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V1.2
Final Assembly in USA
GS-32CH264
32 Channel H.264 DVR
User Manual
Golden State Instrument Co
3002 Dow Ave Ste 228
Tustin, CA 92780 USA
Phone: 888-808-0909
www.goldenstateinst.com
This document contains preliminary information and subject to change without notice.
2012.08.22 User Manual v1.2
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  • Page 1: User Manual

    User Manual V1.2 Final Assembly in USA GS-32CH264 32 Channel H.264 DVR User Manual Golden State Instrument Co 3002 Dow Ave Ste 228 Tustin, CA 92780 USA Phone: 888-808-0909 www.goldenstateinst.com This document contains preliminary information and subject to change without notice.
  • Page 2 WARNING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Chapter 1 LIVE OPERATIONS ....................5 Chapter 2 MAIN MENU SETUP .................... 7 2-1 Auto Sequential ......................10 2-2 Backup ......................... 11 2-2.1 Selection......................11 2-2.2 Select Backup Device..................12 2-3 Configure ........................13 2-4 Time Search ......................... 13 2-5 System Logs.........................
  • Page 4 3-6 Storage Setup ......................46 3-6.1 HDD Setup ....................... 46 3-6.2 USB Flash Derive Setup ................. 47 3-6.3 DVD-RW Setup ....................47 3-7 System Setup ....................... 48 3-7.1 Auto Lock ......................48 3-7.2 Auto Reboot ..................... 48 3-7.3 Date/Time Setup....................49 3-7.3.1 Time zone 3-7.3.2 Daylight Saving Time Setup 3-7.3.3 Change Date and Time...

  • Page 5: Live Operations

    Note： The number of channel, sensor, relay, split screen, and resolution in the following graphs are just for reference. The real graphs differ from different models. Chapter 1 LIVE OPERATIONS In live mode, you can monitor all the channels screen, listen to live audio, as well as the operation of the screen, and provide support for 4:3, 16:9 screen aspect ratio.
  • Page 6 Table 1-1 Icon description in live mode Icon Description Recording is activated Live audio is activated Live audio is not activated Video signal is Normal Event recording is active in this channel Motion detection is triggered in this channel Alarm is triggered in this channel Alarm is not triggered in this channel The channel video loss alarm has been triggered USB device has been detected...

  • Page 7: Main Menu Setup

    Chapter 2 MAIN MENU SETUP To enter the main menu and set up DVR, log-in account and user password are required. The default password of the administrator is “123456”. Please check the “Account Setup” for related setup of other log-in users. Table 2-1 Some definition of virtual keyboard Icon Description...
  • Page 8 16:9 display, the main menu on the right of the screen 4:3 display, right-click on the screen to display the main menu Table 2- 3 Function descriptions Icon Description Auto channel switch menu Backup menu Backup video data from DVR HDD 2012.08.22 User Manual v1.2...
  • Page 9 Configuration menu Recording settings, event settings, camera settings, account settings, network settings, storage settings, system configuration, and information Time search menu Choose a specific time of the video data playback Event search menu DVR will automatically record the event. The event list will show the event occurred time, event category, channel events, and other information.

  • Page 10: Auto Sequential

    Switch to 9-split display Switch to 13-split display Switch to 16-split display 2-1 Auto Sequential 16:9 display 4:3 display 2012.08.22 User Manual v1.2...

  • Page 11: Backup

    Item Description Interval In SPOT mode, the number of seconds to stay Single Screen Automatic sequential switch channel by setting the number of Division seconds, each channel is displayed in a single screen Video Loss In single screen switch, whether mask the loss channel Automatic sequential switch channel by setting the number of Quad-Screen Division...

  • Page 12: 2-2.2 Select Backup Device

    2-2.2 Select Backup Device Item Description Select backup device (USB/DVD-RW) 。 Backup Device Status Backup device status The available space in your backup device. (not available for PC Free Space backup) Start backup operation. Backup Be sure to calculate the size of backup file BEFORE operating backup.

