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Network Video Recorder LV-N9808C8E Series User Manual...
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User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR Regulatory information FCC information This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a digital device, compliance: pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
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User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR Preventive and Cautionary Tips Before connecting and operating your device, please be advised of the following tips: • Ensure unit is installed in a well-ventilated, dust-free environment. • Unit is designed for indoor use only.
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User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR Thank you for purchasing our product. If there is any question or request, please do not hesitate to contact dealer. This manual is applicable to the model LV-N9808C8E...
User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR Product Key Features General Connectable to network cameras, network dome and encoders. Connectable to the third-party network cameras like AXIS, ONVIF, PANASONIC, PSIA, SAMSUNG and SANYO. PAL/NTSC adaptive video inputs. ...
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1 self-adaptive 10M/100M/1000M network interface. 4 independent PoE network interfaces for LV-N9808C4E series. Up to 8 independent network interfaces with built-in switch function are provided for LV-N9808C8E series. IPv6 is supported. TCP/IP protocol, PPPoE, DHCP, DNS, DDNS, NTP, SADP, SMTP, SNMP, NFS, and iSCSI are supported.
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User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR Remote PTZ control. Two-way audio and voice broadcasting. Embedded WEB server. Development Scalability: SDK for Windows and Linux system. Source code of application software for demo. Development support and training for application system.
User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR TABLE OF CONTENTS Product Key Features ..........................6 Chapter 1Introduction ........................... 13 Front Panel ............................ 14 IR Remote Control Operations ...................... 16 USB Mouse Operation ........................19 Input Method Description ......................20 Rear Panel ............................. 21 Chapter 2Getting Started ..........................
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User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR Configuring HDD Group for Recording ..................69 5.10 Files Protection ..........................70 Chapter 6Playback............................72 Playing Back Record Files ......................73 6.1.1 Playing Back by Channel .................... 73 6.1.2 Playing Back by Time ....................75 6.1.3...
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User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR Configuring UPnP™ ....................133 9.2.10 Checking Network Traffic ......................136 Configuring Network Detection ....................137 9.4.1 Testing Network Delay and Packet Loss ..............137 9.4.2 Exporting Network Packet ..................137 9.4.3 Checking the network status ..................138 9.4.4...
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User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR 13.5 Logging out/Shutting down/Rebooting Device ................183 Appendix ..............................184 Glossary ..............................185 FAQ ..............................186 List of Compatible IP Cameras ......................192...
User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR 1.1 Front Panel Figure 1. 1 LV-N9808C8E Table 1. 1 Description of Front Panel Name Function Description USB Interface Connects USB mouse or USE flash memory devices. POWER: the POWER indicator turns green when NVR is powered up.
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User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR Check the checkbox and select the ON/OFF switch; Start/stop record clipping in playback. Enter numeral “6”; Enter letters “MNO”; 6/MNO/PLAY: Playback, for direct access to playback interface. Enter numeral “7”; Enter letters “PQRS”; 7/PQRS/REC: Open the manual record interface.
User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR 1.2 IR Remote Control Operations The NVR may also be controlled with the included IR remote control (not supported with the LV-N98xx series NVR), shown in Figure 1. 2. Note: Batteries (2×AAA) must be installed before operation.
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User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR It is also used to switch between input methods (upper and lowercase alphabet, symbols and numeric input). REC Button Enter the Manual Record setting menu. In PTZ control settings, press the button and then you can call a PTZ preset by pressing Numeric button.
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User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR Steps: Go to Menu > Settings > General > More Settings by operating the front control panel or the mouse. Check and remember NVR ID#. The default ID# is 255. This ID# is valid for all the IR remote controls.
User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR 1.2 USB Mouse Operation A regular 3-button (Left/Right/Scroll-wheel) USB mouse can also be used with this NVR. To use a USB mouse: 1. Plug USB mouse into one of the USB interfaces on the front panel of the NVR.
User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR 1.3 Input Method Description Figure 1. 3 Soft Keyboard Description of the buttons on the soft keyboard: Table 1. 4 Description of the Soft Keyboard Icons Icons Description Icons Description English Capital English Numbers...
User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR 1.4 Rear Panel Figure 1. 4 LV-N9808C8E Item Description Connector for LAN (Local Area Network). LAN Network Interface Connects to RS-485 devices. RS-485 Interface 100~240VAC power supply Power Supply Switch for turning on/off the device.
User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR 2.1 Starting Up and Shutting Down the NVR Purpose: Proper startup and shutdown procedures are crucial to expanding the life of the NVR. Before you start: Check that the voltage of the extra power supply is the same with the NVR’s requirement, and the ground connection is working properly.
User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR 2.2 Using the Wizard for basic configuration By default, the Setup Wizard starts once the NVR has loaded, as shown in Figure below. Figure 2. 3 Start Wizard Interface Operating the Setup Wizard: 1. The Setup Wizard can walk you through some important settings of the NVR. If you don’t want to use the Setup Wizard at that moment, click the Cancel button.
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User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR Figure 2. 5 Date and Time Settings 6. After the time settings, click Next button which takes you back to the Network Setup Wizard window, as shown in Figure 2. 6. Figure 2. 6 Network Configuration...
