Honeywell HRXD9 manual

Document 900.0856 – Rev B – 02/08 User Guide HRXD9, HRXD16 9-, 16-Channel Models Digital Video Recorder[...]

2 Revisions Issue Date Revisions 1.00 12/06 New document. 2.00 10/07 Manual updated for the latest s oftware release. 3.00 11/07 Minor changes and corrections. A 01/08 Add DVD-RW to the manual (spec ifications and other places). B 02/08 Add ed a Caution to the "Connecting the Power Cord" section of the Installation chapter.[...]

Document 900.0856 Rev B 3 02/08 FCC Compliance Statement INFORMATION TO THE USER: This equipment has been tested and found to compl y with the limits for a Class A digi tal device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable pr otection against harmfu l int erference when the equipment is operated in a comm[...]

4 Compliance WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Correct Disposal of this Product (Applicable in the European Union and other European countries with separate collection systems) RoHS This marking shown on the product or its literature, indicates th at it should not be disposed with other household wastes at the end of its working life[...]

Contents Document 900.0856 Rev B 5 02/08 Contents FCC Compliance Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Explanation of Graphical Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 About Thi[...]

Contents 6 Shutdown Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Logout Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Network and Notification Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Network Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Contents Document 900.0856 Rev B 7 02/08 Go to the Date/Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Calendar Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Event Log Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Text-In Search . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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Figures Document 900.0856 Rev B 9 02/08 Figures Figure 1-1 Typical DVR Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Figure 2-1 16-Channel DVR Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Figure 2-2 Video Input Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 Fig[...]

Figures 10 Figure 3-16 Device Information Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 6 Figure 3-17 Storage Status Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Figure 3-18 User Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Figure 3-19 New Group Setup Screen .[...]

Figures Document 900.0856 Rev B 11 02/08 Figure 3-59 Motion Detection Settings Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Figure 3-60 Motion Detection Sensitivity Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Figure 3-61 Motion Detection Min. Blocks Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Figure 3-[...]

Figures 12 Figure B-1 Text-In Search Option Example 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 24 Figure B-2 Text-In Search Option Example 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 25 Figure C-1 Clip Player Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 2 7 Figure D-1 WebGuard Login Screen . .[...]

Document 900.0856 Rev B 13 02/08 About This Document This document introduces the HRXD Se ries Digital Video Recorder (DVR) and describes how to install, configure, and operate the DVR. This guide covers the 9- and 16-ch annel HR XD Series DVRs. The DV Rs are identi cal except for the number of cameras and alar ms that can be connected and the numb[...]

14 • Appendix H, Map of Screens , provides a graphical illustration of the menu screens. • Appendix I, System Log Notices , lists all of the System Log notices. • Appendix J, Error Code Notices , lists the system upgrade and clip copy Error Code notices. • Appendix K, Speci fications , lists the DVR specifications. Important Safeguards 1. R[...]

Document 900.0856 Rev B 15 02/08 8. Power Cords Operator or installer must remove power, BNC, alarm, and other connections before moving the equipment. 9. Lightning For added protection for this equipment during a li ghtning storm, or when it is left unattended and unused for long periods of time, u nplug it from the wall outlet and disconnect the [...]

16 17. Correct Batteries WARNING! Risk of explosion if bat tery is repla ced by an incorr ect type. Dispose of used batteries according t o the instructions. 18. Operating Temperature An operating temperature range is specified (see Appendix K, Specificati ons ) so that the customer and installer may determine a suitable operating environment for t[...]

Introduction Document 900.0856 Rev B 17 02/08 1 Introduction Features Your color digital video recorder (DVR) provi des recording capabiliti es for nine or 16 camera inputs. It provides exceptional picture quality in both live and playback modes, and offers the following features: • 9 or 16 composite video input connectors • Compatible with col[...]

Introduction 18 Technical Overview In addition to replacing both a time-lap se VCR and a multiplexer in a security installation, your DVR has many features tha t make it much more powerful and easier to use than even the most advanced VCR. The DVR converts analog NTSC or PAL vide o to digital images and records th em on a hard disk drive. Using a h[...]

Introduction Document 900.0856 Rev B 19 02/08 Figure 1-1 Typical DVR Installation Audio Input x4 Audio Output LAN or MODEM Network Connecti on Internal CD-RW or DVD-RW 9 or 16 Cameras Digital Video Recorder Computer Screen (VGA) Video Out Spot Monitor x4 USB Device x 3 Sensor 9 or 16 Alarm Input External SCSI Hard Disk Dr ive Alarm Output 9 or 16 S[...]

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Installation Document 900.0856 Rev B 21 02/08 2 Installation Package Contents The package contains the following: • Digital Video Recorder •P o w e r c o r d • User Guide (this document) • Multilingual User Guide (RA Splus CD-ROM) • RASplus User Guide • Multilingual RASplus Software CD and User Guide (RASplus CD-ROM) • DVRNS Server So[...]

Installation 22 Figure 2-1 16-Channe l DVR Rear Panel Your DVR can be used with either NTSC or PAL equipment. Note You cannot mix NTSC and PAL equipment. For example, you cannot use a PAL camera and an NTSC monitor. Connecting the Video Input Figure 2-2 Video Input Conne ctors Connect the coaxial cables from the vide o sources to the BNC Vi deo In [...]

Installation Document 900.0856 Rev B 23 02/08 If you would like to connect your video sour ce to another device, you can use the Loop BNC connectors. Note The Loop BNC connectors are auto terminated. Do NOT connect a cable to the Loop BNC unless it is connected to a terminated device because it will cause poor quality video. Connecting the Monitor [...]

