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Smartwatch H20HVR16A16I Operation Manual
Summary of H20HVR16A16I
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Smartwatch hybrid video recorder h20hvr4a4i / h20hvr8a8i / h20hvr16a16i operation manual.
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User manual of digital video recorder 1 this manual may contain several technically incorrect places or printing errors, and the content is subject to change without notice. The updates will be added into the new version of this manual. We will readily improve or update the products or procedures de...
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User manual of digital video recorder 2 regulatory information fcc information fcc compliance : this equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the fcc rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful in...
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User manual of digital video recorder 3 preventive and cautionary tips before connecting and operating your device, please be advised of the following tips: • ensure unit is installed in a well-ventilated, dust-free environment. • unit is designed for indoor use only. • keep all liquids away from th...
Page 5: Product Key Features
User manual of digital video recorder 4 product key features general connectable to the network cameras, network dome and encoders. Connectable to the third-party network cameras like acti, arecont, axis, brickcom, bosch, canon, panasonic, pelco, samsung and sanyo, sony, vivotek and zavio. Connectab...
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User manual of digital video recorder 5 pre-record and post-record for alarm, motion detection recording, and pre-record time for schedule and manual recording. Searching record files by events (alarm input/motion detection). Customization of tags, searching and playing back by tags. Locking and unl...
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User manual of digital video recorder 6 remote viewing of the device status, system logs and alarm status. Remote locking and unlocking of control panel and mouse. Remote hdd formatting and program upgrading. Remote system restart. Rs-485 transparent channel transmission. Alarm and exception informa...
Page 8: Table Of Contents
User manual of digital video recorder 7 table of contents product key features ......................................................................................................... 4 chapter 1 introduction .............................................................................................
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User manual of digital video recorder 8 6.1 playing back record files .................................................................................... 70 6.1.1 playing back by channel ......................................................................... 70 6.1.2 playing back by time ...........
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User manual of digital video recorder 9 9.4.2 exporting network packet ..................................................................... 131 9.4.3 checking network status ....................................................................... 133 9.4.4 checking network statistics ..................
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User manual of digital video recorder 10 troubleshooting ............................................................................................................. 176 list of compatible ip cameras ...................................................................................... 180
Page 12: Chapter 1 Introduction
User manual of digital video recorder 11 chapter 1 introduction.
Page 13: 1.1 Front Panel
User manual of digital video recorder 12 1.1 front panel the front panel of the device is shown in figure 1.1. Figure 1. 1 front panel table 1. 1 description of front panel no. Name function description 1 power power indicator turns green when device is powered up. 2 status status indicator lights i...
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User manual of digital video recorder 13 1.2 ir remote control operations the device may also be controlled with the included ir remote control, shown in figure 1.2. Batteries (2×aaa) must be installed before operation. Figure 1. 2 remote control the keys on the remote control closely resemble the o...
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User manual of digital video recorder 14 in ptz control mode, the button adjusts the iris of the camera. In playback mode, it can be used to generate video clips for backup. Enter/exit the folder of usb device. 5 a button adjust focus in the ptz control menu. It is also used to switch input methods ...
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User manual of digital video recorder 15 17 ptz control buttons buttons to adjust the iris, focus and zoom of a ptz camera. 18 f2 button cycle through tab pages. In synchronous playback mode, it is used to switch channels. Troubleshooting remote control: make sure you have installed batteries proper...
Page 17: 1.3 Usb Mouse Operation
User manual of digital video recorder 16 1.3 usb mouse operation a regular 3-button (left/right/scroll-wheel) usb mouse can also be used with this device. To use a usb mouse: 1. Plug usb mouse into one of the usb interfaces on the front panel of the device. 2. The mouse should automatically be detec...
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User manual of digital video recorder 17 1.4 input method description figure 1. 3 soft keyboard description of the buttons on the soft keyboard: table 1. 4 description of the soft keyboard icons icon description icon description … number … english letter lowercase/uppercase symbols backspace space e...
Page 19: 1.5 Rear Panel
User manual of digital video recorder 18 1.5 rear panel h20hvr4a4i rear panel h20hvr8a8i rear panel h20hvr16a16i rear panel table 1. 5 description of rear panel no. Item description 1 video in bnc connector for analog video input. 2 video out bnc connector for video output. 3 usb interface connects ...
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User manual of digital video recorder 19 1.6 starting up and shutting down the device purpose: proper startup and shutdown procedures are crucial to expanding the life of the device. Before you start: check that the voltage of the extra power supply is the same with the device’s requirement, and the...
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User manual of digital video recorder 20 chapter 2 getting started.
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User manual of digital video recorder 21 2.1 using the wizard for basic configuration the configuration menus of the device are provided in multiple languages. You can set the system language after the device is started. Figure 2. 1 language settings the setup wizard will start after the language se...
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User manual of digital video recorder 22 figure 2. 3 login window 3. Enter the admin password. By default, the password is 12345. 4. To change the admin password, check the new admin password checkbox. Enter the new password and confirm the password in the given fields. 5. Click next to enter the da...
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User manual of digital video recorder 23 h20hvr4a4i only supports 10m/100mbps nic type. 7. After configuring array settings, click next to enter the hdd management window. Figure 2. 6 hdd management 8. To initialize the hdd, click init. Initialization removes all the data saved in the hdd. 9. Click ...
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User manual of digital video recorder 24 figure 2. 8 record settings optionally, click copy to copy the settings to other channels, as shown in figure 2.9. Figure 2. 9 copy record settings 11. Click ok to complete the start wizard settings..
