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INDEX Chapter One – Product Introduction 1.1 Specifications 1.2 Rear Panel & Connections 1.3 IR Remote Control 1.4 Mouse functions Chapter Two – Initial Setup 2.1 Powering On / Control Menu Bar 2.2 Selecting monitor to display menus 2.3 Setup Wizard Chapter Three – Operation 3.1 Live View 3.2 Recording 3.3 Playback video 3.4 Advanced Playback Options 3.5 Backup Operation 3.6 Controlling a PTZ camera 3.7 Alarm Control 3.8 Display & Camera Adjustments Chapter Four – Main Menu-Making Changes 4.
Safety & Precautionary Notes: The power supply of this DVR is provided through a regulated DC12V 5A adapter. Please only use this power supply with your DVR. Do not place the DVR in a place subject to rain or moisture. Do not install the DVR in a place subject to violent vibration. Do not install the DVR in a place subject to direct sunlight, or a high temperature environment. Do not block any vent openings in the case to allow for proper cooling.
Chapter ONE Product Introduction 1.1 Specifications Features Description Operating system Embedded LINUX OS Video compression H.264 Video inputs BNC Video (1.0Vp-p,75 Ohm) Video output 1 BNC (1.0Vp-p,75 Ohm), 1 VGA, 1 HDMI Audio 4 RCA In, 1 RCA Out Pentaplex operation Live view, record, network, backup, and mobile phone surveillance.
1.2 Rear panel & Connections Before powering up your new DVR, please connect cameras to the BNC inputs (2), LAN cable from the Network port (7) to your router (or switch), mouse to a USB port (8) on the back panel (TIP: Leave the USB port empty on the front panel for easier backup drive access), and the VGA (6) or HDMI (7) port to a high definition monitor, or the V-OUT jack (4) to a standard monitor with a video input.
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Chapter Two – Initial Setup 2.1 Powering On / Control menu Bar Facing the front of your unit, the main power toggle switch can be easily located by hand in the top left corner of the back panel. Turn on the power switch and allow approximately 45 seconds for the unit to boot up and do a quick check of the hard drive.
To choose the menu display monitor, click on the icon at the bottom of the main screen (or right click on the screen to activate the shortcut menu and select ), click the tab, select or from the drop list, click , and confirm your selection by clicking now showing on the monitor you have selected. 2.
One remote control is included with the DVR. Leave the Remote Control setting at “0” and the Device Name blank. Use the drop list on “Date Mode” to select the date format you prefer. MM/DD/YY is the most popular. Time mode can be set to a typical 12 hour AM/PM format or 24 hour military style. Enter the time and date directly into the boxes on the screen using the mouse and the pop-up letter controls.
Tip: Select “All” from the Channel droplist for your initial setup. Recording Setup Screen The record setup screen allows you to customize the settings for each camera. The defaults shown will work fine for most situations. If maximizing the period of time covered on the hard drive before overwrite occurs is important, use lower quality, lower frame rates, and CIF (Encoding) for non-critical cameras. Higher quality images with faster frame rates and 960H or D1 encoding use more hard drive space.
Channel Overlay Screen Again, the defaults shown on this screen will work fine in most situations. The name for each channel is the channel number, and it is displayed in the lower left corner during live video view. The time and date will be displayed in the upper right corner. To change the name of a channel, click on the Channel Name box and follow the prompts. To change the position of any channel name or time on a recording, use the drop list on this menu.
Use your mouse to select the camera(s), type of recording you wish to use, then left-click and drag through the schedule. Normal is a constant recording mode. Motion is the video motion detection mode that will be further detailed in a later step. Select the time periods to operate video motion detection now. Alarm recording (optional feature) controls any external triggers connected to the alarm input terminals.
PTZ Setup Screen TIP: Please be sure the twisted pair of communication wires coming from your PTZ camera are connected to the RS485 terminals on the back of the DVR. Proper polarity is important. There are no standard settings for a PTZ camera. What is important is that you match the camera and DVR settings together. Knowing the current or default settings of your PTZ camera will be required for a successful installation.
Video Setup Screen The video setup screen allows you to mask an area of any channel from being viewed, and set the notifications that will happen should the video from a camera be lost. Select a channel and click on to mask an area from being seen or recorded. Left click and drag the mouse to create a green rectangle over the area, then click in the top right corner.
Motion Detection Screen TIP: Always have “Automatic” selected in the Record Control menu for any channel that will use Motion Detection. Video motion detection is an extremely useful feature. Select a channel from the drop list and click . Left click and drag the mouse through the picture changing the squares to green (active). To deselect areas not wanted for motion detection, right click and drag the mouse to turn the squares black.
