Godrej ET – 4AHD1 User Manual

Godrej ET – 4AHD1 User Manual

Ahd digital video recorder

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USER MANUAL

ET - 4AHD1
AHD Digital Video
Recorder
USER MANUAL
ET – 4AHD1, ET – 8AHD1 And ET - 16AHD2
AHD Digital Video Recorder

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  • Page 1: User Manual

    USER MANUAL ET - 4AHD1 AHD Digital Video Recorder USER MANUAL ET – 4AHD1, ET – 8AHD1 And ET - 16AHD2 AHD Digital Video Recorder...
  • Page 2 AHD DVR User Manual Welcome Thank you for purchasing our AHD DVR! This manual is designed to be a reference tool for the installation and operation of your system. Here you can find information about this series AHD DVR features and functions, as well as a detailed menu tree. Before installation and operation please read the following safeguards and warnings carefully! Important Safeguards and Warnings Do not place heavy objects on the AHD DVR.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents 1 Product Introduction ......................1 1.1 Product Overview .......................1 1.2 Main Functions......................1 2 Open-package Check and Cable Connections.................3 2.1 Open-package Check ....................3 2.2 Hard Disk Installation ....................4 3 Basic Operation........................5 3.1 Turn On........................5 3.2 Turn Off........................5 3.3 System Login ......................
  • Page 4: Product Introduction

    1 Product Introduction 1.1 Product Overview The series AHD DVR is designed especially for security and defense field which is an outstanding digital surveillance product. It introduces embedded LINUX operating system which is more stable. It introduces standard H.264 video compressed format and G.711A audio compressed format which insures the high quality image, low error coding ratio and single frame playing.
  • Page 5 Backup „ Through SATA interface and USB interface such as USB equipment, removable hard disks and so on through net download the files in the hard disk Playback „ Individual real-time video recording as well as searching, playback, network surveillance, recording check, downloading and so on. „...
  • Page 6: Open-Package Check And Cable Connections

    Open-package Check Cable Connections 2.1 Open-package Check When you receive the AHD DVR, please check first .First; please check whether there is any visible damage to the package appearance. The protective materials used for the package of the AHD DVR can protect most accidental clashes during transportation. Then, please open the box and get rid of the plastic protective materials.
  • Page 7: Hard Disk Installation

    2.2 Hard Disk Installation Before you use the DVR for the first time, the HDD should be installed in, 1/2/4 units of HDD can be installed according to the model of DVR. For the first use please install the hard disk. 1 disassemble the screw ○...
  • Page 8: Basic Operation

    3 Basic Operation Note : The button in gray display indicates non-support. 3.1 Turn On Plug the power supply and turn on the power supply switch. Power supply indicator light shining indicates turning on the video recorder. After the startup you will hear a beep. The default setting of video output is multiple-window output mode.
  • Page 9: System Login

    Note : The setting information must be saved before replacing the battery otherwise information will lose. 3.3 System Login When the AHD DVR boots up, the user must login and the system provides the corresponding functions with the user purview. There are three user settings. The names are admin, guest and default and these names have no password.
  • Page 10: Desktop Shortcut Menu

    3.5 Desktop Shortcut Menu In preview mode you can right click mouse to get a desktop shortcut menu. The menu includes: Main Menu, Record Mode, PlayBack, PTZ Control, High Speed PTZ, Alarm Output, Color Setting, Output Adjust, Logout, View1/4/8/9/16 screens. Figure 3.2 Shortcut Menu...
  • Page 11: Main Menu

    3.5.1 Main Menu When you login,and click on Main menu, the system main menu is shown as below. Figure 3.3 Main Menu 3.5.2 Playback There are two methods for you to play the video files in the hard disk. (1) In the desktop shortcut menu.
  • Page 12 Figure 3.4 video playback 1. Listed files 2. File information. 3. File searching 4. File backup 5. Operation hint 6. Playback control <Listed files> Look up the listed files that accord with the searching criteria. <File information> Look up the found file information. <File backup>...
  • Page 13 Figure 3.5 detect the storage <Detect> Detect the storage connected with the AHD DVR such as hard disk or universal disk. <Erasure> Choose the file to delete and click erasure to delete the file. <Stop> Stop the backup. <Backup> Click backup button and the dialog box is popped up. You can choose the backup file according to the type, channel and time.
  • Page 14: Button Function

