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  • Page 1: User Manual

    Network Video Recorder User Manual UD.6L0202D1132A02...

  • Page 2: Fcc Conditions

    Regulatory information FCC information This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a digital device, compliance: pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
  • Page 3 Preventive and Cautionary Tips Before connecting and operating your device, please be advised of the following tips: • Ensure unit is installed in a well-ventilated, dust-free environment. • Unit is designed for indoor use only. • Keep all liquids away from the device. •...
  • Page 4 Thank you for purchasing our product. If there is any question or request, please do not hesitate to contact dealer. This manual is applicable to the models listed in the following table. NET-KOBI-IP-4CH NET-KOBI-IP-8CH NET-KOBI-IP-16CH...

  • Page 5: Product Key Features

    Product Key Features General Connectable to network cameras, network dome and encoders.  Connectable to the third-party network cameras like AXIS, Brickcom, Bosch, PANASONIC,  SAMSUNG and SANYO, and network cameras that adopt ONVIF or PSIA protocol. PAL/NTSC adaptive video inputs. ...
  • Page 6 Zooming in when playback.  Reverse playback of multi-channel.  Supports pause, play reverse, speed up, speed down, skip forward, and skip backward when playback,  and locating by dragging the mouse. Up to 8-ch synchronous playback at 4CIF real time. ...
  • Page 7 Remotely start/stop alarm output.  Remote PTZ control.  Two-way audio and voice broadcasting.  Embedded WEB server.  Development Scalability: SDK for Windows and Linux system.  Source code of application software for demo.  Development support and training for application system. ...

  • Page 8: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS Product Key Features ..........................5 Chapter 1Introduction ........................... 12 Front Panel ............................ 13 USB Mouse Operation ........................17 Input Method Description ......................18 Rear Panel ............................. 19 Chapter 2Getting Started ..........................19 Starting Up and Shutting Down the NVR ..................20 Using the Wizard for basic configuration ..................
  • Page 9 Files Protection ..........................66 Chapter 6Playback............................68 Playing Back Record Files ......................69 6.1.1 Playing Back by Channel .................... 69 6.1.2 Playing Back by Time ....................71 6.1.3 Playing Back by Event Search ..................72 6.1.4 Playing Back by Tag ....................75 6.1.5 Playing Back by System Logs ..................
  • Page 10 Configuring Network Detection ....................130 9.4.1 Testing Network Delay and Packet Loss ..............130 9.4.2 Exporting Network Packet ..................130 9.4.3 Checking the Network Status ..................131 9.4.4 Checking Network Statistics ..................132 Chapter 10 HDD Management......................133 10.1 Initializing HDDs ........................134 10.2 Managing Network HDD ......................
  • Page 11 Summary of Changes ..........................180...

  • Page 12: Chapter 1Introduction

    Chapter 1 Introduction...

  • Page 13: Front Panel

    1.1 Front Panel Table 1. 1 Description of Front Panel Name Description Power Power indicator turns yellow when system is running. Status indicator blinks red when data is being read from or Status Status written to HDD. Indicator TX/RX indictor blinks yellow when network connection is Tx/Rx functioning properly.
  • Page 14 Figure 1. 1 IR Remote Control Operations The NVR may also be controlled with the included IR remote control, shown in Figure 1. 2. Batteries (2×AAA) must be installed before operation. Note: Figure 1. 2 Remote Control Table 1. 2 Description of the Soft Keyboard Icons Name Description POWER...
  • Page 15 It is also used to turn audio on/off in the Playback mode. PLAY Button The button is used to enter the All-day Playback mode. It is also used to auto scan in the PTZ Control menu. INFO Button Reserved. VOIP Button Switch between main and spot output.
  • Page 16 Press the ENTER button on the remote. If the Status indicator on the front panel turns blue, the remote control is operating properly. If the Status indicator does not turn blue and there is still no response from the remote, please check the following: 1.

  • Page 17: Usb Mouse Operation

    1.2 USB Mouse Operation A regular 3-button (Left/Right/Scroll-wheel) USB mouse can also be used with this NVR. To use a USB mouse: 1. Plug USB mouse into one of the USB interfaces on the front panel of the NVR. 2. The mouse should automatically be detected. If in a rare case that the mouse is not detected, the possible reason may be that the two devices are not compatible, please refer to the recommended the device list from your provider.

  • Page 18: Input Method Description

    1.3 Input Method Description Figure 1. 3 Soft Keyboard Description of the buttons on the soft keyboard: Table 1. 4 Description of the Soft Keyboard Icons Icons Description Icons Description English Capital English Numbers Symbols Lowercase/Uppercase Backspace Space Enter Exit...

  • Page 19: Rear Panel

    1.4 Rear Panel Figure 1. 4 NET-KOBI-IP-4CH Figure 1. 5 NET-KOBI-IP-16CH Item Description Connector for LAN (Local Area Network). LAN Network Interface Connects to RS-485 devices. RS-485 Interface 100~240VAC power supply Power Supply Switch for turning on/off the device. Power Switch...

  • Page 20: Starting Up And Shutting Down The Nvr

    2.1 Starting Up and Shutting Down the NVR Purpose: Proper startup and shutdown procedures are crucial to expanding the life of the NVR. Before you start: Check that the voltage of the extra power supply is the same with the NVR’s requirement, and the ground connection is working properly.
  • Page 21 1. Enter the Shutdown menu by clicking Menu > Shutdown. 2. Click the Logout button to lock the NVR or the Reboot button to reboot the NVR.

