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Chapter 1: Live Mode Operations In the Live Mode, user can monitor all channels of the DVR and change the division, user can access the configuration panel by right-clicking the mouse, and a Division Control panel will appear when the mouse cursor moves to the bottom of the live video. Toolbar Main Menu Division control...
Chapter 2: Main Menu To enter the Main Menu and set up the DVR, log-in account and user password are required. The default password of the administrator is 1111, please check the Account Setup for managing other users. Table 2-1 Definition of virtual keyboard Icon Description Switch letters input between capital or lower-case.
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Enter Configurations menu, eight different options for configurations. Time Search menu, for playing recordings of specific time. System Logs, for automatically generating an event report, which shows time, type and channel of the event. PTZ Operation menu. Digital Zoom ( 2 to 8 times ). Freeze.
Auto Sequential Item Description The time interval of channel switching. Interval The DVR automatically switches channels with the designated All Channels interval. All channels display in a single-split view. The DVR automatically switches channels and display all channels in Quad Division a 4-split view.
2-2-2 Select Backup Device Item Description Backup Start backup operation. Back Device Select backup target device. Status Status of target device. Free Space Free space of target device. Backup Start backup operation. Note: 1. Be sure to Calculate the size of backup data before starting the backup operation. 2.
Configurations Please refer to Chapter 3 for more detail about the Configurations menu. Time Search You can search and playback recorded data of specific dates and time. Dates including recordings are highlighted by a blue rectangle. Click the date to show recording time on that specific day with a time bar. You can select specific time ( hour / minute / second ) by clicking the time bar, and press OK to playback the recorded data of the specific date and time.
2-4-1 Playback Mode Table 2-4 Playback mode icon description Description Icon Stop playback, and go to the previous page. Play. Pause. Fast rewind. Fast forward. Slow play. Step play. Digital zoom. Single split. 4 division. 9 division. 16 division. Time interval for the timeline (1, 4, 6, 12, or 24 hours).
System Logs The event list shows all login events, event types, event details, and filtered events. Double-click the gray video ► symbol on the left of the event to play recordings related to the event. Note: If no HDD is installed, or no recorded data exist, the DVR will not play the video even double-click the event. Icon Description Criteria...
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2-5-1 Criteria Using Criteria to find events quicker. If start time and end time is checked, the event list will only display the events within the specific time period. If the user uncheck some events and press OK, the lists will only show checked events.
PTZ Operation PTZ Settings ( RS-485, UTC, and IP camera control ) can be configured in Camera Setup( refer to Chapter 3-3 ). 2-6-1 RS-485 PTZ control In RS-485 PTZ control mode, a Red Cross appears in the center of the screen. In the window hold down the left mouse button and drag that can control pan and tilt, the view of the PTZ camera will move to the desired position accordingly.
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2-6-2 UTC Control DVR supports UTC( Up The Coax ) function that can control UTC supported camera via coaxial cable without any other equipment. Follow below steps to enable UTC control, enter Camera Setup menu, in PTZ field chosen UTC option and Protocol select UTC-AUTO. UTC control icon description Item Description...
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2. If the resolution of the UTC camera is 4Mega Simulation HD, please switch the UTC protocol to UTC-AUTO or UTC-1080P for further operations. 2-6-3 Touring( Auto Pan ) Setup Click Setup to open preset point dialog. Preset point dialog description Item Description Checked, when enable Touring, PTZ will tour through these...
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IP Camera Control icon description Item Description Pan and tilt speed. ZOOM. Press +/- or move the slider to adjust. FOCUS. Press +/- or move the slider to adjust. IRIS. Press +/- or move the slider to adjust. Press left or right arrow keys to select desired preset point, adjust view to appropriate position then press to set the current position as the preset point.
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2-8 Toolbar In the Live Mode, move cursor to the top of window Toolbar will show up. Toolbar icon description: Icon Description User login / logout: Auto lock is used. Snapshot. Video recording, click to turn on or off, when turning on, the video will be recorded in selected folder.
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2-8-1 Netviewer Video Quality Netviewer video quality option description: Item Description Send static low quality images with 1 to 2 frames per second, Low Quality Static Image suitable for low bandwidth environments. Low Quality Send low quality images according to DVR recording setting. Send static high definition images with 1 to 2 frame per High Quality Statue Image second, suitable for low bandwidth environments.
