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  • Page 1 Xeno XDR5K4 real time DVRs SET UP AND USER MANUAL...
  • Page 2 Xeno XDR5 DVR manual V1.0...
  • Page 3 BEFORE YOU BEGIN Read these instructions before installing or operating this product. Note: This installation should be made by a qualified service person and should conform to local codes. This manual provides installation and operation information. To use this document, you must have the following minimum qualifications: ...
  • Page 4 The crossed-out wheeled bin mark symbolizes that within the European Union the product must be collected separately at the product end-of-life. This applies to your product and any peripherals marked with this symbol. Do not dispose of these products as unsorted municipal waste.
  • Page 5 Retain the manual for future reference. 2. CLEANING Turn the unit off and unplug from the power socket before cleaning. Use a damp cloth for cleaning. Do not use harsh cleansers or aerosol cleaners. 3. ATTACHMENTS Do not use attachments unless recommended by manufactured as they may affect the functionality of the unit and result in the risk of fire, electric shock or injury.
  • Page 6 dangerous voltage or other hazards. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. 13. DAMAGE REQUIRING SERVICE Unplug the equipment from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the Following conditions: A. When the power supply cord or the plug has been damaged. B.
  • Page 7 CE COMPLIANCE STATEMENT WARNING This is a Class A product. In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.

  • Page 8: Product Key Features

    Product Key Features Compression  PAL/NTSC adaptive video inputs.  H.264 video compression with high reliability and superior definition.  Real time 25ips per channel at WD1.  Each channel supports dual-stream. Main stream and Event streams.  Independent configuration for each channel, including resolution, frame rate, bit rate, image quality, etc. ...
  • Page 9  Locking and unlocking record files.  Local redundant recording.  Searching and playing back record files by channel number, recording type, start time, end time, etc.  Motion analysis for the selected area in the video.  Digital zoom available in play back mode ...
  • Page 10  Remote system restart and restore default settings.  RS-485 transparent channel transmission.  Alarm and exception information can be sent to the remote host  Remotely enable/disable recording.  Remote PTZ control.  Two-way audio  Embedded WEB server. Development Scalability: ...

  • Page 11: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Product Key Features ........................8 C H A P T E R 1 ......................... 16 Installation ........................... 16 1.1 Before your start ......................17 DVR Pre-Installation ...................... 17 DVR Installation......................17 1.2 Hard Disk Installation ...................... 18 1.3 Telemetry connections....................
  • Page 12 4.4 Adjusting Live View Settings ................... 45 C H A P T E R 5 ......................... 47 PTZ Controls ..........................47 5.1 Configuring PTZ Settings ....................47 5.2 Setting Presets, Tours & Learns ..................48 5.2.1 Customizing Presets ..................... 48 5.2.2 Calling Presets .....................
  • Page 13 7.2.2 Smart Search ....................... 96 7.2.3 Digital Zoom ......................99 C H A P T E R 8 ........................101 Archive ............................101 8.1 Archiving Record Files ....................102 8.1.1 Quick Export ....................... 102 8.1.2 Archiving by Normal Video Search ..............103 8.1.3 Archiving by Event Search ..................
  • Page 14 10.2.10 Configuring Server and HTTP Ports ............... 141 10.3 Checking Network Traffic .................... 142 10.4 Configuring Network Detection ................... 143 10.4.1 Testing Network Delay and Packet Loss ............143 10.4.2 Exporting Network Packet ................143 10.4.3 Checking Network Status ................. 144 10.4.4 Checking Network Statistics ................
  • Page 15 11.3.4 Changing Admin Password ................172 11.4 Firmware upgrading ....................174 11.4.1 Upgrading by Local Backup Device ..............174 11.4.2 Upgrading by FTP .................... 174 11.5 Viewing System Information ..................176 11.5.1 Viewing Device Information ................176 11.5.2 Viewing Camera Information................176 11.5.3 Viewing Record Information ................

  • Page 16: Chapter 1

    C H A P T E R 1 Installation...

  • Page 17: Before Your Start

    1.1 Before your start DVR Pre-Installation The XDR5K4 Series DVR is highly advanced surveillance equipment that should be carefully installed. Please take into consideration the following precautionary steps before installation of the DVR. 1. Keep all liquids away from the DVR.

  • Page 18: Hard Disk Installation

    1.2 Hard Disk Installation Before installing a hard disk drive (HDD), please make sure the power is disconnected from the DVR. A factory recommended HDD should be used for this installation. Tools Required: Screwdriver. Steps: Remove the cover from the DVR by unfastening the screws on the back and side. Install the HDD in the HDD rack using the provided screws.
  • Page 19 Connect the power cable to the HDD. Re-install the cover of the DVR and fasten screws.

  • Page 20: Telemetry Connections

    1.3 Telemetry connections PTZ RS-485 Connections To connect RS-485 devices to the DVR: Press and hold the orange part of the pluggable block. Insert signal cables into slots and release the orange part. Ensure signal cables are in tight. Note: Make sure the pan/tilt receiver unit is connected to the D+ and D- of the RS-485 terminal of DVR.
  • Page 21 1536K 675M 1792K 787M 2048K 900M Note: Please note that supplied values for storage space used is just for reference. Storage space used is estimated by formulas and may have some deviation from actual value.

  • Page 22: Menu Structure

    1.5 Menu Structure The menu structure of the DVR is shown as below: Main Menu Search Menu...

  • Page 23: Chapter 2

    C H A P T E R 2 Introduction...

  • Page 24: Front Panel

    2.1 Front Panel The front panel of XDR5K4 DVR is shown in Figure 2.1. Figure 2.1 Front Panel Table 2.1 Description of the Front Panel Name Function Description POWER POWER indicator turns green when DVR is powered up. STATUS STATUS indicator lights in red when HDD is reading/writing.

  • Page 25: Usb Mouse Operation

    2.2 USB Mouse Operation A regular 3-button (Left/Right/Scroll-wheel) USB mouse can also be used with this DVR. To use a USB mouse: Plug USB mouse into one of the USB interfaces on the front panel of the DVR. The mouse should automatically be detected. If in a rare case that the mouse is not detected, the possible reason may be that the two devices are not compatible, please refer to the recommended the device list from your provider.

