Safety Information Note: Note: * WARNING: Improper use of this equipment can cause severe bodily injury or equipment damage. ** Caution: Improper use of this equipment can cause equipment damage. Note:...
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3 | H.264 Digital Video Recorder RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK...
7 | H.264 Digital Video Recorder ETTING TARTED 1.1 Checking Supplied Items Make sure that you have the following items supplied with your DVR. If any of these items are missing or damaged, notify your vendor immediately. Keep the packing utilities for moving or storage purposes afterwards. Items Photo Quantity...
User’s Manual | 8 1.2 Connecting Peripheral Device This section describes how to connect peripheral devices efficiently to the DVR. Install the DVR on flat surface. If required, attach a rubber mount for installation. If a 19-inch rack is used with 1.5U Height case, it is recommend to install the system on a shelf and use 2.5~3U (1U=1.75 inch or 4.45 cm) space for proper ventilation.
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9 | H.264 Digital Video Recorder 16 Channel DVR Compact Case Dimensions: 11.80” W x 2.16” H x 12.46” D ARNING When connecting power cord to the system, it is strongly recommended first to plug the power cord to the system and then plug the other side of power cord into the wall socket.
User’s Manual | 10 1.3 System Startup and Shutdown 1.3.1 System Startup After connecting peripheral devices such as cameras, monitors and a mouse to the DVR, power up the DVR by connecting DC12V 3A adaptor to the power jack on the rear panel. The boot log will display as shown below. Please wait until the boot process completes.
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11 | H.264 Digital Video Recorder 1.3.2 System Shutdown and change password Option 1. Click the Shutdown button and input password on pop-up to power off the DVR Option 2. Click the right button on the mouse and select the Shut Down to power off the DVR. It is not recommended to disconnect the power cable abruptly from the back of the DVR because it may affect the DVR and Hard Drive.
User’s Manual | 12 XPLANATION FOR UNCTION 2.1 Front Panel 4/8 Channel DVR Compact Case 16 Channel DVR Compact Case Items Functions Indicate System Status LED Indicator Power, Record, Network USB Port USB Port (Ver. 2.0) for Mouse Operation, Backup Device or Firmware Update 2.2 Rear Panel...
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13 | H.264 Digital Video Recorder 4 Channel DVR Compact Case 8 Channel DVR Compact Case 16 Channel DVR Compact Case Name Description Video-In Camera inputs (Supports NTSC/PAL) Audio-In Audio Input Device (with Amplifier)
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User’s Manual | 14 Audio-Out Audio Output Device (with Amplifier) Video-Out Main Composite Monitor Output Spot-Out Spot Composite Monitor Output USB Port USB 2.0 Port for Mouse Operation, Backup Device, or Firmware Update HDMI Port HDMI Output LAN Port 100Mbps RJ45 Ethernet Connection Terminal Power Supply Connection 12 VDC at 3.33Amps for 4Channel and 8Channel Power Input 12VDC at 6.67Amps for 16Channel...
15 | H.264 Digital Video Recorder 2.3 IR Remote Controller(*Option) In order to use IR Remote Controller, the ID of the IR Remote Controller must be same as the ID of the DVR. (Default ID # for DVR and IR Remote Controller is “1”.) If you have more than two DVRs, you are able to control them individually with just one remote controller by setting up ‘Remote ID’.
User’s Manual | 16 PERATION 3.1 User Log-in The DVR has various setting categories. The administrator can set the system password and <User> to prevent unauthorized changes to setting values and alteration of recorded file. Enter the <Admin> or <User> password which had been set by using the virtual keyboard. 1) <LOGIN>...
17 | H.264 Digital Video Recorder 3.2 Quick Startup Wizard Quick Startup Wizard is specially designed to make it much easier for the major DVR settings such as Time/Date setup, Record setup, Network setup and Quick setup. When the DVR boots up, the Quick Startup Wizard operates automatically. It can be disabled by setting in the main menu.
User’s Manual | 18 3.3 Live Display Mode 3.3.1 Full HD(1080p) Live Display Full HD Live Display can be supported in live mode by using its HDMI and VGA output. In playback mode, the maximum resolution is 960x480 / 960x576(NTSC/PAL). <Full HD Live Display>...
