User Manual Contents CONTENTS SAFETY INSTRUCTION CHAPTER 1 FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS CHAPTER 2: OVERVIEW 2.1.1 4/8/16 CH (1U) DVR Front Panel 2.1.2 8/16 /24 CH (1.5U) DVR Front Panel 2.1.3 8/16/24 CH (1.5 U) DVR Front Panel 2.1.4 16/32 CH (2U) DVR Front Panel 2.2.1 4/8 CH (1U) DVR Rear Panel 2.2.2 16 CH (1U) DVR Rear Panel 2.2.3 16/24 CH (1.5U) DVR Rear Panel...
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User Manual 5.2.3.5.1 back-up file based on event 5.2.3.5.2 back-up file based on time 5.2.3.5.3 Play backup file 5.2.4 Network 5.2.5 Alarm 5.2.6 Device 5.2.7 System 5.2.8 Advanced 6.3.1 Menu Bar...
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User Manual 6.3.2 Playback 6.3.3 Configuration 6.3.4 Local setting 6.3.5 Logout CHAPTER 7: APPENDIX...
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User Manual Safety Instruction 1. Read Instruction All the safety and operating instruction should be read before the equipment is operated. 2. Power sources This equipment should be operated only from the type of power source indicated on the marking label. If you are not sure of the type of power, please consult your equipment dealer.
User Manual Chapter 1 Features and Functions Function Brief and Description Double video output; with monitor, VGA virtual output port or HDMI Output; Real time Support net-viewer and MP live surveillance and also support zoom in/out, monitoring auto sequence and PIP display. H.264 video compression format;...
User Manual Chapter 2: Overview 2.1 Front Panel Reminder: DVR is the abbreviation of Digital Video Recorder Equipment. 2.1.1 4/8/16 CH (1U) DVR Front Panel Key title Remar Item Function & Description Indicator If the “Green” indicator is on the system is getting Power Indicator power normally.
User Manual 2.1.2 8/16 /24 CH (1.5U) DVR Front Panel Key title Item Type Marks Function /Indicator When the “Red” indicator flashes it means the hard HDD indicator drive is being read or written to. Indicator If the “Green” indicator is on the system is getting power Power indicator normally.
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User Manual 2.1.3 8/16/24 CH (1.5 U) DVR Front Panel Key title Marks Function Item Type /Indicator When the “Red” indicator flashes it means the hard indicator drive is being read or written to. Indicator Power If the “Green” indicator is on the system is getting power indicator normally.
User Manual 2.1.4 16/32 CH (2U) DVR Front Panel Marks Item Function Receives IR signal from Remote ENTER Select OK to operate 3\4\5\6 Move up\down\left\right Number key; Single Channel 0~16 display POWER indicator HDD indicator READY Ready indicator STATUS Status indicator RECORD HDD video indicator BACKUP...
User Manual Item Physical port Connection method Video input Connect CH1-16 (Virtual) video input BNC interface Video output (UP) Main video output; (Down) Spot output (BNC interface) Audio input Connect CH1-4 audio signal input (BNC interface) Audio output Connect audio signal output, including spot main audio output and sequence audio output (BNC interface) Audio input Connect (CH5~CH16) Audio input...
User Manual HDMI HDMI Output (Optional) Ethernet: Port Connect LAN, Ethernet (RJ45 interface) RS-232 RS-232 Output VGA Port Connect to VGA monitor, such as PC monitor RS-485/Sensor/Alarm RS485/Sensor/Alarm interface (see pin outs below) Power Port Connect Power Power Switch Turn Power on and off 2.2.5 SDI DVR Rear Panel Item...
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User Manual RS485/Sensor/Alarm port functions: Alarm input: Connect [-] port of your sensor to G (GND) pin, and [+] port to channel input according to the alarm device you purchased. Alarm output: Connect to the two ports marked with “out” PTZ Port Connect your camera to RS-485A and RS485B accordingly.
User Manual 2.4 16-CH Remote Controller Key Title Key Function Press the button to enter into manual record. SEARCH Press the button to enter into record search menu Enter into Quad display Enter into 9-split display Enter into 16-split display AUTO Enter into dwell time display Channel select;...
