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  • Page 1 Digital Video Recorder User Manual...
  • Page 2 Digital Video Recorder User Manual User Manual About this Manual This Manual is applicable to Turbo DVR. The Manual includes instructions for using and managing the product. Pictures, charts, images and all other information hereinafter are for description and explanation only. The information contained in the Manual is subject to change, without notice, due to firmware updates or other reasons.
  • Page 3 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Regulatory Information FCC Information FCC compliance: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
  • Page 4 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Safety Instruction These instructions are intended to ensure that user can use the product correctly to avoid danger or property loss. The precaution measure is divided into “Warnings” and “Cautions” Warnings: Serious injury or death may occur if any of the warnings are neglected. Cautions: Injury or equipment damage may occur if any of the cautions are neglected.
  • Page 5 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Preventive and Cautionary Tips Before connecting and operating your device, please be advised of the following tips: • Ensure unit is installed in a well-ventilated, dust-free environment. • Unit is designed for indoor use only. •...

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction..............................8 1.1 Front Panel..............................8 1.2 Rear Panel...............................8 1.3 USB Mouse Operation............................9 1.4 Input Method Description..........................10 Chapter 2 Getting Started............................11 2.1 Starting Up and Shutting Down the DVR....................11 2.2 Activating the Device........................... 12 2.3 Basic Configuration in Startup Wizard......................12 2.3.1 Configuring the Signal Input Channel....................12 2.3.2 Using the Wizard for Basic Configuration..................
  • Page 7 Digital Video Recorder User Manual 7.1.2 Backing up by Event Search......................58 7.2 Managing Backup Devices........................... 59 Chapter 8 Alarm Settings............................60 8.1 Setting Motion Detection..........................60 8.2 Detecting Video Loss............................61 8.3 Detecting Video Tampering.......................... 62 8.4 Handling Exceptions.............................63 Chapter 9 VCA Alarm..............................64 9.1 Line Crossing Detection..........................

  • Page 8: Chapter 1 Introduction

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Front Panel Figure 1. 1 Front Panel of DN41R Table 1. 1 Description of Front Panel 1.2 Rear Panel The rear panel are various according to different models. Please refer to the actual product. The following figure is...

  • Page 9: Usb Mouse Operation

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 1. 2 Front Panel of DN81R Table 1. 2 Description of Front Panel Item Description VIDEO IN BNC interface for TVI and analog video input. AUDIO IN RCA connector AUDIO OUT RCA connector DB15 connector for VGA output. Display local video output and menu.

  • Page 10: Input Method Description

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Right-Click Single-Click Live view: Show menu. Menu: Exit current menu to upper level menu. Scroll-Wheel Scrolling up Live view: Previous screen. Menu: Previous item. Scrolling down Live view: Next screen. Menu: Next item. 1.4 Input Method Description Figure 1.

  • Page 11: Chapter 2 Getting Started

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 2 Getting Started 2.1 Starting Up and Shutting Down the DVR Purpose: Proper startup and shutdown procedures are crucial to expanding the life of the DVR. Before you start: Check that the voltage of the extra power supply is the same with the DVR’s requirement, and the ground connection is working properly.

  • Page 12: Activating The Device

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 2.2 Activating the Device Purpose: For the first-time access, you need to activate the device by setting an admin password. No operation is allowed before activation. You can also activate the device via Web Browser, SADP or Client Software. Steps: 1.

  • Page 13: Using The Wizard For Basic Configuration

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 2. 4 Configure Signal Input Type Picture is for reference only,please consult with the real products.  The AHD signal input is supported by some series DVR only.  For some series DVR, Each two video channels are grouped in sequence, e.g., CH01 and CH02, CH03 and ...
  • Page 14 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Start Wizard at that moment, click Exit. You can also choose to use the Start Wizard next time by leaving the “Start wizard when device starts?” checkbox checked. 2. Click Next to enter the date and time settings window. Figure 2.
  • Page 15 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 2. 8 Advanced Network Configuration 5. Click Next button to enter the Advanced Network Parameter interface. You can enable PPPoE, enable DDNS and set other ports according to your need. Figure 2. 9 Advanced Network Parameters 6.
  • Page 16 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 2. 10 HDD Management 7. To initialize the HDD, click the Init button. Initialization will remove all the data saved in the HDD. 8. Click Next to enter the IP Camera Management window. 9. Add the IP camera. Click Search to search the online IP Camera.

