FCC Compliance Statement Model Name: MV Series (MV-1648, MV-1624, MV-824, MV-424). This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is Subject to the following two conductions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operations.
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Safety Notes on the DVR When installing additional boards and HDD, separate the power cable and turn OFF power supplied to the DVR completely. Keep the product away from heat-generating devices such as heaters. Do not use a damaged power cord. To prevent problems due to magnetic interference and electric surge, use only grounded cables and power outlets.
STANDALONE C/O/N/T/E/N/T/S MV-1648 Series FCC Compliance Statement ............... 1 WARNING ....................1 CAUTIONS ....................1 C/O/N/T/E/N/T/S ..................3 Chapter 1. Introduction ................7 1-1 About the Product ....................7 1-2 Major Features ....................... 7 1-3 Components ......................9 Chapter 2. Installation and Connection ..........10 2-1 Name and Features of Each Part .................
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4-5-9 TV Control ................28 4-5-10 Display/Hide Camera Name............28 4-5-11 Adjusting the Screen Border ............. 28 4-6 Spot Control ......................29 4-7 Relay Out ......................29 4-8 Playback ....................... 29 4-8-1 Shifting to Playback Mode ............29 4-8-2 Playback Menu ................. 29 4-8-3 Smart search ................
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5-1-2 Data Selection (Data 1 ~ Data 4)..........49 5-1-3 Shifting to Recording Setup Mode ..........50 5-1-4 Saving the Recording Setting ............. 51 5-1-5 Recording Setup ............... 51 5-1-6 Recording Schedule ..............60 5-1-7 System ..................63 5-1-8 Storage ................... 70 5-1-9 NTP ..................
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Various network interfaces - Cable modem, Ethernet , ADSL/DHCP client System automation (all features are remote-controllable) NTP support Various recording modes - Auto, Continuous, Event (sensor, motion, sound) recording Scheduled recording feature Multi-language support, Automatic emailing PTZ control through RS485 communication Remote monitoring software/Remote monitoring through the web browser/PDA Storage device...
1-3 Components After unpacking the product, check whether the following accessories are included: - Remote Controller - CMS CD (Remote Monitoring Software) - Two AAA 1.5V batteries - Power Cord - User Manual - Rack Mounting Handle...
Chapter 2. Installation and Connection 2-1 Name and Features of Each Part The front part of MV Series features an easy-to-use button; various interfaces are located on the rear part. They can easily be mounted on a standard rack using the mounting handles (Left/Right).
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Green LED turned ON during remote access NETWORK LED Red LED turned on upon the occurrence of event ALARM LED or motion Red LED turned on upon fan defect or recording ERROR LED interruption Power On/Off POWER LED Selects the category or executes automatic screen SELECT conversion Moves from one category to another or changes...
2-1-2 Back Part 16ch Back Part (MV-1648/1624) Name Features Type Power cable connection to the body AC IN 110V, 220V voltage selection (※ not available for AC Selector the Free Voltage case) Connection for the PTZ camera control cable Terminal...
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8ch Back Part (MV-824) 4ch Back Part (MV-424)
2-2 Installation and Connection 2-2-1 Basic Connection Connect the CCTV camera, CCTV monitor (or PC monitor), and USB mouse to the DVR as shown below. Connected Device DVR Terminal CCTV camera Video input CCTV monitor (or PC monitor) TV (or VGA) Mouse 1.
2-2-2 Connection of Other Devices Connect the PTZ controller cable, audio input/output, network, and sensors as shown below. Connected Device DVR Terminal PTZ Camera RS485 SPOT Monitor(CCTV Monitor) SPOT Mike / Speaker Audio Input / Audio Output LAN Cable Ethernet Sensor / Relay DIO (Digital Input/Output) 1) PTZ Camera...
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(1) Sensor Connection ① Connect to the input port of the terminal block. ② Each input terminal may be connected regardless of the channel number. Sensor types include Normal Close (NC) and Normal Open (NO). For more information on setup by sensor type, refer to {Data Setup} {Event Setup} {Sensor}.
