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BOSSVD40/BOSSVD90/BOSSVD160 User Guide USER GUIDE BOSSVD40/ BOSSVD90 / BOSSVD160 9/16 channel MPEG-4 Triplex DVR V. 1.4 This document contains preliminary information and subject to change without notice.
BOSSVD40/BOSSVD90/BOSSVD160 User Guide SAFETY PRECAUTIONS EXPLANATION OF SYMBOLS This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operation and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance. This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of unprotected “dangerous voltage”...
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BOSSVD90/BOSSVD160 User Guide WARNING THE PRODUCT SHOULD BE INSTALLED BY A TRAINED PROFESSIONAL. THE DVR SHOULD BE POWERED OFF WHEN CONNECTING CAMERA, AUDIO, OR SENSOR CABLES. THE MANUFACTURER IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGES CAUSED BY IMPROPER USE OF THE PRODUCT OR FAILURE TO FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PRODUCT. THE MANUFACTURER IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY PROBLEMS CAUSED BY OR RESULTING FROM THE USER PHYSICALLY OPENING THE DVR FOR EXAMINATION OR ATTEMPTING TO FIX THE UNIT.
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BOSSVD40/BOSSVD90/BOSSVD160 User Guide THE LIST OF CONFIGURATION DVR SET CLIENT SOFTWARE CD REMOTE CONTROLLER BATTERY MANUAL (SERVER & REMOTE CLIENT S/W) RUBBER RINGS & SCREWS (4x4x4EA) IDE HDD CABLE(2EA) HDD BRACKETS(4EA) RACK MOUNT (Option) POWER CABLE 110V & 220V...
BOSSVD90/BOSSVD160 User Guide Rack Mount Instructions The following or similar rack-mount instructions are included with the installation instructions: A) Elevated Operating Ambient - If installed in a closed or multi-unit rack assembly, the operating ambient temperature of the rack environment may be greater than room ambient. Therefore, consideration should be given to installing the equipment in an environment compatible with the maximum ambient temperature (Tma) specified by the manufacturer.
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BOSSVD40/BOSSVD90/BOSSVD160 User Guide THE OPERATION OF REMOTE CONTROLLER POWER Power On/Off DISPLAY Display of Full, Quad or 9 split view F/REW Jump 60 seconds backward PLAY Play/Pause F/ADV Jump 60 seconds forward FREEZE/CAP Freeze/Capture Fast Forward ALARM Disable alarm operation...
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BOSSVD90/BOSSVD160 User Guide VIDEO SIGNAL SELECT / SETTING Video mode Video output SETTING NTSC NOTICE Do not change the setting when the power is on. When the position of the switch is changed, the DVR should be rebooted to apply the new setting.
BOSSVD40/BOSSVD90/BOSSVD160 User Guide HDD INSTALLATION HDD installation order 1. Primary Master HDD 2. Primary Slave HDD 3. Secondary Master HDD 4. Secondary Slave HDD NOTICE The brands and models of all HDD should be the same. If the brands and models of each HDD...
BOSSVD40/BOSSVD90/BOSSVD160 User Guide SPECIFICATIONS ITEM BOSSVD40/BOSSVD90/BOSSVD160 Channel, 9/16CH, Composite 1.0Vp-p, 75 Ohm Input Level Input Signal Format NTSC/PAL Video Loss Check Video Main Monitor 1 CH BNC, 1 CH S-VIDEO, 1CH VGA Output Output Output Level Composite 1.0Vp-p +_0.2, 75 Ohm Signal Format NTSC/PAL &...
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BOSSVD90/BOSSVD160 User Guide Playback Fast Forward / × 2, 4, & 8 Speed Reverse Search Mode Event, Archive, Log Interface Type EIDE/ATA133 Max Capacity Internal 250GB of 1 HDD Max HDD Number Storage NaFS: Own developed & Designed for never broken File system by any power failure USB 2.0...
BOSSVD40/BOSSVD90/BOSSVD160 User Guide TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Features..........................14 2. Name, Function and Connection ....................15 2-1. Front Panel ........................15 2-2. Rear Panel........................17 3. Setting Up the DVR.........................19 3-1. Setup – Main Screen ....................19 3-2. Setup – Live Mode......................21 3-3. Setup – Recording Mode....................22 3-3-1.
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BOSSVD90/BOSSVD160 User Guide 7-3. Installing the program ....................49 7-4. Live viewer........................50 7-4-1. Main user interface.....................50 7-4-2. Main control panel ....................50 7-5. Search and Playback Viewer..................53 7-5-1. Main user interface.....................53 7-5-2. Main control panel ....................53 7-5-3. Back up ......................55 7-6. System configuration ....................56 7-6-1.