  • Page 17: Login And Logout

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 2. 12 Record Settings 12.Click OK to complete the wizard settings. 2.4 Login and Logout 2.4.1 User Login Purpose: You have to log in to the device before operating the menu and other functions Steps: 1.

  • Page 18: User Logout

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 2.4.2 User Logout Purpose: After logging out, the monitor turns to the live view mode and if you want to perform some operation, you need to enter user name and password log in again. Steps: 1.

  • Page 19: Adding The Online Ip Cameras

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 2. 15 IP Camera Management Interface 2. Click the inactive icon of the camera to enter the following interface to activate it. You can also select multiple cameras from the list and click the One-touch Activate to activate the cameras in batch. 3.
  • Page 20 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 2. 16 Adding IP Camera Interface The online cameras with same network segment will be detected and displayed in the camera list. Select the IP camera from the list and click the button to add the camera (with the same admin password of the DVR’s).

  • Page 21: Editing The Connected Ip Cameras

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 2. 18 Successfully Added IP Cameras Please refer to the following table for the number of connectable IP cameras for different models. Table 2. 1 Explanation of the icons Icon Explanation Icon Explanation Edit basic parameters of the camera Add the detected IP camera.

  • Page 22: Configuring The Signal Input Channel

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 2. 19 Edit the Parameters Channel Port: If the connected device is an encoding device with multiple channels, you can choose the channel to connect by selecting the channel port No. in the dropdown list. 2.

  • Page 23: Chapter 3 Live View

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 3 Live View 3.1 Introduction of Live View Live view shows you the video image getting from each camera in real time. The DVR will automatically enter Live View mode when powered on. It is also at the very top of the menu hierarchy, thus hitting the ESC many times (depending on which menu you’re on) will bring you to the Live View mode.

  • Page 24: Using The Mouse In Live View

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 3.2.1 Using the Mouse in Live View Figure 3. 2 Right-click Menu Table 3. 3 Mouse Operation in Live View Name Description Enter the main menu of the system by right clicking the mouse. Switch to the single full screen by choosing channel number from the dropdown list.
  • Page 25 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 3. 4 Digital Zoom Image Settings icon can be selected to enter the Image Settings menu. Four modes are selectable according to the real situation: • Standard: for general lighting conditions (default). • Indoor: the image is relatively smoother. •...

  • Page 26: Adjusting Live View Settings

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 3.3 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: 1.

  • Page 27: Manual Video Quality Diagnostics

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 3.4 Manual Video Quality Diagnostics Purpose: The video quality of the analog channels can be diagnosed manually and you can view the diagnostic results from a list. Steps: 1. Enter the Manual Video Quality Diagnostics interface. Menu>...

  • Page 28: Chapter 4 Ptz Controls

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 4 PTZ Controls 4.1 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. Steps: 1. Enter the PTZ Settings interface. Menu >...

  • Page 29: Setting Ptz Presets, Patrols & Patterns

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual All the parameters should be exactly the same as the PTZ camera parameters. 5. Click Apply button to save the settings. 4.2 Setting PTZ Presets, Patrols & Patterns Before you start: Please make sure that the presets, patrols and patterns should be supported by PTZ protocols.

  • Page 30: Customizing Patrols

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Or press the PTZ button on the front panel or click the PTZ Control icon in the quick setting bar, or select the PTZ option in the right-click menu to show the PTZ control panel. 2.

  • Page 31: Calling Patrols

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 4. 6 Key point Configuration 4. Configure key point parameters, such as the key point No., duration of staying for one key point and speed of patrol. The key point is corresponding to the preset. The Key Point No. determines the order at which the PTZ will follow while cycling through the patrol.

  • Page 32: Calling Patterns

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 4. 8 PTZ Settings 2. Choose pattern number in the dropdown list. 3. Click the Start button and click corresponding buttons in the control panel to move the PTZ camera, and click the Stop button to stop it. The movement of the PTZ is recorded as the pattern.

