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Video Solutions for Security Professionals
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Digital Video Recorder

Quick Start Guide

©2015 LT Security, Inc. All Rights Reserved. White papers, data sheets, quick start guides, and/or user manuals
are for reference only and may or may not be entirely up to date or accurate based upon the version or models.
Product names mentioned herein may be the unregistered and/or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

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  • Page 1: Digital Video Recorder

    Video Solutions for Security Professionals Digital Video Recorder Quick Start Guide ©2015 LT Security, Inc. All Rights Reserved. White papers, data sheets, quick start guides, and/or user manuals are for reference only and may or may not be entirely up to date or accurate based upon the version or models. Product names mentioned herein may be the unregistered and/or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    RS-485 and Controller Connection ......................13 Termination Switch Operation ......................... 14 Specifications ..............................15 Table 1 Specification for 4/8/16ch-FT Series ................... 15 Table 2 Specification for 4/8/16ch-FA Series ................... 16 Table 3 Specification for 24/32ch FA Series .................... 17 Table 3 Specification for 4/8ch ST Series ....................18 Table 4 Specification for 16ch ST Series ....................

  • Page 3: Trademarks And Registered Trademarks

    Quick Start Guide of Digital Video Recorder Regulatory information FCC information This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a digital device, pursuant compliance: to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.

  • Page 4: Dvr Pre-Installation

    HDD should be used for this installation. Up to 8 SATA hard disks can be installed on your DVR. Tools Required: Screwdriver. As the installation steps of HDD are similar among different models, here we take the steps of the FT series as an example. Steps: 1.
  • Page 5 Quick Start Guide of Digital Video Recorder 3. Connect the power cable to the HDD. 4. Place the HDD on the bottom of the device and then fasten the screws on the bottom to fix the HDD. 5. Re-install the cover of the DVR and fasten screws. ©2015 LT Security, Inc.

  • Page 6: Front Panels

    Quick Start Guide of Digital Video Recorder Front Panels Front Panel of 4/8ch-FT/FA and 4ch-ST series Front Panel of 16ch-FT/FA and 8ch-ST series Description of Front Panel Name Function Description POWER: the POWER indicator turns green when NVR is powered up. READY: The indicator light is green when the device is running normally.
  • Page 7 Quick Start Guide of Digital Video Recorder Name Function Description Exit and back to the previous menu. Enter numeral “5”; Enter letters “JKL”; Delete characters before cursor; 5/JKL/EDIT: Check the checkbox and select the ON/OFF switch; Start/stop record clipping in playback. Enter numeral “6”;...
  • Page 8 Quick Start Guide of Digital Video Recorder Front Panel of 16ch-ST and 24/32ch-FA series Description of Front Panel Name Function Description Power indicator lights in green when DVR is powered up. POWER Ready indicator is normally green, indicating that the DVR is READY functioning properly.
  • Page 9 Quick Start Guide of Digital Video Recorder Name Function Description Enter numeral “5”; Enter letters “JKL”; Delete characters before cursor; 5/JKL/EDIT Check the checkbox and select the ON/OFF switch; Start/stop record clipping in playback. Enter numeral “6”; Enter letters “MNO”; 6/MNO/PLAY In Playback mode, it is used for direct access to playback interface.

  • Page 10: Rear Panels

    Quick Start Guide of Digital Video Recorder Rear Panels 4/8/16ch-FT Series Item Description BNC interface for TVI and analog video input. VIDEO IN RCA connector AUDIO IN RCA connector AUDIO OUT DB15 connector for VGA output. Display local video output and menu.
  • Page 11 Quick Start Guide of Digital Video Recorder 4ch-ST Series 8ch-ST Series Item Description BNC interface for TVI and analog video input. VIDEO IN BNC connector for video output. VIDEO OUT RCA connector AUDIO IN RCA connector AUDIO OUT Universal Serial Bus (USB) port for additional devices. USB Port HDMI video output connector.
  • Page 12 Quick Start Guide of Digital Video Recorder Item Description BNC interface for TVI and analog video input. VIDEO IN BNC connector for video output. VIDEO OUT RCA connector AUDIO IN Universal Serial Bus (USB) port for additional devices. USB Port HDMI video output connector.

  • Page 13: Peripheral Connections

    Quick Start Guide of Digital Video Recorder Peripheral Connections Wiring of Alarm Input The alarm input is an open/closed relay. To connect the alarm input to the device, use the following diagram. Note: If the alarm input is not an open/close relay, please connect an external relay between the alarm input and the device.

  • Page 14: Rs-485 And Controller Connection

    Quick Start Guide of Digital Video Recorder RS-485 and Controller Connection For 4/8/16-FT Series To connect PTZ to the DVR: 1. Disconnect pluggable block from the RS-485 terminal block. 2. Press and hold the orange part of the pluggable block; insert signal cables into slots and release the orange part.

  • Page 15: Termination Switch Operation

    Quick Start Guide of Digital Video Recorder screws. 4. Connect pluggable block back into terminal block. Make sure both the controller and DVR are grounded. Note: Termination Switch Operation  This function is applicable to the ST series DVR.  The termination switch is placed on the mainboard instead of the rear panel. Open the upper cover and turn on/off the SW switch if needed.

  • Page 16: Specifications

    Quick Start Guide of Digital Video Recorder Specifications Table 1 Specification for 4/8/16ch-FT Series Model 4ch-FT 8ch-FT 16ch-FT H.264 Video compression 4-ch 8-ch 16-ch Analog and HD-TVI BNC interface (1.0Vp-p, 75 Ω) video input 720P25, 720P30, 720P50, 720P60, 1080P25, 1080P30, CVBS...

