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  • Page 1 ® DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid Digital Video Recorder User Guide...
  • Page 2 ©2015 ADT LLC dba ADT Security Services. All rights reserved. ADT, the ADT logo, 800 ADT.ASAP and the product/service names listed in this document are marks and/or registered marks. Unauthorized use is strictly prohibited.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Snapshot .................................37 2.7.1 Schedule Snapshot ..........................37 2.7.2 Activation Snapshot ...........................38 2.7.3 Image FTP .............................40 Menu Operations........................... 41 Menu Tree ...............................41 Main Menu ..............................42 Information (Info) ............................42 3.3.1 HDD Information ..........................43 3.3.2 BPS .................................44 3.3.3 Log .................................45 DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 4 Live Tab ................................ 147 4.3.1 LAN Mode ............................148 4.3.2 WAN Mode ............................150 4.3.3 Real-time Monitor ..........................152 4.3.4 Pan/Tilt/Zoom (PTZ) Panel ......................153 4.3.5 Image Setup ............................156 4.3.6 Relay Output ............................. 156 DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 5 Appendix C Compatible Backup Device List ................. 245 Appendix D Compatible CD/DVD Device List ................249 Appendix E Compatible Display List ....................250 Appendix F Compatible Switcher List .................... 251 Appendix G Compatible Wireless Mouse List ................252 Index ................................ 253 DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 6 All installation and operation here should conform to your local electrical safety codes. The product must be grounded to reduce the risk of electric shock. ADT assumes no liability or responsibility for all the fires or electrical shock caused by improper handling or installation.
  • Page 7 Features Overview The DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR is an excellent digital monitor product designed for security applications. It adopts embedded Linux OS to maintain reliable operation and the H.264 compression algorithm and G.711 audio compression technology to provide high quality, low bit streams. The unique frame-by-frame playback function is ideal for detail analysis.
  • Page 8 Supports copy and paste functions • Auto Resume after Power Failure o Following a restart after a power failure, the system automatically backs up the video and resumes from the previous working status. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide viii...

  • Page 9: Dvr Overview

    Alpha Numeric Characters. Press to input a number 0-9, upper case letter or lower case letter, using the Shift key to toggle between character types. Shift. Press to toggle between numbers, lower case letters and upper case  letters. Also enables or disables the Tour function. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 10 Remote Active indicator. Glows to indicate that remote control is active. IR receiver. Receives the signal from the remote control. USB Port. Connects a USB storage device or USB mouse. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...

  • Page 11: Rear Panel

    USB port Network port Spot Out (video matrix output) Note: When connecting the Ethernet port, use the crossover cable to connect the PC and use the straight cable to connect to the switcher or router. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...

  • Page 12: Alarm Connections

    Figure 1-4 Note: When your alarm input device is using external power, make sure the device and the DVR have the same ground. Also, make sure that there is power to the external alarm device. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...

  • Page 13: Alarm Output Port

    Between touches with same Surge voltage 1500V (10 x 160us) polarity Open time 3ms max Close time 3ms max Longevity Mechanical 50 x 106 times (3Hz) Electrical 200 x103 times (0.5Hz) Temperature -40°C to +70°C DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 14 2. Connect the other end of the cable to the proper pins in the connector on the camera. 3. Follow the instructions to configure a camera to enable each PTZ device on the DVR. Figure 1-5 RS485 port DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...

  • Page 15: Connection Sample

    1 DVR Overview 1.5 Connection Sample Figure 1-6 DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...

  • Page 16: Bidirectional Talk

    Login to the Web Service and click the Start Talk button to enable Bidirectional Talk (as described on page 149). Listening Speak into the microphone or pickup connected to the remote PC and the audio is received at the earphone or speaker connected to the DVR. Figure 1-8 DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...

  • Page 17: Remote Control

    1 DVR Overview 1.7 Remote Control The remote control interface is shown as in Figure 1-9. Figure 1-9 DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 18 Shift key to toggle between character types. Shift -/- - To enter a number greater than 9, first press the key, and then input the -/- - desired number. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...

  • Page 19: Getting Started

    If you do not want the Startup Wizard to appear the next time you start up the system, clear the Startup box. Figure 2-1 2. Click the Next Step button. The System Login dialog appears. Figure 2-2 DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 20 4. Press the Shift key to toggle between upper case letters, lower case letters or numeric input. 5. Use the keypad on the remote to enter the desired characters. 6. Press the Enter key on the remote. The keyboard disappears and the Main Menu appears. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...

  • Page 21: Virtual Keyboard

    This keypad appears only when the entry must be numeric. Note: Because the numeric pad appears on both upper case and lower case virtual keyboards, you do not need to change keyboards to make numeric entries at login. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...

  • Page 22: Right-Click Menu

    2.3.2 Logout / Shutdown There are two ways for you to log out or shut down. To log out using the menu option: 1. In the Main Menu, click the Shutdown button. The SHUTDOWN dialog appears. Figure 2-4 DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...

  • Page 23: Preview (Live Viewing)

    TIP: During multiple-channel mode, you can change position of cameras on the screen. For example, left-click on the camera on channel 1, drag it to the channel 8 position and release the mouse button. Channel 1 and Channel 8 switch positions. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 24 Shortcut Menu to Add Remote Device For channels with no IPC connection, in the live view interface, click the + icon in the center of the screen to quickly open the Remote Device dialog. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 25 Select one device in the list, and then click the Add button. The current front-end device is added to the digital channel. Double click a device in the list to add it or click the Manual Add button and enter the remote device information. Figure 2-8 DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...

  • Page 26: Search And Playback

    In any play mode, click the date you want to see files for. The corresponding record file trace appears in the time bar. If a date is highlighted in blue date, a picture or file exists for this date. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 27 There are three ways for you to begin playback: • Click ►/ ►/ • Double-click the desired segment of the time bar • Double-click the item in the file list • In slow play mode, click to switch between Play/Pause. ■ Stop DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 28 Use the mouse to click one point of the color zone in the time bar, and the system begins playback. • Green shading indicates a regular record file; yellow shading indicates a motion detection record file. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...

  • Page 29: Other Functions

    During the file playback process, you can switch to other channels via the dropdown list or by rolling the mouse. This function is not valid if there is no recording file or Smart Search is in progress. Note: Some DVR versions do not support all functions (playback speed, channel, time, progress, etc.). DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...

  • Page 30: Smart Search

    4. If you select another file in the file list to play, the system plays that file. 5. Click again to stop Smart Search playback. During the motion detect play process, you cannot implement operations such as change time bar, begin backward playback or frame by frame playback. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...

  • Page 31: Playback By Time

    2. In the time bar double-click on the time of day you want to view. The vertical lines represent the hour of the day; the horizontal lines separate the channels, with channel 1 at the top. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...

  • Page 32: Mark Playback

    2. Select the search date from the calendar. 3. Click the Mark File List button shown in item 5 of Figure 2-9 on page26. The Mark File List interface appears on the right side of the Search screen. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 33 The Redundancy function enables you store record files on more than one disk. If file damage occurs in one disk, there is a backup on the other disk. Use this function to maintain data reliability and safety. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...

