Table of Contents FEATURES AND SPECIFICATIONS ............1 Overview ........................... 1 Features ............................ 1 Specifications ........................... 2 1.3.1 HCVR82XXA-S3 Series ..................... 2 1.3.2 HCVR84XXL-S3 Series ..................... 4 1.3.3 HCVR88XXS-S3 Series ..................... 7 1.3.4 HCVR88XXS-URH-S3 Series ................... 9 OVERVIEW AND CONTROLS ............... 12 Front Panel ..........................
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INSTALLATION AND CONNECTIONS ..........24 Check Unpacked DVR ......................24 About Front Panel and Rear Panel ..................24 HDD Installation ........................24 3.3.1 HDD Calculation ....................... 24 3.3.2 HDD Installation ........................ 25 3.3.3 Rack Installation ........................ 28 Connecting Power Supply ....................29 Connecting Video Input and Output Devices ..............
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APPENDIX B COMPATIBLE BACKUP DEVICES ........349 Appendix B-1 Compatible USB list ....................349 Appendix B-2 Compatible SD Card list ..................350 Appendix B-3 Compatible Portable HDD list ................350 Appendix B-4 Compatible USB DVD List ................... 350 Appendix B-5 Compatible SATA DVD List .................. 350 Appendix B-6 Compatible SATA HDD List .................
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Welcome Thank you for purchasing our HDCVI DVR! This user’s manual is designed to be a reference tool for the installation and operation of your system. Here you can find information about this series standalone DVR features and functions, as well as a detailed menu tree.
Important Safeguards and Warnings 1.Electrical safety All installation and operation here should conform to your local electrical safety codes. The product must be grounded to reduce the risk of electric shock. We assume no liability or responsibility for all the fires or electrical shock caused by improper handling or installation.
FEATURES AND SPECIFICATIONS 1.1 Overview This standalone series DVR is an excellent digital monitor product designed for security field. It adopts embedded Linux OS to maintain reliable operation. Popular H.264 compression algorithm and G.711 audio compression technology realize high quality, low bit stream. Unique frame by frame play function is suitable for detailed analysis.
Support time title overlay so that you can view event accurate occurred time Support customized zoom function during the preview. Network operation Support network remote real-time monitor, remote record search and remote PTZ control. Alarm activation function Several relay alarm outputs to realize alarm activation and on-site light control. The alarm input port and output has the protection circuit to guarantee device safety.
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Parameters HCVR8204A-S3 HCVR8208A -S3 HCVR8216A -S3 For 1080P: default setup is 4Mbps,max supports 8Mbps. Bit Stream Type Video stream/composite stream Dual-Stream Support Audio Encode G.711A/G.711U/PCM Parameters Standard Audio Sampling 8KHz,16Bit Rate Audio Bit Rate 64Kbps Video Port Analog Video 4-ch port 8-ch 16-ch...
Parameters HCVR8204A-S3 HCVR8208A -S3 HCVR8216A -S3 Audio Port External Audio 4-chanel RCA port Input Coaxial Audio 4-channel 8-channel 16-channel Input Audio Output 1-channel RCA port. Output port reuses the bidirectional talk output port. Bidirectional One independent audio talk input port. Talk Input Output port (RCA) reuses the audio output port.
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Parameters HCVR8404L-S3 HCVR8408L -S3 HCVR8416L -S3 Parameters Standard Encode 1080P/720P/960H/D1/HD1/2CIF/CIF Resolution Video Frame PAL:1/16~25f/s;NTSC:1/16~30f/s Rate Video Frame 32Kbps-8192Kbps, Rate For 720P: default setup is 2Mbps,max supports 4Mbps. For 1080P: default setup is 4Mbps,max supports 8Mbps. Bit Stream Type Video stream/composite stream Dual-Stream Support Audio...
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Parameters HCVR8404L-S3 HCVR8408L -S3 HCVR8416L -S3 Video Output 1-channel VGA output, 2-channel HDMI output, 1-channel VIDEO OUT, VGA and HDMI1 output of the same video source; VGA and HDMI2 output of different video sources; VIDEO OUT supports multiple-window analog channel output. HDMI1 supports 4K output, HDMI2 supports 1080P output.
Parameters HCVR8404L-S3 HCVR8408L -S3 HCVR8416L -S3 Mode 1.3.3 HCVR88XXS-S3 Series Parameters HCVR8804S-S3 HCVR8808S -S3 HCVR8816S-S3 System Main Processor Industrial embedded micro controller Embedded LINUX Video Video Encode H.264H, H.264, H.264B Parameters Standard Encode 1080P/720P/960H/D1/HD1/2CIF/CIF Resolution Video Frame PAL:1/16~25f/s;NTSC:1/16~30f/s Rate Video Frame 32Kbps-8192Kbps,...
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Parameters HCVR8804S-S3 HCVR8808S -S3 HCVR8816S-S3 standard: H.265. Connection total network width: 256Mbps Video Output 1-channel VGA output, 2-channel HDMI output, 1-channel VIDEO OUT, VGA and HDMI1 output of the same video source; VGA and HDMI2 output of different video sources; VIDEO OUT supports multiple-window analog channel output.
Parameters HCVR8804S-S3 HCVR8808S -S3 HCVR8816S-S3 Working -10℃-+55℃ Temperature Working 10%~90% Humidity Dimensions 2U case,440mm(W)×460mm(D)×89mm(H) ≤7.25KG ≤7.30KG ≤7.40KG Weight Installation Desk Mode 1.3.4 HCVR88XXS-URH-S3 Series Parameters HCVR8808S-URH-S3 HCVR8816S-URH-S3 System Main Processor Industrial embedded micro controller Embedded LINUX Video Video Encode H.264H, H.264, H.264B Parameters Standard Encode...
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Parameters HCVR8808S-URH-S3 HCVR8816S-URH-S3 some IP channels. The some IP channels. The connection bandwidth is connection bandwidth is 200Mbps when there all IP 200Mbps when there all IP channels. channels. 1-ch PAL/NTSC, BNC (1.0VP- P, 75Ω) composite video signal Video Output output.
2 Overview and Controls This section provides information about front panel and rear panel. When you install this series DVR for the first time, please refer to this part first. 2.1 Front Panel 2.1.1 HCVR82XXA-S3/ HCVR84XXL-S3/HCVR88XXS-S3 Series For HCVR82XXA-S3, the front panel is shown as below. See Figure 2-1. Figure 2-1 For HCVR84XXL-S3, the front panel is shown as below.
Icon Name Function USB port Connect to peripheral USB storage device, mouse and etc. 2.1.2 HCVR88XXS-URH-S3 Series The front panel is shown as in Figure 2-4. Figure 2-4 Please refer to the following sheet for detailed information. Name Icon Function Alarm indicator light Alarm ...
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Here we use HCVR8216A-S3 as an example. Figure 2-5 Please refer to the following sheet for detailed information. Icon Name Note Connect to analog camera to input video VIDEO IN Video input port signal. Bidirectional talk input port. It is to receive MIC IN Audio input port the analog audio signal output from the...
Icon Name Note 3 groups of alarm output ports. (Group 1 : port NO1 ~ C1,Group NO1~NO3 2:port NO2~C2,Group 3:port NO3~ C3) ).Output alarm signal to the alarm Alarm output port 1~5 device. Please make sure there is power to the external alarm device. C1~C3 ...
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Figure 2-6 The HCVR88XXS-S3 rear panel is shown as below. See Figure 2-7. Here we use HCVR8816S-S3 as an example. Figure 2-7 The HCVR88XXS-URH-S3 rear panel is shown as below. See Figure 2-8. Here we use HCVR8816S-URH-S3 as an example. Figure 2-8 Please refer to the following sheet for detailed information.
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Icon Name Note Bidirectional talk input port. It is to receive MIC IN Audio input port the analog audio signal output from the devices such as microphone, pickup. Output bidirectional talk analog signal to sound box and etc. Bidirectional talk output. Bidirectional talk output ...
Icon Name Note Four-cable full-duplex T+, T-: Send out cable. T+、T-、R+、R- 485 port. R+, R-: Input cable. Control power output of the 6 alarm output channel. When there is an alarm output, close CTRL 12V Control power output the power output. ...
The connection sample is shown as below. See Figure 2-9. The following interface is based on the HCVR8816S-S3 series product. Figure 2-9 2.4 Remote Control The remote control interface is shown as in Figure 2-10. Please note remote control is not our standard accessory and it is not included in the accessory bag.
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Figure 2-10 Serial Number Name Function Power button Click it to boot up or shut down the device. Address Click it to input device number, so that you can control it. Forward Various forward speeds normal speed playback. Slow play Multiple slow play speeds or normal playback.
click this button to realize normal playback. In reverse playback click this button to pause playback. Esc. Go back to previous menu or cancel current operation (close upper interface or control) Record Start or stop record manually In record interface, working with the direction buttons to select the record channel.
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When you have selected one menu item, left click mouse to view menu content. Implement the control operation. Modify checkbox or motion detection status. Click combo box to pop up drop down list In input box, you can select input methods. Left click the corresponding button on the panel you can input numeral/English character (small/capitalized).
Select privacy mask zone. 2.6 Virtual Keyboard & Front Panel 2.6.1 Virtual Keyboard The system supports two input methods: numeral input and English character (small and capitalized) input. Move the cursor to the text column, the text is shown as blue, input button pops up on the right. Click that button to switch between numeral input and English input (capitalized and small), Use >...
3 Installation and Connections Note: All the installation and operations here should conform to your local electric safety rules. 3.1 Check Unpacked DVR When you receive the DVR from the forwarding agent, please check whether there is any visible damage. The protective materials used for the package of the DVR can protect most accidental clashes during transportation.
In the formula: means total number of channels in one DVR Step 4: According to Formula (4) to calculate total capacity (accumulation) that is needed for all channels in DVR during alarm video recording (including motion detection). ×a% ...
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Usually we do not recommend the HDD for the PC. You can refer to the Appendix for recommended HDD brand. Please follow the instructions listed below to install hard disk. 3.3.2.1 The 1U Series The 1U series includes HCR82XXA- -S3. This series DVR has two SATA HDDs.
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cover. bracket. Use four screws to fix HDD. ○ ○ ○ Connect the other end of Connect the power cable Put the cover back and fix the the HDD cable to the to the HDD. screws to secure firmly. mainboard. 3.3.2.3 The general 2U Series The 2U series includes HCVR88XXS-S3.
The removable front panel 2U series includes HCVR88XXS-URH-S3. This series DVR max supports 8 SATA HDDs. Please use HDD of 7200rpm or higher. 1. Turn the key into the hole in the front 2. Open the front panel. panel. 3. Put the HDD to the slot and adjust the 4.
If there are more accessories connected in the rack, please take precaution measures in case the rack power is overload. 3.4 Connecting Power Supply Please check input voltage and device power button match or not. We recommend you use UPS to guarantee steady operation, DVR life span, and other peripheral equipment operation such as cameras.
3.6 Connecting Audio Input & Output, Bidirectional Audio 3.6.1 Audio Input These series products audio input port adopt BNC port. Due to high impedance of audio input, please use active sound pick-up. Audio transmission is similar to video transmission. Try to avoid interference, dry joint, loose contact and it shall be away from high tension current.
4. Please make sure the front-end device has soundly earthed. Improper grounding may result in chip damage. 3.7.1 Alarm Input and Output Details Important Please refer to the specifications for the alarm input and output channel amount. Do not merely count the alarm input and out channel amount according to the ports on the rear panel.
Please parallel connect COM end and GND end of the alarm detector (Provide external power to the alarm detector). Please parallel connect the Ground of the DVR and the ground of the alarm detector. Please connect the NC port of the alarm sensor to the DVR alarm input(ALARM) ...
