INDEX Chapter 1 Installation Contents of the box Choosing a location for installation Installation Rear panel layout Basic connections Connect audio devices (optional) Connect alarms (optional) Connect RS-485 PTZ camera (optional) Connect to network (optional) Connect a mouse (optional) Connect power Time adjustment Chapter 2 Pre-Acknowledgement...
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Multi-screen display Audio volume control PTZ (Pan / Tilt / Zoom) Search & Playback Playback control Quick play On Screen Display (OSD) on/off Entering to Search Mode Calendar search Event search Backup Backup device Backup file type Entering to backup menu Backup Chapter 4 Setup...
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Display - Spot Storage Settings Storage - Storage Storage - S.M.A.R.T. Storage - Record Storage - Backup System Settings System - Network System - DDNS System - Server System - Log System - User System - Info System - Email System - Time Sync.
Chapter 1 - Installation Box Contents The following parts are included in the box. ▪ Digital Video Recorder 1 unit ▪ CD (Manual & Program) 1 piece ▪ Remote Controller 1 unit (Including AAA battery x 2) ▪ AC/DC adapter 1 piece (12V/4A, 110Vac/220Vac) ▪...
2. Connect display devices Main TV C H 1 5 M O N I T O R C H 1 6 S P O T O U T V G A VGA Monitor Spot TV Connect audio devices Microphone #1 Microphone Pre-amplifier Speaker...
Connect to network ETHERNET RJ-45 Plug DC12V Connect a mouse (optional) The unit support hot plug-in & play. Therefore, you can attach the mouse later, while the system is running. ETHERNET USB Wheel Mouse DC12V Connect power ETHERNET DC Plug (12V) DC12V Page 8 of 69...
Time adjustment TIME STAMP IS A VERY IMPORTANT REFERENCE FOR RECORDING AND SEARCHING. PLEASE, SET CLOCK CORRECTLY AFTER READING THIS SECTION. Step 1. Set GMT/Location Since DST rule is different location by location, you must set your correct location. Please, set correct GMT/Location in Admin / DateTime menu. Refer to “Daylight Saving Time”...
Chapter 2. Pre-acknowledgement Front Panel name Descriptions Power indicator light indicates that DVR has power (including the shutdown Power LED POWER state) Shows status of recording Record LED Shows status of network Network LED NETWORK Shows status of HDD-FULL LED HDD-FULL HDD-FULL Shows status of power...
Multiple unit with single remote controller You can control multiple unit using single remote controller. Each unit has its own Remocon ID, you can change/verify it in System / Info menu. Ensure that each unit has different Remocon ID. Please, follow below procedure to set a target unit among multiple units. Step 1.
Virtual keyboard In some menus, virtual keyboard served for text entry. Escape (Exit) Back Space Caps Enter Lock Space Large Letter mode Multi Language Login Default password for all account is “11111111” (eight digit of ‘1’). When you try to access some functions, the unit will display login window, and you have to login with proper permission to access the unit.
User management Entering User menu Step 1. Press Menu button, and select System menu. Step 2. Step 2. Select User tab in System menu. Step 1. You can rename from User1 to User15 using virtual keyboard, other ID are pre-fixed. Password You can change the password, but be advised that you must delete old password using the backspace key of the virtual keyboard.
Daylight Saving Time (DST) The unit is embedding world DST rules, and it is always enabled. DST vs. Location DST rule totally depends on your location. Please, set correct GMT/Location in “Service: DateTime” menu. “Service: DateTime” means DateTime menu in Service menu. Effects of daylight Time returns to one hour later at the end of DST, this means one hour recording data has the same time stamp.
Shutdown (Auto power off) Since the HDD contents could be damaged when HDD power is removed while accessing the HDD, it is strongly recommended to follow shutdown procedures. Step 1. Shutdown in menu The unit prepares to shutdown when you choose Shutdown in Quick menu.
Chapter 3. Operation View panel Recording mode Camera name Audio Event status Menu panel Status bar Camera pane You can show/hide the below items in Display::Screen menu. 1. Camera name It shows camera name which is configured in Camera::Setup menu. 2.
3. Recording mode It shows recording mode which is configured in Record::Schedule menu. Normal mode Motion mode Alarm mode Alarm + Motion mode 4. Event status It shows when some events are detected and recording has started. There is no status in Normal mode. Motion event Alarm event Motion and Alarm event (Both events are detected at same time)
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5. Backup status It indicates that backup is in progress and its progressive rate in percentage. 6. Date & Time It shows current date & time in “YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM” format. Auto clock available through public network time server on internet. See System::Time Sync.
