AVerMedia EH1008H manual

EH1000H-4 Nano/ Nano + 4/8 CH Embedded Hybrid D VR User ’ s Manu al Oct . 201 1[...]

FCC NOTICE (Clas s A ) This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following tw o conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interfere nce received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Federal Communic ations Comm ission St atement NO[...]

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T able of Content s Chapter 1 Introduction ............................................................................................... 1 1.1 Package Content .................................................................................................................... 1 1.1.1 EH1004H-4 Nano .................................................[...]

3.2.2 T o Setup Analog Camera .................................................................................................. 43 3.2.3 T o Setup Camera from the Remote DVR ......................................................................... 44 3.3 Recording Setup ..............................................................................[...]

6.3.1 Familiarizing the Buttons in Local Playback ................................................................... 100 6.3.1.1 T o Cut and Save the W anted Portion o f the Recorded Video ................................... 102 6.3.2 Familiarizing the Buttons in RealT ime Playback ............................................................. 103 [...]

1 C h a p t e r 1 I n t r o d u c t i o n 1.1 Package Content 1.1.1 EH1004H-4 Nan o (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (1) EH100 4H -4 Nan o unit (2) Quick Installation Guide (3) Software CD (User ’ s Manual is includ ed) (4) Rem ote Control(Batteries are inc luded) (5) Power adaptor (6) Power plug * The p ower plug m ay vary depending on the standard p[...]

2 1.1.3 EH1008H-4 Nan o (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (1) EH1008H-4 Nano u nit (2) Quick Installation Guide (3 ) Software CD (User ’ s Manual is included) (4) Remote Contro l(Batteries are inc luded) (5 ) DVI video cable (6) Power adaptor (7) Power plug * The p ower plug m ay vary depending on the standard power outlet of the country where it i[...]

3 1.1.5 Optional A cces sories IR extended cable 1.2 Front Panel 1.2.1 EH 1004H -4 Nan o/EH1008H-4 Na no Name Function (1 ) System Power indicator System power status indica tors. Indicate ru nning state of system. Lights when the s ystem is running. (2) Record indicator W hen DVR sy stem is recording, the light will keep flashing. (3) IR Sensor Re[...]

4 1.2.2 EH1004H-4 Nan o + /EH1008H-4 Nano + Name Function (1 ) System Power indicator System power status indica tors. Indicate runni ng state of system. Lights when the system is running. (2) Record indicator W hen DVR sy stem is recording, the light will keep flashing. (3) IR Sensor Receive signal from the rem ote control to operate the DVR unit [...]

5 Name Function (12) Move the m ouse cursor to left. Move the m ouse cursor to right. Move the m ouse cursor up. Move the m ouse cursor down. (13) Switch a channel b y channel. (14) Switch to different screen di splay m ode (single, 4-split s creen, 9-split screen, and 7+1 split screen).[...]

6 1.3 Back Panel 1.3.1 E H1004H -4 Nan o/EH1004H-4 Nano + Name Function (1) Video Input 1~4 Input the video cam era signal (chann el 1 ~ 4). (2) S pot Monitor Outputs the analog video signals to SPOT monitor when recei ve the alarm event s. (3) TV Out Outputs the video signals to a TV m onitor . (4) VGA Output Outputs the cam era video signal to a [...]

7 1.3.2 E H1008H -4 Nan o/EH1008H-4 Nano + Name Function (1) S pot Monitor Outputs the analog video signals to SPOT monitor when recei ve the alarm event s. (2) TV Out Outputs the video signals to a TV m onitor . (3) VGA Output Outputs the cam era video signal to a LCD m onitor . (4) eSA T A port For connecting with e SA T A RAID. (5) LAN Port Ethe[...]

8 1.4 Setting Up the DVR Unit 1.4.1 Inst alling the Hard Disk i - For hard disk spec, please referr ing to http://surveilla nce.aver.com /download-cent er → Embedded Hybrid DVR/NVR → EH 10 04H-4 Nano/EH 1008H-4 Nano → Har dware Recom mendations; click Search button. - The external USB hard di sk only s upports on file backup. Please d o not u[...]

9 5. Hold the cover and c onnect the po wer cable and SAT A cable to the hard disk . 6. And then, turn th e cover over caref ully. 7. Hold the cover para llel with DVR unit and put the co ver back to the DVR unit and be caref ully the hard disk that inside the cover. 8. Finally, Push the co ver forward and secure t he cover[...]

10 1.4.2 Connecting De vices Pen drive and ex ternal hard disk mus t be FAT32 format. i - All connected dev ices have its ow n power supply is necessary. - 1.3 MP with H.264/MP EG4/ MJPEG on the first 4 channels and 2.3MP with MJPEG on the 1st channel for IP ca m connection.  EH1004H-4 Nano/EH 1004H- 4 Nano + i EH1004H-4 Nano suppo rts both Anal[...]

11 EH1008H-4 Nano/EH 1008H-4 Nano + i EH1008H-4 Nano onl y supports first 4 channel s for IP camera connection. The back panel of the DVR unit, user can connect up t o 4 cameras in combi nation of analo g and I P camera. The DVR unit also can connect 4 senso r devices, 1 alarm dev ices, and output v ideo to a LCD moni tor. Follow the ill ustration [...]

