A seriesDVRUsersinstallationandoperationManual

EditionR1.0

Welcome
ThankyouforpurchasingourDVR!
Thismanualisdesignedtobeareferencetoolfortheinstallationandoperationofyoursystem.
HereyoucanfindinformationaboutthisseriesDVRfeaturesandfunctions,aswellasadetailed
menutree.
Beforeinstallationandoperationpleasereadthefollowingsafeguardsandwarningscarefully!

ImportantSafeguardsandWarnings
DonotplaceheavyobjectsontheDVR.
DonotletanysolidorliquidfallintoorinfiltratetheDVR.
Pleasebrushprintedcircuitboards,connectors,fans,machineboxandsoonregularly.Before
thedustcleaningpleaseswitchoffthepowersupplyandunplugit.
DonotdisassembleorrepairtheDVRbyyourself.Donotreplacethecomponentsbyyourself.

Environment
PleaseplaceandusetheDVRbetween0and40.Avoiddirectsunlight.Stayawayfromheat
source.
DonotinstalltheDVRindampenvironment.
DonotusetheDVRinsmokyordustyenvironment.
Avoidcollisionorstrongfall.
PleaseinsuretheDVRlevelinstallationinastableworkplace.
Pleaseinstallinventilatedplace.Keeptheventclean.
Usewithintheratinginputandoutputscope.
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Directory
1ProductionIntroduction ............................................................................................................................5
1.1Productoverview ...........................................................................................................................5
1.2Mainfunctions...............................................................................................................................5
2Openpackagecheckandcableconnections..........................................................................................7
2.1Openpackagecheck.....................................................................................................................7
2.2Harddiskinstallation.....................................................................................................................7
2.3Frontpanel.....................................................................................................................................8
2.4Rearpanel .....................................................................................................................................8
2.5Audioandvideoinputandoutputconnections.............................................................................9
2.5.1Videoinputconnections ......................................................................................................9
2.5.2Videooutputconnectionsandoptions ................................................................................9
2.5.3Audiosignalinput ..............................................................................................................10
2.5.4Audiosignaloutput ............................................................................................................10
2.6Alarminputandoutputconnections ............................................................................................10
2.6.1Alarminputportspecification ............................................................................................ 12
2.6.2Alarmoutputportspecification.......................................................................................... 12
2.6.3Alarmoutputportrelayparameters................................................................................... 12
2.7Speeddomeconnections ............................................................................................................ 13
3Basicoperation ...................................................................................................................................... 14
3.1Turnon......................................................................................................................................... 14
3.2Turnoff......................................................................................................................................... 14
3.3SystemLogin............................................................................................................................... 15
3.4Preview ........................................................................................................................................ 15
3.5Desktopshortcutmenu............................................................................................................... 16
3.5.1Mainmenu......................................................................................................................... 16
3.5.2Playback............................................................................................................................ 17
3.5.3RecordMode.....................................................................................................................20
3.5.4Alarmoutput ......................................................................................................................21
3.5.5PTZcontrol........................................................................................................................21
3.5.6Colorsetting ...................................................................................................................... 26
3.5.7Outputadjust ..................................................................................................................... 27
3.5.8Logout................................................................................................................................ 27
3.5.9Windowswitch................................................................................................................... 27
4Mainmenu ............................................................................................................................................. 28
4.1Mainmenunavigation ................................................................................................................. 28
4.2Record .........................................................................................................................................31
4.2.1RecordConfig ...................................................................................................................31
4.2.2SnapshotStorage.............................................................................................................32
4.2.3Playback............................................................................................................................33
4.2.4Backup...............................................................................................................................33
4.3Alarm............................................................................................................................................ 33
4.3.1MotionDetect .................................................................................................................... 33
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4.3.2VideoBlind ........................................................................................................................ 36
4.3.3VideoLoss......................................................................................................................... 37
4.3.4Alarminput ........................................................................................................................ 37
4.3.5Alarmoutput ...................................................................................................................... 38
4.3.6Abnormal ........................................................................................................................... 38
4.4System.........................................................................................................................................40
4.4.1General..............................................................................................................................40
4.4.2Encode ..............................................................................................................................41
4.4.3Network .............................................................................................................................43
4.4.4NetSevice ..........................................................................................................................43
4.4.5GUIDisplay .......................................................................................................................50
4.4.6PTZ....................................................................................................................................51
4.4.7RS232................................................................................................................................52
4.4.8Tour....................................................................................................................................52
4.5 Advanced .....................................................................................................................................53
4.5.1HDDManage.....................................................................................................................53
4.5.2 Account..............................................................................................................................53
4.5.3Onlineuser ........................................................................................................................56
4.5.4Outputadjust .....................................................................................................................56
4.5.5Automaintain.....................................................................................................................56
4.5.6Restore .............................................................................................................................. 57
4.5.7Upgrade.............................................................................................................................57
4.5.8DeviceInfo........................................................................................................................58
4.6Info ............................................................................................................................................... 58
4.6.1HDDinfo............................................................................................................................ 58
4.6.2BPS................................................................................................................................... 59
4.6.3Log..................................................................................................................................... 60
4.6.4Version............................................................................................................................... 61
4.7Shutdownsystem ....................................................................................................................... 61
5FAQandmaintenance ........................................................................................................................... 62
5.1FAQ.............................................................................................................................................. 62
5.2Maintenance ................................................................................................................................ 67
Appendix1.Remotecontrolleroperation .................................................................................................. 68
Appendix2.Mouseoperation .................................................................................................................... 69
Appendix3.Harddiskcapabilitycalculation ............................................................................................. 70
Appendix4.Techniqueparameters ........................................................................................................... 71

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1ProductionIntroduction
1.1Productoverview
TheseriesDVRisdesignedspeciallyforsecurityanddefencefieldwhichisanoutstandingdigital
surveillanceproduct.ItintroducesembeddedLINUXoperatingsystemwhichismorestable.Itintroduces
standard H.264mpvideo compressed format and G.711A audio compressed formatwhich insures the
high quality image, low error coding ratio and single frame playing. It introduces TCP/IP network
technologywhichachievesthestrongnetworkcommunicationabilityandtelecommunicationability.
TheseriesDVRcanbeusedindividuallyoronlineappliedasapartofasafetysurveillancenetwork.
Withtheprofessionalnetworkvideosurveillancesoftwareitachievesthestrongnetworkcommunication
abilityandtelecommunicationability.
The series DVR can be applied in the bank, telecom, electric power system, judicial system,
transportation,intelligenthousing,factory,storehouse,waterconservancyandsoon.

1.2Mainfunctions
Realtimesurveillance
analoginterfaceandVGAinterface(VGAinterfaceisequippedselectively)
surveillancefunctionthroughmonitorordisplay
Storage
nonworking hard disk dormancy processing which is convenient to radiate heat, reduce power and
extendthe lifespan
specialstorageformatwhichinsuresthedatasafety
Compression
realtime compression by individual hard disk which insures the audio and video signal stable
synchronization
Backup
throughSATAinterfaceandUSBinterfacesuchasUSBequipment,removableharddiskandsoon
throughnetdownloadthefilesintheharddisk
Playback
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individual realtime video recording as well as searching, playback, network surveillance, recording
check,downloadingandsoon
multiplaybackmode
zoomatarbitraryregion
Netoperating
throughnettelesurveillanceintherealtime
telePTZcontrol
telerecordingcheckandrealtimeplayback
Alarmlinkage
multirouterelayalarmoutputwhichisconvenientforthealarmlinkageandlightcontrolatthespot
protectingcircuitsatthealarminputandoutputinterfacewhichprotectsthemainmachinefromdamage
Communicationinterface
RS485interfacewhichfulfillsthealarminputandPTZcontrol
standardethernetnetworkinterfacewhichfulfillsthetelecommutingfunction
Intelligentoperating
mouseactionfunction
fastcopyandpasteoperatingforthesamesetting

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2Openpackagecheckandcableconnections
2.1Openpackagecheck
WhenyoureceivetheDVR,pleasecheckfirst.
First,pleasecheckwhetherthereisanyvisibledamagetothepackageappearance.Theprotective
materialsusedforthepackageoftheDVRcanprotectmostaccidentalclashesduringtransportation.
Then,pleaseopentheboxandgetridofftheplasticprotectivematerials.Checkwhetherthereis
anyvisibledamagetotheDVRappearance.
Atlast,pleaseopenthemachinecrustandcheckthedatawireinthefrontpanel,powerwire,the
connectionbetweenthefanpowerandthemainboard.

Frontpanelandrearpanel

Thekeyfunctionspecificationinthefrontpanelandtheinterfacespecificationintherealpanel
areinthespecification.

Pleasechecktheproducttypeinthefrontpanelwhetherisaccordantwiththeproducttypeyou
order.

Thelabelintherealpanelisveryimportantfortheafterservice.Pleaseprotectitcarefully.When
youcontactusforafterservice,pleaseprovidetheproducttypeandserialnumberinthelabel.

