Link View HNVR16 Hybrid NVR 16 channels User Guide Please find the latest version of the manual and firmware at www.linkcom.fr...
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USERS OF THE SYSTEM ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR CHECKING AND COMPLYING WITH ALL FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LAWS AND STATUTES COIPCERNING THE MONITORING AND RECORDING OF VIDEO AND AUDIO SIGNALS. LINKCOM SHALL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE USE OF THIS SYSTEM IN VIOLATION OF CURRENT LAWS AND STATUTES.
TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION........................3 FEATURE........................3 SPECIFICATION......................3 HARDWARE OVERVIEW...................... 6 FRONT PANEL ......................6 CAMERA & MONITOR LOOPING................8 ALARM TRIGGER.......................8 PTZ (PAN, TILT AND ZOOM) CAMERA ...............10 SYSTEM SETUP ........................11 MENU SETUP INTERFACE(GUI)................11 LIVE VIEWING AND POP-UP MENU..............13 CAMERA SETUP ......................17 RECORD SETUP ......................27 ALARM SETUP......................28 NETWORK SETUP ....................30...
INTRODUCTION FEATURE Support H.264 / MPEG4 / MJPEG decoding & H.264 encoding. Support up to 16-channel IP cameras input. Support up to 8-channel analog cameras input. Analog camera recording rate up to 120 PPS @ D1. ...
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Video input (IP cam, Max) 16 channels Video input (Analog, Max) 8 channels Audio input 4 channels 1 channel Audio output Hybrid DVR Functions Camera Name Max. 20 characters Screen Split Control 1, 4, 9,16 Image Control Contrast / Brightness / Saturation / Hue Recording mode Manual / Schedule / Alarm Pre Recording...
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DRIVE, HDD, BURNER) E-SATA RAID Networking Static/ DHCP/ PPPoE/DDNS Type Environment 0 - 45 ℃ / 32~113 F Operating Temp. Humidity 0~80% RH (non-condensing) Language English / Traditional Chinese / Simple Chinese / Russian / Type Italian / Japanese / Czech / France / Germany / Spanish / Portuguese Physical Dimensions (W x H x D)
HARDWARE OVERVIEW HARDWARE OVERVIEW HARDWARE OVERVIEW 2.1 FRONT PANEL 2.1 FRONT PANEL 2.1 FRONT PANEL 11 12 Hybrid DVR OPERATION Hybrid DVR OPERATION Hybrid DVR OPERATION NO. LABEL NO. LABEL NO. LABEL OPERATION OPERATION OPERATION Led Indicator Led Indicator Led Indicator USB Connector/ USB Mouse Connector USB Connector/ USB Mouse Connector USB Connector/ USB Mouse Connector...
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BACK PANEL LABEL OPERATION E-SATA E-SATA interface AUDIO OUT Audio Output VIDEO OUT Connect to LCD monitor (VGA) POWER Connect to power adapter (AC 12V/5A) VIDEO OUT HDMI video output (HDMI) RJ-45 connector ETHERNET ALARM IN/ 8 alarm in/ 1 relay out/ RS485 RELAY OUT/ RS-485 AUDIO IN...
CAMERA & MONITOR LOOPING Here recommend link cameras by sequence to avoid unexpected image broken, from CH1, CH2, CH3, CH4……. ALARM TRIGGER There are three types of alarms: Motion detection, Video Loss Alarm, and External Alarm. Following are the possible action when alarm is triggered. Every action is configurable (Ex.
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D. Alarm in connecter RS-485: sends +/ receives + RS-485: sends -/ receives - Ground ALARM IN 1-8 Alarm input Relay: Normally close Relay: Normally open Relay: Common EX1:Connect GND & Alarm to external IR detector. EX2:Connect N.O & COM to external siren. Depending on the external device type, You may connect N.C &...
2.4 PTZ (PAN, TILT AND ZOOM) CAMERA Following diagram for HYBRID DVR connect between PTZ camera & joystick controller, for HYBRID DVR to control PTZ camera please make sure the CAMERA ID, BANDRATE (default at 9600 bps) and RS-485 cable. 2 CORE Under “Two Core”...
LIVE VIEWING AND POP-UP MENU Tick the box to fix the function panel on right side. Untick it, then the function panel will be hidden when the mouse moves away. GUI MENU BAR With live viewing mode, press this button to get into the GUI menu. B.