  • Page 34: Backup

    (HDD). Refer to Remote Backup on page 159 for the network download backup operation. To setup USB Backup: 1. Click the Backup button on the Main Menu. The Backup screen appears, showing all the backup device information. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 35 2. Click the Detect button. You can view the device name and total / free space available for each backup device that is connected. 3. Select the device you want to backup. 4. Click the Backup button. The following screen appears. Figure 2-16 DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 36 Note: When you click the Stop button during the burn process, the stop function activates immediately. For example, if there are ten files when you click Stop, the system only backs up five files. The system only saves the previous 5 files in the device. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...

  • Page 37: Snapshot

    1. In the Encode screen, click the Snapshot button to input snapshot mode, size, quality and frequency. Figure 2-18 2. In the FTP screen (Main Menu > Network > Network Setting), input the upload interval. Figure 2-19 DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...

  • Page 38: Activation Snapshot

    3. In Schedule screen, enable the Snapshot function by checking the Snapshot checkbox. Figure 2-20 2.7.2 Activation Snapshot This function triggers a snapshot when the corresponding alarm occurs. 1. In the Encode screen, click Snapshot to input snapshot mode, size, quality and frequency. Figure 2-21 DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 39 Note: An Activation Snapshot has higher priority than a Schedule Snapshot. If both types are enabled at the same time, the system will initiate the activation snapshot when alarm occurs and initiate the schedule snapshot when there is no active alarm. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...

  • Page 40: Image Ftp

    6. Boot up the corresponding FTP server. 7. Enable Schedule Snapshot (see section 2.7.1 on page 37) or Activation Snapshot (see section 2.7.1 on page 38). Input the corresponding information to upload the image to an FTP server. Figure 2-24 DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...

  • Page 41: Menu Operations

    Hybrid Standalone DVR User Guide 3 Menu Operations 3 Menu Operations 3.1 Menu Tree The Hybrid DVR menu tree is shown below. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...

  • Page 42: Main Menu

    3.3 Information (Info) Click the Info icon on the Main Menu to view system information. There are seven items: HDD (hard disk drive information), BPS (data stream statistics), Log, Version, Online Users, Remote and Network Information. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...

  • Page 43: Hdd Information

    Setting > General (see section 3.4.1 General on page 52) to adjust the system time or go to section 3.6.1 HDD Management (page 122) to format the HDD, and then DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...

  • Page 44: Bps

    Double-click an item in the list to display the HDD Smart information screen for that HDD. Figure 3-4 3.3.2 BPS The BPS screen enables you to view current video data stream (KB/s) and occupied hard disk storage (MB/h) information. Click the BPS icon on the Info screen. Figure 3-5 DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...

  • Page 45: Log

    Click Details or double-click the log item to view detailed information. Use the slider or Page up/Page down to view other log information. To playback the alarm event log such as video loss, click the Playback button at the bottom right corner. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...

  • Page 46: Version

    Figure 3-2 on page 43) to open the screen. To initiate an update, insert the USB device that has the update file to the device, and then click the Start button to begin. IMPORTANT: Make sure the upgrade file is named update.bin. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...

  • Page 47: Online Users

    Online Users icon on the Info screen (see Figure 3-2 on page 43) to open the screen. The system refreshes every five seconds to detect whether a user has been added or deleted. Figure 3-9 DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...

  • Page 48: Remote Device Information

    Remote device is supported by front end There is an alarm event at the current front end device Connection status Connection succeeded Connection failed Refresh. Click to get the latest front end channel status. Figure 3-10 DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 49 Select a channel from the dropdown list and then set the start time and end time. Click the Search button to view the remote connection log of the current channel. You can select another channel (you do not need to click Search again) and view the remote connection log. Figure 3-11 DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...

  • Page 50: Network Information

    3. Click the Browse button to select the snapshot path. The steps here are the same as for the backup operation. You can view all connected network adapter names including Ethernet and PPPoE. (WIFI and 3G are not supported by ADT at this time). 4. Click the button on the right panel to begin the Sniffer.
  • Page 51 Here you can view information of all connected network adapters. The connection status is shown as offline if the connection is disconnected. Click a network adapter to view the flow statistics, such as send rate and receive rate in the top panel. Figure 3-13 DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...

  • Page 52: Setting

    In the Main Menu, click the Setting icon. The Setting screen opens. Figure 3-14 3.4.1 General General setting includes the following items. See Figure 3-15. After completing all settings, click the OK button. The system reverts to the previous menu. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 53 In Figure 3-16, enable date button. The dialog changes to the one shown in Figure 3-17. Here you can set start time and end time by setting the corresponding date setup. Figure 3-16 DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 54 Click the Setup button to display the dialog for selecting the dates you want to include as holidays. Refer to section 3.4.3 Schedule on page 59 for instructions on how to set recording schedules for holidays you have set up. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 55 Enter an interval to synchronize the NVR time and IPC time. In the following four situations, the system will change the front-end time: • When the HDVR connects to the front-end, it synchronizes the front-end device time with the HDVR. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...

  • Page 56: Encode

    Figure 3-20 Channel Select the channel you want. Type Select from the dropdown list. There are two options: regular/motion detect. You can set the various encode parameters for different recording types. Compression The system supports H.264. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 57 Channel Display. Select whether the system displays the channel number during playback. Click the Set button and then drag the title to the corresponding position in the screen. Snapshot Click the Snapshot button to set snapshot mode, picture size, quality and frequency. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 58 3-21 and Figure 3-20 respectively to complete the setup. Figure 3-23 Note: Once you check the All box, you set same encode setup for all channels. The Audio/Video enable box, Overlay button and Copy button disappear. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...

  • Page 59: Schedule

    In the Main Menu, click the Setting button and then select Schedule. The Schedule menu appears. Highlight the box to select the desired functions. When completed, click OK. The system returns to the previous menu. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 60 Period 1 - 6. You can establish up to six separate recording ranges for the selected day and channel number. For each period, enter the time of day in 24-hour format. For example, to record 10:30am to 2:00pm, enter: 10:30 -14:00. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 61 Note: Holiday settings have priority over non-holiday schedules. If the selected day is a holiday, then the system records according to the Holiday setting. If it is not a holiday, the system records according to the regular Schedule. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...

  • Page 62: Rs232

    4. Click the OK button to save the current Copy settings. You are returned to the Record screen. 5. Click OK in the Record screen. 3.4.4 RS232 This dialog is for setting up the RS232 connections. Figure 3-27 DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 63 Select 1 or 2. The default is 1. Parity Select from five choices: None, Odd, Even, Mark or Null. The default is None. After completing the setup, click the Save button. The system returns to the previous menu. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...

