Huviron SK-RN08, SK-RN16 - NVR Quick Guide

Hard Disk Installation

Before you start

Before installing a hard disk drive (HDD), please make sure the power is disconnected from the DVR. A factory recommended HDD should be used for this installation.

Tools Required: Screwdriver.

To install a HDD on your DVR

1. Remove the cover from the DVR by unfastening the screws on the back and side.
   
2. Connect the HDD to the motherboard of the DVR with the included data cable.
   
3. Connect the power cable to the HDD
   
4. Re-install the cover of the DVR and fasten screws.

Rear Panel

Rear Panel of SK-RN16

Connections

To connect RS-485 devices to the DVR

Press and hold the orange part of the pluggable block; insert signal cables into slots and release the orange part. Ensure signal cables are in tight.

Note: Make sure the pan/tilt receiver unit is connected to the D+ and D- of the RS-485 terminal of DVR.

Startup and Shutdown

Proper startup and shutdown procedures are crucial to expand ing the life of the DVR.

Before you start:
Check that the voltage of the extra power supply is the same with the device's requirement, and the ground connection is working properly.

Starting up the device

Steps:

1. Check the power supply is plugged into an electrical outlet. It is HIGHLY recommended that an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) be used in conjunction with the device.
2. Press the POWER button on the rear panel. The Power indicator LED should turn green indicating that the unit begins to start up.

Shutting down the device

Steps:

1. Enter the Shutdown menu.
   Menu > Shutdown
   
2. Click the Shutdown button to enter the following dialog box:
   
3. Click the Yes button. The following message box pops up:
   
4. Turn off the power switch on the rear panel of DVR.

Using the Setup Wizard

The Setup Wizard can walk you through some important settings of the device. By default, the Setup Wizard starts once the device has loaded.

Operating the Setup Wizard

1. The Setup Wizard can walk you through some important settings of the NVR. If you don't want to use the Setup Wizard at that moment, Time by leaving the "Start wizard when NVR starts?" checkbox checked.
2. Click Next button on the Wizard window to enter the Login window.
   
3. Enter the admin password. By default, the password is 12345.
4. To change the admin password, check the New Admin Pass word checkbox. Enter the new password and confirm the password in the given fields.
5. Click the Next button to enter the date and time settings window.
   
6. After the time settings, click Next button which takes you back to the Network Setup window.
   
7. Click Next button after you configured the network parameters, which takes you to the HDD Management window.
   
8. Initialize the HDD, click the Init button. Initialization removes all the the data saved in the HDD.
9. Click Next button. You enter the Adding IP Camera interface.
10. Click Search to find online IP Camera. Select the IP Camera to be added, and click the Add button.
    
    
11. Click Next button. Configure the recording for the searched IP Camera.
    
12. Click Copy to Copy the settings to other channels.
    
13. Click OK to complete the startup Wizard.

Live View

Some icons are provided on screen in Live View mode to indicate different camera status. These icons include:

Live View Icons. In the live view mode, there are icons at the right top of the screen for each channel, showing the status of the record and alarm in the channel, so that you can find problems as soon as possible.

- Alarm (video loss, tampering, motion detection or sensor alarm.)

- Record (manual record, schedule record, motion detection record or alarm triggered record)

- Alarm & Record

Record

You can use the right-click menu in live view mode to configure recording for all channels.

1. In the live view mode, use the mouse to right-click on the window to access the following menu:
   
2. Click the Start Recording submenu and select the recording mode to Normal Record or Motion Detection Record.
3. In the pop-up message box, click Yes to finish the quick recording settings.
   

Note: The full-screen motion detection triggered recording is configured by default in this mode.

Playback

Play back the record files of a specific channel in the live view menu.

1. Instant playback by channel
   Choose a channel under live view using the mouse and click the button in the shortcut operation menu.
   Note: Only record files recorded during the past five minutes on this channel will be played back.
   
2. All-day Playback by channel

Enter the All-day Playback menu

Mouse: right-click a channel in live view mode and select All-day Playback from the menu.

Press PLAY button on the front panel or IR remote control to play back record files of the channel under single-screen live view.
Under multi-screen live view, record files of the top left channel (not masked) will be played back.

Playback management

The toolbar in the bottom part of Playback interface can be used to control playing process.

The channel and time selection menu will display by moving the mouse to the right of the playback interface. Tick the channel or channels if you want to switch playback to another channel or execute simultaneous playback of multiple channels.

Backup

Recorded files can be backed up to various devices, such as USB flash drives, USB HDDs or a DVD writer. To export recorded files:

1. Click Menu>Export to enter Video Export interface.
   Choose the channel (s) you want to back up and click the Quick Export button.
   
2. Enter Export interface, choose backup device and click Export button to start exporting.
   
3. Check backup result.
   Choose the record file in Export interface and click the button to check it.
   

Connecting to Alarm Input/Output Device

The alarm input/output interface of the NVR is shown as below:

The alarm input is an open/closed relay. If the input is not an OPEN/closed relay, follow the connection diagram below.

To connect to an AC/DC load, use the following diagram:

For DC load, JP4 can be used within the limir of 12V/1V sasfely. If the interface is connected to an AC load, JP4 should be left open.

Use an extenal relay for safety (as shown in the figure above) There are 4 jumpers (JP4, JP5, JP6 and JP7) on the motherboard, each corresponding with one alarm output. By connecting to an AC load.

Alarm Connecing

To conncet alarm device to the NVR

1. Disconnect pluggable block from the ALARM IN / ALARM OUT Terminal block.
2. Unfasten stop screws from the pluggable block, insert signal cables Into slots and fasten stop screw, Ensure signal cables are in tight.

To connect an AC load, jumpers should be removed

1. Connect pluggable block back into terminal block.

Specification