Panic mode (emergency recording) The unit supports Panic mode for instant recordings in emergency situations. You can start Panic mode whenever you want. To stop Panic mode, you need to log-in with “Setup” permission account. 1. Start Panic mode with remote controller Press REC button.
Live Monitoring Single-screen display You can watch a single camera in full screen mode. 1. Front panel ‘SCREEN’ button when you click the continue button. Camera number increases in full screen mode. Remote controller Press a number button that you want to watch. Selecting channels over 10 Follow below procedures to select from ch11 to ch16.
Multi screen display The unit support multi screen display mode such as 2x2, 3x3 and 4x4 divisions. 1. Front panel & Remote controller ▪ 2x2 division : Press Up button ▪ 3x3 division : Press Left button ▪ 4x4 division : Press Right button 2.
Audio volume control There are two ways to control audio volume and muting. Exit Volume control bar Mute 1. Using Volume button Press “VOL” button, then Volume control menu will be shown. ▪ Volume up : Press Up (+) button ▪...
PTZ (Pan / Tilt / Zoom) (Single screen mode only) This facility works in following conditions; ▪ PTZ camera is connected to the desired channel. ▪ Model and Setting are correct in Camera::PTZ menu. ▪ RS-485 bus is working properly. 1.
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3. Pan & Tilt It is same manner you use GUI or remote controller. Direction button ▪ Choose a desired direction button you want to move. Stop button ▪ To stop moving, press Stop button. 4. Preset 4.1 Set a new preset point Step 1) Move to a desired point you want to store as a preset using direction buttons.
Search & Playback Two playback tools are served as below; 1) Quick Play : Instant playback in live mode, start from 10 minutes ago. 2) Search menu There are two search options; - Calendar search : Specific date & time is used as a playback start point. - Event Search : Motion or alarm event point is used as a playback start point.
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1. Remote Controller Play /Pause Rev. Play Fwd. Play Fast Fwd. Play Fast Rev. Play Prev. Frame Next Frame Stop 2. GUI Rev. Play Fwd. Play Fast Rev. Play Fast Fwd. Play Stop Next Frame Prev. Frame Pause Playback Controls Recording date &...
Quick play Quick play offers convenient playback in live view mode, it starts to play from 10 minutes ago. Press Q-PLAY button in front panel or remote controller. The unit is switched into playback mode immediately with “QuickPlay” pop-up message box. Choose “QuickPlay”...
OSD On/Off OSD Off offers the onscreen OSD is all disappear. Then OSD Off item changed OSD on. When you click the OSD on the OSD will appear. De-interlace On/Off Deinterlace Off offers the Deinterlace mode off. When Deinterlace Off item changes to Deinterlace On. When you click the “Deinterlace On”...
Entering to search menu 1. Front panel & Remote controller Press SEARCH button on remote controller, then a menu panel will be displayed. 2. GUI (Mouse) Click Search icon in the status bar. Calendar Search Calendar search mode is a default mode. If you are in Event mode, then choose “Calendar”...
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▪ Yellow : Alarm in event ▪ Green : Two events at same time - Alarm in event & Motion event You can start to playback by pressing “Start” button or back to step 1. By pressing “Back”. To choose a minute, press “OK” in the recording map. Step 3.
Event Search Step 1. Select “Event” if you are in Calendar mode. Step 2. Select desired channel to search. Step 3. Set start date & time to search. Step 4. Set stop date & time to search. Step 5. Check event type to search. Step 6.
Backup You can backup recording data to USB storages or built-in optical storage. Backup device ▪ Built-in CD/DVD (option) ▪ USB Flash / HDD / CD / DVD (Support USB 2.0 devices only.) Backup file type ▪ Native DB (Database) This type is a unique format for video recording.
Backup Step 1. Try “Refresh” if the backup storage is not shown in the Device list. Step 2. Choose a backup device in the list. Available capacity will be shown. “Total:4.5 GB (8 MB)” means that Total media capacity is 4.5GB, and remaining capacity is 8MB.
Chapter 4. Setup Press or click Menu button in front panel or status bar to open menu panel. Menu naming rule For example, “Record: Setup” is indicating Setup menu in Record menu. (Record menu is a root menu, and Setup menu is a sub-menu) Summary ▪...
Record Settings Record - Setup Size Move to Size column, and press OK, then available image size will be shown. Note that all channels are using same image size. ▪ NTSC : 704x480(D1) / 704x240(HD1) / 352x240(CIF) ▪ PAL : 704x576(D1) / 704x288(HD1) / 352x288(CIF) fps (recording frame rate) Available frame rate are listed by image size.
Record - Network Size Image size is dependent on the record size ▪ NTSC : 704x480(D1) / 704x240(HD1) / 352x240(CIF) ▪ PAL : 704x576(D1) / 704x288(HD1) / 352x288(CIF) Fps (network transmission frame rate) Available network transmission frame rates are listed by image size. ▪...
