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  • Page 1 Apollo HD Series Standalone DVR User’s Manual...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents FEATURES AND SPECIFICATIONS ..............10 Overview ............................... 10 Features ..............................10 Specification ............................11 OVERVIEW AND CONTROLS ................. 15 Front Panel ............................15 Rear Panel ............................16 Connection Sample ..........................17 Remote Control ............................ 18 Mouse Control ............................19 Virtual Keyboard &...
  • Page 3 Connecting Power Supply ........................22 Connecting Video Input and Output Devices .................. 22 3.5.1 Connecting Video Input ........................22 3.5.2 Connecting Video Output ....................... 23 Connecting Audio Input & Output, Bidirectional Audio ..............23 3.6.1 Audio Input ............................23 3.6.2 Audio Output ............................
  • Page 4 4.3.3 Calendar ............................34 Schedule ............................... 35 4.4.1 Schedule Menu ............................ 35 4.4.2 Snapshot ............................36 4.4.3 Image FTP ............................37 Detect ..............................37 4.5.1 Go to Detect Menu ..........................37 4.5.2 Motion Detect ............................38 4.5.3 Video Loss............................. 40 4.5.4 Camera Masking ..........................
  • Page 5 Menu Tree ............................51 Main Menu ............................51 Setting ..............................52 5.3.1 General ............................. 52 5.3.2 Encode ............................. 53 5.3.3 Schedule ............................54 5.3.4 RS232 ............................... 54 5.3.5 Network ............................55 5.3.6 Alarm ..............................61 5.3.7 Detect ............................... 61 5.3.8 Pan/Tilt/Zoom ..........................
  • Page 6 6.1.1 3D Intelligent Positioning Key ....................... 73 Preset /Patrol / Pattern /Border Function ..................74 6.2.1 Preset Setup ............................ 75 6.2.2 Activate Preset ..........................75 6.2.3 Patrol Setup ............................. 75 6.2.4 Activate Patrol ..........................75 6.2.5 Pattern Setup ........................... 75 6.2.6 Activate Pattern Function .......................
  • Page 7 PROFESSIONAL SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM ..........117 FAQ ......................... 118 APPENDIX A HDD CAPACITY CALCULATION ..........123 APPENDIX B COMPATIBLE USB DRIVE LIST ..........124 APPENDIX C COMPATIBLE CD/DVD BURNER LIST ........125 APPENDIX D COMPATIBLE SATA HDD LIST ........... 126...
  • Page 8 Welcome Thank you for purchasing our DVR! This operating manual is designed to be a reference tool for the installation and operation of your system. Here you can find information about this series DVR features and functions, as well as a detailed menu tree.

  • Page 9: Important Safeguards And Warnings

    Important Safeguards and Warnings 1．Electrical safety All installation and operation here should conform to your local electrical safety codes. We assume no liability or responsibility for all the fires or electrical shock caused by improper handling or installation. 2．Transportation security Heavy stress, violent vibration or water splash are not allowed during transportation, storage and installation.

  • Page 10: Features And Specifications

    1 FEATURES AND SPECIFICATIONS 1.1 Overview This series product is an excellent digital monitor product. It adopts embedded Linux OS to maintain reliable operation. Popular H.264 compression algorithm and G.711 audio compression technology realize high quality, low bit stream. Unique frame by frame play function is suitable for detail analysis.

  • Page 11: Specification

     Alarm activation function Several relay alarm outputs to realize alarm activation and on-site light control.  Communication port RS485 port can realize alarm input and PTZ control. RS232 port can connect to keyboard to realize central control, and can also connect to PC COM to upgrade system and realize maintenance, and matrix control.
  • Page 12 Video 1/4 windows(Optional) 1/4/9 windows 1/4/9 /16 windows Partition Monitor Support monitor tour functions such as alarm, motion detection, and Touring schedule auto control. PAL/NTSC Real-time monitor： 704×576/704×480 Resolution Playback： (PAL/NTSC 1/9-ch: D1 704×576/704×480 , CIF 352×288/ 352×240 , QCIF 176×144/176×120 Other channels CIF 352×288/ 352×240 、QCIF 176×144/176×120 Support dual streams: extra stream resolution QCIF 176×144/176×120...
  • Page 13 Various File Can switch to previous or next file or any file in current play list. Switch Can switch to file on other channel of the same time. (If there is a file) Ways Support file continuous play, when file is end system auto plays the next file in the current channel Multi- Support one to two channel(s) l playback(s) at the same time.
  • Page 14 Display version information: channel amount, alarm input and output Version amount, system version and published date. On-line user Display current on-line user User Multi-lever user management; various management modes Management Integrated management for local user, serial port user and network user. User Configurable user power.

