Before reading this manual This operation manual contains basic instructions on installing and using DirectIP™ Network Video Recorder, an IDIS product. Users who are using this product for the first time, as well as users with experience using comparable products, must read this operation manual carefully before use and heed to the warnings and precautions contained herein while using the product.
Safety Precautions Information contained in this section of the manual serves to prevent accidents and property damage through proper use of the product. Please read the following instructions carefully and follow them at all times. Warning Failure to comply can lead to severe injury or even death. Installation Make sure to turn off the There are high-voltage...
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Safety Precautions Do not use the product in an Set up the product in a particularly humid, dusty, or shaded area providing sooty environment. protection against exposure to direct sunlight and Presents electric shock and fire maintain an even ambient hazards.
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Safety Precautions Product Use If a liquid or debris has If there is a strange noise entered inside the product, or smell coming from the unplug the power cable and product, unplug the power contact the service center cable and contact the service right away.
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Safety Precautions Do not set up the product in an area susceptible to strong impact or vibrations. Failure to do so can cause the product to malfunction. Product Use Do not place heavy objects Do not allow conductive on top of the product. objects to enter inside the product's ventilation Failure to do so can cause the...
Upon unpackaging the product, check the contents inside to ensure that all the following accessories are included. DR-6100/4100 Series Power Cable Quick Guide Operation Manual and IDIS Center Optical USB Mouse IR Remote Control Program CD Assembly Screws for Adding Hard...
Part 1 – Introduction Overview Front Panel 1 2 3 4 5 6 Panic Recording Alarm Button PTZ Button Layout Button Button Arrow and Search Mode Menu Button Camera Buttons Playback Control Button Buttons LEDs USB Ports • Some buttons have more than one function. •...
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Part 1 – Introduction 1 Panic Recording Button 7 Camera Button Pressing Panic Recording button displays the Pressing the Camera button while in Live or icon and commences recording irrespective of Playback mode displays images from the selected the current schedule. camera in full screen.
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Part 1 – Introduction • Peripheral Device Connection 0 USB Ports Use the USB ports to connect peripherals such • Storage Device Connection as a USB mouse or a USB printer to the NVR. Connect an external USB hard drive or a USB You can also use a USB-to-serial converter and flash memory device to one of the USB ports connect multiple text-in devices to the NVR at...
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Part 1 – Introduction Connections on the Front Panel IR Remote Control Flash Memory Mouse USB HDD USB ODD...
Part 1 – Introduction Rear Panel <DR-6100 Series> CAUTION : TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK. CAUTION DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED DO NOT OPEN SERVICE PERSONNEL.
Part 1 – Introduction Rear Panel Connections Connect network cameras to the NVR using RJ-45 CAUTION : TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK. CAUTION DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. cable (Cat5, Cat5e, or Cat6). In addition to cameras, RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED DO NOT OPEN...
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Part 1 – Introduction • Alarm In 1 through 4 Do not connect or disconnect an eSATA device while the NVR is powered on. To connect an eSATA This NVR is capable of responding to event signals device, first turn off the NVR and unplug the power from external alarm in devices.
Part 1 – Introduction Press and hold until you hear 2 beeps from the Power Cable Connection NVR's internal buzzer. Connect the power cable to this port. This NVR does not feature a separate power on/off button and will All NVR settings will be returned to their factory turn on the moment power is supplied.
Part 1 – Introduction Connections on the Rear Panel Microphone Speaker VGA Monitor Sensor eSATA Storage HDMI Monitor Device Network Camera DirectIP™ Gigabit PoE Switch IDIS Center Camera Remote Monitoring Keyboard Alarm Power This connection diagram is for the DR-6100 Series.
Part 1 – Introduction Remote Control ID Button PANIC Button Camera Buttons STATUS Button LAYOUT Button PTZ Control Buttons REGISTER MODE Button THUMBNAIL Button CALENDAR Button KEYLOCK Button SETUP Button FREEZE Button LOG Button Enter Button Arrow Buttons ALARM Button SEQUENCE Button &...
