NightWatcher D1 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Welcome Thank you for purchasing the NightWatcher D1 CCTV System. This manual is designed to be a reference tool for the installation and operation of your system. Here you can find information about the DVR features and functions, as well as a detailed menu tree.
The NightWatcher D1 DVR can be used individually or online, applied as a part of a safety surveillance network. With the professional network video surveillance software provided it offers comprehensive network and telecommunication ability.
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NightWatcher D1 Digital Video Recorder User Manual · multi-channel playback mode · zoom-in to arbitrary locations Network operation · through network tele-surveillance in real time · remote control PTZ · remote check of recording and real-time playback Alarm linkage · single channel relay alarm output which is convenient for alarm linkage and light control at the spot ·...
2. Open-Box check and cable connections 2.1 Open-Box check When you receive your NightWatcher D1 CCTV kit, please check the contents. Firstly, please check whether there is any visible damage to the package appearance. The packaging materials used for the CCTV kit are designed to protect most accidental knocks during transportation.
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NightWatcher D1 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Front panel button operation function table Num. Button name Mark Function Shift the number button, character button and other function buttons Shift function button SHIFT during input mode Remove the cursor Add or decrease number during the user edit mode...
NightWatcher D1 Digital Video Recorder User Manual 2.5 Installation connection sketch map. (This is a 4CH DVR for example. Refer specifically to your product specification.)
NightWatcher D1 Digital Video Recorder User Manual 2.6 Audio and video input and output connections 2.6.1 Video input connections The video input port is a BNC connector plug. The input signal is PAL/NTSC BNC(1.0V ,75Ω). The video signal must be in accordance with the specified standard which has the high signal to noise ratio, low aberration and low interference.
NightWatcher D1 Digital Video Recorder User Manual 2.6.3 Audio input The audio port is an RCA connection. The input impedance is high so the tone arm must be active. The audio signal line should be firm and away from any electro magnetic interference and eliminate any poor joint welding and oxidation.
NightWatcher D1 Digital Video Recorder User Manual D. The RS485 +、- lines of DVR cannot be connected with other RS485 output equipment in parallel. The voltage between the +、- lines of the decoder must be less than 5V. 4、Front equipment grounding note Bad grounding can lead to the burnout of the chip.
NightWatcher D1 Digital Video Recorder User Manual 3. Basic operation 3.1 Turn on Plug in the power adaptor and turn on the power supply. The power supply indicator light indicates the DVR is on. After startup you will hear a beep. The default setting of video output to a monitor is multiple-window output mode.
NightWatcher D1 Digital Video Recorder User Manual 3.3 System Login When the DVR starts up, the user should login by pressing the MENU button on the remote control or control panel. There are three user settings; the user name options are admin, guest and default and these names have no password.
NightWatcher D1 Digital Video Recorder User Manual 3.5 Desktop shortcut menu In preview mode you can right click mouse to get a desktop shortcut menu. The menu includes: main menu, record mode, playback, PTZ control, High Speed PTZ, Alarm Output, color Setting, Output adjust, Logout, view mode shift .
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NightWatcher D1 Digital Video Recorder User Manual 3.5.2 Playback There are two methods for you to playback the video files in the hard disk. 1、 In the desktop shortcut menu. 2、 Main menu>Record->Playback Note: The hard disk that saves the video files must be set as read-write or read-only state.(4.5.1) Picture 3.4 video playback...
NightWatcher D1 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Round play Full screen Stop Picture 3.5 Playback control key 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:...
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NightWatcher D1 Digital Video Recorder User Manual 3.5.4 Alarm output Please check current channel status: “○” means it is not in alarm status, “●” means it is in alarm status. You can use the desktop shortcut menu or click [main menu]> [alarm function]> [alarm output] to enter the alarm output interface.
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NightWatcher D1 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Picture 3.10 PTZ setup 【Speed】Set the PTZ rotation range. Default range: 1 ~ 8. 【Zoom】Click button to adjust the zoom multiple of the camera. 【Focus】Click button to adjust the focus of the camera .
