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  • Page 1 R2 DVR User Guide rev1.0...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Document Revision History: ........................iii Front Panel Indicators and Controls ......................1 DVR Front Panel Alpha/Numeric Key Controls ................... 3 IR Remote Control ............................4 USB Mouse Control ............................5 Start Up ................................6 Startup Wizard ............................ 7 Menu Descriptions ............................9 Menu Operation ..........................
  • Page 4 Log Button ............................100 Configurations Button ........................101 DVR Rear Panel Connections ........................103 Index ................................104 R2 GuardallVision User Guide 21-0425E rev1.0...

  • Page 5: Copyrights And Trademarks

    Disclaimer This document contains proprietary information of CSG Security Corporation / Société Sécurité CSG, and may not be reproduced in any form or disclosed to any third party without written approval of a duly authorized representative of CSG Security Corporation / Société...
  • Page 6 ICES003 Statement: This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. FCC Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
  • Page 7 Welcome For further information, refer to 21-0425E, R2 DVR Installation Guide, 21-0422E, DVR PC Software User Guide and 21-0423, Analytics Guide...

  • Page 9: Front Panel Indicators And Controls

    Front Panel Indicators and Controls NOTE: An optional source for information about the DVR front panel control functions is to refer to the Help feature in the DVR On Screen Display Menu. Index Name Description Camera Blue = recording, Red = network transmission, Purple = recording and network Indicator transmission.
  • Page 10 Front Panel Indicators and Controls cont. Index Name Description · Input switch (number, lower case, upper case and symbol). Refer to “DVR Front Panel Alpha/Numeric Key Controls”. · To clear a selected area (Clear area under Motion, Mask, Tamper settings). Press F3 and then ENTER to save and ESC to exit.

  • Page 11: Dvr Front Panel Alpha/Numeric Key Controls

    Front Panel Indicators and Controls continued Index Name Description Press “SPOT” and the checkmark and “X” should switch showing that the AUX monitor is now the primary output. Note that the AUX monitor will not display the OSD menu. SPOT continued ·...

  • Page 12: Ir Remote Control

    IR Remote Control All actions on the front panel can also be done on the remote control. Index Name Description POWER Turn device on/off Enable/Disable IR remote control Numeric Keys Same as numeric keys of front panel EDIT Same as EDIT key of front panel Same as F3 key of front panel Same as REC key of front panel PLAY...

  • Page 13: Usb Mouse Control

    USB Mouse Control Plug a USB mouse into the USB connection on the DVR. A mouse will duplicate any of the front panel control selections described in this guide. The front panel control described to operate the screen selection can be operated by the mouse by clicking on the selection with the mouse pointer.

  • Page 14: Start Up

    · Select a camera and date in the right column to play a video file. · Press the forward button in the player’s control panel to play a video file. · Refer to the Video Player’s description in the Video Search section of this guide. Refer to the table of contents to locate the Video Player’s information.

  • Page 15: Startup Wizard

    Startup Wizard · After the Startup screen, an easy setup “Wizard” box will display. · Check or uncheck the box to start or not start the Wizard at every Startup. WARNING: If the box is unchecked to not start the Wizard on Start-up this is a permanent setting. ·...
  • Page 16 · The first Wizard is for HDD (Hard Disk Drive) Management. · Press Enter to view the HDD items. This Wizard provides a quick access route to the actual HDD configuration screens in the Configuration Menu selections. Refer to this guide’s table of contents to locate the HDD section in this guide.

  • Page 17: Menu Descriptions

    Menu Descriptions Menu Operation Press “MENU” on the DVR controls or remote control, right click a mouse, to enter into the DVR Main Menu. Main Menu Description Example: · A menu icon is high lighted when selected. The high lighting can be moved from one icon to another by using the arrow buttons: “◄”, “►”, “▲”...

  • Page 18: System Setup

    Secondary Menu Example: Each menu contains different selections to operate or program the DVR with. The selections are highlighted as the menu is navigated. Navigate through the menus by using the left “◄”, right “►”, up “▲” and down ”▼” arrow keys on the DVR or remote control.

  • Page 19: Main Menu System Settings

    2. Select a user from the drop down User name box (default: admin). 3. Move the cursor to the Password: field. 4. Enter your password. (default: 12345) Press OK on the DVR or remote control or left click a mouse on it to confirm your input and enter into the Main Menu. Main Menu System Settings Go to the Main Menu and select “Setting”.

