Rancent Tech DIGITAL VIDEO RECODER User Manual

Summary of DIGITAL VIDEO RECODER

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    . Rancent technologies ltd,. 10/f hong kong trade centre, 161 des voeux road centrl, hong kong tel: +852 2816 7037 fax: +852 2855 8158 digital video recoder user’s manual.

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    User manual contents safety instruction ........................................................................................................................................................... 1 chapter 1: dvr features..................................................................................

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    User manual 5.5 ptz c ontrol .................................................................................................................................................................... 23 5.6 r ecord ..............................................................................................

  • Page 4: Safety Instruction

    User manual 1 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 powe...

  • Page 5: Chapter 1: Dvr Features

    User manual 2 chapter 1: dvr features function brief and description real-time monitoring double video output, with monitor or vga virtual output, support net-viewer and mobile live monitor, and also support zoom in/out, auto sequence and pip display. Record function h.264 video compression format; ...

  • Page 6: Chapter 2: Layout

    User manual 3 chapter 2: layout 2.1 dvr front panel dvr is a short form of digital video recorder. 2.1.1 4-ch dvr front panel item key title or indicator remark function & description 1 power button power on/off 2 power indicator pwr if the “green” indicator is on the system is getting power normall...

  • Page 7: 2.1.2 8-Ch Dvr Front Panel

    User manual 4 2.1.2 8-ch dvr front panel item key title or indicator remark function & description 1 power button power on/off 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 t...

  • Page 8: 2.2 Rear Panel

    User manual 5 2.2 rear panel 2.2.1 4-ch dvr rear panel 2.2.2 8-ch dvr rear panel item physical port connection method 1 video input connect ch1-8 (virtual) video input device(bnc interface) 2 video output connect monitor output (bnc interface) 3 audio i/o 4ch dvr: 4ch audio input and 2ch output; 8ch...

  • Page 9: 2.3 Remote Controller

    User manual 6 list2-4 list2-5 2.3 remote controller mouse operation except using buttons of front panel or remote controller, you also can use mouse to perform system operation. Type function click left key of mouse in menu lock mode, enter into pop-up menu and clicking any sub menu to pop up log-in...

  • Page 10: Chapter 3 Dvr Installation

    User manual 7 chapter 3 dvr installation 3.1 hdd installation caution: 1. Please do not install or take out hard drive when dvr is running! 2. Some model has a hdd drawer. Please use provided key to take out the hdd drawer and put hdd into the drawer correctly. Hdd installation: after cutting power,...

  • Page 11: Chapter 4: Dvr Start Up

    User manual 8 after connecting the power cable of dvr to wall outlet and pressing the power button on the front panel, you will enter into the system initializing screen shown as picture 4-1. After finishing initialization the system will enter into live screen. Picture 4-2 is the 9-split display de...

  • Page 12: 5.2 Main Menu Guide

    User manual 9 5.2 main menu guide camera title set color set display set record record resolution record scheduled network static set dhcp set pppoe set ddns set hdd device manage alarm email set ptz set mobile motion area set search search/playback file list file backup log search log export system...

  • Page 13: 5.3 Main Menu

    User manual 10 after clicking right button of mouse, pop-up menu appears on the screen. You can click [main menu] option on pop-up menu mode to enter into main menu interface (shown as picture 5-2). In main menu mode, you can control device management settings, such as display, record, network, sear...

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    User manual 11 when selecting dhcp the router will allocate dvr ip address automatically after you exit the menu. The ip address of the dvr might change whenever the unit is turn on. [record ch] options include all, ch-1, ch-2, ch-3, ch-4, ch-5…ch-16 in turn. Please click the channel you need. To se...

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    User manual 12 port forwarding is required when you want to access the dvr connected to the router from outside of the router’s network. 1. Input router’s ip address from ie-based browser to open the router configuration interface; 2. Click [transmittal rule] option to take you to the port forwardin...

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    User manual 13 channel: allows you select the channel(s) you desire to search. Time search: in the video search screen, user can search for a specific date and time for a recording and view it in playback mode. This is useful for hunting a specific recording of an incident if you know the date and t...

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    User manual 14 note: 1. Backup file will be saved as h264 format; you can playback the recorded files using the multimedia player program that comes with the dvr or through the net-viewer program. 2. Please make sure you have connected backup device, such as usb and dvd, well before backing-up. Log ...

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    User manual 15 3. Select the playback file you desired from the file shown as picture 5-21. Note: please select the file with *.264 format or *.Nvr. The record file backed-up by u flash disk or removable disk is with *.264 format, and dvd recorder with *.Nvr format. 4. Open backup file double-click ...

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    User manual 16 picture 5-25 picture 5-23 in the [device management] screen, highlight and click [hdd] icon to enter into the window shown as picture 5-24. Options in device management include hdd, alarm, ptz, mobile, motion and serial set. Click [main menu device management] option to enter into the...

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    User manual 17 list 5-1 usb format: use this option to format usb devices. Note: itis an important first step when configuring your dvr to make sure that the hard drive (hdd) options are correctly set. So, it is strongly recommended that you do format the hdd before start the first record. 5.2.6.2 a...

