Document Outline

• Introduction
  • DVR Introduction
  • Main Features
    • COMPRESSION FORMAT
      • LIVE SURVEILLANCE
      • RECORDING MEDIA
      • BACKUP
      • RECORDING & PLAYBACK
      • ALARM
      • PTZ CONTROL
      • SECURITY
      • NETWORK
• Hardware Installation
  • Installing Hard Drive & DVD Burner
    • Installing Hard Drive
      • Unscrew and Open the top cover
        • Place HDD into the position shown as fig. 2.1
          • Fix the HDD firmly with screws and then connect with data ca
            • In addition, users can put a hard drive into HDD box shown b
              • Fig. 2.2 Hard Drive Box
    • Installing a DVD Burner
      • Unscrew and open the top cover
        • Connect the power and data cables. Put DVD burner into the p
          • Notice: If users do not need to install DVD Burner, they can
  • Front Panel
  • Rear Panel
    • Rear Panel Layout
    • Installing Sensor Alarm
  • Remote Control
    • Open the battery cover of the Remote Control
      • Insert batteries. Please make sure the poles (+ and -) are c
        • Replace the battery cover
  • Controlling with Mouse
    • Connect Mouse
    • Using a Mouse
• Basic Operating Instructions
  • Power On/Off
    • Starting
      • Press the POWER button, the screen below will appear:
        • Choose OK. The unit will power off automatically after closi
          • Disconnect the power
            • By front panel or mouse:
  • Login & User Management
    • In login state, click Log in/out on the control bar. A windo
      • Input the old password. Then input new password 2 times.
        • Press OK button to change.
          • Enter USER configuration. Click Add button, please see Fig 3
            • Input user name and password. Choose the user group.
              • Click OK button to add a new user
              • Choose a user, a symbol will display at the end of the user
              • Press Delete button to delete the user. A security window wi
              • Click OK button to delete the user
  • Recording
    • Record Setup
      • Enter RECORD configuration, refer to Fig 3.7 Record Setup.
        • Set Video quality, Frame rate, and Resolution.
          • Have Audio checked if you input audio and want to record it.
            • Enable recording function for cameras in Record option.
              • Set Alarm record hold time. It is for record time after alar
              • Enable Recycle. It overwrites older files once HDD is full.
              • Click OK to finish
    • Manual Recording
    • Scheduled Recording
      • Enter SCHEDULE configuration. Select Channel and Schedule; p
        • The left column shows the 7 days of the week. The row shows
          • Green means checked. Transparence means unchecked.
            • Press Add button to select the date if you want to setup a s
              • Select the date and set the schedule time. If want to delete
              • Click the OK button to finish
    • Motion Detection Recording
      • Enter MOTION configuration and select camera or channel
        • Put check mark in Enable Detection box first, and then enter
          • Enter Trigger configuration, see Fig 3.11 Trigger Setup
            • Select alarm out and recording channels. It can trigger any
              • Enable or disable Buzzer on board. Select speed dome and ena
              • Set Hold time This is the length of time between two consecu
              • Click OK to save settings
              • Enter SCHEDULE configuration. Select Motion and relative cam
    • Alarm Recording
      • Enter ALARM configuration, see Fig 3.12 Sensor Alarm Setup.
        • Enable Detection first (put checkmark in Enable box). Set De
          • Enter Trigger configuration. Set alarm out, recording camera
            • Set Alarm in hold time. This is the length of time between t
              • Set Alarm out hold time and Buzzer hold time. Click OK to sa
              • Enter SCHEDULE configuration. Select Sensor and relative cam
        • The actual post alarm record time equals Hold time in RECORD
  • Playback
    • Enter Search configuration, select Time Search. A window wil
      • Choose a day to time search interface, as shown in Fig 3.15
        • This unit has full screen and 4 screen playback. Select the
          • If want to change the date, press Date button. Set hour and
            • Click Play button. It will play from the time point you set.