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User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR Figure 2. 7 HDD Management 8. To initialize the HDD, click the Init button. Initialization removes all the data saved in the HDD. 9. Click Next button to enter the Adding IP Camera interface.
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User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR 12. Click Copy to copy the settings to other channels, as shown in Figure 2. 10. Figure 2. 10 Copy Record Settings 13. Click OK to complete the startup Setup Wizard.
User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR 2.3 Adding and Connecting the IP Cameras 2.3.1 Adding the Online IP Cameras Purpose: The main function of the NVR is to connect the network cameras and record the video got from it. So before you can get a live view or record of the video, you should add the network cameras to the connection list of the device.
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User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR Figure 2. 12 Manual Adding IP Camera Interface Click the button to add the camera. Table 2. 1 Explanation of the icons: Icon Explanation Icon Explanation Edit basic parameters of the camera Add the detected IP camera.
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User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR Figure 2. 14 Menu To add the online cameras with same network segment: Click Search to search the online cameras. Figure 2. 15 Camera Settings Interface Check the checkbox of certain cameras to be added.
User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR 2.3.2 Editing the Connected IP cameras and Configuring Customized Protocols After the adding of the IP cameras, the basic information of the camera lists in the page, you can configure the basic setting of the IP cameras.
User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR Figure 2. 17 Protocol Setting Choose the protocols you just added to validate the connection of the network camera. 2.3.3 Editing IP cameras connected to the PoE interfaces The PoE interfaces enables the NVR system to pass electrical power safely, along with data, on Ethernet cabling to the connected network cameras.
2.3.4 Editing IP cameras connected to the built-in switch network interfaces For LV-N9808C8E series NVR, the extra network interfaces provide a built-in switch with plug-and-play function. Example: As for LV-N9808C8E NVR, when you want to connect 2 online cameras and connect 6 network cameras via...
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User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR built-in switch interfaces, you must disable 2 built-in switch interfaces in the Edit IP camera panel. To add Cameras for NVR via built-in switch interfaces: Before you start: Connect the network cameras via the built-in switch interfaces.
User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR 3.1 Introduction of Live View Live view shows you the video image getting from each camera in real time. The NVR automatically enters Live View mode when powered on. Live View Icons In the live view mode, there are icons at the right top of the screen for each channel, showing the status of the record and alarm in the channel, so that you can know whether the channel is recorded, or whether there are alarms occur as soon as possible.
User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR 3.2 Operations in Live View Mode In live view mode, there are many functions provided. The functions are listed below. • Single Screen: showing only one screen on the monitor. • Multi-screen: showing multiple screens on the monitor simultaneously.
User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR 3.2.2 Quick Setting Toolbar in Live View Mode On the screen of each channel, there is a quick setting toolbar which shows when you single click the mouse in the corresponding screen. Note: Live View Strategy icon is only available for network cameras.
User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR Figure 3. 4 Image Settings- Customize Live View Strategy can be selected to set strategy, including Real-time, Balanced, Fluency. Figure 3. 5 Live View Strategy 3.3 Adjusting Live View Settings Purpose: Live View settings can be customized according to different needs. You can configure the output interface, dwell time for screen to be shown, mute or turning on the audio, the screen number for each channel, etc.
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User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR View. • Enable Audio Output: Enables/disables audio output for the selected video output. • Event Output: Designates the output to show event video. • Full Screen Monitoring Dwell Time: The time in seconds to show alarm event screen.
User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR 3.4 User Logout Purpose: After logging out, the monitor turns to the live view mode and if you want to do some operation, you need to enter user name and password tog in again.
User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR 4.1 Configuring PTZ Settings Purpose: Follow the procedure to set the parameters for PTZ. The configuring of the PTZ parameters should be done before you control the PTZ camera. Steps: 1. Enter the PTZ Settings interface.
User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR 4.2 Setting PTZ Presets, Patrols & Patterns Before you start: Please make sure that the presets, patrols and patterns should be supported by PTZ protocols. 4.2.1 Customizing Presets Purpose: Follow the steps to set the Preset location which you want the PTZ camera to point to when an event takes place.
User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR 4.2.2 Calling Presets Purpose: This feature enables the camera to point to a specified position such as a window when an event takes place. Call preset in the PTZ setting interface: Steps: 1. Enter the PTZ Control interface.
User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR 2. Choose Camera in the list on the menu. 3. Double click the preset in the Preset list to call it. 4.2.3 Customizing Patrols Purpose: Patrols can be set to move the PTZ to different key points and have it stay there for a set duration before moving on to the next key point.
User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR 5. Click OK to save the key point to the patrol. Repeat the above steps to add more key points. Click the icon to delete the corresponding key point, and click the trash icon to.delete all the key...
User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR Figure 4. 9 PTZ Toolbar- Patrol 4.2.5 Customizing Patterns Purpose: Patterns can be set by recording the movement of the PTZ. You can call the pattern to make the PTZ movement according to the predefined path.
