HRN (6/12/24 Channel DVR) User Manual H6HRN H12HRN H24HRN Version 1.0 Features and specifications are subject to change, please check www.specotech.com for firmware updates.
Notes& Contents DVR User Manual Notes Please read this user manual carefully to ensure that you can use the device correctly and safely. The contents of this manual are subject to change without notice. ⚫ Do not install this device near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves or other devices that produce heat. ⚫ Do not install this device near water. Clean only with a dry cloth. ⚫ Do not block any ventilation openings and ensure proper ventilation around the machine.
Notes& Contents DVR User Manual Contents 1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................. 1 1.1 Welcome ................................................................................................................................................. 1 1.2 Features.....................................................................................................................................
Notes& Contents DVR User Manual 7.1.1 Mode Configuration .................................................................................................................. 34 7.1.2 Advanced Configuration ........................................................................................................... 35 7.2 Encode Parameters Setting ................................................................................................................... 36 7.3 Schedule Setting .........................
Notes& Contents DVR User Manual 9.7 View Alarm Status ............................................................................................................................... 62 10 Account & Permission Management ....................................................................................................... 63 10.1 Account Management ......................................................................................................................... 63 10.1.1 Add User...................
Notes& Contents DVR User Manual Appendix C Specifications ...............................................................................................................................
Introduction DVR User Manual 1 Introduction 1.1 Welcome Thank you for purchasing this DVR. If technical assistance is needed, please contact Speco Technologies Technical Support. Phone: 1-800-645-5516 option 3 Email: techsupport@specotech.com 1.2 Features Basic Functions ⚫ Supports network device access including IP camera/dome and the Onvif IP cameras ⚫ The DVR supports the H.265 and H.
Introduction DVR User Manual ⚫ Supports pre recording and delay recording configuration of the event recording Record Playback ⚫ Supports time scale operation in quick playback and the playback date and time can be set randomly by scrolling the mouse; the time interval of the time scale can be zoomed ⚫ Supports record searching by time slice/time/event/tag ⚫ Supports time view and camera view in searching by EZ mode ⚫ Supports EZ search by month, by day, by hour and by minute and time slice to be display
Introduction DVR User Manual ⚫ Press and hold the right mouse button for 5 seconds in any interface to switch the output to VGA and the DVR will display the video at the lowest resolution which the DVR supports 1.3 Front Panel Descriptions The following descriptions are for reference only. Name Descriptions REC When recording, the light is blue Net When access to network, the light is blue Power Power indicator, when connection, the light is blue 1.
Basic Operation Guide DVR User Manual 2 Basic Operation Guide 2.1 Startup & Shutdown Please make sure all the connections are done properly before you power on the unit. Proper startup and shutdown are crucial to extending the life of your device. 2.1.1 Startup ① Connect the output display device to the VGA/HDMI interface of the DVR. ② Connect with the mouse and power. The device will boot and the power LED would turn blue.
Basic Operation Guide DVR User Manual Button Function REC Record manually Search To enter search mode MENU To enter menu Exit To exit the current interface ENTER To confirm the choice or setup Direction button To move cursor in setup ZOOM To zoom in PIP No function temporarily To control playback.
Basic Operation Guide DVR User Manual In the live display & playback interface, if the interfaces display is in full screen, move the mouse to the bottom of the interface to pop up a tool bar. The tool bar will disappear automatically after you move the mouse away from it for some time; move the mouse to the right side of the interface to pop up a panel and the panel will disappear automatically after you move the mouse away from it.
EZ Setup & Main Interface DVR User Manual 3 EZ Setup & Main Interface 3.1 EZ Setup The disk icons will be shown on the top of the startup interface. You can view the number and status of each disk quickly and conveniently through these icons ( : no disk; : unavailable disk; : RW available disk). You must configure the wizard if you start the DVR for the first time (or click “Skip” to cancel the EZ Setup next time). System Login.
EZ Setup & Main Interface DVR User Manual Click “OK” to start wizard. The EZ Setup steps are as follows. ① System Login. Set your own password when you use the wizard for the first time (the default username of the system is admin); select the login username and enter the password you set by yourself. Click “Next” to continue or click “Cancel” to exit the wizard. ② Network Settings. Select the network work pattern as required.