  • Page 33: Calling Linear Scan

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual This function is supported by some certain models. Steps: 1. Enter the PTZ Control interface. Menu > Camera > PTZ Figure 4. 10 PTZ Settings 2. Use the directional button to wheel the camera to the location where you want to set the limit, and click the Left Limit or Right Limit button to link the location to the corresponding limit.

  • Page 34: One-Touch Park

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual You can click the Restore button to clear the defined left limit and right limit data and the dome needs to reboot to make settings take effect. 4.2.9 One-touch Park Purpose: For some certain model of the speed dome, it can be configured to start a predefined park action (scan, preset, patrol and etc.) automatically after a period of inactivity (park time).
  • Page 35 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 4. 13 PTZ Panel Table 4. 1 Description of the PTZ panel icons Icon Description Icon Description Icon Description Direction button and Zoom+, Focus+, Zoom-, Focus-, Iris- the auto-cycle button Iris+ The speed of the Light on/off Wiper on/off PTZ movement...

  • Page 36: Chapter 5 Recording Settings

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 5 Recording Settings 5.1 Configuring Encoding Parameters Before you start: 1. Make sure that the HDD has already been installed. If not, please install a HDD and initialize it. (Menu>HDD>General) Figure 5. 1 HDD- General 2.
  • Page 37 Digital Video Recorder User Manual 2) Select a camera number in the camera dropdown list. Configure the following parameters for the Main Stream (Continuous) and the Main Stream (Event): Stream Type: Set the stream type to be Video or Video & Audio. Resolution: Set recording at resolution.
  • Page 38 Digital Video Recorder User Manual • Redundant Record: Enabling redundant record means you save the record in the redundant HDD. See Chapter 5.8 Configuring Redundant Recording. • Record Audio: Enable this feature to record the sound and disable it to record the video without sound. •...

  • Page 39: Configuring Recording Schedule

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 5.2 Configuring Recording Schedule Purpose: Set the record schedule, and then the camera will automatically start/stop recording according to the configured schedule. Steps: 1. Enter the Record Schedule interface. Menu> Record> Schedule Figure 5. 7 Record Schedule Different recording types are marked in different color icons.
  • Page 40 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 5. 8 Edit Schedule- All Day To arrange other schedule, leave the All Day checkbox blank and set the Start/End time. Figure 5. 9 Edit Schedule- Set Time Period Up to 8 periods can be configured for each day. And the time periods cannot be overlapped with each other. To enable Event, Motion, Alarm, M | A (motion or alarm) and M &...

  • Page 41: Configuring Motion Detection Recording

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 5. 10 Draw the Schedule Click and drag the mouse on the schedule. Click on the other area except for the schedule table to finish and exit the drawing. You can repeat step 4 to set schedule for other channels. If the settings can also be used to other channels, click Copy, and then choose the channel to which you want to copy.

  • Page 42: Configuring Event Recording

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 5.4 Configuring Event Recording Purpose: The event triggered recording can be configured through the menu. Then events include the motion detection, alarm and VCA events (face detection/face capture, line crossing detection, intrusion detection, region entrance detection, region exiting detection, loitering detection, people gathering detection, fast moving detection, parking detection, unattended baggage detection, object removal detection, audio loss exception detection, sudden change of sound intensity detection, and defocus detection).

  • Page 43: Configuring Manual Recording

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual The PTZ Linking function is only available for the VCA settings of IP cameras. 5. Enter Record Schedule settings interface (Menu> Record> Schedule>Record Schedule), and then set Event as the record type. For details, see step 2 in Chapter 5.2 Configuring Record Schedule. 5.5 Configuring Manual Recording Purpose: Follow the steps to set parameters for the manual record.
  • Page 44 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 5. 16 Holiday Settings 3. Enable Edit Holiday schedule. 1) Click to enter the Edit interface. Figure 5. 17 Edit Holiday Settings 2) Check the checkbox of Enable. 3) Select Mode from the dropdown list. There are three different modes for the date format to configure holiday schedule.

  • Page 45: Configuring Hdd Group

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 5.7 Configuring HDD Group Purpose: You can group the HDDs and save the record files in certain HDD group. Steps: 1. Enter HDD setting interface. Menu>HDD>Advanced 2. Select Advanced on the left bar. Check whether the storage mode of the HDD is Group. If not, set it to Group. For detailed information, please refer to Chapter 12.3 Managing HDD Group.
  • Page 46 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 5. 21 Export-Search Result 5. Protect the record files. 1) 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 of which the recording is still not completed cannot be locked.