  • Page 13: Configure

    Do not unplug the USB device or turn off the DVR during the backup process to avoid unrecoverable error. 2-3 Configure Enter to configuration menu, recording settings, event settings, camera settings, account settings, network settings, storage settings, system configuration, and information.
  • Page 14 ICONS Playback button, start playback. Select playback time, the timeline scale of 24 for 24 hours, by sliding the position of the cursor to the specified time, a blue box represents video data. 16:9 playback 2012.08.22 User Manual v1.2...
  • Page 15 4:3 playback Table 2-4 Remote control functions under the PLAYBACK mode Button Description ENTER/ MODE Switch to full screen or multi split display. MENU / Turn on/off PAUSE. PLAY Play back at normal speed. / SLOW Play back at slower speed. The speed will be slowed to 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, by each pressing of the button till the slowest limitation of the normal speed.
  • Page 16 Slow playback, speed 1/2x, 1/4x, 1/8x Single Frame Playback Zoom-in display, 2x~8x digital zoom Full screen display Quad display 9 screen display 16 screen display If you want to monitor single channel, please choose a channel and click left button of mouse two times.

  • Page 17: System Logs

    4:3 enlarged playback screen 2-5 System Logs DVR will record the event automatically. The event list will show the incident occurred at a time, event category, and channel events and other information. If the event video recorded, there is a gray video symbol " " on the left of the date.

  • Page 18: 2-5.1 Search Criteria

    Press left and right arrow keys or enter the page number directly. It will go to the event log of the specified number of pages Refresh system log 2-5.1 Search Criteria The number of event is up to thousands, therefore, to set "conditions” to facilitate rapid classification of events.

  • Page 19: Ptz Operation

    2-6 PTZ Operation Set up the camera PTZ settings in advance (refer to 3-3.1). Enter the PTZ mode, PTZ control panel will appear the camera PTZ setting. There is a red cross on the center of the screen. Move the mouse and hold down the left mouse button on the screen to move in any direction.
  • Page 20 4:3 display mode of operation of PTZ functions Table 2-6 Function description Item Description ZOOM. Press + / - or move the circle to adjust the PTZ focal length FOCUS. Press + / - or move the circle to adjust the PTZ focus IRIS.

  • Page 21: Spot

    2-7 SPOT Output Item Description Single Screen Division Quad-Screen Division 9-Screen Division 16-Screen Division Interval In SPOT mode, the number of seconds to stay Single Screen Automatic sequential switch channel by setting the number of seconds, each channel is displayed in a single screen Division Video Loss In single screen switch, whether mask the loss channel...

  • Page 22: Shortcut Toolbar

    screen showing the zoom area. 16:9 display zoom 4:3 display zoom Item Description Screen enlarges range of the area circled in red rectangle. Screen reduces range of the area circled in red rectangle. Exit zoom mode 2-9 Shortcut toolbar In live mode, describe the operation of the shourtcut toolbar which moves the mouse above the window.
  • Page 23 16：9 display 4：3 display Icon Description User login / out: using auto-lock System Information: The model name, version, IP address, MAC, and hard disk information Wide-screen switching: switch 4:3 / 16:9 display. Screenshot 2012.08.22 User Manual v1.2...

  • Page 24: 2-9.1 Options

    Enable / Disable recording function Full screen Options: Change the path of PC screen snapshots, video storage. Network stream quality: Adjust the video bandwidth based on PC network bandwidth ※ Note: Video recording, Full screen, Options, only for Network stream quality are remote use ※...

  • Page 25: 2-9.2 Network Stream Quality

    2-9.2 Network stream quality Item Description Low Quality Static Low quality static model: insufficient bandwidth to use for 1 ~ Image 2FPS. Low quality dynamic model: According to Low Quality the DVR recording settings. High Quality Static High quality static model: insufficient bandwidth to use for 1 ~ Image 2FPS.

  • Page 26: Configuration Menu

    Chapter 3 CONFIGURATION MENU PS. The initialization of new-installed HD is required before recording; please refer to “UTILITY SETUP” for detail. 3-1 Record Setup Item Description Record Mode Continuous Record/ Schedule Record/ Stop Record 3-1.1 Continuous Record 2012.08.22 User Manual v1.2...

  • Page 27: 3-1.1.1 Video Settings

    Item Description Click icon, it will go to the image screen of this Video channel (below). In settings menu, press to svae, press go back to the original video settings menu Record Enable/Disable recording for this channel Recording resolution selection NTSC: 352x240、704x240、704x480 Resolution PAL: 352x288、704x288、704x576...