  • Page 20: General

    General High Lighting the General icon in the System Settings menu by using the arrow buttons and pressing the ENTER button on the DVR front panel or on the remote control or by clicking on it with a mouse to open the General Settings screen.
  • Page 21 DST Settings tab Enable DST (Daylight Savings Time) · Check the Enable DST box and set a date range for Daylight Savings Time. DST Bias · The “DST Bias” setting allows “fall back” and “spring forward” offsets other than the typical “60min” to be configured.

  • Page 22: Creating Text With The Graphic Keyboard

    Creating Text with the Graphic Keyboard · If a mouse is being used, left click on the Device Name box. · A keyboard will appear to enter the name. · Press “ESC” on the keyboard to close the keyboard. · Press the “.,”...
  • Page 23 NOTE: after selections are made, press the Apply button to save the changes. Press the OK button after Apply to return to the previous screen. Press the Cancel button at any time to not save the changes and return to the previous screen.

  • Page 24: Camera

    NOTE: after selections are made, press the Apply button to save the changes. Press the OK button after Apply to return to the previous screen. Press the Cancel button at any time to not save the changes and return to the previous screen.
  • Page 25 Adding an IP Camera to the DVR Pressing the Add button at the bottom of the screen will open the IP Camera selection screen. · An IP camera must be configured with an IP address and functioning to appear in the IP camera list at the top of the screen.
  • Page 26 Configuring an Analog (standard camera) Connected to the DVR or an IP Camera · Highlight an analog camera in the camera list example: A1 or an IP Camera. · Press the Set button at the bottom of the screen. · The Camera Settings screen to configure the selected camera will display: General tab Camera...

  • Page 27: Time Format

    Time Format · Use this drop down box to select whether the time should be displayed as 24:00 or AM/PM. OSD Display · Use this drop down box to select how the On Screen Display should look. Selections: Transparent and Flashing, Transparent and No Flashing, Non Transparent and Flashing, Non Transparent and No Flashing.

  • Page 28: Record Button

    Record Button · Press the Record button at the bottom of the Camera Settings screen to go direct to the Record Settings screen. Advanced tab Camera · The selected analog camera will display or use the drop down box to select another analog or IP camera or apply the following settings to All cameras.

  • Page 29: Tamper Detection

    Apply to save the setting. Mask · Check this box to enable placing an area in the camera’s view that will be ignored. · Press the Area Settings button to view the camera’s picture and mask the area. · Press the EDIT button on the DVR front panel or on the remote control. ·...
  • Page 30 · Press the EDIT button on the DVR front panel or on the remote control. · A small red box will appear in the middle of the camera’s picture. · Use the arrow buttons to move the box to the beginning of the tamper area. ·...
  • Page 31 · Click on the OK button to retain the sensitivity adjustment and return to the tamper detection area. Click on the Cancel button to exit the Sensitivity adjustment screen and return to the tamper detection area and not keep any changes.

  • Page 32: Play Audio File

    · Click the No. button to select all the outputs or select them individually. · Press the OK button to retain the selections and return to the Exception Handle screen. Press the Cancel button to exit the Trigger Alarm Output screen and not save any selections. Exception Handle screen continued: Play Audio File ·...

  • Page 33: Motion Detection

    NOTE: after selections are made, press the Apply button to save the changes. Press the OK button after Apply to return to the previous screen. Press the Cancel button at any time to not save the changes and return to the previous screen.
  • Page 34 · Use the arrows to high light the OK button and press ENTER to close the Sensitivity adjustment screen. Press the Cancel button at any time to close the Sensitivity adjustment screen and not save any changes. · The tampered area will display again. ·...

  • Page 35: Video Loss Detection

    · Select All or individual Analog or configured IP cameras connected to the DVR. NOTE: after selections are made, press the Apply button to save the changes. Press the OK button after Apply to return to the previous screen. Press the Cancel button at any time to not save the changes and return to the previous screen.

