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- Page 1 USER MANUAL Rev.0515 ※ The picture might differ according to the specification and model. ※ Contents of this user manual are protected under copyrights and computer program laws. Thank You! Before operating the system, please read this User Manual and retain it for future reference.
- Page 2 WARNING TO REDUCE FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THE UNIT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. The installation should be made by a qualified service person and conformed to all local codes.
- Page 3 Cautions Read Before System Operation Follow these details to prevent material damage or personal injury. Signs of Caution and Warning Warning: This sign indicates that the user could die or be seriously wounded if not used or installed properly. Caution: This sign indicates that the user could be wounded or could expect property damage if not used or installed properly.
- Page 4 Caution 1. Use the power cord, which is supplied or recommended by the supplier. The internal fan rotates at high speed and may cause an accident. 2. Do not drop, give strong vibration, or shock to the product. It may cause malfunction. 3.
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Page 5: Table Of Contents
1 | VMAXAHD CORE™ User Manual Contents GETTING STARTED ................................2 ..............................2 HECKING UPPLIED TEMS ..................................3 YSTEM TARTUP ................................3 UTTON XPLANATION ................................7 YSTEM HUTDOWN STARTUP WIZARD ................................. 7 ....................................8 ANGUAGE ....................................8 HDD FORMAT ..................................9 .................................... -
Page 6: Getting Started
VMAXAHD CORE™ User Manual | 2 Getting Started Checking Supplied Items Make sure that you have following items supplied with your DVR. If any of these items are missing or damaged, notify your vendor immediately. Keep the packing utilities for moving or storage purposes afterwards. -
Page 7: System Startup
3 | VMAXAHD CORE™ User Manual System Startup After connecting peripheral devices such as cameras, monitors and a mouse to the DVR, power the DVR by connecting the 12V adaptor to the device. The login window will appear as shown below. To login, enter the username and password in the popup screen. - Page 8 VMAXAHD CORE™ User Manual | 4 1.3.2. IR Remote Controller ① Power : System ON/OFF ② DVR ID Selection ③ Numeric Button : Channel selection or Password input ④ PTZ Button ⑤ Preset Button : Select Preset on PTZ mode ...
- Page 9 5 | VMAXAHD CORE™ User Manual Menu Button Click on the menu button to access the DVR’s main menu screen. (Please refer to “4. Setting” for details.) Startup Wizard Button Click on the Startup menu button to access the Startup Wizard. (Please refer to “2. Startup Wizard” for details.) Screen Display Mode Button Click on screen display mode button to switch screen display mode.
- Page 10 VMAXAHD CORE™ User Manual | 6 1.3.4. Tool Bar on Playback Mode In Playback mode, move the cursor to the bottom of the screen to show the menu bar. Channel Indicates the currently selected channel. Intelligent Search Bar Shows the recording status for the selected channel from 00:00 to 24:00. A white-vertical line indicates the time which is currently playing.
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Page 11: System Shutdown
7 | VMAXAHD CORE™ User Manual System Shutdown To turn off the power, click the exit button [ ] on the tool bar and then click “SHUTDOWN” in the pop-up screen as shown below. Do not turn off the power by disconnecting the power plug. Input the password and click “OK”... -
Page 12: Language
Language Select the language according to the country or user’s preference. The DVR supports various languages. If you cannot find your preferred language, please contact your dealer in your area accordingly. Note If “DISPLAY ON SYSTEM STARTUP” is selected, Startup Wizard will pop up every time the system is started. -
Page 13: Hdd Format
HDD FORMAT Digital Watchdog’s DVRs are shipped with pre-installed HDDs that are formatted and ready to be used. There is no need to format the HDDs out of the box. ○ HDD FULL ( Select “Overwrite” or “Stop recording” when HDD becomes full. -
Page 14: Record
Record Users can control simple recording settings for all channels through the Startup Wizard. It allows you to easily configure recording resolution, recording speed, recording mode, recording quality and recording periods based on the capacity of HDD installed. Setting in this menu applied to “Menu > Record> Camera” menu (4.4.1 Camera). ... -
Page 15: Network
Network Set up the DVR’s network settings for remote connection. NETWORK TYPE Select either STATIC IP or DHCP for dynamic IP. If DHCP is selected, the DVR will automatically configure the network settings according to the current network requirements. If DHCP is selected, click the “IP DETECT” button to automaticaly detect the network settings. -
Page 16: Finish
port # 80, you need to input another valid port number (ex. 8080). BANDWIDTH LIMIT Depending on the setting made by user, the system can control the data volume transmitted over network ranging from 25 kbps up to 1Gbps. This function is effective especially under narrow bandwidth network conditions or when the user wants to limit “network bandwidth occupied by video transmission”... -
Page 18: Operation
Operation User Log-in Input USER and PASSWORD after turning on the system. The factory default of user and password are “admin” and no password. Note LOGIN window will be permanently displayed until a user logs in with the right ID and password. - Page 19 Admin users can set different levels of authorization for each user. If a certain user is not authorized to view a certain live and playback channel, then no image is shown on the display screen, as shown below. 3.2.2. Icons In real time live mode, icons or messages will be indicated on the screen to notify the system mode or status.
