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  • Page 1 DVR8DVDH 512-756-1678...

  • Page 3: Compliance Notice Of Fcc

    Digital Video Recorder WARNING RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage"...

  • Page 4: Important Safeguards

    User’s Manual Important Safeguards 1. Read Instructions 14. Damage requiring Service All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the Unplug this equipment from the wall outlet and refer servicing to appliance is operated. qualified service personnel under the following conditions: A.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Digital Video Recorder Table of Contents Chapter 1 — Introduction ......................1 Feature ........................... 1 Technical Overview ........................ 1 Chapter 2 — Installation ......................3 Package Contents ........................3 Required Installation Tools ....................3 Video Input......................... 3 Video Loop Through ......................4 Factory Reset Switch ......................
  • Page 6 User’s Manual User ..........................18 Storage ..........................20 Monitoring ........................21 Recording Setup ........................22 General ..........................22 Schedule .......................... 23 Pre-Event ......................... 25 Archive ..........................26 Network Setup ........................27 General ..........................27 IP Address ........................29 DVRNS ..........................30 RTSP ..........................
  • Page 7 Digital Video Recorder Panic Recording ......................65 Recording Audio ........................65 Playing Recorded Video ...................... 65 Searching Video ........................66 Search Menu ........................67 Event Log Search ......................69 Record Table Search ....................... 71 Motion Search ......................... 72 Text-In Search ......................... 73 Bookmarks ........................
  • Page 8 User’s Manual Figure 14 : Record – Schedule setup screen..................23 Figure 15 : Schedule – Settings (Advanced Mode) setup screen............24 Figure 16 : Record – Pre-Event setup screen..................26 Figure 17 : Record – Archive setup screen..................... 26 Figure 18 : Network –...

  • Page 9: Chapter 1 - Introduction

    Digital Video Recorder Chapter 1 — Introduction Feature Your color digital video recorder (DVR) provides recording capabilities for eight or 16 camera inputs. It provides exceptional picture quality in both live and playback modes, and offers the following features: NOTE: Your DVR can record both analog CCTV video input and network video input. For a list of supported network devices (network cameras and network video transmitters), contact your installer or distributer.

  • Page 10: Figure 1 : Typical Dvr Installation

    User’s Manual Your DVR supports disk mirroring functions to prevent any unexpected loss of recorded video data that might be caused by disk damage or corruption. Your DVR uses a proprietary encryption scheme making it nearly impossible to alter video. Your DVR can be used to monitor video from network video transmitters and/or network cameras, record monitored video and play back recorded video.

  • Page 11: Chapter 2 - Installation

    Digital Video Recorder Chapter 2 — Installation Package Contents The package contains the following:  Digital Video Recorder  Power Cord  User’s Manual (This Document)  RAS Software CD and User’s Manual  Rack-mount Kit  Assembly Screws for Adding Hard Disk Drives ...

  • Page 12: Video Loop Through

    User’s Manual Video Loop Through If you would like to connect your video source to another device, you can use the Loop BNC connectors. NOTE: The Loop BNC connectors are auto terminated. Do NOT connect a cable to the Loop BNC unless it is connected to a terminated device because it will cause poor quality video.

  • Page 13: Esata Port

    Digital Video Recorder CAUTION: When recording video on an iSCSI device, the recoding speed might decrease and the DVR system performance might be affected if network devices (network cameras and network video transmitters) are connected. eSATA Port An eSATA port is provided to connect external storage devices for recording or archiving video. Connect the external eSATA hard disk drive (RAID) cable to the eSATA port.

  • Page 14: Audio In/Out

    User’s Manual Audio In/Out Your DVR can record audio from up to 16 sources. Connect the audio sources to Audio In 1 to Audio In 16 as needed using RCA jacks. Connect Audio Out to your amplifier. Use the provided audio extension cable to connect the audio sources to Audio In 5 to 16.

  • Page 15: Power Cord Connector

    Digital Video Recorder Power Cord Connector Connect the AC power cord to the DVR and then to a wall outlet. WARNING: ROUTE POWER CORDS SO THAT THEY ARE NOT A TRIPPING HAZARD. MAKE CERTAIN THE POWER CORD WILL NOT BE PINCHED OR ABRADED BY FURNITURE. DO NOT INSTALL POWER CORDS UNDER RUGS OR CARPET.
  • Page 16 User’s Manual...

