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  • Page 1 I N S P I R E DVR RANGE E N G I N E E R M a N u a l...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Engineer Manual INS-RED04 INS-RED08 INS-RED16 Contents Hardware Recording Settings • Inspire Red DVR range • Normal record settings • Connections • Event record settings • Connecting a mouse • Record time calculator • Connecting keyboard • Disable/Enable recording • Connecting PTZ cameras •...

  • Page 3: Inspire Red Dvr Range

    Engineer Manual INS-RED04 INS-RED08 INS-RED16 Inspire Red DVR Range There are three products in the range INS-RED04 4 channel with CD-DVD & USB backup and maximum of 6000GB HDD INS-RED08 8 channel with CD-DVD & USB backup and maximum of 12000GB HDD.

  • Page 4: Connections

    Engineer Manual INS-RED04 INS-RED08 INS-RED16 Connections The connection details are common for all types of Inspire Red DVR. INS-RED04, INS-RED08 & INS-RED16 Camera inputs (BNC) Loop through (BNC) USB port TV output (BNC) Spot monitor output (BNC) Audio inputs RS232 port...

  • Page 5: Connecting A Mouse

    Engineer Manual INS-RED04 INS-RED08 INS-RED16 Connecting A Mouse A mouse is supplied with the Inspire DVR that can be connected to any available USB port on the DVR. There are 2x USB ports on each Inspire Red DVR, the first is located on the front panel and the second is located on the back of the DVR.

  • Page 6: Connecting Keyboard

    Engineer Manual INS-RED04 INS-RED08 INS-RED16 Connecting Remote Keyboard Remote keyboards are connected to the RS485 bus, there are two RS485 busses on the DVR. One is for a remote keyboard connection and the other is for connecting to PTZ cameras. Each RS485 bus is independent.

  • Page 7: Connecting Ptz Cameras

    Engineer Manual INS-RED04 INS-RED08 INS-RED16 Connecting PTZ Cameras PTZ cameras are connected to the RS485 bus, there are two RS485 busses on the DVR. One is for a remote keyboard connection and the other is for connecting to PTZ cameras. Each RS485 bus is independent.

  • Page 8: Connecting Keyboard/Ptz

    Engineer Manual INS-RED04 INS-RED08 INS-RED16 Connecting Keyboard and PTZ If you want to control PTZ cameras & speed domes from both the DVR and the keyboard then both RS485 busses must be connected together. RS485 RS485 Recommended cable is Cat 5.

  • Page 9: Alarm Connections

    Engineer Manual INS-RED04 INS-RED08 INS-RED16 Alarm Connections Alarm inputs can be set for normally open or normally closed, the default setting is normally open. See page 82 for details on how to change the setting. There is a single alarm input for each video channel and multiple ground connectors on each DVR.

  • Page 10: Using Front Panel

    INS-RED04 INS-RED08 INS-RED16 Using Front Panel The front panel functions are common for all types of Inspire Red DVR. INS-RED04, INS-RED08 & INS-RED16 Navigation buttons Move around menu screen, control PTZ cameras OK button Confirm and accept options Power button Switch on / off DVR (requires password) Play &...

  • Page 11: Using Infrared Remote

    Engineer Manual INS-RED04 INS-RED08 INS-RED16 Using Infrared Remote The IR remote functions are common for all types of Inspire DVR. Navigation buttons Move around menu screen, control PTZ cameras OK button Confirm and accept options Power button Switch on / off DVR (requires password) Play &...

  • Page 12: Using A Mouse

    Engineer Manual INS-RED04 INS-RED08 INS-RED16 Using a Mouse The mouse functions are common for all types of Inspire Red DVR. A mouse can be used to control all functions of the DVR. A. Left mouse button Double click to zoom to full screen B.

  • Page 13: Using A Remote Keypad

    Engineer Manual INS-RED04 INS-RED08 INS-RED16 Using Remote Keypad The Inspire RED range of DVRs can be controlled from a remote keyboard, the keyboard is connected via RS485 and can be fitted up to 500 metres from the DVR. Up to four separate keyboards can be attached to a single DVR.

  • Page 14: Power Up

    Engineer Manual INS-RED04 INS-RED08 INS-RED16 Power Up To power the DVR up simply connect the 240V mains supply, the DVR will then automatically power up. Once the DVR is powered on the following conditions will be set: • The DVR will automatically start recording on all available channels, unless...

