Digisol DG-CD1040HD, User Manual

Page 1: ...DVR User Manual DG CD2030HD 8CH D1 MINI DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER User Manual V1 0 2014 11 26 As our products undergo continuous development the specifications are subject to change without prior notice ...

Page 2: ...gnal output 9 2 5 5 Front equipment grounding note 9 3 Basic operation 10 3 1 Turn on 10 3 2 Turn off 10 3 3 System Login 11 3 4 Preview 12 3 5 Desktop shortcut menu 12 3 5 1 Main menu 13 3 5 2 Record Conf 13 3 5 3 Backup 15 3 5 4 Playback 16 3 5 5 Record Mode 20 3 5 6 PTZ control 21 3 5 7 Color setting 27 3 5 8 Output Adjust 28 3 5 9 Logout 28 4 Main menu 29 4 1 Main menu navigation 29 4 2 Alarm ...

Page 3: ...Storage Manage 52 5 2 Account 53 5 3 Auto Maintain 57 5 4 Restore 57 5 5 Upgrade 58 5 6 Device Info 58 5 7 Import Export 59 6 Info 60 6 1 HDD info 60 6 2 BPS 61 6 3 LOG 61 6 4 Version 62 6 5 Logout 62 7 FAQ and maintenance 63 7 1 FAQ 63 Appendix 1 Mouse operation 67 Appendix 2 Hard disk capability calculation 68 Appendix 3 Technical parameters 69 ...

Page 4: ...filtrate the DVR Please brush the printed circuit boards connectors fans machine box and so on regularly Before the dust cleaning please switch off the power supply and unplug it Do not disassemble or repair the DVR yourself Do not replace the components yourself Environment Please place and use the DVR between 0ºC and 40ºC Avoid direct sunlight keep the DVR away from heat source Do not install th...

Page 5: ... 1 DG CD2030HD DVR 8 channel Power adapter 12V DC 2A Quick Installation Guide 1 USB Mouse Installation Guide CD 2 2 Rear panel The key function specifications and the interface specifications in the rear panel are mentioned in Appendix 3 The label in the rear panel is very important for the after service Please protect it carefully When you contact us for after service please provide the product t...

Page 6: ...tion For the first use please install the hard disk Disassemble the screw Disassemble the cover Fix the screw of hard disk Fix the screw of hard disk Connect the data wire Connect the power wire Cover the unit with the top case Fix the cover ...

Page 7: ...er Manual 7 2 4 Rear panel DG CD2030HD rear view 1 2 3 6 4 5 7 9 8 10 5 6 7 8 1 Video input 2 Video output 3 Audio output 4 VGA output 5 HDMI output 6 Audio input 7 USB 2 0 8 Network 9 RS 485 10 Power supply ...

Page 8: ...l line should be away from the electro magnetic Interference and other equipment signal lines The high voltage current should be avoided especially Ensure the connection is stable and credible The signal and shield lines should be firm and connected credible which can avoid false and joint welding and oxidation 2 5 2 Video output connections and options The video output is divided into PAL NTSC BN...

Page 9: ...an 200mv 1KΩ BNC which can connect the low impedance earphone and active sound box or other audio output equipments through power amplifier If the sound box and the tone arm cannot be isolated howling phenomena is often observed There are some methods to deal with the above phenomena 1 Adopt better directional tone arm 2 Adjust the sound box volume to be under the threshold that produces the howli...

Page 10: ...ight of corresponding channel is ON and the DVR is working normally Note 1 Make sure that the input voltage corresponds with the switch of the DVR power supply 2 Power supply demands 220V 10 50Hz We suggest using the UPS to protect the power supply under allowable conditions 3 2 Turn off Turn off the DVR by entering main menu and choosing turn off in the turn off the system option Illumination 1 A...

Page 11: ...e corresponding functions with the user preview There are three user settings The names are admin guest and default and these names have no password Admin is the super user preview guest and default s permissions are preview and video playback User admin and guest s password can be revised while their permissions can t be revised user default is the default login user whose permission can be revis...

Page 12: ...he alarm status are shown in each window 1 Recording status 3 Video loss 2 Motion detect 4 Camera lock Table 3 1 Preview icon 3 5 Desktop shortcut menu In preview mode you can right click the mouse to get a desktop shortcut menu The menu includes main menu record mode playback PTZ control High Speed PTZ Alarm Output color Setting Output adjust Logout and view1 4 8 9 screens Picture 3 2 Shortcut Me...

Page 13: ...nu 3 5 2 Record Conf Set the recording parameters in the surveillance channel The system is set 24 hours consecutive recording in the first startup You can enter main menu recording function record conf to set Note There should be at least one read write hard disk refer to chapter 5 1 Picture 3 4 Record Conf ...

