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IC Realtime Max 16 User Manual

Manual is about: Standalone

Summary of Max 16

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 1 standalone dvr user’s manual max 8/16.

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 2 table of contents 1111 features and specifi features and specifi features and specifi features and specifications cations cations cations................................................................ 11 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 feature feature feature featuressss.....................

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 cd/dvd burner installation cd/dvd burner installation cd/dvd burner installation cd/dvd burner installation ............................................................................................................... 21 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 desktop and rack mo...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 4 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2 recording operation recording operation recording operation recording operation........................................................................................................................... 31 4.2.1 live viewing ....................................

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 5 4.9.8 activate auto scan .............................................................................................................................. 52 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.10000 flip flip flip flip ..................................................................................

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 6 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 exit exit exit exit......................................................................................................................................................... 82 6666 controlling pan/tilt controlling pan/tilt controlling pan/tilt controlling pa...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 7 7.6 7.6 7.6 7.6 info info info info..............................................................................................................Error! Bookmark not defined. 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.7 log out log out log out log out .......................................................

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 8 appendix d appendix d appendix d appendix d compatible sata hdd compatible sata hdd compatible sata hdd compatible sata hdd list list list list ............. Error! Bookmark not defined..

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 9 welcome thank you for purchasing our dvr! This operating manual is designed to be a reference tool for the installation and operation of your system. Here you can find information about this series dvr, its features and functions, as well as a detailed menu tree. Before ins...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 10 important safeguards and warnings 1 ． ． ． ．electrical safety all installation and operation here should conform to local electrical safety codes. We assume no liability or responsibility for any injuries or damage caused by improper handling or installation. 2 ． ． ． ．trans...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 11 1111 ffffeatures and specifications eatures and specifications eatures and specifications eatures and specifications 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 features features features features this series dvr has the following features: most competitive price and high cost effectiveness h.264 com...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 12 video resolution format ntsc pal d1(4cif) 704*480 704 * 576 cif 352 *240 352 *288 video recording cif: pal 1f/s~25f/s ntsc 1f/s~30f/s d1: pal 1f/s~6f/s ntsc 1f/s~7f/s video display split full and multiple screen display, 1 / 4 / 8 / 9 / 16 tour display support image qualit...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 13 search mode time/date, alarm, motion detection & exact search (accurate to second) playback 2-channel playback simultaneously, play, pause, stop, rewind, fast play, slow play, next file, previous file, next camera, previous camera, full screen, repeat, shuffle, backup sele...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 14 2222 overview and controls overview and controls overview and controls overview and controls this section provides information about the front panel and the rear panel. Please refer to this section first after installation. 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 front panel front panel front pan...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 15 recording channel. Play/pause ii in playback mode: play or pause video. In text box: input number 6. Reverse/pause ii in playback mode: reverse play video. In text box: input number 5. Fast play in playback mode: click this button to switch between various fast play speeds...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 16 figure 2-2 2.2.2 connection sample here is a connection sample for your reference. See figure 2-3..

