VCSDVR DVR User Manual

16-channel embedded digital video recorder

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  • Page 1 4 / 8-channel Embedded Digital Video Recorder...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    16-channel H.264 DVR User Manual Chapter 1 Overview .................... 1 1.1 Introduction ....................1 1.2 Packaging and accessories ............... 1 1.3 Main features ................... 1 1.5 Product appearance and interface definition ..........3 1.5.1 Front panel ................. 3 1.5.2 Back panel .................. 4 1.5.3 topology..................
  • Page 3 3.7.7 Network setup ................22 3.8 Domain name application ..............24 3.9 Port forwarding ..................28 Chapter 4 DVR network ................... 29 4.1 Functional characteristics ............... 29 4.2 Installation and download of controls ............ 29 4.3 IE login ....................30 4.4 Real-time preview ..................
  • Page 4 Do not place the DVR at a place subject to rain or moisture; Do not install the DVR at a place subject to violent vibration; Do not install the DVR at a place subject to direct sunlight, and be far away from heat and high temperature environment;...
  • Page 5: Chapter 1 Overview

    Chapter 1 Overview 1.1 Introduction This product is a consumer-oriented 16-channels CIF real-time network DVR, and adopt the industry's most advanced SOC technology and standard H.264 encoding method, so that the image quality is higher, network transmission effect is better and system is more stable;...
  • Page 6: Technical Parameters

    16-channel H.264 DVR User Manual 1.4 Technical parameters Features Description Operating system Embedded LINUX Video compression H.264 Video input/output 16/1 channel BNC 1 VGA Audio input/output 2/1 channel BNC Alarm input/output 8CH input 1CH output (switch) Display split 1/4/9/16 channels...
  • Page 7: Product Appearance And Interface Definition

    16-channel H.264 DVR User Manual 1.5 Product appearance and interface definition 1.5.1 Front panel Front panel 1 11 12 13 14 Definition Definition Definition Power switch MENU: Main menu Confirm Manual recording PTZ: PTZ control Directional keys: up, down, left and right...
  • Page 8: Back Panel

    16-channel H.264 DVR User Manual 1.5.2 Back panel Interface description Physical interface 1-16CH Video in Connect analog video(camera) signal input, standard BNC Video out CVBS output and connect the monitor AIN1,AIN2 Connect active audio signals, such as pickup Audio out...
  • Page 9: Remote Controller

    16-channel H.264 DVR User Manual 1.6 Remote controller For reference only, the real product shall prevail. Functional definition Spare keys Mute 0~10 Channel selection; number keys PTZ Control Single and multi-split screen Quit shortcut menu Shortcut menu Direction buttons OK or 10+x channel(x=1-6)
  • Page 10: Mouse

    16-channel H.264 DVR User Manual 1.7 Mouse This equipment supports USB mouse, so the user can operate with mouse (mouse operation is the same as WINDOWS operating setting) to realize menu functions. It is just ok to insert the mouse with USB interface to the mouse interface in this equipment.
  • Page 11: Chapter 2 Quick Installation

    Note: 1.If hard disk fails to be installed when DVR is power on, or the newly installed hard disk fails to be formatted on the DVR, the red “H” logo will be shown in video pre-view picture. 2.The newly installed hard disk must not be used until formatted in the equipment as follows: Main Menu →...
  • Page 12: Shortcut Menu

    2.4 Shortcut menu Click right button in the interface after system startup, quick operations are available to DVR system in the pop-up menu, it can set or control parameters including main menu, lock, video search, PTZ control and video recording.
  • Page 13: Mute

    16-channel H.264 DVR User Manual PTZ speed (fast or slow) can be controlled in this interface, zoom, focus and aperture is also controllable. Cruise setting: Step 1 Select the PTZ channel Step 2 Set the pause time (s) Step 3 Adjust the arrow keys to the position which needs to be monitored Step 4 Press SETTING POINT .Repeat steps 2-4 to set the second location...
  • Page 14: Pip

    16-channel H.264 DVR User Manual 2.4.11 PIP In the single-channel full-screen mode, you can see floating images of other channels. Chapter 3 Advanced settings 3.1 Main menu The main menu has the “PLAYBACK”, “RECORD”, “HDD”, “BASIC”, “ADVANCED” and “Exit” options, as shown below: Note: The setup of all the submenus below will not be effective until “Enter”...
  • Page 15: Recording Mode

