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Table of Contents CHAPTER 01 DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER INTRODUCTION........1 CHAPTER 02     GETTING STARTED................8 CHAPTER 03     QUICK GUIDE TO ICONS ON THE MAIN SCREEN ......13 CHAPTER 04     CONFIGURING THE CAMERAS............
Page 4 Edition V.3.5.6 June 2007.
Page 5: Chapter 01 Digital Video Recorder Introduction
Chapter 1 DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER INTRODUCTION Thank you for your purchasing the Digital Video Recorder (DVR) developed by our company! This product has already obtained CE, FCC, BSMI Class A Certifications. Our company has developed 4-, 8-, 12-, 16-CH DVR system, DVR central monitoring system and various storage devices, aimed at various security surveillance applications.
Page 6 Unpacking the DVR The DVR comes securely packaged in a sturdy cardboard shipping carton. Upon receiving your DVR, open the carton and carefully remove the contents. If anything is missing or damaged, please contact your DVR dealer immediately, and they will promptly handle the situation.
Page 7 Overview of the Digital Video Recorder's Hardware Features This section provides an overview of the Digital Video Recorder’s features as follows: The central processing unit (CPU) is the DVR’s key hardware feature; it acts as the brain of the Digital Video Recorder, performing all the computing functions and orchestrating the actions of the system.
Page 8 Identifying External Components Please refer to the text and diagrams below to identify all external components and accessories of the Digital Video Recorder. Front View 4 or 8 Channel Type 12 or 16 Channel Type Figure 1-1: Front View of the DVR Front Inside View Please refer to Figure 1-2 and the following descriptions to identify the components on the front side of the Digital Video Recorder.
Page 9 Removable HDD Tray The metal HDD trays enable a secure fit for the HDD and the air ventilation holes in front ensure that air flows to the HDD thereby cooling the system. (Option) HDD Lock This lock uses a dedicated key to open and close the HDD tray. Use of an incorrect key will cause the HDD lock to malfunction.
Page 10 Rear View Please refer to Figure 1-3 and the following descriptions to identify the components on the rear side of the Digital Video Recorder. Figure 1-3: Rear View of Digital Video Recorder Power Fan This is used to cool the power supply. System Ventilation Fan This fan ventilates the entire system.
Page 11 Use BNC pigtail adaptor to connect NTSC or PAL compatible cameras. See Figure1-3; the position and numbering of the on-screen camera output is determined by the slot and channel numbering sequence of the cards. For example, camera 1 would be connected to channel 1 of card 1, camera 2 would be connected to channel 2 of card 1, camera 5 would be connected to channel 1 of card 2, etc., since there are 4 available channels per card slot.
Page 12: Chapter 02     Getting Started
Chapter 2 GETTING STARTED This chapter explains what you need to do after turning on your Digital Video Recorder. Experienced DVR users may skip this chapter and then return to it for reference if there are any problems in reading other chapters. Powering Up the Digital Video Recorder for the First Time Attach the cameras to the BNC inputs of the DVR capture cards according to the desired numbering sequence.
Page 13 Once the boot process is complete, the Digital Video Recorder will directly display all the connected cameras (see Figure 2-2), enabling the user to check them conveniently. If there is a screen displaying NO SIGNAL in blue, it means the respective camera is either inactive or not working.
Page 14 Understanding the DVR Main Screen When starting the Digital Video Recorder for the first time, please make sure that you understand all of the DVR’s icons before moving on. Here is an explanation of the relevant icons on the main screen. Right-side Toolbar Figure 2-3: Right-side Toolbar System Time / Version Indicator...
Page 15: Bottom Toolbar
Bottom Toolbar Figure 2-4: Bottom Toolbar Exit Icon Click this icon to exit the Main Screen. Detection Frame Drawing Icon Clicking this icon will allow users to draw a specified motion detection frame in the viewing camera area. At most, 6 detection regions may be drawn. If any object is found moving in the detection regions, red frames will appear to flash.
