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Reinaldo
February 3, 2025
Qué capacidad admite de DVR de disco ****
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Mr. Anderson
February 10, 2025
There is no specific limit on the hard disk capacity for the ProVisual DVR4500-P. However, it is recommended to use hard disks with capacities between 120GB and 250GB for better stability.
Welcome Thank you for purchasing our P Series DVR! This manual has been 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.
1 - Production Introduction 1.1 Product overview The series DVR is designed specially for security and defense field which is an outstanding digital surveillance product. It introduces embedded LINUX operating system which is more stable. It introduces standard H.264mp video compressed format and G.711A audio compressed format which insures the high quality image, low error coding ratio and single frame playing.
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Playback Individual real-time video recording as well as searching, playback, network surveillance, recording check, downloading and so on. Multi-playback mode. Zoom at arbitrary region. Net operating Through net tele-surveillance in the real time. Tele-PTZ control. Tele-recording check and real-time playback. Alarm linkage Multi-route relay alarm output which is convenient for the alarm linkage and light control at the spot protecting circuits at the alarm input and output interface which protects the main machine from damage.
2 - Open-package check and cable connections 2.1 Open-package check When you receive the DVR, please check first. First, please check whether there is any visible damage to the package appearance. The protective materials used for the package of the DVR can protect most accidental clashes during transportation. Then, please open the box and get rid off the plastic protective materials.
④ Connect SATA power wire ⑤ Connect SATA data wire ⑥ The right connection ⑦ Cover the machine ⑧ Fix the cover ⑨ Installation finished 2.3 Front panel (1) Power indication light (2) Record indication light (3) Alarm indication light (4) ESC (5) Menu (6) Direction and OK 2.4 Rear panel...
2.5 Audio and video input and output connections 2.5.1 Video input connections The video input port is BNC connector plug. The demand of input signal is PAL/NTSC BNC (1.0V 75Ω). The video signal must be accorded with the state standard which has the high signal to noise ratio, low aberration and low interference.
2.5.3 Audio signal input RCA Audio input. The input impedance is high so the tone arm must be active. The audio signal line should be firm and away from the electro magnetic Interference and connected credible which avoid false and joint welding and oxidation. The high voltage current should be avoided especially.
3 - Basic operation Note: The button in gray display indicates nonsupport. 3.1 Turn on Plug the power supply and turn on the power supply switch. Power supply indicator light shining indicates turning on the video recorder. After the startup you will hear a beep. The default setting of video output is multiple-window output mode.
Note: The setting information must be saved before replacing the battery otherwise information will lose. 3.3 System Login When the DVR boots up, the user must login and the system provides the corresponding functions with the user preview. There are three user settings. The names are admin, guest and default and these names have no password.
3.5 Desktop shortcut menu In preview mode you can right click mouse to get a desktop shortcut menu. The menu includes: Main Menu, Record Mode, Playback, PTZ Control, High Speed PTZ, Alarm Output, Color Setting, Output Adjust, Logout, and View 1/4/8/9/16 screens. Picture 3.2 Shortcut Menu 3.5.1 Main menu When you login, the system main menu is shown as below.
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Note: The hard disk that saves the video files must be set as read-write or read-only state. (4.5.1) Picture 3.4 video playback 1. Listed files 2. File information 3. File searching 4. File backup 5. Operation hint 6. Playback control 【Listed files】Look up the listed files that accord with the searching criteria.
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Detect: Detect the storage connected with the DVR such as hard disk or universal disk. Erasure: Choose the file to delete and click erasure to delete the file. Stop: Stop the backup. Backup: Click backup button and the dialog box will pop-up. You can choose the backup file according to the type, channel and time.
【Playback control】Refer to the following sheet for more information. Button Function Button Function Play/pause Backward Stop Slow play Fast play Previous frame Next frame Previous file Next file Circulation Full screen Table 3.2 Playback control key Note: Frame by frame playback is only performed in the pause playback state. 【Operation hint】Display the function of the cursor place.
【Schedule】Record according to the configuration. 【Manual】Click the all button and the according channel is recording no matter the channel in any state. 【Stop】Click the stop button and the according channel stops recording no matter the channel in any state. 3.5.4 PTZ control Operation interface is as followed.
Special functions: 1. Preset Set a location for the preset, calls the preset points, PTZ automatically turns to the setting position 1) Preset option Set a location for the preset, procedure is as follows: Step 1: In Picture 3.10, click the Direction button will turn into preset position, click the Settings button to enter Picture 3.11.
