Kguard AR821-CKT001 manual

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    D VR with Cloud T echnology USER MANU AL Au rora Series Default user name: admin Default password: 123456[...]

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    ENGLISH Pre face 2 DVR User ’ s Manual About this Manual The material in this documen t is for inf ormaon purpose and is subject to change without prior noce. W e made every e ort to ensur e that this user ’ s manual is accur ate and c omplete. Howev er , no liability is assumed for an y error s and omissions that may ha ve occurr ed. [...]

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    ENGLISH Pre face DVR User ’ s Manual 3 Saf ety In forma on W arning This is the symbol f or indicang any pot enal hazard, risk or condion requiring special a enon. The user needs to re fer to the import ant operang and maintenance or servicing instrucons. Cauon The lighng ash with an arrow head s ymbol, in an equi[...]

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    ENGLISH Conten ts 4 DVR User ’ s Manual Con t ents About this Manual .................................................................................................................... 2 FCC Compliance Sta tement ....................................................................................................... 2 Copyright ..................[...]

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    ENGLISH Conten ts DVR User ’ s Manual 5 Display Se tup .................................................................................................................. 34 Display ................................................................................................................... 34 Margin .........................................[...]

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    ENGLISH Conten ts 6 DVR User ’ s Manual Sengs ........................................................................................................................... 65 Load Def ault Sengs ............................................................................................ 66 Logout ..............................................[...]

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    ENGLISH Auror a Series: Intr oducon DVR User ’ s Manual 7 In troducon Product Ov erview Fron t Panel HDD LINK POWER 4 CH 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 4 1) Menu: Press t o enter the menu. 5) IR receiv er: Receives inc oming remote con trol commands. 2) Esc: Press t o exit the curren t menu. 6) HDD LED: Lights blue when the HDD is being accessed. 3) OK: Pre[...]

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    ENGLISH Auror a Series: Intr oducon 8 DVR User ’ s Manual 16-Channel DVR VGA HDMI DC+12V IN USB E-SA TA AUDIO OUT CVBS OUT RJ45 GND ALM IN NO COM GND 485A 485B GND 12 34 AUDIO IN 12 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 VIDEO IN 9 2 4 6 5 12 11 10 7 8 1 1) Po wer Input: Connects to the power adapt er . Use only the supplied power adapter . 8)[...]

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    ENGLISH Auror a Series: Intr oducon DVR User ’ s Manual 9 R emote Con trol 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 MENU PTZ EXIT ST ANDBY LOGIN/LOCK OK RECORD STOP EXTRA AUDIO MUTE 2 3 5 7 11 12 14 17 18 20 22 9 4 6 1 10 13 15 19 21 23 16 8 1) Login/Lock: Press to login/lock the main menu. 13) -: Press to decrease the v olume level. 2) Numeric key s (1~0): Press [...]

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    ENGLISH Auror a Series: Intr oducon 10 DVR User ’ s Manual Mouse The DVR is supplied with a USB mouse that y ou can use to oper ate the DVR. Simply plug in the supplied mouse int o the USB mouse connector a t the rear panel of the device. Mouse Opera on Descripon Le -click In OSD menu, click the le buon t o select and edit the s[...]

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    ENGLISH Auror a Series: Geng St arted DVR User ’ s Manual 11 Geng St art ed Inst alling the Har d Disk Drive Depending on the package y ou have pur chased, the hard disk drive ma y be included in the full package. If it is not pre-inst alled, follow the ins tallaon instrucons on this user manual. DO NOT ins tall or remov e the hard di[...]

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    ENGLISH Auror a Series: Geng St arted 12 DVR User ’ s Manual Step 3: Secur e HDD Align the HDD to the holes on the DVR c ase and secure the HDD using the four (4) supplied scr ews. Step 4: R eplace the cover A ach the cover and the scr ews back in place.[...]

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    ENGLISH Auror a Series: Geng St arted DVR User ’ s Manual 13 Making Connecon Basic Connecon 4-Channel / 8-Channel DVR AUDIO OUT VIDEO IN AUDIO IN VIDEO OUT RJ45 USB 2.0 VGA HDMI DC+12V IN GN D CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN 48 48 13 57 13 57 24 68 24 68 ALM IN GND NO COM GND 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 AUDIO OUT VIDEO IN AUDIO IN VIDEO O[...]

