Margus H.264 Operation Instruction Manual

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  • Page 1: Digital Video Recorder

    H.264 Digital Video Recorder Operation Instruction...
  • Page 2 Statement: Copyright ©2010 Any extraction, reproduction or distribution of this manual in part or in whole by any company or any individual is prohibited without written consent of our company. The content of this manual will be updated at any time without notice as a result of product version upgrade or other reasons.
  • Page 3 Precautions: 1. This video recorder is powered by utility power through DC12V adapter, please check the power supply of power socket to see if it meets the requirement of the adapter before installation is carried out; 2. Never place the video recorder at humid place or place subject to rain; 3.
  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Contents Chapter I: Introduction ........................6 1.1 Main features ........................6 1.2 Product features ........................6 1.1.1 Performance parameters ................... 6 1.1.2 Basic working parameters ..................8 Chapter II: Environmental adaptation ..................... 8 Chapter III: Operation manual of main frame ................. 9 3.1 Remote control ........................
  • Page 5 Introduction This manual describes a 4/8 channel embedded digital video recorder and its detailed specifications, details the functions and application precautions for each module of the device, as well as the definitions for the signals of each connector on the rear panel. Chapter I Introduction.
  • Page 6: Chapter I: Introduction

    USB mouse etc functions. 1.2 Product features  Video compression format is standard H.264  Two USB interfaces, 2 for data backup, 1 for mouse operation  16-bit true color translucent graphic menu interface, menu option notation prompt ...
  • Page 7 Communication RS485×1,USB2.0×2 interface 1 SATA hard disk (up to 2 SATA hard disk (up to 2T for single hard disk) Number of hard disk Mouse USB mouse Remote Optional control Power supply 12V/3A Appearance DVR-16 appearance DVR-22 appearance description Page 7 of 49...
  • Page 8: Basic Working Parameters

    1.1.2 Basic working parameters Working Item Description parameters Input voltage DC 12V. Video input 75Ω The video input impedance of each channel is 75Ω. impedance Video output 1Vp-p Output one 1Vp-p CVBS analog signal. SATA interface Two SATA interfaces, support SATA hard disk with mainstream of hard disk capacity Working...
  • Page 9: Chapter Iii: Operation Manual Of Main Frame

    Chapter III: Operation manual of main frame In the operation of this device, the Enter key on remote control has the same function as the left click of mouse. 3.1 Remote control Remote control is a minor input device to browse system interface. The function keys of remote control: For single remote control operating multiple DVRS, please refer to 3.4.
  • Page 10: Mouse Operation

    3.2 Mouse operation Mouse is the main input device to browse system menu. Note: except stated otherwise, all system functions in this manual are described by using mouse input operation. Mouse application of this system: 1)Insert USB mouse to the USB mouse port on the front panel of this system or the USB interface at the bottom of rear panel.
  • Page 11: System Operation

    3.3 System operation 3.3.1 User login 1. Start the system Power ON/OFF: Connect power cable to the DC12V port on the rear panel of this system. When the system is started, it will execute a basic system inspection and run initial load sequence. After few minutes, the system will load real time display diagram.
  • Page 12: Menu Operation

    3.3.2 Menu operation The main menu includes『Record setting』,『Site setting』,『Network setting』,『Alarm setting』,『PTZ control』and『Hard disk management』,『Record backup』,『System setting』items, as shown below: Prompt: the settings to all submenus below are valid only after【Save】is pressed; the settings are invalid when you exit this page directly without pressing Save. 3.3.3 Record setting Move cursor to 『Record setting』...
  • Page 13: Site Setting

