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  • Page 1 Digital Video Recorder User Manual...
  • Page 2 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Legal Information About this Manual 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 TO ANY NUCLEAR EXPLOSIVE OR UNSAFE NUCLEAR FUEL-CYCLE, OR IN SUPPORT OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES. IN THE EVENT OF ANY CONFLICTS BETWEEN THIS MANUAL AND THE APPLICABLE LAW, THE LATER PREVAILS.
  • Page 4 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Regulatory Information FCC Information Please take attention that changes or modification not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment. 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.
  • Page 5 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Industry Canada ICES-003 Compliance This device meets the CAN ICES-3 (A)/NMB-3(A) standards requirements.
  • Page 6 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Applicable Model This manual is applicable to the following models. Series Model DS-7100HGHI-F1 DS-7104HGHI-F1 DS-7108HGHI-F1 DS-7116HGHI-F1 DS-7100HGHI-F1/N DS-7104HGHI-F1/N DS-7108HGHI-F1/N DS-7116HGHI-F1/N DS-7200HGHI-F1 DS-7204HGHI-F1 DS-7208HGHI-F1 DS-7216HGHI-F1 DS-7200HGHI-F1/N DS-7204HGHI-F1/N DS-7208HGHI-F1/N DS-7216HGHI-F1/N DS-7200HGHI-F2 DS-7208HGHI-F2 DS-7216HGHI-F2 DS-7100HGHI-K1 DS-7104HGHI-K1 DS-7108HGHI-K1 DS-7116HGHI-K1 DS-7200HGHI-K1 DS-7204HGHI-K1 DS-7208HGHI-K1...
  • Page 7 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Symbol Conventions The symbols that may be found in this document are defined as follows. Symbol Description Indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, will or could Danger result in death or serious injury. Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could Caution result in equipment damage, data loss, performance degradation, or...
  • Page 8 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Safety Instruction • Proper configuration of all passwords and other security settings is the responsibility of the installer and/or user. • In the use of the product, you must be in strict compliance with the electrical safety regulations of the nation and region.
  • Page 9 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Preventive and Cautionary Tips Before connecting and operating your device, please be advised of the following tips: • Ensure recorder is installed in a well-ventilated, dust-free environment. • Recorder is designed for indoor use only. •...

  • Page 10: Table Of Contents

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Contents Chapter 1 Startup ........................1 1.1 Activate Your Device ......................1 1.2 Login ............................2 1.2.1 Set Unlock Pattern ......................2 1.2.2 Log in via Unlock Pattern ....................3 1.2.3 Log in via Password ....................... 4 Chapter 2 Live View ........................
  • Page 11 Digital Video Recorder User Manual 5.1.3 Exception ........................19 5.2 Network Configuration ......................20 5.2.1 General ........................20 5.2.2 Guarding Vision ......................21 5.2.3 Email ........................... 21 5.3 Camera Management ......................23 5.3.1 Configure Signal Input ....................23 5.3.2 Network Camera ......................24 5.3.3 OSD Settings ........................
  • Page 12 Digital Video Recorder User Manual 6.3.2 Network Camera ......................44 6.3.3 Display Settings ......................49 6.3.4 Privacy Mask ....................... 50 6.4 Event Configuration ......................51 6.4.1 Normal Event ......................51 6.4.2 Smart Event ......................... 57 6.4.3 Configure Arming Schedule ..................65 6.4.4 Configure Alarm Linkage Action ..................
  • Page 13 Digital Video Recorder User Manual 9.3 Live View ..........................82 9.4 Playback ..........................82 9.5 Configuration ........................83 9.6 Log ............................83 Chapter 10 Appendix ........................ 85 10.1 Glossary ..........................85...

  • Page 14: Chapter 1 Startup

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 1 Startup 1.1 Activate Your Device For the first-time access, you need to activate the video recorder by setting an admin password. No operation is allowed before activation. You can also activate the video recorder via web browser, SADP or client software.