Installation 24 Connecting a VGA Monitor Figure 2-5 VGA Connector A VGA connector is provided so that you can use a stan dard, multi-sync computer monitor as your main monitor. Use the cable supplied with your monitor to conn ect it to the DVR. Note Pressing and holding DISPLAY on the front panel for 5 seconds or longer will switch the video output[...]

Installation Document 900.0856 Rev B 25 02/08 Your DVR can record audio from up to four sources. Connect the audio sources to Audio In 1, Audio In 2, Audio In 3 and Audi o In 4 as needed using RCA jacks. Connect Audio Out to your amplifier. Note The DVR does not have amplified audio output, so you will need a speaker with an amplifier. The DVR does[...]

Installation 26 GND (Ground) Note All the connectors marked GND are common. Connect the ground side of the alarm inpu t and/or alarm output to the GND connector. AO 1 to 16 (Alarm-Out) Figure 2-8 Al arm Output Con nectors The DVR can activate external devices such as buzzers or lights. Connect the device to the AO (Alarm-Out) and GND (Ground) conne[...]

Installation Document 900.0856 Rev B 27 02/08 Connecting to the RS485 Port Figure 2-10 RS485 Connector The DVR can be controlled remotely by an exte rn a l d e v i c e o r c o n t r o l s y s t e m , s u c h a s a control keyboard, using RS485 half-duplex seri al communications signals. The RS485 connector can also be used to control PT Z (pan, til[...]

Installation 28 Connecting to the RS232 Port Figure 2-13 RS232 Connector An RS232 port is provided to connect an externa l modem for remote monitoring, configuration and software upgrades, and to connect a remote control keyboard. Use a modem cable with a DB-9S (female) connector t o connect to the DVR. See Chapter 3, Configuration for configuring [...]

Installation Document 900.0856 Rev B 29 02/08 Caution Do NOT connect or disconnect SCSI devices while the DVR power is on. The DVR must be powered down to connect or disconnect SCSI devices. Power up SCSI devices so they are ready for operation before powering up the DVR. Power down SCSI devices after powering down the DVR and then disconnect SCSI [...]

Installation 30 Factory Reset Figure 2-16 Facto ry Reset Swit ch The DVR has a Factory Reset switch to the left of the USB port on the rear panel. This switch will only be used on the rare occasi ons that you want to return all the settings to the original factory settings. Caution When using the Factory Reset, you wi ll lose any settings you have [...]

Installation Document 900.0856 Rev B 31 02/08 Connecting the Power Cord Figure 2-17 Po wer Cord C onnector Connect the AC power cord to the DVR and then to a wall outlet. WARNING! ROUTE POWER CORDS SO THAT THEY ARE NOT A TRIPPING HAZARD. MAKE CERTAIN THE POWER CORD WILL NOT BE PINCHED OR ABRADED BY FURNITURE. DO NOT INSTALL POWER CORDS UNDER RUGS O[...]

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Configuration Document 900.0856 Rev B 33 02/08 3 Configuration Note Your DVR should be completely installed before proceeding. Refer to Chapter 2, Installation . Front Panel Controls Figure 3-1 16-Channel DVR Front Panel The front panel looks an d operates much like a VCR combi ned with a multiplexer. Many of the buttons have multiple functions. Th[...]

Configuration 34 Note The infrared sensor on the DVR is just to the left of the arrow buttons. Make certain that nothing blocks th e sensor, or the remote control will not function properly. Note You can also use a USB mouse (n ot supplied) to navigate through the screens and menus much like you would on a computer. Figure 3-2 Infrared Remote Con t[...]

Configuration Document 900.0856 Rev B 35 02/08 Note Some buttons on the infrared remote control may not be supported, depending on the DVR model. Table 3-1 Front Panel Buttons an d Controls Control Description Camera Buttons (1 to 16) Pressing the individual camera buttons will cause the select ed camera to display full screen. Buttons 1 to 9 are a[...]

Configuration 36 HDD LED The HDD LED flickers when the DVR is recording or searching video on the hard disk drive. NETWORK LED The NETWORK LED flickers when th e unit is connected to a network vi a either Ethernet or modem. POWER LED The POWER LED is lit when the unit is On. Enter Button The (Enter) button selects a highlighted item or completes an[...]

Configuration Document 900.0856 Rev B 37 02/08 Turning on the Power Connecting the power cord to the DVR turns on the unit. The unit takes approximately 60 seconds to initialize. Initial Unit Setup Before using your DVR for the fi rst time, you will wan t to establish the initi al settings. This includes settings such as time and date, display lang[...]

Configuration 38 Figure 3-3 Login Screen Select a User and enter the password by pressing the appropriate combination of Camera number buttons and then . There is no default password when logging in the admin user for the first time. Note To assure the secure management of the system, setting up a password is strongly recommended. Note You can use [...]

Configuration Document 900.0856 Rev B 39 02/08 Press MENU to enter the setup screen. While setting up the DVR, there will be many opportunities to enter names and titles. When making these entries, a Virtual Keyboard will appear. Figure 3-5 Virtu al Keyboard Use the arrow keys to highlight the character you want in the name or title and press . Tha[...]

Configuration 40 2. Highlight the Site box and press . A virtual keyboard appears that you can use to enter a Site Name. 3. Once you have entered your title, highlight OK and press . 4. Highlight the box beside System ID and press . Change the number by highlighting it and using the Up and Down arrow buttons to increase and decrease the number from[...]

Configuration Document 900.0856 Rev B 41 02/08 Caution The USB device must be FAT16 or FAT32 format. 7. You can import saved DVR settings or expo rt the current DVR settings. To import saved DVR settin gs: a. Connect the USB device containing the setup file (.dat) to the DVR. b. Highlight Setup – Import… and press . c. Select the desired setup [...]