  • Page 47: Chapter 6 Playback

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 6 Playback 6.1 Playing Back Record Files 6.1.1 Instant Playback 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 and click the button in the quick setting toolbar.
  • Page 48 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Playback by Time Purpose: Play back video files recorded in specified time duration. Multi-channel simultaneous playback and channel switch are supported. Steps: 1. Enter playback interface. Menu>Playback 2. Check the checkbox of channel(s) in the channel list and then double-click to select a date on the calendar. Figure 6.

  • Page 49: Playing Back By Event Search

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Table 6. 1 Detailed Explanation of Playback Toolbar Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Audio on/ Mute Start/Stop clipping 30s forward 30s reverse Add default tag Add customized tag Pause reverse play/ Reverse play/ Tag management Speed down Single-frame reverse play...

  • Page 50: Playing Back By Tag

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual If there is only one channel triggered, clicking button takes you to Full-screen Playback interface of this channel. If several channels are triggered, clicking button takes you to the synch playback interface. Check checkbox to select one channel for playback or select multiple channels for synchronous playback. The maximum number of channels for synchronous playback supported varies to different models.
  • Page 51 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6. 7 Interface of Playback by Time Click button to add default tag. Click button to add customized tag and input tag name. Max. 64 tags can be added to a single video file. 3.

  • Page 52: Playing Back By Smart Search

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6. 9 Video Search by Tag 3. Click button to play back the file. You can click the Back button to back to the search interface. Pre-play and post-play can be configured. You can click button to select the previous or next tag.

  • Page 53: Playing Back By System Logs

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6. 11 Smart Playback Interface Table 6. 2 Detailed Explanation of Smart Playback Toolbar 4. Select a date in the calendar and click the button to play. Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Draw line for the Draw quadrilateral Draw rectangle line crossing...
  • Page 54 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Steps: 1. Enter Log Information interface. Menu>Maintenance>Log Information Figure 6. 12 System Log Search Interface 2. Click Log Search tab to enter Playback by System Logs. Set search time and type and click Search button. Figure 6.

  • Page 55: Playing Back By Sub-Periods

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6. 14 Interface of Playback by Log 6.1.7 Playing Back by Sub-periods Purpose: The video files can be played in multiple sub-periods simultaneously on the screens. Steps: 1. Enter Playback interface. Menu>Playback 2. Select Sub-periods from the drop-down list in the upper-left corner of the page to enter the Sub-periods Playback interface.

  • Page 56: Auxiliary Functions Of Playback

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6. 15 Interface of External File Playback 6.2 Auxiliary Functions of Playback 6.2.1 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: 1.

  • Page 57: Chapter 7 Backup

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 7 Backup 7.1 Backing up Record Files Before you start: Please insert the backup device(s) into the device. 7.1.1 Backing up 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), SATA writer and e-SATA HDD.

  • Page 58: Backing Up By Event Search

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual You can also click Export All to select all the video files for backup and enter the Export interface. Figure 7. 3 Export by Normal Video Search using USB Flash Drive 6. Select the backup device from the drop-down list and you can also select the file format to filter the files existing in the backup device.

  • Page 59: Managing Backup Devices

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual displayed in Chart or List display mode. 5. Select video files from the Chart or List interface to export. 7.2 Managing Backup Devices Management of USB flash drives, USB HDDs and eSATA HDDs Steps: 1. Enter the Export interface. Figure 7.

  • Page 60: Chapter 8 Alarm Settings

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 8 Alarm Settings 8.1 Setting Motion Detection Steps: 1. Enter Motion Detection interface of Camera Management and choose a camera you want to set up motion detection. Menu> Camera> Motion 2. Set detection area and sensitivity. Check checkbox to enable motion detection, use the mouse to draw detection area(s) and drag the sensitivity bar to set sensitivity.

  • Page 61: Detecting Video Loss

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 8. 3 Set Arming Schedule of Motion Detection 5. Click Linkage Action tab to set up alarm response actions of motion alarm (please refer to Chapter 8.7 Setting Alarm Response Actions). Repeat the above steps to set up arming schedule of other days of a week. Click the OK button to complete the motion detection settings of the channel.

