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Hybrid Mini DVR 

LIN104M/LIN108M 

 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 

User

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Feb. 2011 

Summary of Contents for LIN104M

Page 1: ...Hybrid Mini DVR LIN104M LIN108M User s Manual Feb 2011 ...

Page 2: ...agnetic Compatibility Directive 2004 108 EEC Warning This is a Class A product In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures to correct this interference DISCLAIMER No warranty or representation either expressed or implied is made with respect to the contents of this documentation its quality performance merchan...

Page 3: ... IF THERE IS ANY DAMAGE SHORTAGE OR INAPPROPRIATE ITEM IN THE PACKAGE PLEASE CONTACT WITH YOUR LOCAL DEALER WARRANTY VOID FOR ANY UNAUTHORIZED PRODUCT MODIFICATION NOTICE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS TO BE CONSIDERED FOR REFERENCE ONLY ...

Page 4: ...Using the Virtual Keyboard 13 2 2 Familiarizing the Buttons in Preview Mode 14 2 2 1 Setting Up and Using the Emap 16 2 2 2 Familiarizing the Buttons in PTZ Camera Controller 17 2 2 2 1 Setup the Analog PTZ Camera 18 2 2 2 2 Setup the IP PTZ Camera 19 2 2 3 Using Event Log Viewer 20 2 3 Familiarizing the Buttons in Playback Mode 21 2 3 1 To Cut and Save the Portion of the Recorded Video 23 2 3 2 T...

Page 5: ...e Visual Search 63 4 3 6 To Search Using the Event Search 64 4 3 7 To Search Using the Intelligent Search 64 Chapter 5 iEnhance 65 5 1 To Use iStable 66 Chapter 6 Using the Remote Programs 67 6 1 Familiarizing the Buttons in WebViewer 68 6 1 1 To Setup Remote System Setting 70 6 1 1 1 System Setting 70 6 1 1 2 Camera Setting 72 6 1 1 3 Record Setting 76 6 1 1 2 Network Setting 80 6 1 1 3 Alarm Set...

Page 6: ... 102 7 2 2 To Use the JavaViewer 102 Chapter 8 Using the Web Tools 104 8 1 Remote iSetup 104 8 1 1 To Add DVR server 104 8 1 2 To Setup Remote System Setting 106 8 1 2 1 System Setting 106 8 1 2 2 Camera Setting 108 8 1 2 3 Record Setting 112 8 1 2 4 Network Setting 116 8 1 2 5 Alarm Setting 118 8 2 Remote iBackup 122 8 2 1 To back up the recorded data from the DVR server 122 Appendix A Registerin...

Page 7: ...r adaptor 5 Power Cord The power cord varies depending on the standard power outlet of the country where it is sold 1 1 2 LIN108M 1 3 4 5 6 7 2 8CH Mini DVR unit 3 Software CD User s Manual is on CD 4 Remote Control Batteries are included 5 DVI cable 6 Power adaptor 7 Power Cord The power cord varies depending on the standard power outlet of the country where it is sold ...

Page 8: ... system is running 2 Record indicator When DVR system is recording the light will keep flashing 3 IR Sensor Receive signal from the remote control to operate the DVR unit 4 IR Sensor port For extended IR sensor cable optional 5 USB port mouse For USB mouse connection 6 USB port For connecting USB device ex USB pen drive external hard disk mouse and so on i The USB storage device must be in FAT32 f...

Page 9: ...dio Out Input output audio signal to audio input output device such as microphone or speaker Audio input 4 channels Audio output 1 channel i The audio input and output device has its own power supply is necessary 7 Sensor In Support up to 4 sensor devices 8 Relay Out Support 1 relay device 9 RS485 For PTZ camera connection also see Chapter 1 5 10 Power button Press it to power on the DVR unit 11 1...

Page 10: ...ut device such as microphone or speaker Audio input 4 channels Audio output 1 channel i The audio input and output device has its own power supply is necessary 6 Sensor In Support up to 4 sensor devices 7 Relay Out Support 1 relay device 8 RS485 For PTZ camera connection also see Chapter 1 5 9 Power button Press it to power on the DVR unit 10 12V DC connector For connecting the power cord 11 Video...

Page 11: ... and 2 3M with MJPEG on the 1st channel for IP cam connection 4CH Mini DVR i 4CH Mini DVR supports both Analog and IP camera in 4 channels The back panel of the DVR unit user can connect up to 4 cameras in combination of analog and IP camera The DVR unit also can connect 4 sensor devices 1 alarm devices and output video to a LCD monitor TV Follow the illustration below to make the connection Model...

Page 12: ... connection The back panel of the DVR unit user can connect up to 4 cameras in combination of analog and IP camera The DVR unit also can connect 4 sensor devices 1 alarm devices and output video to a LCD monitor TV Follow the illustration below to make the connection Model 1 ...

Page 13: ...s assigned to sensor input and relay output 1 5 1 Audio In Out Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 Audio in signal 2 Audio in signal 3 Audio in signal 4 Audio in signal G Audio ground single OUT Audio out signal 1 5 2 Sensor Pin Definition Sensor Pin Definition 1 Sensor 1 signal 2 Sensor 2 signal G Sensor ground 3 Sensor 3 signal 4 Sensor 4 signal G Sensor ground 1 5 3 Relay Pin Definition Relay Pin D...

