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  • Page 2: Important Safeguards And Warnings

    DVR User’s installation and operation Manual Edition V1.0 Welcome Thank you for purchasing our DVR! This manual is designed to be a reference tool for the installation and operation of your system. Here you can find information about this series DVR features and functions, as well as a detailed menu tree.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Directory 1 Production Introduction ............... 4 1.1 Product overview .............. 4 1.2 Main functions ..............4 2.1 Open-package check............5 2.2 Front panel................ 5 2.3 Rear panel ................ 6 2.4 Audio and video input and output connections ....6 2.4.1 Video input connections ......... 6 2.4.2 Video output connections and options ....
  • Page 4 4.3.1 Motion Detect ............30 4.3.2 Video Blind ............32 4.3.3 Video Loss ............33 4.3.4 Alarm input ............33 4.3.5 Alarm output ............34 4.3.6 Abnormal .............. 34 4.4 System setup ..............35 4.4.1 General ..............35 4.4.2 Encode setup ............36 4.4.3 Network setup ............

  • Page 5: Production Introduction

    1 Production Introduction 1.1 Product overview This series DVR is designed especially for security and defense field which is an outstanding digital surveillance product. It introduces embedded LINUX operating system which is more stable. It introduces standard H.264mp video compressed format and G.711A audio compressed format which insures the high quality image, low error coding ratio and single frame playing.

  • Page 6: Open-Package Check

    Standard Ethernet network interface which fulfills the telecommuting function intelligent operating Mouse action function Fast copy and paste operating for the same setting 2 Open-package check and cable connections 2.1 Open-package check When you receive the DVR, please check first. First, please check whether there is any visible damage to the package appearance.

  • Page 7: Rear Panel

    2.3 Rear panel “not all features available on all models, see Appendix 4 and 5” (1) Video input (2) Loop out (3) BNC output (4) Audio output (5) Audio input (6) SD card slot (7) 12 voltage output (8) USB connector (9) Network connector (10) VGA output (11) HDMI output...

  • Page 8: Audio Signal Input

    issues to notice. 1. Do not stay in the turn-on state for a long time. 2. Keep the computer display normal working by demagnetizing regularly. 3. Stay away from the electromagnetic Interference. TV is not a credible replacement as a video output. It demands reducing the use time and control the power supply and the interference introduced by the nearby equipments strictly.

  • Page 9: Alarm Input Port Specification

    The 485 AB lines of DVR cannot connect with other 485 output equipments paralleled. The voltage between the AB lines of the decoder must be less than 5V. 4. Front equipment grounding note Bad grounding can lead to the burnout of the chip. 5.

  • Page 10: Alarm Output Port Relay Parameters

    2.6.3 Alarm output port relay parameters Type:JRC-27F Interface material silver Rating switch capacity 30VDC 2A, 125VAC 1A maximal switch power 125VA 160W rating (resistance load) maximal switch voltage 250VAC, 220VDC maximal switch current Homo-polarity interface 1000VAC 1minute isolation Inhomo-polarity interface 1000VAC 1 minute Interface and winding 1000VAC 1 minute...

  • Page 11: Basic Operation

    3 Basic operation Note: The button in gray display indicates nonsupport. 3.1 Turn on Plug the power supply and turn on the power supply switch. Power supply indicator light shining indicates turning on the video recorder. After the startup you will hear a beep. The default setting of video output is multiple-window output mode.

  • Page 12: Preview

    Picture 3.1 System Login Password protection: If the password is continuous wrong three times, the alarm will start. If the password is continuous wrong five times, the account will be locked. (Through reboot or after half an hour, the account will be unlocked automatically). For your system security, please modify your password after first login.

  • Page 13: Main Menu

    Picture 3.2 Shortcut Menu 3.5.1 Main menu When you login, the system main menu is shown as below. Picture3.3 Main Menu Page 12...