EZ Setup & Main Interface DVR User Manual ③ Other Network Settings. ➢ UPnP settings: Check “Enable” in the interface and enter the port of external and then click “Test”. If the UPnP status were “Invalid UPnP”, the port number may be wrong. Click to modify the port until the UPnP status turns to “Valid UPnP”. Refer to the following picture. You can view the external IP address of the DVR. Enter the external IP address plus port in the address bar of your browser to access the DVR. (Please see 11.1.
EZ Setup & Main Interface DVR User Manual Click to edit the searched IP camera as shown on the below left. Enter the new IP address, subnet mask, gateway, username and the password of the camera. You can check “Sync to IPC” to modify the IP address of the IPC via different network segments for being in the same network segment with the DVR. Click “OK” to save the settings. Click to edit the added camera as shown on the above right.
EZ Setup & Main Interface DVR User Manual Scheduled: Set the “Sensor Record”, “Motion Record” and “Schedule Record” of each camera. Click “OK” to save. See 7.1.1 Mode Configuration for details. ⑦ QR Code. Enable the NAT function in the interface or set it in the network configuration after exiting the wizard (please refer to 11.1.8 NAT Configuration for details). You can scan the QR Code through the Speco Blue App available for iOS and Android to easily and securely view your cameras.
EZ Setup & Main Interface DVR User Manual The buttons in area ① are introduced in the table below. Button Meaning Start button. Click it to pop up area ③. Full screen button. Click it to show full screen; click it again to exit the full screen. Screen mode button. Sequence button (see 5.2.2 Quick Sequence View and 5.2.4 Scheme View in Sequence for details). Click it to enable OSD; click again to disable OSD. Click to set the default playback time before starting instant playback (8.
EZ Setup & Main Interface DVR User Manual Click “Camera” to view all the added cameras in the camera list. Select one camera window on the left side of the interface and then double click one camera in the list to preview the camera image in the selected window. Click “Customize Layout” to view all the display modes in the display mode list (refer to 5.2.1 Display Mode for detail configuration of the display mode). Double click one display mode in the list to switch to the display mode for previewing.
EZ Setup & Main Interface DVR User Manual The setup panel includes seven modules. Each module provides some function entries with links for convenient operation. Here we take Camera module as an example. The Camera module provides convenient links such as “Add Camera”, “Edit Camera”, “Image Settings”, “Motion”, “Intelligence Analytics” and “PTZ”. Click Camera to go to the camera management interface as shown below. There are some function items on the left side of the camera management interface.
EZ Setup & Main Interface DVR User Manual The module covers the functions such as Encode Parameters and Record Schedule and so on. Please see Chapter 7 Record & Disk Management for details. ➢ Alarm The module covers the functions such as Sensor and Motion Alarm Handling and Alarm Out Settings. Please see Chapter 9 Alarm Management for details. ➢ Disk The module covers the functions such as Disk Management, Storage Mode and Disk Information and so on.
Live View Introduction DVR User Manual 4 Camera Management 4.1 Camera Signal Click Start→Settings→Camera→Manage Camera→Camera Signal to go to the interface as shown below. Some models may support analog signal switching to IP signal, which means decreasing (or increasing) the number of analog channels will accordingly increase (or decrease) the number of IP channels. The DVR device supports hybrid access of TVI, and CVBS high definition cameras.
Live View Introduction DVR User Manual ➢ Quickly Add Check the cameras and then click “Add” to add cameras. Click to edit the camera’s IP address, username and password and so on. Click “Default Password” to set the default username and password of each camera.
Live View Introduction DVR User Manual Password” to pop up a window (check the IPCs in the window, set the new password and then click “OK” button; only the online IPCs’ passwords can be modified and a batch of IPCs’ passwords can be modified at the same time).
Live View Introduction DVR User Manual 5 Live View Introduction 5.1 Live View Interface Introduction Refer to the interface as shown below, drag one camera in the preview window to another window for camera window exchanging.
Live View Introduction DVR User Manual The single channel zoom interface is as shown below. Press and drag the blue box to select the zoom in area. Click / to zoom the image. Click the camera selection box to select other cameras for amplification. Click “Back” to return to the live view interface. 5.2 View Mode 5.2.1 Display Mode Set different screen modes and cameras’ display sequences as needed and then save the display modes classified by surveillance areas, priorities and so on.