User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR 4.2.6 Calling Patterns Purpose: Follow the procedure to move the PTZ camera according to the predefined patterns. Calling pattern in the PTZ setting interface Steps: 1. Enter the PTZ Control interface. Menu>Camera>PTZ>More Settings 2. Select the pattern number.
User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR 4.3 PTZ Control Toolbar In the Live View mode, you can press the PTZ Control button on the front panel or on the remote control, or choose the PTZ Control icon to enter the PTZ toolbar.
User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR 5.1 Configuring Encoding Parameters Purpose: By configuring the encoding parameters you can define the parameters which affect the image quality, such as the transmission stream type, the resolution and so on. Before you start: 1.
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User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR • Pre-record: The time you set to record before the scheduled time or event. For example, when an alarm triggered the recording at 10:00, if you set the pre-record time as 5 seconds, the camera records it at 9:59:55.
User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR 5.2 Configuring Record Schedule Purpose: Set the record schedule, and then the camera automatically starts/stops recording according to the configured schedule. Steps: 1. Enter the Record Schedule interface. Menu>Record>Schedule 2. Configure Record Schedule 1) Select Record Schedule.
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User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR To schedule an all-day recording, check the checkbox after the All Day item. Figure 5. 7 Edit Schedule III. To arrange other schedule, leave the All Day checkbox blank and set the Start/End time.
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User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR Figure 5. 9 Draw the Schedule Descriptions of the color icons are shown in the figure below. Figure 5. 10 Descriptions of the color icons Click the Apply button to validate the settings. If the settings can also be used to other channels, click Copy, and then choose the channel to which you want to...
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User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR Figure 5. 11 Copy Schedule to Other Channels...
User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR 5.3 Configuring Motion Detection Record Purpose: Follow the steps to set the motion detection parameters. In the live view mode, once a motion detection event takes place, the NVR can analyze it and do many actions to handle it. Enabling motion detection function can trigger certain channels to start recording, or trigger full screen monitoring, audio warning, notify the surveillance center and so on.
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User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR 4) Click Setting, and the message box for channel information pop up. Figure 5. 14 Motion Detection Settings 5) Select the channels which you want the motion detection event to trigger recording. 6) Click Apply to save the settings.
User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR 5.4 Configuring Alarm Triggered Record Purpose: Follow the procedure to configure alarm triggered recording. Steps: Enter the Alarm setting interface. Menu> Configuration> Alarm Figure 5. 15 Alarm Settings Click Alarm Input. Figure 5. 16 Alarm Settings- Alarm Input 1) Select Alarm Input number and configure alarm parameters.
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User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR Figure 5. 17 Alarm Handling 5) Choose the alarm triggered recording channel. 6) Check the checkbox to select channel. 7) Click Apply to save settings. 8) Click OK to back to the upper level menu.
User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR 5.5 Manual Record Purpose: Follow the steps to set parameters for the manual record. The manual recording is prior to the scheduled recording. Steps: Enter the Manual settings interface. Menu> Manual Or press the REC button on the remote control.
User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR 5.6 Configuring Holiday Record Purpose: Follow the steps to configure the record schedule on holiday for that year. You may want to have different plan for recording on holiday. Steps: Enter the Record setting interface.
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User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR Select Mode from the dropdown list. There are three different modes for the date format to configure holiday schedule. Set the start and end date. Click Apply to save settings. Click OK to exit the Edit interface.
User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR 5.7 Configuring POS Record Purpose: Follow the steps to set parameters for the POS record.. Steps: Enter Schedule settings interface. Menu> Record> Schedule>Record Schedule Figure 5. 26 Draw Schedule- Holiday 1) Check the checkbox after the Enable Schedule item.
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User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR Figure 5. 28 Edit Schedule- All Day 6) To arrange other schedule, leave the All Day checkbox blank and set the Start/End time. Up to 8 periods can be configured for each day. And the time periods can’t be overlapped each Note: other.
User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR 5.8 Configuring Redundant Recording Purpose: Enabling redundant recording, which means saving the record files not only in the R/W HDD but also in the redundant HDD, will effectively enhance the data safety and reliability. .
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User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR Figure 5. 33 Encoding Record 2) Select Camera you want to configure in the drop-down list. 3) Check the checkbox of Redundant Record. 4) Click Apply to save settings and back to the upper level menu.
User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR 5.9 Configuring HDD Group for Recording Purpose: You can group the HDDs and save the record files in certain HDD group. Steps: Enter HDD setting interface. Menu>HDD Figure 5. 34 HDD General Select Advanced on the left bar.
User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR 5.10 Files Protection Purpose: You can lock the recorded files or set the HDD property to Read-only to protect the record files from being overwritten. Protect file by locking the record files: Steps: Enter Playback setting interface.
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User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR Figure 5. 38 Unlocking Attention Protect file by setting HDD property to Read-only Steps: Enter HDD setting interface. Menu> HDD Figure 5. 39 HDD General Click to edit the HDD you want to protect.
User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR 6.1 Playing Back Record Files 6.1.1 Playing Back by Channel Purpose: Play back the recorded video files of a specific channel in the live view mode. Channel switch is supported. OPTION 1: Choose a channel in live view mode using the mouse and click the button in the quick setting toolbar.
