Clover Electronics CDR0820 manual

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    Digital Video Recorder (DVR) 4/8/16 and Channel U s e r M a n u a l[...]

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    - 2 - CAUTION! RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK. PLEASE DO NOT REMOVE COVER WHEN POWER CONNECTED. NO USER SER VICEABLE P AR TS INSIDE. REFER SER VICING T O QUALIFIED SER VICE PERSONNEL. W ARNING TO PREVEN T FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK HAZA RD, DO NOT E XPOSE THIS APPLI ANCE T O RAIN OR MOISTURE. NOTE: This equipment has been tested and fo und to comply with the l[...]

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    - 3 - LIMIT A TION OF LIABILITY  This users’ manual is supplied ‘as is’, with no warranties, be it expressed or implied, including, but not limite d to, the implied wa rrantie s of me rchantabi lity , suitability for any exact purpose, or non-infringement of any third party’ s rights.  This publication may include technical in accurac[...]

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    - 4 -  Please refer all work related to the instal lation of this p roduct to qualified service personnel or system installers.  Do not operate the appliance b eyond its specified temperature, humidity or power source ratings.  Place the unit on a flat surface not pro ne to vibration or impact.  Use the appli ance at temperatur es betwe[...]

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    - 5 -  Do not expose the appliance to water or mois ture, nor try to operate it in wet areas. Do not install the unit in an ar ea where condensation occurs. Do not oper ate with wet hands. T ake immedia te action if the appl iance become s wet. T urn the power off and refer servicing to qualified serv ice personnel . Moistu re may dam age the ap[...]

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    - 6 - T able of Content s LIMIT A TION OF LIABILITY............. .............. ............ .............. .............. ............ .............. ........... ... ......... 3 DISCLAIMER OF W ARRANTY ........... ........... ............... ........... .............. .............. ............ .............. ... ...... 3 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS . ..[...]

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    - 7 - 5. DVR SETTINGS ....... .............. ............ .............. .............. ............ .............. ........... .............. . ........... ....... 38 5.1 M AIN M ENU .................. .............. ............... ........... .............. .............. ............ .............. .............. . ......38 5.1.1 Menu Options..[...]

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    - 8 - 6.5 O PERA TION I NTERF ACE ............. ............ .............. ............ .............. ........... ............... .............. ...........74 6.5.1 Live................ ............ .............. ............ .............. ............ ........... ............... ........... ............ .........74 6.5.2 Connecting cameras ...[...]

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    - 9 - APPENDIX 5 LIMITED 1YEAR W ARRANTY ...... .............. ........... .............. ............ ............ ..............103 APPENDIX 6 HOW TO OBT AIN F ACTOR Y SER VICE ...... .............. ........... .............. ............... .........103[...]

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    - 10 - 1. YOUR DVR A T A GLANCE Produc t Over view D 1 Model 4CH 8 CH 16 CH Video Format PAL/NT SC Video Compression H.264 Baselin e Compression Video Input / Output BNC 4 Input / CVBS output/ VCA output BNC 8 Input / CVBS Output/Spot Out/Video Loop/VGA Output/ HDM I BNC 16 Input / CVBS Output/Spot Out/Video Loop/VGA Output/HDMI Audio Format G.711a[...]

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    - 11 - Power Adapter DC 12V 3A AC 220V/ 12V 5A Operatin g temperature -10 ℃ ~+40 ℃ Operating humidity 10%~90% Dimensions* (L*W*H) 315x232x57m m 430*443*96m m CIF Model 4CH 8CH 16CH Video Format PAL/NSTC Vide o Compression H.264 Baseline Compression Video Input / Outpu t BNC 4 Input/ 1 Output BNC 8Input/1 Output BNC 16 Input / 1 Output Audio For[...]

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    - 12 - Network Protocol TCP-IP/ DHCP/PPPOE /NTP/FTP/ RTSP / UPNP Network Function Live Monitor, Playback, Configuratio n, Backup, Mobile Phone Surveillance USB 2.0 Interface Mouse/USB flash disk Mouse / Portable Mobile HDD/ Flash Drive/ DVD Burner/ Firmware Upgra de Playback method Normal, Fast Fo rward, Slow For ward, Rewind, Single S tep Network [...]

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    - 13 - Please get acquainted w ith the parts and accessories as we ll as the way s to use the appliance as described in this instruction manual. If y ou have any questions that this guide cannot answer , please cont act your vendor or a certified specialist. 2. Content s of t he Box • DVR device • Installation CD • Remote control • Power co[...]

