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  • Page 2 PRECAUTIONS Warning Unauthorized reproduction of all or part of this manual is strictly prohibited. The FIGURES in this manual are only for illustration purposes. They may differ from the actual product. The specifications and design of the product are subject to change without prior notice for purposes of quality improvement.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION ...............5 Specifications ..............................5 Components ..............................5 Major Features ..............................6 Front Panel View ............................. 7 Rear Panel View ............................... 7 2 INSTALLATION & CONNECTION ..........8 Connection Order ............................8 Terminal Block ..............................9 PTZ Camera & Keyboard Controller ......................9 Sensor Connection ............................
  • Page 4 Zoom ................................46 De-Interlace ..............................46 8 BACKUP ................47 Backup ................................48 Capture ................................49 Print ................................49 Log Backup ..............................49 Setup Backup ..............................50 NAS Backup ..............................50 9 PTZ ..................51 Setting a PTZ Camera ........................... 51 Controlling a PTZ Camera ..........................

  • Page 5: Introduction

    1 INTRODUCTION Specifications VMAXD1 16 VMAXD1 8 System Full D1 Digital Video Recorder Format 16Ch – D1 480/400 8Ch – D1 240/200 Linux Embedded - Built in Flash Memory Video Input 16 BNC 8 BNC Monitor 16 BNC, 1 VGA, 1 HDMI...

  • Page 6: Major Features

    Major Features Advanced H.264 Linux Embedded DVR HEXAPLEX – Live, Playback, Recording, Backup, Network, Configuration Full HD Output for Playback and Live Display 240fps at D1 for 8 Channel 480fps at D1 for 16 Channel HDMI, Composite, & VGA Support Jog Shuffle Looping Output Zoom-in Live and Playback...

  • Page 7: Front Panel View

    Front Panel View Name Description Power Button Turn ON or OFF. Authorization is required. Lock Button Lock your system. Authorization is required. Number Buttons Select channel. Status Indication Indicates each functional status. Optical Device Bay Door for CD-ROM Functional Buttons Shortcut keys for the indicated function.

  • Page 8: Installation & Connection

    2 INSTALLATION & CONNECTION Connection Order By referring to the diagram above [Figure 2-1], make a connection accordingly. Connect CCTV Camera Signal to BNC Input on rear panel. Set video configuration with combination of dip switch. Connect display monitor to TV OUT on rear panel. No GUI is displayed through TV Out port.

  • Page 9: Terminal Block

    Terminal Block The terminal blocks located in the rear of the VMAXD1 are for the connection of the PTZ, Sensor, Relay, and POS. The number of terminal blocks may vary depending on the model. PTZ Camera & Keyboard Controller Connect the PTZ control cable to the Terminal Block, TRXD+ and TRXD-, in the rear panel of the DVR. You may refer to “...

  • Page 10: System Control

    3 SYSTEM CONTROL The VMAXD1 series can be controlled easily by using the front panel buttons, front panel jog/shuttle, remote controller, and/or the mouse. Remote Controller Name Power Button Number Buttons in Input Number DVR ID Button System Operation and Setup Menu: Enter Menu Esc: Exit to Previous Mode Search: Search Recorded Image...

  • Page 11: Setup

    4 SETUP For Setup menu, click the right button of the mouse or press [Setup] button on the front panel. ID and Password are required for initial installation. Default ID and Password are shown below. Local Admin: 00000, User1 : 1111111, User2 : 2222222, User3 : 333333, User4 : 4444444 To change the password, right click on mouse, and click [Setup] >...

  • Page 12: Time

    Time Right-click the mouse button; then select [Setup] > [Time]. Time Sync Synchronize the time with the NTP (Network Time Protocol) server. The time will be synchronized with the NTP once every hour. If synchronization with the NTP server fails, synchronization with RTC will be established. Set the Time Sync to NTP or OFF.
  • Page 13 Time Zone Select your local Time Zone. Turn ON or OFF the daylight savings time (DST). If DST has been set to ON, select the Start Time and End Time for DST. For a weekly setting in the [Start Time] and [End Time] fields, set Day to 0.

