8308R Serial Network DVR User Manual B series DVR User’s installation and operation Manual Edition 4.0 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.
8308R Serial Network DVR User Manual Directory 1 Production Introduction ........................................................................................................................................... 4 1.1 Product overview .......................................................................................................................................... 4 1.2 Main functions ................................................................................................................
8308R Series Network DVR User Manual 4.3.2 Video Blind ...................................................................................................................................... 35 4.3.3 Video Loss........................................................................................................................................ 35 4.3.4 Alarm input ...................................................................................................................................... 36 4.3.
8308R Serial Network DVR User Manual 1 Production Introduction 1.1 Product overview The series DVR is designed specially for security and defence field which is an outstanding digital surveillance product. It introduces embedded LINUX operating system which is more stable. It introduces standard H.264mp video compressed format and G.711A audio compressed format which insures the high quality image, low error coding ratio and single frame playing.
8308R Series Network DVR User Manual Playback · individual real-time video recording as well as searching, playback, network surveillance, recording check, downloading and so on · multi-playback mode · zoom at arbitrary region Net operating · through net tele-surveillance in the real time · tele-PTZ control · tele-recording check and real-time playback Alarm linkage · multi-route relay alarm output which is convenient for the alarm linkage and light control at the spot · protecting circuits at the alarm
8308R Serial Network DVR User Manual 2 Open-package check and cable connections 2.1 Open-package check When you receive the DVR, please check first . First, please check whether there is any visible damage to the package appearance. The protective materials used for the package of the DVR can protect most accidental clashes during transportation. Then, please open the box and get rid off the plastic protective materials. Check whether there is any visible damage to the DVR appearance.
8308R Series Network DVR User Manual ④fix the screw of hard disk ⑤connect the data wire ⑦cover the machine ⑥connect the power wire ⑧fix the cover 2.3 Front panel (1) (2) (1) power indicator light (2) alarm indicator light (3) remote receiver (3) (4) (4) recording indicator light 2.
8308R Series Network DVR User Manual 2.5 Audio and video input and output connections 2.5.1 Video input connections The video input port is BNC connector plug. The demand of input signal is PAL/NTSC BNC(1.0VP-P,75Ω). The video signal must be accorded with the state standard which has the high signal to noise ratio, low aberration and low interference. The image must be clear and has natural color in the appropriate brightness.
8308R Series Network DVR User Manual 2.5.3 Audio signal input Audio port is BNC connection. The input impedance is high so the tone arm must be active. The audio signal line should be firm and away from the electric magnetic Interference and connected credible which avoid false and joint welding and oxidation. The high voltage current should be avoided especially. 2.5.
8308R Series Network DVR User Manual B. Avoid the entrance of high voltage. Make the layout reasonably. Take precaution from the thunder. C. In the outlying end connect 120Ω resistance paralleled to reduce the inflection and insure the signal quality. D. The 485 AB lines of DVR can not connected with other 485 output equipments paralleled. E. The voltage between the AB lines of the decoder must be less than 5V. 4、Front equipment grounding note Bad grounding can lead to the burnout of the chip.
8308R Series Network DVR User Manual The NC port of the alarm sensor must be connected with the DVR alarm input port. The grounding of the power supply and the alarm sensor must be shared when used in external power supply. 2.6.2 Alarm output port specification 1 channels alarm output. There is external power supply when using the external alarm equipment. Please refer to the relay relevant parameters to avoid the overload that damages main machine. 2.6.
8308R Series Network DVR User Manual 2、Connect the video line with the DVR video input. 3、Electrify the speed dome. Visionari Limited Liability Company http://www.mydepots.com Visionari Copyright(1.
8308R Serial Network DVR User Manual 3 Basic operation Note: The button in gray display indicates nonsupport. 3.1 Turn on Plug the power supply and turn on the power supply switch. Power supply indicator light shining indicates turning on the video recorder. After the startup you will hear a beep. The default setting of video output is multiple-window output mode. If the startup time is within the video setting time, the timing video recording function will start up automatically.
8308R Series Network DVR User Manual Note: The setting information must be saved before replacing the battery otherwise information will lose. 3.3 Login When the DVR boots up, the user must login and the system provides the corresponding functions with the user purview. There are three user settings. The names are admin, guest and default and these names have no password. Admin is the super user purview; guest and default’s permissions are preview and video playback.
8308R Series Network DVR User Manual 3.5 Desktop shortcut menu In preview mode you can right click mouse to get a desktop shortcut menu. The menu includes: main menu, video playback, video control, alarm output, PTZ control, color setup, TV adjust, shut down system, window switch. Picture 3.2 shortcut menu 3.5.1 Main menu When you login, the system main menu is shown as below. Picture3.3 Main menu Visionari Limited Liability Company http://www.mydepots.com Visionari Copyright(1.