  • Page 26: Input Method Description

    2.3 Input Method Description Figure 2.2 Soft Keyboard Description of the buttons on the soft keyboard: Table 2.2 Description of the Soft Keyboard Icons Icons Description Icons Description English Capital English Numbers Symbols Lowercase/Uppercase Backspace Space Enter Exit...

  • Page 27: Rear Panel

    2.4 Rear Panel Figure 2.3 Rear Panel Table 2.4 Descriptions of the Rear Panel Interfaces Item Description VIDEO IN BNC connector for analog video input. BNC connector for video output. VIDEO OUT Connects USB mouse or USB flash memory devices. USB Interface HDMI HDMI video output.

  • Page 28: Starting Up And Shutting Down The Dvr

    2.5 Starting Up and Shutting Down the DVR Purpose: Proper startup and shutdown procedures are crucial to exptend the life of the DVR. Before you start: Check that the voltage of the power supply is the same with the DVR’s requirement, and the ground connection is working properly.
  • Page 29 In the Shutdown menu, you can also reboot the DVR. Steps: Enter the Shutdown menu by clicking Menu > System->Basic->Shutdown Click the Reboot button to reboot the DVR.

  • Page 30: Chapter 3

    C H A P T E R 3 Getting Started...

  • Page 31: Using The Wizard For Basic Configuration

    3.1 Using the Wizard for Basic Configuration By default, the Setup Wizard starts once the DVR has loaded, as shown in Figure 3.1. Figure 3.1 Start Wizard Interface Operating the Setup Wizard: The Setup Wizard can walk you through some important settings of the DVR. If you don’t want to use the Setup Wizard at that moment, click the Cancel button.
  • Page 32 confirm the password in the given fields. Click the Next button to enter the Date and Time settings window, as shown in Figure 3.3. Figure 3.3 Date and Time Settings After the time settings, click Next button which takes you back to the Network Setup Wizard window, as shown in Figure 3.4.
  • Page 33 Figure 3.5 HDD Management To initialise the HDD, click the Init button. Initialisation removes all the data saved in the HDD. Click Next button to enter the Record Settings window. Figure 3.6 Record Settings 10. Click Copy to copy the settings to other channels.
  • Page 34 Figure 3.7 Copy Record Settings 11. Click OK to complete the startup Setup Wizard.

  • Page 35: Chapter 4

    C H A P T E R 4 Live View...

  • Page 36: Introduction Of Live View

    4.1 Introduction of Live View Live view shows you the video image getting from each camera in real time. The DVR automatically enters Live View mode when powered on. It is also at the very top of the menu hierarchy, thus pressing the ESC many times (depending on which menu you’re on) brings you to the Live View mode.

  • Page 37: Operations In Live View Mode

    4.2 Operations in Live View Mode In live view mode, there are many functions provided. The functions are listed below. • Camera: showing only one screen on the monitor. • Multi-screen: showing multiple screens on the monitor simultaneously. • Start/Stop Sequence: the screen is auto switched to the next one. And you must set the dwell time for each screen on the configuration menu before enabling the auto-switch.

  • Page 38: Using An Auxiliary Monitor

    Previous Switch to the previous screen. Next Switch to the next screen. Start/Stop Sequence Enable/disable the auto-sequence of the screens. Switch to the auxiliary output mode and the operation for the main output is disabled. Start Recording Start all-day normal recording or motion detection recording for all channels. Quick Set Set the video output mode to Standard, Bright, Gentle or Vivid.
  • Page 39 Instant Playback PTZ Control Mute/Audio on Image Digital Zoom Close Settings Instant Playback only shows the record in last few minutes. Digital Zoom can zoom in the selected area to the full screen. Left-click and drag the red box for target zooming in area, as shown in Figure 4.3.
  • Page 40 Figure 4.4 Image Settings Adjust the image parameters including the brightness, contrast, saturation, hue, sharpness level and denoising level by moving the sliding bar or increasing/decreasing the value. Note: The adjustable value range is 0~ 255 for the brightness, contrast, saturation and hue, 0~ 15 for the sharpness level and 0~5 for the denoising level.

  • Page 41: Adjust Camera Settings

    4.3 Adjust Camera Settings Purpose: Camera settings can be customized according to different needs. You can configure the video parameters, privacy mask area and OSD display information. 4.3.1 Configuring Video Parameters Steps: Enter the Image Settings interface. Menu > Display > Camera Settings > Image Settings Figure 4.6 Image Settings Interface Select the camera to set image parameters.
  • Page 42 Select the camera to set privacy mask. Click the checkbox of Enable Privacy Mask to enable this feature. Figure 4.7 Privacy Mask Settings Interface Use the mouse to draw a zone on the window. The zones will be marked with different frame colors. Note: Up to 4 privacy mask zones can be configured, and the size of each area can be adjusted.

  • Page 43: Configuring Osd Settings

    4.3.3 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 > Display > Camera Settings > OSD Settings Select the camera to configure OSD settings. Edit the Camera Name in the text field.
  • Page 44 Figure 4.10 Copy Settings to Other Cameras 2) Select the camera (s) to be configured with the same OSD settings. You can also click the checkbox of Analog to select all cameras. 3) Click the OK to finish the Copy settings and back to the OSD Configuration interface. Click the Apply icon to apply the settings.

  • Page 45: Adjusting Live View Settings

    4.4 Adjusting Live View Settings Purpose: Live View settings can be customized 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. Steps: Enter the Live View Settings interface.
  • Page 46 Figure 4.12 Live View- Screen Views To set the Screen Views: 1) Select Screen Views. 2) Click the up and down button at each screen to select the channel you would like to display. Setting an ‘X’ means the channel will not be displayed. Click the Apply button to save the setting.

  • Page 47: Ptz Controls

    C H A P T E R 5 PTZ Controls 5.1 Configuring PTZ Settings Purpose: Follow the procedure to set the parameters for PTZ. The configuring of the PTZ parameters should be done before you control the PTZ camera. Before you start: Check that the PTZ and the DVR are connected properly through RS-485 interface.

  • Page 48: Setting Presets, Tours & Learns

    5.2 Setting Presets, Tours & Learns Before you start: Please make sure that the presets, tours and learns should be supported by PTZ protocols. 5.2.1 Customizing Presets Purpose: Follow the steps to set the Preset location which you want the PTZ camera to point to when an event takes place. Steps: Enter the PTZ Control interface.

