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Panacom H.264 8 / 16CH D1 User Manual

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    Thank you for purchasing our product. Please read this user’s manual before using the product. Change without notice h.264 8 / 16ch d1 dvr user’s manual.

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    2 caution z please read this user manual carefully to ensure that you can use the device correctly and safely z we do not warrant all the content is correct. The contents of this manual are subject to change without notice z this device should be operated only from the type of power source indicated...

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    3 install hard drive 1. Unscrew and open the top cover 2. Connect the power and data cables. Place the hdd onto the bottom case as below. 3. Screw the hdd. For the convenience to install, please connect the power and data cables firstly, and then screw to fix. Install hdd x 8 install hdd x 4 and dvd...

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    4 1.1 main features compression format • standard h.264 compression with low bit rate and better image quality live surveillance • support hd vga output and hdmi output • support channel security by hiding live display • display the local record status and basic information • support usb mouse to ma...

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    5 1.2 front panel instructions power power indicator, when connection hdd when hdd is writing and reading net when access to network backup when backup files and data play when playing video led indicator rec when recording audio/+ 1. Control voice 2. Increase the value in setup ptz/- 1. Enter ptz m...

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    6 1.3 rear panel instructions the rear panel interface for 8/16-ch is shown as fig 2.9: fig 2.9 rear panel for 8-ch name description video out connect to monitor video in video input channels from 1-8(8ch) / 1-16(16ch) spot out connect to monitor as an aux output channel by channel. Only video displ...

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    7 1.4 remote controller (optional) it uses two aaa size batteries and works after loading batteries as following: step1: open the battery cover of the remote controller step2: place batteries. Please take care the poles (+ and -) step3: replace the battery cover notice: frequently defect checking as...

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    8 1.5 control with mouse 1.5.1 connect mouse it supports usb mouse through the ports on the rear panel, please refer to fig 2.11 remote controller. Notice: if mouse is not detected or doesn't work, check below steps: 1. Make sure the mouse plugs in the usb mouse port not the usb port 2. Change a mou...

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    9 2 basic function instruction 2.1 power on/off before you power on the unit, please make sure all the connection is good. 2.1.1 power on step1: connect with the source power; switch on the power button near the power port in the rear panel step2: the device will be loaded, and the power indicator w...

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    10 2.3 live preview fig 3-2 live preview interface the explanation of symbol in the live preview interface: symbol meaning symbol meaning green manual record or time record red alarm record yellow motion detection record blue schedule record 2.3.1 live playback click play button to playback the reco...

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    11 3 main menu setup guide click right mouse or press esc button on the front panel, the control bar will display on the screen, refer to fig 4-1: 1 single full channel 2 multi 4ch:1/4, 8ch:1/4/9, 16ch:1/4/9/16 3 e-zoom live/playback digital zoomx2 4 audio audio channel setup and volume 5 ptz into p...

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    12 3.1 basic configuration basic configuration includes three sub menus: system 、date& time and dst. 3.1.1 system step1: enter into system configurationÆbasic configurationÆsystem; refer to fig 4-3: fig 4-3 basic configuration-basic step2: in this interface user can setup the device name, device id,...

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    13 3.1.3 dst step1: enter into system configurationÆbasic configurationÆdst; refer to fig 4-5: fig 4-5 basic configuration-dst step2: in this interface, enable daylight saving time, time offset, mode, start & end month/week/date, etc. Step3: click “default” button to resort default setting; click “a...

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    14 3.2.2 main monitor step1: enter into system configurationÆlive configurationÆhost monitor; refer to fig 4-8: fig 4-8 live configuration-host monitor step2: select split mode: 1 ×1、2×2、2×3、3×3、4×4 and channel step3: dwell time: the time interval for a certain dwell picture display switching to nex...

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    15 3.2.4 mask user can setup private mask area on the live image picture, max threes areas. Fig 4-10 live configuration-mask setup mask area: click setting button, enter into live image to press left mouse and drag mouse to set mask area, refer to below picture. Click apply button to save the settin...

