Preface We welcome you as a new user of the world's best digital video recorder (DVR), and the leading Digital Video Surveillance System. For effective usage, please read this manual carefully. For future reference, please keep this manual close to hand. Copyright/Authentication/Trademark/Limited Warranty Copyright This manual is produced under copyright law.
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Risk of death or serious injury. This is the highest priority danger warning. • RISK OF EXPLOSION IF BATTERY IS REPLACED BY INCORRECT TYPE. DISPOSE OF USED BATTERY ACCORDING TO THE INSTRCTIONS. • THIS EQUIPMENT IS INDOOR USE AND ALL THE COMMUNICATION WIRINGS ARE LIMITED TO INSIDE OF THE BUILDING.
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Risk of minor injury or damage. • If a foreign substance is stuck to the product, remove it using a soft cloth or tissue. Do not use chemical agents (thinner, solvent, etc.) to remove the substance. • Do not operate or store the product in the following places. - An area that is either too cold or too hot - An area of high humidity, or in front of an air-conditioner, or in places subject to sudden temperature changes...
Chapter 1. Introduction 1. The System Great Value but Less Budget Product is in Your Hand now. No more to find high quality product with affordable target price in the market. As part of 4 ~ 16 channel DVR series, this DVR is the exact solution what you looking for in four channel DVR.
Chapter 2. System Installation 1. Package Contents The following components are included in the product : DVR Unit DC Adaptor Power Cord (User's Manual & Network S/W) Remote Controller Quick Guide 2. Connecting Devices The rear panel of the DVR comprises the following: •...
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Video Input Connect the coaxial cables from the cameras to the BNC video connectors. Loop-Through Video Connect the coaxial cables from the Loop BNC connector to another device. Audio Input The DVR can record audio up to 4 sources. Connect the audio sources to the Audio-In RCA connectors.
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RS485/ALARM/SENSOR The RS485 connector can be used to control PTZ cameras. The DVR can also be controlled remotely by a control keyboard. 4 alarm output connectors are provided to connect external alarms such as sirens or lights. 2 alarm output connectors have internal relays and the others are TTL signals.
3. Cautions • Avoid installing the product where there are direct rays or it is hot by locating near from heat generator. (May cause fire) • Do not put vase, flowerpot, cup, cosmetics, drug, and anything the contain water on product. (May cause fire or electric shock, and it may injure people by falling) •...
Chapter 3. Using DVR 1. Basic Operation 1-1. Front Panel & IR Remote Controller The DVR should be correctly installed before proceeding. The most of buttons described below are available on a remote controller only. Only some of main buttons most commonly used can be found on the front panel.
- Zoom In under PTZ mode. It will open or close the backup drive such as CD-RW or DVD EJECT Button - Display menu to load PTZ presets under PTZ mode. PTZ Button Changes to the PTZ control mode from the live mode. ZOOM Button Zooms the current image on the screen.
1-5. User or Admin Login Press MENU to enter main menu screen. Login in screen appears to enter ID (Administrator or User) and Password. Password can be set up to 8 numbers by the combination of numbers from 0 to 9. The factory default password is ‘none’ so press OK to log in to the system for a first time log in.
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DDNS Notification Transmission Sensor Motion EVENT Video Loss Text-In System LOGOUT SHUTDOWN...
1-7. Contextual Menu Additional Contextual Menu screen appears by pressing right button on the Mouse. Select preferred camera display option on the monitor. Camera : Select camera no. : Select OSD display option Freeze : Pause current image display Sequence : Begin sequence display Zoom : Zoom in image by X2 : Select PIP mode and camera...
2. DVR Configuration 2-1. SYSTEM Under SYSTEM menu, System configuration options for general Information, Date &Time, Password, Storage, System Log and Back Up can be selected. 2-1-1.MENU>SYSTEM>Information In the Information screen, DVR Name, System Version, Upgrade, Mac Address and Configuration options can be selected.
2-1-2. MENU > SYSTEM > Date & Time In the Date & Time, Time Zone, Date, Time, NTP Server, Holiday options can be selected. Highlight and press Time Zone to select right Time Zone. Select ‘Use Daylight Saving Time’ if it is applicable.
