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H.264 Network DVR 8.4.2 Common Setting, Encoding Setting, Record Setting, Alarm Setting, PTZ Setting, Video Detect, Video Loss, Video Blind ..- 75 - 8.5 Toolbar Introduction ....................................- 76 - 8.5.2 Playback .......................................- 78 - User can playback the local recording files, and also can remote playback the files on DVR. Click “stop” to stop playing......- 78 - 8.6 Other Operations ......................................- 79 - 8.6.1 PTZ and Preset Control..................................- 79 - 8.6.2 Lens Control ......................................- 79 -...
H.264 Network DVR Caution and Preventive Tips Power Supply This recorders work at 12V DC power supply, please confirm the power supply voltage before use. Please shut down the power if you don't use it for a long time, and pull the plug out the socket. Safety This machine is indoor equipment ,in order to prevent the risk of short circuit or electrics shock ,don’t put it on the rain or humid environment .
H.264 Network DVR technological achievements, such as audio codec, high capacity storage hard disk, TCP / IP network and more, which fix the code in FLASH, making the system more stable, the image more clearer and the function more powerful. This series of digital video recorders can be used independently, but also can be networked to form a powerful network monitoring center, which have been widely used in different areas and sectors’...
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H.264 Network DVR playback for single channel/four Changes the settings and parameters of the system or channels,remote monitoring, record software upgrade; searching and downloading; Remote alarm processing and system logs searching and Playback Multi-recording modes: more functions; manual,time,schedule,alarm linkage, motion Adopt Embedded TCP / IP protocol and linux operating detection,etc.
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H.264 Network DVR Support PTZ decoder through the RS485 communications; Friendly Human-Computer Interaction interface, it can be PTZ Control Scalable multiple decoder protocols for the Smart Operations operated by mouse to achieve all functions. achievement of PTZ and speed dome control functions;...
H.264 Network DVR CHARP.2 Mouse and Remote Control Operation 2.1 Mouse operation Click the left button of mouse and enter the fuctional menu. Execute the operation instructed by button. Change the status of check box or the motion detection block. Click combination button to get the drop-down list, click on the list of items to choose.
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H.264 Network DVR Real-time monitoring screen, click the right button of mouse, there will be a pop-up menu as follows: Single right click You can use this menu to switch the window modes of the preview screen, start records playback, PTZ control, start audio, set recording modes and more operations.
H.264 Network DVR Click the right button of mouse at the soft keyboard, you can close the soft keyboard. Click the right button of mouse at any place except the label, edit box and buttons, you can close the current window. Execute the special operations of the window.
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H.264 Network DVR English English Descriptions Descripions Name Name 【POWER】 Power on/Power off 1/4/8/9 preview screen window modes switch 【 】 Recording control Pop-up the soft keyboard at the editing status; 【REC】 Pop-up the relative menu of the currennt 【SEARCH Search recording files channel at the previewing status;...
H.264 Network DVR CHARP.3 Basic Operations 3.1 Power on/Shut down 3.1.1 Power on If the【POWER】mark lighting is out, please operate as follows: First: If the power does not plug, please plug in the power, the DVR will start; if the DVR won’t start, please enter the next step; Second: Open the power switch of the DVR, it will start.
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H.264 Network DVR Figure 3-2 B. Enter into【menu】, then select “Shutdown system” in exit system menu. (Figure 3-3) Figure 3-3 Non-normal shut down: (should try to avoid) A. By turning off power switch When the DVR is running, you can shutdown it directly by the power switch of the back panel, should try to avoid (especially when it is recording).
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H.264 Network DVR Click the "Search " shortcut key, enter into the playback interface; Click the "REC" shortcut key, enter into manual record interface; Click "PTZ" shortcut key, enter into the PTZ control interface. There are three default users of the system, they are "admin", "user", "default", the users of the system can not be removed. The initial password of user "admin"...
H.264 Network DVR If there is motion, it will display this icons; If there is video block, it will display this icon. 3.4 Record Users can choose different recording modes according to their own needs. For different recording modes, when the channel is recording, it will display a recording icon on the channel screen.