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    16 3.3 record configuration record configuration includes five sub menus: enable, record bit rate, time, recycle record and stamp. 3.3.1 enable step1: enter into system configurationÆrecord configurationÆenable; refer to fig 4-11: fig 4-11 record configuration-enable step2: tick off record, audio an...

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    17 note: if the rate value set is over high the maximum resources of the device, the value will be adjusted automatically. Definitions and descriptions of record stream: parameter meaning rate range from: 1-30 （ntsc）1-25(pal) resolution support cif and d1 quality the quality of recorded images. The ...

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    18 3.3.4 stamp stamp ：user can overlap the channel name and time stamp on video. Step1: enter into system configurationÆ record configurationÆ stamp; refer to fig 4-13: fig 4-13 record configuration-stamp step2: tick off camera name, time stamp; click set button, user can use cursor to drag the came...

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    19 3.4 schedule configuration schedule configuration includes three sub menus: schedule, motion and alarm. 3.4.1 schedule the volume means the seven days of a week from monday to sunday, the row means 24 hours of a day. Click the grid to do relevant setup. Blue means checked area, gray means uncheck...

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    20 3.4.2 motion step1: enter into system configurationÆschedule configurationÆmotion; refer to fig 4-16: fig 4-16 schedule configuration-motion step2: the setup steps of motion are familiar with schedule; user can refer to 4.4.1 schedule for details. Note: the default schedule of motion detection is...

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    21 step2: enable sensor alarm, set the alarm type according to triggered alarm type. Two option: no and nc. Step3: user can setup all channels with same parameters, tick off “all”, then to do relevant setup. Step4: click “default” button to resort default setting; click “apply” button to save the se...

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    22 ③ schedule step1: enter into system configurationÆalarm configurationÆsensorÆschedule; refer to fig 4-21: fig 4-21 sensor-schedule step2: the setup steps of sensor schedule are familiar with schedule; user can refer to 4.4.1 schedule for details. Note: the default schedule of sensor is full-selec...

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    23 whether the sensitivity value and motion area are suitable accordingly （refer to following picture）; click icon, to save the setting; click icon, exit current interface. Note: when user drag mouse to set motion detection area, they have to click icon to clear all set detection area firstly, and t...

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    24 3.5.4 other alarm fig4-26 other alarm step1: enter into system configurationÆother alarm; refer to fig 4-26: step2: select a hard disk in the pull down list box, when the disk capacity is lower than that value, there will appear some text information on the lower right of the live image. Step3: c...

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    25 3.6.1 network step1: enter into system configurationÆnetwork configurationÆnetwork; refer to fig4-28: fig 4-28 network configuration-network step2: http port: the default value is 80. If the value changed, user needs to add the port number when typing ip address in ie address blank .I.E. Set http...

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    26 definitions and descriptions of network configuration: parameter meaning http port the port number of accessing ie browser. The default port is 80 server port the port number of data. The default port is 6036 static ip ip address the ip address of the server subnet mask the subnet mask of the ser...

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    27 3.6.3 email step1: enter into system configurationÆnetwork configurationÆemail; refer to fig 4-31: fig 4-31 network configuration-email smtp server/port: the name and port number of smtp server. If your smtp server supports the secure connection (ssl), like gmail, please set the “port” to 465 and...

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    28 3.7 user management configuration step1: enter into system configurationÆuser management configuration; refer to fig 4-33: fig 4-33 user management configuration step2: click add button, a dialog box will pop-up as fig 4-34: 16 ch fig 4-34 add-general ① general: input user name, password; select ...

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    29 3.8 p.T.Z configuration p.T.Z configuration includes two submenus: serial port and advance ① serial port step1: enter into system configurationÆp.T.Z configurationÆserial port; refer to fig 4-36: fig 4-36 p.T.Z configuration-serial port step2: tick off enable, setup the value of address, baud rat...

