Digital Video Recorder: User manual USER MANUAL ET8C1E 8 channel CIF Digital Video Recorder...
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Digital Video Recorder: User manual DVR User’s Installation and Operation Manual Welcome Thank you for purchasing our 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, 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: 1.
Digital Video Recorder: User manual Table of Contents 1. Product Introduction ....................................6 1.1 Product overview....................................6 1.2 Main functions ....................................6 2. Open-package check and cable connections ............................8 2.1 Description of front panel: ................................8 2.2 Hard Disk Installation ..................................9 3. Basic operation .......................................11 3.1 Turn on ......................................11 3.2 Turn off ......................................11 3.3 Login .......................................12...
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Digital Video Recorder: User manual 4.2.3 Video backup ..................................25 4.3 Alarm Function....................................26 4.3.1 Motion Detect ..................................26 4.3.2 Video Blind ....................................28 4.3.3 Video Loss .....................................29 4.3.4 Alarm input ....................................29 4.3.5 Alarm output ..................................29 4.3.6 Abnormality ...................................29 4.4 System setup ....................................29 4.4.1 General setup ..................................29 4.4.2 Encode setup ..................................30 4.4.3 Network setup ..................................31 4.4.4 Network service ..................................32...
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Digital Video Recorder: User manual 4.6.2 Code stream statistics ................................39 4.6.3 Log information ..................................39 4.6.4 Edition information ................................40 4.7 Shut down system...................................40 5. FAQs and Maintenance ..................................41 5.1 FAQs .......................................41 5.2 Maintenance....................................48 Appendix 1.Remote controller operation ..............................49 Appendix 2. Mouse Operation ..................................50...
Digital Video Recorder: User manual 1. Product Introduction 1.1 Product overview The series DVR is designed especially for security and defense field which is outstanding Digital Surveillance product. It introduces embedded LINUX operating system which is more stable. It introduces standard H.264 video compression format and G 711A audio compressed format which ensures the high quality image, low error coding ratio and single frame playing.
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Digital Video Recorder: User manual Through net tele-surveillance in the real time. Tele-PTZ control. Tele-recording and real time playback. Alarm linkage Multi-route relay output which is convenient for the alarm linkage and light control and the sort. ...
Digital Video Recorder: User manual 2. Open-package check and cable connections 2.1 Description of front panel: Record Start recording. Enter Press this key to pop up the main menu. To show the working status of the DVR. "REC” is recording indicator; "POWER” is Status indicator power indicator;...
Digital Video Recorder: User manual 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. Take off the cover Open the DVR Fix the HDD by Cover the housing...
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Digital Video Recorder: User manual Name Description Video input Standard BNC port connected with the Camera. Video output Connected with the video input of the monitor. Name Description VGA video signal output port connected with a VGA port of a computer monitor. Audio output Connected with earphone or cable speaker.
Digital Video Recorder: User manual 3. Basic operation 3.1 Turn on Plug the power supply and turn on the power supply switch. Power supply indicator light indicates „turning on‟ of the video recorder. After the startup you will hear a beep. The default setting of video output is multiple-window output mode. If the startup time is within the video setting time, the timing video recording function will start up automatically.
Digital Video Recorder: User manual 3.3 Login When the DVR boots up, the user must login and the system provides the corresponding functions with the user purview. There a re two user settings. The names are 'admin' and 'guest'. These names have no password. 'Admin' is the super user purview; and 'Guest' permissions are preview and video playback.
Digital Video Recorder: User manual Picture 3.2 Main menu Picture 3.3 video playback Picture 3.4 detect the storage Picture 3.5 Recording backup 3.5.2 Video playback There are two methods for you to play the video files in the hard disk. 1.
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Digital Video Recorder: User manual Cancel: During backup you can exit the page layout to carry out their functions. [File searching]:Search the file according to the searching parameter. Picture 3.6 File searching Picture 3.7 Recording Control Interface File type: Set the searching file type.
Digital Video Recorder: User manual Operation hint: Displays the function of the cursor place. NOTE: Frame by frame playback is only performed in the pause playback mode Special Functions: Accurate playback: Input time (H/M/S) in the time column and then click 'Play'. The system can operate accurate playback according to the searching time.
Digital Video Recorder: User manual Please check current channel status: “o” means it is not in alarming status “●” means it is in alarming status. You can use desktop shortcut menu or click [Main menu] > [alarm output] to enter the alarm output interface. [Configuration] Alarm is 'on' according to the configuration.
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Digital Video Recorder: User manual Step 1:In picture 3.10, clicking the direction buttons will turn into preset position, click the 'set' button to enter Picture 3.11. Step 2:Click the 'Preset' button, then write the preset points in the input box. Step 3:Click 'Set' button, return to the picture 3.10.
