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VEO
EMBEDDED DVR
Rev. 141112 v.1.3
©2014 i3 International Inc.
The contents of this user manual are protected under copyrights and computer program laws.
Quick Operation Manual
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  • Page 1 EMBEDDED DVR Rev. 141112 v.1.3 Quick Operation Manual ©2014 i3 International Inc. The contents of this user manual are protected under copyrights and computer program laws.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Installation ....................................1 Precautions ..................................1 Accessories ..................................2 Rear View .................................... 3 Basic Layout ..................................4 Installation Instructions ................................. 4 PC Connection on Local Network ............................6 PC Connection on Remote Network ............................8 PTZ Camera Connection (RS-485) ............................10 Alarm I/O Connection ................................
  • Page 3 Table of Contents Using Veo16 Backup Player ............................. 37 Using Windows Media Player ............................41 Recording Setup ..................................43 Auto Configuration Mode ..............................44 Size/FPS/Quality Settings ..............................45 Motion Sensor ..................................48 Sensitivity Level ................................... 49 Motion Detection Area ................................. 49 Web Viewer .....................................

  • Page 4: Installation

    International will only warranty its products if the installation environment meets the conditions above. Should the environmental conditions be not met, the DVR warranty will be voided. i3 International highly recommends cleaning the DVR filter regularly to facilitate the proper ventilation and normal air flow inside the unit (if available with your unit). The internal temperature of the units with unclean filters is always higher, which often leads to overheating.

  • Page 5: Accessories

    1.2) 4. Hard Drive screws x10. Standard Veo16 DVR comes pre-installed with 1 x 1TB hard drive. If required, one additional hard drive can be installed i3 International Dealer/Installer after purchase. Use the screws to secure the additional drive, if using.

  • Page 6: Rear View

    Installation Rear View Figure 1.2. Veo16 DVR, rear view. No. Name Description VIDEO IN BNC camera input. Connect up to 16 analog camera inputs. Connect the Main BNC Monitor. Used for SPOT OUT monitor only. SPOT OUT Note: Use HDMI cable to connect the HD class monitor (I). AUDIO IN Connect up to 4 Audio Inputs.

  • Page 7: Basic Layout

    Installation Basic Layout Figure 1.3. Veo16, Basic Layout. Connecting peripheral devices to your Veo16 DVR. Installation Instructions IMPORTANT: The use of UPS (Uninterrupted Power Supply) is mandatory to maintain DVR warranty. Before installation:  Ground Yourself. This will remove any static electrical charge your body might be carrying. ...
  • Page 8 Installation Step 5. Connect other peripheral devices, such as Spot Out and/or Auxiliary BNC monitors, BNC Audio Inputs/Output, Alarm Inputs, Relay Outputs, or eSATA storage, if using. Step 6. Connect the Internet cable to WAN port on the back of the DVR, if applicable.

  • Page 9: Pc Connection On Local Network

    Installation PC Connection on Local Network Veo16 DVR can be accessed from desktop PC on a Local Area Network (LAN). This allows viewing live or recorded DVR video, exporting saved video clips and adjusting settings from multiple local PC stations. Figure 1.5.
  • Page 10 Installation To access Veo16 DVR remotely via Web Browser on a local network, follow instructions below: 1. Connect one end of a network cable to the WAN (UPLINK) port on the back of the DVR (#E in Figure 1.2) and the other end to the broadband router or a hub.

  • Page 11: Pc Connection On Remote Network

    Installation PC Connection on Remote Network Veo16 DVR can be accessed from desktop PC on a Wide Area Network (WAN). This allows viewing live or recorded DVR video, exporting saved video clips and adjusting settings from multiple remote PC stations. Figure 1.7.
  • Page 12 Installation 1. Connect one end of a network cable to the WAN (UPLINK) port on the back of the DVR (#E in Figure 1.2) and the other end to the broadband router or a hub. Note: Do NOT use LAN (DOWNLINK) port. 2.