19 | H.264 Digital Video Recorder 3.3.2 Channel Selection Channel selection can be done by following one of the steps below: CH1~CH16 buttons in the IR Remote Control. 1~16 virtual buttons at the bottom of the GUI display. The display mode can be changed by pressing the ‘MODE’ button on the DVR’s front panel. The live images can be displayed in real-time in 1, 4, 9, 16 screen splits.
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User’s Manual | 20 3.3.3 Icons The live mode display’s icons or messages will be indicated on the screen to indicate the system mode or status. Below are the icon categories that are indicated on the monitor: Icon to be shown Icon to be shown at Left-upper corner on each channel screen at Left-bottom corner on full screen.
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21 | H.264 Digital Video Recorder 3.3.4 Pop-up Menu User can click the right button of the mouse to pop up sub-menu as shown below. DISPLAY- Select the display split from the available options: - 1 Screen- Single channel. Automatically displays CH1. If 1 Screen is selected again, next chronological channel will be displayed.
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User’s Manual | 22 LOGOUT- User logout. When a camera is disconnected, a warning sound may be generated depending on the system settings. As the Admin user, you can seup up multiple users with different levels of authorization. If a certain user is not allowed to view a certain camera in live or playback, then no image will appear on the display screen.
23 | H.264 Digital Video Recorder 3.4 PTZ Operation Before starting PTZ control, please make sure the camera you wish to control is a supported PTZ camera and is installed and configured properly. See section 4.2.6 PTZ for setup information. To enter PTZ mode, follow one of the options below: Right-click on the screen and select PTZ Control.
User’s Manual | 24 User can automatically switch PTZ camera positions according to defined presets by using the GUARD TOUR function. The connected PTZ camera must support touring functions. “GUARD TOUR” on the pop-up menu can be enabled only in full screen mode.
25 | H.264 Digital Video Recorder 3.6 Playback of Recorded Video To play a recorded video, press the Play button from the menu bar, or the Instant Play in the DVR’s front panel or on the IR remote controller. The recorded files can be seen in rewind or fast forward modes. Press the rewind and fast-forward buttons to control the playback’s speed ( 2, 4, 8, 16, 32 times real time when playing backwards or forwards).
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User’s Manual | 26 Stop Playabck. When selected, the Playabck menu window will appear. Playback video Frame-by Frame playback Fast playback Jump to last data. If recording is set to motion, system will jump to the next recorded motion video. Go to calendar search Bookmark Video Backup...
27 | H.264 Digital Video Recorder 3.7 Search Recording Image 3.7.1 Date/Time Search To search your recorded data by date/ time, follow one of the options below: Click the quick Menu button at the left side of the menu bar, select Search Date/ Time Right-click anywhere on the screen, select Search...
User’s Manual | 28 over the network. If “SENSOR” is disabled in the “DEVICE” menu, and recording mdoe is set to “CONT + SENS”, the system will record with continuous recording even when a sensor is triggered. To view video from the selected time, follow one of the options below: Use the manual hour option to view specific hours of the day.
29 | H.264 Digital Video Recorder 3.7.3 System Log The system log search allows you to search for any changes made to the system, quickly and easily, displaying the search results in a detailed table format. To open System Log Search, perform one of the following options: Click quick menu button, select Search...
User’s Manual | 30 9 numbers of log record will be shown on one page of the <System Log> and <Event Log> window. User can click the arrow icon to search the log records on another page. 3.7.4 First Data Go to the first screen of the recorded video.
31 | H.264 Digital Video Recorder 3.8 DST Setting DST starts at 2:00 local time on 2 Sunday of March, and ends at 2:00 DST on 1 Sunday of November. During DST (Daylight Saving Time) period, DVR time clock has to be adjusted according to regional time zone. That is, the DVR time clock will be shifted by one hour after the DST settings start, and the DVR will restore the time clock back to normal after DST finishes.
User’s Manual | 32 When user click on such overlapped period, a message titled “Recorded video Selection” will pop up. The user can then select whether to play DST data or Non-DST data. Click OK to play DST image. Click CANCEL to play Non-DST image. [“DST”...
33 | H.264 Digital Video Recorder ETTING General setting structure consists of “System”, “Device”, “Record”, “Network”, “Backup,” and ‘Quick Setup” as shown below. <SYSTEM> <DEVICE> <RECORD> <NETWORK> <BACKUP> <Q-SETUP> Main Classification Sub Classification SYSTEM INFO USER EXPORT/IMPORT SYSTEM FACTORY DEFAULT FACE STAMP CAMERA AUDIO...