12  EH1000H-4 Nano/EH 1000H-4 Nano + For bac kup recorded video, pl ugging the pen d rive or external hard disk through USB port that are located at front pa nel o f DVR unit, and then, use the bundled softw are enables user to transfer, pl ayback and s egment the video. Follow the ill ustration below to make the connection: EH 1000H-4 Nano seri[...]

13 1.5 Sensor, Relay and RS485 pinhole allocation The Sensor and Alarm enable you to connect 4 sensor inputs, 1 relay outputs and PTZ cameras. Just connect the external sensor, relay, and PTZ came ra pi n dir ectly to the pinhol e. Check the table bel ow and l ocate which pinhole is assigned to sensor input and relay output. 1.5.1 A udi o In/Out Pi[...]

14 1.5.4 RS485 Pin Defin ition When connect P TZ camera throu gh RS485 inter face, please refer to the followi ng pin definition to connect the DV R and PTZ. Pin # DVR site PTZ site TX+ RS485 TX+ signal RS485 RX+ sign al TX- RS485 TX- signal RS485 RX- sig nal RX+ RS485 RX+ sign al RS485 TX+ signal RX - RS485 RX- sig nal RS485 TX- signal i If use r [...]

15 1.6 Familiarizing the Remote Control Buttons Use the Remo te control to operate the DVR unit. Name Function (1) Switch to playback mode (2) S tart/stop recording video. T o stop rec ording, the authentication password is r equired. (3) T o call out s y stem setup menu. (4) T o rew ind the recorde d video. (5) T o st art playback . T o p ause pla[...]

16 Name Function (1 4 ) T o enabl e auto pan function . (1 5 ) T o move the PTZ camera to the preset p osition. Pres s button an d the “ PS+ ” will show up on screen. And then, pres s preset pos ition num ber button ( ~ ). ( 16 ) T o move PTZ camera to left. T o move the m ouse cursor to left. T o move PTZ camera to right. T o move the m ouse c[...]

17 C h a p t e r 2 U s i n g t h e D V R S o f t w a r e 2.1 First Time Using the DVR Unit 1. Connect the mouse to DVR unit (through US B port). 2. Connect all necessa ry ex ternal devices. DVR unit doesn ’ t supply the power to conne cted external dev ices. 3. Plug the power to turn on the DVR unit. 4. Please wai t f or a while until start up pr[...]

18 c. Select the hard di sk from list. d. Click Format button and cl ick Start to begin for matting e. W hen formatting is done, click OK . 6. A djust time and date : Setup the DVR system date and time in order to hav e correct recording time and date. Follow ing the below steps to se tup date and time: a. Click Setup and enter the password (If t h[...]

19 c. Select Input as IP Came ra. d. In Camera sec tion, mark Display to allow the l ive v ideo of camera to displ ay on surv eillance screen. Then, enter the Name and Description of the channel . e. In Camera Information section, cli ck IP Setting for detail setting . f. In IP Camera Setting window, click Protocol radio button, and then , sel ect [...]

20 2.2 Familiarizing the Buttons in Previe w Mode Name Function (1) Logout - Reboo t: T o restart the DVR s y stem . It is required to ente r the password - Pow er Off: T o shut down the DVR system. It is req uired to enter the password - Login: Using different ID to login to D VR system. - Cancel: T o return to DVR a pplication. (2) S plit Screen [...]

21 Name Function (10) S tatus bar Display the curre nt date, tim e, hard disk free space and tem perature of unit . (11) Camera ID Show the num ber of c ameras that are be ing viewed. W hen you are in sing le screen m ode, click the cam era ID number to switch and vie w other cam era. (12) Snapshot Capture and sa ve the screen shot in *.jpg f ormat[...]

22 2.2.1 Setting Up and Using the Emap E-Map can hol d up to 8 maps in *.jpg for mat. Y ou may locate the camera , sensor and relay on the map. T o Se t Up the Emap 1. Click Emap . 2. When the Emap s creen appears, click the area n umber (1 to 8 button s) on whe re you want to insert the map. 3. Click Load Map to insert the map . When the ope n dia[...]

23 2.2.2 Familiarizing the But tons in PTZ Camera C ontroller ( 1) (1 1 ) ( 2) ( 3) ( 4) ( 5) ( 6) ( 7) ( 8) ( 9) ( 10 ) Name Function (1) Close Exit PTZ cam era controller . (2) Setup Configure PTZ c ameras .(see also Chapter 2.2.2.1 an d Chapter 2.2.2.2 ) (3) Au toPan Operate the PTZ cameras autom atically based on the s elected came ra group pre[...]

24 2.2.2.1 Setup the A nalog PTZ Camera 1. Select the channel o f analog PTZ came ra on Previ ew UI. 2. Click PTZ button from prev iew UI. And then, the PTZ control panel wi ll show up on screen . 3. In the PTZ cont rol panel, cli ck Setup (see also Chapter 2.2.2 ). 4. When the PTZ Setup dialog box appear s, select the came ra number and ma rk the [...]

25 2.2.2.2 Setup the IP PTZ C amera W he n IP PTZ camera ha s successful connected with the DVR system , user can use the PTZ function directly without any con figuration. T o make connec tion of IP PTZ camera, please refer to Chapter 3.2.1 . In PTZ control p anel, user can setup the preset po sition of the camera . The numbe r of preset positio ns[...]

