Bascom RECORDER, User Manual

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Page 2: ...2 Taskbar 2 1 3 Zoom lens configuration 2 1 4 Start Menu 2 1 4 1 Unlock and Lock Screen 2 1 4 2 Shutdown CHAPTER 3 SETTINGS 3 1 CAMERAS 3 1 1 Management 3 1 2 Protocol Management 3 1 3 General Settings 3 1 4 Image Control 3 1 5 Motion Detection 3 1 6 Privacy 3 2 RECORD 3 2 1 Streams 3 2 2 Record Settings 3 2 2 1 General 3 2 2 2 Record Schedule 3 2 3 Snapshot Settings 3 2 3 1 General 3 2 3 2 Snapsho...

Page 3: ...gs 3 6 1 3 DST Settings 3 6 2 Monitor Settings 3 6 2 1 LIVE OUT 3 6 3 Users 3 6 3 1 Changing Password 3 6 3 2 Add New Users 3 6 3 3 Setting User Permissions 3 6 4 Maintenance 3 6 4 1 Log 3 6 4 2 Load Default 3 6 4 3 Upgrade 3 6 4 4 Back up Settings 3 6 4 5 Auto Reboot 3 6 5 Camera Maintenance 3 6 5 1 Upgrade Camera 3 6 5 2 Load Default Settings for Camera 3 6 6 System Information 3 6 6 1 Informati...

Page 4: ...eo Clip Backup 4 1 2 Event Search Playback Backup 4 1 2 1 Event Playback Control 4 1 3 Sub periods Playback 4 1 4 Picture Search View 4 1 4 1 Picture Preview Control CHAPTER 5 SMARTPHONE AND TABLET ACCESS 5 1 SETTING UP THE APP CHAPTER 6 COMPUTER ACCESS MORE QUESTIONS WARRANTY 49 49 51 51 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 59 60 60 ...

Page 5: ...cords Clean only the exterior of the product with a soft dry cloth Before cleaning the product remove the product from the power source Do not use aggressive chemicals solvents or strong detergents to clean the product Contact your supplier if you have any doubts about connecting the product the product safety or the operating mode of the product Online Help Center Questions about your camera syst...

Page 6: ...User Manual 2 Content of Package Your package contains these items RECORDER NETWORK CABLE POWER SUPPLY USB MOUSE HDMI CABLE ...

Page 7: ...y Switch power on off Connect external sensor or alarm device Audio signal output RCA interface Connect monitor with VGA port Connect monitor with HDMI port Connect USB devices such as USB mouse Connect to internet router network Connect camera s support PoE ITEM PORT CONNECTION METHOD Power Port Power Switch Sensor Alarm Audio Output VGA Port HDMI Port USB Port INTERNET Port LAN Port 1 2 3 4 5 6 ...

Page 8: ...n to split screen viewing Click and hold to drag sliders in the split screen view 2 Right Button Click once to open the Taskbar on the Live Viewing screen In menus click to go back close menus 3 Scroll Wheel In menus scroll to move up down through the menu content In full screen live view scroll up to zoom in scroll down to zoom out Chapter 1 Operating The System 1 1 USING THE MOUSE 2 1 3 ...

Page 9: ...Click to toggle the keyboard to upper case and more punctuation Move the cursor to right Move the cursor to left Click to delete a character Click to complete the enter 1 3 PASSWORD The first time you start the system you must set your own password Please make sure to write down your username and password and save them in a secure place ...

Page 10: ...The password must be a combination of 8 to 16 characters Confirm Password Enter your password again Click Apply to confirm your settings and go to the login interface Enter your user name password to Login NOTE If you forget your password you will be unable to login the system please contact your reseller to reset the password ...

Page 11: ...al I O alarm device is triggered This icon indicates an error in the HDD This icon indicates the HDD is unformatted This icon indicates the HDD is full This icon indicates the HDD is read only No Camera Camera is disconnected Decoding Failed The system doesn t support this kind of compression standard please change to H 264 compression standard Click to open Quick Add menu to add a camera Click to...

