Idis TR-1504, Operation Manual

Page 1: ...Digital Video Recorder Operation Manual TR 1504 ...

Page 2: ...ividuals who are not familiar with its use seek technical assistance from their retailer regarding product installation and use If you need to disassemble the product for functionality expansion or repair purposes you must contact your retailer and seek professional assistance Both retailers and users should be aware that this product has been certified as being electromagnetically compatible for ...

Page 3: ...ug this equipment from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions A When the power supply cord or the plug has been damaged B If liquid is spilled or objects have fallen into the equipment C If the equipment has been exposed to rain or water D If the equipment does not operate normally by following the operating instructions adjust only those ...

Page 4: ...NCE AT THEIR OWN EXPENSE WARNING CHANGES OR MODIFICATIONS NOT EXPRESSLY APPROVED BY THE PARTY RESPONSIBLE FOR COMPLIANCE COULD VOID THE USER S AUTHORITY TO OPERATE THE EQUIPMENT THIS CLASS OF DIGITAL APPARATUS MEETS ALL REQUIREMENTS OF THE CANADIAN INTERFERENCE CAUSING EQUIPMENT REGULATIONS WEEE Waste Electrical Electronic Equipment Correct Disposal of This Product Applicable in the European Union...

Page 5: ...or any problems resulting from the use thereof The information contained herein is subject to change without notice Revisions or new editions to this publication may be issued to incorporate such changes The software included in this product contains some Open Sources You may obtain the corresponding source code which we have to distribute according to the license policy Go to System Setup About p...

Page 6: ...amera 15 Status 15 Context Menu Access 17 Video Recording 17 Panic Recording 17 Video Recording Playback 18 Playback 18 Context Menu 18 Part 2 Configuration 19 Menu Use 19 Text Input via Virtual Keyboard 19 Batch Assignment 20 Mouse 20 System Setup 20 General 20 Date Time 25 User 26 Storage 28 System Event 28 About 29 Record Setup 30 General 30 Schedule 31 Pre Event 33 ...

Page 7: ...m Out 38 Network Setup 38 General 38 LAN 39 FEN 41 RTSP 42 Notification Setup 43 Callback 43 Mail 43 Schedule 44 Display Setup 45 OSD 45 Main Monitor 46 Spot Monitor 46 Part 3 Search 47 Searching Video 47 Search Menu 47 Context Menu 48 Event Log Search 48 Record Table Search 50 Bookmarks 51 Clip Copy 51 Overlapped Recording Search 52 3 ...

Page 8: ...8 Part 4 Appendix 53 Index 53 4 ...

Page 9: ...ct admin and then OK without entering a password to log in Leaving the admin account unassigned with a password poses a security risk Please assign a password at your earliest convenience A warning message will continue to be displayed until a password is assigned Click on the button next to the password field using the mouse This will bring up a virtual keyboard you can use to assign a password F...

Page 10: ... Status OSD On and Off Previous Next Group Loads the previous next screen group Freeze Freezes the screen Select Freeze again to unfreeze Alarm Pressing this button while the alarm has been activated resets all DVR outputs including the built in buzzer Panic Recording Activates deactivates Panic Recording Sequence Initiates Sequence by putting the mouse pointer on the right side of the screen whil...

Page 11: ...oax function Edit Group Enter to the Edit Group mode in the split screen layout Information Displays currently connected camera information and recording status Search Exits the live monitoring mode and enters the search mode Setup Used to access the Setup menu Status Allows you to check the status of the DVR s system event and storage Video Display Area Left click on the video display area to tog...

Page 12: ...hile displaying a split screen page select the Edit Group option from the context menu A yellow border is drawn around the page Use the mouse to select a different page 2 Use the mouse right button to select a camera Selected camera is then loaded on to the selected page Repeat to assign other channels to the page 3 Select Exit Group Edit from the context menu to exit the Edit Group mode Edit Grou...

Page 13: ... direction by dragging on the mouse Also it s possible to use the mouse wheel to zoom in out Logging in with an account that has PTZ Control Authority is necessary in order to control PTZ cameras A message will prompt if there is no PTZ camera displayed on the Live screen To exit PTZ mode click the Exit icon from the menu Setting Up a PTZ Preset While in PTZ mode click on the right mouse button to...

