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Swann NVR-7072 Instruction Manual

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  • Page 1 720p High Definition Network Video Recorder NVR-7072/7082 models INSTRUCTION MANUAL...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Before You Begin Contents FCC Verification DEFAULT PASSWORD INFORMATION System: General Introduction System: User Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply To ensure your privacy, this NVR supports password Before You Begin  System: System Information with the limits for Class B digital device, pursuant to part protection.

  • Page 3: Introduction

    INTRODUCTION Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of Swann’s latest network video recording security system with 720p high definition live viewing and playback in real-time. Let’s take a moment to talk about some of the features this NVR offers, and how to get the most out of them.

  • Page 4: Basic Setup

    BASIC SETUP Installation Guidelines • Do not expose the NVR to moisture. Water is the arch- will void your warranty, as well as pose a great risk of fire enemy of electrical components and also poses a high or electrical shock. risk of electric shock.

  • Page 5: Nvr Rear Panel

    Network Camera ports so that each camera will not require a separate power adapter. To Power Splitter / Power Ethernet plug Adapter (NVR-7072 only) The camera’s Reset Power Plug (NVR-7072 only) Button. It enables you to reset the camera’s...

  • Page 6: Connecting Additional Devices

    BASIC SETUP BASIC SETUP Connecting Additional Devices Controlling the NVR Starting the NVR for the first time When you first boot the NVR, it will automatically start the Setup Wizard which will guide you through the various setup options available. The USB Mouse The easiest way to operate the NVR is to use the included USB optical mouse - we put together the look and feel of the menu system specifically for mouse-friendly navigation.

  • Page 7: Setup Wizard: General

    BASIC SETUP BASIC SETUP Setup Wizard: General Setup Wizard: Camera & Email Camera The Setup Wizard will run automatically the first time you start the NVR. The wizard will guide you through all the settings you need to get your NVR up and working, specifically: Here you can see a list of cameras that are •...

  • Page 8: Setup Wizard: System Time

    BASIC SETUP BASIC SETUP Setup Wizard: Account Configuration Setup Wizard: System Time Account Configuration Here you can change the default password of the Admin account. For on-going protection against unauthorized access, we strongly suggest setting a new password for your Admin account.

  • Page 9: Setting Your Smartphone Or Tablet

    BASIC SETUP BASIC SETUP Setting up your PC Setting up your Smartphone or Tablet Have a Smartphone or Tablet? SwannView Link Software Then head to the respective Apple App Store or Google Play, download the SwannView Link app (or SwannView Link HD Your NVR comes with powerful remote access and interface tablets) for free and turn your iOS or Android device into a monitoring centre for your NVR.

  • Page 10: Basic Nvr Operation

    BASIC SETUP BASIC SETUP Setting up your PC Basic NVR Operation Logging on to SwannView Link Using the Live View Screen • To connect from your PC to your NVR, make sure your NVR is on and all connections are ok. Live View is the default mode for the NVR.

  • Page 11: Advanced Configuration

    BASIC SETUP Live View Monitoring Menu Bar • To open, right click with the mouse on the live view screen. Chapter Menu: Opens the main menu. Single Camera View: Shows images from one camera in full-screen. Four-Camera (2 x 2) View: Divides the screen into four viewing windows, each showing images from one camera. Next Camera(s): Cycles the cameras displayed in viewing mode.

  • Page 12: Ip Channel

    ADVANCED CONFIGURATION ADVANCED CONFIGURATION Advanced Configuration IP Channel Quick Reference If you’re reading this page, it means that either: The IP Channel menu enables you to view specific information • You’ve got the NVR set up, but it’s standard recording about cameras that are currently connected to your NVR such Some of the more common reasons to have a look in the program isn’t for you.

  • Page 13: Display: Camera

    ADVANCED CONFIGURATION ADVANCED CONFIGURATION Display: Camera Display: Output The Display: Camera menu is where you can make adjustments The Display: Output menu is where to how the NVR displays the feed coming from your cameras. you can control how the NVR is going You can adjust aspects of each channel/camera, such as: to deliver an image to your television, •...

  • Page 14: Recording: Encode

    ADVANCED CONFIGURATION ADVANCED CONFIGURATION Recording: Encode Recording: Option The Recording: Encode menu allows you to alter and customize how the NVR records footage and “encodes” the files. “Encoding” is a term which refers to the compression algorithm (a fancy computer term for “make the file smaller while retaining visual quality”) used by the NVR.

  • Page 15: Recording: Schedule

    ADVANCED CONFIGURATION ADVANCED CONFIGURATION Recording: Schedule Search: Playback To initiate playback: This example image shows some of the NVR’s recording modes. • Select the channel you’d like to playback. If the NVR was started with this Note: To provide the highest quality video the shedule, the selected channel (in NVR can only playback 1 channel at a time.

  • Page 16: Search: The Playback Interface

    ADVANCED CONFIGURATION ADVANCED CONFIGURATION Search: The Playback Interface Specific Incident Backup Copy Say you’ve got an hour of video recorded as a single pack, and Cut: Marks the Start Point and End Point for a specific incident the interesting bit is from 33:12 to 33:26. We’re sure you don’t backup.

