Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder TABLE OF CONTENTS DVR Pre-Installation ..........................5 DVR Installation .............................. 5 Hard Disk Installation ............................. 5 Front Panels ..............................7 Rear Panels ............................... 9 Peripheral Connections ..........................11 Wiring of Alarm Input ........................... 11 Wiring of Alarm Output ........................
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Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder Regulatory information FCC information This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a digital device, pursuant compliance: to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
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Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder Trademarks and Registered Trademarks Windows and Windows mark are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. HDMI, HDMI mark and High-Definition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC.
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Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder Thank you for purchasing our product. If there is any question or request, please do not hesitate to contact dealer. This manual is applicable to 4/8/16ch HD-TVI DVR.
Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder DVR Pre-Installation The HD-TVI series DVR is highly advanced surveillance equipment that should be installed carefully. Please take into consideration the following precautionary steps before installation of the DVR. 1. Keep all liquids away from the DVR. 2.
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Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder 3. Connect the power cable to the HDD. 4. Place the HDD on the bottom of the device and then fasten the screws on the bottom to fix the HDD. 5. Re-install the cover of the DVR and fasten screws.
Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder Front Panels Front Panel of 4ch/8ch Front Panel of 16ch series Description of Front Panel Name Function Description POWER: the POWER indicator turns green when NVR is powered up. READY: The indicator light is green when the device is running normally.
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Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder Name Function Description Enter numeral “5”; Enter letters “JKL”; 5/JKL/EDIT: Delete characters before cursor; Check the checkbox and select the ON/OFF switch; Start/stop record clipping in playback. Enter numeral “6”; Enter letters “MNO”; 6/MNO/PLAY: Playback, for direct access to playback interface.
Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder Rear Panels The rear panel vaires according to different models. 4/8Ch Series without alarm 4/8Ch Series with alarm 16CH Series without alarm 16CH Series with alarm...
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Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder Item Description VIDEO IN BNC interface for TVI and analog video input. AUDIO IN RCA connector AUDIO OUT RCA connector DB15 connector for VGA output. Display local video output and menu. HDMI HDMI video output connector. USB Port Universal Serial Bus (USB) port for additional devices.
Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder Peripheral Connections Wiring of Alarm Input The alarm input is an open/closed relay. To connect the alarm input to the device, use the following diagram. If the alarm input is not an open/close relay, please connect an external relay between the alarm input and the device.
Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder Ensure signal cables are in tight. 3. Connect pluggable block back into terminal block. RS-485 and Controller Connection Series 1 To connect PTZ to the DVR: 1. Disconnect pluggable block from the RS-485 terminal block. 2.
Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder part. Ensure signal cables are in tight. 3. Connect Ta on controller to D+ on terminal block and Tb on controller to D- on terminal block. Fasten stop screws. 4. Connect pluggable block back into terminal block. Make sure both the controller and DVR are grounded.
Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder Specifications Table 1 Specification Model 16CH Video compression H.264 4-ch 8-ch 16-ch Analog and HD-TVI BNC interface (1.0Vp-p, 75 Ω) video input Supported camera types 720P/25, 720P/30, 720P/50, 720P/60, 1080P/25, 1080P/30, CVBS Video/Audio 1-ch 2-ch 2-ch...
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Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder Table 2 Specification Model 4CH(with Alarm) 8CH(with Alarm) 16CH(with Alarm) Video compression H.264 4-ch 8-ch 16-ch Analog and HD-TVI BNC interface (1.0Vp-p, 75 Ω) video input Supported camera types 720P/25, 720P/30, 720P/50, 720P/60, 1080P/25, 1080P/30, CVBS Video/Audio 1-ch 2-ch...
Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder HDD Storage Calculation Chart The following chart shows an estimation of storage space used based on recording at one channel for an hour at a fixed bit rate. Bit Rate Storage Used 128K 160K 192K 224K...
Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder Accessing by Web Browser Logging In You can get access to the device via web browser. Open web browser, input the IP address of the device and then press Enter. The login interface appears. Input the user name and password, and click the Login button.
Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder Name Description channel. Live View Window Displays the image of channel, and multi-window division is supported. Play Control Bar Play control operations are supported. Pan, tilt, zoom operations are supported, as well as preset editing and calling. PTZ Control PTZ function can only be realized if the connected camera supports PTZ control.
Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder 1) Configure All Day or Customize Record: If you want to configure the all-day recording, please check the All Day checkbox. If you want to record in different time sections, check the Customize checkbox. Set the Start Time and End Time.
Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder 1. Click Playback on the menu bar to enter playback interface. 2. Click the camera from the device list for playback. 3. Select the date from the calendar and click Search. 4. Click the Play button to play the video file searched on the current date. 5.
Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder Menu Operation Menu Structure Menu Playback Maintenance Export Manual Record Camera Shutdown Configuration Normal Record General Schedule General System Info Logout Event Alarm Advanced Encoding Image Alarm Shutdown Information Advanced Reboot Manual VQD RS-232 Import/Export Network...
Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder After the device starting up, the wizard will guide you through the basic settings, including edting password, date and time settings, network settings, HDD initializing, and recording. Live View Some icons are provided on screen in Live View mode to indicate different camera status. These icons include: Live View Icons In the live view mode, there are icons at the right top of the screen for each channel, showing the status of the record and alarm in the channel, so that you can find problems as soon as possible.
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Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder Select Add IP Camera in the pop-up menu to enter the IP Camera Management interface. The online cameras with same network segment will be displayed in the camera list. Click the button to add the camera.
Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder You can edit the IP address, protocol, management port, and other information of the IP camera to be added. Click Add to add the camera. (For the encoders with multiple channels only) check the checkbox of Channel No.
Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder Playback Play back the record files of a specific channel in the live view menu. OPTION 1: Choose a channel under live view using the mouse and click the button in the shortcut operation menu. Only record files recorded during the last five minutes on this channel will be played back.
Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder Just check the channel or channels if you want to switch playback to another channel or execute simultaneous playback of multiple channels. Backup Recorded files can be backed up to various devices, such as USB flash drives, USB HDDs or USB DVD writers. To export recorded files: 1.
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