Page 14: ... definition to connect the DVR and PTZ Pin DVR site PTZ site TX RS485 TX signal RS485 RX signal TX RS485 TX signal RS485 RX signal RX RS485 RX signal RS485 TX signal RX RS485 RX signal RS485 TX signal i If user uses the 2 wires for the PTZ camera connection please connect to the RS 485 TX and TX of the DVR site ...

Page 15: ... recorded video from A point to B point segment and repeat playing on surveillance screen 9 To backup recorded video file to USB pen drive 10 To reset alarm status 11 Switch to Emap mode 12 Call out PTZ control panel Press again will close the PTZ control panel Name Function 13 Press to enable FN modes The word Fn will show up in the left bottom corner on screen To exit FN modes press again Switch...

Page 16: ...mera lens down To move the mouse cursor down Confirm or make a selection 17 Speed To speed up movement of PTZ camera lens Speed To speed down movement of PTZ camera lens 18 as number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 and 0 Channel camera selection number in playback and preview mode As a preset position in PTZ control mode With button can switch to different screen display modes and enable auto scan and full scre...

Page 17: ...n the preview screen will show up on surveillance screen 5 Format hard disk If the hard disk is first time installed in the DVR unit please format the hard disk Following the below steps to format the hard disk i Before formatting hard disk please stop recording While formatting hard disk the CPU usage will be near to 100 and might slow down the DVR system response a Click Setup and enter the pass...

Page 18: ...ra section mark Display to allow the live video of camera to display on surveillance screen And then enter the Name and Description of the channel Mark Enable Audio will allow recording the sound that received from selected audio input channel audio input channel located on back panel of DVR with the camera channel For example user has enabled audio and select audio input channel 1 to on the camer...

Page 19: ...s in IP Camera site column or enter the URL of IP camera h Enable Authentication and enter ID and password if IP camera s access authority is required i Click OK to save the setting j When the IP camera has connected user should see the camera information of Protocol Model Video Format IP port and Channel k To connect another IP camera follow the above steps 2 1 2 Using the Virtual Keyboard User c...

Page 20: ...lick on screen again the screen view will back to normal view When you are in full screen mode partial enlarges does not support 3 Record Start stop video recording 4 EMap Display the map in each area and the location of camera sensor relay and the warning see also Chapter 2 2 1 5 Network Enable disable remote system access This feature allows you to access DVR server from a remote location via in...

Page 21: ...the record of activities that take place in the system see also Chapter 2 2 3 14 AutoScan Start Stop video screen cycle switch 15 Full screen View in full screen To return press the right button of the mouse or ESC on the keyboard or click the arrow icon Click to exit from full screen mode When you switch to full screen in multiple screen mode Left click to toggle to only display one of the video ...

Page 22: ... can be relocated anywhere If you are going to locate the icon on the map to other area you need to drag the icon to the black pane at the bottom of the Emap screen and then switch to the area on where you want to locate the icon To bring all the icons back to the black pane at the bottom of the Emap screen click Reset Icon 5 When you are done click Save button to save the new setting To exit Emap...

Page 23: ...oduce clear image 5 Zoom Zoom in and out the image 6 Direction buttons Adjust and position the focal point of the PTZ camera 7 Camera ID pane Display the PTZ camera number that is being operated 8 Save Camera preset position Save the PTZ camera preset position number Select the camera and click the preset position number and save it 9 Camera lens speed controller Adjust the moving speed of the PTZ...

Page 24: ...col Please refer to the user s manual of the PTZ camera to make sure what protocol is using 6 In the Preset Setting section use the control panel to adjust the position of the PTZ camera and select the preset number to assign a number for the PTZ camera current position Set the DwellTime 1 60 sec for how long the PTZ camera stays in that position before it moves to the next one Click Save to keep ...

Page 25: ...set position i The gray out functions mean DVR doesn t support 1 In preview mode select the channel that is an IP PTZ camera channel 2 Click PTZ button on preview UI and PTZ control panel will show up 3 In the PTZ control panel using the arrow button to adjust the position of IP PTZ camera 4 And then click Setup see also Chapter 2 2 2 The Preset Settings window will show 5 Select the Preset Number...

Page 26: ... window will show up 2 Select the Date to view 3 To filter the records select and click the select button to display Event System Operation Network or All 4 Use the scroll button to go next previous first or last page of event list Click Refresh button can refresh the logs list 5 To exit the event log viewer window click Close button Display the current page of log list ...

Page 27: ...ve the bar to seek at any location of the track 3 Hour Buttons Select and click to playback the recorded video file on the specific time frame i The Hour buttons represent the time in 24 hour clock The blue bar on top of the hour button indicates that there is a recorded video file on that period of time While the red bar indicates that you are currently viewing the recorded video file 4 Playback ...

Page 28: ...DVD ROM disk see also Chapter 3 6 i Please plug the USB pen drive to DVR server before execute Export function Snapshot Output Video Clip and Backup 11 Segment Keep a portion of the recorded video see also Chapter 2 3 1 12 Full screen View in full screen To return press the right button of the mouse or ESC on the keyboard or click the arrow icon Click to exit from full screen mode When you switch ...

Page 29: ...ed portion 4 In the Save As dialog box locate on where user wants to save the file type the filename and select the video format 2 3 2 To Bookmark a Video Section 1 Click Bookmark button 2 In the Bookmark dialog box you may do the following Add to create the new reference mark in the bookmark list Click Add button the Bookmark Editor dialog will show up Enter the name or short description in Mark ...