User’s Manual | 34 4.1 System The system menu button is selected by clicking “TOOL” on the menu bar or clicking the right mouse button. Users can move mouse pointer from “System” through “Quick Setup” to instantly look around the sub-menus on the menu screen.
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35 | H.264 Digital Video Recorder Date/ Time- manually enter the DVR’s date and time, time zone, and enable/ disabled DST. Using the available options, manually adjust the date and time from the calendar, select the display mode for the time, and the date, and select the appropriate time zone.
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User’s Manual | 36 NTP Setup- Setup the DVR to automatically sync with a Network Time Protocol. There are two types of TIME SYNC MODE: Server Mode- The DVR is set as a Time Sync Server, which can synchronize its own time with another DVR(s) connected over the same network environment.
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37 | H.264 Digital Video Recorder 4.1.2 User Master user of this system is always Admin with factory default of No password. This user cannot be deleted. It is recommended that the Admin change the password for extra security. Admin can designate a new user with different permission levels by: functions, menu access, and live & playback. “Function”...
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User’s Manual | 38 4.1.3 Export/Import Users can copy and paste the system configuration values in this menu. “Export” allows the user to copy the settings for this system to USB memory devices. “Import” allows the user to recall the settings saved from other systems using USB memory devices.
39 | H.264 Digital Video Recorder 4.1.5 Factory Default With an authorized password, users can get the system back to factory default configuration. Upon clicking “Start” button and entering the admin password, all the configuration values made by the user will be deleted. The system setting will be sent to factory defaults. The recorded video data will not be erased.
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User’s Manual | 40 4.1.7 Face Stamp User Registration Listed users can be monitored as Faces Stamp events through VMAX960H Series when listed users check in and out Face Stamp. To add, delete, or modifty Facestamp users, go to the DVR’s System Settings, Facestamp sub-menu. 1.
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41 | H.264 Digital Video Recorder 4.1.9 Face Stamp Search Whenever users check in our out using the Face Stamp access panel, the check in or out will be recorded as an event, and a picture of the user will be stored in the DVR. Managers then can search and review their employee’s time and attendance. To perform a local search on the DVR for all Facestamp events follow these steps: 1.
User’s Manual | 42 4.2 Device There are Seven sub menus in the Device menu, such as Camera, Audio, Sensor, Motion Alarm, Extra Alarm, and PTZ. Users can easily move to the “Device” menu by selecting the icon on the top right of the menu screen. 4.2.1 Camera “Covert,”...
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43 | H.264 Digital Video Recorder 4.2.2 Audio Users can select the audio input and output during live display and match the audio input to a designated channel. (Please refer to Section 4.3.1 Camera Record). Adjust the audio volume using the volume control panel, enable or disable audio recording for each channel, and enable or disable audio during live video.
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User’s Manual | 44 Preset- User can select the camera to move to a preset position, once the sensor is triggered. (User should setup preset position in PTZ menu 4.2.6 in advance). In addition, users can set multi-preset with a single PTZ camera.
45 | H.264 Digital Video Recorder 4.2.4 Motion Alarm Select Motion alarm to record only when motion detection is triggered by DVR S/W upon user’s defined motion area. An alarm signal is sent via the selected sensor-out channel. COPY SETTINGS Upon pressing Copy Settings button, Copy Settings popup will appear.
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User’s Manual | 46 4.2.6 PTZ Full control of PTZ camera is available in this menu. For details, please refer to Section 3.3 PTZ Operation. Protocol Select the proper protocol of the connected PTZ camera. Address Set the PTZ driver address of the connected camera. ...
47 | H.264 Digital Video Recorder 4.3 Record Users can configure various record settings such as Continuous, Event, and Panic for each individual camera channel in the Record Setup Menu. Network Stream settings are independently configured from the Record settings in this menu as well. Therefore, the user can optimize the bandwidth used by configuring the resolution, FPS, and image quality separately.
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User’s Manual | 48 Users can also configure the Network Stream settings independently from the Record settings under the “Live Stream” tab as shown below. The Live Stream menu enables users to optimize data transmitted over the network by configuring the Resolution, FPS, and Quality without affecting the Record settings.
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49 | H.264 Digital Video Recorder 4.3.2 Schedule You can set up the record schedule by applying a various record modes to each date and time. Simply select a record mode by mouse and drag it to the desired date and time. 4.3.3 Holiday Users can setup a specific day of a month or day of week as a holiday as shown below.