26 2.2.3 Using Event Lo g V iewer Show the record of activities that t ake place in the system. 1. Click the Event Log bu tton on DVR sy stem main i nterface. The Event log v iewer window will show up. 2. Select the Date to view . 3. T o filter the records, select and click t he select bu tton to di splay Event , Sy stem , Operation , N etwork or A[...]

27 2.2.3.1 Using POSV ie w er To clear all settin g, click Reset button. Cli ck Close button wil l exit POSViewer wind ow. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Name Function (1) POSDB Path The storage path for POS e vent log. Click Setting to change the stora ge path. (2) Before/After Set a time period before and after of POS event log. (3) Channel Select the POS e[...]

28 2.3 Familiarizing the Buttons in Playback Mode T o switch in Play back mode, click Play back button at the low er right corner of Prev iew mode UI . Name Function (1) S plit Screen Mode Select fr om 4 different split screen t ype to pla yback the recorded video file of all t he cam era s or one camera over the other or alongside on a single scre[...]

29 Name Function (5) Date Select the date on t he calendar and the tim e from 00 to 23 to where to start playing the recorded video file. i The num bers from 00 to 23 represent the tim e in 24- hour clock. The numbers from 01 to 08 represen t the camera ID. The blue colored colum n indicates that t here is a recorded video file o n that period of t[...]

30 Name Function (18) T urbo T o improve the sm oothness of live video. The default is enabl ed( ), but in following situation: - The channel is I PCam and is in 1- split screen. - The channel is rem ote DVR and is i n 1-split screen. - The channel is analog cam era, in 1-split screen , and decoding wa y is software decode Turbo function setup is i[...]

31 2.3.1 T o Cut and Sa ve a Portion of the Recorded Video 1. Use the Play back Control buttons or drag the bar on the play back progress bar and pause on where you want to start the cu t. Then, clic k Segment to set the be gin mark. 2. Use the Play back Control buttons or drag the bar on the playback progress bar and pause on where you want to end[...]

32 2.3.2 T o Bookmark a Video Section 1. Click Bookmark bu tton 2. In the Bookmar k dialog box , you may do the foll owing: - A dd to creat e the new reference ma rk in the bookmar k li st. Click A dd button, the Boo kmark Editor dialog will show up. Enter the name or sho rt description i n Mark column. And the n, click OK to complete a bookmark. -[...]

33 2.3.3 Using the E vent Search 1. Click on the v ideo screen on w here you want to s earch. 2. Click Event Search . The Event Search Se tting dialog box w ould appear on the screen. 3. In the Event Sea rch Setting dial og box, check the type of condition y ou want to search. Then, clic k OK to start searching. The vi deo search would stop at the [...]

34 C h a p t e r 3 C u s t o m i z i n g t h e D V R S y s t e m In the Previ ew screen mode, click button to customize your DVR. W hen the DVR configuration s etup selection appears, select and click the b uttons you wan t to change the settin g. 3.1 System Setup In the Syste m Setting dialog box , click OK to accept the new settings, cli ck Cance[...]

35 (2) Delete reco rded dat a af ter If you want the system to automatical ly erase the data a fter a certain days, enable the Delete recorded dat a af ter check box and enter the number o f days in Days tex t box. (3) Delete ev ent and alarm log af ter If y ou want the system to automatically erase the event and alarm log a fter a cert ain day s, [...]

36 5. Click + one by one to co mplete the adjustment . 6. T o disconnect touch monitor , clic k Disconnect button first, and then, turn off the power of touch monitor and remove the connection between DV R server and touch mo nitor . ( 10 ) POS i POS and M ask function cannot be enabled a t the same ti me. Set f rom w hich camera screen to displ ay[...]

37 2. In the POS Mapping dialog box, click OK to ac cept the settin gs and Cancel to exit w ithout saving the new setting. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (1) Name: Enter a name to identi fy the POS. (2) Protocol: Sel ect the protocol. (3) Skip first: Se t the number of li nes you want to be removed. (4) Fo nt Color: Select the text color o f the POS d[...]

38 Date Format Select the date format which w ants to display in select date and time play back mode Auto Scan Period Set the time gap of the Auto Scan f unction from 3 to 10 seconds. T his automatically switches to the next vide o in cycle depending on the set time gap. Activate CP U meter af ter system boot up Mark to enable the CPU usage status [...]

39 - Daylight Bias : Assign a time that it is for daylight savi ng time offset in your time z one. For example: if the time zone is in U.S. Eastern, the time offset is 1 hour . (1 4) Firm ware  Product V ersion: Up gr ading the firmw are of DVR sy stem. 1. Save the firmware on roo t direc tory o f USB pen dri ve. And then , plu g USB pen drive t[...]

40 3.2 Camera Setup The DVR sy stem supports 8 came ras in combination o f analog and IP cameras or only analog cam eras. The DVR system only supports first 4 channels (CH1 ~ 4) for IP camera. 3.2.1 T o Setup IP Camera Click Default w ill back to the factory de fault value. i - EH1008H -4 Nano/Nano + only supports f irst 4 channels (CH1~4) for IP c[...]

