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  • Page 1 u s e r ’s m a n u a l NHDR-4xxxAHD...
  • Page 2 NHDR-4xxxAHD user’s manual ver. 1.1 IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS AND WARNINGS INFORMACJE EMC (2014/30/EC) and LVD (2014/35/EC) Directives CE Marking Our products are manufactured to comply with requirements of following directives and national regulations implementing the directives: • Electromagnetic compatibility EMC 2014/30/EC. •...
  • Page 3 The instruction manual on the website www.novuscctv.com is always the most current version. The NHDR-4000AHD series recorders are dedicated to work with NOVUS cameras. Using only NOVUS products guarantees the highest level of service. Connecting third-party cameras may result in lower video quality and functional limitations.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    NHDR-4xxxAHD user’s manual ver. 1.1 TABLE OF CONTENTS INFORMACJE TABLE OF CONTENTS ..........................4 1. DVR OPERATING ..........................6 1.1. Controlling via IR remote controller ..................6 1.2. Controlling via USB mouse ......................6 2. FIRST LAUNCH WIZARD ........................7 2.1.
  • Page 5 NHDR-4xxxAHD user’s manual ver. 1.1 TABLE OF CONTENTS 8. NETWORK SETTINGS ......................... 54 8.1. DDNS settings ........................... 58 8.2. Email settings ..........................59 8.3. FTP settings ..........................60 8.4. IP filtering ..........................60 8.5. RTSP streaming ......................... 64 9. DEVICE MENU ..........................65 9.1.

  • Page 6: Dvr Operating

    NHDR-4xxxAHD user’s manual ver. 1.1 DVR OPERATING 1. DVR OPERATING 1.1. Controlling via IR remote controller The set includes an IR remote controller. Its range depends on battery status and may vary between a few and several meters. Some DVRs (i. e. NHDR-4116AHD, NHDR-4308AHD, NHDR-4316AHD) have a port to connect NV-RCEX5AHD to extend the range.

  • Page 7: First Launch Wizard

    NHDR-4xxxAHD user’s manual ver. 1.1 FIRST LAUNCH WIZARD Right mouse button  A single click on any camera displays the menu bar. When a menu or any window is displayed - • it closes. Roll  Turning the roll changes the amount of digital zoom. Change the value of drop-down field in •...
  • Page 8 NHDR-4xxxAHD user’s manual ver. 1.1 FIRST LAUNCH WIZARD New Admin Password - it is required to create access password. It must contain 5-15 characters. Confirm password - enter the access password again to confirm. Show Password - shows password instead of masking marks. Unlock Pattern Enable - enables an alternative authentication method for the password using the pattern.

  • Page 9: First Launch Wizard

    NHDR-4xxxAHD user’s manual ver. 1.1 FIRST LAUNCH WIZARD 2.2. First launch wizard The first launch wizard provides a quick way to configure basic DVR settings. When the Start Wizard will be pressed, subsequent sections of the wizard will appear. The Next and Previous buttons allow to toggle between consecutive sections. The Cancel button exits the wizard without saving any changes.

  • Page 10: Time And Date Settings

    NHDR-4xxxAHD user’s manual ver. 1.1 FIRST LAUNCH WIZARD This section contains basic network settings. DHCP - enable network settings retrieval from a DHCP server. IP Address - network address of the recorder in the local network. Subnet Mask - number dividing in IP address the network part. Gateway - IP address of the router for Internet connection.

  • Page 11: Adding Ip Cameras

    The next section allows to add IP channels to the recorder. The DVR automatically searches all IP cameras, NHDR and NVR-4000 from Novus in local IP network. On the left side is a list of found devices, on the right side the list of connected channels.
  • Page 12 NHDR-4xxxAHD user’s manual ver. 1.1 FIRST LAUNCH WIZARD The Search button starts researching IP devices. The recorders IP addresses are with sign, which allow to add separated channels from recorders. If a channel has already been added from the recorder, then its IP address is indicated by a red color. There is an arrow in the center of the window which allows to add channels.
  • Page 13 Port - Port number to connect devices. It is automatically recognized by default Protocol - protocol to connect devices. The Novus 2000 and 4000 series IP cameras, NHDR and NVR -4000 recorders are using Private protocol. Another devices are using ONVIF protocol. The protocol is automatically recognized by default User Name - name of the user which is used to log in to the device.

  • Page 14: Hard Drives

    NHDR-4xxxAHD user’s manual ver. 1.1 FIRST LAUNCH WIZARD In the right part of the wizzard window you can find the following indications: - Adding a single camera. The Add IP Camera window from the previous page appears. - Deleting a single camera. - Editing added camera parameters.

  • Page 15: Monitor Output Resolution

    NHDR-4xxxAHD user’s manual ver. 1.1 FIRST LAUNCH WIZARD Free / Total - information about free and total HDD space. Free / Total Time - estimated time of recording, which should be recorded on the free hard disk space and the total recording time. The time depends on the encoding and the amount of video frames. Overwrite - the default Auto setting cause recordings overwriting from the oldest when there is no free space on HDDs.

  • Page 16: Wizard Summary

    NHDR-4xxxAHD user’s manual ver. 1.1 FIRST LAUNCH WIZARD The QR code contains the P2P ID and can be scanned eg. in the RXCAMview application. Caution! P2P service is provided by third-party companies. AAT HOLDING S.A. is not responsible for the operation of the service. 2.9.

