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  • Page 1 Triple Technology Recorders 960H – EZHD – IP EZHD-TVL4/EZHD-TVL8/EZHD-TVL16 EZHD-TRF4/EZHD-TRF8/EZHD-TRF16 User Manual...
  • Page 2 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual Regulatory information FCC information This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC compliance: Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.

  • Page 3: Preventive And Cautionary Tips

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual Preventive and Cautionary Tips Before connecting and operating your device, please be advised of the following information: • Ensure that the unit is installed in a well-ventilated, dust-free environment. • These units are designed for indoor use only. •...
  • Page 4 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual Thank you for purchasing our product. If there is any question or request, please do not hesitate to contact your dealer. KT&C Certified Dealers can contact KT&C directly. This manual is applicable to the EZHD Series HD-TVI digital video recorders. It is based on the features and functions incorporated in V3.0.4 firmware.

  • Page 5: Product Key Features

     Connectable to both HD-TVI and analog cameras with automatic format detection/adjustment  Up-the-cable control of cameras that respond to Coaxitron type signaling  One (EZHD-TVL4) or two (all other models) bonus OMNI IP Plug-and-Play channels without sacrificing any BNC connected channels ...
  • Page 6 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual  Search record files by event type (alarm input/motion detection)  Customization of tags, with search and playback back by tags  Locking and unlocking of record files  Local redundant recording ...
  • Page 7 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual  Remote locking and unlocking of control panel and mouse  Remote HDD formatting and firmware upgrade  Remote system restart and shutdown  Supports upgrading via remote FTP server  RS-485 transparent channel transmission ...

  • Page 8: Table Of Contents

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual Table of Contents Product Key Features ..........................5 Chapter 1 Introduction ..........................12 Front Panels ........................... 13 IR Remote Control Operations ...................... 16 USB Mouse Operation ........................18 Input Method Description ........................19 EZHD-TVL Rear Panels .......................
  • Page 9 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual 4.2.4 Calling Patrols ........................53 4.2.5 Customizing Patterns ......................54 4.2.6 Calling Patterns........................55 4.2.7 Customizing Linear Scan Limit ................... 55 4.2.8 Calling Linear Scan ......................56 4.2.9 One-touch Park ........................57 PTZ Control Panel .........................
  • Page 10 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual Detecting Video Tampering ......................118 Setting All-day Video Quality Diagnostics .................. 120 Handling Exceptions ........................121 Setting Alarm Response Actions ....................123 Triggering or Clearing Alarm Output Manually ................125 Chapter 9 Network Settings ........................126 Configuring General Settings ......................
  • Page 11 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual 11.3 Configuring Video Parameters ....................164 Chapter 12 DVR Management and Maintenance ..................165 12.1 Viewing System Information ....................... 166 12.2 Searching and Exporting Log Files ..................... 166 12.3 Importing/Exporting IP Camera Info ................... 169 12.4 Importing/Exporting Configuration Files ..................

  • Page 12: Chapter 1 Introduction

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 1 Introduction...

  • Page 13: Front Panels

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual 1.1 Front Panels Front Panel of EZHD-TVL4/8/16ch DVRs Name Function Description USB Interface Connect to USB mouse or USB flash memory. IR Receiver Receiver for IR remote control. POWER Power indicator lights in green when DVR is powered up.
  • Page 14 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual Enter letters “JKL”; Delete characters before cursor; Select the checkbox and ON/OFF switch; Start/stop record clipping in playback. Enter numeral “6”; Enter letters “MNO”; 6MNO/PLAY In Playback mode, it is used for direct access to playback interface. Enter numeral “7”;...
  • Page 15 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual the next/previous day; in Playback by Normal Video Search, the Left/Right button can be used to select the next/previous recorded file. In Live View mode, the directional buttons can be used to cycle through channels. In PTZ control mode, it can control the movement of a PTZ camera.

  • Page 16: Ir Remote Control Operations

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual 1.2 IR Remote Control Operations The DVR may also be controlled with the included IR remote control, shown in 1.1. Batteries (2×AAA) must be installed before operation. Figure 1. 1 Remote Control The keys on the remote control closely resemble the ones found on the front panel.
  • Page 17 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual Name Description PLAY Button Same as the PLAY/AUTO button on front panel. Same as the ZOOM+ button on front panel. INFO Button Same as the MAIN/SPOT/ZOOM- button on front panel. VOIP/MON Button Same as the MENU/WIPER button on front panel.

  • Page 18: Usb Mouse Operation

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual 1.3 USB Mouse Operation A regular 3-button (Left/Right/Scroll-wheel) USB mouse is provided with this DVR. To use a USB mouse: Steps: 1. Plug USB mouse into one of the USB interfaces on the front panel of the DVR. 2.

  • Page 19: Input Method Description

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual Input Method Description Initial Alphanumeric Numeric Symbols Figure 1.1 Soft Keyboards Description of the buttons on the soft keyboard: Table 1.1 Description of the Soft Keyboard Icons Icons Description Icons Description Indicates lower case Indicates Caps (click to change) (click to change)

  • Page 20: Ezhd-Tvl Rear Panels

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual 1.4 EZHD-TVL Rear Panels The rear panels vary slightly for different models in terms of size and nymber of BNC camera inputs. Rear panel of 4ch/8ch/16ch EZHD-TVL DVRs Description of Rear Panel Item Description VIDEO IN...

  • Page 21: Ezhd-Trf Rear Panels

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual To connect PTZ to the DVR: 1. Disconnect pluggable block from the RS-485 terminal block. 2. Press and hold the orange part of the pluggable block; insert signal cables into slots and release the orange part. Ensure signal cables are in tight.

  • Page 22: Ezhd-Trf Peripheral Connections

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual Item Description output and menu. HDMI and VGA display the same image(s). AUDIO OUT RCA connectors for audio playback through VGA or CVBS monitor Network Interface Connector for LAN/WAN network interface RS-485 Interface Connector for RS-485 devices.