41 T o setup IP camera and di splay current IP camera in formation. Using IP Camera Motio n: Enable to use the mot ion detection function of IP camera if the IP camera has support motion de tection and the motion recording w ill based on IP camera ’ s motion de tection setting . IP Sett ing: Click IP setting to add the IP ca mera. 1. Click the ra[...]

42 I/O Control: Setup the sensor and relay that is embedd ed on the IP camer a.  Sensor Setting 1. Click Sensor button. 2. Click t he dr op-down list and select the sensor ID nu mber . 3. Enter sensor name in Name colum n 4. T he sy stem au tomatically detects the ca mera and input relate s infor mation. In the C ontent sec tion, enter sensor De[...]

43 3.2.2 T o Setup A n alog Camera Click Default w ill back to the factory defaul t value. (1) Camera Icons Select the camera number you w ant to view . T o enable/disabl e all cameras, click ALL check box. (2) Enable Set to en able/disabl e the selected ca mera. W hen there is no video source on the ca mera, w e suggest di sabling it so tha t the [...]

44 3.2.3 T o Setup Ca mera from the Re mote DVR User can add the camera from another DVR thro ugh the network. i EH1004H-4 Nano/Nano + and EH1008H-4 Nano/Nano + only support f irst 4 channels (CH1~4) for remote DVR ’ s camera. (1) Camera Icons Select the camera number you w ant to view . T o enable/disabl e all cameras, click ALL check box. (2) E[...]

45 3.3 Recording Setup 3.3.1 Setup IP Camera Record Setting (1) Camera Icons Select the camera number you w ant to set the re cording setting. T o select all the cameras, enable the ALL check box. T o select mor e than one camera, Right click on the came ra icon. T o select one camera on ly , Lef t click on the came ra icon. The camera icon tur ns [...]

46 (3) Motion Detect ion Adjust the sensitiv ity of the mo tion detection. The higher the value , the finer the sensitiv ity is detected. W hen it detects a motion, a gree n triangle mar k would appear at the uppe r left cor ner of the screen. 3.3.2 Setup A nalog Camera Record S etting Click Default w ill back to the factory de fault value. (1) Cam[...]

47 (3) Motion Detect ion Adjust the sensitiv ity of the mo tion detection. The higher the val ue, the finer the sensi tivity is detected. W hen it detects a motion, a gree n triangle mar k would appear at the uppe r left cor ner of the screen. (4) Quality Adjust the vi deo quality . The highe r the value, the lower the compressi on level and uses m[...]

48 3.4 Net w ork Setup Click Default w ill back to the factory de fault value. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (1) Server Name Assign a name for the DVR unit. Alphabet letters and numbers only . (2) T ransmitting Came ras Select and clic k on the camera number in the T ransmitting Came ra section y ou want to make it ac cessible via internet usin g PC [...]

49 Enter the IP add ress of DN S if it is av ailable. - MAC Address: An identifier hardw are address of DVR unit that is assigned by the manufacturer for identification. Use r don ’ t need to fill in, it w ill generated by system automatical ly.  Obtain an IP automatically ( DHCP ) : Assign the IP addre ss by local DHC P server to DVR syste m.[...]

50 - Network Bandwid th Li mit By Cha nnel: Set the network bandw idth by each channel. A ll: Set the tot al network bandw idth consumpti on limit.[...]

51 3.5 Schedule Setting Schedule to record, enab le netw ork, reboot and disabl e alarm of all the cameras ei ther weekly or one time. The number from 00 to 23 represent the time in 24-hour cloc k. The le ft most co lumn display the days in a w eek. T o Set the Schedule Se tting: 1. Select the date in the cal endar . Use and buttons to shift the ca[...]

52 3.6 Backup Setup i W hile backup, the CPU usage will be near to 100% and might slow do wn the DVR system response. In the Backup Set ting dialog box , the number fro m 00 to 23 represent the tim e in 24-hour clock. The numbers from 01 to 08 represen t the camera numbe r . W hen y ou back up the file, you may find Qplayer applicatio n included in[...]

53 3.6.1 Using QPla y er t o Pla y back Bac kup V ideo Y ou can playback the ba ckup files by using QPlayer applicatio ns on t he PC. W hen you back up the recorded file, QPlayer applications are automati cally included in the backup folder if user has enabled t he selection of Inculde play er w hen backu p when backup recorded f ile. W ith QPlayer[...]

54 Name Function (6) Archi ve Select the date on t he calendar and the tim e from 00 to 23 to where to start playing the recorded video file. 1. O PEN FILE: user can open the recorded fil e from HDD 2. Ch annel 01~ 16 & Channel 17 ~ 32: If the channels are ov er 16, click button to s witch to different channel group of pla yback calendar . 3. D[...]

55 Name Function (1 3) Find Next Search for the ne xt event or changes in the m otion detector frame. Y ou can use this when y ou are using Intelligent S earch or Event Search f unction. (1 4) Event Search Search from the recorded activities that were recorded in event log (i .e., Sensor , M otion, Video Loss). (See also C hapter 3. 6 .3 ) (1 5) In[...]