  • Page 49: Calling Presets

    5.2.2 Calling Presets Purpose: This feature enables the camera to point to a specified position such as a window when an event takes place. Call preset in the PTZ setting interface: Steps: Enter the PTZ Control interface. Menu >System> Communications>PTZ More Check the round icon before Call Preset.

  • Page 50: Customizing Tours

    Choose Camera in the list on the menu. Choose preset in the Preset list. 5.2.3 Customizing Tours Purpose: Tours can be set to move the PTZ to different key points and have it stay there for a set duration before moving on to the next key point.

  • Page 51: Calling Tours

    Figure 5.6 Keypoints Deletion 5.2.4 Calling Tours Purpose: Calling a patrol makes the PTZ to move according the predefined tour path. Calling patrol in the PTZ setting interface: Steps: In the PTZ setting interface. Menu >System> Communications>PTZ More Select the tour number, and then click to call the tour.

  • Page 52: Customizing Learns

    Steps: Press PTZ control on the front panel or on the remote, or click PTZ Control icon on the quick setting toolbar, to show the PTZ control toolbar. Choose Tour on the control bar. Click the Tour you want to call. Figure 5.10 PTZ Toolbar- Tour 5.2.5 Customizing Learns Purpose:...

  • Page 53: Calling Learns

    Click , and use your mouse to drag the image or click the eight directional buttons in the control box under the image to move the PTZ camera. The movement of the PTZ is recorded as the learn. Click to save the pattern. Repeat the above steps to save more learn.
  • Page 54 Figure 5.12 PTZ Toolbar- Learn...

  • Page 55: Ptz Control Toolbar

    5.3 PTZ Control Toolbar In the Live View mode, you can press the PTZ Control button on the front panel or on the remote control, or choose the PTZ Control icon to enter the PTZ toolbar. Figure 5.13 PTZ Toolbar Table 5.1 Description of the PTZ toolbar icons Icon Description...

  • Page 56: Chapter 6

    C H A P T E R 6 Record Settings...

  • Page 57: Configuring Encoding Parameters

    6.1 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 initialize it. (Menu>System>Disk>Advanced) Figure 6.1 Disk- Advanced Check the storage mode of the HDD...
  • Page 58 Figure 6.2 Disk- General Steps: Enter the Record settings interface to configure the encoding parameters: Menu>Recording>Recording Settings Figure 6.3 Video Encoding Set encoding parameters for main stream 1) Select Video to enter the main stream settings interface. 2) Select the camera for configuration. 3) Configure the following parameters for the Main Stream_Normal (TL) and the Main Stream_Event: •...
  • Page 59 • Frame Rate: Set the frame rate of recording. • Max. Bitrate Mode: Set the mode to General or Customize (32-3072Kbps). • Max Bitrate (kbps): Select or customize the maximum bit rate for recording. 4) Configure the pre-record, post-record time, expired time, redundant record (this option is only available when the HDD mode is Group) and whether you want to record audio.

  • Page 60: Configuring Record Schedule

    Figure 6.5 Encoding Parameters-Sub-stream 2) Configure the parameters for the sub-stream. Refer to the step of main stream settings. 3) Click Apply to save the settings. Note: You can click the Restore button to restore the current sub-stream settings to the default parameters. 4) If you want to copy the current sub-stream settings to other camera (s), click Copy to enter the Copy Camera interface.
  • Page 61 Figure 6.6 Video Schedule Choose the camera you want to configure. Select the check box after the Enable Schedule item. There are two ways to configure the video schedule. Task 1: Edit the Schedule Steps: Click Edit. In the message box, you can choose the day to which you want to set schedule. To schedule an all-day recording, check the checkbox after the All Day item.
  • Page 62 click Copy. Figure 6.8 Copy Schedule to Other Days Click OK to save settings and back to upper level menu. Click Apply in the Video Schedule interface to save the settings. Task 2: Draw the schedule. Steps: Click the icon on the right to select a record type. Different recording types are available for different models.

  • Page 63: Configuring Holiday Record

    6.3 Configuring Holiday Record Purpose: Follow the steps to configure the record schedule on holiday for that year. You may want to have different plans for recording on holiday. Steps: Enter the Record setting interface. Menu>Recording>Schedule>Holiday Figure 6.10 Holiday Settings Enable Edit Holiday schedule.
  • Page 64 Check the checkbox after Enable. Select Mode from the dropdown list. There are three different modes for the date format to configure holiday schedule. Set the start and end date. Click Apply to save settings. Click OK to exit the Edit interface. Enter Video Schedule settings interface Menu>Recording>Schedule Check the checkbox after Enable Schedule.

  • Page 65: Configuring Motion Detection Record

    6.4 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 analyze it and do many actions to handle it. Enabling motion detection function can trigger certain channels to start recording, or trigger full screen monitoring, audio warning, notify the surveillance center and so on.
  • Page 66 Figure 6.14 Motion Detection- Mask Click Handling, and the message box for channel information will pop up. Figure 6.15 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 back to the upper level menu.
  • Page 67 Figure 6.16 Schedule Check the checkbox after the Enable Schedule item. Click Edit. Figure 6.17 Edit Schedule- Motion Detection In the message box, you can choose the day to which you want to set schedule. Set the Type as Motion. To schedule an all-day recording, check the checkbox after the All Day item.
  • Page 68 Figure 6.18 Edit Schedule- All Day To arrange other schedule, leave the All Day checkbox blank and set the Start/End time. Up to 8 periods can be configured for each day. And the time periods can’t be overlapped each Note: other.
  • Page 69 Figure 6.20 Copy Schedule to Other Channels...

  • Page 70: Configuring Redundant Record

    6.5 Configuring Redundant Record Purpose: Enabling redundant recording and capture, which means saving the record files and captured pictures not only in the R/W HDD but also in the redundant HDD, will effectively enhance the data safety and reliability. Note: You must set the Storage mode in the HDD general settings to Group before you set the HDD property to Redundant.
  • Page 71 Figure 6.22 HDD Advanced-Editing 2) Click Apply to save the settings. 3) Click OK to back to the upper level menu. Enter the Record setting interface. Menu> Recording> Video Select Video. Figure 6.23 Video Encoding Parameters Select Camera you want to configure. Check the checkbox of the Redundant Recording of Video.