Configuration 42 Figure 3-10 System Log Screen The System Log screen lists s ystem activities (up to 5,000 from th e latest activity) that have occurred along with the time and date. The icon will be displayed in the last column for system activities of the remote site. You can scroll through the log pages by using the Up and Down arrows, or you ca[...]

Configuration Document 900.0856 Rev B 43 02/08 Figure 3-11 Date/T ime Setup Screen 2. Highlight the first box beside Date and press . The individual sections of the date will highlight. Use the Up and Down arrow buttons to change the number. Use the Left and Right arrow buttons to move between month, date and year. Once you have the correct date, p[...]

Configuration 44 Figure 3-12 Holiday Setup Screen 9. You can set up holidays by highligh ting + and pressing . The current date appears. 10. Highlight the month and day and change them by using the Up and Down arrow buttons. Press to add the date. Dates can be deleted by highlighting beside the date and pressing . Note Holidays that do not fall on [...]

Configuration Document 900.0856 Rev B 45 02/08 Note You can use the domain name inst ead of an IP address if you already set up the DVRNS Server when setting up the LAN. 14. Highlight the box beside Interval and press . Set the time interval for synchronization from 30 minutes to 1 day at various time intervals. Last Sync-Time displays the last tim[...]

Configuration 46 Figure 3-15 Device Format Screen Note A USB hard disk drive can be formatted and used only for archiving. Note The DVR does NOT support USB hard disk drives with a version lower than 2.0. Note System upgrades require formatting internal hard disk drives, so do not uninstall internal ha rd di sk drives even though they are not used [...]

Configuration Document 900.0856 Rev B 47 02/08 Note When disconnecting a USB hard disk drive from the DVR, highlight Don’t Use first and then disconnect the device. Caution Do NOT disconnect the USB cable or the power from the device while copying video clips. If the USB cable is disconnected while copying video clips, archived data might be lost[...]

Configuration 48 Note Temperature and S.M.A.R.T. information will be available only for IDE hard disk drives supporting the SMART (Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology) monitoring program. 7. Selecting Close and pressing exits the screen. User Setup Screen 1. Highlight User in the System menu and press . The User setup screen ( Figure [...]

Configuration Document 900.0856 Rev B 49 02/08 4. Highlighting a User Name and pressing allows you to add or change the password assigned to that user. You can also change the group to which th e user is assigned. 5. The column can be used to delete a User Name or an entire Group . If the is grayed out, that Group or User ca nnot be deleted. Highli[...]

Configuration 50 • System Check — The user can view the remote system stat us or check the remote system status as a batch process on a PC running RAS. • Record Setup — The user can establish all Record settings on a local system or a PC running RAS. • Search — The user can access Search mo de on a local system or a PC running RAS. • [...]

Configuration Document 900.0856 Rev B 51 02/08 Figure 3-21 Shutdown Screen After selecting Shutdown and pressing , a screen will appear telling you when it is safe to disconnect power. Logout Screen Highlight Logout in the System menu and press . The Logout screen displays asking you to confirm whether or not you want to log out the current user. F[...]

Configuration 52 Figure 3-24 Netw ork Setup Screen 2. Highlight the first box beside Transfer Speed . Press the Up and Down arrow buttons to set the Transfer Speed from 50 Kbps to 100 Mbps. 3. Highlight the second box beside Transfer Speed . You can select t he unit of measure for the transfer speed between: bps and ips . Press to set the transfer [...]

Configuration Document 900.0856 Rev B 53 02/08 Figure 3-25 LAN (Manual) Setup Screen 2. Highlight the box beside Type and press . You can select the type of network configuration from: Manual , DHCP and ADSL (with PPPoE ). Select the desired type and press . 3. Selecting Manual as the Type allows you to set up LAN parameters manually. Note You will[...]

Configuration 54 Figure 3-26 Port Numbers Setup Screen d. Change the numbers by highlighting them and using the Up and Down arrow buttons to increase or decrease the number. The factory default Port settings are: Remote Admin: 8200 Remote Callback: 8201 Remote Watch: 8016 Remote Search: 10019 Note The syste m restar ts autom atica lly after changin[...]

Configuration Document 900.0856 Rev B 55 02/08 Figure 3-27 LAN (DHCP) Setup Screen 5. Selecting ADSL (with PPPoE) allows you to set up the ADSL network. Note ADSL and modem cannot be configured at the same time. If the DVR is configured by modem, the ADSL (with PPPoE) will not be selected. Figure 3-28 LAN (ADSL) Setup Screen a. Highlight the box be[...]

Configuration 56 Note If the DVR is configured for DHCP or an ADSL network, the DVR’s IP address might change whenever the unit is turned on. Modem Setup 1. Highlight the Modem tab, and the Modem screen ( Figure 3-29 ) displays. Figure 3-29 Modem Setup Screen Note If the RS232 port is in use for remote control, networking cannot be configured for[...]

Configuration Document 900.0856 Rev B 57 02/08 DVRNS Setup 1. Highlight the DVRNS tab, and the DVRNS screen ( Figure 3-30 ) displays. Figure 3-30 DVRNS Setup Screen Note When LAN settings have been changed, set up the DVRNS after saving your LAN changes by highlighting Save and pressing . 2. Highlight Use DVR Name Service and press to toggle betwee[...]

Configuration 58 Note You can use the domain name in stead of IP address if you already set up the DNS Server when setting up the LAN. 4. Highlight the box beside Port and press . Set the port number of the DVRNS server using the Up and Down arrow buttons to increase or decrease the numbers. 5. Highlight Use NAT and press to toggle between On and O[...]