Page 16 Re-login When starting the Digital Video Recorder for the first time, the system can only provide "admin" authority for the Supervisor, with no other rights for the remaining users. So initially, you will have to log on with the right of "admin". The first time the system is started, it will log on automatically to enter the DVR Main Screen.
Page 17: Chapter 03     Quick Guide To Icons On The Main Screen
Chapter 3 QUICK GUIDE TO ICONS ON THE MAIN SCREEN This chapter explains the quick access icons on the main screen. Some of these icon functions will be explained in depth later in the manual. The Main Screen is the central hub of your Digital Video Recorder.
Page 18 Clicking separate windows will display different settings screens. The first window is the camera screen. Please refer to the instructions later on in this manual. Playback Panel Step 1: Click the Playback Icon on the right-side toolbar………………………………………...… Step 2: View the video database under the Playback Screen. Click on a selected file and open the recorded data.
Page 19 The DVR system can be configured with a Single View Camera Screen, which could display different camera viewpoints at 6-second intervals. More details on this mode are mentioned in Chap 7. Quad Camera View Screen Step 1: Click the Quad View Camera Icon on the right-side toolbar…………………………….……...
Page 20: Chapter 04     Configuring The Cameras
Chapter 4 CONFIGURING THE CAMERAS This chapter explains how to set and configure the cameras connected to your Digital Video Recorder. Once you have connected the video cameras you need to your DVR, you need to enter the Setup Menu to configure each individual camera.
Page 21 Setting Recording Mode • Under “Rec Mode” choose one of the three options: No Recording (The camera will stop recording) Recording (The camera records at all times) iii. Scheduled (A particular time should be scheduled for recording under this option) These three types of recording modes will be activated when the alarm starts.
Page 22 Setting Recording Quality Under “Recording Quality”, there are four choices: Low, Medium, High and Best. Among them, Low • quality is applicable for long time recording, while Best quality is used for applications, which require better image quality. Click to choose the proper quality, and use the Frame Rate (f/s: the number of pictures that can be recorded •...
Page 23: Chapter 05     Scheduling Recording
Chapter 5 SCHEDULING RECORDING This chapter explains how to schedule recording for different cameras connected to your Digital Video Recorder. Each camera can be configured to record at different time. There are four choices in all: Once, Daily, Weekly, and Monthly. Recording under different modes will affect the overall capacity of the hard disk of your DVR.
Page 24 Daily - Provides a recording option for Hours and Minutes every day. Figure 5-3: Record Mode Selection Bar (Daily) iii. Weekly - Provides a recording option for users to set the day (Sun. through Sat.) and time for recording every week. Figure 5-4: Weekly Schedule Settings Monthly - Provides a recording option that allows users to set the date and time for recording every month.
Page 25 Once Scheduling By choosing the “Once” scheduling mode of the DVR, users can first select the Day, Month, and Year, and then select a particular time on that date to record. The advantage of this operation is to set different times for each individual camera, allowing users to record with different cameras at various times.
Page 26 Deleting Schedule Settings Deleting recorded data will permanently delete all related information from the hard disk drive, thus freeing-up disk space. Select the recorded scheduled period from the list. Figure 5-8: Deleting Schedule Settings Click the “Delete” button. To Delete All Click the “Del all”...
Page 27: Chapter 06     Account Settings
Chapter 6 ACCOUNT SETTINGS The Account Settings area allows the administrator of the DVR to add users to the system. There are two types of users, one is the Supervisor, and the other is a Normal User. The Supervisor of the DVR system can not only make use of all the functions locally and remotely, but also has the authority to manage normal users.
Page 28 Click the checkbox next to “Remote” to give the user remote access. (Remote access means users are able to access the DVR over the local LAN or Internet.) Select which cameras you would like the user to access by clicking the checkbox next to the camera number. Enter the name of the user followed by a specified password.