  • Page 72: Configuring Hdd Group For Recording

    6.6 Configuring HDD Group for Recording Purpose: You can group the HDDs and save the record files and captured pictures in certain HDD group. Steps: Enter HDD setting interface. Menu>System>Disk Figure 6.24 HDD General Select General Check whether the storage mode of the HDD is Group. If not, set it to Group. For detailed information, please refer to Chapter 11.2.3 Managing HDD Group.

  • Page 73: File Protection

    6.7 File Protection Purpose: You can lock the recorded files or set the HDD property to Read-only to protect the record files from being overwritten. Protect file by locking the record files: Steps: Enter search interface. Search> Time and Date Figure 6.25 Search –...
  • Page 74 Figure 6.26 Search - 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. The record files which the recording is not completed can’t be locked. Note: Click to change it to...
  • Page 75 Figure 6.28 HDD Advanced Click to edit the HDD you want to protect. Figure 6.29 HDD Advanced- Editing Set the HDD to Read-only. Click OK to save settings and back to the upper level menu. You can’t save any files in a Read-only HDD. If you want to save files in the HDD, change the property to R/W. Note: If there is only one HDD and is set to Read-only, the DVR can’t record any files.

  • Page 76: Chapter 7

    C H A P T E R 7 Playback...

  • Page 77: Playing Back Recorded Video

    7.1 Playing Back Recorded Video 7.1.1 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.
  • Page 78 Figure 7.2 Right-click Menu under Live View Playback management. The toolbar in the bottom part of Playback interface can be used to control playing progress, as shown in Figure 7.3. Figure 7.3 All-day Playback Interface The channel and time selection menu displays by moving the mouse to the right of the playback interface. Click the channel(s) if you want to switch playback to another channel or execute simultaneous playback of multiple channels, as shown in Figure 7.4.
  • Page 79 Figure 7.4 All-day Playback Interface with Channel List Dates marked in colors: : No record files in this day. : There is record file(s) in this day (not current day). : There is only event recording file(s) in this day (not current day). : Mouse cursor is located.
  • Page 80 Video type Process bar Note: 1. Playback progress bar: use the mouse to click any point of the progress bar or drag the progress bar to locate special frames. 2. About video type bar: represents normal recording (manual or schedule); represents event recording;...

  • Page 81: Playing Back By Time

    7.1.2 Playing Back by Time Purpose: Play back video files recorded in specified time duration. Multi-channel simultaneous playback and channel switch are supported. Steps: Enter playback interface. Search>Search>Time and Date Set search conditions and click the Playback button to enter Playback interface. Figure 7.6 Video Search by Time and Date In the Playback interface: The toolbar in the bottom part of Playback interface can be used to control playing process.
  • Page 82 Figure 7.7 Interface of Playback by Time Figure 7.8 Toolbar of Playback by Time Table 7.2 Detailed Explanation of Playback-by-time Toolbar Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Jump Jump Audio on/Mute Start/Stop clipping forward reverse Add default Add customized Bookmark Speed bookmark...

  • Page 83: Playing Back By Normal Video Search

    7.1.3 Playing Back by Normal Video Search Purpose: Play back video files searched out 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 (TL), Motion. Steps: Enter Record File Search interface.
  • Page 84 Figure 7.10 Result of Normal Video Search Choose channels for simultaneous playback. Note: The optional channels for simultaneous playback are the same channels for chosen to search record files in step 1. And the channel with the recorded file selected in step 2 is the main channel during multi-channel playback and it is displayed at the upper left corner.
  • Page 85 Figure 7.12 4-ch Synchronous Playback Interface The hidden list of recorded files displays by moving the mouse to the right of the playback interface. Figure 7.13 4-ch Synchronous Playback Interface with Video List Figure 7.14 Toolbar of Normal Playback Table 7.3 Detailed Explanation of Normal Playback Toolbar Button Operation Button...

  • Page 86: Playing Back By Event Search

    Add default Add customized Bookmark Speed bookmark bookmark management down Pause reverse Pause play/Reverse play/ play/Play/Single- Stop Speed up Single-frame frame play reverse play Previous file Next file Video search Exit Video type Hide toolbar Progress bar Note: 1. Playback progress bar: use the mouse to click any point of the progress bar or drag the progress bar to locate special frames.
  • Page 87 Figure 7.16 Result of Video Search by Motion Click Details button to view detailed information of the record file, e.g. start time, end time, file size, etc. Figure 7.17 Event Details Interface Playback interface. The toolbar in the bottom part of Playback interface can be used to control playing process.
  • Page 88 Figure 7.18 Interface of Playback by Event The hidden list of events will be displayed by moving the mouse to the right of the playback interface. Figure 7.19 Playback Interface with Motion List Figure 7.20 Toolbar of Playback by Event Table 7.4 Detailed Explanation of Playback-by-event Toolbar Button Operation...

  • Page 89: Playing Back By Bookmark

    Start/Stop Jump Jump Audio on/Mute clipping forward reverse Add default Add customized Bookmark Speed down bookmark bookmark management Pause reverse Pause play/Reverse play/ play/Play/Single- Stop Speed up Single-frame frame play reverse play Previous event Next event Event search Exit Video type Hide Progress bar Note:...
  • Page 90 Press button to add default bookmark. Press button to add customized bookmark and input bookmark name. Note: Max. 64 bookmarks can be added to a single video file. Bookmark management. Press button to check, edit and delete bookmark(s). Figure 7.22 Bookmark Management Interface Steps: Enter Playback interface.
  • Page 91 Figure 7.23 Video Search by Bookmark Set playback conditions and bookmark management. Choose the bookmark name of the recorded file you want to play back; it can be edited or deleted. Pre-play and post-play time can be set according to actual needs. Note: Pre-play time and post-play time is added to the time point of the bookmark.
  • Page 92 Figure 7.25 Interface of Playback by Bookmark The hidden list of tags will be displayed by moving the mouse to the right of the playback interface. Figure 7.26 Interface of Playback by Bookmark with Video List Figure 7.27 Toolbar of Playback by Bookmark...

  • Page 93: Playing Back By System Log

    Table 7.5 Detailed Explanation of Playback-by-bookmark Toolbar Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Start/Stop Jump Jump Audio on/Mute clipping forward reverse Add customized Add default tag Slow down management Pause reverse Pause play/Reverse play/ play/Play/Single- Stop Speed up Single-frame frame play reverse play...
  • Page 94 Figure 7.28 System Log Search Interface Choose a log with record file and press button to enter Playback interface. If there is no record file at the time point of the log, the message box “no related record file” will pop up. Note: Figure 7.29 Result of System Log Search Playback interface.
  • Page 95 Figure 7.30 Interface of Playback by Log...