Smart Search ( Only analog camera supported ) Smart Search is capable of searching for image change time in specific areas and time period. Adjust searching area and time period, searching results will appear matchable recorded video. Search Condition Search condition menu item description: Item Description Detection Area...
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Search result menu item description: Item Description Backup Select search result to backup. Duration Length of backup time. Required Space Calculate required space to backup. Free Space Capacity size in the target device. Playback recorded video. Note: Smart Search not required turning on motion detection.
Chapter 3: Configurations Menu Note: The initialization of new-installed HDD is required before starting record. Please refer to Utility Setup for details. Record Setup Note: 1. DHD 2 and 2A series DVR required input camera in pairs, for example, if CH01 connected with AHD 720p camera, then CH02 must be the same resolution AHD 720p camera, otherwise the both video won't be show.
Record Mode options description: Item Description Chosen DVR using different recording scheme, there are Record Mode Continuous Record / Schedule Record / Stop Record. 3-1-1 Continuous Record Item Description Record Enable / Disable recording of channel. Resolution Recording resolution. Recording frame rate. Quality Recording video quality.
3-1-2 Schedule Record Recordings can be scheduled to days and time of a week. With the A, B, C, D four settings, users can set different recording scheme according to different needs. In the day and time grid map, select the schedule table, then press one of the A, B, C, D buttons to specify the settings.
3-1-2-2 Holiday Configuration The number of customized holidays is up to 50. When the specified holiday arrives, the DVR will start recording according to holiday configuration. Since holidays are different by countries and regions, users can set up holidays according to specific needs.
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3-1-3 DHD 2A/2 Series Configuration Item Description Name Change the recording name of channel. D1/960H analog camera. 1920×1080,30fps AHD camera. 1280×720,30fps AHD camera. 3-1-3-1 DHD 2A/2 Series image setup Click to open the video menu, where you can the image display and volume of your DVR.
Event Setup 3-2-1 Video Loss 3-2-1-1 Setup Item Description Enable Enable / Disable video loss detection. Notification Enable / Disable notify when video loss. 3-2-1-2 Event Handler Item Description Logs The event is logged in the system log. Select channel for event recording when an event occurs. The video setup corresponds to the Configurations >...
3-2-1-3 Receiver Setup Item Description Enable / Disable the DVR to send an e-mail notice to specified users Enable when an event occurs. Admin / Users Specify the users who will receive e-mail notices. 3-2-1-4 Notification Setup Item Description Enable/Disable the DVR to push notifications to specified device(s) Enable when an event occurs.
3-2-2 Motion Detection 3-2-2-1 Setup Item Description Enable Enable / Disable the motion detection function for channels Notification Enable / Disable notify when motion detected. 3-2-3 Sensor depending on models Item Description Name Set the name of sensor’s function. Polarity Specify the polarity to normally open (N.O.) or normally closed (N.C.).
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3-2-4 System When a system event occurs, the DVR will send a notice or warning according to the settings of buzzer and receiver. If the buzzer checkbox is selected, the buzzer continually buzzes for errors related to the video (such as hard drives can’t write or no hard drive is installed).
Camera Setup Hybrid DVR series can select DVR mode or IP Mode for each channel input. Standard DVR series only DVR Mode. 3-3-1 DVR Mode Analog or simulate HD camera as channel input. Item Description Name Change the name of the camera. AUTO: Automatically detect input source.
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3-3-1-2 IP Mode ( Only hybrid series ) Onvif compatible IP camera as channel input. Item Description Remote Connection Enable / Disable remote connection. Camera Set Name of IP camera. Search IP camera. Protocol IP camera protocol standard. IP address of camera. Port Network connection port of camera.
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3-3-1-3 Search IP Camera Item Description Add to registered camera list. Delete from registered camera list. Research camera / Back to home page. Edit camera information. Add required camera manually. Protocol Select searching protocol for camera or DVR.
3-3-2 Advance Setup 3-3-2-1 DVR Mode Advance Setup Click on left side icon to perform detail setting. 3-3-2-1-1 Record Setup Item Description Resolution Recording resolution. Recording frame rate. Quality Recording quality (128-7168 Kbps). Note: Recording setup will affect playback and remote live view. Higher quality required higher network bandwidth.