8308R Series Network DVR User Manual 3.5.2 Video playback There are two methods for you to play the video files in the hard disk. 1、 In the desktop shortcut menu. 2、 Main menu>video recording>video playback. Note: The hard disk that saves the video files must be set as read-write or read-only state.(4.5.1) 1 1 3 1 2 6 4 5 7 1 Picture3.4 video playback 1. listed files 2. file information 3.file backup option 5. file searching 6. playback control 7. operation hint 4.
8308R Series Network DVR User Manual Picture 3.5 detect the storage Detect: Detect the storage connected with the DVR such as hard disk or universal disk. Erasure: Choose the file to delete and click erasure to delete the file. Stop: Stop the backup. Backup: Click backup button and the dialog box is popped up. You can choose the backup file according to the type, channel and time. Picture 3.6 recording backup Remove：Clear the file information.
8308R Series Network DVR User Manual Start/Pause：Click the play button to start the backup and click the pause button to stop the backup. Cancel：During backup you can exit the page layout to carry out other functions. 【file searching】Search the file according to the searching parameter. Picture 3.7 file searching File type: Set the searching file type. Channel: Set the searching channel. Start Time: Set the searching time scan. 【playback control】Refer to the following sheet for more information.
8308R Series Network DVR User Manual operate accurate playback according to the searching time. Local zoom：When the system is in single-window full-screen playback mode, you can drag your mouse in the screen to select a section and then left click mouse to realize local zoom. You can right click mouse to exit. 3.5.3 Record Mode Please check current channel status: “○” means it is not in recording status, “●” means it is in recording status.
8308R Series Network DVR User Manual Picture 3.9 alarm output 【configuration】Alarm is on according to the configuration. 【Manual】Click the all button and the according channel is alarming no matter the channel in any state. 【stop】Click the stop button and the according channel stops alarming no matter the channel in any state. 3.5.5 PTZ control Operation interface is as followed.
8308R Series Network DVR User Manual 【focus】Click 【iris】Click / / button to adjust the focus of the camera . button to adjust the iris of the camera. 【direction control】Control the PTZ rotation. 8 directions control is supportive.(4 directions in Front panel is supportive ) 【high speed PTZ】Full-screen show channel image. Left press mouse and control PTZ to rotate orientation. Left press mouse and then rotate the mouse to adjust the zoom multiple of the camera.
8308R Series Network DVR User Manual In Picture 3.10, click Page Shift button, enter PTZ control interface as shown in Picture 3.12. In the input blank, write the preset points, then click Preset button, PTZ turn to the corresponding preset point. Value input blank Picture 3.
8308R Series Network DVR User Manual Preset Points Blank Cruise Button Cruise Line Blank Picture 3.13 Cruise Between Points Settings 2）The Calls of Cruise between Points In Picture 3.10, click Page Shift button, enter PTZ control menu as shown in Picture 3.12. Please input the number of cruise in the value blank, then click Cruise between Points button, PTZ begins to work on the cruise line. Click Stop button to stop cruise. 3、Scan PTZ also can work on the preset scan line repeatedly.
8308R Series Network DVR User Manual In Picture 3.10, click Page Shift button, then enter PTZ control menu as shown in Picture 3.12. Please input the number of scan in the value blank , then click Scan button，PTZ begins to work on the scan line . Click Stop button to stop.。 4、Boundary Scan 1）Boundary Scan setup Step1：In Picture 3.10, click Direction button to turn the PTZ to preset direction, then click Setup button enter Picture 3.15, select the left boundary, return to Picture 3.
8308R Series Network DVR User Manual PTZ restart, all the data clears to 0.。 8、Page Shift In Picture 3.12, click Page Shift button into Picture3.16, setting auxiliary function. Auxiliary number corresponding to auxiliary switch on the decoder. Picture 3.
8308R Series Network DVR User Manual Confirm/Cancel：to choose PTZ menu 3.5.6 Color setting Set the selective image parameters (current channel for single window display and cursor place for multi-window display). You can use the desktop shortcut menu and enter the interface. The image parameters include: tonality, brightness, contrast, saturation. You can set different parameters at different time sections. Picture 3.18 image color 3.5.7 TV adjust Adjust TV output area parameters.
8308R Series Network DVR User Manual Picture 3.20 shut down the system 【logout】Quit the menu. Offer password next entrance. 【shut down】Quit the system. Turn off the power supply. When press the shut down button, there is schedule hint. After three seconds, the system is shut down. Cancel midway is of no effect. 【reboot】Quit the system. Reboot up the system.. 3.5.9 Window switch Preview in single window/four windows/eight windows/nine windows according to the choice.