Page 30: ...keep on searching click 4 You may also set to search and list all the result In the Search Duration section set the Begin Time and End Time Set the Searching Interval time that system won t list out the same events in a period of time that user has setup Then click OK to start searching i The DVR system will automatically set the date of End Time at 3 days later of Begin Time If event data are les...

Page 31: ...n where to save the data In case you have more than one storage device the system automatically saves the data to the next storage device To insert another storage device click Add and select the storage path To remove the selected path click Delete If the hard disk is the first time for DVR system please format the hard disk before starting to use it To format the hard disk select the hard disk a...

Page 32: ...d select the proper video system according to your camera video system If the video system setting is wrong the video would appear abnormal 7 Configuration Backup a copy of all the settings and allows you to regain the same settings back To save the current settings click Export To replace the settings with the one you have saved click Import i Please plug the USB pen drive to DVR server before Im...

Page 33: ...onnection between DVR server and touch monitor 10 POS Set from which camera screen to display the data from the POS equipment Click Setting to set the POS Console Setting 1 In the POS Console Setting dialog box click Add to set a new POS setting Modify to change the POS setting and Delete to remove the selected POS setting Click OK to save and close POS Console Setting ...

Page 34: ...aneous Playback mode Select the mode of playback the video Select date and time Select the date and time which user wants to playback Play the last file Automatically playback the video from the last hour Instant Playback Automatically playback the video which has just recorded Date Format Select the date format which wants to display in select date and time playback mode Auto Scan Period Set the ...

Page 35: ...Time Setting Adjust the DVR system time and date Click Setting to select the month date hour and minute Daylight Saving Time Mark Daylight saving check box to enable daylight saving function And then select the Start and End Date Time by click Setting Daylight Bias Assign a time that it is for daylight saving time offset in your time zone For example if the time zone is in U S Eastern the time off...

Page 36: ...g IPCam Module Update firmware of IP camera 1 Save the firmware on root directory of USB pen drive And then plug USB pen drive to DVR server 2 Click Update button a Firmware Upgrade windows will show up 3 Select the USB pen drive if there is more than one USB storage device from drop down list The DVR unit will auto detects the firmware 4 Click OK to start upgrading ...

Page 37: ...M with MJPEG on the 1st channel for IP cam connection 1 Camera Icons Select the camera number you want to view To enable disable all cameras click ALL check box 2 Enable Set to enable disable the selected camera When there is no video source on the camera we suggest disabling it so that the system won t detect it as video loss error 3 Input Select the camera type as IP Camera 4 Camera Display Enab...

Page 38: ... camera 3 Enter IP address and connecting port in IP Camera Site column 4 Also user can enter URL of IP camera instead of IP address 5 If the IP camera has authority request please enable Authentication and enter ID and Password 6 Click OK to connect with the IP camera Detail To adjust IP camera parameters click Detail Click Default will back to the factory default value User can select Video size...

Page 39: ... and Green is low 6 Click OK to exit and accept the setting and Cancel to exit without saving the setting Relay Setting 1 Click Relay button 2 Click the drop down list and select the relay ID number 3 Enter relay name in Name column 4 The system automatically detects the camera and input relates information In the Content section enter relay Description 5 In the test section click Test to check th...

Page 40: ... Select the camera type as Analog Camera 4 Camera Display Enable disable to show the video Even if the video of the selected camera is hidden you can still record the video and preview it in playback mode Enable Audio Enable disable audio of the camera Name Change the camera name Description Add a short comment 5 Video Adjustment Adjust the Brightness Contrast Hue Sharpness and Saturation of the c...

Page 41: ...e camera we suggest disabling it so that the system won t detect it as video loss error 3 Input Select the camera type as Remote DVR 4 Camera Display Enable disable to show the video Even if the video of the selected camera is hidden you can still record the video and preview it in playback mode Enable Audio Enable disable audio of the camera Name Change the camera name Description Add a short com...

Page 42: ...rding mode and click the button If you want to only record at a particular time or day click Schedule button and select the Recording Mode and then click on the time or day blocks When the system starts recording a red triangle mark would appear at the upper left corner of the screen The recording modes are listed below Always Recording Record the video from the selected camera and save it to the ...

Page 43: ...days a week select the recording mode and click the button If you want to only record at a particular time or day click Schedule button and select the Recording Mode and then click on the time or day blocks When the system starts recording a red triangle mark would appear at the upper left corner of the screen The recording modes are listed below Always Recording Record the video from the selected...

Page 44: ... the video and click the button The higher the size the larger the file it create 7 Individual Adjustment Each camera can adjust video size and frame rate individually Click Default will back to the factory default value The frame rate usage is shown in Used and Unused columns by CIF mode Adjusting video size and frame rate by channel only available on the analog camera 8 Mask Mark an area on the ...

Page 45: ...L check box 3 Main Configuration Set the DVR IP address and Remote Console Port You need this when accessing DVR server from the remote location via internet Click Setting to setup DVR IP Using the following IP address Assigns an IP address for the DVR system Fill in the IP related parameters in IP information section IP Assign a constant IP address which a real IP address gives from ISP to DVR sy...

Page 46: ...pendix A Domain Name Enter the domain name that user has registered Password A password use to access DDNS that user has setup when register the domain name DDNS Server Name Select your DDNS server The default only has one DDNS server now It may provide more DDNS in future DDNS Server Port Fill in the port that connects to DDNS server Default is 1053 4 Remote Upgrade Configuration A port is using ...