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Part 1 – Introduction 1 ID Button 9 CALENDAR Button Used to assign remote control ID values. Displays a video recording playback screen that includes a calendar. No additional remote control assignment is necessary if the system's ID is 0. If the system's 0 KEYLOCK Button ID is a number between 1 and 9, however, you Locks out all remote control keys.
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Part 1 – Introduction ( PTZ Button Initiates PTZ mode and allows you to control the selected PTZ camera. ) VIEW Button Pressing the VIEW button while in PTZ mode displays the preset list. a SAVE Button Press the SAVE button while in PTZ mode to save the current position as a preset.
Part 2 - Getting Started Setup Wizard Specify whether the system has network access and then select Next. Starting up the system for the first time automatically initiates Setup Wizard. Select a system language. Select Network Configuration and then select Next.
FEN server. Once registered, the name can be used to search for the NVR directly from Apply/Cancel Buttons clients on systems such as the IDIS Center. Check the name's availability to complete the registration process. The "Finish" button will then become activated.
Part 2 - Getting Started • Rescan: Scans for DirectIP™ cameras that Select a camera from the scan list and then were not scanned automatically. If the auto scan select Add Camera. The device login window will option has been disabled, the system will not appear.
Part 2 - Getting Started Camera List Area • Add Camera: Adds the selected camera. This option is inactive if the camera has already been added to the screen. • Authentication: Enter the necessary camera login info. This option is inactive for DirectIP™ cameras because they do not require logins.
Part 2 - Getting Started • Title: Edits the camera's title. You can drag & drop to add or remove cameras. Apply/Cancel Buttons While in Camera Registration mode, select Apply to register all changes. Select Cancel to exit Camera Registration mode without applying the changes.
Part 2 - Getting Started To log out, bring up the Live menu and either press the SETUP button on the remote control or click (Log out) using the mouse. Select OK to enter Camera Registration mode. Auto Detection should be disabled if no more camera connections are expected.
Part 2 - Getting Started Live Mode Live Menu Press the Setup button while in Live mode to bring up the Live menu on the top of the screen. Press Setup once more to hide the menu. Use the Arrow buttons on the front panel of the NVR or the remote control to select the menu options.
Part 2 - Getting Started ! Setup Full Sequence Sequence Used to access the Setup menu. Displays all channels in sequence while in Live mode (single and split screen settings). In order to use the @ Wizard Full Sequence feature, Full Sequence (Display Setup Launches the Network Configuration Wizard.
Part 2 - Getting Started PTZ Control Setting Up a PTZ Preset While in PTZ mode, select the button to display the While in Live mode, right-click and select PTZ from Set Preset window and assign the current position as the context menu or press the PTZ button on the a preset.
Part 2 - Getting Started Advanced Settings PTZ Camera Pan and Tilt While in PTZ mode, select the menu button and then select the Advanced PTZ icon to display the Zoom In/Out menu shown below. This menu lists Speed, Auto Focus Near / Far Pan, and other advanced PTZ camera control options available for the camera.
Part 2 - Getting Started Press the Enter button to exit Edit Group. Users that have a cover Covert Camera View Alternatively, press the Menu button and then are able to view both images from and status select Exit Group Edit to exit. icons for all Covert 1 and Covert 2 cameras.
Part 2 - Getting Started Audio Recording Remote Control Buttons during Playback If the Record Audio option under Camera Setup > Audio has been enabled for a specific camera, that camera will record audio along with video. For more Camera Button: Displays the selected recording information, refer to the Audio on page 47.
Part 3 - Configuration Menu Use To apply default settings, select the Default button located on the left bottom corner of the setup window. Information contained in this section (Menu Use) applies to all other instructions found throughout Part 3 - Configuration. Login with an ID that has permission to access the Text Input via Virtual Keyboard setup menu is needed to access and make changes...
Part 3 - Configuration Mouse If an upgrade attempt fails, an upgrade failure message will be displayed. Refer to Error Code Using a mouse makes it easier to configure the Types on page 80 for more details. settings. A mouse lets you make selections faster and use its wheel to scroll through long menus.
