SCW Support: 866-414-2553 User Manual for The Econ D1 & Standard Pro line of DVRs
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Preventive and Cautionary Tips Before connecting and operating your device, please be advised of the following tips: • • • • • • • • • Ensure unit is installed in a well-ventilated, dust-free environment. Unit is designed for indoor use only. Keep all liquids away from the device. Ensure environmental conditions meet factory specifications. Ensure unit is properly secured to a rack or shelf.
Product Key Features General ● PAL/NTSC adaptive video inputs. ● H.264 video compression with high reliability and superior definition. ● Encoding at up to WD1/960H (PAL: 960×576, NTSC: 960×480) resolution for and ● Each channel supports dual-stream. ● Independent configuration for each channel, including resolution, frame rate, bit rate, image ● Input and output video quality is configurable. ● Normal and event recording parameters configurable per individual camera.
● and manual recording. Searching record files by event. ● Customization of tags, searching and playing back by tags. ● Locking and unlocking record files. ● Local redundant recording. ● Searching and playing back record files by channel number, recording type, start time, end time, ● Smart search for the selected area in the video. ● Zooming in when playback. ● Playing reversely.
● ● Remote system restart. RS-232 and RS-485 transparent channel transmission. ● Alarm event and exception information can be sent to the remote host. ● Remotely start/stop recording. ● Upgrade by remote FTP server. ● Remote PTZ control. ● Two-way audio and voice broadcasting. ● Embedded WEB server. Note: RS-232 serial port Development Scalability: ● SDK for Windows and Linux system. 6 ● Source code of application software for demo.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Product Key Features ......................................................................................................... 4 C H A P T E R 1...................................................................................................................... 11 Introduction............................................................................................................................. 11 1.1 Front Panel .......................................................................
5.6 Configuring Holiday Record...................................................................................... 59 5.7 Configuring Redundant Record ................................................................................. 61 5.8 Configuring HDD Group for Record ......................................................................... 62 5.9 Files Protection .......................................................................................................... 64 C H A P T E R 6..............
9.2.7 Configuring Multicast ................................................................................... 126 9.2.8 Configuring RTSP......................................................................................... 126 9.2.9 Configuring Server and HTTP Ports............................................................. 127 9.2.10 Configuring Email....................................................................................... 127 9.3 Checking Network Traffic...............................
13.2 Configuring RS-232 Serial Port ............................................................................. 166 13.3 Configuring DST Settings...................................................................................... 168 13.4 Configuring More Settings..................................................................................... 169 13.5 Managing User Accounts ....................................................................................... 170 13.5.1 Adding a User .............
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1.1 Front Panel Figure 1.1: Figure 1.1 Front Panel of Table 1.1 Description of Control Panel Buttons No. Function Description Name 1 POWER POWER indicator turns green when DVR is powered up. 2 STATUS STATUS indicator lights in red when HDD is reading/writing. 3 Tx/Rx 4 USB Interface 5 IR Receiver Tx/Rx indictor blinks green when network connection is functioning properly. Connects USB mouse or USB flash memory devices. Receiver for IR remote. Figure 1.2: Figure 1.2 Front Panel of Table 1.
STATUS ALARM HDD Tx/Rx 1/MENU 2ABC/F1 3DEF/F2 4GHI/ESC 5JKL/EDIT 6 SHIFT 6MNO/PLAY 7PQRS/REC 8TUV/PTZ 9WXYZ/PREV 0/A Indicator turns green when DVR is controlled by an IR remote control with the address from 1~254; Indicator turns red when the SHIFT button is used; Indicator does not light when the DVR is controlled by a keyboard or by the IR remote control with the address of 255; Indicator turns green when the DVR is controlled by IR remote control (with the address from 1~254) and keyboard at t
DIRECTION 7 ENTER 8 JOG SHUTTLE Control The DIRECTION buttons are used to navigate between different fields and items in menus. In Playback mode, the Up and Down button is used to speed up and slow down recorded video. In All-day Playback mode, the Left/Right button can be used to select the recorded video of next/previous day; in Playback by Normal Video Search, the Left/Right button can be used to select the next/previous recorded file.
Table 1.3 Description of the IR Remote Control Buttons No. Name Description 1 POWER Power on/off the device. 2 DEV Enables/Disables Remote Control. 3 Alphanumeric Buttons Switching to the corresponding channel in Live view or PTZ Control mode. Inputting numbers and characters in Edit mode. Switching between different channels in All-day Playback mode. 4 EDIT Button Editing text fields.
remote controls. 3. Press the DEV button on the remote control. 4. Enter the device No. from step 2. 5. Press the ENTER button on the remote. If the remote control is operating properly, but there is still no response from the remote, please check the following: 1. Batteries are installed correctly and the polarities of the batteries are not reversed. 2. Batteries are fresh and not out of charge. 3. IR receiver is not obstructed.
1.3 USB Mouse Operation A regular 3-button (Left/Right/Scroll-wheel) USB mouse can also be used with this device. To use a USB mouse: 1. Plug USB mouse into one of the USB interfaces on the front panel of the device. 2. The mouse should automatically be detected. If in a rare case that the mouse is not detected, the possible reason may be that the two devices are not compatible, please refer to the recommended device list from your provider. The operation of the mouse: Table 1.
1.5 Rear Panel The rear panels of 4 Channel and 16 Channel models are shown in Figure 1.5 and Figure 1.6. Figure 1.5 Rear Panel – 4 Channel 1 2 3 6 4 5 7 11 8 9 10 12 Figure 1.6 Rear Panel – 16 Channel Table 1. 6 Description of Rear Panel No. Item Description 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 VIDEO IN BNC connector for analog video input. BNC connector for video output. Connects USB mouse or USB flash memory devices. HDMI video output. DB15 connector for VGA output. Display local video output and menu.
5 7 14 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 9 10 131111 11 15 Figure 1. 7 Rear Panel – 8 Channel 1 2 5 6 7 3 8 4 10 11 9 13 14 12 15 Figure 1. 8 Rear Panel – 16 Channel Table 1.7 Description of Rear Panel 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Item VIDEO IN MAIN VIDEO OUT SPOT VIDEO OUT HDMI USB Interface RS-232 VGA AUDIO IN AUDIO OUT LAN Interface RS-485 Interface Description BNC connector for analog video input. BNC connector for video output. BNC connector for spot video output. HDMI video output.
2. Press the POWER button on the rear panel. The Power indicator LED should turn green indicating that the unit begins to start up. Shutting down the device: Steps: 1. Enter the Shutdown menu. Menu > Shutdown Figure 1. 9 Shutdown Menu 2. Click the Shutdown button to enter the following dialog box: Figure 1.10 Dialog Box for Shutdown 3. Click the Yes button. The following message box pops up: Figure 1.11 Message Box for Power Off 4. Turn off the power switch on the rear panel of DVR.
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The Setup Wizard can walk you through some important settings of the device. By default, the Setup Wizard starts once the device has loaded. Operating the Setup Wizard: 1. Select the system resolution from the drop-down menu. The default resolution is 1280×1024/60Hz. Click Apply to save the resolution settings. Figure 2.1 Start Wizard Interface Notes: 1. 2. By default, the system resolution is set to 1280×1024. Check the checkbox to enable Setup Wizard when device starts.
password and confirm the password in the given fields. Figure 2.3 Login Window 4. Click the Next button to enter the Date and Time settings window, as shown in Figure 2.4. Set the time zone, date format, system date and system time. Figure 2.4 Date and Time Settings 5. Click Next button which takes you back to the Network Setup Wizard window, as shown in Figure 2.5. Set the network parameters, including the NIC type, IPv4 address, IPv4 subnet mask, default gateway, etc.