Page 47: ...41 Network Bandwidth Limit By Channel Set the network bandwidth by each channel All Set the total network bandwidth consumption limit ...

Page 48: ...Activate DVR remote system to access at the set time After the appointed time the Network function will be disabled If the Network function is already enabled the Network function will not be disabled when the appointed time has ended Reboot Restart the PC at the appointed time Disable Alarm Deactivate the alarm at the set time temporarily 3 Set the schedule as weekly or one time Click to make a s...

Page 49: ...blue block to select the recorded file or click camera 01 16 or time 00 23 to select the whole row or column The blue block turns red when it is selected The block that appears in white doesn t have data 3 Check the space need for backup beside the calendar Click Rescan Device to calculate the space for backup Require Space Show the total size of the backup file Free Space Show the available stora...

Page 50: ...the video display and rest of channels will be black screen To zoom in an area on the screen Right click and Drag a square on the area you want to enlarge 3 Progress bar Show the progress of the file being played You may move the bar to seek at any location of the track 4 Hour Buttons Select and click to playback the recorded video file on the specific time frame i The Hour buttons represent the t...

Page 51: ...splay the recorded date time and play speed 8 Camera ID Show the number of cameras that are being viewed When you are in single screen mode click the camera ID number to switch and view other camera 9 Language Customize the system to display the tool tips and dialogs based on the selected language By default the language is in English 10 Export Export includes Snapshot Print and Output Video Clip ...

Page 52: ... the playback progress bar and pause on where you want to end the cut Then click Segment to set the end mark To cancel segmentation click Segment button again 3 Click Export Output Video Clip button to save the wanted portion 4 In the Save As dialog box locate on where user wants to save the file type the filename and select the video format 3 6 3 To Search Using the Event Search 1 Click on the vi...

Page 53: ...the motion detector frame size and location To set motion detector frame size and location left click and drag on the screen Then click OK to start searching The video search would stop at the frame that matches the condition To keep on searching click You may also set to search and list all the result Just check the List box In the Search Duration section set the Begin Time and End Time Set the S...

Page 54: ...r 2 Enter sensor name in Name column 3 The system automatically detects the card and input number In the Content section enter Description of sensor 4 In the test section click Test to check the sensor status Red is high and Green is low 5 Click OK to exit and accept the setting and Cancel to exit without saving the setting ...

Page 55: ... relay 2 Enter relay name in Name column 3 The system automatically detects the card and input number In the Content section enter Description of relay 4 In the test section click Test to trigger relay Red is high and Green is low 5 Click OK to exit and accept the setting and Cancel to exit without saving the setting ...

Page 56: ... to 23 represent the time in 24 hour clock Select the time and click the block you want to activate or deactivate the alarm function When it is deactivated the color of the block turns white 4 In 3 Conditions you can set Trigger if any to activate if it falls to one of the conditions or Trigger if all to activate if it falls to all conditions 5 In 4 Camera section select and click on the camera nu...

Page 57: ...at when sensor has been trigger and stay in the same status for that period then the alarm will be sent out 7 In 6 Alarm Reset click the camera number to set the reset condition of alarm Once alarm is reset all alarm action will stop at the moment If the sensor normal status is high set the alarm reset condition to low 8 In 7 Action you may now set the alarm action for the system to perform when t...

Page 58: ...de manually The retrieve time range is 0 600 seconds Relay Output Set to enable disable the relay operation when the alarm is activated and to extend additional time in second before it stops the relay operation 1 Beside the Relay Output check box click Detail 2 In the Alarm Relay dialog box select from the available relay list and in the Status column set to on off the relay operation when the al...

Page 59: ... the selected camera 1 Beside the Start Recording check box click Detail 2 In the Alarm Recording Setting dialog box select the camera to enable disable video recording Enable All to select all cameras 3 In the Frame Rate selection select As Setting to record the number of frames based on the Recording Setting 4 In the Start Record prior text box mark and set the number in second for the program t...

Page 60: ... send video to CMS when the alarm is activated Beside the Send to CMS check box click Detail In the CMS Setting select the camera to enable disable sending the video to CMS Enable All to select all cameras Then click OK to accept the new settings and Cancel to exit without saving ...

Page 61: ...x click Add to insert a new user Delete to remove the selected user Edit to modify the user control right OK to exit and accept the setting and Cancel to exit without saving the setting To Add a User Account 1 In the User Setting dialog box click Add 2 Select and fill in the following information 1 2 3 4 5 6 ...

Page 62: ...etup Allow user to change modify DVR system setting from remote site Remote Access Time Enable Infinite check box to access DVR without time limit If you want to set time limit enter the number of minutes in Minute text box 4 Visible Camera Select the camera number that would allow the user to access or view To select all the cameras enable the ALL check box 5 Time Span Set the user account a spec...

Page 63: ...Installing the USB Playback Console To install the USB Playback Console 1 Place Installation CD into the CD ROM drive When the installation main screen appears click Install USB Playback Console and then follow the on screen instructions 2 Select the language you prefer 3 Click OK to install the application 4 Click Exit to close the installation main screen 5 You may now connect the external USB s...

Page 64: ...n of the track 4 Hour button Select and click to playback the recorded video file on the specific time frame 5 Playback Controller Begin Move at the beginning of the recorded video file Previous Go back to the previous frame by frame Slower Play the recorded video file at the speed of 2x 4x 8x 16x or 32x Rewind Wind back the recorded video file Pause Briefly stop playing the recorded video file Pl...