  • Page 15: Overview And Controls

    2 Overview and Controls This section provides information about front panel and rear panel. When you install this series DVR for the first time, please refer to this part first. 2.1 Front Panel The front panel is shown as in Figure 2-1. Figure 2-1 Please refer to the following sheet for front panel button information.

  • Page 16: Rear Panel

    One-window monitor mode, click this button to display assistant function: PTZ control and image color. In PTZ menu, shift PTZ control menu. Backspace function: in numeral control or text control, it can delete the previous character before the cursor. In motion detection setup, working with Fn and direction keys to realize setup.

  • Page 17: Connection Sample

    Figure 2-2 The 8-ch rear panel is shown as below. See Figure 2-3. Figure 2-3 The 16-ch real panel is shown as below. See Figure 2-4. Figure 2-4 Please refer to the following sheet for detail information. Video input Audio input Video CVBS output Audio output Network port...

  • Page 18: Remote Control

    Figure 2-5 2.4 Remote Control The remote control interface is shown as in Figure 2-6. Figure 2-6...

  • Page 19: Mouse Control

    Serial Number Function remote switch Multiple-window switch 0-9 number key Record Auxiliary key Confirm /menu key Cancel Direction key forward Previous Back Next Slow play Stop Fast play Play/Pause 2.5 Mouse Control Left click System pops up password input dialogue box if you have not logged in. mouse In real-time monitor mode, you can go to the main menu.

  • Page 20: Virtual Keyboard & Front Panel

    Right click In real-time monitor mode, pops up shortcut menu: one-window, four-window, mouse nine-window and sixteen-window, Pan/Tilt/Zoom, color setting, search, record, alarm input, alarm output, main menu. Among which, Pan/Tilt/Zoom and color setting applies for current selected channel. If you are in multiple-window mode, system automatically switches to the corresponding channel.

  • Page 21: Installation And Connections

    3 Installation and Connections Note: All the installation and operations here should conform to your local electric safety rules. 3.1 Check Unpacked DVR When you receive the DVR from the forwarding agent, please check whether there is any visible damage. The protective materials used for the package of the DVR can protect most accidental clashes during transportation.

  • Page 22: Connecting Power Supply

    7. Connect the HDD cable and 8. Place the upper cover back power cable. and screw firmly. After completing HDD installation, please check connection of data ribbon and power cord. 3.4 Connecting Power Supply Please check input voltage and device power button match or not. We recommend you use UPS to guarantee steady operation, DVR life span, and other peripheral equipments operation such as cameras.

  • Page 23: Connecting Video Output

    Figure 3-1 3.5.2 Connecting Video Output Video output includes a BNC(PAL/NTSC BNC（1.0VP- P， 75Ω）)output and a VGA output. System supports BNC and VGA output at the same time. System also reserves a HDMI port. See Figure 3-2. When you are using pc-type monitor to replace the monitor, please pay attention to the following points: ...

  • Page 24: Audio Output

    Audio transmission is similar to video transmission. Try to avoid interference, dry joint, loose contact and it shall be away from high tension current. Figure 3-3 3.6.2 Audio Output The audio output signal parameter is usually over 200mv 1KΩ (BNC). It can directly connect to low impedance earphone, active sound box or amplifier-drive audio output device.

  • Page 25: Alarm Input And Output Details

    Figure 3-5 There are two alarm input types for you to select: normal open (NO) and normal close (NC). 1. Alarm input a. Please make sure alarm input mode is grounding alarm input. b. Grounding signal is needed for alarm input. c.

  • Page 26: Alarm Input Port

    Figure 3-6 Parameter Grounding Alarm Ground line Alarm Input 1, 2, …, 8. It becomes valid in low voltage. Three NO activation outputs. 1-NO C， 2-NO C， 3-NO C Relay Output 1,2,3,4: NO and C(Normally Open and Com) 5: NO,C and NC(Normally Open, Com, Normally Closed) 6: Ctrl 12V(This is used for reset the senor) 485 A/B 485 communication port.
  • Page 27 Maximum switch currency Insulation Between touches with same 1000VAC 1minute polarity 1000VAC 1minute Between touches with different polarity Between touch and winding 1000VAC 1minute Between touches with same Surge voltage 1500V (10×160us) polarity 3ms max Length of open time 3ms max Length of close time Longevity...

  • Page 28: Other Interfaces

    Figure 3-8 3.10 Other Interfaces There are still other interfaces on the DVR, such as USB ports. You can refer to the Figure 3-9 for more information. Figure 3-9...

  • Page 29: Overview Of Navigation And Controls

    4 Overview of Navigation and Controls Before operation, please make sure you have properly installed HDD and all the cable connections. 4.1 Login, Logout & Main Menu 4.1.1 Login After system booted up, default video display is in multiple-window mode. Click Enter or left click mouse, you can see the login interface.

