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R4, R8, R16 Embedded Digital Video Recorder
Firmware V8.1.0 User Manual
Products: R4, R8, R16 Digital Video Recorders
PLEASE READ THIS MANUAL BEFORE USING YOUR SYSTEM, and always follow the instructions for safety
and proper use. Save this manual for future reference.
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  • Page 1 R4, R8, R16 Embedded Digital Video Recorder Firmware V8.1.0 User Manual Products: R4, R8, R16 Digital Video Recorders PLEASE READ THIS MANUAL BEFORE USING YOUR SYSTEM, and always follow the instructions for safety and proper use. Save this manual for future reference.
  • Page 2 About this manual This manual supports the R4, R8 and R16 Digital Video Recorders (DVRs) with V8.1.0 firmware. It describes usage of the startup Wizard, and the parameters used in the embedded firmware screens. It also includes a basic approach to accessing the DVR across an Ethernet network and via the smartphone app HDVision Mobile.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    6.3 Email setup ............... .39 R4, R8, R16 DVR V8.1.0 User Manual...
  • Page 4 Remote Login ..............81 www.Observint.com...
  • Page 5 A.2 Best Practices ..............103 R4, R8, R16 DVR V8.1.0 User Manual...
  • Page 6 NOTES www.Observint.com...

  • Page 7: Systems Overview

    • Recording, Capture and Playback Continuous, event, PIR video recording parameters and recording modes • Pre-record and post-record for alarm, motion detection for recording, and pre-record time for schedule and manual recording • R4, R8, R16 DVR V8.1.0 User Manual...
  • Page 8 TCP/IP protocol, DHCP, DNS, DDNS, NTP, SADP, SMTP, NFS are supported • TCP, UDP and RTP for unicast • Support access by HDVision Mobile app • Remote Web browser access by HTTPS ensures high security • Remote reverse playback via RTSP • Remote search, playback and download • www.Observint.com...

  • Page 9: Using The Mouse

    — 3. Scroll Wheel: In menus, scroll to move up / down through the menu content. — While hovering over the volume control wheel, scroll to turn system volume up / down. — R4, R8, R16 DVR V8.1.0 User Manual...
  • Page 10 When you click in an editable data entry field, a virtual keyboard will appear. Click on the character in the keyboard to enter it into the field. When the data entry is complete, click the Enter key in the lower right corner. Click to delete previous character Click for upper, lower case Move cursor Enter left, right www.Observint.com...

  • Page 11: Initial Setup

    Ensure that the Password Strength of your password is at least Medium (preferably Strong). NOTE If you forget your password, you will be unable to login the system, please contact your vendor to reset the password. R4, R8, R16 DVR V8.1.0 User Manual...
  • Page 12 4. In the Set Unlock Pattern window, drag the mouse cursor across a pattern of circles, then release the mouse. 5. Repeat the pattern you entered, and then click Apply to save the configuration. The configuration Wizard initial screen will open. www.Observint.com...

  • Page 13: Using The Wizard For Initial Configuration

    2. The next Wizard screen is used to configure the network settings of the recorder. Initially, the recorder acquires network using DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) which usually exists somewhere on your LAN. DHCP provides network settings that are compatible with other devices on your LAN. R4, R8, R16 DVR V8.1.0 User Manual...
  • Page 14 You can also configure the ports the DVR. If you need to change the port numbers of your DVR, consider the following: Web Port: This is the port that you will use to log in remotely to the DVR (e.g. using the Web Client). If the default port 80 is already taken by other applications, please change it. www.Observint.com...
  • Page 15 Click the NTP tab. To use a Network Time server to automatically set the date and time in your recorder, check the Enable NTP box, and then select a Server Address from the drop down list. Click Update Now to acquire the current Date and Time information. R4, R8, R16 DVR V8.1.0 User Manual...
  • Page 16 HDD when the disk becomes full, and Format initializes the HDD for use in the recorder and erases all data on the disk. If you installed HDDs in your recorder, it is strongly advised to format these drives before using your recorder. www.Observint.com...
  • Page 17 6. Click Next to continue. Use the Resolution menu to select an output resolution that matches your monitor. The DVR automatically adjusts the output resolution during start up to match the highest resolution of your monitor. R4, R8, R16 DVR V8.1.0 User Manual...
  • Page 18 The Mobile screen shows the P2P settings provided with your recorder, and a QR code you can scan to easily connect the DVR to the mobile app HDVision (available free for Android and iOS). 9. Click Next to continue. The Summary screen shows the settings selected the Wizard. www.Observint.com...
  • Page 19 Check the select box to Don’t show this window next time. — Click Previous to return to the Wizard screens and change your selections. — Click Finish to close the Wizard. — 11. Click Finish to close the Wizard. R4, R8, R16 DVR V8.1.0 User Manual...

