NTRODUCTION NTRODUCTION ATTENTION: All DVR Users When the DVR starts up, you are automatically logged on as Administrator in the Windows operat- ing system. This enables you to access all necessary network and connection protocols to configure the DVR without restrictions. >...
1.1 Installation Procedure Follow the steps below to install the DVR: > -Place the DVR to proper place following safety precautions on page 2. > -Connect cameras to the DVR (see 1.3 if PAN/TILT cameras are used) > -Connect the DVR to communication network (see 1.4) >...
1.7 Main Screen Main View Screen This is where the live im- ages from your cameras will appear. Left click on any image to bring it to full screen view. Left click on the image again to return to normal view. Clock Setup and Search Modes Indicates current date and time...
Screen Division Selections Power Button Select the number of cameras you wish to view Left click on the power button in Display on the main screen. mode to turn off the DVR. Choose 4, 6, 9, 10, 13, or 16 camera splits Unit will stop recording and turn itself off.
1.8 Setup > Your new DVR is “Ready to Go” right out of the box. It is factory preset to start up and begin recording data without any effort on your part. Just hook up your cameras and turn it on. >...
1.9) Hardware Setup - Cameras Hardware setup allows users to modify external devices configurations, such as cameras, sen- sors, and controls. Number of sensors supported ; [Setup] -4 sensors : DN1808S, 4408S, 44208S Check the box to use the camera. -8 sensors : All of the rest models.
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[P/T] Check the box if the camera is on PAN/Tilt type. [Type] Use the scroll bar to select PAN/TILT camera model from the list. This option box is disabled if [P/T] box is not selected. Emergency Select a preset location where Pan/Tilt camera will return to when any linked sensor is triggered.
1.10 Hardware Setup - Sensors [Use alarm] [Setup] Selecting [Use alarm] will enable the built-in Check the box to enable sensors. Un- internal speaker to beep if a sensor is triggered. check the box to disable sensors. Sensor inputs The speaker however will not beep if the corre- are standard on Rack Mount units and optional sponding camera schedule is set to Continuous on Desktop units.
1.11 Hardware Setup - Controls [Sensor] [Setup] To connect a sensor to a control, type the Check the box to use the controls. number of the sensor on appropriate control number. [Name] If you wish to connect multiple sensors to a con- Type in control names.
Launch Microsoft Office Outlook.lnk 1.12 Hardware Setup - External Monitor Home TV or normal analog monitor can be used as an external monitor to view images from DVR. [Setup time (sec)] Select time for displaying a channel on the external monitor. [Tip] Images from external monitor output use Split Screening Method instead of Consecutive Conversion Method when using models DN-3416 and DN-34216.
1.13 Motion Detection [Alarm] [Camera] If the box is checked, the internal speaker will Select the camera you wish to setup. The de- beep when the camera detects motion . scription below is related to the camera you selected here . The speaker however will not beep if the camera is set to Continuous Recording mode in Sched- [Detection Area]...
[Use Secure Channel] The system displays a blank screen for camera channels if the box is checked. This allows the system to record while protecting privacy from system operators or other unwanted eyes . [Object Watch] To use Object Watch function, select the camera number and check the [Object Watch] box. In surveillance mode, if motion is detected within the Object Watch setup area, the cell color of the Object Watch change.
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[Full screen when motion] [Area Clear] The channels of the cameras specified in this Delete Detection Area for selected camera. To box will change to full screen if they detect mo- manually delete an area, simply drag the detec- tion. If you wish to select multiple cameras, type tion area outside the channel screen.
1.14 Recording /Display Recording/Display tab contains the recording parameters such as recording speed, reso- lution and image qual- ity. [Rec. Quality] [Camera] You can change the quality of the recording for Display camera numbers. each camera. The higher recording quality the more storage space is needed [Rec.
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> You can not change recording frame rate separately for each camera on the models with KMC-8016D capture board installed (e.g. DN-1816, DN-1808S). > Default recording frame rate per channel for DN-3416 and DN-4416 are.