8308R Serial Network DVR User Manual 4 Main menu 4.
8308R Series Network DVR User Manual PTZ Set channel, PTZ protocol, address, baud rate, date bit, stop bit, check configuration Serial port Set serial port function, baud rate, date bit, stop bit, check configuration Patrol Set patrol mode and interval time configuration Hard disk Set appointed hard disk as read-write disc, read-only disc or redundant disc, management clear data, resume date and so on User Modify user, team or password. Add user or team. Delete user or team.
8308R Series Network DVR User Manual 4.2 Recording function 4.2.1 Recording Config Set the recording parameters in the surveillance channel. The system is set 24 hours consecutive recording in the first startup. You can enter [main menu]> [recording function]> [recording setup] to set. Note：There is at least one read-write hard disk.（refer to chapter 4.5.1） Picture 4.1 recording setup 【channel】Choose the corresponding channel number to set the channel.
8308R Series Network DVR User Manual 【time section】Set the time section of common recording, The recording will start only in the set range. 【recording type】Set recording type: regular, detection or alarm. regular：Perform the regular recording in the set time section. The video file type is “R”. detection：Trigger the “motion detect”, “camera mask” or “video loss” signal. When above alarm is set as opening recording, the “detection recording” state is on. The video file type is “M”.
8308R Series Network DVR 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. Picture4.3 file backup remove：Clear the file information. add：Show the file information satisfying the set file attributes. start/pause：Click the play button to start the backup and click the pause button to stop the backup. cancel：During backup you can exit the page layout to carry out other functions. 4.
8308R Series Network DVR User Manual Picture 4.4 motion detect 【channel number】Choose the set motion detect channel. 【enable】■ means that the motion detect function is on. 【sensitivity】Choose in the six options according to the sensitivity. 【area】Click setup and enter the set area. The area is divided into PAL22X18. Green block means the current cursor area. Yellow block means the dynamic detect defensive area. Black block means the unfenced area.
8308R Series Network DVR User Manual Picture4.6 set the time section 【interval】Only one alarm signal is turned on even there are several motion detect signals in the set interval. 【alarm output】Start the external equipment of corresponding linkage alarm when the motion detect alarm is turned on. 【delay】Delay a few moments and stop when the alarm state is turned off. The range is 10~300 seconds. 【recording channel】Choose the recording channel (multiple option supportive).
8308R Series Network DVR User Manual 【screen hint】Pop the alarm information dialog box in the local host computer screen. 【EMAIL】■ means sending an email to user when the alarm is turned on. Note：Set in the [network service] and send an email. 4.3.2 Video Blind When the video image is influenced by the environment such as bad brightness or reaching the set sensitivy parameter, the camera mask function is turned on and the linkage function is turned on. Picture 4.
8308R Series Network DVR User Manual Picture 4.9 video loss 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. Picture 4.10 alarm input Set method: refer to chapter 4.3.1. 4.3.5 Alarm output Refer to chapter 3.5.4. Visionari Limited Liability Company http://www.mydepots.com Visionari Copyright(1.
8308R Series Network DVR User Manual 4.3.6 Abnormal Analysing and inspecting current software and hardware of the device: When some abnormal events happen,the device will make a relative answer such as show message and buzzer. Picture 4.
8308R Series Network DVR User Manual 4.4.1 General setup Picture 4.12 regular setup 【system time】Set the system data and time. 【data format】Choose the data format: YMD, MDY, DMY. 【list separator】Choose list separator of the data format. 【time format】Choose time format: 24-hour or 12-hour. 【language】English or Chinese. 【hard disk full】Choose stop: Stop recording when the hard disk is full. Choose cover: Cover the earliest recording files and continue recording when the hard disk is full.
8308R Series Network DVR User Manual Picture 4.13 summer time (week) setup Picture 4.14 summer time (data) setup 4.4.2 Encode setup Set the video/audio code parameter: video file, remote monitoring and so on. Set every independent channel’s coding parameter in the left part, and set the combination coding parameter in the right part. Note: Combination coding introduces video compression technique which combines and compresses multi-channel’s video to a special channel.
8308R Series Network DVR User Manual variable code stream there are six image quality options. 【code stream value】Set the code stream value to modify the image quality. The larger code stream value the better image quality. Reference range: D1（1000~1500kbps）,CIF（384~1500kbps）, QCIF(64~512kbps) 【video/audio】When the icons are all in reverse displayed, the video file is video and audio multiplex stream.
