Idview Digital 4CH HD-SDI DVR User Manual

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HD-SDI DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER
User's Manual
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12000 Ford Road, Suite 110, Dallas, Texas 75234
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  • Page 1 Real-time HD-SDI DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER User’s Manual Visit our website for detailed product spec 12000 Ford Road, Suite 110, Dallas, Texas 75234 Tel: 972-247-1203 Fax: 972-247-1291 www.idview.com...
  • Page 2: Regulatory Information

    Regulatory Information FCC compliance: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents INTRODUCTION EATURES RODUCT PECIFICATION RONT ANEL ANEL EMOTE ONTROL PTIONAL ACKING ETAIL AND NSTALLATION 1.6.1 Packing 1.6.2 Hard Disk Installation GENERAL OPERATION OGIN IEWING 2.2.1 Basic Operation EARCH AND LAYBACK PERATION 2.3.1 Basic operation 2.3.2 Calendar 2.3.3 Search operation 2.3.4 Playback operation...
  • Page 4 6.3.2 Exception Management YSTEM ETTINGS 6.4.1 Device Setting 6.4.2 User Settings 6.4.3 Date/Time Settings 6.4.4 Display 6.4.5 Disk 6.4.6 Miscellaneous 6.4.7 Configuration NFORMATION 6.5.1 General Information 6.5.2 WEB VIEWER OPERATION ONNECTING TO OGIN EMOTE EMOTE EARCH AND LAYBACK 7.4.1 Search by Time 7.4.2 Search by Channel 7.4.3...
  • Page 5 IDEO LAYBACK IDEO 9.7.1 Search for Playback Videos 9.7.2 Search operation CMS P LAYBACK PERATION CMS E XPORT CMS PTZ C ONFIGURATION 9.10 CMS S YSTEM...
  • Page 6: Introduction

    Introduction The 4/8/16 channel HD-SDI DVR transmits the uncompressed Full HD (1080P) video image over coaxial cables. It performs the high definition image with zero loss and low latency of image data when viewing the video. The DVR provides the easy-to-install benefit that allows users to view the HD megapixel image without requiring having the complicated knowledge of IP based system.
  • Page 7: Product Specification

    Product Specification 4CH HD-SDI DVR System Operating System Embedded Linux Operations Live, Recording,Playback,Backup & Remote access Control Mode USB mouse, IR remote control, Webpage Video Compression 4x1080p30 H.264 HP/MP/BP (with dual streams) Audio Input 4 x RCA Output 1 x RCA...
  • Page 8 8CH HD-SDI DVR System Description Embedded Linux Operating System Live, Recording,Playback,Backup & Remote access Operations USB mouse, IR remote control, Webpage Control Mode Video 8x1080p30, H.264 HP (w/dual streams) Compression Audio 8 x RCA Input 1 x RCA Output Support 2-way Audio Display Full screen/Multi-screen/PIP/Sequence...
  • Page 9 16CH HD-SDI DVR System Description Embedded Linux Operating System Live, Recording,Playback,Backup & Remote access Operations USB mouse, IR remote control, Webpage Control Mode Video Compression 16x1080p30, H.264 HP (w/dual streams) Audio 16 x RCA Input 1 x RCA Output Support 2-way Audio Display Full screen/Multi-screen/PIP/Sequence...
  • Page 10: Front Panel

    Front Panel 4CH HD-SDI DVR front panel includes: 1. IR receiver – Receiver for IR remote. 2. Power button – Power On/Off DVR. 3. Status indicators –  Power : Indicator turns on when DVR power on.  REC : Indicator turns on when DVR is recording.
  • Page 11 8CH/16CH HD-SDI DVR front panel includes: 1. Power button – Power On/Off DVR 2. IR receiver – Receiver for IR remote 3. Status indicators –  REC : Indicator turns on when DVR is recording.  HDD : Indicator turns on when system is accessing hard disk. ...
  • Page 12: Rear Panel

