Document Outline

• DVR User Manual
  • Introduction
    • DVR Introduction
    • Main Features
      • COMPRESSION FORMAT
      • LIVE SURVEILLANCE
      • RECORD MEDIA
      • BACKUP
      • RECORD & PLAYBACK
      • ALARM
      • PTZ CONTROL
      • SECURITY
      • NETWORK
  • Hardware Installation
    • Install Hard Drive &DVD Writer
      • Install Hard Drive
        • Step1: Unscrew and Open the top cover
        • Step2: Connect the power and data cables. Place the HDD onto the bottom case as Fig 2.1.
      • Install DVD Writer
        • Step1: Unscrew and Open the top cover
        • Step2: Connect the power and data cables. Place the DVD writer onto the bottom case as below.
        • / /
        • Step3: Screw the DVD writer.
    • Front Panel Descriptions
    • Rear Panel Instructions
    • Remote Controller
      • 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 polarity (+ and -)
      • Step3: Replace the battery cover
      • 1. Check batteries poles
      • 2. Check the remaining charge in the batteries
      • 3. Check IR controller sensor is mask
      • If it still doesn't work, Please change a new remote controller to try, or contact your dealers
      • The interface of remote controller is shown in Fig2.8 Remote Controller.
    • Control with Mouse
      • Connect Mouse
        • 1. Make sure the mouse plugs in the USB mouse port not the USB port
        • 2. Change a mouse to try
      • Use Mouse
        • Click right button to show the control bar at the bottom of the screen. Here are all control and setup. Click right mouse again to hide the control bar.
        • Users can change some value by the wheel, such as time. Move cursor onto the value, and roll the wheel when the value blinks.
        • It supports mouse drag. I.e. Set motion detection area: click customized, hold left button and drag to set motion detection area. Set schedule: hold left button and drag to set schedule time
  • Basic Function Instruction
    • Power On/Off
      • Before you power on the unit, please make sure all the connection is good.
      • Power on
        • Step1: connect with the source power; switch on the power button near the power port on the rear panel
        • Step2: the device will be loaded, and the power indicator will display blue
        • Step3 before start, a WIZZARD window will be pop-up and show some information about time zone，time setup，network configuration, record configuration and disk management. User can setup here and refer to the concrete setup steps from the corresponding ...
        • After the device power on, if there is no menu or only has live image display, user can long press Exit button to switch.
        • Notice: this serial device can only display options on either VGA monitor or BNC monitor at one time, if there is live image display without menu options, please check if there is display on other device/monitor, or long press Exit key to wait for log...
      • Power off
        • User can power off the device by using remote controller, keyboard and mouse.
        • By remote controller:
        • Step1: press Power button, the Shut down window will appear, click OK, the unit will power off after a while.
        • Step2: disconnect the power
        • By keyboard and mouse:
        • Step1: enter into /Menu, then select “System Shut Down” icon, the Shut down window will appear
        • Step2: click OK, the unit will power off after a while.
        • Step3: disconnect the power
    • Login
      • User can login and logout the DVR system. User cannot do any other operations except changing the multi-screen display once logout.
    • Live preview
      • Live playback
        • Click Play/button to playback the record. Refer to Figure3-3. User can do concrete operation by click the buttons on screen.
  • Main menu setup guide
    • Click the / icon beside the screen display mode to display a channel select dialog. 6/8/13 channels can realize single channel big screen. Images can drag to any place to display in the live interface. Click / icon to set up picture-in-picture. Click ...
    • User can click / button and drag it anywhere with the left mouse
    • Click Menu /button to pop up a window as Fig 4-2; user can also press MENU button on the front panel or operate with remote controller to display the main menu. Click Setup icon will pop-up the configuration menu:
    • Basic configuration
      • Basic configuration includes three sub menus: system、date& time and DST.
      • System
        • Step1: enter into system configuration(basic configuration(system; refer to Fig 4-3:
        • Step2: in this interface user can setup the device name, device ID, video format, max network users, VGA resolution and language. The definitions for every parameters display as below:
        • Device name: the name of the device. It may display on the client end or CMS that help user to recognize the device remotely.