Chapter 3. Operation and Setup Tools The user can easily operate the MV series using the front buttons, remote controller, and mouse. 3-1 Remote Controller A, Basic control buttons Turns the system power POWER ON or OFF Records all channels or stops recording all RECORD channels...
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C. Search Button (Play mode) Play / Play/Fast-forward Fast Forward Play frame by frame Frame by Frame Pause Pause Reverse play frame by frame Reverse Frame by Frame Reverse Play / Reverse play/ Rewind Fast Reverse D. Buttons for other features (Monitoring mode) Plays the recorded images PLAY Enables viewing the system...
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Press the [ID] button, enter a two-digit remote controller ID, and press the [ID] button again. To control all DVRs with different IDs, set the remote controller ID to 999.
Chapter 4. System Operation 4-1 Starting and Exiting the System 4-1-1 Starting the System ① With the power connected to the player, press the Power button on the remote controller. ② After the system is booted, images of all connected channels will be displayed. 4-1-2 Exiting the System The default password for the local administrator is “00000.”...
9 Sub-Screens (2 groups) Use the 9 Sub-Screen button. 16 Sub-Screens (1 group) Use the 16 Sub-Screen button. The user can view an image on full screen by double -clicking the 4/9/16 Sub-Screen ※ mode. Double-click any part of the screen to return to the previous mode. The user can select the automatic change mode by selecting the Select (Automatic ※...
[Figure 4-1. Live Menu] ① Press or right-click the Menu button. The Live menu will then appear as shown in Figure 4-1. ② Select the desired item using the arrow keys. ③ Press the ESC button or right-click the Menu button to hide the menu. 4-2-3 Moving the recording status window In real-time monitoring or playback mode, use the mouse to change the position of the recording status window.
Functions ※ Enables viewing real-time images upon network access Network Live Enables viewing the Recorded Screen Playback Enables copying and downloading files from the Copy (Download) network PTZ camera control PTZ Control Data Setup, Recording Schedule, System, Storage, Main/Additional Setup NTP, Advanced Setup, PTZ Camera, Network, Camera/TV Setup Remote network upgrade...
4-4 Audio Recording and Playback 4-4-1 Setting up the Audio Recording ① On the real-time monitoring screen, select {Live Menu} {Main Setup}. ② The main setup window will then appear as shown in Figure 5-1. ③ Select {Recording Setup} {Audio} using the arrow keys and the {Recording} Select button.
4-5-1 System Information ① On the real-time monitoring screen, select {Live Menu} {Status}. ② Product mode information will then be displayed as shown in Figure 4-4. [Figure 4-4. Product Information Window] ※ The product ID shall be unique (1~99, 255). Only when the product ID and the remote controller ID match can the DVR system be remotely controlled.
4-5-3 Controlling the Screen Brightness ① On the real-time monitoring screen, select {Live Menu} {Camera/TV Setting} {Brightness}. ② To adjust the brightness, select a channel on the screen. ③ Control the brightness of the selected channel using the arrow keys. ④...
{Camera}. ② To control the camera, select a channel on the monitoring screen. ③ Use the arrow buttons to adjust the camera for the selected channel. ④ Use the [ESC] button to activate the channel selection window and adjust the camera for the other channels by repeating steps ②...
4-6 Spot Control ① On the real-time monitoring screen, select {Live Menu} {Spot} or press {Control} “0” on the remote controller ② Select a channel. The spot monitoring setting window will then close, and the selected channel screen will be displayed. 4-7 Relay Out ①...
In Playback mode, select {Playback Menu} ① {Smart Search}. The user can execute smart search by selecting a channel using the arrow keys and the ② Select button. 4-8-4 Multi-Time The user can play back the video contents of a certain channel recorded at different times. The video contents can be sorted by time in ascending or descending order.