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    - 14 - Quad Press this button to sw itch the display modes 1 Channel sw itch CH1,CH2, CH3,CH4 Using these buttons allows you to choose to output video on your monitor either as a full-screen view of each of the cameras individually 2 Menu Menu Access tool bar 3 ESC ESC Close upper interface or cont rols. 4 REC REC Manually stop/start recording 5 DE[...]

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    - 15 - 10+ Switch above 10+ channels Assistant- ( optional ) Fn Assistant function: PTZ control and image color. In PTZ menu, shif t PTZ control m enu. Activate cu rrent control , modify setu p, increas e/decreas e numeral, assistant function such as PTZ menu Up/do wn Switch tab in main m enu. Shift current activated control. When playback, cli[...]

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    - 16 - 11 PTZ- ( optional ) PTZ Enter PTZ control Mult+Enter Switch output betwe en VGA and CVBS. 12 Combina tion key- ( optional ) Mult+ Switch resolution of VG A 3.2 Back Panel (Please t ake actual mach ine model as quasi) D1/CIF 4 CH 1 2 4 5 8 12 13 1 4 3 6 7 9 1 0 1 1 No. Icon No. Icon 1 4 Audio Input 8 VGA Output 2 Main out 9 Alarm In [...]

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    - 17 - D1 16 CH(1 U) No. Icon No. Icon 1 CVBS output 10 CVBS Input 2 SPOT output 1 1 V ideo Loop(9-16CH) 3 Audio output 12 LAN Interface 4 Line in 13 Alarm O ut 5 V ideo lo op ( 1-8CH ) 14 Alarm In 6 Audio input 15 Power Switch 7 MIC input/out put 16 RS-485 I nterface 8 VGA Output 17 Fan 9 HDMI Output 18 Power supply[...]

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    - 18 - CIF 8 CH 1 2 4 5 8 1 1 1 2 3 6 7 9 1 0 No. Icon No Icon 1 Audio input connector 7 Mouse connector 2 V ideo output connector 8 VGA connector --- (optio nal) 3 Audio output connector 9 Alarm input(4 channel) /output connector( 1 channel) 4 V ideo input connector 10 Power input socket(12V DC) 5 Ethernet connecto r 1 1 Fan --- (optional) 6 USB c[...]

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    - 19 - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 1 1 1. Audio Input Connector (CH1--8) & Audio o ut 8 channels audio input, for connecting audio signal (DB9). 1 channel audio output, for connecting speak ers. 2. Video Input Connectors (Video IN 1-16) 16 channels video input, for connecting analog video signal input, BNC (1Vp-p, 75 Ω ) 3. Video Output Connector V[...]

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    - 20 - NO-COM) ---- (optional) For connecting to external ala rm device RS-485 Connector (pi n A-B) ---- (optional) For connecting PTZ camera control 8. MIC 9. USB connectors Use these USB ports to connect the mouse and backup devices (flash drive, DVD recorder) 10. VGA C onnector---- (optional) For connecting VGA/LCD monitor 1 1. Power Input Socke[...]

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    - 21 - No. Name Description 1 Alarm reset Clears the alarm input or alarm output status. 2 REC Recording control. Has the same function as the “REC” button on the device’ s front panel. 3 Numeric buttons Input numbers or select to change relevant channels. 4 Functional Buttons Enter the main m enu. Switch from the single window view mode to m[...]

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    - 22 - 3.4 Mouse Control Y ou can use a mouse to operate th e DVR as well. The mouse operates just lik e a mouse on a W indows PC. Please connect the mouse to the USB connector in the back panel and please no te that you can hot-plug th e mouse. System pop s up password input dialog ue box if you ha ve not logge d in. In real-tim e monitor mode, yo[...]

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    - 23 - 3.5 Hardware Inst allation It is recommended tha t the installatio ns described below are carried out by qualifi ed personnel. 3.5.1 Basic Connections  Cameras Connect each of the cameras’ outputs to the video input socket in the rear panel of the DVR using appropriate cables. The video input interface is a standard BNC connector , 1Vp-[...]