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2. Cruise between Points Multiple preset points connected cruise lines, call cruise between points, the PTZ run around on the line 1) Cruise between Points Settings Cruise lines are connected by multiple preset points, setting procedure is as follows: Step 1: In Picture 3.10, the Direction key will turn PTZ to designated location, click Settings button to enter Picture 3.13.
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Step 2: Click Scan button, the input proper value in the scan value blank; Step 3: Click Start button, enter Picture3.10, here you can set the following items: Zoom, Focus, Aperture, Direction and so on. Click Setup button to go back Picture 3.14. Step 4: Click End button to complete setup.
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Line scan button border Picture 3.15 Boundary Scan Setup 2) Boundary Scan Calls In Picture 3.10, click Page Shift button, then enter PTZ control menu as shown in Picture 3.12. Please input the number of scan in the value blank, then click Scan button, PTZ begins to work on the scan line. Click Stop button to stop.
【Intuitive Auxiliary Operation】 Choose auxiliary equipment, select Open or Close button, switch control. 【Auxiliary Number】The operation of corresponding auxiliary switch according to PTZ agreement. 【Page Shift】 In Picture 3.16, click Page Shift button enter the Picture 3.17 PTZ Main Menu , the menu itself can be control by the menu control buttons 3.5.5 Color setting Set the selective image parameters (current channel for single window display and cursor place for...
Picture 3.20 Logout/Reboot the system 【logout】Quit the menu. Offer password next entrance. 【reboot】Quit the system. Reboot up the system... 3.5.9 Window switch Preview in single window/four windows/eight windows/nine windows/sixteen windows according to your choice. 4 - Main menu 4.1 Main menu navigation Main menu Sub menu Function...
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General Set system time, data format, language, hard disk full time operation, configuration machine number, video format, output mode, summertime, stay time Set main(assistant)coding parameter: code mode, resolving ability, Encode frame rate, code stream control, image quality type, code stream value, configuration frame between value, video/audio enable Network...
Clear all log information according to the log video and time information Edition Display edition information information Shut down Logout or reboot 4.2 Record 4.2.1 Record Config Set the recording parameters in the surveillance channel. The system is set 24 hours consecutive recording in the first startup.
【Record mode】Set video state: schedule, manual or stop. Schedule: Record according to the set video type (common, detection and alarm) and time section. Manual: Click the button and the according channel is recording no matter the channel in any state. Stop: Click the stop button and the according channel stops recording no matter the channel in any state.
【Detect】Detect the storage connected with the DVR such as hard disk or universal disk. 【Erase】Choose the file to delete and click erasure to delete the file. 【Stop】Stop the backup. 【Backup】Click backup button and the dialog box is popped up. You can choose the backup file according to the type, channel and time.
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Picture 4.4 Motion Detect 【Channel】Choose the set motion detect channel. 【Enable】√ means that the motion detect function is on. 【Sensitivity】Choose in the six options according to the sensitivity. 【Region】Click setup and enter the set area. The area is divided into PAL 8x8. Green block means the current cursor area.
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Picture 4.6 set the time section 【Interval】Only one alarm signal is turned on even there are several motion detect signals in the set interval. 【Alarm output】 Start the external equipment of corresponding linkage alarm when the motion detect alarm is turned on. 【Delay】Delay a few moments and stop when the alarm state is turned off.
Picture 4.8 PTZ Activation 【Delay】When alarm is over, recording will last some seconds(10~300sec),then stop. 【Show message】Pop the alarm information dialog box in the local host computer screen. 【Send EMAIL】√ means sending an email to user when the alarm is turned on. Note: Set in the [NetService] and send email.
4.3.3 Video Loss When the equipment cannot obtain the channel video signal, the video loss alarm is turned on and the linkage function is turned on. Picture 4.10 Video loss Set method: refer to chapter 4.3.1. Motion detect Note: "Advanced" button is the same as right click. 4.3.4 Abnormal Analyzing and inspecting current software and hardware of the device: When some abnormal events happen, the device will make a relative answer such as show message and buzzer.
【Event Type】Selecting abnormity you want to inspect 【Enable】 Select it to make sure abnormal function workable 【Show message】 Automatically alarm cue dialog box come out of the main screen 【Buzzer】 Device will have two long noise “di di” while alarm is happening 4.4 System setup Set the system parameters such as General, Encode, NetWork, NetService, GUI display, PTZ config, RS232 and Tour setup.
【DVR No.】Only when the address button in the remote controller and the corresponding DVR number is matched, the remote operation is valid. 【Video Standard】PAL or NTSC. 【Auto Logout】Set the latency time in 0-60. 0 means no latency time. 【DST】Choose the summer time option and pop the dialog box as followed. Picture 4.14 DST (week) Picture 4.15 DST (date) 4.4.2 Encode setup...