56 3.6.3 T o Search Usi ng the E v ent Sea rch 1. Click on the v ideo screen on where y ou want to sea rch. 2. Click Event Search . The Event Search tex t (red) would appear a t the lower left corne r of the screen . 3. In the Event Sea rch Setting dial og box, check the type of condition y ou want to search. The video s earch would stop at the fra[...]

57 3.7 Sensor Setting The I/O devi ce must be install ed to use this function. 1. Click the drop-down list an d select the sensor . 2. Enter sensor name in Name colum n. 3. T he sy stem automatical ly detects the card and input nu mber . In the Content section, enter Descr iption of sensor . 4. In the test section, cli ck T est to check the sen sor[...]

58 3.8 Relay Setting The I/O devi ce must be installed to use this function. 1. Click the drop-down list an d select the relay . 2. Enter relay name in Name column . 3. T he sy stem automatical ly detects the card and input nu mber . In the Content sec tion, enter Descrip tion of relay . 4. In the test section, click T est to trigger relay . Red is[...]

59 3.10 A larm Setting In the Alarm Setting di alog box, clic k Add to insert and set new alarm se tting, click Delete to re move the selected alarm set ting, click OK to exit and save the setti ng, Cancel to exi t without saving. Click Default w ill back to factory default value. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) 1. Click A dd to insert and set a ne[...]

60  Reboot: when the DVR system reboo t without abnormal co ndition, the system w ill send out the alarm message .  A bnormal Reboot: when the DVR sy stem reboot in irregular condi tion, the system w ill send out the alarm messa ge.  Recording is s witched off: whe n the recording has been s topped, the sy stem will send out the alarm mess[...]

61 - Enlarge Camera V ie w Switch to only display video in Previ ew mode from w here the alarm is activ ated. a. Select the camera from drop down li st to specify w hich camera video to be enlar ged on screen whe n the alarm is tri ggered. b. Retrieve time: set the waiting duration be fore system sw itching bac k to original Preview mode. If the re[...]

62 - Send E-mail Send an electroni c text message . Nex t to the Send Email chec k box, click Det ail . In t he E-mail Settin g dialog box, clic k OK to exit and sav e the setting and Cancel to exit without saving the setting. (1) (2) (3) (1) Mail Serv er Enter the SMTP Server and port . If your e-mail system requires user identifica tion, enable A[...]

63 number in second for the program t o continue recording a fter the alarm h as ended. Th e time range i s 1~999 seconds. If user d oesn ’ t mark and set the time, the alarm recording wil l continue recording until alarm is reset. 6. Click OK to accept the n ew settings and Cancel t o exit without sav ing. - PTZ preset poin t Position the PTZ ca[...]

64 3.11 User Setup Only administra tor level authority can access User Settin g. In the User Set ting dialog box , click A dd to insert a new user , Delete to remove the selec ted user , Edit to modify the user control right, OK to exit and accept the setting, and Canc el to exit without sav ing the setting. T o A dd a User A ccount: 1. In the User[...]

65 (1) A uthorization level Select the st atus of the user . (2) Control Righ t Enable the items that would all ow the user to acc ess. (3) Web Vie wer Enable/disabl e Web V iew er control right that allow the user to operate from a remote location using internet expl orer . - Remote Console Allow the user to remote modi fy DVR system setting. - Re[...]

66 C h a p t e r 4 Using the U PC to Playback Backup F ile 4.1 Recommended Syste m Requirements Pentium ® 4 2.4GHZ or above W indows ® 2000/ XP/V ist a /7 DDR 256 MB Graphic function must support DirectDraw Audio card or built- in S pea ker 1 available US B2.0 port 4.2 Installing the USB Playback Console T o install the USB Playback Console : 1. [...]

67 4.3 Famili arizi ng t he But tons i n USB Playbac k Console To run the appl ication, click the icon on the PC desktop Name Function (1) S plit Screen Mode Select from different screen view to playback the recorded video fi le of the entire cam era or one camera on scr een. i W hen back file is opened by d ate ( Open date ), us er can select diff[...]

68 Name Function (6) Archive T o select the video file sour ce for playing. 1. DVR Record ed File (HD): T o playback the recorded video from the hard disk which was recording video on th e DVR s y stem . (see also Ch apter 4.3.2 ) 2. Backup File(.d vr): The file is backup and sa ve in *.dvr file form at. (see also Chapter 4.3.3 ) 3. Backup File (.a[...]

69 4.3.1 T o Cut and Sa ve the Portion of the Recorded Video 1. Use the Play back Control buttons or drag the bar on the playback progress bar and pause on where you want to start the cu t. Then, clic k Segment to set the be gin mark. 2. Use the Play back Control buttons or drag the bar on the playback progress bar and pause on where you want to en[...]

70 4.3.3 Playback Backu p File(*.dvr) 1. Click A rchive button. 2. Select Backup File(* .dvr) and click OK . 3. The Select File Ty pe window will show up. Select the way to open the backup file. - Open Da te: Open backup file by date. Located the backup file on local har d disk and select the dat e on calendar to play back.  Change Folder : T o [...]

71 4.3.4 T o Backup Rec orded File HDD backup function allow s user to backup recorded file from hard disk. 1. Click A dv anced → HDD Backup on USB Play back Console UI. 2. Select the source hard disk. 3. In Backup date/time sele ction window s, select the date and time . 00 - 24 represen ts hours and 01- 08 /01- 04 represents channels. Blue bloc[...]

