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IC Realtime Max 4 User Manual

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Summary of Max 4

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 1 standalone dvr user’s manual max 4.

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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................................................................ 10 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 ....................................................................Error! Bookmark not defined. 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 desktop and rack mounting desktop and...

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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...........................................................................................................................29 4.2.1 live viewing .....................................

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 5 4.9.8 activate auto scan .............................................................................................................................. 51 4.10 4.10 4.10 4.10 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 .........................................................................................................................................................75 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. Welcome thank you for purchasing our dvr! This operating manual is designed to be a ref...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 9 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 ． ． ． ．transp...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 10 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. 11 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 tour display support image quality 1~6 level (level 6 is the best) privacy masking 8 self-defined four-sided zone for privacy ma...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 12 digital zoom selected zone can zoom into full screen during playback backup mode flash disk/ usb hdd/ network download network interface rj-45 port (10/100m) network functions tcp/ip remote operation monitor, ptz control, playback, system setting, file download, log inform...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 13 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. 14 in motion detection interface, working with direction keys to finish setup. Clear: press fn for 1.5 seconds to clear all contents in current text box. In preview interface (there is no other menu), click this button for 3 seconds to switch between tv/vga. In text box input...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 15 figure 2-2 for real panel information. Figure 2-2 1、audio and video input/output section：video input/output interface、audio input/output interface； 2、 line spk mic： blue (line) is input cable：level：2vrms，input resistance：10k ohms green (spk) is output cable： level：2vrms，in...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 16 figure 2-3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 remote con remote con remote con remote control trol trol trol the remote control interface is shown as in figure 2-4. Figure 2-4 serial number function 1 remote switch.

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 17 2 multiple-window switch 3 0-9 number key 4 record 5 function key 6 confirm /menu key 7 cancel 8 direction key 9 forward 10 previous 11 back 12 next 13 slow play 14 stop 15 fast play 16 play/pause 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 mouse control mouse control mouse control mouse control in r...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 18 in real-time monitor mode, right click pops up a shortcut menu. From here, you can change window views as well as pan/tilt/zoom controls, and color settings for the currently selected channel. Also, if you are in multiple-window access mode, the system automatically switch...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 19 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. 20 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. 21 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 c c c connecting onnecting onnecting onnecting v v v video ideo ideo ideo i i i input nput nput nput and and and and o o o output utput utput utput d d d devices evices evices evices 3.5.1 connecting video input the dvr automatically detects the video stand...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 22 figure 3-2 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 c c c connecting onnecting onnecting onnecting audio input audio input audio input audio input & & & & output output output output, bidirectional audio , bidirectional audio , bidirectional audio , bidirectional audio 3.6.1 audio input/audio outp...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 23 3.6.2 alarm input and relay output the dvr offers 4 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 activities, including...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 24 485 a、b 485 communication port. They are used to control devices such as ptz. +12（c） provide 100ma power to the main board. You need to provide external power if the power is more than 100ma, otherwise it will damage pc power. Figure 3-6 please refer to figure 3-7 for more...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 25 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 refer to figure 3-8 for alarm input module information. Figure 3-8 please refer to figure 3-9 for alarm out...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 26 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 times (3hz) longevity electrical 200×103 times (0.5hz) temperature -40°c ~+70°c (-...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 27 figure 3-10

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 28 4444 overview of navi overview of navi overview of navi overview of navigation and controls login, logout & main gation and controls login, logout & main gation and controls login, logout & main gation and controls login, logout & main menu menu menu menu before operation,...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 29 figure 4-2 4.1.3 logout there are two ways for you to shut down. One is from the 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 way...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 30 after you logged in, the system is in a live viewing mode. You will 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. 31 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. 32 the system will stop recording no matter what mode is set in the schedule interface. (main menu->setting->schedule) 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 sear...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 33 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 1/4-ch playback.