Figure 2.5 Network Configuration - Note: provide one 10M/100M/1000Mbps self -adaptive network interface. Click Next button to enter the HDD Management window, shown in Figure 2.6. To initialize the HDD, click the Init button. Initialization removes all the data saved in the HDD. Figure 2.6 HDD Management 6. Click Next button to enter the Record Settings window, as shown in Figure 2.7. 1) Select the camera to configure. 2) Check the checkbox to enable Start Recording.
Figure 2.7 Record Settings 4) Click Copy to copy the record settings of the current camera to other camera (s) if needed, as shown in Figure 2.8. Figure 2.8 Copy Record Settings 5) 7. Click OK to return to the Record Settings window. Click OK to complete the startup Setup Wizard.
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3.1 Introduction of Live View Live view shows you the video image getting from each camera in real time. The device automatically enters Live View mode when powered on. It is also at the very top of the menu hierarchy, thus pressing the ESC many times (depending on which menu you're on) brings you to the Live View mode.
3.2 Operations in Live View Mode In live view mode, the following functions can be realized: • • • Single Screen: showing only one screen on the monitor. Multi-screen: showing multiple screens on the monitor simultaneously. Auto-switch: the screen is auto switched to the next one. And you must set the dwell time for each screen on the configuration menu before enabling the auto-switch. Menu>Configuration>Live View>Dwell Time. • • • All-day Playback: play back the recorded videos for current day.
Figure 3.1 Right-click Menu Table 3.3 Mouse Operation in Live View Name Description Menu Enter the main menu of the system by right-clicking the mouse. Single Screen Switch to the single full screen by choosing channel number from the dropdown list. Multi-screen Adjust the screen layout by choosing from the dropdown list. Switch to the previous Previous Screen screen. Switch to the next screen. Next Screen Enable/disable the auto-switch of the screens.
Note: In the live view mode of the main output monitor, the menu operation is not available while Aux output mode is enabled. 3.2.4 Main/Aux Output Switching When the HDMI/VGA output is configured as the main output, you can perform the following operation to switch to CVBS output as the main output. Steps: 1. Use the mouse wheel to double-click on the HDMI/VGA output screen, and the following message box pops up: Figure 3.2 Switch Main and Aux Output 2.
Table 3.4 Description of Quick Setting Toolbar Icons Icons Description Icons Enable Manual Description Instant Playback Record PTZ Control Icons / Digital Zoom Description Mute/Audio on Image Settings Close Instant Playback Instant Playback only shows the record in last five minutes. If no record is found, it means there is no record during the last five minutes. Digital Zoom Digital Zoom can zoom in the selected area to the full screen.
● Outdoor: the image is relatively clearer and sharper. The degree of contrast and saturation is high. Figure 3.6 Image Settings 3. Adjust the image parameters including the brightness, contrast, saturation, hue, sharpness level and denoising level by moving the sliding bar or increasing/decreasing the value. Note: The adjustable value range is 0~255 for the brightness, contrast, saturation and hue, 0~15 for the sharpness level and 0~5 for the denoising level. Copy image parameters. 4.
3.3 Adjusting Live View Settings Purpose: Live View settings can be customized according to different needs. You can configure the output interface, dwell time for screen to be shown, mute or turning on the audio, the screen number for each channel, etc. Steps: 1. Enter the Live View Settings interface. Menu> Configuration> Live View Figure 3.8 Live View-General The settings available in this menu include: • Video Output Interface: Select the output to configure the settings for.
2. Setting Camera Order Figure 3.9 Live View- Camera Order To set the camera order: 1) Click the View tab to enter the camera order settings interface. 2) Select an output interface and select a screen layout. 3) Click to select a screen in the right region and double-click to select a channel in the left region. Thus the selected channel will be displayed in the corresponding screen. means the channel will not be displayed.
3.4 Channel-zero Encoding Purpose: Sometimes you need to get a remote view of many channels in real time from web browser or CMS (Client Management System) software, in order to decrease the bandwidth requirement without affecting the image quality, channel-zero encoding is supported as an option for you. Steps: 1. Enter the Live View Settings interface. Menu> Configuration> Live View 2. Select the Channel-Zero Encoding tab. Figure 3.10 Live View- Channel-Zero Encoding 3.
3.5 User Logout Purpose: After logging out, the monitor turns to the live view mode and if you want to do some operation, you need to enter user name and password to log in again. Steps: 1. Enter the Shutdown menu. Menu>Shutdown Figure 3.11 Shutdown 2. Click Logout. Note: After you have logged out the system, menu operation on the screen is invalid. It is required a user name and password to login the system.
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4.1 Configuring PTZ Settings Purpose: Follow the procedure to set the parameters for PTZ. The configuring of the PTZ parameters should be done before you control the PTZ camera. Before you start: Check that the PTZ and the device are connected properly through RS-485 interface. Steps: 1. Enter the PTZ Settings interface. Menu>Camera>PTZ>General Figure 4.1 PTZ- General 2. Choose the camera for PTZ setting in the Camera dropdown list. 3. Enter the parameters of the PTZ camera.
Menu>Camera>PTZ>More Settings Figure 4.2 PTZ- More Settings 2. Use the directional button to wheel the camera to the location where you want to set preset. 3. Click the round icon before Save Preset. 4. Click the preset number to save the preset. Repeat the steps2-4 to save more presets. If the number of the presets you want to save is more than 17, you can click [ ] and choose the available numbers. Figure 4.3 More Presets 4.2.
Figure 4.4 PTZ- Call Preset 3. Choose the preset number. Call preset in live view mode: Steps: 1. Click the PTZ Control icon in the quick setting bar to enter the PTZ setting menu in live view mode. Figure 4.5 PTZ Toolbar 2. Choose Camera in the list on the menu. 3. Choose preset in the Preset list. 4.2.3 Customizing Patrols Purpose: Patrols can be set to move the PTZ to different key points and have it stay there for a set duration before moving on to the next key point.
Steps: 1. Enter the PTZ Control interface. Menu>Camera>PTZ>More Settings 2. Select patrol number. 3. Select the under Patrol option box to add key points for the patrol. Figure 4.6 PTZ- Add Key Point 4. Configure key point parameters, such as the key point No., duration of staying for one key point and speed of patrol. The key point is corresponding to the preset. The Key Point No. determines the order at which the PTZ will follow while cycling through the patrol.
Figure 4.8 KeyPoints Deletion 4.2.4 Calling Patrols Purpose: Calling a patrol makes the PTZ to move according the predefined patrol path. Calling patrol in the PTZ setting interface: Steps: 1. In the PTZ setting interface. Menu> Camera> PTZ> More Settings 2. Select the patrol number, and then click 3. Click to call the patrol. to stop it. Figure 4.
1. Press PTZ control on the IR remote, or click PTZ Control icon on the quick setting toolbar, to show the PTZ control toolbar. 2. Choose Patrol on the control bar. 3. Click the patrol you want to call. Figure 4.10 PTZ Toolbar- Patrol 4.2.5 Customizing Patterns Purpose: Patterns can be set by recording the movement of the PTZ. You can call the pattern to make the PTZ movement according to the predefined path. Steps: 1. Enter the PTZ Control interface. Menu>Camera>PTZ>More Settings 2.
under the image to move the PTZ camera. The movement of the PTZ is recorded as the pattern. 4. Click to save the pattern. Repeat the above steps to save more patterns. 4.2.6 Calling Patterns Purpose: Follow the procedure to move the PTZ camera according to the predefined patterns. Calling pattern in the PTZ setting interface Steps: 1. Enter the PTZ Control interface. 2. Select the pattern number. 3. Click , then the PTZ moves according to the pattern. Click to stop it. Figure 4.
4.3 PTZ Control Toolbar In the Live View mode, you can press the PTZ Control button on the IR remote control, or choose the PTZ Control icon to enter the PTZ toolbar. Figure 4.14 PTZ Toolbar Table 4.
