Hi-view ME series, User'S Installation And Operation Manual

Page 1: ...DVR This manual is designed to be a reference tool for the installation and operation of your system Here you can find information about this series DVR features and functions as well as a detailed menu tree Before installation and operation please read the following safeguards and warnings carefully ...

Page 2: ...DVR in damp environment Do not use the DVR in smoky or dusty environment Avoid collision or strong fall Please insure the DVR level installation in a stable workplace Please install in ventilated place Keep the vent clean Use within the rating input and output scope Directory 1 Production Introduction 5 1 1 Product overview 5 1 2 Main functions 5 2 Open package check and cable connections 7 2 1 Op...

Page 3: ... 1 Record Config 26 4 2 3 Playback 28 4 2 4 Backup 28 4 3 Alarm 32 4 3 1 Motion Detect 32 4 3 2 Video Blind 34 4 3 3 Video Loss 35 4 3 6 Abnormal 36 4 4 System 34 4 4 1 General 34 4 4 2 Encode 35 4 4 3 Network 37 4 4 4 NetSevice 37 4 4 5 GUI Display 43 4 4 6 PTZ 45 4 4 8 Tour 45 4 5 Advanced 46 4 5 1 HDD Manage 46 4 5 2 Account 47 4 5 3 Online user 50 4 5 4 Output adjust 50 4 5 5 Auto maintain 51 ...

Page 4: ...n system 57 5 FAQ and maintenance 58 5 1 FAQ 58 5 2 Maintenance 63 Appendix 1 Remote controller operation 64 Appendix 2 Mouse operation 65 Appendix 3 Hard disk capability calculation 66 Appendix 4 Technique parameters 67 ...

Page 5: ...llance software it achieves the strong network communication ability and telecommunication ability The series DVR can be applied in the bank telecom electric power system judicial system transportation intelligent housing factory storehouse water conservancy and so on 1 2 Main functions Real time surveillance analog interface and VGA interface VGA interface is equipped selectively surveillance fun...

Page 6: ...e playback Alarm linkage multi route relay alarm output which is convenient for the alarm linkage and light control at the spot protecting circuits at the alarm input and output interface which protects the main machine from damage Communication interface RS485 interface which fulfills the alarm input and PTZ control standard ethernet network interface which fulfills the telecommuting function Int...

Page 7: ...ck the data wire in the front panel power wire the connection between the fan power and the main board Front panel and rear panel The key function specification in the front panel and the interface specification in the real panel are in the specification Please check the product type in the front panel whether is accordant with the product type you order The label in the real panel is very importa...

Page 8: ...SATA data wire the right connection cover the machine fix the cover Installation finished 2 3 Front panel 1 Power indication light 2 Record indication light 3 Alarm indication light 4 ESC 5 Menu 6 Direction and OK 2 4 Rear panel 6 5 1 4 2 3 ...

Page 9: ...ir which is chosen by the transmission distance If the transmission distance is too far it should adopt shielded twisted pair video compensation equipment and transmit by fiber to insure the signal quality The video signal line should be away from the electro magnetic Interference and other equipments signal lines The high voltage current should be avoided especially Insure the connection stable a...

Page 10: ...VR audio signal is greater than 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 can not be isolated howling phenomena is often existed 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 thre...

Page 11: ...ions 3 2 Turn off There are two methods to turn off the DVR Entering main menu and choosing turn off in the turn off the system option is called soft switch Pressing the power supply switch is called hard switch Illumination 1 Auto resume after power failure If the DVR is shut down abnormally it can automatically backup video and resume previous working status after power failure 2 Replace the har...

Page 12: ...ission can be revised but not its password Picture 3 1 System Login Password protection If the password is continuous wrong three times the alarm will start If the password is continuous wrong five times the account will be locked Through reboot or after half an hour the account will be unlocked automatically For your system security please modify your password after first login 3 4 Preview You ca...

Page 13: ...e 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 view1 4 8 9 16 screens Picture 3 2 Shortcut Menu 3 5 1 Main menu When you login the system main menu is shown as below ...

Page 14: ... 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 4 5 1 ...

Page 15: ... Listed files Look up the listed files that accord with the searching criteria File information Look up the found file information File backup Backup the chosen file Click the button and operate as followed Note The storage must be installed before the file backup If the backup is terminated the already backup can playback individually ...

Page 16: ...Page 16 Picture 3 5 detect the storage Detect Detect the storage connected with the DVR such as hard disk or universal disk ...

Page 17: ...g parameter 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 Table 3 2 Playback control key Note Frame by frame playback...

