Indostar TD-2700TE-PL, User Manual

Page 1: ...DVR User Manual For H 264 4 8 16 channel digital video recorder All rights reserved ...

Page 2: ...ntilated area Do not power off the DVR at normal recording condition The correct operation to shut off DVR is to stop recording and then shut down the device This machine is indoor using equipment Do not expose the machine in rain or moist environment In case any solid or liquid get into the machine s case please cut off the power supply immediately and ask for qualified technicians to check the m...

Page 3: ...1 Power On 8 3 1 2 Power Off 8 3 2 Login 8 3 3 Live Preview 9 3 4 Live Playback 9 4 Main Menu Setup Guide 10 4 1 Basic Configuration 10 4 1 1 System 11 4 1 2 Date Time 11 4 1 3 DST 12 4 2 Live Configuration 12 4 2 1 Live 12 4 2 2 Main Monitor 13 4 2 3 Mask 14 4 3 Record Configuration 14 4 3 1 Enable 15 4 3 2 Record Bitrate 15 4 3 3 Time 16 4 3 4 Stamp 16 4 3 5 Recycle Record 17 4 3 6 Snap 17 4 4 S...

Page 4: ...y Image 36 5 5 Backup 36 6 Manage DVR 38 6 1 Check System Information 38 6 1 1 System Information 38 6 1 2 Event Information 38 6 1 3 Log Information 38 6 1 4 Network Information 38 6 1 5 Online Information 38 6 1 6 Record Information 38 6 1 7 QRCODE 38 6 2 Disk Management 39 6 3 Upgrade 40 6 4 Logoff 40 7 Remote Surveillance 41 7 1 IE Remote Surveillance by NAT 41 7 1 1 NAT Settings 41 7 1 2 NAT ...

Page 5: ...0 7 6 Remote System Configuration 50 7 7 Tools 51 7 8 Remote Management 51 Appendix A FAQ 52 Appendix B Calculate Recording Capacity 56 Appendix C Compatible Devices 57 Appendix D 4 CH Specifications 58 Appendix E 8 CH Specifications 59 Appendix F 16 CH Specifications 60 ...

Page 6: ...CE Supports HDMI VGA output Supports 4 8 16 CH HD TVI signal 1080P 25 30FPS 720P 25 30 50 60FPS analog signal 960H D1video input Supports channel security by hiding live display Display the local record state and basic information Supports USB to make full control RECORD MEDIA Supports two SATA HDDs to record for a longer time without any limitation BACKUP Supports USB 2 0 devices to backup Suppor...

Page 7: ...NETWORK Supports TCP IP DHCP PPPoE DDNS protocol Supports NAT technology Supports IE browser to do remote view Supports QRCODE scanning through mobile phone client Supports setup client connection amount Supports dual stream Network stream is adjustable independently to fit the network bandwidth and environment Supports picture snap in remote live Supports remote time and event search and channel ...

Page 8: ...e the manufacturers recommend specially for security and safe field 2 Please calculate HDD capacity according to the recording setting Please refer to Appendix B Calculate Recording Capacity Loosen the screws on the back and side of the device to remove the cover Put the HDDs on the bottom of the device and turn over the device and fix the HDDs with the screws Connect the power and data cables and...

Page 9: ...The light turns blue when backing up files and data Play indicator The light turns blue when playing video REC indicator The light turns blue when recording Record button Record manually Play button Enter play interface REW button Rewind key FF button Fast forward MENU button 1 Enter menu in live 2 Increase the value in setup BACKUP button 1 Decrease the value in setup 2 Enter backup mode in live ...

Page 10: ...is shown below Name Descriptions DC12V DC12V Power Input USB To connect external USB devices like USB mouse or USB storage device LAN Network Port HDMI HDMI Port Connect to high definition display device VGA VGA Port Connect to monitor HD TVI VIDEO IN Support HD TVI signal 1080P 25 30fps 720P 25 30 50 60fps analog signal 960H D1 video input AUDIO OUT Audio output connect to the sound box AUDIO IN ...

Page 11: ...ck on any camera window to see the full screen Right click to reveal the control menu on the screen Right click again to hide the menu In Configuration Click to enter a particular option Right click to cancel the option or to return to the previous Button Function REC Record manually Search To enter search mode MEUN To enter menu Exit To exit the current interface ENTER To confirm the choice or se...

