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  • Page 1 SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder H20NVR4 / H20NV8 / H20NVR16 Installation Manual...
  • Page 2 SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual Regulatory information FCC information This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a digital device, FCC 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.
  • Page 3 SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual 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.
  • Page 4 SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual This manual is applicable to the models listed in the following table. Model Type H20NVR4 Network Video Recorder H20NVR8 H20NVR16...

  • Page 5: Product Key Features

    SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual Product Key Features General  Connectable to network cameras, network dome and encoders.  Connectable to the third-party network cameras like AXIS, Brickcom, Bosch, PANASONIC, SAMSUNG and SANYO, and network cameras that adopt ONVIF or PSIA protocol.
  • Page 6 SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual  Supports pause, play reverse, speed up, speed down, skip forward, and skip backward when playback, and locating by dragging the mouse.  8 channel synchronous playback at 4CIF real time. Backup  Export video data by USB or SATA device.
  • Page 7 SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual  Two-way audio and voice broadcasting.  Embedded WEB server.

  • Page 8: Table Of Contents

    SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual TABLE OF CONTENTS Product Key Features ..........................5 Chapter 1 Introduction ..........................12 Front Panel ............................ 13 IR Remote Control Operations ...................... 13 USB Mouse Operation ........................17 Input Method Description ......................18 Rear Panel ............................. 19 Chapter 2 Getting Started .........................
  • Page 9 SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 6 Playback ............................ 69 Playing Back Record Files ......................70 6.1.1 Playing Back by Channel ..................... 70 6.1.2 Playing Back by Time ......................72 6.1.3 Playing Back by Event Search ..................... 73 6.1.4 Playing Back by Tag ......................
  • Page 10 SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual 9.4.1 Testing Network Delay and Packet Loss ................124 9.4.2 Exporting Network Packet ....................124 9.4.3 Checking the Network Status ..................... 125 9.4.4 Checking Network Statistics ....................126 Chapter 10 HDD Management ......................... 127 10.1 Initializing HDDs ........................
  • Page 11 SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual...

  • Page 12: Chapter 1 Introduction

    SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 1 Introduction...

  • Page 13: Front Panel

    SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual 1.1 Front Panel Figure 1. 1 H20NVR4, H20NVR8, H20NVR16 Front Panel Table 1. 1 Description of Front Panel Name Description The power indicator turns yellow when system is running. Power Status indicator blinks red when data is being read from or written to...
  • Page 14 SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 1. 2 Remote Control Table 1. 2 Description of the Soft Keyboard Icons Name Description Power on/off the device. POWER Enables/Disables Remote Control. Alphanumeric Buttons Switch to the corresponding channel in Live view or PTZ Control mode.
  • Page 15 SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual Name Description INFO Button Reserved. VOIP Button To switch between the main and spot output. In PTZ Control mode, it can be used as zoom. MENU Button To return to the main menu. Press and hold the button for 5 seconds will turn off the audible key beep.
  • Page 16 SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual 4. Enter the NVR ID# you set in step 2. 5. Press the ENTER button on the remote.

  • Page 17: Usb Mouse Operation

    SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual 1.3 USB Mouse Operation 1. Plug USB mouse into one of the USB interfaces on the front or rear panel of the NVR. 2. The mouse should automatically be detected. The operation of the mouse: Table 1.

  • Page 18: Input Method Description

    SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual 1.4 Input Method Description Figure 1. 3 Soft Keyboard Soft keyboard: Table 1. 4 Soft Keyboard Icons Icons Description Icons Description Lowercase/Uppercase Symbols English Space Backspace Enter Exit...

  • Page 19: Rear Panel

    SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual 1.5 Rear Panel Figure 1. 4 H20NVR4 Rear Panel Figure 1. 5 H20NVR8 & H20NVR16 Rear Panel Item Description Connector for LAN (Local Area Network). LAN Network Interface Connects to RS-485 devices. RS-485 Interface...

  • Page 20: Chapter 2 Getting Started

    SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 2 Getting Started...

  • Page 21: Starting Up And Shutting Down The Nvr

    SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual 2.1 Starting Up and Shutting Down the NVR Proper startup and shutdown procedures are critical for the life of the NVR. Starting up the NVR: Steps: 1. Check the power supply is plugged into an electrical outlet. It is HIGHLY recommended that an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) is used with the NVR.

  • Page 22: Using The Wizard For Basic Configuration

    SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual 2.2 Using the Wizard for Basic Configuration Select the system language from the drop-down menu. The default language is English. Figure 2. 3 Language Selection Window Click Apply to save. By default, the Setup Wizard starts once the NVR has booted, as shown in Figure below.
  • Page 23 SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 2. 5 Login Window 3. Enter the admin password. By default, the password is 12345. 4. To change the admin password, check the New Admin Password checkbox. Enter the new password and confirm the password in the new fields.
  • Page 24 SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 2. 7 Network Configuration For the NVR, the internal NIC IPv4 address should be configured for the cameras connecting to the PoE network interfaces of the NVR. 7. Click Next button after you configured the network parameters, which takes you to the HDD Management window, shown in Figure 2.
  • Page 25 SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 2. 9 IP Cameras Search Click Next button. Configure the recording for the selected IP Cameras. Figure 2. 10 Record Settings 12. Click Copy to copy the settings to other channels, as shown in Figure 2. 11.