  • Page 96: Auxiliary Functions Of Playback

    7.2 Auxiliary Functions of Playback 7.2.1 Playing Back Frame by Frame Purpose: Play video files frame by frame, in order to check image details of the video when abnormal events happen. Steps: • Using a Mouse: Go to Playback interface and click button until the speed changes to Single frame.
  • Page 97 Figure 7.32 Right-click Menu under Playback You can click the button to set the full screen as target searching area. After drawing area(s), press button to execute smart search in this area. Note: Multi-area and full-screen searching modes are supported. Figure 7.33 Draw Area of Smart Search Results of intelligent analysis: Video type bar:...
  • Page 98 Figure 7.34 Smart Search Result with Video List Figure 7.35 Toolbar of Smart Search Playback Table 7.6 Detailed Explanation of Smart-search-playback Toolbar Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Jump Jump Audio on/Mute Start/Stop clipping forward reverse Add customized Add default tag Slow down management...

  • Page 99: Digital Zoom

    7.2.3 Digital Zoom Steps: Right click the mouse on a channel under playback and choose Digital Zoom to enter Digital Zoom interface. Move the red rectangle and the image within it will be enlarged for up to 16 times. Figure 7.36 Draw Area for Digital Zoom Figure 7.37 Right-click Menu when Playback The Right-click menu: Note:...
  • Page 100 Smart search for motion against a specified area. Show & hide control interface Return to Playback interface...

  • Page 101: Archive

    C H A P T E R 8 Archive...

  • Page 102: Archiving Record Files

    8.1 Archiving Record Files 8.1.1 Quick Export Purpose: Export record files to backup device(s) quickly. Steps: Enter Video Export interface. Search>Archive>Time and Date Choose the channel(s) you want to archive and press Quick Export button. Note: 1. The time duration of record files on a specified channel cannot exceed one day. Otherwise, the message box “Max.

  • Page 103: Archiving By Normal Video Search

    Figure 8.2 Quick Export using USB1-1 Stay in the Exporting interface until all record files are exported. Figure 8.3 Export Finished 8.1.2 Archiving by Normal Video Search Purpose: The record files can be backup to various devices, such as USB devices (USB flash drives, USB HDDs, USB writer), Archive using USB flash drives and USB HDDs Steps: Enter Export interface.
  • Page 104 Figure 8.4 Normal Video Search for Archive Select record files you want to back up. Press button to play the record file if you want to check it. Check the checkbox before the record files you want to archive. Note: The size of the currently selected files is displayed in the lower-left corner of the window.
  • Page 105 You can also format USB flash drives or USB HDDs via the device. Figure 8.6 Export by Normal Video Search using USB Flash Drive Stay in the Exporting interface until all record files are exported with pop-up message box “Export finished”. Figure 8.7 Export Finished Archive using USB writer and SATA writer Steps:...
  • Page 106 Figure 8.8 Normal Video Search for Backup Select record files you want to archive. Press button to play the record file if you want to check it. Check the checkbox before the record files you want to archive. Note: The size of the currently selected files is displayed in the lower-left corner of the window. Figure 8.9 Result of Normal Video Search for Backup Export.

  • Page 107: Archiving By Event Search

    Figure 8.10 Export by Normal Video Search using USB Writer Stay in the Exporting interface until all record files are exported with pop-up message box “Export finished”. Figure 8.11 Export Finished 8.1.3 Archiving by Event Search Purpose: Archive event-related record files using USB devices (USB flash drives, USB HDDs, USB writer),. Quick Export and Normal Archive are supported.
  • Page 108 Figure 8.12 Event Search for Archive Select record files to export. Select motion detection event (s) in the list and press Quick Export button to enter Export interface. Pressing Quick Export button will export record files of all channels triggered by motion detection. Figure 8.13 Result of Event Search Click the Details button to view detailed information of the record file, e.g.
  • Page 109 Figure 8.14 Event Details Interface Export. Click the Export button and start backup. Note: If the inserted USB device is not recognized: • Click the Refresh button. • Reconnect device. • Check for compatibility from vendor. You can also format USB flash drive or USB HDDs via the device. Figure 8.15 Export by Event Using USB Flash Drive Stay in the Exporting interface until all record files are exported with pop-up message “Export finished”.

  • Page 110: Archiving Video Clips

    Figure 8.16 Export Finished 8.1.4 Archiving Video Clips Purpose: You may also select video clips to export directly during Playback, using USB devices (USB flash drives, USB HDDs, USB writer) Steps: Enter Playback interface. Please refer to Chapter 7. During playback, use buttons in the playback toolbar to start or stop clipping record file(s).

  • Page 111: Managing Backup Devices

    Figure 8.18 Attention to Video Clip Saving Export. Press Export button and start backup. Note: If the inserted USB device is not recognized: • Click the Refresh button. • Reconnect device. • Check for compatibility from vendor. You can also format USB flash drive or USB HDDs via the device. Figure 8.19 Export Video Clips Using USB Flash Drive Stay in the Exporting interface until all record files are exported with pop-up message “Export finished”.
  • Page 112 Enter Search Result interface of record files. Search>Archive>Time and Date Set search condition and press Search button to enter Search Result interface. Note: At least one channel shall be selected. Figure 8.21 Normal Video Search for Backup Select record files you want to back up. Click Export button to enter Export interface.
  • Page 113 Select a record file or folder in the backup device and press button if you want to delete it. Select a record file in the backup device and click button to play it Click Format button to format the backup device. Note: If the inserted USB device is not recognized: •...
  • Page 114 Figure 8.24 Normal Video Search for Backup Select record files you want to back up. Press Export button to enter Export interface. Note: At least one record file shall be selected. Figure 8.25 Result of Normal Video Search for Backup Backup device management.
  • Page 115 • Check for compatibility from vendor. Figure 8.26 USB Writer Management...

  • Page 116: Chapter 9

    C H A P T E R 9 Event Settings...