Configuration Document 900.0856 Rev B 59 02/08 Figure 3-31 WebGuard Setup Screen 2. Highlight Use WebGuard Service and press to toggle between On and Off . See Appendix D, WebGuard for detailed descriptions of the WebGuard service. 3. Highlight the box beside Port and press . Set the port number used when accessing WebGuard by using the Up and Down[...]

Configuration 60 3. Highlight the box beside SMTP Server and press . Use the virtual keyboard that appears to enter the IP address or domain name of the SMTP server. Note You will need to get the IP address or domain name of th e SMTP Server from your network administrator. Note You can use the domain name in stead of IP address if you already set [...]

Configuration Document 900.0856 Rev B 61 02/08 Figure 3-34 Notificati on Callback Setup Screen 10. Highlight LAN and press to toggle between On and Off . When LAN is turned On you can change the IP addresses. 11. Highlight the IP Address box that you want to change and press . Enter the IP address of the computer you wan t contacted during an event[...]

Configuration 62 Figure 3-35 Device Menu Camera Setup Screen 1. Highlight Camera in the Devices menu and press . The Camera setup screen ( Figure 3-36 ) appears. Figure 3-36 Camera Setup Screen 2. You can turn the camera number On or Off, and you can change t he Title of each camera using the virtual keyboard. 3. You can also determine which camera[...]

Configuration Document 900.0856 Rev B 63 02/08 Figure 3-37 Camera PTZ Setup Screen Note You will only be able to set up PTZ devices if the PTZ port is set to RS232 or RS485. You will not be able to use a modem if you are using the RS232 port fo r PTZ control. 5. Highlight the box in the Product column for the PTZ camera you wi sh to configure and p[...]

Configuration 64 Figure 3-39 Port Setup Window 9. Configure the port’s settin g based on th e PTZ camera manufacturer’s instructions. 10. You can save your Camera changes by highlighti ng Save and pressing . Selecting Cancel exits the screen without savin g the changes. Audio Setup Screen 1. Highlight Audio in the Devices menu and press . The A[...]

Configuration Document 900.0856 Rev B 65 02/08 Alarm-Out Screen 1. Highlight Alarm-Out in the Devices menu and press . The Alarm-Out screen ( Figure 3-41 ) allows you to change the settings and establish a schedule for each alarm output from the DVR. Figure 3-41 Alarm-Ou t Settings Screen 2. Each alarm output can be given its own title by highlight[...]

Configuration 66 a. The Day box allows you to select the days that the alarm schedule will be active. The choices are: Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, M~F, Hol and All. b. The Range box allows you to set the time that the alarm schedule will be active in 15-minute increments from 00:00 to 24:00. c. Th e Mode box allows you to set how the alarm r[...]

Configuration Document 900.0856 Rev B 67 02/08 2. Highlighting an item and pressing toggles that item On and Off . When an item is On , there is a checkmark in the box beside it. The following items can be turned On or Off: • Remote Cont rol — The icon displays when the DVR can be controlled by the infrared remote control. • Zoom — The icon[...]

Configuration 68 Figure 3-45 Main Monitor Screen 6. Here you can adjust the display dwell time for each camera displayed in sequence on the main monitor. Highlight the box beside Mode and press . You can selec t between Full Sequence and Cameo Sequence . Pressing SEQUENCE causes the DVR to sequence cameras, and the DVR can sequence cameras in two m[...]

Configuration Document 900.0856 Rev B 69 02/08 Figure 3-46 Spot Monitor Screen 10. You can define which cameras display sequentially on the Spot Monitors. Highlight the box in the Chann els column for the desired Spot Monitor and press . 11. You can save your Display settings by highligh ting Save and pressing . Selecting Cancel exits the screen wi[...]

Configuration 70 4. Highlight the box beside Remote Control Product and select the device from the list. 5. You can save your Remote Control settings by highlighting Save and pressing . Selecting Cancel exits the screen without saving the changes. Recording Settings Your DVR offers a variety of flexible recording modes. You can set it up to record [...]

Configuration Document 900.0856 Rev B 71 02/08 2. Highlighting Recycle and pressing toggles between On and Off . In the Recycle mode, the DVR records over the oldest video data once all available storage space has been used. When Re cycle is turned off, the DVR stops recording once all available storage space has been used. 3. Highlight the Resolut[...]

Configuration 72 Figure 3-50 Schedule Setup Screen You can program the DVR to record only during certain times based on time of day, day of the week, and holidays. The smallest time segment you can use is 15 minutes. 2. Highlighting Schedule On and pressing toggles between On and Off . In the Schedule On mode, the DVR records video based on the sch[...]

Configuration Document 900.0856 Rev B 73 02/08 7. Highlight the box under the Channels heading and press to select which cameras will be recorded. 8. Highlight the box under the Settings heading and press to define the recording settings. You can set the ips and Quality of the recording for any modes you set up in the Mode column. If you do not set[...]

Configuration 74 When the DVR is in th e Event Record mode it is possible to have it record images before the event occurs. The Pre-Event screen allows you to define how to ha ndle pre-event recording. 2. You can turn individual cameras On or Off for pre-event recording. The image speed can be set from 0.1 0 to 30.00 ips (25. 00 ips PAL), and image[...]

Configuration Document 900.0856 Rev B 75 02/08 4. You can accept the Archive Data Range by leaving the default checkmarks in the Last Archived and Continue boxes. If you wish to enter specific times and dates in From and To , toggle the checkmarks Off and then enter the time and date. 5. Highlight Recycle and press to toggle between On and Off . Wh[...]