  • Page 22: Using The Wizard For Basic Configuration

    2.2 Using the Wizard for basic configuration By default, the Setup Wizard starts once the NVR has loaded, as shown in Figure below. Figure 2. 3 Start Wizard Interface Operating the Setup Wizard: 1. The Setup Wizard can walk you through some important settings of the NVR. If you don’t want to use the Setup Wizard at that moment, click the Exit button.
  • Page 23 Figure 2. 5 Date and Time Settings 6. After the time settings, click Next button which takes you back to the Network Setup Wizard window, as shown in Figure 2. 6. Figure 2. 6 Network Configuration 7. Click Next button after you configured the network parameters, which takes you to the HDD Management window, shown in Figure 2.
  • Page 24 Figure 2. 7 HDD Management 8. To initialize the HDD, click the Init button. Initialization removes all the data saved in the HDD. 9. Click Next button to enter the Adding IP Camera interface. 10. Click Search to find online IP Camera. Select the IP camera to be added, and click the Add button. Figure 2.
  • Page 25 Figure 2. 9 Record Settings 12. Click Copy to copy the settings to other channels, as shown in Figure 2. 10. Figure 2. 10 Copy Record Settings 13. Click OK to complete the startup Setup Wizard.

  • Page 26: Adding And Connecting The Ip Cameras

    2.3 Adding and Connecting the IP Cameras 2.3.1 Adding the Online IP Cameras Purpose: The main function of the NVR is to connect the network cameras and record the video got from it. So before you can get a live view or record of the video, you should add the network cameras to the connection list of the device. Before you start: Ensure the network connection is valid and correct.
  • Page 27 manually. • Manual Steps: To add the online cameras with same network segment: The detected online camera will be listed in the camera list, as shown in the figure below. Figure 2. 13 Manual Adding IP Camera Interface Click the button to add the camera.
  • Page 28 You can edit the IP address, protocol, management port, and other information of the IP camera to be added. Click Add to add the camera. • OPTION 2: Steps: Enter the Camera Management interface. Menu> Camera> Camera Figure 2. 15 Main Menu Repeat the step 1 and 2 of adding IP cameras manually to add the camera.

  • Page 29: Editing The Connected Ip Cameras And Configuring Customized Protocols

    Figure 2. 17 Selecting Multiple Channels 2.3.2 Editing the Connected IP cameras and Configuring Customized Protocols After the adding of the IP cameras, the basic information of the camera lists in the page, you can configure the basic setting of the IP cameras. Steps: Click the icon to edit the parameters;...
  • Page 30 Figure 2. 19 Network Configuration of the Camera You can edit the network information and the password of the camera. Figure 2. 20 Password Configuration of the Camera Click Apply to save the settings and click OK to exit the interface. Configuring the customized protocols Purpose: To connect the network cameras which are not configured with the standard protocols, you can configure the...

  • Page 31: Editing Ip Cameras Connected To The Poe Interfaces

    Example: As for NET-KOBI-IP-4CH, when you want to connect 1 online camera and connect 3 network cameras via PoE interfaces, you must disable 1 PoE interface in the Edit IP camera panel. To add Cameras for NVR supporting PoE function: Before you start: Connect the network cameras via the PoE interfaces.
  • Page 32 Steps: Enter the Camera Management interface. Main menu> Camera> Camera You can see the connected cameras are listed. Figure 2. 23 Camera List The cameras connecting to the PoE interface cannot be deleted in this menu. Note: Click the button, and select the Adding Method in the drop-down list. •...

  • Page 33: Chapter 3Live View

    Figure 2. 25 Edit IP Camera Interface - Manual Click the Apply button to finish adding. Chapter 3 Live View...

  • Page 34: Introduction Of Live View

    3.1 Introduction of Live View Live view shows you the video image getting from each camera in real time. The NVR automatically enters Live View mode when powered on. Live View Icons In the live view mode, there are icons at the right top of the screen for each channel, showing the status of the record and alarm in the channel, so that you can know whether the channel is recorded, or whether there are alarms occur as soon as possible.

  • Page 35: Operations In Live View Mode

    3.2 Operations in Live View Mode In live view mode, there are many functions provided. The functions are listed below. • Single Screen: showing only one screen on the monitor. • Multi-screen: showing multiple screens on the monitor simultaneously. • Auto-switch: the screen is auto switched to the next one.

  • Page 36: Quick Setting Toolbar In Live View Mode

    Figure 3. 1 Right-click Menu 3.2.2 Quick Setting Toolbar in Live View Mode On the screen of each channel, there is a quick setting toolbar which shows when you single click the mouse in the corresponding screen. Figure 3. 2 Quick Setting Toolbar Table 3.
  • Page 37 Figure 3. 3 Digital Zoom Image Settings icon can be selected to enter the Image Settings menu. You can set the image parameters like brightness, contrast, saturation and hue. Figure 3. 4 Image Settings- Customize Live View Strategy can be selected to set strategy, including Real-time, Balanced, Fluency. Figure 3.

  • Page 38: Adjusting Live View Settings

    3.3 Adjusting Live View Settings Purpose: Live View settings can be customized according to different needs. You can configure the output interface, dwell time for screen to be shown, mute or turning on the audio, the screen number for each channel, etc. Steps: 1.
  • Page 39 Select the small window, and double-click on the channel number to display the channel on the window. You can click button to start live view for all the channels and click to stop all the live view. Click the Apply button to save the setting.

  • Page 40: User Logout

    3.4 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 tog in again. Steps: 1. Enter the Shutdown menu. Menu>Shutdown Figure 3.

  • Page 41: Chapter 4Ptz Controls

    Chapter 4 PTZ Controls...

  • Page 42: Configuring Ptz Settings

    4.1 Configuring PTZ Settings Purpose: Follow the procedure to set the parameters for PTZ. The configuring of the PTZ parameters should be done before you control the PTZ camera. Steps: 1. Enter the PTZ Settings interface. Menu >Camera> PTZ Figure 4. 1 PTZ- General 2.

