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NightWatcher 8 channel D1 Realtime DVR User Manual

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  • Page 2: Connection Diagram

    Connection Diagram Connect your cameras to power, using the a power- splitter (if included). Connect the BNC outputs from your cameras into the yellow BNC inputs on the rear of the DVR. Connect the DC12V Connect the power Output from the supply to a wall power supply to outlet.
  • Page 3 The Audio In ports can be used The Audio Out port to connect audio devices to the can be used to connect DVR. Obviously, your microphone stereo, speakers, probably won’t look like that one headphones or other - they’re often built into cameras. external sound device.

  • Page 4: Before You Begin

    Choose something that you’ll remember, but that others would be unlikely to guess. If you do manage to lock yourself out of the DVR, you’ll need to contact us at the NightWatcher Technical Support Telephone Helpdesk - the number is on the back cover.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Connection Diagram Before you begin Table of Contents Overview Important Information Layout of the Front Panel Layout of the Rear Panel Layout of the Remote Control Connections Instructions Navigating the Menus Turn on the DVR Starting the DVR Shortcut Menu Main Menu Record Setup...

  • Page 6: Overview

    Overview Congratulations on your purchase of this NightWatcher DVR! You’ve chosen a versatile, powerful and great value security monitoring and recording solution for your home or business. Let’s just take a moment to talk about some of the great features that the DVR offers and some of the things to think about before installing the system.
  • Page 7 Your remote control is ideal for those times your DVR is out of arms reach. Package Contents DVR Unit Remote Control ◆ ◆ Operating Instructions Power Adapter with Cable ◆ ◆ Software CD USB Mouse ◆ ◆ If you are missing any of these components, contact NightWatcher Communications for assistance.

  • Page 8: Important Information

    Important Information IMPORTANT GUIDELINES Do not expose the DVR to moisture. Water is the arch-enemy of electrical components and also poses a high risk of electric shock. Avoid dusty locations. Dust has a tendency to build up inside the DVR case, leading to a high risk of failure or even fire.

  • Page 9: Layout Of The Front Panel

    Layout of the Front Panel (8) (9) (10) (11) (12)(13) (14)(15)(16) (1) (2) (3) (4) (17) (18) 1) SEARCH Button: This button is used to search IP for the DVR. 2) PTZ Control Button: Quickly access to PTZ control menu. 3) REC Button: Recording button, used to start or stop the video recording manually.

  • Page 10: Layout Of The Rear Panel

    Layout of the Rear Panel 4CH DVR panel (10) (5) (6) 8CH DVR panel (10) (5) (6) (1) Video input (2) Video input (3) HDMI output (4) USB interface (5) RS485 port (6) DC 12V (7) Audio input (8) Audio output (9) Network interface (10) VGA output Note: Some models have front panel USB interface, this interface with the top of the rear panel USB...

  • Page 11: Layout Of The Remote Control

    Layout of the Remote Control (5) (6) (10) (7) (8) (12) (14) (16) (18) (11) (13) (15) (17) 1) MULT: Select the mult screens to view the image. 2) 0 ~ 9 (Numeric Buttons): Used to input numbers. 1 ~ 9 can be used as quick channel changing buttons in a similar manner to a television, and these will work during either live-viewing mode or playback.

  • Page 12: Connections Instructions

    Connections Instructions Installation connections sketch map Below just as the 4CH DVR for example, specifically please refer to practical product. Audio and video input / output connections Video input connections The video input port is BNC connector plug. The demand of input signal is PAL/NTSC BNC (1.0V ,75Ω).
  • Page 13 The video signal line should be away from the electro magnetic Interference and other equipments signal lines. The high voltage current should be avoided especially. Insure the connection stable and credible The signal and shield lines should be firm and connected credible which avoid false and joint welding and oxidation.

