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Odyssey 960H User Manual

Manual is about: 4/8/16 CH Digital Video Recorder with mobile playback

Summary of 960H

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    User manual.

  • Page 2: Contents

    User manual contents contents ..................................................................................................................................................................... 1 safety instruction ......................................................................................

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    User manual 5.3.3.5.2 back-up file based on time .......................................................................................................................................... 23 5.3.3.5.3 play backup file .....................................................................................

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    User manual 6.3.3.2 record...................................................................................................................................................................................... 42 6.3.3.3 network parameters ................................................................

  • Page 5: Safety Instruction

    User manual safety instruction 1. Read instruction all the safety and operating instruction should be read before the equipment is operated. 2. Power sources this equipment should be operated only from the type of power source indicated on the marking label. If you are not sure of the type of power,...

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    User manual 1 chapter 1 features and functions features ： h. 264 video compression format; supports 960h resolution; g.711 audio compression format; windows graphical interface; embedded real-time linux2.6 operation system; friendly menu reminder; multiple operation modes (preview, record, playback,...

  • Page 7: Chapter 2: Overview

    User manual 2 chapter 2: overview 2.1 front panel reminder: dvr is the abbreviation of digital video recorder equipment. 2.1.1 、 4/8/16 ch (1u) dvr front panel item key title or indicator remark function & description 1 usb port connect to usb2.0 port 2 power indicator pwr if the “green” indicator i...

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    User manual 3 item key title or indicator remark function & description 1 usb port connect to usb2.0 port 2 power indicator pwr if the “green” indicator is on the system is getting power normally. 3 ir receiver receives ir signal from remote controller 4 hdd indicator hdd when the “red” indicator fl...

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    User manual 4 2.1.3 、 16 ch (1.5 u) dvr front panel item type key title /indicator marks function 1 hdd indicator hdd when the “red” indicator flashes it means the hard drive is being read or written to. 2 indicator power indicator pwr if the “green” indicator is on the system is getting power norma...

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    User manual 5 list 2-1 2.1.4 、 8/16 ch (2u) dvr front panel item type key title /indicator marks function 1 left arrow key move left 2 up arrow key move up 3 right arrow key move right 4 direction key down arrow key move down 5 enter key enter press the [enter] key to enter into ptz control, confirm...

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    User manual 6 item type key title /indicator marks function 22 1 ch1 ； numeric key1 23 2 ch2 ； numeric key2 24 3 ch3 ； numeric key3 25 4 ch4 ； numeric key4 26 5 ch5 ； numeric key5 27 6 ch6 ； numeric key6 28 7 ch7 ； numeric key7 29 8 ch8 ； numeric key8 30 9 ch9 ； numeric key9 31 channel display numer...

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    User manual 7 no. Key title marks function 1 shuttle button on the menu mode, rotate the outside circle to right-and-left move menu setting items and rotate the inner circle to up-and-down move the menu setting items. 2 usb port left: port for mouse; right: port for storage device. 3 up/down directi...

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    User manual 8 2.2 rear panel 2.2.1 、 4/8 ch (1u) dvr rear panel 4ch 8ch item physical port connection method 1 video input connect ch1-4 (virtual) video input device （ bnc interface ） 2 video output connect monitor output(bnc interface) 3 audio input 4ch audio input (rca interface ） ; 4 audio output...

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    User manual 9 item physical port connection method 1 video input connect ch1-8 (virtual) video input （ bnc interface ） 2 video output (up) main video output; (down) spot output (bnc interface) 3 audio input 8ch audio input (rca interface ） 4 audio output audio output (rca interface); 5 ethernet: por...

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    User manual 10 32ch item physical port connection method 1 video input connect ch1-16/32ch (virtual) video input （ bnc interface ） 2 audio input connect ch1-16 audio input （ bnc interface ） 3 video output connect monitor output(bnc interface) 4 audio output audio output (bnc interface ） 5 loop outpu...

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    User manual 11 2.3 4/8-ch remote controller item key title key function 1 1-8 channel select 1-8; numeric key 2 9 、 0 numeric key; clicking numeric “0” allow you switch to output device 3 all multiple display mode 4 menu enter into main menu/exit 5 ▲ up arrow key, volume adjust 6 ▼ down arrow key, v...

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    User manual 12 2.4 16-ch remote controller key title key function rec press the button to enter into manual record. Search press the button to enter into record search menu 2×2 enter into quad display 3×3 enter into 9-split display 4×4 enter into 16-split display auto enter into dwell time display 0...

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    User manual 13 mouse operation except using buttons of front panel or remote controller, you also can use mouse to perform system operation. Type function in menu lock mode, enter into pop-up menu and clicking any sub menu to pop up log-in window; on menu unlock mode, enter into pop-up menu, and the...

  • Page 19: Chapter 3 Dvr Connection

    User manual 14 chapter 3 dvr connection 3.1 hdd installation caution ： please do not install or take out hard drive when dvr is running! Hdd installation: ： (1) cut power firstly, and then remove screws and open dvr upper cover carefully; (2) insert power cord and data cable into pin of hard drive s...

