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EaseTech ET-DVR-04100CA2 User Manual

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    Et-dvr-04100ca2, et-dvr-08200ca2, et-dvr-16400ca2 dvrs user manual.

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    1 1. Precautions please observe the following precautions to avoid damage or data loss caused by improper operation. The dvr will work properly when used within the specified temperature and humidity levels. Do not install the dvr in a dusty, humid, or smoky environment. This device requires a stabl...

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    2 content 1. Precautions ...................................................................................................................................... 1 2. Notes ....................................................................................................................................

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    3 5.3. The ntp function ........................................................................................................... 70 5.4. Pan/tilt/zoom .................................................................................................................... 71 5.5. Voice intercom .........

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    4 3. Product introduction 3.1. Introduction this digital video recorder (dvr) is an excellent digital surveillance product which uses h.264 video compression, hard disk recording, tcp/ip transmission, and a linux-based operating system. It also uses advanced technologies that produce a more stable, ...

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    5 network protocols supports tcp/ip, udp, rtp/rtsp, dhcp, pppoe, ddns, ntp etc. Supports network real-time live viewing, recording, playback, and camera control. Built-in web server, ie browser for direct access . Operation you can control the system using the front panel and the supplied remote con...

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    6 3.3.2. Hard disk installation tools & preparation you will need a philips-head screwdriver and a hard disk drive to install inside the dvr housing. Hard disk specifications: 3.5-inch sata hard disk drive (maximum capacity is 2tb). Installation steps make sure to take precautions against static ele...

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    7 3.3.3. System installation preparation before you integrate the dvr into a complete surveillance system, you will need to assemble all the necessary components and connecting cables. These include cameras with their power adapter(s) and connectors, a video display monitor to display the camera vid...

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    8 3.4. Panel introduction 3.4.1. Front panel type a : 1 4 5 4 6 2 3 7 index name function 1 sign dvr logo 2 indicators power on, network activity, recording active 3 ir/ext.Ir receives signals from the remote control 4 function keys function keys, and the corresponding number key to switch or exit t...

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    9 type b : 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 diagram 3-1 front panel function index name function 1 sign dvr logo 2 indicators power on, hdd/ network /alarm/recording active 3 directional keys directional controls: up/down can jump up or down. Activates the digital input box to increase or decrease a number. Left/right...

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    10 3.4.2. Rear panel diagram 3-1 rear panel interface for 4ch compact case diagram 3-2 rear panel interface for 8ch compact case 1 video input analog video signal (bnc) input jacks 2 audio input audio (rca) input jacks 3 video/audio output analog video/audio signal (bnc) output jacks 4 net rj45 netw...

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    11 120Ω resistance at the a and b ports to reduce signal interference when there are several p/t/z decoders connected. Rear panel instruction for 8/16ch 1u case: rear panel instruction for 4/8/16ch 1u case: diagram 3-2 rear panel function.

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    12 index name description 1 video input composite video signal (cvbs) input interface. 2 audio input audio input interface. 3 hdmi hdmi output interface. 4 vga vga output interface. 5 video/ audio output composite video/audio signal (cvbs) output interface. 6 ports alarm input/output, rs-485 interfa...

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    13 3.5. Mouse in addition to the front panel keys and remote control menu, you can also connect the mouse to a usb port to control the on-screen display (osd) menu functions. The following section describes the mouse functions. Click left button if you are not logged in, a password entry dialog box ...

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    14 selects motion detection area. Set up regional coverage area. Select 3d p/t/z zoom function. 3.6. Input method in the input box, choose numbers, symbols or uppercase and lowercase letters. Click the left mouse button to select value; back arrow means backspace and the “ ˽ ” is used to enter a spa...

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    15 3.7. Pow er on/off 3.7.1. Power on if the dvr is installed correctly and the switch is set to “ on ” with the power light on, the dvr will boot up automatically. Different models may have varying boot-up processes, please refer to the front panel introduction. The dvr will detect all of the hardw...