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User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR Figure 6. 3 Playback Interface Click the channel(s) to execute simultaneous playback of multiple channels. Figure 6. 4 Toolbar of Playback Note: indicates the start/end time of the record. Table 6. 1 Detailed Explanation of Playback Toolbar...
User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR 6.1.2 Playing Back by Time Purpose: Play back video files recorded in specified time duration. Multi-channel simultaneous playback and channel switch are supported. Steps: 1. Enter playback interface. Menu>Playback 2. Check the checkbox of channel(s) in the channel list and then double-click to select a date on the calendar.
User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR Figure 6. 7 Toolbar of Playback by Time Note: indicates the start/end time of the record. Table 6. 2 Detailed Explanation of Playback-by-time Interface Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Audio on...
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User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR Figure 6. 8 Alarm Input Search Interface Figure 6. 9 Motion Search Interface 4. Click Search button to get the search result information. You may refer to the right-side bar for the result.
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User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR Figure 6. 10 Search Result Bar(Alarm In and Motion) 5. Click button to play back the file. Note: 1. Pre-play and post-play can be configured. 2. If the event is set to trigger the recording of multiple channels, clicking the will pop up the Synch Playback interface.
User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR Figure 6. 12 Toolbar of Playback by Event Table 6. 3 Detailed Explanation of Playback-by-event Toolbar Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Audio on Start/Stop Add default /Mute clipping customized tag Pause reverse...
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User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR Figure 6. 13 Interface of Playback by Time Click button to add default tag. Click button to add customized tag and input tag name. Note: Max. 64 tags can be added to a single video file.
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User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR Figure 6. 15 Video Search by Tag 3. Click button to play back the file. You can click the Back button to back to the search interface. Note: Pre-play and post-play can be configured.
User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR Table 6. 4 Detailed Explanation of Playback-by-tag Toolbar Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Audio on Start/Stop Add default clipping customized tag /Mute Pause reverse play/ Digital Zoom Smart Search Reverse play/...
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User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR 3. Choose a log with record file and click button to enter Playback interface. If there is no record file at the time point of the log, the message box “No result found” will pop up.
User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR 6.1.6 Playing Back External File Purpose: Perform the following steps to look up and play back files in the external devices. Steps: 1. Enter Tag Search interface. Menu>Playback 2. Select the External File in the drop-down list on the top-left side.
User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR 6.1.7 Playing Back POS Purpose: Video tag allows you to record related information like people and location of a certain time point during playback. You are also allowed to use video pos to search for record files and position time point.
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User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR 4. Click to get the search result information listed in the right-side panel. 5. Click button to play back the record files. You can click to return to the search interface. Note: Pre-play and post-play can be configured for the alarm input triggered record files.
User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR 6.2 Auxiliary Functions of Playback 6.2.1 Playing Back Frame by Frame Purpose: Play video files frame by frame, in case of checking image details of the video when abnormal events happen. Steps: • Using a Mouse: Go to Playback interface.
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User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR Figure 6. 26 Interface of Playback by Time 2. Click the on the playback control toolbar to enter Smart Search mode. 3. Click and drag the mouse to draw area(s). You can click button to set the full screen as target searching area.
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User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR Figure 6. 28 Smart Search Result Figure 6. 29 Toolbar of Smart Search Playback Note: indicates the start/end time of the record. Table 6. 5 Detailed Explanation of Smart-search-playback Toolbar Button Operation Button Operation...
User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR 6.2.3 Digital Zoom Steps: 1. Click the button on the playback control bar to enter Digital Zoom interface. 2. Use the mouse to draw a red rectangle and the image within it will be enlarged up to 16 times.
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User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR Figure 6. 31 4-ch Synchronous Playback Interface 3. Click to play back the record files reversely.
User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR 7.1 Backing up Record Files Before you start: Please insert the backup device(s) into the device. 7.1.1 Quick Export Purpose: Export record files to backup device(s) quickly. Steps: 1. Enter Video Export interface. Menu>Export>Normal...
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User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR Figure 7. 2 Quick Export using USB1-1 Stay in the Exporting interface until all record files are exported. Figure 7. 3 Export Finished 3. Check backup result. Choose the record file in Export interface and click button to check it.
User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR 7.1.2 Backing up by Normal Video Search Purpose: The record files can be backup to various devices, such as USB devices (USB flash drives, USB HDDs, USB writer) and DVD-R/W. Backup using USB flash drives, USB HDDs, USB writer and DVD-R/W Steps: 1.
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User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR Figure 7. 6 Result of Normal Video Search for Backup 4. Export. Click and start backup. Note: If the inserted device is not recognized: • Click • Reconnect device. • Check for compatibility from vendor.
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User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR Figure 7. 8 Export by Normal Video Search using USB Writer Stay in the Exporting interface until all record files are exported with pop-up message box “Export finished”. Figure 7. 9 Export Finished 5. Check backup result.
User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR Figure 7. 11 Checkup of Export Result using USB Writer 7.1.3 Backing up by Event Search Purpose: Back up event-related record files using USB devices (USB flash drives, USB HDDs, USB writer), or DVD-R/W.
