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  • Page 1 w w w . p r o t e x i t a l i a . i t Standalone DVR User’s Manual PRX-MG04x PRX-MG08x PRX-MG16x...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents 1 1 1 1 FEATURES AND SPECIFI FEATURES AND SPECIFICATIONS CATIONS..............10 FEATURES AND SPECIFI FEATURES AND SPECIFI CATIONS CATIONS Features ..............................10 Features Features Features Specifications Specifications ............................10 Specifications Specifications 2 2 2 2 OVERVIEW AND CONTROL OVERVIEW AND CONTROL OVERVIEW AND CONTROL OVERVIEW AND CONTROLS S S S .................
  • Page 3 Desktop and Rack Mounting Desktop and Rack Mounting Desktop and Rack Mounting Desktop and Rack Mounting......................23 3.4.1 Desktop Mounting ........................... 23 3.4.2 Rack Mounting ..........................23 Connecting Power Supply Connecting Power Supply Connecting Power Supply Connecting Power Supply ........................23 Connecting Video Input and Output Devices Connecting Video Input and Output Devices Connecting Video Input and Output Devices...
  • Page 4 Search & Playback ..........................35 Search & Playback Search & Playback Search & Playback 4.3.1 Search Menu ........................... 35 4.3.2 Basic Operation..........................36 4.3.3 Calendar............................38 Record Setup (Schedule) Record Setup (Schedule) ........................38 Record Setup (Schedule) Record Setup (Schedule) 4.4.1 Schedule Menu ............................
  • Page 5 5 5 5 5 UNDERSTANDING OF MENU OPERATIONS AND CON UNDERSTANDING OF MEN U OPERATIONS AND CONTROLS TROLS ....55 UNDERSTANDING OF MEN UNDERSTANDING OF MEN U OPERATIONS AND CON U OPERATIONS AND CON TROLS TROLS Menu Tree Menu Tree Menu Tree Menu Tree ............................
  • Page 6 6 6 6 6 ABOUT AUXILIARY MENU ................85 ABOUT AUXILIARY MENU ABOUT AUXILIARY MENU ABOUT AUXILIARY MENU 6 6 6 6 .1 .1 .1 .1 Go to Pan/Tilt/Zoom Menu Go to Pan/Tilt/Zoom Menu Go to Pan/Tilt/Zoom Menu Go to Pan/Tilt/Zoom Menu ......................... 85 6.1.1 3D Intelligent Positioning Key .......................
  • Page 7 Log out Log out Log out Log out ..............................124 Un- - - - install Web Control install Web Control install Web Control install Web Control........................124 8 8 8 8 ENTERPRISE PROFESSIO ENTERPRISE PROFESSIONAL SURVEILLANCE SYS ENTERPRISE PROFESSIO ENTERPRISE PROFESSIO NAL SURVEILLANCE SYS NAL SURVEILLANCE SYS NAL SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM...
  • 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. Before installation and operation please read the following safeguards and warnings carefully!

  • Page 9: Important Safeguards And Warnings

    Important Safeguards and Warnings 1． ． ． ． Electrical safety All installation and operation here should conform to local electrical safety codes. We assume no liability or responsibility for all the fires or electrical shock caused by improper handling or installation. 2．...

  • Page 10: Features And Specifi Features And Specifications Features And Specifi Cations

    1 1 1 1 F F F F EATURES AND SPECIFICATIONS EATURES AND SPECIFICATIONS EATURES AND SPECIFICATIONS EATURES AND SPECIFICATIONS 1.1 Feature Feature Features s s s Feature This series DVR has the following features: H.264 compression algorithm ideal for standalone DVR Real-time live display up to 16 cameras, 400/480 fps recording for CIF, 2CIF&...
  • Page 11 Video Video Input 4/8/16 Channel, BNC, 1.0Vp-p, 75Ω, looping(optional), Video Output 2-channel TV output BNC, 1.0Vp- p, 75 ,1 VGA output, matrix output(optional) Video Standards PAL（625Line，50f/s），NTSC（525Line，60f/s） Video Compression H.264 Video Resolution Format NTSC D1(4CIF) 704 * 480 704 * 576 2CIF 704 *240 704 * 288...
  • Page 12 Hard Disk Hard Disk 8 SATA ports, 8 HDDs supported. Audio ：14.4MB/H Video ：56～700MB/H Space Occupation HDD Management Hard disk hibernation technology, HDD faulty alarm & Raid (Redundancy) Record, Playback & Backup Recording Mode Manual, continuous, video detection (including motion detection, camera masking, video loss), Alarm Recording Priority Manual >Alarm >Video Detection >Continuous.
  • Page 13 Note: Comparisons Model Audio Input Loop Output Matrix Output Bidirectional Talk Input PRX-MG04H 4 channel 4 channel 1 channel 1 channel PRX-MG08H 4 channel 8 channel 1 channel 1 channel PRX-MG16H 4 channel 16 channel 1 channel 1 channel PRX-MG16L 16 channel 4 channel...

