NMS NVR M5, NMS NVR M7 User’s manual ver.1.0 IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS AND WARNINGS EMC (2004/108/EC) and LVD (2006/95/EC ) Directives CE Marking Our products are manufactured to comply with requirements of following directives and national regulations implementing the directives: ...
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11. You cannot allow any metal objects get inside the recorder. It might cause serious damage. If a metal object gets inside the device contact the authorised Novus service immediately. 12. The manufacturer does not bear responsibility for damage or loss of data stored on HDDs or other media occurred during the usage of the product.
NMS NVR M5, NMS NVR M7 User’s manual ver.1.0 FOREWORD INFORMATION 1. PACKAGE CONTENTS Unpack the device carefully. After unpacking, please ensure that package contains the following items: Network Video Recorder Power ignition module Power cord (power ignition module - NVR) ...
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NMS NVR M5, NMS NVR M7 User’s manual ver.1.0 FOREWORD INFORMATION 3.2. Front and backpanel connectors Antenna connectors (for optional card) HDMI port USB Ports Power LED Ethernet LED Power button Audio input Audio output 2,5” HDD mounting HDD LED...
NMS NVR M5, NMS NVR M7 User’s manual ver.1.0 STARTING THE DEVICE 4. DEVICE INSTALLATION Please familiar with the product, its parameters, and the installation process before installation. Device mounting is realized by screwing the antivibration kit to ground. NVR should be placed on the flat surface.
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NMS NVR M5, NMS NVR M7 User’s manual ver.1.0 STARTING THE DEVICE Connection sheme is shown below: Battery Ignition ACC IN DC INPUT Connect the power source (battery) and ignition ACC IN signal to DC Input. The minimal recommended cable diameter (not including insulation) is 2.59 mm (10 AWG). The maximal recommended cable length is 3 meters.
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NMS NVR M5, NMS NVR M7 User’s manual ver.1.0 STARTING THE DEVICE DC OUTPUT DC OUTPUT Ground Ground 6 5 4 3 2 Reserved Reserved Power connector of the NMS NVR M DC IN 9V-30V 1 V+ 2 V+ 3 Ground...
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NMS NVR M5, NMS NVR M7 User’s manual ver.1.0 STARTING THE DEVICE Switches (SW1 and SW2) located on power ignition module are responsible for working parameters. Switch SW1 is responsible for power on / off voltage level. For 12V DC power supply (SW1: DIP Switch#1, Dip Switch#2):...
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NMS NVR M5, NMS NVR M7 User’s manual ver.1.0 STARTING THE DEVICE Selection of the output voltage (SW1: DIP Switch#7, Dip Switch#8): DIP Switch 7 DIP Switch 8 Output Voltage Remarks 0=off 0=off Default 0=off 1=on 1=on 0=off 1=on 1=on...
NMS NVR M5, NMS NVR M7 User’s manual ver.1.0 STARTING THE DEVICE 6. RUNNING THE NVR After installation process, the device can be started. Press the power button to start the NVR or wait for start caused by power ignition module.
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NMS NVR M5, NMS NVR M7 User’s manual ver.1.0 NVR MENU Main screen will be displayed, and login window to NMS application (Novus Management System), which is is a professional solution for video monitoring based on TCP/IP CLIENT-SERVER networks. (full description in chapter 9.1).
NMS NVR M5, NMS NVR M7 User’s manual ver.1.0 NVR MENU From the NMS Management list choose the Language. It displays the list with available languages. Choose the prefered one and confirm by clicking OK. Changing the language on the main screen will be applied immediately. Changing the language in the NMS will be introduced after the restarted of the application or the NVR.
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NVR MENU 9.1. Menu - NMS Selecting NMS on the main screen launches the NMS (Novus Management System) application which is is a professional solution for video monitoring based on TCP/IP CLIENT-SERVER networks. A wide range of NMS server settings for video streams sharing enables creation of complex monitoring systems with multi-site recording and surveillance centres, containing many personalised operator stations.
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NMS NVR M5, NMS NVR M7 User’s manual ver.1.0 NVR MENU 9.1.1. Starting the NMS NMS application start along with the the operating system . Initialisation of the modules is processed. However, until the log in NMS is working in background. At the bottom of the main screen there is a field indicating the status of NMS.