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    User manual 18 click [email set] to enter into the interface shown as picture 5-27. On the [email] screen, when enabling [email] option, you can set its parameters shown as picture 5-28. Email setup ssl: is a security link transport protocol. You can encrypt your communication info (including your e...

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    User manual 19 enter into [main menu device ptz setup] to select the channel you desire to control and set ptz protocol (pelco-d or pelco-p), baud rate (1200, 2400, 4800, 9600), data bit (8, 7, 6, 5), stop bit (1, 2), parity check (none, odd, even, mark, space), address code and cruise status respec...

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    User manual 20 the [system] menu includes the below sub-menus: time set, user password, audio/video setting, language select, system info and system maintenance. After entering into the [system] menu, you can configure the relative parameters to meet your needs. After entering into the [system] menu...

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    User manual 21 enter into [language] menu to select the language you want to use on the dvr (shown as picture 5-40), and then click [apply] button. The selection will be available after system auto restarts. Enter into [system information] menu to view system info, including device type, software (f...

  • Page 25: 5.4 Menu Lock

    User manual 22 this option allows you recover the dvr settings to factory default settings, update system software (firmware), and set system auto-maintenance. Click [main menu system maintain] to enter into the [system maintain] menu shown as picture 5-42(a). Auto maintain: after enabling [auto mai...

  • Page 26: 5.4 Record Search

    User manual 23 5.4 record search you could enter into [record search] menu from pop-up menu conveniently and quickly and search/playback the record histories. We introduced record search details previously in section 5.2.4. 5.5 ptz control open auto cruise function on ptz setting menu if you want to...

  • Page 27: Chapter 6

    User manual 24 chapter 6 : web application manager 6.1 plug-ins download and installation 1. Open your web browser and input the ip address and web port of dvr; 2. If your computer is connected to internet, you will be prompted to download and install “activex control”; 3. You may have “windows secu...

  • Page 28: 6.3 Web Client Interface

    User manual 25 simultaneously audio / video will be automatically connected well (shown as picture 6-2(a) and (b). 6.3 web client interface 6.3.1 menu bar menu bar include [live], [playback], [remote setting], [local setting] and [logout] option and [language select] option on the right-up corner. 6...

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    User manual 26 double-click any file listed or highlight any file and click [play] button to play the selected recording file. Click [download] button to download and save selected recording file to specified saving path shown as picture 6-4. You can set [save path] option on the [local setting] men...

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    User manual 27 click [copy to] option on the right-bottom corner of the interface to copy all the remote setting to any channel shown as picture 6-5(c). Enter into [record set] option to set record control parameters, including record enabling, audio enabling, pack time, record mode and timer rec. S...

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    User manual 28 click [channel alarm] option to enable or disenable i/o alarm, video loss and video cover for each channel (shown as picture 6-9). Clicking [output] option allows you set alarm output parameters, including buzzer time, post record time, alarm out time, and open pre-record function ptz...

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    User manual 29 network parameters click [network parameters] option to enter into [network setting] menu, including [basic character], [pppoe], [ddns], [mobile] and [email set] (picture 6-12). Relevant parameters setting please refer to section 5.2.3 – [network setting]. Picture 6-12 picture 6-13 pi...

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    User manual 30 device parameters click [device parameters] option to enter into the interface shown as picture 6-14. Now you can check device info (picture 6-14), software version (picture 6-17) and hdd info (picture 6-18) etc. Picture 6-17 picture 6-18 picture 6-15 picture 6-16.

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    User manual 31 device manage extend [device manage] option to enter into sub menus – system setting, authority and dst shown as picture 6-20, picture 6-21 and picture 6-22. Picture 6-19 picture 6-21 picture 6-22 picture 6-20

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    User manual 32 6.3.1.4 local setting the option allows you set [record save path], [frame save path] and [file save path] shown as picture 6-23. Note:remote manual recording file will be saved to record save path. Local recording file will be saved to [file save path]. 6.3.1.5 logout click [logout] ...

  • Page 36: Chapter 7: Specifications

    User manual 33 chapter 7: specifications model parameter 4ch 8ch video system ntsc/pal(optional) video/audio compression format video:h.264 audio:8khz*16bit adpcm video i/o 4-ch bnc input; 2-ch bnc output; vga (optional); 8-ch bnc input; 2-ch bnc output; vga(optional); audio i/o 4-ch input / 2-ch ou...

  • Page 37: Chapter 8: Appendix

    User manual 34 chapter 8: appendix 8.1 record alarm setting please refer the below matrix: “⊥” stand for “only alarm but no record”; “amr” stand for “alarm record”; “nlr” stand for “normal record”; and “nor” stand for “ no record”. Once alarm is triggered, alarm icon will occur, and when many alarms...

  • Page 38: 8.4 Troubleshooting

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  • Page 39: 8.5 System Configuration

    User manual 36 10. Q: why does the buzzer keep sounding? A: please check if motion detection is on and the system has detected motion, make sure the hdd is being detected and has sufficient space available; check if video has lost etc. 11. Q: why can’t stop [stop] function? A: pressing [stop] button...

  • Page 40: 8.6 Accessories

    User manual 37 8.6 accessories software cd usb mouse remote controller power cord power supply user manual.

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