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NightWatcher D1 Digital Video Recorder User Manual preset position corresponds. Clear Preset:Input preset points, click Remove button, remove the preset。 Preset point input blank Preset button Picture 3.11 Preset Settings 2)Preset Point Calls In Picture 3.10, click Page Shift button, enter PTZ control interface as shown in Picture 3.12. In the input blank, write the preset points, then click Preset button, PTZ turn to the corresponding preset point.
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NightWatcher D1 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Step 2: click Cruise buttons, the write proper value into the Cruise Line and Preset Points blank, then click Add Preset Points button, complete setting (also can add and delete cruise line which has been set up) Step 3: repeat step1 and step2 , until set out all the preset designated cruise lines。...
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NightWatcher D1 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Scan value blank Scan Button Picture 3.14 Scan Setup 2)Scan Calls In Picture 3.10, click Page Shift button, then enter PTZ control menu as shown in Picture 3.12. Please input the number of scan in the value blank , then click Scan button,PTZ begins to work on the scan line .
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NightWatcher D1 Digital Video Recorder User Manual 2)Boundary Scan Calls In Picture 3.10, click Page Shift button, then enter PTZ control menu as shown in Picture 3.12. Please input the number of scan in the value blank , then click Scan button,PTZ begins to work on the scan line .
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NightWatcher D1 Digital Video Recorder User Manual 3.5.6 Color setting Set the selective image parameters (current channel for single window display and cursor place for multi-window display). You can use the desktop shortcut menu and enter the interface. The image parameters include: tonality, brightness, contrast, saturation.
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NightWatcher D1 Digital Video Recorder User Manual 3.5.8 Logout Logout, shut down the system or reboot. You can use the desktop shortcut menu or enter [main menu]. Picture 3.20 Logout/Shutdown/Reboot the system 【logout】Quit the menu. Requires password next login. 【shut down】Quit the system. Turn off the power supply.
NightWatcherD1 Digital Video Recorder User Manual 4 Main menu 4.1 Main menu navigation Main menu Sub menu Function Config Set the recording configuration, recording type, recording time section playback Set recording search, recording play, video file storage Record Set screen capture period, type ,etc. Storage Note: Only hybrid mode have this function backup...
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NightWatcher D1 Digital Video Recorder User Manual main (assistant) coding parameter: code mode, resolving ability, Encode frame rate, code stream control, image quality type, code stream value, configuration frame between value, video/audio enable, Note: only hybrid mode with encode settings.
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NightWatcher D1 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Adjust upside, downside, nearside, starboard distance, black margin Output adjust vertical & horizontal (Note: Only hybrid mode with black margin vertical & horizontal) Automatic Set automatic reboot system and automatic deleting files. maintenance...
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NightWatcher D1 Digital Video Recorder User Manual 4.2 Record Operations related to record, including: Record, Playback, Backup, Screen shot (Only for Hybrid mode) 4.2.1 Record Config Set the recording parameters in the surveillance channel. The system is set 24 hours consecutive recording in the first startup.
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NightWatcher D1 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Stop:Click the stop button and the according channel stops recording no matter the channel in any state. 【Period】Set the time section of common recording, The recording will start only in the set range.
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NightWatcher D1 Digital Video Recorder User Manual 【Channel】Select the related channel to set,click "all" to set all channels. 【Presnap】Setup presnap picture quantity before recording,default is 5 pieces. 【Record】Set record status,"Schedule","Manual" and "Stop" Schedule:Realise snapshot according to record type(regular,detect and alarm) and period.
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NightWatcher D1 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Picture 4.3 Backup 【Detect】Detect the storage connected with the DVR such as hard disk or universal disk. 【Backup】Click backup button and the dialog box is popped up. You can choose the backup file according to the type, channel and time.
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NightWatcher D1 Digital Video Recorder User Manual 【Stop】Stop the backup. 4.3 Alarm Function Alarm functions include: motion detect, video blind, video loss, alarm input and alarm output. 4.3.1 Motion Detect When system detects motion that reaches the set sensitivity, the motion detect alarm is on and the linkage function is turned on.