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    ENGLISH Auror a Series: Geng St arted 14 DVR User ’ s Manual Camera 16-Channel DVR VGA HDMI DC+12V IN USB E-SA TA AUDIO OUT CVBS OUT RJ45 GND ALM IN NO COM GND 485A 485B GND 12 34 AUDIO IN 12 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 VIDEO IN VGA HDMI DC+12V IN USB E-SA TA AUDIO OUT CVBS OUT RJ45 GND ALM IN NO COM GND 485A 485B GND 12 34 AUDIO IN[...]

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    ENGLISH Auror a Series: Geng St arted DVR User ’ s Manual 15 Connecng to Other Devices 4-Channel / 8-Channel DVR AUDIO OUT VIDEO IN AUDIO IN VIDEO OUT RJ45 USB 2.0 VGA HDMI DC+12V IN GN D CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN 48 48 13 57 13 57 24 68 24 68 ALM IN GND NO COM GND 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 AUDIO OUT VIDEO IN AUDIO IN VIDEO OUT RJ45 [...]

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    ENGLISH Auror a Series: Geng St arted 16 DVR User ’ s Manual VGA HDMI DC+12V IN USB E-SA TA AUDIO OUT CVBS OUT RJ45 GND ALM IN NO COM GND 485A 485B GND 12 34 AUDIO IN 12 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 VIDEO IN VGA HDMI DC+12V IN USB E-SA TA AUDIO OUT CVBS OUT RJ45 GND ALM IN NO COM GND 485A 485B GND 12 34 AUDIO IN 12 16 15 14 13 12 11 [...]

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    ENGLISH Auror a Series: Geng St arted DVR User ’ s Manual 17 Eas y Ne twork Setup The outstanding f eatur e of this DVR is that you do not need t o do any complica ted network se ngs to set up the DVR for r emote live view on smart phone/pad/w eb browser s (MyKguard) or uploading images t o Cloud. In a DHCP typical personal home LAN (Loc al[...]

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    ENGLISH Auror a Series: Geng St arted 18 DVR User ’ s Manual Step 2: Login t o MyKguard Open your comput er IE browser (IE8 or abo ve) and enter h p://www .mykguar d.com in the URL bo x. Enter the DVR ID and passwor d on Quick Login . Then click Login . Note: DVR ID can be f ound at the f ollowing: (1) On the DVR QR Code sck er . (2) In [...]

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    ENGLISH Auror a Series: Geng St arted DVR User ’ s Manual 19 Basic Connecon for Uploading Imag es to Cloud Step 1: Connect the D VR to netw ork a. Connect the power adapt er to the DVR. See “Making Connecon” on page 13. b. Connect a RJ-45 cable from the LAN port on the back of the D VR to an av ailable port on a router . Step 2: Se t[...]

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    ENGLISH Auror a Series: Geng St arted 20 DVR User ’ s Manual b. Via scanning QR code A “QR code” also appear s on the screen a er clicking AcveCloud . Using your smart phone/pad, simply scan the QR c ode and conrm the link to acva te the Dropbo x cloud stor age. Note: Prior scanning the QR code with the smart phone/pad, y ou ne[...]

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    ENGLISH Auror a Series: Geng St arted DVR User ’ s Manual 21 Setup Wiz ard The Setup Wizar d will appear the rst me y ou start the D VR. It will guide you to congur e inial DVR sengs including me setup, network setup, and other basic se ngs. Follow the on-scr een instrucons to complet e the inial setup. Note: T o ski[...]

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    ENGLISH Auror a Series: Geng St arted 22 DVR User ’ s Manual Basic Setup Click Time tab to c ongure the dat e and me sengs. See “Date/Time” on page 33 . Click DST tab to congur e the Daylight Saving Time sengs. See “DS T (Dayligh t Saving Time)” on page 34 . Network Se tup & T esng If you are using DHCP c onnec[...]

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    ENGLISH Auror a Series: Geng St arted DVR User ’ s Manual 23 If you are using PPP oE connecon, select PPPoE t ab. Specify User name and Pass word. See “LAN” on page 49 f or further more inf ormaon. DDNS & Port Se tup T o enable remot e live view the DVR via MyKguard, y ou need to enable the funcon rs t prior accessing MyKgu[...]