    Rear Panel 4CH HD-SDI DVR rear panel connectors are: (1) Power: Plug the DV12V power source into the power socket. (2) Audio Out: Connect a speaker or other audio output device to the audio output connector. (3) Audio In: Connect the microphone or camera audio output to the audio input connectors.
  • Page 13 8CH/16CH HD-SDI DVR rear panel connectors are: (1) Power: Plug the power source into the power socket. (2) Audio IN: Connect the microphone or camera audio output to the audio input connectors. (3) Alarm Out: N.C or N.O type alarm signal out. (4) Alarm In: Connect up to 16 alarm inputs to the alarm input connectors.
  • Page 14: Remote Control (Optional)

    Remote Control (Optional) The DVR can be operated through the remote controller. The remote control operation is showing in below figure. Batteries (2xAAA) must be installed before operating. 1. ID Button: Press ID button + number key to switch to the DVR that user would like to control. Press a number between 1 and 9 corresponding to the unit ID you wish to control.
  • Page 15: Packing Detail And Installation

    Packing Detail and Installation 1.6.1 Packing 4CH HD-SDI DVR packing includes the below. Digital video recorder x 1 IR remote control x 1 User manual disc x 1 Power adapter x 1 Power cord x 1 Alarm terminal block x 2...
  • Page 16: Hard Disk Installation

    1.6.2 Hard Disk Installation Hard disk installati CH HD-SDI DVR. on steps for 4 Step1. Take out the screws on the back panel and two sided as shown in the pictures. Step2. Slide open the top cover. Step3. Use the HDD mounting screws attached in the accessory pack to fix the mounting brackets to the hard drive.
  • Page 17 Step 5. Connect the SATA cables to the SATA connectors on the main board. Please refer to the below for the hard drive port numbers and connect the HDD accordingly. The DVR will recognize the hard drives according to the SATA port numbers for the disk management.
  • Page 18 Hard disk installation steps for 8CH/16CH HD-SDI DVR. Step1. Remove the harddisk mounting bracket and hard disk screws from the accessory pack. Step 2. Fix the harddisk on to the harddisk mounting bracket and fix the screws on to the screw holes as indicated in the diagram. Each set of harddisk brackets can mount 2 harddisks.
  • Page 19 Step 4. Connect the SATA cables to the SATA connectors on the main board. Please refer to the below for the hard drive port numbers and connect the HDD accordingly. The DVR will recognize the hard drives according to the SATA port numbers for the disk management.
  • Page 20: General Operation

    General Operation Login It is requested to login after boot up if the user authentication is enabled. Click on the User and Password column to bring up the virtual keyboard to enter the preset user account and password to login to the system. The default user name/password is: Administrator: admin/admin Operator: operator/operator...
  • Page 21 The functions available can be limited by setting passwords. Access to the unit’s functions is determined by the user level of the user logged in. Authority Instructions based on 3 levels of users Administrator Operator Guest View live Live Multiple-up Zoom Pan/Tilt/Zoom (PTZ) Playback...
  • Page 22: Live Viewing

    Live Viewing 2.2.1 Basic Operation The DVR will enter into the Live View mode after user login to the system. Use mouse to double click on any video channel to bring it up to full screen display. The basic operation icons are showing on the main screen, the functions are: (A) System indicators, Channel selection and Audio output selection The system indicator is showing general system status for each input channel.
  • Page 23 Click on the Audio icon on the channel you would like to display, the audio output will switch to the selected channel. (4) To switch channel in the display window, move the focus channel to the selected window, click on the channel button you wish to display, the channel will be switched.
  • Page 24 Click to bring up Export menu Click to switch to search and playback mode Click to switch to search and playback mode Under full screen mode, click the button to enable Digital Zoom function. Right click on the mouse to drag on the screen to zoom in the selected area. Click to bring up the PTZ control panel Click to Logout from the current user’s privilege.
  • Page 25: Search And Playback Operation