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    16 diagram 3-9 turn off device note: turn dvr power off using the power switch if you plan to exchange the internal hard disk. 3.7.3. Outage recovery if you have to reboot after a power outage or forced shutdown, the dvr will have saved any files before the power outage occurred and will return to t...

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    17 3.8. Menu icons 3.8.1. Status icons ： record ： video feed lost ： motion detected ： channel lock ： allows screen to switch polling 3.8.2. Operation icons ： not selected ： selected ： drop down menu ： confirm changes/enter a menu. ： cancel changes/cancel entering a menu ： set parameters ： save param...

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    18 3.9. Live view turn the dvr on to enter live view mode. The date, time, channel names or icons will be displayed and indicate the recording and alarm status on-screen. You can switch display screens by using the dvr front panel, the remote control, or the usb mouse. When enabling on-screen messag...

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    19 3.10. Right button menu click the right mouse button after entering the real-time browser interface and a drop down menu will appear, as shown in diagram 3-11 right button menu. Diagram 3-11 right button menu (for both 4- & 8-channel dvr operation) 3.10.1. Screen switching a maximum of eight chan...

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    20 the color setting menu adjusts a specified screen ’s (single screen) image color, hue, brightness, contrast, and saturation parameters. Set it for two time periods according to the local times between day and night. For each adjustment, the device will automatically switch to the best video quali...

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    21 while in the live view screen, click on the 【 record 】 button, or press the 【 ● 】 (red dot) record button on the remote control. This will bring up the manual recording interface, as shown in diagram 3-13 recording control. Diagram 3-13 recording control (for both 4- & 8-channel dvr operation) 【 ...

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    22 diagram 3-14 system login default users: user type user name default password administrator admin 123456 user user 123456 hidden default default form 3-2 default users note: password security: an alarm will occur if a password is entered incorrectly three times, and there will be a system lockout...

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    23 3.11. Main menu introduction the main menu has six command options: search, configuration, maintenance, output, storage, and shutdown. Diagram 3-15 system main menu 【 search 】 search records by type, channel, time and playback. 【 configuration 】 configure recording, motion detection, abnormalitie...

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    24 3.12. Main menu > the search menu you can call up the 【 search 】 interface through the main menu, as shown in diagram 3-16 record search. Diagram 3-16 record search (for both 4- & 8-channel dvr operation) 1 5 2 3 4 9 8 7.

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    25 index type description 1 calendar click a specific date to call up the recording. The list is upgraded automatically. 2 time select recording search start and end time. 3 play playback control: stop/play, pause, fast, slow, previous/next frame when in pause mode. 4 recording mode choose searched ...

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    26 playback control: key description remark video playback : fast-forward button during playback, pressing this key, allows you to fast-forward with a number of speeds to choose from. The fast-forward button can also be used as a reverse of the slow motion key. Actual play rate is based on the versi...

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    27 3.13. Main menu > the configuration menu you can access the configuration menu through the main menu. This menu gives you access to several additional menus including: system, record, network, alarm, account, and abnormity. As shown in diagram 3-17 configuration below. Diagram 3-17 configuration ...

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    28 【 system time 】： sets the current date and time note: click [save] to save any time change. 【 date format 】 : modifies the date display format. 【 dst 】 : click the dst (daylight saving time) box to enable this function, and enter your local dst starting and ending dates. 【 date separator 】 : sele...

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    29 3.13.2. Configuration menu > the record menu the second item in the configuration menu is record. Click on it to call up the menu. There are two tabs in the record menu, local channel and record plan. Record menu - the local channel tab the “ local channel ” tab settings are shown below: diagram ...

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    30 【 snapshot 】 : turns main stream/extended stream audio and video resolution coding on and off. 【 mode 】 : captures a single video frame during an alarm. 【 image size 】 : cif size of picture. 【 image quality 】 : 6 levels 【 snapshot frequency 】 : sets the single frame capture rate. The options are ...