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    ENGLISH Auror a Series: Geng St arted 24 DVR User ’ s Manual HDD Setup Display the HDD s tatus and capacity . T o forma t the HDD, check the F ormat box and click F ormat . Overwrite: Select an ov erwrite interv al opons. By days : Dene the beginning da te of the les that will be overwri en. By capacity : De ne the capacity limi[...]

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    ENGLISH Auror a Series: Oper ang the DVR DVR User ’ s Manual 25 Oper a ng the D VR Logging in Enter the user name and pass word bef ore ent ering the Main menu. Note: The def ault user name and password ar e: User name: admin Pass word: 123456 Main Screen Once you turn on the DVR, the liv e view screen appear s. Note: The number of channels[...]

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    ENGLISH Auror a Series: Oper ang the DVR 26 DVR User ’ s Manual T ask Bar T o open the task bar , do one of the following: • Right -click on any place on the scr een. • Press the Menu buon on the r emote contr ol. T o access the Main menu or other common funcons, click the respecv e icon. Click to ent er the Main menu. See “Main[...]

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    ENGLISH Auror a Series: Oper ang the DVR DVR User ’ s Manual 27 Click to switch t o 4-window display . Click to switch t o 6-window display . Click to switch t o 8-window display .[...]

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    ENGLISH Auror a Series: Oper ang the DVR 28 DVR User ’ s Manual Click to switch t o 9-window display . Click to st art/st op rota on of channel display . T o customiz e the auto sequence or der , see “ Auto Sequence” on page 36 . Click to access the Color Setup menu. T o adjust image hue, brigh tness, contr ast, and satur aon seng[...]

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    ENGLISH Auror a Series: Oper ang the DVR DVR User ’ s Manual 29 Click to access the V olume Contr ol bar . - Drag the slider t o adjust the volume lev el. Click to turn mute on or o . Click to access the PTZ Contr ol panel. • Select the desired channel. • Click the direcon arr ow to select the direcon of the PTZ c amera. F or the [...]

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    ENGLISH Auror a Series: Oper ang the DVR 30 DVR User ’ s Manual Click to open the video playback scr een. Select the desired me slot that y ou want to pla y . T o play in full screen, click a channel. See “Pla ying Videos” on page 57 f or more details.[...]

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    ENGLISH Auror a Series: Conguring D VR Sengs DVR User ’ s Manual 31 Conguring D VR Se ngs Main Menu Main Menu Record Search Log Search Logout HD D e-SATA (16-channel only ) Disk management Advance Alarm Network COMM P.T. Z Information Device Network status Online users Record Basic Settings Maintenance Basic Syste m Date/Time Display [...]

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    ENGLISH Auror a Series: Conguring D VR Sengs 32 DVR User ’ s Manual Click to en ter the Main menu. Select one of the menu opons and congur e the necessary sengs: Basic menu Congure the s yst em, date/me, displa y , record, and user sengs. Advance menu Congure alarm, netw ork, internet applic aon, and PTZ sengs. Re[...]

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    ENGLISH Auror a Series: Conguring D VR Sengs DVR User ’ s Manual 33 Basic Menu Sy st em Setup Device name: Enter the desir ed name for the D VR. The name can be composed of alphanumeric char acters and is used to idenfy this device in your list of acv ated DDNS acc ounts. Device ID: Enter the desir ed ID for the DVR. The device ID , i[...]

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    ENGLISH Auror a Series: Conguring D VR Sengs 34 DVR User ’ s Manual Time zone: Select the me z one in your loca on. Note: In the USA, EST (E astern St andard Time) is GMT -5:00, where PST (P acic Standar d Time) is GMT -8:00. The UK is GMT +0:00, and the Eas t Coast of Austr alia is GMT +10:00. Auto updat e: Click to automac all[...]

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    ENGLISH Auror a Series: Conguring D VR Sengs DVR User ’ s Manual 35 Time/Name: Choose to hide or display the r ecording da ta (me, dat e, or channel) during recording. See “ Overlay Sengs” on page 36. Copy CH/T o CH: Select to cop y the current sengs t o all channels or one specic channel. Click the arrow to select an opo[...]

