Iris Innovations Limited IM-DVR-04/08 H.264 Mobile DVR User’s Manual Professional Mobile DVR Before attempting to connect or operate this product, please read these instructions carefully and save this manual for future use.
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PRECAUTIONS Please refer all work related to the installation of this product to qualified service personnel or system installers. Do not operate the appliance beyond its specified temperature, humidity or power source ratings. Use the appliance at temperature within 0oC ~ +50oC (32oF ~ 122oF) and humidity below 85%. The input power source for this appliance is +12 or +24 VDC for the outer chamber and +5 VDC for the inner DVR host.
Table of Contents 1. Product Overview………………….……………………….……... 7 1.1 Features…………………..…….…………..…………………... 7 2. Panels And Remote Controller…………...………………….……. 2.1 Front Panel………….……….…………………………….……. 2.2 Back Panel (DVR Host)…….…………………………….…….. 2.3 Back Panel (Outer Chamber)..…….……………………….…… 2.4 Video In/Out & I/R Remote Cable…..……..……..……..…….. 2.5 Audio In/Out & Y/C Out Cable…..……..……..……..……..… 2.6 Remote Controller…..……..……..……..……..……..……..… 9 9 12 13 15 16 17 3. Installations…….…….……………………………………….
6.9 RS-232/422/485 Setup…………..…………………….……….. 6.10 Network Setup……………..………………………………….. 6.10.1 E-mail Setup……………..……………………………….. 6.10.2 FTP Setup……………..………………………………….. 6.10.3 Advanced Network Setup……………..………………… 6.11 Mobile Related Setup……………..………………………….. 6.11.1 Car Speed Setup……………..………………………….. 6.11.2 Acceleration Alarm Setup……………..………………….. 6.11.3 Speed Alarm Setup……………..……………………….. 6.11.4 Sudden Speed Change Alarm Setup…………………….. 6.11.5 Delay On/Off Setup……………..……………………….. 7. PTZ Control……………………….
1. Product Overview The IM-DVR-04P/08P digital video/audio recorder is designed for use within a surveillance system for all kinds of vehicles including boats, coaches, and plant, and are a combination of a hard disk recorder, a video multiplexer, and a web server. To achieve the highest inter-connectivity and inter-operability, this digital video/audio recorder is based on industry-leading front-end to back-end surveillance infrastructure.
degree of security GPS support Remote access through mobile phone or PDA Support mouse operation Built-in heater for low temperature application Built-in G sensor for the detection of car accident Anti-vibration 11
2. Panels and Remote Controller 2.1 Front Panel 1. LEDs – Power, LAN, HDD, Video Loss, Failure Indicators for POWER, LAN access, HDD access, Video Loss, and HDD Failure. 2. I/R Sensor Used to receive I/R signal from I/R remote controller. 3. Left/Right Buttons (◄,►) In PTZ control, press these buttons to pan the camera. In playback mode, press these buttons for fast backward/forward. In the other screens, press these buttons to move the cursor or focus window. 4.
this button is used to start/stop the selected PTZ control mode. 7. (Split Windows) +/- Buttons (+/-) In split-window display, press “+” for next split-window display, press “-“ for CALL. In the others, press these buttons to change the contents. 8. MENU / ESC Button Press this button to display the main menu or escape to the upper level display. 9. Stop ( ) / PTZ Button Press this button to stop the playback.
Connect this unit to a 10/100Base-T Ethernet network through this port. 17. USB connector (USB) Connect to USB 2.0 compatible storage device, such as USB 2.0 disk drive, DVD+RW, card reader, etc. Please note that the maximum USB current for the DVR is 500 mA. 18. SD slot Used to insert SD card for backup. 19. Handle Used to pull out the DVR host after the key is unlocked.
2.2 Back Panel (DVR Host) 1. PS/2 Mouse Connector – only used for DVR host alone Connect to PS/2 mouse. 2. Main Monitor Output VGA Connector (VGA, optional) – only used for DVR host alone Connect VGA monitor to the optional D-SUB 15-pin female connector for main monitor display. 3. Outer Chamber Signal Connector Connect to the PCB in the outer chamber when the DVR host is placed in the outer chamber. 4.
2.3 Back Panel (Outer Chamber) 1. Video In/Out & I/R Remote Connector Connect to Video In/Out & I/R Remote Cable. (See Diagram Below for DVR08 Video Connections) 2. Audio In/Out & Y/C Out Connector Connect to Audio In/Out & Y/C Out Cable. 3. Main Monitor Output VGA Connector (VGA, optional) Connect VGA monitor to the optional D-SUB 15-pin female connector for main monitor display. 4. RS-232 Connector (RS-232 #1, RS-232 #2 (optional)) Connect this connector to PTZ camera(s) or GPS sensor. 5.
8. Car Speed Input Connector Connect this connector to car speed pulse signal. 9. Delay On Output Connectors (DELAY ON 30A) Connect to the other vehicle devices to avoid excess power consumption at ignition. Please refer to Section 3.2 Optional Connections for the connections. 10. Power Inlet (POWER 12-24V) Connect to +12 or +24VDC power source. Optional Connections for the connections. Please refer to Section 3.2 Rear Panel Configuration: DVR08 Video Inputs 1-4 and Video Output.
2.4 Video In/Out & I/R Remote Cable The Video In/Out & I/R Remote Cable is as shown below. or The pin definitions of the Video Input Connector and 12VDC Power Connector are as shown. Please note that the maximum total output current for 12VDC of this DVR is 1.0 ampere.
2.5 Audio In/Out & Y/C Out Cable The Audio In/Out & Y/C Out Cable is as shown below.
2.6 Remote Controller The remote controller is an optional accessory to ease the user’s operations. You can do all the operations by the remote controller instead of the buttons on the front panel. Besides, the user needs to use remote controller to do some advanced operations. The effective distance is about 10 meters without any obstacle. or Most of the buttons corresponds to one of those buttons on the front panel. Please refer to the descriptions in Section 2.1.
camera in main screen display. In some dialogs, this button is used as a miscellaneous function key. 4. SEARCH Button Press this button to display the search menu in main screen display. In some dialogs, this button is used as a miscellaneous function key. 5. Alarm Reset Button Press this button to cancel alarm activation, and return the system to the condition before the alarm was activated. 6. REC Button Press this button to force manual recording. To stop manual recording, press it again. 7.