Record - Schedule Recording Mode ▪ Normal : Red, Record continuously. ▪ Motion : Blue, Start recording by motion event. See Camera:: Motion menu to configure motion event. ▪ Alarm : Yellow, Start recording by alarm event. See Event:: Alarm in menu to configure alarm event. ▪...
Record :: Holiday You can assign your holidays for 2 years. Add a new holiday Select a date and press OK, the date will change into red, holiday. Delete a holiday Select a desired holiday and press OK, the holiday will change into black, working day. Delete all holiday Press “Clear All”...
Camera Settings Camera - Setup Name You can change the camera name using virtual keyboard. Press OK to show virtual keyboard. Enable Enable or disabling the channel. Note that Ch. 1 should be turned on always. Audio Check this option if you attach a microphone to the channel. Sat / Con / Bri You can adjust color settings using this menu.
Camera - Motion Enable It enables motion event. Region Motion detection cells consist of 15x15 cells. You can enable or disable each cell. ▪ Full : All cells are enabled. ▪ User : You can configure each cell. Sensitivity Five levels of motion detection sensitivity available, from step 1 to step 5. Page 41 of 69...
Camera - PTZ It is a RS-485 device address. You must set a address if PTZ camera is attached. Available range is from 1 to 255. You can change the PTZ camera ID using virtual keyboard. Press OK to show virtual keyboard. Model You can choose a PTZ camera model or protocols.
Event Settings Event - Alarm In Type You can configure the alarm device’s output polarity. ▪ N/C : Normal Close ▪ N/O : Normal Open Link Camera The linked camera starts to record when alarm event is detected. Page 43 of 69...
Event - Alarm Out Alarm Out Number? Set the alarm out number you want to configure. Duration You can set alarm output durations up to 30 seconds. ▪ None / 3 / 5 / 10 / 20 / 30 seconds Motion If box checked, Alarm output will be turned on when motion event is detected on the selected channels...
Event - Email Configure email settings in System-Email menu to use this service. Power Up If box checked, Email is sent when power is turned on. If box checked, Email is sent when HDD event occurs. Motion If box checked, Email is sent when motion event is detected on the selected channels. Video Loss If box checked, Email is sent when video loss event is detected on the selected channels.
Event - Beep Power Up If box checked, buzzer beeps when power is turned on. If box checked, Email is sent when HDD event occurs. Duration You can set alarm output durations up to 30 sec. ▪ None / 3 / 5 / 10 / 20 / 30 seconds Motion If box checked, Email is sent when motion event is detected, on the channels selected.
Display Settings Display - Settings Camera name It shows a camera name on the camera pane. Record mode It shows record mode and status on the camera pane. Audio record icon It shows audio record icon on the camera pane. Status bar auto-hide Status bar will be hidden automatically if this option is enabled.
Display - Spot Enable Clicking the box enables spot operations. Mode There are two mode options: Fixed and Rotate. Channel In Fixed mode, you need to choose a channel you want to watch. Duration In Rotate mode, you can choose a duration option from the list below: ▪...
Storage Settings Storage - Storage Temperature Limit HDD event occurs when HDD temperature exceeds this limit. Enable Clicking the checkbox enables HDD temperature limit event. Refresh It updates storage information. It is useful when you attach USB storage. Device / Capacity It shows storage types and its capacity.
Storage - S.M.A.R.T. 1. Use S.M.A.R.T information for reference purpose only. It does not indicate exact HDD conditions. 2. Some old or new HDD could show correct S.M.A.R.T. information. Device It shows the storage information. It is an index of the S.M.A.R.T. register. Attribute It is an attribute of the HDD.
Storage - Record Record Duration You can configure Record time using the options below: ▪ Continuously ▪ 30 / 60 / 90 days ▪ User Defined Write Mode There are two mode options. ▪ Overwrite: Old data on the HDD will be erased when the HDD is full. ▪...
System Settings System - Network DHCP Check this option if you will not using fixed IP. The unit requests an IP as soon as you save and exit the menu. You can verify the IP address and other network configurations in this menu after a few minutes. If the network condition is good, the unit can get IP address within a couple of seconds.
System - DDNS DDNS Check this box to enable Dynamic DNS function. You can choose from one of two DDNS options. 1) DNIP.NET : Public DDNS (Registration is required.) 2) MY-DDNS.COM : Closed DDNS (Registration is not required, Exclusive for this DVR) MY-DDNS.COM This exclusive DDNS is very easy to use.