  • Page 14: Navigating The Menus

    Navigation the Menus Main Menu Record Record Conf Snapshot Conf Playback Backup Alarm Motion Detect Video Blind Video Loss Alarm Input Alarm Output Abnormality Intelligent System General Encode Network Net Service GUI Display PTZ Config Tour Spot Set Digital Advanced HDD Manage Account Online User...
  • Page 15 There are two main ways to navigate through the menus on the DVR. One is to use the included USB mouse. This is the fastest and easiest way to navigate through the menus, make selections and input information. We highly recommend using the mouse to operate your DVR. The other way is to use the buttons on the remote control.

  • Page 16: Turn On The Dvr

    Turn on the DVR Plug the power supply and turn on the power supply switch. Power supply indicator light shining indicates turning on the video recorder. After the startup you will hear a beep. The default setting of video output is multiple-window output mode. If the startup time is within the video setting time, the timing video recording function will start up automatically.

  • Page 17: Starting The Dvr

    Starting the DVR Once the DVR has been connected to power it will switch itself on automatically(Or put the switch on at the back of DVR). The DVR takes approximately 30 seconds to boot up, during which time the image to the right will be displayed.

  • Page 18: Shortcut Menu

    Shortcut Menu Main Menu: Opens the Main Menu of the DVR. Record Mode: Access to the Record Mode to set the current channel status: Schedule, Manual or Stop. Playback: Quickly access to the Playback interface to play the video file that saved in hard disk. (Note: The hard disk that saves the video files must be set as read-write or read-only state) PTZ Control: Access to the PTZ control interface to adjust Zoom, Focus, Iris, Pan and other settings.

  • Page 19: Main Menu

    Main Menu Record Advanced ■ ■ Alarm Info ■ ■ System Logout ■ ■...

  • Page 20: Record Setup

    Record Setup Record Conf SnapShot Conf ■ ■ Play Back Backup ■ ■ Record Conf ◆ Set the recording parameters in the surveillance channel. The system is set 24 hours consecutive recording in the first startup. You can enter [main menu]> [recording function]> [recording setup] to set. Note：There is at least one read-write hard disk.（refer to chapter 4.5.1）...
  • Page 21 Record Setup – Record Conf, Snapshot Conf When you do the double backup, make sure that there are two hard disks installed. One is read-write disk and the other is redundant disk. Length: Set the time length of each video file. 60 minutes is default value. Pre-Record: Record 1-30 seconds before the action.
  • Page 22 Record Setup – Playback Period: Set normal record period, it only startup Snapshot Storage at set period. Record type: Three types: regular, detect and alarm Regular: snapshot at set period Detect: snapshot at set period when motion detect, video blind and video loss which are preset for snapshot enable.
  • Page 23 Record Setup – Backup Play/Pause Fast forward Circulation Backward Previous frame Full screen Stop Next frame Operation hint Slow play Previous file Slow forward Next file Note: play under frame by frame, the playback status should be paused firstly. Operation tips: show function of the key that cursor placed. Special functions: Accurate playback: Input time (h/m/s) in the time column and then click play button.
  • Page 24 Backup: Click backup button and the dialog box is popped up. You can choose the backup file according to the type, channel and time. Remove: Clear the file information. Add: Show the file information satisfying the set file attributes. Start/pause: Click the play button to start the backup and click the pause button to stop the backup.

  • Page 25: Alarm Setup

    Alarm Setup Motion Detection Alarm Output ■ ■ Video Blind Abnormality ■ ■ Video Loss Intelligent ■ ■ Alarm Input ■ Motion Detection Setup ◆ When system detects the motion signal that reaches the sensitivity set previous, the motion detect alarm is on and the linkage function is turned on.
  • Page 26 Alarm Setup – Motion Detection You can set the area as followed, Drag the mouse and draw the area. Default: all selected blocks are detection area. Note: Only the motion detect under hybrid mode have this function of setting region, and also only the analog channel can set region.
  • Page 27 Alarm Setup – Video Blind, Video Loss FTP upload: to tick it, the video & picture of related record channel & snapshot channel will be uploaded to assigned position. (Note：FTP upload need be set at [Net service]. ) Buzz: When alarm happens, device will come out with buzz. Video Blind Setup ◆...
  • Page 28 Alarm Setup – Alarm Input, Alarm Output, Abnormality Alarm Input Setup ◆ When the equipment obtains the external alarm signal, the alarm function is turned on. Set method: refer to Motion detect Note: "Advanced" button is the same as right click. Alarm Output Setup ◆...

