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OiVIEW Technology HL-104 User Manual

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    Hl-104 user manual v0.6(m02) 1 hl-104 ─ 4ch dvr ─ user manual hl-104 v0.6(m02) this document contains preliminary information and subject to change without notice..

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    Hl-104 user manual v0.6(m02) 2 this symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of unprotected “dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure that may be strong enough to cause a risk of electric shock. This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and...

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    Hl-104 user manual v0.6(m02) 3 table of contents chapter 1 packing detail and installation _____________________ 5 1-1 packing ____________________________________________________ 5 1-2 hard disk installation _________________________________________ 6 chapter 2 panel location ______________________...

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    Hl-104 user manual v0.6(m02) 4 chapter 6 rempte software installation and setup ____________________ 45 6-1 ap software installation and instruction _______________________ 45 6-2 how to do remote monitoring through ie ______________________ 47 6-3 ap software operation _____________________________...

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    Hl-104 user manual v0.6(m02) 5 chapter 1 packing detail and installation 1-1 packing 1. Dvr note: standard shipping products do not include hdd 3. Ir remote control 7. Screws x4 4. Batteries x2 2. Quick start 6. Sata cord x1 8. Power adaptor 5. Cd.

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    Hl-104 user manual v0.6(m02) 6 1-2 hard disk installation step 1: take off the three screws from the bottom of the dvr as indicated in red circles in the picture below. Step 2: open the cover follow the way the arrows indicate. Step 3: fix the hdd to rack mount and connect sata and the power cable a...

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    Hl-104 user manual v0.6(m02) 7 step 4: put dvr bottom up, screw to fix the hdd as indicated. Step 5: put the cover back and put the three screws back to fix the cover in the bottom of the dvr..

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    Hl-104 user manual v0.6(m02) 8 note: the initialization of new-installed hdd is required before recording, please refer to manual “4-8utility setup” for detail..

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    Hl-104 user manual v0.6(m02) 9 chapter 2 panel location 2-1 front panel controls ○ 1 usb port top(usb2.0) is used to plug the usb memory stick bottom(usb1.1) is used to plug the mouse ○ 2 led display- power dvr power is on. ○ 3 led display - hdd hard disk is in use. ○ 4 led display - lan connected t...

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    Hl-104 user manual v0.6(m02) 10 2-2 4ch rear panel connectors ① ③ ④ ⑧ ② ⑤ ⑥ ⑦ ⑨ ① dc 12v socket for a dc 12v input. ② main monitor bnc port for the main monitor. ③ video in bnc input ports for cameras, 16 in total. ④ audio in rca input port for audio signal. ⑤ audio out rca output for audio signal. ...

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    Hl-104 user manual v0.6(m02) 11 chapter 3 live, playback and ptz operations the ir remote control and mouse operate differently under each mode; this chapter describes the functions of them under three different modes: live, playback and ptz. 3-1 live mode you can monitor all the channels, listen to...

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    Hl-104 user manual v0.6(m02) 12 table 3-1.2 graphical icons that will display after right-clicking your mouse under live mode. Icon description resting the cursor on this icon will bring up the following four menu icons. Main menu. Search menu. Backup menu. Ptz mode. Turn on/off recording. Playback....

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    Hl-104 user manual v0.6(m02) 13 table 3-1.3 description of on screen graphical icons in live mode icon description recording is on 1~4 live audio is on live audio is off motion detected on the channel sensor triggered on the channel video loss detected on the channel usb device detected dvd burner i...

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    Hl-104 user manual v0.6(m02) 14 3-2 playback mode switch to playback mode by pressing “play” under the live mode, the graphical icon will show up on the upper center of the screen and the operation panel ( see below picture) will show up at right lower corner of the screen. You can drag the panel by...

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    Hl-104 user manual v0.6(m02) 15 table 3-2.2 the mouse operation under the playback mode. Icon description 「 / 」 fast rewind 「 / 」fast forward ／ play/pause 「▲ / slow」 ，slow playback 「▼ / ■」stop playback playback channel by channel with snap shot display full screen display quad display zoom-in displa...

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    Hl-104 user manual v0.6(m02) 16 3-3 ptz mode (not available on hl-104) switch to the ptz mode by pressing “ptz” button under the live mode. The ptz icon will appear on upper left side of screen and the control panel will appear on the down right side of screen. Table 3-3.1 remote control functions u...