3ms max Length of close time Longevity Mechanical 50×106 times (3Hz) Electrical 200×103 times (0.5Hz) Temperature -40℃ ~+70℃ 3.8 RS485 When the DVR receives a camera control command, it transmits that command up the coaxial cable to the PTZ device. RS485 is a single-direction protocol; the PTZ device can’t return any data to the unit. To enable the operation, connect the PTZ device to the RS485 (A,B) input on the DVR.
4 Overview of Navigation and Controls 4.1 Initial Settings 4.1.1 Boot up Before the boot up, please make sure: The rated input voltage matches the device power on-off button. Please make sure the power wire connection is OK. Then click the power on-off button. ...
Figure 4-2 4.1.3 Reset Password Once you forgot password, you can answer the security questions you set in chapter 4.1.2 to reset the password. In login interface, click . See Figure 4-3. Figure 4-3 System pops up the following dialogue box, please answer the security questions and then input the new password twice.
Figure 4-4 4.2 Startup Wizard and Login Important From main menu->Setting->System->General, you can enable/disable Startup wizard function. After you successfully set the password, it goes to startup wizard. Click Cancel/Next button, you can see system goes to login interface. Tips Check the box Startup button here, system goes to startup wizard again when it boots up the next time.
Username: 888888. Password: 888888. (administrator, local only) Username: default. Password: default (hidden user). Hidden user “default” is for system interior use only and can not be deleted. When there is no login user, hidden user “default” automatically login. You can set some rights such as monitor for this user so that you can view some channel view without login.
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Time length: It is to pack according to time. The value ranges from 1 to 60 minutes. Default value is 60 minutes. File length: It is to pack according to file length. The default setup is 1024M. The value ranges from 128M to 2048M.
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Interval: It is to set the sync time interval between the DVR and the NTP server. The value ranges from 0 to 65535 minutes. Figure 4-8 4.2.1.3 Holiday Holiday setup interface is shown as in Figure 4-9. Click Add new holiday button, you can input new holiday information.
Figure 4-9 Figure 4-10 4.2.2 Network Tips: From main menu->Setting->Network->TCP/IP, you can also go to the following interface.
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Click Next button, you can go to network interface. See Figure 4-11. Network Mode: Includes multiple access, fault tolerance, and load balancing. Please note the network mode is not for product of single-Ethernet card. Multiple-address mode: eth0 and eth1 operate separately. You can use the services such as HTTP, RTP service via etho0 or the eth1.
1500: Ethernet information packet max value and it is also the default value. It is the typical setup when there is no PPPoE or VPN. It is the default setup of some router, switch or the network adapter. 1492: Recommend value for PPPoE.
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Figure 4-12 Android: Open Google Play app in your smart phone. Search gDMSS Lite or gDMSS Plus, download it and install. iOS: Open App Store app in your smart phone. Search iDMSS Lite or iDMSS Plus, download it and install. Please follow the steps listed below.
Figure 4-13 4.2.4 Registration Note You can only see the registration interface if you have set IP channel (Chapter 4.17.3). The DVR supports ONVIF standard protocol. Tips From the main menu->Setting->Camera->Registration, or on the preview window and then right click mouse and then select Camera Registration, you can go to the following interface.
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This series product supports the IPC from many popular manufactures such as Sony, Hitachi, Axis, Samsung, Dynacolor, Arecont, Onvif and Dahua. System default IP address is 192.168.0.0 if you do not input IP address. System will not add current IP address.
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means connection successful. means connection failed. Figure 4-15 Show filer: It is to filter the searched device. None: it is to display all searched devices. IPC: It is to display all cameras. DVR: It is to display all storage devices such as NVR, DVR. ...
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Figure 4-16 You can check several devices at the same time and then click the edit button .See Figure 4-17. Please check Batch modify button and then input start IP, end IP and default gateway. Click Add button and then click OK, you can add devices to the list, Figure 4-17 ...
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Figure 4-18 Select the directory and then click the OK button. System pops up a dialogue box to remind you successfully exported. Please click OK button to exit. Note The exported file extension name is .CVS. The file information includes IP address, port, remote channel number, manufacturer, user name and password.
Select the import file and then click the OK button. System pops up a dialogue box to remind you successfully exported. Please click OK button to exit. Note: If the imported IP has conflicted with current added device, system pops up a dialogue box to remind you. You have two options: ...
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Figure 4-20 4.2.5.2 Snapshot Here you can set snapshot mode, picture size, quality and frequency. See Figure 4-21. Snapshot mode: There are two modes: timing and trigger. If you set timing mode, you need to set snapshot frequency. If you set trigger snapshot, you need to set snapshot activation operation. ...
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Figure 4-21 4.2.5.3 Overlay Overlay interface is shown as in Figure 4-22. Cover area: Here is for you to set cover area. You can drag you mouse to set proper section size. In one channel video, system max supports 4 zones in one channel. ...
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Figure 4-22 Figure 4-23 4.2.5.4 Video PIP Click Video PIP button, you can go to Figure 4-24. PIP (Picture in picture) is to overlay the video from other channel(s) on current channel. It can realize PIP function during the preview or encode process. It is suitable for the realtime surveillance and record search and playback.
You can set two P1 or one P2. Click Set button, you can use your mouse to set the overlay video to the corresponding position. Drag the mouse to zoom in or zoom out the overlay video. Click Apply to complete the setup. Figure 4-24 Note ...
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Please note you need to go to main menu->Setting->System->General->Holiday to set holiday date first, otherwise, there is no holiday setup item. Channel: Please select the channel number first. You can select “all” if you want to set for the whole channels.
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Figure 4-27 Please highlight icon to select the corresponding function. After completing all the setups please click save button. There are color bars for your reference. Green color stands for regular recording, yellow color stands for motion detection and red color stands for alarm recording. The blue means the MD and alarm record is valid.
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Figure 4-28 Figure 4-29 4.2.6.1 Quick Setup Copy function allows you to copy one channel setup to another. After setting in channel 1, click Copy button, you can go to interface Figure 4-85. You can see current channel name is grey such as channel 1. Now you can select the channel you want to paste such as channel 5/6/7.
Note About redundancy setup: If current channel is not recording, current setup gets activated when the channel begin recording the next time. If current channel is recording now, current setup will get activated right away, the current file will be packet and form a file, then system begins recording as you have just set.
Use mouse middle button to control window split: You can use mouse middle button to switch window split amount. Please note you can not switch position of one analog channel and one digital channel. 4.3.2 Preview Control Preview control interface Move you mouse to the top centre of the video of current channel, you can see system pops up the preview control interface.
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The preview control function has the following features. Support preview playback. In the preview desktop, system can playback previous 5-60 minutes record of current channel. Please go to the Main Menu->General to set instant playback time. Support drag and play function. You can use your mouse to select any playback start time. ...
channels become as 4.3.2.8 Registration (For digital channel only) It is a shortcut menu. Click it to go to the Registration interface to add/delete remote device or view its corresponding information. Please refer to chapter 4.2.4 for detailed information. 4.3.3 Right-Click Menu On the preview interface, right click mouse, you can view menu interface shown as in Figure 4-34.
Figure 4-34 4.3.4 Window Switch System supports 1/4/8/9/16-window (The options here depend on your product channel amount). You can select from the dropdown list. See Figure 4-35.
Figure 4-35 4.3.5 Video Color It is to set analog channel video color. On the preview window, right click mouse and then select Color, you can view the following interface. See Figure 4-36. Please note the following interface may vary due to different camera series.
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Figure 4-36 Please refer to the following sheet for detailed information. Item Note Period There are two periods in one day. You can set different sharpness, brightness, and contrast setup for different periods. Effective Time Check the box here to enable this function and then set period time.
Item Note from 0 to 100. The default value is 50. The larger the number, the higher the contrast is. You can use this function when the whole video bright is OK but the contrast is not proper. Please note the video may become hazy if the value is too low.
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Figure 4-37 Please refer to the following sheet for detailed information. Item Note Video standard Please select according to your actual situation. There are two options:PAL/NTSC. Resolution It is to set video resolution: 720P@25, 720P@30, 1080P@25, 1080P@30. Brightness It is to adjust monitor window bright. The default value is 7. The larger the number, the bright the video is.
Item Note Saturation It is to adjust monitor window saturation. The default value is 7. The larger the number, the strong the color is. This value has no effect on the general brightness of the whole video. The video color may become too strong if the value is too high.
Figure 4-38 4.3.8 Preview and Display It is to display preview video effect including image display mode, OSD and etc. 4.3.8.1 Display Output On the preview interface, right click mouse and then select video output mode, there are two options: full screen (4:3) and original scale 16:9).
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Please note the system needs to reboot to activate new setup. Right now, HDMI2 does not support 3840×2160@25fps、3840×2160@30fps. Preview mode: Please select preview mode from the dropdown list. It includes two options: General: There is no information on the preview window. ...
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Figure 4-41 4.3.8.4 Zero-Channel Encoding From main menu->Setting->System->Display->Zero channel, you can go to the following interface. See Figure 4-42. Here you can enable and set zero-channel encoding function so that you can view several video sources at one channel from WEB. ...
Figure 4-42 4.3.9 Tour Tour function allows you to view multiple-channel video at the specified interval on the preview window. 4.3.9.1 Tour Settings Here you can activate tour function. Click Setup button, you can see an interface shown as in Figure 4-43.
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On the navigation bar, click to enable/disable tour function. Figure 4-43 4.3.9.2 Video Matrix Here you can set matrix video output, tour channel and its interval. You can set VIDEO OUT port tour and its interval See Figure 4-44. ...
Figure 4-46 4.4 Search Human Face (Optional) Note This function is for some series product only. On the preview window, right click mouse and then select face search, or from the main menu, click Face search, you can go to the following interface. See Figure 4-47. Figure 4-47 Please refer to the following sheet for detailed information.
4.5 Fish Eye 4.5.1 Fish Eye De-Warp During Preview Interface On the preview interface, select fisheye channel and then right click mouse, you can select fisheye. Now you can see an interface shown as in Figure 5-58. You can set fisheye installation mode and display mode.
4 de-warp windows+1 panorama stretching 1 360° panorama view+8 de-warp windows 360° panorama original view (Wall mount) Panorama stretching 1 panorama unfolding view+3 de-warp windows 1 panorama unfolding view +4 de warp windows 1 panorama unfolding view +8 de warp windows Figure 4-49 In Figure 4-49, you can adjust the color pane on the left pane or use your mouse to change the position of the small images on the right pane to realize fisheye de-warp.
This function allows you to view the trigger video of the fish eye&PTZ camera. The fish eye is the main camera to view the whole surveillance condition, the PTZ camera works as the slave camera to view the details. On the preview interface, select the corresponding window, right click mouse and then select Smart track, you can see an interface shown as below.
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Data bit: Select data bit. Stop bit: Select stop bit. Parity: There are three choices: none/odd/even. After completed all the setups please click save button. Figure 4-51 For digital channel, the interface is shown as below. See Figure 4-52. Figure 4-52...
4.7.2 PTZ Operation The PTZ setup is shown as in See Figure 4-53. Please note the commend name is grey once device does not support this function. The PTZ operation is only valid in one-window mode. Here you can control PTZ direction, speed, zoom, focus, iris, preset, tour, scan, pattern aux function, light and wiper, rotation and etc.
Figure 4-55 Please refer to the following sheet for detailed information. Please note the above interface may vary due to different protocols. The button is grey and can not be selected once the current function is null. Right click mouse or click the ESC button at the front panel to go back to the Figure 4-53. Icon Function Icon...
Figure 4-56 Mode 2: For all HDCVI cameras. Click , you can view menu operation interface. See Figure 4-57. Click the Enter button; you can see the OSD menu of the HDCVI camera. See Figure 4-56. Use direction buttons to select the parameters and click the “OK”...
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Figure 4-58 Please refer to the following sheet for detailed information. Please note the above interface may vary due to different protocols. The button is grey and can not be selected once the current function is null. Right click mouse or click the ESC button at the front panel to go back to the Figure 4-53. Icon Function Icon...
