Safety Instruction 1. Read instruction All the safety and operating instruction should be read before the equipment is operated. 2. Power sources This equipment should be operated only from the type of power source indicated on the marking label. If you are not sure of the type of power, please consult your equipment dealer. 3.
Chapter 1 Features and Functions Function Brief and Description Double video output; with monitor, VGA virtual output port or HDMI Output; Real time Support net-viewer and MP live surveillance and also support zoom in/out, monitoring auto sequence and PIP display. H.264 video compression format;...
Chapter 2: Overview 2.1 Front Panel 2.1.1、 4/8/16 CH DVR Front Panel 16CH...
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Key title Item Type Marks Function /Indicator When the “Red” indicator flashes it means the hard drive is HDD indicator being read or written to. Indicator If the “Green” indicator is on the system is getting power Power indicator normally. IR Receiver Receives IR signal from Remote Control Enter into main menu / Exit...
SDI DVR Item Physical port Connection method Video input Connect CH1-4 (Virtual) video input device(BNC interface) Video output Connect monitor output(BNC interface) Audio Input 4CH audio input (RCA interface); Audio Output Audio output (RCA interface); USB Port Connect USB device (Flash Drive, Hard Drive and Recorder etc) USB Port Connect USB mouse VGA /HDMI Port...
RS485/Sensor/Alarm port functions: External alarm input not supported by 4ch AHD DVR Alarm input: Connect [-] port of your sensor to G (GND) pin, and [+] port to channel input according to the alarm device you purchased. Alarm output: Connect to the two ports marked with “out” PTZ Port:Connect your camera to RS-485A and RS485B accordingly.
2.4 Mouse Control Except using buttons of front panel or remote controller, you also can use mouse to perform system operation. TYPE Function In menu lock mode, Enter into pop-up menu and clicking any sub menu to pop up Log-in window; on menu unlock mode, enter into pop-up menu, and then clicking left key to enter into any sub menu directly.
Chapter 3 DVR Connection 3.1 HDD Installation Caution: Please do not Install or take out hard drive when DVR is running! HDD Installation:: (1) Cut power firstly, and then remove screws and open DVR upper cover carefully; (2) Insert Power Cord and data cable into Pin of hard drive securely; (3) Remove the screws on the HDD bracket;...
4.2 Live Interface After finishing initialization the system will enter into <Live> screen. Picture 4-2 is the 16-split display defaulted by system, which is showing no video input status. Once there are video inputs, the screen will display live images from the cameras.
5.1 Main Menu Guide Live set Display Output Set Privacy Zone Record Parameters Record Schedule Main Stream Record Search Clip Set Record Playback Search Backup Event Search Log search Network Set Sub stream Main Menu Network Email Set DDNS Set Motion Detection Alarm Alarm set...
5.2 Main Menu On <Live> mode, click [Menu] button on the front panel or Remote controller to enter into Main menu interface shown as Picture 5-2. And also you can click [ ] icon to enter the main menu screen. In Main Menu mode, you can control device management settings, such as Display, Record, Network, Search, Device, System and Advanced setting etc.
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Go to [Main menuDisplayOutput] Click [Live] to pop up the interface shown as Picture 5-6. Now you could to enter into the output set interface shown as Picture 5-5. perform channel sequence setting. Picture 5-5 Picture 5-6 Click [Spot output] option and set relative Click [Spot sequence] to enter into the parameters shown as Picture 5-7.
5.2.1.3 Privacy Zone The function Allow you setup privacy zone parameters according to Picture 5-12. Each channel could set up to four privacy zones, and please follow below steps to set: 1. Select the area no (Area 1 ~ Area 4); 2.
After you complete the schedule you activate it by clicking the [Apply] button. You can also click on the Default button to use the system defaults. Explanation: Under the <record> menu and <search> menu, original color stands for no record, “Red” stands for alarm record, “yellow”...
5.2.3.2 Channel Select Then tick-select the channel you want to playback; Click [Main MenuSearchRecord search] and click [Play] button to enter into the playback to enter into the interface shown as Picture mode shown as Picture 5-19 5-18 Picture 5-18 Picture 5-19 5.2.3.3 Time Axis setup, file clip and zoom in/out 1) The DVR supports the processing control bar function when playing back record files shown as...
