Before reading this manual This operation manual contains basic instructions on installing and using Network Video Recorder. Users who are using this product for the first time, as well as users with experience using comparable products, must read this operation manual carefully before use and heed to the warnings and precautions contained herein while using the product.
Before reading this manual Important Safeguards 1. Read Instructions 14. Damage requiring Service All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the appliance Unplug this equipment from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified is operated. service personnel under the following conditions: 2.
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Before reading this manual In-Text Symbol Type Description Caution Important information concerning a specific function. Note Useful information concerning a specific function. User’s Caution Statement Caution: Any changes or modifications to the equipment not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void your authority to operate the equipment.
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Before reading this manual The information in this manual is believed to be accurate as of the date of publication even though explanation about some functions may not be incorporated. We are not responsible for any problems resulting from the use thereof. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice.
Part 1 – Introduction Product Features This is a video recorder that supports surveillance, recording, and playback of video from pos (or video encoders). This NVR (Network Video Recorder) unit offers the following features: • Real-time 4/8/16-channel network surveillance • Supports Network Cameras with Zeroconf •...
Part 1 – Introduction Accessories Upon unpackaging the product, check the contents inside to ensure that all the following accessories are included. Network Video Recorder Power Cable / DC Adapter(12V, 48V) Quick Guide Operation Manual and Remote Optical USB Mouse IR Remote Control Program CD Assembly Screws for Adding Hard...
Part 1 – Introduction Overview Front Panel USB Ports Camera Buttons LEDs Panic Recording Button Alarm Button Search Mode Button Display Button PTZ Button Arrow and Playback Menu Button Control Buttons • Some buttons have more than one function. • Remote control sensor is located on the right side of the arrow buttons. Ensure that the sensor remains unobstructed at all times.
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Part 1 – Introduction returns the screen to Live mode. 1 USB Ports • Storage Device Connection 7 Display Button Connect an external USB hard drive or a USB flash Press the DISPLAY button to toggle screen formats. memory device to one of the USB ports for use with the Clip Copy feature.
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Part 1 – Introduction From paused state: % Button: To the previous screen & Button: To the next screen Button: Scans backward through the video at a fast rate. Playback (Press to cycle through Mode the speed) ! Button: Scans forward through the video at a fast rate.(Press to cycle through , and...
Part 1 – Introduction Rear Panel Factory Reset Button Audio Ports VGA Out Port HDMI Out Port eSATA Port Video In / PoE Ports Network Port Video In / Ext. Port Alarm Connection Ports RS-232 Port Power In Port (12V) Power In Port (48V) Rear Panel Connections Monitor Connection...
Part 1 – Introduction • Video In/Ext. Port Green LED on the right will begin to flash if connected a 1000 BASE-T network. Orange LED on the left will then flash once a link has been established. RS-232 Connection This port does not support PoE. It's possible to establish Connect an external device such as a POS unit to this a network with network cameras and external hubs port.
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Part 1 – Introduction • NO (Relay Alarm Outputs) Factory Reset This NVR is capable of activating/deactivating buzzers, lights, and other external devices. Connect a mechanical or electrical switch to NO and COM connectors. Electrical specifications are 2A sync at 125VAC and 1A sync at 30VDC.
Part 1 – Introduction Connections on the Rear Panel eSATA Storage Device Speaker VGA Monitor Camera Gigabit PoE Switch HDMI Monitor Camera Alarm Network Sensor Power (48V) Remote Monitoring Keyboard Power (12V)
Part 1 – Introduction Remote Control ID Button PANIC Button Camera Buttons STATUS Button LAYOUT Button PTZ Control Buttons REGISTER MODE Button THUMBNAIL Button CALENDAR Button KEYLOCK Button SETUP Button FREEZE Button LOG Button Enter Button Arrow Buttons ALARM Button SEQUENCE Button &...
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Part 1 – Introduction 1 ID Button 8 THUMBNAIL Button Used to assign remote control ID values. Used in Playback mode to access Thumbnail Search mode. Thumbnail Search mode displays thumbnails No additional remote control assignment is of video recordings and allows you to search necessary if the system's ID is 0.
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Part 1 – Introduction % Arrow Buttons c Playback Buttons Used to navigate through menus and interact with Scans backward through the video at a fast GUIs. In a Setup menu, use the Up/Down Arrow rate. (Press to cycle through , and buttons to increase or decrease numerical values.
