LiteOn H.264, User Manual

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Page 3: ...necessary shut down the system and unplug the unit from the outlet before uncovering the top cover Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners Use only a damp cloth for cleaning Always shut down the system prior connecting or disconnecting accessories with the exception of USB devices This symbol intends to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance servicing instruct...

Page 4: ...our dealer for assistance Rack Mounting Consult with the supplier or manufacturer of your equipment rack for the proper hardware and procedure of mounting this product in a safe fashion Avoid uneven loading or mechanical instability when rack mounting units Make sure that units are installed to get enough airflow for safe operation The maximum temperature for rack mounted units is 40 C Check produ...

Page 5: ... 3 4 2 Daylight Saving Time 18 3 4 3 Network Time Protocol Setup 19 3 5 Record Schedule Quality Setting 20 3 5 1 Schedule Setup 20 3 5 2 Preset Record Configuration 21 3 5 3 Per Camera Configuration 21 3 5 4 Record Event Video Only 22 3 5 5 ezRecord Setup 22 3 5 6 Data Lifetime 23 3 5 7 Circular Recording 23 3 5 8 Audio Recording 24 3 5 9 Purge Data 24 3 6 Event Setting 25 3 6 1 Internal Buzzer 25...

Page 6: ... 35 4 4 Video Export 36 4 4 1 ezBurn Introduction 36 4 4 2 Export Normal Video 37 4 4 3 Export Event Video 38 4 5 Dome Control 38 4 5 1 Dome Connection 38 4 5 2 Dome Protocol Setup 39 4 5 3 RS485 Setup 39 4 5 4 Dome Controlling Keys 40 4 5 5 Setting Preset Points 41 4 5 6 Calling Preset Points 42 5 Remote Monitoring Software 43 5 1 Remote Monitoring System Requirements 43 5 2 Installation of Softw...

Page 7: ... 51 5 3 3 2 Playback Local drv Files 52 5 3 3 3 Playback Controls 52 5 3 4 Verify Digital Signature 53 5 3 5 Search from Event List 53 5 3 6 Take a Snapshot 54 5 3 7 Health Status 54 5 3 8 Remote Monitoring Software Trouble Shooting Guide 55 Appendix A Recommended HDDs 56 Appendix B Remote Controller 57 Appendix C Setting up a DVR behind a Router 59 ...

Page 8: ...64 DVR is enhanced to provide H 264 compression mode Moreover a marvelous implementation is the brand new experience of Graphical User Interface GUI that optimizes the monitoring controls of the unit Lite H 264 DVR is pre installed with remote viewing and configuration software which is a Web browser plug in allowing users to view live or recorded video images and enables remote configuration The ...

Page 9: ... be sure to power off the unit before making any connections The placed location should avoid hindering or blocking the unit from airflow Enough airflow is needed to protect the unit from overheating The maximum allowable temperature of operating environment is 40 C The unit utilizes heat conducting techniques to transfer internal heat to the case especially to the bottom side of the unit NOTE Be ...

Page 10: ...gnize the external devices only after the power up process is done completely 2 4 Rear Panel Connections There are various connectors on the rear panel for the DVR installations The following shows the detailed description of each connector Main Monitor BNC VGA BNC and VGA output connectors are offered for connecting to a main monitor The main monitor displays live image and playback recorded vide...

Page 11: ...ouse via a USB converter Power Jack The DVR has a free voltage DC power connection jack Please connect the power adapter shipped with the unit Audio In Audio In connectors are offered for connecting audio source devices to the unit 4CH models offer RCA connectors while 8CH and 16CH models offer a D Sub connector 4CH models 8CH 16CH models Audio Out Main Call Main Call Audio Out RCA connectors are ...

Page 12: ...ayed on the bottom left corner of the screen The date time information will be display on the bottom right corner of the screen On the upper right corner will show the authority level of login account Under logout condition the icon will show N Ch1 1 N 2008 05 09 PM04 31 22 3 1 Front Panel Introduction The front panel controls enable users to control the unit and preset the programmable functions ...

Page 13: ... to Section Dome Control for detailed controlling operation In OSD virtual keyboard press this key to go backspace MODE Press repeatedly to select for wanted monitor display format The available view modes includes full screen 4 window 2 2 9 window 3 3 and 16 window 4 4 Refer to Section View Modes for detailed information SEQ Sequence Press to start automatic sequence display of video from all ins...