  • Page 43: Setting Ptz Presets, Patrols & Patterns

    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 44: Calling Presets

    4.2.2 Calling Presets Purpose: This feature enables the camera to point to a specified position such as a window when an event takes place. Call preset in the PTZ setting interface: Steps: 1. Enter the PTZ Control interface. Menu>Camera>PTZ>More Settings 2.

  • Page 45: Customizing Patrols

    2. Choose Camera in the list on the menu. 3. Double click the preset in the Preset list to call it. 4.2.3 Customizing Patrols Purpose: Patrols can be set to move the PTZ to different key points and have it stay there for a set duration before moving on to the next key point.

  • Page 46: Calling Patrols

    Repeat the above steps to add more key points. Click the icon to delete the corresponding key point, and click the trash icon to.delete all the key points. Select a key point, then click button to adjust the order of the key points. Figure 4.

  • Page 47: Customizing Patterns

    Figure 4. 9 PTZ Toolbar- Patrol 4.2.5 Customizing Patterns Purpose: Patterns can be set by recording the movement of the PTZ. You can call the pattern to make the PTZ movement according to the predefined path. Steps: 1. Enter the PTZ Control interface. Menu>Camera>PTZ>More Settings 2.

  • Page 48: Calling Patterns

    4. Click to save the pattern. 4.2.6 Calling Patterns Purpose: Follow the procedure to move the PTZ camera according to the predefined patterns. Calling pattern in the PTZ setting interface Steps: 1. Enter the PTZ Control interface. Menu>Camera>PTZ>More Settings 2. Select the pattern number. 3.

  • Page 49: Ptz Control Toolbar

    4.3 PTZ Control Toolbar 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 to enter the PTZ toolbar. Figure 4. 12 PTZ Toolbar Table 4.

  • Page 50: Chapter 5Record Settings

    Chapter 5 Record Settings...

  • Page 51: Configuring Recording Parameters

    5.1 Configuring Recording Parameters Purpose: By configuring the recording parameters you can define the parameters which affect the image quality, such as the transmission stream type, the resolution and so on. 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.
  • Page 52 2. Parameters Setting for Recording Select Record tab page to configure. You can configure the stream type, the resolution, and other parameters on your demand. • Pre-record: The time you set to record before the scheduled time or event. For example, when an alarm triggered the recording at 10:00, if you set the pre-record time as 5 seconds, the camera records it at 9:59:55.

  • Page 53: Configuring Record Schedule

    5.2 Configuring Record Schedule Purpose: Set the record schedule, and then the camera automatically starts/stops recording according to the configured schedule. Steps: 1. Enter the Record Schedule interface. Menu>Record>Schedule 2. Configure Record Schedule 1) Select Record Schedule. Figure 5. 5 Record Schedule 2) Choose the camera you want to configure.
  • Page 54 Figure 5. 7 Edit Schedule III. To arrange other schedule, leave the All Day checkbox blank and set the Start/End time. Up to 8 periods can be configured for each day. And the time periods can’t be overlapped each other. Note: Repeat the above edit schedule steps to schedule recording for other days in the week.
  • Page 55 Figure 5. 10 Descriptions of the color icons Click the Apply button to validate the settings. If the settings can also be used to other channels, click Copy, and then choose the channel to which you want to copy. Figure 5. 11 Copy Schedule to Other Channels...

  • Page 56: Configuring Motion Detection Record

    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 NVR 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, notify the surveillance center and so on.
  • Page 57 Figure 5. 14 Motion Detection Setting 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. Edit the Motion Detection Record Schedule.

  • Page 58: Configuring Alarm Triggered Record

    5.4 Configuring Alarm Triggered Record Purpose: Follow the procedure to configure alarm triggered recording. Steps: Enter the Alarm setting interface. Menu> Configuration> Alarm Figure 5. 15 Alarm Settings Click the Alarm Input tab. Figure 5. 16 Alarm Settings- Alarm Input 1) Select Alarm Input number and configure alarm parameters.
  • Page 59 Figure 5. 17 Alarm Settings 5) Choose the alarm triggered recording channel. 6) Check the checkbox to select channel. 7) Click Apply to save settings. 8) Click OK to back to the upper level menu. Repeat the above steps to configure other alarm input parameters. If the settings can also be applied to other alarm inputs, click Copy and choose the alarm input number.

  • Page 60: Manual Record

    5.5 Manual Record Purpose: Follow the steps to set parameters for the manual record. The manual recording is prior to the scheduled recording. Steps: Enter the Manual settings interface. Menu> Manual Or press the REC button on the remote control. Figure 5.

  • Page 61: Configuring Holiday Record

    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: Enter the Record setting interface. Menu>Record> Holiday Figure 5. 20 Holiday Settings Enable Edit Holiday schedule.
  • Page 62 Select Mode from the dropdown list. There are three different modes for the date format to configure holiday schedule. Set the start and end date. Click Apply to save settings. Click OK to exit the Edit interface. Enter Record Schedule settings interface to edit the holiday recording schedule. See Chapter 6.2 Configuring Record Schedule.

  • Page 63: Configuring Redundant Recording

    5.7 Configuring Redundant Recording 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. . Steps: 1. Enter HDD Information interface. Menu>...
  • Page 64 Figure 5. 24 Record Parameters 2) Select Camera you want to configure in the drop-down list. 3) Check the checkbox of Redundant Record. 4) Click Apply to save settings and back to the upper level menu. Repeat the above steps for configuring other channels.