  • Page 17: Chapter 3 - Configuration

    Digital Video Recorder Chapter 3 — Configuration NOTE: Your DVR should be completely installed before proceeding. Refer to Chapter 2 — Installation. Front Panel Controls Figure 3 : 16-Channel DVR front panel. Camera Buttons Jog Dial, Shuttle Ring Enter Button Arrow Buttons Playback Buttons PTZ Button...

  • Page 18: Camera Buttons (1 To 16)

    User’s Manual Figure 4 : Infrared remote control. NOTE: For simplicity, the button descriptions in this manual refer to the front panel buttons. Camera Buttons (1 to 16) Pressing the individual camera buttons will cause the selected camera to display full screen. Buttons 1 to 9 are also used to enter passwords.

  • Page 19: Arrow Buttons

    Digital Video Recorder Arrow Buttons These buttons are used to navigate through menus and GUI. You can also use them to change numbers by highlighting a number in the menu and using the Up and Down arrow buttons to increase or decrease the number’s value. These buttons are also used to control Pan and Tilt when in the PTZ mode.

  • Page 20: Zoom Button

    User’s Manual ZOOM Button Pressing the button zooms the current image on the screen. A PIP with a rectangle temporarily displays showing ZOOM what area of the screen has been enlarged. You can use the arrow buttons to move the rectangle to another area. NOTE: Entering the zoom mode is NOT supported while in the SD display mode.

  • Page 21: Turning On The Power

    Digital Video Recorder Turning on the Power Connecting the power cord to the DVR turns on the unit. The unit takes approximately 60 seconds to initialize. Initial Unit Setup Before using your DVR for the first time, you will want to establish the initial settings. This includes items such as time and date, display language, camera, remote control, record mode, network and password.

  • Page 22: Setup Screen

    User’s Manual Setup Screen System Record Network Event Device Display Status Camera Figure 7 : Setup screen. Press the button or move the mouse pointer on the right edge of the screen and then select (Setup) in the MENU Live Monitoring menu to enter the setup screen. While setting up the DVR, there will be many opportunities to enter names and titles.

  • Page 23: Figure 8 : System - General Setup Screen

    Digital Video Recorder Figure 8 : System – General setup screen. In the General screen, you can name the site location, assign a System ID number, select the language the screens are displayed in, display software version number, upgrade the software, show the System Log, display recorded time data, and clear all data.
  • Page 24 User’s Manual You can import saved DVR settings or export the current DVR settings. To import saved DVR settings, connect the USB device containing the setup file (.dat) to the DVR. Highlight Setup – Import… and press the button. Select the desired setup file and press the Import button to import the selected settings and change the DVR settings accordingly.

  • Page 25: Date/Time

    Digital Video Recorder After selecting Shutdown and pressing the button, a screen will appear telling you when it is safe to disconnect power. Date/Time Highlight Date/Time and press the button, and the Date/Time setup screen appears. Figure 9 : System – Date/Time setup screen. Highlight the first box beside Date and press the button.

  • Page 26: User

    User’s Manual Highlight the box beside Automatic Sync. and press the button. This toggles between On and Off. Highlight the box beside Time Server and press the button. A virtual keyboard appears that you can use to enter the IP address or domain name of the time server. Highlighting allows you to select your time server from a list of registered time servers.
  • Page 27 Digital Video Recorder CAUTION: Write down the new password and save it in a secure place. If the password is forgotten, the unit must be reset using the Factory Reset Button and all data settings will be lost. Highlighting a User Name and pressing the button allows you to add or change the password assigned to that user.

  • Page 28: Storage

    User’s Manual Storage Highlight Storage and press the button. The Storage setup screen appears and displays information about the DVR’s storage devices. Figure 11 : System – Storage setup screen. The information in the Type column describes the storage device. The capacity of the storage device is displayed in the Capacity column.

  • Page 29: Monitoring

    Digital Video Recorder Highlight the boxes beside Mirror and press the button. The DVR can be set up to mirror Source disks to designated Dest. (destination) disks selected from internal hard disk drives. Refer to the Chapter 4 – Disk Mirroring for further information on setting up disk mirroring.

  • Page 30: Recording Setup

    User’s Manual The DVR can be set to react to system events. Highlight the Actions box beside the desired event and press the button. System events can be associated with an Alarm-Out connector, sound the DVR’s internal buzzer, and/or notify a number of different devices.