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User Manual Mouse Operation Except using buttons of front panel or remote controller, you also can use mouse to perform system operation. TYPE Function In menu lock mode, Enter into pop-up menu and clicking any sub menu to pop up Log-in window; on menu unlock mode, enter into pop-up menu, and then clicking left key to enter into any sub menu directly.
User Manual Chapter 3 DVR CONNECTION 3.1 HDD Installation Caution Please do not Install or take out hard drive when DVR is running! HDD Installation: (1) Cut power firstly, and then remove screws and open DVR upper cover carefully; (2) Insert Power Cord and data cable into Pin of hard drive securely; (3) Remove the screws on the HDD bracket;...
User Manual 4.2 Live Interface After finishing initialization the system will enter into <Live> screen. Picture 4-2 is the 16-split display defaulted by system, which is showing no video input status. Once there are video inputs, the screen will display live images from the cameras.
User Manual 5.1 Main Menu Guide Live set Display utput Set Privacy Zone Record Parameters Record Schedule Main Stream Record Search Clip Set Record Playback Search Backup Event Search Log search Network Set Sub stream Main Menu Email Set Network DDNS Set Motion Detection Alarm...
User Manual 5.2 Main Menu On <Live> mode, click [Menu] button on the front panel or Remote controller to enter into Main menu interface shown as Picture 5-2. And also you can click [ ] icon to enter the main menu screen.
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User Manual Click [Live] to pop up the interface Go to [Main menu Display Output] to enter into the output set interface shown as Picture 5-6. Now you could shown as Picture 5-5. perform channel sequence setting. Picture 5-5 Picture 5-6 Click [Spot output] option and set relative Click [Spot sequence] to enter into the parameters shown as Picture 5-7.
User Manual 5.2.1.3 Privacy Zone The function Allow you setup privacy zone parameters according to Picture 5-12. Each channel could set up to four privacy zones, and please follow below steps to set: 1. Select the area no (Area 1 ~ Area 4); 2.
User Manual After you complete the schedule you activate it by clicking the [Apply] button. You can also click on the Default button to use the system defaults. Explanation: Under the <record> menu and <search> menu, original color stands for no record, “Red” stands for alarm record, “yellow”...
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User Manual Time Search: In the <Search screen>, user can search for a specific date and time for a recording and view it in Playback mode. This is useful for hunting a specific recording of an incident if you know the date and time it occurred.
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User Manual Now, the whole time axis equals the time quantum you just selected (shown as Picture 5-19B-1. Picture 5-19A-2 Picture 5-19B-1 Record Clip and backup function and Zoom in/out function Picture 5-19B-2 Picture 5-19C Clip and backup: When one channel is playing-back, the [ ] icon will appear in the [Play control] bar shown as Picture 5-19B-1.
User Manual (Last page): go to the last page. Clicking the [last] button will make you enter into last page quickly. ALL (Select all): Allows you to select all the events on the current page. Inverse (Select Invert): Allows you to select other events on the current page except those you have currently selected.
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User Manual Picture 5-25 Picture 5-26 Play button: click the icon to playback the backup record; Pause button: click the icon to pause the backup record; Stop button: click the icon to stop the backup record; Next: Click the icon to play next record; Prev.: Click the icon to play previous record FF button: click the icon to fast forward the backup record at x2, x4, x8 and/or x16 speed.
User Manual 5.2.3.6 Log Search Herein allow you preview the log information you Go to [Main menu Search Log] option to have searched. And click [Backup] to export all enter into the Log search interface shown as the log information which is listed. For other Picture 5-28.
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User Manual Friendly Reminder: All the parameters you set are available only when you click [Apply] and after system are restarted. User need to change MAC address when there are multiple DVRs at the same local area network. Details please refer to section 5.2.7.3 -System Information. When selecting Static from the Type, user can directly input IP address, Subnet Mask, Gateway and DNS shown as below picture 5-32.
