User Manual HS 411S/811S/611S ─ 4/8/16CH DVR ─ This document contains preliminary information and subject to change without notice.
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WARNING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable This symbol is intended to alert protection against harmful interference when the...
1-2 Hard Disk Installation Step 1) Fix the HDD rack mount with the screws as indicated. (We demonstrate how to place a HDD but you can place 2 in.) Step 2) Connect the power and the SATA cables as indicated. Step 3) Place the HDD on the HDD plate and screw it as indicated.
CHAPTER 2 PANEL LOCATION 2-1 FRONT PANEL CONTROLS ① ② ③ ④ ⑤ ⑥ ⑦ ⑧ ⑨ ⑩ ⑳ ⑲ ⑱ ⑰ ⑯ ⑮ ⑭ ⑬ ⑫ ⑪ Description Control Keys ① USB 2.0 Port Port for USB external devices. POWER:Power is on.
2-2 16CH REAR PANEL CONNECTORS ① ② ③ ④ ⑤ ⑥ ⑭ ⑬ ⑫ ⑪ ⑩ ⑨ ⑧ ⑦ ① MAIN monitor BNC port for the main monitor ② VIDEO INPUT BNC input ports for cameras, 16 in total ③ AUDIO IN RCA input port for audio signal.
2-3 8CH REAR PANEL CONNECTORS ① ② ③ ④ ⑤ ⑥ ⑦ ⑪ ⑩ ⑨ ⑧ ① SPOT monitor BNC port to display full screen image of all installed cameras in sequence ② VIDEO INPUT BNC input ports for cameras, 8 in total ③...
2-4 4CH REAR PANEL CONNECTORS ① ② ③ ④ ⑤ ⑥ ⑦ ⑪ ⑩ ⑨ ⑧ ① SPOT monitor BNC port to display full screen image of all installed cameras in sequence ② VIDEO INPUT BNC input ports for cameras, 4 in total ③...
CHAPTER 3 LIVE, PLAYBACK AND PTZ OPERATIONS The IR remote control and mouse operate differently under each mode; this chapter describes the functions of them under three different modes: LIVE, PLAYBACK and PTZ. 3-1 LIVE MODE You can monitor all the channels, listen to audio signal and have some related operations under LIVE mode.
3-1.1 REMOTE CONTROLLER Table 3-1.1 Remote control functions under LIVE mode Button Name Description 1. REC Start/Stop recording. Audio Mute Fast Forward; Pause; Stop; Fast rewind 4. BK-UP Display backup menu 5. STATUS Display status Press this button slow-down 6. SLOW playback speed 7.
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Table 3-1.2 Graphical icons that will display after right-clicking your mouse under LIVE mode. Icon Description Resting the cursor on this icon will bring up the following four menu icons Main menu Search Setup Backup PTZ control Record on/off Playback Resting the cursor on this icon will bring up the following five display icons.
Table 3-1.3 Description of on screen graphical icons in LIVE mode Icon Description Live Audio is on 1~4 Live Audio is off Connected to the LAN cable. Icon Description Image quality (High/Low) / Full screen / Record Snap shot Record and snap shot file saving path setup 3-2 PLAYBACK Mode Switch to PLAYBACK mode by pressing “PLAY”...
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Play back at normal speed PLAY Play back at slower speed. The speed will be slowed to 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/16 by / SLOW each pressing of the button till the slowest limitation of 1/16 of the normal speed. Current playback speed is shown in the upper center of the screen Fast rewind.
3-3 PTZ Mode Switch to the PTZ mode by pressing “PTZ” button under the LIVE mode. The PTZ icon will appear on upper left side of screen and the control panel will appear on the down right side of screen. Table 3-3.1 Remote Control functions under the PTZ mode Button Description...
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Table 3-3.2 Mouse operation under the PTZ mode Icon Description Leave PTZ Mode,back to the LIVE mode Pre-set number N. (1~64) Go to pre-set number N. Set current PTZ location at pre-set number N. 「TOUR」 ,press to activate pre-set tour* 「PIP」...
