Document Outline

• 1. All warnings and instructions in this manual should be followed.
• 2. Remove the plug from the outlet before cleaning. Do not use liquid aerosol detergents. Use a water dampened cloth for cleaning.
• 3. Do not use this unit in humid or wet places.
• 4. Keep enough space around the unit for ventilation. Slots and openings in the storage cabinet should not be blocked.
• 5. During lightning storms, or when the unit is not used for a long time, disconnect the power supply, antenna, and cables to protect the unit from electrical surge.
• Figure 1.0 Connect BNC cameras to the system
  • a. Connect BNC cameras to the BNC ports on the rear panel.
  • a. Connect a VGA cable (not included) from the VGA port on the rear panel to the VGA port on your monitor.
  • b. Connect a BNC terminated cable from one of the Video OUT ports to a TV or CCTV monitor.
  • a. Connect the mouse to the USB mouse port on the rear panel.
  • NOTE: If using a PS/2 mouse, a USB adapter will be required (not included).
    • a. Connect an Ethernet cable to the LAN port on the rear panel of system; connect the other end of the Ethernet cable to an empty LAN port on your router or switch (not included).
    • a. Connect the power supply to the DC 12V port on the rear panel of the system; connect the power cable to an outlet, power strip, or surge protector.
    • 1. Channel buttons: Press to view channels individually in full-screen.*
    • 2. : Press to increase values in menu options.
    • 3. : Press to switch between full-screen single channel, quad, and split-screen display views.
    • 4. : Press to confirm menu options.
    • 5. 7/=: Press to perform the following:
  • . Live viewing: Start/Stop recording (password required for stoppage)
  • . Playback: Increase reverse playback speed 1X, 2X, 4X, 8X, and 16X
  • . Menu: Move cursor left
    • 6. CLR;4: Press to perform the following:
  • . Live viewing: Show/hide onscreen display (OSD)
  • . Playback: Play/pause playback
  • . Menu: Move cursor up
    • 7. /8: Press to perform the following:
  • . Live viewing: Start/stop scheduled recording (Recording Schedule must already be configured; password required for stoppage)
  • . Playback: Increase forward playback 1X, 2X, 4X, 8X, and 16X
  • . Menu: Move cursor right
    • 8. LEDs: REC will be solid red during recording; HDD will flash green when the system is accessing the HDD.
    • 9. POWER: Press to power the system ON/OFF (password required).
    • 10. : Press to decrease values in menu options.
    • 11. : Press to open/close the Time Search menu.
    • 12. : Press to open/close the Backup menu.
    • 13. MENU/ESC: Press to open/close the Main Menu; press to close menu windows.
    • 14. /n: Press to perform the following:
  • . Live viewing: Open the Log menu
  • . Playback: Stop playback
  • . Menu: Move cursor down
    • 15. USB Port: Connect a USB flash drive, HDD, or optical drive for critical data backup; connect a USB flash drive for firmware upgrades.
    • 1. CAMERA IN: Camera input ports for BNC cameras.
    • 2. VIDEO OUT: Video output (BNC) to connect the system to a secondary monitor or DVR.
    • 3. AUDIO IN: One 3.5" RCA port (mono) for recording audio from an audio capable camera (not included).
    • 4. VGA: VGA port to connect the system to a VGA monitor.
    • 5. LAN: Connect an Ethernet cable to connect the system to a router or switch (not included).
    • 6. MOUSE: USB port to connect a USB or PS/2 mouse (PS/2 mouse requires USB adapter).
    • NOTE: Do not connect a USB flash drive to the "Mouse" port. The USB port on the front panel has been specifically designed for high-speed data transfer to a USB flash drive.
      • 7. ALARM IN: Alarm block to connect external alarm or motion devices (not included).
      • 8. SPOT OUT: Video output to connect the system to an external monitor (not included). Spot Out mode only displays channels switching in an automatic sequence.
      • 9. AUDIO OUT: One 3.5" RCA port (mono) for audio output.
      • 10. RS422 / 485 / OUT: Connection block for an RS422/485 PTZ camera (not included).
    • NOTE: The RS232 ports are for development purposes only. A PTZ camera cannot be controlled from these ports.
      • 11. DC 12V: Port for 12V DC 3A power supply (included).
      • 12. Exhaust fan: Do not block. Keep clear to allow for proper ventilation.
    • . Connect a USB / PS/2 mouse to the USB port on the rear panel-DO NOT connect the mouse to the USB port on the front panel. The USB port on the front panel is strictly intended for data transfer.
      • 1. Left-Button: While in a split-screen display mode, double-click an individual channel to view it in full-screen; double-click...
      • 2. Right-Button: Right-click anywhere on the screen to open the Virtual Remote; double-click anywhere on the screen to return to the previous menu.
      • 3. Scroll-Wheel: Move the scroll wheel up or down to increase/decrease the value of a selected menu option.
      • 1. Connect the power cable to the port on the rear panel.
      • 2. Press the POWER button on the front panel or remote control.
  • NOTE: You need to press the Power button for initial startup only. The system will load the live viewing screen on subsequent resets.
  • NOTE: You will need to input your system password (by default, 000000) to power off the system.
• Figure 2.0 Quick Setup menu
  • 1. Under the Time tab, select DATE and press the ENTER button. Enter the month, day, and year.
  • 2. Select TIME and enter the time (hh/mm/ss).
  • NOTE: If using the mouse, you will enter the date and time with the Virtual Keyboard.
    • 3. Press the ENTER button to save your changes.
    • 1. Stop ALL RECORDING on the system. Enter your system password (by default, 000000).
    • 2. Under the RECORD tab, select RECORD MODE and select one of the following: CIF 4CH, FIELD 4CH, FRAME 4CH, CIF 8CH, FIELD 8CH, FRAME 8CH, or CIF + FRAME.
  • NOTE: If "CIF + FRAME" recording mode is selected, only channel 1 will record in frame-the remaining channels will record in CIF.
    • 3. Under the RECORD tab, select RECORDING DAYS. Press the +/ - buttons and select 12 HOURS, 1~6 DAYS, 1~20 WEEKS, or NONE.
      • Using Quick Setup (cont’d.)
    • 4. Under PRIORITY, select QUALITY (the quality of the video) or RATE (frames per second). If you select RATE, the video quality ...
  • NOTE: The necessary recording parameters will appear under RECORD SETUP INFO at the bottom of the Quick Setup window.
    • 5. Press the ENTER button to save your settings.
    • 1. Under the ADVANCED tab, select RUN ADVANCED.
    • 2. Select ON and press the ENTER button. The window closes. Quick Setup has been disabled. The full main menu will appear when you press the MENU button.
    • 1. Press the MENU button. The Main menu opens.
    • 2. Select DISPLAY and press the ENTER button.
    • 3. Under the DISPLAY SETUP tab, move the cursor to QUICK SETUP, select ON and press the ENTER button.
    • 4. Press the CANCEL/ESC button to exit.
    • 5. Press the MENU button again to open the Quick Setup menu.
• Figure 3.0 Enable password (optional)
• Figure 4.0 Main system display
  • 1. Recording: "REC" indicates that continuous recording is enabled on at least one channel.
  • NOTE: If REC does not appear on the onscreen display the system is NOT RECORDING.
    • 2. Display: Show live video and playback in single channel full-screen, quad, and split-screen configurations.
    • 3. Camera Status: Will display a green Motion icon, purple Loss icon, or red Alarm icon.
    • 4. Channel number: By default, the individual channel number appears at the bottom of the frame with either a RED number (recording) or WHITE number (no recording).
  • NOTE: A white number may mean that a channel has been assigned motion recording. For details, see “Recording” on page 16.
    • 5. Status: Shows recording, display type, and network status. "R" indicates recording; indicates schedule recording.
  • NOTE: Always check for these icons. If "R" does not appear in the status bar, the system is NOT RECORDING. If does not appear in the status bar, Schedule Recording is NOT ENABLED.
    • 6. Channel Title: You can customize the channel with a unique name for each channel. See “CAMERA” on page 23.
      • 7. Date/Time: Shows the date (mm/dd/yyyy), day of the week, and time (24-hour clock).
      • 8. HDD/Record days: The percentage of free space remaining on the hard disk; number of recording days remaining.
    • 1. Quick Function Keys:
    • . : Time Search
    • . Window Positioning
    • . : Log
    • . : Spot Out
    • . System Info
    • . Backup
    • . : Display Mode
    • . Zoom
    • . : PTZ
      • 2. Navigation/Menu:
      • . p: Move cursor up
      • . q: Move cursor down
      • . t: Move cursor left
      • . u: Move cursor right
      • . MENU: Press to open/close the Main Menu; press to close menu windows
      • . : ENTER/confirm menu options/selections
      • . : Close menu windows; press to show/hide the onscreen display (OSD); press to clear channel indicators (loss, alarm, etc.)