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User Manual 3、 Save the parameters and exit Main Menu; 4、 System auto restart; 5、 User name and password of mobile is consistent with DVR 5.2.4.3 Router’s Port Forwarding Port forwarding is required when you want to access the DVR connected to the router from outside of the router’s network.
User Manual SMTP server: indicates server address you used. Sender address: indicates sender’s email address. The email address should be consistent with the server you use. That is to say, when you use email address – aaa@gmail.com, the according server should be smtp.gmail.com. Receiver address: indicates receiver’s email address.
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User Manual Latch time: you can set how long the buzzer will sound when object move is detected (10s, 30s, 40s, 60s); Show Message: You can set show message on the screen when motion alarm is detected. Buzzer time: you can set how long the buzzer will sound when motion is detected (off, 10s, 30s, 40s, 60s);...
User Manual Post Recording: you can set how long alarm record will last when alarm ends (30s, 1minute 2minutes 5minutes); Copy: allow you copy all the setting of one channel to other ones. Alarm Type Function Sends alarm when DVR can’t receive video signal (such as camera damage, cable broken or Video Loss damaged or power supply malfunction).
User Manual 5.2.6.2 PTZ Set Click [Main Menu Device PTZ] to enter into the below window shown as Picture 5-47. You could select the channel you desire to control and set PTZ protocol (Pelco-D or Pelco-P), Baud Rate (1200, 2400, 4800, 9600), Data bit (8, 7, 6, 5), Stop bit (1, 2), Parity Check (None, Odd, Even, Mark, Space), Address Code and Cruise status respectively.
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User Manual Picture 5-51 Picture 5-50 Note: The above [NTP function] change will be available only when system connected to internet. And When NTP function is set to “Enable”, system will calibrate the time at every 00:07:50 and every start-up. 5.2.7.2 Users Click [Main Menu System users] option and then enter into the interface shown as Picture 5-51 Picture 5-53...
User Manual 5.2.7.3 Information Click [Main Menu System Info] and then enter into the interface shown as Picture 5-55. Now user can check the current Device name, Device ID, Device type, Device S/N, MAC address, IE version, Software version, Panel version etc.
User Manual 5.3 Menu Lock Considering a system safety feature you can click [ ] icon to lock system interface when leaving the DVR. If you want to login to the DVR again, you would input device code and password to unlock the interface shown as Picture 5-59 Friendly Reminder: Administrator has full authority over Main Menu operations and has an authority to...
User Manual 5.6 PIP Mode You can display a Picture-in-Picture in live mode. PIP has two display modes, including 1X1 display mode and 1X2 display mode. 1x1 display mode 1x2 display mode 5.7Record search You could enter into [Record Search] menu from Pop-up menu conveniently and quickly and search/playback the record histories.
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User Manual Chapter 6: Web Application Manager 6.1 ActiveX control download and installation Open your web browser and input the IP address and web port of DVR, such as http://172.18.6.202:8080/ . If your computer is connected to internet, it will download and install “ActiveX” Plug-in automatically.
User Manual 6.2 Web Application Manager Log-in After ActiveX controls installation, please input user name, password and client port; and select <Main stream> or <sub stream>, and then allow you tick-select <Open All Channels Preview>; Now you click [Log-in] button, and then you are allowed to access a remote DVR and monitor live video images using Web browser anytime from virtually anywhere.
User Manual Or click the right key of mouse on each <Live> window to pop up the interface shown as Picture 6-4. Show bit rate: Right-click the Preview window and tick-select the option to show current bit rate; Allow you open all the <live> channels Allow you close all the <live>...
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User Manual 6.3.2 Playback Click [ ] icon to enter into <playback> interface shown Picture 6-7. Picture 6-7 6.3.2.1 Record search Firstly, select one day you want to check and tick-select <synchronous Playback> and the channels you desire to playback shown as Picture 6-8 Picture 6-8 Secondly, select record type (Normal record, Alarm record and All) and then click <...
User Manual If you tick-select < > option, that means the selected channel will playback synchronously; otherwise, you could separately control the channels playback. Thirdly, Click [ ] icon to start record playback. When mouse cursor is moving on the time axis, the current time will appear in the screen.