H.264 Network DVR 【MANUAL】 Which has the highest level of priority, no matter what the current state of the channels are, if user click "Manual" button, all the relative channels will be recording; 【STOP】 Stop all recording; 【ALL】 Choose all channels; 3.4.2 Playback There are two playback ways in the system: fast playback and advanced playback.
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H.264 Network DVR Figure 3-6 【SEARCH DATE】The record date of the files that you want to search; 【START TIME】/【END TIME】 The recording time period of the file that you want to search, start time should be less than end time. 【PLAY TYPE】...
H.264 Network DVR Figure 3-7 Fast Playback Figure 3-8 Advanced Playback Button Descriptions Button Descriptions Button Descriptions Play/Pause Stop Slow play From fast play, slowly play to Fast play Mute normal Single-screen Volume File model Four-screen Full screen / Exit model multi-screens Descriptions:...
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H.264 Network DVR Figure 3-9 【DETECT】If the system has connected to the backup device, Click this button, the list box will displays the type, partition, capacity and other information of the device. New equipment needs another detection. 【REMOVE】Click remove button, the backup device has downloaded will be loaded safely. 【STOP】Suspend the backup task, but the task of DVD burner model cannot stop halfway.
H.264 Network DVR Figure 3-10 Backup retrieval During the procedure of backup, the figure at the right bottom will show the current completed progress. Users can view the backup video files, and the files always have a kind of format: Channel number+ year/month/day.lvf. NOTE:In the process of backup, the figures at the bottom will display the real-time progress.
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H.264 Network DVR PLAY BACK Display the hard disk information, including the types, positions of the socket, the HARD DISK total capacity and usable capacity. Display the event of the system according to the classification of log. Display hardware and software versions or characteristics of the system such as VERSION the release date.
H.264 Network DVR Selection of alarm protection or removal, alarm output allow or prohibit ALARM CONTROL USER Add, delete, or modify user access or user password ACCOUNT EXCEPTION Selection of buzzer and alarm output when system is abnormal. SOFT Selection of the functions that require maintenance, upgrade system software UPGRADE VGA ADJUST Regulations of the VGA and audio output parameters...
H.264 Network DVR Figure 4-1 The main menu has nine functions including playback, system info, system setup, recording control, hard disk, alarm control, advance, file, files backup and exit. Explication: All of the following submenu settings become effective only when have been kept in confirmation, and the function is selected only when the checkboxes has filled.
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H.264 Network DVR (1) Disk information “Menu”→“SYSTEM INFO”→“DISK INFORMATION”(Figure 4-3) Display the types, socket positions, total capacity and usable capacity of the hard disk which have been connected to device. Figure 4-3 Copyright 20090by hexacctv co.,Ltd...
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H.264 Network DVR (2) Log information “Menu”→“SYSTEM INFO”→“LOG INFORMATION”. (Figure 4-4) Display log information of the system. The users can search the download information easily. 【LOG TYPE】Can choose 【all】, 【system】, 【set】, 【data management】, 【warning】, 【videos operation】, 【users management】. 【START TIME】Set the start point of log inquiry. 【END TIME】...
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H.264 Network DVR (3)Version information “Menu”→“SYSTEM INFO”→“VERSION INFORMATION”. (Figure 4-5) Display the versions of system software, hardware and MCU, including release date. Figure 4-5 Copyright 20090by hexacctv co.,Ltd...
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H.264 Network DVR (4) Online user “Menu”→“SYSTEM INFO”→“NET USER”. (Figure 4-6) In view of the information about online users, including account name and IP address. Figure 4-6 Copyright 20090by hexacctv co.,Ltd...
H.264 Network DVR 4.2.2 Disk Management “Menu”→“HARD DISK” (Figure 4-7) Display the current hard disk attributes: type, total capacity, usable capacity. According to the execution button, the users can do some operations such as current formatting disk. Figure 4-7 Note: Please stop recording before format the hard disk. Copyright 20090by hexacctv co.,Ltd...