  • Page 15: Login

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 1-1 Activation 1.2 Login 1.2.1 Set Unlock Pattern Admin user can use the unlock pattern to login. You can configure the unlock pattern after the device is activated. Steps 1. Use the mouse to draw a pattern among the 9 dots on the screen. Release the mouse when the pattern is done.

  • Page 16: Log In Via Unlock Pattern

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 1-2 Set Unlock Pattern 1.2.2 Log in via Unlock Pattern Steps 1. Right click the mouse on live view interface. Figure 1-3 Draw the Unlock Pattern 2. Draw the pre-defined pattern to unlock to enter the menu operation.

  • Page 17: Log In Via Password

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Note • If you have forgotten your pattern, you click Forgot My Pattern or Switch User to log in via password. • If you have drawn the wrong pattern for more than 5 times, the system will switch to the normal login mode automatically.

  • Page 18: Chapter 2 Live View

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 2 Live View 2.1 GUI Introduction • Click to start/stop auto-switch. The screen will automatically switch to the next one. • Click to start/stop all-day recording. • Right click a camera, or click to enter full screen mode. •...

  • Page 19: Ptz Control

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 2.2 PTZ Control 2.2.1 Configure PTZ Parameter You shall configure PTZ parameters before controlling a PTZ camera. Steps 1. Preview a camera in live view and click on shortcut menu. Figure 2-2 PTZ Settings 2. Click PTZ Parameter Settings.
  • Page 20 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 2-3 PTZ Parameter 3. Set the PTZ camera parameters. Note • All parameters should be the same as the PTZ camera. • For the Coaxitron camera/dome connected, you can select the PTZ protocol to UTC (Coaxitron).

  • Page 21: Customize Preset

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual PTZ Control Panel Introduction Table 2-3 PTZ Panel Description Icon Description Direction buttons, and the auto-cycle button. The speed of the PTZ movement. Zoom -/+. Focus -/+. Iris -/+. 2.2.2 Customize Preset Set a preset location where the PTZ camera would point to when an event occurs. Steps 1.

  • Page 22: Customize Pattern

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 2. Click Patrol. 3. Select a desired patrol. 4. Click Set. 5. Click 6. 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 preset number determines the order at which the PTZ will follow while cycling through the patrol.
  • Page 23 Digital Video Recorder User Manual 6. Click Stop Recording. The previous PTZ camera moving path is recorded as a pattern. What to do next Select a pattern and click Call to call it. The PTZ camera will move according the predefined pattern.

  • Page 24: Chapter 3 Playback

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 3 Playback 3.1 GUI Introduction Go to Playback . Figure 3-1 Playback Table 3-1 Playback Interface Description Button Operation Button Operation Switch playback Clip video. stream. 30 s reverse. 30s forward. Reverse playback. Start playback. Speed down.

  • Page 25: Normal Playback

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual • Position the cursor on the timeline, drag the timeline to position to a certain time. • Period marked with blue bar contains video. Red bar indicates the video in the period is event video. •...
  • Page 26 Digital Video Recorder User Manual 3. Select a camera. Figure 3-4 Smart Playback Interface 4. Position the cursor on playback window to show control bar. Figure 3-5 Control Bar Table 3-3 Button Description Button Detection Button Detection Add tag. Zoom in/out playback image.

  • Page 27: Sub-Periods Playback

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Intrusion Detection Click , and specify 4 points to set a quadrilateral region for intrusion detection. Only one region can be set. Motion Detection Click , and drag to set the detection area manually. 6. Click to configure the play strategy.

  • Page 28: Back Up Clip

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 00:00:00 to 01:00:00, the second screen plays 01:00:01 to 02:00:00, the third screen plays 02:00:01 to 03:00:00, and the fourth screen plays 03:00:01 to 04:00:00 3.5 Back up Clip You can clip videos during playback. Video clips can be exported to the backup device (USB flash drives, USB HDDs, USB writer, SATA writer, etc.).