Page 29: Chapter 07     System Settings
Chapter 7 SYSTEM SETTINGS The System Settings Panel is the main window for naming and setting basic configurations for the DVR. These very important settings make sure that the DVR system may be correctly viewed both locally and remotely. Incorrect system configuration may result in abnormalities in the system, which could make tech support more complex and time consuming.
Page 30 ADSL Dial-up and DDNS Set-up It supports DDNS services for remote site users using fixed host name to connecting with your DVR, no need to know the real IP address that you real been assigned. Check the ADSL dial-up, and enter the account and password of ADSL. Figure: 7-2: System Tab Click the “Dialup”...
Page 31 Modem Dial-up DVR users can choose modem dial-up for connecting external Network. Windows users can also dialup (using PPP) to DVR for remote monitoring. To set up modem dial-up, do the following: Check the “Dialup” in the Internet field and enter the “TEL No.” (the phone no. of ISP), “Account” and “Password”...
Page 32 Select the “Printer type”, “Paper size”, “Resolution” and “Color depth”. Then click “ok” to confirm. Then the window will show if you want to print a test image. Figure 7-6: To print a test image Click “Confirm” to continue and review the resultant test image. Back-up Setting The DVR system can back up the system configuration files to an external device, which will greatly aid the rebuilding of the system in the future (should that become necessary).
Page 33 Setting the System Clock The System Clock is automatically adjusted according to the system BIOS. If the system time is incorrect then it may be necessary to change the system clock and time zone. After the changes are made click “Apply” , and then “OK”...
Page 34: Other Settings
Other Settings Recycle Recording The first additional option to explore is “Recycle Rec”, which refers to the recycling of recording. When the hard disk is full, if the system has “Recycle Rec” enabled, it will continue to record over previously recorded data, so that the recording can continue.
Page 35 Cam Auto Switch The third option under “Others” makes it possible to view different cameras automatically. When the DVR is in Single View Mode, Quad View Mode or 9-Camera Mode, it can automatically show different cameras at six-second intervals. Click the “System” Tab. Under “Others”...
Page 36 When the P frame function is set to a value higher than the default setting, for every clip of video, less I Frames are sent, so the quality of the image will be normal, but transmission occurs more quickly and disk space is saved;...
Page 37 Virtual Server Setting If the DVR is only provided with one legal IP, and besides the DVR host, there are also some other applications (such as interior on-line computers of a company, the network server, the ftp server, the e- mail server...) that should be used through Internet connections, or there are several DVR hosts providing service outwards, then Virtual Server should be an ideal solution.
Page 38: Chapter 08     Alarm Settings
Chapter 8 ALARM SETTINGS The Alarm Settings area allows the administrator of the DVR to set alarms for a number of alarm types. The most important is setting alarms for motion detection and digital input on different cameras. This is a complex task, so in order to understand this area please read over this part carefully.
Page 39 Alarm Record Triggering The following shows how to use Record Alarm: Click the “Alarm” Tab first. From the “General” tab select the “Duration” for motion detection triggering and click the checkbox next to “AdjustFrameRateTo” to select the frame speed for the motion detection. Figure 8-2: General Field Select the appropriate triggering event for alarm recording (“Camera”, “Din”) Select the entire “Enable”...
Page 40 Figure 8-4: Sound Selection Window Choose a .wav file from the above window and click “OK”. Click “Play” to play the file. Select how many times you would like to repeat the alarm sound (up to 10 times). Then click “Add”. Click “Apply”...
Page 41 Alarm Voice Triggering The Alarm Voice setting will provide a voice warning message to users at the time of detecting the alarm condition. Follow the instructions below to set the Alarm Voice: Click the “Alarm” tab and select the appropriate triggering event for alarm recording (“Camera”, “Din”, or “Disk full”, “Disk failure”, or “No signal”).