  • Page 36: Record

    Record High light the Record icon in the System Settings menu by using the arrow buttons and pressing the ENTER button on the DVR front panel or on the remote control or by clicking on it with a mouse to open the Record Settings screen. General tab Camera ·...
  • Page 37 More Settings · Press the Set button to open additional general recording selections. Pre-record · Use this drop down box to select: 0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 seconds, MAX. Post-record · Use this drop down box to select: 5, 10, 30, 60, 120, 300, 600 seconds. Frame Interval ·...
  • Page 38 IPC Substream tab Camera · A selected analog camera will display or use the drop down box to select another analog or IP camera or apply the following settings to All cameras. Stream Type · Use this drop down box to select: Video & Audio, Video. Resolution ·...
  • Page 39 Advanced tab Overwrite · Use this drop down box to select: Yes, No. Create New File · Use this drop down box to select: Yes, No. Schedule tab Camera · A selected analog camera will display or use the drop down box to select another analog or IP camera or apply the following settings to All cameras.

  • Page 40: Time Intervals

    blue. Copy To · Use this drop down box to select other or all cameras to copy these settings to and press the Copy button. Edit · Press the Edit button to configure the schedule and apply the recording types to the time periods. Schedule Settings Enable Schedule ·...

  • Page 41: Network

    Network High light the Network icon in the System Settings menu by using the arrow buttons and pressing the ENTER button on the DVR front panel or on the remote control or by clicking on it with a mouse to open the Network Settings screen. General tab NIC Type ·...

  • Page 42: Advanced Tab

    Advanced tab · Press each of the Set buttons to do other network settings. Press the OK button to save any settings and return to the previous screen. PPPOE PPPOE · Check this box to enable PPPOE User Name, Password, Confirm Password ·...
  • Page 43 DDNS DDNS · Check this box to enable DDNS DDNS Type · Use this drop down box to select: IpServer, DynDns, PeanutHull. DVR Domain Name, User Name, Password, Confirm Password · Make these entries using the DVR front panel buttons or the remote control buttons or click a cursor with a mouse in the empty box to open a graphic keyboard to make the entry with.

  • Page 44: Email

    Text with the Graphic Keyboard” section in this guide for further information. Press the OK button to save the settings and return to the previous screen. Press the Cancel button to not save any settings and return to the previous screen. HOST/OTHERS Alarm Host IP, Alarm Host Port, Server Port, HTTP Port, Multicast IP ·...

  • Page 45: Network Status Tab

    · Check this box to enable Server authentication. User Name/Password · Enter a User Name and Password for Server authentication. From Name · Enter the sender name. From Email Address · Enter the sender address. Select Recipients · Use this drop down box to select the receiver name. To Name, To Email Address ·...

  • Page 46: Alarm

    Alarm High light the Alarm icon in the System Settings menu by using the arrow buttons and pressing the ENTER button on the DVR front panel or on the remote control or by clicking on it with a mouse to open the Alarm Settings screen. Alarm Input tab ·...
  • Page 47 Alarm Name · Enter a unique name for the Alarm Input by using the DVR front panel buttons or the remote control buttons or click a cursor with a mouse in the empty box to open a graphic keyboard to make the entry with. ·...

  • Page 48: Send Email

    · Click the No. button to select all the outputs or select them individually. · Press the OK button to retain the selections and return to the Exception Handle screen. Press the Cancel button to exit the Trigger Alarm Output screen and not save any selections. Exception Handle screen continued: Play Audio File ·...
  • Page 49 Triggered Camera tab · When one camera detects motion and responds, it is possible to turn on other cameras to record at the same time. · Select All or individual Analog or configured IP cameras connected to the DVR. NOTE: after selections are made, press the Apply button to save the changes. Press the OK button after Apply to return to the previous screen.

  • Page 50: Alarm Output Tab

    Alarm Output tab · Press the Alarm Output tab in the Alarm Settings screen to view and configure the outputs. · This screen displays the Alarm Output number, a unique Alarm Output Name, its location e.g. IP Address/Local is an alarm output on the DVR being operated manually and Hold for is the delay time the output will be active. ·...

  • Page 51: Ptz Camera

    Schedule · Make schedules for when the output will be active. · Select days of the week and time intervals for when the output will be active. · There can be 8 time intervals. Use the up/down arrows on the interval hour/minute boxes to make time selections. Like the example in the picture displays: 09:00 –...

