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USER MANUAL 5.6.3 Multi-user ............................79 5.6.3.1 Changing Password ............................5.6.3.2 Add New Users ............................... 5.6.3.3 Setting User Permissions ..........................5.6.4 Maintenance ............................82 5.6.4.1 Log .................................. 5.6.4.2 Load Default..............................5.6.4.3 Upgrade ................................5.6.4.4 Parameter Management ..........................5.6.4.5 Auto Reboot ..............................5.6.5 IP Camera Maintain ..........................
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USER MANUAL CHAPTER 8 VIEWING BACKED UP VIDEO ON PC/MAC ..............116 CHAPTER 9 REMOTE ACCESS VIA MOBIEL DEVICES ..............119 CHAPTER 10 APPENDIX ........................122 10.1 Troubleshooting ............................122 10.2 Usage Maintenance ..........................123 10.3 Accessories (For reference only)......................124...
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USER MANUAL SAFETY INSTRUCTION Please carefully read the following safety instruction to avoid personal injuries and prevent damage to the equipment and other connected. 1. Power sources (note: please use the included power supply or one specified by the manufacturer) Never operate the equipment by using an unspecified power supply.
USER MANUAL Chapter 1 Product Overview 1.1 Rear Panel Item Description VIDEO INPUT Connect with video input devices, standard BNC port AUDIO INPUT Connect with audio input signals, RCA port AUDIO OUTPUT Audio signal output, RCA port Connect the supplied mouse or USB flash memory USB port Connect to your TV or a monitor with VGA input.
USER MANUAL 1.2 Remote Controller (For Reference Only) Icon Description Numeric keys Press to display channel 1~8 9、0 Numeric keys Press to display all channels Multiple display mode Menu Press to enter or exit the Main Menu MuteMute On/off Submenu Go to submenu Up arrow key;...
USER MANUAL Chapter 2 DVR Installation & Connection 2.1 HDD Installation Depending on your purchase, the hard drive disk (HDD) may be included. If it is not pre- installed, follow the installation instructions on this user manual. Caution: DO NOT install or remove the HDD while the device power is turned ON. HDD Installation: (1) Cut the power, and then remove screws on both sides &...
USER MANUAL 2.2 Connection Diagram Speaker Note: Above diagram is for reference only. The actual connection may be different depending on the DVR you purchased. 2.3 Power Supply Connection Caution: Use only the supplied power adapter that comes with the DVR Connect one end of the power adapter to the power connector on the back of the DVR.
USER MANUAL Chapter 3 DVR Common Operations 3.1 Using the Supplied Mouse Left Button: Click to select menu options. During live viewing in split-screen view, double-click on a channel to view it in full- screen. Double-click the channel again to return to split-screen viewing. Click on a channel in Live Viewing screen to open Camera Quick Toolbar.
USER MANUAL 3.3 Password When you first run the DVR, you are required to set a password immediately in order to protect your privacy. Save your username and password in a secure place. Language: Choose an OSD language Device ID: Input the device ID in the parentheses.
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USER MANUAL NOTE: If you forget your password, you will be unable to login to the system, please contact your reseller to reset the password.
USER MANUAL Chapter 4 DVR Starting up 4.1 Start Wizard The Startup Wizard will help to configure the system and get the DVR working quickly. 4.1.1 Start Wizard Click the Start Wizard to proceed to the next step 4.1.2 Network Configuration If the connection to a router allows the use of DHCP, please check the DHCP box.
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Web Client). If the default port 80 is already taken by another application, please change it. Client Port: This is the port that the DVR will use to send information (e.g. using the mobile app or Bolide CMS client). If the default port 9000 is already taken by another application, please change it. RTSP Port: This is the port that the DVR will use to transmit real-time streaming to other devices (e.g.
USER MANUAL 4.1.3 Date/Time This menu allows you to configure the Date, Time, Date Format, Time Format, Time Zone, NTP and DST. Date and Time Click on the calendar icon to set the current system date. Date: Click on the calendar icon to set the system date. Time: Click to set the system time.
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USER MANUAL NTP stands for Network Time Protocol. This feature allows you to synchronize the date and time automatically on the DVR over Internet. Therefore, the DVR needs to be connected to the Internet. Check the “NTP” box, and select the NTP server. DST stands for Daylight Savings Time.
USER MANUAL 4.1.4 IP Camera This menu allows you to add IP cameras to the DVR. Click Search to search for IP cameras in the same network. Choose the IP camera(s) you want to add, and then click icon to add to the DVR. Enter the camera’s user name &...
USER MANUAL Port: Port of the IP camera Protocol: Choose the protocol of the IP camera from the dropdown menu User Name: User Name of the IP camera Password: Password of the IP camera Bind channel: Choose a channel of the DVR you want to attach 4.1.5 Disk If the HDD is installed in the DVR for the first time, it must be formatted.
USER MANUAL 4.1.6 Resolution Choose an output resolution that matches your monitor. The DVR automatically adjusts the output resolution to best match the resolution of your monitor when the system is starting up. 4.1.7 Mobile If your DVR comes with a P2P ID, you can scan the QR code with your mobile app to view the DVR remotely.
USER MANUAL 4.1.8 Summary Check the system summary information you have set in the Start Wizard and finish the wizard. Tick “Don't show this window next time" if you don’t want to display Start Wizard when system reboots next time. Click Finish to save &...
USER MANUAL 4.2 Live View Screen Overview Camera Title Status Icons Camera Quick Toolbar Start Menu Task Menu Bar System Date & Time Camera Title To display the 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 IP: This indicates that the camera connected is an IP camera...
USER MANUAL This icon indicates the HDD is full. This icon indicates the HDD is read-only. VIDEO LOSS: The analog camera is disconnected. No Camera: IP camera is disconnected. Decoding Failed: The DVR doesn’t support this kind of IP camera compression standard, please change to H.264 compression standard.
USER MANUAL 4.2.2 Taskbar Click to open the Start Menu Click to choose different layout for live view Click to choose more layouts for live view Click to start viewing channels in a sequence Quick playback. You can choose to play the recording for all channels from the beginning of the day, or you can choose to playback from the latest 5s, 10s, 30s, 1Min, 5Min.
USER MANUAL 4.2.3.1 Unlock and Lock Screen The screen will be locked if the DVR is not in use for 1 minute to protect unauthorized OSD. If necessary, you can also lock the screen operation manually. To do so, go to Star Menu, and then click the Lock Screen icon to lock the system.
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USER MANUAL If you choose Logout, the live viewing screen will disappear. You will need to login to the system for further use. You need to input the password to login to the system.
USER MANUAL Chapter 5 DVR System Setup Through the Start Menu, you are able to configure the Channel, Record, Alarm, Network, Device, and System for the DVR. 5.1 Channel In this section, you can configure the camera, live view display, manage IP cameras, adjust IP camera’s image, PTZ setup, motion setup, convert mode, and more.
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USER MANUAL Click Search to search for IP cameras in your local network, click to add an individual IP camera or click Add All to add all IP cameras. Click Search to search for IP cameras. Then click one of the IP cameras in the device list. Channel: Channel name of IP camera Alias: Name of the IP camera...
USER MANUAL 5.1.1.2 Protocol Manage With Protocol Manage, you can create your own RTSP protocol for IP camera connection. Custom Protocol: The system supports a max of 10 custom protocol options. Protocol Name: Give a name to your custom protocol. Enable Substrearm: Check this box if you want to enable sub-stream.
USER MANUAL 5.1.2 Live To configure camera parameters. Channel: Display channel name. Setup: Click icon on the setup page. Choose a channel to configure Give a name to the camera Date format displayed on the camera (for IP camera only) Time format displayed on the camera (for IP camera only) Choose a camera type (Auto, AHD, TVI, CVI…) for analog camera Choose an AHD EQ level to enhance Quality...
USER MANUAL 5.1.3 Image Control This menu allows you to control the image settings for supported IP cameras. Channel: Channel name. Setup: Click icon on the setup page. Choose a channel to configure Select the desired built-in IR cut filter mode to ensure the camera works properly both in the day and night.
USER MANUAL 5.1.4 PTZ This menu allows you to configure the PTZ (Pan-Tilt-Zoom) settings for the dome camera Channel: Channel name Signal Type: Analog for analog channels, Analog & Digital for IP channels. Protocol: Choose the communication protocol between the PTZ capable camera and DVR. If your camera supports UTC (Up the COAX) function, you can choose COAX1 or COAX2 to display your camera OSD menu or control the UTC PTZ function.