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User manual of digital video recorder 25 2.2 adding and connecting the ip cameras 2.2.1 adding the online ip cameras purpose: hdvr can connect the network cameras and record the video got from them. So before you can get a live view or record of the video, you should add the network cameras to the d...
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User manual of digital video recorder 26 figure 2. 12 manual adding ip camera interface explanation of the icons icon description add the online ip camera automatically. Edit the basic parameters of the added ip camera. Delete the added ip camera. The ip camera is connected to the device successfull...
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User manual of digital video recorder 27 steps: 1. Enter the camera management interface. Menu> camera> camera figure 2. 14 analog camera management in analog camera management interface, the status of analog cameras is displayed. Disabling the analog camera can be done by clearing the checkbox of t...
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User manual of digital video recorder 28 description of the icons icon description add the online ip camera automatically. Edit the basic parameters of the added ip camera. Delete the added ip camera. The added ip camera works properly, and you can get the live video of the camera. The added ip came...
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User manual of digital video recorder 29 figure 2. 18 edit ip camera 2. Edit the camera information, such as the ip address, protocol, port, etc. 3. Click the button ok to save the new settings. To delete the added camera, click the icon on the camera list. You can also click delete all to delete al...
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User manual of digital video recorder 30 protocol name: edit the name for the custom protocol. Enable substream: if the network camera does not support sub-stream or the sub-stream is not needed, leave the checkbox empty. Type: the network camera adopting custom protocol must support getting stream ...
Page 32: Chapter 3 Live View
User manual of digital video recorder 31 chapter 3 live view.
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User manual of digital video recorder 32 3.1 introduction of live view live view shows you the video image getting from each camera in real time. The device enters live view mode when powered on. It is also at the very top of the menu hierarchy, thus right-clicking the mouse many times (depending on...
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User manual of digital video recorder 33 3.2 operations in live view mode in live view mode, there are many functions provided. Some of the functions are listed below. • single screen: showing only one screen on the monitor. • multi-screen: showing multiple screens on the monitor simultaneously. • a...
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User manual of digital video recorder 34 / start continuous recording or motion detection recording of all channels. / add ip camera automatically or manually. Enter the playback interface and start playing back the video of the selected channel immediately. Four modes of output supported, including...
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User manual of digital video recorder 35 figure 3. 2 quick setting toolbar table 3. 4 description of quick setting toolbar icons icons description icons description icons description / enable/disable record instant playback / mute/audio on ptz control digital zoom image settings live view strategy c...
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User manual of digital video recorder 36 figure 3. 4 image settings for analog camera you can adjust the image parameters, including brightness, contrast, saturation, hue, sharpness and denoising. You can also click default to restore the default settings and click copy to copy the image settings to...
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User manual of digital video recorder 37 3.3 adjusting live view settings purpose: live view settings can be customized according to different needs. You can configure the output interface, dwell time for screen to be shown, mute or turning on the audio, the screen number for each channel, etc. Step...
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User manual of digital video recorder 38 2) select a video output interface and select a screen layout . 3) click to select a screen in the right region and then double-click to select a channel in the left region. Thus the selected channel will be displayed in the corresponding screen. 4) click app...
Page 40: 3.4 User Logout
User manual of digital video recorder 39 3.4 user logout purpose: after logging out, the monitor turns to the live view mode. If you want to do more operations, you will need to enter user name and password to log in again. Steps: 1. Enter the shutdown menu. Menu > shutdown figure 3. 9 shutdown 2. C...
Page 41: Chapter 4 Ptz Controls
User manual of digital video recorder 40 chapter 4 ptz controls.
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User manual of digital video recorder 41 4.1 configuring ptz settings purpose: follow the procedure to set the parameters for ptz. Ptz configuration needs to be done before you control the ptz camera. Before you start: check that the analog ptz camera is connected correctly through rs-485 interface....
Page 43: 4.2.2 Calling Presets
User manual of digital video recorder 42 4.2 setting ptz presets, patrols & patterns 4.2.1 customizing presets purpose: a preset is a predefined image position which contains information of pan, tilt, focus and other parameters. You can customize the presets and the presets can be used with the even...
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User manual of digital video recorder 43 steps: 1. Enter the ptz control interface. Menu > camera > ptz > more settings 2. Check . Figure 4. 4 ptz- call preset 3. Select the preset number. Call a preset in live view mode: steps: 1. In the live view mode, click the ptz control icon in the quick setti...
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User manual of digital video recorder 44 two key points and the duration time at each key point separately programmable. The key points are corresponding to the presets. Steps: 1. Enter the ptz control interface. Menu > camera > ptz > more settings 2. Select the patrol number from the drop-down list...
Page 46: 4.2.4 Calling Patrols
User manual of digital video recorder 45 figure 4. 8 keypoints deletion 4.2.4 calling patrols purpose: the ptz camera will move according to the predefined patrol path when you call a patrol. Call a patrol in the ptz setting interface: steps: 1. In the ptz setting interface. Menu > camera > ptz > mo...
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User manual of digital video recorder 46 figure 4. 10 ptz panel-patrol 4.2.5 customizing patterns purpose: a pattern is a recorded section of pan, tilt, zoom, and preset functions. Steps: 1. Enter the ptz control interface. Menu > camera > ptz > more settings 2. Select the pattern number from the dr...
Page 48: 4.2.6 Calling Patterns
User manual of digital video recorder 47 4.2.6 calling patterns purpose: follow the procedure to move the ptz camera according to the predefined patterns. Call a pattern in the ptz setting interface steps: 1. Enter the ptz control interface. Menu > camera > ptz > more settings 2. Select the pattern ...