Page 65: ... 12 Full screen Use the entire area of the screen to only display the video To return press the right button of the mouse or ESC on the keyboard When you switch to full screen in multiple screen mode Left click to toggle to only display one of the video in the multiple screen mode or all 13 Camera ID Show the number of cameras that are being viewed When you are in single screen mode click the came...

Page 66: ...gment button again 3 Click Export Output Video Clip button to save the wanted portion 4 In the Save As dialog box locate on where user wants to save the file type the filename and select the video format 4 3 2 Playback DVR Recorded File from Hard Disk 1 Please have the hard disk which containing of recorded video data install on your PC or using external USB enclosure to connect to your PC 2 Click...

Page 67: ...ted the backup file on local hard disk and select the date on calendar to playback Change Folder To select different playback file form other folder location Channel 1 16 Channel 17 32 Switch to different channel group of playback calendar if the camera channel is more than 16 channels Open File Locate the backup file folder and click OK i When open the backup video file just locate the where back...

Page 68: ...source hard disk 3 In Backup date time selection windows select the date and time 00 24 represents hours and 01 08 represents channels Blue block means there has recorded file Red block means the block has been selected Click and drag can select multiple blocks at once 4 Click Backup to start backup file 5 When backup complete the complete information windows will display ...

Page 69: ...r and the date Then click OK 3 When a series of frames appear by date click on the frame to display another series of frames and search by every Hour of that date every 3Minutes of that hour every 10 Seconds of that minute every Second of that 10 seconds To go back click To view from the selected frame and close event search click ...

Page 70: ... the item you want to view 4 3 7 To Search Using the Intelligent Search 1 Click on the video screen on where you want to search 2 Click Intelligent Search The Intelligent Search text red would appear at the lower left corner of the screen 3 When the Intelligent Search Setting dialog box and motion detector frame appear you may adjust the sensitivity bar and the motion detector frame size and locat...

Page 71: ...ious frame Pause Briefly stop playing the video file Play Play the video file Faster Play the video file at the faster speed Next Go to the next frame End Go to the end of the video file 4 Save Video Save the edited or segmented video in avi format 5 Print Print the screen shot 6 Segment Mark the beginning and the end of the selected portion of the video Two triangle marks will appear on the slide...

Page 72: ...the jolt in the recorded video also see Chapter 5 1 21 Add Setting Include the new setting to the temporary setting block 22 Rename Change the name of the selected setting in the temporary setting block 23 Delete Permanently remove the selected setting in the temporary setting block 24 Load Setting Call the saved settings 25 Save Setting Store the settings in the temporary setting block 5 1 To Use...

Page 73: ... installation and you should be able to connect and login afterwards For Windows 2000 click Yes when the Security Warning dialog box appears For Windows XP Vista 7 click Install when the Internet Explorer Security Warning dialog box appears After installing the WebCamX cab and when connecting to the DVR system you are required to enter account ID default is admin and password default is admin and ...

Page 74: ...ond 4 Split screen view To view all cameras on screen simultaneously 5 Audio Enable disable remote sound 6 Record Start to record the video of the selected camera in AVI format Directly click screen to select the channel that user wants to record and press Record button 7 Event Log Viewer Display the Event logs Operation logs System logs and Network logs 8 Remote Console Initiate Remote Console It...

Page 75: ...a dialog box Display column click to enable disable viewing the camera Click Add Server and select the server type between DVR and IP Cam to add Click Delete Server to delete the selected item Click Import to load the previous saved list Click Export to save the list Click Apply All to change all the camera video quality based on the selected setting Click OK to exit ...

Page 76: ...d alarm log after check box and enter the numbers of days in Days text box 3 Overwrite Enable When there is not enough free space to record one hour data the system automatically replaces the oldest data 4 Miscellaneous Enable the conditions in Miscellaneous section you want the system to perform Playback Mode Select the mode of playback the video Select date and time Select the date and time whic...

Page 77: ...in Login section you want the system to automatically carry out Auto record when login Automatically start video recording when the DVR is executed Auto start Network when login Automatically connect to network when the DVR is executed ...

Page 78: ... icon The camera icon turns red when it is selected 2 Enable Set to enable disable the selected camera When there is no video source on the camera we suggest disabling it so that the system won t detect it as video loss error 3 Input Select the type of camera as IP camera For General camera setting see Analog Camera Setting To modify camera of remote DVR see Remote DVR Camera Setting 4 Camera Disp...

Page 79: ... Protocol to start setup IP camera 2 Select the Protocol Model Video Format and Channel of the IP camera 3 Enter IP address and connecting port in IP Camera Site column 4 Also user can enter URL of IP camera instead of IP address 5 If the IP camera has authority request please enable Authentication and enter ID and Password 6 Click OK to connect with the IP camera ...

Page 80: ...r 3 Input Select the camera type as General Camera For IP camera setting see IP Camera Setting To modify camera of remote DVR see Remote DVR Camera Setting 4 Camera Display Enable disable to show the video Even if the video of the selected camera is hidden you can still record the video and preview it in playback mode Enable Audio Enable disable audio of the camera Name Change the camera name Desc...

Page 81: ...g it so that the system won t detect it as video loss error 3 Input Select the camera type as Remote DVR For IP camera setting see IP Camera Setting To modify analog camera setting see Analog Camera Setting 4 Camera Display Enable disable to show the video Even if the video of the selected camera is hidden you can still record the video and preview it in playback mode Enable Audio Enable disable a...