1.15 Schedule Setup > Schedule setup allows you to determine what mode your cameras will operate in at any given time of day. • Continuous:Cameras will record continuously. • Motion: Cameras will record only when motion is detected. • Sensor: Cameras will record when triggered by associated sensors. •...
[Camera] [Record Mode] Select the camera you wish to setup. All the de- Select Record Mode for selected time interval. If scription below are related to the selected camera . no mode is selected, the system will not record. Default is Motion & Sensor Record for 24 hours [Setting Recording Mode] for all date of the year The table displays recording mode for every...
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[Copy To] To copy the camera’s schedule to other cameras, click Copy To and select the camera number you wish to copy to. [Set Holiday] You can set any specific days as holiday. Do not forget to save after you make any changes to the schedule.
1.16 Schedule setup - Holiday [Calendar] [Rotate] Displays the list of designated holidays by time. Displays a calendar where you can designate any date as a holiday. [Add] • << Move to previous month. Click to add selected date(s) as holiday. •...
1.17 Screen Division [Screen Division] Screen division assigns which cameras will be displays on which split screen mode. Select the 9CH 10CH 13CH 16CH 33CH 36CH split screen mode you want to setup here. If a split screen is supported by VIP (Video In- terface Port), VIP mark appears above the icon.
1.18 Modem Modem setup tab contains the settings for communi- cation of the DVR. In the description below, “the Site” is referring to the DVR itself, and the Center PC is referring to the PC connected to the DVR. [Type of Connection] [Live Video Stream Bandwidth] Limit the amount of Data transmitted from the Click “LAN/PSTN/ISDN/LEASED CIRCUIT/...
[Emergency IP Address ] [Motion for Emergency Message] If the DVR is connected to a LAN (Local Area When selected cameras detect motion, an emer- Network) or to the Internet through a DSL or gency message will be displayed automatically on Cable Modem connection, you can assign the IP Emergency Monitor window on DN Center PC, (Internet Protocol) address of the remote, or...
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[Use E-Mail Service] You can send an emergency recording data to your e- mail account. If you click on [Recipient], a window as below appears • [Mail Server (SMTP)] Enter the address of the outgoing (SMTP) mail server. • [From] Enter the e-mail account of the sender. •...
1.19 Site Information Site information tab contains system-related information such as Site code, Site name, Software version,… You can also adjust Surveillance mode options here. [Site Information] This is the Site Code you will need to enter in the Connection setup box on the remote or ‘Center’ computer when you connect to the DVR by modem or LAN.
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[Camera status bar] Enables the camera status indicators on the main screen. The numbered buttons will flash when the cam- eras detect motion. [Sensor status bar] Enables the Sensor status indicators on the main screen. The numbered buttons will flash when the sen- sors are activated.
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[Image transfer to floppy disk] From ‘Search’ mode you can save a single still image to a floppy disk. Place a check in the box if you wish to save the image as a Windows Bitmap file (.bmp) Remove the check to save images in the JPEG format. Bitmap images are better quality, but result in a larger file size on the disk.
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[Use IntelliSearch tooltip] > Place a check in the box if you wish to see “Pop-Up” descriptions of the buttons in Search mode when you move the mouse cursor over them. This can be very useful if you have not used the Search interface before.
1.20 [View Log] Pressing the [View Log] button will dis- play the log informa- tion on Setup option change, search re- cord and network connection record etc. [Log Entries] The log display information on the date and time, the user, location, and actions that have been done.
1.21 Password Setup Password setup tab contains password settings. There are 3 levels of password protec- tion. Administrator (level 1) has full access to the system and can modify Level 2 and Level 3 authority. Password is used to protect access to Search Mode and setup Mode only.
1.22 Audio Setup [Can use audio channel 8] Displays available audio channels. Usually one audio channel is available. Up to 8 audio channels are available in those models with KMC-5500 capture board. [Record] Select camera number with which you wish to record audio together. Audio can be recorded only when video signals are captured for recording.
1.23 Microphone and Speaker Setup > If you plan to use audio features on the DVR you will need a microphone and a set of amplified computer speakers. > The microphone input on the back panel of the DVR is a ‘1/8 inch’ phone jack. >...