  • Page 20: Chapter 4: Dvr Boot Up

    User manual 15 chapter 4: dvr boot up 4.1 system initialization 4.2 live interface note: when internal hdd is not connected or an error occurs, the character “h” will appear on the first channel of the live screen and accompany buzzer alarm. If you want to close the buzzer alarm, please enter into [...

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    User manual 16 5.1 main menu guide record playback search record search event search backup log search display o utput set main menu live set privacy zone clip set record parameters schedule main stream record sub stream network set email set mobile set ddns set network motion detection alarm set al...

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    User manual 17 5.2 main menu 5.2.1. Display 5.2.1.1 live mode go to display live> option and enter into the setting interface shown as picture 5-3. Explanation ： 1 、 the modifications will be available after clicking [apply] button on the bottom of the sub-menu windows and being prompted to save and...

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    User manual 18 display mode: live output: display window will include single, quad, 9-split and 16-split mode; spot output: display window will include single, quad and 9-split mode. Transparency: allow you adjust menu’s transparency, and its range is 1~128. Margin: allow you adjust the whole screen...

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    User manual 19 5.2.1.3 privacy zone the function allow you setup privacy zone parameters according to picture 5-12. Each channel could set up to four privacy zones, and please follow below steps to set: 1. Select the area no (area 1 ~ area 4); 2. Click [setup] to adjust position of mask area; 3. Aft...

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    User manual 20 after you complete the schedule you activate it by clicking the [apply] button. You can also click on the default button to use the system defaults. Explanation: under the menu and menu, original color stands for no record, “red” stands for alarm record, “yellow” stands for motion rec...

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    User manual 21 5.2.3.2 channel select 5.2.3.3 time axis setup, file clip and zoom in/out 1) the dvr supports the processing control bar function when playing back record files shown as picture5-19a (up to 4 ch is available). 2) click [ ] icon beside the processing bar to pop up the interface shown a...

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    User manual 22 record clip and backup function and zoom in/out function clip and backup: when one channel is playing-back, the [ ] icon will appear in the [play control] bar shown as picture 5-19b-1. Click the icon to start video clip function, click it again to end the function and pop up the dialo...

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    User manual 23 5.3.3.5.2 back-up file based on time also allow you back-up record files based on time. Please follow below steps to back up these files (details operations please refer to section 5.3.4.4.1.): 1. Input start time and end time on the time edit box; 2. Click [search] button; 3. Tick-se...

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    User manual 24 ： play button: click the icon to playback the backup record; ： pause button: click the icon to pause the backup record; ： stop button: click the icon to stop the backup record; ： next: click the icon to play next record; ： prev.: click the icon to play previous record ： ff button: cli...

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    User manual 25 5.2.3.6 log search 5.2.4 network 5.2.4.1 network set click [main menu network network] to enter into the below interface shown as picture 5-30. Dns : dns server is generally provided by local isp. Herein please enter the ip address of your dns 4 set ip address captured by dvr and http...

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    User manual 26 friendly reminder: 1. All the parameters you set are available only when you click [apply] and after system are restarted. User need to change mac address when there are multiple dvrs at the same local area network. Details please refer to section 5.6.2.5 -system information. 5. The s...

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    User manual 27 3 、 save the parameters and exit main menu; 4 、 system auto restart; 5 、 user name and password of mobile is consistent with dvr 5.2.4.3 router’s port forwarding port forwarding is required when you want to access the dvr connected to the router from outside of the router’s network. I...

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    User manual 28 smtp server: indicates server address you used. Sender address: indicates sender’s email address. The email address should be consistent with the server you use. That is to say, when you use email address – aaa@gmail.Com , the according server should be smtp.Gmail.Com. Receiver addres...

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    User manual 29 latch time: you can set how long the buzzer will sound when object move is detected (10s, 30s, 40s, 60s); show message: you can set show message on the screen when motion alarm is detected. Buzzer time: you can set how long the buzzer will sound when motion is detected (off, 10s, 30s,...

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    User manual 30 post recording: you can set how long alarm record will last when alarm ends (30s, 1minute ， 2minutes ， 5minutes); copy: allow you copy all the setting of one channel to other ones. Alarm type function video loss sends alarm when dvr can’t receive video signal (such as camera damage, c...

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    User manual 31 5.2.6.2 ptz set click [main menu device ptz] to enter into the below window shown as picture 5-47. 5.2.6.3 serial set enter into the [main menu device serial set] interface shown as picture 5-48. 5.2.7 system 5.2.7.1 general click [main menu system general] to enter into the interface...

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    User manual 32 note: the above [ntp function] change will be available only when system connected to internet. And when ntp function is set to “enable”, system will calibrate the time at every 00:07:50 and every start-up. 5.2.7.2 users click [main menu system users] option and then enter into the in...