Part 2 - Getting Started Setup Wizard Quick Wizard Setup Wizard lets you configure basic settings required Select Quick Wizard. for operating the system. Setup Wizard only appears during initial booting. To use Wizard after initial booting, go to Live menu and select Wizard.
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Part 2 - Getting Started Choose the desired Recording Method and click – Recording resolutions used under each recording method and record video quality setting are as follows: Next. High Video Standard Longer Recording Quality Priority Recording Time Priority Profile Profile Profile Motion...
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Part 2 - Getting Started Enter in the Device Name field the NVR name to be Specify whether the system is connected to the Internet and click Next. registered on the FEN server and then click Check to check its availability. If you have chosen No, wait for the test to finish •...
Part 2 - Getting Started Camera Registration • Protocol: Select the protocol used by the camera (or video encoder) you wish to search for. - ONVIF: PX, PT and NX series Once Network Setup Wizard is complete, click the "Scan" - iNEX: PLS-53xx button to scan for cameras connected to NVR.
Part 2 - Getting Started Advanced Setup: Video In IP Select Scan to commence scanning. Setup Only cameras that are connected to the NVR via VIDEO IN ports can be scanned and registered. If the camera is networked but not scanned, use this Select a camera from the scan list and then select setup.
Part 2 - Getting Started Camera Registration Mode Login While in Live mode, right-click and select Camera Configuring the NVR's settings and accessing its Registration. searching and other functions require an authorized user login. While in Live mode, right-click on the mouse and select Login and either press the SETUP button on the remote control.
Part 2 - Getting Started Live Mode Live Menu Press the MENU button on the NVR's front panel while in Live mode to bring up the Live menu on the right edge of the screen. Press MENU button once more to hide the menu. Use the Arrow buttons on the remote control to select the menu options.
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Part 2 - Getting Started 1 Layout Full Sequence Used to change the screen layout. Displays all channels in sequence while in Live mode 2 Display (single and split screen settings). In order to use the Full Sequence feature, Full Sequence (Display Setup - Main •...
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Part 2 - Getting Started 0 Status Storage Indicates each disk's status. Event This screen displays an overview of all events. When an event occurs, the corresponding channel flashes for 5 seconds. • Disk Bad A disk that has never been used Not Formatted before.
Part 2 - Getting Started Zoom • Configure Disk Bad and Disk Temperature settings under Setup > System > Monitoring. • Check each disk's data storage time information Press the ZOOM button on the remote control and under Recording Data. select a channel you wish to zoom in on.
Part 2 - Getting Started PTZ Control Setting Up a PTZ Preset While in PTZ mode, select the VIEW button on the While in Live mode, right-click and select PTZ from the remote control to display the Set Preset window and context menu or press the PTZ button on the NVR's assign the current position as a preset.
Part 2 - Getting Started Advanced Settings One Push In PTZ mode, selecting a camera and then clicking Set / Move to Preset Menu button loads the Advanced PTZ screen as shown below. You can load the Advanced PTZ screen also Device Menu supported by pressing the Play/Pause button and then SETUP by the camera...
Part 2 - Getting Started Context Menu Access Edit Group will terminate automatically after 15 seconds of inactivity. While in Live mode, press the remote control's button and then the Menu button to display the Context Menu window. You can display the ContextMenu window also by pressing the Play/Pause button and Video Recording then SETUP button on the front panel.
Part 2 - Getting Started Audio Recording Remote Control Buttons during Playback If the Record Audio option under Record Setup > General has been enabled, the camera will record audio along with video. For more information, refer to the Camera Button: Displays the selected recording in Audio on page 63, Record Setup on page 42.
Part 3 - Configuration Menu Use Change the setting and then select Apply or OK to save the change. Information contained in this section (Menu Use) To apply default settings, select the Default button applies to all other instructions found throughout Part located on the left bottom corner of the setup window.
Part 3 - Configuration Mouse If an upgrade attempt fails, an upgrade failure message will be displayed. Refer to Error Code Types on page 78 for more details. Using a mouse makes it easier to configure the settings. A mouse lets you make selections faster and use its wheel to scroll through long menus.
Part 3 - Configuration In order to display the system_log.txt file, you must use the correct character encoding settings and use a fixed-width font. • Clear All Data: Erases all recording data. Selecting Clear All Data displays a confirmation window. Select Clear to proceed.