  • Page 31: Schedule

    Digital Video Recorder Highlight the slide bar beside Limit Time-Lapse Recording, and use the Left and Right arrow buttons to adjust the length of the maximum storage time for time-lapse recording from 1 to 99 days. The Limit Time-Lapse Recording feature will function when the storage device has enough space to record video data longer than the preset period.

  • Page 32: Figure 15 : Schedule - Settings (Advanced Mode) Setup Screen

    User’s Manual Highlighting Schedule On and pressing the button toggles between On and Off. In the Schedule On mode, the DVR records video based on the schedule established in the Schedule screen. When turning Schedule recording Off, you will be asked to confirm your decision, and displays at the top-left corner of each camera screen.

  • Page 33: Pre-Event

    Digital Video Recorder NOTE: Descriptions of the Record icons in the Type column are as follows: Time-lapse (Time) Alarm-In Motion Video Loss Video Blind Audio (Network Devices Only) Trip-Zone (Network Devices Only) Tampering (Network Devices Only) Text-In Channels that are not defined will use the setting values of the previous schedule item. When multiple events are detected at the same time from a specific channel, the DVR will record event video with the high setting values if the ips, Quality, Resolution and Dwell values of events are different from each other.

  • Page 34: Archive

    User’s Manual Figure 16 : Record – Pre-Event setup screen. When the DVR is in the Event Record mode it is possible to have it record images before the event occurs. The Pre-Event screen allows you to define how to handle pre-event recording. You can turn individual cameras On or Off for pre-event recording.

  • Page 35: Network Setup

    Digital Video Recorder Highlight Archive On and press the button to toggle between On and Off. NOTE: If you have not set up a storage device for archiving, a message appears notifying you of this. Select the Days and Time Range you want archived. You can accept the Archive Data Range by leaving the default checkmarks in the Last Archived and Continue boxes.
  • Page 36 User’s Manual CAUTION: The remote connection will be disconnected temporarily after changing the SSL settings. NOTE: This product includes software developed by the OpenSSL Project for use in the OpenSSL Toolkit (http://www.openssl.org/). Highlight the first box beside Remote Watch – bps/ips. Press the Up and Down arrow buttons to set the Transfer Speed from 50Kbps to 1Gbps.

  • Page 37: Ip Address

    Digital Video Recorder IP Address Highlight IP Address and press the button, and the IP Address setup screen displays. Figure 19 : Network – IP Address (Manual) setup screen. Highlight the box beside Type and press the button. You can select the type of network configuration from: Manual, DHCP and ADSL (with PPPoE).

  • Page 38: Dvrns

    User’s Manual Highlight Use UPnP and press the button to toggle between On and Off. When it is On, port forwarding from the NAT (Network Address Translation) device to the DVR will be enabled automatically via UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) service.

  • Page 39: Rtsp

    Digital Video Recorder Figure 20 : Network – DVRNS setup screen. Highlight Use DVR Name Service and press the button to toggle between On and Off. NOTE: The DVRNS (DVR Name Service) allows the DVR to use Dynamic IP addresses for remote connection. When this feature is On, you can access your DVR remotely using the DVR name instead of its IP address.

  • Page 40: Notification

    User’s Manual Figure 21 : Network – RTSP setup screen. Highlight Enable RTSP (Real-Time Streaming Protocol) and press the button to toggle between On and Off. You will be able to change the settings if Enable RTSP is enabled. Highlight the box beside RTSP Port and press the button.

  • Page 41: Figure 22 : Network - Notification Setup Screen

    Digital Video Recorder Figure 22 : Network – Notification setup screen. You can add and edit notification schedules. Highlight the + and press the button to add a schedule. Highlighting the boxes under the Column heading and pressing the button allows you to edit the information in those boxes. The Day box allows you to select the days that the notification schedule will be active.
  • Page 42 User’s Manual The Mail account can be turned On or Off by highlighting the boxes under the No. heading and pressing the button. Highlight the + and press the button to add a mail recipient. Highlight the first box under Recipient and press the button.

  • Page 43: Iscsi

    Digital Video Recorder Highlight the Test box and press the button to test emailing with the current settings you made. Highlight SNS – Setup and press the button, and the SNS screen appears. The DVR can be set up to post a message via SNS (Social Network Service) when an event occurs.

  • Page 44: Event Setup

    User’s Manual Highlight the iSCSI – Target Address box and press the button. Use the arrow buttons to enter the IP address of the iSCSI device that you are connecting to the DVR. Highlight the iSCSI – Target Port box and press the button.