- Page 20 3.2.3. Pop-up Menu Users can click the right button of the mouse to pop up the sub-menu shown below. For control over specific channels, move the mouse cursor over that channel and click. DISPLAY MODE Users can change screen display mode from all of the available split options. SEQUENCE When “SEQUENCE”...
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Page 21: Ptz Operation
PTZ Operation In order to operate a PTZ camera, the channel which is connected by PTZ must be in full screen mode. To activate PTZ control, right-click the mouse button and select “PTZ” in the pop-up men as seen below, or select PTZ icon in the menu bar. -
Page 22: Playback Recorded Images
Playback Recorded Images To playback recorded video, press the Play button on the Front Panel, IR remote controller or the playback icon ( ) in the menu bar. When the DVR returns to playback mode, it will automatically playback the latest recording video. -
Page 23: Quick Backup During Playback
Quick Backup during Playback Easily archive video while watching playback data. While in playback mode, press “ENTER" button in the front panel to set archive “start” time. After pressing this “ENTER” button, “Quick backup starts” will appear in the bottom-right of the screen. Once Quick backup starts, user can keep playing back video until user wants to finish archiving, and then press the same “ENTER”... - Page 24 3.6.1. Calendar Search To search data for a specific date and time, use the Calendar Search window. Move the white-vertical line () to the time that user wants to search. The colors of the time bar represent different recording modes. Please refer to “4.4.2” for details on colors. The time bar displays four channels at a time.
- Page 25 3.6.5. System Log The system log search is used to find particular system log information such as Syetem, Setup or Network events. ① Select date to search. ② Select log type to search. User can search individual events or all at once. ③...
- Page 26 3.6.6. Event Log Find particular events such as sensor activation, motion detection, video loss or HDD full. ① Select date to search. ② Select log type to search. User can search individual events or all at once. ③ Click [SEARCH] to show the search results in list form. ④...
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Page 27: Dst Setting And Image Playback
DST Setting and Image Playback DST (Daylight Saving Time) begins at 2:00 AM local time on the 2 Sunday of March and ends at 2:00 PM DST on the first Sunday of November. During DST, the DVR’s time clock has to be adjusted according to the regional time zone. 3.7.1. -
Page 28: Setting
Setting The General setting structure consists of “System”, “Device”, “Event”, “Record”, “Network” and “Backup” as shown below. Each setup menu consists of sub-menus and additional categories. Main Classification Sub Classification INFORMATION USER SYSTEM DISPLAY CONFIGURATION CAMERA AUDIO DEVICE KEYBOARD SENSOR EVENT MOTION ALARM EVENT ALARM... -
Page 29: System
System 4.1.1. Information SITE NAME Enter a site name on the keyboard shown below to differentiate the DVR from other sites. SITE ID Setup SITE ID to match the ID settings of a keyboard controller to use it to control DVR. Ensure that the keyboard model and BUAD RATE are set up in “MENU >... - Page 30 DATE/TIME Manually adjust the date and time, select the display mode for the time and date, and select the appropriate time zone. If applicable, check the “USE DST” box. There are three types of time sync mode. Server Mode The operating DVR is set as a Time Sync Server, which can synchronize the time clock of other DVR(s) connected over the same network.
- Page 31 ④ Click START to begin the upgrade process. (*) It is not allowed to use the partitioned USB memory. How to upgrade system firmware using Digital Watchdog’s Automatic Firmware Upgrade via FTP Server: ① Select FTP in the drop-down options under “METHOD”.
- Page 32 ④ The system will automatically check the FTP server for a newer firmware everyday at user-specified hour and will alert the user if a newer version is found. ⑤ Click [START] button to proceed automatic firmware upgrade. After completed, the system will reboot.
- Page 33 4.1.2. USER The ADMIN user (default password is no password) has full authority for system setting, allowing this user to change the system password or add/delete users and assign different permission leves to each user. Note Maximum number of users including administrator is 16. User Management Admin user can control authorization for each function.
- Page 34 4.1.3. DISPLAY Set the sequence dwell time, VGA resolution, OSD display options, spot-out dwell time and spot-out channel as shown below. SEQUENCE Set the dwell time for sequential channel display.. VGA RESOLUTION The system supports four kinds of video resolutions for HDMI and VGA : 800x600, 1024x768, 1280x1024 and 1920x1080.