Page 14: ... recorded video by date and time or events ESC Press to cancel or exit from certain mode or OSD setup menu without changing the settings made previously If password protection has been enabled press ESC for five seconds to lock up functions of certain keys including PLAY MENU SEARCH DOME and CALL Once users lock up the functions of these keys enter proper username and password to unlock NOTE Pleas...

Page 15: ... 9 _ Backspace Delete Cancel OK The next step is to enter a corresponding password The preset password for admin is 1234 and the password 4321 is for user Password Verification _______ Press Channel Keys To Enter Password 4 8 Digits Press Key To Delete NOTE It is strongly suggested to change the preset password to prevent unauthorized access to the unit An icon displayed at the upper right corner ...

Page 16: ...l is ranked from level 1 8 and level 8 has highest authority Alternatively select Disable to suspend the account NOTE The username and authority level of the preset admin account cannot be changed Authority Setup Setup the allowed authority level for accessing the functions listed in this menu The functions include Playback Search Dome Control Call Control Export Data Menu Access System Setup Moni...

Page 17: ...n completely powered up Restart Shutdown the Unit Press MENU and input the username and password that has sufficient authority to access the OSD setup menu Select Shutdown in Main Menu and press ENTER to enter the Shutdown menu which displays as follows Shutdown Power Off Reboot Execute Execute Power Off Select this item to shut down the unit Do not remove the power during shut down until the mess...

Page 18: ...ime Protocol Setup 2008 02 21 PM10 39 26 OFF 1 Row Y M D 12 HR Date First 3 4 1 Set Date Time Set Date Time Select Date Time and press ENTER to adjust the settings LEFT RIGHT keys are used to move the cursor to previous or next field ENTER is for selecting and UP DOWN are used to change the value in the selected field NOTE The new date time setting applies to record new video The date and time of ...

Page 19: ...The item is for those people who live in certain regions to observe Daylight Saving Time Select ON to enable or OFF to disable the function If the function is disabled the DST Start End time and DST Bias will be grayed out and cannot be accessed NOTE If this function is enabled the date time information will be shown on the screen with a DST icon when playing back recorded video or searching video...

Page 20: ...appear Select the Network Time Protocol Setup to set the time server The default time server is time nist gov but the user can change it to other time servers when desired A list of IP addresses of the time servers is listed below 129 6 15 28 129 6 15 29 132 163 4 101 132 163 4 102 132 163 4 103 128 138 140 44 192 43 244 18 131 107 1 10 69 25 96 13 206 246 118 250 208 184 49 9 64 125 78 85 207 200...

Page 21: ...ays ON ON 3 5 1 Schedule Setup The Schedule Setup is used to set the day and night time or weekend recording schedule Select Schedule Setup from the Record Setup menu and press ENTER the following menu is displayed Schedule Setup Day Time Start Day Time End Night Time Start Night Time End Weekend Schedule Weekend Start Weekend End AM 06 00 PM 06 00 PM 06 00 AM 06 00 ON Fri 18 00 Mon 06 00 Make app...

Page 22: ...ccessing these schedules The menu is displayed as below Record Mode 720 240 120PPS in NTSC 720 288 100PPS in PAL Per Camera Config Cameral Select Normal PPS Normal Size Event Max PPS Event Size Event Active Day 7 5 Mid 30 Best Both Night 7 5 Mid 30 Best Both CH1 Weekend 7 5 Mid 30 Best Both Firstly select a Camera for setting its record configuration The image and recording settings from the selec...

Page 23: ...s below figure ezRecord Setup How Many Days To Record Daytime Record Night Record Weekend Record Average Normal PPS Average Normal Quality 2 Days Yes Yes Yes 7 5 Best Follow these steps to Setup ezRecord Select How Many Days To Record and press ENTER then press UP DOWN to choose an option The average normal PPS Quality will be adjusted automatically The maximum of days depends of the size of the i...