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    - 24 - Ethernet connecto r .  USB For connecting the mouse, USB flash drive, US B portable HDD, USB portable DVD Recorder . The USB mouse is hot pluggable. 3.5.2 Inst alling Hard Disk Drive DVR needs install of HDD first, we recommend high-speed HDD 7200rpm or higher , and the SA T A cable included in packag e. The HDD must be formatted before r[...]

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    - 25 - 5. Fix the HDD bracket on the DVR HDD bracket 6. Use SA T A cable to conn ect the DVR main bo ard SA T A ports, 7. The n connect power cord to the HDD 8. Close the DVR enclos ure and screw firmly[...]

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    - 26 - 3.5.3 PTZ Control Conn ections---- (optional) Connect th e PTZ control jac ks to the corresponding RS485 A and B interfaces on th e rear pa nel. D 1 / C I F 4 / 8 C H D 1 1 6 C H C I F 1 6 C H 4. Getting S t arted and the Main Screen 4.1 The Main Screen Switch on your DV R and wait for the sys tem program to load. When you enter the system y[...]

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    - 27 - After starting up, videos will be outputted on both VGA (HDMI) and TV , but t he menu will only be display ed on one side. There are two w ays to switch menu between VGA and TV : 1) Main Menu> >Setting>>General>>Display Mode >> HDMI/VGA/TV ; 2) Press button “MUL TI” , then “ENTER” on front panel to switch ou[...]

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    - 28 - to display the main menu. A login window will appear . Y ou can login from the LOGIN window as shown above. Select user name and fill in user password (Y ou can select username by pressing control button 【▲】 , 【▼】 , move c ursor t o passwo rd edit bar by pressing control button and switch input method by pressing “REC” butt[...]

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    - 29 - 【 Vi e w 1 6 】 : V iew sixteen channels in full scre en mode 【 Mute 】 : Turn sound on or of f See the following subsections for a d etailed description of each of these functionalities. 4.2 Shortcut Menu Options 4.2.1 Main Menu Pressing this button will bring up a menu for setting up all system configurations. Y o u can adjust se[...]

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    - 30 - In order to playback a certain video feed from a particular camera, you first need to indicate what time and which camera you wish to receive this infor mation from. Then click to search the files. After searching, there will be a list of recorded files, double click any item on the list to playback. Playback Control In the playback mode you[...]

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    - 31 - In the play back view , you can drag an area wi th your mouse then cli ck this area to zoom out. Options for the playback control pan el are described below: : Play/Pause : Rewi nd/Pa use : Sto p : Slow forward. : Fast forward. : Pre-frame (This button will be able when the file is paused). : Next frame (This button will be abl[...]

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    - 32 - 3. Click “Backup” to enter into backup interface. Click “Erase” to delete data in your USB disk 4. In backup interface, user can s elect device, select recordin g type, chann el and time period which you want to backup, then click “Add” to add files. 5. Click “Start” to start backup files Method 2: Backup recording files acco[...]

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    - 33 - After searching recorded files; you can choose files ch eck marked “ ” on right panel and click “ ” to enter backup interface. After that click th e ST AR T button, it will begin backup this file. A “Backup” dialog window will appear . If the system cannot recognize the connected devices or none are connected, you will see a warn[...]

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    - 34 - Playing backed up vide o on your PC The backup file will be in DA V format and it can be played by special player (This player will be provided in CD disk). 4.2.4 Record Control Press the Rec ord Contr ol button on the shortcut menu, following dialog box will appear to record control. Y ou can set the record mode for each chann el: schedule [...]

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    - 35 - 【 Alarm T yp e 】 ;  There are two types for you to select: S chedule and Manual 【 Schedule 】 ;  Set Alarm Output when alarm is trigge red. Select all for all the channels, “1” for the first channel, “2” for the second channel, “3” for the third channel, and “4 ” for the fourth channel. 【 Manual 】 ; Set alarm[...]

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    - 36 - 1. Directional buttons: Control the direction of the PT Z cruise. Please refer to y our PTZ manual for details of PTZ scanning mode. 2. Press the “Next Page” button to enter the advanced function; it will be introduced in following. 3. Speed: Sets the turning speed of PTZ camera. Adjust numbers for adjusting this setting. 4. Zoom: Click [...]

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    - 37 - User can set two periods to set hue, b rightness, contrast and sa turation for each channel respectively . 4.2.8 TV Adjustment By pressing the TV Adjust button on the shortcut menu, y ou will bring up the TV Adjust screen. Y ou can move the entire video screen up, down, left and r ight using this option. 4.2.9 Logout Press the Logout button [...]