  • Page 17: Main Screen

    NHDR-4xxxAHD user’s manual ver. 1.1 MAIN SCREEN The summary displays parameters settings. The user can select Don’t show this window next time check box to stop displaying the wizard after DVR restart. The Finish button saves all settings and closes the wizard. 3.
  • Page 18 - Turns on digital zoom. - Picture settings - allows to adjust hue, brightness, contrast, saturation, sharpness levels (only for analog cameras, Novus 2000 and 4000 series IP cameras). - Switches the stream of camera, HD means main stream, SD means substream (only for IP channels).
  • Page 19 NHDR-4xxxAHD user’s manual ver. 1.1 MAIN SCREEN Note! For IP cameras, the DVR displays main or substream depending on the display performance. If the main stream is choosen, depending on the available hardware resources, some channels may not be displayed. The message "Resource not enough" will appear in the place of the channel that cannot be displayed.

  • Page 20: Main Menu

    NHDR-4xxxAHD user’s manual ver. 1.1 ARCHIVING AND EXPORTING RECORDS 4. MAIN MENU To display the main menu, press the button on the menu bar and select Settings. Then log in using created administrator datas. The menu is shown below. Sample menu screen: All rights reserved ©...

  • Page 21: Channel Settings

    The IP Channles tab allow to add IP cameras. The DVR automatically search local network to find all IP cameras and Novus recorders (NHDR recorders and NVR-4000 series). The Search button start researching IP devices. List of found devices is located at the top of the window. Recorders on the list have icon which allows to open list of recorder channels and choose the channels to connect.
  • Page 22 Position - specifies the position of the channel name Port - port number used for the connection. It is automatically recognized. The Novus 2000 and 4000 series IP cameras connect using 9988 port, the Novus NHDR recorders and NVR-4000 series connect using 9000 port by default.
  • Page 23 NHDR-4xxxAHD user’s manual ver. 1.1 CHANNEL SETTINGS Protocol - protocol used for connection. Novus 2000 and 4000 series IP cameras., NHDR and NVR-4000 series recorders connect using Private protocol. Other cameras connect using ONVIF protocol. It is recognized automatically by default. It can be chosen one of the Custom protocols, which allow to add video stream using RTSP protocol.
  • Page 24 NHDR-4xxxAHD user’s manual ver. 1.1 CHANNEL SETTINGS Another button in the IP channels window is Add All. After using this function, the recorder adds all the cameras found in the local network. If the quantity of cameras in the network is bigger than the number of possible IP channels, the recorder will display the message No available channel to add more cameras.

  • Page 25: Protocol Manage Menu

    NHDR-4xxxAHD user’s manual ver. 1.1 CHANNEL SETTINGS 5.3. Protocol Manage menu The Protocol Manage tab allows to define any RTSP streams to be retrieved by the recorder. The options of submenu: Custom Protocol - number of protocol. Protocol Name - name of protocol defined by the user. Enable Substream - marked checkbox informs, if defined channel gets one or two video streams.

  • Page 26: Live" Tab - Osd Settings

    Time Format - the format of displayed time (12 hours, 24 hours). Show Time - enables / disables the display of time and date. Refresh Rate - selection of refresh rate (50Hz, 60Hz) - available for Novus 2000 and 4000 series IP cameras.

  • Page 27: Image Control - Camera Settings

    The Image Control submenu contains IP camera settings related to the image. The options are summarized in the table. To enter to the edit mode press icon in the Setup column. The edit mode is enable only for Novus 2000 and 4000 series IP cameras. Channel - show number of channel.

  • Page 28: Ptz - Control Settings For Speeddome And Motorzoom Cameras

    5.7. Video Cover (Privacy Zones) The Video Cover submenu contains settings of privacy zones excluded from monitoring. The zones can by set for analog cameras and Novus 2000 and 4000 series IP cameras. The DVR allows to set 4 zones per channel.

  • Page 29: Deterence

    If one of that function is switched on for one camera, it is not possible to switch on any intelligent function for another camera. Additionally it is possible to switch intelligent functions for Novus 2000 and 4000 series IP cameras. The settings are set in IP cameras. Intelligent functions depend on IP camera model and firmware.

  • Page 30: Pid - Perimeter Intrusion Detection

    The function detects the entry and / or exit of an object from defined zones. It is available for one analog camera (NHDR-43xxAHD recorders), Novus 2000 and 4000 series IP cameras supporting this function. The camera table allows to switch on / off the function, set detection sensitivity (from 1 to 4) and define the scene (Indoor or Outdoor).

  • Page 31: Lcd - Line Crossing Detection

    The function detects the crossing of defined line. It is available for one analog camera (NHDR- 43xxAHD recorders), Novus 2000 and 4000 series IP cameras supporting this function.The camera table allows to switch on / off the function, set the detection sensitivity (from 1 to 4) and define the scene (Indoor or Outdoor).

