ABUS 16/32 channel hybrid digital video recorder TVVR60011 / TVVR60021 User manual Version 1.0...
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See System operation on page 70. Pay attention to the information in the separate quick guide, plus the notes on the CD and in the accompanying documentation on “Web server control” and “Clients Software”. These can be found on the Internet under www.abus.com.
System operation System operation General information Name The device can be controlled as follows: Function Using the operating elements on the front of the Camera selection keys (1, 2, 3...): device Displays the camera status: White: Camera is connected Using the remote control ...
◄II: Pause / reverse playback Operating elements on the remote control : Stops playback Note PTZ: Switches on PTZ control Pay attention to the remote control diagram on Enter II: page 67. Confirms the selection Ticks / unticks the boxes Name During playback: Function...
Contents Device overview ................................69 System operation ................................70 General information ............................... 70 Operating elements on the device ..........................70 Connections on the rear of the device ........................... 71 Operating elements on the remote control ........................73 Mouse operation ................................73 Quick guide..................................
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Contents Selection bar in the camera image ..........................88 Settings ..................................89 Setting the camera output ............................. 89 Playback..................................90 General information ............................... 90 Playback screen ................................90 Using the control panel ..............................90 Right click when playback is running ..........................91 Main menu ..................................
Pay attention to the required earthing of the de- vice to avoid static discharge. Note Install one or more HDDs (see the separate quick Check the ABUS homepage (www.abus.com) if guide). for this device any firmware updates are avail- able and install these Firstly, establish the connection to the motherboard using the red data cable (small connector).
Important safety information Important safety information Explanation of symbols General information The following symbols are used in this manual and on the Before using the device for the first time, read the follow- device: ing instructions carefully and pay attention to all warn- ings, even if you are already familiar with electronic de- Symbol Signal word Meaning vices.
Important safety information To avoid the possibility of fires, the plug should always be Installation location / operating environ- disconnected from the network socket if the device is not ment used for long periods. Disconnect the device from the mains power supply before impending electrical storms, Position the device on a firm, level surface and do not or use an uninterruptible power supply.
Important safety information Care and maintenance Putting into operation Maintenance is necessary if the device has been dam- Observe all safety and operating instructions before aged. This includes damage to the plug, mains cable and putting the device into operation for the first time. housing, penetration of the interior by liquids or foreign ...
Quickguide (On CD or enclosed) changes to the product and operating instructions at any time and without prior warning. ABUS Se- Terminal connectors curity-Center GmbH is not liable or responsible for direct or indirect damages resulting from the equipment, performance and use of this product.
On-screen keyboard Switching off, locking and rebooting the The on-screen keyboard appears after clicking on a text device entry field with the mouse: Click on “ShutDown” in the main menu. The overview appears. The following screen keyboard appears during mere nu- merical entry: To switch off the device, select ShutDown and con- firm by pressing Yes.
Status displays Status displays General information The following status displays indicate the current operat- ing state: LEDs on the front of the device Acoustic signal tones Icons (display elements) on the monitor Note Pay attention to the information in the separate quick guide.
Setup wizard Setup wizard Setting up the system Setting up the administrator The setup wizard guides you through the necessary Warning basic system settings. The DVR is then set up for record- Note down the admin password. ing and surveillance. The following password is preset Note “1 2 3 4 5”...
Setup wizard Network Settings HDD Management To set up a new hard disc, activate the “Check box” Note with a left click and then click on Init. To check whether DHCP can be selected (or if Warning you have to set the IP address and other settings All data on the drive is deleted! manually), consult your network administrator.
Setup wizard Camera recording At “Camera” select a camera with which you would like to record. Activate the check box “Start recording”. Select the type of recording. You can choose be- tween “Time plan” and “Motion recognition”. Arm the motion detection inside the camera for re- cording motion.
Live view Live view Status symbols Overview The following symbols are displayed depending on The live view starts automatically after the device is the operating status of the device: switched on. Symbol Meaning You can also go back to the live view by pressing the Menu key repeatedly.
Live view Note Stop Auto-switch: Specify the delay in the image sequence in the display settings. Note Activation of “AUX monitor” without a connected spot monitor: Mouse pointer function is deactivated. Selection bar in the camera image Click on the camera image in single or multi view. A se- lection bar appears: Nr.
Setting the camera output You can have a maximum of 8 or 16 cameras respective- ly (TVVR60011/TVVR60021) displayed in the live cast at the same time. Click on the TAB “View”. The following settings are available in the TAB “General”:...
Playback Playback General information Using the control panel Playback can be made in three different ways: The control panel (4) is used for controlling the running Through the video search in the main menu playback. The symbols have the following meaning: ...