3. Installations The installations described below should be made by qualified service personnel or system installers. 3.1 Basic Connections Please refer to the following diagram for the connections. Please make sure to set the NTSC/PAL Selector Switch on the back panel of the inner DVR host according to the local TV system for the system to work correctly.
Hard disk drive Make sure to install one 2.5” SATA hard disk (Max. storage size 1TB) inside the DVR. The steps are as below: 1. Unlock the DVR host, and then pull out the DVR host. (If the DVR host is connected with +5VDC power supply, please disconnect the power supply.) 2. Use a screwdriver to uncover the DVR host. 3. Use a screwdriver to fix the SATA HDD as shown. 4. Use a screwdriver to fix the HDD rack in the DVR host as shown. 5.
necessary. Note 1: The HDD must be formatted before it can be used to record video/ audio. Please refer to Section 6.6.1 to format the HDD. Power Connect +5VDC power source to the DVR host if it’s detached from the outer chamber and used for playback/archive. Or connect +12~24VDC power source to the outer chamber if it’s used in a vehicle (please refer to the diagrams below). Power connection without ignition key Power connection with ignition key 3.
Connect the alarm output #1 to NC type of alarm signal, alarm output #2 to NO type of alarm signals. Ethernet Connect the Ethernet connector to a standard twisted-pair Ethernet cable for remote access via LAN or internet. Wireless router is needed for wireless communications. Please make sure to setup the related configurations as described in Section 6.10 Network Setup. SD card If the user wants to use SD card to retrieve important recorded images and/or audio, please connect it to the SD slot. USB 2.
GPS modem Connect the RS-232 connector to GPS modem via the appropriate cable. The system supports the GPS modems with NMEA0183 protocol. Please make sure to setup the RS-232 port (Section 6.9) accordingly. Car Speed Pulse Signal Connect the Car Speed Pulse connector to the car speed pulse signal of the vehicle. Please make sure to setup the Car Speed (Section 6.11.1) and Speed Alarm (Section 6.11.3) accordingly.
Bracket (optional) Bracket face-up as shown below: Bracket face-down as shown below: 29
4. Main Screen And Basic Operations 36% The split-window screen, as shown above, is the main screen after system startup. There are two types of split-window screens, including 1-Window and 4-Window. The system will remember the last one before normal shutdown (as described in Section 5.6) of the system.
* Recording icon & Motion may be shown after camera title.
4.1 Text Input There are certain circumstances that the system requires the user to enter text, such as system login, camera title setup, and so on. Please use the remote controller and follow the steps below to enter text: (1) Press ENTER to edit the highlighted option. The flashing cursor will be shown to indicate the editing point. (2) Press ◄► to move the cursor to the left/right. (3) Press code in text editing mode to change text case.
4.2 Login And Logout There are three password levels in the system, including Administrator (highest), Supervisor, and Operator (lowest). If the user does not login the system, he/she will be treated as “Guest” and can only view live video display. Please refer to Section 6.7 to set “Guest” at higher access level. The system allows up to 18 user accounts. The administrator can set up the login name and password for each user. (Please refer to Section 6.7 for Password Setup.
Press these buttons to switch to the full-window display for the camera. ) Alarm Reset (Mouse: Press this button to cancel alarm activation, i.e. reset the alarm outputs and silence the buzzer. ) (Administrator/Supervisor) MODE (Mouse: In split-window display, press this button to change circularly the live/playback mode for the focus window and the other windows that form a rectangle on the screen. ) SEQ (Mouse: Press this button to switch to or return from SEQ display mode.
) MUTE (Mouse: Press this button to mute/not mute the audio. +/- (Mouse: ) Press these buttons to circulate up/down among the available split-window displays. ) ENTER (Mouse: Press this button to display the GPS data if there’s GPS data fed to the DVR. Please select the Type, Position, Background, Rows, and number of Characters on the screen, and then press ENTER to display the GPS data, or ESC to cancel. For software V6.
button (Mouse: ) in full screen display to enter Digital Zoom mode. There will be a zoom window shown in the video window as shown. The zoom window (a) will always be shown at zoom factor X1, (b) can be shown or hidden at zoom factor X2, and (c) will never be shown at zoom factor X4.
5. Menu Display In split-window display, press MENU (Mouse: shown. ) to call up Menu display as There are a variety of displays under Menu display. In Menu display and all the subsequent displays, the items enabled are shown in black-colored text, and those disabled in white-colored text. Please refer to Appendix B for the Structure Of Menu Displays. Please refer to Section 4.2 for Login/Logout display.
5.1 Status Display In Menu display, press ▲▼◄► to change the highlighted option to Status, and then press ENTER to call up Status display as shown. Status display includes Alarm Recording Status, Normal Recording Status, Camera Status, Alarm Input Status, Product Serial Number, and Product Version Number. Press MENU/ESC (Mouse: Right Click) to escape from Status display, and return to Menu display.
5.2 Video Adjustment In Menu display, press ▲▼◄► to change the highlighted option to Video Adjustment, and then press ENTER to call up Video Adjustment display as shown. There are 4 items which can be adjusted, including Brightness, Contrast, Hue, and Saturation. The operations are as below: ▲▼ Press these buttons to select the items. ) Numeric (Mouse: Press these buttons to change the camera. +/Press these buttons to adjust the selected item.
) MODE (Mouse: Press this button to restore the values. or Right Click) MENU/ESC (Mouse: Press this button to escape from this screen, and return to Menu display. The settings will be saved for future reference.
5.3 VGA Display In Menu display, press ▲▼◄► to change the highlighted option to VGA Display, and then press ENTER to call up VGA Display dialog as shown. There are 5 items which can be adjusted, including Resolution (1280x1024, 1024x768, 800x600, 640x480), Brightness, Contrast, Hue, and Saturation. The operations are as below: ▲▼ (Mouse: Click in the respective item) Press these buttons to select the items. +/Press these buttons to adjust the selected item.