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    - 38 - 4.3 Channel S t atus Display The top right corner of each ch annel i mage features the followin g status icons: This icon indicates that the channel has detected motion in the motion detecti on mode . This icon indicates that the channel is curren tly recording. 5. DVR Settings 5.1 Main Menu Main Menu Sub Menu Function Sche dule T ime settin[...]

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    - 39 - Alarm Input Include channel, enable/of f, alarm input type, arming time, output time delay , alarm lin kage, PTZ linkage, pre-recording, patrol setting etc. Y ou may copy & paste for same settings Alarm Output Alarm Mode, setting, on/of f and status Abnormity Abnormity settin g, on/off and linkage action (A larm output) General Setting o[...]

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    - 40 - USB Upgrade Upgrade system through USB dis k Configuratio n Export parameters to USB disk or import p arameters from USB disk Maintenance Set time to auto-reboo t system and select modes to auto -del ete ol d files Default Reset some parameters to factory default Shut Down T o Logout system, shut down machine , rest art system or switch user[...]

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    - 41 - 5.1.1 Menu Options In order to modify/adjust system configuration, you need to enter the System Menu by pressing the Main Me nu button on the shortcut Menu. Y ou will see th e dialog window with settings for all the systems and options available on your DVR. The settings are subdivided into 5 subsections, each with its own tab: Record, Alarm[...]

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    - 42 - record type and time in the Schedule interface: Main Menu>> Record>> Schedule. 【 Channel 】  S elect the chann el number first. Y ou can select “all” if you want the same settin g for all chan nels. 【 Redundancy 】 System supports the Redundancy backup function. Y ou can high light the Redundancy button to activate t[...]

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    - 43 - Y ou can finish setting for one channel and then click save button or you can finish all setup and then c lick save button to memorize all the settings. 5.2.2 Search Y ou can search recorded files in the video p layback in terface: Main Menu >>Record>> Search. The interface is th e same as th e Record play back interface; refer t[...]

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    - 44 - Operation method: 【 Channel 】 select the channel y ou want to implement motion detection on. 【 Enable 】 enable or dis able function. 【 Sensitivity 】 System supports 6 levels. 【 Region 】 Can be set up to 396 ( 22*18 ) zon es. The transparency is an open zone; the pink is the motion detection zone. 【 Schedule 】 Click se[...]

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    - 45 - from 10 - 300 (second units) 【 Alarm output 】 when alar m occurs, system enabl es peripheral alar m devices 【 Alarm duration 】 Alarm output: Set output time for alarm when motion detection is complete. The value ranges from 10-300 (second units) 【 Buzzer 】 Default is “off” 【 Send email 】 System can send out emails to aler[...]

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    - 46 - When someone viciously masks lens, the system can alert you to guarantee video continuity . Y ou can select Alar m output, PTZ Linkage. Operation method: 【 Channel 】 select the channe l to record when camera mas k occurred. 【 Enable 】 E nables function switch 【 Sensitivity 】 there are six levels . 【 Schedule 】 Click the set b[...]

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    - 47 - 【 Alarm duration 】 During camera masking, the system auto delays detecting for a specified time. The value ra nges from 10 - 300 (second units) 【 Buzzer 】 Default is “Of f” 【 Send email 】 System can send out emails to alert you when alar m occurs. 【 Channel 】 Select the channel to activate recor ding once alar m occurs. M[...]

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    - 48 - you can copy the setting to oth er days. 【 Alarm output 】 : When video lost occurs, sys tem enables peripheral alar m devices 【 Alarm duration 】 : When video lost occurs, syste m a uto delay s detecting for a specified time. The value ranges from 10-300 (se cond units). 【 Buzzer 】 : Default is “Off” 【 Send email 】 : Syste[...]

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    - 49 - 【 Alarm input 】 Select alarm chan nel number 【 Enable 】 Enable function switch 【 Ty p e 】 Normal open or Normal close (According to your alarm devi ce). 【 Schedule 】 Set for business day and non-business day . Y ou can set u p to six time periods, but they cannot be repeat ed. The linear graphics show the periods. Y ou can co[...]

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    - 50 - 5.3.5 Alarm Output Y ou can set alarm type and get information about alar m output in the alarm output interface: Main Menu> >Alarm>> Alar m Output. The interf ace is the s ame as section 4.2.5 Alarm Output. 5.3.6 Abnormity Y ou can set alarm type when abnormity even ts had triggered in this in terface: Main Menu>> Alarm>[...]