H.264 Network DVR CHARP.5 System Control 5.1 PTZ Control 5.1.1 Connection 1) Connect the speed dome cameras's control cable to DVR's RS-485 port.pay attention to A, B match order. 2) Connect the cameras video cable to DVR video input. 3) Connect power to cameras. 5.1.2 Preparation 1) Setup the control address of speed dome camera,choose the corresponding protocol.
H.264 Network DVR 【-Zoom+】Zoom function,also can use the mouse wheel to control the zoom. Note: Change the iris,focus and zoom mode through "MODE" key, it can also control the LENS+, the LENS-. 图 5-2 【Operation】<Scan Limit> Move the speed dome camera to left side and setup the left limit.Setup the right limit when camera move to right side, <Auto Scan>...
H.264 Network DVR Figure 5-3 Adjust the Brightness,Chroma,Contrast,Saturation of current picture,use the mouse wheel or ←→ key to make adjustment with precision. 5.3 Sound Monitoring To monitor the scene sound in current display,click right key of the mouse on the channel need to be monitored,pop-up the shortcut menu then choose "open monitor".,if this channel already be choosed,the option will be "Close monitor".
H.264 Network DVR Figure 5-4 5.4.2 Clear Alarm Click right key of the mouse when display,pop-up the shortcut menu then choose "Clear Alarm". As the following picture:(Figure 5-5) Figure 5-5 Copyright 20090by hexacctv co.,Ltd...
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H.264 Network DVR Press "Clear" key to stop the current alarm record and output.But not disarm,may trigger the alarm again. Icons explication: All alarm input channels are at arm status. One or several alarm input channels are at arm status. One or several alarm input trigger alarm,click this icon and pop-up "Clear alarm"...
H.264 Network DVR CHARP.6 System Setup "Main Menu"-"System Setup" (Figure6-1) System Setup is including“System”, “Encoding”, “Recording”, “PTZ”, “Network”, “Alarm”, “Detection ”, “Display”. Note: The user can only enter into the system setup when he has authority. Figure 6-1 6.1 System Setup "Main Menu"-"System Setu"System Setup"(Figure 6-2) Copyright 20090by hexacctv co.,Ltd...
H.264 Network DVR Figure 6-2 【System Time】Revise the current DVR system date and time,Click “Set Time” to save the setup. 【Date Format】Date demonstration format options,including year/month/day, month/date/year,day/month/year and so on. 【Separator】Three options: “-” “/” “.”,for example,if choose “.”,the time display will be 2009.02.25. 【Time Format】...
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H.264 Network DVR Figure 6-3 【Channel】Choose the channel needs to be setup,”ALL” means all channels. 【Encode Type】 There are two options, one is “Audio&Video” stream and the other is “Video” stream only. If you want to record video and audio, please select “Audio&Video” option, otherwise you can select “Video” option to record only video. 【Encode Size】...
H.264 Network DVR 6.3 Recording Setup "Main Menu"-"System"-"Recording Setup" (Figure 6-4) The DVR default recording schedule is 24 hours continuously. It can be setup according to the schedule request,for example,record the video as the type and time set. Figure 6-4 It's including the schedule setup of normal video record,motion detect record and alarm record.
H.264 Network DVR 【Normal】 【Motion】 【Alarm】Setup the record type,it can be single selected or multi-selected. 【Copy setting to the following channel Copy the setup to all channels,realizes the same record establishment. Note:Users should save each channels separately after setup complete. 6.4 PTZ Setup "Main Menu"-"System"-"PTZ Setup"...
H.264 Network DVR 【Protocol】 Choose the corresponding control protocol : Pelco_P, Pelco_D, the default is Pelco_D. 【Baud Rate】 Choose baud rate of the corresponding speed dome cameras, it can control the corresponding channel's PTZ and cameras, the scope is 1200-115200, the default is 9600. 【Data Bit】...
H.264 Network DVR 【Ethernet IP】 Change the IP address parameter from the numeric keyboard or the soft keyboard (IP address can only be changed in this option) 【Netmask】 Setup the IP network mask address. Physical address: Setup the physical address of network card. the digital input is the hexadecimal system. (Figure 6-7) Figure 6-7 【Gateway】Setup the gateway IP address.
