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USER'S MANUAL
GV-DVR1042
Stand Alone
4 Channel
Real Time
DVR System
www.gviss.com
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  • Page 1 USER’S MANUAL GV-DVR1042 Stand Alone 4 Channel Real Time DVR System www.gviss.com...
  • Page 2 B E F O R E B E F O R E I N S T A L L A T I O N B E F O R E B E F O R E I N S T A L L A T I O N I N S T A L L A T I O N I N S T A L L A T I O N M A I N...
  • Page 3 E V E N T E V E N T E V E N T E V E N T / / / / S E N S O R S E N S O R S E N S O R S E N S O R S Y S T E M S Y S T E M...
  • Page 4 R e m o t e R e m o t e R e m o t e R e m o t e R e c o r d i n g R e c o r d i n g R e c o r d i n g R e c o r d i n g S e t u p S e t u p...

  • Page 5: Before Installation

    BEFORE INSTALLATION BEFORE INSTALLATION ● Installation should be carried out only by qualified personnel and in accordance with any electrical regulations in force at the time. ● The DVR must be placed on a stable surface or mounted in an approved cabinet. Adequate ventilation must be provided, taking particular care not to block any of the air vents on the DVR.

  • Page 6: Main Features

    MAIN FEATURES MAIN FEATURES MOUSE CONTROLL Designed to be controlled by mouse and easy to use. ENHANCED GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE [GUI] The DVR menu structure and on screen display is presented in a simple to use and logical GUI format. GENUINE TRIPLEX OPERATION The DVR will continue to record at full frame rate during local playback, local setup, multi user remote viewing and playback and remote setup.
  • Page 7 MAIN FEATURES MAIN FEATURES TELEMETRY CONTROL Full telemetry control is available from the front panel or remote connection and a wide number of speed dome protocols are supported. Protocols can be set individually for each channel and telemetry speed can be adjusted to suit particular speed domes. EXTENSIVE MONITOR SUPPORT The DVR has 3 main monitor outputs (Composite, VGA and S-Video) which can be used simultaneously.

  • Page 8: System Organization

    SYSTEM ORGANIZATION SYSTEM ORGANIZATION N E T W O R K N E T W O R K N E T W O R K N E T W O R K...

  • Page 9: System Contents

    SYSTEM CONTENTS SYSTEM CONTENTS ① ① ① ① Basic Contents ’ ② ② ② ② Option Contents...

  • Page 10: System Configure

    SYSTEM CONFIGURE SYSTEM CONFIGURE 1. Front panel description. SHUTTLE WHEEL Used to quickly adjust playback speed and direction. Also used to control camera zoom when in PTZ mode, and digital zoom level in live display JOG RING When playback is paused, CHANNEL SELECTION used to move footage BUTTONS...

  • Page 11: Rear Panel Description

    SYSTEM CONFIGURE SYSTEM CONFIGURE 2. Rear panel description. COMPOSITE MONITOR CONNECTIONS Both outputs can be used at the same time if VGA & S-VIDEO more than one main VGA main monitor connection is monitor required connection to a PC monitor or plasma screen.

  • Page 12: Remote Controller Description

    SYSTEM CONFIGURE SYSTEM CONFIGURE – – Remote Controller Remote Controller 3. Remote Controller description. POWER MENU : Open System Setup Menu System ON/OFF Channel Selection Buttons ID Button Select DVR ID ENTER : Apply / Select /Go to Next Screen RETURN Cancel / Deselect...

  • Page 13: Connect & Power On

    CONNECT & POWER ON CONNECT & POWER ON • Connect up to 4 CAMERA INPUTS as necessary. The DVR also has LOOP OUTPUTS so that any signals can be fed to other equipment if required. Termination is automatically set by the DVR depending on connection type. •...

  • Page 14: Live Display

    LIVE DISPLAY LIVE DISPLAY SEQUENCE Click the right mouse button on the Live Display screen and Click the SEQUENCE menu. Press the button. Each channel is shown in full screen for a set period of time (default 3 sec) before switching to the next channel. To stop the sequence on a particular channel, press the button again.
  • Page 15 LIVE DISPLAY LIVE DISPLAY PTZ Camera Control continued Click the SWING menu. & & ▲ ▼ Press DISPLAY buttons to decrease or increase the swing number. Press PAUSE to program the preset, or ENTER to call an existing swing. Press RETURN to exit PTZ mode and return to live view.