  • Page 26: Adding And Connecting The Ip Cameras

    SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual 2.3 Adding and Connecting the IP Cameras 2.3.1 Adding the Online IP Cameras The main function of the NVR is to connect to network cameras and record the video from them. So before you can get live images or record a video, you should add the network cameras.
  • Page 27 SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 2. 14 Manual Adding IP Camera Screen Click the button to add the camera. Explanation of the icons: Icon Explanation Icon Explanation Edit basic parameters of the camera Add the detected IP camera.
  • Page 28 SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual Steps: 1. Enter the Camera Management screen. Menu> Camera> Camera Figure 2. 16 Main Menu 2. Repeat the step 1 and 2 for adding IP cameras manually. Figure 2. 17 IP Camera Management Screen...

  • Page 29: Editing The Connected Ip Cameras And Configuring Customized Protocols

    SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 2. 18 Selecting Multiple Channels 2.3.2 Editing the Connected IP cameras and Configuring Customized Protocols After the adding the IP cameras, the camera information is displayed. This can be edited. Steps: 1. Click the icon to edit the parameters;...
  • Page 30 SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 2. 20 Camera Network Configuration 2. You can edit the network information and the password of the camera. Figure 2. 21 Camera Password Configuration 3. Click Apply to save the settings and OK to exit the screen.
  • Page 31 SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 2. 22 Protocol Management Screen 2. There are 16 customized protocols provided in the NVR, you can edit the protocol name; and select to enable the sub-stream. Before customizing the protocol for the network camera, you have to contact the manufacturer of the network camera to consult the URL (uniform resource locator) for getting main stream and sub-stream.

  • Page 32: Editing Ip Cameras Connected To The Poe Interfaces

    SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 2. 23 Protocol Setting 5. Select 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.
  • Page 33 SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual Network Configuration screen, see Chapter 9.1 Configuring General Settings for detailed information. Figure 2. 25 Edit IP Camera Screen - Plug-and-Play • Manual: You can disable the PoE interface by selecting the manual. Figure 2. 26 Edit IP Camera Screen - Manual...

  • Page 34: Chapter 3 Live View

    SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 3 Live View...

  • Page 35: Introduction Of Live View

    SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual 3.1 Introduction of Live View Live view shows you the live video feed from the camera. The NVR automatically enters Live 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, displaying the status of the channel.

  • Page 36: Operations In Live View Mode

    SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual 3.2 Operations in Live View Mode In live view mode, there are many functions. The functions are listed below. • Single Screen: displays one screen on the monitor. • Multi-screen: displays multiple screens on the monitor simultaneously.

  • Page 37: Quick Setting Toolbar In Live View Mode

    SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual 3.2.2 Quick Setting Toolbar in Live View Mode On the screen of each channel, there is a quick setting toolbar which is displayed when you singly click the mouse on the screen. Figure 3. 10 Quick Setting Toolbar Table 3.
  • Page 38 SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 3. 12 Image Settings- Customize Live View Strategy to configure the stream: Real-time, Balanced, Fluency. Figure 3. 13 Live View Strategy...

  • Page 39: Adjusting Live View Settings

    SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual 3.3 Adjusting Live View Settings Live View settings can be configured to suit the end user. You can configure the output interface, dwell time for cameras, on/off audio, the screen number for each channel, etc.
  • Page 40 SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual You can click button to start live view for all the channels and click to stop all the live view (covert). Click the Apply button to save the setting.

  • Page 41: User Logout

    SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual 3.4 User Logout After logging out, the monitor turns to the live view mode, you will need to enter the user name and password to log in again. Steps: 1. Enter the Shutdown menu.

  • Page 42: Chapter 4 Ptz Controls

    SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 4 PTZ Controls...

  • Page 43: Configuring Ptz Settings

    SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual 4.1 Configuring PTZ Settings 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 screen.

  • Page 44: Setting Ptz Presets, Patrols & Patterns

    SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual 4.2 Setting PTZ Presets, Patrols & Patterns 4.2.1 Customizing Presets Follow the steps to set the Preset location that you want the PTZ camera to goto when an event takes place. Steps: 1. Enter the PTZ Control screen.

  • Page 45: Customizing Patrols

    SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 4. 4 PTZ- Call Preset 3. Select the preset number. Call preset in live view mode: Steps: 1. Press the PTZ button on the front panel or click the PTZ Control icon in the quick setting bar to enter the PTZ setting menu in live view mode.
  • Page 46 SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual 3. Select the under Patrol option box to add the presets. Figure 4. 6 PTZ- Add Key Point 4. Configure preset settings: duration & speed. Figure 4. 7 Key Point Configuration 5. Click OK to save the preset to the patrol.