CHAPTER 4 MAIN MENU SETUP To enter the main menu and set up DVR, log-in account and user password are required. The default password of the administrator is “123456”. Please check the “Account Setup” for related setup of other log-in users. Table 4-0.1 Some definition of virtual keyboard Item Description...
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Table 4-0.2 The operation of remote control under the setting menu Item Description Switch to different options under one item Switch to different items MENU Save setup and back to LIVE mode Back to Upper level of menu without saving ENTER Enter the menu, or display virtual keyboard PS.
4-1 RECORD SETUP Item Description Select STOP to stop recording or OVERWRITE to reuse the HDD when HDD is full 「 Stop 」 : Stop Recording HDD FULL 「 Overwrite 」 : Start to overwrite that begin from the oldest data of HDD, and continue to record.
4-2.1 MOTION SETUP Item Description Check the box to Enable/Disable popup screen function for all channels. When motion is detected in LIVE mode, the detected channel image will Motion Popup pop up in full screen display. You can setup independently for each channel. Check the box to Enable/Disable motion detection for each channel.
4-2.1.1 MOTION AREA SETUP The motion detection has been divided into 16x12 grids. The default detection area is full scree n as it marked in transparent for local DVR and purple for remote access. Areas deselected for motion detection are marked in red for both local and remote site. Item Description Switch between “select”...
4-2.2 SENSOR SETUP Item Description Check the box to Enable/Disable popup screen function for all channels. When Sensor Popup Sensor is detected in LIVE mode, the detected channel image will pop up in full screen display. Set all sensor off All Off Set all sensor polarity low All Low...
4-3 SCHEDULE SETUP Except from starting recording manually, you can also setup the recording time by weeks and sch edule including normal, motion detect, and sensor detect recording type. Item Description Each page provides 10 schedules for setup. 5 pages in total. Page Enter to setup holiday, up to 50 days, other than weekends,.
4-4 CAMERA SETUP Item Description You can setup independently for each channel. Check the box to Enable/Disable mask function for LIVE mode Mask Drag the bar or press ◀ ▶ to adjust Sharpness of your camera from value 1 to Sharpness 255.
4-5 ACCOUNT SETUP The Account Setup menu is used to provide role-based permission independently setting for each user (maximum of 4 users) to access DVR over network. The default admin account and password is “admin” and “123456” The default password remains the same after firmware upgrade, however, it requires 8-digits for password length when you setup a new one Item Description...
4-5.1 Permission Setup The Account Setup is set to provide individual user (maximum of 4 users) role-based permissions, including access to Setup menu, Network operation, PTZ function, Playback, Utility, Backup, Password expiry date and Mask on specific channels while playing back. 4-5.2 User Picture Setup User can select picture wished to be changed to from hard drive.
4-6 NETWORKING SETUP Item Description Setup mode for network connection: (DHCP、LAN、ADSL). Connect type Enter to set up HTTP HTTP Setup Enter to set up DDNS DDNS Setup Enter to set up mail Mail Setup...
4-6.1 NETWORKING SETUP There are three ways to connect to the network as followed. 4-6.1.1 DHCP When DHCP is selected, IP address will be assigned by DHCP server automatically. 4-6.1.2 LAN Select LAN for network connection, the following information is required. Item Description Enter IP address provided by ISP...
4-6.1.3 ADSL Select ADSL for network connection, the following information is required. Item Description Enter user name provided by ISP User Name Enter password provided by ISP Password...
4-6.2 HTTP Setup Item Description Check to enable HTTP server. Users can remotely access into the DVR over the Enable HTTP Server network if the HTTP function is activated. Enter a valid port value from 1 up to 65000. The default value is 80. Port Assign each channel with its maxima accessible fps Auto...
