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- Page 1 720p High Definition Network Video Recorder NVR-7085 models INSTRUCTION MANUAL...
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Page 2: Before You Begin
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician Only a select number of staff at the Swann for help Technical Support Telephone Helpdesk can These devices comply with part 15 of the FCC Rules. -
Page 3: Table Of Contents
Contents System: General Introduction System: User Before You Begin System: System Information Contents System: Maintenance Introduction Reference Basic Setup SwannView Link: Interface Installation Guidelines SwannView Link: Local Settings NVR Front Panel SwannView Link: Device Settings NVR Rear Panel Troubleshooting Connection Diagram Addendum: Third Party Hardware ... - Page 4 Chapter Introduction...
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Page 5: Introduction
INTRODUCTION Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of Swann’s latest network video recording security system with 720p high definition live viewing and playback in real-time. Let’s take a moment to talk about some of the features this NVR offers, and how to get the most out of them. -
Page 6: Basic Setup
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Page 7: Installation Guidelines
BASIC SETUP Installation Guidelines • Do not expose the NVR to moisture. Water is the arch- will void your warranty, as well as pose a great risk of fire enemy of electrical components and also poses a high or electrical shock. risk of electric shock. -
Page 8: Nvr Rear Panel
BASIC SETUP NVR Rear Panel 8-channel NVR7085 model shown below Name Function For connecting a television or PC monitor with a VGA input (make sure the monitor you use supports the resolution you set in the menu). The primary video output of the NVR. HDMI Network (LAN) Where you connect the NVR to your router or network switch for Internet connectivity. -
Page 9: Connection Diagram
BASIC SETUP Connection Diagram Connecting Cameras to the NVR Connect the camera’s LAN Video port to any POE Camera port on the NVR using one of the long Ethernet cables provided. You can also create or purchase longer LAN cables if required, they are the same as the LAN cables used for connecting PCs, Laptops and other network devices to each other. -
Page 10: Connecting Additional Devices
BASIC SETUP Connecting Additional Devices The spare USB 2.0 port can be used for connecting a USB Hard Drive to store some of your recordings (we recommend 1TB maximum for USB compatibility). The HDD will need to have been formatted on a PC first before it will be recognised. Note: Not all HDDs are supported. -
Page 11: Controlling The Nvr
BASIC SETUP Controlling the NVR Starting the NVR for the first time When you first boot the NVR, it will automatically start the Setup Wizard which will guide you through the various setup options available. The USB Mouse The easiest way to operate the NVR is to use the included USB optical mouse - we put together the look and feel of the menu system specifically for mouse-friendly navigation. -
Page 12: Setup Wizard: General
UID: This is the NVR’s Unique IDentifier number which will be used later to connect your PC or SmartPhone to the NVR using Swann’s Peer to Peer technology. If you need to change any of these settings later, you can find these options here: Main Menu -> System -> General... -
Page 13: Setup Wizard: Camera & Email
BASIC SETUP Setup Wizard: Camera & Email Camera Here you can see a list of cameras that are connected to the NVR . Note: The NVR automatically assigns cameras to channels in the order they were connected. Therefore, if there is a particular sequence that you want for your cameras, you will have connect them one at a time. -
Page 14: Setup Wizard: System Time
BASIC SETUP Setup Wizard: System Time NTP stands for “Network Time Protocol”. It’s a way for the NVR to connect to the Internet and automatically update and maintain accurate time. There’s no requirement to use NTP, but it’s easy to setup and free to use, so there’s really no reason not to. NTP Server: The server you’d like to use for NTP. -
Page 15: Setup Wizard: Account Configuration
If you do manage to lock yourself out of the NVR, you’ll need to contact us at the Swann Technical Support Telephone Helpdesk - the number is on the back cover. -
Page 16: Setting Your Smartphone Or Tablet
NVR as shown below and tap to save your settings. Next, tap to automatically check the number of channels and then you will see your cameras on screen and that’s it, you’re connected! Remember to check the Swann website for updates and more information: www.swann.com... -