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Picture 4.16 Encode setup 【Channel】Choose the channel number. 【Compression】Standard H.264 main profile. 【Resolution】Resolution type:D1/ HD1/CIF / QCIF. 【Frame Rate】P:1 frame/s~25 frame/s; N: 1 frame/s~30 frame/s 【Bit Rate Type】You can choose limited code stream or variable code stream. When you choose the variable code stream there are six image quality options.
4.4.3 Network setup Picture4.17 Network 【Net Card】You can choose cable network card or wireless network card. 【DHCP Enable】Obtain IP address automatically(not suggested) Note: DHCP server is preinstalled. 【IP address】Set the IP address. Default: 192.168.1.10. 【Subnet mask】Set the subnet mask code. Default: 255.255.255.0. 【Gateway】Set the default gateway.
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functions or double click the service button to configure the parameters. Picture 4.18 NetService 【PPPoE setup】 Picture4.19 PPPOE Input the user name and password that ISP (Internet service provider) provides. After saving it reboot up your system. Then the DVR will build a network connection based on PPPoE. The IP address will change into dynamic IP address after above operation is well done.
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【NTP setup】 Picture 4.20 NTP The NTP server must be installed in the PC. Host computer IP: Input the IP address installed NTP server. Port: Default: 123. You can set the port according to NTP server. Time zone: London GMT+0 Berlin GMT +1 Cairo GMT +2 Moscow GMT +3 New Delhi GMT +5 Bangkok GMT +7 Hongkong Beijing GMT +8 Tokyo GMT +9 Sydney GMT +10 Hawaii GMT-10 Alaska GMT-9...
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SMTP server: Email server address. It could be an IP address or domain name. Domain name can be translated only it is the correct DNS configuration. Port: Email server port number. SSL: Decide whether using Secure Socket Layer protocol to login. User Name: Apply the email server user name.
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【DDNS】It is the abbreviation of dynamic domain name server. Local domain name: Provide the domain name registered by DDNS. User name: Provide the account registered by DDNS. Password: Provide the password registered by DDNS. When the DDNS is successfully configured and start, you can connect the domain name in the IE address column to visit.
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【User Name】User name of FTP 【Password】Password of user 【Max File Length】Max length for upload files at every packed, default 128M 【DirName】Directory of uploading files 【Mobile Monitor Setup】 Refer to Appendix 5 for the mobile App Name and where to find it. To monitor the device by mobile, please make a router mapping of this port and use CMS to monitor and operate it by protocol.
port(eg. 60.12.9.26:66) 【TCP】Router will automatically distribute TCP port for the device, when monitoring via CMS, it need this port. 【Mobile Port】Router will automatically distribute Mobile Port for the device, when mobile monitor, it need this port. 4.4.5 GUI Display Configure the video output parameters including the front output mode and code output mode. Front output: In the local preview mode include: channel title, time display, channel title, record status, alarm status, bitrate info, transparency and region cover.
【Bitrate info】means the selective state. The ninth window displays the code stream information in the nine-window preview status. 【Transparency】Choose the background image transparency. The range is 128~255. 【Resolution】set display resolution. 【Channel】Choose the set code output channel number. 【Region Cover】means the selective state. Click the cover area button and enter the corresponding channel window.
4.4.7 Tour setup Set the patrol display. √ Means that the tour mode is turned on. You can choose a single window, four windows, nine windows, sixteen windows patrol display or single display. Picture 4.31 tour setup 【interval】Set the patrol switch interval. The set range is 5-120 seconds. Note: means turn off/on the patrol.
Picture 4.32 HDD Manage 4.5.2 Account Manage the user preview. Note: 1. The character length is 8 bytes at most for the following user and user team name. The blank ahead or behind the character string is invalid. The middle blank in the character string is valid. Legal characters include: letter, number, underline, subtraction sign, and dot.
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【Modify Password】 Modify the user password. You can set 1-6 bit password. The blank ahead or behind the char string is invalid. The middle blank in the char string is valid. Note: The user who possess the user control preview can modify his/her own or other users password Picture 4.34 Modify Password 【Add user】...
Picture 4.36 Add Group 【Delete User】Delete the current user. Choose the user and click delete user button. 【Delete Group】Delete the current group. Choose the group and click delete group button. Picture 4.37 Delete Group 4.5.3 Online User Look up the network user information in the local DVR. You can choose the network user and cut the connection.
Picture 4.38 Online User 4.5.4 TV adjust Refer to chapter 3.5.7. 4.5.5 Auto Maintain The user can set the auto reboot time and auto file deleting time limit. Picture 4.39 Auto maintain...