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NightWatcher D1 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Full digital mode Motion Detect 【Channel】Choose the set motion detect channel. 【Enable】■ means that the motion detect function is on. 【Sensitivity】Choose in the six options according to the sensitivity. 【Region】Click [set] to enter the set area. The area is divided into PAL22X18. Red block means the motion detect defensive area.
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NightWatcher D1 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Picture 4.6 set the time section 【Interval】Only one alarm signal is turned on even there are several motion detect signals in the set interval. 【Alarm output】 Start the external equipment of corresponding linkage alarm when the motion detect alarm is turned on.
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NightWatcher D1 Digital Video Recorder User Manual channel model, the PTZ is link to the related PTZ information on the remote device connected. Note:to link PTZ, need go [Shortcut menu]->[PTZ control] to set preset point, cruise between points & interval time, etc.
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NightWatcher D1 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Video Blind under Hybrid mode(4+2) Video blind under full digital mode Set method: refer to chapter 4.3.1. Motion detect Note: "Advanced" button is the same as right click. 4.3.3 Video Loss When the equipment can not obtain the channel video signal, the video loss alarm is turned on and the linkage function is turned on.
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NightWatcher D1 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Video loss under Hybrid Mode (4+2) Video loss under full digital mode Picture 4.10 Video loss Set method: refer to chapter 4.3.1. Motion detect Note: "Advanced" button is the same as right click.
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NightWatcher D1 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Alarm input under hybrid mode(4+2) Alarm input under full digital mode Picture 4.11 Alarm input Set method: refer to chapter 4.3.1. Motion detect Note: "Advanced" button is the same as right click. 4.3.5 Alarm output Refer to chapter 3.5.4.
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NightWatcher D1 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Picture 4.12 Abnormal 【Event Type】 selecting abnormity you want to inspect 【Enable】 Select it to make sure abnormal function workable 【Show message】 Automatically alarm cue dialog box come out of the main screen 【Buzzer】...
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NightWatcher D1 Digital Video Recorder User Manual 4.4.1 General Picture 4.13 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.
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NightWatcher D1 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Picture 4.14 DST (week) Picture 4.15 DST (date) 4.4.2 Encode setup There is Encode settings at hybrid mode only, encode settings is for analog channel only. Set the video/audio code parameter: video file, remote monitoring and so on. Set every main stream parameter in the left part, and set the extra stream parameter in the right part.
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NightWatcher D1 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Picture 4.16 Encode setup 【Channel】Choose the channel number. 【Compression】Standard H.264 main profile. 【Resolution】Resolution type:D1/ 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.
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NightWatcher D1 Digital Video Recorder User Manual 【Net Card】You can choose cable network card or wireless network card. 【DHCP Enable】Obtain IP address automatically(not suggested) Note:DHCP server is preinstalled. 【IP address】Set the IP address. Default: 192.168.1.10. 【Subnet mask】Set the subnet mask code. Default: 255.255.255.0.
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NightWatcher D1 Digital Video Recorder User Manual 【PPPoE setup】 Picture4.19 PPPOE Input the user name and password that ISP(Internet service provider)provides. After saving it reboot up your system. Then the DVR will build a network connection based on PPPoE. The IP address will change into dynamic IP address after above operation is well done.
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NightWatcher D1 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Update Period:The same with the NTP server check interval. Default: 10minutes. 【EMAIL setup】 If the alarm is turned on or the alarm linkage photos are taken, send an email about the alarm information and the photos to appointed address.
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NightWatcher D1 Digital Video Recorder User Manual are supportive in the list. You can delete the set IP address by √ in the options. Note: When the same IP address is in the white and black list at the same time, the black list precedence is higher.
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NightWatcher D1 Digital Video Recorder User Manual 【FTP setup】FTP is available only when alarm happens,or alarm activates record and snapshot,it will upload related record and snapshot pictures to FTP server. Picture 4.24 FTP setup 【Enable】Click Enable,then all settings will be available 【Server IP】...
NightWatcher D1 Digital Video Recorder User Manual [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 [Password] the password related to the user name.