  • Page 65: Configuring Hdd Group For Recording

    5.8 Configuring HDD Group for Recording Purpose: You can group the HDDs and save the record files in certain HDD group. Steps: Enter HDD setting interface. Menu>HDD Figure 5. 25 HDD General Select Advanced on the left bar. Figure 5. 26 Storage Mode Check whether the storage mode of the HDD is Group.

  • Page 66: Files Protection

    5.9 Files 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: Enter Playback setting interface. Menu> Playback Figure 5. 27 Playback Select the channels you want to investigate by checking the checkbox to Configure the record type, file type start/end time.
  • Page 67 Figure 5. 29 Unlocking Attention Protect file by setting HDD property to Read-only Steps: Enter HDD setting interface. Menu> HDD Figure 5. 30 HDD General Click to edit the HDD you want to protect. Figure 5. 31 HDD General- Editing To edit HDD property, you need to set the storage mode of the HDD to Group.

  • Page 68: Chapter 6Playback

    Chapter 6 Playback...

  • Page 69: Playing Back Record Files

    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 70 The toolbar in the bottom part of Playback interface can be used to control playing progress, as shown in Figure 6. 3. Figure 6. 3 Playback Interface Click the channel(s) to execute simultaneous playback of multiple channels. Figure 6. 4 Toolbar of Playback indicates the start/end time of the record.

  • Page 71: Playing Back By Time

    6.1.2 Playing Back by Time Purpose: Play back video files recorded in specified time duration. Multi-channel simultaneous playback and channel switch are supported. Steps: 1. Enter playback interface. Menu>Playback 2. Check the checkbox of channel(s) in the channel list and then double-click to select a date on the calendar. Figure 6.

  • Page 72: Playing Back By Event Search

    indicates the start/end time of the record. Note: Table 6. 2 Detailed Explanation of Playback-by-time Interface Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Audio on/ Start/Stop 30s forward 30s reverse Mute clipping Add default Speed down customized tag management Pause reverse Pause play/ play/...
  • Page 73 Figure 6. 8 Alarm Input Search Interface Figure 6. 9 Motion Search Interface 4. Click Search button to get the search result information. You may refer to the right-side bar for the result.
  • Page 74 Figure 6. 10 Search Result Bar(Alarm In and Motion) 5. Click button to play back the file. Notes: Pre-play and post-play can be configured. If the event is set to trigger the recording of multiple channels, clicking the will pop up the Synch Playback interface.

  • Page 75: Playing Back By Tag

    Figure 6. 12 Toolbar of Playback by Event Table 6. 3 Detailed Explanation of Playback-by-event Toolbar Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Audio on/ Start/Stop 30s forward 30s reverse Mute clipping Add default Speed down customized tag management Pause reverse Pause play/ play/...
  • Page 76 Figure 6. 13 Interface of Playback by Time Click button to add default tag. Click button to add customized tag and input tag name. Max. 64 tags can be added to a single video file. Note: 3. Tag management. Click button to check, edit and delete tag(s).
  • Page 77 Figure 6. 15 Video Search by Tag 3. Click button to play back the file. You can click the Back button to back to the search interface. Pre-play and post-play can be configured. Note: Figure 6. 16 Interface of Playback by Tag Figure 6.

  • Page 78: Playing Back By System Logs

    Table 6. 4 Detailed Explanation of Playback-by-tag Toolbar Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Audio on/ Start/Stop 30s forward 30s reverse Mute clipping Add default Speed down customized tag management Pause reverse Pause play/ play/ Scaling Play/ Reverse play/ up/down the Speed up Single-frame...

  • Page 79: Playing Back External File

    Figure 6. 19 Result of System Log Search 4. Playback interface. The toolbar in the bottom part of Playback interface can be used to control playing process. Figure 6. 20 Interface of Playback by Log 6.1.6 Playing Back External File Purpose: Perform the following steps to look up and play back files in the external devices.
  • Page 80 Figure 6. 21 Interface of External File Playback...

  • Page 81: Auxiliary Functions Of Playback

    6.2 Auxiliary Functions of Playback 6.2.1 Playing Back Frame by Frame Purpose: Play video files frame by frame, in case of checking image details of the video when abnormal events happen. Steps: Go to Playback interface. If you choose playback of the record file: click button until the speed changes to Single frame and one click on the playback screen represents playback of one frame.
  • Page 82 Figure 6. 22 Interface of Playback by Time 2. Click the on the playback control toolbar to enter Smart Search mode. 3. Click and drag the mouse to draw area(s). You can click button to set the full screen as target searching area.
  • Page 83 Figure 6. 24 Smart Search Result Figure 6. 25 Toolbar of Smart Search Playback indicates the start/end time of the record. Note: Table 6. 5 Detailed Explanation of Smart-search-playback Toolbar Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Audio on/ Start/Stop 30s forward 30s reverse...

  • Page 84: Digital Zoom

    6.2.3 Digital Zoom Steps: 1. Click the button on the playback control bar to enter Digital Zoom interface. 2. Use the mouse to draw a red rectangle and the image within it will be enlarged up to 16 times. Figure 6. 26 Draw Area for Digital Zoom 3.
  • Page 85 Figure 6. 27 4-ch Synchronous Playback Interface 3. Click to play back the record files reversely.

  • Page 86: Chapter 7Backup

    Chapter 7 Backup...

  • Page 87: Backing Up Record Files

    7.1 Backing up Record Files 7.1.1 Quick Export Purpose: Export record files to backup device(s) quickly. Steps: 1. Enter Video Export interface. Menu>Export>Normal Choose the channel(s) you want to back up and click Quick Export button. Note: 1) The time duration of record files on a specified channel cannot exceed one day. Otherwise, the message box “Max.