5.4 Backup Device In Menu display, press ▲▼◄► to change the highlighted option to Backup Device, and then press ENTER to call up Backup Device display as shown below. The system supports SD card and a variety of USB 2.0 storage devices, including Storage Disk Drives and DVD Disc (including DVD+RW, DVD+R, and DVD-R). (DVD-RW is not supported.) The operations are as below: ▲▼◄► Press these buttons to select the items.
Backup Press ENTER (Mouse: Left click) when this item is selected to backup the configurations of this unit to the corresponding device. For software V6.12 or above, you may enter the directory to backup the configurations to. Restore Press ENTER (Mouse: Left click) when this item is selected to restore the configuration files in the corresponding backup device to this unit. For software V6.12 or above, you may enter the directory to restore the configurations from. Some USB 2.
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5.5 Software Upgrade (Administrator) In Menu display, press ▲▼◄► to change the highlighted option to Software Upgrade, and then press ENTER to call up Software Upgrade display as shown. The operations are as below: ▲▼◄► (Mouse: Left click) Press these buttons to select the items. MENU/ESC (Mouse: Right Click) Press this button to escape from this screen, and return to Menu display.
5.6 System Shutdown (Administrator) In Menu display, press ▲▼◄► to change the highlighted option to Shutdown, and then press ENTER (Mouse: Left click) to shutdown the system. A confirmation dialog will be shown on the screen, press ENTER to confirm the shutdown. The system will save all the files and all the states, and then display a power-off message in the rolling screen message area. The user may power off the system safely when the power-off message is shown.
6. Setup (Administrator) In Menu display, press ▲▼◄► to change the highlighted option to Setup, and then press ENTER to call up Setup Menu display as shown. (To enter Setup Menu display of the system, please login as Administrator first.) The user’s operations are described as the followings: ▲▼◄► Press these buttons to change the highlighted item. ENTER (Mouse: Left click) Press this button to enter the setup of the highlighted option.
6.1 Pre-Camera Setup In Setup Menu display, press ▲▼◄► to change the highlighted option to PreCamera, and then press ENTER (Mouse: Left click) to call up Pre-Camera Setup display. There are up to 4 cameras which can be connected to the system. The Pre-Camera Setup allows the administrator to define some fundamental attributes for all the installed cameras. The general operations are as below: ▲▼◄► Press these buttons to select the items. Numeric Press these buttons to select the camera.
or +/- (Mouse: Left click) to check/uncheck this item. The default setting is “ˇ” - checked. Installed – whether this camera is installed or not. If installed, the following items will be settable. Press ENTER or +/- (Mouse: Left click) to check/ uncheck this item. The default setting is “ˇ” - checked. PTZ ID – the PTZ ID of this camera if it’s a PTZ camera. The PTZ ID has to be consistent with the setting of this camera. Please refer to the manual of the camera for the ID setting.
Press these buttons to select the items. The display will scroll left/right if the selected item is not shown on the screen. Numeric Press these buttons to select the camera. ) COPY ( Press this button to copy all the settings - excluding detailed Motion settings, Video Loss settings, Title/Audio - of the focus camera to all the following cameras. (EX. focus camera is 1, its settings will be copied to those of cameras 2-4.
certain event occurs for this camera. There are 4 options, including Off, Motion, Alarm, Both (Motion & Alarm). Press +/- buttons to select one. Dwell Time – the dwell time if Call By Event is set to Motion, Alarm, or Both. Press +/- buttons to adjust the value (3-60 seconds, discrete). Audio – the AUDIO IN corresponding to this camera. If selected, the audio data for the selected AUDIO IN will be recorded with the video data for this camera.
allows the administrator to define how the system responds to the detected video loss for the camera. The general operations are as below: ▲▼ (Mouse: Left click) Press these buttons to select the items. Numeric Press these buttons to select the camera. ) COPY ( Press this button to copy the Video Loss settings of the focus camera to all the following cameras. (EX. focus camera is 1, its Video Loss settings will be copied to those of cameras 2-4.
this camera is detected. Alarm Outputs (1-2). Press +/- buttons to select none (N/A) or one of the Buzzer – to activate the internal Buzzer or not when video loss of this camera is detected. Press ENTER or +/- (Mouse: Left click) to check/uncheck this item. The default setting is “ˇ” - checked. Log – to log to event logs or not. Press ENTER or +/- to check/uncheck this item. The default setting is “ˇ” - checked. Screen Message – to display the event message on the screen or not.
The general operations are as below: ▲▼ (Mouse: Left click) Press these buttons to select the items. Numeric Press these buttons to select the camera. ) COPY ( Press this button to copy the Motion settings, including Detection settings, of the focus camera to all the following cameras. (EX. focus camera is 1, its Motion settings will be copied to those of cameras 2-4.) MENU/ESC (Mouse: Right Click) Press this button to escape from this screen, and return to Camera Setup display.
is detected for this camera. “Camera to go” camera must be a PTZ camera. Goto Preset – to define the preset position to go to for the “Camera to go” Camera in last field if motion is detected for this camera. For more details about preset locations, please refer to Chapter 7 PTZ Control. Pre-record – to define how long before motion is detected this camera shall be intensively recorded at Pre-record IPS. Press +/- buttons to adjust the value (0-10 seconds, discrete).
the detection area. So, it’s better to enable the whole area if the motion detection for the camera is disabled (and only Smart Search is used). Press ENTER in Settings.. to call up Motion Detection Setup (as shown) for this camera. In Motion Detection Setup, the video area is divided into many small grids, and the area with transparent grids is the area which will be detected for motion, while gray grids not detected for motion. Besides, there is a (green) Mask window.
) MODE (Mouse: Press this button to set/reset the whole video area. ) / CALL (Mouse: ) SEQ (Mouse: Press this button to decrease/increase the sensitivity, 1 – 10, for the motion detection of this camera. / ) (Mouse: ) Vol+/- ( Press this button to increase/decrease the “number of grids treated as motion” for the motion detection of this camera. ) SEARCH (Mouse: Press this button to test the motion detection of this camera. The detected motion will be shown on the screen.