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User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR Figure 7. 12 Event Search for Backup 2. Select record files to export. Select an alarm input in the list and click to enter Export interface. Clicking will take you to the interface with detailed information of all channels triggered by the selected alarm input.
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User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR Figure 7. 14 Export by Event Using USB Flash Drive Stay in the Exporting interface until all record files are exported with pop-up message “Export finished”. Figure 7. 15 Export Finished 4. Check backup result.
User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR 7.1.4 Backing up Video Clips Purpose: You may also select video clips to export directly during Playback, using USB devices (USB flash drives, USB HDDs, USB writer), or DVD-R/W. Steps: 1. Enter Playback interface and play back the record file you want to set video clips.
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User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR Figure 7. 19 Export Video Clips Using USB Flash Drive Stay in the Exporting interface until all record files are exported with pop-up message “Export finished”. Figure 7. 20 Export Finished 6. Check backup result.
User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR 7.1.5 Backing up POS Purpose: Back up event-related record files using USB devices (USB flash drives, USB HDDs, USB writer), or DVD-R/W. Quick Backup and Normal Backup are supported. Steps: 5. Enter Export interface.
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User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR Figure 7. 23 POS Details Interface 7. Export. Click and start backup. Note: If the inserted USB device is not recognized: • Click • Reconnect device. • Check for compatibility from vendor. You can also format USB flash drive or USB HDDs via the device.
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User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR Figure 7. 25 Export Finished 8. Check backup result. Note: The Player player.exe will be exported automatically during record file export. Figure 7. 26 Checkup of POSExport Result Using USB Flash Drive...
User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR 7.2 Managing Backup Devices Management of USB flash drives and USB HDDs. Steps: Enter Search Result interface of record files. Menu>Export>Normal Set search condition and click to enter Search Result interface. Note: At least one channel shall be selected.
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User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR • Click • Reconnect device. • Check for compatibility from vendor. Figure 7. 29 USB Flash Drive Management Management of USB writers and DVD-R/W Enter Search Result interface of record files. Menu>Export>Normal Set search condition and click to enter Search Result interface.
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User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR Figure 7. 31 Result of Normal Video Search for Backup Backup device management. Click if you want to erase the files from a re-writable CD/DVD. Note: There must be a re-writable CD/DVD when you make this operation.
User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR 8.1 Setting Motion Detection Alarm Steps: 1. Enter Motion Detection interface and choose a camera you want to set motion detection. Menu> Camera> Motion Figure 8. 1 Motion Detection Setup Interface 2. Set up detection area and sensitivity.
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User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR 4. Set up arming schedule of the channel. Select Arming Schedule tab to set the channel’s arming schedule for the motion detection. Choose one day of a week and up to eight time periods can be set within each day.
User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR 8.2 Setting Sensor Alarms Purpose: Set handling method of an external sensor alarm. Steps: 1. Enter Alarm Settings of System Configuration and select an alarm input. Menu> Configuration> Alarm Select Alarm Input tab to enter Alarm Input Settings interface.
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User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR copy an arming schedule to other days. Figure 8. 8 Set Arming Schedule of Alarm Input 6. If necessary, select PTZ Linking tab and set PTZ linkage of the alarm input. Set PTZ linking parameters and click OK to complete the settings of the alarm input.
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User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR Figure 8. 10 Copy Settings of Alarm Input...
User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR 8.3 Detecting Video Loss Alarm Purpose: Detect video loss of a channel and take alarm response action(s). Steps: 1. Enter Video Loss interface of Camera Management and select a channel you want to detect.
User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR 8.4 Detecting Video Tampering Alarm Purpose: Trigger alarm when the lens is covered and take alarm response action(s). Steps: 1. Enter Video Tampering interface of Camera Management and select a channel you want to detect video tampering.
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User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR Figure 8. 15 Set Arming Schedule of Video Tampering 4. Select Handling tab to set up alarm response actions of video tampering alarm (please refer to Chapter Setting Alarm Response Actions). Repeat the above steps to set up arming schedule of other days of a week. You can also use Copy button to copy an arming schedule to other days.
User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR 8.5 Handling Exceptions Alarm Purpose: Exception settings refer to the handling method of various exceptions, e.g. • HDD Full: The HDD is full. • HDD Error: Writing HDD error or unformatted HDD. • Network Disconnected: Disconnected network cable.
User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR 8.6 Setting Alarm Response Actions Purpose: Alarm response actions will be activated when an alarm or exception occurs, including Full Screen Monitoring, Audible Warning (buzzer), Notify Surveillance Center, Trigger Alarm Output and Send Email.
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User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR 2. Set up arming schedule of the alarm output. Choose one day of a week and up to 8 time periods can be set within each day. Note: Time periods shall not be repeated or overlapped.
User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR 8.7 Triggering or Clearing Alarm Output Manually Purpose: Sensor alarm can be triggered or cleared manually. If “Manually Clear” is selected in the dropdown list of dwell time of an alarm output, the alarm can be cleared only by clicking Clear button in the following interface.