  • Page 88: Backing Up By Normal Video Search

    Stay in the Exporting interface until all record files are exported. Figure 7. 3 Export Finished 3. Check backup result. Choose the record file in Export interface and click button to check it. The Player player.exe will be exported automatically during record file export. Note: Figure 7.
  • Page 89 Figure 7. 5 Normal Video Search for Backup 3. Select record files you want to back up. Click to play the record file if you want to check it. Check the checkbox before the record files you want to back up. The size of the currently selected files is displayed in the lower-left corner of the window.
  • Page 90 Figure 7. 7 Export by Normal Video Search using USB Flash Drive Stay in the Exporting interface until all record files are exported with pop-up message box “Export finished”. Figure 7. 8 Export Finished 5. Check backup result. Choose the record file in Export interface and click button to check it.
  • Page 91 Backup using USB writer and SATA writer Steps: 1. Enter Export interface. Menu>Export>Normal 2. Set search condition and click Search button to enter the search result interface. Figure 7. 10 Normal Video Search for Backup 3. Select record files you want to back up. Click button to play the record file if you want to check it.
  • Page 92 Figure 7. 12 Export by Normal Video Search using USB Writer Stay in the Exporting interface until all record files are exported with pop-up message box “Export finished”. Figure 7. 13 Export Finished 5. Check backup result. Choose the record file in Export interface and click button to check it.

  • Page 93: Backing Up By Event Search

    7.1.3 Backing up by Event Search Purpose: Back up event-related record files using USB devices (USB flash drives, USB HDDs, USB writer), or SATA writer. Quick Backup and Normal Backup are supported. Steps: 1. Enter Export interface. Menu>Export>Event 1) Select “Alarm Input” from the dropdown list of Event Type. Event types contain Alarm Input and Motion, here we take the backing up by alarm input as an Note: example.
  • Page 94 Figure 7. 17 Event Details Interface 4. Export. Click the Export button and start back up. If the inserted USB device is not recognized: Note: • Click the Refresh button. • Reconnect device. • Check for compatibility from vendor. You can also format USB flash drive or USB HDDs via the device. Figure 7.

  • Page 95: Backing Up Video Clips

    Figure 7. 19 Export Finished 5. Check backup result. The Player player.exe will be exported automatically during record file export. Note: Figure 7. 20 Checkup of Event Export Result Using USB Flash Drive 7.1.4 Backing up Video Clips Purpose: You may also select video clips to export directly during Playback, using USB devices (USB flash drives, USB HDDs, USB writer) or SATA writer.
  • Page 96 Figure 7. 21 Interface of Playback by Time 4. Click Yes to save video clips and enter Export interface, or click No to quit and do not save video clips. Figure 7. 22 Attention to Video Clip Saving 5. Export. Click Export button and start backup.

  • Page 97: Managing Backup Devices

    Stay in the Exporting interface until all record files are exported with pop-up message “Export finished”. Figure 7. 24 Export Finished 6. Check backup result. The Player player.exe will be exported automatically during record file export. Note: Figure 7. 25 Checkup of Video Clips Export Result Using USB Flash Drive 7.2 Managing Backup Devices Management of USB flash drives and USB HDDs.
  • Page 98 Select record files you want to back up. Click Export button to enter Export interface. At least one record file shall be selected. Note: Figure 7. 27 Result of Normal Video Search for Backup Backup device 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 click button if you want to delete it.
  • Page 99 Menu>Export>Normal Set search condition and click Search button to enter Search Result interface. At least one channel shall be selected. Note: Figure 7. 29 Normal Video Search for Backup Select record files you want to back up. Click Export button to enter Export interface. At least one record file shall be selected.
  • Page 100 Figure 7. 31 USB Writer Management...

  • Page 101: Chapter 8Alarm Settings

    Chapter 8 Alarm Settings...

  • Page 102: Setting Motion Detection Alarm

    8.1 Setting Motion Detection Alarm 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. Set up detection area and sensitivity. Tick “Enable Motion Detection”, use the mouse to draw detection area(s) and drag the sensitivity bar to set sensitivity.
  • Page 103 Figure 8. 3 Set Arming Schedule of Motion Detection 5. Click Linkage Action tab to set up alarm response actions of motion alarm (please refer to Chapter Setting Alarm Response Actions). Repeat the above steps to set up arming schedule of other days of a week. You can also use Copy button to copy an arming schedule to other days.

  • Page 104: Setting Sensor Alarms

    8.2 Setting Sensor Alarms Purpose: Set parameters and handling action of an external sensor alarm. Steps: 1. Enter Alarm Settings of System Configuration and select an alarm input. Menu> Configuration> Alarm Select Alarm Input tab to enter Alarm Input Settings interface. Figure 8.
  • Page 105 Setting Alarm Response Actions). Repeat the above steps to set up arming schedule of other days of a week. You can also use Copy button to copy an arming schedule to other days. Figure 8. 6 Set Arming Schedule of Alarm Input 6.
  • Page 106 Figure 8. 8 Copy Settings of Alarm Input...

  • Page 107: Detecting Video Loss Alarm

    8.3 Detecting Video Loss Alarm 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> Camera> Video Loss Figure 8. 9 Video Loss Setup Interface 2.
  • Page 108 Alarm Response Actions). Repeat the above steps to set up arming schedule of other days of a week. You can also use Copy button to copy an arming schedule to other days. 5. Click the OK button to complete the video loss settings of the channel.

  • Page 109: Detecting Video Tampering Alarm

    8.4 Detecting Video Tampering Alarm 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> Camera> Video Tampering Figure 8.
  • Page 110 Figure 8. 13 Set Arming Schedule of Video Tampering 4. Select Linkage Action tab to set up alarm response actions of video tampering alarm (please refer to Chapter Setting Alarm Response Actions). Repeat the above steps to set up arming schedule of other days of a week. You can also use Copy button to copy an arming schedule to other days.