    Search and Playback Operation 2.3.1 Basic operation To search and playback the video, click “Playback” icon on the main page to switch to playback mode as show below. The display mode controls are the same as under Live View mode. The function controls are as below: Click to bring up the Export menu Under full screen mode, click to enable Digital Zoom function.
  • Page 26: Calendar

    2.3.2 Calendar The calendar on the screen shows the recorded data contains in the hard drives. The date highlighted in orange means there’s recorded data of the date in the hard drives. The red highlighted date indicates the current search date. Click on the calendar to select the date user would like to search.
  • Page 27 2.3.3.2 Search by Channel Select the channel that user would like search. All the event video files of the selected date and channel will be shown in the list. Select the event video user would like to view and double click the item to start to play on the display window.
  • Page 28: Playback Operation

    2.3.4 Playback operation Please refer to the below for the playback control function: 2012-05-28 02:28:58pm The progress bar shows the current playback status and timeline. Drag the time indicator on the progress bar to move to the selected timeline to playback. On the time bar, it also indicates the initial and end time of the current playback section.
  • Page 29: Ptz Control

    PTZ Control Click on the “PTZ” icon to enable the PTZ control panel as shown below. The PTZ control will apply the PTZ command to the current focus camera channel if it’s connected to a PTZ device. The functions are: ...
  • Page 30: Export Video

    Export Video To export the video from DVR hard disk to external device, click “Export” icon to bring up the Export menu shown as below. Connect the external storage device to the USB port on the unit before executing the exporting process.
  • Page 31: Export Player

    Export Player The Export Player allows user to view video exported from the DVR or Web viewer on a PC. (System operating platform: Windows XP, Windows Vista, or Windows 7. ) Installation The Export Player can be downloaded from DVR or Web Viewer. On the DVR, insert the USB pen drive then start the Export page as shown below.
  • Page 32 The Player will be displayed as shown below: To open a video export file, click Open button to select the exported file. Drag the files to the window that would like to display. The Player will automatically start to play the video.
  • Page 33 indicator on the progress bar to move to the selected timeline to playback. Click to playback video Click to pause video Click to switch to fast forward playback, use to adjust playback speed, in x0.25, x0.5, x1, x2, x4 and x8. Click to stop playback video Click to enable or disable audio playback.
  • Page 34: System Setup Menu

    System Setup Menu Click the “Settings” icon , the setup menu will be enable and shown as below. Please refer to below for the setup menu functions Camera The camera setup menu allows user to configure the behaviors related to the input video.
  • Page 35 Click on the camera for detail setup of each camera. 6.1.1.1 Basic Setting  Enabled – To enable or disable the selected camera. (Note: When disable the selected camera, DVR will stop recording for the selected camera.)  Camera title – Click on the column, the virtual keyboard will pop-up for user to input the camera title.
  • Page 36 6.1.1.2 Advanced Setting The advance setting allows user to configure the privacy mask and motion detection area. 6.1.1.2.1 Privacy Mask Settings Click Privacy Mask Setting button to bring up the privacy mask setup page.  Enabled – To enable or disable privacy mask for the selected channel. Click on the mouse to drag the area that would like to be masked.
  • Page 37 6.1.1.2.2 Motion Area Settings Click Motion Area Setting button to bring up the motion area setting page as below.  Enables – Select On/Off to enable or disable the option.  Sensitivity – Select the sensitivity, from lowest to highest. ...
  • Page 38 6.1.1.3 Video Loss Handle Settings Allows user to define the system behaviors while there’s video loss triggered.  Buzzer – Select On to trigger buzzer when video loss is detected.  Trigger Alarm Out – The corresponding alarm output setting. ...
  • Page 39 6.1.1.4 Motion Handle Settings Allows user to define the system behavior while there’s motion triggered.  Buzzer – Select On to trigger buzzer when motion is detected.  Trigger Alarm Out – The corresponding alarm output setting.  Send E-mail – Select On to send e-mail to the preset mail account when motion is detected.
  • Page 40 6.1.1.5 PTZ settings Allows user to configure the settings if it is connected to a PTZ camera.  Buzzer – Select On to enable PTZ setting if it is connected to a PTZ camera.  PTZ Type – Select the PTZ camera type ...
  • Page 41: Record Settings