Page 12: ...n It supports mouse drag Take setting up motion detection area for example Click customized hold down the left button and drag to set motion detection area Click to choose the options Right click to return to live mode In Backup Click to choose the options Right click to return to previous picture In PTZ Control Click left button to choose the buttons to control the PTZ Click right button to retur...

Page 13: ...please click Exit button to exit Press and hold FN ESC key to switch the resolution of the VGA HDMI output 3 1 2 Power Off You can power off the device by using remote controller keyboard or mouse Go to Menu and then select Shut Down icon to pop up the Shut down window Click OK Then the unit will power off after a while Disconnect the power 3 2 Login User can login or log off the DVR system Once l...

Page 14: ... Interface 3 4 Live Playback Click Playback button to playback the record Refer to Fig 3 3 User can do complete operation by clicking the buttons on screen Fig 3 3 Live Playback Symbol Meaning Green Manual record Yellow Motion detection record Blue Schedule record ...

Page 15: ...vailable cameras E Zoom Single channel large screen electronic amplification Audio Enable sound PTZ Click the PTZ button to control rotation position speed and auto scan of the PTZ Snap Click this button to snap the live pictures These pictures will automatically be saved in the SATA disk Record Click this button to start stop recording Playback Click this button to playback the record files Click...

Page 16: ...er name and the password for performing corresponding operations Show System Time If selected the current time will be displayed during live monitoring Max Online Users To set the max number of concurrent user logins in the DVR Video Output The resolution of live display interface Language Set up the menu language Note After changing the language and video output the device needs to login again Lo...

Page 17: ...Apply button to save the setting 4 1 3 DST Go to Main Menu Setup Basic DST interface Refer to Fig 4 5 Fig 4 5 Basic Configuration DST In this interface enable daylight saving time time offset mode start end month week date etc Click Apply button to save the setting 4 2 Live Configuration Live configuration includes three submenus live main monitor and mask 4 2 1 Live In this interface you can set ...

Page 18: ...ow the camera name by checking All checkbox Click Apply to save the setting 4 2 2 Main Monitor The main monitor settings allow you to set camera sequence in live display mode Operate the following steps to set main monitor Go to Main Menu Setup Live Main Monitor interface Refer to Fig 4 7 Fig 4 7 Live Configuration Main Monitor Select display mode and channel Select dwell time Click button to set ...

Page 19: ...to live image Press and drag the left mouse button to set mask area as shown below Right click to exit the mask setting interface Click Apply button to save the setting To delete mask area Click Setting button in the mask interface Select a certain masked area and double click to delete that masked area Then click Apply button to save the setting Fig 4 9 Setting Mask Area 4 3 Record Configuration ...

Page 20: ...ble Checkmark record and audio Select All to set up the same settings for all channels 4 3 2 Record Bitrate Go to Main Menu Setup Record Record Bitrate Refer to Fig 4 11 Fig 4 11 Record Configuration Record Bitrate Set up rate resolution quality encode and max bit stream Select All to set the same settings for all channels Parameter Meaning Record To enable disable recording for the channel Audio ...

Page 21: ...ime Set the expiration time for recorded video If the set date is overdue the recorded files will be deleted automatically Click Apply to save the setting 4 3 4 Stamp This provides an option to enable or disable the Camera Name and the Time stamp on the video The user can also choose a position for the stamp on the screen To set up stamp as follows Go to Main Menu Setup Record Stamp interface Refe...

Page 22: ... space once it is full If enabled the system will automatically delete the old records and recycle the space if it is completely utilized The setting steps are as follows Go to Main Menu Setup Record Recycle Record interface Checkmark recycle record to activate auto recycling If the option is disabled or not selected the DVR would stop recording once HDD is full Click Apply button to save the sett...

Page 23: ...lected schedule If you want to apply the schedule setting of a certain channel to other or all channels you need to select channel and click Copy button Fig 4 14 Schedule Configuration Schedule You can also set week schedule by double clicking in the grinding area This will take you to see a dialog box as Fig 4 15 Select a day and click Add button to set start time and end time Then click to save ...

Page 24: ...t 4 5 1 Motion Alarm Motion includes two sub menus motion and schedule The steps to set motion alarm are as follows Go to Main Menu Setup Alarm Motion Refer to Fig 4 16 Enable motion alarm set alarm hold time which refers to the time till which the system will wait for further detection of motion e g If the holding time is set to 10 seconds once the system detects a motion it will go to alarm but ...