Playback the slider and drag it to the required time In order to change the description of your marking, click on the process symbol. To remove, click on the Recording type delete symbol. Blue = Continuous recording Red = Event recording Right click when playback is running Hides the control panel Perform a right click on the playback image.
Main menu Main menu Menu overview The following overview shows the main menus used to set and control the device. Furthermore you can find important information regarding the devide on the right side of the menu. Click on the menu to open it. ...
Main menu Menu description Menu description page Configuration Used for managing all device settings (General, Camera, Record, Network, Alarm, PTZ, RS232, Display, Exception, User). Camera Menu for setting camera parameters (OSD configuration, image mode, PTZ configuration, motion recognition etc.) Record Menu to set recording parameters (time plan, camera resolution, camera stream etc.).
Settings Settings Configuration User Adding and changing users, assigning authorisation rights Note Pay attention to the instructions in the correspond- ing sections. General Note The “Configuration” menu is used to manage all device settings. Warning Ensure that the date and time are set correctly. IMPORTANT: Subsequent changes to the settings can lead to data loss!
Settings TAB “DST set- Setting Terms and definitions tings” An overview of relevant terms when using the device in a With an activated check box, the de- Auto DST Ad- network can be found below. vice converts automatically to summer justment Parameter Setting...
Settings Network-configuration Port A port is an interface used for communi- cation by different programs. Certain ports are fixed (23: Telnet, 21: FTP), whilst others can be freely selected. Ports are important for different applica- tions (e.g. external access to the device over a browser).
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Settings TAB General (e.g. Internet). Parameter Setting Working Mode Net fault tolerance: Both network Note adapters (NIC) use the same network In certain modes some of these settings cannot be settings. The 2nd network adapter re- selected. mains, in the event of problems with the 1st network adapter, available.
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In the event of an alarm, the device can send a message by e-mail. Enter the e-mail configuration here: To use the ABUS DDNS function, you must first set up an account under www.abus-server.com. Please note the FAQs on the website when doing this.
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Settings Write Community Enter the “Key” according to the set- Sender´s Corresponding e-mail address for Adresse the e-mail account tings of your SNMP software. Trap Adresse Enter the IP address of the Sender´s Re- Select three possible recipients for SNMP manager ceiver the e-mail Trap Port...
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Note reactions depending on the setting. SNMP is used for monitoring the device status. For this you need SNMP software not available from ABUS. Confirm the settings by clicking Apply and leave the menu with Back. More settings Parameter...
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Settings Handling Alarm TAB Trigger channel Alarm status Tick a checkbox to select which camera channel is trig- Here you see a list with all the alarm inputs and outputs gered in the case of an alarm. and their current status. TAB Arming schedule Alarm input ...
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The device emits a repeating tone. Notify Surveil- Sends an alarm signal to a PC with lance Center ABUS CMS software. The software must be enabled and the recorder set to surveillance mode on the PC. Send E-Mail An e-mail is sent to a specific e-mail address (see page 96).
Settings You can add new users, delete existing users and RS-232 change the settings in the “User Management” menu. Currently no functioning. To add a new user, select Add. Live view See page 87. Warning Parameter Setting User Name Unique identification Password Access code for the device (device management)
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Settings Note The user can make the settings locally (i.e. on the device) or change the parameters. The user can access the device via the network connection. The “Camera Permission” tab is used to set ac- cess rights for individual cameras (network or lo- cal).
Click on Add to link a camera to the system. Click on “Search” to search the network for the available ABUS network cameras. Mark the required cameras and then click on “Quick Add” to link the cameras.
Settings 1. Use the arrow buttons to move the network cam- Image era to the required image section and save the position, for example as Preset 1 2. Click on Call up to move to Preset 1. Note Setting up and calling up patrols You can also start the patrol directly in the live im- age of the respective network camera.
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Armin Schedule Sends an alarm signal to a Notify Surveillance Cen- PC with the ABUS CMS Select the TAB Arming Schedule. software. For this, the soft- Here you set the times when the reactions in the TAB ware must be running and Reaction are triggered.
Settings Private zone The private zone function allows sections of the video image to be masked. Start by selecting a camera. Acti- vate the private zone function using the check box. Mark a rectangle at the left of the preview area. Up to four pri- vate zones can be configured.
Settings Record Setting up Open the main menu and click on record: Schedule The schedule is used to specify the recording times and triggers (recording type) for the cameras. Click on the “Schedule” tab: Note Because there is no difference between the set- tings for the TABs record and instant image, these are only listed once.
Settings At Copy you can take on this setting for other days or the whole week. 6. Finalize your settings in the record screen with Apply and then OK. Encoding TAB Record The following setting options are available in this sub- menu: Confirm the settings by clicking on Apply and exit the menu with OK.