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5.1 Configuring Encoding Parameters Purpose: By configuring the encoding parameters you can define the transmission stream type, the resolution and so on. Before you start: 1. Make sure that the HDD has already been installed. If not, please install a HDD and initialize it. (Menu>HDD>General) Figure 5.1 HDD- General 2. Check the storage mode of the HDD 1) Click Advanced to check the storage mode of the HDD. 2) If the HDD mode is Quota, please set the maximum record capacity and maximum picture capacity.
Figure 5.3 Encoding Parameters-Main Stream 2. Set encoding parameters for main stream 1) Select Record to enter the main stream settings interface. 2) Select the camera for configuration. 3) Configure the following parameters for the Main Stream (Normal) and the Main Stream (Event): • Stream Type: Set the stream type to be Video or Video & Audio. • Resolution: Set recording at resolution of WD1, 4CIF, 2CIF, CIF or QCIF. • • • • • • Note: The WD1 resolution is supported by 960H .
then the file will not be deleted. The actual keeping time for the file should be determined by the capacity of the HDD. • Redundant Record: Enabling redundant record means you save the record files in the redundant HDD. See Chapter 5.8 Configuring Redundant Record. Note: The Redundant Record option is only available when the HDD mode is Group. The redundant record is to decide whether you want the camera to save the record files in the redundant HDD. You must configure the redundant HDD in HDD settings.
parameters. 4) If you want to copy the current sub-stream settings to other camera (s), click Copy to enter the Copy Camera interface. Select the camera (s) and click OK to finish the copy settings. 5.2 Configuring Record Schedule Purpose: Set the record schedule, and then the camera automatically starts/stops recording according to the configured schedule. Steps: 1. Enter the Record Schedule interface. Menu>Record>Schedule 2.
Figure 5.7 Edit Schedule 5) To arrange other schedule, leave the All Day checkbox blank and set the Start/End time and Type. Note: Up to 8 periods can be configured for each day. And the time periods can't be overlapped each other. Repeat the above steps2)-5) to schedule recording for other days in the week. If the schedule can also be set to other days, click Copy. Figure 5.
Task 2: Draw the Schedule Steps: 1) Click the icon on the right to select a record type. Different recording types are available for different models. Most models support: Normal, Motion, Alarm, Motion/Alarm and Motion & Alarm. Note: To enable Motion triggered recording, you must configure the motion detection settings. For detailed information, refer to Chapter 8.1 and Chapter 8.2. 2) Use the mouse to drag and draw time periods. Note: Up to 8 periods can be configured for each day. Figure 5.
5.3 Configuring Motion Detection Record Purpose: Follow the steps to set the motion detection parameters. In the live view mode, once a motion detection event takes place, the device can analyze it and perform some response actions to handle it. Enabling motion detection function can trigger certain channels to start recording, or trigger full screen monitoring, audio warning, notify the surveillance center and so on.
Figure 5.14 Motion Detection Handling 5) Select the channels which you want the motion detection event to trigger recording. 6) Click Apply to save the settings. 7) Click OK to back to the upper level menu. 8) Exit the Motion Detection menu. 3. Enter Schedule settings interface. Menu> Record> Schedule>Record Schedule Figure 5.15 Record Schedule 1) Check the checkbox after the Enable Schedule item. 2) Click Edit. Figure 5.
5) To schedule an all-day recording, check the checkbox after the All Day item. Figure 5.17 Edit Schedule- All Day 6) To arrange other schedule, leave the All Day checkbox blank and set the Start/End time. Note: Up to 8 periods can be configured for each day. And the time periods can't be overlapped each other. Repeat the above steps3)-6) to schedule motion detection triggered recording for all the week. If the schedule can also be set to other days, click Copy. Figure 5.
Steps: 1. Enter the Alarm setting interface. Menu> Configuration> Alarm Figure 5.20 Alarm Settings 2. Click Alarm Input tab. Figure 5.21 Alarm Settings- Alarm Input 1) Select Alarm Input No. and configure alarm parameters. 2) Choose N.O (normally open) or N.C (normally closed) for alarm type. 3) Check checkbox to enable the alarm input. 4) Click to set the handling method. Figure 5.22 Alarm Handling 5) Choose the alarm triggered recording/capture channel. 6) Check the checkbox to select channel.
9) Click Apply in the Alarm Input interface to save the settings. Repeat the above steps to configure other alarm input parameters. If the setting can also be applied to other alarm inputs, click Copy and choose the alarm input number. Figure 5.23 Copy Alarm Input 3. Enter Record/Capture Schedule settings interface (Menu> Record> Schedule>Record Schedule). For detailed information about record schedule settings, refer to step 2 in Chapter 5.2 Configuring Record/Capture Schedule.
5.5 Configuring Manual Record Purpose: Follow the steps to set parameters for the manual record. When using manual record, you need to manually cancel the record. The manual recording is prior to the scheduled recording. Steps: 1. Enter the Manual settings interface. Menu> Manual Figure 5.25 Manual Record 2. Enable recording for camera (s).
5.6 Configuring Holiday Record Purpose: You may want to have different plan for recording on holiday. Follow the steps to configure the record schedule on holiday. Steps: 1. Enter the Record setting interface. Menu>Record 2. Choose Holiday on the left bar. Figure 5.27 Holiday Settings 3. Enable Edit Holiday schedule. 1) Click to enter the Edit interface. Figure 5.28 Edit Holiday Settings 2) Check the checkbox after Enable. 3) Select Mode from the dropdown list.
5) Click Apply to save settings. 6) Click OK to exit the Edit interface. 4. Enter Record Schedule settings interface. Menu> Record> Schedule 1) Select Record. 2) Check the checkbox after Enable Schedule. 3) Click Edit. 4) Select Holiday from the Schedule dropdown list. Figure 5.29 Edit Schedule- Holiday 5) Select Motion or Normal from the Type dropdown list. 6) If you need all day recording, check the All Day checkbox. Otherwise leave it blank. 7) Set start/end time for holiday schedule.
5.7 Configuring Redundant Record Purpose: Enabling redundant recording, which means saving the record files not only in the R/W (read/write) HDD but also in the redundant HDD, will effectively enhance the data safety and reliability. Note: You must set the Storage mode in the HDD advanced settings to Group before you set the HDD property to Redundant. For detailed information, please refer to Chapter 10.4 Managing HDD Group. There should be at least another HDD (NetHDD) which is in R/W mode. Steps: 1.
Figure 5.32 Encoding Record 2) Select Camera you want to configure. 3) Check the checkbox of the Redundant Record. 4) Click Apply to save settings and back to the upper level menu. Repeat the above steps2)-4) for configuring other channels. 5.8 Configuring HDD Group for Record Purpose: You can group the HDDs and save the record files in certain HDD group. Steps: 1. Enter HDD setting interface. Menu>HDD Figure 5.33 HDD-General 2. Select Advanced on the left bar.
Click 4. to enter editing interface. Configuring HDD group. 1) Choose a group number for the HDD group. 2) Click Apply and then in the pop-up message box, click Yes to save your settings. 3) Click OK to back to the upper level menu. Repeat the above steps3-4 to configure more HDD groups. 5. Choose the Channels which you want to save the record files in the HDD group. 1) Select Advanced on the left bar. Figure 5.34 HDD-Advanced 2) Choose Group number in the dropdown list of Record on HDD Group.
5.9 Files Protection Purpose: You can lock the recorded files or set the HDD property to Read-only to protect the record files from being overwritten. Protect file by locking the record files: Steps: 1. Enter Playback setting interface. Menu> Playback Figure 5.35 Playback 2. 3. Select the channels by checking the checkbox to . Configure the record type, file type and start/end time. 4. Click Search to show the results. Figure 5.36 Playback- Search Result 5. Protect the record files.