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 34 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. 35 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. 36 button illustration remarks backward play in playback interface. In normal playback mode, left click backward play, system begins backward playback. Double click backward play; again, system goes to pause mode. Manual playback frame by frame. Click pause n normal playback ...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 37 figure 4-10. This pops up a calendar for your quick reference. Highlighted dates mean that there are recorded clips. You can click a 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. 38 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 click save button. 4.4.1.1 quick setup this function allows...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 39 in figure 4-14, you can left click mouse and drag it to set a region for motion detection. Click fn to switch between active/passive motion detection. The red grid squares are your active motion zones – everything else is a passive zone. After competing setup, please press...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 40 figure 4-15 figure 4-16 figure 4-17 4.5.3 video loss in figure 4-13, select video loss from the type list. You can see an interface is shown as in figure 4-18. This function allows you to be informed when video loss occurs. You can enable alarm output channel and then enab...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 41 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. 42 latch: when detection is complete, the auto trigger continues detecting for a specified time. The value ranges from 10-300 seconds show message: you can choose to pop up a message to alarm you in the local screen. Ptz activation: here you can set ptz movement when detectio...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 43 alarm in: select channel number. Event type: there are two types: local input/network input. Type: normal open or normal close. Ptz activation: setup ptz movement when alarm occurs, such as go to a preset, tour or pattern when there is an alarm. Click “select” button, you ...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 44 figure 4-21 figure 4-22 figure 4-23 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 ...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 45 figure 4-24 4.7.1 backup select your desired backup device first, and then specify your channel & time parameters. Click ‘add’ to start the search. All files matching the search criteria will populate the list below. The system will automatically calculate the required and...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 46 see figure 4-26. Figure 4-26 tips: during the backup process, you can click esc to exit the current menu; however, the system will not terminate the backup process. Note: when you click stop button during the burning process, there are two conditions for different devices:...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 47 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 4-27. Here you can set the following items: channel: select the current camera channel. Protocol: select corresponding ptz ...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 48 figure 4-29 in figure 4-29, click directional arrows (see figure 4-30) to adjust ptz position. There are total 8 directional arrows. Figure 4-30 4.8.3 3d intelligent positioning key in the middle of the eight directional arrows, there is a 3d intelligent positioning key. S...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 49 figure 4-32 in figure 4-29, click page switch button, the interface is shown as in figure 4-33. Here you can activate the following functions: preset tour (patrol) pattern auto scan auto pan flip reset page switch figure 4-33 note: the following setups are usually operated...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 50 figure 4-34 4.9.2 activate preset in figure 4-33, input the desired preset number in the no. Field and click preset to activate it. 4.9.3 patrol setup (tour setup) in figure 4-32, click patrol. The interface is shown as in figure 4-35. Input preset number and add this pres...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 51 figure 4-36 4.9.6 activate pattern function in figure 4-33, input the desired pattern preset value in the no. Field and click pattern to activate it. 4.9.7 auto scan setup in figure 4-32, click border button. You will see an interface is shown as in figure 4-27. Go to figu...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 52 figure 4-38.