8308R Series Network DVR User Manual by network provider. The address must be set and reboot then it works. 【TCP port】Default: 34567. 【HTTP port】Default: 80. 【HS Download】 【network transmission strategy】There are three strategies: self-adaption, image quality precedence and fluency precedence. The code stream will adjust according to the setup. Self-adaption is the tradeoff between the image quality precedence and fluency precedence.
8308R Series Network DVR User Manual Input the user name and password that ISP（Internet service provider）provides. After saving it reboot up your system. Then the DVR will build a network connection based on PPPoE. The IP address will change into dynamic IP address after above operation is well done. Operation：After PPPoE dialing successfully look up the IP address in the [IP address] and obtain the current IP address. Then use this IP address to visit the DVR through user port. 【NTP setup】 Picture4.
8308R Series Network DVR User Manual Picture 4.20 EMAIL setup SMTP server：Email server address. It could be an IP address or domain name. Domain name can be translated only it is the correct DNS configuration. Port：Email server port number. SSL：Decide whether using Secure Socket Layer protocol to login. User：Apply the email server user name. Password：Input the password corresponding to the user. Sender：Set the email sender address.
8308R Series Network DVR User Manual Picture 4.21 IP purview setup 【DDNS】 It is the abbreviation of dynamic domain name server. Local domain name：Provide the domain name registered by DDNS. Server domain name：Provide the domain name of DDNS. Port：Provide the visit port number of DDNS. User name：Provide the account registered by DDNS. Password：Provide the password registered by DDNS. When the DDNS is successfully configured and start, you can connect the domain name in the IE address column to visit.
8308R Series Network DVR User Manual Picture 4.23 Mobile Monitor Setup 【Enable】 Select it to make sure abnormal function workable 【Port】 It’s a port of mobile monitoring which you need to make a router mapping of if want to visit it by mobile 4.4.5 Output mode Configure the video output parameters including the front output mode and code output mode.
8308R Series Network DVR User Manual 【recording status】■ means the selective state. Display the system recording status in the surveillance window. 【alarm status】■ means the selective state. Display the system alarm status in the surveillance window. 【code stream information】■ means the selective state. The ninth window displays the code stream information in the nine-window preview status. 【transparency】■Choose the background image transparency. The range is 128~255.
8308R Series Network DVR User Manual 【check】Include odd check, even check, sign check, blank check. Default: void. 4.4.7 Serial port setup Picture 4.26 serial port setup 【serial port function】Common serial port is used to debug and update program or set up specific serial port. 【baud rate】Choose the corresponding baud rate length. 【data bit】Include 5-8 options. 【stop bit】Include 2 options. 【check】Include odd check, even check, sign check, blank check. 4.4.8 Patrol setup Set the patrol display.
8308R Series Network DVR User Manual 【interval】Set the patrol switch interval. The set range is 5-120 seconds. Note： / means turn off/on the patrol. 4.5 Management tools 4.5.1 Hard disk management Configure and manage the hard disk. The menu displays current hard disk information: hard disk number, input port, type, status and overall capability. The operation include: setup the write-read disk, read-only disk, redundant disk, hard disk format, resume default.
8308R Series Network DVR User Manual 2. There is no limit in the user and user team. You can add or delete the user team according to user definition. The factory setup include: user\admin. You can set the team as you wish. The user can appoint the purview in the team. 3. The user management include: team/ user. The team an user name can not be the same. Each user only belongs to one team. Picture 4.29 user management 【modify user】Modify the existed user attribute.
8308R Series Network DVR User Manual and password. Choose the team and choose whether cover using the user. Cover using means that the account can be used by multiple users at the same time. Once choose the team the user purview is the subclass of the team. We recommend that the common user’s purview is lower than the advanced user. Picture 4.31 add user 【add team】Add a user team and set the purview.
8308R Series Network DVR User Manual Picture 4.33 delete team 4.5.3 Online user Look up the network user information in the local DVR. You can choose the network user and cut the connection. Then the user is locked until next boot-strap. Picture 4.34 online user 4.5.4 TV adjust Refer to chapter 3.2.7 . 4.5.5 Auto maintenance The user can set the auto reboot time and auto file deleting time limit. Visionari Limited Liability Company http://www.mydepots.com Visionari Copyright(1.
8308R Series Network DVR User Manual Picture 4.35 auto maintenance 4.5.6 Resume default The system resume to the default setup. You can choose the items according to the menu. Picture 4.36 resume default 4.5.7 Upgrade Picture 4.37 upgrade 【upgrade】choose USB interface. 【upgrade file】choose the file which needs upgraded. Visionari Limited Liability Company http://www.mydepots.com Visionari Copyright(1.