Note: The record files of which the recording is still not completed can't be locked. 2) Click to change it to to unlock the file and the file is not protected. Figure 5.37 Unlocking Attention Protect file by setting HDD property to Read-only Note: To edit HDD property, you need to set the storage mode of the HDD to Group. See Chapter 10.4 Managing HDD Group. Steps: 1. Enter HDD setting interface. Menu> HDD Figure 5.38 HDD General 2. Click to edit the HDD you want to protect. Figure 5.
Note: If there is only one HDD and is set to Read-only, the device can't record any files. Only live view mode is available. If you set the HDD to Read-only when the device is saving files in it, then the file will be saved in next R/W HDD. If there is only one HDD, the recording will be stopped.
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6.1 Playing Back Record Files 6.1.1 Playing Back by Channel Purpose: Play back the recorded video files of a specific channel in the live view mode. Channel switch is supported. Instant playback by channel: Steps: Choose a channel in live view mode using the mouse and click the button in the quick setting toolbar. Note: Only record files recorded during the last five minutes on this channel will be played back. Figure 6.1 Instant Playback Interface All-day Playback by channel 1.
Figure 6.2 Right-click Menu under Live View Press PLAY button on the IR remote control to play back record files of the channel under single-screen live view. Under multi-screen live view, record files of the selected channel will be played back. Note: Pressing numerical buttons will switch playback to the corresponding channels during playback process. 2. Playback management. The toolbar in the bottom part of Playback interface can be used to control playing progress, as shown in Figure 6.3. Figure 6.
Figure 6.4 All-day Playback Interface with Channel List Dates marked in different colors: : No record files in this day. : There is record file(s) in this day (not current day). : There is only event recording file(s) in this day (not current day). : Mouse cursor is located. Figure 6.5 Toolbar of All-day Playback Table 6.
2. About video type bar: recording; represents normal recording (manual or schedule); represents event represents smart search recording. 6.1.2 Playing Back by Time Purpose: Play back video files recorded in specified time duration. Multi-channel simultaneous playback and channel switch are supported. Steps: 1. Enter playback interface. Menu>Playback 2. Check the checkbox before the channel to select channel(s) and click the Detail button to view the record information of the channel(s).
Figure 6.7 Video Search by Time In the Playback interface: The toolbar in the bottom part of Playback interface can be used to control playing process, as shown in Figure 6.8 Figure 6.8 Interface of Playback by Time Figure 6.
Table 6.2 Detailed Explanation of Playback-by-time Toolbar Button Operation Button Operation / Start/Stop clipping Audio / on/Mute Add default Button Add customized tag tag Operation Button Operation 30s forward 30s reverse Tag Speed management down Stop Speed up Pause reverse Pause play/Reverse / / play/ play/Play/Single-frame play Single-frame reverse play Video search Exit Progress Hide bar Video type bar Notes: 1.
2. Choose a record file you want to play back. If there is only one channel in the search result, clicking button takes you to Full-screen Playback interface of this channel. If more than one channel is optional, clicking button takes you to step 3 and step 4. Figure 6.11 Result of Normal Video Search 3. Choose channels for simultaneous playback. Note: Optional channels for simultaneous playback are the same as the channels chosen to search record files in step 1.
Figure 6. 13 4-ch Synchronous Playback Interface The hidden list of recorded files displays by moving the mouse to the right of the playback interface. Figure 6. 14 4-ch Synchronous Playback Interface with Video List Figure 6. 15 Toolbar of Normal Playback Table 6.
play Previous file Next file Hide toolbar Video search Video type Progress bar bar Note: 1. Playback progress bar: use the mouse to click any point of the progress bar or drag the progress bar to locate special frames. 2. About video type bar: recording; represents normal recording (manual or schedule); represents event represents smart search recording. 6.1.
Figure 6.17 Video Search by Motion Detection 5. Select the camera (s) for searching of motion detected triggered record files or select the alarm input (s) for the alarm triggered record files. 6. Click Search button to enter the Search Result interface. Figure 6.
Figure 6. 19 Search Result of Motion Detection The Pre-play and post-play can be configured. The Pre-play refers to the time configured before the defined start time of event search, and the Post-play refers to the time configured after the defined end time of event search. For example, when the start time and end time of event search are set to 12:00:00 13:00:00, and the pre-play and post-play time is set to 30s and 20s respectively, then the actual playback of event video file is 11:59:30 ~ 13:00:20. 7.
Figure 6.21 Interface of Playback by Event (1) The hidden list of events will be displayed by moving the mouse to the right of the playback interface. Figure 6.22 Interface of Playback by Event (2) Figure 6.23 Toolbar of Playback by Event Table 6.
Add default tag Add customized tag Pause reverse / Single-frame management play/Play/Single-frame Stop Speed up Event search Exit play reverse play Previous event Next event Progress bar Hide Video type bar Notes: 1. Playback progress bar: use the mouse to click any point of the progress bar or drag the progress bar to locate special frames. 2. About video type bar: recording; represents normal recording (manual or schedule); represents event represents smart search recording. 6.1.
2. Tag management. Click button to check, edit and delete tag(s). Figure 6.25 Tag Management Interface Steps: 1. Enter Playback interface. Menu>Playback Click Tag tab to enter Playback by Tag interface. Choose channels, tag type and time, and click Search to enter Search Result interface. Note: Two tag types are selectable: All and Tag Keyword. Input keyword if you choose Tag Keyword. Figure 6. 26 Video Search by Tag 2. Set playback conditions and tag management.
Figure 6. 27 Result of Video Search by Tag 3. Playback by tag. Choose a tag and click button to play back the related record file. Figure 6.28 Interface of Playback by Tag The hidden list of tags will be displayed by moving the mouse to the right of the playback interface.
Figure 6.29 Interface of Playback by Tag with Video List Figure 6.30 Toolbar of Playback by Tag Table 6.
6.1.6 Playing Back by System Log Purpose: Play back record file(s) associated with channels after searching system logs. Steps: 1. Enter Log Search interface. Menu>Maintenance>Log Search Figure 6.31 System Log Search Interface 2. Set search time and type and click Search button. Figure 6.32 Result of System Log Search 3. Choose a log with record file and click button to enter Playback interface. Note: If there is no record file at the time point of the log, the message box "No result found" will pop up.
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6.2 Auxiliary Functions of Playback 6.2.1 Playing Back Frame by Frame Purpose: Play video files frame by frame, in order to check image details of the video when abnormal events happen. Steps: • Using a Mouse: Go to Playback interface. If you choose playback of the record file: click button and until the speed changes to Single frame and one click on the playback screen represents playback of one frame.
Figure 6.34 Playback Interface 2. Right-click mouse and select Smart Search to go to analysis area selection interface. Figure 6.35 Right-click Menu in All-day Playback and Normal Playback Interface 3. You can click button button to set the full screen as target searching area. After drawing area(s), click to execute smart search in this area. Note: Multi-area and full-screen searching modes are supported. Figure 6.
Different video type bars are marked in different colors: : Normal record file; : Event record file; : Smart search record file. The hidden list of record files display when moving the mouse to the right of the playback interface. Figure 6.37 Smart Search Result with Video List Figure 6.38 Toolbar of Smart Search Playback Table 6.
6.2.3 Digital Zoom Steps: 1. Right click the mouse on a channel under playback and choose Digital Zoom to enter Digital Zoom interface. 2. Use the mouse to draw a red rectangle and the image within it will be enlarged up to 16 times. Figure 6.39 Draw Area for Digital Zoom Figure 6.40 Right-click Menu in Playback Mode Right-click menu: Note: This menu differs slightly from one playback interface to another. Table 6.
