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  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    CONTENT  Safety Instruction ................................4  Chapter 1 Features................................1  Chapter 2: Overview................................2  2.1 Front Panel................................2  2.1.1、4Channel DVR Front Panel ........................2  2.1.2、8Channel DVR Front Panel ........................3  2.1.3、16Channel DVR Front Panel ........................4  2.2 Rear Panel................................9  2.2.1、4Channel DVR Back Panel........................9  2.2.2、8Channel DVR Back Panel........................9  2.2.4、16Channel DVR Back Panel.........................10  2.3 4/8-CH Remote Controller ..........................13 ...
  • Page 3 Chapter 6: Web Application Manager .........................40  6.1 Plug-in download and installation ........................40  6.2 Web Application Manager Log-in........................41  6.3 Live interface ..............................41  6.3.1 Menu Bar ..............................41  6.3.2 Playback..............................43  6.3.3 Configuration............................46  6.3.4 Local setting.............................55  6.3.5 Logout..............................55  Chapter 7: Appendix ..............................56  7.1 Operation Function Table ...........................56  7.2 Record Alarm setting ............................57 ...

  • Page 4: Safety Instruction

    Safety Instruction 1. Read Instruction All the safety and operating instruction should be read before the equipment is operated. 2. Power sources This equipment should be operated only from the type of power source indicated on the marking label. If you are not sure of the type of power, please consult your equipment dealer. 3.

  • Page 5: Chapter 1 Features

    Chapter 1 Features Function Brief and Description Double video output; with monitor, VGA virtual output port or HDMI Output; Real time Support net-viewer and MP live surveillance and also support zoom in/out, auto monitoring sequence and PIP display. H.264 video compression format; record quality/resolution/frame rate adjustable, Record multiple record modes (Always, Scheduled, Manual, Alarm, Motion detection and remote record)

  • Page 6: Chapter 2: Overview

    Chapter 2: Overview 2.1 Front Panel Reminder: DVR is the abbreviation of Digital Video Recorder Equipment. 2.1.1 4Channel DVR Front Panel Key title Item Remark Function & Description or Indicator Connect to USB2.0 port USB Port Power Indicator If the “Green” indicator is on the system is getting power normally. IR Receiver Receives IR signal from Remote Controller HDD Indicator...

  • Page 7: 2、8Channel Dvr Front Panel

    2.1.2 8Channel DVR Front Panel Item Key title or Indicator Remark Function & Description USB Port Connect to USB2.0 port If the “Green” indicator is on the system is getting power Power Indicator normally. IR Receiver Receives IR signal from Remote Controller When the “Red”...

  • Page 8: 3、16Channel Dvr Front Panel

    2.1.3 16Channel DVR Front Panel Key title Item Type Marks Function /Indicator When the “Red” indicator flashes it means the HDD indicator hard drive is being read or written to. Indicator If the “Green” indicator is on the system is Power indicator getting power normally.
  • Page 9 Key title Marks Item Type Function /Indicator Left arrow key Move left Up arrow key Move up Direction Key Right arrow key Move right Down arrow key Move down Press the [Enter] key to enter into PTZ control, confirm the processing or Enter key ENTER Complex Key...
  • Page 10 Key title Marks Item Type Function /Indicator CH1；Numeric key1 CH11-CH16 select method: press key 1 plus other CH2；Numeric key2 numeric key. Such as CH16 CH3；Numeric key3 display, firstly press 1, then CH4；Numeric key4 Channel Display press 6. CH select and CH5；Numeric key5 Numeric Input Numeric key...
  • Page 12 Key title Marks Function On the menu mode, rotate the outside circle to right-and-left move Shuttle menu setting items and rotate the inner circle to up-and-down move button the menu setting items. USB Port Left: Port for Mouse; Right: Port for storage device. Up/Down Allow you change numbers and settings etc.

  • Page 13: Rear Panel

    2.2 Rear Panel 2.2.1 4 Channel DVR Rear Panel 2.2.2 8 Channel DVR Rear Panel Item Physical port Connection method 4CH:Connect CH1-4 (Virtual) video input device（BNC interface） Video input 8CH:Connect CH1-8 (Virtual) video input device（BNC interface） Video output Connect monitor output (BNC interface) Audio Input 4CH DVR: 4CH audio input (BNC interface）...