Note: For the LV-N9808C8E series NVR, you need to configure the internal NIC address, so that IP addresses are assigned to the cameras connected to the PoE or built-in switch interfaces. The valid value range of MTU is 500 ~ 9676.
User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR 9.2 Configuring Advanced Settings 9.2.1 Configuring PPPoE Settings Purpose: Your NVR also allows access by Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE). Steps: Enter the Network Settings interface. Menu >Configuration> Network Select the PPPoE tab to enter the PPPoE Settings interface, as shown in Figure 9. 2.
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User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR Figure 9. 3 DDNS Settings Interface Check the DDNS checkbox to enable this feature. Select DDNS Type. Five different DDNS types are selectable: IPServer, DynDNS, PeanutHull, NO-IP and HiDDNS. • IPServer: Enter Server Address for IPServer.
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User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR 2) In the NVR Domain Name text field, enter the domain obtained from the NO-IP website (www.no-ip.com). 3) Enter the User Name and Password registered in the NO-IP website. Figure 9. 7 NO-IP Settings Interface •...
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User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR Figure 9. 9 Register an Account In the Device Management interface, click to register the device. Figure 9. 10 Register the Device The device name can only contain the lower-case English letter, numeric and ‘-’; and it Note: must start with the lower-case English letter and cannot end with ‘-’.
User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR Figure 9. 11 Access Device via NVMS7000 • LTS: Enter the Server Address and Device Domain Name for LTS. 1) Enter the Server Address of the LTS server, which is ns1.dvrlist.com by default. 2) Enter the Device Domain Name. You can use the alias you registered in the LTS server or define a new device domain name.
User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR Figure 9. 13 NTP Settings Interface Check the Enable NTP checkbox to enable this feature. Configure the following NTP settings: • Interval: Time interval between the two synchronizing actions with NTP server. The unit is minute.
User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR 9.2.5 Configuring Remote Alarm Host Purpose: With a remote alarm host configured, the NVR will send the alarm event or exception message to the host when an alarm is triggered. The remote alarm host must have the Network Video Surveillance software installed.
User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR 2. Select the More Settings tab to enter the More Settings interface, as shown in Figure 9. 15. 3. Set Multicast IP, as shown in Figure 9. 17. When adding a device to the Network Video Surveillance Software, the multicast address must be the same as the NVR’s multicast IP.
User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR 9.2.8 Configuring Server and HTTP Ports Purpose: You can change the server and HTTP ports in the Network Settings menu. The default server port is 8000 and the default HTTP port is 80. Steps: 1.
User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR Figure 9. 20 Email Settings Interface Configure the following Email settings: Enable Server Authentication (optional): Check the checkbox to enable the server authentication feature. User Name: The user account of sender’s Email for SMTP server authentication.
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User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR use the UPnP™ function to enable the fast connection of the device to the WAN via a router without port mapping. Before you start: If you want to enable the UPnP™ function of the device, you must enable the UPnP™ function of the router to which your device is connected.
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User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR Figure 9. 24 UPnP™ Settings Finished 6. Click Apply to save the settings.
User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR 9.3 Checking Network Traffic Purpose: You can check the network traffic to obtain real-time information of NVR such as linking status, MTU, sending/receiving rate, etc. Steps: 1. Enter the Network Traffic interface. Menu >Maintenance>Net Detect Figure 9.
User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR 9.4 Configuring Network Detection Purpose: You can obtain network connecting status of NVR through the network detection function, including network delay, packet loss, etc. 9.4.1 Testing Network Delay and Packet Loss Steps: Enter the Network Traffic interface.
User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR Note: Click Refresh button if the connected local backup device cannot be displayed. When it fails to detect the backup device, please check whether it is compatible with the NVR. You can format the backup device if the format is incorrect.
User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR Figure 9. 30 Network status checking If the network is normal the following message box pops out. Figure 9. 31 Network status checking result If the message box pops out with other information instead of this one, you can click Network button to show the quick setting interface of the network parameters.
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User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR 3. Check the bandwidth of IP Camera, bandwidth of Remote Live View, bandwidth of Remote Playback, bandwidth of Net Receive Idle and bandwidth of Net Send Idle. 4. You can click Refresh button to get the newest status.
User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR 10.1 Initializing HDDs Purpose: A newly installed hard disk drive (HDD) must be initialized before it can be used with your NVR. Steps: 1. Enter the HDD Information interface. Menu > HDD> General Figure 10. 1 HDD Information Interface 2.
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User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR 5. After the HDD has been initialized, the status of the HDD will change from Uninitialized to Normal. Figure 10. 4 HDD Status Changes to Normal Note: Initializing the HDD will erase all data on it.
User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR 10.2 Managing Network HDD Purpose: You can add the allocated NAS or disk of IP SAN to NVR, and use it as network HDD. Steps: Enter the HDD Information interface. Menu > HDD>General Click the Add button to enter the Add NetHDD interface, as shown in Figure 10. 5.
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User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR • Add IP SAN: 1) Enter the NetHDD IP address in the text field. 2) Click the Search button to the available IP SAN disks. 3) Select the IP SAN disk from the list shown below.