  • Page 17: Search: Event / Log Search

    ADVANCED CONFIGURATION ADVANCED CONFIGURATION Search: Backup Network: General While the backup process is executed, the NVR will display a pair of progress meters. The top one indicates the progress of the current video event, the lower one shows the overall progress. To end the backup process before it’s complete, choose Cancel.

  • Page 18: Network: Advanced: Ddns

    ADVANCED CONFIGURATION ADVANCED CONFIGURATION Network: Advanced Network: Advanced: DDNS Static and Dynamic IP Addresses In much the same way as your home network can use static or dynamic IP addresses, many Internet providers don’t issue (or charge more for) a static IP address for users.

  • Page 19: Network: Advanced: Email Settings

    ADVANCED CONFIGURATION ADVANCED CONFIGURATION Network: Advanced: Email Settings Network: Advanced: IP Filter If you want the NVR to occasionally drop you a line, share news, tell you about its day and - more importantly - tell you what’s going on around your home or business as it happens, then you can configure it to automatically send email alerts as events happen.

  • Page 20: Alarm: Motion

    ADVANCED CONFIGURATION ADVANCED CONFIGURATION Alarm: Motion Alarm: Motion Detection Configuration To set the MOTION DETECTION AREA Sensitivity: The Sensitivity setting is controlled by a slider, If you’re planning to use Motion Detection as allowing you to set a value between 0 and 50. The lower the the primary (or sole) recording mode for the number, the more sensitive the motion detection will be.

  • Page 21: Alarm: Motion Detection Notes

    ADVANCED CONFIGURATION ADVANCED CONFIGURATION Alarm: Motion Detection Notes Alarm: Motion Detection - Action Motion Detection Recording Setup Audio Warning: The NVR will use its internal buzzer • Always consider what’s really important. to emit an alarm tone. It sounds like an old computer Which is the bigger problem - a dozen false triggers per day, or indicating an error, or a large truck backing up.

  • Page 22: Alarm: Exception

    ADVANCED CONFIGURATION ADVANCED CONFIGURATION Device: HDD Alarm: Exception Init.: Initializes the hard drive. You’ll only need to do this for drives once, assuming that it’s not already initialized. If the Mount column reads “No” then choose Init. to initialize the drive. Label: A quick way of differentiating between hard drives.

  • Page 23: System: General

    ADVANCED CONFIGURATION ADVANCED CONFIGURATION System: General System: User The System: User menu is where you can define The System: General menu contains and configure the different levels of access various many of the settings you’ll need to users have to the NVR. configure to get the most out of your We suggest that at minimum the admin account be NVR system.

  • Page 24: System: System Information

    ADVANCED CONFIGURATION ADVANCED CONFIGURATION System: System Information System: Maintenance To maintain the operational integrity of the NVR, it is suggested that it be rebooted periodically. In much the same way that a computer can become unstable if left on for an extremely long time, the NVR can become unstable. It is strongly suggested that If you’re looking at the System Information screen, you’ve probably been directed to do so by Swann Technical Support.

  • Page 25: Reference

    REFERENCE SwannView Link: Interface Preview / Playback / Setup Image Controls Channel List Chapter Main Viewing Area Playback and Viewing Modes Backup Links & Volume Control Reference Preview: The default live-view screen of SwannView Link. Viewing Modes: Choose between single camera viewing, four channels at once (2 x 2) or all eight channels at once (3 x 3).

  • Page 26: Swannview Link: Local Settings

    REFERENCE REFERENCE SwannView Link: Local Settings SwannView Link: Device Settings Display: Channel Settings Channel Name (Check Box): Whether the channel’s name will be displayed on screen or not. Channel Name: The title you’d like to give that camera. Record Data: Whether the overlays (Channel Name, Date and so on) will be recorded onto the video with your images.
  • Page 27 REFERENCE REFERENCE SwannView Link: Device Settings SwannView Link: Device Settings Network: General Alarm: Motion Detection Be careful adjusting settings here - if the NVR can’t access the Channel: The channel you’re configuring the motion detection network anymore, you won’t be able to configure it remotely! settings for.

  • Page 28: Troubleshooting

    REFERENCE REFERENCE SwannView Link: Settings Troubleshooting Q: The images from my cameras are black & white, flickering a volunteer to play the part of intruder and experimenting. Device: HDD and/or totally blank. What’s up? Some cameras are just more “touchy” than others, some Operates in the same way as the HDD management menu in the lighting conditions are harder to get the settings “right”...

  • Page 29: Addendum: Third Party Hardware

    REFERENCE REFERENCE Addendum: Third Party Hardware Warranty Information Assigning the IP Address information Australia United Kingdom Due to it’s nature as a networked device, the NVR is often required to operate with third party hardware. We do to the NVR. Swann Communications Swann Communications LTD.
  • Page 30 Helpdesk / Technical Support Details Swann Technical Support All Countries E-mail: tech@swann.com Telephone Helpdesk USA Toll Free 1-800-627-2799 USA Exchange & Repairs 1-800-627-2799 (Option 1) (M-F, 9am-5pm US PT) AUSTRALIA 1300 138 324 NEW ZEALAND Toll Free 0800 479 266 0203 027 0979 M48_7082_7072_1113E ©...

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