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 17 figure 2-3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 remote control remote control remote control remote control the remote control interface is shown as in figure 2-4. Figure 2-4 serial number function 1 remote switch 2 multiple-window switch 3 0-9 number key 4 record 5 auxiliary key 6 confirm /me...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 18 in the input box, you can select different input methods. By left clicking the corresponding button on the panel you can input upper and lower case letters, numbers and symbols. Also note, the _ represents a space, and ← works as a backspace or delete. To input symbols, yo...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 19 select motion detection zone click & drag mouse select privacy mask zone 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 virtual keyboard & front panel virtual keyboard & front panel virtual keyboard & front panel virtual keyboard & front panel 2.5.1 virtual keyboard the system supports alphanumeric (upp...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 20 3333 installation and connections installation and connections installation and connections installation and connections note: all the installation and operation should conform to your local electric safety rules. 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 check unpacked dvr check unpacked dvr check...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 21 3. Dismantle the upper hdd bracket. 4. Install the hdd. Note the hdd is placed upside down. Make sure bracket is in correct position. If the hdd amount is less than four, you do not need to install the hdd bracket. 5. Screw the two bracket parts together. 6. Put hdd bracke...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 22 the hardware necessary to mount the dvr into a rack is supplied with the unit. Use three (3) screws on each side to fix the unit firmly. Make sure the installation environment is below 55℃. Rear doors may be used only on rack columns that are more than 6 inches (15cm) deep...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 23 this section provides information about physically connecting video display devices to the dvr. See figure 3-2. If you connect the dvr with a tv monitor or vga monitor, the dvr can automatically detect the monitor type. Without any output device, by default, the dvr is con...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 24 our 16-ch loop matrix and audio/video model has 16 looping video inputs, 1 matrix video outputs, 4 audio inputs, 1 bidirectional audio input, 1 audio output. The dvr encodes audio and video signals simultaneously, which lets you control audio at the monitored location. To ...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 25 figure 3-5 3.7.4 alarm input and relay output the dvr offers 16 alarm inputs for external signaling devices, such as door contacts or motion detectors. Each alarm input can normally open or normally close. Once configured, an alarm input can invoke many different activitie...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 26 figure 3-7 3.7.7 alarm input and output details you can refer to the following sheet and figure 3-8 for alarm input and output information. Parameter grounding alarm ground ground line alarm input 1, 2, …, 16 relay output 1,2,3,4: no and c(normally open and com) 5: no,c an...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 27 3.7.8 relay output description 6 ways relay alarm output. Provide external power to external alarm device. To avoid over loading, read the following relay parameters sheet carefully. (see below table) the controllable +12v can be used to restore the smoke detector. Please ...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 28 same polarity between touches with different polarity 1000vac 1minute 50/60hz between touch and winding 1000vac 1minute 50/60hz surge voltage between touches with same polarity 1500v (10×160us) length of open time 3ms max length of close time 3ms max mechanical 50×106 time...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 29 figure 3-11.

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 30 4444 overview of navigation and controls overview of navigation and controls overview of navigation and controls overview of navigation and controls before operation, please make sure you have properly installed hdds and all the cable connections. 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 login, lo...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 31 figure 4-2 4.1.3 logout there are two ways for you to shut down. One is from menu option: in the main menu click shutdown, you can see an interface is shown as below. See figure 4-3. Figure 4-3 there are several options for you. See figure 4-4. Figure 4-4 the other ways is...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 32 after you logged in, the system is in a live viewing mode. You can see system date, time and channel name. If you want to change the system date and time, you can refer to general settings (main menu->setting->general). If you want to modify the channel name, please refer ...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 33 figure 4-6 4.2.2.4 enable all channel recording highlight ○ below all, to enable recording on all channels. All channel schedule record highlight “all” after “schedule”. See figure 4-7. When the system is in schedule recording, all channels will records as you have previou...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 34 figure 4-9 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 search search search search & playback & playback & playback & playback 4.3.1 search menu there are two ways for you to go to search menu. Click pause/play, in the remote control. Click search in the main menu. The search screen is shown below.

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 35 figure 4-10. Usually there are three file types: r: regular recording file. A: external alarm recording file. M: motion detection recording file there are several playback windows. The dvr support 1/2-ch playback.

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 36 figure 4-10 please refer to the following sheet for more information. Serial number function 1 play 2 backward 3 stop 4 slow play 5 fast play 6 previous frame 7 next frame 8 volume 9 previous file 10 next channel 11 next file 12 previous channel 13 search 14 backup this se...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 37 figure 4-10). 4.3.2.6 slow playback and fast playback refer to the following sheet for slow play and fast playback function. Button illustration remarks fast play , in playback mode, click this , to switch between various fast play modes such as fast play 1,fast play 2 and...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 38 manual playback frame by frame. Click pause n normal playback mode, slowly turn the jog (inner dial) clock-wise to view frame by frame, counter clock wise to view single frame playback. Normal playback. Note: all the operations here (such as playback speed, channel, time a...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 39 figure 4-10. System pops up a calendar for your quick reference. Highlighted dates mean that there are recorded clips. You can click blue date to view file list. In figure 4-11 you can see there are video files in may 13th and 14th. Double click the date to view file list....