User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR 10.3 Managing HDD Group 10.3.1 Setting HDD Groups Purpose: Multiple HDDs can be managed in groups. Video from specified channels can be recorded onto a particular HDD group through HDD settings. Steps: 1. Enter the Storage Mode interface.
User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR Figure 10. 11 Local HDD Settings Interface 7. Select the Group number for the current HDD. Note: The default group No. for each HDD is 1. 8. Click the OK button to confirm the settings.
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User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR Figure 10. 13 Set HDD Property 3. Set the HDD property to R/W, Read-only or Redundancy. 4. Click the OK button to save the settings and exit the interface. 5. In the HDD Information menu, the HDD property will be displayed in the list.
User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR 10.4 Configuring Quota Mode Purpose: Each camera can be configured with allocated quota for the storage of recorded files. Steps: 1. Enter the Storage Mode interface. Menu > HDD > Advanced 2. Set the Mode to Quota, as shown in Figure 10. 14.
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User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR Figure 10. 16 Copy Settings to Other Camera(s) 6. Select the camera (s) to be configured with the same quota settings. You can also click the checkbox of IP Camera to select all cameras.
User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR 10.5 Checking HDD Status Purpose: You may check the status of the installed HDDs on NVR so as to take immediate check and maintenance in case of HDD failure. Checking HDD Status in HDD Information Interface Steps: 1.
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User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR Figure 10. 18 View HDD Status (2)
User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR 10.6 HDD Detection Purpose: The device provides the HDD detection function such as the adopting of the S.M.A.R.T. and the Bad Sector Detection technique. The S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) is a monitoring system for HDD to detect and report on various indicators of reliability in the hopes of anticipating failures.
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User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR Click the Detect button to start the detection Figure 10. 20 Bad Sector Detection If the HDD is normal you can see the green color icon on the screen, otherwise the red icon is shown.
User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR 10.7 Configuring HDD Error Alarms Purpose: You can configure the HDD error alarms when the HDD status is Uninitialized or Abnormal. Steps: 1. Enter the Exception interface. Menu > Configuration > Exceptions 2. Select the Exception Type to HDD Error from the dropdown list.
User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR 11.1 Configuring OSD Settings Purpose: You can configure the OSD (On-screen Display) settings for the camera, including date /time, camera name, etc. Steps: 1. Enter the OSD Configuration interface. Menu > Camera > OSD 2.
User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR 11.2 Configuring Privacy Mask Purpose: You are allowed to configure the four-sided privacy mask zones that cannot be viewed by the operator. The privacy mask can prevent certain surveillance areas to be viewed or recorded.
User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR 11.3 Configuring Video Parameters Steps: 1. Enter the Image Settings interface. Menu > Camera >Image Figure 11. 4 Image Settings Interface 2. Select the camera to set image parameters. 3. You can click on the arrow to change the value of each parameter.
User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR 12.1 Viewing System Information 12.1.1 Viewing Device Information Steps: 1. Enter the System Information interface. Menu >Maintenance>System Info 2. Click the Device Info tab to enter the Device Information menu to view the device name, model, serial No. , firmware version and encode version, as shown in Figure 12.
User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR 12.1.3 Viewing Record Information Steps: 1. Enter the System Information interface. Menu >Maintenance>System Info 2. Click the Record tab to enter the Record Information menu to view the recording status encoding parameters of each camera, as shown in Figure 12. 3.
User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR Figure 12. 5 Network Information Interface 12.1.6 Viewing HDD Information Steps: 1. Enter the System Information interface. Menu >Maintenance>System Info 2. Click the HDD tab to enter the HDD Information menu to view the HDD status, free space, property, etc., as shown in Figure 12.
User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR 12.2 Searching & Export Log Files Purpose: The operation, alarm, exception and information of the NVR can be stored in log files, which can be viewed and exported at any time. Steps: 1. Enter the Log Search interface.
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User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR Figure 12. 8 Log Search Results Note: Up to 2000 log files can be displayed each time. 5. You can click the button of each log or double click it to view its detailed information, as shown in Figure 12.
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User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR Figure 12. 10 Export Log Files 7. Select the backup device from the dropdown list of Device Name. 8. Click the Export to export the log files to the selected backup device. You can click the New Folder button to create new folder in the backup device, or click the Format button to format the backup device before log export.
User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR 12.3 Importing/Exporting Configuration Files Purpose: The configuration files of the NVR can be exported to local device for backup; and the configuration files of one NVR can be imported to multiple NVR devices if they are to be configured with the same parameters.
User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR 12.4 Upgrading System Purpose: The firmware on your NVR can be upgraded by local backup device or remote FTP server. 12.4.1 Upgrading by Local Backup Device Steps: 1. Connect your NVR with a local backup device where the update firmware file is located.
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User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR Figure 12. 14 FTP Upgrade Interface 3. Enter the FTP Server Address in the text field. 4. Click the Upgrade button to start upgrading. 5. After the upgrading is complete, reboot the NVR to activate the new firmware.