  • Page 14: Overview And Controls S S S

    2 2 2 2 Overview and Controls Overview and Controls Overview and Controls 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 Front Panel Front Panel...
  • Page 15 Slow play Multiple slow play speeds or normal playback Fast play Various fast speeds and normal playback. In playback mode, playback the previous video Play previous In menu setup, go to upper ward of the dropdown list. In normal playback or pause mode, click this button to reverse ⊳...

  • Page 16: Rear Panel

    In real-time monitor mode it works as left/right direction key. Shuttle(outer ring) Playback mode, counter clockwise to forward and clock wise to backward Up/down direction key. Playback mode, turn the inner dial to realized frame by frame playback. Jog(inner dial) (only applies to some version.) Power button POWER...

  • Page 17: Remote Control

    Figure 2-3 2.3 Remote Control Remote Control Remote Control Remote Control The remote control interface is shown as in Figure 2-.

  • Page 18: Mouse Control

    Figure 2-4 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 2.4 Mouse Control Mouse Control Mouse Control Mouse Control Left click System pops up password input dialogue box if you have not logged in.
  • Page 19 In input box, you can select input methods. Left click the corresponding button on the panel you can input numeral/English character (small/capitalized). Here ← stands for backspace button. ＿ stands for space button. In English input mode: _stands for input a backspace icon and ← stands for deleting the previous character.

  • Page 20: Virtual Keyboard & Front Panel

    Press In numeral input box: Increase or decrease numeral value. middle Switch the items in the check box. button Page up or page down Move Select current control or move control mouse Drag mouse Select motion detection zone Select privacy mask zone. 2.5 Virtual Keyboard &...

  • Page 21: Installation And Con Installation And Connections Nections

    3 3 3 3 Installation and Connections Installation and Connections Installation and Connections Installation and Connections Note: All the installation and operations here should conform to your local electric safety rules. 3.1 Check Unpacked DVR Check Unpacked DVR Check Unpacked DVR Check Unpacked DVR When you receive the DVR from the shipping agency, please check whether there is any visible damage to the DVR appearance.

  • Page 22: Cd/Dvd Burner Installation

    3. Dismantle the upper HDD bracket. 4. Install the HDD. Note the HDD is placed upside down. Please make sure bracket is in correct position. If the HDD amount is less than four, you do not need to install the HDD bracket. Screw the two bracket parts together.

  • Page 23: Desktop And Rack Mounting

    3.4 D D D D esktop and Rack esktop and Rack esktop and Rack esktop and Rack M M M Mounting ounting ounting ounting 3.4.1 Desktop Mounting To prevent surface damage, please make sure that the rubber feet are securely installed on the four corners of the bottom of the unit.

  • Page 24: Connecting Video Output

    Figure 3-1 3.6.2 Connecting Video Output This section provides information about physically connecting video display devices to the DVR. See Figure 3-2. If you connect the DVR with a TV monitor or VGA monitor, the DVR can automatically detects the monitor type. And without any output device, by default, the DVR is configured to use a TV monitor.

  • Page 25: Audio Input/One Audio Output

    For the 25-pin or 37-pin interface, different models include different functions. For example, PRX-MG16H has 4 audio inputs, 1 audio output, I bidirectional audio input. See Figure 3-3. Figure 3-3 3.7.1 Audio Input/One Audio Output PRX-MG16H has 16 looping video inputs, 1 matrix video outputs, 4 audio inputs, I bidirectional audio input, 1 audio output.

  • Page 26: Matrix Video Output

    Please note you need to use a BNC installation tool to connect coaxial cables to the rear panel. 2. Connect the other end of the coaxial cable to the analog device. 3.7.3 Matrix Video Output Use video matrix output connector during installation to display video sequentially from each video input.

  • Page 27: Alarm Output

    Figure 3-6 3.7.6 Alarm Output Do not connect alarm output port directly with high power load (no more than 1 A) in case of heavy current. You can use the co-contactor to realize the connection between the alarm output port and the load.

  • Page 28: Relay Output Description

    such as PTZ. This should input an external power input. +12（C） 4/8/16-ch grounding alarm inputs. (Normal open or Normal close type) Please parallel connect COM end and GND end of the alarm detector (Provide external power to the alarm detector). Please parallel connect the Ground of the DVR and the ground of the alarm detector.

  • Page 29: Rs232

    Please refer to Figure 3-10 for alarm output module information. Figure 3-10 Relay Specification JRC-27F Model: Silver Material of the touch Rating Rated switch capacity 30VDC 2A, 125VAC 1A （resistance Maximum switch power 125VA 160W load） Maximum switch voltage 250VAC, 220VDC Maximum switch currency Insulation between touches with...