User’s Manual | 50 4.4 Network 4.4.1 Network The system has built-in web server. ETHERNET - DVR network system - ETHERNET LAN port Network Type Select network connect type. Select either LAN for fixed (Static) IP or DHCP for dynamic IP. If DHCP is selected, click ‘IP DETECT’...
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51 | H.264 Digital Video Recorder UPnP stands for Universal Plug and Play, which is a relatively new technology that indicates a universal protocol for widespread plug-and-play devices to ease the network implementation. When a PC and a DVR both installed the UPnP function, the PC can automatically recognize the DVR in the same local area network.
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User’s Manual | 52 4.4.2 DDNS The User has to mark the “Use DDNS” check box to use it. DDNS Server dwddns.net or dwddns2.net is the fixed domain name of DDNS server. User cannot change the DDNS name. The standard DDNS domain name is dwddns2.net, and users can use dwddns.net or dyndns.com by drop-down list.
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53 | H.264 Digital Video Recorder 4.4.3 Notification Remote Notify The system can notify an alarm message to the IP address of Advanced Client Software over the network. User can choose from a selection of different kinds of alarms by pressing “ADD.” Alarms can be generated by Sensor, Motion Detection, Disk Full, Admin PW Changed, Video Loss, and Power On/Off.
User’s Manual | 54 4.4.1 Health Check The VMAX960H offers a uniquely true DVR health monitoring, with pop-up messages and e-mail notification on video loss, recording failure, and storage failure. To setup: 1. Check the box next to "Enable Health Check" 2.
55 | H.264 Digital Video Recorder 4.5 Backup 4.5.1 Backup Users can archive a video clip recorded for a certain period on a selected channel or channels as shown below. Connect an appropriate USB memory device, like USB thumb drive, USB HDD, or a built-in CD or DVD burner and press “SCAN”...
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User’s Manual | 56 4.5.2 Backup Video Retrieve There will be a single file after archiving, if “Auto Player” was selected. User can double click “Player.exe” file to open the video data file (PSF format) in the folder. User can print out, capture a still image, zoom out, or make an ASF file format, by using the icons located on top of the player window.
57 | H.264 Digital Video Recorder 4.6 Quick Setup Quick Setup helps user make simple configuration for recording resolution, entire recording speed by frame, recording mode, and recording periods. The system will put the first priority for configuration on this quick setup and will follow this rule regardless of configurations set in other menus.
User’s Manual | 58 URVEILLANCE The VMAX960H DVR has a built-in web server. Using an ordinary web-browser over a network, users can always stay connected to the system for live monitoring, playback, or remote configuration without installing any remote client software. 5.1 Web Login The user is required to input the correct IP address in the web browser after making the web port available in the router.
59 | H.264 Digital Video Recorder 5.2 Web Configuration Menu of Web Configuration Main Classification Sub Classification SYSTEM INFO USER SYSTEM DEFAULT CAMERA AUDIO DEVICE SENSOR MOTION ALARM EXTRA ALARM RECORD SETUP LIVE STREAM RECORD PANIC RECORD SCHEDULE NETWORK NETWORK DDNS NOTIFICATION QUICK SETUP...
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User’s Manual | 60 [Record] [Network] [Quick Setup] This web CGI screen is directly supported from the built-in web server in the DVR, regardless of Internet connection. <System Reboot> enables user to reboot the system without any changes to the setup. When the network is disconnected due to abnormal operation of the system, user can use this function and try to reconnect.
61 | H.264 Digital Video Recorder 5.3 Web monitoring The first time you access your DVR via the Web viewer, you will be asked to install Active-X file before monitoring live video. Please follow the installation process to complete the Active-X installation. Without it, you will not be able to view video from any of the DVR’s channels.
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User’s Manual | 62 ⑭ ⑬ ① ② ③ ④ ⑫ ⑪ ⑩ ⑤ ⑥ ⑦ ⑨ ⑧ Title Function Connection Mode Select to view the DVR in Live or Playback Mode. Connection Option Select to Connect or Disconnect from the DVR. PTZ control options, including: virtual direction arrows, zoom and focus, and preset.
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63 | H.264 Digital Video Recorder User can monitor live video in 1, 4, 9 or 16 screen modes. If user wants to see single channel in full screen, double-click on the live video screen. User can change to single mode by clicking the mode icon located at the bottom left. The image resolution in “Live monitoring”...