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    Hl-104 user manual v0.6(m02) 17 table 3-3.2 mouse operation under the ptz mode icon description leave ptz mode，back to the live mode pre-set number n. (0~255) go to pre-set number n. Set current ptz location at pre-set number n. 「tour」 ，press to activate pre-set tour ＊ 「pip」，set current ptz location...

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    Hl-104 user manual v0.6(m02) 18 chapter 4 main menu setup to enter the main menu and set up dvr, log-in account and user password are required. The default password of the administrator is “123456”. Please check the “account setup” for related setup of other log-in users. Table 4-0.1 some definition...

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    Hl-104 user manual v0.6(m02) 19 table 4-0.2 the operation of remote control under the setting menu item description switch to different options under one item switch to different items menu save setup and back to live mode esc back to upper level of menu without saving enter enter the menu, or displ...

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    Hl-104 user manual v0.6(m02) 20 item description hdd full select stop to stop recording or overwrite to reuse the hdd when hdd is full 「stop」：stop recording 「overwrite」：start to overwrite that begin from the oldest data of hdd, and continue to record. Quality & frame rate setup setup the quality and...

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    Hl-104 user manual v0.6(m02) 21 4-1.1 quality & frame rate setup item description normal setup/ event setup select recording mode resolution select recording resolution: ntsc:360x240, 720x240, 720x480 pal:352x288,704x288,704x576 record type you can setup quality and fps separately for record type. N...

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    Hl-104 user manual v0.6(m02) 22 item description motion setup enter to set up motion detection sensor setup enter to set up sensor detection 4-2.1 motion setup item description motion popup check the box to enable/disable popup screen function for all channels. When motion is detected in live mode, ...

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    Hl-104 user manual v0.6(m02) 23 4-2.1.1 motion area setup the motion detection has been divided into 16x12 grids. The default detection area is full screen as it marked in transparent for local dvr and purple for remote access. Areas deselected for motion detection are marked in red for both local a...

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    Hl-104 user manual v0.6(m02) 24 item description sensor popup check the box to enable/disable popup screen function for all channels. When sensor is detected in live mode, the detected channel image will pop up in full screen display. All off set all sensor off all low set all sensor polarity low al...

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    Hl-104 user manual v0.6(m02) 25 4-3.1 schedule record setup click on the time on the left side. The setup menu will be displayed. You can have detail setup by dates, time and event. 4-3.2 holiday setup since holidays are different by different country and region, you can setup the holiday of your lo...

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    Hl-104 user manual v0.6(m02) 26 4-4 camera setup item description 1~4 you can setup independently for each channel. Mask check the box to enable/disable mask function for live mode sharpness drag the bar or press ◀ ▶ to adjust sharpness of your camera from value 1 to 255. The default value is 1. Bri...

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    Hl-104 user manual v0.6(m02) 27 4-5 account setup the account setup menu is used to provide role-based permission independently setting for each user (maximum of 2 users) to access dvr over network. The default admin account and password is “admin” and“123456” the default password remains the same a...

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    Hl-104 user manual v0.6(m02) 28 4-5.1 permission setup the account setup is set to provide individual user (maximum of 2 users) role-based permissions, including access to setup menu, network operation, ptz function, playback, utility, backup, password expiry date and mask on specific channels while...

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    Hl-104 user manual v0.6(m02) 29 4-6 networking setup 4-6.1 networking setup there are three ways to connect to the network as followed. 4-6.1.1 dhcp when dhcp is selected, ip address will be assigned by dhcp server automatically. Item description connect type setup mode for network connection: (dhcp...

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    Hl-104 user manual v0.6(m02) 30 4-6.1.2 lan select lan for network connection, the following information is required. Item description ip address enter ip address provided by isp subnet mask enter ip address of subnet mask provided by isp gateway enter ip address of gate way provided by isp dns ente...

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    Hl-104 user manual v0.6(m02) 31 4-6.2 http setup item description enable http server check to enable http server. Users can remotely access into the dvr over the network if the http function is activated. Port enter a valid port value from 1 up to 65000. The default value is 80. Auto assign each cha...

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    Hl-104 user manual v0.6(m02) 32 item description enable ddns enable/disable ddns function. Ddns server enter the registered smtp server: ez-dns、i-dvr.Net ＊ 、dyndns.Org、no-ip.Org、3322.Org smtp server enter the completed registered smtp server. (including username + server) if the user name is h.264 a...