  • Page 13: Ptz Camera Connection (Rs-485)

    2. Connect the RS485 wires from the PTZ camera to the corresponding RS485+ and RS485- ports on the back of Veo16 DVR, see diagram below. (#G in Figure 1.2) 3. Plug in the BNC video cable from the PTZ camera into one of the VIDEO IN ports on the back of Veo 16 DVR, see diagram below (#A in Figure 1.2).

  • Page 14: Alarm I/O Connection

    Installation Alarm I/O Connection Figure 1.10. Veo16 rear, Alarm In/Out terminals Veo16 DVR supports up to 4 Alarm In (Sensor) sensor devices, (such as motion sensor, for example) and up to two Alarm Out/Relay control devices. To connect an alarm input device such as sensor to the rear [ALARM IN] port of Veo16 DVR, follow instructions below: 1.

  • Page 15: Getting Started

    Veo16 – User Guide Getting Started Front View Figure 2.1. Veo16, Front Panel No. Name Button Description POWER Turn Veo16 Embedded DVR ON or OFF DISPLAY Click to switch between various available display modes in Live and Playback modes. SEARCH Open the Search Mode window MENU In Live Mode, open the Setup menu...

  • Page 16: Log In

    Getting Started Log In 1. Upon start up, the login screen will be displayed 2. Select the user ID from the drop-down menu and enter the password in the corresponding field. The default user ID is "ADMIN", the default password is "1234". 3.

  • Page 17: Live Screen

    Getting Started 2. Click on the MENU button and select SHUTDOWN from the list. 3. Use the virtual keyboard to enter the password. 4. Click OK to shut down Veo16 DVR. Note: Shutting down the DVR in an unsafe manner, such as removing the power cord while the system is in operation, may result in corrupt hard drive sectors, data loss and shortened hard drive life cycle.

  • Page 18: Viewing Live Video

    Getting Started Viewing Live Video After logging in, you will be able to view live video from all connected cameras in a multi-screen view. Where camera is out of order, black screen will be displayed with text “VIDEO LOSS”. Call your installer for service if a previously working camera can no longer be seen in the Live view screen. In the example below, video loss has been detected on Channels 15 and 16.

  • Page 19: Timeline

    Getting Started Timeline Double-click on the timeline to switch to the Playback mode. Highlight a portion of the timeline, right-click and select EXPORT TO, to create a CD/DVD backup of the selected video clip. Video Export section for additional info. Item Function Displays the date of the current timeline.

  • Page 20: View Event Log

    Getting Started Status Bar Icon Function Activate Auto Sequence mode. Sequencing can be configured under MENU -> SYSTEM SETUP -> DISPLAY -> SEQUENCE menu. Display or hide the OSD menus on the screen. Switch to the PTZ screen mode, where you can control your connected and configured PTZ cameras, create Presets and configure PTZ Scan/Tours.
  • Page 21 Getting Started Playback window will be displayed with the linked channel in full-screen mode and the video queued up to the event log time. In this example, the selected log is related to CAM1 and took place on July 9, 2014 at 2:08:53PM. Use the playback control panel in the Playback Window to view the video.

  • Page 22: Quick Menu

    Getting Started Quick Menu Right-click on a channel to display a quick menu popup window. Menu Item Function Channel No Displays the camera number of the current channel. (CAMX) Start the playback of the selected channel. Select from 10 sec, 20 sec, 30 sec or 1 min ago. Select SPECIFIC to play back the video from a particular date and time.

  • Page 23: Instant Snapshot Export

    Getting Started 2. Digital Zoom window will be displayed. 3. Use the Digital Zoom Panel in the bottom right-hand corner to zoom in and out of live video. Use the drop-down menu to select a live channel for digital zooming. Zoom into the current image, up to 6 times.
  • Page 24 Getting Started 4. In the SNAPSHOT window, click EXPORT to save the *.jpg image to your connected USB media. 5. In the EXPORT window, select the USB media in the DEVICE NAME drop-down menu. 6. Double-click on the TAG NAME field and use the virtual keyboard to enter any custom information to be stored with the file.
  • Page 25 Getting Started 2. Click SNAPSHOT in the quick menu window. 3. In the SNAPSHOT window, click RESERVE to save the *.jpg image to your Veo16 hard drive. Confirmation window will be displayed briefly. 4. Click CLOSE to close the SNAPSHOT window. 5.
  • Page 26 Getting Started Step 4. Click the EXPORT button 8. In the SNAPSHOT window, click EXPORT. 9. In the EXPORT window, select the USB media in the DEVICE NAME drop-down menu.
  • Page 27 Getting Started 10. Double-click on the TAG NAME field and use the virtual keyboard to enter any custom information to be stored with the file. Tag name info will be saved in an arch_info.txt log file which accompanies the saved *.jpg snapshot file. 11.