  • Page 47: Calling Patrols

    SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 4. 8 Key Points Deletion 4.2.4 Calling Patrols Calling a patrol makes the PTZ camera move as per programmed patrol. Calling patrol in the PTZ setting screen: Steps: 1. In the PTZ setting screen.

  • Page 48: Customizing Patterns

    SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 4. 9 PTZ Toolbar- Patrol 4.2.5 Customizing Patterns Patterns can be saved by recording the movement of the PTZ. You can call the pattern to repeat this recording. Steps: 1. Enter the PTZ Control screen.

  • Page 49: Calling Patterns

    SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual 4.2.6 Calling Patterns Calling pattern in the PTZ setting screen Steps: 1. Enter the PTZ Control screen. Menu>Camera>PTZ>More Settings 2. Select the pattern number. 3. Click , then the PTZ moves according to the pattern.

  • Page 50: Ptz Control Toolbar

    SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual 4.3 PTZ Control Toolbar In the Live View, you can press the PTZ Control button on the front panel or on the remote control, select the PTZ Control icon to enter the PTZ toolbar.

  • Page 51: Chapter 5 Record Settings

    SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 5 Record Settings...

  • Page 52: Configuring Recording Parameters

    SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual 5.1 Configuring Recording Parameters: By configuring the recording parameters you can define the parameters which affect the image quality, such as the transmission stream type, the resolution, etc. 1. Enter the Record settings menu to configure the recording parameters: Menu>Record>...
  • Page 53 SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 5. 10 Sub-stream Parameters Configure the parameters of the camera. Click Apply to save the settings. 4. Configure the overwrite mode of the HDD (Menu>Record>Advanced). Check checkbox to enable the overwrite mode, the record files will be overwritten when the HDD becomes full. If this is not selected, recording will stop when the HDD is full.

  • Page 54: Configuring Record Schedule

    SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual 5.2 Configuring Record Schedule To set the record schedule. Steps: 1. Enter the Record Schedule screen. Menu>Record>Schedule 2. Configure Record Schedule Select Record Schedule. Figure 5. 12 Record Schedule Select the camera you want to configure.
  • Page 55 SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 5. 14 Edit Schedule III. To configure other schedule, leave the All Day checkbox blank and set the Start/End times. Up to 8 time periods can be configured per day. Time periods cannot be overlapped with each other.
  • Page 56 SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual Click the Apply button to save the settings. The settings can also be copied to other channels, click Copy, and then select the channels you want to copy to. Figure 5. 18 Copy Schedule to Other Channels...

  • Page 57: Configuring Motion Detection Record

    SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual 5.3 Configuring Motion Detection Record Follow the steps to set the motion detection recording. 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 channels to start recording, trigger full screen monitoring, audio warning, notify the surveillance center, etc.
  • Page 58 SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 5. 21 Motion Detection Setting Select the channels in which you want the motion detection event to trigger recording. Click Apply to save the settings. Click OK to revert back to the upper level menu.

  • Page 59: Configuring Alarm Triggered Record

    SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual 5.4 Configuring Alarm Triggered Record Follow the procedure to configure alarm input recording. Steps: 1. Enter the Alarm setting menu. Menu> Configuration> Alarm Figure 5. 22 Alarm Settings 2. Click the Alarm Input tab.
  • Page 60 SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 5. 24 Alarm Settings 5) Select the cameras you would like to record if the input is triggered. 6) Check the checkbox to select channel. 7) Click Apply to save settings. 8) Click OK to return to the previous menu.

  • Page 61: Manual Record

    SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual 5.5 Manual Record Follow the steps to set the parameters for manual record. The manual recording takes priority over the scheduled recording. Steps: 1. Enter the Manual settings screen. Menu> Manual Or press the REC button on the remote control.

  • Page 62: Configuring Holiday Record

    SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual 5.6 Configuring Holiday Record Follow the steps to configure the record schedule on holidays. You may want to have a different configuration for holidays. Steps: 1. Enter the Record setting screen. Menu>Record> Holiday Figure 5. 27 Holiday Settings 2.

  • Page 63: Configuring Redundant Recording

    SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual 5.7 Configuring Redundant Recording Enabling redundant recording, this is saving recorded files on the redundant HDD. Steps: 1. Enter HDD Information screen. Menu> HDD Figure 5. 29 HDD General 2. Select the HDD and click to enter the Local HDD Settings screen.
  • Page 64 SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual Repeat the above steps for configuring other cameras.

  • Page 65: Configuring Hdd Group For Recording

    SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual 5.8 Configuring HDD Group for Recording You can group the HDDs and save the record files in a certain HDD group. Steps: 1. Enter HDD setting screen. Menu>HDD Figure 5. 32 HDD General 2. Select Advanced on the left bar.
  • Page 66 SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual 3) Check the channels you want to save in this group. 4) Click Apply to save settings. After configuring the HDD groups, you can configure the recording settings following the procedure provided in Chapter 5.2-5.7.