User Manual Record file download Click [ ] icon to enter into the below interface shown as Picture 6-12. Picture 6-12 Tick-select the record file you want to download and click [Start download] System will download the record file in turn and save to local PC. 6.3.3 Configuration 6.3.3.1 Display Configuration Unfold [Display] option to find its sub-options: Live and Privacy zone...
User Manual 6.3.3.2 Record Click <Record> option to unfold its sub-options: Record parameter, Schedule and Main stream. Picture 6-15 Picture 6-16 1、 Record Parameters: Under [Record parameters] option, allow you set channel, record enable, pack time and Pre-record status shown as Picture 6-15; 2、...
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User Manual 2 Sub stream (shown as Picture 6-21): Relative parameters should be consistent with DVR local setting. Picture 6-21 3 Email setting: Click [Email setting] option to allow you set alarm email configuration parameters shown as Picture 6-22. Detailed parameters should be consistent with DVR local setting. Picture 6-22 4 DDNS Setting After user applies for DDNS service shown as Picture...
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User Manual Picture 6-24 1、 Motion Detection: allow you configure its <Sensitivity>, <Alarm out>, <Alarm record> and <Alarm Capture> etc. Details setting should be consistent with DVR local setting (Shown as Picture 6-25). Picture 6-25 2、 I/O Alarm: allow you configure <I/O Status>, <Alarm output>, <I/O Alarm record> and <Alarm email> etc.
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User Manual 2 PTZ: Configuration (shown as Picture 6-28): Details setting should be consistent with DVR local setting. 6.3.3.6 System Picture 6-28 Click <System> option to unfold its sub-options: General, Users and information. General: User could check DVR’s language and video system, and also set system time, date format, DST and NTP shown as Picture 6-29.
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User Manual 6.3.3.7 Advanced 1 Click <Advance> to unfold its sub-options: System update, Load default, Events and system maintain etc. System update: allow you upgrade DVR system remotely shown as Picture 6-32. Picture 6-32 Please follow below steps to upgrade the system: Select the upgrade file’s path shown as Picture 6-33.
User Manual 3 Events: Allow you configure abnormal type, buzzer output time, and alarm email and show message shown as Picture 6-36. Details setting should be consistent with DVR local setting. Picture 6-36 4 Maintain: Allow you set auto system maintain for DVR remotely shown as Picture 6-37. Detail setting should be consistent with DVR local setting.
User Manual Chapter 7: Appendix 7.1 Operation Function Table Type Title Description Page Time setting Set system date/time, display format and day-light saving time Set system language Language select Set CH title and position; adjust image color parameter Channel value; set CH display to ON / Off and time display/recording setting time overlaying to On/Off.
User Manual Remote heck local record history via network playback PTZ control Remotely control PTZ camera, position, focus, zoom and iris etc. parameter Set local CH display, record, alarm, PTZ control set of DVR parameter value via network remotely Backup record file via network Network download Check device ID, software version and MAC...
User Manual 7.3 Mail box server List Web site Mail box Sender server Receiver server @163.com smtp.163.com pop3.163.com @vip.163.com smtp.vip.163.com pop.vip.163.com @188.com smtp.188.com pop.188.com www.163.com @126.com smtp.126.com pop3.126.com @netease.com smtp.netease.com pop.netease.com @yeah.net smtp.yeah.net pop.netease.com www.qq.com @qq.com smtp.qq.com pop.qq.com 163.net smtp.163vip.net popx.163vip.net www.sina.com @sina.com.cn...
User Manual Q: “Record” Can not work normally, how to deal with? A: Check if the current screen is in Play mode, pressing [Stop] button to exit the Play mode and then you can enter into the [Record] function. Q: Why the Remote Controller can’t work normally? A: Check if the battery is power off;...
User Manual 7.6 System Connection Diagram 7.7 Accessories 1. 4/8 CH Accessories Power Adapter User Manual USB Mouse Remote Controller Software CD 2. 16 CH Accessories Power cord Power Adaptor User Manual Remote Controller Software CD USB Mouse...
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