  • Page 32: Sod - Stationary Object Detection

    The function detects object leaving or disappearing from defined zones. It is available for one analog camera (NHDR-43xxAHD recorders), Novus 2000 and 4000 series IP cameras supporting this function. The camera table allows to switch on / off the function, set detection sensitivity (from 1 to 4) and define the scene (Indoor or Outdoor).
  • Page 33 NHDR-4xxxAHD user’s manual ver. 1.1 CHANNEL SETTINGS By placing the cursor inside the zone, To change the shape or size of the we can move it to another location. zone, place the cursor on one of the corners of the zone and drag it to another location.

  • Page 34: Pd - Pedestrian Detection

    5.9.4. PD - Pedestrian Detection The function detects appearance of people in the defined zone. It is available only for Novus 2000 and 4000 series IP cameras supporting this function. The camera table allows to switch on / off the function, set object detection level (Low, Medium or High) and define the scene (Indoor or Outdoor).

  • Page 35: Fd - Face Detection

    The function detects appearance of an aobject looking like a human face in the defined zone. It is available only for Novus 2000 and 4000 series IP cameras supporting this function. The camera table allows to switch on / off the function and enter the settings.

  • Page 36: Cc - Cross Counting

    5.9.6. CC - Cross Counting The function counts the number of defined line crossing. It is available only for Novus 2000 and 4000 series IP cameras supporting this function. The camera table allows to switch on / off the function, set the detection sensitivity (from 1 to 4) and define the scene (Indoor or Outdoor).

  • Page 37: Sound Detection

    The function detects the sound based on defined tresholds. The function is available for 8 analog channels and for Novus 2000 and 4000 series IP cameras supporting this function. It is necessary to connect microphones to analog input of recorder or to IP camera with this function.

  • Page 38: Occlusion Detection

    The function detects camera tampering by covering it, changing the scene and loosing focus. The camera table allows to switch on / off the function and set the detection sensitivity (from 1 to 6). It is available for analog cameras (NHDR-43xxAHD recorders), Novus 2000 and 4000 series IP cameras supporting this function.

  • Page 39: Intelligent - Report On Crossing

    NHDR-4xxxAHD user’s manual ver. 1.1 CHANNEL SETTINGS 5.9.10. Intelligent - report on crossing The tab is associated with the Crossing Counting function. It allows to generate a report (daily, weekly, monthly or yearly) regarding the number of passes through the virtual line in a specific direction.

  • Page 40: Recording

    Mobilestream. The parameters of each stream can be configured independently. The Mobilestream is available only for Novus 2000 and 4000 series IP cameras supporting this function. The table columns are described below. Some columns may not be visible, to see them you need to move the scroll bar at the bottom of the screen: Channel - channels number.
  • Page 41 NHDR-4xxxAHD user’s manual ver. 1.1 RECORDING Streams parameters can be set for all cameras at once by clicking on the top bar. Individual camera settings can also be copied for other cameras by using the Copy button in the bottom-right corner. Note! Depending on the IP camera model, some functions may not be available.
  • Page 42 NHDR-4xxxAHD user’s manual ver. 1.1 RECORDING The Record Schedule tab contains a graphical presentation of the periods when video material is to be recorded. The table rows contain the days of the week (SUN - Sunday, MON - Monday, TUE - Tuesday, WED - Wednesday, THU - Thursday, FRI - Friday, SAT - Saturday).
  • Page 43 NHDR-4xxxAHD user’s manual ver. 1.1 RECORDING The Capture submenu allows to switch on automatic recording of camera images. It is independent of video recordings, has separate resolution and quality settings, and a separate schedule. The pictures are saved on the hard disk on the same partition as the video recordings. The storage time of photos is identical to the storage time of recordings.
  • Page 44 NHDR-4xxxAHD user’s manual ver. 1.1 RECORDING The Capture Schedule tab in the Capture submenu contains a graphic presentation of the periods when pictures are to be saved. The table rows contain the days of the week (SUN - Sunday, MON - Monday, TUE - Tuesday, WED - Wednesday, THU - Thursday, FRI - Friday, SAT - Saturday).

  • Page 45: Alarms

    NHDR-4xxxAHD user’s manual ver. 1.1 ALARMS 7. ALARMS The Alarm menu allows to configure alarm settings and reactions. Each action that triggers an alarm can be individually configured. It is possible to assign a different reaction to each action. 7.1. Motion detection The Motion menu allows to configure motion detection.
  • Page 46 NHDR-4xxxAHD user’s manual ver. 1.1 ALARMS Note! Editing the detection zone from the recorder is possible only for Novus 2000 and 4000 series IP cameras. It is not possible to set the motion detection zone in cameras connected by another recorder or using RTSP streams (Custom protocol).

  • Page 47: Alarm Inputs

    Alarm Out - enable alarm output. It is possible to change alarm output status on the recorder (Local->1) or in Novus 2000 or 4000 series IP camera (eg. IP K.1->1). Latch Time. - time of the alarm output duration: 10s, 20s, 40s, 60s.

  • Page 48: Pir

    NHDR-4xxxAHD user’s manual ver. 1.1 ALARMS FTP picture Upload - saves image from camera to FTP server. Requires ftp configuration in the Network / FTP menu. FTP video Upload - saves short video film from camera to FTP server. Requires ftp configuration in the Network / FTP menu.
  • Page 49 Alarm Out - enable alarm output. It is possible to change alarm output status on the recorder (Local->1) or in Novus 2000 or 4000 series IP camera (eg. IP K.1->1). Latch Time. - time of the alarm output duration: 10s, 20s, 40s, 60s.