  • Page 20: Channel - Live Display

    Camera Title • A-: This indicates that the camera connected is an AHD camera — T-: This indicates that the camera connected is a TVI camera — C-: This indicates that the camera connected is a CVI camera — www.Observint.com...

  • Page 21: Status Icons

    Start menu and then clicking the Lock Screen icon. Shutdown • Click Shutdown to open the Shutdown menu. In this menu, you can either Shutdown (to power off), Reboot, or Logout. R4, R8, R16 DVR V8.1.0 User Manual...

  • Page 22: Toolbars

    Screen layout options (n x n) View channel Adjust volume Manual Record or Alarm sequence start / stop * Quick playback: Click to playback all channels from start of day or playback last 5 s, 10 s, 30 s, 1 min, 5 min. www.Observint.com...

  • Page 23: Live Screen Controls

    To configure the Live screen, open the Start menu and select Setup. You may have to authenticate your credentials to open the menu. The following Setup menu will appear over the Live screen. To configure the Live screen channels, click the Channel tile. (See above.) R4, R8, R16 DVR V8.1.0 User Manual...

  • Page 24: Channel - Ptz Screen

    Default: Click Default to load default settings, click Apply to save settings, click right buttons of your mouse to exit. 3.2.2 Channel - PTZ screen Use the PTZ screen to configure cameras with PTZ (Pan and Tilt and/or Zoom) capability. www.Observint.com...

  • Page 25: Ptz Control Panel

    Quick Setting toolbar. Three menus / control panels are available: UTC, PTZ and PRESET. UTC - Up the Coax Use the PTZ menu to navigate and configure the camera using the OSD menus. These menus are usually different for all types of cameras. R4, R8, R16 DVR V8.1.0 User Manual...
  • Page 26 Use the PTZ menu to point the camera at your surveillance target and control the ZOOM, FOCUS and IRIS. The SPEED slider controls how fast the camera moves. PRESET Use the Preset submenu to create PRESET configurations. Using PRESET configurations, you can quickly move your PTZ camera to a “preset field of view. www.Observint.com...

  • Page 27: Motion

    Red highlights indicate where motion will be sensed. By default, the motion is sensed everywhere in the field of view. For improved efficiency of your system, select only the areas where motion is of interest. R4, R8, R16 DVR V8.1.0 User Manual...
  • Page 28 5. Click the Alarm button to open the Motion Alarm menu. Use this menu to configure how the recorder will react to a motion detection event. The Motion Alarm menu is shown below. 6. Configure the motion alarm options for the camera you are configuring: www.Observint.com...

  • Page 29: Pir

    2. Set the sensitivity level for the area you setup for PIR detection. Level 1 the lowest sensitivity level, level 8 is the highest sensitivity level. 3. Click the icon in the Setup column to open the setup menu. See below. R4, R8, R16 DVR V8.1.0 User Manual...
  • Page 30 Right click on the Setup menu to return to the PIR menu, and then click Apply to retain your settings. 4. Click the Alarm button at the bottom of the screen to open the PIR Alarm menu. PIR ALARM feature 5. Configure the PIR alarm options for the camera you are configuring: www.Observint.com...
  • Page 31 PIR event is detected. To enable the cloud service, please see “7.2 Cloud settings” on page 6. Click Save to retain your settings, and then right click the mouse to return to the PIR menu. R4, R8, R16 DVR V8.1.0 User Manual...