Page 82: ... the camera icon The camera icon turns red when it is selected 2 Recording Mode The horizontal blocks from 00 to 23 represent the time in 24 hour clock and the vertical block 1 to 7 represent the day in the week block Sunday to Saturday To record in full 24 hours and 7 days a week select the recording mode and click the button If you want to only record at a particular time or day click Schedule b...

Page 83: ...t Recording Automatically switch to recorded at the maximum frame rate setting once a motion is detected and if there is no motion it records at the minimum frame rate setting No Recording The system won t do any recording 3 Motion Detection Adjust the sensitivity of the motion detection The higher the value the finer the sensitivity is detected When it detects a motion a green triangle mark would...

Page 84: ...s and 7 days a week select the recording mode and click the button If you want to only record at a particular time or day click Schedule button and select the Recording Mode and then click on the time or day blocks When the system starts recording a red triangle mark would appear at the upper left corner of the screen The recording modes are listed below Always Recording Record the video from the ...

Page 85: ...on level and uses more hard disk space 5 Frame Rate Set the maximum and minimum number of frames to be recorded during motion and motionless state The frame rate ranges from 01 to 30 for NTSC and 01 to 25 for PAL The higher the frame rate it uses more hard disk space Always recoding frame rate is depending on max frame rate value 6 Video Size Select the size of the video and click the button The h...

Page 86: ...ernet using WebViewer Remote Console PDA Viewer and JavaViewer still image To select all the cameras enable the ALL check box 3 Network Time Synchronization Adjust the DVR system time same as network time server Fill in the Time Server IP address or domain name Select the Time Zone that DVR is located And then mark the Automatic Synchronize time to set automatic synchronize time on a daily basis 4...

Page 87: ...81 Network Bandwidth Limit By Channel Set the network bandwidth by each channel All Set the total network bandwidth consumption limit ...

Page 88: ...3 represent the time in 24 hour clock Select the time and click the block you want to activate or deactivate the alarm function When it is deactivated the color of the block turns white 4 In 3 Conditions you can set Trigger if any to activate if it falls to one of the conditions or Trigger if all to activate if it falls to all conditions 5 In 4 Camera section select and click on the camera number ...

Page 89: ...tus for that period then the alarm will be sent out 7 In 6 Alarm Reset click the camera number to set the reset condition of alarm Once alarm is reset all alarm action will stop at the moment If the sensor normal status is high set the alarm reset condition to low 8 In 7 Action you may now set the alarm action for the system to perform when the alarm condition is activated Enlarge Camera View Swit...

Page 90: ...ng Mail Server Enter the SMTP Server and port If your e mail system requires user identification enable Authentication check box and enter ID and Password Mail Fill the mailing information From Enter the sender e mail address To and CC Enter the recipient email address and separate it with comma or a semicolon Subject Enter the message title Message Type the message Start Recording Record the vide...

Page 91: ...ew settings and Cancel to exit without saving Send to CMS Central Management System Enable disable the selected camera to send video to CMS when the alarm is activated Beside the Send to CMS check box click Detail In the CMS Setting select the camera to enable disable sending the video to CMS Enable All to select all cameras Then click OK to accept the new settings and Cancel to exit without savin...

Page 92: ...box Select column click to enable disable viewing and controlling the PTZ camera Click OK to exit and save the setting and Cancel to exit without saving the setting 4 Focus Adjust the focus manually to produce clear image 5 AutoPan Groups Operate the PTZ cameras automatically based on the selected camera group preset position number 6 Camera preset position number Move the PTZ camera to the preset...

Page 93: ...view live camera display 8 Playback Switch to Playback mode This allows you to view the recorded video file see also Chapter 6 4 9 Status Bar Display the current date time and hard disk free space 10 Camera ID Show the number of cameras that are being viewed When you are in single screen mode click the camera ID number to switch and view other camera 11 Snapshot Capture and save the screen shot ei...

Page 94: ...path click Delete Enable network storage Select the Enable network storage check box to send the recorded video in network attached storage i To add network storage the Internet storage drive folder must be mapped as Network Driver in DVR server 2 Language Customize the system to display the tool tips and dialogs based on the selected language By default the language is in English 3 Remote Server ...

Page 95: ...cus manually to produce clear image 5 Zoom Zoom in and out the image 6 Direction buttons Adjust and position the focal point of the PTZ camera The direction buttons only support up down right and left direction 7 Camera ID pane Display the PTZ camera number that is being operated 8 Camera lens speed controller Adjust the moving speed of the PTZ camera lens 9 Camera preset position number Move the ...

Page 96: ...from 00 to 23 represent the time in 24 hour clock The numbers from 01 to 8 represent the camera number To Make a Selection 1 Select the date in the calendar Use and buttons to shift the calendar to the left or right 2 In the table below click on the blue block to select and open the recorded file The blue block turns red when it is selected The block that appears in white doesn t have data You can...

Page 97: ... the area you want to enlarge To back to normal view right click the channel screen again 3 Progress bar Show the progress of the file being played You may move the bar to seek at any location of the track 4 Hour Buttons Select and click to playback the recorded video file on the specific time frame i The Hour buttons represent the time in 24 hour clock The blue bar on top of the hour button indic...