User’s Manual | 64 5.4 Web Playback Users can remotely playback the DVR images by clicking “SEARCH” button in the middle of bottom window. In order to connect to DVR, the user has to click “ Connect ” button which is located at the top left corner. ...
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67 | H.264 Digital Video Recorder 6 CMS U UIDE 6.1 PC REQUIREMENT Recommended PC Requirement Windows XP, Vista, 7 Pentium Dual core 1.8Ghz or higher 1024X768, 256MB supporting DirectX 20MB for installation, 10GB for Remote Backup Minimum PC Requirement Windows XP, Vista Pentium 4, 2Ghz 1024X768, 64MB 24bit color graphic card...
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User’s Manual | 68 Press to move to the next screen. Press to move to the next screen. Select what Icons and shortcuts you wish to install on your desktop. Press to move to the next screen.
69 | H.264 Digital Video Recorder Select to begin installation. When the installation is complete, the below message will appear. Select whether you want to launch the software and select “finish”. 6.3 UNINSTALL To uninstall CMS, press UNINSTALL CMS from the Start Menu of your PC. A window will appear in Windows7 or Windows Vista.
User’s Manual | 70 When the process is complete, the below message will appear. 6.4 BASIC OPERATION Click on the CMS icon on the Desktop or click START on Windows PC and go to the CMS Folder.
71 | H.264 Digital Video Recorder 6.4.1 LOG IN The default ID is Administrator, and there is no default password. The administrator account has the highest level of authority on the CMS. 6.4.2 SCREEN LAYOUT...
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User’s Manual | 72 Item Description has three (3) selectable tabs named "Main", "Export" Main Toolbar Main Toolbar and "Setup". In the Setup tab, there are (Setup Tab) CMS setup and Remote setup. Main Toolbar In the Export tab, users can save JPEG, AVI and Print images of selected (Export Tab) video.
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73 | H.264 Digital Video Recorder 6.4.4 MAIN TOOLBAR (EXPORT) Item Description Image Capture an image of the selected (focused) channel. Movie Save the selected channel in ASF format movie file. Print Print the selected channel. 6.4.5 MAIN TOOLBAR (MAIN) Item Description Live...
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User’s Manual | 74 6.4.6 SITE LIST The Site List displays all of the that are currently setup for remote connection with the CMS DEVICES application. To select and view a desired camera or device, simply drag it from the site list panel onto the viewing area. Then, select the options Live or Search If a...
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75 | H.264 Digital Video Recorder Button Description 8 directional arrows allow the user to move the PTZ camera. The PTZ Navigation Camera is moved when one of these arrows are pressed to the direction desired, and stops the movement if the mouse button is released. Zoom Zoom In and Zoom Out.
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User’s Manual | 76 For a more detailed search as seen below, double-click the time that you want to jump. Detailed search is available on a 6 minute basis as shown below. Playback Control Panel Button Description Go to First. Forward Playback : Decrease the speed / Reverse Playback : Increase the speed.
77 | H.264 Digital Video Recorder 6.4.10 DISPLAY In live mode, the text LIVE will be displayed in white, and the channel will be bordered in blue. In search mode, the text SEARCH will be displayed in red, and the channel will be bordered in red. A selected channel will be bordered in yellow.
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User’s Manual | 78 6.4.12 INFORMATION The current date/time, site name, IP address, ID, channel and Live/Search status will be shown for a selected channel. 6.4.13 FAVORITE Cameras currently displayed on the screen can be added, deleted and edited as a favorite site group. Place cameras of DEVICE site into a desired channel location of the screen and then click to create a new...
79 | H.264 Digital Video Recorder 6.5 CMS FUNCTIONS 6.5.1 EVENT SEARCH When you right click on a site in the site list, a quick access menu will appear. Select EVENT SEARCH to run Event Search. Item Description The information of the DEVICE you are connected to will be filled out System Connection Info automatically.
User’s Manual | 80 6.5.2 REMOTE BACKUP When you right click on a site in the site list, the quick access menu will appear. Select REMOTE BACKUP to run Remote Backup. Item Description The information of the DEVICE you are connected to will be filled out System Connection Info automatically.
81 | H.264 Digital Video Recorder 6.5.3 FIRMWARE UPGRADE When you right click on a site in the site list, the quick access menu will appear. Select FIRMWARE UPGRADE to run Firmware Upgrade. Description Item DEVICE Connection Info Input the information of DEVICE you are connected to. Firmware File Directory Select the firmware file directory to upgrade.