Part 3 - Configuration In order to display the system_log.txt file, you must use the correct character encoding settings and use a fixed-width font. • Clear All Data: Erases all recording data. Selecting Clear All Data displays a confirmation window. Select Clear to proceed.
Part 3 - Configuration Select + User and then enter a user name. User Use this option to register users and assign permissions. Select a group for the user and then enter a password. The password can be up to 16 characters in length and may include letters, symbols, and numbers.
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Part 3 - Configuration Select Apply or OK to exit. • Group names, user names, and passwords can be entered using the virtual keyboard. For more information on using the virtual keyboard, refer to the Text Input via Virtual Keyboard on page 37. •...
Part 3 - Configuration Storage Monitoring Use this option to configure storage settings. Use this option to configure Monitoring settings. • Settings: Configure when and what the system • Type: Indicates the type of the installed disk. should monitor for. •...
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Part 3 - Configuration Monitoring Options Define monitoring times. If self-diagnosis is not performed on a regular basis, the System system will assume an error. Panic Record Define panic recording actions. The system will assume an error if the system has been scheduled to record normally but recording does not take place during scheduled intervals.
Part 3 - Configuration Camera Setup Advanced Setup Configure security and other advanced camera Refer to the Menu Use on page 37 for basic settings. information on using the Setup menus. General Enable/disable and rename cameras. • Video: Adjust the camera image sensor settings such as white balance and exposure.
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Part 3 - Configuration • Edit: Rename the selected privacy masking area. Privacy Masking Options • Delete: Delete the selected privacy masking area. • Save: Save the changes and exit the privacy masking area options screen. • Cancel: Exit the privacy masking area options screen without saving the changes.
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Part 3 - Configuration • 3DNR : Enable/disable 3DNR (3D Noise Removal). - Incandescent - Fluorescent Cold: Select 3DNR reduces background noise in images taken a lighting type to apply the appropriate white under low-lighting conditions. 3DNR does not balance. produce blurry images like Noise Filter but can result •...
Part 3 - Configuration • Shutter Speed Control: Adjust Shutter Speed. - Quality: Select Very High, High, Standard, or This option is available only when Anti-Flicker and Low. You can assign different Quality settings to Slow Shutter are both set to Off. different cameras.
Part 3 - Configuration Record Setup Cameras do not feature built-in audio amplifier units and therefore require the user to purchase a speaker system with a built-in amplifier separately. Refer to the Menu Use on page 37 for basic information on using the Setup menus. Upgrade General Select Firmware Upgrade to display the USB search...
Part 3 - Configuration • Limit Time-Lapse Recording: You can store Schedule event recording data for longer. The limit can be set as between 1 day and 99 days. If you do not wish to use Limit Time-Lapse Recording, select Never.
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Part 3 - Configuration • Channel: Select which cameras to apply the Simple Mode Options schedule to. • Mode: Select No Record, Time, Event, or Time • Settings: Select to configure default recording & Event. profile values for Time Lapse and Event Recording modes.
Part 3 - Configuration Event Setup Pre-Event When an event occurs, enabling this option includes Refer to the Menu Use on page 37 for basic the specified duration prior to the event in the event- information on using the Setup menus. triggered recording.
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Part 3 - Configuration • Min. Blocks: Motion needs to be detected in more than the specified number of blocks in order to trigger a Motion Detection event. You may select a value between 1 and the number of blocks selected under Zone for daytime and nighttime, each.
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Part 3 - Configuration Trip Zone - Select: Confirm the block selection in the • No.: Select which cameras to apply Trip Zone to. selection window. • Sensitivity: Set daytime and nighttime sensitivity - Clear: Clear the block selection in the selection settings between 1 (Low) and 5 (High).
Part 3 - Configuration • Trip Zone Ignoring Time: The system does • Use Ignoring Time: Select Time Setup to specify not produce event log entries or issues remote the tampering detection ignore time. Tampering notifications regarding Trip Zone events detected detection will be disabled during the specified time during the specified time following the initial Trip frame.