  • Page 30: Logout

    Figure 4-2 4.1.3 Logout There are two ways for you to log out. One is from menu option: In the main menu, click shutdown button, you can see an interface is shown as below. See Figure 4-3. Figure 4-3 There are several options for you. See Figure 4-4. Figure 4-4 The other ways is to press power button on the front panel for at least 3 seconds, system will stop all operations.
  • Page 31 You need to have proper rights to implement the following operations. Please make sure the HDD has been properly installed. 4.2.2.1 Manual record menu There are two ways for you to go to manual record menu.  Right click mouse or in the main menu, Advanced->Manual Record. ...

  • Page 32: Search & Playback

    The corresponding indication light in front panel will turn on. Figure 4-7  All channel manual record Please highlight “ALL” after “Manual.” See Figure 4-8. When system is in manual recording, all scheduled set up you have set in will be null ((Main menu->Setting->Schedule)).

  • Page 33: Basic Operation

     M: Motion detection recording file There are several playback windows. Usually system supports 1/2/3/4-ch playback. Figure 4-10 Please refer to the following sheet for more information. Serial Number Function Play Backward Stop Slow play Fast play Previous frame Next frame Volume Previous file Next channel...

  • Page 34: Calendar

    During playback process, click numeral key, system can switch to the corresponding channel video of the same time. 4.3.2.4 Digital zoom When the system is in full-screen playback mode, drag your mouse in the screen to select a section and then left click mouse to realize digital zoom. You can right click mouse to exit. 4.3.2.5 File backup System supports backup operation during search.

  • Page 35: Schedule

    Figure 4-11 4.4 Schedule After system booted up, it is in default 24-hour regular mode. You can set record type and time in schedule interface. 4.4.1 Schedule Menu In the main menu, from setting to schedule, you can go to schedule menu. See Figure 4-12. ...

  • Page 36: Snapshot

    This function allows you to copy one channel setup to another. After setting in channel 1, you can click paste button and turn to channel 2 and then click copy button. You can finish setting for one channel and then click save button or you can finish all setup and then click save button to memorize all the settings.

  • Page 37: Image Ftp

    Figure 4-14 4.4.2.3 Priority Please note the activation snapshot has the higher priority than schedule snapshot. If you have enabled these two types at the same time, system can activate the activation snapshot when alarm occurs, and otherwise system just operates the schedule snapshot. 4.4.3 Image FTP In Network interface, you can set FTP server information.

  • Page 38: Motion Detect

    In the main menu, from Setting to Detect, you can see motion detect interface. See Figure 4-16. There are three detection types: motion detection, video loss, camera masking. 4.5.2 Motion Detect Detection menu is shown as below. See Figure 4-16. ...
  • Page 39 Figure 4-16 Figure 4-17 Figure 4-18...

  • Page 40: Video Loss

    Figure 4-19 Figure 4-20 4.5.3 Video Loss In Figure 4-16, select video loss from the type list. You can see the interface is shown as in Figure 4-21.This function allows you to be informed when video loss phenomenon occurred. You can enable alarm output channel and then enable show message function. Tips: You can enable preset activation operation when video loss occurs.

  • Page 41: Alarm Setup And Alarm Activation

    Tips: You can enable preset/tour/pattern activation operation when video loss occurs. Please refer to chapter 4.5.2 motion detection for detail information. Note: In Detect interface, copy/paste function is only valid for the same type, which means you can not copy a channel setup in video loss mode to camera masking mode. Figure 4-22 4.6 Alarm Setup and Alarm Activation Before operation, please make sure you have properly connected alarm devices such as...
  • Page 42 >Schedule) and select schedule record in manual record interface (Main Menu->Advance- >Manual Record).  Latch: Here is for you to set proper delay duration. Value ranges from 10 to 300 seconds. System automatically delays specified seconds in turning off alarm and activated output after external alarm cancelled.

  • Page 43: Backup

    Figure 4-25 Figure 4-26 4.7 Backup DVR support various backup devices such as CD-RW, DVD driver, USB backup and network download. Here we introduce USB backup first. You can refer to Chapter 7 Web Client Operation for network download backup operation. Please note, the flash disk or portable HDD shall be FAT or FAT 32 file system.

  • Page 44: Backup

    Figure 4-27 4.7.1 Backup Select backup device and then set channel, file start time and end time. Click add button, system begins search. All matched files are listed below. System automatically calculates the capacity needed and remained. See Figure 4-28. system only backup files with a √...