  • Page 32: Record

    Video Encode Type: This DVR supports only H.264 and H.265 encoding for analog cameras. — Bitrate Control: Select the bitrate level. For a simple scene, such as a gray wall is suitable constant bitrate (CBR). For — more complex scene, such as a busy street is suitable variable bitrate (VBR). www.Observint.com...

  • Page 33: Record

    In the Record menu, use the Record tab to enable recording, select the stream (Mainstream or Dualstream) you want to record, and enable PreRecord if needed. The Record menu Record tab is shown below. R4, R8, R16 DVR V8.1.0 User Manual...

  • Page 34: Record Schedule

    4. Select a different mode, and repeat the method in step 3 above. Recording modes cannot overlap. www.Observint.com...

  • Page 35: Capture

    2. Click Apply to save your settings. You can also click Copy to use the same schedule for other camera channels. 4.3.1 Capture Schedule Use the Capture Schedule GUI to configure when captures occur. Click the capture Schedule tab to open the schedule. See below. R4, R8, R16 DVR V8.1.0 User Manual...
  • Page 36 5. When finished setting up the schedule, click Apply to activate it. You can also click Copy to use the same schedule for other camera channels. 6. Repeat steps 1 through 5 above for each camera in the system. www.Observint.com...

  • Page 37: Alarm Configuration

    Picture, Video to Cloud Uploads: Check the select box(es) to upload images and/or videos to the Cloud service when — a PIR event is detected. To enable the cloud service, please see “7.2 Cloud settings” on page 46. R4, R8, R16 DVR V8.1.0 User Manual...

  • Page 38: Pir

    PIR event is detected. To enable the cloud service, please see “7.2 Cloud settings” on page 46. 2. Click Apply to retain your settings. You can also click the Copy button to copy your settings to different camera channels. Right click the mouse to return to the Live Main menu. www.Observint.com...

  • Page 39: Ptz Linkage Alarm Menu

    2. Click Apply to retain your settings. You can also click the Copy button to copy your settings to different camera channels. Right click the mouse to return to the Live Main menu. R4, R8, R16 DVR V8.1.0 User Manual...

  • Page 40: Exception

    Show Message: Check the select box to display a message on the screen when the Exception event occurs. — Send Email: Check the select box to send you an auto-email when the Exception event occurs. — 2. Click Apply to retain your settings. Right click the mouse to return to the Live Main menu. www.Observint.com...

  • Page 41: Network Configuration

    For example, “255.255.000.000”. Gateway: This address allows the DVR to access the Internet. The format of the Gateway address is the same as the IP — Address. For example, “192.168.001.001”. R4, R8, R16 DVR V8.1.0 User Manual...

  • Page 42: Pppoe Settings

    Normally these ports numbers do not need to change unless the ports are also used by other devices. The port feature supports UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) a useful feature for automatically port forwarding a router for direct access to the recorder from Internet. The Port configuration menu is shown below. www.Observint.com...

  • Page 43: Ddns Settings

    To use the DDNS, you first need to open an account on the DDNS service provider’s web page. Observint technologies recommends a P2P DDNS service. Options include No-IP, DYNDNS, DDNS_3322, CHANGEIP, and DNSEXIT. R4, R8, R16 DVR V8.1.0 User Manual...
  • Page 44 2. After all parameters are entered, click Test DDNS to test the DDNS settings. If the test result is “Network is unreachable or DNS is incorrect”, please verify that the network is functioning properly, and the DDNS information is correct or not. 3. Click Apply to save your settings. Right click the mouse to return to the Main menu. www.Observint.com...

  • Page 45: Email Setup

    2. To make sure all settings are correct, click Test Email. The system sends an automated email message to your inbox. If you received the test email, it means the configuration parameters are correct. 3. Click Apply to save your settings. Right click the mouse to return to the Main menu. R4, R8, R16 DVR V8.1.0 User Manual...

  • Page 46: Email Schedule

    6. Repeat steps 1 through 5 above for each camera in the system from which capture files are saved. 6.4 FTP setup This menu allows you to setup FTP parameters to upload capture files from the recorder to your FTP server. www.Observint.com...