Configuration 76 Alarm-In Screen 1. Highlight Alarm-In in the Event menu and press . The Alarm-In setup screen ( Figure 3-55 ) appears. Figure 3-55 Alarm-In Settings Screen 2. The alarm terminal strip on the back of the DVR has inputs associated with each alarm. You can set up each input on the Alarm-In screen. You can turn each input On or Off by [...]

Configuration Document 900.0856 Rev B 77 02/08 You can set the actions the DVR will take wh enever it senses an input on one of its alarm input connectors. 7. Highlight the desired box under the Record heading, and press . A list of cameras appears. Select the cameras that you want the DVR to record whenever it detects an input on the associated al[...]

Configuration 78 Figure 3-58 Alarm-In Actions 2 Screen 11. In the Actions 2 tab, highlight the desired box under the PTZ heading, and press . A list of PTZ presets appears. Select the preset position for each PTZ camera, where you want PTZ cameras to move to wh enever the DVR detects an input on the associated alarm input. 12. Highlight the desired[...]

Configuration Document 900.0856 Rev B 79 02/08 3. Highlighting the box under the Sensitivity heading and pressing allows you to adjust the DVR’s sensitivity to motion for Daytime and Nighttime independently. There are five settings with 1 being the least sensitive and 5 being the most sensitive. Figure 3-60 Motion Dete ction Sensitivity Screen 4.[...]

Configuration 80 Note You can set up motion zones one bl ock at a time in groups of 8 or 16 individual block gr oups (9- and 16-channel DVR respectively). A block group is positioned within the image area using the Up and Down arrow buttons, and individual blocks within the block groups are select ed or cleared using the camera buttons. 7. Press to[...]

Configuration Document 900.0856 Rev B 81 02/08 10. Highlight the box beside Daytime and press . Use the Up and Down arrow buttons to set the Daytime range. The DVR will consider the remaining time range as the Nighttime. 11. Highlight the Action s 1 and Actions 2 tabs and the Motion Detection Actions 1 ( Figure 3-65 ) and Actions 2 ( Figure 3-66 ) [...]

Configuration 82 Note For the Alarm-Out action, the alarm output an d beep you select should be set to the Event mode in the Alarm-Out setup screen, Schedule tab (see Alarm-Out Screen , page 65 ). 14. Highlight the box under the Notify heading and press . You can toggle the entire list On and Off by highlighting Notification and pressing . You can [...]

Configuration Document 900.0856 Rev B 83 02/08 Video Loss Screen 1. Highlight Video Loss in the Event menu and press . The Video Loss setup screen ( Figure 3-67 ) appears. Figure 3-67 Video Loss Settings Screen 2. The DVR checks to see if an ything is obscuring the camera. Highli ght the slider bar beside Check Obscuration , and use the Left and Ri[...]

Configuration 84 Note For the Record action, the camera you select should be set to the Event or Time & Event recording mode in the Record Schedule setup screen. 5. Highlight the box under the Alarm-Out heading and press . A list of Alarm Outputs appears. You can associate as many Alarm-Outs with t hat camera as you wish. When the DVR detects v[...]

Configuration Document 900.0856 Rev B 85 02/08 8. Highlight the box under the Spot Monitor heading and press . A list of SPOT monitors and cameras appears. Each SPOT monitor can be associated with a camera. The DVR will display the associ ated camera on the SPOT monitor whenever it detects video loss on the selected camera. 9. You can save your Vid[...]

Configuration 86 Figure 3-71 Text-In Device (VP Filter) Settings Screen Figure 3-72 Text-In Device (Gen er ic Text and EPSO N-POS) Settings Screen 3. Highlight the box beside Port , and press . Select from None , RS232 , RS485 and USB-Serial (1~8) . Note If you have set the Port as None , you will not be able to make any changes to the screen. Note[...]

Configuration Document 900.0856 Rev B 87 02/08 Note The screen changes for the different types of text input devices, changing the parameter boxes for you to enter information. 6. Highlight the box beside Virtual Port , and press . Select the port number to use. This field will be activated only when setting up the VP Filter device. 7. Highlight th[...]

Configuration 88 Figure 3-73 Text-I n Actions 1 Screen The DVR can be set to react to text input. Text input can be associated with cameras, trigger an Alarm-Out connector, sound the DVR’s internal buzzer, notify a number of different devices, move PT Z cameras to preset positions, and/or display a camera on a SPOT monitor. 16. Highlight the box [...]

Configuration Document 900.0856 Rev B 89 02/08 Note For the Notify action, the notify item you select should be enabled in the Notification setup screen and the DVR should be registered in the RAS (Rem ote Administration System). Figure 3-74 Text-I n Actions 2 Screen 19. Highlight the desired box under the PTZ heading, and press . A list of PTZ pre[...]

Configuration 90 Figure 3-75 Health Check Screen The DVR can be configured to run self-di agnostics and report the results. 2. Highlighting the box beside Sys tem and pressing allows you to select the interval that you want the DVR to ru n self-diagnostics on the system. You can select from 1 hr to 30 days , or Never . 3. Highlight the Setup... box[...]

Configuration Document 900.0856 Rev B 91 02/08 Figure 3-77 Storage Screen 6. Highlight the box beside Disk Bad Notify , and press . Select the percentage level of bad disk sectors at which point you want the DVR t o trigger an alert. Percentage levels range from 10% to 90%. 7. Highlight the box beside Disk Almost Full Notify , and press . Select th[...]

Configuration 92 12. Highlight the second box beside Temperature Threshold , and press . Select either °C (Celsius) or °F (F ahrenhei t) , and press . Note The box beside Last Check-Time displays the Date and Time of the last S.M.A.R.T. check. 13. Highlight OK , and press to accept the changes. Selecting Can cel exits the screen without saving th[...]