Page 14: ...e length is decided by the code stream Record mode Set video state Schedule Manual or Stop Schedule Record according to the set video type Regular detection and alarm and time section Manual Click the manual button to record no matter what state the channels are in Stop Click the stop button to stop recording no matter what state the channels are in Period Set the time section of common recording ...

Page 15: ...k individually Picture 3 5 Backup Detect Detect the storage connected with the DVR such as hard disk or universal disk Backup Click backup button and the dialog box will pop up You can choose the backup file according to the type channel and time Burning This feature is not activated for this series of DVR Erase Choose the file to delete and click erase to delete the file Stop Stop the backup Pict...

Page 16: ...backup and click the pause button to stop the backup Cancel During backup you can exit the page layout to carry out other functions 3 5 4 Playback There are two methods for you to play the video files in the hard disk 1 In the desktop shortcut menu 2 Main menu Record Playback Note The hard disk that saves the video files must be set as read write or read only state ...

Page 17: ...n 9 Storage Device option 10 File information 11 File Option 12 Time Listed files Look up the listed files according to the search criteria File information Look up the found file information File backup Backup the chosen file Click the button and operate as follows Note The storage must be installed before the file backup If the backup is terminated the already saved files can playback individual...

Page 18: ... dialog box will pop up You can choose the backup file according to the type channel and time Burning This feature is not activated for this series of DVR Erase Choose the file to delete and click erase to delete the file Stop Stop the backup Picture 3 9 Recording backup Remove Clear the file information Add Show the file information satisfying the set file attributes ...

Page 19: ...cording to the search condition Picture 3 10 File searching File type Set the searching file type Channel Set the searching channel Start Time Set the searching time scan Playback control Refer to the following sheet for more information Button Function Button Function Play pause Backward Stop Slow play Fast play Previous frame Next frame Previous file Next file Circulation Full screen Fast Rewind...

Page 20: ...your mouse in the screen to select a section and then left click mouse to realize local zoom You can right click mouse to exit 3 5 5 Record Mode Please check current channel status means it is not in recording status means it is in recording status You can use desktop shortcut menu or click main menu recording function recording set to enter the recording control interface Picture 3 12 Record Mode...

Page 21: ...Z rotation range Default range 1 8 Zoom Click button to adjust the zoom multiple of the camera Focus Click button to adjust the focus of the camera Iris Click button to adjust the iris of the camera Direction control Controls the PTZ rotation 8 directional control is supported 4 directions on Front panel are supported on the unit High speed PTZ Full screen shows channel image Left press mouse and ...

Page 22: ...re 3 14 Step 2 Click the Preset button then write the preset points in the input blank Step 3 Click Settings button and return to Picture 3 10 Complete setup that is the preset points and preset position corresponds Clear Preset Input preset points click Remove button remove the preset Picture 3 14 PTZ Config 2 Preset Point Calls In Picture 3 10 click Page Switch button enter PTZ control interface...

Page 23: ...ngs button to enter Picture 3 13 Step 2 Click Cruise buttons then write proper value into the Cruise Line and Preset Points blank then click Add Preset Points button complete setting also can add and delete cruise line which has been set up Step 3 Repeat step1 and step2 until you set out all the preset designated cruise lines Remove Preset Please input preset value in the blank field click Remove ...

Page 24: ... button to stop cruise 3 Scan PTZ also can work on the preset scan line repeatedly 1 Scan setup Step1 In Picture 3 10 click Setup button enter Picture 3 14 Step2 Click Scan button then input proper value in the scan value blank Step3 Click Start button enter Picture3 10 here you can set the following items Zoom Focus Aperture Direction and so on Click Setup button to go back to Picture 3 14 Step4 ...

Page 25: ...tton to stop 4 Boundary Scan 1 Boundary Scan setup Step1 In Picture 3 10 click Direction button to turn the PTZ to preset direction then click Setup button enter Picture 3 15 select the left boundary return to Picture 3 10 Step2 Please click direction arrows to adjust PTZ direction click Setup button enter Picture3 15 then select the right boundary return to Picture 3 10 Step3 Complete setup that ...

Page 26: ...top button to stop 5 Horizontal Rotating Click Horizontally Rotating button PTZ begins to rotate horizontally relative to the original position of the camera Click the Stop button to stop 6 Rotate Click on horizontal Rotating button PTZ turn around 7 Reset PTZ restart all the data clears to 0 8 Page Switch In Picture 3 12 click Page Switch button into Picture 3 16 setting auxiliary function Auxili...