  • Page 45: Ptz Control And Color Setup

    Figure 4-29 The file name format usually is: SN_CH+channel number+time Y+M+D+H+M+S. In the file name, the YDM format is the same as you set in general interface. (Main Menu ->Setting - >General).File extension name is .dav. You can visit our website to view listed CD-ROM brand.
  • Page 46 Figure 4-30 After completing all the setting please click save button. In one window display mode, right click mouse (click “Fn” Button in the front panel or click “Fn” key in the remote control). The interface is shown as in Figure 4-31. Figure 4-31 Click Pan/Tilt/Zoom, the interface is shown as below.

  • Page 47: Intelligent Positioning Key

    Figure 4-32 In Figure 4-32, please click direction arrows (See Figure 4-33) to adjust PTZ position. There are total 8 direction arrows. Figure 4-33 4.8.3 3D Intelligent Positioning Key In the middle of the eight direction arrows, there is a 3D intelligent positioning key. See Figure 4-34.Please make sure your protocol supports this function and you need to use mouse to control.

  • Page 48: 1Preset Setup

     Tour  Pattern  Auto scan  Auto pan  Flip  Reset  Page switch Figure 4-36 Note:  Preset, tour and pattern all need the value to be the control parameter. You can define it as you require. ...

  • Page 49: Activate Patrol (Tour)

    Figure 4-38 4.9.4 Activate Patrol (tour) In Figure 4-35, input patrol (tour) number in the No. blank and click patrol button 4.9.5 Pattern Setup In Figure 4-35, click pattern button and then click “begin” button. The interface is shown as in Figure 4-39.

  • Page 50: Activate Auto Scan

    4.9.8 Activate Auto Scan In Figure 4-36, click “Auto Scan” button, the system begins auto scan. Correspondingly, the auto scan button becomes Stop button. Click stop button to terminate scan operation. 4.10 Flip In Figure 4-36, click page switch button, you can see an interface is shown as below. See Figure 4-41.

  • Page 51: Understanding Of Menu Operations And Controls

    5 Understanding of Menu Operations and Controls 5.1 Menu Tree This series DVR menu tree is shown as below. Backup Information HDD Info Version Online Users Setting General Encode Schedule RS232 Menu Network Alarm Detect Pan/ Tilt/Zoom Display Default Search Advanced HDD Management Alarm Output...

  • Page 52: Setting

    Figure 5-1 5.3 Setting In main menu, highlight setting icon and double click mouse. System setting interface is shown as below. See Figure 5-2. Figure 5-2 5.3.1 General General setting includes the following items. See Figure 5-3.  System time: Here is for you to set system time ...

  • Page 53: Encode

     Pack duration: Here is for you to specify record duration. Default value is 60 minutes.  DVR No: When you are using one remote control to control several DVRs, you can give a name to each DVR for your management. ...

  • Page 54: Schedule

     Compression: System supports H.264.  Resolution: System supports various resolutions, you can select from the dropdown list. For this model, we can support D1/CIF/QCIF.  Bit rate: System supports two types: CBR and VBR. In VBR mode, you can set video quality. ...

  • Page 55: Network

     Function: There are various devices for you to select. Console is for serial port or min-end platform to upgrade program. Keyboard is for you to use special keyboard to control current device.  Baud rate: You can select proper baud rate. ...
  • Page 56 Figure 5-9 5.3.5.1 Advanced Setup Advanced setup interface is shown as in Figure 5-10. Please draw a circle to enable corresponding function and then double click current item to go to setup interface. Figure 5-10 5.3.5.2 IP Filter IP filter interface is shown as in Figure 5-11. You can add IP in the following list. The list supports max 64 IP addresses.
  • Page 57 5.3.5.3 Multiple Cast Setup Multiple-cast setup interface is shown as in Figure 5-12. Figure 5-12 Here you can set a multiple cast group. Please refer to the following sheet for detailed information.  IP multiple cast group address -224.0.0.0-239.255.255.255 -“D” address space ...
  • Page 58 Figure 5-13 5.3.5.5 NTP Setup You need to install SNTP server (Such as Absolute Time Server) in your PC first. In Windows XP OS, you can use command “net start w32time” to boot up NTP service. NTP setup interface is shown as in Figure 5-14. ...
  • Page 59 Figure 5-14 5.3.5.6 DDNS Setup DDNS setup interface is shown as in Figure 5-15. You need a PC of fixed IP in the internet and there is the DDNS software running in this PC. In other words, this PC is a DNS (domain name server). In network DDNS, please select DDNS type and highlight enable item.
  • Page 60  Auto gets DNS address Please enable DHCP function first and then double click DNS item. If the DHCP function enabled successfully, system can get the DNS server IP address. See Figure 5-17. Then select First, please enable DNS item DHCP function here.