  • Page 47: Ftp Schedule

    3. Click Apply to save your settings. Right click the mouse to return to the Main menu. 6.4.1 FTP Schedule Configure the FTP Schedule to configure when an capture files are sent to your FTP server. R4, R8, R16 DVR V8.1.0 User Manual...
  • Page 48 5. When finished setting up the schedule, click Apply to activate it. You can also click Copy to use the same schedule for other camera channels. 6. Repeat steps 1 through 5 above for each camera in the system. www.Observint.com...

  • Page 49: Device Configuration

    Record on ESATA: This menu available when your recorder includes an e-SATA port on the rear panel. It will allow to — record the video to an external e-SATA HDD in addition to an internal HDD(s). If e-SATA recording is enabled, the e-SATA backup function will also be disabled. R4, R8, R16 DVR V8.1.0 User Manual...
  • Page 50 3. Open the Disk Group drop down list and select the Disk Group you want to assign to the HDD. The disk group feature can be used to balance recordings across multiple HDDs by assigning cameras to different disk groups. See “7.1.1 Disk Group” on page www.Observint.com...

  • Page 51: Disk Group

    Use the S.M.A.R.T. menu do display performance data about the HDD(s) in the surveillance system and execute self-check performance tests. Open the S.M.A.R.T. menu by clicking the S.M.A.R.T. tab in the Device | Disk menu. See below. Refer to the HDD manufacturer’s website for definitions of the S.M.A.R.T. attributes. R4, R8, R16 DVR V8.1.0 User Manual...

  • Page 52: Cloud Settings

    If an critical S.M.A.R.T. error found, the HDD can continue to be used, but there will be a risk to lose data. It is recommended to replace the HDD. 7.2 Cloud settings The recorder can upload snapshots to the Dropbox cloud service. Currently, Dropbox offers free storage to set maximum. www.Observint.com...
  • Page 53 6. In the Cloud menu, click Apply to save your settings. You can click Copy to use the same settings with other cameras. 7. Repeat these steps above if you would like to enable cloud storage for the other cameras. R4, R8, R16 DVR V8.1.0 User Manual...

  • Page 54: System Settings

    You can identify the target recorder using the Device ID. Language: Select a language you would like the system menus to be displayed in. Multiple languages are available. — Video Format: Select the correct video standard for your region. — www.Observint.com...

  • Page 55: Date And Time

    2. Click Apply to save your settings. NTP Settings The NTP (Network Time Protocol) feature allows your DVR to automatically sync its clock with a time server. This gives it the ability to consistently have an accurate time setting. R4, R8, R16 DVR V8.1.0 User Manual...
  • Page 56 4. Click Update Now to manually sync the date and time. 5. Click Apply to save your settings. DST Settings With the Daylight Saving Time (DST) feature, you can automatically adjust the time in the recorder when DST is in effect. www.Observint.com...

  • Page 57: Output Configuration

    Start Time / End Time: Set the start time and end time for Daylight Saving. — 7. Click Apply to save your settings. 8.1.2 Output Configuration This menu allows you to configure video output parameters. R4, R8, R16 DVR V8.1.0 User Manual...
  • Page 58 2. After selecting the LIVE OUT option in the previous step, configure the following parameters: SEQ Mode: Select the screen layout you prefer when your DVR is in sequence mode. The layout determines how many — video channels will be displayed. www.Observint.com...
  • Page 59 Click the arrows icons below to adjust the size or position of the screen. Repeat i and ii for other adjustments as needed. iii. Right click anywhere on the screen to exit Scale and Offset Setup. 4. Configure the following parameters as needed: R4, R8, R16 DVR V8.1.0 User Manual...

  • Page 60: Multi-User Setup

    Change Password To change the password for the administrator or user accounts: 1. Click the User Edit icon. Password must be at least 8 characters and can contain a combination of numbers and letters. www.Observint.com...
  • Page 61 To create a new user: 1. Select one of the user accounts that is currently disabled, and then click the User Edit icon. In the example below, user1 .. user 6 accounts are disabled. R4, R8, R16 DVR V8.1.0 User Manual...
  • Page 62 2. In the User Edit menu, open the User Enable drop down list and then select Enable. 3. Click the User Name field to change the user name. 4. Open the Password Enable drop down list and then select Enable (strongly recommended). 5. Enter a new password in both the Password and Confirm fields. www.Observint.com...
  • Page 63 Setting User Permissions You must login as an admin user to set the user permissions for a user. Admin users can enable or disable access to certain menus and functions of each user account. R4, R8, R16 DVR V8.1.0 User Manual...