  • Page 14: Playback

    3.5.2 Playback There are two methods for you to play the video files in the hard disk. In the desktop shortcut menu. Main menu>Record->Playback Note: The hard disk that saves the video files must be set as read-write or read-only state.(4.5.1) Picture 3.4 video playback 1.
  • Page 15 Picture 3.5 detect the storage Detect: Detect the storage connected with the DVR such as hard disk or universal disk. Erasure: Choose the file to delete and click erasure to delete the file. Stop: Stop the backup. Backup: Click backup button and the dialog box is popped up. You can choose the backup file according to the type, channel and time.
  • Page 16 Start/Pause:Click the play button to start the backup and click the pause button to stop the backup. Cancel:During backup you can exit the page layout to carry out other functions. 【File searching】Search the file according to the searching parameter. Picture 3.7 file searching File type: Set the searching file type.

  • Page 17: Record Mode

    Special functions: Accurate playback:Input time (h/m/s) in the time column and then click play button. The system can operate accurate playback according to the searching time. Local zoom:When the system is in single-window full-screen playback mode, you can drag your mouse in the screen to select a section and then left click mouse to realize local zoom.

  • Page 18: Ptz Control

    Picture 3.9 alarm output 【Configuration】Alarm is on according to the configuration. 【Manual】Click the all button and the according channel is alarming no matter the channel in any state. 【Stop】Click the stop button and the according channel stops alarming no matter the channel in any state. 3.5.5 PTZ control Operation interface is as followed.
  • Page 19 Picture 3.10 PTZ setup 【Speed】Set the PTZ rotation range. Default range: 1 ~ 8. 【Zoom】Click button to adjust the zoom multiple of the camera. 【Focus】Click button to adjust the focus of the camera . 【Iris】Click button to adjust the iris of the camera. 【Direction control】Control the PTZ rotation.
  • Page 20 Preset point input blank Preset button Picture 3.11 Preset Settings 2) Preset Point Calls In Picture 3.10, click Page Shift button, enter PTZ control interface as shown in Picture 3.12. In the input blank, write the preset points, then click Preset button, PTZ turn to the corresponding preset point. Value input blank Picture 3.12 PTZ Control 2.
  • Page 21 Step1: In Picture 3.10, the Direction key will turn PTZ to designated location , click Settings button to enter Picture 3.13, Step 2: click Cruise buttons, the write proper value into the Cruise Line and Preset Points blank,then click Add Preset Points button, complete setting (also can add and delete cruise line which has been set up) Step 3: repeat step1 and step2 , until set out all the preset...
  • Page 22 Step4:Click End button to complete setup。Click the right button of the mouse to exit. Scan value blank Scan Button Picture 3.14 Scan Setup 2)Scan Calls In Picture 3.10, click Page Shift button, then enter PTZ control menu as shown in Picture 3.12. Please input the number of scan in the value blank , then click Scan button,PTZ begins to work on the scan line .
  • Page 23 Line scan button border Picture 3.15 Boundary Scan Setup 2)Boundary Scan Calls In Picture 3.10, click Page Shift button, then enter PTZ control menu as shown in Picture 3.12. Please input the number of scan in the value blank , then click Scan button,PTZ begins to work on the scan line .

  • Page 24: Color Setting

    Picture 3.16 Auxiliary Function Control 【Intuitive Auxiliary Operation】 choose auxiliary equipment, select Open or Close button, switch control； 【 Auxiliary Number 】 The operation of corresponding auxiliary switch according to PTZ agreement； 【Page Shift】In Picture 3.16,click Page Shift button enter the Picture 3.17 PTZ Main Menu , the menu itself can be control by the menu control buttons 3.5.6 Color setting...

  • Page 25: Logout

    menu or enter [main menu]> [management tools]> [Output adjust]. Picture 3.19 Output Adjust 3.5.8 Logout Logout, shut down the system or reboot up. You can use the desktop shortcut menu or enter [main menu]. Picture 3.20 Logout/Shutdown/Reboot the system 【logout】Quit the menu. Offer password next entrance. 【shut down】Quit the system.