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    User manual 33 5.2.7.3 information click [main menu system info] and then enter into the interface shown as picture 5-55. 5.2.8 advanced 5.2.8.1 maintain click [main menu advanced maintain] to enter into the maintain interface shown as picture 5-56. Load default: if [load default] is selected, you c...

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    User manual 34 5.3 menu lock considering a system safety feature you can click [ ] icon to lock system interface when leaving the dvr. If you want to login to the dvr again, you would input device code and password to unlock the interface shown as picture 5-59 5.4 split mode the model displays 4/8 l...

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    User manual 35 5.6 pip mode you can display a picture-in-picture in live mode. Pip has two display modes, including 1x1 display mode and 1x2 display mode. 5.7record search you could enter into [record search] menu from pop-up menu conveniently and quickly and search/playback the record histories. We...

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    User manual 36 chapter 6: web application manager 6.1 activex control download and installation open your web browser and input the ip address and web port of dvr, such as ： http://172.18.6.202:8080/ . If your computer is connected to internet, it will download and install “activex” plug-in automati...

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    User manual 37 6.2 web application manager log-in after activex controls installation, please input user name, password and client port; and select stream> or , and then allow you tick-select ; 6.3 live interface after successful logging-in web manager, you will enter into the live interface shown a...

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    User manual 38 or click the right key of mouse on each window to pop up the interface shown as picture 6-4. Show bit rate: right-click the preview window and tick-select the option to show current bit rate; ： allow you open all the channels ； ： allow you close all the channels. ： display previous gr...

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    User manual 39 6.3.2 playback click [ ] icon to enter into interface shown picture 6-7. 6.3.2.1 record search firstly, select one day you want to check and tick-select and the channels you desire to playback shown as picture 6-8 secondly, select record type (normal record, alarm record and all) and ...

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    User manual 40 if you tick-select > option, that means the selected channel will playback synchronously; otherwise, you could separately control the channels playback. Thirdly, click [ ] icon to start record playback. When mouse curse is moving on the time axis, the current time will appear in the s...

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    User manual 41 record file download click [ ] icon to enter into the below interface shown as picture 6-12. Tick-select the record file you want to download and click [start download] system will download the record file in turn and save to local pc. 。 6.3.3 configuration 6.3.3.1 display configurati...

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    User manual 42 6.3.3.2 record click option to unfold its sub-options: record parameter, schedule and main stream. 6.3.3.3 network parameters unfold option to enter into its sub-options: network, sub stream, email, mobile and ddns configuration. 1 、 network 1 、 record parameters: under [record parame...

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    User manual 43 2 、 sub stream (shown as picture 6-21): relative parameters should be consistent with dvr local setting. 3 、 email setting: click [email setting] option to allow you set alarm email configuration parameters shown as picture 6-22. Detailed parameters should be consistent with dvr local...

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    User manual 44 1 、 motion detection: allow you configure its , , and capture> etc. Details setting should be consistent with dvr local setting (shown as picture 6-25). 2 、 i/o alarm: allow you configure , , and etc. Details setting should be consistent with dvr local setting (shown as picture 6-26) ...

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    User manual 45 2 、 ptz : configuration (shown as picture 6-28): details setting should be consistent with dvr local setting. 6.3.3.6 system click option to unfold its sub-options: general, users and information. 1 、 general: user could check dvr’s language and video system, and also set system time,...

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    User manual 46 6.3.3.7 advanced 1 、 click to unfold its sub-options: system update, load default, events and system maintain etc. System update: allow you upgrade dvr system remotely shown as picture 6-32. Please follow below steps to upgrade the system: a. Select the upgrade file’s path shown as pi...

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    User manual 47 3 、 events: allow you configure abnormal type, buzzer output time, and alarm email and show message shown as picture 6-36. Details setting should be consistent with dvr local setting. 4 、 maintain: allow you set auto system maintain for dvr remotely shown as picture 6-37. Detail setti...

  • Page 53: Chapter 7: Appendix

    User manual 48 chapter 7: appendix 7.1 operation function table type title description page time setting set system date/time, display format and day-light saving time 26 language select set system language 27 channel setting set ch title and position; adjust image color parameter value; set ch disp...

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    User manual 49 remote playback heck local record history via network 32 ptz control remotely control ptz camera, position, focus, zoom and iris etc. 37 parameter set of dvr remotely set local ch display, record, alarm, ptz control parameter value via network 32 network download backup record file vi...

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    User manual 51 8. Q: can we records whilst playing-back? A: yeah, you can do it. The system support you records whilst playing-back. 9. Q: can we erase some recorded file from dvr. A: considering the safety factor, you can’t delete the recorded file directly from the device. When you actually erase ...

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    User manual 53 7.7 accessories 1. 4/8 ch accessories 2. 16 ch accessories power adapter user manual usb mouse remote controller software cdsoftware cd power cord power adaptor user manual remote controller software cdsoftware cd usb mouse.

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