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 40 please highlight icon to select the corresponding function. At the bottom of the menu, there are color bars for your reference. Green stands for regular recording, yellow stands for motion detection and red stands for alarm recording. After completing all the setups please...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 41 figure 4-13 playback or search in the redundant disk. There are two ways for you to playback or search in the redundant disk. Set redundant disk(s) as read-only disk or read-write disk (main menu- >advanced->hdd management). See figure 4-13.This change will require a reboo...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 42 ptz activation: here you can set ptz movement when detection occurs. Such as go to preset, tour &pattern when there is an alarm. Click “select” you can see an interface is shown as in figure 4-16. Period: click set button, you can see an interface is shown as in figure 4-1...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 43 figure 4-15 figure 4-16 figure 4-17 figure 4-18 4.5.3 video loss in figure 4-14, select video loss from the type list. You can see an interface is shown as in figure 4-19. This function allows you to be informed when video loss occurs. You can enable alarm output channel a...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 44 record channel: select the channel to activate recording function once the detection occurs. Make sure you have set md record in the schedule menu (main menu->setting->schedule latch: when detection is complete, the auto trigger continues detecting for a specified time. Th...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 45 show message: you can choose to pop up a message to alarm you in the local screen. Send email: enables email alerts when detection occurs. Ptz activation: here you can set ptz movement when detection occurs. Such as go to preset, tour &pattern when there is an alarm. Click...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 46 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.6 aaaalarm setup and alarm activation larm setup and alarm activation larm setup and alarm activation larm setup and alarm activation all alarm devices should be properly connected prior to configuring alarm settings. 4.6.1 alarm menu in the main menu, click ...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 47 figure 4-21 figure 4-22 figure 4-23 figure 4-24.

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 48 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 backup backup backup backup the dvr supports various backup devices such as cd-rw, dvd drives, usb backup and network downloads. Here we will introduce a usb backup first. You can refer to chapter 7: web client operation for network downloads & backup opera...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 49 figure 4-26 click start button, system begins burning. At the same time, the start button becomes stop button. You can view the remaining time and process bar at the left bottom. See error! Reference source not found.. Figure 4-27 tips: during the backup process, you can c...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 50 ptz and decoder connection is in place. Decoder address setup is right. Decoder a (b) line connects with dvr a (b) line. Boot up the dvr, input user name and password. In the main menu, click setting, and then click pan/tilt control ,. The interface is shown as in figure 4...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 51 speed: value ranges fro 1 to 8. Zoom focus iris click icon and to adjust zoom, focus and iris. Figure 4-30 in figure 4-30, click directional arrows (see figure 4-31) to adjust ptz position. There are total 8 directional arrows. Figure 4-31 4.8.3 3d intelligent positioning ...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 52 border figure 4-33 in figure 4-30, click page switch button, the interface is shown as in figure 4-34. Here you can activate the following functions: preset tour (patrol) pattern auto scan auto pan flip reset page switch figure 4-34 note: the following setups are usually o...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 53 figure 4-35 4.9.2 activate preset in figure 4-34, input the desired preset number in the no. Field and click preset to activate it. 4.9.3 patrol setup (tour setup) in figure 4-33, click patrol. The interface is shown as in figure 4-36.Input preset number and add this prese...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 54 figure 4-37 4.9.6 activate pattern function in figure 4-34, input the desired pattern preset value in the no. Field and click pattern to activate it. 4.9.7 auto scan setup in figure 4-33, click border button. You can see an interface is shown as in figure 4-28. Go to figur...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 55 figure 4-39.

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 56 5555 understanding understanding understanding understanding the the the the menu menu menu menu:::: operation and control operation and control operation and control operation and control 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.1 menu menu menu menu ttttree ree ree ree this series dvr menu tree is...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 57 figure 5-1 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 ssssetting etting etting etting in the main menu, highlight the setting icon and left click to select. The system setting menu is shown as below. See figure 5-2. Figure 5-2 5.3.1 general general setup includes the following items. See figure 5-3....

