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  • Page 2 Preface Thank you for choosing our product, for a better understanding of the product, we recommend you read the instruction and safety information before use. Note:  Only place this DVR on a flat level surface, secure so it will not fall. ...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

     The reproduction, transmission, plagiarism, translation into other languages, or otherwise illegal act without written authorization is strictly prohibited. Contents System Startup ........................5 System Startup....................5 Setup Wizard ........................5 Setup Wizard Interface ..................5 Setting the Administrators Password ..............5 Basic Setup ......................
  • Page 4 4.6.3 Online Information..................37 4.6.4 Record Information..................39 Maintenance Menu..................39 4.7.1 Basic Functions.................... 39 4.7.2 Settings Functions..................40 Remote Viewing....................41 Remote Viewing via the Cloud..............41 Remote Viewing via PC ViewClient ............. 44 Remote Viewing via Mac ViewClient ............44 Internet Explorer..................

  • Page 5: System Startup

    1 System Startup System Startup Powering the DVR On Connect the HDMI, VGA, or BNC output of the DVR to a TV or monitor. Make sure your TV or Monitor is plugged in, powered on, and on the right input. Plug the included power plug in to an AC outlet and in to the power port on the back of the DVR.

  • Page 6: Setting The Administrators Password

    Setting the Administrators Password The first step we recommend taking is configuring a username and password for the administrator. This will prevent unauthorized access to many of your DVRs important functions. Do not share or display the administrator’s password of your DVR. We recommend creating a user name for each person that will access the DVR (After completing the setup wizard, see section 4.1.5 on how to create additional users).
  • Page 7  Video Format: Select NTSC for the America Regions or PAL for European Regions.  Language: Please select your appropriate language here. Time Tab:  Date/Time: Here you can set the date and time. Click the calendar icon to the right of the date to choose the correct date, and then click the time.

  • Page 8: Network Setup

     Enable: This will enable or disable the Daylight Savings Time (DST) function.  Mode: you can choose to set DST by a specific date, or by week number.  Offset: This will adjust the time by one or two hours during DST. ...

  • Page 10: Ddns & Port Setup

    DDNS & Port Setup Dynamic Domain Name Service (DDNS) and Port settings can be configured here. For the automated remote view Cloud Setup; DDNS must be enabled and the server must be set to Cloud Setup. Most users will find the default DDNS and port settings to be acceptable. See section 4.2.3 for more information on DDNS once you have completed the setup wizard.

  • Page 11: Record Mode & Record Setup

     Media Port: This is the port the DVR will use to send all video and control data on. If you are doing port forwarding, this port must be forwarded. This must be a unique value.  Web Port: This is the HTTP port the DVR will use; this port is used for remote viewing through Internet Explorer.

  • Page 12: Hdd Setup

     Resolution: Here you can select the recording resolution for each channel (CIF, WCIF, HD1, WHD1, D1, and WD1).  Frame Rate: Here you can select the recording frame rate for each channel (1-30).  Quality: Here you can select the quality the video will be compressed with. ***Note: Increasing resolution, frame rate, and quality will decrease the amount of storage time available*** HDD Setup Here you can view the Hard Drive (HDD) Information, Format the HDD, and select the...

  • Page 13: Basic Operations

    3 Basic Operations This section covers the basic operations of the DVR, including using the Menu Bar, Logging In to the DVR, and opening the Main Menu. Live View: Live view is the default screen that is displayed on your DVR. This displays your cameras, the time and date, as well as the recording status and menu bar.

  • Page 14: Logging In To The Dvr

    1. Start Button: This opens the main menu; it may prompt you to login. 2. Sequence: This will allow you to switch between cameras at pre-determined time marks. 3. 1-4-9-16-32 Split: This will switch the display mode between a single, 4, 9, 16 or 32 channel display.

  • Page 15: Main Menu

    4 Main Menu From the main menu you can navigate to all of the configuration options and functions of the DVR. Basic Menu The Basic Menu is used to configure the basic and most important DVR functions: 4.1.1 System Menu From the System tab we can configure the system basics: ...

  • Page 16: Date/Time

    separately with an IR Remote.  Video Format: You can select the NTSC (America Region) or PAL (European Region) video format  VGA Resolution: You can select the output resolution for the VGA video output.  Language: You can select the appropriate language here. ...