  • Page 23: Alarm Connection

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual DC Load Connection Diagram AC Load Connection Diagram For DC loads, the outputs can be used with the jumpers in place, within the limit of 12V/1A safely. To connect an AC load, jumpers should be removed (you must remove the jumper on the motherboard in the DVR). Do NOT connect high voltage to/through the DVR relays.
  • Page 24 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual To connect PTZ to the DVR: 1. Disconnect pluggable block from the RS-485 terminal block. 2. Press and hold the orange part of the pluggable block; insert signal cables into slots and release the orange part. Ensure signal cables are in tight.

  • Page 25: Chapter 2 Getting Started

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 2 Getting Started...

  • Page 26: Starting Up And Shutting Down The Dvr

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual 2.1 Starting Up and Shutting Down the DVR Purpose: Proper startup and shutdown procedures are crucial to extending the life of the DVR. Before you start: Check that the voltage of and external power supply matches the DVR’s requirement, and the ground connection is functioning properly. Starting up the DVR Steps: 1.
  • Page 27 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual 2. Enter the administrator’s username and password in the dialog box for authentication. 3. Click the Yes button.  Do not press the POWER button again when the system is shutting down. ...

  • Page 28: Using The Wizard For Basic Configuration

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual 2.2 Using the Wizard for Basic Configuration By default, the Setup Wizard will start once the DVR has loaded, as shown in Figure 2. 3. Steps: 1. Please select the system language in the drop-down list as desired Figure 2.
  • Page 29 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 2. 5 Login Window 4. Enter the admin password. By default, the password is 12345. It is highly recommended to change the default password right after the first login to avoid security issues. 5.
  • Page 30 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 2. 7 General Network Configuration 8. Click Next button after you having configured the network parameters, which will take you to the Advanced Network Setup Wizard window, as shown in Figure 2. 8. Figure 2.
  • Page 31 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 2. 9 HDD Management 11. To initialize the HDD, click the Init button. Initialization will remove all the data saved in the HDD. 12. Click Next button to enter the Record Settings window, as shown in Figure 2. 10. Figure 2.

  • Page 32: Adding/Connecting Omni Ip Cameras

    Ensure the network connection is valid and correct. For detailed checking and configuration of the network, please see Chapter 9.1, 9.3and 9.4. For an EZHD-TVL4 only one IP camera can be connected; for other EZHD-T models, up to IP cameras can be connected. ...
  • Page 33 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 2. 12 Adding IP Camera Interface 3. Online OMNI IP cameras on the same network segment will be displayed in the camera list. Click the button to add the camera. Or you can click the Add All button to add all the detected online IP cameras. Table 2.
  • Page 34 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual 2) You can manually enter the IP address, protocol, management port, and other information for the IP camera to be added. Only OMNI IP Plug-and-Play cameras using the IPCAM protocol are supported at this time. 3) Click Add to add the camera.

  • Page 35: Editing The Connected Ip Cameras And Configuring Customized Protocols

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual Delete the IP camera Advanced settings of the camera， Update the IP camera 2.3.2 Editing the Connected IP Cameras and Configuring Customized Protocols After adding the IP cameras, the basic information for the cameras displays in the OSD, and you can configure the basic settings for the IP cameras.
  • Page 36 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 2. 17 Network Configuration of the Camera 2. You can edit the network information and the password for the camera. Figure 2. 18 Password Configuration of the Camera 3. Click Apply to save the settings and click OK to exit the interface.

  • Page 37: Chapter 3 Live View

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 3 Live View...

  • Page 38: Introduction To Live View

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual 3.1 Introduction to Live View Live view shows you the video image from each camera in real time. The DVR will automatically enter Live View mode when powered on. It is also at the very top of the menu hierarchy, thus hitting the ESC many times (depending on which menu you’re on) will bring you to the Live View mode.

  • Page 39: Operations In Live View Mode

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual 3.2 Operations in Live View Mode In live view mode, there are many functions provided. The functions are listed below. • Single Screen: show only one camera on the monitor. • Multi-screen: show multiple cameras on the monitor simultaneously. •...

  • Page 40: Using The Mouse In Live View

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual 3.2.2 Using the Mouse in Live View Table 3. 4 Mouse Operation in Live View Name Description Menu Launch the system main menu by right clicking the mouse. Single Screen Switch to the single full screen by choosing a channel number from the dropdown list.

  • Page 41: Using An Auxiliary Monitor [Ezhd-Trf Models]

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual 3.2.3 Using an Auxiliary Monitor [EZHD-TRF models] Certain features of the Live View are also available while using an Aux monitor. These features include: • Single Screen: Switch to a full screen display of the selected camera. Camera can be selected from a dropdown list. •...

  • Page 42: Quick Setting Toolbar In Live View Mode

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual 3.2.5 Quick Setting Toolbar in Live View Mode On the screen of each channel, there is a quick setting toolbar which shows when you point the mouse to the bottom of the screen. Figure 3.
  • Page 43 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual • Indoor: the image is relatively smoother. • Dim Light: the image is smoother than the other two modes. • Outdoor: the image is relatively clearer and sharper. The degree of contrast and saturation is high. Figure 3.

  • Page 44: Channel-Zero Encoding

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual 3.3 Channel-zero Encoding Purpose: Sometimes you need to get a remote view of many channels in real time from a web browser or the OMNI CMS (Client Management System) software, which may lead to streaming more bandwidth than desired. In order to decrease the bandwidth demand, channel-zero encoding is supported as an option.

  • Page 45: Adjusting Live View Settings

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual 3.4 Adjusting Live View Settings Purpose: Live View settings can be customized to suit different needs. You can configure the output interface, dwell time for each screen to be shown, mute or enable audio, choose the location for each camera, etc. Steps: 1.

  • Page 46: Manual Video Quality Diagnostics

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual 2) Click a window to select it, and then double-click a camera name in the camera list you would like to display. Setting an ‘X’ means the window will not display any camera. 3) You can also click to start live view of all channels in order and click to stop live view of all channels.

  • Page 47: User Logout

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual 3.6 User Logout Purpose: After logging out, the monitor turns to the live view mode and if you want to do some operation, you need to enter user name and password to log in again. Steps: 1.

  • Page 48: Chapter 4 Ptz Controls

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 4 PTZ Controls...