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zoom in function is fixed at 2 times.) D. PTZ CONTROLLER Within live-viewing mode, Clicks this button to get into the PTZ setup menu. User can right-click the button of the mouse to exit PTZ Setup. NOTE: Only for the camera supported PTZ function. PTZ CONTROL Press the minimization icon then the control panel becomes smaller: Move the mouse and the arrow will follow the mouse and change direction.
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AUDIO VOLUME Press this button, and the audio volume control board will pop up. AUTO SWAP Press it to start auto swap. The interval depends on the setting in IPCam Image Setup when it’s on single channel view. For split screen the switch dwell interval is 5 sec DISPLAY CONTROL Within live-viewing or playback mode, use display control to switch the camera channel.
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Record mode: Schedule – ALARM REC period Record mode: Alarm trigger Record mode: Manual – Stop Recording Record mode: Schedule – FULL REC period Record mode: Manual – Recording...
CAMERA SETUP A. Camera Setup Hybrid DVR can connect two various cameras, analog camera or IP-Cam. Camera Type in Analog-CAM Camera Type in IP-CAM...
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A-1. IPCam Quick Search Press the “IPCam Quick Search” button and click “Search Device” button in the following, DVR will search the IPCAM devices which IP address are setup as the same domain as DVR IP address. Moreover, click the IPCam device which from the list can import the device information to the channel automatically without any manual key-in step.
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Key in the IP address, port, username, and password of the device you prepare to connect. You can find the information on the IP Cam. To link to the IP camera, check the RTSP Path settings of your IP camera, and key in the corresponding values of two streams in “RTSP Path 1”...
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640 X480 1920 x 1080 DVR takes 1920x1080 streaming for single channel view, and 640x480 streaming for split screen. 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080 Error Message: ”Invalid Substream Resolution! Please modify IPCam.” DVR takes 1920x1080 streaming for both single channel view and split screen. However, it can only allow 640x480 resolution for split screen, so it shows error in return.
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B. Video Setup Camera Type in Analog-CAM Camera Type in IP-CAM B-1. Resolution Click drop down list to change the resolution of connecting device. B-2. Quality Click drop down list to change the image quality. For this 9ch model, the total bits per second should not be over 36Mbps.
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C-1. Display Use the mouse to enable or disable the camera display on the screen or not. C-2. Switch Dwell Press ◄ or ► to change auto switch second. The value is between 0~99 sec. C-3. Title Use the mouse to setup the title of connecting IP device. C-4.
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Camera Type in IP-CAM D-6. Relay Dwell Press ◄ or ► to change the relay time or disable relay function. D-7. Buzzer Dwell Press ◄ or ► to change the buzzer time or disable buzzer function. D-8. Area1 Sensitivity Press ◄ or ► to change the sensitivity of setup motion area in Area1. Click “Motion Area Setup”...
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Select “Clean All” to clean the area of the current color in the view. Select “Exit Without Saving” to go back to motion setup menu and the setting you just changed will not be saved. E. Privacy Setup Camera Type in Analog-CAM Camera Type in IP-CAM E-1.
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G. Quick Setup Other than “IPCAM Setup”, you can choose another way to complete the IP camera connection job: using Quick Setup. G-1 Key in information manually Here is the all-channel list. You can key in the IP address, port, and user name &...
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tick “Enable” so that this IP camera will be added to the all-channel list. Back to the all-channel list, you can key in the user name and password, and tuck “Enable” to connect with the camera. If you want to revise the IP setting of a camera, click “Edit”: The IPCam has to be under the same LAN with DVR in order to connect successfully.
RECORD SETUP A. Post-Alarm Record Time Press ◄ or ► to switch the recording time of post-alarm. That’s the recording length when alarm is triggered. B. Mobile Streaming Setup Press on to record the streaming for mobile viewing. C. Record Mode Use the drop down list to switch the recording mode.
ALARM SETUP A. Alarm Trigger Setup A-1. Alarm Auto Switch Use the drop down list to switch the alarm auto switch. When the alarm is triggered, the screen will switch to full screen, split screen (9CH split screen) or disable. A-2.
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press ◄ or ► to switch ext. alarm buzzer time and video loss buzzer time in “Buzzer Time” option. The adjustment value is from 5 to 99 seconds. Moreover, among “Relay Time” option, the user can press ◄ or ► to switch ext. alarm relay time and video loss relay time.