    6.1.2 Record Settings User can define the recording behavior in the record setup menu. Each channel can be configured independently. Click on the selected channel to bring up the setup page.  Bitrate Type – VBR for Variable bitrate, CBR for Constant bitrate. ...
  • Page 42: Schedule Settings

    6.1.3 Schedule Settings User can define the recording schedule and recording behavior for each channel in the below page. To setup schedule, select the channel from the left column, the recording option for the channel will be shown in the right column. Click on the day you would like to set schedule, check in the column to enable the timelines and select the recording behaviors.
  • Page 43: Network

    Network 6.2.1 Network Settings The Network function must be enabled and configured properly in order to access the DVR over the network. 6.2.1.1 LAN Setting The DVR provides the options for user to access to the DVR through DHCP, Fixed IP or PPPoE.
  • Page 44 Click Apply to save the settings. 6.2.1.1.2 Fixed IP Select “Fixed IP” to enable and configure the fixed IP settings. Enter the network information and click Apply to save the settings. 6.2.1.1.3 PPPoE The DVR also allows user to use Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE) service. Select “PPPoE”...
  • Page 45: Notification

    6.2.1.2 DDNS Settings Select DDNS to configure the Dynamic DNS, the setup page is shown as below. Select On to enable DDNS. Input DDNS provider and enter the required information. Click Apply to save the settings. 6.2.2 Notification 6.2.2.1 E-Mail Notification ...
  • Page 46  SMTP Server: Assign the SMTP (e-mail) server’s name.  SMTP Port: Assign the port number used by the SMTP server.  SSL: To enable SSL if mail server needs to be encrypted by SSL.  Authentication: To enable if the SMTP server requires authentication. (user name / password).
  • Page 47: Alarm Settings

    Alarm Settings 6.3.1 Alarm Input Settings User can define the alarm behaviors and the corresponding actions for triggered alarm.  Alarm input: Select the alarm input number from 1 to 4, the corresponding settings will show in the window.  Enabled: Select On to enable the alarm.
  • Page 48: Exception Management

    6.3.2 Exception Management The section allows user to define the system behavior when there’s an exceptional event occurred. The exceptional events are including Disk full, Disk error, No disk, Network disconnect, Illegal Login, Disk over temperature, Fan failed, Power loss and IP conflict. Select the exception and define the behaviors as below: ...
  • Page 49: System Settings

    System Settings 6.4.1 Device Setting  Device Name: Input the name for the DVR.  Device No. Input the number for the DVR.  Language: Select from the list for the language to be use on the DVR.  IR Remote: Set the IR remote control ID for remote control use. Each IR remote controller can control up to 9 DVRs.
  • Page 50: User Settings

    6.4.2 User Settings User setting page is where user can add or delete users on the system. The default user name / password are “admin/admin”, “operator/operator” and “guest/guest”.  Double click the selected user or click on to edit the user settings. ...
  • Page 51: Date/Time Settings

    6.4.3 Date/Time Settings 6.4.3.1 General Setting  Adjust Time : Click on the column and the Calendar will pop up on screen for user to adjust the system date and time. Click Apply to enable the settings.  Time Zone: Set the time zone that the DVR adjusts to when updating from the time server.
  • Page 52 6.4.3.2 DST Settings (Daylight Saving Time)  Enabled: Select On to enable daylight saving time.  Start time: Set the start date and time of daylight saving time.  End time: Set the end date and time of daylight saving time. ...
  • Page 53 6.4.3.3 NTP Client Settings  Enabled: Select On to enable NTP synchronization.  Sync. Interval (mins): Input the frequency that the system automatically updates the time. Click the button “Sync Now” if immediately synchronization is needed.  NTP Server: Input the time server address for time synchronize. The default NTP server is “time.stdtime.gov.tw”.
  • Page 54: Display