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7.1 Backing up Record Files Before you start: Please insert the backup device(s) into the device. 7.1.1 Quick Export Purpose: Export record files to backup device(s) quickly. Steps: 1. Enter Video Export interface. Menu>Export>Normal Figure 7.1 Quick Export Interface 2. Choose the channel(s) you want to back up and click Quick Export button. Notes: 1. The time duration of record files on a specified channel cannot exceed 24 hours. Otherwise, the message box "Max. 24 hours are allowed for quick export.
Figure 7.2 Quick Export using USB1-1 3. In the Export interface, choose backup device and click Export button to start exporting. Note: Here we use USB Flash Drive and please refer to the next section Normal Backup for more backup devices supported by the device. 4. Stay in the Exporting interface until all record files are exported to the USB flash drive. Figure 7.3 Export Finished 5. Check backup result. Choose the record file in Export interface and click button to check it. Note: The Player player.
7.1.2 Backing up by Normal Video Search Purpose: The record files can be backup to various devices, such as USB devices (USB flash drives, USB HDDs, USB writer), SATA writer or eSATA HDD. Note: The eSATA writer is supported by models only. Backup using USB flash drives, USB HDDs, USB writer, SATA writer or eSATA HDD. Steps: 1. Enter Export interface. Menu>Export>Normal Figure 7.5 Normal Video Search for Backup 2. Set search conditions and click Search button to enter the search result interface. 3.
Figure 7.6 Result of Normal Video Search for Backup 4. Export the record files. Click Export button and start backup. Note: If the inserted device is not recognized: • Click the Refresh button. • Reconnect device. • Check for compatibility from vendor. You can also format USB flash drives or USB HDDs via the device. USB writer, SATA writer and eSATA HDD cannot be formatted. Figure 7.
Figure 7. 8 Export by Normal Video Search using USB Writer Stay in the Exporting interface until all record files are exported with pop-up message box "Export finished". Figure 7.9 Export Finished 5. Check backup result. Choose the record file in Export interface and click button to check it. Note: The Player player.exe will be exported automatically during record file export. Figure 7.
Figure 7. 11 Checkup of Export Result using USB Writer 7.1.3 Backing up by Event Search Purpose: Back up event-related record files using USB devices (USB flash drives, USB HDDs, USB writer), SATA writer or eSATA HDD. Quick Backup and Normal Backup are supported. Notes: 1. Backup by alarm input search is supported by 2. The eSATA writer is supported by models only. models only. Steps: 1. Enter Export interface. Menu>Export>Event 2. Select Motion or Alarm Input as the event type.
Figure 7.13 Result of Event Search 6. Select record files to export. You can use the following two ways to enter the Export interface. ● Select motion detection event (s) from the list and click Quick Export button to enter the Export interface, as shown in Figure 7.14. ● (1) Click the Details button to enter the interface with detailed information of the record file, e.g., start time, end time, file size, etc.
You can also format USB flash drive or USB HDDs via the device. Figure 7.15 Export by Event Using USB Flash Drive Stay in the Exporting interface until all record files are exported with pop-up message "Export finished". Figure 7.16 Export Finished 8. Check backup result. Choose the record file in Export interface and click button to check it. Note: The Player player.exe will be exported automatically during record file export. Figure 7.
7.1.4 Backing up Video Clips Purpose: You may also select video clips to export directly during Playback, using USB devices (USB flash drives, USB HDDs, USB writer), SATA writer or eSATA HDD. Note: The eSATA writer is supported by Steps: 1. Enter Playback interface. Please refer to Chapter 6. 2. During playback, use buttons and in the playback toolbar to start or stop clipping record file(s). 3. Exit Playback interface after finishing clipping and you will then be prompted to save the clips.
Figure 7.20 Export Video Clips Using USB Flash Drive Stay in the Exporting interface until all record files are exported with pop-up message "Export finished". Figure 7.21 Export Finished 6. Check backup result. Note: The Player player.exe will be exported automatically during record file export. Figure 7.
7.2 Managing Backup Devices Management of USB flash drive, USB HDD and eSATA HDD. Note: The eSATA HDD is supported by 1. Enter Search Result interface of record files. Menu>Export>Normal Set search condition and click Search button to enter Search Result interface. Note: At least one channel shall be selected. Figure 7.23 Normal Video Search 2. Select record files you want to back up. Click Export button to enter Export interface. Note: At least one record file shall be selected. Figure 7.
3. Backup device management. Click New Folder button if you want to create a new folder in the backup device. Select a record file or folder in the backup device and click button Select a record file in the backup device and click button if you want to delete it. to play it. Click Format button to format the backup device. Note: If the inserted USB device is not recognized: • Click the Refresh button. • Reconnect device. • Check for compatibility from vendor. Figure 7.
Figure 7.26 Normal Video Search for Backup 2. Select record files you want to back up. Click Export button to enter Export interface. Note: At least one record file shall be selected. Figure 7. 27 Result of Normal Video Search for Backup 3. Backup device management. Click Erase button if you want to erase the files from a re-writable CD/DVD. Note: There must be a re-writable CD/DVD when you make this operation.
• Check for compatibility from vendor. Figure 7.
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8.1 Setting Motion Detection Steps: 1. Enter Motion Detection interface and choose a camera you want to set motion detection. Menu> Camera> Motion Figure 8.1 Motion Detection Setup Interface 2. Set motion detection area and sensitivity. 1) Check the checkbox of Enable Motion Detection to enable motion detection, use the mouse to draw detection area(s) and drag the sensitivity bar to set sensitivity. 2) Click the icon of Handling to set alarm response actions. Figure 8.
4. Set up arming schedule of the channel. 1) Select Arming Schedule tab to set the channel's arming schedule. 2) Choose one day of a week and up to eight time periods can be set within each day. 3) Click Apply to save the arming settings of the selected day. 4) Repeat the above steps to set up arming schedule of other days of a week. You can also use Copy button to copy an arming schedule to other days. Note: Time periods shall not be repeated or overlapped. Figure 8.
Figure 8.6 Copy Settings of Motion Detection 8.2 Setting Sensor Alarms Note: This section is available for only. Purpose: You can set handling method of an external sensor alarm. Steps: 1. Enter Alarm Settings interface and select an alarm input. Menu> Configuration> Alarm Figure 8.7 Alarm Status Interface 2. Select Alarm Input tab to enter Alarm Input Settings interface and set the handling method of the selected alarm input.
Figure 8.8 Alarm Input Settings Interface 3. Select Trigger Channel tab and select one or more channels which will start to record/capture or become full-screen monitoring when an external alarm is input. Click Apply to save the settings. 4. Select Arming Schedule tab to set the channel's arming schedule. Choose one day of a week and up to eight time periods can be set within each day. Set up arming schedule of other days of a week. You can also use Copy to copy an arming schedule to other days.
Figure 8.10 Set PTZ Linking of Alarm Input 7. If you want to set handling method of another alarm input, repeat the above steps or just copy the above settings to it by clicking Copy in Alarm Input Settings interface. Figure 8.
8.3 Detecting Video Loss Purpose: Detect video loss of a channel and take alarm response action(s). Steps: 1. Enter Video Loss interface of Camera Management. Menu> Camera> Video Loss Figure 8.12 Video Loss Setup Interface 2. Select a channel you want to detect. 3. Check the checkbox of Enable Video Loss Alarm. 4. Click the icon of Handling to enter the Handling interface. 5. Set the arming schedule and alarm response actions. Please refer to Step4 and Step5 of Chapter 8.
8.4 Detecting Video Tampering Purpose: Trigger alarm when the lens is covered and take alarm response action(s). Steps: 1. Enter Video Tampering interface of Camera Management. Menu> Camera> Tamper-proof Figure 8.14 Tamper-proof Setup Interface 2. Select a channel you want to detect video tampering. 3. Check the checkbox of Enable Tamper-proof. Note: By default, the tamper-proof detection is configured in full screen. 4. Move the sensitivity bar and choose a proper sensitivity level. 5.