  • Page 62: Detecting Video Tampering

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 8. 5 Set Arming Schedule of Video Loss Repeat the above steps to set arming schedule of other days of a week. You can also use Copy button to copy an arming schedule to other days. 4.

  • Page 63: Handling Exceptions

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 8. 7 Set Arming Schedule of Video Tampering 3) Select Linkage Action tab to set alarm response actions of video tampering alarm (please refer to Chapter 8.7 Setting Alarm Response Actions). Repeat the above steps to set arming schedule of other days of a week. You can also use Copy button to copy an arming schedule to other days.

  • Page 64: Chapter 9 Vca Alarm

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 9 VCA Alarm Purpose: The DVR can receive the VCA alarm (line crossing detection, intrusion detection, sudden scene change detection and audio exception detection) sent by analog camera, and the VCA detection must be enabled and configured on the camera settings interface first.

  • Page 65: Intrusion Detection

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 9. 2 Draw Line for Line Crossing Detection Click Apply to activate the settings. The sudden scene change detection and the line crossing detection cannot be enabled at the same channel. 9.2 Intrusion Detection Purpose: Intrusion detection function detects people, vehicle or other objects which enter and loiter in a pre-defined virtual region, and some certain actions can be taken when the alarm is triggered.

  • Page 66: Audio Exception Detection

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 9. 3 Set Intrusion Crossing Detection Rules Click-OK to save the rule settings and back to the line crossing detection settings interface. Click and draw a quadrilateral in the preview window by specifying four vertexes of the detection region, and right click to complete drawing.
  • Page 67 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Steps: Enter the VCA settings interface. Menu> Camera> VCA Select the camera to configure the VCA. You can click the checkbox of Save VCA Picture to save the captured pictures of VCA detection. Select the VCA detection type to Audio Exception Detection. Click to configure the trigger channel, arming schedule and linkage action for the face detection alarm.

  • Page 68: Chapter 10 Network Settings

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 10 Network Settings 10.1 Configuring General Settings Purpose: Network settings must be properly configured before you operate DVR over network. Steps: 1. Enter the Network Settings interface. Menu > Configuration > Network Figure 10. 1 Network Settings Interface 2.

  • Page 69: Configuring Cloud P2P

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 10. 2 PPPoE Settings Interface 3. Check the PPPoE checkbox to enable this feature. 4. Enter User Name and Password for PPPoE access. The User Name and Password should be assigned by your ISP. 5.

  • Page 70: Configuring Ddns

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 10.2.3 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 71 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 10. 7 NO-IP Settings Interface • SIMPLEDDNS: 1) Select the continent/country of the server on which the device is registered. 2) The Server Address of the SIMPLEDDNS server appears by default: http://http://www.simpleddns.com/ 3) Enter the Device Domain Name. You can use the alias you registered in the SIMPLEDDNS server or define a new device domain name.
  • Page 72 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 10. 10 Register an Account 3) In the Device Management interface, click to register the device. Figure 10. 11 Register the Device 4) Input Device Serial No., Device Domain (Device Name) and HTTP Port. And click OK to add the device.

  • Page 73: Configuring Ntp Server

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 10. 12 Access Device via iVMS-4200 Click the Apply button to save the settings. After setting all the required parameters for the DDNS, you can view the connecting status of the device by checking the Status information. 10.2.4 Configuring NTP Server Purpose: A Network Time Protocol (NTP) Server can be configured on your DVR to ensure the accuracy of system...
  • Page 74 Digital Video Recorder User Manual If you want to enable the UPnP™ function of the device, you must enable the UPnP™ function of the router to which your device is connected. When the network working mode of the device is set as multi-address, the Default Route of the device should be in the same network segment as that of the LAN IP address of the router.

  • Page 75: Configuring More Settings

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 10. 16 External Port Settings Dialog Box 2) Click Apply button to save the settings. 3) You can click Refresh button to get the latest status of the port mapping. Figure 10. 17 UPnP™ Settings Finished-Manual 10.2.6 Configuring More Settings Steps: Enter the Network Settings interface.