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    ENGLISH Auror a Series: Conguring D VR Sengs 36 DVR User ’ s Manual • Overla y Sengs Use these sengs to include a dat e/me and camer a name on a video stream per channel. In Time/Date, click Se ngs and select the channel that you wan t to set the overla y sengs. T o include the date/me and/ or channel name on the recor d[...]

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    ENGLISH Auror a Series: Conguring D VR Sengs DVR User ’ s Manual 37 Mode : Allows to c ongure how man y channels are display ed on the screen. The a vailable opons include 1 x 1 (one channel in full screen), 2 x 2 (f our channels), 3 x 3 (nine channels) , 4 x 4 (sixteen channels) depending on the number of DVR channels.. Layout : Allo[...]

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    ENGLISH Auror a Series: Conguring D VR Sengs 38 DVR User ’ s Manual Rec ord Setup Basic Set the audio funcon and recor ding mode for each channel. Enable: Check to enable or uncheck to disable the rec ord mode f or a channel. Audio: Check to enable the audio recor ding for a channel. Uncheck t o disable this opon. Note: This funcon[...]

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    ENGLISH Auror a Series: Conguring D VR Sengs DVR User ’ s Manual 39 Note: If the recor d mode seng is set to 960H, it is r ecommended to use a 600 TVL or higher resoluon c amera. Frame r at e: Select how many images per sec ond the DVR will recor d. According t o the standard, “R eal me” is 30fps (NTSC) or 25fps (P AL). With th[...]

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    ENGLISH Auror a Series: Conguring D VR Sengs 40 DVR User ’ s Manual • Recor ding Schedule Setup Y ou can also double-click the me slot to set the r ecording mode and schedule. Start me/End me : Ent er the Start me and End me informa on when the recor ding begins and ends. T ype: Select the recor ding mode. T o add addi?[...]

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    ENGLISH Auror a Series: Conguring D VR Sengs DVR User ’ s Manual 41 • Conguring Other Users In Basic user menu you can specify the user name, passwor d, MAC address and allow the binding client MAC or not. User name : Select a name for the user you wan t to dene. The best usernames are short and r elevant to the speciality of the us[...]

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    ENGLISH Auror a Series: Conguring D VR Sengs 42 DVR User ’ s Manual • Authorizing Other Users The administr ator can gr ant access rights to user s in the following cat egories: • Basic (sy stem, dat a/me display , recor d) • Advanced (Alarm, Netw ork, COMM, P . T .Z) • Playback (CH1 ~ CH8) • Backup (CH1 ~ CH8) • Remot e moni[...]

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    ENGLISH Auror a Series: Conguring D VR Sengs DVR User ’ s Manual 43 Note: • It is advised to av oid using wireless camer as with any of the moon r ecording equipment. The wir eless technology is sensive t o interf erence, and ther efor e common issues lik e sta c and image distoron might trigger the moon detecon unint en[...]

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    ENGLISH Auror a Series: Conguring D VR Sengs 44 DVR User ’ s Manual • Moon Schedule Setup Prior dening the moon schedule, mak e sure the channel you w ant to associate it with is Enabled . In Schedule, click Sengs and double- click the me slot to set the schedule. Start me/End me : Ent er the Start me and End me[...]

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    ENGLISH Auror a Series: Conguring D VR Sengs DVR User ’ s Manual 45 Note: Be sure to c omplete the E-mail and DNS server se ngs befor e enabling this funcon. Alarm output: If an alarm device is connected, check the bo x to mak e the device sound the alarm when moon is detect ed. Push: Check the box t o enable Push Even t funcon [...]

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    ENGLISH Auror a Series: Conguring D VR Sengs 46 DVR User ’ s Manual • Sensor Schedule Setup In Schedule, click Sengs and double- click the me slot to set the schedule. Start me/End me : Ent er the Start me and End me informa on when the sensor detecon begins and ends. T o add addional sensor detecon schedule,[...]

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    ENGLISH Auror a Series: Conguring D VR Sengs DVR User ’ s Manual 47 Note: Be sure to c omplete the E-mail and DNS server se ngs befor e enabling this funcon. Alarm output: If an alarm device is connected, check the bo x to mak e the device sound the sensor when trigger ed. Push: Check the box t o enable Push Even t funcon on Mobile[...]