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    31 【 time display 】 : click on the set button. The video feed for the selected channel will appear in full-screen mode displaying the time title. This saves instantly. You can quit by clicking the right mouse button. The position of the time title will not vary on display or monitor. Different posit...

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    32 【 channel 】： selects the video feed channel. To select a channel, click on the arrow at the right of the selection box and a channel list will drop down. Select the required channel. Green, yellow, and red represent: regular, md (motion detection), and alarm recording modes. You can modify the re...

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    33 network menu - the base settings tab base settings tab interface diagram 3-21: diagram 3-23 netw ork configuration-base configuration network card type: the network card type is fixed for this device. The dvr has a built-in wired network (lan) card. 【 dhcp 】 : enables the dvr to obtain an ip addr...

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    34 network menu - the advanced settings tab the advanced settings tab allows you to configure the listed network functions. The setting button beside each item accesses a pop-up window with settings for that item. Advance settings tab interface (diagram 3-24 network configuration - advanced): diagra...

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    35 【 ntp 】 : turns ntp on/off. Network time protocol – allows the dvr to automatically sync with an sntp time server. Server ip: enter the ip address of the ntp server. Port ： if the sntp server only supports tcp, the unique port is 123. Update cycle: the interval options are between 1 min and 65535...

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    36 email title supports chinese, english and arabic numerals, input maximum: 32 characters. Max supports: 3 receiving addresses and ssl encryption mailbox. 【 ftp 】： click “set” set ftp server ip address, port and destination folder. System will create folders by ip, time and channel if there is no r...

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    37 configuration menu > the alarm menu the alarm menu contains settings for the dvr's alarm functions. The menu has three tabs: detect, net alarm, and local alarm. Note: 4ch and 8ch consumer dvrs have no local alarm function so this tab is not functional. Detect tab settings detect tab interface dia...

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    38 diagram 3-26 alarm configuration-detect-process mode-period 【 period 】 : sets the alarm activity period . Click “set” and then select up to 6 different period times that the alarm is to be activated (check the box and then select the times from and to the alarm should be activated – selecting 00:...

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    39 【 linkage set 】 : to activate which monitoring method will be used: 【 record channel 】 : continuous recording with all channels with time delay that is set. 【 ptz 】 : recording using an attached ptz camera (recording modes are: none, preset, tour and pattern. 【 tour 】 : continuous recoding using ...

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    40 3.13.4. Configuration menu > the account menu the account menu contains settings for managing system users and groups of users. Note: group and user names can be from 1-6 characters in length. Valid characters include letters, numbers, and limited symbols (underline, dash and dot). You may not us...

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    41 the hidden “default” user operates without a password in login mode and cannot delete. The dvr logs in automatically using the default account if there is “ no user login” . A user can revise some limits of power so some operations can be performed without logging in. Click 【 add user 】 to call u...

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    42 the abnormality menu is as shown in diagram 3-30 abnormality: diagram 3-30 abnormality there are five items in the abnormality menu. To activate a warning or error message function, click on the check box beside it. The process button beside each item gives access to further settings for that ite...

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    43 【 no disk 】 : displays a warning when the internal hard disk drive is not prese nt or can’t be detected. 【 process 】 accesses: 【 alarm output 】 , 【 show message 】 and 【 send email 】 settings. 【 no disk space 】 : displays a warning when hard disk capacity is lower than the percentage threshold you...

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    44 3.14. Main menu > the storage menu 3.14.1. Hard disk management the hard disk management menu has two tabs, base and record which give access to some disk management functions. Maintains and manages the dvr’s internal hard disk: diagram 3-31 storage management diagram 3-31 storage management base...

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    45 *note* the acronym hdd refers to “hard disk drive” diagram 3-32 hdd management – base configuration 【 format 】 : enables user to format the dvr’s internal hard disk . Note : formatting a hard disk erases all data on the drive. 【 set 】 : t his controls the hard disk’s access mode setting. The opti...