  • Page 26: Main Menu

    4 Main menu 4.1 Main menu navigation Main Sub menu Function menu Set the recording configuration, recording type, Config recording time section Set recording look-up, recording play, video file Record playback storage Detect or format backup equipment, back the backup selective files Set motion detect alarm channel, sensitivity, area, Motion...

  • Page 27: Record

    Hard disk Set appointed hard disk as read-write disc, read-only disc or management redundant disc, clear data, resume date and so on User Modify user, team or password. Add user or team. Delete management user or team. Break the connection with the already login user. Lock the Online user Manageme account after break until booting up again.
  • Page 28 Picture 4.1 Record Config 【Channel】Choose the corresponding channel number to set the channel. Choose the all option to set the entire channels. 【Redundancy】Choose the redundancy function option to implement the file double backup function. Double backup is writing the video files in two hard disks.
  • Page 29 loss” signal. When above alarm is set as opening recording, the “detection recording” state is on. The video file type is “M”. Alarm: Trigger the external alarm signal in the set time section. When above alarm is set as opening recording, the “detection recording”...

  • Page 30: Playback

    choose "stop" button, it will stop snapshot at related channels. 【Period】Set normal record period, it only startup Snapshot Storage at set period. 【Type】Three types: Regular, detect and alarm 【Record type】Three types: Regular, detect and alarm Regular: snapshot at set period Detect: snapshot at set period when motion detect, video blind and video loss which are preset for snapshot enable.

  • Page 31: Alarm Function

    Picture 4.4 File Backup Remove:Clear the file information. Add:Show the file information satisfying the set file attributes. Start/pause:Click the play button to start the backup and click the pause button to stop the backup. Cancel:During backup you can exit the page layout to carry out other functions.
  • Page 32 【Enable】■ means that the motion detect function is on. 【Sensitivity】Choose in the six options according to the sensitivity. 【Region】Click setup and enter the set area. The area is divided into PAL22X18. Green block means the current cursor area. Yellow block means the dynamic detect defensive area.

  • Page 33: Video Blind

    motion detect signals in the set interval. 【Alarm output】Start the external equipment of corresponding linkage alarm when the motion detect alarm is turned on. 【Delay】Delay a few moments and stop when the alarm state is turned off. The range is 10~300 seconds. 【...

  • Page 34: Video Loss

    brightness or reaching the set sensitive parameter, the camera mask function is turned on and the linkage function is turned on. Picture 4.9 Video Blind Set method: refer to chapter 4.3.1. Motion detect Note:"Advanced" button is the same as right click. 4.3.3 Video Loss When the equipment cannot obtain the channel video signal, the...

  • Page 35: Alarm Output

    function is turned on. Picture 4.11 Alarm input Set method: refer to chapter 4.3.1. Motion detect Note:"Advanced" button is the same as right click. 4.3.5 Alarm output Refer to chapter 3.5.4. 4.3.6 Abnormal Analyzing and inspecting current software and hardware of the device: When some abnormal events happen, the device will make a relative answer such as show message and buzzer.

  • Page 36: System Setup

    the main screen Device will have two long “beep” while alarm is 【Buzzer】 happening 4.4 System setup Set the system parameters such as General, Encode, Network, Net Service, GUI display, PTZ config, RS232 and Tour setup. 4.4.1 General Picture 4.13 General setup 【System time】Set the system data and time.

  • Page 37: Encode Setup

    Picture 4.14 DST (week) Picture 4.15 DST (date) 4.4.2 Encode setup Set the video/audio code parameter: video file, remote monitoring and so on. Set every independent channel’s coding parameter in the left part, and set the combine encode parameter in the right part. Note: Combine encode introduces video compression technique which combines and compresses multi-channel’s video to a special channel.

  • Page 38: Network Setup

    【Compression】Standard H.264 main profile. 【Resolution】Resolution type: D1/ HD1/CIF / QCIF. 【Frame Rate】P:1 Frame/s~25 frame/s; N: 1 Frame/s~30 frame/s 【Bit Rate Type】You can choose limited code stream or variable code stream. When you choose the variable code stream there are six image quality options.