  • Page 50: Intelligent

    Alarm Out - enable alarm output. It is possible to change alarm output status on the recorder (Local->1) or in Novus 2000 or 4000 series IP camera (eg. IP K.1->1). Latch Time. - time of the alarm output duration: 10s, 20s, 40s, 60s.

  • Page 51: Ptz Linkage

    NHDR-4xxxAHD user’s manual ver. 1.1 ALARMS Picture to Cloud - saves image from camera to the cloud. Requires e-mail configuration in the Network / Email menu and cloud activation in Device / Cloud menu. Video to Cloud - saves short video film from camera to the cloud. Requires e-mail configuration in the Network / Email menu and cloud activation in Device / Cloud menu.

  • Page 52: Exception

    Alarm Out - enable alarm output. It is possible to change alarm output status on the recorder (Local->1) or in Novus 2000 or 4000 series IP camera (eg. IP K.1->1). Latch time - alarm output activation time (10s, 20s, 40s, 60s). For operation, the Alarm Out field must be checked.
  • Page 53 NHDR-4xxxAHD user’s manual ver. 1.1 ALARMS The Alarm Schedule menu contains a graphic presentation of the periods when alarm reactions are to be performed. The table rows contain the days of the week (SUN - Sunday, MON - Monday, TUE - Tuesday, WED - Wednesday, THU - Thursday, FRI - Friday, SAT - Saturday).

  • Page 54: Network Settings

    NHDR-4xxxAHD user’s manual ver. 1.1 NETWORK SETTINGS 8. NETWORK SETTINGS The Network menu allows to configure all recorder settings related to network operation. Correct settings of IP address and network mask are necessary for remote connection with the recorder as well as with cameras.
  • Page 55 NHDR-4xxxAHD user’s manual ver. 1.1 NETWORK SETTINGS • The 3G tab enables the recorder to connect to the Internet using a 3G modem. Enter APN, access number, username and password. The current list of compatible modems is available on the www.novuscctv.com/en website. •...
  • Page 56 NHDR-4xxxAHD user’s manual ver. 1.1 NETWORK SETTINGS • The Port configuration tab contain additional network settings. The first part allow to set: - Web port for HTTP connection via Internet Explorer (default port number 80). - Client port for connections from the NMS software, NHDR-5000Viewer or the RXcamView mobile application (default port number 9000).
  • Page 57 NHDR-4xxxAHD user’s manual ver. 1.1 NETWORK SETTINGS • P2P identifier NHDR recorders enable remote network connection using P2P service. Connection to the recorder is established by an external server, even if the recorder does not have a public IP address. The recorder just need to have access to the Internet.

  • Page 58: Ddns Settings

    NHDR-4xxxAHD user’s manual ver. 1.1 NETWORK SETTINGS 8.1. DDNS settings DDNS is a function that assigns a fixed domain name to a dynamic IP address. Before connecting, make sure that the port is not used or blocked. Then enter the settings for the server, ie. Server name, domain, username, password.

  • Page 59: Email Settings

    NHDR-4xxxAHD user’s manual ver. 1.1 NETWORK SETTINGS 8.2. Email settings The recorder allows to define e-mail addresses, to send notifications about alarm events such as motion detection, alarm input activation, intelligence events, PIR alarm, video loss, disk alarm etc. The e-mail may contain a screenshot of the image as an attachment. The Email Configuration submenu allows to configure emails sending.

  • Page 60: Ftp Settings

    NHDR-4xxxAHD user’s manual ver. 1.1 NETWORK SETTINGS The Email Schedule tab contains a graphic presentation of the periods when e-mails are to be sent. The table rows contain the days of the week (SUN - Sunday, MON - Monday, TUE - Tuesday, WED - Wednesday, THU - Thursday, FRI - Friday, SAT - Saturday).
  • Page 61 NHDR-4xxxAHD user’s manual ver. 1.1 NETWORK SETTINGS - User Name - the user account name on the FTP server. - Password - the user's password on the FTP server. - Picture resolution - selection of the resolution of the recorded image (1920x1080, 1280x720, 1024x768.
  • Page 62 NHDR-4xxxAHD user’s manual ver. 1.1 NETWORK SETTINGS The FTP Schedule tab contains a graphic presentation of the periods when pictures and video recordings are to be sent to the FTP server. The table rows contain the days of the week (SUN - Sunday, MON - Monday, TUE - Tuesday, WED - Wednesday, THU - Thursday, FRI - Friday, SAT - Saturday).

  • Page 63: Ip Filtering

    NHDR-4xxxAHD user’s manual ver. 1.1 NETWORK SETTINGS 8.4. IP filtering The IP FILTER submenu is an additional mechanism of recorder network security that allows limiting access to devices with specific IP addresses. It is possible to use the allow list (list of IP addresses with access allowed) or the block list (list of IP addresses with access denied).

  • Page 64: Rtsp Streaming

    NHDR-4xxxAHD user’s manual ver. 1.1 NETWORK SETTINGS 8.5. RTSP streaming The NHDR recorders are able to send RTSP streams with the image of AHD and IP cameras. The Network \ General \ Port Configuration menu shows how to get the RTSP streams. The streaming configuration consists of the RTSP transmission port setting (it is recommended to use the default port 554).