Page 25: ...It would be recorded in case of an alarm Click OK button to save the setting After clicking Area button a dialog box will pop up as Fig 4 18 In the Area interface you can drag slide bar to set the sensitivity value 1 8 The higher the value is the more sensitive it is to motion Since the sensitivity is influenced by color and time day or night you can adjust its value according to the practical con...

Page 26: ...efer to Fig 4 19 The setup steps of video loss trigger are similar to motion trigger setting See Chapter 4 5 1 Motion Trigger setting for more details Fig 4 19 Alarm Configuration Video Loss 4 5 3 Other Alarm This tab gives a choice to configure alarm for Disk Full IP Conflict the Disconnect event Disk Attenuation or Disk Lost Go to Main Menu Setup Alarm Other Alarm Refer to Fig 4 20 Use the dropd...

Page 27: ...rm 4 6 Network Configuration Network configuration includes six submenus network sub stream Email server NAT and other settings Network settings must be configured if DVR is used for monitoring over network 4 6 1 Network To set up network Go to Main Menu Setup Network Network tab Refer to Fig 4 22 Set HTTP port The default HTTP port is 80 If the value is changed you shall add the port number when ...

Page 28: ...u want to configure your own settings disable Obtain an IP address automatically item and input the IP address subnet mask gateway IP and DNS server If you connect internet through PPPoE disable Obtain an IP address automatically item and check PPPoE checkbox and then enter username and password Once the setup is completed your DVR will automatically dial up into your network Test the effectivenes...

Page 29: ...of SMTP server You can set up SSL check such as Gmail according to actual needs Set sender s address and password Set receiver s email address and click Test button to test the validity of the mailbox Parameter Meaning FPS Range from 1 25 Resolution Support CIF Quality The quality of the clients image The higher the value is the clearer the record image Six options lowest lower low medium higher a...

Page 30: ...rt is 2009 If it is modified please go to the transfer media interface to check Enable the auto report in the ECMS NVMS when adding a new device Then input the remaining information of the device in the ECMS NVMS and self define a device ID Input the above mentioned server IP server port and device ID in the server interface Then click Apply button to save the setting Now the ECMS NVMS system will...

Page 31: ...ted by user is a banding domain name of DVR User should logon the website provided by the server supplier to register a user name and password and then apply for a domain name online After the successful application user can access the device from the IE client by inputting that domain name Enable UPnP Select UPnP here and then enable UPnP function in your router Therefore there is no need for you...

Page 32: ...nd IP address if the user enables UPnP function he can skip this step Click Save button to save the setting 3 Login IE browser and input registered domain name http www xxx dvrdydns com connect to DVR client You can also quickly register the domain name in this interface 1 Set the IP address manually in the network tab and then click Other Settings tab Check DDNS 2 Select www autoddns com in DDNS ...

Page 33: ... dyndns com www dvrdydns com www autoddns com www no ip com mintdns type User name User name for log in the website of domain name supplier Password Password for log in the website of domain name supplier Host domain The domain name user registered at the supplier s website Update interval The interval time of upgrading DVR IP address 4 7 User Management Configuration This tab allows you to add no...

Page 34: ...ding PC MAC Address is 0 the user is not bound with the specified computer If the bind option is used the user would be able to log into the DVR only through the specific computer carrying the MAC address Select Authority tab and assign the operation rights for particular user Refer to Fig 4 30 Click OK to save the setting Fig 4 30 Add User Authority To delete user Go to Main Menu Setup Users inte...

Page 35: ...erial Port Select Enable and set up the value of address baud rate and protocol according to the settings of the speed dome Select All to set the same settings for all channels Advanced settings include preset setting cruise setting and track setting Go to Main Menu Setup P T Z Advanced Refer to Fig 4 32 Parameter Meaning Address The address of the PTZ device Baud rate Baud rate of the PTZ device ...

Page 36: ... then click preset Setting button Fig 4 34 Preset Setting Control the dome by rotating up up left down right down left left down right and up right and adjust the rotate speed and the value of zoom focus and iris of the dome Select the serial number of the preset point Click button to enable the PTZ wiper and click button to enable the PTZ light Note PTZ must support wiper and light button and the...

Page 37: ...ed at most Select a cruise line and click Setup button to see a dialog box as Fig 4 36 Fig 4 36 Modifying Cruise Line Click Add icon to set the speed and time of preset point Select a preset point and then click Delete icon to delete that preset point Click Modify icon to modify the setting of a preset point User can click those icons to adjust the position of preset point Click Preview button to ...

