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h.264 dvr operation manual operation manual version 1.0

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h.264 operation manual ver1.0 ii

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h.264 operation manual ver1.0 publication history version 1.0 date 1 september 2011 firmware version 15.7.2 iii

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h.264 operation manual ver1.0 about the use of this product after unpacking this product read the owners manual carefully and follow all the operating procedures and other instructions users of the system are responsible for checking and complying with all federal state and local laws and statutes concerning the monitoring and recording of video and audio signals the company shall not be held responsible for the use of this system in violation of current laws and statutes about this document this manual has been compiled with great attention and care the information it contains has been thoroughly verified the text was complete and correct at the time of printing due to further product development however the contents of this document may change without prior notice the company accepts no liability for damages resulting directly or indirectly from errors omissions or discrepancies between this guide and the product described all trademarks mentioned belong to their owners third party brands product names trade names corporate names and company names mentioned may be trademarks of their respective owners or registered trademarks of other companies and are used for purposes of explanation and to the owner s benefit without implying a violation of copyright law related documents this document may be referenced by or may refer to the following relevant manuals h.264 dvr hardware instruction manual iv

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h.264 operation manual ver1.0 v

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h.264 operation manual ver1.0 table of contents publication history iii table of contents vi 1 getting started 1 1.1 turning on the dvr 2 1.2 home screen 3 1.2.1 the state bar 3 1.2.2 the control bar 4 1.2.3 drag and drop channel swap 5 1.3 main menu 6 1.4 channel setup 7 1.4.1 channel number 8 1.4.2 basic settings 8 1.4.3 standard color adjustment 10 1.4.4 special color adjustment 11 1.5 record setup 12 1.5.1 auto record 12 1.5.2 activate performance gains 12 1.5.3 record schedule 12 1.5.4 total power 15 1.5.5 auto settings adjustment 17 1.5.6 channel recording setup 17 1.6 detector setup 18 1.6.1 channel number 18 1.6.2 alarm setup 19 1.6.3 motion setup 20 1.6.4 sensor setup 23 1.7 authentication setup 27 1.8 system setup 29 1.8.1 language selection 29 1.8.2 view setup 30 1.8.3 date/time setup 33 1.8.4 sequence setup 35 1.8.5 button beep setup 37 1.8.6 input device setup 37 1.8.7 auto exit menu 38 1.9 hardware setup 38 1.9.1 query error message 38 1.9.2 hard drive setup 39 1.9.3 network setup 40 1.9.4 keyboard/ptz setup 44 1.9.5 screen setup 47 vi

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h.264 operation manual ver1.0 1.9.6 audio setup 48 1.10 utility/tools 49 1.10.1 format usb disk 49 1.10.2 firmware update 50 1.10.3 environmental setting 52 1.11 exit main menu 53 1.11.1 exit save changes 54 1.11.2 exit discard changes 54 2 playback and data backup 55 2.1 calendar menu 56 2.2 play menu 57 2.3 event search 59 2.4 data backup 61 2.5 pc player 63 3 ptz control 66 3.1 pan/tilt/zoom control 67 4 system information 71 4.1 record information 72 4.2 hard drive information 73 4.3 network information 73 5 network connectivity 75 5.1 pc connection through lan 76 5.2 dyndns service overview 77 5.2.1 register with dyndns 77 5.2.2 create a dyndns account 78 5.2.3 login and host service 79 5.2.4 setup router 81 5.2.5 setup dyndns setting on dvr 81 5.3 email notification 81 6 pc viewer 83 6.1 pc viewer operation 84 6.1.1 installation 84 6.1.2 overview 84 6.1.3 connect pc client to dvr 85 6.1.4 switching the channel displays 86 6.1.5 pause live viewing 88 6.1.6 capture still image 89 6.1.7 live backup 90 6.1.8 ptz control 90 6.1.9 remote playback 92 6.1.10 remote dvr configuration 97 6.1.11 pc viewer player 97 vii

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h.264 operation manual ver1.0 7 remote viewers 99 7.1 webviewer for internet explorer® 100 7.1.1 switching the channel displays 104 7.1.2 dvr viewer operation 104 7.2 secuviewer for apple® mobile devices 104 7.2.1 install secuviewer for apple® 104 7.2.2 secuviewer for apple® interface overview 106 7.2.3 quick operation guide 107 7.2.4 connecting to the dvr 107 7.3 mobile webviewer 109 viii