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Item Description Sharpness Channel sharpness, from 0 to 255. Brightness Channel brightness, from 0 to 255. Contrast Channel contrast, from 0 to 255. Saturation Channel saturation, from 0 to 255. Channel hue, from 0 to 255. Turn ON / OFF noise reduction. This value affects the strength of spatial-domain filtering ( When SF Stream NR is ON ).
3-3-2-1-4 Mask and Time Stamp DVR supports 4 customized masks to hide areas of live view. Time Stamp In time stamp setup , you can set the position of the time stamp shown in different mode such as playback, remote live, and backup file.
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3-3-2-2 IP Mode Advance Setup 3-3-2-2-1 Image Setup Adjust Onvif compatible image parameters of camera. Note: Not every Onvif compatible camera support image setup and parameters may be different. 3-3-2-2-2 Maintenance Setup Reboot or default the camera through Onvif protocol.
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3-3-2-2-3 Network Setup Setup IP mode of camera through Onvif Protocol, there is DHCP or Static IP. 3-3-2-2-4 Motion Detection Setup Adjust motion detection sensitivity and area through Onvif protocol. Note: Not every Onvif compatible camera support motion detection. Item Description Trigger condition that how many block detected video variation at the Min Count...
Account Setup You can set the user password and permissions of 11 user accounts (1 admin + 10 users). These different accounts give users different permissions of DVR features. 3-4-1 Administrator The default admin account and password is admin and 1111. Item Description Enable...
3-4-2 Other Users Item Description Enable Check to activate the user’s account. Expire Set the expire date of the user account. Name Username. The password can be mixed of letters and numbers and is Password case-sensitive. e-Mail User’s email. 3-4-2-1 Permission The Account Setup is set to provide individual user role-based permissions, including access to Setup menu, Network operation, PTZ function, Playback, Utility, Backup, Password expiration date and hide on specific channels while playing back.
Network Setup Item Description DHCP The DVR retrieves IP from a DHCP server. Static IP Set up a static IP address of the DVR. Set up the username and password for PPPOE connection. PPPoE HTTP Set up the HTTP configuration for remote access. DDNS Set up the DDNS configuration.
3-5-1-2 Static IP Setup Static IP for network connection, the following information is required. Item Description Enable Enable Static IP function. Enter the static IP address provided by ISP. Enter IP address of Subnet Mask provided by ISP. Subnet Mask Enter IP address of the Gateway provided by ISP.
Item Description Enable / Disable PPPOE function. Enable Enter user name provided by ISP. User Enter password provided by ISP. Password 3-5-2 HTTP Item Description Check to enable HTTP server. Users can remotely access into the DVR over the Enable network if the HTTP function is activated.
Item Description Enable Enable / Disable DDNS function. Enter the registered DDNS server: ddnsipcam.com, noip.com, ez- dns.com, dyndns.org When select ddnsipcam DDNS service, The system will automatically bring up to C + DVR Mac Address Server last six yards at the beginning of a host site, Such as the Mac end of the six yards of 0FEEDD, Then bring out the host site at C0FEEDD.ddnsipcam.com .
3-5-5 Mail Setup The Mail Setup tab controls the email-sending configuration for the DVR needs to send e-mail to specified users when an event is triggered. Item Description Enable Enable/disable E-mail Notification function. SMTP Server Set up SMTP server address and port. User Enter the username.
Storage Setup 3-6-1 HDD Setup Note: Click the status bar to change the attributes of the hard disk Item Description Setup the video preservation period. Recorded video will be Video Preservation deleted automatically after expiry of preservation period. Model Display HDD model. Status Display HDD status (Recording/Error).
System Setup Item Description The name of DVR to be shown while users login from remote DVR Name site. Language Specify the OSD language. Specify the format of video signal ( NTSC, PAL). The Video Format Detection configuration requires a reboot to take effect. 3-7-1 Auto Lock Item Description...
3-7-3 Date / Time Setup Item Description Hour Format 12HOURS / 24HOURS Date Format MM-DD-YYYY / DD-MM-YYYY / YYYY-MM-DD 3-7-3-1 Time Zone Item Description Time Zone Setup Set up the time zone of the DVR, from GMT-13 to GMT+13. Daylight Saving Time Enable / Disable daylight saving time.