  • Page 45: Figure 24 : Event - Motion Setup Screen

    Digital Video Recorder Figure 24 : Event – Motion setup screen. Your DVR has built-in video motion detection. Video motion detection can be turned On or Off for each camera. Highlighting the box under the Sensitivity heading and pressing the button allows you to adjust the DVR’s sensitivity to motion for Daytime and Nighttime independently.

  • Page 46: Alarm-In

    User’s Manual Highlight the box under the Actions and press the button. The DVR can be set to react to motion detection differently for each camera. Each camera can be associated with another camera, trigger an Alarm-Out connector, sound the DVR’s internal buzzer, notify a number of different devices, move PTZ cameras to preset positions, and/or display a camera on a SPOT monitor.

  • Page 47: Video Loss

    Digital Video Recorder Video Loss Highlight Video Loss and press the button, and the Video Loss setup screen appears. (Local Cameras Only) Figure 26 : Event – Video Loss setup screen. Highlight the box under the Actions and press the button.

  • Page 48: Text-In

    User’s Manual You can turn individual cameras On or Off for video blind detection by highlighting the camera number and pressing the button. Highlighting the box under the Sensitivity heading allows you to adjust the DVR’s sensitivity to video blind from 1 (least sensitive) to 10 (most sensitive).

  • Page 49: Figure 29 : Text-In Device Screen

    Digital Video Recorder Figure 29 : Text-In Device screen. Highlight the box beside Port, and press the button. Select from None, RS232, RS485, USB-Serial (1~8) and LAN (1~16). NOTE: If you have set the Port as None, you will not be able to make any changes to the screen. When using the USB to serial text-in device, do NOT remove the USB cable from the port while the system is running.

  • Page 50: Network

    User’s Manual Highlight the box under the Actions and press the button. The DVR can be set to react to text input. Text input can be associated with cameras, trigger an Alarm-Out connector, sound the DVR’s internal buzzer, notify a number of different devices, move PTZ cameras to preset positions, and/or display a camera on a SPOT monitor.

  • Page 51: Network Audio

    Digital Video Recorder Figure 31 : Device – Local Audio setup screen. The DVR can record up to 16 audio inputs. Highlight the box beside the input and press the button. A list of local cameras appears, and you can select which camera you want associated with that audio input. Network Audio Highlight Network Audio and press the button, and the Network Audio setup screen appears.

  • Page 52: Remote Control

    User’s Manual Figure 33 : Device – Alarm-Out setup screen. Highlighting the box beside Dwell Time and pressing the button allows you to set the dwell time of the alarm output. Dwell times range from 5 seconds to 15 minutes. Each alarm output can be given its own title by highlighting Title…...

  • Page 53: Display Setup

    Digital Video Recorder Figure 34 : Device – Remote Control setup screen. Highlight the box beside Port and select from None, RS232 and RS485. If the RS232 port and RS485 port are in use for PTZ control, networking or text input, the remote keyboard cannot be configured. Highlight Setup…...

  • Page 54: Primary Monitor

    User’s Manual  Network – The icon displays when the unit is connected to a network via Ethernet. The icon displays on each camera when audio communication is available between the DVR and a PC running RAS via Ethernet. The icon displays when VNC service is running.
  • Page 55 Digital Video Recorder NOTE: Any cameras that are Off, have lost video or are set to Covert (unless the user has authority to view covert cameras) will be excluded from the Cameo sequence. You can define the screen layout in a variety of formats and set the DVR to sequence through the different screen layouts (pages) so that all the cameras will be displayed.

  • Page 56: Secondary Monitor

    User’s Manual Secondary Monitor Highlight Secondary Monitor and press the button, and the Secondary Monitor setup screen appears. Figure 37 : Display – Secondary Monitor setup screen. Highlight the box beside Mode and press the button. You can select between Full Sequence and Cameo Sequence. Pressing the button on the remote control or selecting (Sequence) in the Live Monitoring menu causes...

  • Page 57: Status Setup

    Digital Video Recorder Figure 38 : Display – Spot Monitor setup screen. Highlight the box in the Channels column and press the button. You can define which cameras display sequentially on the Spot Monitor when in the single-screen display format. Highlighting the box under the Camera and pressing the button toggles between On and Off.

  • Page 58: Storage

    User’s Manual Figure 39 : Status – Event setup screen. The Event Status screen displays the status of the DVR’s systems and inputs. Events will be highlighted, and related channels or events will flicker for five seconds when detected. (Video Loss), (Video Blind) and (Alarm-In), (Motion),...

