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INSTALLERS MANUAL | 

Copyright 

©

 2006 Digimerge Technologies Inc.

Network Connectivity

 

 

SECTION 5

Network Connectivity

The DVR unit can be controlled using your existing network and a PC. The DVR Unit can be con-
trolled from within your network, or can also be controlled remotely through the Internet.

DVR

ROUTER

(Not Included)

PC

(Not Included)

INTERNET

1. Connect the DVR to the Router. 

Power the DVR on.

NOTE: 

It is recommended that the 

DVR be connected to the router prior 
to powering on the system.

The DVR can be automatically 
assigned an IP address by the router 
(and other network related settings), 
or an IP address can be manually 
assigned within the MENU - 
NETWORK setup on Page 40.

2. Enable 

PORT FORWARDING

 on 

your Router. Refer to the 
instructions on Page 50 for details.

3. Set up a web account at 

http://

DDNS.digimerge.net

. Refer to 

Pages 51-53 for setup and 
configuration instructions.

4. Access the DVR Software with 

either a Local PC or Remote PC 
using Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 
(or higher). See the Operator’s 
Manual for details.

NOTE

: Microsoft IE is the ONLY 

supported browser at this time. 

Summary of Contents for D300 SERIES

Page 1: ...Copyright 2006 Digimerge Technologies Inc INSTALLATION MANUAL English version 1 0 D300 SERIES MPEG4 Networkable DVR...

Page 2: ...e accompanying the appliance WARNING TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD DO NOT EXPOSE THIS UNIT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE CAUTION TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK MATCH WIDE BLADE OF PLUG TO WIDE SLOT FULLY INSERT Th...

Page 3: ...xamine the cord and if its appearance indicates damage or deteriorated insulation have it replaced by your service technician 7 Power Cord Protection Power supply cords should be routed so that they a...

Page 4: ...by the video product manufacturer can prevent fire electric shock or other hazards 16 Safety Check Upon completion of any service or repairs to this video product ask the service technician to perfor...

Page 5: ...s connected z Consult the dealer or an experienced radio or television technician for assistance DIGIMERGE TECHNOLOGIES INC http www digimerge com NOTE This equipment has been certified and found to c...

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Page 7: ...Menu Tree 22 Display Set 23 Display Set Menu Tree 23 Camera Covert 23 Camera Name 24 OSD ON OFF Covert 25 Set Display Sequence 25 Event Clear 26 Recording Set 27 Recording Set Menu Tree 27 Global Par...

Page 8: ...Compatible USB Devices 45 Section 5 Network Connectivity 48 DVR Network Settings 49 Finding Your External IP Address 49 Router Port Forwarding 50 Setting Up Your DDNS Account 51 Setting up DDNS on th...

Page 9: ...FEATURE LIST SECTION 1 D300 Series DVR Features 10...

Page 10: ...onality Variable recording functions Normal Alarm Motion and Schedule Full channel real time monitoring Live monitoring recording playback backup and remote access at the same time Multi channel playb...

Page 11: ...PACKING DETAIL SECTION 2 Packing Detail 12...

Page 12: ...merge Technologies Inc Packing Detail SECTION 2 Packing Detail The D300 Series comes with the following components CHECK YOUR PACKAGE TO CONFIRM THAT YOU HAVE RECEIVED THE COMPLETE SYSTEM INCLUDING AL...

Page 13: ...LOCATION AND CONTROL SECTION 3 D300 Series Front 14 D300 Series Back 16...

Page 14: ...ck of a previously recorded event 5 REV REVERSES the playback of a previously recorded event 6 PLAY FWD Starts the playback of a previously recorded event If the PLAY FF button is pressed during playb...

Page 15: ...a signal from a Remote Control 12 VOLUME UP Raise system volume 13 VOLUME DOWN Lower system volume 14 AUDIO Switches between cameras 1 4 to receive audio Only one channel audio available on the 4 Chan...

Page 16: ...on for an RS 232 Device Not available on 4 Channel DVR Model 3 ETHERNET PORT Connects the DVR to a router for connection to the internet Refer to the Instructions on Page for Remote Connection 4 NTSC...

Page 17: ...to connect the DVR to a Slave Monitor or DVR 8 S VIDEO Outgoing connection for S VIDEO 9 VGA PORT Used to connect the DVR to a computer Monitor Not available on 4 Channel DVR Model 10 AUDIO INPUTS Con...