  • Page 39: Net Service

    【DHCP Enable】Obtain IP address automatically(not suggested) Note:DHCP server is preinstalled. 【IP address】Set the IP address. Default: 192.168.1.10. 【Subnet mask】Set the subnet mask code. Default: 255.255.255.0. 【Gateway】Set the default gateway. Default: 192.168.1.1. 【DNS setup】Domain Name Server. It translates the domain name into IP address.
  • Page 40 Picture4.19 PPPOE Input the user name and password that ISP （ Internet service provider)provides. After saving it reboot up your system. Then the DVR will build a network connection based on PPPOE. The IP address will change into dynamic IP address after above operation is well done. Operation:After PPPOE dialing successfully look up the IP address in the [IP address] and obtain the current IP address.
  • Page 41 GMT +8 Tokyo GMT +9 Sydney GMT +10 Hawaii GMT-10 Alaska GMT-9 Pacific time GMT-8 American mountain time GMT-7 American mid time GMT-6 American eastern time GMT-5 Atlantic time GMT-4 Brazil GMT-3 Atlantic mid time GMT-2. Update Period: The same with the NTP server check interval. Default: 10minutes.
  • Page 42 Picture 4.22 IP FILTER 【DDNS】 It is the abbreviation of dynamic domain name server. Local domain name:Provide the domain name registered by DDNS. User name:Provide the account registered by DDNS. Password:Provide the password registered by DDNS. When the DDNS is successfully configured and start, you can connect the domain name in the IE address column to visit.
  • Page 43 【FTP setup】FTP is available only when alarm happens, or alarm activates record and snapshot, it will upload related record and snapshot pictures to FTP server. Picture 4.24 FTP setup 【Enable】Click Enable, then all settings will be available 【Server IP】IP address for FTP server 【Port】Domain Port of FTP, default 21 【User Name】User name of FTP 【Password】Password of user...
  • Page 44 Picture 4.25 Wireless Config 【Enable】Choose Enable to make all settings available 【Type】Dial type, default AUTO 【Wireless AP】3G access point 【Dial Number】3G Dial Number 【User Name】User name of 3G 【Password】Password of dial user 【IP Address】IP address, got from dial 【Mobile Monitor Setup】 To visit the device by mobile, please make a router mapping of this port and use CMS to monitor and operate it by protocol.

  • Page 45: Gui Display

    It’s a port of mobile monitoring which you need to make a 【Port】 router mapping of if want to visit it by mobile 【UPNP】UPNP protocol can auto port forwarding on router, make sure UPNP is running on router before use it. Picture 4.27 【Enable】Choose Enable to make sure all UPNP settings available 【HTTP】Route will automatically distribute HTTP port for the device,...
  • Page 46 Picture 4.28 GUI Display 【Channel Title】Click the channel name modify button and enter the channel name menu. Modify the channel name. The 16 Chinese characters and 25 letters are supportive. 【Time Display】means the selective state. Display the system data and time in the surveillance window.

  • Page 47: Ptz Setup

    4.4.6 PTZ setup Picture 4.29 PTZ setup 【Channel】Choose the dome camera input channel. 【Protocol】Choose the corresponding dome protocol. (PELCOD as an example) 【Address】Set as the corresponding dome address. Default: 1. （Note:The address must be consistent with the dome address.) 【Baudrate】Choose the corresponding dome baud rate length. You can control the PTZ and camera.

  • Page 48: Tour Setup

    Picture 4.30 RS232 setup 【Serial Port Function】 Common serial port is used to debug and update program or set up specific serial port. 【Baud rate】Choose the corresponding baud rate length. 【Data bits】Include 5-8 options. 【Stop bits】Include 2 options. 【Parity】Include odd, even, mark, space. 4.4.8 Tour setup Set the patrol display.