  • Page 28: 3-1.1.2 Event Recording

    4:3 display video settings Item Description Sharpness Adjust sharpness from 0 to 255 Brightness Adjust brightness from 0 to 255 Adjust contrast from 0 to 255 Contrast Adjust saturation from 0 to 255 Saturation Adjust hue from 0 to 255 Volume Adjust volume from 0 to 255 3-1.1.2 Event Recording...
  • Page 29 B, C, D four settings, users can set different recording in accordance with the configuration requirements. In the week and time grid map, select the schedule time zone, and then press A, B, C, D one of the buttons to specify the video settings.

  • Page 30: 3-1.2.1 Configuration

    3-1.2.1 Configuration Item Description Name Change the recording name of the channel For the rest, please refer to 3-1.1 Continuous Record 3-1.2.2 Holiday Configuration The number of holiday is up to 50. When the time comes to specify the holidays, it will record by holiday configuration.

  • Page 31: 3-1.3 Network Stream

    3-1.3 Network Stream Item Description Record Enable/Disable recording for this channel Recording resolution selection NTSC: 352x240、704x240、704x480 Resolution PAL: 352x288、704x288、704x576 Select recording frame rate, from 1 to 30 Recording quality, from 10 to 100. The larger number the Quality better quality Audio Enable/Disable recording audio 2012.08.22 User Manual v1.2...

  • Page 32: Event Setup

    3-2 Event Setup 3-2.1 Video Loss 3-2.1.1 Configuration Item Description Enable Enable/Disable video loss detection function 3-2.1.2 Event Handling Item Description Event occurs, whether written to the event log Select channel for event recording when event occurs. The video setup corresponds to the "Configuration → Recording Event Record Settings →...

  • Page 33: 3-2.1.3 Receiver Setup

    3-2.1.3 Receiver Setup Item Description Enable Event occurs, whether enable send e-mail notifications. Admin / Users To activate the selected account 3-2.2 Motion Detection 3-2.2.1 Configuration Item Description Enable Enable/Disable the motion detection function of this channel Value from 0 to 100 for each channel. The higher value you Sensitivity set the higher sensitivity it will be.

  • Page 34: 3-2.2.1.1 Motion Area Setup

    3-2.2.1.1 Motion Area Setup The motion detection has been divided into 22x18 grids. The default detection area is full screen as it marked in transparent for local DVR and purple for remote access. Areas deselected not for motion detection are marked in grey for both local and remote site.

  • Page 35: 3-2.2.2 Event Handling

    Apply to All Apply the current settings to all channels To leave and save settings, and back to motion detection Exit menu. Close To leave and save settings 3-2.2.2 Event Handling Please refer to 3-2.1.2 Event Handling 3-2.2.3 Receiver Setup Please refer to 3-2.1.3 Receiver Setup 3-2.3 Sensor ※...

  • Page 36: 3-2.3.3 Receiver Setup

    3-2.3.3 Receiver Setup Please refer to 3-2.1.3 Receiver Setup 3-2.4 System When the system event occurs, give a notice or warning bye the settings of relay and e-mail. If the buzzer is enabled, only an error in the video (such as hard drives cannot write or not install the hard drive), it will continue to sound the alarm.

  • Page 37: Camera Setup

    3-3 Camera Setup Item Description Mask Check the box to Enable/Disable mask function for LIVE mode Name Channel name Click on the right screen to set position Timestamp 2012.08.22 User Manual v1.2...

  • Page 38: 3-3.1 Ptz Setup

    3-3.1 PTZ Setup Item Description Enable Click the box to Enable/Disable PTZ function. Protocol Set up the protocol of PTZ cam. The supported protocol are: PELCO-D、PELCO-P、Merit LiLin 1、Merit LiLin 2、SAMSUNG、 LG-MultixE PTZ ID Set up PTZ ID. The valid ID value is from 0 to 255. Baud Rate Select Baud Rate for PTZ from 2400, 4800, 9600,19200 3-4 Account Setup...

  • Page 39: 3-4.2 Other Users

    Item Description Enable Check to activate the user’s account. Expire Enable and set the user account is valid, expired cannot login Name Set up username Set up password for each user Password Password can be mixed by letters and numbers with case-sensitive. Letters can be mixed with capitals or lowercases.

  • Page 40: 3-4.2.1 Permission

    Enable Check to activate the user’s account. Expire Enable and set the user account is valid, expired can not login Name Set up username Set up password for each user Password Password can be mixed by letters and numbers with case-sensitive. Letters can be mixed with capitals or lowercases.