Page 14: ...ailable for the selected PTZ camera remain inactive You can use the mouse to control PTZ cameras Left click on the mouse and drag to move the camera in the desired direction and use the mouse wheel to zoom in out While in PTZ mode place the mouse pointer close to the bottom edge of the screen to display the PTZ Tools window PTZ Camera Pan and Tilt Zoom In Out Focus Near Far IRIS Open Close Set Mov...

Page 15: ...e not shown Camera title and status icons are not shown Users that have a cover Covert Camera View are able to view both images from and status icons for all Covert 1 and Covert 2 cameras Status Refer to the Menu Use on page 19 for basic information on using the Setup menus Event Status This screen displays an overview of all events When an event occurs the corresponding channel flashes for 5 seco...

Page 16: ...bad sector percentage Error If the HDD s bad sector ratio is higher than as designated by the user Generates a system event Temperature N A Unable to detect the disk s temperature Good Operating within normal temperature range Bad Disk temperature higher than as designated by the user Generates a system event S M A R T N A A disk that does not support S M A R T Good A disk with normal S M A R T st...

Page 17: ...o recording will only take place if all the connections are made correctly as per information contained in Part 2 of this operation manual For more information on video recording settings refer to the Record Setup on page 30 Panic Recording Select Live or Search menu s Panic Recording icon to commence panic recording on all registered cameras To stop Panic Recording select the Panic Recording icon...

Page 18: ...ta Audio playback of the selected recording is available in full screen mode only Covert protection on cameras also applies to video recording playback Playback 1 Bring up Menu while in Live mode 2 Select the Search Mode icon 3 The selected search mode will be initiated For more information on data search refer to the Part 3 Search on page 47 Context Menu While in Search mode right click on the mo...

Page 19: ...up 2 Record Setup 3 Event Setup 4 Camera Setup 5 Status Setup 6 Network Setup 7 Notification Setup 8 Display Setup 2 Left click on the option using the mouse 3 Change the setting and then select Save to save the change To apply default settings select the Default button located on the left bottom corner of the setup window Text Input via Virtual Keyboard Click on the key using the mouse Toggle cas...

Page 20: ... information on using the Setup menus General This Setup menu contains general system options Site Used to enter a description about the system s installation site no description by default You can edit the information using the virtual keyboard Language Choose a language Version Indicates the software version Upgrade Upgrade the system Selecting the USB port displays the USB search window You wil...

Page 21: ...ect the Export at the bottom of the screen and then designate a file name To export the system log information connect the USB device to the DVR A virtual keyboard allows you to enter the file name Selecting Export will save the log information in txt file format on the USB device In order to display the system_log txt file you must use the correct character encoding settings and use a fixed width...

Page 22: ...ate and time settings will only be applied after clicking Next For more information on date and time settings refer to the Date Time section under System Setup on page 20 3 Choose the desired Recording Method and click Next 4 Choose the desired Recording Quality and click Next Higher recording quality uses up more disk space ...

Page 23: ...Very high 30 ips Time Event Time High Very High 15 ips Event Very High Very High 30 ips Time Standard High 5 ips Event High Very High 15 ips Continuous Very high Very high 30 ips High Very High 15 ips Standard High 5 ips 5 Click Finish to exit Quick Wizard Network Wizard After exiting from Quick Wizard you can click Go to Network Setup and set up the network with Network Wizard 1 Select Network Wi...

Page 24: ... the router s UPnP function refer to the router s operation manual 4 Enter in the FEN Name field the DVR name to be registered on the FEN server and then click Check to check its availability The FEN name you register on the FEN server will be a unique name used to identify the DVR Once registered the name can be used to access the DVR directly from clients such as the IDIS Center Check the name s...

Page 25: ...ed to change the system s date and time formats Time Zone Used to designate the system s time zone Refer to the map displayed on the screen and change the time zone using the mouse or the arrow buttons Use Daylight Saving Time Enables DST correction Time Sync Select a time server for the system to synchronize with 1 Select Automatic Sync 2 Enter the Time Server s IP address or domain name or selec...

Page 26: ...akes place according to the holiday recording schedule specified under Record Schedule 1 Select the button at the bottom of the window 2 Select a date 3 Select OK to apply and exit Select the icon to delete the existing holiday date User Use this option to register users and assign permissions 1 Select Group and enter a group name A group name can be up to 15 characters in length 2 Specify the gro...