      • . +: Increase values in menu options.
      • . - : Decrease menu options in menu options
        • 3. Playback controls:
      • . n: Stop playback
      • . 7: Increase reverse playback speed 1X, 2X, 4X, 8X, and 16X
      • . u: Start playback; press to switch between forward and reverse playback
      • . 8: Increase forward playback speed 1X, 2X, 4X, 8X, and 16X
      • . l: Start manual recording (if scheduled recording is not active)
      • . : Starts/stops Schedule Recording
      • . : During playback, click to pause; click repeatedly for frame-by-frame playback; during live viewing, click to open the PTZ menu
      • . : During playback, click to pause; click repeatedly for frame-by-frame playback; during live viewing, click to SPOT OUT
        • 4. Channel buttons: Click to view channels 1~8 individually in full-screen; click to input passwords; when entering camera titles, click for alpha-numeric characters.
        • 1. Navigation/Menu:
      • . p: Move cursor up
      • . q: Move cursor down
      • . t: Move cursor left
      • . u: Move cursor right
      • . ZOOM: Click to open/close the Zoom windows. Click to activate zoom then click + / - to increase 2X, 4X.
      • . : Click to confirm menu options/selections
      • . : Click to close menu windows; click to show/hide the onscreen display (OSD); click to clear channel indicators (loss, alarm, etc.)
      • . +: Increase values in menu options.
      • . - : Decrease menu options in menu options
        • 2. Playback controls:
      • . n: Stop playback
      • . 7: Increase reverse playback speed 1X, 2X, 4X, 8X, and 16X
      • . u: Start playback; press to switch between forward and reverse playback
      • . 8: Increase forward playback speed 1X, 2X, 4X, 8X, and 16X
        • 3. Quick Function Keys:
      • . : Click to open the Time Search menu
      • . : Click to open the Log menu
      • . : During playback, click to pause; click repeatedly for frame-by-frame playback
      • . : During playback, click to pause; click repeatedly for frame-by-frame playback
• Figure 4.3 Virtual Keyboard
  • NOTE: All recording must be stopped on the system in order to set the time.
• Figure 5.0 Time menu
  • 1. Stop recording on the system by pressing 7/=on the front panel, or pressing the = button on the remote control and enter your 6-digit system password (by default, 000000).
  • NOTE: If using the mouse, right-click and then click = on the Virtual Remote.
    • 2. Press the MENU button to open the system menu. Select SYSTEM and press the ENTER button. The System menu opens.
    • 3. Select the TIME tab.
    • 4. Select DATE and enter the date (mm/dd/yyyy).
    • 5. Select TIME and enter the time (hh/mm/ss).
  • NOTE: If using the mouse, use the Virtual Keyboard to enter the date and time.
    • 6. Press the ENTER button to save your changes.
    • 7. Press 7/=on the front panel, or press the = button on the remote control to resume Continuous Recording.
  • NOTE: If using the mouse, right-click and then click = on the Virtual Remote.
• Full-Screen
  • 1. Using the mouse, remote control, or front panel, place the main display screen in either a quad display, or in a multi split-screen configuration.
  • NOTE: Repositioning will not work if the main display screen is in full-screen single channel.
    • 1. Using the mouse, right-click anywhere on the screen to open the Virtual Remote.
    • 2. From the Virtual Remote, click . The Blue Window cursor appears in the top-left channel (typically channel 1).
    • 3. Reposition the channels through the following:
  • . Remote Control: Press the button for the channel you wish to place in the location of the Blue Window cursor. For example, if the cursor is on channel 1, and you want to have channel 4 in its location, press the 4 button on the remote control
  • . Front Panel: Press the button for the channel you wish to place in the location of the Blue Window cursor
• Figure 6.0 Blue Window cursor is in channel 1
• Press the 3 button to move channel 3 to the channel 1 position.
  • 4. Press the pqtu to change the location of the Blue Window cursor.
  • 5. Press the ENTER button to save your settings.
  • 1. From live viewing, press the number buttons on the front panel or remote control to select a channel to view in full-screen.
  • NOTE: The zoom function will not work if the main display screen is in quad or split-screen configurations.
    • 2. Press the ENTER button. The OSD disappears. A black frame appears in the center of the screen.
    • 3. Once the frame is visible, perform any of the following:
    • 4. Press the CANCEL/ESC button to exit zoom and return to live viewing.
  • NOTE: A white number can also indicate that recording on a camera has been disabled. For better security it is highly recommende...
  • NOTE: Press the CANCEL/OSD button on the remote control, front panel, or Virtual Remote to clear the motion icon.
  • NOTE: If you assign motion detection to ALL cameras, the REC icon will not appear in the top-left corner, but the "R" will remain in the status bar of the OSD.
  • NOTE: Press the CANCEL/OSD button on the remote control, front panel, or Virtual Remote to clear the alarm icon.
  • NOTE: Once video has been restored, press the CANCEL/OSD button on the remote control, front panel, or Virtual Remote to clear the video loss icon.
• Figure 8.3 Schedule Recording screen
• Figure 9.0 Playback display view
  • 1. Press the tu button on the remote control. The system will play the last few minutes of the most recently recorded video.
  • 2. Press the following buttons on the remote control to use playback functions:
• Figure 10.0 Time Search menu
  • 1. Press tu to select the month.
  • 2. Pressq to move the cursor to the calendar. The date is highlighted with a black square.
  • 3. Press pqtu to select dates with either Alarm, Motion, or Normal recordings and press the ENTER button. The detailed Time Search menu opens.
• Figure 10.1 Time Search sub-menu
  • 4. Press pqtu to select recording blocks in Hour, Minute, or Camera and then press the ENTER button. Recording blocks are distinguished by Alarm (red), Motion (green), and Normal (orange).
  • 5. Use the playback buttons on the remote control or the front panel to control playback.
  • 6. Press n to stop playback and return to live viewing.
  • NOTE: Quick Setup must be disabled in order to view the full system Main Menu. For more details see “Setting the Time” on page 13.
    • 1. DISPLAY: Adjust OSD borders, camera titles, colors, split-screen configuration, and Auto Sequence settings.
    • 2. CAMERA: Adjust brightness, color, contrast, title, PTZ settings, and enable/disable convert.
    • 3. MOTION: Configure the motion grid, sensitivity, and motion recording time.
    • 4. RECORD: Enable/disable recording for each camera; set video quality and frame rate.
    • 5. ALARM: Enable/disable alarm recording for each camera; set alarm type, configure alarm setup.
    • 6. SCHEDULE: Customize four kinds of recording modes according to a daily or weekly schedule.
    • 7. NETWORK: Configure IP, email, and DDNS settings.
    • 8. SYSTEM: Configure various system settings including date/time, quick setup, users, HDD settings, and system information.
• Figure 12.0 Display menu
  • 1. Select the DISPLAY SETUP tab, and configure the following:
  • . STATUS BAR: Select to Show or Hide the status bar on the OSD.
  • . CAMERA: Select to show the CAMERA NO. or the CAMERA TITLE or both.
  • . BORDER LINE: Set the color for the borders of the OSD: WHITE, BLACK, DARK GREY, or GREY
  • . BACKGROUND: Set the background color for disconnected cameras on the main display: GRAY, WHITE, BLUE, or DARK GREY
  • . SPLIT MODE: Set up to four split-screen display modes
  • . QUICK SETUP: Select ON/OFF to enable/disable the quick setup menu
    • 2. Press ENTER to save your changes and exit.
• Figure 12.1 Auto Sequence setup
  • 1. Select the SEQUENTIAL SETUP tab and configure the following:
  • . DWELL TIME: Set from 1~30 seconds.
  • . SEQ. MODE: Set the display mode, from single channel full-screen to 8-channel split-screen
    • NOTE: You must select one of these display modes to enable Auto Sequence mode. If none of these modes are selected, Auto Sequence will not begin.
  • . FULL SCREEN: Select channels for full-screen display. If selected, these channels will appear in full-screen during Auto Sequence mode
    • 2. Press the ENTER button to save your settings and enable Auto Sequence. Auto Sequence will immediately begin.
    • 3. Press the DISPLAY button to stop Auto Sequence.
    • 1. Press and hold on the front panel or remote control for 2 seconds.
    • 2. To exit press . The main screen will return to a quad display.
• Figure 13.0 Camera menu
  • 1. Under CAMERA SELECTION, press tu to select the camera.
  • 2. Press q to configure the following:
  • . COVERT: Select YES/NO. If YES, the camera channel will be obscured from live viewing to give the impression that no camera is recording. Use this option if the display monitor is in public view.