Page 27: ...e 3 16 click Page Switch button enter the Picture 3 17 PTZ Main Menu the menu itself can be controlled by the menu control buttons 3 5 7 Color setting Set the image parameters current channel for single window display and cursor place for multi window display You can use the desktop shortcut menu and enter the interface The image parameters include brightness contrast and saturation You can set di...

Page 28: ...Logout Logout shut down the system or reboot You can use the desktop shortcut menu or enter main menu Picture 3 22 Logout Shutdown Reboot the system logout Quit the menu Offer password next entrance shut down Quit the system Turn off the power supply When you press the shut down button there is schedule hint After three seconds the system is shut down reboot Quit the system Reboot the system ...

Page 29: ... PTZ and patrol Video blind Set camera mask alarm channel sensitivity linkage parameters defending time section alarm output screen hint recording PTZ patrol Video loss Set video loss alarm channel linkage parameters defending time section alarm output screen hint recording PTZ and patrol Abnormality Analyzing and inspecting current software and hardware of the device When some abnormal events hap...

Page 30: ... baud rate data bit stop bit and check Serial port Configuration RS232 Set serial port function baud rate date bit stop bit check Tour Set patrol mode and interval time Digital Sets the channel mode and digital channel parameter settings Advanced Storage management Set appointed hard disk as read write disc read only disc or redundant disc clear data resume date and so on Account management Modify...

Page 31: ...irmware Device Info Displays system Information Import Export Import Export the configuration file System information Hard disk information Display hard disk capability and recording time Code stream statistics Display code stream information Log information Clear all log information according to the log video and time Edition information Display edition information Logout Logout Logout shut down ...

Page 32: ...ction includes motion detect video blind video loss and abnormality as shown below Picture 4 1 Alarm 4 2 1 Motion Detect When system detects the motion signal that reaches the set sensitivity the motion detect alarm is on and the linkage function is turned on Picture 4 2 Motion Detection ...

Page 33: ...ided into PAL22X18 Green block means the current cursor area Yellow block means the dynamic detect defensive area Black block means the unfenced area You can set the area as follows drag the mouse and draw the area Picture 4 3 Region Period Trigger the motion detection signal in the set time section You can set according to week or set uniformly Each day is divided into four time sections means th...

Page 34: ...g setup and perform the linkage recording Start detecting video files in the corresponding time section Tour Means that the selective channel is single window alternate patrol preview The interval is set in the Main Menu System Tour Show message Pop the alarm information dialog box in the local host computer screen Send EMAIL means sending an email to user when the alarm is turned on Note Set in t...

Page 35: ... function is turned on Picture 4 5 Video Blind Set method refer to chapter 4 2 1 Motion detect Note Advanced button is the same as right click 4 2 3 Video Loss When the equipment cannot obtain the channel video signal the video loss alarm is turned on and the linkage function is turned on Picture 4 6 Video loss Set method refer to chapter 4 2 1 Motion detect Note Advanced button is the same as rig...

Page 36: ...rrent software and hardware of the device When some abnormal events happen the device will make a relative answer such as show message and buzzer Picture 4 7 Abnormality Event Type Selecting abnormality you want to inspect Enable Select it to make sure abnormality function works Show message Automatically an alarm dialog box pop up will appear Buzzer Device will have two long beeps while the alarm...

Page 37: ...rator of the data format Time Format Choose time format 24 hour or 12 hour Language English French Portuguese s Russian Italian S Chinese T Chinese Spanish Thai Greek Japanese German HDD full Choose stop record Stop recording when the hard disk is full Choose overwrite Cover the earliest recording files and continue recording when the hard disk is full DVR No Only when the address button in the re...

Page 38: ...dio code parameter video file remote monitoring and so on Set every independent channel s coding parameter in the left part and set the combine encode parameter in the right part Note Combine encode introduces video compression technique which combines and compresses multi channel s video to a special channel Applying for multi channel playback simultaneously Dial up multi channel real time monito...

Page 39: ...te Type You can choose limited code stream or variable code stream When you choose the variable code stream there are six image quality options Bit Rate Set the code stream value to modify the image quality The larger the code stream values the better the image quality D1 1000 1500kbps CIF 384 1500kbps QCIF 64 512kbps Video Audio When all the icons are displayed in reverse the video file is video ...

Page 40: ... Server It translates the domain name into IP address The IP address is offered by network provider The address must be set and reboot then it works TCP port Default 34567 HTTP port Default 81 HS Download Enable this field for high speed download Transfer Policy There are three strategies adaptive quality preferred and fluency preferred The code stream will adjust according to the setup Self adapt...