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Figure 4-60 Tour Setup In Figure 4-59, click tour button. Input tour value and preset No. Click Add preset button to add current preset to the tour. See Figure 4-61. Tips Repeat the above steps to add more presets to the tour. Click Del preset button to remove it from the tour. Please note some protocols do not support delete preset function.
Figure 4-62 Scan Setup In Figure 4-59, click Scan button. See Figure 4-63. Use direction buttons to set camera left limit and then click Left button. Use direction buttons to set camera right limit and then click Right button. Now the scan setup process is complete.
In Figure 4-55, input tour value and then click to call a tour. Click again to stop call. Call Scan In Figure 4-55, input Scan value and then click to call a tour. Click again to stop call. Rotate In Figure 4-55, click to enable the camera to rotate.
4.8.1 Main Menu Click button to go to the main menu interface. 4.8.2 Output Screen Select corresponding window-split mode and output channels. 4.8.3 Previous/Next Screen Click to go to the previous screen, click to go to the next screen. For example, if you are using 4-split mode, the first screen is displaying the channel 1-4, click , you can view channel 5-8.
Figure 4-68 Double click a name; you can change its name. See Figure 4-69. Input a new name and then click OK button. Figure 4-69 4.8.6 Channel It is to pop up channel tree. You can left click to select a channel on the tree and then drag it to the preview window on the left pane.
Figure 4-70 4.8.7 PTZ Click , system goes to the PTZ control interface. Please refer to chapter 4.7. 4.8.8 Color Click button , system goes to the color interface. Please refer to chapter 4.3.8. 4.8.9 Search Click button , system goes to search interface. Please refer to chapter 4.10. 4.8.10 Alarm Status Click button , system goes to alarm status interface.
Figure 4-71 4.8.12 Registration Click , system goes to an interface for you to view remote device information. Please refer to chapter 4.2.4. 4.8.13 Network Click , system goes to the network interface. It is to set network IP address, default gateway and etc. Please refer to chapter 4.12.
Figure 4-72 Record and Snapshot 4.9.1 Snapshot 4.9.1.1 Schedule Snapshot On the preview interface, right click mouse and then select Manual->Record, or in the main menu, from Setting->Storage->Record, check the box to enable snapshot function of corresponding channels. See Figure 4-73. ...
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Figure 4-75 4.9.1.2 Trigger Snapshot Please follow the steps listed below to enable the activation snapshot function. After you enabled this function, system can snapshot when the corresponding alarm occurs. In main menu, from Setting->Camera->Encode->Snapshot interface, here you can input snapshot mode as trigger, size, quality and frequency.
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Figure 4-78 4.9.1.3 Priority Please note the activation snapshot has the higher priority than schedule snapshot. If you have enabled these two types at the same time, system can activate the activation snapshot when an alarm occurs, and otherwise system just operates the schedule snapshot. 4.9.1.4 Image FTP In the main menu, from Setting->Network->FTP, you can set FTP server information.
Please input corresponding information here, if you just upload the image FTP. Figure 4-79 4.9.2 Record The record priority is: Alarm>Motion detect>Regular. 4.9.2.1 Schedule Record System can record regularly as you specified. On the preview interface, right click mouse and then select Manual->Record, or in the main menu, from Setting->Storage->Record, check the box to enable schedule function of corresponding channels.
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Figure 4-80 In main menu, from Setting-> Schedule->Record interface, please enable record function and then select regular mode and set corresponding period. See Figure 4-81. Figure 4-81...
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4.9.2.2 Event/Alarm Record System can record video once corresponding event occurs. 4.9.2.2.1 Event record For event record function, here we use motion detection alarm to follow. From Main menu->Setting->Video detect->Motion detect, you can set motion detect alarm record function. See Figure 4-82. Figure 4-82 4.9.2.2.2 Alarm record From Main menu->Setting->Alarm->Local, you can set local alarm record function.
Figure 4-83 4.10 Search and Playback Here you can search and play corresponding file or image. 4.10.1 Instant Playback Please refer to chapter 4.3.2.1 for instant playback information. 4.10.2 Search Click search button in the main menu, search interface is shown as below. See Figure 4-84. Usually there are three file types: ...
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Figure 4-84 Please refer to the following sheet for more information. Name Function Here is to display the searched picture or file. Display Support 1/4/9/16-window playback. (It depends on the product channel window amount). Playbac Please refer to chapter 4.10.2.1 for detailed information. k control pane ...
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Name Function Sync Check the boxed here, you can playback the video of the same time from playback multiple-channel. Recod Check the box(es) here to select searched record type(s). type Note Intelligent record is for some series product. Search Here you can select to search the picture or the recorded file.
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Name Function Fish eye de-warp playabck. You can refer to chapter 4.5 for detailed information. Clip It is to edit the file and save. You can refer to chapter 4.10.2.2 for detailed information. Backup It is to backupf files. You can refer to chapter 4.10.2.3 for detailed information.
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Icon Function Adjust the volume of the playback Smart search . You can refer to chapter 4.10.3 for detailed information. Click the snapshot button in the full-screen mode, the system can snapshot 1 picture. System supports custom snap picture saved path. Please connect the peripheral device first, click snap button on the full-screen mode, you can select or create path.
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4.10.2.3 Backup This function is to backup files you checked in the file list, or the file you just clip. On the main menu, click backup button, you can see an interface is shown as in Figure 4-87. Here is for you to view devices information.
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Figure 4-88 √ before channel name. You can use Fn or cancel button to System only backup files with a delete √ after file serial number. Click Start button, system begins copy. At the same time, the backup button becomes stop button. You can view the remaining time and process bar at the left bottom.
File format: Click the file format; you can see there are two options: DAV/ASF. The file name format usually is: Channel number+Record type+Time. In the file name, the YDM format is Y+M+D+H+M+S. File extension name is .dav. Tips: During backup process, you can click ESC to exit current interface for other operation. The system will not terminate backup process.
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Figure 4-90 Playback Mark During 1-window playback mode, click mark file list button in Figure 4-84, you can go to mark file list interface. Double click one mark file, you can begin playback from the mark time. Play before mark time Here you can set to begin playback from previous N seconds of the mark time.
Figure 4-91 Modify Double click one mark information item, you can see system pops up a dialogue box for you to change mark information. You can only change mark name here. Delete Here you can check the mark information item you want to delete and then click Delete button, you can remove one mark item.
Click time bar, system playbacks from the time you click. Click , you can select on the file list. Note The splice playback is for 1-window playback mode. System supports 1/4/8/16-split mode. Slight different may be found here. The 4-channel series product supports 4-split mode.
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Figure 4-93 Check a file name, double click file or click to play.
Input accurate time at the top column, you can search records of current day. System max displays 128 record files in one list. Click to go back to the calendar/channel selection interface. 4.10.8 Lock or Unlock File In Figure 4-93, select a file first and then click .
4.11.1 File Backup In the main menu and then click Backup button, select file backup path, record type and etc, and then click Start, you can backup files to the corresponding path. See Figure 4-95. Figure 4-95 4.11.2 USB Device Auto Pop-up After you inserted the USB device, system can auto detect it and pop up the following dialogue box.
Figure 4-96 4.12 Network 4.12.1 TCP/IP From main menu->Setting->Network->TCP/IP, you can go to the following interface. The single network adapter interface is shown as in Figure 4-97 and the dual network adapters interface is shown as in Figure 4-98. For detailed information, please go to chapter 4.2.2. Figure 4-97...
Figure 4-98 4.12.2 Connection From main menu->Setting->Network->Connection, the setup interface is shown as in Figure 4-99. Max connection: The max client login amount (such as WEB, platform, cellphone and etc). The value ranges from 1 to 128(default). TCP port: Default value is 37777. ...
Figure 4-99 4.12.3 WIFI From main menu->Setting->Network->WIFI, the WIFI interface is shown as below. See Figure 4-100. Auto connect WIFI: Check the box here, system automatically connects to the previous WIFI hotspot. Refresh: You can click it to search the hotspot list again. It can automatically add the information such as the password if you have set it before.
Figure 4-100 WIFI working status: Here you can view current connection status. Please note: After successful connection, you can see WIFI connection icon at the top right corner of the preview interface. When the hotspot verification type is WEP, system displays as AUTO since the device can not detect its encryption type.
APN: It is the wireless connection server. It is to set you access the wireless network via which method. AUTH: It is the authentication mode. It supports PAP/CHAP. Dial number: Please input 3G network dialup number you got from your ISP. ...
Note In this situation, the IP address in the main menu->Setting->Network->TCP/IP is read-only. Figure 4-102 4.12.6 DDNS From main menu->Setting->Network->DDNS, DDNS setup interface is shown as in Figure 4-103. You need a PC of fixed IP in the internet and there is the DDNS software running in this PC. In other words, this PC is a DNS (domain name server).
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2) Function Introduction The Dahua DDNS client has the same function as other DDNS client end. It realizes the bonding of the domain name and the IP address. Right now, current DDNS server is for our own devices only. You need to refresh the bonding relationship of the domain and the IP regularly.
self-defined domain name.) After successful registration, you can use domain name to login installed of the device IP. User name: It is optional. You can input your commonly used email address. Important Do not register frequently. The interval between two registrations shall be more than 60 seconds. Too many registration requests may result in server attack.
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Figure 4-104 Figure 4-105 4.12.7.2 Sync Time Right From main menu->Setting->Network->IP filter->Sync time right, you can go to the following interface. See Figure 4-106. After you set sync time whitelist, only the specified IP address can sync or change device time. It is to avoid multiple hosts to sync or change time with the device at the same time.
Figure 4-106 Note If the DVR has enabled NTP service, the device will sync time with the NTP server regularly. The sync or change time operation of the IP address in the whitelist will be invalid, unless the NTP server and the IP address in the whitelist is the same.
send out the email immediately when the alarm occurs. When the alarm, motion detection or the abnormity event activates the email, system sends out the email according to the interval you specified here. This function is very useful when there are too many emails activated by the abnormity events, which may result in heavy load for the email server.
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Figure 4-108 You can use a PC or FTP login tool to test setup is right or not. For example, you can login user ZHY to F TP://10.10.7.7 and then test it can modify or delete folder or H 1 4 0 H 1 4 0 H 1 4 0 H T U U T H not.
If there is remote directory, system can create corresponding folder under the FTP root path and then create different folders according to IP address, time and channel. File length: File length is upload file length. When setup is larger than the actual file length, system will upload the whole file.
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Before you use this function, please: Login the router, set router WAN IP address. Enable router UPnP function. Connect the DVR with the LAN port of the router. Please input the router IP address in the LAN in Figure 4-97 (main menu->Setting->Network->TCP/IP). From main menu->Setting->Network->UPnP, you can go to the following interface.
Figure 4-111 Figure 4-112 4.12.11 SNMP SNMP is an abbreviation of Simple Network Management Protocol. It provides the basic network management frame of the network management system. The SNMP widely used in many environments. It is used in many network device, software and system. From main menu->Setting->Network->SNMP, you can set in the following interface.
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Figure 4-113 Please enable the SNMP function. Use the corresponding software tool (MIB Builder and MG-SOFT MIB Browser. You still need two MIB file: BASE-SNMP-MIB, DVR-SNMP-MIB) to connect to the device. You can get the device corresponding configuration information after successfully connection. ...
4.12.12 Multicast From main menu->Setting->Network->Multicast, multicast setup interface is shown as in Figure 4-114. Enable: Check the box here to enable multicast function. IP address: The multicast IP address (0.0.0.0~255.255.255.255). Port: The multicast port value(1025~65000). Figure 4-114 Here you can set a multiple cast group.
Can not be used in Internet transmission Used for multiple cast broadcast in limited space. Except the above mentioned addresses of special meaning, you can use other addresses. For example: Multiple cast IP: 235.8.8.36 Multiple cast PORT: 3666. Use WEB to login, you can see the following interface.