The general operations are as below: ▲▼◄► (Mouse: Left click) Press these buttons to select the items. Numeric Press these buttons to select the alarm input. ) COPY ( Press this button to copy the settings of the focus alarm input to all the following alarm inputs. (EX. focus alarm input is 1, its settings will be copied to those of alarm inputs 2-4.) MENU/ESC (Mouse: Right Click) Press this button to escape from this screen, and return to Setup Menu display.
Focus Camera – the camera corresponding to this alarm input. Duration – response duration to define at most how long (in seconds) the Alarm Out relay and the Buzzer will keep being triggered after this alarm input is triggered. However, the Alarm Out relay and the Buzzer will be reset immediately once this alarm input returns to normal. Press +/- buttons to adjust the value (3 seconds - 60 minutes, discrete, ‘-‘ for ‘Forever’).
unchecked.
6.4 SEQ Display Setup In Setup Menu display, press ▲▼◄► to change the highlighted option to SEQ Display, and then press ENTER to call up SEQ Display Setup as shown. The SEQ Display Setup allows the administrator to define the display pages in SEQ Display for main monitor. There is only 1 display type - 1-Window. The general operations are as below: ▲▼◄► (Mouse: Left click) Press these buttons to select the items.
In Display Page Setup, the split window display for the current page is shown. And the title of the camera for the focus window is highlighted. Following is a brief description for the operations: ) Numeric (Mouse: Press these buttons to change the camera for the current page. ) +/- (Mouse: Press these buttons to change the current page for this SEQ Display Type. or Right Click) MENU/ESC (Mouse: Press this button to escape from Display Page Setup, and return to SEQ Display Setup.
6.5 Scheduled Record Setup In Setup Menu display, press ▲▼◄► to change the highlighted option to Scheduled Record, and then press ENTER to call up Scheduled Record Setup. The Scheduled Record Setup allows the administrator to define when and how to record for the system. There are up to 16 time segments (T1 – T16) for each weekday. The general operations are as below: ▲▼◄► (Mouse: Left click) Press these buttons to select the items.
time of this time segment is implicitly set as the start time of next time segment, or the start time of the first time segment of the same weekday if it’s the last one.) Press +/- buttons to select the desired start time. Example: If the user sets the start time of T1/MON as 9:00, T2/MON as 18:00, T3-T16/MON as N/A (Not Available), then T1/MON is 9:00-18:00, T2/ MON is 0:00-9:00, and 18:00-24:00.
6.6 HDD Setup In Setup Menu display, press ▲▼◄► to change the highlighted option to HDD, and then press ENTER to call up HDD Setup as shown. In the surveillance applications, alarm video/audio is much more important than normal video/audio. So, this digital video/audio recorder is designed to allow the user to divide each HDD into alarm partition and normal partition. And, alarm video/ audio will be recorded in alarm partition, normal video/audio in normal partition.
Click) to exit without saving. Following is a brief description for each item and its specific operations: Size (GB) – the total HDD storage in GB (Giga-Byte) for Alarm Record and Normal Record respectively. This item is just for information. Please refer to Section 6.6.1 for more detailed information and setup of each individual HDD. Please note that if the total alarm record size is zero, the alarm video/audio will be recorded in normal record partition for software V6.12 or above.
6.6.1 HDD Format/Clear In HDD Setup display, press MODE to call up HDD Format/Clear screen as shown. The HDD must be formatted before it can be used to record video/audio. The HDD Format/Clear screen allows the administrator to format and/or clear each HDD, and set the size for Alarm Record partition and Normal Record partition for each HDD. Please use only HDD with maximum storage size as 1TB. The general operations are as below: MODE => Format (Mouse: Left click) Press this button to format the HDD.
Note: If the HDD has not been formatted yet, it will be formatted and partitioned with default record size, 30% for Alarm record and 70% for Normal record. If it has been formatted (and recorded) before, it will be partitioned according to the Alarm Record Size (%) and Normal Record Size (%) displayed on the screen, and the previously recorded contents will all be cleared. CALL => Physical Format (Mouse: Left click) Press this button to physically format the selected HDD.
6.6.2 Advanced HDD Setup In HDD Setup display, press SEQ to call up Advanced HDD Setup display as shown. The HDD Failure Action in Advanced HDD Setup allows the administrator to define how the system responds to the detected HDD failure, while the Privacy settings allow the administrator to set the DVR to record for Limited Period and the Retention Period of its HDD storage. For software V6.12 or above, the HDD Failure Action will be triggered if there’s no available formatted HDD detected.
Buzzer – to activate the internal Buzzer or not when HDD failure is detected. Press ENTER or +/- (Mouse: Left click) to check/uncheck this item. The default setting is “ˇ” - checked. Log – to log to event logs or not. Press ENTER or +/- to check/uncheck this item. The default setting is “ˇ” - checked. E-mail – to send the event e-mail to remote station or not. The e-mail will be sent to the predefined receivers when the event is triggered. Press ENTER or +/- to check/uncheck this item.
6.7 Password Setup In Setup Menu display, press ▲▼◄► to change the highlighted option to Password, and then press ENTER to call up Password Setup as shown. The Password Setup allows the administrator to add new users, delete existing ones, and/or modify the user’s name, password, and/or level. There are three password levels in the system, including Administrator (highest), Supervisor, and Operator (lowest).
Press this button to escape from this screen, and return to Setup Menu display. If the Save dialog is shown, press ENTER to exit and save, MENU/ESC (Mouse: Right Click) to exit without saving. Following is a brief description for each item and its specific operations: Guest Level – the access level (Administrator, Supervisor, Operator, or -) without login the system. Press +/- buttons to change the level. Login Name – please follow the Text Input method described in Section 4.1 to modify this item.
The general operations are as below: ▲▼◄► (Mouse: Left click) Press these buttons to select the items. MENU/ESC (Mouse: Right Click) Press this button to escape from this screen, and return to Setup Menu display. If the Save dialog is shown, press ENTER to exit and save, MENU/ESC (Mouse: Right Click) to exit without saving. Please note that if the selected language is changed, the user will be asked to reboot the system for the newly selected language to take effect.