        • Video format: two modes: PAL and NTSC. User can select the video format according to that of camera.
        • Password check: enable this option, user needs to input user name and password can do corresponding operations with the relevant right in system configuration.
        • Show time: display time in live.
        • Show wizard: tick off this item, there will display an opening wizard with time zone and time setup information
        • Max network uses: set the max user amount of network connection
        • VGA resolution: the resolution of live display interface, range from: VGA800*600,VGA1024*768,VGA1280*1024and CVBS
        • Note： When switch between VGA and CVBS will change the menu output mode, please connect to relevant monitor.
        • Language: setup the menu language.
        • Note: after changed the language and video output, the device needs to login again.
        • Logout After (Minutes): A user can setup the screen interval time (30s, 60s, 180s, 300s). If there is no any operation within the setting period, the device will auto logout and return to login interface.
        • No Image When Logout: If this item is selected, there will be no image showing when logout.
        • Fig 4-3 basic configuration-basic
      • Time & date
        • Step1: enter into system configuration(basic configuration(time & date; refer to Fig 4-4:
        • Step2: set the date format, time format, time zone in this interface; tick off “sync time with NTP server” to refresh NTP server date; user can also adjust system date manually
        • Step3: click “default” button to resort default setting; click “apply” button to save the setting; click “exit” button to exit current interface.
        • Fig 4-4 basic configuration-time & date
      • DST
        • Step1: enter into system configuration(basic configuration(DST; refer to Fig 4-5:
        • 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 “apply” button to save the setting; click “exit” button to exit current interface.
        • Fig 4-5 basic configuration-DST
    • Live configuration
      • Live configuration includes four submenus: live, host monitor, Spot and mask.
      • Live
        • In this interface, user can setup camera name, adjust colors: brightness, hue, saturation and contrast.
        • Step1: enter into system configuration(live configuration(live; refer to Fig 4-6:
        • Note: Click Camera Name, a soft keyboard will pop up. User can self-define the camera name. Click Shift button, user can input Capital letters; click Shift button again, user can input Chinese characters.
        • Step2: tick off camera name; click “setting” button, a window will pop-up as Fig 4-7:
        • Fig 4-6 live configuration(live Fig 4-7 live-color adjustment
        • Step3: in this interface, user can adjust brightness, hue, saturation and contrast in live; click “default” button to resort default setting, click “OK” button to save the setting.
        • Step4: user can setup all channels with same parameters, tick off “all”, then do relevant setup.
      • Main monitor
        • Step1: enter into system configuration(live configuration(main monitor; refer to Fig 4-8:
        • Step2: select split mode: 1Ч1、2Ч2、2Ч3、3Ч3、4Ч4 and channel
        • Step3: dwell time: the time interval for a certain dwell picture display switching to next dwell picture display
        • Step4: selected the split mode, then setup current picture group. Click /button to setup the previous channel groups of dwell picture.
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        • Fig 4-8 live configuration-host monitor
        • Click / button to set the latter channel groups of dwell picture.
        • Step5: click “default” button to resort default setting; click “apply” button to save the setting; click “exit” button to exit current interface.
      • Spot
        • Step1: enter into system configuration(live configuration(Spot; refer to Fig 4-9:
        • Step2: select split mode: 1×1and channel
        • Step3: dwell time: the time interval for a certain dwell picture display switching to next dwell picture display
        • Step4: select the split mode and then setup current picture group. Click /button to setup the previous channel groups of dwell picture. Click / button to set the latter channel groups of dwell picture.
        • Step5: click “apply” button to save the setting; click “exit” button to exit current interface
        • /
        • Fig 4-9 live configuration-Spot
      • Mask
        • User can setup private mask area on the live image picture, max threes areas.
        • Setup mask area: click Setting button, enter into live image below picture. Click Apply button to save the setting.
        • Delete mask area: select a certain mask area and click left mouse to delete that mask area. Then click Apply button to save the setting.
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    • Record configuration
      • Record configuration includes six sub menus: enable, record bit rate, time, recycle record, stamp and snap.