    • NOTE: The Covert channel will use the same background color as a disconnected camera. To change the background color, see “DISPLAY” on page 22.
  • . BRIGHTNESS, CONTRAST, COLOR: Adjust from 0~100.
  • . TITLE: Use the alpha-numeric buttons on the remote control to enter a name/title for the camera. Press tu to move the cursor left/ right. If you make a mistake, press CANCEL/ ESC to return to the Main Menu and start again.
  • . PTZ MODEL: Select the model of your connected PTZ camera (not included).
  • . PTZ ID: Enter your PTZ ID (PTZ ID should match the camera channel to which you have connected the PTZ camera)
    • 3. Repeat for other camera connected to the system.
    • 4. Press ENTER to save your settings. Press CANCEL/ESC to close remaining menu windows.
  • NOTE: If motion detection is applied to a camera, the system will record from that camera only when motion is detected.
• Figure 14.0 Motion menu
  • 1. Under RECORD TIME, adjust the time from 10~300 seconds.
  • NOTE: The set recording time is applicable to all channels.
    • 2. Press q to select CAMERA SELECTION and press tu to select the camera.
    • 3. Press q to select SENSITIVITY, and adjust from 1~20. The higher the number, the greater the sensitivity.
    • 4. Press q to select MOTION GRID. Press + to move the cursor to the Motion Grid.
    • 5. Press + to select blocks on the grid. A green motion icon appears on the grid.
  • . Press pqtu to select a block on the grid
  • . Press + enable/disable motion sensitivity. Disabled blocks are colored grey. Active blocks will be turquoise-colored when motion is detected. Move an object in front of the selected camera to test sensitivity and enable/disable the appropriate blocks
  • . Press - to exit the grid
• Select ALL.
  • . Press tu to select All/Clear and then press +.
    • 6. Press ENTER to save your settings. Press CANCEL/ESC to close remaining menu windows.
• Figure 15.0 Record menu
  • 1. Press pq to select a camera.
  • 2. Press tu to select an option and the press + / - to configure the following:
  • . USE: Select ON/OFF. If OFF, the selected camera(s) will not record.
  • . QUALITY: Select LOW, MIDDLE, HIGH, SUPER, and ULTRA.
  • . RATE: Select 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, or 15 fps.
  • . AUDIO: Select ON/OFF. Audio capable cameras or microphones are required for audio recording.
  • . MOTION: Select ON/OFF. Motion Grid and sensitivity must be configured in the Motion menu. See “MOTION” on page 23.
    • 3. Press ENTER to save your settings. Press CANCEL/ESC to close remaining menu windows.
    • NOTE: An external alarm device is not included with the system.
• Figure 16.0 Alarm menu
  • 1. Under RECORD SETUP, press pq to select a camera. Press tu to select an option and press + / - to configure the following:
  • . USE: Select ON/OFF. If OFF, the selected camera(s) will not record.
  • . QUALITY: Select LOW, MIDDLE, HIGH, SUPER, and ULTRA.
  • . RATE: Select 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, or 15 fps.
  • . AUDIO: Select ON/OFF. The number of audio input channels varies by model.
  • . INPUT: Select N.O/ N.C.
    • 2. Under ALARM SETUP, configure the following:
  • . RECORD TIME: Set from 10~300 seconds (in increments of 10 seconds).
  • . RECORD CAMERA: Select ALL or 1:1. If you select ALL, the system will record on all channels; if you select 1:1, the system will only record for the designated channel
  • . ALARM BUZZER: Select ON/OFF. If ON, the system will sound a beep when the external alarm is triggered
  • . ALARM OUT1: Set the type of Alarm Out video (external monitor required, not included). Select SYSTEM, VIDEO LOSS, MOTION, ALL ALARM, or ALARM IN1~8, and then select ON/OFF.
• Figure 16.1 Alarm Setup
  • 3. Press ENTER to save your settings. Press CANCEL/ESC to close remaining menu windows.
  • NOTE: Alarm recording will take priority over continuous recording, even if a camera is disabled in standard recording parameters.
  • NOTE: Daily has priority over a Weekly schedule.
• Figure 17.0 Alarm Setup
  • 1. Press tu to select MODE1 (red), MODE2 (orange), MODE3 (green), or MODE4 (blue).
  • 2. With a mode selected, configure the following:
  • . USE: Select ON/OFF. If OFF, the selected camera(s) will not record.
  • . QUALITY: Select LOW, MIDDLE, HIGH, SUPER, and ULTRA.
  • . RATE: Select 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, or 15 fps.
  • . AUDIO: Select ON/OFF. Audio channels vary by model.
  • . MOTION: Select ON/OFF. Motion Grid and sensitivity must be configured in the Motion menu. See “MOTION” on page 23.
    • 3. Select the CHART tab and select ALL, SUN, MON, TUE, WED, THU, FRI, or SAT, and press the ENTER button or +/-. The Schedule sub-menu opens.
    • 4. Enter BEGIN and END times, and select the MODE for ten time slots.
    • 5. Press the ENTER button to save your settings. The Schedule sub-menu closes. The assigned mode appears in the main Schedule window.
    • 6. Press CANCEL/ESC to close remaining menu windows.
    • 7. To enable the recording schedule, press /8 on the front panel or on the Virtual Remote.
• Figure 17.1 Schedule recording
  • NOTE: Always look for the icon in the status bar. If you do not see the icon, schedule recording is NOT ENABLED.
    • 1. From the Schedule menu, select MODE1~4.
    • 2. Customize the video quality, frame rate, and motion detection for the desired channels. For this example, Mode 1 will have cameras 1 and 2 set to ULTRA and 15 fps, while the remaining cameras will be set to HIGH and 7 fps.
    • 3. Select the CHART tab and select MON and then press the ENTER button. The Schedule sub-menu opens.
    • 4. Under BEGIN, press the number buttons on the front panel or remote control to enter 21:00. Under END, enter 23:59.
    • NOTE: If using the front panel, you can select digits by pressing + / -. You need to press + / - to select 0.
• Figure 17.2 Split the overnight recording time
  • 5. Under MODE, select MODE1.
  • 6. Press u to move the cursor to BEGIN in the right-hand column. Enter 00:00. Under END, enter 08:00.
  • 7. Under MODE, select MODE1.
  • 8. Press the ENTER button to save your settings and return to the main Schedule menu. Mode 1 (red) will appear in the designated time block in the schedule.
  • 9. Repeat steps 1~8 for Tuesday~Friday.
  • 10. Press /8 on the front panel or on the Virtual Remote to enable scheduled recording.
• Figure 18.0 Network menu (IP setup)
  • 1. Connect an Ethernet cable to the LAN port on the rear panel of the system.
  • 2. Disconnect the power cable and let the system power down for a few moments. Reconnect the power cable. The system automatically powers on.
  • 3. Under CONFIG, select STATIC or DHCP. DHCP allows you to instantly obtain an IP address when first networking your system. STATIC IP lets you manually enter a fixed IP address. If you select STATIC, go to step 4.
  • NOTE: DCHP allows you to quickly connect to your network by obtaining an IP address from the router. After the initial setup, we...
    • 4. Press ENTER to save your settings. Press CANCEL/ESC to close remaining menu windows.
• Figure 18.1 Email menu
  • 1. Under USE, select DEFAULT or SMTP (your own email server). If you select DEFAULT, go to step 7. If you select SMTP, go to step 2.
  • 2. Under SMTP SERVER, enter your SMTP email server.
  • 3. Under SMTP PORT, enter your SMTP port.
  • 4. Under SMTP AUTH, select ON.
  • 5. Under SMTP USER ID, enter your SMTP user name.
  • 6. Under SMTP PASSWORD, enter your SMTP password.
  • 7. Under EMAIL ADDRESS, enter the recipient email address for the email notification. You can add up to five email addresses.
  • 8. Press ENTER to save your settings. Press CANCEL/ESC to close remaining windows.
  • NOTE: When an event is triggered, you will receive an email alert. If no events occur in the next 5 minutes, you will no receive...
  • NOTE: You must register for the FREE Digimerge DDNS service prior to configuring DDNS settings.
• Figure 18.2 DDNS menu
  • 1. Under USE, select DIGIMERGE or OFF.
  • 2. Under DOMAIN NAME, enter only the first portion of your DDNS domain from the confirmation email. For example, if your domain name is [email protected], you only need to enter tomsmith in the text field.
  • 3. Under USER ID, enter your Digimerge DDNS user name.
  • 4. Under PASSWORD, enter your Digimerge DDNS password.
  • NOTE: Obtain your Digimerge DDNS user name and password from the confirmation email.