Item Description Beginning Setup the beginning time of daylight saving time. Ending Setup the ending time of daylight saving time. 3-7-3-3 Change Date and Time Setup date and time of the DVR. 3-7-4 Monitor Setup The setting options include three configurations. In the duplicate mode, both monitors display the same content.
3-7-4-1 Resolution Setup Note: Please confirm whether the screen supports resolution. Item Description 1, 3 Setting monitor resolution/BNC output. Resolution Select the screen resolution. Border Color Set the color of border. Luminance Setting brightness, from 0 to 100. Contract Setting screen display color contrast, from 0 to 100. Saturation Setting screen display color saturation from 0 to 100.
Item Description Horizontal Position Setting video signal horizontal position. Vertical Position Setting video signal vertical position. Scaling Width Setting video signal scaling width. Scaling Height Setting video signal scaling height. 3-7-5 Input Setup The Input Setup allows users’ setup input device Item Description Key Tone...
3-7-6 Utility Setup Item Description Export Configuration Export DVR configuration to a USB flash drive or a remote PC. Import Configuration Import configuration from a USB flash drive or a remote PC to DVR. Reset Configuration Reset system configuration. Export Logs Save DVR system log to a USB flash drive or a remote PC.
Save configuration file to computer through Netviewer. 3-7-6-2 Import Configuration Import configuration to the DVR from a USB flash storage or a remote computer. Via USB flash storage at local side: Upload desired configuration file from PC: Click Open..., select required *.cfg.
3-7-6-3 Reset Configuration Reset the DVR to factory default. 3-7-6-4 Export Logs Export DVR log to USB flash storage or remote computer. To USB flash storage at local side, the default file name is log.csv. To remote computer through Netviewer.
3-7-6-6 Upgrade Firmware Upgrade from USB flash storage, follow below steps, click Upgrade Firmware... , select Upgrade from USB Flash Drive... , choose the correct firmware at USB flash storage. Note: Don’t turn off the power or unplug the USB flash drive when upgrade processing, avoid damage DVR.
System Information 3-8-1 DVR Information Item Description Model DVR model and video format. Version Firmware version. 3-8-2 Network Information Item Description DVR’s IP address. If there is no network connection, it will show "Network is not connected. The DVR MAC address. 3-8-3 HDD Information Item Description...
Chapter 4: Remote Software The DVR allows users remotely access and control the DVR from a computer by Netviewer or IE v6.0 or above. Note: Netviewer supports Windows XP SP2, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 10. 4-1 Application Software Step 1: Type the IP address of DVR in IE browser.
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Step 5: Please type required information to login DVR, included IP, port, username and password. The drop-down menu stored used IP address. Press Clear to clear IP address. Step 6: Logged into the DVR.
4-2 Internet Explorer Step 1: Same as Application Software, type the IP address of DVR in IE browser. Step 2: Windows as below will show up. Please type the user name and password. Default user name and password is admin and 1111. Other related setup about user account and password, please refer to Account Setup. Step 3: The links as below will show up, click the link Netviewer DVR for Internet Explorer 7/8/9/10/11 to download the ActiveX, follow the instructions to finish installation.
Appendix Appendix 1 Specification Appendix 1-1 DHD 5A Series Specification 4 4 4 4 / / / / 8 8 8 8 / / / / 16 16 16 16 CH CH Hybrid Hybrid High High Definition Definition Standalone Standalone Digital Digital Video Video Recorder Recorder...
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Recording Mode Continue, Schedule, Event Recording Schedule 4 schedule, 7day × 24 hours time table Alarm Event Actions Adjustable motion area (100 level sensitivities) / System / Video loss Alarm Notification Alarm notification iOS、android / E-Mail / FTP / Buzzer Playback Search Event / Time / Smart search...
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Accessories RS-485 × 1, MLP1、MLP2、PELCO D、PELCO P、SAMSUNG、LG-MULTIX , PTZ Protocols Network camera via ONVIF Remote Control IR Remote controller( Need additional option ) Mouse Mouse click, drag and scroll Up The The Coax Coax Coax Coax AHD camera supported Others ARM Cortex A9 Dual Core Embedded Linux Kernel 3.1 Hardware watchdog timer...