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    - 51 - 【 Alarm output 】 When exception occurs, system enables periphera l alarm devices 【 Alarm duration 】 System auto de lays for a specif ied time. The value r anges from 10-300 (second units) 【 Buzzer 】 Default is “off” 【 Send email 】 System can send out emails to alert you when alar m occurs. 5.4 System Settings 5.4.1 Genera[...]

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    - 52 - 【 Syste m T i me 】 Adjust the current date and time of the DVR. 【 Date Format 】 T oggle data format among “yyyy mmdd”, “ddmmyyyy” and “mmddyyyy”. 【 Auto Logout 】 Set time for auto logout; 【 Date Separator 】 Select a sy mbol separator for the date from “. ”, “-” and “/”. 【 DST 】 Daylight Saving T im[...]

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    - 53 - 【 Channel 】 Select channel number 【 Compression 】 H.264 【 Resolution 】 D1, HD1, CIF--- Please take the actual m achine model a s quasi 【 Frame rate 】 P AL:1-25 f/s, 25 levels optional; NTSC:1-30 f/s, 30 levels optional 【 Bit r ate 】 System supports tw o types: CBR and VBR 【 Qua lity 】 There are six levels ranging fro [...]

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    - 54 - 【 IP Address 】 Y our DVR supports several methods of viewing online. No matter which method is used, your DVR must first acquire an IP address, which it does via 2 different methods. - Automatic acquisition of the IP a ddress by the DHCP client m odel. - Manual indication of the IP address by the S tatic IP model. This field offers two o[...]

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    - 55 - introduction of some important functions. Note: Y ou should enable the relevant function with √ before setup. 【 Email 】 Double clicking E-mail Setting will bring up a dialog window , where you can adjust the necessary settings. SMTP Server: Input server address and th en enable this function. Port: Default value is 25. You can modify i[...]

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    - 56 - 【 DDNS 】 In order to connect your DVR to the internet, you may choose to use the services of a Dynamic DNS. Y our DVR comes with several DDNS server names built-in. T o be able to use these servers, you need to go to the associated website to register for an account. Once registered, you choose the name of the DDNS Server from the l ist [...]

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    - 57 - 5.4.4 Display Setting Y ou can configure display parameters in this interface: Main Menu>> Setting> >Display 【 Channel Name 】 : Set name for each channel 【 Ti m e D i s p l a y 】 Show or conceal ti me on each channel 【 Channel Display 】 Show or conceal channel name. 【 Record State 】 Show or conceal record state. ?[...]

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    - 58 - 【 Channel Display 】 Set position for channel name. 5.4.5 Account Setting Y ou can manage users in this interface: Main Menu>> S etting> >Account 【Modify User】 Y ou can modify user ’ s name, memo, group and set permissions. There are 2 default us ers: “Admin” a nd “guest”. “Ad min” users have administrator ri[...]

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    - 59 - 【Modify Group】 In this int erface, you can edit group n ame, set me mo and set permissions for the group. 【Modify Password】 you can select the name you want to chang e password on. Before set new password, you must input the old password right.[...]

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    - 60 - 【Add User】 Y ou can add new users and set password, group and authority . 【Add Group】 Y ou can add new group and set its permission .[...]

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    - 61 - 【Delete User】 Sel ect  a  user  and  Click this Delete User t o delete it. 5.4.6 PTZ Setting Y ou can configure PTZ parameters in this interface: Main Menu> > Setting>> PTZ Setting 【Channel】 Select the camera (channel) number whose settings you want to modify . 【Protocol】 Select the PTZ device protocol. It[...]

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    - 62 - 5.4.7 RS232 There are various devices for you to select. Console is for serial port or min-end platform to upgrade program. Keyboard is for you to control current device. 【 Baud rate 】 Y ou can select proper baud rate. 【 Data bit 】 Y ou can select proper data bit. 【 St o p b i t 】 There are three values: 1/2. 【 Parity 】 there[...]

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    - 63 - 【 Ty p e 】 Select display mode of tour: Gener al and Spot—Please take th e actual machine model as quasi. 【 Split 】 Set tour split mode 【 Enable T our 】 Enable or disable tour 【 Interval 】 This refers to sequencing time 【 Vi e w m o d e 】 Select view mode for tour . 5.5 Advanced Setting Next menu tab in the Main Menu i [...]