Page 42 Figure 8-8: Fax Tab Then click “Add” , and the window below will show “Fax” with the selections made. Click “Apply” , and “OK” Alarm Email Triggering Alarm email may email a warning message at the time of detecting an alarm condition. Follow the instructions below to set up Alarm email: Click the “Alarm”...
Page 43 Alarm Digital Output Triggering Alarm Digital Output may activate the digital output at the time of detecting alarm. Follow the instructions to set the Digital Output. Click the “Alarm” Tab. Select the “Camera”. Select a “Trigger Period”. Click the “Dout” Tab. Figure 8-10: Output Port Tab Select an Dout.
Page 44: Chapter 09     Alarm Log
Chapter 9 ALARM LOG With the DVR system, the camera frames will keep flashing in red and sending out the alarm when alarm event happens. The Alarm Log provides the administrator of the DVR with a detailed log of the alarm incident, including the reason for the alarm (which camera sent out what kind of alarm), the time the alarm was triggered and the description of the alarm triggering event.
Page 45 Deleting All Logs Click the “Alarm Log” Tab Click “Del all” A confirmation pop-up screen will appear asking you to reconfirm. Figure 9-3: Confirmation Window Click “Confirm” to continue or “Cancel” to reset. Click “Apply” , then “OK” to complete the task. Export Log Data While viewing Alarm Log data, if you wish to export a section of a file to save in addition, do the following:...
Page 46 If the file name will be modified, please change it now. After that, click “OK”. Figure 9-6: Store Alarm Log File Screen If this data stored, please click “OK” in the confirmed message box. Figure 9-7: Confirmation Window...
Page 47: Chapter 10     User Log
Chapter 10 USER LOG The User Log provides the administrator of the DVR to monitor all users that have accessed the DVR. This database tells the administrator whether the users accessed the system locally or remotely, how long the users were logged on, and what their IP addresses were. This is only a user log; the information cannot be changed.
Page 48 Figure 10-3: Confirmation Window Click “Confirm” to continue or “Cancel” to reset. Click “Apply” , then “OK” to complete the task.
Page 49: Chapter 11     Configuring General Purpose I/O
Chapter 11 CONFIGURING GENERAL PURPOSE I/O The Din/Dout input of DVR can connect the optional Din/Dout cable to enable the connection of multiple sets of alarm equipment through the independent alarm signal line. The 4-channel type DVR may have four DI/DO. The 8-channel type may have eight DI/DO, the 12-channel type may have eight DI/DO, and the 16-channel type may have 16 DI/DO.
Page 50 Figure 11-3: DIO setting Input Settings Each camera has a corresponding sensor input. This sensor input must be of the dry contact closure type, with a voltage of less than 5V. Depending on their attributes, the sensors can be set to Normal Open (NO) or Normal Closed (NC) according to the users’...
Page 51 Output Settings DO relay output could support connected alarm equipment rated as high as 0.5A 24V DC, and also could be configured for either normal open or normal closed output by means of a Jumper. * Default is NO Normal Open, NO (Default) Normal Closed, NC Figure 11-5: Jumper of Video capture card # The circle part as the jumper...
Page 52: Chapter 12     Pan Tilt Zoom
Chapter 12 PAN TILT ZOOM Pan Tilt Zoom (PTZ) provides the administrator of the DVR with the ability to configure and monitor all PTZ cameras that are connected to the DVR. The DVR can be configured with multiple PTZ cameras. Currently, the system supports the following PTZ models: Lilin Protocol: PIH-7000, PIH-7600, PIH-7625 Vido Protocol: CD-55...
Page 53 PTZ TYPES The DVR System supports many PTZ devices, the user may select the type of PTZ. Then the user chooses the speed of each connected PTZ under the Baud Rate column. Occasionally, the PTZ camera ID number may differ from the number shown on the screen; should this occur, please set the camera number to be the same as the PTZ ID to enable the user to control the PTZ camera.