[Output Volumes] When the ‘Sounds and Multimedia Properties’ box appears you can adjust the volumes and other properties for both the Record and Play- back devices. Click on the Playback ‘Volume’ button to adjust your output volumes first. [Main Volume] Use the sliders to set the Main Volume to between ½...
1.24 Audio (advanced options) [Select] Place a check in the box to select the microphone as the recording device. Then adjust the volume slider until you can hear [Advanced] If you move the volume slider all the way up but you still can not hear the audio clearly, move the volume slider to the bottom, and click the ‘Advanced’...
1.25 System Setup System setup tab contains additional hardware set- tings, backup schedule, watermark settings and system-off settings. [System off time] Place a check in the box next to the day(s) you want the DVR to turn itself off. Set the off time in the Hour and Minute boxes.
[Video Loss Alarm] [Backup Setting] The DVR can be setup to beep, activate alarm Configure backup schedule. (see page 46) or raise alert by email whenever video loss is [Easy Update] detected. This prevents unauthorized personnel To update the system software. (see page 50) from disabling cameras.
[VGA Card] [Video Format] You can obtain high quality backup image if Select NTSC or PAL according to the video you use VIP function. Select the option to use method used in your region. VIP. [Set term to keep stored data] Default is “VIP unused”.
1.26 Backup Settings/Calendar Setup [Backup settings] The Backup panel allows you to set a scheduled backup of stored image data to another data drive. You can backup to an internal or external hard drive, a formatted recordable CD, a removable device such as a “ZIP”...
1.27 Adding Backup Schedule [Media List] Displays list of available media. If the sys- tem fails to backup onto the first medium on the list, it will attempt to backup onto the secondly listed medium and so on. The system can backup onto the following media: >...
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1.28 Backup media-Local drive [Local Drive] You may select a drive that is physically installed on the DVR. This can be an inter- nal or external hard drive, mapped net- work drive, “ZIP” or other removable drive, or a formatted CD-R / CD-RW disk. [Path] Click on the ‘Down Arrow’...
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Select Drive When you have entered the IP address and password of the remote computer, click on the ‘Select Drive’ button to connect. The Drive Select panel will open to show your connection status. If the connection was successful, the ‘Connect Status’ box will show ‘Connection success’.
1.30 Easy Update [Select package directory] When you click EZ Update button, you will be required to choose the location of DN Site software package folder. The folder must contain all necessary Data folders or all files must be included in one folder.
1.31 Email Transmission Email Transmission can be setup for a notification of several things. This will allow you rapid notification of anything happening that may be out of the ordinary. Here are the supported reasons for E-mail Transmission: > On Emergency •...
1.32 Motion Tracking [Enable Camera] [Start Position Pan /Tilt Values] Click on the camera buttons to enable motion Use drop down arrows to set start position of tracking function. motion tracking camera. Camera will return to You must select the appropriate camera in the this position when motion is no longer detected ‘Hardware Setup’...
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Motion tracking tab contains the settings for cameras to track moving objects (motion tracking). [On/Off time] [Range] [Pan] Set the range of time for the motion tracking Assign how wide the camera can move hori- function to be active. zontally from it’s starting position. The mini- Place a check in the [all] box to set the same mum value of left and right is 40º...
[Sensitivity] [Live Image] Adjust camera motion tracking sensitivity. If Live view of currently selected camera. Left the camera reacts too much to small move- click on the image to adjust the camera angle. ments, or does not react even when there is large movement, adjust camera sensitivity [Channel View] accordingly.
1.33 Storage Setup [Drives Information] Identifies each hard drive in- stalled, shows the drive size in Megabytes, and shows if the drive has been allocated for data storage. [Modify Storage Structure] Use this option to reallocate (format) one or more hard drives. [Allocation Buttons] Click on the buttons to allocate (format) the storage drives.