8308R Series Network DVR User Manual 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. Picture 4.38 hard disk information Clue：○ means that the hard disk is normal. X means that the hard disk is broken-down.- means that there is no hard disk. If the user need to change the damaged hard disk, you must shut down the DVR and take up all the damaged hard disks then install a new one.
8308R Series Network DVR User Manual Picture 4.39 code stream statistics 4.6.3 Log information Look up system log according to the set mode. 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.
8308R Series Network DVR User Manual Picture4.41 edition information 4.7 Shut down system Refer to chapter 3.5.8. Visionari Limited Liability Company http://www.mydepots.com Visionari Copyright(1.
8308R Serial Network DVR User Manual 5 FAQ and maintenance 5.1 FAQ If the problems are not listed, please contact the local service or call the HQ service. We are willing to offer the service. 1、 The DVR can not boot up normally. Possible reasons are as followed: 2、 1 The power supply is not correct. 2 Switch power supply line is not in good connection. 3 Switch power supply is damaged. 4 The program updating is wrong. 5 The hard disk is damaged or the hard disk lines are broken.
8308R Series Network DVR User Manual 4 4、 The SATA port of main board is damaged. There are no video outputs in single channel, multiple channels and all channels. Possible reasons are as followed: 5、 1 The program is not matched. Please update the program. 2 The image brightness is all 0. Please resume the default setup. 3 There is no video input signal or the signal is too weak. 4 The channel protection or the screen protection is set. 5 The hardware of the DVR is damaged.
8308R Series Network DVR User Manual 8、 There is no audio signal in the surveillance window. Possible reasons are as followed: 9、 1 It is not an active tone arm. 2 It is not an active sound box. 3 The audio lines are damaged. 4 The hardware of the DVR is damaged. There is audio signal in the surveillance window but mo audio signal in the playback state. Possible reasons are as followed: 10、 1 Setting issues: the audio option is not chosen.
8308R Series Network DVR User Manual 13、 2 The motion detect area set is not correct. 3 The sensitivity is too low. 4 Limited by some hardware edition. I can’t login via web. Possible reasons are as followed: 1 The system is windows 98 or windows me. We recommend updating to windows 2000sp4 or higher edition or installing the software for low edition. 2 14、 ActiveX is hold back. 3 The edition is not exceeded dx8.1. Update the display card driver. 4 Network connection failure.
8308R Series Network DVR User Manual 17、 1 The rewritable machine and the hard disk are shared the same data lines. 2 The data is too much. Please stop recording and backup. 3 The data exceeds the backup storage. 4 The backup equipment is not compatible. 5 The backup equipment is damaged. The keyboard can not control the DVR. Possible reasons are as followed: 1 The serial port of the DVR is not set correctly. 2 The address is not correct.
8308R Series Network DVR User Manual 4 21、 The remote controller or the front panel of the recording machine is damaged. The storage time is not enough. Possible reasons are as followed: 22、 1 Front vidicon quality is bad. The lens is too dirty. The vidicon is in backlighting installation. 2 The hard disk capability is not enough. 3 The hard disk is damaged. The downloading files can not play. Possible reasons are as followed: 1 There is no media player. 2 There is no DX8.
8308R Serial Network DVR User Manual Appendix 1.Remote controller operation （1） （2） （3） （4） （5） （6） （7） （8） Serial number Name Function 1 Multi-window button Same function as Multi-window button in the front panel 2 Numeric button 3 【Esc】 4 Direction button 5 Record control 6 Record mode 7 ADD 8 FN Visionari Limited Liability Company http://www.mydepots.
8308R Serial Network DVR User Manual Appendix 2.Mouse operation *Take right hand as an example The mouse in USB connection is supportive.
8308R Serial Network DVR User Manual Appendix 3.Hard disk capability calculation Make sure the hard disk installed to install the DVR for the first time. Pay attention to the IDE hard disk lines connection. 1、 Hard disk capability There is no limit for recording machine. We recommend 120G~250G size to keep better stability.
8308R Series Network DVR User Manual Appendix 4.
8308R Series Network DVR User Manual Recording Recording mode manual >alarm>motion detect>timing Local playback 1ch playback, multiple channels playback Recording look-up Time searching, calendar searching, affair searching, channel searching, mode information searching Hard disk capability Audio: 28.
8308R Series Network DVR User Manual Air pressure 86kpa－106kpa Size 440(width)x260(depth)x50(height)mm Weight 5kg（without hard disk） Installation Frame installation Visionari Limited Liability Company http://www.mydepots.com Visionari Copyright(1.