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    46 the hdd record tab hdd record menu, as shown in diagram 3-34 hdd management-record, displays a recording log with recording start and stop times. Diagram 3-34 hdd management-record 3.14.2. Storage menu > the backup menu connect an external usb device to one of the usb ports to back up recordings ...

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    47 【 detect 】 : identifies the external usb device and displays the device information. 【 backup 】 : click on the box for the target external drive then click on 【 backup 】 to enter the backup menu (see diagram 3-36 backup). Diagram 3-36 backup select the recording ’s start and end times and click 【...

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    48 3.15. Main menu > the output menu the output menu has three menu sections, p/t/z, rs-232 and display which control management of peripherals connected to the dvr system. Diagram shows the output menu interface. Diagram 3-37 peripheral management 3.15.1. Output menu > p/t/z configuration set the p...

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    49 diagram 3-38 ptz configurations 【 channel 】 : selects the p/t/z camera channel. 【 protocol 】 : selects the associated camera protocol (e.G. Pelcop9). 【 address 】 : selects the associated camera address. The default is: 1. （ note: this address has to correspond with the camera address, or the came...

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    50 net keyboard: keyboard connected by net port; p/t/z matrix: controls the ptz matrix. Note: some models come without an rs-232 port, please check your model’s specifications. 【 baud rate 】 : sets baud rate. 【 data bit 】 : default: 8 【 stop bit 】 : default: 1 【 confirm 】 : default is none 3.15.3. O...

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    51 【 channel name 】 : to modify a channel name, the available options are symbols, letters, and numbers. Note: 1) channel names can use up to 48 half-width characters 2) limit to 16 characters, otherwise some problems may occur in multi-screen mode. 【 time display 】 : selects whether the time is dis...

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    52 【 tv color settings 】 : adjusts the display’s brightness, contrast and saturation settings. The tour configuration tab the tour configuration tab sets up and enables the touring functions. Diagram 3-42 tour configuration (operation is the same for both the 4- & 8-channel dvrs) this menu sets up t...

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    53 3.16. Main menu > the maintenance menu the following graphic shows the maintenance menu interface (diagram 3-43 maintenance). Diagram 3-441 maintenance 3.16.1. Maintenance menu > the log menu 【 log 】 : displays system log information. Diagram 3-45 log.

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    54 to view log entries, select the log type and desired time segment and then press the find button. The system will display the log in tab form. You can also click the backup button to export the logs to your computer for backup. Log types: system operation; configuration; data management; alarm ev...

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    55 3.16.4. Maintenance menu > the bps menu 【 bps 】 : displays the video size and data rate of each channel by waveform. Note ： these are estimated values and are for reference only. 3.16.5. Maintenance menu > the auto maintain menu 【 auto maintain 】 : sets up auto maintenance items: auto-reboot will...

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    56 4. Web & client 4.1. Web operation 4.1.1. Network connection you can check the network connection status by lcd on front panel, “ ” refers to a connection error. You can also check the led indicator on the front panel of the dvr. When the led is on, it indicates a working network connection. Conf...

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    57 diagram 4-1 （ a ） login screen diagram 4-2 （ b ） login screen.

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    58 click “ install ” , the re-open the browser, the following tips will shown as below. Click the “ yes ” button to access the dvr. 4.1.2. Web operation interface diagram 4-3 w eb interface (operation of the 4- and 8-channel dvr are the same).

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    59 index function description 1 channel channel selection 2 function key local playback: playback local recording open all: play live views in surveillance window 3 surveillance window change window layout 4 image color & other saturation image color: modify brightness, contrast, saturation and hue ...

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    60 the lower left corner shows the current video feed’s channel name. The upper right corner shows the current video feed’s time display. Click “ ” （ lower left corner of the display window ） to switch between single screen and multi-screen views. The function icons are located in the lower right co...