  • Page 64: Network

    3.4.5 Network This section is for inputting the network information. The single network adapter dialog is shown in Figure 3-28 and the dual network adapter dialog is shown in Figure 3-29. Figure 3-28 Figure 3-29 DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 65 TCP Port Default value is 37777. You can change if necessary. UDP Port Default value is 37778. You can change if necessary. HTTP Port Default value is 80. RTSP Port Default value is 554. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 66 LAN. Load balance: In this mode, device uses bond0 to communicate with the external device. The eth0 and eth1 are both working now and bearing the network load. Their network load are general the DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 67 After completing the setup, click the Save button. The system returns to the previous menu. 3.4.5.1 Network Setting The Network Setting dialog is shown in Figure 3-30. Check the box to enable corresponding function and then double click the item to open its setup dialog. Figure 3-30 DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 68 Newly added IP addresses are enabled by default. Remove the √ before the item to remove it from the list. • The system supports a maximum of 64 items. • The system automatically removes space if there is any space before or after the newly added IP address. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 69 If you enabled trusted sites, only the IP in the trusted sites list can access the device. • If you enabled blocked sites, the IP in the blocked sites cannot access the device. • The system supports add MAC address. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 70 Sydney GMT+10 Hawaii GMT-10 Alaska GMT-9 Pacific Time (P.T) GMT-8 American Mountain Time (M.T) GMT-7 American Central Time (C.T) GMT-6 American Eastern Time(E.T) GMT-5 Atlantic Time GMT-4 Brazil GMT-3 Middle Atlantic Time GMT-2 Figure 3-33 DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 71 -- Cannot be used in Internet transmission -- Used for a multicast broadcast in limited space Except the above mentioned reserved addresses, you can use other addresses. For example: • Multicast IP: 235.8.8.36 • Multicast PORT: 3666. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 72 3. Click the OK button. The system prompts you to reboot to activate the setup. 4. After rebooting, open a browser window and enter: http://(DDNS server IP)/(virtual directory name)/webtest.htm (e.g.: http://10.6.2.85/DVR _DDNS/webtest.htm.) 5. Open the DDNS Server web search page. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 73 ID registration on the server. At the same time, each device has a default domain name (generated by MAC address) for your option. You can also use a customized valid domain name (not registered). DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 74 The UPNP protocol establishes a mapping relationship between the LAN and the WAN. Enter the router IP address in the LAN, as shown in Figure 3-29. Double click the UPNP item in Figure 3-30. The following dialog opens. Figure 3-37 UPNP On/Off Turn the UPNP function ON or OFF. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 75 IMPORTANT: When you are setting the router external port, use1024-5000. Do not use ports 1- 255 and system ports 256-1023 to avoid conflict. For the TCP and UDP, make sure the internal port and external port are the same to ensure the proper data transmission. Figure 3-38 DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 76 Hybrid Standalone DVR User Guide 3 Menu Operations 3.4.5.8 3G This feature is not supported by ADT. 3.4.5.9 WIFI WIFI Setting You can view the WIFI connection status in the Network Setting interface. If there is a connection, you can view the current connection status and the IP address.
  • Page 77 Connection button to connect to the selected hotspot. Figure 3-41 Click OK. The WIFI Setting interface is restored, as shown below in the following figure. In the WIFI Working Information field you can view the current connection status. Figure 3-42 DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 78 Enter the user name to login to the sender’s email box. Password Enter the corresponding password. Receiver Enter the receiver’s email address. The system supports a maximum of 3 email boxes and automatically filters out duplicate addresses. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 79 Install the Ser-U FTP SERVER first. (Start > All Programs > Serv-U FTP Server > Serv-U Administrator). Then set the user password and FTP folder. Note that you must grant write rights to the FTP upload user. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 80 FTP://10.10.7.7 Figure 3-46 The system also supports upload multiple DVRs to one FTP server. You can create multiple folders under this FTP. Select FTP and then double-click it. The following dialog appears. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 81 At the same time, you can set two periods and three recording files for different channels. 5. Click the Test button. The corresponding dialog box appears to show that the FTP connection is OK. See Figure 3-48. Figure 3-48 DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 82 Hybrid Standalone DVR User Guide 3 Menu Operations 3.4.5.12 Alarm Centre This feature is not supported by ADT at this time. 3.4.5.13 SNMP SNMP is an abbreviation of Simple Network Management Protocol. It provides the basic network management framework of the network management system. SNMP is widely used in many environments, network devices, software and systems.
  • Page 83 3.4.5.14 Network Priority This dialog is for setting network priority. The default setup is PPPoE>LAN. You can change the priority if necessary. WIFI and 3G are not supported by ADT. Figure 3-50 Default Gateway. This area displays the current default gateway. It displays PPPoE if the PPPoE dial is successful.

  • Page 84: Alarm Setup And Activation

    3.4.6 Alarm Setup and Activation 1. In the Main Menu, select Setting > Alarm. The alarm setup interface opens. 2. Highlight the icon to select the corresponding function. 3. Click Save when complete. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 85 After one successfully connection, all disconnection events will be regarded as an IPC Offline Alarm. • When an IPC Offline Alarm Occurs, the record and snapshot functions of the digital channel are not available. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 86 Setup button. See Figure 3-54. For example, you can set Monday to Friday as working days and Saturday and Sunday as non-working days. Click the Save button to return to the previous screen. Figure 3-54 DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 87 For digital channels, if you enable the Show Message function when an IPC offline alarm or external alarm occurs, the Alarm Status dialog appears, as shown in Figure 3-55. Figure 3-55 Alarm Upload Enable this feature to upload an alarm signal to the network (including the Alarm Centre). DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 88 Go to Setting > Network >FTP. Set the FTP server information and the picture upload interval. Enable the FTP function and click Save. c. Go to Setting > Alarm. Select the corresponding channel, and then enable the snapshot function. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...

  • Page 89: Detect

    • Motion Detection • Video Loss • Camera Masking 3.4.7.1 Detect Setup To set up an event for triggering a response: 1. Select Main Menu > Setting > Detect. The Detect menu appears. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 90 The system can only detect motion detect signal from the armed region. See section 3.4.7.2 Motion Detection on page 92.) Sensitivity (Motion Detection and Camera Masking only) The system supports 6 levels. The sixth level has the highest sensitivity. The default setup is 3. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 91 This value ranges from 10s to 300s. PTZ Activation Select this feature to set Pan/Tilt/Zoom movement when an event occurs. • Select. Click this button to open the PTZ Activation screen for setting up the camera. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 92 The Default function is only available for the current event type. For example, if you click the Default button in the Camera Masking dialog, only the default camera masking setup is restored to default settings. It does not affect other detection types. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 93 The blue zone is the armed (motion detection) zone; the clear zone is the disarmed zone. The system only detects motion in the blue armed region. The default setup is the entire screen (all blue). DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 94 The red flashing area shows motion has been detected in this area. Figure 3-60 10. In the Period area, select the Setup button. The Setup dialog opens for setting the motion detection period. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 95 17. When finished, select OK to return to the Detect screen. 18. Select the desired alarm types: Alarm Out, Show Message, Record Channel, PTZ Activation, Tour, Snapshot, Buzzer, Alarm Upload, or Send Email (as described in section 3.4.6 Detect Setup on page 89). DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 96 4. Check the Enable checkbox to enable the Video Loss feature for this channel. 5. In the Period area, select the Setup button. The Setup dialog opens for setting the time period during which the Video Loss will be a trigger event. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 97 12. When finished, select OK to return to the Detect screen. 13. Select the desired alarm types: Alarm Out, Show Message, Record Channel, PTZ Activation, Tour, Snapshot, Buzzer, Video Matrix, Alarm Upload, or Send Email. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 98 4. Check the Enable checkbox to enable the Camera Masking feature for this channel. 5. In the Period area, select the Setup button. The Setup dialog opens for setting the time period during which Camera Masking will be a trigger event. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 99 12. When finished, select OK to return to the Detect screen. 13. Select the desired alarm types: Alarm Out, Show Message, Record Channel, PTZ Activation, Tour, Snapshot, Video Matrix, Buzzer, Alarm Upload, or Send Email. 14. Select the Save button to enact the current setup. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...