    6.4.4 Display The Display setting allows user to define the monitor output behavior. 6.4.4.1 General Settings  Monitor Output: To define the monitor display type for HDMI and VGA output. Both monitor output can be for main monitor or call monitor output. ...
  • Page 55 6.4.4.2 Main Monitor Settings To configure the main monitor display mode and the contents.  Sequence enabled: Select On to enable sequence display on main monitor.  Dwell: Input the dwell time in seconds for sequence display.  Camera: Select the cameras to be appeared on the sequence display.
  • Page 56 6.4.4.3 Call Monitor Settings To configure the call monitor display mode and the contents.  Sequence Dwell: Input the dwell time in seconds for sequence display.  Camera: Select the cameras to be appeared on the sequence display.  Call monitor setup: Click to bring up the call monitor setup menu as below. Show Title: Select On to enable display title on call monitor.
  • Page 57 User can select 1 up or 4 up if sequence display is disabled. Also user can assign the display video in each cameo by clicking the channel icons on the right side.
  • Page 58: Disk

    6.4.5 Disk This menu is for user to review and manage the hard disk settings of the DVR. 6.4.5.1 General Settings  Overwrite: Select On to enable hard disk overwrite when it’s full.  Auto delete: The hard disk will automatically erase the data after the selected number of days.
  • Page 59 6.4.5.2 Disk Management This page is to manage and display the information of all the available hard disk. The information is including the hard disk total storage size, current temperature, usage status, available data start/end time.  Click Format to format the selected hard disk. WARNING: Format the hard disk will erase all existing data!
  • Page 60: Miscellaneous

    6.4.6 Miscellaneous 6.4.6.1 Shutdown User can select to reboot or shutdown the system from this page.
  • Page 61 6.4.6.2 Firmware Upgrade To upgrade the firmware, connect a USB flash device which contains the firmware version you would like to update. Click “Upgrade” to start the firmware upgrading. The system reboot is required to complete the firmware upgrade. NOTE: Do not disconnect USB device or turn off the power during the upgrading.
  • Page 62: Configuration

    6.4.7 Configuration  Restore Factory Default: User can load factory default by clicking “Restore” button. Select the items that would like to be excluded from back to the factory default, the selected items will remain as the current values  User Configuration: Select the configuration name and click “Save”...
  • Page 63: Information

    Information 6.5.1 General Information This page displays the general system information. The information includes model name, firmware version, serial number, LAN IP address and MAC address. 6.5.2 This page allows user to filter and review the system event log. Click the date column and the calendar will pop up for user to select the day to be...
  • Page 64 displayed. Click the items you would like to review and to show in the event log. The filtered log will be displayed in the page. Click “Save to USB” with a USB flash device connected to the unit, the filtered log will be saved to the USB device.
  • Page 65: Web Viewer Operation

    Web Viewer Operation Connecting to DVR Users can remote access the DVR through Microsoft Internet Explorer to view live/recorded video and manage the DVR. Before accessing the web viewer, make sure that the PC and DVR are both connected to the internet and the network feature is enabled.
  • Page 66 After installing the Active X, the login page will be displayed for users to enter the User name and Password. Users can also select the OSD language, date format and time format from the login page. Click “Login” to enter the web viewer. The user name/password are the same as the DVR login, the defaults are: Administrator: admin/admin...
  • Page 67: Remote Live View

    Remote Live View After login to the system, the web viewer will automatically display a 4-screen live video. Double click on a video display window and it will display full screen in the selected channel. The system indicators on the screen show the system status, channel status and for user to control the audio display channel.
  • Page 68 Quad display mode 9-up display mode 16-up display mode Show/Hide OSD Two-way audio In full screen, click to zoom in/out of the selected video in 2x, 4x and 8x. Click to take a snapshot of the selected video. Note: For remote snapshot, please disable the protected mode in the IE browser as below 2 steps to ensure the remote snapshot perform normally.
  • Page 69 Step 2. Please un-click “Enable Protected Mode” to disable protected mode. Then snapshot will perform normally in un-protected mode.
  • Page 70: Remote Search And Playback