    The setting page of sub stream is described as follow: Resolution: CIF-QCIF optional Frame rate: 2-5 frames optional Coding: fixed stream and variable stream optional Picture quality: 4 steps optional Prompt: when encoding is set as fixed stream, picture quality options are: 30M/H(64K)-60M/H(128K)-120M/H(256K)-240M/H(512K) When encoding is set as variable stream, picture quality options are: general –...
  • Page 14 The page of basic parameter is described as follow: Channel name: set channel name Display name: whether name is displayed in preview Record state: whether record state icon is displayed in preview Audio channel: bind audio channel number with this channel Preview patrol: set the channel to be added to preview patrol Prompt: the time interval of preview patrol is in second The page of video parameter is described as follow:...
  • Page 15 Zone coverage: user can mask certain zones in the picture; up to 4 zones can be set, as shown below: Prompt: up to 4 zones can be masked in zone coverage Image color: adjust the brightness, chromaticity, saturation and contrast of channel; click “Default” button to restore to default setting Page 15 of 49...
  • Page 16: Network Setting

    3.3.5 Network setting Move cursor to『Network setting』item (glass framed icon means selected), press【OK】key to enter the setting interface of the item, network setting includes basic parameter – PPPOE/DDNS – additional function, as shown below: The page of basic parameter is described as follow: Address mode: static, DHCP (dynamic IP obtained), PPPoE optional IP address: current network IP address of system Page 16 of 49...
  • Page 17 Subnet mask: current subnet mask of system Default gateway: current default gateway of system Preferred DNS: current preferred DNS of system Backup DNS: current backup DNS of system Server port: data and image transmission port number HTTP port: HTTP port, in general, default value is adopted: 80. If administrator has change the WEB port to other port such as: 8088, then add port number after IP, when it is required to access the device through IE, input in address field:http://192.168.1.118:8088 Mobile phone port: mobile phone data and image transmission port number...
  • Page 18 1) After user registration information is filled in, click Submit. 2) After a certain period of time, you will receive an email from 3322, so that initial password is obtained; 3) Use the registered user name and obtained password to log in http://members.3322.org/, click “My console”, after the page of domain name management is entered, there is a list of domain name classification at the left side of the page, click “New”...
  • Page 19 The page of additional function is described as follow: EMAIL: set EMAIL sending as shown below Server: select address of mailbox server User: corresponding mailbox address of above Smtp server Password: password of above mailbox Receiver 1: mailbox address of receiver 1 Receiver 2: mailbox address of receiver 2 FTP: set FTP as shown below Server: FTP server address...
  • Page 20: Alarm Setting

    3.3.6 Alarm setting Move cursor to『Alarm setting』icon (glass framed icon means selected) in main menu interface, press 【OK】key to enter the setting interface of the item, alarm setting includes motion detection – video loss – alarm input – alarm output, as shown below: The page of motion detection is described as follow: Enable: enable motion detection function Sensitivity: adjust the sensitivity of motion detection...
  • Page 21 EMAIL: set whether email is needed to be sent after motion detection occurred Buzz: set whether buzz is needed to sound after motion detection occurred FTP: set whether snapshot is needed to be sent to designated FTP server after motion detection occurred The page of video loss is described as follow: Enable: enable video loss function Schedule: set the effective time zone of video loss...
  • Page 22: Ptz Control

    Alarm output: set bound alarm output Delay: set the delay time when the inspection will be done again after alarm input occurred Record: set the channel of correlating record after alarm input occurred Delay: set the time to delay record after alarm input occurred PTZ control: set triggering the operation of correlated PTZ after alarm input occurred Screen prompt: set whether screen prompt is needed after alarm input occurred EMAIL: set whether email is needed to be sent after alarm input occurred...
  • Page 23: Hard Disk Management

    Address: set the address of corresponding ball machine Baud rate: select the baud rate used by corresponding ball machine Protocol: select the protocol of ball machine with corresponding brand type 3.3.8 Hard disk management Move cursor to 『Hard disk management』 item (glass framed icon means selected), press 【OK】 key to enter the setting interface of the item, as shown below: The page of hard disk management is described as follow: Hard disk space: total space of hard disk...
  • Page 24: System Setting