  • Page 14: 4、16Channel Dvr Back Panel

    2.2.2 b) Item Physical port Connection method Video input 8CH:Connect CH1-8 (Virtual) video input device（BNC interface） Video output Connect monitor output (BNC interface) Audio Output 8CH DVR:8CH output. BNC (interface） Ethernet: Port Connect LAN, Ethernet (RJ45 interface) VGA Port Connect to VGA monitor, such as PC monitor (Optional) USB Port Connect USB mouse ALARM...
  • Page 15 Item Physical port Connection method Connect CH1-16 (Virtual) video input（BNC interface） Video input Video output (UP) Main video output; (Down) Spot output (BNC interface) Audio input Connect CH1-4 audio signal input (BNC interface) Audio output Connect audio signal output, including spot main audio output and sequence audio output (BNC interface) Audio input Connect (CH5~CH16) Audio input...
  • Page 16 List 2-11 RS485/Sensor/Alarm port functions: Alarm input: Connect [-] port of your sensor to G (GND) pin, and [+] port to channel input according to the alarm device you purchased. Alarm output: Connect to the two ports marked with “out” PTZ Port：Connect your camera to RS-485A and RS485B accordingly.

  • Page 17: 4/8-Ch Remote Controller

    4/8-CH Remote Controller Item Key title Key function Channel select 1-8; Numeric key Numeric key; Clicking numeric “0” allow you 9、0 switch to GUI (Graphical user Interface) function Multiple display mode Enter into Main menu/Exit Menu ▲ Up arrow key, Volume adjust ▼...

  • Page 18: 16-Ch Remote Controller

    2.4 16-CH Remote Controller Key Title Key Function Press the button to enter into manual record. SEARCH Press the button to enter into record search menu Enter into Quad display 2×2 Enter into 9-split display 3×3 Enter into 16-split display 4×4 Enter into dwell time display AUTO...
  • Page 19 Mouse Operation Except using buttons of front panel or remote controller, you also can use mouse to perform system operation. TYPE Function In menu lock mode, Enter into pop-up menu and clicking any sub menu to pop up Log-in window; on menu unlock mode, enter into pop-up menu, and then clicking left key to enter into any sub menu directly.

  • Page 20: Chapter 3 Dvr Installation

    Chapter 3 DVR INSTALLATION HDD Installation （Applicable to the model with HDD drawer） Caution： Please do not Install or take out hard drive when DVR is running! (1) The model has a HDD drawer. Please use provided key to take out the HDD drawer and put HDD into the drawer correctly.

  • Page 21: Chapter 4: Dvr Boot Up

    Chapter 4: DVR Boot up 4.1 System Initialization After connecting the Power cable of DVR to wall outlet and pressing the Power button on the front panel, you will enter into the system initializing screen shown as Picture 4-1 Picture 4-1 4.2 Live Interface After finishing initialization the system will enter into <Live>...

  • Page 22: Main Menu Guide

    5.2 Main Menu Guide Live set  Display Output Set  Privacy Zone  Record Parameters  Record Schedule  Main Stream  Record Search  Event Search Search Backup Log search Network Set  Sub stream  Main Menu  Email Set  Network Mobile Set  DDNS Set  Motion  Alarm Alarm set  HDD  PTZ set  Device Serial Set  General  System Users  System Information  Maintain  Advanced Event   ...

  • Page 23: Main Menu

    5.3 Main Menu On <Live> mode, click [Menu] button on the front panel or Remote controller to enter into Main menu interface shown as Picture 5-2. And also you can click [ ] icon to enter the main menu screen. In Main Menu mode, you can control device management settings, such as Display, Record, Network, Search, Device, System and Advanced setting etc.

  • Page 24: Output Mode

    5.3.1.2 Output mode Go to [Main menu Display Output] Click [Live] to pop up the interface to enter into the output set interface shown as Picture 5-6. Now you could shown as Picture 5-5. perform channel sequence setting. Picture 5-5 Picture 5-6 Click [Spot sequence] to enter into the Click [Spot output] option and set...

  • Page 25: Record Set

    Picture 5-10 Picture 5-11 5.3.1.3 Privacy Zone The function Allow you setup privacy zone parameters according to Picture 5-12. Each channel could set up to four privacy zones, and please follow below steps to set: 1. Select the area no (Area 1 ~ Area 4); 2.