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    61 4.1.4. P/t/z control set the p/t/z protocol, （ see 【 setting 】 → 【 p/t/z configuration 】） earlier in this manual. Control a p/t/z camera’s direction, step size, zoom, iris, preset, tour, pattern, border scan, light, wiper and auto pan, etc. Step size controls p/t/z direction and speed, e.G. A ste...

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    62 repeat to add additional presets. Click 【 clear preset 】 to delete a preset. Repeat this step to delete more presets. Pattern operation: click “pattern” in order to record an automated pattern. Then go back to the p/t/z controls to modify the zoom, focus and iris, etc. Stop recording in the “patt...

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    63 4.1.6. Search record click “search” to open the search window (diagram 4-10 ). You can search and operate recordings, alarms, motion detection, and local recordings. Search record diagram 4-10 search record by selecting the recording type, starting and ending times, and clicking the search button...

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    64 download select a searched video to download. The download speed and percentage are displayed on the bottom of the screen. 4.1.7. Alarm configuration click 【 alarm 】 to enter the alarm setup menu. You can set up and operate the alarm functions, as shown in diagram 4-8 alarm . Choose the type of a...

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    65 5. Functions 5.1. Ddns function 5.1.1. Summary dynamic dns is a kind of system which assigns an internet domain name to a variable ip address. According to the rules of internet domain names, a domain name must associate with a fixed ip address. Dynamic dns provides a fixed name server for the dy...

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    66 username xxx password xxxxxx after setting up the information as shown above, you can access the embedded dvr via xxx.3322.Org notice: the main machine’s ip address should refer to the information on the website. 5.1.4. No-ip （ www.No-ip.Com ） register register a new user name at no-ip and click ...

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    67 configuring the dvr open 【 main menu 】 → 【 configuration 】 → 【 network 】 → 【 advanced 】 → 【 ddns 】 → 【 enable 】 item configuration ddns dyndns ddns ip members.Dyndns.Org port 80 domain name xxx.Xxx.Com username xxx password xxxxxx 5.1.6. Test and verify ddns after configuring the embedded dvr, wa...

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    68 diagram 5-2 dns the computer will analyze the domain name configured in the dvr, and return to the current ip address, as the graphic shows underlined in red. When the ip address corresponds to the embedded dvr’s ip address in public internet, it means the ddns is set up correctly. If they are no...

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    69 5.2.1. Upnp function in order to get a connection to the dvr through a public network, we need to set the router to cross the nat of the dvr. Upnp can make the nat cross automatically via the upnp agreement of the dvr, and you don’t have to set up the router. Note: to use the upnp function, there...

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    70 the second step log in to the router, access its configuration menu, and enter the required settings. Then go to the port, set the ip address distributed by the dvr, and set the rules for port mapping, add the http and tcp ports to the mapping list. The default access ports of the dvr include htt...

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    71 ntp server set up under windows “start” menu → “run”, input “regedit” to enter the registry editing feature. Build a new key assignment of dword value by going to: hkey_local_machine\system\currentcontrolset\services\w32time\parameters\registry sub key (ntpserver); change the value to 1, and save...

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    72 step size ： controls p/t/z direction and speed, e.G. Step size 8 is faster than step size 1. (range 1-8, 8 is the maximum) click and for zoom, focus and iris modification. There are eight directional controls: up, down, right, left, upper left, upper right, lower left, lower right. (the front pan...

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    73 aux click “page switch” to enter the aux interface. ( corresponding with protocol) diagram 5-5 aux function diagram 5-5 aux function p/t/z settings click 【 set 】 to set 【 preset 】 , 【 tour 】 , 【 pattern 】 and 【 border 】 . Grayed out keys represent unsupported functions (diagram 5-6 preset setting...