  • Page 17: Display

     Enable: This will enable or disable the Daylight Savings Time (DST) function.  Mode: You can choose to set DST by a specific date, or by week number.  Offset: This will adjust the time by one or two hours during DST. ...
  • Page 18  Margin-Top: Here you can adjust the top margin for the main display.  Margin-Bottom: Here you can adjust the top margin for the main display.  Margin-Left: Here you can adjust the top margin for the main display.  Margin-Right: Here you can adjust the top margin for the main display ...

  • Page 19: Record

    4.1.4 Record Here you can set the record parameters of the DVR such as record resolution, frame rate, video quality, and record mode:  Enable: Here you can enable or disable the recording of each camera.  Audio: Here you can enable or disable audio recording for each supported channel. ...

  • Page 20: Users

     To modify the schedule: Click on “Manual”, “Normal”, or “Alarm”, then click and drag your mouse on the schedule.  CH: Select the channel you would like to change the schedule on.  Copy CH: You can copy a channel’s schedule to another channel or to all channels. 4.1.5 Users Here you can add or delete users, change user authority, and change user passwords.

  • Page 21: Advanced Menu

     User Name: Here you must specify a name for the new user  Password: Here you must enter the password for the new user  Retype Password: Here you must re-enter the password for the new user  Binding Client MAC: Here you can enable or disable MAC address binding. This will prevent the user from logging in from any device with a MAC address of anything other than the specified MAC address.
  • Page 22  Enable: Here you can enable or disable motion.  Sensitivity: Here you can set the sensitivity of motion record for each channel, you can choose between 1(Highest sensitivity) and 8 (lowest sensitivity).  Area: Here you can box out the areas you do not want to record. Green boxes mean that area will be recorded.
  • Page 23  Enable: Here you can enable or disable the sensor inputs on the DVR.  Type: Here you can set the sensor circuit to be either Normally Opened (N.O.) or Normally Closed (N.C.). For more information, please see Appendix F. ...

  • Page 24: Network

     Disk Error: Here you can enable or disable the disk error alarm.  Disk Full: Here you can enable or disable the disk full alarm.  IP Address Conflict: Here you can enable or disable the IP address conflict alarm. ...
  • Page 25  Use the following DNS Server Address: Click this option to manual configure your network settings, this is normally needed if you are port forwarding. Please see Appendix D for more information.  PPPoE: If you have a DSL modem that required a PPPoE connection, you can enable it here. ...

  • Page 26: Comm

     Enable: Here you can enable or disable the sub-stream for a specific channel.  Resolution: Here you can set the resolution of the sub-stream. You can choose CIF (320x240) or QCIF (176x120).  Frame Rate: Here you can set the frame rate for the sub-stream. ...
  • Page 27  Server Port: Specify a cloud server port if you are not using the default value.  Host Name: Enter the hostname you created with your DDNS Provider.  Username: Enter the username you created with your DDNS Provider.  Password: Enter the password to the corresponding DDNS provider account. ...
  • Page 28  Enable: Here you can enable or disable the uPnP function. uPnP is a protocol that allows the DVR to automatically configure the router for port forwarding. Not all routers support this and Linksys routers are known not to work with this function.

  • Page 29: P.t.z

    4.2.4 P.T.Z. From the P.T.Z. tab, you can configure your PTZ Camera ID, protocol and baud rate.  Enable: Here you can enable or disable the PTZ Protocol for a specific channel.  Protocol: Here you can set the protocol for your PTZ Camera. The supported protocols are: ...

  • Page 30: Search Menu

    Search Menu The Search menu provides more advanced methods for finding and backing up video files. It also provides a way to lock recordings so they cannot be deleted when the DVR is set to overwrite. 4.3.1 Searching for Video The search menu provides an advanced way to search for video files.