USER MANUAL 5.1.4.1 PTZ control After finishing the PTZ setup, you can use the PTZ function to control your PTZ camera. 1) Left click on a channel in Live View to open the Camera Quick Toolbar, and choose the PTZ control icon 2) PTZ control panel will be displayed.
USER MANUAL 5.1.5 Video Cover This menu allows you to create privacy zone(s) if you want to partially cover some part of the image. You can create up to 4 privacy zones of any size and in any location on the camera image.
USER MANUAL 5.1.6 Motion Setup: Click icon on the setup page. Motion Detection Area: The whole screen is marked for motion detection (red blocks) by default. If you want to disable the motion detection in a certain area, click the grid cursor and drag the mouse to highlight only desired area.
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USER MANUAL Click Alarm to configure the motion detection alarm function: Buzzer: The DVR can use its internal buzzer to emit an alarm tone. You can set the buzzer duration in seconds when motion is detected. Alarm Out: Optional function. If your DVR supports a connection to an external alarm device, you can set it to emit an alarm tone.
USER MANUAL 5.1.7 PIR This is an optional function. If your camera has PIR function, you can configure the PIR recording here. Switch: Enable or disable PIR recording. Sensitivity: Set the sensitivity level. Level 1 is the lowest sensitivity level while level 8 is the highest sensitivity level.
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USER MANUAL completed, right click to return and click Save to make the area setup effective. Click Alarm to configure the PIR detection alarm function: Buzzer: The DVR can use its internal buzzer to emit an alarm tone. You can set the buzzer duration in seconds when the PIR detection is triggered.
USER MANUAL 5.1.8 Deterrence Click Deterrence to enter the Deterrence setup page Notice: The Camera must have the White light and Siren function to set and use this parameter. Sensitivity : To setup the Sensitivity from 1~8, default is 4. 1 is the lowest and 8 is the highest sensitivity. Light Duration : To set the duration time of the White light, from 30~180s, default is 30s.
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USER MANUAL Siren Level : To set the Siren Level (Low Middle or High) Siren Duration : To set the Siren duration time from 10~180s, default is 10s. Deterrence tools button: Click a channel with a camera that has the Light and Siren function Click to set white light parameter, enabled by default, you may select disable if you do not need light.
USER MANUAL 5.1.9 Intelligent Optional intelligent functions include Perimeter Intrusion Detection, Line Crossing , Stationary Object Detection, Pedestrian Detection, Face Detection, and Cross Detection Counting. Channel: Select the channel you want to configure Switch: Enable or disable the PID function Sensitivity: Sensitivity can be set from 1 to 4.
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USER MANUAL 1. Rule Number is the number of PID areas. You can set a maximum of 4 areas for the PID function. 2. Rule Switch enables the detection. 3. Choose a Rule Type. B: DVR will only detect an action from side A to side B; ...
USER MANUAL 5.1.9.1 PID (Perimeter Intrusion Detection) The Perimeter Intrusion Detection function detects people, vehicles or other objects that enter and loiter in a pre-defined virtual region, and sometimes certain actions can be taken when the alarm is triggered; Click to set the parameter settings of PID:...
USER MANUAL 5.1.9.2 LCD (Line Crossing Detection) The Line Crossing Detection function detects people, vehicles or other objects that cross a pre-defined virtual line, and sometimes certain actions can be taken when the alarm is triggered. Channel: Select the channel you want to configure Switch: Enable or disable the LCD function Sensitive: Set the sensitivity level from 1 to 4.
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USER MANUAL 1. Rule Number is the number of LCD lines. You can draw a maximum of 4 lines. 2. Rule Switch enables the detection. 3. Choose a Rule Type. B: DVR will only detect an action from side A to side B; ...
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USER MANUAL Notice: 1) To avoid any failure to trigger the alarm when the target crosses through it, the lines should not be too close to the edges of the picture. 2) To avoid any failure to trigger the alarm when the target crosses through it, the lines should not be set too short.
USER MANUAL 5.1.9.3 SOD (Stationary Object Detection) The Stationary Object Detection function detects stationary or missing objects in a pre-defined region such as baggage, purses, dangerous materials, etc., and a series of actions can be taken when the alarm is triggered. Channel: Select the channel you want to configure Switch:...
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USER MANUAL 1. Rule Number is the number of SOD areas. You can set a maximum 4 areas. 2. Rule Switch enables the detection. 3. Choose a Rule Type. Legacy: DVR will only detect stationary objects; Lost: DVR will only detect missing objects; Legacy &...
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USER MANUAL Alarm: Click to set parameter settings of SOD: Channel: Select the channel you want to configure Buzzer: Enable the buzzer to emit an alarm tone for 10, 20, 40 or 60 seconds when the detection is triggered Alarm Out: If your DVR supports a connection to an external alarm device, you can set it to emit an alarm tone.
USER MANUAL 5.1.9.4 PD (Pedestrian Detection) The Pedestrian Detection function detects moving people in a pre-defined region, and a series of actions can be taken when the alarm is triggered. Channel: Select the channel you want to configure Switch: Enable or disable the PD function Level : Can set to Low, Middle High.
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USER MANUAL 1. Rule Number is the number of PD area. 2. Rule Switch enables the detection. 3. Rule Type, only Normal is available for this detection. 4. You can draw a virtual region by clicking 4 points with your mouse. The shape of the region should be a convex polygon.
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USER MANUAL Alarm: Click to set parameter settings of PD: Channel: Select the channel you want to configure Buzzer: Enable the buzzer to emit an alarm tone for 10, 20, 40 or 60 seconds when detection is triggered Alarm Out: If your DVR supports a connection to an external alarm device, you can set it to emit an alarm tone.
USER MANUAL 5.1.9.5 FD (Face Detection) The Face Detection function detects the faces of moving people that appear in a pre-defined region, and a series of actions can be taken when the alarm is triggered. Channel: Select the channel you want to configure Switch: Enable or disable the CC function Setup: Click...
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USER MANUAL 1. Rule Number is the number of FD areas. You can set a maximum of 4 areas for FD function. 2. Rule Switch enables the detection. 3. Rule Type only Normal is available for this detection. 4. You can draw a virtual region by clicking 4 points with your mouse. The shape of the region should be a convex polygon.
USER MANUAL Record: Select the channel(s) you want to record when the detection is triggered. Post Recording: You can set how long the DVR will continue to record after an event has occurred Show Message: A letter “S” will be displayed on the screen when the intelligent detection is triggered.
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USER MANUAL 1. Rule Number is the number of virtual lines you can draw. Maximum 4 lines. 2. Rule Switch enables the detection. 3. Choose a Rule Type Object: Will count only moving objects. Pedestrian: Will count only moving people. 4.
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USER MANUAL Alarm: Click parameter setting of FD: Channel: Select the channel you want to configure Buzzer: Enable the buzzer to emit an alarm tone for 10, 20, 40 or 60 seconds when the detection is triggered Alarm Out: If your DVR supports a connection to an external alarm device, you can set it to emit an alarm tone.
USER MANUAL 5.1.9.7 Intelligent Analysis The statistical results for Cross In & Cross Out can be queried by Daily / Weekly / Monthly / Annual 5.1.9.8 Intelligent Schedule...
USER MANUAL In order to activate the intelligent function, you need to configure the schedule. The schedule will be active 24 hours x 7 days. To set the schedule, choose one channel then drag the cursor to mark the slots. The sky-blue blocks in the time slots mean the intelligent function is active for that time and day.
USER MANUAL Bitrate: This parameter corresponds to the speed of the data transfer that the DVR will use to record video. Recordings that are encoded at higher bitrates will be of better quality. Audio: Select this option if you want to record audio along with video and have a microphone connected to the DVR or use a camera with audio capability.
USER MANUAL 5.2.2.2 Record Schedule This menu allows you to specify when the DVR records video and defines the recording mode for each channel. The recording schedule lets you set up a schedule like, daily and hourly by normal (continuous) recording, motion recording, I/O alarm recording & PIR recording (if your DVR supports it).
USER MANUAL 5.2.3 Capture This menu allows you to configure the image capture function. 5.2.3.1 Capture Auto Capture: Select to enable or disable automatic capturing on the channel. Stream Type: Select the image resolution by mainstream or substream. Normal Interval: Time interval to capture an image in normal recording. Alarm Interval: Time interval to capture an image when motion, IO alarm or PIR is triggered.
USER MANUAL 5.2.3.2 Capture Schedule Channel: Select the channel to set its capture parameters. Normal: When the time slot is marked green, this indicates the channel performs normal capture for that time slot. Motion: When the time slot is marked yellow, this indicates that the channel captures images only when motion is detected during that time slot.