Page 54 Iris When connecting a PTZ camera to your Digital Video Recorder, you have the option to adjust the iris on the camera. Use to make the iris smaller, or use to make the iris bigger. Note: Some of the PTZs setup as Auto by default. It's iris can't be adjusted manually. Please refer to the PTZ product documentation for the details.
Page 55 Click “Run Sequence”, then the PTZ cameras will begin to Auto Pan according to the presets in the group. Figure 12-6: Pan Group Example: • Setting Group 1 Choose Group 1, and click “Set Group” button. Function: To operate presets 1 to 4 automatically in the mode of “Run Sequence”. •...
Page 56: Chapter 13     Playback
Chapter 13 PLAYBACK One of the most important features of any Digital Video Recorder is playback. Playback allows users to view recorded data, as the system is recording or as users view live data remotely. The features within “Playback” are: Blur, Snapshot, Export, Tag, File, Alarm, Fast Forward, Slow Motion, Skip & Rewind. All of these features are covered later in this chapter.
Page 57 Click this image to take a snapshot (one selected frame form the current video file), and export or print the snapshot image. Click this image to save an image to disk. Click this icon to tag an important section of the recorded file. Once the file is tagged, you can go directly back to the relevant place when you open this tag to review this file.
Page 58 Viewing Playback by Camera To view a recorded file from a particular camera, please follow these steps. To view Playback, click the “Playback” Icon. ………..…………………………………………….. Figure 13-4: Playback Screen Select a date and time from the calendar. Select a date and time Select the camera(s) Figure 13-5: Calendar &...
Page 59 Choose the recorded file to play. Figure 13-7: Camera Selection Double-click the selection or click “Open” . The video from the selected file will appear in the top left-hand corner of the Main Screen. Figure 13-8: Recorded Data Playback Click “Play” from the Bottom Toolbar.
Page 60 Double-click the image again to enlarge…………………………………………………………………. Figure 13-10: Full-size Playback Image To reduce the size or go back to the original size, right-click ……………………………………………...
Page 61 Alarm Recorded Playback Follow these steps to view alarm triggered playback images Click the “Alarm” Icon. A database of all the alarm triggered playback files will appear (Alarm Log) Figure 13-11: Alarm Log Please select the file you want from the alarm video log. Double-click it or click “Open” .
Page 62 Tagging Recorded Data After opening a file, if some important section has been found in the video, that section can be tagged for later reference. While watching the video frames, the tagged section can be operated like this: Click the “Tag” button to enter the window.
Page 63 Exporting an Image While viewing playback data, if you wish to export a section of a file to save in addition, do the following: Click this icon and the following window will appear: Figure 13-16: Export Image The image highlights the hours, minutes, and seconds. Use the drop-down list to select the time frame when you would like to export.
Page 64 Figure 13-17: Export Image (2) Smoothing an Image The smoothness and sharpness of an image can be adjusted in the DVR. When an image is unclear or if it is important to clarify the image, you can use one of two functions. Figure 13-18: Sharp Image Open the recorded image Click on this icon *...
Page 65 Moving playback frames While viewing several playback screens, the entire screen or background screen may be shut out. The directional icons can be used to move each playback video to different parts of the screen. Click on the separate directions to position your video to the desired location. The images below will demonstrate this function.
Page 66 Click the “print” icon to print out the image individually. If you print it out successfully, the screen will pop up a new window to show you. Please click “Confirm” to indicate that the files have printed out. Figure 13-23: Print OK Window...
Page 67: Chapter 14     Remote Surveillance
Chapter 14 REMOTE SURVEILLANCE The DVR allows users to view the cameras connected to the DVR and the recorded file playback remotely through browsers. The DVR system is able to provide users with all functions available on the Host port. Once you have set up the local LAN and Internet functionality from the System Window, you are able to easily and conveniently operate your Digital Video Recorder remotely.