  • Page 49: Configuring Ptz Settings

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual 4.1 Configuring PTZ Settings Purpose: Follow this procedure to set the parameters for PTZs. Configuring PTZ parameters should be done before you attempt to control the PTZ camera. Steps: 1. Enter the PTZ Settings interface. Menu >Camera>...
  • Page 50 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual All the parameters should be set to match the PTZ camera parameter requirements. When a KT&C Up-the-Cable [Coaxitron] capable camera/PTZ connected, you can select the PTZ protocol to be HDCAM-C. Make sure the protocol selected here is supported by the connected camera/PTZ.

  • Page 51: Setting Ptz Presets, Patrols & Patterns

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual 4.2 Setting PTZ Presets, Patrols & Patterns Before you start: Please make sure that the presets, patrols and patterns should be supported by PTZ protocols. 4.2.1 Customizing Presets Purpose: Follow the steps to set the Preset location which you want the PTZ camera to point to when an event takes place. Steps: 1.

  • Page 52: Customizing Patrols

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual Steps: 1. Click the button PTZ in the lower-right corner of the PTZ setting interface; Or press the PTZ button on the front panel or click the PTZ Control icon in the quick setting bar, or select the PTZ option in the right-click menu to show the PTZ control panel.

  • Page 53: Calling Patrols

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 4. 5 PTZ Settings 2. Select patrol No. in the drop-down list of patrol. 3. Click the Set button to add key points for the patrol. Figure 4. 6 Key point Configuration 4.

  • Page 54: Customizing Patterns

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 4. 7 PTZ Panel - General 3. Select a patrol in the dropdown list and click the Call Patrol button to call it. 4. You can click the Stop Patrol button to stop calling it. 4.2.5 Customizing Patterns Purpose: Patterns can be set by recording the movement of the PTZ.

  • Page 55: Calling Patterns

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual 4.2.6 Calling Patterns Purpose: Follow the procedure to move the PTZ camera according to the predefined patterns. Steps: 1. Click the button PTZ in the lower-right corner of the PTZ setting interface; Or press the PTZ button on the front panel or click the PTZ Control icon in the quick setting bar, or select the PTZ option in the right-click menu to show the PTZ control panel.

  • Page 56: Calling Linear Scan

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 4. 10 PTZ Settings 2. Use the directional button to wheel the camera to the location where you want to set the limit, and click the Left Limit or Right Limit button to link the location to the corresponding limit. The speed dome starts linear scan from the left limit to the right limit, and you must set the left limit on the left side of the right limit, as well the angle from the left limit to the right limit should be no more than 180º.

  • Page 57: One-Touch Park

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 4. 11 PTZ Panel - One-touch 3. Click Linear Scan button to start the linear scan and click the Linear Scan button again to stop it. You can click the Restore button to clear the defined left limit and right limit data and the dome needs to reboot to make settings take effect.

  • Page 58: Ptz Control Panel

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual 4.3 PTZ Control Panel To enter the PTZ control panel, there are two ways supported. OPTION 1: In the PTZ settings interface, click the PTZ button on the lower-right corner which is next to the Back button. OPTION 2: In the Live View mode, you can press the PTZ Control button on the front panel or on the remote control, or choose the PTZ Control icon , or select the PTZ option in the right-click menu.

  • Page 59: Chapter 5 Recording Settings

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 5 Recording Settings...

  • Page 60: Configuring Encoding Parameters

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual 5.1 Configuring Encoding Parameters Before you start: 1. Make sure that the HDD has already been installed. If not, please install a HDD and initialize it. (Menu>HDD>General) Figure 5. 1 HDD- General 2.
  • Page 61 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 5. 3 Record Encoding 2. Set the encoding parameters for recording. 1) Select the Record tab to configure. 2) Select a camera number in the camera dropdown list. You can configure the stream type, the resolution, the video quality and other parameters on demand for Main Stream (Continuous) and Main Stream (Event) respectively.
  • Page 62 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 5. 4 Copy Camera Settings 3. Set encoding parameters for sub-stream. 1) Select the Substream tab. Figure 5. 5 Sub-stream Encoding 2) Select a camera in the camera dropdown list. 3) Configure the parameters. 4) Click Apply to save the settings.

  • Page 63: Configuring Record Schedule

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual 5.2 Configuring Record Schedule Purpose: Set the record schedule, and then the camera will automatically start/stop recording according to the configured schedule. Steps: 1. Enter the Record Schedule interface. Menu> Record> Schedule EZHD-TVL EZHD-TRF Figure 5.
  • Page 64 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 5. 7 Edit Schedule- All Day To arrange other schedule, leave the All Day checkbox blank and set the Start/End time. Figure 5. 8 Edit Schedule- Set Time Period Up to 8 periods can be configured for each day. And the time periods cannot be overlapped with each other. Repeat the above steps 1-4 to schedule recording for other days in the week.
  • Page 65 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual Click on the color icon to select a record type in the event list on the right-side of the interface. Figure 5. 10 Draw the Schedule Descriptions of the color icons are shown in the figure below. Figure 5.

  • Page 66: Configuring Motion Detection Record

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual 5.3 Configuring Motion Detection Record Purpose: Follow the steps to set the motion detection parameters. In the live view mode, once a motion detection event takes place, the DVR can analyze it and do many actions to handle it. Enabling motion detection function can trigger certain channels to start recording, or trigger full screen monitoring, audio warning, notifying the surveillance center, sending email and so on.
  • Page 67 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 5. 14 Motion Detection Settings 5) Select the channels which you want the motion detection event to trigger recording. 6) Click Apply to save the settings. 7) Click OK to back to the upper level menu. 8) Exit the Motion Detection menu.

  • Page 68: Configuring Alarm Triggered Record

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual 5.4 Configuring Alarm Triggered Record The EZHD-TVL4/8/16 do not have external alarm inputs nor outputs. Purpose: Follow the procedure to configure alarm triggered recording. Steps: 1. Enter the Alarm setting interface. Menu> Configuration> Alarm Figure 5.
  • Page 69 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 5. 17 Alarm Handling Choose the alarm triggered recording channel. Check the checkbox to select channel. Click Apply to save settings. Click OK to back to the upper level menu. Repeat the above steps to configure other alarm input parameters. If the setting can also be applied to other alarm inputs, click Copy and choose the alarm input number.