Page 12: ...st be enabled to use this feature Click to play the latest5 minutes recording of this channel Click to enter zoom lens configuration Click to zoom in the channel When the icon appears press and hold the left button of your mouse to drag the area you want to zoom in Click to adjust the image color of the channel You can adjust the HUE BRIGHT CONTRAST SATURATION of the image To switch the live view v...

Page 13: ...1 Click left your mouse upon a channel on Live Viewing screen to open Camera Quick Toolbar and choose the control icon 2 The control panel will be displayed No ICON ITEM DESCRIPTION 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Camera Cruise UTC Menu Speed Pointer Panel Zoom Focus Iris PRESET Total No Time Click to select the channel of the camera N A N A Adjust the speed N A Click to zoom in out Click to adjust the focus...

Page 14: ...ideos 2 1 4 1 Unlock and Lock Screen The screen will be locked to protect unauthorized operation when the system is not in menu operation 1 minute If necessary you can also lock the screen operation manually To do so go to Start Menu and then click the Lock Screen icon to lock the system immediately If the system is locked you can click the Unlock icon to unlock the system for further operation No...

Page 15: ...om the Start Menu and the choose the action Click OK button The system will require to input the Admin password to authenticate What do you want to do If you choose Logout the system the live viewing screen will disappear You need to login for further operations ...

Page 16: ... Chapter 3 Settings 3 1 CAMERAS In this section you are able to configure the camera settings You are able to configure the settings for Cameras Record Alarm Network HDD System from Start Menu Settings 3 1 1 Management ...

Page 17: ...rt Port of the camera Protocol Choose the protocol of the camera from the dropdown menu User Name User Name of the camera Password Password of the camera Bind channel Choose a system channel you want to attach the camera to Auto Assign IP to Camera s The added camera would be not able to connect if its IP address is not in the same network segment with the system With this function to reassign an ...

Page 18: ...custom protocol Enable Substream Check the box if you want to enable substream Type Only RTSP Port Input the RTSP port of your camera Resources Path Input the RTSP address of your camera 3 1 3 General Settings To configure general camera settings Cameras Display channel name Setup Click icon into the adjust the settings ...

Page 19: ...ast value for the image color Adjust the Saturation value for the image color Click Reset to load default settings click Apply to save settings click right buttons of your mouse to exit Check the box If you want to hide the live image of this channel To show the camera name in live view screen To show the system time in live view screen 3 1 4 Image Control This menu allows you to control image set...

Page 20: ... flip Set the flip angle To enable or disable Backlight compensation Choose the backlight compensation level To enable or disable 3D noise reduction function Set the 3D noise reduction level Enable WDR to allow automatically adjust the brightness and contrast of the video when shooting in the darkness with bright light sources Set the WDR level Automatic Gain Control Configure white balance Set the s...

Page 21: ...your mobile app Motion Detection Area The whole screen is marked for motion detection red blocks as default If you want to disable the motion detection on a certain area click the grid cursor and then drag the mouse to highlight the scope to unmark the area into transparent blocks After setting is completed click the right button of your mouse to return and click Save to make the area setup effect...

Page 22: ...Enable the Privacy Zone and choose how many zones you need The zone s appear as red box Click the edge of the red box and drag it to any size to create a privacy zone Enable Enable or disable motion detection Sensitivity Set the sensitivity level Level 1 the lowest sensitivity level while level 8 is the highest sensitivity level NOTE The area of privacy zones you set will be invisible in both live...

Page 23: ...e system will record Video Encode Type H 265 is default H 264 to support older cameras Bitrate Control Select the bitrate level For a simple scene such as a gray wall is suitable constant bitrate CBR For more complex scene such as a busy street is suitable variable bitrate VBR Bitrate Mode If you want to set the bitrate by yourself then choose User defined mode If you want to select the predefined b...

Page 24: ...ording type is motion or I O alarm based This menu allows you to specify when the system records and defines the recording mode for each channel The recording schedule lets you set up a schedule like daily and hourly by normal continuous recording motion recording and I O alarm recording To set the recording mode click first on the mode radio button Normal Motion IO then drag the cursor to mark the ...

Page 25: ...or that time slot Motion When the time slot is marked yellow this indicates the channel records only when a motion is detected during that time slot IO When the time slot is marked red this indicates the channel records only when the sensor is triggered during that time slot No Record A time slot marked black means that there is no recording scheduled for the time slot ...