  • Page 31: Video Playback Screen And Timeline Playback

    inserted in the DVDRW drive if supported by your model) is inserted into the USB port on the unit, and then click the “Backup” button. ***NOTE: Your USB Drive must be formatted in FAT32 or NTSC, and can be up to 16GB*** Even after backing up video from your DVR, you may want to prevent a file from being deleted off the DVR during normal storage recycling.
  • Page 32 pause/play, frame forward, next event, and rewind. 5) Digital Zoom: Click this button, then using your mouse; draw a box on the screen to zoom into the selected portion of the video. 6) Volume Control: This increases or decreases the playback volume for any recorded audio.
  • Page 33 all the events. Now click the backup button to backup.

  • Page 34: Log Search Menu

    Log Search Menu The Log Search menu provides a way to audit the use of the DVR. You can see who logs in and when, what actions they take, and any alarm events recorded on the DVR (such as motion). You can even backup the log search that you perform. 4.4.1 Searching the System Log At the top right you can select the type of logged event you would like to search for.

  • Page 35: Disk Menu

    Disk Menu The Disk menu provide a way for you to view the status of any installed or attached drives, such as an internal hard drive, E-SATA drive, or USB Drive. 4.5.2 Checking Hard Drive (HDD) From time to time you may want to check the status of the installed or attached Hard Disk Drive(s) (HDD).

  • Page 36: Information Menu

    ***NOTE: Formatting an HDD will erase all information on that drive and is irreversible*** Information Menu The Information menu provides information about various functions of the DVR, such as Device Information, Network Information, Online information and Recording Information. 4.6.1 Device Information ...

  • Page 37: Online Information

     Network Status: This displays the current network status (Connected, Disconnected, or Error).  IP Address(LAN): This displays the current private IP address of the DVR.  Subnet Mask: This displays the current Subnet mask of the DVR Network.  Default Gateway: This displays the address for the default network gateway. ...
  • Page 38 Username, IP address, and login time for each user. You can choose to disconnect a user by clicking the “X” in the “Disconnect” column to the right of the connected user information.

  • Page 39: Record Information

    4.6.4 Record Information The Record information menu displays the current record resolution, frame rate, and quality for each channel. It also displays the estimated video file size per hour. Adding up the “Data per Hour” Column for each channel will tell you approximately how much storage space your DVR will use to record one hour of video.

  • Page 40: Settings Functions

     Auto Maintain: This specifies the interval at which the DVR will restart. This is unnecessary for most users.  Time: This is the time of day to restart the DVR if Auto Maintain is enabled.  Firmware Upgrade: This should only be used with the instruction of your installer or manufacture.

  • Page 41: Remote Viewing

    5.1 Remote Viewing via the Cloud In most circumstances, the SX-600 series DVRs can be accessed remotely without the need to perform any port forwarding. For proper operation the cloud service requires a minimum of 1mbps upload speed.
  • Page 43 Here you can see all the devices that are registered to your cloud account. You can add or delete single or multiple devices at a time by using the checkboxes to the left of the operate column. 5.1.1 Adding and Editing a Device To add or edit a device, simply click the “Add Device”...

  • Page 44: Remote Viewing Via Pc Viewclient

    5.1.2 Viewing your DVR through the cloud and Internet Explorer To view your DVR through the cloud and internet explorer, simply click the “Video Browsing” tab. On the left hand side you will see your DVRs listed. A DVR ssymbol that is green indicates that DVR is online and ready for remote access.
  • Page 45 The SX-600 Series DVRs can also be managed remotely using an intel based Mac computer and the Mac ViewClient software. To view the DVR remotely, you must first make sure you have performed the necessary port forwarding. A port forwarding guide for your reference has been provided in Appendix D.
  • Page 46 5.3.2 Mac ViewClient Once your open the Mac ViewClient application, you will see the main window: 1. Live View 6. Add, Delete or Modify Device List 11. Close Video Channel 2. Playback 7. Hide/ Display the PTZ Controls 12. Snapshot 3.
  • Page 47 Enter an easy to remember name for your DVR, as well as your DVRs IP address, media port, web port, username and password. Select the number of channels your DVR has from the dropdown menu and then click the “Save” button to add the DVR to the DVR list. You can also remove a DVR by clicking on the Delete button (-), or edit a DVR by clicking the edit button (pencil).
  • Page 48 5.3.3 Mac ViewClient Playback Using the Mac ViewClient, you can also view previously recorded video from your DVR. 1. Device List 4. Seek Bar 7. Audio Control 2. Calendar 5. Playback Controls 8. Playback Information 3. Event List 6. Snapshot 5.3.3.1 Playback To playback your recorded video, simply double click on your DVR listed in the device list.
  • Page 49 5.3.4 Mac ViewClient Settings All of the information in the remote configuration menu is covered earlier in this manual in Section 4. Please refer to Section 4 for more information on these settings. 5.3.5 Mac ViewClient About Tab The Mac ViewClient application has an additional tab called “About”. Here you can set where your snapshots are saved to, as well as PTZ control speed (how far the PTZ moved with each click of a button) and whether you are using the main stream (High quality, high bandwidth) or the sub stream (Low quality, low bandwidth)