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 58 time format: there are two types: 24-hour mode or 12-hour mode. Language: system supports various languages: chinese (simplified), chinese (traditional), english, italian, japanese, french, spanish (all languages listed here are optional. Slight difference maybe found in v...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 59 figure 5-5 5.3.2 encode the encode menu includes the following items. See figure 5-6. *note: some series do not support certain features. Channel: select the channel you want. Compression: the system supports h.264. Or you can select from the dropdown list. Resolution: the...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 60 figure 5-6 figure 5-7 5.3.3 schedule please refer to chapter 4.4 schedule. 5.3.4 rs232 the rs232 interface is shown as below. See figure 5-8 function: there are various devices for you to select. The console setting is used to upgrade the device via a serial connection. Th...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 61 figure 5-8 5.3.5 network this is where you can input network information. See figure 5-9. Ip address: here you can specify an ip address. Dhcp: dynamic host configuration – the dvr will lease the ip info from any dhcp server on the network. When the dhcp function is enable...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 62 figure 5-9 5.3.5.1 advanced setup the advanced setup interface is shown as in figure 5-10. Please draw a circle to enable the corresponding function and then double click the item to go to setup interface. Figure 5-10 5.3.5.2 ip filter the ip filter interface is shown as i...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 63 figure 5-11 5.3.5.3 multiple cast setup multiple-cast setup interface is shown as in figure 5-12. Figure 5-12 here you can set a multiple cast group. Please refer to the following sheet for detailed information. Ip multiple cast group address -224.0.0.0-239.255.255.255 the...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 64 figure 5-13 5.3.5.5 ntp setup you will need to install an sntp server (such as absolute time server) in your pc first, or, at least have one running on your network. Ntp setup interface is shown as in figure 5-14. Host ip: input your pc address. Port: this series dvr suppo...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 65 figure 5-14 5.3.5.6 email setup the email setup menu is shown as in figure 5-15. Here you can configure email server information. Note: you need to get the email address from your email service provider first. Please use semicolons to separate multiple servers. Figure 5-15...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 66 you can configure the alarm in accordance with different alarm protocols. The system can inform the alarm server when the alarm occurs. See figure 5-17. Figure 5-17 5.3.5.9 ftp you need to download or buy ftp service tool (such as ser-u ftp server) to establish ftp service...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 67 figure 5-19 the system also supports the upload of multiple dvrs to one ftp server. You can create multiple folders under this ftp. In figure 5-9, select ftp and then double click mouse. You can see the following interface. See figure 5-20. Figure 5-20 please highlight the...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 68 figure 5-21 file length: upload file length. When the value is larger than the actual file length, the system will upload the whole file. When this value is smaller than the actual file length, system will upload until the file length is reached and ignore the remaining pa...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 69 figure 5-23 5.3.9 display the display setup menu is shown as below. See figure 5-24. Transparency: this is where you can adjust the transparency of the menus. The value ranges from 128 to 255. Channel name: this is where you can modify channel names. Please note all of you...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 70 figure 5-24 in figure 5-24, click modify button after channel. You can see an interface is shown as in figure 5-25. Please note all your modification here applies to local end only. You need to refresh web or client-end to get the latest channel name. System max support 25...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 71 figure 5-26 5.3.10 default here you can restore your system to factory default settings. See figure 5-27. Select all general encode schedule rs232 network alarm detect pan/tilt/zoom display channel name please highlight icon to select the corresponding function. After comp...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 72 figure 5-27 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.4 s s s search earch earch earch please refer to chapter 4.3 search. 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 advanced advanced advanced advanced left click advanced icon in the main window, you can see an interface is shown as in figure 5-28. There are total seven submen...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 73 please note, you need to set at least one read-write disk, otherwise the system will not record video. For detailed information you can refer to chapter 4.4 schedule. After completing all the setups please click save button, system needs to reboot to get all the modificati...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 74 event type: there are several options for event triggers such as disk error, no disk and etc. Alarm output: alarm activation output port (multiple choices). Latch: here you can set a delay time. The value ranges from 10s-300s. The system automatically delays the specified ...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 75 5.5.5 account here is for you to implement account management. Here you can: add new users modify users add groups modify groups modify passwords for account management, please note: accounts are grouped into users and groups. There is no limit to the number of groups or u...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 76 figure 5-34 5.5.7 tv adjust here you can adjust the tv output. See figure 5-35. Please drag the slider bar to adjust each item. Please click ok button after you completed the setup. Figure 5-35 5.5.8 video matrix (for special series only) some series dvr have the matrix an...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 77 figure 5-36 5.5.8.4 37-pin cable introduction there are three colors of connectors on the cable. See figure 5-37. Black: for loop outputs, there are 16-ch loop outputs blue: for matrix outputs, there are 4-ch matrix outputs white: for bi-direction talk, one is for audio in...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 78 matrix”. See figure 5-39. Figure 5-39 5.5.8.6 video matrix interface and application the video matrix menu is shown in figure 5-40. The pure video matrix model supports 4 channels of matrix outputs. The hybrid audio/video model supports 1 channel matrix output, as well as ...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 79 figure 5-40 5.5.8.6.2 alarm activation matrix navigate to the alarm setup menu to trigger the activation of the matrix tour ((main menu->setting->alarm)). You can follow the steps listed below to trigger matrix outputs. Select local alarm select a channel from the record c...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 80 figure 5-41 5.5.8.6.3 motion detection (including video loss and camera masking) the motion detection principle is the same as alarm. You can set this from the motion detection menu (main menu->setting->detect). See figure 5-42. In the detect menu, you can set the activati...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 81 effective matrix or not. The system will continue executing the scheduled tour assuming the following two conditions: the video output function has not been enabled. There is no video matrix setup available. If there is valid video matrix setup, the system can activate the...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 82 if there is a hard disk conflict, check the hard disk time and system time are the same. If not, go to “setting”, and then “general” to modify the system time. At last, reboot the system to solve this problem. If a disk is damaged, the system shows as “?” figure 5-44 5.6.2...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 83 figure 5-46 5.6.4 version here you can view some version information. See figure 5-47. Channel alarm in alarm out system version: build date figure 5-47 5.6.5 online users here is for you to manage online users. See figure 5-48. You can disconnect one user or block one use...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 84 figure 5-48 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 exit exit exit exit left click exit, and you will be prompted with a dropdown menu. See figure 5-49. Logout menu user: log out menu. You need to input password when you login the next time. Restart application: reboot dvr. Shutdown: system shuts...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 85 6666 controlling pan/tilt/zoom cameras controlling pan/tilt/zoom cameras controlling pan/tilt/zoom cameras controlling pan/tilt/zoom cameras 6.1 6.1 6.1 6.1 go go go go to pan to pan to pan to pan/tilt/zoom menu /tilt/zoom menu /tilt/zoom menu /tilt/zoom menu in the one-wi...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 86 back to the single screen mode without the graphical directional pad. Drag the mouse in the screen to adjust section size. Figure 6-4 here is a sheet for you reference. Name function key function shortcut key function key function shortcut key zoom near ► far focus near fa...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 87 figure 6-6 6.2.1 preset setup note: the following setups are usually operated in the figure 6-2, figure 6-5 and figure 6-6. In figure 6-2, use the eight directional arrows to adjust the camera to the proper position you desire. In figure 6-5, click preset and input preset ...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 88 6.2.4 activate tour in figure 6-6, input tour number in the no. ______ and click patrol(tour) button. 6.2.5 pattern setup in figure 6-5, click pattern and then click begin to start the pattern recording. The interface is shown as in figure 6-9. Please go to figure 6-2 to m...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 89 click page switch button again, system goes back to figure 6-2. Figure 6-11.