Page 26: ...ormal Interval Time interval to capture an image in normal recording Alarm Interval Time interval to capture an image when motion or IO alarm is triggered Manual Capture Enable or disable manual capture in the channel 3 2 3 Snapshot This menu allows to configure the snapshot function 3 2 3 1 Snapshot settings 3 2 3 2 Snapshot Schedule ...

Page 27: ...ts are only made when the sensor is triggered during that time slot No Capture A time slot marked black means that the snapshot function is not active in that time slot Cameras Channel name Buzzer The system can use its internal buzzer to emit an alarm tone You can set the buzzer duration in seconds when the motion is detected Alarm Out Optional function If your system is connected to an external ...

Page 28: ...t channel in full screen FTP To upload alarm images to FTP server when motion is detected To enable FTP please view 5 4 4 FTP Alarm In I O channel Alarm Type There are 3 types for your choice Normally Open Normally Close and OFF Choose the one to match your sensor type or choose OFF to close the sensor trigger function Buzzer The system can use its internal buzzer to emit an alarm tone You can set...

Page 29: ...ct the event type from below options No Space on Disk When an HDD is full Disk Error If the HDD is not detected properly Video Loss If a camera is not connected properly Enable Check the box to enable the monitoring of the event Buzzer Set the buzzer duration when the event occurs Off 10s 20s 40s 60s To disable buzzer select OFF Duration This is an optional function Determine how long the external...

Page 30: ...8 001 100 Subnet Mask Subnet mask is a network parameter which defines a range of IP addresses that can be used in a network If IP address is like a street where you live then subnet mask is like a neighborhood The subnet address also consists of four groups of numbers separated by periods For example 255 255 000 000 Gateway This address allows the system to access the Internet The format of the Ga...

Page 31: ...ct to the network more directly via DSL modem Only use this function when you are an expert Check the Enable PPPOE box and then enter the User name Password of the PPPoE Click Apply to save system will reboot to active the PPPoE setting 3 4 1 1 PPPoE 3 4 1 2 Port Configuration ...

Page 32: ...o not need to configure manually port forwarding on your router If your router does not support UPnP make sure the port forwarding is completed manually P2P P2P makes it possible to scan the QR code from the system on your smartphone and have access to your cameras for everywhere DDNS Check to enable DDNS Server Select the preferred DDNS server DDNS_3322 DYNDNS NO_IP CHANGEIP DNSEXIT Domain Enter t...

Page 33: ...l HDD is in error state or Video Loss occurs Email Check to enable Encryption Enable if your email server requires the SSL or TLS verification If you are not sure set to be Auto SMTP Port Enter the SMTP port of your email server SMTP Server Enter the SMTP server address of your email User Name Enter your email address Password Enter the password of your email 3 4 3 Email 3 4 3 1 Email Configuration ...

Page 34: ...me interval between the notification emails To make sure all settings are correct click Test Email The system sends an automated email message to your inbox If you received the test email it means the configuration parameters are correct The color codes on email schedule have the following meanings Green Slot for Motion detection Yellow Slot for I O Alarm optional Red Slot for Other events HDD full ...

Page 35: ... 3 4 4 FTP Enable Click to enable FTP function Server IP Enter your FTP server IP address or domain name Port Enter the FTP port for file exchanges Name Password Enter your FTP server user name and password Directory Name Enter the default directory name for the FTP file exchanges Test FTP Click to test the FTP settings ...

Page 36: ... if you choose the option 7 days then only the last 7 days recordings are kept on the HDD To prevent overwriting any old recordings select OFF If you have disabled this function please check the HDD status regularly to make sure the HDD is not full Recording will be stopped if HDD is full 3 5 HDD In this section you can configure the internal HDD function This menu allows you to check configure the ...

Page 37: ...rding from this read only HDD to play A Redundant HDD can be used to automatically backup video footage on the recording read write hard drive When a redundant HDD is set the system can be set to record cameras in parallel to both the recording hard drive and the redundant hard drive in case of hard drive failure If your system supports to install multiple HDDs you can configure the HDD to be diffe...