  • Page 70: Manual Record

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual 5.5 Manual Record Purpose: Follow the steps to set parameters for the manual record. Using manual record, you don’t need to set a schedule for recording. Steps: 1. Enter the Manual settings interface. Menu>...

  • Page 71: Configuring Holiday Record

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual 5.6 Configuring Holiday Record Purpose: Follow the steps to configure the record schedule on holiday for that year. You may want to have different plan for recording on holiday. Steps: 1. Enter the Record setting interface. Menu>Record 2.
  • Page 72 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual 5) Click Apply to save settings. 6) Click OK to exit the Edit interface. 4. Configure the record schedule. Please refer to the Chapter 5.2 Configuring Record Schedule, while you may choose Holiday in the Schedule dropdown list, or you can draw the schedule on the timeline of Holiday.

  • Page 73: Configuring Redundant Recording [Ezhd-Trf]

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual 5.7 Configuring Redundant Recording [EZHD-TRF] Purpose: Enabling redundant recording, which means saving the record files not only in the R/W HDD but also in the redundant HDD, will effectively enhance the data safety and reliability. Before you start: Multiple HDs are required.
  • Page 74 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 5. 26 Encoding Parameters 2) Select Camera you want to configure. 3) Check the checkbox of Redundant Record. 4) Click Apply to save settings. If the encoding parameters can also be used to other channels, click Copy and choose the channel you want to apply the settings.

  • Page 75: Configuring Hdd Group For Recording

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual 5.8 Configuring HDD Group for Recording Purpose: You can group the HDDs and save the record files in certain HDD group. Steps: 1. Enter HDD setting interface. Menu>HDD>Advanced 2. Select Advanced on the left bar. Check whether the storage mode of the HDD is Group.

  • Page 76: File Protection

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual 5.9 File Protection Purpose: You can lock the recorded files or set the HDD property to Read-only to protect the record files from being overwritten. Protect file by locking the record files Steps: 1.
  • Page 77 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual Before you start: To edit HDD property, you need to set the storage mode of the HDD to Group. See Chapter 10.4 Managing HDD Group. Steps: 1. Enter HDD setting interface. Menu> HDD Figure 5.

  • Page 78: Chapter 6 Playback

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 6 Playback...

  • Page 79: Playing Back Record Files

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual 6.1 Playing Back Record Files 6.1.1 Playing Back by Channel Purpose: Play back the recorded video files of a specific channel in the live view mode. Channel switch is supported.  OPTION 1 Choose a channel in live view mode using the mouse and click the button in the quick setting toolbar.
  • Page 80 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual EZHD-TVL Series EZHD-TRF Series Figure 6. 2 Right-click Menu under Live View Front Panel: press PLAY button to play back recording files of the channel under single-screen live view mode. Under multi-screen live view mode, the recorded files of the top-left channel will be played back. Pressing numerical buttons will switch playback to the corresponding camera during playback process.

  • Page 81: Playing Back By Time

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6. 4 Toolbar of Playback Table 6. 1 Detailed Explanation of Playback Toolbar Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Audio on/ Mute Start/Stop clipping Save clip(s) Add default tag Add customized tag Tag management Pause / Reverse play/ Digital Zoom...
  • Page 82 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6. 5 Playback Calendar If there are record files for that camera in that day, in the calendar, the icon for that day is displayed as . Otherwise it is displayed as In the Playback interface: The toolbar in the bottom part of Playback interface can be used to control playing process, as shown in Figure 6.

  • Page 83: Playing Back By Event Search

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual Single-frame reverse play Pause play/ Play/ Stop 30s reverse Single-frame play 30s forward Speed down Speed up Scaling up/down the Previous day Next day time line Full Screen Exit Video type Process bar Video type bar ...
  • Page 84 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6. 8 Motion Search Interface 4. Click Search button to get the search result information. You may refer to the right-side bar for the result. Figure 6. 9 Search Result Bar 5.
  • Page 85 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual playback channel selection window. Select channel(s) you want to play and click the OK button. 7. Playback management. The toolbar in the bottom part of Playback interface can be used to control playing process. Figure 6.

  • Page 86: Playing Back By Tag

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual  represents normal recording (manual or schedule); represents event recording (motion, alarm, motion | alarm, motion & alarm).  Playback progress bar: use the mouse to click any point of the progress bar to locate special frames. 6.1.4 Playing Back by Tag Purpose: Video tag allows you to record related information like people and location of a certain time point during playback.
  • Page 87 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6. 13 Tag Management Interface Steps: 1. Select the Tag from the drop-down list in the Playback interface. 2. Choose channels, edit start time and end time, and then click Search to enter Search Result interface. You can enter keyword in the textbox to search the tag on your command.
  • Page 88 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6. 15 Interface of Playback by Tag Figure 6. 16 Toolbar of Playback by Tag Table 6. 4 Detailed Explanation of Playback-by-tag Toolbar Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Audio on/ Mute Start/Stop clipping Save clip(s) Add default tag...

  • Page 89: Smart Playback

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual alarm).  Playback progress bar: use the mouse to click any point of the progress bar to locate special frames. 6.1.5 Smart Playback Purpose: The smart playback function provides an easy way to get through the less effective information. When you select the smart playback mode, the system will analyze the video with motion, mark it with green color and play it in the normal speed while the video without motion will be played in the 8-time speed.

  • Page 90: Playing Back By System Logs

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual  represents normal recording (manual or schedule); represents event recording (motion, alarm, motion | alarm, motion & alarm); and represents the video with motion.  Playback progress bar: use the mouse to click any point of the progress bar to locate special frames, and a thumbnail of the specified frame will be displayed.

  • Page 91: Playing Back External Files

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6. 19 Result of System Log Search 3. Choose a log with record file and click button to enter Playback interface. If there is no record file at the time point of the log, the message box “No result found” will pop up. 4.
  • Page 92 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual Steps: 1. Enter Tag Search interface. Menu>Playback 2. Select the External File in the drop-down list on the top-left side. The files are listed in the right-side list. You can click the button to refresh the file list.