Page 49: 4.3 Ptz Control Panel
User manual of digital video recorder 48 4.3 ptz control panel in the live view mode, you can press the ptz control button on the front panel or on the remote control, or choose the ptz control icon to enter the ptz panel. In ptz control mode, the ptz panel will be displayed when a mouse is connecte...
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User manual of digital video recorder 49 chapter 5 recording settings.
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User manual of digital video recorder 50 5.1 configuring encoding parameters purpose: by configuring the encoding parameters you can define the parameters which affect the image quality, such as transmission stream type, resolution etc. Before you start: 1. Make sure that the hdd has already been in...
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User manual of digital video recorder 51 an alarm triggered the recording ends at 11:00, if you set the post-record time as 5 seconds, it records till 11:00:05. • expired time: the expired time is the longest time for a record file to be kept in the hdd, if the deadline is reached, the file will be ...
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User manual of digital video recorder 52 figure 5. 6 sub-stream encoding 2) click apply to save the settings. 3) optionally, you can click copy to copy the settings to other analog channels if needed 4. Configure the overwrite mode of the hdd (menu>record>advanced). Check checkbox to enable the over...
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User manual of digital video recorder 53 5.2 configuring record schedule purpose: set the record schedule. Enter the record schedule settings interface (menu > record > schedule). Figure 5. 8 record schedule settings select the camera you want to configure from the drop-down list, and check checkbox...
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User manual of digital video recorder 54 figure 5. 10 copy schedule to other days the holiday option is available when you enable holiday schedule. For details, see chapter 5.6 configuring holiday recording. 5. Click ok to save the settings. Option 2: draw the schedule steps: 1. Click to select a re...
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User manual of digital video recorder 56 5.3 configuring motion detection recording purpose: follow the steps to set the motion detection parameters. Steps: 1. Enter the motion detection interface. Menu > camera > motion figure 5. 13 motion detection 2. Configure motion detection: 1) select the came...
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User manual of digital video recorder 57 figure 5. 15 record schedule.
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User manual of digital video recorder 58 5.4 configuring alarm triggered recording purpose: follow the procedure to configure alarm triggered recording. Steps: 1. Enter the alarm setting interface. Menu > configuration > alarm figure 5. 16 alarm settings 2. Click the alarm input tab. Figure 5. 17 al...
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User manual of digital video recorder 59 6) click apply to save the settings, and click ok to exit. 7) click apply on the alarm input interface to save the settings. Repeat the above steps to configure other alarm input parameters. Optionally, you can click copy to copy the settings to other alarm i...
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User manual of digital video recorder 60 5.5 configuring manual recording purpose: follow the steps to configure manual recording. Using manual recording, you need to manually cancel the recording. The manual recording is prior to the scheduled recording. Steps: 1. Enter the manual settings interfac...
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User manual of digital video recorder 61 5.6 configuring holiday recording purpose: you may want to have different recording configuration on holiday. Follow the steps to configure the record schedule on holiday for that year. Steps: 1. Enter the holiday settings interface. Menu > record > holiday f...
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User manual of digital video recorder 62 you need to select schedule type as holiday or draw the schedule for the holiday. Figure 5. 26 edit schedule- holiday figure 5. 27 draw schedule- holiday.
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User manual of digital video recorder 63 5.7 configuring redundant recording purpose: the record files are stored not only in the r/w (read/write) hdd but also in the redundant hdd when the redundant record function is enabled, thus enhancing the data safety and reliability effectively. The storage ...
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User manual of digital video recorder 64 4) click apply to save settings. Repeat the above steps 2)-4) for configuring other channels. Optionally, you can click copy to copy the settings to other analog channels..
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User manual of digital video recorder 65 5.8 configuring hdd group for recording purpose: you can group the hdds and save record files on certain hdd group. Steps: 1. Enter hdd setting interface. Menu > hdd > general figure 5. 31 hdd-general 2. Click the advanced tab on the left-side. Check whether ...
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User manual of digital video recorder 66 2) select the group number from the drop-down list of record on hdd group 3) check the checkboxes to select the channels you want to save in this group. 4) click apply to save the settings. After having configured the hdd groups, you can configure the record ...
Page 68: 5.9 Files Protection
User manual of digital video recorder 67 5.9 files protection purpose: you can lock the record files or set the hdd to read-only to protect record files from being overwritten. Option 1: protect file by locking the record files: steps: 1. Enter export setting interface. Menu > export > normal figure...
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User manual of digital video recorder 68 to edit hdd property, you need to set the storage mode of the hdd to group. See chapter 10.3managing hdd group. Steps: 1. Enter hdd setting interface. Menu > hdd > general figure 5. 36 hdd-general 2. Select the hdd and click the icon to enter the local hdd se...
Page 70: Chapter 6 Playback
User manual of digital video recorder 69 chapter 6 playback.
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User manual of digital video recorder 70 6.1 playing back record files 6.1.1 playing back by channel instant playback by channel: select a window in live view, and then click the icon on the pop-up quick setting toolbar, to start the instant playback of the selected channel. Only record files record...
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User manual of digital video recorder 71 figure 6. 2 interface of playback by channel figure 6. 3 toolbar of playback by channel the indicates the start/end time of the recordings. Table 6. 1 detailed explanation of playback-by-channel interface button operation button operation button operation but...