    • 5. Under DDNS TEST, select START. If successful, you see "GOOD." If unsuccessful, you will see "ERROR." If you receive an error, please check your network connections and carefully re-enter your Digimerge DDNS information.
    • 6. Press ENTER to save your settings. Press CANCEL/ESC to close remaining windows.
  • NOTE: You can also enter DDNS information remotely using DVR NetView. For details, see “Appendix C: Setting Up DDNS Service” on page 72.
• Figure 18.3 MISC menu
  • 1. Under BANDWIDTH, select 64 KBPS, 128 KBPS, 256 KBPS, 512 KBPS, 1 MBPS, 2 MBPS, 4 MBPS, 8 MBPS, or UNLIMITED.
  • NOTE: By default, the system is set to UNLIMITED. Change the bandwidth setting to maximize your network performance.
    • 2. Press ENTER to save your settings. Press CANCEL/ESC to close remaining windows
• Figure 19.0 Setup menu
  • 1. Select the GENERAL tab and configure the following:
  • . AUTO LOCK: Select ON/OFF. If ON, the front panel touch-screen will be disabled after 3 minutes of inactivity. Enter your system password (by default, 000000) to disable.
  • NOTE: Auto Lock is not available if Password is set to "OFF."
  • . KEY TONE: Select ON/OFF. If ON (default), the system will "beep" whenever a button is pressed on the front panel or remote control
  • . RECORD MODE: Displays the current resolution on the system. To edit, you must use DVR NetView remote client software (included). For details, see “SYSTEM” on page 65.
  • . PB INTERLACE: Select ON/OFF. If ON, image flickering will be reduced, but overall image quality may also be reduced. If OFF, there will be better image quality on still images, but image flickering during live viewing and playback.
  • . RUN ON BOOT: This option sets the default recording mode when the system starts up. Select CONTIN. REC for Continuous recordin...
  • . PASSWORD: Select ON/OFF. If ON, the system will prompt you for a password when opening the main menu
  • NOTE: You must set the Password to "ON" in order to use the Auto Lock.
  • . FACTORY DEFAULT: Select START and press the ENTER button to restore the system to the original factory settings
  • . KEY SENSITIVITY: Adjust the sensitivity of the buttons on the front panel from 1 (low) ~ 5 (high)
    • 2. Press ENTER to save your settings. Press CANCEL/ESC to close remaining windows.
• Figure 19.1 Account menu
  • 1. Select the ACCOUNT tab, and configure the following:
  • . USER: Select ADMIN or USER1~5.
  • . ACTIVATE: Select ON/OFF to enable the settings for the specific user type
  • . AUTHORIZATION: Select MONITORING, BACKUP, NETWORK, PLAYBACK, CONFIGURATION, or SHUTDOWN
  • . PASSWORD: Enter a 6-digit password for the user
    • 2. Press the ENTER button to save your settings.
• Figure 19.2 Disk menu
  • 1. Under the DISK tab, select FORMAT and select Internal HDD, USB HDD, or USB Memory Stick.
  • 2. Under ACTION, select START. Formatting begins. Once formatting is complete the system will reset (internal HDD only).
  • 3. Press CANCEL/ESC to close windows (USB flash drive only).
  • 1. Under the DISK, select OVERWRITE and select ON/OFF. If OFF, the system will stop recording once the HDD is full.
  • NOTE: By default, the system is set to overwrite.
    • 2. Press the ENTER button to save your settings.
    • 1. Under the DISK tab, select START/STOP.
    • 2. Press the CANCEL/ESC button close.
• Figure 19.3 Update menu
  • NOTE: The system supports most major brands of USB flash drives with a capacity of 10 MB ~ 16 GB.
    • 1. Download the latest firmware update from the Digimerge website.
    • 2. Copy the firmware to a blank USB flash drive.
  • NOTE: Do not have any folders on the USB flash drive-just the firmware file.
    • 3. Connect the USB flash drive to the USB port on the front panel.
    • 4. Stop all recording on the system.
  • NOTE: You must stop all recording in order to perform the upgrade.
    • 5. Open the Main Menu and select SYSTEM.
    • 6. Under the UPDATE tab, select UPDATE.
    • 7. Select START and press the ENTER button. Firmware upgrade begins. Do not remove the USH flash drive until the upgrade process is complete. Do not press any buttons or power off the system during the upgrade process.
• Figure 19.4 System Info menu
  • NOTE: The system supports most major brands of USB flash drives with a capacity of 10 MB ~ 4 GB. Most major brands of USB HDDs and CD/DVD-RW drives are supported.
    • 1. Connect a blank USB flash drive to the USB port on the front panel.
• Figure 20.0 Backup menu-USB flash drive
  • 2. Format the USB flash drive if you have not already done so. For details on formatting the USB flash drive, see “DISK” on page 30.
  • 3. Press the BACKUP button on the front panel.
  • 4. Under DEVICE, make sure to select USB (FRONT PANEL).
  • 5. Under SELECT, select specific cameras or select ALL. Select NORMAL, ALARM, or MOTION recording. Select all boxes if desired.
  • 6. Under RANGE, enter date and time for the system to scan for video. If the system finds a file, it will immediately begin backing up the data. Monitor the backup progress in the ACTION frame.
  • NOTE: If there is no video available in the range, the system will prompt, "STATUS: NO FILE."
    • 7. Under ACTION, select START and press ENTER.
    • 8. Once backup is complete, press CANCEL/ESC to close remaining windows.
    • 9. You will be prompted to re-start recording on the system. Press CANCEL/ESC to close the prompt, and 7/= to resume Continuous Recording; press /8 to resume Schedule Recording.
    • 1. Connect an external USB HDD to the USB port on the front panel.
• Figure 20.1 Backup menu-USB HDD
  • 2. Format the external USB HDD if you have not already done so. For details on formatting the external USB HDD, see “DISK” on page 30.
  • 3. Press the BACKUP button on the front panel.
  • 4. Under DEVICE, make sure to select USB HDD.
  • 5. Under SELECT, select specific cameras or select ALL. Select NORMAL, ALARM, or MOTION recording. Select all boxes if desired.
  • 6. Under RANGE, enter date and time for the system to scan for video. If the system finds a file, it will immediately begin backing up the data. Monitor the backup progress in the ACTION frame.
  • NOTE: If there is no video available in the range, the system will prompt, "STATUS: NO FILE."
    • 7. Under ACTION, select START and press ENTER.
    • 8. Once backup is complete, press CANCEL/ESC to close remaining windows.
    • 9. You will be prompted to re-start recording on the system. Press CANCEL/ESC to close the prompt, and 7/= to resume Continuous Recording; press /8 to resume Schedule Recording.
    • 1. Connect an external USB CD/DVD-RW drive to the USB port on the front panel.
• Figure 20.2 Backup menu-USB CD/DVD-RW
  • 2. Insert a CD/DVD-R/W disc into the drive.
  • 3. Press the BACKUP button on the front panel.
  • 4. Under DEVICE, make sure to select USB - CD/DVD-RW.
  • 5. Under RANGE, enter date and time for the system to scan for video. If the system finds a file, it will immediately begin backing up the data. Monitor the backup progress in the ACTION frame.
  • NOTE: If there is no video available in the range, the system will prompt, "STATUS: NO FILE."
    • 6. Under ACTION, select START and press ENTER. If your backup data spans more than one disc, the system will eject the completed disc and prompt you to insert a new blank disc. Backup will continue as normal.
    • 7. Once backup is complete, press CANCEL/ESC to close remaining windows.
    • 8. You will be prompted to re-start recording on the system. Press CANCEL/ESC to close the prompt, and 7/= to resume Continuous Recording; press /8 to resume Schedule Recording.
    • 1. Press the button on the front panel or remote control.
    • 2. Press tu to select the month.
    • 3. Pressq to move the cursor to the calendar. The date is highlighted with a black square.
• Figure 20.1 Time Search sub-menu
  • 4. Press pqtu to select dates with either Alarm, Motion, or Normal recordings and press the ENTER button. The detailed Time Search menu opens.
  • 5. Press pqtu to select recording blocks in Hour, Minute, or Camera and then press the ENTER button. Recording blocks are distinguished by Alarm (red), Motion (green), and Normal (orange).
  • 6. Press - set a START TIME. The block will turn grey.
  • 7. Press pqtu to select other blocks in your desired time range. Press + to set the END TIME. All the block in the time range will turn grey.
  • 8. Press CANCEL/ESC to exit.
  • 1. Press the BACKUP button on the front panel.
• Figure 20.2 Backup menu
  • 2. Under DEVICE, make sure to select USB (FRONT) - MEMORY STICK, USB - HDD, or USB - CD/DVD-RW.