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    Hl-104 user manual v0.6(m02) 33 item description enable e-mail notification check the box to enable/disable e-mal notification function. Smtp server enter to set up smtp server name. (varies according to the user) user name enter to set up user name. Password enter to set up password. Sender e-mail ...

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    Hl-104 user manual v0.6(m02) 34 4-8 system setup item description dvr name the name of dvr will be shown when users login from remote access. Dvr location the location of dvr will be shown when users login from remote access language click or press ▼ to select osd language from english, traditional ...

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    Hl-104 user manual v0.6(m02) 35 4-8.1 display setup item description auto-seq interval set up duration time in seconds for the interval between channels under auto-seq mode. Show osd turn on / off osd display show dvr status turn on / off dvr illustration and record status display show date/time tur...

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    Hl-104 user manual v0.6(m02) 36 item description hour format 12hours/ 24hours date format mm-dd-yy/dd-mm-yy/yy-mm-dd date/time position choose the position of time and date display change date & time setup time and date of dvr time zone setup set up gmt and daylight saving time. Internet time setup ...

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    Hl-104 user manual v0.6(m02) 37 item description select time zone enter to modify gmt from gmt- 13 to gmt+ 13 daylight saving time turn on/ off daylight saving time 4-8.2.3 internet time setup synchronize your dvr time with internet time server. Item description automatic synchronization check to en...

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    Hl-104 user manual v0.6(m02) 38 item description key tone enable/disable keystrokes. Buzzer enable/disable buzzer operation when the alarm is triggered for hdd error, video loss, motion and sensor. Relay enable/disable the signal to be sent to the relay out blocks when the alarm is triggered for hdd...

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    Hl-104 user manual v0.6(m02) 39 item description spot mode channels display in spot for three different modes: manual: select channels to display manually. Sequence: auto-sequence for all channels in order. Event: display channels with event occurred. Interval (seconds) the duration time in seconds ...

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    Hl-104 user manual v0.6(m02) 40 4-10 diagnostic item description version the current firmware version of dvr ip the connected ip address of dvr. If disconnected from network, the screen will dis play” network disconnect ”. Mac mac address of dvr hdd status no. Hdd number volume hdd capacity used per...

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    Hl-104 user manual v0.6(m02) 41 chapter 5 backup & search 5-1 backup setup user can backup any segment of recorded data in a specified time frame. To do so, either a cd r/w or storage device, like usb, must be connected to the dvr. Recorded data can also backup into nb/pc through our remote access s...

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    Hl-104 user manual v0.6(m02) 42 5-2 search setup item description event search event search menu time search enter time search menu.

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    Hl-104 user manual v0.6(m02) 43 5-2.1 event search the dvr automatically records events with type, time and channel information included. If there is recording data for an event, a yellow signal will be shown on the left side of time information. Rest your cursor under the line and press “enter”, or...

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    Hl-104 user manual v0.6(m02) 44 5-2.2 time search time search can search for the specific time of recording data to playback. Press “enter” or left click on the desired date to playback. Note that dates with recording data are marked with a red square “ □ “system will start playing back according to...

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    Hl-104 user manual v0.6(m02) 45 chapter 6 rempte software installation and setup 6-1 ap software installation and instruction ap software:「dvr remote desktop」can allow you to remotely access and control the dvr from pc. P.S. Operation system currently supports windows xp sp2 and above and window s v...

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    Hl-104 user manual v0.6(m02) 46 step four: run or save our ap software. Step five: if you choose to run the software, start window will be shown up. Please enter information of login dvr: ip, port, username and password, or choose “play recorded file ” to open backup files in your pc. Step six: you ...

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    Hl-104 user manual v0.6(m02) 47 6-2 how to do remote monitoring through ie step one：enter the ip address of dvr in ie browser. The address appeared in this image is only for demonstration. Actual address is depending on the setup of on-site dvr. Step two: windows as below will show up. Please enter ...

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    Hl-104 user manual v0.6(m02) 48 step four: dvr images appear. 6-3 ap software operation open the file “dvremotedesktop.Exe”; enter the information of dvr “ip address”, “port” “username” and “password” and click “ok”. You should be able to login dvr successfully and start to use the software. The def...

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    Hl-104 user manual v0.6(m02) 49 chapter 7 specificaitons 1. Video input level 1.0 vp-p±10% composite, 75 balanced display speed ntsc 120fps pal 100fps display resolution ntsc 704(h) x 480(v) pal 704(h) x 576(v) monitor output 2vp-p composite, 75 balanced 2. Recording compression method h.264 recordi...

