*Operation manual for MPEG4/H.264 series**High definition D1 *4/8-ch, HD1 4/8-ch and CIF 16-ch Digital Video Recorder* *This manual takes CIF 16-ch as an example* Operation Precautions All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the DVR is operated. 1.
Chapter 1 - Product Introduction 1.1 Front Panel 1. Power Switch 10. Function Toggle 19. Right Direction 2. USB Port 11. Recording Indicator Lights 20. Enter 3. Record 12. Shift Key 21. Up Direction 4. Slow Play 13. Numeric Keypad (0-9) 22.
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Go back to real time monitor from playback Enter Cursor Selection Enter ENTER Enter main menu Record ● Start/stop recording, work with arrow keys or Num keys Fast rewind Function Click to display the PTZ and the Image menu under full screen mode Shift the PTZ function menu in Pantilt To enable Cursor field selection with the arrow...
1.2 Display Channel Status This sign indicates that this When video loss happens, this sign will channel is recording appear on corresponding channel This sign means that motion is When a channel is under monitor lock, detected on this channel this sign will appear on the picture 1.3 Mouse Operation Besides the front panel and the remote control, the user can also use mouse to operate the menu.
1.4 Remote Control (15) (14)(13) (12)(10) (6) (4) (16) (11) (9) (7) (5) Remote Address (5) Function Assistant (9) Jump forwards (13) Play next sections Multi-window shifting (6) Enter/Menu (10) Play last sections (14) Slow play Number (7) Cancel (11) Jump backwards (15) Play/ Pause Record (8) Direction (12) Pause...
1.5 Back Panel D1/HD1 4-ch/8-ch: 1. Power control area:power switch、power socket、cooling fan 2. Main function ports area:Alarm-RS485 port, RS232 port, VGA port, USB port, 1394 port and NET network connection(RJ45) 3. Audio/Video input/output area: Top Row: AUDIO OUT, AUDIO IN Bottom Row: VIDEO OUT、VIDEO IN CIF 16-ch 1.
Chapter 2 - System Operation 2.1. Enter Setting Menu After booting up, press Enter (or click the left mouse button), a dialogue box will pop up. Input user name and password to enter the setting menu. You can add or delete customised user groups. 2.1.1.
2.2.2. Schedule Recording The default recording mode after the starting of DVR is 24 hours continuous recording. The user can choose the suitable recording mode according to his demand. :the details are under MAIN MENU>SETTING>SCHEDULE Including the settings for General, MD, Alarm recording.
motion detection Show Message on the monitor. Black detect: Alarm Output and Show Message can also be chosen when the screen on the channel is black because of light, etc. In Region, move cursor to Set, then press ENTER. The setting area has been divided into 192 sections. Green section means the current cursor position, and black section is the armed motion detection area.
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2.3 Playback 2.3.1 How to Operate Fast Play and Slow Play During Playback Records Search Instructions Display on the front panel to enter SEARCH Enter SEARCH 1、 Press play/pause menu. menu Click MAIN MENU>SEARCH to enter SEARCH menu. 2、 Note:If you have logged out, password should be inputted again. You can search the records according to Type (All, Alarm, Motion detection, All alarm), Playback Channel and Time.
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Button-pressing Instructions Remark orders Fast play: press the During playback press this key to shift Playback speed is between multiple fast play speeds. relevant to the version Fast play key can be the reverse shift key of Slow play Slow play: press the During playback press this key to shift between multiple slow play speeds.
2.4 Back Up The user can back up records through CD-RW burner (extensible for CIF products), USB storage or network. 2.4.1 Back-Up Operation Select a device(CD-RW or USB). If you want to clear files on this device, click Clear. Back-up operation: select the device, channel, starting time and ending time, then click Add.
3.2 Menu Overview Main menu Remarks Menu level 1 search the records SEARCH Records search and playback. You can according to Type (All, Alarm, Motion detection, All alarm), Channel and Time. The matched records will display on the list. Choose a record and start playback. R-general record A-alarm record、M-motion detection record Displayed the IDE ports’...
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settings, NETWORK Set network IP address and video data transfer protocol Alarm settings, Serial port ALARM (RS232) and Set alarm output and the linked recording channels. PTZ settings MOTION See sensitivity, region, alarm output, recording channel, DETECTION video loss and black screen, etc. PAN/TILT/ ZOOM Set protocol and baudrate...