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    - 64 - If 2pcs of HDD are installed, they will b e displayed as 1-2 in HDD. If selecting the first HDD, it displays current type, tot al capacity , and status . Y ou can modify HDD attribute, read-only disk, read-write disk, redundancy disk or format all the da ta in the HDD. After all the setups please click OK button, system goes back to the prev[...]

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    - 65 - Export: Connect to the USB interface on the rea r panel with the USB equipment, set the system output into a file nam ed cfg.coi Import: Connect to the USB interface on the rear panel with the USB equip ment, select setting file to inp ut. 5.5.4 Maintenance In this interface, you can set a time to auto-reboot syste m and set time to auto-del[...]

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    - 66 - 5.5.6 Shut Down In this interface, you can log out of system, shut down machine, restart s ystem and switch users: Main Menu>>Advanced >> Shut Down 【 Logout 】 : E xit menu. Passwor d need for re-entry to the menu next time. 【 Shut down machine 】 : L ogout system turns off power 【 Restart system 】 : System begins reboo[...]

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    - 67 - 5.6.1 HDD Information In this interface, you can get information about HDD : Main menu>>Information >> HDD Infor mation . Hard disk type is list ed here. T otal space, free sp ace, video star t time and status. Note: Please remove the broken hard disk before you add a new one. Once there is a hard disk confliction, check that har[...]

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    - 68 - After system starts, if there is conflict, it will jump to the HDD information page immediately . User can check the system time and HDD tim e, If there is a conflict, enter the normal setup t o modify system time, or enter advanced HDD management to format HDD, then restar t device. 5.6.2 BPS Here you can view current video data strea m (KB[...]

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    - 69 - Select start time and end time, then click search button. Y ou can view the log files. Please page up/down button to view if there are more than ten files. 5.6.4 V ersion In this interface, y ou can get informati on about channels, alarm in, alar m out, system version and release date: Main Menu>>Information >>V ersion 6. W eb Br[...]

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    - 70 - Sof tware ~ Windows XP ~ WindowsV ista/winodws7 ~ DirectX 9.0c (above) RESTRI CTIO N CONDIT ION : T o ensur e PC’ s stable visiting of DVR, we reco mmend W ind ows XP or W in7. 6.2 Network Security Setting Prior to control installation, please program the network security level by using the following operations: (1) Open the IE browser a[...]

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    - 71 - Set the ActiveX control and plugga ble unit. Select the following options √ ActiveX control auto- prompting √ Run the script of the Activ eX control which is marked to be that can safely implem ent the script . √ Implement initialization and run the script of the ActiveX control which is not marked to be that can sa fely implement th e[...]

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    - 72 - St e p 1 : Right click on “Network neighborhood” and click “Attribute” in the ejec ted menu to open the “Network connection”. St e p 2 : Dou ble click to open “Local connection”. St e p 3 : Click “Attribute”. St e p 4 : Double click “Internet protocol (TCP/IP)”.[...]

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    - 73 - St e p 5 : Exa mine the IP address, subnet mask, and defau lt gateway on the PC. St e p 6 : Set the corresponding IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway on the DVR (refer to 5.5.5 Network Setup). If the subnet mask and default gateway on DVR are the same with those of the PC, th en the IP address must be in the sa me network section bu[...]

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    - 74 - Fill in your username, password and select English to enter the system. The password is the sa me as the on e set in DV R. USER Name : Input user na me. The ad ministrator has all authorities, but co mmon user has been limited authorities by administrator . P ASSWORD: The password is the sa me as the password of Device. Language: Select lang[...]

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    - 75 - 6.5.2 Connect cameras In the previous fig, users can click on the le ft p anel to connect to any camera or click “Open All” to connect to all the ca meras. Open All ( main): In this mode, the i mages will be cl earer and de mand higher bandwidth. Open All (Sub): In this mode, the images will be worse than main stream mode and more fluenc[...]

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    - 76 - : Display i mage in single-s creen mode. : Display image in 4-screen mode. : Displa y image in 6-screen mode . : Displa y image in 8-screen mode . : Display image in 9-screen mode. : Display image in 13-sc reen mode. : Display image in 16-screen mode. : Display image in 20-sc reen mode. : Display image in 25-screen mode. : Display image in 3[...]