8.5 Handling Exceptions Purpose: Exception settings refer to the handling method of various exceptions, e.g., • HDD Full: The HDD is full. • HDD Error: Writing HDD error, unformatted HDD, etc. • Network Disconnected: Disconnected network cable. • IP Conflicted: Duplicated IP address. • Illegal Login: Incorrect user ID or password. • Input / Output Video Standard Mismatch: I/O video standards do not match. • Record Exception: No space for saving recorded file.
8.6 Setting Alarm Response Actions Purpose: The alarm response actions will be activated when an exception occurs, including Full Screen Monitoring, Audible Warning, Notify Surveillance Center, and Send Email. Full Screen Monitoring When an alarm event (motion detection/tamper-proof/video loss detection) is triggered, the local monitor (HDMI/VGA or BNC monitor) display in full screen the video image from the alarming channel configured for full screen monitoring.
Figure 8.17 Alarm Output Settings Interface 2. Set arming schedule of the alarm output. Click to set the arming schedule of alarm output. Choose one day of a week and up to 8 time periods can be set within each day. Note: Time periods shall not be repeated or overlapped. Figure 8.18 Set Arming Schedule of Alarm Output 3. Repeat the above steps to set up arming schedule of other days of a week. You can also click Copy to copy an arming schedule to other days.
8.7 Triggering or Clearing Alarm Output Manually Note: This section is available for Purpose: Sensor alarm can be triggered or cleared manually. If Manually Clear is selected in the dropdown list of dwell time of an alarm output, the alarm can be cleared only by clicking Clear button in the following interface. Steps: Select the alarm output you want to trigger or clear and make related operations. Menu> Manual> Alarm Click Trigger / Clear button if you want to trigger or clear an alarm output.
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9.1 Configuring General Settings Purpose: Network settings must be properly configured before you operate device over network. Steps: 1. Enter the Network Settings interface. Menu > Configuration > Network 2. Select the General tab. Figure 9.1 General Network Sett Figure 9.2 General Network Settings of 3. In the General Settings interface: You can configure the following settings: NIC Type, IPv4 Address, IPv4 Gateway, MTU and DNS Server.
9.2 Configuring Advanced Settings 9.2.1 Configuring PPPoE Settings Purpose: Your device also allows access by Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE). Steps: 1. Enter the Network Settings interface. Menu > Configuration > Network 2. Select the PPPoE tab to enter the PPPoE Settings interface. Figure 9.3 PPPoE Settings Interface 3. Check the PPPoE checkbox to enable this feature. 4. Enter User Name and Password for PPPoE access. Note: The User Name and Password should be assigned by your ISP.
Figure 9.5 DDNS Settings Interface 3. Check the DDNS checkbox to enable this feature. 4. Select DDNS Type. Five different DDNS types are selectable: IPServer, DynDNS, PeanutHull, NO-IP and hkDDNS. • IPServer: Enter Server Address for IPServer. Note: The Server Address should be the IP address of the PC that runs IPServer. Figure 9.6 IPServer Settings Interface • DynDNS: 1) Enter Server Address for DynDNS (e.g. members.dyndns.org).
• NO-IP: Enter the account information in the corresponding fields. Refer to the DynDNS settings. 1) Enter Server Address for NO-IP. 2) In the Device Domain Name text field, enter the domain obtained from the NO-IP website (www.no-ip.com). 3) Enter the User Name and Password registered in the NO-IP website. Figure 9.9 NO-IP Settings Interface • hkDDNS: You need to enter the Server Address and Device Domain Name for hkDDNS, and other fields are read only.
4) In the DDNS Management System interface, click the Device Management tab on the left menu bar and then click to register the device. Figure 9.12 Register the Device Note: Only lower-case English alphabet, numeric and '-' can be used in the alias of the device and the alias must be started with letters of the lower-case English alphabet. 5. Click the Apply button to save and exit the interface. 9.2.
9.2.4 Configuring SNMP Purpose: You can use SNMP protocol to get device status and parameters related information. Steps: 1. Enter the Network Settings interface. Menu > Configuration > Network 2. Select the SNMP tab to enter the SNMP Settings interface. Figure 9.14 SNMP Settings Interface 3. Check the SNMP checkbox to enable this feature. 4. Configure the SNMP settings. Figure 9.15 Configure SNMP Settings 5. Click the Apply button to save and exit the interface.
Default Route of the device should be in the same network segment as that of the LAN IP address of the router. Steps: 1. Enter the Network Settings interface. Menu > Configuration > Network 2. Select the UPnP™ tab to enter the UPnP™ interface. Figure 9.16 UPnP™ Settings Interface 3. Check checkbox to enable UPnP™. 4. Select the mapped type to Auto or Manual. When you select Auto, the mapping ports can be automatically assigned by the router.
Figure 9.18 UPnP Settings Finished 7. Click the Apply button to save the settings. 9.2.6 Configuring Remote Alarm Host Purpose: With a remote alarm host configured, the device will send the alarm event or exception message to the host when an alarm is triggered. The remote alarm host must have the CMS (Client Management System) software installed. Steps: 1. Enter the Network Settings interface. Menu > Configuration > Network 2. Select the More Settings tab to enter the More Settings interface. Figure 9.
9.2.7 Configuring Multicast Purpose: The multicast can be configured to realize live view for more than the maximum number of cameras through network. A multicast address spans the Class-D IP range of 224.0.0.0 to 239.255.255.255. It is recommended to use the IP address ranging from 239.252.0.0 to 239.255.255.255. Steps: 1. Enter the Network Settings interface. 2. Select the More Settings tab to enter the More Settings interface. 3. Set Multicast IP.
9.2.9 Configuring Server and HTTP Ports Purpose: You can change the server and HTTP ports in the Network Settings menu. The default server port is 8000 and the default HTTP port is 80. Steps: 1. Enter the Network Settings interface. Menu > Configuration > Network 2. Select the More Settings tab to enter the More Settings interface. 3. Enter new Server Port and HTTP Port. Figure 9.23 Host/Others Settings Menu 4. Enter the Server Port and HTTP Port in the text fields.
Figure 9.24 Network Settings Interface 3. Click the Apply button to save the settings. 4. Select the Email tab to enter the Email Settings interface. Figure 9.25 Email Settings Interface 5. Configure the following Email settings: Enable Server Authentication (optional): Check the checkbox to enable the server authentication feature. User Name: The user account of sender's Email for SMTP server authentication. Password: The password of sender's Email for SMTP server authentication.
Figure 9.26 Configure Email Settings 6. Click the Apply button to save the Email settings. 7. You can click the Test button to test whether your Email settings work. The corresponding Attention message box will pop up. Figure 9.
9.3 Checking Network Traffic Purpose: You can check the network traffic to obtain real-time information of device such as linking status, MTU, sending/receiving rate, etc. Steps: 1. Enter the Network Traffic interface. Menu > Maintenance > Net Detect Figure 9.28 Network Traffic Interface 2. You can view the sending rate and receiving rate information on the interface. The traffic data is refreshed every 1 second.
9.4 Network Detection Purpose: You can obtain network connecting status of device through the network detection function, including network delay, packet loss, etc. 9.4.1 Testing Network Delay and Packet Loss Steps: 1. Enter the Network Traffic interface. Menu > Maintenance > Net Detect 2. Click the Network Detection tab to enter the Network Detection menu. Figure 9.29 Network Detection Interface 3. Enter the destination address in the text field of Destination Address. 4.