  • Page 14: Camera

    Camera Right-click mouse button; then select [Setup] > [Camera]. Camera To setup a camera, select the Camera tab. Connect: Connect or disconnect the camera channel. ON means cameras is connected. To disconnect, turn camera OFF. When the camera channel is set to disconnected, the video contents will not be displayed even if the camera is actually connected.
  • Page 15 To setup a PTZ camera, select the PTZ tab. Select the Protocol for the PTZ camera you are using. Setup Camera ID and Baud Rate. Check your camera manual for the information. Set a Tour, so camera can automatically move between different presets. Configure up to two Tours, and each tour can have up to 8 presets If a tour has been set, set the Duration for the staying time when the tour is activated.
  • Page 16 When the POS device has been configured, setup the VMAXD1 to record any transactions sent from the POS device. Go to [Setup] > [Recording] > [Recording], and make sure Text is set to ON.
  • Page 17 User can perform a search by looking up an item on the POS transaction. To perform a search based on POS transactions, click the right mouse button during Playback Mode, and click [Text Search] > [CH##]. A Keyboard will appear. Using the mouse, type in the item you wish to search; then click Search button. The keyboard is case sensitive.
  • Page 18 Motion Select the Motion tab to configure the motion detection settings. Select Motion Area of each channel. When clicked, the single channel mode composed of square boxes appears on the screen. Use the mouse to select areas you wish to disable motion detection. Areas where motion detection is disabled will be indicated in the color brown. Select Motion Area of each channel.
  • Page 19 Relay Select from NO (Normally Open) or NC (Normally Closed). If the wrong type is selected, relay will not work. NO, which is normally open, closes when a signal is received. NC, which is normally closed, opens when a signal is received. Relay Output Connection Relay output signal to external device such as Alarm or Siren.

  • Page 20: Recording

    Recording The Recoding setup is to configure the environment of the system’s record configuration and major functions. VMAXD1 allows you to create a more detailed recording schedule by setting four unique record configurations. Right-click mouse button; then select [Setup] > [Recording]. Select the specific schedule (Schedule1, Schedule2, Schedule3, Schedule4) you wish to configure, and change the settings for the selected recording schedule.
  • Page 21 Normal Speed: When there is no event, the VMAXD1 will record with this frame rate. Event Speed: This will be the recording frame rate for Event Recording, Sensor, and Audio. MODEL CIF (NTSC/PAL) 2CIF (NTSC/PAL) 4CIF (NTSC/PAL) VMAXD1 16 480/400fps 480/400fps 480/400fps VMAXD1 8 480/400fps...
  • Page 22 Alarm This feature is used to generate alarms through the PTZ Preset, E-mail, Spot 1, Popup, and/or Callback in case of an event. You can configure up to eight presets (1-8). Popup function is to inform event occurrence to the user through a warning window in the real-time monitoring mode.
  • Page 23 Duration Pre Alarm: Set as ON or OFF. If ON is selected, the VMAXD1 will record the frames of the last 7 seconds before the event occurrence. Post Alarm: Set the duration you wish the VMAXD1 to record immediately after the event has ended. Select from 5, 10, 15, 20, 50, 100, and 300 seconds.
  • Page 24 Advanced Watermark: Set as ON or OFF. QP Control: This will help adjust the size of the files that need to be saved by adjusting the quality of the image. Select from CBR or VBR. CBR will give you consistent file sizes but different image qualities. VBR will give you consistent image qualities but different file sizes.

  • Page 25: Schedule

    Schedule VMAXD1 allows you to create a more detailed recording schedule by combining four unique record configurations on a weekly 24 hour basis. Right-click mouse button; then select [Setup] > [Schedule]. Select the specific schedule configuration (Schedule1, Schedule2, Schedule3, Schedule4) you wish to apply to the schedule, and use your mouse to select the time block(s) you wish to apply the configuration to.

  • Page 26: Disk Configuration

    Disk Configuration In the Storage menu, remember to save the new settings after making changes. If not, the new settings will not be applied to the system. The system will initializes the menu to the basic setting. Auto Deletion Set a limit on the number of days within a month your VMAXD1 can record. Select from None, 1Day, 7Days, 30Days, or User Setting (1-31).
  • Page 27 When removing a HDD installed to the VMAXD1 or a storage device connected to the VMAXD1 through a USB port, the user must execute the [Eject] command first. Backup: The storage devices placed in Backup will only be used for backing up data. They can never be used to store data. Depending on the storage type, the storage can only be used for Recording or Backup purposes.