  • Page 111: Handling Exceptions Alarm

    8.5 Handling Exceptions Alarm Purpose: Exception settings refer to the handling method of various exceptions, e.g. • HDD Full: The HDD is full. • HDD Error: Writing HDD error or unformatted HDD. • Network Disconnected: Disconnected network cable. • IP Conflicted: Duplicated IP address. •...

  • Page 112: Setting Alarm Response Actions

    8.6 Setting Alarm Response Actions Purpose: Alarm response actions will be activated when an alarm or exception occurs, including Full Screen Monitoring, Audible Warning (buzzer), Notify Surveillance Center, Trigger Alarm Output and Send Email. Full Screen Monitoring When an alarm is triggered, the local monitor (VGA or HDMI monitor) display in full screen the video image from the alarming channel configured for full screen monitoring.
  • Page 113 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. Note: Figure 8. 16 Set Arming Schedule of Alarm Output 3.

  • Page 114: Triggering Or Clearing Alarm Output Manually

    8.7 Triggering or Clearing Alarm Output Manually 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. Steps: Select the alarm output you want to trigger or clear and make related operations.

  • Page 115: Chapter 9Network Settings

    Chapter 9 Network Settings...

  • Page 116: Configuring General Settings

    9.1 Configuring General Settings Purpose: Network settings must be properly configured before you operate NVR over network. Steps: 1. Enter the Network Settings interface. Menu >Configuration>Network 2. Select the General tab. Figure 9. 1 Network Settings Interface 3. In the General Settings interface, you can configure the following settings: NIC Type, IPv4 Address, IPv4 Gateway, MTU and DNS Server.

  • Page 117: Configuring Advanced Settings

    9.2 Configuring Advanced Settings 9.2.1 Configuring PPPoE Settings Purpose: Your NVR also allows access by Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE). Steps: Enter the Network Settings interface. Menu >Configuration> Network Select the PPPoE tab to enter the PPPoE Settings interface, as shown in Figure 9. 2. Figure 9.
  • Page 118 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 HiDDNS. • IPServer: Enter Server Address for IPServer. Figure 9. 4 IPServer Settings Interface •...
  • Page 119 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. Figure 9. 7 NO-IP Settings Interface • HiDDNS: Enter the Server Address and Device Domain Name for HiDDNS. 1) Enter the Server Address of the HiDDNS server, which is www.hiddns.com by default.
  • Page 120 Figure 9. 9 Register an Account In the Device Management interface, click to register the device. Figure 9. 10 Register the Device The device name can only contain the lower-case English letter, numeric and ‘-’; and it Note: must start with the lower-case English letter and cannot end with ‘-’. Access the Device via Web Browser or Client Software After having successfully registered the device on the HiDDNS server, you can access your device via web browser or Client Software with the Device Domain Name (Device Name).

  • Page 121: Configuring Ntp Server

    Figure 9. 11 Access Device via iVMS4200 Click 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 NVR to ensure the accuracy of system date/time. Steps: Enter the Network Settings interface.

  • Page 122: Configuring Snmp

    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, as shown in Figure 9. 13. Figure 9.

  • Page 123: Configuring Rtsp

    3. Enter Alarm Host IP and Alarm Host Port in the text fields. The Alarm Host IP refers to the IP address of the remote PC on which the Network Video Surveillance Software (e.g., iVMS-4200) is installed, and the Alarm Host Port must be the same as the alarm monitoring port configured in the software.

  • Page 124: Configuring Https Port

    4. Enter the Server Port and HTTP Port in the text fields. The default Server Port is 8000 and the HTTP Port is 80, and you can change them according to different requirements. 5. Click Apply button to save and exit the interface. The Server Port should be set to the range of 2000-65535 and it is used for remote client software access.

  • Page 125: Configuring Upnp

    Figure 9. 19 Email Settings Interface Configure the following Email settings: Enable Server Authentication (optional): Check the checkbox to enable the server authentication feature. User Name: The user account of sender’s Email for SMTP server authentication. Password: The password of sender’s Email for SMTP server authentication. SMTP Server: The SMTP Server IP address or host name (e.g., smtp.263xmail.com).
  • Page 126 devices on the network and establish functional network services for data sharing, communications, etc. You can use the UPnP™ function to enable the fast connection of the device to the WAN via a router without port mapping. Before you start: If you want to enable the UPnP™...

  • Page 127: Configuring High-Speed Download

    External Port indicates the port No. for port mapping in the router. The value of the RTSP port No. should be 554 or between 1024 and 65535, while the value of the other ports should be between 1 and 65535 and the value must be different from each other. If multiple devices are configured for the UPnP™...
  • Page 128 Figure 9. 26 Message Box of High-speed Download 4. Click Apply button to save and exit the interface.

  • Page 129: Checking Network Traffic

    9.3 Checking Network Traffic Purpose: You can check the network traffic to obtain real-time information of NVR such as linking status, MTU, sending/receiving rate, etc. Steps: 1. Enter the Network Traffic interface. Menu >Maintenance>Net Detect Figure 9. 27 Network Traffic Interface 2.

  • Page 130: Configuring Network Detection

    9.4 Configuring Network Detection Purpose: You can obtain network connecting status of NVR through the network detection function, including network delay, packet loss, etc. 9.4.1 Testing Network Delay and Packet Loss Steps: Enter the Network Traffic interface. Menu >Maintenance>Net Detect Click the Network Detection tab to enter the Network Detection menu, as shown in Figure 9.

  • Page 131: Checking The Network Status

    the backup device, please check whether it is compatible with the NVR. You can format the backup device if the format is incorrect. Figure 9. 30 Export Network Packet 4. Click Export to start exporting. 5. After the exporting is complete, click OK to finish the packet export, as shown in 0. Figure 9.