Part 3 - Configuration User Configure Auto Login and Auto Logout settings. Select Apply or OK to exit. Use this option to register users and assign permissions. • Group names, user names, and passwords can be entered using the virtual keyboard. For more information on using the virtual keyboard, refer to the Text Input via Virtual Keyboard on page •...
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Part 3 - Configuration Group Permissions System Shutdown May shutdown the system from the system menu. Upgrade May upgrade the system from the system menu (System Setup). Color Control May adjust each camera's brightness, contrast, saturation, and hue settings. System Check May view System Check results.
Part 3 - Configuration Storage Monitoring Use this option to configure storage settings. Use this option to configure Monitoring settings. • Type: Indicates the type of the installed disk. • Settings: Configure when and what the system should monitor for. •...
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Part 3 - Configuration Monitoring Options Define monitoring times. If self-diagnosis is not performed on a regular basis, the system System will assume an error. Bootup, Restart, Define bootup, restart and shutdown actions. Shutdown Panic Record Define panic recording actions. The system will assume an error if the system has been scheduled to record normally but recording does not take place during scheduled intervals.
Part 3 - Configuration Record Setup To disable Auto Deletion, select Never. If enabled, recording data will be stored on the NVR for the specified number of days and then deleted Refer to the Menu Use on page 35 for basic automatically.
Part 3 - Configuration Schedule Simple Mode Options • Mode: Select No Record, Time, Event, or Time & Event. Unless the Panic button is pressed, no recording will take place during the Record scheduled time frames on the scheduled days. icon appears on the upper left corner of the screen.
Part 3 - Configuration Event Setup (PLS-53xx) Use the remote control's arrow buttons to move the block selection window up, down, left, and right. The selection window consists of 8 blocks per row. Select/ deselect individual blocks using the Camera buttons. Refer to the Menu Use on page 35 for basic You can use the mouse to drag the zone and then select, information on using the Setup menus.
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Part 3 - Configuration • Actions: Specify which actions to take when motion Trip Zone is detected. - Record: Specify which cameras to begin linked recording on when an event occurs. If the schedule is set to Event or Time & Event mode, the selected cameras will begin linked recording when an event occurs.
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Part 3 - Configuration • Actions: Specify which actions to take when Trip Zone is detected. - Record: Specify which cameras to begin linked recording on when an event occurs. If the schedule is set to Event or Time & Event mode, the selected cameras will begin linked recording when an event occurs.
Part 3 - Configuration Alarm-In Tampering • No.: Select which cameras to apply Tampering to. • No.: Enable / disable alarm-ins. • Sensitivity: Set to between 1 (Low) and 5 (High). This option includes both local and network camera • Activation Time: Specify how long tampering alarm-ins.
Part 3 - Configuration Video Loss Audio Detection (PLS-53xx) • Available only for PLS-53xx over iNEX protocol! • Actions: Specify which actions to take when a Video • No.: Select which cameras to apply Audio Detection Loss event occurs. - Record: Specify which cameras to begin linked •...
Part 3 - Configuration Text insertion (POS systems) • Line Delimiter: Designate a string to mark the end of a line. You can enter control strings by selecting and then entering ^, followed by a letter. For example, Carriage Return is ^M and Line Feed (new line) is ^J. •...
Part 3 - Configuration Network Setup Designate the IP address type as Manual or DHCP. In Refer to the Menu Use on page 35 for basic the Appendix under Recommended Network Setups information on using the Setup menus. you can find further information on the WAN setting. Manual General •...
Part 3 - Configuration Enter the IP address of the NVR. • It may not be possible to retrieve the IP address if there is no DHCP server. If this is the case, contact your network administrator. Adjust the frequency of the ping test. •...
Part 3 - Configuration Device Setup • You will not be able to save FEN settings unless you click on the Check bwutton next to the NVR Name field and check the entered name's availability. Refer to the Menu Use on page 35 Menu Use on •...
Part 3 - Configuration Display Setup • Text-In: Displays strings received from text-in devices. Select Display Dwell and specify how long to display the text-in string. Text-in strings are shown on the Refer to the Menu Use on page 35 for basic single screen only.
Part 3 - Configuration Notification Setup Callback Configure Callback settings. Schedule Select the + icon at the lower left corner of the screen to add a notification schedule. Enter the IP address of the receiving server and set Retry to between 1 and 10 in case of connection failure. Mail Configure Mail settings.