Live View Introduction DVR User Manual ① Click “Customize Layout” in the above interface and then set the screen mode. ② Add the cameras and adjust the cameras’ display sequence as needed. ③ Click under the display mode list and then enter the display mode name in the popup window, click the “OK” button to save the current display mode. Method Two: ① Click Start→Settings→System→Basic→Output Settings to go to the interface and then set the screen mode.
Live View Introduction DVR User Manual mode. Double click the sequence view interface to pause the view; double click again to restore the view. Click to stop the view. 5.2.3 Scheme View In Sequence Click Start→Settings→System→Basic→Output Settings to go to the interface as shown below.
Live View Introduction DVR User Manual Go to the live view interface and then click and then click to open a window. Set the sequence interval in the window to start scheme view in sequence. Double click the sequence view interface to pause the view; double click again to restore the view. Click to stop the view. 5.2.4 Spot View Click Start→Settings→System→Basic→Output Settings→Output 2 to go to the interface as shown below. Click on the left to create a new scheme.
Live View Introduction DVR User Manual 5.3.2 Image Settings Click Start→Settings→Camera→Image→Image Settings to go to the following interface. Select the camera and then set the brightness, contrast, saturation and hue of the camera. Click “Advanced” button or in the camera list on the right side of the interface to pop up “Image Adjust” interface and then set the relevant setting items. Please refer to 5.4.5 Image Adjustment for detailed introductions of these items.
Live View Introduction DVR User Manual 5.3.4 Water Mark Settings Click Start→Settings→Camera→Image→Water Mark Settings to go to the interface as shown below. Select the camera and enable water mark and then enter the water mark information. Click “Apply” to save the settings. 5.3.5 Image Adjustment Go to the live view interface and then click the image adjustment interface.
Live View Introduction DVR User Manual ➢ Image Adjustment Select the camera and then click “Image Adjustment” to go to image adjustment tab. Refer to the above picture. Drag the slider to set the camera’s brightness, contrast, saturation and hue value. Check sharpen, wide dynamic and denoise and then drag the slider to set the value. Click “Default” button to set these parameters to default values.
Live View Introduction DVR User Manual Select the camera and then click “Lens Control” to go to lens control tab. Click or zoom and focus parameters of the camera’s lens. Click “Save” to save the settings. to adjust the The introductions of these parameters and buttons are as follows. Button/Parameter Meaning Click / to zoom in/out the image.
PTZ DVR User Manual 6 PTZ 6.1 PTZ Control Interface Introduction You can control the IP dome or PTZ which connects to the IP camera for PTZ control. Click on the tool bar at the bottom of the live view window to go to the PTZ control interface as shown below. You can select another IP dome or PTZ which connects to the IP camera on the top right of the interface for PTZ control. Introductions of the buttons on the bottom right of the interface: Button Meaning Click / / / to rotate the dome.
PTZ DVR User Manual ➢ 3D Control Click the camera image on any area and then the image will be centered on the clicked point. Refer to the picture as shown below. Drag the mouse from A to B to get a green rectangle and the rectangle area will be zoomed in. Refer to the picture as shown below. Drag the mouse from C to D to get a green rectangle and the rectangle area will be zoomed out.
PTZ DVR User Manual ➢ OSD Setting Go to PTZ protocol setting interface and then set the protocol before you bring up the OSD. Click “OSD Menu” to go to camera OSD setting interface. Click to start OSD setting. The meanings of the buttons are shown in the table below. Button Meaning Click it to call main menu or enter the sub menu or confirm the settings. Click it to call main menu or enter the sub menu or confirm the settings. Click it to change the menu mode or decrease the menu value.
PTZ DVR User Manual Click “Cruise” to go to cruise operation tab and then click “Add” button to pop up a window as shown below left. You can add 8 cruises for each dome at most. ① Enter the cruise name in the “Add Cruise” window and then click “Add preset” to pop up the “Add Preset” window (Before adding preset to the cruise, please add preset of the dome first). ② In the “Add Preset” window, select the preset name, preset time and preset speed and then click “OK” button.
PTZ DVR User Manual Select camera and then click “Add” button to add preset; or click in the camera list on the right side of the interface to display the preset information of the dome and then click to add preset. The operations of the “Add Preset” window is similar to that of the PTZ control interface; please see 6.1 PTZ Control Interface Introduction for details. ➢ Edit preset Select camera and preset. You can enter the new name of the preset and then click to save the new preset name.
PTZ DVR User Manual Click in the camera list on the right side of the interface to display the cruise information of the dome and then click on the top right corner of the cruise to delete the cruise.