  • 3. Under SELECT, select specific cameras or select ALL. Select NORMAL, ALARM, or MOTION recording. Select all boxes if desired.
  • 4. Under RANGE, the START and END TIMES you select in the Time Search menu should appear.
  • 5. Under ACTION, select START and press ENTER.
  • 6. Once backup is complete, press CANCEL/ESC to close remaining windows.
  • NOTE: You can also view the files using the browser-based remote surveillance software.
    • 1. Connect the USB flash drive or external USB HDD with the backed up video data to your PC; or insert the CD/DVD-R/W disc into your PC’s CD/DVD-RW drive.
• Figure 20.3 Backup video player file
  • 2. McdPlayer should launch automatically. If Autorun does not start, search the drive/disc and double-click mcdplayer.exe to lau...
  • NOTE: If the drive contains more than one video file, first select the file and click OK.
    • 3. When the purple progress bar has loaded, you can begin to playback the video.
    • 4. You can also view backup video on the DVR NetView remote client software. For details, see “Playing Backup Files” on page 54.
    • 1. Connect the USB flash drive or external HDD with the backed up video data to your PC; or insert the CD/DVD-R/W disc into your PC’s CD/DVD-RW drive.
    • 2. Double-click mcdplayer.exe to launch the Backup Video Player. The Video Player launches and begins to load your backed up video.
  • NOTE: If the drive contains more than one video file, first select the file and click OK.
• Figure 20.5 McdPlayer main window (image simulated)
  • 3. When the purple progress bar has loaded, you can begin to playback the video.
  • 4. Use the playback buttons at the top of the main screen to control playback.
  • 5. To view full-screen, click the number buttons. Click the split-screen buttons to view Quad and multi Split-Screen.
  • 6. Click and drag the purple playback slider to pause, advance or restart playback.
  • 7. Click W to for a watermark on the file. If the file has a watermark, the following prompt will appear: "Has not been tampered with."
  • 8. Click the PRINT ICON to immediately print a still frame from the video to your default printer.
  • NOTE: The date and time will appear below the printed image.
    • 1. Insert the software CD into your computer’s CD/DVD-R drive. At the prompt, run or double-click NetViewInstaller.exe. If Autorun does not start, search your CD/DVD-R drive for NetViewinstaller.exe
  • NOTE: This process refers to an installation on Windows Vista. Certain steps and images may differ in Windows XP.
• Figure 21.0 DVR NetView installation window
  • 2. From the Security Warning window, click Run.
  • 3. Click Next to continue the installation. Select/deselect the boxes for shortcuts if desired.
  • 4. Click Install to install DVR NetView to the default location (C:\Program Files\NetView) or click Browse... to change the save location.
• Figure 21.1 Click Next and then Install
  • 5. Once the installation finishes, click Close. A shortcut icon appears on your desktop.
• Figure 21.2 Click Close to finish the installation
  • NOTE: Make sure you have connected the system to your network and have DHCP turned ON.
    • 1. Double-click the DVR NetView icon on the desktop or select Start>Programs>NetView. The DVR NetView main screen opens.
  • NOTE: By default, DVR NetView opens to a black multi-screen display. You must add a DVR to DVR NetView before images will be visible on the main screen.
• Figure 22.0 DVR NetView main screen
  • 1. From the main screen, click . The Set List Manager window opens.
  • 2. Click Auto Scan. Any DVRs connected to the local network will appear in the list frame.
• Figure 22.1 DVR auto-detected by the Set List Manager
  • 3. If your DVR does not appear after Auto Scan, you can add it manually to the list:
  • 4. Click PROPERTY to view the properties of your DVR.
  • 5. Click OK to save your settings or click CANCEL to exit without saving.
  • 1. Select a DVR from the list frame.
  • 2. Change the Set name, IP address, port, or password and click APPLY.
  • 3. Click OK to save your settings.
  • 1. Select a DVR from the list frame.
  • 2. Click DEL FROM LIST.
  • 3. Click OK to save your changes.
• Figure 22.2 DVR NetView main screen
  • 1. Main Display Screen: Shows live video and playback.
  • 2. Screen Selector: Single channel full-screen, quad, and multi split-screen.
  • 3. Mode Display: Current mode of DVR NetView-Live or PB (Playback)
  • 4. Date & Time: The date and time on the connected DVR.
  • 5. Mode Selector: Click to switch between Live viewing and PB (Playback)
  • 6. Quick Buttons: Record, Capture, OSD (Onscreen Display), and Setup.
  • 7. Playback Control: Forward, Reverse Play, Stop, Next, Previous, and Playback Speed slider.
  • 8. PTZ: Controls for a PTZ camera (not included).
  • 9. Audio: Volume control and mute. Audio is available in full-screen mode only.
  • 10. Channel: Camera channel number.
  • 11. Health: Health report of the connected DVRs.
  • 12. DVR Indicator: DVRs currently connected to DVR NetView.
  • 13. Virtual DVR: Group of Virtual DVRs.
  • 14. Add DVR: Add or delete a DVR.
  • 15. Add Virtual DVR: Add or delete a Virtual DVR.
  • 16. Power: Turn DVR NetView ON/OFF.
• Figure 23.0 DVR NetView setup-General 1
  • 1. From the DVR NetView main screen, click SETUP. The Setup menu opens.
  • 2. Under the GENRAL 1 tab, configure the following:
  • NOTE: If you change the Overlay option, you will be prompted to restart DVR NetView.
    • 3. Under the GENERAL 2 tab, configure the following:
    • 4. Under the PASSWORD tab, enter a new password FOR DVR NETVIEW ONLY (no password by default). Click APPLY, not OK, to save the password.
  • NOTE: If changing your password at a later date, make sure to enter your old password along with your new password.
    • 5. Under the SOUND tab, configure the following:
    • 6. Click APPLY and then click OK to close the Setup menu.
• Figure 24.0 Live viewing
  • 1. Camera Title: Camera number, title
  • 2. Time: The current time on the DVR.
  • 3. DVR Status: REC, Wait (initial connection), Loss (video loss), Close (disconnected from DVR), Alarm, Motion, PB (playback), Live (live viewing)
  • 4. Frame Rate: Network transmission speed, not the FPS on the DVR.
• Figure 24.1 DVR Indicator
• Figure 24.2 Display modes
• Figure 24.3 Click and drag channels in DVR NetView
  • 1. Select a DVR from the DVR List at the bottom of the main screen.
• Figure 17.4 DVR list
  • 2. Right-click the DVR to view the sub-menu.
• Figure 24.4 Sub-menu
  • 3. From the sub-menu, select any of the following:
  • . If you select REMOVE, click OK in the confirmation window to remove the DVR, or click Cancel
• Figure 24.5 DVR delete
  • 4. Click anywhere on DVR NetView to close the sub-menu.
  • 1. Double-click the Health Indicator icon. The Health Report Opens.
  • 2. View the Health Report.
  • 3. Click OK. The Health Report closes and the Health Indicator returns to blue.
• Figure 26.0 Health Report main window
  • 1. Double-click the Health Indicator icon at the bottom of the main screen.
  • 2. Double-click the DVR name in the Health report to view the DVR properties and CMS log file.
  • 3. Click PRINT to print the health report or click OK to close the window.
• Figure 27.0 PTZ control
  • 1. Navigation buttons: Click pqtu to pan and tilt the camera.
  • 2. Click to switch between Full PTZ control and Compact PTZ control
  • 3. + / - : Click to zoom in/out
  • 4. Focus: Focus near (+), Focus far (-), Auto Focus (A).
  • 5. Iris: Open (+), Close (-), Auto Iris (A).
  • 6. Tour: Set Tour , Go To, call preset , Auto Tour .
  • 7. Special Function: Various functions will depend on the PTZ camera.
  • 8. Pan/Tilt Boundary: Set Auto Pan to Left boundary, Auto Pan to right boundary, and Tour.
  • 9. ME, Speed Up/Down: M=menu, E=escape; Increase/decrease speed
  • 10. Power: Power for Auto Pan/Auto Tilt; stand-by Pan/Tilt; turn PTZ light on/off
  • NOTE: Recording does not have to be enabled on the DVR for you to record onto your PC.
• Figure 28.0 Recording directly to PC
  • 1. From live viewing, select a DVR from the DVR Indicator list at the bottom of the main screen.
  • 2. Click . The system immediately begins recording live video from the selected DVR to your PC. The RECORD button will remain light blue while DVR NetView is recording.
  • 3. Click RECORD again to stop. The RECORD button quickly flashes dark blue to indicate recording has stopped.
  • 4. By default, files are saved to C:\Program Files\NetView\Download. To change the location click SETUP to open the DVR NetView Setup menu. For more details, see “DVR NetView Setup” on page 42.