  • Page 29: System Setup

    System Setup General PTZ Config ■ ■ Encode Tour ■ ■ Network Spot Set ■ ■ Net Service Digital ■ ■ GUI Display ■...
  • Page 30 System Setup – General, Encode General Setup ◆ System time: Set the system data and time. Date format: Choose the data format: YMD, MDY, DMY. Date Separator: Choose list separator of the data format. Time Format: Choose time format: 24-hour or 12-hour. Language: Arabic,Czech,English,Finnish,Gre ek,Indonesian,Italian,,Japanese,P...
  • Page 31 System Setup - Network Channel: Choose the channel number. Compression: Standard H.264 main profile. Resolution: Resolution type: HD1/CIF / QCIF. Frame Rate: P:1 frame/s~25 frame/s; N: 1 frame/s~30 frame/s Bit Rate Type: You can choose limited code stream or variable code stream. When you choose the variable code stream there are six image quality options.
  • Page 32 System Setup - Net Service TCP port: Default: 34567. HTTP port: Default: 80. HS Download Transfer Policy: There are three strategies: self-adaption, image quality precedence and fluency precedence. The code stream will adjust according to the setup. Self-adaption is the tradeoff between the image quality precedence and fluency precedence.
  • Page 33 System Setup - Net Service Time zone: London GMT+0 Berlin GMT +1 Cairo GMT +2 Moscow GMT +3 Moscow GMT +3 New Delhi GMT +5 Bangkok GMT +7 Hongkong Beijing GMT +8 Tokyo GMT +9 Sydney GMT +10 Hawaii GMT-10 Alaska GMT-9 Pacific time GMT-8 American mountain time GMT-7...
  • Page 34 System Setup - Net Service IP Filter Setup: When choosing the white list, only the listed IP address can connect the DVR. The 64 IP addressed are supportive in the list. When choosing the black list, the listed IP address can not connect the DVR. The 64 IP addressed are supportive in the list.
  • Page 35 System Setup - Net Service ARSP Startup DDNS server to add devices and manage it in the DDNS server Type: choose "DNS" Enable: ■ means it is chosen Sever IP: IP address of DDNS server Port: Port No. of device, related DDNS server listen port User name: the user name that device can log in DDNS server...
  • Page 36 System Setup - Net Service, GUI Display UPNP UPNP protocol can auto port forwarding on router, make sure UPNP is running on router before use it. Enable: Choose Enable to make sure all UPNP settings available HTTP: Route will automatically distribute HTTP port for the device, when IE viewing, it needs this port (Such as: 60.12.9.26:66) TCP: Router will automatically distribute TCP...
  • Page 37 System Setup - PTZ Config Channel Title: Click the channel name modify button and enter the channel name menu. Modify the channel name. The 16 Chinese characters and 25 letters are supportive. Time Display: means the selective state. Display the system data and time in the surveillance window.
  • Page 38 System Setup – Tour, Digital Manage Stop bits: Include 2 options. Default: 1. Parity: Include odd check, even check, sign check, blank check. Default: void. Tour setup ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ Set the patrol display. it means that the tour mode is turned on. You can choose the single view, “...
  • Page 39 System Setup – Digital Manage Digital Channels: Channel: Select channel title. Enable: Open digital channel, tick “Enable”, then can do related settings Time Synchronization: Ticking it means the time of this channel and that of device is the same. Connection Mode: can be singe connect or multi-ink, multi-link modes can connect to several devices, device will be tour displayed one by one, tour interval can be set, no less then 10s Delete: If the user wants to change device, select the existing device, clicking “Delete”...
  • Page 40 System Setup – Digital Manage When a channel is added with device and it is online, you will see as below: Channel status interface under full digital mode (One of the channel without device) Channel Mode: Remark: The system support mode of 0+6, 4+2, 2+4, 0+4, 0+2 as present, user can shift the mode as they like.