  • Page 76: Configuring Https Port

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual in entertainment and communications systems to control streaming media servers. Enter the RTSP port in the text field of RTSP Port. The default RTSP port is 554, and you can change it according to different requirements. ...

  • Page 77: Checking Network Traffic

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 10. 19 Email Settings Interface 3. 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. Password: The password of sender’s Email for SMTP server authentication.

  • Page 78: Configuring Network Detection

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 10. 20 Network Traffic Interface 2. You can view the sending rate and receiving rate information on the interface. The traffic data is refreshed every 1 second. 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.

  • Page 79: Checking Network Status

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 5. After the exporting is complete, click OK to finish the packet export. Up to 1M data can be exported each time. 10.4.3 Checking Network Status Purpose: You can also check the network status and quick set the network parameters in this interface. Steps: Click Status on the right bottom of the page.
  • Page 80 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 10. 26 Network Stat. Interface 3. View the bandwidth of Remote Live View, bandwidth of Remote Playback, and bandwidth of Net Total Idle. Click Refresh button to get the latest bandwidth statistics.

  • Page 81: Chapter 11 Hdd Management

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 11 HDD Management 11.1 Initializing HDDs Purpose: A newly installed hard disk drive (HDD) must be initialized before it can be used with your DVR. Steps: 1. Enter the HDD Information interface. Menu > HDD > General. Figure 11.

  • Page 82: Managing Hdd Group

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual consumption of the device and extend the life of the HDDs. Click Menu > HDD > Advanced. Check the checkbox of Enable HDD Sleeping (by default), and the HDDs which are free of working for a long time will be set to sleep.

  • Page 83: Setting Hdd Property

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 8. Click the OK button to confirm the settings. Figure 11. 7 Confirm HDD Group Settings 9. In the pop-up Attention box, click the Yes button to finish the settings. 11.2.2 Setting HDD Property Purpose: The HDD property can be set to redundancy, read-only or read/write (R/W).

  • Page 84: Configuring Quota Mode

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 11.3 Configuring Quota Mode Purpose Each camera can be configured with allocated quota for the storage of recorded files. Steps 1. Enter the Storage Mode interface. Menu > HDD > Advanced 2. Set the Mode to Quota. The DVR must be rebooted to enable the changes to take effect.

  • Page 85: Checking Hdd Status

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 11.4 Checking HDD Status Purpose: You may check the status of the installed HDDs on DVR so as to take immediate check and maintenance in case of HDD failure. Checking HDD Status in HDD Information Interface Steps: 1.

  • Page 86: Detecting Bad Sector

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual If you want to use the HDD even when the S.M.A.R.T. checking is failed, you can check the checkbox before the Continue to use this disk when self-evaluation is failed item. Figure 11. 13 S.M.A.R.T Settings Interface 11.6 Detecting Bad Sector Purpose: You can detect the bad sector of the HDD to check the status of the HDD.

  • Page 87: Configuring Hdd Error Alarms

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 11.7 Configuring HDD Error Alarms Purpose: You can configure the HDD error alarms when the HDD status is Uninitialized or Abnormal. Steps: 1. Enter the Exception interface. Menu > Configuration > Exceptions 2. Select the Exception Type to HDD Error from the dropdown list. 3.

  • Page 88: Chapter 12 Camera Settings

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 12 Camera Settings 12.1 Configuring OSD Settings Purpose: You can configure the OSD (On-screen Display) settings for the camera, including date /time, camera name, etc. Steps: 1. Enter the OSD Configuration interface. Menu > Camera > OSD 2.

  • Page 89: Configuring Privacy Mask

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 12.2 Configuring Privacy Mask Purpose: You are allowed to configure the four-sided privacy mask zones that cannot be viewed or recorded by the operator. Steps: 1. Enter the Privacy Mask Settings interface. Menu > Camera > Privacy Mask 2.

  • Page 90: Configuring Video Parameters

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 12.3 Configuring Video Parameters Steps: 1. Enter the Image Settings interface. Menu > Camera > Image Figure 12. 5 Image Settings Interface (AnalogCamera) 2. Select the camera to set image parameters. 3. Two periods for different image settings are provided, select the period name in the dropdown list. The time periods cannot be overlapped with each other.