  • Page 16: System Setup

    SYSTEM SETUP SYSTEM SETUP Click the right mouse button on the Live Display screen and Click the SETUP menu. Double click on the Password tap then the Virtual Keyboard will be appeared. Then click the password and click the button. Press the SETUP button to bring up the menu login screen.

  • Page 17: Display - Osd

    SYSTEM SETUP SYSTEM SETUP DISPLAY To setup the various display options, highlight DISPLAY and press ENTER. DISPLAY - OSD Click the menu and click the ON/OFF menu. Then click the button for ON/OFF. STATUS BAR : Turns the status bar at the bottom of the live display ON or OFF. CAMERA TITLE : Determines whether the camera title is displayed.

  • Page 18: Display : Monitor

    SYSTEM SETUP SYSTEM SETUP DISPLAY : MONITOR Click the MONITOR menu and click the ON/OFF menu. Then click the button for ON/OFF. SEQUENCE DWELL : The time that each screen is displayed in a sequence operation. SPOT-OUT DWELL : The time that each screen is displayed on the spot monitor outputs. DE-INTERLACE MODE : When recording any channels in D1 resolution (704 x 576) this should be set to ON to prevent judder during playback.

  • Page 19: Record : Recording Operations

    RECORD RECORD RECORD Click the RECORD menu and RECORDING OPERATIONS menu. To setup the recording behavior of the DVR, highlight RECORD MENU and press ENTER. RECORD : RECORDING OPERATIONS Click the RECORDING OPERATION menu and click the each value. Then click the value by button to change.

  • Page 20: Record Menu

    RECORD MENU RECORD MENU RECORD : CONTINUOUS / MOTION RECORD SCHEDULE Click the CONTINUOUS / MOTION RECORD SCHEDULE menu. This setup screen allows the operator to configure scheduled and motion detection recording. There are 2 sections: PARAMETER : Recording settings for each channel can be defined across a 24 hour period, in blocks (for example between 09:00 and 18:00) or for each individual hour.
  • Page 21 RECORD MENU RECORD MENU PARAMETER continued Click the TIMEBAR that user want. Press ENTER to display the blue cursor. The blue cursor shown represents one hour. (in this case between 00:00 and 01:00). The table below the time bar shows the recording settings for this time period. Drag the time that user want.
  • Page 22 RECORD MENU RECORD MENU PARAMETER continued Click the SIZE, FPS, QUALITY and AUDIO value. Then click the value by button to change. Press ENTER. Recording settings for the selected time period are displayed. SIZE : Recording resolutions of 352x288, 704x288 or 704x576 can be selected for each channel. FPS : Frame rates between 1 and 25 can be set for each channel.
  • Page 23 RECORD MENU RECORD MENU SCHEDULE Click the SCHEDULE menu. To change SCHEDULE settings, highlight TIMER/MOTION SETUP and press ENTER. Use the CURSOR KEYS to highlight SCHEDULE and press ENTER. The schedule box is highlighted in purple. Click the Time and Channel. Press ENTER to display the green cursor.
  • Page 24 RECORD MENU RECORD MENU SCHEDULE continued Drag the Time and Channel by left mouse. Use the CURSOR KEYS to stretch the orange cursor across and down to select all channels between 18:00 and 00:00. After drag, click the Motion. Press ENTER, highlight MOTION and press ENTER again.
  • Page 25 RECORD MENU RECORD MENU SCHEDULE continued The selected area now displays the symbol for motion recording (half light blue block). Repeat the above procedure to set different recording schedules for individual channels and time periods. The schedule screen has 3 symbols to show the different recording modes. Dark blue blocks: No scheduled or motion recording.
  • Page 26 RECORD MENU RECORD MENU RECORD : ALARM REOCRD SCHEDULE Click the ALARM RECORD SCHEDULE menu. The setting is same as CONTINUOUS / MOTION RECORD SCHEDULE. This setup screen allows the operator to configure alarm input activated recording. PARAMETER : Recording settings for each channel can be defined across a 24 hour period, in blocks (for example between 09:00 and 18:00) or for each individual hour.
  • Page 27 SYSTEM SETUP SYSTEM SETUP CAMERA Click the CAMERA menu. To setup the various camera options, highlight CAMERA and press ENTER. CAMERA : CAMERA TITLE Click the CAMERA TITLE menu and click the ON/OFF menu on the COVERT menu. Then click the button for ON/OFF.
  • Page 28 SYSTEM SETUP SYSTEM SETUP DISPLAY : PTZ SETUP Click the PTZ SETUP menu and click the each value on the ADDRESS, PROTOCOL and BAUD RATE menu. Change the value by button. ADDRESS: The unique ID of the PTZ device. PROTOCOL: The protocol of the PTZ device. BAUD RATE: The baud rate of the PTZ device.
  • Page 29 SYSTEM SETUP SYSTEM SETUP DISPLAY : COLOR SETUP Click the COLOR SETUP menu and click the value on the BRIGHTNESS, CONTRAST, TINT and COLOR menu. Brightness, contrast, tint and color can be adjusted for each individual channel. Highlight which channel to modify and press ENTER. DISPLAY : COLOR SETUP continued Click the each value by button.
  • Page 30 SYSTEM SETUP SYSTEM SETUP DISPLAY : MOTION SENSOR Click the MOTION SENSOR menu and click the value on the SENSITIVITY menu. Change the value by button. SENSITIVITY : Between 1 (Lowest) and 10 (Highest) and determines the degree of motion required before recording is activated.
  • Page 31 SYSTEM SETUP SYSTEM SETUP DISPLAY : MOTION SENSOR continued To quick select or deselect the entire grid, click the right mouse button and click the SELECT ALL DESELECT ALL menu. To quickly select or deselect the entire grid, press RETURN to bring up the motion menu.
  • Page 32 SYSTEM SETUP SYSTEM SETUP DISPLAY : MOTION SENSOR continued Use the CURSOR KEYS to increase the size of the motion cursor as required. Press ENTER to change from selected to deselected (or vice versa). Repeat the above sequence as necessary to mask off or include other sequence as necessary to mask off or include other areas of the image.