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DYNDNS This is a public DDNS, registration is essential. Step 1) Register (sign-up) on the web. Currently, we support DNIP.NET, a free service. You will need to sign-up at www.dyndns.com to get a User ID and password. You will need to configure “port forwarding” if you are using a router. Visit http://www.dyndns.com/ for details.
System - Server Unit Network Settings are shown in this menu. TCP / UDP / HTTP port These ports are fixed to 5000, 5100 and 8080; this is used for CMS and Web viewer service. Max. Connect This value is the limit of the total number of network connections for live viewing. System could be unstable if the number of connections is higher.
System - Log You can verify history of the system operation using the Log Menu. Type You can choose a type of history such as System, Setup, Search, etc. Start / End You can set the Search Range using this Drop Down Menu. Search Search will begin as soon as the Search button is clicked.
System - Info Name Name on network (CMS). Remocon ID Identification for InfraRed (IR) remote controller. See “Infrared remote controller” in Chapter 2. Pre-acknowledgement. Firmware Version Firmware Version information. Kernel Version Kernel Version information. MAC address Identification of the unit on the network;...
System - Email Email-1 (Receive) Primary receiver’s email address. Email-2 (Receive) Secondary receiver’s email address. SMTP Auth SMTP Authentication. Server IP address or URL of SMTP server for sending emails Sender email account of the SMTP server. Passowrd Password of the sender account. TestSend Test Mail button will send a test email as soon as it is pressed.
System - Time Sync. Time Sync. When the box is checked, the unit starts to synchronize the System clock with Network time server using NTP. NTP server offers the most reliable atomic clock. NTP Server The unit will look for near network time server if you use “pool.ntp.org”. You can use other network time server if the default server setting has some problem.
System - Etc Key Beep Buzzer beeps when front panel button or remote controller button is pressed. You have the option to enable or disable this feature. Temperature Unit You can choose the Temperature display unit between Celsius degree and Fahrenheit degree. Auto-Logout It enables Auto-Logout operations.
Chapter 5. Admin Menu Entering the Service Menu You can enter the Service Menu through System/Info/ Admin Menu. Step 2. Step 3. Step 1. Admin - Upgrade You can upgrade Kernel and Firmware using USB storage at same time or separately. Step 1: Choose the USB storage that contains the Upgrade file.
Admin - Config You can export or import unit’s configuration using USB storage. ▪ Factory default: Return to factory default settings. ▪ Export: Copy this unit’s configuration file to USB storage. You can find “Config.dat” in the USB storage. ▪ Import: Copy configuration file from USB storage.
You can adjust the System clock using the “Time Sync.” menu. Standard Time will appear as shown below when you press the “Sync” button. Press “Sync.” To adjust system clock to standard time which is read from network time server. Current Time System shows current system clock, which can be adjusted manually.
Appendix 1. Menu tree Record Camera Event Setup Setup Alarm In Image Size Camera Name Type Fps (Recording Speed) Camera Enable Linked Camera Image Quality Audio Enable Alarm Out Pre Alarm Saturation Alarm Out No Post Alarm Contrast Duration Network Bright Motion Fps (Network speed)
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[Continued] System ADMIN MENU Info Network DHCP Enable DVR Name Admin Remocon ID Upgrade IP Address Subnet Firmware Version Device Kernel Version Kernel Version Gateway DNS1 MAC Address F/W Version Service Menu Current Version DNS2 Kernel Version DDNS Time Sync. Enable NTP Server F/W Version...
Appendix 2. Factory default settings * Firmware (F/W) Version: 1.1.0 [ Jan 15, 2010 ] * Password: 11111111 (Type # ‘1’ Eight times ) ■ R E C O R D Parameter Default Range Setup Image Size NTSC 360x240 704x480 / 704x240 / 352x240 360x288 704x576 / 704x288 / 352x288 Frame Rate (NTSC)
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■ E V E N T Parameter Default Range Alarm In Type N/C or N/O Link Camera 1 ~ 16 Alarm Out Duration 5 sec None / 3 / 5 / 10 / 20 / 30sec Motion Unchecked Checked / Unchecked Video Loss Unchecked Checked / Unchecked...
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■ S Y S T E M Parameter Default Range Network DHCP Unchecked Checked / Unchecked 192.168.0.100 Subnet 255.255.255.0 Gateway 192.168.0.1 DNS1 168.126.63.1 DNS2 168.126.63.2 DDNS DDNS Unchecked Checked / Unchecked Server Max. 20 character Password Max. 20 character Domain Max.
Appendix 3. Limited 1 Year Warranty This warranty gives the original purchaser specific legal rights and you may also have other rights, which may vary from state to state. If our products do not function because of any defect in material or workmanship, we will repair it for free for 1 year on parts and labor from the date of original purchase.
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