Figure 4-116 2) The proxy server software developed from the SDK. Please open the software and input the global setup. Please make sure the auto connection port here is the same as the port you set in the previous step. 3) Now you can add device.
Figure 4-117 4.12.15 You can use cellphone client or the management platform to access the device. You can use your cell phone to scan the QR code and add it to the cell phone client. Via the SN from scanning the QR code, you can access the device in the WAN. Please refer to the P2P operation manual included in the resources CD.
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Figure 4-118 Android: Open Google Play app in your smart phone. Search gDMSS Lite or gDMSS Plus, download it and install. iOS: Open App Store app in your smart phone. Search iDMSS Lite or iDMSS Plus, download it and install. Please follow the steps listed below.
Figure 4-119 4.13 Account Manager Here is to manage users, user group and ONVIF user, set admin security questions. For account management please note: For the user name, the string max length is 31-byte, and for the user group, the string max length is 15-byte.
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Figure 4-120 Click modify user button in Figure 4-120 , the interface is shown as in Figure 4-121. Please input the user name, password, select the group it belongs to from the dropdown list. Then you can check the corresponding rights for current user. For convenient user management, usually we recommend the general user right is lower than the admin account.
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Figure 4-121 When you create a new user, you can input the corresponding MAC address of current user. If you leave this item in blank, any MAC address user can share this user account to login. Please note system needs to check the validity of MAC.
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Figure 4-122 Click Set button, you can set six periods in one day. See Figure 4-123. Check the box after the period, you can enable current setup. Figure 4-123...
4.13.2 Modify user From main menu->Setting->System->Account->User, click , you can go to the following interface to change user information. See Figure 4-124. For admin, 888888, and default (hidden user), you can not change period setup. Figure 4-124 4.13.3 Change Password In Figure 4-124, check the Modify password box, you can change password.
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Figure 4-125 Click add group button in Figure 4-125 , the interface is shown as below. See Figure 4-126. Here you can input group name and then input some memo information if necessary. There are total 98 rights such as control panel, shut down, real-time monitor, playback, record, record file backup, PTZ, user account, system information view, alarm input/output setup, system setup, log view, clear log, upgrade system, control device and etc.
Figure 4-126 4.13.5 Security Question From main menu->Setting->System->Account->Security question, the interface is shown as below. See Figure 4-127. Here you can change security questions. After you successfully answered security questions, you can reset admin account password (Chapter 4.1.3). Input correct security answers and then click Delete button at the bottom of the interface, you can reset security questions and answers.
Figure 4-127 4.13.6 ONVIF User When the camera from the third party is connected with the DVR via the ONVIF user, please use the verified ONVIF account to connect to the DVR. From main menu->Setting->System->Account->ONVIF User, you can add/delete/modify user. See Figure 4-128. Note The default ONVIF user is admin and the password is what you set in chapter 4.1.2.
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Figure 4-128 Click Add user button, you can see the following interface. See Figure 4-129. Figure 4-129 Please set user name, password and then select group from the dropdown list. Click Save to complete setup. Tips...
Click to change user information, click to delete current user. 4.14 Voice Manager The audio function is to manage audio files and set schedule play function. It is to realize audio broadcast activation function. 4.14.1 File List From main menu->Setting->System->Voice->File List, Here you can add audio file, listen to the audio file, or rename/delete audio file.
Figure 4-131 The audio file can be saved on the HDD or on the USB device. In Figure 4-130, when it is HDD mode, the newly added audio file can be saved on the HDD automatically. You do not need to connect to the USB device if you want to use it the next time. ...
Figure 4-132 4.15 Alarm Events 4.15.1 Video Detect 4.15.1.1 Motion Detect In the main menu, from Setting->Video detect->Motion detect, you can see motion detect interface. See Figure 4-133. There are five detection types: motion detection, video loss, tampering, scene change, diagnosis. ...
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Event type: From the dropdown list you can select motion detection type. Channel: Select a channel from the dropdown list to set motion detect function. Enable: Check the box here to enable motion detect function. Region: Click select button, the interface is shown as in Figure 4-134. Here you can set motion detection zone.
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PTZ activation: Here you can set PTZ movement when an alarm occurs. Such as go to preset, tour &pattern when there is an alarm. Click “select” button, you can see an interface is shown as in Figure 4-135 Record Delay: System can delay the record for specified time after alarm ended.
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Figure 4-137 Motion detect here only has relationship with the sensitivity and region setup. It has no relationship with other setups. 4.15.1.1.2 Video Loss In Figure 4-133, select video loss from the type list. You can see the interface is shown as in Figure 4-138.This function allows you to be informed when video loss phenomenon occurred.
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Figure 4-138 4.15.1.1.3 Tampering When someone viciously masks the lens, or the output video is in one-color due to the environments light change, the system can alert you to guarantee video continuity. Tampering in terface is shown as in Figure 4-139. You can enable “Alarm output “or “Show message” function when tampering alarm occurs.
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Figure 4-139 4.15.1.1 Scene Changing When the detected scene has changed, system can generate an alarm. From main menu->Setting->Event->Video detect->Scene change, the interface is shown as in Figure 4-140. Please refer to chapter 4.15.1.1.1 motion detection for detailed information.
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Figure 4-140 4.15.1.1.1 Diagnosis Note This function is for some series only. System can trigger an alarm when the stripe, noise, color cast, out of focus, over exposure event occurred. See Figure 4-141. Please refer to chapter 4.15.1.1.1 motion detection for detailed information.
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Figure 4-141 This function allows you to be informed when video is blurry, over exposure or color cast occurs. You can enable alarm output channel and then enable show message function. Click the Rule Set button, or move the cursor to Set button and then click the Enter button on the front panel, the interfac e is shown as below.
Figure 4-142 Note Video analysis alarm can trigger PTZ preset, tour, and pattern. Please refer to chapter 4.15.1.1.1 motion detection for detailed information. 4.15.2 Smart Plan (Optional) Important The smart plan is for the smart network camera. If you do not set a rule here, you can not use the intelligent functions in IVS (Chapter 4.15.3), Face detection (Chapter 4.15.4) and People counting (Chapter 4.15.4) when you are connecting to a smart network camera.
Figure 4-143 Please select a channel number from the dropdown list and set the smart plan. Click OK to complete the setup. 4.15.3 IVS (Optional) Please contact your service engineer or local retailer if you cannot use IVS function. Once any object violate the rule, the DVR can trigger an alarm and alert you as the specified alarm mode.
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Figure 4-144 Select a channel from the dropdown list. Click Add button to add a rule and then select a rule type from the dropdown list. Set corresponding parameters. Check the box to enable current rule. Click Apply button to complete the setup. 4.15.3.1 Tripwire (Optional) System generates an alarm once there is any object crossing the tripwire in the specified direction.
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Figure 4-145 Click Draw button to draw the tripwire. See Figure 4-146. Figure 4-146...
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Select direction, and then input customized rule name. Name: Input customized rule name. Direction (L→R/R→L/Both): System can generate an alarm once there is any object crossing in the specified direction. Target filter: Click , you can set filter object size. Each rule can set two sizes (min size/max size). Once the object is smaller than the min size or larger than the max size, there is no alarm.
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Video matrix: Check the box here to enable this function. When an alarm occurs, VIDEO OUTPUT port displays device video output. It displays video (1-window tour) from alarm activation channel you select at the Record channel interface. It has high priority than the tour setup in Main menu->Setting->System->Video matrix.
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Figure 4-148 After you set the corresponding parameters, click OK button in Figure 4-147., and then click the Apply button in Figure 4-145 to complete the setup. 4.15.3.2 Intrusion (Cross warning zone) (Optional) System generates an alarm once there is any object entering or exiting the zone in the specified direction.
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Figure 4-150 Select direction, and then input customized rule name. Name: Input customized rule name. Action: You can set intrusion action: appear/cross. Direction (Entry/Exit/Both): System can generate an alarm once there is any object crossing in the specified direction.
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System supports customized area shape and amount. Support duration setup. Support objects filter function. Figure 4-151 Click draw button to draw the zone. See Figure 4-152.
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Figure 4-152 Name: Input customized rule name. Period: System can generate an alarm once the object is in the zone for the specified period. Target filter: Click , you can set filter object size. Each rule can set two sizes (min size/max size). Once the object is smaller than the min size or larger than the max size, there is no alarm.
Click Draw button to draw a zone. See Figure 4-154. Figure 4-154 Name: Input customized rule name. Period: System can generate an alarm once the object in the zone is missing for the specified period. Target filter: Click , you can set filter object size.
This function is to detect whether there is any human face in the detection zone. Once there is a human face in the detection zone, system can use a rectangle to highlight human face in the preview window. From main menu->Setting->Event->Face detect, the interface is shown as in Figure 4-155. ...
the amount has exceeded the threshold. You can refer to the chapter 4.15.1.1.1 motion detection to set other parameters. Click OK to complete the setup. Figure 4-156 After you set the people counting function, from main menu->Info->Event->People counting, you can view people counting statistics report.
Figure 4-157 4.15.7 Smart Track (Optional) Important The fish eye and the PTZ camera shall surveillance proper zone. The fish eye and the PTZ camera shall use the private protocol to add. The smart track function refers to a system consisting of the fish eye and the PTZ camera. The fish eye is the master camera to view the whole surveillance situation, and the PTZ camera is the slave camera to view the details.
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Figure 4-158 Click add button, you can see an interface shown as in Figure 4-159. Type: Here you can select smart track mode. It includes: 1 fish eye+1 PTZ camera/1 fish eye+2 PTZ cameras/1 fish eye+3 PTZ cameras. Monitor name: It is the monitor position.
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Figure 4-159 After the setup, click OK button. In Figure 4-158. click or double click the monitor line you just added, you can go to the following interface. See Figure 4-160. Here you can set the fish eye and PTZ camera bonding relationship.
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Figure 4-160 On the fish eye displayed zone, left click mouse or move to confirm the position. On the PTZ camera displayed zone, use the following buttons to adjust the PTZ camera position. Button Function Zoom 、 Focus 、 Iris 、...
Note After you complete smart track setup, please go to the preview interface and then right click mouse, and then select Smart track, you can view the corresponding video. Please refer to chapter 4.15.7 for detailed information. 4.15.8 Alarm Settings Before operation, please make sure you have properly connected alarm devices such as buzz er.
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Record channel: you can select proper channel to record alarm video (Multiple choices). At the same time you need to set alarm record in schedule interface (Mai n Menu->Setting->Schedule) and select schedule record in manual record interface (Main Menu->Advance->Manual Record). ...
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Figure 4-164 Figure 4-165 4.15.8.2 Network Alarm Network alarm refers to the alarm signal from the network. In the main menu, from Setting->Event->Alarm->Net, you can see the following interface .See Figure 4-166. Please refer to chapter 4.15.8.1 to set parameters and then click OK button to save current setup.
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Figure 4-166 4.15.8.3 HDCVI Alarm System can get the camera temperature, smoke, external alarm and set corresponding alarm activation operation. This function is null if the camera does not support the alarm function. In the main menu, from Setting->Event->Alarm->HDCVI, the HDCVI alarm interface is shown as in Figure 4-167.
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Figure 4-167 In Figure 4-167., click Add button, you can go to the following interface. See Figure 4-168. Check the box you want to add. The displayed alarm input channel amount here depends on the camera amount.
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Figure 4-168 Click Add button, system goes back to Figure 4-167. Check , you can set alarm parameters. Please refer to chapter 4.15.8.1 for detailed information. Check the box to enable HDCVI alarm function and then click OK button to save current setup. 4.15.8.4 IPC External Alarm IPC external alarm is the on-off alarm signal from the front-end device and can activate the local HDVR.