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    Hl-104 user manual v0.6(m02) 50 8. Physical dimension 300(w) x 175(d) x 46(h) mm weight 1.3 kg（not including hd） 9. Backup backup usb stick video data, audio network video data, audio 10. Searching & playback searching type event/ time playback speed 120 fps 11. Multi-remote surveillance monitoring ...

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    Hl-104 user manual v0.6(m02) 51 chapter 8 mobile application installation and usage you can remotely monitor all channels of dvr through your mobile device. The required mobile application is from dvr manufacturer and it supports mobile os for both windows mobile 5.0 above and symbian. Please confir...

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    Hl-104 user manual v0.6(m02) 52 8-1.2 mobile application operation after the installation, enter the program files menu in your mobile device to run a file called “dvrh264”. Select “menu” at the right lower corner of your mobile screen, 4 commands, login add modify and delete, will show up. 8-1.2.1 ...

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    Hl-104 user manual v0.6(m02) 53 8-1.2.3 modify the login information of dvr you can use the “modify” command to change the login information of dvr. The dialogue is identical to that of the “add” command. 8-1.2.4 delete the login information of dvr “delete” command can be used to remove the dvr info...

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    Hl-104 user manual v0.6(m02) 54 device. 8-1.3.1 scroll the image you can use the keypad on your mobile device to scroll the image if it ‟s oversized. Key action 2 scroll up 4 scroll left 6 scroll right 8 scroll down 8-1.3.2 image quality setup select “quality” under the “menu” there will be 5 levels...

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    Hl-104 user manual v0.6(m02) 55 8-1.3.4 size of image the screen size of different mobile device can be different. You can select “size” under the “menu” to choose from “original” or “fit screen” to resize the display image. Item description original the image will be shown in original size. Fit scr...

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    Hl-104 user manual v0.6(m02) 56 8-2 mobile application installation and operation for windows mobile system there are two kinds of applications for window mobile os: jpeg compression and h.264 compression. The one for h.264 compression can transfer both audio and video signal to your mobile device. ...

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    Hl-104 user manual v0.6(m02) 57 8-2.2 mobile application operation after the installation, enter the program files menu in your mobile device to run files named “jrviewer” and “h264pocket”. This application allows you to remotely logon and monitor dvr. Press “ok” to bring up the operation menu, see ...

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    Hl-104 user manual v0.6(m02) 58 8-2.3 operation under the live monitoring. After successful logon the dvr, press “view” to bring up operation menu. You can choose the channel, resize the image, choose the quality, and turn on/off the status bar, alarm, full screen display ….Etc item function descrip...

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    Hl-104 user manual v0.6(m02) 59 chapter 9 cms installation and usage guide 9-1 cms installation system requirement: ＊ intel pentium 4 processor or equivalent. ＊ microsoft windows vista、windows xp、windows 2003 server. ＊ besides os and other required aps, there will be 512mb remaining memory needed or...

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    Hl-104 user manual v0.6(m02) 60 5.”confirm installation” window shows. Select „next’ then the installation starts. 6. S elect „close’ to finish installation when the “installation complete” window shows..

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    Hl-104 user manual v0.6(m02) 61 instruction for log-in failure to cms after upgrade log in to cms with the default account and password after cms upgrade. If an error message occurs as shown in the image, please follow the instruction to solve the error. Step 1: please enter file manager to enter fo...

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    Hl-104 user manual v0.6(m02) 62 9-2 cms login and environment to enter cms, the administrator‟s user name and password are required. The defaults are „admin‟ and „123456‟. After successful login, the following image shows on your screen: ① dvrs, groups & events information about dvrs, groups and eve...

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    Hl-104 user manual v0.6(m02) 63 9-3 dvrs, groups & events icon description view list of logged in dvr／ group. View logs: list all the event information of dvr 9-3.1 view dvr ／group list single left click on „dvr’ or „group’ will expand/collapse the entire dvrs and groups list. On the dvr list, doubl...

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    Hl-104 user manual v0.6(m02) 64 9-3.2 view event logs under this page, all the events of a dvr can be expanded/collapsed in the order of re mote in/remote out, video loss, motion, sensor, others (power reset, key lock, key unlock, hd full). 9-4 local pc information and control located at the left lo...

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    Hl-104 user manual v0.6(m02) 65 9-5 main display the main display area is where the live image of dvr is shown. You can drag to change the location of screen for each channel and turn on/off audio signal with mouse-click. 9-5.1 audio control in live mode, you can turn on/off the audio signal of ch1~...