  • Page 30: Rs485

    The series DVR also support NKB operation. You can operate the DVR from the keyboard controls instead of using the control pad on the front panel of the unit. To connect a NKB keyboard to the DVR: 1. Assemble the KBD keyboard according to the instructions in its accompanying installation manual.

  • Page 31: Overview Of Navigati Overview Of Navigation And Controls Overview Of Navigati On And Controls On And Controls

    4 4 4 4 Overview of Navigation and Controls Overview of Navigation and Controls Overview of Navigation and Controls Overview of Navigation and Controls Before operation, please make sure you have properly installed HDDs and all the cable connections. 4.1 Login, Logout & Main Menu Login, Logout &...

  • Page 32: 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 33: Live Viewing

    4.2.1 Live Viewing When you login, the system is in live viewing mode. You can see system date, time and channel name. If you want to change system date and time, you can refer to general settings (Main Menu->Setting->General). If you want to modify the channel name, please refer to the display settings (Main Menu->Setting- >Display) 1 1 1 1...
  • Page 34 Figure 4-6 4.2.2.4 Enable all channel recording Highlight ○ below All, you can enable all channel recording. All channel schedule record Please highlight “ALL” after “Schedule”. See Figure 4-7. When system is in schedule recording, all channels will record as you have previously set (Main menu->Setting->Schedule).

  • Page 35: Search & Playback

    Figure 4-9 4.3 Search Search Search & Playback Search & Playback & Playback & Playback 4.3.1 Search Menu There are two ways for you to go to search menu. Click Pause/Play button in the remote control. Click search in the main menu. Search interface is shown as below.

  • Page 36: Basic Operation

    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 Next file Previous channel Search Backup These series DVRs support 2-channel simultaneous playback. 4.3.2 Basic Operation 4.3.2.1 Playback There are various search modes: video type, channel number or time.
  • Page 37 Slow play button ► In playback mode, click this button to (Or you can turn switch between various slow play the outer ring modes such as slow play 1 or slow counter clockwise.) play 2. In slow playback mode, click this 3、Play/Pause►...

  • Page 38: Calendar

    4.3.3 Calendar Click calendar icon in Figure 4-10, system pops up calendar for your reference. Highlighted date means that there are record files in that day. You can click blue date to view file list. In Figure 4-11, there are video files in March 13th and 14th. Double click the date to view file list.
  • Page 39 Channel: Please select the channel number first. You can select “all” if you want to set for the whole channels. Week day: There are eight options: ranges from Saturday to Sunday and all. Redundancy: System supports redundancy backup function. You can highlight Redundancy button to activate this function.

  • Page 40: Detect Detect

    Figure 4-13 Playback or search in the redundant disk. There are two ways for you to playback or search in the redundant disk. Set redundant disk(s) as read-only disk or read-write disk (Main menu- >Advanced->HDD management). See Figure 4-13.System needs to reboot to get setup activated.
  • Page 41 PTZ activation: Here you can set PTZ movement when alarm occurs. Such as go to preset, tour &pattern when there is an alarm. Click “select” button, you can see an interface is shown as in Figure 4-16. Period: Click set button, you can see an interface is shown as in Figure 4-17. Here you can set for business day and non-business day.
  • Page 42 Figure 4-15 Figure 4-16 Figure 4-17...

  • Page 43: Video Loss

    Figure 4-18 4.5.3 Video Loss In Figure 4-14, select video loss from the type list. You can see the interface is shown as in Figure 4-19.This function allows you to be informed when video loss phenomenon occurred. You can enable alarm output channel and then enable show message function.

  • Page 44: Camera Masking

    Figure 4-19 4.5.4 Camera Masking When someone viciously masks lens, the system can alert you to guarantee video continuity. Camera masking interface is shown as in Figure 4-20. Channel: select the channel you want to enable camera mask detection function. Event type: please select camera mask detect from the dropdown list.

  • Page 45: Alarm Setup And Alarm Activation

    Figure 4-20 4.6 A A A A larm Setup and Alarm Activation larm Setup and Alarm Activation larm Setup and Alarm Activation larm Setup and Alarm Activation Before operation, please make sure you have properly connected alarm devices such as buzzer. 4.6.1 Go to alarm setup interface In the main menu, from Setting to Alarm, you can see alarm setup interface.
  • Page 46 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. Tour: Here you can enable tour function when alarm occurs. It is a one-window tour: Please go to chapter 5.3.9 Display for tour interval setup.

  • Page 47: Backup

    Figure 4-23 Figure 4-24 4.7 Backup Backup Backup 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. 4.7.1 Detect Device Click backup button, you can see an interface is shown as in Figure 4-25.

  • Page 48: Backup

    4.7.1 Backup Select backup device and then 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 4-26. system only backup files with a √ before channel name. You can use Fn or cancel button to delete √...