    <Remove> Clear the file information. <Add> Show the file information satisfying the set file attributes. <Start/Pause> Click the play button to start the backup and click the pause button to stop the backup. <Cancel> During backup you can exit the page layout to carry out other functions. <File searching>...
  • Page 15: Record Mode

    Next file Circulation Full screen Frame by frame playback is only performed in the pause playback state. <Operation hint> Display the function of the cursor place. Special functions: <Accurate playback> Input time (h/m/s) in the time column and then click play button.
  • Page 16: Alarm Output

    3.5.4 Alarm Output The Alarm output function is only possible in ET – 16AHD2. You can use desktop shortcut menu or click <Main Menu> Æ <Alarm Function> Æ <Alarm Output> to enter the alarm output interface. <Configuration> Alarm is on according to the configuration. <Manual>...
  • Page 17: Special Functions

    <Direction Control> Control the PTZ rotation. 8 directions control is supportive.(4 directions in Front panel is supportive). <High Speed PTZ> Full-screen show channel image. Left press mouse and control PTZ to rotate orientation. Left press mouse and then rotate the mouse to adjust the zoom multiple of the camera.
  • Page 18 corresponding preset point. Preset button Preset point input blank. Figure 3.11 PTZ Control 2. Cruise between Points Multiple preset points connected cruise lines, call cruise between points, the PTZ run around on the line. 1) Cruise Between Points Settings Cruise lines are connected by multiple preset points, setting procedure is as follows: Step1: In Figure 3.9, the Direction key will turn PTZ to designated location, click Settings button to enter Figure 3.12.
  • Page 19 Figure 3.12 Cruise Between Points Setting 2) The Calls of Cruise between Points In Figure 3.9, click Page Shift button, enter PTZ control menu as shown in Figure 3.11. Please input the number of cruise in the value blank, then click Cruise between Points button, PTZ begins to work on the cruise line.
  • Page 20 click Scan button,PTZ begins to work on the scan line. Click Stop button to stop. 4. Boundary Scan 1) Boundary Scan setup Step1: In Figure 3.9, click Direction button to turn the PTZ to preset direction, then click Setup button enter Figure 3.14, select the left boundary, return to Figure 3.9;...
  • Page 21: Color Setting

    5) Reset Line scan button border. PTZ restart, all the data clears to 0. 6) Page Shift In Figure 3.11, click Page Shift button into Figure3.15, setting auxiliary function. Auxiliary number corresponding to auxiliary switch on the decoder. Figure 3.15 Auxiliary Function Control <Intuitive Auxiliary Operation>...
  • Page 22: Output Adjust

    Figure 3.16 Color Setting 3.5.7 Output Adjust Adjust TV output area parameters. You can use the desktop shortcut menu or enter <Main Menu> Æ <Management Tools> Æ <Output Adjust>. Figure 3.17 Output Adjust...
  • Page 23: Logout

    3.5.8 Logout Logout shut down the system or reboot up. You can use the desktop shortcut menu or enter <Main menu>. Figure 3.18 Logout/Shutdown/Reboot the system <Logout> Quit the menu. Offer password next entrance. <Shut down> Quit the system. Turn off the power supply. When press the shutdown button, there is schedule hint.
  • Page 24: Main Menu

    4 Main Menu 4.1 Main Menu Navigation Main Menu Sub Menu Functio Set the recording configuration, recording Config type, recording time section Set recording look-up, recording play, video Record Playback file storage Detect or format backup equipment, back backup the selective files Set motion detect alarm channel, Motion sensitivity, area, linkage parameters:...
  • Page 25 Set channel name, preview hint icon state, GUI display transparency, cover area, time title, channel time fold Set channel, PTZ protocol, address, baud rate, configuration date bit, stop bit, check Serial port Set serial port function, baud rate, date bit, Configuration stop bit, check (RS232)
  • Page 26: Record

    4.2 Record 4.2.1 Record Config Set the recording parameters in the surveillance channel. The system is set 24 hours consecutive recording in the first startup. You can enter <Main Menu> Æ <Recording function>Æ<Recording setup> to set. Note: There is at least one read-write hard disk.(refer to chapter 4.5.1) Figure 4.1 Record Config There is no Alarm configuration in ET-4AHD1and ET-8AHD1 <Channel>...
  • Page 27: Playback