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User manual of digital video recorder 72 playback progress bar: use the mouse to click any point of the progress bar or drag the progress bar to locate specific frames. 6.1.2 playing back by time purpose: play back video files recorded in specified time duration. Multi-channel simultaneous playback ...
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User manual of digital video recorder 73 figure 6. 5 interface of playback by time figure 6. 6 toolbar of playback by time the indicates the start/end time of the record. Table 6. 2 detailed explanation of playback-by-time interface button operation button operation button operation button operation...
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User manual of digital video recorder 74 playback progress bar: use the mouse to click any point of the progress bar or drag the progress bar to locate specific frames. 6.1.3 playing back by event search before you start: the event (motion and alarm input) triggered recording schedule needs to be co...
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User manual of digital video recorder 75 figure 6. 8 result of video search by motion 4. Click the icon to play back the record files. You can click back to return to the search interface. Pre-play and post-play can be configured for the alarm input triggered record files. Pre-play: the time you set...
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User manual of digital video recorder 76 figure 6. 10 interface of playback by event figure 6. 11 toolbar of playback by event table 6. 3 detailed explanation of playback-by-event interface button operation button operation button operation button operation / mute/audio on / start/stop clipping add ...
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User manual of digital video recorder 77 6.1.4 playing back by tag purpose: default tags and customized tags can be added to mark the record files, and you can search the added tags and play back the marked record files through tag playback. Before you start: 1. Enter the normal playback or event pl...
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User manual of digital video recorder 78 figure 6. 13 tag management interface steps: 1. Enter tag playback interface. Menu > playback > tag figure 6. 14 video search by tag 2. Select the channels from the list, and specify the start time and end time for search. 3. Optionally, you can input the key...
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User manual of digital video recorder 79 figure 6. 15 result of tag search 5. Click the icon to play back the file. You can click the back button to back to the search interface. Pre-play time and post-play time can be added to the time point of the tag according to actual needs. Figure 6. 16 interf...
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User manual of digital video recorder 80 / pause/play stop 30s reverse 30s forward slow forward fast forward previous tag next tag / scaling up/down time bar process bar full screen exit normal playback playback progress bar: use the mouse to click any point of the progress bar or drag the progress ...
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User manual of digital video recorder 81 figure 6. 19 result of system log search 5. Select a log with record file and click the icon to enter log playback interface. If there is no record file at the time point of the log, the message box “no result found” will pop up. Figure 6. 20 interface of pla...
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User manual of digital video recorder 82 the files stored in the extrenal device are listed on the right-side, and you can click the refresh button to refresh the file list. 2. Select a record file and click the icon to play back it. Figure 6. 21 interface of external file playback.
Page 84: 6.2.2 Smart Search
User manual of digital video recorder 83 6.2 auxiliary functions of playback 6.2.1 playing back frame by frame purpose: to play video files frame by frame. Steps: go to playback interface. If you choose playback of the record file: click button and until the speed changes to single frame and one cli...
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User manual of digital video recorder 84 figure 6. 23 interface of playback by time 2. Click the icon on the playback control toolbar to enter smart search mode. The smart search toolbar appears at the bottom of the screen. 3. Click-and-drag the mouse to draw area(s) for smart search. You can click ...
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User manual of digital video recorder 85 figure 6. 25 smart search result figure 6. 26 toolbar of smart search playback the indicates the start/end time of the record. Table 6. 5 detailed explanation of smart-search-playback toolbar button operation button operation button operation button operation...
Page 87: 6.2.3 Digital Zoom
User manual of digital video recorder 86 playback progress bar: use the mouse to click any point of the progress bar or drag the progress bar to locate specific frames. 6.2.3 digital zoom steps: 1. Enter the playback interface 2. Click the icon on the playback control toolbar to enter digital zoom m...
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User manual of digital video recorder 87 figure 6. 28 4-ch synchronous playback interface 3. Click the icon on the playback control toolbar, and the record files will be played back reversely..
Page 89: Chapter 7 Backup
User manual of digital video recorder 88 chapter 7 backup.
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User manual of digital video recorder 89 7.1 backing up record files before you start: please insert the backup device(s) into the device. 7.1.1 backing up by normal video search purpose: the record files can be backed up to usb devices, such as usb flash drives, usb hdds and usb writers. Steps: 1. ...
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User manual of digital video recorder 90 the size of the selected files are displayed in the lower-left corner of the window. Figure 7. 3 normal export interface using usb flash drive 4. Select the backup device from the drop-down list, click the button export. And then select to export the video an...
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User manual of digital video recorder 91 figure 7. 6 normal export result using usb flash drive 7.1.2 backing up by event search purpose: event triggered recordings can be backed up on usb devices, including usb flash drives, usb hdds, usb writers. Steps: 1. Enter event export interface. Menu > expo...
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User manual of digital video recorder 92 figure 7. 8 result of event search 3. Select the record file from the list and click the button quick export to enter the export interface. Click the button details, and you canview the detailed information of selected events. Then, select the record files, c...
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User manual of digital video recorder 93 figure 7. 10 event export interface using usb flash drive 4. Select the backup device from the drop-down list, click the button export. And then select to export the video and log files or the player to the backup device. Click ok to confirm. Figure 7. 11 exp...
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User manual of digital video recorder 94 figure 7. 13 event export result using usb flash drive 7.1.3 backing up video clips purpose: to export video clips during playback to usb devices including usb flash drives, usb hdds and usb writers. Steps: 1. Enter playback figure 7. 14 interface of playback...
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User manual of digital video recorder 95 up to 30 items of video clips can be selected for backup. Figure 7. 15 attention to video clip saving 4. Click yes to save video clips and enter export interface, or click no to exit and do not save video clips. Figure 7. 16 video clip export interface using ...