    Remote Search and Playback Click the “Playback” button to switch to playback mode. The video can be searched by Time, Channel and Event, select the search type to start searching. 7.4.1 Search by Time The calendar on the screen shows the recorded data contains in the DVR hard drives. The date highlighted in orange means there’s recorded data of the date in the hard drives.
  • Page 71: Search By Channel

    7.4.2 Search by Channel Search by Channel allows user to search the event video by channel. Select the date from the calendar, and select the channel user would like to view. The event video list of the selected channel will be shown on the screen. Double click on the selected recorded file to start the playback.
  • Page 72: Web Viewer Playback Operation

    enable or disable all channels), then select the event type (Alarm, Motion and Video Loss), the event video list of the selected channel and event type will be shown on the screen. Double click on the selected recorded file to start the playback. 7.4.4 Web Viewer Playback Operation The basic playback operations are as below.
  • Page 73: Web Viewer Setup Menu

    7.4.5 Web Viewer Setup Menu Click on the “Config” menu icon to switch to the setup menu page as below. User can configure all the DVR settings remotely through the web viewer. The setup menu operation is the same as in the DVR. Please refer to the Chapter 6 System Setup Menu for the setup details.
  • Page 74: Remote Export

    7.4.6 Remote Export Click on the “Export” icon to bring up the remote export menu, this allows user to export the video file from the DVR. To export the video, select the date from the calendar, the starting time of the video and channels that user would like to export.
  • Page 75 User can view the exported file on the Export Player. If the user does not have the Player installed in the PC, click Export Player button to download the player to the PC. Please refer to Chapter 5 for Export Player operation.
  • Page 76: Remote Ptz Control

    7.4.7 Remote PTZ Control Click the “PTZ” icon to enable the PTZ control panel. This allows user to control the connected PTZ camera. The basic operation is the same as the DVR PTZ control. Please refer to Chapter 3 for detail operation.
  • Page 77 7.4.8 Remote Snapshot Click the “Snapshot” button in live mode or playback mode to store the current image as a still image and save in the PC folder.
  • Page 78 7.4.9 Remote Digital Zoom The function allows user to enlarge the live video at 2x, 4x and 8x in live mode or in playback mode. Move the focus to the selected video. Click “Full Screen” button first and then click “Digital Zoom” icon and the selected area which user would like to enlarge.
  • Page 79: Vs Viewer For Ios And Android

    VS Viewer for iOS and Android Android System System requirement To be able to install and run VS viewer, please make sure your Android device is running Google Android 2.2 or later, and the device is with wireless network supported. Download the APP Step1.
  • Page 80 Step3. Tap “VS Viewer” icon to launch the APP. Step4. Tap “Add” to add new DVR. Step5. Input DVR name, Host (IP Address), Port, User name and Password. Tap on “Save” to activate the settings.
  • Page 81 To operate the APP Tap on the DVR or NVR that user would like to open the view window. Rotate the screen, the orientation of the screen rotates with the tablet as you turn it.
  • Page 82 To select the view channel Tap on to switch the display mode between full screen and quad screen display. Select the display mode, and indicate the channel by tap on the number that user would like display in the selected display window. Tap on again to hide the selections.
  • Page 83  Preset: Tap on to bring up the preset menu for operations.
  • Page 84 Others To enable/disable audio display Under full screen mode, tap on the icon to enable the digital zoom function. To operate, place two fingers at once on the display window and pinch them together to zoom out, or spreading them apart to zoom in. The zoom in/out display ratio will be shown on the screen.
  • Page 85: Ios System