72 4.3.5 To Searc h Using the Visual Sea rch 1. Click V isual Search . 2. In the V isual Search Set ting dialog box , select the Camera number and the date. Then click OK . 3. When a series of frames appear by date, click on t he frame to display another series o f frames and sea rch by every Hour of that date, every 3Minutes of that hour , every 1[...]

73 4.3.6 T o Search Usi ng the E vent Search 1. Click on the v ideo screen on w here you want to s earch. 2. Click Event Search . The Event Search tex t (red) would appear a t the lower left corne r of the screen. 3. In the Event Sea rch Setting dial og box, check the type of condition y ou want to search. The video s earch would stop at the frame [...]

74 C h a p t e r 5 i E n h a n c e The bun dled i Enhance i s a vi deo edi ting tool and can onl y be used with *.dvr and *.av f vi deo file. It all ows y ou to adjust the video picture qu ality , segment and save the selected po rtion of the v ideo, zoom in and out the image, and print or sav e the screen shot . Y ou can also sav e the setting and[...]

75 Name Function (14) Effects  Gra y Scale: convert the im age into black and white (monochrom e).  Normalize: adjust the brigh tness intensity .  Equalize: automaticall y adjust the images that are to o dark.  De -int erlace: sm ooth out the overlying fram es. - St atic: de -interlace for m otionless scene. - Dynamic: de -interlace f o[...]

76 C h a p t e r 6 U s i n g t h e R e m o t e P r o g r a m s User can use Mi crosoft Internet Explorer to access DVR system by entering t he IP address. T o use this f eature , make sure tha t your PC and DVR serv er both are connected to the interne t and the Network featu re is enabled. Accessing this f eature for the first time you will be pro[...]

77 6.1 Familiarizing the Buttons in PCView er 6.1.1 PCVie w er Screen Right-clicking on the PCV iewer video screen, en ables you t o star t v ideo recording, change video quality , sw itch camera and enable /disable DirectDraw . Name Function (1) DirectDraw Enhance the video qu ality . i Not all graphic cards can support t his function. If you cann[...]

78 6.1.2 PCVie w er Control Panel Name Function (1) Select cam eras to view Select to the view cam era from different server . In Select C amera dialog box, Displa y column, click to enable/disable viewing the cam era. Click A dd Server and selec t the server type between DVR and IP Cam to add. Click Delete Serve r to delete the sel ected item. Cli[...]

79 Name Function (9) 2-Way Audio Enable/disable 2-wa y audio function. This function allows the client and serv er to talk via internet using MIC. Make sure your microphone a nd speakers work before using th is function. If the DVR server T alk to web-client setti ng is disabled, you won ’t be able to hear from the other side. ( 10 ) S p lit scre[...]

80 6.1.3 To Setup Remote System Setting The setting here appl ies to Remote DVR only . 6.1.3.1 Sy stem Setting In the Syste m Setting window s, click Upda te to accept the new settings, cl ick Exit to exit without s aving, and click Default to rev ert back to original factory setting. (1 ) Delete reco rded dat a af ter If you w ant the system to au[...]

81 (5) Login Enable the condi tions in Login section y ou want the system to automatical ly carry out. - A uto record when login Automaticall y start vide o recording when the DVR is executed. - A uto start Net work when login Automaticall y connect to netw ork when the DVR i s executed.[...]

82 6.1.3.2 C amera Setting Select the camera from remote DVR servers to modi f y se ttings. In the Camera Setting windows, click Up date to save and apply the new settings, clic k Exit to exit without savi ng. IP Camera Setting (1) Camera Icons Select the camera number you w ant to adjust the v ideo setting. T o select all the cameras , enable the [...]

83 (5 ) IP Camera Informa tion T o setup IP camera and di splay current IP camera in formation. IP Sett ing: Click IP setting to add the IP ca mera. 1. Click the radio button o f Protocol to star t setup IP camera. 2. Select the Protocol , Model , Video Fo rmat , and Channel o f the IP camera. 3. Enter IP add ress and connecting por t in IP Ca mera[...]

84 A nalog Ca mera Setting Select the camera from remote DVR servers to modi f y se ttings. In the Camera Setting windows, click Up date to save and apply the new settings, clic k Exit to exit without sav ing. (1) Camera Icons Select the camera number you wan t to view . T o enable/disabl e all cameras, click ALL check box. (2) Enable Set to enabl [...]

85 Remote DVR Camera Setting Select the camera to modify settin gs. In the Camera Settin g windows, click Up date to sav e and apply the new settings, clic k Exit to exit without savi ng. (1) Camera Icons Select the camera number you w ant to view . T o enable/disabl e all cameras, click ALL check box. (2) Enable Set to enabl e/disable the selected[...]

86 Enter the user i d that for connectin g authority - Password Enter the p assword that is for connecting authori ty - Channel Select the channel o f connected camera 6.1.3.3 R ecord Setting In the Recording setup windows, click OK to accept the new settings, click Exit to ex it without sav ing, and click Default to rever t back to original factor[...]