Page 18: ...t 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 8 Record Mode Schedule Record according to the configuration Manual Click the all button and the according channel is recording no matter the channel in any state Stop Click the stop button and the according channel stops recording no mat...

Page 19: ...ls Picture 3 10 PTZ setup Speed Set the PTZ 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 Control the PTZ rotation 8 directions control is supportive 4 directions in Front panel is supportive High speed PTZ Full screen show channel...

Page 20: ...utton then write the preset points in the input blank Step 3 click Settings button return the 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 11 Preset Settings 2 Preset Point Calls In Picture 3 10 click Page Shift button enter PTZ control interface as shown in Picture 3 12 In the...

Page 21: ...ngs button to enter Picture 3 13 Step 2 click Cruise buttons the 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 set out all the preset designated cruise lines Remove Preset Please input preset value in the blank click Remove Preset butt...

Page 22: ...tton 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 the 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 Picture 3 14 Step4 Click E...

Page 23: ...oundary 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 is the position ...

Page 24: ...mera 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 Shift In Picture 3 12 click Page Shift button into Picture3 16 setting auxiliary function Auxiliary number corresponding to auxiliary switch on the decoder Picture 3 16 Auxiliary Function Control Intuitive Auxiliary Operation choose auxiliary equipment...

Page 25: ...r multi window display You can use the desktop shortcut menu and enter the interface The image parameters include tonality brightness contrast saturation You can set different parameters at different time sections Picture 3 18 Color Setting 3 5 6 Output Adjust Adjust TV output area parameters You can use the desktop shortcut menu or enter main menu management tools Output adjust ...

Page 26: ...Page 26 Picture 3 19 Output Adjust 3 5 7 Logout Logout shut down the system or reboot up You can use the desktop shortcut menu or enter main menu ...

Page 27: ...ot the system logout Quit the menu Offer password next entrance reboot Quit the system Reboot up the system 3 5 9 Window switch Preview in single window four windows eight windows nine windows sixteen windows according to your choice ...

Page 28: ...Config 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 recording setup to set Note There is at least one read write hard disk refer to chapter 4 5 1 ...

Page 29: ...ndant disk refer to 4 5 1 Length Set the time length of each video file 60minutes is default value PreRecord Record 1 30 seconds before the action time length is decided by the code stream Record mode Set video state schedule manual or stop Schedule Record according to the set video type common detection and alarm and time section Manual Click the button and the according channel is recording no m...

Page 30: ...he video file type is M Alarm Trigger the external alarm signal in the set time section When above alarm is set as opening recording the detection recording state is on The video file type is A Note Refer to chapter 4 3 to set corresponding alarm function 4 2 2 Playback Refer to chapter 3 5 2 4 2 3 Backup You can backup the video files to external storage through setup Note The storage must be ins...

Page 31: ...ackup Click backup button and the dialog box is popped up You can choose the backup file according to the type channel and time Remove Clear the file information Add Show the file information satisfying the set file attributes Start pause Click the play button to start the backup and click the pause button to stop the backup Cancel During backup you can exit the page layout to carry out other func...

Page 32: ...urned on Picture 4 4 Motion Detect Channel Choose the set motion detect channel Enable means that the motion detect function is on Sensitivity Choose in the six options according to the sensitivity Region Click setup and enter the set area The area is divided into PAL 8x8 Green block means the current cursor area Yellow block means the dynamic detect defensive area Black block means the unfenced a...

Page 33: ...rval Only one alarm signal is turned on even there are several motion detect signals in the set interval Alarm output Start the external equipment of corresponding linkage alarm when the motion detect alarm is turned on Delay Delay a few moments and stop when the alarm state is turned off The range is 10 300 seconds Record channel Choose the recording channel multiple option supportive Trigger the...

Page 34: ...tivation Set the PTZ activation when the alarm is turned on Note PTZ activation is set in the shortcut menu PTZ control Set the patrol between spots trail patrol and so on Picture 4 8 PTZ Activation Delay When alarm is over recording will last some seconds 10 300sec then stop Show message Pop the alarm information dialog box in the local host computer screen Send EMAIL means sending an email to us...

Page 35: ...method refer to chapter 4 3 1 Motion detect Note Advanced button is the same as rightclick 4 3 3 Video Loss When the equipment can not obtain the channel video signal the video loss alarm is turned on and the linkage function is turned on ...

Page 36: ...otion detect Note Advanced button is the same as rightclick 4 3 4 Abnormal Analysing and inspecting current 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 12 Abnormal ...