Page 17: Setting Up Your Pc
(1280x720 recommended) Supported Operating Systems Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows 7 NOTE: Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7 are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Got a Mac? Check out www.swann.com/myDVRmac for the latest Mac-based remote access software. -
Page 18: Swannview Link Interface
BASIC SETUP Setting up your PC Logging on to SwannView Link • To connect from your PC to your NVR, make sure your NVR is on and all connections are ok. • On your PC, open the email that your NVR sent when you were setting up your email account during the Setup Wizard which should look something like this image and locate the the UID: •... -
Page 19: Basic Nvr Operation
BASIC SETUP Basic NVR Operation Using the Live View Screen Live View is the default mode for the NVR. All connected cameras are displayed on-screen. The NVR can display video feeds from up to four or eight cameras depending on model. Status Icons Quick Camera Toolbar... -
Page 20: Menu Bar
BASIC SETUP Live View Monitoring Menu Bar • To open, right click with the mouse on the live view screen. Menu: Opens the main menu. Single Camera View: Shows images from one camera in full-screen. Four-Camera (2 x 2) View: Divides the screen into four viewing windows, each showing images from one camera. Next Camera(s): Cycles the cameras displayed in viewing mode. -
Page 21: Advanced Configuration
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Page 22: Advanced Configuration
ADVANCED CONFIGURATION Advanced Configuration Quick Reference If you’re reading this page, it means that either: • You’ve got the NVR set up, but it’s standard recording Some of the more common reasons to have a look in the program isn’t for you. Fair enough - we cater to all Advanced Configuration include: requirements here. -
Page 23: Ip Channel
Swann Camera Default Account Configuration • Then, select a camera from the detected camera list window, that you want added to the channel. When... -
Page 24: Display: Camera
ADVANCED CONFIGURATION Display: Camera The Display: Camera menu is where you can make adjustments to how the NVR displays the feed coming from your cameras. You can adjust aspects of each channel/camera, such as: • the camera’s name, Front_Entrance • what information will be displayed on-screen, and where this information will be displayed, •... -
Page 25: Display: Output
ADVANCED CONFIGURATION Display: Output The Display: Output menu is where you can control how the NVR is going to deliver an image to your television, screen or monitor. You’ll be able to adjust items such as: • screen resolution and position on your monitor •... -
Page 26: Recording: Encode
ADVANCED CONFIGURATION Recording: Encode The Recording: Encode menu allows you to alter and customize how the NVR records footage and “encodes” the files. “Encoding” is a term which refers to the compression algorithm (a fancy computer term for “make the file smaller while retaining visual quality”) used by the NVR. -
Page 27: Recording: Option
ADVANCED CONFIGURATION Recording: Option The Recording: Option menu lets you change some aspects of how the NVR will record footage, such as: • whether the NVR will record a short video before events take place, • how long after events take place the NVR will continue to record for, •... -
Page 28: Recording: Schedule
ADVANCED CONFIGURATION Recording: Schedule This example image shows some of the NVR’s recording modes. If the NVR was started with this shedule, the selected channel (in this case CH1) would: • Not record anything from midnight (00:00) to 6am (06:00). •... -
Page 29: Search: Playback
ADVANCED CONFIGURATION Search: Playback To initiate playback: • Select the channel you’d like to playback. Note: To provide the highest quality video the NVR can only playback 1 channel at a time. From the Video Type menu, select the • type(s) of video you’d like to playback. -
Page 30: Search: The Playback Interface
ADVANCED CONFIGURATION Search: The Playback Interface The Playback interface is quite similar to a computer’s media Recording Type: Whether the video being played back was recorded under normal recording (blue) or based on motion player, or to the on-screen display of a DVD/Blu-ray player. event (red). -
Page 31: Specific Incident Backup
ADVANCED CONFIGURATION Specific Incident Backup Copy Cut: Marks the Start Point and End Point for a specific incident Say you’ve got an hour of video recorded as a single pack, and the interesting bit is from 33:12 to 33:26. We’re sure you don’t backup. -