Appendix 1-2 DHD 3A Series Specification 4 4 4 4 / / / / 8 8 8 8 / / / / 16 16 16 16 CH CH 2M 2M 2.0 2.0 High High Definition Definition Analog Analog Digital Digital Video Video Recoder Recoder High...
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Backup USB Flash Disk Up to 32 GB supported Network Backup Via HTTP Audio Analog Audio Input 1 CH, RCA × 1 4 CH, RCA × 1 Audio Output RCA × 1 ( 0.7Vp-p, 300 Hz to 3KHz Network Ports RJ-45 100Mbps ×...
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Dimension 360× 316× 60 mm (W×L×H) Weight ≈3 kg ( Without hard drive )
Appendix 1-3 DHD 2A Series Specification 4 4 4 4 / / / / 8 8 8 8 / / / / 16 16 16 16 CH CH 2M 2M 1.0 1.0 High High Definition Definition Analog Analog Digital Digital Video Video Recoder Recoder High...
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USB Flash Disk Up to 32 GB supported Network Backup Via HTTP Audio Analog Audio Input 1 CH, RCA × 1 4 CH, RCA × 1 Audio Output RCA × 1 ( 0.7Vp-p, 300 Hz to 3KHz ) Network Ports RJ-45 100Mbps ×...
Appendix 1-4 DHD 2 Series Specification 4 4 4 4 / / / / 8 8 8 8 / / / / 16 16 16 16 CH CH 720P 720P High High Definition Definition Analog Analog Digital Digital Video Video Recoder Recoder 720P 720P...
Appendix 2 Remote Control Manual Appendix 2-1 Remote Control Keys and functions of the remote control are described as follows Description Enable record setup LOCK Enable/Disable password protection Enter 0~9 to change channel / Enter NUMBER KEY Password Plus 10 to the number you input AUDIO Audio/mute NENU/ ll...
Appendix 2-2 Playback Remote Control Functions Description ENTER / MODE Full screen switch channel MENU / ll Pause PLAY Play button / SLOW Up / Slow motion switcher / ll Down / Stop and exit playback Left / Rewind Right / Forward 4 division 9 division 16 division...
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Appendix 2-3 Live Mode Remote Controller Functions Description Enable record setup. LOCK Enable/Disable password protection. NUMBER KEY Enter 0–9 to change channel / Enter password. MENU / ll Enable menu Exit menu ENTER / MODE Enter / Full screen switch channel. PLAY Playback menu AUTO...
Appendix 2-4 Digital Zoom Remote Controller Functi Description / SLOW Move up / ll Move down Move left Move left Exit menu Note: Mouse scroll wheel supports zoom in / out.
Appendix 2-5 PTZ Mode Remote Controller Functions Button Description / SLOW Tilt up / ll Tilt down Pan left Pan right ENTER / MODE Switch channel Exit PTZ IRIS+ Expand iris IRIS- narrow iris...
Appendix 3 AHD Camera Resolution Appendix 3-1 Switch Resolution From 1080p to 720p Step 1: Turn on UTC control, in Camera setup menu, PTZ select UTC, Protocol select UTC-AUTO or UTC1080p, enter PTZ Operation menu, using the directional keys to control the camera. Step 2: Click the center of the directional keys, turn on OSD of camera( refer to Chapter PTZ Operation ).
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Step 3: Seek to EXPOSURE option in OSD of camera, click the right directional key 3 times, then enter the HIDDEN menu. Step 4: Move to OUTPUT_SIZE option in HIDDEN menu of camera, click right direction key to switch resolution.
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Step 5: Now camera output resolution has been changed to 720p, If in Step 1 protocol chosen UTC-AHD 1080P , back to the Camera Setup and change the protocol to UTC-AHD720P or UTC-AUTO, if UTC control still required. Note: Don’t change the resolution when camera Mirror function is enabled.
Appendix 3-2 Switch Resolution From 1080p to D1 Step 1: In the HIDDEN menu of camera, select MONITOR OUT option then click right direction key, switch’ the option value to CVBS. Step 2: Click APPLY to perform the changed. Note: If a coaxial cable length over 200m and that used to connect a DVR, not suggest using UTC control in that environment.
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