  • Page 28: Network Configuration

    Network Configuration Ethernet Select TCP/IP or ADSL and input the necessary information to connect your VMAXD1 to the network. TCP/IP: Uses a fixed IP in the Local Area Network environment. Go to [Setup] > [Network Config] > [Network]. Check the box to use TCP/IP. Enter the IP Address, Subnet Mask, Defualt Gateway, Primary DNS, and Secondary DNS.
  • Page 29 DDNS As part of the DNS system, the Dynamic Domain Name Server (DDNS) updates IP addresses of the host name in real-time and assigns fixed domain names to the systems linked to that DNS server, allowing users to use the same DNS name regardless of the change in the IP address.
  • Page 30 Client Configuration Go to [Setup] > [Network Config] > [Client Configuration]. The Ports need to be set in order for the VMAXD1 to connect to the client software(s) properly. CMS (VMS) Port: This is used to connect the VMAXD1 to a CMS or VMS software. The default value is between 2000 and 2007. A randomly chosen value can be used depending on the network environment.
  • Page 31 Max Transfer Speed This configures the settings for the data sent over the network. Go to [Setup] > [Network] > [Max Transfer Speed]. Select the settings of the picture(s) that you wish to send over the network. Picture Resolution: Adjust the resolution of the picture(s) that are sent over the network. Picture Quality: Adjust the quality of the picture(s) that are sent over the network.
  • Page 32 Callback This feature will transmit a signal to a callback server located at a remote site and begin recording automatically. Check the Callback box to turn ON this function. Configure the Callback Server IP, Port Number, User ID, and Event Type. For the Callback Server IP, user can enter an IP or a URL.

  • Page 33: System

    System DVR Name The default name is the MAX Address of the VMAXD1, but the name can be changed. The new name can consist of up to 20 letters. ID for Remote Controller To use remote controller, this ID must match the Remote Controller ID. If not, the remote controller will not be able to send input singles to the VMAXD1.
  • Page 34 Upgrade Easily upgrade your VMAXD1 firmware or the VMAXD1 firmware or the Setup Menu Settings using an external or portable storage device. Make sure the storage device that contains the upgraded file is connected to the VMAXD1. Click Firmware to upgrade the VMAXD1 firmware.
  • Page 35 Error Alarm Action Select how you wish to be notified of any alarm errors (Video Loss Signal, HDD Full, Fan Failed, HDD Failure, and Storage Warning). Go to [Setup] > [System]. On the Error Alarm Action selection widow, select how to be notified of the alarm. Select from Off Buzzer, E-mail, Relay01, and Popup Window.

  • Page 36: Live

    5 LIVE Real Time Live View After booting is finished, Audio, Recording Status, Channel Title, Connection Status, Time, and HDD Status are all displayed.

  • Page 37: Status Icons

    Status Icons Recording Event Motion Detection Recording Sensor Recording Audio Recording Pattern Change Recording Text Recording Recording Event Icons are still displayed even when recording has been stopped. Recording Mode Video Recording Audio Recording Text Recording Recording Mode Icons distinguish recording status. Monitoring Mode Video is not connected or Video is covert.

  • Page 38: System Login

    System Login System users are divided into local administrators and general users. The local administrator can use all functions of the VMAXD1. The local administrator can use all functions: System Power On/Off, Setup, Live View, and Playback. Local Admin However, remote access is not available. Up to four users are allowed.

  • Page 39: Screen Division And Auto Sequence

    Screen Division and Auto Sequence After the system has booted, images will be displayed on a 9 or 16 Screen Division Mode, depending on the model. The system follows user’s setting for the screen division, once the DVR has been rebooted. VMAXD1 Series provides the following screen division modes: 1, 4, 9, Big, 16, Biggest, and Auto Sequence.

  • Page 40: Zoom

    Zoom This feature enables users to zoom in and/or out a single channel mode display during Real-Time Monitoring Mode. Click the right mouse button, and click the Magnifying Glass icon located on right corner of the Menu. After selecting a channel, the Single (1) Channel Display will appear with the zoom control screen displaying at the bottom-right. Move the mouse pointer to an area in the zoom control screen that you wish to magnify and double-click it.

  • Page 41: Search

    6 SEARCH Express Search Express search is the calendar search. This allows you to search and playback by Date & Time, Multi-Channel, MultTime, Multi-Day, and/ Event. In the real-time monitoring mode, click the right mouse button, and select [Search] > [Express Search]. Date and Time Search Select the desired date.

  • Page 42: Jump To Last Saved Data

    Searching by the file list is only available in the Multi-Channel Search Current Recorded image files with the current set time Old Number Recorded image files before the time change Event Event is used to search for a recorded data by events. Select All, Motion, Sensor, Audio, and/or Text.

  • Page 43: Playback

    7 PLAYBACK VMAXD1 Series provide a variety of playback functions: Smart Search, PCD Search, Express Search, Text Search, Multi-Time, Multi-Day, Multi-Channel, Panorama Playback, Event Playback, and Audio Playback. To go to Playback mode, click the button located on the Control Bar of real-time monitoring mode. Playback Control Bar In the Playback mode, user can playback video contents by using the buttons shown below.