  • Page 51: 5.4 Internet Explorer

    5.4 Internet Explorer The SX-600 Series DVRs can also be managed remotely using Internet Explorer (version 8 or higher). To view the DVR remotely using IE (Internet Explorer), you must first make sure you have performed the necessary port forwarding. A port forwarding guide for your reference has been provided in Appendix D.
  • Page 52 Once the ActiveX control has installed, you will be presented with the DVR IE Interface. To begin remote viewing the DVR, simply right click on any of the empty camera boxes and click “Open all Windows”. 5.4.1 IE Remote Interface 1.
  • Page 53 recorded event, or configure the DVR. 5.4.1.2 H264 Converter When you record live data from the DVR over IE, the recorded files will be saved to your computer in a DVR file format that cannot be viewed or edited. Using the H264 converter you can convert these files into standard AVI files that can be played on any PC.
  • Page 54 5.4.1.6 Image Control This section allows you to adjust the image settings for each camera individually, simply click the camera you would like to alter the image settings for, and then adjust the image settings. 1. Brightness 2. Contrast 3. Hue 4.
  • Page 55 1. This button allows you to stretch the cameras to fill your display window while still residing inside of internet explorer. 2. This button allows you to make your cameras full screen with no control interface. If you have multiple monitors, this will only display on the main monitor. 3.
  • Page 56 search and it will display which days have recorded events on them in red. Select a day to update the time bar with the recorded events for that date. 5.4.2.2 Channel and Time Selection This is your channel and start time selection. Here you can select which channels will be displayed for playback as well as the start and end time for the playback period.
  • Page 57 10. These buttons allow you to control the 9. This button allows you to decrease the volume, as well as the display resolution of the Timeline Search Bar, parameters. Please see the live view for down to 1 hour per indicator. information on these button functions.
  • Page 58 5.4.4 IE Configuration Interface This DVR is capable of being configured remotely. Simply browse the settings and alter them to suit your needs. You can even remotely upgrade the DVR or check the system logs. All of the information in the remote configuration menu is covered earlier in this manual in Section 4.
  • Page 59 Appendix Table of Contents Appendix A: How to Determine the MAC address of a PC Appendix B: Internet Explorer Security Setup Guide Appendix C: Viewing your DVR in Firefox or Chrome Appendix D: Determining Network Information Appendix E: Port Forwarding Appendix F: Recommended PTZ Camera Setup...

  • Page 60: Appendix A: Determining Your Mac Address

    Appendix A: Determining Your MAC Address The MAC address is a unique address that identifies the network hardware used to access the internet on every device. This address is made up of 6 sets of two digits (00:00:00:00:00:00, 00-00-00-00-00-00) in hexadecimal format (0123456789ABCDEF). The symbol used to separate each set of two digits is not important.