  • Page 132: Checking Network Statistics

    If the network is normal the following message box pops out. Figure 9. 33 Network status checking result If the message box pops out with other information instead of this one, you can click Network button to show the quick setting interface of the network parameters. 9.4.4 Checking Network Statistics Purpose: You can check the network status to obtain the real-time information of NVR.

  • Page 133: Chapter 10 Hdd Management

    Chapter 10 HDD Management...

  • Page 134: Initializing Hdds

    10.1 Initializing HDDs Purpose: A newly installed hard disk drive (HDD) must be initialized before it can be used with your NVR. A message box pops up when the NVR starts up if there exits any uninitialized HDD. Note: Figure 10. 1 Message Box of Uninitialized HDD Click Yes button to initialize it immediately or you can perform the following steps to initialize the HDD.
  • Page 135 Figure 10. 5 HDD Status Changes to Normal Initializing the HDD will erase all data on it. Note:...

  • Page 136: Managing Network Hdd

    10.2 Managing Network HDD Purpose: You can add the allocated NAS or disk of IP SAN to NVR, and use it as network HDD. Steps: Enter the HDD Information interface. Menu > HDD>General Click the Add button to enter the Add NetHDD interface, as shown in Figure 10. 6. Figure 10.
  • Page 137 Figure 10. 7 Add NAS Disk • Add IP SAN: 1) Enter the NetHDD IP address in the text field. 2) Click the Search button to search 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 138: Managing Hdd Group

    10.3 Managing HDD Group 10.3.1 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 > HDD > Advanced 2.

  • Page 139: Setting Hdd Property

    Figure 10. 12 Local HDD Settings Interface 7. Select the Group number for the current HDD. The default group No. for each HDD is 1. Note: 8. Click the OK button to confirm the settings. Figure 10. 13 Confirm HDD Group Settings 9.
  • Page 140 Figure 10. 14 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 installed on your NVR when you want to set a HDD to Redundancy, and there Note: is one HDD with R/W property.

  • Page 141: Configuring Quota Mode

    10.4 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. 15. The NVR must be rebooted to enable the changes to take effect.
  • Page 142 Figure 10. 17 Copy Settings to Other Camera(s) 6. Select the camera (s) to be configured with the same quota settings. You can also click the checkbox of IP Camera to select all cameras. 7. Click the OK button to finish the Copy settings and back to the Storage Mode interface. 8.

  • Page 143: Checking Hdd Status

    10.5 Checking HDD Status Purpose: You may check the status of the installed HDDs on NVR so as to take immediate check and maintenance in case of HDD failure. Checking HDD Status in HDD Information Interface Steps: 1. Enter the HDD Information interface. Menu >...
  • Page 144 Figure 10. 19 View HDD Status (2)

  • Page 145: Hdd Detection

    10.6 HDD Detection Purpose: The device provides the HDD detection function such as the adopting of the S.M.A.R.T. and the Bad Sector Detection technique. 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. S.M.A.R.T.
  • Page 146 Select the HDD No. in the dropdown list you want to configure, and choose All Detection or Key Area Detection as the detection type. Click the Detect button to start the detection Figure 10. 21 Bad Sector Detection And you can click Error info button to see the detailed damage information And you can also pause/resume or cancel the detection.

  • Page 147: Configuring Hdd Error Alarms

    10.7 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 148: Chapter 11 Camera Settings

    Chapter 11 Camera Settings...

  • Page 149: Configuring Osd Settings

    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. Select the camera to configure OSD settings. 3.

  • Page 150: Configuring Privacy Mask

    11.2 Configuring Privacy Mask Purpose: You are allowed to configure the four-sided privacy mask zones that cannot be viewed by the operator. The privacy mask can prevent certain surveillance areas to be viewed or recorded. Steps: 1. Enter the Privacy Mask Settings interface. Menu >...

  • Page 151: Configuring Video Parameters

    11.3 Configuring Video Parameters Steps: 1. Enter the Image Settings interface. Menu > Camera >Image Figure 11. 4 Image Settings Interface 2. Select the camera to set image parameters. 3. You can click on the arrow to change the value of each parameter. 4.

  • Page 152: Chapter 12 Nvr Management And Maintenance

    Chapter 12 NVR Management Maintenance...

  • Page 153: Viewing System Information

    12.1 Viewing System Information 12.1.1 Viewing Device Information Steps: 1. Enter the System Information interface. Menu >Maintenance>System Info 2. Click the Device Info tab to enter the Device Information menu to view the device name, model, serial No. , firmware version and encode version, as shown in Figure 12. 1. Figure 12.

  • Page 154: Viewing Alarm Information

    Figure 12. 3 Record Information Interface 12.1.4 Viewing Alarm Information Steps: 1. Enter the System Information interface. Menu >Maintenance>System Info 2. Click the Alarm tab to enter the Alarm Information menu to view the alarm information, as shown in Figure 12.

  • Page 155: Viewing Hdd Information

    12.1.6 Viewing HDD Information Steps: 1. Enter the System Information interface. Menu >Maintenance>System Info 2. Click the HDD tab to enter the HDD Information menu to view the HDD status, free space, property, etc.. 12.2 Searching & Export Log Files Purpose: The operation, alarm, exception and information of the NVR can be stored in log files, which can be viewed and exported at any time.
  • Page 156 Figure 12. 7 Log Search Results Up to 2000 log files can be displayed each time. Note: 5. You can click the button of each log or double click it to view its detailed information, as shown in Figure 12. 8. And you can also click the button to view the related video files if available.
  • Page 157 Figure 12. 9 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 158 Figure 12. 10 Log Export Interface You can check the checkbox of the HDD. Click the Export button to export all the log files stored in the HDD.