  • Page 67: Files Protection

    SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual 5.9 Files Protection 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: 1. Enter Playback setting screen.
  • Page 68 SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 5. 37 HDD General 2. Click to edit the HDD you want to protect. Figure 5. 38 HDD General- Editing 3. Set the HDD property to Read-only. 4. Click OK to save settings and revert back to the upper level menu.

  • Page 69: Chapter 6 Playback

    SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 6 Playback...

  • Page 70: Playing Back Record Files

    SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual 6.1 Playing Back Record Files 6.1.1 Playing Back by Channel To play back the recorded video files of a specific channel in the live view mode.  OPTION 1: Select a channel in live view mode using the mouse and click the button in the quick setting toolbar.
  • Page 71 SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6. 2 Playback Screen Click the channel(s) to execute simultaneous playback of multiple channels. Figure 6. 3 Playback Toolbar indicates the start/end time of the record. Table 6. 1 Playback Toolbar Button Operation...

  • Page 72: Playing Back By Time

    SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual 6.1.2 Playing Back by Time To select a specified time duration. Multi-channel simultaneous playback is supported. Steps: 1. Enter playback screen. Menu>Playback 2. Check the channel(s) from the channel list and then to select a date on the calendar.

  • Page 73: Playing Back By Event Search

    SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual indicates the start/end time of the record. Table 6. 2 Playback-by-time Icons Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Mute/Audio Start/Stop customized clipping default tag Digital Smart Pause/Play management Zoom Search reverse Pause/Play...
  • Page 74 SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6. 7 Alarm Input Search Screen Figure 6. 8 Motion Search Screen 4. Click Search button to get the search results.
  • Page 75 SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6. 9 Search Results Bar (Alarm In and Motion) 5. Click to play back the file.  Pre-play and post-play can be configured.  If the event is set to trigger recording of multiple channels, clicking the will pop up the Synch Playback screen.

  • Page 76: Playing Back By Tag

    SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6. 11 Event Playback Toolbar Table 6. 3 Detailed Explanation of Playback-by-event Toolbar Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Mute/Audio Start/Stop customized clipping default tag Digital Pause/Play Pause/Play management Zoom reverse...
  • Page 77 SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual Click button to add default tag. Click button to add customized tag name. Max. 64 tags can be added to a single video file. 2. Tag management. Click button to check, edit and delete tag(s).
  • Page 78 SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual Pre-play and post-play can be configured. Figure 6. 15 Tag Playback Figure 6. 16 Tag Playback Toolbar Table 6. 4 Tag Playback Toolbar Icons Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Mute/Audio Start/Stop...

  • Page 79: Playing Back By System Logs

    SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual 6.1.5 Playing Back by System Logs Steps: 1. Enter Log Information screen. Menu>Maintenance>Log Information 2. Click Log Search tab to enter Playback by System Logs. Set search time and type and click Search button.

  • Page 80: Playing Back External File

    SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6. 19 Log Playback 6.1.6 Playing Back External File (Connected USB Drive) Steps: 1. Enter Playback. Menu>Playback 2. Select External File in the drop-down list on the top-left side. The files are listed in the right-side.

  • Page 81: Auxiliary Functions Of Playback

    SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual 6.2 Auxiliary Functions of Playback 6.2.1 Playing Back Frame by Frame Steps: Go to Playback. In Playback, click to slow down the playback. Clicking again will reverse playback. 6.2.2 Smart Search In order to find motion detection events fast in playback, Smart Search allows to analyze a certain area (scene) dynamically, and get all of the related motion detection events that occurred the schedule area.
  • Page 82 SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6. 22 Playback by Time 2. Click the on the playback control toolbar to enter Smart Search mode. 3. Click and drag the mouse to draw the area(s). You can click button to set the full screen as target searching area.
  • Page 83 SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6. 24 Smart Search Result Figure 6. 25 Smart Search Playback Toolbar indicates the start/end time of the record. Table 6. 5 Smart Search Playback Toolbar Icons Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation...

  • Page 84: Digital Zoom

    SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual 6.2.3 Digital Zoom Steps: 1. In playback click the button to enter Digital Zoom screen. 2. Use the mouse to draw a red rectangle and the image will be enlarged. Figure 6. 26 Draw Area for Digital Zoom 3.
  • Page 85 SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual 3. Click to play back in reverse.

  • Page 86: Chapter 7 Backup

    SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 7 Backup...

  • Page 87: Backing Up Record Files

    SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual 7.1 Backing up Record Files 7.1.1 Backing up by Normal Video Search Recorded files can be backup to various devices, such as USB devices (USB flash drives, USB HDDs, USB writer). Backup using USB flash drives and USB HDDs Steps: 1.
  • Page 88 SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual • Reconnect device.  USB flash drives and USB HDDs Click New Folder button if you want to create a new folder in the backup device. Select a record file or folder in the backup device and click button if you want to delete it.