  • NOTE: While in Playback mode, only one of the connected DVRs can be accessed at a time.
    • 1. Click . DVR NetView switches to Playback Mode.
• Figure 29.0 Playback mode (default)
  • 2. Click SEARCH at the bottom of the main screen. The Remote Search menu opens.
• Figure 29.1 Remote Search menu)
  • 3. Select a DVR from the DVR Set List at the top of the window. The dates with recorded video are highlighted in the calendar.
  • 4. Click REMOTE or LOCAL. Remote is for video on the DVR, local is for video recorded directly to your PC.
  • 1. Click REMOTE and then select a DVR from the Set List. The dates with recorded video are highlighted in the calendar: RED=alarm, GREEN=motion, YELLOW=normal.
  • 2. Select a date in the calendar. Hour and minute blocks for the video appear in the time field (see figure 29.2).
• Figure 29.2 Remote Playback-time blocks
  • 3. Click time blocks for Hour and Minute.
  • 4. Click and drag the green cursor in the minute field to set a longer playback time.
  • 5. Click PLAY. Playback immediately begins in the main screen.
  • . Reverse playback
  • . Stop
  • . Forward playback
  • . Reverse frame-by-frame (click repeatedly)
  • . Forward frame-by-frame (click repeatedly)
    • 1. From the Remote Search window, click REMOTE and select a DVR from the Set List.
    • 2. Select a date in the calendar. Hour and minute blocks for the video appear in the time field.
• Figure 29.3 Remote Playback-time blocks
  • 3. Click time blocks for Hour and Minute.
  • 4. Click and drag the green cursor in the minute field to set a longer playback time.
  • 5. Click DOWNLOAD. The default save location is C:\Program Files\NetView\Download. Open the DVR NetView Setup menu to change the save location. For details, see “DVR NetView Setup” on page 42.
• Figure 29.4 Download window
  • NOTE: File transfer may take several moments, depending of the size of the file.
    • 6. When the transfer is complete, click OK to close the window.
    • 7. Click to return to live viewing.
    • 1. Click LOCAL and then select a DVR from the Set List. Video on your PC is highlighted on the on the calendar: RED=alarm, GREEN=motion, YELLOW=normal.
    • 2. Select a date in the calendar. Hour and minute blocks for the video appear in the time field.
• Figure 29.5 Local Playback-PC options
  • 3. Click time blocks for Hour and Minute.
  • 4. Click and drag the green cursor in the minute field to set a longer playback time.
  • 5. For playback, click PLAY.
  • 6. For PC options, click the following:
  • 1. Connect a USB flash drive (not included) to your PC.
  • 2. Open DVR NetView on your PC.
  • 3. Open Playback Mode and click SEARCH.
  • 4. Click LOCAL and select a DVR from the Set List.
  • 5. Select a file from the calendar and time fields.
  • 6. Click OPEN FILE.
• Figure 29.6 Open file dialogue window
  • 7. Select a CMS file and click Open. The file immediately begins playing in the DVR NetView main screen.
  • 8. You can also play files on the MCD Player loaded onto the USB flash drive during backup. For more details, see “Viewing Backup Video” on page 35.
  • 1. From the DVR NetView main screen, click (Add Virtual DVR). The Virtual DVR Set List manager opens.
• Figure 30.0 Virtual DVR Set List Manager
  • 2. Under NAME, enter a title for your Virtual DVR. For example, GROUP1.
  • 3. Click ADD VIRTUAL SET.
  • NOTE: APPLY is only used to edit changes to an existing Virtual DVR. Click APPLY, then OK.
    • 4. Optional: select the following options:
    • 5. Click OK to save the Virtual DVR and close the window.
    • 1. Select a Virtual DVR from the list frame.
    • 2. Change the Name and select options and click APPLY.
    • 3. Click OK to save your settings.
    • 1. Select a DVR from the list frame.
    • 2. Click DEL FROM LIST.
    • 3. Click OK to save your changes.
• Figure 30.1 Virtual DVR Property menu
  • 1. From Live viewing, double-click a Virtual DVR icon from the Virtual DVR Indicator at the bottom of the main screen. The u indicator appears on the icon and a blank split-screen appears on the main screen.
• Figure 30.2 Virtual DVR Indicator
  • 2. Use the Split-screen selector in the right of the main screen to a select a split-screen mode.
  • 3. Drag a DVR from the DVR Indicator to a desired location on the screen.
  • 4. Add DVRs to the Virtual DVR:
  • NOTE: Cameras will be added in numerical order from the selected channel to the end, depending on the number of cameras connected to the DVR
  • 4. Add cameras to the Virtual DVR:
• Figure 30.3 Add a DVR-DVR1 (4CH DVR) is added to channel 4 on the screen
  • NOTE: The newly selected camera will replace the existing camera if there is a conflict.
    • 1. Double-click a Virtual DVR icon from the Virtual DVR indicator.
    • 2. From live viewing, right-click a camera and select REMOVE.
• Figure 30.5 Right-click and select REMOVE
• Figure 30.6 Drag the camera to a DVR or different Virtual DVR
  • 1. From the DVR NetView main screen, right-click a DVR icon from the DVR Indicator and select Setup. The Display window opens.
  • NOTE: You can also open Remote Setup from the Set List Manager menu.
• Figure 31.0 Remote Setup menu
  • 2. Click the buttons on the left side of the main screen to configure the following options:
• Figure 32.0 Display options
  • 1. Under the DISPLAY SETUP tab, configure the following:
  • . STATUS BAR: Select to Show or Hide the status bar on the OSD.
  • . CAMERA: Select to show the CAMERA NO. or the CAMERA TITLE or both.
  • . BORDER LINE: Set the color for the borders of the OSD: WHITE, BLACK, DARK GREY, or GREY
  • . BACKGROUND: Set the background color for disconnected cameras on the main display: GRAY, WHITE, BLUE, or DARK GREY
    • 2. Click APPLY and then OK to save your settings and close the window.
    • 1. Under the SEQUENTIAL SETUP tab, configure the following:
  • . DWELL TIME: Set from 1~30 seconds.
  • . SEQUENTIAL MODE: Set the display mode, from single channel full-screen to 8-channel split-screen
    • NOTE: You must select one of these display modes to enable Auto Sequence mode. If none of these modes are selected, Auto Sequence will not begin.
  • . FULL SCREEN MODE: Select channels for full-screen display. If selected, these channels will appear in full-screen during Auto Sequence mode
    • 2. Click APPLY and then OK to save your settings and close the window.
• Figure 32.1 Sequential Setup
  • 1. Deselect all options under Sequential Mode.
  • 2. Click APPLY and then OK to save your settings and close the window.
• Figure 33.0 Camera options
  • 1. Select a camera icon at the top of the window.
  • 2. For the selected camera configure the following:
  • . COVERT: Select YES/NO. If YES, the camera channel will be obscured from live viewing to give the impression that no camera is recording. Use this option if the display monitor is in public view.
    • NOTE: The Covert channel will use the same background color as a disconnected camera. To change the background color, see see “DISPLAY” on page 60.
  • . BRIGHTNESS, CONTRAST, COLOR: Adjust from 0~100.
  • . TITLE: enter a name/title for the camera
  • . PTZ MODEL: Select the model of your connected PTZ camera from the drop-down menu
  • . PTZ ID: Enter your PTZ ID (PTZ ID should match the camera channel to which you have connected the PTZ camera)
    • 3. Repeat steps 1~2 for any remaining cameras.
    • 4. Click APPLY and then OK to save your settings and close the window.
• Figure 34.0 Motion options
  • 1. Under RECORD TIME, adjust the time from 10~300 seconds.
  • NOTE: The set recording time is applicable to all channels.
    • 2. Under CAMERA SELECT, select a camera icon.
    • 3. Under SENSITIVITY, and adjust from 1~20. The higher the number, the greater the sensitivity.
    • 4. Under MOTION GRID, click one of the grid icons to apply a motion grid to the selected camera.
• Figure 34.1 Motion icons
  • NOTE: Disabled blocks are colored grey. Active blocks will be turquoise-colored when motion is detected.
    • 5. Repeat steps 1~4 for any remaining cameras.
    • 6. Click APPLY and then OK to save your settings and close the window.
• Figure 35.0 Record options
  • 1. Select a camera.
  • NOTE: Number of displayed cameras depends on model number of your system.
    • 2. For each camera configure the following:
    • . USE: Select ON/OFF. If OFF, the selected camera(s) will not record.
      • NOTE: The system will automatically reset if you enable/disable any cameras.
    • . QUALITY: Select LOW, MIDDLE, HIGH, SUPER, and ULTRA.
    • . RATE: Select 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, or 15 fps.