Record & Disk Management DVR User Manual 7 Record& Disk Management 7.1 Record Configuration 7.1.1 Mode Configuration Please format the HDDs before recording (refer to 7.5 Disk Management for details). Click Start→Settings→Record→Mode Settings to go to the mode settings interface. You can set the record time under the “Manual Record Settings” and then click “Apply” to save the settings. There are two record modes: auto mode and manual mode.
Record & Disk Management DVR User Manual Select one auto mode to pop up the corresponding window. Set the encode, GOP, resolution, FPS, bitrate type, quality, max bitrate and audio of each camera and then click “OK” to save the settings. Please adjust the parameters according to the actual condition. Video Encode: the available options will be H.265 and H.264 if the connected IP camera supports H.265, or the option will be H.264 only. GOP: group of pictures.
Record & Disk Management DVR User Manual Set the pre-alarm record time, post-alarm record time and expiration time of each camera and then click “Apply” to save the settings. Pre-alarm Record Time: set the time to record before the actual recording begins. Post-alarm Record Time: set the time to record after the actual recording is finished. Expiration Time: set the expiration time for recorded video. If the set date is overdue, the recorded data will be deleted automatically. 7.
Record & Disk Management DVR User Manual 7.3 Schedule Setting 7.3.1 Add Schedule Click Start→Settings→Record→Record Schedule→Edit Schedules to go to the interface as shown below. “24×7”, “24×5” and “24×2” are the default schedules; you cannot edit or delete “24×7” while “24×5” and “24×2” can be edited and deleted. Click the schedule name to display the detailed schedule information on the left side of the interface.
Record & Disk Management DVR User Manual Set the schedule name and schedule time and then click “Add” to save the schedule. You can set day schedule or week schedule. : add button; : delete button. ➢ Set Day Schedule Click and then drag the cursor on the time scale to set record time; click and then drag the cursor on the time scale to delete the selected area. You can manually set the record start time and end time. Click or and then click “Manual” on each day to pop up a window as shown below.
Record & Disk Management DVR User Manual ➢ Set Week Schedule Click or and then click “Manual” beside to set the week schedule. Refer to the picture below. Set the start and end time, check the days in the window and then click “OK” to save the settings. Click “All” to set all week recording; click “Reverse” to swap the selected and unselected time in a week; click “Clear All” to clear all the selected area in a week. 7.3.
Record & Disk Management DVR User Manual 7.4 Record Mode 7.4.1 Manual Recording Method One: Click on the tool bar at the bottom of the live view interface to enable recording of the camera. Method Two: Go to the live view interface and then click the right-click menu “Manually Record On” in the camera window or click on the tool bar under the camera window to start recording. Note: Click Start→Settings→Record→Mode Settings and then set the manual record time in the interface.
Record & Disk Management DVR User Manual 7.5.2 Storage Mode Configuration Click Start→Settings→Disk→Storage Mode to go to the interface as shown below. There are four disk groups. By using disk group, you can correspond the camera to disk (the record data of the camera in the group will be stored into the disks in the same group). The DVR with e-SATA interface supports e-SATA recording. The added disks and cameras will be added into group one automatically.
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Alarm Management DVR User Manual 8 Playback& Backup 8.1 Instant Playback Click on the tool bar at the bottom of the preview camera window to play back the recorded video (click on the tool bar at the bottom of the live view interface to set the default playback time). Refer to the picture below. Drag the playback progress bar to change the playback time. You can also click the rightclick menu “Instant Playback” in the camera window and then set the instant playback time to play back the record. 8.
Alarm Management DVR User Manual cameras in the window and then click “Add” to add playback camera. The system supports a maximum of 16 synchronous playback cameras. The buttons on the tool bar (area ①) at the bottom of the playback interface are introduced in the table below. Button Meaning Start button. Click it to pop up area ②. Full screen button. Click it to show full screen; click it again to exit the full screen. Screen mode button. OSD ON button.
Alarm Management DVR User Manual Button Menu List Meaning -- Move tool. Click it to move the tool bar anywhere. Enable Audio Click it to enable audio. You can listen to the camera audio by enabling audio. Snapshot Click it to snap. Click it to go to the zoom in interface. The zoom in interface is similar to that of the camera window in the live view interface. Zoom In Click to pause the record playing; click to play the record.