- Page 35 HDD CHECK () Click check button ( ) next to each HDD to open the health check window. See full information for each HDD such as model name, serial no, capacity, bad sector ratio, lifetime (used time) and temperature. Caution WARNING MESSAGE To achieve high-level system stability, a warning message of high temperature will be appear when temperature inside the system exceeds optimum range.
- Page 36 4.1.5. CONFIGURATION FACTORY DEFAULT The system can be reset to its factory default configuration, as long as the user has the authorized password. After opening the configuration window under system, click on the [DEFAULT] button to initiate reset. Once, the factory default is complete, any configuration adjustments made will be deleted and the system settings will return to factory default.
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Page 37: Device
DEVICE 4.2.1. CAMERA Set each camera’s title, covert channel settings and general camera adjustments. STATUS Status of each camera is shown automatically when the camera is connected. TITLE In order to distinguish each channel from the others, designate a name for each channel. The name will appear on both the DVR and the remote monitoring software. - Page 38 ADJUST Set the camera’s like brightness, contrast, color, etc. ① Click [SET] in the ‘ADJUST’ section to get to the setup window shown below. ② Adjust the applicable settings using the drop-down menu options. ③ To make changes to another channel, use the drop-down menu next to “Camera.” ④...
- Page 39 1) Make sure of serial communication with the PTZ camera through RS-485 port. 2) Select “Pelco-D” in the protocol list, and set address. 3) Click “Save” button to confirm this configuration. PROTOCOL Select the proper protocol of the connected PTZ camera. BAUD RATE Select the baud rate level from 2,400bps up to 57,600bps.
- Page 40 Delete : To delete a preset position from the sequence, select the preset in the Sequence column and click the button. ⑨ AUX: Use the [AUX] button to control additional settings such as Power, Light, Wiper & Pump, etc. 4.2.4.
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Page 41: Event
Event 4.3.1. SENSOR Install multiple sensors on the system to get the pre & post alarm recording along with the intensive recording function. ON/OFF Turn the sensor on or off. Select the associated camera. Select the associated alarm output. Caution Relay contact can stand up to 24V/1A. - Page 42 opposite way. Note Check the setting of the sensor type (N/O or N/C). It is recommended to use “Dry Contact Type” while “Wet Contact Type” may cause the damage to the system. NOTIFY Select how to be alerted when the sensor is activated or motion is triggered by pressing “NOTIFY”...
- Page 43 PRE-ALARM Set recording period in seconds just before motion is detected. Input up to 5 seconds of time. Pre-alarm recording mode is always “continuous” at the recording speed that the user sets in the “Record” menu. MOTION AREA Set the camera’s motion area and sensitivity. The area can be selected by clicking a specific block and dragging the cursor across the screen to select multiple blocks.
- Page 44 4.3.3. Extra Alarm Set up alarms for additional DVR abnormalitites such as SMART HDD check, VIDEO LOSS, RECORDING FAILURE and DISK FULL. S.M.A.R.T. Triggers an alarm signal when HDD is about to be out of operation. Please refer to the “Section 4.1.4 HDD” to check the HDD status.
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Page 45: Record
RECORD 4.4.1. CAMERA Adjust the recording settings for each channel separately from the menu shown below. ON/OFF This switches “recording” on and off in each channel. If recording is not required on the selected channels, even when the camera signal is input, set the recording of the corresponding channel as [OFF]. Recording of the channel stops without disconnecting the camera’s BNC cable. - Page 46 AUDIO Select the associated audio channel. AUTO DEL (Auto Delete) When activated, this enables the system to delete video recording that is longer than the number of days set by “Auto Del”. Note “Auto Del” does not guarantee the number of recording days that user set. For example, even though the user sets “Auto Del”...
- Page 47 Note According to the setup of Resolution and FPS, the system automatically calculates “Remaining FPS” for dual stream. Dual stream function is applied to network transmission of the live image monitoring, only. VOD Note (Playback) is not related to dual. 4.4.2.
- Page 48 send a “sensor event” notification to Remote Software when a sensor is triggered. PINK (Motion Detection + Sensor-Activated Recording) The system records only when motion is detected AND when a sensor is triggered at the same time. If both “EVENT > MOTION” and “EVENT > SENSOR” are disabled, then the system will record only when a sensor is triggered, but neither motion alarm nor sensor alarm will be activated.
- Page 49 4.4.3. QUICK SETUP Users can simultaneously set up multiple cameras with the same confiugrations, including recording resolution, recording speed, recording mode, recording quality and recording periods based on the capacity of HDD installed. ① Check the box [USE QUICK SETUP] and set encoding mode (Refer to the menu “4.4.1 CAMERA”).