USER MANUAL 5.3.3 I/O This is an optional function, it will appear if your DVR supports sensor I/O; you can connect external sensor I/O alarm devices to work with the DVR. Alarm In: I/O channel. Alarm Type: There are 3 types to choose from: Normally-Open, Normally-Close, and OFF. Choose that matches your sensor type, or choose OFF to close the sensor trigger function.
USER MANUAL FTP Video Upload: To upload alarm images to an FTP server when I/O alarm is triggered. To enable FTP, please view 5.4.4 FTP. Picture to Cloud: To upload alarm images to a cloud server when I/O alarm is triggered. Video to Cloud: To upload alarm images to a Cloud server when I/O alarm is triggered.
USER MANUAL 5.3.5 Exception This menu allows you to set the type of events that you want the DVR to inform you about. Event Type: Select the event type from options below: No Space on Disk: When an HDD is full. Disk Error: If the HDD is not detected properly.
USER MANUAL 5.4 Network This menu allows you to configure network parameters, such as PPPoE, DHCP, and 3G. The most common type is DHCP. Your network type is most likely DHCP, unless the network is manually addressed. If you need to authenticate the user name and password to the Internet, then choose PPPoE.
USER MANUAL DNS1/DNS2: DNS1 is the primary DNS server and DNS2 is a backup DNS server. It is usually enough to just enter the DNS1 server address. 5.4.4.1 PPPoE This is an advanced protocol that allows the DVR to connect to the network more directly via a DSL modem.
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USER MANUAL 5.4.1.2 3G Prior to using the mobile network, you need to connect a 3G dongle to the DVR. Enable the 3G option, enter the APN, Dial Code, User name & password according to the instruction of your 3G dongle device. Prior to using the mobile network, you need to connect a 3G dongle to the DVR...
USER MANUAL 5.4.1.3 Port Configuration Port: This is the port that you will use to log in into the DVR remotely (e.g. using the Web Client). If the default port 80 is already taken by another application, please change it. Client Port: This is the port that the DVR will use to send information.
USER MANUAL 5.4.2 DDNS This menu allows you to configure the DDNS settings. The DDNS provides a static address to simplify remote connection to your DVR. To use the DDNS, you first need to open an account on the DDNS service provider’s web page. DDNS: Check to enable DDNS.
USER MANUAL 5.4.3 Email This menu allows you to configure email settings. Please complete these settings if you want to receive system notifications through email when an alarm is triggered, HDD is full, there is an error in the HDD, or Video Loss occurs. 5.4.3.1 Email Configuration Email: Check to enable.
USER MANUAL NOTICE: 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. 5.4.3.2 Email Schedule You need to configure the schedule to fully implement the Email notification. Green: Slot for Motion detection.
USER MANUAL 5.4.4 FTP This menu allows you to enable the FTP function which lets you view and load captured snapshots from your DVR to your storage device over FTP. Enable: Click to enable FTP function. Server IP: Enter your FTP server IP address or domain name. Port: Enter the FTP port for file exchanges.
USER MANUAL 5.4.5 IP FILTER You can configure the IP FILTER for the NVR. Enable: Check to setup the Whitelist and Blacklist Enable Whitelist: Whitelist is enabled by default, you can set it up after checking Enable. Start Address End Address of the White List.
USER MANUAL 5. 5 Device In this section, you can configure the internal HDD & Cloud storage function. 5. 5.1 Disk This menu allows you to check & configure the internal HDD(s).You only need to format the HDD at the first start up of the DVR or when you replace the HDD. Format HDD: Select the HDD you want to format then click Format...
USER MANUAL Disk Type: Read-write, read-only, and redundant. Read write Disk: Read Write mode is the default setting for saving recordings or searching through recordings on the HDD. Redundance Disk: Redundance can be used to automatically backup video footage on the recording (read-write) hard drive.
USER MANUAL 1. Use the dropdown next to Disk Group Type to select the type of group. 2. Use the dropdown next to Disk Group to select the specific group within the selected group type. 3. Click the numbered boxes representing channels to record those channels to the HDDs in the selected group.
USER MANUAL Conveyance: This is a very quick test that verifies that the mechanical parts of the hard drive are working. Whole Evaluation not passed, continue to use the disk: If for some reason the hard drive has a fault (one or more bad sectors), you can instruct your DVR to continue saving to the drive. Note: When performing a test, your DVR will continue to work as normal.
USER MANUAL Cloud Type: Only Dropbox is currently supported. Alarm Detection: Enable if you want to upload snapshots to Dropbox when the camera detects motion or an I/O alarm is triggered. Drive Name: Enter the cloud storage name for your DVR. Activate Cloud: Click to activate the function.
USER MANUAL Device ID is 000000 for one of the DVRs, and 111111 for the other DVR. When you want to operate the DVR with a remote controller, both of the DVRs may receive the signal from the controller & act at the same time. If you want to control only the DVR with ID 111111, you can input the Device ID 111111 on the login page with the remote for further operations.
USER MANUAL 5.6.1.2 NTP Settings The NTP (Network Time Protocol) function allows your DVR to automatically sync its clock with a time server. This gives it the ability to constantly have an accurate time setting (your DVR will periodically automatically sync). Check Enable NTP, and select a...
USER MANUAL Date: Select the start date (click the calendar icon), end date and time when Daylight Saving starts and ends. Start Time / End Time: Set the start time and end time for Daylight Saving. 5.6.2 Output Configuration This menu allows you to configure video output parameters. Video Output: May choose LIVE-OUT...
USER MANUAL Mode: Select how many video channels you would like to display when your DVR is in sequence mode. SEQ Dwell Time: Enter in seconds the maximum length of time you would like to display a video channel in sequence mode before displaying the next video channel (300 seconds is the maximum).
USER MANUAL Video Output: select SPOT-OUT model VGA SPOT : check box enable VGA SPOT View setup: may select Static or Dynamic Mode: Select how many video channels you would like to display when your DVR is in sequence mode. SEQ Dwell Time: Enter in seconds the maximum length of time you would like to display a video channel in sequence mode before displaying the next video channel (300 seconds is the...
USER MANUAL 5.6.3.1 Changing Password To change the password for the administrator or user accounts, click the User Edit icon . The password has to be a minimum of 8 characters and can contain a mixture of numbers and letters. Enter your new password again to confirm, and then click Save to save your new password.
USER MANUAL 5.6.3.3 Setting User Permissions The administrator account is the only account that has full control of all system functions. You can enable or disable access to certain menus and functions for each user account. 1. Click the edit icon of under the permission tab, to enter the permission edit page. 2.
USER MANUAL 5.6.4 Maintenance In this section, you will be able to search & view the system log, load default settings, upgrade the system, export & import system parameters and manager system auto reboot. 5.6.4.1 Log The system log shows you important system events, such as motion alarms and system warnings.
USER MANUAL 5.6.4.2 Load Default Reset the DVR settings to its out-of-box state. You can choose to reset all settings at once, or just settings on specific menus. Restoring default settings will not delete recordings and snapshots saved to the hard drive. Check the items you want restore, or check Select All to choose all items.
USER MANUAL 5.6.4.3 Upgrade Copy the firmware file to your USB drive, and insert the USB flash drive (.sw file) into the DVR ’s USB port. 2. Click Select File button to choose the firmware file in your USB flash drive, then Click OK. 3.
USER MANUAL 5.6.4.5 Auto Reboot This menu allows the system to auto reboot the DVR regularly. It is recommended to leave this function enabled, as it maintains the operational integrity of your DVR. Auto Reboot: Check to enable. Time: You can set the DVR to reboot daily, weekly or monthly.
USER MANUAL 5.6.5 IP Camera Maintain This menu allows you to upgrade the IP camera’s firmware and restore the default settings of the IP camera. 5.6.5.1 Upgrade IP Camera 1. Choose one of the IP cameras you want to upgrade the firmware on. 2.
USER MANUAL 5.6.5.2 Load Default Settings for IP Camera 1. Choose the IP cameras you want to restore. 2. Click Load Default to restore settings. You will be required to input the Admin password to authenticate.
USER MANUAL 5.6.5.3Reboot IPC 1. Choose the IP cameras you want to reboot. 2. Click Reboot IPC to reboot IPC. You will be required to input the Admin password to authenticate. 5.6.6 System Information This menu allows you to view the system information, channel information, recording information &...
USER MANUAL 5.6.6.1 Information View system information such as device ID, device model name, IP address, MAC address, firmware version and more. If your DVR supports P2P function, you will find the P2P ID & P2P QR code in the information page.
USER MANUAL 5.6.6.2 Channel Information View channel information for each connected camera such as alias, mainstream and substream recording specifications, motion detection status & privacy zone. 5.6.6.3 Record Information View recording information for each connected camera such as bitrate, stream type, recording resolution and frame rate (FPS).