    • . AUDIO: Select ON/OFF. Audio capable cameras or microphones are required for audio recording.
    • . MOTION: Select ON/OFF. If Motion is set to ON, the system will only record from the selected camera when motion is detected.
  • NOTE: Motion Grid and sensitivity must be configured in the Motion menu. See “MOTION” on page 61.
    • 3. Click APPLY and then OK to save your changes and close the window.
• Figure 36.0 Alarm options
  • 1. Under RECORD SETUP, configure the following:
  • . USE: Select ON/OFF. If OFF, the selected camera(s) will not record.
  • . QUALITY: Select LOW, MIDDLE, HIGH, SUPER, and ULTRA.
  • . RATE: Select 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, or 15 fps.
  • . AUDIO: Select ON/OFF. The number of audio input channels varies by model.
  • . INPUT: Select N.O/N.C.
    • 2. Under ALARM SETUP, configure the following:
  • . RECORD TIME: Set from 10~300 seconds (in increments of 10 seconds).
  • . RECORD CAMERA: Select ALL or 1:1. If you select ALL, the system will record on all channels; if you select 1:1, the system will only record for the designated channel
  • . ALARM BUZZER: Select ON/OFF. If ON, the system will sound a beep when the external alarm is triggered
    • 3. ALARM OUT1: Set the type of Alarm Out video (external monitor required, not included). Select SYSTEM, VIDEO LOSS, MOTION, ALL ALARM, or ALARM IN1~8, and then select ON/ OFF
    • 4. Click APPLY and then OK to save your settings and close the window.
  • NOTE: Daily has priority over a Weekly schedule.
• Figure 37.0 Schedule options
  • 1. Select MODE1 (red), MODE2 (orange), MODE3 (green), or MODE4 (blue) and configure the following:
• Figure 37.1 Mode tab options
  • . USE: Select ON/OFF. If OFF, the selected camera(s) will not record.
  • . QUALITY: Select LOW, MIDDLE, HIGH, SUPER, and ULTRA.
  • . RATE: Select 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, or 15 fps.
  • . AUDIO: Select ON/OFF. Audio channels vary by model.
  • . MOTION: Select ON/OFF
    • 2. Select the CHART tab and select ALL, SUN, MON, TUE, WED, THU, FRI, or SAT. The Schedule sub-menu opens.
• Figure 37.2 Daily schedule input
  • 3. Enter BEGIN and END times, and select the MODE for ten time slots and click OK.
  • 4. Click APPLY and then OK to save your settings and close the window.
  • NOTE: You must enable scheduled recording directly on your system. DVR NetView will only let you edit and configure the recording schedule(s).
  • NOTE: For an example on setting a recording schedule, see “Overnight Recording” on page 26.
• Figure 38.0 Network information
  • 1. Select the GENERAL tab (default) and view the following:
  • 2. Under BANDWIDTH, select the following from the drop-down menu: 64 KBPS, 128 KBPS, 256 KBPS, 512 KBPS, 1 MBPS, 2 MBPS, 4 MBPS, 8 MBPS, or UNLIMITED.
  • 3. Click APPLY and then OK to save your settings and close the window.
• Figure 38.1 Email options
  • 1. Enter up to five email addresses in E-MAIL field 1~5. They will be the email addresses that receive the email notifications from the DVR.
  • 2. Under EMAIL USE, select DEFAULT (recommended) or SMTP. If you select DEFAULT, go to step 8. If you selected SMTP, go to step 3.
  • 3. Under SMTP SERVER, enter your SMTP email server.
  • 4. Under SMTP PORT, enter your SMTP port.
  • 5. Under SMTP AUTH, select ON.
  • 6. Under SMTP USER ID, enter your SMTP user name.
  • 7. Under SMTP PASSWORD, enter your SMTP password.
  • 8. Click APPLY and then OK to save your settings and close the window.
• Figure 38.2 DDNS options
  • 1. Under USE, select DEFAULT.
  • 2. Under DOMAIN NAME, enter your Digimerge DDNS domain name from the confirmation email.
  • 3. Under USER ID, enter your Digimerge DDNS user name/ID.
  • 4. Under PASSWORD, enter your Digimerge DDNS password.
  • 5. Click APPLY and then OK to save your settings and close the window.
• Figure 39.0 System options-General
  • 1. Select the GENERAL TAB (default) and configure the following:
  • . AUTO KEY LOCK: Select ON/OFF. If ON, the front panel touch-screen will be disabled after 3 minutes of inactivity. Enter your system password (by default, 000000) to disable
  • . KEY TONE: Select ON/OFF. If ON (default), the system will "beep" whenever a button is pressed on the front panel or remote control
  • . OVERWRITE: Select ON/OFF. If ON, the system will overwrite the earliest recorded video on the hard disk when the HDD is full
  • . RESOLUTION: From the drop-down menu select CIF 4CH, FIELD 4CH, FRAME 4CH, CIF 8CH, FIELD 8CH, FRAME 8CH, or CIF + FRAME.
  • NOTE: Recording must be stopped on the DVR in order to change the resolution.
  • NOTE: Resolution may vary by model.
    • 2. Click APPLY and then OK to save your settings and close the window.
• Figure 39.1 System options-Time
  • 1. Stop all recording on the DVR. To stop recording remotely, select the Control tab from the System menu and click RECORD STOP.
  • 2. Select the TIME tab and configure the following:
  • 3. Click APPLY and then OK to save your settings and close the window.
• Figure 39.2 System options-Control
  • 1. Select the CONTROL tab.
  • 2. Click STOP RECORD to stop continuous recording on the system. Click START RECORD to resume continuous recording.
  • 3. Click SCHEDULE ON to enable/disable scheduled recording. The button will be highlighted in light blue when scheduled recording is enabled.
  • NOTE: A recording schedule must already be entered on the system prior to enabling/disable schedule recording remotely. For details on setting a recording schedule, see “SCHEDULE” on page 25.
    • 4. Click ALARM 1 to enable/disable the alarm.
    • 5. Click APPLY and then OK to save your settings and close the window.
    • 1. With the system powered off, connect the system to the router using an Ethernet cable.
    • 2. Power the system on. You must connect the system to the router prior to turning on the system. This allows the system and router to communicate over the network.
    • 3. Press and hold the Enter button on the front panel to find your system's IP address.
    • 4. Enable Port Forwarding on your router. Refer to the included Router Guide and Basics of Remote Video Access Guide for further assistance with your specific network setup and hardware.
    • 5. Setup an account at http://ddns.digimerge.net
• Figure 40.0 DVR Status screen
  • 1. Open the MAIN MENU and select SYSTEM.
  • 2. Under the INFO tab you will find your system’s IP address and MAC address.
  • 1. In your browser, go to http:// ddns.digimerge.net and click Create Account.
• Figure 41.0 Create a DDNS account
  • 2. Complete the Account Information fields with your personal information. Complete the Warranty Information with your purchase details (optional).
  • 3. Complete the System Information fields:
  • 4. Once the information has been entered, click Create New Account.
  • 5. Your Account information will be sent to you at the email Address you used in Step 2.
• Figure 41.2 System information
  • Username:
  • Domain name*:
  • Password:
• Figure 41.3 DDNS menu
  • 1. Open the MAIN MENU and click NETWORK.
  • 2. Select the DDNS tab.
  • 3. Under USE, select DIGIMERGE.
  • 4. Under DOMAIN NAME, enter only the first portion of your DDNS domain from the confirmation email. For example, if your domain name is [email protected], you only need to enter tomsmith in the text field.
  • 5. Under USER ID, enter your Digimerge DDNS user name.
  • 6. Under PASSWORD, enter your Digimerge DDNS password.
  • NOTE: Obtain your Digimerge DDNS user name and password from the confirmation email.
    • 7. Under DDNS TEST, select START. You should receive a "SUCCESS" message. If there is an error, check your network connections; check that you have entered the correct domain name, user ID, and password.
    • 8. Press ENTER to save your settings. Press CANCEL/ESC to close remaining windows.
    • 1. Connect the Transmit Cable to the RS-422/485 TX (+) port of the PTZ block on the rear panel.
    • 2. Connect the Receive Cable to the RS-422/485 TX (-) port of the PTZ block on the rear panel.
    • 3. Connect the video cable to a BNC port (usually channel 1).
    • 4. Open the Main Menu and select CAMERA.
    • 5. Under PTZ MODEL, select the model of your PTZ camera.
    • 6. Under PTZ ID, select the PTZ ID (PTZ ID should match the camera channel to which you have connected the PTZ camera).
  • NOTE: The PTZ camera settings depend on the type of PTZ camera. Please refer to the specific camera manual for your brand and model of PTZ camera.