Part 3 - Configuration Select the icon to attach event recordings to outgoing mails. Select the icon to delete the account. Select MP4 Clip to attach event recordings to outgoing mails. Select OK to apply and exit. The event recordings generated by a camera can be attached only.
Part 3 - Configuration Camera Setup Advanced Setup (PLS-53xx) Configure security and other advanced camera settings. Refer to the Menu Use on page 35 for basic information on using the Setup menus. General Enable/disable the covert view and rename cameras. •...
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Part 3 - Configuration • Set: Choose a preset number and then enter a Types of configuration options shown vary depending name. This saves the current preset under the on the PTZ functions supported by the camera. specified preset number and name. •...
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Part 3 - Configuration • Set: Used to set up a tour profile. 3 Pattern Used to set up a pattern profile for the camera to follow along. - Name: Enter a name for the tour profile. • Start recording: Select a pattern number, enter - No.: Indicates the order of the function in the a name for the pattern, and then click OK to save tour sequence.
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Part 3 - Configuration Image Sensor Options 8 Auto Flip: Automatically flips the image when the camera tilts past 90° to prevent the objects from appearing upside down. • Digital: Flips the image left to right or top to bottom. •...
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Part 3 - Configuration • Smart IR: Adjust the IR LED's brightness level. Select • Manual: Adjust the white balance manually. Adjust On to allow the system to adjust the brightness level Red and Blue gain values. Greater the value, greater automatically.
Part 3 - Configuration • Focus Mode: Used to change the focus movement Stream format as Auto/Manual/Semi-Automatic. It may not be supported depending on the device. • WDR: Disables or enables the WDR (Wide Dynamic Range). When the very dark and very bright areas exist simultaneously on the screen, WDR allows you to recognize the both areas.
Part 3 - Configuration Audio (PLS-53xx) Upgrade (PLS-53xx) Select Firmware Upgrade to display the USB search Configure audio recording settings for all cameras simultaneously. window. Select the corresponding upgrade package from the storage device connected to the NVR's USB port. After selecting an upgrade package, select Apply to upgrade the camera.
Part 4 - Search Time-Lapse Search While in Live mode, select the Search Mode icon and select Time-Laspe Search or Event Log Search. Select MENU button on the remote control while in Search mode to display a menu from which you can select Control Area.
Part 4 - Search Search Menu 1 Layout Used to change the screen layout. 2 Display • OSD On/Off: Enables/disables the OSD feature. • Original Ratio On/Off: Setting On displays video on the camera screen in its original ratio. 3 Previous/Next Group Loads the previous/next screen group.
Part 4 - Search Time-Lapse Search Menu 1 Record Table Select (zoom-in) to compose recording data Display the current channel's recording information. in 1-minute segments and select (zoom-out) to compose recording data in 3-minute segments. Selecting zoom-out displays more time in one screen than zoom-in screen.
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Part 4 - Search 2 Playback Controls 4 Calendar Search Play and scan through video recordings. Playback controls have the same functions as their remote control counterparts. • Jog Shuttle Adjust the playback method and speed. Jog shuttle's vertical indicator indicates the current playback direction and speed.
Part 4 - Search 6 Motion Search Special characters such as \, /, :, ;, *, ?, !, “, <, >, and | are (This function supports only in single screen.) not permitted. Motion Search cannot be performed while using a split screen layout.
Part 4 - Search desired playback speed (x1/2, x1/3, x1/4, x1/6, x1/8) and 7 Text-In Search then select Play. Perform Text-In Search. Context Menu Select the Menu button or right-click on the Camera screen to access the context menu. • Zoom: Zoom in. •...
Part 4 - Search Event Log Search Camera Filter • Alarm-In: Select which channels to search alarm-in Select Search Mode > Event Log Search to bring up events in. the Event Log Search window. • Motion: Select which channels to search motion detection events in.
Part 4 - Search Overlapped Recording Search If the system's clock is changed to a point in the past, overlapping recordings may be produced. Overlapped recordings have to be searched in segments. For example, making a recording from 1 o'clock to 5 o'clock, changing the system's clock at 5 o'clock to 3 o'clock, and then continuing to record until 6 o'clock produces two recordings that overlap between 3 o'clock...