User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR 12.5 Restoring Default Settings Steps: Enter the Default interface. Menu > Maintenance > Default Figure 12. 15 Restore Factory Default Click the OK button to restore the default settings. Note: Except the network parameters (including IP address, subnet mask, gateway, MTU, default route and server...
User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR 13.1 Configuring General Settings Purpose: You can configure the output resolution, system time, mouse pointer speed through the Menu > Configuration > General interface. Steps: Enter the General Settings interface. Menu >Configuration> General Select the General tab.
User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR 13.2 Configuring DST Settings Steps: Enter the General Settings interface. Menu >Configuration>General Choose DST Settings tab. Figure 13. 2 DST Settings Interface You can check the checkbox before the Auto DST Adjustment item. Or you can manually check the Enable DST checkbox, and then you choose the date of the DST period.
User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR 13.3 Configuring More Settings for Device Parameters Steps: Enter the General Settings interface. Menu >Configuration>General Click the More Settings tab to enter the More Settings interface, as shown in Figure 13. 3 Figure 13. 3 More Settings Interface Configure the following settings: •...
User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR 13.4 Configuring POS Steps: Enter the POS Settings interface. Menu > Configuration > POS Select the POS Setting tab to enter the POS Settings interface. Figure 13.4 POS Settings Interface Check the POS checkbox to enable this feature. Enter POS Name and Select connection type.
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User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR Steps: Click the icon of RS232-setting port to set receive port of POS. Figure 13.6 RS232-Receive port Settings Interface Configure RS-232 parameters, including baud rate, data bit, stop bit, parity, flow control and usage. The parameters in DVR should be the same as POS device.
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User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR Morel POS Setting Click more setting tab of POS setting to extra items Figure 13.8 More POS Settings Interface “Extra Line(s)” means you can get extra character after the “End Line Identifier”, the value between 0~ 10.
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User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR Figure 13.10 POS Handle Settings Interface “PTZ Linking” is not available until PTZ device has already connected Note:...
User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR 13.5 Managing User Accounts Purpose: There is a default account in the NVR: Administrator. The Administrator user name is admin and the password is 12345. The Administrator has the permission to add and delete user and configure user parameters.
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User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR • Operator: The Operator user level has permission of Two-way Audio in Remote Configuration and all operating permission in Camera Configuration. • Guest: The Guest user has no permission of Two-way Audio in Remote Configuration and only has the local/remote playback in the Camera Configuration.
User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR • Remote Log Search: Remotely viewing logs that are saved on the NVR. • Remote Parameters Settings: Remotely configuring parameters, restoring factory default parameters and importing/exporting configuration files. • Remote Camera Management: Remote adding, deleting and editing of the IP cameras.
User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR 13.5.3 Editing a User Steps: Enter the User Management interface. Menu >Configuration>User Select the user to be edited from the list, as shown in Figure 13. 15. Click the icon to enter the Edit User interface, as shown in Figure 13. 16.
User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR 13.5 Logging out/Shutting down/Rebooting Device Steps: 1. Enter the Shutdown interface. Menu > Shutdown Figure 13. 17 Shutdown Menu 2. Click to log out, or Click to shut down the device, or Click to reboot the device.
User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR Glossary • Dual Stream: Dual stream is a technology used to record high resolution video locally while transmitting a lower resolution stream over the network. The two streams are generated by the DVR, with the main stream having a maximum resolution of 4CIF and the sub-stream having a maximum resolution of CIF.
User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR No image displayed on the monitor after starting up normally. Possible Reasons No VGA or HDMI connections. Connection cable is damaged. Input mode of the monitor is incorrect. Steps 1. Verify the device is connected with the monitor via HDMI or VGA cable.
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User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR Possible Reasons Network failure, and the NVR and IPC lost connections. The configured parameters are incorrect when adding the IPC. Insufficient bandwidth. Steps 1. Verify the network is connected. 1) Connect the NVR and PC with the RS-232 cable.
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User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR No monitor connected with the NVR locally and when you manage the IPC to connect with the device by web browser remotely, of which the status displays as Connected. And then you connect the device with the monitor via VGA or HDMI interface and reboot the device, there is black screen with the mouse cursor.
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User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR Steps: 1. Verify the network between NVR and IPC is connected. When image is stuck, connect the RS-232 ports on PC and the rear panel of NVR with the RS-232 cable. Open the Super Terminal, and execute the command of “ping 192.168.0.0 –l 1472 –f” (the IP address may change according to the real condition), and check if there exists packet loss.
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User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR 2. Verify the setting parameters are correct. Select “Menu > Record > Parameters > Record”, and set the Stream Type as “Audio & Video”. 3. Verify the audio encoding standard of the IPC is supported by the NVR.
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User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR Select “Playback”, and verify the channel and time are correct. 3. Verify the HDD status is normal. Select “Menu > HDD > General” to view the HDD status, and verify the HDD is detected and can be read and written normally.
User Manual of LV-N9808C8E Series NVR List of Compatible IP Cameras Note: ONVIF compatibility refers to the camera can be supported both when it uses the ONVIF protocol and its private protocols. Only ONVIF is supported refers to the camera can only be supported when it uses the ONVIF protocol.
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