USER MANUAL 5.6.6.4 Network State View network information. Total Band Width: It shows the DVR’s total input band width for IP cameras. Used Band Width: It shows the used band width of IP cameras.
USER MANUAL Chapter 6 Search, Playback & Backup The Search function gives you the ability to search for and play previously recorded videos as well as snapshots that are stored on your DVR’s hard drive. You have the choice of playing video that matches your recording schedule, manual recordings or motion events only.
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USER MANUAL Enlarge the video playback to full screen Rewind, x2, x4, x8 and x16 Slow Play, 1/2, 1/4 and 1/8, 1/16 speed Play Pause Play frame by frame. Click once to play a frame of the video Stop Fast Forward, x2, x4, x8 and x16 Digital Zoom: Click to zoom in then click-and-drag on a camera image during playback to zoom in on the selected area.
USER MANUAL Timeline: Continuous recordings are shown with colored bars to represent different types of recording (legend shown in the bottom-left corner of the display). You may check the timeframe options ( ) to view a smaller or larger time period. Different types of recordings shown in different colors: Continuous Recording is in Green;...
USER MANUAL 4. The search result will be displayed on a timeline from 00:00 to 24:00. 5. Click button to start playback. 6. Control the playback with buttons on the Video Playback Controls. 7. Use the timeframe options ( ) to view a smaller or larger time period. 8.
USER MANUAL 6.1.2 Event Search, Playback & Backup Event search lets you view the video recordings of a channel, start and end time, and recording type. You can also quickly back up events to a USB flash drive. To search, play & back up for events: 1.
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USER MANUAL 6. Click icons in the bottom-right corner of the menu to browse between the pages of events, or input the page you want to browse. 7. You can switch the list form in by clicking on the icons shown at the bottom right corner of the screen: Thumbnails view.
USER MANUAL 6.1.2.1 Event Playback Control 1. Event List: you can select the events from here. 2. Click icon to save your selected event videos to a USB flash drive. Click icon to play video. 3. Control the playback with buttons on the Video Playback Controls.
USER MANUAL 6.1.3 Sub-periods Playback Sub-periods Playback allows you to play multiple normal recordings and motion events simultaneously from a single channel. 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.
USER MANUAL 6.1.4 Smart Search & Playback Smart mode allows you to easily search & play motion events in one or more specific areas of the channel. To start a smart search & playback: 1. Choose the date & time you want to search. 2.
USER MANUAL 6.1.4.1 Smart Search Area By default the smart search function searches for motion recordings in the whole area of a channel. You can specify one or more particular areas to narrow your search. Click this icon on the Video Playback Controls, the camera will be shown in full screen and the Smart controls bar will be visible.
USER MANUAL 6.1.5 Tag 6.1.5.1 Add Tag Move your mouse to any a live channel, then right-click to view the tool bar ( Click to add a Customized Tag: Tag name may edited. Click Save to set it. Once the tag is set, it can record one minute which is the default setting.
USER MANUAL 6.1.5.2 Search Tag In the Tag event search page, you can enter Start Time, End Time and Channel, then click , all Tag events will be listed, you may click to playback Tag event, click to Edit Tag name or click to Delete Tag event.
USER MANUAL 6.1.7 Picture Search & View This function can be used to search, play and copy snapshots to a USB. To search, play & back up pictures: 1. Choose the date & time you want to search. 2. Check the picture capture types you want to search, or check Search Type to choose all.
USER MANUAL 8. When you click on one of the pictures, the system will show the picture information on the bottom left corner of the screen. 9. Check the box next to the number of the event to select the file, or check the box next Select to select all pictures in the page.
USER MANUAL Press to display the previous snapshot or group of snapshots, press to display the next snapshot or group of snapshots. Click to view a single snapshot at a time, click to view four snapshots at a time, press to view nine snapshots at a time.
USER MANUAL Web Plugin Download and Installation To access the Web Client, do the following: IE/Chrome/Firefox: 1. Launch the web browser on your PC and enter the DVR IP address or DDNS domain name (Host Name) you have set on your DVR in the URL box. 2.
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USER MANUAL 3. After installing the plug-in, close & launch your browser again. Repeat step 1 to open the login page. Input your user name and password to login to the web client. Note : If you use Google Chrome, please use Version V41 or below. If you use V42 to V44, you need to enable NPAPI plugins.
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USER MANUAL 3. Click "Continue" --> "Install". Enter user name and password for your Mac computer, Click on "Install Software" --> "Close" to finish installation. 4. Close Safari and open again. Repeat step 1 to open the Web Client login page.
USER MANUAL 7.3 Web Client Manager The web client allows you to fully control the DVR with an administrator account. Please make sure to protect your user name & password to prevent any unwanted logins. 7.3.1 Live Interface This is the first screen that opens after you have logged into the Web Client. Here you can open or close live preview, record video to local computer manually, take snapshots of the screens, PTZ control, color adjustment, etc.
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USER MANUAL Mobile Stream: View all live video using lower-quality mobile stream video settings to conserve bandwidth. Available for IP channels only. Main Menus: Live: View live video from cameras. Playback: View recorded video which is saved in the DVR’s HDD. Remote Setting: Access the DVR’s setting menus.
USER MANUAL Open the images in Live window. Close all the Live channels Original Proportions: Shows live video in the original proportions Stretch: Stretch live video to fully cover the area for each channel on screen. To enlarge the web client to full screen. Manual Recording: Click to start manually recording for all displayed channels.
USER MANUAL 2. Select a day on the calendar to search for recordings. Days with recordings will be underlined in red. 3. Select the recording type from the dropdown next to Type, or select to search for all recordings. 4. Choose the video stream you want to search & play. If you want to play Substream recordings, please make sure you have set the DVR to record with Dualstream at 5.2.2.1 Record.
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USER MANUAL Choose the files you want to download. Then press Start Download to begin; you can see the download status. Press Stop Download to stop. Playback Speed. Click to choose the playing speed. Play All Channels: Click to play all the channels you have chosen to be searched. Only available when the Synchronous playback option is not checked.
USER MANUAL 7.3.3 Remote Setting Here you can remotely configure the settings of the DVR. Please see “Chapter 5 DVR System Setup” for more details on the DVR settings. 7.3.4 Local Setting Set download locations for recordings and snapshots taken using the Web Client, and choose the file type for the video files.
USER MANUAL Chapter 8 Viewing Backed Up Video on PC/Mac This section will help you play the backup files with the video player found in the attached. For Mac users, please install the app “VideoPlayer_x.x.xx_xxxx_xx_x.dmg”, for example: VideoPlayer_1.0.15_2017_01_6.dmg. For PC users, please install the software “VideoPlayer_x.x.xx_xxxx_xx_xx.exe”, for example: VideoPlayer_1.0.15_2017_01_06.exe.
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USER MANUAL Video Player Control 1. Play List Add files Remove files To choose play mode: play a single file and stop; play all listed files by sequence; repeat one file; repeat all files. Filter by file name Hide/Show Playlist Click to open files or load a folder.
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USER MANUAL Enlarge the video to full screen Advanced Setup Menu allows you to choose the OSD language of the video player, and configure the settings of video player. Basic Settings: Set on-top mode Capture Settings: Set the format and the path to save snapshots.
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The DVR allows remote access via mobile devices on both Android & iOS operating system. 1) Search Bolide Quick Connect from Google Play Store for android devices or App Store or iOS devices and install. 2) Run the app, it will display the live view screen.
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USER MANUAL 3.1) Touch icon to Add online device. 3.2) Touch icon to input the DVR information and manually add the device.
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USER MANUAL 4) After all settings are set, touch Save to save, the app will turn to Live view display if the device is well connected. : Click to save a snapshot of the current camera image. : Click to manually record the channel. If the manual recording is in process, the icon will be appear in red c.
USER MANUAL Chapter 10 Appendix 10.1 Troubleshooting Q: What can I do if the system does not detect the HDD? A: Check if the power supply is properly connected and that the data cord and power cables are securely connected, and if something is wrong with the HDD interface. Or you may check if your HDD is supported by referring to the specifications or descriptions.
USER MANUAL d) Protocol of PTZ decoder matches that of the DVR. e) Address of PTZ decoder matches that of the DVR. If many decoders are connected, 120Ω resistance should be added to the farthest side of line AB of the PTZ decoder to realize reflection suppression and match impedance.
USER MANUAL 10.3 Accessories (For reference only) Remote Controller Power Adapter Warranty Card USB mouse...