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 90 7 web client operation all the operations listed below are based on a 16-ch dvr. There might be slightly difference in the interface due to different series. 7.1 7.1 7.1 7.1 network network network network c c c connection onnection onnection onnection before web client op...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 91 figure 7-2 after installation, you will have the interface shown below. See figure 7-3. Input your user name and password. Default factory name is admin and password is admin. Note: for security reasons, you should modify your password after your first login. Figure 7-3.

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 92 after you logging in, you will see the main window. See figure 7-6. This main window can be divided into the following sections. Section 1: there are five function buttons: setup (chapter 7.3), playback (chapter 7.4), event (chapter 7.5), info (chapter 7.6), log out (chapt...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 93 7.2.1 real-time monitor in section 2, select the channel name you want to view. The video will play in the selected window. For detailed function key information see figure 7-7. Figure 7-7 1: digital zoom: click this button to enable digital zoom. Now, you can left click a...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 94 start dialogue you can click this button to enable two way talking. Local play click local play, and you will be prompted to open a saved video file. See figure 7-9. Figure 7-9 7.2.2 ptz before operating a ptz, make sure you have configured the ptz protocol, address, and b...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 95 7.2.2.2 speed system supports eight-level speed. You can select from the dropdown list. Speed 2 is faster than speed 1. 7.2.2.3 zoom/focus/iris here is a sheet for reference. Name function key function function key function zoom near far focus near far iris close open clic...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 96 figure 7-12 7.2.2.4 auto scan in figure 7-12, move the camera to your desired location and then click left limit. Next, move the camera again and then click right limit, to set a right limit. 7.2.2.5 pattern in figure 7-12, you can input pattern value and then click start ...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 97 figure 7-13 7.2.3 color click color, in section 3, the interface is shown in figure 7-14. Here you can select one channel and then adjust its brightness, contrast, hue and saturation. (the selected channel has a green border). Alternatively, you can click default, to use t...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 98 click picture path to choose a directory for snapshots, as in figure 7-16. Figure 7-16 click record path to choose a directory for locally recorded video, as in figure 7-17. Figure 7-17 clicking reboot will prompt you to reboot the system. Click ok to continue. 7.2.5 menu ...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 99 figure 7-19 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 setup setup setup setup in the main window, click setup; you will see an interface as shown in figure 7-20. Figure 7-20 7.3.1 system information click device configuration, and you will see the following interface. See figure 7-21..