Page 24: ...ded Data Lifetime will be hidden and cannot be retrieved for playback Press ENTER to select this item in Record Setup menu and then use UP DOWN keys to set the data lifetime The value ranges from 1 to 365 days or select 0 to disable the function NOTE To play back a video exceeding the data lifetime please extend the duration until the recording data time of the video is included 3 5 7 Circular Rec...

Page 25: ...urge No No 2008 01 01 No Purge All Data The item is used to delete all recorded video from the database Set this item to Yes using UP DOWN keys and start the deletion by setting Start to Purge to Yes Purge All Event Data The item is used to delete all event video from database s Using UP DOWN keys to select Yes and start the deletion by setting Start to Purge to Yes Purge Event Before The item is ...

Page 26: ...activated in response to alarm events If OFF is selected the buzzer is not activated 3 6 2 Event Icon This item enables ON disables OFF the display of event icons on the monitor when alarm events occur The event icons are represented by a character according to the event types respectively Refer to the following table for association of event icons and event types Event Icon Event Type A Alarm in ...

Page 27: ...ay the alarm channel in full screen size when an alarm is triggered Select None to disable this function select Main to display the alarm channel on Main Monitor when an alarm is triggered select Call to display the alarm channel on Call Monitor and select Both to display the alarm channel on both Main Monitor and Call Monitor 3 6 6 Event Duration This item determines the duration of the buzzer an...

Page 28: ... it is required to define motion detection parameters such as detection area and sensitivity settings in Detection Config 3 6 7 4 Motion Detect Indicator This item allows users to display hide the motion detection indicators Select ON to display the indicators or OFF to hide them 3 6 7 5 Detection Configuration If motion detection function is enabled it is required to define the motion detection p...

Page 29: ...R will trigger the alarm when one grid is detected and selecting 16 means the DVR will trigger the alarm when 16 grids are detected Move the cursor to Block Threshold and press ENTER and then use UP DOWN keys to adjust the value 3 6 7 6 Alarm In This item allows users to enable disable alarm input detection According to users application select N O Normal Open or N C Normal Close to enable the ala...

Page 30: ...rs versatile ways of viewing both live and recorded video Following presents these view formats Viewing in Full Screen Press any CHANNEL key directly to view the corresponding camera image in full screen format Viewing in Multi window Various multi window view formats are offered for selection To switch between available viewing formats press MODE repeatedly The available view formats are illustra...

Page 31: ...lock continues running Press FREEZE to pause the live image press FREEZE again to resume the live camera view 4 1 4 View Recorded Video To view recorded video users can press PLAY key directly When press the PLAY key the unit starts to continue playing back the recorded video from the suspended point of record If it is the first time to use the PLAY key the unit will playback from the very beginni...

Page 32: ... 16 or 32 FREEZE Press FREEZE to pause the playback video When the recorded video is paused press LEFT RIGHT to resume playback video single step reverse forward respectively Press FREEZE again to continue playing video PLAY Press it to start playing back video exit current mode or stop playing back video and return to live mode Pause Playback and Single Step Forward To pause and resume recorded v...

Page 33: ...only Users are allowed to use the DVR front panel to control a call monitor display without having to access the Main menu Two viewing modes can be displayed on call monitor Sequence display and Single camera display To program the call monitor sequence see OSD Setup Manual Section Sequence Setup Follow the steps to control the call monitor Press the CALL key on the front panel to enter Call Monit...

Page 34: ...er the Search menu Move the cursor to From and press ENTER will start playing recorded video from the specified From time Move the cursor to End and press ENTER will start playing recorded video from the specified End time Move the cursor to Select and press LEFT RIGHT keys to choose date time Press ENTER and adjust the values by UP DOWN keys Press ENTER to confirm the settings or ESC to abort Mov...

Page 35: ...M06 03 02 Move the cursor to year month and press ENTER Then press UP DOWN keys to adjust the value and press ENTER again to confirm Move the cursor to select any day shown in bold font and a time ruler will be displayed Press ENTER and an arrow will show up above the time ruler Press LEFT RIGHT keys to select a desired time Alternatively move the cursor to the time shown at the bottom Press ENTER...

Page 36: ...ime triggered camera and alarm type As some events are deleted others are displayed The latest recorded event video will be listed on the top Follow these steps to search event video through Event List Press SEARCH to enter the Search menu To search event video that has been recorded on a specific camera use LEFT RIGHT to move the cursor and press ENTER to select or de select a channel Move the cu...