User’s Manual | 82 6.5.4 MULTI MONITOR Click MULTI MONITOR in the Main Toolbar to run the Multi Monitor function. When you select MULTI MONITOR, you will see an additional window with the same split display as the main window. This setup is useful if your monitor center has more than one monitor screen.
83 | H.264 Digital Video Recorder 6.5.6 THUMBNAIL SEARCH Click THUMBNAIL in the main toolbar to run the Thumbnail Search. This feature is available only in Search mode. First, select a channel and click THUMBNAIL. The Thumbnail Search Pop-up window will come up. Item Description Date...
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User’s Manual | 84 6.5.7 BOOKMARK Click icon in the bottom right corner under the video display screen to bookmark a selected one channel search data. Once the selected search data is bookmarked, the bookmark data is listed with an image in the bookmark list as shown below. Select a bookmark list and click search or double click it to search the bookmarked data.
85 | H.264 Digital Video Recorder 6.5.9 DIGITAL ZOOM IN/OUT In Live/Search mode, digital zoom can be activated in a single full screen mode by using the mouse wheel. Scroll up the mouse wheel, to zoom in. Scroll down the mouse wheel to zoom out on selected channel. 6.6 CMS SETUP Options for DEVICE Registration, Network, User, Display, Event and other options.
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User’s Manual | 86 ① ② ③ ④ ⑤ ⑥ ⑦ ⑧ ⑨ ⑩ Item Description Name The name of the site. The site’s IP Address. Search Search all DEVICE sites in the same local network. (UPnP function) Port Port of the site. (Default: 9010) Web port Web Port of the site.
87 | H.264 Digital Video Recorder 6.6.2 ADDING IP CAMERAS The Pivot V5.5 supports live video from leading IP Camera models and OnVIF compatible IP Cameras. To add cameras using the ONVIF option form the DEVICE drop-down menu: 1. Right-click on the Sites List and select ‘Add Site’ 2.
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User’s Manual | 88 6.6.3 NETWORK Enables users to setup RECONNECT and AUTO CONNECT to the network. Enable Reconnect: When the network is unstable or disconnected, it will try to reconnect periodically. When the network gets stable again, it’s reconnected. Enable Auto Connect: When you restart the CMS program again, it will reconnect to the last sites seen before logging off.
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89 | H.264 Digital Video Recorder 6.6.5 DISPLAY Options for OSD setting. Users can modify what information will be displayed on the video screens. Title: Turn on/off the DEVICE title and channel number. Date/Time: Turn on/off the Date/Time of the site. DEVICE Name: Turn on/off the name of the site.
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User’s Manual | 90 Action Setup the popup duration and enable beep sound. 6.6.7 MISC. Setup the Recording Directory, Language, Auto Upgrade, and Auto Login. ① ② ③ ④ Item Description Recording Directory Decide the recording directory to save images. Language Select a desired language.
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93 | H.264 Digital Video Recorder 7 ACS U UIDE 7.1 System Requirement Recommended System Requirement WindowXP, Vista Pentium 4, 2Ghz 1024*768, 64MB 24bit color graphic card 20MB Free space Minimum System Requirement. WindowXP, Vista Intel Core i5 cpu 2.80GHz ATI Radeon HD 512 20MB Free space 7.2 Install...
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User’s Manual | 94 Select what Icons and shortcuts you wish to install on your desktop. Press to move to the next screen Select to begin installation. When the installation is complete, the below message will appear. Select whether you want to launch the software and select “finish”.
95 | H.264 Digital Video Recorder 7.3 Uninstall To uninstall ACS, press UNINSTALL ACS from the Start Menu of your PC. A window will appear in Windows7 or Windows Vista. Press YES to begin the process. When the process is complete, the below message will appear. 7.4 Basic Operation Click on the ACS icon on the Desktop , or click START on Windows PC and go to the ACS Folder.
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User’s Manual | 96 7.4.1 Log In The default ID is Administrator, and there is no default password. The administrator account has the highest level of authority on the ACS. 7.4.2 Screen Layout Description Item Toolbar ACS Setting, Live, Search, Disconnect, Image/ Video Export, Screen Mode, Remote Setup Site List Panel DVR Sites List PTZ Panel...