  • Page 33: Sound : Audio

    SYSTEM SETUP SYSTEM SETUP SOUND Click the SOUND menu. To setup the various sound options, highlight SOUND and press ENTER. SOUND : AUDIO SOUND : AUDIO Click the AUDIO menu and click the ON/OFF menu. Then click the button for ON/OFF. LIVE AUDIO : When set to ON, the selected audio channel can be monitored on the AUDIO OUTPUT.

  • Page 34: Sound : Buzzer

    SYSTEM SETUP SYSTEM SETUP SOUND : BUZZER Click the BUZZER menu and click the ON/OFF menu. Then click the button for ON/OFF. KEYPAD: When set to ON, each front panel button press is confirmed by a beep. IR REMOTE: When set to ON, each command received from the IR remote is confirmed by a beep. EVENT / SENSOR Click the SYSTEM...

  • Page 35: Event / Sensor : Hdd Event

    SYSTEM SETUP SYSTEM SETUP EVENT / SENSOR : HDD EVENT Click the HDD EVENT menu and click the DRIVE, SMART ALARM and CHECK INTERVAL value. Then click the value by button to change . The DVR can monitor the hard drives and detect problems that may be developing. DRIVE : Selects which hard drive to configure for monitoring.

  • Page 36: Event / Sensor : Alarm Output

    SYSTEM SETUP SYSTEM SETUP EVENT / SENSOR : ALARM OUTPUT Click the ALARM OUTPUT menu and click the each value. Then click the value by button to change. Determines the behavior and actions that will trigger each of the 4 alarm outputs. Behavior settings OPERATION : The selected alarm output can be enabled or disabled.

  • Page 37: Event / Sensor : Buzzer Out

    SYSTEM SETUP SYSTEM SETUP EVENT / SENSOR : BUZZER OUT Click the BUZZER OUTPUT menu and click the each value. Then click the value by button to change. Determines the behavior and actions that will trigger the internal buzzer. Behavior settings OPERATION : The internal buzzer can be enabled or disabled.