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. Figure 4-169 4.15.8.5 IPC Offline Alarm Once you select this item, system can generate an alarm when the front-end IPC disconnects with the local DVR. The alarm can activate record, PTZ, snap and etc. The alarm can last until the IPC and the HDVR connection resumes.
Figure 4-170 4.15.9 Abnormality In the main menu, from Setting->Event->Abnormality, the interface is shown as below. There are three types: HDD/Network/user. HDD: HDD error, no disk, no space. See Figure 4-171 and Figure 4-172. Network: Disconnection, IP conflict, MAC conflict. See Figure 4-173. ...
4.15.10 Alarm Output In the main menu, from Setting->Event->Alarm output, the interface is shown as below. Here is for you to set proper alarm output. See Figure 4-175. Auto: The corresponding event triggers the alarm output or cancels alarm. ...
Figure 4-176 4.16.2 HDD Group 4.16.2.1 Advanced It is to set HDD group, and HDD group setup for main stream, sub stream and snapshot operation 4.16.2.1.1 HDD Important HDD group and quota mode can not be valid at the same time. System needs to restart once you change the mode here.
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Figure 4-177 Please select the correspond group from the dropdown list and then click Apply button. Click main stream/sub stream/snapshot button to set corresponding HDD group information. See Figure 4-178. Figure 4-178...
Figure 4-179 Figure 4-180 4.16.3 Quota Here you can set channel storage capacity. From main menu->Setting->Storage->Quota, you can see the following interface. See Figure 4-181. Select a channel from the dropdown list and then select corresponding HDD quota.
Figure 4-181 Click Statistics, you can go to the following interface. You can view HDD capacity you set for each channel. See Figure 4-182. Figure 4-182 4.16.4 HDD Detect The HDD detect function is to detect HDD current status so that you can clearly understand the HDD performance and replace the malfunction HDD.
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bad track. System can not detect the bad track if there is no record on the HDD. Global detect: It detects the whole HDD. The process may take a long time and may affect the HDD that is saving the record. If it detects the bad track, it may result from the damaged HDD. 4.16.4.1 Manual Detect The manual detect interface is shown as below.
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Figure 4-184 4.16.4.2 Detect Report After the detection operation, you can go to the detect report to view corresponding information. The detect report interface is shown as below. See Figure 4-185. Figure 4-185 Click View, you can see the detailed information such as detect result, backup and S.M.A.R.T. See Figure...
4.16.5 RAID Note RAID function is for some series product only. The RAID (redundant array of independent disks) management can compost the independent HDDs together to provide larger space as the logic HDD. It can enhance system I/O performance, data usage and data security.
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Figure 4-188 4.16.5.2 RAID Info It is to display RAID name, space, type, member HDD, hotspare HDD, status and etc. Here you can delete RAID. See Figure 4-189. Figure 4-189 4.16.5.3 Hotspare Disk...
In this interface you can add/delete hotspare HDD if you have set RAID. See Figure 4-190. Figure 4-190 Click , you can set corresponding disk to the hotspare disk. Private hotspare: Please select the RAID disk to be added. It becomes the hotspare disk of the specified RAID.
Figure 4-191 Click Ok button to complete the setup. Tips Click the modify/delete button to change or remove the ISCSI disk. Now, from the main menu->setting->Storage-> HDD manage, you can see the corresponding interface. 4.17 Channel Manager It is to set each channel image effect and video connection mode. 4.17.1 Image Note For different cameras, the interface may vary.
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Brightness: It is to adjust monitor window bright. The value ranges from 0 to 100. The default value is 50. The larger the number is, the bright the video is. When you input the value here, the bright section and the dark section of the video will be adjusted accordingly. You can use this function when the whole video is too dark or too bright.
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2D NR: It is to process the noise of the single image. The video may become soft after process. The larger the value is, the better the effect is. 3D NR: It is to process the multiple-frame (at least two frames). It is to use the frame information between the following two frames to reduce noise.
Figure 4-193 4.17.2 Channel Name From main menu->Setting->Camera->CAM name, the interface is shown as below. See Figure 4-194. It is to change channel name. Please note for digital channel, you can only modify the channel name of the connected network camera. The channel name max supports 63 letters.
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Figure 4-195 Important Add/cancel IP CAM function is for some series product only. Add IP CAM: Click it; you can add corresponding X IP channels. Here X refers to the product channel amount. Please refer to 1.3 Specifications for IP channel amount information. System needs to restart to activate new setup.
For example, there is a 4-channel analog device, after the A/D switch, it can max supports 4 analog channels and 4 IP channels. Once it has become the 3+1 mode (3 analog channels+1 IP channel), you click button, system becomes 3+5 mode (3 analog channels+5 IP channel). ...
Baud rate:115200 Data bit:8 Stop bit:1 Parity: None After completing all the setups please click save button. Figure 4-198 4.18.2 POS Connect the DVR with the POS, the DVR can receive the POS information and overlay corresponding info on the video.
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Figure 4-199 Click Add button, the interface is shown as below. See Figure 4-200. Enable: Check the box to enable POS function. Name: Input POS name. System max supports 63 English letters. Connection type: This is for net mode only. Click Setup button, you can set source IP (POS IP address), port is the POS port.
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Figure 4-200 In Figure 4-200, click the Enable box to enable POS function and then input POS device name. Note The POS device name shall be unique. POS device name max supports 63-digit. Click Setup button after the connection type, the interface is shown as in Figure 4-201. Here you can set source IP (POS device IP address) and destination IP (DVR IP address).
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Figure 4-201 In Figure 4-200, click Channel setup button, select a channel you want to overlay POS information and then click Save button. See Figure 4-202. Figure 4-202...
Tips In Figure 4-199, click to change setup, click to delete POS setup. 4.19 System Maintain 4.19.1 Auto Maintain From main menu->Setting->System->Auto maintain, here you can set auto-reboot time and auto-delete old files setup. You can set to delete the files for the specified days. See Figure 4-203. You can select proper setup from dropdown list.
Export: Please connect the peripheral device first and then go to the following interface. Click Export button, you can see there is a corresponding “Config_Time” folder. Double click the folder, you can view some backup files. Import: Here you can import the configuration files from the peripheral device to current device. You need to select a folder first.
System Click factory default button, you can restore factory default setup. After you completed all the setups, please click Save button. Figure 4-205 4.19.4 System Upgrade Please upgrade system regularly to guarantee system stability. 4.19.4.1 GUI From main menu->Setting->System->Upgrade you can see the following interface. Se Figure 4-206. ...
Figure 4-206 4.19.4.2 UBoot When DVR boots up, during the uboot process, it can auto detect the USB device and its corresponding file. System can auto upgrade if it detects the upgrade file. Important In the USB device, there shall be two files: “u-boot.bin.img” and “update.img” ...
Figure 4-207 4.20.2 Firmware It is to view channel, IP address, manufacturer, type, system version, SN, video input, audio input, external alarm and etc. From main menu->Setting->Camera->Remote->Firmware, you can see the following interface. See Figure 4-208. Figure 4-208...
4.20.3 Camera Upgrade It is to update the network camera. From main menu->Setting->Camera->Upgrade, the interface is shown as below. See Figure 4-209. Click Browse button and then select the upgrade file. Then select a channel (or you can select device type filter to select several devices at the same time.) Click Start upgrade button to update.
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Figure 4-210 Double click ; you can see the HDD SMART information. See Figure 4-211. Figure 4-211 4.21.1.2 Record Info From main menu->Info->System->Record, here is to view record start time and end time. See Figure 4-212.
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Figure 4-212 4.21.1.3 Record Estimate System can calculate the record time based on the HDD space, or you can input the record time you want to calculate the HDD space you need. From main menu->Info->System->Record estimation, you can go to the following interface. See Figure 4-213.
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Figure 4-213 Click after the channel name, system pops up Edit dialogue box. See Figure 4-140. You can input resolution, frame rate, bit stream, record time of the corresponding channel, system can calculate the record time based on the channel setup and HDD space. Figure 4-214 ...
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Figure 4-215 Calculate the HDD space based on the record period Check the channel you want to record file. Input days(s) you want to records, system can auto calculate the HDD space needed (such as 5.109TB). See Figure 4-216. Figure 4-216...
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4.21.1.4 BPS From main menu->Info->System->BPS, here is for you to view current video data stream (KB/s) and resolution. See Figure 4-217. Figure 4-217 4.21.1.5 Version From main menu->Info->System->Version, here is for you to view some version information such as version number, built date, serial number and etc. See Figure 4-218.
Figure 4-218 4.21.2 Event Info 4.21.2.1 Event From main menu->Info->Event->Event, it is to display device status and channel status. See Figure 4-219. Figure 4-219 4.21.2.2 People Counting It is to search and view the people counting results of each channel. System can export people counting report.
Figure 4-220 4.21.3 Network Info 4.21.3.1 Online Users From main menu->Info->Network->Online users, here is for you to manage online users. See Figure 4-221. You can disconnect one user or block one user if you have proper system right. Max disconnection setup is 65535 seconds.
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Figure 4-221 4.21.3.2 Network Load From main menu->Info->Network->Load, network load is shown as in Figure 4-222. Here you can view the follow statistics of the device network adapter. Here you can view information of all connected network adapters. The connection status is shown as offline if connection is disconnected.
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Figure 4-222 4.21.3.3 Network Test From main menu->Info->Network->Test, network test interface is shown as in Figure 4-223. Destination IP: Please input valid IPV4 address or domain name. Test: Click it to test the connection with the destination IP address. The test results can display average delay and packet loss rate and you can also view the network status as OK, bad, no connection and etc.
Figure 4-223 4.21.4 Log Info Note If there is no HDD, system max supports 10,000 logs. If you have connected to the formatted HDD, system max supports 500,000 logs. System operation logs are saved in system memory. Other types of logs are saved in the HDD. If there is no HDD, other types of logs are saved in the system memory media.
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Details: Click the Details button or double click the log item, you can view the detailed information. See Figure 4-225. Here you can use rolling bar to view information, or you can use Page up/Page down to view other log information. Figure 4-224 Select an item on the list and then click the Details button or double click the log item, you can view the detailed information such as log time, log type, log user, IP address and etc.
Figure 4-225 4.22 Shutdown On the main menu, click Shutdown, you can go to the following interface. See Figure 4-226. There are three options: Shutdown/logout/reboot. For the user who does not have the shut down right, please input corresponding password to shut down. Figure 4-226 Auto Resume after Power Failure The system can automatically backup video and resume previous working status after power failure.
5 WEB OPERATION Slightly difference may be found in the interface due to different series. 5.1 Network Connection Before web client operation, please check the following items: Network connection is right DVR and PC network setup is right. Please refer to network setup(main menu->Setting->Network) ...
Figure 5-2 System pops up the following dialogue box for you to set administrator password. See Figure 5-3. Figure 5-3 Please input password twice to set a password and then click Save button to complete the setup. 5.3 Preview 5.3.1 LAN Mode For the LAN mode, after you logged in, you can see the main window.
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Figure 5-4 Please refer to the following sheet for detailed information. Name Name System menu Realtime monitor channel Bidirectional talk Instant record Local playback Switch monitor window PTZ control Image setup /alarm output Zero-channel encoding 5.3.1.1 System Menu The system menu interface is shown as below. See Figure 5-151. Please refer to chapter 5.3.1.2 Preview,, chapter 5.5 setup , chapter 5.6 search, chapter 5.7 Alarm, chapter 5.4 Face search and chapter 5.9 Logout for detailed information.
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5.3.1.2 Real-time Monitor Left click the channel name on the left pane of the main interface; you can see the corresponding video in current window. On the top left corner, you can view device IP, channel number, network monitor bit stream. See Figure 5-6.
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Open All Open all button is to enable/disable all-channel real-time monitor. Click it the button becomes yellow. See Figure 5-7. Figure 5-7 Main stream/sub stream Please refer to Figure 5-8 for main stream and extra stream switch information. Figure 5-8 5.3.1.3 Start dialogue You can click this button to enable audio talk.
