Swann DVR8-3425 manual

1 1 DIGIT AL VIDEO REC ORDER EN INSTRUCTION MANUAL[...]

2 2 Important Inf ormation FC C Verific ation This equipment has been tested and f ound to compl y with the limits for Class B digi - tal devic e, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rul es. These limits are designed to pr ovide r easonable prot ection against harmful interfer ence in a r esidential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can r[...]

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4 4 What is 960H? 720 480 (NTSC) 576 (P AL) 4:3 Aspect Ratio 960 480 (NTSC) 576 (P AL) 16:9 Aspect Ratio “960H” is the term used for a c omposite video signal which utilises additional hori - zontal lines of r esolution. The additional horizontal space cr eates a significantl y larger and sharper image, and also allow s for higher dynamic range[...]

5 5 Display : Camera The “ Display : Camera” menu is where y ou can make adjus tments to how the DVR displa ys the feed coming fr om your cameras. Y ou can adjust aspects of each channel/camera, such as: • the camera’ s name • what information will be display ed on-screen, and wher e this information will be display ed • whether informa[...]

6 6 Display : Output The “ Display: Output” menu is wher e you can c ontrol ho w the DVR is going to deliver an image to y our television, scr een or monitor . Y ou’ll be able to adjust items such as: • scr een resolution and position on your monit or • the audio output • the appearanc e of the menus • the sensitivity of the USB mouse[...]

7 7 The “Rec ording: Enc ode” menu allows you to alt er and customize how the DVR r ecor ds footage and enc odes the files. Encoding is a term which r efer s to the compr ession algorithm (a fancy c omputer term for “mak e the file smaller whil e retaining visual quality”) used by the DVR. Y ou can choose and alter - • The frame rat e (ho[...]

8 8 Overwrite: When enabl ed, the DVR will rec ord ov er the files already s tored on the har d drive. The DVR will al ways r ecor d over the oldes t files on your har d drive first. Using the overwrite option is advisabl e, as the DVR will alwa ys be able to r ecor d events as they happen. How ever , it does mean that you’ll need to get importan[...]

9 9 R ec or ding: Schedul e The “Rec ording: Schedule” menu enabl es you to specify when the DVR r ecor ds video and under what modes for each channel. The schedule pr esented on-scr een applies to one channel only ov er one whole week. Use the “Copy T o” function to quickl y assign identical schedule layouts t o multiple channels at once. [...]

10 10 Sear ch: Playback T o play your video r ecor dings: 1. Select one or mor e channels you’d lik e to play back. 2. F rom the Video T ype menu, select the type(s) of video you’d lik e to playback. The options ar e “ All ” , “Manual ” , “Schedule” , “Motion” , “ Alarm” and “Motion or Alarm” . 3. Specify a Start Date/Ti[...]

11 11 Sear ch: Playback Interf ac e The Playback Interf ace is quite similar to a computer’ s media player , or to the on-screen display of a D VD/Blu-ray player . Most of the c ontrols ar e quite straight f orward, and operat e in the same way as a st andard media player . Curr ent Position: A basic progr ess meter . Y ou can click to mov e the [...]

12 12 Sear ch: Backup 1. Select one or mor e channels you’d lik e to back up videos fr om. 2. F rom the “Video T ype” menu, select the type(s) of video you’d lik e to back up. The options ar e All, Manual, Schedule, Motion, Alarm and Alarm/MD. 3. Set the Start Date/Time and the End Date/Time. 4. Click Backup. Mak e sure a USB s torage devic[...]

13 13 Sear ch: Event & Log Sear ch Event Settings The “Sear ch: Event” featur e has a similar function to “Playback” but is specific to sear ching for motion and alarm ev ents. Y ou can sear ch for one or mor e cameras and a particular time and date. T ypicall y , the majority of r ecor dings based upon events ar e lik ely to be r ecor [...]

14 14 Network: Gener al Network Acc ess: Here y ou can choose between the thr ee differ ent types of networks that the DVR can be c onnected to. The three types of netw orks ar e: • DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Pr otocol): Is a s ystem wher e one device on your network (usuall y a r outer) will automaticall y assign IP addresses to de vices c[...]

15 15 Network: Adv anc ed & Network Status Advanced Settings Note: Many of the foll owing networking settings are not r equir ed when using SwannLink P2P for r emote acc ess. DDNS: The plac e to configur e the DVR to automaticall y update a dynamic DNS service. DDNS is not r equired f or SwannLink P2P remote ac cess. If you intend to ac cess yo[...]

16 16 Alarm: Motion: Motion Detection & Sensitivity Adjusting motion sensitivity Y ou can access this by right-clicking the mouse when y ou are setting up or changing the motion detection ar ea. The Sensitivity setting is contr olled by a slider , allowing y ou to set a value between 0 and 50. The l ower the number , the mor e sensitive the mot[...]

17 17 Alarm: Motion: Schedul e & Action Schedule Allow s you to select which day and what time that you w ould lik e Motion Detection to be enabled for . By default Motion Detection is enabl ed 7 days a week for 24 hour s. If you want to alter this, click on the day and time that you w ant to change. Action Settings Audio W arning: The DVR will[...]

18 18 Motion Detection Tips Consider how important it is to be notified of motion e vents as they happen. Using email or app alerts ar e a gr eat way to be k ept up-to-speed on what’ s happening, but may quickl y become annoying if something oc curs which will generate a number of false trigger s. As a rule, we suggest emplo ying email or app ale[...]