  • Page 38: Event / Sensor : Email Notification

    SYSTEM SETUP SYSTEM SETUP EVENT / SENSOR : EMAIL NOTIFICATION Click the EMAIL NOTIFICATION menu and click the each value. Then check the usage by click. Determines the behavior and actions that will send an email to a remote user. Behavior settings NOTIFICATION : Email notification can be turned ON or OFF.

  • Page 39: System : Date / Time

    SYSTEM SETUP SYSTEM SETUP SYSTEM Click the SYSTEM menu. To setup the various system options, highlight SYSTEM and press ENTER. SYSTEM : DATE / TIME Click the DATE / TIME menu and click the ON/OFF menu. Then click the button for ON/OFF. DATE TIME : Allows the operator to set or modify the current date &...

  • Page 40: System Network

    SYSTEM SETUP SYSTEM SETUP SYSTEM : NETWORK Click the NETWORK menu and click the ON/OFF menu. Then click the button for ON/OFF. DHCP : When enabled, the DVR will obtain an IP address automatically if connected to a DHCP server or router.

  • Page 41: System : User Management

    SYSTEM SETUP SYSTEM SETUP SYSTEM : MAIL Click the MAIL menu and click the ON/OFF menu. Then click the button for ON/OFF. SERVER : The SMTP outbound email server that should be used to send email notifications. PORT : The outbound email port number. SECURITY : Set to OFF if the SERVER does not require a username and password to connect.
  • Page 42 SYSTEM SETUP SYSTEM SETUP SYSTEM : USER MANAGEMENT continued For edit, double click on the each tap. After changing, click the button. USER ID : Edit the user ID using the virtual keyboard. PASSWORD : Change the password using the virtual keyboard. NOTE: To delete the existing password use the key.
  • Page 43 SYSTEM SETUP SYSTEM SETUP SYSTEM : USER MANAGEMENT continued Click the menu. Enter the USER ID and PASSWORD by double click. After click the USER ID and PASSWORD, click button. To add users, highlight ADD and press ENTER. The new user details can be added using the steps outlined above. More Information about user management Up to seven individual users can be created, and each user can belong to one of three user groups.
  • Page 44 SYSTEM SETUP SYSTEM SETUP SYSTEM : DISK MANAGEMENT Click the DISK MANAGEMENT menu. Click the RECORD TIME LIMIT & OVERWRITE and select ON/OFF value. To manage the internal hard drives, highlight DISK MANAGE and press ENTER. RECORD TIME LIMIT : In certain circumstances, it may be necessary to limit the amount of footage stored. on the DVR (to comply with data protection laws for example).
  • Page 45 SYSTEM SETUP SYSTEM SETUP SYSTEM : SYSTEM MANAGEMENT continued Click the SYSTEM MANAGEMENT menu. And click the PRESS menu for FW Upgrade, Factory Default and System Data. F/W version : Shows the firmware version of the DVR. H/W version : Shows the hardware version of the DVR. VIDEO SIGNAL TYPE : The DVR automatically switches between PAL and NTSC depending on the channel 1 input signal at power on.

  • Page 46: System : Control Device

    SYSTEM SETUP SYSTEM SETUP SYSTEM : CONTROL DEVICE Click the CONTROL DEVICE menu. And select the SYSTEM ID, PTZ Protocol and camera BAUD RATE. This will allow up to 254 DVRs to be controlled from the same keyboard. SYSTEM ID : If more than one DVR is connected on the same RS485 bus, each one must have a unique ID. Note : If use more than one DVR on stack, each DVR must have unique ID for control by Remote controller.

  • Page 47: Search : Time Search

    SEARCH SEARCH SEARCH Click the right mouse button on the Live Display screen and Click the SEARCH menu. Double click on the Password tap then the Virtual Keyboard will be appeared. Then click the password and click the button. To search for a particular section of recorded footage, press the SEARCH button.
  • Page 48 SEARCH SEARCH SEARCH : TIME SEARCH continued Drag the time bar by left mouse. Press ENTER to select the calendar and use the CURSOR KEYS to move the purple square to the required day. As different days are selected, the timeline display also changes to show recorded footage on that day. Press ENTER to choose the day and move to the timeline.
  • Page 49 SEARCH SEARCH SEARCH : TIME SEARCH continued The default playback mode is 4 screen display. By pressing DISPLAY or using the CHANNEL SELECTION buttons, it is possible to display single screen or other multi screen formats in a similar way to the live display mode. During playback, turning the SHUTTLE WHEEL...