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Figure 5-11 5.3.1.6 Switch monitor window From the left to the right ,you can see video quality/fluency/ full screen/tilt sync/1-window/4-window/6-window/8-window/9-window/13-window/16-window/20-window/25-window/3 6-window.. You can set video fluency and real-time feature priority. See Figure 5-12. Note The following interface may vary due to different series product. Figure 5-12 5.3.1.7 PTZ Before PTZ operation, please make sure you have properly set PTZ protocol.
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Parameter Function Select Tour from the dropdown list. Tour Input preset value in the column. Click Add preset button, you have added one preset in the tour. Repeat the above procedures you can add more presets in one tour.
Figure 5-14 5.3.1.9 Relay output Here you can enable or disable the alarm signal of the corresponding port. See Figure 5-15. Figure 5-15 5.3.1.10 Zero-channel encoding This function allows you to view several-channel in one window. It supports 1/4/8/9-channel mode. Please go to chapter4.3.8.4(local menu) or chapter 5.5.5.2.4 (Web) to enable zero-channel encoding function first.
Please refer to the following contents for LAN and WAN login difference. The window display mode and the channel number are by default. For example, for the 16-channel, the max window split mode is 16. For multiple-channel monitor, system adopts sub stream to monitor by default. Double click one channel, system switches to single channel and system uses main stream to monitor.
Name Function Display It is to display human face detection file list. The latest file is at the bottom. Click Export, you can export the selected file to the USB device. There are two types: image/record. Image: Export the recognized human face image. ...
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Figure 5-19 Please refer to the following sheet for log parameter information. Parameter Function Click Device search button, you can view the searched device Device search information on the list. It includes device IP address, port, device name, manufacturer and type. Select a device in the list and then click Add button, system can connect the device automatically and add it to the Added device list.
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Note: System supports manufactures such as Panasonic, Sony, Dynacolor, Samsung, AXIS, Arecont, Dahua and Onvif standard protocol. If you do not input IP address here. System uses default IP 192.168.0.0 and system does not connect to this IP.
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Figure 5-20 Export IP You can export the list of the added devices to your local PC. Click Export button and then select the saved path. Click OK. You can see “Backup completed ” prompt. Note The export file extension name is .CVS. The file contains IP address, port, remote channel No. manufacturer, user name, password and etc.
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You can edit the exported file. Please make sure the file format is the same. Otherwise you can not import the file again! System does not support customized protocol import/export. The import/export function is for the devices of the same language. 5.5.1.2 Conditions From main window->Setup->Camera->Image, here you can view device property information.
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Period It divides one day (24 hours) to two periods. You can set different hue, brightness, and contrast for different periods. It is to adjust monitor video brightness and darkness level. The default value is 50. The bigger the value is, the large the contrast between the bright and dark section is and vice versa.
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switch the camera from no-WDR mode to the WDR mode, system may lose several seconds record video. HLC: After you enabled HLC function, the device can lower the brightness of the brightest section according to the HLC control level. It can reduce the area of the halo and lower the brightness of the whole video.
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Figure 5-23 Please refer to the following sheet for detailed information. Parameter Function Channel Please select a channel from the dropdown list. SVC is so called scaled video coding. Check the box to enable this function. During the network transmission process, system discards unimportant frames when the bandwidth is not sufficient or the decode capability is low.
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Select Start from the dropdown list to enable smart codec Smart Codec function. The DVR can auto reduce the video bit stream of the non-important surveillance object to save the storage space. Compression: System supports H.264H, H.264, H.264B, and Compression MJPEG.
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Figure 5-24 Please refer to the following sheet for detailed information. Parameter Function There are two modes: Regular (schedule) and Trigger. Snapshot type Regular snapshot is valid during the specified period you set. Trigger snapshot only is valid when motion detect alarm, alarm or local activation alarm occurs.
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Please refer to the following sheet for detailed information. Parameter Function Cover-area Check Preview or Monitor first. Click Set button, you can privacy mask the specified video in the preview or monitor video. System max supports 4 privacy mask zones. You can enable this function so that system overlays time Time Title information in video window.
Figure 5-27 5.5.1.5 Channel Type It is to set channel type. Each channel supports analog camera(analog standard definition/HDCVI) /network camera connection. Please note DVR needs to restart to activate new setup. The network camera connection shall begin with the last channel. For the 16-channel (or higher) series product, please go to the next page to set.
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Before the operation, please check: If there is no router, please set the IP address of the same IP segment. If there is a router, please set corresponding gateway and subnet mask. From main window->Setup->Network->TCP/IP, you can go to the following interface. The single-Ethernet port interface is shown as in Figure 5-29.
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Parameter Function Network mode It includes: single multiple-address, fault tolerance, load balance. Multiple-address: eth1/eth2 operates separately. You can use the services such as HTTP, RTP service via eth1/eth2. Usually you need to set one default card (default setup is eth1) to request the auto network service from the device-end such as DHCP, email, FTP and etc.
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1500: Ethernet information packet max value and it is also the default value. It is the typical setup when there is no PPPoE or VPN. It is the default setup of some router, switch or the network adapter. 1492: Recommend value for PPPoE.
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HTTPS The default value is 443. You can input the actual port number if necessary. RTSP port The default value is 554. Please leave it in blank if you are using default value. When you are using QuickTime or VLC, you can use the following format.
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Figure 5-32 5.5.2.2.3 Create Server Certificate If it is your first time to use this function, please follow the steps listed below. In Figure 5-32, click button, input country name, state name and etc. Click Create button. See Figure 5-33. Note Please make sure the IP or domain information is the same as your device IP or domain name.
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Figure 5-35 Click Open button, you can go to the following interface. See Figure 5-36. Figure 5-36 Click Install certificate button, you can go to certificate wizard. See Figure 5-37. Figure 5-37 Click Next button to continue. Now you can select a location for the certificate. See Figure 5-38.
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Figure 5-38 Click Next button, you can see the certificate import process is complete. See Figure 5-39. Figure 5-39 Click Finish button, you can see system pops up a security warning dialogue box. See Figure 5-40.
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Figure 5-40 Click Yes button, system pops up the following dialogue box, you can see the certificate download is complete. See Figure 5-41. Figure 5-41 5.5.2.2.5 View and set HTTPS port From Setup->Network->Connection, you can see the following interface. See Figure 5-42. You can see HTTPS default value is 443.
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5.5.2.3 WIFI Please note this function is for the device of WIFI module. This function allows you to connect the DVR to the network via the WIFI. From main window->Setup->Network->WIFI, the WIFI interface is shown as in Figure 5-43. Figure 5-43 Please check the box to enable WIFI function and then click the Search SSID button.
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Figure 5-44 Please refer to the following sheet for detailed information. Parameter Function WLAN type Here you can select 3G network type to distinguish the 3G module from different ISP. The types include WCDMA, CDMA1x and etc. APN/Dial No. Here is the important parameter of PPP. Authorization It includes PAP,CHAP,NO_AUTH.
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Figure 5-45 Check the box to enable send SMS/SMS activate/tel activate function. Input sender/caller cellphone number and then click to add the cellphone user to the list. Select a number in the list and then click to delete current number. ...
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2) Function Introduction The Dahua DDNS client has the same function as other DDNS client end. It realizes the bonding of the domain name and the IP address. Right now, current DDNS server is for our own devices only. You need to refresh the bonding relationship of the domain and the IP regularly.
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Server address:www.dahuaddns.com Port number:80 Domain name:There are two modes: Default domain name and customized domain name. Except default domain name registration, you can also use customized domain name (You can input your self-defined domain name.) After successful registration, you can use domain name to login installed of the device IP.
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address Note This function is for whitelist only. 5.5.2.7.2 Sync Time Right From main window->Setup->Network->IP filter->Sync time right, the sync time interface is shown as Figure 5-49. After you set sync time whitelist, only the specified IP address can sync or change device time. It is to avoid multiple hosts to sync or change time with the device at the same time.
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Figure 5-50 Please refer to the following sheet for detailed information. Parameter Function Please check the box here to enable email function. Enable Input server address and then enable this function. SMTP Server Port Default value is 25. You can modify it if necessary. Anonymity For the server supports the anonymity function.
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Parameter Function Please check the box here to enable this function. Health mail enable This function allows the system to send out the test email to Update period check the connection is OK or not. (interval) Please check the box to enable this function and then set the corresponding interval.
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Parameter Function The folder you created under the root path of the FTP according to the corresponding rule. If there is no remote directory, system can auto create different Remote directory directories according to the IP, time and channel. ...
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Figure 5-52 Please refer to the following sheet for detailed information. Parameter Function Port Check the box to enable/disable this function. enable/disable LAN IP It is the router IP in the LAN. Device can auto get the IP address if the UPnP function succeeded. WAN IP It is the router IP in the WAN.
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5.5.2.11 SNMP From main window->Setup->Network->SNMP, the SNMP interface is shown as in Figure 5-53. The SNMP allows the communication between the network management work station software and the proxy of the managed device. It is reserved for the 3 party to develop. Figure 5-53 Please refer to the following sheet for detailed information.
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Input the device IP you want to manage in the MG-SOFT MIB Browser. Please set the corresponding version for your future reference. Open the tree list on the MG-SOFT MIB Browser; you can get the device configuration. Here you can see the device has how many video channels, audio channels, application version and etc.
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5.5.2.13 Auto Register From main window->Setup->Network->Register, the auto register interface is shown as below. See Figure 5-56. This function allows the device to auto register to the proxy you specified. In this way, you can use the client-end to access the DVR and etc via the proxy. Here the proxy has a switch function. In the network service, device supports the server address of IPv4 or domain.
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Parameter Function Server IP The IP address and the communication port of the PC that has installed the alarm client. Port Self-report time Select alarm upload time from the dropdown list. 5.5.2.15 P2P You can use cellphone client or the management platform to access the device. ...
Figure 5-59 5.5.3 Event 5.5.3.1 Video detect The video detect includes motion detect, video loss, tampering, scene change and diagnosis. 5.5.3.1.1 Motion Detect From main window->Setup->Event->Video detect->Motion detect, the motion detect interface is shown as in Figure 5-60.
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Figure 5-62 Figure 5-63 Please refer to the following sheet for detailed information. Parameter Function Enable You need to check the box to enable motion detection function. Please select a channel from the dropdown list. Period Motion detection function becomes activated in the specified periods.
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Parameter Function System only memorizes one event during the anti-dither period. Anti-dither The value ranges from 5s to 600s. There are six levels. The sixth level has the highest sensitivity. Sensitivity Region If you select motion detection type, you can click this button to set motion detection zone.
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Tour You need to check the box here to enable this function. System begins 1-wiindow or multiple-window tour display among the channel(s) you set to record when an alarm occurs. Here you can set PTZ movement when alarm occurs. Such as go Activation to preset X.
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Figure 5-65 5.5.3.1.4 Scene change From main window->Setup->Event->Video detect->Scene change, the video diagnosis interface is shown as in Figure 5-66. For detailed setups, please refer to chapter 5.5.3.1.1 motion detect for detailed information. Figure 5-66 5.5.3.1.5 Diagnosis...
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Note Please make sure you purchased network camera supports this function. System can trigger an alarm when the video stripe, noise, color cast, out of focus, over exposure event occurred. See Figure 5-67. Figure 5-67 Click Set button, you can check the corresponding box to select diagnosis type. See Figure 5-68. Figure 5-68 Note Video diagnosis alarm can trigger PTZ preset, tour, and pattern.
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Figure 5-69 Select a channel from the dropdown list. Click Add button, you can see an interface shown as below. Select a channel from the dropdown list and then set preset. Click Add button and then set the corresponding rule. Click OK button to complete the setup.