Page 37: ...uilt in DVD RW According to the size of video the export may take about 10 minutes to 1 hour 4 4 1 ezBurn Introduction Built with the ezBurn technology ezBurn function provides users the easier way to export desired video with built in DVD RW or to an external device such as an USB ThumbDrive TWO keys SEARCH and COPY and THREE touches are all what s needed for completing the export The entire expo...

Page 38: ... Press COPY again to mark the ending point of the export video Then the ezBurn window will display as below figure The information shown on the window is read only ezBurn confirmation Selected Device Built in DVD RW All data on the disc will be erased Exported Required Size 11 MB Real Export Range From 2008 06 07 AM10 41 13 To 2008 06 07 AM10 41 21 Enter YES ESC NO Press ENTER to start the export ...

Page 39: ...ed device or press ESC to abort 4 5 Dome Control The DVR allows users to control a dome camera by the front panel In Live mode users can press CHANNEL key to display the desired dome camera in full screen To enter Dome Control mode press the DOME key and press channel key 2 to display the hint screen To exit the Dome Control mode and return to live mode press ESC or DOME In dome control mode press...

Page 40: ...ol select a camera first and set the communications protocol associated with dome camera using the Direction keys and ENTER NOTE The settings become effective after saving the changes and exiting from the menu 4 5 3 RS485 Setup The DVR controls the domes via RS 485 communication protocol The RS 485 parameters in the DVR must be set to the same parameters set in dome camera Users are allowed to cha...

Page 41: ...r the graphical illustration of functional keys Set Go Preset This key is used to enter the Dome Preset menu to set up certain position as a preset and go to the predetermined preset positions for viewing Toggle Hint Screen This function is used to avoid viewing the dome parameter information while controlling dome cameras Press this key to hide the screen Press it again to redisplay the screen Ir...

Page 42: ...et Points The DVR allows users to set preset positions The amount of preset points depends on the dome manufacturer Follow the steps to set preset points Press a Channel key to view the corresponding camera in full screen Then press DOME to enter Dome Control mode A Hint Screen shown as below figure displays on the screen Press 2 to hide the Dome Control Hint Screen press 2 again to toggle the Hin...

Page 43: ...preset points Press a Channel key to view the corresponding camera in full screen Then press DOME to enter dome control mode A Hint Screen shown as below figure will be displayed on the screen Press 2 to hide the Dome Control Hint Screen press 2 again to toggle the Hint Screen Press 1 to access the Set Go Preset function Dome Preset First Page Index 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Set Preset No No No No No No No Go...

Page 44: ...mote monitoring software The tasks can be performed with the remote monitoring software are listed below Remote viewing of live recorded video Remote setup of the DVR Remote control of dome cameras Alarm notification from the DVR Up to three connections to one DVR using the remote monitoring software including the preset admin and two other accounts 5 1 Remote Monitoring System Requirements Items ...

Page 45: ...ase check the IP address of the DVR To check the IP address press MENU key on the unit and enter password to access OSD setup menu Select System Setup Network Setup then LAN Setup to check the IP Start the IE it can be started either by clicking on the desktop icon or by using the Start menu to access it NOTE Windows IE provides the ActiveX component that is required when using the remote monitori...

Page 46: ...lick OK to confirm the setting and close Trusted sites dialog In the Security Level area click Custom Level The Security Settings screen is displayed Under ActiveX controls and plug ins set all items to Enable or Prompt Click OK to apply the setting and close the Security Settings screen Click OK to close Internet Options dialog Now the installation can continue to the next step ...

Page 47: ... click Yes to accept ActiveX plug ins The remote monitoring software plug ins will be downloaded and installed on the PC automatically when the connection is successfully made NOTE Do not enter any leading 0 characters in the address for example 192 068 080 006 should be entered as 192 68 80 6 If the default trigger port 80 is changed into another one take port 81 for example the IP address should...

Page 48: ...owing steps demonstrate procedures to view video from remote unit Start the remote monitoring software by entering the IP Address of the DVR in the Address bar of the browser Alternatively click on the Favorite entry for the unit if the IP address of the unit has been set Enter the Username and password The login username and password can be saved to ease future login The default username and pass...