  • Page 15: Entering Engineer Menu

    Engineer Manual INS-RED04 INS-RED08 INS-RED16 Entering Engineer Menu To enter the engineer menu you must first be logged in to the DVR with Admin rights. To do this and enter the engineer menu do one of the following:- • Front panel...

  • Page 16: Exit Engineer Menu

    Engineer Manual INS-RED04 INS-RED08 INS-RED16 Exit Engineer Menu Once you have logged in as a user you will remain logged in until you log out. In some circumstances you may be logged in as a low level user with restricted access, if you then wish to access functions that require a higher level password you will first have to log out then log in again with the correct user name and password.

  • Page 17: Basic Default Settings

    Engineer Manual INS-RED04 INS-RED08 INS-RED16 Basic Default Settings The following are only the basic settings that the DVR will use when set to factory default or first powered up. There are many other settings and options but for most applications the basic settings will allow the DVR to operate in a normal way.

  • Page 18: Network Basic Setup

    Engineer Manual INS-RED04 INS-RED08 INS-RED16 Network Basic Setup The following are only the basic settings that the DVR will use when set to connect direct to PC / Laptop. Requirements PC / Laptop Crossover network cable Connecting For direct cable connection to PC / Laptop a crossover must be used.
  • Page 19 Engineer Manual INS-RED04 INS-RED08 INS-RED16 Viewing DVR on Local PC Start Web browser. Enter the address of the DVR in to web browser (e.g. http://192.168.0.10) The PC will now connect to the DVR and the web browser will display the log in screen for the DVR.
  • Page 20 Engineer Manual INS-RED04 INS-RED08 INS-RED16 Connect to Internet The following is only the basic settings that the DVR will use when set to connect to the internet. The following assumes that the internet connection is already set up and working and not used as part of an existing network.
  • Page 21 Engineer Manual INS-RED04 INS-RED08 INS-RED16 Modem Router Settings In order to view and operate the DVR over the internet you may have to change some settings in the modem router. The settings that require changing are called port forwarding. Unfortunately almost...

  • Page 22: Iphone Viewing Setup

    Engineer Manual INS-RED04 INS-RED08 INS-RED16 iPhone Viewing Setup All Inspire Red DVRs can be viewed on a Apple iPhone if they are connected to the internet. Requirements Apple iPhone 3G, 3Gs, 4G or iPad GPRS, 3G or Wi-fi connection for iPhone...
  • Page 23 Engineer Manual INS-RED04 INS-RED08 INS-RED16 iPhone Viewing Viewing the DVR on iPhone On the iPhone start the Aplayer application • Press Settings button • Enter the IP address of the DVR in to SERVER IP: (example 82.66.33.210) • Enter the mobile port number in to PORT: 7050 (this is the DVR default) •...

  • Page 24: Smartphone Setup

    Engineer Manual INS-RED04 INS-RED08 INS-RED16 Application Controls Move PTZ camera PTZ Zoom in & out PTZ Focus PTZ Aperture Select channel to view Connect/Disconnect Take a snapshot and save to iPhone photos Scale image Select next 4 channels Settings Smartphone Setup It is possible to view the DVR from some Windows, Android and Symbian smartphones.

  • Page 25: Language

    Engineer Manual INS-RED04 INS-RED08 INS-RED16 Language The Language the DVR on screen display uses can be changed. Front panel Mouse Use Up and Down arrow keys to navigate to Highlight option to change using mouse pointer option to change Click Side arrow buttons to change option...

  • Page 26: Set Time & Date

    Engineer Manual INS-RED04 INS-RED08 INS-RED16 Set Time & Date Changing the clock will take immediate effect, you do not have to save this change, so caution should be taken with this option. You can change the time and date as well as the format the time and date is displayed...

  • Page 27: Daylight Saving Time

    Engineer Manual INS-RED04 INS-RED08 INS-RED16 Daylight Saving Time Setting this option will automatically move the clock forward and back so that the DVR clock is correct during daylight saving time. Select when the clock moves forward and backward by one hour.

  • Page 28: Video Standard

    Engineer Manual INS-RED04 INS-RED08 INS-RED16 Video Standard The Inspire DVRs can be set to operate in any country, if the country used the PAL standard or the NTSC standard. Set PAL for Europe and NTSC for USA Front panel Mouse...