Configuration Document 900.0856 Rev B 93 02/08 Note Mail notify is the only option available for the System event. Note For the Notify action to work, the DVR should be registered in the RAS (Remote Administration System). 17. You can save your System Event changes by highlighting Save and pressing . Selecting Cancel exits the screen without savin [...]

Configuration 94 • Disk Almost Full will be highlighted when the DV R is not in the Recycle mode and the level of disk usage reaches the Disk Almost Full percentage you specified in the System Event setup screen on the Event menu. Disk Full will be highlighted when the DVR is not in the Recycle mode and all available storage space has been used. [...]

Operation Document 900.0856 Rev B 95 02/08 4 Operation Note This chapter assumes your DVR has been installed and configured. If it has not, please refer to Chapter 2 and Chapter 3 . The DVR’s controls are similar to a VCR. As with a VCR, the main functions are recording and playing back video. However, you have much greater control over recording[...]

Operation 96 Live Monitoring As soon as the DVR completes its initialization process, it will begin showing li ve video on the attached monitor and playing live audio through the attached speaker. The default mode is to display all cameras at once. Pressing any camera button will cause that camera to display full screen. It displays live video and [...]

Operation Document 900.0856 Rev B 97 02/08 Active Cameo Mode You can enter the Active Cameo mode by pr essing in any multi-view format. The yellow outline surrounding the video indicates the acti ve cameo, and pressing the arrow buttons moves the active cameo. Pressing while in the Acti ve Cameo mode exits the Active Cameo mode. The active cameo mo[...]

Operation 98 Figure 4-1 P TZ Select Camera Menu 2. Use the front panel buttons to control the PTZ. Press the Left and Rig ht arrow buttons to pan left and right. Press the Up and Down arrow buttons to tilt the camera up and down. Press to zoom in, and press to zoom out. You can use and to focus the image. 3. You can establish preset positions for P[...]

Operation Document 900.0856 Rev B 99 02/08 Figure 4-3 PTZ Preset View Screen 5. You can save camera position settings as presets so that you can go directly to desired views. a. Once you have the camera at the desired settings, press , and the PTZ Preset dialog box will appear. b. Select the number you want to assign to the preset and press . c. Us[...]

Operation 100 8. Clicking on the left side closes th e toolbar. If you want to display the toolbar again, position the mouse pointer at th e bottom of the screen. Change the toolbar location by clicking the empty space on the left side of the toolbar and drag it to where you want it located on the scr een. Use the arrow buttons on the toolbar to pa[...]

Operation Document 900.0856 Rev B 101 02/08 How the cameras are displayed depends o n the number of cameras associated with the event. If one camera is associated with the event, the DVR will display the camera full screen. If two to four ca meras are associated with th e event, the DVR will display the cameras on a 2x2 screen. If five to nin e cam[...]

Operation 102 1. Press SPOT on the front panel or remote control, then select one of four Spot Monitors. 2. Select the camera to be displayed on the Spot Monitor. Figure 4-6 Spot Moni tor Menu If you want to display more than one came ra on a Spot Monitor, you can display them sequentially: 1. In the Spot Monitor selection mode, press SEQUENCE on t[...]

Operation Document 900.0856 Rev B 103 02/08 Using a Mouse You can use a mouse instead of the front panel buttons to perform man y of the DVR functions. The following operations are su pported when using a mouse during liv e monitoring: • When in one of the multi-view formats (for example, PIP, 2x 2, 3x 3 or 4x4), clicking the mouse button on a ca[...]

Operation 104 Figure 4-9 Mouse Display Menu •C l i c k i n g Cam era and selecting the camera number is the same as pressing the individual camera buttons on the front pa nel which displays the selected camera full screen. When in the PIP display mode, clicking the righ t mouse button and selecting PIP changes the location and the size of the PIP[...]

Operation Document 900.0856 Rev B 105 02/08 Pressing PANIC starts panic recording of all came ras, and pressing the button again stops panic recording. If you set the Panic Re cording D uration in the Record Screen (see Record Screen , page 70 ), panic recording will stop automatically according to the preset duration as long as PANIC is not presse[...]

Operation 106 Note While playing back video, the recording speed might decrease. Note Only the administrator and users with C overt Came ra View authority can view video from covert cameras. The covert cameras in the playback mode are determined by the current camera settings. Pressing PLAY/PAUSE again will freeze the video on the screen. RW (Rewin[...]

Operation Document 900.0856 Rev B 107 02/08 SEARCH Button Pressing SEARCH while in the Playback mode retu rns the DVR to the Live Monitoring mode. Pressing SEARCH while in the Live Monitoring mode returns the DVR to the Search mode. Camera Buttons (1 to 16) Pressing a camera button will disp lay that camera full screen. DISPLAY Button Pressing DISP[...]

Operation 108 You can also use a mo use for convenient playback control. Position the mouse pointer on the search screen, and the following search toolbar will display. Figure 4-10 Mouse Playback Controls Clicking on the left side exits t he toolba r. If you want to display the toolbar again, position the mouse pointer on the screen. Ch ange the to[...]

Operation Document 900.0856 Rev B 109 02/08 Figure 4-11 Search Menu • Go to the First — Displays the first recorded image • Go to the Last — Displays the last recorded image • Go to the Date/Time… — Searches by date and time (see below for more details) • Calendar Search… — Searches using a calendar (see below for more details) [...]

Operation 110 2. You can use the Left and Right arrow buttons to highli ght the year, month, day, hours, minutes and seconds. Use the Up and Down arrow buttons to change to the date and time you want to search for video. 3. Once you have set the date and time you want, press . Then highlight Go and press . 4. Video from the selected date and time w[...]