19 19 Alarm: Video Loss “Video Loss” is regar ded as a potential alarm event, and is c onsidered to oc cur any time that the DVR doesn’t r eceive an activ e video signal on any of its inputs. The default behaviour of the DVR, when a channel has no inc oming video signal, is simpl y to display “Video Loss ” in white te xt on a black back g[...]

20 20 Alarm: Alarm De vic es On this menu, you can c onfigure settings f or your motion sensors, r emote contr ols and sir en. Exit/Entry Delay: Allows you to specify the l ength of time that you have to leav e or enter the pr emises befor e the alarm will be activated. This is link ed to the “Entry Path” option. Sir en Duration: Specify how lo[...]

21 21 Alarm: Ex ception An “Exception” is any de viation from the DVR’ s normal behaviour - phrased another way , it’ s lik e saying the DVR has been working fine e xcept f or these events. Exc eption Type: What e vent type you’d lik e the DVR to r eact to. By configuring the action for these e vents, you can cr eate any combination of au[...]

22 22 De vic e: HDD & S.M.A.R.T HDD Her e you’ll find a compr ehensive list of har d drives connected to the D VR. External drives c onnected via eSA T A will be listed here, and will behav e like a s tandard har d drive. They will be labeled as eSA T A. External drives c onnected via USB will not appear on this list, and can’t be used to r[...]

23 23 De vic e: PTZ PTZ This is wher e you can configur e the DVR to be able to operate P TZ devices. PTZ stands f or Pan, Tilt & Zoom. The DVR is compatibl e with many - but not all - PTZ devices available. F or the best r esults, we suggest using a Swann PTZ camera, as w e know what they’re c ompatible with and we’ll be able to offer supp[...]

24 24 Sy st em: General Language: The language that the DVR’ s menus, alerts and other c ommunications will use. This usuall y defaults to English. Video Standar d: Here y ou can choose between P AL and NTSC. P AL is used in W estern Eur ope and Australia, NTSC is used in the US, Canada and Japan. If the DVR’ s pictur e is black and white, flic[...]

25 25 Sy st em: User Add U ser Sc reen User Name: Select a name f or the user you want to define. The best usernames ar e short, to the point, ar e rel evant to the specific user they’r e intended for , are easil y memorable and har d to guess. Passwor d: A passwor d can be any combination of numbers (0 though 9) between one and eight character s[...]

26 26 Sy st em: Sys tem Inf ormation & Maintenanc e Syst em Information If you’r e looking at the Sys tem Information scr een, you’ve pr obably been dir ected to do so by Swann T echnical Support. If we haven’t tol d you to come her e, you might be wondering what all the inf ormation means. On a day-to-day l evel, the answer is very littl[...]

27 27 SwannVie w Link Windows Softw ar e The SwannView Link Window s software enabl es you to contr ol your DVR fr om within the same network (this usuall y means in the same building) or remot ely ov er the Internet. The softwar e interfac e is functionally very similar to the DVR’ s menu syst em, and you’ll find more detailed inf ormation abo[...]

28 28 Local Settings Scr een The local c onfiguration screen is wher e you can cus tomise how SwannView Link will stor e and pr ocess footage on the l ocal PC when you download it fr om the device. R ecor d Path: Where SwannVie w Link will save rec ordings if y ou select Re co rd fr om the Pr eview scr een. Download P ath: Where SwannView Link will[...]

29 29 Displ ay : Channel Set tings Channel: Choose the channel that you want to edit her e. Channel Name (checkbox): Enabl e the display of the channel ’ s name on screen. Channel Name: Enter a name for the c amera you’ve selected. Position Settings: Select the position of the channel name label that is o verlaid on screen. Date/Time (checkbo x[...]

30 30 Recording: General Channel: Choose the channel that you want to edit her e. Str eam Type Choose the enc oding stream y ou want to configur e settings for . • Main Str eam: The main stream is the video f eed that the DVR will r ecor d and display . This is the higher-quality str eam. • Sub Str eam: The sub-stream is the video s tream that [...]

31 31 Recording : Record Sc hedule Channel: Choose the channel that you want to edit her e. Defining a Schedule • T o set a r ecording mode f or a specific time and day , click the corresponding squar e(s) in the timeline until the col our changes to your desired r ecor ding mode - Blue (Nor- mal r ecor ding), Green (Motion r ecor ding), Red (Ala[...]

32 32 Net work: Ad vanced Settings DDNS Setup: Open the DDNS setup window wher e you can configur e a Dynamic DNS server for your D VR. NTP Setup: Open the Network Time Pr otocol setup window wher e you can c onfigure the NTP server details to obt ain current date and time. Email Setup: Open the Email Setup window wher e you can configur e your ema[...]

33 33 Alar m: Video Los s Channel: Choose the channel that you want to c onfigure video l oss settings for . Enable (checkbo x): Tick to enable video loss monitoring f or the selected channel. Schedule: Open the Schedule windo w where you c an configure when curr ent Video Loss Action will be active. Action: Open the Action window wher e you can sp[...]

34 34 Device: HDD Init: Initializes the har d drive. Y ou’ll onl y need to do this for drives onc e, assuming that it’ s not alr eady initialized. If the Mount column r eads “No” , select the hard driv e and then choose Init. to initialize the drive. W arning! Don’t initialize a drive that already has dat a on it, as theinitialization pro[...]

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