Part 3 - Configuration Video Loss Audio Detection • No.: Select which cameras to apply Audio Detection • Actions: Specify which actions to take when a Video Loss event occurs. • Sensitivity: Set to between 1 (Low) and 5 (High). - Record: Specify which cameras to begin linked recording on when an event occurs.
Part 3 - Configuration Text-In • Line Delimiter: Designate a string to mark the end of a line. You can enter control strings by selecting and then entering ^, followed by a letter. For example, Carriage Return is ^M and Line Feed (new line) is ^J.
Part 3 - Configuration Device Setup Network Setup Refer to the Menu Use on page 37 for basic Refer to the Menu Use on page 37 for basic information on using the Setup menus. information on using the Setup menus. Alarm-Out General Select the + icon at the bottom left corner of the...
Part 3 - Configuration • IDIS Web: If you wish to use IDIS Web, select IDIS • To use the UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) feature, Web - Use IDIS Web Service. Select IDIS Web - select Use UPnP. If using an IP router (or NAT),...
Part 3 - Configuration Notification Setup If using a dynamic IP address, FEN service makes it easy to connect to the NVR from a remote program without having to configure dynamic IP or router Schedule settings. Select the + icon at the lower left corner of the screen to add a notification schedule.
Part 3 - Configuration Mail Configure Mail settings. Default SMTP server port number is 25. Select Test to send out a test mail using the current settings. Select Use SSL/TLS to use an SMTP server that requires SSL connections. Select the + icon at the bottom left corner of the •...
Part 3 - Configuration Enable to receive the event occured in NVR on the mobile phone(Android, iOS). The NVR must be registered and set in mobile phone. This option enables the NVR to send out SNS messages. Display Setup Refer to the Menu Use on page 37 for basic information on using the Setup menus.
Part 3 - Configuration Status Setup Main Monitor Configure monitor-related settings. Refer to the Menu Use on page 37 for basic information on using the Setup menus. Event This screen displays an overview of all events. When an event occurs, the corresponding channel flashes for 5 seconds.
Part 3 - Configuration Storage Indicates each disk's status. Configure Disk Bad and Disk Temperature settings under Setup > System > Monitoring. Not Formatted A disk that has never been used before. • Disk performing normally. Good • If the HDD is partially damaged, indicates the bad sector Disk Bad percentage.
Search Part 4 - Search Time-Lapse Search While in Live mode, select the Search Mode icon and select Time-Laspe Search or Event Log Search. Select Setup while in Search mode to display a menu from which you can select Control Area. Press Setup once more to move the Control Area.
Part 4 - Search Search Menu 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 Layout Used to change the screen layout to single screen, 2x2, 3x3, 4x4, 5x5, or 6x6. 2 Previous/Next Group Loads the previous/next screen group. 3 Display • OSD On/Off: Enables/disables the OSD feature. •...
Part 4 - Search CAM3 4 5 6 7 8 1 Bookmark • Select the icon to add a bookmark to the current playback position. • Select a bookmark from the Bookmark setup window on the right side of the Time-Lapse Search mode screen to move to the registered playback position.
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Part 4 - Search Slow Play Search the playback screen at low speeds. Select the desired playback speed (x1/2, x1/4, x1/6,x1/8) and then select Play. 3 Calendar Search Use the calendar to search for video recordings by Time-Lapse search window displays recording specific dates.
Part 4 - Search Context Menu • Type: Motion Search looks for motion in the selected area by comparing individual frames against their preceding frames. This means slow Select the Menu button or right-click on the Camera and gradual movements, no matter how long screen to access the context menu.
Part 4 - Search Text-In Search Clip Copy Select Text-In Search from the Search menu to bring up the Text-In Search window. Clip Copy Select Export – Clip Copy from the Search menu or press the remote control's CLIP COPY button while in Live or Playback mode to open up the Clip Copy setup window.
• Export • Clip Copy files can be played back on Windows - A-B Clip Copy: Designate a start point and an systems. For more information, refer to the IDIS end point and copy the data in between. Center operation manual.