  • Page 29: Chapter 4 File Search

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 4 File Search 4.1 Search File Steps 1. Go to Search . 2. Set search conditions. 3. Click Search. - Click to play the video. - Click to lock the file. Locked file will not be overwritten. - Select file(s), and click Export to export file(s) to backup device.

  • Page 30: Chapter 5 Configuration (Easy Mode)

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 5 Configuration (Easy Mode) Easy mode contains basic configurations. Go to Configuration , and click Easy Mode. 5.1 System Configuration 5.1.1 General You can configure the output resolution, system time, mouse pointer speed, etc. Steps 1.

  • Page 31: User

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual NTP Server IP address of the NTP server. NTP Port Port of the NTP server. 3. Click Apply. 5.1.2 User Add User There is a default account: Administrator. The administrator user name is admin. Administrator has the permission to add, delete, and edit user.

  • Page 32: Exception

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Warning We highly recommend you create a strong password of your own choosing (Using a minimum of 8 characters, including at least three of the following categories: upper case letters, lower case letters, numbers, and special characters.) in order to increase the security of your product. And we recommend you reset your password regularly, especially in the high security system, resetting the password monthly or weekly can better protect your product.

  • Page 33: Network Configuration

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 4. Select Normal Linkage and Trigger Alarm Output type for exception linkage actions. Figure 5-3 Exceptions 5. Click Apply. 5.2 Network Configuration 5.2.1 General You shall properly configure the network settings before operating the device over network. Steps 1.

  • Page 34: Guarding Vision

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Obtain DNS Automatically If DHCP is checked. You can check Obtain DNS Automatically to automatically obtain Preferred DNS Server and Alternate DNS Server. 3. Click Apply. 5.2.2 Guarding Vision Guarding Vision provides mobile phone application and platform service to access and manage your connected devices, which enables you to get a convenient remote access to the surveillance system.
  • Page 35 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 5-5 Email 2. Set email parameters Server Authentication (Optional), check it to enable the server authentication feature. User Name The user account of email sender for SMTP server authentication. Password The password of email sender for SMTP server authentication. SSL/TLS (Optional), check it to enable SSL/TLS if it required by the SMTP server.

  • Page 36: Camera Management

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Note • For network cameras, the event images are directly sent as the email attachment. One network camera only sends one picture. • For analog cameras, 3 attached pictures will be sent for one analog camera when an event occurs.

  • Page 37: Network Camera

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 5.3.2 Network Camera Activate Network Camera Only activated network cameras can be added. Before You Start Ensure your network camera is on the same network segment with your video recorder. Steps 1. Go to Configuration → Camera → IP Camera . Security column indicates whether the network camera is activated.
  • Page 38 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Add Network Camera by Device Password Add network cameras which the password is the same as your video recorder. Before You Start • Ensure your network camera is on the same network segment with your video recorder. •...

  • Page 39: Osd Settings

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 5-9 Add Network Camera Edit Connected Network Camera You can edit the IP address, protocol and other parameters of the added network cameras. Steps 1. Go to Configuration → Camera → IP Camera . 2.

  • Page 40: Smart Event

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 5-10 OSD 3. Drag the text frames on the preview window to adjust the OSD position. 4. Click Apply. 5.3.4 Smart Event Motion Detection Motion detection enables the video recorder to detect the moving objects in the monitored area and trigger alarms.
  • Page 41 Digital Video Recorder User Manual 3. Check Enable. 4. Set the motion detection area. Full screen Click Full Screen to set the motion detection area as full screen. Customized area Drag on the preview window to draw motion detection areas. Clear Click Clear to clear the current motion detection areas.
  • Page 42 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Only the arrow on the B side shows. An object crossing a configured line in both directions can be detected and trigger alarms. A->B Only an object crossing the configured line from the A side to the B side can be detected. B->A Only an object crossing the configured line from the B side to the A side can be detected.
  • Page 43 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Steps 1. Click Linkage Action. Figure 5-13 Linkage Actions 2. Set normal linkage actions, trigger alarm output, trigger recording channel, etc. Full Screen Monitoring The local monitor will display the alarming channel image in full screen when an alarm is triggered.