Alarm Management ⚫ DVR User Manual Smart Playback by Drawing Rectangle Click and draw a rectangle in the desired area. Then the system will automatically search the record files of this area. The cyan blocks indicate that there are intelligent recording files. Move the cursor to such block and click to play the record. ⚫ Smart Playback by Drawing Line Click and draw a line in the desired area. Then the system will automatically search the record files about crossing this line.
Alarm Management DVR User Manual ⚫ Smart Playback by Drawing Quadrilateral Click and draw a quadrangle in the desired area. Then the system will automatically search the record files of this area. The cyan blocks indicate that there are intelligent recording files. Move the cursor to such block and click to play the record. 8.4 Record Search, Playback &Export The record data and the captured pictures can be exported through network, USB (U disk or USB mobile HDD).
Alarm Management DVR User Manual ② Select one camera in the interface and then click “Open” button. ③ Click the image box to play the record in the small playback box on the left side of the interface (the box which has image inside indicates that the record data exist). ④ Refer to the picture below. Drag the color blocks on the time scale to select the record data and then click “Export” button to pop up the “Record Backup” window as shown below.
Alarm Management DVR User Manual Time Slice Search: Method One: Click “Year”, “Month” or “Day” button under the record time scale to select the time slice mode. In “Day” mode, click / on the left/right side of the time scale to view the record of the last/next day; click “Minute” in the “Picture” option under the time scale to select “Minute” mode (in “Minute” mode, click the time scale to change the time of the 60 display windows) and click “Hour” to select “Hour” mode.
Alarm Management DVR User Manual 8.4.3 Time Search ① Click Start→ Search and Export→Time Search to go to the “Time Search” tab as shown below. on the bottom of the interface to add playback camera. A maximum of 16 cameras can be added for playback. Click “Modify” on the top right corner of the camera window to change the camera and click “Clear” to remove the camera. ③ Click the camera window to play the record in the small playback box on the left side of the interface.
Alarm Management DVR User Manual ④ Check cameras on the left side of the interface or check “All” to select all the cameras and then click to search the record. The searched record will be displayed in the list. ⑤ Click in the list to play back the record in the popup window. Click to back up one record data or check multiple record data in the list and then click “Backup” button for record batch backup.
Alarm Management DVR User Manual 8.4.7 View Export Status Click Start→Search and Export→Export Status or click interface to view the export status.
Alarm Management DVR User Manual 9 Alarm Management 9.1 Sensor Alarm To complete the entire sensor alarm settings, you should enable the sensor alarm of each camera and then set up the alarm handling of each camera. ① Click Start→Settings→Alarm→Sensor Alarm to go to the following interface. ② Select schedule and the alarm type (NO or NC) according to trigger type of the sensor. ③ Enable the sensor alarm of each camera.
Alarm Management DVR User Manual is triggered. You need to set the delay time and the schedule of the alarm outputs. See 9.5.1 Alarm-out for details. Preset: check it and then the “Trigger Preset” window will pop up automatically. Configure the trigger preset of each camera. To add presets, please see 6.2 Preset Setting for details. Buzzer: if enabled, the system will begin to buzz when the sensor alarm is triggered. To set the delay time of the buzzer, please see 9.5.4 Buzzer for details.
Alarm Management DVR User Manual 9.2.2 Motion Alarm Handling Configuration ① Click Start→Settings→Alarm→Motion Alarm to go to the following interface. ② Enable or disable “Record”, “Snapshot”, “Push”, “Alarm-out”, “Preset”, “Buzzer”, “Pop-up Video” and “Email”. The alarm handling settings of motion alarm the same as the sensor alarm (see 9.1 Sensor Alarm for details). ③ Click “Apply” to save the settings. You can click “Motion Settings” to go to the motion configuration interface. 9.3 Smart Event 9.3.
Alarm Management DVR User Manual Object Detection Alarm Handling Configuration: ① Click Start→Settings→Alarm→Intelligence Alarm→Object Detection to go to the following interface. ② Enable or disable “Snapshot”, “Push”, “Alarm-out”, “Preset”, “Buzzer”, “Pop-up Video” and “E-mail”. The alarm handling setting of object detection alarm is similar to that of the sensor alarm (see 9.1 Sensor Alarm for details). ③ Click “Apply” to save the settings.