4-6.3 DDNS Setup Item Description Enable/disable DDNS function. Enable DDNS Enter the registered SMTP Server: DDNS Server DYNDNS.ORG、NO-IP.ORG、CUSTOM.COM、3322.ORG、 I-DVR.NET* Enter the completed registered SMTP Server. (Including username + Server) SMTP Server the user name is h.264 and you choose i-dvr as your server, you should enter: h.264.i-dvr.net Enter user name.
4-6.4 Mail Setup When event occurs (VLOSS, MOTION, SENSOR), email will be sent to the receiver account automatically. Item Description Check the box to enable/disable E-mal Notification function. Enable E-mail Notification Enter to set up SMTP Serve name. SMTP Server Enter to set up User Name.
4-7 PTZ & RS485 SETUP The DVR allows users to control PTZ functions of your camera. To enable PTZ function, the 485 cable should be connected to the RS-485 port of DVR. Item Description Click the box to Enable/Disable PTZ function for each channel. Enable PTZ Set up the protocol of PTZ cam.
4-8 SYSTEM SETUP Item Description The name of DVR will be shown when users login from remote access. DVR Name The location of DVR will be shown when users login from remote access DVR Location Click or press ▼ to select OSD language from English, Traditional Chinese, Language Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Greek, Portuguese Default ID is 1.
4-8.1 DISPLAY SETUP Item Description Set up duration time in seconds for the interval between channels under Auto-Seq Interval Auto-Seq mode. Turn On / Off OSD display Show OSD Turn On / Off DVR illustration and record status display Show DVR Status Turn On / Off date and time display Show Date/Time Turn On / Off channel name display...
4-8.2 DATE/TIME SETUP Item Description 12HOURS/ 24HOURS Hour Format MM-DD-YY/DD-MM-YY/YY-MM-DD Date Format Choose the position of Time and Date display Date/Time Position Setup time and date of DVR Change Date & Time Set up GMT and Daylight Saving Time. Time Zone Setup Setup automatic synchronization with internet server Internet Time Setup 4-8.2.1 CHANGE DATE &...
4-8.2.2 TIME ZONE AND DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME SETUP Set up time zone and activate Daylight Saving Time function according to user’s DVR location. Item Description Enter to modify GMT from GMT- 13 to GMT+ 13 Select Time Zone Turn on/ off Daylight Saving Time Daylight Saving Time 4-8.2.3 INTERNET TIME SETUP Synchronize your DVR time with internet time server.
4-8.3 BUZZER & RELAY SETUP Item Description Enable/Disable keystrokes. Key Tone Enable/Disable buzzer operation when the alarm is triggered for sensor, Buzzer motion and vloss (Video Loss). Enable/Disable the signal to be sent to the RELAY OUT blocks when the Relay alarm is triggered for sensor, motion and vloss.
4-8.4 SPOT SETUP The DVR has two modes of video output; one is main video output, the other is spot video output. SPOT setup is for controlling the order of channels the system cycles through in SPOT mode. User can monitor every channel in the SPOT mode.
4-9 UTILITY SETUP Item Description Select to enter hard disk initialization menu. Please stop recording HDD Initialization before entering this menu. Enter the menu, system will show all the data (model ,volume ) of HDD that installed in DVR. Check the HDD you’d like to initialize then press “Start”.
4-10 DIAGNOSTIC Item Description The current firmware version of DVR Version The connected IP address of DVR. If disconnected from network, the screen will display” NETWORK DISCONNECT”. MAC Address of DVR HDD number HDD Status HDD Capacity Volume Percentage of space used on HDD. Used Rate Shows HDD status.
CHAPTER 5 BACKUP & SEARCH 5-1 BACKUP SETUP User can backup any segment of recorded data in a specified time frame. To do so, either a CD R/W or storage device, like USB, must be connected to the DVR. Recorded data can also backup into NB/PC through our remote access software: 「DVRemoteDesktop.exe」...
5-2 SEARCH SETUP Item Description Event search menu Event Search Enter time search menu Time Search 5-2.1 EVENT SEARCH The DVR automatically records events with type, time and channel information included. P.S. Event Records will still be generated even when hard disk is not installed or the record function is not activated.