  • Page 29: Set Vga Resolution

    Engineer Manual INS-RED04 INS-RED08 INS-RED16 Set VGA Resolution The Resolution of the VGA main monitor output can be altered to accommodate the type of monitor used. For best results try to match the resolution with the "native" resolution of your monitor.

  • Page 30: Key Press Buzzer

    Engineer Manual INS-RED04 INS-RED08 INS-RED16 Key Press Buzzer The key press buzzer (or beep) that sounds every time you press a key can be switched off. Front panel Mouse Use Up and Down arrow keys to navigate to the Highlight option to change using mouse pointer...

  • Page 31: Hdd Overwrite

    Engineer Manual INS-RED04 INS-RED08 INS-RED16 HDD Overwrite There are two ways that the Inspire DVR can use a hard drive (HDD) when recording. It can stop recording when it becomes full or it can overwrite the oldest recordings in an endless loop.

  • Page 32: Add User

    Engineer Manual INS-RED04 INS-RED08 INS-RED16 Add User There can be up to eight separate users, each user can have their access rights set individually. One user must be set to Admin (engineer). Adding A User Front panel Mouse Use Up and Down arrow keys to navigate to the...
  • Page 33 Engineer Manual INS-RED04 INS-RED08 INS-RED16 User Access Rights Each user can have their access rights changed so that a user will only have access to the part of the system they require. Only Admin can access this feature. Access rights for Admin can't be changed.
  • Page 34 Engineer Manual INS-RED04 INS-RED08 INS-RED16 User Access Rights Assigning access rights There are two types of access; local and remote. Local access Features and functions on the local DVR Remote access Features that can be accessed over a network First select the user name to change.

  • Page 35: Remove User

    Engineer Manual INS-RED04 INS-RED08 INS-RED16 Remove User To remove a user select the remove option. Admin account can not be removed. Highlight the account to remove and press remove button. Removing A User Front panel Mouse Use Up and Down arrow keys to navigate to the...

  • Page 36: Change Password

    Engineer Manual INS-RED04 INS-RED08 INS-RED16 Change Passwords All users can have their passwords changed. In order to change a password the existing password must be known. A password must be numbers 0-9 but can be any length from 1 to 8 digits.

  • Page 37: Information Screen Settings

    Engineer Manual INS-RED04 INS-RED08 INS-RED16 Change Information Screen The Info screen is a feature where an installer can put in their details, these details can be shown on screen at any time without using a password by pressing the INFO button on the front panel or IR remote.

  • Page 38: Dvr Id

    Engineer Manual INS-RED04 INS-RED08 INS-RED16 DVR ID Setting The DVR ID is used to identify the DVR if a remote keyboard is used, if a single DVR is connected to a remote keyboard then the ID can be left unchanged.

  • Page 39: Dvr Name

    Engineer Manual INS-RED04 INS-RED08 INS-RED16 Set DVR Name The DVR name is used to identify the DVR when emails are sent and also for identifying the DVR when remote viewing. The DVR name can be any text up to 30 characters...

  • Page 40: Channel Name Display Options

    Engineer Manual INS-RED04 INS-RED08 INS-RED16 Channel Name Display Options The name OSD option is used for setting the channel name display in live view. First select individual channel to change or select all channels. Individual will only change the channel selected.

  • Page 41: Hide Camera

    Engineer Manual INS-RED04 INS-RED08 INS-RED16 Hide Camera The Hide camera option will set a channel to show a graphic instead of the camera in live view. This will not affect recording. First select individual channel to change or select all channels.

  • Page 42: Display Colour Setting

    Engineer Manual INS-RED04 INS-RED08 INS-RED16 Display Colour Setting The display colour setting option allows the brightness, contrast, hue and saturation to be adjusted. First select individual channel to change or select all channels. Individual will only change the channel selected.

  • Page 43: Spot Monitor Setting

    Engineer Manual INS-RED04 INS-RED08 INS-RED16 Spot Monitor Setting The spot monitor can be set so that only selected cameras are shown. Cameras shown on the spot monitor are always full screen, with the monitor switching between selected cameras. The time that a camera is displayed can be set for each camera individually.

  • Page 44: Mask Setting

    Engineer Manual INS-RED04 INS-RED08 INS-RED16 Mask Setting The mask feature allows an area of a fixed camera to be masked so that it is blank. This is similar to privacy masking in PTZ cameras but the mask is in a fixed position.