  • Page 28: Ptz Mode

    Veo16 – User Guide PTZ Mode PTZ mode allows the user control their PTZ cameras, create new presets and re-position the camera to previously-saved To control your connected and configured PTZ cameras, hover the mouse cursor near the bottom of the Live screen to display the Status Bar.
  • Page 29 PTZ Mode Controlling your PTZ Camera Use the Pan/Til Control Panel to change your Use the Zoom/Focus/Iris panel to Zoom In/Out, to Focus In/Out or to adjust the image PTZ camera position. brightness by opening or closing the lens iris. Note, this function controls the lens' built- in zoom capabilities, and is not the same as Digital Zoom...

  • Page 30: Preset Recall

    PTZ Mode Preset Recall Veo16 DVR supports up to 255 unique presets. To recall an existing preset, use the arrows in the NO. field to select a desired preset then click the GoTo icon next to the NAME field. The camera will move to the preset position. Alternatively, click the GoTo icon next to the corresponding preset in the Quick Access list.

  • Page 31: Preset Scan

    PTZ Mode Preset Scan Preset Scanning allows the camera to pan continuously between two selected presets. The pan speed is slower for Preset Scan than it is for Preset Tour. With Preset Scan, PTZ camera pans slowly, allowing you to view the entire scene between the two configured presets.

  • Page 32: Preset Tour

    PTZ Mode 7. Click OK to save changes. Preset Tour Preset Touring allows the camera to pan continuously between up to 16 selected presets. The pan speed is faster for Preset Tour than it is for Preset Scan. With Preset Tour, PTZ camera pans quickly from preset to preset, showing only the preset locations but not the scene in-between.
  • Page 33 PTZ Mode 5. In PTZ TOUR window, select up to 16 presets, one for each step of the preset touring. Use the drop-down PRESET menu to make your selections. 6. In the DWELL drop-down menu, set the DWELL time for each preset. Dwell time will determine how long the camera will display the preset for before panning to the next preset.

  • Page 34: Video Search

    Veo16 – User Guide Video Search To search recorded video, move your mouse cursor to the lower left-hand corner. On-screen menu will be displayed. Click the MENU button , then select and click SEARCH item from the pop-up menu list. The SEARCH window will be displayed.
  • Page 35 Video Search Follow three steps below to search video recording. Step 1. Using your mouse cursor click on the calendar day you would like to search. Use the left/right arrows to select previous/next calendar month. Note: Only days highlighted in yellow have recorded video footage. As different days are selected, the timeline display also changes to show recorded footage on that day.

  • Page 36: Playback Window

    Video Search Playback Window Playback window is used to review video footage recorded to the internal hard drive. Use your mouse cursor to double-click on the camera view you would like to see in the Full Screen mode. To bring a specific camera screen into full screen mode, position your mouse cursor over the camera video stream on the screen and double- click the left mouse button.

  • Page 37: Video Export

    Veo16 – User Guide Video Export Video clips can be exported from the ARCHIVING mode. Start by plugging in your USB flash drive into the USB port on the front panel of the DVR, if using, OR Press the CD/DVD eject button on the front panel of the DVR and insert a blank CD or DVD disk into the drive. Press the eject button again to close the drive.
  • Page 38 Video Export To export a video clip to a CD/DVD or a USB media, follow these steps: Step 1. Using your mouse cursor click on the calendar day you would like to search. Use the left/right arrows to select previous/next calendar month.
  • Page 39 Video Export Step 6. In the DEVICE NAME drop-down menu, select the backup destination. Step 7. In the DATA FORMAT drop-down menu, make sure that AVI format is selected Step 8. Double-click on the TAG NAME field. Using the on-screen VIRTUAL KEYBOARD, enter the backup tag name. When done, click OK in the VIRTUAL KEYBOARD window to close it.