  • Page 50: Search : Event Search

    SEARCH SEARCH SEARCH : EVENT SEARCH Click the right mouse button on the Live Display screen and Click the SEARCH menu. Double click on the Password tap then the Virtual Keyboard will be appeared. Then click the password and click the button.
  • Page 51 SEARCH SEARCH SEARCH : EVENT SEARCH continued Click the START menu. Highlight START and press ENTER to display the event log for the criteria selected. To playback footage for a particular event, select the event from the list using the CURSOR KEYS press ENTER.
  • Page 52 ARCHIVING ARCHIVING ARCHIVING Click the right mouse button on the Live Display screen and Click the ARCHIVING menu. Double click on the Password tap then the Virtual Keyboard will be appeared. Then click the password and click the button. To archive recorded footage to USB memory stick or CD, press the ARCHIVE button.
  • Page 53 ARCHIVING ARCHIVING ARCHIVING continued SELECT DEVICE: Choose between CDR or USB. FROM / TO: Start and end time to backup. MODE: ‘Backup only’ or ‘Erase and backup’ A/V CHANNEL : Video and audio for any channel can be included or excluded from the backup. TITLE: The name of the archive set.
  • Page 54 ARCHIVING ARCHIVING ARCHIVING continued The footage is extracted to a temporary area on the hard drive. Once extracted, the footage is copied to CD or USB. Note that depending on the amount of footage selected for archive, the extracting and burning process may take some time, during which the DVR cannot be used.

  • Page 55: Remote Client Setup

    REMOTE CLIENT SETUP REMOTE CLIENT SETUP The DVR is supplied with software to allow remote connections either on a direct LAN connection or over the Internet. The remote client allows full live viewing of the DVR including control of PTZ cameras. In addition, playback, remote setup, audio talkback, local backup and remote alarm triggering can all be achieved.
  • Page 56 REMOTE CLIENT SETUP REMOTE CLIENT SETUP The DVR remote client software is installed. A final install screen is displayed confirming that installation is successful. installation is successful. Two icons are created on the PC desktop. ‘Remote Agent’ is the main software package. ‘BackupPlayer’...
  • Page 57 REMOTE CLIENT SETUP REMOTE CLIENT SETUP Client Software Organization ④ ⑤ ⑥ ⑦ ⑧ ⑨ ⑩ ② ③ ① ⑥ ① CONNECT button CHANNEL SELECTION buttons ② DISCONNECT button STATUS button ③ ⑦ DISPLAY button to choose ALARM button 1,4,9 or 16 screen display ⑧...
  • Page 58 REMOTE CLIENT SETUP REMOTE CLIENT SETUP EXPLAINATION OF FUNCTION KEYS ① CAMERA SELECTION Button : Indicate Connected Camera No. & Select camera No to see the image. ② STATUS Button : Show the connected DVR. ③ ALARM Button : Control Alarm output. TALKBACK Button : Communicate between DVR and Remote Client.

  • Page 59: Create A Connect Group

    REMOTE CLIENT SETUP REMOTE CLIENT SETUP CREATE A CONNECT GROUP The DVR remote client software can be configured with any number of connection groups. Each connection group can consist of up to 4 DVRs. To create a connection group, click the SETUP button to display the Local configuration screen.

  • Page 60: Detail Setup

    REMOTE CLIENT SETUP REMOTE CLIENT SETUP DETAIL SETUP Details for up to 4 DVRs can be added to the ‘OFFICE’ group. Click ‘OFFICE’ to highlight it and then enter the following information in the ‘DVR Information’ window. Name: Any name that will easily identify the DVR. IP / Domain Name: The IP or DDNS address of the DVR.
  • Page 61 REMOTE CLIENT SETUP REMOTE CLIENT SETUP DETAIL SETUP continued To complete the details for the selected DVR: -Tick the event occurrences that the DVR will send to the remote client system log. -Tick ‘Audio out’ to enable or disable the audio talkback function. -Tick ‘Alarm out’...