  • Page 117: Setting Up Motion Detection

    9.1 Setting up Motion Detection Steps: Enter Motion Settings and choose a camera to set up motion detection. Menu>Event>Motion Settings Figure 9.1 Motion Detection Setup Interface Set up detection area and sensitivity. Tick “Enable Motion Detection”, use the mouse to draw detection area(s) and drag the sensitivity bar to set sensitivity.
  • Page 118 Click Trigger Channel tab and select one or more channels which will start to record or become full-screen monitoring when motion alarm is triggered. Figure 9.3 Set Trigger Camera of Motion Detection Set up arming schedule of 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.
  • Page 119 Figure 9.5 Set Alarm Response Actions of Motion Detection Click the OK button to complete the motion detection settings of the channel. If you want to set up motion detection for another channel, repeat the above steps or just copy the above settings to it.

  • Page 120: Detecting Video Loss

    9.2 Detecting Video Loss Purpose: Detect video loss of a channel and take alarm response action(s). Steps: Enter Video Loss and select a channel you want to detect. Menu> Event> Video Loss Figure 9.7 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.
  • Page 121 Set up arming schedule of 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. Click Apply to save the arming settings of the selected day. Repeat the above steps to set up arming schedule of other days of a week.

  • Page 122: Detecting Camera Tampering

    9.3 Detecting Camera Tampering Purpose: Trigger alarm when the lens is covered and take alarm response action(s). Steps: Enter Camera Tampering and select a channel you want to detect video tampering. Menu> Event> Camera Tamper Figure 9.11 Tamper-proof Setup Interface Set up the camera tampering handling method of the channel.
  • Page 123 Figure 9.12 Set Detection Areas and Sensitivity of Video Tampering Set up arming schedule and alarm response actions of 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. Click Apply to save the arming settings of the selected day.

  • Page 124: Handling Exceptions

    9.4 Handling Exceptions Purpose: Exception settings refer to the handling method of various exceptions, e.g. • HDD Full: The HDD is full. • HDD Error: Writing HDD error or unformatted HDD. • Network Disconnected: Disconnected network cable. • IP Conflicted: Duplicated IP address. •...

  • Page 125: Setting Alarm Response Actions

    9.5 Setting Alarm Response Actions Purpose: Alarm response actions will be activated when an alarm or exception occurs, including Full Screen Monitoring, Audible Warning, Notify Client Host and Send Email. Full Screen Monitoring When an alarm is triggered, the local monitor (HDMI/VGA or BNC monitor) display in full screen the video image from the alarming channel configured for full screen monitoring.

  • Page 126: Chapter 10

    C H A P T E R 10 Network Settings...

  • Page 127: Configuring General Settings

    10.1 Configuring General Settings Purpose: Network settings must be properly configured before you operate DVR over network. Steps: Enter the Network Settings interface. Menu > Network > Network Settings Figure 10.1 Network Settings Interface Select the IP Settings tab. In the IP Settings interface, you can configure the following settings: NIC Type, IPv4 Address, IPv4 Gateway, MTU and DNS Server.

  • Page 128: Configuring Advanced Settings

    10.2 Configuring Advanced Settings 10.2.1 Configuring DDNS Purpose: If your DVR is set to use PPPoE as its default network connection, you may set Dynamic DNS (DDNS) to be used for network access. Prior registration with your ISP is required before configuring the system to use DDNS. Steps: Enter the Network Settings interface.
  • Page 129 Figure 10.3 IPServer Settings Interface • DynDNS: 1) Enter Server Address for DynDNS (i.e. members.dyndns.org). 2) In the Device Domain Name text field, enter the domain obtained from the DynDNS website. 3) Enter the User Name and Password registered in the DynDNS website. Figure 10.4 DynDNS Settings Interface •...
  • Page 130 Figure 10.5 Peanut Hull Settings Interface • NO-IP: Enter the account information in the corresponding fields. Refer to the DynDNS settings. 1) Enter Server Address for NO-IP. 2) In the Device Domain Name text field, enter the domain obtained from the NO-IP website (www.no- ip.com).

  • Page 131: Configuring Ntp Server

    vistaDDNS server first and then enter the alias to the Device Domain Name in the DVR; you can also enter the domain name directly on the DVR to create a new one. Note: If a new alias of the device domain name is defined in the DVR, it will replace the old one registered on the server.

  • Page 132: Configuring Email

    Figure 10.8 NTP Settings Interface Check the Enable NTP checkbox to enable this feature. Configure the following NTP settings: • Interval: Time interval between the two synchronizing actions with NTP server. The unit is minute. • NTP Server: IP address of NTP server. •...
  • Page 133 Figure 10.9 Network Settings Interface Click the Apply button to save the settings. Select the Email tab to enter the Email Settings interface. Figure 10.10 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.

  • Page 134: Configuring Snmp

    Enable SSL(optional): Click the checkbox to enable SSL if required by the SMTP server. Sender: The name of sender. Sender’s Address: The Email address of sender. Select Receivers: Select the receiver. Up to 3 receivers can be configured. Receiver: The name of user to be notified. Receiver’s Address: The Email address of user to be notified.

  • Page 135: Configuring Pppoe Settings

    Figure 10.12 SNMP Settings Interface Check the SNMP checkbox to enable this feature. Configure the SNMP settings. Figure 10.13 Configure SNMP Settings Click the Apply button to save and exit the interface. Note: Before setting the SNMP, please download the SNMP software and manage to receive the device information via SNMP port.
  • Page 136 Your DVR also allows access by Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE). Steps: Enter the Network Settings interface Menu > Network > Network Settings Select the PPPoE tab to enter the PPPoE Settings interface, as shown in Figure 10.14 Figure 10.14 PPPoE Settings Interface Check the PPPoE checkbox to enable this feature.

  • Page 137: Configuring Upnp

    Click the Apply button to save and exit the interface. After successful settings, the system asks you to reboot the device to enable the new settings, and the PPPoE dial-up is automatically connected after reboot. You can go to Menu > Maintenance > System Info > Network interface to view the status of PPPoE connection. Please refer to Chapter 11.5 Viewing System Information for PPPoE status.

  • Page 138: Configuring Remote Alarm Host

    External Port indicates the port No. for port mapping in the router. Figure 10.17 External Port Settings Dialog Box You can click Refresh to get the latest status of the port mapping. Click the Apply button to save the settings. 10.2.7 Configuring Remote Alarm Host Purpose: With a remote alarm host configured, the DVR will send the alarm event or exception message to the host when an...