  • Page 100: Pan/Tilt/Zoom (Ptz)

    Decoder A (B) line connects with the DVR A (B) line To initialize the PTZ function: 1. Boot up the DVR. 2. Enter your User Name and Password. 3. In the Main Menu, click Setting and then Pan/Tilt Control. The PTZ dialog opens. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 101 The system reverts to the previous menu. 3.4.8.3 PTZ Menu In one window display mode, right mouse-click and select Pan/Tilt/Zoom from the context menu, or press the Fn button on either the front panel or on the remote. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 102 SIT - 3D Intelligent Positioning Key • Zoom, Focus, Iris (to adjust brightness) • PTZ Trace • Page Switch • Figure 3-71 3.4.8.4 Speed Input a speed value using the numeric keypad. Select from 1-8, with 8 the fastest. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 103 3.4.8.7 Zoom, Focus, Iris Click to modify the Zoom, Focus and Iris settings. Name Function Function Shortcut Function Function Shortcut key* key* Zoom Zoom In Focus Out Focus Focus near Focus far Iris Close Open DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 104 Flip. Click and the camera • Control page. moves 90° from the horizon • PTZ Trace to straight up, and then switches to the other side. These functions are described in the following sections. Reset. Stops camera movement. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 105 Patrol. To setup the Preset: 1. In the Main PTZ Control screen, use the eight direction arrows to adjust camera to the proper position. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 106 3 Menu Operations 2. Click Set. 3. In the Set Screen that appears, click the Preset button. 4. Click within the Preset field. The numeric keypad appears. Input the preset number (1, 2, 3, etc.). DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 107 To activate the Preset: 1. Right-click to return to the Main PTZ Control dialog. Click the Page Switch button. 2. In the No. field, enter the Preset No. you want to playback, using the numeric keypad. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 108 Presets can be strung together to move the camera in a designed movement called a Patrol. To setup the Patrol: 1. In the Main PTZ Control screen, click Set. 2. In the Set Screen that appears, click the Patrol button. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 109 4. Input a preset number you want to add to the patrol (for example, “3”). 5. Click Add Preset to add Preset 3 to Patrol 1. 6. Return to step 4 to add other presets in the order you want them to occur. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 110 The camera moves to all Preset locations that were set in the selected Tour (Patrol). The Tour button changes to Stop, enabling you to allow the Tour to run in its entirety or stop it at any time. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 111 To setup the Pattern: 1. In the Main PTZ Control screen, click Set. 2. In the Set Screen that appears, click the Pattern button. 3. Click in the Pattern field and enter a value for this Pattern number. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 112 5. Right-click to return to the Main PTZ Control dialog. Use the arrow keys to move the camera to the desired view pattern, using the Zoom, Focus, and Iris settings as needed. The pattern that the camera follows is recorded. 6. In the Main PTZ Control screen, click Set. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 113 To activate the Pattern: 1. Right-click to return to the Main PTZ Control dialog. Click the Page Switch button. 2. In the No. field, enter the Pattern No. you want to playback, using the numeric keypad. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 114 The camera moves to all the locations that were recorded in the selected Pattern. Border Border is the right and left limitations that you set for camera movement. Borders determine the pattern limits for Auto Scan. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 115 1. Right-click to return to the Main PTZ Control dialog. Use the arrow keys to move the camera to the desired left-most limit. 2. Click Set. 3. In the Set Screen that appears, click the Border button. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 116 The Auto Scan button changes to a Stop button as the camera automatically begins to pan left to the left border you have set, stop, and then pan right until it reaches the right limit. This process repeats until you click the Stop button to terminate the scan. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...

  • Page 117: Display

    Select to display the channel name during playback. Resolution There are four options: 1920 x1080, 1280 x1024 (default), 1280 x720 and1024 x768. You must reboot to activate the new setup. Image Enhance Check the box to optimize the live video image quality. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 118 Move up. Click to move the currently selected channel up. • Move down. Click to move the currently selected channel down. • Default. Click to restore the default setup. After completing the settings, click the OK button. The system returns to the previous menu. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...

  • Page 119: Default

    Click the Default button. The Default dialog box opens. Check the box for the corresponding item that you want to restore to the default factory setup. Figure 3-79 After completing the setup, click the OK button. The system reverts to the previous menu. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...

  • Page 120: Remote Device

    IP Search button Figure 3-81 1. Click this button to search for an IP address. This includes the device IP address, port, device name, manufacturer and type. 2. Click the item name to refresh the display order. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 121 Select the channel number and then set the remote channel connection in the main screen (see Figure 3-80). When you click OK, the system connects to the corresponding front end device of the current channel on the interface. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...

  • Page 122: Advanced

    The HDD Management section is used to view and edit settings for the hard disk drive. Click the HD Manage icon to open the HDD Manage screen. Here you can view the current HDD type, status, capacity and record time: • 0—HDD is working properly • X—HDD error DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 123 HDD. Here you can view the hard disk size that the device can support. If there is a mark in the box in front of the number, the current position has a HDD installed. HDD Group. This lists the HDD Group number of the current hard disk. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 124 3 are both saved in the HDD for group 1 and the recordings from channel 2 and channel 4 are saved in the HDD of group 2. IMPORTANT: After you change the HDD Group settings, the system will pack the recordings and then reboot. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 125 The Quota feature enables you to view and set channel storage capacity. From the dropdown list at the top of the HDD Manage dialog, select Quota. Click the Quota Setup button. Figure 3-86 The Quota Setup page appears. Here you can set the each channel storage capacity for each HDD. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 126 Hybrid Standalone DVR User Guide 3 Menu Operations Figure 3-87 Click Quota Statistics at the bottom left of the page, The Quota Statistics page appears. Here you can view HDD capacity that you set for each channel. Figure 3-88 DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...

  • Page 127: Abnormality

    Value ranges from 10 to 300 seconds. Show Message If this box is checked, a pop up message appears in the local screen to alert you that the event has occurred. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...