  • Page 49: Advanced

    【 interval 】 Set the patrol switch interval. The set range is 5-120 seconds. Note: means turn off/on the patrol. 4.5 Advanced 4.5.1 HDD Manage Configure and manage the hard disk. The menu displays current hard disk information: hard disk number, input port, type, status and overall capability.
  • Page 50 Picture 4.33 Account 【Modify User】Modify the existed user attribute. 【Modify Group】Modify the existed team attribute. 【Modify Password】Modify the user password. You can set 1-6 bit password. The blank ahead or behind the char string is invalid. The middle blank in the char string is valid. Note:The user who possess the user control purview can modify his/her own or other users password Picture 4.34 Modify Password...
  • Page 51 Picture 4.35 add user 【Add Group】Add a user team and set the purview. There are 36 different purviews: shut down the equipment, real time surveillance, playback, recording setup, video file backup and so on. Picture 4.36 Add Group 【Delete User】 Delete the current user. Choose the user and click delete user button.

  • Page 52: Online User

    Picture 4.37 Delete Group 4.5.3 Online User Look up the network user information in the local DVR. You can choose the network user and cut the connection. Then the user is locked until next boot-strap. Picture 4.38 Online User 4.5.4 TV adjust Refer to chapter 3.5.7.

  • Page 53: Restore

    Picture 4.39 Auto maintain 4.5.6 Restore The system restore to the default setup. You can choose the items according to the menu. Picture 4.40 Restore Page 52...

  • Page 54: Upgrade

    4.5.7 Upgrade Picture 4.41 Upgrade 【Upgrade】choose USB interface. 【Upgrade file】choose the file which needs upgraded. 4.5.8 Device Info Provide device interface info like audio in, alarm in/out to be conveniently used for user. Picture 4.42 Device Info. 4.6 Info 4.6.1 HDD info Display the hard disk state: hard disk type, overall capability, residual capability, the recording time and so on.

  • Page 55: Bps

    Picture 4.43 HDD Info Clue:○ means that the hard disk is normal. X means that the hard disk is broken-down.- means that there is no hard disk. If the user needs to change the damaged hard disk, you must shut down the DVR and take up all the damaged hard disks, then install a new one.

  • Page 56: Log

    Picture 4.44 BPS 4.6.3 LOG Look up system log according to the set mode. Log information include: system operation, configuration operation, data management, alarm affair, recording operation, user management, file management and so on. Set the time section to look up and click the look up button.

  • Page 57: Version

    Picture4.45 LOG 4.6.4 Version Display the basic information such as hardware information, software edition, and issue data and so on. Picture 4.46 Version 4.7 Shut down system Refer to chapter 3.5.8. Page 56...

  • Page 58: Faq And Maintenance

    5 FAQ and maintenance 5.1 FAQ If the problems are not listed, please contact the local service or call the HQ service. We are willing to offer the service. The DVR cannot boot up normally. Possible reasons are as followed: The power supply is not correct.
  • Page 59 channels and all channels. Possible reasons are as followed: The program is not matched. Please update the program. The image brightness is all 0. Please restore the default setup. There is no video input signal or the signal is too weak. The channel protection or the screen protection is set.
  • Page 60 The hard disk is damaged. The hardware of the DVR is damaged. There is no audio signal in the surveillance window. Possible reasons are as followed: It is not an active tone arm. It is not an active sound box. The audio lines are damaged.
  • Page 61  PTZ decoder line A(B) must connect a 120 resistance to reduce the reflection otherwise the PTZ control is not stable. The distance is too far. The motion detect is not working, Possible reasons are as followed: The time range set is not correct. The motion detect area set is not correct.
  • Page 62 is not clear. Network connection is not stable. Possible reasons are as followed: Network is not stable. IP address is conflicted. MAC address is conflicted. The net card of the DVR is bad. There is something wrong with the USB backup or writing a Possible reasons are as followed: The rewritable machine and the hard disk are shared the same data lines.
  • Page 63 There are some problems for specific program edition, Please update the program. Alarm is not working. Possible reasons are as followed: The setting of the alarm is not correct. The connection of the alarm is not correct. The alarm input signal is not correct. An alarm is connected with two loops synchronously.