3. Select the backup device from the dropdown list of Device Name. Note: Click the Refresh button if the connected local backup device cannot be displayed. When it fails to detect the backup device, please check whether it is compatible with the device. You can format the backup device if the format is incorrect. Figure 9.31 Export Network Packet 4. Click the Export button to start exporting. 5. After the exporting is complete, click OK to finish the packet export. Figure 9.
Figure 9.33 Checking Network Status If the network is normal the following message box pops out. Figure 9.34 Network Status Checking Result If the message box pops out with other information instead of this one, you can click Network button to show the quick setting interface of the network parameters. Figure 9.
9.4.4 Checking Network Statistics Purpose: You can check the network statistics to obtain the real-time information of the device. Steps: 1. Enter the Network Statistics interface. Menu > Maintenance> Net Detect 2. Click the Network Stat. tab to enter the Network Statistics menu. Figure 9.36 Network Stat. Interface 3. View the bandwidth of Remote Live View, bandwidth of Remote Playback, bandwidth of Net Total Idle information. 4. Click Refresh button to get the latest bandwidth statistics.
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10.1 Initializing HDDs Purpose: A newly installed hard disk drive (HDD) must be initialized before it can be used with your device. Steps: 1. Enter the HDD Information interface. Menu > HDD>General Figure 10.1 HDD Information Interface 2. Select the HDD to be initialized. 3. Click the Init button. Figure 10.2 Confirm Initialization 4. Select the OK button to start initialization. 5. After the HDD has been initialized, the status of the HDD will change from Uninitialized to Normal.
Figure 10.3 HDD Status Changes to Normal Note: Initializing the HDD will erase all data on it.
10.2 Managing Network HDD Purpose: You can add the allocated NAS or disk of IP SAN to device, and use it as network HDD. Steps: 1. Enter the HDD Information interface. Menu > HDD > General Figure 10.4 HDD Information Interface 2. Click the Add button to enter the Add NetHDD interface, as shown in Figure 10.5. Figure 10.5 Adding NetHDD Interface 3. Add the allocated NetHDD. 4. Select the type to NAS or IP SAN.
5. Configure the NAS or IP SAN settings. • Add NAS disk: 1) Enter the NetHDD IP address in the text field. 2) Enter the NetHDD Directory in the text field. 3) Click the OK button to add the configured NAS disk. Note: Up to 8 NAS disks can be added. Figure 10.6 Add NAS Disk • Add IP SAN: 1) Enter the NetHDD IP address in the text field. 2) Click the Search button to the available IP SAN disks. 3) Select the IP SAN disk from the list shown below. 4) Click the OK button to add the selected IP SAN disk.
Note: If the added NetHDD is uninitialized, please select it and click the Init button for initialization. Figure 10.
10.3 Managing HDD Group 10.3.1 Setting HDD Groups Purpose: Multiple HDDs can be managed in groups. Video from specified channels can be recorded onto a particular HDD group through HDD settings. Steps: 1. Enter the Storage Mode interface. Menu > HDD > Advanced 2. Set the Mode to Group, as shown below: Figure 10.9 Storage Mode Interface 3. Click the Apply button and the following Attention box will pop up. Figure 10.10 Attention for Reboot 4.
Figure 10.11 Local HDD Settings Interface 7. Select the Group number for the current HDD. Note: The default group No. for each HDD is 1. 8. Click the OK button to confirm the settings. Figure 10.12 Confirm HDD Group Settings 9. In the pop-up Attention box, click the Yes button to finish the settings. 10.3.2 Setting HDD Property Purpose: The HDD property can be set to redundancy, read-only or read/write (R/W).
Figure 10.13 Set HDD Property 3. Set the HDD property to R/W, Read-only or Redundancy. 4. Click the OK button to save the settings and exit the interface. 5. In the HDD Information menu, the HDD property will be displayed in the list. Note: At least 2 hard disks must be installed on your device when you want to set a HDD to Redundancy, and there is one HDD with R/W property.
10.4 Configuring Quota Mode Purpose Each camera can be configured with allocated quota for the storage of recorded files. Steps 1. Enter the Storage Mode interface. 2. Set the Mode to Quota. Menu > HDD > Advanced Note: The device must be rebooted to enable the changes to take effect. Figure 10.14 Storage Mode Settings Interface 3. Enter the storage capacity in the text field of Max. Record Capacity (GB). Figure 10.15 Configure Record Quota 4.
Analog to select all cameras. 6. Click the OK button to finish the Copy settings and back to the Storage Mode interface. 7. Click the Apply button to apply the settings. Note: If the quota capacity is set to 0, then all cameras will use the total capacity of HDD for recording.
10.5 Checking HDD Status Purpose: You may check the status of the installed HDDs on device so as to take immediate check and maintenance in case of HDD failure. Checking HDD Status in HDD Information Interface Steps: 1. Enter the HDD Information interface. Menu > HDD>General 2. Check the status of each HDD which is displayed on the list. Figure 10.17 View HDD Status (1) Note: If the status of HDD is Normal or Sleeping, it works normally.
10.6 Checking S.M.A.R.T. Information Purpose: The S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) is a monitoring system for HDD to detect and report on various indicators of reliability in the hopes of anticipating failures. Steps: 1. Enter the S.M.A.R.T. Settings interface. Menu > HDD >HDD Detect >S.M.A.R.T. Settings 2. Select the HDD to view its S.M.A.R.T. information list. Note: If you want to use the HDD even when the S.M.A.R.T.
10.7 Detecting Bad Sector Purpose: The bad sectors of a HDD may cause the system to slow down when reading or writing data. You can detect the bad sectors of the HDD and thus to take immediate measures to repair it. Steps: 1. Enter the Bad Sector Detection interface. Menu>HDD>HDD Detect>Bad Sector Detection Figure 10.20 Bad Sector Detection 2. Select a HDD and click Detect to start detecting. Figure 10.21 Bad Sector Detecting 3.
10.8 Configuring HDD Error Alarms Purpose: You can configure the HDD error alarms when the HDD status is Uninitialized or Abnormal. Steps: 1. Enter the Exception interface. 2. Select the Exception Type to HDD Error from the dropdown list. 3. Menu > Configuration > Exceptions Click the checkbox(s) below to select the HDD error alarm type (s). Note: The alarm type can be selected to: Audio Warning, Notify Surveillance Center, and Send Email. Please refer to Chapter 8.5 Setting Alarm Response Actions.
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11.1 Configuring OSD Settings Purpose: You can configure the OSD (On-screen Display) settings for the camera, including date /time, camera name, etc. Steps: 1. Enter the OSD Configuration interface. Menu > Camera > OSD 2. Select the camera to configure OSD settings. 3. Edit the Camera Name in the text field. 4. Configure the Display Name, Display Date and Display Week by clicking the checkbox. 5. Select the Date Format, Time Format and Display Mode. Figure 11.1 OSD Configuration Interface 6.
11.2 Configuring Privacy Mask Purpose: You are allowed to configure the four-sided privacy mask zones that cannot be viewed by the operator. Steps: 1. Enter the Privacy Mask Settings interface. Menu > Camera > Privacy Mask 2. Select the camera to set privacy mask. 3. Click the checkbox of Enable Privacy Mask to enable this feature. Figure 11.3 Privacy Mask Settings Interface 4. Use the mouse to draw a zone on the window. The zones will be marked with different frame colors.
11.3 Configuring Video Parameters Steps: 1. Enter the Image Settings interface. Menu > Camera > Image 2. Select the camera to set image parameters. 3. Set the period of a day for configuring independent image parameters so as to satisfy different light conditions, e.g., daylight and night time. Two periods can be configured. When you have configured Period 1, the Period 2 is remained as the Other Time. Figure 11.5 Image Settings Interface 4.