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H.264 Network DVR Figure 6-8 【Alarm Input】 Choose the corresponding alarm channel number, “ALL” means all channels. 【Device Type】 Alarm input “Normal Open” or “Normal Close” options. (voltage output mode). 【Alarm reset after】 Setup the corresponding delay time (5~255 seconds),after exterior warning cancelled, the system will delay the time automatically.
H.264 Network DVR 6.7 Video Detection Setup "Main Menu" → "System Setup" → "Detection." (Figure 6-9) Explication: 1) When in the switching type , set video loss detection and blocking the non-regional and sensitivity. 2 )When video channel changing is detected, the screen will show the dynamic-channel detection, video loss and video shelter signs. 3) Drag and drop with the mouse directly to choose the dynamic detection of the region, press and hold the left mouse button to set up the detection regions,press and hold the right button of mouse to clear detection region, it is necessary to preserve the dynamics of the current detection region,and press the “save”...
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H.264 Network DVR 【CHANNEL】Choose to the channel for motion detection , "all" means all the channels. 【ALARM TYPE】Select the type of detection settings: motion detection. 【ALARM DELAY】 set corresponding delay time (5 ~ 255 seconds), when the external alarm is abolished, system will correspond delay time automatically, then close the alarm output and interaction.
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H.264 Network DVR Figure 6-10 ★ Note: When copying the parameters, only copy detection parameters of the current settings, copy the dynamic detection of parameters does not include the detection of regional. 6.7.2 Video Loss When the video images do not exist or are interrupted, the system can be dealt with in accordance with the appropriate settings. (Figure 6-11) Figure 6-11 【CHANNEL】Choose to the channel for video loss , "all"...
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H.264 Network DVR 【screen tips】Within the time of selection,corresponding information will be shown when alarm occurs. 【Copy the current settings to the following】Users access to the channel settings can be copied to other channels, to achieve the same alarm settings. 6.7.3 Video Blind When someone maliciously blocking the lens, or as a result of light and other factors leading to a video output in a single color screen,the image will not be able to conduct on-site monitoring.
H.264 Network DVR 【screen tips】Within the time of selection,corresponding information will be shown when alarm occurs. 【Copy the current settings to the following】Users access to the channel settings can be copied to other channels, to achieve the same alarm settings. 6.8 Local Display “Main menu”→“System setup”→“Display”。(Figure 6-13) Figure 6-13...
H.264 Network DVR CHARP.7 System Management "Main Menu" → "Advance" to show sub-menu, including: user accounts, exception handling, system maintenance, output regulation, restoring the default. (Figure 7-1) Figure 7-1 7.1 User Account "Main Menu" → "Advance" → "User Account." (Figure 7-2) Copyright 20090by hexacctv co.,Ltd...
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H.264 Network DVR Figure 7-2 User name characters in length up to a maximum of 8 bytes, ignoreding both spaces. Can be letters, numbers or other symbols. The number of users can be up to 12 , the user name can not be repeated, admin users can modify the password for each user and permissions, other users can only edit your password, view their own competence.
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H.264 Network DVR Figure 7-3 Figure 7-4 To increase users: to add new users and set user permissions control. Increase access to the user's menu interface, then enter your user name, user password and Confirm password (password by twice must be the same), and configure the list of appropriate popedom for the user in the "popedom control".
H.264 Network DVR the account. (Figure 7-5) Figure 7-5 there are there default users:admin, usrer, default. The three users can not be deleted. admin user is a high authority, may carry out all operations, and the default user is low in permissions to factory default. When there is no way users log on or write off the current user, the system will automatically log on with this account.
H.264 Network DVR Figure 7-6 【Exception】 To choose the type of abnormal situation: the hard disk is full, the hard disk error, network disconnection. 【Buzzer Alarm】 whether allow buzzer alarm prompt or not , when there is abnormal situation,. 【Alarm output】Where there is abnormal alarm ,start the joint output of alarm. Note: the system can view the log records of detailed exception information.