  • Page 17: Table 2 Specification For 4/8/16Ch-Fa Series

    Quick Start Guide of Digital Video Recorder Table 2 Specification for 4/8/16ch-FA Series Model 4ch-FA 8ch-FA 16ch-FA H.264 Video compression 4-ch 8-ch 16-ch Analog and HD-TVI video BNC interface (1.0Vp-p, 75 Ω) input 720P25, 720P30, 720P50, 720P60, 1080P25, 1080P30, CVBS Video/Audio Supported camera types 1CH 1080P@30fps...

  • Page 18: Table 3 Specification For 24/32Ch Fa Series

    Quick Start Guide of Digital Video Recorder Table 3 Specification for 24/32ch FA Series 32ch-FA Model 24ch-FA H.264 Video compression 32-ch 24-ch Analog and HD-TVI BNC interface (1.0Vp-p, 75 Ω) video input Supported camera 720P/25, 720P/30, 720P/50, 720P/60, 1080P/25, 1080P/30, CVBS types Video/ 8-ch (up to 32-ch)
  • Page 19 Quick Start Guide of Digital Video Recorder Table 4 Specification for 4/8ch ST Series 8ch-ST Model 4ch-ST H.264 Video compression 8-ch 4-ch Analog and HD-TVI video BNC interface (1.0Vp-p, 75 Ω) input Supported camera 720P/25, 720P/30, 720P/50, 720P/60, 1080P/25, 1080P/30, CVBS types Video/ 2ch(1080p@30fps)
  • Page 20 Quick Start Guide of Digital Video Recorder Table 5 Specification for 16ch ST Series Model 16ch-ST H.264 Video compression 16-ch Analog and HD-TVI BNC interface (1.0Vp-p, 75 Ω) video input 720P25, 720P30, 720P50, 720P60, 1080P25, 1080P30, CVBS Supported camera types Video/Audio 2ch(1080p@30fps) input...

  • Page 21: Hdd Storage Calculation Chart

    Quick Start Guide of Digital Video Recorder HDD Storage Calculation Chart The following chart shows an estimation of storage space used based on recording at one channel for an hour at a fixed bit rate. Bit Rate Storage Used 128K 160K 192K 224K...

  • Page 22: Accessing By Web Browser

    Quick Start Guide of Digital Video Recorder Accessing by Web Browser Logging In You can get access to the device via web browser. Open web browser, input the IP address of the device and then press Enter. The login interface appears. You may use one of the following listed web browsers: Internet Explorer 6.0, Internet Explorer 7.0, Internet Note: Explorer 8.0, Internet Explorer 9.0, Apple Safari, Mozilla Firefox, and Google Chrome.

  • Page 23: Recording

    Quick Start Guide of Digital Video Recorder Steps: In the live view window, select a playing window by clicking the mouse. Double click a camera from the device list to start the live view. You can click the button on the toolbar to start the live view of all cameras on the device list. Refer to the following table for the description of buttons on the live view window: Icon Description...
  • Page 24 Quick Start Guide of Digital Video Recorder Choose the day in a week to configure scheduled recording. Click Edit to edit record schedule. Configure All Day or Segment Record: If you want to configure the all-day recording, please check the All Day checkbox. ...

  • Page 25: Playback

    Quick Start Guide of Digital Video Recorder Playback Interface Introduction Channel List: Displays the list of channels and the playing status of each channel. Playback Window: Displays the image of channel. Play Control Bar: Play control operations are supported. Time Line: Displays the time bar and the records marked with different colors. Playback Status: Displays the playback status, including channel number and playback speed.

  • Page 26: Log

    Quick Start Guide of Digital Video Recorder You can view and export the log files at any time, including operation, alarm, exception and information of device. Before you start The Log function can be realized only when the device is connected with HDD or network disk. And make sure the HDD or network disk has been initialized for the first time to use.

  • Page 27: Menu Operation

    Quick Start Guide of Digital Video Recorder Menu Operation Menu Structure The menu structure of the 4CH/8CH-FT/ST DVR is shown below: The menu structure of the 16/CH-ST and 24/32CH-FA DVR is shown below: Startup and Shutdown Proper startup and shutdown procedures are crucial to expand the service time of the DVR. To start the DVR: Check the power supply is plugged into an electrical outlet.

  • Page 28: Live View

    Quick Start Guide of Digital Video Recorder Power indicator LED on the front panel should be yellow. To shut down the DVR: 1. Enter the Shutdown menu. Menu > Shutdown 2. Select the Shutdown button. 3. Click the Yes button. 4.

  • Page 29: Playback

    Quick Start Guide of Digital Video Recorder 2. Click the Start Recording submenu and select the recording mode to Normal Record or Motion Detection Record. 3. In the pop-up message box, click Yes to finish the quick recording settings for all channels. The full-screen motion detection triggered recording is configured by default in this mode.

  • Page 30: Backup

    Quick Start Guide of Digital Video Recorder Front Panel: press PLAY button to play back record files of the channel under single-screen live view. Under multi-screen live view, record files of the top left channel (not masked) will be played back. pressing numerical buttons will switch playback to related channels during playback process.
  • Page 31 Quick Start Guide of Digital Video Recorder 3. Check backup result. Choose the record file in Export interface and click button to check it. ©2015 LT Security, Inc. All Rights Reserved. White papers, data sheets, quick start guides, and/or user manuals are for reference only and may or may not be entirely up to date or accurate based upon the version or models.

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