  • Page 26: Main Stream

    Channel: allow you setup the channel you desired. Record: allows you set up record status (Enable/Disable) of each channel Pack Duration: indicates maximum continuous record time (15, 30, 45 and 60 min). Pre-record: Motion detection and I/O triggered record support Pre-record function. Picture 5-14 5.3.2.2 Schedule Click [Main Menu Record Schedule] to enter into the interface shown as Picture 5-15.

  • Page 27: Search

    Search 5.3.3 5.3.3.1 Record Search Click [Main Menu Search Record Search] to enter into the interface shown as Picture 5-17. Channel: allows you select the channel(s) you desire to search. Date Search: In the Video Search screen, user can search for all the records in a specific date.

  • Page 28: Event Search

    5.3.3.3 Event Search Click [Main Menu Search Event Search] to enter into the interface shown as Picture 5-20. You could highlight and double-click the desired record for playback. And you also can filter the records you want to view based on date, time, and channel and record mode search. (First Page): go to the first page on the list.

  • Page 29: Media Player Backup

    After backup finished, please click [OK] button shown as Picture 5-24. Note: File will be saved as *.264 format. You could playback the record files via Dvr Client player. When installing Dvrclient, system will auto install the player. Please make sure the back-up device connect well before backup.

  • Page 30: Log Search

    ： Slow button: click the icon to play the backup record at 1/2, 1/4, 1/8 and 1/16 speed. ： FF button: click the icon to fast forward the backup record at x2, x4, x8 and/or x16 speed. ： Open: click the icon to open one record file. ：...

  • Page 31: Network

    5.3.4 Network 5.3.4.1 Network set Click [Main menu Network Network] to enter into the below interface shown as Picture 5-30. After selecting network mode - such as DHCP, PPPOE or static allocation- and setting up web ports ， you can visit DVR remotely through a network or internet.

  • Page 32: Sub Stream

    4. Input a specified IP address to [IP address] column; 5. The Subnet Mask, gateway and DNS server should be consistent with your router’s configurations. 6. Input DNS address. Please check router firstly. The setting should be consistent with router’s 7.

  • Page 33: Email Set

    Video: allow you open or close the sub stream output. If you select “Enable” system will select sub-stream preview and guarantee image quality once network is unstable. Frame rate: allow you set net transmittal frame rate. User could select the relative value by pull-down menu.

  • Page 34: Alarm

    Click [Main menu Network Mobile] to enter into the [Mobile] interface shown as Picture 5-41. User Name: indicate user name of DVR, and support numbers and characters and 1~15 bits length User password: indicate user password of DVR, and also support numbers and characters and 1~15 bits length Server port: Mobile monitoring port.

  • Page 35: Alarm Set

    (10s, 20, 40s, 60s); Show Message: You can set show message on the screen when motion alarm is detected. Buzzer time: you can set how long the buzzer will sound when motion is detected (10s, 20, 40s, 60s); Send Email：Allows you set the alarm images is issued to a specified email. Full screen Alarm: The function is defaulted to “On".

  • Page 36: Device

    screen mode. Record Channel: allow you select channels you want to record. Post Recording: you can set how long alarm record will last when alarm ends (30s, 1minute，2minute，5minute); Copy: allow you copy all the setting of one channel to other ones. Alarm Type Function Sends alarm when DVR can’t receive video signal (such as camera damage, cable broken or...

  • Page 37: Ptz Set

    Status:：It will be available only when HDD have been formatted. Total Space – Total size of the hard drive currently installed. Free Space – Total amount of free space available on the hard drive currently installed. Useable Rec. Time – Free space currently available in hours. Auto-overwrite –...

  • Page 38: System

    When operate DVR via keyboard, it is required to set communication protocol. baud rate serial Baud rate: communication. Data bit: set data bit of serial communication. Stop bit: set stop bit. Parity Check: set parity check to <None> or other. Picture 5-46 5.3.7 System 5.3.7.1 General...
  • Page 39 NTP Service：Allow you enable/disable the NTP function. Server Address: currently support three servers, including time.windows.com, time.nist.gov and pool.ntp.org. Time Zone: System supports thirty Time Zones. Update now: Click [Update Now] button to change the above NTP set. Picture 5-50 Note: The above change will be available only when system connected to internet. And When NTP function is set to “Enable”, system will calibrate the time at every 00:07:50 and every start-up.