Page 37: ...em setup Set the system parameters such as General Encode NetWork NetService GUI display PTZ config RS232 and Tour setup 4 4 1 General Picture 4 13 General setup System time Set the system data and time Date format Choose the data format YMD MDY DMY Date Separator Choose list separator of the data format Time Format Choose time format 24 hour or 12 hour Language Arabic Czech English Finnish Greek ...

Page 38: ...onding DVR number is matched the remote operation is valid Video Standard PAL or NTSC Auto Logout Set the latency time in 0 60 0 means no latency time DST Choose the summer time option and pop the dialog box as followed Picture 4 14 DST week Picture 4 15 DST date 4 4 2 Encode setup Set the video audio code parameter video file remote monitoring and so on Set every independent channel s coding para...

Page 39: ...ose 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 code stream value the better image quality D1 1000 1500kbps CIF 384 1500kbps QCIF 64 512kbps Video Audio When the icons are all in reverse displayed the video file is video and audio multiplex stream C...

Page 40: ...t the IP address Default 192 168 1 10 Subnet mask Set the subnet mask code Default 255 255 255 0 Gateway Set the default gateway Default 192 168 1 1 DNS setup Domain Name 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 80 HS Download Transfer Policy There are...

Page 41: ...on and click the set button to configure the advanced network functions or double click the service button to configure the parameters Picture 4 18 NetService PPPoE setup Picture4 19 PPPOE Input the user name and password that ISP Internet service provider provides After saving it reboot up your system Then the DVR will build a network connection based on PPPoE The IP address will change into dyna...

Page 42: ...o NTP server Time zone London GMT 0 Berlin GMT 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 Defau...

Page 43: ... 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 the DVR The 64 IP addressed are supportive in the list When choosing the black list the listed IP address can not connect the DVR The 64 IP addressed are suppo...

Page 44: ...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 Picture 4 23 DDNS setup ...

Page 45: ... 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 Max File Length Max length for upload files at every packed default 128M DirName Directory of uploading files Mobile Monitor Setup To visit the device by mobile pls make a router mapping of this port and use CMS to monitor and operate it by protocol Picture...

Page 46: ... 66 TCP Router will automatically distribute TCP port for the device when monitoring via CMS it need this port MobilePort Router will automatically distribute Mobile Port for the device when mobile monitor it need this port 4 4 5 GUI Display Configure the video output parameters including the front output mode and code output mode Front output In the local preview mode include channel title time d...

Page 47: ...the system recording status in the surveillance window Alarm Status means the selective state Display the system alarm status in the surveillance window Bitrate info means the selective state The ninth window displays the code stream information in the nine window preview status Transparency Choose the background image transparency The range is 128 255 Resolution set display resolution Channel Cho...

Page 48: ...trol the PTZ and vidicion Default 115200 Data bits Include 5 8 options Default 8 Stop bits Include 2 options Default 1 Parity Include odd check even check sign check blank check Default void 4 5 Advanced 4 5 1 HDD Manage Configure and manage the hard disk The menu displays current hard disk information hard disk number input port type status and overall capability The operation include setup the w...

Page 49: ...r team name The blank ahead or behind the character string is invalid The middle blank in the character string is valid Legal characters include letter number underline subtraction sign dot 2 There is no limit in the user and user group You can add or delete the user group according to user definition The factory setup include user admin You can set the team as you wish The user can appoint the pu...

Page 50: ... invalid The middle blank in the char string is valid Note The user who possess the user control purview can modify his her own or other users password Picture 4 34 Modify Password Add user Add a user in the team and set the user purview Enter the menu interface and input the user name and password Choose the team and choose whether cover using the user Cover using means that the account can be us...

Page 51: ...ser Add Group Add a user team and set the purview There are 36 different purviews shut down the equipment real time surveillance playback recording setup video file backup and so on Picture 4 36 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 ...

Page 52: ...ormation in the local DVR You can choose the network user and cut the connection Then the user is locked until next boot strap Picture 4 38 Online User 4 5 4 TV adjust Refer to chapter 3 5 7 4 5 5 Auto Maintain The user can set the auto reboot time and auto file deleting time limit ...

Page 53: ...Page 53 Picture 4 39 Auto maintain 4 5 6 Restore The system restore to the default setup You can choose the items according to the menu Picture 4 40 Restore ...

Page 54: ...e file which needs upgraded 4 5 8 Device Info Provide device interface info like audio in alarm in out to be conveniently used for user Picture 4 42 Device Info 4 6 Info 4 6 1 HDD info Display the hard disk state hard disk type overall capability residual capability the recording time and so on ...