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User manual of digital video recorder 96 figure 7. 18 export finished 6. The exported video clips will be displayed in a list. Click the icon , and you can play the selected video clip. Click the icon , and you can delete the selected video clip from the backup device. Figure 7. 19 video clip export...
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User manual of digital video recorder 97 7.2 managing backup devices steps: 1. Enter export interface of backup device. For details, see chapter 7.1. Figure 7. 20 management of usb flash drives and usb hdds figure 7. 21 management of usb writers 2. Select a record file/folder/picture in the backup d...
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User manual of digital video recorder 98 reconnect device..
Page 100: Chapter 8 Alarm Settings
User manual of digital video recorder 99 chapter 8 alarm settings.
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User manual of digital video recorder 100 8.1 setting motion detection steps: 1. Enter motion detection interface. Menu > camera > motion figure 8. 1 motion detection settings interface 2. Select the camera to be configured and check the checkbox of enable motion detection to enable the motion detec...
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User manual of digital video recorder 101 figure 8. 3 set trigger camera of motion detection 6. Click the arming schedule tab, select a day in the week and then set the time periods for motion detection arming schedule. Click apply to save the settings. Figure 8. 4 set arming schedule of motion dete...
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User manual of digital video recorder 102 figure 8. 6 copy settings of motion detection.
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User manual of digital video recorder 103 8.2 setting sensor alarms steps: 1. Enter the alarm settings interface. Menu > configuration > alarm figure 8. 7 alarm status interface 2. Click the alarm input tab to enter the alarm input settings interface. Select the alarm input no. From the drop-down li...
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User manual of digital video recorder 104 figure 8. 10 set arming schedule of alarm input up to 8 time periods can be set for each day and the time periods cannot be overlapped. 6. Click the linkage action tab, and select the alarm linkage actions of alarm input. Click apply to save the settings. Fo...
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User manual of digital video recorder 105 figure 8. 12 set ptz linking of alarm input 8. Click apply on the alarm input settings interface to save the settings. 9. Repeat the above steps to configure the alarm input settings for other channels. Optionally, you can click copy on the alarm input setti...
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User manual of digital video recorder 106 8.3 detecting video loss purpose: when the hdvr detects a video loss it will trigger an alarm. The linkage actions, including the full screen monitoring, audible warning, etc., can be set. Steps: 1. Enter video loss interface. Menu > camera > video loss figu...
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User manual of digital video recorder 107 figure 8. 16 set alarm linkage actions of video loss 6. Click apply on the video loss settings interface to save the settings 7. Repeat the above steps to configure the video loss alarm settings for other channels. Optionally, you can click copy on the video...
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User manual of digital video recorder 108 8.4 detecting video tampering purpose: a tampering alarm is triggered when the camera is covered and the monitoring area cannot be viewed. The linkage actions, including full screen monitoring, audible warning, etc., can be set. Steps: 1. Enter the video tam...
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User manual of digital video recorder 109 figure 8. 20 set alarm linkage actions of video tampering detection 6. Click apply on the video tampering detection settings interface to save the settings 7. Repeat the above steps to configure the video tampering detection settings for other channels. Opti...
Page 111: 8.5 Handling Exceptions
User manual of digital video recorder 110 8.5 handling exceptions purpose: exception settings refer to the handling methods of various alarms, e.G. Hdd full: the hdd is full. Hdd error: writing hdd error, unformatted hdd, etc. Network disconnected: disconnected network cable. Ip conflicted: duplicat...
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User manual of digital video recorder 111 8.6 setting alarm linkage actions purpose: alarm linkage actions will be activated when an alarm or exception occurs, including full screen monitoring, audible warning (buzzer), notify surveillance center, send email and trigger alarm output. Full screen mon...
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User manual of digital video recorder 112 time according to the actual needs. If manually clear is set as the alarm dwell time, and you can only clear the alarm by clicking the button clear all on the manual alarm settings interface (menu > manual > alarm). 3. Click the icon to configure the alarm o...
Page 114: Manually
User manual of digital video recorder 113 8.7 triggering or clearing alarm output manually purpose: the alarm output of the device can be both triggered and cleared manually. If manually clear is set as the dwell time for the alarm output, and then you can only clear the alarm manually. Steps: 1. En...
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User manual of digital video recorder 114 chapter 9 network settings.
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User manual of digital video recorder 115 9.1 configuring general settings purpose: network settings must be configured prior to connecting over the network. Steps: 1. Enter the network settings interface. Menu > configuration > network figure 9. 1 network settings interface 2. Click the general tab...
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User manual of digital video recorder 116 9.2 configuring advanced settings 9.2.1 configuring pppoe settings purpose: your device also allows access by point-to-point protocol over ethernet (pppoe). Steps: 1. Enter the network settings interface. Menu > configuration > network 2. Click the pppoe tab...
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User manual of digital video recorder 117 figure 9. 4 ddns settings interface 3. Check checkbox to enable ddns. 4. Select the ddns type from the drop-down list. Five different ddns types are selectable: ipserver, dyndns, peanuthull, no-ip and hiddns. Ipserver: input the server address for ipserver, ...
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User manual of digital video recorder 118 no-ip: 1) input server address for no-ip. 2) in the device domain name text field, input the domain obtained from the no-ip website (www.No-ip.Com). 3) input the user name and password registered on the no-ip website. Figure 9. 8 no-ip settings interface hid...