  • Page 44: Smart Search

    Forward Playback Frame-by--Frame Forward Frame by Frame Pause For every click the speed will increase. The speed ranges from Forward Play / Fast Forward x1 to x30. Selecting the right-mouse button or menu button in the Playback Mode opens the Playback Menu as shown below. Smart Search This feature is used to search an image for movement within a specific zone.

  • Page 45: Express Search

    Express Search Click the right mouse button during Playback mode, and select [Express Search]. The Search window will appear. Multi Time The user can playback the video contents of the certain channel recorded in different time zones simultaneously. The search results are ordered from the oldest to the most recent videos.

  • Page 46: Backup

    Backup Capture and backup an image onto a CD or an External Device. Backup: Save the image onto a CD or External Device. Snapshot: Capture and save the displayed screen. Zoom Move to Zoom Mode. See “Live” for more details. De-Interlace Ally de-interlace to the image.

  • Page 47: Backup

    8 BACKUP To backup the data, the PC shall be equipped with CD and DVD or connected with a storage device such as HDD, CD and DVD via the USB 2.0 port. For supported external devices, refer to “ ”. The user can backup data in the real-time monitoring, search, log, APPENDIX or playback mode.

  • Page 48: Backup

    Backup Right click mouse button during real-time monitoring mode; then click [Backup] > [Backup]. A list of the devices that can be selected is outputted with simple information of the currently selected devices When a device is selected, the free space and total capacity for the selected device are displayed. To change the start and end time, press the Select button and adjust the date and time using the arrow keys.

  • Page 49: Capture

    Capture The Capture function allows the user create a JPG file in monitoring, playback, search, or log mode, and then, save the image data. To backup the currently displayed image, right click mouse button during real-time monitoring mode; then go to [Backup] > [Capture].

  • Page 50: Setup Backup

    Setup Backup The Setup Backup is to save the current menu settings. This function enables the user to copy the settings and apply the same settings to other systems. For the Setup Backup, a device for backup must be connected. Right click mouse button during real-time monitoring mode;...

  • Page 51: Ptz

    9 PTZ Setting a PTZ Camera This allows users to monitor live view, using a PTZ camera. Connect the PTZ camera to the VMAXD1. For details on external connection, refer to “Terminal Block” in this manual. Select [Setup] > [Camera] > [PTZ]. Configure the Protocol, ID, Baud Rate, Duration, and/or Tour.

  • Page 52: Controlling A Ptz Camera

    Controlling a PTZ Camera To control a PTZ camera, go to [Menu] > [PTZ] or press PTZ button on the remote controller. Select Channel of the PTZ camera you wish to control. Direction Keys: Adjust the PTZ camera to look at a different scene. Wide: Zoom Out Tele: Zoom In Min.

  • Page 53: System Information

    10 System Information Version Displays all the general system information. Go to [Menu] > [ Information] > [Version].

  • Page 54: System Log

    System Log Displays recorded event log information for each day. Go to [Menu] > [ Information] > [System Log]. Go to [Setup] > [Information] > [System Log]; then the System Log window will appear. Using the mouse or the arrow keys and SELECT button, select a desired date on the activated Calendar. The user can check the time and the log type by using the arrow keys in the log list.

  • Page 55: Miscellaneous Control

    Go to [Menu] > [ Information] > [Misc Control]. Audio Select the Audio tab; then, select the channel(s) to be activated or Mute. VMAXD1 16 supports 16 channels of audio, and VMAXD1 8 supports 8 channels of audio. Relay Select the Relay tab; then, select those you wish to activate.

  • Page 56: Monitor Configuration

    Monitor Configuration Configure the Camera Title, Control Bar, Button Sound, HD Frequency, Screen Saver, Spot Sequence, Main Sequence, and TV Adjustment. Select [Information ] > [Monitor Configuration], and the Single Channel Screen Mode will display with Monitor window. Camera Title: Turn ON to display the camera title on the display screen.

  • Page 57: Remote Access

    11 REMOTE ACCESS There are two types of remote software available: PC Web Viewer and Mobile Web Viewer. Features Live Monitoring and Playback Relay Control and Two-Way Audio Screen Capture Digital Zoom PTZ Control Preset Movement Remote Detail Setup Connection Open Internet Explorer and enter the IP Address for your VMAXD1.