  • Page 49: Ptz Control And Color Setup

    For CD/DVD burner device, the stop function becomes activated immediately and there is no data in the burner. For USB device, system can backup the data before you click stop button. For example, if there is a file of 10 minutes, when you click stop after five minutes backup, system only save the previous 5-minute data in the device.
  • Page 50 Figure 4-28 After 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 4-29. Figure 4-29 Click Pan/Tilt/Zoom, the interface is shown as below.

  • Page 51: Intelligent Positioning Key

    Figure 4-30 In Figure 4-30, please click direction arrows (See Figure 4-31) to adjust PTZ position. There are total 8 direction arrows. Figure 4-31 4.8.3 3D Intelligent Positioning Key In the middle of the eight direction arrows, there is a 3D intelligent positioning key. See Figure 4-32.

  • Page 52: 1Preset Setup

    Figure 4-33 In Figure 4-30, click page switch button, the interface is shown as in Figure 4-34. Here you can activate the following functions: Preset Tour Pattern Auto scan Auto pan Flip Reset Page switch Figure 4-34 Note: The following setups are usually operated in the Figure 4-30,Figure 4-33 and Figure 4-34 .

  • Page 53: Activate Preset

    Figure 4-35 4.9.2 Activate Preset In Figure 4-34, please input preset number in the No. blank, and click preset button. 4.9.3 Patrol setup (Tour Setup) In Figure 4-33, click patrol button. The interface is shown as in Figure 4-36.Input preset number and add this preset to a patrol (tour). For each patrol (tour), you can input max 80 presets.

  • Page 54: Activate Pattern Function

    4.9.6 Activate Pattern Function In Figure 4-34, input mode value in the No. blank, and click pattern button. 4.9.7 Auto Scan Setup In Figure 4-33, click border button. The interface is shown as in Figure 4-28. Please go to Figure 4-30, use direction arrows to select camera left limit Then please go to Figure 4-38 and click left limit button Repeat the above procedures to set right limit.

  • Page 55: Menu Tree

    5 5 5 5 Understanding of Understanding of Understanding of Understanding of Menu Menu Menu Operations and Controls Menu Operations and Controls Operations and Controls Operations and Controls 5.1 Menu Menu Menu T T T T ree Menu This series DVR menu tree is shown as below. 5.2 Main Main M M M M enu Main...

  • Page 56: Setting

    Figure 5-1 5.3 S S S S etting etting etting etting 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 Date format: there are three types: YYYYY-MM-DD: MM-DD-YYYYY or DD-MM- YYYY.
  • Page 57 Language: system supports various languages: Chinese (simplified), Chinese (Traditional), English, Italian, Japanese, French, Spanish (All languages listed here are optional. Slight difference maybe found in various series.) HDD full: Here is for you to select working mode when hard disk is full. There are two options: stop recording or rewrite.

  • Page 58: Encode

    Figure 5-5 5.3.2 Encode Encode setting includes the following items. See Figure 5-6. Please note some series do not support extra stream. Channel: Select the channel you want. Compression: system supports H.264. Or you can select from the dropdown list. Resolution: System supports various resolutions, you can select from the dropdown list.
  • Page 59 Bit rate: CBR Quality: 4 Frame rate: 25f/s Please highlight icon to select the corresponding function. Figure 5-6 Figure 5-7 Figure 5-8 For RG-S series, it supports various settings for channel, resolution and frame: Resolution：pixel PAL：QCIF=176×144; CIF＝352×288; HD1＝352×576; 2CIF=704×288; D1＝704×576; NTSC：QCIF=176×120;...

  • Page 60: Schedule

    D1＝704×480; We take 16-channel DVR as an example. There are four groups：1~4, 5~8, 9~12, 13~16. Please refer to the formula：resolution× frame rate The resources for one group are: PAL: D1×50 or NTSC: D1×60 D1×50(60)F/s=Half-D1×100(120)F/s=CIF×200(240)F/s You can arrange channel parameter within the specified limit. Please refer to the following list：...