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User manual of digital video recorder 119 figure 9. 10 register an account 3) in the device management interface, click to register the device. Figure 9. 11 register the device the device name can only contain the lower-case english letter, numeric and ‘-’; and it must start with the lower-case engl...
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User manual of digital video recorder 120 server address: www.Hiddns.Com device domain name: it refers to the device domain name on the device or the device name on the hiddns server you created. User name: enter the user name of the device. By default it is admin. Password: enter the password of th...
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User manual of digital video recorder 121 the time synchronization interval can be set from 1 to 10080min, and the default value is 60min. If the device is connected to a public network, you should use a ntp server that has a time synchronization function, such as the server at the national time cen...
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User manual of digital video recorder 122 9.2.5 configuring upnp™ settings purpose: universal plug and play (upnp™) can permits the device seamlessly discover the presence of other network devices on the network and establish functional network services for data sharing, communications, etc. You can...
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User manual of digital video recorder 123 steps: 1) click to activate the external port settings dialog box. Configure the external port number for server port, http port, rtsp port and https port respectively. You can use the default port number, or change it according to actual requirements. Exter...
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User manual of digital video recorder 124 figure 9. 20 more settings interface 3. Input alarm host ip and alarm host port in the text fields. The alarm host ip refers to the ip address of the remote pc on which the cms (client management system) software (e.G., smartwatch system manager) is installe...
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User manual of digital video recorder 125 figure 9. 22 configure multicast 4. Click apply to save the settings. 9.2.8 configuring rtsp settings purpose: the rtsp (real time streaming protocol) is a network control protocol designed for use in entertainment and communications systems to control strea...
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User manual of digital video recorder 126 2. Click the more settings tab to enter the more settings interface. Figure 9. 24 http & server port settings interface 3. Input the server port and http port in the text fields. The default server port is 8000 and the http port is 80, and you can change the...
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User manual of digital video recorder 127 4. Input the https port in the text fields. The default https port is 443, and you can change it according to different requirements. 5. Click apply to save the settings. Https port number range: [1-65535]. 9.2.11 configuring high-speed download settings pur...
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User manual of digital video recorder 128 9.2.12 configuring email settings purpose: the system can be configured to send an email notification to all designated users if an alarm event is detected, a motion detection event is detected, etc. Before you start: the device must be connected to a local ...
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User manual of digital video recorder 129 user name: the user account of sender’s email for smtp server authentication. Password: the password of sender’s email for smtp server authentication. Smtp server: the smtp server ip address or host name (e.G., smtp.263xmail.Com). Smtp port: the smtp port. T...
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User manual of digital video recorder 130 9.3 checking network traffic purpose: you can check the network traffic to obtain real-time information of device such as linking status, mtu, sending/receiving rate, etc. Steps: 1. Enter the network traffic interface. Menu > maintenance > net detect figure ...
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User manual of digital video recorder 131 9.4 network detection purpose: you can obtain network connecting status of device through the network detection function, including network delay, packet loss, etc. 9.4.1 testing network delay and packet loss steps: 1. Enter the network traffic interface. Me...
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User manual of digital video recorder 132 figure 9. 33 export network packet 4. Click export to start exporting. 5. After the exporting process is complete, click ok to finish the packet export.. Figure 9. 34 packet export attention up to 1m data can be exported each time..
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User manual of digital video recorder 133 9.4.3 checking network status purpose: you can also check the network status and quick set the network parameters in this interface. Steps: 1. Enter the network traffic interface. Menu > maintenance > net detect 2. Click the network detection tab to enter th...
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User manual of digital video recorder 134 figure 9. 37 network parameters configuration 9.4.4 checking network statistics purpose: you can check the network statistics to obtain the real-time information of the device. Steps: 1. Enter the network traffic interface. Menu > maintenance > net detect 2....
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User manual of digital video recorder 135 chapter 10 hdd management.
Page 137: 10.1 Initializing Hdds
User manual of digital video recorder 136 10.1 initializing hdds purpose: a newly installed hard disk drive (hdd) must be initialized before it can be used with your device. If there is uninitialized hdd existing in the device, the following message box will pop up when the device starts up. Figure ...
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User manual of digital video recorder 137 figure 10. 3 confirm initialization 4. Click ok to confirm the settings and start the initialization process. Figure 10. 4 start initialization 5. After the hdd has been initialized, the status of the hdd will change from uninitialized to normal. Figure 10. ...
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User manual of digital video recorder 138 10.2 managing network hdd purpose: you can add the allocated nas or ip san disk to device, and use it as network hdd. Steps: 1. Enter the hdd information interface. Menu > hdd > general figure 10. 6 hdd information interface 2. Click the button add to enter ...
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User manual of digital video recorder 139 4) select the nas disk from the list; or you can just manually input the directory in the text field of nethdd directory. 5) click ok to add the nas disk. Up to 8 nas disks can be added. Figure 10. 8 add nas disk add ip san: 1) select ip sanfrom the drop-dow...
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User manual of digital video recorder 140 if the added network hdd is uninitialized, please select it and click init for initialization. Figure 10. 10 initialize added nethdd.
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User manual of digital video recorder 141 10.3 managing hdd group 10.3.1 setting hdd groups purpose: multiple hdds can be managed in groups. Video from specified channels can be recorded onto a particular hdd group through hdd settings. Steps: 1. Enter the storage mode interface. Menu > hdd > advanc...
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User manual of digital video recorder 142 6. Select the group number for the current hdd. Click apply, and then click yes in the pop-up message box to confirm the settings. The default group no. For each hdd is 1. Figure 10. 14 confirm hdd group settings 10.3.2 setting hdd property purpose: the hdd ...