BOSSVD40/BOSSVD90/BOSSVD160 User Guide 1. Features ● 9/16 channels real-time live display and 16channels simultaneous playback. ● MPEG-4 - Unbeatable recording picture quality and compression ratio has been tuned for years. It best fits for minimizing recording space and networking speed.
BOSSVD90/BOSSVD160 User Guide 2. Name, Function and Connection 2-1. Front Panel The following information will help you operate the front panel controls. Figure 2.1.1. Front panel Table2.1.1. Indication lamps Name Description LED light is on when the system is accessing hard disk. LED light is on when the system is recording video data.
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BOSSVD40/BOSSVD90/BOSSVD160 User Guide to see the LOG LIST in live display mode. F/REW Jump/Step backward. In playback mode, the playback position moves 60 seconds backward. Jump/Step forward. In playback mode, the playback position moves 60 F/ADV seconds forward. Press to fast forward the footage at 1x, 2x, 4x, and 8x speed in playback mode.
BOSSVD90/BOSSVD160 User Guide 2-2. Rear Panel Figure 2.2.1. Rear Panel Table 2.2.1. Rear panel connections Connection Purpose VIDEO IN connectors for video input. 9/16 Connect camera output to Video-in (NTSC/PAL) connectors for video output.(loop back) VIDEO OUT 9/16 SPOT Composite video output for spot monitoring. VIDEO Composite video output in NTSC or PAL format S-VHS output...
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For future use Select 422 or 485 422/485 Set to ON when VGA monitor is used. Set to ON when video is PAL CAUTION: Once the position of the switch is changed, BOSSVD40/BOSSVD90/BOSSVD160 should be rebooted to apply the new setting value.
BOSSVD90/BOSSVD160 User Guide 3. Setting Up the DVR The following sections detail the initial setup of the DVR 3-1. Setup – Main Screen When you press the SETUP button, the DVR will ask for a password. The default password is 1111, which can be entered by pressing the up button 4 times and then pressing the SEL button.
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BOSSVD40/BOSSVD90/BOSSVD160 User Guide LIVE SEQUENCE SEQ-DWEL TIME OSD CONTRAST CHANNEL DISPLAY, BRIGHTNESS, CONTRAST, HUE, SATURATION RECORD RESOLUTION CHANNEL FRAME RATE, QUALITY, RECORDING, MOTION ZONE, MOTION SENSIVITY, SENSOR TYPE, PRE RECORD, POST EVENT RECORD, AUDIO, SCHEDULE DEVICE ALARM-OUT SPOT CHANNEL SPOT EVENT DWELL TIME...
BOSSVD90/BOSSVD160 User Guide 3-2. Setup – Live Mode Set the values for live display. Navigate through the menu items by pressing the UP or DOWN button. The value of the menu item may be changed by pressing the LEFT or RIGHT button. Figure 3.2.1.
BOSSVD40/BOSSVD90/BOSSVD160 User Guide 3-3. Setup – Recording Mode Set the values for recording video. Navigate through menu items by pressing the UP or DOWN button. User can change the value of the menu item by pressing the LEFT or RIGHT button.
BOSSVD90/BOSSVD160 User Guide MOTION ZONE Select Full Zone or Partial Zone for motion sensing. MOTION SENSITIVITY Set the motion sensitivity for the specified channel. Control the motion sensitivity from 1 to 9. Enable setting up to 4 sensors of 9 sensors for the specified SENSOR RECORDING channel.
BOSSVD40/BOSSVD90/BOSSVD160 User Guide 3-3-2. Recording Schedule Select SCHEDULE in the RECORD menu to set up the recording schedule. Navigate through the items to highlight using the 4 direction key buttons and set recording schedule using the SEL button. [ALL] : When ALL is highlighted, selected recording mode by pressing SEL button is applied to entire time zone and channels.
BOSSVD90/BOSSVD160 User Guide 3-4. Setup – Device Mode Set the values for device setting. Navigate through menu items by pressing the UP or DOWN button. User can change the value of the menu item by pressing the LEFT or RIGHT button. Figure 3.4.1.
BOSSVD40/BOSSVD90/BOSSVD160 User Guide 3-4-1. ALARM-OUT Table 3.4.3. Menu item in ALARM-OUT Setup screen Item Description ALARM OUT Select alarm from 1 to 8. SENSOR IN Enable setting up to 4 sensors of 16 sensors. Enable setting up to 4 cameras of 16 cameras.