  • Page 128: Alarm Output

    There are three ways for you to access the Manual Record screen. • Right mouse-click and select Record • Navigate to Advanced > Record in the Main Menu • In live viewing mode, click the Rec button on the front panel remote control DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 129 Current channel status is indicated by the corresponding icon: ○ (filled) means the channel is in recording mode ● (empty) means that it is not in recording mode Use the mouse or arrow keys to highlight the desired channel number. See Figure 3-92. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 130 When system is in schedule recording, all channels will record as you have previously set (Main Menu>Setting>Schedule). The indicators associated with each channel illuminate on the front panel, indicating that they are engaged in a recording session. Figure 3-93 DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 131 3.6.4.7 Stop All Channel Recording Highlight the ○ below All and to the right of Stop. See Figure 3-95. The system stops all channel recording no matter what mode you have set in the menu (Main Menu>Setting>Schedule). Figure 3-95 DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...

  • Page 132: Account

    Figure 3-96 3.6.5.1 Modify Password To modify the account password: 1. Click the Modify Password button. The Modify Password dialog appears as shown in Figure 3-97. 2. Select the account from the dropdown list, DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 133 To add a new group: 1. Click the Add Group button in the Account screen. The Add Group dialog appears. Figure 3-98 2. Enter a Name for the Group. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 134 The string can include letters, numbers, underscore, minus sign and period. • The underscore must be in the middle of the string, not at the front or end of the string. 3. Enter the user password in the Password and Confirm fields. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...

  • Page 135: Auto Maintenance

    3. To Auto-Delete Old Files, select from dropdown list the type of files to be deleted and the number of days-old that these files must be before being deleted. 4. After completing the setup, click the OK button. The system reverts to the previous menu. Figure 3-100 DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...

  • Page 136: Tv Adjust

    When an alarm occurs while this feature is enabled, the device connected to the SPOT OUT port on the rear of the DVR displays video output from the selected channel(s) in a single-window spot tour. In the Video Matrix dialog you can set the matrix output channel and its interval. Figure 3-102 DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...

  • Page 137: Text Overlay

    Encode means the card number is overlaid in the recorded file. Overlay Position From the dropdown list, select the position where you want the overlay to appear: Top Left, Top Right, Bottom Left or Bottom Right. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 138 4. Select the Overlay Channels on which you want to overlay the card number. 5. Select the Overlay Mode: Preview or Encode. 6. Select the Overlay Position: top left, top right, bottom left or bottom right. 7. Click Save. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 139 Check the box for the option(s) you want to enable: Preview or Encode. Preview means the card number is overlaid in the live video. Encode means the card number is overlaid in the recorded file. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 140 Usually you will not need to set the source port and target port. • There are four IP groups. The Record Channel applies only to one group (optional). 5. For the Frame ID groups, click the Data button to open the dialog shown in Figure 3-107. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 141 8. Select the Overlay Mode: Preview or Encode. 9. Select the Overlay Position: Top Left, Top Right, Bottom Left or Bottom Right. 10. Click Save. To setup Text Overlay in Network Mode without the protocol: Figure 3-108 DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...

  • Page 142: Config Backup

    Click the Config Backup icon in the Advanced screen (see Figure 3-83 on page 122). The Config Backup dialog appears. Figure 3-110 DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 143 • If you go to the configuration backup screen first and then insert the peripheral device, you must click the Refresh button to see the newly added device. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...

  • Page 144: Shutdown

    Restart Application Select to reboot the DVR. Shutdown The system shuts down and power is turned off. Restart System Initiates a system reboot. Switch User Select to switch to another user account to log into. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...

  • Page 145: Web Service

    Chrome. The device only supports 1-channel monitor on the Apple PC. 4.2 Login To log in: 1. Open the browser and input the DVR IP address. For example, if your DVR IP is 10.10.3.16, then input http://10.10.3.16 Input your IP address here Figure 4-1 DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 146 Scroll down the list and Enable the following options: • Download signed ActiveX controls • Download unsigned ActiveX controls • Initialize and script ActiveX controls Figure 4-2 4. Click OK in both dialogs. 5. After installation, the Web Service page appears. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...

  • Page 147: Live Tab

    • Live, described in Real-time Monitor on page 152 • Playback, described on page 156 • Alarm, described on page 161 and 192 • Setup, described on page 162 • Logout, described on page 236 DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...

  • Page 148: Lan Mode

    In the sample screens that follow, CAM1, CAM2, CAM3 and CAM 6 have all been selected to output sub stream. The icon for each selected camera becomes yellow and the S designation (for Sub Stream) appears to the right of each. M would appear for HD Main Stream. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 149 Local Play button. The Web Service can playback recorded files that you have saved locally on your PC. Click the Local Play button and a popup screen appears for you to select local play files. Saved files have the extension name of .dav.). Navigate for the desired files and click Open. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...

  • Page 150: Wan Mode

    Image. Refer to Image Setup on page 156 for detailed information. Relay-out. Refer to Relay Output on page 156 for detailed information. 4.3.2 WAN Mode After logging into the WAN mode, the main window appears. Figure 4-5 DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 151 Note: The audio input port from the device to the client end uses the first channel audio input port. During the bidirectional talk process, the system will not encode the audio data from channel 1. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...

  • Page 152: Real-Time Monitor

    On the left side of the window, left click the channel name you want to view and the corresponding video appears in the current window. On the top left corner, you can view the device IP, the channel number and the network monitor bit rate. Bit rate DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...

  • Page 153: Pan/Tilt/Zoom (Ptz) Panel

    When you click the 3D intelligent positioning key, the system reverts to the single screen mode. Drag the mouse in the screen to adjust section size. PTZ initiates automatically. 3D Intelligent Positioning Key Click here to display or hide PTZ control platform. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 154 3. Click the Add button. One preset is added to the tour. 4. Repeat the above procedures to add more presets in the tour. 5. Alternatively, click Del to remove one preset from the tour. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 155 2. You can select one option. 3. Click the Aux On or Aux Off buttons. Light / Wiper 1. Turn on or turn off the light/wiper. Reset 1. Click the Reset button to return PTZ settings to the factory defaults. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...

  • Page 156: Image Setup

    3. Alternatively, click the Reset button to restore system default settings. brightness contrast saturation Figure 4-6 4.3.6 Relay Output Here you can enable or disable the alarm signal of the corresponding port. Figure 4-7 DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...

  • Page 157: Playback Tab (Search)

    The green highlighted date is system current date and the blue highlighted date means it has recorded files. Figure 4-8 4. Click the Search button. The corresponding files in the list appear, as shown in Figure 4-9. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 158 7. Select the file(s) you want to download and then click Download button. A dialog as shown in Figure 4-10 pops up where you can specify file name and path to download the file(s) to your local PC. 8. Navigate to the desired location and click Save. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 159 Hybrid Standalone DVR User Guide 4 Web Service Figure 4-10 More This interface is for searching for recordings or pictures. You can select Record Channel, Record Type and Record Time to Download. See Figure 4-11. Figure 4-11 DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 160 Start backup button. Refer to the Path section on page 168 to set device download path. Figure 4-12 The system begins the backup and the Stop backup button becomes valid. Click it to terminate the current operation. A progress bar appears at the bottom of the interface. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...

  • Page 161: Alarm

    Prompt. An alarm icon pops up on the Alarm button on the main screen when there is an alarm. 4.5.3 Alarm Sound Play Alarm Sound. The system sends out an audible alarm when an alarm occurs. Sound Path. Specify the alarm sound file. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...