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    - 77 - : Click this icon to move image to right hand. : Click this icon to move i mage to up. : Click this i con to zoo m in. : Click this icon t o zoom out. : Click this icon to restore i mage. 6.5.4 PTZ Control Control PTZ direction Set the turning speed of PTZ camera Zoom : Zo om in or z oom out Focus: Focus in or focus out. Iris: Ma ke the im a[...]

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    - 78 - 6.6 Record Query Select recorded type, start time, end time, reco rded chan nel, then cli ck “Q uery ” to search file. In the list below (image above), you can select any recording list and click “Play” to playback files or click “Download” to download file. Y ou can monitor cameras and playback recording files at the sa me time.[...]

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    - 79 - Alarm T ype : Select any alarm ty pe depending on your demand. Operation : Set operation mode when alar m triggered. Alarm Sound : Set a sound to alarm out when alarm triggered. 6.8 System Config. 6.8.1 System Info In the main window , click on “config”, y ou can see an interface is shown as below  System Information: Click device con[...]

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    - 80 - 8.2 System Setting 6.8.2.1 General Setting General interface is shown as below .  System time: T o modify s ystem time. Pl ease click Save a fter yo ur mo dificati on  Date format: Select data format from the dropdown list.  Date separator: Ple ase select separ ator such as “–”, “/”or “. ”.  T ime format: there are [...]

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    - 81 -  Channel: Se lect a channel.  Encode Format: H.264;  Data stream : Sub stream ;  A V enable: V ideo/Audio. Syste m only displays video by default. Y ou need to manually enable the audio function  Image Size: CIF / QCIF  Differentiating rate: stocking dif ferentiating rate’ s type is CI F or QCIF;  Frame rate: The value[...]

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    - 82 -  Period: There are six periods for you to set. Pleas e click set button of the corresponding period. Please note all the se tup here shall be in one day . E.g. 00.00 to 24.00. 6.8.3 Net Setting User can set E mail, DNS, DDNS, UP NP , PPPOE, NTP , FTP and R TS P . There are introduction of main function. 6.8.3.1 Main Setting ◆ SMTP Serve[...]

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    - 83 - 6.8.3.2 DNS Setting Domain Name Server (DNS). These values depend on y our actual account; please contact your Internet Service Provider for details. User can a primary DNS address and a secondary DNS address. 6.8.3.3 DDNS Setting In order to connect your DVR to the inte rnet, you may choose to use the services of a Dynamic DNS service. Y ou[...]

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    - 84 - 6.8.4 Alarm Setting User can set alar m input, alar m output, v ideo detect and ex ception deal. There are introduction of the main functions below . 6.8.4.1 Alarm In User can set alar m input parameters in this menu. 6.8.4.2 Alarm output User can obtain Al arm output infor mation and se t alarm type.[...]

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    - 85 - 6.8.5 Advanced Option User can ma nage HDD, Upgrade sy stem, Control Record, Ma nage Accounts and Configure T our .[...]

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    - 86 - 6.9 About Y ou will find the web control version, NET SDK and Play SDK. 6.10 Logout Click “Logout” to log out of system. 7. Mobile Phone Support A state-of-the-art f eature of this DVR dev ice is trans mitting live feed fro m the CCTV cameras to your mobile phone, so that you can have ‘on the go’ access to your surveillance system fr[...]

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    - 87 - In the ensuing screen, input the user name (default is Admin), password, device port (TC P port), and IP address for your DVR (Server). Input the value for the Port: default is 34567; choose the channel for streaming data from the dropdow n menu. Select a camera to m onitor it. The main window of the Mobile Phone appl ication offers the choi[...]

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    - 88 - will switch to “Focus” or “Iris” Login: Click it to enter setting interface. Camera: Click it to enter ca mera selecting interface. Full: Click it to disp lay ima ge in full scre en mod e. About: Click it to get information about this software. Exit: Click it to exit. 7.2 Symbian Phone Please see a sa mple installation process shown [...]

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    - 89 - ( 4 ) After selecting “Ok” on last sample image display ed above, the software will start to install. After installat ion, there will be an icon named “VS500” in the application’ s interface. ( 5 ) Select “VS500” to execute VS500 and the program window will appear on the screen. Device IP: DVR IP address; Device Port: T[...]