NETWORK SETUP A. IP ADDRESS SETUP Press ◄ or ► to setup HYBRID DVR IP address. A-1. IP Mode Press drop down list to change IP mode to STATIC IP or DHCP. A-2. IP Address Use the virtual keypad to setup the HYBRID DVR IP ADDRESS. A-3.
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B. PPPoE SETUP B-1. PPPoE Setting Press the drop down list to enable or disable PPPoE. B-2. User Name Insert the user name (ADSL account) which provided from local ISP. B-3. Password Insert the password which provided from local ISP. B-4.
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The state after apply for DDNS. Updating: Information update. Idle: Stop service. DDNS registered successfully, now log by http://<username>.ddns.camddns.com: Registered successfully. Updating Failed, the name is already registered. Updating Failed, please check your internet connection. D. MAIL SETUP D-1. Enable Tick “Alarm”...
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E. FTP SETUP E-1. Enable Use the checkbox to enable or disable FTP Server. E-2. FTP Server The IP address of FTP Server. E-3. User Name The username while log in to the ftp server. E-4. Password The password while log in to the ftp server. E-5.
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G-1. Enable Use the checkbox to enable or disable UPNP port setup. G-2. External HTTP Port Use the virtual keypad to insert the external http port. G-3. External RTSP Port Use the virtual keypad to insert the external rtsp port. H.
AUTHORITY SETUP A. HDD Format Use the checkbox to enable or disable the authority of HDD Format function. If enable this function, the user has to insert password while performing HDD format. B. Anonymous User Login Use the checkbox to enable or disable the authority of anonymous user login. If enable this function, the user does not have to insert the username/ password and can view the live image via IE browser.
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E-2. Add User After click button, the setup page will present in the following. The user can distribute the authority and the permission for the new user.
DISK MANAGEMENT A. Overwrite Mode Click the drop down list to enable or disable overwrite function. B. Hard Disk Full Warning Click the drop down list to change value to 20/ 15/ 10 or 5% with non-overwrite mode. When LEFT RATIO is below the setting, it will enable AUDIBLE ALARM (If AUDIBLE ALARM of BUZZER of ALARM SETUP is ON).
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F. Format HDD Insert the user name and password while performing HDD format function.
SYSTEM SETUP A. System Name Use the virtual keypad to insert the name of the HYBRID DVR. B. System ID Use ◄ or ► to setup the HYBRID DVR ID. The adjustment value is between 0~32 C. Language Use the drop down list to change the HYBRID DVR language. Currently, there are English, Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese three options.
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H. Time Setup Click button within “Time” block can adjust and synchronize the time of the HYBRID DVR as the system time of the PC. Moreover, if the user clicks the enable checkbox and button within the NTP Setup block, the time of the HYBRID DVR will synchronize as the NTP Server.
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K. Monitor Adjust User can use ◄ or ► to adjust the monitor related setting within this page, there are “Brightness”, “Contrast”, “Hue” and “Saturation” four options can be set. You can also adjust Resolution here by selecting “1280*720”, or “1920*1080(HDMI) / 1280*1024(VGA).”...
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3.EX DEBUG MESSAGE The purpose of the following procedure is to export a HDD debug message file. If user has problems with the DVR, the technical person can analysis the file and might find the cause of problem. Plug in a USB disk. ...
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When the downloading is complete, a message pops up to remind the user. Click” OK”. Now the debug message file should have been in your USB disk. Please turn the file” dbgms.tar” to Linkcom’s technical person.
4 HYBRID DVR PLAYBACK 4 HYBRID DVR PLAYBACK 4 HYBRID DVR PLAYBACK Note: Under playback mode, it will output sound when switch to full screen mode. Note: Under playback mode, it will output sound when switch to full screen mode. Note: Under playback mode, it will output sound when switch to full screen mode.
TIME SEARCH Select the start of playback time and then click button to playback the recorded data. If the time contains the recorded data, the time point within this page will become red. EVENT SEARCH After entry to the event search page, user can click the event log item which shown on the list to start playback.
BACKUP After click the backup button, the user could use drop down list to select the storage device, USB/ DVD-RW and the backup time selection mode, Time Mode/ Hours Mode. After that, click button to start backup. TIME MODE Click ◄ or ► to select the start and end backup time. Moreover, among “Select Channel”...