Page 32: Search: Event / Log Search
ADVANCED CONFIGURATION Search: Backup While the backup process is executed, the NVR will display a pair of progress meters. The top one indicates the progress of the current video event, the lower one shows the overall progress. To end the backup process before it’s complete, choose Cancel. Some or all of the incidents you selected will not have been copied. -
Page 33: Network: General
ADVANCED CONFIGURATION Network: General Network Access: Here you can choose between the three access point to the highway. This is an IP address in the same different types of networks that the NVR can be connected to. format as the others, and is typically very similar to the IP The three types of networks are: address of the NVR. -
Page 34: Network: Advanced
ADVANCED CONFIGURATION Network: Advanced Note: Many of the following networking settings are not in order to ensure smooth, latency-free communication. required when using SwannLink P2P for remote access. The default value is “85”, as this port is seldom used by other devices or applications. -
Page 35: Network: Advanced: Ddns
We recommend using SWANNDVR as your DNS service. you setup with your DDNS server. These do not have to match This is a free service for Swann NVR owners, which we your username/password combination in either your NVR directly support. -
Page 36: Network: Advanced: Email Settings
ADVANCED CONFIGURATION Network: Advanced: Email Settings If you want the NVR to occasionally drop you a line, share news, tell you about its day and - more importantly - tell you what’s going on around your home or business as it happens, then you can configure it to automatically send email alerts as events happen. -
Page 37: Network: Advanced: Ip Filter
ADVANCED CONFIGURATION Network: Advanced: IP Filter The IP Filter can be used to modify which IP addresses have permission to talk to the NVR and which do not. This is an advanced feature, and is recommended for advanced users only. Tinkering with things here - if you’re not sure what you’re doing - is more likely to break things than make anything better. -
Page 38: Alarm: Motion
ADVANCED CONFIGURATION Alarm: Motion If you’re planning to use Motion Detection as the primary (or sole) recording mode for the NVR, it’s worth taking a moment to ensure it’s properly configured. If the motion detection sensitivity is too sensitive, then the NVR will record too frequently or continually - any benefit of motion detection will be lost. -
Page 39: Alarm: Motion Detection Configuration
ADVANCED CONFIGURATION Alarm: Motion Detection Configuration To set the MOTION DETECTION AREA Sensitivity: The Sensitivity setting is controlled by a slider, allowing you to set a value between 0 and 50. The lower the number, the more sensitive the motion detection will be. There are four time periods which you can define different motion sensitivity values for. -
Page 40: Alarm: Motion Detection Notes
ADVANCED CONFIGURATION Alarm: Motion Detection Notes Motion Detection Recording Setup • Always consider what’s really important. Which is the bigger problem - a dozen false triggers per day, or missing one critical event? False Triggers There’s no magic setting which will make motion detection Setting the motion detection at high sensitivity levels (4 or work perfectly. -
Page 41: Alarm: Motion Detection - Action
ADVANCED CONFIGURATION Alarm: Motion Detection - Action Audio Warning: The NVR will use its internal buzzer to emit an alarm tone. It sounds like an old computer indicating an error, or a large truck backing up. Send Email: The NVR will send an auto-email alert when the event type you’ve selected occurs. -
Page 42: Alarm: Exception
ADVANCED CONFIGURATION Alarm: Exception An Exception is any deviation from the NVR’s normal behaviour - phrased another way, it’s like saying the NVR’s been working fine except for these events Exception Type: What event type you’d like the NVR to react to. By configuring the Action for these events, you can create any combination of audio alerts (see below) or auto-emails to be sent for different event types. -
Page 43: Device: Hdd
ADVANCED CONFIGURATION Device: HDD Init.: Initializes the hard drive. You’ll only need to do this for drives once, assuming that it’s not already initialized. If the Mount column reads “No” then choose Init. to initialize the drive. Label: A quick way of differentiating between hard drives. -
Page 44: System: General
US, Canada and Japan. If the NVR’s picture is black and white, flickering or similar, then this is probably caused by the video system being set incorrectly. Don’t change this setting unless advised to do so by Swann Technical Support. You may not be able to see the NVR’s output on your screen anymore! -