2.2Harddiskinstallation
Forthefirstusepleaseinstalltheharddisk.

disassemblethescrew disassemblethecover

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fixthescrewofharddisk

fixthescrewofharddisk connectthedatawire connectthepowerwire

coverthemachine fixthecover

2.3Frontpanel

(1)Powerswitch

(2)Menu

(3)Direction

(5)Powerindicatorlight (6)Recordindicatorlight (7)HDDindicatorlight

(4)ESC
(8)IRremotereceiver

2.4Rearpanel

(1)videoinput

(2)VGA

(3)VGAoutput
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(4)audioinput

(5)audiooutput

(6)Network (7)USB

(8)RS485

(9)Powersupply

2.5Audioandvideoinputandoutputconnections
2.5.1Videoinputconnections
The video input port is BNC connector plug. The demand of input signal is PAL/NTSC
BNC(1.0VPP,75).
Thevideosignalmustbeaccordedwiththestatestandardwhichhasthehighsignaltonoiseratio,
lowaberrationandlowinterference.Theimagemustbeclearandhasnaturalcolorintheappropriate
brightness.
Insurethevidiconsignalstableandcredible
Thevidiconshouldbeinstalledintheappropriatelocationwhereisawayfrombacklightingandlow
illuminationoradoptsthebetterbacklightingandlowilluminationcompensation.
ThegroundandpowersupplyofthevidiconandtheDVRshouldbesharedandstable.
Insurethetransmissionlinestableandcredible
The video transmission line should adopt high quality coaxial pair which is chosen by the
transmissiondistance.Ifthetransmissiondistanceistoofar,itshouldadoptshieldedtwistedpair,video
compensationequipmentandtransmitbyfibertoinsurethesignalquality.
ThevideosignallineshouldbeawayfromtheelectromagneticInterferenceandotherequipments
signallines.Thehighvoltagecurrentshouldbeavoidedespecially.
Insuretheconnectionstableandcredible
The signal and shield lines should be firm and connected credible which avoid false and joint
weldingandoxidation.
2.5.2Videooutputconnectionsandoptions

The video output is divided into PAL/NTSC BNC(1.0VPP,75) and VGA output(selective
configuration).
Whenreplacethemonitorbythecomputerdisplay,therearesomeissuestonotice.
1Donotstayintheturnonstateforalongtime.
2Keepthecomputerdisplaynormalworkingbydemagnetizingregularly.
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3StayawayfromtheelectromagneticInterference.
TVisnotacrediblereplacementasavideooutput.Itdemandsreducingtheusetimeandcontrolthe
power supply and the interference introduced by the nearby equipments strictly. The creepage of low
qualityTVcanleadtothedamageofotherequipments.

2.5.3Audiosignalinput

AudioportisBNCconnection.
Theinputimpedanceishighsothetonearmmustbeactive.
TheaudiosignallineshouldbefirmandawayfromtheelectromagneticInterferenceandconnected
crediblewhichavoidfalseandjointweldingandoxidation.Thehighvoltagecurrentshouldbeavoided
especially.
2.5.4Audiosignaloutput

CommonlytheoutputparameterofDVRaudiosignalisgreaterthan200mv1K(BNC)whichcan
connectthelowimpedanceearphoneandactivesoundboxorotheraudiooutputequipmentsthrough
poweramplifier. Ifthesoundboxandthetonearmcannotbeisolated,howlingphenomenaisoften
existed.Therearesomemethodstodealwiththeabovephenomena.
1 Adoptbetterdirectionaltonearm.
2 Adjustthesoundboxvolumetobeunderthethresholdthatproducesthehowlingphenomena.
3 Usefitmentmaterialsthatabsorbthesoundtoreducereflectionofthesound.
4 Adjustthelayoutofthesoundboxandthetonearm.

2.6Alarminputandoutputconnections
Alarminput
A. Alarminputisgroundingalarminput.
B. Alarminputdemandisthegroundingvoltagesignal.
C. WhenthealarmisconnectedwithtwoDVRsorconnectedwithDVRandotherequipments,it
shouldbeisolatedbyrelay.
Alarmoutput
Alarmoutputcannotbeconnectedwithhighpowerload(nomorethan1A).Whenformingtheoutput
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loop it must prevent the big current from relay damage. Use the contact isolator when there is a
highpowerload
PTZdecoderconnections
A. The grounding of the PTZ decoder and DVR must be shared otherwise the commonmode
voltagewillleadtothePTZcontrolfailure.Theshieldedtwistedpairisrecommended.
B. Avoid the entrance of high voltage. Make the layout reasonably. Take precaution from the
thunder.
C. Intheoutlyingendconnect120resistanceparalleledtoreducetheinflectionandinsurethe
signalquality.
D. The485ABlinesofDVRcannotconnectedwithother485outputequipmentsparalleled.
E. ThevoltagebetweentheABlinesofthedecodermustbelessthan5V.
4Frontequipmentgroundingnote
Badgroundingcanleadtotheburnoutofthechip.
5Alarminputtypeunlimited
TheDVRalarmoutputportisconstantopeningtype.

(1)alarminput

(2)grounding

(3)RS232

(4)alarmoutput (5)RS485

parameter
G
C1NO1
TR

meaning
grounding
Alarmoutputinterface(constantopentype)
RS232port
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485communication interface which is connected with the

AB

recordingcontrolequipmentssuchasthedecoder

2.6.1Alarminputportspecification

1channelsalarminput.Alarminputtypeunlimited.
Thegroundingandthecomportofthealarmsensorareparallel(Thealarmsensorisexternalpower
supply).
ThegroundingofthealarmandtheDVRshouldbeshared.
TheNCportofthealarmsensormustbeconnectedwiththeDVRalarminputport.
Thegroundingofthepowersupplyandthealarmsensormustbesharedwhenusedinexternalpower
supply.
2.6.2Alarmoutputportspecification

1channelsalarmoutput.Thereisexternalpowersupplywhenusingtheexternalalarmequipment.
Pleaserefertotherelayrelevantparameterstoavoidtheoverloadthatdamagesmainmachine.
2.6.3Alarmoutputportrelayparameters

TypeJRC27F
Interfacematerial

silver

rating

Ratingswitchcapacity

30VDC2A,125VAC

(resistanceload)

maximalswitchpower

125VA160W

maximalswitchvoltage

250VAC,220VDC

maximalswitchcurrent

1A

Homopolarity

1000VAC1minute

Inhomopolarity

1000VAC1minute

Interfaceandwinding

1000VAC1minute

Homopolarity

1500VAC(10160us)

isolation

Surgevoltage
Turnontime

3msmax

Turnofftime

3msmax

longevity

mechanical

50106MIN3Hz)

electric

200103MIN(0.5Hz)

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Environment

40~+70

2.7Speeddomeconnections
1Connectthe485linesofthespeeddomewiththeDVR485interface.

2ConnectthevideolinewiththeDVRvideoinput.
3Electrifythespeeddome.

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3Basicoperation
Note:Thebuttoningraydisplayindicatesnonsupport.

3.1Turnon
Plug the power supply and turn on the power supply switch. Power supply indicator light shining
indicatesturningonthevideorecorder.Afterthestartupyouwillhearabeep.Thedefaultsettingofvideo
outputismultiplewindowoutputmode.Ifthestartuptimeiswithinthevideosettingtime,thetimingvideo
recordingfunctionwillstartupautomatically.Thenthevideoindicatorlightofcorrespondingchannelis
shiningandtheDVRisworkingnormally.
Note:1.MakesurethattheinputvoltagecorrespondswiththeswitchoftheDVRpowersupply.
2.Powersupplydemands:220V10%/50Hz.
SuggestusingtheUPStoprotectthepowersupplyunderallowableconditions.

3.2Turnoff
TherearetwomethodstoturnofftheDVR.Entering[mainmenu]andchoosing[turnoff]inthe[turn
offthesystem]optioniscalledsoftswitch.Pressingthepowersupplyswitchiscalledhardswitch.
Illumination:
1Autoresumeafterpowerfailure
If the DVR is shut down abnormally, it can automatically backup video and resume previous
workingstatusafterpowerfailure.
2Replacetheharddisk
Beforereplacingtheharddisk,thepowersupplyswitchintherealpanelmustbeturnedoff.
3Replacethebattery
Beforereplacingthebattery,thesettinginformationmustbesavedandthepowersupplyswitch
intherealpanelmustbeturnedoff.TheDVRusesbuttonbattery.Thesystemtimemustbechecked
regularly.Ifthetimeisnotcorrectyoumustreplacethebattery,werecommendreplacingthebattery
everyyearandusingthesamebatterytype.
Note:Thesettinginformationmustbesavedbeforereplacingthebatteryotherwiseinformation
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willlose.

3.3SystemLogin
WhentheDVRbootsup,theusermustloginandthesystemprovidesthecorrespondingfunctions
with the user purview.There are three user settings.The names are admin, guest and defaultand
thesenameshavenopassword.Administhesuperuserpurviewguestanddefaultspermissionsare
previewandvideoplayback.Useradminandguestspasswordcanberevised,whiletheirpermissions
cant be revised user default is the default login user whose permission can be revised but not its
password.