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    ENGLISH Auror a Series: Conguring D VR Sengs 48 DVR User ’ s Manual Others Customiz e the even t(s) alarm sengs. Disk error: Select Enable to trigger the alarm if the DVR has tr ouble to access or detect the har d disk drive. Disk full: Select Enable to trigger the alarm when the hard disk drive is full. IP address conict: Select Enab[...]

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    ENGLISH Auror a Series: Conguring D VR Sengs DVR User ’ s Manual 49 LAN T o access the DVR ov er local area netw ork, you need to congur e the LAN parame ters of y our DVR Prior conguring the LAN int erface, con rm the type of internet connecon y ou are using and the rela ted network connecon par ameters with y our Internet S[...]

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    ENGLISH Auror a Series: Conguring D VR Sengs 50 DVR User ’ s Manual PPPoE Select if you are using PPP oE connecon. With PPP oE (Point -to- Poin t Protocol o ver Ethernet), y our DVR is most lik ely connect ed to a DSL modem, and your ISP has supplied you with an authenc aon user name and passwor d to the Internet. PPPoE: Select Ena[...]

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    ENGLISH Auror a Series: Conguring D VR Sengs DVR User ’ s Manual 51 Sub-str eam The sub-stream is the video s tream that the DVR will send t o remote devices via a network or the In ternet. It is the lower -quality str eam as a reducon in video siz e, using constan t bit -rat e and thus making it easier to send over a netw ork. Enable: C[...]

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    ENGLISH Auror a Series: Conguring D VR Sengs 52 DVR User ’ s Manual DDNS DDNS (Dynamic DNS) is a service that regist ers a domain name and the oang IP address with a DDNS server so that the domain name can be rout ed to the IP address ev en if the IP is changed in a dynamic IP sy stem. Note: T o use this fea ture, mak e sure in the f [...]

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    ENGLISH Auror a Series: Conguring D VR Sengs DVR User ’ s Manual 53 Sending interv al: Select an e-mail sending interval. Mail server(SMTP): Enter the SMTP Server of the sending e-mail server . If you do not know the SMTP mail server address, please consult with the e-mail service pr ovider or check the informa on on their web page. Port[...]

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    ENGLISH Auror a Series: Conguring D VR Sengs 54 DVR User ’ s Manual Cloud A t present, your D VR supports the Dropbo x cloud stor age. Bef ore seng up the cloud stor age on the DVR, mak e sure your Dr opbox accoun t has been creat ed and acve (Dropbo x website: www .dropbo x.com) and the network sengs of y our DVR has been congu[...]

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    ENGLISH Auror a Series: Conguring D VR Sengs DVR User ’ s Manual 55 PTZ Setup Here y ou can congure the D VR to be able to oper ate PTZ devices. PTZ stands f or P an, Tilt & Zoom. The DVR is compa ble with many - but not all - PTZ devices av ailable. For more inf ormaon, please consult the vendor . Customiz e the PTZ camer a se[...]

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    ENGLISH Auror a Series: Conguring D VR Sengs 56 DVR User ’ s Manual Search: A er selecng date, me, video type, and channel, click to sear ch for r ecorded les. The sear ch results are display ed on the right window . First/Pr ev/Next/Las t: Click to brow se the search result pag e by page. Lock: Aer selecng Unlock r ecorde[...]

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    ENGLISH Auror a Series: Conguring D VR Sengs DVR User ’ s Manual 57 Pla ying Videos Aer selecng dat e, me, video type, and channel, click Playback to en ter the playback mode in terf ace. The selected video le is display ed on the screen. Use the on-screen calendar t o mak e changes to the dat es and control bar t o contr ol the[...]

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    ENGLISH Auror a Series: Conguring D VR Sengs 58 DVR User ’ s Manual Playback Scr een (Hide Time Line) Playback Scr een (Hide Time Line and Control Bar) T rimming Videos T o mark the st art and end trimming me during playback in full screen, do the f ollowing: • Drag the slider to where you would lik e to s tart trimming and click the i[...]