Item Description Setup conditions of event search Criteria Switch between pages of events Page Date/time when event occurred. Date/Time Event type, defined as following Video Loss VLOSS Motion Detected MOTION Sensor Detected SENSOR user log-in over the network REMOTEIN Event Type user log-out over the network REMOTEOUT System Reboot...
5-2.2 TIME SEARCH TIME SEARCH can search for the specific time of recording data to playback. Press “Enter” or left click on the desired date to playback. Note that dates with recording data are marked with a red square “ □...
5-3 AP Software Installation and Setup Step One:Enter the IP address of DVR in IE browser Step Two: Windows as below will show up. Please enter the user name and password. Default user name and password is admin/123456. Other related setup about user account and password, please check “4-5 Account Setup.
Step Five: If you choose to run the software, Start window will be shown up. Please enter information of login DVR: IP, Port, Username and Password, or choose “Play Recorded File” to open backup files in your PC. Step Six: You’ve logged into the DVR :...
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Table 5-4.1 Toolbar of AP software File - Record to Local Record data to your PC, including LIVE and Playback. File - Play Recorded Files Play recorded files “.irf” File - Exit Close the AP software. / Alt + F4 Edit - Channel Name Edit channel name of your DVR including font, size italic, and boldface /...
CHAPTER 7 MOBILE APPLICATION INSTALLATION AND USAGE You can remotely monitor all channels of DVR through your mobile device. The required mobile application is from DVR manufacturer and it supports mobile OS for both Windows mobile 5.0 above and Symbian. Please confirm network function of DVR has been activated before mobile connection: Main menu Network Setup...
7-1.2.1 Add New Login DVR To log into the DVR, you need to enter the logging-in DVR information. Find “Add” under the “Menu” then enter logging-in DVR’s IP address, Port number, account name and password. Press “Add” to save this information after entering.
7-1.2.3 Modify the Login Information of DVR You can use the “Modify” command to change the login information of DVR. The dialogue is identical to that of the “Add” command. 7-1.2.4 Delete the Login Information of DVR “Delete” command can be used to remove the DVR information if it is no longer useful. Select the DVR on the name list then choose “Delete”...
7-1.3.1 Scroll the Image You can use the keypad on your mobile device to scroll the image if it’s oversized. Action Scroll Up Scroll Left Scroll Right Scroll Down 7-1.3.2 Image Quality Setup Select “Quality” under the “Menu” There will be 5 levels for your to choose: Low、Normal、Middle、High and Highest. 7-1.3.3 Channel Display Select “Single”...
7-1.3.4 Size of Image The screen size of different mobile device can be different. You can select “Size” under the “Menu” to choose from “Original” or “Fit Screen” to resize the display image. Item Description Original The image will be shown in original size.
7-2 Mobile Application Installation and Operation for Windows Mobile System There are two kinds of applications for Window Mobile OS: JPEG compression and H.264 compression. The one for H.264 compression can transfer both audio and video signal to your mobile device. System Requirement: Mobile device OS:Windows mobile system 5.0 above.
7-2.2 Mobile Application Operation After the installation, enter the Program Files menu in your mobile device to run files named “Jrviewer” and “H264Pocket”. This application allows you to remotely logon and monitor DVR. Press “OK” to bring up the operation menu, see below chart to further information.
7-2.3.1 Operation uner the LIVE monitoring for Jrviewer Item Function Description Choose from CH1~16 to display Channel 1~16 Display for CH 1~16 Original:image size as original Stretch:stretch the size as full screen Screen Size of image Fit: resize the image to fit the screen Change the quality of image.
7-2.3.2 Operation under the LIVE monitoring for H264 Pocket Item Function Description Choose from CH1~16 to display. CH1~4 can Channel 1~16 Display for CH 1~16 receive audio signal. Graphical icons indicated below will be shown on the status bar if there is event such as motion detected, sensor triggered and video loss to be detected on any channel.