  • Page 41: Advanced Setup

    Advanced Setup HDD Manage Account ■ ■ Online User Output Adjust ■ ■ Auto Maintain Restore ■ ■ Upgrade Device Info ■ ■ Import/Export ■...
  • Page 42 Advanced Setup – HDD Manage, Account HDD Manage ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ Configure and manage the hard disk. The menu displays current hard disk information: hard disk number, input port, type, status and overall capability. The operation include: setup the write-read disk, read-only disk, redundant disk, hard disk format,...
  • Page 43 Advanced Setup – Online User, Output Adjust, Auto Maintain, Restore, upgrade Note： ： ： ： The user who possess the user control purview can modify his/her own or other users password Add user: Add a user in the team and set the user purview.
  • Page 44 Advanced Setup - Device Info Device Info ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ Provide device interface info like audio in, alarm in/out to be conveniently used for user. Shows with device information, including: HDD information, BPS Statistics, Log information, Version information.

  • Page 45: Info

    Info HDD info Display the hard disk state: hard disk type, overall capability, residual capability, the recording time and so on. Display the code stream（Kb/S）and hard disk capability （MB/H）in real time. It displays as the wave sketch map. Look up system log according to the set mode. Log information include: system operation, configuration operation, data management, alarm affair, recording operation, user management, file management and so on.

  • Page 46: Remote Access

    Remote Access The primary requirements for accessing the DVR via the Internet are: A High-Speed Internet Connection Video uses a lot of data, so you’ll need a fast Internet connection in order to get smooth playback and monitoring remotely. Note that upload speed refers to the rate at which an Internet connection can send data, not receive it.
  • Page 47 Remote Access - IP addresses Public and Private IP Addresses The IP address used by the DVR, whether entered manually (STATIC) or assigned by the dynamic host (DHCP) is the private IP address of the DVR. The private IP address is used to locate the DVR on your private network.
  • Page 48 Remote Access – Ports and UPnP UPnP Basically, UPnP is the ultimate shortcut when setting up your home network. The big benefit of UPnP is that you don’t have to worry about port forwarding, which is one of the most time consuming and difficult stages of configuring your network.

  • Page 49: Remote Access Via Internet Explorer

    P2P-WEB: Through the cloud server, easily achieve network penetration, one root achieve remote monitoring, abandon complicated network settings, make the operation easier and more convenient. Cloud service website: http:// www.nightwatcher.tv Register User and create password. Login to the system by User Name and Password that you have registered.
  • Page 50 Adjusting the Security Settings in Internet Explorer Open Internet Explorer. You will now see the list below (or similar, depending on the Click Tools --> Internet Options. version of IE you are running). In Internet Options click on the Security tab at the top. Set Download signed ActiveX controls to Prompt.

  • Page 51: Remote Access From Mobile Devices

    Remote Access from Mobile Devices The DVR supports access from mobile devices such as iPhone, iPad and the increasingly popular Android operating system. To correctly configure your DVR for remote access via a mobile device, or indeed any remote access, it is important to have your network and Internet connection configured correctly.

  • Page 52: Installing Or Changing The Hard Drive

    Installing or Changing the Hard Drive Note: the following instructions are for installing or changing the hard drive. If your DVR already has a hard drive pre-installed, and you don’t want to change it, disregard these steps. Ensure the DVR is switched off and unplugged from mains power.

  • Page 53: Technical Specifications

    Technical Specifications Video Compression H.264 Video System NTSC / PAL Operating System Linux 4ch Input/ Video BNC: 4-ch inputs / BNC: 1-ch output / VGA: 1 output Output Audio RCA: 4-ch inputs / RCA: 1-ch outputs 8ch Input / Video BNC: 8-ch inputs / BNC: 2-ch output / VGA: 1 output Output Audio...

  • Page 54: Warranty Information

    NightWatcher stands by its Lifetime Support promise to make advanced security easy to use, install and maintain. Everything is in the pack but if you need it, NightWatcher’s help desk is available with extended hours for the life of the product.

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