  • Page 59: Camera Setup

    Digital Video Recorder Figure 40 : Status – Storage setup screen. The Type column displays the type of storage device. The Disk Bad column displays the percentage of bad sectors. Not formatted indicates the device is not formatted. The Temperature column displays the temperature of the storage device. The S.M.A.R.T.

  • Page 60: Ptz

    User’s Manual Figure 41 : Camera – General setup screen. You can turn the camera number On or Off, and you can change the Title of each camera using the virtual keyboard. You can also determine which cameras will display on the monitors by selecting Normal, Covert 1 or Covert 2 from a drop-down list in the Use column.

  • Page 61: Network Camera

    Digital Video Recorder You can assign IDs to each camera by highlighting the box under the ID heading and pressing the button. Change the number by highlighting it and using the Up and Down arrow buttons to increase and decrease the number. The PTZ ID number can be set from 0 to 256.
  • Page 62 User’s Manual NOTE: Some event related functions may not be supported for network devices that use protocols other than iNEX, and some other functions may not be supported depending on the settings of the device. Detecting video signal loss is supported for all network devices regardless of their protocol. Refer to the network device manufacturer’s instructions about enabling the ONVIF Conformance protocol in the device, as procedures may differ for each model.
  • Page 63 Digital Video Recorder NOTE: Depending on the model of network device, the device may not be supported even though the DVR supports the device's protocol. Ask your dealer or distributor about supported device models. Highlight Device Register and press the button to register the selected network device(s) from the list.
  • Page 64 User’s Manual CAUTION: When changing port settings, you must change the port settings on the network device. Refer to the network device manual for details. Highlight Authentication and press the button. An Authentication screen appears, and entering Authentication information is required to change the device settings. Highlight the box beside Multi Stream and press the button to select which stream will be applied for live monitoring when in the multi-view display format.
  • Page 65 Digital Video Recorder Highlight Enable and press the button to toggle between On and Off. When it is On, you will be able to change the device settings. Highlight the box beside Name and press the button. A virtual keyboard appears allowing you to edit the device name.
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  • Page 67: Chapter 4 - Operation

    Digital Video Recorder Chapter 4 — Operation NOTE: This chapter assumes your DVR has been installed and configured. If it has not, please refer to Chapters 2 and 3. The DVR’s controls are similar to a VCR. As with a VCR, the main functions are recording and playing back video. However, you have much greater control over recording and playing back video.

  • Page 68: Live Monitoring Menu

    User’s Manual Live Monitoring Menu Login/Logout Selecting (Login) in the Live Monitoring menu accesses the Login screen, and you will be asked to select a User and enter the password to log into the system. Selecting (Logout) in the Live Monitoring menu displays the Logout screen asking you to confirm whether or not you want to log out the current user.

  • Page 69: Camera Menu

    Digital Video Recorder Panic Selecting (Panic) in the Live Monitoring menu starts panic recording of all cameras, and selecting again stops panic recording. It is the same as pressing the button. PANIC Sequence Selecting (Sequence) in the Live Monitoring menu causes the cameras to display sequentially. It is the same as pressing the button on the remote control.

  • Page 70: Active Cameo Mode

    User’s Manual Search Selecting (Search) in the Live Monitoring menu exits the live monitoring mode and enters the search mode. It is the same as pressing the (Search/Stop) button. Setup Selecting (Setup) in the Live Monitoring menu enters the Main Setup screen. Refer to Chapter 3 ─ Configuration for detailed descriptions of system setup.

  • Page 71: Event Monitoring

    Digital Video Recorder You can save camera position settings as “presets” so that you can go directly to desired views. Once you have the camera at the desired settings, press the button, and the Set Preset dialog box will appear. Select the number you want to assign to the preset and press the button.

  • Page 72: Covert Camera

    User’s Manual Event monitoring lasts for the dwell time set for event recording. After the dwell time has elapsed, the monitor returns to the previous screen unless another event has occurred. If you want to return to the live monitoring mode before the dwell time has elapsed, press the button or one of the camera buttons.

  • Page 73: Panic Recording

    Digital Video Recorder Although you will be able to record without changing the unit from its original factory settings, you will want to take advantages of the DVR’s many tools. See Chapter 3 — Configuration for detailed descriptions of the recording mode options.