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NightWatcher D1 Digital Video Recorder User Manual 【Server IP】IP address of Alarm Server; 【Port】Device Port No.设备的端口号; 【Alarm Report】Tick it means to report alarm information to server. 【Log Report】Tick it, means to report log to server. 【Wireless Config】 ADSL through 3G net card,use CMS to visit and config the device Picture 4.25 Wireless Config...
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NightWatcher D1 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Picture 4.26 Mobile Monitor Setup 【Enable】 Select it to make sure abnormal function workable 【Port】 It’s a port of mobile monitoring which you need to make a router mapping of if want to visit it by mobile 【UPNP】UPNP protocol can auto port forwarding on router,make sure UPNP is running on router...
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NightWatcher D1 Digital Video Recorder User Manual 【Search】 search SSID of wireless LAN 【Enable】 Select it to enable the function 【SSID】 SSID name 【Password】 password of WIFI 【IP Address】 IP address of WIFI 【Subnet Mask】 Subnet mask of WIFI 【Gateway】...
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NightWatcher D1 Digital Video Recorder User Manual GUI display of Hybrid Mode GUI display of Full digital mode Picture 4.28 GUI Display 【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.
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NightWatcher D1 Digital Video Recorder User Manual the nine-window preview status. 【Transparency】Choose the background image transparency. The range is 128~255. 【Resolution】set display resolution. 【Channel】Choose the set code output channel number. 【Region Cover】 means the selective state. Click the cover area button and enter the corresponding channel window.
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NightWatcher D1 Digital Video Recorder User Manual 【Parity】Include odd check, even check, sign check, blank check. Default: void. *When system set as full digital channel, it will show RS485 device only 【Protocol】Choose protocol of related brand model(Example:DaHua); 【Address】Set related address, default is 1;...
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NightWatcher D1 Digital Video Recorder User Manual 【Serial Port Function】Common serial port is used to debug and update program or set up specific serial port. 【Baud rate】Choose the corresponding baud rate length. 【Data bits】Include 5-8 options. 【Stop bits】Include 2 options.
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NightWatcher D1 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Digital Channels: 【Channel】select channel title; 【Enable】Open digital channel, tick enable, then can do related settings; 【Time Synchronization】Tick it means the time of this channel and 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;...
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NightWatcher D1 Digital Video Recorder User Manual 【Add】click add will come out below page to add new device: 【Configur Name】device is with default config title, user can revise it as you like; 【Device Type】3 types: IPC、DVR、HVR,user can choose as what you like, default is IPC;...
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NightWatcher D1 Digital Video Recorder User Manual 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) Remark: when This Resolution is over Max Resolution, when preview it, will show a red X, as...
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NightWatcher D1 Digital Video Recorder User Manual beow: Under all digital channel mode, Max resolution of channel 3 is D1, if it was connected to a device with resolution over D1 ( such as 960H), you will see below pic: Channel Mode:...
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NightWatcher D1 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Picture4.32 HDD Manage 4.5.2 Account Manage the user purview. Note:1. The character length is 8 bytes at most for the following user and user team name. The blank ahead or behind the character string is invalid.The middle blank in the character string is valid.
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NightWatcher D1 Digital Video Recorder User Manual 【Modify User】Modify the existed user attribute. 【Modify Group】Modify the existed team attribute. 【Modify Password】Modify the user password. You can set 1-6 bit password. The blank ahead or behind the char string is invalid. The middle blank in the char string is valid.
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NightWatcher D1 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Picture 4.35 add user 【Add Group】Add a user team and set the purview. There are 36 different purviews: shut down the equipment, real time surveillance, playback, recording setup, video file backup and so on.
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NightWatcher D1 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Picture 4.37 Delete Group 4.5.3 Online User Look up the network user information in the local DVR. You can choose the network user and cut the connection. Then the user is locked until next boot-strap.
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NightWatcher D1 Digital Video Recorder User Manual 4.5.5 Auto Maintain The user can set the auto reboot time and auto file deleting time limit. Picture 4.39 Auto maintain 4.5.6 Restore The system restore to the default setup. You can choose the items according to the menu.