87 - Motion Record ing S tart recording the vide o from the selec ted ca mera only when the system detects mov ement. Once a motion i s detected, the sy stem automatically saves the prev ious frames and stop based on the St art Recor d Prior and S top Record A fter settin gs. - Smart Rec ording Automaticall y switch to recorded a t the maximum fram[...]

88 Analog Camera (1) Camera Icons Select the came ra nu mber y ou w ant to set the recording setting. T o select all the cameras, enable t he ALL check box. T o select more than on e camera, Right click on the ca mera icon. T o select one camera only , Lef t click on the camera icon. The ca mera icon turns purple when it is selected. (2) Recording [...]

89 - Smart Rec ording Automaticall y switch to recorded a t the maximum frame rate setting once a motion is detec ted and if there is no motion, it records at the minimu m frame rate settin g . - No Recording The system w on’t do any recording. (3) Motion Detect ion Adjust the sensitiv ity of the mo tion detection. The higher the val ue, the fine[...]

90 6.1.3.4 N etwork Setting In the Netw ork Setting di alog box, click Update to accept the new settin gs, click Exit to exit without saving, and click Defau lt to revert back to original factory setting. For t he network service ports that use by DVR server, please see Appendix A . (1) Server Name Assign a name for the DVR unit. Alphabet let ters [...]

91 - Network Bandwid th Limit By Cha nnel: Set the network bandw idth by each channel. A ll: Set the tot al network bandw idth consump tion limit.[...]

92 6.1.3.5 A larm Setting In the Alar m Set ting dial og box, click A dd to inse rt and set new alarm set ting, cl ick Delete to remove the sel ected alarm settin g, click Up date to save the set ting, Exit to exit w ithout saving, and Defaul t to rever t back to original factory setting. (2) (1) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) 1. Click A dd to insert and [...]

93  System Reboot: when the DVR syste m reboo t without abnormal condi tion, the sy stem w ill send ou t the alarm messa ge.  A bnormal Reboot: w hen the DVR system reboot in irregular condition , the system will send out the alarm message .  Recording is s witched off: whe n the recording has been s topped, the sy stem will send out the a[...]

94 - Relay Outpu t Set to enable/disabl e the relay operation when th e alarm is activated and to extend additional time in second be fore it stops the relay operation. 1. Next to the Relay Ou tput check box, clic k Det ail . 2. In the Alar m Relay dialog box, select from the av ailable relay list and in the ON column , set to enable/di sable the r[...]

95 recording after the al arm has en ded. The time range is 1~999 seconds . If u ser doesn ’ t ma rk and set the time, the alar m recording w ill continue recording until alarm is re set. 6. Click OK to accep t the n ew settings and Cancel to ex it without savi ng. - Send to CMS (Central Managemen t System) Enable/disabl e the selected camera to [...]

96 6.2 Familiarizing the Buttons in Remote Console Name Function (1) Exit Close the Rem ote Console. (2) S plit Screen Mode Select from four(4) different split screen t ype to pla yback the recorded video file of all the camera, or one c amera over the other or alongside on a sin gle screen. If there are onl y 8 cameras, you won’t b e able to s w[...]

97 6.2.1 T o Setup Re mote Console Setting Click Setup button to call out the System Setting wi ndows. Click OK to exit and save t he settin g and Cancel to exit without savi ng the setting. (1) Sto rage Path Set the directory on where to sav e the data. When there is not enough free sp ace to record one hour data , the system automatical ly replac[...]

98 6.2.2 Familiarizing the But tons in PTZ Camera C ontroller (1) (10) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) Na me Function (1) Close Exit PTZ cam era controller . (2) Setup Select the PTZ cam era to operate. (3) Au toPan Operate the PTZ cameras autom atically based on the s elected camera group pre set position number . (4) Focus +/- Adjust the focus m [...]

99 6.3 Using the Remote Playback T o use this feature , first y ou need to select the source o f the file. In the Sel ect Play back M ode dialog box, choose Local Play back to open the file tha t is recorded i n the Remote Console, and Remote Playba ck to open the fil e that is recorded in the DVR serv er . W hen you choose Remo te Playback, sel ec[...]

100 6.3.1 Familiarizing the Buttons in Local P layback Name Function (1) Exit T o close the application (2) S plit Screen Mode Select from four(4) different split screen type to p layback the record ed video file of all the camera, or one cam era over the other or alongside on a single scree n. i - If there are only 8 cam eras enabled , you won ’[...]

101 Name Function (5) Playback Control Buttons Begin: Move at t he beginning of the rec orded video fil e. Previous: Go back to the previous fram e. Slower: Pla y the recorded video fi le at the speed of 1/2x, 1/4 x, 1/8 x, 1/16x, or 1/3 2x. Rewind: W ind back the video file. Pause: Brief ly stop playing the recorded video file. Play: Play the reco[...]

102 6.3.1.1 T o Cut and Save the W anted Portion of the Recorded V ideo 1. Use the Playback Control butt ons or drag the bar on the playba ck progress bar and pause on where you want to star t the cut. Then, clic k Segment to set the be gin mark. 2. Use the Playback Control butt ons or drag the bar on the playba ck progress bar and paus e on where [...]

103 6.3.2 Familiarizing the Buttons in RealTime Playback Name Function (1) Exit T o close the application (2) S plit Screen Mode Select from 6 dif ferent split screen type to pla yback the recorded video f ile of the entire camera, or one camera. i - If there are only 8 cam eras enabled , you won’t be abl e to switch to 1 3 and 16 spl it screen m[...]