  • Page 65: Device Menu

    NHDR-4xxxAHD user’s manual ver. 1.1 DEVICE MENU 9. DEVICE MENU 9.1. Disk management The Disk submenu displays the list of hard disks connected to the recorder. No. - the ordinal number of the disk. An asterisk (*) next to the number indicates disk is writing. The checkbox next to the disk number should be marked to format it.
  • Page 66 NHDR-4xxxAHD user’s manual ver. 1.1 DEVICE MENU A read / write disk can be assigned to a Record Disk Group. A redundant disk can be assigned to a Redundance Disk Group. The Disk Group tab allow to assign channels to disk groups. Preferred channels can be assigned a larger disk space than the others.
  • Page 67 NHDR-4xxxAHD user’s manual ver. 1.1 DEVICE MENU Self-check state - result of the test, during the test shows the percentage of test execution. TEMP - displays the temperature of the hard disk in degrees Celsius. Utility Time(d) - disk working time (calculated in days). Whole evaluation - a summary assessment of the disk's condition.

  • Page 68: Cloud

    NHDR-4xxxAHD user’s manual ver. 1.1 DEVICE MENU 9.2. Cloud The Cloud submenu contains the cloud disk settings associated with e-mail account. There can be saved pictures and video recordings trigered by alarm events (motion detection, activation of the alarm input, PIR alarm or intelligent image analysis). - Cloud Storage - enables / disables the cloud storage function.
  • Page 69 NHDR-4xxxAHD user’s manual ver. 1.1 DEVICE MENU Note! The cloud function requires access to the Internet, a configured e-mail account in the recorder (Menu \ Network \ Email) with a Dropbox or Google Drive account connected. To activate the cloud, press the Activate Cloud button. An authorization link will be sent to the recipient's e-mail address.
  • Page 70 NHDR-4xxxAHD user’s manual ver. 1.1 DEVICE MENU If the Google Drive Cloud Type is chosen, the link https://www.google.com/device and the activation code for the recorder will be sent to the e-mail address. Click the provided link, enter the code that temporarily identifies the recorder. Then log in to Google Drive service using the e-mail account data.

  • Page 71: Rs485

    NHDR-4xxxAHD user’s manual ver. 1.1 DEVICE MENU 9.3. RS485 The NHDR 4000 series recorders can be controlled by NOVUS NV-KBD50 system keyboard using N-Control protocol. Diagram of keyboard connection to the RS485 bus Max. 1.5m Max. 1.5m RS485+ RS485- Max. 1.5m Max.

  • Page 72: System Settings

    NHDR-4xxxAHD user’s manual ver. 1.1 SYSTEM SETTINGS 10. SYSTEM SETTINGS The System \ General \ General tab contains the basic settings: Device Name - a specific name, edited by the user. Device ID - ID required at login (default 000001). Language - OSD language selection (English, Polish, etc.).

  • Page 73: Monitor Output Settings

    NHDR-4xxxAHD user’s manual ver. 1.1 SYSTEM SETTINGS Date - the current date can be set by selecting from the calendar. Time - the current time of the device. Date format - displaying date format selection (MM/DD/YY, RR-MM-DD, DD/MM/YY). Time format - displaying time format selection (12 hours, 24 hours). Time zone - time zone selection.
  • Page 74 NHDR-4xxxAHD user’s manual ver. 1.1 SYSTEM SETTINGS Cursor Hidden Delay - the time of inactivity to hide the cursor from the screen. Moving the mouse displays the cursor again. Cursor Acceleration - cursor movement speed. Transparency - main menu OSD transparency. The NHDR-4304AHD, NHDR-4308AHD and NHDR-4316AHD models allow to turn on the spot monitor at the VGA output.

  • Page 75: User Account Management

    NHDR-4xxxAHD user’s manual ver. 1.1 SYSTEM SETTINGS 10.3. User account management The recorder allows to configure 7 users accounts in the System \ Multi-User menu (one administrator and 6 users with assigned rights). Note! The default user is "admin". During the first start an access password have to be created. Only the administrator account is active by default.
  • Page 76 NHDR-4xxxAHD user’s manual ver. 1.1 SYSTEM SETTINGS Unlock Pattern Enable - enables / disables the possibility of pattern unlocking. The first user login requires a password, with a later blockade it is possible to unlock the recorder with a defined pattern. Draw - the icon appears after enabling the unlock pattern function.
  • Page 77 NHDR-4xxxAHD user’s manual ver. 1.1 SYSTEM SETTINGS Disk - allows to manage hard disks (available to administrator only). Remote login - allows remote login to the device, e.g. via browser, NHDR-5000Viewer, RXCAMView, NMS, RTSP streaming. SEQ. Control - allows to run sequences of cameras (available to administrator only). Backup - enables selection of channels that can be archived (available to administrator only).