Alarm Management DVR User Manual Exception Alarm Handling Configuration: ① Click Start→Settings→Alarm→Intelligence Alarm→Exception to go to the interface. ② Enable or disable “Snapshot”, “Push”, “Alarm-out”, “Preset”, “Buzzer”, “Pop-up Video” and “E-mail”. The alarm handling setting of exception detection alarm is similar to that of the sensor alarm (see 9.1 Sensor Alarm for details). ③ Click “Apply” to save the settings.
Alarm Management DVR User Manual ② Enable or disable “Snapshot”, “Push”, “Alarm-out”, “Preset”, “Buzzer”, “Pop-up Video” and “E-mail”. The alarm handling setting of line crossing alarm is similar to that of the sensor alarm (see 9.1 Sensor Alarm for details). ③ Click “Apply” to save the settings. You can click “Crossing Config” to go to the line crossing configuration interface. 9.3.
Alarm Management DVR User Manual ② Enable or disable “Snapshot”, “Push”, “Alarm-out”, “Preset”, “Buzzer”, “Pop-up Video” and “E-mail”. The alarm handling setting of intrusion detection alarm is similar to that of the sensor alarm (see 9.1 Sensor Alarm for details). ③ Click “Apply” to save the settings. You can click “Intrusion Config” to go to the intrusion detection configuration interface. 9.4 Exception Alarm 9.4.
Alarm Management DVR User Manual ② Enable or disable “Record”, “Snapshot”, “Push”, “Alarm-out”, “Preset”, “Buzzer”, “Pop-up Video”, “Pop-up Message Box” and “E-mail”. The Video Loss Settings are similar to that of the sensor alarm (see 9.1 Sensor Alarm for details). ③ Click “Apply” to save the settings. 9.4.3 Warning Handling Settings ① Click Start→Settings→Alarm→Exception→Warning Handling Settings to go to the interface as shown below.
Alarm Management DVR User Manual 9.5.4 Buzzer Click Start→Settings→Alarm→Event Notification→Buzzer to go to the buzzer configuration interface. Set the delay time of the buzzer and then click “Apply” to save the setting. You can click “Test” to test the buzzer. 9.5.5 Push Message Click Start→Settings→Alarm→Event Notification→Push Message to go to the interface as shown below. Check “Enable” and then click “Apply” button to save the settings.
Alarm Management DVR User Manual 9.6 Manual Alarm Click on the tool bar at the bottom of the live view interface to pop up a window. Click “Trigger” to start alarm. Click “Clear” to stop alarm. 9.7 View Alarm Status Click Start→Settings→Alarm→Alarm Status or click interface to view the alarm status. on the tool bar at the bottom of the live view Click “Clear” button to stop the buzzer when the buzzer alarm happens. Click information as shown below.
Account & Permission Management DVR User Manual 10 Account & Permission Management 10.1 Account Management Click Start→Settings→Account and Authority→Account→Edit User to go to the interface as shown below. Area ① displays the user permissions. Area ② displays the user list. Click the user in the list to display its user permissions in area ①. There are three default permission groups (“Administrator”, “Advanced” and “Common”) available when adding accounts.
Account & Permission Management DVR User Manual ② Set the username, password and group. User can also set the pattern lock here. The e-mail address is optional. Click “Add” to add the user. 10.1.2 Edit User Click Start→Settings→Account and Authority→Account→Edit User and then click in the user list or double click the user to edit the user information. Click to delete the user (the user admin cannot be deleted). ➢ Edit Security Question You can set password security only for admin.
Account & Permission Management DVR User Manual ➢ Edit User Click “Edit User” to pop up the window as shown below. The admin is enabled, its permission control is closed and permission group cannot be changed by default. You can enable or disable other users (if disabled, the user will be invalid), open or close their permission control (if closed, the user will get all the permissions which admin has) and set their permission groups. Click “OK” to save the settings. 10.
Account & Permission Management DVR User Manual 10.3.2 Edit Permission Group Go to “Edit Permission Group” interface and then click in the group list to edit the permission group (the operations of the “Edit Permission Group” are similar to that of the “Add Permission Group”, please see 10.3.1 Add Permission Group for details). Click to save the group as another group. Click to delete the permission group. The three default permission groups (“Administrator”, “Advanced” and “Common”) cannot be deleted.
Account & Permission Management DVR User Manual Set a camera and then enable or disable the preview permission on logout as required. If a camera’s preview permission on logout is “ON”, you can view the live image of the camera when the system is logged out, or the live image of the camera cannot be seen when logged out. 10.6 Password Security Click Start→Settings→Account and Authority→Security→Password Security to go to the following interface.