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    ENGLISH Auror a Series: Conguring D VR Sengs DVR User ’ s Manual 59 T o sav e the trimmed video, click the icon. Select the le that y ou want to sa ve and check the Back up box. Then click Backup to sa ve the le int o the selected USB drive. Note: • Bef ore backing up the rec orded le, be sure t o plug a USB device into the USB p[...]

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    ENGLISH Auror a Series: Conguring D VR Sengs 60 DVR User ’ s Manual Disk Managemen t HDD Forma ng HDD Display s the HDD connected to the int ernal SA T A port. T o make sur e that the hard disk driv e is properly set, it is important t o congure the har d disk drive sengs bef ore its inial usage. Click Format t o format the har [...]

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    ENGLISH Auror a Series: Conguring D VR Sengs DVR User ’ s Manual 61 Managing USB Disk Drive Click Manage to vie w or delete le(s) stor ed in the USB disk drive. T o delete f older(s)/le(s), check the respecve bo x(es) and click Delete . An “ Are you sur e that you w ant to delet e the le?” Warning message appear s on the scr[...]

  • Page 62

    ENGLISH Auror a Series: Conguring D VR Sengs 62 DVR User ’ s Manual Inf ormaon Device Display the D VR informa on including the device name and ID , serial number , rmwar e version, MA C address, and DVR ID . The device inf ormaon is mainly used by the technical support, in the e vent that you r equire assist ance. Note: The DVR[...]

  • Page 63

    ENGLISH Auror a Series: Conguring D VR Sengs DVR User ’ s Manual 63 Rec ord Display the specic channel r ecording sengs including video resoluon, frame r ate, quality , and recording capacity (per hour). Click Exit to close the curren t screen. Maint enance Basic Congure the aut omac sy stem maintenance, upda te the rmwar [...]

  • Page 64

    ENGLISH Auror a Series: Conguring D VR Sengs 64 DVR User ’ s Manual Manual Reboot Click Reboot t o reboot the DVR. A message appear s, click Ye s to conrm the oper aon. Set Aut o Maintenance T o maintain the oper aonal int egrity of the DVR, it is rec ommended to reboot your D VR periodically . Similarly to the PC that becomes uns [...]

  • Page 65

    ENGLISH Auror a Series: Conguring D VR Sengs DVR User ’ s Manual 65 Updat e Sys tem Firm ware Use this fea ture to upda te the rmwar e with the latest v ersion. Download the rmwar e folder named “ dvrupgr ade” and save the f older in a USB ash drive. Insert the USB ash drive int o a USB port of the DVR and click Firmwar e up[...]

  • Page 66

    ENGLISH Auror a Series: Conguring D VR Sengs 66 DVR User ’ s Manual Load Def ault Sengs Use this fea ture to r estor e the factory def ault sengs of the DVR. In Load fact ory default sengs, click Sengs to load the def ault sengs. Check the respecve se ng opon box tha t you want t o rest ore. « TIP » • T o res tor[...]

  • Page 67

    ENGLISH Auror a Series: W eb Client DVR User ’ s Manual 67 W eb Client Use W eb Client to r emotely access the DVR at an yme. Bef ore accessing W eb Client f or rst me: • Ensure that the Ne twork sengs of the DVR is pr operly congured. See “LAN” on pag e 49 . • Y our computer has a web br owser , such as Interne t Explorer [...]

  • Page 68

    ENGLISH Auror a Series: W eb Client 68 DVR User ’ s Manual Int erf ace Overview Aer you login t o W eb Client, the Live screen appear s. Note: The number of channels display ed may vary depending on the D VR model. The illustra on below is from a 8-channel DVR. Manage the PTZ speed dome (see page 29 ). Manage the display color sengs (see[...]

  • Page 69

    ENGLISH Auror a Series: W eb Client DVR User ’ s Manual 69 Swit ching Screen Modes The Live scr een can be viewed in di erent modes. Click the respecve icon on the t ask bar to swit ch to di erent displa y mode. Click to switch to F ull Window mode. Click to switch to F ull Screen (panel control is hidden) mode. Click to switch to 4-spli[...]