H.264 Network DVR 图 7-8 Note:"restore"→"Local display", select this,the output parameters will be changed to factory-set. 7.5 Restore "Main Menu"→"Advance"→"Restore"(Figure 7-9) The system back to factory-set, according to the options menu select the corresponding set to resume. Note: Menu color, Language,Date&Time format, system, IP address,User account won't be back. Copyright 20090by hexacctv co.,Ltd...
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H.264 Network DVR (3)click on the "Custom Level", enter the security settings. (Figure 8-2) Figure 8-2 ActiveX controls and plug-ins installed ActiveX controls automatically prompt to the marked safe for scripting of ActiveX controls to execute script not marked as safe for the ActiveX controls Initialize and script Binary and script behaviors Binary and script behaviors Download signed ActiveX controls...
H.264 Network DVR 8.1.2 Connection Settings DVR through the remote access network, local area network connection, the client computer's IP address must be with the DVR at the same network segment, in the wide area network connection through the dynamic IP address or domain name to connect, when the two sides need to ensure that public network can access it.
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H.264 Network DVR 4.Double-click "Internet Protocol (TCP / IP)". (Figure 8-5) Figure 8-5 5.See PC's IP address, subnet mask, default gateway. (Figure 8-5 in the parameters depending on the specific circumstances of different users) 6.DVR set up the corresponding IP address, subnet mask, default gateway (see section 6.5 Network Settings). DVR which the subnet mask, default gateway and the PC the same as, IP address must be in the same network segment, but you can not have been used with the same IP address, or IP addresses will result in conflict.
H.264 Network DVR 8.1.3 ActiveX Download Installation After completion of the above settings, open the IE browser, enter http://192.168.0.X (192.168.0.X network settings for the DVR to set the IP address) and confirm, if changes to network settings DVR http port, we must also add a colon + port number (assuming the current port number for the P), such as the right to visit http://192.168.0.X:P, after select "install the ActiveX control", the network automatically download and install control (Figure 8-6).
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H.264 Network DVR Figure 8-7 【Login mode】offers two login approach IP Address: fill in IP address, enter an address with the same DVR's IP address network settings; By domain: fill in the host network settings to set up the DDNS domain name or the domain name mapping through the router, "authentication domain"...
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H.264 Network DVR Enter the appropriate parameters, select Login. (Figure 8-8) If the login fails, the pop-up figure prompted, please check the IP address, port number, user name, password. (Figure 8-8) Figure 8-8 After a successful login, is shown below (Figure 8-9) Copyright 20090by hexacctv co.,Ltd...
H.264 Network DVR 8.2.2 Multiple Servers Login Click Login in right side of screen, can loggin other servers at the same time. 8.2.3 Channel Associated Menus Right-click in the preview window, pop-up menu associated channel. (Figure 8-10) Figure 8-10 【Full screen】Enlarge the interface to entire screen; 【Full Display】The video display window will enlarge to full screen display;...
H.264 Network DVR 8.3 Control Click the Control on right side of screen, come out the dialog (Figure 8-11) Figure 8-11 Select the required Server to Status control. 8.3.1 Common Reboot server Control server reboot. Shut down server Control server shut down Remote upgrade Open the local upgrade procedures, will start upgrade if the upgrade files are ready.
H.264 Network DVR Figure 8-12 8.3.2 Video Remote adjust the parameter of brightness, color, contrast, saturation of video, in order to achieve the best video effect Copyright 20090by hexacctv co.,Ltd...
H.264 Network DVR Figure 8-14 8.3.4 Log Customer can remote-view the log on digital video recorder.(Figure 8-15) Copyright 20090by hexacctv co.,Ltd...
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H.264 Network DVR Figure 8-15 【Start time】/【end time】 choose the time period 【Log type】Can choose all logs, system log, configuration log,data log,alarm log, picture recording log, and user management. Copyright 20090by hexacctv co.,Ltd...
H.264 Network DVR 8.3.5 Download User can remote download the files of Digital Video Recorder to keep it on the local backup or play.(Figure 8-16) Figure 8-16 【Channel】 Choose the channel that needs to be search. 【Record type】 all recording, general recording, alarm recording, motion recording 【Start time】/【End time】...