  • Page 52: Rs232

    PTZ Protocol · Use this drop down box to select the PTZ Protocol for the PTZ Camera. Selections: 1602-PROTOCOL Infinovadcp001a NAIJIE RM110 3609hd BEWATOR-PELCO-D IntegrativeP NITRO RedApple ACES BBV-RS422 KC3360S PHILPS-3 SHINEI ANTEN DRAGON Kony PELCO-RS422TY SPD-2200 ALSON DSCP LC-D2104 Siemens AB-D LILIN...

  • Page 53: User Name/Password

    Baudrate · Use this drop down box to select the Baudrate for the RS232 connection. Selections: 50, 75, 110, 150, 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, 76800, 115200. Data Bit · Use this drop down box to select the Data Bit for the RS232 connection. Selections: 5, 6, 7, 8. Stop Bit ·...
  • Page 54 Video Output · Use this drop down box to select the Video Output for the Display. Selections: Main CVBS, Aux CVBS, VGA. Mode · Use this drop down box to select the Mode of the Display. Selections: 1X1, 2X2, 1+5, 1+7, 3X3, 4X4. Dwell Time ·...

  • Page 55: Exception

    Exception High light the Exception icon in the System Settings menu by using the arrow buttons and pressing the ENTER button on the DVR front panel or on the remote control or by clicking on it with a mouse to open the Exception Settings screen.

  • Page 56: User

    User High light the User icon in the System Settings menu by using the arrow buttons and pressing the ENTER button on the DVR front panel or on the remote control or by clicking on it with a mouse to open the User Settings screen. This User Settings starting screen will list the users on the system and provide options to add or delete a user in the list using the buttons at the bottom of the screen.
  • Page 57 Modify button · High light a user in the list and press the Modify button to make changes to the user. User Name · Displays the name of the user. · Make the following entries using the DVR front panel buttons or the remote control buttons or click a cursor with a mouse in the empty box to open a graphic keyboard to make the entry with.

  • Page 58: Add Button

    Add button · Press this button to add a new user to the system. User Name · Enter a new user’s name by using the DVR front panel buttons or the remote control buttons or click a cursor with a mouse in the empty box to open a graphic keyboard to make the entry with. ·...
  • Page 59 Permission button · After entering the user’s details in the Add screen, press this button to assign additional abilities. · The Guest and Operator selections can have more abilities added to their default levels using the following selections: Local Permission tab ·...
  • Page 60 · Check the boxes to add these Network abilities to a user who will operate the DVR remotely. - Remote log search: remote view the log information which has been saved in the hard disk. - Remote Configuration: remote configure the parameters, restore the parameters to factory defaults and add DVR settings or export settings from DVR.

  • Page 61: Atm

    - Local Manual Record: locally start or stop the manual recording for any of the channels. - Remote Record Starting: remotely start or stop the manual recording for any of the channels. - Local Playback: locally play back a recorded file on a hard disk. - Remote Playback: remotely play or download a recorded file on a hard disk.
  • Page 62 ATM Num · Select the ATM 1 to 8 to apply the following settings to. ATM Type · Select the type of ATM that will have the settings applied to. Selections: NCR, Diebold, Wincor-Nixdorf, Siemens, Olivetti, Fujitsu, Hitachi, SMI, IBM, Bull, Yihua, Lide, Gdyt, Mini-Bani, Nxs. Data Source Name ·...

  • Page 63: Serial To Ethernet

    Binary Coding · Select ASCII or EBCDIC Network · Select IP Network IP Address of ATM · Enter the ATM IP Address setting by using the DVR front panel buttons or the remote control buttons or click a cursor with a mouse in the empty box to open a graphic keyboard to make the entry with. Serial to Ethernet ·...
  • Page 64 · Press the DVR F3 front panel key or Remote Control “A” key to toggle between Number, Uppercase Letter, Lowercase Letter and Symbol. Refer to the table of contents at the beginning of this guide to locate the “Creating Text with the Graphic Keyboard” section in this guide for further information. Packet End Identifier Select: ASCII or HEX ·...
  • Page 65 Transaction Location · Press this selection’s Set button in the ATM Settings screen to do the following configurations: Location tab Fixed Offset · Select Fixed Offset and enter its setting by using the DVR front panel buttons or the remote control buttons or click a cursor with a mouse in the empty box to open a graphic keyboard to make the entry with.
  • Page 66 Length Fixed Length · Select Fixed Length and enter its setting by using the DVR front panel buttons or the remote control buttons or click a cursor with a mouse in the empty box to open a graphic keyboard to make the entry with. Variable Length ·...
  • Page 67 Date Location · Press this selection’s Set button in the ATM Settings screen to do the following configurations: Location tab Fixed Offset · Select Fixed Offset and enter its setting by using the DVR front panel buttons or the remote control buttons or click a cursor with a mouse in the empty box to open a graphic keyboard to make the entry with.
  • Page 68 Date Capture Format Date Item 1, 2, 3 and Date Separator · Enter the Date Item 1, 2, 3 and Date Separator text by using the DVR front panel buttons or the remote control buttons or click a cursor with a mouse in the empty box to open a graphic keyboard to make the entry with. ·...

