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Introduction This product series is a 4 channel embedded NVR with pentaplex functionality. This means that the product will perform video and audio live preview, recording, playback, remote access, and backup simultaneously. This advanced product series receives a high quality video stream that is transmitted digitally by the IP Camera (IPC). This video signal is encoded by the NVR and enabled for recording, viewing, configuring, and playback.
Catalog 1 INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................... 2 1.1 Brief Introduction .................................................................................................................................. 2 1.2 Main Functions and Features .............................................................................................................. 2 1.3 Installation Instructions .....................................
1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Brief Introduction This product series is a 4 channel embedded NVR with pentaplex functionality. This means that the product will perform video audio live preview, recording, playback, remote access, and backup simultaneously. This advanced product series receives a high quality video stream that is transmitted digitally by the IP Camera (IPC). This video signal is encoded by the NVR and enabled for recording, viewing, configuring, and playback. 1.
Rear Panel Instruction Table 0-2Rear Panel Description NO. Interface Description VGA Output 1: DIN-15 Alarm Input 4 Channel Input Alarm Output 1 Channel Output Network Interface 1 : RJ45 10/100M USB Interface 2: USB 2.0 3 RS485 1: Send & Receive Data, half-duplex interface (+ -) 4 power DC 12V 1 2 Remote Control Table 0- 3 Remote Control Description NO.
13 14 15 16 MENU ESC BACKUP CLEAR 17 SEQ 18 Enter the main menu of setting interface Return or exit operations Backup video files Cancel alarm under alarm status One key for channel touring according to the touring settings; Press to pause and restart while touring 1. preview mode: pop out playback interface; 2. playback mode: shift between play and pause 19 Playback mode: Stop play 20 Playback mode: fast rewind 21 Playback mode: fast forward 1.
*Connect to the Alarm Input and Output Devices The alarm input device should be the type of GND connected alarm or voltage input alarm, which can be set as N/O or N/C (N/O = Normally Open and N/C = Normally Closed). These definitions refer to the type of signaling method your alarm uses. The requirements of voltage alarm signal input level: low level: 0-2V; high level: 5-15V. The green angle pins are supplied for access of PTZ and alarm devices.
2 USE INSTRUCTION 2.1 Login Starting Up To turn on the device, plug power into the back of the unit and flip the switch on the back. The Power LED on the front panel will light in red when the unit is receiving power. The preview screen will then display. The login window will appear by either pressing [ESC] on the remote control, or by right clicking the mouse. Select the appropriate user and the corresponding password to log in.
2.2 Menu introduction In order to access the options shown below, right-click on the mouse or press [MENU] on the remote. [Single]: Click [View 1CH] to display the currently selected channel in full screen mode. Alternativel y, you can double-click a channel in order to view it in full screen mode. Double-click again in order to exit full screen mode. [Four]: Click [View 4CH] to display all four channels at once. [Main menu]: Click [Main Menu] to enter the main menu of the NVR.
[Manual Rec]: Click [Record] to adjust basic recording settings. To adjust more specific recording settings, please refer to section 2.4 of the manual. [Color Setup]: Click [Color Setting] to choose a specific channel and adjust color settings for the selected channel.
2.3 Main Menu operation 2.4 Record [Video Recording]: Click [Setting] to go to the menu that contains many of the configuration settings on the NVR.
Click [Schedule] to adjust any recording settings. (1) (2) (3) (4) Select channel; Select the type of recording (Schedule: scheduled recording/Alarm: alarm triggered recording); Select the time period you want to record(note the day of the week, choose ALL for all 7 days) Select the start and end time for recording, and the total recording time.
2.5 Playback [Playback]: From the Main Menu, select [Playback]. In order to playback footage from a certain date, first select the channel you want to playback video from. Next, select the date from the calendar in the top right of the window. Dates with video footage will appear with a yellow date number instead of a white one. After the date is selected, there will be a time line at the bottom of the page. Just left-click anywhere you want to start playback.
2.6 Backup [Backup]: From the Main Menu, select [Backup] in the bottom right. You will be presented with a screen like below. In order to backup a video file, you will need to specify the type (motion, alarm, or schedule), channel, and time for the video file.
2.7 Alarm Settings [External Alarm Recording]: Go to [Main Menu] and click [Setting]. Then, select [External Alarm] to set the alarm recording. The sub-menu interface is as follows: In order to configure the alarm recording settings, please follow the steps below. (1) Select the proper Alarm In channel (2) Select the Type of Alarm. The options are normally open or normally closed. If you do not know what type of alarm it is, please consult your alarm’s manual.
[HDD Alarm]: Go to [Main Menu], click [Settings], and then select [HDD Alarm] In order to configure the NVR to sound an alarm when there is an issue with the hard drive, you will need to configure the alarm settings here. [Event Type]: The type of event that you want to trigger the alarm. [ON]: Whether or not the alarm is on or off [Buzzer]: Whether or not to sound an audible alarm when the [Event Type] is triggered.