Picture3.1SystemLogin
Passwordprotection:Ifthepasswordiscontinuouswrongthreetimes,thealarmwillstart.If
thepasswordiscontinuouswrongfivetimes,theaccountwillbelocked.(Throughrebootorafter
halfanhour,theaccountwillbeunlockedautomatically).
Foryoursystemsecurity,pleasemodifyyourpasswordafterfirstlogin.

3.4Preview
Youcanrightclickmousetochoosetheswitchbetweenthewindows.
Thesystemdate,timeandchannelnameareshownineachviewingwindow.Thesurveillancevideo
andthealarmstatusareshownineachwindow.
1

Recordingstatus

Videoloss

Motiondetect

Cameralock

Table3.1Previewicon
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3.5Desktopshortcutmenu
In previewmode you can right clickmouse to get a desktop shortcut menu. The menu includes:
main

menu,record

mode,playback,PTZ

control,High

Setting,Outputadjust,Logout,view1/4/8/9/16screens.

Picture3.2ShortcutMenu
3.5.1Mainmenu

Whenyoulogin,thesystemmainmenuisshownasbelow.

Picture3.3MainMenu
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Speed

PTZ,Alarm

Output,color

3.5.2Playback
Therearetwomethodsforyoutoplaythevideofilesintheharddisk.
1 Inthedesktopshortcutmenu.
2 Mainmenu>Record>Playback
Note:Theharddiskthatsavesthevideofilesmustbesetasreadwriteorreadonlystate.(4.5.1)

Picture3.4videoplayback
1.listedfiles

2.fileinformation

3.filesearching

4.filebackup

5.Operationhint

6.Playbackcontrol

ListedfilesLookupthelistedfilesthataccordwiththesearchingcriteria.
FileinformationLookupthefoundfileinformation.
FilebackupBackupthechosenfile.Clickthebuttonandoperateasfollowed.
Note:Thestoragemustbeinstalledbeforethefilebackup.Ifthebackupisterminated,the
alreadybackupcanplaybackindividually.

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Picture3.5detectthestorage
Detect:DetectthestorageconnectedwiththeDVRsuchasharddiskoruniversaldisk.
Erasure:Choosethefiletodeleteandclickerasuretodeletethefile.
Stop:Stopthebackup.
Backup:Clickbackupbuttonandthedialogboxispoppedup.Youcanchoosethebackupfile
accordingtothetype,channelandtime.

Picture3.6recordingbackup
RemoveClearthefileinformation.
AddShowthefileinformationsatisfyingthesetfileattributes.
Start/Pause
Clicktheplaybuttontostartthebackupandclickthepausebuttontostopthe
backup.
CancelDuringbackupyoucanexitthepagelayouttocarryoutotherfunctions.
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FilesearchingSearchthefileaccordingtothesearchingparameter.

Picture3.7filesearching
Filetype:Setthesearchingfiletype.
Channel:Setthesearchingchannel.
StartTime:Setthesearchingtimescan.
PlaybackcontrolRefertothefollowingsheetformoreinformation.
Button

Function

Button

Function

Play/pause

Backward

Stop

Slowplay

Fastplay

Previousframe

Nextframe

Previousfile

Nextfile

Circulation

Fullscreen
Table3.2Playbackcontrolkey
Note:Framebyframeplaybackisonlyperformedinthepauseplaybackstate.
OperationhintDisplaythefunctionofthecursorplace.
Specialfunctions
AccurateplaybackInputtime(h/m/s)inthetimecolumnandthenclickplay

button.The

systemcanoperateaccurateplaybackaccordingtothesearchingtime.
LocalzoomWhenthesystemisinsinglewindowfullscreenplaybackmode,youcandragyour
mouseinthescreentoselectasectionandthenleftclickmousetorealizelocalzoom.Youcanrightclick
mousetoexit.
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3.5.3RecordMode

Pleasecheckcurrentchannelstatus:meansitisnotinrecordingstatus,meansitisin
recordingstatus.
Youcanusedesktopshortcutmenuorclick[mainmenu]>[recordingfunction]>[recordingset]
toentertherecordingcontrolinterface.

Picture3.8RecordMode
ScheduleRecordaccordingtotheconfiguration.
ManualClicktheallbuttonandtheaccordingchannelisrecordingnomatterthechannelinany
state.
StopClickthestopbuttonandtheaccordingchannelstopsrecordingnomatterthechannelin
anystate.

3.5.4Alarmoutput

Please check currentchannel status: means it is not in alarming status, meansit is in

alarmingstatus.
You can use desktop shortcutmenu or click [main menu]> [alarmfunction]> [alarm output] to
enterthealarmoutputinterface.

Picture3.9alarmoutput
ConfigurationAlarmisonaccordingtotheconfiguration.
ManualClicktheallbuttonandtheaccordingchannelisalarmingnomatterthechannelinany
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state.
Stop
Clickthestopbuttonandtheaccordingchannelstopsalarmingnomatterthechannelinany
state.
3.5.5PTZcontrol

Operationinterfaceisasfollowed.Thefunctionsinclude:PTZdirectioncontrol,step,zoom,focus,
iris, setup operation, patrol between spots, trail patrol, boundary scan, assistant switch, light switch,
levelrotationandsoon.
Note1.DecoderA(B)lineconnectswithDVRA(B)line.Theconnectionisright.
2.Click[mainmenu]>[systemconfiguration]>[PTZsetup]tosetthePTZparameters.
3.ThePTZfunctionsaredecidedbythePTZprotocols.

Picture3.10PTZsetup
SpeedSetthePTZrotationrange.Defaultrange:1~8.
ZoomClick

buttontoadjustthezoommultipleofthecamera.

FocusClick

buttontoadjustthefocusofthecamera.

IrisClick

buttontoadjusttheirisofthecamera.

DirectioncontrolControlthePTZrotation.8directionscontrolissupportive.(4directionsinFront
panelissupportive)
HighspeedPTZFullscreenshowchannelimage.LeftpressmouseandcontrolPTZtorotate
orientation.Leftpressmouseandthenrotatethemousetoadjustthezoommultipleofthecamera.
SetEnterthefunctionoperationmenu.
PageswitchSwitchbetweendifferentpages.
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Specialfunctions
1Preset
Set a location for the preset, calls the preset points, PTZ automatically turns to the setting
position
1Presetoption
Setalocationforthepreset,procedureisasfollows:
Step1: in Picture 3.10, click the Direction button will turn into preset position , click the Settings
buttontoenterPicture3.11.
Step2:clickthePresetbutton,thenwritethepresetpointsintheinputblank,
Step3:clickSettingsbutton,returnthePicture3.10Completesetup, thatisthepresetpointsand
presetpositioncorresponds.
ClearPresetInputpresetpoints,clickRemovebutton,removethepreset

Presetpointinputblank

Presetbutton

Picture3.11PresetSettings
2PresetPointCalls
InPicture3.10,clickPageShiftbutton,enterPTZcontrolinterfaceasshowninPicture3.12.In
the input blank, write the preset points, then click Preset button, PTZ turn to the corresponding
presetpoint.

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Valueinputblank

Picture3.12PTZControl
2CruisebetweenPoints
Multiplepresetpointsconnectedcruiselines,callcruisebetweenpoints,thePTZrunaroundon
theline
1CruiseBetweenPointsSettings
Cruiselinesisconnectedbymultiplepresetpoints,settingprocedureisasfollows:
Step1: In Picture 3.10, the Direction key will turn PTZ to designated location , click Settings
buttontoenterPicture3.13,
Step2:clickCruisebuttons,thewritepropervalueintotheCruiseLineandPresetPointsblank
thenclickAddPresetPointsbutton,completesetting(alsocanaddanddeletecruiselinewhichhas
beensetup)
Step3:repeatstep1andstep2,untilsetoutallthepresetdesignatedcruiselines
Remove PresetPlease input preset value in the blank, click Remove Preset button, then
removethepresetpoints.
RemoveCruiseLineInputthenumberofcruiseline,clickRemoveCruiseLinesbutton,then
removethecruiselinesset

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PresetPointsBlank
CruiseButton
CruiseLineBlank

Picture3.13CruiseBetweenPointsSettings
2TheCallsofCruisebetweenPoints
InPicture3.10,clickPageShiftbutton,enterPTZcontrolmenuasshowninPicture3.12.Please
inputthe numberofcruiseinthevalueblank,then clickCruisebetweenPointsbutton,PTZbeginsto
workonthecruiseline.ClickStopbuttontostopcruise.
3Scan
PTZalsocanworkonthepresetscanlinerepeatedly.
1Scansetup
Step1InPicture3.10,clickSetupbutton enterPicture3.14
Step2ClickScanbuttontheinputpropervalueinthescanvalueblank
Step3ClickStartbutton,enterPicture3.10here you can set the following items: Zoom
FocusApertureDirectionandsoon.ClickSetupbuttontogobackPicture3.14
Step4ClickEndbuttontocompletesetupClicktherightbuttonofthemousetoexit.