    <PreRecord> Record 3 seconds before the action. (Time length is decided by the code stream). <Record mode> Set video state: schedule, manual or stop. Schedule: Record according to the set video type (Common, detection and alarm) and time section. Manual: Click the button and the according channel is recording no matter the channel in any state.
  • Page 28 Figure 4.2 Backup <Detect> Detect the storage connected with the AHD DVR such as hard disk or universal disk. <Erase> Choose the file to delete and click erasure to delete the file. <Stop> Stop the backup. <Backup> Click backup button and the dialog box is popped up. You can choose the backup file according to the type, channel and time.
  • Page 29: Alarm Function

    Figure 4.3 File Backup <Remove> Clear the file information. <Add> Show the file information satisfying the set file attributes. <Start/pause> Click the play button to start the backup and click the pause button to stop the backup. <Cancel> During backup you can exit the page layout to carry out other functions. 4.3 Alarm Function Alarm functions include: motion detect, video blind, video loss, alarm input and alarm output.
  • Page 30 Figure 4.4 Motion Detect <Channel> Choose the set motion detect channel. <Enable> Means that the motion detects function is on. <Sensitivity> Choose in the six options according to the sensitivity. <Region > Click setup and enter the set area. The area is divided into PAL22X18. Green block means the current cursor area.
  • Page 31 <Period> Trigger the motion detect signal in the set time section. You can set according to week or set uniformly. Each day is divided into four time sections. ‘■’ means the set valid. Figure 4.6 set the time section <Interval> Only one alarm signal is turned on even there are several motions detect signals in the set interval.
  • Page 32: Video Blind

    <PTZ Activation>Set the PTZ activation when the alarm is turned on. Note: PTZ activation is set in the <Shortcut menu> Æ <PTZ control>. Set the patrol between spots, trail patrol and so on. Figure 4.7 PTZ Activation <Delay> When alarm is over, recording will last some seconds (10~300sec), then stop. <Show message>...
  • Page 33: Video Loss

    Figure 4.8 Video Blind Set method: refer to chapter 4.3.1. Motion detect Note: “Advanced” button is the same as right click. 4.3.3 Video Loss When the equipment cannot obtain the channel video signal, the video loss alarm is turned on and the linkage function is turned on. Figure 4.10 Video loss Figure 4.9 Video Loss...
  • Page 34: Alarm Input

    Set method: refer to chapter 4.3.1. Motion detect Note: “Advanced” button is the same as right click. 4.3.4 Alarm Input When the equipment obtains the external alarm signal, the alarm function is turned on.This function supports only in ET – 16AHD2. Figure 4.10 Alarm Input Set method: refer to chapter 4.3.1.
  • Page 35: System Setup

    Figure 4.11 Abnormal <Event Type> selecting abnormity you want to inspect. <Enable> Select it to make sure abnormal function workable. <Show message> Automatically alarm cue dialog box come out of the main screen. <Buzzer> Device will have two long voice “beep” while alarm is happening. 4.4 System Setup Set the system parameters such as General, Encode, Net Work, Net Service, GUI Display, PTZ Config, RS232 and Tour Setup.
  • Page 36 <System time> Set the system data and time. <Date format> Choose the data format: YMD, MDY, and DMY. <Date Separator> Choose list separator of the data format. <Time Format> Choose time format: 24-hour or 12-hour. <Language>English, S-Chinese, T-Chinese, Italian,Spanish,French,Dutch, Portuguese,Turkish,Poland,Hungarian <HDD full>...
  • Page 37: Encode Setup

    4.4.2 Encode Setup Set the video/audio code parameter: video file, remote monitoring and so on. Set every independent channel’s coding parameter in the left part, and set the combine encode parameter in the right part. Note : Combine encode introduces video compression technique which combines and compresses multi-channel’s video to a special channel.
  • Page 38: Network Setup