Operation Document 900.0856 Rev B 111 02/08 4. If the DVR’s time and date have been re set to a time that is earli er than some recorded video, it is possible for the DVR to have more than one video stream in the same time range. Move to Select a Segment , and select the video stream you want to search. Refer to Appendix E, Time Overlap for furth[...]

Operation 112 1. Use the arrow buttons to highlight the event for which you would like to see video. 2. Pressing will extract the event video and display the first image of the event. 3. Pressing PLAY/PAUSE will start playing the event video segmen t. Pressing SEARCH returns to live monitoring. Note It is possible that no recorded image displays on[...]

Operation Document 900.0856 Rev B 113 02/08 f. Highlight th e box beside Video Loss and press . You can select the cameras for which you want to search for any reports of lost video. g. Hig hlight the box beside Text-In and press . You can select the text-in devices for which you want to search for any report of text input. h. Highlight the box bes[...]

Operation 114 3. Pressing PLAY/PAUSE will start playing the event video segmen t. Pressing SEARCH returns to live monitoring. Note It is possible that no recorded image displays on the current screen. Press DISPLAY and change the screen mode to 4x4. You will be able to easily see which camera(s) have recorded video during the target time. Note Text[...]

Operation Document 900.0856 Rev B 115 02/08 e. Highlighting + and pressing allows you to add a new search parameter. Set up the desired search parameter. Refer to Appendix B, Text In Search Examples for more information on setting up search parameters. The column can be used to delete a single search parameter or all of the search parameters. f. Hi[...]

Operation 116 Figure 4-19 Motion Se arch Option Screen You can search video from the first to last recorded images, or you can set the start and stop times and dates. a. Highlight the box bes ide From and press to toggle between On and Off. When set to Off, you can enter a specific Date and Time. When set to On, the search will be from the first re[...]

Operation Document 900.0856 Rev B 117 02/08 6. Once you set your desired search condi tions, highlight Search and press to display the search results in the Motion Search screen. Selecting Ca ncel exits the screen without saving the changes. When you search for motion events of an other camera, you will be asked whether or not you want to delete th[...]

Operation 118 6. You can search video from the first to last recorded images, or you can set the start and stop times and dates: • Highlight the box beside From and press to toggle between On and Off. When set to Off , you can enter a specific Date and Time. When set to On , the search will be from the first recorded image. • Highlight the box [...]

Operation Document 900.0856 Rev B 119 02/08 Note When naming a file, you cannot use the following characters: , / , : , * , ? , " , < , > , | . 11. Highlight Include Text-In Data and press . This will toggle between On and Off. When this feature is On, you can include text-in data when copying video if the recorded video has text-in da[...]

Operation 120 Caution Do NOT disconnect the USB cable or the power from the external drive while copying video clips. If the external drive is shut down or the USB cable is disconnected while copying video clips, THE DVR SYSTEM MAY NOT WORK NORMALLY OR T HE EXTERNAL DRIVE COULD BE DAMAGED, and you will get an error message the next time you try to [...]

USB Hard Disk Drive Preparation Document 900.0856 Rev B 121 02/08 A USB Hard Disk Drive Preparation Preparing the USB-IDE Hard Disk Drive in Windows 2000 Note Preparing a USB-IDE hard disk drive under Windows XP i s almost identical to Windows 2000. 1. Connect the USB-IDE hard disk drive to your computer using the USB Cable. 2. Turn on your compute[...]

USB Hard Disk Drive Preparation 122 After formatting is complete, the USB- IDE hard disk drive will be added to My Computer . 7. Connect the USB-IDE hard disk drive to the DVR. Preparing the USB-IDE Hard Disk Drive in Windows 98 Note Preparing a USB-IDE hard disk drive under Windows ME is almost identical to Windows 98. 1. Connect the USB-IDE hard [...]

Text In Search Examples Document 900.0856 Rev B 123 02/08 B Text In Search Examples Search Example 1 In the above text-in data, you can find that the comparison value is located at 17 th (Unit price, $ mark will be ignored automatically), 28 th (Qty) an d 40 th (amount) characters (including spaces) from the left. In this case, you can enter “ 17[...]

Text In Search Examples 124 Figure B-1 Text-In Search Op tion Example 1 Search Example 2 In the above text-in data, you can find that the comparison value is located at 17 th (Unit price, $ mark will be ignored automatically), 28 th (Qty) an d 40 th (amount) characters (including spaces) from the left, but the value of amount category is located on[...]

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Reviewing Video Clips Document 900.0856 Rev B 127 02/08 C Reviewing Video Clips You do not need to install any special software on your personal computer to review the video clips. The copied video clip contains the Clip Player program. 1. If you used a USB device, disconnect eith er the external USB-IDE hard disk drive or USB flash drive from the [...]

Reviewing Video Clips 128 3. The Clip Player Sc reen displays the clip images. Use the player controls to review the clip. Note Proper image display depends on the display settings of your PC. If you are experiencing di splay problems, click the right mouse button on the background screen and select Properties > Settings then set the Color quali[...]

Reviewing Video Clips Document 900.0856 Rev B 129 02/08 Note Image Processing works only in the single-screen layout and in pause mode. Note If you are not sure about the appropriate Video Format option, try each option until the image displays properly. • Click to select from Normal and Double screen views. Clicking the l eft mouse button on the[...]

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WebGuard Document 900.0856 Rev B 131 02/08 D WebGuard WebGuard allows you to access a remote DV R, monitor live video images and search recorded video using Internet Explorer web browser anytime from virtually anywhere. Computer system requirements fo r using the WebGuard program are: • Operating System: Microsoft® Windows ® 2000, Microsoft Win[...]