  • Page 61: Network

    Parity: there are three choices: none/odd/even. After completing all the setups please click save button, system goes back to the previous menu. Figure 5-9 5.3.5 Network Here is for you to input network information. See Figure 5-10. IP address: Here you can input IP address. DHCP: It is auto search IP function.
  • Page 62 Figure 5-10 5.3.5.1 Advanced Setup Advanced setup interface is shown as in Figure 5-11. Please draw a circle to enable corresponding function and then double click current item to go to setup interface. Figure 5-11 5.3.5.2 IP Filter IP filter interface is shown as in Figure 5-12. You can add IP in the following list. The list supports max 64 IP addresses.
  • Page 63 Figure 5-12 5.3.5.3 Multiple Cast Setup Multiple-cast setup interface is shown as in Figure 5-13. Figure 5-13 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”...
  • Page 64 Like the single broadcast address of RFC1918 Can not be used in Internet transmission Used for multiple cast broadcast in limited space. Except the above mentioned addresses of special meaning, you can use other addresses. For example: Multiple cast IP: 235.8.8.36 Multiple cast PORT: 3666.
  • Page 65 American Mountain Time(M.T) GMT-7 American Central Time(C.T) GMT-6 American Eastern Time(E.T) GMT-5 Atlantic Time GMT-4 Brazil GMT-3 Middle Atlantic Time GMT-2 Figure 5-15 5.3.5.6 Email Setup Email setup interface is shown as in Figure 5-16. Here you can set email server information.
  • Page 66 Figure 5-17 5.3.5.8 Alarm Server You can set alarm in accordance with different alarm protocols. System can inform the alarm server when alarm occurs. See Figure 5-18. Figure 5-18 5.3.5.9 FTP You need to download or buy FTP service tool (such as Ser-U FTP SERVER) to establish FTP service.
  • Page 67 You can use a PC or FTP login tool to test setup is right or not. For example, you can login user ZHY to FTP://10.10.7.7 and then test it can modify or delete folder or not. See Figure 5-20. Figure 5-20 System also supports upload multiple DVRs to one FTP server.

  • Page 68: Alarm

    Figure 5-22 File length: upload file length. When setup is larger than the actual file length, system will upload the whole file. When setup here is smaller than the actual file length, system only uploads the set length and auto ignore the left section. When interval value is 0, system uploads all corresponding files.

  • Page 69: Display

    Figure 5-24 5.3.9 Display Display setup interface is shown as below. See Figure 5-25. Transparency: Here is for you to adjust transparency. The value ranges from 128 to 255. Channel name: Here is for you to modify channel name. Please note all your modification here only applies to DVR local end.
  • Page 70 Figure 5-25 In Figure 5-25, click modify button after channel. You can see an interface is shown as in Figure 5-26. 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. System max support 25-digital character.

  • Page 71: Default

    Figure 5-27 5.3.10 Default Click default icon, system pops up a dialogue box. You can highlight to restore default factory setup. See Figure 5-28. Select all General Encode Schedule RS232 Network Alarm Detect Pan/tilt/zoom Display Channel name Please highlight icon to select the corresponding function.

  • Page 72: Search

    Figure 5-28 5.4 Search Search Search Search Please refer to chapter 4.3 Search. 5.5 Advanced Advanced Advanced Advanced Double click advanced icon in the main window, the interface is shown as below. See Figure 5-29. There are total seven function keys: HDD management, alarm output, abnormity, manual record, account, auto maintain, and TV adjust.

  • Page 73: Abnormity

    Figure 5-30 Click alarm set button, the interface is shown as below. See Figure 5-31(This interface is just like the abnormity setup). Please highlight icon to select the corresponding function. You can enable one or more alarm setups. The lower limit ranges from 1% to 99%. Alarm channel number ranges from 1 to 6.

  • Page 74: Alarm Output

    Latch: here you can set corresponding delaying time. The value ranges from 10s- 300s. System automatically delays specified seconds in turning off alarm and activated output after external alarm cancelled. Show message: system can pop up the message in the local screen to alert you when alarm occurs.

  • Page 75: Auto Maintain

    Modify group Modify password. For account management please note: System account adopts two-level management: group and user. No limit to group or user amount. For group or user management, there are two levels: admin and user. The user name and group name can consist of eight bytes. One name can only be used once.

  • Page 76: Tv Adjust

    5.5.7 TV Adjust Here is for you to adjust TV output setup. See Figure 5-36. Please drag slide bar to adjust each item. After all the setups please click OK button, system goes back to the previous menu. Figure 5-36 5.5.8 Video Matrix (For RGH--S and RGL-S Series only) Some series DVR have the matrix and loop outputs.
  • Page 77 Figure 5-38 5.5.8.5 Matrix setup 5.5.8.5.1 Enter Video Matrix Interface In the menu, from “Advanced” to “Video Matrix”. You can see an interface is shown as in Figure 5-39. Figure 5-39 Right Mouse Menu 5.5.8.5.2 In one-window display mode, right click mouse to select “Video Matrix”. See Figure 5-40.
  • Page 78 Now MGxxL series support 4-channel matrix outputs and MGxxH series support 1 channel matrix output. All the operation below based on MG series DVR. You can set for each channel. The function consists of three types. The priority is: alarm>motion detection>schedule. 5.5.8.6.1 Scheduled Video Output (Scheduled Tour) Please enable corresponding video output item and input tour interval, and then set...
  • Page 79 Alarm input 2 can activate channel 2/3/4/5/6/7/8 Alarm input 1 and alarm input 2 activate video output 1. So, when there is alarm from channel 1, video output 1 becomes valid. If there is no alarm from alarm input 2 during the same period, then video output 1 can tour between channel1/2/3/4/5/6.