  • Page 93: Auxiliary Functions Of Playback

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual 6.2 Auxiliary Functions of Playback 6.2.1 Playing Back Frame by Frame Purpose: Play video files frame by frame, in order to check image details of the video when abnormal events happen. Steps: •...
  • Page 94 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual 2. Click the button to go to analysis area selection interface. 3. Click and drag the mouse to draw area(s). You can click button to set the full screen as target searching area. After drawing area(s), press button to execute smart search in this area.

  • Page 95: Digital Zoom

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual  represents normal recording (manual or schedule); represents event recording (motion, alarm, motion | alarm, motion & alarm).  Playback progress bar: use the mouse to click any point of the progress bar to locate special frames. 6.2.3 Digital Zoom Steps: 1.
  • Page 96 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6. 27 4-ch Synchronous Playback Interface 3. Click to play back the record files reversely.

  • Page 97: Chapter 7 Backup

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 7 Backup...

  • Page 98: Backing Up Record Files

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual 7.1 Backing up Record Files Before you start: Please insert the backup device(s) into the device. 7.1.1 Backing Up Using Normal Video Search Purpose: The record files can be backed up to various USB devices, such as USB flash drives, USB HDDs, and USB writer. Backup using USB flash drives, USB HDDs, and USB writer Steps: 1.
  • Page 99 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual The size of the currently selected files is displayed in the lower-left corner of the window. 4. Export. Click Export button and start backup. If the inserted USB device is not recognized: •...
  • Page 100 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual The Player player.exe will be exported automatically during record file export. Backup using eSATA HDDs This function is only supported by the EZHD-TRF DVRs. Steps: 1. Enter Record>Advanced and set the usage of eSATA HDD at “Export”. Menu>Record>Advanced Choose eSATA and set its usage at Export.
  • Page 101 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual  Please format the eSATA first when using it for the first time.  If the inserted eSATA HDD is not recognized: • Click the Refresh button. • Reconnect device. • Check for compatibility from vendor. You can also format eSATA HDD via the device.

  • Page 102: Backing Up Using Event Search

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual 7.1.2 Backing Up Using Event Search Purpose: Back up event-related recording files using USB devices, such as USB flash drives, USB HDDs, and USB writer. Steps: 1. Enter Export interface. Menu>Export>Event 2. Search for events. 1) Select the type of event from the dropdown list of Event Type;...
  • Page 103 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual The size of the currently selected files is displayed in the lower-right corner of the window. Figure 7. 10 Event Details Interface 4. Export. Click the Export button and start backing up. If the inserted USB device is not recognized: •...

  • Page 104: Backing Up Video Clips

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual The Player player.exe will be exported automatically during record file export. Figure 7. 12 Checkup of Event Export Result Using USB Flash Drive 7.1.3 Backing up Video Clips Purpose: You may also select video clips to export directly during Playback, using USB devices, such as USB flash drives, USB HDDs, and USB writers.
  • Page 105 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual 2. During playback, use buttons in the playback toolbar to start and stop clipping record file(s). 3. Click the icon to enter the Clips Export interface. Figure 7. 14 Clips Export Up to 30 items of video clips can be selected for backup at one time. 4.
  • Page 106 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 7. 16 Attention to Video Clip Saving 6. Click Yes to save video clips and enter Export interface, or click No to quit without saving video clips. 7. Check backup result. The Player player.exe will be exported automatically during record file export.

  • Page 107: Managing Backup Devices

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual 7.2 Managing Backup Devices Steps: 1. Enter Search Result interface of record files. Menu>Export>Normal Set search condition and click Search button to enter Search Result interface. At least one channel shall be selected. Figure 7.
  • Page 108 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 7. 20 USB Flash Drive Management Click New Folder button if you want to create a new folder in the backup device. Select a record file or folder in the backup device and press button if you want to delete it.
  • Page 109 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual  If the inserted USB writer is not recognized:  Click the Refresh button.  Reconnect device.  Check for compatibility from vendor.

  • Page 110: Chapter 8 Alarm Settings

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 8 Alarm Settings...

  • Page 111: Setting Motion Detection

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual 8.1 Setting Motion Detection Steps: 1. Enter Motion Detection interface of Camera Management and choose a camera you want to set up motion detection. Menu> Camera> Motion Figure 8. 1 Motion Detection Setup Interface 2.
  • Page 112 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual Select Arming Schedule tab to set the channel’s arming schedule. Choose one day of a week and up to eight time periods can be set within each day. Or you can click the Copy button to copy the time period settings to other day(s).

  • Page 113: Setting Sensor Alarms

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual 8.2 Setting Sensor Alarms This function is only supported by the EZHD-TRF DVRs. Purpose: Set up handling method of an external sensor alarm. Steps: 1. Enter Alarm Settings of System Configuration and select an alarm input. Menu>...
  • Page 114 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual Time periods shall not be repeated or overlapped. Figure 8. 7 Set Arming Schedule of Alarm Input 5. Select Linkage Action tab to set up alarm response actions of the alarm input (please refer to Chapter 8.7 Setting Alarm Response Actions).
  • Page 115 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 8. 9 Copy Settings of Alarm Input...

  • Page 116: Detecting Video Loss

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual 8.3 Detecting Video Loss Purpose: Detect video loss of a channel and take alarm response action(s). Steps: 1. Enter Video Loss interface of Camera Management and select a channel you want to detect. Menu>...
  • Page 117 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 8. 11 Set Arming Schedule of Video Loss Repeat the above steps to set arming schedule of other days of a week. You can also use Copy button to copy an arming schedule to other days.

  • Page 118: Detecting Video Tampering

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual 8.4 Detecting Video Tampering Purpose: Trigger alarm when the lens is covered and take alarm response action(s). Steps: 1. Enter Video Tampering interface of Camera Management and select a channel you want to detect video tampering. Menu>...
  • Page 119 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual 3) Select Linkage Action tab to set alarm response actions of video tampering alarm (please refer to Chapter 8.7 Setting Alarm Response Actions). Repeat the above steps to set arming schedule of other days of a week. You can also use Copy button to copy an arming schedule to other days.