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NightWatcher D1 Digital Video Recorder User Manual 4.5.7 Upgrade Upgrade Picture 4.41 【 Upgrade】choose USB interface. 【Upgrade file】choose the file which needs upgraded. 4.5.8 Device Info Provide device interface info like audio in, alarm in/out to be conveniently used for user.
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NightWatcher D1 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Picture 4.43 HDD Info Clue:○ means that the hard disk is normal. X means that the hard disk is broken-down.- means that there is no hard disk. If the user need to change the damaged hard disk, you must shut down the DVR and take up all the damaged hard disks,then install a new one.
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NightWatcher D1 Digital Video Recorder User Manual 4.6.3 LOG 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. Set the time section to look up and click the look up button.
NightWatcherD1 Digital Video Recorder User Manual 5 FAQ and maintenance 5.1 FAQ If the problems are not listed, please contact the local service or call the HQ service. We are willing to offer the service. 1、 The DVR can not boot up normally. Possible reasons are as followed: The power supply is not correct.
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NightWatcher D1 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Possible reasons are as followed: The program is not matched. Please update the program. The image brightness is all 0. Please restore the default setup. There is no video input signal or the signal is too weak.
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NightWatcher D1 Digital Video Recorder User Manual It is not an active tone arm. It is not an active sound box. The audio lines are damaged. The hardware of the DVR is damaged. 9、 There is audio signal in the surveillance window but mo audio signal in the playback state.
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NightWatcher D1 Digital Video Recorder User Manual The sensitivity is too low. Limited by some hardware edition. 13、 I can not login via web or CMS. Possible reasons are as followed: The system is windows 98 or win me. We recommend updating to windows 2000sp4 or higher Version or installing the software for low edition.
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NightWatcher D1 Digital Video Recorder User Manual The data is too much. Please stop recording and backup. The data exceeds the backup storage. The backup equipment is not compatible. The backup equipment is damaged. 17、 The keyboard can not control the DVR.
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NightWatcher D1 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Possible reasons are as followed: Front vidicon quality is bad. The lens is too dirty. The vidicon is in backlighting installation. The hard disk capability is not enough. The hard disk is damaged.
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NightWatcher D1 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Possible reasons are as followed: 1 HDD manage without partition for snapshot. 2 Partition for snapshot is 0 3 The snapshot function is not enable on record-> storage of related channel. 27、 The time shows on digital channel is not the same as local side: Enable the time synchronous function of digital channel.
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NightWatcher D1 Digital Video Recorder User Manual DVR from static or inductive electricity. Do not pull out the video signal line or RS-232 port or RS-485 port with the power on. Do not use the TV in the local video output port(VOUT) of DVR. It will damage the video output circuit easily.
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NightWatcherD1 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Appendix 1.Remote controller operation Serial Name Function number Multi-window Same function as Multi-window button in the front button panel Numeric button Code input/number input/channel switch 【Esc】 Same function as【Esc】button in the front panel Direction button Same function as direction button in the front panel Record control Control the record...
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NightWatcherD1 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Appendix 2.Mouse operation *Take right hand as an example The mouse in USB connection is supported. Operation Function Double click one item in the file list to playback the video Double click the playback video to zoom in or out the Double left click screen Double click the channel to make it full screen display...
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For one piece 500G HDD,real time CIF for recording,it will keep recording for about 25 days.HDD spaces per channel is 200M/H,if 4channels real time CIF at 24hours recording uninterrupted,it can last:500G/(200M/H*24H*4ch)=26 days Feature Model HVR5006D-E Main Processor High performance embedded microprocessor Operating Embedded LINUX...
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NightWatcher D1 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Video Preview Monitor:D1, VGA:High Definition, HDMI(optional) Playback 1080P/720P/960H/D1/HD1/CIF/QCIF Analog + digital: 4*D1+2*D1 2*D1+4*D1 Only Digital: Hybrid Input 6*D1 1*720P+ 3*D1 2*720P 4*960H 1*1080P Zones:64(8*8)detection zones,Sensitivity:1-6(6 is highest) Motion Detect Trigger recording,PTZ movement,tour,alarm,e-mail,snapshot & FTP...
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