  • Page 44: Recording Management

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 5.4 Recording Management 5.4.1 Storage Device Initialize HDD A newly installed hard disk drive (HDD) must be initialized before it can be used to save videos and information. Before You Start Install at least an HDD to your video recorder. For detailed steps, refer to Quick Start Guide. Steps 1.

  • Page 45: Configure Recording Schedule

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 5-14 Add NetHDD 7. Select NAS disk from the list, or manually enter the directory in NetHDD Directory. 8. Click OK. The added NetHDD will be displayed in the storage device list. 5.4.2 Configure Recording Schedule Video recorder will automatically start/stop recording according to the configured schedule.
  • Page 46 Digital Video Recorder User Manual 2. Configure the event detection and select the channels to trigger the recording when an event occurs. Refer to Smart Event for details. 3. Go to Configuration → Record → Parameter . 4. Set the continuous main stream/sub-stream recording parameters for the camera. Refer to Configure Recording Parameter for details.

  • Page 47: Configure Recording Parameter

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Note Up to 8 periods can be configured for each day. And the time periods cannot be overlapped with each other. e. Click OK to save the settings and go back to upper level menu. Figure 5-16 Edit Schedule Draw a.
  • Page 48 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Frame rate refers to how many frames are captured each second. A higher frame rate is advantageous when there is movement in the video stream, as it maintains image quality throughout. Resolution Image resolution is a measure of how much detail a digital image can hold: the greater the resolution, the greater the level of detail.

  • Page 49: Chapter 6 Configuration (Expert Mode)

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 6 Configuration (Expert Mode) Go to Configuration , and click Expert Mode at the lower-left corner. 6.1 System Configuration 6.1.1 General You can configure the output resolution, system time, mouse pointer speed, etc. Steps 1.

  • Page 50: Live View

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Enable Wizard The wizard pops up after the device starts up. Enable Password You need to enter password for authentication if the device automatically logged out. Menu Output Mode Choose output to display local menu. VGA/HDMI Resolution Select the output resolution, which must be the same with the resolution of the VGA/HDMI display.
  • Page 51 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Select the live view window division. Dwell Time The time to dwell in a camera before switching to next camera when auto-switch in live view is enabled. Event Output Select the output to show event video. Full Screen Monitoring Dwell Time Set the time to show alarm event image.

  • Page 52: User

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6-3 Channel-Zero 4. Check Enable Channel-Zero Encoding. 5. Configure Frame Rate, Max. Bitrate Mode, and Max. Bitrate. The higher frame rate and bitrate settings result in higher bandwidth requirement. 6. Click Apply. 6.1.3 User Refer to User for details.

  • Page 53: Ddns

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Note Working mode is only available for certain models. NIC Type Select NIC type as your desire. DHCP If the DHCP server is available, you can check Enable DHCP to automatically obtain an IP address and other network settings from that server. The maximum transmission unit (MTU) is the size of the largest network layer protocol data unit that can be communicated in a single network transaction.

  • Page 54: Nat

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual What to do next You can view DDNS status in Status. 6.2.3 NAT Two ways are provided for port mapping to realize the remote access via the cross-segment network, UPnP™ and manual mapping. Before You Start Enable the UPnP™...

  • Page 55: Guarding Vision

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual For remote client software access. Ranges from 2000 to 65535. The default value is 8000. HTTP Port For remote web browser access. The default value is 80. Multicast IP Multicast can be configured to enable live view for cameras that exceed the maximum number allowed through network.

  • Page 56: Advanced Settings

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 6.2.6 Advanced Settings Steps 1. Go to Configuration → Network → Advanced Settings . 2. Configure the parameters as your desire. RTSP You can specifically secure the stream data of live view by setting the RTSP authentication. RTSP Authentication Type Two authentication types are selectable, if you select digest, only the request with digest authentication can access the video stream by the RTSP protocol via the IP address.