  • Page 120: Setting All-Day Video Quality Diagnostics

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual 8.5 Setting All-day Video Quality Diagnostics Purpose: The device provides two ways to diagnose the video quality: manual and all-day. Perform the following steps to set the threshold of the diagnosing and the linkage actions. Steps: 1.

  • Page 121: Handling Exceptions

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual 8.6 Handling Exceptions Purpose: Exception settings refer to the handling method of various exceptions, e.g. • HDD Full: The HDD is full. • HDD Error: Writing HDD error, unformatted HDD, etc. • Network Disconnected: Disconnected network cable.
  • Page 122 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 8. 16 Detailed Event 3. Set the alarm linkage actions. For details, see Chapter 8.7 Setting Alarm Response Actions. 4. Click Apply to save the settings.

  • Page 123: Setting Alarm Response Actions

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual 8.7 Setting Alarm Response Actions Purpose: Take alarm response actions will be activated when an alarm or exception occurs, including Full Screen Monitoring, Audible Warning (buzzer), Notify Surveillance Center, Send Email and Trigger Alarm Output. Full Screen Monitoring When an alarm is triggered, the local monitor (HDMI, VGA or CVBS monitor) display in full screen the video image from the alarming channel configured for full screen monitoring.
  • Page 124 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 8. 17 Alarm Output Settings Interface 2. Set up arming schedule of the alarm output. Choose one day of a week and up to 8 time periods can be set within each day. Time periods shall not be repeated or overlapped.

  • Page 125: Triggering Or Clearing Alarm Output Manually

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual 8.8 Triggering or Clearing Alarm Output Manually This function is only supported by the EZHD-TRF DVRs. Purpose: Sensor alarm can be triggered or cleared manually. If “Manually Clear” is selected in the dropdown list of dwell time of an alarm output, the alarm can be cleared only by clicking Clear button in the following interface.

  • Page 126: Chapter 9 Network Settings

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 9 Network Settings...

  • Page 127: Configuring General Settings

    Menu > Configuration > Network Figure 9. 1 Network Settings Interface 1. There is a self-adaptive 10M/100M network interface (EZHD-TVL4/8) and 10M/100M/100M on all other EZHD models. Select the General tab. 2. In the General Settings interface, you can configure the following settings: IPv4 Address and subnet, IPv4 Gateway, MTU and DNS Server.

  • Page 128: Configuring Advanced Settings

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual 9.2 Configuring Advanced Settings 9.2.1 Configuring PPPoE Settings Purpose: The DVR also allows access by Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE). Steps: 1. Enter the Network Settings interface. Menu > Configuration > Network 2.
  • Page 129 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 9. 3 DDNS Settings Interface Check the DDNS checkbox to enable this feature. Select DDNS Type. Five different DDNS types are selectable: IPServer, DynDNS, PeanutHull, NO-IP and SIMPLEDDNS. • IPServer: Enter Server Address for IPServer. Figure 9.
  • Page 130 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual • NO-IP: Enter the account information in the corresponding fields. Refer to the DynDNS settings. 1) Enter Server Address for NO-IP. 2) In the NVR Domain Name text field, enter the domain obtained from the NO-IP website (www.no-ip.com). 3) Enter the User Name and Password registered in the NO-IP website.
  • Page 131 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 9. 10 Register the Device  The device name can only contain the lower-case English letter, numeric and ‘-’; and it must start with the Note: lower-case English letter and cannot end with ‘-’. ...

  • Page 132: Configuring Ntp Server

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 9. 11 Access Device via CMS Click the Apply button to save and exit the interface. 9.2.3 Configuring NTP Server Purpose: A Network Time Protocol (NTP) Server can be configured on your DVR to ensure the accuracy of system date/time. Steps: 1.

  • Page 133: Configuring Snmp

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual 9.2.4 Configuring SNMP Purpose: You can use SNMP protocol to get device status and parameters related information. Steps: 1. Enter the Network Settings interface. Menu > Configuration > Network 2. Select the SNMP tab to enter the SNMP Settings interface. Figure 9.
  • Page 134 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual connected. When the network working mode of the device is set as multi-address, the Default Route of the device should be in the same network segment as that of the LAN IP address of the router. Steps: 1.

  • Page 135: Configuring The Remote Alarm Host

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual between 1 and 65535 and the value must be different from each other. If multiple devices are configured for the UPnP™ settings under the same router, the value of the port No. for each device should be unique. Figure 9.

  • Page 136: Configuring Multicast

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual port is 7200). Figure 9. 20 Configure Alarm Host 4. Click the Apply button to save and exit the interface. 9.2.7 Configuring Multicast Purpose: The multicast can be configured to realize live view for more than 128 cameras through network. A multicast address spans the Class-D IP range of 224.0.0.0 to 239.255.255.255.

  • Page 137: Configuring Server And Http Ports

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual 4. Click the Apply button to save and exit the menu. 9.2.9 Configuring Server and HTTP Ports Purpose: You can change the server and HTTP ports in the Network Settings menu. The default server port is 8000 and the default HTTP port is 80. Steps: 1.
  • Page 138 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual Configuration > Remote Configuration > Network Settings > HTTPS 4. Create the self-signed certificate or authorized certificate. Figure 9. 24 HTTPS Settings OPTION 1: Create the self-signed certificate 1) Click the Create button to create the following dialog box. Figure 9.

  • Page 139: Configuring Email

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual 7. Click the Save button to save the settings. 9.2.11 Configuring Email Purpose: The system can be configured to send an Email notification to all designated users if an event is detected, e.g. an alarm or motion event is detected, etc.

  • Page 140: Telnet Settings

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual Enable Attached Pictures: Check the checkbox of Enable Attached Picture if you want to send email with attached alarm images. The interval is the time between two captures of the alarm images. Interval: The interval refers to the time between two actions of sending attached pictures.
  • Page 141 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 9. 30 Connect to DVR The telnet function turns invalid after the device shutting down or rebooting, you have to enable it again if required.

  • Page 142: Checking Network Traffic

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual 9.3 Checking Network Traffic Purpose: You can check the network traffic to obtain real-time information of DVR such as linking status, MTU, sending/receiving rate, etc. Steps: 1. Enter the Network Traffic interface. Menu >...