Page 45: System: User
ADVANCED CONFIGURATION System: User The System: User menu is where you can define and configure the different levels of access various users have to the NVR. We suggest that at minimum the admin account be password protected, as it has access to all aspects of the NVR’s operation. -
Page 46: System: System Information
Device Name: The name that the NVR considers to be its own, and what it will use to register an IP address with your DHCP host. The remaining information is for use by Swann’s Technical Support, in the event that you require assistance. The various model and build numbers help us track down any known issues, or catalogue new issues as they come to light. -
Page 47: System: Maintenance
Firmware Upgrade (Upgrade): Instructs the NVR to update its firmware. You’ll only need to use this option if instructed to do so by Swann Technical Support. (Remember to Export your configuration first so you don’t have to re-set everything!) Default Settings (Restore): Loads the factory default settings. -
Page 48: Reference
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Page 49: Swannview Link: Interface
REFERENCE SwannView Link: Interface Preview / Playback / Setup Image Controls Channel List Main Viewing Area Playback and Viewing Modes Backup Links & Volume Control Preview: The default live-view screen of SwannView Link. Viewing Modes: Choose between single camera viewing, four channels at once (2 x 2) or all eight channels at once (3 x 3). -
Page 50: Swannview Link: Local Settings
REFERENCE SwannView Link: Local Settings About transcoding to AVI: The local configuration screen is where you can customise how SwannView Link will store and process footage on the Don’t be put off by the complex word - transcoding is just a local PC when you download it from the NVR. -
Page 51: Swannview Link: Device Settings
REFERENCE SwannView Link: Device Settings Display: Channel Settings Channel Name (Check Box): Whether the channel’s name will be displayed on screen or not. Channel Name: The title you’d like to give that camera. Record Data: Whether the overlays (Channel Name, Date and so on) will be recorded onto the video with your images. - Page 52 “position” of your NVR over the Internet. Check out page 35 more information on DDNS servers. We recommend using SWANNDVR as your DNS service. This is a free service for Swann NVR owners, which we directly support. To create an account with SWANNDVR, go to: http://www.swanndvr.com/ and click the Registration button.
- Page 53 REFERENCE SwannView Link: Device Settings Alarm: Motion Detection Channel: The channel you’re configuring the motion detection settings for. Enable: Whether the motion detection is enabled for the channel currently selected. Sensitivity: A sliding scale between 1 and 50. The number refers to the number of pixels (as a percentage) that have to “change”...
- Page 54 REFERENCE SwannView Link: Settings Device: HDD Operates in the same way as the HDD management menu in the NVR menu. Rather than attempt to summarize here, it’s easier to simply turn to page 43 to learn more. System: General / System Information / Maintenance Operates in the same way as the System submenus in the NVR menu.
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Page 55: Troubleshooting
A: There are a few things that might help, depending what’s something strange has happened - contact Swann technical generating the email alerts. Here are a few possibilities: support (contact details are on the rear cover). -
Page 56: Addendum: Third Party Hardware
REFERENCE Addendum: Third Party Hardware Assigning the IP Address information Due to it’s nature as a networked device, the NVR is often required to operate with third party hardware. We do to the NVR. everything we can to ensure the NVR is compatible with as many third party devices as possible, there will always be We recommend doing this locally (on the NVR itself) even if you some that require a little extra configuration. -
Page 57: Warranty Information
Swann. The end user is responsible for all freight charges incurred to send the product to Swann’s repair centres. The end user is responsible for all shipping costs incurred when shipping from and to any country other than the country of origin. - Page 58 Helpdesk / Technical Support Details Swann Technical Support All Countries E-mail: tech@swann.com Telephone Helpdesk USA Toll Free 1-800-627-2799 USA Exchange & Repairs 1-800-627-2799 (Option 1) (M-F, 9am-5pm US PT) AUSTRALIA 1300 138 324 NEW ZEALAND Toll Free 0800 479 266...