Device Management DVR User Manual 11 Device Management 11.1 Network Configuration 11.1.1 TCP/IP Configuration Click Start→Settings→Network→TCP/IP to go to the following interface. Check “Obtain an IPv4 address automatically”, “Obtain an IPv6 address automatically” and “Obtain DNS automatically” to get the network addresses automatically, or manually enter the network addresses.
Device Management DVR User Manual ② Install a certificate. * You can create a private certificate here. Click the “Create” button to create a private certificate. Enter the country (only two letters available), domain (DVR’s IP address/domain), validity date, password, province/state, region and so on. Then click “OK” to save the settings. * If there is a signed certificate, click “Browse” to select it and then click “Install” to install it.
Device Management DVR User Manual 11.1.3 PPPoE Configuration Click Start→Settings→Network→PPPoE to go to the interface as shown below. Check “Enable” in “PPPoE Settings” and then enter the username and password obtained from the dealer. Click “Apply” to save the settings. 11.1.4 DDNS Configuration The DDNS is used to control the dynamic IP address through domain name. Speco Technologies provides free DDNS service with US-based servers. You can access the DVR easily if the DDNS is enabled and configured.
Device Management DVR User Manual Click “Edit Recipient” to go to the following interface. Click “Add” and then enter the recipient’s e-mail address and select the schedule (if a schedule is selected, the system will send the alarm email and the recipient will receive it only in the selected schedule time) in the popup window. Click “Add” in the window to add the recipient. You can also change the recipient’s receiving schedule by clicking in the “Schedule” column.
Device Management DVR User Manual 11.1.7 802.1X If it is enabled, the DVR data can be protected. When the DVR is connected to the network protected by the IEEE 802.1X, user authentication is needed. To use this function, the DVR shall be connected to a switch supporting 802.1x protocol. The switch can be considered as an authentication system to identify the device in a local network.
Device Management DVR User Manual 11.1.9 View Network Status Click Start→Settings→Network→Network Status to view the network status or click the bottom of the live view interface to view network status conveniently. on the tool bar at 11.2 Basic Configuration 11.2.1 General Configuration Click Start→Settings→System→Basic→General Settings to go to the following interface. Set the device name, device No., language, video format and main output.
Device Management DVR User Manual Device Name: The name of the device. It may display on the client end or CMS that help user to recognize the device remotely. Video Format: Two modes: PAL and NTSC. Select the video format according to the camera. Sequence Automatically: Check it and set “wait time”. The system will sequence automatically if it is not operated during the time you set. 11.2.2 Date and Time Configuration Click Start→Settings→System→Basic→Date and Time to go to the interface as shown below.
Device Management DVR User Manual 11.2.3 Recorder OSD Settings Click Start→Settings→System→Basic→Recorder OSD settings to go to the following interface. Name, icon and address OSD can be enabled here. 11.3 Factory Default Click Start→Settings→System→Maintenance→Factory Default and then click “Restore factory setting” button in the interface to reset to the factory default settings (check “all except the network” to retain the network settings).
Device Management DVR User Manual ③ Click Start→Settings→System→Maintenance→Upgrade to go to “Upgrade” interface. Select the USB device in “Device Name” option and go to the path where the upgrade software exists. Select the upgrade software and then click “Upgrade”. The system may automatically restart during upgrading. Please wait for a while and do not power off the DVR during upgrading.
Device Management DVR User Manual 11.7 View Log Click Start→Settings→System→Maintenance→View Log to go to the log view interface. Select the log main type, click to set start time and end time and then click “Search” button. The searched log files will be displayed in the list. Choose the log file in the list and then click “Export” button to export the log file. Click on the “Content” title bar to pop up a menu list.
Remote Surveillance DVR User Manual 12 Remote Surveillance 12.1 Mobile Client Surveillance ① Enable NAT in the DVR. Refer to 11.1.8 NAT Configuration for details. ② Scan the QR Code through the Speco Blue App available for iOS and Android to easily and securely view your cameras. ③ Run the mobile client, go to the “Add Device” interface and then click to scan the QR Code of the DVR (Go to Start→Settings→System→Information→Basic to view the QR Code of the DVR).