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    30 step2: in the advance interface, click preset “setting” button, a dialog box will pop-up as fig 4-38: fig 4-38 advance-preset setting a. In the preset set interface, click setting button, a dialog will pop-up as fig 3-39: fig 3-39 preset set-setting b. User can control the dome rotates up, up lef...

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    31 a. Click add button to add cruise line in the list box (max 8 cruise line can be added); select a cruise line, click setup button, a dialog box will pop-up as fig 4-41: fig 4-41 cruise set-modify cruise line b. Click add icon to set the speed and time of preset point; select a preset point, click...

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    32 4 record search & playback and backup search configuration includes three submenus: time search, event search and file manager. 4.1 time search step1: enter into search configurationÆtime search; refer to fig 5-1: fig 5-1 search configuration-time search step2: select channel, screen display mode...

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    33 4.3 file manager step1: enter into search configurationÆfile manager; refer to fig 5-3: fig 5-3 search configuration-file manager step2: click search button, the searched files will be displayed in the file list box, user can select date, channels accordingly. ① lock: checked a file, click lock b...

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    34 fig 5-5 backup information step4: in the backup information interface, user can check the relevant information of backup files, storage type, save file type, etc. Click apply button to starting backup. Note: when the monitor resolution is vga800*600, the file manager interface will appear a hide ...

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    35 5.1.3 log information in this interface, user can check relevant log information according to set date; refer to fig 6-3: fig 6-3 log information 5.1.4 network information in this interface, user can check relevant parameters of network; refer to fig 6-4: fig 6-4 network information 5.1.5 online ...

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    36 5.1.6 disk manager step1: enter into disk manager interface; refer to fig 5-7: fig 6-7 disk manager note: please format the hard disk before record. If not being formatted, it will show the status of the disk-free space, and total space show om at the bottom of screen. Step2: click refresh button...

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    37 6 remote surveillance 6.1 accessing dvr if making remote view, the dvr must connect with lan or internet. Then enable network server in the unit. Please refer to 4.6 network configuration. This unit supports ie browser, without any client software installed. It supports win 7, xp and vista. 6.1.1...

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    38 2. Connect the dvr to internet directly. Step1: input ip address, subnet, gateway gotten from your isp. If using adsl, please input user name and password, and click ok. The dvr will connect the server and show “connection succeeds”. Step2: the following steps are the same as step4-7 of the conne...

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    39 buttons description drag the scroll bar to adjust the brightness of channel drag the scroll bar to adjust the contrast of channel drag the scroll bar to adjust the saturation of channel drag the scroll bar to adjust the hue of channel click this button to recover the default value of brightness, ...

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    40 6.3 remote playback & backup 6.3.1 remote playback click button to enter into record playback interface, refer to fig 7-5: select the record date and channels; double-click the file name in the record file list box, user can play that file and preview the picture. Fig 7-5 play record file interfa...

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    41 fig 7-7 time search playback by event search: step1: enter into searchÆevent search; refer to fig 7-8: fig 7-8 event search interface step2: click the highlight date and select record channels and then tick off the event type: motion and sensor, click “search” button step3: the events will be dis...

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    42 fig 7-9 file management interface lock: select certain file item in the file list box, click “lock” button to lock this file that ca not be deleted or overlaid unlock: select a locked file, click “unlock” button to unlock this file delete: select an unlock file, click “delete” button to delete th...

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    43 fig 7-11 remote menu setup the sub menu lists and the options in every item are similar with those on the dvr. Please refer to chapter 3 main menu setup guide for more details. Click “apply” button to save above settings; click “default” button will recover the original settings. 6.5 remote manag...

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    44 7 mobile surveillance this dvr supports mobile surveillance by iphone, gphone or smart phones with wince and symbian os. At the same time, it supports 3g network. We tested dopod d600 (wm5) and dopod s1 (wm6), which work fine with the dvr. It wants to make mobile surveillance, need first enable n...

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    45 step6 ：camera 1 is the default channel after login. Change the channel in rolling-down menu of “channel”: notice: user name and password here are the same with that used on the dvr. The default is admin and 123456. 7.2 by phones with symbian please use the smart phones with symbian version suppor...