  • Page 41: Network Setup

    3-5 Network Setup Item Description Connected to Setup mode for network connection: (DHCP、Static IP、PPPoE、3G) DHCP IP address will be assigned by DHCP server automatically Static IP Enter to set up Static IP PPPoE Enter to set up PPPoE 3G Setup Enter to set up 3G HTTP Setup Enter to set up HTTP...
  • Page 42 Item Description Enter IP address provided by ISP Subnet Mask Enter IP address of Subnet Mask provided by ISP Gateway Enter IP address of Gate way provided by ISP Enter DNS address provided by ISP. (Note: The correct DNS address must be entered for DDNS function). 2012.08.22 User Manual v1.2...

  • Page 43: 3-5.1.3 Pppoe Setup

    3-5.1.3 PPPoE Setup Select PPPoE for network connection, the following information is required. Item Description User Enter user name provided by ISP Password Enter password provided by ISP 3-5.1.4 3G Setup Using the USB wireless card and a 3G mobile phone SIM card network services to link the network PS: only supports the Huawei 3G card currently 2012.08.22 User Manual v1.2...

  • Page 44: 3-5.2 Http Setup

    Item Description Dial Number Dial-up Number Determined by the ISP Enter SIM card password Enter ”internet” User Enter ISP username Password Enter ISP password 3-5.2 HTTP Setup Item Description Enable Check to enable HTTP server. Users can remotely access into the DVR over the network if the HTTP function is activated.

  • Page 45: 3-5.3 Ddns Setup

    3-5.3 DDNS Setup Item Description Enable Enable/disable DDNS function. Enter the registered SMTP Server: Server ez- dns.com、i-dvr.net、dyndns.org Host Enter the completed registered SMTP Server. (Including username + Server) If the user name is h.264 and you choose i-dvr as your server, you should enter: h.264.i-dvr.net User...

  • Page 46: 3-5.5 Mail Setup

    Item Description Automatically Check to enable DVR automatic synchronization function Synchronize when rebooting Update Interval (Hours) Setup interval for time synchronization Server Setup time server address Effectively, Date and Time show on DVR will immediately Update Now correspond with those in internet server 3-5.5 Mail Setup When event occurs, email will be sent to the receiver account automatically.

  • Page 47: 3-6.2 Usb Flash Derive Setup

    ※ Click the status bar to change the properties of the hard disk Item Description Video Preservation Setup the video preservation period. Recorded video will be (Hours) deleted automatically after expiry of preservation period. Select hard disk and press the "Start", DVR began to clear the hard disk data.

  • Page 48: System Setup

    Item Description Model Display DVR-RW model Media Type Display disk type Free/Capacity Display DVR-RW capacity (Free/Capacity ) 3-7 System Setup Item Description The name of DVR will be shown when users login from remote DVR Name access Click or press ▼ to select OSD language. Language DVR specified video format detection (auto-detect, NTSC, PAL), Video Format...

  • Page 49: 3-7.3 Date/Time Setup

    Every Week Setup auto reboot time every week 3-7.3 Date/Time Setup Item Description Hour Format 12HOURS/ 24HOURS Date Format MM-DD-YY/DD-MM-YY/YY-MM-DD 3-7.3.1 Time Zone Item Description Set up GMT, from GMT - 13 ～ GMT+ 13。 Time Zone Setup Daylight Saving Time Enable/Disable Daylight Saving Time 2012.08.22 User Manual v1.2...

  • Page 50: 3-7.3.2 Daylight Saving Time Setup

    3-7.3.2 Daylight Saving Time Setup Item Description Beginning Setup Daylight Saving Time beginning time Ending Setup Daylight Saving Time ending time 3-7.3.3 Change Date and Time Setup date and time of DVR manually according to user’s local time. 2012.08.22 User Manual v1.2...

  • Page 51: 3-7.4 Monitor Setup

    3-7.4 Monitor Setup 16：9 monitor setup 4：3 monitor setup Item Description Setup the main screen(1), sub-screen (2) the setting of screen display 1、2 respectively Resolution Setup resolution Border Color Setup border color Luminance Setup screen luminance, form 0 to 100 Contrast Setup screen contrast, form 0 to 100 Saturation...

  • Page 52: 3-7.5 Input Setup

    3-7.5 Input Setup Setup input device (Key Tone, Remote control, Panel, Mouse, Keyboard, Touch screen) Item Description Key Tone Enable/Disable Key Tone 3-7.5.1 Remote Control Setup Item Description Enable Enable/Disable remote control Default ID is 0. DVR is controlled by standard remote control; For one to IR ID many remote control, remote control on the number corresponding to the DVR numbers (DVR1 →...