Record Clip and backup function and Zoom in/out function Picture 5-19B-2 Picture 5-19C Clip and backup: When one channel is playing-back, the [ ] icon will appear in the [Play control] bar shown as Picture 5-19B-1. Click the icon to start video clip function, click it again to end the function and pop up the dialog shown as Picture 5-19B-2.
Select DVD as backup In the [File List] mode, if you Select USB as backup device device and click [Apply] button, wish to backup records, please and click [Apply] button, and and then enter into the window tick-select the BAK check-boxes then enter into the window shown as Picture 5-23.
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Picture 5-25 Picture 5-26 : Play button: click the icon to playback the backup record; : Pause button: click the icon to pause the backup record; : Stop button: click the icon to stop the backup record; : Next: Click the icon to play next record; :...
5.2.3.6 Log Search Herein allow you preview the log information you Go to [Main menuSearchLog] option to have searched. And click [Backup] to export all enter into the Log search interface shown as the log information which is listed. For other Picture 5-28.
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Friendly Reminder: All the parameters you set are available only when you click [Apply] and after system are restarted. User need to change MAC address when there are multiple DVRs at the same local area network. Details please refer to section 5.6.2.5 -System Information. When selecting Static from the Type, user can directly input IP address, Subnet Mask, Gateway and DNS shown as below picture 5-32.
5、 User name and password of mobile is consistent with DVR 5.2.4.2 Router’s Port Forwarding Port forwarding is required when you want to access the DVR connected to the router from outside of the router’s network. If PPPoE is selected, port forwarding is not required. Input router’s IP address from IE-based browser to open the Router configuration interface shown as Picture 5-35;...
Sender address: indicates sender’s email address. The email address should be consistent with the server you use. That is to say, when you use email address – aaa@gmail.com, according server should smtp.gmail.com. Receiver address: indicates receiver’s email address. The email address is used to receive image transmitted from DVR alarm.
Latch time: you can set how long the buzzer will sound when object move is detected (10s, 30s, 40s, 60s); Show Message: You can set show message on the screen when motion alarm is detected. Buzzer time: you can set how long the buzzer will sound when motion is detected (off, 10s, 30s, 40s, 60s);...
Post Recording: you can set how long alarm record will last when alarm ends (30s, 1minute,2minutes, 5minutes); Copy: allow you copy all the setting of one channel to other ones. Alarm Type Function Sends alarm when DVR can’t receive video signal (such as camera damage, cable broken or Video Loss damaged or power supply malfunction).
5.2.6.2 PTZ Set Click [Main MenuDevicePTZ] to enter into the below window shown as Picture 5-47. You could select the channel you desire to control and set PTZ protocol (Pelco-D or Pelco-P), Baud Rate (1200, 2400, 4800, 9600), Data bit (8, 7, 6, 5), Stop bit (1, 2), Parity Check (None, Odd, Even, Mark, Space), Address Code and Cruise status respectively.
Picture 5-51 Picture 5-50 Note: The above [NTP function] change will be available only when system connected to internet. And When NTP function is set to “Enable”, system will calibrate the time at every 00:07:50 and every start-up. 5.2.7.2 Users Click [Main MenuSystemusers] option and then enter into the interface shown as Picture 5-51 Picture 5-53 Picture 5-52...
5.2.7.3 Information Click [Main MenuSystemInfo] and then enter into the interface shown as Picture 5-55. Now user can check the current Device name, Device ID, Device type, Device S/N, MAC address, IE version, Software version, Panel version etc. DVR ID is for easy network connection (optional) for remote DVR access without network setup.
5.3 Menu Lock Considering a system safety feature you can click [ ] icon to lock system interface when leaving the DVR. If you want to login to the DVR again, you would input device code and password to unlock the interface shown as Picture 5-59 Friendly Reminder: Administrator has full authority over Main Menu operations and has an authority to...
5.6 PIP Mode You can display a Picture-in-Picture in live mode. PIP has two display modes, including 1X1 display mode and 1X2 display mode. 1x1 display mode 1x2 display mode 5.7Record search You could enter into [Record Search] menu from Pop-up menu conveniently and quickly and search/playback the record histories.
Chapter 6: Web Application Manager 6.1 ActiveX control download and installation Open your web browser and input the IP address and web port of DVR, such as : http://166.12.8.212:8000/ . If your computer is connected to internet, it will download and install “ActiveX” Plug-in automatically.