Page 38: ...e to select the type of group to configure 2 Use the dropdown next to Disk Group to select the specific group within the selected group type 3 Click the numbered boxes representing channels to record channels to HDDs in the selected group 4 Click Apply to save ...

Page 39: ...dard for your region Menu Timeouts Click the drop down menu to select the time your system will exit the Main Menu when idle You can also disable this by selecting OFF password protection will be temporarily disabled Show Wizard Click the checkbox if you would like to display the Startup Wizard each time you turn on or reboot your system 3 6 SYSTEM Change general system information such as date ti...

Page 40: ...t Select the preferred time format Time Zone Select a time zone relevant to your region or city 3 6 1 1 Date and Time The NTP Network Time Protocol function allows your system to automatically sync its clock with a time server This gives it the ability to constantly have an accurate time setting your system will periodically sync automatically 3 6 1 2 NTP Settings ...

Page 41: ...g applies to your time zone or region check this option to enable Time Offset Select the amount of time that Daylight Saving has increased by in your time zone This refers to the difference in minutes between Coordinated Universal Time UTC and the local time Enable DST You can select how Daylight Saving starts and ends Week Select the month a particular day and time when Daylight Saving starts and...

Page 42: ...utput parameters Choose LIVE OUT from the Video Output drop down menu SEQ Mode Select how many video channels you would like to display when your system is in sequence mode SEQ Dwell Time Enter in seconds the maximum length of time you would like to display a video channel in sequence mode before displaying the next video channel 300 seconds is the maximum 3 6 2 1 LIVE OUT ...

Page 43: ...reen to left or right Y Offset To move the displayed screen to up or down Click once or long press the left button of your mouse on the arrow to adjust the size and position or you can scroll the wheel of the mouse to adjust Click the right button of your mouse to exit and click Apply to save your modifications Cursor Hidden Delay Click the drop down menu to select the time your system will hide th...

Page 44: ... may set up multiple user accounts with varying levels of access to the system To change the password for the administrator or user accounts click the User Edit icon The password has to be a minimum of 8 characters and can contain a mixture of numbers and letters Enter your new password again to confirm and then click Save to save your new password You will be required to input your old password to...

Page 45: ...rrently disabled click the User Edit icon 2 Select Enable from the drop down next to User Enable 3 Click the field next to User Name to change the user name for the account 4 Select Enable from the drop down next to Password Enable 5 Click the field next to Password to enter the desired password 6 Click the field next to Confirm to reenter the password 7 Click Save You will be required to input your A...

Page 46: ...access to certain menus and functions of each user account 3 6 3 3 Setting User Permissions 1 Click the edit icon under Permission tab 2 Check the boxes next to any system menus or capabilities you would like the user to access Click All to check all boxes Click Clear to check none of the boxes 3 Click Save to save your modifications ...

Page 47: ...nt system events such as motion alarms and system warnings You can easily create a backup file of the system log for a set time period to a USB flash drive Log Searching and Backing Up 1 Click the field next to Start Date Start Time to choose the starting date time for your search from the on screen calendar 2 Click the field next to End Date End Time to choose the end date time for your search from t...

Page 48: ...ystem log events 6 Click Backup to create a backup of the system log for your search period Please make sure your flash drive has been connected to the USB port 7 The backup drive menu appears Navigate to the folder you want the backup file to be saved in then click OK to begin Reset the systems settings to its out of box state You can choose to reset all settings at once or just settings on specific...

Page 49: ...start system upgrade The system upgrade will last around 5 10 minutes please do NOT power off the system or remove the USB flash drive during firmware upgrade You can export the main menu settings you have configured to a USB flash drive or import an exported setting file from USB flash drive Save Settings Click to save the current system settings to the USB device You will be required to input the Admi...

Page 50: ...SYSTEM Click Load Settings button to navigate to the system settings file you want to import from your USB flash driver You will be required to input the Admin password to authenticate Auto Reboot Check to enable Time You can set the reboot by day week or month This menu allows the system to auto reboot regularly It is recommended to leave this function enabled as it maintains the operational integr...