  • Page 57: Network Camera

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual HD/CVBS Four types of analog signal inputs including Turbo HD, AHD, HDCVI, and CVBS can be connected randomly for the channel. Network camera can be connected for the channel. 3. Click Advanced Settings to set parameters as your desire. Enhanced IPC Mode If the option is checked, the maximum number of IP channel will increase.
  • Page 58 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6-6 Online Device 3. Check an inactive network camera and click Activate. Figure 6-7 Activation 4. Choose one of the following methods to set camera password. - Use video recorder password: Check Use Channel Default Password to activate the camera using the set channel default password.
  • Page 59 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Add Automatically Searched Online Network Camera Add the network cameras to your video recorder. Before You Start • Ensure your network camera should be in the same network segment with your video recorder. • Ensure the network connection is valid and correct. •...
  • Page 60 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6-9 Add IP Camera 3. Enter information of the network camera to add. Use Channel Default Password If it is checked, the video recorder will add the camera by the set channel default password. 4.
  • Page 61 Digital Video Recorder User Manual 3. Click OK. Example Enter an example that illustrates the current task (optional). What to do next Enter the tasks the user should do after finishing this task (optional). Import/Export IP Camera Configuration File The information of added network camera can be generated into an excel file and exported to the local device for backup, including the IP address, manage port, password of admin, etc.

  • Page 62: Display Settings

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 6.3.3 Display Settings Configure the OSD (On-Screen Display), image settings, exposure settings, day/night switch settings, etc. Steps 1. Go to Configuration → Camera → Display . 2. Select Camera. 3. Configure parameters as your desire. OSD Settings Configure the OSD (On-screen Display) settings for the camera, including date/time, camera name, etc.

  • Page 63: Privacy Mask

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6-10 OSD 4. Drag the text frames on the preview window to adjust the OSD position. 5. Click Apply. 6.3.4 Privacy Mask You are allowed to configure the privacy mask areas that cannot be viewed or recorded. Steps 1.

  • Page 64: Event Configuration

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6-11 Privacy Mask 4. Drag to draw an area on the window. The frames of the areas will be marked with different colors. Note Up to 4 privacy mask areas can be configured. The size of each area can be adjusted. 5.
  • Page 65 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6-12 Motion Detection 2. Select Camera to configure. 3. Check Enable. 4. Set the motion detection area. Choose from: - Full screen: Click Full Screen to set the motion detection area as full screen. - Customized area: Drag on the preview window to draw motion detection areas.
  • Page 66 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6-13 Video Tampering 2. Select Camera. 3. Check Enable. 4. Adjust Sensitivity as your desire. Sensitivity The higher the value is, the more easily the video tampering can be triggered. 5. Set the arming schedule. 6.
  • Page 67 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Steps 1. Go to Configuration → Event → Normal Event → Alarm Input . Figure 6-14 Alarm Input • Soft alarm input: Soft alarm input is triggered by SDK command. • Local alarm input: Local alarm input is triggered by the external device that connected to the video recorder's terminal block.
  • Page 68 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6-15 Edit Alarm Input 3. Customize Alarm Name. 4. Select alarm Type as N.O (normally open) or N.C (normally closed). 5. Select Settings as Input to enable the function. 6. Set the arming schedule. 7.
  • Page 69 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6-16 Alarm Output 5. Select Settings as Input to enable the function. 6. Set the arming schedule. 7. Click Apply. Exception Exception events can be configured to take the event hint in the live view window and trigger alarm outputs and linkage actions.