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USER MANUAL The material in this document is the intellectual property of our department . No part of this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated, transmitted, or published in any form or by any means without our department’s prior written permission.
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CHAPTER 1 PRODUCT OVERVIEW.........................6 1.1 Rear Panel................................6 1.2 Remote Controller (For Reference Only)......................2 CHAPTER 2 DVR INSTALLATION & CONNECTION..................3 2.1 HDD Installation.............................. 3 2.2 Connection Diagram............................4 2.3 Power Supply Connection..........................4 CHAPTER 3 DVR COMMON OPERATIONS....................5 3.1 Using the Supplied Mouse..........................5 3.2 Using the Virtual Keyboard..........................
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USER MANUAL 5.6.3 Multi-user...............................79 5.6.3.1 Changing Password............................80 5.6.3.2 Add New Users..............................80 5.6.3.3 Setting User Permissions........................... 81 5.6.4 Maintenance............................82 5.6.4.1 Log..................................82 5.6.4.2 Load Default..............................83 5.6.4.3 Upgrade................................84 5.6.4.4 Parameter Management........................... 84 5.6.4.5 Auto Reboot..............................85 5.6.5 IP Camera Maintain..........................86 5.6.5.1 Upgrade IP Camera............................86 5.6.5.2 Load Default Settings for IP Camera........................87 5.6.5.3 Reboot IPC.................................
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USER MANUAL CHAPTER 8 VIEWING BACKED UP VIDEO ON PC/MAC................116 CHAPTER 9 REMOTE ACCESS VIA MOBIEL DEVICES................119 CHAPTER 10 APPENDIX..........................122 10.1 Troubleshooting............................122 10.2 Usage Maintenance........................... 123 10.3 Accessories (For reference only).......................124...
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USER MANUAL SAFETY INSTRUCTION Please carefully read the following safety instruction so as to avoid personal injuries and prevent the equipment and other connection devices from being damaged. 1. Power sources (note: please use the power supply attached or specified by the manufacturer) Never operate the equipment by using unspecified power supply.
USER MANUAL Chapter 1 Product Overview 1.1 Rear Panel Item Description VIDEO INPUT Connect with video input devices, standard BNC port AUDIO INPUT Connect with audio input signals, RCA port AUDIO OUTPUT Audio signal output, RCA port Connect the supplied mouse or USB flash memory USB port Connect to your TV or a monitor with VGA input.
USER MANUAL 1.2 Remote Controller (For Reference Only) Icon Description Numeric keys Press to display channel 1~8 9、0 Numeric keys Press to display all channels Multiple display mode Menu Press to enter or exit the Main Menu Mute Mute On/off Submenu Go to submenu Up arrow key;...
USER MANUAL Chapter 2 DVR Installation & Connection 2.1 HDD Installation Depending on the package you have purchased, the hard disk drive may be included in the full package. If it is not pre-installed, follow the installation instructions on this user manual. Caution: DO NOT install or remove the hard disk drive while the device power is turned ON.
USER MANUAL 2.2 Connection Diagram Speaker Note: Above diagram is for reference only. The practical connection may be different depending on the DVR you purchased. 2.3 Power Supply Connection Caution: Use only the supplied power adapter that came with the DVR Connect one end of the power adapter to the power connector on the back of the DVR.
USER MANUAL Chapter 3 DVR Common Operations 3.1 Using the Supplied Mouse Left Button: Click to select menu options. During live viewing in split-screen view, double-click on a channel to view it in full-screen. Double-click the channel again to return to split-screen viewing. Click upon a channel on Live Viewing screen to open Camera Quick Toolbar.
USER MANUAL 3.3 Password For the first time when you run the DVR, you must be required to set your own password immediately in order to protect your privacy. Please be sure to record your username and password and save them in a secure place. Language: Choose an OSD language Device ID:...
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USER MANUAL NOTE: If you forget your password, you will be unable to login the system, please contact your reseller to reset the password.
USER MANUAL Chapter 4 DVR Starting up 4.1 Start Wizard Startup Wizard will help to configure the system and get the DVR works quickly. 4.1.1 Start Wizard Start Wizard Click the to proceed to the next step 4.1.2 Network Configuration If you connect to a router allows to use DHCP, please check the DHCP box.
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USER MANUAL 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”. DNS1/DNS2: DNS1 is the primary DNS server and DNS2 is a backup DNS server. Usually should be enough just to enter the DNS1 server address.
USER MANUAL 4.1.3 Date/Time This menu allows you to configure the Date, Time, Date Format, Time Format, Time Zone, NTP and DST. Date and Time Click on the calendar icon to set the current system date. Date: Click on the calendar icon to set the system date. Time: Click to set the system time.
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USER MANUAL NTP stands for Network Time Protocol. This feature allows you to synchronize the date and time automatically on the DVR over Internet. Therefore, the DVR needs to be connected to the Internet. Check the “NTP” box, and select the NTP server. DST stands for Daylight Savings Time.
USER MANUAL 4.1.4 IP Camera This menu allows you to add IP cameras to the DVR. Click Search to search IP cameras in the same network. Choose the IP camera(s) you want to add, and then click icon to add to the DVR. Enter the camera’s user name &...
USER MANUAL Port: Port of the IP camera Protocol: Choose the protocol of the IP camera from the dropdown menu User Name: User Name of the IP camera Password: Password of the IP camera Bind channel: Choose a channel of the DVR you want to attach 4.1.5 Disk If the HDD is installed in the DVR for the first time, it must be formatted.
USER MANUAL 4.1.6 Resolution Choose an output resolution matches to your monitor. The DVR supports to adjust the output resolution automatically to match the best resolution of your monitor when the system is starting 4.1.7 Mobile If your DVR come with a P2P ID, you can scan the QR code with your mobile app to view the DVR remotely.
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USER MANUAL 4.1.8 Summary You can check the system summary information you had set in the start wizard and finish the wizard. Tick “Don't show this window next time" if you don’t want to display Start Wizard when system Finish reboot next time.
USER MANUAL 4.2 Live View Screen Overview Status Icons Camera Title Camera Quick Toolbar Start Menu Task Menu Bar System Date & Time Camera Title To display the 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 IP: This indicates that the camera connected is an IP camera...
USER MANUAL This icon indicates the HDD is full. This icon indicates the HDD is read-only. VIDEO LOSS: The analog camera is disconnected. No Camera: IP camera is disconnected. Decoding Failed: The DVR doesn’t support this kind of IP camera compression standard, please change to H.264 compression standard.
USER MANUAL 4.2.2 Taskbar Click to open the Start Menu Click to choose different layout for live view Click to choose more layouts for live view Click to start viewing channels in a sequence Quick playback. You can choose to play the latest recording for all channels from the beginning of the day, or you can choose the playback from the latest 5s, 10s, 30s, 1Min, 5Min.
USER MANUAL 4.2.3.1 Unlock and Lock Screen The screen will be locked to protect unauthorized OSD operation while the DVR is not in menu operation 1 minute. If necessary, you can also lock the screen operation manually. To do so, go to Star Menu, and then click the Lock Screen icon to lock the system immediately.
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USER MANUAL If you choose Logout the system, the live viewing screen will be disappeared. You will need to login the system for further operations. You need to input the password to login system.
USER MANUAL Chapter 5 DVR System Setup Into start menu click setup, you are able to configure the DVR for Channel, Record, Alarm, Network, Device, System. 5.1 Channel In this section, you are allowed to configure the camera, live view display, manage IP cameras, adjust IP camera’s image, PTZ setup, motion setup, convert mode, and more.
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USER MANUAL Click Search to search IP cameras from local network, click to add individual IP camera, click Add All to add all IP cameras. Click Search button to search IP cameras, and then click one of the IP camera in the device list. Channel: Channel name of IP camera Alias: Name of the IP camera...
USER MANUAL 5.1.1.2 Protocol Manage With the Protocol Manage, you can edit your own RTSP protocol for IP camera connection. Custom Protocol: The system support max 10 custom protocol options. Protocol Name: To give a name to your custom protocol. Enable Substrearm: Check the box if you want to enable sub-stream.
USER MANUAL 5.1.2 Live To configure camera parameters. Channel: Display channel name. Setup: Click icon into the setup page. Choose a channel to configure Give a name to the camera Date format to display for the camera (for IP camera only) Time format to display for the camera (for IP camera only) Choose a camera type (Auto, AHD, TVI, CVI…) for analog camera Choose an AHD EQ level to enhanced Quality...
USER MANUAL 5.1.3 Image Control This menu allows you to control image settings for supported IP cameras. Channel: Channel name. Setup: Click icon into the setup page. Choose a channel to Select the desired built-in IR cut filter mode to ensure the camera works properly both in the day and night.