BOSSVD90/BOSSVD160 User Guide 3-4-2. PTZ Setup To control the PTZ functions of the camera, connect the controller to the RS-485 port. For speed dome cameras that supports RS-485, connect them directly to the RS- 485 port. But if the camera is controlled with RS-232C, it is needed to use Signal Converter (RS-485 to RS-232C) In the PTZ Control setting in the setup menu, user can select or set the protocol type of the camera which is the same as the one that is installed on the site.
BOSSVD40/BOSSVD90/BOSSVD160 User Guide 3-5. Setup – System Mode In this menu, system parameters can be input. Navigate through the menu items by pressing the UP or DOWN button. User can change the value of the menu items by pressing the LEFT or RIGHT button and UP or DOWN button.
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BOSSVD90/BOSSVD160 User Guide apply the settings. LANGUAGE User can select a language. User can set to ON or OFF for DLS(Daylight Saving) by using LEFT or DAY LIGHT RIGHT button. After selecting move cursor SAVING BEGIN(MM/DD/HH)field and press the SELECT button to set the start time of DLS.
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BOSSVD40/BOSSVD90/BOSSVD160 User Guide Figure 3.5.3. DVR information display screen Figure 3.5.4. Date & Time setup screen...
BOSSVD90/BOSSVD160 User Guide Figure 3.5.5. Daylight Saving setup screen 3-6. Setup – Security Mode In this menu, password and security parameters can be input. Navigate through the menu items by pressing the UP or DOWN button. User can change the value of the menu items by pressing the LEFT or RIGHT button.
BOSSVD40/BOSSVD90/BOSSVD160 User Guide Table 3.6.1. Menu Items in Security Setup Screen Item Description Set a password for administrator. Once this menu is selected, the ADMIN PASSWORD system will ask you current password and new password. Follow the procedure provided by the system. The password numbers can be input by using direction keys.
BOSSVD90/BOSSVD160 User Guide Registration>> Check the MAC address of DVR from Setup>System>Description. Please contact a distributor or an installer to register your DVR on DDNS Server. Register your own domain name on DDNS Server. After your own domain name and MAC address of DVR are registered on DDNS server, user can access to network with own domain name.
BOSSVD40/BOSSVD90/BOSSVD160 User Guide 3-7-2. Network types There are three network types. Each type requires different settings. To use the LAN option when connecting the DVR to a network, the following information is required. If you do not have this information, see your network administrator.
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BOSSVD90/BOSSVD160 User Guide Figure 3.7.3. Network setup screen - DHCP ADSL To use the ADSL option when connecting the DVR to a network, the following information is required. If you do not have this information, see your network administrator. Figure 3.7.4. Network setup screen - ADSL Table 3.7.3.
BOSSVD40/BOSSVD90/BOSSVD160 User Guide User’s ADSL connection must have an RJ45 output to connect to the DVR. When sharing the connection with other devices, an IP sharing device should be used. In this case, select LAN as the NETWORK type. User will also need to configure the IP sharing device for port forwarding to allow for a network connection.
BOSSVD90/BOSSVD160 User Guide 4. Live & Search 4-1. Live Window In the Live window, video inputs from the cameras are displayed on the configuration of the live setup. Various indicators showing the status of the DVR are shown as OSD symbols. Refer to Table 4.1.1 for the meanings of the indicators.
BOSSVD40/BOSSVD90/BOSSVD160 User Guide Table 4.1.2. Button functions in Live window Button Description Launch the SETUP menu. SETUP Enable/disable the automatic sequential display in full or quad mode. The channel display in quad mode is followed the settings in the setup menu.
BOSSVD90/BOSSVD160 User Guide 2. Once you have selected the date, press the SEL button to move to the time line search window. Figure 4.2.2 Search screen – Time and channel 3. Use the buttons REW & FF to select a hour time zone on the 24hours time table.
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BOSSVD40/BOSSVD90/BOSSVD160 User Guide Figure 4.3.1. Play mode screen Table 4.3.1. Button functions in Play mode Button Description Return to the previous menu screen or exit from the setup menu Press to rewind the footage at 1x, 2x, 4x, and 8x speeds. Reverse...
BOSSVD90/BOSSVD160 User Guide Switch between full screen and current display mode. FREEZE/CAPTURE Press to launch archiving function. 4-4. LOG Search User can see the log list by selecting this item. Figure 4.4.1. Log list screen...
BOSSVD40/BOSSVD90/BOSSVD160 User Guide 4-4. PTZF operation To operate the PTZF functions, connect the controller to the RS-485 port on the rear panel. In the PTZ control setting in the setup menu, user can select or set the protocol type of the camera which is the same as the one that is installed on the site.
