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ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL Models ALIEN654 ALIEN658 ALIEN666 ALIEN674(HD) ALIEN678(HD) Operations Manual Alien Hero models 1080P recording at 12fps per channel on HD model – 4CIF recording at 25fps per channel on Stnd models - Supports Universal Plug & Play for Port Forwarding –...
ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL Regulatory Information EU Conformity Statement This product is marked "CE" and therefore complies with the European standards listed under the Low Voltage Directive 2006/95/EC and the EMC Directive 2004/108/EC. This symbol on the products and/or accompanying documents means that used electronic equipment must not be mixed with general household waste.
ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL Preventive and Cautionary Tips Before connecting and operating your device, please be advised of the following tips: • Ensure unit is installed in a well-ventilated, dust-free environment. • Unit is installed for indoor use only. •...
Zooming in by clicking the mouse and PTZ tracing by dragging mouse. HDD Management 1 SATA hard disk can be connected to the ALIEN654 and ALIEN674; 2 SATA hard disks to the ALIEN658, ALIEN666 and ALIEN678 with a maximum of 4TB storage capacity for each disk.
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ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL Searching record files by event. Customization of tags, searching and playing back by tags. Locking and unlocking record files. Local redundant recording. Searching and playing back record files by channel number, recording type, start time, end time, etc.
1. Introduction Front Panel IR Remote Control Operations USB Mouse Operation Input Method Description Rear Panel 1.5.1 The rear panel of Alien654 1.5.2 The rear panel of Alien658 1.5.3 The rear panel of Alien666 1.5.4 The rear panel of Alien674 (HD) 1.5.5...
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ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL Configuring Motion Detection Record Configuring Alarm Triggered Record Instant Record Configuring Holiday Record Configuring Redundant Recording 5.10 Configuring HDD Group for Recording 5.11 File Protection 6. Playback Playing Back by Channel Playing Back by Time Playing Back by Normal Video Search...
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18.1 Record Timings for 16 channels – Alien666 18.2 Record Timings for 8 channels – Alien658 18.3 Record Timings for 4 channels – Alien654 18.4 Record Timings for 16 channels – HD NYA 18.5 Record Timings for 8 channels – Alien678 HD Model 18.6 Record Timings for 4 channels –...
ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL 1. Introduction 1.1 Front Panel 1.1.1 The front panel of the ALIEN654 Figure 1.1 Front Panel of ALIEN654 Table 1.1 Description of Control Panel Buttons Name Function Description Power Power indicator turns green when powered on.
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ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL Enter numeral “3”; Enter letters “DEF”; 3DEF/F2 In PTZ Control mode, the F1 button can be used to zoom in (zoom+) the PTZ camera; The F2 button can be used to cycle through tab pages. Enter numeral “4”;...
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ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL Confirm selection in any of the menu modes. It can also be used to tick checkbox fields. In Playback mode, it can be used to play or pause the video. ENTER In Single-frame Playback mode, pressing the ENTER button will advance the video by a single frame.
ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL 1.2 IR Remote Control Operations The device may also be controlled with the included IR remote control, shown in Figure 1.3. Note: Batteries (2×AAA) must be installed before operation. Figure 1.2 Remote Control Table 1.2 Description of the IR Remote Control Buttons...
ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL Name Description MENU Button Back to the Main menu (after successful login). PREV Button Switching between single screen and multi-screen mode. DIRECTION/ENTER Navigating between different fields and items in menus. Buttons In Playback mode, the Up and Down button are used to speed up and slow down the playing of recorded video.
ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL Click and Drag PTZ control: pan, tilt and zoom. Tamper-proof, privacy mask and motion detection: Select target area. Digital zoom-in: Drag and select target area. Live view: Drag channel/time bar. Right-Click Single-Click Live view: Show menu.
ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL 1.5 Rear Panel 1.5.1 The rear panel of Alien654 Item Description RS232 Connector for RS232 devices VIDEO IN BNC connector for analogue video input. BNC connector for video output. VIDEO OUT USB Interface Connects USB mouse or USB flash memory devices.
ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL 1.5.2 The rear panel of Alien658 Item Description VIDEO IN BNC x 8 connectors for analogue video inputs. BNC x 1 connector for video output (main composite multi-channel) VIDEO OUT RS232 Connector for RS232 devices AUDIO IN RCA connector for audio input.
ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL 1.5.3 The rear panel of Alien666 Item Description VIDEO IN BNC x 16 connectors for analogue video inputs. VIDEO OUT BNC x 1 connector for video output (main composite multi-channel) RS232 Connector for RS232 devices AUDIO IN RCA connector for audio input.
ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL 1.5.4 The rear panel of Alien674 (HD Table 1.5.4 Description of Rear Panel Item Description AUDIO IN RCA connector for audio input x 4. AUDIO OUT RCA connector for audio output. DB15 connector for VGA output. Display local video output and menu.
ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL 1.5.5 The rear panel of Alien678 (HD) Table 1.5.4 Description of Rear Panel Item Description AUDIO IN RCA connector for audio inputs x 8. AUDIO OUT RCA connector for audio output. DB15 connector for VGA output. Display local video output and menu.
ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL 1.6 Starting Up and Shutting Down the Device Purpose: Proper startup and shutdown procedures are crucial for extending the life of the device. Starting up the device: Steps: Check the power lead is plugged into an electrical outlet providing the correct voltage for the DVR.
ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL Using the Smart Setup for Basic Configuration By default, the Smart Setup starts once the device has loaded, as shown below. Note that it is recommended that if the unit has been setup and fitted with a hard drive/s then the Smart Setup can be cancelled and amendments made later.
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ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL Figure 2c Login Window Enter the admin password. By default, the password is 12345. To change the admin password, check the New Admin Password checkbox. Enter the new password and confirm the password in the given fields.
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ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL Figure 2f HDD Management To initialise (format) the HDD, click the Init button. Initialisation removes all the data saved on the HDD. Now click Next button to enter the Record Settings window, as shown below. Figure 2g Record Settings Click Copy to copy the settings to other channels, as shown in Figure 2h.
ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL 3. Live View Live view shows you the video image for each camera in real time. The device automatically enters Live View mode when powered up. It is also at the very top of the menu hierarchy, thus pressing the ESC button a number of times (depending on which menu you’re on) always brings you the Live View mode.
ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL 3.2.1 Front Panel Operation Table 3.2.1 Front Panel Operation in Live View Functions Front Panel Operation Show single screen Press the corresponding Alphanumeric button. E.g. Press 2 to display only the screen for channel 2. Show multi-screen Press the PREV/FOCUS- button.
ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL 3.2.3 Using an Auxiliary Monitor (Not HD Models) Certain features in the Live View are also available in the Aux monitor. These features include: Single Screen: Switch to a full screen display of the selected camera. Camera can be selected from a dropdown list.
ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL 2. Use the mouse wheel to double-click on the screen again to switch to the Aux output, or click Cancel to cancel the operation. 3. Select the Menu Output Mode to Main CVBS from the right-click menu on the CVBS output monitor.
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ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL can zoom in to the selected area of the full screen. You can left- Digital Zoom click and draw to select the area for zooming in, as shown in Figure 3.2.5c. Figure 3.2.5c Digital Zoom Image Settings icon can be selected to enter the Image Settings menu.
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ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL Figure 3.2.5e Copy Image Settings to Other Camera (s) 2) Select the camera(s) to be configured with the image settings. You can also click the Analogue checkbox to select all cameras. 3) Click the OK button to finish the Copy settings.
ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL Adjusting Live View Settings 3.3.1 Live View - General Purpose: Live View settings can be customised according to different needs. You can configure the output interface, dwell time for screen to be shown, mute or turning on the audio, the screen number for each channel, etc.
ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL 3.3.2 Live View - View Setting Camera Order (Alien 4 channel model) Figure 3.3.2 Live View- View To set the camera order: 1) Click the View tab to enter the camera order settings interface. 2) Select an output interface and select a screen layout.
ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL Channel Zero Encoding Live View – Channel Zero Encoding only available on standard models – not HD Sometimes you may need to get a remote view of many channels in real time from the web browser or client software using minimal bandwidth requirement without affecting the image quality.
ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL 3.5 User Logout Purpose: After logging out, the monitor returns to the live view mode and if you want to do any operations, you will need to enter user name and password to log in again.
ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL 4. PTZ Controls Configuring PTZ Settings Purpose: Follow the procedure to set the parameters for PTZ. The configuring of the PTZ parameters should be done before you attempt to control the PTZ camera. Before you start: Check that the PTZ and the DVR are connected properly through the RS-485 interface.
ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL Figure 4.2.1a PTZ- More Settings Use the direction button to move the camera to the location where you want to set the first preset. Click the round icon before Save Preset. Click the preset number to save the preset.
ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL Figure 4.2.2a PTZ- Call Preset Choose the preset number. Call preset in live view mode: Steps: Press the PTZ button on the front panel or click the PTZ Control icon in the quick setting bar to enter the PTZ setting menu in live view mode.
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ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL Figure 4.2.3a PTZ - Add Preset Key Point Configure preset key point parameters, such as the key point No., duration of dwell time at preset and speed of patrol. The preset key point corresponds to a preset.
ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL 4.2.4 Calling Patrols Purpose: Calling a patrol makes the PTZ move according to the predefined patrol path. Calling patrol in the PTZ setting interface: Steps: In the PTZ setting interface. Menu> Video> PTZ> More Settings Select the patrol number, and then click to call the patrol.
ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL 4.2.5 Customising Patterns Purpose: Patterns can be set by recording the movement of the PTZ. You can call the pattern to make the PTZ replay movement according to the recorded pattern. Steps: Enter the PTZ Control interface.
ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL Figure 4.2.6a PTZ- Calling Pattern Call pattern in live view mode. Steps: In the live view mode, press PTZ control on the front panel or on the remote control, or click PTZ Control icon on the quick setting toolbar.
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ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL Table 4.3b Description of the PTZ toolbar icons Icon Description Icon Description Icon Description Direction button and Zoom+, the auto-cycle button Zoom-, Focus-, Iris- Focus+, Iris+ The speed of the PTZ Wiper on/off movement Light on/off...
ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL 5. Record and Capture Settings Configuring Encoding Parameters Purpose: By configuring the encoding parameters you can define the transmission stream type, the resolution and so on. Before you start: Make sure that the HDD has already been installed. If not, please install a HDD and initialise it.
ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL Figure 5.1c Video Encoding (No Image menu on HD) 5.2 Setting encoding parameters for main stream 1) Select Record to enter the main stream settings interface. 2) Select camera for configuration. HD models also display Input Resolution.
ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL actual save time for the file will be determined by the capacity of the HDD. Redundant Record: Enabling redundant record means you save the • record files in the redundant HDD. See Chapter 5 Configuring Redundant Record.
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ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL to finish the copy settings. Figure 5.3b Copy Camera Settings Last Revised 16/10/2013...
ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL 5.4 Configuring Schedule Record Purpose: Set the record schedule and the camera will automatically start/stop recording according to the configured schedule. Steps: Enter the Record Schedule interface. Menu>Schedule>Schedule Select Record. Figure 5.4a Record Schedule Choose the camera you want to configure.
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ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL To set motion and or alarm, leave the All Day checkbox blank and set the Start/End times. Note: Up to 8 periods can be configured for each day but time periods must run consecutively and must not overlap. Repeat the above steps to schedule recording/capture for other days in the week.
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ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL Option 2 Using Draw function Instead of using the Edit function to set the schedule times for the different recording types, if you move the mouse cursor over the Normal or Event type coloured boxes, the cursor will change to a pen icon and you can then use this to draw a box for the required record type covering the required time interval.
ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL 5.5 Configuring Motion Detection Record Purpose: Follow the steps to set the motion detection parameters. In the live view mode, once a motion detection event takes place, the DVR can analyse it and apply various results.
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ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL Figure 5.5c Motion Detection Handling Select the channels which you want the motion detection event to trigger recording. Click Apply to save the settings. Click OK to return to the previous menu. Exit the Motion Detection menu.
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ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL To schedule an all-day recording, check the checkbox after the All Day item. Figure 5.5f Edit Schedule- All Day To arrange other schedules, leave the All Day checkbox blank and set the Start/End time. Note: Up to 8 periods can be configured for each day but the time periods must be consecutive and must not overlap each other.
ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL 5.6 Configuring Alarm Triggered Record Purpose: Follow the procedure to configure alarm triggered recordings. Steps: Enter the Alarm setting interface. Menu> Setup> Alarm Figure 5.6a Alarm Settings Click Alarm Input. Figure 5.6b Alarm Settings- Alarm Input Select Alarm Input number and configure alarm parameters.
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ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL Choose the alarm triggered recording channel. Check the checkbox to select channel. Click Apply to save settings. Click OK to return to the previous menu. Repeat the above steps to configure other alarm input parameters. If the setting can also be applied to other alarm inputs, click Copy and choose the alarm input number.
ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL Repeat the above steps to trigger recording/capture for the whole week. If the same time periods apply for other days, click Copy. Click OK to return to previous menu. 5.7 Instant Record Purpose: Follow the steps to set parameters for Instant record and manual alarm triggering.
ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL 5.8 Configuring Holiday Record Purpose: Follow the steps to configure the record or capture schedule on holiday for that year. You may want to have different plan for recording and capture on holiday. Steps: Enter the Record setting interface.
ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL Figure 5.8c Edit Schedule- Holiday Select Motion or Normal from the Type dropdown list. If you need all day recording, check the All Day checkbox. Otherwise leave it blank. Set start/end time for holiday schedule. Note: Up to 8 periods can be configured for each day but the time periods must be consecutive and must not overlap each other.
ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL Select the HDD and click to enter the Local HDD Settings interface. Set the HDD property to Redundant. Figure 5.9b HDD General-Editing Click Apply to save the settings. Click OK to return to the previous menu.
ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL Select Advanced Figure 5.10b HDD Advanced Check whether the storage mode of the HDD is Group. If not, set it to Group. For detailed information, please refer to Chapter 10 Managing HDD Group. Select General in the left bar.
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ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL Figure 5.11b Playback- Search Result Protect the record files Find the record files you want to protect, and then click the icon, which will turn to , indicating that the file is locked. Note: Recorded files that are still open and being updated cannot be locked.
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ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL Set the HDD to Read-only. Click OK to save settings and return to previous menu. Note: You cannot save any files on a Read- only HDD. If you want to save files on the HDD, change the property to R/W (Read/Write).
ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL 6. Playback 6.1 Playing Back by Channel Purpose: Play back the recorded video files of a specific channel in the live view mode. Channel switch is supported. Instant playback by channel: Steps: Choose a channel in live view mode using the mouse and click the button in the quick setting toolbar.
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ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL Playback management The toolbar at the bottom of the Playback interface can be used to control playing progress, as shown below. Figure 6.1c All-day Playback Interface The channel and time selection menu displays by moving the mouse to the right of the playback interface.
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ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL In the Playback interface: The toolbar at the bottom of the Playback interface can be used to control playing process, as shown below. Figure 6.2b Interface for Playback by Time Figure 6.2c Toolbar for Playback by Time Table 6.2d Detailed Explanation of Playback by time Toolbar...
ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL 6.3 Playing Back by Normal Video Search Purpose: Play back video files searched by restricting recording type and recording time. The video files in the result list are played back sequentially and channel switch is supported. Recording types contain Normal, Motion, Alarm, Motion / Alarm, Motion &...
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ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL The 4-ch, 8-ch and 16-ch devices support 4-ch, 8-ch and 16-channel simultaneous playback Figure 6.3c Select Channels for Synchronous Playback Synchronous Playback interface The toolbar in the bottom part of Playback interface can be used to control playing process.
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ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL If you want to play back recorded files associated with motion detection, choose Motion as event type and click Search button to enter the Search Result interface. Figure 6.4b Video Search by Motion Click button to enter the Playback interface. Note: Pre-play and post-play can be configured.
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ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL Figure 6.4d Interface for Playback by Event (a) The hidden list of events will be displayed by moving the mouse to the right of the playback interface. Figure 6.4e Interface for Playback by Event (b) Figure 6.4f Toolbar for Playback by Event Table 6.4g Detailed Explanation of Playback-by-event Toolbar...
ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL Note: Playback progress bar: Use the mouse to click any point on the progress bar or drag the progress bar to locate special time frames. About video type bar: Blue represents normal recording (manual or schedule); Red represents event recording (motion, alarm, motion|alarm, motion &...
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ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL Steps: Enter Playback interface. Menu>Play Click Tag tab to enter Playback by Tag interface. Choose channels, tag type and time, and click Search to enter Search Result interface. Note: Two tag types are selectable: All and Tag Keyword. Input keyword if you choose Tag Keyword.
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ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL Figure 6.5e Interface for Playback by Tag The hidden list of tags will be displayed by moving the mouse to the right of the playback interface. Figure 6.5f Interface of Playback by Tag with Video List Figure 6.5g Toolbar for Playback by Tag...
ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL Note: Playback progress bar: Use the mouse to click any point of the progress bar or drag the progress bar to locate special time frames. About video type bar: Blue represents normal recording (manual or schedule); Red represents event recording (motion, alarm, motion|alarm, motion &...
ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL Figure 6.6c Interface for Playback by Log Playing Back Frame by Frame Purpose: To allow playback of video files, frame by frame, in order to check image details when abnormal events occur. Steps: Using a Mouse: Go to the Playback interface.