    File type: the reason of creating record video file Size: the size of record video file Search date: set the time range of search, green background means record video existed, blue background means certain selected date; underline means the date of the same day. Search type: set the range of record events to be searched: “timing record”, “video alarm”, “external alarm”, “manual”, “all”...
  • Page 25 The page of basic parameter is described as follow: Local host name: client side or system name displayed by CMS Local host number: it is used when multiple DVRs are controlled by a remote control Enable remote control: aim the remote control at the DVR to be controlled, press DVE, input device number, and then press ENTER.
  • Page 26 Delete: delete existed user in the system; except admin, guest, other users can be deleted. Modify: modify the user name, password and authority of existed user in the system. The page of automatic maintenance is described as follow: Factory setting: restore to default factory setting Restart system: set the period and time point for the restart of system Page 26 of 49...
  • Page 27: Preview

    The page of upgrade is described as follow: File: file mane of upgrade file Version: version of upgrade file Hard disk space: size of upgrade file Refresh: refresh USB or FTP file list Upgrade: select the file to be upgraded, click Upgrade to carry out software upgrade to the system 3.5 Preview After normal login of device, preview picture is entered directly.
  • Page 28: Record Playback

    The description for entering record operation page is as follow: Click right mouse in preview state and select “Record control” in pup up menu, or enter into record operation interface through “shortcut menu” → “Record control”. Press “Record/REC” key in preview mode can also enter into record control operation interface directly, as shown below: Figure 3-4 The page of record operation is described as follow:...
  • Page 29 :first page :last page Button Description Button Description Button Description Fast backward, 4 steps Switch to play state Switch to pause state adjustable Fast forward, 4 steps Single frame backward Single frame forward adjustable Play back the record Play back the record Volume switch video of last day video of next day...
  • Page 30: Ptz Operation

    control bar. 2: When playback audio is opened, use mouse to select channel, then the audio of corresponding channel will be played back. 3: In general condition, the system will automatically skip all time intervals where channels have no record. 4: Use mouse to drag process bar to carry out positioning.
  • Page 31: Chapter Iv: Ie Operation Manual

    Chapter IV: IE operation manual 4.1 Functional characteristics Network operation is used to install software through IE browser of the operation system, which is simple and easy; DVR supports C/S, B/S structure, LAN and WAN access, and supports IP and domain name access at the same time.
  • Page 32: Interface Operation

    After successful login, it will enter real time preview interface, as shown below: 4.4 Interface operation The interface operation includes remote setting, local playback, remote playback, preview, listening switching, snapshot, log enquiry, group management setting, working hard disk setting, group management switching, preview channel setting, record setting, PTZ control.
  • Page 33: Local Playback

    Prompt: the setting method is the same as that of local digital video recorder 4.4.2 Local playback Click Playback -> Local playback to enter into local playback interface, which is used to locally play back PC history records stored in hard disk of DVR, as shown below: Click at the bottom left of the interface to set the month to be searched, the record situation of current month is displayed on the calendar interface, as shown below:...
  • Page 34: Remote Playback

    The date in bold front means that day has records existed; blue frame means selected date, directly click the date to search the record information of the same day. For example: there are records existed in 22nd, 25th, 26th April 2011, the date of current search is 26th April, as shown below: Local playback steps Step1: select the date having video data in zone 1 (note: the date having video data is shown in bold front).
  • Page 35: Preview Configuration Switching

    back PC history records stored in hard disk of DVR. See section 3.5.2 for operation method. 4.4.4 Preview configuration switching Click button, click icons to switch between /4-picture, /6-picture, /9-picture, /10-picture, /13-picture, /16-picture, /25-picture. Prompt: right click mouse in picture, click full screen to switch. 4.4.5 Listening Click , then it shows...
  • Page 36: Group Management Setting

    System: Parameter modification: set search range to include parameter modification event Playback: set search range to include record playback event Backup: set search range to include backup event Alarm: set search range to include alarm event Error: <<:first page <:last page >:next page >>:last page Search: execute search operation according to set search condition...
  • Page 37: Working Hard Disk