User Management Screen The default user for the DVR is “admin” with no (blank) password. Click on then if you wish to password protect the operation of your DVR. Up to eight users can be assigned to the unit, each with their own set of privileges and private passwords. User names and passwords can be up to eight characters, including letters, numbers, and symbols. To add a user click on .
Enter a name, password (twice), then click. Click on the new name in the User’s list, and check the privileges you wish them to have. Five categories can be selected from the drop list. Click when you are finished. Alarm Setup Screen NOTE: Alarm inputs for connecting the DVR to external triggering devices are optional on some models. Select the channel that you have connected a trigger device to, select *Normal Open or *Normal Closed, and the duration the alarm recording desired.
Output Schedule Screen Left click and drag the mouse to select hours of operation (green segments). Right click and drag the mouse to deselect (white segments). . TIP: Any feature or option selected during the Wizard setup process can be changed by accessing the Main Menu Final Screen Manual recording will begin on all active channels when you click . Deselect to remain in the stop or automatic mode selected earlier.
Chapter Three – Operation 3.1 Live View At power up your DVR will automatically go to the live, Multi Channel view mode. To switch to a single camera, select the Multi Channel icon on the control bar. The channel view control will then be displayed. Select the single view box on the top left, and click on the desired channel number to view, or scroll through the live cameras with the forward or reverse arrows. To return to multi-view, click on the multi view box on the top right.
3.2 Recording Click on the Recording Control icon located on the control bar to display the recording control. The recording control (shown below) allows all cameras to be set at once by clicking “All”, or each channel can be selected individually. Automatically = Quickly enables or disables the standby mode for Timer, Video Motion, and Alarm recordings. (Please be sure the recording schedule has been set in the Main Menu.) Manual Rec = Overrides the standby mode and starts a recording on demand.
2) Select the date you wish to review (the current date is the default). Dates highlighted with blue contain recordings that can be viewed. Click on a highlighted date, or use the navigation arrows to select another month or year.
3) Select the playback time. 3.4 Advanced Playback Options 1. Synchronous / Asynchronous Playback Synchronous mode plays all selected channels (checked on the left side of the playback control) together in real time. Left click on the top of a column of the playback control screen to select all channels in that time period (right click to deselect) and click . All of the channels will display the same recorded time. Using pause, slow motion, or fast forward will affect each channel the same.
2. Starts playback after selecting time periods to view. 3. Stop button 4. Slow motion speeds of 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, and 1/30. 5. Real time playback 6. Fast forward speeds of 2X, 4X, and 8X. 7. Playback time slide control. Allows you to drag the time indicator across the bottom of the screen to quickly pinpoint the time period you wish to view. Time changes can be seen in the box on the right as you slide the indicator. 8. Audio level control 9. Multi-Channel View selection 10. Display or hide play list 11.
【Zoom】Controls the optical Zoom IN (+) and Zoom Out (-) of the camera. 【Focus】Manual control of the camera’s focus adjustment if needed. Typically better to set the camera for auto-focusing after operating the zoom control. 【Iris】Aperture size adjustment. Again, in most cases it’s better to use the auto-shutter of the camera. 【Preset】Enter number of preset position to be set or called. Manual Movement Pan or Tilt the camera by left clicking on an area of the screen.
Programming a tour To setup an automatic tour with your PTZ camera, select the Set tab, enter the number 1 in the Set box (for your first tour), and click . Enter a preset position number in the Preset box and click . Enter the next preset number and click . After entering your final preset number, click on (the same button location as Start Tour, but changes its name automatically).
inputs and output for an alarm condition. 【Set Alarm】Sets the channel in a “standby mode” that will activate a recording when an alarm trigger is detected. 【Clear Alarm】Deactivates the “standby mode”. 【Alarm Output】Select the channel(s) you want to activate the alarm output relay contact. 【All】Allows you to quickly select all channels in the corresponding row. TIP: The Alarm Control is for how the alarm should work.
(2)Setup You can simultaneously use a standard monitor connected to the Video Out jack, and a higher resolution monitor connected to the VGA or the HDMI output. One output will only show the video from your cameras, and can be connected to a public view monitor. The other output will serve as the main control monitor feed and show the video from your cameras, plus the cursor movement of the mouse and all menus that you access.
【Channel】Select “All” to adjust all channels at the same time, or use the drop list to select a particular channel. TIP: Most installations have similar settings for all cameras. Use the “All” selection first, set your parameters, SAVE your settings, then go back and edit individual camera channels to customize the system to your needs. 【Encoding Type】Affects the resolution of the recording.