Press User Tab to enter/add a new user. Auto Logout: Turn On or Off Auto Logout option. Press to add a new user. To remove an existing user, press next to it. User Name: Enter a user name Group: Select a Group which a new user will belong to Password: Set a new password or change a password.
under Type to select Monitoring option. Normal: Normal camera display Covert Low: No display of video image on screen but OSD still remains on screen. Covert High: Neither of video image or OSD will be displayed on screen. Note : Any Covert options will not affect recording data as it only changes monitoring conditions. Press Setup button under Color to adjust video color.
2-2-3. MENU > DEVICE > Alarm Alarm duration: Set Alarm activation time from 5 seconds to 10 minutes. Select Schedule tap to schedule Alarm operation. Alarm can be set by day, time, mode and inputs (camera). Press to choose Alarms and set Buzzer with Alarm activation.
2-3. DISPLAY Under Display menu, Display configuration options for OSD, Monitor and PIP can be selected. 2-3-1. MENU > DISPLAY > Display Language: Select system language. Press to find available language options. Hide Status Bar: Select On/Off and time to hide Status Bar when system is not in use.
Event Pop-up: Pops up the camera image in full screen on spot monitors when pre-set event occurs. Sequence Interval: Set time interval between cameras on spot monitors for sequencing. Select camera display option on spot monitors. Spot outs support full and sequential camera displays.
Auto Deletion(days): Turn on Auto Deletion to delete any data older than the defined days automatically. Time Record: Set ips/quality for continuous recording Event Record: Set ips/quality for event recording Emergency Record: Set ips/quality for emergency recording mode. In Event, pre and post recording options for Event can be set.
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In Recording Status, current recording options and status are displayed.
2-5. NETWORK Under Network menu, Network configuration options for network Address, DDNS, Remote Notification and Transmission can be set up. 2-5-1. MENU > NETWORK > Address In Address, Information such as Type, IP address, Subnet Mask, Gateway Port and DNS can be set for network connections.
2-5-3. MENU > NETWORK > Notification In Callback, set up IP addresses of client sites so that Events detected in local system can be notified to multi remote client sites simultaneously. Enter IP addresses of client sites to receive events notifications on remote sites.
2-6. EVENT Under Event menu, events can be set in synchronization with cameras, alarm and remote notifications. 2-6-1. MENU > EVENT > Sensor In Sensor, each sensor can be selected for activation and its type. Select Sensor Type using button. NC: Normally Closed NO: Normally Opened In Record, each sensor can be synchronized with single or multi cameras.
2-6-2. MENU > EVENT > Motion In Motion, system provides Motion Detection function. Set Motion Detection using Sensitivity, View and Area options. Sensitivity: Select motion sensitivity from Very Low to Very High. View: On or Off the appearance of motion zones on screen when motions is detected. Area: Define the area for motion detection.
In Notification, each camera with motion can be synchronized with single or multi callback or emailing sites. Press to enter callback or email address to be synchronized with cameras for motion events. 2-6-3. MENU > EVENT > Video Loss In Video Loss, single or multi cameras can be synchronized for event recording when there is a video loss.
2-6-4. MENU > EVENT > Text-In The system allows Text In from POS/ATM machines. Note : For use of POS/ATM, the system must support general ASCI code. Text-In Model: Select Text-In model from the list Transaction Begin: Enter a word which the transaction info to be displayed on screen as a start. Any Character: Check Any Character to start display a text with any character as a start.
In Notification, text event can be synchronized with single and multi callback or emailing sites. Press to enter callback or email address to be synchronized with text event. 2-6-5. MENU > EVENT > System In System, S.M.A.R.T function monitors storage conditions such as Temperature, Conditions and Recording.
3. Playback The system provides various playback menu to search recorded data. Please press right mouse button on mouse or press playback button on the front panel. 3-1. Go to Time Select Go to Time to search recorded data by time/date.
3-3. Event Search Event Search provides easy search by event list recorded. Select the date and type of event to find specific data. Press Event: All section on the tope of the list to display event search options. All: System displays every event Motion: System displays every events related to Motion Sensor: System displays every events related to Sensor Video Loss: System displays every events related to Video Loss...