              • Click the relative buttons on the screen to do fast forward/
              • Event Search:
              • Enter Search---->Event Search. The calendar window will appe
              • Choose a day in event search interface, as in Fig 3.17 Event
              • Choose camera and event type, motion or sensor.
              • Double click one video file to play.
  • Backup & Viewing
    • Enter Backup mode, see Fig 3.18 Backup Setup
      • Choose the channel, and set the start and end time. Click Da
        • Enable “Attach record player,” it will save a special player
          • Click OK button. A window will appear as shown in Fig 3.19
            • Press OK button. It will begin to write video from HDD insid
              • It will show “Backup complete” after finished, as shown belo
              • Check & View:
              • Users can view the backup with the third party software like
              • Move the backup device or disc to a computer. Enter the back
              • Click Browse to choose the folder which contains the video b
              • Set the date and channels. It will show the recorded video i
              • If using event search, it will list event files at the botto
              • Drag the slide bar to the start time point, click play butto
              • Index
              • Definition
              • Index
              • Definition
              • Index
              • Definition
              • Index
              • Definition
              • 1
              • Play
              • 2
              • Pause
              • 3
              • Stop
              • 4
              • Next frame
              • 5
              • Forward/Rewind
              • 6
              • Take picture
              • 7
              • Volume
              • 8
              • Screen mode
              • DVR supports AVI conversion. Click “Change File to AVI”. The
              • Click Browse to choose the folder that contains the video ba
              • Select the files. Click Change button, it will start convert
              • It is finished when the process shows 100%. Users can play t
              • To backup over a network, please refer to 6.3.2 Remote Backu
  • PTZ Control
    • Press right mouse to show the control bar. Enter Menu---->Sy
      • Set protocol, baud rate, address according to the parameters
        • Click Set button at right of Preset. Here users can setup pr
          • Click Set button at right of Cruise. Here users can set crui
            • Select a preset in left preset list, click – button to delet
              • Click button to save and exit. Press right mouse button to s
              • Select the speed dome. Click the direction buttons to move t
              • Select the preset; the speed dome will go to the point direc
• Menu Setup Guide
  • Menu Navigation
  • Main Menu Setup
    • Basic Configuration
    • Live Configuration
    • Record Configuration
    • Schedule Configuration
    • Alarm Configuration
    • Motion Configuration
    • Network Configuration
    • P.T.Z Configuration
    • User Configuration
    • Tools Configuration
• Managing the DVR
  • Formatting Hard Drives
    • If you want to record, it is necessary to format the hard di
      • Enter TOOLS Configuration, refer to 4.2.10 Tools Configurati
        • If a disk has never been formatted, Status will show “new”.
          • A security window will remind user that this will delete all
            • It will return to the previous screen automatically when fin
  • Updating Firmware
    • Plug an USB flash drive into a computer. Copy the firmware t
      • Move the USB flash drive to the DVR. Enter TOOLS Configurati
        • Click Update. A window will appear, which reminds users that
          • Press OK to begin. The progress bar will display on the scre
            • After finished, the unit needs restart.
  • Loading Default Setup
    • Enter TOOLS configuration, refer to 4.2.10 Tools Configurati
      • Click Load default. Select setup blocks; please refer to Fig
        • Press OK to reset to default. It will return to TOOLS interf
  • Checking System Information
    • Press right mouse button to show the control bar. Click Menu
      • Click Info, the window below will appear.
        • Click System, the window below will display. Check firmware
          • Return to the previous interface, and click Network. The win
  • Checking System Log
    • Press right mouse button to show the control bar. Click Menu
      • Click Date to change date using a calendar. Click Type to se
        • Click ←, ←, →, → to do page down or page up
          • Click right mouse to return to the previous interface. Click
            • The operatiion is similar to searching events log.