  • Page 61: Alarm

    Figure 5-19 System also supports upload multiple DVRs to one FTP server. You can create multiple folders under this FTP. In Figure 5-9, select FTP and then double click mouse. You can see the following interface. See Figure 5-20. Figure 5-20 Please highlight the icon in front of Enable to activate FTP function.

  • Page 62: Pan/Tilt/Zoom

    Please refer to chapter 4.5 Detect. 5.3.8 Pan/Tilt/Zoom The pan/tilt/zoom setup includes the following items. Please select channel first. See Figure 5-21.  Protocol: Select corresponding PTZ protocol such as PELCOD.  Address: input corresponding PTZ address.  Baud rate: Select baud rate. ...
  • Page 63 After completing all the setups please click save button, system goes back to the previous menu. Figure 5-22 In Figure 5-22, click modify button after channel. You can see an interface is shown as in Figure 5-23. Please note all your modification here applies to local end only. You need to refresh web or client-end to get the latest channel name.

  • Page 64: Default

    Figure 5-24 5.3.10 Default Click default icon, system pops up a dialogue box. You can highlight to restore default factory setup. See Figure 5-25.  Select all  General  Encode  Schedule  RS232  Network  Alarm  Detect ...

  • Page 65: Hdd Management

    Figure 5-26 5.5.1 HDD Management Here is for you to view and implement hard disk management. See Figure 5-27. You can see current HDD type, status, capacity and record time. You can select HDD mode from the dropdown list such as read-only or you can erase all data in the HDD.

  • Page 66: Abnormity

    Figure 5-28 5.5.2 Abnormity Abnormity interface is shown as in Figure 5-29.  Event type: There are several options for you such as disk error, no disk and etc.  Alarm output: alarm activation output port (multiple choices). The 3-ch is controllable 12V output.

  • Page 67: Manual Record

    Figure 5-30 5.5.4 Manual Record Please refer to chapter 4.2.2 manual record. 5.5.5 Account Here is for you to implement account management. See Figure 5-31. Here you can:  Add new user  Modify user  Add group  Modify group ...

  • Page 68: Auto Maintain

    Figure 5-31 5.5.6 Auto Maintain Here you can set auto-reboot time and auto-delete old files setup. See Figure 5-32. You can select proper setup from dropdown list. After all the setups please click save button, system goes back to the previous menu. Figure 5-32 5.5.7 TV Adjust Here is for you to adjust TV output setup.

  • Page 69: Information

    Figure 5-33 5.6 Information Here is for you to view system information. There are total five items: HDD (hard disk information), BPS (data stream statistics), Log and version, and online user. See Figure 5-34. Figure 5-34 5.6.1 HDD Information Here is to list hard disk type, total space, free space, video start time and status. See Figure 5-44. ○...

  • Page 70: Bps

    Figure 5-35 Tips: Please click Fn button or left click mouse to view HDD record time and HDD type and time. 5.6.2 BPS Here is for you to view current video data stream (KB/s) and occupied hard disk storage (MB/h). See Figure 5-36.

  • Page 71: Version

    Figure 5-37 5.6.4 Version Here is for you to view some version information. See Figure 5-38.  Channel  Alarm in  Alarm out  System version:  Build Date Figure 5-38 5.6.5 Online Users Here is for you manage online users. See Figure 5-39. You can disconnect one user or block one user if you have proper system right.

  • Page 72: Shutdown

    Figure 5-39 5.7 Shutdown Double click shutdown button, system pops up a dialogue box for you to select. See Figure 5-40.  Logout menu user: log out menu. You need to input password when you login the next time.  Restart application: reboot DVR.

  • Page 73: About Auxiliary Menu

    6 About Auxiliary Menu Go to Pan/Tilt/Zoom Menu In the one-window surveillance mode, right click mouse (click “fn” Button in the front panel or click AUX key in the remote control). The interface is shown as below: See Figure 6-1. Figure 6-1 Click Pan/Tilt/Zoom, the interface is shown as in Figure 6-2.

  • Page 74: Preset /Patrol / Pattern /Border Function

    In the middle of the eight direction arrows, there is a 3D intelligent positioning key. See Figure 6-4 . Please make sure your protocol supports this function and you need to use mouse to control. Click this button, system goes back to the single screen mode. Drag the mouse in the screen to adjust section size.

  • Page 75: Preset Setup

    Figure 6-6 6.2.1 Preset Setup Note: The following setups are usually operated in the Figure 6-2, Figure 6-5 and Figure 6-6. In Figure 6-2, use eight direction arrows to adjust camera to the proper position. In Figure 6-5, click preset button and input preset number. The interface is shown as in Figure 6-7.