USER MANUAL 5.1.4 PTZ This menu allows you to configure the PTZ (Pan-Tilt-Zoom) settings for the dome camera Channel: Channel name Signal Type: Analog for analog channels, Analog & Digital for IP channels. Protocol: Choose the communication protocol between the PTZ capable camera and DVR. If your camera support UTC (Up the COAX) function, you can choose COAX1 or COAX2 to display your camera OSD menu or control the UTC PTZ function.
USER MANUAL 5.1.4.1 PTZ control After finishing the PTZ setup, you can use the PTZ function to control your PTZ camera. 1) Click left your mouse upon a channel on Live Viewing screen to open Camera Quick Toolbar, and choose the PTZ control icon 2) PTZ control panel will be displayed.
USER MANUAL 5.1.5 Video Cover This menu allows you to create privacy zone(s) if you want to partially cover some certain part of the image. You can create up to 4 privacy zones in any size and location on the camera image. Enable the Privacy Zone, and choose how many zones you need.
USER MANUAL 5.1.6 Motion Setup: Click icon into the setup page. Motion Detection Area: The whole screen is marked for motion detection (red blocks) as default. If you want to disable the motion detection on a certain area, click the grid cursor and then drag the mouse to highlight the scope to unmark the area into transparent blocks.
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USER MANUAL Click Alarm button to configure the motion detection alarm function: Buzzer: The DVR can use its internal buzzer to emit an alarm tone. You can set the buzzer duration in seconds when the motion is detected. Alarm Out: Optional function. If your DVR support to connect to external alarm device, you can set to emit an alarm tone.
USER MANUAL 5.1.7 PIR This is an optional function. If your camera has PIR function, you can configure the PIR recording here. Switch: Enable or disable PIR recording. Sensitivity: Set the sensitivity level. Level 1 the lowest sensitivity level while level 8 is the highest sensitivity level.
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USER MANUAL completed, click the right button of your mouse to return and click Save to make the area setup effective. Click Alarm button to configure the PIR detection alarm function: Buzzer: The DVR can use its internal buzzer to emit an alarm tone. You can set the buzzer duration in seconds when the PIR is detected.
USER MANUAL 5.1.8 Deterrence Click Deterrence into the Deterrence setup page Notice: The Camera must have the Deterrence function of White light and Siren , then you may to set parameter and used . Sensitivity : To setup the touch off Sensitivity within 1~8, default is 4 Light Duration : To set continue time of White light, the within 30~180s, default is 30s.
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USER MANUAL Siren Level : To set the Siren Level is Low 、Middle or High Siren Duration : To set the Siren duration time, the within 10~180s, default is 10s. Deterrence tools button: Click a channel of the Light and Siren function camera Click to set white light parameter, default is enable, you may select disable if you needn’t light.
USER MANUAL 5.1.9 Intelligent Line Crossing The optional intelligent functions, including Perimeter Intrusion Detection, Detection , Stationary Object Detection, Pedestrian Detection, Face Detection, and Cross Counting. Channel: Select the channel you want to configure Switch: Enable or disable the PID function Sensitive: The sensitivity level is from 1 to 4.
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USER MANUAL 1. Choose one of the Rule Number. It is the number of PID area. Maximum 4 areas you can set for PID function. 2. To enable the detection in Rule Switch. 3. Choose a Rule Type. A B: DVR will only detect the action from side A to side B; B ...
USER MANUAL 5.1.9.1 PID (Perimeter Intrusion Detection) Perimeter 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; Click parameter setting of PID: Channel: Select the channel you want to configure...
USER MANUAL 5.1.9.2 LCD (Line Crossing Detection) Line Crossing Detection function detects people, vehicle or other objects which cross a pre-defined virtual line, and some certain actions can be taken when the alarm is triggered. Channel: Select the channel you want to configure Switch: Enable or disable the LCD function Sensitive: The sensitivity level is from 1 to 4.
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USER MANUAL 1. Choose one of the Rule Number. It is the number of LCD lines. Maximum 4 lines you can draw. 2. To enable the detection in Rule Switch. 3. Choose a Rule Type. A B: DVR will only detect the action from side A to side B; B ...
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USER MANUAL Notice: 1) The lines shall not be too close to the edges of the camera picture, to avoid any failure to trigger an alarm when the target cross through it. 2) The lines shall not be set too short, to avoid any failure to trigger an alarm when the target passes outside it.
USER MANUAL 5.1.9.3 SOD (Stationary Object Detection) Stationary Object Detection function detects the objects left over or lost in the pre-defined region such as the baggage, purse, dangerous materials, etc., and a series of actions can be taken when the alarm is triggered. Channel: to select the channel you want to configure Switch:...
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USER MANUAL 1. Choose one of the Rule Number. It is the number of SOD area. Maximum 4 areas you can set for SOD function. 2. To enable the detection in Rule Switch. 3. Choose a Rule Type. Legacy: DVR will only detect the left-over objects; Lost: DVR will only detect the lost objects;...
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USER MANUAL Alarm: Click parameter setting of SOD: Channel: Select the channel you want to configure Buzzer: Disable or to active the buzzer to emit an alarm tone in 10, 20, 40 or 60 seconds when the detection is triggered Alarm Out: If your DVR support to connect to external alarm device, you can set to emit an alarm tone.
USER MANUAL 5.1.9.4 PD (Pedestrian Detection) Pedestrian Detection function detects the moving people in a pre-defined region, and a series of actions can be taken when the alarm is triggered. Channel: to select the channel you want to configure Switch: to enable or disable the PD function Channel: to select the channel you want to configure Switch:...
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USER MANUAL 1. Choose 1 of the Rule Number. It is the number of PD area. 2. To enable the detection in Rule Switch. 3. Choose a Rule Type, only Normal available for this detection. 4. Use your mouse to click 4 points in the camera picture to draw a virtual region. The sharp of the region should be a convex polygon.
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USER MANUAL Alarm: Click parameter setting of PD: Channel: to select the channel you want to configure Buzzer: to disable or to active the buzzer to emit an alarm tone in 10, 20, 40 or 60 seconds when the detection is triggered Alarm Out: If your DVR support to connect to external alarm device, you can set to emit an alarm tone.
USER MANUAL 5.1.9.5 FD (Face Detection) Face Detection function detects the faces of moving people appear in a pre-defined region, and a series of actions can be taken when the alarm is triggered. Channel: to select the channel you want to configure Switch: to enable or disable the CC function Setup: Setup...
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USER MANUAL 1. Choose one of the Rule Number. It is the number of FD area. Maximum 4 areas you can set for FD function. 2. To enable the detection in Rule Switch. 3. Choose a Rule Type, only Normal available for this detection. 4.
USER MANUAL Record: to select the channel(s) you want to record when a detection is triggered. Post Recording: You can set how long after an event occurs that the DVR will continue to record. Show Message: A letter “S” will be displayed on the screen when the intelligent detection is triggered.
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USER MANUAL 1. Choose one of the Rule Number. It is the number of virtual lines you can draw. Maximum 4 lines. 2. To enable the detection in Rule Switch. 3. Choose a Rule Type Object: Will count for only moving objects. Pedestrian: Will count only moving people.
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USER MANUAL Alarm: Click parameter setting of FD: Channel: to select the channel you want to configure Buzzer: to disable or to active the buzzer to emit an alarm tone in 10, 20, 40 or 60 seconds when the detection is triggered Alarm Out: If your DVR support to connect to external alarm device, you can set to emit an alarm tone.
USER MANUAL 5.1.9.7 Intelligent Analysis The statistical result can be queried by Daily / Weekly / Monthly / Annual for Cross In & Cross Out. 5.1.9.8 Intelligent Schedule...
USER MANUAL In order to active the intelligent function, you need to config the schedule. The schedule will be active in 24 hours x 7 days. To set the schedule, choose one channel then drag the cursor to mark the slots. The sky-blue blocks in the time slots will be active for Intelligent detections.
USER MANUAL Bitrate: This parameter corresponds to the speed of data transfer that the DVR will use to record video. Recordings that are encoded at higher bitrates, will be of better quality. Audio: Select this option if you want to record audio along with video and have a microphone connected to the DVR or using a camera with audio capability.
USER MANUAL 5.2.2.2 Record Schedule This menu allows you to specify when the DVR records video and defines the recording mode for each channel. The recording schedule lets you set up a schedule like, daily and hourly by normal (continuous) recording, motion recording, I/O alarm recording & PIR recording (if your DVR supports).