SYSTEM LOG System log is reserved all of the system record. The maximum storage quantity is 2000. Click button to perform the further data filter action. After complete the specific item selection, please click button to reserve the setting. While return to the system log page, it will only reveal the specific selection items. After click button...
BACKUP PLAYBACK SYSTEM REQUIREMENT CPU: Intel Celeron 1.6G MEMORY: 256MB. VGA: 32MB VGA RESOLUTION: 1024 x 768. OS: Windows XP / 2000 or above SUGGESTED REQUIREMENT CPU: Intel P4 2.8G MEMORY:512MB or above VGA:64MB or above VGA RESOLUTION:1024 x 768 OS: Windows XP / 2000 or above NETWORK BANDWIDTH: Upload Speed is 256kbps or above MAIN SCREEN SETTING...
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B. HDD PLAY 1. Remove the DVR HDD and connect it to the PC. The DVR HDD is Linux format, so the Windows system may not know it. Please use the software “Ext2Fsd” to assign a drive letter to the HDD. “Ext2Fsd” is in the attached CD or can be downloaded from the Internet.
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2. Under HDD play mode, select the DVR HDD to load the video file in the HDD. C. File Play 1. You can use D6Viewer to open a single video backup file. Under file play mode, select "Open".
2. Choose the path that the .haX file is reserved and pick the file to playback. 3. Press the play icon to play the video or still picture. PLAYBACK OPERATION A. TIME SEARCH Select the Date and Time and then click to play the film.
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C. LOG Click to check the log records. D. ZOOM Tick the “Zoom” box and drag an area on the screen. Click the area to zoom in.
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E. BACKUP FILE TO AVI 1. Please select specific channel to backup. 2. During video playback mode please press AVI bottom to start. 3. Make up a filename and path than press bottom to start AVI backup. 4. Press AVI bottom to finish backup.
6 NETWORK VIEWING & PLAYBACK SYSTEM REQUIREMENT CPU: Intel Celeron 1.6G MEMORY: 256MB. VGA: 32MB VGA RESOLUTION: 1024 x 768. OS: Windows XP / 2000 SUGGESTED REQUIREMENT CPU: Intel P4 2.8G MEMORY:512MB or above VGA:64MB or above VGA RESOLUTION:1024 x 768 OS: Windows XP / 2000 NETWORK BANDWIDTH: Upload Speed is 256kbps or above 6.1 IP ADDRESS SETUP ON PC SITE...
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NOTE: Please input correct network parameters without blank spaces. On Device Lists, it lists all servers. Click on one server and then its IP setting will show on the right side. After editing the parameters and clicking on Submit, the following dialogue box will popup.
6.3 LOGIN INSTALL ACTIVEX START INSTALL ACTIVEX ACCOUNT & PASSWORD LOGIN After IP setup and connect to network or LAN, type IP address on IE Browser directly. The following User name & Password Login window will popup. Default user name: admin Default password: admin...
6.4 REMOTE CONTROL 6.4 REMOTE CONTROL 6.4 REMOTE CONTROL LIVE VIEW LIVE VIEW LIVE VIEW Live Page Live Page Live Page Change Language Change Language Change Language Configuration Page Play Back Play Back Play Back Record Record Record System Time System Time System Time Video Backup...
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where you had set. Click the button to start auto-pan, click the button to pause. RECORD Click to start record the current live video to the PC or storage device. The saved file is *.ha0 file. PLAYBACK Click and select time playback or event playback. Playback Time Time Search HDD Select...
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User can select event item by pressing “Event Search” for playback.
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BACKUP Click to select backup time point. The saved file is *.ha0 file. First, select Start and End backup time which have to among the Record Time. Then, click Save button to select the position on PC where the user is going to backup the data.
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sound recording of playback video whether the audio is played or not.
6.5 CONFIGURE 6.5 CONFIGURE 6.5 CONFIGURE A-1. System - Information A-1. System - Information A-1. System - Information DVR Name: This name will show on the IP Installer. DVR Name: This name will show on the IP Installer. DVR Name: This name will show on the IP Installer. MAC Address: The MAC address cannot be revised.
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A-4. System – Status Display A-4. System – Status Display A-4. System – Status Display Select the items that will be displayed on local DVR. Select the items that will be displayed on local DVR. Select the items that will be displayed on local DVR. A-5.
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Click “Edit” to revise the device information. Click “Use” to add this device to Click “Edit” to revise the device information. Click “Use” to add this device to Click “Edit” to revise the device information. Click “Use” to add this device to channel.