  • Page 76: Activate Pattern Function

    You can memorize all these setups as pattern 1. Figure 6-9 6.2.6 Activate Pattern Function In Figure 6-6 input mode value in the No. blank, and click pattern button. 6.2.7 Border Setup In Figure 6-5, click border button. The interface is shown as in Figure 6-10. Please go to Figure 6-2, use direction arrows to select camera left limit, and then please go to Figure 6-10 and click left limit button Repeat the above procedures to set right limit.
  • Page 77 Figure 6-11...

  • Page 78: Web Client Operation

    7 WEB CLIENT OPERATION Please note all the operations here are based on our 4-ch DVR. There might be slightly difference in the interface due to different series. 7.1 Network Connection Before web client operation, please check the following items: ...
  • Page 79 Figure 7-2 After installation, the interface is shown as below. See Figure 7-3. Please input your user name and password. Default factory name is admin and password is admin. Note: For security reasons, please modify your password after you first login. Figure 7-3 After you logged in, you can see the main window.

  • Page 80: Real-Time Monitor

     Section 1: there are five function buttons: configuration (chapter 7.3), search (chapter 7.4), alarm (chapter 7.5), about (chapter 7.6), log out (chapter 7.7).  Section 2: there are channel number and three function buttons: start dialog and local play, refresh.
  • Page 81 In section 2, left click the channel name you want to view, you can see the corresponding video in current window. On the top left corner, you can view device IP, channel number, network monitor bit stream. Figure 7-7 On the top right corer, there are six unction buttons. See Figure 7-8. 3 4 5 Figure 7-8 ...

  • Page 82: Ptz

    Refresh You can use button to refresh camera list. Start Dialogue You can click this button to enable audio talk. Local Play Click local play button, system pops up the following interface for you to select local play file. See Figure 7-10.
  • Page 83 3D Intelligent Positioning You can click this icon to display or hide the PTZ control platform. Figure 7-11 7.2.2.1 Direction key and 3D positioning key In Figure 7-10, there are eight direction keys. In the middle of the eight direction keys, there is a 3D intelligent positioning key. Click 3D intelligent positioning key, system goes back to the single screen mode.
  • Page 84 Figure 7-12 7.2.2.4 Auto Scan In Figure 7-12, move the camera to you desired location and then click left limit button. Then move the camera again and then click right limit button to set a right limit. 7.2.2.5 Pattern In Figure 7-12, you can input pattern value and then click start record button to begin PTZ movement.

  • Page 85: Color

    Figure 7-13 7.2.3 Color Click color button in section 3, the interface is shown as Figure 7-14. Here you can select one channel and then adjust its brightness, contrast, hue and saturation. (Current channel border becomes green). Or you can click default button to use system default setup. Figure 7-14 7.2.4 Picture Path and Record Path Click more button in Figure 7-14, you can see an interface is shown as in Figure 7-15.

  • Page 86: Configure

    Figure 7-16 Click record path button, you can see an interface is shown as in Figure 7-17. Please click choose button to modify path. Figure 7-17 Click reboot button, system pops up the following dialogue box. See Figure 7-18, Please click OK to reboot. Figure 7-18 7.3 Configure 7.3.1 System Information...
  • Page 87 Figure 7-19 7.3.1.2 HDD information Here you can view local storage status and network status including, free capacity and total capacity. See Figure 7-20. Figure 7-20 7.3.1.3 Log Here you can view system log. See Figure 7-21.