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ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL Figure 6.8a Interface for Playback by Time Right-click mouse and select Instant Detective to go to analysis area selection interface. Figure 6.8b Right-click Menu under Playback You can click button marked Full Screen to set the full screen as target search area.
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ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL Results of intelligent analysis Video type bar : Normal record file : Event record file : Dynamic record file. The hidden list of recorded files display when moving the mouse to the right of the playback interface.
ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL Note: Playback progress bar: Use the mouse to click any point on the progress bar or drag the progress bar to locate special time frames. About video type bar: Blue represents normal recording (manual or schedule); Red represents event recording (motion, alarm, motion | alarm, motion &...
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ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL Table 6.9c Detailed Explanation of Right-click Menu in Playback Button Function Return to Search interface Enter Digital Zoom interface Instant Detective search on a specified area Show & hide control interface Return to Live View interface...
ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL 7. Backup Before you start: Please insert the backup device(s) into the DVR. Quick Export Purpose: Export record files to backup device(s) quickly by time. Steps: Enter Back Up interface. Choose the channel(s) you want to back up, followed by time period and then click Quick Export button.
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ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL Figure 7.1c Export Finished Check backup result. Select folder to display recorded file/s and player program. Choose the recorded file in Export interface and click button to check it. Note: The Player player.exe is exported automatically during record file export.
ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL 7.2 Backing up by Normal Video Search Purpose: The recorded files can be backed up to various devices, such as USB devices (USB flash drives, USB HDDs, USB writer) and SATA writer dependent on model. Backup Steps: Enter Export interface.
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ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL Figure 7.2c Export by Normal Video Search using USB Flash Drive Figure 7.2d Export by Normal Video Search using USB Writer Stay in the Exporting interface until all recorded files are exported and displaying “Export finished”.
ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL Figure 7.2f Checkup of Export Result using USB Flash Drive You can exit playback by clicking on X in top right hand corner of Playback screen. Figure 7.2g Checkup of Export Result using USB Writer Backing up by Event Search (Motion) only...
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ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL Figure 7.3a Event Search for Backup Select record files to export. Select an alarm input in the list and click Quick Export button to enter Export interface. Clicking Details button will take you to the interface with detailed information of all channels triggered by the Motion input.
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ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL Export. Click the Export button and start backup. Note: If the inserted USB device is not recognised: Click the Refresh button. Reconnect device. Check for compatibility from vendor. You can also format USB flash drive or USB HDDs via the DVR.
ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL Backing up Video Clips Purpose: You may also select video clips to export directly during Playback, using USB devices (USB flash drives, USB HDDs, USB writer) or SATA writer dependent on model. Steps: Enter Playback interface.
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ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL Figure 7.4c Export Video Clips using USB Flash Drive Stay in the Exporting interface until all recorded files are exported with message “Export finished” displayed. Figure 7.4d Export Finished Check backup result. Note: The program Player.exe will be exported automatically during record file export.
ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL Managing Backup Devices Management of USB flash drives and USB HDDs Enter Search Result interface of record files. Menu>Backup>Normal Set search condition and click Search button to enter Search Result interface. Note: At least one channel shall be selected.
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ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL Click the Refresh button. Reconnect device. Check for compatibility from vendor. Figure 7.6c USB Flash Drive Management Management of USB writers and DVD-R/W dependent on model Enter Search Result interface of record files. Menu>Backup>Normal Set search condition and click Search button to enter Search Result interface.
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ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL Figure 7.6e Result of Normal Video Search for Backup Backup Device Management Click Erase button if you want to erase the files from a re-writable CD/DVD. Note: There must be a re-writable CD/DVD when you undertake this operation.
ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL Event Settings Purpose: This section covers motion detection, alarm settings, video loss, video tampering, fault exceptions, alarm response and manually triggering or clearing alarms. Motion Detection Steps: Enter Motion Detection interface of Camera Management and choose a camera you want to set up motion detection.
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ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL Figure 8.1c Trigger Camera for Motion Detection Set up arming schedule for the channel Select Arming Schedule tab to set the channel’s arming schedule. Choose one day of a week and up to eight time periods can be set within each day.
ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL 8.2 Setting up Alarms Purpose: Set up handling method for an external sensor alarm. Steps: Enter Alarm Settings of System Configuration and select an alarm input. Menu> Setup> Alarm Select Alarm Input tab to enter Alarm Input Settings interface.
ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL Figure 8.2c Set Arming Schedule for Alarm Input If required, select PTZ Linking tab and set PTZ linkage for the alarm input. Set PTZ linking parameters and click OK to complete the settings of the alarm input.
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ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL Menu> Video> Video Loss Figure 8.3a Video Loss Setup Interface Set up handling method of video loss. Check the checkbox of “Enable Video Loss Alarm”, and click Handling button to set up handling method of video loss.
ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL Select Handling tab to set up alarm response action of video loss (please refer to Chapter 8.6). Repeat the above steps to set up arming schedule for other days of the week. You can also use Copy button to copy an arming schedule to other days.
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ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL Set up the video tampering handling method for the channel Check the checkbox to “Enable Video Tampering”. Drag the sensitivity bar and choose a sensitivity level. Use the mouse to draw an area you want to detect video tampering.
ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL Figure 8.4d Copy Settings for Video Tampering Error Exception Reporting Purpose: Exception settings refer to the handling method of various exceptions, e.g. • HDD Full: The HDD is full. • HDD Error: Writing HDD error, unformatted HDD, etc.
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ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL Full Screen Monitoring When an alarm is triggered, the local monitor (HDMI, VGA or BNC monitor) will display in full screen view, the video image from the alarming channel configured for full screen monitoring. If alarms are triggered simultaneously on several channels, their full-screen images will be switched at an interval of 10 seconds (default dwell time).
ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL Note: Time periods must be consecutive and must not overlap. Figure 8.6b Set Arming Schedule of Alarm Output Repeat the above steps to setup arming schedule for other days of the week. You can also use Copy button to copy an arming schedule to other days.
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ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL Figure 8.7a Clear or Trigger Alarm Output Manually Last Revised 16/10/2013...
ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL 9. Network Settings Purpose: Network settings must be properly configured before you operate device over network. General Settings Steps: Enter the Network Settings interface. Menu > Setup > Network Figure 9.1a Network Settings Interface Select the General tab.
The Alien Hero models incorporate an independent Dynamic DNS updater service to resolve the router IP address when the router is not allocated a static IP address. This service is called IPPOSTCODE and is now available for the ALIEN654, ALIEN658, ALIEN666, ALIEN674 and ALIEN678. Further information about other models will be advised when available.
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ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL Step 1. Enter a DNS Server Address 1. Navigate in the DVR’s menu to the DNS entry; Menu > Setup > Network > Preferred DNS Server 2. Enter the appropriate Preferred DNS Server address (ideally your router’s Default Gateway address).
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ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL Accessing the DVR The domain name registered takes the form of the DVR’s internal serial number followed by ippostcode.com, for example: dsw99999.ippostcode.com, you use this as a domain entry in CCTVWindow or the mobile clients instead of a numerical IP address.
ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL Figure 9.3e NO-IP Settings Interface Click the Apply button to save and exit the interface. AlienDNS: This service is not yet available. Enter the Server Address of AlienDNS : www.ippostcode.com Device Domain Name for AlienDNS : Not currently available.
ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL Note: The time synchronisation interval can be set from 1 to 10080 minutes and the default value is 60 minutes. If the device is connected to a public network, you should use an NTP server that has a time synchronisation function, such as the server at the National Time Center (IP Address: 210.72.145.44).
ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL Configuring UpnP (Universal Plug and Play) Purpose: UPnP permits the DVR to discover the presence of other network devices on a remote network and establish functional network services for data sharing and communications by setting port forwarding automatically in the router. If you want to use the UPnP function you need to configure the UPnP parameters in the DVR.
ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL Configuring Remote Alarm Host This function is not available on this DVR. Use the Alarm software feature as detailed in the CCTVWindow client software manual. Configuring Multicast Purpose: The multicast can be configured to display a live view for more than the maximum number of cameras on the network.
ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL Configuring RTSP Purpose: The RTSP (Real Time Streaming Protocol) is a network control protocol designed for use in entertainment and communications systems to control streaming media servers. Steps: Enter the Network Settings menu using Menu > Setup > Network > More Settings Select the More Settings tab to enter the More Settings menu.
ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL Click the Apply button to save and exit the interface. Note: The Server Port is used for remote client software access and the HTTP port and Server Port are used for remote IE access. 9.11 Configuring Email...