  • Page 70: Smart Event

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6-17 Exceptions 4. Set the arming schedule. 5. Click Apply. 6.4.2 Smart Event Face Detection Face detection function detects the face appears in the surveillance scene, and some certain actions can be taken when the alarm is triggered. Steps 1.
  • Page 71 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6-18 Face Detection 2. Select Camera to configure. 3. Check Save VCA Picture to save the captured pictures of VCA detection. 4. Check Enable Face Detection. 5. Adjust Sensitivity. Sensitivity: Range [1-100]. The higher the value is, the more easily the defocus image can trigger the alarm.
  • Page 72 Digital Video Recorder User Manual 6. Set the arming schedule. 7. Set the linkage actions. 8. Click Apply. Line Crossing Detection Line crossing detection detects people, vehicles, and objects crossing a set virtual line. The detection direction can be set as bidirectional, from left to right or from right to left. Steps 1.
  • Page 73 Digital Video Recorder User Manual 2) Click Draw Area and draw a quadrilateral in the preview window by specifying four vertexes of the detection region. 3) Adjust Sensitivity. Sensitivity: Range [0-100]. The higher the value is, the more easily the detection alarm can be triggered.
  • Page 74 Digital Video Recorder User Manual • Sensitivity: Range [0-100]. The higher the value is, the more easily the detection alarm can be triggered. • Threshold: Range[1s-10s]. It definesthe time of the object loitering in the region. If you set the value as 5, alarm is triggered after the object loitering in the region for 5s; and if you set the value as 0, alarm is triggered immediately after the object entering the region.
  • Page 75 Digital Video Recorder User Manual 3) Adjust Sensitivity. Sensitivity defines the moving speed of the object which can trigger the alarm. The higher the value is, the more easily a moving object can trigger the alarm. 6. Set the arming schedule. 7.
  • Page 76 Digital Video Recorder User Manual • Time Threshold defines the time of the vehicle parking in the region. If you set the value as 10, alarm is triggered after the vehicle stay in the region for 10s. • Sensitivity:The size of the object that can trigger the alarm. The higher the value is, the more easily the detection alarm will be triggered.
  • Page 77 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Enter the result of your step here (optional). Example Enter an example that illustrates the current task (optional). What to do next Enter the tasks the user should do after finishing this task (optional). Defocus The image blur caused by defocus of the lens can be detected, and some certain actions can be taken when the alarm is triggered.

  • Page 78: Configure Arming Schedule

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Sudden Scene Change Scene change function detects the change of surveillance environment affected by the external factors; such as the intentional rotation of the camera and some certain actions can be taken when the alarm is triggered. Steps 1.

  • Page 79: Configure Alarm Linkage Action

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6-20 Set Arming Schedule 3. Click Apply. 6.4.4 Configure Alarm Linkage Action Configure Full Screen Monitoring When an alarm is triggered, the local monitor displays in full screen the video image from the alarming channel configured for full screen monitoring. And when the alarm is triggered simultaneously in several channels, you must configure the auto-switch dwell time.
  • Page 80 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Configure Audio Warning The audio warning enables the video recorder to trigger an audible beep when an alarm is detected. Steps 1. Go to Configuration → System → Live View → General . 2. Enable Audio Output and set Volume. 3.

  • Page 81: Recording Management

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 4. Go to Configuration → System → Event → Normal Event → Alarm Output . 5. Select an alarm output item from the list. Refer to Alarm Outputfor the alarm output settings. Configure PTZ Linkage Video recorder can trigger the PTZ actions (e.g., call preset/patrol/pattern) when the alarm event, or VCA detection events occur.

  • Page 82: Configure Recording Schedule

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 6.5.1 Configure Recording Schedule Video recorder will automatically start/stop recording according to the configured schedule. Configure Continuous Recording Steps 1. Go to Configuration → Record → Parameter . 2. Set the continuous main stream/sub-stream recording parameters for the camera. 3.
  • Page 83 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6-22 Recording Schedule • Continuous: Continuous recording. • Event: Recording triggered by all event triggered alarm. 2. Select a camera in Camera No. 3. Check Enable. 4. Configure the recording schedule. 1) Click Edit. 2) Select a day to configure in Weekday.

  • Page 84: Configure Recording Parameter

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6-23 Edit Schedule Note You can also Click to select schedule type as ContinuousorEvent.and On the table, drag the mouse on the desired period to draw a colored bar. 5. Click Apply. 6.5.2 Configure Recording Parameter Main stream refers to the primary stream that affects data recorded to the hard disk drive and will directly determine your video quality and image size.