Scanvalueblank
ScanButton

Picture3.14ScanSetup
2ScanCalls
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InPicture3.10,clickPageShiftbutton,thenenterPTZcontrolmenuasshowninPicture3.12.
Pleaseinputthenumberofscaninthevalueblank,thenclickScanbuttonPTZbeginstoworkon
thescanline.ClickStopbuttontostop.
4BoundaryScan
1BoundaryScansetup
Step1InPicture3.10,clickDirectionbuttontoturnthePTZtopresetdirection,thenclickSetup
buttonenterPicture3.15,selecttheleftboundary,returntoPicture3.10
Step2
PleaseclickdirectionarrowstoadjustPTZdirection,clickSetupbuttonenterPicture3.15,
thenselecttherightboundary,returntoPicture3.10
Step3:Completesetup,thatisthepositionofleftandrightboundary

Line scan button

border

Picture3.15BoundaryScanSetup

2BoundaryScanCalls
InPicture3.10,clickPageShiftbutton,thenenterPTZcontrolmenuasshowninPicture3.12.
Pleaseinputthenumberofscaninthevalueblank,thenclickScanbuttonPTZbeginstoworkon
thescanline.ClickStopbuttontostop.
5HorizontalRotating
ClickHorizontallyRotatingbutton,PTZbeginstorotatehorizontally(relativetotheoriginalposition
ofthecamera).ClicktheStopbuttontostop.
6Rotate
ClickonhorizontalRotatingbutton,PTZturnaround.
7Reset
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PTZrestart,allthedataclearsto0.
8PageShift
InPicture3.12,clickPageShiftbuttonintoPicture3.16,settingauxiliaryfunction.Auxiliary
numbercorrespondingtoauxiliaryswitchonthedecoder.

Picture3.16AuxiliaryFunctionControl
Intuitive Auxiliary Operation choose auxiliary equipment, select Open or Close button,
switchcontrol
Auxiliary Number The operation of corresponding auxiliary switch according to PTZ
agreement
PageShift
InPicture3.16
clickPageShiftbuttonenterthePicture3.17PTZMainMenu,the
menuitselfcanbecontrolbythemenucontrolbuttons
3.5.6Colorsetting

Settheselectiveimageparameters(currentchannelforsinglewindowdisplayandcursorplacefor
multiwindow display). You can use the desktop shortcut menu and enter the interface. The image
parametersinclude:tonality,brightness,contrast,saturation.Youcansetdifferentparametersatdifferent
timesections.

Picture3.18ColorSetting
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3.5.7OutputAdjust
AdjustTVoutputareaparameters.Youcanusethedesktopshortcutmenuorenter[mainmenu]>
[managementtools]>[Outputadjust].

Picture3.19OutputAdjust

3.5.8Logout

Logout,shutdownthesystemorrebootup.Youcanusethedesktopshortcutmenuorenter[main
menu].

Picture3.20Logout/Shutdown/Rebootthesystem
logoutQuitthemenu.Offerpasswordnextentrance.
shutdownQuitthesystem.Turnoffthepowersupply.
When press the shut down button, there is schedule hint. After three seconds, the
systemisshutdown.Cancelmidwayisofnoeffect.
rebootQuitthesystem.Rebootupthesystem..
3.5.9Windowswitch
Previewinsinglewindow/fourwindows/eightwindows/ninewindows/sixteenwindowsaccordingto
yourchoice.

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4Mainmenu
4.1Mainmenunavigation
Mainmenu

Submenu

Function

Config

Settherecordingconfiguration,recordingtype,recordingtimesection

playback

Setrecordinglookup,recordingplay,videofilestorage

backup

Detectorformatbackupequipment,backtheselectivefiles

Motion

Setmotiondetectalarmchannel,sensitivity,area,linkageparameters:

detection

defendingtimesection,alarmoutput,screenhint,recording,PTZ,patrol

Video

Setcameramaskalarmchannel,sensitivity,linkageparameters:

blind

defendingtimesection,alarmoutput,screenhint,recording,PTZ,patrol

Video

Setvideolossalarmchannel,linkageparameters:defendingtime

loss

section,alarmoutput,screenhint,recording,PTZ,patrol

Alarm

Setalarminputchannel,equipmenttype,linkageparameters:defending

input

timesection,alarmoutput,screenhint,recording,PTZ,patrol

Alarmoutput

Setalarmmode:configuration,manual,shutdown

System

General

Setsystemtime,dataformat,language,harddiskfulltimeoperation,

configuratio

configuration

machinenumber,videoformat,outputmode,summertime,staytime

Record

Alarm

Setmain(assistant)codingparameter:codemode,resolvingability,
Encode
framerate,codestreamcontrol,imagequalitytype,codestreamvalue,
configuration
framebetweenvalue,video/audioenable
Network

Setbasicnetworkparameters,DHCPandDNSparameters,network

configuration

highspeeddownload

NetService

PPPOENTPEmailIPpurviewDDNSparameter
Setchannelname,previewhinticonstate,transparency,coverarea,

GUIdisplay
timetitle,channeltimefold

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PTZ
Setchannel,PTZprotocol,address,baudrate,datebit,stopbit,check
configuration
Serialport
Configuration

Setserialportfunction,baudrate,datebit,stopbit,check

(RS232)
Tour

Setpatrolmodeandintervaltime

Harddisk

Setappointedharddiskasreadwritedisc,readonlydiscorredundant

management

disc,cleardata,resumedateandsoon

User
Modifyuser,teamorpassword.Adduserorteam.Deleteuserorteam.
management
Breaktheconnectionwiththealreadyloginuser.Locktheaccountafter
Manageme

Onlineuser
breakuntilbootingupagain.

nt
TVadjust

AdjustTVupside,downside,nearside,starboarddistance

tools
Automatic
Setautomaticrebootsystemandautomaticdeletingfiles.
maintenance
Resumesetupstate:commonsetup,codesetup,recordingsetup,alarm
Restore

setup,networksetup,networkservice,previewplayback,serialport
setup,usermanagement

Harddisk
Displayharddiskcapabilityandrecordingtime
information
Codestream
Displaycodestreaminformation
System

statistics

information

Log
Clearallloginformationaccordingtothelogvideoandtime
information
Edition
Displayeditioninformation
information

Shutdown

Logout,shutdownorreboot

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4.2Record
4.2.1RecordConfig

Settherecordingparametersinthesurveillancechannel.Thesystemisset24hoursconsecutive
recordinginthefirststartup.Youcanenter[mainmenu]>[recordingfunction]>[recordingsetup]toset.
NoteThereisatleastonereadwriteharddisk.refertochapter4.5.1

Picture4.1RecordConfig
ChannelChoosethecorrespondingchannelnumbertosetthechannel.Choosethealloptionto
settheentirechannels.
Redundancy
Choosetheredundancyfunctionoptiontoimplementthefiledoublebackupfunction.
Doublebackupiswritingthevideofilesintwoharddisks.Whenyoudothedoublebackup,make
surethattherearetwoharddisksinstalled.Oneisreadwritediskandtheotherisredundantdisk.
(referto4.5.1)
LengthSetthetimelengthofeachvideofile.60minutesisdefaultvalue.
PreRecordRecord130secondsbeforetheaction.(timelengthisdecidedbythecodestream)
RecordmodeSetvideostate:schedule,manualorstop.
Schedule:Recordaccordingtothesetvideotype(common,detectionandalarm)andtime
section.
Manual:Clickthebuttonandtheaccordingchannelisrecordingnomatterthechannelin
anystate.
Stop:Click the stop button and the according channel stops recording no matter the
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channelinanystate.
PeriodSetthetimesectionofcommonrecording,Therecordingwillstartonlyinthesetrange.
RecordtypeSetrecordingtype:regular,detectionoralarm.
Regular:Performtheregularrecordinginthesettimesection.ThevideofiletypeisR.
Detect:Trigger the motion detect, camera mask or video loss signal. When above
alarmissetasopeningrecording,thedetectionrecordingstateison. Thevideo
filetypeisM.
Alarm:Triggertheexternalalarmsignalinthesettimesection.Whenabovealarmissetas
openingrecording,thedetectionrecordingstateison.ThevideofiletypeisA.
NoteRefertochapter4.3tosetcorrespondingalarmfunction.