  • Page 40: Exported Video Playback

    Video Export The backup AVI clips have been saved to your selected media. AVI Player is included with the installation package. Exported Video Playback After your AVI video has been exported to a USB drive or a DVD disk, you can play it back on any Windows PC. You may choose to: A.
  • Page 41 Video Export 3. Inside the ARCHIVE folder, find the PLAYER folder and double-click to open it. 4. Inside the PLAYER folder, find the BackupPlayer.exe file and double-click to run it. Note: You will need administrative rights on your PC to run Veo16 Backup Player.
  • Page 42 Video Export 5. Backup Player window will be displayed. Click on the Open icon in the bottom left-hand corner of the screen. 6. In the next window, select an exported AVI video file you wish to play and click Open. 7.
  • Page 43 Video Export...

  • Page 44: Using Windows Media Player

    Video Export Using Windows Media Player To playback your exported video with Veo16 Backup Player, follow these instructions: 1. Start by plugging in your USB flash drive with the exported video into an available USB port on your PC, OR Insert your CD/DVD with the exported video into your PC’s DVD-ROM.
  • Page 45 Video Export 5. IMM4 Codec Setup window will be displayed. Click on Next -> Install -> Finish in the installation windows. 6. Return to the ARCHIVE folder, select an exported AVI video file you wish to play and double-click it. 7.

  • Page 46: Recording Setup

    Veo16 – User Guide Recording Setup Video recording schedule, frame rate and resolution for individual cameras can be configured in the Record Setup mode. In the Live Mode, use your mouse cursor to click MENU button in the bottom left-hand corner. Then select RECORD SETUP option from the menu.

  • Page 47: Auto Configuration Mode

    Recording Setup Auto Configuration Mode Auto Configuration allows selecting just one type of video recording for all connected cameras. Note: To configure video recording based on a schedule, choose MANUAL CONFIGURATION mode. To automatically assign the same video recording type to all cameras, select "AUTO CONFIGURATION" option in MODE drop-down menu.

  • Page 48: Size/Fps/Quality Settings

    Recording Setup  INTENSIVE MOTION/ALARM RECORD All cameras will record continuously at a lower resolution/frame rate; once motion is detected on a camera or an alarm even is detected, video recording on motion camera or on the LINKED camera will be performed in higher quality. This video recording allows configuring two sets of recording preferences (Resolution, FPS, and Quality).
  • Page 49 Recording Setup For each camera: Set the Resolution, FPS, Video Quality, Audio for each individual camera. Click the RESOLUTION drop-down menu and select one the offered recording resolutions. Higher resolution results in  352x240 (CIF) 704x240 (2 CIF)   740x480 (4 CIF/D1) ...
  • Page 50 Recording Setup Configure both sets of recording preferences for each camera. Then, set the PRE-/POST-RECORDING times for all cameras.

  • Page 51: Motion Sensor

    Veo16 – User Guide Motion Sensor For proper Motion Recording, Motion Sensor area and settings must be configured in the Veo16 setup. To access Veo16 Setup, hover the mouse cursor near the bottom of the Live screen to display the Status Bar. Select SYSTEM SETUP from the MENU.

  • Page 52: Sensitivity Level

    Motion Sensor Sensitivity Level Sensitivity Level determines the camera's responsiveness to the detected motion. The lower the sensitivity, the more pronounced the motion must appear on screen to be detected. The higher the sensitivity ensures that the smaller changes on the screen get recognized as motion.
  • Page 53 Motion Sensor In the Camera preview window, use your mouse cursor to select the area on the screen to be used for Motion Detection. Only the areas on the screen covered by red squares are currently selected. Draw the area on the screen using your mouse cursor. When the desired area has been successfully highlighted, right-click and select SAVE &...