  • Page 64: Maintenance

    Please contact Retina at 800-844-9555 Ext 265 and supply model number and system info 5.2 Maintenance Please brush printed circuit boards, connectors, fans, machine box and so on regularly. Please keep the grounding well done to prevent the video or audio signal interfered and the DVR from static or inductive electricity.

  • Page 65: Appendix 1.Remote Controller Operation

    Appendix 1.Remote controller operation Serial Name Function number Power Press to turn on/off the device Close menu windows Press to start the manual recording Input the number of DVR to control it Numeric button Code input/number input/channel switch Press to enter into the PTZ control window and the color setting menu Menu Press to enter the sub menu...

  • Page 66: Appendix 2.Mouse Operation

    Appendix 2.Mouse operation *Take right hand as an example The mouse in USB connection is supported. Operation Function Double click one item in the file list to playback the video Double click the playback video to zoom in or out the screen Double left click Double click the channel to make it full screen display...

  • Page 67: Appendix 4.Technique Parameters

    Appendix 4.Technique parameters Model NO. 4 CH 8 CH 16CH OPERATION LINUX LINUX LINUX SYSTEM Main Feature High Speed 400MHz/600MHz(Optional) High Speed 600MHz Memory Space 2Gb/3Gb(Optional) Flash Memory 16MB VIDEO NTSC/PAL Switch NTSC/PAL Switch NTSC/PAL Switch VIDEO SYSTEM Selectable Selectable Selectable BNC*4,1.0Vp-p,75oh BNC*16,1.0Vp-p,75oh...
  • Page 68 MOUSE 2*USB2.0 2*USB2.0 2*USB2.0 IR CONTROLLER STORAGE SATA 2.6 *2(2*HDD SATA 2.6 *2(2*HDD BUILD IN 2TB ) 2TB ) SATA 2.6 *2(2*HDD INTERFACE SD Slot up to 32GB SD Slot up to 32GB 2TB ) Card(Optional) Card(Optional) DISPLAY DIVISION 1, 4, 8, 9 1, 4, 8, 9, 16 Preview and Preview and Playback...
  • Page 69 PLAYBACK 120(100)FPS@HD1 120(100)FPS@HD1 120(100)FPS@D1 240(200)FPS@HD1 480(400)FPS@CIF PLAYBACK (optional) (optional) FRAME RATE(PAL) 4CH HD1/4CH D1 8CH CIF/8CH HD1 16CH CIF (optional) (optional) MULTI CHANNEL 1, 4 1, 4, 8, 9 1, 4, 8, 9, 16 PLAYBACK Normal,Slow&FF(1/4, Normal,Slow&FF(1/4,1/ Normal,Slow&FF(1/4,1/ SPEED 1/3,1/2,1,2*,3*,4*) 3,1/2,1,2*,3*,4*) 3,1/2,1,2*,3*,4*) Time, Event,...
  • Page 70 WIFI External Yes, with USB 2.0 Yes, with USB 2.0 Port, Yes, with USB 2.0 Port, Module Port, 100Meter 100Meter 100Meter Supported GUI 16 Bit Supported GUI 16 Bit Supported GUI 16 Bit GUI INTERFACE True Color True Color True Color 1*RS485, Support 18 1*RS485, Support 18 1*RS485, Support 18...

  • Page 71: Appendix 5.Rear Panel

    Appendix 5.Rear panel 4CH without loop out with HDMI 4CH with loop out and HDMI 4CH without loop out 4CH with loop out 8CH without loop out with HDMI 8CH with loop out and HDMI Page 70...
  • Page 72 8CH with loop out 8CH without loop out 16CH without loop out with HDMI 16CH with loop out and HDMI 16CH without loop out 16CH with loop out Page 71...
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