Page 68 Enter the Enter the name password Click login Figure 14-2: DVR Remote logon Window The next screen is the Main Remote Surveillance Screen. No motion over 10 minutes after login, users will be auto-logout. Figure 14-3: The Main Remote Surveillance Screen The Main Remote Surveillance Screen has four sections to it.
Page 69 Let’s go over the following sections one-by-one in detail. Monitoring Click the “Monitor” button. When you use the DVR system for the first time, a warning window will appear outlining the problems of using Active X. For more information please refer to Appendix F. Figure 14-4: ActiveX Warning Once you have clicked the “Monitor”...
Page 70 Four degrees of image quality may be selected: Low, Mid, High, Best. Save the selected cameras Monitor image quality selection Figure 14-6: Image Quality Field Click first the left button “Clean All” Then check the camera you want to view. Click “Save Selected Camera”...
Page 71 Default FPS as below: Displayed Camera Speed 9-16 Cameras 2 FPS 5-8 Cameras 4 FPS 1-4 Cameras 8 FPS Click < or > to adjust the Max. speed (0-30 FPS) as below: Figure 14-8: Adjust maximum display speed Click icon to export images to HDD or print it out via printer: (as below) Figure 14-9: Focused camera image export (1) Figure 14-10: Focused camera image export (2)
Page 72 as the icon for displaying bandwidth, click it to display the bandwidth, click again to hide the information. Figure 14-11: show the bandwidth The second icon on the upper right side of the real time monitor window may be used to minimize the window.
Page 73 When the user clicks on the first tab, the upper right side of the window shows the following information: 1. Recording time is displayed. 2. If recycling recording is taking place, then a green recycling recording icon is also displayed. 3.
Page 74 Understanding the Playback Toolbar The playback sidebar gives users the freedom to manipulate the image to their benefit. Let’s take a closer look at these icons: Play Button: Click this button to play the file. Reverse Button: Click this button to rewind the played image. Pause Button: Click this button to stop playing for a pause.
Page 75 There is a horizontal scroll bar on the bottom of the playing window, which facilitates users in searching films quickly. You may press and hold the left mouse button on it and drag it from left to right until you find the video image that you need.
Page 76: Taking A Snapshot
When you want to see an enlarged image, just click on the operation options to enlarge it. Figure 14-17: Remote Playback - Enlarged Image Alarm File “Alarm File” allows users to see the time and camera numbers concerned with an alarm, and all the alarm files can be deleted.
Page 77 Choose the Resolution and click “Print” . You will be prompted to select a printer from a pop-up window. Select your printer and click “Print” to print. Exporting an Image Exporting an image allows users to access images remotely from the hard disk and save it onto your local hard drive.
Page 78 Inserting a Tag Inserting a tag allows users to mark an important section of a file specially. Once it’s opened, the tagged file will be played from the marked place. After adding the tagged files, click the “Tag” in the file options; a pop-up window will list all the tagged files.
Page 79 Configuring Setup Remotely The functions for remote setup are basically the same as those used locally. The following instructions outline this in detail. On the Main Remote Screen click “Setup” The next screen is the Camera setup window. Figure 14-23: Main Remote Screen - Setup Screen Remote Camera Configuration When configuring cameras remotely for the first time, please install the related Active-X Object, according to the information provided in Appendix F.
Page 80 Status Display — the Camera Number, the Date and the Time will be displayed on the monitoring screen on the left. Figure 14-25: Remote Camera Configuration (1) Character Color — the optional colors are Black, Red, Green, Blue and White NOTE: It will change the text and background color of DVR site, not your browser site.
Page 81 Video Image Quality — there are 4 options: Low, Mid, High, and Best Image Resolution — users may choose from 176x144, 352x288 and 704x576 Image Format — (NTSC or) PAL format Frame Rate (frame per second) — the frame rate can be chosen from 1 to 25 fps Motion Detection —...