  • Page 89: Backing Up By Event Search

    SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 7. 5 Export Selection Remain in the Exporting screen until all record files are exported with pop-up message box “Export finished”. Figure 7. 6 Export Finished 6. Check backup result. Select the record file in Export screen and click button to check it.
  • Page 90 SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual Event types can be Alarm Input or Motion, (alarm input as an example). 2) Select the alarm input No. and time. Figure 7. 8 Backup Event Search 2. Click Search button to enter the Search Result screen.
  • Page 91 SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual • Click the Refresh button. • Reconnect device. • Check for compatibility from vendor. Figure 7. 11 Event Export Using USB Flash Drive 5. Select the backup device from the drop-down list, click the button Export. And then select to export the video and log files or the player to the backup device.

  • Page 92: Backing Up Video Clips

    SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 7. 13 Event Export Check Result Using USB Flash Drive 7.1.3 Backing up Video Clips Steps: 1. Enter Playback screen. Please refer to Chapter 6.1 Playing Back Record Files. Figure 7. 14 Playback by Time 2.
  • Page 93 SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 7. 15 Attention to Video Clip Saving 5. Click the Export button to enter the backup device management screen. If the inserted USB device is not recognized: • Click the Refresh button. •...

  • Page 94: Managing Backup Devices

    SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 7. 18 Export Finished 7. Check backup result. Figure 7. 19 Video Clips Export Result Check Using USB Flash Drive 7.2 Managing Backup Devices Steps: 1. Enter Search Result screen of record files.
  • Page 95 SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual Select a file. Figure 7. 21 Backup Normal Video Search Results 3. Backup device management. If the inserted backup device is not recognized: • Click the Refresh button. • Reconnect device.  USB flash drives and USB HDDs Click New Folder button if you want to create a new folder in the backup device.

  • Page 96: Chapter 8 Alarm Settings

    SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 8 Alarm Settings...

  • Page 97: Setting Motion Detection Alarm

    SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual 8.1 Setting Motion Detection Alarm Steps: 1. Enter Motion Detection screen. Menu> Camera> Motion Figure 8. 1 Motion Detection Setup Screen 2. Set up the detection area and sensitivity. Check “Enable Motion Detection”, use the mouse to draw detection area(s) and drag the sensitivity bar to set the sensitivity.
  • Page 98 SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 8. 3 Set Arming Schedule for Motion Detection 5. Click the Linkage Action tab to set up alarm response actions of motion alarm (please refer to Chapter Setting Alarm Response Actions). Repeat the above steps to set up arming schedule of other days of the week. You can also use Copy button to copy an arming schedule to other days.

  • Page 99: Setting Sensor Alarms

    SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual 8.2 Setting Sensor Alarms Steps: 1. Enter Alarm Settings in System Configuration and select an alarm input. Menu> Configuration> Alarm Select Alarm Input tab to enter Alarm Input Settings screen. Figure 8. 4 System Configuration Alarm Status Screen 2.
  • Page 100 SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 8. 6 Alarm Input Set Arming Schedule...

  • Page 101: Detecting Video Loss Alarm

    SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual 8.3 Detecting Video Loss Alarm Steps: 1. Enter Video Loss page in Camera Management and select a channel you want to detect. Menu> Camera> Video Loss Figure 8. 7 Video Loss Setup Screen 2. Set up handling method for video loss.
  • Page 102 SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual Repeat the above steps to set up arming schedule of other days of the week. You can also use the Copy button to copy an arming schedule to other days. 5. Click the OK button to complete the video loss settings of the channel.

  • Page 103: Detecting Video Tampering Alarm

    SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual 8.4 Detecting Video Tampering Alarm Steps: 1. Enter Video Tampering page in Camera Management and select a channel you want to detect video tampering. Menu> Camera> Video Tampering Figure 8. 9 Video Tampering Setup Screen 2.
  • Page 104 SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 8. 11 Set Arming Schedule for Video Tampering 4. Select Linkage Action tab to set up alarm response actions for video tampering alarm (please refer to Chapter Setting Alarm Response Actions). Repeat the above steps to set up arming schedule of other days of the week. You can also use Copy button to copy an arming schedule to other days.

  • Page 105: Handling Exceptions Alarm

    SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual 8.5 Handling Exceptions Alarm Exception refers to: • HDD Full: The HDD is full. • HDD Error: Writing HDD error or unformatted HDD. • Network Disconnected: Disconnected network cable. • IP Conflicted: Duplicated IP address.

  • Page 106: Setting Alarm Response Actions

    SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual 8.6 Setting Alarm Response Actions Alarm response actions will activate when an alarm or exception occurs, these include Full Screen Monitoring, Audible Warning (buzzer), Notify Surveillance Center, Trigger Alarm Output and Send Email. Full Screen Monitoring When an alarm is triggered, the local monitor (VGA or HDMI monitor) display the alarm camera in full screen.
  • Page 107 SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 8. 14 Set Arming Schedule for Alarm Output 3. Repeat the above steps to set up arming schedule of other days of the week. You can also use the Copy button to copy an arming schedule to other days.