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    74 delete preset 】 to delete a preset, repeat to delete more （ clearing presets cannot be supported by some protocols ） . Diagram 5-7 tour 【 pattern 】 setting: click 【 pattern 】 , as shown in diagram 5-8 pattern, record the process as pattern “x” (a number), click on 【 begin 】 , go back to the p/t/z...

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    75 diagram 5-9 border 5.4.2. P/t/z camera settings click “page switch” to access the camera setting interface (only supports part of the protocol). Refer to (diagram 5-10 camera settings). 【 enter menu 】 and 【 exit menu 】 access or quit the camera settings menu. Click “page switch” to get back to in...

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    76 5.5. Voice intercom 5.5.1. Summary the voice intercom function enables the dvr bidirectional communication: the user can talk and listen using the provided remote client software or over the web via the dvr ’s audio input and output ports. There are two types of bidirectional communication, shari...

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    77 the user can choose some or all of the channels to back-up. Go to 【 configuration 】 → 【 record 】 and choose a channel, then check the 【 redundancy 】 box. Note : data can only be saved to a normal read/write hdd if redundancy is not enabled. Retrieve hdd redundancy the user can retrieve backup rec...

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    78 194 power temperatures 195 ecc on the fly count 197 current pending sector count 198 disconnection beyond repair 199 crc cyclic redundancy check 200 write error count note: different manufacturers and different models have different attribute descriptions. The user does not need to know the exact...

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    79 5.8. Dvr firmw are update: you can update the dvr firmware using a downloaded update file. (1) uncompress the dvr update file (e.G. Deviceupdate_v1.10.R.20120822.Rar) (2) double-click the dvr network update tool (recupgrade.Exe) as below: (3) enter the ip address and tcp port code of the dvr devi...

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    80 (4) enter a user name and password and click on ok to log in to the dvr ： (5) drag the "updatepacket.Bin" file to the entry box which shows after opening the files as illustrated below: (6). Click the bios button to the updating. (7). Usb update re-name the updatepacket.Bin file to vss.Bin, put i...

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    81 i frame: intra-frame images, removes redundant information to compress the transmittable data, also known as key frames. B frame b frame: according to a time redundancy of the source image sequence, the previously encoded frame accounts for the source image after the encoded frame is compressed, ...

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    82 hdd recording capacity = number of channels × time in use (hour s) × hdd space used per recording hour (mb/hour) you can calculate the formula for recording time: annel amountofch hr rhour cupationpe capacityoc pacity totalhddca hour time r ） （ ） （ ） （ mb/ mb ecording note: 1gb=1000mb, not 1gb=10...

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    83 diagram 5-111 seagate dow nload b) double-click to install the downloaded file, then click on the installed file to detect hdd information for the pc. C) choose the hdd for detection (other manufacturer’s hard disk are suitable too) . How to detect western digital hdds a) go to www.Wdc.Com , choo...

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    84 diagram 5-113 w d detect 5.11. Common faults dvr startup failure or continuous reboot possible reasons: 1. The system has been damaged by a bad dvr update. 2. There is a problem with the dvr main board, please contact your supplier. 3. There is an hdd error. Replace the faulty hdd. Remote control...

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    85 1. Rs-485 cable is connected wrong. The a and b cables might be inversely connected. 2. P/t/z decoder, protocol, baud rate or addresses are not correct. 3. Parallel connect a 120Ω resist or to resolve signal reflex caused by too many p/t/z cameras on the line. 4. The rs-485 port on the dvr is def...

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    86 close internet explorer, restart it, access internet options from the tools menu and go to the advanced tab. Make sure the memory protection item is not enabled. See the following: diagram 5-14 ie tool bar internet explorer 9.0 or above please use a compatible mode if you are having operation fun...

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    87 appendix1. Remote control opera tion 9 10 8 6 1 2 3 4 7 5 item number name function 1 multi-window button split screens button 2 numeric button code input/number input/channel switch 3 esc exit button 4 direction button up ,down, left, right and enter/menu button 5 record/playback control control...