Page 41: ... the parameters Picture 4 13 NetService PPPoE setup Picture 4 14 PPPOE Input the user name and password that ISP Internet service provider provides After saving it reboot your system Then the DVR will build a network connection based on PPPoE The IP address will change into dynamic IP address after above operation is done Operation After PPPoE dialing successfully looks up the IP address in the IP...

Page 42: ...MT 1 Cairo GMT 2 Moscow GMT 3 New Delhi GMT 5 Bangkok GMT 7 Hongkong Beijing GMT 8 Tokyo GMT 9 Sydney GMT 10 Hawaii GMT 10 Alaska GMT 9 Pacific time GMT 8 American mountain time GMT 7 American mid time GMT 6 American eastern time GMT 5 Atlantic time GMT 4 Brazil GMT 3 Atlantic mid time GMT 2 Update Period The same with the NTP server check interval Default 10 minutes EMAIL setup If the alarm is tu...

Page 43: ...sword Input the password corresponding to the user Sender Set the email sender address Receiver Send the email to appointed receivers when the alarm is turned on You can set three receivers at most Title You can set as you wish IP Filter setup When choosing the white list only the listed IP address can connect to the DVR The 64 IP addresses are supportive in the list When choosing the black list t...

Page 44: ...ation of dynamic domain name server Local domain name Provide the domain name registered by DDNS User name Provide the account registered by DDNS Password Provide the password registered by DDNS When the DDNS is successfully configured and start you can connect the domain name in the IE address column to visit Note The DNS setup must be configured correctly in the network setup ...

Page 45: ...rm activates record and snapshot it will upload related record and snapshot pictures to FTP server Picture 4 19 FTP setup Enable Click Enable then all settings will be available Server IP IP address for FTP server Port Domain Port of FTP default 21 User Name User name of FTP Password Password of user ...

Page 46: ... It s a port of mobile monitoring which you need to make a router mapping of if you want to visit it by mobile UPNP UPNP protocol can auto port forward on the router make sure UPNP is running on the router before you use it Picture 4 21 UPnP Setup Enable Choose Enable to make sure all UPNP settings are available HTTP Route will automatically distribute HTTP port for the device when IE viewing it n...

Page 47: ...rt Mobile Port Router will automatically distribute Mobile Port for the device during mobile monitoring it needs this port RTSP Picture 4 22 RTSP Setup Enable This option is enabled by default Port The default port is 554 Cloud Picture 4 23 Cloud Setup Enable This option is enabled by default MTU The default MTU size is 1280 ...

Page 48: ...rameters including the front output mode and code output mode Front output The local preview mode includes channel title time display channel title record status alarm status bitrate info transparency and region cover Code output The network surveillance and video file mode includes channel title time display channel title record status alarm status bitrate info transparency and region cover Pictu...

Page 49: ...ord Status Displays the system recording status in the surveillance window Alarm Status Displays the system alarm status in the surveillance window Transparency Choose the background image transparency Resolution Set the display resolution Channel Choose the set code output channel number Region Cover Click the cover area button and enter the corresponding channel window You can cover the arbitrar...

Page 50: ...r mode is turned on You can choose the single window or four windows patrol display or single display Picture 4 26 Tour setup interval Set the patrol switch interval The set range is 5 120 seconds Note means turn off on the patrol 4 3 7 RS232 setup Picture 4 27 RS232 setup ...

Page 51: ...l parameter settings Picture 4 28 RS232 setup Click Channel Type to set the channel mode Picture 4 29 RS232 setup Select the Channel Mode as per your requirement The number of Playback channels available in a specific channel type is displayed below please refer to the above screen shot ...

Page 52: ...read only disk redundant disk hard disk format recover and partition Choose the hard disk and click the right function button to execute Note Read Write Disk The equipment can write or read data Read only Disk The equipment can read data but cannot write data Redundant Disk Double backup the video files in the write read disk Format storage To format the HDD Recover To recover the HDD Partition To...

Page 53: ... delete the user group according to user definition The factory setup includes user admin You can set the team as you wish The user can appoint the preview in the group 3 The user management includes group user The group and user name cannot be the same Each user only belongs to one group Picture 5 2 Account Modify User Modify the existing user attribute Modify Group Modify the existing team attri...

Page 54: ...nd set the user preview Enter the menu interface and input the user name and password Choose the group and choose the cover for user Cover using means that the account can be used by multiple users at the same time Once you choose the team the user preview is the subclass of the team We recommend that the common user s preview is lower than the advanced user Picture 5 4 Add user ...