4.5.6 Restore The system restore to the default setup. You can choose the items according to the menu. Picture 4.40 Restore 4.5.7 Upgrade Upgrade Picture 4.41 【Upgrade】choose USB interface. 【Upgrade file】choose the file which needs upgraded. 4.5.8 Device Info Provide device interface info like audio in, alarm in/out to be conveniently used for user.
Picture 4.42 Device Info. 4.6 Info 4.6.1 HDD info Display the hard disk state: hard disk type, overall capability, residual capability, the recording time and so on. Picture 4.43 HDD Info Clue: ○ means that the hard disk is normal. X means that the hard disk is broken-down. - means that there is no hard disk.
* Behind serial number means the current working disk such as 1*. If the corresponding disk is damaged, the information will show “?”. 4.6.2 BPS Display the code stream (Kb/S) and hard disk capability (MB/H) in real time. It displays as the wave sketch map.
Picture4.45 LOG 4.6.4 Version Display the basic information such as hardware information, software edition, and issue data and so on. Picture 4.46 Version 4.7 Shut down system Refer to chapter 3.5.8.
5 - FAQ and maintenance 5.1 FAQ If the problems are not listed, please contact the local service or call the HQ service. We are willing to offer the service. The DVR cannot boot up normally. Possible reasons are as followed: The power supply is not correct.
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Possible reasons are as followed: The program is not matched. Please update the program. The image brightness is all 0. Please restore the default setup. There is no video input signal or the signal is too weak. The channel protection or the screen protection is set. The hardware of the DVR is damaged.
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It is not an active tone arm. It is not an active sound box. The audio lines are damaged. The hardware of the DVR is damaged. There is audio signal in the surveillance window but mo audio signal in the playback state. Possible reasons are as followed: Setting issues: the audio option is not chosen.
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Limited by some hardware edition. I can not login via web or ProVisual CMS. Possible reasons are as followed: The system is windows 98 or win me. We recommend updating to windows 2000sp4 or higher Version or installing the software for low edition.
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The backup equipment is not compatible. The backup equipment is damaged. The keyboard can not control the DVR. Possible reasons are as followed: The serial port of the DVR is not set correctly. The address is not correct. When multiple transformers are connected, the power supply is not large enough. Please give each transformer individual power supply.
The hard disk capability is not enough. The hard disk is damaged. The downloading files can not play. Possible reasons are as followed: There is no media player. There is no DX8.1 software or higher edition. There is no DivX503Bundle.exe file to play AVI video files. The DivX503Bundle.exe and ffdshow-2004 1012 .exe files must be installed in the windows XP system.
Appendix 1.Remote controller operation Serial Name Function number Multi-window Same function as Multi-window button in the front button panel Numeric button Code input/number input/channel switch 【Esc】 Same function as【Esc】button in the front panel Direction button Same function as direction button in the front panel Record control Control the record Record mode...
Appendix 2. Mouse operation *Take right hand as an example The mouse in USB connection is supported. Operation Function Double click one item in the file list to playback the video Double click the playback video to zoom in or out the Double left click screen Double click the channel to make it full screen display...
Appendix 3.Hard disk capability calculation Make sure the hard disk installed to the DVR for the first time. Pay attention to the IDE hard disk lines connection. Hard disk capability There is no limit for recording machine. We recommend 120G~ 250G sizes to keep better stability. Overall capability option The hard disk capability formula is: Overall capability (M) =channel number*time (hour)*capability in an hour (M/hour)
Appendix 4.Technique parameters Model DVR4500-P DVR8500-P DVR1650-P Video Input 4 BNC 8 BNC 16 BNC Main Processor High Performance Embedded Microprocessor Operation System Embedded LINUX Operation System System Synchronous Multi-channel Recording, Synchronous Multi-channel Sub-code System Resource Stream, Synchronous Multi-channel playback, Synchronous Network Operation...
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Channel Searching, Information Searching Space Occupation Audio: 28.8MB/H - Video: 25 ~ 450MB/H Storage Recording storage Hard Disk, Network backup Backup mode Network, USB Flash Memory, USB External HDD,USB DVD-RW Video input 4 BNC 8 BNC 16 BNC Video output 1 BNC, 1 VGA Audio input 4 RCA...
Our DVR can be monitored through iPhone, iPad, Android, and BlackBerry. To download the application just access the App Market of your respective device and make search for ProVisual Viewer. See the picture below for the icon and name reference:...
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Qué capacidad admite de DVR de disco ****
There is no specific limit on the hard disk capacity for the ProVisual DVR4500-P. However, it is recommended to use hard disks with capacities between 120GB and 250GB for better stability.
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