4.1.2 Channel Overlay – On Screen Display 【Channel】Select a channel to edit the name, or position of the name / time on a recording. 【Channel Name】Click on the Channel Name box and use the pop-up keyboard to enter a name (up to eight characters) for the channel. Click . 【Channel Display / Time Display】Use the drop lists to change the position of a channel’s name or time on a recording. 4.1.3 Recording Schedule Please note: 0 through 24 denote the hours of the day.
Select a channel (or “All”) to modify, click on the type of recording you wish to use, left click and drag your mouse through the time segment to set the schedule, click SAVE when finished. 4.2 Camera Use this tab to access settings for a PTZ camera, areas to block from the view of a camera, adjust video motion detection, and sequential camera viewing. 4.2.1 PTZ Setup There is no industry standard for the default settings used by a PTZ camera.
4.2.2 Video Setup 【Video Mode】NTSC mode is the default setting for North America and this unit. 【Channel】Select a channel to modify the settings below. 【Reserved Section】Click on the Setup button, left-click and drag your mouse over any area that you want to hide from a camera’s view. Remember to SAVE your changes using the icon on the top right corner of the screen. 【Video Loss】The video loss feature will notify you in the event a camera fails or is disconnected.
【Channel】Select a channel to add or modify video motion detection settings. 【Sensitivity Setting】Choose from five selections. TIP: Cameras mounted outdoors can be false triggered by changes in daylight from fast moving clouds, large insects crawling on a camera’s lens, or by car headlights at night. Consider these factors when placing your cameras; use lower sensitivity settings with outdoor cameras and target only the important items in a camera’s view with the detection area settings.
4.3 Network Setup Tab 4.3.1 Ethernet (Local Area Network) Setup 【DHCP】”Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol”. If this is checked your network will automatically assign your DVR an IP address when it connects. It will also assign it the proper subnet mask, default gateway, and DNS “Domain Name Server” address. Using your mouse, check DHCP, click , uncheck DHCP, then click again. This short procedure will auto fill the boxes on the setup page for you.
The WAN is also often called the ‘Internet’. Each device (computers, cell phones, etc) on your LAN has a unique IP address. 【Subnet Mask】 Server subnet mask. All devices on your LAN need to have the same subnet mask in order to communicate with each other. 【Default Gateway】 Server gateway. This is typically the same IP address as the router on your system and allows the DVR to communicate to the WAN or internet. 【DNS Server】 DNS server addresses.
You will need to provide the APN “Access Point Name”, the connection number, the account, and password. These items are avaialble from your 3G card service provider. 4.3.3 DDNS Setup 【DDNS Service】”Dynamic Domain Name System” Is helpful if your IP address is dynamic and not static. A static address is assigned by your service provider and does not change. A dynamic address is the most widely used service and can change. A DDNS service can track your dynamic address and allow you to always connect to it.
4.3.4 E-mail 【SSL Protocol】”Secure Socket Layer” Check this box only if your email server requires it to connect. 【Email Address】The recipient's email address. There are two boxes for two recipients. 【Send Email】The sender’s email address . 【SMTP Server】”Simple Mail Transfer Protocol” server. The server, designated by your service provider, is used to send mail. Your smtp server may look like “mail.mydomain.com” or “pop.maildomain.com” 【Email Account】Your login name for the email account.
4.3.5 Access Control 4.3.5 Access Control Determines which computers have access to your DVR. 【List Rule】Default is “not used”. With the table, you can refuse or grant access to your DVR based on the computer’s IP address. 【Starting IP】Display starting IP address of a group of addresses you are selecting. 【Ending IP】Display ending IP address of a group of addresses you are selecting. 【Add】ADD the IP address string placed in the “starting IP’ and ‘ending IP’.
【Remote Control – Device Name】If only using 1 or no remote controls leave the Remote Control setting at “0”, and the Device Name blank. 【Date Mode】Select the date format you prefer to use. 【Time Mode】Choose from 12 hour (AM-PM), or 24 hour time format 【System Date / Time】Click on these items to manually enter the date and time. Click when finished. 【Daylight-saving mode】Check the DST box if observed in your area.
quality of any camera to gain more available hours on your hard drive. 【Formatting】Click this button during record mode to show the current bit rate and recording time for one cycle (loop) of the hard drive. If you would like to format the hard drive (erase all data) stop all recording and highlight the drive in the list by clicking on its name. A blue highlight will be displayed over the drive’s name to show it has been selected, then click on “Formatting”. You will be asked to confirm your selection.