  • Page 80: Information

    Figure 5-43 5.5.8.6.4 General Tour Principle When system is in scheduled tout status, once the alarm occurs, system first check video matrix function has been enabled or not and there is effective matrix or not. System will continue implementing scheduled tour in the following two conditions: Video output function has not been enabled.

  • Page 81: Hdd Information

    Figure 5-44 5.6.1 HDD Information Here is to list hard disk type, total space, free space, video start time and status. See Figure 5-45. Note: Please remove the broken hard disk before you add a new one. Once there is a hard disk confliction, please check hard disk time and system time is the same or not.

  • Page 82: Log

    Figure 5-46 5.6.3 Log Here is for you to view system log file. System lists the following information. See Figure 5-47. Log types include system operation, configuration operation, data management, alarm event, record operation, log clear and etc. Pleased select start time and end time, then click search button. You can view the log files.

  • Page 83: Online Users

    Figure 5-48 5.6.5 Online Users Here is for you manage online users. See Figure 5-49. You can disconnect one user or block one user if you have proper system right. Figure 5-49 5.7 Exit Exit Exit Exit Double click exit button, system pop up a dialogue box for you to select. See Figure 5-50.
  • Page 84 Figure 5-50...

  • Page 85: Go To Pan/Tilt/Zoom Menu

    6 6 6 6 About About About About A A A A uxiliary uxiliary uxiliary uxiliary M M M M enu Go to Pan to Pan to Pan/Tilt/Zoom Menu to Pan /Tilt/Zoom Menu /Tilt/Zoom Menu /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).

  • Page 86: Intelligent Positioning Key

    6.1.1 3D Intelligent Positioning Key In the middle of the eight direction arrows, there is a 3D intelligent positioning key. See Figure 6-4 . Click this button, system goes back to the single screen mode. Drag the mouse in the screen to adjust section size. Figure 6-4 Here is a sheet for you reference.

  • Page 87: 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 88: Activate Patrol

    6.2.4 Activate Patrol In Figure 6-6, input patrol number in the No. blank and click patrol button 6.2.5 Pattern Setup In Figure 6-5, click pattern button and then click begin button. The interface shows like Figure 6-9. Please go to Figure 6-2 to modify zoom, focus, and iris. Go back to Figure 6-9 and click end button.
  • Page 89 Figure 6-11...

  • Page 90: Web Client Operation

    7 7 7 7 W W W W EB CLIENT OPERATION EB CLIENT OPERATION EB CLIENT OPERATION EB CLIENT OPERATION Please note, all the operation here is taking 16-ch DVR as an example. There might be slightly difference in the interface due to different series. 7.1 Network Network Network C C C C onnection...
  • Page 91 If you can’t download the ActiveX file, please modify your settings as follows. See Figure 7-2. 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.
  • Page 92 After you logged in, you can see the main window. See Figure 7-6. This main window can be divided into the following sections. 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: refresh, start dialog and local play.

  • Page 93: Real-Time Monitor

    Figure 7-6 7.2.1 Real-time Monitor In section 2, left click the channel name you want to view, you can see the corresponding video in current window. For detailed function key information, please refer to Figure 7-7. 3 4 5 Figure 7-7 1: Digital zoom: Click this button and then left drag the mouse in the zone to zoom in.

  • Page 94: Ptz

    Click local play button, system pops up the following interface for you to select local play file. See Figure 7-9. Figure 7-9 7.2.2 PTZ Before PTZ operation, please make sure you have properly set PTZ protocol. (Please refer to chapter 7.3.2 Setting-> Pan/Tilt/Zoom). Click PTZ button, the interface is shown as in Figure 7-10 .
  • Page 95 7.2.2.3 Zoom/Focus/Iris Here is a sheet for you reference. Name Function Function Function Function Zoom Near Focus Near Iris close Open Then click triangle icon in Figure 7-10, you can see the following interface. See Figure 7-11. Figure 7-11 In Figure 7-11, click PTZ setup button you can see the following interface. See Figure 7-12.
  • Page 96 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 97: 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...

  • Page 98: Menu Interface Switch

    Figure 7-16 Click record path button, you can see an interface is shown as in Figure 7-17. Figure 7-17 7.2.5 Menu Interface Switch Put your mouse on the PTZ control bar until you see the following icon. See Figure 7-18. Figure 7-18 Left click your mouse and then drag it to the channel control status bar.

  • Page 99: Configure

    7.3 Configure Configure Configure Configure In the main window, click config button, you can see an interface is shown as in Figure 7-20. Figure 7-20 7.3.1 System Information Click device configuration button, you can see the following interface. See Figure 7-21.
  • Page 100 Figure 7-21 Version Click version button, you can see corresponding HDD information for your reference. See Figure 7-22. Figure 7-22...
  • Page 101 HDD Information Here you can view HDD amount, HDD status, total volume and free space. See Figure 7-23. Figure 7-23 Click log button, you can see an interface is shown as in Figure 7-24. Here you can view current device log information. Figure 7-24...