Page 82 Figure 14-29: Remote Schedule Window Once complete, click “Add” to activate the settings. After you have completed all schedule settings you can view a log of all changes at the bottom of the window. Modifying Scheduled Settings Click the data you wish to modify Click the “Modify”...
Page 83 Type Authority: Administrator or Normal user Access Authority: User can give the rights for control PTZ camera, playback recording data, and access the accessible cameras. Remote user can give the rights for changing password, remote setup furthermore. As a normal user, your access authority is limited in some aspects. When you log on, a window will appear as below. Figure 14-32: Normal Account Screen Click “Monitor”...
Page 84 Figure 14-34b: Normal User Change Password Window Remote System Setup Figure 14-35: Remote System Settings Click on the “System” link in the browser window to enter the Remote System Settings screen. In this screen, you are provided with the capability of remote system settings, including: DVR Host and LAN - You are able to see all network settings of the Host, and among them is the IP address that’s relative to remote monitoring.
Page 85 Remote Alarm Settings Remote Alarm Setting functions give the administrator the opportunity to change alarm functions from a remote site. Figure 14-36: Remote Alarm Settings The operation of remote alarm setting is the same as with local setting. Once you have added all the alarm modes, click “OK” in the right corner to save the changes to the Host and make them effective.
Page 86 Remote User Log All the users having entered the system will be recorded, with the data notes of their entering and leaving the system. The log shows where the users entered from and their logon/ logoff time, thus the Administrator is able to see the current status of the system. Click the “Login Log”...
Page 87: Appendix - A     Backup To Nas (Network Attached Storage)
Appendix A Backup to NAS (Network Attached Storage) Backup to NAS (Network Attached Storage) Because the image data of the DVR are larger than text file, plenty storage space are demanded. NAS can connect to IP network, therefore users can backup their DVR data to NAS through Internet / LAN at anytime and anywhere.
Page 88 Figure A-2: NAS setting Note: One NAS can connect multiple DVR hosts, in order not to confound the back-up data, their folders’ names should be different. User: Fill in the login user account on NAS. Password: Fill in the password for the corresponding user. Overwrite: If you want to recycle your backup NAS storage when storage is full, click the ‘’Overwrite’’...
Page 89: Appendix - B     Ntp (Network Time Protocol)
Appendix B NTP (Network Time Protocol) NTP (Network Time Protocol) The Network Time Protocol (NTP) is used to synchronize the clock of DVR to another reference time source in the network. Steps: Click the “Setup” icon on the main screen. Click the “System”...
Page 90 NTP Server: Fill in the ‘’NTP Server’’ and click the ‘’Add’’ button to put the NTP server into the list. DVR can have their own time server added for keeping DVR synchronized. (Several NTP servers have been added by default) Active: Active the selected NTP server.
Page 91: Appendix - C     Audio
Appendix C Audio Audio DVR supports for only 1-CH audio recording. Providing audio recording and audio playback via built-in audio device of motherboard. Steps: Click the “Setting” icon on the main screen. Select “ System Settings”. Click the “Audio” button to pop up the setting window. : Click the sound button Figure C-1 Related settings as below:...
Page 92 Recording Property Camera select: only support 1CH audio for the first one camera. Selecting Audio device: If select no recording, it will no sound when playback. Quality: select “High” or “Low”. The better quality, the bigger file size is needed. Playback Property Click “Mute”...
Page 93 The real-time monitoring and playback screen in mute mode. Click the mute icon to switch to audio mode. Figure C-5: Real-time monitoring screen in mute mode Figure C-6: Playback screen in mute mode...
Page 94: Appendix - D     Multi-Playback
Appendix D Multi-Playback Multi-Playback Let’s take a look at how we can use the multi-playback function. Click the “Playback” button on the main screen, and then click (multi-playback), you’ll see the Multi-Playback windows as below. Figure D-1: Multi-playback screen Click to select the playback clips according to cameras and date/time.