  • Page 108: Triggering Or Clearing Alarm Output Manually

    SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual 8.7 Triggering or Clearing Alarm Output Manually Steps: Select the alarm output you want to trigger or clear and make related operations. Menu> Manual> Alarm Click Trigger/Clear button if you want to trigger or clear an alarm output.

  • Page 109: Chapter 9 Network Settings

    SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 9 Network Settings...

  • Page 110: Configuring General Settings

    SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual 9.1 Configuring General Settings Network settings must be configured before you operate NVR over network. Steps: 1. Enter the Network Settings screen. Menu >Configuration>Network 2. Select the General tab. H20NVR4, H20NVR8, H20NVR16 Figure 9. 1 Network Settings Screen 3.

  • Page 111: Configuring Advanced Settings

    SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual 9.2 Configuring Advanced Settings 9.2.1 Configuring PPPoE Settings Your NVR also allows access by Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE). Steps: 1. Enter the Network Settings screen. Menu >Configuration> Network 2. Select the PPPoE tab to enter the PPPoE Settings screen, as shown in Figure 9. 2.
  • Page 112 SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 9. 3 DDNS Settings Screen 3. Check the DDNS checkbox to enable this feature. 4. Select DDNS Type. Five different DDNS types are selectable: IPServer, DynDNS, PeanutHull, NO-IP and HiDDNS. • IPServer: Enter Server Address for IPServer.
  • Page 113 SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual 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 Screen •...
  • Page 114 Chapter 9.2.10 for the mapped HTTP port No. • Task 2: Access the devices via SmartWatch® System Manager (SMM) In the Add Device window, select HiDDNS and then edit the device information. Nickname: Edit a name for the device as you want.

  • Page 115: Configuring Ntp Server

    SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual the HiDDNS server you created. User Name: Enter the user name of the device. By default it is admin. Password: Enter the password of the device. By default it is 12345. Figure 9. 11 Access Device via SMM 5.

  • Page 116: Configuring Snmp

    SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual in a more customized network, NTP software can be used to establish a NTP server used for time synchronization. 9.2.4 Configuring SNMP You can use SNMP protocol to get device status and parameters related information.

  • Page 117: Configuring Multicast

    SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 9. 14 More Settings Screen 3. Enter Alarm Host IP and Alarm Host Port in the text fields. The Alarm Host IP refers to the IP address of the remote PC on which the Network Video Surveillance Software (e.g., SMM) is installed, and the Alarm Host Port must be the same as the alarm monitoring port...

  • Page 118: Configuring Rtsp

    SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual 9.2.7 Configuring RTSP The RTSP (Real Time Streaming Protocol) is a network control protocol designed for use in entertainment and communications systems to control streaming media servers. Steps: 1. Enter the Network Settings menu Menu >Configuration>...

  • Page 119: Configuring Email

    SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual Example: If you set the port number as 443 and the IP address is 192.0.0.64, you may access the device by inputting https://192.0.0.64:443 via the web browser. Steps: 1. Enter the Network Settings screen.

  • Page 120: Configuring Upnp

    SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual User Name: The user account of sender’s Email for SMTP server authentication. Password: The password of sender’s Email for SMTP server authentication. SMTP Server: The SMTP Server IP address or host name (e.g., smtp.263xmail.com).
  • Page 121 SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual 4. Select the Mapping Type as Manual or Auto in the drop-down list. Option 1: Auto If you select Auto, the Port Mapping items are read-only, and the external ports are set by the router automatically.

  • Page 122: Configuring High-Speed Download

    SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 9. 24 UPnP™ Settings Finished-Manual 9.2.12 Configuring High-speed Download You can enable the High-speed Download function to widen the outgoing bandwidth of the device. In this way you can speed up the download of record files through IE browser or CMS software.

  • Page 123: Checking Network Traffic

    SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual 9.3 Checking Network Traffic 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 screen. Menu >Maintenance>Net Detect Figure 9.

  • Page 124: Configuring Network Detection

    SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual 9.4 Configuring Network Detection 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: 1. Enter the Network Traffic screen.

  • Page 125: Checking The Network Status

    SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual 4. Click Export to start exporting. 5. After the exporting is complete, click OK to finish the packet export, as shown in Figure 9. 30. Figure 9. 30 Packet Export Up to 1M data can be exported each time.

  • Page 126: Checking Network Statistics

    SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 9. 32 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 screen of the network parameters.

  • Page 127: Chapter 10 Hdd Management

    SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 10 HDD Management...