4.2.2SnapshotStorage
Setupsnapshotparametersfordifferentchannels.Atfirsttimeit'ssetfor24hourssnapshotcontinuously,
plsgotoMainMenu>Record>SnapshotStorageforappropriatesettings.
Note:Ifnormalsnapshotstorage,plssetupSnapatMainMenu>Advanced>Snapshot(pls refer
tochapter4.5.1HDDManage)

Picture4.2

ChannelSelecttherelatedchanneltoset,click"all"tosetallchannels.
PresnapSetuppresnappicturequantitybeforerecording,defaultis5pieces.
RecordSetrecordstatus,"Schedule","Manual"and"Stop"
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Schedule:Realisesnapshotaccordingtorecordtype(regular,detectandalarm)andperiod.
Manual:Nomatterwhatthepresentchannelisinastate,oncechoose"manual"button,it
willhavesnapshotatrelatedchannels.
Stop:Nomatterwhatthepresentchannelisinastate,oncechoose"stop"button,itwillstop
snapshotatrelatedchannels.
PeriodSetnormalrecordperiod,itonlystartupSnapshotStorageatsetperiod.
TypeThreetypes:regular,detectandalarm
RecordtypeThreetypes:regular,detectandalarm
Regular:snapshotatsetperiod
Detect:snapshot at set period when motion detect,video blind and video loss which are
presetforsnapshotenable.
Alarm:snapshotatsetperiodwhenalarminwhichispresetforsnapshotenable.
Note:forrelatedalarmfunction,plsrefertochapter4.3.
4.2.3Playback

Refertochapter3.5.2.

4.2.4Backup
Youcanbackupthevideofilestoexternalstoragethroughsetup.
NoteThestoragemustbeinstalledbeforethefilebackup.Ifthebackupisterminated,the
alreadybackupcanplaybackindividually.

Picture4.3Backup
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DetectDetectthestorageconnectedwiththeDVRsuchasharddiskoruniversaldisk.
EraseChoosethefiletodeleteandclickerasuretodeletethefile.
StopStopthebackup.
BackupClickbackupbuttonandthedialogboxispoppedup.Youcanchoosethebackupfile
accordingtothetype,channelandtime.

Picture4.4FileBackup
RemoveClearthefileinformation.
AddShowthefileinformationsatisfyingthesetfileattributes.
Start/pauseClicktheplaybuttontostartthebackupandclickthepausebuttontostopthe
backup.
CancelDuringbackupyoucanexitthepagelayouttocarryoutotherfunctions.

4.3AlarmFunction
Alarmfunctionsinclude:motiondetect,videoblind,videoloss,alarminputandalarmoutput.

4.3.1MotionDetect
Whensystemdetectsthemotionsignalthatreachesthesetsensitivity,themotiondetectalarmison
andthelinkagefunctionisturnedon.

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Picture4.4MotionDetect
ChannelChoosethesetmotiondetectchannel.
Enablemeansthatthemotiondetectfunctionison.
SensitivityChooseinthesixoptionsaccordingtothesensitivity.
RegionClick setup and enter the set area. The area is divided into PAL22X18. Green block
meansthecurrentcursorarea.Yellowblockmeansthedynamicdetectdefensivearea.Blackblock
meanstheunfencedarea.Youcansettheareaasfollowed,Dragthemouseanddrawthearea.

Picture4.5Region
PeriodTriggerthemotiondetectsignalinthesettimesection.Youcansetaccordingtoweekor
setuniformly.Eachdayisdividedintofourtimesections.meansthesetvalid.

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Picture4.6setthetimesection
IntervalOnlyonealarmsignalisturnedoneventhereareseveralmotiondetectsignalsintheset
interval.
Alarmoutput
Starttheexternalequipmentofcorrespondinglinkagealarmwhenthemotiondetect
alarmisturnedon.
DelayDelayafewmomentsandstopwhenthealarmstateisturnedoff.Therangeis10~300
seconds.
Record channelChoose the recording channel (multiple option supportive). Trigger the video
signalwhenthealarmisturnedon.
Note:Setinthe[recordingsetup]andperformthelinkagerecording.Startdetectingvideofiles
inthecorrespondingtimesection.
Tourmeansthattheselectivechannelissinglewindowalternatepatrolpreview.Theintervalis
setinthe[MainMenu]>[System]>[Tour].
SnapshotChooserecordchannels,when alarmhappens,systemtriggersrelatedchannelsfor
snapshotsignal.
Note:For

Snapshot

activation,pls

go

to

set

period,detect

and

alarm

enable

at

MainMenu>Record>Recordconfig,
PTZActivationSetthePTZactivationwhenthealarmisturnedon.
Note:PTZactivationissetinthe[shortcutmenu]>[PTZcontrol].Setthepatrolbetweenspots,
trailpatrolandsoon.

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Picture4.8PTZActivation
DelayWhenalarmisover,recordingwilllastsomeseconds(10~300sec),thenstop.
ShowmessagePopthealarminformationdialogboxinthelocalhostcomputerscreen.
SendEMAILmeanssendinganemailtouserwhenthealarmisturnedon.
Note:Setinthe[NetService]andsendemail.
4.3.2VideoBlind

Whenthevideoimageisinfluencedbytheenvironmentsuchasbadbrightnessorreachingtheset
sensitivyparameter,thecameramaskfunctionisturnedonandthelinkagefunctionisturnedon.

Picture4.9VideoBlind
Setmethod:refertochapter4.3.1.Motiondetect
Note:"Advanced"buttonisthesameasrightclick.

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4.3.3VideoLoss
Whentheequipmentcannotobtainthechannelvideosignal,thevideolossalarmisturnedonand
thelinkagefunctionisturnedon.

Picture4.10Videoloss
Setmethod:refertochapter4.3.1.Motiondetect
Note:"Advanced"buttonisthesameasrightclick.
4.3.4Alarminput

Whentheequipmentobtainstheexternalalarmsignal,thealarmfunctionisturnedon.

Picture4.11 Alarminput
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Setmethod:refertochapter4.3.1.Motiondetect
Note:"Advanced"buttonisthesameasrightclick.

4.3.5Alarmoutput

Refertochapter3.5.4.
4.3.6Abnormal
Analysingandinspectingcurrentsoftwareandhardwareofthedevice:Whensomeabnormalevents
happen,thedevicewillmakearelativeanswersuchasshowmessageandbuzzer.

Picture4.12Abnormal
EventType
Enable
Showmessage
Buzzer

selectingabnormityyouwanttoinspect
Selectittomakesureabnormalfunctionworkable
Automaticallyalarmcuedialogboxcomeoutofthemainscreen
Devicewillhavetwolongnosiedidiwhilealarmishappening

4.4Systemsetup

Set the system parameters such as General,Encode,NetWork,NetService,GUI display,PTZ

config,RS232andToursetup.

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Picture4.13Generalsetup
SystemtimeSetthesystemdataandtime.
DateformatChoosethedataformat:YMD,MDY,DMY.
DateSeparatorChooselistseparatorofthedataformat.
TimeFormatChoosetimeformat:24houror12hour.
LanguageEnglish,French,Portugueses,Russian,Italian,SChinese,
TChinese,Spanish,Thai,Greek,Japanese,German,Polish.
HDDfullChoosestoprecord:Stoprecordingwhentheharddiskisfull.
Choose overwrite: Cover the earliest recording files and continue recording when the
harddiskisfull.
DVR No.Only when the address button in the remote controller and the corresponding DVR
numberismatched,theremoteoperationisvalid.
VideoStandardPALorNTSC.
AutoLogoutSetthelatencytimein060.0meansnolatencytime.
DSTChoosethesummertimeoptionandpopthedialogboxasfollowed.

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Picture4.14DST(week)

Picture4.15DST(date)

4.4.2Encodesetup

Setthevideo/audiocodeparameter:videofile,remotemonitoringandsoon.Seteveryindependent
channelscodingparameterintheleftpart,andsetthecombineencodeparameterintherightpart.
Note:Combineencodeintroducesvideocompressiontechniquewhichcombinesandcompresses
multichannels video to a special channel.Applying formultichannel playback simultaneously, Dialup
multichannelrealtimemonitor,mobilemonitorandsoon.

Picture4.16Encodesetup
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ChannelChoosethechannelnumber.
CompressionStandardH.264mainprofile.
ResolutionResolutiontype:D1/HD1/CIF/QCIF.
FrameRateP:1frame/s~25frame/sN:1frame/s~30frame/s
BitRateTypeYoucanchooselimitedcodestreamorvariablecodestream.Whenyouchoose
thevariablecodestreamtherearesiximagequalityoptions.
BitRateSetthecodestreamvaluetomodifytheimagequality.Thelargercodestreamvaluethe
betterimagequality.
D11000~1500kbps,CIF384~1500kbps,QCIF(64~512kbps)
Video/AudioWhen the icons are all in reverse displayed, the video file is video and audio
multiplexstream.
CombineEnable
Combine EnableWhen the icons are all in reverse displayed, opening combination coding
functions.
Mode multichannel playback is used in all channels playback simultaneously, and the
narrowband transmission is used in multichannel realtime remote monitoring simultaneously at
narrowbandstate,especiallyusedinmobilemonitor.
4.4.3Networksetup

Picture4.17Network
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NetCardYoucanchoosecablenetworkcardorwirelessnetworkcard.
DHCPEnableObtainIPaddressautomatically(notsuggested)
NoteDHCPserverispreinstalled.
IPaddressSettheIPaddress.Default:192.168.1.10.
SubnetmaskSetthesubnetmaskcode.Default:255.255.255.0.
GatewaySetthedefaultgateway.Default:192.168.1.1.
DNSsetupDomainNameServer.IttranslatesthedomainnameintoIPaddress.TheIPaddress
isofferedbynetworkprovider.Theaddressmustbesetandrebootthenitworks.
TCPportDefault:34567.
HTTPportDefault:80.
HSDownload
TransferPolicyTherearethreestrategies:selfadaption,imagequalityprecedenceandfluency
precedence.Thecodestreamwilladjustaccordingtothesetup.Selfadaptionisthetradeoffbetween
the image quality precedence and fluency precedence. Fluency precedence and selfadaption are
validonlywhentheassistantcodestreamisturnedon.Otherwiseimagequalityprecedenceisvalid.
4.4.4NetService

Choose the network service option and click the set button to configure the advanced network
functionsordoubleclicktheservicebuttontoconfiguretheparameters.