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 100 figure 7-21 version click version, and you will see corresponding hdd information for reference. See figure 7-22. Figure 7-22 hdd information here you can view the number of hdd’s, hdd status, total volume and free space. See figure 7-23..

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 101 figure 7-23 log click log, you will see an interface as shown in figure 7-24. Here you can view current device log information, and filter these results using the ‘type’ drop-down. Figure 7-24 7.3.2 setting setting includes the following items: general encode setup schedu...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 102 time format: there are two options: 24-h and 12-h. Hdd full: there are two options: stop recording or overwrite the previous files when hdd is full. Pack duration: here you can select file intervals. Default setup is 60 minutes. Device no.: when you are using one remote c...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 103 figure 7-26 schedule schedule includes the following interface. See figure 7-27. When the dvr boots for the first time, it is already set for 24 hour, continuous recording. In this interface you can set a recording type, recording time and periods. Record types includes r...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 104 figure 7-27 figure 7-28 tip: after you finished setup for one channel, you can click “save as”, which will pop up the following interface. See figure 7-29.Now you can copy one channels setup to additional channels..

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 105 figure 7-29 network network interface is shown as in figure 7-30. This interface includes the following items: max: here you can set the max number of connections. The value ranges from 0 to 10. 0 means no network connections will be allowed. Tcp port: default setup is 37...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 106 enable ddns the ddns setup menu is pictured below. See figure 5-16. You will need a pc with a static ip address on the network. You also need the ddns software running on this pc. In other words, this pc is a dns (domain name server). In the network ddns menu, input your ...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 107 figure 7-32 multi-ddns here you can select a ddns type to run updates with. See figure 7-33. Figure 7-33 ftp.

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 108 after completing all required setup for the ftp server, the system will upload scheduled data to the specified ftp server regularly. In figure 7-34, you need to input the ftp server address, port, log in user name and password. Also, be sure to specify the destination dir...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 109 alarm note before alarm setup, you will need to properly connect alarm input and output device, send address and receive address. Click save, confirm current setup. Alarm setup includes the following items. See figure 7-36. Alarm in: select channel number. Event type: the...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 110 figure 7-37 detect detect interface is shown as in figure 7-38. Here includes the following items: channel: select a channel from the dropdown list. Type: there are three detection types: motion detection/video loss/camera mask detection. Record channel: here you need to ...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 111 figure 7-38 figure 7-39.

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 112 figure 7-40 figure 7-41 figure 7-42.

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 113 pan/tilt/zoom pan/tilt/zoom interface is shown as in figure 7-43. Note: ensure you have assigned your dome and address at the camera, and all physical connections are correct. Channel: select the channel that has your ptz video. Protocol: select the corresponding dome pro...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 114 figure 7-44 figure 7-45 7.3.2.1 advanced advanced includes the following items. See figure 7-46. Account record control hdd management video matrix snap & watermark auto maintain account account interface is shown as in figure 7-46. Here you can add/delete users, add/dele...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 115 figure 7-46 to add a group, click add group, and you will see the following interface. See figure 7-47. Here you can add one new group, and then select corresponding rights for the users contained within this group..

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 116 figure 7-47 to add a user, click add user, and you will see the following interface. See figure 7-48. Here you can input a new username and password, and also select corresponding rights. Note: your user and pass have a max limit of 6 characters and are case sensitive! Al...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 117 figure 7-48 record control record control interface is shown as in figure 7-49. Record control: here you can adjust the record state for a corresponding channel. Alarm output channel: here you can select an alarm output channel to trigger. The dvr output channel can not s...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 118 figure 7-49 hdd management select the hdd first, and then you can see the items on your right have become enabled. You can check the corresponding option here. See figure 7-50. After you have completed setup, click control hdd – you will see the dvr restart itself..

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 119 figure 7-50 auto maintenance auto maintenance interface is shown as in figure 7-51. Here you can enable/disable auto reboot or the auto deletion of old files. The dvr needs to support this operation to function properly..