    16-channel H.264 DVR User Manual 3.2 Recording mode Enter the Recording Mode screen from “Main Menu”—“Record”, as shown below: Video Channel: select the specific channel. RESOLUTION: CIF(352*288). QUALITY: available in the 3 levels of best, fine and normal, Frame rate: adjust frame rate.
  • Page 16: Video Search

    16-channel H.264 DVR User Manual 3.3 Video search Enter the Video Search screen from “Main Menu” →“Video Search”, as shown below: This unit supports 3 video search modes: A. Timing playback Time input: First select the corresponding channel and then adjust the date and time to be searched.
  • Page 17: Backup

    When the available space of the backup device is less than the capacity of the record file, the system will prompt the user with “Not Enough Space”; After the record file has been backed up, unplug the backup device directly; See Chapter 4 “DVR Network” for network backup.
  • Page 18: Hard Disk Management

    USB FORMART: formatting the USB disk. The “Default” button is used to restore the factory default values. Note: In order to connect the hard disk data on the DVR securely, we recommend that the hard disk must be formatted before the first time of recording.
  • Page 19: System Language

    16-channel H.264 DVR User Manual The Basic Setup screen includes the 6 options of System Language, Time Setup, User Password, Display Setup, Video/Audio Setup and Exit. 3.6.1 System language Move the cursor to the “LANGUAGE” option (the icon is enlarged and highlighted to indicate selection), and press “Enter”...
  • Page 20: User Password

    16-channel H.264 DVR User Manual 3.6.3 User password DEVICE ID: Enter digits directly to set up the DVR number; PASSWORD: Press “Enter” to select “ENABLE” or “DISABLE” the user password. If this option is enabled, the user has to enter his/her password upon logging-in to log in successfully;...
  • Page 21: Video/Audio

    16-channel H.264 DVR User Manual Position: Move the cursor to this option, and press “Enter” to change over between name positions; there are 5 setup options: top left, bottom left, top right, bottom right and off; Color: Move the cursor to “Setup” of the corresponding channel, and press “Enter” to enter the color setup screen, as shown below: Press “Enter”...
  • Page 22: Alarm

    VIDEO LOSS: On: When the video of a certain channel is lost, this channel will display in the lower part of the Video Preview screen: “Video Loss”. : the time of the DVR outputting the alarm signal to ALARM MANAGE OUTPUT...
  • Page 23: System Info

    SEND EMAIL: the mailbox address used to send mails. SEND PW: the password of the mailbox used to send mails. RECV EMAIL: the address used to receive the picture transmitted after the DVR motion detection alarm. If the alarm frequency of the system is high, the number of pictures sent will also be larger.
  • Page 24: Motion Detection

    16-channel H.264 DVR User Manual You can inquire about the software version number, whole unit version number, MAC address and serial number in this screen. 3.7.3 Motion detection Enter the Motion Detection screen from “Main Menu” →“Advanced ”, as shown below: MD Channel and STATUS: Each channel has a corresponding switch.
  • Page 25: Mobile Phone Monitoring

    See “Alarm processes” in Section 3.6.1 for alarm processing. 3.7.4 Mobile phone monitoring The mobile phone monitoring function of this series DVR is supported by mobile phones of the Windows Mobile and Symbian operating systems, such as Dopod P660, Nokia N78 and Nokia 95.
  • Page 26: Ptz

    16-channel H.264 DVR User Manual The power system should not be interrupted during updating. DEFAULT SETTING: Restore the system parameters to the default settings. RESTART: Restart this DVR. 3.7.6 PTZ Enter the “PTZ” screen from “Main Menu” →“Advanced”, as shown below: Channel: selecting the channel to which the PTZ camera is connected.
  • Page 27 Media port: the port number used in the private protocol communication between the DVR and the PC end, usually being 9000 by default. If this port of the PC is occupied by any other service, please modify it to an unused port.
  • Page 28: Domain Name Application