  • Page 53: 3-7.5.2 Panel Setup

    3-7.5.2 Panel Setup Item Description Panel ID DVR Panel ID Test Enable/Disable panel button test function Press Key Display press key information 3-7.5.3 Mouse Setup Item Description Setup the mouse cursor speed, the more the faster to the right. Speed (Only valid when operating local) 2012.08.22 User Manual v1.2...

  • Page 54: 3-7.5.4 Ptz Keyboard Setup

    3-7.5.4 PTZ Keyboard Setup Item Description RS-485 ID RS-485 ID, valid values range from 1 to 64 RS-485 Baudrate RS-485 Baudrate , 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200 Keyboard Select PTZ Keyboard Test Enable/Disable keyboard test function Press Key Display press key information 3-7.5.5 Touch Screen Setup 2012.08.22 User Manual v1.2...

  • Page 55: 3-7.6 Utility Setup

    3-7.6 Utility Setup Item Description Export Configuration Save DVR configuration to USB flash drive or PC Import Configuration Store USB flash drive or PC configuration to DVR Reset Configuration Reset system configuration Export Logs Save DVR system log to USB flash drive or PC Clear Logs Clear all DVR system log Upgrade DVR through USB...

  • Page 56: 3-7.6.2 Import Configuration

    b. Save as…：Export configuration to PC 3-7.6.2 Import Configuration Store USB flash drive configuration to DVR. a. Import from USB Flash Drive: Choose from a USB flash drive to import the configuration file “*. cfg” 2012.08.22 User Manual v1.2...

  • Page 57: 3-7.6.3 Reset Configuration

    b. Open…：store *.cfg configuration file from PC 3-7.6.3 Reset Configuration Reset system to default settings. 3-7.6.4 Export Logs a. Export to USB Flash Drive: Export logs to USB flash. The default file name is “log.csv” 2012.08.22 User Manual v1.2...

  • Page 58: 3-7.6.5 Clear Logs

    b. Save as…：Export logs to PC 3-7.6.5 Clear Logs Clear system logs. 3-7.6.6 Upgrade Firmware Notice! DO NOT TURN OFF POWER OR UNPLUG USB DEVICE DURING THE UPGRADE As it may cause incomplete firmware upgrade and damage to the DVR. a.

  • Page 59: System Information

    b. Open…：Upgrade firmware from PC 3-8 System Information 2012.08.22 User Manual v1.2...

  • Page 60: 3-8.1 Dvr Information

    3-8.1 DVR Information Item Description Model DVR model name and video type Version DVR Firmware version 3-8.2 Network Information Item Description DVR IP address. If no connection, it will show "Network is not connected. DVR MAC address 3-8.3 HDD Information Item Description Recording...

  • Page 61: Chapter 4 Remote Software Installation And Setup

    Chapter 4 REMOTE SOFTWARE INSTALLATION and SETUP It can allow you to remotely access and control the DVR from PC by 「iWatchDVR」or IE v6.0 or above. Operating system currently supports Windows XP SP2 or above and Windows Vista, Windows 7. Supports Apple Mac OSX 10.6 or Higher Application Software Connection Step 1：...
  • Page 62 Step 4： Click on the link to start downloading the AP software. Step 5： If you choose to run the software, Start window will be shown up. Please enter information of login DVR: IP, Port, Username and Password. 2012.08.22 User Manual v1.2...

  • Page 63: Ie Connection

    he drop-down menu can be used to record IP address. Press “Clear” to clear IP address. Step 6： You’ve logged into the DVR IE Connection Step 1： Enter the IP address of DVR in IE browser. The address appeared in this image is only for demonstration.
  • Page 64 Step 2： Windows as below will show up. Please enter the user name and password. Default user name and password is admin/123456. Other related setup about user account and password, please check “Account Setup. “ The user name and password appeared in this image is only for demonstration.

  • Page 65: Ap Software And Ie Connection Operation

    4-3 AP Software and IE Connection Operation Table 4-3.1 System Requirements Intel Pentium 4 above Microsoft Windows 7、Windows Vista、Windows XP SP2 above 512M above VGA Card Needed to support DirectX9.0 (Above) Note 1 Anti-virus Connection to be open IE and AP PORT 80 (according to the HTTP software (firewall) PORT settings)

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