Page 98: ...view Switch to Preview mode 8 Playback Switch to Playback mode This allows you to view the recorded video file 9 Status bar Display the record date time HDD capacity in preview mode and play speed in playback mode 10 Camera ID Show the number of cameras that are being viewed When you are in single screen mode click the camera ID number to switch and view other camera 11 Export Export includes Snap...

Page 99: ...el segmentation or set the segment marks from the start click Segment button again 3 Click Export Output Video Clip button to save the wanted clip 4 In the Save As dialog box locate on where you want to save the file or choose to Burn the video segment to VCD DVD ROM only for mpeg file format 5 Select the file type and select the camera information display position when playback The camera informa...

Page 100: ...playback the recorded video file on the specific time frame i The Hour buttons represent the time in 24 hour clock The blue bar on top of the hour button indicates that there is a recorded video file on that period of time While the red bar indicates that you are currently viewing the recorded video file 5 Playback Control Buttons Begin Move at the beginning of the recorded video file Previous Go ...

Page 101: ... Display the recorded date time and play speed 10 Camera ID Show the number of cameras that are being viewed When you are in single screen mode click the camera ID number to switch and view other camera 11 Export Snapshot Capture and save the screen shot either in jpg or bmp format 12 Full screen View in Playback compact mode To return press the right button of the mouse or ESC on the keyboard Whe...

Page 102: ...tool tips and dialogs based on the selected language By default the language is in English 6 Export Export includes Snapshot Print and Output Video Clip function Snapshot Capture and save the screen shot either in jpg or bmp format Print Print the screen shot Output Video Clip Save the segmented file in mpg avi or dvr format see also Chapter 6 4 1 1 7 Segment Keep a portion of the recorded video y...

Page 103: ...R through Internet Make sure your PDA support IE browser and is connected to the internet To use this feature you need to install the PDAViewer software either thru ActiveSync connection or download it from the internet Please check if your PDA meets the 2 requirements below OS MS Windows CE 4 0 PocketPC 2002 2003 Mobile 5 PDA version CPU ARM architecture 7 1 1 To Install PDAViewer thru ActiveSync...

Page 104: ...cted to the internet 1 Open the web browser and enter the server IP Then click the hyperlink Download PDAViewer 2 When the Download dialog box appears enable Open file after download and click Yes 3 After the installation the PDAViewer icon will appear in the Programs list ...

Page 105: ... remote DVR server in PDAViewer see also Chapter 7 1 4 2 Split Screen Mode Select between 2 screen display types It also allows you to switch and view different camera number or channels 3 About Display the PDAViewer software version 4 Minimize Reduce the size to taskbar 5 Exit Close the PDAViewer 6 Focus Adjust the focus of PTZ camera to produce clear image 7 Full Screen Use the entire screen to ...

Page 106: ...iewer in the Programs 2 Hook up to the DVR server 3 Click Connect icon and select the DVR server 4 Click Playback to enter playback option screen 5 Select the camera data and time 6 Click Playback to start playing the recorded video 7 While playback user can view and change status of I O devices 8 On the playback screen tap on video screen longer the pop up menu will appear 9 Select the Remote IO ...

Page 107: ...1 10 The sensor and relay devices will list as below 11 User can change the relay status Select the relay and tap on video screen longer the popup menu will appear and then select the status ON OFF Tigger ...

Page 108: ...hen click Connect 2 When the Download screen appears select Java Viewer jad and download it to your mobile phone 3 After the installation the JavaViewer will be in your mobile phone system To find the JavaViewer program where is located please refer to your mobile phone user s manual 7 2 2 To Use the JavaViewer 1 Run the JavaViewer program 2 Enter the DVR IP address port number user ID and passwor...

Page 109: ...103 7 The JavaViewer support PTZ control function you can refer to Help file for detail function control key Select menu and go the way down to select the Help file ...

Page 110: ...ication Rmote iSetup Remote iBackup to istall 8 1 Remote iSetup Remote iSetup is a tool for configuring DVR server from remote site To install Remote Setup application insert the Installation CD into CD ROM drive and click Install Web Tools and select Remote iSetup to install After installation click to start the Remote iSetup application 8 1 1 To Add DVR server User need to add a DVR server and m...

Page 111: ... password Description fill in a short description for the remote DVR server 3 Click OK to complete adding remote DVR server 4 The added DVR server will be listed and auto connects to DVR server 5 Once the connecting is success user can start to configure DVR server 6 When connection is lost click Reconnect to connect again 7 To modify or delete the added DVR server select the DVR server from listi...

Page 112: ...nd alarm log after check box and enter the numbers of days in Days text box 3 Overwrite Enable When there is not enough free space to record one hour data the system automatically replaces the oldest data 4 Miscellaneous Enable the conditions in Miscellaneous section you want the system to perform Playback Mode Select the mode of playback the video Select date and time Select the date and time whi...

Page 113: ...in Login section you want the system to automatically carry out Auto record when login Automatically start video recording when the DVR is executed Auto start Network when login Automatically connect to network when the DVR is executed ...

Page 114: ...a icon The camera icon turns red when it is selected 2 Enable Set to enable disable the selected camera When there is no video source on the camera we suggest disabling it so that the system won t detect it as video loss error 3 Input Select the type of camera as IP camera For General camera setting see Analog Camera Setting To modify camera of remote DVR see Remote DVR Camera Setting 4 Camera Dis...