  • Page 64: Maintenance

    9. Click Save to save your settings. 8.3 Maintenance In this menu you can search and view the system log, load default settings, upgrade the system, export and import system parameters, and configure system auto reboot. www.Observint.com...

  • Page 65: Log

    3. Open the Log Type drop down list and select the type of events you would like to search. Select All to see the entire system log for the selected time period. 4. Click Search. 5. Browse log events listed in the your search result: R4, R8, R16 DVR V8.1.0 User Manual...

  • Page 66: Load Default

    To load defaults, gheck the items you want restore to default, or check Select All to choose all items, and then click Apply to load default settings of your chosen items. 8.3.3 Upgrade Use the Upgrade feature to replace the firmware in the recorder with a newer version. 1. Copy the firmware file (.sw filename extension) to a USB drive. www.Observint.com...

  • Page 67: Parameter Management

    5. Remove the flash drive from the USB port and store it in a secure place for possible use later. To Load the Main Menu settings: 1. Plug a USB flash drive containing the Main Menu Settings you saved earlier into a USB port on the recorder. R4, R8, R16 DVR V8.1.0 User Manual...

  • Page 68: Auto Reboot

    4. Click Apply to save your settings. You can also click Default to setup a reboot every Sunday at 12:00 am. 8.4 Information The Information menus show important configuration data about the recorder. Use it to show system information, channel information, record information and network status. www.Observint.com...

  • Page 69: Channel Information

    Used the Channel Information screen to see the mainstream and substream recording configuration, motion detection status and other parameters for each camera. View channel information for each connected camera such as alias, mainstream and substream recording specifications, motion detection status and privacy zone. R4, R8, R16 DVR V8.1.0 User Manual...

  • Page 70: Record Info

    Use the Record Info screen to see the recording information for each connected camera. This information includes the bitrate, stream type, recording resolution and frame rate (FPS), and other parameters. 8.4.3 Network Status The Network Status screen includes a summary of all network settings. www.Observint.com...

  • Page 71: Search, Playback, Backup And Tags

    Search Type: the system provides different search types to narrow your search. • Channel Selection: to choose the channels you want to search & play. • Video Playback Controls: to control the video playback. • R4, R8, R16 DVR V8.1.0 User Manual...

  • Page 72: Video Clip Backup

    9.1.1 Video Clip Backup To use Video Clip icon to backup files: 1. Insert a USB flash drive into an unused USB port on your recorder. 1. Using the Search menu, play a recorded video file you want to backup . www.Observint.com...
  • Page 73 5. In the Backup window, the USB drive should open automatically. Double click on the folder where you want to save the backup file, and then click OK. A progress bar will appear showing that the copy operation is in progress. R4, R8, R16 DVR V8.1.0 User Manual...
  • Page 74 6. When the copy operation completes, the message Backup Successful will appear. 7. Click Cancel to close the window, and then unplug the USB drive from the recorder. The downloaded file will appear on the flash drive like that the one highlighted below. www.Observint.com...

  • Page 75: Search, Playback And Backup Video

    3. Check the select boxes for the camera channels you would like to search, or check Channel to search all channels with cameras. 4. The search result will display automatically on the timeline from 00:00 to 24:00. R4, R8, R16 DVR V8.1.0 User Manual...
  • Page 76 On the Backup Type menu, notice the size of the backup file. Make sure your USB drive has enough free space to accommodate the file. Click Save. k. When the backup drive menu appears, navigate to the folder where you want to save the file. www.Observint.com...

  • Page 77: Event Search, Playback And Backup Video

    Click the Events option at the top of the Search screen. Use Event search is used to search for event triggered recordings during a time frame. You can easily back up the recording to a USB flash drive. R4, R8, R16 DVR V8.1.0 User Manual...
  • Page 78 The number of selected files and total size information will be displayed at the right bottom of the screen. 9. To backup the files you selected, click the Backup icon to save the video to USB flash drive, or click the Play icon in playback controls to play the video(s). www.Observint.com...