  • Page 58: Live Mode

    Live Mode Display real-time live view of connected camera by clicking button. If no cameras are connected, an image will not display. Image Name Description Display Mode Used to change the screen division mode. Sequence Activate sequence of connected cameras. PTZ Control Use to control PTZ camera.

  • Page 59: Playback Mode

    Playback Mode Display playback mode by clicking button. Playback Mode also allows user to search recorded data. Name Description Live / Playback Switch display from Live Mode to Playback Mode or Vice Versa. Use to capture the current display image. When clicked, the capture image will appear. Capture Click the right mouse button and press Save As to save the captured image.
  • Page 60 Application Setup Enables user to set the filter option for display image and the duration time for the Sequence function. Adjust Allows user to adjust the image color, brightness, and other camera settings. DVR Setup Manager Contains all configuration setup information like your VMAXD1 system. User can remotely configure most of the settings with this tool. Search Perform a Date &...

  • Page 61: Dna

    12 DNA DNA stands for DVR Network Agent. It connects to the DVR(s) and controls it from a remote location. Setup Install DNA Remote Client Software on your PC for powerful remote client features. We recommend all users to download DirectX 9.0 before installation. To install DirectX 9.0, go to [http://www.microsoft.com]. Insert the included CD in your client PC.
  • Page 62 Installation will begin. Press [Close] when it is completed.

  • Page 63: User Interface

    User Interface Name Description Information Button Displays DNA version number. Display Mode Switch to Full Screen or Minimize the window. Exit Power OFF the DNA Software. DVR and Cameras listed on DVR/CH. DVR(s) registered as a favorite will be listed on Site List the Favorite list.

  • Page 64: Configuration

    Configuration Adding a DVR Login to the DNA software. User ID is Admin. Password is 00000000. Enter [Configuration]. Under DVR Group/DVR/Camera list, select [DVR] and click the right mouse button. Select [Add Group] and type a name for the new group. Select the new group and click the right mouse button.
  • Page 65 Assigning User(s) to a DVR Enter [Configuration]. Select [User-DVR-Assignment] from the left column. To grant access to the DVR, drag and drop the registered DVR in the middle column to the User(s) you wish to give access to. Select [Add User]. Enter the user information to the right.

  • Page 66: Playback

    Playback DNA enables you to search and playback recorded videos remotely. Select The calendar will appear. Select the date which has the recorded video. Press [OK] button. The results will display in [Open File] window. Select the data you wish to see, and click [OK]. Time Date Search View the results as a timeline by clicking [Time/Date Search] tab on the top of the window.
  • Page 67 Remote File Recorded videos for the searched date will appear. Each line represents one hour time increments.

  • Page 68: Control

    Control Select the tab for information on the DVR, such as connected cameras, motion detection, sensor input, alarm output, and logs. The logs are separated into the categories All, Fail, Network, Record, and Normal. Through Control, you can enter the setup configuration on your connected device. Setup pages will differ according to the device.

  • Page 69: Event

    Event Event page displays current incoming event(s). User can play the event as a playback. Select a specific event. Right click mouse button and click [Play].

  • Page 70: Raid

    13 RAID The VMAXD1 supports RAID 1 and RAID 5 (Up to 8 Terabytes). Configuring RAID Prepare the hard drives and connect to the VMAXD1. RAID 1 requires more than 2 HDDs. RAID 5 requires more than 5 HDDs. Turn VMAXD1 ON. Right click VMAXD1 and go to [Setup] > [Disk Config] > [New]. Select the HDD and click [RAID 1 Creation].

  • Page 71: Destroying Raid

    Destroying RAID Destroy RAID to return to normal recording from RAID configuration. Right click VMAXD1 and go to [Setup] > [Disk Config] > [Recording]. Select the RAID you wish to destroy; then click RAID Destroy. If RAID Destroy is not selectable, select Offline first. Click YES when the popup window appears.

  • Page 72: Appendix

    Size Capacity Buffer SATA I, II 3.5“ 1, 2 Flat Up to 1.5TB over 8MB over 7200 Recommended PTZ Camera Protocol Vendor Model Protocol DWC-PTZ10X Digital Watchdog Digital Watchdog DWC-PTZ39X ULTRA_7 A.D. SENSORMATIC ULTRA_8 CHOU COHU3925 COHU DRX-500 Dongyang Dongyang...
  • Page 74 5436 W Crenshaw Street Tampa, FL 33634 Toll Free: 866-446-3595 Tel: 813-888-9555 Fax: 813-888-9262 www.Digital-Watchdog.com technicalsupport@dwcc.tv Technical Support Hours: Monday – Friday 8:30AM to 8:00PM Eastern Standard Time...

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