    Prompt: after Search is clicked, if the device exists, then it will be shown in zone 1, single click mouse and drag or single click to select the channel to be added, right click mouse to add device, then channels added successfully will be shown in zone 2, right click mouse on zone 2 to switch bit stream, delete selected channel.
  • Page 38: Record

    4.4.12 Record Click to open or close the record of corresponding channel, as shown below: 4.4.13 PTZ control The operation method is similar as that of local DVR, see section 3.5.3. Page 38 of 49...
  • Page 39: Chapter V: Dvr Installation Guidance

    Chapter V: DVR installation guidance 5.1 Definition for interfaces of front and rear panels 5.1.1 Definition for interfaces of front panel Key name Symbol Function introduction Power indicator POWER Power indicator lit means DVR is energized (including shut down state) Running light Indicate that DVR runs normally after starting up Record indicator...
  • Page 40: Definition For Interfaces Of Rear Panel

    5.1.2 Definition for interfaces of rear panel Physical interface Interface description Power input DC 12V (4-channel 3A, 8-channel 3A, 16-channel 5A) Power switch ON/OFF Video output 1 video output connecting TV or monitor, standard BNC connector Audio output Connecting audio output Video input Connecting analog video (camera) signal input, standard BNC connector Audio input...
  • Page 41: Alarm Input & Output

    to jack up orange part, put the cable into the receptacle then loosen the screwdriver to fasten. Interface definition diagram of alarm post 5.2.1 Alarm input & output There are 8 groups of alarm input interfaces and 2 groups of alarm output interfaces in 8-channel device;...
  • Page 42: System Networking Example Diagram

    220V AC 5.3 System networking example diagram: 5.4 Hard disk installation The installation of hard disk should be done by professional staff to prevent machine and hard disk from damage. The installation steps of hard disk are as follow: 1)Remove the face cover of machine, you will see 4 screw holes for fixing hard disk, as shown below: Page 42 of 49...
  • Page 43 2)Take out shock pad and fix screws of hard disk from accessory box, as shown below: 3)Tear off the sticky paper of shock pad and stick the pads on the 4 screw holes of main frame, as shown below: Page 43 of 49...
  • Page 44 4)Align the screw holes on the side of hard disk with circuit board below with the holes of shock pads to facilitate fixing by screws, as shown in the diagram. 5) Fix the hard disk from bottom by using screws, screws should drive into the screw holes of Page 44 of 49...
  • Page 45: Chapter Vi: Faq

    hard disk through shock pads, as shown in the diagram. Note: newly installed hard disk must be formatted on the main frame before it can be used to record normally. Chapter VI: FAQ If the problem you met is not listed in the content below, please contact local customer service personnel or call the customer service of headquarter to consult, we will serve for you with all our heart.
  • Page 46 The power of switching power supply is not enough The video signal of front end is unstable Bad ventilation, too much dust, the operating conditions of machine are too severe The contact between main board and other auxiliary board is bad Hardware failure of digital video recorder Ask: single channel, multiple channels, all videos have no output Answer: possible reasons:...
  • Page 47 The settings of color, brightness etc of digital video recorder are incorrect Ask: no sound in listening Answer: possible reasons: Check if active pickup and active sound box are adopted, you can judge by directly short the signal cables of both Whether the video channel with audio source connected is activated, you can single click the channel to be in full screen to judge Hardware failure of digital video recorder...
  • Page 48 The address of remote control is wrong The distance of remote control is too far or the angle is too deflective The battery of remote control is used up The remote control is damaged or the front panel of video recorder is damaged Ask: can’t login WEB Answer: possible reasons: Check if the network is connected, check if the LINK or 100M LED on panel displays...
  • Page 49 The distance is too far Ask: how much capacity is occupied in hard disk by record per hour Answer: For audio record, about 14Mbyte capacity is occupied for each channel The capacity occupied in hard disk by video record depends on the selection of “Record mode >...

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