Page 55: ...e the damaged hard disk you must shut down the DVR and take up all the damaged hard disks then install a new one behind serial number means the current working disk such as 1 If the corresponding disk is damaged the information will show 4 6 2 BPS Display the code stream Kb S and hard disk capability MB H in real time It displays as the wave sketch map Picture 4 44 BPS ...

Page 56: ...gement file management and so on Set the time section to look up and click the look up 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 delete button to clear all the log information Picture4 45 LOG 4 6 4 Version Display the basic information such as hardware information software edition issue data and so on ...

Page 57: ...Page 57 Picture 4 46 Version 4 7 Shut down system Refer to chapter 3 5 8 ...

Page 58: ... DVR reboots automatically or stops working after boot up a few minutes Possible reasons are as followed 1 The input voltage is not stable or too low 2 The hard disk is damaged or the hard disk lines are broken 3 The power of the switch power supply is low 4 Frontal video signal is not stable 5 Bad heat radiator or too much dust or bad running circumstance for the DVR 6 The hardware of the DVR is ...

Page 59: ...ance 3 The video transmission distance is too far or the loss of the video transmission line is too large 4 The color and brightness setting of the DVR is wrong 6 I can not find the video files in local playback mode Possible reasons are as followed 1 The data line of the hard disk is damaged 2 The hard disk is damaged 3 Update the different program with the origin program files 4 The video files ...

Page 60: ...DVR can not control the PTZ Possible reasons are as followed 1 There is something wrong with the frontal PTZ 2 The setting connection or the installation of the PTZ decoder is not correct 3 The connections are not correct 4 The PTZ setting of the DVR is not correct 5 The protocols of the PTZ decoder and the DVR are not matched 6 The address of the PTZ decoder and the DVR are not matched 7 When mul...

Page 61: ... is no image in network preview state or video file playback state Possible reasons are as followed 1 Network is not stable 2 The user machine is resource limited 3 Choose the play in team mode in the network setup of DVR 4 The region shelter or channel protection is set 5 The user has no surveillance purview 6 The real time image of the hard disk recording machine itself is not clear 15 Network c...

Page 62: ... the alarm is not correct 2 The alarm output is turned on manually 3 The input machine is damaged or the connections are not correct 4 There are some problems for specific program edition Please update the program 19 Alarm is not working Possible reasons are as followed 1 The setting of the alarm is not correct 2 The connection of the alarm is not correct 3 The alarm input signal is not correct 4 ...

Page 63: ...Q service We will offer the service according the machine type and the program edition 5 2 Maintenance 1 Please brush printed circuit boards connectors fans machine box and so on regularly 2 Please keep the grounding well done to prevent the video or audio signal interfered and the DVR from static or inductive electricity 3 Do not pull out the video signal line or RS 232 port or RS 485 port with t...

Page 64: ...e front panel 2 Numeric button Code input number input channel switch 3 Esc Same function as Esc button in the front panel 4 Direction button Same function as direction button in the front panel 5 Record control Control the record 6 Record mode Same function as Record mode 7 ADD Input the number of DVR to control it 8 FN Assistant function ...

Page 65: ...he channel to make it full screen display double click again to resume the multi window display Left click Choose the according function in the menu Right click Pop desktop shortcut menu in preview state Current shortcut menu in the menu Press middle button Add or subtract number in the number setting Switch the items in the combo box Page up or down in the list Move mouse Choose the widget or mov...

Page 66: ...ime 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 CIF fo...

Page 67: ...face 16 bit true color graphical menu interface mouse operation supportive display 1 4image display 1 4 8 9 image display 1 4 8 9 16 image display Video Video standard PAL 625line 50 f s NTSC 525 line 60 f s Surveillance image quality PAL D1 704x576 NTSC D1 704x480 Playback image quality PAL D1 704 576 NTSC D1 704 480 Video compression H 264 mp Video control 6 options Recording speed 100 120fps D1...

Page 68: ...torage Hard disk network Backup mode Network USB flash USB movable HDD USB DVD RW Port Video input 4 BNC 8 BNC 16 BNC Video output 1 BNC 1 VGA Audio input 4 RCA 1 RCA Audio output 1 RCA Network port RJ45 10M 100M PTZ control port 1 RS485 USB port 2 USB2 0 ports Hard disk port 1 SATA port Other Power supply 12V 2A external power supply Power consumption 15W without hard disk Working temperature 0 5...

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