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Digital Video Recorder: User manual Picture 3.12 Tour between point settings Picture 3.13 Scan Setup Picture 3.14 Boundary Scan Setup Picture 3.15 Auxiliary Function 3. Pattern PTZ also can work on the preset scan line repeatedly. 1) Pattern setup Step 1: In picture 3.10, click 'Set' button, enter picture 3.14. Step 2: Click Pattern button, then enter proper values in the scan box.
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Digital Video Recorder: User manual Step 2: Please click direction arrows to adjust PTZ direction, click 'Set' button to enter Picture 3.15. Select 'Border', then 'ri ght' and return to picture 3.10. Step 3: You have thus completed the setup of position of left and right boundary. 5.
Digital Video Recorder: User manual [Auxiliary Number] The operation of corresponding auxiliary switch according to PTZ agreement. [Page Switch] In picture 3.16, click 'Page Switch' button to enter the Picture 3.17 PTZ Main Menu, the menu itself can be controlled by the Menu control buttons.
Digital Video Recorder: User manual 4. Main Menu 4.1 Main menu navigation Main Menu Sub Menu Function Setup Set the recording configuration, recording type, recording time section. Playback Recording Set recording look-up, recording play, video file storage Backup Detect or format backup equipment, back the selective files Set motion detect alarm channel, sensitivity, area, linkage parameters: defending Motion detection time section, alarm output, screen hint, recording, PTZ, tour.
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Digital Video Recorder: User manual System configuration Network Set basic network parameters, DHCP and DNS parameters, network high speed configuration download. Network service PPPOE, NTP, E-Mail purview, DDNS parameter. System Configuration Set channel name, purview hint icon state, transparency, cover area, time title, Output Mode channel time fold.
Digital Video Recorder: User manual Automatic Set automatic reboot system and automatic deleting files. Management tools maintenance Resume setup state : common setup, code setup, recording setup, alarm setup, Restore network setup, network service, preview playback, serial port setup, user default management Hard disk...
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Digital Video Recorder: User manual Picture 4.1 recording setup [Channel] Choose the corresponding channel number to set the channel. Choose the 'All' option to set the entire channels. [Redundancy] Choose the redundancy function option to implement the file double backup function. Double backup is writing the video file s in two hard disks.
Digital Video Recorder: User manual Alarm: Trigger the external alarm signal in the set time section. When above alarm is set as opening recording the “detection recording” state is on. The video file type is “A”. Note: Refer to chapter 4.3 to set corresponding alarm function. 4.2.2 Video playback Refer to chapter 3.5.2.
Digital Video Recorder: User manual [Backup] Click backup button and the dialog, box is popped up. You can choose the backup file according to the type, channel and time. 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.
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Digital Video Recorder: User manual [Area] Click setup and enter the set area. The area is divided into PAL22X18. Green block means the current cursor area. Yellow block mean s the dynamic detect defensive area. Black block means the unfenced area. You can set the area as followed. Drag the mouse and dra w the area. [Period] Trigger the motion detect signal in the set time section.
Digital Video Recorder: User manual 4.3.2 Video Blind When the video image is influenced by the environment such as bad brightness or reaching the set sensitivity parameter, the camera mask function is turned on and the linkage is turned on. Set method: refer to chapter 4.3.1.
Digital Video Recorder: User manual 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. Set method: refer to chapter 4.3.1. 4.3.4 Alarm input When the equipment obtains the external alarm signal, the alarm function is turned on.
Digital Video Recorder: User manual [Date separator] Choose list separator of the data format. Picture 4.12 regular setup Picture 4.13 week setup Picture 4.14 date setup [Time format] Choose time format: 24-hour or 12-hour. [Language] English or Chinese. [Hard disk full] ...
Digital Video Recorder: User manual [Resolution] Resolution type: D1/CIF . [Frame rate] P: 1 Frame/s- 25 frames/s. [Code stream control] You can choose limited code stream or variable code stream. When you choose the variable code stream there are six image quality options.
Digital Video Recorder: User manual [HTTP port] Default: 80. [HS download]: The high speed download option can be enabled. [Transfer policy]: There are three policies: Adaptive, quality preferred and fluency preferred. The code stream will adjust according to the setup. Adaptive policy is the trade-off between quality preferred and fluency preferred policies.