USER MANUAL 5.2.3 Capture This menu allows to configure the image capture function. 5.2.3.1 Capture Auto Capture: Select to enable or disable automatic capturing on the channel. Stream Type: Select the image resolution by mainstream or substream. Normal Interval: Time interval to capture an image in normal recording. Alarm Interval: Time interval to capture an image when motion, IO alarm or PIR is triggered.
USER MANUAL 5.2.3.2 Capture Schedule Channel: Select the channel to set its capture parameters. Normal: When the time slot is marked green, this indicates the channel performs normal capture for that time slot. Motion: When the time slot is marked yellow, this indicates the channel capture images only when a motion is detected during that time slot.
USER MANUAL 5.3.3 I/O This is an optional function, it will appear if your DVR supports sensor I/O, you connect external sensor I/O alarm devices to work with the DVR. Alarm In: I/O channel. Alarm Type: There are 3 types for your choice: Normally-Open, Normally-Close, and OFF. Choose the one to match your sensor type, or choose OFF to close the sensor trigger function.
USER MANUAL FTP Video Upload: To upload alarm images to FTP server when I/O alarm is triggered. To enable FTP, please view 5.4.4 FTP. Picture to Cloud: To upload alarm images to cloud server when I/O alarm is triggered. Video to Cloud: To upload alarm images to Cloud server when I/O alarm is triggered.
USER MANUAL 5.3.5 Exception This menu allows you to set the type of events that you want the DVR to inform you. Event Type: Select the event type from below options: No Space on Disk: When an HDD is full. Disk Error: If the HDD is not detected properly.
USER MANUAL 5.4 Network This menu allows you to configure network parameters, such as PPPoE, DHCP, and 3G. The most common types are DHCP. Most probably your network type is DHCP, unless the network is manually addressed. If you need an authentication user name and password to the Internet, then choose PPPoE.
USER MANUAL DNS1/DNS2: DNS1 is the primary DNS server and DNS2 is a backup DNS server. Usually should be enough just to enter the DNS1 server address. 5.4.4.1 PPPoE This is an advanced protocol that allows the DVR to connect to the network more directly via DSL modem.
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USER MANUAL 5.4.1.2 3G This is a prior using the mobile network, you need to connect a 3G dongle to the DVR. Enable the 3G option, enter the APN, Dial Code, User name & password according to the instruction of your 3G dongle device. Prior using the mobile network, you need to connect a 3G dongle to the DVR...
USER MANUAL 5.4.1.3 Port Configuration 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. Client Port: This is the port that the DVR will use to send information through.
USER MANUAL 5.4.2 DDNS This menu allows you to configure DDNS settings. The DDNS provides a static address to simplify remote connection to your DVR. To use the DDNS, you first need to open an account on the DDNS service provider’s web page. DDNS: Check to enable DDNS.
USER MANUAL 5.4.3 Email This menu allows you to configure email settings. Please complete these settings if you want to receive the system notifications on your email when an alarm is triggered, HDD becomes full, HDD is in error state, or Video Loss occurs. 5.4.3.1 Email Configuration Email: Check to enable.
USER MANUAL NOTICE: 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. 5.4.3.2 Email Schedule You need to configure the schedule to fully implement the Email notification. The color codes on email schedule have the following meanings: Green: Slot for Motion detection.
USER MANUAL 5.4.4 FTP This menu allows you to enable FTP function to view and load captured snapshots from DVR to your storage device over FTP. Enable: Click to enable FTP function. Server IP: Enter your FTP server IP address or domain name. Port: Enter the FTP port for file exchanges.
USER MANUAL 5.4.5 IP FILTER You are able to configure the IP FILTER for NVR. Enable: Check Enable, you able to setup the Whitelist and Blacklist Enable Whitelists: Whitelist default is enable, first to check Enable, after you may to setup Start Address End Address...
USER MANUAL 5. 5 Device In this section, you can configure the internal HDD & Cloud storage function. 5. 5.1 Disk This menu allows you to check & configure the internal HDD(s). You need to format the HDD only at the first startup and if you replace a new HDD. Format HDD: Select the HDD you want to format then click Format...
USER MANUAL Disk Type: Read-write, read-only, and redundant. Read write Disk: read write mode is the normal status for a HDD to save recording or search recording to play. Redundance Disk: redundance disk can be used to automatically backup video footage on the recording (read-write) hard drive.
USER MANUAL 1. Use the dropdown next to Disk Group Type to select the type of group to configure. 2. Use the dropdown next to Disk Group to select the specific group within the selected group type. 3. Click the numbered boxes representing channels to record channels to HDDs in the selected group.
USER MANUAL Conveyance: This is a very quick test that verifies the mechanical parts of the hard drive are working. Whole Evaluation not passed, continue to use the disk: If for some reason the hard drive has developed a fault (such as one or more bad sectors), you can instruct your DVR to continue saving to the drive.
USER MANUAL Cloud Type: Only Dropbox is supported currently. Alarm Detection: Enable if you want to upload snapshots to Dropbox when the camera detects a motion alarm or triggered by I/O alarm. Drive Name: Enter the cloud storage name for your DVR. Activate Cloud: Click to activate the function.
USER MANUAL Device ID is 000000 for one of the DVRs, and 111111 for another DVR. When you want to operate the DVR with a remote controller, both of the DVR may receive the signal from controller & act at the same time.
USER MANUAL 5.6.1.2 NTP Settings The NTP (Network Time Protocol) function allows your DVR to automatically sync its clock with a time server. This gives it the ability to constantly have an accurate time setting (your DVR will periodically sync automatically). Enable NTP, and select a Server...
USER MANUAL Date: Select the start date (click the calendar icon), end date and time when Daylight Saving starts and ends. Start Time / End Time: Set the start time and end time for Daylight Saving. 5.6.2 Output Configuration This menu allows you to configure video output parameters. Video Output: May choose LIVE-OUT...
USER MANUAL Mode: Select how many video channels you would like to display when your DVR is in sequence mode. SEQ Dwell Time: Enter in seconds the maximum length of time you would like to display a video channel in sequence mode before displaying the next video channel (300 seconds is the maximum).
USER MANUAL Video Output: select SPOT-OUT model VGA SPOT : check box enable VGA SPOT View setup: may select Static or Dynamic Mode: Select how many video channels you would like to display when your DVR is in sequence mode. SEQ Dwell Time: Enter in seconds the maximum length of time you would like to display a video channel in sequence mode before displaying the next video channel (300 seconds is the...
USER MANUAL 5.6.3.1 Changing Password To change the password for the administrator or user accounts, click the User Edit icon . The password has to be a minimum of 8 characters and can contain a mixture of numbers and letters. Enter your new password again to confirm, and then click Save to save your new password.
USER MANUAL 5.6.3.3 Setting User Permissions The administrator account is the only account that has full control of all system functions. You can enable or disable access to certain menus and functions of each user account. 1. Click the edit icon of under permission tab, into the permission edit page. Check the boxes next to any system menus or capabilities you would like the user to access.
USER MANUAL 5.6.4 Maintenance In this section, you will be able to search & view the system log, load default settings, upgrade the system, export & import system parameters and manager system auto reboot. 5.6.4.1 Log The system log shows you important system events, such as motion alarms and system warnings.
USER MANUAL 5.6.4.2 Load Default Reset the DVR settings to its out-of-box state. You can choose to reset all settings at once, or just settings on specific menus. Restoring default settings will not delete recordings and snapshots saved to the hard drive.
USER MANUAL 5.6.4.3 Upgrade Copy the firmware file to your USB drive, and insert the USB flash drive (.sw file) into the DVR ’s USB port. 2. Click Select File button to choose the firmware file in your USB flash drive, then Click OK. 3.
USER MANUAL 5.6.4.5 Auto Reboot This menu allows the system to auto reboot the DVR regularly. It is recommended to leave this function enabled, as it maintains the operational integrity of your DVR. Auto Reboot: Check to enable. Time: You can set the DVR to reboot by day, week or month.
USER MANUAL 5.6.5 IP Camera Maintain This menu allows you to upgrade the IP camera’s firmware and restore default settings of IP camera. 5.6.5.1 Upgrade IP Camera 1. Choose one of the IP cameras you want to upgrade firmware. Select File select the update file from your USB flash drive, then click OK.
USER MANUAL 5.6.5.2 Load Default Settings for IP Camera 1. Choose the IP cameras you want to restore. 2. Click Load Default to restore settings. You will be required to input the Admin password to authenticate.
USER MANUAL 5.6.5.3 Reboot IPC 1. Choose the IP cameras you want to reboot. 2. Click Reboot IPC to reboot IPC. You will be required to input the Admin password to authenticate. 5.6.6 System Information This menu allows you to view the system information, channel information, record information & network status.