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Page 50: 4.5.1. Network
NETWORK The DVR can be connected to network or internet through either fixed IP or dynamic IP by proper setting of DVR and router. 4.5.1. NETWORK NETWORK TYPE Select either STATIC IP or DHCP for dynamic IP. If DHCP is selected, the DVR will automatically configure the network settings according to the current network requirements. - Page 51 WEB PORT Input the port number to use when connecting from the Web Browser. Default is 80. If your ISP blocks the port #80, you need to input another valid web port number (ex. 8080). BANDWIDTH LIMIT Depending on the setting made by the user, the system can control the data volume transmitted over a network ranging from 25 kbps up to 1Gbps.
- Page 52 (dynlink.net) to connect through dynamic IP. DDNS SERVER Digital Watchdog® offers free and reliable DDNS service support. This allows you to assign the DVR a URL address rather than a long complicated IP address, simplifying the connection process. Check the “Use DDNS” box. The default is [DYNLINK.NET] and user can select [DYNDNS.COM] by using drop-down list.
- Page 53 4.5.3. NOTIFICATION REMOTE NOTIFY The system can send an alarm message to the IP address of a Remote Software P/C. Select REMOTE NOTIFY to use this function and set IP address & events. E-MAIL NOTIFY The system can make a notifications directly to a user’s e-mail address. Select E-MAIL NOTIFY to use this function and set e-mail address &...
- Page 54 FROM : Input the sender’s e-mail address. E-MAIL TEST : Check if the settings were entered correctly. The DVR will send an e-mail and inform you of the result. 1) Results arrive at varying times depending on the SMTP server’s response time.
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Page 55: Backup
BACKUP 4.6.1. Manual Backup Easily archive video while viewing the video playback. ① In live mode, click the [BACKUP] icon in the menu bar to open the backup menu. ② In playback mode, press the [QUICK BACKUP] icon in the menu bar. Pressing it once will indicate the start time for the backup file. - Page 56 4.6.2. Backup Video Retrieve If [ADD VIEWER] is selected, the backup image can be reviewed on a PC with no need for additional installation. Once the backup device (USB, CD/DVD) is connected to the PC, the files will appear in the USB’s folder.
- Page 57 WATERMARK Verification on AVI File Convert the backup file from SSF format to AVI format to play the file in ordinary media programs. 1) Playback the SSF file in Single CH mode, click [Pause]. 2) Click [AVI Convert]. 3) Define the start time and end time. When the AVI file is played back in the BackupPlayer, verify whether the AVI file has been altered or not by pressing the [Watermark] button ( ).
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Page 58: Web Surveillance Through M/S Ie
Web Surveillance through M/S IE The system has a built-in web server by itself. This allows you to access the system using an ordinary web-browser via network for live monitoring, playback or remote configuration without installing any additional software. Web Login In an Internet Explorer page, type the DVR’s IP address or DDNS address in the address bar. -
Page 59: Web Monitoring
Web Monitoring Once the Active-X files are properly installed, the live view from the DVR will appear on the web page automatically. Users can select other menus such as PLAYBACK and SETUP, or LOGOUT. LIVE Users can select which channels to view in live mode, set the reconnection time interval in case of connection loss, and connect or disconnect all channels. -
Page 60: Web Playback
Web Playback Users can remotely playback the DVR video by clicking “PLAY” button in on the top of the window. PLAYBACK TIME Select the date/time and click the “GO” button to view video from the selected time. PLAYBACK ICON Play/Pause is toggled and playback speed is shown on the right box. PLAY DST Check this box to play overlapped video during DST (Daylight Saving Time) period. -
Page 61: Setup
Setup [Menu of Setup] Main Classification Sub Classification INFORMATION USER SYSTEM DISPLAY CONFIGURATION CAMERA DEVICE AUDIO KEYBOARD SENSOR MOTION ALARM EVENT EXTRA ALARM CAMERA RECORD SCHEDULE QUICK SETUP NETWORK NETWORK DDNS NOTIFICATION After logging in with the right ID and password, users can adjust various configurations in the Web Setup window shown below. - Page 62 [Network] Note This DVR system has its own built-in web server. Therefore, this web CGI screen is directly supported from the built-in web server of DVR regardless of Internet connection. Note <System Reboot> enables user to reboot the system without any change of the setup. User can use this function when the network is disconnected due to abnormal operation of the system and try to reconnect.
- Page 63 Frequenty Asked Questions 1. Why doesn’t the DVR record images in sensor mode and/or motion mode? It records images only when there is an event for the corresponding mode. Please check if the setting is correctly done at the menu of [Event > Sensor], [Event >...
- Page 64 9. Why can’t I backup or upgrade firmware through my USB memory stick even though it is detected by the DVR? Make sure the USB memory stick is formatted by FAT or FAT 32. It is not allowed to use partitioned and/or password-encoded USB memory sticks. 10.