Protection Key – the protection key for the remote access of the system. Please follow the Text Input method described in Section 4.1 to modify these items. Note: This protection key will be used for authentication when any remote station wants to connect with the system from Ethernet interface, either LAN or internet. So, the same protection key must be entered to install the remote software if it is to be used to access the system. 6.
the Save dialog is shown, press ENTER to exit and save, MENU/ESC (Mouse: Right Click) to exit without saving. Following is a brief description for each item and its specific operations: Device Type – PTZ, POS, GPS, or N/A (Not Available). Press +/- buttons to change the type. Please note that PTZ can only be selected for either RS-232 or RS-422/485, but not both. Model – PTZ model, GPS protocol, or POS printer type of the connected devices.
6.10 Network Setup In Setup Menu display, press ▲▼◄► to change the highlighted option to Network, and then press ENTER to call up Network Setup as shown. The Network Setup allows the administrator to setup all Ethernet network related parameters. Please check with your network administrator to set these parameters correctly. The general operations are as below: ▲▼◄► (Mouse: Left click) Press these buttons to select the items.
Net Mask – Net Mask for the IP address. Please follow the Text Input method described in Section 4.1 to modify these items. Gateway – Gateway IP address for the system. Please follow the Text Input method described in Section 4.1 to modify these items. DNS – DNS (Domain Name Server) IP address for the system. Please follow the Text Input method described in Section 4.1 to modify these items. Username – PPPoE username for the system if PPPoE is used.
6.10.1 E-mail Setup In Network Setup, press ENTER to call up E-mail Setup as shown when the highlighted option is E-mail. The E-mail Setup allows the administrator to set e-mail related parameters. When an event occurs and E-mail is enabled for the corresponding action, an e-mail will be sent based on the parameters set here. The general operations are as below: ▲▼ (Mouse: Left click) Press these buttons to select the items.
Username – username if the SMTP mail server requires authentication. Please follow the Text Input method described in Section 4.1 to modify this item. Password – password if the SMTP mail server requires authentication. Please follow the Text Input method described in Section 4.1 to modify this item. Mail From – the e-mail address of this DVR unit, i.e. the sender of the e-mails originated from the triggered events. Please follow the Text Input method described in Section 4.1 to modify this item.
The general operations are as below: ▲▼ (Mouse: Left click) Press these buttons to select the items. MENU/ESC (Mouse: Right Click) Press this button to escape from this screen, and return to Network Setup display. If the Save dialog is shown, press ENTER to exit and save, MENU/ESC (Mouse: Right Click) to exit without saving. Following is a brief description for each item and its specific operations: FTP Server – FTP server web/IP address. Please follow the Text Input method described in Section 4.
The Advanced Network Setup allows the administrator to set advanced network parameters. If the user is not familiar with network administration, please DO NOT modify the items in this dialog. The general operations are as below: ▲▼ (Mouse: Left click) Press these buttons to select the items. MENU/ESC (Mouse: Right Click) Press this button to escape from this screen, and return to Network Setup display.
Note: If the Control Port or Data Port is not available or accessible during remote access, the system will reset the ports to their default values, i.e. 67/68.
6.11 Mobile Related Setup In Setup Menu display, press ▲▼◄► to change the highlighted option to Mobile Related, and then press ENTER to call up Mobile Related Setup as shown. There are a variety of displays under Mobile Related Setup display. The user’s operations are described as the followings: ▲▼ Press these buttons to change the highlighted item. ENTER (Mouse: Click in the menu item) Press this button to enter the detailed setup display of the highlighted option.
6.11.1 Car Speed Setup In Mobile Related Setup display, press ▲▼ to change the highlighted option to Car Speed, and then press ENTER to call up Car Speed Setup as shown. The Car Speed Setup allows the administrator to set Car Speed related parameters. The general operations are as below: ▲▼ (Mouse: Left click) Press these buttons to select the items. MENU/ESC (Mouse: Right Click) Press this button to escape from this screen, and return to Mobile Related Setup display.
6.11.2 Collision Alarm Setup In Mobile Related Setup display, press ▲▼ to change the highlighted option to Collision Alarm, and then press ENTER to call up Collision Alarm Setup as shown. The Collision Alarm Setup allows the administrator to define the threshold of collision alarm, and the actions if collision alarm is triggered. The general operations are as below: ▲▼(Mouse: Left click) Press these buttons to select the items.
Out relay and the Buzzer will keep being triggered after the collision alarm is triggered. However, the Alarm Out relay and the Buzzer will be reset immediately once the acceleration alarm returns to normal, i.e. acceleration under the threshold. Press +/- buttons to adjust the value (3 seconds - 60 minutes, discrete, ‘-‘ for ‘Forever’). Goto Preset – to define the preset position to go to for the Focus Camera if the collision alarm is triggered and the Focus Camera is a PTZ camera.
6.11.3 Speed Alarm Setup In Mobile Related Setup display, press ▲▼ to change the highlighted option to Speed Alarm, and then press ENTER to call up Speed Alarm Setup as shown. The Speed Alarm Setup allows the administrator to define the threshold of speed alarm, and the actions if speed alarm is triggered. The general operations are as below: ▲▼(Mouse: Left click) Press these buttons to select the items.
Out relay and the Buzzer will keep being triggered after the speed alarm is triggered. However, the Alarm Out relay and the Buzzer will be reset immediately once the speed alarm returns to normal, i.e. speed under the threshold. Press +/- buttons to adjust the value (3 seconds - 60 minutes, discrete, ‘-‘ for ‘Forever’). Goto Preset – to define the preset position to go to for the Focus Camera if the speed alarm is triggered and the Focus Camera is a PTZ camera.
6.11.4 Sudden Speed Change Alarm Setup In Mobile Related Setup display, press ▲▼ to change the highlighted option to Sudden Speed Change Alarm, and then press ENTER to call up Sudden Speed Change Alarm Setup as shown. The Sudden Speed Change Alarm Setup allows the administrator to define the threshold of speed alarm, and the actions if sudden speed change alarm is triggered. The general operations are as below: ▲▼(Mouse: Left click) Press these buttons to select the items.