  • Page 162: Setup

    This setting adjusts monitor window brightness. The default value is 50. The greater the number is, the brighter the video. When you input the value here, the bright section and the dark section of the DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 163 The setting enhances video effects. Select from Low, Middle or High. Color Mode This includes several preset color modes for adjusting the hue, brightness, contrast, etc. Selections include: Standard, Soft, Bright, Colorful, Bank or Custom. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 164 Compression Main Stream video supports H.264. The Sub Stream supports H.264, MJPG. Resolution The system supports various resolutions. Make your selection from the dropdown list. Main Stream supports 960H/D1/HD1/2CIF/CIF/QCIF and the extra stream supports CIF/QCIF. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 165  Copy. Click this button to copy the current channel’s setup to other channels.  Save. Click to save the changes you have made.  Refresh. Click to refresh the web connection.  Default. Click to return settings on this page to their default values. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 166  Copy. Click this button to copy the current channel’s setup to other channels.  Save. Click to save the changes you have made.  Refresh. Click to refresh the web connection.  Default. Click to return settings on this page to their default values. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 167 Enable this function to overlay the time stamp in the video window. The name appears in the live video or the playback video. Click the Setup button. Use the mouse to drag the Time icon to the desired position. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 168 2. Click the Save button to save the current setup. Figure 4-18 4.6.1.3 Channel Name Use this screen to set a name for the camera on each channel. Click the Save button to store your settings. Figure 4-19 DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...

  • Page 169: Network

    MTU of the gateway. The MTU of the DVR must be the same as or lower than the MTU of the gateway. In this way, you can reduce packets and enhance network transmission efficiency. The following MTU values are for reference only. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 170 DHCP. • If you switch from the DHCP mode to the Static mode, you must reset the IP parameters. • IP Address, Subnet Mask, Gateway and DHCP are read-only when the PPPoE dial is OK. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 171 HTTP Port. The default value is 80. You can input the actual port number. RTSP Port. The default value is 554. 4.6.2.3 WIFI This feature is not supported by ADT at this time. 4.6.2.4 3G This feature is not supported by ADT at this time.
  • Page 172 PC is a DNS (domain name server). To set up DDNS: 1. Go to the corresponding service website to apply for a domain name. 2. Access the system via the domain. It works even if your IP address has changed. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 173 The device IP is not fixed if you use ADSL to log into the network. The DDNS function enables you to access the DVR via the registered domain name. Besides the general DDNS, the quick DDNS works with the device from the manufacturer to add the extension function. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 174 OK. 4.6.2.7 IP Filter After you enabled trusted sites function, only the IP listed below can access current DVR. If you enable blocked sites function, the following listed IP addresses cannot access current DVR. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 175 4 Web Service Figure 4-24 4.6.2.8 Email The Email screen is used to set up email alerts, if you have set them up for sending out an alert in the event of a triggered alarm. Figure 4-25 DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 176 This function is very useful when there are too many emails activated by the Abnormality events, which may result in heavy load for the email server. Health Mail Enable Check the box to enable this function. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 177 UPnP User Interface. 4. Click OK to begin installation. 5. Enable UPnP from the Web. If your UPnP is enabled in the Windows OS, the DVR can auto detect it via My Network Places. Figure 4-26 DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 178 Make sure that the device and the proxy are the same. The read community will read/write/access all the objects the SNMP supported in the specified name. The default setup is write. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 179 CPU load. The source host can send out just one data packet. This function also depends on the relationship of the group member and the group. Figure 4-28 DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 180 4. Click the Add button to complete the setup. 5. Boot up the proxy server. When you the network status is Y, the registration is OK. You can view the proxy server when the device is online. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 181 IMPORTANT: The server IP address can also be the domain but you must register a domain name before you run the proxy device server. 4.6.2.13 Alarm Centre This feature is not supported by ADT. 4.6.2.14 HTTPS This page can be used to create a server certificate or download a root certificate.

  • Page 182: Event

    This feature activates the Motion Detection function in the specified time periods. To set the Motion Detect period: 1. Click the Setup button. 2. In the resulting setup dialog (see Figure 4-32), select a day of the week from the drop-down menu. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 183 The blue zone is the armed (motion detection) zone; the clear zone is the disarmed zone. The system only detects motion in the blue armed region. The default setup is the entire screen (all blue). DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 184 This enables you to set Pan/Tilt/Zoom movement when an alarm occurs. To set PTZ Activation: 1. Check the box to enable the function. 2. Click the Setup button. The PTZ Activation dialog appears. 3. Make the desired selections for each channel. 4. Click Save. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 185 Buzzer. If enabled, a buzzer sounds when an alarm occurs. Message. If a 3G network is connected, a message is sent when a motion detection event occurs. Note: This feature is not supported by ADT at this time. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 186 3. For the selected day, check the box for one of the six 24-hour time periods and set the corresponding recording range. 4. Repeat for other time periods if desired. 5. Click Save. The system reverts to the Video Loss page. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 187 This enables you to set Pan/Tilt/Zoom movement when an alarm occurs. To set PTZ activation: 1. Check the box to enable the function. 2. Click the Setup button. The PTZ Activation dialog appears. 3. Make the desired selections for each channel. 4. Click Save. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 188 Buzzer. If enabled, a buzzer sounds when an alarm occurs. Message. If a 3G network is connected, a message is sent when a motion detection event occurs. Note: This feature is not supported by ADT at this time. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 189 3. For the selected day, check the box for one of the six 24-hour time periods and set the corresponding recording range. 4. Repeat for other time periods if desired. 5. Click Save. The system reverts to the Camera Masking page. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 190 This enables you to set PTZ movement when an alarm occurs. To set PTZ activation: 1. Check the box to enable the function. 2. Click the Setup button. The PTZ Activation dialog appears. 3. Make the desired selections for each channel. 4. Click Save. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 191 Buzzer. If enabled, a buzzer sounds when an alarm occurs. Message. If a 3G network is connected, a message is sent when a camera masking event occurs. Note: This feature is not supported by ADT at this time. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 192 Check the box to activate the Alarm function. Alarm Select the channel number from the dropdown, or else select All. Period Click the Setup button. The Setup dialog opens. Here you can set the time period when detection is enabled. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 193 Schedule Record on the Manual Record screen. Delay To avoid rerecording the same event, enter the number of seconds to wait after the event has ended before a new recording can begin. This value ranges from 10s to 300s. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 194 DVR displays video output from the selected channel(s) in a 1-window tour. See the Video Matrix section on page 223 for details on how to set up Video Matrix. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 195 Buzzer. If enabled, a buzzer sounds when an alarm occurs. Message. If a 3G network is connected, a message is sent when the anomalous occurs. Note: This feature is not supported by ADT at this time. Network Alarm The system detects the alarm signal from the network.
  • Page 196 Value ranges from 10 to 300 seconds. PTZ Activation Select this feature to set Pan/Tilt/Zoom movement when an alarm occurs. Click the Setup button to open the PTZ Activation screen for setting up the camera. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 197 Message. If a 3G network is connected, a message is sent when the anomalous occurs. Note: This feature is not supported by ADT at this time. Note: A network alarm is an alarm signal using TCP/IP. You can use NET SDK to activate a network alarm.
  • Page 198 Buzzer. If enabled, a buzzer sounds when an alarm occurs. Message. If a 3G network is connected, a message is sent when the anomalous occurs. Note: This feature is not supported by ADT at this time. 3. Click Save. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 199 Buzzer. If enabled, a buzzer sounds when an alarm occurs. Message. If a 3G network is connected, a message is sent when the anomalous event occurs. Note: This feature is not supported by ADT at this time. 3. Click Save.
  • Page 200 Buzzer. If enabled, a buzzer sounds when an alarm occurs. Message. If a 3G network is connected, a message is sent when the anomalous event occurs. Note: This feature is not supported by ADT at this time. 4. Click Save.
  • Page 201 Buzzer. If enabled, a buzzer sounds when an alarm occurs. Message. If a 3G network is connected, a message is sent when the anomalous event occurs. Note: This feature is not supported by ADT at this time. 3. Click Save.