2.8 IPC Management [IPC Management]: From the [Main Menu], select [IPC Manage] to manage the connection between the IP Cameras and the NVR. 1) If [Search and Add All Devices Automatically] is highlighted in yellow, then the NVR will automatically find cameras on the network and bind them to the list. 2) From [Search IPC], the NVR will search the network for any IP Cameras, and you will be able to select and bind them to the device.
[Video Stream] To adjust the video stream settings, go to [Main Menu] and click [Settings]. From the [Settings] menu, go to [Video Stream]. [Channel]: The channel that you are trying to change the video stream settings for. [Main Stream]: This is used when you are connected on the LAN to the NVR.
2.9 Other System Settings 1) General Settings [System Time]: The date and time on the system. [Date Format]: The format of the Day, Month, and Year. [Time Format]: The format of the hours of the day. It’s recommended to leave this on 24 Hours. [Language]: The language of the system.
[HDD Full]: This is what the system will automatically do when the hard drive becomes full. [Video Standard]: The video standard of the NVR. Default for North America is NTSC [Pack Duration]: The length of time each video file will be [Startup Guide]: whether or not to display the startup guide when the system boots [Sync IPC Time]: Whether or not to sync the date and time on the NVR with the cameras connected to the system.
3) Display Settings [Display Settings] In order to configure the [Display Settings] for the NVR, go to [Main Menu], then to [Settings], and then select [Display]. [Channel]: This is the current channel you are editing the settings for. [Channel Name]: This is the name you want the NVR to display for the selected channel. [Channel Display]: Whether or not to display the channel name on the live feed. [Time Display]: Whether or not to display the time on the selected channel.
4) Advanced Settings [Advanced Settings]: In order to access the advanced settings, go to [Main Menu] and then select [Advanced] in the middle at the bottom. You will be presented with a screen like the one below. From this page, you can access the accounts on the NVR, restore it to defaults, upgrade the software, or configure when to auto-reboot the NVR. [Account]: This is addressed in section 5 of this chapter. [Default]: This button allows you to restore the NVR to factory defaults.
5) Account Management [Account] To manage accounts on the NVR, select [Account] from the [Advanced Settings] menu. [Add Account]: Allows you to add a new account to the NVR [Edit Account]: Allows you to edit settings on the select account [Delete Account]: Removes the account from the NVR.
6) Hard Drive Management [HDD Info] In order to view the current status of the HDD and to format the HDD, you will need to first go to [Main Menu], then to[ Info], and then to [HDD Info]. [Total Space]: This is the total space available on the hard drive in the NVR. [Free Space]: This is the amount of free space left on the hard drive in the NVR. [Status]: This is the current status of the hard drive in the NVR [Refresh]: This button will refresh the information shown on the page.
2.10 System Information [System Information]: To display the [System Information] page, go to [Main Menu] and then to [Info]. [HDD Info]: This page allows you to view the current status of the hard drive in the NVR and to format the HDD if necessary. [Log]: This page will allow you to view the log files associated with alarms that the system has set off. Additional information can be found in the next section of this manual.
[Type]: This is the type of log you want to search for [Date]: This is the date you want to search for log files on [Search]: Click this button to actually search for log files based on the [Type] and [Date]. [Prev.
3. Mobile Phone Access 3.1 Remote Networking Guide [Remote Networking Guide] In order to access your NVR system from your mobile phone, you will first need to set it up for remote access. Please view our interactive, step-by-step tutorial at www.zmodo.
3.2 Zviewer for Android [Zviewer for Andoird] Figure 1 Figure 3 Figure 2 Figure 4 Connecting to a Device: 1.From the main interface tap the settings gear in the bottom left corner and enter the device list.(Fig1) 2.If there are no devices added you will be prompted with “No device, please add”. Tap “Add new device”(Fig2) 3.Enter a name for the DVR. Now enter the corresponding IP address, mobile port number, case sensitive username and password, and the number of channels your DVR has.
3.2 Zviewer for iOS [Zviewer for iOS] Figure 1 Figure3 Figure 2 Figure 4 Device Management: 1. 2. 3. 4. From the home screen (Fig1), press the settings arrow in the bottom left and select “Device Manage”(Fig2). From the management screen( Fig3), select the “+” icon in the upper right hand corner to add a device. From the “Add Device” page (Fig4), enter a name for the DVR.
4. APPENDIX 4.
Items Options in Menu Default LANGUAGE Simplified Chinese, English English Video Standard PAL,NTSC,SECAM Auto adjust VGA Setting 800×600@60Hz ,1024×768@60 Hz,1280×1024@60 Hz 1280×1024@60Hz Time Format 12 hours, 24 hours 24 hours Time Setting No menu options, click directly into sub-menu settings Year-month-day hour : minute PM DST OFF/ON, choose directly into sub-menu settings OFF Password Setting No menu options, click directly into sub-menu settings Password: 111111 User: admin HDD
Media Port No menu options, click directly into settings 8000 PPPoE Setting ON/OFF; No menu options, click directly into settings OFF PPPoE Address No menu options, display IP address when PPPoE dial-up successfully 0.0.0.0 DNS Address No menu options, click directly into settings 202.96.134.
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