97 | H.264 Digital Video Recorder 7.4.3 Tool Bar Icons Description ACS Setup Option setup for Advanced Client Software Live Connect to a DVR in Live mode Search Connect to DVR in Playback mode Disconnect Disconnect from a selected channel Disconnect All Disconnect from all channels in the display area Export a selected image.
User’s Manual | 98 7.4.5 PTZ control Panel PTZ camera control is only available in Live mode. Button Description Navigation Key 8 directional arrows to move the PTZ camera. Zoom Optical Zoom. Focus Manually adjust the focus of the PTZ camera. Control the PTZ camera’s movement, Zoom and Focus with the mouse on the channel’s Virtual PTZ screen directly.
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99 | H.264 Digital Video Recorder 7.4.7 Search Panel The Search Panel is only available in search mode. The Search panel displays the record information for each channel from a date selected in the calendar panel. Each color represents a different recording mode: No Record White Continuous (Yellow Color)
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User’s Manual | 100 7.4.9 Additional Control Options (Audio On/Off): Turn On or Off for Audio channel. Two-way Audio : Two-Audio between ACS and DVR. Relay: Turn On or Off for Relay. When options are not properly setup on the DVR side, these buttons will be disabled. 7.4.10 Event List Panel Event List Panel will display all evets related to the DVR currently connected.
101 | H.264 Digital Video Recorder 7.5 Advanced Operation 7.5.1 Event Search Right-click on a site in the site list to view the quick access menu. Select EVENT SEARCH to run Event Search. Description Function Input the information of Device and click ‘connect’. System Connection Info Right after connecting to Device, event information will be downloaded Event Download Status...
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User’s Manual | 102 7.5.2 Remote Backup Right-click on a site in the site list to view the quick access menu. Select REMOTE BACKUP to run Remote Backup. ③ ① ⑦ ④ ② ⑥ ⑤ Description Function Input the information of Device and press ‘Connect’ System Connection Info Enter the recording directory to backup.
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103 | H.264 Digital Video Recorder 7.5.3 Firmware Upgrade Right-click on a site in the site list to view the quick access menu. Select FIRMWARE UPGRADE to run Firmware Upgrade. Firmware Upgrade allows you to update the DVR’s firmwqare remotely. Description Function Input the information of Device and click ‘connect’.
User’s Manual | 104 7.6 ACS Setup The ACS Setup menu allows you to adjust the software’s settings such as: Device Registration, Network, User, Display, Event and other options. 7.6.1 DVR Registration Add, Modify, Import, Export or Remove DVRs from the site List. 1.
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105 | H.264 Digital Video Recorder 7.6.2 User User authority can be changed by the Administratoruser only. “admin” is the built-in account for administrating the DVR and ACS program. (default password for the admin user is no password). To edit a user’s presmissions, check the box next to the desired user and select ‘EDIT’. The User seupt page will appear.
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User’s Manual | 106 7.6.3 Display The Display setup menu allows you to modify the OSD as it appears on the ACS. Using the check boxes, select which information will be displayed on the video displayed on the ACS software: - Title: Show/ Hide the Camera’s title and channel number.
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107 | H.264 Digital Video Recorder 7.6.5 Misc. Setup the Recording Directory, Language, Auto Upgrade, and Auto Login options. Function Description Select the recording directory to save images (saved as .jpg) and video clips (saved Recording Directory as .ASF or .MP4). Language Select a desired language from the drop-down options.
111 | H.264 Digital Video Recorder 8 MAC ACS U UIDE 8.1 System Requirement Recommended System Requirement Mac OS X 10.6(snow leopard) Built-in Intel CPU MAC Recommended More than 128MB Recommended More than 1GB 20MB Free Space Minimum System Requirement. Mac OS X 10.5( Leopard) Built-in Intel CPU MAC 64MB...
User’s Manual | 112 Select the directory where you would like the ACS software to be installed to. Press the [Continue] button to move to the next screen. Press the [Install] button to Install MAC ACS. Enter the password and Click [OK] to begin installation. When the installation is complete, the message appears as below.
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113 | H.264 Digital Video Recorder 8.3.1 Screen Layout Description Item Main Toolbar Device Management, Connect & Disconnect, Print Image, Export Image or Video, and Dicpaly Options. DVR List Panel Registered DVR Site List. Possible to connect by Dragging Live/Search Click Live or Search mode to connect the panel PTZ Panel PTZ Camera Control in Live mode...