Focus Camera – the camera corresponding to the speed change alarm. Duration – response duration to define at most how long (in seconds) the Alarm Out relay and the Buzzer will keep being triggered after the speed change alarm is triggered. However, the Alarm Out relay and the Buzzer will be reset immediately once the speed change alarm returns to normal, i.e. speed change under the threshold. Press +/- buttons to adjust the value (3 seconds - 60 minutes, discrete, ‘-‘ for ‘Forever’).
ENTER or +/- to check/uncheck this item. unchecked.
6.11.5 Delay On/Off Setup In Mobile Related Setup display, press ▲▼ to change the highlighted option to Delay On/Off, and then press ENTER to call up Delay On/Off Setup as shown. The Delay On/Off Setup allows the administrator to setup the Delay On time and Delay Off time. The general operations are as below: ▲▼(Mouse: Left click) Press these buttons to select the items. MENU/ESC (Mouse: Right Click) Press this button to escape from this screen, and return to Mobile Related Setup display.
7. PTZ Control The digital video/audio recorder supports a variety of PTZ cameras. The user can easily control the PTZ cameras through the operations described in this Chapter if those PTZ cameras have been connected and setup correctly. Please refer to Section 3.2 Optional Connections for the connections. Please refer to Section 6.1 Pre-Camera Setup to set the PTZ ID of each PTZ camera, and Section 6.9 RS-232/422/485 Setup to setup the control port.
miscellaneous function specific operations are described in the following table.
Miscellaneous function specific operations: Active function Focus Operations +/ENTER +/- Iris Auto Pan (3) (Mouse: ) +/ENTER * # SEQ (5 sec.) (Mouse: ) +/-, NUMBER ENTER Preset (1) (Mouse: +/-, NUMBER ENTER ) Pan Speed (3) (Mouse: ) +/- Descriptions focus far/near (Mouse: ) auto focus (Mouse: ) Iris increase/decrease (Mouse: ) Auto pan speed is shown in parenthesis increase/decrease speed start/stop Auto Pan set start position set end position SEQ dwell time is shown in parenthesis.
8. Search/Playback/Archive (Administrator, Supervisor) There are five ways to search the recorded video/audio for playback: (a) Search by time, (b) Search by event, (c) Smart search, (d) Search archived files, and (e) POS search. In split-window display, press SEARCH button (Mouse: Menu display as shown. ) to call up Search The user’s operations are described as the followings: ▲▼◄► Press these buttons to change the highlighted item.
8.1 Search By Time The screen for Search By Time is shown on the right side: The Status field will show the ‘Recorded from’ time based on the selected Video/ Audio before searching alarm partition if any of Alarm, Motion, or Video Loss, is checked, and normal partition if Normal is checked. The general operations are as below: ▲▼ (Mouse: Left click) Press these buttons to select the items. MENU/ESC (Mouse: Right Click) Press this button to escape from this screen, and return to split-window display.
user press the playback buttons (or Copy button) later. modify each item. Press +/- buttons to Video/Audio – (Alarm, Motion, Video Loss, Normal). Check the types of the recorded video/audio you want to search for playback. Press ENTER or +/- to check/uncheck each item. 8.
MODE => Refresh (Mouse: Left click) Press this button to refresh the log display. If there are new event logs after the screen is last updated, the log list shown will be updated accordingly. SEQ => Page Up (Mouse: Left click) X2 => Page Down (Mouse: Left click) Press SEQ/X2 to Page Up/Down the Log display. Numeric (ENTER) (Mouse: Left click in the page number shown) Press these buttons to select the display page of the event logs, the log list will also be updated.
8.3 Smart Search The screen for Smart Search is shown below: The Status field will show the ‘Recorded from’ time in the HDDs before searching or the search result after searching. The general operations are as below: ▲▼◄► (Mouse: Left click) Press these buttons to select the items. MENU/ESC (Mouse: Right Click) Press this button to escape from this screen, and return to split-window display.
Numeric (ENTER) (Mouse: Left click in the page number shown) Press these buttons to select the display page of the matched files in the list. (Please note that there are only 1/2/3/4 available for the keypad on the front panel.) Following is a brief description for each item and its specific operations: Camera ID – the camera to be searched for matched files. Its title is shown on its right side. Press +/- buttons to change the camera ID.
Following is a brief description for the operations: ▲▼◄► Press these buttons to move the Mask window. +/- (Mouse: Left click and drag) Press these buttons to resize the Mask window. ) ENTER (Mouse: Press this button to set/reset the area under the Mask window. The area set will be shown with semi-transparent gray area. ) MODE (Mouse: Press this button to set/reset the whole video area.
8.4 Search Archived Files The screen for Search Archived Files is shown below: The operations are as below: ▲▼◄► (Mouse: Left click) Press these buttons to select the items. MENU/ESC (Mouse: Right Click) Press this button to escape from this screen, and return to split-window display. Following is a brief description for each item and its specific operations: Backup Device – press ENTER (Mouse: Left click) to call up Backup Device dialog (if there’s no Backup device connected).
hour, mm minute, and ss second.
8.5 POS Search The screen for POS Search is shown below: The Status field will show the ‘Recorded from’ time in the HDDs before searching or the search result after searching. The general operations are as below: ▲▼◄► Press these buttons to select the items. ESC Press this button to escape from this screen, and return to split-window display. SEARCH / MODE Press this button to start searching the recorded video/audio with the selected search time, camera, and key word.
Numeric (ENTER) Press these buttons to select the display page of the matched files in the list. Following is a brief description for each item and its specific operations: Camera ID – the camera to be searched for matched files. Press +/- buttons to change the camera ID. Key word – the key word for the POS data of the camera to be searched for matched files. The POS data containing the key word will be selected as matched. If key word is empty, all POS data will be selected.
8.6 Playback/Archive For Search By Time In split-window display, press MODE button (Mouse: ) to change circularly the live/playback mode for the focus window and the other windows that form a rectangle on the screen. The video windows for the windows in playback mode are grayed, while those in live mode display live video. Please refer to Section 4.3 Basic Operations for how to change the camera(s) in the playback windows(s).