Page 38: ...port the data files into mobile storage devices for backup and then import specified data files from mobile storage device to DVR 4 9 3 Block Allow List Here authorized user can prohibit computer users within a certain IP address range from accessing to DVR or allow computer users within a certain IP address range to access DVR E g if an admin user doesn t want computer users within IP address ran...

Page 39: ...with highlighted borderline indicates presence of data Set the start time by clicking a particular grid or by entering the specific value in the start time field Select the channel display mode and click Play button to play record Use the playback toolbar to control the playback To set backup during a certain period in the playback interface Select the start time by dragging the slider and click i...

Page 40: ...borderline indicates presence of data Checkmark Motion or All accordingly Click Search button to display the searched event information in the event list box Double check a certain record file to playback 5 3 File Management Go to Main Menu Search File Management interface Refer to Fig 5 3 Fig 5 3 Search Configuration File Management Select date and channels The date with highlighted borderline in...

Page 41: ...ect data and channels on the right hand side Press Search button to search for a recorded image Once an alarm image has been identified the user can double click the image to play recording Fig 5 4 Search Configuration Image Lock Select the image and click Lock button to lock this image Save Click Save button to copy the image on the HDD Save All Click Save All button to copy all images on the HDD...

Page 42: ...the backup information interface you can check the relevant information of backup files storage type save file type etc Then click Start button to start backup Note If the backup files are saved in DVR format please check backup player Only this player can play these files in DVR format If the backup files are saved in AVI format you can play these files with common media player ...

Page 43: ...ent which includes Operation Setup Playback Backup Search Check Information and Error This report can further be saved on a USB flash drive as an html file using the export button 6 1 4 Network Information In this interface you can check relevant parameters of network 6 1 5 Online Information In this interface you can check the details of the connected online users Refresh Refresh the current inte...

Page 44: ... Note please format the hard disk before record Click Refresh button to refresh the disk information in the list box Select a hard disk and click Format button to start format Note All recorded files in the hard disk will be lost after formatting To check other information of disk After you Go to Disk Management Advanced tab you can check model S N firmware health status of the disk in this interf...

Page 45: ...torage device Connect the USB flash drive to the USB port Go to Main Menu Upgrade tab You will see the upgrade software name displaying in the upgrade list box Select that software and then click Upgrade button The system will be upgraded automatically Note Please wait for a while when the system reboots Any power interruption is not allowed during upgrading 6 4 Logoff A log off dialogue box will ...

Page 46: ... and input the NAT Server The default NAT Server is www autonat com Click Apply to save the parameters Please refer to 4 6 5 NAT for details 7 1 2 NAT Access After finishing the NAT settings you can enter the NAT Server on the PC Input http www autonat com to go to the IE client If you are the first time to access the NAT the network will download the ActiveX automatically Note If you cannot downl...

Page 47: ...to connect to internet 1 Connect the DVR to internet through router or virtual server Go to the DVR s Main Menu Setup Network interface to input IP address Subnet Mask etc If using DHCP please enable DHCP in both the DVR and router Forward IP address and port number in Virtual Server setup of the router or virtual server Configure the firewall to allow accessing the DVR If the user has enabled the...

Page 48: ...pports 32 bit mode so the safari browser shall start 32 bit mode If the browser is the earlier MACOS version the default setting is 32 bit mode and the setting can be skipped The setting steps are as follows Right click safari icon and select Show in Finder Select Applications Right click Safari App Select Get Info Select Open in 32 bit mode 7 3 1 Via LAN After starting Apple computer click Apple ...

Page 49: ...of DVR and click button Then the browser will download Active X control as shown below Click icon and then select the Active X control the welcome interface will be shown Click Continue Install button the following window will pop up Input the name and password of Apple PC and then click OK to install this Active X control After finishing installing the Active X control please quit from the Safari...

Page 50: ...e surveillance Enter WAN IP and HTTP port in the Safari browser to install the Active control The concrete steps are the same as and of Chapter 7 3 1 7 4 The Remote Live Preview Fig 7 1 Remote Live Preview Interface 1 Channel indicator 2 Screen display mode 3 Audio 4 Start recording 5 Snapping picture 6 Bidirectional talk 7 Start IE record 8 Playback 9 Master sub stream status 10 P T Z control Not...