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12.1 Viewing System Information 12.1.1 Viewing Device Information Steps: 1. Enter the System Information interface. Menu > Maintenance > System Info 2. Click the Device Info tab to enter the Device Information menu to view the device name, model, serial No. , firmware version and encoding version. 12.1.2 Viewing Camera Information Steps: 1. Enter the System Information interface. 2. Click the Camera tab to enter the Camera Information menu to view the status of each camera.
Figure 12.2 Record Information Interface 12.1.4 Viewing Network Information Steps: 1. Enter the System Information interface. Menu > Maintenance > System Info 2. Click the Network tab to enter the Network Information menu to view the network information. Figure 12.3 Network Information Interface 12.1.5 Viewing HDD Information Steps: 1. Enter the System Information interface. Menu > Maintenance > System Info 2.
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12.2 Searching & Exporting Log Files Purpose: The operation, alarm, exception and information of the device can be stored in log files, which can be viewed and exported at any time. Steps: 1. Enter the Log Search interface. Menu > Maintenance > Log Search Figure 12.5 Log Search Interface 2. Set the log search conditions to refine your search, including the Start Time, End Time, Major Type and Minor Type. 3. Click the Search button to start searching log files. 4.
Figure 12.6 Log Search Results 5. You can click the click the button of each log or double click it to view its detailed information. And you can also button to view the related video files if available. Figure 12.7 Log Details 6. If you want to export the log files, click the Export button to enter the Export menu. You can also export all the log files stored in the HDD. (1) Enter the Log Export interface.
Figure 12.8 Log Export Interface (2) Check checkbox to select the HDD and click Export to enter the export interface. Figure 12.9 Export Log Files 7. Select the backup device from the dropdown list of Device Name. 8. Click the Export to export the log files to the selected backup device. You can click the New Folder button to create new folder in the backup device, or click the Format button to format the backup device before log export.
Steps: 1. Enter the Import/Export Configuration File interface. Menu > Maintenance > Import/Export Figure 12.10 Import/Export Config File 2. Click the Export button to export configuration files to the selected local backup device. 3. To import a configuration file, select the file from the selected backup device and click the Import button. After the import process is completed, you must reboot the device. Note: After having finished the import of configuration files, the device will reboot automatically.
12.4 Upgrading System Purpose: The firmware on your device can be upgraded by local backup device or remote FTP server. 12.4.1 Upgrading by Local Backup Device Steps: 1. Connect your device with a local backup device where the update firmware file is located. 2. Enter the Upgrade interface. Menu > Maintenance > Upgrade 3. Click the Local Upgrade tab to enter the local upgrade menu. Figure 12.11 Local Upgrade Interface 4. Select the update file from the backup device. 5.
3. Enter the FTP Server Address in the text field. 4. Click the Upgrade button to start upgrading. 5. After the upgrading is complete, reboot the device to activate the new firmware.
12.5 Restoring Default Settings Steps: 1. Enter the Default interface. Menu > Maintenance > Default Figure 12.13 Restore Factory Default 2. Click the OK button to restore the default settings. Note: Except the network parameters (including IP address, subnet mask, gateway, MTU and server port), all other parameters of the device will be restored to factory default settings.
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13.1 Configuring General Settings Purpose: You can configure the BNC output standard, VGA/HDMI output resolution, mouse pointer speed, etc. Steps: 1. Enter the General Settings interface. 2. Select the General tab. Menu > Configuration > General Figure 13.1 General Settings Interface 3. Configure the following settings: • Language: The default language used is English. • CVBS Output Standard: Select the CVBS output standard to NTSC or PAL, which must be the same with the video input standard.
• Transparent Channel: Connect a serial device directly to the device. The serial device will be controlled remotely by the PC through the network. Steps: 1. Enter the RS-232 Settings interface. Menu > Configuration > RS-232 Figure 13.2 RS-232 Settings Interface 2. Configure RS-232 parameters, including baud rate, data bit, stop bit, parity, flow control and usage. 3. Click Apply to save the settings.
13.3 Configuring DST Settings Steps: 1. Enter the General Settings interface. 2. Choose DST Settings tab. Menu >Configuration>General Figure 13.3 DST Settings Interface You can check the checkbox before the Auto DST Adjustment item. Or you can manually check the Enable DST checkbox, and then set the date of the DST period.
13.4 Configuring More Settings Steps: 1. Enter the General Settings interface. 2. Click the More Settings tab to enter the More Settings interface. Menu > Configuration > General Figure 13.4 More Settings Interface 3. Configure the following settings: • Device Name: Edit the name of device. • Device No.: Edit the serial number of device. The Device No. can be set in the range of 1~255, and the default No. is 255. • CVBS Output Brightness: Adjust the video output brightness.
13.5 Managing User Accounts Purpose: There is a default account in the device: Administrator. The Administrator user name is admin and the password is 12345. The Administrator has the permission to add and delete user and configure user parameters. 13.5.1 Adding a User Steps: 1. Enter the User Management interface. Menu > Configuration > User Figure 13.5 User Management Interface 2. Click the Add button to enter the Add User interface. Figure 13.6 Add User Menu 3.
• Operator: The Operator user level has permission of Local Log Search in Local Configuration, Remote Log Search and Two-way Audio in Remote Configuration and all operating permission in Camera Configuration. • Guest: The Guest user has permission of Local Log Search in Local Configuration, Remote Log Search in Remote Configuration and only has the local/remote playback in the Camera Configuration. User's MAC Address: The MAC address of the remote PC which logs onto the device.
property), upgrading system firmware, clearing I/O alarm output. • Local Shutdown /Reboot: Shutting down or rebooting the device. Remote Configuration • Remote Log Search: Remotely viewing logs that are saved on the device. • Remote Parameters Settings: Remotely configuring parameters, restoring factory default • • • • parameters and importing/exporting configuration files. Remote Serial Port Control: Configuring settings for RS-485 ports. Remote Video Output Control: Sending remote control panel signal.
Figure 13.9 Delete a User 3. Click the icon to delete the selected user. 13.5.3 Editing a User Steps: 1. Enter the User Management interface. 2. Select the user to be edited from the list. Menu > Configuration > User Figure 13.10 Edit a User 3. 173 Click the icon to enter the Edit User interface.
Figure 13.11 Edit User Interface 4. Edit the user information, including user name, password, level and MAC address. 5. Click the OK button to save the settings and exit the menu. 13.5.4 Changing Password of Admin Purpose: The password of the admin user account can be changed in the User Management menu. Steps: 1. Enter the User Management interface. Menu > Configuration > User Figure 13.12 Change Password 2. 174 Select the admin user and click to change the password.
Figure 13.13 Change Password 3. Enter the old password, check 4. Click OK to save the settings and exit the menu. 175 checkbox, enter new password and confirm password on the menu.
13.6 Logging out/Shutting down/Rebooting Device Steps: 1. Enter the Shutdown interface. Menu > Shutdown Figure 13.14 Shutdown Menu 2. Click the Logout button to log out, or Click the Shutdown button to shut down the device, or Click the Reboot button to reboot the device. Note: After you have logged out the system, menu operation on the screen is invalid. It is required a user name and password to login the system.
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Glossary • Dual Stream: Dual stream is a technology used to record high resolution video locally while transmitting a lower resolution stream over the network. The two streams are generated by the device, with the main stream having a maximum resolution of 4CIF and the sub-stream having a maximum resolution of CIF. • DVR: Acronym for Digital Video Recorder. A DVR is device that is able to accept video signals from analog cameras, compress the signal and store it on its hard drives.
FAQ • Why does my device make a beeping sound after booting? The possible reasons for the warning beep on the device are as follows: a) There is no HDD installed in the device. b) The HDD is not initialized. c) HDD error To cancel the beeping sound and use the device without HDD, enter the Exception Settings interface. For detailed information, see Chapter Handling Exception.