  • Page 102: Setting

    7.3.2 Setting Setting includes the following items: General Encode setup Schedule RS232 Network MUL-DDNS Alarm setup Detect Pan/Tilt/Zoom Tool Please note: setups for different device series may vary. Please refer to the corresponding user’s manual. General General interface is shown as in Figure 7-25. System time: Here is for you to modify system time.
  • Page 103 Figure 7-25 Encode Encode setup includes the following items. See Figure 7-26. Here you can select Channel: Here is for you to select a channel. Channel name: Modify channel name. Data stream: Regular and extra data stream. AV enable: Video/Audio. System only displays video by default. You need to manually enable audio function.
  • Page 104 Figure 7-26 Schedule Schedule includes the following interface. See Figure 7-27. When DVR boots up, it is in 24-hour continuous record. In this interface you can set record type, record time and period. Record type includes regular record(R), motion detection record (M) and alarm record (A). Channel: select the channel number you desire.
  • Page 105 Figure 7-27 Figure 7-28 Tip: After you finished setup for one channel, you can click “save as” button, system pops up the following interface. See Figure 7-29.Now you can copy one channel setup to other channels.
  • Page 106 Figure 7-29 Network Network interface is shown as in Figure 7-30. This interface includes the following items: Max: Here you can set max connection amount. The value ranges from 0 to 10. 0 means no network connection is allowed. TCP port: default setup is 37777. Please note port 37778 is for network UDP port use only.
  • Page 107 Enable DDNS 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).see Figure 7-31. Please enable DDNS function and then input PC IP. Click save button and then reboot device.
  • Page 108 Figure 7-32 Mul-DDNS Here you can select DDNS type. This operation needs DVR device supported. See Figure 7-33. Figure 7-33...
  • Page 109 After you completed setup here, system upload scheduled data to the specified FTP server regularly. Need device supported. In Figure 7-34, you need to input FTP server address, port, log in user name and password. Then you need to specify the destination directory to save files. File: here you can input uploaded file length (Unit: MB) if the file is smaller than the setup value here, system upload the whole file.
  • Page 110 Figure 7-35 Alarm Please note before alarm setup, you need to properly connect alarm input and output device, send address and receive address. Click save button confirm current setup. Alarm setup includes the following items. See Figure 7-36. Event Type: you can select event type from the drop down list: Local alarm/Net alarm.
  • Page 111 Figure 7-36 Figure 7-37 Detect Detect interface is shown as in Figure 7-38. Here includes the following items: Channel: Select channel name from the dropdown list. Type: There are three types: motion detection/Video loss/Camera mask detection. Record channel: Here you can select record channel (Multiple choices). Please make sure you have set MD record in encode interface(Main Menu->Setting- >Schedule) and schedule record in manual record interface(Main Menu- >Advanced->Manual Record)
  • Page 112 Period: Here is for you to set record period. Click set button, you can see an interface is shown as in Figure 7-39. In Figure 7-39, click time set button, you can see an interface is shown as in Figure 7-40. Here you can set time period. Sensitivity: There are six levels.
  • Page 113 Figure 7-39 Figure 7-40 Figure 7-41...
  • Page 114 Figure 7-42 Pan/Tilt/Zoom Pan/Tilt/Zoom interface is shown as in Figure 7-43. Please note you have properly set dome address and all connections are right. Decoder: Select the dome connected channel. Protocol: select the corresponding dome protocol.(such as Pelco) Address: Set corresponding dome address. Default value is 1. Please note your setup here shall comply with your dome address;...
  • Page 115 Save configuration data: Click export config button to save current setup as a file. Extension name is CFG. See Figure 7-45. Load configuration data: Click import config button, you can load a setup file. Figure 7-44 Figure 7-45 7.3.2.1 Advanced Advanced includes the following items.
  • Page 116 Figure 7-46 Click add group button, you can see the following interface. See Figure 7-47. Here you can add one new group, and then select corresponding rights for the whole group accounts.
  • Page 117 Figure 7-47 Click add user button, you can see the following interface. See Figure 7-48. Here you can input a new user and then select corresponding rights. Please note one user must belong to one group and user right shall not exceed group rights limit.
  • Page 118 Figure 7-48 Record Control Record control interface is shown as in Figure 7-49. Record control: Here you can enable record status for corresponding channel. Alarm output channel: Here you can select alarm output channel. DVR output channel can not support large overload. (It shall be less than 1A). Too heavy current may result in relay damage.
  • Page 119 Figure 7-50 Auto maintenance Auto maintenance interface is shown as in Figure 7-51. Here you can enable auto reboot or auto delete old files function. (Need DVR supported) Figure 7-51...
  • Page 120 Video Matrix Video matrix interface is shown as in Figure 7-52. Please note this function needs DVR supported. Figure 7-52 Snap Picture Snapshoot interface is shown as in Figure 7-53. Please note this function needs DVR supported. Figure 7-53...