  • Page 74: Searching Video

    User’s Manual NOTE: Only the administrator and users with Covert Camera View authority can view video from covert cameras. The covert cameras in the playback mode are determined by the current camera settings. Camera Buttons (1 to 16): Pressing the individual camera buttons will cause the selected camera to display full screen. Playback Buttons ...

  • Page 75: Search Menu

    Digital Video Recorder Search Go To Display Alarm Panic Camera Menu Export Data Source Exit Figure 48 : Search menu. NOTE: The Search menu also can be displayed by moving the mouse pointer to the right edge of the screen. Search Menu Search ...
  • Page 76 User’s Manual  Network Camera: Selecting (Display) → Network Camera and choosing the camera number displays the selected network camera full screen. It is the same as pressing the individual camera buttons on the front panel or clicking the left mouse button on a camera image when in one of the multiview formats (i.e., 2x2, 3x2, 3x3, 4x3 or 4x4).

  • Page 77: Event Log Search

    Digital Video Recorder Data Source Selecting (Data Source) in the Search menu allows you to select the data source to be searched. Selecting Record searches recorded data on primary storage installed in the DVR, and selecting Archive searches archived data on secondary storage installed in the DVR.
  • Page 78 User’s Manual You can search video from the first to last recorded images, or you can set the start and stop times and dates. Highlight the box beside From and press the button to toggle between On and Off. When set to Off, you can enter a specific Date and Time.

  • Page 79: Record Table Search

    Digital Video Recorder Record Table Search < Compact View > < Standard View > < Expanded View > Figure 50 : Record Table Search screen. Recording information about video images currently displayed on the screen displays on the recording status bar. A grey vertical line indicates the current search position.

  • Page 80: Motion Search

    User’s Manual Days with recorded video display on the calendar with white numbers. You can highlight the days with recorded video by using the arrow buttons. Once you have highlighted a day, press the button to select it. The first recorded image of the selected date will pause on the screen.

  • Page 81: Text-In Search

    Digital Video Recorder You can search video from the first to last recorded images, or you can set the start and stop times and dates. Highlight the box beside From and press the button to toggle between On and Off. When set to Off, you can enter a specific Date and Time.
  • Page 82 User’s Manual The DVR maintains a log of each time there is Text Input. The Text-In Search screen displays this list. Use the arrow buttons to highlight the event for which you would like to see video. Pressing the button will extract the video associated with the Text Input and display the first image of the event. Pressing the (Play/Pause) button will start playing the “event”...

  • Page 83: Bookmarks

    Digital Video Recorder Bookmarks The Bookmarks screen can also be accessed by pressing the button when in playback mode. BOOKMARK Highlight the Add Current Position box and press the button to add the current playback point to the bookmark list. Highlight the Title box and enter the name of the registered bookmark.
  • Page 84 User’s Manual Highlight the box beside From and press the button to toggle between On and Off. When set to Off, you can enter a specific Date and Time. When set to On, the search will be from the first recorded image. When highlighting and pressing the button the bookmark list displays and the bookmark point you selected will be the starting date and time.

  • Page 85: Print

    Digital Video Recorder You do not need to install any special software on your personal computer to review the video clips. Refer to RAS manual for instructions on how to review video clips you have copied. NOTE: During Clip Copy, you cannot shut the system down, clear data on the storage device, or format the storage device.

  • Page 86: Figure 56 : System - Storage Setup Screen

    User’s Manual Figure 56 : System – Storage setup screen. You can enable mirroring between two disks by designating the source disk and the destination disk from a list of internal hard disk drives. Up to two Mirrors are supported. Highlighting the boxes under Source and Dest.

  • Page 87: Appendix

    Digital Video Recorder Appendix USB Hard Disk Drive Preparation NOTE: The following description is for preparing a USB hard disk drive under Windows 2000. Preparing a USB hard disk drive under Windows XP, Window Vista and Window 7 is almost identical to Windows 2000. Connect the USB hard disk drive to your computer using the USB Cable.

  • Page 88: Search Example Ii

    User’s Manual Search Example II 123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890 Item Unit price amount ================================================== Coke 2.20 | 1(s) 2.20 Fanta 2.20 | 1(s) 2.20 Hotdog 3.50 | 3(s) 10.50 Pepsi 1.95 | 1(s) 1.95 ================================================== total : $ 16.85 Thank you~~ In the above text-in data, you can find that the comparison value is located at 17th (Unit price, $ mark will be ignored automatically), 28 (Qty) and 40 (amount) characters (including spaces) from the left, but the value of amount...