  • Page 78: Recorder Operating System Management

    NHDR-4xxxAHD user’s manual ver. 1.1 SYSTEM SETTINGS 10.4. Recorder operating system management The System \ Maintenance menu contains 5 tabs regarding the operating system's operation: • The Log tab allows viewing the event log. It contains information about events, their types and date of occurrence.
  • Page 79 NHDR-4xxxAHD user’s manual ver. 1.1 SYSTEM SETTINGS • The Load default allows to restore the default settings of the recorder. You can restore settings for the entire recorder (Select All option) or only for individual parts of the menu: Channel, Record, Alarm, Network, Device, System.
  • Page 80 NHDR-4xxxAHD user’s manual ver. 1.1 SYSTEM SETTINGS • The Parameter Management tab allows to save and load the recorder configuration. It contains 3 buttons. Save Settings - saves the file with the device configuration to the flash memory connected to the USB port.

  • Page 81: Ip Camera Management

    10.5. IP Camera Management The System \ IP Camera Maintain menu allows to manage Novus 2000 and 4000 series IP cameras directly from the recorder menu, without logging in to them from a computer. The same operations can be performed on Novus NVR 4000 series recorders and AHD recorders.
  • Page 82 Note! Each of the above operations should be confirmed by providing the administrator access password. If the camera is connected to the recorder through a Novus NVR-4000 series recorder or AHD recorder, operations in the IP Camera Maintain menu will apply to the indicated recorder, not the camera.

  • Page 83: Recorder Informations

    NHDR-4xxxAHD user’s manual ver. 1.1 SYSTEM SETTINGS 10.6. Recorder informations The System \ Information menu contains recorder system information in four tabs. This information can be displayed from the main screen of the recorder using icon. The Information tab contains informations about the recorder, installed disk capacity, network parameters, P2P ID and QR code with P2P communication device number.
  • Page 84 NHDR-4xxxAHD user’s manual ver. 1.1 SYSTEM SETTINGS The Record Info tab contains informations which cameras are connected, which cameras are recorded and recording parameters (number of streams, resolutions, number of frames, bitrates). The Network State tab contains a summary list of recorder network parameters. All rights reserved ©...

  • Page 85: Control Of Ptz Cameras

    Protocol field is to select the COAX1 or COAX2 control protocol (use the COAX1 protocol for Novus cameras). The control buttons are located below. The button in the middle launches the camera menu. The Up and Down arrow buttons allow to...
  • Page 86 NHDR-4xxxAHD user’s manual ver. 1.1 CONTROL OF PTZ CAMERAS The PRESET tab allows to define presets in the camera. It contains navigation buttons for controlling PTZ cameras, like the PTZ tab. Below are the fields for setting presets and camera rotation path: No.

  • Page 87: Playback Of Recordings

    NHDR-4xxxAHD user’s manual ver. 1.1 PLAYBACK OF RECORDINGS 12. PLAYBACK OF RECORDINGS To start the recordings search, select Search from the menu bar. Playback can also be started by pressing the button on the menu bar. By clicking on the triangular indicator, the user can choose the time range for quick playback of recordings in the range 5s - 5min back from the present.
  • Page 88 NHDR-4xxxAHD user’s manual ver. 1.1 PLAYBACK OF RECORDINGS Play mode Calendar Type of recordings Stream type Channel selection Video window Navigation buttons Timeline The time range of recordings Date - displays the calendar. Allows to select the day to search for recordings. The days with recordings are underlined in red.
  • Page 89 NHDR-4xxxAHD user’s manual ver. 1.1 PLAYBACK OF RECORDINGS Stream type - allows to select the Mainstream or Substream for playback. The number of channels played simultaneously depends on the recorder model. To play the maximum available number of channels, select the substream playback. Note! Selecting the Mainstream, depending on the available hardware resources, some channels may not be played.

  • Page 90: Playback - "Events" Tab

    NHDR-4xxxAHD user’s manual ver. 1.1 PLAYBACK OF RECORDINGS Timeline - displays the period depending on the Time Range setting. Each channel is shown in the next row. The colors on the axis correspond to the type of recordings. The legend is presented below the timeline.
  • Page 91 NHDR-4xxxAHD user’s manual ver. 1.1 PLAYBACK OF RECORDINGS SOD - recordings triggered by an intelligent analysis event - disappearing or leaving the object. PD - recordings triggered by the event of intelligent analysis - people detection. FD - recordings triggered by an intelligent analysis event - face detection. CC - recordings triggered by the event of intelligent analysis - counting of line crossings.
  • Page 92 NHDR-4xxxAHD user’s manual ver. 1.1 PLAYBACK OF RECORDINGS Displays a list of events as a list of files. The list contains only the channel number and start time of the file. Displays a list of events as a detailed list of files. The list includes the channel number, event type, date, start time, end time, file size and allows to enable the lock, ie to protect the file against overwriting.
  • Page 93 NHDR-4xxxAHD user’s manual ver. 1.1 PLAYBACK OF RECORDINGS Event list Video window Icons Recording informations Navigation buttons Timeline The time range of recor- Event list - displays a list of searched events. Video window - window displaying the selected recording. - Export selected recordings.
  • Page 94 NHDR-4xxxAHD user’s manual ver. 1.1 PLAYBACK OF RECORDINGS - Stop playback. - Play forward at an accelerated pace (x2, x4, x8, x16). - Digital zoom. - Creating a video clip. - Audio on / off. Adjusting the volume level. - Take a screenshot. The saved image has a displayed frame resolution. - Adds a default tag to the recording.

