. Image Control Professional line POE cameras will also have access to the Image Control menu. Selections are: 1. IR CUT Mode: To keep the camera in Black and White, Color, or Automatic Switching mode. Automatic is preferred in most situations.
USER MANUAL Record “Main Menu”→”Parameter” → “Record”→“Record” to enter into the interface shown in Picture 4-10. Channel:Set the desired channel you wish to adjust in the drop-down menu Record: Enable or Disable the recording function for the selected channel Stream Mode :...
USER MANUAL Mainstream / Substream / Mobilestream Main, Sub, and Mobile stream selections are available in certain menus or live viewing situations. Using this menu, you can set the parameters used for each type of streaming selection. Your NVR will automatically sense the style of camera connected to each channel, and offer the stream settings available for that camera.
USER MANUAL Alarm Motion Detection Video motion detection enables you to record only when there is activity within the view of a camera. This will conserve space on the hard drive and allow you to quickly find recordings that you want to see. “Main Menu”→“Parameter ”→...
USER MANUAL Alarm I / O (Input / Output) “Main Menu”→”Parameter”→“Alarm”→“Alarm” Your NVR is equipped with a set of alarm input terminals. These inputs are designed to be connected to external triggering devices such as PIR motion detectors, door switches, panic switches, alarm panel outputs, and The Tempal™...
USER MANUAL Record Search “Main Menu”→“Record Search”→“Record Search” Channel: Select the channel (or ALL) you want to search. Type: Select the type of recording; ALL, Normal, Motion, I.O. (alarm input terminal), or Alarm (Motion + I.O.). Time: Select a Month and Year and click ...
USER MANUAL Event Search “Main Menu”→“Record Search”→“Event Search” Event Search gives you a drop list, text type method to find events by date, time, channel and type. Click on the appropriate box to select or enter a search date, time period, channel(s), and the type of recording;...
USER MANUAL Picture 4-24 Picture 4-23 5) You will then come to the screen in Picture 4-24. Click on your USB device shown in 4.2.2.4 Playing Backup Files the left column. Use the <Format> button to erase all files on a drive, or prepare a new drive for use.
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USER MANUAL Play the next file. Play previous file Slow Playback: Click repeatedly to play at 1/2,1/4,1/8, and 1/16 speeds. Fast Playback: Click repeatedly to play at 2×, 4×,8×, and 16× speeds. Open file Full screen display Never on top keeps the player from covering other applications on your screen Always on top give the player priority over viewing other applications that may be open On top during playback allows the player to have viewing priority when playback is being used Screenshot: Use this to quickly save a screenshot (snapshot image) while a video is playing.
USER MANUAL Device Use the Device Menu to monitor or change the operation of your hard drive(s) and Cloud Storage option. Your NVR will automatically detect and measure the maximum capacity and available storage on its included hard drive(s). An estimate of “Free Time” available is also displayed based on your recording settings resolution, frames per second, and bit rate Go to “Main Menu”→“Device”→“HDD”...
USER MANUAL Using the Cloud Storage feature Timed Interval (trigger) or Video Motion snapshot images can be sent from your NVR to your Cloud Storage account. With Cloud Storage “Enabled”, a message box with all channel numbers will be displayed. Click on each channel number that you would like to send a send a snapshot on a timed interval.
USER MANUAL (Network Time Protocol) servers “Main Menu”→“System”→“General”→“NTP” automatically set and adjust the time on your NVR on a daily basis. You must enter the correct Time Zone where the NVR is located, and enter any DST information needed in the previous menu for this feature to work properly.
USER MANUAL Click to highlight the user in the User’s list, click <Permission> to show the options available for each user. Click the task and channel(s) available to the user and click <Save> TIP: Click <All> and delete task, or <Clear> and add task Info Use this screen to quickly view system information...
USER MANUAL “Main Menu”→“System”→“Log” Use the Log screen to check the recent operation of the NVR. Enter the log type you wish to review, the date range, and click <Search. The log types to select from include: 1) System: Updates to time and power cycling 2) Config: Changes to settings in a menu.