WebGuard 132 Note When running WebGuard in the Microsoft Windows Vista operating system, it is recommended to start Internet Explorer with elevated administrator permissi ons. Click the right mouse button on the Internet Explorer i con and select the Run as administrator option from the context menu. Otherwise, some functions of WebGuard might be l[...]

WebGuard Document 900.0856 Rev B 133 02/08 Web Monitoring Mode WebWatch is a remote web monitoring program that allows you to monitor live video transmitted in real-time from the remote DVR. Figure D-2 WebGuard Screen 1. Click to log out of the WebGuard program. 2. Click to access the web search mode. 3. Position the mouse pointer on the WebWatch l[...]

WebGuard 134 7. Click to adjust the brightness , contra st, saturation and hue of the monitoring image. 8. Click to con trol pan, tilt, and zoom of a PTZ camera from a remote site. 9. Click to con trol alarm out devices at the remote site. 10. Click to save the current image as a bitmap or JPEG file format. 11. Click to set up the image drawing mod[...]

WebGuard Document 900.0856 Rev B 135 02/08 Web Search Mode WebSearch is a remote web se arch program that a llows yo u to search recorded video on the remote DVR. Note The remote site connection in the Web Search mode will automatically be disconnected if there is no activity for 30 minutes. Figure D-3 WebSearch Screen 1. Click to log out of the We[...]

WebGuard 136 5. Click to blur, sharpen, equalize and interpolate playback images. Click to zoom out or zoom in on the recorded image. Click to adjust the brightness of the recorded images. Note Image processing works on ly in the pause mode. 6. The playback function buttons include fa st backward, pause, play, fast forward, go to the first image, g[...]

WebGuard Document 900.0856 Rev B 137 02/08 14. Selecting a camera on the screen and clicking the righ t mouse button dispays the text menu screen. • Change Camera Title : Changes the camera nam e. • Aspect Ratio : Changes the image aspect ratio. • Anti-Aliasing Screen : Enhances image display quality by eliminating stair stepping (aliasing) e[...]

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Time Overlap Document 900.0856 Rev B 139 02/08 E Time Overlap If the DVR’s time and date have been reset to a time that is earli er than the existing recorded video, it is possible for the DVR to have more than one video stream in the same time range. In this case, you can se arch overlapping video streams individually by selecting a specific seg[...]

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Troubleshooting Document 900.0856 Rev B 141 02/08 F Troubleshooting Table F-1 Troubleshooting Problem Possible Solution No Power • Check power cord connections. • Confirm that there is power at the outlet. No Live Video • Check camera video cable and connections. • Check monitor video cable and connectio ns. • Confirm that the camera has [...]

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Connector Pin Outs Document 900.0856 Rev B 143 02/08 G Connector Pin Outs I/O Connector Pin Outs AI (1 to 16) Alarm Inputs 1 to 16 GND Chassis Ground (9 connectors) AO (1 to 16) Alarm Outputs 1 to 16 ARI Alarm Reset In[...]

Connector Pin Outs 144 RS485 Connector Pin Outs Master Unit Slave Unit + ! To ! TX+ – ! To ! TX– + ! To ! RX+ – ! To ! RX–[...]

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System Log Notices Document 900.0856 Rev B 147 02/08 I System Log Notices Boot Up Schedule On Shutdown Schedule Off Restart Panic On Upgrade Panic Off Upgrade Fail Clear All Data Power Failure Clear Disk Time Change Format Disk Time Zone Change Disk Full Time Sync Auto Deletion Time Sync Fail Search Begin Disk Bad Search End Login Clip-Copy Begin L[...]

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Error Code Notices Document 900.0856 Rev B 149 02/08 J Error Code Notices System Upgra de Related Number Description 0 Unknown error 1 F ile version error 2 Operating system version error 3 Software version error 4 Kernel version error 100 Upgrade device mounting failed 101 Package is not found 102 Extracting package failed 103 LILO failed 104 Rebo[...]

Error Code Notices 150 Clip Copy Related Number Description 0 Unknown error 1 Device error 2 Mounting failed 3 No media 4 Invalid media 5 Fil e already existed 6 Not enough space 7 Creating temporary file failed 8 Opening disk failed 9 Formatting disk failed 10 Database has been changed 11 Appending failed 12 Bad sector 13 No executable file 14 Ope[...]

Specifications Document 900.0856 Rev B 151 02/08 K Specifications Note Specifications are subject to ch ange without notice. Video Signal Format NTSC or PAL (Auto Detect) Video Input Composite: 9 or 16 looping inputs, 1 Vp-p, auto-terminating, 75 Ohms Monitor Outputs Composite: 1 BNC, 1 Vp-p, 75 Ohms SVHS: 1 SPOT: 4 BNC, 1 Vp-p, 75 Ohms VGA: 1 • [...]

Specifications 152 * Using a shielded S-Video cable provides better quality video display and reduces image noise. ** When installi ng an internal CD-RW driv e or DVD-RW drive, set the jumper to Master and connect to the Secondary IDE channel. Audio Input RCA Input: 4 Line In Audio Output RCA Output: 1, Line Out IR Port 1 Remote Control Connectors [...]

Specifications Document 900.0856 Rev B 153 02/08 Note Specifications are subject to ch ange without notice. General Dimensions (W x H x D) 16.9” x 3.5” x 15.9” (430 mm x 88 mm x 405 mm) Unit Weight 16.3 lbs. (7.4 kg) Shipping Weight 23.6 lbs. (10.7 kg) Shipping Dimensions (W x H x D) 21.3” x 11.4” x 23.2” (540 mm x 290 mm x 590 mm) Oper[...]

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