  • Page 202: Storage

    You can view the current time period setup from the color bar. Green represents general recordings and snapshots Yellow represents motion detect recordings and snapshots Red represents alarm recordings and snapshots Blue represents motion detect with alarm recordings and snapshots DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 203 1. After making all your selections in the Schedule page, click the Copy button. The channel selection dialog appears. The current channel name is grayed out. 2. Select the channel(s) to which you want to paste the same setup as for the current channel. 3. Click the OK button. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 204 6. Check the box for the desired type of recordings: Regular, Motion Detect, Alarm or Motion Detect with Alarm. 7. If you would like for these same settings to be used for other days of the week, check the box(es) corresponding to those day(s). DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 205 Use the HDD Setting page to assign a hard drive to an HDD Group. See Figure 4-58. To set the HDD to a Group: 1. In the row of the hard drive in question, use the drop-down to select the corresponding HDD Group number. 2. Click Save. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 206 To assign the HDD Channel to a Group: 1. Locate the Channel number on the screen, and use the drop-down to select the corresponding HDD Group number for that channel. 2. Click Save. Figure 4-59 DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 207 When interval value is 0, system uploads all corresponding files. 5. Set the Image Upload Interval. 6. Use the drop-down menu to select the upload file Channel. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 208 1. Locate the channel you wish to control in the Record Mode row. The settings below the channel number correspond to that channel. 2. Click the radio button for the desired recording mode for each channel. Settings in the All column are applied to all channels. 3. Click Save. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...

  • Page 209: System

    Note: The device must reboot in order for a change in the language setting to be activated. Video Standard Select the desired video standard from the drop-down list, such as PAL, NTSC, etc. HDD Full Select from the drop-down the desired working mode when the hard disk is full: DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 210 Select from the drop-down list from one of two options: • 24-HOUR • 12-HOUR. System Time This field displays the current system time. Click the Sync PC button to set your PC’s current time as the system time. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 211 Set the frequency in minutes at which the device syncs with the time server. You can force a sync using the Manual Update button. The range is 0-65535 minutes, with a default of 60. Holiday Setup Use this tab to set holiday dates. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 212 You can assign a user to a corresponding group and then set the rights for the respective users within the group. • The User name and the Group name must be unique. • One user can only be included in one group. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 213 6. Enter the MAC and an optional Memo for the User. 7. Click Save. Note: • The user rights must not exceed the group rights. • As a general rule, the general user should have lower rights than the administrator. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 214 2. Make changes to the user’s account as necessary. 3. To modify the password: 4. Check the Modify Password box. Additional fields appear. 5. Enter the Old Password, Enter the New Password, and then Confirm the new Password. 6. Click Save. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 215 Figure 4-69 To add a group: 1. Click the Add Group button. The Add Group dialog opens. 2. Enter the Group Name, which can be a maximum of 6 characters, including alpha-numeric characters and the underline. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 216 . The Delete Group dialog opens. 2. Click Save to confirm. To modify a group: 1. Click the Modify button . The Modify Group dialog opens. 2. Make changes to the account as necessary. 3. Click Save. Figure 4-71 DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 217 Check the box to enable the system time to be displayed on the video monitor. Channel Display Check the box to enable the channel number to be displayed on the video monitor. Image Enhance Check the box to optimize the live video image quality. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 218 Use this to adjust margins and brightness settings on the video monitor. Figure 4-73 To set or edit TV Adjust: 1. Drag the slide bar to adjust each item to the desired setting. 2. After completing the setup, click the Save button. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 219 – buttons to move a channel to a different location in the sequence. • View 1 displays 1 window • View 4 displays 4 windows • View 8 displays 8 windows, etc. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 220 Group 2 will simultaneously display channels 5 through 8 2. Click the + button to add a new channel group. The Add Channel Group dialog opens. 3. Click numbers 1, 3, 5, and 7 to select only odd channels for this new group. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 221 6. To relocate group 4 to be displayed before group 3 in the tour, select group 4 and then click the up arrow button. Group 4 is now number 3. 7. To remove groups 1 and 2 from the tour without deleting them, click the respective boxes to clear the checkmarks. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 222 Motion Tour /Alarm Tour Type Set the type of tour split to show for the Motion Detect Tour/Alarm Tour: • View 1 displays the 1 window mode. • View 8 displays the 8 window mode DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 223 Here you can select the Channel, Network, Event, Storage, or System sections individually; or else you can check the All box to select all items. Check the boxes for the sections you wish to reset and then click the Set Default button. Figure 4-76 DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 224 2. Input the time of day for the reboot. 3. Click Save. 4. For instant results, click Manual Reboot. To setup Auto Delete: 1. Use the drop-down menu to select the frequency of the auto delete. 2. Click Save. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 225 2. In the ensuing dialog, navigate to and select the upgrade file. The filename will have a .bin extension. 3. Click the Update button. During the upgrade process, do not unplug the power cable or network cable, or shutdown the device. Figure 4-79 DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 226 Select 1 or 2. The default is 1. Parity Select from five choices: None, Odd, Even, Mark or Null. The default is None. After completing the setup, click the Save button. The system returns to the previous menu. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 227 Default setup is 8. Set this according to the PTZ camera dial switch setup. Stop bit Default setup is 1. Set this according to the PTZ camera dial switch setup. Parity Default setup is none. Set this according to the dial switch setup on the PTZ camera. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...

  • Page 228: Advanced

    Check the box for the option(s) you want to enable: Preview and Encode. Preview means the card number is overlaid in the live video. Encode means the card number is overlaid in the recorded file. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 229 Sometimes, you will also need to input corresponding port number. Figure 4-83 Sniffer Mode Select NET from the drop-down menu. Protocol Select ATM/POS. Setting Click the ATM/POS button to open the Setup dialog, as follows. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 230 From the dropdown list, select the position where you want the overlay to appear: Top Left, Top Right, Bottom Left, and Bottom Right. Without the Protocol The Text Overlay screen in network mode without the ATM/POS protocol is shown in Figure 4-85. Figure 4-85 DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 231 Encode means the card number is overlaid in the recorded file. Overlay Position From the dropdown list, select the position where you want the overlay to appear: Top Left, Top Right, Bottom Left, and Bottom Right. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...