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ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL Figure 9.11b Email Settings Interface Configure the following Email settings: Enable Server Authentication (optional): Check the checkbox to enable the server authentication feature. User Name: The user account of sender’s Email for SMTP server authentication. Password: The password of sender’s Email for SMTP server authentication.
ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL Figure 9.11c Email Testing Attention 9.12 Checking Network Traffic Purpose: You can check the network traffic to obtain real-time information of device such as linking status, MTU, sending/receiving rate, etc. Steps: Enter the Network Traffic interface.
ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL Figure 9.13a Network Detection Interface Enter the destination address in the text field of Destination Address. Click the Test button to start testing network delay and packet loss. The testing result pops up on the window. If the testing is failed, the error message box will pop up as well.
ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL Click the Export button to start exporting. After the exporting is complete, click OK to finish the packet export. Figure 9.14b Packet Exporting Figure 9.14c Packet Exporting completed Note: Up to 1M data can be exported each time.
ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL 10. HDD Management 10.1 Initialising/Formatting HDDs Purpose: A newly installed hard disk drive (HDD) must be initialised before it can be used with your device. Steps: Enter the HDD Information interface. Menu > Drives > General Figure 10.1a HDD Information Interface...
ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL Figure 10.1d HDD Status Changes to Normal Note: Initialising the HDD will erase all data on it. 10.2 Managing Network HDD Purpose: You can add the allocated NAS or IP SAN disk to DVR and use it as a network HDD.
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ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL Add the allocated NetHDD. Select the type to NAS or IP SAN. Configure the NAS or IP SAN settings. Add NAS disk: Enter the NetHDD IP address in the text field. Enter the NetHDD Directory in the text field.
ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL Figure 10.2d Initialise Added NetHDD 10.3 Setting HDD Groups Purpose: Multiple HDDs can be managed in groups. Video from specified channels can be recorded onto a particular HDD group through HDD settings. Steps: Enter the Storage Mode interface.
ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL Figure 10.3c Local HDD Settings Interface Select the Group number for the current HDD. Note: The default group No. for each HDD is 1. Click the OK button to confirm the settings. In the Attention box, click the Yes button to finish the settings.
ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL Set the HDD property to R/W, Read-only or Redundancy. Click the OK button to save the settings and exit the interface. In the HDD Information menu, the HDD property will be displayed in the list. Note: At least 2 hard disks must be installed on your device when you want to set a HDD to Redundancy, and there is one HDD with R/W (Read/Write) capability.
ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL Figure 10.5c Copy Settings to Other Camera(s) Select the camera (s) to be configured with the same quota settings. You can also click the checkbox for all Analogue cameras. Click the OK button to finish the Copy settings and return to the Storage Mode interface.
ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL Figure 10.6b View HDD Status (2) 10.7 Checking S.M.A.R.T. Information / HDD Detect in HD models Purpose: The S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) is a monitoring system for the HDD that detects and reports on various indicators of reliability in the hope of anticipating a failure.
ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL 10.9 Configuring HDD Error Alarms Purpose: You can configure the HDD error alarms when the HDD status is Uninitialised or Abnormal. Steps: Enter the Exception interface. Menu > Setup > Exceptions Select the Exception Type HDD Error from the dropdown list.
ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL 11. Camera Settings 11.1 Configuring OSD Settings Purpose: You can configure the OSD (On-screen Display) settings for the camera, including date /time, camera name, etc. Steps: Enter the OSD Configuration interface. Menu > Video > OSD Select the camera to configure OSD settings.
ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL Select the camera (s) to be configured with the same OSD settings. You can also click the Analogue checkbox to select all cameras. Click the OK button to finish the Copy settings and back to the OSD Configuration interface.
ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL Figure 11.2b Set Privacy Mask Area You can click the Copy button to copy the privacy mask settings of the current camera to other cameras. Please refer to Chapter 11.1 Configuring OSD Settings. Click the Apply button to save the settings.
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ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL Note: When you select different mode, corresponding default parameters are available. You can also adjust the value of the brightness, contrast, saturation and hue to 0~ 255, the sharpness to 0~ 15 and the denoising level to 0~ 5.
ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL 12. Device Management and Maintenance 12.1 Viewing Device Information Steps: Enter the System Information interface. Menu > Tools > System Info > Device Info Click the Device Info tab to enter the Device Information menu to view the device name, model, serial number , firmware version and encoding version.
ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL 12.3 Viewing Record Information Steps: Enter the System Information interface. Menu > Tools > System Info > Record Click the Record tab to enter the Record Information menu to view the recording status and encoding parameters of each camera.
ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL 12.5 Viewing Network Information Steps: Enter the System Information interface. Menu > Tools > System Info > Network Click the Network tab to enter the Network Information menu to view the network information. Figure 12.5a Network Information Interface 12.6 Viewing HDD Information...
ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL 12.7 Searching and Exporting Log Files Purpose: The operation, alarm, exception and information of the device can be stored in log files, which can be viewed and exported at any time. Steps: Enter the Log Search interface.
ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL Figure 12.7c Log Details If you want to export the log files, click the Export button to enter the Export menu. Figure 12.7d Export Log Files Select the backup device from the dropdown list of Device Names.
ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL Figure 12.8a Import/Export Config File Click the Export button to export configuration files to the selected local backup device. To import a configuration file, select the file from the selected backup device and click the Import button. After the import process is completed, you must reboot the device.
ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL 13. Upgrading the Firmware Warning: If you attempt to upgrade your DVR with wrong firmware it can completely destroy the unit and make it unusable. Purpose: The firmware on your device can be upgraded by local backup device or remote FTP server.
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ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL Figure 13.2a FTP Upgrade Interface Enter the FTP Server Address in the text field. Click the Upgrade button to start upgrading. After the upgrading is complete, reboot the device to activate the new firmware. Last Revised 16/10/2013...
ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL 14. Configuring Other Settings 14.1 Configuring General Settings Purpose: You can configure the BNC output standard, VGA/HDMI output resolution, mouse pointer speed, etc. Steps: Enter the General Settings interface. Menu > Setup > General > General Select the General tab.
ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL 14.2 Configuring RS232 Serial Port Purpose: The RS-232 port can be used in two ways: Parameter Configuration: Connect a PC to the device through the PC serial port. DVR parameters can be configured by using software such as HyperTerminal. The serial port parameters must be the same as the DVR’s when connecting with the PC...
ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL 14.4 General More Settings Steps: Enter the General Settings interface. Menu > Setup > General > More Settings Click the More Settings tab to enter the More Settings interface. Figure 14.4a More Settings Interface Configure the following settings: Device Name: Edit the name of device.
ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL 15. Managing User Accounts Purpose: There is a default account in the DVR: Administrator. The Administrator user name is admin and the password is 12345. The Administrator has the permission to add and delete users and configure user parameters.
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ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL Enter the information for new user, including User Name, Password, Level and User’s MAC Address. Level: Set the user level to Operator or Guest. Different user levels have different operating permissions. Operator: The Operator user level has permission for a Local Log Search in Local Configuration, Remote Log Search, Two-way Audio in Remote Configuration and all operating permissions in the Camera Configuration.
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ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL Set the operating permission of Local Configuration, Remote Configuration and Camera Configuration for the user. Local Configuration Local Log Search: Searching and viewing logs and DVR system information. Local Parameters Settings: Configuring parameters, restoring factory default parameters and importing/exporting configuration files.
ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL Note: Only the admin user account has the permission for restoring factory default parameters. 15.2 Deleting a User Steps: Enter the User Management interface. Menu > Setup > User Select the user to be deleted from the list, as shown below.
ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL Click the icon to enter the Edit User interface, as shown below. Figure 15.3b Edit User Interface Edit the user information, including user name, password, level and MAC address. Click the OK button to save the settings and exit the menu.
ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL 15.5 Logging off / Shutting down / Rebooting DVR Enter the Shutdown option Menu > Turn Off Figure 15.5a Turn Off Menu Figure 15.5b Main Menu Click Logout to log out, Shutdown to shutdown DVR or Reboot to reboot DVR.
ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL 16. Glossary Dual Stream: Dual stream is a technology used to record high resolution video locally while transmitting a lower resolution stream over the network. The two streams are generated by the device, with the main stream having a maximum resolution of 4CIF (1080P HD models) and the sub-stream having a maximum resolution of CIF.
ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL 17. Frequently Asked Questions Why does my device make a beeping sound after booting? The possible reasons for the warning beep on the device are as follows: There is no HDD installed in the device, or the HDD is not initialised or HDD error.
ALIEN HERO INSTRUCTION MANUAL 20. Technical Data Sheet Model ALIEN666 ALIEN658 ALIEN654 H264 Video Compression 16 channels BNC 8 channels BNC 4 channels BNC Video Input PAL / NTSC Picture Format 1 x HDMI or VGA Video Output HDMI (BNC) x 1...
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