① In Playback mode, select {Playback Menu} {Multi-Time}. ② The user can execute multi-time playback by selecting a channel using the arrow keys and the Select button. 4-8-5 Multi-Day The user can play back the video contents of a certain date recorded on different dates. The video contents can be sorted by date in ascending or descending order.
[Figure 4-8. Multi-Channel Playback Screen] 4-8-7 Playback and Control of Playback Speed ① In Playback mode, the user can play back video contents using the functions below. ② After the data is played to the end, the data of the next time zone will be automatically searched and played (this function is possible only in Multi-channel Playback mode;...
Decreases the playback speed Speed Down Increases the playback speed Speed Up [Figure 4-9. Playback Status and Control Window] 4-8-8 Playback on a divided screen ① In Playback mode, the user can split the screen as in the monitoring mode. 4-8-9 Audio Playback ①...
4-8-12 Go To The First The user can search and play back the first recorded data. ① The oldest data can be played back by selecting {Playback Menu} ( {Go To The First} in Playback mode. 4-8-13 Go To The Last The user can search and play back the last recorded data.
4-9 Log List The user can record the logs of all system operations such as system power on/off, system setup, network connection/disconnection, etc. 4-9-1 Log Types Log Types Logs related to power ON/OFF, file copy/backup failure, setup General start/end, playback, and other basic system operations Logs related to recording, e.g., motion detection, sensor Recording Event detection, and sound detection...
4-9-2 Viewing the System Log [Figure 4-10. Log List Window] ① Select {Live Menu} {Log} in real-time monitoring mode or {Playback Menu} {Log} in Playback mode. The Log List window will then appear as shown in Figure 4-10. ② On the activated calendar window, Select the desired date (year/month/date) using the arrow keys and the Select button.
4-10 Recording 4-10-1 Recording Types The MV series supports various recording types as shown below. Recording Description Type Set the event recording frame and general recording frame separately. Depending on the set value, select the recording type automatically and proceed with the recording. Automatic When motion, sensor, or sound is detected, the event recording frame will be selected.
▶ Hard Disk Status ※ To turn on/off HDD Overwrite, select {Main Setup} -> {Storage Device}. Overwrite on Hard Disk Do Not Overwrite on Hard Disk Overwrite ▶ Network Access Status Network Connected Network Disconnected Overwrite Overwrite 4-10-4 Starting and Stopping Record All In real-time monitoring mode, the user can start or stop the recording of all channels by selecting {Live Menu} {Recording}.
4-11 Search 4-11-1 Selecting the Search Mode To shift to Search mode, select {Live Menu} {Search} in real-time monitoring mode or {Search} in Playback mode as shown in Figure 4-11. {Playback Menu} [Figure 4-11. Search Window] 4-11-2 Selecting the Search Method The user can execute a search using bar graphs (Multi-Channel, Multi-Time, Multi-Day) or file lists (Multi-Channel).
※In Multi-Channel search mode, the user can execute a search using the file list only. Recorded video file based on the current system time Current Recorded video file based on the previous system time Old_Number 4-11-4 Multi-Channel Search The user can play back the video contents of different channels recorded in a certain time zone.
① The user can search data by date as in the Multi-Channel Search mode. ② Time zones and channels may be viewed by selecting the desired date. ③ Select the start time and the channel using the arrow keys. ④ The hourly recorded video of the selected channel will then be displayed as a bar graph in minute units.
4-12 Backup To back up data, the PC shall be equipped with CD and DVD or connected with a storage device such as HDD, CD, DVD, or DAT via the USB 2.0 port. For the supported portable storages, see the Appendix. The user can back up data in real-time monitoring, search, log, or playback mode.
4-12-4 Backup in Playback Mode ① In Playback mode, select {Playback Menu} ( {Copy} ( {Backup}. Any playback in progress at this time will stop. ② The automatic backup time is set to 5 minutes before the Copy (Backup) button is pressed, and the end time, to the time the Copy (Backup) button is pressed.
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capacity for the selected device to be displayed. ④ Selecting a device causes the directory name based on the initial values for the time and channel to be displayed and the size of the file to be backed up to be calculated. ⑤...