  • Page 40: Advanced

    Manual record: allow you manually start/stop record. Backup: Tick-select the option, the user is allowed to backup the record of all the channels. Live: Tick-select the option and the user is allowed to view all the live images for all the channels.

  • Page 41: Menu Lock

    5.3.8.2 Event Click [Main menu Advanced Event] to enter into the <Event> interface shown as Picture 5-57 Event Type: support the three abnormal types: Disk No Space, Disk Error and Video Loss. Enable: allow you activate abnormal alarm. Alarm out: select [Enable] or [Disable] Latch time: you can set how long the buzzer will sound when external sensor alarm is detected (10s, 20, 40s, 60s);...

  • Page 42: Pip Mode

    We introduced setting PTZ parameters previously in section 5.3.6.2 – PTZ Set. Here we will discuss how to operate PTZ controls. Click the [ ] icon to enter into [PTZ control] menu shown as Picture5-60. Now user can control the camera with Pan, Tilt and Zoom capabilities. Click [Zoom-/+] button to zoom in / out the image;...

  • Page 43: Mute

    5.9 Mute Click the [ ] icon, or press <Mute> button on the front panel and Remote controller to control the mute of DVR. 5.10 Manual Record You can start manual record function, or you also can click [ ] button on the Front panel or Remote controller to activate manual record.

  • Page 44: Chapter 6: Web Application Manager

    Chapter Web Application Manager 6.1 Plug-in download and installation Open your web browser and input the IP address and web port of DVR, such as： http://172.18.6.202:8080/ . If your computer is connected to internet, it will download and install “ActiveX” Plug-in automatically. If your computer system is Vista, you may need to setup the user authority.

  • Page 45: Web Application Manager Log-In

    6.2 Web Application Manager Log-in After plug-ins installation, please input user name, password and client port; and select <Main stream> or <sub stream>, and then allow you tick-select <Open All Channels Preview>; Now you click [Log-in] button, and then you are allowed to access a remote DVR and monitor live video images using Web browser anytime from virtually anywhere.
  • Page 46 ：Volume switch ：Record icon: record will be saved to a specified position after starting record. ： Snapshot function: allow you capture the live images and save it to a specified position. The image should be saved as *.bmp format. : clicking the icon will close/open the current channel’s live mode Or click the right key of mouse on each <Live>...

  • Page 47: Playback

    Video control 6.3.1.3 ：Adjust video Hue; ：Adjust video brightness; ：Adjust video Contrast; ：Adjust video saturation; ：Recover ex-factory default value. Picture 6-6 6.3.2 Playback Click [ ] icon to enter into <playback> interface shown Picture 6-7. Picture 6-7 The Web Application Manager supports up to 4 channels playback simultaneously. Record search 6.3.2.1 Firstly, select one day you want to check and tick-select <synchronous Playback>...

  • Page 48: Playback Control

    Picture 6-8 Secondly, select record type (Normal record, Alarm record and All) and then click < > button shown as Picture 6-9. On the time axis, red part stand for alarm record, yellow stand for normal record and original part stand for no record during this period. Picture 6-9 If you tick-select <...
  • Page 49 Detail brief description is shown as below list Description Description Play Open/close audio Pause Volume adjust Stop Playback control bar (x1/2,1/4,1/8, normal, x2, x4, x8) By frame Stop all the play Clip Single channel mode Capture Quad mode Download Full screen Open all the channels Stop all the channels Record file clip...

  • Page 50: Configuration

    Picture 6-12 Tick-select the record file you want to download and click [Start download] System will download the record file in turn and save to local PC. 6.3.3 Configuration Click [Configuration] option to enter into the [Config] interface shown as Picture 6-13 and allow you set Display configuration, Record, Network, Alarm, Device, System parameters and Advance according to your actual request.
  • Page 51 Picture 6-14 6.3.3.2 Record Click <Record> option to unfold its sub-options: Record parameter, Schedule and Main stream. 1、 Record Parameters: Under [Record parameters] option, allow you set channel, record enable, pack time and Pre-record status shown as Picture 6-1 Picture 6-15 2、...