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Figure 5-70 5.5.3.3.1 Tripwire System generates an alarm once there is any object crossing the tripwire in the specified direction. Please use according to your actual situation. Note: The tripwire function is valid once your connected network camera or your DVR supports this function.
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Figure 5-71 Direction: There are three options: L->R, R->L, both. System can generate an alarm once there is any object crossing in the specified direction. Now you can draw a rule. Click Draw rule button and then left click mouse to draw a tripwire. The tripwire can be a direct line, curve or polygon.
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Figure 5-72 Click to draw filter object. See Figure 5-130. Select the blue line and then use mouse to adjust zone size. Note Each rule can set two sizes (min size/max size). Once the object is smaller than the min size or larger than the max size, there is no alarm.
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From main menu->Setup->Event->IVS->Intrusion, the intrusion interface is shown as below. See Figure 5-73. Figure 5-73 Click to add the rule and select the rule type as Intrusion, check the Intrusion box to enable intrusion function. Tips Double click to change the rule name. ...
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size. The default max size is the full screen, you can select the blue line and then use mouse to adjust. Click Clear to clear the zone you are drawing. Click Ok to complete the rule setup. Click to draw the zone.
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object detection box to enable abandoned object detection function. Tips Double click to change the rule name. Period: It refers to the time that object is staying in the zone time. Figure 5-75 Click to draw the rule. See Figure 5-76. Left click mouse to draw a line, until you draw a rectangle, you can right click mouse.
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Figure 5-76 Click to draw filter object. Select the blue line and then use mouse to adjust zone size. Note Each rule can set two sizes (min size/max size). Once the object is smaller than the min size or larger than the max size, there is no alarm.
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Figure 5-77 Click to draw the rule. See Figure 5-78. Figure 5-78...
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Click to draw filter object. Select the blue line and then use mouse to adjust zone size. Note Each rule can set two sizes (min size/max size). Once the object is smaller than the min size or larger than the max size, there is no alarm. Please make sure the max size is larger than the min size.
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5.5.3.5 People Counting (Optional) System can calculate the entry/exit people amount in the specified zone. It can generate an alarm when the amount has exceeded the threshold. 5.5.3.5.1 People Counting It is to set flow statistic mode and alarm activation items. From main menu->Setup->Event->People counting>People counting, you can see an interface shown as in Figure 5-80.
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5.5.3.5.2 Report Here you can search and view people counting result of each channel and export people counting statistics report. The export file format is *.BMP. From main menu->Setup->Event->People counting->Report, you can see an interface shown as in Figure 5-81. ...
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sensitivity is. Threshold: It is to set intensity change threshold. The smaller the value is, the higher the sensitivity For detailed setups, please refer to chapter 5.5.3.1.1 motion detect for detailed information. Figure 5-82 5.5.3.7 Smart Track Important The fish eye and the PTZ camera shall surveillance proper zone.
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Figure 5-83 Click Add button, the interface is shown as below. See Figure 5-84. Type: Here you can select smart track mode. It includes: 1 fish eye+1 PTZ camera/1 fish eye+2 PTZ cameras/1 fish eye+3 PTZ cameras. Scene: It is the monitor position. Input customized monitor position name. ...
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Figure 5-85 In Figure 5-85, click or double click the line, you can go to the following interface. See Figure 5-86. Here you can set the fish eye and PTZ camera bonding relationship. Figure 5-86 On the fish eye displayed zone, left click mouse or move to confirm the position.
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of the PTZ camera is the center position of the video. Button Function Zoom 、 Focus 、 Iris 、 Electronic mouse, move it on the interface to control the PTZ direction. Fast positioning button. Click it first and then click any position in the video.
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5.5.3.8.1 Local Alarm From main menu->Setup->Event->Alarm, the local alarm interface is shown as in Figure 5-88. It refers to alarm from the local device. Figure 5-88 Figure 5-89...
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Figure 5-90 Please refer to the following sheet for detailed information. Parameter Function Enable You need to check the box to enable this function. Please select a channel from the dropdown list. Period This function becomes activated in the specified periods. There are six periods in one day.
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Parameter Function Buzzer Check the box here to enable this function. The buzzer beeps when an alarm occurs. System can upload the alarm signal to the centre Alarm upload (Including alarm centre). Send Email If you enabled this function, System can send out an email to alert you when an alarm occurs.
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5-92. For setup information, please refer to chapter 5.5.3.8.1. Figure 5-92 5.5.3.8.4 IPC Offline Alarm From main menu->Setup->Event->Alarm, IPC offline alarm is shown as in Figure 5-93. For setup information, please refer to chapter 5.5.3.8.1. Figure 5-93 5.5.3.9 Abnormality...
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From main menu->Setup->Event->Abnormality, it includes three types: HDD/Network/User. See Figure 5-94 and Figure 5-96. HDD includes: No disk, disk error, disk no space. Network includes net disconnection, IP conflict, and MAC conflict. User: It includes illegal login. Figure 5-94 Figure 5-95...
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Figure 5-96 Please refer to the following sheet for detailed information. Parameter Function Event The abnormal events include: No disk, disk error, disk no space, net Type disconnection, IP conflict and MAC conflict. You can set one or more items here. Less than: You can set the minimum percentage value here (For disk not space only).
Parameter Function Buzzer Check the box here to enable this function. The buzzer beeps when an alarm occurs. Check the box here, system can record the network event alarm log. 5.5.3.10 Alarm Output From main menu->Setup->Event->Alarm output, it is to set alarm output mode. See Figure 5-97. Figure 5-97 Please refer to the following sheet for detailed information.
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Yellow color stands for the motion detect record/snapshot.. Red color stands for the alarm record/snapshot. Blue color stands for MD&alarm record/snapshot. Orange color stands for intelligent record. Figure 5-98 Figure 5-99...
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Figure 5-100 Please refer to the following sheet for detailed information. Parameter Function Channel Please select a channel from the dropdown list. Pre-record Please input pre-record time here. The value ranges from 0 to 30. Redundancy Check the box here to enable redundancy function. Please note this function is null if there is only one HDD.
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Figure 5-101 For detailed operation information, please refer to chapter 5.5.4.1.1. 5.5.4.2 HDD Manage From main menu->Setup->Storage->HDD manager, the interface is shown as in Figure 5-102. Here you can see HDD information. You can also operate the read-only, read-write, redundancy (if there are more than on HDD) and format operation.
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Figure 5-103 Please refer to the following sheet for detailed information. Parameter Function Here you can view channel number. Channel The number displayed here is the max channel amount of your device. Status There are three statuses: schedule, manual and stop. System enables auto record function as you set in record schedule Schedule setup (general, motion detect and alarm).
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Figure 5-104 5.5.4.4.2 Main Stream From main menu->Setup->Storage->Advanced->Main stream, the main stream interface is shown as in Figure 5-105. Here you can set corresponding HDD group to save main stream. Figure 5-105 5.5.4.4.3 Sub Stream From main menu->Setup->Storage->Advanced->Sub stream, the sub stream interface is shown as in Figure 5-106.
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Figure 5-106 5.5.4.4.4 Snapshot From main menu->Setup->Storage->Advanced->Snapshot, the snapshot interface is shown as in Figure 5-107 . Here you can set corresponding HDD group to save snapshot picture. Figure 5-107 5.5.4.5 RAID Manager Important Please make sure your purchased product support the RAID function, otherwise you can not see the following interface.
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There is no RAID, but there is a hotspare disk: System creates the RAID5 only. It uses previous hotspare disk. There is RAID: System cancel the previous RAID setup and then create the new RAID5. System creates the hotspare disk if there is no one. System uses previous hotspare disk if there is hotspare disk available.
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RAID. Local: It is local hotspare disk. When the specified RAID becomes degrading, it can replace and build the RAID. Select a hot spare device and then click Delete button . Click Apply button to delete. Figure 5-110 5.5.4.6 iSCSI From main menu->Setup->Storage->iSCSI, you can see an interface shown as in Figure 5-111.
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then click OK button. See Figure 5-112. Each path here stands for an iSCSI share disk. The path is already generated when it was created on the server. Figure 5-112 Input user name and password to set iSCSI path access right. There are two situations: ...
Figure 5-113 5.5.5 Setting 5.5.5.1 General The general interface includes general, date/time and holiday setup. 5.5.5.1.1 General From main menu->Setup->System->General->General, the general interface is shown as in Figure 5-114. Figure 5-114 Please refer to the following sheet for detailed information. Parameter Function It is to set device name.
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Device No. It is device channel number. Language You can select the language from the dropdown list. Please note the device needs to reboot to get the modification activated. Video This is to display video standard such as PAL. Standard Here is for you to select working mode when hard disk is full.
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Figure 5-115 Please refer to the following sheet for detailed information. Parameter Function Here you can select date format from the dropdown list. Date format There are two options: 24-H and 12-H. Time Format The time zone of the device. Time zone It is to set system time.
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the NTP server. The value ranges from 0 to 65535 minutes. It is to set the time server port. Port It is to set the sync periods between the device and the time server. Interval 5.5.5.1.3 Holiday Setup Holiday setup interface is shown as in Figure 5-116. From main menu->Setup->System->General->Holiday, here you can click Add box to add a new holiday and then click Save button to save.
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System supports the following resolutions: 1920×1080、 Resolution 1280×1024、 1280×720、 1024×768、 3840×2160@25fps、 3840 ×2160@30fps. The default VGA/ HDMI1/HDMI2 resolution is 1280×1024. Please note the system needs to reboot to activate new setup. Right now, HDMI2 does not support 3840×2160@25fps、 3840 ×2160@30fps.
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Figure 5-119 Please refer to the following sheet for detailed information. Parameter Function Please select a screen number from the dropdown list. Screen number Check the box here to enable tour function. Enable tour Here is for you to adjust transparency. The value ranges from 5 to Interval 120s.
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Figure 5-120 Please refer to the following sheet for detailed information. Parameter Function This function is disabled by default. Check the box here to enable Enable this function so that you can control the zero-channel encoding function at the WEB. Compression System default setup is H.264.
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Parameter Function Up/Down Click to adjust channel tour sequence. Add channel group Click ,you can see system pops up the following dialogue box. See Figure 5-122. Please select the channels and then click OK button. Figure 5-122 Delete channel group Select a channel group and then click ,you can delete it.
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Figure 5-124 Please refer to the following sheet for detailed information. Parameter Function Select the corresponding dome protocol. Default setup is console. Protocol Console is for you to use the COM or mini-end software to debug. The control keyboard is for you to control the device via the special keyboard.
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Figure 5-125 Figure 5-126 Please refer to the following sheet for detailed information. Parameter Function Select speed dome connected channel. Channel There are two types: local/remote. Please select local mode if you are PTZ type connect RS485 cable to connect to the Speed dome (PTZ). Please select remote mode if you are connecting to the network PTZ camera.
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From main menu->Setting->System->POS, the interface is shown as below. See Figure 5-127. Figure 5-127 Click Add button, the interface is shown as below. See Figure 5-128. Figure 5-128 In Figure 5-128, click the Enable box to enable POS function and then input POS device name. Please refer to the following sheet for detailed information.
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Parameter Function Network time out: If there is a network problem, DVR can wait for the specified time you set here to send out the POS information. Once the network time is out, DVR only send out current valid POS information when then network resumes normal.
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Figure 5-131 Click Add button, you can add audio file and import the audio file via the local computer. See Figure 5-132. Figure 5-132 5.5.5.7.2 Schedule It is to set schedule broadcast function. You can play the different audio files in the specified periods. From main menu->Setup->System->Voice->.Schedule, you can see the following interface.
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Figure 5-133 Please refer to the following sheet for detailed information. Parameter Function There are six periods. Check the box to enable current setup. Period It is to set audio file repeat times in the specified period. Repeat It is the audio file repeated interval in the specified period. Interval There are two options: MIC (default)/audio.