  • Page 143: Configuring Network Detection

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual 9.4 Configuring Network Detection Purpose: You can obtain network connecting status of DVR through the network detection function, including network delay, packet loss, etc. 9.4.1 Testing Network Delay and Packet Loss Steps: 1.
  • Page 144 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder User Manual Menu > Maintenance > Net Detect 2. Click the Network Detection tab to enter the Network Detection interface. 3. Select the backup device from the dropdown list of Device Name. Click the Refresh button if the connected local backup device cannot be displayed. When it fails to detect the backup device, please check whether it is compatible with the DVR.

  • Page 145: Checking Network Status

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 9.4.3 Checking Network Status Purpose: You can also check the network status and quick set the network parameters in this interface. Steps: Click Status on the right bottom of the page. Figure 9. 35 Checking Network Status If the network is normal the following message box pops out.
  • Page 146 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 1. Enter the Network Statistics interface. Menu > Maintenance> Net Detect 2. Click the Network Stat. tab to enter the Network Statistics menu. Figure 9. 38 Network Stat. Interface 3. View the bandwidth of Remote Live View, bandwidth of Remote Playback, and bandwidth of Net Total Idle. Click Refresh button to get the latest bandwidth statistics.

  • Page 147: Chapter 10 Hdd Management

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Chapter 10 HDD Management...

  • Page 148: Initializing Hdds

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 10.1 Initializing HDDs Purpose: A newly installed hard disk drive (HDD) must be initialized before it can be used with your DVR. Steps: 1. Enter the HDD Information interface. Menu > HDD>General. Figure 10. 1 HDD Information Interface 2.
  • Page 149 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder consumption of the device and extend the life of the HDDs. Click Menu > HDD > Advanced. Figure 10. 5 Enable HDD Sleeping Check the checkbox of Enable HDD Sleeping (by default), and the HDDs which are free of working for a long time will be set to sleep.

  • Page 150: Managing Network Hdd

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 10.2 Managing Network HDD Purpose: You can add the allocated NAS or disk of IP SAN to DVR, and use it as network HDD. Steps: Enter the HDD Information interface. Menu > HDD>General Figure 10. 6 HDD Information Interface 2.
  • Page 151 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 10. 8 Add NAS Disk • Add IP SAN: 1) Enter the NetHDD IP address in the text field. 2) Click the Search button to the available IP SAN disks. 3) Select the IP SAN disk from the list shown below. 4) Click the OK button to add the selected IP SAN disk.

  • Page 152: Managing Esata

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 10.3 Managing eSATA Purpose: When there is an external eSATA device connected to DVR, you can configure eSATA for the use of Record or Export, and you can manage the eSATA in the DVR. Steps: Enter the Advanced Record Settings interface.

  • Page 153: Managing Hdd Groups

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 10.4 Managing HDD Groups 10.4.1 Setting HDD Groups Purpose: Multiple HDDs can be managed in groups. Video from specified channels can be recorded onto a particular HDD group through HDD settings. Steps: 1. Enter the Storage Mode interface. Menu >...

  • Page 154: Setting Hdd Properties

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 10. 15 Local HDD Settings Interface 7. Select the Group number for the current HDD. The default group No. for each HDD is 1. 8. Click the OK button to confirm the settings. Figure 10.
  • Page 155 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 10. 17 Set HDD Property 3. Set the HDD property to R/W, Read-only or Redundancy. 4. Click the OK button to save the settings and exit the interface. 5. In the HDD Information menu, the HDD property will be displayed in the list. At least 2 hard disks must be added on your DVR when you want to set a HDD to Redundancy, and there is one HDD with R/W property.

  • Page 156: Configuring Quota Mode

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 10.5 Configuring Quota Mode Purpose Each camera can be configured with allocated quota for the storage of recorded files. Steps 1. Enter the Storage Mode interface. Menu > HDD > Advanced 2. Set the Mode to Quota, as shown in Figure 10. 18. The DVR must be rebooted to enable the changes to take effect.

  • Page 157: Checking Hdd Status

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 10.6 Checking HDD Status Purpose: You may check the status of the installed HDDs on DVR so as to take immediate check and maintenance in case of HDD failure. Checking HDD Status in HDD Information Interface Steps: 1.

  • Page 158: Checking S.m.a.r.t Information

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 10.7 Checking S.M.A.R.T Information Purpose: The S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) is a monitoring system for HDD to detect and report on various indicators of reliability in the hopes of anticipating failures. Steps: 1.

  • Page 159: Detecting Bad Sectors

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 10.8 Detecting Bad Sectors Purpose: You can detect the bad sector of the HDD to check the status of the HDD. Steps: 1. Enter the HDD Detect interface. Menu>HDD>HDD Detect Figure 10. 23 Bad Sector Detection 2.

  • Page 160: Configuring Hdd Error Alarms

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 10.9 Configuring HDD Error Alarms Purpose: You can configure the HDD error alarms when the HDD status is Uninitialized or Abnormal. Steps: 1. Enter the Exception interface. Menu > Configuration > Exceptions 2. Select the Exception Type to HDD Error from the dropdown list. 3.

  • Page 161: Chapter 11 Camera Settings

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Chapter 11 Camera Settings...

  • Page 162: Configuring Osd Settings

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 11.1 Configuring OSD Settings Purpose: You can configure the OSD (On-screen Display) settings for the camera, including date /time, camera name, etc. Steps: 1. Enter the OSD Configuration interface. Menu > Camera > OSD 2.

  • Page 163: Configuring Privacy Mask

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 11.2 Configuring Privacy Mask Purpose: You are allowed to configure the four-sided privacy mask zones that cannot be viewed or recorded by the operator. Steps: 1. Enter the Privacy Mask Settings interface. Menu > Camera > Privacy Mask 2.

  • Page 164: Configuring Video Parameters

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 11.3 Configuring Video Parameters Steps: 1. Enter the Image Settings interface. Menu > Camera > Image Figure 11. 5 Image Settings Interface 2. Select the camera to set image parameters. 3. Two periods for different image settings are provided, select the period name in the dropdown list. The time periods cannot be overlapped with each other.

  • Page 165: Chapter 12 Dvr Management And Maintenance

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Chapter 12 DVR Management and Maintenance...