Part 4 - Search Event Log Search Camera Filter • Alarm-In: Select which channels to search alarm-in events in. Select Search Mode > Event Log Search to bring up the Event Log Search window. • Motion: Select which channels to search motion detection events in.
Part 4 - Search Overlapped Recording Search If the system's clock is changed to a point in the past, overlapping recordings may be produced. Overlapped recordings have to be searched in segments. For example, making a recording from 1 o'clock to 5 o'clock, changing the system's clock at 5 o'clock to 3 o'clock, and then continuing to record until 6 o'clock produces two recordings that overlap between 3...
IDIS Web program. • If running IDIS Web on Internet Explorer 7.0, the bottom section of the screen may get cut off if the address bar or the status bar is shown. In this case, change Internet Options so that the address bar or the status bar is hidden.
Part 5 - IDIS Web • Launching a new version of IDIS Web for the first time can cause Internet Explorer to load information from the previous version. In this case, navigate to Tools → Internet Options → General, delete temporary Internet files, and then restart IDIS Web.
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Part 5 - IDIS Web Click to print the current video screen using a printer connected to the computer. Click to save the current video screen as an image file. Click to configure rendering mode and OSD settings. Select rendering mode to adjust the video output rate or select which OSD elements to display on the screen from the OSD list.
& Press to terminate IDIS Web. Place the mouse pointer on the logo to check IDIS Web's version. Displays time information of the video recording from the remote DVR. Select the desired mode. Click to print the current video screen using a printer connected to the computer.
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Part 5 - IDIS Web Shows login information. Select the camera you wish to search. Use the arrow buttons to navigate to the previous/next camera group. Zoom in or out on the video. Adjust image brightness. Apply image filters (Sharpen, Blur, Equalizer, Interpolation, and Revert) to the images.
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Part 5 - IDIS Web Select a camera from the screen and right-click to bring up the pop-up menu. • Change Camera Title: Used to change the camera's name. Renaming the camera in Web Search mode does not affect the camera's name on the remote system.
Part 6 - Appendix System Log Types Boot Up Panic On System Shutdown Panic Off Restart Clear All Data Upgrade Success Clear Disk Upgrade Error Format Disk Power Failure Disk Full Time Changed Auto Deletion Time Zone Change Search Begin Time Sync.
Part 6 - Appendix Error Code Types Upgrade Error Codes Type Type Unknown Error Remote Connection Failure Incorrect File Version Remote Network Error Incorrect OS Version No Remote Upgrade Permission Incorrect Software Version Remote Upgrade File Save Failure Incorrect Kernel Version Remote Upgrade Cancelled by User Storage Device Mount Failure USB Storage Device Mount Failure...
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Part 6 - Appendix Network Error Codes Type Type Cause of Failure Unknown Connection Cancelled by User Normal Logout No Response from Network Device Host All Channels in Use - Connection Denied High Network Noise Level Incorrect Product Version Info Transmission Queue Full Incorrect User Name or Password Incorrect OEM Info...
Part 6 - Appendix Troubleshooting Problem Solution • Check the power cable connection status. The main unit won't turn on. • Check the power outlet. • Check the camera's video cable connection status. • Check the monitor's video cable connection status. Unable to display Live video.
(W x H x D) Working Temperature 5°C – 40°C Operating Humidity 0% – 90% Power 100V~240V Max. 80(with 6HDDs) (DR-6100 Series) Power Consumption Max. 65(with 4HDDs) (DR-4100 Series) Certifications FCC, UL, CE, CB, KCC, KC Video Video In 8/16/32 Network Camera(Video In Port : 8)
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Alarm Terminal block Ethernet Port 1 RJ-45 eSATA Ports 4 eSATA Ports (DR-6100 Series), 2 eSATA Ports (DR-4100 Series) RS232 Serial Port Terminal block, text insertion (POS/ATM) RS485 Serial Port Terminal block, telemetry control, remote control keyboard (programmable) IR Remote Control Port...
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