Page 51: ...ck IPC Upgrade button to start upgrading You will be required to input the Admin password to authenticate Please do NOT power off system and camera or remove the USB flash drive during the upgrading 1 Choose the cameras you want to restore 2 Click Load Default to restore settings You will be required to input the Admin password to authenticate 3 6 5 2 Load Default Settings for Camera ...

Page 52: ...Bascom app to view your cameras on your smartphone or tablet 5 6 6 1 Information 3 6 6 System Information This menu allows you to view the system information channel information record information network status View system information such as device ID device model name IP address MAC address firmware version and more ...

Page 53: ...e video playback to full screen Rewind x2 x4 x8 and x16 Slow Play 1 2 1 4 and 1 8 1 16 speed Play Chapter 4 Search Playback Backup The playback function gives you the ability to search for and play previously recorded videos as well as snapshots You have the choice of playing video that matches your recording schedule manual recordings or motion events only The backup function gives you the abilit...

Page 54: ...snapshot image to your USB flash drive If the video playback is in split screen view move the mouse cursor to the channel you want to capture and then click the icon to save the snapshot 6 Timeline Continuous recordings are shown with colored bars to represent different types of recording legend shown in the bottom right corner of the display Use the timeframe options to view a smaller or larger ti...

Page 55: ...k Controls 7 Use the timeframe options to view a smaller or larger time period 8 If you want to quickly save a section of video during playing back to a USB flash drive use the Video Clip backup function 1 Insert your USB flash drive 2 Start a video recording playback 3 Click icon 4 Check the channel s you want to make a video clip backup 5 Move the mouse cursor to the timeline where you want to sta...

Page 56: ... click to save the video clip 8 Select a file type for your backup files click Save button to save the video clips Please make sure your USB driver has enough space to save the video clips 9 The backup drive menu appears Navigate to the folder you want the backup files to save in 10 Click OK to begin The progress bar at the bottom of the window shows you the progress of the backup ...

Page 57: ...y 6 Click icons in the bottom right corner of the menu to browse between pages of events or input the page you want to browse 7 You can switch the view of list form in by clicking below icons which is show at the right bottom corner of the screen Thumbnails view You can view the snapshots of the events List view The events will be displayed in list 4 1 2 Event Search Playback Backup Event search l...

Page 58: ...on will be displayed at the right bottom of the screen 11 After selecting file you can click button to save the pictures to USB flash drive Or click button to go into picture preview control window 1 Event List you can select the events here 2 Click icon to save your selected event videos to USB flash drive Click icon to play video 3 Control the playback with buttons on Video Playback Controls You ca...

Page 59: ...os are being played in split screens 7 Click the left button of your mouse upon a particular split screen the time period of the video split screen will be displayed on the timeline The color bar on the top of the timeline indicates the time span of the video split screen you have clicked The color bar on the bottom of the timeline indicates the time span for the whole videos you have searched 4 1...

Page 60: ...er view 6 Click icons in the bottom right corner of the menu to browse between pages of pictures or input the page you want to browse 7 You can switch the view of list form in by clicking below icons which is show at the right bottom corner of the screen Thumbnails view You can view the snapshots of the events List view The events will be displayed in list Detailed view You can view the details of...

Page 61: ...ct files or check the box next Select to select all pictures in the page 3 The number of selected files total size information will be displayed at the right bottom of the screen 4 After selecting file you can click button to save the pictures to USB flash drive Or click button to go into picture preview control window 4 1 4 1 Snapshot Preview Control 1 2 3 Press button to pause press to resume slides...

Page 62: ...ss Watch your camera images on your smartphone or tablet everywhere in the world Using the Bascom app The Bascom app is compatible with Android and iOS 7 0 and above It can support live view remote playback local playback snapshot and push notifications ...

Page 63: ... Device Name to name your camera system Go to Login Type and select Device ID Press the symbol behind Device ID Scan the QR code sticker on the recorder Enter your Username default is admin Enter your Password default is admin Press Save in the upper corner Your camera system is now added Go back to the menu and select Live View You can now view your camera system on your smartphone or tablet Chap...

Page 64: ...online help center Here you can find the most recent articles about how to operate your system Visit www bascom support All Bascom products include a 2 year warranty period Does your product get defective within 2 years Then contact your supplier to use this warranty arrangement WARRANTY YEAR ...

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