    <Video/Audio> When the icons are all in reverse displayed, the video file is video and audio multiplex stream. Combine Enable. <Combine Enable> When the icons are all in reverse displayed, opening combination coding functions. <Mode> Multi-channel playback is used in all channels playback simultaneously, and the narrowband transmission is used in multi-channel real-time remote monitoring simultaneously at narrowband state, especially used in mobile monitor.
  • Page 39: Net Service

    address must be set and reboot then it works. <TCP port> Default: 34567. <HTTP port> Default: 80. <HS Download> High Speed Download. <Transfer Policy> There are three strategies: self-adaption, image quality precedence and fluency precedence. The code stream will adjust according to the setup. Self-adaption is the tradeoff between the image quality precedence and fluency precedence.
  • Page 40 <PPPoE Setup> Input the user name and password that ISP(Internet service provider) provides. After saving it reboot up your system. Then the AHD DVR will build a network connection based on PPPoE. The IP address will change into dynamic IP address after above operation is well done.
  • Page 41 <Update Period> The same with the NTP server check interval. Default: 10minutes. <EMAIL setup> If the alarm is turned on or the alarm linkage photos are taken. Send an email about the alarm information and the photos to appoint address. Figure 4.20 EMAIL <SMTP Server>...
  • Page 42 Figure 4.21 IP FILTER <DDNS> It is the abbreviation of dynamic domain name server. <Local domain name> Provide the domain name registered by DDNS. <User name> Provide the account registered by DDNS. <Password> Provide the password registered by DDNS. When the DDNS is successfully configured and start, you can connect the domain name in the IE address column to visit.
  • Page 43 Figure 4.23 FTP setup <Enable> Click Enable, then all settings will be available. <Server IP> IP address for FTP server. <Port> Domain Port of FTP, default 21. <User Name> User name of FTP. <Password> Password of user. <Max File Length> Max length for upload files at every packed, default 128M. <Dir.
  • Page 44 <Wireless AP> 3G access point. <Dial Number> 3G Dial Number. <User Name> User name of 3G. <Password>Password of dial user. <IP Address> IP address, got from dial. <Mobile Monitor Setup> To visit the device by mobile, plus make a router mapping of this port and use CMS to monitor and operate it by protocol.
  • Page 45: Gui Display

    <HTTP> Route will automatically distribute HTTP port for the device, when IE viewing, it needs this port (e.g. 60.12.9.26:66) <TCP> Router will automatically distribute TCP port for the device, when monitoring via CMS, it need this port. <Mobile Port> Router will automatically distribute Mobile Port for the device, when mobile monitor, it need this port.
  • Page 46: Ptz Setup

    <Time Display> Means the selective state. Display the system data and time in the surveillance window. <Channel Title> Means the selective state. Display the system channel number in the surveillance window. <Record Status> Means the selective state. Display the system recording status in the surveillance window.
  • Page 47: Rs232 Setup

    <Baud rate> Choose the corresponding dome baud rate length. You can control the PTZ. Default: 115200. <Data bits> Include 5-8 options. Default: 8. <Stop bits> Include 2 options. Default: 1. <Parity> Include odd check, even check, sign check, blank check. Default: void.
  • Page 48: Advanced

    Figure 4.30 tour setup <Interval> Set the patrol switch interval. The set range is 5-120 seconds, meaning turn off/on the patrol. 4.5 Advanced 4.5.1 HDD manage Configure and manage the hard disk. The menu displays current hard disk information: hard disk number, input port, type, status and overall capability. The operation include: setup the write-read disk, read-only disk, redundant disk, hard disk format, resume default.
  • Page 49: Account

    Figure 4.31 HDD Manage 4.5.2 Account Manage the user purview. The character length is 8 bytes at most for the following user and user team name. The blank ahead or behind the character string is invalid. The middle blank in the character string is valid. Legal characters include: letter, number, underline, subtraction sign and dot.
  • Page 50 Figure 4.32 Account <Modify User> Modify the existed user attribute. <Modify Group> Modify the existed team attribute. <Modify Password> Modify the user password. You can set 1-6 bit password. The blank ahead or behind the char string is invalid. The middle blank in the char string is valid.
  • Page 51 the team and choose whether cover using the user. Cover using means that the account can be used by multiple users at the same time. Once choose the team the user purview is the subclass of the team. We recommend that the common user’s purview is lower than the advanced user.
  • Page 52: Online User

    Figure 4.36 Delete Group 4.5.3 Online User Look up the network user information in the local DVR. You can choose the network user and cut the connection. Then the user is locked until next boot-strap. Figure 4.37 Online User 4.5.4 Auto Maintain The user can set the auto reboot time and auto file deleting time limit.
  • Page 53: Restore

    4.5.5 Restore The system restore to the default setup. You can choose the items according to the menu. Figure 4.39 Restore 4.5.6 Upgrade Figure 4.40 Upgrade...
  • Page 54: Digital