  • Page 121: Search

    7.4 Search Search Search Search Here you can select video type, channel number and time to search the file you want. Click search button, the interface is shown as below. See Figure 7-54 Please use page up/down key to view the search results. Double click file name, you can view the file and system will automatically backup the image in you installation directory.

  • Page 122: Download

    Figure 7-55 7.4.1 Download You can select one or more files you want to download and then click down load button. System pops up a dialogue box asking you specify directory. See Figure 7-56. Figure 7-56 Then you can input file name and click save to backup file in your local pc. During the download process, there is a process bar for you reference and you can see download button becomes stop button.

  • Page 123: Alarm

    Figure 7-57 7.5 Alarm Alarm Alarm Alarm Here you can set alarm type and alarm prompt audio file. See Figure 7-58. Figure 7-58...

  • Page 124: About

    7.6 About About About About Click about button, you can view current web client information. See Figure 7-59. Figure 7-59 7.7 Log out Log out Log out Log out Click log out button, system goes back to log in interface. See Figure 7-60. Figure 7-60 7.8 Un Un- - - - install...

  • Page 125: Enterprise Professio Enterprise Professional Surveillance Sys Enterprise Professio Nal Surveillance Sys Nal Surveillance System Tem

    8 8 8 8 Enterprise Enterprise Enterprise Enterprise Pro Professional fessional fessional Surveillance System fessional Surveillance System Surveillance System Surveillance System In this chapter, we introduce how to add devices and how to enable monitor function. For detailed operation, please refer to enterprise professional enterprise surveillance system user’s manual.

  • Page 126: Enable Monitor

    Figure 8-2 8.2 Enable Enable M M M M onitor onitor Enable Enable onitor onitor After successfully logged in, please select the device and then click ）. connect/disconnect button（ ） again. Select the channel you wan to view, click connect/disconnect button（ Section 5 Section 1 Section 2...

  • Page 127: Add New Device

    Figure 8-3 There are totally six sections: Section 1: There are eight function keys: monitor, E-map, record, save, alarm, configuration, log and system. Section 2: Here is for you to view channel video. Section 3: Here is for you to select display mode. System supports various display modes.
  • Page 128 Add device Add organization structure Figure 8-5...

  • Page 129: Rs232 Operation Rs232 Operation

    9 9 9 9 RS232 RS232 RS232 RS232 O O O O peration peration peration peration 9.1 Network Network Network C C C C onnection Network onnection onnection onnection Before serial port operation, please connect matrix with DVR through RS232. Then set DVR serial port protocol to the corresponding matrix protocol.

  • Page 130: Faq Faq

    10 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. Seagate DB35.1，DB35.2，SV35 or Maxtor 17-g has compatibility problem.
  • Page 131 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. Record function has been disabled. 7. Video is distorted when searching local records. There are following possibilities: Video quality setup is too low.
  • Page 132 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. The distance is too far. 12. Motion detection function does not work. There are following possibilities: Period setup is not correct.
  • Page 133 16. Burn error /USB back error. There are following possibilities: Burner and DVR are in the same data cable. 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.
  • Page 134 22. Can not playback the downloaded file. There are following possibilities: There is no media player. No DXB8.1 or higher graphic acceleration software. 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.

  • Page 135: Appendix Aappendix A Hdd Capacity Calcula Appendix Ahdd Capacity Calcula Hdd Capacity Calculation Hdd Capacity Calcula Tion Tion

    Appendix A Appendix A HDD Capacity Calculation Appendix A Appendix A HDD Capacity Calculation HDD Capacity Calculation 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 q that is the capacity of each channel needed for each hour, unit Mbyte.

  • Page 136: Appendix B Compatible Usb Drive List

    Appendix B Appendix B Compatible USB Drive List Appendix B Appendix B Compatible USB Drive List Compatible USB Drive List 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...

  • Page 137: Appendix Cappendix C Compatible Cd/Dvd Bu Appendix Ccompatible Cd/Dvd Bu Compatible Cd/Dvd Burner List Compatible Cd/Dvd Bu Rner List Rner List

    Appendix C endix C endix C endix C Compatible CD/DVD Burner List Compatible CD/DVD Burner List Compatible CD/DVD Burner List 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.

  • Page 138: Appendix D Compatible Ap Ap Pendix D Compatible Pendix D Compatible Sata Hdd List Pendix D Compatible Sata Hdd List Sata Hdd List

    Appendix D Appendix D Compatible SATA HDD List Appendix D Appendix D Compatible SATA HDD List Compatible SATA HDD List 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. Manufacturer Series Model...

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