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NMS NVR M5, NMS NVR M7 User’s manual ver.1.0 NVR MENU 9.1.2. NMS setup wizard An embedded NMS Wizard is automatically started when running NMS for the first time. Startup window is depicted below: Checking „Show at start-up” launches wizard every time the NMS is started. In order to move to the next window, please press the „Next”...
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NMS NVR M5, NMS NVR M7 User’s manual ver.1.0 NVR MENU This window starts immediate search of: IP cameras by NMS Server and NMS Server/Client device NMS Servers by NMS Client device. All IP cameras and NMS Servers must reside in the same subnet as the host computer. Search is automatic and, when finished, displays a list of available supported devices together with their IP addresses and names.
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NMS NVR M5, NMS NVR M7 User’s manual ver.1.0 NVR MENU Entering required data (login and password) and pressing the “Add” button moves an edited account to the “Added” box. When an incorrect user entry has been performed, an account may be deleted by pressing the “Delete”...
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NMS NVR M5, NMS NVR M7 User’s manual ver.1.0 NVR MENU Application Live video and Devices and cameras Application menu module icons playback panel panel Video records PTZ panel Logs panel playback 9.1.4. VIDEO panel - information NMS application was developed to support 4 video windows. Each of them can display up to 36 video streams (NMS Server is limiter to display up to 4 streams per window).
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NMS NVR M5, NMS NVR M7 User’s manual ver.1.0 NVR MENU Displaying mode in full screen mode or 4, 9, 16, 25, 36 division NMS Server is limited to display up to 4 video streams. Custom screen divisions Previous group of cameras (e.g. when division 2. 3x3 is displayed on the screen it switches to division 3.
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NMS NVR M5, NMS NVR M7 User’s manual ver.1.0 NVR MENU Camera status and events icons Playback mode Video recording (according to the schedule or panic recording) Motion detection PTZ control on Related alarm input on Related alarm output on 9.1.5.
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NMS NVR M5, NMS NVR M7 User’s manual ver.1.0 NVR MENU after clicking on button the following icon Pop-up window displayed Name, state and description of the video server and cameras Camera status icons: Icon Description IP Device connected IP Device disconnected Schedule or panic recording is enabled/disabled.
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NMS NVR M5, NMS NVR M7 User’s manual ver.1.0 NVR MENU The following important messages can be also displayed in device panel: Connecting... - NMS software is trying to establish connection with IP device; Connection lost - lack of communication between IP device and a computer with NMS;...
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NMS NVR M5, NMS NVR M7 User’s manual ver.1.0 NVR MENU 9.1.6. Displaying video streams from devices The device panel allows user to display selected video stream in desired window by clicking RMB and choosing Show position in menu. Position “1: - - - “ means, that first screen in division isn’t displaying any video stream at the moment.
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NMS NVR M5, NMS NVR M7 User’s manual ver.1.0 NVR MENU The 'drag & drop' method allows to start displaying many video streams simultaneously. In order to do that, please select video streams by holding Ctrl key and clicking LMB on desired streams.
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NMS NVR M5, NMS NVR M7 User’s manual ver.1.0 NVR MENU 9.2. Menu - Watchdog Selecting the Watchdog on the main menu displays a Nwatch window. It is a diagnostic application monitoring the performance of the NMS. It contains information about CPU usage, number of threads, used memory, application state and log list.
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IPTool - utility to find cameras and change their network parameters. Remote support - runs Team Viewer application. In order to get the remote support contact the Novus technical support department and give the ID and password displayed. Help - displays full version of the NMS user manual.
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NMS NVR M5, NMS NVR M7 User’s manual ver.1.0 NVR MENU Disk management - runs tool for HDD management, creating partitions and volumes. System events - starts the Microsoft Management Console (MMC), which contains administrative tools that you can use to manage networks, computers, services, and other system components.
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NMS NVR M5, NMS NVR M7 User’s manual ver.1.0 NVR MENU 9.4.2. Screen resolution changing In order to change the screen resolution select the Control panel from the System configuration submenu. In Display (1) panel , press the Adjust resolution (2). In window Screen Resolution choose desired screen (3).
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NMS NVR M5, NMS NVR M7 User’s manual ver.1.0 NVR MENU 9.5. Shutdown the device NMS NVR can be turned off in several ways. Press the power button located on the front panel (marked no.3 on the photo in chapter 3.2. of this manual).
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