4-13 Snapshot The Snapshot function lets the user create a JPG file in real-time monitoring, playback, search, or log mode and back up the image data. ① To back up the currently displayed image, select {Live Menu} {Copy} {Snapshot} in real-time monitoring mode or {Playback Menu} {Snapshot} in {Copy} Playback mode.
4-15-2 Shifting to PTZ Mode ① In real-time monitoring mode, select {Live Menu} {PTZ}. ② As shown in Figure 4-13, an icon will be displayed on the channel with a PTZ camera installed. [Figure 4-13. Initial Screen in PTZ Mode] Channel Selection Window The channel selection window can be moved, and the channel screen Activation...
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3) Focus Control ① To shift to focus control mode, press the PTZ button again in PTZ Zoom In/Out mode. ② Use the arrow (▲▼) buttons. ③ To change the screen split in focus control mode, select {Menu} {Display Setting} and shift to screen split mode.
Chapter 5. System Setup 5-1 Main Setup {Main Setup} is used to set the recording, system environment, and other major features. 5-1-1 Starting the Main Setup ① On the real-time monitoring screen, select {Live Menu} {Main Setup}. ② The Main Setup window will then appear as shown in Figure 5-1. 5-1-2 Data Selection (Data 1 ~ Data 4) ①...
5-1-3 Shifting to Recording Setup Mode {Recording Setup} supports two modes: data mode and channel mode. On the Recording Setup window, select {Menu} {Convert}. Two modes will be available. 1) Data Mode This is a method of setting up the data for Channel Nos. 1 ~ 16 based on the data profile of Data 1 ~ Data 4 as shown in Figure 5-1.
[Figure 5-2. Main Setup Window (Channel Mode)] 5-1-4 Saving the Recording Setting ① To save the new setting, select {Save} using the arrow keys and the Select button. ② To save a new setting as new data, select {Save As}. ③...
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① Select {Name} for the camera channel using the arrow keys and the Select button. ② On the selection window, select the first row and enter the name of the camera channel. (2) Covert Used to hide the channel video on the real-time monitoring screen ③...
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(2) Quality Used to set the quality of the recorded video ① Select {Recording} (Qual.) for the channel using the arrow keys and the Select button. ② On the selection window, select the recording quality. The bigger the file size is, the higher the resolution. ※...
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ⅹ CIF (352 240) Field (704 240) Full (704 480) Model 480fps 240fps 120fps MV-1648 240fps 120fps 60fps MV-824/424 ① Select {Recording} {Rate} for the channel using the arrow keys and the Select button. ② On the selection window, select the frame rate.
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(5) Audio Used to set the recording for the external audio input linked to the system ① Select {Recording} {Audio} for the channel using the arrow keys and the Select button. ② On the selection window, select whether to record audio or not. To set all channels at the same time, go to the top of the {Audio} column and press the Select button.
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Select the motion detection sensitivity. ① Select {Event} {Sensitivity} for the channel using the arrow keys and the {Moti.} Menu button. ② On the selection window, select the sensitivity using the arrow keys and the Select button. To set all channels at the same time, go to the top of the {Motion} column and press the Select button.
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① Select {Event} {Sound} for the channel using the arrow keys and the Select button. ② On the selection window, select an audio channel using the arrow keys and the Select button. ③ Select {Event} {Sensitivity} for the channel using the arrow keys and {Sound} the Menu button.
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Time is set in seconds. Whenever an event is detected, recording will be done for the set time. To set all channels to the same value at the same time, go to the top of the {Post} column and press the [SELECT] button. 4) Alarm Out This feature is used to generate alarms through the buzzer, mail, spot monitor, or relay in case of an event.
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(2) Preset When an event occurs, the PTZ camera will be preset. ① Select {Alarm Out} {PSet} for the channel using the arrow keys and the Select button. ② On the selection window, select the event (sensor or sound) and decide whether to generate an alarm or not using the arrow keys and the Select button.