  • Page 128: Initializing Hdds

    SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual 10.1 Initializing HDDs A newly installed hard disk drive (HDD) must be initialized before it can be used with the NVR. A message box pops up when the NVR starts up if there exits any uninitialized HDD.
  • Page 129 SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 10. 3 Confirm Initialization 4. Select the OK button to start initialization. Figure 10. 4 Formatting Status changes 5. After the HDD has been initialized, the status of the HDD will change from Uninitialized to Normal.

  • Page 130: Managing Network Hdd

    SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual 10.2 Managing Network HDD You can add the allocated NAS or disk of IP SAN to NVR, and use it as network HDD. Steps: 1. Enter the HDD Information screen. Menu > HDD>General 2. Click the Add button to enter the Add NetHDD screen, as shown in Figure 10. 6.
  • Page 131 SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual • Add IP SAN: 1) Enter the NetHDD IP address in the text field. 2) Click the Search button to search the available IP SAN disks. 3) Select the IP SAN disk from the list shown below.

  • Page 132: Managing Hdd Group

    SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual 10.3 Managing HDD Group 10.3.1 Setting HDD Groups 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 screen.

  • Page 133: Setting Hdd Property

    SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual 7. Select the Group number for the current HDD. The default group No. for each HDD is 1. 8. Click the OK button to confirm the settings. Figure 10. 13 Confirm HDD Group Settings 9.
  • Page 134 SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual At least 2 hard disks must be installed on your NVR when you want to set a HDD to Redundancy, and there is one HDD with R/W property.

  • Page 135: Configuring Quota Mode

    SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual 10.4 Configuring Quota Mode Each camera can be configured with allocated quota for the storage of recorded files. Steps: 1. Enter the Storage Mode screen. Menu > HDD > Advanced 2. Set the Mode to Quota, as shown in Figure 10. 15.
  • Page 136 SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 10. 17 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.

  • Page 137: Checking Hdd Status

    SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual 10.5 Checking HDD Status 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 Screen Steps: 1.

  • Page 138: Hdd Detection

    SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual 10.6 HDD Detection 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.
  • Page 139 SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 10. 21 Bad Sector Detection And you can click Error info button to see the detailed damage information And you can also pause/resume or cancel the detection.

  • Page 140: Configuring Hdd Error Alarms

    SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual 10.7 Configuring HDD Error Alarms You can configure the HDD error alarms when the HDD status is Uninitialized or Abnormal. Steps: 1. Enter the Exception screen. Menu > Configuration > Exceptions 2. Select the Exception Type to HDD Error from the dropdown list.

  • Page 141: Chapter 11 Camera Settings

    SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 11 Camera Settings...

  • Page 142: Configuring Osd Settings

    SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual 11.1 Configuring OSD Settings You can configure the OSD (On-screen Display) settings for the camera, including date /time, camera name, etc. Steps: 1. Enter the OSD Configuration screen. Menu > Camera > OSD 2. Select the camera to configure OSD settings.

  • Page 143: Configuring Privacy Mask

    SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual 11.2 Configuring Privacy Mask You can configure 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. Steps: 1. Enter the Privacy Mask Settings screen.

  • Page 144: Configuring Video Parameters

    SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual 11.3 Configuring Video Parameters Steps: 1. Enter the Image Settings screen. Menu > Camera >Image Figure 11. 4 Image Settings Screen 2. Select the camera to set image parameters. 3. You can click on the arrow to change the value of each parameter.

  • Page 145: Chapter 12 Nvr Management And Maintenance

    SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 12 NVR Management and Maintenance...

  • Page 146: Viewing System Information

    SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual 12.1 Viewing System Information 12.1.1 Viewing Device Information Steps: 1. Enter the System Information screen. 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.

  • Page 147: Viewing Alarm Information

    SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 12. 3 Record Information Screen 12.1.4 Viewing Alarm Information Steps: 1. Enter the System Information screen. Menu >Maintenance>System Info 2. Click the Alarm tab to enter the Alarm Information menu to view the alarm information, as shown in Figure 12.

  • Page 148: Viewing Hdd Information

    SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 12. 5 Network Information Screen 12.1.6 Viewing HDD Information Steps: 1. Enter the System Information screen. Menu >Maintenance>System Info 2. Click the HDD tab to enter the HDD Information menu to view the HDD status, free space, property, etc..
  • Page 149 SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 12. 7 Log Search Screen 2. Set the log search conditions to refine your search, including the Start Time, End Time, Major Type and Minor Type. 3. Click the Search button to start search log files.
  • Page 150 SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 12. 9 Log Details 5. You can export the log files to the backup device if needed. 1) Enter the Export screen. Option 1: Export all logs you searched out Search the log files, and then click Export on the Log Search screen to enter the Export screen. All the logs you searched out will be exported to the backup device.
  • Page 151 SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 12. 12 Log Export Finished 4) The exported log files will be displayed on a list. Click the icon , and you can delete the selected log file from the backup device. Figure 12. 13 Log Export Result ...

  • Page 152: Importing/Exporting Configuration Files

    SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual 12.3 Importing/Exporting Configuration Files 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.