  • Page 88: System Configuration

    Figure 7-21 Click backup button, the interface is shown as in Figure 7-22. Figure 7-22 Please refer to the following sheet for log parameter information. Parameter Function Log types include: system operation, configuration operation, data Type management, alarm event, record operation, user management, log clear and file operation.
  • Page 89 Figure 7-23 Figure 7-24 Figure 7-25 Please refer to the following sheet for detailed information. Parameter Function Here is for you to modify system time. Please click Save button after System your completed modification Time Sync PC You can click this button to save the system time as your PC current time.
  • Page 90 Here you can select data format from the dropdown list. Data Format Please select separator such as – or /. Data Separator There are two options: 24-H and 12-H. Time Format Here you can set day night save time begin time and end time. See Figure 7-24 and Figure 7-25.
  • Page 91 Figure 7-27 Please refer to the following sheet for detailed information. Parameter Function Here is for you to select a monitor channel. Channel Here is to display current channel name. You can modify it. Channel Name Compression H.264 Main Stream It includes main stream, motion stream and alarm stream.
  • Page 92 Parameter Function Recommended Recommended bit rate value according to the resolution and frame rate you have set. Color Setting Here you can set video brightness, contrast ness, hue, saturation and gain. The value ranges from 0 to 100.Default value is 50. See Figure 7-27.
  • Page 93 Figure 7-29 Figure 7-30 Please refer to the following sheet for detailed information. Parameter Function Please select a channel first. Channel Pre-record Please input pre-record value here. System can record the three to five seconds video before activating the record operation into the file. (Depends on data size).
  • Page 94 Parameter Function Setup In Figure 7-29, click set button, you can go to the corresponding  setup interface. Please set schedule period and then select corresponding record  or snapshot type: schedule/snapshot, motion detection/snapshot, and alarm/snapshot.  Please select date (Current setup applies to current day by default. You can draw a circle before the week to apply the setup to the whole week.) ...
  • Page 95 Parameter Function Network keyboard: COM control protocol. You can use network keyboard to control DVR via COM. The value ranges from 5 to 8. Data Bit There are three options: 1/1.5/2. Stop Bit Baud Bit You can select corresponding baud bit here. There are four options: none/odd /mark/space.
  • Page 96 Parameter Function Max Connection Network user max amount. The value ranges from 0 to 10. O means there is no user can access current device. Remote Multiple  Set MULCAST address and port. Host cast Enable MULCAST function.  group PPPOE Input the PPPoE user name and password you get from the ...
  • Page 97 Parameter Function Input email subject here. Subject Input receiver email address here. Max input three addresses. Address DDNS The DDNS interface is shown as in Figure 7-34. Figure 7-34 Please refer to the following sheet for detailed information. Parameter Function Server Type You can select DDNS protocol from the dropdown list and then enable DDNS function.
  • Page 98 Figure 7-35 Please refer to the following sheet for detailed information. Parameter Function Please select network storage protocol and then enable NAS enable NAS function. Server IP Input remote storage server IP address. Input Remote storage server port number. Port Log in user account.
  • Page 99 Figure 7-36 Alarm Centre Alarm centre interface is shown as below. Figure 7-37 7.3.2.6 Alarm Alarm setup interface is shown as in Figure 7-38.
  • Page 100 Figure 7-38 Figure 7-39 Please refer to the following sheet for detailed information. Parameter Function Event It includes local alarm/network alarm. Type Local alarm: Device detects alarm from input port. Network: Device detects alarm from network. Alarm in Select corresponding alarm channel. Enable You need to draw a circle here so that system can detect the alarm signal.
  • Page 101 Parameter Function Period Alarm record function becomes activated in the specified periods. There are six periods in one day. Please draw a circle to enable corresponding period. Select date. If you do not select, current setup applies to today only. You can select all week column to apply to the whole week.
  • Page 102 Figure 7-40 Figure 7-41 Please refer to the following sheet for detailed information. Parameter Function Event There are three types: Motion detection/video loss/Camera Masking. Type Channel Select channel name from the dropdown list.
  • Page 103 Parameter Function Enable You need to draw a circle to enable motion detection function. There are six levels. The sixth level has the highest sensitivity. Sensitivity Region There are six levels. The sixth level has the highest sensitivity.  Region: If you select motion detection type, you can click this button ...
  • Page 104 Parameter Function Refresh Click this button to get device latest configuration information. 7.3.2.8 PTZ PTZ interface is shown as in Figure 7-42 Please note, before operation please make sure you have set speed dome address. And DVR and speed dome connection is OK. Figure 7-42 Please refer to the following sheet for detailed information.

  • Page 105: Advanced

    7.3.2.9 Default & Backup Default: Restore factory default setup. You can select corresponding items. Backup: Export current configuration to local PC or import configuration from current PC. Please refer to Figure 7-43. Please note system can not restore some information such as network IP address. Figure 7-43 Please refer to the following sheet for detailed information.
  • Page 106 Figure 7-44 Please refer to the following sheet for detailed information. Parameter Function Format Clear data in the disk. Read/write Set current SD card as read/write Read only Set current card as read. Recover Recover dada after error occurs. Please note system needs to reboot to activate current setup. 7.3.3.2 Alarm I/O Here you can search alarm output status.
  • Page 107 Figure 7-45 Please refer to the following sheet for detailed information. Parameter Function Alarm output There are three output channels(Multiple choices). Activate Enable/disable alarm output device. Search alarm output status. Refresh 7.3.3.3 Record Record control interface is shown as in Figure 7-46.
  • Page 108 Figure 7-46 Please refer to the following sheet for detailed information. Parameter Function System enables auto record function as you set in record schedule Auto setup. Enable corresponding channel to record no matter what period Manual applied in the record setup. Stop current channel record no matter what period applied in the Stop record setup.
  • Page 109 Figure 7-48 7.3.3.6 Snapshot Snapshot interface is shown as in Figure 7-49. Figure 7-49 Please refer to the following sheet for detailed information. Parameter Function Channel It is the monitor channel. There are two modes: Timing and activation. Snapshot mode...
  • Page 110 Frame rate You can select from the dropdown list. The value ranges from 1f/s to 7f/s. You can select from the dropdown list. Resolution For 16 series DVR: Channel 1 and channel 9 support D1/CIF/QCIF. Channel 2 to channel 8, channel 10 to channel 16 supports CIF/QCIF.