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 120 figure 7-51 video matrix video matrix interface is shown as in figure 7-52. The dvr needs to support this function to work properly. From this menu, you are able to choose certain channels that you wish to be displayed in a sequential fashion and assign them to a specifie...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 121 figure 7-53 7.4 7.4 7.4 7.4 playback playback playback playback here you can specify a video type, channel number and a time to search for desired files you wish to playback. Click playback, the interface is shown as in figure 7-54 once you’ve chosen a time, date, and cha...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 122 in the search result interface, you can select one or more files to download to your local pc. The playback bar is shown as below. See figure 7-55. 1: play 2: pause 3: stop 4: slow play 5: fast play figure 7-55 7.4.1 download select one or more files you want to download ...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 123 figure 7-56 now, you can input a file name and click save to backup the file to your local pc. During the download, there is a progress bar for reference, and you will also see the download button becomes a stop button. See figure 7-57. Figure 7-57 7.4.2 watermark click w...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 124 figure 7-58 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 event event event event here you can set alarm type and alarm prompt audio file. See figure 7-59. Figure 7-59 7.6 7.6 7.6 7.6 info info info info click info to view current web client information. See figure 7-60..

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 125 figure 7-60 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.7 log out log out log out log out click log out and the system will go back to the log in interface. See figure 7-61. Figure 7-61 7.8 7.8 7.8 7.8 un un un un----install install install install w w w web eb eb eb c c c control ontrol ontrol ontrol...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 126 8888 enterprise enterprise enterprise enterprise pro pro pro professional fessional fessional fessional surveillance system surveillance system surveillance system surveillance system in this chapter, we introduce how to add devices and how to enable monitoring function u...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 127 figure 8-2 8.2 8.2 8.2 8.2 add new device add new device add new device add new device after successfully logging in, we need to create a new connection for your dvr. Click device management from the icon group towards the right side, above the device list. Add a new orga...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 129 8.3 8.3 8.3 8.3 viewing live cameras viewing live cameras viewing live cameras viewing live cameras after successfully creating a new connection for the dvr, select the device and then click connect/disconnect button（ ） . Select the channel you wan to view, click connect/...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 130 figure 8-4 . Figure 8-5 connected channel disconnected channel add device add organization structure.

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 131 9999 rs232 rs232 rs232 rs232 o o o operation peration peration peration 9.1 9.1 9.1 9.1 network network network network c c c connection onnection onnection onnection before serial port operation, connect the matrix device with the dvr through the rs232 port. Now, set the...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 132 10 10 10 10 faq faq faq faq 1. Dvr does not boot up properly. These are the possibilities: input power is incorrect. The power cord is incorrectly seated. Power switch is damaged. Hdd malfunction or something wrong with hdd ribbon. Seagate db35.1，db35.2，sv35 or maxtor 17-...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 133 6. Can not search local records. These are the possibilities: hdd ribbon is loose or damaged. Hdd is physically or logically damaged. The recorded file has been overwritten. Record function has been disabled. 7. Video is distorted when searching local records. These are t...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 134 motion detection zone masking setup is incorrect. Sensitivity is too low. 13. Can not log in to client-end or web. These are the possibilities: windows 2000 or above are the only supported operating systems. Activex control has been disabled. Dx8.1 or higher is required. ...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 135 18. Alarm signal can not be disarmed. These are the possibilities: alarm setup is incorrect. Alarm output has been triggered manually. Input device error or connection is not correct. Check all terminated connections. 19. Alarm function can not be armed. These are the pos...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 136 appendix a appendix a appendix a appendix a hdd capacity calculation hdd capacity calculation hdd capacity calculation hdd capacity calculation calculate total capacity needed by each dvr according to video recording (video recording type and video file storage time). Ste...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 137 appendix b appendix b appendix b appendix b compatible usb drive list compatible usb drive list compatible usb drive list compatible usb drive list note: upgrade the dvr firmware to latest version to ensure the accuracy of the table below. If you use the usb drive, confir...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 138 appendix c appendix c appendix c appendix c compatible cd/dvd burner list compatible cd/dvd burner list compatible cd/dvd burner list compatible cd/dvd burner list note: upgrade the dvr firmware to latest version to ensure the accuracy of the table below. And you can use ...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 139 appendix d appendix d appendix d appendix d compatible sata hdd list compatible sata hdd list compatible sata hdd list compatible sata hdd list note: upgrade the dvr firmware to latest version to ensure the accuracy of the table below. And sata hdd should be used for the ...

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