      • Enable
        • Step1: enter into system configuration(record configuration(enable; refer to Fig 4-11:
        • Step2: tick off record, audio and record time
        • Step3: user can setup all channels with same parameters, tick off “all”, then to do relevant setup.
      • Record stream
        • Step1: enter into system configuration(record configuration(record bit rate; refer to Fig 4-12:
        • Step2: setup rate, resolution, quality, encode and max bit stream
        • 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 setting; click “exit” button to exit current interface.
        • Note: if the rate value set is over high the maximum resources of the device, the value will be adjusted automatically.
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        • Fig 4-12 record configuration-record bit rate
      • Time
        • Step1: enter into system configuration(record configuration( time; refer to Fig 4-13:
        • Pre-alarm record time: the record time before event happen i.e. record time before motion detection or sensor alarm is triggered.
        • Post-alarm record: set the post recording time after the alarm is finished; options: 10s, 15s, 20s, 30s, 60s, 120s, 180s and 300s.
        • Expire time: the hold time of saved records. If the set date is overdue, the record files will be deleted automatically.
        • Step2: u user can setup all channels with same parameters, and then tick off “all” to do relevant setup.
        • Step3: click “default” button to resort default setting; click “apply” button to save the setting; click “exit” button to exit current interface.
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        • Fig 4-13 record configuration-time
      • Stamp
        • Stamp：User can overlap the channel name and time stamp on video.
        • Step1: enter into system configuration( record configuration( stamp; refer to Fig 4-14:
        • Step2: tick off camera name, time stamp; click Setting button. User can use cursor to drag the camera name and time stamp in random positions, referring to below Figures:
        • Step3: user can setup all channels with same parameters. Tick off “all” to do relevant setup.
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        • Fig 4-14 record configuration-stamp
        • / /
        • Before drag after drag
      • Recycle record
        • Step1: enter into system configuration(record configuration(recycle record;
        • Step2: tick off recycle record to enable the recycle record function. It will cover the earlier recorded files and keep recoding when HDD is full; if user disenables this function, it will stop recording when HDD is full.
        • Step3: click “default” button to restore default setting; click “apply” to save the setting; click “exit” to exit current interface.
      • Snap
        • In this interface, User can set up Resolution, quality, snap interval, snap number.
    • Schedule configuration
      • Schedule configuration includes three sub menus: schedule, motion and alarm.
      • Schedule
        • The volume means the seven days of a week from Monday to Sunday and the row means 24 hours of a day. Click the grid to do relevant setup. Blue means checked area and gray means unchecked area.
        • Step1: enter into system configuration(schedule configuration(schedule; referring to Fig 4-15:
        • Step2: select channel and double-click to pop up a window as Fig 4-16. Now user can edit week schedule:
        • Fig 4-16 schedule-week schedule
      • Motion
        • Step1: enter into system configuration(schedule configuration(motion; refer to Fig 4-17:
        • 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 full-selected, that is, the color of schedule setting interface is blue.
      • Sensor
        • Step1: enter into system configuration(schedule configuration(alarm; refer to Fig 4-18:
        • Step2: the setup steps of alarm are familiar with schedule; user can refer to 4.4.1 Schedule for details.
        • Note: the default schedule of motion detection is full-selected, that is, the color of schedule setting interface is blue.
    • Alarm configuration
      • Alarm configuration includes five sub menus: sensor, motion, video loss, other alarm and alarm out.
      • Sensor
        • Sensor includes three sub menus: basic, alarm handling and schedule.
        • Step1: enter into system configuration(alarm configuration(sensor(basic; refer to Fig 4-19:
        • Step2: enable sensor alarm and then 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” to do relevant setup.
        • Step4: click “default” button to resort default setting; click “apply” button to save the setting; click “exit” button to exit current interface.
        • Step1: enter into system configuration(alarm configuration(sensor(alarm handling; refer to Fig 4-20:
        • Step1: enter into system configuration(alarm configuration(sensor(alarm handling; refer to Fig 4-20:
        • Step2: select hold time, click Trigger button, and a dialog box will pop-up as Fig 4-21:
        • Step 3: If Buzzer is selected, there will be triggered buzzer alarm out.