1.34 E-map E-Map tab contains the set- tings for E-Map. E-Map is a computer map of the area with designated locations of installed cameras, sensors and controls. [Check Emap] [Settings] Place a check in the box to enable the EMAP You can mark positions of the installed cam- function.
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[Delete Image] To delete currently displayed E-Map, enable Delete image and click Save. [Save] Click Save to save the E-Map setting. [E-Map] E-Map will be displayed on the se- lected channel. Clicking on E-Map channel will zoom in the E-Map. Clicking on a camera icon will display the camera’s image in full screen.
2.1 PAN/TILT Control for P/T/Z Cameras Left-clicking on a channel with PAN/TILT camera will switch to single-channel view and the PAN/TILT menu will appear on the right. Click to return to surveillance mode. PAN/TILT menu may vary depending on camera model.
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[Wiper] [Date and time] Operate camera wiper Displays present date and time. [Auto] [Power] Turn on or off AUTO PAN/TILT function of Turn off or on the camera camera. [PAN/TILT] [Light] Turn on or off camera light. Adjust the camera’s direction to up, down, left, or right.
2.2 PAN/TILT Zoom Controls [Go To] Click on the ‘Go To’ button to enter your pre-set camera positions. The ‘Go To’ button will change to ‘Setup’. Use the Pan/Tilt/Zoom controls to move the camera to the first position. Click on the ‘1’ button to set the position.
2.3 Live Audio You can listen to live audio on one channel if the chan- nel is connected with an audio input. > Click on the channel con- nected with a microphone. A window with volume level bar will appear. >...
2.4 Entering into Search Mode Search Mode allows you to quickly and easily access re- corded data. If you capture an event that you need to copy or backup, you can transfer your video to a variety of removable media devices including floppy disks, CD-R, CD-RW disks, External hard drives, and net- work storage devices.
2.5 Search Mode: Still Image Tools [Brightness] Stop Playback and Lighten or darken the image. select a single im- age to use Still [Sharpness] Image Tools Sharpen or remove blur from the image. [Deskew] Straighten the image if the pictures appears tilted left or right.
2.6 Search Mode: Search Tools [Panorama] Use ‘Panorama’ mode to view a single camera in a series of sequen- tial frames. Select a camera and time, and then select a screen division to determine how many sequential frames will be shown. [Zoom Tool] The Zoom Tool performs 3 different functions.
2.7 Search Mode: Playback Controls Skip to beginning of recorded data Skip to beginning of recorded data Skip to beginning of recorded data Play Play forward frame by frame Skip to the end of the recorded data...
2.8 Search Mode [Print] Left click on the Print button to print the currently selected still image. (Stop playback and select an image by left clicking on it.) The printed image size is determined by the image size on the screen. Use the ‘Enlarge Image’ tool to set the image size.
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2.9 Search Mode: Skip/Delay [Skip] Speed up playback by skipping frames if playback is too slow. [Delay] Slow down playback if images move too fast. 2.10 Search Mode: Search Option Panel [Search Option] Click on the Search Options button to toggle the Search Options Panel on or off. The Search Options Panel allows you to filter the information shown in the Index Search list and the Recorded Data Area.
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2.11 Search Mode: Index Search [Index Search] Click on the Index button to open the index search. The index search shows a frame by frame list of images captured for the currently selected min- ute. You may left click on an entry in the list to show that image in the view screen.
2.12 Search Mode: Object Search This function is used to find out when and which objects appear or disappear in a selected area. Clicking this button you can go to the Object Search Mode. Clicking this button you can start object search. Clicking this button you can see the result of the object search.
[Select Camera] Select the camera to search. The object is possible only for one channel at a time. [Set Area] Select the area for object search. Left clicking selects a cell on the grid and right clicking deselect. If you did not set the search are, the following message appears requesting you to set the search area.
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[Start Object Search] Clicking button, you can start to search. A progress status is displayed while the data is extracted. Click the Cancel button on the progress status window to stop searching. You can still view the images up to the point where the search was stopped. [Object Search result] After images with object changes are detected, the search results will be displayed on the Object search window.