  • Page 62: Additional Configuration

    REMOTE CLIENT SETUP REMOTE CLIENT SETUP ADDITIONAL CONFIGURATION Click the ‘Configuration’ tab to setup various remote client program options. Video OSD Select or deselect the information that is displayed for each channel when a DVR is connected. Video Output For best results, leave set at the default of ‘Video Renderer’. Overlay mixer and GDI are provided only for backwards compatibility with older PCs.

  • Page 63: Remote Search

    REMOTE CLIENT SETUP REMOTE CLIENT SETUP REMOTE SEARCH Click the SEARCH button to playback. ① ② ③ ④ ⑤ ⑤ ⑥ ⑦ ① PRINT button LIVE button EVENT VIEWER button SETUP button ④ DVR SETUP button CAMERA SELECTION button ② DIVISION SCREEN buttons ⑤...
  • Page 64 REMOTE CLIENT SETUP REMOTE CLIENT SETUP EXPLAINATION OF FUNCTION KEYS ① LIVE Button : Return to the Live mode. SETUP Button : Entering the client software to change or check the setting. DVR SETUP Button : Entering the connected DVR to change or check the setting. ②...

  • Page 65: Quick Search

    REMOTE CLIENT SETUP REMOTE CLIENT SETUP QUICK SEARCH Click the SEARCH button in live display mode to switch to search mode. TIMELINE at the bottom of the display shows a graphical overview of recorded footage for a particular day. White blocks indicate footage for a particular time segment, whilst blue blocks indicate no footage. Choose the required date by selecting and then adjusting the date value using the up and down arrows.

  • Page 66: Still Shot

    REMOTE CLIENT SETUP REMOTE CLIENT SETUP ARCHIVING Pre-recorded footage on a DVR can be archived to the local PC hard disk. Click the ARCHIVE button to show the archiving screen. Choose start time, end time, which channels to archive and whether to include audio. For convenience, choosing ‘Select All’...

  • Page 67: Log Viewer

    REMOTE CLIENT SETUP REMOTE CLIENT SETUP LOG VIEWER To search for an event and playback the recorded footage, press the EVENT SEARCH button. Choose the ‘Start time’ and ‘End time’. Select which events to include in the search and click ‘Search’...

  • Page 68: Event Viewer

    REMOTE CLIENT SETUP REMOTE CLIENT SETUP PRINT During playback, a still image can be printed on the local PC printer by clicking the PRINT button. The printed image is in the same style as the currently selected screen display, for example, quad screen EVENT VIEWER During playback, any live events detected on...

  • Page 69: Remote Recording Setup

    REMOTE CLIENT SETUP REMOTE CLIENT SETUP REMOTE RECORDING SETUP Only the ADMIN user can configure a DVR remotely. With the exception of network settings and certain display options, any of the DVR settings can be changed. ENTERING SETUP Click the SETUP button, enter the correct password for the ADMIN user and click OK RECORD...
  • Page 70 REMOTE CLIENT SETUP REMOTE CLIENT SETUP REMOTE RECORDING SETUP continued CAMERA • Convert / Title Convert the camera and change the camera name. (Covert function On/Off, Camera Name). • Color Setup the Bright, Contrast, Tint and Color. • PTZ Setup the PTZ camera address, Protocol, Baud rate and Properties for detail setup.
  • Page 71 REMOTE CLIENT SETUP REMOTE CLIENT SETUP REMOTE RECORDING SETUP continued EVENT / SENSOR • HDD Event Smart Alarm: On/Off. Polling Time: HDD Checking Time. • E-mail Notification Check t he E-mail Notification. (Alarm, Video Loss, Motion) Disk Event: Select the E-mail notification On &...
  • Page 72 REMOTE CLIENT SETUP REMOTE CLIENT SETUP REMOTE RECORDING SETUP continued SYSTEM • System Info Check the DVR System information. • SMTP Type the SMTP server name and user ID & password to use E-mail notification. • Users Add or delete any user. •...

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