  • Page 95: Playback - „Sub-Periods" Tab

    NHDR-4xxxAHD user’s manual ver. 1.1 PLAYBACK OF RECORDINGS 12.3. Playback - „Sub-periods” tab The Sub-periods playback mode allows to play recordings from one camera, but from several periods of time simultaneously. For playback, select the date, time interval, number of periods, type of records, stream type and selected channel.
  • Page 96 NHDR-4xxxAHD user’s manual ver. 1.1 PLAYBACK OF RECORDINGS SOD - recordings triggered by an intelligent analysis event - disappearing or leaving the object. PD - recordings triggered by the event of intelligent analysis - people detection. FD - recordings triggered by an intelligent analysis event - face detection. CC - recordings triggered by the event of intelligent analysis - counting of line crossings.

  • Page 97: Playback - „Smart" Tab

    NHDR-4xxxAHD user’s manual ver. 1.1 PLAYBACK OF RECORDINGS Timeline - displays the period depending on the time range of the recordings. In the sub-periods playback mode, the timeline consists of two rows. The top line displays the time interval for the selected (highlighted) chapter in the video window.
  • Page 98 NHDR-4xxxAHD user’s manual ver. 1.1 PLAYBACK OF RECORDINGS Type of recordings - selects the type of recordings to display Search type - selects all types of recordings. Normal - continues recordings. Motion - recordings caused by motion detection. IO - recordings triggered by the activation of the alarm input. PIR - recordings caused by PIR detection.
  • Page 99 NHDR-4xxxAHD user’s manual ver. 1.1 PLAYBACK OF RECORDINGS - Smart Search button- opens a window to define image zone for analysis. - Adds a default tag to the recording. - Adds a user-defined tag. - determines the range of the timeline. The timeline covers a range of 24 hours, 2 hours, 1 hour or 30 minutes.

  • Page 100: Playback - „Tag" Tab

    NHDR-4xxxAHD user’s manual ver. 1.1 PLAYBACK OF RECORDINGS 12.5. Playback - „Tag” tab The Tag playback mode allows to search for recordings based on previously created tags. Tags can be added for a particular camera while viewing live image or while viewing recordings in other tabs. After entering the Tag tab, a window appears listing all markers for the current day.
  • Page 101 NHDR-4xxxAHD user’s manual ver. 1.1 PLAYBACK OF RECORDINGS In the left part there is a list of filtered tags as in the previous window. Below are the Pre-play and Post-play fields showing how much time the recording should be displayed before and after the place with the tag (5s, 10s, 30s, 1Min, 2Min, 5Min, 10Min).

  • Page 102: Playback - „External File" Tab

    NHDR-4xxxAHD user’s manual ver. 1.1 PLAYBACK OF RECORDINGS - Digital zoom. - Creating a video clip. - Audio on / off. Adjusting the volume level. - Take a screenshot. The saved image has a displayed frame resolution. - determines the range of the timeline. The timeline covers a range of 24 hours, 2 hours, 1 hour or 30 minutes.

  • Page 103: Playback - „Picture" Tab

    NHDR-4xxxAHD user’s manual ver. 1.1 PLAYBACK OF RECORDINGS Device name - detected media connected to the USB connector. File Type - filters the types of files to display. *.* means displaying all types of files, *.h264; * H264, *.rf; *.RF, *.avi; *.AVI, *.mp4; * MP4 displays files with the appropriate extension. File list - a list of directories and files on the recognized medium.
  • Page 104 NHDR-4xxxAHD user’s manual ver. 1.1 PLAYBACK OF RECORDINGS Search Type of pictures Channel selection Channel selection Picture information Exporting recordings Playback Descending order The way files are displayed Search - allows to select time range to search the pictures Date - displays the calendar. Allows to select a picture search day. Time - reduces the search area by entering the time range.
  • Page 105 NHDR-4xxxAHD user’s manual ver. 1.1 PLAYBACK OF RECORDINGS Switching pages with found files. Information about selected files. Displays a list of pictures as thumbnails. Displays a list of pictures as a list of files. The list contains only the channel number and time the picture was taken.

  • Page 106: Playback - „Slice" Tab

    NHDR-4xxxAHD user’s manual ver. 1.1 PLAYBACK OF RECORDINGS Displays a list of pictures as a detailed list of files. The list includes the channel number, event type, date and time the picture was taken, file size and the icon to display the picture. Double-clicking the file opens the image in large format.
  • Page 107 NHDR-4xxxAHD user’s manual ver. 1.1 PLAYBACK OF RECORDINGS The Slice playback mode allows to search for recordings from a single camera by gradually narrowing the time interval. By defining in turn Channel, Year, Month, Day and Hour, the recorder displays thumbnails from a selected time interval.

  • Page 108: Overwriting Protection Of Recordings

    NHDR-4xxxAHD user’s manual ver. 1.1 PLAYBACK OF RECORDINGS In the left part there is information about the recording (channel and selected time period). Below are the Pre-play and Post-play fields showing how much time the recording should be displayed before and after the defined period of time (5s, 10s, 30s, 1Min, 2Min, 5Min, 10Min).