Settings TAB Captured Holidays The following parameters are adjustable: In this sub-menu, 32 different recording settings for vaca- tions or public holidays can be applied. Camera Camera to be set To apply these settings click on the “Edit” symbol: Parameter Type Schedule or event Resolution Auto, 4CIF(704x576),...
Settings Click on “HDD” in the menu to define settings relating to HDDs hard disc administration Note The device manages up to eight 3.5" SATA hard disk drives . For additional data security, an e-SATA hard disc can be optionally connected. Each of the installed HDDs must be initialised be- fore the device can be used for recording.
Settings HDD settings of the cameras Hard disc setting Click on the sub-menu “Advanced”. Note Mode: Quote To be able to define these settings, you must have allocated cameras to a hard disc group (see HDD settings of cameras). Specify the maximum recording size per camera on the hard disc.
Settings Warning: If you want to use redundancy you have to acti- vate the redundant storage in the recording menu (see also p. 110) At least one HDD must have the R/W status (Read/Write). Otherwise, no recordings are possi- ble. Checking the HDD status The status of each HDD can be checked in the “Mainte- nance”...
Settings Press Configuration in the main menu and then Play- to identification or a keyword of the markings’ back to search for video recordings after an event or a name marking, or to view your saved images. Continous Recording Event Please klick on the TAB „Event“.
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Settings Select one or more network cameras by activating the checkbox. Click on Search. Select one or more images from the list which appears. Click on Details to obtain more information about the im- ages.
Maintenance Maintenance Note Note This menu is used for device maintenance, and The information menu shows the technical data should only be operated by experienced users. for the device and information on the various set- tings of the cameras, recording etc. This can be useful for support queries, for exam- ple.
Maintenance Default Network Note Note Information regarding the network traffic and net- In this process, the device is reset to the factory de- work interfaces are shown here. fault settings. TAB network load Warning All settings made since the start of operation are deleted (cameras, recording settings, PTZ, alarms etc.)! Avoid data loss by backing up the settings in...
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Maintenance In “Destination Address”, you can check the connection TAB Network Stat. to another device, such as a computer (‘pinging’). Enter the network address of the device to be checked (e.g. 192.168.0.25) and press Test. Information on two parameters appears: Parameter Setting Displays all used in- and outcoming bandwidth.
Video Export Video Export Duration Select the connected medium used for data storage from the drop-down menu. Note If the medium is not displayed, click on Refresh. The export function is used to store important re- If the medium is still not displayed, disconnect it from cordings on connected external media, such as: the device and reconnect the medium again.
Video Export For both types of event, the following window appears af- Event (event type ‘Alarm input’) ter activating the Search button: Define the time span of the recording being searched for Select the files to be exported by activating or deactivat- by means of the selection fields at “Start time”...
Manual Management Manual Management Press the REC button or go to panic recording in the Alarm main menu in order to start a manual image / video re- cording or to switch to an alarm output. Record In order to switch on one of the alarm outputs, select the alarm output with a left click and click on Trigger for one, or Trigger All, to switch on all outputs.
Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Before calling the Service department, read the following information to determine the possible cause of a malfunction. Malfunction Cause Solution No power Mains cable not connected Connect the mains cable securely to the socket Power switch set to OFF Turn the power switch to ON No current in the power socket Use another device on the socket, where...
Technical data Technical data Subject is to alterations and errors. The dimensions are approximate values. ABUS digital recorder TVVR60011 TVVR60021 Video compression H.264 Hybrid-enabled Camera inputs (analog) Camera inputs (IP) 8 (analog, 1.0 V s-s, 75 Ω) 16 (analog, 1.0 V s-s, 75 Ω) Camera outputs Monitor: 1 x BNC (1.0 V p-p, 75 Ω), 1 x VGA, 1 x HDMI, 4 x BNC Spot (1.0 V p-p, 75 Ω)
Disposal Disposal Information on the EU directive on waste Change low batteries in good time. electrical and electronic equipment Always change all the batteries at the same time and use batteries of the same type. To protect the environment, do not dispose of the device with domestic waste at the end of its service life.
Allows different devices to identify them- Name used for the identification of websites on the Inter- selves in a network so that they are accessed specifical- net (e.g. www.abus-sc.de). JPEG Compression method for photo images with minimal loss.
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MPEG PPPoE Moving Picture Experts Group – International standard PPP over Ethernet (point-to-point protocol) for the compression of moving images. On some DVDs, Network transmission method used for establishing a the digital audio signals are compressed and recorded in connection over dial-up lines. Used in ADSL connections, this format.
Internal HDD Internal HDD The internal hard disk drive (HDD) is very sensitive. Operate the device according to the following instructions in order to avoid drive errors. Important recordings should be backed up on external media to avoid unexpected data loss. Note ...
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