  • Page 232: Information

    You can select one item to view detailed information. Clear You can click this button to delete all displayed log files. Note that the system does not support clear by type. Backup Click this button to backup log files to the local PC. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 233 Hybrid Standalone DVR User Guide 4 Web Service Figure 4-88 4.6.7.3 Online User The Online User page is shown below in Figure 4-89. Figure 4-89 DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...

  • Page 234: Remote Device

    • Delete: Select one device in the Added Device list and then click to remove. • Status: means the connection is OK and means the connection failed. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 235 The system default IP address is 192.168.0.0. If you do not input an IP address, the system will not add the current IP address. • You cannot add more than one device at a time using the Manual Add feature. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...

  • Page 236: Logout

    Figure 4-93 4.8 Un-install Web Service You can use web un-install tool “uninstall web.bat” to un-install web control. Note: Be sure to close all web pages before you un-install. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...

  • Page 237: Appendix A Troubleshooting And Daily Maintenance

    Brightness is set to 0. Restore factory default setup. • There is no video input signal or it is too weak • Check the Privacy Mask setup or your screen saver • DVR hardware malfunction DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 238 PTZ decoder setup, connection or installation is not correct. • Cable connection is not correct. • PTZ setup is not correct. • PTZ decoder and DVR protocol is not compatible. • PTZ decoder and DVR address is not compatible DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 239 System uses too many CPU resources.—Stop recording first, and then begin the backup. • Data amount exceeds the backup device capacity. It may result in burner error. • Backup device is not compatible • Backup device is damaged DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 240 Requires graphic acceleration software upgrade to DXB8.1 or higher • There is no DivX503Bundle.exe control when you play the file transformed to AVI via the media player • There is no DivX503Bundle.exe or ffdshow-2004 1012 .exe in Windows XP OS. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 241 • Locate the device away from the direct sunlight or other heating sources. • Ensure that the device is properly ventilated. DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...

  • Page 242: Appendix B Specifications

    Channel name, recording status, screen lock status, video loss status Information and motion detection status are shown on the bottom left of display screen Color Hue, brightness, contrast, saturation and gain setup for each Configuration channel DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 243 Supports network PTZ lens control Supports file download backup and playback Multiple devices share information via corresponding software such as professional surveillance software (ADT VideoView) Duplex transparent COM Network alarm input and output Motion Motion Detection •...
  • Page 244 10% ~ 90% Air Pressure 86kpa ~ 06kpa Dimensions 2U: 17.3 x 18.1 x 3.5 inches (440 x 460 x 89mm) (W x D x H) Weight 14.3lb (6.5kg), excluding HDD Installation Mode Desktop/rack installation DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...

  • Page 245: Appendix C Compatible Backup Device List

    Cruzer Micro 512M Sandisk Cruzer Micro Sandisk Cruzer Micro Sandisk Cruzer Freedom 256M Sandisk Cruzer Freedom 512M Sandisk Cruzer Freedom Sandisk Cruzer Freedom SanDisk Cruzer micro SanDisk Cruzer micro SanDisk Ti Cool SanDisk Hongjiao Sandisk 16GB DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 246 Compatible SATA HDD List NOTE: Upgrade the DVR firmware to the latest version to ensure the accuracy of the table below. SATA HDD should be used for the DVR with SATA port. ADT recommends a HDD of 500GB to 4TB capacity.
  • Page 247 500G SATA Constellation ES Seagate Seagate ST2000NM0051 SATA Constellation ES Seagate Seagate ST1000NM0051 SATA Constellation ES Seagate Seagate ST500NM0051 500G SATA Constellation ES Seagate Seagate ST33000650NS SATA Constellation ES.2 Seagate Seagate ST32000645NS SATA Constellation ES.2 DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 248 WD10EURS SATA Westem Digital WD AV-GP WD10EURX SATA Westem Digital WD AV-GP WD7500AURS 750G SATA Westem Digital WD AV-GP WD7500AVDS 500G SATA Westem Digital WD AV-GP WD500AVDS 500G SATA Westem Digital WD AV-GP WD10EUCX SATA DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...

  • Page 249: Appendix D Compatible Cd/Dvd Device List

    Note: Upgrade the DVR firmware to the latest version to ensure the accuracy of the table below. Manufacturer Model Port Type Type Sony DRX-S50U DVD-RW Sony DRX-S70U DVD-RW Sony AW-G170S SATA DVD-RW Samsung TS-H653A SATA DVD-RW Panasonic SW-9588-C SATA DVD-RW Sony DRX-S50U DVD-RW BenQ 5232WI DVD-RW DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...

  • Page 250: Appendix E Compatible Display List

    LG (LCD) W1942SP 19-inch LG (LCD) W2243S 22-inch LG (LCD) W2343T 23-inch BENQ (LCD) G900HD 18.5-inch BENQ (LCD) G2220HD 22-inch PHILIPS (LCD) 230E 23-inch PHILIPS (LCD) 220CW9 23-inch PHILIPS (LCD) 220BW9 24-inch PHILIPS (LCD) 220EW9 25-inch DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...

  • Page 251: Appendix F Compatible Switcher List

    Model Network Working Mode D-LinK DES-1016D 10/100M self-adaptive D-LinK DES-1008D 10/100M self-adaptive Ruijie RG-S1926S There are five network modes AUTO HALF-10M FULL-10M HALF-100M FULL-100M H3C-S1024 10/100M self-adaptive TP-LINK TL-SF1016 10/100M self-adaptive TP-LINK TL-SF1008+ 10/100M self-adaptive DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...

  • Page 252: Appendix G Compatible Wireless Mouse List

    Appendix G Compatible Wireless Mouse List Appendix G Compatible Wireless Mouse List Refer to the following table for compatible devices. Brand Model Rapoo 3500 Logitech M215 Shuangfeiyan Tianyao G7-630 DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...

  • Page 253: Index

    Live Viewing, Detect Menu, Camera Masking, Live Viewing Mode, Motion Detection, Log, Video Loss, Login, Disk Error, Logout, Display List, Setup, MAC Conflict, Main Menu, Features, Maintenance, Front Panel, Manual Recording, Keyboard, Mark Playback, Overview, DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 254 Right-click Menu, Network Setup, RS232, Auto Register, Connection, DDNS, Email, Schedule, FTP, Holiday, HTTPS, Quick Setup, IP Filter, Recording, Multicast, Redundancy, NTP, Snapshot, PPPoE, Screen Adjust, Priority, Search and Playback, SNMP, Setting Menu, TCP/IP, UPnP, DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...
  • Page 255 SNMP Setup, Real time Monitor, Specifications, Relay Out, Startup, Remote Device, Storage Settings Search, Web Service, Setup, Switcher List, Storage Settings, Synchronization, System Settings, System Settings Uninstall, Web Service, Version, Video Detect, Wireless Mouse List, DVR1604HF-U-E Hybrid DVR User Guide...

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