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User manual of digital video recorder 143 at least 2 hard disks must be installed on your device when you want to set a hdd to redundancy, and there is one hdd with r/w property..
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User manual of digital video recorder 144 10.4 configuring quota mode purpose each camera can be configured with allocated quota for the storage of recorded files. Steps 1. Enter the storage mode interface. Menu > hdd > advanced 2. Select quota as the storage mode from the drop-down list. Figure 10....
Page 146: 10.5 Checking Hdd Status
User manual of digital video recorder 145 10.5 checking hdd status purpose: you may check the status of the installed hdds on device so as to take immediate check and maintenance in case of hdd failure. Checking hdd status on hdd information interface steps: 1. Enter the hdd information interface. M...
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User manual of digital video recorder 146 10.6 checking s.M.A.R.T. Information purpose: s.M.A.R.T. (self-monitoring, analysis and reporting technology) is a monitoring system for hdd to detect and report on various indicators of reliability, in hope of anticipating failures. Steps: 1. Enter the s.M....
Page 148: 10.7 Detecting Bad Sector
User manual of digital video recorder 147 10.7 detecting bad sector purpose: you can detect the bad sector of the hdd to check the status of the hdd. Steps: 1. Enter the bad sector detection interface. Menu > maintenance > hdd detect > bad sector detection figure 10. 22 bad sector detection 2. Selec...
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User manual of digital video recorder 148 10.8 configuring hdd error alarms purpose: you can configure the hdd error alarms when the hdd status is uninitialized or abnormal. Steps: 1. Enter the exception interface. Menu > configuration > exceptions 2. Select hdd error as the exception type from the ...
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User manual of digital video recorder 149 chapter 11 camera settings.
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User manual of digital video recorder 150 11.1 configuring osd settings purpose: you can configure the osd (on-screen display) settings for the camera, including date /time, camera name, etc. Steps: 1. Enter the osd configuration interface. Menu > camera > osd 2. Select the camera to configure osd s...
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User manual of digital video recorder 151 11.2 configuring privacy mask purpose: privacy mask enables you to cover certain areas on the live video to prevent certain spots in the surveillance area from being live viewed and recorded. Steps: 1. Enter the privacy mask settings interface. Menu > camera...
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User manual of digital video recorder 152 7. Click apply to save the settings. 11.3 configuring video parameters steps: 1. Enter the image settings interface. Menu > camera > image figure 11. 5 image settings interface for analog camera figure 11. 6 image settings interface for ip camera 2. Select t...
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User manual of digital video recorder 153 for analog cameras, four modes are selectable: standard, indoor, dim light and outdoor. For network cameras, only customized is supported. 4. Adjust the image parameters according to actual needs. The parameters are including brightness, contrast, saturation...
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User manual of digital video recorder 154 chapter 12 device management and maintenance.
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User manual of digital video recorder 155 12.1 viewing system information 12.1.1 viewing device information steps: 1. Enter the system information interface. Menu > maintenance > system info 2. Click the device info tab to enter the device information interface to view the device name, model, serial...
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User manual of digital video recorder 156 menu > maintenance > system info 2. Click the record tab to enter the record information interface to view the recording status and encoding parameters of each camera. Figure 12. 3 record information interface 12.1.4 viewing alarm information steps: 1. Enter...
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User manual of digital video recorder 157 figure 12. 5 network information interface 12.1.6 viewing hdd information steps: 1. Enter the system information interface. Menu > maintenance > system info 2. Click the hdd tab to enter the hdd information menu to view the hdd status, free space, property, ...
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User manual of digital video recorder 158 12.2 searching & exporting log files steps: 1. Enter the log search interface. Menu > maintenance > log information > log search figure 12. 7 log search interface 2. Select the major type and minor type of the logs, and then specify the start time and end ti...
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User manual of digital video recorder 159 click the icon , and you can view the associated video files if available. Figure 12. 9 log details 5. You can export the log files to the backup device if needed. Steps: 1) enter the export interface. Option 1: export all logs you searched out search the lo...
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User manual of digital video recorder 160 3) click ok to confirm the settings on the pop-up message box after the export process is complete. Figure 12. 12 log export finished 4) the exported log files will be displayed on a list. Click the icon , and you can delete the selected log file from the ba...
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User manual of digital video recorder 161 12.3 importing/exporting configuration files purpose: the configuration files of the device can be exported to local device for backup; and the configuration files of one device can be imported to multiple devices if they are to be configured with the same p...
Page 163: 12.4 Upgrading System
User manual of digital video recorder 162 12.4 upgrading system purpose: the firmware on your device can be upgraded by local backup device or remote ftp server. 12.4.1 upgrading by local backup device steps: 1. Connect a backup device in which the update firmware file is stored to the device. 2. En...
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User manual of digital video recorder 163 12.5 restoring default settings steps: 1. Enter the default interface. Menu > maintenance > default figure 12. 17 restore default settings 2. Click ok to restore the default settings. All the parameters of the device, except the network parameters (including...
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User manual of digital video recorder 164 chapter 13 others.
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User manual of digital video recorder 165 13.1 configuring general settings purpose: you can configure the bnc output standard, hdmi/vga output resolution, mouse pointer speed, etc. Steps: 1. Enter the general settings interface. Menu > configuration > general 2. Click the general tab. Figure 13. 1 ...