Picture4.18 NetService
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PPPoEsetup

Picture4.19 PPPOE
Inputthe usernameandpasswordthatISPInternetserviceproviderprovides. Aftersavingit
rebootupyoursystem.ThentheDVRwillbuildanetworkconnectionbasedonPPPoE.TheIPaddress
willchangeintodynamicIPaddressafteraboveoperationiswelldone.
Operation
AfterPPPoEdialingsuccessfullylookuptheIPaddressinthe[IPaddress]andobtainthe
currentIPaddress.ThenusethisIPaddresstovisittheDVRthroughuserport.
NTPsetup

Picture4.20 NTP
TheNTPservermustbeinstalledinthePC.
HostcomputerIP:InputtheIPaddressinstalledNTPserver.
Port:Default:123.YoucansettheportaccordingtoNTPserver.
Timezone:LondonGMT+0 BerlinGMT+1 CairoGMT+2 MoscowGMT+3 NewDelhiGMT
+5 Bangkok GMT +7 Hongkong Beijing GMT +8 Tokyo GMT +9 Sydney GMT +10 Hawaii
GMT10 Alaska GMT9 Pacific time GMT8 American mountain time GMT7 American mid time
GMT6 AmericaneasterntimeGMT5 AtlantictimeGMT4 BrazilGMT3 AtlanticmidtimeGMT2.
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UpdatePeriod:ThesamewiththeNTPservercheckinterval.Default:10minutes.
EMAILsetup
If the alarm is turned on or the alarm linkage photos are taken, send an email about the alarm
informationandthephotostoappointedaddress.

Picture4.21 EMAIL
SMTPserver:Emailserveraddress.ItcouldbeanIPaddressordomainname.Domainnamecan
betranslatedonlyitisthecorrectDNSconfiguration.
Port:Emailserverportnumber.
SSL:DecidewhetherusingSecureSocketLayerprotocoltologin.
UserName:Applytheemailserverusername.
Password:Inputthepasswordcorrespondingtotheuser.
Sender:Settheemailsenderaddress.
Receiver:Send the email to appointed receiverswhen the alarm is turned on. You can set three
receiversatmost.
Title:Youcansetasyouwish.

IPFiltersetup
Whenchoosingthewhitelist,onlythelistedIPaddresscanconnecttheDVR.The64IPaddressed
aresupportiveinthelist.
Whenchoosingtheblacklist,thelistedIPaddresscannotconnecttheDVR.The64IPaddressed
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aresupportiveinthelist.
YoucandeletethesetIPaddressbyintheoptions.
Note
WhenthesameIPaddressisinthewhiteandblacklistatthesametime,theblacklistprecedence
ishigher.

Picture4.22IPIPFILTER
DDNS
Itistheabbreviationofdynamicdomainnameserver.
LocaldomainnameProvidethedomainnameregisteredbyDDNS.
UsernameProvidetheaccountregisteredbyDDNS.
PasswordProvidethepasswordregisteredbyDDNS.
WhentheDDNSissuccessfullyconfiguredandstart,youcanconnectthedomainnameintheIE
addresscolumntovisit.
NoteTheDNSsetupmustbeconfiguredcorrectlyinthenetworksetup.

Picture4.23 DDNSsetup
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FTPsetupFTPisavailableonlywhenalarmhappens,oralarmactivatesrecordandsnapshot,itwill
uploadrelatedrecordandsnapshotpicturestoFTPserver.

Picture4.24FTPsetup
EnableClickEnable,thenallsettingswillbeavailable
ServerIPIPaddressforFTPserver
PortDomainPortofFTP,default21
UserNameUsernameofFTP
PasswordPasswordofuser
MaxFileLengthMaxlengthforuploadfilesateverypacked,default128M
DirNameDirectoryofuploadingfiles

WirelessConfigADSLthrough3Gnetcard,useCMStovisitandconfigthedevice

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Picture4.25WirelessConfig
EnableChooseEnabletomakeallsettingsavailable
TypeDialtype,defaultAUTO
WirelessAP3Gaccesspoint
DialNumber3GDialNumber
UserNameUsernameof3G
PasswordPasswordofdialuser
IPAddressIPaddress,gotfromdial

MobileMonitorSetup
Tovisitthedevicebymobile,plsmakearoutermappingofthisportanduseCMStomonitorand
operateitbyprotocol.

Picture4.26 MobileMonitorSetup
Enable Selectittomakesureabnormalfunctionworkable
Port

Itsaportofmobilemonitoringwhichyouneedtomakearoutermappingofifwanttovisit

itbymobile
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UPNPUPNP protocol can auto port forwarding on router,make sure UPNP is running on router
beforeuseit.

Picture4.27
EnableChooseEnabletomakesureallUPNPsettingsavailable
HTTPRoutewillautomaticallydistributeHTTPportforthedevice,whenIEviewing,itneedthis
port(eg.60.12.9.26:66)
TCPRouterwillautomaticallydistributeTCPportforthedevice,whenmonitoringviaCMS,itneed
thisport.
MobilePortRouterwillautomaticallydistributeMobilePortforthedevice,whenmobilemonitor,it
needthisport.

4.4.5GUIDisplay

Configurethevideooutputparametersincludingthefrontoutputmodeandcodeoutputmode.
Front outputIn the local preview mode include: channel title, time display, channel title, record
status,alarmstatus,bitrateinfo,transparencyandregioncover.
Code outputIn the network surveillance and video filemode include: channel title, time display,
channeltitle,recordstatus,alarmstatus,bitrateinfo,transparencyandregioncover.

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Picture4.28GUIDisplay
ChannelTitleClickthechannelnamemodifybuttonandenterthechannelnamemenu.Modify
thechannelname.The16Chinesecharactersand25lettersaresupportive.
Time Displaymeans the selective state. Display the system data and time in the surveillance
window.
ChannelTitlemeanstheselectivestate.Displaythesystemchannelnumberinthesurveillance
window.
RecordStatusmeanstheselectivestate.Displaythesystemrecordingstatusinthesurveillance
window.
Alarm Statusmeans the selective state. Display the system alarm status in the surveillance
window.
Bitrateinfomeanstheselectivestate.Theninthwindowdisplaysthecodestreaminformationin
theninewindowpreviewstatus.
TransparencyChoosethebackgroundimagetransparency.Therangeis128~255.
Resolutionsetdisplayresolution.
ChannelChoosethesetcodeoutputchannelnumber.
RegionCovermeanstheselectivestate.Clickthecoverareabuttonandenterthecorresponding
channelwindow.Youcancoverthearbitraryusingmouse.(Blackregionisforoutput)
Timedisplayand ChannelTitle

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Picture4.29 PTZsetup
ChannelChoosethedomecamerainputchannel.
ProtocolChoosethecorrespondingdomeprotocol.(PELCODasanexample)
AddressSet as the corresponding dome address. Default: 1.NoteThe address must be
consistentwiththedomeaddress.
Baudrate
Choosethecorrespondingdomebaudratelength.YoucancontrolthePTZandvidicion.
Default:115200.
DatabitsInclude58options.Default:8.
StopbitsInclude2options.Default:1.
ParityIncludeoddcheck,evencheck,signcheck,blankcheck.Default:void.
4.4.7RS232setup

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Picture4.30RS232setup
SerialPortFunctionCommonserialportisusedtodebugandupdateprogramorsetupspecific
serialport.
BaudrateChoosethecorrespondingbaudratelength.
DatabitsInclude58options.
StopbitsInclude2options.
ParityIncludeodd,even,mark,space.

4.4.8Toursetup

Setthepatroldisplay.gmeansthatthetourmodeisturnedon.Youcanchoosethesinglewindow,
fourwindows,ninewindows,sixteenwindowspatroldisplayorsingledisplay.

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Picture4.31toursetup
intervalSetthepatrolswitchinterval.Thesetrangeis5120seconds.
Note

meansturnoff/onthepatrol.

4.5Advanced
4.5.1HDDManage
Configureandmanagethe hard disk.Themenu displayscurrentharddiskinformation:harddisk
number,inputport,type,statusandoverallcapability.Theoperationinclude:setupthewritereaddisk,
readonlydisk,redundantdisk,harddiskformat,resumedefault.Choosetheharddiskandclicktheright
functionbuttontoexecute.
NoteRead/WriteDisk:Theequipmentcanwriteorreaddata.
ReadonlyDisk:Theequipmentcanreaddatabutcannotwritedata.
RedundantDisk:Doublebackupthevideofilesinthewritereaddisk.