Page 49: ...ation When a DVR is successfully connected the main window of the remote monitoring software will be displayed Please refer to the Setup Guide for the graphical illustration of functional items The functions on the remote monitoring software will be described in the following sections 5 3 1 View Live Video View live video from the cameras attached to the DVR by clicking Live button on the main win...

Page 50: ...l panel are described as follows Set Preset Set Preset is used to set up preset positions The remote monitoring software allows its user to set up to 255 preset positions with DynaColor American Dynamics Fastrax JVC Panasonic C N and Pelco Pelco P Pelco D domes Use Direction buttons to move dome camera to an appropriate position and then click the button and choose wanted number from the pull down...

Page 51: ...s in the directions to be viewed 5 3 2 Instant Recording The Instant Recording function allows users to record video quickly to the PC NOTE The Audio function is set to OFF as the default setting 5 3 2 1 Record Video Instantly Follow the steps to start recording instantly Click on the Instant Recording button Select the destination folder to save the video Click on the button again to stop recordi...

Page 52: ...Remote Playback tab The Remote Playback screen will be displayed The From and To in the Available Record Video display the date and time from which recorded video is available for playback To playback remote video segments follow these steps Choose Playback in Select field for playback recorded video In Start field users can change the date and time either by typing desired numbers directly or usi...

Page 53: ...ack controls To end the playback click Live to return to live video 5 3 3 3 Playback Controls When the local or remote video is being played the remote monitoring software is in Playback Mode The playback controls toolbar will emerge on the main window toolbar The Playback controls and indicators are described as below Icon Name Description Fast Backward Step Backward 1 Click to play the recorded ...

Page 54: ... A GOOD signature indicates the exported clip has not been altered 5 3 5 Search from Event List Click SEARCH the Event List appears The List contains information about the alarm events that the unit recorded and saved Up to 1024 events can be listed in the Event List The Event List displays each event by its number the date and time of the event the type of the event including Alarm In Motion Dete...

Page 55: ... snapshot file will be named as Snapshot 5 3 7 Health Status This function verifies the HDD status of the DVR The information items in the status chart are described as below Device Name This item shows the model name of the HDD Int Ext This item indicates whether the HDD is an internal or external device Total Size This item indicates the total size of the HDD State This item indicates whether th...

Page 56: ...epeatedly please follow the steps to delete the temporary internet files Select Tools from the main menu of the web browser then Internet Options and then click the General tab Click the Delete Files button in the Temporary Internet Files field the Delete Files screen displays as below Check the Delete all offline content box and click OK Now enter the IP address of the DVR to make the connection ...

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Page 58: ...DVR User s Manual 57 Appendix B Remote Controller The operational function keys on the remote control are listed as below figure ...

Page 59: ...e the DVR Unit ID to any number between 224 and 239 and exit the menu The ID Table is listed below for reference DVR Unit ID 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 Remote Control 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 DVR Unit ID 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 Remote Control 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 After the DVR Unit ID is changed setup the DVR SEL of the remote control Press DVR SEL and then press the Remote Control immediate...

Page 60: ...rent available port shall be reset and the setting of the DVR shall be changed In case a router or sometimes a DSL modem is in place the real IP is now assigned to the router instead of the DVR The DVR is located behind the wall router and operates on virtual IP In most cases virtual IP starts with 192 168 x x The router has two IP one is real IP WAN IP the other is virtual IP LAN IP The virtual I...

Page 61: ...0 100 DVR 1 IP 192 168 0 167 Trigger port 80 DVR 2 IP 192 168 0 200 Trigger port 81 To change the setting of the router a PC with web browser is required Connect to D Link DI 724P from PC via IE The setup screen will be shown after entering the correct username and password Click the Advanced tab and follow the steps to set up web port forward to DVR 1 ...

Page 62: ... screen displays Follow the steps to set up web port forward to DVR 2 A Click Enabled to set up the service B Enter the name of the setting in the Name field DVR 2 C Enter Private IP 200 D Choose TCP as the Protocol Type E Enter Private Port 81 F Enter Public Port 81 G Click Always for the Schedule setting H Click Apply Now DVR 1 can be connected via http 218 160 54 13 80 and DVR 2 can be connecte...