Page 55: ...wn the equipment real time surveillance playback recording setup video file backup and so on Picture 5 5 Add Group Delete User Delete the current user Choose the user and click delete user button Delete Group Delete the current group Choose the group and click delete group button Picture 5 6 Delete Group ...

Page 56: ...l 56 Online User It displays the Online user connected to the DVR You can disconnect the user from here Picture 5 7 Online User Output Adjust It is to adjust the Display settings of the DVR Picture 5 8 Output Adjust ...

Page 57: ... Maintain The user can set the auto reboot time and auto file deleting time limit Picture 5 9 Auto maintain 5 4 Restore The system restores to the default setup You can choose the items according to the menu Picture 5 10 Restore ...

Page 58: ...ade Picture 5 11 Upgrade Upgrade Choose the USB interface Upgrade file Choose the file to upgrade 5 6 Device Info Provide device interface info like audio in alarm in out to be conveniently used for user Picture 5 12 Device Info ...

Page 59: ... import or export the backup configuration settings to the DVR Picture 5 13 Import Export Device Name Select the device from where you wish to import or export the settings Export Click export to take backup of the settings or logs Import Click import to load the settings to the DVR ...

Page 60: ...acity the recording time and so on Picture 6 1 HDD Info Clue means that the hard disk is normal X means that the hard disk is broken down means that there is no hard disk If the user needs to change the damaged hard disk you must shut down the DVR and take up all the damaged hard disks then install a new one ...

Page 61: ...rmation includes system operation configuration operation data management recording operation user management file management and so on Set the time section to look up and click the search button The log information will display as a list one page is 128 items Press Page up or Page down button to look up and press clear button to clear all the log information Picture 6 3 LOG ...

Page 62: ...ual 62 6 4 Version Displays the basic information such as system build date serial no and so on Picture 6 4 Version 6 5 Logout Click logout to logout from the OSD menu or reset restart the system Picture 6 5 Logout ...

Page 63: ...ines are broken vi The front panel is damaged vii The main board of the DVR is damaged 2 The DVR reboots automatically or stops working after boot up Possible reasons are as follows i The input voltage is not stable or too low ii The hard disk is damaged or the hard disk lines are broken iii The power of the switch power supply is low iv Frontal video signal is not stable v Bad heat radiator or to...

Page 64: ...lems such as the image color or the brightness distortion Possible reasons are as follows i When using the BNC output the option between the N mode or PAL mode is wrong and the image becomes black and white ii The DVR does not match the monitor impedance iii The video transmission distance is too far or the loss of the video transmission line is too large iv The color and brightness setting of the...

Page 65: ...are of the DVR is damaged 9 There is audio signal in the surveillance window but no audio signal in the playback state Possible reasons are as follows i Setting issues the audio option is not chosen ii The respective channel is not connected with the video 10 The time is wrong Possible reasons are as follows i Setting is wrong ii The battery is in bad connection or the voltage is too low iii The o...

Page 66: ...s is conflicted iii MAC address is conflicted iv The net card of the DVR is bad 14 There is something wrong with the USB backup or writing a CD Possible reasons are as follows i The re writable machine and the hard disk shared the same data lines ii The data is too much Please stop recording and backup iii The data exceeds the backup storage iv The backup equipment is not compatible v The backup e...

Page 67: ...unction Double left click Double click one item in the file list to playback the video Double click the playback video to zoom in or out the screen Double click the channel to make it full screen display Double click again to resume the multi window display Right click Pop desktop shortcut menu in preview state Current shortcut menu Press middle button Add or subtract number in the number setting ...

Page 68: ...umber time hour Capability in an hour M hour The recording time formula is Recording time hour Overall capability M Capability in an hour M hour Channel number The DVR introduces the H 264 compression technology Its dynamic range is very large so the hard disk capability calculation is based on the estimation values of each channel creating files in an hour Example For one piece 500G HDD real time...

Page 69: ... graphical menu interface mouse operation supportive Display 1 4 8 9 image display Surveillance image quality PAL D1 704x576 NTSC D1 704x480 Playback image quality PAL D1 704 576 NTSC D1 704 480 Video compression H 264 Motion detect Supported Audio Audio compression G711A Record and Playback Recording mode Manual motion detection timing Playback Any channels playback multiple channels playback Sea...

Page 70: ...twork port RJ45 10M 100M USB port 2 USB2 0 ports Hard disk port 1 SATA port Other Power supply 12V 2 A external power supply Power consumption 15W without hard disk Working temperature 0 degree C 55 degree C Working humidity 10 90 This product comes with One Year warranty For further details about warranty policy and Product Registration please visit support section of www digisol com ...