USER MANUAL Events Use this menu to control how notifications are made for hard drive problems or video loss. “Main Menu”→“Advance”→ “Events” 1) Choose from Event Type: Disk Full, Disk Error, or Video Loss. 2) Click the box next to “Enable” to activate (or deactivate) the alert options.
USER MANUAL Network Network Search Tool Find your NVR on your LAN (Local Area Network) using the supplied NVR SEARCH TOOL: Using the CD supplied with your NVR, install the “NVR SEARCH TOOL” by opening the folder and double clicking on the program. Once installed and running, the search tool will show you the address of all NVRs or compatible cameras on your local network.
USER MANUAL Network Connection Type DHCP: After the user presses power and initializes the NVR, the Startup Wizard automatically communicates over the LAN (Local Area Network) settings to your router or modem. Your router or modem will typically assign all of the IP address’ to the devices (like your NVR, laptops, PCs, cell phones, etc) using the DHCP feature.
USER MANUAL E-mail “Main Menu”→“Parameter”→“Network”→“Email” to enter into the menu interface. See Pic 4-14. To send NVR alarm emails, fill out the details of your email address – If you are unsure of these settings, refer to the configuration of another computer or mobile device that you may use to receive and send email to/from that address.
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USER MANUAL 1) The NVR Needs to be completely set up on your Local and Wide Area Network Be mindful of any web port changes when you are setting up your NVR Any web port besides the number “80” needs to be entered in at the end of your Domain name. Example >...
USER MANUAL Quick Reference (QR) Code or P2P Connecting with a Smartphone or tablet (Android or iOS operating systems) can be accomplished in only a few moments by scanning a QR (Quick Reference) code located on the top of the NVR or in the “INFO” tab menu page.
USER MANUAL Connecting with a desktop or laptop web browser ActiveX (IE) & Plug-ins - Download and Installation Your NVR currently supports Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE), Firefox, and Safari for MAC. Additional browser support is ongoing and additional browsers will be added in the future. Double click on the IP address of the NVR in the “Network Search Tool”...
USER MANUAL Live Interface Menu Bar Menu Bar: Live, Playback, Remote Setting, Local Setting and Logout Live Display Click the ‘play’ button at left for any camera you wish to turn on or off for viewing. Buttons on a single live view: :Volume switch :Record switch: the remote record switch of client.
USER MANUAL Picture 5-4 Show bit rate: Tick Show Bit rate to show IPC bit rate in current window. :Switch display mode in channel window :Open all the Live channels. :Close all the Live channels :Display previous group of channels :Display next group of channels :Click to maximize the current window to full screen.
USER MANUAL Playback Click to enter into Playback interface to remotely view the recorded videos on the NVR hard drive (picture 5-6). The player can display up to 4 cameras simultaneously on playback. Record Search 1) Select the date(s) you would like to search along with up to 4 CH (cameras) Picture 5-7 2) Select the type of the recording (Normal record, Alarm record and All) and then click “...
USER MANUAL Picture 5-8 To playback 4 CH at the same time, select Playback Control Use the following functions of the Playback control bar, as shown in picture 5-9. Picture 5-9 Description Description Enable the volume switch Play Volume adjustment bar Pause Slow playing 1/2,1/4.1/8, Fast Stop...
USER MANUAL Snapshot function Move the mouse to the channel you want to capture, and click the [ ] icon to capture the live images remotely. After clicking, a path prompt box will appear for where the image should be stored (shown in Picture 5-10).
USER MANUAL the user were working directly on NVR. For ‘Remote Settings’, refer to the menus under “THE NVR’s MENUS starting on page #6. Picture 5-33 Local Setting User may set Record Path (save Live record and Playback clip file), Download Path for remote file, SnapshotPath for captured pictures, Interval for switching record files (Packaging time), and File type (H264 and AVI) shown as Picture 5-34.
USER MANUAL Security Labs, Inc. Limited Product Warranty DVR: ONE YEAR PARTS AND LABOR – HARD DRIVE: MAY VARY WITH MODEL. Should this product proves to be defective in material or workmanship under normal usage, we will provide without charge to the consumer, parts and/or labor necessary to remedy the defect for the period of ONE YEAR from the date of purchase.
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