    • 7. Press the ENTER button to save your settings.
• Figure 42.1 PTZ Short-cut menu
  • 1. With your PTZ connected to the system, view the active PTZ channel in full-screen.
  • 2. Press PTZ button on the front panel, remote control, or Virtual Remote (mouse only). The Short-cut Menu opens.
  • 3. Press any of the buttons on the Short-Cut menu to open the PTZ Help Menu.
  • . Press to open the PTZ Help Menu; press again to close the menu
  • . Press to cancel all PTZ operation
  • . Press to open the PTZ Virtual Remote; press again to return to the Short-cut menu
  • . Press pq to tilt up/down
  • . Press tu to pan left/right
  • . Press + / - to zoom in and out
  • . Set PRESET position; Spot Out on the remote control
  • . Move PTZ to a desired location
  • . Press the preset button
  • . Illuminate Custom 1
  • . Set the # for the Preset location
  • . Press ENTER to save and exit
  • . Go to the preset position; INFO on the remote control
  • . Press the GO button
  • . Enter the desired Preset # and press ENTER
  • . Start AUTO TOUR
  • . Press the Auto Tour button
  • . Press + and enter the range of preset and press ENTER
  • . For example, Auto Tour button, +5 will start the tour of 1~5 presets of the PTZ camera
  • . PTZ custom function 1; Display on the remote control
  • . PTZ custom function 2; Zoom on the remote control
  • . PTZ custom function 3; PTZ on the remote control
  • . Speed has 8 increments-keep pressing the buttons to increase/decrease speed
  • NOTE: A BNC-to-RCA adapter (not included) is required to connect a monitor with RCA inputs.
• Figure 43.0 Spot Out button
  • 1. With a spot monitor connected, press the SPOT OUT button on the remote control or Virtual Remote followed by the numeric button for the channel you wish to view (full-screen).
  • 2. Press the SPOT OUT button twice to begin Auto Sequence (by default, Spot Out on the system is set to Auto Sequence).
  • 1. Connect the Signal Cable to the desired Channel number + port in the alarm block.
  • 2. Connect the Ground cable to the Ground port (G) in the alarm block.
  • 3. Open the MAIN MENU and select ALARM.
  • 4. Select the corresponding alarm channel and select INPUT.
  • 5. Select N.C. (Normally closed) or N.O. (normally open) depending on your alarm/sensor setup. Make sure the channel is set to ON.
  • 6. Press the ENTER button to save your settings.
• *Number of cameras varies by model.
  • NOTE: Make sure that the system is OFF and the power cable has been disconnected before changing the hard drive.
    • 1. Remove the four short screws on the side panels of the housing and the eight screws on the rear panel. Keep these sets of screws separate.
    • NOTE: The center screw at the top of the rear panel and the screws along the audio and video ports are longer than the other screws.
      • 2. Carefully slide the cover away from the front panel and lift away from the housing.
    • NOTE: Make sure the cover is clear of all ports and connectors on the rear panel.
• Figure 44.0 Slide the cover and lift away from housing
  • 3. Disconnect the cables from the hard drive.
  • 4. With one hand supporting the hard drive, remove the four mounting screws from underneath the housing.
• Figure 44.1 Support the HDD and remove the mounting screws underneath the housing
  • 5. Remove the hard drive from the housing.
  • 1. Carefully position the new hard drive on the four rubber mounting feet in the housing. The connections end of the hard drive should face the data and power cables.
• Figure 44.2 Place the HDD on the rubber mounting feet
  • 2. With your hand supporting the hard drive, replace the four mounting screws underneath the housing.
  • 3. Reconnect the cables to the hard disk. Make sure the cables are connected firmly.
• Figure 44.3 Reconnect the power and data cables
  • 4. Carefully replace the cover over the housing and slide towards the front panel. The cover should be flush on all sides.
  • 5. Replace the screws on the rear panel: 3 short screws at the corners, 1 longer screws at the top, and 4 longer screws along the video ports.
  • 6. Replace the short screws on the side panels.
  • 7. Reconnect all cameras and cables. Re-mount the unit the back of your monitor if desired.
  • 8. Power on the system. If you have installed a new hard disk, you must format the hard disk before using the system.
  • 1. Under the DISK tab, select FORMAT and select INTERNAL HDD.
  • 2. Under ACTION, select START. Formatting begins.
  • 3. When formatting is complete, press CANCEL/ESC to close windows (USB flash drive only).
  • 1. Connect the audio cable (RCA) from an audio capable camera (not included) to the AUDIO IN port on the rear panel of the system.
  • 2. Open the MAIN MENU and select RECORD.
  • 3. Under channel 1, select AUDIO.
  • NOTE: The number of audio inputs varies by model.
    • 4. Select ON.
    • 5. Press the ENTER button to save your settings.
  • NOTE: AVI Converter is also installed on your PC when you install DVR NetView remote client software.
  • NOTE: The DivX, XviD, or ffdshow codec (not included) is required to view AVIs in Windows Media Player.
    • 1. Connect a USB flash drive or external HDD with backed up video to your PC; or insert a CD/ DVD-R/W disc into your PC’s CD/DVD-RW drive.
    • 2. View files and folders on the drive or disc and double-click aviconverter.exe.
  • NOTE: If you have already installed DVR NetView, select Start>Programs>NetView>AVI Converter.
• Figure 45.0 AVI Converter
  • 3. Under Input File, click .
  • 4. In the dialogue window, select your saved CMS file and click Open. By default, AVI Converter will save the converted file to the same location as the Input file. To keep the default, go to step 6. To choose a new location, go to step 5.
  • 5. Under Output File, click to choose a save location or personalize the file name.
  • 6. Under Channel, select the channel you wish to save.
  • NOTE: You can only convert video from one channel at a time.
    • 7. Under Video Standard, select NTSC (default) or PAL. Select the box below Video Standard to open the file once conversion is finished (default).
    • 8. Click CONVERT. Conversion may take several moments depending on the size of the file.
    • 1. On your PC, open the folder where you saved the AVI file. By default, converted files use the following naming convention: yyyy_mm_dd_hh_mm_ss_channel#_channel#_channel#_channel#.avi
    • 2. Double-click the file to open in your default media player, or right-click to open the file with a AVI-compatible media player.
• Figure 45.1 File playback in Windows Media Player (image simulated)
  • NOTE: Remote viewing is only compatible with Internet Explorer. Mozilla Firefox, Opera, Safari and other browsers are not supported.
    • 1. Open Internet Explorer.
    • 2. In the address bar, enter your system’s IP address or your Digimerge DDNS domain followed by :7000 - for example, http://192.168.1.1:7000 or http:// tomsmith1.ddns.digimerge.net
    • NOTE: You MUST include http:// in order to access your system.
    • NOTE: If you need help finding your system’s IP address, see “How Do I Find My IP and MAC addresses?” on page 70.
      • 3. Login with the user name admin, and your default system password, 000000.
      • 4. From the new page, click Web Viewer (Use overlay). You will need to install ActiveX in order to access live viewing.
      • 5. Click the warning bar and select Install ActiveX Control.
      • 6. From the prompt, click Install. The page will refresh and live viewing will commence.
• Figure 46.4 Remote viewing through Internet Explorer (images simulated)
• Figure 46.5 Remote viewing through Internet Explorer (images simulated)
  • NOTE: The number of displayed channels depends on the number of channels available on your DVR. DVR channels vary by model (8-channel model shown).
• Figure 47.0 DVR Properties
  • 1. From live viewing, right-click a DVR icon and select PROPERTY, or click PROPERTY from the Set List Manager menu.
  • 2. Click PRINT to print the list to your default printer, or click OK to close the window.
  • 1. From live viewing, right-click a DVR icon and select CMS LOG LIST, or open the Property menu and select the CMS LOG LIST tab.
  • 2. Click PRINT to print the list to your default printer, or click OK to close the window.
• Figure 47.3 DVR Log List
  • 1. From live viewing, right-click a DVR icon and select DVR LOG LIST.
  • 2. Click SEARCH. The software will search for the most recent events and actions on the system.
  • 3. Click PRINT to print the list to your default printer or click OK to close the window.
  • 1. Open the DVR Log List.
  • 2. Under BEGIN, enter a start date and time and select the box
  • 3. Under END, enter an end date and time and select the box
  • 4. Under CHANNEL, enter a desired channel number and select the box
  • 5. Under QUERY, enter an event or action (i.e. alarm, motion, disconnect, video loss, REC start, REC stop, etc.)
  • 6. Click SEARCH.
  • 7. Click PRINT to print the results to your default printer or click OK to close the window.
  • . Connecting the power cable to another outlet
  • . Test the outlet with another plugged device (such as an electric calculator or phone charger)