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Page 19: ...HE FIRST TIME SECTION 4 Starting the DVR Self Test Screens 20 Main Menu Control 21 Main Menu Tree 22 Display Set 23 Recording Set 27 System Set 35 Network Set 40 Event Notification 42 USB Updating the...

Page 20: ...AD MODE with the following information displayed on screen CH1 CH4 Camera title indicators HDD Percentage of Hard Drive used MM DD YYYY HH MM SS The current system date and time If a camera is not det...

Page 21: ...uration screen Outlined below are the buttons used to access menu settings NOTE After 60 seconds of inactivity in the Menu mode the system will go back to the previously displayed live camera screen K...

Page 22: ...on Monitor Adjustment Camera Covert Camera Name OSD ON OFF Set Display Sequence Event Clear Global Parameter Normal Recording Alarm Recording Motion Recording Schedule Recording Recording ON OFF Basic...

Page 23: ...quence Event Clear Page Camera 1 Camera 2 Camera 3 Camera 4 Save Exit 1 OFF OFF OFF OFF Page Camera 1 Camera 2 Camera 3 Camera 4 Save Exit 1 CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 OSD Save Exit ON Full Display Sequence Page...

Page 24: ...e Main Menu Press the K and L buttons to highlight and press the SEL button to accept the changes Camera Name Camera names can be set up using this menu NOTE The number of cameras displayed will chang...

Page 25: ...he SEL button to accept the changes Set Display Sequence 8 16 CH Only Display Settings for Single or Quad display of the cameras in Sequence Mode NOTE The number of cameras displayed on submenus will...

Page 26: ...SEL button to accept the changes 2 QUAD DISPLAY SEQUENCE Set the length of time each QUAD of cameras 4 cameras per page is displayed in cycling QUAD Display mode PAGE SEQ Set the length of time that...

Page 27: ...b Rec Res Save Exit OFF OFF OFF OFF ON ON QUALITY HIGH HIGH MID LOW Alarm 1 Alarm 2 Alarm 3 Alarm 4 Setup Sensor Save Exit 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 720 x 240 CH CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 FPS 8 8 8 7 Save Exit QUALITY HI...

Page 28: ...erge Technologies Inc Recording Set SECTION 4 Recording ON OFF Alarm Rec Motion Rec Schedule Rec Save Exit OFF OFF OFF Schedule Setup Details Schedule Recording QUALITY HIGH MID LOW LOW CH CH1 CH2 CH3...

Page 29: ...ght and press the SEL button to accept the changes Normal Recording Controls the settings for Manual Recording NOTE The number of cameras displayed on submenus will change based on the Model of DVR 4...

Page 30: ...ttings FPS A set number of Frames Per Second total is divided between all available cameras based on Resolution settings QUALITY Set the quality level for the recording High Mid or Low 2 POST ALARM Se...

Page 31: ...ves any changes made and exits to the Main Menu Press the K and L buttons to highlight and press the SEL button to accept the changes Motion Recording Setup and configurations for Motion Sensor events...

Page 32: ...ra Press the K and L buttons to highlight the Setup Motion option and press the SEL button to access the SETUP MOTION submenu Press the K and L buttons to highlight a specific Camera and press the SEL...

Page 33: ...ding High Mid Low 2 SETUP SCHEDULE Settings for scheduled recording times Press the K and L buttons to highlight and press the SEL button to access the Schedule Setup Submenu Use the K and L to choose...

Page 34: ...CORDING Turns Motion Recording ON OFF Press the K and L buttons to highlight and press the buttons to switch between ON and OFF SCHEDULE RECORDING Turns Schedule Recording ON OFF Press the K and L but...

Page 35: ...Information Save Exit English MM DD YYYY 01 15 2006 User ID Password Confirm Password Exit without Register no input New Password Confirm Password Exit w o Registering PASSWORD MISMATCH Internal HDD E...

Page 36: ...E FORMAT Configuration for the date display on the DVR Press the K and L buttons to highlight and press the IJ to change the date format MM DD YYYY DD MM YYYY YYYY MM DD 4 DATE TIME Sets the Date and...