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    46 step8 ：input the server’s address, id and password respectively. Then save. Notice: about access point, there may be different access points in different countries or from service providers. Step9 ：enter live view, it will connect the server and display pictures. Notice: user name and password he...

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    47 step 3 : click supercam, enter into “introduce” interface and click free”, it will change into “install” step 4 : enter into itunes store password, click “ok”will display below interface note: if it was the first time for user to operate please enter into user id; if there is no store account, us...

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    48 step 7 : click live view, the default cam1 picture will be displayed. Click to capture picture. Step 8 : on function interface, click image view to view the captured picture. Click or to switch to next or previous picture. Click to delete the current picture. Iphone help pic1 pic2 pic3 live view ...

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    49 pic 4 pic 5 item buttons explanations item buttons explanations item buttons explanations 1 previous picture 2 next picture 3 the first picture 4 the last picture 5 delete 6 search pictures, search page as pic 5 appendix a faq q1. Why the dvr cannot start after connected to the power? A. The adap...

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    50 q7. Cannot download activex control. A. Ie browser blocks activex. Please do setup following below. ① open ie browser. Click tools-----internet options…. ② select security------custom level….Refer to fig 7-1 ③ enable all the sub options under “activex controls and plug-ins” refer to fig 7-2 ④ the...

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    51 q11: why is the hard disk used in a dvr identified a new hard disk if directly used to another same type dvr? And why must we format it again? When dvr only uses one hard disk, the hard disk removed from one to another same type dvr can work normally without format. However, when a dvr adds to a ...

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    52 appendix b calculate recording capacity users can calculate the size of hard disk according to the saving time and dvr recording settings. The dvr uses fixed video bit rate. The below are the details at different settings. Video format resolution frame rate totally(fps) video quality bit rate (kb...

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    53 appendix c compatible devices compatible devices 1. Compatible usb drive after test. Brand capacity a-data 512mb, 1g, 2gb transcend 4gb kingston 2gb toshiba 2gb sandisk 4gb 2. Compatible external usb cd/dvd writers after test brand model wyvo saf-588s.

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    54 3. Compatible hdd 4/8ch (brand) (quantity) (model) 2t 20evds, fw:63t3b0 2t 2001fass, fw:00u0b0 2t 20ears, fw:00s8b1 1.5t 15ears, fw:00z5b1 1t 10eurs, fw:630ab1 1t 10evds, fw:63u8b0 500g 5000avjs, fw:63yja0 500g 5000avvs, fw:63m8b0 500g 5000avds, fw:63u7b0 500g 5000aaks, fw:00v1a0 500g 5000budt, f...

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    55 3. Ddns setup procedure (take dyndns as an example) ＊ take “dyndns” as an example. 1. Visit dyndns website, click “sign in” to login or create an account. If you already have an account, please jump to step 5. 2. If you choose to “create an account”, you will get into register procedure. You need...

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    56 3. Dyndns website will send an e-mail to your e-mail address to verify the registration. 4. Click the url link in mailbox to activate your ddns account. 5. Visit dyndns website, click “sign in” to login. Fill the username and password then click “log in”. 6. Enter management page, select “add hos...

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    57 7. Choose a hostname and extension name of dyndns service then click “add to cart”. For example: hostname: dvr4093.Dyndns.Org service type: host with ip address (default) ip address: 192.168.1.1 (suggestion) mail routing: do not need to check. (suggestion) what do you want to use this host for? W...

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    58 8. Shopping cart preview page for double-checking, click “next” to continue. 9. Click “activate services” to finish. 10. Ddns activated. You can also see some detail information below..

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    59 11. Fill all setting on dvr then click “test” to verify. Then click “apply” to finish dvr network setting. (menu-> network -> other settings) ddns: check ddns server: www.Dyndns.Org (select) user name: dvruser (your account on dyndns website, as step 2) password: xxxxxx (your account password on ...