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Hidden user “default” is for system interior use only and can not be deleted. When there is no login user, hidden user “default” automatically login. You can set some rights such as monitor for this user so that you can view some channel view without login. Here you can input the user name and password and then select one group for current user.
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Figure 5-136 5.5.5.8.2 Group The group management interface can add/remove group, modify group password and etc. From main menu->Setup->System->Account->Group, the interface is shown as in Figure 5-137. Figure 5-137 Add group: It is to add group and set its corresponding rights. See Figure 5-138. Please input the group name and then check the box to select the corresponding rights.
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Figure 5-138 Modify group Click the modify group button, you can see an interface is shown as in Figure 5-139. Here you can modify group information such as remarks and rights. Figure 5-139 5.5.5.8.3 ONVIF User...
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When the camera from the third party is connected with the DVR via the ONVIF user, please use the verified ONVIF account to connect to the DVR. From main menu->Setting->System->Account->ONVIF User, you can go to ONVIF user interface See Figure 5-140. Figure 5-140 Click Add user button, you can see the following interface.
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Figure 5-142 5.5.5.10 Import/Export From main menu->Setting->System->Import/Export, the interface is shown as in Figure 5-143. Figure 5-143 Please refer to the following sheet for detailed information. Parameter Function It is to import the local setup files to the system. Import It is to export the corresponding WEB setup to your local PC.
From main menu->Setting->System->Upgrade, the upgrade interface is shown as in Figure 5-145. Please select the upgrade file and then click the update button to begin update. Please note the file name shall be as *.bin. During the upgrade process, do not unplug the power cable, network cable, or shutdown the device.
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Select window split mode. Click to display in full screen. Click ESC button to exit. See Figure 5-147. Figure 5-147 Customized playback Click , you can see the following interface. See Figure 5-148. Figure 5-148 Now you can select one or more channel(s) and then click to search record(s).
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See Figure 5-149. Please select the resolution, frame rate, bit rate and then click the OK button. Figure 5-149 Select Record Type Please note some series product supports intelligent record. Check the corresponding box to select record type. See Figure 5-150. Figure 5-150 ...
file will saved path chaptet 5.5.1.3.4 (main menu->Setup->Camera->Encode->Path). Note Clip function is for one-channel/multiple-channel. Max save 1024 files at the same time. 5.6.2 Mark Playback Please make sure your purchased device support this function. You can use this function only if you can see the mark playback icon on the Search interface.
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Figure 5-154 Play before mark time Here you can set to begin playback from previous N seconds of the mark time. Note Usually, system can playbacks previous N seconds record if there is such kind of record file. Otherwise, system playbacks from the previous X seconds when there is such as kind of record.
Figure 5-155 Modify Double click one mark information item, you can see system pops up a dialogue box for you to change mark information. You can only change mark name here. Delete Here you can check the mark information item you want to delete and then click Delete button, you can remove one mark item.
Select splice file. Click Playback, system playbacks from the first of current date by default. Click time bar, system playbacks from the time you click. Note The splice playback is for 1-window playback mode. System supports 1/4/8/16-splice mode. Slight different may be found here. The 4-channel series product supports 4-splice mode.
Figure 5-157 5.6.5 Playback Select a file you want to play and then click Play button, system can begin playback. You can select to playback in full-screen. Please note for one channel, system can not playback and download at the same time.
Figure 5-158 5.6.7 Load more It is for you to search record or picture. You can select record channel, record type and record time to download. Or you can use watermark function to verify file. 5.6.7.1 Download By File Select channel, record type, bit stream type and then input start time and end time. Click Search button, the download by file interface is shown as in Figure 5-159.
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Check the file(s) you want to download and there are two options for you to save the file(s). Download to local Click Download to local, system pops up the following interface for you to set record format and saved path.
Figure 5-162 Set record format and saved path, you can click OK to download and view the download process. After the download operation, you can see corresponding dialog box. 5.6.7.3 Watermark Watermark interface is shown as In Figure 5-163. Please select a file and then click Verify button to see the file has been tampered with or not Figure 5-163 5.6.8 Lock or Unlock File...
Click you can view the locked file. See Figure 5-164. Figure 5-164 Select a file in the above figure and then click Unlock, you can unlock it. The locked file will not be overwritten after you enabled overwrite function. Alarm Click alarm function, you can see an interface is shown as Figure 5-165.
Type Parameter Function Disk error System alarms when disk error occurs. External alarm Alarm input device sends out alarm. Intelligent alarm The IVS rule you set in smart plan can trigger intelligent alarm. Operation Prompt Check the box here, system can automatically pops up an alarm icon on the Alarm button in the main interface when there is an alarm.
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Figure 5-167 Please refer to the following sheet for log parameter information. Parameter Function Log types include: system operation, configuration operation, data Type operation, event operation, and record operation, and user management, log clear. Set the start time of the requested log. Start time Set the end time of the requested log.
5.8.3 Online User From main menu->Info->Online user the online user interface is shown as in Figure 5-168. Click Refresh to get the latest online user information. Figure 5-168 5.8.4 HDD From main menu->Info->HDD, the HDD interface is shown as in Figure 5-169.
video HDD name, model, serial number status and detailed information. See Figure 5-170. Figure 5-170 View HDD record time Figure 5-169, click HDD time button, you can go to the following interface. Here you can view record file start time and end time. See Figure 5-171. Figure 5-171 5.8.5 Network Sniffer...
It is to backup network sniffer files. The backup data can be used for the engineer from the R&D or the installer to analyze the network status. From main menu->Info->Network Sniffer, you can go to the following interface. See Figure 5-172. Figure 5-172 Please refer to the following sheet for detailed information.
7 FAQ 1. DVR can not boot up properly. There are following possibilities: Input power is not correct. Power connection is not correct. Power switch button is damaged. Program upgrade is wrong. HDD malfunction or something wrong with HDD ribbon. ...
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Video transmission is too long or degrading is too huge. DVR color or brightness setup is not correct. 6. Can not search local records. There are following possibilities: HDD ribbon is damaged. HDD is broken. Upgraded program is not compatible.
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PTZ setup is not correct. PTZ decoder and DVR protocol is not compatible. PTZ decoder and DVR address is not compatible. When there are several decoders, please add 120 Ohm between the PTZ decoder A/B cables furthest end to delete the reverberation or impedance matching.
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16. Burn error /USB back error. There are following possibilities: Burner and DVR are in the same data cable. System uses too much CPU resources. Please stop record first and then begin backup. Data amount exceeds backup device capacity. It may result in burner error. ...
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22. Can not playback the downloaded file. There are following possibilities: There is no media player. No DXB8.1 or higher graphic acceleration software. There is no DivX503Bundle.exe control when you play the file transformed to AVI via media player.
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30. After I connected to the IP channel, there one-window output is OK, but there is no multiple-window output. There are following possibilities: Check the sub stream of the camera has been enabled or not. Check the sub stream type of the camera is H.264 or not. ...
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It is the specified device P2P login port or not when you are using P2P client. Check user name or password is right or not. Check P2P SN is right or not. You can use the cell phone to scan the QR code on the device P2P interface (Main menu->Setting->Network->P2P), or you can use the version information of the WEB to confirm.
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the sound ventilation. Please check and maintain the device regularly.
Appendix A HDD Capacity Calculation Calculate total capacity needed by each DVR according to video recording (video recording type and video file storage time). Step 1: According to Formula (1) to calculate storage capacity that is the capacity of each channel needed for each hour, unit Mbyte.
Samsung TS-H653 Ver.F Samsung SH-224BB/CHXH SONY DRU-V200S SONY DRU-845S SONY AW-G170S Pioneer DVR-217CH Appendix B-6 Compatible SATA HDD List NOTE: Please upgrade the DVR firmware to latest version to ensure the accuracy of the table below. Here we recommend HDD of 500G to 4T capacity. Port Manufacturer Series...
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Seagate Seagate Pipeline HD2 ST31000322CS SATA Seagate Seagate Pipeline HD2 ST1000VM002 SATA Seagate Seagate Pipeline HD2 ST1500VM002 SATA Seagate Seagate Pipeline HD2 ST2000VM002 SATA Seagate Seagate Pipeline HD2 ST2000VM003 SATA Seagate Seagate Constellation ST3500514NS 500G SATA Seagate Seagate Constellation ST31000524NS SATA Seagate Seagate Constellation...
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Westem Digital Cariar SE WD2500JS 250G SATA Westem Digital Cariar SE16 WD7500KS 750G SATA Westem Digital Cariar SE16 WD5000KS 500G SATA Westem Digital Cariar SE16 WD4000KD 400G SATA Westem Digital Cariar SE16 WD3200KS 320G SATA Westem Digital Cariar SE16 WD2500KS 250G SATA Westem Digital...
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Hitachi HitachiCinemaStar™ HCP725050GLA380 500G SATA 5K500 Hitachi HitachiCinemaStar™ HCT721050SLA360 500G SATA 7K1000.B Hitachi HitachiCinemaStar™ HCT721075SLA360 750G SATA 7K1000.B Hitachi HitachiCinemaStar™ HCT721010SLA360 SATA 7K1000.B Maxtor DiamondMax 20 STM3320820AS 320G SATA Maxtor DiamondMax 20 STM3250820AS 250G SATA...
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Appendix C Compatible CD/DVD Burner List NOTE: Please upgrade the DVR firmware to latest version to ensure the accuracy of the table below. And you can use the USB cable with the model recommended to set USB burner. Manufacturer Model Port Type Type Sony...
Appendix F Compatible Wireless Mouse List Please refer to the following sheet for compatible SD card brand. Brand Model Rapoo 3500 Logitech M215 Shuangfeiyan Tianyao G7-630...
Appendix G Earthing 1. What is the surge? Surge is a short current or voltage change during a very short time. In the circuit, it lasts for microsecond. In a 220V circuit, the 5KV or 10KV voltage change during a very short time (about microseconds) can be called a surge.
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Antenna feed cable lightning arrester: It is suitable for antenna system of the transmitter or the device system to receive the wireless signal. It uses the serial connection too. Please note, when you select the lighting arrester, please pay attention to the port type and the earthing reliability.
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Mixed ground: The mix ground consists of the feature of the one-point ground and multiple-point ground. For example, the power in the system needs to use the one-point ground mode while the radio frequency signal requires the multiple-point ground. So, you can use the following figure to earth. For the direct current (DC), the capacitance is open circuit and the circuit is one-point ground.
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For all the ground cables from the control room to the monitor system or ground cable of other monitor devices, please use the copper resistance soft cable and its section shall be more than 4mm2. The monitor system usually can adopt the one-point ground. ...
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For L (live cable) Turn the digital multimeter to 750V AC, use your one hand to hold the metal end, and then the other hand insert the pen to the L port of the socket. See the following figure. If the multimeter shows 120, then you can see current live cable connection is standard.
Appendix H RAID Introduction Appendix H-1 About RAID RAID is an abbreviation for Redundant Array of Independent Disks. It is to combine several independent HDDs (physical HDD) to form a HDD group (logic HDD) to provide more storage capacity data redundancy.
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RAID Note Min HDD Level Needed you replace the first HDD, then the RAID1 is null. Because the data in the first malfunction HDD is not complete, system can not rebuild the data based on the first damaged HDD. Now you need to use the second malfunction HDD, usually you can get the all data again.
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RAID Note Min HDD Level Needed RAID1 are damaged at the same time. Appendix H-3 RAID Capacity Calculation RAID Name Total Space of the N disks. RAID0 The total amount of N*HDD=HDD space *HDD amount. RAID1 Min(capacityN) (N-1)× min(capacityN) RAID5 (N/2)×...
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Appendix I RJ45-RS232 Connection Cable Definition Here we are going to make standard RS232 port and standard RJ45 (T568B). Please refer to the following figure for RJ45 cable definition. Please refer to the following figure for RS232 pin definition. Please refer to the following figure for connection information. Please refer to the following sheet for detailed crossover cable connection information.
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