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Installation: Connect to the manufacturer’s website and download the CMS software. Decompress and execute “setup.exe”. If “Visual C++ Runtime Libraries” has not been installed before in the operating PC, the following sign will suggest an installation automatically. Select “Next”, and then select “Browse” to change installation path if needed. To check available space on hard disk, please select “Disk Cost”...
8-2 CMS LOGIN AND ENVIRONMENT To enter CMS, the administrator’s user name and password are required. The defaults are ‘admin’ and ‘123456’. After successful login, the following image shows on your screen:...
③ ① ② ⑤ ④ Information about DVRs, groups and events. See “9- ① DVRs, Groups & E 3 Information List” for more detail. vents ② PC information Information about local PC’s hard disk, volume, recording...etc.See “9 -4 PC Information and Control” for more detail. d control Live image display area.
/ 8-3.1 View DVR Group List Single left click on ‘DVR’ or ‘Group’ will expand/collapse the entire DVRs and groups list. On the DVR list, double left click on a connected DVR will show its image in main display. See “9-6.2 DVR Administration”...
8-4 Local PC Information and Control Located at the left lower corner of the screen, please see the chart below: Icon Function Description Shows the ratio of available space / HDD capacity of C:\ HDD info drive (where CMS is installed). PC volume or playback volume control bar.
8-5.1 Audio Control In live mode, you can turn on/off the audio signal of Ch1~Ch4: 」Audio signal is On 「 」Audio signal is Off 「 Turn on/off by clicking on the graphical icon, please note there can allow only one channel’s audi o signal to be on at one time.
8-5.3 PTZ Control In the main display, right click on the channel will bring up PTZ control panel as below. Icon Description 8 direction key Rotate the PTZ ZOOM+:Zoom in ZOOM : Zoom out Setup the PTZ spot as pre-set N. FOCUS+ : Focus in FOCUS-:Focus out Move to pre-set N.
8-6 Operation Bar 10 Operations to be listed as below: Table 9-6.1 description of 10 operations: Icon Description User Administration. Please see “9-6.1 User administration” DVR Administration. Please see “9-6.2 DVR Administration” Group Administration. Please see “9-6.3 Group Administration” eMap Administration. Please see “9-6.4 eMap Administration”. Remote Playback.
8-6.1 User administration Before the CMS can be used on a PC, user accounts should be added with proper authority. Each user should also be assigned a password and optionally a description. If a user does not have certain authority assigned, he/she will not be able to operate the corresponding function on the Operation Bar.
8-6.3 Group Administration A ‘Group’ means a set of video channels from one or many DVRs, which means, user can organize channels from different DVRs to be set in a group. This function allows you to monitor and manager channels from multiple DVRs easily and flexible. Steps: Add a new group and set its name and description.
8-6.4 eMap Administration If geographical locations are relevant, or if it is desired to use a picture as the background, eMap can be used for the purpose. With eMap, the background picture can be picked by the user and channels from multiple DVRs can be placed and dragged around on the picture.
Icon Description Start playing. Pause. Fast forward. Fast rewind. 8-6.6 HDD Playback You can directly play the recording data in the HDD that’s uninstalled from DVR by CMS. See the picture below, the left part of screen is recording data in list that’s separated by hour and the right part is main display.
8-6.7 File Playback You can play the recorded .irf files by “File Play” in CMS. It allows you to change the display m ode, forward or rewind the file and drag the time bar. Icon Description Start Playback. Pause. Stop playback. Fast forward.
8-6.8 Event Playback Event recordings on the DVR can be played back in CMS. Steps to follow: Select a DVR and a display mode. Select a date. Double click an event and play back the images on the right. Use buttons at the bottom to control the playback.
8-6.9 Snapshot Data It can display all the snapshots you’ve taken in line in “Snapshot Data”. You can review, delete or save as other files here. 8-6.10 Recording Data It can play all the recording files you’ve recorded in line in “Recording Data”. You can play or delete them here.
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