Page 51: ...o rotate the dome diagonally up right to rotate the dome downwards to rotate the dome diagonally down right to rotate the dome diagonally down left to rotate the dome towards left to rotate the dome towards right to stop rotating the dome Drag the scroll bar to adjust rotating speed of the dome Iris button Click button near Iris button to increase light of the dome Click button near Iris button to...

Page 52: ...Enable audio Enable or disenable audio Full screen The live preview picture will display with full screen and the tool bar will be hid Double click left mouse or click right mouse to return Zoom in Single channel large screen electronic amplification Click the channel which needs to be zoomed Right click to select zoom in button to zoom in the image Double click or right click to exit 7 5 Remote P...

Page 53: ... Select the date in area and record channels in area Click Search button The record data will be displayed in the data information list box Set the data playing time and display mode in the area as required Click Play button to playback Fig 7 4 Time Search Interface Click the relevant buttons in the interface for operation like FF pause change channel mode etc Refer to Fig 7 5 Fig 7 5 Time Search ...

Page 54: ...ion Click Search button Double click certain item to play Fig 7 6 Event Search Interface File Management Go to Search File Management interface Refer to Fig 7 7 Fig 7 7 File Management Interface Select highlighted date and channels Click Search button to search the recorded files Lock Select certain file item in the file list box and then click Lock button to lock this file ...

Page 55: ...o set the save path Then click Backup button to start backup The backup files will be saved on user s PC 7 6 Remote System Configuration You can do remote setup of the device which includes functions like basic configuration live configuration record configuration schedule configuration alarm configuration network configuration PTZ configuration and user configuration You should select an option f...

Page 56: ... also format the hard drive s 7 8 Remote Management The Info interface provides a web based interface to access the general information pertaining to the DVR s settings The interface includes five submenus System Event Log Network and Online users Note There may be subtle differences with respect to functions of remote surveillance between through IE and through Apple PC Here we only take IE remot...

Page 57: ...that the channels are not programmed as hidden channels and check the status from admin login Q4 The HDD cannot be found a The power from the adapter may be not enough for operating the DVR Please use the power adaptor supplied along with the DVR b It could be wiring issue Please check the power and data cables of the HDD c The HDD could have gone bad Change a new one Q5 The DVR cannot record a Ma...

Page 58: ...Fig 7 2 Q8 DVR displays please wait all the time a HDD power cable and data cable may not be well connected Please check the connections for HDD b It is also possible that the DVR was forced to stop because HDD has a bad sector and it may have caused the system to halt Check with a good known HDD or try formatting the existing HDD Q9 How to input password and digital numbers Click the password or ...

Page 59: ...ended Q11 What is the minimum configuration required for remote monitoring PC Module Parameters CPU Intel Celeron 2 4G Motherboard Intel 845 HDD 80G RAM 512M VGA NVIDIA GeForce MX440 FX5200 ATIRADEON 7500 X300 OS Windows 2000 SP4 above Windows XP SP2 above VISTA DirectX 9 0 Q12 How to handle the situation that the codec Control is blocked when downloading in the VISTA or Win7 system This problem c...

Page 60: ...hen double click to open your USB disk to find your backup files and backup player Double click icon to install backup player After you install it open this player and click Open Path button to open your backup file Next click play button to play the backup file Double click the image and then right click to enable audio If you save your backup files in AVI format you can directly open your file b...

Page 61: ... Lowest 1024 450 1080P 12 PAL 15 NTSC Highest 12M 2700 Higher 9M 2025 Medium 7M 1575 Low 6M 1350 Lower 4M 900 The calculation format is Total Recording capacity Used space per hour MB h coverage rate of hard disk recording time hour channel numbers For instance one customer uses NTSC cameras set resolution to 720P video quality to Lowest frame rate to 30 fps for enabling total 4 channels He wants ...

Page 62: ...0H D1 Display Frame Rate 400FPS PAL 480FPS NTSC Record Frame Rate 720P 960H D1 400FPS PAL 480FPS NTSC 1080P 200FPS PAL 240FPS NTSC Audio Input RCA 1 Audio output RCA 1 Record Mode Manual Timer Motion detection Simplex Duplex Triplex Pentaplex Network Interface RJ45 LAN INTERNET PTZ control YES Communication interface RS485 USB2 0 2 one for backup another for USB mouse Disk info SATA 2 Remote contr...

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