Page 27: ...of inactivity specified under Auto Logout Group Permissions System Shutdown May shutdown the system from the system menu Upgrade May upgrade the system from the system menu System Setup Color Control May adjust each camera s brightness contrast saturation and hue settings System Check May view System Check results PTZ Control Menu Control May control PTZ cameras Alarm Out Control May reset in the ...

Page 28: ...is being used for recording purposes Disks that were used in different systems will show up as Other Select Information to check the saved data s time information or select Delete to erase the data Select Format to prepare the disk as a storage for data recording Disks formatted with Use As set to Not Using will not be used for data recording This DVR supports SATA2 HDDs System Event Use this opti...

Page 29: ...ates an event when all disks reach their maximum capacity Disk Bad Generates an event when the specified percentage of the disk becomes damaged Set to between 10 and 90 in 10 intervals Disk Temperature Specify the threshold temperature Once any disk reaches this threshold the system will issue an alert Disk S M A R T Monitors disks that support S M A R T and notifies the user if a disk error is de...

Page 30: ...pacity and saves new data by overwriting Time Lapse Recording data that are older than as specified under Recycle mode If the recording stored on the disk is shorter than the duration specified under Limit Time Lapse Recording the older of Event Recording or Time Recording data is deleted first The system s recording time may change depending on recording quality resolution motion and other config...

Page 31: ...the Panic Record button is pressed no recording will take place during the scheduled time frames on the scheduled days Time The icon appears on the upper left corner of the screen The icon appears at scheduled times to indicate recording is in progress Event The icon appears on the upper left corner of the screen The icon appears when the specified event occurs to indicate recording is in progress...

Page 32: ...Upper tier schedule s settings apply to unconfigured channels If multiple events take place on a specific channel and different ips Quality Resolution and Dwell Time settings apply highest settings apply to all event linked recordings The resolution can be set up at a time for each event or separately for each channel of an event When setting up at a time for each event the following options are a...

Page 33: ...rom Very High High and Standard Dwell Specify the duration of pre event recording data If no event mode schedule exists in the schedule a warning message prompting you to add an event mode schedule will be displayed The warning message will appear even in Time Event mode Event Setup Refer to the Menu Use on page 19 for basic information on using the Setup menus Motion No Select which cameras to ap...

Page 34: ...ks selected under Zone for daytime and nighttime each Motion Ignoring Time The system does not produce event log entries or issues remote notifications regarding motion detected during the specified time following the initial motion detection Set a value between 1 sec and 10 secs or choose Never Motion Ignoring Time does not affect motion detection recording Actions Specify which actions to take w...

Page 35: ...ss Video Loss Interval The system does not produce event log entries or issues remote notifications regarding video loss detected during the specified time following the initial video loss detection Set a value between 0 1 sec and 15 secs or choose Never Actions Specify which actions to take when a Video Loss event occurs Record Specify which cameras to begin linked recording on when an event occu...

Page 36: ...ting Auto allows the DVR to automatically detect the type supported by the camera Mode Select the width resolution supported by the camera among Auto 720 960 HD Full HD 3MP 4MP and 5MP Selecting Auto allows the DVR to automatically detect the width resolution supported by the camera When selecting Auto the 720 HD and Full HD mode are supported The input resolution is applied without rebooting the ...

Page 37: ... be configured up to 4 areas Delete Delete the selected privacy masking area Delete All Delete the all privacy masking area Save Save the changes and exit the privacy masking area options screen Cancel Exit the privacy masking area options without saving the changes Device Setup Refer to the Menu Use on page 19 for basic information on using the Setup menus Audio The DVR can record up to four audi...

Page 38: ...the schedule time frame Mode Select Event On or Off Event Generates an alarm out when an event occurs On Alarm out is always on Off Alarm out is always off Channels Configure alarm out port and beep settings Network Setup Refer to the Menu Use on page 19 for basic information on using the Setup menus General Multi Stream Supports more than one stream Configure to use different streams in layout mo...

Page 39: ...g Data Applies SSL Secure Sockets Layer protection on remote viewing and recording data transmissions If using the SSL feature it will not be possible to connect to the DVR from a remote program or a network keyboard that does not support SSL Changing the SSL setting temporarily severs all remote connections to the DVR in order to apply the change This product contains content developed by OpenSSL...

Page 40: ...test The test result is displayed 4 Select Close to exit If using a firewall select Change Port to change the port number to one that is permitted by the firewall Changing the port temporarily severs the DVR s remote connection Remote point IP and port settings on the remote program must also be changed in order for it to connect to the DVR DHCP Select DHCP and then Save to retrieve IP address and...