Page 95 Figure D-3: Zoom out the image of camera...
Page 96: Appendix - E     Troubleshooting
Appendix E TROUBLESHOOTING Your Digital Video Recorder has passed through a series of rigorous quality assurance tests to guarantee reliable performance. However, your new Digital Video Recorder is a sophisticated piece of equipment; the system malfunction might occur if it is used incorrectly or if one of its components fails. Included here are important tips and information you will need to help locate and solve some of the problems you may encounter.
Page 97 With the Digital Video Recorder’s power switched off, check all cable connections. If the Digital Video Recorder is connected to any peripheral devices, look for loose or disconnected cables. If the Digital Video Recorder is too close to a wall, a cable connection may be loose or the cables may be crimped. The Power-On Self Test The Power-On Self Test (POST) runs every time you turn on or reset the Digital Video Recorder.
Page 98: Appendix - F     Configuring Activex
Appendix F CONFIGURING ACTIVEX ActiveX is one type of VBscript. ActiveX is used for client-side communication with the main application. ActiveX Settings The relative settings of ActiveX can be configured in the manner described below: When you get into the system, the window will pop-up a warning screen which is about the Active X setting;...
Page 99 Figure F-3: Objects Selection Figure F-4: Install Location Selection Figure F-5: Installation Window After finishing installation, then click “Close”...
Page 100: Appendix - G     Motion Detection
Appendix G Motion Detection This chapter explains how to set up motion detection using an example. Motion detection should work along with Scheduling Recording function. Configuring the Cameras Click the ”Setup” icon on the main screen to enter the camera settings screen. Select ”Camera”...
Page 101 Up to six different motions detection windows can be created in one camera. Figure G-3: Motion Detection Area Field <Optional> If the motion enlarge is selected, once the alarm is trigger 為該鏡頭設定需要使用 ’ 功能, 剔選 ‘Motion Enlarge’ 功能旁的方格, 調整有警報發生時, 放大顯示鏡頭的 ‘Motion Enlarge 時間...
Page 102 Alarm Settings The Alarm Settings area allows the administrator of the DVR to set alarms for a number of alarm type. The most important is setting alarms for motion detection and digital input on different cameras. This is a complex task, so in order to understand this area please read over this part carefully.
Page 103 III. Scheduling Recording Each camera can be configured to record at different time. There are four choices: Once, Daily, Weekly and Monthly. Recording under different modes will affect the overall capacity of the hard disk of your DVR. Schedule your recording according to your requirements. Click the “Setup”...
Page 104: Appendix - H     Login Control
“Login Control” is a special option, this feature has to be specify when order. The “Login Control” is to block the unauthorized person to lock into the Linux DVR system, to playback recording and monitor real time video from the network. The system provides five IP address.
Page 105 Disable “Login Control” Feature Click the “Setup” icon on the Main Screen. Click the “System” tab. Figure H-4: System Settings Page – Login Control Function In the “Host & Lan” window, click “Login Control” tab. In the “Login Control” window, deselect the “Only the following IPs can login” feature. Figure H-5: Login Control Screen Click “Exit”...
Page 106 *** Before the test, two sets of computer have to be ready with LAN feature (other than the Linux DVR under test with IP address – 192.168.42.60). One of the computer is authorize to access the DVR under test from network, for example, PC IP –...
Page 107 Use the second computer (PC IP – 192.168.42.6), without the authorize registered by the DVR under test. Start up the IE browser, enter http://192.168.42.60 onto the “Address” field. If the IP address is found on the LAN, the “Remote Surveillance System” screen will appear as below;...
Page 108: Copyright Notice
Copyright Notice Third Party Software Licenses This system includes third party packages licensed under the GNU General Public License (GPL), the GNU General Public License (GPL) Version 2, GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL) Version2.1, XFree86 License, Artistic License, and CGIC License. Please see the related Copyright Notice for the terms of these licenses.