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    Hl-104 user manual v0.6(m02) 66 9-5.2 emap display in live mode, pressing will bring the e-map drag-down menu. If the channel has been set up to use e-map, the menu will show all the e-map titles that have been entitled to this channel; otherwise, “no emaps” will be shown. Please check “9-6.4 emap a...

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    Hl-104 user manual v0.6(m02) 67 9-5.3 ptz control in the main display, right click on the channel will bring up ptz control panel as below. ＊ptz communication protocols from different brands aren ‟t compatible 100% sometimes. Therefore, some of these functions may be unavailable. Icon description 8 ...

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    Hl-104 user manual v0.6(m02) 68 9-6 operation bar 10 operations to be listed as below: table 9-6.1 description of 10 operations: icon description user administration. Please see “9-6.1 user administration” dvr administration. Please see “9-6.2 dvr administration” group administration. Please see “9-...

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    Hl-104 user manual v0.6(m02) 69 9-6.1 user administration before the cms can be used on a pc, user accounts should be added with proper authority. Each user should also be assigned a password and optionally a description. If a user does not have certain authority assigned, he/she will not be able to...

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    Hl-104 user manual v0.6(m02) 70 9-6.3 group administration a „group‟ means a set of video channels from one or many dvrs, which means, user can organize channels from different dvrs to be set in a group. This function allows you to monitor and manager channels from multiple dvrs easily and flexible....

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    Hl-104 user manual v0.6(m02) 71 9-6.4 emap administration if geographical locations are relevant, or if it is desired to use a picture as the background, emap can be used for the purpose. With emap, the background picture can be picked by the user and channels from multiple dvrs can be placed and dr...

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    Hl-104 user manual v0.6(m02) 72 9-6.5 remote play video images recorded on a dvr can be displayed on a remote cms. With remote play function, select a dvr and a display mode on top of the screen. After the recorded segments are listed below, double click on one to show its image on the right. Icon d...

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    Hl-104 user manual v0.6(m02) 73 9-6.6 hdd playback you can directly play the recording data in the hdd that ‟s uninstalled from dvr by cms. See the picture below, the left part of screen is recording data in list that ‟s separated by hour and the right part is main display. You can change the displa...

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    Hl-104 user manual v0.6(m02) 74 9-6.8 event playback event recordings on the dvr can be played back in cms. Steps to follow: 1. Select a dvr and a display mode. 2. Select a date. 3. Double click an event and play back the images on the right. Use buttons at the bottom to control the playback. 9-6.9 ...

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    Hl-104 user manual v0.6(m02) 75 9-6.10 recording data it can play all the recording files you ‟ve recorded in line in “recording data”. You can play or delete them here. Steps to follow: 1. Choose the recording time at upper left corner, it will be played on the main display. 2. You can choose the d...

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    Hl-104 user manual v0.6(m02) 76 appendix i i-dvr.Net registration ddns registration on i-dvr.Net in the package of each dvr, you will find a sticker shows account information including username and password that allows users to login i-dvr.Net for registration. To register ddns on i-dvr.Net, please ...

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    Hl-104 user manual v0.6(m02) 77 step 4. Enter dvr →main menu → network setup → ddns. Activate ddns functions and input related information. Step 5.Back to the i-dvr.Net, on this page by pressing "f5: refresh", ip will be automatically updated into the dvr of the real ip location. Ddns work properly ...

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    Hl-104 user manual v0.6(m02) 78 appendix ii remote monitoring ie activex control installation instruction when using ie for remote monitoring for the first time, ie activex control is needed to be downloaded. 1. When remote monitoring on ie for the first time, an alert message occurs “install active...

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    Hl-104 user manual v0.6(m02) 79 4. After installation, ie remote monitoring image appears. 5. If message, “your security settings do not allow web sites to use activex controls installed on your computer. ” pops on when logging in, please follow the next instruction. 6. First select “tools” on the t...

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    Hl-104 user manual v0.6(m02) 80 7. Select security →trusted sites → sites 8. Enter dvr address (this address is only for demonstration. Please use the address depends on the setup of on-site dvr.) into the blanks shown in picture, and then press “add.”.

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    Hl-104 user manual v0.6(m02) 81 9. Newly added website will appear at the trusted web sites list. Press close. 10. Go back to ie window, press refresh button or f5..