Remote Surveillance DVR User Manual ② Click Start→Settings→Network→NAT to go to the interface for NAT configuration and check “Enable”. Click “Apply” to save the settings and make note of the QR code number under the QR code. Via Internet Explorer, go to connect.specotech.cloud, input the QR code number, your username and password to login. ➢ PPPoE Access ① Click Start→Settings→Network→PPPoE to go to the “PPPoE” interface.
Remote Surveillance DVR User Manual Modify Password: click it to change the password of the current login user. Enter the current password and then set a new password in the popup window. Click “OK” button to save the new password. Local Settings: click it to change the local settings. Set the snapshot number and click “Browse” to set the snapshot path and record path as shown below. Click “Apply” button to save the settings. 12.4.
Remote Surveillance DVR User Manual ➢ Tool Bar Introduction Button Meaning Screen mode button. Click it to disable OSD. Click to enable OSD. Click it to show full screen. Right click on the full screen to exit full screen. Click “All Main Stream” or “All Sub Stream” to set the stream of all the cameras. Manual alarm button. Click it to pop up a window and then trigger and clear the alarm-out in the window manually. Click it to preview all cameras. Click it to close all the preview cameras.
Remote Surveillance DVR User Manual The 3D zoom in function is designed for P.T.Z. Click it and then drag the image to zoom in or zoom out the image; click the image on different areas to view the image of the dome omni-directionally. Click it to start record to the DVR Click it to close the preview camera. Click it to enable audio and then drag the slider bar to adjust the volume. You can listen to the camera audio by enabling audio.
Remote Surveillance DVR User Manual Button Meaning Click to step backward 30s and click to step forward 30s. Backup start time button. Click the time scale and then click it to set the backup start time. Backup end time button. Click the time scale and then click it to set the backup end time. Export button. Backup tasks button. Click it to view the backup status. Event list button. Click it to view the event record of manual/schedule/sensor/motion. 12.4.
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FAQ DVR User Manual Appendix A FAQ Q1. Why can’t I find the HDD? a. Please check the power and SATA data cables of the HDD to make sure they are well connected. b. For some DVRs with the 1U or small 1U case, the power of the adapter may be not enough for operating them. Please use the power adaptor supplied along with the DVR. c. Please make sure the HDDs are compatible with the DVR. See Appendix C Compatible Device List for details. d. The HDD could have gone bad. Q2.
FAQ DVR User Manual Q6. The system is not recording, why? a. Make sure the HDD was formatted prior to use. b. The record schedule has not been set in manual record mode. Please refer to 7.3.2 Record Schedule Configuration for details. c. Maybe HDD is full and thus the DVR is not able to record. Check HDD information from Disk Management and if required, please enable the recycle function (please see 7.1.2 Advanced Configuration for details). d.
FAQ DVR User Manual Fig 10-1 Fig 10-2 Q9. How to play the backup file? a. Record backed up by DVR: insert the USB device in which the record backup files is saved to the USB interface of the PC and then open the USB device path. The record can be backed up in the private format and AVI format by DVR.
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Calculate Recording Capacity DVR User Manual Appendix B Calculate Recording Capacity The recording capacity is mainly up to the record resolution, record stream and bitrate. Different image quality parameters decide different disk capacity occupation in equal times. The bigger the record resolution, record stream and record bitrate is, the more disk capacity is taken up in equal times. The calculation format of recording capacity is shown as below.
Specifications DVR User Manual Appendix C Specifications Model System Video Compression OS Analog Input IPC Input Network Access & Transfer Bandwidth Network Access Format Output Audio Input 2-way Audio Local Output Record Stream Resolution Record Frame Rate IP Input Bit Rate Mode Resolution Simultaneous Playback Playback Search Mode Smart Search Function Mode Input Alarm Output Linkage H6HRN H12HRN Standard H.264/H.
Specifications Web Client RJ45 10M/100M/100Mbps×1 TCP/IP，PPPoE，DHCP，DNS，DDNS，UPnP，NTP，SMTP, HTTP, HTTPs, RTSP Max. 5 online users monitoring OS Speco Blue iOS, Android Interface Network Mobile Device Storage Export Interface Others DVR User Manual Protocol RJ45 10M/100Mbps×1 SATA×1，max SATA×1，max 14TB SATA×2，max 14TB per 14TB per HDD per HDD HDD E-SATA / E-SATA×1 E-SATA×1 Local By U disk, USB mobile HDD Network Yes USB USB2.