  • Page 70

    ENGLISH Auror a Series: W eb Client 70 DVR User ’ s Manual Video Pla yback Click Playback t ab remotely sear ch, play , and download recor ded videos. Searching and Pla ying Videos Congure the sear ch opons (see “Search” on page 55 ). Click to switch be tween Recor d List and Search R esult Pag e. Manage the display window . Click the r[...]

  • Page 71

    ENGLISH Auror a Series: W eb Client DVR User ’ s Manual 71 Downloading R ecorded Videos Click to download the video to y our local hard disk. See “Loc al Sengs” on page 77 f or details on seng download path f older . Select the box of the les that you w ant to download. Click to switch be tween Recor d List and Search R esult Pag e.[...]

  • Page 72

    ENGLISH Auror a Series: W eb Client 72 DVR User ’ s Manual Congur e Sengs Click Congure t ab to remotely c ongure the DVR. The av ailable menu opons and seng congur aons are v ery similar to the DVR sy stem menu. Note: The relev ant page r efer ence for addional inf ormaon is list ed on each menu item. Inf ormaon [...]

  • Page 73

    ENGLISH Auror a Series: W eb Client DVR User ’ s Manual 73 Dat e/Time Congure the da te, me, and dayligh t saving me sengs. • Select the Date/Time t ab to congur e the date and me sengs. R ef er to “Date/Time” on pag e 33 . • Select the DST tab to congur e the daylight sa ving me sengs. Re fer to “DS T (Day[...]

  • Page 74

    ENGLISH Auror a Series: W eb Client 74 DVR User ’ s Manual Rec ord Customiz e the rec ording sengs and schedule. Re fer t o “Recor d Setup” on page 38 . User Change the passwor d and authorize user s and set the access rights in using the DVR. Re fer to “User Se tup” on page 40 .[...]

  • Page 75

    ENGLISH Auror a Series: W eb Client DVR User ’ s Manual 75 Alarm Customiz e the moon, sensor , video loss, and other even t(s) recording se ngs. • Select the Moon tab to cus tomiz e the moon recording se ngs. Ref er to “Moon” on page 42 . • Select the Sensor tab to cus tomiz e the sensor alarm sengs. Ref er to “Sens[...]

  • Page 76

    ENGLISH Auror a Series: W eb Client 76 DVR User ’ s Manual COMM Congure In ternet rela ted applicaon sengs. Note: Be sure that the D VR network connecon is pr operly congured be for e proceeding with the folllo wing setup. • Select the MyKguard t ab to enable remote access the D VR via MyKguard. R efer t o “MyKguard” on page [...]

  • Page 77

    ENGLISH Auror a Series: W eb Client DVR User ’ s Manual 77 Local Sengs Specify the local path direct ory to save do wnloaded videos, les, and snapshots. Set the rec ording length f or each video le (5/10/15/30 minutes) and click the corr esponding Browse buon to modify the path. Click Apply to sa ve the sengs. Log Search and back u[...]

  • Page 78

    ENGLISH Auror a Series: Appendix 78 DVR User ’ s Manual Appendix T r oubleshoong If you e xperience any problems in using the D VR, try the following soluons to these c ommon problems bef ore calling for service. If pr oblems persist, c ontact the cust omer service in your area. Queson: The DVR does not turn on and the indic ators ar e n[...]

  • Page 79

    ENGLISH Auror a Series: Appendix DVR User ’ s Manual 79 Specica ons Model AR421 AR821 AR1621 No. of Channel 4 Channels 8 Channels 16 Channels Cloud Cloud Stor age Ye s Stor age Mode Schedule / Moon Detecon Video Video Format NTSC or P AL Video Input 4 BNC Inputs 8 BNC Inputs 16 BNC Inputs Video Output 1 VGA, 1 BNC, 1 HDMI Outputs Vide[...]

  • Page 80

    ENGLISH Auror a Series: Appendix 80 DVR User ’ s Manual Model AR421 AR821 AR1621 Backup Method HDD , USB, Network Pow er Supply 12V /2A Opera ng T emperatur e (without HDD) -10°C to 55°C ( 14°F to 131°F ) Stor age T empera ture -20°C to 70°C (-4°F to 158°F) W orking Humidity 10% ~ 90% Dimension (W x D x H) 315 x 230 x 40 mm * Specic[...]

  • Page 81

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