  • Page 89: Webguard

    Digital Video Recorder WebGuard WebGuard allows you to access a remote DVR, monitor live video images and search recorded video using Internet Explorer web browser anytime from virtually anywhere. Computer system requirements for using the WebGuard program are: ® ® ®...

  • Page 90: Web Monitoring Mode

    User’s Manual NOTE: There might be a problem with screen display or screen update due to low image transmission speed when using the Microsoft Windows Vista or higher operating system. In this situation, it is recommended that you disable the Auto Tuning capability of your computer. Run the Command Prompt with elevated administrator permissions (Go to the Start Menu →...

  • Page 91: Web Search Mode

    Digital Video Recorder ⑩ Click the to set up the image drawing mode, OSD display and beep on/off. You can adjust the display speed by changing the image drawing mode, select OSD information to be displayed on the screen, and turn the DVR’s internal buzzer on and off from a remote site.

  • Page 92: Time Overlap

    User’s Manual ④ The DVR information window displays the time information of recorded data on the remote DVR and login information of WebGuard. ⑤ Click the to blur, sharpen, equalize and interpolate playback images. Click the to zoom out or zoom in the recorded image. Click the to adjust the brightness of the recorded images.

  • Page 93: Remote Setup Of Network Devices

    Digital Video Recorder You can search overlapping video streams by selecting a specific time or time range. If you want to search recorded video at four o’clock during the overlapping time range using a search menu such as Go to the Date/Time, select the segment you want to search.
  • Page 94 User’s Manual System Setup  Information: Displays the device information.  Maintenance: Restarts the device or returns all device settings to the original factory settings. Security Setup  User: Adds or deletes a user.
  • Page 95 Digital Video Recorder Media Setup  ONVIF Profile: Adds or deletes an ONVIF profile.  Video: Sets up the video source and encoder. The frame rate cannot exceed 15 ips when recording video with the H.264 codec and 4CIF resolution if the device is a network video transmitter.
  • Page 96 User’s Manual  TCP/IP: Sets up the device’s IP address and DNS server.  DDNS: Sets up the DDNS function.  Zero Configuration: Automatically allocates an appropriate IP address for the current network conditions (supported only for devices that provide the function). ...

  • Page 97: Map Of Screens

    Digital Video Recorder Map of Screens...

  • Page 98: Connector Pin Outs

    User’s Manual Connector Pin Outs I/O Connector Pin Outs AI (1 to 16) Alarm Inputs 1 to 16 Chassis Ground (5 connectors) Relay Alarm Output (Normally Closed) Relay Common Relay Alarm Output (Normally Open) Alarm Reset In RS485 Connector Pin Outs Master Unit Slave Unit ...

  • Page 99: Error Code Notices

    Digital Video Recorder Error Code Notices System Upgrade Related Clip Copy Related Description Description Unknown error. Unknown error. File version error. Device error. Operating system version error. Mounting failed. Software version error. No media. Kernel version error. Invalid media. Upgrade device mounting failed. File already existed.

  • Page 100: Troubleshooting

    User’s Manual Troubleshooting Problem Possible Solution  Check power cord connections. No Power  Confirm that there is power at the outlet.  Check camera video cable and connections.  Check monitor video cable and connections. No Live Video  Confirm that the camera has power. ...
  • Page 101 Digital Video Recorder VIDEO Real-time: 480ips (NTSC), 400ips (PAL) @ D1 (16-ch Model) Record Speed Real-time: 240ips (NTSC), 200ips (PAL) @ D1 (8-ch Model) (images per second) Network Device: 70ips @ 1920x1080 / 110ips @ 1280x720 Playback Speed Full Duplex: 480ips (NTSC), 400ips (PAL) @ CIF (16-ch Model) (images per second) Full Duplex: 240ips (NTSC), 200ips (PAL) @ CIF (8-ch Model)
  • Page 102 User’s Manual GENERAL Dimensions (W x H x D) 16.9" x 3.5" x 19.3" (430mm x 88mm x 490mm) Unit Weight 22.9 lbs. (10.4kg) Shipping Weight 30.9 lbs. (14.0kg) Shipping Dimensions 26.9" x 10.7" x 21.2" (683mm x 271mm x 538mm) (W x H x D) Operating Temperature 41°F to 104°F (5°C to 40°C)

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