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 53 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. 54 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. 55 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. 56 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. 57 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. 58 figure 5-8 5.3.5 network here is for you to 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 enabled y...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 59 figure 5-9 5.3.5.1 advanced setup the advanced setup interface is shown as in figure 5-10. Place a check next to items in order to enable the corresponding function; then double click the item to go to setup interface. Figure 5-10 5.3.5.2 ip filter the ip filter interface ...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 60 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. 61 except the above mentioned addresses of special meaning, you can use other addresses. For example: multiple cast ip: 235.8.8.36 multiple cast port: 3666. 5.3.5.4 pppoe the pppoe interface is shown as in figure 5-13. Input “pppoe name” and “pppoe password” you get from your...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 62 middle atlantic time gmt-2 figure 5-14 5.3.5.6 ddns setup the ddns setup menu is shown as below. See figure 5-15. You need a pc with a static ip address in the network. You also need the ddns software running on this pc. In other words, this pc is a dns (domain name server...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 63 figure 5-16 5.3.5.8 ftp you need to download or buy an ftp utility to establish an ftp server. Please install serv-u ftp server first. From “start” -> “program” -> serv-u ftp server -> serv-u administator. Now you can set user password and ftp folder. Please note you need ...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 64 figure 5-19 please highlight the icon in front of enable to activate the ftp function. Now the ftp feature can upload alarm video and motion detection video. Note, when you are using this function, please make sure the current upload channel is in motion detection or alarm...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 65 figure 5-21 5.3.6 alarm please refer to chapter 4.6 alarm setup and activation. 5.3.7 detect please refer to chapter 4.5 detect. 5.3.8 pan/tilt/zoom the pan/tilt/zoom setup includes the following items. Please select channel first. See figure 5-22. Protocol: select corresp...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 66 overlay information: system displays some indicator icons on screen for reference. Display mode: you can select from the dropdown list: self-adaptive/vga/tv. Enable tour: activate tour function. Interval: please input proper interval value here. The value ranges from 5-200...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 67 figure 5-24 in tour mode, you can see the following interface. On the right corner, right click mouse or click shift to control the tour. There are two icons: stands for tour enabled and stands for tour disabled. See figure 5-25. Figure 5-25 5.3.10 default here you can res...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 68 figure 5-26 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 will see an interface is shown as in figure 5-27. There are total seven subme...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 69 figure 5-28 click alarm set button, the interface is shown as below. See figure 5-29. (this interface is just like the abnormity setup). Please highlight icon to select the corresponding function. You can manually enable one or more alarm setups. Alarm channel number range...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 70 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. 71 5.5.5 account here is for the account management console. 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 users....

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 72 figure 5-33 5.5.7 tv adjust here you can adjust the tv output. See figure 5-34. Please drag the slider bar to adjust each item. Please click ok button after you have completed the setup. Figure 5-34 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.6 iiiinformation nformation nformation nformation here you c...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 73 5.6.1 hdd information this menu lists the installed hdd’s as well as the total space, free space, video start time and status. See figure 5-36. Note: remove a damaged hard disk before you add a new one. If there is a hard disk conflict, check weather the hard disk time and...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 74 log types include system operation, configuration changes, data management, alarm event, record operation, and log clear. Select start time and end time, then click search to view the log files. You can use page up/down to view the additional files. Figure 5-38 5.6.4 versi...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 75 figure 5-40 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 exit exit exit exit left click exit, you can see a dropdown menu is shown as in figure 5-41. Logout menu user: log out menu. You need to input password when you login the next time. Restart application: reboot dvr. Shutdown: system shuts down an...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 76 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. 77 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 far ► iris close ⊳ open 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.2 preset preset preset preset ////ppppatrol atrol atrol atrol //// ppppattern attern at...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 78 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. 79 6.2.4 activate tour in figure 6-6, input tour number in the no. ______ and then 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-...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 80 click page switch button again, system goes back to figure 6-2. Figure 6-11.

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 81 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. 82 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. 83 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. 84 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. 85 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. 86 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. 87 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. 88 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. 89 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. 90 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. 91 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. 92 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 schedul...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 93 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 co...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 94 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 re...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 95 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. 96 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 377...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 97 enable ddns the ddns setup menu is pictured below. See figure 5-15. 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 p...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 98 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. 99 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 dire...

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 100 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. 101 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. 102 figure 7-38 figure 7-39.

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 103 figure 7-40 figure 7-41 figure 7-42.

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 104 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. 105 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. 106 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. 107 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. 108 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. 109 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. 110 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. 111 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. 112 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. 113 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. 114 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. 115 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. 116 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. 117 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. 118 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. 120 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. 121 figure 8-4 . Figure 8-5 connected channel disconnected channel add device add organization structure.

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    ©2009 ic realtime, inc. 122 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. 123 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. 124 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. 125 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. 126 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. 127 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. 128 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. 129 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. 130 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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