  • Page 139: Configuring Multicast

    Figure 10.19 Configure Alarm Host Click the Apply button to save and exit the interface. 10.2.8 Configuring Multicast Purpose: The multicast can be configured to realize live view for more than the maximum number of cameras through network. A multicast address spans the Class-D IP range of 224.0.0.0 to 239.255.255.255. It is recommended to use the IP address ranging from 239.252.0.0 to 239.255.255.255.

  • Page 140: Configuring Rtsp

    Figure 10.20 Configure Multicast Click the Apply button to save and exit the interface. 10.2.9 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 by clicking Menu >...

  • Page 141: Configuring Server And Http Ports

    Enter the RTSP port in the text field of RTSP Service Port. The default RTSP port is 554, and you can change it according to different requirements. Click the Apply button to save and exit the menu. 10.2.10 Configuring Server and HTTP Ports Purpose: You can change the server and HTTP ports in the Network Settings menu.

  • Page 142: Checking Network Traffic

    10.3 Checking Network Traffic Purpose: You can check the network traffic to obtain real-time information of DVR such as linking status, MTU, sending/receiving rate, etc. Steps: Enter the Network Traffic interface. Menu > Network > Network Data Select LAN Usage tab page Figure 10.23 Network Traffic Interface You can view the sending rate and receiving rate information on the interface.

  • Page 143: Configuring Network Detection

    10.4 Configuring Network Detection Purpose: You can obtain network connecting status of DVR through the network detection function, including network delay, packet loss, etc. 10.4.1 Testing Network Delay and Packet Loss Steps: Enter the Network Traffic interface. Menu > Network > Network Data Click the Network Detection tab to enter the Network Detection menu.

  • Page 144: Checking Network Status

    Steps: Enter the Network Traffic interface. Menu > Network > Network Data Click the Network Detection tab to enter the Network Detection interface. Select the backup device from the dropdown list of Device Name, as shown in Figure 10.26. Note: Click the Refresh button if the connected local backup device cannot be displayed.
  • Page 145 Figure 10.28 Checking Network Status If the network is normal the following message box pops out. Figure 10.29 Network Status Checking Result If the message box pops out with other information instead of this one, you can click Network button to show the quick setting interface of the network parameters.

  • Page 146: Checking Network Statistics

    Figure 10.30 Network Parameters Configuration 10.4.4 Checking Network Statistics Purpose: You can check the network status to obtain the real-time information of the device. Steps: Enter the Network Statistics interface. Menu > Network > Network Data > Network Statistics Figure 10.31 Network Statistics Interface View the bandwidth of Remote Live View, bandwidth of Remote Playback, bandwidth of Net Total Idle information.
  • Page 147 Click Refresh button to get the latest bandwidth statistics.

  • Page 148: Single Stream Encoding

    10.5 Single Stream Encoding Purpose: Sometimes you need to get a remote view of many channels in real time from web browser or CMS (Client Management System) software, in order to decrease the bandwidth requirement without affecting the image quality, Single stream Encoding, can send a split screen image of all the cameras on the DVR in a single D1 resolution stream.

  • Page 149: Chapter 11

    C H A P T E R 11 System Configuration...

  • Page 150: Basic Settings

    11.1 Basic Settings 11.1.1 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 > System > Basic Select the General tab. Figure 11.1 General Settings Interface Configure the following settings: •...

  • Page 151: Configuring Advanced Settings

    11.1.2 Configuring Advanced Settings Steps: Enter the General Settings interface. Menu > System > Basic Click the More Settings tab to enter the More Settings interface, as shown in Figure 11.2. Figure 11.2 More Settings Interface Configure the following settings: •...
  • Page 152 Figure 11.3 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. Note: After having finished the import of configuration files, the device will reboot automatically.

  • Page 153: Restoring Default Settings

    11.1.4 Restoring Default Settings Steps: Enter the Default interface. Menu > System > Basic > Initialisation Figure 11.4 Restore to Default Settings Click the OK button to restore the default settings. Note: Except the network parameters (including IP address, subnet mask, gateway, MTU and server port), all other parameters of the device will be restored to default settings.

  • Page 154: Logging Out/Shutting Down/Rebooting Device

    11.1.5 Logging out/Shutting down/Rebooting Device Steps: Enter the Shutdown interface. Menu > System > Basic > Shutdown Figure 11.5 Shutdown Menu Click the Logout button to lock the device, or Click the Shutdown button to shut down the device, or Click the Reboot button to reboot the device.

  • Page 155: Disk Management

    11.2 Disk Management 11.2.1 Initializing HDDs Purpose: A newly installed hard disk drive (HDD) must be initialized before it can be used with your DVR. Steps: Enter the HDD Information interface. Menu > System > Disk Select Advanced tab to view the mounted HDDs. Figure 11.6 Disk Advanced Information Select HDD to be initialized.

  • Page 156: Managing Network Hdds

    Figure 11.8 Start Initialization After the HDD has been initialized, the status of the HDD will change from Uninitialized to Normal. Figure 11.9 HDD Status Changes to Normal Note: Initializing the HDD will erase all data on it. 11.2.2 Managing Network HDDs Purpose: You can add the allocated NAS or disk of IP SAN to DVR, and use it as network HDD.
  • Page 157 Figure 11.10 HDD Information Interface Click the Add button to enter the Add NetHDD interface, as shown in Figure 11.11. Figure 11.11 HDD Information Interface Add the allocated NetHDD. Select the type to NAS or IP SAN. Configure the NAS or IP SAN settings. •...

  • Page 158: Managing Hdd Group

    Figure 11.12 Add NAS Disk • Add IP SAN: 1) Enter the NetHDD IP address in the text field. 2) Click the Search button to the available IP SAN disks. 3) Select the IP SAN disk from the list shown below. 4) Click the OK button to add the selected IP SAN disk.
  • Page 159 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. Menu > System > Basic > General Set the Mode to Group, as shown in Figure 11.14. Figure 11.14 Storage Mode Interface Click the Apply button and the following Attention box will pop up.

  • Page 160: Setting Hdd Property

    Figure 11.16 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. Figure 11.17 Confirm HDD Group Settings In the pop-up Attention box, click the Yes button to finish the settings. Setting HDD Property Purpose: The HDD property can be set to redundancy, read-only or read/write (R/W).