  • Page 45: Ptz Setup

    Engineer Manual INS-RED04 INS-RED08 INS-RED16 PTZ Setup There are four steps to setting up a PTZ camera, options 2, 3 & 4 can only be set after option 1 (PTZ Protocol) has been set. Settings for PTZ preset positions is optional but options 1,2 & 3 must be set and they must match the settings on the PTZ camera.
  • Page 46 Engineer Manual INS-RED04 INS-RED08 INS-RED16 PTZ Protocol First select individual channel to change or select all channels. Individual will only change the channel selected. All will change all channels to the same settings. Selecting Protocol Front panel Mouse Use Up and Down arrow keys to navigate to the...
  • Page 47 Engineer Manual INS-RED04 INS-RED08 INS-RED16 PTZ Baud Rate First select individual channel to change or select all channels. Individual will only change the channel selected. All will change all channels to the same settings. Select Baud Rate Front panel Mouse...
  • Page 48 Engineer Manual INS-RED04 INS-RED08 INS-RED16 PTZ ID First select individual channel to change or select all channels. Individual will only change the channel selected. All will change all channels to the same settings. Selecting PTZ ID Front panel Mouse Use Up and Down arrow keys to navigate to the...
  • Page 49 Engineer Manual INS-RED04 INS-RED08 INS-RED16 PTZ Preset Setup First select individual channel to change or select all channels. Individual will only change the channel selected. All will change all channels to the same settings. Using a mouse, move the camera to the desired position then select the preset number to store and click Set.

  • Page 50: Vga Monitor Settings

    Engineer Manual INS-RED04 INS-RED08 INS-RED16 VGA Monitor Settings VGA monitor settings allow you to programme the various multi screen and sequence options displayed on the monitor. There are two options, 'Set up channels displayed' & 'Setup sequence'. Front panel Mouse...
  • Page 51 Engineer Manual INS-RED04 INS-RED08 INS-RED16 Display Set Up Select view to programme Select next/previous group of channels Select position to alter Select channel to add Restore default setting Save changes and activate display Exit sub menu...
  • Page 52 Engineer Manual INS-RED04 INS-RED08 INS-RED16 Set Up Sequence Select sequence interval Add view to sequence Sequence order Edit selected view Select channel to add Restore default settings Save changes and activate sequence Exit sub menu...

  • Page 53: Bnc Monitor Settings

    Engineer Manual INS-RED04 INS-RED08 INS-RED16 BNC Monitor Settings BNC monitor settings allow you to programme the various multi screen and sequence options displayed on the monitor. There are two options, 'Set up channels displayed' & 'Setup sequence'. Front panel Mouse...
  • Page 54 Engineer Manual INS-RED04 INS-RED08 INS-RED16 Display Set Up Select view to programme Select next/previous group of channels Select position to alter Select channel to add Restore default setting Save changes and activate display Exit sub menu...
  • Page 55 Engineer Manual INS-RED04 INS-RED08 INS-RED16 Set Up Sequence A. Select sequence interval B. Add view to sequence C. Sequence order D. Edit selected view E. Select channel to add F. Restore default settings G. Save changes H. Exit sub menu...

  • Page 56: Time And Date Osd Option

    Engineer Manual INS-RED04 INS-RED08 INS-RED16 Time & Date OSD Option The Time and date OSD option allows you to select what is displayed for the time and date in live view. Recorded time and date are not affected by this option.

  • Page 57: Display Size Adjustment

    Engineer Manual INS-RED04 INS-RED08 INS-RED16 Display Size Adjust This option allows the main monitor picture to be adjusted to perfectly fit the monitor used. Front panel Mouse Use Up and Down arrow keys to navigate to the Highlight option to change using mouse pointer...

  • Page 58: Time & Date Display Position

    Engineer Manual INS-RED04 INS-RED08 INS-RED16 Time OSD Position This option allows the position of the time & date to be moved in live view. Position of recorded time and date is not affected Position of channel name cannot be changed...

  • Page 59: Show Record Status

    Engineer Manual INS-RED04 INS-RED08 INS-RED16 Show Record Status This option allows the Recording Icon to be displayed when a channel is recording. It may be switched off if recording indication is not required. This will affect the motion and alarm indicator.