    iOS System System requirement To be able to install and run VS Viewer Pro, please make sure your iOS device is running iOS 5.1 or later version, and the device is with wireless network supported. Step1. Select “App Store” Step2. Search for “VS Viewer Pro”, tap on “Install APP”, the system will pop-up the request for user to enter login password to start downloading.
  • Page 86 Step4. Tap on to add new DVR or NVR. Step5. Input DVR/NVR name, Host (IP Address), Port, User name and Password. Tap on “Save” to activate the settings.
  • Page 87 To operate the APP Tap on the DVR or NVR that user would like to open the view window. Rotate the screen, the orientation of the screen rotates with the tablet as you turn To select the view channel Tap on to switch the display mode between full screen and quad screen display.
  • Page 88 : To adjust Iris to open or close : Tap to go to Home position.  Preset: Tap on to bring up the preset menu for operations.
  • Page 89 Others To enable/disable audio display Under full screen mode, tap on the icon to enable the digital zoom function. To operate, place two fingers at once on the display window and pinch them together to zoom out, or spreading them apart to zoom in. The zoom in/out display ratio will be shown on the screen.
  • Page 90: Cms Pro Operation

    CMS Pro Operation Begin Installation Simply double click user’s CD-ROM drive icon “Setup.exe” to launch the installer. Once the CMS Pro installer starts, it should begin to check the compatibility with the operating system user are running this installation on. System Requirement The following are minimum system requirements for CMS.
  • Page 91 If user’s software is without .NET Framework 4.0, the CMS Pro installer will require user to install .NET Framework 4.0 to ensure CMS operation. After click yes, there will pop up the installation progress bar to indicate the progress. The .NET Framework 4.0 installer will ask user to review the license terms. After user accept the license terms, please click “...
  • Page 92 Please click “Next” to proceed further.
  • Page 93 Once .NET Framework 4.0 software install successfully, it will pop up the below complete message. Then user can begin to install CMS Pro software.
  • Page 94 Once the .NET Framework 4.0 install successfully, user can begin the installation by clicking “Next’. The CMS Pro installer will ask user to review the license terms. After user accept the license terms, please click “ I Agree” to proceed further.
  • Page 95 The CMS Pro installer will install the program in a default directory. User can either accept the default or choose the directory user would like to save the installer. And click “install” to proceed with the installation. The CMS Pro installer will show the installation process.
  • Page 96: Start Cms Pro From The Pc

    Once the installation is complete, click “Finish” to exit the CMS Pro installer. Start CMS Pro from the PC The program automatically creates a shortcut icon on user’s PC after CMS Pro install successfully. Simply double click the icon to launch the program.
  • Page 97: Cms Pro Ui Overview

    CMS Pro UI Overview (A) Menu Bar: This is where user can access all functions of the software. (B) Device List: This is where user can add or delete or edit device group. (C) PTZ Control Panel: This is where user can pan, tilt, zoom the selected PTZ cameras.
  • Page 98: Login

    Login After installing the below digital signature, the login page will be displayed for users to enter the User name and Password. Click “OK” to enter CMS Pro Software. The default user name/password for CMS Pro is: Administrator: admin/admin The program provides multi-language support. To change the display language, please select the desired language from the CMS language drop-down menu.
  • Page 99: Connect The Program With Device

    Connect the program with device The main purpose of the CMS Pro software is to manage multiple devices. User would need to tell the program which device user need to manage. User do that by adding one or more devices through the device list. 9.5.1 Add Device Manually Click the mouse right button on the “Device List”...
  • Page 100: Remove Or Edit Device Setting

    9.5.2 Remove or Edit device setting Once user have one or more devices added to the program, the “Edit Device Name”, “Device Setting” and “Delete Device” will become available. Simply click on the mouse right button on the selected device from the list and choose the corresponding buttons to edit device name, edit device setting or delete the device.
  • Page 101: Cms Pro Group Video