  • Checking On-line Network Users
  • Locking & Deleting Files
    • Press right mouse button to show the control bar. Click Menu
      • Click Search----->File manager, the window below will appear
        • Click Date to change date using a calendar, click Search to
          • Select the files and click Lock, it will lock the selected f
            • Select any files which are unlocked, click Delete. A warning
• Remote Surveillance
  • Accessing the DVR Remotely
    • Accessing the DVR on LAN (through a network)
      • Input IP address, Subnet, Gateway. If using DHCP, please ena
        • Enter Video to set network video parameters like resolution,
          • Open IE browser on a computer on the same LAN. Input the IP
            • IE will download an ActiveX control automatically. Then a wi
              • Input name and password correctly, and enter. It will displa
              • Notice: If you use a HTTP port other then 80, you need to ad
              • User name and password here are the same as that used on the
    • Accessing the DVR on WAN (over the internet)
      • Input IP address, Subnet, Gateway. If using DHCP, please ena
        • Enter Video to set network video parameters like resolution,
          • Forward IP address and port number in Virtual Server setup o
            • If you are using a dynamic IP address for internet access yo
              • This DVR currently only supports www.dns2p.com or www.88IP.n
              • To enter the DNS information in the router, please check the
              • Open IE browser, input IP address, or dynamic domain name an
              • IE will download the ActiveX control automatically. Then a w
              • Input name and password correctly, and enter to view.
              • Get IP address, Subnet, Gateway information from your ISP an
              • Follow STEP4-7 of the connection method above.
  • Remote Preview
    • Click on a channel to select it. Click the button, a window
      • Select frames captured one at a time. Enable Title and Time,
        • Click Snap to capture pictures.
          • Click Browse to set saving path. Click Save to save pictures
            • Click Exit to return to live view interface.
  • Remote Playback &Backup
    • Remote Playback
      • Select the date in calendar area①, select the channel in cha
        • Click Search button to update the search result. All the rec
          • In area③, the top bar refers to hours and minutes in a day.
            • Click Play button to do remote playback, refer to Fig 6.8 R
              • Users can go forward/backward, pause, stop playback and snap
              • Click to return to search interface.
              • Click Event search, the window below will display:
              • Select the date, channel and event type. Then click Search.
              • Select an event, and click the Play button to do remote play
    • Remote Backup
      • Select the date and channel. Then click Search button. It wi
        • Click Browse button. Set the saving path.
          • Select files in left file area. Holding shift button, you ca
            • Click Backup to do remote backup. It will show the progress
  • Remote Menu Configuration
  • Remote DVR Management
    • Checking System Log Remotely
      • Click Search---->Log, the window below will appear. Event lo
        • Select the date, channel and event type. Then click Search.
          • The entire log found will be listed in the area on the left.
            • Click Operation to enter operation Log search interface
              • Select the date and click Search. It will list all the log f
    • Lock & Delete Files Remotely
      • Click Search---->Playback---->File manager, the window below
        • Select date and channels, and then click Search. All the fil
          • The status will show “Lock” if the file is locked. “Writing”
            • Select any files which are unlocked, click Delete. A securit
• Mobile Surveillance
  • Accessing by Phones with WinCE
    • First, activate the network access on the mobile phone, and
      • Input the DVR server’s address and the connection is made as
        • Click on the software name. A dialog box pops up.
          • Click “Yes” to download and install.
            • PCam will be opened after it is installed.
              • Input the server’s address, ID, and password respectively in
              • Camera 1 is the default display after login. Change the came
  • Accessing by Phones with Symbian
    • First, enable the network access on the mobile phone, and th
      • Input the DVR server’s IP address in a new-built bookmark. C
        • A welcome window will pop up with a link to a package downlo
          • The security windows will pop up after downloading and ask i
            • A SCam shortcut icon appears on the system menu after finish
              • Run SCam program.
              • Click Options--->Settings to enter login interface.
              • Input the public IP address, ID and password respectively, a
              • It will show the camera after accessing successfully.
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