【Alarm Input】Similar to other setup menus, select a channel to modify (or All). 【Input Type】All alarm trigger switches or devices are categorized as: Normally Open (NO) = A switch, sensor, or other circuit that triggers an alarm when it is closed (contacts touching). Normally Closed (NC) = A switch, sensor, or other circuit that triggers an alarm when it is opened (contact separated or wire broken). Set each channel for the type of device that is connected to the alarm input terminal on the back of the DVR.
4.4.5 Output Schedule Left click and drag your mouse to quickly select the time periods of the day when you want the internal buzzer, e-mail, and alarm output functions to operate. when finished making your selections.
4.5 System Management 4.5.1 System Upgrade Rarely is a software upgrade needed for your unit. Should you experience any unusual symptoms with your unit, please contact Security Labs customer service at 1-800-774-0284 for help. 4.5.2 Log Search A text database log is kept for Control, Setup, Alarms, and Operational Errors. The date search box and drop list are there to help you find the information you want faster.
4.5.3 Online Users Click to show a list of user names and their IP addresses that are currently connected to the DVR via a LAN or WAN (internet) connection. The Administrator also has the option to disconnect a current user. 4.5.4 Exception Handling (Buzzer Warning) Exception handling is a feature that enables you to set the internal warning buzzer to activate in the event of a problem with the hard drive, other hardware (circuit), or a network failure.
4.5.5 Default This DVR series has the unique ability to return groups of settings back to the factory default (versus the entire unit). Select the group (or All) that you wish to return the factory default, click . Click and . Note: Language, time date format, video format, IP address, and user accounts will not be restored. 4.6 Shutdown Safe mode for Shutdown Click on the bottom tool bar, then on the pop up.
Chapter FIVE: Web Browser Connections 5.1 Connecting to the DVR The web browser viewing utility supports multiple browsers. Using Internet Explorer (IE), Google Chrome, or Firefox, enter the IP address of your DVR into the address bar of the browser (near the top of the window). When IE connects to your DVR, you will be prompted to download or run ‘NetDVR3 ActiveX Control Module’. Click yes or allow. This will enable your browser to connect to the DVR.
By clicking on the ‘Net Search’ tab, you can have the program automatically search for your DVR on the local network. You can also enter the IP address manually into the ‘IP address’ box. The default port (unless it has been changed on the DVR) is 7777. The default User Name is: admin. The default password is left blank (no password). These settings can be changed in the DVR menu under SYSTEM SETUP/USER MANAGEMENT. Users can be assigned individual privileges in the menu.
5.2 System Settings Click the ‘Setup’ button on the right panel to enter the configuration screen. Tabs are provided for each of the different sections. When choosing enable boxes, a left click on the box will enable (green) and a right click will disable (white). To set a folder to keep recordings from the DVR on your computer hard drive, click the box with three dots on it to the right of the directory path (under Record Setting). Choose the folder on your PC.
If you have a Pan-Tilt-Zoom (PTZ) camera connected to your DVR, you can set the PTZ protocol under the ‘PTZ Setting’ tab. Refer to the PTZ camera manual for the correct protocol and programming for each box. The PTZ camera can be controlled from the view screen.
The ‘Alarm Setting” tab allows you to determine which channels (cameras) will enable the DVR to go into record when an alarm input on the back of the DVR is active. An alarm input is different than the motion detection input. An alarm input could be a PIR motion detector, door switch, or other device. Left click on the channel (1-4 for a 4 CH DVR) to enable that camera to put the DVR into record. If you are using a PTZ camera, you can set it to go into a tour or preset position when an alarm is detected.
6.0 Viewing the DVR with PC Software (without a web browser) Included on the CD that came with your DVR is a ‘stand alone’ PC program that can connect to your DVR. This program is identical to the web browser viewing program described in the previous chapter (5.0). If you would like to avoid using a web browser or simply would like to use this program, it can be installed by opening the folder named ‘2) PC Client Viewing Software’ on the CD. Double click on ‘NetDvrV3.exe’ to install the program.
Open the CD on your computer and open the folder named “Mobile Client”. In this folder are the mobile viewing programs for Android, BlackBerry, and Symbian. iPhone Instructions: Click on App Store icon on your iPhone or iPad. Seach for ASee+, download, and follow the instructions provided with the app to connect remotely to your DVR. Android Instructions: Search ASee+ on the Marketplace and install the free download. This will install the most current version of the app on your smart device.
Symbian Instructions: Search ASee+ on the Marketplace and install the free download. This will install the most current version of the app on your smart device. You may also install the program offline by copying the ‘Asee.sisx’ file in the Symbian folder to your phone via the phone cable. After installing the program, follow the online help to connect to your DVR. .
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