    16-channel H.264 DVR User Manual DDNS: with the two options of “ON” and “OFF”; when a domain name resolution server is available, please select DDNS "ON"; SERVICE: The user may select his/her desired DDNS server himself/herself, with the 3 options of 3322, dyndns and perfecteyes;...
  • Page 29 16-channel H.264 DVR User Manual Click the link below and enter the website to activate the account. Login After successful activation, open the home page http://www.dyndns.com/ to log in. After successful login, click “Services” →“Dynamic DNS”, as shown below: Application for free domain name After entering the “Dynamic DNS Services”...
  • Page 30 Enter the hostname, select the service type and then enter the dynamic IP address (usually being the dynamic IP address of the network of the DVR host) to be tied in the Add New Hostname screen, as shown below. Complete the application for the dynamic...
  • Page 31 16-channel H.264 DVR User Manual...
  • Page 32: Port Forwarding

    80 stands for the HTTP port, 9000 for the media port and 15961 for the mobile phone port. All these ports can be modified in the DVR. Note: You must change if the default port of the DVR has been used by other service...
  • Page 33: Chapter 4 Dvr Network

    4.2 Installation and download of controls Automatic installation of plug-ins unit: First add the IP address of the DVR as a reliable site of the system. For example, if the IP address of the DVR is 192.168.1.100, first open IE Attributes→Internet Options →Security Options for an ordinary XP system, as shown below.
  • Page 34: Ie Login

    Log in the system after the plug-in unit has been installed. For example, if the domain name of the DVR is dvrtest05.eicp.net and its port is 80, enter the domain name in the IE address bar, as shown below, enter the user name and the password, select “LAN”...
  • Page 35: Record Playback

    16-channel H.264 DVR User Manual 4.5 Record playback Click "PLAYBACK" to enter the Record Playback screen, as shown below: First select the date of the record to be played and the channel and record types, and then click “Search”. The eligible record files will appear in the file list, with the bold numbers denoting dates with record data, as shown in the figure above.
  • Page 36: Alarm Setup

    16-channel H.264 DVR User Manual 4.7 Alarm setup Click “Setup” →“Alarm ” to enter the Alarm Setup screen, as shown below: The setup method is the same as the mainframe menu. See “Alarm Setup” in Chapter 3 for details. 4.8 PTZ control Click “Setup”...
  • Page 37: System Setup

    DVR.) 4.11 Host info Click “DVR HOST” to enter the Host Info screen, as shown below. View the operating state of the hard disk, the time remaining and the software version and MAC address of this system.
  • Page 38: Chapter 5 Client Software & Player

    Then a Login interface come out as below: IP ADDRESS: : : : Enter the IP address or Domain Name of the DVR. MEDIA PORT: : : : Enter the port number, the default is 9000 PASSWORD:...
  • Page 39 16-channel H.264 DVR User Manual Click “File(F)” as shown in the following image, select 'open the local files(F)' When opening the root of the record file, please select the format as .264,as shown in the following image: There will be .264 files in the file list, select one of the files to play. Click 'OPEN' as...
  • Page 40 16-channel H.264 DVR User Manual shown in the following image: Then click 'PLAY' option as shown in the following image: After clicking 'PLAY' option or click the button at the bottom of the window, to enter the following interface as shown in the following image:...
  • Page 41 16-channel H.264 DVR User Manual ① ① ① ① Function Definition Function Definition Icon Icon Recording Schedule All video ① ① ① ① Play Forward, Play backward Increase video Pause, STOP Start Video Operation Backward /forward frame File Cut Slow/Normal/Fast File Deletion <<...
  • Page 42 16-channel H.264 DVR User Manual Select the channel audio to be played, then click 'OK', as shown in the following instructions:...
  • Page 43: Appendix 1. Q&A

    What is the affect to equipment by DVR’s heat? A: DVR will produce certain heat during its running, please put DVR at a safe place with good ventilation, to avoid to damage stability and service life of the system because of high temperature for long-time.
  • Page 44: Appendix 2. Hdd Capacity

    16. There is drag mark on screen when real-time monitoring in client end, even short delay? A: 1) It’s normal if less than 10 seconds; 2) Confirm the DVR environment network speed is guaranteed. 17. Serious image delay during cell phone monitoring? A: 1) Change the mobile wireless network into 3G or WIFI;...
  • Page 45: Appendix3. Topology

    16-channel H.264 DVR User Manual Appendix3. Topology...
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