  • Page 166: Viewing System Information

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 12.1 Viewing System Information Steps: 1. Enter the System Information interface. Menu > Maintenance > System Info 2. You can click the Device Info, Camera, Record, Alarm, Network and HDD tabs to view the system information of the device.
  • Page 167 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 2. Set the log search conditions to refine your search, including the Start Time, End Time, Major Type and Minor Type. 3. Click the Search button to start search log files. 4. The matched log files will be displayed on the list shown below. Up to 2000 log files can be displayed each time.
  • Page 168 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 12. 5 Export Log Files 7. Select the backup device from the dropdown list of Device Name. 8. Click the Export to export the log files to the selected backup device. You can click the New Folder button to create new folder in the backup device, or click the Format button to format the backup device before log export.

  • Page 169: Importing/Exporting Ip Camera Info

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 12.3 Importing/Exporting IP Camera Info Purpose: The information about added IP cameras can be formatted into an excel file and exported to a local device for backup, including the IP address, management port, password for admin, etc. And the exported file can be edited on a PC, to add or delete content, and copy the setting to other devices by importing the excel file to it.

  • Page 170: Importing/Exporting Configuration Files

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 12.4 Importing/Exporting Configuration Files Purpose: The configuration files of the DVR can be exported to local device for backup; and the configuration files of one DVR can be imported to multiple DVR devices if they are to be configured with the same parameters. Steps: 1.

  • Page 171: Upgrading System Firmware

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 12.5 Upgrading System Firmware Purpose: The firmware on your DVR can be upgraded by local backup device or remote FTP server. 12.5.1 Upgrading by Local Backup Device Steps: 1. Connect your DVR with a local backup device where the update firmware file is located. 2.

  • Page 172: Restoring Default Settings

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 12.6 Restoring Default Settings Steps: 1. Enter the Default interface. Menu > Maintenance > Default Figure 12. 9 Restore Factory Default 2. Click the OK button to restore the default settings. Except the network parameters (including IP address, subnet mask, gateway, MTU, default route and server port), all other parameters of the device will be restored to factory default settings.

  • Page 173: Chapter 13 Others

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Chapter 13 Others...

  • Page 174: Configuring Rs-232 Serial Port

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 13.1 Configuring RS-232 Serial Port Purpose: The RS-232 port can be used in two ways: Parameters Configuration: Connect a PC to the device through the PC serial port. Device parameters can be configured by using software such as HyperTerminal. The serial port parameters must be the same as the device’s when connecting with the PC serial port.

  • Page 175: Configuring General Settings

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 13.2 Configuring General Settings Purpose: You can configure the output resolution, system time, mouse pointer speed, etc. Steps: 1. Enter the General Settings interface. Menu > Configuration > General 2. Select the General tab. EZHD-TVL EZHD-TRF Figure 13.

  • Page 176: Configuring Dst Settings

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 13.3 Configuring DST Settings Steps: 1. Enter the General Settings interface. Menu >Configuration>General 2. Choose DST Settings tab. Figure 13. 2 DST Settings Interface You can check the checkbox before the Auto DST Adjustment item. Or you can manually check the Enable DST checkbox, and then you choose the date of the DST period.

  • Page 177: Configuring More Settings

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 13.4 Configuring More Settings Steps: 1. Enter the General Settings interface. Menu > Configuration > General 2. Click the More Settings tab to enter the More Settings interface, as shown in 0. EZHD-TVL EZHD-TRF Figure 13.

  • Page 178: Managing User Accounts

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 13.5 Managing User Accounts Purpose: There is a default account in the DVR: Administrator. The Administrator user name is admin and the password is 12345. The Administrator has the permission to add and delete user and configure user parameters. 13.5.1 Adding a User Steps: 1.
  • Page 179 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 13. 6 Added User Listed in User Management Interface 5. Select the user from the list and then click the button to enter the Permission settings interface, as shown in Figure 13. 7. Figure 13.

  • Page 180: Deleting A User

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder • Local Manual Operation: Locally starting/stopping manual recording and alarm output of the selected camera(s). • Remote Manual Operation: Remotely starting/stopping manual recording and alarm output of the selected camera(s). • Local Playback: Locally playing back recorded files of the selected camera(s). •...
  • Page 181 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 13. 10 Edit User Interface-operator and guest Figure 13. 11 Edit User Interface-admin 4. Edit the parameters. • Operator and Guest You can edit the user information, including user name, password, permission level and MAC address. Check the checkbox of Change Password if you want to change the password, and input the new one in the text field of Password and Confirm.

  • Page 182: Logging Out/Shutting Down/Rebooting Device

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 13.6 Logging out/Shutting down/Rebooting Device Steps: 1. Enter the Shutdown interface. Menu > Shutdown Figure 13. 12 Shutdown Menu 2. Click the Logout button to log out, or Click the Shutdown button to shut down the device, or Click the Reboot button to reboot the device.

  • Page 183: Appendix

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Appendix...

  • Page 184: Appendix 183 Glossary

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Glossary • Dual Stream: Dual stream is a technology used to record high resolution video locally while transmitting a lower resolution stream over the network. The two streams are generated by the DVR, with the main stream having a maximum resolution of 1080P and the sub-stream having a maximum resolution of CIF.

  • Page 185: Troubleshooting

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Troubleshooting  No image displayed on the monitor after the device is starting up normally. Possible Reasons: a) No VGA or HDMI connections. b) Connection cable is damaged. c) Input mode of the monitor is incorrect. Steps: 1.
  • Page 186 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 2) If not, please contact the engineer from our company to do the further process.  Live view stuck when video outputs locally. Possible Reasons: a) The frame rate has not reached the real-time frame rate. Steps: 1.
  • Page 187 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Possible Reasons: a) The time setting of system is incorrect. b) The search condition is incorrect. c) The HDD is error or not detected. Steps: 1. Verify the system time setting is correct. Select “Menu > Configuration > General > General”, and verify the “Device Time” is correct. 2.

  • Page 188: List Of Compatible Ip Cameras

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder List of Compatible IP Cameras All KT&C OMNI-IP Plug-and-Play cameras are supported, as are any other models that operate in plug-and-play mode with KT&C OMNI-IP NVRs.

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