    <Upgrade> Choose USB interface. <Upgrade File> Choose the file which needs upgraded. 4.5.7 Digital Digital includes digital channel, channel status and channel type mode. Figure 4.41 Mixed Mode (1)Digital Channels Figure 4.42 Single-link Digital Channel...
  • Page 55 Figure 4.43 Multi-channel Digital <Channel> Select channel title; <Enable> Open digital channel, tick enable, then can do related settings; <Time Synchronization> Tick it means the time of this channel and device is the same. <Connection Mode> can be singe connect or multi-ink, multi-link modes can connect to several devices, device will be tour displayed one by one, tour interval can be set, no less then 10s;...
  • Page 56 <Configur. Name> Device is with default config title, users can revise it as you like; <Device Type> There are three types: IPC, DVR, HVR, the user can choose as what you like, default is IPC; <Protocol> System default is TCP protocol; <Remote Channel>...
  • Page 57 Figure 4.46 A ‘Unknown’ Status Figure 4.47 All-digital Channel Status Under all digital channel mode, Max resolution of channel 3 is AHDL, if it was connected to a device with resolution over AHDL ( such as AHDM), you will see below: Figure 4.48 A Red "X...
  • Page 58: Info

    (3) Channel mode ET – 4AHD1 ET – 8AHD1 ET – 16AHD2 Figure 4.49 Channel Type The system support mode of 0+6, 4+2, 2+4, 0+4, 0+2 etc., user can shift the mode as they like. 4.6 Info 4.6.1 Device Info Provide device interface info like audio in, alarm in/out to be conveniently used for user.
  • Page 59: Hdd Info

    4.6.2 HDD Info Display the hard disk state: hard disk type, overall capability, residual capability, the recording time and so on. Figure 4.51 HDD Info Clue: ‘○’ means that the hard disk is normal. ‘X’ means that the hard disk is broken- down.
  • Page 60: Log

    4.6.4 LOG Look up system log according to the set mode. Log information include: system operation, configuration operation, data management, alarm affair, recording operation, user management, and file management and so on. Set the time section to look up and click the look up button.
  • Page 61: Faq And Maintenance

    5 FAQ and Maintenance 5.1 FAQ If the problems are not listed, please contact the local service or call the HQ service. We are willing to offer the service. (1) The AHD DVR cannot boot up normally. Possible reasons are as followed: 1 The power supply is not correct.
  • Page 62 (5) Real-time image problems such as the image color or the brightness distortion. Possible reasons are as followed: 1 When using the BNC output, the option between the N mode or PAL mode is wrong and the image becomes black and white. 2 The AHD DVR is not matched the monitor impedance.
  • Page 63 (11) The AHD DVR cannot control the PTZ. Possible reasons are as followed: 1 There is something wrong with the frontal PTZ. 2 The setting, connection or the installation of the PTZ decoder is not correct. 3 The connections are not correct. 4 The PTZ setting of the AHD DVR is not correct.
  • Page 64 Possible reasons are as followed: 1 The rewritable machine and the hard disk are shared the same data lines. 2 The data is too much. Please stop recording and backup. 3 The data exceeds the backup storage. 4 The backup equipment is not compatible. 5 The backup equipment is damaged.
  • Page 65: Maintenance

    5.2 Maintenance (1) Please brush printed circuit boards, connectors, fans, machine box and so on regularly. (2) Please keep the grounding well done to prevent the video or audio signal interfered and the AHD DVR from static or inductive electricity. (3) Do not pull out the video signal line or RS-232 port or RS-485 port with the power on.
  • Page 66 Appendix 1.Remote controller operation Serial Name Function Multi-window button For view 4,view 8,view 9 and view 16 (1) Numeric button Code input/ number input/ channel switch (2) Same function as 【Esc】 button in the front (3) 【Esc】 panel Direction button Same function as direction button in the (4)...
  • Page 67 Appendix 2. Mouse Operation The mouse in USB connection is supportive. Take right hand as an example. Operation Function Double click one item in the file list to playback Add or subtract number in the number setting Press middle the video button Double click the playback Switch the items in the...
  • Page 68 Schedule 1 (please refer to our website www.godrej.com in the „Good & Green‟ section of CSR module for more details). Under these rules, specific roles and responsibilities are defined for producers, consumers and recyclers handling and managing E-waste.

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