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User’s Manual | 114 8.3.2 Main Toolbar Description Button Site Manager Register or Delete DVRs Connect Connect to a selected site from the DVR list panel (Select Live/ Search to set the connection mode) Disconnect Disconnect a selected channel Disconnect All Disconnect All Channels Print Print image...
115 | H.264 Digital Video Recorder 8.3.4 PTZ Panel PTZ camera controls in Live Mode. PTZ Camera can control if the channel is activated on PTZ operation. Description Button Navigation Key PTZ camera can be moved in 8 directions. Zoom Optical Zoom In and Out.
User’s Manual | 116 8.3.6 Search Panel The Search panel is enabled only in Search mode. - The Search panel shows the record information for each channel. - Each color represents a different recording mode: No Record Background Color Continuous (Yellow Color) Panic(Red Color) Alarm(Orange Color) Motion(Green Color)
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117 | H.264 Digital Video Recorder 8.3.8 Site Manager Add, Modify, or Remove DVR site information. Press add a DVR entry. The system will fill out the information automatically.
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User’s Manual | 118 To change the default values, double-click on the item. For example, double-click “ New Site “ to change the name. After all the necessary modifications have been made, press the button. Description Function Name Enter a name for the site Enter the IP of the site to be registered Port Enter the Port number of the site to be registered ( Default 9010)
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119 | H.264 Digital Video Recorder Chapter 5 FACESTAMP S OFTWARE ANUAL...
121 | H.264 Digital Video Recorder 9 FACE STAMP S OFTWARE Independent Face Stamp SW is supplied in the DVR’s accessory CD to manage the face stamp events search, various reports, user management and work hour calculation. 9.1 Face Stamp Software Set-up 9.1.1 System Connection Info In order to operate this S/W after installation, access the target VMAX960H or VMAX960H Flex.
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User’s Manual | 122 9.1.3 Employee List Use the FaceStamp remote client software to add and edit your employee database. Import your own employee list. To do so: 1. Export current database as an excel file. 2. Open exported list and modify. Save the new list. 3.
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123 | H.264 Digital Video Recorder 9.1.5 Calendar Search 1. To search FaceStamp Events, click ‘Search’, set ID or Name, and the desired date. Then click ‘OK’. 2. FaceStamp events will be displayed in list form. 3. Click to view the video recording. 4.
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User’s Manual | 124 9.1.7 Daily & Weekly Report 1. Select employees to include in the report. 2. Select report type: a. Daily- include working hours calculated for a single working day. b. Weekly- include working hours calculated for a single working week. c.
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125 | H.264 Digital Video Recorder 9.1.9 Print Report Printed report include employee's picture as well as all clock in and out events. Report will show all recorded FaceStamp events and calculated total working hours.
151 | H.264 Digital Video Recorder 11 A DNS S PPENDIX EGISTRATION 1) Go to www.dyndns.com 2) Log in to the Site after registration 3) Click “ Add Hostname“ button on “Host Services” 4) Enter the IP address and Host name on the blank 5) Click “NEXT”...
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User’s Manual | 152 8) Check the connection status It may take a little time to be completely done for DNS deployment after changed sub domain. Please recheck DVR’s IP address registered in the My Service Menu, if you can’t access DVR using dyndns. If you are using dyndns to change the IP address for the DVR to the update request, dyndns update by the circumstances that may be late.
153 | Appendix : Specification 12 A PPENDIX ETWORK ETUP FOR XTERNAL SAGE Please note: The following information are general guidelines. These may vary by networkand router specifications. Contact your installer or ISP for additional information. If you are not connecting to your DVR from within the same network, you will have to perform port forwarding on your router to be able to access the DVR externally, via the internet.
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User’s Manual | 154 13 A PPENDIX PECIFICATION MODEL XDR960-04 Photo Compression Algorithm H.264 HDD Interface 1EA X SATA I / II Embedded Linux Video Input 4 BNC / 8 BNC / 16 BNC Video Mode NTSC / PAL Auto Detection...
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155 | Appendix : Specification MODEL XDR960-04 120 fps @ 960*480(576), 120 fps @480*240(288) Video Dual-Stream (Local Recording & Network Transmission) Network Function Transmission Live Monitoring, Remote Playback and File Backup (Triplex-on-Remote) Remote & E-Mail Notification with JPEG, Remote System Reboot by Client(ACS&CMS)
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