  • Page 79: Event Playback Control

    With normal and event recordings, the video is divided evenly depending on the split-screen mode that has been selected. For example, if the video is an hour long and you have selected Split-screens x 4, each split-screen will play for 15 minutes. R4, R8, R16 DVR V8.1.0 User Manual...

  • Page 80: Smart Search And Playback

    6. Use the timeframe options to expand (for more detail) or compress the timeline. 9.2 Smart Search and Playback Click the Smart option at the top of the Search screen. Smart mode allows you to easily search and play the motion events in one or more specific areas of the channel. www.Observint.com...

  • Page 81: Smart Search Area

    To enter Smart search mode, click the Smart search icon on Video Playback Controls. Enlarge Slow play Play by frame Fast forward Volume control Smart search Add Custom Tag Rewind Pause Stop Digital zoom Capture Add Default Tag R4, R8, R16 DVR V8.1.0 User Manual...

  • Page 82: Tags

    1. In Live, click on the Live frame you want to tag. If the video is not being recorded (no record icon in the upper right corner of the frame), click on the Manual Record icon to begin recording. 2. Click on the Add Custom Tag icon on then Quick Setting Toolbar. www.Observint.com...
  • Page 83 To create a tag during Playback of a video recording, click on the Add Default Tag icon in the play control toolbar, or click on the Add Customized Tag icon and then enter a Tag Name in the popup window. Add Default Tag icon Add Custom Tag icon R4, R8, R16 DVR V8.1.0 User Manual...
  • Page 84 6. To edit the tag name, click the edit icon for the tag name you want to change. 7. To quickly find a recording with a specific tag name, enter the tag name in the Keyword field, and then click the Search button. www.Observint.com...

  • Page 85: Picture Search And View

    3. Select the channels you want to search, or check Channel to choose all channels. 4. Click the Search button. Pictures fitting your search criteria are displayed in list form. You can double click one of the pictures to show an expanded view. R4, R8, R16 DVR V8.1.0 User Manual...
  • Page 86 Click a Screen divisions icon to view one picture at a time, or or four or nine pictures at a time. • Use the Preview Control buttons to pause the slideshow, resume, go to the previous or next picture, etc. • Click the Exit preview icon to return to the Search - Picture screen. • www.Observint.com...

  • Page 87: Remote Login

    The recorder features UPnP. If your router also supports this feature, it may be very easy to setup port forwarding in your router • for access to the recorder from outside the router’s firewall (the Internet). 10.2.1 Remote login with Surveillance Plugin installation To log into the recorder: 1. Open the IE browser. R4, R8, R16 DVR V8.1.0 User Manual...
  • Page 88 The recorder will prompt you to install the plugin. When the following screen appears, click the link. b. In the footer bar Run, Save or Cancel options appear, click Save. c. Allow the download to complete, and then open your IE download directory and find the plugin file. www.Observint.com...
  • Page 89 Click Install in the setup wizard window, wait until the plugin installation completes. Follow the ons-creen instructions. Open an IE browser window enter the same URL as before. If the plugin installation was successful, an authentication window will appear. R4, R8, R16 DVR V8.1.0 User Manual...

  • Page 90: Live Screen

    Channel Live frames (16) Color adjust Logout Live toolbar Screen split Close all channels Stretch Record On/Off Digital zoom Open all channels Original proportion Enlarge Snapshot Volume / Mute 1. Double-click on a channel frame to expand the image to full frame. www.Observint.com...
  • Page 91 2. Click the Color adjust icon, and then balance the screen colors using the sliders in the Color frame as needed for your monitor. 3. Click the Channel list icon. In the list that opens, you can start and stop manual recording, capture an image, and select main stream or sub stream video for each channel. R4, R8, R16 DVR V8.1.0 User Manual...

  • Page 92: Playback Screen

    Open the Playback screen by clicking the Playback tab. You can playback recorded video from up to four channels at a time. Controls and options for the remote Playback screen are very similar to the console Search screen. For more information, see: “9.1 Using Search Features” on page 65. www.Observint.com...