H.264 Network DVR 8.4 Setting Note: Choose”save”,which will keep the current setup. Choose “save all”,which will keep all the setup. Click the right “setup”, enter to setting faceplate.(Figure 8-17) Copyright 20090by hexacctv co.,Ltd...
H.264 Network DVR Figure 8-17 8.4.1 Local Setting 【Common Setting】GUI language: Chinese, English Adjust WINDOWS COLOR:RGBColor parameters setup Start heartbeat mechanism: real-time detecting of the network connection status 【Record Setting】 Catalogue:choose the storage place of local recording. Disk retain space: the recording will not use this space Automatic Segmentation cycle: setting range of 5-120 minutes Can automatically cover when disc is full;...
H.264 Network DVR 8.5 Toolbar Introduction tart Pause Stop Low speed High speed Capture Record Playback Volume control Total time /Current time single frame forward 8.5.1 Real-time Preview Control After successful login the server, users can remote preview DVR images in real-time. Select a unused window and click the "Start" button, the system will pop-up the channel connection selection box.
H.264 Network DVR 8.5.2 Playback User can playback the local recording files, and also can remote playback the files on DVR. Click “stop” to stop playing. Figure 8-19 Copyright 20090by hexacctv co.,Ltd...
H.264 Network DVR 8.6 Other Operations 8.6.1 PTZ and Preset Control Figure 8-20 Direction button respectively control PTZ to up, down, right, left. Click the middle button to setup the preset point and adjust. 8.6.2 Lens Control Figure 8-21 【+focus-】 Control lens to long distance and short distance. 【+Auxiliary -】Auxiliary switch.
H.264 Network DVR CHARP.9 FAQ onnected to the power ,the machine didn’t start running. 1.Check whether the power switch is turned on; 2.Check the operater is correct; 3. Check whether the power is adequate. Hanging at the boot screen. 1.The hard disk has physical damage; 2.The system guide is un-normal.
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H.264 Network DVR The operation of update failure. 1.U disk compatibility bad .,and the host cannot recognize it ,change a new brand ,and try again; 2.The USB connect bad. In monitor or tv ,the image shows black and white. ·Check the video input ,DVR ,monitor or TV is exactly the same video format ,if it isn’t ,please change the setting to automatic station. The monitor or pc screen cannot show anything.
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H.264 Network DVR of current circult is wrong. Mosaic appears in the server’s videos playback. 1.The low parameters would cause the whole quality of videos, and then Mosaic may appear in the playback; 2.Bad disk sectors also leads to the appearing of Mosaic during the playback. ActiveX of client can’t be updated automatically.
H.264 Network DVR Appendix B: Alarm Input Interface Instruction 8CH alarm input,no input model limitation(often open or often close); The alarm detector (GND) terminal parallel with com terminal (alarm detector is supplied by external power), The alarm detector ground terminal parallel with DVR ground terminal. NC terminal of alarm detector connect to DVR alarm input (ALARM) If the users want to reset the alarm which has been triggered, a detector, such as smoke detector, which supply by the +12V DVR power and controllable is needed.
H.264 Network DVR Appendix C: Alarm Output Interface Instruction 4CH switch alarm output, the users can choose often open or close contacts. The external alarm device needs extra power. Copyright 20090by hexacctv co.,Ltd...
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H.264 Network DVR Appendix D: Model Interface Diagram 1)The back panel diagram of 4ch DVR 2)The back panel diagram of 8ch DVR Vout Vin1 Vin2 Vin3 Vin4 Vin5 Vin6 Vin7 Vin8 MOUSE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 A B Ain2 Aout Ain1...
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H.264 Network DVR Ground Earthnet Interface Audio output: BNC AOUT Ox,Cx Alarm Output for USB mouse or USB Disk VINx Video Input: BNC USB mouse interface,forbid to connect Alarm Input Audio Input: BNC 1,2,3…16 MOUSE AINx with other use device. RS485 interface A,B Connect with monitor: DB15 Talk-back Input(3.5mm)
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