  • Page 91: Chapter 13 Dvr Management And Maintenance

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 13 DVR Management and Maintenance 13.1 Viewing System Information Steps: 1. Enter the System Information interface. Menu > Maintenance > System Info 2. You can click the Device Info, Camera, Record, Alarm, Network and HDD tabs to view the system information of the device.
  • Page 92 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 13. 2 Log Search Interface 2. Set the log search conditions to refine your search, including the Start Time, End Time, Major Type and Minor Type. 3. Click the Search button to start search log files. 4.

  • Page 93: Importing/Exporting Ip Camera Info

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 7. Select the backup device from the dropdown list of Device Name. 8. 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 94: Upgrading By Ftp

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 13. 4 Local Upgrade Interface 4. Select the update file from the backup device. 5. Click the Upgrade button to start upgrading. 6. After the upgrading is complete, reboot the DVR to activate the new firmware. 13.5.2 Upgrading by FTP Before you start: Configure PC (running FTP server) and DVR to the same Local Area Network.
  • Page 95 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 13. 6 Restore Defaults Select the restoring type from the following three options. Restore Defaults: Restore all parameters, except the network (including IP address, subnet mask, gateway, MTU, NIC working mode, default route, server port, etc.) and user account parameters, to the factory default settings.

  • Page 96: Chapter 14 Others

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 14 Others 14.1 Configuring General Settings Purpose: You can configure the output resolution, system time, mouse pointer speed, etc. Steps: 1. Enter the General Settings interface. Menu > Configuration > General 2. Select the General tab. Figure 14.

  • Page 97: Configuring Dst Settings

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 14.2 Configuring DST Settings Steps: 1. Enter the General Settings interface. Menu >Configuration>General 2. Choose DST Settings tab. Figure 14. 2 DST Settings Interface You can check the checkbox before the Auto DST Adjustment item. Or you can manually check the Enable DST checkbox, and then you choose the date of the DST period.

  • Page 98: Adding A User

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 14.4.1 Adding a User Steps: Enter the User Management interface. Menu >Configuration>User Figure 14. 3 User Management Interface Click the Add button to enter the Add User interface. Figure 14. 4 Add User Menu Enter the information for new user, including User Name, Password, Confirm, Level and User’s MAC...
  • Page 99 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Address. Password: Set the password for the user account. STRONG PASSWORD RECOMMENDED– We highly recommend you create a strong password of your own choosing (using a minimum of 8 characters, including upper case letters, lower case letters, numbers, and special characters) in order to increase the security of your product.

  • Page 100: Deleting A User

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual importing/exporting configuration files. • Local Camera Management: Enabling and disabling analog camera (s). Adding, deleting and editing of network camera (s). This function is supported by HDVR series. • Local Advanced Operation: Operating HDD management (initializing HDD, setting HDD property), upgrading system firmware.

  • Page 101: Editing A User

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 14. 7 User List Click the icon to delete the selected user account. 14.4.3 Editing a User For the added user accounts, you can edit the parameters. Steps: Enter the User Management interface. Menu >Configuration>User Select the user to be edited from the list.
  • Page 102 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Click the OK button to save the settings and exit the menu. For the Operator or Guest user account, you can also click the button on te user management interface to edit the permission.

  • Page 103: Chapter 15 Appendix

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 15 Appendix 15.1 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, with the main stream having a maximum resolution of 1080P and the sub-stream having a maximum resolution of CIF.

  • Page 104: Troubleshooting

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 15.2 Troubleshooting No image displayed on the monitor after the device is starting up normally.  Possible Reasons: a) No VGA or HDMI connections. b) Connection cable is damaged. c) Input mode of the monitor is incorrect. Steps: 1.
  • Page 105 Digital Video Recorder User Manual 1. Check the parameters of Main Stream (Normal) and Main Stream (Event). Select “Menu > Record > Encoding > Record”, and set the resolution of Main Stream (Event) the same as the one of Main Stream (Normal). 2.
  • Page 106 Digital Video Recorder User Manual 3. Verify the HDD status is normal. Select “Menu > HDD > General” to view the HDD status, and verify the HDD is detected and can be read and written normally. 4. Check if the fault is solved by the above steps. If it is solved, finish the process.

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