ENTER to display the GPS data, or ESC to cancel. Press ENTER again to not display it. ) (Mouse: ) Copy ( Press this button to copy or stop copying the playback video/audio to the storage device connected to the USB port or SD card. The Backup display will be shown as below. Following is a brief description for the operations in Backup display: ▲▼◄► (Mouse: Left click) Press these buttons to select the items.
The description for each item and its specific operations is as below: Backup Device – the backup device connected to the system. Press ENTER (Mouse: Left click) on the left button to call up Backup Device dialog if there’s no backup device connected. Press +/- buttons on the right selection to select the connected device. Please follow the steps described in Section 5.4 Backup Device to connect the backup device before copying. Backup Speed – 1-9, with 1 the lowest speed, 9 the highest speed.
not existing in the backup storage device. The user can use the batch file to self-playback the corresponding backup files in a PC. If the PC has not been installed with the required player components, those components will be installed by running the batch file except Windows Vista. For Windows Vista, please run /SelfPlayer/SelfPlayerInstall.exe manually to install the required player components.
8.7 Playback/Archive For Search By Event In Log display, press Play Buttons ( , ) (Mouse: Left click) to playback the selected logs. This display is the same as full screen display of the main display, and the playback buttons are effective. The operations are as below: Playback Buttons ( , , , , , , ENTER, MODE, SEQ) (Mouse: , ..) These buttons are all the same as in Section 8.6 Playback/Archive For Search By Time. The Other Buttons All the other buttons are the same as in Section 4.
8.9 Playback For Archived Files In Search Archived Files display, press ENTER to enter Archived File Playback display of the selected file, or press Play Buttons ( , ) to playback it directly. This display is the same as full screen display of the main display, and the playback buttons are effective. The operations are as below: Playback Buttons ( , , , , , ENTER, MODE, SEQ) (Mouse: , ..) These buttons are all the same as in Section 8.6 Playback/Archive For Search By Time.
9. Remote Access 9.1 PC Remote Access The digital video/audio recorder can be accessed by using a web browser installed on a PC if this unit is connected to a network, either internet or intranet. Before Logging On Before accessing this unit through web browser, please make sure the followings (For most PCs, only step 4 & 7 is needed!): 1. This unit is connected to the network, and the configurations are all setup correctly. Please refer to Section 6.10 Network Setup for the detailed configurations. 2.
select Display->Visual Style->Windows XP Style. 9. Please go to Start->Setup->Control, select Display->Settings, and set the Screen Resolution to at least 1024x768 and Color to 32-bit. Logon After the above-mentioned items have been done correctly, restart your web browser and enter the domain name or IP address (EX. http://192.168.1.100 if HTTP port is 80, or http://192.168.1.100:800 if HTTP port is 800) of the digital video/audio recorder in the Location/Address field of the web browser.
including 1/4/9/16-Window for single DVR and 25/36/49/64 for multiple DVRs. And the focus window is surrounded by a frame border. In addition to the video windows, there are different icons on the lower corner and the right corner of the screen for status display and control. (The “.L” following the camera title stands for Live display, “.P” for Playback, and the camera title with white background has detected motion.
Click on this icon to freeze/unfreeze the video images for all the video windows. Click on this icon to enable/mute the audio input from the PC, button down for enable, button up for mute. If enabled, the audio input from the PC will be sent to the DVR. The default setting is ‘mute’. (supported since V2.00.) Click on this icon to enable/mute the audio output from the camera for the focus window, button down for enable, button up for mute. The default setting is ‘mute’.
available DVRs will all be shown. Click in one of them to select a new DVR. The 1/4/9/16 split-window video display, the camera status, and the alarm input/output will all switch to correspond to the newly selected DVR. Playback panel for playback buttons, including Fast Backward, Fast Forward, Single Step, Play, Pause, Stop, and Copy (from left to right). Please note that the Copy function can be used to archive both live and playback streams.
Alarm outputs 1-2 (GREEN for normal state, RED for triggered state) for the selected DVR. For Administrator, click on any of these icons to control the corresponding alarm output from normal to triggered, or from triggered back to normal. Click on this icon to call up Search-by-time dialog. Please select the time (Year, Month, Date, Hour, and Minute) and recorded video/audio type (Alarm, Motion, Video Loss, and Normal) to search for playback.
Click on this icon to call up Setup dialog. Unlimited number of DVRs can be added to the device list. Following is a brief description for each item: Device Name – any meaningful name for the (DVR) device. Address – IP address or URL domain name for the (DVR) device. It should be the same as the IP address (for Static IP) or URL (for PPPoE) in Network Setup for the (DVR) device. Control Port – the control port for the (DVR) device. The default value is 67.
Note : There must be at least one formatted HDD in the DVR for the remote upgrade to succeed. After the software in the DVR is upgraded, the DVR will restart immediately and the PC will be disconnected from the DVR. Please do step 7 in Before Logging On, and then re-run the I.E. to connect to the DVR again. Click on this icon to call up GPS Configuration dialog. Please select the DVR device. Then select Display attributes and Output attributes for Live & Playback respectively.
MicroSoft® DirectX® 9.0 or above. Others Windows XP KB319740 Package if Windows XP SP2 is installed.
9.2 PDA/Mobile Phone Remote Access The digital video/audio recorder can also be remotely accessed by using a web browser installed on a PDA or mobile phone (EX. Nokia 5300, 6120C, Sony Ericsson W850i, Z610i) that (1) supports xHTML and MJPEG file format, and (2) has screen resolution at 240x320 or above. Please enter the domain name or IP address of the digital video/audio recorder in the Location/Address field of the web browser, and the remote login display will be shown.
: Click on this button to submit the content to the digital video/audio recorder. The new settings will take effect, and the screen will refresh.
Appendix A – Specifications System Video Audio Record Display Playback Storage O.S. Multiplex Embedded Linux 2.6 Sixfold operation - simultaneous record, live, playback, backup, control, & remote access Certification FCC, CE, LVDS, PSE, etc.