        • Full screen alarm: when alarm is triggered, there will pop up full screen alarm;
        • Email: Select this function. When an alarm is triggered, a notification email will be sent to user’s designed email box including trigger events, time, snap pictures, device name, ID camera name etc.
        • Snap: Select channels. When an alarm is trigged, the system will automatically save the captured pictures from the selected channel. If user ticks off Email function, these pictures will also be sent to user’s designed email box.
        • To alarm out: After selecting the channel, there will be triggered alarm out in the designated channel. Click OK button to save the setting; click Exit button to exit the current interface.
        • To record: Select recoding channels. It will record the camera when alarm is triggered. Click OK button to save the setting; click Exit button to exit the current interface.
        • To P.T.Z: set linked preset and cruise for alarm. User can select any channel and multi channels as linked channels. Click OK button to save the setting; click Exit button to exit the current interface.
        • Step4: user can setup all channels with same parameters. Tick off “all” to do relevant setup
        • Step1: enter into system configuration(alarm configuration(sensor(schedule; refer to Fig 4-22:
        • 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-selected, that is, the color of schedule setting interface is blue.
      • Motion
      • Video loss
      • Other alarm
      • Alarm out
    • Network configuration
      • Network
      • Sub stream
      • Email
      • Server
      • Other settings
        • Connect DVR to the Network Client.
        • Enter into Main menu(Network(other settings, tick off DDNS, select “Dyndns” at the DDNS Sever pull down list box and input user name and password.
        • Enter into configuration interface of the router to map the server port and IP address (if the user enables UPnP function, he can skip this step). Click Save button to save the setting
        • Login IE browser and input registered domain name “http://www.abc.dyndns.tv”, connect to DVR client.
    • User management configuration
    • P.T.Z configuration
      • Fig 4-37 P.T.Z configuration-serial port
    • Advanced
      • Reset
      • Import/Export
      • Block/Allow list
  • Meaning
  • Parameter
  • Record switch of every channels
  • Record
  • Enable live record audio
  • Audio
  • Record search & playback and backup
    • Time search
    • Event search
    • File management
    • Image
    • Backup
  • Manage DVR
    • Check system information
      • System information
      • Event information
      • Log information
      • Network information
      • Online information
      • Record information
    • Manual alarm
    • Disk management
      • Format the disk
      • Step1: enter into disk management interface
      • Advanced
    • Upgrade
    • Logoff
  • Remote Surveillance
    • IE Remote Surveillance
      • In order to view the DVR from a network it must be connected to a LAN/WAN or internet. The network setup should be done accordingly. Please refer to 4.6 Network Setup. This DVR supports IE browser, on Windows XP and Vista platform.
      • On LAN
        • / Notice: If HTTP port is not 80, other number instead, need add the port number after IP address. For example, set HTTP port as 82, need input IP address like 192.168.0.25:82.
        • User name and password here are the same with that used on the DVR. The default is admin and 123456.
      • On WAN
        • There are two ways for the DVR to connect to internet.
        • 1. Connect the DVR to internet through router or virtual server
        • This unit supports www.meibu.com，www.dyndns.com, www.no-ip.com and mintdns type.
        • Note: If you cannot download and install ActiveX, please refer to Appendix A FAQ Q8.
    • Remote Surveillance through Apple PC
      • On LAN
        • /
      • On WAN
        • 1. Connect the DVR to internet through router or virtual server
        • Step 1: The network setups are the same as step one to step four of point 1 on WAN of IE remote surveillance.
        • Step 2: Enter WAN IP and http port in the Safari browser to install the Active control. The concrete steps are the same as step 5 and 6 of Chapter 7.2.1.
        • Step 1: The network setups are the same as step one of point 2 on WAN of IE remote surveillance.
        • Step 2: Enter WAN IP and http port in the Safari browser to install the Active control. The concrete steps are the same as step 5 and 6 of Chapter 7.2.1.
    • The remote live preview interface
      • Click “Snap” / icon, the system will automatically capture pictures and save those pictures in the computer.