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User manual of digital video recorder 166 13.2 configuring dst settings steps: 1. Enter the general settings interface. Menu >configuration>general 2. Click the dst settings tab. Figure 13. 2 dst settings interface 3. You can check the checkbox of auto dst adjustment to adjust the dst settings autom...
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User manual of digital video recorder 167 13.3 configuring more settings steps: 1. Enter the general settings interface. Menu > configuration > general 2. Click the more settings tab to enter the more settings interface. Figure 13. 3 more settings interface 3. Configure the following settings: devic...
Page 169: 13.4.1 Adding A User
User manual of digital video recorder 168 13.4 managing user accounts purpose: there is a default account in the device: administrator. The administrator user name is admin and the password is 12345. The administrator has the permission to add and delete user and configure user parameters. 13.4.1 ad...
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User manual of digital video recorder 169 level: set the user level to operator or guest. Different user levels have different operating permission. Operator: the operator user level has permission of local log search in local configuration, remote log search and two-way audio in remote configuratio...
Page 171: 13.4.2 Deleting A User
User manual of digital video recorder 170 • remote camera management: remotely enabling and disabling analog camera (s), and adding, deleting and editing of network camera (s). This function is supported by hdvr series. • remote serial port control: configuring settings for rs-485 port. • remote vid...
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User manual of digital video recorder 171 menu > configuration > user 2. Select the user to be edited from the list. Figure 13. 9 edit a user 3. Click the icon to enter the edit user interface. Figure 13. 10 edit user interface 4. Edit the user information, including user name, password, level and m...
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User manual of digital video recorder 172 figure 13. 12 change password 3. Input the old password, check the checkbox of change password, and then input the new password and confirm password. 4. Click ok to save the settings and exit..
Page 174: Device
User manual of digital video recorder 173 13.5 logging out / shutting down / rebooting device steps: 1. Enter the shutdown interface. Menu > shutdown figure 13. 13 shutdown menu 2. Click the logout button to log out, or click the shutdown button to shut down the device, or click the reboot button to...
Page 175: Chapter 14 Appendix
User manual of digital video recorder 174 chapter 14 appendix.
Page 176: Glossary
User manual of digital video recorder 175 glossary • dual stream: dual stream is a technology used to record high resolution video locally while transmitting a lower resolution stream over the network. The two streams are generated by the device, with the main stream having a maximum resolution of 4...
Page 177: Troubleshooting
User manual of digital video recorder 176 troubleshooting no image displayed on the monitor after the device is starting up normally. Possible reasons a) no vga or hdmi connections. B) connection cable is damaged. C) input mode of the monitor is incorrect. Steps 1. Verify the device is connected wit...
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User manual of digital video recorder 177 1) if it is solved, finish the process. 2) if not, please contact the engineer from our company to do the further process. The status of the added ipc displays as “disconnected” when it is connected through the protocol of our company. Select “menu>camera>ca...
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User manual of digital video recorder 178 when there is no monitor connected to the hdvr and you add the ipc via web browser, the ipc status shows as connected; and then you connect the hdvr with the monitor via vga or hdmi interface and reboot the device, there is black screen with the mouse cursor...
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User manual of digital video recorder 179 hdvr supports g722.1 and g711 standards, and if the encoding parameter of the input audio is not one of the previous two standards, you can log in the ipc to configure it to the supported standard. 4. Check if the fault is solved by the above steps. If it is...
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User manual of digital video recorder 180 list of compatible ip cameras onvif compatibility refers to the camera can be supported both when it uses the onvif protocol and its private protocols. Only onvif is supported refers to the camera can only be supported when it uses the onvif protocol. Only a...
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User manual of digital video recorder 181 ipc manufacturer or protocol model version max. Resolution sub-stream audio cb-500ap (onvif compatibility) v3.2.1.3 1280×1024 × √ wfb-100ap v3.1.0.9 1280×800 × √ canon vb-m400 ver.+1.0.0 1280×960 × √ vb-m6000d ver.+1.0.0 1280×960 × × vb-m7000f ver.+1.0.0 128...
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User manual of digital video recorder 182 ipc manufacturer or protocol model version max. Resolution sub-stream audio ds-2cd852f-e v2.0 build 100521 ds-2cd862mf-e v2.0 build 110614 1280×960 √ √ v2.0 build 110426 v2.0 build 100521 ds-2cd8464f-ei v4.1.0 build 130111 1280×960 √ √ ds-2cd863pf/nf-e v4.1....
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User manual of digital video recorder 183 ipc manufacturer or protocol model version max. Resolution sub-stream audio ds-2cd966-v(b) ds-2cd976(b) ds-2cd976-v(b) v3.1.0 build120423 1600×1200 × × ds-2cd976(c) v3.1.0 build120423 1600×1200 × × ds-2cd976-v(c) v3.1.0 build120423 1600×1200 × × ds-2cd977(b)...
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User manual of digital video recorder 184 ipc manufacturer or protocol model version max. Resolution sub-stream audio ds-6601hci ds-6602hci ds-6604hci v1.2.0 build 120215 704×576 × √ ds-6601hfi ds-6602hfi ds-6604hfi v1.2.0 build 120215 704×576 × √ panasonic wv-sw152(onvif compatibility) application:...
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User manual of digital video recorder 185 ipc manufacturer or protocol model version max. Resolution sub-stream audio ixe20dn-aaxvuu2 1.8.2-20120327- 2.9081-a1.7852 1920×1080 √ × ix30dn-acfzhb3 1.8.2-20120327- 2.9080-a1.7852 2048×1536 √ × samsung (onvif compatibility) snb-5000p v2.00_110727 1280×102...