  • Page 93: Remote Settings

    Open the Remote Settings screen by clicking the Remote Settings tab. Click the links in the left panel to open the menu for that item. For more information about items in the menu, refer to the descriptions of the firmware menus earlier in this manual. R4, R8, R16 DVR V8.1.0 User Manual...

  • Page 94: Local Settings

    Open the Local Settings screen by clicking the Local Settings tab. Items in this menu configure the directories on your local computer where you want to save record, download and capture files, and the format of record and capture files to save. www.Observint.com...

  • Page 95: Hdvision Mobile App For Remote Access

    4. In the Main Menu, click Device to add a device. 5. Tap the Add icon in the upper right corner, then, to find Online Devices, tap that option in the drop down list (see above). R4, R8, R16 DVR V8.1.0 User Manual...
  • Page 96 Device. The Edit Device screen should open. 9. If the settings are correct for the device, a “Connected” message should appear on Edit Device. Tap Save to open the Live screen. The Live screen supports different split view layouts and screen rotation. www.Observint.com...

  • Page 97: Help Screens

    This subsection includes each Help screen included in the V1.0 release. To access the Help screens, tap the Help button on the Main Menu, and then select the feature of the component of the application you want help with. 11.2.1 Overview R4, R8, R16 DVR V8.1.0 User Manual...

  • Page 98: Live (View)

    SECTION 11: HDV MOBILE APP FOR REMOTE ACCESS ision 11.2.2 Live (View) 11.2.3 (Remote) Playback www.Observint.com...

  • Page 99: Record (Local Playback)

    SECTION 11: HDV MOBILE APP FOR REMOTE ACCESS ision 11.2.4 Record (Local Playback) 11.2.5 Image (Manager) R4, R8, R16 DVR V8.1.0 User Manual...

  • Page 100: Remote Setting

    SECTION 11: HDV MOBILE APP FOR REMOTE ACCESS ision 11.2.6 Remote Setting 11.2.7 Alarm www.Observint.com...

  • Page 101: Device (Manager)

    SECTION 11: HDV MOBILE APP FOR REMOTE ACCESS ision 11.2.8 Device (Manager) R4, R8, R16 DVR V8.1.0 User Manual...

  • Page 102: Using Video Player Software

    4. In the Select Destination Location menu, click Browse to select the folder where you want to install the software, and then click Next. 5. In the Select Start Menu Folder and Select Additional Tasks menus, select the options you prefer. Click Next to continue. www.Observint.com...
  • Page 103 Play mode Search file Capture Clip / record Keep on top Play list Full screen Window divisions Open / close play list Open file / directory Play controls Play timeline Volume - mute R4, R8, R16 DVR V8.1.0 User Manual...

  • Page 104: Play Video File

    2. In the Open file window, browse to the location where the downloaded file is saved, click on it to select it, and then click the Open button. 3. Click on the file in the Play list, and then click the Play icon in the Play controls. www.Observint.com...

  • Page 105: Capture Image

    2. At the place in the video where you want to start creating a clip, click the scissors icon in the upper right corner. The icon will turn white for a few seconds, and the message Start Recording Success! will appear briefly in the lower right corner of the monitor. R4, R8, R16 DVR V8.1.0 User Manual...
  • Page 106 3. At the place in the video where you want to stop creating the clip, click the scissors icon again. A message box will appear in the lower right corner of the monitor with a link to where the clip file is located. You can click on the link to open that directory. www.Observint.com...

  • Page 107: Appendix A Troubleshooting

    Q 8. Can I clear some records on HDD of DVR? A For file security concerns, you may not clear some of the recordings. If you want to remove all the records, you can format HDD. R4, R8, R16 DVR V8.1.0 User Manual...
  • Page 108 No Record. To stop Startup recording, change record mode to scheduled recording or manual recording. Then you may stop recording by the prescribed methods. Another way of stopping recording is to set the channel to OFF status in record setting. www.Observint.com...

  • Page 109: Best Practices

    If the network cable is frequently plugged and unplugged, replace the line regularly. 7. This is a FCC class A product. It maybe cause wireless network interference. If wireless interference is evident, contact your support organization. R4, R8, R16 DVR V8.1.0 User Manual...

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