  • Page 161: Configuring Quota Mode

    Figure 11.18 Set HDD Property 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 DVR when you want to set a HDD to Redundancy, and there is one HDD with R/W property.
  • Page 162 Figure 11.19 Storage Mode Settings Interface Select a camera for which you want to configure quota. Enter the storage capacity in the text fields of Max. Record Capacity (GB), as shown in Figure 11.20. Figure 11.20 Configure Record Quota You can copy the quota settings of the current camera to other cameras if required. Click the Copy button to enter the Copy Camera menu, as shown in Figure 11.21.

  • Page 163: Checking Hdd Status

    Figure 11.21 Copy Settings to Other Camera(s) Select the camera (s) to be configured with the same quota settings. You can also click the checkbox of All to select all cameras. Click the OK button to finish the Copy settings and back to the Storage Mode interface. Click the Apply button to apply the settings.
  • Page 164 Figure 11.22 View HDD Status (1) Note: If the status of HDD is Normal or Sleeping, it works normally. If the status is Uninitialized or Abnormal, please initialize the HDD before use. And if the HDD initialization is failed, please replace it with a new one. Checking HDD Status in HDD Information Interface Steps: Enter the System Information interface.

  • Page 165: Checking S.m.a.r.t Information

    11.2.6 Checking S.M.A.R.T Information Purpose: The S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) is a monitoring system for HDD to detect and report on various indicators of reliability in the hopes of anticipating failures. Steps: Enter the S.M.A.R.T Settings interface. Menu > System > Disk > S.M.A.R.T. Check the checkbox of Enable S.M.A.R.T.

  • Page 166: Detecting Bad Sector

    Figure 11.25 Configure HDD Error Alarm 11.2.8 Detecting Bad Sector Purpose: The bad sectors of a HDD may cause the system to slow down when reading or writing data. You can detect the bad sectors of the HDD and thus to take immediate measures to repair it. Steps: Enter the Bad Sector Detection interface.
  • Page 167 Figure 11.27 Bad Sector Detecting You can click Pause to pause the detection and click Resume to resume the detection. If there is any error information about the HDD, you can click Error info to view the information.

  • Page 168: Managing User Accounts

    11.3 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 user and configure user parameters. 11.3.1 Adding a User Steps: Enter the User Management interface.
  • Page 169 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 permission. • Manager: The Manager level has permission of All permission except modify the admin’s and him self’s information.
  • Page 170 Figure 11.31 User Permission Settings Interface 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 system information of DVR. • Local Parameters Settings: Configuring parameters, restoring factory default parameters and importing/exporting configuration files.

  • Page 171: Deleting A User

    • Local Video Export: Locally exporting recorded files of the selected camera (s). Click the OK button to save the settings and exit interface. Note: Only the admin user account has the permission of restoring factory default parameters. 11.3.2 Deleting a User Steps: Enter the User Management interface.

  • Page 172: Changing Admin Password

    Figure 11.33 Edit a User Click the icon to enter the Edit User interface, as shown in Figure 11.34. Figure 11.34 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. 11.3.4 Changing Admin Password Purpose: The password of the Admin user account can be changed in the User Management menu.
  • Page 173 Select the admin user and click to change the password. as shown in Figure 11.35. Figure 11.35 Change Password Enter the old password, check checkbox, enter new password and confirm password on the menu. Click the OK button to save the changes.

  • Page 174: Firmware Upgrading

    11.4 Firmware upgrading Purpose: The firmware on your DVR can be upgraded by local backup device or remote FTP server. 11.4.1 Upgrading by Local Backup Device Steps: Connect your DVR with a local backup device where the update firmware file is located. Enter the Upgrade interface.
  • Page 175 Figure 11.37 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 DVR to activate the new firmware.

  • Page 176: Viewing System Information

    11.5 Viewing System Information 11.5.1 Viewing Device Information Steps: Enter the System Information interface. Menu > System > System Info Click the Device Info tab to enter the Device Information menu to view the device name, model, serial No. , firmware version and encode version, as shown in Figure 11.38.

  • Page 177: Viewing Record Information

    Figure 11.39 Camera Information Interface 11.5.3 Viewing Record Information Steps: Enter the System Information interface. Menu > System > System Info Click the Record Info tab to enter the Record Information menu to view the recording status encoding parameters of each camera, as shown in Figure 11.40. Figure 11.40 Record Information Interface 11.5.4 Viewing Network Information Steps:...

  • Page 178: Viewing Hdd Information

    Enter the System Information interface. Menu > System > System Info Click the Network Info tab to enter the Network Information menu to view the network information, as shown in Figure 10.41. Figure 11.41 Network Information Interface 11.5.5 Viewing HDD Information Steps: Enter the System Information interface.

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    C H A P T E R 12 Others...

  • Page 181: Searching & Export Log Files

    12.1 Searching & Export Log Files Purpose: The operation, alarm, exception and information of the DVR can be stored in log files, which can be viewed and exported at any time. Steps: Enter the Log Search interface. Search > Log > Log Search Figure 12.1 Log Search Interface Set the log search conditions to refine your search, including the Start Time, End Time, Major Type and Minor Type.
  • Page 182 Figure 12.2 Log Search Results You can click the button of each log or double click it to view its detailed information, as shown in Figure 12.3. And you can also click the button to view the related video files if available. Figure 12.3 Log Details If you want to export the log files, click the Export button to enter the Export menu.
  • Page 183 Figure 12.4 Log Export Interface Check checkbox to select the HDD and click Export to enter the export interface. Figure 12.5 Export Log Files Select the backup device from the dropdown list of Device Name. Click the Export to export the log files to the selected backup device. You can click the New Folder button to create new folder in the backup device, or click the Format button to format the backup device before log export.

  • Page 184: Chapter 13

    C H A P T E R 13 Appendix...

  • Page 185: Glossary

    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 DVR, • DVR: Acronym for Digital Video Recorder. A DVR is device that is able to accept video signals from analogue cameras, compress the signal and store it on its hard drives.

  • Page 186: Faq

    • Why does my DVR make a beeping sound after booting? The possible reasons for the warning beep on the DVR are as follows: There is no HDD installed in the DVR. The HDD is not initialized. HDD error To cancel the beeping sound and use the DVR without HDD, enter the Exception Settings interface. For detailed information, see Chapter 9.4 to handling the exception.
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