    9.5.3 CMS Pro Group Video User can create the group to contain different videos from different devices. Click the mouse right button on the “Group” and it will pop up “Add Group”. Press “Add Group” and the default “Group 1” will be generated. The group number is increased by numerical order.
  • Page 102 9.5.3.2 Open Group Stream After finish the edit group content, click “Open Group Stream” on the desired group to play the video streaming. 9.5.3.3 Edit Group Name User can modify the group name. 9.5.3.4 Delete Group User can remove the group from the group list by clicking on the mouse right button on the selected group.
  • Page 103: Live Video

    Live Video This page basically provides user the ability to view, and manage the video streams of each channel. The menu bar is available for each video window. The menu bar provides the following functions: The basic operations are showing on the main screen, the functions are: Full screen display mode Quad display mode 9-up screen display mode...
  • Page 104 Two-way audio Click to take a snapshot of selected live video Click to digital zoom the selected live video Click to stop or play the live video  Take a snapshot: The function allows user to take the snapshots of the live video and save them on user’s local computer.
  • Page 105: P Layback V Ideo

    If user click the “Minimize” icon in the live mode, user will see the icon display on the tool bar of user’s computer. Playback Video The program supports 1 device synchronous playback in full screen or multi-screen view. To start looking for playback videos, click “Playback” button first.
  • Page 106 Full screen display mode Quad display mode 9-up screen display mode 16-up screen display mode 25-up screen display mode 36-up screen display mode Click to turn on/off recorded audio Show/Hide OSD Two-way audio Click to take a snapshot of selected recorded video Click to digital zoom the selected recorded video Click to stop or play the recorded video If user click the “Minimize”...
  • Page 107: Search For Playback Videos

    9.7.1 Search for Playback Videos Simply select a device from the drop-down device list and double click the selected device. It will pop up the calendar. 9.7.1.1 Calendar The calendar on the screen shows the recorded data contains in the hard drives. The date highlighted in red means there’s recorded data of the date in the hard drives.
  • Page 108: Search Operation

    9.7.2 Search operation The recorded file can be searched by “Time”, “Channel” and “Event”. Select the search type first, choose a date, and click “Search” button. The results will show in the list. Double click on the selected file then the video will start to play on the display window. 9.7.2.1 Search by Time The recorded section list of the current selected day will be shown on the screen.
  • Page 109 9.7.2.2 Search by Channel Search by Channel allows user to search the event video by channel. Select the date from the calendar, and select the channel user would like to view. The event video list of the selected channel will be shown on the screen. Double click on the selected recorded file to start the playback.
  • Page 110 9.7.2.3 Search by Event Search by event allows user to search the event video list by channel and by event type. Select the channel user would like to view (user can also click All On or All off to enable or disable all channels), then select the event type (Alarm, Motion and Video Loss), the event video list of the selected channel and event type will be shown on the screen.
  • Page 111: Cms P Layback O Peration

    CMS Playback Operation The basic playback operations are as below. The progress bar shows the current playback status and timeline. Drag the time indicator on the progress bar to move to the selected timeline to playback. On the time bar, it also indicates the initial and end time of the current playback section.
  • Page 112: Cm Export

    CMS Export Click on the “Export” button to bring up the export menu, this allows user to export the video file from the device To export the video, select the date from the calendar, the starting time of the video and channels that user would like to export.
  • Page 113 User can view the exported file on the Export Player. If the user does not have the Player installed in the PC, click Export Player button to download the player to the PC. Please refer to Chapter 5 for Export Player operation.
  • Page 114: Cms Ptz C Onfiguration

    CMS PTZ Configuration User can synchronize PTZ settings from all cameras connected to the NVR on the network or user can create and add new PTZ preset points to those cameras through CMS Pro. The basic operation is the same as the NVR PTZ control. Please refer to Chapter 3 for detail operation.
  • Page 115 9.10 CMS System Click on the “System” button to bring up the system menu, this allows user to change the Date Format, Time Format, Login Authentication and CMS Version.  Date Format: Select date format from DD/MM/YYYY, MM/DD/YYYY or YYYY/MM/DD. ...

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