  • Page 69: Time Location

    Time Location · Press this selection’s Set button in the ATM Settings screen to do the following configurations: Location tab Fixed Offset · Select Fixed Offset and enter its setting by using the DVR front panel buttons or the remote control buttons or click a cursor with a mouse in the empty box to open a graphic keyboard to make the entry with.
  • Page 70 Time Capture Format Hour, Minute, Second and Time Separator · Enter the Hour, Minute, Second and Time Separator text by using the DVR front panel buttons or the remote control buttons or click a cursor with a mouse in the empty box to open a graphic keyboard to make the entry with. ·...

  • Page 71: Oem (Custom) Event

    OEM (Custom) Event High light the OEM Event icon in the System Settings menu by using the arrow buttons and pressing the ENTER button on the DVR front panel or on the remote control or by clicking on it with a mouse to open the OEM Event Settings screen.
  • Page 72 Time Out Exception Handling How the DVR will Handle an Event · Press the Handle button to open selections for how the DVR will respond to an Event. Handle tab Pop-up Image on Monitor · The camera picture will display when an Event is detected. Warn On Audio Out ·...
  • Page 73 Enable Log · Log the Event when it is detected. Schedule tab · Schedules for when the responses to detecting an Event will be active. Triggered Camera tab · Individual Analog or configured IP cameras connected to the DVR that respond to an Event. Event Settings Screen continued: PTZ Camera ·...

  • Page 74: Audio File

    Audio File High light the Audio File icon in the System Settings menu by using the arrow buttons and pressing the ENTER button on the DVR front panel or on the remote control or by clicking on it with a mouse to open the Audio File Settings screen.
  • Page 75 Refresh · Press this button to renew an Audio Files list. Drop Down Box at Right of Refresh Button · Displays Audio Files. Free Space · Displays the available space on the hard drive where the Audio File is. File Name, Size, Type, Date Modified ·...

  • Page 76: Archive

    · Make schedules for when the Audio File should play. · Select days of the week and time intervals for when the Audio File should play. · There can be 8 time intervals. Use the up/down arrows on the interval hour/minute boxes to make time selections. Like the example in the picture displays: 09:00 –...
  • Page 77 previously been auto-archived using an internal “Archive” flag. This means that if a new Auto Archiver schedule is created and if that new schedule is set up to start archiving old files, then those old files may not get archived a second time if they have previously been archived.
  • Page 78 File Type tab Camera · Use this drop down box to select a camera to automatically archive recordings from. File Type · Check the boxes for the File Types to automatically archive. Selections: Log file, ATM Card, Meta Data. Video Type ·...
  • Page 79 Status tab Schedule Title · Displays the Schedule name for the archive based on the setting in the Schedule tab. Last Run Status · Displays the Last Run Status and Last Run Time of the archive. Current Run Status · Displays the Current Dev Status and the Current Dev Name of the Archive file.
  • Page 80 Start Time · Press the up – down buttons on the hour and minute boxes to select the start time for the archive. End Date · Press the calendar page on the right of this selection’s entry box to select a date from a calendar that opens. ·...

  • Page 81: Every Month

    Schedule · Press this Schedule button to select when the archive should occur. Once · Press this OFF button so it turns to ON to do the previous screen schedule only once. Once Every Minute · Press this OFF button so it turns to ON to do the previous screen schedule during the time intervals in the adjoining drop down box.
  • Page 82 Select how the DVR will respond when an exception occurs during automatic archiving. Exception Type · Use this drop down box to select the type of exception that will cause the responses. Selections: All, Error while writing to media, No archive media present, Archive media full, Writing to archive destination slow, Net device can’t be connected.