USER MANUAL 5.6.6.1 Information View system information such as device ID, device model name, IP address, MAC address, firmware version and more. If your DVR supports P2P function, you will find the P2P ID & P2P QR code in the information page.
USER MANUAL 5.6.6.2 Channel Information View channel information for each connected camera such as alias, mainstream and substream recording specifications, motion detection status & privacy zone. 5.6.6.3 Record Information View recording information for each connected camera such as bitrate, stream type, recording resolution and frame rate (FPS).
USER MANUAL 5.6.6.4 Network State View network information. Total Band Width: It shows the DVR’s total input band width for IP cameras. Used Band Width: It shows the used band width of IP cameras.
USER MANUAL Chapter 6 Search, Playback & Backup The Search function gives you the ability to search for and play previously recorded videos as well as snapshots that are stored on your DVR’s hard drive. You have the choice of playing video that matches your recording schedule, manual recordings or motion events only.
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USER MANUAL Enlarge the video playback to full screen Rewind, x2, x4, x8 and x16 Slow Play, 1/2, 1/4 and 1/8, 1/16 speed7t Play Pause Play frame by frame. Click once to play a frame of the video Stop Fast Forward, x2, x4, x8 and x16 Digital Zoom: Click to zoom in then click-and-drag on a camera image during playback to zoom in on the selected area.
USER MANUAL Timeline: Continuous recordings are shown with colored bars to represent different types of recording, the legend shown in the bottom-right corner of the display. You may check the timeframe options ( ) to view a smaller or larger time period. Different types of recording shown in different colors: Green Continuous Recording in...
USER MANUAL 4. The search result will display on the timeline from 00:00 to 24:00. 5. Click button to start playback. 6. Control the playback with buttons on Video Playback Controls. 7. Use the timeframe options ( ) to view a smaller or larger time period. 8.
USER MANUAL 6.1.2 Event Search, Playback & Backup Event search lets you view a list of video recordings with the channel, start and end time, and recording type conveniently summarized. You can also quickly back up events to a USB flash drive.
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USER MANUAL 6. Click icons in the bottom-right corner of the menu to browse between pages of events, or input the page you want to browse. 7. You can switch the view of list form in by clicking below icons which is show at the right bottom corner of the screen: Thumbnails view.
USER MANUAL 6.1.2.1 Event Playback Control 1. Event List, you can select the events here. 2. Click icon to save your selected event videos to USB flash drive. Click icon to play video. 3. Control the playback with buttons on Video Playback Controls.
USER MANUAL 6.1.3 Sub-periods Playback Sub-periods playback allows you to play multiple normal recordings and motion events simultaneously from a single channel. 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.
USER MANUAL 6.1.4 Smart Search & Playback Smart mode allows you to easily search & play the motion events in one or more specific areas of the channel. To start a smart search & playback: 1. Choose the date & time you want to search. 2.
USER MANUAL 6.1.4.1 Smart Search Area The smart search function searches the motion recordings in the whole area of channel by default. You can specify one or more particular areas to narrow your search. Click this icon Video Playback Controls, the camera will be shown in full screen and the Smart controls bar will be visible.
USER MANUAL 6.1.5 Tag 6.1.5.1 Add Tag Move mouse to any a live channel, then click right button to view tools bar ( Click to Add the Customized Tag : Tag name may the edit, then click Save is OK. Set the Tag once, the Tag can record one minute, this is default.
USER MANUAL 6.1.5.2 Search Tag Into the Tag event search page, then set Start Time、End Time and Channel , click , all Tag event list is show, you may click to playback Tag event、click toEdit Tag name and click to Delete Tag event. 6.1.6 External File The function May playback backup video recode file of the USB disk, click playback the video file.
USER MANUAL 6.1.7 Picture Search & View This function can be used to search, play and copy snapshots to a USB flash drive. To search, play & back up pictures: 1. Choose the date & time you want to search. Search Type 2.
USER MANUAL 8. When you click the left button of your mouse upon one of the pictures, system will show the picture information on the left bottom corner of the screen. 9. Check the box next the number of the event to select files, or check the box next Select select all pictures in the page.
USER MANUAL Press button to display previous snapshot or group of snapshots, press to display the next snapshot or group of snapshots. Click button to view a single snapshot at a time, click button to view four snapshots at a time, press buttons to view nine snapshots at a time.
USER MANUAL Web Plugin Download and Installation To access the Web Client, do the following: IE/Chrome/Firefox: 1. Launch the explorer on your PC and enter the DVR IP address or DDNS domain name (Host Name) you have set on DVR in the URL box. 2.
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USER MANUAL 3. After installing the plug-in, close & launch again your browser and repeat step 1 to open the login page. Input your user name and password to login the web client. Note : If you use Google Chrome, please use Version V41 or below. If you use V42 to V44, you need to enable NPAPI plugins.
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USER MANUAL 3. Click on "Continue" --> "Install". Enter user name and password for Mac computer, Click on "Install Software" --> "Close" to finish installation. 4. Close Safari and open again to repeat step 1 to open the Web Client login page.
USER MANUAL 7.3 Web Client Manager The web client supports to fully control the DVR with administrator account. Please make sure to protect your user name & password for preventing illegal login. 7.3.1 Live Interface This is the first screen that opens after you have logged in to the Web Client. Here you can open or close live preview, record video to local computer manually, take snapshots of the screens, PTZ control, color adjustment, etc.
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USER MANUAL View all live video using lower-quality mobile stream video settings to Mobile Stream: conserve bandwidth. Available for IP channels only. 3- Main Menus: Live: View live video from cameras. Playback: View recorded video which is saved in DVR’s HDD. Remote Setting: Access functions of the DVR setting menus.
USER MANUAL Open the images on Live window. Close all the Live channels Original Proportions: Shows live video at the original proportions Stretch: Stretch live video to fit the full area for each channel on screen. To enlarge the web client to full screen. Manual Recording: Click to start manually recording for all displayed channels.
USER MANUAL 2. Select a day on the calendar to search for recordings from. Days with recordings appear with a red underline. 3. Select the recording type to search for from the dropdown next to Type, or select search for all recordings. 4.
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USER MANUAL Choose the files you want to download, press Start Download button to begin, you will see the download status. Press Stop Download button to stop. Playback Speed. Click to choose the playing speed. Play All Channels: Click to play all channels you have chosen to searched. Only available Synchronous playback when the option is not checked.
USER MANUAL 7.3.3 Remote Setting Here you can remotely configure the settings of the DVR. Please see “Chapter 5 DVR System Setup” for more details on the DVR settings.. 7.3.4 Local Setting Set download locations for recordings and snapshots taken using Web Client, and choose file type for video files.
USER MANUAL Chapter 8 Viewing Backed Up Video on PC/Mac This section will help you to play the backup files with the powerful video player which is attached in the CD. For Mac users, please install the app “VideoPlayer_x.x.xx_xxxx_xx_x.dmg”, for example: VideoPlayer_1.0.15_2017_01_6.dmg.
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USER MANUAL Video Player Control 1. Play List Add files Remove files To choose play mode: play a single file and stop; play all listed files by sequence; repeat one file; repeat all files. Filter by file name Hide/Show Playlist Click to open files or load a folder.
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USER MANUAL Enlarge the video play screen to full screen Advanced Setup Menu allows to choose the OSD language of the video player, and configure the setting of video player. Basic Settings: Set on-top mode Capture Settings: Set the format and the path to save snapshots.
The DVR supports to remote access via mobile devices based on Android & iOS operating system. 1) Search Bolide Quick Connect from Google Play Store for android devices or App Store or iOS devices and install. 2) Run the app, it will display the live view screen.
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USER MANUAL 3.1) Touch icon to Add online device. 3.2) Touch icon input the DVR information to manual Add device.
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USER MANUAL 4) After all settings completed, touch Save to save, the app will turn to Live view display if the device is well connected. : Click to save a snapshot of the current camera image. : Click to manually record the channel immediately. If the manually recording is in process, the icon will be in red color.
USER MANUAL Chapter 10 Appendix 10.1 Troubleshooting Q: What can I do if the system does not detect the HDD? A: Check if the power supply system is properly connected and data cord and power cables are securely connected, and if something wrong with the HDD interface. Or you may check if your HDD is supported by referring to the specifications or descriptions.
USER MANUAL d) Protocol of PTZ decoder does not match that of DVR. e) Address of PTZ decoder does not match that of DVR. If many decoders are connected, the farthest side of AB line of PTZ decoder should be added 120Ω...
USER MANUAL 10.3 Accessories (For reference only) Remote Controller Power Adapter Warranty Card USB mouse...
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