  • Page 60: Connected Camera Number

    Engineer Manual INS-RED04 INS-RED08 INS-RED16 Connected Camera Number This option allows the DVR to be set so that some channels are completely disabled. If channel(s) are disabled then all access to them in setup menus will be removed and the channel(s)will not record or monitor video loss.

  • Page 61: Normal Record Settings

    Engineer Manual INS-RED04 INS-RED08 INS-RED16 Normal Record Settings The Inspire range of DVRs have two settings for recording, Normal and Event. Normal record settings are used when the DVR is constantly recording or recording according to a time schedule. Event record settings are used if the DVR is reacting to a motion detect event or an alarm input event.
  • Page 62 Engineer Manual INS-RED04 INS-RED08 INS-RED16 Set Normal Record Quality Set Normal Record Resolution Set Normal Record Frame rate Front panel Mouse Use Up and Down arrow keys to navigate to the Highlight option to change using mouse pointer option to change...

  • Page 63: Event Record Settings

    Engineer Manual INS-RED04 INS-RED08 INS-RED16 Event Record Settings The Inspire range of DVRs has two settings for recording, Normal and Event. Normal record settings are used when the DVR is constantly recording or recording according to a time schedule. Event record settings are used if the DVR is reacting to a motion detect event or an alarm input event.
  • Page 64 Engineer Manual INS-RED04 INS-RED08 INS-RED16 Set Event Record Quality Set Event Record Resolution Set Event Record Frame rate Front panel Mouse Use Up and Down arrow keys to navigate to the Highlight option to change using mouse pointer option to change...

  • Page 65: Record Time Calculator

    Engineer Manual INS-RED04 INS-RED08 INS-RED16 Record Time Calculator The record time calculator can be used to provide the engineer an estimate of the time the DVR will record for. The calculation is made using the size of the HDD fitted and an average of the normal recording settings.

  • Page 66: Disable/Enable Recording

    Engineer Manual INS-RED04 INS-RED08 INS-RED16 Disable Recording This option allows the DVR to be set so that some channels are set so that they never record. If channels are set to disable they will not record but all other functions will be available.

  • Page 67: Recorded Audio Options

    Engineer Manual INS-RED04 INS-RED08 INS-RED16 Record Audio Option This option allows the DVR to be set so audio is recorded along with video. The Inspire Red range of DVR have a audio channel per camera channel, each audio channel corresponds to the relative camera channel.

  • Page 68: Audio Ch Multi Screen

    Engineer Manual INS-RED04 INS-RED08 INS-RED16 Audio CH Multi Screen This option set the audio channel that is used when live view is in multi screen mode. i.e. Quad or more cameras displayed at one time. If audio channel 1 is selected this is the audio channel that is used during multi screen mode.

  • Page 69: Record Osd Options

    Engineer Manual INS-RED04 INS-RED08 INS-RED16 Record OSD Option This option will set the type of OSD that is embedded in to the recording on each channel. The time and date as well as the channel name can be recorded along with the video, however once recorded it cannot be switched off during playback as it becomes part of the recording.

  • Page 70: Record Schedule

    Engineer Manual INS-RED04 INS-RED08 INS-RED16 Record Schedule The record schedule is used to programme when and how the DVR will record There are five settings for the schedule: Disable Disables recording Continuous (default) Records continually Motion and alarm Record only during Motion or alarm events...

  • Page 71: Pre Event Recording

    Engineer Manual INS-RED04 INS-RED08 INS-RED16 Pre Event Recording Pre Event recording will set the DVR to record 10 seconds of video prior to either a motion or alarm event. This is only required if the DVR is set to record only in motion or alarm, in continuous the DVR will already be recording.

  • Page 72: Post Event Recording

    Engineer Manual INS-RED04 INS-RED08 INS-RED16 Post Event Recording Post Event recording can be set to record 1 - 30 minutes of video after a motion or alarm event has been triggered. This is only required if the DVR is set to record only in motion or alarm or the DVR is set to “Step Up”...

  • Page 73: Watermark

    Engineer Manual INS-RED04 INS-RED08 INS-RED16 Water Mark The Water Mark setting, if set to on, will add a hidden mark to all recordings. If during playback tampering with the video is detected a warning will be given. Front panel Mouse...

  • Page 74: Video Loss Recording

    Engineer Manual INS-RED04 INS-RED08 INS-RED16 Video Loss Recording Video loss recording will set the DVR to record 10 seconds of video prior to a video loss alarm. This is only required if the DVR is set to record only in motion or alarm, in continuous the DVR will already be recording.