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chapter 1 1 getting started 1

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h.264 operation manual ver1.0 1.1 turning on the dvr the dvr is ready for operation after all peripherals have been properly installed please refer to the hardware installation and operation manual of this dvr for peripheral connection diagrams and directions caution connect the power adaptor to turn the dvr on only after all the devices i.e cameras sensors mouse and hard drives have been connected to their respective ports the dvr may take a few seconds to startup when the hard drive is detected by the system it will ask whether or not you would like to format it refer to the conditions stated below to determine which course of action to take format the hard drive when » it is the initial installation of the hard drive 1st time to install the hdd in the dvr release date may 25 2010 17:33:16 video pal hard drive wdc wd7500ayps-01zkb rec:02.0 715403mb empty disk dvr needs to format hdd all data will be lost format cancel do not format the hard drive when » the hard drive has already been formatted by the dvr and not formatted by other devices note if the hard drive has already been used by the dvr the start screen will typically show the firmware version installed the release date of the said firmware and the video format for the dvr i.e pal or ntsc instead of asking for the hdd to be formatted the home screen is shown after the system is ready 2

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h.264 operation manual ver1.0 1.2 home screen the home screen is the starting point for many functions and applications it allows you to setup access and control the surveillance video data you may think of this screen as a vantage point to give you instant access to video information and dvr functions 1 2010/06/06 15:37:47 1.2.1 the state bar the state bar can be found on the top of the screen it contains the status and notification icons of the surveillance system 1 2010/06/06 15:37:47 3

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h.264 operation manual ver1.0 icon function camera is working recording force record start usb disk connected hard drive overwrite enabled icon function no signal from camera recording stop network connected network disconnected hard drive status xx 2010/06/03 15:37:47 channel display rotation enabled percentage of hard drive already used current date current time 1.2.2 the control bar the control bar can be found by panning your mouse towards the bottom part of the screen it may be used to switch displays open and setup channels and their related applications icon channel views function icon function load default channel display location 1+5 split view for 8ch,16ch 9-channel split view for 8ch 16ch 1+15 split view for 16ch auto channel rotation main menu enter main menu recording start recording start force recording video search and playback playback menu event search system information recording information network information 4-channel split view 1+7 split view for 8ch 16ch 1+12 split view for 16ch 16-channel split view for 16ch stop recording stop force recording calendar menu pan/tilt/zoom control screen hard drive information 4

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h.264 operation manual ver1.0 note the force record function allows the user to bypass the current recording mode setting and to immediately start recording videos right then the dvr will revert to its previously set mode once the forced recording feature is deactivated the ptz icon appears on the control bar when a ptz-camera has been connected to and properly configured on the dvr note 1.2.3 drag and drop channel swap the drag and drop channel swap enables swap the channel displays using your mouse no need to interchange the video camera connectors this function is also applicable for all kinds of split view drag and drop channel repositioning 1 2010/06/06 15:37:47 » move the cursor onto the channelsquare you would like to shift 1 2010/06/06 15:37:47 » press left-button of the mouse a hand icon will appear and drag the channel-square to the new position 5

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h.264 operation manual ver1.0 1 2010/06/06 15:37:47 » release the mouse button to drop the channel-square into new position system will keep the new channel display arrangement even if you reboot the dvr system » load default location press the icon to reset channel displays to their default locations 1.3 main menu logging in for the first time press the icon and enter the password to get into the main menu if your dvr has a keypad on it you may also press the button labeled with kindly refer to the hardware installation and operation manual of this dvr for the diagrams note default password is 123456 enter main menu password 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 press to exit the password dialog main menu 6

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h.264 operation manual ver1.0 main menu guideline icon name dvr power supply channel setup record setup detector setup authentication setup function opens menu to reboot or shutdown the dvr system set the channel display record channel name and video color adjustment set the record schedule video performance and quality set the motion sensor and alarm mode set the login account password and the authorization for each user set the status icons display languages date/time rotation time button beep tone input device speed and other relevant system features configures error message checks hard drive information overwrite settings network settings ptz/keyboard audio and screen settings these are used to format usb devices to update firmware to export event logs and to restore system settings exit the main menu system setup hardware setup utility/tools exit main menu dvr power supply menu the icon opens into the following menu dvr power supply system reboot system shutdown system reboot restarts the dvr system shutdown turns the dvr off 1.4 channel setup click the channel setup on the main menu the screen will display the menu shown in the following illustration 7

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