SHUTDOWN Log out, shutdown system or restart system 3.3 Menu Operation *All the below settings of the menu must be saved before taking effect. Includes SEARCH, INFORMATION, SETTING, ADVANCED, BACKUP and SHUTDOWN. 3.3.1 Information Menu of Information see the right picture. Includes 5 sections: HDD INFO, BPS, LOG and VERSION HDD Info Display the information about: State of IDE ports, HDD state,...
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Display log information to convenience the user to check the operations on the system. Version Display hardware version, the issuing date and version of the operation system, etc. The information is read only. ONLINE USER :Check DVR’s online users 3.3.2 Setting Menu of the system setting is as the right picture Including: General, Image, Schedule, RS232, Network, Alarm, MD, Pan-tilt, Monitor, Default and so on;...
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The available protocols are as below: Console: Used when upgrading and debugging the program through the software Mini terminal Keyboard: Used when controlling DVR by IFCS keyboard BAUDRATE: Choose the corresponding baud rate. DATEBIT: From 1 to 8 STOPBIT: Has three options: 1, 1.5, 2 bits VERIFY: Including Odd, Even or None.
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Set the alarm output ports. Highlight means Alarm enabled. Click Ok to save, Cancel to cancel the Output setting and exit. Manually open/close the related alarm output port. Set the alarm input port and highlight means enabled Alarm Click Ok to save, Cancel to cancel the setting Input and exit.
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3.3.4 Backup Menu of Backup is as the right picture Including: Detect Device and Backup files 3.3.5 Shutdown Logout menu user: exit menu, the user has to input the password for entering menu. Restart application: exit application and restart application. Shutdown: exit and power off DVR.
Chapter 4 - Operation Over Network 4.1.Network Connection Operation . Confirm the right connection between the computer and the DVR . Set IP address, subnet mask and gateway to the computer and the DVR. (If there is no router on the network, please assign IP addresses within the same network segment.
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On the remote monitor display, there is a monitor video window, with selection choices: login、logout、video、search, config(system setting)、Assistant(assistant setting) and so on. Login:Click login, and the following dialogue box (6-2) will pop up. Input username and password. There are three types of users: Administrator, User, Guest. For the detailed information please refer to User manage in Assistant setting.
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Bar, Pan-tilt Control, Net Data flux, Full Screen, Resize Video, Video Windows, Restore Zoom In and uninstall webrec.ocx. If the DVR is 16 Channel, the real-time monitor will show 16 channel options; if 4 channel, it will show 4 channel options. The right key menu includes: Real time monitor, Multi-Video Preview, Decode quality, Playback Control Bar, Pan-tilt Control, Net Data flux, Full Screen, Resize Video, Video Windows, Restore Zoom In and uninstall webrec.ocx.
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Video windows:There are One window, Two windows, Four windows, New video window, Close video window and Arrange in full screen New video window:When the number of video windows is less than 4, you can add new video window manually. Close video window:Close the video window. Arrange in full screen:If two or more windows are displayed, you can use this option to display multi-window in full screen Uninstall webrec.ocx:Uninstall the Active X webrec.ocx.
4.1.4. Config (System Setting) Click Config button,and pop up the dialogue box. There are General、 Schedule、 Image、 Alarm、 Motion detection Video parameter tabs of six setting menus. Note:The grey part of the menus that cannot be changed can only be modified directly at the DVR.
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Alarm:When there are alarm input signals, the user can select the recording channel and the output port. In Alarm Port, the user can choose from 1 to 16 or ALL. Record Channel means when there is an alarm input at an alarm port, the system can start up recording at the corresponding channels which have check marks in the check boxes.
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User manage:Display users information. The right buttons can let an administrator user save, add, modify, delete and cancel the information. Three levels users:Administrator―fully set the system and modify the user information; User―can not set system parameter and modify other users’ information; Guest―can not set system parameter and records search, can only modify personal information.
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Log information:The operations on the system are all recorded in log information. System information:Check the basic information of the system. When sound is not needed, you can turn off the audio. Due to the band width consideration, the user can select the different Video transport mode, and after choose non-realtime transmission, the mode is Extract I frame.
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