  • Page 75: Network Type

    Engineer Manual INS-RED04 INS-RED08 INS-RED16 Network Type There are two types of network settings that can be used with inspire DVRs, Static IP and DHCP. Static IP is a manually assigned fixed setting. DHCP is where the network settings are assigned by a DHCP server on the network, this is usually a router.

  • Page 76: Network Details

    Engineer Manual INS-RED04 INS-RED08 INS-RED16 Network Details If the network type is set to DHCP then these settings will be automatically set by the DHCP server. If the network type is set to Static IP then these details will need to be set manually.
  • Page 77 Engineer Manual INS-RED04 INS-RED08 INS-RED16 There are four port settings that the DVR uses to communicate on a network. HTTP Port The http port is used to send web pages from the DVR to a remote computer. Port 80 is the standard port for web browsers such as Internet Explorer.

  • Page 78: Email Settings

    Engineer Manual INS-RED04 INS-RED08 INS-RED16 Email Settings If the DVR is connected to the internet it can be set to send an email to up to 5 different people. The email will contain details of the DVR and the event that triggered the email. In addition if the event is a alarm input or motion detect a snapshot of the event will be attached.

  • Page 79: Pppoe Settings

    Engineer Manual INS-RED04 INS-RED08 INS-RED16 PPPOE Settings PPPOE is only required if the DVR is connected direct to an ADSL modem and not to an ADSL router or existing network. In the UK it is not common for ADSL modems to be used as most are combined with a router that will perform the PPPOE function.

  • Page 80: Ddns Settings

    Engineer Manual INS-RED04 INS-RED08 INS-RED16 DDNS Settings The DDNS function is used when the ADSL connection is not a static IP type, this is known as dynamic IP. In this case you will need to set up DDNS so that you can always connect to the DVR from a remote location.

  • Page 81: Dual Stream Settings

    Engineer Manual INS-RED04 INS-RED08 INS-RED16 Dual Stream Function The dual stream function is designed to improve remote viewing over a network. There are three settings: Disable This will switch off Dual Streaming and the video transmitted across the network will be at the same settings as the record setting.

  • Page 82: Internet Time Synchronisation

    Engineer Manual INS-RED04 INS-RED08 INS-RED16 Internet Time Synchronisation The Time Synchronisation function will synchronise the DVR clock to an atomic clock on the internet. This function requires an internet connection and that DNS is set up correctly. You must first select an atomic clock (time server) to synchronise with, there are many available in different parts of the world.

  • Page 83: Alarm Input Type

    Engineer Manual INS-RED04 INS-RED08 INS-RED16 Alarm Input Type This option will set the alarm input to either normally open (N.O) or normally closed (N.C) Setting to N.O sets the alarm input to be inactive until it is connected to 0 volts Setting to N.C sets the alarm input to be active if 0 volts is removed...

  • Page 84: Alarm Output Duration

    Engineer Manual INS-RED04 INS-RED08 INS-RED16 Alarm Output Duration This sets the length of time the alarm output is active after an alarm is triggered. There are two options: • Latch until reset • 1 to 60 seconds The alarm output is not automatically triggered when an alarm input is active this must be set up in alarm actions.

  • Page 85: Alarm Actions

    Engineer Manual INS-RED04 INS-RED08 INS-RED16 Alarm Actions Setting alarm actions is essential if you intend to use alarm inputs. There are five possible actions the DVR can take if an alarm input is triggered: Record This will set the ticked channel to record if the DVR is not already recording.

  • Page 86: Full Screen On Alarm

    Engineer Manual INS-RED04 INS-RED08 INS-RED16 Full Screen on Alarm This will set the DVR to display the active channel in full screen on the main monitor if an alarm input is activated. Alarm input 1 will always display video channel 1 etc.

  • Page 87: Motion Detect Setup

    Engineer Manual INS-RED04 INS-RED08 INS-RED16 Motion Detect Setup The motion detection setup is in two stages, first it must be enabled and a sensitivity level set. There are five sensitivity settings: • Lowest sensitivity • Low sensitivity • Medium Sensitivity •...
  • Page 88 Engineer Manual INS-RED04 INS-RED08 INS-RED16 The second part of setting up motion detect is selecting the area that is monitored. This is set up for each individual camera and objects such as trees can be deselected to reduced the number of false detections.