Backup 1 SD slot 1 USB 2.0 ports for USB 2.0 disk drives, DVD+RW, DVD+R, DVD-R, card readers, HDD, etc. Alarm Input 4 contact or TTL/CMOS signal, polarity selectable Output 1 Normally Open, 1 Normally Closed relay output Buzzer Yes Triggered by Sensor input, Video loss, Motion, Car speed, & Acceleration (with built-in G sensor) Event log Yes Network Ethernet 1 RJ-45 10/100BaseT Ethernet connector Web Remote setup, monitoring, backup, alarm notification, & remote software upgrade 1 I.E.
Operating shock Operating vibration Weights & Dimension Measures Weight Power Source Consumption Delay On/Off Delay Out 12VDC Out Operating Temperature 8G, 11ms (20 per five seconds max) With HDD : 5~500Hz, 1.65G (0 to peak) With SSD : 5~500Hz, 2.7G rms 178(W) x 210(D) x 50(H)mm 2.0 KG (without HDD) +12 or +24VDC, with acceptable range +9.5~30VDC 12W Max. without 12VDC output loading Yes, with configurable timer 30A Up to 1.
Appendix B – Time Zone Table Time Zone Offset DST Start End Samoa GMT – 11:00 Hawaii GMT – 10:00 Alaska GMT – 09:00 ˇ Mar, 2nd Sun, 2:00 Nov, 1st Sun, 2:00 ˇ Pacific Time (US & Canada) GMT – 08:00 Mar, 2nd Sun, 2:00 Nov, 1st Sun, 2:00 Arizona, US Mountain GMT – 07:00 Chihuahua, La Paz, Mazatlan GMT – 07:00 ˇ May, 1st Sun, 2:00 Sep, last Sun, 2:00 Mountain Time (US & Canada) GMT – 07:00 ˇ Mar, 2nd Sun, 2:00 Nov, 1st Sun, 2:00 Central America, Saskatchewan GMT – 06:00 Central
ˇ Apr 1, 3:00 Oct 1, 4:00 GMT + 03:00 ˇ Mar, last Sun, 2:00 Oct, last Sun, 3:00 Tehran GMT + 03:30 ˇ Mar, 4th Tue, 2:00 Sep, 4th Thu, 2:00 Abu Dhabi, Muscat GMT + 04:00 Baku, Tbilisi, Yerevan GMT + 04:00 ˇ Mar, last Sun, 2:00 Oct, last Sun, 3:00 Time Zone Offset Start End Kabul GMT + 04:30 Ekaterinburg GMT + 05:00 ˇ Mar, last Sun, 2:00 Oct, last Sun, 3:00 Islamabad, Karachi, Tashkent GMT + 05:00 Chennai, Mumbai, New Delhi GMT + 05:30 Kathmandu GMT + 05:45 Almaty, Novosibi
Kamchatka GMT + 12:00 ˇ Mar, last Sun, 2:00 Oct, last Sun, 3:00 Anadyr GMT + 13:00 ˇ Mar, last Sun, 2:00 Oct, last Sun, 3:00 Nuku’alofa GMT + 13:00 137
Appendix C – Recording Table NTSC Recording Time (in Hour) - For Reference Only System Storage (GB): 200 Resolution Quality 720x480 9 (Full D1) Average Recording Rate (IPS) Picture Size (KB)* 120 60 30 15 10 5 32.2 58 115 173 345 8 27.7 67 134 201 401 7 21.0 88 176 265 529 6 18.4 101 201 302 604 5 14.0 132 265 397 794 4 11.3 164 328 492 983 3 7.7 241 481 722 1443 2 5.6 331 661 992 1984 1 3.6 514 1029 1543 3086 720x240 9 16.
PAL Recording Time (in Hour) - For Reference Only System Storage (GB): 200 Resolution Quality 720x576 9 (Full D1) Average Recording Rate (IPS) Picture Size (KB)* 100 50 25 12.5 8 4 42.0 53 106 165 331 8 36.0 62 123 193 386 7 27.3 81 163 254 509 6 21.3 104 209 326 652 5 18.3 121 243 379 759 4 14.7 151 302 472 945 3 10.0 222 444 694 1389 2 7.3 304 609 951 1903 1 4.7 473 946 1478 2955 720x288 9 21.0 53 106 212 331 661 (Half D1) 8 18.
Appendix D – MS-Windows Utilities There are several MS-Windows utility programs in the bundled CD, including CMS software, HEM Player, and M4V/H.264 to AVI Conversion Utility. Please insert the CD in the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive in your PC, and then double click on CMS/ Setup.exe in the CD to install CMS software, and Utilities/Setup.exe to install the utility programs.
backup, some of the functions are disabled. The mouse cursor will change to “Hand” type if it’s on those enabled function icons. The operations and their descriptions are the same as in Chapter 9. Remote Access. To select an archived file for playback, please click on File menu, and then select Open. After an archived file is opened, the user may click on the player buttons to play the file. The following diagram shows the screen after the Play button is pressed.
M4V/H.264 to AVI Conversion Utility To run the M4V/H.264 to AVI Conversion Utility under MS-Windows, please select Start->Programs->Hyper Electronics Mappers->AVI Converter or double-click on the file AVI_Converter.EXE, and the screen will be shown as below. Please select the source files – .M4V/.H264 files archived from DVR, remote I.E.
Appendix E – GPS Function in Remote Software with Google Earth The GPS output for the DVR and its remote software can be used by GPS software such as Google Earth. The user may use the following paragraphs as an example. 1. Open remote software such as IE Browser, and log on to the DVR or open and playback the archived file with GPS information. 2. Select GPS Configuration ( ). 3. Enable Output with Data Exchange File, and set the related items (File, Tag, & Icon).
4. Open Google Earth. 5. Add Network Link.
6. Select the Data Exchange File in the remote software as Link. Please note that the directory & filename MUST be in English for old version of Google Earth to work correctly. 7. Set Time-Based Refresh.
8. Click on OK button to save the settings. 9. Now, the GPS data will be fed from the DVR remote software to Google Earth, and the GPS position will be continuously updated in Google Earth.