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Picture4.32 HDDManage
4.5.2Account

Managetheuserpurview.
Note1.Thecharacterlengthis8bytesatmostforthefollowinguseranduserteamname.Theblank
ahead or behind the character string is invalid.The middle blank in the character string is valid.
Legalcharactersinclude:letter,number,underline,subtractionsign,dot.
2.Thereisnolimitintheuserandusergroup.Youcanaddordeletetheusergroupaccordingto
userdefinition.Thefactorysetupinclude:user\admin.Youcansettheteamasyouwish.Theuser
canappointthepurviewinthegroup.
3.Theusermanagementinclude:group/user.Thegroupandusernamecannotbethesame.Each
useronlybelongstoonegroup.

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Picture4.33 Account
ModifyUserModifytheexisteduserattribute.
ModifyGroupModifytheexistedteamattribute.
ModifyPasswordModifytheuserpassword.Youcanset16bitpassword.Theblankaheador
behindthecharstringisinvalid.Themiddleblankinthecharstringisvalid.
NoteTheuserwhopossesstheusercontrolpurviewcanmodifyhis/herownorotherusers
password

Picture4.34 ModifyPassword
AdduserAddauserintheteamandsettheuserpurview.Enterthemenuinterfaceandinputthe
user name and password. Choose the team and choose whether cover using the user. Cover using
meansthattheaccountcanbeusedbymultipleusersatthesametime.
Oncechoosetheteamtheuserpurviewisthesubclassoftheteam.
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Werecommendthatthecommonuserspurviewislowerthantheadvanceduser.

Picture4.35adduser
AddGroupAddauserteamandsetthepurview.Thereare36differentpurviews:shutdownthe
equipment,realtimesurveillance,playback,recordingsetup,videofilebackupandsoon.

Picture4.36 AddGroup
DeleteUserDeletethecurrentuser.Choosetheuserandclickdeleteuserbutton.
DeleteGroupDeletethecurrentgroup.Choosethegroupandclickdeletegroupbutton.

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4.5.3OnlineUser

LookupthenetworkuserinformationinthelocalDVR.Youcanchoosethenetworkuserandcutthe
connection.Thentheuserislockeduntilnextbootstrap.

Picture4.38OnlineUser

4.5.4TVadjust
Refertochapter3.5.7.

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4.5.5AutoMaintain
Theusercansettheautoreboottimeandautofiledeletingtimelimit.

Picture4.39 Automaintain
4.5.6Restore

Thesystemrestoretothedefaultsetup.Youcanchoosetheitemsaccordingtothemenu.

Picture4.40Restore

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Picture4.41 Upgrade
UpgradechooseUSBinterface.

Upgradefilechoosethefilewhichneedsupgraded.
4.5.8DeviceInfo
Providedeviceinterfaceinfolikeaudioin,alarmin/outtobeconvenientlyusedforuser.

Picture4.42DeviceInfo.

4.6Info
4.6.1HDDinfo

Displaytheharddiskstate:harddisktype,overallcapability,residualcapability,therecordingtime
andsoon.

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Picture4.43 HDDInfo
Clue:meansthattheharddiskisnormal.Xmeansthattheharddiskisbrokendown.meansthat
thereis noharddisk.Iftheuserneedtochangethedamagedharddisk,youmustshutdowntheDVR
andtakeupallthedamagedharddisks,theninstallanewone.
* behind serial number means the current working disk such as 1*. If the corresponding disk is
damaged,theinformationwillshow.
4.6.2BPS
Displaythecodestream
Kb/S
andharddiskcapability MB/H
inrealtime.Itdisplaysasthewave
sketchmap.

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Picture4.44BPS
4.6.3LOG

Lookupsystemlogaccordingtothesetmode.
Loginformation include:systemoperation,configurationoperation,datamanagement,alarmaffair,
recordingoperation,usermanagement,filemanagementandsoon.Setthetimesectiontolookupand
clickthelookupbutton.Theloginformationwilldisplayasalist.(onepageis128items)PressPageup
orPagedownbuttontolookupandpressdeletebuttontoclearalltheloginformation.

Picture4.45LOG
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4.6.4Version
Displaythebasicinformationsuchashardwareinformation,softwareedition,issuedataandsoon.

Picture4.46Version

4.7Shutdownsystem
Refertochapter3.5.8.

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5FAQandmaintenance
5.1FAQ
Iftheproblemsarenotlisted,pleasecontactthelocalserviceorcalltheHQservice.Wearewilling
tooffertheservice.
1

TheDVRcannotbootupnormally.
Possiblereasonsareasfollowed:

Thepowersupplyisnotcorrect.

Switchpowersupplylineisnotingoodconnection.

Switchpowersupplyisdamaged.

Theprogramupdatingiswrong.

Theharddiskisdamagedortheharddisklinesarebroken.

Thefrontpanelisdamaged.

ThemainboardoftheDVRisdamaged.

TheDVRrebootsautomaticallyorstopsworkingafterbootupafewminutes.
Possiblereasonsareasfollowed:

Theinputvoltageisnotstableortoolow.

Theharddiskisdamagedortheharddisklinesarebroken.

Thepoweroftheswitchpowersupplyislow.

Frontalvideosignalisnotstable.

BadheatradiatorortoomuchdustorbadrunningcircumstancefortheDVR.

ThehardwareoftheDVRisdamaged.

Systemcannotdetectharddisk.
Possiblereasonsareasfollowed:

Theharddiskpowersupplylineisnotconnected.

Thecablesoftheharddiskaredamaged.

Theharddiskisdamaged.

TheSATAportofmainboardisdamaged.

Therearenovideooutputsinsinglechannel,multiplechannelsandallchannels.
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Possiblereasonsareasfollowed:

Theprogramisnotmatched.Pleaseupdatetheprogram.

Theimagebrightnessisall0.Pleaserestorethedefaultsetup.

Thereisnovideoinputsignalorthesignalistooweak.

Thechannelprotectionorthescreenprotectionisset.

ThehardwareoftheDVRisdamaged.

Realtimeimageproblemssuchastheimagecolororthebrightnessdistortion.
Possiblereasonsareasfollowed:
1

WhenusingtheBNCoutput,theoptionbetweentheNmodeorPALmodeiswrongandthe
imagebecomesblackandwhite.

TheDVRisnotmatchedthemonitorimpedance.

Thevideotransmissiondistanceistoofarorthelossofthevideotransmissionlineistoo
large.

4
6

ThecolorandbrightnesssettingoftheDVRiswrong.

Icannotfindthevideofilesinlocalplaybackmode.
Possiblereasonsareasfollowed:

Thedatalineoftheharddiskisdamaged.

Theharddiskisdamaged.

Updatethedifferentprogramwiththeoriginprogramfiles.

Thevideofilestolookuparecovered.

Therecordingisnoton.

Thelocalvideoisnotclear.
Possiblereasonsareasfollowed:

Theimagequalityistoobad.

Thereadingprogramiswrong.RebootuptheDVR.

Thedatalineoftheharddiskisdamaged.

Theharddiskisdamaged.

ThehardwareoftheDVRisdamaged.

Thereisnoaudiosignalinthesurveillancewindow.
Possiblereasonsareasfollowed:
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Itisnotanactivetonearm.

Itisnotanactivesoundbox.

Theaudiolinesaredamaged.

ThehardwareoftheDVRisdamaged.

There is audio signal in the surveillance window but mo audio signal in the playback

state.
Possiblereasonsareasfollowed:

10

Settingissues:theaudiooptionisnotchosen.

Theaccordingchannelisnotconnectedwiththevideo.

Thetimeiswrong.
Possiblereasonsareasfollowed:

11

Settingiswrong..

Thebatteryisinbadconnectionorthevoltageistoolow.

Theoscillationisdamaged.

TheDVRcannotcontrolthePTZ.
Possiblereasonsareasfollowed:
1

ThereissomethingwrongwiththefrontalPTZ.

Thesetting,connectionortheinstallationofthePTZdecoderisnotcorrect.

Theconnectionsarenotcorrect.

ThePTZsettingoftheDVRisnotcorrect.

TheprotocolsofthePTZdecoderandtheDVRarenotmatched.

TheaddressofthePTZdecoderandtheDVRarenotmatched.

When multiple decoders are connected, the far port of the PTZ decoder line A(B) must
connect a 120 W resistance to reduce the reflection otherwise the PTZ control is not
stable.

8
12

Thedistanceistoofar.

Themotiondetectisnotworking,
Possiblereasonsareasfollowed:
1

Thetimerangesetisnotcorrect.

Themotiondetectareasetisnotcorrect.
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Thesensitivityistoolow.

Limitedbysomehardwareedition.