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    - 90 - : Click or to control PTZ direction upward or downward. If you click on “UP/Down”, it will switch to “Left/Down” and you can control direction to left hand or right hand. : Click or to adjust relevant parameter . If you click on “Zoo m”, it will switch to “Focus” or “Iris” Login: Click it to enter setting interface. Camer[...]

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    - 91 - Device IP: DVR IP address; Device Port: TCP port (34567 by defaulted) Username: Login User Name ( Adm in) Password: Password (888888 by default) After inputting the device IP address, device por t, username and password, click “Login” to login system. An interface will appear to select the camera you want to monitor (see image below). : [...]

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    - 92 - 4. Before installing, open the Black Berry Desktop Manager . As displayed below (see red marking) on Fig 1, this means the phone is not connected to the PC. Fig 2 means the phone has been connected to the PC. Fig 1 Fig 2[...]

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    - 93 - 5. Cl ick on “Application Load er” to enter the interface. In this screen you have two options to select from. Select “ Add/Remove Applications” (shown as foll ows). 6. Y ou should now see something like what you see below . From this screen, click “Browse” (see red marking). 7. O nce you click “Browse” y ou will see a file s[...]

  • Page 94

    - 94 - application where you saved the application file s. Make sure you saved both the “.alx” file and “.cod” file in the same folder . After finding the “VS500.alx ” file for the application, highlight it and click “open”. 8. Y ou will now return to the Applica tion Loader screen. From here you should see “VS500” now listed wi[...]

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    - 95 - 10. Click “Finish” to start software installation. After installation, an interface will be displayed as follows. 2) System explanations VS500 phone port has the following capabilities and functions: Liv e video surveillance, Channel switch, Full screen disp lay , P TZ control, including zoon/focus/iris, Image capture, save as favorite, [...]

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    - 96 - ② System login interface Open the main interface, see the configure interface bellow . Modify your parameters as necessar y . Device IP: DVR IP address Device Port: TCP Port [34567 by default] User name: Login User Name [Admin] Password: Password [888888 by default] Network T ype: WIFI or others Login: Click this button to login live inter[...]

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    - 97 - on “UP/Down”, it will switch to “Left/Down”, you can control direction to left or right hand. : Click or to adjust relevant parameter . If you click on “Zoo m”, it will switch to “Focus” or “Iris” Camera: Click it to enter the camera selecting interface. Full: Click it to disp lay ima ge in full scre en mod e. Set: Click [...]

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    - 98 - ① Click “ " button and search for “VS500”. It is a free app lication. F i g 2 ② Click “ ” and you will see following screen. F i g 3 ③ Click “ ” as shown in Fig 3. It will display the screen shown in F ig 4. Click the “install” button shown in Fig 4 “ ” and it will display the s creen shown in Fig 5. Input[...]

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    - 99 - your Apple account password, then click “ ”. The screen will look like the one shown in Fig 6. F i g 4 f i g 5 F i g 6[...]

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    - 100 - : indicates that the “VS500” software is downloading ……. When the “ ” process bar is full “ " , the VS500 software has finished installing. After installing “VS500”, the iPhone screen will display the screen shown in Fig7. F i g 7 (2). How to use VS 500. ① . Click the “VS 500” icon to op en the “VS 500” to set [...]

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    - 101 - F i g 8 F i g 9 1. P TZ Control: Click + or - to control PTZ direction upward or dow nward. If you click on “UP/Down”, it will switch to “Left /Down” and you can control the direction left or right. Click or to adjust relevant parameter . If you click on “Zoom”, it will sw itch to “Focus” or “Iris” 2. Login: Click it to [...]

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    - 102 - Brand name Model Number Size (GB) Drive Seagate ST32 50318AS 250G SATA Seagate ST332041 0SV 320GB SATA Seagate ST3320613AS S7200.1 1 320G SATA Seagate ST3500413AS S7200.12 500GB SATA Seagate ST3500418AS S7200.12 500G SATA Seagate ST3500320A S SV 35.3 500G SATA Seagate ST31 000340AS S7200.1 1 1000G SATA Seagate ST31 000333AS 1T SATA Seagate [...]

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    - 103 - Appendix 4 List of Comp at ible Port able SA T A DVD Recorders(Only for 8C H and 16CH D1 series) Below is the list of t ested portable SATA DVD recorders found to be compatible with th is DVR. If for backing up your data from the DVR, you wish to use a DVD recorder not found on this list, pleas e test it for compatibility. ● L G G H 2 2 N[...]