  • Page 54: Web Viewer

    Veo16 – User Guide Web Viewer Veo16 Web Viewer application allows controlling Veo16 DVR from a remote PC via the network connection. Your remote PC must meet the minimum hardware requirements in order to connect to and control Veo16 DVR remotely. Minimum Hardware Requirements: Windows XP Professional, Windows Vista Home Basic / Premium, Windows 7 IE 7.0 or later (Full support;...
  • Page 55 Web Remote View 2. In the Setup panel, click on the NETWORK item and select NETWORK STATUS from the drop-down list. 3. In the Network Status window, locate Veo16's (local) IP address), External IP Address and Web Service Port information. In this example, the local IP address for Veo16 is 192.168.11.45.

  • Page 56: Connecting Via Web Browser

    Web Remote View Connecting via Web Browser To connect to Veo16 remotely, start by launching your Web Browser. Important: Only Internet Explorer browser supports remote video export (backup). Search options are not supported by browsers other than Internet Explorer, such as Firefox, Chrome, etc. 1.
  • Page 57 Web Remote View option from the drop-down menu. 5. In the Compatibility View Settings window, click the Add button. IP address of Veo16 will be added to the list of websites to be displayed in the Compatibility View. Click Close to return to Veo16's Web Viewer main window. SEARCH tab will now be displayed in the Web Viewer window.
  • Page 58 Web Remote View 6. Next, install WebViewer Control ActiveX add-on when prompted. Click the Install button, as shown in the image below. 7. Once the ActiveX controller is successfully installed, you will be able to view Veo16 live and recorded video remotely.

  • Page 59: Search Video Via Web Viewer

    Web Remote View Search Video via Web Viewer Web Viewer allows searching recorded video and saving a video clip to your local storage media from a remote Veo16 DVR. Start by connecting to the remove Veo16 through the Web Browser (IE preferred). Then, click on the SEARCH tab. In the SEARCH tab, recorded video can be searched by TIME/DATE or by an EVENT (e.g.
  • Page 60 Web Remote View To play back the recorded video, follow these steps: 1. Set the search Year, Month and Date in the drop-down selection menu. In this case, the search date is set to October 29, 2014. 2. Set the search Hour, Minutes and Seconds in the drop-down selection menu. Military time standard is used. In this example, the time is set to 12:10:00PM.

  • Page 61: Export Video Via Web Viewer

    Web Remote View Export Video via Web Viewer Web Viewer allows saving a video clip to your local storage media from a remote Veo16 DVR. Start by connecting to the remove Veo16 through the Web Browser (IE preferred). Setting Destination Folder Set the Destination Folder for all exported video.

  • Page 62: Exporting Avi Video

    Web Remote View Exporting AVI video In the SEARCH tab, play back recorded video and locate the video event that you would like to export to your local storage. Once you have determined the start and end date/time of your video event, click the EXPORT button. Backup window will be displayed.

  • Page 63: Exported Avi Video Playback

    Web Remote View Exported AVI Video Playback For instructions on how to play back Veo16 *.AVI video, please refer to the Exported Video Playback section. 1. To download Veo16 Backup Player, click the DOWNLOAD BACKUP PLAYER link located in the bottom right-hand corner of the SEARCH tab.
  • Page 64 Web Remote View 3. Extract the saved *.zip file and run BackupPlayer.exe. 4. Follow instructions in the Exported Video Playback section for more information.

  • Page 65: Troubleshooting (Faq)

    Veo16 – User Guide Troubleshooting (FAQ) Issue Action Ensure that the supplied 12V DC Power Adapter is being used. If a third-party power is being  used, check the input voltage. It must match the original Power Adapter specifications of 12V, The DVR does not power ON, 5.0A LEDs on the front panel are not...

  • Page 66: Specifications

    Specifications Specifications VEO16 Hardware Configuration Chassis Type 1.5 U Physical dimensions (LxWxH 14.17" x 14.17" x 2.6" / 360mm x 360mm x 66mm inches/mm) Weight min. 4.64 kg (10.2 lb) Storage HDD 2 HDD, 1TB, 2TB, 3TB or 4TB each System Control USB mouse, Front button panel, Remote controller &...

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