① Select {Alarm Out} {Spot} for the channel using the arrow keys and the Select button. ② On the selection window, select the event type and decide whether to use the spot function or not using the arrow keys and the Select button. To set all channels at the same time, go to the top of the Spot column and press the [Select] button.
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1) Selecting the Recording Schedule Menu ① On the initial Main Setup screen shown in Figure 5-1, the user can select a recording schedule using the arrow keys and the Select button. ② The initial recording schedule screen will then appear as shown in Figure 5-5. 2) Recording Schedule Setting (1) Used to set each column ①...
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[Figure 5-6. Holiday Registration Window] If the date for the holiday and day of the week are the same in the {Recording Schedule} menu, the holiday setup will have priority over the date setup. Ⓐ Calendar The defined holidays will be indicated with a red tag. Ⓑ...
5-1-7 System The system may be set up in the {System} menu as shown below; ditto for the auxiliary features of the system. Used to set the password of the Local System 1. {Local Administrator’s Password} Administrator Used to set the time for exiting the System Setup 2.
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1) Selecting the system menu ① On the initial Main Setup window shown in Figure 5-1, select the system using the arrow keys and the Select button. ② The system configuration menu will then appear as shown in Figure 5-7. [Figure 5-7.
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The user can enter the time directly. User Setup The time can be set to 5 ~ 99 seconds. ※ ③ Selecting User Setup causes the input window to appear as shown below. ④ Enter the time using the numeric buttons or the arrow keys and the Select button. 4) Rename DVR ①...
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6) Changing the date format ① Select {Time Format} using the arrow keys and the Select button. ② On the selection window, select the date format using the arrow keys and the Select button. 7) User Registration Adds, edits, or deletes the users who will operate the system System Use Requiring Authorization Enables viewing real-time images upon network Network Live...
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(2) Add User ① Select {Register User} {Add User} using the arrow keys and the Select button. ② On the user registration window, enter the ID and the password. Up to four users can be registered (the user ID and password may contain up to 30 English characters). ③...
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① Connect the storage device with an upgrade file stored in the USB 2.0 port at the back. ② Select {Upgrade} using the arrow keys and the Select button. ③ The upgrade file list stored in the selected device and simple version information for the selected file are then displayed.
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14) Language This feature is used to select the language for the On Screen Display (OSD) menu of the system. ① Select {Language} using the arrow keys and the Select button. ② On the selection window, select the language using the arrow keys and the Select button.
5-1-8 Storage 1) Selecting the Storage Menu ① Select the {Main Setup} and {Storage} menus. [Figure 5-9. Storage Window (Local)] 2) Local (1) Selecting the Local Menu ① Select the Storage and Local menus using the arrow keys and the Select button. To apply the new setting, save the new setting.
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① Select {HDD Overwrite} using the arrow keys and the Select button. ② On the input window, select whether to use this function or not using the arrow keys and the Select button. If there is no more hard disk space left, the existing files will be overwritten starting with the oldest.
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② Direct The administrator manages dedicated (or direct) storages. A dedicated (direct) storage stores data on the hard disk in real time. Five commands can be executed. Depending on the S/W status, however, some commands cannot be executed. {NEW}: Returns the status of the selected storage device to New; if this command is executed, the selected storage device will be moved to the {New} storage device manager {Online}: Changes the selected storage device in online state...
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Active: Connected to storage or backup device; currently saving the data Online: Only connected to storage or backup device Offline: Not connected to storage or backup device ※ There are three hardware status types: Healthy: Connected to storage or backup device; functions normally Warning: Connected to storage or backup device, but error was detected;...
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(6) Operation after adding a local storage device ① Open the system body and install a new disk (connect the data cable and the power cable). ② Connect power to the system and boot the system. ③ Select {Main Setup} ( {Storage} ( {Local} using the arrow keys and the Select button. ④...