      • User should set up the save path for those picture in the Remote Preview interface(Configuration(Local configuration.
    • Remote playback & backup
      • Remote playback
      • Remote backup
    • Remote System configuration
    • Remote Management
  • 'Zoom' button. Click /button near 'Zoom' button to zoom in the locale picture of this camera. Click /button near 'Zoom' button to zoom out the locale picture of this camera.
  • 'Focus' button. Click /button near 'Focus' button to have long focus. Click /button near 'Focus' button to have short focus.
  • Mobile Surveillance
    • By Phones with Windows mobile
      • Step1： Firstly activate the network access on mobile phone and then run “Internet Explorer”. Input the server’s address and the connection is built up shown as below picture in the left:
      • Step2：Click on the software name. A dialog box pops up as below picture in the middle:
      • Step3：Click “Yes” to start downloading and installing:
      • Step4：PCam will be opened automatically after installed. Refer picture in the right:
      • Step5：Input the server’s address, ID and password respectively in the columns of “Server”, “User” and “Password”, and click “Go” to log on the server. It will show the picture if access successfully. Refer below picture in the left:
      • Step6：Camera 1 is the default channel after login. Change the channel in rolling-down menu of “Channel”: refer below picture in the right:
    • By Phones with Symbian
      • Step1：Firstly enable the network access on mobile phone. Then run Web browser.
      • Step2：Input the DVR server’s IP address in a new-built bookmark. Click this bookmark to connect to the DVR. Refer picture in the left:
      • Step3：A welcome window will pop up and requires a package. Click the software name to download. Refer picture in the right:
      • Step4：A security windows will pop up after downloading and ask if install the package. Click YES to install.
      • Step5：A Scam shortcut icon appears on the system menu after finished.
      • Step6：Run Scam program. It will enter a function interface. Refer picture in the left:
      • Step7：Click System setting--->Login Setting to enter login interface. Refer picture in the right:
      • Step8：Input the server’s address, ID and password respectively. Then save.
      • Step9：Enter Live View, it will connect the server and display pictures. Refer picture in the left:
      • Step10：In Live View, users can do snapshot, change channels and control PTZ. Refer picture in the right:
    • The Software installation for iPhone mobile clients
    • The installation & operation methods for Android mobile clients
    • Installation and operation Methods for BlackBerry Mobile phone Client
      • Installation instruction for BlackBerry Mobile phone Client
      • Operation method for Blackberry mobile phone client
  • Appendix A FAQ
  • Appendix B Calculate Recording Capacity
  • Appendix C Compatible Devices
  • Appendix D 4-CH Specifications
  • Appendix E 8-CH Specifications
  • Appendix F 16-CH Specifications
• Quick Start Guide
  • Step1: Unscrew and Open the top cover
  • Step2: Connect the power and data cables. Place the HDD onto the bottom case as below.
  • Step3: Screw the HDD
  • Note: For the convenience to install, please connect the power and data cables firstly, and then screw to fix.
    • 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 will display blue
    • Step3: before start, a WIZZARD window will be pop-up and show some information about time zone，time setup，network configuration, record configuration and disk management. User can setup here and refer to the concrete setup steps from the corresponding...
    • After the device power on, if there is no menu or only has live image display, user can long press Exit button to switch.
  • Enter into main menu-Alarm configuration-Sensor alarm (refer to Fig 4-6), and enable Detection first. Then setup the device type.
  • Fig 4-6 sensor alarm record
  • Enter into Trigger configuration, select alarm out and recording cameras and linked PTZ; set Alarm out hold time and Buzzer hold time. Click OK to save settings.
  • Fig 4-7 live playback
  • Enter into Search configuration and select Time search. If it recorded in a certain day, the date will show highlight.
  • Click the relative buttons on the screen to do fast forward/rewind, pause, stop,
  • and change the screen mode and re-search.
  • Enter into Backup interface (refer to Fig 4-10), set the start & end time, select channels and then click Search button to display the searched data in the data backup list box.
  • Press Backup button to begin to write video from HDD inside DVR to backup device. Click Start button to start backup.