Page 37: ...xisting password must be entered to access this screen 1 NEW PASSWORD Enter a new system password Press the K and L buttons to highlight and press the SEL button to set a new password Use the NUMBER k...

Page 38: ...E EXIT Saves any changes made and exits to the Main Menu Press the K and L buttons to highlight and press the SEL button to accept the changes Program Update Allows the user to update the DVR firmware...

Page 39: ...buttons to highlight and press the SEL button to access FOCUS controls UP DOWN Focuses NEAR FAR SEL MENU Stops Exits Menu 3 SETUP Setup of the PTZ Cameras Press the K and L buttons to highlight and pr...

Page 40: ...ht and press the SEL button to set to enter setup Use the Numbers and Letters on the front panel of the DVR to set the Domain Name PASSWORD Press the K and L buttons to highlight and press the SEL but...

Page 41: ...t the Gateway address NETMASK Press the K and L buttons to highlight and press the SEL button to set to enter setup Use the Numbers on the front panel of the DVR to set the Net Mask DNS SERVER Press t...

Page 42: ...ions for the DVR unit The options will change based on the DYNAMIC IP being set to NO or YES Event Notification Menu Tree Event Notification User 1 User 2 User 3 Send Test Email Save Exit Email Regist...

Page 43: ...test email press the K and L buttons to highlight and press the SEL button 3 SAVE EXIT Saves any changes made and exits to the Main Menu Press the K and L buttons to highlight and press the SEL butto...

Page 44: ...o highlight and press the SEL button to accept the changes 2 BEEP Turns the audible alerts ON OFF when an event is detected Press the K and L buttons to highlight and press the SEL key to enter the Be...

Page 45: ...and Cruzer Micro 256MB 2 Connect the Memory Stick to the USB 2 0 Port on the front panel of the DVR 3 Enter the Menu by pressing the MENU button on the front panel of the DVR Select the System Set Opt...

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Page 47: ...NETWORK CONNECTIVITY SECTION 5 Network Connectivity 48 Router Port Forwarding 50 Setting Up Your DDNS Account 51 Setting Up DDNS on the DRV 53...

Page 48: ...ed to the router prior to powering on the system The DVR can be automatically assigned an IP address by the router and other network related settings or an IP address can be manually assigned within t...

Page 49: ...retrieve these settings from the Router Set the DVR PORT to 2000 or any other port desired between 2001 65535 that is not currently in use Set the WEBSERVER PORT to 80 or any other port desired betwe...

Page 50: ...uter When a computer on the Internet needs to send data to your internal network it sends this data to the external IP address of the Router The Router then needs to decide where this data is to be se...

Page 51: ...DNS account allows you to set up a web site address that points back to your Local Network The following outlines how to set up your free DNS account 3 Complete the Account Information fields with you...

Page 52: ...__________________________ User Name _________________________________________________ Password __________________________________________________ Domain name User name Password tomsmith tomsmith1 123...

Page 53: ...DNS to YES if using remote access to the DVR Otherwise leave this option as NO Setup the Domain Name User Name and Password manually based on the settings received in email NOTE When you configure you...

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Page 55: ...Troubleshooting 56 TROUBLESHOOTING SECTION 6...

Page 56: ...ctric calculator or phone charger If the unit is connected through a power bar or surge protector try bypassing the bar and connecting the power directly to the wall outlet Problem DVR is not respondi...

Page 57: ...the Active X Controls when using Internet Explorer Check Check that Windows XP Service Pack 2 is installed on the PC The DVR may not have the correct Network Settings Refer to Technical Support Proble...

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Page 59: ...DVR Specifications 60 DVR SPECIFICATIONS APPENDIX 1...

Page 60: ...60 INSTALLERS MANUAL Copyright 2006 Digimerge Technologies Inc DVR Specifications APPENDIX 1 DVR Specifications...

Page 61: ...Connection Motion Alarm Device 62 CONNECTING MOTION ALARM DEVICE APPENDIX 2...

Page 62: ...to send a signal to the DVR to begin camera recording on the selected Video Channel when enabled in the Alarm Recording Menu Example A Window sensor unit has been installed on Alarm Block port 4 When...

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Page 64: ...It s all on the web Product Information User Manuals Quick Start Guides Specification Sheets Software Upgrades Firmware Upgrades Digimerge Technologies Inc VISIT www digimerge com www digimerge com...

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