  • Page 111: Additional Function

    Parameter Function Show System can display alarm information in local DVR screen. message 7.3.4 Additional Function 7.3.4.1 DNS Here you can set server or local operator DNS address. See Figure 7-51. Figure 7-51 7.4 Search Click search button, you can see an interface is shown as in Figure 7-52. Please select record playback mode, and then select start time, end time and channel.
  • Page 112 Figure 7-52 Select the file(s) you want to download and then click download button, system pops up a dialogue box shown as in Figure 7-53 , then you can specify file name and path to download the file(s) to your local pc. Figure 7-53 Now you can see system begins download and the download button becomes stop button.
  • Page 113 Figure 7-54 When download completed, you can see a dialogue box shown as in Figure 7-54. Please click OK to exit. Figure 7-55 Please refer to the following sheet for detailed information. Type Parameter Function Type Record Search general record, alarm record and motion detection record.
  • Page 114 Type Parameter Function Download Download by file: Select the file(s) and then click type download button. Download by time: Download the recorded file(s) within your specified period. Download Select the file you need (multiple choices) and then click download button, you can see system pops up a dialogue box.

  • Page 115: Alarm

    Figure 7-56 7.5 Alarm Click alarm function, you can see an interface is shown as in Figure 7-57. Here you can set device alarm type and alarm sound setup. Figure 7-57 Please refer to the following sheet for detailed information. Type Parameter Function...

  • Page 116: About

    7.6 About Click about button, you can view current web client information. See Figure 7-58. Figure 7-58 7.7 Log out Click log out button, system goes back to log in interface. See Figure 7-59. You need to input user name and password to login again. Figure 7-59 7.8 Un-install Web Control You can use web un-install tool “uninstall web.bat”...

  • Page 117: Professional Surveillance System

    8 Professional Surveillance System Besides Web, you can use our Professional Surveillance Software (PSS) to login the device. For detailed information, please refer to PSS user’s manual.

  • Page 118: Faq

    9 FAQ 1. DVR can not boot up properly. There are following possibilities:  Input power is not correct.  Power connection is not correct.  Power switch button is damaged.  Program upgrade is wrong.  HDD malfunction or something wrong with HDD ribbon. ...
  • Page 119  DVR color or brightness setup is not correct. 6. Can not search local records. There are following possibilities:  HDD ribbon is damaged.  HDD is broken.  Upgraded program is not compatible.  The recorded file has been overwritten. ...
  • Page 120  PTZ decoder and DVR address is not compatible.  When there are several decoders, please add 120 Ohm between the PTZ decoder A/B cables furthest end to delete the reverberation or impedance matching. Otherwise the PTZ control is not stable. ...
  • Page 121  System uses too much CPU resources. Please stop record first and then begin backup.  Data amount exceeds backup device capacity. It may result in burner error.  Backup device is not compatible.  Backup device is damaged. 17. Keyboard can not control DVR. There are following possibilities: ...
  • Page 122  There is no DivX503Bundle.exe control when you play the file transformed to AVI via media player.  No DivX503Bundle.exe or ffdshow-2004 1012 .exe in Windows XP OS. 23. Forget local menu operation password or network password Please contact your local service engineer or our sales person for help. We can guide you to solve this problem.

  • Page 123: Appendix A Hdd Capacity Calculation

    Appendix A HDD Capacity Calculation Calculate total capacity needed by each DVR according to video recording (video recording type and video file storage time). Step 1: According to Formula (1) to calculate storage capacity that is the capacity of each channel needed for each hour, unit Mbyte.

  • Page 124: Appendix B Compatible Usb Drive List

    Appendix B Compatible USB Drive List NOTE: Please upgrade the DVR firmware to latest version to ensure the accuracy of the table below. If you use the USB drive, please confirm the format FAT or FAT32. Manufacturer Model Capacity Sandisk Cruzer Micro 512M Sandisk...

  • Page 125: Appendix C Compatible Cd/Dvd Burner List

    Appendix C Compatible CD/DVD Burner List NOTE: Please upgrade the DVR firmware to latest version to ensure the accuracy of the table below. And you can use the USB cable with the model recommended to set USB burner. Manufacturer Model Port Mode Type Sony...

  • Page 126: Appendix D Compatible Sata Hdd List

    Appendix D Compatible SATA HDD List NOTE: Please upgrade the DVR firmware to latest version to ensure the accuracy of the table below. And SATA HDD should be used for the DVR with SATA port. Port Manufacturer Series Model Capacity Mode Seagate Barracuda.10...

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