6.2 Web Application Manager Log-in After ActiveX controls installation, please input user name, password and client port; and select <Main stream> or <sub stream>, and then allow you tick-select <Open All Channels Preview>; Now you click [Log-in] button, and then you are allowed to access a remote DVR and monitor live video images using Web browser anytime from virtually anywhere.
Or click the right key of mouse on each <Live> window to pop up the interface shown as Picture bellow. Show bit rate: Right-click the Preview window and tick-select the option to show current bit rate; :Allow you open all the <live> channels; :Allow you close all the <live>...
6.3.2 Playback Click [ ] icon to enter into <playback> interface shown Picture 6-7. Picture 6-7 6.3.2.1 Record search Firstly, select one day you want to check and tick-select <synchronous Playback> and the channels you desire to playback shown as Picture 6-8 Picture 6-8 Secondly, select record type (Normal record, Alarm record and All) and then click <...
If you tick-select < > option, that means the selected channel will playback synchronously; otherwise, you could separately control the channels playback. Thirdly, Click [ ] icon to start record playback. When mouse curse is moving on the time axis, the current time will appear in the screen.
Record file download Click [ ] icon to enter into the below interface shown as Picture 6-12. Picture 6-12 Tick-select the record file you want to download and click [Start download] System will download the record file in turn and save to local PC.。 6.3.3 Configuration 6.3.3.1 Display Configuration Unfold [Display] option to find its sub-options: Live and Privacy zone...
6.3.3.2 Record Click <Record> option to unfold its sub-options: Record parameter, Schedule and Main stream. Picture 6-15 Picture 6-16 1、 Record Parameters: Under [Record parameters] option, allow you set channel, record enable, pack time and Pre-record status shown as Picture 6-15; 2、...
2、Sub stream (shown as Picture 6-21): Relative parameters should be consistent with DVR local setting. Picture 6-21 3、 Email setting: Click [Email setting] option to allow you set alarm email configuration parameters shown as Picture 6-22. Detailed parameters should be consistent with DVR local setting. Picture 6-22 4、DDNS Setting After user applies for DDNS service shown as Picture...
Picture 6-24 1、 Motion Detection: allow you configure its <Sensitivity>, <Alarm out>, <Alarm record> and <Alarm Capture> etc. Details setting should be consistent with DVR local setting (Shown as Picture 6-25). Picture 6-25 2、 I/O Alarm: allow you configure <I/O Status>, <Alarm output>, <I/O Alarm record> and <Alarm email> etc.
2、PTZ: Configuration (shown as Picture 6-28): Details setting should be consistent with DVR local setting. 6.3.3.6 System Picture 6-28 Click <System> option to unfold its sub-options: General, Users and information. 1、General: User could check DVR’s language and video system, and also set system time, date format, DST and NTP shown as Picture 6-29.
6.3.3.7 Advanced 1、 Click <Advance> to unfold its sub-options: System update, Load default, Events and system maintain etc. System update: allow you upgrade DVR system remotely shown as Picture 6-32. Picture 6-32 Please follow below steps to upgrade the system: Select the upgrade file’s path shown as Picture 6-33.
3、Events: Allow you configure abnormal type, buzzer output time, and alarm email and show message shown as Picture 6-36. Details setting should be consistent with DVR local setting. Picture 6-36 4、 Maintain: Allow you set auto system maintain for DVR remotely shown as Picture 6-37. Detail setting should be consistent with DVR local setting.
Chapter 7: Appendix 7.1 Record Alarm setting Under the record mode, [ ] icon or [ ] icon will appear on the screen, and alarm will be issued. You have configured record type to <Normal> on the <Scheduled> mode, once one alarm occurred, the record will be saved as Normal record, on the contrary, configured to <Alarm>, once one alarm occurred, the record saved as Alarm record.
7.3 Usage Maintenance 1. Please close the [OFF] button on the front panel firstly to avoid any data missing. 2. Please make sure DVR keep away from heating source. 3. Clean the internal dust regularly, keep DVR aeration well and be easy to heat dissipate. 4.
7.4 System Connection Diagram 7.5 Accessories Power Adapter USB Mouse Remote Controller CD Software...
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