3-5. Playback Control R.Play: Reverse Playback Step Backward: Go to the previous image Pause: Freeze or Stop current image Step Forward: Go to the next image Play: Play the data at normal speed To control the backward and forward playback speed, press on ◀ or ▶ repeatedly. Playback speed can increase up to x32.
4. Backup 4-1. Backup In the BACKUP, the recorded data can be selected for backup to USB devices. Press USB Device to select the type of USB Device connected to the system. Select date & time period of data to be backup using button.
4-3. Clip Maker Clip Maker allows to create single channel backup file which can be played on PC. Select Clip Maker option on the pop up menu during the live or pause mode on the playback. Select the backup option for Clip Maker. Press Start button to create Clip Maker.
Chapter 4. Remote Software NEMON 1. NEMON Installation Find Software CD contains ‘Nemon’ in the box and Insert CD into PC. Double click on NemonSetup.exe file to start installation procedure. When the following dialog box appears, click Next After selecting program folder and desired option, click Next •...
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When the following dialog box appears, click Next Click Close to complete installation procedure.
2. Using NEMON 2-1. Starting the Software Double click on ‘Nemon’ icon on PC to run the software. Main screen of the remote software appears as shown below. Close Live Playback Display Mode The location of icons and buttons may vary depending on the product model or software versions.
2-2. Site Set Up Click button to display registered remote locations or add new locations. Click button to add remote location and required information. Name: Enter Site Name Address: Enter IP address or domain name of the site Port: Enter port number if there is a specific port to be set for the software Description: Enter the description of the site Auto Login: If do not want the Log In window to be popped up every time starting the remote S/W, check Auto Login to skip User/Password authentication process...
Click to save information and complete the registration. Double click the location or Highlight it and click Connect button to get connected to the site. 2-3. Favorite Set Up Favorite function allows multi site management. Up to 64 different cameras and sites can be monitored and managed on one screen.
2-4. Play Backup Data Backed up data from the local site can be played on the remote site. Select the location where the data is saved. Select the file and click Connect to play the video. Note : Recorded Audio can be played on single screen only. 2-5.
3. Remote Playback 3-1. Calendar Search • Click on icon on the menu screen to bring up search menu. • Click for Calendar search. Dates with recorded data will be displayed in bold letter. Select the date and use time table to select specific time. Click Play button to start playback.
3-2. Event Search • Click tap to display menu for Event search • Click to enter event query option. Select an event from the list for playback. Search trough the list using buttons. Select the date of event search for from the Date list. Select All or specific camera numbers for related event search.
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Save to AVI • Pause the playback and press button to save the recorded data in AVI file format. ‘Save AVI’ dialogue will appear. • Enter file name and select Location. • Select appropriate Codec. • Select the time period. •...
4. Setup 4-1. Nemon Setup Click on to enter local setup menu. Product Name: Displays general information of the S/W Software Version: Displays current S/W version Load: Load saved data for settings for remote software Save as: Save current settings of remote software Default: Set default settings of remote software Click on display tap to enter remote display setup menu.
4-2. Remote Setup Click to enter remote set up menu. Single connection (single site): please get a site connected for monitoring first, and click Button. Favorite connection (multi sites): please click camera or site on the monitoring screen, and click button.
Appendix A. Remote Access Using I.E. DVR can be accessed remotely using Internet Explore. Execute internet explore program and enter DVR address (e.g. IP) to get connected. Remote Log In page appears once connected to DVR. Enter ID and PW, and select Live or Playback mode to display desired remote control option.
COMPLIANCE NOTICE OF FCC: THIS EQUIPMENT HAS BEEN TESTED AND FOUND TO COMPLY WITH THE LIMITS FOR A CLASS A DIGITAL DEVICE, PURSUANT TO PART 15 OF THE FCC RULES. THESE LIMITS ARE DESIGNED TO PROVIDE REASONABLE PROTECTION AGAINST HARMFUL INTERFERENCE WHEN THE EQUIPMENT IS OPERATED IN A COMMERCIAL ENVIRONMENT.
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