  • Page 61: Appendix B: Internet Explorer Security Setup Guide

    6) The physical address is your MAC address. Appendix B: Internet Explorer Security Setup Guide Most DVRs use unsigned ActiveX controls for remote viewing, these types of controls, by default, are blocked by internet explorer. This guide walks you through the necessary steps to enable the download, installation and activation of unsigned ActiveX controls.
  • Page 62 4) Click on the “Security” Tab. 5) Make sure Internet protected mode is off (present in Windows Vista and Windows. 6) Click on the picture of the globe marked “Internet”, then click on “Custom Level” near the bottom of the “Internet Options” Window.
  • Page 63 7) Scroll down until you find the setting “Allow Scriptlets”. 8) Scroll down until you find the setting “Download unsigned ActiveX Controls”. 9) Set “Download Unsigned ActiveX Controls” to “Prompt”. 10) Scroll down until you find the setting “Script ActiveX Controls marked as Safe for...
  • Page 64 scripting”. 11) Set “Script ActiveX Controls marked as Safe for scripting” to “Enabled”.
  • Page 65 12) Scroll down until you find the setting “Script ActiveX Controls not marked as Safe for scripting”. 13) Set “Script ActiveX Controls not marked as Safe for scripting” to “Prompt”. 14) Scroll down until you find the “Miscellaneous” section. 15) Set “Access data sources across domains” to “Prompt”. 16) Click the “OK”...
  • Page 66 19) Congratulations! You have completed setting up Internet Explorer for remote viewing...

  • Page 67: Appendix C: Viewing Your Dvr In Chrome

    Appendix C: Viewing your DVR in Chrome On a Windows PC you can view your DVR in Chrome, Simply follow the instructions below to enable this function: 1) Open Google Chrome on your PC 2) Go to the chrome web store: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/ 3) Enter “ie tab”...

  • Page 68: Appendix D: Viewing Your Dvr In Firefox

    Appendix D: Viewing your DVR in Firefox On a Windows PC you can view your DVR in Firefox, Simply follow the instructions below to enable this function: 1) Open Firefox 2) navigate to http://www.ietab.net/ 3) 3.Click “Get IE Tab 2 for Firefox” 4) Install IE Tabv2 for Firefox.
  • Page 69 6) You can now continue to remote view your DVR.

  • Page 70: Appendix E: Determining Network Information

    Appendix E: Determining Network Information This guide gives you a simple way to determine your private IP address, Subnet mask, and Gateway address. Prerequisites:  A computer (running Windows) connected to the network you want to gather information from.  A pen with paper. ...
  • Page 71 access. Please refer back to your original guide to complete the network setup of your Active-Vision DVR System.

  • Page 72: Appendix F: Port Forwarding

    Appendix F: Port Forwarding If you are not using the automated remote view cloud setup, you will need to configure your router to allow information to pass through to your DVR; this is called port forwarding. Port forwarding information can be obtained from your router manufacture or your service provider.
  • Page 73 7) Now you will be viewing the Linksys Setup page. 8) Setup the Linksys router to communicate with your DSL modem. If you are using a cable modem Skip to step 9. a) Move your mouse cursor to the arrow button over Setup button at the top of the page, and then left click.
  • Page 74 f) Make sure Keep alive is selected. The default value of 30 seconds is fine. 9) Move your mouse cursor to the Application and Gaming tab and left click. Now left click the Port Range Forwarding tab. 10) Copy the following information from the photo below into your Port Range Forwarding tab on your router.
  • Page 75 14) Type into the address field the following URL, then hit enter: http://www.t1shopper.com/tools/port-scanner/ 15) The Host name or IPV4 Address is automatically filled out for you. 16) Test each port from the image above by typing the Start port into the Scan a single port number box.
  • Page 76 21) If you are still receiving a message that states the ports are NOT responding, please repeat Step 19, Then Step 12 through Step 17. 22) Once you have verified that the correct Ports from Step 10 are open, or Responding, You may close both Internet Explorer windows by clicking the “X”...

  • Page 77: Appendix G: Recommended Ptz Camera Setup

    Appendix G: Recommended PTZ Camera Setup This information is provided to help you make the correct decisions when setting up an RS-485 network for PTZ control. The RS-485 protocol allows for a maximum cable lengths of 3000ft using unshielded twisted pair (UTP) wire such as CAT5e, although this maximum distance may not be attainable due to environmental conditions.
  • Page 78 protocol, baud rate, and address in the DVR for the correct channel that the PTZ Camera video is connected to. See Section 4.2.4 for information on how to setup your DVR.

  • Page 79: Appendix H: How To Setup Alarm Inputs

    Appendix H: How to Setup Alarm Inputs This information is provided to help you setup the alarm inputs on your DVR. The alarm inputs on the DVR are designed to be paired with a 12V Power source. An alarm circuit is closed when ground and 12V are connected to the DVR COM and the corresponding alarm input: ...

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