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B-3. Camera – Image Setup B-3. Camera – Image Setup B-3. Camera – Image Setup Analog Camera: Analog Camera: Analog Camera: Adjust image contrast, brightness, hue, saturation, and sharpness here. “Dwell Time” Adjust image contrast, brightness, hue, saturation, and sharpness here. “Dwell Time” Adjust image contrast, brightness, hue, saturation, and sharpness here.
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B-4. Camera – Motion Setup B-4. Camera – Motion Setup B-4. Camera – Motion Setup Analog Camera: Analog Camera: Analog Camera: Enable motion function, and drag on the screen the motion area. When motion is Enable motion function, and drag on the screen the motion area. When motion is Enable motion function, and drag on the screen the motion area.
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B-5. Camera – Mask Setup B-5. Camera – Mask Setup B-5. Camera – Mask Setup Analog Camera: Analog Camera: Analog Camera: Enable mask function, and drag on the screen the mask area. Decide the mask color. Enable mask function, and drag on the screen the mask area. Decide the mask color. Enable mask function, and drag on the screen the mask area.
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C-1. Record – Record Setup C-1. Record – Record Setup C-1. Record – Record Setup Alarm Recording Time: When an event happens, the DVR can record the video at Alarm Recording Time: When an event happens, the DVR can record the video at Alarm Recording Time: When an event happens, the DVR can record the video at event timepoint, and send it to mail or FTP.
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D-2. Alarm - Alarm Output D-2. Alarm - Alarm Output D-2. Alarm - Alarm Output Adjust the buzzer sounding time and relay triggering time when external alarm is Adjust the buzzer sounding time and relay triggering time when external alarm is Adjust the buzzer sounding time and relay triggering time when external alarm is triggered or video loss happens.
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E-2. Ethernet – PPPoE E-2. Ethernet – PPPoE E-2. Ethernet – PPPoE To use PPPoE, fill in the username and password of your ADSL account. The IP To use PPPoE, fill in the username and password of your ADSL account. The IP To use PPPoE, fill in the username and password of your ADSL account.
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Fill in the username that you want, and give the update time. After clicking “Apply”, Fill in the username that you want, and give the update time. After clicking “Apply”, Fill in the username that you want, and give the update time. After clicking “Apply”, check the state to see if you apply DDNS successfully.
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username, and password. Give the path that you want to save the video. username, and password. Give the path that you want to save the video. username, and password. Give the path that you want to save the video. E-6. Ethernet – DHCP E-6.
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Modify: Click “Edit”, and fill in username and password to edit the user Modify: Click “Edit”, and fill in username and password to edit the user Modify: Click “Edit”, and fill in username and password to edit the user authentication or password. authentication or password.
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It shows HDD information of DVR. It shows HDD information of DVR. It shows HDD information of DVR. H-1. Player H-1. Player H-1. Player Click the button to download D6Viewer, the DVR Click the button to download D6Viewer, the DVR Click the button to download D6Viewer, the DVR recording file player.
APPENDIX A: RECORDING TIME LAPSE (HOURS) U N IT:H ours IM A G E Q U A LITY LO W (0. 25M ) M ED IU M (0. 5M ) STA N D A R D (1M ) H IG H (1. 5M ) (M bps) A V ER A G E A V ER A G E...
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WD5002ABYS 500GB 7200 RE WD5000AAKX 500GB SATA3 Caviar Blue WD5000AUDX 500GB SATA3 Green Power WD6400AAKS 640 GB 7200 BLUE WD6400AVVS 640 GB 7200 GP WD7500AACS 750GB 7200 GP WD7500AVVS 750GB 7200 GP WD10EACS 7200 GP WD10EADS Caviar Green WD10EVDS Green Power WD10EVVS 7200 GP WD10EARS...
APPENDIX C: ERROR MESSAGE LIST ERROR MESSAGE ERROR STATUS & REASON NOTE DISK ACCESS ERROR! H.D.D. Data structure Un-normal. Data does not record into HYBRID DVR or bad sector on HYBRID DVR H.D.D. Please install another H.D.D. and perform the record again. UPDATE FILE ERROR! Please re-download the update file and update again.
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PLEASE SELECT ONE The message will be shown while using the ZOOM function CAMERA under split screen condition. Please switch the screen into full screen mode and then operate the ZOOM function.