2.13 Search Mode: Audio Playback [Audio Playback] If you select any single channel which has saved audio data, you can replay audio with the recorded image. (You can not replay audio data with the multi-channel search mode.) Click and the “VOLUME” window appears as shown left.
2.14 Search Mode: Installing a Local Printer [Installing a Local Printer] > Turn off the DVR by left clicking on the ‘Power’ button on the Main View Screen. > Connect your printer to the DVR. (25-pin parallel or USB cable) >...
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Choose your printer from the list or choose the ‘Have Disk’ button if you have a driver installation disk . Browse to the location of your driver and click OK to install the printer. Print a test page to insure installation was suc- cessful and the printer will print correctly.
2.15 Search Mode: Installing a Network Printer Follow the same steps to open the ‘Printers’ window and double click on the ‘Add Printer’ icon to begin installation. Choose ‘Network Printer’ instead of ‘Local Printer’ and click the ‘Next’ button. Click on the ‘Browse’ button to search the local network for a shared printer.
2.16 Backup [Backup] > Click on the Backup button to save a single still image, create an AVI file of an event, or create a Time Backup of an event. An AVI file may be viewed on any computer with Windows Media Player or similar moving image viewing software.
2.17 Floppy Backup [Floppy Backup] > This function is used to backup a frame (image), not video data. You may copy multiple images until the disk is full. > When in search mode, select a frame to backup by clicking on the corresponding channel view. >...
2.18 [Watermark Checker] To run Watermark Check program, double-click ‘WMChecker.exe’ on the backup medium. The following window will appear. To check an image, click [File Open] and open the image you wish to check. > Click [WaterMark Check] to verify the image. >...
2.19 [Time backup] [Time Backup] > Select Time Backup when you want to save large amounts of recorded data for future review on a remote computer with the “Center” software installed. (An ‘AVI’ backup generates much larger file sizes mak- ing it impractical for large backups.) >...
2.20 [AVI backup] Select AVI backup when you have isolated a short event you wish to save. AVI backups generate large file sizes and are not suitable for backing up entire days of data. An AVI backup file may be played on any computer with Windows Media Player or similar viewing software.
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[Select Position] This option allows you to select the position of the cap- tion information for the AVI backup. You can select from 9 different options.
2.21 [Email Backup] The e-mail backup function is used to send the backup to designated e-mail account(s). E-Mail backup can backup 1 minute video data in MPEG format or a single frame (image) in JPEG format. [E-mail Backup] [Mail Setting ] >...
2.22 Common backup options [Priority] [Backup Media] Priority is only needed for backup schedule. Click [select media] to change media used for backup. The DVR can use the following media: [Format CDR/CD-RW] > Hard Disk Drive When choosing CD-ROM as media, you have >...
2.23 Search Mode/Backup-Select Media [Select Media] Select the drive to save the backup on. You may save data to: Floppy disk (Still images only) External disk (Zip, Jazz, etc.) External Hard Drive Mapped Network Drive Remote IP Address CD-R / CD-RW Optional DVD-R Click on the Select Media button to choose where to save your backup.
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[Remote Drive] When you choose the ‘Time Backup’ option you may select a remote, or network drive to backup to. The remote computer must have the ‘DigiNet Center’ software installed and the ‘K-Remote Backup Server’ running. Note: A network drive mapped through “Windows” networking will appear in the ‘Local’...
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[Selected Media] When you have chosen a drive to save your backup to, that drive will appear in the Backup Media box. If all of your other settings (Start/End times etc.) are correct you may click on the OK button to begin the backup. Format CDR/CDRW If you choose to backup to a CD you MUST format it FIRST.
2.24 CD Backup Click on and the burn program will pop up. [Menu] Click here and select Format Disc from the drop down menu. [Open] This button allows you to see what the CD is currently holding. [Information] Information about Roxio 7 (License agreement) [Eject] Once the CD has finished the process, the eject button will remove the CD from the Drive.
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[Future Use] This gives you the option to the limit who and what can read the CD. The first op- tion limits it to the com- puter that wrote it. The second option allows other computers to read it but it can protect it from being changed or rewritten.