IcannotloginviaweborCMS.
Possiblereasonsareasfollowed:
1

The system iswindows 98 or winme.We recommend updating to windows 2000sp4 or

higherVersionorinstallingthesoftwareforlowedition.

14

ActiveXisholdback.

Theversionisnotexceededdx8.1.Updatethedisplaycarddriver.

Networkconnectionfailure.

Networksettingissues.

Invalidpasswordorusername.

TheCMSisnotmatchedtheDVRprogramversion.

Theimageisnotclearorthereisnoimageinnetworkpreviewstateorvideofileplayback
state.
Possiblereasonsareasfollowed:

15

Networkisnotstable.

Theusermachineisresourcelimited.

ChoosetheplayinteammodeinthenetworksetupofDVR.

Theregionshelterorchannelprotectionisset.

Theuserhasnosurveillancepurview.

Therealtimeimageoftheharddiskrecordingmachineitselfisnotclear.

Networkconnectionisnotstable.
Possiblereasonsareasfollowed:

16

Networkisnotstable.

IPaddressisconflicted.

MACaddressisconflicted.

ThenetcardoftheDVRisbad.

ThereissomethingwrongwiththeUSBbackuporwritingaCD.
Possiblereasonsareasfollowed:
1

Therewritablemachineandtheharddiskaresharedthesamedatalines.
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Thedataistoomuch.Pleasestoprecordingandbackup.

Thedataexceedsthebackupstorage.

Thebackupequipmentisnotcompatible.

Thebackupequipmentisdamaged.

ThekeyboardcannotcontroltheDVR.
Possiblereasonsareasfollowed:
1

TheserialportoftheDVRisnotsetcorrectly.

Theaddressisnotcorrect.

Whenmultipletransformersareconnected,thepowersupplyisnotlargeenough.Please
giveeachtransformerindividualpowersupply.

4
18

Thedistanceistoofar.

Alarmcannotberecessional.
Possiblereasonsareasfollowed:

19

Thesettingofthealarmisnotcorrect.

Thealarmoutputisturnedonmanually.

Theinputmachineisdamagedortheconnectionsarenotcorrect.

Therearesomeproblemsforspecificprogramedition,Pleaseupdatetheprogram.

Alarmisnotworking.
Possiblereasonsareasfollowed:

20

Thesettingofthealarmisnotcorrect.

Theconnectionofthealarmisnotcorrect.

Thealarminputsignalisnotcorrect.

Aalarmisconnectedwithtwoloopssynchronously.

Theremotecontrollerisnotworking,
Possiblereasonsareasfollowed:

21

Theremotecontroladdressisnotcorrect.

Theremotecontroldistanceistoofarortheangleistoolarge.

Thebatteryisusedup.

Theremotecontrollerorthefrontpaneloftherecordingmachineisdamaged.

Thestoragetimeisnotenough.
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22

Frontvidiconqualityisbad.Thelensistoodirty.Thevidiconisinbacklightinginstallation.

Theharddiskcapabilityisnotenough.

Theharddiskisdamaged.

Thedownloadingfilescannotplay.
Possiblereasonsareasfollowed:
1

Thereisnomediaplayer.

ThereisnoDX8.1softwareorhigheredition.

ThereisnoDivX503Bundle.exefiletoplayAVIvideofiles.

TheDivX503Bundle.exeandffdshow20041012.exefilesmustbeinstalledinthewindows
xpsystem.

23

Icannotremembertheadvancedcodeornetworkcodeinthelocalmenuoperation.
PleasecontactthelocalserviceorcalltheHQservice.Wewilloffertheserviceaccordingthe

machinetypeandtheprogramedition.

5.2Maintenance
1

Pleasebrushprintedcircuitboards,connectors,fans,machineboxandsoonregularly.

Pleasekeepthegroundingwelldonetopreventthevideooraudiosignalinterferedandthe
DVRfromstaticorinductiveelectricity.

DonotpulloutthevideosignallineorRS232portorRS485portwiththepoweron.

DonotusetheTVinthelocalvideooutputport(VOUT)ofDVR.Itwilldamagethevideo
outputcircuiteasily.

Donotturnofftheswitchdirectly.Pleaseusetheturnofffunctioninthemenuorpressthe
turnoffbuttoninthepanel(3secondsorlonger)toprotecttheharddisk.

PleasekeeptheDVRawayfromheatresource.

PleasekeeptheDVRventilatedforbetterheatradiator.

Pleasecheckthesystemandmaintainregularly.

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Appendix1.Remotecontrolleroperation

Serial

2 3

5 6
7
8

Name

Function

Multiwindow

Same function as Multiwindow button in the front

number
1

button

panel

Numericbutton

Codeinput/numberinput/channelswitch

Esc

Directionbutton

Samefunctionasdirectionbuttoninthefrontpanel

Recordcontrol

Controltherecord

Recordmode

SamefunctionasRecordmode

ADD

FN

SamefunctionasEscbuttoninthefrontpanel

InputthenumberofDVRtocontrolit
Assistantfunction

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Appendix2.Mouseoperation
*Take right hand as an example
ThemouseinUSBconnectionissupported.

Operation

Function
Doubleclickoneiteminthefilelisttoplaybackthe
video
Doubleclicktheplaybackvideotozoominoroutthe

Doubleleftclick
screen
Doubleclickthechanneltomakeitfullscreendisplay
doubleclickagaintoresumethemultiwindowdisplay
Leftclick
Rightclick

Choosetheaccordingfunctioninthemenu
Popdesktopshortcutmenuinpreviewstate
Currentshortcutmenuinthemenu

Pressmiddle
button

Addorsubtractnumberinthenumbersetting
Switchtheitemsinthecombobox
Pageupordowninthelist

Movemouse

Choosethewidgetormovetheiteminthewidget
Setthemotiondetectarea

Dragmouse
Setthecoverarea

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Appendix3.Harddiskcapabilitycalculation
Makesurethehard diskinstalledto theDVRforthefirsttime.PayattentiontotheIDEhard disk
linesconnection.
1 Harddiskcapability
There is no limit for recording machine. We recommend 120G~250G size to keep better
stability.
2 Overallcapabilityoption
Theharddiskcapabilityformulais:
OverallcapabilityM=channelnumber*timehour*capabilityinanhourM/hour
Therecordingtimeformulais:
Recordingtimehour=

overallcapabilityM

CapabilityinanhourM/hour*channelnumber
TheDVRintroducestheH.264compressiontechnology.Itsdynamicrangeisverylargesothe
harddiskcapabilitycalculationisbasedontheestimationvaluesofeachchannelcreatingfilesin
anhour.

Example:
Foronepiece500GHDD,realtimeCIFforrecording,itwillkeeprecordingforabout25days.HDD
spaces per channel is 200M/H,if 4channels real time CIF at 24hours recording uninterrupted,it can
last:500G/(200M/H*24H*4ch)=26days

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Appendix4.Techniqueparameters
Type

System

4ch

8ch

16ch

Mainprocessor

Highperformanceembeddedmicroprocessor

Operationsystem

EmbeddedLINUXoperationsystem

Systemresource

synchronousmultichannelrecording,synchronousmultichannel
subcodestream,synchronousmultichannelplayback,synchronous
networkoperation

Operationinterface

16bittruecolorgraphicalmenuinterface,mouseoperation
supportive

Interface
display

1/4imagedisplay

1/4/8/9imagedisplay

1/4/8/9/16image
display

Videostandard

PAL625line,50f/sNTSC525line,60f/s

Surveillanceimage

PAL,D1(704x576)NTSC,D1(704x480)

quality
Playbackimage

PAL,D1(704576)NTSC,D1(704*480)

quality
Video

Videocompression

H.264 mp

Videocontrol

6options

Recordingspeed

100/120fps(D1)

200/240fps(CIF),

400/480fpsCIF

50/60fpsD1
Motiondetect

396(2218)detectionareas,multiplesensitivity

Audiocompression

G711A

BidrectionalTalk

Support

Audio

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Record

Recordingmode

manual>alarm>motiondetect>timing

Playback

Anychannelsplayback,multiplechannelsplayback

Searchmode

Timesearching,calendarsearching,affairsearching,channel

And
Playback

searching,informationsearching
SpaceOccupation

Audio:28.8MB/H Video:25450MB/H

And

Recordingstorage

Harddisk,network

backup

Backupmode

Network,USBflash,USBmovableHDD,USBDVDRW

Storage

Videoinput

4BNC

8BNC

Videooutput
Audioinput

1BNC,1VGA
4RCA

Audiooutput
Alarminput

16BNC

1RCA
1RCA

4ch

1ch

Port

Other

Alarmoutput

1channel

Networkport

RJ4510M/100M

PTZcontrolport

1RS485

USBport

2*USB2.0ports

Harddiskport

1SATAport

Powersupply

12V/4Aexternalpowersupply

Powerconsumption

<15W (withoutharddisk)

Working

0~55

temperature
Workinghumidity

10%90%

Airpressure

86kpa106kpa

Size

310(width)x215(depth)x45(height)mm

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Weight

3kgwithoutharddisk

Installation

Desktop

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