  • Page 153: Upgrading System

    SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual 12.4 Upgrading System 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.

  • Page 154: Restoring Default Settings

    SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual 12.5 Restoring Default Settings Steps: 1. Enter the Default screen. Menu > Maintenance > Default Figure 12. 17 Restore Factory Default 2. Click the OK button to restore the default settings. Except the network parameters (including IP address, subnet mask, gateway, MTU, default route and...

  • Page 155: Chapter 13 Others

    SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 13 Others...

  • Page 156: Configuring General Settings

    SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual 13.1 Configuring General Settings You can configure the output resolution, system time, mouse pointer speed through the Menu > Configuration > General screen. Steps: 1. Enter the General Settings screen. Menu > Configuration > General 2.

  • Page 157: Configuring Dst Settings

    SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual 13.2 Configuring DST Settings Steps: 1. Enter the General Settings screen. Menu >Configuration>General 2. Choose DST Settings tab. Figure 13. 2 DST Settings Screen You can check the checkbox before the Auto DST Adjustment item.

  • Page 158: Configuring More Settings For Device Parameters

    SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual 13.3 Configuring More Settings for Device Parameters Steps: 1. Enter the General Settings screen. Menu >Configuration>General 2. Click the More Settings tab to enter the More Settings screen, as shown in Figure 13. 3 Figure 13.

  • Page 159: Managing User Accounts

    SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual 13.4 Managing User Accounts 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.
  • Page 160 SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual Level: Set the user level to Operator or Guest. Different user levels have different operating permission. • Operator: The Operator user level has permission of Two-way Audio in Remote Configuration and all operating permission in Camera Configuration.

  • Page 161: Deleting A User

    SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual • Remote Serial Port Control: Configuring settings for RS-232 and RS-485 ports. • Remote Video Output Control: Sending remote button control signal. • Two-Way Audio: Realizing two-way radio between the remote client and the NVR.
  • Page 162 SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual 3. Click the icon to enter the Edit User screen, as shown in Figure 13. 9. The admin user can also be edited. Guest and Operator Admin Figure 13. 9 Edit User Screen 4. Edit the user information, including user name, password, level and MAC address.

  • Page 163: Logging Out / Shutting Down / Rebooting Device

    SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual 13.5 Logging out / Shutting down / Rebooting Device Steps: 1. Enter the Shutdown screen. Menu > Shutdown Figure 13. 10 Shutdown Menu 2. Click the Logout button to log out, or Click the Shutdown button to shut down the device, or Click the Reboot button to reboot the device.

  • Page 164: Appendix

    SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual Appendix...

  • Page 165: Glossary

    SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual 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.

  • Page 166: List Of Compatible Ip Cameras

    SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual 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.
  • Page 167 SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual IPC Manufacturer or Max. Model Version Sub-stream Audio Protocol Resolution × √ VB-M7000F Ver.+1.0.0 1280×960 √ √ DS-2CD883F-E V4.1.0 build 130111 2560×1920 √ √ DS-2CD783F-E(I) V4.1.0 build 130111 2560×1920 √ √ DS-2CD8283F-E(I) V4.1.0 build 130111 2560×1920...
  • Page 168 SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual IPC Manufacturer or Max. Model Version Sub-stream Audio Protocol Resolution √ √ DS-2CD863PF/NF-E V4.1.0 build 130111 1280×960 √ √ DS-2CD864FWD-E V4.1.0 build 130111 1280×720 √ √ DS-2CD763PF/NF-E V4.1.0 build 130111 1280×960 √ √ DS-2CD763PF/NF-EI V4.1.0 build 130111...
  • Page 169 SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual IPC Manufacturer or Max. Model Version Sub-stream Audio Protocol Resolution DS-2CD977(B) V3.1 build 120423 1920×1080 × × DS-2CD977(C) DS-2CD986A(B) V3.1.0 build120423 2448×2048 × × DS-2CD986A(C) V3.1.0 build120423 2448×2048 × × DS-2CD986C(B) V2.3.6 build 120401 2560×1920...
  • Page 170 SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual IPC Manufacturer or Max. Model Version Sub-stream Audio Protocol Resolution DS-6604HFI WV-SW152(ONVIF Application:1.66 √ × 800×600 Image data:1.05 compatibility) WV-SC386(ONVIF Application:1.66 √ √ 1280×960 Image data:1.05 compatibility) WV-SW155(ONVIF Application:1.66 √ × 1280×960 Image data:1.05...
  • Page 171 SmartWatch® Network Video Recorder User Manual IPC Manufacturer or Max. Model Version Sub-stream Audio Protocol Resolution × × VCC-HD2300P 2.03-02(110318-00) 1920×1080 × √ SANYO VCC-HD2500P 2.02-02(110208-00) 1920×1080 × √ VCC-HD4600P 2.03-02(110315-00) 1920×1080 × × SNC-CH220 1.50.00 1920×1080 SNC-RH124(ONVIF √ √...
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