  • Page 109: Archiving And Exporting Records

    NHDR-4xxxAHD user’s manual ver. 1.1 PLAYBACK OF RECORDINGS - Means a file protected against overwriting. - Means a file unprotected against overwriting. 13. ARCHIVING AND EXPORTING RECORDS The recorders provide many ways of exporting video recordings, enables to create of a backup copy of a recording groups.

  • Page 110: Export Of Recording Files

    NHDR-4xxxAHD user’s manual ver. 1.1 ARCHIVING AND EXPORTING RECORDS 13.2. Export of recording files The second way to archive recordings is to export files. It is available in the Events playback mode. To use it, select the files of interest and then press the Backup button ("floppy disk" icon) to go to the Export window (described in chapter 5.3).
  • Page 111 NHDR-4xxxAHD user’s manual ver. 1.1 ARCHIVING AND EXPORTING RECORDS The Save button opens the Backup window. It allows to explore the directory tree located on the memory connected to the USB port. After connecting, refresh the list of devices. Then indicate the recording path.

  • Page 112: Playback Of Archived Recordings

    NHDR-4xxxAHD user’s manual ver. 1.1 ARCHIVING AND EXPORTING RECORDS 13.4. Playback of archived recordings Depending on the type of recordings, various programs for playback are used. Recordings in AVI or MP4 format can be played by popular video players, e.g. VLC media player. The RF file is the recorder's own format and requires the NHDR-5000 Viewer or NHDR-AHDPlayer to be played.

  • Page 113: Recorder Operation By Web Browser

    NHDR-4xxxAHD user’s manual ver. 1.1 RECORDER OPERATION BY WEB BROWSER 14. RECORDER OPERATION BY WEB BROWSER The recorder enables operation via the Internet Explorer web browser. 14.1. Recommended PC configuration The recommended PC configuration for smooth use of the WWW applet is shown below. Operating system Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10 Web browser...
  • Page 114 NHDR-4xxxAHD user’s manual ver. 1.1 RECORDER OPERATION BY WEB BROWSER After completing the installation, please run the web browser and re-enter the IP address of the device. If the browser asks for permission to run the "RSVideo.ocv" plug-in, you should agree and refresh the web page.

  • Page 115: Login To The Web Applet

    NHDR-4xxxAHD user’s manual ver. 1.1 RECORDER OPERATION BY WEB BROWSER 14.3. Login to the web applet After correctly installing the plugin and entering the device address, a login window should be displayed. Enter the User Name and Password in the appropriate fields and press Login button to start the device applet.

  • Page 116: Live Preview Window

    NHDR-4xxxAHD user’s manual ver. 1.1 RECORDER OPERATION BY WEB BROWSER 14.4. Live Preview window After logging in, the "Live" window will be displayed, as shown below. Expanding the Image settings and channel list Stream selection PTZ panel Menu bar Channel list Function buttons Preview window Subsequent divisions...
  • Page 117 NHDR-4xxxAHD user’s manual ver. 1.1 RECORDER OPERATION BY WEB BROWSER • Function buttons - Switches the screen divisions. - Turns on displaying of video channels in the preview window. - Turns off displaying of video channels in the preview window. - Displays the image in its original proportions.
  • Page 118 NHDR-4xxxAHD user’s manual ver. 1.1 RECORDER OPERATION BY WEB BROWSER • PTZ panel settings Navigation buttons, control of the PTZ module Scan - starts 360 rotation of the camera. Changing the speed Zoom, Focus, Iris - adjust the camera lens Preset - Selection from the list, saving, deleting, calling preset Cruise- launches a patrol...

  • Page 119: Playback Window

    NHDR-4xxxAHD user’s manual ver. 1.1 RECORDER OPERATION BY WEB BROWSER 14.5. Playback window Pressing the Playback button switch to the recordings playback panel. The recorder enables remote playback of up to 16 streams. The icons in the upper left corner allow to switch between viewing video recordings and saved pictures.
  • Page 120 NHDR-4xxxAHD user’s manual ver. 1.1 RECORDER OPERATION BY WEB BROWSER The navigation buttons bar is shown below. - Playing recordings \ pause. - Stop playback. - Play frame by frame. - Recording a clip. - Screenshot. - Downloading video files. - Selection of the playback speed: x1/8 x1/4 x1/2 x1 x2 x4 x8.

  • Page 121: Recording A Video Clip

    NHDR-4xxxAHD user’s manual ver. 1.1 RECORDER OPERATION BY WEB BROWSER 14.6. Recording a video clip In "live" mode and during playback, pressing the button starts recording a video clip. Pressing this button again completes the creation of the video clip. The write path and file format (rf, AVI, MP4) are set in the Local Settings tab.

  • Page 122: Remote Settings

    NHDR-4xxxAHD user’s manual ver. 1.1 RECORDER OPERATION BY WEB BROWSER Mark the checkboxes corresponding to the period to be downloaded. Then press Start download button. The Status column will display information about the percentage of download progress, when the download has been completed, or whether the file has been downloaded. The write path and file format (rf, avi, mp4) is set in the Local Settings tab.
  • Page 123 NHDR-4xxxAHD user’s manual ver. 1.1 OBSŁUGA REJESTRATORA POPRZEZ PRZEGLĄDARKĘ INTERNETOWĄ NOTES Note! The manufacturer reserves the right to printing errors and technical changes without prior notice. All rights reserved © AAT Holding S.A.
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