104 Name Function (6 ) Archive Select the date on the calendar and the tim e from 00 to 23 to where to start playing the recorde d video file. - Channel 01~16 /Chann el 17~32: Click it to switch between channel group 1~16 and 17 ~32 of recorded data calendar . - Open File: T o open the recorded f ile from other direction/storage path. i The numbers[...]

105 6.3.3 Familiarizing the Button s in Dow nload and Playback Name Function (1) Exit T o close the application. (2) Progress bar Show the progres s of the file being pla yed. Y ou m ay move the bar to seek at any location of the track. (3) Playback Control Buttons Begin: Move at t he beginning of the recorded video file. Previous: Go back to the p[...]

106 C h a p t e r 7 U s i n g M o b i l e D e vi c e t o A c c e s s D VR S e r v e r 7.1 Using PDAViewer to Acce ss DVR Ser v er Users can also use a PDA to access the DVR through Internet. Make sure your PDA support I E brow ser and is connected to the inte rnet. T o use t his feature, y ou need to inst all the P DA V iewer so ftware either thru [...]

107 7.1.2 To Use the PD AViewer 1. Run the PDA Vie w er on y our PDA. 2. Familiarizing the PDA V iewer buttons. (7) (6) (5) (3) (4) (8) (9) (10) (1) (2) Name Function (1) Connect Hook up to the DVR ser ver . Make sure you are conn ected to internet . W hen the iV iew screen appears , click Add to add DVR server . Enter the server I P , port, user I[...]

108 3. T o change the vi deo quality , enable/disable audi o, and select to display different camera, tap on the video screen longer the pop-up menu w ill appear . 4. User also can view and change status of I/O devices. 5. On the preview screen, t ap on vide o screen longer the pop up menu will appear . 6. Select the Remote IO . 7. T he sensor and [...]

109 7.1.3 To Playback in PDAView er 1. Run the PDA Viewer in the Pro grams. 2. Hook up to the DVR server . 3. Click Connect icon and select the DVR server . 4. Click Playba ck to enter play back option screen. 5. Select the camera , dat a , and ti me . 6. Click Playba ck to start play ing the recorded vi deo.[...]

1 10 7.2 Using JavaViewer to Acce ss DVR Ser v er Us ing t he mobile phone within Symbian Smart Phone O S to access the DVR through Internet. Make sure your mobile phone supports Symbian Smart Phone OS and can be connected to the internet. T o use this feature, you need to install the JA V A View er program that it can be downloadi ng it from the D[...]

1 1 1 7. The JavaV iewer support PTZ control function. If the cam era has enabled PTZ f unction, the cam era nam e has a word “ PTZ ” . Using button 2 to move PTZ camera up, 8 to m ove down, 4 t o m ove to left, 6 to move to r ight, 7 t o zoom in, 9 to zoom out, 1 to f ocus in, and 3 to focus out. User al so can refer to Help file for det ail f[...]

1 12 C h a p t e r 8 U s i n g t h e W e b T o o l s The bundled Web T ools includes D ispatch Server , Remote Bac kup, and Re mote Setup pro gram. T o install W eb T ools, place the CD into the CD-ROM drive then click Inst all Web T ool . In s election w indow , user ca n sel ect the application(Rmote iSetup, Remote iBackup) to install. 8.1 Remote[...]

1 13 remote DVR se rver . The de fault is 80. - User ID: fill in the remo te DVR server ’ s login account - Password: fill in the rem ote DVR server ’ s login passw ord - Description: fill in a short descrip tion for the remote DV R server 3. Click OK to co mplete addi ng remote DVR serv er . 4. The added DVR se rver wil l be listed and auto co[...]

1 14 8.2 Remote iBackup Remote B ackup is purely for bac king up the *.dvr fi le from the DVR sever . Y ou can select betwee n Auto B ackup and Manual Backup. Auto Backup continuously archives one hour of th e recorded data at a time, star ting from the specified date . A s for Manual Backup, it only archiv es the recorded da ta of selected date. i[...]

1 15 5. Select the Backup mode: A uto Backup mode: the backup wil l automatically execute when the setup is compl eted - In Begin Date drop dow n calendar , select the date from where to s tart - Click Add to set the storage p ath. - Click Delete to rem ove the selected storage path . - Click Schedule to select/unselect the time y ou want to backup[...]

1 16 8. For manually backup, cli ck file select button and select the DVR to backup.[...]

1 17 A ppend ix A Registering Domain Name DDNS (Dynamic Domai n Name Serv ice) is a data query service mainly used on the Internet for translating domain names into Internet add resses. It allows remo te clients to intelligen tly search dy namic servers wi thout any prev ious enquiring f or serv ers’ Inte rnet addresses. In order to take advanta [...]

1 18 A ppend ix B Net w ork Ser v ice Port The follow ing table shows the ports that DVR server uses for certain ne twork s ervi ce. Port# V ariabl e Remote Console 5550 Y PC Viewer 80 Y CM3000 80 Y Firmware Update 5005 Y DVR DDNS (Uplo ad / Download) 53/1053 N[...]

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