  • Page 83: Main Menu Selections Continued

    Exit the System Settings and return to the Main Menu for additional selections. Main Menu Selections Continued Manual Record High light the Manual Record icon in the Main Menu by using the arrow buttons and pressing the ENTER button on the DVR front panel or on the remote control or by clicking on it with a mouse to open the Manual Record screen.

  • Page 84: Video Type

    recording). This is normal and is the result of buffering. · The index of the video database on the DVR is updated once every 2 minutes. This means it is only possible to play back video that was recorded after the last database update via the OSD (DVR On Screen Display). However, it is possible to play back video that was recorded a few seconds previously using the Remote Station software and its “Instant Playback”...

  • Page 85: Search Button

    Details Button · The graph at the top of the Details screen displays the date of the video search, the camera (A1) that the search is using and the time periods during the day. · At the bottom of the screen are colour boxes that indicate Normal recording: Blue and Event recording: Red. ·...

  • Page 86: Video List Screen

    Video List Screen · The camera associated with the video files that were searched for. Start Time · Date and time the recording occurred. Stop Time · The time that the recording ended. Locked · A high lighted video file can be locked or unlocked using the lock, unlock button at the bottom of the screen. Cancel Button ·...
  • Page 87 speed, press the "►►" button several times. NOTE: there is an explanation of the player buttons in Menu/Help/Playback Toolbar on the DVR. · Press the icon on the right of the red Event box to exit the player and return to the Video List Screen. ·...

  • Page 88: Video Export

    Video Search Camera Selection Screen continued: Play Button · The Play button at the bottom of the Video Search Camera Selection Screen will open the same player and first video file as in the Video List Screen. Cancel Button · Press the Cancel button to exit the Video Search Camera Selection Screen and return to the Main Menu.

  • Page 89: Export Button

    Details Button · The graph at the top of the Details screen displays the date of the video search, the camera (A1) that the search is using and the time periods during the day. · At the bottom of the screen are coloured boxes that indicate Normal recording: Blue and Event recording: Red. ·...

  • Page 90: Total Size

    · The camera associated with the video files that were searched for. Start Time · Date and time the recording occurred. Stop Time · The time that the recording ended. Size · The size of the video file. Total Size ·...
  • Page 91 · The Export screen will display the list of files that are now located on the USB device. NOTE: A Video Player is also loaded with the video files. When the files are copied on to e.g. a PC for viewing, ensure the player is also copied with the files.

  • Page 92: Manual Alarm (Manually Operate Outputs)

    Manual Alarm (manually operate outputs) High light the Manual Alarm icon in the Main Menu by using the arrow buttons and pressing the ENTER button on the DVR front panel or on the remote control or by clicking on it with a mouse to open the Manual Alarm screen. Operate the DVR’s or IP Camera’s outputs.

  • Page 93: Hdd

    High light the HDD icon in the Main Menu by using the arrow buttons and pressing the ENTER button on the DVR front panel or on the remote control or by clicking on it with a mouse to open the HDD screen. General tab ·...

  • Page 94: Group Button

    - Cameras have to be set to record to that group (this is also done on the same storage management screen). - On the screen where recording parameters are configured for each camera, the “Record Redundantly” option must be enabled for each camera that is to be recorded redundantly. If this option is not selected for any camera, they will only record to the "R/W"...

  • Page 95: Maintenance Menu

    Set Cameras for HDD Group tab · Select which cameras will record to which hard drive group selected in the drop down box for Record on HDD Group. · The HDD Group setting corresponds to what Group number was assigned to a HDD on the DVR in the previous General tab/Group button setting.

  • Page 96: Upgrade

    Upgrade High light the Upgrade icon in the Maintenance Menu by using the arrow buttons and pressing the ENTER button on the DVR front panel or on the remote control or by clicking on it with a mouse to open the Upgrade screen. Local Upgrade tab Refresh ·...

  • Page 97: Log Search

    FTP tab FTP Server Address · Enter an FTP Server Address where a firmware upgrade file is located. Upgrade Button · When the upgrade file is ready, press the Upgrade button at the bottom of the screen to load the new firmware. Cancel Button ·...