BOSSVD40/BOSSVD90/BOSSVD160 User Guide Figure 5.1.1. Archive mode screen –Still image Figure 5.1.2. Archive mode screen – Video 5-2. Transferring still images or video into USB To begin transferring stored image or video to a USB storage device, connect a USB storage...
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BOSSVD90/BOSSVD160 User Guide will allow you to specify a date to search for stored images or videos. Figure 5.2.1. Archive search screen Press the SEL button to retrieve a list of archived image or video. Select one of the files in the archived list by using the UP or DOWN button, and then press the FREEZE/CAPTURE button to transfer to the USB storage device.
BOSSVD40/BOSSVD90/BOSSVD160 User Guide Figure 5.2.2. List of archived files 5-3. Playing AVI video If there is proper COCDEC installed in PC, it is possible that the backup data can not be play-backed. In case of that the backup data in USB device is not properly play backed in multi-media S/W on PC, user...
BOSSVD90/BOSSVD160 User Guide 6. Upgrading Firmware In order to upgrade, the upgrade firmware must first be downloaded and copied into the USB device. Create a new folder in the USB device and copy the upgrade firmware “app16.bin” for BOSSVD160 or “app9.bin” for BOSSVD90 into the folder. NOTICE The folder name in the USB memory stick should be “upgrade”.
The remote software supports remote live viewing, search, playback and system configurations. By installing the BOSSVD40/90/160 remote software on a Window PC, you can monitor real- time and recorded images via optional Ethernet network. This includes the ability to monitor video,...
BOSSVD90/BOSSVD160 User Guide playback recorded video and change operating parameters. NOTICE DVR allows maximum 4 users to access by network. In high bandwidth network, maximum 4 user can access on one DVR. In low bandwidth network, one user network access is highly recommended.
BOSSVD40/BOSSVD90/BOSSVD160 User Guide 7-4. Live viewer When installation is complete, double click the icon on your desktop to start the program. 7-4-1. Main user interface 7-4-2. Main control panel Button Description Displays the current date and time. Click this icon to connect to the DVR...
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BOSSVD90/BOSSVD160 User Guide Once you click the connection icon, this pop up window appears. Enter the IP address and the port number. Then select the protocol type and enter the password. Caution: Port No: It should be same as the DVR’s port No. Password: It should be same as the DVR’s network password.
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BOSSVD40/BOSSVD90/BOSSVD160 User Guide Enable or disable recording of live video to local disk which has set in setup menu RECORD Click this icon to capture a still image CAPTURE Once you click the capture icon, this pop up window appears. The still image is captured in either jpeg or bmp file format.
BOSSVD90/BOSSVD160 User Guide 7-5. Search and Playback Viewer 7-5-1. Main user interface You can access to search window by clicking the search icon on the upper left of main user interface. 7-5-2. Main control panel Button Description Displays the recording time of the selected data by adjusting of scale in the middle of the bottom of the main user interface.
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BOSSVD40/BOSSVD90/BOSSVD160 User Guide Once you click the capture icon, this pop up window appears. The still image is captured in either jpeg or bmp file format. Click this icon to set the beginning time for backup of the recorded video in AVI format...
BOSSVD90/BOSSVD160 User Guide Quad screen 9 Split screen 16 Split screen Use the volume control bar to set the audio level. You can select the audio on or off by clicking the audio icon 7-5-3. Back up You can backup the recorded videos in AVI format on search viewer. 1.
BOSSVD40/BOSSVD90/BOSSVD160 User Guide 7-6. System configuration Click the setup icon to setup the configuration of DVR. 7-6-1. General Once you click the setup icon, this pop up window appears. Select security options and set a password. Then when you access any of the selected functions, you need to enter the password.
BOSSVD90/BOSSVD160 User Guide 7-6-2. Site This option shows the channel information of the DVR and allows you to change the channel title. 7-6-3. Event You can set event items, the amount of local disk space you want to allow, and the save path for the log.
BOSSVD40/BOSSVD90/BOSSVD160 User Guide 7-6-4. Record You can set the recording conditions for Always, Event, or Auto recording. You can also select individual channels or all channels to record. When you set the recording condition to event, you can set event for motion or alarm with...
BOSSVD90/BOSSVD160 User Guide 7-6-5. Disk You can select the local disk to use and the amount of disk space you want to allow the program to use for recording. You can also select the option to overwrite data or stop recording when the maximum amount of disk space is full.
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