  • Page 85: Storage Device

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Frame Rate Frame rate refers to how many frames are captured each second. A higher frame rate is advantageous when there is movement in the video stream, as it maintains image quality throughout. Resolution Image resolution is a measure of how much detail a digital image can hold: the greater the resolution, the greater the level of detail.

  • Page 86: Configure Storage Mode

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Add Network Disk You can add the allocated NAS or IP SAN disk to the video recorder, and use it as a network HDD. Up to 8 network disks can be added. Steps 1. Go to Configuration → Record → Storage . 2.
  • Page 87 Digital Video Recorder User Manual 6. Reboot the video recorder to activate the new storage mode settings. 7. After reboot, go to Configuration → Record → Storage . 8. Click of desired HDD to set the group. 9. Select Group number for the current HDD. 10.

  • Page 88: Advanced Settings

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 6.5.5 Advanced Settings Steps 1. Go to Configuration → Record → Advanced Settings . 2. Configure the parameters as your desire. Overwrite • Disable: When the HDD is full, video recorder will stop writing. • Enable: When hard drive is full, video record will continue to write new files by deleting the oldest files.

  • Page 89: Settings

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 5. Click Apply. 6. About 20 seconds later, cloud storage status will be Online. 7. Configure the event recording schedule. For detailed recording schedule, refer to Configure Recording Schedule . 8. Upload the event triggered videos to the cloud storage. 1) Select Camera that you have set recording schedule.
  • Page 90 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Connect a computer to the video recorder through the computer serial port. Video recorder parameters can be configured by using software such as HyperTerminal. The serial port parameters must be the same as those of video recorder when connecting with the computer serial port.

  • Page 91: Chapter 7 Maintenance

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 7 Maintenance 7.1 Restore Default Steps 1. Go to Maintenance . 2. Select restoring type. Simple Restore 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 92: Online Upgrade

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Steps 1. Go to Maintenance . 2. Click near Firmware. 3. Select a backup device in Device Name. 4. Select the upgrade firmware. 5. Click Upgrade. Your device will reboot automatically. 7.3.2 Online Upgrade Upgrade the device with the latest online firmware. Before You Start Enable Guarding Vision and configure its parameters.

  • Page 93: Chapter 8 Alarm

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 8 Alarm When events occur, you can view their details in alarm center. 8.1 Set Event Hint Select the events to hint in alarm center. Steps 1. Click in the upper-right corner of local menu to enter alarm center. 2.

  • Page 94: Chapter 9 Web Operation

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 9 Web Operation 9.1 Introduction You can get access to the video recorder via web browser. You may use one of the following listed web browsers: Internet Explorer 6.0 to 11.0, Apple Safari, Mozilla Firefox, and Google Chrome. The supported resolutions include 1024×768 and above. 9.2 Login You shall acknowledge that the use of the product with Internet access might be under network security risks.

  • Page 95: Live View

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 4. Follow the installation prompts to install the plug-in. Note You may have to close the web browser to finish the installation of the plug-in. 9.3 Live View After login, live view interface shows. Figure 9-2 Live View Note For saving path of captured pictures and clipped videos, refer to .

  • Page 96: Configuration

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 9-3 Playback Note For saving path of captured pictures and clipped videos, refer to . 9.5 Configuration Click Configuration to enter configuration interface. Figure 9-4 Configuration 9.6 Log Steps 1. Go to Maintenance → System → Maintenance → Log .
  • Page 97 Digital Video Recorder User Manual 2. Set the search conditions. 3. Click Search. Figure 9-5 Log...

  • Page 98: Chapter 10 Appendix

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 10 Appendix 10.1 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 99 Digital Video Recorder User Manual NTSC Acronym for National Television System Committee. NTSC is an analog television standard used in such countries as the United States and Japan. Each frame of an NTSC signal contains 525 scan lines at 60Hz. Acronym for Network Video Recorder.
  • Page 100 UD18647N...

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