  • Page 159: Importing/Exporting Configuration Files

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

  • Page 160: Upgrading System

    12.4 Upgrading System Purpose: The firmware on your NVR can be upgraded by local backup device or remote FTP server. 12.4.1 Upgrading by Local Backup Device Steps: 1. Connect your NVR with a local backup device where the update firmware file is located. 2.
  • Page 161 Figure 12. 13 FTP Upgrade Interface 3. Enter the FTP Server Address in the text field. 4. Click the Upgrade button to start upgrading. 5. After the upgrading is complete, reboot the NVR to activate the new firmware.

  • Page 162: Restoring Default Settings

    12.5 Restoring Default Settings Steps: Enter the Default interface. Menu > Maintenance > Default Figure 12. 14 Restore Factory Default Click the OK button to restore the default settings. Except the network parameters (including IP address, subnet mask, gateway, MTU, default route and server Note: port), all other parameters of the device will be restored to factory default settings.

  • Page 163: Chapter 13 Others

    Chapter 13 Others...

  • Page 164: Configuring General Settings

    13.1 Configuring General Settings Purpose: You can configure the output resolution, system time, mouse pointer speed through the Menu > Configuration > General interface. Steps: Enter the General Settings interface. Menu >Configuration> General Select the General tab. Figure 13. 1 General Settings Interface Configure the following settings: •...

  • Page 165: Configuring Dst Settings

    13.2 Configuring DST Settings Steps: Enter the General Settings interface. Menu >Configuration>General 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 166: Configuring More Settings For Device Parameters

    13.3 Configuring More Settings for Device Parameters Steps: Enter the General Settings interface. Menu >Configuration>General Click the More Settings tab to enter the More Settings interface, as shown in Figure 13. 3 Figure 13. 3 More Settings Interface Configure the following settings: •...

  • Page 167: Managing User Accounts

    13.4 Managing User Accounts Purpose: There is a default account in the NVR: 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. 13.4.1 Adding a User Steps: Enter the User Management interface.
  • Page 168 Figure 13. 5 Add User Menu Enter the information for new user, including User Name, Password, Level and User’s MAC Address. Level: Set the user level to Operator or Guest. Different user levels have different operating permission. • Operator: The Operator user level has permission of Two-way Audio in Remote Configuration and all operating permission in Camera Configuration.
  • Page 169 Figure 13. 7 User Permission Settings Interface Set the operating permission of Local Configuration, Remote Configuration and Camera Configuration for the user. Local Configuration • Local Log Search: Searching and viewing logs and system information of NVR. • Local Parameters Settings: Configuring parameters, restoring factory default parameters and importing/exporting configuration files.

  • Page 170: Deleting A User

    • Remote PTZ Control: Remotely controlling PTZ movement of the selected camera (s). • Local Video Export: Locally exporting recorded files of the selected camera (s). Click the OK button to save the settings and exit interface. Only the admin user account has the permission of restoring factory default parameters. Note: 13.4.2 Deleting a User Steps:...
  • Page 171 Figure 13. 9 Edit User Interface Edit the user information, including user name, password, level and MAC address. Check the checkbox of Change Password if you want to change the password of the current user. Click the OK button to save the settings and exit the menu.
  • Page 172 Appendix...

  • Page 173: Appendix172 Glossary

    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 4CIF and the sub-stream having a maximum resolution of CIF. •...

  • Page 174: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting  No image displayed on the monitor after starting up normally. Possible Reasons No VGA or HDMI connections. Connection cable is damaged. Input mode of the monitor is incorrect. Steps 1. Verify the device is connected with the monitor via HDMI or VGA cable. If not, please connect the device with the monitor and reboot.
  • Page 175 Possible Reasons Network failure, and the NVR and IPC lost connections. The configured parameters are incorrect when adding the IPC. Insufficient bandwidth. Steps 1. Verify the network is connected. 1) Connect the NVR and PC with the RS-232 cable. 2) Open the Super Terminal software, and execute the ping command. Input “ping IP” (e.g. ping 172.6.22.131).
  • Page 176  No monitor connected with the NVR locally and when you manage the IPC to connect with the device by web browser remotely, of which the status displays as Connected. And then you connect the device with the monitor via VGA or HDMI interface and reboot the device, there is black screen with the mouse cursor.
  • Page 177 b)Poor network between NVR and PC, and there exists packet loss during the transmission. c) The performances of hardware are not good enough, including CPU, memory, etc.. Steps: 1. Verify the network between NVR and IPC is connected. When image is stuck, connect the RS-232 ports on PC and the rear panel of NVR with the RS-232 cable. Open the Super Terminal, and execute the command of “ping 192.168.0.0 –l 1472 –f”...
  • Page 178 Log in the IPC directly, and turn the audio on, check if the sound is normal. If not, please contact the manufacturer of the IPC. 2. Verify the setting parameters are correct. Select “Menu > Record > Parameters > Record”, and set the Stream Type as “Audio & Video”. 3.
  • Page 179 Select “Menu > Configuration > General > General”, and verify the “Device Time” is correct. 2. Verify the search condition is correct. Select “Playback”, and verify the channel and time are correct. 3. Verify the HDD status is normal. Select “Menu > HDD > General” to view the HDD status, and verify the HDD is detected and can be read and written normally.

  • Page 180: Summary Of Changes

    Summary of Changes Version 2.3.4 Added Support adding IP cameras by the right-click menu. (Chapter 2.3.1) Support smart search function. (Chapter 6.2.2) Support connecting the third-party network cameras from Brickcom and Bosch. (Appendix-List of IP Cameras Compatible) Updated Optimize the method for adding encoder. (Chapter 2.3.1) Optimize the playback interface.

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