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Digital Video Recorder: User manual Picture 4.19 NTP setup Picture 4.20 EMAIL setup Picture 4.21 IP purview setup Host computer IP: Input the IP address installed NTP server. Port: Default 123. You can set the port according to NTP server. Time zone: London GMT+0, Berlin GMT+1, Cairo GMT+2, Moscow GMT+3, New Delhi GMT+5, Bangkok GMT+7, Hong Kong Beijing GMT+8, Tokyo GMT+9, Sydney GMT+10, Hawaii GMT-10, Alaska GMT-9, Pacific time GMT-8, American mountain time GMT-7, American mid time GMT-6, American eastern time GMT-5, Atlantic time GMT-4, Brazil GMT-3, Atlantic mid time GMT-2.
Digital Video Recorder: User manual Picture 4.22 DNS setup Picture 4.23 Mobile Monitor Setup Picture 4.24 Output Mode [Mobile Monitor Setup] To visit the device by mobile, please make a router mapping of this port and use CMS to monitor and operate it by protocol. [Enable] Select it to make sure abnormal function workable.
Digital Video Recorder: User manual 【cover area】 ■ means the selective state. Click the cover area button and enter the corresponding channel window. You can cover the arbitrary using mouse. 4.4.6 PTZ setup [Channel] Choose the dome camera input channel. [Protocol] Choose the corresponding dome protocol, (PELCOD as an example).
Digital Video Recorder: User manual [Parity] Include odd check, even check, sign check, blank check. 4.4.8 Tour setup Set the tour display. Means that the tour mode is turned on. You can choose the single window, four windows, nine windows, si xteen windows tour display or single display.
Digital Video Recorder: User manual 4.5.2 User management Manage the user purview. Note: 1. The char length is 8 bytes at most for the following user and user group name. the blank or behind the char string is invalid . The middle blank is valid.
Digital Video Recorder: User manual [Delete user] Delete the current user. Choose the user and click delete user button. [Delete group] Delete the current group. Choose the group click the 'Delete group' button. 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 locke d until next boot-strap.
Digital Video Recorder: User manual 4.5.7 Upgrade Picture 4.37 upgrade information Picture 4.38 hard disk statistics Picture 4.39 Code stream [Upgrade] Choose USB interface. [Upgrade file] Choose the file which needs to be upgraded. 4.6 System information 4.6.1 Hard disk information Display the hard disk state: hard disk type, overall capability, residual capability, the recording time and so on.
Digital Video Recorder: User manual Log information include: System operation, configuration operation, data management, alarm affair, recording operation, user management, file management and so on. Set the time section to look up and click the look up button. The log information will display as a list. (one page is 128 items) Press Page up or Page down button to look up and press delete button to clear all the log information.
Digital Video Recorder: User manual 5. FAQs and Maintenance 5.1 FAQs 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 DVR cannot boot up normally. Possible reasons are as followed: ...
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Digital Video Recorder: User manual The cables of the hard disk are damaged. The hard disk is damaged. The SATA port of main board is damaged. 4. There are no video outputs in single channel or multiple channels and all channels. Possible reasons are as followed: ...
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Digital Video Recorder: User manual Possible reasons are as followed: The image quality is too bad. the reading program is wrong. Reboot up the DVR. The data line of the hard disk is damaged. The hard disk is damaged. ...
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Digital Video Recorder: User manual The connections are not correct. The PTZ setting of the DVR is not correct. The protocols of the PTZ decoder and the DVR are not matched. The address of the PTZ decoder and the DVR are not matched. ...
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Digital Video Recorder: User manual Network is not stable. The user machine is resource limited. The region shelter or channel protection is set. Choose the play-in team mode in the network setup of DVR. The user has no surveillance purview. ...
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Digital Video Recorder: User manual The distance is too far. 18. Alarm cannot be recessional. Possible reasons are as followed: The setting of the alarm is not correct. The alarm output Is turned on manually. The input machine is damaged or the connections are not correct. ...
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Digital Video Recorder: User manual Possible reasons area as followed: There is no media player. There is no DX8.1 software or higher edition. There is no DivX 503 bundle.exe file to play AVI video files. The DivX503bundle.exe and ffdshow-20041012.exe files must be installed in the windows XP system. 23.
Digital Video Recorder: User manual 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 DVR from static or inductive electricity. 3.
Digital Video Recorder: User manual Appendix 1.Remote controller operation -/-- Serial number Name Function (1) Multi-window button Same function as Multi-window button in the front panel (2) Numeric button Code input/ number input/ channel switch (3) 【Esc】 Same function as 【Esc】 button in the front panel (4)...
Digital Video Recorder: User manual Appendix 2. Mouse Operation *Take right hand as an example The mouse in USB connection is supportive. Operation Function Double click one item in the file list to playback the Add or subtract number in the number setting Press middle button video Double click the playback video to zoom in or out the...
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