Page 115: ... Protocol to start setup IP camera 2 Select the Protocol Model Video Format and Channel of the IP camera 3 Enter IP address and connecting port in IP Camera Site column 4 Also user can enter URL of IP camera instead of IP address 5 If the IP camera has authority request please enable Authentication and enter ID and Password 6 Click OK to connect with the IP camera ...

Page 116: ...r 3 Input Select the camera type as General Camera For IP camera setting see IP Camera Setting To modify camera of remote DVR see Remote DVR Camera Setting 4 Camera Display Enable disable to show the video Even if the video of the selected camera is hidden you can still record the video and preview it in playback mode Enable Audio Enable disable audio of the camera Name Change the camera name Desc...

Page 117: ... so that the system won t detect it as video loss error 3 Input Select the camera type as Remote DVR For IP camera setting see IP Camera Setting To modify analog camera setting see Analog Camera Setting 4 Camera Display Enable disable to show the video Even if the video of the selected camera is hidden you can still record the video and preview it in playback mode Enable Audio Enable disable audio...

Page 118: ...n it is selected 2 Recording Mode The horizontal blocks from 00 to 23 represent the time in 24 hour clock and the vertical block Sun to Sat represent the day in the week block To record in full 24 hours and 7 days a week select the recording mode and click the button If you want to only record at a particular time or day click Schedule button and select the Recording Mode and then click on the tim...

Page 119: ... maximum frame rate setting once a motion is detected and if there is no motion it records at the minimum frame rate setting No Recording The system won t do any recording 3 Motion Detection Adjust the sensitivity of the motion detection The higher the value the finer the sensitivity is detected When it detects a motion a green triangle mark would appear at the upper left corner of the screen ...

Page 120: ...l 24 hours and 7 days a week select the recording mode and click the button If you want to only record at a particular time or day click Schedule button and select the Recording Mode and then click on the time or day blocks When the system starts recording a red triangle mark would appear at the upper left corner of the screen The recording modes are listed below Always Recording Record the video ...

Page 121: ...er the compression level and uses more hard disk space 5 Frame Rate Set the maximum and minimum number of frames to be recorded during motion and motionless state The frame rate ranges from 01 to 30 for NTSC and 01 to 25 for PAL The higher the frame rate it uses more hard disk space Always recoding frame rate is depending on max frame rate value 6 Video Size Select the size of the video and click ...

Page 122: ...ernet using WebViewer Remote Console PDA Viewer and JavaViewer still image To select all the cameras enable the ALL check box 3 Network Time Synchronization Adjust the DVR system time same as network time server Fill in the Time Server IP address or domain name Select the Time Zone that DVR is located And then mark the Automatic Synchronize time to set automatic synchronize time on a daily basis 4...

Page 123: ...117 Network Bandwidth Limit By Channel Set the network bandwidth by each channel All Set the total network bandwidth consumption limit ...

Page 124: ...you want to activate or deactivate the alarm function When it is deactivated the color of the block turns white 4 In 3 Conditions you can set Trigger if any to activate if it falls to one of the conditions or Trigger if all to activate if it falls to all conditions 5 In 4 Camera section select and click on the camera number in Motion Detected and Video Loss to set the condition for the system to a...

Page 125: ... camera number to set the reset condition of alarm Once alarm is reset all alarm action will stop at the moment If the sensor normal status is high set the alarm reset condition to low 8 In 7 Action you may now set the alarm action for the system to perform when the alarm condition is activated Enlarge Camera View Switch to only display video in Preview mode from where the alarm is activated a Sel...

Page 126: ...uration in second 4 Click OK to exit and accept the setting and Cancel to exit without saving the setting Send E mail Send an electronic text message Beside the Send Email check box click Detail In the E mail Setting dialog box click OK to exit and save the setting and Cancel to exit without saving the setting Mail Server Enter the SMTP Server and port If your e mail system requires user identific...

Page 127: ... 1 10 seconds 5 In the Stop Record after text box mark and set the number in second for the program to continue recording after the alarm has ended The time range is 1 999 seconds If user doesn t mark and set the time the alarm recording will continue recording until alarm is reset 6 Click OK to accept the new settings and Cancel to exit without saving Send to CMS Central Management System Enable ...

Page 128: ...starting from the specified date As for Manual Backup it only archives the recorded data of selected date i To back up the data you must have at least 2G hard disk space 8 2 1 To back up the recorded data from the DVR server 1 Make sure you are connected to the internet 2 Click Start Program DVR Web Tool Remote iBackup 3 To add the DVR server click Add 4 In the Add New DVR windows enter the Name I...

Page 129: ...cycle check box to automatically overwrite the oldest file when there is not enough free space to backup the file Manual Backup mode the backup progress will start when user press the backup button Click File Select to choose the date time and camera you want to back up Click Browse to set the storage path 6 Click OK to complete the adding DVR server The added DVR server will display in Remote Bac...

Page 130: ...124 8 For manually backup click file select button and select the DVR to backup ...

Page 131: ...or Netscape Navigator to access the following dialog First input the MAC Address in CD Key No column and select the product name Then click OK to login or Reset to clear the previous input i To find the MAC address of the DVR click Setup Network in preview mode UI And then click Setting of the Main Configuration and user should see the MAC address in IP Information section User also can find the M...

Page 132: ...rk Service Port The following table shows the ports that DVR server uses for certain network service Port Variable Remote Console 5550 Y WebViewer 80 Y NVR CMS 80 Y Firmware Update 5005 Y DVR DDNS Upload Download 53 1053 N ...

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