  • Page 89: Motion Detect Output Duration

    Engineer Manual INS-RED04 INS-RED08 INS-RED16 Motion Output Duration This sets the length of time the motion detect event is active after motion is detected. There are two options: • Latch until reset • 1 to 60 seconds The motion detect actions are not automatically triggered when motion is detected these must be set up in motion detect actions.

  • Page 90: Motion Detect Actions

    Engineer Manual INS-RED04 INS-RED08 INS-RED16 Motion Detect Actions Setting motion detect actions is essential if you intend to use motion detect. There are five possible actions the DVR can take if motion detect is triggered: Record This will set the ticked channel to record if the DVR is not already recording.

  • Page 91: Full Screen On Motion Detect

    Engineer Manual INS-RED04 INS-RED08 INS-RED16 Full Screen on Motion This will set the DVR to display the active channel in full screen on the main monitor if motion is detected. There are three options: • • Latch until reset •...

  • Page 92: Video Loss Actions

    Engineer Manual INS-RED04 INS-RED08 INS-RED16 Video Loss Actions Setting video loss actions is essential if you intend to use video loss. There are five possible actions the DVR can take if video loss is detect is triggered: Record This will set the ticked channel to record if the DVR is not already recording.

  • Page 93: Hdd Full Actions

    Engineer Manual INS-RED04 INS-RED08 INS-RED16 HDD Full Actions Setting HDD full actions is essential if you intend to use the HDD full alarm. There are three possible actions the DVR can take if the HDD becomes full: Alarm Out This will set the DVR to trigger an alarm output (relay) if the HDD becomes full.

  • Page 94: Hdd Error Actions

    Engineer Manual INS-RED04 INS-RED08 INS-RED16 HDD Error Actions Setting HDD error actions is essential if you intend to use the HDD error alarm. There are three possible actions the DVR can take if the HDD becomes faulty: Alarm Out This will set the DVR to trigger an alarm output (relay)

  • Page 95: View Log

    Engineer Manual INS-RED04 INS-RED08 INS-RED16 View Log The Inspire DVR will log many activities including the following: • System power up • System power down • Power failure • User log on the system • User log out of the system •...

  • Page 96: Copy Log

    Engineer Manual INS-RED04 INS-RED08 INS-RED16 Copy Log The entire log can be copied to a USB memory stick and viewed in Internet Explorer. To copy the log plug a USB memory stick in to the DVR USB socket either on the front or rear of the DVR.

  • Page 97: Format Hdd

    Engineer Manual INS-RED04 INS-RED08 INS-RED16 Format HDD WARNING USE THIS OPTION WITH CARE ALL RECORDINGS WILL BE ERASED To completely erase or prepare a new HDD for use it must be formatted. If a single HDD is fitted recording is suspended during format and will automatically resume when formatting is complete.

  • Page 98: Software Upgrade

    Engineer Manual INS-RED04 INS-RED08 INS-RED16 Software Upgrade The inspire Red range is designed to be upgraded to add new features as they become available. Service packs may be sent out from time to time in the form of a USB memory stick.

  • Page 99: Copy Engineer Settings To Usb

    Engineer Manual INS-RED04 INS-RED08 INS-RED16 Copy Settings to USB The entire system settings can be copied to a USB memory stick and loaded in to another DVR or kept on record. To copy the system settings plug a USB memory stick in to the DVR USB socket either on the front or rear of the DVR.

  • Page 100: Load Engineer Settings From Usb

    Engineer Manual INS-RED04 INS-RED08 INS-RED16 Load Settings from USB The entire system settings can be loaded from a USB memory stick and this will overwrite the current settings. To load the system settings plug a USB memory stick containing a saved settings file in to the DVR USB socket either on the front or rear of the DVR.

  • Page 101: Load Default Settings

    Engineer Manual INS-RED04 INS-RED08 INS-RED16 Load Default Settings This will reset all engineer settings to the factory default. Select Load default settings. Click Yes to proceed. During loading recording is suspended. Loading will take around 2 to 3 minutes during which time the DVR will reboot.

  • Page 102: Dvr Configuration Information

    Engineer Manual INS-RED04 INS-RED08 INS-RED16 DVR Configuration Information DVR configuration information can be displayed, this will show the basic settings for the hardware. HDD Capacity The total HDD capacity (Sum of all HDDs fitted) Hardware Version Main PCB version Software Version...

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