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2) NAS Backup (1) Selecting the NAS Backup Menu ① Select {Main Setup} {Storage} {NAS Backup}. [Figure 5-10. Storage Window (NAS Backup)] (2) Using NAS ① Select {Use NAS} using the arrow keys and the Select button. ② On the selection window, select whether to use NAS or not using the arrow keys and the Select button.
(4) IP ① Select {IP} using the arrow keys and the Select button. ② On the input window, enter the IP using the arrow keys and the Select button. (5) Directory ① Select {Directory} using the arrow keys and the Select button. ②...
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※ Description of features 1. Time synchronization 1) Synchronization with the GPS server The time is automatically synchronized every hour with the GPS Server. 2) Synchronization with the NTP Server Time is synchronized with the NTP server every hour. A. Automatic Setup The nearest server from the user’s zone will be selected for connection.
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1) Selecting the NTP Menu ① Select {Main Setup} and {NTP}. [Figure 5-11. NTP Setup Window] 2) Time Server ① Select {Time Server} using the arrow keys and the Select button. ② On the selection window, select Time Server using the arrow keys and the Select button. The time server is not used.
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(2) Server URL ① Select {Server URL} using the arrow keys and the Select button. ② In the selection box, select the server URL using the arrow keys and the [Select] button. ③ The user can enter the IP only when the server type is DVR. For the NTP server, Automatic, IP, or URL should be selected.
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① Using the arrow keys and the Select button, 하여 {Date and Time}을 선택합니다. ② Select the field you want to change using the arrow buttons and press the [Select] button. ③ After changing the date and time using the arrow buttons, press the [Select] button.
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6) Standard Time Zone ① Select {Standard Time Zone} using the arrow keys and the Select button. ② On the selection window, select the standard time zone you want to set. 7) Daylight Saving Zone (Summer Time) ① Select {Daylight Saving Zone} using the arrow keys and the Select button. ②...
5-1-10 Advanced This menu is used to set the video quality in detail for each channel. 1) Selecting the advanced menu ① Select {Main Setup} and {Advanced}. [Figure 5-12. Advanced Setup Window] 2) Comb/Trap ① Select {Comb/Trap} for the channel using the arrow keys and the Select button. ②...
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4) Peaking ① Select {Peaking} for the channel using the arrow keys and the Select button. ② On the selection window, select the peaking data you want to set. 5) Deinterlace ① Select {Deinterlace} for the channel using the arrow keys and the Select button. ②...
5-2 Additional Setup Additional Setup includes the PTZ setting and network setting. 5-2-1 Selecting the Additional Setup Menu ① On the real-time monitoring screen, select {Live Menu} {Additional Setup}. ② The Additional Setup window will then appear as shown in Figure 5-13. [Figure 5-13.
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1) PTZ Protocol Setting PTZ protocol refers to the rule for communicating with the PTZ camera. ① From the PTZ Setup menu, select the PTZ protocol for the channel you want to set using the arrow keys and the Select button. ②...
4) Preset Time setting Tour interval time (select between 5 and 60 seconds) ① From the Preset Setup menu, select the preset time for the channel using the arrow keys and the Select button. ② In the selection box, set the preset maintenance time using the arrow keys and the [Select] button.
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1) Selecting the Network Setup Menu ① In {Additional Setup} mode, select {Network} using the arrow keys. [Figure 5-14. Network Setup Window] 2) Ethernet Setup is performed to use a fixed IP in the local area network environment. ① From the Network Setup menu, select {Ethernet} using the arrow keys and the Select button.
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② Enter the DDNS function status, domains registered in the server, DDNS password, server IP address, and default port using the arrow keys and the Select button. ※ After accessing the DDNS Server (http://www.rifatron.net), register the domain name and enter a unique URL.
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Removes noises from the image and improves the compression Apply temporal filter rate; the higher the compression rate, the faster the network speed (a high compression rate may compromise the video quality, however) Controls the video resolution; the lower the resolution, the faster Image resolution the network speed (a low resolution rate may compromise the video quality, however)
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