  • Page 52: Network Parameters

    Picture 6-17 This figure is only for CIF model reference 6.3.3.3 Network Parameters Unfold <Network> option to enter into its sub-options: Network, sub stream, Email, mobile and DDNS configuration. 1、 The model support three network type, including Static, DHCP and PPPoE Static: System default <Static>...
  • Page 53 Set network type to “PPPoE” shown as Picture 6-20. Its user name and password should be consistent with DVR local setting. Picture 6-20 2、 Sub stream (shown as Picture 6-21): Relative parameters should be consistent with DVR local setting. Picture 6-21 3、...
  • Page 54 4、 Mobile: Its user name, password and port No should be consistent with DVR local setting shown as Picture 5-23. Picture 6-23 5、 DDNS Setting: After user applies for DDNS service shown as Picture 6-24, you could enable <DDNS> function under any one network type mode (Static, DHCP and PPPoE). Now you remotely visit the DVR through domain name (http://domain name: port No).
  • Page 55 1、 Motion Detection: allow you configure its <Sensitivity>, <Alarm out>, <Alarm record> and <Alarm Capture> etc. Details setting should be consistent with DVR local setting (Shown as Picture 6-26). Picture 6-26 2、 I/O Alarm: allow you configure <I/O Status>, <Alarm output>, <I/O Alarm record> and <Alarm email>...
  • Page 56 Picture 6-28 2、 PTZ Configuration (shown as Picture 6-29): details setting should be consistent with DVR local setting. Picture 6-29 6.3.3. 6 System Click <System> option to unfold its sub-options: General, Users and information. 1、 General: User could check DVR’s language and video system, and also set system time, date format, DST and NTP shown as Picture 6-30.
  • Page 57 Picture 6-31 3、 Information: Allow you check out device name, number, type, MAC address, software version, IE version and hardware version shown as Picture 6-32. Picture 6-32 6.3.3. 7 Advanced Click <Advance> to unfold its sub-options: System update, Load default, Events and system maintain etc.
  • Page 58 upgrade file is *.sw. Picture 6-34 b. Click <Start update>, now processing bar will display current upgrade status shown as Picture 6-35. Picture 6-35 2、 Load Default: allow you recover defaulted parameters of DVR remotely shown as Picture 6-36. Details setting should be consistent with DVR local setting. Picture 6-36 3、...

  • Page 59: Local Setting

    Picture 6-37 4、 Maintain: allow you set auto system maintain for DVR remotely shown as Picture 6-38. Detail setting should be consistent with DVR local setting. Picture 6-38 6.3.4 Local setting Under <Local setting> option, user could set record path of record file (Live record and Playback clip file), download path of remote file, Snapshot path, File type (H.264 and AVI) and Internal shown as Picture 6-39.

  • Page 60: Chapter 7: Appendix

    Chapter 7: Appendix 7.1 Operation Function Table Type Title Description Page Time setting Set system date/time, display format and day-light saving time Set system language Language select Set CH title and position; adjust image color parameter value; set CH Channel setting display to ON / Off and time display/recording time overlaying to On/Off.

  • Page 61: Record Alarm Setting

    Enter Clicking the button will save current parameter. Menu Default Recovery Clicking the button will recover current The option will be effective button parameters to system defaulted value. after clicking [Enter] button Clicking the button will exit the current menu. ○...

  • Page 62: Troubleshooting

    www.qq.com @qq.com smtp.qq.com pop.qq.com 163.net smtp.163vip.net popx.163vip.net www.sina.com @sina.com.cn smtp.sina.com.cn pop3.sina.com.cn @yahoo.com.cn smtp.mail.yahoo.com.cn pop.mail.yahoo.com.cn www.yahoo.com @yahoo.com smtp.mail.yahoo.com pop.mail.yahoo.com google.com @gmail.com smtp.gmail.com(465/587) pop.gmail.com(995) www.china.com @china.com smtp.china.com pop.china.com www.sohu.com @sohu.com smtp.sohu.com pop.sohu.com Mail.163.com smtp.163.net pop.163.net Mail.163vip.com smtp.163vip.net pop.163vip.net Mail.tom.com @tom.com smtp.tom.com pop.tom.com Mail.263.com @263.net smtp.263.net...

  • Page 63: Usage Maintenance

    A: Check if the battery is power off; or check if the Remote Controller is broken. Q: Can we records whilst playing-back? A: Yeah, you can do it. The system support you records whilst playing-back. Q: Can we erase some recorded file from DVR. A: Considering the safety factor, you can’t delete the recorded file directly from the device.
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  • Page 65: Accessories

    7 .7 Accessories Power cord Power Adaptor User Manual USB Mouse Remote Controller Software CD...

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