  • Page 98: Start Time

    Start Time · Press the calendar page on the right of this selection’s entry box to select a date from a calendar that opens. · Use the left – right arrows for the month and the year selections at the top of the calendar page. ·...
  • Page 99 Details Button Screen NOTE: “N/A” represents Not Applicable. Start Time · The date and time the occurrence happened. Type · The name of the occurrence that happened. Local Login User · A user assigned to the DVR that logged in. Host IP Address ·...
  • Page 100 Export Button · When returned to the Search Results Screen, select and high light an event that may need to be copied to a transportable storage device such as a USB memory stick and press the Export button at the bottom of the Search Results Screen.

  • Page 101: Default

    · Prepares a new Export. Delete Button · Delete’s a high lighted file off the USB device after it is exported and appears in the File Name list. Cancel Button · Press the Cancel button to exit and return to the Search Results Screen. When returned to the Search Results Screen, press the Cancel button to exit and return to the Log Search Screen.
  • Page 102 This procedure allows importing configurations from another DVR and load them into this DVR or exporting the configurations from this DVR and importing them into another DVR to configure it with the same configurations. This is basically the same Export procedure that is explained in the Video Export section of this manual. Refer to this guide’s table of contents to locate the Video Export information.

  • Page 103: Information

    New Button · Prepares a new Import/Export. Delete Button · Delete’s a high lighted file off a USB device after it is displayed in the File Name list. Cancel Button · Press the Cancel button to exit and return to the Maintenance Menu. Information High light the Information icon in the Maintenance Menu by using the arrow buttons and pressing the ENTER button on the DVR front panel or on the remote control or by clicking on it with a mouse to open the Information screen.

  • Page 104: Help

    Main Menu Selections Continued Help High light the Help icon in the Main Menu by using the arrow buttons and pressing the ENTER button on the DVR front panel or on the remote control or by clicking on it with a mouse to open the Help screen. Help Information ·...

  • Page 105: Shut Down

    Shut Down High light the Shut Down icon in the Main Menu by using the arrow buttons and pressing the ENTER button on the DVR front panel or on the remote control or by clicking on it with a mouse to open the Shut Down screen. Shut Down ·...

  • Page 106: Web Browser

    Web Browser 1. Open e.g. MS Internet Explorer and enter the IP address for the DVR in the Explorer’s Address box and press the Explorer Go button. 2. The DVR Web Browser log in screen should display. 3. If this is the first time logging into the Web Browser, a message may open to install an ActiveX program in order to proceed with using the Web Browser.

  • Page 107: Playback Button

    Playback Button · Select the Playback button at the top of the browser to review video files. · Select a camera from the camera tree list on the left of the viewing area to play video files from that camera. ·...

  • Page 108: Log Button

    Log Button · Select the Log button at the top of the browser to view DVR events. Log Type · Drop down this box to select the type of events that the DVR had. Selections: All, Alarm, Exception, Operation, Information. Select Date ·...

  • Page 109: Configurations Button

    Start · Check this box and enter a start and end date for the log. Initiate the Log Search · Press the button below the date that looks like a magnifying glass to begin the log search. · When the events are displayed Save Logs ·...
  • Page 110 · When the Remote configuration screen opens, it will open with a screen to select Analog Cameras or press the button at the top of the column on the left side of the Config screen for the IP Cameras. NOTE: Either 16 analog cameras and 4 IP cameras or 4 analog cameras and 16 IP cameras can be used on 1 DVR.

  • Page 111: Dvr Rear Panel Connections

    DVR Rear Panel Connections 16 Channel DVR Camera 1 Video Inputs Audio Inputs T R R VIDEO SPOT OUT Alarm Outputs RS-485 G G (+) (–) (–) LOOP OUT Electrical power eSATAT ON/OFF switch (+) ( –) VIDEO AUDIO Electrical power Alarm Inputs LINE IN AUDIO SPOT OUT...

  • Page 112: Index

    Index A Key, Remote Control ............4 DVR Device Number ............14 Analytics ..............16, 102 DVR Exception Types ............47 Archive Camera ..............70 Edit Box ................10 Archive Error Responses ............ 73 Email From Address ............37 Archive File Type ..............70 Email From Name ...............
  • Page 113 Network Status ..............37 PTZ Stop Bit ............... 43 Network Subnet Mask ............33 Recording Event Types ............32 NTP ..................35 Recording Expired Time ............. 29 NTSC ................. 12 Redundantly Record ............29 OEM Custom Event Input No..........63 Remote Control ON/OFF ............

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