Page 41: ...DVR name you wish to register on the FEN server check and register the entered name This is a unique DVR name that will be registered on the FEN server You will not be able to save FEN settings unless you click on the Check button next to the DVR Name field and check the entered name s availability You will be prompted with an error message if you do not enter DVR name or enter a name already regi...

Page 42: ...he front panel or l Pressing the or l key moves to the right in the menu It is the same as pressing the Right arrow buttons on the front panel or k Pressing the or k key moves up in the menu It is the same as pressing the Up arrow button on the front panel or j Pressing the or j key moves down in the menu It is the same as pressing the Down arrow button on the front panel m or Windows Pressing the...

Page 43: ...lowing you to enter the Group name You can select among JPG and MP4 When selecting JPG the DVR will attach the event detected image file JPEG format to an email When selecting MP4 the DVR will attach the event detected video clip MP4 format to an email Mail Add a mail recipient Assign the Recipient to a Group and enter the Recipient s Display Name Enter the recipient s e mail address and mail serv...

Page 44: ...nder Sender must be in the correct email format and include the symbol If user authentication is required by the SMTP server select Use and then enter the User and Password information 2 Select OK to apply and exit This product contains content developed by OpenSSL Project for use in Open SSL Toolkit http www openssl org Schedule Select the icon at the lower left corner of the screen to add a noti...

Page 45: ... mode Free Space The icon displays when the DVR is in the Recycle mode and the percentage of available storage space displays when the DVR is not in the Recycle mode Date and Time Displays the date and time User Name Displays the name of the current user logged in Background Panel Displays the background panel at the bottom of the screen in translucent black Camera No Displays the camera number on...

Page 46: ...nually regardless of the resolution supported by the monitor Supported resolutions may be restricted depending on the monitor We recommend that you use 1920 x 1080 resolution Monitor Resolution Displays the resolution information of monitors currently connected to the DVR Spot Monitor Configure spot monitor related settings Connect the spot monitor using the BNC cable Select the box in the Channel...

Page 47: ...irst recorded image Go to the Last Displays the last recorded image Go to the Date Time Displays the Go to the Date Time screen 3 Bookmarks Add the current playback point to the bookmark list The maximum number of bookmarks that can be saved is 64 4 Display Used to change the screen layout to single screen and 2x2 OSD On Off Enables disables the OSD feature 5 6 Previous Next Group Loads the previo...

Page 48: ...Clip Copy Setup window for designating points A and B Status Allow you to check the status of the DVR s system event status and storage Selecting Status will only be enabled for a user who has System Check authority Data Source Record Search recording data contained in the main recording device Exit Exit the search mode and enter the live monitoring mode Context Menu Right click on the Camera scre...

Page 49: ... place between the selected From and To points will be searched If Check Time Overlap has not been selected events from the entire From and To range will be searched Camera Filter Alarm In Select which channels to search alarm in events in Motion Select which channels to search motion detection events in Video Loss Select which channels to search video loss events in Record Channel Select which re...

Page 50: ...ording Purple Event Recording Yellow Pre Event Recording Red Panic Recording 2 Zoom Select zoom in to compose recording data in 1 minute segments and select zoom out to compose recording data in 3 minute segments Selecting zoom out displays more time in one screen than zoom in screen If recording from points in time prior or after the time frame displayed on the screen is available scrolls appear ...

Page 51: ...an be saved is 64 Clip Copy Clip Copy Select Export Clip Copy from the Search menu while in Live or Playback mode to open up the Clip Copy setup window Specify the From and To settings A B Clip Copy Designate a start point and an end point and copy the data in between Select Clip Copy A B Clip Copy from the Search menu to set point A The icon will appear on the status indicator area on the upper r...

Page 52: ...the device If so you will need to restart the DVR If the USB hard disk s file system has been damaged restarting the DVR will not solve the problem and the aforementioned error message will continue to be displayed each time you attempt a backup If this is the case you will need to format the HDD or use a recovery program to repair the damage to the drive s file system Overlapped Recording Search ...

Page 53: ...53 Index A Alarm In 35 Alarm Out 37 E Event Monitoring 15 L LAN 39 M Mouse 20 O OSD 45 P Panic Recording 17 Pre Event 33 R Recording 17 S Search 47 Storage 28 V Video Analytics 33 Part 4 Appendix V1 0 ...

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