IDIS Web Part 5 - WebGuard WebGuard is a program that allows you to view and search video from remote locations over the Internet and can be accessed on a regular web browser such as Internet Explorer. System requirements for running WebGuard are as follows: •...
Part 5 - WebGuard WebGuard • Launching a new version of for the first time can cause Internet Explorer to load information from the previous version. In this case, navigate to Tools → Internet Options → General, delete temporary Internet files, and WebGuard then restart •...
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Part 5 - WebGuard Select the desired mode. Changing the mode places the selected camera in the first cell of the layout that will be changed. Select the camera you wish to monitor. Used to adjust live video quality. Used to control a PTZ camera at a remote location. Controls remote alarm out devices.
Part 5 - WebGuard Web Search Mode A remote web search program that allows you to search for recordings from remote locales in real-time. While in Web Search mode, connection to remote locales will terminate automatically after 30 minutes of inactivity. $ % ^ &...
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Part 5 - WebGuard Zoom in or out on the video. Adjust image brightness. Use the playback controls to play back video. Go to First Fast Forward Play by Frame (backwards) Play by Frame (forwards) Rewind Go to Last Play/Pause Select the desired mode.
Part 6 - Appendix System Log Types Boot Up Panic On System Shutdown Panic Off Restart Clear All Data Upgrade Success Clear Disk Upgrade Error Format Disk Power Failure Disk Full Time Changed Auto Deletion Time Zone Change Search Begin Time Sync.
Part 6 - Appendix Error Code Types Upgrade Error Codes Type Type Unknown Error Remote Network Error Incorrect File Version No Remote Upgrade Permission Incorrect OS Version Remote Upgrade File Save Failure Incorrect Software Version Remote Upgrade Cancelled by User Incorrect Kernel Version USB Storage Device Mount Failure Storage Device Mount Failure...
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Part 6 - Appendix Network Error Codes Type Type Cause of Failure Unknown Connection Cancelled by User Normal Logout No Response from Network Device Host All Channels in Use - Connection Denied High Network Noise Level Incorrect Product Version Info Transmission Queue Full Incorrect User Name or Password Incorrect OEM Info...
PoE switches integrated on the NVR. Power to the PoE switches is by means of a separate power supply. Output PoE PNR-5316 / PNR-5308: Ports 1~4 max. 37W, Ports 5~8 max. 37W Output PoE PNR-5304: Ports 1~4 max. 74W...
Part 6 - Appendix Recommended Network Setups Due to the diverse application possibilities of the PNR recorders, we recommend certain network setup options. The following examples show possible applications and the network setups suitable for the individual components. For clarity, different IP segments in the following examples are marked as follows: •...
Part 6 - Appendix Cameras on the PNR with WAN Network Video-In Client Port Port PoE Switch Cameras Switch (DHCP Server) Video-In/PoE Ports iRAS Cameras RAS mobile Keyboard PNR Video-In / Video-In/PoE PNR WAN Camera Manual (S1) Manual (S2) Manual (S1) Manual (S1) DHCP-Client (S2) Manual (S1)
Part 6 - Appendix Cameras on the local network and on the PNR Video-In Port iRAS Switch RAS mobile Keyboard Network Client Port Video-In/PoE Ports Cameras PoE Switch Cameras (DHCP Server) PNR Video-In / Video-In/ PNR WAN Camera over PoE Camera over WAN Manual (S1) Manual (S1)
Part 6 - Appendix Troubleshooting Problem Solution • Check the power cable connection status. The main unit won't turn on. • Check the power outlet. • Check the camera's video cable connection status. • Check the monitor's video cable connection status. Unable to display Live video.
Monitor Out VGA: 1 DB15 Video Resolution 1920 x 1200, 1920 x 1080, 1680 x 1050, 1600 x 1200 480ips @ Full HD (PNR-5316) Recording Speed (IPS) 240ips @ Full HD (PNR-5308) 120ips @ Full HD (PNR-5304) Playback Speed (IPS)
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Part 6 - Appendix Connectors Video In Ethernet: 4/9/9 ports (PNR-5304/5308/5316) Camera Power Out Ethernet: 4/8/8 ports (PNR-5304/5308/5316) HDMI: 1 HDMI Monitor Out VGA: 1 DB15 Audio Out 1 RCA connector Alarm Terminal block Ethernet Port 1 RJ-45 eSATA Port 1 eSATA RS-232 Serial Port Terminal block, text insertion (POS/ATM)
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